[Journal of the House of Representatives, 1999]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]





                              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 Wednesday, the sixth day of January, in the 
year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety-nine, being the first 
session of the One Hundred Sixth Congress, held under the Constitution 
of the United States, and in the two hundred and twenty third year of 
the independence of the United States.

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                     WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1999 (1)

para. 1.1  call of the roll

  On which day, being the day fixed by the 20th Amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States and Public Law 105-350, Mr. Jeffrey J. 
Trandahl, Acting Clerk of the House of Representatives, pursuant to 2 
U.S.C. 26, at noon, called the House to order and, by unanimous consent, 
announced a call by states of the roll, by electronic device, of the 
Members-elect whose credentials had been received, when the following 
Members-elect responded:

para. 1.2                      [Roll No. 1]

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--427

                                 ALABAMA

     Aderholt
     Bachus
     Callahan
     Cramer
     Everett
     Hilliard
     Riley

                                 ALASKA

       
     Young
       

                                 ARIZONA

     Hayworth
     Kolbe
     Pastor
     Salmon
     Shadegg
     Stump

                                ARKANSAS

     Berry
     Dickey
     Hutchinson
     Snyder

                               CALIFORNIA

     Becerra
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bono
     Brown
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Capps
     Condit
     Cox
     Cunningham
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Eshoo
     Filner
     Herger
     Horn
     Hunter
     Kuykendall
     Lantos
     Lee
     Lewis
     Lofgren
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McKeon
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller
     Napolitano
     Ose
     Packard
     Pelosi
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Sanchez
     Sherman
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Waters
     Waxman
     Woolsey

                                COLORADO

     DeGette
     Hefley
     McInnis
     Schaffer
     Tancredo
     Udall

                               CONNECTICUT

     DeLauro
     Gejdenson
     Johnson
     Larson
     Maloney
     Shays

                                DELAWARE

       
     Castle
       

                                 FLORIDA

     Bilirakis
     Boyd
     Brown
     Canady
     Davis
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Foley
     Fowler
     Goss
     Hastings
     McCollum
     Meek
     Mica
     Miller
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Scarborough
     Shaw
     Stearns
     Thurman
     Weldon
     Wexler
     Young

                                 GEORGIA

     Barr
     Bishop
     Chambliss
     Collins
     Deal
     Kingston
     Lewis
     Linder
     McKinney
     Norwood

                                 HAWAII

     Abercrombie
     Mink
       

                                  IDAHO

     Chenoweth
     Simpson
       

                                ILLINOIS

     Biggert
     Blagojevich
     Costello
     Crane
     Davis
     Evans
     Ewing
     Gutierrez
     Hastert
     Hyde
     Jackson
     LaHood
     Lipinski
     Manzullo
     Phelps
     Porter
     Rush
     Schakowsky
     Shimkus
     Weller

                                 INDIANA

     Burton
     Buyer
     Carson
     Hill
     Hostettler
     McIntosh
     Pease
     Roemer
     Souder
     Visclosky

                                  IOWA

     Boswell
     Ganske
     Latham
     Leach
     Nussle

                                 KANSAS

     Moore
     Moran
     Ryun
     Tiahrt

                                KENTUCKY

     Fletcher
     Lewis
     Lucas
     Northup
     Rogers
     Whitfield

                                LOUISIANA

     Baker
     Cooksey
     Jefferson
     John
     Livingston
     McCrery
     Tauzin

                                  MAINE

     Allen
     Baldacci
       

                                MARYLAND

     Bartlett
     Cardin
     Cummings
     Ehrlich
     Gilchrest
     Morella
     Wynn

                              MASSACHUSETTS

     Capuano
     Delahunt
     Frank
     Markey
     McGovern
     Meehan
     Moakley
     Neal
     Olver
     Tierney

                                MICHIGAN

     Bonior
     Camp
     Conyers
     Dingell
     Ehlers
     Hoekstra
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Knollenberg
     Levin
     Rivers
     Smith
     Stabenow
     Stupak
     Upton

                                MINNESOTA

     Gutknecht
     Luther
     Minge
     Oberstar
     Peterson
     Ramstad
     Sabo
     Vento

                               MISSISSIPPI

     Pickering
     Shows
     Taylor
     Thompson
     Wicker

                                MISSOURI

     Blunt
     Clay
     Danner
     Emerson
     Gephardt
     Hulshof
     McCarthy
     Skelton
     Talent

                                 MONTANA

       
     Hill
       

                                NEBRASKA

     Barrett
     Bereuter
     Terry

                                 NEVADA

     Berkley
     Gibbons
       

                              NEW HAMPSHIRE

     Bass
     Sununu
       

                               NEW JERSEY

     Andrews
     Franks
     Frelinghuysen
     Holt
     LoBiondo
     Menendez
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Saxton
     Smith

                               NEW MEXICO

     Skeen
     Udall
     Wilson

                                NEW YORK

     Ackerman
     Boehlert
     Crowley
     Engel
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Gilman
     Hinchey
     Houghton

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     Kelly
     King
     LaFalce
     Lazio
     Lowey
     Maloney
     McCarthy
     McHugh
     McNulty
     Meeks
     Nadler
     Owens
     Quinn
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Serrano
     Slaughter
     Sweeney
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Walsh
     Weiner

                             NORTH CAROLINA

     Ballenger
     Burr
     Clayton
     Coble
     Etheridge
     Hayes
     Jones
     McIntyre
     Myrick
     Price
     Taylor
     Watt

                              NORTH DAKOTA

       
     Pomeroy
       

                                  OHIO

     Boehner
     Brown
     Chabot
     Gillmor
     Hall
     Hobson
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kucinich
     LaTourette
     Ney
     Oxley
     Portman
     Pryce
     Regula
     Sawyer
     Strickland
     Traficant

                                OKLAHOMA

     Coburn
     Istook
     Largent
     Lucas
     Watkins
     Watts

                                 OREGON

     Blumenauer
     DeFazio
     Hooley
     Walden
     Wu

                              PENNSYLVANIA

     Borski
     Brady
     Coyne
     Doyle
     English
     Fattah
     Gekas
     Goodling
     Greenwood
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Kanjorski
     Klink
     Mascara
     Murtha
     Peterson
     Pitts
     Sherwood
     Shuster
     Toomey
     Weldon

                              RHODE ISLAND

     Kennedy
     Weygand
       

                             SOUTH CAROLINA

     Clyburn
     DeMint
     Graham
     Sanford
     Spence
     Spratt

                              SOUTH DAKOTA

       
     Thune
       

                                TENNESSEE

     Bryant
     Clement
     Duncan
     Ford
     Gordon
     Hilleary
     Jenkins
     Tanner
     Wamp

                                  TEXAS

     Archer
     Armey
     Barton
     Bentsen
     Bonilla
     Brady
     Combest
     DeLay
     Doggett
     Edwards
     Frost
     Gonzalez
     Granger
     Green
     Hall
     Hinojosa
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Lampson
     Ortiz
     Paul
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Sandlin
     Sessions
     Smith
     Stenholm
     Thornberry
     Turner

                                  UTAH

     Cannon
     Cook
     Hansen

                                 VERMONT

       
     Sanders
       

                                VIRGINIA

     Bateman
     Bliley
     Boucher
     Davis
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Moran
     Pickett
     Scott
     Sisisky
     Wolf

                               WASHINGTON

     Baird
     Dicks
     Dunn
     Hastings
     Inslee
     McDermott
     Metcalf
     Nethercutt
     Smith

                              WEST VIRGINIA

     Rahall
     Wise
       

                                WISCONSIN

     Baldwin
     Barrett
     Green
     Kind
     Kleczka
     Obey
     Petri
     Ryan
     Sensenbrenner

                                 WYOMING

       
     Cubin
       

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Barcia
     Farr
     Gallegly
     Hoyer
     Miller, George
     Mollohan
     Stark
  The roll having been completed, the Clerk announced 427 Members had 
been recorded, a quorum.

para. 1.3  credentials of delegates-elect and resident commissioner-elect

  The Clerk made the following statement: ``The Chair will state that 
the credentials regular in form have been received showing the election 
of the Honorable Carlos A. Romero-Barcelo as Resident Commissioner of 
Puerto Rico for the term of 4 years beginning January 3, 1999; the 
election of the Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton as Delegate from the 
District of Columbia; the election of the Honorable Robert A. Underwood 
as Delegate from Guam; the election of the Honorable Donna M. Christian-
Green as Delegate from the Virgin Islands; and the election of the 
Honorable Eni F. H. Faleomavaega as Delegate from American Samoa''.

para. 1.4  resignation of newt gingrich as member of the house of 
          representatives

  The Clerk laid before the House the following communication, which was 
read as follows:

                                Washington, DC, December 17, 1998.
     Hon. Robin H. Carle,
     Clerk of the House, the Capitol, Washington, D.C.
       Dear Robin: As you are no doubt aware, I have decided that 
     I will not seek re-election in the 106th Congress as Speaker 
     of the United States House of Representatives. In conjunction 
     with that decision, I have notified the Governor of Georgia 
     that I have withdrawn pursuant to Section 21-2-503 of the 
     Official Code of Georgia Annotated and will not take the seat 
     of congressman for the Sixth District of Georgia for the 
     106th Congress.
       I will, however, complete my term as congressman for the 
     Sixth District of Georgia for the entirety of the 105th 
     Congress. I will also continue to serve as Speaker until the 
     completion of the 105th Congress.
       Please contact me if you have any questions.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                                                          Speaker.

para. 1.5  election of the speaker

  Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma nominated Mr. J. Dennis Hastert, a Member-elect 
from the Fourteenth District of the State of Illinois.
  Mr. FROST nominated Mr. Richard A. Gephardt, a Member-elect from the 
Third District of the State of Missouri.
  The Clerk then appointed Messrs. Thomas of California, Gejdenson, 
Mmes. Roukema and Kaptur, tellers to canvas the vote on the election of 
the Speaker.
  Whereupon, the House proceeded to vote for a Speaker.

para. 1.6                      [Roll No. 2]

                              HASTERT--220

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

                              GEPHARDT--205

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley

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     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--2

     Gephardt
     Hastert
       

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Barcia
     Farr
     Gallegly
     Hoyer
     Miller, George
     Mollohan
     Stark
       
       
para. 1.7  The roll having been completed, the Clerk announced that the 
tellers had reached an agreement that the total number of votes cast 
were 427 of which number Mr. J. Dennis Hastert received 220; Mr. Richard 
A. Gephardt received 205; Mr. J. Dennis Hastert of Illinois, having 
received 220 votes, being the largest number cast for any Member-elect 
and a majority of the whole number of votes cast, was declared by the 
Clerk to have been duly elected Speaker of the House of Representatives 
for the 106th Congress.
  The Clerk announced the appointment of Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
DeLay, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Frost, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
Hyde, Mr. Porter, Mr. Evans, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Costello, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
Gutierrez, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Rush, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Weller, Mr. Jackson, 
Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Shimkus, Ms. Biggert, Mr. 
Phelps, and Ms. Schakowsky, to escort the Speaker to the Chair.
  The SPEAKER was escorted to the Chair by said committee and, following 
an introduction by Mr. GEPHARDT, addressed the House as follows:

  ``Thank you, Mr. Leader, for your kind and thoughtful remarks. I am 
going to break tradition, and at this point I am going to ask you to 
hold the gavel so that I may go down to the floor.
  ``Customarily, a new Speaker gives his first remarks from the 
Speaker's chair. And while I have great respect for the traditions of 
this House and this institution, I am breaking tradition this once, 
because my legislative home is here on the floor with you, and so is my 
heart.
  ``To you, the Members of the 106th Congress, to my family and friends 
and constituents, I say, thank you. This is not a job that I sought, but 
one that I embrace with determination and enthusiasm. In the next few 
minutes, I will share with you how I plan to carry out the job that you 
have given me. But first, I think we need to take a moment, and I want 
to say goodbye to a Member of this House who made history.
  ``Newt, this institution has been forever transformed by your 
presence, and for years to come all Americans will benefit from the 
changes that you have championed: a balanced budget, welfare reform, tax 
relief, and in fact, this week, families all over America are beginning 
to calculate their taxes, and to help them, they will find a child tax 
credit made possible by the Congress that you led. Thank you, Newt. Good 
luck, and God bless you in your new endeavors.
  ``Those of you here in this House know me, but Hastert is not exactly 
a household name across America. So our fellow citizens deserve to know 
who I am and what I am going to do.
  ``What I am is a former high school teacher, a wrestling and football 
coach, a small businessman and a State legislator. And for the last 12 
years, I have been a Member of this House. I am indebted to the people 
of the 14th Congressional District of Illinois who have continued to 
send me here to represent them.
  ``I believe in limited government, but when government does act, it 
must be for the good of the people.
  ``Serving in this body is a privilege, it is not a right, and each of 
us was sent here to conduct the people's business. I intend to get down 
to business. That means formulating, debating, and voting on legislation 
that addresses the problems that the American people want solved.
  ``In the turbulent days behind us, debate on merits often gave way to 
personal attacks.
  ``Some have felt slighted, insulted, or ignored. That is wrong. That 
will change. Solutions to problems cannot be found in a pool of 
bitterness. They can be found in an environment in which we trust one 
another's word; where we generate heat and passion, but where we 
recognize that each member is equally important to our overall mission 
of improving life for the American people. In short, I believe all of 
us, regardless of party, can respect one another, even as we fiercely 
disagree on particular issues.
  ``Speaking of people who find ways to work together across the 
political fence, let me bring an analogy to a personal level. Two good 
Illinois friends of mine, George Ryan, the Republican Governor-elect, 
and Richard Daley, the Democratic mayor of Chicago, are in the visitors' 
gallery side by side. I will ask them to stand to be recognized.
  ``Those who know me well will tell you that I am true to my word. To 
me, a commitment is a commitment. What you see and hear today is what 
you will see and hear tomorrow.
  ``No one knows me better than my family. My wife, Jean, and our sons, 
Josh and Ethan, are here today. They are my reason for being, and Jean, 
she helps me keep my feet on the ground. She and the boys are my daily 
reminder that home is on the Fox River, and not the Potomac River.
  ``To Jean, Josh, and Ethan, thank you for everything, and I love you.
  ``As a teacher, I explained the story of America year after year. I 
soon came to realize that it was a story, but a story that keeps 
changing, for we Americans are restless people, and we like to tackle 
and solve problems. We are constantly renewing our Nation, experimenting 
and creating new ways of doing things. I like to work against the 
backdrop of American basics: freedom, liberty, responsibility, and 
opportunity. You can count on me to be a workhorse.
  ``My experience as a football and wrestling coach taught me some other 
lessons that apply here. A good coach knows when to step back and let 
others shine in the spotlight. President Reagan for years had a plaque 
in his office that said it all: `There is no limit to what can be 
accomplished if you don't mind who gets the credit'.
  ``A good coach does not rely on only a few star players, and everyone 
in the squad has something to offer. You never get to the finals without 
a well-rounded team. Above all, a coach worth his salt will instill in 
his team a sense of fair play, camaraderie, respect for the game, and 
for the opposition. Without those, victory is hollow and defeat 
represents opportunities lost. I have found that to be true around here, 
too.
  ``So where do we go from here? Some media pundits say that we will 
have 2 years of stalemate because the Republican majority is too small. 
Some say that a White House bent on revenge will not give us a moment's 
peace. Some say the minority in this House will prevent passage of 
serious legislation so that they can later claim this was a `do-nothing' 
Congress.
  ``Washington is a town of rumors and guesses and speculation, so none 
of this comes as a surprise, but none of it needs to come true; that is, 
if we really respect the voters that sent us here.
  ``To my Republican colleagues, I say, it is time to put forward the 
major elements of our legislative program. We will succeed or fail 
depending upon how sensible a program we offer.
  ``To my Democratic colleagues, I will say, I will meet you halfway; 
maybe more so, on occasion. But cooperation is a two-way street. I 
expect you to meet me halfway, too.
  ``The President and a number of Democrats here in the House have been 
saying it is time to address several issues head-on. I will buy that, 
but I

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think we should agree that stalemate is not an option; solutions are.
  ``To all my colleagues, I say: We must get our job done and done now. 
We have an obligation to pass all the appropriation bills by this 
summer. We will not leave this Chamber until we do. I intend to be a 
good listener, but I want to hear ideas and the debate that flows from 
them. I will have a low tolerance for campaign speeches masquerading as 
debate, whatever the source.
  ``Our country faces four big challenges which we must address, and not 
next month or next year or the year after that, but now. Each challenge 
involves an element of our security.
  ``First is retirement and health security. Both our social security 
and Medicare programs will run into brick walls in a few years if we do 
not do something about them now. We must make sure that social security 
is there for those who depend on it and those who expect to. We also 
must consider options for younger workers, so they can look forward to 
an even brighter retirement.
  ``Nearly a year ago President Clinton came here to give his State of 
the Union Address. He called for reform of social security. This year I 
invite him to return to give us his reform plan, and he has my assurance 
that it will be taken seriously.
  ``Second, we must ensure a secure future for America's children by 
insisting that every child has a good school and a safe, drug-free 
environment. In my 16 years as a teacher, I learned that most of the 
decisions having to do with education are best left to the people 
closest to the situation: parents, teachers, school board members. What 
should the Federal government's role be? It should be to see that as 
many education dollars as possible go directly to the classrooms, where 
they will do the most good.
  ``Next is economic security. In the early eighties we adopted policies 
that laid the foundation for long-term growth. Except for one brief 
period, that growth has continued ever since. We want our economy to 
keep on growing. Toward that end, it is time for us in Congress to put a 
microscope to the ways that government takes money from our fellow 
citizens and how it spends it.
  ``There is a culture here in Washington that has grown unchallenged 
for too long. It combines three notions. One is that government has a 
prior claim to the earnings of all Americans, as if they worked for the 
government and not the other way around. Another notion is that a 
government program, once it is begun, will never end. A third notion is 
that every program must grow each passing year.
  ``To borrow a musical line, it just ain't necessarily so; at least, it 
will not be as long as I am around here to have something to say about 
it. We must measure every dollar we spend by this criterion: Is it 
really necessary?
  ``This is important. For most Americans, money does not come easy. 
When I was a kid, to make ends meet my dad had a feed business and he 
worked nights in a restaurant. My mom raised chickens and sold the eggs. 
I still remember, when tax time came around, our family really felt it. 
What we need is a leaner, more efficient government, along with tax 
policies that spur and sustain growth by giving tax relief to all 
working Americans.
  ``Finally, there is the challenge of America's security in a world of 
danger and uncertainty. Without it, other elements of our security will 
not be possible. We no longer worry about Soviet nuclear bombs raining 
down on us. Today there are different worries: the sudden violence of a 
terrorist bomb, the silent threat of biological weapons, or the rogue 
state that aims a deadly missile at one of our cities.
  ``We need a defense capability that matches these turn-of-the-century 
threats. We have asked the men and women of our Armed Forces to take on 
assignments in many corners of the Earth. Yet, we have not given them 
the best equipment or preparation that they need to match those 
assignments. That must be corrected.
  ``These are not Democratic or Republican issues, they are American 
issues. We should be able to reach agreement quickly on the goals. And 
yes, we are going to argue about the means, but if we are in earnest 
about our responsibilities, we will find common ground to get the job 
done. In the process, we will build the people's faith in this great 
United States Congress.
  ``As a classroom teacher and coach, I learned the value of brevity. I 
learned that it is work, not talk, that wins championships.
  ``In closing, I want you to know just how proud I am to be chosen to 
be your Speaker. There is a big job ahead for all of us, so I ask that 
God bless this House as we move forward together. I thank the Members 
very much. Now, let us bring an end to talk and let us get to work.
  ``I recognize my friend, the distinguished gentleman from Michigan 
(Mr. Dingell), Dean of the House, my colleague from the Committee on 
Commerce, whose common sense and fairness I admire. He will administer 
the oath of office.''. 

para. 1.8  oath of office--speaker

  At the request of the Speaker the oath of office was then administered 
to him by Mr. DINGELL, dean of the House.

para. 1.9  oath of office--members-elect, delegates-elect, resident 
          commissioner

  The SPEAKER said: ``According to precedent, the Chair will swear in 
all Members of the House at this time. If the Members will rise, the 
Chair will now administer the oath of office.''.
  The Members-elect, Delegates-elect and Resident Commissioner, then 
rose in their places and took the oath of office prescribed by law.

para. 1.10  member-elect sworn in

  Mr. Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. of the 2nd District of Maryland, presented 
himself at the bar of the House and took the oath of office prescribed 
by law.

para. 1.11  selection of majority and minority leaders

  Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma notified the House of the selection of the 
Republican Conference of Mr. ARMEY as Majority Leader.
  Mr. FROST notified the House of the selection by the Democratic Caucus 
of Mr. GEPHARDT as Minority Leader.

para. 1.12  selection of majority and minority whips

  Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma notified the House of the selection of Mr. DeLAY 
as Majority Whip.
  Mr. FROST notified the House of the selection of Mr. BONIOR as 
Minority Whip.

para. 1.13  organizational resolution--election of officers

  Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma submitted the following privileged resolution 
(H. Res. 1):

       Resolved, That Jeffrey J. Trandahl of the Commmonwealth of 
     Virginia be, and is hereby, chosen Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives;
       That Wilson S. Livingood of the Commmonwealth of Virginia 
     be, and is hereby, chosen Sergeant at Arms of the House of 
     Representatives;
       That James M. Eagen III, of the Commmonwealth of 
     Pennsylvania be, and is hereby, chosen Chief Administrative 
     Officer of the House of Representatives; and
       That Reverend James David Ford of the Commmonwealth of 
     Virginia be, and is hereby, chosen Chaplain of the House of 
     Representatives.

  When said resolution was considered.
  Mr. FROST demanded that the resolution be divided for a separate vote 
on the nominee for Chaplain of the House.
  The resolution was divided.
  The Reverend James David Ford of the Commonwealth of Virginia was 
elected Chaplain of the House of Representatives.
  Mr. FROST then submitted the following substitute for the remainder of 
the resolution:

       Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert:
       That Dan Turton of the Commmonwealth of Virginia be, and is 
     hereby, chosen Clerk of the House of Representatives;
       That Sharon Daniels of the State of Maryland be, and is 
     hereby, chosen Sergeant at Arms of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       That Steve Elmendorf of the District of Columbia be, and is 
     hereby, chosen Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
     Representatives.

  The substitute was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the remainder of said resolution?
  The SPEAKER announced that the yeas had it.
  So the remainder of said resolution was agreed to.
  Whereupon, Jeffrey J. Trandahl, Clerk; the Reverend James David Ford, 
Chaplain; and James M. Eagen, III,

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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, presented themselves at the bar of the 
House and took the oath of office prescribed by law.

para. 1.14  notification of the senate of organization of the house

  Mr. ARMEY submitted the following privileged resolution, which was 
considered and agreed to (H. Res. 2):

       Resolved, That the Senate be informed that a quorum of the 
     House of Representatives has assembled; that J. Dennis 
     Hastert, a Representative from the State of Illinois, has 
     been elected Speaker; and Jeffrey J. Trandahl, a citizen of 
     the Commmonwealth of Virginia, has been elected Clerk of the 
     House of Representatives of the One Hundred Sixth Congress.

para. 1.15  committee to notify the president of the united states of the 
          assembly of the congress

  Mr. ARMEY submitted the following privileged resolution, which was 
considered and agreed to (H. Res. 3):

       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.

  The SPEAKER, 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 the Congress is ready to receive any 
communication that he may be pleased to make.

para. 1.16  notification to the president of election of certain officers

  Mr. ARMEY submitted the following privileged resolution, which was 
considered and agreed to (H. Res. 4):

       Resolved, That the Clerk be instructed to inform the 
     President of the United States that the House of 
     Representatives has elected J. Dennis Hastert, a 
     Representative from the State of Illinois, Speaker; and 
     Jeffrey J. Trandahl, a citizen of the Commmonwealth of 
     Virginia, Clerk of the House of Representatives of the One 
     Hundred Sixth Congress.

para. 1.17  rules of the house

  Mr. ARMEY submitted the following privileged resolution (H. Res. 5):

       Resolved, That the Rules of the House of Representatives of 
     the One Hundred Fifth Congress, including applicable 
     provisions of law or concurrent resolution that constituted 
     rules of the House at the end of the One Hundred Fifth 
     Congress, are adopted as the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives of the One Hundred Sixth Congress, with 
     amendments to the standing rules, and with other orders, as 
     follows:

     SECTION 1. CHANGES IN STANDING RULES.

       Amend the standing rules to read as follows:

                 RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                RULE I.

                              The Speaker.

     Approval of the Journal

       1. The Speaker shall take the Chair on every legislative 
     day precisely at the hour to which the House last adjourned 
     and immediately call the House to order. Having examined and 
     approved the Journal of the last day's proceedings, the 
     Speaker shall announce to the House his approval thereof. The 
     Speaker's approval of the Journal shall be deemed agreed to 
     unless a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner demands a 
     vote thereon. If such a vote is decided in the affirmative, 
     it shall not be subject to a motion to reconsider. If such a 
     vote is decided in the negative, then one motion that the 
     Journal be read shall be privileged, shall be decided without 
     debate, and shall not be subject to a motion to reconsider.

     Preservation of order

       2. The Speaker 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.

     Control of Capitol facilities

       3. Except as otherwise provided by rule or law, the Speaker 
     shall have general control of the Hall of the House, the 
     corridors and passages in the part of the Capitol assigned to 
     the use of the House, and the disposal of unappropriated 
     rooms in that part of the Capitol.

     Signature of documents

       4. The Speaker shall sign all acts and joint resolutions 
     passed by the two Houses and all writs, warrants, and 
     subpoenas of, or issued by order of, the House. The Speaker 
     may sign enrolled bills and joint resolutions whether or not 
     the House is in session.

     Questions of order

       5. The Speaker shall decide all questions of order, subject 
     to appeal by a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner. On 
     such an appeal a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner 
     may not speak more than once without permission of the House.

     Form of a question

       6. The Speaker shall rise to put a question but may state 
     it sitting. The Speaker shall put a question in this form: 
     ``Those in favor (of the question), say `Aye.' ''; and after 
     the affirmative voice is expressed, ``Those opposed, say 
     `No.' ''. After a vote by voice under this clause, the 
     Speaker may use such voting procedures as may be invoked 
     under rule XX.

     Discretion to vote

       7. The Speaker is not required to vote in ordinary 
     legislative proceedings, except when his vote would be 
     decisive or when the House is engaged in voting by ballot.

     Speaker pro tempore

       8. (a) The Speaker may appoint a Member to perform the 
     duties of the Chair. Except as specified in paragraph (b), 
     such an appointment may not extend beyond three legislative 
     days.
       (b)(1) In the case of his illness, the Speaker may appoint 
     a Member to perform the duties of the Chair for a period not 
     exceeding 10 days, subject to the approval of the House. If 
     the Speaker is absent and has omitted to make such an 
     appointment, then the House shall elect a Speaker pro tempore 
     to act during the absence of the Speaker.
       (2) With the approval of the House, the Speaker may appoint 
     a Member to act as Speaker pro tempore only to sign enrolled 
     bills and joint resolutions for a specified period of time.

     Term limit

       9. A person may not serve as Speaker for more than four 
     consecutive Congresses (disregarding for this purpose any 
     service for less than a full session in any Congress).

     Designation of travel

       10. The Speaker may designate a Member, Delegate, Resident 
     Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House to travel on 
     the business of the House within or without the United 
     States, whether the House is meeting, has recessed, or has 
     adjourned. Expenses for such travel may be paid from 
     applicable accounts of the House described in clause 1(i)(1) 
     of rule X on vouchers approved and signed solely by the 
     Speaker.

     Committee appointment

       11. The Speaker shall appoint all select, joint, and 
     conference committees ordered by the House. At any time after 
     an original appointment, the Speaker may remove Members, 
     Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner from, or appoint 
     additional Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner 
     to, a select or conference committee. In appointing Members, 
     Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner to conference 
     committees, the Speaker shall appoint no less than a majority 
     who generally supported the House position as determined by 
     the Speaker, shall name those 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 or resolution passed or adopted by the 
     House.

     Declaration of recess

       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.

     Other responsibilities

       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. The system may provide 
     for the testing of a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, 
     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.

                     Other Officers and Officials.

     Elections

       1. There shall be elected at the commencement of each 
     Congress, to continue in office until their successors are 
     chosen and qualified, a Clerk, a Sergeant-at-Arms, a Chief 
     Administrative Officer, and a Chaplain. Each of these 
     officers shall take an oath to support the Constitution of 
     the United States, and for the true and faithful exercise of 
     the duties of his office to the best of his knowledge and 
     ability, and to keep the secrets of the House. Each of these 
     officers 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.

     Clerk

       2. (a) At the commencement of the first session of each 
     Congress, the Clerk shall call the Members, Delegates, and 
     Resident Commissioner to order and proceed to record their 
     presence by States in alphabetical order, either by call of 
     the roll or by use of the electronic voting system. Pending 
     the election of a Speaker or Speaker pro tempore, the Clerk 
     shall preserve order and decorum and decide all questions of 
     order, subject to appeal by a Member, Delegate, or Resident 
     Commissioner.
       (b) At the commencement of every regular session of 
     Congress, the Clerk shall make

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     and cause to be printed and delivered to each Member, 
     Delegate, and the Resident Commissioner a list of the reports 
     that any officer or Department is required to make to 
     Congress, citing the law or resolution in which the 
     requirement may be contained and placing under the name of 
     each officer the list of reports he is required to make.
       (c) The Clerk shall--
       (1) note all questions of order, with the decisions 
     thereon, the record of which shall be appended to the Journal 
     of each session;
       (2) enter on the Journal the hour at which the House 
     adjourns;
       (3) complete the printing and distribution of the Journal 
     to Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner, 
     together with an accurate and complete index, as soon as 
     possible after the close of a session; and
       (4) send a printed copy of the Journal to the executive of 
     and to each branch of the legislature of every State as may 
     be requested by such State officials.
       (d) The Clerk shall attest and affix the seal of the House 
     to all writs, warrants, and subpoenas issued by order of the 
     House and certify the passage of all bills and joint 
     resolutions.
       (e) The Clerk shall cause the calendars of the House to be 
     printed and distributed each legislative day.
       (f) The Clerk shall--
       (1) retain in the library at the Office of the Clerk for 
     the use of the Members, Delegates, Resident Commissioner, and 
     officers of the House, and not to be withdrawn therefrom, two 
     copies of all the books and printed documents deposited 
     there; and
       (2) deliver or mail to any Member, Delegate, or the 
     Resident Commissioner an extra copy, in binding of good 
     quality, of each document requested by that Member, Delegate, 
     or Resident Commissioner that has been printed by order of 
     either House of Congress in any Congress in which the Member, 
     Delegate, or Resident Commissioner served.
       (g) The Clerk shall provide for his temporary absence or 
     disability by designating an official in the Office of the 
     Clerk to sign all papers that may require the official 
     signature of the Clerk and to do all other official acts that 
     the Clerk may be required to do under the rules and practices 
     of the House, except such official acts as are provided for 
     by statute. Official acts done by the designated official 
     shall be under the name of the Clerk. The designation shall 
     be in writing and shall be laid before the House and entered 
     on the Journal.
       (h) The Clerk may receive messages from the President and 
     from the Senate at any time when the House is not in session.
       (i)(1) The Clerk shall supervise the staff and manage the 
     office of a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner who 
     has died, resigned, or been expelled until a successor is 
     elected. The Clerk 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 person 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, with the approval of 
     the Committee on House Administration, may appoint such staff 
     as is required to operate the office until a successor is 
     elected.
       (2) For 60 days following the death of a former Speaker, 
     the Clerk shall maintain on the House payroll, and shall 
     supervise in the same manner, staff appointed under House 
     Resolution 1238, Ninety-first Congress (as enacted into 
     permanent law by chapter VIII of the Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1971) (2 U.S.C. 31b-5).
       (j) In addition to any other reports required by the 
     Speaker or the Committee on House Administration, the Clerk 
     shall report to the Committee on House Administration 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 and a description or explanation of 
     current operations, the implementation of new policies and 
     procedures, and future plans for each function.
       (k) The Clerk shall fully cooperate with the appropriate 
     offices and persons in the performance of reviews and audits 
     of financial records and administrative operations.

     Sergeant-at-Arms

       3. (a) The Sergeant-at-Arms shall attend the House during 
     its sittings and maintain order under the direction of the 
     Speaker or other presiding officer. The Sergeant-at-Arms 
     shall execute the commands of the House, and all processes 
     issued by authority thereof, directed to him by the Speaker.
       (b) The symbol of the office of the Sergeant-at-Arms shall 
     be the mace, which shall be borne by him while enforcing 
     order on the floor.
       (c) The Sergeant-at-Arms shall enforce strictly the rules 
     relating to the privileges of the Hall of the House and be 
     responsible to the House for the official conduct of his 
     employees.
       (d) The Sergeant-at-Arms may not allow a person to enter 
     the room over the Hall of the House during its sittings; and 
     from 15 minutes before the hour of the meeting of the House 
     each day until 10 minutes after adjournment, he shall see 
     that the floor is cleared of all persons except those 
     privileged to remain.
       (e) In addition to any other reports required by the 
     Speaker or the Committee on House Administration, the 
     Sergeant-at-Arms shall report to the Committee on House 
     Administration 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 Sergeant-at-Arms. Each report shall 
     include financial statements and a description or explanation 
     of current operations, the implementation of new policies and 
     procedures, and future plans for each function.
       (f) 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.

     Chief Administrative Officer

       4. (a) The Chief Administrative Officer shall have 
     operational and financial responsibility for functions as 
     assigned by the Committee on House Administration and shall 
     be subject to the policy direction and oversight of the 
     Committee on House Administration.
       (b) In addition to any other reports required by the 
     Committee on House Administration, the Chief Administrative 
     Officer shall report to the Committee on House Administration 
     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 Administrative Officer. Each report shall include 
     financial statements and a description or explanation of 
     current operations, the implementation of new policies and 
     procedures, and future plans for each function.
       (c) The Chief Administrative Officer shall fully cooperate 
     with the appropriate offices and persons in the performance 
     of reviews and audits of financial records and administrative 
     operations.

     Chaplain

       5. The Chaplain shall offer a prayer at the commencement of 
     each day's sitting of the House.

     Office of Inspector General

       6. (a) There is established an Office of Inspector General.
       (b) The Inspector General shall be appointed for a Congress 
     by the Speaker, the Majority Leader, and the Minority Leader, 
     acting jointly.
       (c) Subject to the policy direction and oversight of the 
     Committee on House Administration, the Inspector General 
     shall only--
       (1) conduct periodic audits of the financial and 
     administrative functions of the House and of joint entities;
       (2) inform the officers or other officials who are the 
     subject of an audit of the results of that audit and 
     suggesting appropriate curative actions;
       (3) simultaneously notify the Speaker, the Majority Leader, 
     the Minority Leader, and the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on House Administration in the case 
     of any financial irregularity discovered in the course of 
     carrying out responsibilities under this clause;
       (4) simultaneously submit to the Speaker, the Majority 
     Leader, the Minority Leader, and the chairman and ranking 
     minority member of the Committee on House Administration a 
     report of each audit conducted under this clause; and
       (5) report to the Committee on Standards of Official 
     Conduct information involving possible violations by a 
     Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, 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 that may require 
     referral to the appropriate Federal or State authorities 
     under clause 3(a)(3) of rule XI.

     Office of the Historian

       7. There is established an Office of the Historian of the 
     House of Representatives. The Speaker shall appoint and set 
     the annual rate of pay for employees of the Office of the 
     Historian.

     Office of General Counsel

       8. There is established an 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.

                               RULE III.

   The Members, Delegates, and Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico.

     Voting

       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. (a) A Member may not authorize any other person to cast 
     his vote or record his presence in the House or the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
       (b) No other person may cast a Member's vote or record a 
     Member's presence in the House or the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the state of the Union.

     Delegates and the Resident Commissioner

       3. (a) Each Delegate and the Resident Commissioner 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 of the 
     committee.
       (b) The Delegates and the Resident Commissioner may be 
     appointed to any select

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     committee and to any conference committee.

                                RULE IV.

                         The Hall of the House.

     Use and admittance

       1. The Hall of the House shall be used only for the 
     legislative business of the House and for caucus and 
     conference meetings of its Members, except when the House 
     agrees to take part in any ceremonies to be observed therein. 
     The Speaker may not entertain a motion for the suspension of 
     this clause.
       2. (a) Only the following persons shall be admitted to the 
     Hall of the House or rooms leading thereto:
       (1) Members of Congress, Members-elect, and contestants in 
     election cases during the pendency of their cases on the 
     floor.
       (2) The Delegates and the Resident Commissioner.
       (3) The President and Vice President of the United States 
     and their private secretaries.
       (4) Justices of the Supreme Court.
       (5) Elected officers and minority employees nominated as 
     elected officers of the House.
       (6) The Parliamentarian.
       (7) Staff of committees when business from their committee 
     is under consideration.
       (8) Not more than one person from the staff of a Member, 
     Delegate, or Resident Commissioner when that Member, 
     Delegate, or Resident Commissioner has an amendment under 
     consideration (subject to clause 5).
       (9) The Architect of the Capitol.
       (10) The Librarian of Congress and the assistant in charge 
     of the Law Library.
       (11) The Secretary and Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate.
       (12) Heads of departments.
       (13) Foreign ministers.
       (14) Governors of States.
       (15) Former Members, Delegates, and Resident Commissioners; 
     former Parliamentarians of the House; and former elected 
     officers and minority employees nominated as elected officers 
     of the House (subject to clause 4).
       (16) One attorney to accompany a Member, Delegate, or 
     Resident Commissioner who is the respondent in an 
     investigation undertaken by the Committee on Standards of 
     Official Conduct when a recommendation of that committee is 
     under consideration in the House.
       (17) Such persons as have, by name, received the thanks of 
     Congress.
       (b) The Speaker may not entertain a unanimous consent 
     request or a motion to suspend this clause.
       3. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), all persons not 
     entitled to the privilege of the floor during the session 
     shall be excluded at all times from the Hall of the House and 
     the cloakrooms.
       (b) Until 15 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 a Member, Delegate, or Resident 
     Commissioner by card or in writing, may be admitted to the 
     Hall of the House.
       4. (a) Former Members, Delegates, and Resident 
     Commissioners; former Parliamentarians of the House; and 
     former elected officers and minority employees nominated as 
     elected officers of the House shall be entitled to the 
     privilege of admission to the Hall of the House and rooms 
     leading thereto only if--
       (1) they do not have any direct personal or pecuniary 
     interest in any legislative measure pending before the House 
     or reported by a committee; and
       (2) 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 
     a committee, or under consideration in any of its committees 
     or subcommittees.
       (b) The Speaker shall promulgate such regulations as may be 
     necessary to implement this rule and to ensure its 
     enforcement.
       5. A person from the staff of a Member, Delegate, or 
     Resident Commissioner may be admitted to the Hall of the 
     House or rooms leading thereto under clause 2 only upon prior 
     notice to the Speaker. Such persons, and persons from the 
     staff of committees admitted under clause 2, may not 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 shall remain at the desk and are 
     admitted only to advise the Member, Delegate, Resident 
     Commissioner, or committee responsible for their admission. A 
     person who violates this clause may be excluded during the 
     session from the Hall of the House and rooms leading thereto 
     by the Speaker.

     Gallery

       6. (a) The Speaker shall set aside a portion of the west 
     gallery for the use of the President, the members of the 
     Cabinet, justices of the Supreme Court, foreign ministers and 
     suites, and the members of their respective families. The 
     Speaker shall set aside another portion of the same gallery 
     for the accommodation of persons to be admitted on the cards 
     of Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner.
       (b) The Speaker shall set aside the southerly half of the 
     east gallery for the use of the families of Members of 
     Congress. The Speaker shall control one bench. On the request 
     of a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, or Senator, the 
     Speaker shall issue a card of admission to his family, which 
     may include their visitors. No other person shall be admitted 
     to this section.

     Prohibition on campaign contributions

       7. A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or 
     employee of the House, or any other person entitled to 
     admission to the Hall of the House or rooms leading thereto 
     by this rule, may not knowingly distribute a political 
     campaign contribution in the Hall of the House or rooms 
     leading thereto.

                                RULE V.

                        Broadcasting the House.

       1. The Speaker shall administer a system subject to his 
     direction and control for closed-circuit viewing of floor 
     proceedings of the House in the offices of all Members, 
     Delegates, the Resident Commissioner, and committees and in 
     such other places in the Capitol and the House Office 
     Buildings as he considers appropriate. Such system may 
     include other telecommunications functions as the Speaker 
     considers appropriate. Any such telecommunications shall be 
     subject to rules and regulations issued by the Speaker.
       2. (a) The Speaker shall administer a system subject to his 
     direction and control for complete and unedited audio and 
     visual broadcasting and recording of the proceedings of the 
     House. The Speaker shall provide for the distribution of such 
     broadcasts and recordings to news media, for the storage of 
     audio and video recordings of the proceedings, and for the 
     closed-captioning of the proceedings for hearing-impaired 
     persons.
       (b) All television and radio broadcasting stations, 
     networks, services, and systems (including cable systems) 
     that are accredited to the House Radio and Television 
     Correspondents' Galleries, and all radio and television 
     correspondents who are so accredited, shall be provided 
     access to the live coverage of the House.
       (c) Coverage made available under this clause, including 
     any recording thereof--
       (1) may not be used for any political purpose;
       (2) may not be used in any commercial advertisement; and
       (3) may not be broadcast with commercial sponsorship except 
     as part of a bona fide news program or public affairs 
     documentary program.
       3. The Speaker may delegate any of his responsibilities 
     under this rule to such legislative entity as he considers 
     appropriate.

                                RULE VI.

              Official Reporters and News Media Galleries.

     Official reporters

       1. Subject to the direction and control of the Speaker, the 
     Clerk shall appoint, and may remove for cause, the official 
     reporters of the House, including stenographers of 
     committees, and shall supervise the execution of their 
     duties.

     News media galleries

       2. A 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. Reputable reporters and correspondents shall 
     be admitted thereto under such regulations as the Speaker may 
     prescribe from time to time. The Standing Committee of 
     Correspondents for the Press Gallery, and the Executive 
     Committee of Correspondents for the Periodical Press Gallery, 
     shall supervise such galleries, including the designation of 
     its employees, subject to the direction and control of the 
     Speaker. The Speaker may assign one seat on the floor to 
     Associated Press reporters and one to United Press 
     International reporters, and may regulate their occupation. 
     The Speaker may admit to the floor, under such regulations as 
     he may prescribe, one additional representative of each press 
     association.
       3. A portion of the gallery 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. Reputable reporters and correspondents shall be admitted 
     thereto under such regulations as the Speaker may prescribe. 
     The Executive Committee of the Radio and Television 
     Correspondents' Galleries shall supervise such gallery, 
     including the designation of its employees, subject to the 
     direction and control of the Speaker. 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, and one of the American 
     Broadcasting Company.

                               RULE VII.

                         Records of the House.

     Archiving

       1. (a) At the end of each Congress, the chairman of each 
     committee 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 under 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 under 
     clause 1, 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 any order of the House.

     Public availability

       3. (a) The Clerk shall authorize the Archivist to make 
     records delivered under clause 2

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     available for public use, subject to paragraph (b), clause 4, 
     and any order of the House.
       (b)(1) A record shall immediately be made available if it 
     was previously made available for public use by the House or 
     a committee or a subcommittee.
       (2) An investigative record that contains personal data 
     relating to a specific living person (the disclosure of which 
     would be an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy), an 
     administrative record relating to personnel, or a record 
     relating to a hearing that was closed under clause 2(g)(2) of 
     rule XI shall be made available if it has been in existence 
     for 50 years.
       (3) A 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, a 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) A record (other than a record referred to in 
     subparagraph (1), (2), or (3)) shall be made available if it 
     has been in existence for 30 years.
       4. (a) A record may not be made available for public use 
     under clause 3 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 ranking minority member of 
     the Committee on House Administration of any such 
     determination.
       (b) A determination of the Clerk under paragraph (a) is 
     subject to later orders of the House and, in the case of a 
     record of a committee, later orders of the committee.
       5. (a) This rule does not supersede rule VIII or clause 9 
     of rule X 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 Administration 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 under this rule. Such a withdrawal shall be 
     on a temporary basis and for official use of the committee.

     Definition of record

       6. In this rule the term ``record'' means any official, 
     permanent record of the House (other than a record of an 
     individual Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner), 
     including--
       (a) with respect to a committee, an official, permanent 
     record of the committee (including any record of a 
     legislative, oversight, or other activity of such committee 
     or a subcommittee thereof); and
       (b) with respect to an officer of the House elected under 
     rule II, an official, permanent record made or acquired in 
     the course of the duties of such officer.

     Withdrawal of papers

       7. A memorial or other paper presented to the House may not 
     be withdrawn from its files without its leave. If withdrawn 
     certified copies thereof shall be left in the office of the 
     Clerk. When an act passes for the settlement of a claim, the 
     Clerk may transmit to the officer charged with the settlement 
     thereof the papers on file in his office relating to such 
     claim. The Clerk may lend 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 VIII.

                         Response to Subpoenas.

       1. When a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, 
     or employee of the House 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 document relating to the 
     official functions of the House, such Member, Delegate, 
     Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee shall comply, 
     consistently with the privileges and rights of the House, 
     with the subpoena or other judicial order as hereinafter 
     provided, unless otherwise determined under this rule.
       2. Upon receipt of a properly served subpoena or other 
     judicial order described in clause 1, a Member, Delegate, 
     Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House 
     shall promptly notify the Speaker of its receipt in writing. 
     Such notification shall promptly be laid before the House by 
     the Speaker. During a period of recess or adjournment of 
     longer than three days, notification to the House is not 
     required until the reconvening of the House, when the 
     notification shall promptly be laid before the House by the 
     Speaker.
       3. Once notification has been laid before the House, the 
     Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee 
     of the House shall determine whether the issuance of the 
     subpoena or other judicial order described in clause 1 is a 
     proper exercise of jurisdiction by the court, is material and 
     relevant, and is consistent with the privileges and rights of 
     the House. Such Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, 
     officer, or employee shall notify the Speaker before seeking 
     judicial determination of these matters.
       4. Upon determination whether a subpoena or other judicial 
     order described in clause 1 is a proper exercise of 
     jurisdiction by the court, is material and relevant, and is 
     consistent with the privileges and rights of the House, the 
     Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee 
     of the House shall immediately notify the Speaker of the 
     determination in writing.
       5. The Speaker shall inform the House of a determination 
     whether a subpoena or other judicial order described in 
     clause 1 is a proper exercise of jurisdiction by the court, 
     is material and relevant, and is consistent with the 
     privileges and rights of the House. In so informing the 
     House, the Speaker shall generally describe the records or 
     information sought. During a period of recess or adjournment 
     of longer than three days, such notification is not required 
     until the reconvening of the House, when the notification 
     shall promptly be laid before the House by the Speaker.
       6. (a) Except as specified in paragraph (b) or otherwise 
     ordered by the House, upon notification to the House that a 
     subpoena or other judicial order described in clause 1 is a 
     proper exercise of jurisdiction by the court, is material and 
     relevant, and is consistent with the privileges and rights of 
     the House, the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, 
     officer, or employee of the House shall comply with the 
     subpoena or other judicial order by supplying certified 
     copies.
       (b) Under no circumstances may minutes or transcripts of 
     executive sessions, or evidence of witnesses in respect 
     thereto, be disclosed or copied. During a period of recess or 
     adjournment of longer than three days, the Speaker may 
     authorize compliance or take such other action as he 
     considers appropriate under the circumstances. Upon the 
     reconvening of the House, all matters that transpired under 
     this clause shall promptly be laid before the House by the 
     Speaker.
       7. A copy of this rule shall be transmitted by the Clerk to 
     the court when a subpoena or other judicial order described 
     in clause 1 is issued and served on a Member, Delegate, 
     Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House.
       8. Nothing in this rule shall be construed to deprive, 
     condition, or waive the constitutional or legal privileges or 
     rights applicable or available at any time to a Member, 
     Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the 
     House, or of the House itself, or the right of such Member, 
     Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee, or of 
     the House itself, to assert such privileges or rights before 
     a court in the United States.

                                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, 
     Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner, 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, 
     Delegate, or Resident Commissioner 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. Oral announcement of the form 
     of the resolution may be dispensed with by unanimous consent.
       (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, 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.

                      Organization of Committees.

     Committees and their legislative jurisdictions

       1. There shall be in the House the following standing 
     committees, each of which shall have the jurisdiction and 
     related functions assigned by this clause and clauses 2, 3, 
     and 4. All bills, resolutions, and other matters relating to 
     subjects within the jurisdiction of the standing committees 
     listed in this clause shall be referred to those committees, 
     in accordance with clause 2 of rule XII, as follows:
       (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) Commodity exchanges.

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       (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, poultry, 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) Bills and joint resolutions reported by other 
     committees that provide new entitlement authority as defined 
     in section 3(9) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and 
     referred to the committee under clause 4(a)(2).
       (c) Committee on Armed Services.
       (1) Ammunition depots; forts; arsenals; and 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, 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.
       (d) 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 institutions securities activities 
     generally, including 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 this 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.
       (e) Committee on the Budget.
       (1) Concurrent resolutions on the budget (as defined in 
     section 3(4) 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.
       (2) Budget process generally.
       (3) 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.
       (f) 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) 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) Conservation of energy resources.
       (8) Energy information generally.
       (9) The generation and marketing of power (except by 
     federally chartered or Federal regional power marketing 
     authorities); reliability and interstate transmission of, and 
     ratemaking for, all power; and siting of generation 
     facilities (except the installation of interconnections 
     between Government waterpower projects).
       (10) General management of the Department of Energy and 
     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.
       (g) Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       (1) Child labor.
       (2) Gallaudet University and Howard University and 
     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) Education or labor generally.
       (7) Mediation and arbitration of labor disputes.
       (8) Regulation or prevention of importation of foreign 
     laborers under contract.
       (9) Workers' compensation.
       (10) Vocational rehabilitation.
       (11) Wages and hours of labor.
       (12) Welfare of miners.
       (13) Work incentive programs.
       (h) Committee on Government Reform.
       (1) Federal civil service, including intergovernmental 
     personnel; and the status of officers and employees of the 
     United States, including their compensation, classification, 
     and retirement.
       (2) 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) 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 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.
       (i) Committee on House Administration.
       (1) Appropriations from accounts for committee salaries and 
     expenses (except for the Committee on Appropriations); House 
     Information Resources; and allowance and expenses of Members, 
     Delegates, the Resident Commissioner, 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 staff for 
     Members, Delegates, the Resident Commissioner, and 
     committees; and reporters of debates, subject to rule VI.
       (4) Except as provided in paragraph (q)(11), the Library of 
     Congress, including management thereof; the House Library; 
     statuary and pictures; acceptance or purchase of works of art 
     for the Capitol; the Botanic Garden; and purchase of books 
     and manuscripts.
       (5) The Smithsonian Institution and the incorporation of 
     similar institutions (except as provided in paragraph 
     (q)(11)).
       (6) Expenditure of accounts described in subparagraph (1).
       (7) Franking Commission.
       (8) Printing and correction of the Congressional Record.
       (9) Accounts of the House generally.
       (10) Assignment of office space for Members, Delegates, the 
     Resident Commissioner, and committees.
       (11) Disposition of useless executive papers.
       (12) Election of the President, Vice President, Members, 
     Senators, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner; corrupt 
     practices; contested elections; credentials and 
     qualifications; and Federal elections generally.
       (13) 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) Travel of Members, Delegates, and the Resident 
     Commissioner.
       (15) Raising, reporting, and use of campaign contributions 
     for candidates for office of Representative, of Delegate, and 
     of Resident Commissioner.
       (16) Compensation, retirement, and other benefits of the 
     Members, Delegates, the Resident Commissioner, officers, and 
     employees of Congress.
       (j) 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 
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       (7) International conferences and congresses.
       (8) International education.
       (9) Intervention abroad and declarations of war.
       (10) Diplomatic service.
       (11) Measures to foster commercial intercourse with foreign 
     nations and to safeguard American business interests abroad.
       (12) 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.
       (k) 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) Claims against the United States.
       (11) Meetings of Congress; attendance of Members, 
     Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner; and their 
     acceptance of incompatible offices.
       (12) National penitentiaries.
       (13) Patents, the Patent and Trademark 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 boundary lines.
       (18) Subversive activities affecting the internal security 
     of the United States.
       (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) Native Americans generally, including the care and 
     allotment of Native American lands and general and special 
     measures relating to claims that are paid out of Native 
     American funds.
       (9) Insular possessions of the United States generally 
     (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 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 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 Native Americans 
     and Native American tribes.
       (21) Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline (except ratemaking).
       (m) Committee on Rules.
       (1) Rules and joint rules (other than those relating to the 
     Code of Official Conduct) and the order of business of the 
     House.
       (2) Recesses and final adjournments of Congress.
       (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) 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.
       (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.
       (p) Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
       The Code of Official Conduct.
       (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 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) The Capitol Building and the Senate and House Office 
     Buildings.
       (10) Construction or maintenance of roads and post roads 
     (other than appropriations therefor).
       (11) Construction or reconstruction, maintenance, and care 
     of buildings and grounds of the Botanic Garden, the Library 
     of Congress, and the Smithsonian Institution.
       (12) Merchant marine (except for national security aspects 
     thereof).
       (13) 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 insular possessions.
       (5) Bonded debt of the United States, subject to the last 
     sentence of clause 4(f).
       (6) Deposit of public monies.
       (7) Transportation of dutiable goods.
       (8) Tax exempt foundations and charitable trusts.
       (9) National social security (except health care and 
     facilities programs that are supported from general revenues 
     as opposed to payroll deductions and except work incentive 
     programs).

     General oversight responsibilities

       2. (a) The various standing committees shall have general 
     oversight responsibilities as provided in paragraph (b) in 
     order to assist the House in--
       (1) its analysis, appraisal, and evaluation of--
       (A) the application, administration, execution, and 
     effectiveness of Federal laws; and
       (B) conditions and circumstances that may indicate the 
     necessity or desirability of enacting new or additional 
     legislation; and
       (2) its formulation, consideration, and enactment of 
     changes in Federal laws, and of such additional legislation 
     as may be necessary or appropriate.
       (b)(1) In order to determine whether laws and programs 
     addressing subjects within the jurisdiction of a committee 
     are being implemented and carried out in accordance with the 
     intent of Congress and whether they should be continued, 
     curtailed, or eliminated, each standing committee (other than 
     the Committee on Appropriations) shall review and study on a 
     continuing basis--

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       (A) the application, administration, execution, and 
     effectiveness of laws and programs addressing subjects within 
     its jurisdiction;
       (B) the organization and operation of Federal agencies and 
     entities having responsibilities for the administration and 
     execution of laws and programs addressing subjects within its 
     jurisdiction;
       (C) any conditions or circumstances that may indicate the 
     necessity or desirability of enacting new or additional 
     legislation addressing subjects within its jurisdiction 
     (whether or not a bill or resolution has been introduced with 
     respect thereto); and
       (D) future research and forecasting on subjects within its 
     jurisdiction.
       (2) Each committee to which subparagraph (1) applies having 
     more than 20 members shall establish an oversight 
     subcommittee, or require its subcommittees to conduct 
     oversight in their respective jurisdictions, to assist in 
     carrying out its responsibilities under this clause. The 
     establishment of an oversight subcommittee does not limit the 
     responsibility of a subcommittee with legislative 
     jurisdiction in carrying out its oversight responsibilities.
       (c) Each standing committee shall review and study 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 shall, in a meeting that is 
     open to the public and with a quorum present, adopt its 
     oversight plan for that Congress. Such plan shall be 
     submitted simultaneously to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and to the Committee on House Administration. In 
     developing its plan each committee shall, to the maximum 
     extent feasible--
       (A) consult with other committees that have jurisdiction 
     over the same or related laws, programs, or agencies within 
     its jurisdiction with the objective of ensuring maximum 
     coordination and cooperation among committees when conducting 
     reviews of such laws, programs, or agencies and include in 
     its plan an explanation of steps that have been or will be 
     taken to ensure such coordination and cooperation;
       (B) give priority consideration to including in its plan 
     the review of those laws, programs, or agencies operating 
     under permanent budget authority or permanent statutory 
     authority; and
       (C) have a view toward ensuring that all significant laws, 
     programs, or agencies within its jurisdiction are subject to 
     review every 10 years.
       (2) 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 shall report to the House the oversight plans 
     submitted by committees together with any recommendations 
     that it, or the House leadership group described above, may 
     make to ensure the most effective coordination of oversight 
     plans and otherwise to 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 Appropriations shall conduct such 
     studies and examinations of the organization and operation of 
     executive departments and other executive agencies (including 
     an agency the majority of the stock of which is owned by the 
     United States) as it considers necessary to assist it in the 
     determination of matters within its jurisdiction.
       (b) The Committee on the Budget shall study on a continuing 
     basis the effect on budget outlays of relevant existing and 
     proposed legislation and report the results of such studies 
     to the House on a recurring basis.
       (c) The Committee on Commerce shall review and study on a 
     continuing basis laws, programs, and Government activities 
     relating to nuclear and other energy and nonmilitary nuclear 
     energy research and development including the disposal of 
     nuclear waste.
       (d) The Committee on Education and the Workforce shall 
     review, study, and coordinate on a continuing basis laws, 
     programs, and Government activities relating to domestic 
     educational programs and institutions and programs of student 
     assistance within the jurisdiction of other committees.
       (e) The Committee on Government Reform 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.
       (f) The Committee on International Relations shall review 
     and study on a continuing basis laws, programs, and 
     Government activities relating to customs administration, 
     intelligence activities relating to foreign policy, 
     international financial and monetary organizations, and 
     international fishing agreements.
       (g) The Committee on Armed Services shall review and study 
     on a continuing basis laws, programs, and Government 
     activities relating to international arms control and 
     disarmament and the education of military dependents in 
     schools.
       (h) The Committee on Resources shall review and study on a 
     continuing basis laws, programs, and Government activities 
     relating to Native Americans.
       (i) The Committee on Rules shall review and study on a 
     continuing basis the congressional budget process, and the 
     committee shall report its findings and recommendations to 
     the House from time to time.
       (j) The Committee on Science shall review and study on a 
     continuing basis laws, programs, and Government activities 
     relating to nonmilitary research and development.
       (k) The Committee on Small Business shall study and 
     investigate on a continuing basis the problems of all types 
     of small business.

     Additional functions of committees

       4. (a)(1)(A) The Committee on Appropriations shall, within 
     30 days after the transmittal of the Budget to 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 under 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) A hearing under 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 record 
     vote that the testimony to be taken at that hearing on that 
     day may be related to a matter of national security. 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.
       (D) A hearing under subdivision (A), or any part thereof, 
     may be held before a joint meeting of the committee and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate in accordance with 
     such procedures as the two committees jointly may determine.
       (2) Pursuant to section 401(b)(2) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974, when a committee reports a bill or joint 
     resolution that provides new entitlement authority as defined 
     in section 3(9) of that Act, and enactment of the bill or 
     joint resolution, as reported, would cause a breach of the 
     committee's pertinent allocation of new budget authority 
     under section 302(a) of that Act, the bill or joint 
     resolution may be referred to the Committee on Appropriations 
     with instructions to report it with recommendations (which 
     may include an amendment limiting the total amount of new 
     entitlement authority provided in the bill or joint 
     resolution). If the Committee on Appropriations fails to 
     report a bill or joint resolution so referred within 15 
     calendar days (not counting any day on which the House is not 
     in session), the committee automatically shall be discharged 
     from consideration of the bill or joint resolution, and the 
     bill or joint 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 that (on 
     the first day of the first fiscal year for which the 
     congressional budget process is effective) provide spending 
     authority or permanent budget authority and shall report to 
     the House from time to time its recommendations for 
     terminating or modifying such provisions.
       (4) In the manner provided by section 302 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee on 
     Appropriations (after consulting with the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate) shall subdivide any allocations 
     made to it in the joint explanatory statement accompanying 
     the conference report on such concurrent resolution, and 
     promptly report the subdivisions to the House as soon as 
     practicable after a concurrent resolution on the budget for a 
     fiscal year is agreed to.
       (b) The Committee on the Budget shall--
       (1) review on a continuing basis the conduct by the 
     Congressional Budget Office of its functions and duties;
       (2) hold hearings and receive testimony from Members, 
     Senators, Delegates, the Resident Commissioner, and such 
     appropriate representatives of Federal departments and 
     agencies, the general public, and national organizations as 
     it considers desirable in developing concurrent resolutions 
     on the budget for each fiscal year;
       (3) make all reports required of it by the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974;
       (4) study on a continuing basis those provisions of law 
     that exempt Federal agencies or any of their activities or 
     outlays from inclusion in the Budget of the United States 
     Government, and report to the House from time to time its 
     recommendations for terminating or modifying such provisions;
       (5) study on a continuing basis proposals designed to 
     improve and facilitate the congressional budget process, and 
     report to the House from time to time the results of such 
     studies, together with its recommendations; and
       (6) request and evaluate continuing studies of tax 
     expenditures, devise methods of coordinating tax 
     expenditures, policies, and programs with direct budget 
     outlays, and report the results of such studies to the House 
     on a recurring basis.
       (c)(1) The Committee on Government Reform shall--
       (A) receive and examine reports of the Comptroller General 
     of the United States and submit to the House such 
     recommendations as it considers necessary or desirable in 
     connection with the subject matter of the reports;

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       (B) evaluate the effects of laws enacted to reorganize the 
     legislative and executive branches of the Government; and
       (C) study 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 may at any time conduct 
     investigations of any matter without regard to clause 1, 2, 
     3, or this clause conferring jurisdiction over the matter to 
     another standing committee. The findings and recommendations 
     of the committee in such an investigation shall be made 
     available to any other standing committee having jurisdiction 
     over the matter involved and shall be included in the report 
     of any such other committee when required by clause 3(c)(4) 
     of rule XIII.
       (d)(1) The Committee on House Administration shall--
       (A) examine all bills, amendments, and joint resolutions 
     after passage by the House and, in cooperation with the 
     Senate, examine all bills and joint resolutions that have 
     passed both Houses to see that they are correctly enrolled 
     and forthwith present those bills and joint resolutions that 
     originated in the House to the President in person after 
     their signature by the Speaker and the President of the 
     Senate, and report to the House the fact and date of their 
     presentment;
       (B) provide policy direction for, and oversight of, the 
     Clerk, Sergeant-at-Arms, Chief Administrative Officer, and 
     Inspector General;
       (C) have the function of accepting on behalf of the House a 
     gift, except as otherwise provided by law, if the gift does 
     not involve a duty, burden, or condition, or is not made 
     dependent on some future performance by the House; and
       (D) promulgate regulations to carry out subdivision (C).
       (2) An employing office of the House may enter into 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 ranking minority member of the Committee on House 
     Administration concerning the amount of such payment.
       (e)(1) Each standing committee shall, in its consideration 
     of all public bills and public joint resolutions within its 
     jurisdiction, ensure that appropriations for continuing 
     programs and activities of the Federal Government and the 
     government of the District of Columbia will be made annually 
     to the maximum extent feasible and consistent with the 
     nature, requirement, and objective of the programs and 
     activities involved. In this subparagraph programs and 
     activities of the Federal Government and the government of 
     the District of Columbia includes programs and activities of 
     any department, agency, establishment, wholly owned 
     Government corporation, or instrumentality of the Federal 
     Government or of the government of the District of Columbia.
       (2) Each standing committee shall review from time to time 
     each continuing program within its jurisdiction for which 
     appropriations are not made annually to ascertain whether the 
     program should be modified to provide for annual 
     appropriations.

     Budget Act responsibilities

       (f)(1) Each standing committee shall submit to the 
     Committee on the Budget not later than six weeks after the 
     President submits his budget, or at such time as the 
     Committee on the Budget may request--
       (A) 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 that are within its jurisdiction or 
     functions; and
       (B) 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 that it intends to be effective during that 
     fiscal year.
       (2) The views and estimates submitted by the Committee on 
     Ways and Means under subparagraph (1) shall include a 
     specific recommendation, made after holding public hearings, 
     as to the appropriate level of the public debt that should be 
     set forth in the concurrent resolution on the budget and 
     serve as the basis for an increase or decrease in the 
     statutory limit on such debt under the procedures provided by 
     rule XXIII.

     Election and membership of standing committees

       5. (a)(1) The standing committees specified in clause 1 
     shall be elected by the House within seven calendar days 
     after the commencement of each Congress, from nominations 
     submitted by the respective party caucus or conference. A 
     resolution proposing to change the composition of a standing 
     committee shall be privileged if offered by direction of the 
     party caucus or conference concerned.
       (2)(A) The Committee on the Budget shall be composed of 
     members as follows:
       (i) Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner who 
     are members of other standing committees, including five who 
     are members of the Committee on Appropriations and five who 
     are members of the Committee on Ways and Means;
       (ii) one Member from the elected leadership of the majority 
     party; and
       (iii) one Member from the elected leadership of the 
     minority party.
       (B) Except as permitted by subdivision (C), a member of the 
     Committee on the Budget other than one from the elected 
     leadership of a party may not serve on the committee during 
     more than four Congresses in a period of six successive 
     Congresses (disregarding for this purpose any service for 
     less than a full session in a Congress).
       (C) A member of the Committee on the Budget who served as 
     either the chairman or the ranking minority member of the 
     committee in the immediately previous Congress and who did 
     not serve in that respective capacity in an earlier Congress 
     may serve as either the chairman or the ranking minority 
     member of the committee during one additional Congress.
       (3)(A) The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall 
     be composed of 10 members, five from the majority party and 
     five from the minority party.
       (B) Except as permitted by subdivision (C), a member of the 
     Committee on Standards of Official Conduct may not serve on 
     the committee during more than three Congresses in a period 
     of five successive Congresses (disregarding for this purpose 
     any service for less than a full session in a Congress).
       (C) A member of the Committee on Standards of Official 
     Conduct may serve on the committee during a fourth Congress 
     in a period of five successive Congresses only as either the 
     chairman or the ranking minority member of the committee.
       (4)(A) At the beginning of a Congress, the Speaker or his 
     designee and the Minority Leader or his designee each shall 
     name 10 Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner from 
     his respective party who are not members of the Committee on 
     Standards of Official Conduct to be available to serve on 
     investigative subcommittees of that committee during that 
     Congress. The lists of Members, Delegates, or the Resident 
     Commissioner so named shall be announced to the House.
       (B) Whenever the chairman and the ranking minority member 
     of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct jointly 
     determine that Members, Delegates, or the Resident 
     Commissioner named under subdivision (A) should be assigned 
     to serve on an investigative subcommittee of that committee, 
     each of them shall select an equal number of such Members, 
     Delegates, or Resident Commissioner from his respective party 
     to serve on that subcommittee.
       (b)(1) Membership on a standing committee during the course 
     of a Congress shall be contingent on continuing membership in 
     the party caucus or conference that nominated the Member, 
     Delegate, or Resident Commissioner concerned for election to 
     such committee. Should a Member, Delegate, or Resident 
     Commissioner cease to be a member of a particular party 
     caucus or conference, that Member, Delegate, or Resident 
     Commissioner shall automatically cease to be a member of each 
     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, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner ceases 
     to be a member of that caucus or conference. The Speaker 
     shall notify the chairman of each affected committee that the 
     election of such Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner 
     to the committee is automatically vacated under this 
     subparagraph.
       (2)(A) Except as specified in subdivision (B), a Member, 
     Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not serve 
     simultaneously as a member of more than two standing 
     committees or more than four subcommittees of the standing 
     committees.
       (B)(i) Ex officio service by a chairman or ranking minority 
     member of a committee on each of its subcommittees under a 
     committee rule does not count against the limitation on 
     subcommittee service.
       (ii) Service on an investigative subcommittee of the 
     Committee on Standards of Official Conduct under paragraph 
     (a)(4) does not count against the limitation on subcommittee 
     service.
       (iii) Any other exception to the limitations in subdivision 
     (A) must be approved by the House on the recommendation of 
     the relevant party caucus or conference.
       (C) In this subparagraph the term "subcommittee" includes a 
     panel (other than a special oversight panel of the Committee 
     on Armed Services), task force, special subcommittee, or 
     other subunit of a standing committee that is established for 
     a cumulative period longer than six months in a Congress.
       (c)(1) One of the members of each standing committee shall 
     be elected by the House, on the nomination of the majority 
     party caucus or conference, as chairman thereof. In the 
     temporary absence of the chairman, the member next in rank 
     (and so on, as often as the case shall happen) shall act as 
     chairman. Rank shall be determined by the order members are 
     named in resolutions electing them to the committee. In the 
     case of a permanent vacancy in the elected chairmanship of a 
     committee, the House shall elect another chairman.
       (2) A member of a standing committee may not serve as 
     chairman of the same standing committee, or of the same 
     subcommittee of a standing committee, during more than three 
     consecutive Congresses (disregarding for this purpose any 
     service for less than a full session in a Congress).
       (d)(1) Except as permitted by subparagraph (2), a committee 
     may have not more than five subcommittees.
       (2) A committee that maintains a subcommittee on oversight 
     may have not more than six subcommittees. The Committee on 
     Appropriations may have not more than 13 subcommittees. The 
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     ment Reform may have not more than seven subcommittees.
       (e) The House shall fill a vacancy on a standing committee 
     by election on the nomination of the respective party caucus 
     or conference.

     Expense resolutions

       6. (a) Whenever a committee, commission, or other entity 
     (other than the Committee on Appropriations) is granted 
     authorization for the payment of its expenses (including 
     staff salaries) for a Congress, such authorization initially 
     shall be procured by one primary expense resolution reported 
     by the Committee on House Administration. 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 Administration. A primary expense 
     resolution reported to the House may not be considered in the 
     House unless a printed report thereon was available on the 
     previous calendar day. For the information of the House, such 
     report shall--
       (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 of the expenditures 
     contemplated by the primary expense resolution.
       (b) After the date of adoption by the House of a primary 
     expense resolution for a committee, commission, or other 
     entity for a 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 
     Administration, as necessary. A supplemental expense 
     resolution reported to the House may not be considered in the 
     House unless a printed report thereon was available on the 
     previous calendar day. For the information of the House, such 
     report shall--
       (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 purposes for 
     which those additional funds are available; and
       (2) state the 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) a 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, a committee, commission, or other entity 
     at any time after the beginning of an odd-numbered year and 
     before the date of adoption by the House of the primary 
     expense resolution described in paragraph (a) for that year; 
     or
       (2) a resolution providing each of the standing committees 
     in a Congress 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 by a 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 treated fairly in 
     the appointment of such staff.
       (e) Funds authorized for a committee under this clause and 
     clauses 7 and 8 are for expenses incurred in the activities 
     of the committee.

     Interim funding

       7. (a) For the period beginning at noon on January 3 and 
     ending at midnight on March 31 in each odd-numbered year, 
     such sums as may be necessary shall be paid out of the 
     committee salary and expense accounts of the House for 
     continuance of necessary investigations and studies by--
       (1) each standing and select committee established by these 
     rules; and
       (2) except as specified in paragraph (b), each select 
     committee established by resolution.
       (b) 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--
       (1) a resolution proposing to reestablish such select 
     committee is introduced in the present Congress; and
       (2) the House has not adopted a resolution of the preceding 
     Congress providing for termination of funding for 
     investigations and studies by such select committee.
       (c) Each committee described in paragraph (a) shall be 
     entitled for each month during the period specified in 
     paragraph (a) to 9 percent (or such lesser percentage as may 
     be determined by the Committee on House Administration) of 
     the total annualized amount made available under expense 
     resolutions for such committee in the preceding session of 
     Congress.
       (d) Payments under this paragraph shall be made on vouchers 
     authorized by the committee involved, signed by the chairman 
     of the committee, except as provided in paragraph (e), and 
     approved by the Committee on House Administration.
       (e) 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 concerned in that Congress, payments under 
     this paragraph shall be made on vouchers signed by--
       (1) the member of the committee who served as chairman of 
     the committee at the expiration of the preceding Congress; or
       (2) if the chairman is not a Member, Delegate, or Resident 
     Commissioner in the present Congress, then the ranking member 
     of the committee as it was constituted at the expiration of 
     the preceding Congress who is a member of the majority party 
     in the present Congress.
       (f)(1) The authority of a committee to incur expenses under 
     this paragraph shall expire upon adoption by the House of a 
     primary expense resolution for the committee.
       (2) Amounts made available under this paragraph shall be 
     expended in accordance with regulations prescribed by the 
     Committee on House Administration.
       (3) This clause shall be effective only insofar as it is 
     not inconsistent with a resolution reported by the Committee 
     on House Administration and adopted by the House after the 
     adoption of these rules.

     Travel

       8. (a) 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 
     or its territories or possessions. Appropriated funds, 
     including those authorized under this clause and clauses 6 
     and 8, may not be expended for the purpose of defraying 
     expenses of members of a committee or its employees in a 
     country where local currencies are available for this 
     purpose.
       (b) The following conditions shall apply with respect to 
     travel outside the United States or its territories or 
     possessions:
       (1) A member or employee of a committee may not receive or 
     expend local currencies for subsistence in a country for a 
     day at a rate in excess of the maximum per diem set forth in 
     applicable Federal law.
       (2) A member or employee shall be reimbursed for his 
     expenses for a day at the lesser of--
       (A) the per diem set forth in applicable Federal law; or
       (B) the actual, unreimbursed expenses (other than for 
     transportation) he incurred during that day.
       (3) Each member or employee of a 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, and funds 
     expended for any other official purpose and shall summarize 
     in these categories the total foreign currencies or 
     appropriated funds expended. Each report shall be filed with 
     the chairman of the committee not later than 60 days 
     following the completion of travel for use in complying with 
     reporting requirements in applicable Federal law and shall be 
     open for public inspection.
       (c)(1) In carrying out the activities of a committee 
     outside the United States in a country where local currencies 
     are unavailable, a member or employee of a committee may not 
     receive reimbursement for expenses (other than for 
     transportation) in excess of the maximum per diem set forth 
     in applicable Federal law.
       (2) A member or employee shall be reimbursed for his 
     expenses for a day, at the lesser of--
       (A) the per diem set forth in applicable Federal law; or
       (B) the actual unreimbursed expenses (other than for 
     transportation) he incurred during that day.
       (3) A member or employee of a committee may not receive 
     reimbursement for the cost of any transportation in 
     connection with travel outside the United States unless the 
     member or employee actually paid for the transportation.
       (d) The restrictions respecting travel outside the United 
     States set forth in paragraph (c) also shall apply to travel 
     outside the United States by a Member, Delegate, Resident 
     Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House authorized 
     under any standing rule.

     Committee staffs

       9. (a)(1) Subject to subparagraph (2) and paragraph (f), 
     each standing committee may appoint, by majority vote, not 
     more than 30 professional staff members to be compensated 
     from the funds provided for the appointment of committee 
     staff by primary and additional expense resolutions. Each 
     professional staff member appointed under this subparagraph 
     shall be assigned to the chairman and the ranking minority 
     member of the committee, as the committee considers 
     advisable.
       (2) Subject to paragraph (f) whenever a majority of the 
     minority party members of a standing committee (other than 
     the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct or the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence) so request, not 
     more than 10 persons (or one-third of the total professional 
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     mittee staff appointed under this clause, whichever is fewer) 
     may be selected, by majority vote of the minority party 
     members, for appointment by the committee as professional 
     staff members under subparagraph (1). The committee shall 
     appoint 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 a person so selected are unacceptable, a 
     majority of the minority party members may select another 
     person 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 a duty other than one pertaining to 
     committee business.
       (2) Subparagraph (1) does not apply to 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 staff is commensurate with the work performed for the 
     committee in accordance with clause 8 of rule XXIV.
       (3) The use of any ``associate'' or ``shared'' staff by a 
     committee shall be subject to the review of, and to any 
     terms, conditions, or limitations established by, the 
     Committee on House Administration in connection with the 
     reporting of any primary or additional expense resolution.
       (4) This paragraph does not apply to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       (c) Each employee on the professional or investigative 
     staff of a standing committee shall be entitled to pay at a 
     single gross per annum rate, to be fixed by the chairman and 
     that 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 by majority vote such 
     staff as it determines to be necessary (in addition to the 
     clerk of the committee and assistants for the minority). The 
     staff appointed under this paragraph, other than minority 
     assistants, shall possess such qualifications as the 
     committee may prescribe.
       (e) A committee may not appoint to its staff an expert or 
     other personnel detailed or assigned from a department or 
     agency of the Government except with the written permission 
     of the Committee on House Administration.
       (f) If a request for the appointment of a minority 
     professional staff member under paragraph (a) is made when no 
     vacancy exists for such an appointment, the committee 
     nevertheless may appoint under paragraph (a) a person 
     selected by the minority and acceptable to the committee. A 
     person so appointed shall serve as an additional member of 
     the professional staff of the committee until such a vacancy 
     occurs (other than a vacancy in the position of head of the 
     professional staff, by whatever title designated), at which 
     time that person is considered as appointed to that vacancy. 
     Such a person shall be paid from the applicable accounts of 
     the House described in clause 1(i)(1) of rule X. If such a 
     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 the vacancy.
       (g) Each staff member appointed pursuant to a request by 
     minority party members under paragraph (a), and each staff 
     member appointed to assist minority members of a committee 
     pursuant to an expense resolution described in paragraph (a) 
     of clause 6, shall be accorded equitable treatment with 
     respect to the fixing of the rate of pay, the assignment of 
     work facilities, and the accessibility of committee records.
       (h) Paragraph (a) may not be construed to authorize the 
     appointment of additional professional staff members of a 
     committee pursuant to a request under paragraph (a) by the 
     minority party members of that committee if 10 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, by an affirmative vote of a majority of the 
     members of the majority party and of a majority of the 
     members of the minority party.

     Select and joint committees

       10. (a) Membership on a select or joint committee appointed 
     by the Speaker under clause 11 of rule I during the course of 
     a Congress shall be contingent on continuing membership in 
     the party caucus or conference of which the Member, Delegate, 
     or Resident Commissioner concerned was a member at the time 
     of appointment. Should a Member, Delegate, or Resident 
     Commissioner cease to be a member of that caucus or 
     conference, that Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner 
     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, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner ceases 
     to be a member of a party caucus or conference. The Speaker 
     shall notify the chairman of each affected select or joint 
     committee that the appointment of such Member, Delegate, or 
     Resident Commissioner to the select or joint committee is 
     automatically vacated under this paragraph.
       (b) Each select or joint committee, other than a conference 
     committee, shall comply with clause 2(a) of rule XI unless 
     specifically exempted by law.

     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

       11. (a)(1) There is established a Permanent Select 
     Committee on Intelligence (hereafter in this clause referred 
     to as the ``select committee''). The select committee shall 
     be composed of not more than 16 Members, Delegates, or the 
     Resident Commissioner, of whom not more than nine may be from 
     the same party. The select committee shall include at least 
     one Member, Delegate, or the Resident Commissioner from each 
     of the following committees:
       (A) the Committee on Appropriations;
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services;
       (C) the Committee on International Relations; and
       (D) the Committee on the Judiciary.
       (2) The Speaker and the Minority Leader shall be ex officio 
     members of the select committee but shall have no vote in the 
     select committee and may not be counted for purposes of 
     determining a quorum thereof.
       (3) The Speaker and Minority Leader each may designate a 
     member of his leadership staff to assist him in his capacity 
     as ex officio member, with the same access to committee 
     meetings, hearings, briefings, and materials as employees of 
     the select committee and subject to the same security 
     clearance and confidentiality requirements as employees of 
     the select committee under this clause.
       (4)(A) Except as permitted by subdivision (B), a Member, 
     Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, other than the Speaker or 
     the Minority Leader, may not serve as a member of the select 
     committee during more than four Congresses in a period of six 
     successive Congresses (disregarding for this purpose any 
     service for less than a full session in a Congress).
       (B) A member of the select committee who served as either 
     the chairman or the ranking minority member of the select 
     committee in the immediately previous Congress and who did 
     not serve in that respective capacity in an earlier Congress 
     may serve as either the chairman or the ranking minority 
     member of the select committee during one additional 
     Congress.
       (b)(1) There shall be referred to the select committee 
     proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and 
     other matters relating to the following:
       (A) The Central Intelligence Agency, the 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 
     the tactical intelligence and intelligence-related activities 
     of the Department of Defense.
       (C) The organization or reorganization of a 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.
       (D) Authorizations for appropriations, both direct and 
     indirect, for the following:
       (i) The Central Intelligence Agency, the Director of 
     Central Intelligence, and the National Foreign Intelligence 
     Program as defined in section 3(6) of the National Security 
     Act of 1947.
       (ii) Intelligence and intelligence-related activities of 
     all other departments and agencies of the Government, 
     including the tactical intelligence and intelligence-related 
     activities of the Department of Defense.
       (iii) A department, agency, subdivision, or program that is 
     a successor to an agency or program named or referred to in 
     (i) or (ii).
       (2) Proposed legislation initially reported by the select 
     committee (other than provisions solely involving matters 
     specified in subparagraph (1)(A) or subparagraph (1)(D)(i)) 
     containing any matter otherwise within the jurisdiction of a 
     standing committee shall be referred by the Speaker to that 
     standing committee. Proposed legislation initially reported 
     by another committee that contains matter within the 
     jurisdiction of the select committee shall be referred by the 
     Speaker to the select committee if requested by the chairman 
     of the select committee.
       (3) Nothing in this clause shall be construed as 
     prohibiting or otherwise restricting the authority of any 
     other committee to study and review an intelligence or 
     intelligence-related activity to the extent that such 
     activity directly affects a matter otherwise within the 
     jurisdiction of that committee.
       (4) Nothing in this clause shall be construed as amending, 
     limiting, or otherwise changing the authority of a standing 
     committee to obtain full and prompt access to the product of 
     the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of a 
     department or agency of the Government relevant to a matter 
     otherwise within the jurisdiction of that committee.
       (c)(1) For purposes of accountability to the House, the 
     select committee 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. The select committee shall 
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     call to the attention of the House, or to any other 
     appropriate committee, a matter requiring the attention of 
     the House or another committee. In making such report, the 
     select committee shall proceed in a manner consistent with 
     paragraph (g) to protect national security.
       (2) The select committee shall obtain annual reports 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 interests. 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 persons 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 the reports 
     are based or the amount of funds authorized to be 
     appropriated for intelligence and intelligence-related 
     activities.
       (3) Within six weeks after the President submits a budget 
     under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, or at 
     such time as the Committee on the Budget may request, the 
     select committee shall submit to the Committee on the Budget 
     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.
       (d)(1) Except as specified in subparagraph (2), clauses 
     6(a), (b), and (c) and 8(a), (b), and (c) of this rule, and 
     clauses 1, 2, and 4 of rule XI shall apply to the select 
     committee to the extent not inconsistent with this clause.
       (2) Notwithstanding the requirements of the first sentence 
     of clause 2(g)(2) of rule XI, in the presence of the number 
     of members required under the rules of the select committee 
     for the purpose of taking testimony or receiving evidence, 
     the select committee may vote to close a hearing whenever a 
     majority of those present determines that the testimony or 
     evidence would endanger the national security.
       (e) An employee of the select committee, or a person 
     engaged by contract or otherwise to perform services for or 
     at the request of the select committee, may not be given 
     access to any classified information by the select 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 concerning the security of classified 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, that is commensurate with 
     the sensitivity of the classified information to which such 
     employee or person will be given access by the select 
     committee.
       (f) The select committee shall formulate and carry out such 
     rules and procedures as it considers necessary to prevent the 
     disclosure, without the consent of each person concerned, of 
     information in the possession of the select committee that 
     unduly infringes on the privacy or that violates the 
     constitutional rights of such person. Nothing herein shall be 
     construed to prevent the select committee from publicly 
     disclosing classified information in a case in which it 
     determines that national interest in the disclosure of 
     classified information clearly outweighs any infringement on 
     the privacy of a person.
       (g)(1) The select committee may disclose publicly any 
     information in its possession after a determination by the 
     select committee that the public interest would be served by 
     such disclosure. With respect to the disclosure of 
     information for which this paragraph requires action by the 
     select committee--
       (A) the select committee shall meet to vote on the matter 
     within five days after a member of the select committee 
     requests a vote; and
       (B) a member of the select committee may not make such a 
     disclosure before a vote by the select committee on the 
     matter, or after a vote by the select committee on the matter 
     except in accordance with this paragraph.
       (2)(A) In a case in which the select committee votes to 
     disclose publicly any information that has been classified 
     under established security procedures, that has been 
     submitted to it by the executive branch, and that the 
     executive branch requests be kept secret, the select 
     committee shall notify the President of such vote.
       (B) The select committee may disclose publicly such 
     information after the expiration of a five-day period 
     following the day on which notice of the vote to disclose is 
     transmitted to the President unless, before the expiration of 
     the five-day period, the President, personally in writing, 
     notifies the select 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 the disclosure is of 
     such gravity that it outweighs any public interest in the 
     disclosure.
       (C) If the President, personally in writing, notifies the 
     select committee of his objections to the disclosure of 
     information as provided in subdivision (B), the select 
     committee may, by majority vote, refer the question of the 
     disclosure of such information, with a recommendation 
     thereon, to the House. The select committee may not publicly 
     disclose such information without leave of the House.
       (D) Whenever the select committee votes to refer the 
     question of disclosure of any information to the House under 
     subdivision (C), 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.
       (E) If the chairman of the select committee does not offer 
     in the House a motion to consider in closed session a matter 
     reported under subdivision (D) within four calendar days on 
     which the House is in session after the recommendation 
     described in subdivision (C) is reported, then such a motion 
     shall be privileged when offered by a Member, Delegate, or 
     Resident Commissioner. In either case such a motion shall be 
     decided without debate or intervening motion except one that 
     the House adjourn.
       (F) Upon adoption by the House of a motion to resolve into 
     closed session as described in subdivision (E), the Speaker 
     may declare a recess subject to the call of the Chair. At the 
     expiration of the recess, the pending question, in closed 
     session, shall be, ``Shall the House approve the 
     recommendation of the select committee?''.
       (G) Debate on the question described in subdivision (F) 
     shall be limited to two hours equally divided and controlled 
     by the chairman and ranking minority member of the select 
     committee. After such debate the previous question shall be 
     considered as ordered on the question of approving the 
     recommendation without intervening motion except one motion 
     that the House adjourn. The House shall vote on the question 
     in open session but without divulging the information with 
     respect to which the vote is taken. If the recommendation of 
     the select committee is not approved, then the question is 
     considered as recommitted to the select committee for further 
     recommendation.
       (3)(A) Information in the possession of the select 
     committee relating to the lawful intelligence or 
     intelligence-related activities of a department or agency of 
     the United States that has been classified under established 
     security procedures, and that the select committee has 
     determined should not be disclosed under subparagraph (1) or 
     (2), may not be made available to any person by a Member, 
     Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the 
     House except as provided in subdivision (B).
       (B) The select committee shall, under such regulations as 
     it may prescribe, make information described in subdivision 
     (A) available to a committee or a Member, Delegate, or 
     Resident Commissioner, and permit a Member, Delegate, or 
     Resident Commissioner to attend a hearing of the select 
     committee that is closed to the public. Whenever the select 
     committee makes such information available, it shall keep a 
     written record showing, in the case of particular 
     information, which committee or which Member, Delegate, or 
     Resident Commissioner received the information. A Member, 
     Delegate, or Resident Commissioner who, and a committee that, 
     receives information under this subdivision may not disclose 
     the information except in a closed session of the House.
       (4) The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall 
     investigate any unauthorized disclosure of intelligence or 
     intelligence-related information by a Member, Delegate, 
     Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House in 
     violation of subparagraph (3) and report to the House 
     concerning any allegation that it finds to be substantiated.
       (5) Upon the request of a person who is subject to an 
     investigation described in subparagraph (4), the Committee on 
     Standards of Official Conduct shall release to such person 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, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, 
     officer, or employee of the House, it shall report its 
     findings to the House and recommend appropriate action. 
     Recommendations may include 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.
       (h) The select committee may permit a personal 
     representative of the President, designated by the President 
     to serve as a liaison to the select committee, to attend any 
     closed meeting of the select committee.
       (i) Subject to the Rules of the House, funds may not be 
     appropriated for a fiscal year, with the exception of a bill 
     or joint resolution continuing appropriations, or an 
     amendment thereto, or a conference report thereon, to, or for 
     use of, a department or agency of the United States to carry 
     out any of the following activities, unless the funds shall 
     previously have been authorized by a bill or joint resolution 
     passed by the House during the same or preceding fiscal year 
     to carry out such activity for such fiscal year:
       (1) The activities of the Central Intelligence Agency and 
     the Director of Central Intelligence.
       (2) The activities of the Defense Intelligence Agency.
       (3) The activities of the National Security Agency.

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       (4) The intelligence and intelligence-related activities of 
     other agencies and subdivisions of the Department of Defense.
       (5) The intelligence and intelligence-related activities of 
     the Department of State.
       (6) The intelligence and intelligence-related activities of 
     the Federal Bureau of Investigation, including all activities 
     of the Intelligence Division.
       (j)(1) In this clause the term ``intelligence and 
     intelligence-related activities'' includes--
       (A) the collection, analysis, production, dissemination, or 
     use of information that relates to a foreign country, or a 
     government, political group, party, military force, movement, 
     or other association in a foreign country, and that relates 
     to the defense, foreign policy, national security, or related 
     policies of the United States and other activity in support 
     of the collection, analysis, production, dissemination, or 
     use of such information;
       (B) activities taken to counter similar activities directed 
     against the United States;
       (C) covert or clandestine activities affecting the 
     relations of the United States with a foreign government, 
     political group, party, military force, movement, or other 
     association;
       (D) 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 a 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
       (E) covert or clandestine activities directed against 
     persons described in subdivision (D).
       (2) In this clause the term ``department or agency'' 
     includes any organization, committee, council, establishment, 
     or office within the Federal Government.
       (3) For purposes of this clause, reference to a department, 
     agency, bureau, or subdivision shall include a reference to 
     any successor department, agency, bureau, or subdivision to 
     the extent that a successor engages in intelligence or 
     intelligence-related activities now conducted by the 
     department, agency, bureau, or subdivision referred to in 
     this clause.
       (k) Clause 12(a) of rule XXII does not apply to meetings of 
     a conference committee respecting legislation (or any part 
     thereof) reported by the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence.

                                RULE XI.

           Procedures of Committees and Unfinished Business.

     In general

       1. (a)(1)(A) Except as provided in subdivision (B), the 
     Rules of the House are the rules of its committees and 
     subcommittees so far as applicable.
       (B) 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, each shall be 
     privileged in committees and subcommittees and shall be 
     decided without debate.
       (2) Each subcommittee is a part of its committee and is 
     subject to the authority and direction of that committee and 
     to its rules, so far as applicable.
       (b)(1) Each committee may conduct at any time such 
     investigations and studies as it considers necessary or 
     appropriate in the exercise of its responsibilities under 
     rule X. Subject to the adoption of expense resolutions as 
     required by clause 6 of rule X, each committee may incur 
     expenses, including travel expenses, in connection with such 
     investigations and studies.
       (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 sine die of the last regular 
     session of a Congress, an investigative or oversight report 
     may be filed with the Clerk at any time, provided that a 
     member who gives timely notice of intention to file 
     supplemental, minority, or additional views shall be entitled 
     to not less than seven calendar days in which to submit such 
     views for inclusion in the report.
       (c) Each committee may have printed and bound such 
     testimony and other data as may be presented at hearings held 
     by the committee or its subcommittees. All costs of 
     stenographic services and transcripts in connection with a 
     meeting or hearing of a committee shall be paid from the 
     applicable accounts of the House described in clause 1(i)(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 at noon 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 
     under clause 2(d) of rule X, a summary of the actions taken 
     and recommendations made with respect to each such plan, a 
     summary of any additional oversight activities undertaken by 
     that committee, and any recommendations made or actions taken 
     thereon.
       (4) After an adjournment sine die of the last regular 
     session of a Congress, the chairman of a committee may file 
     an activities report under subparagraph (1) with the Clerk at 
     any time and without approval of the committee, provided 
     that--
       (A) a copy of the report has been available to each member 
     of the committee for at least seven calendar days; and
       (B) the report includes any supplemental, minority, or 
     additional views submitted by a member of the committee.

     Adoption of written rules

       2. (a)(1) Each standing committee shall adopt written rules 
     governing its procedure. Such rules--
       (A) shall be adopted in a meeting that is open to the 
     public unless the committee, in open session and with a 
     quorum present, determines by record vote that all or part of 
     the meeting on that day shall be closed to the public;
       (B) may not be inconsistent with the Rules of the House or 
     with those provisions of law having the force and effect of 
     Rules of the House; and
       (C) shall in any event incorporate all of the succeeding 
     provisions of this clause to the extent applicable.
       (2) Each committee shall submit its rules for publication 
     in the Congressional Record not later than 30 days after the 
     committee is elected in each odd-numbered year.

     Regular meeting days

       (b) Each standing committee shall establish regular meeting 
     days for the conduct of its business, which shall be not less 
     frequent than monthly. Each such committee shall meet for the 
     consideration of a bill or resolution pending before the 
     committee or 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 considers necessary, additional and special 
     meetings of the committee for the consideration of a bill or 
     resolution pending before the committee or for the conduct of 
     other committee business, subject to such rules as the 
     committee may adopt. The committee shall meet for such 
     purpose under that call of the chairman.
       (2) Three or more members of a standing committee may file 
     in the offices of the committee a written request that the 
     chairman call a special meeting of the committee. 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 the chairman does not call the requested special 
     meeting within three calendar days after the filing of the 
     request (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. The written notice shall specify the date and hour 
     of the special meeting and the measure or matter to be 
     considered. 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. Only the 
     measure or matter specified in that notice may be considered 
     at that special meeting.

     Temporary absence of chairman

       (d) A member of the majority party on each standing 
     committee or subcommittee thereof shall be designated by the 
     chairman of the full committee as the vice chairman of the 
     committee or subcommittee, as the case may be, and shall 
     preside during the absence of the chairman from any meeting. 
     If the chairman and vice chairman of a committee or 
     subcommittee are not present at any meeting of the committee 
     or subcommittee, the ranking majority member who is present 
     shall preside at that meeting.

     Committee records

       (e)(1)(A) Each committee shall keep a complete record of 
     all committee action which shall include--
       (i) in the case of a 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
       (ii) a record of the votes on any question on which a 
     record vote is demanded.
       (B)(i) Except as provided in subdivision (B)(ii) and 
     subject to paragraph (k)(7), the result of each such record 
     vote shall be made available by the committee for inspection 
     by the public at reasonable times in its offices. Information 
     so available for public inspection shall include a 
     description of the amendment, motion, order, or other 
     proposition, the name of each member voting for and each 
     member voting against such amendment, motion, order, or 
     proposition, and the names of those members of the committee 
     present but not voting.
       (ii) The result of any record vote taken in executive 
     session in the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct may 
     not be made available for inspection by the public

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     without an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of 
     the committee.
       (2)(A) Except as provided in subdivision (B), all committee 
     hearings, records, data, charts, and files shall be kept 
     separate and distinct from the congressional office records 
     of the member serving as its chairman. Such records shall be 
     the property of the House, and each Member, Delegate, and the 
     Resident Commissioner shall have access thereto.
       (B) A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, other 
     than members of the Committee on Standards of Official 
     Conduct, may not have access to the records of that committee 
     respecting the conduct of a Member, Delegate, Resident 
     Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House without the 
     specific prior permission of that 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 VII. Such standards 
     shall specify procedures for orders of the committee under 
     clause 3(b)(3) and clause 4(b) of rule VII, 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 make its publications available in 
     electronic form to the maximum extent feasible.

     Prohibition against proxy voting

       (f) A vote by a member of a committee or subcommittee with 
     respect to any measure or matter may not be cast by proxy.

     Open meetings and hearings

       (g)(1) Each meeting for the transaction of business, 
     including the markup of legislation, by a standing committee 
     or subcommittee thereof (other than the Committee on 
     Standards of Official Conduct or its subcommittee) 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 record vote that all or part of the remainder 
     of the meeting on that day shall be in executive session 
     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 a law or rule of the 
     House. Persons, other than members of the committee and such 
     noncommittee Members, Delegates, Resident Commissioner, 
     congressional staff, or departmental representatives as the 
     committee may authorize, may not be present at a business or 
     markup session that is held in executive session. This 
     subparagraph does not apply to open committee hearings, which 
     are governed by clause 4(a)(1) of rule X or by subparagraph 
     (2).
       (2)(A) Each hearing conducted by a committee or 
     subcommittee (other than the Committee on Standards of 
     Official Conduct or its subcommittees) 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 record 
     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 national security, would compromise sensitive law 
     enforcement information, or would violate a law or rule of 
     the House.
       (B) Notwithstanding the requirements of subdivision (A), in 
     the presence of the number of members required under the 
     rules of the committee for the purpose of taking testimony, a 
     majority of those present may--
       (i) agree to close the hearing for the sole purpose of 
     discussing whether testimony or evidence to be received would 
     endanger national security, would compromise sensitive law 
     enforcement information, or would violate clause 2(k)(5); or
       (ii) agree to close the hearing as provided in clause 
     2(k)(5).
       (C) A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not be 
     excluded from nonparticipatory attendance at a hearing of a 
     committee or subcommittee (other than the Committee on 
     Standards of Official Conduct or its subcommittees) unless 
     the House by majority vote authorizes 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, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner by the same 
     procedures specified in this subparagraph for closing 
     hearings to the public.
       (D) The committee or subcommittee may vote by the same 
     procedure described in this subparagraph to close one 
     subsequent day of hearing, except that the Committee on 
     Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the 
     subcommittees thereof, may vote by the same procedure to 
     close up to five additional, consecutive days of hearings.
       (3) The chairman of each committee (other than the 
     Committee on Rules) shall make public announcement of the 
     date, place, and subject matter of a 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 that there is good cause 
     to begin a hearing sooner, or if the committee so determines 
     by majority vote in the presence of the number of members 
     required under the rules of the committee for the transaction 
     of business, the chairman shall make the announcement at the 
     earliest possible date. An announcement made under this 
     subparagraph shall be published promptly in the Daily Digest 
     and made available in electronic form.
       (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 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 each 
     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)(A) Except as provided in subdivision (B), a point of 
     order does not lie with respect to a measure reported by a 
     committee on the ground that hearings on such measure were 
     not conducted in accordance with this clause.
       (B) A point of order on the ground described in subdivision 
     (A) may be made by a member of the committee that reported 
     the measure if such point of order was timely made and 
     improperly disposed of in the committee.
       (6) This paragraph does not apply to hearings of the 
     Committee on Appropriations under clause 4(a)(1) of rule X.

     Quorum requirements

       (h)(1) A measure or recommendation may not be reported by a 
     committee unless a majority of the committee is actually 
     present.
       (2) Each committee may fix the number of its members to 
     constitute a quorum for taking testimony and receiving 
     evidence, which may not be less than two.
       (3) Each committee (other than 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 may 
     not be less than one-third of the members.

     Limitation on committee sittings

       (i) A committee may not 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 questioning of witnesses

       (j)(1) Whenever a hearing is conducted by a committee on a 
     measure or matter, the minority members of 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 during the questioning of 
     witnesses in a 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 a 
     specified number of its members to question a witness for 
     longer than five minutes. The time for extended questioning 
     of a witness under this subdivision shall be equal for the 
     majority party and the minority party and may not exceed one 
     hour in the aggregate.
       (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. The time 
     for extended questioning of a witness under this subdivision 
     shall be equal for the majority party and the minority party 
     and may not exceed one hour in the aggregate.

     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 of 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 investigative hearing may tend to defame, degrade, or 
     incriminate any person--
       (A) notwithstanding paragraph (g)(2), such testimony or 
     evidence shall be presented in executive session if, in the 
     presence of the number of members required under the rules of 
     the committee for the purpose of taking testimony, the 
     committee determines by vote of a majority of those present 
     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 incriminate any person.

     In either case the committee shall afford such person an 
     opportunity voluntarily to appear as a witness, and receive 
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     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) Evidence or testimony taken in executive session, and 
     proceedings conducted in executive session, may be released 
     or used in public sessions only when authorized by the 
     committee, a majority being present.
       (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 pertinence 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.

     Supplemental, minority, or additional views

       (l) If at the time of approval of a measure or matter by a 
     committee (other than the Committee on Rules) a member of the 
     committee gives notice of intention to file supplemental, 
     minority, or additional views for inclusion in the report to 
     the House thereon, that member shall be entitled to not less 
     than two additional calendar days after the day of such 
     notice (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays 
     except when the House is in session on such a day) to file 
     such views, in writing and signed by that member, with the 
     clerk of the committee.

     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 2 of rule XII), a committee or 
     subcommittee is authorized (subject to subparagraph (2)(A))--
       (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 as it considers 
     necessary; and
       (B) to require, by subpoena or otherwise, the attendance 
     and testimony of such witnesses and the production of such 
     books, records, correspondence, memoranda, papers, and 
     documents as it considers necessary.
       (2) The chairman of the committee, or a member designated 
     by the chairman, may administer oaths to witnesses.
       (3)(A)(i) Except as provided in subdivision (A)(ii), a 
     subpoena may be authorized and issued by a committee or 
     subcommittee under subparagraph (1)(B) in the conduct of an 
     investigation or series of investigations or activities only 
     when authorized by the committee or subcommittee, a majority 
     being present. The power to authorize and issue subpoenas 
     under subparagraph (1)(B) may be delegated to the chairman of 
     the committee under such rules and under such limitations as 
     the committee may prescribe. Authorized subpoenas shall be 
     signed by the chairman of the committee or by a member 
     designated by the committee.
       (ii) In the case of a subcommittee of the Committee on 
     Standards of Official Conduct, a subpoena may be authorized 
     and issued only by an affirmative vote of a majority of its 
     members.
       (B) A subpoena duces tecum may specify terms of return 
     other than at a meeting or hearing of the committee or 
     subcommittee authorizing the subpoena.
       (C) Compliance with a subpoena issued by a committee or 
     subcommittee under subparagraph (1)(B) may be enforced only 
     as authorized or directed by the House.

     Committee on Standards of Official Conduct

       3. (a) The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct has 
     the following functions:
       (1) The committee may recommend to the House from time to 
     time such administrative actions as it may consider 
     appropriate to establish or enforce standards of official 
     conduct for Members, Delegates, the Resident Commissioner, 
     officers, and employees of the House. A letter of reproval or 
     other administrative action of the committee pursuant to an 
     investigation under subparagraph (2) shall only be issued or 
     implemented as a part of a report required by such 
     subparagraph.
       (2) The committee may investigate, subject to paragraph 
     (b), an alleged violation by a Member, Delegate, Resident 
     Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House of the Code 
     of Official Conduct or of a law, rule, regulation, or other 
     standard of conduct applicable to the conduct of such Member, 
     Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee in the 
     performance of his duties or the discharge of his 
     responsibilities. After notice and hearing (unless the right 
     to a hearing is waived by the Member, Delegate, Resident 
     Commissioner, officer or employee), the committee shall 
     report to the House its findings of fact and recommendations, 
     if any, for the final disposition of any such investigation 
     and such action as the committee may consider appropriate in 
     the circumstances.
       (3) The committee may 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, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee 
     of the House, of a law applicable to the performance of his 
     duties or the discharge of his responsibilities that may have 
     been disclosed in a committee investigation.
       (4) The committee may consider the request of a Member, 
     Delegate, Resident Commissioner, 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, 
     Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee. With 
     appropriate deletions to ensure the privacy of the person 
     concerned, the committee may publish such opinion for the 
     guidance of other Members, Delegates, the Resident 
     Commissioner, officers, and employees of the House.
       (5) The committee may consider the request of a Member, 
     Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the 
     House for a written waiver in exceptional circumstances with 
     respect to clause 4 of rule XXIV.
       (b)(1)(A) Unless approved by an affirmative vote of a 
     majority of its members, the Committee on Standards of 
     Official Conduct may not report a resolution, report, 
     recommendation, or advisory opinion relating to the official 
     conduct of a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer 
     or employee of the House, or, except as provided in 
     subparagraph (2), undertake an investigation of such conduct.
       (B)(i) Upon the receipt of information offered as a 
     complaint that is in compliance with this rule and the rules 
     of the committee, the chairman and ranking minority member 
     jointly may appoint members to serve as an investigative 
     subcommittee.
       (ii) The chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     committee jointly may gather additional information 
     concerning alleged conduct that is the basis of a complaint 
     or of information offered as a complaint until they have 
     established an investigative subcommittee or either of them 
     has placed on the agenda of the committee the issue of 
     whether to establish an investigative subcommittee.
       (2) 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, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, 
     officer, or employee of the House only--
       (A) upon receipt of information offered as a complaint, in 
     writing and under oath, from a Member, Delegate, or Resident 
     Commissioner and transmitted to the committee by such Member, 
     Delegate, or Resident Commissioner; or
       (B) upon receipt of information offered as a complaint, in 
     writing and under oath, from a person not a Member, Delegate, 
     or Resident Commissioner provided that a Member, Delegate, or 
     Resident Commissioner certifies in writing to the committee 
     that he 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 
     periods set forth in the rules of the Committee on Standards 
     of Official Conduct, the chairman and ranking minority member 
     shall establish jointly 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.
       (3) The committee may not undertake an investigation of an 
     alleged violation of a law, rule, regulation, or standard of 
     conduct that was not in effect at the time of the alleged 
     violation. The committee may not undertake an investigation 
     of such an alleged violation that occurred before the third 
     previous Congress unless the committee determines that the 
     alleged violation is directly related to an alleged violation 
     that occurred in a more recent Congress.
       (4) A member of the committee shall be ineligible to 
     participate as a member of the committee in a committee 
     proceeding relating to the member's official conduct. 
     Whenever a member of the committee is ineligible to act as a 
     member of the committee under the preceding sentence, the 
     Speaker shall designate a Member, Delegate, or Resident 
     Commissioner from the same political party as the ineligible 
     member to act in any proceeding of the committee relating to 
     that conduct.
       (5) A member of the committee may disqualify himself from 
     participating in an investigation of the conduct of a Member, 
     Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the 
     House upon the submission in writing and under oath of an 
     affidavit of disqualification stating that the member cannot 
     render an impartial and unbiased decision in the case in 
     which the member seeks to be disqualified. 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, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner 
     from the same political party as the disqualifying member to 
     act in any proceeding of the committee relating to that case.
       (6) Information or testimony received, or the contents of a 
     complaint or the fact of its filing, may not be publicly 
     disclosed by any committee or staff member unless 
     specifically authorized in each instance by a vote of the 
     full committee.
       (7) The committee shall have the functions designated in 
     titles I and V of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, in 
     sections 7342, 7351, and 7353 of title 5, United States Code, 
     and in clause 11(g)(4) of rule X.
       (c)(1) Notwithstanding clause 2(g)(1) of rule XI, each 
     meeting of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct or 
     a subcommittee thereof shall occur in executive

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     session unless the committee or subcommittee, by an 
     affirmative vote of a majority of its members, opens the 
     meeting to the public.
       (2) Notwithstanding clause 2(g)(2) of rule XI, each hearing 
     of an adjudicatory subcommittee or sanction hearing of the 
     Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall be held in 
     open session unless the committee or subcommittee, 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.
       (d) Before a member, officer, or employee of the Committee 
     on Standards of Official Conduct, including members of a 
     subcommittee of the committee selected under clause 5(a)(4) 
     of rule X 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 as 
     part of the records of the House. This paragraph establishes 
     a standard of conduct within the meaning of paragraph (a)(2). 
     Breaches of confidentiality shall be investigated by the 
     Committee on Standards of Official Conduct and appropriate 
     action shall be taken.
       (e)(1) 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, considers 
     appropriate in the circumstances.
       (2) Complaints filed before the One Hundred Fifth Congress 
     may not be deemed frivolous by the Committee on Standards of 
     Official Conduct.

     Audio and visual coverage of committee proceedings

       4. (a) The purpose of this clause is to provide a means, in 
     conformity with acceptable standards of dignity, propriety, 
     and decorum, by which committee hearings or committee 
     meetings that are open to the public may be covered by audio 
     and visual means--
       (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 as an 
     institution 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 may 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 audio or 
     visual means, 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 
     may 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 a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner or bring the 
     House, the committee, or a Member, Delegate, or Resident 
     Commissioner into disrepute.
       (d) The coverage of committee hearings and meetings by 
     audio and visual means shall be permitted and conducted only 
     in strict conformity with the purposes, provisions, and 
     requirements of this clause.
       (e) Whenever a hearing or meeting conducted by a committee 
     or subcommittee is open to the public, those proceedings 
     shall be open to coverage by audio and visual means. 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 shall adopt written rules to govern its 
     implementation of this clause. Such rules shall contain 
     provisions to the following effect:
       (1) If audio or visual 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 or 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 a 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 may not be placed in positions that obstruct 
     unnecessarily the coverage of the hearing or meeting by the 
     other media.
       (5) Equipment necessary for coverage by the television and 
     radio media may not be installed in, or removed from, the 
     hearing or meeting room while the committee is in session.
       (6)(A) Except as provided in subdivision (B), floodlights, 
     spotlights, strobelights, and flashguns may not be used in 
     providing any method of coverage of the hearing or meeting.
       (B) The television media may install additional lighting in 
     a hearing or meeting room, without cost to the Government, in 
     order to raise the ambient lighting level in a hearing or 
     meeting room to the lowest level necessary to provide 
     adequate television coverage of a hearing or meeting at the 
     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 a hearing or meeting by 
     still photography, that coverage shall be permitted on the 
     basis of a fair and equitable pool arrangement devised by the 
     Standing Committee of Press Photographers.
       (8) Photographers may not position themselves between the 
     witness table and the members of the committee at any time 
     during the course of a hearing or meeting.
       (9) Photographers may not place themselves in positions 
     that obstruct unnecessarily the coverage of the hearing by 
     the other media.
       (10) Personnel providing coverage by the television and 
     radio media shall be currently accredited to the Radio and 
     Television Correspondents' Galleries.
       (11) Personnel providing coverage by still photography 
     shall be 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.

     Pay of witnesses

       5. Witnesses appearing before the House or any of its 
     committees shall be paid the same per diem rate as 
     established, authorized, and regulated by the Committee on 
     House Administration for Members, Delegates, the Resident 
     Commissioner, and employees of the House, plus actual 
     expenses of travel to or from the place of examination. Such 
     per diem may not be paid when a witness has been summoned at 
     the place of examination.

     Unfinished business of the session

       6. All business 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 XII.

             Receipt and Referral of Measures and Matters.

     Messages

       1. Messages received from the Senate, or from the 
     President, shall be entered on the Journal and published in 
     the Congressional Record of the proceedings of that day.

     Referral

       2. (a) The Speaker shall refer each bill, resolution, or 
     other matter that relates to a subject listed under a 
     standing committee named in clause 1 of rule X in accordance 
     with the provisions of this clause.
       (b) The Speaker shall refer matters under paragraph (a) in 
     such manner as to ensure to the maximum extent feasible that 
     each committee that has jurisdiction under clause 1 of rule X 
     over the subject matter of a provision thereof may consider 
     such provision and report to the House thereon. Precedents, 
     rulings, or procedures in effect before the Ninety-Fourth 
     Congress shall be applied 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 
     the referral of a matter, the Speaker--
       (1) shall designate a committee of primary jurisdiction;
       (2) may refer the matter to one or more additional 
     committees for consideration in sequence, either initially or 
     after the matter has been reported by the committee of 
     primary jurisdiction;
       (3) may refer portions of the matter reflecting different 
     subjects and jurisdictions to one or more additional 
     committees;
       (4) may refer the matter to a special, ad hoc committee 
     appointed by the Speaker with the approval of the House, and 
     including members of the committees of jurisdiction, for the 
     specific purpose of considering that matter and reporting to 
     the House thereon;

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       (5) may subject a referral to appropriate time limitations; 
     and
       (6) may make such other provision as may be considered 
     appropriate.
       (d) A bill for the payment or adjudication of a private 
     claim against the Government may not be referred to a 
     committee other than the Committee on International Relations 
     or the Committee on the Judiciary, except by unanimous 
     consent.

     Petitions, memorials, and private bills

       3. If a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner has a 
     petition, memorial, or private bill to present, he shall 
     endorse his name, deliver it to the Clerk, and may specify 
     the reference or disposition to be made thereof. Such 
     petition, memorial, or private bill (except when judged by 
     the Speaker to be obscene or insulting) shall be entered on 
     the Journal with the name of the Member, Delegate, or 
     Resident Commissioner presenting it and shall be printed in 
     the Congressional Record.
       4. A private bill or private resolution (including an 
     omnibus claim or pension bill), or amendment thereto, may not 
     be received or considered in the House if it authorizes or 
     directs--
       (a) the payment of money for property damages, for personal 
     injuries or death for which suit may be instituted under the 
     Tort Claims Procedure provided in title 28, United States 
     Code, or for a pension (other than to carry out a provision 
     of law or treaty stipulation);
       (b) the construction of a bridge across a navigable stream; 
     or
       (c) the correction of a military or naval record.

     Prohibition on commemorations

       5. (a) A bill or resolution, or an amendment thereto, may 
     not be introduced or considered in the House if it 
     establishes or expresses a commemoration.
       (b) In this clause the term ``commemoration'' means a 
     remembrance, celebration, or recognition for any purpose 
     through the designation of a specified period of time.

     Excluded matters

       6. A petition, memorial, bill, or resolution excluded under 
     this rule shall be returned to the Member, Delegate, or 
     Resident Commissioner from whom it was received. A petition 
     or private bill that has been inappropriately referred may, 
     by direction of the committee having possession of it, be 
     properly referred in the manner originally presented. An 
     erroneous reference of a petition or private bill under this 
     clause does not confer jurisdiction on a committee to 
     consider or report it.

     Sponsorship

       7. (a) All other bills, memorials, petitions, and 
     resolutions, endorsed with the names of Members, Delegates, 
     or the Resident Commissioner introducing them, may be 
     delivered to the Speaker to be referred. The titles and 
     references of all bills, memorials, petitions, resolutions, 
     and other documents referred under this rule shall be entered 
     on the Journal and printed in the Congressional Record. An 
     erroneous reference may be corrected by the House in 
     accordance with rule X on any day immediately after the 
     Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by unanimous consent or 
     motion. Such a motion shall be privileged if offered by 
     direction of a committee to which the bill has been 
     erroneously referred or by direction of a committee claiming 
     jurisdiction and shall be decided without debate.
       (b)(1) The primary sponsor of a public bill or public 
     resolution may name cosponsors. The name of a cosponsor added 
     after the initial printing of a bill or resolution shall 
     appear in the next printing of the bill or resolution on the 
     written request of the primary sponsor. Such a request may be 
     submitted to the Speaker at any time until the last committee 
     authorized to consider and report the bill or resolution 
     reports it to the House or is discharged from its 
     consideration.
       (2) The name of a cosponsor of a bill or resolution may be 
     deleted by unanimous consent. The Speaker may entertain such 
     a request only by the Member, Delegate, or Resident 
     Commissioner whose name is to be deleted or by the primary 
     sponsor of the bill or resolution, and only until the last 
     committee authorized to consider and report the bill or 
     resolution reports it to the House or is discharged from its 
     consideration. The Speaker may not entertain a request to 
     delete the name of the primary sponsor of a bill or 
     resolution. A deletion shall be indicated by date in the next 
     printing of the bill or resolution.
       (3) The addition or deletion of the name of a cosponsor of 
     a bill or resolution shall be entered on the Journal and 
     printed in the Congressional Record of that day.
       (4) A bill or resolution shall be reprinted on the written 
     request of the primary sponsor. Such a request may be 
     submitted to the Speaker only when 20 or more cosponsors have 
     been added since the last printing of the bill or resolution.
       (5) When a bill or resolution is introduced ``by request,'' 
     those words shall be entered on the Journal and printed in 
     the Congressional Record.

     Executive communications

       8. 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 for referral as provided in clause 2 of rule XIV.

                               RULE XIII.

                    Calendars and Committee Reports.

     Calendars

       1. (a) All business reported by committees shall be 
     referred to one of the following three calendars:
       (1) A Calendar of the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     state of the Union, to which shall be referred public bills 
     and public resolutions raising revenue, involving a tax or 
     charge on the people, directly or indirectly making 
     appropriations of money or property or requiring such 
     appropriations to be made, authorizing payments out of 
     appropriations already made, releasing any liability to the 
     United States for money or property, or referring a claim to 
     the Court of Claims.
       (2) A House Calendar, to which shall be referred all public 
     bills and public resolutions not requiring referral to the 
     Calendar of the Committee of the Whole House on the state of 
     the Union.
       (3) A Private Calendar as provided in clause 5 of rule XV, 
     to which shall be referred all private bills and private 
     resolutions.
       (b) There is established a Corrections Calendar as provided 
     in clause 6 of rule XV.
       (c) There is established a Calendar of Motions to Discharge 
     Committees as provided in clause 2 of rule XV.

     Filing and printing of reports

       2. (a)(1) Except as provided in subparagraph (2), all 
     reports of committees (other than those filed from the floor 
     as privileged) shall be delivered to the Clerk for printing 
     and reference to the proper calendar under the direction of 
     the Speaker in accordance with clause 1. The title or subject 
     of each report shall be entered on the Journal and printed in 
     the Congressional Record.
       (2) A bill or resolution reported adversely shall be laid 
     on the table unless a committee to which the bill or 
     resolution was referred requests at the time of the report 
     its referral to an appropriate calendar under clause 1 or 
     unless, within three days thereafter, a Member, Delegate, or 
     Resident Commissioner makes such a request.
       (b)(1) It shall be the duty of the chairman of each 
     committee to report or cause to be reported promptly to the 
     House a measure or matter approved by the committee and to 
     take or cause to be taken steps necessary to bring the 
     measure or matter to a vote.
       (2) In any event, the report of a committee on a measure 
     that 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 a written request for 
     the filing of the report, signed by a majority of the members 
     of the committee, has been filed with the clerk of the 
     committee. The clerk of the committee shall immediately 
     notify the chairman of the filing of such a request. This 
     subparagraph does not apply to a report of the Committee on 
     Rules with respect to a rule, joint rule, or order of 
     business of the House, or to the reporting of a resolution of 
     inquiry addressed to the head of an executive department.
       (c) All supplemental, minority, or additional views filed 
     under clause 2(l) of rule XI by one or more members of a 
     committee shall be included in, and shall be a part of, the 
     report filed by the committee with respect to a measure or 
     matter. When time guaranteed by clause 2(l) of rule XI 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. This clause and provisions of clause 2(l) of rule 
     XI do not preclude the immediate filing or printing of a 
     committee report in the absence of a timely request for the 
     opportunity to file supplemental, minority, or additional 
     views as provided in clause 2(l) of rule XI.

     Content of reports

       3. (a)(1) Except as provided in subparagraph (2), the 
     report of a committee on a measure or matter shall be printed 
     in a single volume that--
       (A) shall include all supplemental, minority, or additional 
     views that have been submitted by the time of the filing of 
     the report; and
       (B) shall bear on its cover a recital that any such 
     supplemental, minority, or additional views (and any material 
     submitted under paragraph (c)(3) or (4)) are included as part 
     of the report.
       (2) A committee may file a supplemental report for the 
     correction of a technical error in its previous report on a 
     measure or matter.
       (b) With respect to each record vote on a motion to report 
     a measure or matter of a public nature, and on any amendment 
     offered to the measure or matter, the total number of votes 
     cast for and against, and the names of members voting for and 
     against, shall be included in the committee report. The 
     preceding sentence does not apply to votes taken in executive 
     session by the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
       (c) The report of a committee on a measure that has been 
     approved by the committee shall include, separately set out 
     and clearly identified, the following:
       (1) Oversight findings and recommendations under clause 
     2(b)(1) of rule X.
       (2) The statement required by section 308(a) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, except that an estimate of 
     new budget authority shall include, when practicable, a 
     comparison of the total estimated funding level for the 
     relevant programs to the appropriate levels under current 
     law.
       (3) An estimate and comparison prepared by the Director of 
     the Congressional Budget Office under section 402 of the 
     Congressional

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     Budget Act of 1974 if timely submitted to the committee 
     before the filing of the report.
       (4) A summary of oversight findings and recommendations by 
     the Committee on Government Reform under clause 4(c)(2) of 
     rule X if such findings and recommendations have been 
     submitted to the reporting committee in time to allow it to 
     consider such findings and recommendations during its 
     deliberations on the measure.
       (d) Each report of a committee on a public bill or public 
     joint resolution shall contain the following:
       (1) A statement citing the specific powers granted to 
     Congress in the Constitution to enact the law proposed by the 
     bill or joint resolution.
       (2)(A) An estimate by the committee of the costs that would 
     be incurred in carrying out the bill or joint resolution in 
     the fiscal year in which it is reported and in each of the 
     five fiscal years following that fiscal year (or for the 
     authorized duration of any program authorized by the bill or 
     joint resolution if less than five years);
       (B) A comparison of the estimate of costs described in 
     subdivision (A) made by the committee with any estimate of 
     such costs made by a Government agency and submitted to such 
     committee; and
       (C) When practicable, a comparison of the total estimated 
     funding level for the relevant programs with the appropriate 
     levels under current law.
       (3)(A) In subparagraph (2) the term ``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.
       (B) Subparagraph (2) does not apply to the Committee on 
     Appropriations, the Committee on House Administration, the 
     Committee on Rules, or the Committee on Standards of Official 
     Conduct, and does not apply when 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 included in the report under paragraph 
     (c)(3).
       (e)(1) Whenever a committee reports a bill or joint 
     resolution proposing to repeal or amend a statute or part 
     thereof, it shall include in its report or in an accompanying 
     document--
       (A) the text of a statute or part thereof that is proposed 
     to be repealed; and
       (B) a comparative print of any part of the bill or joint 
     resolution proposing to amend the statute and of the statute 
     or part thereof proposed to be amended, showing by 
     appropriate typographical devices the omissions and 
     insertions proposed.
       (2) If a committee reports a bill or joint resolution 
     proposing to repeal or amend a statute or part thereof with a 
     recommendation that the bill or joint resolution be amended, 
     the comparative print required by subparagraph (1) shall 
     reflect the changes in existing law proposed to be made by 
     the bill or joint resolution as proposed to be amended.
       (f)(1) A report of the Committee on Appropriations on a 
     general appropriation bill shall include--
       (A) a concise statement describing the effect of any 
     provision of the accompanying bill that directly or 
     indirectly changes the application of existing law; and
       (B) a list of all appropriations contained in the bill for 
     expenditures not previously authorized by law (except 
     classified intelligence or national security programs, 
     projects, or activities).
       (2) Whenever the Committee on Appropriations reports a bill 
     or joint resolution including matter specified in clause 
     1(b)(2) or (3) of rule X, it shall include--
       (A) in the bill or joint resolution, separate headings for 
     ``Rescissions'' and ``Transfers of Unexpended Balances''; and
       (B) in the report of the committee, a separate section 
     listing such rescissions and transfers.
       (g) Whenever the Committee on Rules reports a resolution 
     proposing to repeal or amend a standing rule of the House, it 
     shall include in its report or in an accompanying document--
       (1) the text of any rule or part thereof that is proposed 
     to be repealed; and
       (2) a comparative print of any part of the resolution 
     proposing to amend the rule and of the rule or part thereof 
     proposed to be amended, showing by appropriate typographical 
     devices the omissions and insertions proposed.
       (h)(1) It shall not be in order to consider a bill or joint 
     resolution reported by the Committee on Ways and Means that 
     proposes to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 unless--
       (A) the report includes a tax complexity analysis prepared 
     by the Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation in 
     accordance with section 4022(b) of the Internal Revenue 
     Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998; or
       (B) the chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means causes 
     such a tax complexity analysis to be printed in the 
     Congressional Record before consideration of the bill or 
     joint resolution.
       (2) 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 Internal Revenue 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. A dynamic estimate under this 
     paragraph may be used only for informational purposes.
       (3) In this paragraph the term ``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.

     Availability of reports

       4. (a)(1) Except as specified in subparagraph (2), it shall 
     not be in order to consider in the House a measure or matter 
     reported by a committee until the third calendar day 
     (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays except when 
     the House is in session on such a day) on which each report 
     of a committee on that measure or matter has been available 
     to Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner.
       (2) Subparagraph (1) does not apply to--
       (A) a resolution providing a rule, joint rule, or order of 
     business reported by the Committee on Rules considered under 
     clause 6;
       (B) a resolution providing amounts from the applicable 
     accounts described in clause 1(i)(1) of rule X reported by 
     the Committee on House Administration considered under clause 
     6 of rule X;
       (C) a resolution presenting a question of the privileges of 
     the House reported by any committee;
       (D) a measure for the declaration of war, or the 
     declaration of a national emergency, by Congress; and
       (E) a measure providing for the disapproval of a decision, 
     determination, or action by a Government agency that would 
     become, or continue to be, effective unless disapproved or 
     otherwise invalidated by one or both Houses of Congress. In 
     this subdivision the term ``Government agency'' includes any 
     department, agency, establishment, wholly owned Government 
     corporation, or instrumentality of the Federal Government or 
     of the government of the District of Columbia.
       (b) A committee that reports a measure or matter shall make 
     every reasonable effort to have its hearings thereon (if any) 
     printed and available for distribution to Members, Delegates, 
     and the Resident Commissioner before the consideration of the 
     measure or matter in the House.
       (c) A general appropriation bill reported by the Committee 
     on Appropriations may not be considered in the House until 
     the third calendar day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and 
     legal holidays except when the House is in session on such a 
     day) on which printed hearings of the Committee on 
     Appropriations thereon have been available to Members, 
     Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner.

     Privileged reports, generally

       5. (a) The following committees shall have leave to report 
     at any time on the following matters, respectively:
       (1) The Committee on Appropriations, on general 
     appropriation bills and on joint resolutions continuing 
     appropriations for a fiscal year after September 15 in the 
     preceding fiscal year.
       (2) 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.
       (3) The Committee on House Administration, on enrolled 
     bills, on contested elections, on matters referred to it 
     concerning printing for the use of the House or the two 
     Houses, on expenditure of the applicable accounts of the 
     House described in clause 1(i)(1) of rule X, and on matters 
     relating to preservation and availability of noncurrent 
     records of the House under rule VII.
       (4) The Committee on Rules, on rules, joint rules, and the 
     order of business.
       (5) The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, on 
     resolutions recommending action by the House with respect to 
     a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or 
     employee of the House as a result of an investigation by the 
     committee relating to the official conduct of such Member, 
     Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee.
       (b) A report filed from the floor as privileged under 
     paragraph (a) may be called up as a privileged question by 
     direction of the reporting committee, subject to any 
     requirement concerning its availability to Members, 
     Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner under clause 4 or 
     concerning the timing of its consideration under clause 6.

     Privileged reports by the Committee on Rules

       6. (a) A report by the Committee on Rules on a rule, joint 
     rule, or the order of business may not be called up for 
     consideration on the same day it is presented to the House 
     except--
       (1) when so determined by a vote of two-thirds of the 
     Members voting, a quorum being present;
       (2) in the case of a resolution proposing only to waive a 
     requirement of clause 4 or of clause 8 of rule XXII 
     concerning the availability of reports; or
       (3) during the last three days of a session of Congress.
       (b) Pending the consideration of a report by the Committee 
     on Rules on a rule, joint rule, or the order of business, the 
     Speaker may entertain one motion that the House adjourn. 
     After the result of such a motion is announced, the Speaker 
     may not entertain any other dilatory motion until the report 
     shall have been disposed of.
       (c) The Committee on Rules may not report--

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       (1) a rule or order proposing that business under clause 7 
     of rule XV be set aside by a vote of less than two-thirds of 
     the Members voting, a quorum being present;
       (2) a rule or order that would prevent the motion to 
     recommit a bill or joint resolution from being made as 
     provided in clause 2(b) of rule XIX, 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.
       (d) The Committee on Rules shall present to the House 
     reports concerning rules, joint rules, and the order of 
     business, within three legislative days of the time when they 
     are ordered. If such a report is not considered immediately, 
     it shall be referred to the calendar. If such a report on the 
     calendar is not called up by the member of the committee who 
     filed the report within seven legislative days, any member of 
     the committee may call it up as a privileged question on the 
     day after the calendar day on which the member announces to 
     the House his intention to do so. The Speaker shall recognize 
     a member of the committee who rises for that purpose.
       (e) An adverse report by the Committee on Rules on a 
     resolution proposing a special order of business for the 
     consideration of a public bill or public joint resolution may 
     be called up as a privileged question by a Member, Delegate, 
     or Resident Commissioner on a day when it is in order to 
     consider a motion to discharge committees under clause 2 of 
     rule XV.
       (f) If the House has adopted a resolution making in order a 
     motion to consider a bill or resolution, and such a motion 
     has not been offered within seven calendar days thereafter, 
     such a motion shall be privileged if offered by direction of 
     all reporting committees having initial jurisdiction of the 
     bill or resolution.
       (g) Whenever the Committee on Rules reports a resolution 
     providing for the consideration of a measure, it 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.

     Resolutions of inquiry

       7. A report on a resolution of inquiry addressed to the 
     head of an executive department may be filed from the floor 
     as privileged. If such a resolution is not reported to the 
     House within 14 legislative days after its introduction, a 
     motion to discharge a committee from its consideration shall 
     be privileged.

                               RULE XIV.

                    Order and Priority of Business.

       1. The daily order of business (unless varied by the 
     application of other rules and except for the disposition of 
     matters of higher precedence) shall be as follows:
       First. Prayer by the Chaplain.
       Second. Reading and approval of the Journal, unless 
     postponed under clause 9(a) of rule XX.
       Third. The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
       Fourth. Correction of reference of public bills.
       Fifth. Disposal of business on the Speaker's table as 
     provided in clause 2.
       Sixth. Unfinished business as provided in 
     clause 3.
       Seventh. The morning hour for the consideration of bills 
     called up by committees as provided in clause 4.
       Eighth. Motions that the House resolve into the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the state of the Union subject to 
     clause 5.
       Ninth. Orders of the day.
       2. Business on the Speaker's table shall be disposed of as 
     follows:
       (a) Messages from the President shall be referred to the 
     appropriate committees without debate.
       (b) Communications addressed to the House, including 
     reports and communications from heads of departments 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 and public 
     resolutions presented by Members, Delegates, or the Resident 
     Commissioner.
       (c) Motions to dispose of Senate amendments on the 
     Speaker's table may be entertained as provided in clauses 1, 
     2, and 4 of rule XXII.
       (d) Senate bills and resolutions substantially the same as 
     House measures already favorably reported and not required to 
     be considered in the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     state of the Union may be disposed of by motion. Such a 
     motion shall be privileged if offered by direction of all 
     reporting committees having initial jurisdiction of the House 
     measure.
       3. Consideration of unfinished business in which the House 
     may have been engaged at an adjournment, except business in 
     the morning hour and proceedings postponed under clause 9 of 
     rule XX, 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. 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. Each committee when named may 
     call up for consideration a bill or resolution reported by it 
     on a previous day and on the House Calendar. If the Speaker 
     does not complete the call of the committees before the House 
     passes to other business, the next call shall resume at the 
     point it left off, giving preference to the last bill or 
     resolution under consideration. A committee that has occupied 
     the call for two days may not call up another bill or 
     resolution until the other committees have been called in 
     their turn.
       5. After consideration of bills or resolutions under clause 
     4 for one hour, it shall be in order, pending consideration 
     thereof, to entertain a motion that the House resolve into 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union 
     or, when authorized by a committee, that the House resolve 
     into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the 
     Union to consider a particular bill. Such a motion shall be 
     subject to only one amendment designating another bill. If 
     such a motion is decided in the negative, another such motion 
     may not be considered until the matter that was pending when 
     such motion was offered is disposed of.
       6. All questions relating to the priority of business shall 
     be decided by a majority without debate.

                                RULE XV

                   Business in Order on Special Days

     Suspensions, Mondays and Tuesdays
       1. (a) A rule may not be suspended except by a vote of two-
     thirds of the Members voting, a quorum being present. The 
     Speaker may not entertain a motion that the House suspend the 
     rules except on Mondays and Tuesdays and during the last six 
     days of a session of Congress.
       (b) Pending a motion that the House suspend the rules, the 
     Speaker may entertain one motion that the House adjourn. 
     After the result of such a motion is announced, the Speaker 
     may not entertain any other motion until the vote is taken on 
     the suspension.
       (c) A motion that the House suspend the rules is debatable 
     for 40 minutes, one-half in favor of the motion and one-half 
     in opposition thereto.
     Discharge motions, second and fourth Mondays
       2. (a) Motions to discharge committees shall be in order on 
     the second and fourth Mondays of a month.
       (b)(1) A Member may present to the Clerk a motion in 
     writing to discharge--
       (A) a committee from consideration of a public bill or 
     public resolution that has been referred to it for 30 
     legislative days; or
       (B) the Committee on Rules from consideration of a 
     resolution that has been referred to it for seven legislative 
     days and that proposes a special order of business for the 
     consideration of a public bill or public resolution that has 
     been reported by a standing committee or has been referred to 
     a standing committee for 30 legislative days.
       (2) Only one motion may be presented for a bill or 
     resolution. 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 public resolution or admitting or effecting a nongermane 
     amendment to a public bill or public resolution.
       (c) A motion presented under paragraph (b) shall be placed 
     in the custody of the Clerk, who shall arrange a convenient 
     place for the signatures of Members. A signature may be 
     withdrawn by a Member in writing at any time before a motion 
     is entered on the Journal. The Clerk shall make signatures a 
     matter of public record, causing the names of the Members who 
     have signed a discharge motion during a week to be published 
     in a portion of the Congressional Record designated for that 
     purpose on the last legislative day of the week and making 
     cumulative lists of such names available each day for public 
     inspection in an appropriate office of the House. The Clerk 
     shall devise a means for making 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 Record, and 
     referred to the Calendar of Motions to Discharge Committees.
       (d)(1) On the second and fourth Mondays of a month (except 
     during the last six days of a session of Congress), 
     immediately after the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, a 
     motion to discharge that has been on the calendar for at 
     least seven legislative days shall be privileged if called up 
     by a Member whose signature appears thereon. When such a 
     motion is called up, the House shall proceed to its 
     consideration under this paragraph without intervening motion 
     except one motion to adjourn. Privileged motions to discharge 
     shall have precedence in the order of their entry on the 
     Journal.
       (2) When a motion to discharge is called up, the bill or 
     resolution to which it relates shall be read by title only. 
     The motion is debatable for 20 minutes, one-half in favor of 
     the motion and one-half in opposition thereto.
       (e)(1) If a motion prevails to discharge the Committee on 
     Rules from consideration of a resolution, the House shall 
     immediately consider the resolution, pending which the 
     Speaker may entertain one motion that the House adjourn. 
     After the result of such a motion to adjourn is announced, 
     the Speaker may not entertain any other dilatory motion until 
     the resolution has been disposed of. If the resolution is 
     adopted, the House shall immediately proceed to its 
     execution.
       (2) If a motion prevails to discharge a standing committee 
     from consideration of a public bill or public resolution, a 
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     consideration of such bill or resolution shall be privileged 
     if offered by a Member whose signature appeared on the motion 
     to discharge. The motion to proceed is not debatable. If the 
     motion to proceed is adopted, the bill or resolution shall be 
     considered immediately under the general rules of the House. 
     If unfinished before adjournment of the day on which it is 
     called up, the bill or resolution shall remain the unfinished 
     business until it is disposed of. If the motion to proceed is 
     rejected, the bill or resolution shall be referred to the 
     appropriate calendar, where it shall have the same status as 
     if the committee from which it was discharged had duly 
     reported it to the House.
       (f)(1) When a motion to discharge originated under this 
     clause has once been acted on by the House, it shall not be 
     in order to entertain during the same session of Congress--
       (A) a motion to discharge a committee from consideration of 
     that bill or resolution or of any other bill or resolution 
     that, by relating in substance to or dealing with the same 
     subject matter, is substantially the same; or
       (B) a motion to discharge the Committee on Rules from 
     consideration of a resolution providing a special order of 
     business for the consideration of that bill or resolution or 
     of any other bill or resolution that, by relating in 
     substance to or dealing with the same subject matter, is 
     substantially the same.
       (2) A motion to discharge on the Calendar of Motions to 
     Discharge Committees that is rendered out of order under 
     subparagraph (1) shall be stricken from that calendar.
     Adverse report by the Committee on Rules, second and fourth 
         Mondays
       3. An adverse report by the Committee on Rules on a 
     resolution proposing a special order of business for the 
     consideration of a public bill or public joint resolution may 
     be called up under clause 6(e) of rule XIII as a privileged 
     question by a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner on a 
     day when it is in order to consider a motion to discharge 
     committees under clause 2.
     District of Columbia business, second and fourth Mondays
       4. The second and fourth Mondays of a month shall be set 
     apart for the consideration of such District of Columbia 
     business as may be called up by the Committee on Government 
     Reform after the disposition of motions to discharge 
     committees and after the disposal of such business on the 
     Speaker's table as requires reference only.
     Private Calendar, first and third Tuesdays
       5. (a) On the first Tuesday of a month, the Speaker shall 
     direct the Clerk to call the bills and resolutions on the 
     Private Calendar after disposal of such business on the 
     Speaker's table as requires reference only. If two or more 
     Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner object to 
     the consideration of a bill or resolution so called, it shall 
     be recommitted to the committee that reported it. No other 
     business shall be in order before completion of the call of 
     the Private Calendar on this day unless two-thirds of the 
     Members voting, a quorum being present, agree to a motion 
     that the House dispense with the call.
       (b)(1) On the third Tuesday of a 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 shall be 
     given to omnibus bills containing the texts of bills or 
     resolutions that have previously been objected to on a call 
     of the Private Calendar. If two or more Members, Delegates, 
     or the Resident Commissioner object to the consideration of a 
     bill or resolution so called (other than an omnibus bill), it 
     shall be recommitted to the committee that reported it. Two-
     thirds of the Members voting, a quorum being present, may 
     adopt a motion that the House dispense with the call on this 
     day.
       (2) Omnibus bills shall be read for amendment by paragraph. 
     No amendment shall be in order except to strike or to reduce 
     amounts of money or to provide limitations. An item or matter 
     stricken from an omnibus bill may not thereafter during the 
     same session of Congress be included in an omnibus bill. Upon 
     passage such an omnibus bill shall be resolved into the 
     several bills and resolutions of which it is composed. The 
     several bills and resolutions, with any amendments adopted by 
     the House, shall be engrossed, when necessary, and otherwise 
     considered as passed severally by the House as distinct bills 
     and resolutions.
       (c) The Speaker may not entertain a reservation of the 
     right to object to the consideration of a bill or resolution 
     under this clause. A bill or resolution considered under this 
     clause shall be considered in the House as in the Committee 
     of the Whole. A motion to dispense with the call of the 
     Private Calendar under this clause shall be privileged. 
     Debate on such a motion shall be limited to five minutes in 
     support and five minutes in opposition.
     Corrections Calendar, second and fourth Tuesdays
       6. (a) After a bill has been favorably reported and placed 
     on either the Union or House Calendar, the Speaker, after 
     consultation with the Minority Leader, may direct the Clerk 
     also to place the bill on the ``Corrections Calendar.'' At 
     any time on the second and fourth Tuesdays of a month, the 
     Speaker may direct the Clerk to call a bill that has been on 
     the Corrections Calendar for three legislative days.
       (b) A bill called from the Corrections Calendar shall be 
     considered in the House, is debatable for one hour equally 
     divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the primary committee of jurisdiction, and shall 
     not be subject to amendment except those recommended by the 
     primary committee of jurisdiction or offered by the chairman 
     of the primary committee or a designee. The previous question 
     shall be considered as ordered on the bill and any amendments 
     thereto to final passage without intervening motion except 
     one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
       (c) The approval of three-fifths of the Members voting, a 
     quorum being present, shall be required to pass a bill called 
     from the Corrections Calendar. The rejection of a bill so 
     called, or the sustaining of a point of order against it or 
     against its consideration, does not cause its removal from 
     the Calendar to which it was originally referred.
     Calendar Call of Committees, Wednesdays
       7. (a) On Wednesday of each week, business shall not be in 
     order before completion of the call of the committees (except 
     as provided by clause 4 of rule XIV) unless two-thirds of the 
     Members voting, a quorum being present, agree to a motion 
     that the House dispense with the call. Such a motion shall be 
     privileged. Debate on such a motion shall be limited to five 
     minutes in support and five minutes in opposition.
       (b) A bill or resolution on either the House or the Union 
     Calendar, except bills or resolutions that are privileged 
     under the Rules of the House, may be called under this 
     clause. A bill or resolution called up from the Union 
     Calendar shall be considered in the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the state of the Union without motion, subject to 
     clause 3 of rule XVI. General debate on a measure considered 
     under this clause shall be confined to the measure and may 
     not exceed two hours equally divided between a proponent and 
     an opponent.
       (c) When a committee has occupied the call under this 
     clause on one Wednesday, it shall not be in order on a 
     succeeding Wednesday to consider unfinished business 
     previously called up by that committee until the other 
     committees have been called in their turn unless--
       (1) the previous question has been ordered on such 
     unfinished business; or
       (2) the House adopts a motion to dispense with the call 
     under paragraph (a).
       (d) If any committee has not been called under this clause 
     during a session of a Congress, then at the next session of 
     that Congress the call shall resume where it left off at the 
     end of the preceding session.
       (e) This rule does not apply during the last two weeks of a 
     session of Congress.
       (f) The Speaker may not entertain a motion for a recess on 
     a Wednesday except during the last two weeks of a session of 
     Congress.

                                RULE XVI

                         Motions and Amendments

     Motions
       1. Every motion entertained by the Speaker shall be reduced 
     to writing on the demand of a Member, Delegate, or Resident 
     Commissioner and, unless it is withdrawn the same day, shall 
     be entered on the Journal with the name of the Member, 
     Delegate, or Resident Commissioner offering it. A dilatory 
     motion may not be entertained by the Speaker.
     Withdrawal
       2. When a motion is entertained, the Speaker shall state it 
     or cause it to be read aloud by the Clerk before it is 
     debated. The motion then shall be in the possession of the 
     House but may be withdrawn at any time before a decision or 
     amendment thereon.
     Question of consideration
       3. When a motion or proposition is entertained, the 
     question, ``Will the House now consider it?'' may not be put 
     unless demanded by a Member, Delegate, or Resident 
     Commissioner.
     Precedence of motions
       4. (a) When a question is under debate, only the following 
     motions may be entertained (which shall have precedence in 
     the following order):
       (1) To adjourn.
       (2) To lay on the table.
       (3) For the previous question.
       (4) To postpone to a day certain.
       (5) To refer.
       (6) To amend.
       (7) To postpone indefinitely.
       (b) A motion to adjourn, to lay on the table, or for the 
     previous question shall be decided without debate. A motion 
     to postpone to a day certain, to refer, or to postpone 
     indefinitely, being decided, may not be allowed again on the 
     same day at the same stage of the question.
       (c)(1) It shall be in order at any time for the Speaker, in 
     his discretion, to entertain a motion--
       (A) that the Speaker be authorized to declare a recess; or
       (B) that when the House adjourns it stand adjourned to a 
     day and time certain.
       (2) Either motion shall be of equal privilege with the 
     motion to adjournand shall be decided without debate.
     Divisibility
       5. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a question 
     shall be divided on the demand of a Member, Delegate, or 
     Resident Commissioner before the question is put if it 
     includes propositions so distinct in substance that, one 
     being taken away, a substantive proposition remains.
       (b)(1) A motion or resolution to elect members to a 
     standing committee of the House, or to a joint standing 
     committee, is not divisible.

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       (2) A resolution or order reported by the Committee on 
     Rules providing a special order of business is not divisible.
       (c) A motion to strike and insert is not divisible, but 
     rejection of a motion to strike does not preclude another 
     motion to amend.
     Amendments
       6. When an amendable proposition is under consideration, a 
     motion to amend and a motion to amend that amendment shall be 
     in order, and it also shall be in order to offer a further 
     amendment by way of substitute for the original motion to 
     amend, to which one amendment may be offered but which may 
     not be voted on until the original amendment is perfected. An 
     amendment may be withdrawn in the House at any time before a 
     decision or amendment thereon. An amendment to the title of a 
     bill or resolution shall not be in order until after its 
     passage or adoption and shall be decided without debate.
     Germaneness
       7. No motion or proposition on a subject different from 
     that under consideration shall be admitted under color of 
     amendment.
     Readings
       8. Bills and joint resolutions are subject to readings as 
     follows:
       (a) A first reading is in full when the bill or joint 
     resolution is first considered.
       (b) A second reading occurs only when the bill or joint 
     resolution is read for amendment in a Committee of the Whole 
     House on the state of the Union under clause 5 of rule XVIII.
       (c) A third reading precedes passage when the Speaker 
     states the question: ``Shall the bill [or joint resolution] 
     be engrossed [when applicable] and read a third time?'' If 
     that question is decided in the affirmative, then the bill or 
     joint resolution shall be read the final time by title and 
     then the question shall be put on its passage.

                               RULE XVII

                           Decorum and Debate

     Decorum
       1. (a) A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner who 
     desires to speak or deliver a matter to the House shall rise 
     and respectfully address himself to ``Mr. Speaker'' and, on 
     being recognized, may address the House from any place on the 
     floor. When invited by the Chair, a Member, Delegate, or 
     Resident Commissioner may speak from the Clerk's desk.
       (b)(1) Remarks in debate shall be confined to the question 
     under debate, avoiding personality.
       (2)(A) Except as provided in subdivision (B), debate may 
     not include characterizations of Senate action or inaction, 
     references to individual Members of the Senate, or quotations 
     from Senate proceedings.
       (B) Debate may include references to actions taken by the 
     Senate or by committees thereof that 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 that are relevant to the making of legislative history 
     establishing the meaning of that measure.
     Recognition
       2. When two or more Members, Delegates, or the Resident 
     Commissioner rise at once, the Speaker shall name the Member, 
     Delegate, or Resident Commissioner who is first to speak. A 
     Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not occupy 
     more than one hour in debate on a question in the House or in 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union 
     except as otherwise provided in this rule.
     Managing Debate
       3. (a) The Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner who 
     calls up a measure may open and close debate thereon. When 
     general debate extends beyond one day, that Member, Delegate, 
     or Resident Commissioner shall be entitled to one hour to 
     close without regard to the time used in opening.
       (b) Except as provided in paragraph (a), a Member, 
     Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not speak more than 
     once to the same question without leave of the House.
       (c) A manager of a measure who opposes an amendment thereto 
     is entitled to close controlled debate thereon.
     Call to order
       4. (a) If a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, in 
     speaking or otherwise, transgresses the Rules of the House, 
     the Speaker shall, or a Member, Delegate, or Resident 
     Commissioner may, call to order the offending Member, 
     Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, who shall immediately sit 
     down unless permitted on motion of another Member, Delegate, 
     or the Resident Commissioner to explain. If a Member, 
     Delegate, or Resident Commissioner is called to order, the 
     Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner making the call to 
     order shall indicate the words excepted to, which shall be 
     taken down in writing at the Clerk's desk and read aloud to 
     the House.
       (b) The Speaker shall decide the validity of a call to 
     order. The House, if appealed to, shall decide the question 
     without debate. If the decision is in favor of the Member, 
     Delegate, or Resident Commissioner called to order, the 
     Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner shall be at 
     liberty to proceed, but not otherwise. If the case requires 
     it, an offending Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner 
     shall be liable to censure or such other punishment as the 
     House may consider proper. A Member, Delegate, or Resident 
     Commissionermay not be held to answer a call to order, and 
     may not be subject to the censure of the House therefor, if 
     further debate or other business has intervened.
     Comportment
       5. When the Speaker is putting a question or addressing the 
     House, a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not 
     walk out of or across the Hall. When a Member, Delegate, or 
     Resident Commissioner is speaking, a Member, Delegate, or 
     Resident Commissioner may not pass between the person 
     speaking and the Chair. During the session of the House, a 
     Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not wear a hat 
     or remain by the Clerk's desk during the call of the roll or 
     the counting of ballots. A person may not smoke or use any 
     personal, electronic office equipment, including cellular 
     phones and computers, on the floor of the House. The 
     Sergeant-at-Arms is chaged with the strict enforcement of 
     this clause.
     Exhibits
       6. When the use of an exhibit in debate is objected to by a 
     Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, its use shall be 
     decided without debate by a vote of the House.
     Galleries
       7. During a session of the House, it shall not be in order 
     for a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner to introduce 
     to or to bring to the attention of the House an occupant in 
     the galleries of the House. The Speaker may not entertain a 
     request for the suspension of this rule by unanimous consent 
     or otherwise.
     Congressional Record
       8. (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, Delegate, 
     or Resident Commissioner making the remarks.
       (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 3(a)(2) of rule XI.
     Secret sessions
       9. When confidential communications are received from the 
     President, or when the Speaker or a Member, Delegate, or 
     Resident Commissioner informs the House that he has 
     communications that he believes ought to be kept secret for 
     the present, the House shall be cleared of all persons except 
     the Members, Delegates, Resident Commissioner, and officers 
     of the House for the reading of such communications, and 
     debates and proceedings thereon, unless otherwise ordered by 
     the House.

                               RULE XVIII

       The Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union

     Resolving into the Committee of the Whole
       1. Whenever the House resolves into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union, the Speaker shall 
     leave the chair after appointing a Chairman to preside. In 
     case of disturbance or disorderly conduct in the galleries or 
     lobby, the Chairman may cause the same to be cleared.
       2. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) and in clause 7 
     of rule XV, the House resolves into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union by motion. When such a 
     motion is entertained, the Speaker shall put the question 
     without debate: ``Shall the House resolve itself into the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for 
     consideration of this matter?'', naming it.
       (b) After the House has adopted a resolution reported by 
     the Committee on Rules providing a special order of business 
     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, when no question is pending before the House, declare 
     the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole for the 
     consideration of that measure without intervening motion, 
     unless the special order of business provides otherwise.
     Measures requiring initial consideration in the Committee of 
         the Whole
       3. All bills, resolutions, or Senate amendments (as 
     provided in clause 3 of rule XXII) involving a tax or charge 
     on the people, raising revenue, directly or indirectly making 
     appropriations of money or property or requiring such 
     appropriations to be made, authorizing payments out of 
     appropriations already made, releasing any liability to the 
     United States for money or property, or referring a claim to 
     the Court of Claims, shall be first considered in the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. A 
     bill, resolution, or Senate amendment that fails to comply 
     with this clause is subject to a point of order against its 
     consideration.
     Order of business
       4. (a) Subject to subparagraph (b) business on the calendar 
     of the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union 
     may be taken up in regular order, or in such order as the 
     Committee may determine, unless the measure to be considered 
     was determined by the House at the time of resolving into the 
     Committee of the Whole.
       (b) Motions to resolve into the Committee of the Whole for 
     consideration of bills and joint resolutions making general 
     appropriations have precedence under this clause.

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     Reading for amendment
       5. (a) Before general debate commences on a measure in the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, it 
     shall be read in full. When general debate is concluded or 
     closed by order of the House, the measure under consideration 
     shall be read for amendment. A Member, Delegate, or Resident 
     Commissioner who offers an amendment shall be allowed five 
     minutes to explain it, after which the Member, Delegate, or 
     Resident Commissioner who shall first obtain the floor shall 
     be allowed five minutes to speak in opposition to it. 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. An amendment, or an 
     amendment to an amendment, may be withdrawn by its proponent 
     only by the unanimous consent of the Committee of the Whole.
       (b) When a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner 
     offers an amendment in the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the state of the Union, the Clerk shall promptly transmit 
     five copies of the amendment to the majority committee table 
     and five copies to the minority committee table. The Clerk 
     also shall deliver at least one copy of the amendment to the 
     majority cloakroom and at least one copy to the minority 
     cloakroom.
     Quorum and voting
       6. (a) A quorum of a Committee of the Whole House on the 
     state of the Union is 100 Members. The first time that a 
     Committee of the Whole finds itself without a quorum during a 
     day, the Chairman shall invoke the procedure for a quorum 
     call set forth in clause 2 of rule XX, unless he elects to 
     invoke an alternate procedure set forth in clause 3 or clause 
     4(a) of rule XX. If a quorum appears, the Committee of the 
     Whole shall continue its business. If a quorum does not 
     appear, the Committee of the Whole shall rise, and the 
     Chairman shall report the names of absentees to the House.
       (b)(1) The Chairman may refuse to entertain a point of 
     order that a quorum is not present during general debate.
       (2) After a quorum has once been established on a day, the 
     Chairman may entertain a point of order that a quorum is not 
     present only when the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     state of the Union is operating under the five-minute rule 
     and the Chairman has put the pending proposition to a vote.
       (3) Upon sustaining a point of order that a quorum is not 
     present, the Chairman may announce that, following a regular 
     quorum call under paragraph (a), the minimum time for 
     electronic voting on the pending question shall be five 
     minutes.
       (c) When ordering a quorum call in the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union, the Chairman may 
     announce an intention to declare that a quorum is constituted 
     at any time during the quorum call when he determines that a 
     quorum has appeared. If the Chairman interrupts the quorum 
     call by declaring that a quorum is constituted, proceedings 
     under the quorum call shall be considered as vacated, and the 
     Committee of the Whole shall continue its sitting and resume 
     its business.
       (d) A quorum is not required in the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the state of the Union for adoption of a motion that 
     the Committee rise.
       (e) In the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the 
     Union, the Chairman shall order a recorded vote on a request 
     supported by at least 25 Members.
       (f) In the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the 
     Union, the Chairman may reduce to five minutes the minimum 
     time for electronic voting without any intervening business 
     or debate on any or all pending amendments after a record 
     vote has been taken on the first pending amendment.
     Dispensing with the reading of an amendment
       7. It shall be in order in the Committee of the Whole House 
     on the state of the Union to move that the Committee of the 
     Whole dispense with the reading of an amendment that has been 
     printed in the bill or resolution as reported by a committee, 
     or an amendment that a Member, Delegate, or Resident 
     Commissioner has caused to be printed in the Congressional 
     Record. Such a motion shall be decided without debate.
     Closing debate
       8. (a) Subject to paragraph (b) at any time after the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union has 
     begun five-minute debate on amendments to any portion of a 
     bill or resolution, it shall be in order to move that the 
     Committee of the Whole close all debate on that portion of 
     the bill or resolution or on the pending amendments only. 
     Such a motion shall be decided without debate. The adoption 
     of such a motion does not preclude further amendment, to be 
     decided without debate.
       (b) If the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the 
     Union closes debate on any portion of a bill or resolution 
     before there has been debate on an amendment that a Member, 
     Delegate, or Resident Commissioner has caused to be printed 
     in the Congressional Record at least one day before its 
     consideration, the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner 
     who caused the amendment to be printed in the Record shall be 
     allowed five minutes to explain it, after which the Member, 
     Delegate, or Resident Commissioner who shall first obtain the 
     floor shall be allowed five minutes to speak in opposition to 
     it. There shall be no further debate thereon.
       (c) Material submitted for printing in the Congressional 
     Record under this rule shall indicate the full text of the 
     proposed amendment, the name of the Member, Delegate, or 
     Resident Commissioner proposing it, the number of the bill or 
     resolution to which it will be offered, and the point in the 
     bill or resolution or amendment thereto where the amendment 
     is intended to be offered. The amendment shall appear in a 
     portion of the Record designated for that purpose. Amendments 
     to a specified measure submitted for printing in that portion 
     of the Record shall be numbered in the order printed.
     Striking the enacting clause
       9. A motion that the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     state of the Union rise and report a bill or resolution to 
     the House with the recommendation that the enacting or 
     resolving clause be stricken shall have precedence of a 
     motion to amend, and, if carried in the House, shall 
     constitute a rejection of the bill or resolution. Whenever a 
     bill or resolution is reported from the Committee of the 
     Whole with such adverse recommendation and the recommendation 
     is rejected by the House, the bill or resolution shall stand 
     recommitted to the Committee of the Whole without further 
     action by the House. Before the question of concurrence is 
     submitted, it shall be in order to move that the House refer 
     the bill or resolution to a committee, with or without 
     instructions. If a bill or resolution is so referred, then 
     when it is again reported to the House it shall be referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole without debate.
     Concurrent resolution on the budget
       10. (a) At the conclusion of general debate in the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union on a 
     concurrent resolution on the budget under section 305(a) of 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the concurrent 
     resolution shall be considered as read for amendment.
       (b) It shall not be in order in the House or in the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to 
     consider an amendment to a concurrent resolution on the 
     budget, or an amendment thereto, unless the concurrent 
     resolution, as amended by such amendment or amendments--
       (1) would be mathematically consistent except as limited by 
     paragraph (c); and
       (2) would contain all the matter set forth in paragraphs 
     (1) through (5) of section 301(a) of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974.
       (c)(1) Except as specified in subparagraph (2), it shall 
     not be in order in the House or in the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the state of the Union to consider an amendment to a 
     concurrent resolution on the budget, or an amendment thereto, 
     that proposes to change the amount of the appropriate level 
     of the public debt set forth in the concurrent resolution, as 
     reported.
       (2) Amendments to achieve mathematical consistency under 
     section 305(a)(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, if 
     offered by direction of the Committee on the Budget, may 
     propose to adjust the amount of the appropriate level of the 
     public debt set forth in the concurrent resolution, as 
     reported, to reflect changes made in other figures contained 
     in the concurrent resolution.
     Unfunded mandates
       11. (a) In the Committee of the Whole House on the state of 
     the Union, 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.
       (b) In this clause the term ``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.
     Applicability of Rules of the House
       12. The Rules of the House are the rules of the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the state of the Union so far as 
     applicable.

                                RULE XIX

                 Motions Following the Amendment Stage

     Previous question
       1. (a) There shall be a motion for the previous question, 
     which, being ordered, shall have the effect of cutting off 
     all debate and bringing the House to a direct vote on the 
     immediate question or questions on which it has been ordered. 
     Whenever the previous question has been ordered on an 
     otherwise debatable question on which there has been no 
     debate, it shall be in order to debate that question for 40 
     minutes, equally divided and controlled by a proponent of the 
     question and an opponent. The previous question may be moved 
     and ordered on a single question, on a series of questions 
     allowable under the rules, or on an amendment or amendments, 
     or may embrace all authorized motions or amendments and 
     include the bill or resolution to its passage, adoption, or 
     rejection.
       (b) Incidental questions of order arising during the 
     pendency of a motion for the previous question shall be 
     decided, whether on appeal or otherwise, without debate.
     Recommit
       2. (a) After the previous question has been ordered on 
     passage or adoption of a measure, or pending a motion to that 
     end, it shall be in order to move that the House recommit (or 
     commit, as the case may be) the measure, with or without 
     instructions, to a standing or select committee. For such a 
     motion to recommit, the Speaker shall give preference in 
     recognition to a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner 
     who is opposed to the measure.
       (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), if a motion that 
     the House recommit a bill or joint resolution on which the 
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     tion has been ordered to passage includes instructions, it 
     shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally divided between the 
     proponent and an opponent.
       (c) On demand of the floor manager for the majority, it 
     shall be in order to debate the motion for one hour equally 
     divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent.
     Reconsideration
       3. When a motion has been carried or lost, it shall be in 
     order on the same or succeeding day for a Member on the 
     prevailing side of the question to enter a motion for the 
     reconsideration thereof. The entry of such a motion shall 
     take precedence over all other questions except the 
     consideration of a conference report or a motion to adjourn, 
     and may not be withdrawn after such succeeding day without 
     the consent of the House. Once entered, a motion may be 
     called up for consideration by any Member. During the last 
     six days of a session of Congress, such a motion shall be 
     disposed of when entered.
       4. A bill, petition, memorial, or resolution referred to a 
     committee, or reported therefrom for printing and 
     recommitment, may not be brought back to the House on a 
     motion to reconsider.

                                RULE XX

                        Voting and Quorum Calls

       1. (a) The House shall divide after the Speaker has put a 
     question to a vote by voice as provided in clause 6 of rule I 
     if the Speaker is in doubt or division is demanded. Those in 
     favor of the question shall first rise from their seats to be 
     counted, and then those opposed.
       (b) If a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner 
     requests a recorded vote, and that request is supported by at 
     least one-fifth of a quorum, the vote shall be taken by 
     electronic device unless the Speaker invokes another 
     procedure for recording votes provided in this rule. A 
     recorded vote taken in the House under this paragraph shall 
     be considered a vote by the yeas and nays.
       (c) In case of a tie vote, a question shall be lost.
       2. (a) Unless the Speaker directs otherwise, the Clerk 
     shall conduct a record vote or quorum call by electronic 
     device. In such a case the Clerk shall enter on the Journal 
     and publish in the Congressional Record, in alphabetical 
     order in each category, the names of Members recorded as 
     voting in the affirmative, the names of Members recorded as 
     voting in the negative, and the names of Members answering 
     present as if they had been called in the manner provided in 
     clause 3. Except as otherwise permitted under clause 9 or 10 
     of this rule or under clause 6 of rule XVIII, the minimum 
     time for a record vote or quorum call by electronic device 
     shall be 15 minutes.
       (b) When the electronic voting system is inoperable or is 
     not used, the Speaker or Chairman may direct the Clerk to 
     conduct a record vote or quorum call as provided in clause 3 
     or 4.
       3. The Speaker may direct the Clerk to conduct a record 
     vote or quorum call by call of the roll. In such a case the 
     Clerk shall call the names of Members, alphabetically by 
     surname. When two or more have the same surname, the name of 
     the State (and, if necessary to distinguish among Members 
     from the same State, the given names of the Members) shall be 
     added. After the roll has been called once, the Clerk shall 
     call the names of those not recorded, alphabetically by 
     surname. Members appearing after the second call, but before 
     the result is announced, may vote or announce a pair.
       4. (a) The Speaker may direct a record vote or quorum call 
     to be conducted by tellers. In such a case the tellers named 
     by the Speaker shall record the names of the Members voting 
     on each side of the question or record their presence, as the 
     case may be, which the Clerk shall enter on the Journal and 
     publish in the Congressional Record. Absentees shall be 
     noted, but the doors may not be closed except when ordered by 
     the Speaker. The minimum time for a record vote or quorum 
     call by tellers shall be 15 minutes.
       (b) On the demand of a 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, entered on the Journal, 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.
       5. (a) In the absence of a quorum, a majority comprising at 
     least 15 Members, which may include the Speaker, may compel 
     the attendance of absent Members.
       (b) Subject to clause 7(b) a majority of those present may 
     order the Sergeant-at-Arms to send officers appointed by him 
     to arrest those Members for whom no sufficient excuse is made 
     and shall secure and retain their attendance. The House shall 
     determine on what condition they shall be discharged. Unless 
     the House otherwise directs, the Members who voluntarily 
     appear shall be admitted immediately to the Hall of the House 
     and shall report their names to the Clerk to be entered on 
     the Journal as present.
       6. (a) When a quorum fails to vote on a question, a quorum 
     is not present, and objection is made for that cause (unless 
     the House shall adjourn)--
       (1) there shall be a call of the House;
       (2) the Sergeant-at-Arms shall proceed forthwith to bring 
     in absent Members; and
       (3) the yeas and nays on the pending question shall at the 
     same time be considered as ordered.
       (b) The Clerk shall record Members by the yeas and nays on 
     the pending question, using such procedure as the Speaker may 
     invoke under clause 2, 3, or 4. Each Member arrested under 
     this clause 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 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 
     requisite majority of those voting shall have determined. 
     Thereupon further proceedings under the call shall be 
     considered as dispensed with.
       (c) At any time after Members have had the requisite 
     opportunity to respond by the yeas and nays, but before a 
     result has been announced, the Speaker may entertain a motion 
     that the House adjourn if seconded by a majority of those 
     present, to be ascertained by actual count by the Speaker. If 
     the House adjourns on such a motion, all proceedings under 
     this clause shall be considered as vacated.
       7. (a) The Speaker may not entertain a point of order that 
     a quorum is not present unless a question has been put to a 
     vote.
       (b) Subject to paragraph (c) the Speaker may recognize a 
     Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner to move a call of 
     the House at any time. When a quorum is established pursuant 
     to a call of the House, further proceedings under the call 
     shall be considered as dispensed with unless the Speaker 
     recognizes for a motion to compel attendance of Members under 
     clause 5(b).
       (c) A call of the House shall not be in order after the 
     previous question is ordered unless the Speaker determines by 
     actual count that a quorum is not present.
     Postponement of proceedings
       8. (a)(1) When a recorded vote is ordered, or the yeas and 
     nays are ordered, or a vote is objected to under clause 6 on 
     any of the questions specified in subparagraph (2), the 
     Speaker may postpone further proceedings on that question to 
     a designated 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 any other question).
       (2) The questions described in the subparagraph (1) are as 
     follows:
       (A) The question of passing a bill or joint resolution.
       (B) The question of adopting a resolution or concurrent 
     resolution.
       (C) The question of agreeing to a motion to instruct 
     managers on the part of the House (except that proceedings 
     may not resume on such a motion under clause 7(c) of rule 
     XXII if the managers 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 under clause 6 of rule XV.
       (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 under clause 6 of rule XV.
       (H) The question of agreeing to a motion to suspend the 
     rules.
       (b) At the time designated by the Speaker for further 
     proceedings on questions postponed under paragraph (a), the 
     Speaker shall resume proceedings on each postponed question 
     in the order in which it was considered.
       (c) The Speaker may reduce to five minutes the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on a question postponed under this 
     clause, or on a question incidental thereto, that follows 
     another electronic vote without intervening business, so long 
     as the minimum time for electronic voting on the first in any 
     series of questions is 15 minutes.
       (d) If the House adjourns on a legislative day designated 
     for further proceedings on questions postponed under this 
     clause without disposing of such questions, then on the next 
     legislative day the unfinished business is the disposition of 
     such questions in the order in which they were considered.
     Five-minute votes
       9. The Speaker may reduce to five minutes the minimum time 
     for electronic voting--
       (a) after a record vote on a motion for the previous 
     question, on any underlying question that follows without 
     intervening business, or on a question incidental thereto;
       (b) after a record vote 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 on a question incidental 
     thereto;
       (c) after a record vote on a motion to recommit a bill, 
     resolution, or conference report, on the question of passage 
     or adoption, as the case may be, of such bill, resolution, or 
     conference report, or on a question incidental thereto, if 
     the question of passage or adoption follows without 
     intervening business the vote on the motion to recommit; or
       (d) as provided in clause 6(b)(3) of rule XVIII, clause 
     6(f) of rule XVIII, or clause 8 of this rule.
     Automatic yeas and nays
       10. The yeas and nays shall be considered as ordered when 
     the Speaker puts the question on passage of a bill or joint 
     resolution, or on adoption of a conference report, making 
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     Federal income tax rates (within the meaning of clause 5 of 
     rule XXI), or on final adoption of a concurrent resolution on 
     the budget or conference report thereon.
     Ballot votes
       11. In a case of ballot for election, a majority of the 
     votes shall be necessary to an election. When there is not 
     such a majority on the first ballot, the process shall be 
     repeated until a majority is obtained. In all balloting 
     blanks shall be rejected, may not be counted in the 
     enumeration of votes, and may not be reported by the tellers.

                                RULE XXI

                     Restrictions on Certain Bills

     Reservation of certain points of order
       1. At the time a general appropriation bill is reported, 
     all points of order against provisions therein shall be 
     considered as reserved.
     General appropriation bills and amendments
       2. (a)(1) An appropriation may not be reported in a general 
     appropriation bill, and may not be in order as an amendment 
     thereto, for an expenditure not previously authorized by law, 
     except to continue appropriations for public works and 
     objects that are already in progress.
       (2) A reappropriation of unexpended balances of 
     appropriations may not be reported in a general appropriation 
     bill, and may not be in order as an amendment thereto, except 
     to continue appropriations for public works and objects that 
     are already in progress. This subparagraph does not apply to 
     transfers of unexpended balances within the department or 
     agency for which they were originally appropriated that are 
     reported by the Committee on Appropriations.
       (b) A provision changing existing law may not 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) and except rescissions of appropriations 
     contained in appropriation Acts.
       (c) An amendment to a general appropriation bill shall not 
     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), an amendment proposing a limitation not 
     specifically contained or authorized in existing law for the 
     period of the limitation shall not be in order during 
     consideration of a general appropriation bill.
       (d) After a general appropriation bill has been read for 
     amendment, a motion that the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the state of the Union 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 amend the bill. If such a motion to rise and 
     report is rejected or not offered, amendments proposing 
     limitations not specifically contained or authorized in 
     existing law for the period of the limitation or proposing 
     germane amendments that retrench expenditures by reductions 
     of amounts of money covered by the bill may be considered.
       (e) A provision other than an appropriation designated an 
     emergency under section 251(b)(2) or section 252(e) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, a 
     rescission of budget authority, or a reduction in direct 
     spending or an amount for a designated emergency may not be 
     reported in an appropriation bill or joint resolution 
     containing an emergency designation under section 251(b)(2) 
     or section 252(e) of such Act and may not be in order as an 
     amendment thereto.
       (f) During the reading of an appropriation bill for 
     amendment in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of 
     the Union, 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 
     under this paragraph, such amendments may amend portions of 
     the bill not yet read for amendment (following disposition of 
     any points of order against such portions) and is not subject 
     to a demand for division of the question in the House or in 
     the Committee of the Whole.
     Transportation obligation limitations
       3. It shall not be in order to consider a bill, joint 
     resolution, amendment, or conference report 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.
     Appropriations on legislative bills
       4. A bill or joint resolution carrying an appropriation may 
     not be reported by a committee not having jurisdiction to 
     report appropriations, and an amendment proposing an 
     appropriation shall not be in order during the consideration 
     of a bill or joint resolution reported by a committee not 
     having that jurisdiction. A point of order against an 
     appropriation in such a bill, joint resolution, or amendment 
     thereto may be raised at any time during pendency of that 
     measure for amendment.
     Tax and tariff measures and amendments
       5. (a) A bill or joint resolution carrying a tax or tariff 
     measure may not be reported by a committee not having 
     jurisdiction to report tax or tariff measures, and an 
     amendment in the House or proposed by the Senate carrying a 
     tax or tariff measure shall not be in order during the 
     consideration of a bill or joint resolution reported by a 
     committee not having that jurisdiction. A point of order 
     against a tax or tariff measure in such a bill, joint 
     resolution, or amendment thereto may be raised at any time 
     during pendency of that measure for amendment.
     Passage of tax rate increases
       (b) A bill or joint resolution, amendment, or conference 
     report carrying a Federal income tax rate increase may not be 
     considered as passed or agreed to unless so determined by a 
     vote of not less than three-fifths of the Members voting, a 
     quorum being present. In this paragraph 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.
     Consideration of retroactive tax rate increases
       (c) It shall not be in order to consider a bill, joint 
     resolution, amendment, or conference report carrying a 
     retroactive Federal income tax rate increase. In this 
     paragraph--
       (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 before the enactment of the 
     provision.

                               RULE XXII

                       House and Senate Relations

     Senate amendments
       1. A motion to disagree to Senate amendments to a House 
     bill or resolution and to request or agree to a conference 
     with the Senate, or a motion to insist on House amendments to 
     a Senate bill or resolution and to request or agree to a 
     conference with the Senate, shall be privileged in the 
     discretion of the Speaker if offered by direction of the 
     primary committee and of all reporting committees that had 
     initial referral of the bill or resolution.
       2. A motion to dispose of House bills with Senate 
     amendments not requiring consideration in the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the state of the Union shall be 
     privileged.
       3. Except as permitted by clause 1, before the stage of 
     disagreement, a Senate amendment to a House bill or 
     resolution shall be subject to the point of order that it 
     must 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 such a point under clause 3 of rule 
     XVIII.
       4. When the stage of disagreement has been reached on a 
     bill or resolution with House or Senate amendments, a motion 
     to dispose of any amendment shall be privileged.
       5. (a) Managers on the part of the House may not agree to a 
     Senate amendment described in paragraph (b) unless specific 
     authority to agree to the amendment first is given by the 
     House by a separate vote with respect thereto. If specific 
     authority is not granted, the Senate amendment shall be 
     reported in disagreement by the conference committee back to 
     the two Houses for disposition by separate motion.
       (b) The managers on the part of the House may not agree to 
     a Senate amendment described in paragraph (a) that--
       (1) would violate clause 2(a)(1) or (c) of rule XXI if 
     originating in the House; or
       (2) proposes an appropriation on a bill other than a 
     general appropriation bill.
       6. A Senate amendment carrying a tax or tariff measure in 
     violation of clause 5(a) of rule XXI may not be agreed to.
     Conference reports; amendments reported in disagreement
       7. (a) The presentation of a conference report shall be in 
     order at any time except during a reading of the Journal or 
     the conduct of a record vote, a vote by division, or a quorum 
     call.
       (b)(1) Subject to subparagraph (2) the time allotted for 
     debate on a motion to instruct managers on the part of the 
     House shall be equally divided between the majority and 
     minority parties.
       (2) If the proponent of a motion to instruct managers on 
     the part of the House and the Member, Delegate, or Resident 
     Commissioner of the other party identified under subparagraph 
     (1) both support the motion, one-third of the time for debate 
     thereon shall be allotted to a Member, Delegate, or Resident 
     Commissioner who opposes the motion on demand of that Member, 
     Delegate, or Resident Commissioner.
       (c)(1) A motion to instruct managers on the part of the 
     House, or a motion to discharge all managers on the part of 
     the House and to appoint new conferees, shall be privileged--
       (A) after a conference committee has been appointed for 20 
     calendar days without making a report; and
       (B) on the first legislative day after the calendar day on 
     which the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner offering 
     the motion announces to the House his intention to do so and 
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       (2) The Speaker may designate a time in the legislative 
     schedule on that legislative day for consideration of a 
     motion described in subparagraph (1).
       (3) During the last six days of a session of Congress, the 
     period of time specified in subparagraph (1)(A) shall be 36 
     hours.
       (d) Each conference report to the House shall be printed as 
     a report of the House. Each such report shall be accompanied 
     by a joint explanatory statement prepared jointly by the 
     managers on the part of the House and the managers on the 
     part of the Senate. The joint explanatory statement shall be 
     sufficiently detailed and explicit to inform the House of the 
     effects of the report on the matters committed to conference.
       8. (a)(1) Except as specified in subparagraph (2), it shall 
     not be in order to consider a conference report until--
       (A) the third calendar day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, 
     or legal holidays except when the House is in session on such 
     a day) on which the conference report and the accompanying 
     joint explanatory statement have been available to Members, 
     Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner in the Congressional 
     Record; and
       (B) copies of the conference report and the accompanying 
     joint explanatory statement have been available to Members, 
     Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner for at least two 
     hours.
       (2) Subparagraph (1)(A) does not apply during the last six 
     days of a session of Congress.
       (b)(1) Except as specified in subparagraph (2), it shall 
     not be in order to consider a motion to dispose of a Senate 
     amendment reported in disagreement by a conference committee 
     until--
       (A) 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 in disagreement and any 
     accompanying statement have been available to Members, 
     Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner in the Congressional 
     Record; and
       (B) copies of the report in disagreement and any 
     accompanying statement, together with the text of the Senate 
     amendment, have been available to Members, Delegates, and the 
     Resident Commissioner for at least two hours.
       (2) Subparagraph (1)(A) does not apply during the last six 
     days of a session of Congress.
       (3) During consideration of a Senate amendment reported in 
     disagreement by a conference committee on a general 
     appropriation bill, a motion to insist on disagreement to the 
     Senate amendment shall be preferential to any other motion to 
     dispose of that amendment if the original motion offered by 
     the floor manager proposes to change existing law and the 
     motion to insist is offered before debate on the original 
     motion by the chairman of the committee having jurisdiction 
     of the subject matter of the amendment or 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 the preferential motion to its 
     adoption without intervening motion.
       (c) A conference report or a Senate amendment reported in 
     disagreement by a conference committee that has been 
     available as provided in paragraph (a) or (b) shall be 
     considered as read when called up.
       (d)(1) Subject to subparagraph (2), the time allotted for 
     debate on a conference report or on a motion to dispose of a 
     Senate amendment reported in disagreement by a conference 
     committee shall be equally divided between the majority and 
     minority parties.
       (2) If the floor manager for the majority and the floor 
     manager for the minority both support the conference report 
     or motion, one-third of the time for debate thereon shall be 
     allotted to a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner who 
     opposes the conference report or motion on demand of that 
     Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner.
       (e) Under clause 6(a)(2) of rule XIII, a resolution 
     proposing only to waive a requirement of this clause 
     concerning the availability of reports to Members, Delegates, 
     and the Resident Commissioner may be considered by the House 
     on the same day it is reported by the Committee on Rules.
       9. Whenever a disagreement to an amendment has been 
     committed to a conference committee, the managers on the part 
     of the House may propose a substitute that is a germane 
     modification of the matter in disagreement. The introduction 
     of any language presenting specific additional matter not 
     committed to the conference committee by either House does 
     not constitute a germane modification of the matter in 
     disagreement. Moreover, a conference report may not include 
     matter not committed to the conference committee by either 
     House and may not include a modification of specific matter 
     committed to the conference committee by either or both 
     Houses if that modification is beyond the scope of that 
     specific matter as committed to the conference committee.
       10. (a)(1) A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may 
     raise a point of order against nongermane matter, as 
     specified in subparagraph (2), before the commencement of 
     debate on--
       (A) a conference report;
       (B) a motion that the House recede from its disagreement to 
     a Senate amendment reported in disagreement by a conference 
     committee and concur therein, with or without amendment; or
       (C) a motion that the House recede from its disagreement to 
     a Senate amendment on which the stage of disagreement has 
     been reached and concur therein, with or without amendment.
       (2) A point of order against nongermane matter is one 
     asserting that a proposition described in subparagraph (1) 
     contains specified matter that would violate clause 7 of rule 
     XVI if it were offered in the House as an amendment to the 
     underlying measure in the form it was passed by the House.
       (b) If a point of order under paragraph (a) is sustained, a 
     motion that the House reject the nongermane matter identified 
     by the point of order shall be privileged. Such a motion is 
     debatable for 40 minutes, one-half in favor of the motion and 
     one-half in opposition thereto.
       (c) After disposition of a point of order under paragraph 
     (a) or a motion to reject under paragraph (b), any further 
     points of order under paragraph (a) not covered by a previous 
     point of order, and any consequent motions to reject under 
     paragraph (b), shall be likewise disposed of.
       (d)(1) If a motion to reject under paragraph (b) is 
     adopted, then after disposition of all points of order under 
     paragraph (a) and any consequent motions to reject under 
     paragraph (b), the conference report or motion, as the case 
     may be, shall be considered as rejected and the matter 
     remaining in disagreement shall be disposed of under 
     subparagraph (2) or (3), as the case may be.
       (2) After the House has adopted one or more motions to 
     reject nongermane matter contained in a conference report 
     under the preceding provisions of this clause--
       (A) if the conference report accompanied a House measure 
     amended by the Senate, the pending question shall be whether 
     the House shall recede and concur in the Senate amendment 
     with an amendment consisting of so much of the conference 
     report as was not rejected; and
       (B) if the conference report accompanied a Senate measure 
     amended by the House, the pending question shall be whether 
     the House shall insist further on the House amendment.
       (3) After the House has adopted one or more motions to 
     reject nongermane matter contained in a motion that the House 
     recede and concur in a Senate amendment, with or without 
     amendment, the following motions shall be privileged and 
     shall have precedence in the order stated:
       (A) A motion that the House recede and concur in the Senate 
     amendment with an amendment in writing then available on the 
     floor.
       (B) A motion that the House insist on its disagreement to 
     the Senate amendment and request a further conference with 
     the Senate.
       (C) A motion that the House insist on its disagreement to 
     the Senate amendment.
       (e) If, on a division of the question on a motion described 
     in paragraph (a)(1)(B) or (C), the House agrees to recede, 
     then a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may raise a 
     point of order against nongermane matter, as specified in 
     paragraph (a)(2), before the commencement of debate on 
     concurring in the Senate amendment, with or without 
     amendment. A point of order under this paragraph shall be 
     disposed of according to the preceding provisions of this 
     clause in the same manner as a point of order under paragraph 
     (a).
       -11. It shall not be in order to consider a conference 
     report to accompany a bill or joint resolution that proposes 
     to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 unless--
       -(a) the joint explanatory statement of the managers 
     includes a tax complexity analysis prepared by the Joint 
     Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation in accordance with 
     section 4022(b) of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring 
     and Reform Act of 1998; or-
       (b) the chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means causes 
     such a tax complexity analysis to be printed in the 
     Congressional Record before consideration of the conference 
     report.-
       12. (a)(1) Subject to subparagraph (2), a meeting of each 
     conference committee shall be open to the public.-
       (2) In open session of the House, a motion that managers on 
     the part of the House be permitted to close to the public a 
     meeting or meetings of their conference committee shall be 
     privileged, shall be decided without debate, and shall be 
     decided by a record vote.-
       (b) A point of order that a conference committee failed to 
     comply with paragraph (a) may be raised immediately after the 
     conference report is read or considered as read. If such a 
     point of order is sustained, the conference report shall be 
     considered as rejected, the House shall be considered to have 
     insisted on its amendments or on disagreement to the Senate 
     amendments, as the case may be, and to have requested a 
     further conference with the Senate, and the Speaker may 
     appoint new conferees without intervening motion.

                               RULE XXIII

                    Statutory Limit on Public Debt-

       1. Upon adoption by Congress of a concurrent resolution on 
     the budget under section 301 or 304 of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 that sets forth, as the appropriate level 
     of the public debt for the period to which the concurrent 
     resolution relates, an amount that is different from the 
     amount of the statutory limit on the public debt that 
     otherwise would be in effect for that period, the Clerk shall 
     prepare an engrossment of a joint resolution increasing or 
     decreasing, as the case may be, the statutory limit on the 
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     engrossment of the joint resolution, the vote by which the 
     concurrent resolution on the budget was finally agreed to in 
     the House shall also be considered as a vote on passage of 
     the joint resolution in the House, and the joint resolution 
     shall be considered as passed by the House and duly certified 
     and examined. The engrossed copy shall be signed by the Clerk 
     and transmitted to the Senate for further legislative 
     action.-
       2. The matter after the resolving clause in a 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 with a dollar 
     limitation equal to the appropriate level of the public debt 
     set forth pursuant to section 301(a)(5) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 in the relevant concurrent resolution 
     described in clause 1. If an adopted concurrent resolution 
     under clause 1 sets forth different appropriate levels of the 
     public debt for separate periods, only one engrossed joint 
     resolution shall be prepared under clause 1; and the blank 
     referred to in the preceding sentence shall be filled with 
     the limitation that is to apply for each period.-
       3. (a) The report of the Committee on the Budget on a 
     concurrent resolution described in clause 1 and the joint 
     explanatory statement of the managers on a conference report 
     to accompany such a concurrent resolution each shall contain 
     a clear statement of the effect the eventual enactment of a 
     joint resolution engrossed under this rule would have on the 
     statutory limit on the public debt.-
       (b) It shall not be in order for the House to consider a 
     concurrent resolution described in clause 1, or a conference 
     report thereon, unless the report of the Committee on the 
     Budget or the joint explanatory statement of the managers 
     complies with paragraph (a).
       4. Nothing in this rule shall be construed as limiting or 
     otherwise affecting---
       (a) the power of the House or the Senate to consider and 
     pass bills or joint resolutions, without regard to the 
     procedures under clause 1, that would change the statutory 
     limit on the public debt; or
       (b) the rights of Members, Delegates, the Resident 
     Commissioner, or committees with respect to the introduction, 
     consideration, and reporting of such bills or joint 
     resolutions.
       5. 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), as determined 
     under section 3101(b) of such title after the application of 
     section 3101(a) of such title, that may be outstanding at any 
     one time.

                               RULE XXIV

                       Code of Official Conduct-

       There is hereby established by and for the House the 
     following code of conduct, to be known as the ``Code of 
     Official Conduct'':-
       1. A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or 
     employee of the House shall conduct himself at all times in a 
     manner that shall reflect creditably on the House.-
       2. A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or 
     employee of the House shall adhere to the spirit and the 
     letter of the Rules of the House and to the rules of duly 
     constituted committees thereof.
       -3. A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or 
     employee of the House may not receive compensation and may 
     not permit 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 
     Congress.
       4. A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or 
     employee of the House may not accept gifts except as provided 
     by clause 5 of rule XXVI.-
       5. A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or 
     employee of the House may not accept an honorarium for a 
     speech, a writing for publication, or other similar activity, 
     except as otherwise provided under rule XXVI.-
       6. A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner---
       (a) shall keep his campaign funds separate from his 
     personal funds;-
       (b) may not convert campaign funds to personal use in 
     excess of an amount representing reimbursement for legitimate 
     and verifiable campaign expenditures; and-
       (c) may not expend funds from his campaign account that are 
     not attributable to bona fide campaign or political 
     purposes.-
       7. A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner shall treat 
     as campaign contributions all proceeds from testimonial 
     dinners or other fund-raising events.-
       8. (a) A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, or 
     officer of the House may not retain an employee who does not 
     perform duties for the offices of the employing authority 
     commensurate with the compensation he receives.
       (b) In the case of a committee employee who works under the 
     direct supervision of a member of the committee other than a 
     chairman, the chairman may require that such member affirm in 
     writing that the employee has complied with clause 8(a) 
     (subject to clause 7 of rule X) as evidence of compliance by 
     the chairman with this clause and with clause 7 of rule X.-
       9. A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or 
     employee of the House may not discharge and may not refuse to 
     hire an individual, or otherwise discriminate against an 
     individual with respect to compensation, terms, conditions, 
     or privileges of employment, because of the race, color, 
     religion, sex (including marital or parental status), 
     disability, age, or national origin of such individual, but 
     may take into consideration the domicile or political 
     affiliation of such individual.-
       10. A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner 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 a 
     Member should refrain from voting on any question at a 
     meeting of the House or of the Committee of the Whole House 
     on the state of the Union, 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, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not 
     authorize or otherwise allow an individual, group, or 
     organization not under the direction and control of the House 
     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 in paragraph (b), an employee of 
     the House who is required to file a report under rule XXVII 
     may not participate personally and substantially as an 
     employee of the House in a contact with an agency of the 
     executive or judicial branches of Government with respect to 
     nonlegislative matters affecting any nongovernmental person 
     in which the employee has a significant financial interest.-
       (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply if an employee first 
     advises his employing authority of a significant financial 
     interest described in paragraph (a) and obtains from his 
     employing authority a written waiver stating that the 
     participation of the employee in the activity described in 
     paragraph (a) is necessary. A copy of each such waiver shall 
     be filed with the Committee on Standards of Official 
     Conduct.-
       13. Before a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, 
     officer, or employee of the House 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 (or affirmation) shall be 
     retained by the Clerk as part of the records of the House.-
       14. (a) In this Code of Official Conduct, the term 
     ``officer or employee of the House'' means an individual 
     whose compensation is disbursed by the Chief Administrative 
     Officer.
       (b) An individual whose services are compensated by the 
     House pursuant to a consultant contract shall be considered 
     an employee of the House for purposes of clauses 1, 2, 3, 4, 
     8, 9, and 13 of this rule.

                                RULE XXV

                  Limitations on Use of Official Funds

     Limitations on use of official and unofficial accounts-
       1. A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not 
     maintain, or have maintained for his use, an unofficial 
     office account. Funds may not be paid into an unofficial 
     office account.-
       2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this rule, if an 
     amount from the Official Expenses Allowance of a Member, 
     Delegate, or Resident Commissioner is paid into the House 
     Recording Studio revolving fund for telecommunications 
     satellite services, the Member, Delegate, or Resident 
     Commissioner may accept reimbursement from nonpolitical 
     entities in that amount for transmission to the Clerk for 
     credit to the Official Expenses Allowance.-
       3. In this rule the term ``unofficial office account'' 
     means an account or repository in which funds are received 
     for the purpose of defraying otherwise unreimbursed expenses 
     allowable under section 162(a) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 as ordinary and necessary in the operation of a 
     congressional office, and includes a newsletter fund referred 
     to in section 527(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
     Limitations on use of the frank-
       4. A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner shall mail 
     franked mail under section 3210(d) of title 39, United States 
     Code at the most economical rate of postage practicable.-
       5. Before making a mass mailing, a Member, Delegate, or 
     Resident Commissioner shall 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 the proposed mailing is in compliance with applicable 
     provisions of law, rule, or regulation.-
       6. A mass mailing that is otherwise frankable by a Member, 
     Delegate, or Resident Commissioner under the provisions of 
     section 3210(e) of title 39, United States Code, is not 
     frankable unless the cost of preparing and printing it is 
     defrayed exclusively from funds made available in an 
     appropriation Act.-
       7. A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not 
     send a mass mailing out

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     side the congressional district from which he was elected.-
       8. In the case of a Member, Delegate, or Resident 
     Commissioner, a mass mailing is not frankable under section 
     3210 of title 39, United States Code, when it is postmarked 
     less than 60 days before the date of a primary or general 
     election (whether regular, special, or runoff) in which he is 
     a candidate for public office. If the mail matter is of a 
     type that is not customarily postmarked, the date on which it 
     would have been postmarked, if it were of a type customarily 
     postmarked, applies.
       9. In this rule the term ``mass mailing'' means, with 
     respect to a session of Congress, a mailing of newsletters or 
     other pieces of mail with substantially identical content 
     (whether such pieces of mail are deposited singly or in bulk, 
     or at the same time or different times), totaling more than 
     500 pieces of mail in that session, except that such term 
     does not include a mailing---
       (a) of matter in direct response to a communication from a 
     person to whom the matter is mailed;-
       (b) from a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner to 
     other Members, Delegates, the Resident Commissioner, or 
     Senators, or to Federal, State, or local government 
     officials; or-
       (c) of a news release to the communications media.
     Prohibition on use of funds by Members not elected to 
         succeeding Congress-
       10. Funds from the applicable accounts described in clause 
     1(i)(1) of rule X, including funds from committee expense 
     resolutions, and funds in any local currencies owned by the 
     United States may not be made available for travel by a 
     Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, or Senator after the 
     date of a general election in which he was not elected to the 
     succeeding Congress or, in the case of a Member, Delegate, or 
     Resident Commissioner who is not a candidate in a general 
     election, after the earlier of the date of such general 
     election or the adjournment sine die of the last regular 
     session of the Congress.

                               RULE XXVI

      Limitations on Outside Earned Income and Acceptance of Gifts

     Outside earned income; honoraria-
       1. (a) Except as provided by paragraph (b), a Member, 
     Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the 
     House may not---
       (1) have outside earned income attributable to a calendar 
     year that 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 that calendar 
     year; or-
       (2) receive any honorarium, except that an officer or 
     employee of the House who is paid at a rate less than 120 
     percent of the minimum rate of basic pay for GS-15 of the 
     General Schedule may receive an honorarium unless the subject 
     matter is directly related to the official duties of the 
     individual, the payment is made because of the status of the 
     individual with the House, or the person offering the 
     honorarium has interests that may be substantially affected 
     by the performance or nonperformance of the official duties 
     of the individual.-
       (b) In the case of an individual who becomes a Member, 
     Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the 
     House, such individual may not have outside earned income 
     attributable to the portion of a calendar year that occurs 
     after such individual becomes a Member, Delegate, Resident 
     Commissioner, officer, or employee that 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 that calendar year multiplied by a 
     fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days the 
     individual is a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, 
     officer, or employee during that calendar year and the 
     denominator of which is 365.
       (c) A payment in lieu of an honorarium that is made to a 
     charitable organization on behalf of a Member, Delegate, 
     Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House may 
     not be received by that Member, Delegate, Resident 
     Commissioner, officer, or employee. Such a payment may not 
     exceed $2,000 or be made to a charitable organization from 
     which the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, 
     or employee or a parent, sibling, spouse, child, or dependent 
     relative of the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, 
     officer, or employee, derives a financial benefit.
       2. A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or 
     employee of the House may not--
       (a) receive compensation for affiliating with or being 
     employed by a firm, partnership, association, corporation, or 
     other entity that provides professional services involving a 
     fiduciary relationship;
       (b) permit his name to be used by such a firm, partnership, 
     association, corporation, or other entity;
       (c) receive compensation for practicing a profession that 
     involves a fiduciary relationship;
       (d) serve for compensation as an officer or member of the 
     board of an association, corporation, or other entity; or
       (e) receive compensation for teaching, without the prior 
     notification and approval of the Committee on Standards of 
     Official Conduct.
     Copyright royalties
       3. (a) A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, 
     or employee of the House may not receive an advance payment 
     on copyright royalties. This paragraph does not prohibit a 
     literary agent, researcher, or other individual (other than 
     an individual employed by the House or a relative of a 
     Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or 
     employee) working on behalf of a Member, Delegate, Resident 
     Commissioner, 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.
       (b) A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or 
     employee of the House may not receive copyright royalties 
     under 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(d)(1)(E) (that royalties are received 
     from an established publisher under usual and customary 
     contractual terms).
     Definitions
       4. (a)(1) In this rule, except as provided in subparagraph 
     (2), the term ``officer or employee of the House'' means an 
     individual (other than a Member, Delegate, or Resident 
     Commissioner) whose pay is disbursed by the Chief 
     Administrative Officer, who is paid at a rate equal to or 
     greater than 120 percent of the minimum rate of basic pay for 
     GS-15 of the General Schedule, and who is so employed for 
     more than 90 days in a calendar year; and
       (2) when used with respect to an honorarium, the term 
     ``officer or employee of the House'' means an individual 
     (other than a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner) 
     whose salary is disbursed by the Chief Administrative 
     Officer.
       (b) In this rule the term ``honorarium'' means a payment of 
     money or a thing of value for an appearance, speech, or 
     article (including a series of appearances, speeches, or 
     articles) by a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, 
     officer, or employee of the House, excluding any actual and 
     necessary travel expenses incurred by that Member, Delegate, 
     Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee (and one 
     relative) to the extent that such expenses are paid or 
     reimbursed by any other person. The amount otherwise 
     determined shall be reduced by the amount of any such 
     expenses to the extent that such expenses are not so paid or 
     reimbursed.
       (c) In this rule the term ``travel expenses'' means, with 
     respect to a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer 
     or, employee of the House, or a relative of such Member, 
     Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee, the 
     cost of transportation, and the cost of lodging and meals 
     while away from his residence or principal place of 
     employment.
       (d)(1) In this rule the term ``outside earned income'' 
     means, with respect to a Member, Delegate, Resident 
     Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House, wages, 
     salaries, fees, and other amounts received or to be received 
     as compensation for personal services actually rendered, but 
     does not include --
       (A) the salary of a Member, Delegate, Resident 
     Commissioner, officer, or employee;
       (B) any compensation derived by a Member, Delegate, 
     Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House for 
     personal services actually rendered before the adoption of 
     this rule or before he became a Member, Delegate, Resident 
     Commissioner, officer, or employee;
       (C) any amount paid by, or on behalf of, a Member, 
     Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the 
     House to a tax-qualified pension, profit-sharing, or stock 
     bonus plan and received by him from such a plan;
       (D) in the case of a Member, Delegate, Resident 
     Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House engaged in a 
     trade or business in which he or his family holds a 
     controlling interest and in which both personal services and 
     capital are income-producing factors, any amount received by 
     the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or 
     employee, so long as the personal services actually rendered 
     by him in the trade or business do not generate a significant 
     amount of income; or
       (E) copyright royalties received from established 
     publishers under usual and customary contractual terms; and
       (2) outside earned income shall be determined without 
     regard to community property law.
       (e) In this rule the term ``charitable organization'' means 
     an organization described in section 170(c) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.
     Gifts
       5. (a)(1) A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, 
     officer, or employee of the House may not knowingly accept a 
     gift except as provided in this clause.
       (2)(A) In this clause the term ``gift'' means a 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.
       (B)(i) A gift to a family member of a Member, Delegate, 
     Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House, or 
     a gift to any other individual based on that individual's 
     relationship with the Member, Delegate, Resident 
     Commissioner, officer, or employee, shall be considered a 
     gift to the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, 
     or employee if it is given with the

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     knowledge and acquiescence of the Member, Delegate, Resident 
     Commissioner, officer, or employee and the Member, Delegate, 
     Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee has reason to 
     believe the gift was given because of his official position.
       (ii) If food or refreshment is provided at the same time 
     and place to both a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, 
     officer, or employee of the House and the spouse or dependent 
     thereof, only the food or refreshment provided to the Member, 
     Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee shall 
     be treated as a gift for purposes of this clause.
       (3) The restrictions in subparagraph (1) do not apply to 
     the following:
       (A) Anything for which the Member, Delegate, Resident 
     Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House pays the 
     market value, or does not use and promptly returns to the 
     donor.
       (B) 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.
       (C) A gift from a relative as described in section 109(16) 
     of title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (2 U.S.C. 
     App. 109(16)).
       (D)(i) Anything provided by an individual on the basis of a 
     personal friendship unless the Member, Delegate, Resident 
     Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House has reason to 
     believe that, under the circumstances, the gift was provided 
     because of his official position and not because of the 
     personal friendship.
       (ii) In determining whether a gift is provided on the basis 
     of personal friendship, the Member, Delegate, Resident 
     Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House shall 
     consider the circumstances under which the gift was offered, 
     such as:
       (I) The history of his relationship with the individual 
     giving the gift, including any previous exchange of gifts 
     between them.
       (II) Whether to his actual knowledge 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 his actual knowledge the individual who 
     gave the gift also gave the same or similar gifts to other 
     Members, Delegates, the Resident Commissioners, officers, or 
     employees of the House.
       (E) Except as provided in paragraph (c)(3), a contribution 
     or other payment to a legal expense fund established for the 
     benefit of a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, 
     officer, or employee of the House that is otherwise lawfully 
     made in accordance with the restrictions and disclosure 
     requirements of the Committee on Standards of Official 
     Conduct.
       (F) A gift from another Member, Delegate, Resident 
     Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House or Senate.
       (G) Food, refreshments, lodging, transportation, and other 
     benefits--
       (i) resulting from the outside business or employment 
     activities of the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, 
     officer, or employee of the House (or other outside 
     activities that are not connected to his duties as an 
     officeholder), or of his spouse, if such benefits have not 
     been offered or enhanced because of his official position and 
     are customarily provided to others in similar circumstances;
       (ii) customarily provided by a prospective employer in 
     connection with bona fide employment discussions; or
       (iii) 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 organization.
       (H) Pension and other benefits resulting from continued 
     participation in an employee welfare and benefits plan 
     maintained by a former employer.
       (I) Informational materials that are sent to the office of 
     the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or 
     employee of the House in the form of books, articles, 
     periodicals, other written materials, audiotapes, videotapes, 
     or other forms of communication.
       (J) Awards or prizes that are given to competitors in 
     contests or events open to the public, including random 
     drawings.
       (K) Honorary degrees (and associated travel, food, 
     refreshments, and entertainment) and other bona fide, 
     nonmonetary awards presented in recognition of public service 
     (and associated food, refreshments, and entertainment 
     provided in the presentation of such degrees and awards).
       (L) Training (including food and refreshments furnished to 
     all attendees as an integral part of the training) if such 
     training is in the interest of the House.
       (M) Bequests, inheritances, and other transfers at death.
       (N) An 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.
       (O) Anything that is paid for by the Federal Government, by 
     a State or local government, or secured by the Government 
     under a Government contract.
       (P) 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.
       (Q) Free attendance at a widely attended event permitted 
     under subparagraph (4).
       (R) Opportunities and benefits that are--
       (i) available to the public or to a class consisting of all 
     Federal employees, whether or not restricted on the basis of 
     geographic consideration;
       (ii) offered to members of a group or class in which 
     membership is unrelated to congressional employment;
       (iii) 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;
       (iv) offered to a 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;
       (v) in the form of loans from banks and other financial 
     institutions on terms generally available to the public; or
       (vi) 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.
       (S) A plaque, trophy, or other item that is substantially 
     commemorative in nature and that is intended for 
     presentation.
       (T) Anything for which, in an unusual case, a waiver is 
     granted by the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
       (U) Food or refreshments of a nominal value offered other 
     than as a part of a meal.
       (V) Donations of products from the district or State that 
     the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner represents 
     that are intended primarily for promotional purposes, such as 
     display or free distribution, and are of minimal value to any 
     single recipient.
       (W) An item of nominal value such as a greeting card, 
     baseball cap, or a T-shirt.
       (4)(A) A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, 
     or employee of the House 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--
       (i) the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, 
     or employee of the House 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 his official 
     position; or
       (ii) attendance at the event is appropriate to the 
     performance of the official duties or representative function 
     of the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or 
     employee of the House.
       (B) A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or 
     employee of the House who attends an event described in 
     subdivision (A) may accept a sponsor's unsolicited offer of 
     free attendance at the event for an accompanying individual.
       (C) A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or 
     employee of the House, 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.
       (D) In 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.
       (5) A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or 
     employee of the House may not accept a gift the value of 
     which exceeds $250 on the basis of the personal friendship 
     exception in subparagraph (3)(D) unless the Committee on 
     Standards of Official Conduct issues a written determination 
     that such exception applies. A determination under this 
     subparagraph is not required for gifts given on the basis of 
     the family relationship exception in subparagraph (3)(C).
       (6) 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.
       (b)(1)(A) A reimbursement (including payment in kind) to a 
     Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee 
     of the House 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 his duties as an officeholder shall 
     be considered as a reimbursement to the House and not a gift 
     prohibited by this clause, if the Member, Delegate, Resident 
     Commissioner, officer, or employee--
       (i) in the case of an employee, receives advance 
     authorization, from the Member, Delegate, Resident 
     Commissioner, or officer under whose direct supervision the 
     employee works, to accept reimbursement; and
       (ii) discloses the expenses reimbursed or to be reimbursed 
     and the authorization to the Clerk within 30 days after the 
     travel is completed.
       (B) For purposes of subdivision (A), events, the activities 
     of which are substantially recreational in nature, are not 
     considered to be

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     in connection with the duties of a Member, Delegate, Resident 
     Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House as an 
     officeholder.
       (2) Each advance authorization to accept reimbursement 
     shall be signed by the Member, Delegate, Resident 
     Commissioner, or officer of the House under whose direct 
     supervision the employee works and shall include--
       (A) the name of the employee;
       (B) the name of the person who will make the reimbursement;
       (C) the time, place, and purpose of the travel; and
       (D) 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.
       (3) Each disclosure made under subparagraph (1)(A) of 
     expenses reimbursed or to be reimbursed shall be signed by 
     the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, or officer (in 
     the case of travel by that Member, Delegate, Resident 
     Commissioner, or officer) or by the Member, Delegate, 
     Resident Commissioner, or officer under whose direct 
     supervision the employee works (in the case of travel by an 
     employee) and shall include--
       (A) a good faith estimate of total transportation expenses 
     reimbursed or to be reimbursed;
       (B) a good faith estimate of total lodging expenses 
     reimbursed or to be reimbursed;
       (C) a good faith estimate of total meal expenses reimbursed 
     or to be reimbursed;
       (D) a good faith estimate of the total of other expenses 
     reimbursed or to be reimbursed;
       (E) a determination that all such expenses are necessary 
     transportation, lodging, and related expenses as defined in 
     subparagraph (4); and
       (F) in the case of a reimbursement to a Member, Delegate, 
     Resident Commissioner, or officer, a determination that the 
     travel was in connection with his duties as an officeholder 
     and would not create the appearance that the Member, 
     Delegate, Resident Commissioner, or officer is using public 
     office for private gain.
       (4) In this paragraph the term ``necessary transportation, 
     lodging, and related expenses''--
       (A) includes reasonable expenses that are necessary for 
     travel for a period not exceeding four days within the United 
     States or seven days exclusive of travel time outside of the 
     United States unless approved in advance by the Committee on 
     Standards of Official Conduct;
       (B) 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 subdivision (A);
       (C) 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 clause; and
       (D) may include travel expenses incurred on behalf of 
     either the spouse or a child of the Member, Delegate, 
     Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee.
       (5) The Clerk shall make available to the public all 
     advance authorizations and disclosures of reimbursement filed 
     under subparagraph (1) as soon as possible after they are 
     received.
       (c) A gift prohibited by paragraph (a)(1) includes the 
     following:
       (1) Anything provided by a registered lobbyist or an agent 
     of a foreign principal to an entity that is maintained or 
     controlled by a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, 
     officer, or employee of the House.
       (2) 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, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee 
     of the House (not including a mass mailing or other 
     solicitation directed to a broad category of persons or 
     entities), other than a charitable contribution permitted by 
     paragraph (d).
       (3) 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, 
     Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the 
     House.
       (4) 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, Delegates, the 
     Resident Commissioner, officers, or employees of the House.
       (d)(1) 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, Delegate, Resident 
     Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House are not 
     considered a gift under this clause if it is reported as 
     provided in subparagraph (2).
       (2) A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or 
     employee who designates or recommends a contribution to a 
     charitable organization in lieu of an honorarium described in 
     subparagraph (1) shall report within 30 days after such 
     designation or recommendation to the Clerk--
       (A) the name and address of the registered lobbyist who is 
     making the contribution in lieu of an honorarium;
       (B) the date and amount of the contribution; and
       (C) the name and address of the charitable organization 
     designated or recommended by the Member, Delegate, or 
     Resident Commissioner.

     The Clerk shall make public information received under this 
     subparagraph as soon as possible after it is received.
       (e) In this clause--
       (1) the term ``registered lobbyist'' means a lobbyist 
     registered under the Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act or 
     any successor statute; and
       (2) the term ``agent of a foreign principal'' means an 
     agent of a foreign principal registered under the Foreign 
     Agents Registration Act.
       (f) All the provisions of this clause 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 
     clause.
     Claims against the Government
       6. A person may not be an officer or employee of the House, 
     or continue in its employment, if he acts as an agent for the 
     prosecution of a claim against the Government or if he is 
     interested in such claim, except as an original claimant or 
     in the proper discharge of official duties.

                               RULE XXVII

                          Financial Disclosure

       1. The Clerk shall send a copy of each report filed with 
     the Clerk under title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 
     1978 within the seven-day period beginning on 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 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 considered 
     Rules of the House as they pertain to Members, Delegates, the 
     Resident Commissioner, officers, and employees of the House.

                              RULE XXVIII

                           General Provisions

       1. The provisions of law that constituted the Rules of the 
     House at the end of the previous Congress shall govern the 
     House in all cases to which they are applicable, and the 
     rules of parliamentary practice comprised by Jefferson's 
     Manual shall govern the House in all cases to which they are 
     applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with the 
     Rules and orders of the House.
       2. In these rules words importing the masculine gender 
     include the feminine as well.

     SEC. 2. SEPARATE ORDERS.

       (a) Budget Enforcement.--(1) Pending the adoption by the 
     Congress of a concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
     year 1999--
       (A) the chairman of the Committee on the Budget, when 
     elected, shall publish in the Congressional Record budget 
     totals contemplated by section 301 of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 and allocations contemplated by section 
     302(a) of that Act for each of the fiscal years 1999 through 
     2003;
       (B) those totals and levels shall be effective in the House 
     as though established under a concurrent resolution on the 
     budget and sections 301 and 302 of that Act; and
       (C) the publication of those totals and levels shall be 
     considered as the completion of Congressional action on a 
     concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1999.
       (2) Pending the adoption by the Congress of a concurrent 
     resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2000, a provision in 
     a bill or joint resolution, or in an amendment thereto or a 
     conference report thereon, that establishes prospectively for 
     a Federal office or position a specified or minimum level of 
     compensation to be funded by annual discretionary 
     appropriations shall not be considered as providing new 
     entitlement authority within the meaning of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974.
       (3) In the case of a reported bill or joint resolution 
     considered pursuant to a special order of business, a point 
     of order under section 303 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 shall be determined on the basis of the text made in 
     order as an original bill or joint resolution for the purpose 
     of amendment or to the text on which the previous question is 
     ordered directly to passage, as the case may be.
       (b) Tenure on Budget Committee.--Notwithstanding clause 
     5(a)(2)(B) of rule X, during the One Hundred Sixth Congress 
     tenure on the Committee on the Budget shall not be limited.
       (c) Standards Committee Rules.--Each provision of House 
     Resolution 168 of the One Hundred Fifth Congress that was not 
     executed as a change in the standing rules is hereby 
     reaffirmed for the One Hundred Sixth Congress.
       (d) Census Subcommittee.--Notwithstanding clause 5(d) of 
     rule X, during the One Hundred Sixth Congress the Committee 
     on Government Reform may have not more than eight 
     subcommittees.
       (e) Explanatory Material Relating to Codification of 
     Rules.--Upon the adoption of this resolution, the Majority 
     Leader and the Minority Leader or their designees may submit 
     for inclusion in the Congressional Record as part of the 
     debate hereon such ex

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     traneous and tabular matter as they may consider to 
     constitute legislative history concerning the codification of 
     the standing rules.
       (f) Continuation of Select Committee.--
       (1) In general.--Solely for the purpose of completing 
     activities directly associated with the declassification and 
     public release of its report, the Select Committee on U.S. 
     National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns With the 
     People's Republic of China (hereafter referred to as the 
     ``Select Committee''), created by House Resolution 463, One 
     Hundred Fifth Congress, agreed to June 18, 1998 (hereafter 
     referred to as the ``Authorizing Resolution''), may sit and 
     act during the One Hundred Sixth Congress at any time prior 
     to April 1, 1999, as it may deem appropriate, without regard 
     to whether or not the House of Representatives is in session 
     at the time.
       (2) Continuation of powers and jurisdiction.--Solely for 
     the purpose described in paragraph (1), the Select 
     Committee's jurisdiction, and all other powers, authorities, 
     responsibilities, and procedures of the Select Committee and 
     of other Committees of the House of Representatives, shall 
     remain as set forth in the Authorizing Resolution, except as 
     follows:
       (A) Section 10 of the Authorizing Resolution shall not be 
     continued.
       (B) Sections 8 and 9 of the Authorizing Resolution shall 
     apply only to the enforcement of requests for information 
     which are issued prior to January 3, 1999, and to issuing and 
     enforcing requests for information directly related to the 
     declassification and public release of the Select Committee's 
     report.
       (3) Disposition of records.--In addition to the powers and 
     authorities extended under paragraph (2), upon the 
     termination of the Select Committee, all records of the 
     Select Committee shall be transferred to other committees of 
     the House of Representatives, stored by the Clerk of the 
     House of Representatives, or otherwise disposed of as the 
     Select Committee may direct, consistent with applicable rules 
     and laws concerning classified information.
       (4) No additional funds.--Funds for the Select Committee 
     for carrying out activities under this subsection during the 
     One Hundred Sixth Congress shall be derived solely from 
     amounts provided pursuant to the Authorizing Resolution which 
     remain unobligated and unexpended as of the end of the One 
     Hundred Fifth Congress.
       (g) Numbering of Bills.--In the One Hundred Sixth Congress, 
     the first 10 numbers for bills (H.R. 1 through H.R. 10) shall 
     be reserved for assignment by the Speaker to such bills as he 
     may designate when introduced before March 1, 1999.

     SEC. 3. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS.

       Upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order 
     to consider in the House a resolution amending clause 5 of 
     rule XXVI, if offered by the Majority Leader or his designee. 
     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 or 
     demand for division of the question except one hour of debate 
     equally divided and controlled by the Majority Leader and the 
     Minority Leader or their designees.

  When said resolution was considered.
  During debate,

para. 1.18  member-elect sworn in

  Mr. James A. Barcia of the 5th District of Michigan, presented himself 
at the bar of the House and took the oath of office prescribed by law.
  After further debate,
  Mr. DREIER moved the previous question on the resolution to its 
adoption or rejection.
  The question being put,
  Will the House now order the previous question on said resolution?
  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 vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

216

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affirmative

Nays

207

para. 1.19                     [Roll No. 3]

                                YEAS--216

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--207

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Burr
     Jenkins
     Manzullo
     Pitts
  So the previous question was ordered.
  Mr. MOAKLEY moved to commit the resolution to a select committee to be 
appointed by the Speaker on the same day this motion is adopted, and to 
be composed of five members, not more than three of whom shall be from 
the same political party, and one of whom the Speaker shall designate as 
chairman, with instructions to report back the same to the House within 
one legislative day with only the following amendment:

       At the end of the resolution, add the following new 
     paragraph:

                              ``Rule XXIX


                          ``pay-as-you-go rule

       ``1. This rule requires that all direct spending and 
     revenue legislation be fully paid for until the Social 
     Security Trust Fund is actuarially sound. After the Trust 
     Fund becomes actuarially sound, this rule requires that such 
     legislation be fully paid for except to

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     the extent that the Federal budget is in surplus without 
     counting the Social Security Trust Fund.
       ``2. For purposes of this rule, the term--
       ``(1) `Social Security Trust Fund' means the Old Age and 
     Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Disability Insurance 
     Trust Fund, combined, established by title II of the Social 
     Security Act;
       ``(2) `Social Security solvency certification' means a 
     written statement by the Board of Trustees of the Social 
     Security Trust Fund that the Fund is in actuarial balance for 
     the 75-year period used in the most recent annual report of 
     that Board pursuant to rule 201(c)(2) of the Social Security 
     Act;
       ``(3) `direct spending legislation' means any bill, joint 
     resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that 
     affects direct spending as that term is defined by and 
     interpreted for purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985, except any provision that funds 
     or continues in effect the deposit insurance guarantee 
     commitment in effect on the date of agreement to this rule;
       ``(4) `to be fully paid for' means that net reduction in 
     revenues do not exceed net reduction in direct spending, or 
     net increases in outlays do not exceed net increases in 
     revenues, when those increases and reductions are calculated 
     relative to an estimate of current law;
       ``(5) `current year' means the fiscal year starting on 
     October 1 of the prior calendar year; and
       ``(6) `budget year' means the fiscal year starting on 
     October 1 of the current calendar year.
       ``3. (a) It shall not be in order to consider any direct 
     spending or revenue legislation unless in the form proposed 
     for consideration and during each of the applicable time 
     periods specified in paragraph (b)--
       ``(1) that legislation fully pays for itself, or
       ``(2) that legislation is fully paid for when counting any 
     credits available under paragraph (c).
       ``(b) For purposes of this clause, the applicable time 
     periods are--
       ``(1) the current year and the budget year,
       ``(2) the five fiscal years following the current year, and
       ``(3) the five fiscal years following the time period 
     specified in subparagraph (2).
       ``(c)(1) For purposes of paragraph (a) and with respect to 
     direct spending or revenue legislation previously enacted 
     during the current calendar year, the net extent (if any) by 
     which all such legislation is more than fully paid for in one 
     of the applicable time period shall count as a credit for 
     that time period.
       ``(2) Once enacted, legislation considered pursuant to a 
     reconciliation directive shall not be counted as previously 
     enacted legislation for purposes of subparagraph (1), but 
     such legislation itself shall be subject to the requirements 
     of this rule.
       ``(3) When a Social Security solvency certification is 
     issued, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget shall 
     insert it in the Congressional Record. At the beginning of 
     the first calendar year thereafter, projected budget 
     surpluses (if any) shall be included as a separate entry on 
     the Pay-As-You-Go scorecard and count as credits for purposes 
     of paragraph (a). At the beginning of each subsequent 
     calendar year, the previous entry of surpluses shall be 
     replaced by an updated entry. For the purpose of the prior 
     two sentences, surpluses shall--
       ``(A) be calculated excluding all the receipts and outlays 
     of the Social Security Trust Fund (and any other off-budget 
     Federal entity), and
       ``(B) be calculated separately for each of the applicable 
     time period.
       ``4. For purposes of this rule, the levels of outlays, 
     revenues, surpluses, and deficits under current law or 
     resulting from proposed legislation for a fiscal year shall 
     be determined on the basis of estimates made by the Committee 
     on the Budget.''.

  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to commit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House commit said resolution with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced the nays 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 vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

201

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

218

para. 1.20                     [Roll No. 4]

                                YEAS--201

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Hooley
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NAYS--218

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Blunt
     Davis (FL)
     Holt
     Jenkins
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Obey
     Pallone
  So the motion to commit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced 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 vote was taken by electronic device.


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It was decided in the

Yeas

217

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

204

para. 1.21                     [Roll No. 5]

                                YEAS--217

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--204

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Blunt
     Bonior
     Cardin
     Hefley
     Jenkins
     Lipinski
  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. 1.22  members-elect sworn in

  Mr. Ed Bryant of the Seventh District of Tennessee, Mr. Peter A. 
DeFazio of the Fourth District of Oregon, Ms. Louise McIntosh Slaughter 
of the Twenty-eighth District of New York, and Mr. Virgil H. Goode, Jr. 
of the Fifth District of Virginia, presented themselves at the bar of 
the House and took the oath of office prescribed by law.

para. 1.23  committee elections--majority

  Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, by direction of the Republican Conference, 
submitted the following privileged resolution (H. Res. 6):

       Resolved, That the following named Members be, and are 
     hereby elected to serve on standing committees as follows:
       Committee on Agriculture: Mr. Combest, Chairman; Mr. 
     Barrett of Nebraska; Mr. Boehner; Mr. Ewing; Mr. Goodlatte; 
     Mr. Pombo; Mr. Canady; Mr. Smith of Michigan; Mr. Everett; 
     Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma; Mrs. Chenoweth; Mr. Hostettler; Mr. 
     Chambliss; Mr. LaHood; Mr. Moran of Kansas; Mr. Schaffer; Mr. 
     Thune; Mr. Jenkins; Mr. Cooksey; Mr. Calvert; Mr. Gutknecht; 
     Mr. Riley; Mr. Walden; Mr. Simpson; Mr. Ose; Mr. Hayes; and 
     Mr. Fletcher.
       Committee on Appropriations: Mr. Young of Florida, 
     Chairman; Mr. Regula; Mr. Lewis of California; Mr. Porter; 
     Mr. Rogers; Mr. Skeen; Mr. Wolf; Mr. DeLay; Mr. Kolbe; Mr. 
     Packard; Mr. Callahan; Mr. Walsh; Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina; Mr. Hobson; Mr. Istook; Mr. Bonilla; Mr. 
     Knollenberg; Mr. Miller of Florida; Mr. Dickey; Mr. Kingston; 
     Mr. Frelinghuysen; Mr. Wicker; Mr. Forbes; Mr. Nethercutt; 
     Mr. Cunningham; Mr. Tiahrt; Mr. Wamp; Mr. Latham; Mrs. 
     Northup; Mr. Aderholt; Mrs. Emerson; Mr. Sununu; Ms. Granger; 
     and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       Committee on Armed Services: Mr. Spence, Chairman; Mr. 
     Stump; Mr. Hunter; Mr. Kasich; Mr. Bateman; Mr. Hansen; Mr. 
     Weldon of Pennsylvania; Mr. Hefley; Mr. Saxton; Mr. Buyer; 
     Mrs. Fowler; Mr. McHugh; Mr. Talent; Mr. Everett; Mr. 
     Bartlett of Maryland; Mr. McKeon; Mr. Watts of Oklahoma; Mr. 
     Thornberry; Mr. Hostettler; Mr. Chambliss; Mr. Hilleary; Mr. 
     Scarborough; Mr. Jones; Mr. Graham; Mr. Ryun of Kansas; Mr. 
     Riley; Mr. Gibbons; Mrs. Bono; Mr. Pitts; Mr. Hayes; Mr. 
     Kuykendall; and Mr. Sherwood.
       Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Mr. Leach, 
     Chairman; Mr. McCollum; Mrs. Roukema; Mr. Bereuter; Mr. 
     Baker; Mr. Lazio; Mr. Bachus; Mr. Castle; Mr. King; Mr. 
     Campbell; Mr. Royce; Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma; Mr. Metcalf; Mr. 
     Ney; Mr. Barr of Georgia; Mrs. Kelly; Mr. Paul; Mr. Weldon of 
     Florida; Mr. Ryun of Kansas; Mr. Cook; Mr. Riley; Mr. Hill of 
     Montana; Mr. LaTourette; Mr. Manzullo; Mr. Jones of North 
     Carolina; Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin; Mr. Ose; Mr. Sweeney; Mrs. 
     Biggert; Mr. Terry; Mr. Green of Wisconsin; and Mr. Toomey.
       Committee on the Budget: Mr. Kasich, Chairman; Mr. 
     Chambliss; Mr. Shays; Mr. Herger; Mr. Miller of Florida; Mr. 
     Franks of New Jersey; Mr. Smith of Michigan; Mr. Nussle; Mr. 
     Hoekstra; Mr. Radanovich; Mr. Bass; Mr. Gutknecht; Mr. 
     Hilleary; Mr. Sununu; Mr. Pitts; Mr. Knollenberg; Mr. 
     Thornberry; Mr. Ryun of Kansas; Mr. Green of Wisconsin; Mr. 
     Fletcher; Mr. Gary Miller of California; Mr. Ryan of 
     Wisconsin; and Mr. Toomey.
       Committee on Commerce: Mr. Bliley, Chairman; Mr. Tauzin; 
     Mr. Oxley; Mr. Bilirakis; Mr. Barton of Texas; Mr. Upton; Mr. 
     Stearns; Mr. Gillmor; Mr. Greenwood; Mr. Cox; Mr. Deal of 
     Georgia; Mr. Largent; Mr. Burr of North Carolina; Mr. 
     Bilbray; Mr. Whitefield; Mr. Ganske; Mr. Norwood; Mr. Coburn; 
     Mr. Lazio; Mrs. Cubin; Mr. Rogan; Mr. Shimkus; Ms. Wilson; 
     Mr. Shadegg; Mr. Pickering; Mr. Fossella; Mr. Blunt; Mr. 
     Bryant; and Mr. Ehrlich.
       Committee on Education and the Workforce: Mr. Goodling, 
     Chairman; Mr. Petri; Mrs. Roukema; Mr. Ballenger; Mr. Barrett 
     of Nebraska; Mr. Boehner; Mr. Hoekstra; Mr. McKeon; Mr. 
     Castle; Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas; Mr. Talent; Mr. Greenwood; 
     Mr. Graham; Mr. Souder; Mr. McIntosh; Mr. Norwood; Mr. Paul; 
     Mr. Schaffer; Mr. Upton; Mr. Deal of Georgia; Mr. Hilleary; 
     Mr. Ehlers; Mr. Salmon; Mr. Tancredo; Mr. Fletcher; and Mr. 
     DeMint.
       Committee on Government Reform: Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
     Chairman; Mr. Gilman; Mrs. Morella; Mr. Shays; Mr. Cox; Ms. 
     Ros-Lehtinen; Mr. McHugh; Mr. Horn; Mr. Mica; Mr. Davis of 
     Virginia; Mr. McIntosh; Mr. Souder; Mr. Scarborough; Mr. 
     LaTourette; Mr. Sandord; Mr. Barr of Georgia; Mr. Miller of 
     Florida; Mr. Hutchinson; Mr. Terry; Mrs. Biggert; Mr. Walden; 
     Mr. Ose; and Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin.
       Committee on House Administration: Mr. Thomsas, Chairman; 
     Mr. Boehner; Mr. Ehlers; Mr. Ney; Mr. Mica; and Mr. Ewing.
       Committee on International Relations: Mr. Gilman, Chairman; 
     Mr. Goodling; Mr. Leach; Mr. Hyde; Mr. Bereuter; Mr. Smith of 
     New Jersey; Mr. Burton of Indiana; Mr. Gallegly

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     (when sworn); Ms. Ros-Lehtinen; Mr. Ballenger; Mr. 
     Rohrabacher; Mr. Manzullo; Mr. Royce; Mr. King; Mr. Chabot; 
     Mr. Sanford; Mr. Salmon; Mr. Houghton; Mr. Campbell; Mr. 
     McHugh; Mr. Brady of Texas; Mr. Burr of North Carolina; Mr. 
     Gillmor; Mr. Radanovich; Mr. Cooksey; and Mr. Tancredo.
       Committee on the Judiciary: Mr. Hyde, Chairman; Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner; Mr. McCollum; Mr. Gekas; Mr. Coble; Mr. Smith 
     of Texas; Mr. Gallegly (when sworn); Mr. Canady; Mr. 
     Goodlatte; Mr. Buyer; Mr. Bryant; Mr. Chabot; Mr. Barr of 
     Georgia; Mr. Jenkins; Mr. Hutchinson; Mr. Pease; Mr. Cannon; 
     Mr. Rogan; Mr. Graham; and Mrs. Bono.
       Committee on Resources: Mr. Young of Alaska, Chairman; Mr. 
     Tauzin; Mr. Hansen; Mr. Saxton; Mr. Gallegly (when sworn); 
     Mr. Duncan; Mr. Hefley; Mr. Doolittle; Mr. Gilchrest; Mr. 
     Calvert; Mr. Pombo; Mrs. Cubin; Mrs. Chenoweth; Mr. 
     Radanovich; Mr. Jones; Mr. Thornberry; Mr. Cannon; Mr. Brady 
     of Texas; Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania; Mr. Hill of Montana; 
     Mr. Schaffer; Mr. Gibbons; Mr. Sounder; Mr. Walden; Mr. 
     Sherwood; Mr. Hayes; Mr. Simpson, and Mr. Tancredo.
       Committee on Rules: Mr. Dreier, Chairman; Mr. Goss; Mr. 
     Linder; Ms. Pryce of Ohio; Mr. Diaz-Balart; Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington; Mrs. Myrick; Mr. Sessions; and Mr. Reynolds.
       Committee on Science: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Chairman; Mr. 
     Boehlert; Mr. Smith of Texas; Mrs. Morella; Mr. Weldon 
     ofPennsylvania; Mr. Rohrabacher; Mr. Barton of Texas; Mr. 
     Calvert; Mr. Smith of Michigan; Mr. Bartlett of Maryland; Mr. 
     Ehlers; Mr. Weldon of Florida; Mr. Gutknecht; Mr. Ewing; Mr. 
     Cannon; Mr. Brady of Texas; Mr. Cook; Mr. Nethercutt; Mr. 
     Lucas of Oklahoma; Mr. Green of Wisconsin; Mr. Kuykendall; 
     Mr. Gary Miller of California; and Mrs. Biggert.
       Committee on Small Business: Mr. Talent, Chairman; Mr. 
     Combest; Mr. Hefley; Mr. Manzullo; Mr. Bartlett of Maryland; 
     Mr. LoBiondo; Mrs. Kelly; Mr. Chabot; Mr. English; Mr. 
     McIntosh; Mr. Hill of Montana; Mr. Pitts; Mr. Forbes; Mr. 
     Sweeney; Mr. Toomey; and Mr. DeMint.
       Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: Mr. Smith of 
     Texas, Chairman.
       Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Mr. 
     Shuster, Chairman; Mr. Young of Alaska; Mr. Petri; Mr. 
     Boehlert; Mr. Bateman; Mr. Coble; Mr. Duncan; Mr. Ewing; Mr. 
     Gilchrest; Mr. Horn; Mr. Franks of New Jersey; Mr. Mica; Mr. 
     Quinn; Mrs. Fowler; Mr. Ehlers; Mr. Bachus; Mr. LaTourette; 
     Mrs. Kelly; Mr. LaHood; Mr. Baker; Mr. Bass; Mr. Ney; Mr. 
     Metcalf; Mr. Pease; Mr. Hutchinson; Mr. Cook; Mr. Cooksey; 
     Mr. Thune; Mr. LoBiondo; Mr. Watts of Oklahoma; Mr. Moran of 
     Kansas; Mr. Doolittle; Mr. Terry; Mr. Sherwood; Mr. Gary 
     Miller of California; Mr. Sweeney; and Mr. DeMint.
       Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Mr. Stump, Chairman; Mr. 
     Smith of New Jersey; Mr. Bilirakis; Mr. Spence; Mr. Everett; 
     Mr. Buyer; Mr. Quinn; Mr. Bachus; Mr. Stearns; Mr. Moran of 
     Kansas; Mr Hayworth; Mrs. Chenoweth; Mr. LaHood; and Mr. 
     Simpson.
       Committee on Ways and Means: Mr. Archer, Chairman; Mr. 
     Crane; Mr. Thomas; Mr. Shaw; Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut; Mr. 
     Houghton; Mr. Herger; Mr. McCrery; Mr. Camp; Mr. Ramstad; Mr. 
     Nussle; Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas; Ms. Dunn; Mr. Collins; Mr. 
     Portman; Mr. English; Mr. Watkins; Mr. Hayworth; Mr. Weller; 
     Mr. Hulshof; Mr. McInnis; Mr. Lewis of Kentucky; and Mr. 
     Foley.

  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. 1.24  committee elections--minority

  Mr. FROST, by direction of the Democratic Caucus, submitted the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 7):

       Resolved, That the following named Members, Delegates and 
     the Resident Commissioner be, and are hereby, elected to 
     serve on standing committees as follows:
       Committee on Agriculture: Mr. Stenholm, Texas; Mr. Brown, 
     California; Mr. Condit, California; Mr. Peterson, Minnesota; 
     Mr. Dooley, California; Mrs. Clayton, North Carolina; Mr. 
     Minge, Minnesota; Mr. Hillard, Alabama; Mr. Pomeroy, North 
     Dakota; Mr. Holden, Pennsylvania; Mr. Bishop, Georgia; Mr. 
     Thompson, Mississippi; Mr. Baldacci, Maine; Mr. Berry, 
     Arkansas; Mr. Goode, Virginia; Mr. McIntyre, North Carolina; 
     Ms. Stabenow, Michigan; Mr. Etheridge, North Carolina; Mr. 
     John, Louisiana; Mr. Boswell, Iowa; Mr. Phelps, Illinois; Mr. 
     Lucas, Kentucky; and Mr. Thompson, California.
       Committee on Appropriations: Mr. Obey, Wisconsin; Mr. 
     Murtha, Pennsylvania; Mr. Dicks, Washington; Mr. Sabo, 
     Minnesota; Mr. Dixon, California; Mr. Hoyer, Maryland (When 
     Sworn); Mr. Mollohan, West Virginia (When Sworn); Ms. Kaptur, 
     Ohio; Ms. Pelosi, California; Mr. Visclosky, Indiana; Mrs. 
     Lowey, New York; Mr. Serrano, New York; Ms. DeLauro, 
     Connecticut; Mr. Moran, Virginia; Mr. Olver, Massachusetts; 
     Mr. Pastor, Arizona; Mrs. Meek, Florida; Mr. Price, North 
     Carolina; Mr. Edwards, Texas; Mr. Cramer, Alabama; Mr. 
     Clyburn, South Carolina; Mr. Hinchey, New York; Ms. Roybal-
     Allard, California; Mr. Farr, California (When Sworn); Mr. 
     Jackson, Illinois; Ms. Kilpatrick, Michigan; Mr. Boyd, 
     Florida.
       Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Mr. LaFalce, 
     New York; Mr. Vento, Minnesota; Mr. Frank, Massachusetts; Mr. 
     Kanjorski, Pennsylvania; Ms. Waters, California; Mrs. 
     Maloney, New York; Mr. Gutierrez, Illinois; Ms. Velazquez, 
     New York; Mr. Watt, North Carolina; Mr. Ackerman, New York; 
     Mr. Bentsen, Texas; Mr. Maloney, Connecticut; Ms. Hooley, 
     Oregon; Ms. Carson, Indiana; Mr. Weygand, Rhode Island; Mr. 
     Sherman, California; Mr. Sandlin, Texas; Mr. Meeks, New York; 
     Ms. Lee, California; Mr. Virgil Goode, Virginia; Mr. Mascara, 
     Pennsylvania; Mr. Inslee, Washington; Ms. Schakowsky, 
     Illinois; Mr. Moore, Kansas; Mr. Gonzalez, Texas; Ms. Tubbs 
     Jones, Ohio; Mr. Capuano, Massachusetts.
       Committee on the Budget: Mr. Spratt, South Carolina; Mr. 
     McDermott, Washington; Ms. Rivers, Michigan; Mr. Thompson, 
     Mississippi; Mr. Minge, Minnesota; Mr. Bentsen, Texas; Mr. 
     Davis, Florida; Mr. Weygand, Rhode Island; Mrs. Clayton, 
     North Carolina; Mr. Price, North Carolina; Mr. Markey, 
     Massachusetts; Mr. Kleczka, Wisconsin; Mr. Clement, 
     Tennessee; Mr. Moran, Virginia; Ms. Hooley, Oregon; Mr. 
     Lucas, Kenducky; Mr. Holt, New Jersey; Mr. Hoeffel, 
     Pennsylvania; Ms. Baldwin, Wisconsin.
       Committee on Commerce: Mr. Dingell, Michigan; Mr. Waxman, 
     California; Mr. Markey, Massachusetts; Mr. Hall, Texas; Mr. 
     Boucher, Virginia; Mr. Towns, New York; Mr. Pallone, New 
     Jersey; Mr. Brown, Ohio; Mr. Gordon, Tennessee; Mr. Deutsch, 
     Florida; Mr. Rush, Illinois; Ms. Eshoo, California; Mr. 
     Klink, Pennsylvania; Mr. Stupak, Michigan; Mr. Engel, New 
     York; Mr. Sawyer, Ohio; Mr. Wynn, Maryland; Mr. Green, Texas; 
     Ms. McCarthy, Missouri; Mr. Strickland, Ohio; Ms. DeGette, 
     Colorado; Mr. Barrett, Wisconsin; Mr. Luther, Minnesota; Mrs. 
     Capps, California.
       Committee on Education and the Workforce: Mr. Clay, 
     Missouri; Mr. George Miller, California (when sworn); Mr. 
     Kildee, Michigan; Mr. Martinez, California; Mr. Owens, New 
     York; Mr. Payne, New Jersey; Mrs. Mink, Hawaii; Mr. Andrews, 
     New Jersey; Mr. Roemer, Indiana; Mr. Scott, Virginia; Ms. 
     Woolsey, California; Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Puerto Rico; Mr. 
     Fattah, Pennsylvania; Mr. Hinojosa, Texas; Mrs. McCarthy, New 
     York; Mr. Tierney, Massachusetts; Mr. Kind, Wisconsin; Ms. 
     Sanchez, California; Mr. Ford, Tennessee; Mr. Kucinich, Ohio; 
     Mr. Wu, Oregon; Mr. Holt, New Jersey.
       Committee on Government Reform (and Oversight): Mr. Waxman, 
     California; Mr. Lantos, California; Mr. Wise, West Virginia; 
     Mr. Owens, New York; Mr. Towns, New York; Mr. Kanjorski, 
     Pennsylvania; Mr. Condit, California; Mrs. Mink, Hawaii; Mrs. 
     Maloney, New York; Mrs. Norton, District of Columbia; Mr. 
     Fattah, Pennsylvania; Mr. Cummings, Maryland; Mr. Kucinich, 
     Ohio; Mr. Blagojevich, Illinois; Mr. Davis, Illinois; Mr. 
     Tierney, Massachusetts; Mr. Turner, Texas; Mr. Allen, Maine, 
     Mr. Ford, Tennessee.
       Committee on House Administration: Mr. Hoyer, Maryland 
     (When Sworn).
       Committee on International Relations: Mr. Gejdenson, 
     Connecticut; Mr. Lantos, California; Mr. Berman, California; 
     Mr. Ackerman, New York; Mr. Faleomavaega, American Samoa; Mr. 
     Martinez, California; Mr. Payne, New Jersey; Mr. Menendez, 
     New Jersey; Mr. Brown, Ohio; Ms. McKinney, Georgia; Mr. 
     Hastings, Florida; Ms. Danner, Missouri; Mr. Hillard, 
     Alabama; Mr. Sherman, California; Mr. Wexler, Florida; Mr. 
     Rothman, New Jersey; Mr. Davis, Florida; Mr. Crowley, New 
     York; Mr. Hoeffel, Pennsylvania.
       Committee on the Judiciary: Mr. Conyers, Michigan; Mr. 
     Frank, Massachusetts; Mr. Berman, California; Mr. Boucher, 
     Virginia; Mr. Nadler, New York; Mr. Scott, Virginia; Mr. 
     Watt, North Carolina, Ms. Lofgren, California; Ms. Jackson-
     Lee, Texas; Mrs. Waters, California; Mr. Meehan, 
     Massachusetts; Mr. Delahunt, Massachusetts; Mr. Wexler, 
     Florida; Mr. Rothman, New Jersey; Ms. Baldwin, Wisconsin; Mr. 
     Weiner, New York.
       Committee on National Security: Mr. Skelton, Missouri; Mr. 
     Sisisky, Virginia; Mr. Spratt, South Carolina; Mr. Ortiz, 
     Texas; Mr. Pickett, Virginia; Mr. Evans, Illinois; Mr. 
     Taylor, Mississippi; Mr. Abercrombie, Hawaii; Mr. Meehan, 
     Massachusetts; Mr. Underwood, Guam; Mr. Kennedy, Rhode 
     Island; Mr. Blagojevich, Illinois; Mr. Reyes, Texas; Mr. 
     Allen, Maine; Mr. Snyder, Arkansas; Mr. Turner, Texas; Mr. 
     Smith, Washington; Ms. Sanchez, California; Mr. Maloney, 
     Connecticut; Mr. McIntyre, North Carolina; Mr. Rodriguez, 
     Texas; Ms. McKinney, Georgia; Ms. Tauscher, California; Mr. 
     Brady, Pennsylvania; Mr. Andrews, New Jersey; Mr. Hill, 
     Indiana; Mr. Thompson, California.
       Committee on Resources: Mr. George Miller, California (When 
     Sworn); Mr. Rahall, West Virginia; Mr. Vento, Minnesota; Mr. 
     Kildee, Michigan; Mr. DeFazio, Oregon; Mr. Faleomavaega, 
     American Samoa; Mr. Abercrombie; Hawaii; Mr. Ortiz, Texas; 
     Mr. Pickett, Virginia; Mr. Pallone, New Jersey; Mr. Dooley, 
     California; Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Puerto Rico; Mr. Underwood, 
     Guam; Mr. Kennedy, Rhode Island; Mr. Smith, Washington; Mr. 
     Delahunt, Massachusetts; Mr. John, Louisiana; Ms. Christian-
     Green, Virgin Islands; Mr. Kind, Wisconsin; Mr. Inslee, 
     Washington; Ms. Napolitano, California; Mr. Udall, New 
     Mexico; Mr. Udall, Colorado; Mr. Crowley, New York.
       Committee on Rules: Mr. Moakley, Massachusetts; Mr. Frost, 
     Texas; Mr. Hall, Ohio; Mrs. Slaughter, New York.
       Committee on Science: Mr. Brown, California; Mr. Hall, 
     Texas; Mr. Gordon, Tennessee; Mr. Traficant; Ohio; Mr. 
     Costello, Illinois; Mr. Roemer, Indiana; Mr. Barcia, 
     Michigan; Ms. Johnson, Texas; Ms. Woolsey, California; Mr. 
     Hastings, Florida; Ms. Rivers, Michigan; Ms. Lofgren, 
     California; Mr.

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     Doyle, Pennsylvania; Ms. Jackson-Lee, Texas; Ms. Stabenow, 
     Michigan; Mr. Etheridge, North Carolina; Mr. Lampson, Texas; 
     Ms. Lee, California; Mr. Larson, Connecticut; Mr. Udall, 
     Colorado; Mr. Wu, Oregon.
       Committee on Small Business: Ms. Velazquez, New York; Mr. 
     Sisisky, Virginia; Ms. Millender-McDonald, California; Mr. 
     Davis, Illinois; Mrs. McCarthy, New York; Mr. Pascrell, New 
     Jersey; Mr. Hinojosa, Texas; Ms. Christian-Green, Virgin 
     Islands; Mr. Brady, Pennsylvania; Mr. Udall, New Mexico; Mr. 
     Moore, Kansas; Ms. Tubbs Jones, Ohio; Mr. Gonzalez, Texas; 
     Mr. Phelps, Illinois; Ms. Napolitano, California.
       Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: Mr. Berman, 
     California; Mr. Sabo, Minnesota; Mr. Pastor, Arizona; Mr. 
     Fattah, Pennsylvania; Ms. Lofgren, California.
       Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Mr. 
     Oberstar, Minnesota; Mr. Rahall, West Virginia; Mr. Borski, 
     Pennsylvania; Mr. Lipinski, Illinois; Mr. Wise, West 
     Virginia; Mr. Traficant, Ohio; Mr. DeFazio, Oregon; Mr. 
     Clement, Tennessee; Mr. Costello, Illinois; Ms. Norton, 
     District of Columbia; Mr. Nadler, New York; Ms. Danner, 
     Missouri; Mr. Menendez, New Jersey; Ms. Brown, Florida; Mr. 
     Barcia, Michigan; Mr. Filner, California; Ms. Johnson, Texas; 
     Mr. Mascara, Pennsylvania; Mr. Taylor, Mississippi; Ms. 
     Millender-McDonald, California; Mr. Cummings, Maryland; Mr. 
     Blumenauer, Oregon; Mr. Sandlin, Texas; Ms. Tauscher, 
     California; Mr. Pascrell, New Jersey; Mr. Boswell, Iowa; Mr. 
     McGovern, Massachusetts; Mr. Holden, Pennsylvania; Mr. 
     Lampson, Texas; Mr. Baldacci, Maine; Mr. Berry, Arkansas; Mr. 
     Shows, Mississippi; Mr. Baird, Washington; Ms. Berkley, 
     Nevada.
       Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Mr. Evans, Illinois; Mr. 
     Filner, California; Mr. Gutierrez, Illinois; Ms. Brown, 
     Florida; Mr. Doyle, Pennsylvania; Mr. Peterson, Minnesota; 
     Mrs. Carson, Indiana; Mr. Reyes, Texas; Mr. Snyder, Arkansas; 
     Mr. Rodriguez, Texas; Mr. Shows, Mississippi.
       Committee on Ways and Means: Mr. Rangel, New York; Mr. 
     Stark (When Sworn); California; Mr. Matsui, California; Mr. 
     Coyne, Pennsylvania; Mr. Levin, Michigan; Mr. Cardin, 
     Maryland; Mr. McDermott, Washington; Mr. Kleczka, Wisconsin; 
     Mr. Lewis, Georgia; Mr. Neal, Massachusetts; Mr. McNulty, New 
     York; Mr. Jefferson, Louisiana; Mr. Tanner, Tennessee; Mr. 
     Becerra, California; Ms. Thurman, Florida; Mr. Doggett, 
     Texas.
       Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Mr. Dixon, 
     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. 1.25  committee elections--minority

  Mr. FROST, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution 
(H. Res. 8):

       Resolved, That the following named Member is, and is 
     hereby, elected to serve on standing committees as follows:
       Committee on Banking and Financial Institutions: Mr. 
     Sanders.
       Committee on Government Reform (and Oversight): Mr. 
     Sanders.

  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. 1.26  amendment to clause 5 of rule XXVI

  Mr. HANSEN, pursuant to section 3 of House Resolution 5, submitted the 
following resolution (H. Res. 9):

       Resolved, That subparagraph (1) of clause 5(a) of rule XXVI 
     is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(A)'' before ``A Member''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subdivision:
       ``(B) A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, 
     or employee of the House may accept a gift (other than cash 
     or cash equivalent) that the Member, Delegate, Resident 
     Commissioner, officer, or employee reasonably and in good 
     faith believes to have a value of less than $50 and a 
     cumulative value from one source during a calendar year of 
     less than $100. A gift having a value of less than $10 does 
     not count toward the $100 annual limit. Formal recordkeeping 
     is not required by this subdivision, but a Member, Delegate, 
     Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House 
     shall make a good faith effort to comply with this 
     subdivision.''.

  After debate,
  Pursuant to section 3 of House Resolution 5, 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. 1.27  privileges of the house--appointing the authorizing managers 
          for the impeachment trial of william jefferson clinton, 
          president of the united states

  Mr. HYDE, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced his 
intention to call up the following resolution (H. Res. 10), as a 
question of the privileges of the House:

       Resolved, That in continuance of the authority conferred in 
     House Resolution 614 of the One Hundred Fifth Congress 
     adopted by the House of Representatives and delivered to the 
     Senate on December 19, 1998, Mr. Hyde of Illinois, Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin, Mr. McCollum of Florida, Mr. 
     Gekas of Pennsylvania, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Buyer of 
     Indiana, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Chabot of Ohio, Mr. 
     Barr of Georgia, Mr. Hutchinson of Arkansas, Mr. Cannon of 
     Utah, Mr. Rogan of California, and Mr. Graham of South 
     Carolina 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 recognized Mr. HYDE and Mr. SCOTT for 30 minutes each.
  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. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. CONYERS 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

223

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affirmative

Nays

198

para. 1.28                     [Roll No. 6]

                                YEAS--223

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence

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     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--198

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Blunt
     Cardin
     Hefley
     Jenkins
     Lipinski
     Neal
     Pascrell
  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. 1.29  minority employees

  Mr. MENENDEZ, by unanimous consent, submitted the following 
resolution, which was considered and agreed to (H. Res. 11):

       Resolved, That pursuant to the Legislative Pay Act of 1929, 
     as amended, the six minority employees authorized therein 
     shall be the following named persons, effective January 3, 
     1999, until otherwise ordered by the House, to-wit: Steve 
     Elmendorf, George Kundanis, Craig Hanna, Sharon Daniels, Dan 
     Turton, and Laura Nichols, each to receive gross compensation 
     pursuant to the provisions of House Resolution 119, Ninety-
     fifth Congress, as enacted into permanent law by section 115 
     of Public Law 95-94. In addition, the Minority Leader may 
     appoint and set the annual rate of pay for up to three 
     further minority employees.

para. 1.30  absent member-elect swearing in--minority

  Mr. MENENDEZ, submitted the following privileged resolution (H. Res. 
12):

       Resolved, Whereas, George Miller, a Representative-elect 
     from the Seventh District of the State of California, has 
     been unable from illness to appear in person to be sworn as a 
     Member of the House, and there being no contest or question 
     as to his election; Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Speaker, or deputy named by him, is 
     hereby authorized to administer the oath of office to the 
     Honorable George Miller at Martinez, California, and that 
     such oath be accepted and received by the House as the oath 
     of office of the Honorable George Miller.

  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 SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, by unanimous consent, 
announced that, pursuant to the provisions of House Resolution 12, 106th 
Congress, the Chair appoints the Honorable Ellen Sickles James, Retired, 
Contra Costa County, California Superior Court Judge, to administer the 
oath of office to the Honorable George Miller.

para. 1.31  absent member-elect swearing in--minority

  Mr. MENENDEZ, submitted the following privileged resolution (H. Res. 
13):

       Resolved, Whereas, Sam Farr, a Representative-elect from 
     the Seventeenth District of the State of California, has been 
     unable from illness to appear in person to sworn as a Member 
     of the House, and there being no contest or question as to 
     his election; Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Speaker, or deputy named by him, is 
     hereby authorized to administer the oath of office to the 
     Honorable Sam Farr at Carmel, California, and that such oath 
     be accepted and received by the House as the oath of office 
     of the Honorable Sam Farr.

  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 SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, by unanimous consent, 
announced that, pursuant to the provisions of House Resolution 13, 106th 
Congress, the Chair appoints the Honorable Marc Poche, Associate Justice 
of the California Court of Appeals, to administer the oath of office to 
the Honorable Sam Farr.

para. 1.32  daily hour of meeting

  Mr. DREIER, submitted the following privileged resolution, which was 
considered and agreed to (H. Res. 14):

       Resolved, That unless otherwise ordered, before Monday, May 
     10, 1999, 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 10, 1999, 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.

para. 1.33  providing for a joint session to receive the president

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, the House considered the following privileged 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 1):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the two Houses of Congress assemble in the 
     Hall of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, January 19, 
     1999, at 9 p.m., for the purpose of receiving such 
     communication as the President of the United States shall be 
     pleased to make to them.

  When said 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. 1.34  extension of remarks

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, for the first session of the One Hundred Sixth 
Congress, all Members be permitted to extend their remarks and to 
include extraneous material within the permitted limit in that section 
of the Record entitled ``Extension of Remarks.''.

para. 1.35  speaker and minority leader to accept resignations, appoint 
          commissions

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, notwithstanding any adjournment of the House until 
Tuesday, January 19, 1999, 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. 1.36  report of committee to notify the president

  Mr. ARMEY was recognized, and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, your committee appointed 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 
is ready to receive any communication that he may be pleased to make has 
performed that duty.
  ``The President asked us to report that he will be pleased to deliver 
his

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message at 9 p.m., Tuesday, January 19, to a joint session of the two 
Houses.''. 

para. 1.37  designation of special assistant to the clerk to sign papers

  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, January 6, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Under Clause 4 of Rule III of the Rules 
     of the House of Representatives, I herewith designate Mr. 
     Gerasimos C. Vans, Special Assistant to the Clerk, to sign 
     any and all papers and do all other acts for me under the 
     name of the Clerk of the House which he would be authorized 
     to do by virtue of this designation, except such as are 
     provided by statute, in case of my temporary absence or 
     disability.
       This designation shall remain in effect for the 106th 
     Congress or until modified by me.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Jeff Trandahl,
                                                            Clerk.

para. 1.38  providing for an adjournment of the house

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, the House considered the following privileged 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 2):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legislative 
     day of Wednesday, January 6, 1999, it stand adjourned until 2 
     p.m. on Tuesday, January 19, 1999.

  When said 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. 1.39  house office building commission

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of 40 United States Code, 
175 and 176, appointed to the House Office Building Commission, Mr. 
ARMEY and Mr. GEPHARDT to serve with himself.

para. 1.40  permanent select committee on intelligence

  Pursuant to the provisions of clause 11 of Rule X and clause 11 of 
Rule I, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, appointed Mr. GOSS and Mr. 
DIXON to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

para. 1.41  recess--6:31 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 6 o'clock and 31 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.

para. 1.42  after recess--7:54 p.m.

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

para. 1.43  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. 2. Concurrent resolution providing for 
     adjournment of the House.

  The message also announced that the Secretary of the Senate inform the 
House of Representatives that the Senate is ready to receive the 
Managers appointed by the House for the purpose of exhibiting articles 
of impeachment against William Jefferson Clinton, President of the 
United States, agreeably to the notice communicated to the Senate, and 
that at the hour of 10 o'clock a.m., on Thursday, January 7, 1999, the 
Senate will receive the honorable managers on the part of the House of 
Representatives, in order that they may present and exhibit the articles 
of impeachment against William Jefferson Clinton, President of the 
United States.
  The message also announced that the Secretary of the Senate notify the 
House of Representatives that at the hour of 1 o'clock p.m., on 
Thursday, January 7, 1999, in the Senate Chamber, the Senate will 
proceed to the consideration of the articles of impeachment against 
William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States.

para. 1.44  communications

  Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive and other communications were 
taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows:

       1. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director, Commodity 
     Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Trading Hours-- received January 4, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       2. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Picloram; Time-Limited 
     Pesticide Tolerances [OPP-300748; FRL-6039-4] (RIN: 2070-
     AB78) received December 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Copper-ethylenediamine 
     complex; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance [OPP-
     300777; FRL-6052-5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received December 28, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Dicamba (3,6-dichloro-
     o-anisic acid); Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300767; FRL-6049-2] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received December 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5. A communication from the President of the United States, 
     transmitting Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for the 
     Department of Defense regarding Operation and Maintenance; 
     Defense-wide; (H. Doc. No. 105--1); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       6. 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-98-4934] (RIN: 2127-AH24) 
     received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       7. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Accidental Release 
     Prevention Requirements; Risk Management Programs Under Clean 
     Air Act Section 112(r)(7); Amendments [FRL-6214-9] (RIN: 
     2050-AE46) received December 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Withdrawal of the 
     National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Analytical 
     Methods for Regulated Drinking Water Contaminants; Direct 
     Final Rule [WH-FRL-6212-4] (RIN: 2040-AC77) received December 
     28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       9. 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 Florida: Redesignation of 
     the Duval County sulfur dioxide unclassifiable area to 
     attainment [FL-75-1-9806a; FRL-6196-8] received December 28, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision; Interim Final Determination 
     That State Has Corrected Deficiencies [CA 211-0117; FRL-6211-
     9] received December 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification that the national emergency 
     declared with respect to Libya is to continue in effect 
     beyond January 7, 1999, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); (H. 
     Doc. No. 105--3); to the Committee on International Relations 
     and ordered to be printed.
       12. 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--received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       13. 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 (FRA-98-4898, Notice No. 1) 
     [RIN: 2130-AB30) received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       14. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -
     Airworthiness Directives; Westland Helicopters Ltd. 30 Series 
     100 and 100-60 Helicopters [Docket No. 97-SW-40-AD; Amendment 
     39-10969; AD 99-01-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 4, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       15. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10 
     Series Airplanes and KC-10A (Military) Airplanes [Docket No. 
     97-NM-288-AD; Amend

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     ment 39-10965; AD 98-26-22] received January 4, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       16. 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-309-AD; Amendment 39-10966; AD 98-26-23] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       17. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of VOR Federal Airway V-485; San Jose, CA; 
     Correction [Airspace Docket No. 95-AWP-6] (RIN: 2120-AA66) 
     received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       18. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Rockland, ME [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ANE-95] received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       19. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Metropolitan Oakland 
     International Airport, California; Correction [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AWP-22] received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       20. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision to Class E Airspace; Reno, NV [Airspace Docket No. 
     98-AWP-23] received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       21. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 36, Development of 
     Major Repair Data [Docket No. FAA-1998-4654; Amendment No. 
     SFAR 36-7; Notice No. 98-15] (RIN: 2120-AG64) received 
     January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       22. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Crewmember Interference, Portable Electronic Devices, and 
     Other Passenger Related Requirements [Docket No. FAA-1998-
     4954] (RIN: 2120-AG70) received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       23. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Temporary Drawbridge Regulations; Mississippi River, Iowa and 
     Illinois [CGD 08-98-079] (RIN: 2115-AE47) January 4, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       24. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting Report that nonmarket economy countries, 
     receiving most-favored-nation status, do not impose 
     unreasonable emigration restrictions, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 
     2432(b); (H. Doc. No. 105--2); to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means and ordered to be printed.
       25. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     General Revision of Regulations Relating to Withholding of 
     Tax on Certain U.S. Source Income Paid to Foreign Persons and 
     Related Collection, Refunds, and Credits: Revision of 
     Information Reporting and Backup Withholding Regulations; and 
     Removal of Regulations Under Parts 1 and 35a and of Certain 
     Regulations Under Income Tax Treaties [TD 8804] (RIN: 1545-
     AW39) received December 30, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means. 
       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. 1.45  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. BLUNT, for today after 2:30 p.m.;
  To Mr. GALLEGLY, for today and balance of the week; and
  To Mr. JENKINS, for today after 2:30 p.m.
  And then,

para. 1.46  adjournment

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, by unanimous consent and pursuant 
to the provisions of House Concurrent Resolution 2, at 7 o'clock and 55 
minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 2 o'clock p.m. on Tuesday, 
January 19, 1999.

para. 1.47  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:

          [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. No. 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. No. 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. No. 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. No. 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. No. 
     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. No. 
     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. No. 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. No. 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. No. 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. No. 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. No. 
     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. No. 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. No. 105-846). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para. 1.48  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. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Lewis, of California, 
             Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Dreier, Mr. Horn, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Matsui, 
             Mr. Packard, Mr. Thomas, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hunter, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Dixon, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Ose, Mrs. 
             Bono, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Pombo, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Becerra, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
             Condit, Mr. Doolittle, and Ms. Roybal-Allard):
       H.R. 11. 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.
           By Mr. DeLAY:
       H.R. 12. A bill to limit the jurisdiction of the Federal 
     courts with respect to prison release orders; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LaHOOD:
       H.R. 13. 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. DREIER (for himself, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, 
             Mr. Forbes, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Moran 
             of Virginia, and Mr. English of Pennsylvania):

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       H.R. 14. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide maximum rates of tax on capital gains of 14 
     percent for individuals and 28 percent for corporations and 
     to index the basis of assets of individuals for purposes of 
     determining gains and losses; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BILBRAY:
       H.R. 15. A bill to designate a portion of the Otay Mountain 
     region of California as wilderness; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. DINGELL:
       H.R. 16. A bill to provide a program of national health 
     insurance, 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. EWING (for himself, Mr. Combest, Mr. Stenholm, 
             Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Condit, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
             Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Thune, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Weller, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, and Mr. Walden):
       H.R. 17. 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, 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. ARCHER:
       H.R. 18. 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. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 19. 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.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 20. 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. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Mr. McCollum, 
             Mr. Bentsen, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Baker, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Leach, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Young of Alaska, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. McCrery, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Canady of 
             Florida, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Ewing, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Boyd, Mrs. 
             Fowler, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Blunt, Mr. LaHood, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Mica, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Traficant, and Mr. Porter):
       H.R. 21. A bill to establish a Federal program to provide 
     reinsurance for State disaster insurance programs; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. McHUGH (for himself and Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H.R. 22. A bill to modernize the postal laws of the United 
     States; to the Committee on Government Reform, 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. DREIER:
       H.R. 23. 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. GILMAN (for himself and Mrs. Kelly):
       H.R. 24. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for certain improvements in the way in which health-
     care resources are allocated by the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BOEHLERT:
       H.R. 25. A bill to reduce acid deposition under the Clean 
     Air Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Campbell, 
             Mr. Cunningham, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, and Ms. Millender-McDonald):
       H.R. 26. 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. DREIER:
       H.R. 27. 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. GILMAN (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mrs. 
             Kelly, and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 28. A bill to provide for greater access to child care 
     services for Federal employees; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform, 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. DREIER:
       H.R. 29. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 to require that the Director of the Congressional Budget 
     Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation utilize dynamic 
     scoring for provisions of bills or joint resolutions that 
     reduce rates of taxation; 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. LEACH (for himself, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Lazio of 
             New York, Mr. Castle, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Hinchey, and 
             Mr. Vento):
       H.R. 30. 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 and Mr. Vento):
       H.R. 31. 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. DREIER:
       H.R. 32. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to expand the types of information on campaign 
     spending required to be reported to the Federal Election 
     Commission, to transfer responsibility for the enforcement of 
     Federal laws governing the financing of campaigns for 
     election for Federal office from the Commission to the 
     Attorney General, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     House Administration, 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 Mr. GOSS (for himself, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             McCollum, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Foley, Mr. Shaw, 
             Mr. Wexler, Mr. Shays, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Davis of 
             Florida, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mrs. Thurman):
       H.R. 33. A bill imposing certain restrictions and 
     requirements on the leasing under the Outer Continental Shelf 
     Lands Act of lands offshore Florida, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GOSS:
       H.R. 34. 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. GUTIERREZ:
       H.R. 35. A bill to prohibit the possession or transfer of 
     junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Ms. Waters, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Owens, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Towns, Mr. Pascrell, 
             Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Norton, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Lantos, Mr. Filner, Mr. Stark, Mr. Romero-
             Barcelo, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Brady 
             of Texas, Mr. Becerra, and Mr. Menendez):
       H.R. 36. 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 and 
     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. LIVINGSTON:
       H.R. 37. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and 
     Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to protect the Social 
     Security trust funds; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. STUMP:
       H.R. 38. A bill to repeal the National Voter Registration 
     Act of 1993; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Saxton, and 
             Mr. George Miller of California):
       H.R. 39. 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.

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           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Towns):
       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, subsequently 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.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Herger, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Hansen, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
             Watkins, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Spence, Mr. Barr 
             of Georgia, Mr. Coble, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Rogers, 
             Mr. Dickey, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Packard, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
             Cooksey, Mr. Baker, Mr. Everett, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Traficant, Mrs. Emerson, 
             Mr. Skeen, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mr. Combest, Mr. Goode, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
             Duncan, Mr. Hayes, and Mr. Camp):
       H.R. 41. A bill to effect a moratorium on immigration by 
     aliens other than refugees, priority workers, and the spouses 
     and children of United States citizens; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STUMP:
       H.R. 42. A bill to repeal the Federal estate and gift 
     taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STUMP:
       H.R. 43. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to accelerate the phasein of the $1,000,000 exclusion from 
     the estate and gift taxes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Mr. Norwood):
       H.R. 44. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     authorize the payment of special compensation to certain 
     severely disabled uniformed services retirees; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Holden, Mr. Norwood, 
             Mr. Gordon, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Klink, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Hoekstra, 
             Mr. Livingston, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Canady of 
             Florida, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Hutchinson, 
             Mr. Pickering, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Foley, 
             Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Smith of Michigan, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
             Porter, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and 
             Mr. Allen):
       H.R. 45. A bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 
     1982; to the Committee on Commerce, 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. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Buyer, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Graham, Mr. Scott, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Cunningham, and 
             Mr LoBiondo):
       H.R. 46. 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. STUMP:
       H.R. 47. 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.
       H.R. 48. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the 1993 increase in income taxes on Social 
     Security benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gilman, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Mr. Condit):
       H.R. 49. 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 coverge 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 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. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Tancredo):
       H.R. 50. 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, 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 Mrs. KELLY:
       H.R. 51. 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. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 52. 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 Armed Services.
           By Mr. WATKINS (for himself, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Istook, 
             Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Skeen, 
             Mr. Thornberry, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Largent, Mr. Watts 
             of Oklahoma, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, and Mr. Stenholm):
       H.R. 53. 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. GILMAN:
       H.R. 54. A bill to extend the authorization for the Upper 
     Delaware Citizens Advisory Council; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr DREIER:
       H.R. 55. 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 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. SCHAFFER (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Castle, 
             Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Bass, 
             Mr. Bachus, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Ms. Granger, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Goodling, Mr. Goss, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hansen, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Kasich, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
             LaHood, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Lucas 
             of Oklahoma, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McKeon, 
             Mr. Meehan, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Minge, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Ney, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Riley, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Royce, Mr. Ryun 
             of Kansas, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Taylor 
             of North Carolina, Mr. Thune, Mr. Walden, and Mr. 
             Watts of Oklahoma):
       H.J. Res. 1. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the 
     Constitution to provide for a balanced budget for the United 
     States Government and for greater accountability in the 
     enactment of tax legislation; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
             Hilleary, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, 
             Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bass, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
             Buyer, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cox 
             of California, Mr. Crane, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Ehlers, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Foley, Mr. Ganske, Mr. 
             Goodling, Mr. Goss, Mr. Graham, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Istook, Mr. Jones 
             of North Carolina, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Lucas of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             Minge, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Packard, Mr. Pease, Mr. Pombo, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
             Tiahrt, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Whitfield):

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       H.J. Res. 2. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States with respect to the number 
     of terms of office of Members of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H. Con. Res. 1. Concurrent resolution providing for a joint 
     session of Congress to receive a message from the President; 
     considered and agreed to.
       H. Con. Res. 2. Concurrent resolution providing for 
     adjournment of the House; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma:
       H. Res. 1. Resolution electing officers of the House of 
     Representatives; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H. Res. 2. Resolution to inform the Senate that a quorum of 
     the House has assembled and of the election of the Speaker 
     and the Clerk; considered and agreed to.
       H. Res. 3. Resolution authorizing the Speaker to appoint a 
     committee to notify the President of the assembly of the 
     Congress; considered and agreed to.
       H. Res. 4. Resolution authorizing the Clerk to inform the 
     President of the election of the Speaker and the Clerk; 
     considered and agreed to.
       H. Res. 5. Resolution adopting rules for the One Hundred 
     Sixth Congress in recodified form; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma:
       H. Res. 6. Resolution electing Members to serve on standing 
     committees; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. FROST:
       H. Res. 7. Resolution electing Members, Delegates, and the 
     Resident Commissioner to serve on standing committees; 
     considered and agreed to.
       H. Res. 8. Resolution electing a Member to serve on 
     standing committees; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Berman, Mr. Hastert, 
             Mr. Armey, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. DeLay, and Mr. Bonior):
       H. Res. 9. Resolution amending clause 5 of rule XXVI; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. HYDE:
       H. Res. 10. Resolution appointing the authorizing managers 
     for the impeachment trial of William Jefferson Clinton, 
     President of the United States; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       H. Res. 11. Resolution providing for the designation of 
     certain minority employees; considered and agreed to.
       H. Res. 12. Resolution authorizing the Speaker to 
     administer the oath of office; considered and agreed to.
       H. Res. 13. Resolution authorizing the Speaker to 
     administer the oath of office; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. DREIER:
       H. Res. 14. Resolution fixing the daily hour of meeting of 
     the First Session of the One Hundred Sixth Congress; 
     considered and agreed to.
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                      TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1999 (2)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 2.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, January 6, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 2.3  communications

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

       26. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Veterinary Services User Fees; Embryo Collection Center 
     Approval Fee [Docket No. 98-005-2] received December 28, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       27. 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.; Final Free and Restricted Percentages for 
     the 1998-99 Crop Year for Tart Cherries [Docket No. FV98-930-
     1 FR] received January 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       28. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--General Administrative Regulations; 
     Interpretations of Statutory and Regulatory Provisions--
     received January 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       29. A letter from the Deputy Under Secretary for Natural 
     Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Small Business 
     Timber Sale Set-aside Program; Appeal Procedures On 
     Recomputation Of Shares--received January 13, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       30. A letter from the Administrator, Farm and Foreign 
     Agricultural Services, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule --Disaster Set-Aside 
     Program--Second Installment Set-Aside (RIN: 0560-AF65) 
     received January 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       31. A letter from the General Counsel, National Credit 
     Union Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Organization and Operations of Federal Credit Unions--
     received December 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       32. A letter from the Secretary of Education, transmitting 
     the annual report of the National Advisory Committee on 
     Institutional Quality and Integrity for fiscal year 1998, 
     pursuant to Public Law 102--325, section 1203 (106 Stat. 
     794); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       33. 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 [CA 207-0106a; FRL 6211-1] received 
     December 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       34. 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 Antelope Valley Air Pollution 
     Control District [CA-207-0088; FRL; 6211-2] received December 
     28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       35. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--1998 Reporting Notice 
     and Amendment; Partial Updating of TSCA Inventory Data Base, 
     Production and Site Reports [OPPTS-82052; FRL-6052-7] 
     received December 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       36. 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; Approval of 
     Revisions to Basic Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance 
     Program [KY98-9808a; FRL-6199-1] received December 29, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       37. 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, Antelope Valley Air Pollution 
     Control District [CA 211-0116a; FRL-6214-1] received December 
     29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       38. 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 Louisiana; Nonattainment 
     Major Stationary Source Revision [LA40-1-7338a; FRL-6207-8] 
     received December 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       39. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act 
     (CERCLA) or Superfund, Section 104 [FRL-6220-7] received 
     January 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       40. 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, Ventura County Air Pollution 
     Control District [CA 095-0107; FRL-6213-9] received January 
     13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       41. 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 [IL161-1a; 
     FRL-6216-4] received January 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       42. 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 [IL176-1a; FRL-
     6215-3] received January 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       43. 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 Joaquin Valley Unified Air 
     Pollution Control District [CA 207-0121; FRL-6214-5] received 
     January 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       44. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Implementation of 
     Section 25 of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and 
     Competition Act of 1992 [MM Docket 93-25] received December 
     21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.

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       45. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule-- 1998 Biennial 
     Regulatory Review--Amendment of Parts 73 and 74 Relating to 
     Call Sign Assignments for Broadcast Stations [MM Docket No. 
     98-98] received January 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       46. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Guides for the 
     Decorative Wall Paneling Industry--received December 21, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       47. 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.
       48. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 99-2: Determination and 
     Certification for Fiscal Year 1999 concerning Argentina's and 
     Brazil's termination of eligibility Under Section 102(a)(2) 
     of the Arms Export Control Act, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2799aa--2; to the Committee on International Relations.
       49. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report to the Congress on the 
     Strategic Concept of NATO; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       50. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report entitled, 
     ``Report on Withdrawal of Russian Armed Forces and Military 
     Equipment''; to the Committee on International Relations.
       51. A letter from the NARA Regulatory Policy Official, 
     National Archives and Records Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Privacy Act Regulations 
     (RIN: 3095-AA66) received December 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       52. A letter from the Secretary, Postal Rate Commission, 
     transmitting a copy of the annual report in compliance with 
     the Government in the Sunshine Act during the calendar year 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       53. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the semiannual report of the Inspector General and classified 
     annex 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.
       54. 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 Bag Limit 
     Reduction [Docket No. 981224322-8322-01; I.D. 122298A] (RIN: 
     0648-AK97) received January 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       55. A letter from the Director, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--High Seas Fishing Compliance Act; Vessel 
     Identification and Reporting Requirements; OMB Control 
     Numbers [Docket No. 980602143-8309-02; I.D. 040197B] (RIN: 
     0648-AI99) received January 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       56. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Incentive Grants for Alcohol-Impaired Driving Prevention 
     Programs [Docket No. NHTSA-98-4942] (RIN: 2127-AH42) received 
     January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       57. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Truck Size and Weight; National Network; North Dakota [FHWA 
     Docket No. 98-3467] (RIN: 2125-AE36) received January 4, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       58. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Regulated Navigation Area: Navigable waters within the First 
     Coast Guard District [CGD1-98-151] (RIN: 2115-AE84) received 
     January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       59. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Regattas and Marine Parades [CGD 95-054] (RIN: 2115-AF17) 
     received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       60. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Temporary Drawbridge Regulations; Mississippi River, Iowa and 
     Illinois [CGD 08-98-077] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received January 4, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       61. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Emergency Control Measures for Tank Barges [USCG 1998-4443] 
     (RIN: 2115-AF65) received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       62. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 B4-600R and A300 
     F4-600R Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-361-AD; Amendment 
     39-10956; AD 98-25-53] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 4, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       63. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company Models 
     1900, 1900C, and 1900D Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-153-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10959; AD 98-26-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       64. 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 Equipped with Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7R4 or 
     4000 Series Engines [Docket No. 98-NM-358-AD; Amendment 39-
     10952; AD 98-25-51] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 4, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       65. 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-56-AD; Amendment 39-10948; AD 98-
     26-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       66. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Jetstream Model 
     3201 Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-75-AD; Amendment 39-10960; 
     AD 98-26-17] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 4, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       67. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--IFR 
     Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 29418; Amdt. 
     No. 413] received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       68. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McCauley Propeller Systems Models 
     2A36C23/84B-0 and 2A36C82/84B-2 Propellers [Docket No. 98-
     ANE-34-AD; Amendment 39-10939, AD 98-25-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       69. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace (Operations) 
     Limited Model B.121 Series 1,2, and 3 Airplanes [Docket No. 
     97-CE-122-AD; Amendment 39-10946; AD 98-26-05] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       70. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Limited, Bristol 
     Engines Division, Viper Models Mk.521 and Mk.522 Turbojet 
     Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-01-AD; Amendment 39-10947; AD 98-
     26-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       71. 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-239-AD; Amendment 39-10951; AD 
     98-26-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 4, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       72. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Model Mystere-Falcon 20 
     Series Airplanes, Fan Jet Falcon Series Airplanes, and Fan 
     Jet Falcon Series D,E, and F Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-
     NM-221-AD; Amendment 39-10950; AD 98-26-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       73. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC9-10,-
     20,-30,-40, and -50 Series Airplanes, and C-9 (Military) 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-06-AD; Amendment 39-10949; AD 98-
     26-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       74. 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-59-AD; Amendment 39-10954; AD 98-26-13] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       75. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of

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     Class E Airspace; Roswell, NM [Airspace Docket No. 98-ASW-53] 
     received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       76. 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) Series Airplanes [Docket 
     No. 98-NM-330-AD; Amendment 39-10955; AD 98-26-14] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       77. 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-290-AD; Amendment 39-10953; AD 
     98-26-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 4, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       78. 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-195-AD; Amendment 39-10958; 
     AD 98-26-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 4, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       79. 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 January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       80. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Burnet, TX [Airspace Docket No. 
     98-ASW-48] received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       81. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Austin, TX [Airspace Docket No. 
     98-ASW-49] received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       82. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Taylor, TX [Airspace Docket No. 
     98-ASW-50] received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       83. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Austin, Horseshoe Bay, TX 
     and Revocation of Class E Airspace, Marble Falls, TX 
     [Airspace Docket No. 98-ASW-51] received January 4, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       84. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; San Angelo, TX [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ASW-52] received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       85. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Truck Size and Weight; Technical Corrections (RIN: 2125-AE47) 
     received December 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       86. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29404; Amdt. No. 1904] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received December 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       87. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29416; Amdt. No. 1905] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received December 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       88. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29417; Amdt. No. 1906] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received December 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       89. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company Models 
     1900, 1900C, and 1900D Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-23-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10970; 99-01-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       90. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; All Airplane Models of The New 
     Piper Aircraft, Inc. (formerly Piper Aircraft Corporation) 
     That Are Equipped with Wing Lift Struts [Docket No. 96-CE-72-
     AD; Amendment 39-10972; AD 99-01-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       91. 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-99-AD; Amendment 39-10973; 
     AD 99-01-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 4, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       92. 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-100-AD; Amendment 39-10974; 
     AD 99-01-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 4, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       93. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT8D and JT3D 
     Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-77-AD; Amendment 
     39-10975; AD 99-01-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 4, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       94. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Winchester, VA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AEA-42] received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       95. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Milton, WV [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-AEA-41] received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       96. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Wise, VA [Airspace Docket No. 
     98-AEA-39] received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       97. 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-327-AD; Amendment 39-10976; AD 99-01-10] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       98. A letter from the Acting Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Administrative 
     Revisions to the NASA FAR Supplement, MidRange Procurement 
     Procedures--received December 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       99. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous [Revenue 
     Procedure 99-7] received December 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       100. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Optional Standard Mileage Rates for Employees, Self-employed 
     Individuals, and Other Taxpayers Used in Computing Deductible 
     Costs [Announcement 99-7] received December 28, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       101. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Consolidated returns--Limitation on recapture of overall 
     foreign loss accounts [TD 8800] (RIN: 1545-AW51) received 
     December 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       102. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Weighted Average Interest Rate Update [Notice 98-64] received 
     December 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       103. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Consolidated returns--Limitations on recapture of overall 
     foreign loss accounts [TD 8800] (RIN: 1545-AW51) received 
     December 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       104. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Modification of Rev. Proc. 65-17, 1965-1 C.B. 833 
     [Announcement 99-1] received December 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       105. 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--received December 21, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       106. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Rulings and determination letters [Rev. Proc. 99-3] received 
     December 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.

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       107. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Eligible Rollover Distributions [Notice 99-5] received 
     December 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       108. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Alternative Methods for Reporting 1998 and 1999 IRA 
     Recharacterizations and Reconversions [Announcement 99-5] 
     received December 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       109. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, U.S. 
     Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Exemption of Israeli Products From Certain Customs User fees 
     [T.D. 99-1] (RIN: 1515-AC39) received January 13, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       110. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the Annual Report to the Congress on 
     Foreign Economic Collection and Industrial Espionage; to the 
     Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select). 

para. 2.4  members-elect sworn in

  Mr. Elton Gallegly of the 23rd District of California; Mr. Steny H. 
Hoyer of the 5th District of Maryland; Mr. Alan B. Mollohan of the 1st 
District of West Virginia; and Mr. Fortney Pete Stark of the 13th 
District of California, appeared at the bar of the House and took the 
oath of office prescribed by law.

para. 2.5  sergeant-at-arms sworn in

  Pursuant to the provisions of House Resolution 1, Mr. Wilson S. 
Livingood of the Commonwealth of Virginia, presented himself at the bar 
of the House and took the oath of office prescribed by law.

para. 2.6  swearing in of absent member-elect

  The SPEAKER laid down the following communication:

                                    Martinez, CA, January 7, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, The Capitol, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: On January 6, 1999 you designated me to 
     administer the oath of office to Representative-elect George 
     Miller of the Seventh District of the State of California 
     under House Resolution 12, One Hundred Sixth Congress.
       Under such designation, I have the honor to report that on 
     January 7, 1999 at Martinez I administered the oath of office 
     to Mr. Miller. Mr. Miller took the oath prescribed by 5 
     U.S.C. 3331. I have sent two copies of the oath, signed by 
     Mr. Miller, to the Clerk of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                   Judge Ellen Sickles James, Ret.

para. 2.7  swearing-in of absent member-elect

  The SPEAKER laid down the following communication:

                                              Court of Appeal,

                               San Francisco, CA, January 8, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, The Capitol, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: On January 6, 1999, you designated me to 
     administer the oath of office to Representative-elect Sam 
     Farr of the Seventeenth District of the State of California 
     under House Resolution 13, One Hundred Sixth Congress.
       Under such designation, I have the honor to report that on 
     January 8, 1999, at Carmel, California, I administered the 
     oath of office to Mr. Farr. Mr. Farr took the oath prescribed 
     by 5 U.S.C. section 3331. I have sent two copies of the oath, 
     signed by Mr. Farr, to the Clerk of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Marc B. Poche.

para. 2.8  order of business--``morning-hour debate''

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That on legislative days of Monday and Tuesday during the 
first session of the One Hundred Sixth Congress the House shall convene 
90 minutes earlier than the time otherwise established by order of the 
House solely for the purpose of conducting ``morning-hour debate'', 
(except that on Tuesdays after May 4, 1999, the House shall convene for 
that purpose one hour earlier than the time otherwise established by 
order of the House);
  Ordered further, That the time for ``morning-hour debate'' shall be 
limited to 30 minutes allocated to each party (except that on Tuesdays 
after May 4, 1999, the time shall be limited to 25 minutes allocated to 
each party and may not continue beyond 10 minutes before the hour 
appointed for the resumption of the session of the House); and
  Ordered further, That the form of proceeding to ``morning-hour 
debate'' shall be as follows: (1) The prayer by the Chaplain, the 
approval of the Journal, and the pledge of allegiance to the flag shall 
be postponed until the resumption of the session of the House; (2) 
Initial and subsequent recognitions for debate shall alternate between 
the parties; (3) Recognition shall be conferred by the Speaker only 
pursuant to lists submitted by the Majority Leader and Minority Leader; 
(4) No Member may address the House for longer than five minutes (except 
the Majority Leader, the Minority Leader, or the Minority Whip); and (5) 
Following ``morning-hour debate'', the Chair shall declare a recess 
pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, until the time appointed for the 
resumption of the session of the House.

para. 2.9  winter district work period

  Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent, submitted the following privileged 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 11):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legislative 
     day of Tuesday, January 19, 1999, it stand adjourned until 
     12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 2, 1999.

  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. 2.11  order of business--suspension of the rules

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order on Wednesday, February 3, 1999, for 
the Speaker to recognize Members for motions to suspend the rules under 
clause 1, rule XV, provided that the Speaker or his designee consult 
with the Minority Leader or his designee on the designation of any 
matter for consideration pursuant to this request.

para. 2.12  select committee on u.s. national security and military 
          concerns

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of section 2(f) of House 
Resolution 5, reappointed to the House Select Committee on United States 
National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the People's 
Republic of China, on the part of the House, the following Members: Mr. 
Cox, Chairman, Messrs. Goss, Bereuter, Hansen, Weldon of Pennsylvania, 
Dicks, Spratt, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Mr. Scott.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 2.13  order of business--correction of engrossment of h. res. 7

  On motion of Mr. HOYER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That any references to the Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight and the Committee on National Security in House Resolution 7 
adopted on January 6, 1999, be changed to the Committee on Government 
Reform and the Committee on Armed Services, respectively, and that the 
election of Mr. Dixon to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
by the adoption of House Resolution 7 be vacated.

para. 2.14  smithsonian institution board of regents

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of sections 5580 and 5581 or 
the Revised Statutes (20 U.S.C. 42-43), appointed to the Board of 
Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, on the part of the House, the 
following Members: Messrs. Regula and Sam Johnson of Texas.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 2.15  official advisors to u.s. trade delegations

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of section 161(a) of the Trade 
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2211), appointed to the committee to be 
accredited by the President as official advisors to the United States 
delegations to international conferences, meetings, and negotiation 
sessions relating to trade agreements during the first session of the 
One Hundred Sixth Congress on the part of the House, the following 
Members: Messrs. Archer, Crane, Thomas, Rangel, and Levin.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

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para. 2.16  permanent select committee on intelligence

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of clause 11 of rule X and 
clause 11 of rule I, appointed to the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence the following Members: Messrs. Lewis of California, 
McCollum, Castle, Boehlert, Bass, Gibbons, LaHood, and Ms. Wilson.

para. 2.17  designation of deputy clerk to sign papers

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

                                         House of Representatives,


                                          Office of the Clerk,

                                 Washington, DC, January 19, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     The Speaker,
     U.S. House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Under Clause 2(g) of Rule II of the Rules 
     of the House of Representatives, I herewith designate Mr. 
     Daniel F.C. Crowley, Deputy Clerk, to sign any and all papers 
     and do all other acts for me under the name of the Clerk of 
     the House which he would be authorized to do by virtue of 
     this designation, except such as are provided by statute, in 
     case of my temporary absence or disability.
       This designation shall remain in effect for the 106th 
     Congress or until modified by me.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                             Jeff Trandahl, Clerk.

para. 2.18  communication from the clerk--message from the senate

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

                                         House of Representatives,


                                          Office of the Clerk,

                                  Washington, DC, January 8, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     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 January 8, 1999 at 10:35 
     a.m.

       that the Senate passed S. Res. 1
       that the Senate passed S. Res. 2
       that the Senate made two appointments:
           Senate Legal Counsel
           Deputy Senate Legal Counsel

       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                             Jeff Trandahl, Clerk.

para. 2.19  communication from the clerk--message from the senate

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

                                         House of Representatives,


                                          Office of the Clerk,

                                 Washington, DC, January 15, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     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 January 15, 1999 at 2:15 
     p.m.

       that the Senate passed without amendment H. Con. Res. 1

       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                            Jeff Trandahl, Clerk. 

para. 2.20  joint committee on taxation

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

                                         House of Representatives,


                                  Committee on Ways and Means,

                                  Washington, DC, January 6, 1999.
     Hon. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     The Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I am forwarding to you the Committee's 
     recommendations for certain designations required by law for 
     the 106th Congress.
       First, pursuant to Section 8002 of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986, the Committee designated the following members 
     to serve on the Joint Committee on Taxation for the 106th 
     Congress: Mr. Archer, Mr. Crane, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Rangel and 
     Mr. Stark.
       Second, pursuant to Section 161 of the Trade Act of 1974, 
     the Committee recommended the following members to serve as 
     official advisors for international conference meetings and 
     negotiating sessions on trade agreements: Mr. Archer, Mr. 
     Crane, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Rangel and Mr. Levin.
       With best personal regards, I am
           Sincerely,
                                            Bill Archer, Chairman.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 2.21  committee resignation--majority

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

                                        Congress of United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                                  January 7, 1999.
     Hon. Dennis J. Hastert,
     Speaker of the House, U.S. House of Representatives, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I hereby respectfully request a leave of 
     absence from the Committee on Government Reform, effective 
     immediately. My request is made with the understanding that I 
     will retain all seniority on the Committee.
       If you have any questions regarding this request, please do 
     not hesitate to contact me. Thank you for your attention to 
     this matter.
           Sincerely,
                                                  Christopher Cox,
                                              U.S. Representative.

  The resignation was accepted.

para. 2.22  recess--2:50 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 50 minutes p.m., until 
approximately 8 o'clock and 40 minutes p.m.

para. 2.23  after recess--8:41 p.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para. 2.24  committee resignation--majority

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

                                         House of Representatives,


                                  Committee on Appropriations,

                                 Washington, DC, January 12, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I hereby resign my position on the 
     Committee on the Budget effective immediately.
           Sincerely,
                                                       Dan Miller,
                                               Member of Congress.

  The resignation was accepted.

para. 2.25  committee election--majority

  Mr. ARMEY, by direction of the Republican Conference, submitted the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 21):

       Resolved, That the following named Members be, and are 
     hereby, elected to the following standing committee of the 
     House:
       Committee on the Budget: Mr. Collins of Georgia; and Mr. 
     Wamp of Tennessee; both to rank in the named order following 
     Mr. Ryun of Kansas.

  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. 2.26  committee election--majority

  Mr. ARMEY, by direction of the Republican Conference, submitted the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 22):

       Resolved, That the following named Members be, and are 
     hereby, elected to serve on the following standing committee 
     of the House:
       Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: Mr. Hefley of 
     Colorado; Mr. Knollenberg of Michigan; Mr. Portman of Ohio; 
     and Mr. Camp of Michigan.

  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. 2.27  adjournment of the house

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today it stand adjourned until 
two o'clock p.m. tomorrow, unless the House sooner receives a message 
from the Senate transmitting its concurrence in House Concurrent 
Resolution 11, in which case the House shall stand adjourned pursuant to 
that concurrent resolution.

para. 2.28  committee election--minority

  Mr. FROST, by direction of the Democratic Caucus, submitted the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 23):

       Resolved, That the following named Members, Delegates and 
     the Resident Commissioner by, and are hereby, elected to 
     serve on standing committees as follows:
       Committee on Agriculture: Mr. Hill, Indiana.
       Committee on Armed Services: Mr. Larson, Connecticut.
       Committee on International Relations: Mr. Pomeroy, North 
     Dakota; Mr. Delahunt, Massachusetts; Mr. Meeks, New York; Ms.

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     Lee, California; Mr. Crowley, New York; and Mr. Hoeffel, 
     Pennsylvania.
       Committee on Science: Mr. Weiner, New York; and Mr. 
     Capuano, Massachusetts.
       Committee on Small Business: Mr. Baird, Washington; Ms. 
     Schakowsky, Illinois.

  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. 2.29  speaker and minority leader to accept resignations, appoint 
          commissions

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, notwithstanding any adjournment of the House until 
Tuesday, February 2, 1999, 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. 2.30  joint session to receive a message from the President

  The Assistant 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 1, the SPEAKER 
called the joint session of the two Houses to order.
  The SPEAKER announced the appointment of Messrs. Armey, Watts of 
Oklahoma, Mrs. Fowler, Messrs. Dickey, Hutchinson, Gephardt, Bonior, 
Frost, Menendez, 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, 
Thurmond, Stevens, Domenici, Warner, Daschle, Reid, Ms. Mikulski, 
Messrs. Breaux, Kerry, Dorgan, Torricelli, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Rockefeller 
and Mr. Durbin as members of the committee on the part of the Senate to 
escort the President into the Hall of the House.
  The Assistant 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 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 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 
o'clock and 6 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:

  ``Thank you very much.
  ``Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, honored 
guests, my fellow Americans:
  ``Tonight, I have the honor of reporting to you on the State of the 
Union.
  ``Let me begin by saluting the new Speaker of the House and thanking 
him especially tonight for extending an invitation to two guests sitting 
in the gallery with Mrs. Hastert. Lyn Gibson and Wei Ling Chestnut are 
the widows of the two brave Capitol Hill Police Officers who gave their 
lives to defend freedom's house.

  ``Mr. Speaker, at your swearing in, you asked us all to work together 
in a spirit of civility and bipartisanship. Mr. Speaker, let's do 
exactly that.
  ``Tonight I stand before you to report that America has created the 
longest peacetime economic expansion in our history, with nearly 18 
million new jobs, wages rising at more than twice the amount of 
inflation, the highest home ownership in history, the smallest welfare 
rolls in 30 years and the lowest peacetime unemployment since 1957.
  ``For the first time in 3 decades, the budget is balanced. From a 
deficit of $290 billion in 1992, we had a surplus of $70 billion last 
year, and now we are on course for budget surpluses for the next 25 
years.
  ``Thanks to the pioneering leadership of all of you, we have the 
lowest violent crime rate in a quarter of a century. Our environment is 
the cleanest in a quarter of a century.
  ``America is a strong force for peace from Northern Ireland, to 
Bosnia, to the Middle East.
  ``Thanks to the leadership of Vice President Gore, we have a 
government for the Information Age. Once again, our government is a 
progressive instrument of the common good, rooted in our oldest values 
of opportunity, responsibility and community, devoted to fiscal 
responsibility, determined to give our people the tools they need to 
make the most of their own lives in the 21st century. A 21st century 
government for 21st century America.
  ``My fellow Americans, I stand before you tonight to report that the 
state of our union is strong.
  ``America is working again. The promise of our future is limitless. 
But we cannot realize that promise if we allow the hum of our 
prosperity to lull us into complacency. How we fare as a nation far 
into the 21st century depends upon what we do as a nation today.
  ``So with our budget surplus growing, our economy expanding, our 
confidence rising, now is the moment for this generation to meet our 
historic responsibility to the 21st century.
  ``Our fiscal discipline gives us an unsurpassed opportunity to 
address a remarkable new challenge: the aging of America.
  ``With the number of elderly Americans set to double by 2030, the 
Baby Boom will become a Senior Boom.
  ``So first and above all, we must save Social Security for the 21st 
century.
  ``Early in this century, being old meant being poor. When President 
Roosevelt created Social Security, thousands wrote to thank him for 
eliminating what one woman called the `stark terror of penniless, 
helpless old age.' Even today, without Social Security, half our 
Nation's elderly would be forced into poverty.
  ``Today, Social Security is strong. But by 2013, payroll taxes will 
no longer be sufficient to cover monthly payments. And by 2032, the 
Trust Fund will be exhausted and Social Security will be unable to pay 
the full benefits older Americans have been promised.
  ``The best way to keep Social Security a rock-solid guarantee is not 
to make drastic cuts in benefits; not to raise payroll tax rates; not 
to drain resources from Social Security in the name of saving it.
  ``Instead, I propose that we make the historic decision to invest the 
surplus to save Social Security.
  ``Specifically, I propose that we commit 60 percent of the budget 
surplus for the next 15 years to Social Security, investing a small 
portion in the private sector just as any private or State government 
pension would do. This will earn a higher return and keep Social 
Security sound for 55 years.
  ``But we must aim higher. We should put Social Security on a sound 
footing for the next 75 years. We should reduce poverty among elderly 
women, who are nearly twice as likely to be poor as our other seniors, 
and we should eliminate the limits on what seniors on Social Security 
can earn.
  ``Now, these changes will require difficult but fully achievable 
choices over and above the dedication of the surplus. They must be made 
on a bipartisan basis. They should be made this year. So let me say to 
you tonight, I reach out my hand to all of you in both Houses and in 
both parties and ask that we join together in saying to the American 
people, we will save Social Security now.
  ``Last year, we wisely reserved all of the surplus until we knew what 
it would take to save Social Security. Again, I say, we should not 
spend any of it, not any of it, until after Social Security is truly 
saved. First things first.
  ``Second, once we have saved Social Security, we must fulfill our 
obligation to save and improve Medicare. Already, we have extended the 
life of the Medicare Trust Fund by 10 years, but we should extend it 
for at least another decade. Tonight I propose that we use one out of 
every six dollars in the surplus for the next 15 years to guarantee the 
soundness of Medicare until the year 2020.
  ``But again, we should aim higher. We must be willing to work in a 
bipartisan way and look at new ideas, including the upcoming report of 
the bipartisan Medicare commission. If we work together, we can secure 
Medicare for the next 2 decades, and cover the

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greatest growing need of seniors, affordable prescription drugs.
  ``Third, we must help all Americans, from their first day on the job, 
to save, to invest, to create wealth. From its beginning, Americans 
have supplemented Social Security with private pensions and savings. 
Yet today, millions of people retire with little to live on other than 
Social Security. Americans living longer than ever simply must save 
more than ever.
  ``Therefore, in addition to saving Social Security and Medicare, I 
propose a new pension initiative for retirement security in the 21st 
century. I propose that we use a little over 11 percent of the surplus 
to establish Universal Savings Accounts, USA Accounts, to give all 
Americans the means to save. With these new accounts, Americans can 
invest as they choose, and receive funds to match a portion of their 
savings, with extra help for those least able to save.
  ``USA Accounts will help all Americans to share in our Nation's 
wealth, and to enjoy a more secure retirement. I ask you to support 
them.
  ``Fourth, we must invest in long-term care. I propose a tax credit of 
$1,000 for the aged, ailing or disabled and the families who care for 
them. Long-term care will become a bigger and bigger challenge with the 
aging of America, and we must do more to help our families deal with 
it.
  ``I was born in 1946, the first year of the Baby Boom. I can tell you 
that one of the greatest concerns of our generation is our absolute 
determination not to let our growing old place an intolerable burden on 
our children and their ability to raise our grandchildren. Our economic 
success and our fiscal discipline now give us an opportunity to lift 
that burden from their shoulders, and we should take it.
  ``Saving Social Security and Medicare, creating USA Accounts, this is 
the right way to use the surplus. If we do so, if we do so, we will 
still have resources to meet critical needs in education and defense. 
And I want to point out that this proposal is fiscally sound. Listen to 
this: If we set aside 60 percent of the surplus for Social Security and 
16 percent for Medicare, over the next 15 years, that saving will 
achieve the lowest level of publicly held debt since right before World 
War I in 1917.
  ``So, with these four measures, saving Social Security, strengthening 
Medicare, establishing the USA Accounts, supporting long-term care, we 
can begin to meet our generation's historic responsibility to establish 
true security for 21st century seniors.
  ``Now, there are more children from more diverse backgrounds in our 
public schools than at any time in our history. Their education must 
provide the knowledge and nurture the creativity that will allow our 
entire Nation to thrive in the new economy.
  ``Today we can say something we could not say 6 years ago: With tax 
credits and more affordable student loans, with more work study grants 
and more Pell grants, with education IRAs and the new HOPE Scholarship 
tax cut that more than 5 million Americans will receive this year, we 
have finally opened the doors of college to all Americans.

  ``With our support, nearly every State has set higher academic 
standards for public schools, and a voluntary national test is being 
developed to measure the progress of our students. With over $1 billion 
in discounts available this year, we are well on our way to our goal of 
connecting every classroom and library to the Internet.
  ``Last fall, you passed our proposal to start hiring 100,000 new 
teachers to reduce class size in the early grades. Now I ask you to 
finish the job.
  ``You know, our children are doing better. SAT scores are up, math 
scores have risen in nearly all grades. But there is a problem: While 
our fourth graders outperform their peers in other countries in math 
and science, our eighth graders are around average, and our twelfth 
graders rank near the bottom.
  ``We must do better. Now, each year, the national government invests 
more than $15 billion in our public schools. I believe we must change 
the way we invest that money, to support what works and to stop 
supporting what does not work.
  ``First, later this year I will send to Congress a plan that for the 
first time holds States and school districts accountable for progress, 
and rewards them for results. My Education Accountability Act will 
require every school district receiving Federal help to take the 
following five steps.
  ``First, all schools must end social promotion. No child, no child 
should graduate from a high school with a diploma he or she can't read. 
We do our children no favors when we allow them to pass from grade to 
grade without mastering the material.
  ``But we can't just hold students back because the system fails them, 
so my balanced budget triples the funding for summer school and after-
school programs to keep 1 million children learning.
  ``If you doubt this will work, just look at Chicago, which ended 
social promotion and made summer school mandatory for those who don't 
master the basics. Math and reading scores are up 3 years running, with 
some of the biggest gains in some of the poorest neighborhoods. It will 
work, and we should do it.
  ``Second, all States and school districts must turn around their 
worst performing schools or shut them down. That is the policy 
established in North Carolina by Governor Jim Hunt. North Carolina made 
the biggest gains in test scores in the Nation last year. Our budget 
includes $200 million to help States turn around their own failing 
schools.
  ``Third, all States and school districts must be held responsible for 
the quality of their teachers. The great majority of our teachers do a 
fine job, but in too many schools teachers don't have college majors, 
or even minors, in the subjects they teach. New teachers should be 
required to pass performance exams, and all teachers should know the 
subjects they are teaching.
  ``This year's balanced budget contains resources to help them reach 
higher standards, and to attract talented young teachers to the 
toughest assignments, I recommend a six-fold increase in our program 
for college scholarships for students who commit to teach in the inner 
cities and isolated rural areas and in Indian communities. Let us bring 
excellence to every part of America.
  ``Fourth, we must empower parents with more information and more 
choices. In too many communities it is easier to get information on the 
quality of local restaurants than on the quality of the local schools. 
Every school district should issue report cards on every school, and 
parents should be given more choices in selecting their public schools.
  ``When I became President, there was just one independent public 
charter school in all America. With our support, on a bipartisan basis, 
today there are 1,100. My budget assures that early in the next century 
there will be 3,000.
  ``Fifth, to ensure that our classrooms are truly places of learning 
and to respond to what teachers have been asking us to do for years, we 
should say that all States and school districts must both adopt and 
implement sensible discipline policies.
  ``Now, let's do one more thing for our children. Today too many 
schools are so old they are falling apart, or so overcrowded students 
are learning in trailers. Last fall Congress missed the opportunity to 
change that. This year, with 53 million children in our schools, 
Congress must not miss that opportunity again. I ask you to help our 
communities build or modernize 5,000 schools.
  ``Now, if we do these things--end social promotion, turn around 
failing schools, build modern ones, support qualified teachers, promote 
innovation, competition, and discipline--then we will begin to meet our 
generation's historic responsibility to create 21st century schools.
  ``We also have to do more to support the millions of parents who give 
their all every day at home and at work.
  ``The most basic tool of all is a decent income. So let's raise the 
minimum wage by $1 an hour over the next 2 years. And let's make sure 
that women and men get equal pay for equal work by strengthening 
enforcement of the equal pay laws.
  ``That was encouraging, you know. There was more balance on the 
seesaw. I like that. Let's give them a hand. That's great.
  ``Working parents also need quality child care. So again this year I 
ask Congress to support our plan for tax credits and subsidies for 
working families, for improved safety and quality, for expanded after-
school programs.

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  ``Our plan also includes a new tax credit for stay-at-home parents, 
too. They need support, as well. Parents should never have to worry 
about choosing between their children and their work. The Family and 
Medical Leave Act, the very first bill I signed into law, has now, 
since 1993, helped millions and millions of Americans to care for a 
newborn baby or an ailing relative without risking their jobs. I think 
it is time, with all the evidence that it has been so little burdensome 
to employers, to extend family leave to 10 million more Americans 
working for smaller companies. I hope you will support it.
  ``Finally, on the matter of work, parents should never have to face 
discrimination in the workplace. I want to ask Congress to prohibit 
companies from refusing to hire or promote workers simply because they 
have children. That is not right.
  ``America's families deserve the world's best medical care. Thanks to 
bipartisan Federal support for medical research, we are now on the 
verge of new treatments to prevent or delay diseases, from Parkinsons 
to Alzheimers, from arthritis to cancer. But as we continue our 
advances in medical science, we can't let our medical system lag 
behind.
  ``Managed care has literally transformed medicine in America, driving 
down costs, but threatening to drive down quality as well. I think we 
ought to say to every American, you should have the right to know all 
your medical options, not just the cheapest. If you need a specialist, 
you should have a right to see one. You have a right to the nearest 
emergency care, if you are in an accident. These are things that we 
ought to say. I think we ought to say, you should have a right to keep 
your doctor during a period of treatment, whether it is a pregnancy or 
a chemotherapy treatment or anything else. I believe this.
  ``Now, I have ordered these rights to be extended to the 85 million 
Americans served by Medicare, Medicaid, and other Federal health 
programs. But only Congress can pass a Patients' Bill of Rights for all 
Americans. Last year, Congress missed that opportunity. We must not 
miss that opportunity again. For the sake of our families, I ask us to 
join together across party lines and pass a strong, enforceable 
Patients' Bill of Rights.
  ``As more of our medical records are stored electronically, the 
threats to our privacy increase. Because Congress has given me the 
authority to act if it does not do so by August, one way or another, we 
can all say to the American people, we will protect the privacy of 
medical records, and we will do it this year.
  ``Two years ago the Congress extended health coverage to up to 5 
million children. Now we should go beyond that. We should make it 
easier for small businesses to offer health insurance. We should give 
people between the ages of 55 and 65 who lose their health insurance 
the chance to buy into Medicare. We should continue to ensure access to 
family planning.

  ``No one should have to choose between keeping health care and taking 
a job. Therefore, I especially ask you tonight to join hands to pass 
the landmark bipartisan legislation proposed by Senators Kennedy and 
Jeffords, Roth and Moynihan, to allow people with disabilities to keep 
their health insurance when they go to work.
  ``We need to enable our public hospitals, our community, our 
university health centers, to provide basic, affordable care for all 
the millions of working families who don't have any insurance. They do 
a lot of that today, but much more can be done, and my balanced budget 
makes a good down payment toward that goal. I hope you will think about 
them and support that provision.
  ``Let me say, we must step up our efforts to treat and prevent mental 
illness. No American should ever be afraid, ever, to address this 
disease. This year we will host a White House Conference on Mental 
Health. With sensitivity, commitment and passion, Tipper Gore is 
leading our efforts here, and I would like to thank her for what she is 
doing.
  ``As everyone knows, our children are targets of a massive media 
campaign to hook them on cigarettes. I ask this Congress to resist the 
tobacco lobby, to reaffirm the FDA's authority to protect our children 
from tobacco, and to hold tobacco companies accountable while 
protecting tobacco farmers.
  ``Smoking has cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars under 
Medicare and other programs. The States have been right about this, 
taxpayers shouldn't pay for the cost of lung cancer, emphysema, and 
other smoking-related illnesses; the tobacco companies should. So 
tonight I announce that the Justice Department is preparing a 
litigation plan to take the tobacco companies to court, and with the 
funds we recover, to strengthen Medicare.
  ``Now, if we act in these areas--minimum wage, family leave, child 
care, health care, the safety of our children--then we will begin to 
meet our generation's historic responsibilities to strengthen our 
families for the 21st century.
  ``Today, America is the most dynamic competitive job creating economy 
in history.
  ``But we can do even better in building a 21st century economy that 
embraces all Americans.
  ``Today's income gap is largely a skills gap. Last year, the Congress 
passed a law enabling workers to get a skills grant to choose the 
training they need, and I applaud all of you here who were part of 
that. This year, I recommend a five-year commitment to this new system, 
so that we can provide over the next 5 years appropriate training 
opportunities for all Americans who lose their jobs and expand rapid 
response teams to help all towns which have been really hurt when 
businesses close. I hope you will support this.
  ``Also, I ask your support for a dramatic increase in Federal support 
for adult literacy. We can mount a national campaign, aimed at helping 
the millions and millions of working people who still read at less than 
a fifth grade level. We need to do this.
  ``Here is some good news. In the past 6 years, we have cut the 
welfare rolls nearly in half. Two years ago, from this podium, I asked 
five companies to lead a national effort to hire people off welfare. 
Tonight, our Welfare to Work Partnership includes 10,000 companies who 
have hired hundreds of thousands of people. Our balanced budget will 
help another 200,000 people move to the dignity and pride of work. I 
hope you will support it.
  ``We must do more to bring the spark of private enterprise to every 
corner of America, to build a bridge from Wall Street to Appalachia, to 
the Mississippi Delta, to our Native American communities, with more 
support for community development banks, for empowerment zones, for 
100,000 new vouchers for affordable housing, and I ask Congress to 
support our bold new plan to help businesses raise up to $15 billion in 
private sector capital to bring jobs and opportunities to our inner 
cities and rural areas, with tax credits, loan guarantees, including 
the new American Private Investment Companies modeled on our Overseas 
Private Investment Corporation.
  ``Now, for years and years and years we have had this OPIC, this 
Overseas Private Investment Corporation, because we knew we had 
untapped markets overseas. But our greatest untapped markets are not 
overseas; they are right here at home, and we should go after them.
  ``Now, we must work hard to help bring prosperity back to the family 
farm. You know, as this Congress knows very well, dropping prices and 
the loss of foreign markets have devastated too many family farms. Last 
year, the Congress provided substantial assistance to help stave off a 
disaster in American agriculture, and I am ready to work with lawmakers 
of both parties to create a farm safety net that will include crop 
insurance reform and farm income assistance. I ask you to join with me 
and do this.
  ``This should not be a political issue. Everyone knows what an 
economic problem is going on out there in rural America today, and we 
need an appropriate means to address it.
  ``We must strengthen our lead in technology. It was government 
investment that led to the creation of the Internet. I propose a 28 
percent increase in long-term computing research. We also must be ready 
for the 21st century from its very first moment, by solving the so-
called `Y2K' computer problem.
  ``Now, we had one Member of Congress stand up and applaud, and we may 
have about that ratio out there applauding at home in front of their

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television sets. But, remember, this is a big, big problem and we have 
been working hard on it. Already we have made sure that the Social 
Security checks will come on time, but I want all the folks at home 
listening to know that we need every State and local government, every 
business, large and small, to work with us to make sure that this Y2K 
computer bug will be remembered as the last headache of the 20th 
century, not the first crisis of the 21st.
  ``Now, for our own prosperity, we must support economic growth 
abroad. Until recently, a third of our economic growth came from 
exports, but over the past year and a half, financial turmoil overseas 
has put that growth at risk. Today, much of the world is in recession, 
with Asia hit especially hard.
  ``This is the most serious financial crisis in half a century. To 
meet it, the United States and other nations have reduced interest 
rates and strengthened the International Monetary Fund, and while the 
turmoil is not over, we have worked very hard with other nations to 
contain it.
  ``At the same time, we have to continue to work on the long-term 
project, building a global financial system for the 21st century that 
promotes prosperity and tames the cycle of boom and bust that has 
engulfed so much of Asia.
  ``This June, I will meet with other world leaders to advance this 
historic purpose, and I ask all of you to support our endeavors. I also 
ask you to support creating a freer and fairer trading system for 21st 
century America.
  ``I would like to say something really serious to everyone in this 
Chamber and both parties. I think trade has divided us and divided 
Americans outside this Chamber for too long. Somehow we have to find a 
common ground on which business and workers and environmentalists and 
farmers and government can stand together. I believe these are the 
things we ought to all agree on, so let me try.
  ``First, we ought to tear down barriers, open markets and expand 
trade, but at the same time we must ensure that ordinary citizens in 
all countries actually benefit from trade, a trade that promotes the 
dignity of work and the rights of workers and protects the environment. 
We must insist that international trade organizations be more open to 
public scrutiny, instead of mysterious secret things subject to wild 
criticism.
  ``When you come right down to it, now that the world economy is 
becoming more and more integrated, we have to do in the world what we 
spent the better part of this century doing here at home. We have got 
to put a human face on the global economy.
  ``Now, we must enforce our trade laws when imports unlawfully flood 
our Nation. I have already informed the Government of Japan that if 
that nation's sudden surge of steel imports into our country is not 
reversed, America will respond.
  ``We must help all manufacturers, hit hard by the present crisis, 
with loan guarantees and other incentives to increase American exports 
by nearly $2 billion.
  ``I would like to believe we can achieve a new consensus on trade 
based on these principles, and I ask the Congress again to join me in 
this common approach and to give the President the trade authority long 
used and now overdue and necessary to advance our prosperity in the 
21st century.
  ``Tonight I issue a call to the nations of the world to join the 
United States in a new round of global trade negotiation to expand 
exports of services, manufacturers and farm products.
  ``Tonight I say, we will work with the International Labor 
Organization on a new initiative to raise labor standards around the 
world and this year we will lead the international community to 
conclude a treaty to ban abusive child labor everywhere in the world.
  ``If we do these things--invest in our people, our communities, our 
technology and lead in the global economy--then we will begin to meet 
our historic responsibility to build a 21st century prosperity for 
America.
  ``No nation in history has had the opportunity and the responsibility 
we now have to shape a world that is more peaceful, more secure, more 
free. All Americans can be proud that our leadership helped to bring 
peace in Northern Ireland. All Americans can be proud that our 
leadership has put Bosnia on the path to peace, and with our NATO 
allies, we are pressing the Serbian Government to stop its brutal 
repression in Kosovo, to bring those responsible to justice and to give 
the people of Kosovo the self-government they deserve.
  ``All Americans can be proud that our leadership renewed hope for 
lasting peace in the Middle East. Some of you were with me last 
December as we watched the Palestinian National Council completely 
renounce its call for the destruction of Israel. Now I ask Congress to 
provide resources so that all parties can implement the Wye Agreement, 
to protect Israel's security, to stimulate the Palestinian economy, to 
support our friends in Jordan. We must not, we dare not, let them down. 
I hope you will help.
  ``As we work for peace, we must also meet threats to our Nation's 
security, including increased dangers from outlaw nations and 
terrorism. We will defend our security wherever we are threatened, as 
we did this summer when we struck at Osama bin Laden's network of 
terror. The bombing of our embassies in Kenya and Tanzania reminds us 
again of the risks faced every day by those who represent America to 
the world. So let us give them the support they need, the safest 
possible workplaces, and the resources they must have so America can 
continue to lead.
  ``We must work to keep terrorists from disrupting computer networks. 
We must work to prepare local communities for biological and chemical 
emergencies, to support research into vaccines and treatments.
  ``We must increase our efforts to restrain the spread of nuclear 
weapons and missiles from Korea to India and Pakistan. We must expand 
our work with Russia, Ukraine and other former Soviet nations to 
safeguard nuclear materials and technology so they never fall into the 
wrong hands.
  ``Our balanced budget will increase funding for these critical 
efforts by almost two-thirds over the next 5 years. With Russia, we 
must continue to reduce our nuclear arsenals. The START II Treaty and 
the framework we have already agreed to for START III could cut them by 
80 percent from their Cold War height.
  ``It has been 2 years since I signed the Comprehensive Test Ban 
Treaty. If we do not do the right thing, other nations will not either. 
I ask the Senate to take this vital step: Approve the Treaty now to 
make it harder for other nations to develop nuclear arms and to make 
sure we can end nuclear testing forever.
  ``For nearly a decade, Iraq has defied its obligations to destroy its 
weapons of terror and the missiles to deliver them. America will 
continue to contain Saddam and we will work for the day when Iraq has a 
government worthy of its people.
  ``Last month, in our action over Iraq, our troops were superb. Their 
mission was so flawlessly executed that we risk taking for granted the 
bravery and the skill it required. Captain Jeff Taliaferro, a 10-year 
veteran of the Air Force, flew a B-1B bomber over Iraq as we attacked 
Saddam's war machine. He is here with us tonight. I would like to ask 
you to honor him and all the 33,000 men and women of Operation Desert 
Fox.
  ``It is time to reverse the decline in defense spending that began in 
1985. Since April, together we have added nearly $6 billion to maintain 
our military readiness. My balanced budget calls for a sustained 
increase over the next 6 years for readiness, for modernization and for 
pay and benefits for our troops and their families.
  ``We are the heirs of a legacy of bravery represented in every 
community in America by millions of our veterans. America's defenders 
today still stand ready at a moment's notice to go where comforts are 
few and dangers are many, to do what needs to be done as no one else 
can. They always come through for America. We must come through for 
them.
  ``The new century demands new partnerships for peace and security.
  ``The United Nations plays a crucial role, with allies sharing 
burdens America might otherwise bear alone. America needs a strong and 
effective UN. I want to work with this new Congress to pay our dues and 
our debts.
  ``We must continue to support security and stability in Europe and 
Asia, expanding NATO and defining its new missions, maintaining our 
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with Japan, with Korea, with our other Asian allies, and engaging 
China.
  ``In China last year, I said to the leaders and the people what I 
would like to say again tonight. Stability can no longer be bought at 
the expense of liberty. But I would also like to say again to the 
American people, it is important not to isolate China. The more we 
bring China into the world, the more the world will bring change and 
freedom to China.
  ``Last spring, with some of you, I traveled to Africa, where I saw 
democracy and reform rising but still held back by violence and 
disease. We must fortify African democracy and peace by launching radio 
democracy for Africa, supporting the transition to democracy now 
beginning to take place in Nigeria, and passing the African Trade and 
Development Act.
  ``We must continue to deepen our ties to the Americas and the 
Caribbean, our common work to educate children, fight drugs, strengthen 
democracy, and increase trade.
  ``In this hemisphere, every government but one is freely chosen by 
its people. We are determined that Cuba, too, will know the blessings 
of liberty.
  The American people have opened their hearts and their arms to our 
Central American and Caribbean neighbors who have been so devastated by 
the recent hurricanes. Working with Congress, I am committed to help 
them rebuild.
  ``When the First Lady and Tipper Gore visited the region, they saw 
thousands of our troops and thousands of American volunteers. In the 
Dominican Republic, Hillary helped to rededicate a hospital that had 
been rebuilt by Dominicans and Americans working side by side.
  ``With her was someone else who has been very important to the relief 
efforts. You know, sports records are made and sooner or later they are 
broken. But making other people's lives better and showing our children 
the true meaning of brotherhood, that lasts forever. So for far more 
than baseball, Sammy Sosa, you are a hero of two countries.
  ``So I say to all of you, if we do these things, if we pursue peace, 
fight terrorism, increase our strength, renew our alliances, we will 
begin to meet our Nation's historic responsibility to build a stronger 
21st century America in a freer, more peaceful world.
  ``As the world has changed, so have our own communities. We must make 
them safer, more livable and more united. This year we will reach our 
goal of 100,000 community police officers ahead of schedule and under 
budget.

  ``The Brady Bill has stopped a quarter million felons, fugitives, and 
stalkers from buying handguns. Now the murder rate is the lowest in 30 
years, and the crime rate has dropped for 6 straight years.
  ``Tonight I propose a 21st century crime bill to deploy the latest 
technologies and tactics to make our communities even safer. Our 
balanced budget will help to put up to 50,000 more police on the street 
in the areas hardest hit by crime and to equip them with new tools, 
from crime-mapping computers to digital mug shots.
  ``We must break the deadly cycle of drugs and crime. Our budget 
expands support for drug testing and treatment, saying to prisoners, if 
you stay on drugs, you have to stay behind bars. And to those on 
parole, if you want to keep your freedom, you must stay free of drugs.
  ``I ask Congress to restore the 5-day waiting period for buying a 
handgun and extend the Brady Bill to prevent juveniles who commit 
violent crimes from buying a gun.
  ``We must do more to keep our schools the safest places in our 
communities. Last year, every American was horrified and heartbroken by 
the tragic killings in Jonesboro, Paducah, Pearl, Edinboro, and 
Springfield.
  ``We were deeply moved by the courageous parents now working to keep 
guns out of the hands of children and making efforts so that other 
parents do not have to live through their loss.
  ``After she lost her daughter, Suzann Wilson of Jonesboro, Arkansas, 
came here to the White House with a powerful plea. She said, `Please, 
please for the sake of your children, lock up your guns. Don't let what 
happened in Jonesboro happen in your town.' It is a message she is 
passionately advocating every day.
  ``Suzann is here with us tonight with the First Lady. I would like to 
thank her for her courage and her commitment. Thank you.
  ``In memory of all the children who lost their lives to school 
violence, I ask you to strengthen the Safe and Drug-Free School Act, to 
pass legislation to require child trigger locks, to do everything 
possible to keep our children safe.
  ``A century ago, President Theodore Roosevelt defined our `great 
central task' as `leaving this land even a better land for our 
descendants than it is for us'.
  Today we are restoring the Florida Everglades, saving Yellowstone, 
preserving the red-rock canyons of Utah, protecting California's 
redwoods and our precious coasts. But our most fateful new challenge is 
the threat of global warming.
  ``1998 was the warmest year ever recorded. Last year's heat waves, 
floods, and storms are but a hint of what future generations may endure 
if we do not act now.
  ``Tonight, I propose a new Clean Air Fund to help communities reduce 
greenhouse and other pollution, and tax incentives and investment to 
spur clean energy technology, and I want to work with Members of 
Congress in both parties to reward companies who take early, voluntary 
action to reduce greenhouse gases.
  ``Now, all our communities face a preservation challenge as they 
grow, and green space shrinks. Seven thousand acres of farmland and 
open space are lost every day.
  ``In response, I propose two major initiatives: first, a $1 billion 
Livability Agenda to help communities save open space, ease traffic 
congestion and grow in ways that enhance every citizen's quality of 
life; and, second, a $1 billion Lands Legacy Initiative to preserve 
places of natural beauty all across America, from the most remote 
wilderness to the nearest city park.
  ``These are truly landmark initiatives, which could not have been 
developed without the visionary leadership of the Vice President, and I 
want to thank him very much for his commitment here. Thank you.
  ``Now, to get the most out of your community, you have to give 
something back. That is why we created AmeriCorps, our national service 
program, that gives today's generation a chance to serve their 
communities and earn money for college. So far, in just 4 years, 
100,000 young Americans have built low-income homes with Habitat for 
Humanity, helped to tutor children, with churches, worked with FEMA to 
ease the burden of natural disasters, and performed countless other 
acts of service that have made America better. I ask Congress to give 
more young Americans the chance to follow their lead and serve America 
in AmeriCorps.
  ``Now, we must work to renew our national community as well for the 
21st century. Last year, the House passed the bipartisan campaign 
finance reform legislation sponsored by Representatives Shays and 
Meehan and Senators McCain and Feingold. But a partisan minority in the 
Senate blocked reform. So I would like to say to the House, pass it 
again, quickly; and I would like to say to the Senate, I hope you will 
say yes to a stronger American democracy in the year 2000.
  ``Since 1997, our Initiative on Race has sought to bridge the divides 
between and among our people. In its report last fall, the Initiative's 
Advisory Board found that Americans really do want to bring our people 
together across racial lines. We know it has been a long journey. For 
some it goes back to before the beginning of our Republic; for others, 
back since the Civil War; for others, throughout the 20th century. But 
for most of us alive today, in a very real sense, this journey began 43 
years ago, when a woman named Rosa Parks sat down on a bus in Alabama 
and wouldn't get up. She is sitting down with the First Lady tonight, 
and she may get up or not as she chooses. We thank her.
  ``We know that our continuing racial problems are aggravated, as the 
Presidential Initiative said, by opportunity gaps. The initiative I 
have outlined tonight will help to close them. But we know that the 
discrimination gap has not been fully closed either. Discrimination or 
violence because of race or religion, ancestry or gender, disability or 
sexual orientation, is wrong, and it ought to be illegal. Therefore, I 
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Nondiscrimination Act and the Hate Crimes Prevention Act the law of the 
land.
  ``You know, since every person in America counts, every American 
ought to be counted. We need a census that uses modern scientific 
methods to do that.
  ``Our new immigrants must be part of our One America. After all, they 
are revitalizing our cities, they are energizing our culture, they are 
building up our economy. We have a responsibility to make them welcome 
here, and they have a responsibility to enter the mainstream of 
American life. That means learning English and learning about our 
democratic system of government.
  ``There are now long waiting lines of immigrants that are trying to 
do just that. Therefore, our budget significantly expands our efforts 
to help them meet their responsibility. I hope you will support it.
  ``Whether our ancestors came here on the Mayflower or on slave ships, 
whether they came to Ellis Island or LAX in Los Angeles, whether they 
came yesterday or walked this land 1,000 years ago, our great challenge 
for the 21st century is to find a way to be One America. We can meet 
all the other challenges, if we can go forward as One America.
  ``You know, barely more than 300 days from now, we will cross that 
bridge into the new millennium. This is a moment, as the First Lady has 
said, to honor the past and imagine the future. I would like to take 
just a minute to honor her for leading our Millennium Project, for all 
she has done for our children, for all she has done in her historic 
role to serve our Nation and our best ideals at home and abroad. I 
honor her.
  ``Last year, I called on Congress and every citizen to mark the 
millennium by saving America's treasures. Hillary has traveled all 
across the country to inspire recognition and support for saving places 
like Thomas Edison's invention factory and Harriet Tubman's home.
  ``Now we have to preserve our treasures in every community, and 
tonight, before I close, I want to invite every town, every city, every 
community, to become a nationally recognized millennium community, 
by launching projects that save our history, promote our arts and 
humanities, prepare our children for the 21st century.

  ``Already the response has been remarkable, and I want to say a 
special word of thanks to our private sector partners and to Members in 
Congress of both parties for their support. Just one example: Because 
of you, the Star Spangled Banner will be preserved for the ages.
  ``In ways large and small, as we look to the millennium, we are 
keeping alive what George Washington called `the sacred fire of 
liberty.'
  ``Six years ago, I came to office in a time of doubt for America, 
with our economy troubled, our deficit high, our people divided. Some 
even wondered whether our best days were behind us.
  ``But across this country, in 1,000 neighborhoods, I had seen, even 
amidst the pain and uncertainty of recession, the real heart and 
character of America. I knew then that we Americans could renew this 
country.
  ``Tonight, as I deliver the last State of the Union address of the 
20th century, no one anywhere in the world can doubt the enduring 
resolve and boundless capacity of the American people to work toward 
that `more perfect union' of our founders' dream.
  ``We are now at the end of a century when generation after generation 
of Americans answered the call to greatness, overcoming Depression, 
lifting up the dispossessed, bringing down barriers to racial 
prejudice, building the largest middle class in history, winning two 
World Wars in the `long twilight struggle' of the Cold War. We must all 
be profoundly grateful for the magnificent achievements of our 
forebears in this century.
  ``Yet perhaps in the daily press of events, in the c lash of 
controversy, we don't see our own time for what it truly is, a new dawn 
for America. Ten years from tonight, another American President will 
stand in this place and report on the State of the Union. He, or she, 
will look back on a 21st century shaped in so many ways by the 
decisions we make here and now.
  ``So let it be said of us then that we were thinking not only of our 
time, but of their time; that we reached as high as our ideals; that we 
put aside our divisions and found a new hour of healing and 
hopefulness; that we joined together to serve and strengthen the land 
we love.
  ``My fellow Americans, this is our moment. Let us lift our eyes as 
one nation, and from the mountain top of this American century, look 
ahead to the next one, asking God's blessing on our endeavors and on 
our beloved country.
  ``Thank you, and good evening.''. 

  At 10 o'clock and 27 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 32 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. 2.31  reference of the president's message

  On motion of Mr. THUNE, the message of the President, as delivered, 
together with the accompanying documents, was referred to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the state of the Union and ordered to be printed 
(H. Doc. 106-1).
  And then,

para. 2.32  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. THUNE, pursuant to the provisions of House Concurrent 
Resolution 11, at 10 o'clock and 34 minutes p.m., the House adjourned 
until 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, February 2, 1999 for ``morning-hour debate'' 
or, under the previous order of the House, until 2 p.m. tomorrow if not 
sooner in receipt of a message from the Senate transmitting its 
concurrence in House Concurrent Resolution 11.

para. 2.33  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:

                       [Filed on January 2, 1999]

       Mr. TALENT: Committee on Small Business. Summary of 
     Activities of the Committee on Small Business, 105th Congress 
     (Rept. No. 105-849). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. THOMAS: Committee on House Oversight. Report on the 
     Activities of the Committee on House Oversight of the House 
     of Representatives During the One Hundred Fifth Congress 
     (Rept. No. 105-850). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.

                       [Filed on January 3, 1999]

       Mr. COX: Select Committee on U.S. National Security and 
     Military/Commercial Concerns with the People's Republic of 
     China. Report of the Select Committee on U.S. National 
     Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the People's 
     Republic of China (Rept. No. 105-851). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. TALENT: Committee on Small Business. H.R. 68. A bill to 
     amend section 20 of the Small Business Act and make technical 
     corrections in Title III of the Small Business Investment Act 
     (Rept. No. 106-1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.

para. 2.34  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. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             McCollum, Mr. Paul, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Holden, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. Condit, Mr. Ford, Mr. Vento, and Mr. 
             Baldacci):
       H.R. 323. 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.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       H.R. 324. 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.

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           By Mr. BONIOR (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Menendez, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Clay, Mr. George Miller of California, 
             Mr. Owens, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mr. Blagojevich, Ms. Brown 
             of Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Cardin, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kildee, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Klink, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Markey, Mr. Matsui, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Obey, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Sanders, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr. Towns, Mr. Vento, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Wexler, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 325. 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. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Crane, and 
             Mr. Levin):
       H.R. 326. A bill to make miscellaneous and technical 
     changes to various trade law, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ADERHOLT (for himself and Mr. Bachus):
       H.R. 327. A bill to provide for the assessment of 
     additional antidumping duties prior to the effective date of 
     an antidumping order issued under the Tariff Act of 1930 with 
     respect to steel products; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 328. 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.
           By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. 
             Weldon of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 329. A bill to provide that children's sleepwear shall 
     be manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability 
     standards; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. FOSSELLA:
       H.R. 330. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to reduce individual income tax rates by 30 percent; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 331. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to provide for public funding for House of 
     Representatives elections, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
       H.R. 332. A bill to terminate the authorities of the 
     Overseas Private Investment Corporation; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       H.R. 333. 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.
       H.R. 334. 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.
       H.R. 335. A bill to amend section 207 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to increase to 5 years the period during which 
     former Members of Congress may not engage in certain lobbying 
     activities; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 336. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide incentives for investments in tax enterprise zone 
     businesses and domestic businesses; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       H.R. 337. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exempt from income tax the gain from the sale of a 
     business closely held by an individual who has attained age 
     62, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       H.R. 338. 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.
       H.R. 339. 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.
       H.R. 340. 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.
       H.R. 341. 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.
       H.R. 342. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     provide penalties for open air drug markets, 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.
       H.R. 343. 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. BARRETT of Nebraska:
       H.R. 344. A bill to modify the project for flood control, 
     Wood River, Grand Island, Nebraska; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland
       H.R. 345. A bill to authorize the President to issue a 
     posthumous Army commission in the grade of captain in the 
     Chaplains Corps to Ella E. Gibson, who served as chaplain of 
     the First Wisconsin Heavy Artillery regiment during the Civil 
     War; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       H.R. 346. A bill to prohibit the payment to the United 
     Nations of any contributions by the United States until 
     United States overpayments to such body have been properly 
     credited or reimbursed; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       H.R. 347. 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.
       H.R. 348. 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. BENTSEN:
       H.R. 349. 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. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
             Dreier, Ms. Danner, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Linder, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Armey, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Goss, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Goode, Ms. Pryce 
             of Ohio, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
             Kasich, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
             Hobson, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Hayes):
       H.R. 350. A bill to improve congressional deliberation on 
     proposed Federal private sector mandates, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Franks of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Foley, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Cooksey, and Mr. 
             Deutsch):
       H.R. 351. 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.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Hill of 
             Montana, Mr. Frost, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Taylor of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Thune, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Pitts, Mr. Hutchinson, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Cook, 
             Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mrs. Cubin, 
             Mr. McCrery, Mr. Riley, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. McIntyre, 
             Mr. Talent, Mr. Paul, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. Allen, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, 
             Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Pease, Mr. Pomeroy, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Watkins, Mr. 
             Cooksey, and Mr. Weller):
       H.R. 352. 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 Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Everett, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Danner, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr.

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             Weygand, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Bilbray, Ms. 
             Rivers, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Sherman, 
             Mr. Horn, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Olver, Mr. Green of Texas, 
             Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Baldacci, 
             Mr. Rothman, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Foley):
       H.R. 353. 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), and to provide Medicare coverage of drugs used for 
     treatment of ALS; 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. COBLE:
       H.R. 354. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     provide protection for certain collections of information; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Hutchinson, 
             Mr. Goode, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. Stump, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Stupak, Mrs. Thurman, 
             Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Collins, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Mascara, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Clement, Mr. Turner, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 355. 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 Armed Services.
           By Mr. CONDIT:
       H.R. 356. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     property from the United States to Stanislaus County, 
     California; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Carson, 
             Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clement, Mr. Costello, Mr. Cramer, 
             Mr. Cummings, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Delahunt, 
             Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Foley, Mr. Ford, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
             Gephardt, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Leach, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, 
             Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Markey, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Moakley, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Romero-
             Barcelo, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Sherman, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Vento, Mr. Visclosky, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Wise, Ms. 
             Woolsey, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 357. 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, 
     Armed Services, and Government Reform, for a period to be 
     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. Andrews, 
             Mr. Pallone, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Berry, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. Berkley, 
             Mr. Berman, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Borski, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Brown of California, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Cardin, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Costello, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Davis of Florida, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Hoeffel, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Jefferson, 
             Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kanjorski, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Klink, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
             Lantos, Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Luther, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Markey, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. McCarthy of 
             Missouri, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Ms. McKinney, 
             Mr. Meehan, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Menendez, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. George Miller of California, 
             Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Moore, Mr. 
             Murtha, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Phelps, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Rothman, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Sawyer, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Shows, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Spratt, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Thompson of California, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Towns, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall 
             of New Mexico, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
             Vento, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Weygand, Mr. Wise, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu, Mr. Wynn, Ms. 
             Christian-Christensen, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Hall of Ohio, 
             Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Scott, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. 
             Hall of Texas, Mr. Obey, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hilliard, 
             Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Baird, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, and Mr. 
             Boswell):
       H.R. 358. 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. DOOLITTLE:
       H.R. 359. A bill to clarify the intent of Congress in 
     Public Law 93-632 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     continue to provide for the maintenance and operation of 18 
     concrete dams and weirs that were located in the Emigrant 
     Wilderness at the time the wilderness area was designated in 
     that Public Law; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. EWING (for himself, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Bentsen, Mr. Jenkins, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Romero-
             Barcelo, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Cook, Mr. Delahunt, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
             Mr. Allen, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             LaFalce, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Condit):
       H.R. 360. 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. FALEOMAVAEGA:
       H.R. 361. A bill to provide for administrative procedures 
     to extend Federal recognition to certain Indian groups, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 362. 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 to the dependents of such veterans; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       H.R. 363. 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 Armed Services.
       H.R. 364. 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.
       H.R. 365. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     reauthorize the pilot program providing an opportunity for 
     veterans to buy down the interest rate on VA loans, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       H.R. 366. 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 Committee 
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     Small Business, 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. FRANKS of New Jersey:
       H.R. 367. A bill to regulate the use by interactive 
     computer services of Social Security account numbers and 
     related personally identifiable information; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       H.R. 368. 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.
       H.R. 369. 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.
       H.R. 370. 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.
           By Mr. VENTO:
       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.
       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.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Ryun 
             of Kansas):
       H.R. 373. 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. FRELINGHUYSEN:
       H.R. 374. 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 crimes or other misconduct at medical facilities 
     under the jurisdiction of that Secretary and to enable such 
     agencies to investigate such allegations; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       H.R. 375. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liablity Act of 1980 to restrict 
     the liability under that Act of local educational agencies; 
     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.
       H.R. 376. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide 
     that the United States Army Corps of Engineers perform 
     contract oversight of Fund financed remedial actions under 
     that Act; 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. GALLEGLY:
       H.R. 377. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Air 
     Force to procure certain airborne firefighting equipment for 
     the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. GILLMOR:
       H.R. 378. A bill to authorize States to regulate certain 
     solid waste; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 379. A bill to permit States to prohibit the disposal 
     of solid waste imported from other nations; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Holden, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Ney, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Hobson, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. King of New York, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Bass, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Gibbons, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Mica, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Klink, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Goode, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Towns, 
             and Mr. Crowley):
       H.R. 380. 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. Boehlert, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 381. 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. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. Vento, Mr. Becerra, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rodriguez, 
             Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Ortiz):
       H.R. 382. 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 Mrs. KELLY:
       H.R. 383. 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, and 
     coverage for secondary consultations; 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 Ms. KILPATRICK (for herself, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
             Ms. Carson, Mr. Ford, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Lee, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. Sandlin):
       H.R. 384. A bill to authorize the President to award a gold 
     medal on behalf of the Congress honoring Wilma G. Rudolph in 
     recognition of her enduring contributions to humanity and 
     women's athletics in the United States and the world; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Ms. KILPATRICK (for herself, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Mr. McIntyre, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mr. Paul, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sandlin, 
             Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Stupak):
       H.R. 385. 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.
           By Mr. KING of New York:
       H.R. 386. A bill to repeal the law establishing the 
     independent counsel; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LOBIONDO:
       H.R. 387. 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.
       H.R. 388. 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.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Ms. Lofgren, and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 389. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a credit against tax for employers who provide 
     child care assistance for dependents of their employees, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MCINTOSH (for himself and Mr. Nadler):
       H.R. 390. 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:
       H.R. 391. 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, 
     to establish a task force to examine the feasibility of 
     streamlining paperwork requirements applicable to small 
     businesses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform, 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 Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD (for herself, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Ms. Norton, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Sanders, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Hinojosa, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Christian-
             Christensen, and Ms. Lee):
       H.R. 392. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     increase the authorization of appropriations for the women's 
     business center program; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Filner, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. McInnis, and Mr. Gutierrez):
       H.R. 393. A bill to amend the Uranium Mill Tailings 
     Radiation Control Act of 1978 to provide for the remediation 
     of the Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, Utah; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. LaFalce, and 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia):
       H.R. 394. 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.

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           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 395. A bill to provide for the reclamation of 
     abandoned hardrock mines, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Lewis of California, Ms. Lee, Mr. Condit, Mr. Berman, 
             Mr. Farr of California, Ms. Carson, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Portman, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hall of Ohio, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Sherman, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Markey, Ms. Waters, Mr. Clay, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Turner, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Luther, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Ford, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
             Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Doyle, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Wolf, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Spratt, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Kildee, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Spence, Mr. Towns, Mr. Owens, Ms. 
             Christian-Christensen, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Weldon 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Scott, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Edwards, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Boyd, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Rogan, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Thompson 
             of California, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 396. 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. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia):
       H.R. 397. 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.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 398. A bill to make appropriations for fiscal year 
     2000 for a plant genetic conservation program; to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       H.R. 399. 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 Committee on 
     House Administration.
       H.R. 400. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to prohibit candidates for election for Federal 
     office from accepting unsecured loans from depository 
     institutions regulated under Federal law, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
       H.R. 401. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for treatment of severe spinal cord injury 
     equivalent to the treatment of blindness in determining 
     whether earnings derived from services demonstrate an ability 
     to engage in substantial gainful activity; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii (for herself and Mr. 
             Abercrombie):
       H.R. 402. 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. NETHERCUTT:
       H.R. 403. A bill 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; 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 Ms. NORTON (for herself and Ms. Kilpatrick):
       H.R. 404. A bill to amend title IX of the Education 
     Amendments of 1972 to impose on employers responsibility for 
     conduct of their employees under certain circumstances; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Boehlert, 
             Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Condit, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Price of North Carolina, and Mr. Meehan):
       H.R. 405. 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 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, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. 
             Dunn of Washington, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Bereuter, and 
             Mr. Minge):
       H.R. 406. 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 
     MedicareChoice 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. PAUL:
       H.R. 407. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide for reciprocity in regard to the manner in which 
     nonresidents of a State may carry certain concealed firearms 
     in that State; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota:
       H.R. 408. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to 
     expand the number of acres authorized for inclusion in the 
     conservation reserve; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Condit, Mr. Sessions, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             and Mr. Kucinich):
       H.R. 409. 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.
           By Mr. RAHALL (for himself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 410. 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.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD:
       H.R. 411. A bill to correct the tariff classification of 
     13`` televisions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Berry, 
             and Mr. Klink):
       H.R. 412. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RUSH (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
             Vento, Mr. Olver, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Metcalf, and Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 413. 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 (for himself and Mr. Hyde):
       H.R. 414. 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.
           By Ms. SANCHEZ (for herself, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Sherman, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Norton, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Farr of California, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Ford, 
             Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, and Mr. Ackerman):
       H.R. 415. 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.
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Norton, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Leach, and Mr. Murtha):
       H.R. 416. 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 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. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Levin, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Franks of New 
             Jersey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Leach, Mr. Farr 
             of California, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Gephardt, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Castle, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Bilbray, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
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             George Miller of California, Mr. Gilchrest, Ms. 
             Rivers, Mr. Sanford, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
             Dooley of California, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Walsh, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Horn, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Minge, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Sherman, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Baldacci, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Luther, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mr. Clement, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Vento, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Markey, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Kanjorski, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Moore, Mr. 
             Borski, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico, Ms. Carson, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. 
             Hall of Ohio, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
             Mr. Snyder, Mr. Baird, Mr. Gonzalez, and Mrs. Johnson 
             of Connecticut):
       H.R. 417. 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 Administration, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Education and the Workforce, Government Reform, the 
     Judiciary, 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. SLAUGHTER (for herself and Mr. Houghton):
       H.R. 418. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to require universal product numbers on claims 
     forms submitted for reimbursement for 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. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 419. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a tax credit to all families with young children, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 420. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 to require that the size of the 
     public debt be reduced during each fiscal year by the amount 
     of the net surplus in the Social Security trust funds at the 
     end of that fiscal year; 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. STARK:
       H.R. 421. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to reduce the amount of coinsurance payable in 
     conjunction with outpatient department services furnished 
     under the Medicare Program, 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. SWEENEY:
       H.R. 422. A bill to increase the authorizations of 
     appropriations for certain programs that combat violence 
     against women; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Cooksey, 
             Mr. Bonilla, Mr. McInnis, and Mr. Smith of Texas):
       H.R. 423. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a 5-year net operating loss carryback for losses 
     attributable to operating mineral interests of oil and gas 
     producers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 424. 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 Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Government Reform, for a period to be 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. 425. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to make grants to States to supplement 
     State assistance for the preservation ofaffordable housing 
     for low-income families; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.J. Res. 20. 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. DOOLITTLE (for himself, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Stump, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
             Goode, and Mrs. Chenoweth):
       H.J. Res. 21. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States establishing English as 
     the official language of the United States; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H. Con. Res. 11. Concurrent resolution providing for the 
     adjournment of the House of Representatives; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. BALDACCI (for himself, Mr. Allen, and Mr. 
             Hinchey):
       H. Con. Res. 12. 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 
     Administration.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Olver, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             McGovern, and Mr. Hoyer):
       H. Con. Res. 13. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that Serbia-Montenegro has failed to comply 
     with the Holbrooke-Milosevic agreement of October 13, 1998, 
     and that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) should 
     implement its activation order of October 12, 1998, to compel 
     compliance; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself and Mr. Latham):
       H. Con. Res. 14. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress regarding the actions needed to address the 
     disastrous decline in hog prices for American pork producers 
     and to relieve the wide-spread economic hardship currently 
     being suffered by these producers; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. McNULTY:
       H. Con. Res. 15. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress regarding the primary author and the official 
     home of ``Yankee Doodle''; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. NETHERCUTT:
       H. Con. Res. 16. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that Jonathan Jay Pollard should serve his 
     full sentence of life imprisonment and should not receive 
     pardon, reprieve, or any other form of executive clemency 
     from the President of the United States; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SAWYER (for himself and Mrs. Morella):
       H. Con. Res. 17. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that the United States should develop, 
     promote, and implement voluntary policies to slow the 
     population growth of the Nation; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. UPTON (for himself and Mr. Goss):
       H. Con. Res. 18. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress with respect to convicted spy Jonathan Pollard; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H. Res. 21. A resolution designating majority membership to 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
       H. Res. 22. A resolution designating majority membership to 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. FROST:
       H. Res. 23. A resolution designating minority membership to 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY:
       H. Res. 24. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives congratulating President Pastrana and the 
     people of Colombia for moving the peace process forward and 
     calling on the government and all other parties to the 
     current conflict in Colombia 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.
       H. Res. 25. A resolution congratulating the Government of 
     Peru and the Government of Ecuador for signing a peace 
     agreement ending a border dispute which has resulted in 
     several military clashes over the past 50 years; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       H. Res. 26. A resolution congratulating the people of 
     Guatemala on the second anniversary of the signing of the 
     peace accords in Guatemala; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       H. Res. 27. A resolution congratulating the people of the 
     Republic of Venezuela on the success of their democratic 
     elections held on December 6, 1998; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H. Res. 28. A resolution recognizing the success of Crime 
     Stoppers International in stopping crimes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary. 

para. 2.35  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. 426. A bill for the relief of Mounir Adel Hajjar; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. PELOSI:
       H.R. 427. 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.

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           By Mr. RAHALL:
       H.R. 428. A bill for the relief of certain Persian Gulf 
     evacuees; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROTHMAN:
       H.R. 429. A bill for the relief of Alexandre Malofienko, 
     Olga Matsko, and their son, Vladimir Malofienko; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 2.36  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 14: Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 17: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Gutknecht, and Mr. 
     McHugh.
       H.R. 22: Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 23: Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 27: Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 29: Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 32: Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 36: Mr. Reyes, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
     Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 38: Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 41: Mr. Tancredo.
       H.R. 45: Mr. Callahan, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Baker, 
     Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Boehlert, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
     Borski, and Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 49: Mr. Walsh, Mr. Frost, Mr. Berman, Mrs. McCarthy of 
     New York, Mr. Ortiz, and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 51: Mr. McHugh, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Oxley.
       H.R. 58: Mr. Manzullo, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 61: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Frost, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
     Ackerman, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Serrano, and 
     Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 70: Mr. Quinn, Mr. Saxton, Ms. Danner, Mrs. Chenoweth, 
     Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Graham, Mr. Jenkins, Mrs. 
     McCarthy of New York, Ms. Carson, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
     Condit, Mr. Holden, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Ackerman, 
     Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
     Tancredo, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Borski, Mr. LaTourette, 
     Mr. Stearns, Mr. Pallone,  Ms. Kaptur, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. 
     Myrick, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Green 
     of Texas, and Ms. Granger.
       H.R. 86: Mr. Ose, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Ryan of 
     Wisconsin, Ms. Biggert, and Mr. Simpson.
       H.R. 116: Mr. Allen, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Vento, 
     Mr. Pastor, Ms. Christian-Christensen, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
     Mr. Costello, Mr. Borski, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
     Scott, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Visclosky, Ms. Waters, Mr. Wise, 
     Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
     Pomeroy, Mr. Holden, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Meeks of 
     New York, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Weygand, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
     Clement, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
     Crowley, and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 136: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 137: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
     Wexler, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. Pelosi, Mr. Vento, Mr. Bonior, and 
     Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 141: Mr. Olver and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 155: Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 160: Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 175: Mr. McDermott, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
     Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Horn, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
     Weygand, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Capuano, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. 
     Lee, and Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 176: Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 179: Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr.  
     Matsui, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 192: Mr. Bryant.
       H.R. 196: Mr. Pomeroy and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 206: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. DeGette, Ms. 
     Pelosi, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Carson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
     of Texas, and Mrs. Wilson.
       H.R. 208: Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Castle, 
     Mr. Filner, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Towns, Mr. Manzullo, 
     Ms. Norton, Mr. Kucinich. and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 215: Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. 
     Wynn.
       H.R. 217: Mr. Boswell.
       H.R. 219: Mr. Sherman Mr. Duncan, Mr. Bachus, Ms. Danner, 
     and Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 220: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 222: Mr. Cannon, Mr. Bachus, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Sandlin, 
     and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 232: Mr. McCrery, Mr. Gillmor, and Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 271: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
     Crowley, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Lee, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
     Mr. Saxton, Mr. Waxman Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. 
     Schakowsky, and Mr. Green of Texas.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Bishop, Mr. Borski, Ms. Carson, Mr. Clay, 
     Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clement, Mr. Costello, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
     Hilliard, Mr. Holden, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr, 
     Kanjorski, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
     Mr. Olver, Mr. Oitiz, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
     Rodriguez, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
     Strickland, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Vento, Mr. Visclosky, and Mr. 
     Weygand.
       H.J. Res. 10: Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
     Shaw, and Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H. Con. Res. 5: Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Norton, Mr. Filner, 
     Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Traficant, 
     Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Frost, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Sherman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
     Meehan, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Horn, Mr. Ford, Ms. 
     DeLauro, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. 
     McCarthy of New York, Mr. Clement, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
     Abercrombie, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Christian-Christensen, Mr. 
     Thompson of California, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Carson, 
     Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Lee, Mr. Baldacci, and Ms. Stabenow.
       H. Con. Res. 8: Mr. Doyle, Mr. Berry, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. 
     Goode.
       H. Res. 15: Mr. Leach, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Gilman, Ms. 
     Carson, Mr. Skelton, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
     Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Ms. Lee.
       H. Res. 18: Ms. Kilpatrick and Mr. Wynn.
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para. 3.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 February 2, 1999.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Bill Barrett to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Wednesday, January 
19, 1999, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 3.2  recess--1:30 p.m.

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

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

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para. 3.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, January 19, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 3.5  communications

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

       111. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule-- Tuberculosis in Captive Cervids 
     [Docket No. 92-076-2] (RIN: 0579-AA53) received January 7, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       112. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Export 
     Certification; Accreditation of Non-Government Facilities 
     [Docket No. 95-071-2] (RIN: 0579-AA75) received January 7, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       113. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Development, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Electric Overhead Distribution Lines; 
     Specifications and Drawings for 24.9/14.4 kV Line 
     Construction--received January 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       114. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Pine 
     Shoot Beetle; Addition to Quarantined Areas [Docket No. 98-
     113-1] received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       115. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Change 
     in Disease Status of Liechtenstein Because of BSE [Docket No. 
     98-119-1] received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       116. A letter from the Administrator, Grain Inspection, 
     Packers and Stockyards Administration, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Tolerances for Moisture Meters (RIN: 0580-AA60) received 
     January 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       117. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Walnuts Grown in California; 
     Increased Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV99-984-1 FR] received 
     January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       118. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of

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     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revised Quality and Handling Requirements and Entry 
     Procedures for Imported Peanuts for 1999 and Subsequent 
     Import Periods [Docket No. FV98-999-1 FR] received January 7, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       119. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Milk in the Nebraska-Western 
     Iowa Marketing Area; Termination of Certain Provisions of the 
     Order [Docket No. DA-98-11] received January 7, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       120. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Utilities 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--RUS Fidelity and Insurance 
     Requirements for Electric and Telecommunications Borrowers 
     (RIN: 0572-AA86) received January 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       121. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Pseudorabies in Swine; Payment of Indemnity [Docket No. 98-
     123-2] (RIN: 0579-AB10) received January 13, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       122. A letter from the Chief, Natural Resources 
     Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Conservation Farm Option (RIN: 
     0578-AA20) received January 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       123. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Tebuconazole; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300768; FRL-6050-5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       124. 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; Correction [OPP-
     300735A; FRL-6044-2] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received January 7, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       125. 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-300774; FRL-6053-
     4] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       126. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the annual 
     report of the Farm Credit Administration for fiscal year 
     1998, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 2252(a)(3); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       127. A letter from the United States Court of Appeals, 
     transmitting an opinion of the Court; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       128. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report of three proposed rescissions 
     of budget authority, totaling $35 million, pursuant to 2 
     U.S.C. 683(a)(1); (H. Doc. No. 106-14); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       129. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a request for previously appropriated 
     emergency funds for the Department of Defense; (H. Doc. No. 
     106-10); to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       130. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the Budget of the United States 
     Government for Fiscal Year 2000; (H. Doc. No. 106-3); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       131. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a request for Department of Defense 
     research, development, test, and evaluation, Defense-wide: 
     $770,000,000; (H. Doc. No. 106-15); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       132. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting a 
     report on two violations of the Antideficiency Act; to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       133. 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 Education and Training functions at 
     Robins Air Force Base (AFB) Georgia, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
     2304 nt.; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       134. 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 Combat Command (ACC) is initiating a cost comparison of 
     Base Training and Education functions at 18 ACC bases, 
     pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 nt.; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       135. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the National Defense Stockpile Requirements Report for 1999, 
     pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 98h-5; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       136. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Installations 
     Logistics and Environment, Department of the Army, 
     transmitting notification of the emergency detonation of a 
     mortar round on November 5, 1998; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       137. 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; Simplified Acquisition Procedures [DFARS Case 97-
     D306] received January 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       138. 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; Order for Supplies or Services [DFARS Case 97-
     D024] received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       139. 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; Para-Aramid Fibers and Yarns [DFARS Case 98-D310] 
     received January 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       140. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development, transmitting a copy of HUD's report, 
     ``Equity Sharing Under the Multifamily Assisted Housing 
     Reform and Affordability Act of 1997''; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       141. A letter from the General Counsel, National Credit 
     Union Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Organization and Operations of Federal Credit Unions--
     received January 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       142. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Office of Thrift Supervision, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Technical Amendments [No. 98-121] received January 11, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       143. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Office of Thrift Supervision, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Capital Distributions [No. 99-1] (RIN: 1550-AA72) 
     received January 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       144. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting a 
     report covering the administration of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act (ERISA) during calendar years 1995-1997, 
     pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 1143(b); to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
       145. A letter from the Corporation for National Service, 
     transmitting the Annual Report for 1997, including reports on 
     the National Service Trust and the Corporation's Gift Fund; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       146. A letter from the Associate General Counsel, 
     Corporation For National Service, transmitting the 
     Corporation's final rule--Administrative Costs for Learn and 
     Serve America and AmeriCorps Grants Programs--received 
     January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       147. 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 January 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       148. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report on the Model Projects for 
     Youth Education and Domestic Violence; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       149. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Communicationsand Information, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule-- Telecommunications 
     and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program [Docket No. 
     981203295-8295-01] (RIN: 0660-ZA06) received January 7, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       150. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Financial Disclosure by Clinical Investigators [Docket No. 
     93N-0445] (RIN: 0910-AB77) received January 7, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       151. 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-6220-6] 
     received January 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       152. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Utah: Final 
     Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program 
     Revisions [FRL-6217-7] received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       153. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act 
     (CERCLA) or Superfund, Section 311(b)(9)(A), CERCLA Section 
     311(b)(3) [FRL-6208-1] received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       154. 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 Implementation Plans 
     Tennessee: Approval of Revisions to the Nashville/Davidson 
     County Portion of the Tennessee SIP [TN-191-9827a; FRL-6208-
     5] received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       155. 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 207-0108a; FRL-6203-7] 
     received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       156. 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 and Technical Correction to 
     Consumer Confidence Report Rule [FRL-6210-7] received January 
     7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       157. 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 North Carolina: 
     Approval of Miscellaneous Revisions to the Forsyth County Air 
     Quality Control Ordinance and Technical Code [NC-86-01-9830a; 
     FRL-6207-3] received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       158. 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 [IL178-1a, 
     Il179-1a; FRL-6216-2] received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       159. 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 1999 Essential-Use 
     Allowances [FRL-6217-1] received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       160. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Suspension of 
     Unregulated Containment Monitoring Requirements for Small 
     Public Water Systems [FRL-6216-9] received January 7, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       161. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--FY 1999 MBE/WBE Terms 
     and Conditions--received January 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       162. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Modification of the 
     Ozone Monitoring Season for Washington and Oregon [ORWA-
     010799-a; FRL-6220-3] received January 13, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       163. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Correction and 
     Clarification to the Finding of Significant Contribution and 
     Rulemaking for Purposes of Reducing Regional Transport of 
     Ozone [FRL-6198-1] received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       164. 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: 
     Pulp and Paper Production [AD-FRL-6210-5] (RIN: 2060-AH74) 
     received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       165. 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: Wood Furniture 
     Manufacturing Operations [AD-FRL-6210-3] (RIN: 2060-AH66) 
     received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       166. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Fees for Ancillary 
     or Supplementary Use of Digital Television Spectrum Pursuant 
     to Section 336(e)(1) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 
     [MM Docket No. 97-247] received January 5, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       167. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting the ``Federal Trade Commission Report to 
     Congress Pursuant to the Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco 
     Health Education Act of 1986''; to the Committee on Commerce.
       168. A letter from the Acting Director, Regulations Policy 
     and Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Direct Food 
     Substances Affirmed as Generally Recognized as Safe; 
     Magnesium Hydroxide; Technical Amendment [Docket No. 78N-
     0281] received January 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       169. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Indirect Food Additives: 
     Paper and Paperboard Components [Docket No. 95F-0255] 
     received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       170. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Dental Devices; Effective 
     Date of Requirement for Premarket Approval; Temporomandibular 
     Joint Prostheses [Docket No. 97N-0239] received January 11, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       171. 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 Nos. 
     98P-0506 and 98P-0621] received January 13, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       172. A letter from the Acting 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-0504] received January 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       173. A letter from the Executive Director, Northeast 
     Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission, 
     transmitting the 1998 Annual Report of the Northeast 
     Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       174. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Policy and Procedure for Enforcement 
     Actions; Fuel Cycle Facilities Civil Penalties and Notices of 
     Enforcement Discretion [NUREG-1600] received January 11, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       175. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Procedures Applicable to Proceedings 
     for the Issuance of Licenses for the Receipt of High-Level 
     Radioactive Waste at a Geologic Repository (RIN: 3150-AF88) 
     received January 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       176. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--NRC Enforcement Policy; Discretion 
     Involving Natural Events (NUREG-1600, Rev. 1) received 
     January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       177. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report to Congress on the status and 
     estimated costs associated with systems to track applications 
     and submissions required under the Food and Drug 
     Administration Modernization Act of 1997 (FDAMA); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       178. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Segment Reporting [Release Nos. 33-7620; 34-40884; 
     FR54; File No. S7-17-98] (RIN: 3235-AH43) received January 6, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       179. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Technical Amendments Under the Investment Advisers Act 
     of 1940 [Release No. IA-1780; File Nos. S7-31-96; S7-7-86] 
     (RIN: 3235-AH59) received January 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       180. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Rulemaking for EDGAR System [Release Nos. 34-40934; IC-
     23640. File No. S7-18-97] (RIN: 3235-AG97) received January 
     12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       181. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on developments since his last 
     report of July 6, 1998, concerning the national emergency 
     with respect to Libya that was declared in Executive Order 
     No. 12543 of January 7, 1986, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); 
     (H. Doc. No. 106-9); to the Committee on International 
     Relations and ordered to be printed.
       182. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on the national emergency 
     declared by Executive Order No. 13088 of June 9, 1998, in 
     response to the threat to the national security and foreign 
     policy of the United States constituted by the actions and 
     policies of the Governments of the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia, and the Republic of Serbia with respect to 
     Kosovo, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); (H. Doc. No. 106-11); 
     to the Committee on International Relations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       183. 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, 1999, pursuant to 50 
     U.S.C. 1622(d); (H. Doc. No. 106-12); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       184. 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, 1998, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 6; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       185. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
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     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.
       186. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting information 
     concerning the unauthorized transfer of U.S.-origin defense 
     articles, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2753(e); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       187. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a supplemental report on U.S. 
     contributions in support of peacekeeping efforts in the 
     former Yugoslavia; (H. Doc. No. 106-8); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       188. A letter from the Under Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting a report 
     imposing new foreign policy-based controls to implement the 
     provisions of the Organization of American States (OAS) Model 
     Regulations for the Control of the International Movement of 
     Firearms, their Parts and Components, and Ammunition; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       189. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Expansion of License Exception CIV 
     Eligibility for ``Microprocessors'' Controlled by ECCN 3A001 
     [Docket No. 981215307-8307-01] (RIN: 0694-AB83) received 
     January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       190. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Revisions to the Export 
     Administration Regulations; Exports and Reexports to 
     Specially Designated Terrorists and Foreign Terrorist 
     Organizations [Docket No. 981013256-8256-01] (RIN: 0694-AB63) 
     received January 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       191. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Schedule of Fees for Consular Services, 
     Department of State and Overseas Embassies and Consulates--
     received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       192. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Passport Procedures--Amendment to Validity of 
     Passports Regulation [Public Notice 2720] received January 7, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       193. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on cost-sharing arrangements; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       194. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on Protection of Advanced 
     Biotechnology, the legitimate commercial activities and 
     interests of chemical, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical 
     firms in the United States; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       195. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on the Australia Group's 
     control on chemical and biological weapons-related items; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       196. A letter from the Director, Office of Administration, 
     Executive Office of the President, transmitting the White 
     House personnel report for the fiscal year 1998, pursuant to 
     3 U.S.C. 113; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       197. 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, 1998 through September 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       198. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the nineteenth Semiannual Report 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.
       199. A letter from the Attorney General, transmitting the 
     FY 1998 report pursuant to the Federal Managers' Financial 
     Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       200. A letter from the Chair, Christopher Columbus 
     Fellowship Foundation, transmitting the FY 1998 report 
     pursuant to the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       201. A letter from the Staff Director, Commission on Civil 
     Rights, transmitting the FY 1998 report pursuant to the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       202. 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 January 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       203. A letter from the Comptroller General, transmitting a 
     monthly listing of new investigations, audits, and 
     evaluations; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       204. A letter from the Chairman, Defense Nuclear Facilities 
     Safety Board, 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.
       205. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the semiannual report on activities 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.
       206. A letter from the Deputy Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's FY 1998 Annual Statement of 
     Assurance, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       207. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the FY 1998 report pursuant 
     to the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 
     31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       208. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting the FY 1998 report pursuant to the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act Annual Report for 
     the Federal Communications Commission, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       209. A letter from the Acting Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting the report regarding the objectives 
     of the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 
     31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       210. A letter from the Chair, Federal Labor Relations 
     Authority, transmitting the FY 1998 report pursuant to the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       211. A letter from the Executive Director, Federal Labor 
     Relations Authority, transmitting the Authority's final 
     rule--Regional Offices; Jurisdictional Changes--January 5, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       212. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting a report on the management controls 
     of the Federal Maritime Commission, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       213. A letter from the Acting Director, Federal Mediation 
     and Conciliation Service, transmitting the FY 1998 report 
     pursuant to the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       214. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Mine Safety and 
     Health Review Commission, transmitting a copy of the annual 
     report in compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act 
     during the calendar year 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       215. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting the FY 1998 report pursuant to the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       216. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting a report to Congress regarding 
     the implementation of, and compliance with the Federal 
     Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 1997; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       217. A letter from the Chairman, National Capital Planning 
     Commission, transmitting a letter to fulfill the reporting 
     requirements of the Inspector General Act of 1978, pursuant 
     to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       218. A letter from the President, National Endowment for 
     Democracy, transmitting the FY 1998 report pursuant to the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       219. A letter from the Chairman, National Endowment For The 
     Arts, transmitting the FY 1998 report pursuant to the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       220. A letter from the Chairman and General Counsel, 
     National Labor Relations Board, transmitting the FY 1998 
     report pursuant to the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity 
     Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       221. A letter from the Chairwoman, National Mediation 
     Board, transmitting the report of the Federal Mediation Board 
     for the Fiscal Year of 1998, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       222. A letter from the Director, Office of Government 
     Ethics, transmitting the Office's final rule--Corrections and 
     Updating to Certain Regulations of the Office of Government 
     Ethics (RINs: 3209-AA00, 3209-AA04 and 3209-AA13) received 
     January 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       223. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting a detailed report to the Congress 
     justifying the reasons for the extension of locality-based 
     comparability payments to categories of positions that are in 
     more than one executive agency; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       224. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the FY 1998 report pursuant to the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       225. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
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     Fiscal Year 1997 Annual Report to Congress on the Federal 
     Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program (FEORP), pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 7201(e); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       226. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Pay 
     Administration (General); Collection by Offset from Indebted 
     Government Employees (RIN: 3206-AH63) received January 7, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       227. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Excepted 
     Service; Promotion and Internal Placement (RIN: 3206-AI51) 
     received January 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       228. A letter from the Special Counsel, Office of Special 
     Counsel, transmitting the FY 1998 report pursuant to the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       229. A letter from the Executive Director, Presidio Trust, 
     transmitting the Trust's final rule--Management of the 
     Presidio: Freedom of Information Act, Privacy Act, and 
     Federal Tort Claims Act (RIN: 3212-AA01) received January 7, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       230. A letter from the Chair, Labor Member, and Management 
     Member, Railroad Retirement Board, transmitting a report on 
     the Railroad Retirement Board's internal control and 
     financial management initiatives, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       231. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting a report on the management controls 
     of the Securities and Exchange Commission for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1998, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       232. A letter from the Administrator, Small Business 
     Administration, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     activities of the Inspector General for the period April 1, 
     1998, through September 30, 1998, 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.
       233. A letter from the President, United States Institute 
     of Peace, transmitting a report as required by the Inspector 
     General Act of 1978 and the Federal Managers' Financial 
     Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       234. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--North Dakota 
     Regulatory Program [ND-037-FOR, Amendment No. XXVI] received 
     January 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       235. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Export of River Otters Taken in 
     Missouri in the 1998-1999 and Subsequent Seasons (RIN: 1018-
     AF23) received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       236. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Import of Polar 
     Bear Trophies from Canada: Addition of Populations to the 
     List of Areas Approved for Import (RIN: 1018-AE26) received 
     January 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       237. 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; Final 1999 Fishing Quotas for 
     Atlantic Surf Clams, Ocean Quahogs, and Maine Mahogany 
     Quahogs [Docket No. 981222317-8317-01; I.D. 100898A] (RIN: 
     0648-AL77) received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       238. 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. 981014259-8312-02; I.D. 
     101498B] (RIN: 0648-AL74) received January 7, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       239. 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; Closure of Specified Groundfish 
     Fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 981222314-8321-
     02; I.D. 122898B] received January 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       240. 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 Surf Clam and Ocean Quahog Fishery; 
     Minimum Clam Size for 1999 [I.D. 122398E] received January 
     11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       241. 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; Closures of Specified Groundfish in 
     the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 981222313-
     8320-02; I.D. 122898C] received January 11, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       242. 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; Gulf of Alaska; Interim 1999 
     Harvest Specifications [Docket No. 981222314-8321-02; I.D. 
     121698B] received January 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       243. 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; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Area; Interim 1999 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish 
     [Docket No. 981222313-8320-02; I.D. 122198A] received January 
     11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       244. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     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; Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the 
     South Atlantic; Special Management Zones [Docket No. 
     980804203-8306-02; I.D. 061298A] (RIN: 0648-AL00) received 
     January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       245. A letter from the Director, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Southeastern United States Shrimp Trawl 
     Bycatch Program Report; to the Committee on Resources.
       246. 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 Eastern 
     Aleutian District and Bering Sea subarea of the Bering Sea 
     and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 971208298-8055-02; I.D. 
     111698B] received January 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       247. 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; Yellowfin Sole Fishery by Vessels 
     Using Trawl Gear in Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands [Docket 
     No. 971208298-8055-02; I.D. 113098A] received January 11, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       248. A letter from the Director, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Endangered and 
     Threatened Species: Threatened Status for Two ESUs of 
     Steelhead in Washington, Oregon, and California [Docket No. 
     980225046-8060-02; I.D. 073097E] received January 7, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       249. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     a report on the socio-economic benefits to the United States 
     of the striped bass resources of the Atlantic coast; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       250. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Attorney General, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting a report of the Bureau of Justice Assistance 
     entitled, ``Fiscal Year 1997 Annual Report to Congress,'' 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 3789e; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       251. 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 Support (RIN: 1510-AA63) 
     received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       252. 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 and RIN: 1510-AA64) received 
     January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       253. 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 and RIN: 1510-AA64) received 
     January 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       254. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Finalizing Without Change the Interim Regulations that 
     Added Visa Waiver Pilot Program Countries [INS No. 1799-96] 
     (RIN: 1115-AB93) received January 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       255. A letter from the Senior Staff Attorney, United States 
     Court of Appeals, transmitting an opinion of the court [James 
     E. Burr, No. 98-9007); to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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       256. A letter from the United States Court of Appeals, 
     transmitting an opinion of the court; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       257. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's annual report 
     entitled, ``Report to Congress on Transportation Security'' 
     for Calendar Year 1996, pursuant to Public Law 101-604, 
     section 102(a) (104 Stat. 3068); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       258. A letter from the Administrator, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, transmitting the report on Civil Aviation 
     Security Responsibilities and Funding, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 
     app. 1356(a); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       259. A letter from the Administrator, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, transmitting the third annual report of 
     actions the Federal Aviation Administration has taken in 
     response to Section 304 of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration Authorization Act of 1994, pursuant to Public 
     Law 103-305, section 304(e)(2) (108 Stat. 1592); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       260. 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; Correction [Docket No. 98-CE-40-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10681; AD 98-11-01 R2] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       261. 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 January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       262. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Hugo, OK [Airspace Docket No. 
     98-ASW-46] received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       263. 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 
     January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       264. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Oak Grove, LA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ASW-45] received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       265. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CF6-80C2 
     Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-75-AD; Amendment 
     39-10968; AD 99-01-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 7, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       266. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; The Uninsured Relative Workshop 
     Inc. Vector Parachute Systems [Docket No. 98-CE-101-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10977; AD 99-01-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       267. 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. 98-NM-72-AD; Amendment 39-10967; 
     AD 98-26-24] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 7, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       268. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Meade, KS; Correction 
     [Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-43] received January 7, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       269. 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 January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       270. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Dubuque, IA [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-58] received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       271. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Perry, IA [Airspace Docket No. 
     98-ACE-52] received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       272. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Fort Madison, IA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ACE-57] received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       273. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Department of Transportation Acquisition 
     Regulations--received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       274. A letter from the Chairman, Surface Transportation 
     Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Market Dominance 
     Determinations-- Product and Geographic Competition (STB Ex 
     Parte No. 627) received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       275. A letter from the United States Court of Appeals, 
     transmitting an opinion of the Court; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       276. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the final report of the Select Committee 
     on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns 
     with the People's Republic of China; Referred to the Select 
     Committee on China.
       277. 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 1997,'' pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     9604; to the Committee on Science.
       278. A letter from the Acting Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Revision to the 
     NASA FAR Supplement Coverage on Information to the Internal 
     Revenue Service--received January 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       279. 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 financial statement and independent audit, pursuant to 
     36 U.S.C. 49; (H. Doc. No. 106-7); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs and ordered to be printed.
       280. 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 January 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       281. 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. 106-16); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
       282. A letter from the Secretary, Department 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.
       283. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the United States Government Annual 
     Report for the Fiscal Year ended September 30, 1998, pursuant 
     to 31 U.S.C. 331(c); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       284. A letter from the Regulatory Policy Officer, Bureau of 
     Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, transmitting the Bureau's 
     final rule--Johannisberg Riesling; Deferral of Compliance 
     Date (98R-406P) [T.D. ATF-405; Ref. T.D. ATF-370; Notice Nos. 
     581, 749, 871] (RIN: 1512-AB81) received January 11, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       285. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous [Revenue 
     Procedure 99-4] received January 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       286. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Retention of Income Tax Return Preparers' Signatures [TD 
     8803] (RIN: 1545-AW83) received January 5, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       287. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous [Revenue 
     Procedure 99-6] received January 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       288. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous [Revenue 
     Procedure 99-1] received January 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       289. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Payment of Employment Taxes with Respect to Disregarded 
     Entities [Notice 99-6] received January 5, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       290. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Administrative,

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     Procedural, and Miscellaneous Matters [Revenue Procedure 99-
     5] received January 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       291. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous [Revenue 
     Procedure 99-8] received January 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       292. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous [Revenue 
     Procedure 99-2] received January 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       293. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Allocation of Loss with Respect to Stock and Other Personal 
     Property; Application of Section 904 to Income Subject to 
     Separate Limitations [TD 8805] (RIN: 1545-AQ43; 1545-AT41) 
     received January 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       294. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Penalty and Interest Study [Notice 99-4] received January 7, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       295. 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 [Rev. Rul. 99-3] received January 7, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       296. 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 98-64] received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       297. 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 98-62] received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       298. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Last-
     in, first-out inventories [Revenue Ruling 99-4] received 
     January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       299. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Low-
     Income Housing Credit [Revenue Ruling 99-1] received January 
     11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       300. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous [Revenue 
     Procedure 99-11] received January 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       301. A letter from the Commissioner, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Pilot Study of Individualized Contributions and Benefit 
     Statements for Social Security Recipients--received January 
     7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       302. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, U.S. 
     Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Mandatory Seizure of Certain Plastic Explosives [T.D. 99-4] 
     (RIN: 1515-AC33) received January 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       303. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on the State of the Union; (H. 
     Doc. No. 106-1); to the Committee on the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union and ordered to be printed.
       304. A letter from the Chief of Staff, The White House, 
     transmitting a report on the status of drug testing in the 
     Executive Office; jointly to the Committees on Government 
     Reform and Appropriations.
       305. A letter from the Chair of the Board of Directors, 
     Office of Compliance, transmitting a report on the 
     applicability to the legislative branch of federal law 
     relating to terms and conditions of employment and access to 
     public services and accommodations, pursuant to Public Law 
     104-1, section 102(b)(2) (109 Stat. 6); jointly to the 
     Committees on House Administration and Education and the 
     Workforce.
       306. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the ``Report to Congress on a 
     Comprehensive Plan for Responding to the Increase in Steel 
     Imports''; jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Appropriations. 

para. 3.6  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,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, January 20, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     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 January 20, 1999 at 11: 
     45 a.m.
       That the Senate passed without amendment H. Con. Res. 11.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Jeff Trandahl,
                                                            Clerk.

para. 3.7  communication from the clerk--message from the senate

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

                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, January 29, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     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 January 29, 1999 at 1:00 
     p.m.
       That the Senate passed S. Res. 30.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Jeff Trandahl,
                                                            Clerk.

para. 3.8  investigative subcommittees of committee on standards of 
          official conduct--majority

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of clause 5(a)(4)(A) of Rule X 
and the order of the House of Tuesday, January 19, 1999, announced his 
appointment on Thursday, January 28, 1999, of the following Members on 
the part of the House to serve on investigative subcommittees of the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct for the 106th Congress: Mrs. 
Biggert, Ms. Granger, Messrs. Hastings of Washington, Hulshof, 
LaTourette, McCrery, McKeon, Sessions, Shimkus, and Thornberry.

para. 3.9  investigative subcommittee of committee on standards of 
          official conduct--minority

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

                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, January 26, 1999.
     Hon. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to clause 5(a)(4)(A) of Rule X 
     of the Rules of the House of Representatives I designate the 
     following Members to be available for service on an 
     investigative subcommittee of the Committee on Standards of 
     Official Conduct:
       Mr. Clyburn of South Carolina,
       Mr. Doyle of Pennsylvania,
       Mr. Edwards of Texas,
       Mr. Klink of Pennsylvania,
       Mr. Lewis of Georgia,
       Ms. Meek of Florida,
       Mr. Stupak of Michigan,
       Mr. Tanner of Tennessee.
       Two additional Members will be so designated at a later 
     time.
           Sincerely,
                                              Richard A. Gephardt,
                                                Democratic Leader.

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

para. 3.10  kennedy center board of trustees

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of section 2(a) of the 
National Cultural Center Act (20 U.S.C. 76h(a)) and the order of the 
House of Tuesday, January 19, 1999, on Tuesday January 26, 1999 
appointed Mr. HASTERT, on the part of the House, to the Board of 
Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

para. 3.11  committee election--minority

  Mr. FROST, by direction of the Democratic Caucus, submitted the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 29):

       Resolved, That the following named Member is, and is 
     hereby, elected to serve on the standing committee as 
     follows:
       Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Ms. Berkley, Nevada.

  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. 3.12  small business investment technical corrections

  Mr. TALENT moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 68) to 
amend section 20 of the Small Business Act and make technical 
corrections in title III of the Small Business Investment Act; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURR, recognized Mr. TALENT and Ms. 
VELAZQUEZ, 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. BURR, 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. BURR, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 3.13  dante b. fascell north/south center

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 432) to 
designate the North/South Center as the Dante B. Fascell North-South 
Center.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURR, recognized Mr. GILMAN 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. BURR, 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. BURR, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 3.14  holocaust memorial ceremony

  On motion of Mr. THOMAS, by unanimous consent, the Committee on House 
Administration was discharged from further consideration of the 
following concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 19):

       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 13, 1999, 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.

  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. 3.15  h.r. 68--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURR, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 68) to amend section 20 of the Small Business 
Act 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

402

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affirmative

Nays

2

para. 3.16                     [Roll No. 7]

                                YEAS--402

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                                 NAYS--2

     Paul
     Sanford
       

                             NOT VOTING--29

     Barcia
     Bateman
     Boehner
     Brown (CA)
     Carson
     Cooksey
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Ehlers
     Gutknecht
     Jefferson
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Leach
     Luther
     McDermott
     McGovern
     Moakley
     Pickett
     Quinn
     Rush
     Scott
     Sisisky
     Tanner
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     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.

para. 3.17  h.r. 432--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURR, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 432) to designate the North/South Center as the 
Dante B. Fascell North-South Center.
  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

409

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 3.18                     [Roll No. 8]

                                YEAS--409

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird

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     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Bateman
     Brown (CA)
     Carson
     Cooksey
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Ehlers
     Gutknecht
     Jefferson
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Leach
     Luther
     McGovern
     Moakley
     Pickett
     Rush
     Scott
     Sisisky
     Tanner
     Tierney
     Towns
     Young (FL)
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.

para. 3.19  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. 3.20  committee election--majority

  Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, by unanimous consent, submitted the following 
resolution (H. Res. 30):

       Committee on Government Reform: Mrs. Chenoweth.
       Committee on the Judiciary: Mr. Bachus.
       Committee on Science: Mr. Sanford; and Mr. Metcalf.
       Committee on Small Business: Mr. Pease; Mr. Thune; and Mrs. 
     Bono.
       Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Mr. 
     Bereuter; Mr. Kuykendall; and Mr. Simpson.
       Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Mr. Hansen; Mr. McKeon; and 
     Mr. Gibbons; all to rank in the named order following Mr. 
     LaHood.

  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. 3.21  message from the president--budget proposal fy 1999

  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:
  The 2000 Budget, which I am submitting to you with this message, 
promises the third balanced budget in my Administration. With this 
budget, our fiscal house is in order, our spirit strong, and our 
resources prepare us to meet the challenges of the next century.
  This budget marks a new era of opportunity. When I took office six 
years ago, I was determined to reverse decades of fiscal decline--a time 
when deficits grew without restraint, the economy suffered, and our 
national purpose seemed to be undermined. For too many years, the 
deficit loomed over us, a powerful reminder of the Government's 
inability to the people's business.
  Today, Americans deserve to be proud and confident in their ability to 
meet the next set of challenges. In the past six years, we have risen to 
our responsibilities and, as a result, have built an economy of 
unprecedented prosperity. We have done this the right way--by balancing 
fiscal discipline and investing in our Nation.
  This budget continues on the same path. It invests in education and 
training so Americans can make the most of this economy's opportunities. 
It invests in health and the environment to improve our quality of life. 
It invests in our security at home and abroad, strengthens law 
enforcement and provides our Armed Forces with the resources they need 
to safeguard our national interests in the next century.
  This year's budget surplus is one in many decades of surpluses to 
come--if we maintain our resolve and stay on the path that brought us 
this success in the first place. The budget forecasts that the economy 
will remain strong, producing surpluses until well into the next 
century.
  The 21st Century promises to be a time of promise for the American 
people. Our challenge as we move forward is to maintain our strategy of 
balancing fiscal discipline with the need to make wise decisions about 
our investment priorities. This strategy has resulted in unprecedented 
prosperity; it is now providing us with resources of a size and scope 
that just a few years ago simply didn't seem possible. Now that these 
resources are in our reach, it is both our challenge and responsibility 
to make sure we use them wisely.
  First and foremost, in the last year of this century, the task 
awaiting us is to save Social Security. The conditions are right. We 
have reserved the surplus, our economy is prosperous, and last year's 
national dialogue has advanced the goal of forging consensus. Acting now 
makes the work ahead easier, with changes that will be far simpler than 
if we wait until the problem is closer at hand.
  In my State of the Union address, I proposed a framework for saving 
Social Security that will use 62 percent of the surplus for the next 15 
years to strengthen the Trust Fund until the middle of the next century. 
Part of the surplus dedicated to Social Security would be invested in 
private securities,

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further strengthening the Trust Fund by drawing on the long-term 
strength of the stock market, and reducing the debt to ensure strong 
fiscal health. This proposal will keep Social Security safe and strong 
until 2055. In order to reach my goal of protecting and preserving the 
Trust Fund until 2075, I urge the Congress to join me on a bipartisan 
basis to make choices that, while difficult, can be achieved, and 
include doing more to reduce poverty among single elderly women.
  I am committed to upholding the pledge I made last year--that we must 
not drain the surplus until we save Social Security. It is time to fix 
Social Security now. And once we have done so, we should turn our 
efforts to other pressing national priorities. We must fulfill our 
obligation to save and improve Medicare--my framework would reserve 15 
percent of the projected surplus for Medicare, ensuring that the 
Medicare Trust Fund is secure for 20 years. It would establish Universal 
Savings Accounts, using just over one-tenth of the surplus to encourage 
all Americans to save and invest so they will have additional income in 
retirement. I propose that we reserve the final portion of the 
projected surplus, 11 percent, to provide resources for other pressing 
national needs that will arise in the future, including the need to 
maintain the military readiness of the Nation's Armed Forces, 
education, and other critical domestic priorities.


              Charting a Course for the New Era of Surplus

  Six years ago, when my Administration took office, we were determined 
to create the conditions for the Nation to enter the 21st Century from 
a position of strength. We were committed to turning the economy 
around, to reining in a budget that was out of control, and to 
restoring to the country confidence and purpose.
  Today, we have achieved these goals. The budget is in balance for the 
first time in a generation and surpluses are expected as far as the eye 
can see. The Nation's economy continues to grow; this is the longest 
peacetime expansion in our history. There are more than 17 million new 
jobs; unemployment is at its lowest peacetime level in 41 years; and 
today, more Americans own their own homes than at any time in our 
history.
  Americans today are safer, more prosperous, and have more 
opportunity. Crime is down, poverty is falling, and the number of 
people on welfare is the lowest it has been in 25 years. By almost 
every measure, our economy is vibrant and our Nation is strong.
  Throughout the past six years, my Administration has been committed 
to creating opportunity for all Americans, demanding responsibility 
from all Americans and to strengthening the American community. We have 
made enormous strides, with the success of our economy creating new 
opportunity and with our repair of the social fabric that had frayed so 
badly in recent decades reinvigorating our sense of community. Most of 
all, the prosperity and opportunity of our time offers us a great 
responsibility--to take action to ensure that Social Security is there 
for the elderly and the disabled, while ensuring that it not place a 
burden on our children.
  We have met the challenge of deficit reduction; there is now every 
reason for us to rise to the next challenge. For sixty years, Social 
Security has been a bedrock of security in retirement. It has saved 
many millions of Americans from an old age of poverty and dependency. 
It has offered help to those who become disabled or suffer the death of 
a family breadwinner. For these Americans--in fact, for all Americans--
Social Security is a reflection of our deepest values of community and 
the obligations we owe to each other.
  It is time this year to work together to strengthen Social Security 
so that we may uphold these obligations for years to come. We have the 
rare opportunity to act to meet these challenges--or in the words of 
the old saying, to fix the roof while the sun is shining. And at least 
as important, we can engage this crucial issue from a position of 
strength--with our economy prosperous and our resources available to do 
the job of fixing Social Security. I urge Americans to join together to 
make that happen this year.


                    Building on Economic Prosperity

  At the start of 1993, when my Administration took office, the 
Nation's economy had barely grown during the previous four years, 
creating few jobs. Interest rates were high due to the Government's 
massive borrowing to finance the deficit, which had reached a record 
$290 billion and was headed higher.
  Determined to set America on the right path, we launched an economic 
strategy built upon three elements: promoting fiscal responsibility; 
investing in policies that strengthen the American people, and engaging 
in the international economy. 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 very wealthiest of 
Americans. By cutting unnecessary and lower-priority spending, we found 
the resources to cut taxes for 15 million working families and to pay 
for strategic investments in areas including education and training, 
the environment, and other priorities meant to improve the standard of 
living and quality of life for the American people.

  Six years later, we have balanced the budget; and if we keep our 
resolve, the budget will be balanced for many years to come. 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, generating 
record exports that create high-wage jobs for millions of Americans.
  The economy has been on an upward trend, almost from the start of my 
Administration's new economic policies. Shortly after the release of 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 six years. Our 
policies have helped create over 17 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 continue to 
strike the right balance between fiscal discipline and strategic 
investments. We must not forget the discipline that brought us this new 
era of surplus--it is as important today as it was during our drive to 
end the days of deficits. Yet, we also must make sure that we balance 
our discipline with the need to provide resources for the strategic 
investments of the future.


            improving performance through better management

  Vice President Gore's National Partnership for Reinventing 
Government, with which we are truly creating a Government that ``works 
better and costs less,'' played a significant role in helping restore 
accountability to Government, and fiscal responsibility to its 
operations. In streamlining Government, we have done more than just 
reduce or eliminate hundreds of Federal programs and projects. We have 
cut the civilian Federal work force by 365,000, giving us the smallest 
work force in 36 years. In fact, as a share of our total civilian 
employment, we have the smallest work force since 1933.
  But we have set out to do more than just cut Government. We set out 
to make Government work, to create a Government that is more efficient 
and effective, and 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 we are forcing 
ahead with new efforts to improve the quality of the service that the 
Government offers its customers. My Administration has identified 24 
Priority Management Objectives, and we will tackle some of the 
Government's biggest management challenges--meeting the year 2000 
computer challenge; modernizing student aid delivery; and completing 
the restructuring of the Internal Revenue Service.
  I am determined that we will solve the very real management 
challenges before us.


                     preparing for the 21st century

  Education and Training: Education, in our competitive global economy, 
has become the dividing line between those who are able to move ahead 
and those

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who lag behind. For this reason, I have devoted a great deal of effort 
to ensure that we have a world-class system of education and training 
in place for Americans of all ages. Over the last six 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 another 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 efforts to strengthen accountability. It proposes investments to 
end social promotion, where too many public school students move from 
grade to grade without having mastered the basics, by expanding after 
school learning hours to give students the tools they need to earn 
advancement. The budget proposes improving school accountability by 
funding monetary awards to the highest performing schools that serve 
low-income students, providing resources to States to help them 
identify and change the least successful schools. It invests in 
programs to help raise the educational achievement of Hispanic 
students. The budget invests in reducing class size by recruiting and 
preparing thousands more teachers and building thousands more new 
classrooms. It increases Pell Grants and other college scholarships 
from the record levels already reached. My budget also helps the 
disabled enter the work force, by increasing flexibility to allow 
Medicaid and Medicare coverage and by providing tax credits to cover 
the extra costs associated with working.

  Families and Children: During the past six years, we have taken many 
steps to help working families, and we continue that effort with this 
budget. 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 to address the health needs of a family member.
  I am determined to provide the help that families need when it comes 
to finding affordable child care. I am proposing a major effort to make 
child care more affordable, accessible, and safe by expanding tax 
credits for middle-income families and for businesses to increase their 
child care resources, by assisting parents who want to attend college 
meet their child care needs, and by increasing funds with which the 
Child Care and Development Block Grant will help more poor and near-
poor children. My budget proposes an Early Learning Fund, which would 
provide grants to communities for activities that improve early 
childhood education and the quality of child care for those under age 
five. And it proposes increasing equity for legal immigrants by 
restoring their Supplemental Security Income benefits and Food Stamps 
and by expanding health coverage to legal immigrant children.
  Economic Development: 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 the State and local 
governments and with the private sector, I am determined to help bring 
our distressed areas back to life and to replace despair with hope. I 
am proposing a New Markets Investment Strategy which will provide tax 
credit and loan guarantee incentives to stimulate billions in new 
private investment in distressed rural and urban areas. It will build a 
network of private investment institutions to funnel credit, equity, 
and technical assistance into businesses in America's untapped markets, 
and provide the expertise to targeted small businesses that will allow 
them to use investment to grow. I am also proposing to create more 
Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities, which provide 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 home ownership, 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.
  Health Care: This past year, we continued to improve health care for 
millions of Americans. Forty-seven States enrolled 2.5 million 
uninsured children in the new Children's Health Insurance Program. By 
executive order, I extended the patient protections that were included 
in the Patient's Bill of Rights, including emergency room access and 
the right to see a specialist, to 85 million Americans covered by 
Federal health plans, including Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries and 
Federal employees. Medicare beneficiaries gained access of new 
prevention benefits, managed care choices, and low-income protections. 
My budget gives new insurance options to hundreds of thousands of 
Americans aged 55 to 65. I am advocating bipartisan national 
legislation to reduce tobacco use, especially among young people. And I 
am proposing a Long-Term Care initiative, including a $1,000 tax 
credit, to help patients, families, and care givers cope with the 
burdens of long-term care. The budget enables more Medicare recipients 
to receive promising cancer treatments by participating more easily in 
clinical trials. And it improves the fiscal soundness of Medicare and 
Medicaid through new management proposals, including programs to combat 
waste, fraud and abuse.

  International Affairs: America must maintain its role as the world's 
leader by providing resources to pursue our goals of prosperity, 
democracy, and security. The resources in my budget will help us 
promote peace in troubled areas, provide enhanced security for our 
officials working abroad, combat weapons of mass destruction, and 
promote trade.
  The United States continues to play a leadership role in a 
comprehensive peace in the Middle East. The Wye River Memorandum, 
signed in October 1998, helps establish a path to restore positive 
momentum to the peace process. My budget supports this goal with 
resources for an economic and military assistance package to help meet 
priority needs arising from the Wye Memorandum.
  Despite progress in making peace there are real and growing threats 
to our national security. The terrorist attack against two U.S. 
embassies in East Africa last year is a stark reminder. My budget 
proposes increased funding to ensure the continued protection of 
American embassies, consulates and other facilities, and the valuable 
employees who work there. Our security and stability throughout the 
world is also threatened by the proliferation of weapons of mass 
destruction and their means of delivery. The budget supports 
significant increases for State Department efforts to address this 
need.
  National Security: The Armed Forces of the United States serve as the 
backbone of our national security strategy. In this post-Cold War era, 
the military's responsibilities have changed, but not diminished--and 
in many ways have become ever more complex. The military must be in a 
position to guard against the major threats to U.S. security: regional 
dangers, such as cross-border aggression; the proliferation of the 
technology of weapons of mass destruction; transnational dangers, such 
as the spread of illegal drugs and terrorism; and direct attacks on the 
U.S. homeland from intercontinental ballistic missiles or other weapons 
of mass destruction.
  Last year, the military and civilian leaders of our Armed Forces 
expressed concern that if we do not act to shore up our Nation's 
defenses, we would see a future decline in our military readiness--the 
ability of our forces to engage where and when necessary to protect the 
national security interests of the United States. Our military 
readiness is currently razor-sharp, and I intend to take measures to 
keep it that way. Therefore, I am proposing a long-term, sustained 
increase in defense spending to enhance the military's ability to 
respond to crises, build for the future through weapons modernization 
programs, and take care of military personnel and their families by

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enhancing the quality of life, thereby increasing retention and 
recruitment.
  Science and Technology: During the last six years, I have sought to 
strengthen science and technology investments in order to serve many of 
our broader goals for the Nation in the economy, education, health 
care, the environment, and national defense. My budget strengthens 
basic research programs, which are the foundation of the Government's 
role in expanding scientific knowledge and spurring innovation. Through 
the 21st Century Research Fund, the budget provides strong support for 
the Nation's two largest funders of civilian basic research at 
universities: the National Science Foundation and the National 
Institutes of Health. My budget provides a substantial increase for the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Space Science program, 
including a significant cooperative endeavor with Russia.
  My budget also provides resources to launch a bold, new Information 
Technology Initiative to invest in long-term research in computing and 
communications. It will accelerate development of extremely fast 
supercomputers to support civilian research, enabling scientists to 
develop life-savings drugs, provide earlier tornado warnings, and 
design more fuel-efficient, safer automobiles.

  The Environment: The Nation does not have to choose between a strong 
economy and a clean environment. The past six years are proof that we 
can have both. We have set tough new clean air standards for soot and 
smog that will prevent up to 15,000 premature deaths a year. We have 
set new food and water safety standards and have accelerated the pace 
of cleanups of toxic Superfund sites. We expanded our efforts to 
protect tens of millions of acres of public and private lands, 
including Yellowstone National Park and Florida's Everglades. Led by 
the Vice President, the Administration reached an international 
agreement in Kyoto that calls for cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. In 
my budget this year, I am proposing an historic interagency Lands 
Legacy initiative to both preserve the Nation's Great Places, and 
advance preservation of open spaces in every community. This initiative 
will give State and local governments the tools for orderly growth 
while protecting and enhancing green spaces, clean water, wildlife 
habitat, and outdoor recreation. I also propose a Livability Initiative 
with a new financing mechanism, Better America Bonds, to create more 
open spaces in urban and suburban areas, protect water quality, and 
clean up abandoned industrial sites. My budget continues to increase 
our investments in energy-efficient technologies and renewable energy 
to strengthen our economy while reducing greenhouse gases. And I am 
proposing a new Clean Air Partnership Fund to support State and local 
efforts to reduce both air pollution and greenhouse gases.
  Law: Our anti-crime strategy is working. For more than six years, 
serious crime has fallen uninterrupted and the murder rate is down by 
more than 28 percent, its lowest point in three decades. But, because 
crime remains unacceptably high, we must go further. Building on our 
successful community policing (COPS) program, which in this, its final 
year, places 100,000 more police on the street, my budget launches the 
next step--the 21st Century Policing initiative. This initiative 
invests in additional police targeted especially to crime ``hot 
spots,'' in crime fighting technology, and in community based 
prosecutors and crime prevention. The budget also provides funds to 
prevent violence against women, 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, remove illegal aliens, and 
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.


                       entering the 21st century

  As we prepare to enter the next century, we must keep sight of the 
source of our great success. We enjoy an economy of unprecedented 
prosperity due, in large measure, to our commitment to fiscal 
discipline. In the past six years, we have worked together as a Nation, 
facing the responsibility to correct the mistaken deficit-driven 
policies of the past. Balancing the budget has allowed our economy to 
prosper and has freed our children from a future in which mounting 
deficits threatened to limit options and sap the country's resources.
  In the course of the next century, we will face new challenges for 
which we are now fully prepared. As the result of our fiscal policy, 
and the resources it has produced, we will enter this next century from 
a position of strength, confident that we have both the purpose and 
ability to meet the tasks ahead. If we keep our course, and maintain 
the important balance between fiscal discipline and investing wisely in 
priorities, our position of strength promises to last for many 
generations to come.
  The great and immediate challenge before us is to save Social 
Security. It is time to move forward now.
  We have already started the hard work of seeking to build consensus 
for Social Security's problems. Let us finish the job before the year 
ends. Let us enter the 21st Century knowing that the American people 
have met one more great challenge--that we have fulfilled the 
obligations we owe to each other as Americans.
  If we can do this--and surely we can--then we will be able to look 
ahead with confidence, knowing that our strength, our resources, and 
our national purpose will help make the year 2000 the first in what 
promises to be the next American Century.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, February 1, 1999.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to 
be printed (H. Doc. 106-3).

para. 3.22  message from the president--emigrations laws and policies of 
          Albania

  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 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 paragraphs (1), (2), or (3) of subsection 
402(a) of the Trade Act of 1974, or paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of 
subsection 409(a) that act. That action allowed for the continuation of 
normal trade relations 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, February 2, 1999.

  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. 106-16).

para. 3.23  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. WELLER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
February 3, 1999, under clause 7, rule XV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, 
be dispensed with.

para. 3.24  providing for the consideration of h.r. 99

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-4) the resolution (H. Res. 31) providing for the consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 99) to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend 
Federal Aviation Administration programs through September 30, 1999, and 
for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 3.25  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--

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  To Ms. CARSON, for today; and
  To Mr. DEUTSCH, for today and balance of the week.
  And then,

para. 3.26  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. ROHRABACHER, at 8 o'clock and 36 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned.

para. 3.27  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. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 98. A bill to amend chapter 443 of title 
     49, United States Code, to extend the aviation war risk 
     insurance program (Rept. No. 106-2). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 99. A bill to amend title 49, United 
     States Code, to extend Federal Aviation Administration 
     programs through September 30, 1999, and for other purposes; 
     with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-6). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 31. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 99) 
     to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend Federal 
     Aviation Administration programs through September 30, 1999, 
     and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-4). Referred to the 
     House Calendar.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. H.R. 350. A bill to improve 
     congressional deliberation on proposed Federal private sector 
     mandates, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 
     No. 106-5). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union. 

para. 3.28  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. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. 
             Hyde, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Davis of Virginia, 
             Mr. Bateman, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Sisisky, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Fossella, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. Cook, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Holden, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Riley, Mr. Filner, Mr. Shays, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
             Stupak, Ms. Danner, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
             Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Meeks 
             of New York, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Ms. Granger, Mr. John, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Ms. Carson, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Jenkins, 
             Mr. Skeen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Duncan, Mr. Tancredo, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Chambliss, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Ortiz, 
             Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. 
             Turner, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Walden, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Cubin, 
             Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Gillmor, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Baker, 
             Mr. Traficant, Mr. Horn, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Martinez, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Towns, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Allen, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Upton, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. McCollum):
       H.R. 430. 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.
           By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Kildee, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Smith of Michigan, and Mr. 
             Upton):
       H.R. 431. A bill to require any amounts appropriated for 
     Members' Representational Allowances for the House of 
     Representatives for a fiscal year that remain after all 
     payments are made from such Allowances for the year to be 
     deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction or 
     to reduce the Federal debt; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. 
             Lantos):
       H.R. 432. A bill to designate the North/South Center as the 
     Dante B. Fascell North-South Center; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Ms. Norton, and 
             Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 433. A bill to restore the management and personnel 
     authority of the Mayor of the District of Columbia; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Royce, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Levin, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
             Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Brady of Texas, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Chabot, Ms. 
             Christian-Christensen, Mr. Dicks, Ms. Dunn of 
             Washington, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Ewing, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Foley, 
             Mr. Ford, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kolbe, Ms. Lofgren, 
             Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Matsui, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, 
             Mr. McCollum, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McNulty, 
             Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Gary Miller of California, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Petri, Mr. Portman, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
             Snyder, Mr. Strickland, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Thomas, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 434. A bill to authorize a new trade and investment 
     policy for sub-Sahara Africa; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on 
     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. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Crane, and 
             Mr. Levin):
       H.R. 435. 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. Davis of 
             Virginia, Ms. Biggert, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Davis of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 436. 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 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. HORN (for himself, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Ms. 
             Biggert, Mr. Mica, Mr. Shays, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Taylor of North 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 437. A bill to provide for a Chief Financial Officer 
     in the Executive Office of the President; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself and Mr. Tauzin):
       H.R. 438. A bill to promote and enhance public safety 
     through use of 911 as the universal emergency assistance 
     number, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. TALENT (for himself, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Sweeney, and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 439. A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United 
     States Code, popularly known as the Paperwork Reduction Act, 
     to minimize the burden of Federal paperwork demands upon 
     small businesses, educational and nonprofit institutions, 
     Federal contractors, State and local governments, and other 
     persons through the sponsorship and use of alternative 
     information technologies; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform, 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. TALENT (for himself, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
             Pascrell, and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 440. A bill to make technical corrections to the 
     Microloan Program; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. RUSH (for himself and Mr. Hyde):
       H.R. 441. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act with respect to the requirements for the admission of 
     nonimmigrant nurses who will pratice in health professional 
     shortage areas; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself and Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii):
       H.R. 442. 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. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. Shays, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Campbell, 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Wexler, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Delahunt,

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             Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Traficant, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Rivers, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Gilman, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Borski, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Mr. Lantos):
       H.R. 443. 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.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Obey, Mr. Kleczka, and 
             Mr. Peterson of Minnesota):
       H.R. 444. 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.
           By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin (for himself and Mr. 
             Vento):
       H.R. 445. A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Tranfer Act 
     to safeguard consumers in connection with the utilization of 
     certain debit cards; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. BENTSEN:
       H.R. 446. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to eliminate tax subsidies for ethanol fuel; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BEREUTER:
       H.R. 447. A bill to establish the Lands Title Report 
     Commission to facilitate certain home loan mortgages; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Upton, 
             Mr. Talent, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Goss, 
             Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Armey, 
             and Mr. Oxley):
       H.R. 448. 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, 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. BORSKI (for himself, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, 
             and Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 449. A bill to authorize the Gateway Visitor Center at 
     Independence National Historical Park, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mr. Gutknecht, and Mr. 
             Pomeroy):
       H.R. 450. 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.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       H.R. 451. 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 2000 (except Social 
     Security, Federal retirement, and interest on the debt) equal 
     to 5 percent of the OMB baseline; to the Committee on the 
     Budget.
       H.R. 452. A bill to provide off-budget treatment for the 
     receipts and disbursements of the land and water conservation 
     fund, and to provide that the amount appropriated from the 
     fund for a fiscal year for Federal purposes may not exceed 
     the amount appropriated for that fiscal year for financial 
     assistance to the States for State 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. CANADY of Florida (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Holden, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Sherman, and 
             Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 453. 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.
           By Mr. CANADY of Florida (for himself, Mr. McCollum, 
             Mr. Goss, and Mr. Young of Florida):
       H.R. 454. A bill to provide for the appointment of 
     additional Federal district judges in the State of Florida; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Sanders, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Reyes, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Brown of California, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Towns, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Lucas of 
             Kentucky, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Filner, and Ms. 
             DeGette):
       H.R. 455. 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 Mr. COLLINS:
       H.R. 456. 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 
     United States helicopters over Iraq; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Bentsen, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Ford, Ms. 
             Rivers, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Frost, and Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio):
       H.R. 457. 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.
           By Ms. DUNN of Washington (for herself, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Dicks, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Inslee, and Mr. Baird):
       H.R. 458. 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. FRELINGHUYSEN (for himself and Mr. Pallone):
       H.R. 459. 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. GALLEGLY:
       H.R. 460. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide that the mandatory separation age for Federal 
     firefighters be made the same as the age that applies with 
     respect to Federal law enforcement officers; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Royce, 
             Mr. Sherman, Mr. Stump, Mr. Horn, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Rogan, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Ehrlich, and Mr. 
             Nethercutt):
       H.R. 461. 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.
           By Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Mica, and 
             Mr. Romero-Barcelo):
       H.R. 462. 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. GILLMOR (for himself, Mr. Tanner, and Mrs. 
             Kelly):
       H.R. 463. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to protect the equal participation of eligible voters 
     in campaigns for election for Federal office; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Ms. GRANGER (for herself, Mr. Weller, Mr. Pickering, 
             Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Frost, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Brady of 
             Texas, Mr. Young of Alaska, Ms. Dunn of Washington, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. Sisisky, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Watkins, Mr. LaTourette, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Armey, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
             Combest, Mr. Buyer, and Mr. Scarborough):
       H.R. 464. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide tax incentives for education; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HERGER:
       H.R. 465. 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. HOLDEN (for himself, Mr. Wise, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
             Kanjorski, Mr. Murtha, and Mr. Boucher):
       H.R. 466. A bill to make improvements in the Black Lung 
     Benefits Act; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 467. 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. KILDEE (for himself and Mr. Stupak):
       H.R. 468. A bill to establish the Saint Helena Island 
     National Scenic Area; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
             Horn, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. Barcia of Michigan):
       H.R. 469. 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.

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           By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Filner, and Mrs. Capps):
       H.R. 470. 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. McNULTY:
       H.R. 471. 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 Florida (for himself, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Mica, Mr. Petri, and Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin):
       H.R. 472. A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to 
     require the use of postcensus local review as part of each 
     decennial census; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 473. A bill to ensure that crop losses resulting from 
     plant viruses and other plant diseases are covered by crop 
     insurance and the noninsured crop assistance program and that 
     agricultural producers who suffer such losses are eligible 
     for emergency loans; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 474. A bill to provide authorities to, and impose 
     requirements on, the Secretary of Defense in order to 
     facilitate State enforcement of State tax, employment, and 
     licensing laws against Federal construction contractors; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 475. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     extend eligibility to use the military health care system and 
     commissary stores to an unremarried former spouse of a member 
     of the uniformed services if the member performed at least 20 
     years of service which is creditable in determining the 
     member's eligibility for retired pay and the former spouse 
     was married to the member for a period of at least 17 years 
     during those years of service; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 476. A bill to prescribe alternative payment 
     mechanisms for the payment of annual enrollment fees for the 
     TRICARE program of the military health care system; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 477. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to research on cognitive disorders arising from 
     traumatic brain injury; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 478. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     to require the National Labor Relations Board to assert 
     jurisdiction in a labor dispute which occurs on Johnston 
     Atoll, an unincorporated territory of the United States; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 479. A bill to amend the Act of March 3, 1931 (known 
     as the Davis-Bacon Act) to require that contract work covered 
     by the Act which requires licensing be performed by a person 
     who is so licensed; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 480. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     with respect to the treatment of certain personal care 
     services under the unemployment tax; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 481. A bill to provide for a Federal program of 
     insurance against the risk of catastrophic earthquakes, 
     volcanic eruptions, and hurricanes, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, 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 Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 482. A bill to provide for the regulation of the 
     airspace over National Park System lands in the State of 
     Hawaii by the Federal Aviation Administration and the 
     National Park Service, and for other purposes; 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 Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Filner, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Fattah, and Mr. Cummings):
       H.R. 483. 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.
           By Mr. NETHERCUTT:
       H.R. 484. A bill to direct the United States Sentencing 
     Commission to provide penalty enhancements for drug offenses 
     committed in the presence of children; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 485. A bill to amend part B of title III of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 to repeal the specific limitation on 
     the eligibility of the University of the District of Columbia 
     for assistance for Historically Black Colleges and 
     Universities; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. NORWOOD (for himself, Mr. Klink, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Condit, and Mr. Weygand):
       H.R. 486. 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.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD:
       H.R. 487. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that reimbursements for costs of using passenger 
     automobiles for charitable and other organizations are 
     excluded from gross income; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Costello, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Farr of California, and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 488. 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.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. Brown of California, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lee, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Matsui, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Waxman, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Norton, Mr. Underwood, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Rush, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. 
             Carson, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Markey, Mr. Meehan, 
             Mr. Olver, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Sanders, and 
             Mr. Rahall):
       H.R. 489. 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. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Bonilla, and 
             Mr. Combest):
       H.R. 490. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to 
     purchase additional petroleum products for the Strategic 
     Petroleum Reserve; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Levin, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Moran 
             of Virginia, Mr. Frost, Mr. Markey, and Ms. 
             Schakowsky):
       H.R. 491. A bill to amend parts C and D of title XVIII of 
     the Social Security Act to improve the operation of the 
     Medicare+Choice and Medigap 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. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Smith of Washington, 
             Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Combest, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. Barcia of Michigan):
       H.R. 492. 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.
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H.R. 493. 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 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. THOMAS:
       H.R. 494. 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:
       H.R. 495. A bill to reform Federal land management 
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     gered species conservation; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 496. 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. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 497. 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.
           By Mr. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 498. A bill to direct the Minerals Management Service 
     to accept royalty-in-kind oil from the Gulf of Mexico to fill 
     the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; 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. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 499. A bill to amend the Worker Adjustment and 
     Retraining Notification Act to require an employer which is 
     terminating its business to offer its employees an employee 
     stock ownership plan; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. MURTHA:
       H.R. 500. A bill to increase the rates of military basic 
     pay and to revise the formula for the computation of retired 
     pay for members of the Armed Forces who first entered 
     military service on or after August 1, 1986; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 501. A bill to require the registration of all persons 
     providing intercountry adoption services; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Brady 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Costello, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
             Mascara, Mr. Ney, Mr. Klink, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Rahall, 
             Mr. Bachus, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Stupak, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, and Mr. 
             Norwood):
       H.R. 502. A bill to impose a 3-month ban on imports of 
     steel and steel products from Japan, Russia, South Korea, and 
     Brazil; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 503. A bill to designate the Youngstown-Warren area of 
     Ohio as an empowerment zone under subchapter U of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 504. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to require, in weighing the factors taken into account in the 
     evaluation of applications for the designation of empowerment 
     zones in urban areas under subchapter U of such Code, that 
     the unemployment rate and poverty rate of an applicant 
     together be given half the weight; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico:
       H.R. 505. 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.
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY (for himself, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Kucinich, 
             Mr. Ney, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Klink, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Wise, Mr. Vento, Mr. Doyle, 
             Mr. Dickey, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Traficant, 
             Mr. Evans, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Bishop, Mr. Costello, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Owens, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Delahunt, 
             Mr. Pallone, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Lee, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Cardin, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Carson, Mr. Olver, 
             Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Mr. Dingell, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Towns, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
             Skeen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Holden, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Spratt, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. McCarthy of 
             Missouri, Ms. Norton, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Lampson, Mr. Shows, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Frost, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
             Roemer, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Callahan, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Horn, Ms. Waters, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
             Berry, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Borski, and Mr. George 
             Miller of California):
       H.R. 506. A bill to ensure that the volume of steel imports 
     does not exceed the average monthly volume of such imports 
     during the 36-month period preceding July 1997; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WOLF:
       H.R. 507. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     transfer certain motor carrier safety functions vested in the 
     Secretary of Transportation from the Federal Highway 
     Administration to the National Highway Traffic Safety 
     Administration; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Regula, and Mr. 
             LaTourette):
       H. Con. Res. 19. 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 Administration.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Payne):
       H. Con. Res. 20. Concurrent resolution concerning economic, 
     humanitarian, and other assistance to the northern part of 
     Somalia; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Cox of California, 
             and Mrs. Jones of Ohio):
       H. Con. Res. 21. Concurrent resolution recommending the 
     integration of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia into the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. FROST:
       H. Res. 29. A resolution designating minority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma:
       H. Res. 30. A resolution designating majority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Weller, 
             and Mr. Kuykendall):
       H. Res. 32. A resolution expressing support for, and 
     calling for actions in support of, free, fair, and 
     transparent elections in Indonesia; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. CLEMENT (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
             Wamp, and Mr. Jenkins):
       H. Res. 33. A resolution congratulating the Tennessee 
     Volunteers for winning the undisputed national championship 
     in college football and Coach Phillip Fulmer for being 
     honored as Coach of the Year; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Bonior, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Levin, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Petri, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
             Mrs. Capps, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Serrano, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Ms. Norton, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Ford, Ms. McKinney, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Stupak, Ms. Lee, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Green of Texas, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Allen, 
             Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Bentsen, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Danner, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
             Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Pomeroy, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Vento, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Manzullo, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, Mr. Goode, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Romero-
             Barcelo, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Abercrombie, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Berman, Mr. Hill of 
             Indiana, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Underwood, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Shows, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Lampson, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Waters, and 
             Mr. Hilliard):
       H. Res. 34. A resolution recognizing the unique effects 
     that proposals to reform Social Security may have on women; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WEXLER (for himself and Mr. Clyburn):
       H. Res. 35. A resolution condemning the racism and bigotry 
     espoused by the Council of Conservative Citizens; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 3.29  memorials

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

       1. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the General Assembly 
     of the State of New Jersey, relative to Assembly Resolution 
     No. 4 expressing strong opposition to any reduc

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     tion in the budget of the United States Department of 
     Veterans Affairs that may negatively affect the quality of 
     health care services provided to New Jersey's 740,000 
     veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       2. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State of 
     New Jersey, relative to Assembly Resolution No. 73 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to enact 
     legislation providing full protection to any innocent person 
     who has filed a joint tax return with a current or former 
     marital partner from the inequitable imposition of joint and 
     several liability for understatement or underpayment of 
     federal income tax under that return; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means. 

para. 3.30  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. 508. A bill for the relief of Roma Salobrit; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. CUBIN:
       H.R. 509. 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; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. CUBIN:
       H.R. 510. 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; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 511. 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. McINTYRE:
       H.R. 512. 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 Ms. SANCHEZ:
       H.R. 513. 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. 3.31  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 11: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Herger, Mr. Dooley of 
     California, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
     Martinez, Ms. Lee, Mr. Royce, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gary Miller of 
     California, and Mrs. Napolitano.
       H.R. 14: Mr. Goss and Mr. Cox of California.
       H.R. 19: Mr. Pastor, Mr. Ney, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
     Porter, Mr. Horn, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Boehlert, and Mr. 
     McCrery.
       H.R. 27: Mr. Shays, Mr. Frost, Mr. Armey, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
     Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 33: Mr. Stearns, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
     Scarborough, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Weldon of 
     Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and Mr. Young of Florida.
       H.R. 38: Mr. Bliley, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Goss, Mr. Hayworth, 
     Mr. Horn, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
     Sessions, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Largent, and Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 41: Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 44: Mr. Condit, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
     Pomeroy, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Holden, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
     Costello, Mr. Rahall, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Jenkins.
       H.R. 45: Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Chambliss, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Weller, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Sam 
     Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
     Levin, Ms. Biggert, Mr. Spence, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Hastings 
     of Washington.
       H.R. 58: Mr. Paul, and Mr. King of New York.
       H.R. 61: Mr. Moakley, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Shows, 
     Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Condit, Mr. Skeen, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Taylor of 
     Mississippi, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
     Scarborough, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Holden, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Shows, 
     Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Costello, Mr. Rahall, Mrs. 
     Emerson, Mr. Hall of Texas, and Mr. Jenkins.
       H.R. 70: Mr. Sununu, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
     Gary Miller of California, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
     Frost, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Turner, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Crane, Mr. gutknecht, Mr. Walden, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
     Mr. Underwood, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Tierney, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
     Shows, Mr. Ney, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Dingell, 
     Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Taylor 
     of Mississippi, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
     Sisisky, Ms. Biggert, Mr. Largent, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
     Hayworth, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Upton, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
     McCollum, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Salmon, and Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 82: Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 89: Mr. Wise, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Weller, Mrs. Johnson of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
     Hinojosa, Mr. Stump, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
     George Miller of California, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Underwood, 
     Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
     Campbell, Mr. Ney, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Ballenger, and Mr. 
     Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 99: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 103: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Rothman, and Mr. 
     Rogan.
       H.R. 110: Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Norton, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Moran 
     of Virginia, Mr. Petri, Mr. Frost, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Ford, 
     Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
     Mr. Rangel, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 111: Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
     Wise, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Coble, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
     Ewing, Mr. Clement, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Costello, Mr. Horn, 
     Ms. Norton, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Mica, 
     Ms. Danner, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Fowler, Ms. Brown 
     of Florida, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Bachus, 
     Mr. Filner, Mr. LaTourette, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
     Texas, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Mascara, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Taylor of 
     Mississippi, Mr. Baker, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Bass, Mr. 
     Cummings, Mr. Ney, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Sandlin, 
     Mr. Pease, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
     Cook, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
     Holden, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
     Baldacci, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Berry, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
     Shows, Mr. Terry, Mr. Baird, Mr. Sherwood, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
     Gary Miller of California, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. DeMint, and Mr. 
     Brady of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 116: Mr. Menendez, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Shows, Mr. Capuano, 
     Mr. Martinez, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Ney, and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 119: Mr. John, Mr. Frost, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
     Clement, Mr. Shows, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
     Mr. McGovern, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. 
     Spratt, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. Carson, Ms. McCarthy 
     of Missouri, Mr. Pease, and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 120: Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Goode, Mr. Lazio of 
     New York, and Mr. Burr of North Carolina.
       H.R. 121: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 122: Mr. Lazio of New York.
       H.R. 136: Mr. Combest.
       H.R. 137: Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 140: Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Castle, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. 
     Miller of Florida.
       H.R. 147: Mr. Goode, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Peterson 
     of Minnesota, and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 148: Mr. Bishop, Mr. Goode, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Danner, 
     Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Metcalf, 
     Mr. Sessions, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Payne, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
     Frost, Mr. Ney, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 160: Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 163: Ms. Rivers, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Cramer, 
     Mr. Boucher, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Gilman, Mr. George Miller of 
     California, Mr. Stark, Mr. Ehlers, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
     of Texas, Mr. Clement, Mr. Borski Mr. Underwood, Mr. Crowley, 
     Mr. Martinez, and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 171: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Franks of New 
     Jersey, Mrs. Roukema, and Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 175: Mr. Walsh, Mr. Frost, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
     Tierney, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 179: Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Metcalf, and Mr. 
     English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 184: Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 191: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Frank 
     of Massachusetts, and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 206: Mr. Nadler, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. 
     Lantos.
       H.R. 208: Mr. Weldon of Florida, Ms. Lee, Mr. Underwood, 
     Mr. Clement, Mr. Kolbe, and Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 219: Mr. Campbell and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 220: Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. English, Mrs. 
     Cubin, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Hill of 
     Montana, and Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 222: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. DeFazio, Mrs. Jones 
     of Ohio, Mr. Turner, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Bryant.
       H.R. 223: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 225: Mr. Latham, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
     Skelton, Mr. Meehan, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Metcalf, 
     Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
     Abercrombie, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Paul, Mr. Stump, Mr. Sandlin, 
     Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     LaTourette, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
     Shows, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Hilliard, and 
     Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 226: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Underwood, 
     Mr. Paul, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 232: Mr. Fattah, Mr. Ney, and Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 234: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Weller, Mr. Goode, and Mr. 
     Latham.
       H.R. 237: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Green of 
     Texas, Mr. Gary Miller of California, and Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 271: Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Thompson of 
     Mississippi, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. McCarthy of 
     Missouri, Mr. Underwood, and Mrs. Jones of Ohio.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Condit, Mr. Skeen, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Taylor 
     of Mississippi, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Scar

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     borough, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Holden, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
     Costello, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Boucher, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. 
     Jenkins.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Capuano, 
     Mr. Doyle, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Inslee, Mr. 
     Jefferson, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Lampson, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Luther, 
     Mr. Markey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Ney, 
     Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Shows, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Watt of North 
     Carolina, and Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 315: Mr. Clay, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Markey, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Cardin, Ms. 
     Millender-McDonald, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kennedy, 
     Mr. Rush, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Engel, Ms. 
     DeGette, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Dixon, 
     Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Owens, and Mrs. Jones of Ohio.
       H.R. 316: Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
     Blumenauer, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 325: Ms. Christian-Christensen, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
     Dixon, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Hooley of 
     Oregon, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
     of Texas, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Moakley, 
     Mr. Sabo, Mr. Shows, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
     Traficant, and Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 329: Mr. Shows, Mr. Green of Texas, and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 332: Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 346: Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
     Hefley, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Bachus, Mrs. Emerson, 
     Mr. Paul, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Pitts, 
     Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
     Foley, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Souder, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
     Collins, and Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 350: Mr. Boyd, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Berry, Mr. Chambliss, 
     Mr. Skelton, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Towns, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
     Shows, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Weller, Mr. Barcia of 
     Michigan, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
     Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Stump, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Nethercutt, 
     Mr. Bryant, Mr. Talent, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Ney, 
     Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. Moran of Kansas.
       H.R. 351: Mr. Visclosky, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Wise, Mr. Canady 
     of Florida, Mr. Goode, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
     Mr. Luther, Ms. Granger, Mr. Frost, Mr. Bryant, Mr. English 
     of Pennsylvania, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
     Texas, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Schaffer, 
     Mr. Shows, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Weldon of 
     Florida, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 353: Mr. Filner, Mr. Berman, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
     Wynn, Mr. Walsh, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Frost, Mr. Thompson of 
     Mississippi, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
     McGovern, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Underwood, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
     George Miller of California, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
     Shows, Mr. Ney, and Mr. Regula.
       H.R. 357: Mr. Towns, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Berman, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Olver, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Crowley, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Tierney, Mr. LaTourette, 
     Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Brown 
     of Ohio, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Davis 
     of Illinois, Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 380: Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
     Mr. Portman, Mr. Traficant, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Gekas, Mr. 
     Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
     Engel, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Kanjorski, and Mr. 
     Castle.
       H.R. 384: Mr. Fattah, Ms. Christian-Christensen, Mr. Clay, 
     Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Frost, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
     Romero-Barcelo, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Kennedy, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Shows, Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Towns, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
     Lantos, Mr. Gordon, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Hinchey, and Ms. 
     Norton.
       H.R. 385: Mr. Bonior, Ms. Christian-Christensen, Ms. 
     DeLauro, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
     Hilliard, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Shows, 
     Mr. Towns, and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 389: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin and Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 393: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 394: Mr. Stark and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 395: Mr. Stark and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 397: Mr. Stark and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 403: Mr. Kildee and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 405: Mr. Goode, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
     Bereuter, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     McHugh, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
     Pascrell, and Mr. Lazio of New York.
       H.R. 406: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
     Smith of Washington, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Stupak, Mr. McHugh, and 
     Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 412: Mr. Quinn, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Cardin, 
     Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
     George Miller of California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Stupak, 
     Mr. Bachus, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Weller, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
     Cannon, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Callahan, 
     Mr. Holden, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Souder, and Mr. 
     Evans.
       H.R. 415: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Paul, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
     Christian-Christensen, Mr. Frost, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Hinojosa, 
     Mr. Inslee, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Shows, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and 
     Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 417: Mr. Bass, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Hinojosa, 
     Mr. Strickland, Mr. Shows, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
     Crowley, and Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 423: Mr. Combest, Mr. Moran of Kansas, and Mr. 
     Thornberry.
       H.R. 424: Mr. Stump, Mr. Cooksey, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Ney, 
     Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Mr. Green of Texas.
       H.J. Res. 1: Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. 
     McCrery, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Camp, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Bateman, Mr. 
     Tauzin, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Clement, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
     Burr of North Carolina, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
     Goodlatte, Ms. Biggert, Mr. Graham, Mr. Dickey, and Mr. Cook.
       H.J. Res. 2: Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Burr of 
     North Carolina, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Horn.
       H.J. Res. 7: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.J. Res. 10: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H. Con. Res. 8: Mr. DeFazio.
       H. Con. Res. 9: Mr. Sessions.
       H. Con. Res. 12: Mr. Luther.
       H. Con. Res. 16: Mr. Goss, Mr. Stump, Mr. Bass, Mr. 
     Metcalf, Mr. Oxley, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Boehlert, 
     Mr. Gallegly, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Ney, Mr. Shows, Mr. Cunningham, 
     Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Traficant, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Herger, Mr. Latham, 
     Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Goode, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. Ehrlich.
       H. Con. Res. 18: Mr. Bliley, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
     Boehlert, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
     Latham, and Mr. Bachus.
       H. Res. 18: Mr. Rothman.
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                     WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1999 (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 Tuesday, February 2, 1999.
  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 8, rule XX, announced that the vote 
would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para. 4.2  communications

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

       307. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Fenpropathrin; 
     Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300763; 
     FRL 6047-3] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received January 20, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       308. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Imidacloprid; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300771; FRL 6051-6] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received January 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       309. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Propiconazole; 
     Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300770; 
     FRL-6049-8] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received January 20, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       310. A letter from the General Counsel, National Credit 
     Union Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Organization and Operations of Federal Credit Unions--
     received January 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       311. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emission 
     Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants; National Emission 
     Standards for Radon Emissions From Phosphogypsum Stacks [FRL-
     6229-4] (RIN: 2060-AF04) received January 28, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       312. 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 Georgia State Implementation Plan; Vehicle 
     Inspection/Maintenance Program [GA 34-2-9902a; FRL-6227-7] 
     received January 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.

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       313. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Waivers for PM10 
     Sampling Frequency--received January 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       314. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Plan for PM2.5 NAAQS 
     Review [FRL-5913-4] received January 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       315. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Guidance for Network 
     Design and Optimum Site Exposure for PM2.5 and PM10--received 
     January 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       316. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Implementation Plan--
     PM2.5 Monitoring Program--received January 28, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       317. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Interim Implementation 
     of New Source Review Requirements for PM2.5--received January 
     28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       318. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Guidance for 
     Implementing the 1-Hour Ozone and Pre-existing PM10 NAAQS--
     received January 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       319. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Guidance on Mitigation 
     of Impact to Small Business While Implementing Air Quality 
     Standards and Regulations--received January 28, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       320. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Early Planning Guidance 
     for the Revised Ozone and Particulate Matter (PM) National 
     Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)--received January 28, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       321. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Interim Air Quality 
     Policy on Wildland and Prescribed Fires--received January 28, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       322. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Collection and 
     Reporting of PM10 Data--received January 28, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       323. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Final Guidance on Data 
     Handling Conventions for the 8-Hour National Ambient Air 
     Quality Standards for Ozone--received January 28, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       324. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--PM2.5 Site Types and 
     Sampling Frequency During CY-99--received January 28, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       325. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Ambient Air Quality 
     Surveillance for Lead [AD-FRL-6221-2] (RIN: 2060-AF71) 
     received January 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       326. 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 
     Utah; Salt Lake City Carbon Monoxide Redesignation to 
     Attainment, Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning 
     Purposes, and Approval of Related Revisions [UT-001-0002a; 
     FRL-6201-8] received January 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       327. 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, Antelope Valley Air Pollution 
     Control District [CA 211-0117a; FRL-6213-5] received January 
     20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       328. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Confirmation of 
     Approval and Technical Amendment to Update the EPA Listing of 
     OMB Approval Numbers Under the Paperwork Reduction Act 
     [OPPTS-66009D; FRL-6048-8] (RIN: 2070-AC01) received January 
     20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       329. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--``Consolidated Guidance about 
     Materials Licenses: Program-Specific Guidance About Exempt 
     Distribution Licenses,'' dated September 1998--received 
     January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       330. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Consolidated Guidance about 
     Materials Licenses: Program-Specific Guidance about Self-
     Shielded Irradiator Licenses, dated October 1998--received 
     January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       331. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--``Consolidated Guidance about 
     Materials Licenses: Program-Specific Guidance about Fixed 
     Gauges Licenses,'' dated October 1998--received January 7, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       332. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Prevailing 
     Rate Systems; Lead Agency Responsibility (RIN: 3206-AI48) 
     received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       333. A letter from the Chair of the Board of Directors, 
     Office of Compliance, transmitting a report on the 
     applicability to the legislative branch of federal law 
     relating to terms and conditions of employment and access to 
     public services and accommodations, pursuant to Public Law 
     104-1, section 102(b)(2) (109 Stat. 6); jointly to the 
     Committees on Education and the Workforce and House 
     Administration. 

para. 4.3  joint economic committee

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of 15 U.S.C. 1024(a), 
appointed Mr. Saxton to the Joint Economic Committee on the part of the 
House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para. 4.4  aviation war risk insurance program

  Mr. SHUSTER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 98) to 
amend chapter 443 of title 49, United States Code, to extend the 
aviation war risk insurance program; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, 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, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. SHUSTER 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 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 4.5  providing for the consideration of h.r. 99

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 31):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 99) to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     extend Federal Aviation Administration programs through 
     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 
     4(a) of rule XIII or section 302(f) or 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 Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. 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 
     Transportation and Infrastructure 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 8 of rule XVIII. 
     Each section of that amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     shall be considered as read. Points of order against the 
     amendment for failure to comply with clause 7 of rule XVI or 
     section 302(f) or section 303(a) of

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     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 8 of rule XVIII. 
     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. 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. 4.6  federal aviation short-term extension

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, pursuant to House Resolution 31 
and rule XVIII, 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. 99) to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend Federal 
Aviation Administration programs through September 30, 1999, and for 
other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, 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. SHIMKUS, assumed the Chair.
  When Mrs. EMERSON, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 31, 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 ``Airport Improvement Program 
     Short-Term Extension Act of 1999''.
     TITLE I--EXTENSION OF FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS

     SEC. 101. AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 48103 of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``$1,205,000,000'' and all that follows through the period at 
     the end and inserting the following: ``$2,410,000,000 for 
     fiscal years ending before October 1, 1999.''.
       (b) Obligational Authority.--Section 47104(c) is amended by 
     striking ``March 31, 1999'' and inserting ``September 30, 
     1999''.

     SEC. 102. AIRWAY FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

       Section 48101(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) $2,131,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.''.

     SEC. 103. FAA OPERATIONS.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations From General Fund.--
     Section 106(k) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``$5,158,000,000'' and all that follows through the 
     period at the end and inserting the following: 
     ``$5,632,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations From Trust Fund.--
     Section 48104(c) of such title is amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading by striking ``Fiscal Years 
     1994-1998'' and inserting ``Fiscal Years 1994-2000''; and
       (2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking 
     ``through 1998'' and inserting ``through 2000''.
       (c) Limitation on Obligating or Expending Amounts.--Section 
     48108(c) of such title is amended by striking ``1998'' and 
     inserting ``2000''.

     SEC. 104. AIP DISCRETIONARY FUND.

       Section 47115 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (g); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (g).
   TITLE II--EXTENSION OF AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND EXPENDITURE 
                               AUTHORITY

     SEC. 201. EXTENSION OF EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 9502(d) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to expenditures from 
     Airport and Airway Trust Fund) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``October 1, 1998'' and inserting ``October 
     1, 1999'', and
       (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end of 
     subparagraph (A) the following: ``or the Omnibus Consolidated 
     and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 or the 
     Airport Improvement Program Short-Term Extension Act of 
     1999''.
       (b) Limitation on Expenditure Authority.--Section 9502 of 
     such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f) Limitation on Transfers to Trust Fund.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), no 
     amount may be appropriated or credited to the Airport and 
     Airway Trust Fund on and after the date of any expenditure 
     from the Airport and Airway 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 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, 1999, in accordance with the provisions 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. SHIMKUS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SHUSTER 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 1, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

408

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

3

para. 4.7                      [Roll No. 9]

                                YEAS--408

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Larson
     Latham

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     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--3

     Obey
     Paul
     Smith (WA)

                             NOT VOTING--22

     Cooksey
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Goodling
     Graham
     Granger
     Hall (OH)
     Kasich
     Lantos
     Largent
     Livingston
     Maloney (NY)
     Martinez
     Rogan
     Rush
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Spence
     Wilson

  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. 4.8  h.r. 98--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 98) to amend chapter 443 of title 49, 
United States Code, to extend the aviation war risk insurance 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

407

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

1

para. 4.9                      [Roll No. 10]

                                YEAS--407

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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)
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--25

     Bryant
     Cooksey
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Farr
     Graham
     Granger
     Hall (OH)
     Jones (OH)
     Kasich
     Lantos
     Livingston
     Myrick
     Norwood
     Pease
     Pitts
     Rogan
     Rush
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Spence
     Sweeney
  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 chapter 443 of title 49, United States Code, to extend the 
aviation war risk insurance program and to amend the Centennial of 
Flight Commemoration Act to make technical and other corrections.''. 
  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. 4.10  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the question on agreeing 
to the Chair's approval of the Journal of Tuesday, February 2, 1999.

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  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. HASTINGS of Washington demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to 
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

383

It was decided in the

Nays

18

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para. 4.11                     [Roll No. 11]

                                AYES--383

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Fattah
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--18

     Crane
     Filner
     Gibbons
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Kucinich
     LoBiondo
     McDermott
     Moran (KS)
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Pickett
     Ramstad
     Sabo
     Schaffer
     Taylor (MS)
     Waters
     Weller

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Carson
       

                             NOT VOTING--31

     Ackerman
     Blunt
     Burton
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Ewing
     Farr
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Kasich
     Lewis (CA)
     Livingston
     Owens
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Radanovich
     Rogan
     Rush
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Spence
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 4.12  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, February 2, 1999.
     Hon. Dennis Hastert,
     The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to advise you that due to my 
     recent appointment to the House International Relations 
     Committee, I regretfully relinquish my membership on the 
     House Science Committee.
       Please take appropriate action to effect this change.
           Sincerely,
                                                      Barbara Lee,
                                              Member of Congress. 

  By unanimous consent, the resignatyions was accepted.

para. 4.13  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, laid before the House the 
following communication from Ms. Sally Asseff, staff, office of the 
Honorable Jim McCrery:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, January 27, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House that I received a 
     grand jury subpoena for documents issued by the U.S. District 
     Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that compliance with the subpoena is 
     consistent with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                     Sally Asseff.

para. 4.14  commission on congressional mailing standards

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of section 5(b) of Public 
Law 93-191, appointed to the House Commission on Congressional Mailing 
Standards, on the part of the House, the following Members: Mr. Thomas, 
Chairman, Messrs. Boehner, Ney, Hoyer, Clay, and Frost.

para. 4.15  recess--2:12 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WELDON of Florida, pursuant to clause 12 
of rule I, declared the House in recess at 2 o'clock and 12 minutes 
p.m., subject to the call of the Chair.

para. 4.16  after recess--3:03 p.m.

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

para. 4.17  providing for the consideration of h.r. 350

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-6) the resolution (H. Res. 36) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 350) 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. 4.18  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. SKEEN, for 
today and the balance of the week.
  And then,

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para. 4.19  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. LINDER, at 3 o'clock and 4 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 4.20  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

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

       Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 36. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 350) 
     to improve congressional deliberation on proposed Federal 
     private sector mandates, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     106-6). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 4.21  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. KASICH (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Cox of California, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker, Mr. Blunt, 
             Mr. Boehner, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Doolittle, Ms. Dunn of 
             Washington, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
             Foley, Mrs. Fowler, Ms. Granger, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Istook, Mr. Kolbe, 
             Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Packard, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Royce, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Sununu, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tancredo, and Mr. Taylor of 
             North Carolina):
       H.R. 3. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to reduce individual income tax rates by 10 percent; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. WILSON (for herself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Markey, 
             Mr. Oxley, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Wynn, 
             Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Luther, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
             Pickering, and Mr. Gillmor):
       H.R. 514. 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.
           By Ms. CARSON (for herself, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Stark, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Luther, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Christian-Christensen, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Ford, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. McGovern, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
             Clay, Ms. DeGette, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. George Miller of California, and Mr. 
             Abercrombie):
       H.R. 515. A bill to prevent children from injuring 
     themselves with handguns; 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. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Taylor of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Latham, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Skeen, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Campbell, and Mr. Hall of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 516. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury 
     and the Federal banking agencies from implementing ``know 
     your customer'' regulations which overburden financial 
     institutions and invade the privacy of United States 
     citizens; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 517. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     require the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network established 
     by the Secretary of the Treasury to allow an individual to 
     obtain a copy of any record maintained by the Network 
     pertaining to such person and to have corrections made to 
     such records, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be 
     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. 518. A bill to sunset the provisions of subchapters II 
     and III of chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code, and 
     chapter 2 of Public Law 91-508; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 519. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to remove 
     the limitation on the amount of outside income which a Social 
     Security beneficiary may earn while receiving benefits; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Ms. Eshoo, 
             and Ms. Pelosi):
       H.R. 520. A bill relating to the period of availability of 
     certain emergency relief funds allocated under section 125 of 
     title 23, United States Code, for carrying out a project to 
     repair or reconstruct a portion of a Federal-aid primary 
     route in San Mateo County, California; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 521. A bill concerning denial of passports to 
     noncustodial parents subject to State arrest warrents in 
     cases of nonpayment of child support; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 522. A bill to amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to 
     establish a parent-child privilege; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 523. A bill to encourage States to enter into 
     agreements with other States for the establishment of 
     conforming regulations governing the provision of limousine 
     service between the States; 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. 524. 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 any class of covered individuals if the 
     coverage or plans include coverage for diagnostic mammography 
     for such class, and to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to provide for coverage of annual 
     screening mammography; 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. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Olver, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. 
             Waters, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Filner, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Delahunt, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Christian-
             Christensen, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rush, Ms. 
             Rivers, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Norton, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Dixon, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Evans, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Lofgren, 
             Mr. McGovern, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Ms. Lee, Mr. Ford, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Stark, Mr. Frost, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Vento, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Capps, 
             Mr. Crowley, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Matsui, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Moore, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Clay, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Obey, Mr. Allen, and Mr. 
             Green of Texas):
       H.R. 525. A bill to provide for the defense of the 
     environment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Rules, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, 
     for a period to be 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. 526. 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, for 
     a period to be 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. 527. 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 and 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 Education and the Workforce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period 
     to be 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. 528. 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.
           By Mr. BARCIA of Michigan:
       H.R. 529. 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. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Baker, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Campbell):
       H.R. 530. A bill to provide that the ``Know Your Customer'' 
     regulations proposed by the Federal banking agencies may not 
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     fect unless such regulations are specifically authorized by a 
     subsequent Act of Congress and to require the Federal banking 
     agencies to conduct a comprehensive study on various economic 
     and privacy issues raised by the proposed regulations and 
     submit a report on such study to the Congress, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BLILEY:
       H.R. 531. 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. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Farr of California, 
             Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Luther, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Smith of Washington, and Mr. 
             Underwood):
       H.R. 532. 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.
           By Mr. BOEHLERT (for himself and Mr. Borski):
       H.R. 533. 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 Mrs. BONO:
       H.R. 534. 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 arbitration as a means of settling 
     disputes under the contracts; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 535. A bill 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.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 536. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to require 
     the establishment of a regional or branch office of the Small 
     Business Administration in each State; to the Committee on 
     Small Business.
           By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. Upton, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Graham, Mr. Boehlert, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. 
             Roukema, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Foley, Mr. Gilman, 
             Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Luther, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Greenwood):
       H.R. 537. 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 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. CLEMENT (for himself, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Reyes, 
             Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Sandlin, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Filner, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. Gejdenson):
       H.R. 538. 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.
           By Ms. DANNER:
       H.R. 539. A bill to establish 9-1-1 as the universal 
     emergency assistance number for wireless telecommunications 
     users, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Florida (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             Mr. Dingell, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Waxman, 
             Mr. Foley, Mr. Markey, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Stupak, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Pallone, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Goss, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Wexler, 
             Mr. Rush, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
             Bentsen, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Lantos, and Ms. Brown of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 540. 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 Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Gephardt, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Costello, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Olver, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Stark, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Sanders, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Mrs. 
             Tauscher):
       H.R. 541. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 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.
           By Mr. FOLEY:
       H.R. 542. A bill to reduce the number of Trident ballistic 
     missile submarines subject to a statutory limitation on 
     retirement or dismantlement of strategic nuclear delivery 
     systems and to provide that any funds saved by retiring such 
     submarines should be used for national missile defense 
     programs; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. 
             Pickering, and Mr. Oxley):
       H.R. 543. A bill to require the installation and use by 
     schools and libraries of a technology for filtering or 
     blocking material on the Internet on computers with Internet 
     access to be eligible to receive or retain universal service 
     assistance; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself and Mr. Lewis of Georgia):
       H.R. 544. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the small issuer exemption from pro rata 
     allocation of interest expense of financial institutions to 
     tax-exempt interest; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mr. 
             Cardin):
       H.R. 545. A bill to combat fraud in, and to improve the 
     administration of, the disability programs under titles II 
     and XVI of the Social Security Act; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. KING of New York:
       H.R. 546. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     protect the sanctity of religious communications; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 547. 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 
     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. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
             Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Brown 
             of Florida, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Ford, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Lee, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rodriguez, 
             Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shows, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Waters, and Ms. 
             Velazquez):
       H.R. 548. A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to 
     provide for a just apportionment of Representatives in 
     Congress for all States; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Moakley, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Olver, 
             Mr. Meehan, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Delahunt, 
             and Mr. Capuano):
       H.R. 549. A bill to provide for 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. McKEON (for himself and Mr. Stump):
       H.R. 550. 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 Armed Services.
           By Mr. McNULTY:
       H.R. 551. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide that military reservists who are retained in active 
     status after qualifying for reserve retired pay shall be 
     given credit toward computation of such retired pay for 
     service performed after so qualifying; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. McNULTY (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Bishop, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Fossella, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Borski, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Green 
             of Texas, Mr. Shays, Mr. Holden, Mr. King of New 
             York, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Underwood, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Towns, Mr. Shows, Mr. Clement, Mr. Doyle, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Foley, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Con

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             necticut, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. Sanford, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Allen, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, and Mr. Kolbe):
       H.R. 552. 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 Armed Services.
           By Mr. McNULTY:
       H.R. 553. A bill to prohibit discrimination by the States 
     on the basis of nonresidency in the licensing of dental 
     health care professionals, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 554. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow roll-over 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. FATTAH (for himself, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Martinez, and Mr. Rush):
       H.R. 555. A bill to require States to equalize funding for 
     education throughout the State; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. MICA (for himself and Mr. Pickett):
       H.R. 556. 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 in addition to the Committee on Armed 
     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. NEY (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Hobson, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. Shows, and Mr. Boehlert):
       H.R. 557. 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. REGULA (for himself and Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H.R. 558. A bill to provide for the retrocession of the 
     District of Columbia to the State of Maryland, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. ROEMER (for himself and Mr. Houghton):
       H.R. 559. A bill to provide for the continuation of the 
     United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO:
       H.R. 560. 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. ROTHMAN:
       H.R. 561. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the operation in certain metropolitan areas of civil 
     subsonic turbojets that fail to comply with stage 3 noise 
     levels; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H.R. 562. A bill to approve and ratify certain transfers of 
     land and natural resources by or on behalf of the Delaware 
     Nation of Indians, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH of Washington:
       H.R. 563. A bill to encourage Members of Congress and the 
     executive branch to be honest with the public about true on-
     budget circumstances, to exclude the Social Security trust 
     funds from the annual Federal budget baseline, to prohibit 
     Social Security trust funds surpluses to be used as off-sets 
     for tax cuts or spending increases, and to exclude the Social 
     Security trust funds from official budget surplus/deficit 
     pronouncements; 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. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 564. A bill to repeal the Federal estate and gift 
     taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 565. 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. VENTO (for himself, Ms. Danner, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Bishop, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Carson, Mr. Olver, Ms. 
             Rivers, Mr. Underwood, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. Payne, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Rahall, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Mr. Filner, Ms. Lee, Mr. Skelton, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Borski, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. Evans, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             LaFalce, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Frost, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. Lofgren, 
             Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
             Allen, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Sabo, and Mrs. 
             Capps):
       H.R. 566. 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. VISCLOSKY:
       H.R. 567. A bill to assure that the services of a 
     nonemergency 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.
           By Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Traficant, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Rothman, Mr. Turner, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Campbell, and Mr. Hilliard):
       H.R. 568. 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 
     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. FILNER (for himself, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Capps, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Owens, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Berman, Ms. Norton, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Velazquez, and Mrs. 
             Napolitano):
       H.J. Res. 22. A joint resolution to commemorate the 
     birthday of Cesar E. Chavez; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself and Mr. Chabot):
       H. Con. Res. 22. Concurrent resolution providing that the 
     President should seek a public renunciation by the People's 
     Republic of China of any use of force, or threat to use 
     force, against Taiwan, and that the United States should help 
     Taiwan in case of threats or a military attack by the 
     People's Republic of China; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. McKEON:
       H. Con. Res. 23. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that during 1999 the Secretaries of the military 
     departments should provide honor guard details for the 
     funerals of veterans in the same manner as is required by law 
     effective January 1, 2000; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H. Res. 37. A 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 3 States ratify the Equal Rights Amendment; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Obey, Mr. 
             Skelton, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Brown 
             of California, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Dixon):
       H. Res. 38. 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. 4.22  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII,

       Mr. McNULTY introduced a bill (H.R. 569) for the relief of 
     Henry Johnson; which was referred to the Committee on Armed 
     Services. 

para. 4.23  additional sponsors

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


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       H.R. 26: Mr. Allen, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Holden, Mr. Diaz-
     Balart, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Roybal-
     Allard, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Brown 
     of Ohio.
       H.R. 53: Mr. Frost, Mr. Combest, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Barton of 
     Texas, and Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 114: Mr. Martinez and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 116: Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Kuykendall, and Mr. Ortiz.
       H.R. 165: Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Frost, and 
     Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 179: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mrs. Clayton, and 
     Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 196: Mr. Tanner.
       H.R. 206: Mr. Martinez and Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 208: Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 239: Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Ford, Mr. Levin, Mr. Skelton, 
     Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Moakley, 
     Mr. Sherman, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
     Ms. Carson, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
     Kucinich, Mr. Frost, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Thompson of 
     Mississippi, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Cramer, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, 
     Mr. Weygand, Mr. Spratt, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Norton, and Mr. 
     Gonzalez.
       H.R. 253: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 271: Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 323: Mr. Fattah, Ms. Norton, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
     LaTourette, Mr. Nethercutt, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Rangel, 
     Mr. Shows, Mr. Olver, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Walsh, 
     Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
     Waxman, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Farr of 
     California, Mr. Foley, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Price of 
     North Carolina, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
     Kucinich, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. 
     Hinchey, Mr. Towns, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
     Martinez, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, and Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 324: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 327: Mr. Traficant and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 352: Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. 
     Hayworth, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Ramstad, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
     Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
     Bryant, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Sessions, 
     Mr. Shows, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
     Hostettler, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 358: Mr. McNulty, Mr. Fattah, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
     Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Clyburn, and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 360: Mr. Frost, Mr. Manzullo, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
     Serrano, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 362: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Shows, Mr. Capuano, 
     Ms. Carson, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 363: Mr. Norwood, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Shows, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
     Capuano, Ms. Carson, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Stupak, 
     and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 364: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
     Shows, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 365: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Shows, Ms. Carson, Mr. Lantos, 
     and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 366: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
     Shows, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Carson, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Lantos, and 
     Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 368: Mr. Shows and Mr. Oxley.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 372: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
     Rahall, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 373: Mr. Bryant, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. King of New York, 
     and Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 407: Mr. Goode and Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 430: Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Olver, and Mr. Franks of New 
     Jersey.
       H.R. 434: Mr. Hilliard and Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 436: Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 438: Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Deal of Georgia, and 
     Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 439: Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Hill of Montana, 
     Mrs. Jones of Ohio, and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 447: Mr. Lazio of New York.
       H.R. 488: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 489: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 506: Mr. Martinez, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Barcia 
     of Michigan, Mr. Clay, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
     Sawyer, Mr. McNulty, Ms. Brown of Florida, and Mr. Turner.
       H.J. Res. 21: Mr. Bryant, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mrs. 
     Cubin, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. 
     Whitfield.
       H. Con. Res. 18: Mr. Knollenberg and Mr. Goode.
       H. Con. Res. 21: Mr. Goss.
       H. Res. 16: Mr. Cramer, Mr. Oberstar, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
     York, Mr. Frost, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Lazio of New York, and 
     Mrs. Kelly.

para. 4.24  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. 393: Mr. McInnis.
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para. 5.1  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,

                                                 February 4, 1999.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Steven C. LaTourette to 
     act as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 5.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, February 3, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 5.3  communications

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

       334. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Force 
     Management Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting a 
     report on Department of Defense actions to implement a 
     demonstration project for uniform funding of morale, welfare, 
     and recreation activities; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       335. A letter from the Vice Chair, Export-Import Bank, 
     transmitting a statement on the following transaction 
     involving U.S. exports to Ireland; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       336. A letter from the General Counsel, Consumer Product 
     Safety Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Final Rule: Requirements for Child-Resistant Packaging; 
     Minoxidil Preparations With More Than 14 mg of Minoxidil Per 
     Package--received January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       337. A letter from the General Counsel, Consumer Product 
     Safety Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Poison Prevention Packaging Requirements; Exemption of 
     Sucraid--received January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       338. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Temporary Exemption From Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; 
     Bumper Standard [Docket No. NHTSA-99-4993] (RIN: 2127-AH51) 
     received January 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       339. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Implementation of 
     the Subscriber Carrier Selection Changes Provisions of the 
     Telecommunications Act of 1996 [CC Docket No. 94-129] 
     received January 19, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       340. 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-23670; IS-1179; File No. S7-23-95] 
     (RIN: 3235-AE98) received January 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       341. 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.
       342. A letter from the Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting List of all reports issued or 
     released by the GAO in November 1998, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     719(h); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       343. 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 February 1, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       344. A letter from the Director, Information Agency, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Managers' 
     Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       345. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors, United 
     States Postal Service, transmitting the annual report 
     regarding the compliance of the Board of Governors of the 
     United States Postal Service with the Government in the 
     Sunshine Act, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       346. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Montana Regulatory 
     Program and Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Plan [SPATS No. 
     MT-017-FOR] received January 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       347. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Montana Regulatory 
     Program and Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Plan [SPATS No. 
     MT-017-FOR] received January 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       348. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revocation of

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     Class E Airspace, Revision of Class D Airspace; Torrance, CA 
     [Airspace Docket No. 98-AWP-34] received January 25, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       349. 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. 98-ASW-30] received January 25, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       350. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Monroe, LA [Airspace Docket No. 
     98-ASW-55] received January 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       351. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; San Antonio, TX [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ASW-54] received January 25, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       352. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Maquoketa, IA [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-50] received January 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       353. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Belle Plaine, IA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ACE-51] received January 25, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       354. 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 [Docket No. 98-NM-276-AD; Amendment 39-
     11004; AD 99-02-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 25, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       355. 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-140-AD; Amendment 39-11003; AD 
     99-02-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 25, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       356. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, Customs 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Land Border 
     Carrier Initiative Program [T.D. 99-2] (RIN: 1515-AC16) 
     received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       357. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Notice and Opportunity for Hearing upon Filing of Notice of 
     Lien [TD 8810] (RIN: 1545-AW77) received January 20, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       358. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Notice and Opportunity for Hearing before Levy [TD 8809] 
     (RIN: 1545-AW76) received January 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       359. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Employee Stock Ownership Plans; Section 411(d)(6) Protected 
     Benefits (Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997); Qualified Retirement 
     Plan Benefits [TD 8806] (RIN: 1545-AV94) received January 7, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means. 

para. 5.4  congressional budget office

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, by unanimous consent, 
announced that the Speaker and the President pro tempore of the Senate, 
pursuant to the provisions of section 201(A)(2) of the Congressional 
Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, Public Law 93-344, on 
Wednesday, February 3, 1999, jointly appointed Dan L. Crippen as 
Director to the Congressional Budget Office effective February 3, 1999, 
for the term of office expiring on January 3, 2003.

para. 5.5  providing for the consideration of h.r. 350

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 36):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 350) 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 clause 4(a) of rule XIII 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 
     Rules. 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 Rules now printed 
     in the bill. Each section of 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 306 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 8 of rule XVIII. 
     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. 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. 5.6  mandates information act of 1999

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to House Resolution 36 
and rule XVIII, 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. 350) to improve congressional deliberation on proposed Federal 
private sector mandates, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, 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. BEREUTER, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaTOURETTE, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 5.7  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today Thursday, February 4, 
1999, it adjourn to meet on Monday, February 8, 1999 at 2:00 p.m.

para. 5.8  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Monday, February 8, 1999, it 
adjourn to meet on Tuesday, February 9, 1999, at 12:30 p.m. for 
``morning-hour debate''.

para. 5.9  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
February 10, 1999, under clause 7, rule XV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, 
be dispensed with.
  And then,

para. 5.10  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. BEREUTER, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to at 11 o'clock and 40 minutes a.m., the House adjourned until 
2:00 o'clock p.m. on Monday, February 8, 1999.

para. 5.11  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Spratt, 
             Mr. Bliley, Mr.

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             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
             Hefley, Mrs. Fowler, Ms. Granger, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. 
             Toomey, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Armey, Mr. Turner, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Everett, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Pickett, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Condit, Mr. Lewis of 
             California, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Tanner, 
             Mr. Spence, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Scott, 
             Mr. Goode, Mr. Berry, and Mr. Hill of Indiana):
       H.R. 4. A bill to declare it to be the policy of the United 
     States to deploy a national missile defense; referred to the 
     Committee on Armed 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. CHABOT:
       H.R. 570. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to extend the deadline for contributions to education 
     individual retirement accounts for a taxable year to the due 
     date for filing the return for the taxable year; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 571. A bill to prohibit Federal payments to any 
     business, institution, or organization that engages in human 
     cloning or human cloning techniques; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. KLECZKA:
       H.R. 572. A bill to remove any doubt that split-dollar 
     insurance arrangements are an unwarranted tax avoidance 
     scheme and are prohibited under current law; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. CARSON (for herself, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Condit, 
             Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Shows, Mr. Horn, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Portman, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Gibbons, 
             Mr. Edwards, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Dixon, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
             McDermott, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Weygand, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Roemer, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Underwood, Ms. Lee, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
             Waxman, Ms. Norton, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Scott, Mr. Rush, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Conyers, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Stark, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Reyes, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Waters, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. Jones 
             of Ohio, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Ms. Christian-Christensen, Mr. Hill of 
             Indiana, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Clay, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Jackson 
             of Illinois, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, Mr. Watt of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Olver, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Stupak, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Vento, Mr. Allen, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Skelton, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, and Mr. Snyder):
       H.R. 573. A bill to authorize the President to award a gold 
     medal on behalf of the Congress to Rosa Parks in recognition 
     of her contributions to the Nation; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. POMBO (for himself, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Norwood, 
             and Mr. Coburn):
       H.R. 574. 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 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. BAKER:
       H.R. 575. A bill to provide that certain regulations 
     proposed by the Comptroller of the Currency, the Director of 
     the Office of Thrift Supervision, the Board of Governors of 
     the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation relating to ``Know Your Customer'' practices of 
     financial institutions shall not take effect; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BENTSEN:
       H.R. 576. A bill to amend title 4, United States 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. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Ewing, and Mr. 
             Pickering):
       H.R. 577. 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.
           By Mr. CONDIT:
       H.R. 578. A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act to provide for the conveyance of real 
     property acquired under such Act to schools and nonprofit 
     organizations involved in teaching young people to be 
     farmers; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. CONDIT:
       H.R. 579. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit against income tax for the purchase and 
     installation of agricultural water conservation systems; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CRANE:
       H.R. 580. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to apply the capital gains tax rates to capital gains earned 
     by designated settlement funds; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. CUBIN:
       H.R. 581. A bill to provide for the retention of the name 
     of the geologic formation known as ``Devils Tower'' at the 
     Devils Tower National Monument in the State of Wyoming; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Hoyer):
       H.R. 582. 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.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia:
       H.R. 583. 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.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 584. A bill to authorize and request the President to 
     award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Brevet Brigadier 
     General Strong Vincent for his actions in the defense of 
     Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg, July 2, 1863; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 585. 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:
       H.R. 586. 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:
       H.R. 587. 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. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 588. 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:
       H.R. 589. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to reduce the special deduction for the living expenses of 
     Members of Congress to $1; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Largent, Ms. Rivers, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Hostettler, 
             and Mr. Goode):
       H.R. 590. A bill to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for 
     Members of Congress; to the Committee on House 
     Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Government Reform, for a period to be 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 (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Kolbe, and Mr. Sweeney):
       H.R. 591. 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:
       H.R. 592. A bill to redesignate Great Kills Park in the 
     Gateway National Recreation Area as ``World War II Veterans 
     Park at Great Kills``; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GILCHREST:
       H.R. 593. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to prohibit nonparty multicandidate political 
     committee contributions in elections for Federal office; to 
     the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. GILCHREST:
       H.R. 594. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to prohibit candidates for election to the House of 
     Representatives from accepting contributions from individuals 
     who do not reside in the district the candidate seeks to 
     represent; to the Committee on House Administration.

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           By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Borski, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Evans, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Meeks 
             of New York, Mr. Rush, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Shows, and 
             Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 595. 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. LAHOOD:
       H.R. 596. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     prevent certain types of mail matter from being sent by a 
     Member of the House of Representatives as part of a mass 
     mailing; to the Committee on House Administration, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period 
     to 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. Coburn, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Christian-Christensen, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Ford, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr. Inslee, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Frost, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Rangel, 
             Ms. Norton, and Mr. Dixon):
       H.R. 597. A bill to allow postal patrons to contribute to 
     funding for AIDS research and education through the voluntary 
     purchase of certain specially issued United States postage 
     stamps; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. OXLEY (for himself, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Hall of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 598. 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. FATTAH:
       H.R. 599. 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.
           By Mr. ROGAN (for himself, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
             Watts of Oklahoma, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Forbes):
       H.R. 600. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a refundable credit for education expenses; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Andrews, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Filner, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
             Tierney, and Mr. Norwood):
       H.R. 601. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     change the effective date for paid-up coverage under the 
     military Survivor Benefit Plan from October 1, 2008, to 
     October 1, 2003; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself and Mr. Mica):
       H.R. 602. 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.
           By Mr. SHERWOOD:
       H.R. 603. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     clarify the application of the Act popularly known as the 
     ``Death on the High Seas Act`` to aviation incidents; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 604. A bill to amend the charter of the AMVETS 
     organization; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 605. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve retirement authorities applicable to judges of 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):
       H.R. 606. A bill to amend titles 5, 10, and 38, United 
     States Code, to make improvements in benefits and services 
     for members and veterans of the United States Armed Forces 
     recommended by the Congressional Commission on Servicemembers 
     and Veterans Transition Assistance, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Armed Services, and Government Reform, for a 
     period to be 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. Matsui, Mr. Houghton, 
             Mr. Crane, Mr. Foley, and Mr. McKeon):
       H.R. 607. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to treat distributions from publicly traded partnerships as 
     qualifying income of regulated investment companies, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 608. A bill to require the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Defense to conduct an audit of purchases of 
     military clothing and related items during fiscal year 1998 
     by certain military installations of the Armey, Navy, Air 
     Force, and Marine Corps; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. WALDEN:
       H.R. 609. 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. WEYGAND:
       H.R. 610. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to permit the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
     waive recoupment of Federal government Medicaid claims to 
     tobacco-related State settlements if the State uses the funds 
     only for programs to reduce smoking and for public health 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. WEYGAND (for himself, Mr. Shows, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Underwood, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Sanders, and 
             Mr. Abercrombie):
       H.R. 611. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow self-employed individuals to deduct the full cost of 
     their health insurance; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WEYGAND (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Underwood, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Ford, Mr. Baldacci, Mrs. Thurman, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, and Mr. Smith of Washington):
       H.R. 612. A bill to protect the public, especially seniors, 
     against telemarketing fraud, including fraud over the 
     Internet, and to authorize an educational campaign to improve 
     senior citizens' ability to protect themselves against 
     telemarketing fraud; 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. LAHOOD (for himself and Mr. Wise):
       H.J. Res. 23. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to abolish the 
     electoral college and to provide for the direct popular 
     election of the President and Vice President of the United 
     States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Sherman, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
             Horn, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Wexler, 
             Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Holden, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Crane, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Kasich, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Weller, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Blunt, 
             Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McNulty, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Linder, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Calvert, 
             Mr. Cook, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Doyle, 
             Ms. Granger, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
             Reynolds, and Ms. Norton):
       H. Con. Res. 24. Concurrent resolution expressing 
     congressional opposition to the unilateral declaration of a 
     Palestinian state and urging the President to assert clearly 
     United States opposition to such a unilateral declaration of 
     statehood; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H. Con. Res. 25. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued in 
     honor of the United States Masters Swimming program; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Ewing, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Herger, and 
             Mr. Matsui):
       H. Res. 39. 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. LAHOOD:
       H. Res. 40. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding reduction of the public debt; to 
     the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H. Res. 41. A resolution honoring the women who served the 
     United States in military capacities during World War II and 
     recognizing that these women contributed vitally to the 
     victory of the United States and the Allies in the war; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services. 

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para. 5.12  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 17: Mr. Skelton and Mr. John.
       H.R. 19: Mr. Hostettler, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Goode, and Ms. 
     McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 21: Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Hastings of 
     Florida, Mr. Foley, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
     Velazquez, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Dickey, and Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 36: Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Brown of 
     Florida, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
     Rangel, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mrs. Mink of 
     Hawaii, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Payne, and Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 70: Mr. Whitfield, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Foley, Mr. Brown of 
     Ohio, Mr. Spence, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
     Rahall, and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 89: Mr. Martinez, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. Cannon.
       H.R. 109: Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Schakowsky, and 
     Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 116: Mr. Hoeffel and Mr. Taylor of Mississippi.
       H.R. 133: Mr. Skeen, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Shays, 
     Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Frost, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
     Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Shows, Mr. Foley, 
     Mr. Sununu, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 152: Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
     Traficant, Mr. Towns, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
     Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
     Metcalf, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 157: Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
     Largent, Mr. Whitfield, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Taylor 
     of North Carolina, and Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 175: Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Olver, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
     Fattah, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, 
     Mr. Foley, Ms. DeGette, and Mr. Hulshof.
       H.R. 192: Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 202: Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Metcalf, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
     Portman, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Traficant, Mrs. 
     Jones of Ohio, and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 206: Mr. Hoyer and Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 271: Mr. Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 330: Mr. Largent, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
     Nethercutt, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Packard, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
     Cunningham, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
     Sweeney, and Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 355: Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. 
     Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Kasich, Ms. 
     Carson, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Calvert, and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 357: Mr. Rothman, Mr. Clay, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, 
     and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 382: Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
     Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. 
     Lee, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Velazquez, and Ms. 
     Sanchez.
       H.R. 392: Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Frost, Mr. Thompson of 
     Mississippi, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
     Hilliard, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 417: Mr. DeFazio and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 423: Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 443: Mr. Sabo, Mr. Vento, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Kelly, and 
     Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 455: Mr. Martinez, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. 
     Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Inslee.
       H.R. 483: Mr. Hoyer.
       H.R. 530: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Kingston, 
     Mr. Linder, and Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 541: Mr. Luther, Mr. Lantos, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Roybal-
     Allard, Mr. Allen, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, 
     Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Baldacci, and Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 548: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.J. Res. 9: Mr. Goss, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Hall 
     of Texas, Mr. LaHood, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Luther.
       H. Con. Res. 5: Mrs. Clayton, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Brown of 
     Ohio, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Shows, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
     Bentsen, Mrs. Biggert, Mrs. Morella, Mr. George Miller of 
     California, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. 
     Kuykendall.
       H. Con. Res. 6: Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
     Mr. Tancredo, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. 
     Lipinski.
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                      MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1999 (6)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 6.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Thursday, February 4, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 6.2  communications

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

       360. A letter from the Administrator, Food and Nutrition 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS: FDPIHO--
     Oklahoma Waiver Authority (RIN: 0584-AB56) received January 
     21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       361. 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-300772; FRL-6050-6] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       362. 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-300776; 
     FRL-6054-3] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received January 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       363. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Lambda-cyhalothrin; 
     Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300780; 
     FRL-6056-2] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received January 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       364. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Rescission of Cryolite 
     Tolerance Revocations; Final Rule, Delay of Effective Date 
     [OPP-300788; FRL-6058-7] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received January 
     27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       365. 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; Correction [OPP-300733A; 
     FRL-6043-7] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received January 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       366. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Partial Withdrawal of 
     Cryolite Tolerance Revocations [OPP-300788; FRL-6058-7] (RIN: 
     2070-AB78) received January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       367. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Diflufenzopyr; 
     Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300778; FRL 6053-8] (RIN: 2070-AB78) 
     received January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       368. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the District of Columbia Courts' FY 2000 
     Budget request; (H. Doc. No. 106--17); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       369. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program--
     received January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       370. 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-6221-
     9] (RIN: 2060-AG44) received January 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       371. 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; Designation of Areas 
     for Air Quality Planning Purposes [MO 043-1043(a); FRL-6220-
     1] received January 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       372. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Final Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, Bay Area Air Quality Management 
     District [CA 102-0120; FRL-6220-2] received January 20, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       373. 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; Texas; 
     Reasonably Available Control Technology for Emissions of 
     Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) [TX86-1-7351a; FRL-6207-4] 
     received January 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       374. 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; Final Exclusion [SW-FRL-6219-2] received January 27, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       375. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information,

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     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
     Pollutants from Secondary Lead Smelting [AD-FRL-6227-5] (RIN: 
     2060-AE04) received January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       376. 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; 
     Revision to Regulation No. 7, Section III, General 
     Requirements for Storage and Transfer of Volatile Organic 
     Compounds [CO-001-0019a; FRL-6216-6] received January 27, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       377. 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--Amendments and Technical 
     Corrections [FRL-6223-8] (RIN: 2050-AD03) received January 
     27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       378. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Nevada: Final 
     Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program 
     Revision [FRL-6226-1] received January 27, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       379. 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; Yolo-Solano Air Quality 
     Management District [FRL-6222-7] received January 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       380. 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; Texas; 
     Multiple Air Contaminant Sources or Properties [TX-71-1-
     7311a; FRL-6222-1] received January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       381. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Protection of 
     Stratospheric Ozone: Listing MT-31 as an Unacceptable 
     Refrigerant Under EPA's Significant New Alternatives Policy 
     (SNAP) Program [FRL-6224-6] (RIN: 2060-AG12) received January 
     21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       382. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Protection of 
     Stratospheric Ozone: Listing Hexafluoropropylene (HFP) and 
     HFP-Containing Blends as Unacceptable Refrigerants Under 
     EPA's Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program 
     [FRL-6224-7] (RIN: 2060-AG12) received January 21, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       383. 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; Final Exclusion [SW-FRL-6223-5] received January 21, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       384. 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 VOCs from the Manufacture of Explosives and 
     Propellant [MD079-3035a; FRL-6218-2] received January 21, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       385. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report to Congress of ongoing efforts 
     to achieve sustainable peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH); 
     (H. Doc. No. 106--18); to the Committee on International 
     Relations and ordered to be printed.
       386. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting reports containing the 30 
     September 1998 status of loans and guarantees issued under 
     the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       387. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     458, ``Uniform Prudent Investor Act of 1998'' received 
     January 27, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       388. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     457, ``Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church 
     Equitable Real Property Tax Relief Act of 1998'' received 
     January 27, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       389. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     467, ``Cathedral Way Symbolic Designation Act of 1998'' 
     received January 27, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       390. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     456, ``Mount Calvary Holy Evangelistic Church Equitable Real 
     Property Tax Relief Act of 1998'' received January 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       391. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     465, ``Department of Human Services and Commission on Mental 
     Health Services Mandatory Employee Drug and Alcohol Testing 
     Temporary Amendment Act of 1998'' received January 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       392. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, 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'' received January 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       393. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     420, ``Drug-Related Nuisance Abatement Temporary Act of 
     1998'' received January 27, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       394. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, 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 January 27, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       395. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     422, ``Board of Elections and Ethics Subpoena Authority 
     Temporary Amendment Act of 1998'' received January 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       396. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     418, ``Arson Investigators Amendment Act of 1998'' received 
     January 27, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       397. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     455, ``Historic Motor Vehicle Vintage License Plate Amendment 
     Act of 1998'' received January 27, 1999, pursuant to D.C. 
     Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       398. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     454, ``Adult Education Designation Temporary Amendment Act of 
     1998'' received January 27, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       399. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, 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 Act of 1998'' received 
     January 27, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       400. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     453, ``Public School Nurse Assignment Temporary Amendment Act 
     of 1998'' received January 27, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       401. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, 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 January 27, 1999, pursuant to D.C. 
     Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       402. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     399, ``Fiscal Year 1999 Budget Support Act of 1998'' received 
     January 27, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       403. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     460, ``Closing of a Public Alley in Square 457, S.O. 90-364 
     Act of 1998'' received January 27, 1999, pursuant to D.C. 
     Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       404. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     459, ``Mutual Holding Company Mergers and Acquisition 
     Amendment Act of 1998'' received January 27, 1999, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       405. A letter from the Comptroller General, transmitting 
     List of all reports issued or released by the GAO in December 
     1998, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 719(h); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       406. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     461, ``Office of the Inspector General Law Enforcement Powers 
     Amendment Act of 1998'' received January 27, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       407. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information,

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     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Acquisition Regulation: Administrative Amendments 
     [FRL-6222-5] received January 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       408. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule-- Marine Mammals; Incidental Take 
     During Specified Activities (RIN: 1018-AF02) received January 
     25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       409. 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 [I.D. 122198B] received January 27, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       410. 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-348-AD; Amendment 39-
     10937; AD 98-25-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 27, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       411. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 Series Airplanes 
     Modified in Accordance with Supplemental Type Certificate 
     ST00015AT [Docket No. 97-NM-80-AD; Amendment 39-10963; AD 98-
     26-20] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 27, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       412. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 Series Airplanes 
     Modified in Accordance with Supplemental Type Certificate 
     SA1444SO, SA1509SO, SA1543SO, SA1896SO, SA1740SO, or SA1667SO 
     [Docket No. 97-NM-81-AD; Amendment 39-10964; AD 98-26-21] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       413. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 Series Airplanes 
     Modified in Accordance with Supplemental Type Certificate 
     SA1767SO, SA1768SO, or SA7447SW [Docket No. 97-NM-09-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10961; AD 98-26-18] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       414. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 Series Airplanes 
     Modified in Accordance with Supplemental Type Certificate 
     SA1368SO, SA1797SO, or SA1798SO [Docket No. 97-NM-79-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10962; AD 98-26-19] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       415. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Whole Effluent 
     Toxicity: Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the 
     Analysis of Pollutants; Final Rule, Technical Corrections 
     [FRL-6227-4] received January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       416. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his economic report, together with the 
     annual report of the Council of Economic Advisers, pursuant 
     to 15 U.S.C. 1022(a); (H. Doc. No. 106--2); to the Committee 
     on the Joint Economic Committee and ordered to be printed. 

para. 6.3  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. 6. Concurrent resolution authorizing flags 
     located in the Capitol complex to be flown at half-staff in 
     memory of R. Scott Bates, Legislative Clerk of the United 
     States Senate.

  The message also announced that pursuant to sections 1928a-1928d of 
title 22, United States Code, as amended, the Chair, on behalf of the 
Vice President, appoints the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Biden) as Vice 
Chairman of the Senate Delegation to the North Atlantic Assembly during 
the One Hundred Sixth Congress.
  The message also announced that pursuant to sections 1928a-1928d of 
title 22, United States Code, as amended, the Chair, on behalf of the 
Vice President, appoints the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Roth) as 
Chairman of the Senate Delegation to the North Atlantic Assembly during 
the One Hundred Sixth Congress.
  The message also announced that pursuant to sections 276h-276k, as 
amended, the Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, appoints the 
Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) as Vice Chairman of the Senate 
Delegation to the Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group during 
the One Hundred Sixth Congress.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-83, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, announces the appointment of 
the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Sessions) to serve as a member of the 
National Council on the Arts.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-277, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Democratic Leader announces the appointment of 
the following individuals to serve as members of the National Commission 
on Terrorism:
  Richard Kevin Betts, of New Jersey; and
  Maurice Sonnenberg, of New York.
  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 Senator from Georgia (Mr. Coverdell) as 
the Chairman of the Senate Delegation to the Mexico-United States 
Interparliamentary Group during the One Hundred Sixth Congress.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-292, the 
Chair, on behalf of the President pro tempore, upon the recommendation 
of the Democratic Leader, appoints The Most Reverend Theodore E. 
McCarrick, Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, to the Commission on 
International Religious Freedom.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-277, the 
Chair, on behalf of the President pro tempore, in consultation with the 
Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Finance, appoints the 
following individuals to the Trade Deficit Review Commission:
  Dimitri B. Papadimitriou, of New York;
  C. Richard D'Amato, of Maryland; and
  Lester C. Thurow, of Massachusetts.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-277, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, announces the appointment of 
Manuel H. Johnson, of Virginia, to serve as a member of the 
International Financial Institution Advisory Commission.
  The message also announced that pursuant to section 2761 of title 22, 
United States Code, the Chair, on behalf of the President pro tempore, 
and upon the recommendation of the Majority Leader, appoints the 
Senator from Alaska (Mr. Stevens) as Chairman of the Senate Delegation 
to the British-American Interparliamentary Group during the One Hundred 
Sixth Congress.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-277, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, announces the appointment of 
the following individuals to serve as members of the Commission on 
Online Child Protection:
  Arthur Derosier, Jr., of Montana--Representative of academia with 
expertise in the field of technology;
  Albert F. Gainer III, of Tennessee--Representative of a business 
providing Internet filtering or blocking services or software;
  Donna Rice Hughes, of Virginia--Representative of a business making 
content available over the Internet;
  C. Bradley Keirens, of Colorado--Representative of a business 
providing Internet access services; and
  Karen L. Talbert, of Texas--Representative of a business providing 
labeling or ratings services.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-277, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, announces the appointment of 
the following individuals to serve as members of the National 
Commission on Terrorism:
  Wayne A. Downing, of Colorado;
  Fred Ikle, of Maryland; and
  John F. Lewis, of New York.
  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 William Keith Oubre, of Mississippi, to serve as member 
of the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention, vice Robert H. Maxwell, of Mississippi.

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  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-83, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Democratic Leader, announces the appointment of 
the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) as a member of the National 
Council on the Arts.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-244, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader announces the appointment of 
the following individuals to serve as members of the Web-Based 
Education Commission: Patti S. Abraham, of Mississippi; and George 
Bailey, of Montana.
  The message also announced that pursuant to sections 276d-276g of 
title 22, United States Code, as amended, the Chair, on behalf of the 
Vice President, appoints the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Murkowski) as 
Chairman of the Senate Delegation to the Canada-United States 
Interparliamentary Group during the First Session of the One Hundred 
Sixth Congress.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-277, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, announces the appointment of 
the following individuals to serve as members of the International 
Financial Institution Advisory Commission: Charles W. Calomiris, of New 
York; and Edwin J. Feulner, Jr., of Virginia.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-255, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, announces the appointment of 
the following individuals to serve as members of the Commission on the 
Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering and 
Technology Development: Judy L. Johnson, of Mississippi; and Elaine M. 
Mendoza, of Texas.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 104-293, as 
amended by Public Law 105-277, the Chair, on behalf of the Majority 
Leader, announces the appointment of the following individuals to serve 
as members of the Commission to Assess the Organization of the Federal 
Government to Combat the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction: 
M.D.B. Carlisle, of Washington, D.C.; and Henry D. Sokolski, of 
Virginia.

para. 6.4  communication from the clerk--message from the president

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

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                  Washington DC, February 4, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     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 February 4, 1999 at 
     12:30 p.m. and said to contain a message from the President 
     whereby he submits the Economic Report of the President.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Jeff Trandahl.

para. 6.5  economic report of the president

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

To the Congress of the United States:
  I am pleased to report that the American economy today is healthy and 
strong. Our Nation is enjoying the longest peacetime economic expansion 
in its history, with almost 18 million new jobs since 1993, wages rising 
at twice the rate of inflation, the highest home ownership ever, the 
smallest welfare rolls in 30 years, and unemployment and inflation at 
their lowest levels in three decades.
  This expansion, unlike recent previous ones, is both wide and deep. 
All income groups, from the richest to the poorest, have seen their 
incomes rise since 1993. The typical family income is up more than 
$3,500, adjusted for inflation. African-American and Hispanic 
households, who were left behind during the last expansion, have also 
seen substantial increases in income.
  Our Nation's budget is balanced, for the first time in a generation, 
and we are entering the second year of an era of surpluses: our 
projections show that we will close out the 1999 fiscal year with a 
surplus of $79 billion, the largest in the history of the United States. 
We are on course for budget surpluses for many years to come.
  These economic successes are not accidental. They are the result of an 
economic strategy that we have pursued since 1993. It is a strategy that 
rests on three pillars: fiscal discipline, investments in education and 
technology, and expanding exports to the growing world market. 
Continuing with this proven strategy is the best way to maintain our 
prosperity and meet the challenges of the 21st century.


                  The Administration's Economic Agenda

  Our new economic strategy was rooted first and foremost in fiscal 
discipline. We made hard fiscal choices in 1993, sending signals to the 
market that we were serious about dealing with the budget deficits we 
had inherited. The market responded by lowering long-term interest 
rates. Lower interest rates in turn helped more people buy homes and 
borrow for college, helped more entrepreneurs to start businesses, and 
helped more existing businesses to invest in new technology and 
equipment. America's economic success has been fueled by the biggest 
boom in private sector investment in decades--more than $1 trillion in 
capital was freed for private sector investment. In past expansions, 
government bought more and spent more to drive the economy. During this 
expansion, government spending as a share of the economy has fallen.
  The second part of our strategy has been to invest in our people. A 
global economy driven by information and fast-paced technological change 
creates ever greater demand for skilled workers. That is why, even as we 
balanced the budget, we substantially increased our annual investment in 
education and training. We have opened the doors of college to all 
Americans, with tax credits and more affordable student loans, with more 
work-study grants and more Pell grants, with education IRAs and the new 
HOPE Scholarship tax credit that more than 5 million Americans will 
receive this year. Even as we closed the budget gap, we have expanded 
the earned income tax credit for almost 20 million low-income working 
families, giving them hope and helping lift them out of poverty. Even as 
we cut government spending, we have raised investments in a welfare-to-
work jobs initiative and invested $24 billion in our children's health 
initiative.
  Third, to build the American economy, we have focused on opening 
foreign markets and expanding exports to our trading partners around the 
world. Until recently, fully one-third of the strong economic growth 
America has enjoyed in the 1990s has come from exports. That trade has 
been aided by 270 trade agreements we have signed in the past 6 years.


               Addressing our Nation's Economic Challenges

  We have created a strong, healthy, and truly global economy--an 
economy that is a leader for growth in the world. But common sense, 
experience, and the example of our competitors abroad show us that we 
cannot afford to be complacent. Now, at this moment of great plenty, is 
precisely the time to face the challenges of the next century.
  We must maintain our fiscal discipline by saving Social Security for 
the 21st century--thereby laying the foundations for future economic 
growth.
  By 2030, the number of elderly Americans will double. This is a 
seismic demographic shift with great consequences for our Nation. We 
must keep Social Security a rock-solid guarantee. That is why I proposed 
in my State of the Union address that we invest the surplus to save 
Social Security. I proposed that we commit 62 percent of the budget 
surplus for the next 15 years to Social Security. I also proposed 
investing a small portion in the private sector. This will allow the 
trust fund to earn a higher return and keep Social Security sound until 
2055.
  But we must aim higher. We should put Social Security on a sound 
footing for the next 75 years. We should reduce poverty among elderly 
women, who are nearly twice as likely to be poor as other seniors. And 
we should eliminate the limits on what seniors on Social Security can 
earn. These changes will require difficult but fully achievable choices 
over and above the dedication of the surplus.
  Once we have saved Social Security, we must fulfill our obligation to 
save and improve Medicare and invest in long-term health care. That is 
why I have called for broader, bipartisan reforms that keep Medicare 
secure until 2020 through additional savings and modernizing the 
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oriented purchasing tools, while also providing a long-overdue 
prescription drug benefit.
  By saving the money we will need to save Social Security and 
Medicare, over the next 15 years we will achieve the lowest ratio of 
publicly held debt to gross domestic product since 1917. This debt 
reduction will help keep future interest rates low or drive them even 
lower, fueling economic growth well into the 21st century.
  To spur future growth, we must also encourage private retirement 
saving. In my State of the Union address I proposed that we use about 
12 percent of the surplus to establish new Universal Savings Accounts--
USA accounts. These will ensure that all Americans have the means to 
save. Americans could receive a flat tax credit to contribute to their 
USA accounts and additional tax credits to match a portion of their 
savings--with more help for lower income Americans. This is the right 
way to provide tax relief to the American people.
  Education is also key to our Nation's future prosperity. That is why 
I proposed in my State of the Union address a plan to create 21st-
century schools through greater investment and more accountability. 
Under my plan, States and school districts that accept Federal 
resources will be required to end social promotion, turn around or 
close failing schools, support high-quality teachers, and promote 
innovation, competition, and discipline. My plan also proposes 
increasing Federal investments to help States and school districts take 
responsibility for failing schools, to recruit and train new teachers, 
to expand after school and summer school programs, and to build or fix 
5,000 schools.
  At this time of continued turmoil in the international economy, we 
must do more to help create stability and open markets around the 
world. We must press forward with open trade. It would be a terrible 
mistake, at this time of economic fragility in so many regions, for the 
United States to build new walls of protectionism that could set off a 
chain reaction around the world, imperiling the growth upon which we 
depend. At the same time, we must do more to make sure that working 
people are lifted up by trade. We must do more to ensure that spirited 
economic competition among nations never becomes a race to the bottom 
in the area of environmental protections or labor standards.
  Strengthening the foundations of trade means strengthening the 
architecture of international finance. The United States must continue 
to lead in stabilizing the world financial system. When nations around 
the world descend into economic disruption, consigning populations to 
poverty, it hurts them and it hurts us. These nations are our trading 
partners; they buy our products and can ship low-cost products to 
American consumers.
  The U.S. proposal for containing financial contagion has been taken 
up around the world: interest rates are being cut here and abroad, 
America is meeting its obligations to the International Monetary Fund, 
and a new facility has been created at the World Bank to strengthen the 
social safety net in Asia. And agreement has been reached to establish 
a new precautionary line of credit, so nations with strong economic 
policies can quickly get the help they need before financial problems 
mushroom from concerns to crises.
  We must do more to renew our cities and distressed rural areas. My 
Administration has pursued a new strategy, based on empowerment and 
investment, and we have seen its success. With the critical assistance 
of Empowerment Zones, unemployment rates in cities across the country 
have dropped dramatically. But we have more work to do to bring the 
spark of private enterprise to neighborhoods that have too long been 
without hope. That is why my budget includes an innovative ``New 
Markets'' initiative to spur $15 billion in new private sector capital 
investment in businesses in underserved areas through a package of tax 
credits and guarantees.


               going forward together in the 21st century

  Now, on the verge of another American Century, our economy is at the 
pinnacle of power and success, but challenges remain. Technology and 
trade and the spread of information have transformed our economy, 
offering great opportunities but also posing great challenges. All 
Americans must be equipped with the skills to succeed and prosper in 
the new economy. America must have the courage to move forward and 
renew its ideas and institutions to meet new challenges. There are no 
limits to the world we can create, together, in the century to come.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, February 4, 1999.

  By unanimous consent, the message was referred to the Joint Economic 
Committee (H. Doc. 106- 2).

para. 6.6  communication from the clerk--message from the president

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

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, February 8, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     The 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, I have the honor to transmit a sealed 
     envelope received from the White House on February 5, 1999 at 
     3:50 p.m. and said to contain a message from the President 
     whereby he submits a report on ongoing efforts to achieve 
     sustainable peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Jeff Trandahl.

para. 6.7  peace efforts in bosnia and herzegovina

  The Clerk then read the message from the President, 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 achieve sustainable 
peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). This is the first semiannual 
report that evaluates progress in BiH against the ten benchmarks 
(``aims'') outlined in my certification to the Congress of March 3, 
1998. NATO adopted these benchmarks on May 28, 1998, as part of its 
approval of the Stabilization Force (SFOR) military operations plan 
(OPLAN 10407). The Steering Board of the Peace Implementation Council 
(PIC) subsequently adopted corresponding benchmarks in its Luxembourg 
Declaration of June 9, 1998.
  NATO, the Office of the High Representative (OHR) and my 
Administration have coordinated closely in evaluating progress on Dayton 
implementation based on these benchmarks. There is general agreement 
that there has been considerable progress in the past year. The basic 
institutions of the state, both political and economic, have been 
established. Key laws regarding foreign investment, privatization, and 
property are now in place. Freedom of movement across the country has 
substantially improved. Fundamental reform of the media is underway. 
Elections have demonstrated a continuing trend towards growing 
pluralism. Nevertheless, there is still much to be done, in particular 
on interethnic tolerance and reconciliation, the development of 
effective common institutions with powers clearly delineated from those 
of the Entities, and an open and pluralistic political life. The growth 
of organized crime also represents a serious threat.
  With specific reference to SFOR, the Secretaries of State and Defense, 
in meetings in December 1998 with their NATO counterparts, agreed that 
SFOR continues to play an essential role in the maintenance of peace and 
stability and the provision of a secure environment in BiH, thus 
contributing significantly to progress in rebuilding BiH as a single, 
democratic, and multiethnic state. At the same time, NATO agreed that we 
do not intend to maintain SFOR's presence at current levels 
indefinitely, and in fact agreed on initial reductions, which I will 
describe later in this report. Below is a benchmark-by-benchmark 
evaluation of the state-of-play in BiH based on analysis of input from 
multiple sources.
  1. Military Stability. Aim: Maintain Dayton cease-fire. Considerable 
progress has been made toward military stabilization in BiH. Entity 
Armed Forces (EAFs) are in compliance with Dayton, and there have been 
no incidents affecting the cease-fire. EAFs remain substantially divided 
along ethnic lines. Integration of the Federation Army does not reach 
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to corps-level units and below. However, progress has been made through 
the Train and Equip Program to integrate the Ministry of Defense and to 
provide the Federation with a credible deterrent capability. Although it 
is unlikely to meet its target of full integration by August 1999, the 
Federation Ministry of Defense has begun staff planning for integration. 
The Bosnian Serb Army (VRS) continues its relationship with the Federal 
Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) Army. Similarly, the Bosnian Croat element 
of the Federation Army maintains ties with Croatia. In both cases, 
however, limited resources impinge on what either Croatia or the FRY can 
provide financially or materially; the overall trend in support is 
downward. In some areas, the VRS continues to have certain qualitative 
and quantitative advantages over the Federation Army, but the Train and 
Equip Program has helped narrow the gap in some key areas. The arms 
control regimes established under Articles II (confidence and security-
building measures) and IV (arms reduction and limitations) of Annex 1-B 
of the Dayton Peace Accords are functioning. In October 1997, BiH and 
the other parties were recognized as being in compliance with the 
limitations on five major types of armaments (battle tanks, armored 
combat vehicles, artillery, combat aircraft, and attack helicopters) 
set forth in the Article IV agreement, which were derived from the 
Annex 1B 5:2:2 ratios for the FRY, Republic of Croatia, and BiH 
respectively. The parties have since maintained armament levels 
consistent with the limitations and are expected to do so in the 
future. A draft mandate for an Article V agreement (regional stability) 
has been approved; negotiations are due to begin in early 1999. 
Military stability remains dependent on SFOR as a deterrent force.

  2. Public Security and Law Enforcement. Aim: A restructured and 
democratic police force in both entities. There has been considerable 
progress to date on police reform due to sustained joint efforts of the 
International Police Task Force (IPTF), Office of the High 
Representative (OHR), and SFOR, which have overcome a number of 
significant political obstacles. So far, approximately 85 percent of 
the police in the Federation have received IPTF-approved training, as 
have approximately 35 percent of the police in the Republika Srbska 
(RS). All sides continue to lag in the hiring of minority officers and, 
as the IPTF implements its plans to address this problem, tensions will 
increase in the short-term. SFOR often must support the IPTF in the 
face of crime, public disorder, and rogue police. Monoethnic police 
forces have often failed to facilitate minority returns. In these types 
of scenarios, SFOR's use of the Multinational Specialized Unit (MSU) 
has been a force multiplier, requiring fewer, but specially trained 
troops. At this point, SFOR's essential contribution to maintaining a 
secure environment, to include backing up IPTF in support of nascent 
civilian police forces, remains critical to continued progress.
  3. Judicial Reform. Aim: An effective judicial reform program. 
Several key steps forward were taken in 1998, such as the signing of an 
MOU on Inter-Entity Legal Assistance on May 20, 1998, and establishment 
of an Inter-Entity Legal Commission on June 4, 1998. The Federation 
Parliament in July adopted a new criminal code. Nevertheless, the 
judicial system still requires significant reform. Judges are still 
influenced by politics, and the system is financially strapped and 
remains ethnically biased. Execution of judgments, in particular 
eviction of persons who illegally occupy dwellings, is especially 
problematic. The progress made in the area of commercial law is 
encouraging for economic development prospects.
  4. Illegal Institutions, Organized Crime, and Corruption. Aim: The 
dissolution of illegal pre-Dayton institutions. Corruption remains a 
major challenge to building democratic institutions of government. 
Structures for independent monitoring of government financial 
transactions are still not in place. Shadow institutions still need to 
be eliminated. The burden of creating institutions to combat fraud and 
organized crime falls mostly to the international community and in 
particular to the IPTF. SFOR contributes to the secure environment 
necessary for the success of other international efforts to counter 
these illegal activities.
  5. Media Reform. Aim: Regulated, democratic, and independent media. 
Approximately 80 percent television coverage has been achieved in BiH 
through the international community's support for the Open Broadcasting 
Network (OBN), which is the first (and so far only) neutral source of 
news in BiH. Several television and radio networks have been 
restructured and are led by new management boards. Most are in 
compliance with Dayton except for some regional broadcasts. The 
Independent Media Commission assumed responsibility for media 
monitoring from the OSCE on October 31, 1998. Progress has been 
significant, but BiH still has far to go to approach international 
standards. SFOR's past actions in this area are a key deterrent against 
illegal use of media assets to undermine Dayton implementation.

  6. Elections and Democratic Governance. Aim: National democratic 
institutions and practices. With the exception of the election of a 
nationalist to the RS presidency, the September 1998 national elections 
continued the long-term trend away from reliance on ethnically based 
parties. The two major Serb nationalist parties lost further ground 
and, once again, will be unable to lead the RS government. Croat and 
Bosniak nationalist parties retained control, but saw margins eroded 
significantly. In this regard, SFOR's continued presence will 
facilitate conduct of the municipal elections scheduled for late 1999 
but, as has been the case with every election since Dayton, the trend 
of increasingly turning over responsibility for elections to the 
Bosnians themselves will continue.
  7. Economic Development. Aim: Free-market reforms. While the process 
of economic recovery and transformation will take many years, some 
essential groundwork has been laid. Privatization legislation and 
enterprise laws have been passed, and banking legislation has been 
partially passed. Fiscal revenues from taxes and customs have increased 
significantly. Nevertheless, the fiscal and revenue system is in its 
infancy. Implementation of privatization legislation is slow and the 
banking sector is under-funded, but there are signs of development in 
GDP. There has been a marked increase in freedom of movement, further 
enhanced by the uniform license plate law. SFOR's continued 
contribution to a secure environment and facilitating freedom of 
movement is vital as economic reforms begin to take hold.
  8. Displaced Person and Refugee (DPRE) Returns. Aim: A functioning 
phased and orderly minority return process. While there have been some 
significant breakthroughs on DPRE returns to minority areas, such as 
Jajce, Stolac, Kotor Varos, Prijedor, Mostar, and Travnik, the overall 
numbers have been low. In some areas where minority DPREs have 
returned, interethnic tensions rose quickly. Some nationalist political 
parties continue to obstruct the return of minority DPREs to the areas 
they control. Poor living conditions in some areas present little 
incentive for DPREs to return. The Entities are using DPREs to resettle 
regions (opstinas) that are of strategic interest to each ethnic 
faction. SFOR's contribution to a secure environment remains vital to 
OHR efforts to facilitate minority returns.
  9. Brcko. Aim: A multiethnic administration, DPRE returns, and secure 
environment. Freedom of movement in Brcko has improved dramatically. 
Citizens of BiH are increasingly confident in using their right to 
travel freely throughout the municipality and the region. Police and 
judicial elements have been installed, but the goal of multiethnicity 
in these elements still has not been realized. About 1,000 Federation 
families have returned to the parts of Brcko on the RS side of the 
Inter-Entity Boundary Line, but few Serb displaced persons have left 
Brcko to return to their pre-war homes. SFOR support will be a critical 
deterrent to the outbreak of violence during the period surrounding the 
Arbitrator's decision on Brcko's status anticipated for early in 1999.
  10. Persons Indicted for War Crimes (PIFWCs). Aim: Cooperation with 
the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) 
leading to the transfer of PIFWCs to The Hague for trial. Thanks to 
action by the Congress, the Secretary of State now has the ability to 
offer rewards of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest 
or conviction of PIFWCs. Of the 81 people indicted publicly by

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the Tribunal, only 29--36 percent--are still at large. The two highest-
profile indictees, Karadzic and Mladic, are among them. Bosnians are 
cooperating with the ICTY, but the failure of the RS to support the 
ICTY is a major obstacle to progress. Bosnian Croats have cooperated 
with respect to the surrender of all but two public indictees, but have 
not cooperated fully with respect to the Tribunal's orders that they 
turn over documents needed for the fair trial of a number of indictees. 
SFOR continues to provide crucial support in the apprehension of PIFWCs 
and for ICTY exhumations.

  In my report to the Congress dated July 28, 1998, I emphasized the 
important role that realistic target dates, combined with concerted use 
of incentives, leverage, and pressure on all parties, should play in 
maintaining the sense of urgency necessary to move steadily toward an 
enduring peace.
  The December 1998 Peace Implementation Council Declaration and its 
annex (attached) offer target dates for accomplishment of specific 
tasks by authorities in BiH. The PIC decisions formed the background 
against which NATO Defense Ministers reviewed the future of SFOR in 
their December 17 meeting. Failure by Bosnian authorities to act within 
the prescribed timeframes would be the point of departure for more 
forceful action by the OHR and other elements of the international 
community. Priorities for 1999 will include: accelerating the 
transition to a sustainable market economy; increasing the momentum on 
the return of refugees and displaced persons, particularly to minority 
areas; providing a secure environment through the rule of law, 
including significant progress on judicial reform and further 
establishment of multiethnic police; developing and reinforcing the 
central institutions, including adoption of a permanent election law, 
and the development of greater confidence and cooperation among the 
Entity defense establishments with the goal of their eventual 
unification; and pressing ahead with media reform and education issues.
  In accordance with the NATO Defense Ministers' guidance in June 1998, 
NATO is conducting a series of comprehensive reviews at no more than 6-
month intervals. The first of these reviews was completed on November 
16, 1998, and recently endorsed by the North Atlantic Council (NAC) 
Foreign and Defense Ministers. In reviewing the size and shape of SFOR 
against the benchmarks described above, the United States and its 
allies concluded that at present, there be no changes in SFOR's 
mission. NATO recommended, however, that steps begin immediately to 
streamline SFOR. The NAC Foreign and Defense Ministers endorsed this 
recommendation on December 8, 1998, and December 17, 1998, 
respectively. The Defense Ministers also endorsed a report from the 
NATO Military Authorities (NMAs) authorizing further adjustments in 
SFOR force levels--in response to the evolving security situation and 
support requirements--to be completed by the end of March 1999. While 
the specifics of these adjustments are still being worked, they could 
amount to reductions of as much as 10 percent from the 6,900 U.S. 
troops currently in SFOR. The 6,900 troop level already represents a 20 
percent reduction from the 8,500 troops deployed in June 1998 and is 66 
percent less than peak U.S. deployment of 20,000 troops in 1996.
  The NATO Defense Ministers on December 17, 1998, further instructed 
NMAs to examine options for possible longer-term and more substantial 
adjustments to the future size and structure of SFOR. Their report is 
due in early 1999 and will give the United States and its Allies the 
necessary information on which to base decisions on SFOR's future. We 
will address this issue in the NAC again at that time. Decisions on 
future reductions will be taken in the light of progress on 
implementation of the Peace Agreement. Any and all reductions of U.S. 
forces in the short or long term will be made in accordance with my 
Administration's policy that such reductions will not jeopardize the 
safety of U.S. armed forces serving in BiH.
  My Administration values the Congress' substantial support for Dayton 
implementation. I look forward to continuing to work with the Congress 
in pursuit of U.S. foreign policy goals in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
                                                   Willam J. Clinton.  
       The White House, February 4, 1999.

  By unanimous consent, the message was referred to the Committee on 
International Relations and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 106-18).

para. 6.8  communication from the clerk--message from the president

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

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, February 8, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     The 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, I have the honor to transmit a sealed 
     envelope received from the White House on February 5, 1999 at 
     3:50 p.m. and said to contain a message from the President 
     whereby he submits a Budget Request for the District of 
     Columbia.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Jeff Trandahl.

para. 6.9  district of columbia courts budget fy 2000

  The Clerk then read the message from the President, 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 Courts' FY 2000 Budget request.
  The District of Columbia Courts have submitted a FY 2000 Budget 
request for $131.6 million for its operating expenditures and $17.4 
million for courthouse renovation and improvements. My FY 2000 Budget 
includes recommended funding levels of $128.4 million for operations and 
$9.0 million for capital improvements for the District Courts. My 
transmittal of the District of Columbia Courts' budget request does not 
represent an endorsement of its contents.
  I look forward to working with the Congress throughout the FY 2000 
appropriation process.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
       The White House, February 5, 1999.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to 
be printed (H. Doc. 106-17).
  And then,

para. 6.10  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. TERRY, pursuant to the special order agreed to on 
Thursday, February 4, 1999, at 2 o'clock and 15 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 9, 1999 for ``morning-
hour debate.''

para. 6.11  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:

                      [Filed on February 5, 1999]

       Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform. H.R. 391. 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, to establish a 
     task force to examine the feasibility of streamlining 
     paperwork requirements applicable to small businesses, and 
     for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-8 Pt. 1). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform. H.R. 436. 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 (Rept. No. 106-9 Pt. 
     1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State 
     of the Union.

                      [Filed on February 8, 1999]

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 193. 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. 106-10). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. TALENT: Committee on Small Business. H.R. 439. A bill 
     to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, 
     popularly known as the Paperwork Reduction Act, to minimize 
     the burden of Federal paperwork demands upon small 
     businesses, educational and nonprofit institutions, Federal 
     contractors, State and local governments, and other persons 
     through the sponsorship and use of alternative information 
     technologies (Rept. No. 106-11, Pt. 1).
       Mr. TALENT: Committee on Small Business. H.R. 440. A bill 
     to make technical corrections to the Microloan Program (Rept. 
     No. 106-12). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.

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para. 6.12  time limitation of referred bill pursuant to rule x

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

          [The following actions occurred on February 5, 1999]

       H.R. 436. Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary 
     extended for a period ending not later than February 5, 1999.
       H.R. 391. Referral to the Committee on Small Business 
     extended for a period ending not later than February 5, 1999.

para. 6.13  reported bills sequentially referred

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, bills and reports were delivered to the 
Clerk for printing, and bills referred as follows:

                      [Filed on February 5, 1999]

       Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform. H.R. 437. A 
     bill to provide for a Chief Financial Officer in the 
     Executive Office of the President; referred to the Committee 
     on the Budget for a period ending not later than February 5, 
     1999, for consideration of such provisions of the bill as 
     fall within their jurisdiction pursuant to clause 1(c), rule 
     X. (Rept. No. 106-7, Pt. 1).

para. 6.14  discharge of committee

          [The following actions occurred on February 5, 1999]

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X, the Committee on Small Business 
discharged from further consideration. H.R. 391 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 the Judiciary discharged from further 
consideration. H.R. 436 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 Budget discharged 
from further consideration. H.R. 437 referred to the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union.

para. 6.15  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 613. A bill to amend title 9, United States Code, to 
     allow employees the right to accept or reject the use of 
     arbitration to resolve an employment controversy; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Thomas, 
             Mr. Crane, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Goss, 
             Mr. Armey, Mr. Royce, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
             Hilleary, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Tancredo, 
             Mr. Stump, Mr. Largent, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, Mr. Kolbe, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Coburn, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. English, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. Shadegg):
       H.R. 614. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the availability of medical savings accounts; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CRANE:
       H.R. 615. 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.
       H.R. 616. 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 Ms. DEGETTE (for herself, Mr. Norwood, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Shows, Mr. Underwood, Mr. English, 
             Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Strickland):
       H.R. 617. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to ensure 
     full Federal compliance with that Act; 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. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Evans, and Mr. 
             Cramer):
       H.R. 618. 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. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 619. A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to 
     prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in programs 
     receiving Federal fianancial assistance; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, and Mrs. Roukema):
       H.R. 620. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to conduct a test to determine the costs and benefits of 
     requiring jet-propelled aircraft taking off from Newark 
     International Airport, New Jersey, to conduct ascents over 
     the ocean, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HILLEARY:
       H.R. 621. A bill to provide that certain regulations 
     proposed by the Comptroller of the Currency, the Director of 
     the Office of Thrift Supervision, the Board of Governors of 
     the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation relating to practices of financial institutions 
     shall not take effect; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Towns, 
             Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Frost, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 622. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude from gross income rewards received by reason of 
     providing information leading to the conviction of a crime to 
     the extent that the reward is used to compensate victims of 
     crime; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KNOLLENBERG (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Barton 
             of Texas, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Canady of 
             Florida, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Cox of California, Ms. 
             Danner, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             English, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hutchinson, 
             Mr. John, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, Mr. Souder, Mr. Stump, Mr. Traficant, and 
             Mr. Upton):
       H.R. 623. A bill to amend the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act to eliminate certain regulation of plumbing 
     supplies; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. KNOLLENBERG:
       H.R. 624. A bill to amend section 101 of title 11 of the 
     United States Code to modify the definition of single asset 
     real estate and to make technical corrections; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NEY (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Kasich, 
             Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Portman, Mr. Regula, Mr. Sawyer, 
             and Mrs. Jones of Ohio):
       H.R. 625. 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. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Allen, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Berry, Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Stark, 
             Mr. Olver, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Luther, Mr. 
             Waxman, Ms. Schakowsky, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen):
       H.R. 626. 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:
       H.R. 627. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to increase the minimum wage and to provide for an 
     increase in such wage based on the cost of living; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT (for himself, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Bilbray, 
             and Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H.R. 628. 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 Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service and the United States Customs Service 
     in the performance of border protection functions; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. VENTO (for himself and Mrs. Roukema):
       H.R. 629. A bill to amend the Community Development Banking 
     and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 to reauthorize the 
     Community Development Financial Institutions Fund and 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. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.J. Res. 24. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-
     second amendment relating to Presidential term limitations; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 6.16  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 104: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Cubin, Ms. Dunn 
     of Washington, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
     Goodling, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Hastings of Washington, 
     Mr. Hayes, Mr. Istook, Mr. Largent, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Packard, 
     and Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 105: Mr. Cooksey and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 106: Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. 
     Sam Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 107: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
     Forbes, Mr. Hostettler, Mr.

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     Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Latham, and Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 108: Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Hoekstra, and Mr. 
     Hostettler.
       H.R. 150: Mr. Stump, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. 
     McDermott.
       H.R. 151: Mr. Cannon and Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 154: Mr. Udall of Colorado.
       H.R. 169: Mr. Ganske.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Pickering, Ms. Granger, Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington, Mr. Collins, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Sisisky, 
     Mr. Toomey, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
     Bilbray, Mr. Turner, Mr. Linder, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
     Hostettler, Mr. Ney, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Traficant, 
     Mr. Shows, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
     Radanovich, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
     Strickland, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 271: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 316: Mr. Nadler, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Goode, and Mr. 
     Sununu.
       H.R. 351: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Cook, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
     Rush, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, and 
     Mr. Ryun of Kansas.
       H.R. 355: Mr. Ortiz.
       H.R. 357: Mr. Cardin and Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 373: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 415: Mr. Lantos and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 433: Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Horn, and Mr. Moran of 
     Virginia.
       H.R. 438: Mrs. Wilson.
       H.R. 548: Mrs. Clayton, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Bishop, 
     Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
     Gejdenson, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Meeks of New York, 
     Ms. Norton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Scott, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. 
     Capps, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H. Con. Res. 21: Mr. Rush.
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                      TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1999 (7)

para. 7.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 February 9, 1999.
       I hereby designate the Honorable John E. Sweeney to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 7.2  messages 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. 7.3  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. 7. Concurrent resolution honoring the life and 
     legacy of King Hussein ibn Talal al-Hashem.

para. 7.4  ``morning-hour debate''

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SWEENEY, pursuant to the order of the 
House of Tuesday, January 19, 1999, recognized Members for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para. 7.5  recess--1:05 p.m.

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

para. 7.6  after recess--2 p.m.

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

para. 7.7  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, February 8, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 7.8  communications

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

       417. 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-300790; FRL-6059-
     8] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       418. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--3,7-Dichloro-8-
     quinoline carboxylic acid; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency 
     Exemptions [OPP-300781; FRL-6055-6] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       419. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Cymoxanil; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300782; FRL-6056-4] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       420. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Propyzamide; Extension 
     of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300791; FRL-6060-
     3] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       421. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director, U.S. 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Voting by Interested Members of 
     Self-Regulatory Organization Governing Boards and 
     Committees--received January 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       422. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director, U.S. 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Temporary Licenses for Associated 
     Persons, Floor Brokers, Floor Traders and Guaranteed 
     Introducing Brokers--received January 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       423. 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--Technical Assistance Component [No. 
     982-0154] received February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       424. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving U.S. exports to Singapore, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       425. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations--received January 
     7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       426. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     National Flood Insurance Program; Removal of Form (RIN: 3067-
     AC81) received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       427. 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-98-4980; Notice 1] (RIN: 2127-
     AH25) received February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       428. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Protection 
     In Interior Impact [Docket No. NHTSA-98-5033] [RIN No. 2127-
     AG07] received February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       429. 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; Exemption for 
     Leachate from Non-Hazardous Waste Landfills; Final Rule (RIN: 
     2050-AG61) received February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       430. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Emegency Planning and 
     Community Right-To-Know Programs; Amdendments to Hazardous 
     Chemical Reporting Thresholds for Gasoline and Diesel Fuel at 
     Retail Gas Stations [FRL-6300-5] (RIN: 2050-AE58) received 
     February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       431. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Record Keeping and 
     Reporting Burden Reduction [AD-FRL-6-6300] received February 
     5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       432. 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. 96F-0136] received January 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       433. 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-0421] received January 27, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       434. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Serv

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     ice's annual report on progress in achieving the performance 
     goals referenced in the Prescription Drug User Fee Act of 
     1992; to the Committee on Commerce.
       435. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Office of Foreign 
     Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Reporting and Procedures 
     Regulations: Procedure for Requests for Removal from List of 
     Blocked Persons, Specially Designated Nationals, Specially 
     Designated Terrorists, Foreign Terrorist Organizations, 
     Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers, and Blocked 
     Vessels--received February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       436. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Pay 
     Administration; Premium Pay (RIN: 3206-AG47) received 
     February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       437. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director, U.S. 
     Commodity Future Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Commisssion Records and Information; 
     Open Commission Meetings--received January 11, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       438. A letter from the Director of Communications and 
     Legislative Affairs, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission, transmitting a copy of the annual report in 
     compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act during the 
     calendar year 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       439. 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; Trip 
     Limit Reduction [Docket No. 961204340-7087-02; I.D. 012999A] 
     received February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       440. A letter from the Director, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Atlantic 
     Swordfish Fishery; Management of Driftnet Gear [Docket No. 
     980630163-9010-02; I.D. 011598A] (RIN: 0648-AJ68) received 
     February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       441. 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; Groundfish by Vessels Using Non-
     Pelagic Trawl Gear in the Red King Crab Savings Subarea 
     [Docket No. 981222313-8320-02; I.D. 012599B] received 
     February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       442. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Debt 
     Collection (RIN: 3067-AC77) received January 7, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       443. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Coast Guard Child Development Services Programs [USCG-1998-
     3821] (RIN: 2115-AF48) received February 5, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       444. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Maritime Course Approval Procedures [USCG-1998-3824] (RIN: 
     2115-AF58) received February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       445. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Passaic River, NJ [CGD01-
     97-134] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received February 5, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       446. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     SAFETY ZONE; Explosive Loads and Detonations Bath Iron Works, 
     Bath, ME [CGD1-99-006] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received February 5, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       447. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     SAFETY ZONE: Sunken Fishing Vessel CAPE FEAR, Buzzards Bay 
     Entrance [CGD01 99-002] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received February 5, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       448. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     SAFETY ZONE: Swift Creek Channel, Freeport, NY [CGD01-98-184] 
     (RIN: 2115-AA97) received February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       449. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     SAFETY ZONES, SECURITY ZONES, AND SPECIAL LOCAL REGULATIONS 
     [USCG-1998-4895] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received February 5, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       450. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in 
     Department of Transportation Programs [Docket No. OST-97-
     2550; Notice 97-5] (RIN: 2105-AB92) received February 5, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       451. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Allison Engine Company Model AE 
     3007A and AE 3007A1/1 Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-14-
     AD; Amendment 39-11017; AD 99-03-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       452. 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-50-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11018; AD 99-03-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       453. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Gate Requirements for High-Lift Device Controls 
     [Docket No. 28930; Amdt. No. 25-98] (RIN: 2120-AF82) received 
     February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       454. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of the San Diego Class B Airspace Area; CA 
     [Airspace Docket No. 97-AWA-6] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received 
     February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       455. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendments to Restricted Areas 5601D and 5601E; Fort Sill, OK 
     [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-40] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received 
     February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       456. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Fremont, OH [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AGL-56] received February 5, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       457. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Buena Vista, CO [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ANM-20] received February 5, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       458. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Anaktuvuk Pass, AK [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AAL-24] received February 5, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       459. 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-386-AD; Amendment 39-11015; AD 99-01-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       460. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-8 Series 
     Airplanes Modified in Accordance with Supplemental Type 
     Certificate SA1802SO [Docket No. 98-NM-379-AD; Amendement 39-
     11016; AD 98-26-51] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 5, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       461. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Rulings and determination letters [Revenue Procedure 99-16] 
     received February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       462. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Rulings and determination letters [Revenue Procedure 99-15] 
     received February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       463. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Notice of Certain Transfers to Foreign Partnerships and 
     Foreign Corporations [TD 8817] (RIN: 1545-AV70) received 
     February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       464. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Eisenberg v. Commissioner [T.C. Docket No. 17267-95] received 
     January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       465. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Eisenberg v. Com

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     missioner [T.C. Docket No. 17267-95] received January 27, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       466. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Larotonda v. Commissioner--received January 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       467. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Larontonda v. Commissioner--received January 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       468. A communication from the Assistant to the President 
     and Director for Legislative Affairs, President of the United 
     States, transmitting the Presidents ``Report to Congress on a 
     Comprehensive Plan for Responding to the Increase in Steel 
     Imports''; jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Appropriations. 

para. 7.9  communication from the clerk--message from the president

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

                                          Office of the Clerk,

                                 Washington, DC, February 8, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 2(h) of Rule II 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 February 8, 1999 at 
     12:35 p.m. and said to contain a message from the President 
     whereby he submits the National Drug Control Strategy for 
     1999.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Jeff Trandahl.

para. 7.10  national drug control strategy

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

To the Congress of the United States:
  On behalf of the American people, I am pleased to transmit the 1999 
National Drug Control Strategy to the Congress. This Strategy renews and 
advances our efforts to counter the threat of drugs--a threat that 
continues to cost our Nation over 14,000 lives and billions of dollars 
each year.
  There is some encouraging progress in the struggle against drugs. The 
1998 Monitoring the Future study found that youth drug use has leveled 
off and in many instances is on the decline--the second straight year of 
progress after years of steady increases. The study also found a 
significant strengthening of youth attitudes toward drugs: young people 
increasingly perceive drug use as a risky and unacceptable behavior. The 
rate of drug-related murders continues to decline, down from 1,302 in 
1992 to 786 in 1997. Overseas, we have witnessed a decline in cocaine 
production by 325 metric tons in Bolivia and Peru over the last 4 years. 
Coca cultivation in Peru plunged 56 percent since 1995.
  Nevertheless, drugs still exact a tremendous toll on this Nation. In a 
10-year period, over 100,000 Americans will die from drug use. The 
social costs of drug use continue to climb, reaching $110 billion in 
1995, a 64 percent increase since 1990. Much of the economic burden of 
drug abuse falls on those who do not abuse drugs--American families and 
their communities. Although we have made progress, much remains to be 
done.
  The 1999 National Drug Control Strategy provides a comprehensive 
balanced approach to move us closer to a drug-free America. This 
Strategy presents a long-term plan to change American attitudes and 
behavior with regard to illegal drugs. Among the efforts this Strategy 
focuses on are:
  --Educating children: studies demonstrate that when our children 
    understand the dangers of drugs, their rates of drug use drop. 
    Through the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign, the Safe and 
    Drug Free Schools Program and other efforts, we will continue to 
    focus on helping our youth reject drugs.
  --Decreasing the addicted population: the addicted make up roughly a 
    quarter of all drug users, but consume two-thirds of all drugs in 
    America. Our strategy for reducing the number of addicts focuses on 
    closing the ``treatment gap.''
  --Breaking the cycle of drugs and crime: numerous studies confirm that 
    the vast majority of prisoners commit their crimes to buy drugs or 
    while under the influence of drugs. To help break this link between 
    crime and drugs, we must promote the Zero Tolerance Drug Supervision 
    initiative to better keep offenders drug- and crime-free. We can do 
    this by helping States and localities to implement tough new systems 
    to drug test, treat, and punish prisoners, parolees, and 
    probationers.
  --Securing our borders: the vast majority of drugs consumed in the 
    United States enter this Nation through the Southwest border, 
    Florida, the Gulf States, and other border areas and air and sea 
    ports of entry. The flow of drugs into this Nation violates our 
    sovereignty and brings crime and suffering to our streets and 
    communities. We remain committed to, and will expand, efforts to 
    safeguard our borders from drugs.
  --Reducing the supply of drugs: we must reduce the availability of 
    drugs and the ease with which they can be obtained. Our efforts to 
    reduce the supply of drugs must target both domestic and overseas 
    production of these deadly substances.
  Our ability to attain these objectives is dependent upon the 
collective will of the American people and the strength of our 
leadership. The progress we have made to date is a credit to Americans 
of all walks of life--State and local leaders, parents, teachers, 
coaches, doctors, police officers, and clergy. Many have taken a stand 
against drugs. These gains also result from the leadership and hard work 
of many, including Attorney General Reno, Secretary of Health and Human 
Services Shalala, Secretary of Education Riley, Treasury Secretary 
Rubin, and Drug Policy Director McCaffrey. I also thank the Congress for 
their past and future support. If we are to make further progress, we 
must maintain a bipartisan commitment to the goals of the Strategy.
  As we enter the new millennium, we are reminded of our common 
obligation to build and leave for coming generations a stronger Nation. 
Our National Drug Control Strategy will help create a safer, healthier 
future for all Americans.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, February 8, 1999.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committees on the Judiciary, Agriculture, 
Armed Services, Banking and Financial Services, Commerce, Education and 
the Workforce, Government Reform, International Relations, Resources, 
Transportation and Infrastructure, Veterans Affairs, and Ways and Means.

para. 7.11  message from the president--u.s. romania nuclear cooperation 
          agreement

  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 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) and (d)), the text of a proposed Agreement for Cooperation 
Between the Government of the United States of America and the 
Government of Romania 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 Romania 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 Romania under 
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tions and controls reflecting our common commitment to nuclear 
nonproliferation goals. Cooperation until now has taken place under a 
series of supply agreements dating back to 1966 pursuant to the 
agreement for peaceful nuclear cooperation between the United States and 
the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
  The Government of Romania supports international efforts to prevent 
the spread of nuclear weapons to additional countries. Romania is a 
party to the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and 
has an agreement with the IAEA for the application of full-scope 
safeguards to its nuclear program. Romania also subscribes to the 
Nuclear Suppliers Group guidelines, which set forth standards for the 
responsible export of nuclear commodities for peaceful use, and to the 
guidelines of the NPT Exporters Committee (Zangger Committee), which 
oblige members to require the application of IAEA safeguards on nuclear 
exports to nonnuclear weapon states. In addition, Romania is a party to 
the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, whereby 
it agrees to apply international standards of physical protection to the 
storage and transport of nuclear material under its jurisdiction or 
control. Finally, Romania was one of the first countries to sign the 
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
  I believe that peaceful nuclear cooperation with Romania under the 
proposed new agreement will be fully consistent with, and supportive of, 
our policy of responding positively and constructively to the process of 
democratization and economic reform in Central Europe. Cooperation under 
the agreement also will provide opportunities for U.S. business on terms 
that fully protect vital U.S. national security interests.
  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. My 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, February 9, 1999.

  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. 106-13).

para. 7.12  packers and stockyards act

  Mr. COMBEST moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 169) to 
amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to expand the pilot 
investigation for the collection of information regarding prices paid 
for the procurement of cattle and sheep for slaughter and of muscle cuts 
of beef and lamb to include swine and muscle cuts of swine; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. COMBEST and Mr. 
PETERSON of Minnesota, 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. 7.13  providing for the consideration of h.r. 391

  Mr. SESSIONS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-13) the resolution (H. Res. 42) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 391) 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.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 7.14  providing for the consideration of h.r. 436

  Mr. SESSIONS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-14) the resolution (H. Res. 43) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 436) 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 resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 7.15  providing for the consideration of h.r. 437

  Mr. SESSIONS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-15) the resolution (H. Res. 44) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 437) to provide for a Chief Financial Officer in the 
Executive Office of the President.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 7.16  microloan program

  Mr. TALENT moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 440) to 
make technical corrections to the Microloan Program; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. TALENT 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. SHIMKUS, 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. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 7.17  federal paperwork demands on small businesses

  Mrs. KELLY moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 439) to 
amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, popularly known as the 
Paperwork Reduction Act, to minimize the burden of Federal paperwork 
demands upon small businesses, educational and nonprofit institutions, 
Federal contractors, State and local governments, and other persons 
through the sponsorship and use of alternative information technologies.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mrs. KELLY 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. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mrs. KELLY 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 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

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para. 7.18  various trade law technical changes

  Mr. CRANE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 435) to 
make miscellaneous and technical changes to various trade laws, and for 
other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. CRANE and Mr. 
McNULTY, 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. McNULTY 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 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 7.19  recess--3:20 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until approximately 5 o'clock p.m.

para. 7.20  after recess--5:15 p.m.

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

para. 7.21  h.r. 440--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 440) to make technical corrections to the 
Microloan 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

411

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affirmative

Nays

4

para. 7.22                     [Roll No. 12]

                                YEAS--411

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
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     Gekas
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     Gilman
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     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
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     Goss
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     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Istook
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     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
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     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
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     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
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     Matsui
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     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--4

     Chenoweth
     Paul
     Royce
     Sanford

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Ackerman
     Barrett (WI)
     Carson
     DeFazio
     Gephardt
     Granger
     Jenkins
     Lofgren
     Maloney (NY)
     McIntosh
     Miller, George
     Nadler
     Pallone
     Rush
     Spratt
     Thornberry
     Weygand
     Wise
  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. 7.23  h.r. 439--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 439) to amend chapter 35 of title 44, 
United States Code, popularly known as the Paperwork Reduction Act, to 
minimize the burden of Federal paperwork demands upon small businesses, 
educational and nonprofit institutions, Federal contractors, State and 
local governments, and other persons through the sponsorship and use of 
alternative information technologies.
  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

413

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 7.24                     [Roll No. 13]

                                YEAS--413

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane

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     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Ackerman
     Barrett (WI)
     Carson
     DeFazio
     Deutsch
     Gephardt
     Granger
     Lofgren
     Maloney (NY)
     McIntosh
     Miller, George
     Nadler
     Nussle
     Pallone
     Reynolds
     Rush
     Spratt
     Thornberry
     Weygand
     Wise
  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. 7.25  h.r. 435--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 435) to make miscellaneous and 
technical changes to various trade laws, 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

414

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

1

para. 7.26                     [Roll No. 14]

                                YEAS--414

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

[[Page 102]]



                                 NAYS--1

       
     Barr
       

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Ackerman
     Barrett (WI)
     Carson
     DeFazio
     Gephardt
     Granger
     Lofgren
     Maloney (NY)
     McIntosh
     Miller, George
     Nadler
     Neal
     Rush
     Spratt
     Thornberry
     Weller
     Weygand
     Wise
  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. 7.27  in memory of r. scott bates

  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. 6):

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That, as a mark of respect to the memory of R. 
     Scott Bates, Legislative Clerk of the United States Senate, 
     all flags of the United States located on Capitol Buildings 
     or on the Capitol grounds shall be flown at half-staff on the 
     day of his interment. 

  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. 7.28  d.c. mayoral restoration of authority

  On motion of Mr. DAVIS of Virginia, by unanimous consent, the 
Committee on Government Reform was discharged from further consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 433) to restore the management and personnel authority 
of the Mayor of the District of Columbia.
  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. 7.29  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mrs. MALONEY, for today and the balance of the week;
  To Mr. THORNBERRY, for today; and
  To Ms. CARSON, for today.
  And then,

para. 7.30  adjournment

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FLETCHER, by unanimous consent, at 6 
o'clock and 35 minutes p.m., declared the House adjourned.

para. 7.31  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. REYNOLDS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 42. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 391) 
     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 (Rept. No. 106-13). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SESSIONS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 43. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 436) 
     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 (Rept. No. 106-14). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SESSIONS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 44. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 437) 
     to provide for a Chief Financial Officer in the Executive 
     Office of the President (Rept. No. 106-15). Referred to the 
     House Calendar.

para. 7.32  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. ARCHER (for himself and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 630. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to reiterate the denial of the charitable contribution 
     deduction for transfers associated with split-dollar 
     insurance arrangements; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mr. 
             Cardin):
       H.R. 631. A bill to combat fraud in, and to improve the 
     administration of, the disability programs under titles II 
     and XVI of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WELDON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Brady of Texas, 
             Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Rothman, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Talent):
       H.R. 632. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to conduct a study on mortality and adverse 
     outcome rates of Medicare patients of providers of anesthesia 
     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. BARTLETT of Maryland:
       H.R. 633. A bill to provide for investment in broad-based 
     private equities indices of amounts held in trust for payment 
     of benefits from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 
     Trust Fund, the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, the 
     Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, the Department of 
     Defense Military Retirement Fund, the Civil Service 
     Retirement and Disability Fund, and the Railroad Retirement 
     Account, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, 
     Government Reform, the Budget, 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 Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Gilchrest, and Mr. 
             Cummings):
       H.R. 634. 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 
     presciption drug coverage in the event the Medicare+Choice 
     plan terminates service in the area in which the beneficiary 
     resides; 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. COLLINS:
       H.R. 635. A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to permit the use of block grant funds under the 
     Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program for 
     classroom construction and hiring of teachers in elementary 
     and secondary public schools; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. COOKSEY:
       H.R. 636. A bill to amend the Individuals with Disabilities 
     Education Act relating to the placement of children in 
     alternative educational settings under that Act and relating 
     to corrective action against States under part B of that Act; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Barrett 
             of Nebraska, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Shows, and Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 637. 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. Horn, Mr. Pomeroy, 
             and Mr. Paul):
       H.R. 638. 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. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mr. Dickey, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Hoekstra, 
             Mr. Hostettler, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Largent, Mr. Pickering, Mrs. Chenoweth, 
             Mr. Stearns, Mr. Spence, Mr. Packard, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Souder, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Barcia of 
             Michigan, Mr. Ney, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Petri, Mr. Taylor 
             of Mississippi, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. Terry):
       H.R. 639. A bill to implement equal protection under the 
     14th article of amendment to the Constitution for the right 
     to life of each born and preborn human person from the moment 
     of fertilization; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LAMPSON (for himself, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Mr. Foley, Mr. Frost, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Gutknecht, 
             and Mr. Bentsen):
       H.R. 640. A bill to authorize appropriations for the United 
     States Customs

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     Cybersmuggling Center; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McNULTY (for himself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
             Leach, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Boehlert, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             LaFalce, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. McHugh, 
             Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Filner, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
             Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Towns, Ms. Carson, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, 
             Mr. Green of Texas, and Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 641. 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 Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD (for herself, Mr. Becerra, 
             Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Lee, Mr. George Miller of California, 
             Mr. Sherman, Mr. Berman, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Horn, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Farr of California):
       H.R. 642. A bill 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 
     Malcolm Dymally Post Office Building''; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD (for herself, Mr. Becerra, 
             Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Lee, Mr. George Miller of California, 
             Mr. Sherman, Mr. Berman, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Horn, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Farr of California):
       H.R. 643. A bill 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''; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 644. A bill to establish requirements for the 
     cancellation of automobile insurance policies; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Horn, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
             McCollum, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Bachus, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Bereuter, 
             Mr. Leach, Ms. Biggert, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Pascrell, 
             Mr. Berman, Mr. Boehlert, and Mrs. Tauscher):
       H.R. 645. A bill to provide for teacher technology 
     training; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. PASCRELL:
       H.R. 646. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     provide that motor carriers safety permits for the 
     transportation of hazardous material be subject to annual 
     renewal; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Salmon, 
             Mrs. Cubin, and Mr. Metcalf):
       H.R. 647. A bill to prohibit the use of funds appropriated 
     to the Department of Defense from being used for the 
     deployment of United States Armed Forces in Kosovo unless 
     that deployment is specifically authorized by law; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. PICKETT (for himself, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Kennedy, 
             and Mr. Ortiz):
       H.R. 648. 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 
     Armed Services.
           By Ms. RIVERS:
       H.R. 649. 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:
       H.R. 650. 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:
       H.R. 651. A bill to prevent Members of Congress from 
     receiving any automatic pay adjustment which might otherwise 
     take effect in 1999; to the Committee on House 
     Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Government Reform, for a period to be 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. Evans, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Romero-
             Barcelo, Ms. Norton, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Ney):
       H.R. 652. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     increase the allowance for burial and funural expenses of 
     certain veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H.R. 653. A bill to mandate price stability as the primary 
     goal of the monetary policy of the Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Salmon, and Mr. Campbell):
       H.R. 654. 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 Administration.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Waxman, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Weygand, 
             Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Frost, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Strickland, 
             and Mr. George Miller of California):
       H.R. 655. 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. STEARNS (for himself and Ms. Rivers):
       H.R. 656. 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. SWEENEY (for himself, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mrs. Lowey, and Mrs. Maloney of New York):
       H.R. 657. A bill to reduce acid deposition under the Clean 
     Air Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. SWEENEY:
       H.R. 658. A bill to establish the Thomas Cole National 
     Historic Site in the State of New York as an affiliated area 
     of the National Park System; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Pitts, 
             Mr. English, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Gekas, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Holden, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Toomey, Mr. 
             Klink, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
             Murtha, Mr. Castle, and Mr. Goodling):
       H.R. 659. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     protection of Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields in 
     Pennsylvania, to direct the National Park Service to conduct 
     a special resource study of Paoli and Brandywine 
     Battlefields, to authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the 
     American Revolution at Valley Forge National Historical Park, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HUNTER:
       H.J. Res. 25. A joint resolution recognizing the sacrifice 
     and dedication of members of the Armed Forces throughout the 
     Nation's history; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. Sam JOHNSON of Texas (for himself and Mr. 
             Regula):
       H.J. Res. 26. A joint resolution providing for the 
     reappointment of Barber B. Conable, Jr. as a citizen regent 
     of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Instiution; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. Sam JOHNSON of Texas (for himself and Mr. 
             Regula):
       H.J. Res. 27. A joint resolution providing for the 
     reappointment of Dr. Hanna H. Gray as a citizen regent of the 
     Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. Sam JOHNSON of Texas (for himself and Mr. 
             Regula):
       H.J. Res. 28. A joint resolution providing for the 
     reappointment of Wesley S. Williams, Jr. as a citizen regent 
     of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; to 
     the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. METCALF:
       H. Con. Res. 26. 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 and 
     has no force or effect unless enacted as law; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DREIER (for himself and Mr. Moakley):
       H. Res. 45. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Rules in the One Hundred Sixth Congress; 
     to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Clay, and Mr. Skelton):

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       H. Res. 46. A resolution honoring Future Business Leaders 
     of America-Phi Beta Lambda; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Ms. RIVERS:
       H. Res. 47. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to require that the expenses of special-order 
     speeches be paid from the Members Representational Allowance 
     of the Members making such speeches; to the Committee on 
     Rules.
           By Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin:
       H. Res. 48. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Congress and the President should 
     undertake the Social Security Guarantee Initiative to 
     strengthen and protect the retirement income security of all 
     Americans through the creation of a fair and modern Social 
     Security Program for the 21st century; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself and Mr. Berman):
       H. Res. 49. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct in the One 
     Hundred Sixth Congress; to the Committee on House 
     Administration. 

para. 7.33  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

           Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD introduced A bill (H.R. 660) 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; which was 
             referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 7.34  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 4: Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mrs. Johnson of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Blunt, 
     Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Stump, Mr. Pitts, and Mr. 
     Foley.
       H.R. 15: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 17: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Hastings of Washington, 
     Ms. Danner, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Leach.
       H.R. 27: Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Hayes, 
     and Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 38: Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Kolbe, and Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 45: Mr. Snyder, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Costello, Mr. Boyd, Mr. 
     Cramer, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Linder, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
     Mr. DeMint, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
     Pickett, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Mr. Bryant.
       H.R. 50: Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 51: Mr. Ney, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 64: Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 70: Mr. Costello, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Latham, 
     and Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 72: Mr. Rahall and Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 89: Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
     Sessions, Mr. Regula, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Doolittle, and Ms. 
     Eshoo.
       H.R. 116: Mrs. Napolitano and Mrs. Jones of Ohio.
       H.R. 130: Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Boehlert, 
     Mr. Towns, and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 169: Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 175: Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. 
     Baldacci, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Engel, and Mr. 
     Shows.
       H.R. 194: Mr. English.
       H.R. 196: Mr. Visclosky.
       H.R. 205: Mr. Norwood, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Skeen, and Mr. 
     Condit.
       H.R. 208: Mr. Engel and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 221: Mr. Castle and Mr. Boehner.
       H.R. 232: Mr. Whitfield and Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 235: Mr. Sherman, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Franks 
     of New Jersey, Mr. Goode, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
     Schaffer, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Largent, and Mr. Tancredo.
       H.R. 254: Mr. Goodling, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
     Schaffer, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
     Watkins, Mr. McCollum, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
     Paul, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Mica, Mr. Canady 
     of Florida, Mr. Shows, Ms. Granger, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
     Foley, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Radanovich, and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 268: Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 274: Mr. Frost, Mr. King of New York, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
     Mr. Towns, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Foley, Mr. Saxton, Ms. Ros-
     Lehtinen, and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 275: Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Kuykendall.
       H.R. 289: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 315: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
     Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Olver, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
     and Mrs. Christian-Christensen.
       H.R. 351: Mr. Pickering, Mr. Rodriguez, and Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 352: Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
     Doolittle, and Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 357: Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Dooley of California.
       H.R. 372: Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 374: Mr. Franks of New Jersey, and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 380: Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Meeks of New York, and Ms. 
     Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 396: Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Sabo, Mr. McKeon, 
     Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
     Horn, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brady of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Foley, Mr. Holden, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
     Davis of Illinois, Mr. Ose, and Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 412: Mr. Boucher, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Walsh, 
     Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Leach, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Mollohan, 
     Mr. Costello, and Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 415: Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 417: Ms. Slaughter and Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 430: Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Gibbons, Ms. 
     Slaughter, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Lampson, and Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 433: Mr. Ehrlich and Mr. Sweeney.
       H.R. 434: Mr. Shaw, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 443: Mr. Foley, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 452: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Ackerman, and Mrs. 
     Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 472: Mr. Goss, Mr. Crane, Mr. Souder, and Mr. Latham.
       H.R. 483: Mrs. Christian-Christensen, and Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 491: Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. 
     Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 492: Mr. Stump, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. English, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
     Pickering, Mr. Goode, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, and Mr. 
     Talent.
       H.R. 506: Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
     Walsh, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
     Blumenauer, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 516: Mr. Thune, Mr. Clement, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Sanford, 
     Mr. Jones of North Carolina, and Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 518: Mr. Thune.
       H.R. 537: Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 541: Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. 
     Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Shows, Mrs. 
     Jones of Ohio, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
     Brown of California, and Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 547: Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
     Sanders, and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 557: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 566: Mr. Berman, Mr. Luther, and Mr. Gutknecht.
       H.R. 568: Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. 
     Pallone.
       H.R. 573: Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
     Costello, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Holden, and 
     Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 606: Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 625: Mr. Hobson.
       H.J. Res. 14: Ms. Granger, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. 
     Burton of Indiana, and Mr. Gutknecht.
       H. Con. Res. 10: Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
     Metcalf, and Mr. Calvert.
       H. Con. Res. 24: Mrs. Northup, Mr. Foley, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
     Clyburn, Mr. Filner, Mr. Berman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
     Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
     Thompson of California, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Gordon, 
     and Mr. Bentsen.
       H. Res. 15: Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Underwood, Mr. English, and Mr. 
     McHugh.
       H. Res. 16: Mr. Luther and Mr. Calvert.
       H. Res. 32: Mr. Greenwood.
       H. Res. 41: Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Cooksey, and Mr. Shows.

para. 7.35  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were deleted from the public bill 
and resolution as follows:

       H.R. 41: Mr. Rogers.
       H.J. Res. 7: Mr. Diaz-Balart.




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                    WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1999 (8)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 8.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, February 9, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 8.2  communications

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

       469. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Citrus 
     Canker; Addition to Quarantined Areas [Docket No. 95-086-2] 
     received January 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       470. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Illinois Abandoned 
     Mine Land Reclamation Plan [SPATS No. IL-093-FOR] received 
     January 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       471. 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; Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass 
     Fisheries: Summer Flounder Commercial Quota Transfer From 
     North Carolina to Virginia [I.D. 121598I] received January 
     11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.

[[Page 105]]

       472. 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 and pollock in the Gulf 
     of Alaska [Docket No. 981222314-8321-02; I.D. 012099B] 
     received January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       473. 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; Inshore-Offshore Allocations of 
     Pollock and Pacific Cod Total Allowable Catch; Inshore-
     Offshore Allocation of 1999 Interim Groundfish Specifications 
     [Docket No. 981021263-9019-02; I.D. 090898D] (RIN: 0648-AK12) 
     received January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       474. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Weighted Average Interest Rate Update [Notice 99-7] received 
     January 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       475. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Modifications and Additions to the Unified Partnership Audit 
     Procedures [TD 8808] (RIN: 1545-AW23) received January 25, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means. 

para. 8.3  mandates information act of 1999

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, pursuant to House Resolution 36 
and rule XVIII, 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. 350) to improve congressional deliberation on proposed 
Federal private sector mandates, and for other purposes.
  Mr. BRADY, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair; and after some time 
spent therein,

para. 8.4  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, lines 16 and 17, strike ``425(a)(1)'' each place it 
     appears and insert ``425(a)(1)(B)''.
       Page 5, after line 20, insert the following new 
     subparagraphs:
       (A) inserting in paragraph (1) ``intergovernmental'' after 
     ``Federal'';
       (B) inserting in paragraph (1) ``(A)'' before ``any'' and 
     by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(B) any bill or joint resolution that is reported by a 
     committee, unless--
       ``(i) the committee has published a statement of the 
     Director on the direct costs of Federal private sector 
     mandates in accordance with section 423(f) before such 
     consideration, except that this clause shall not apply to any 
     supplemental statement prepared by the Director under section 
     424(d); or
       ``(ii) all debate has been completed under section 
     427(b)(4); and
       ``(C) any amendment, motion, or conference report, unless--
       ``(i) the Director has estimated, in writing, the direct 
     costs of Federal private sector mandates before such 
     consideration; or
       ``(ii) all debate has been completed under section 
     427(b)(4); and''.
       Page 5, line 21, strike ``(A)'' and insert ``(C)'' and on 
     line 24, strike ``(B)'' and insert ``(D)''.
       Page 6, line 2, insert ``, according to the estimate 
     prepared by the Director under section 424(b)(1),'' before 
     ``would''.
       Page 6, line 10, insert ``unless all debate has been 
     completed under section 427(b)(4),'' after ``exceeded''.
       Page 7, line 1, strike ``(A)'' and strike lines 5 through 
     8.
       Page 7, strike lines 9 through 18.
       Page 7, line 19, strike ``(7)'' and insert ``(8)'' and 
     after line 18, insert the following new paragraphs:
       (6) Technical Changes.--(A) The centerheading of section 
     426 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by 
     adding before the period the following: ``REGARDING FEDERAL 
     INTERGOVERNMENTAL MANDATES''.
       (B) Section 426 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is 
     amended by inserting ``regarding Federal intergovernmental 
     mandates'' after ``section 425'' each place it appears.
       (C) The item relating to section 426 in the table of 
     contents set forth in section l(b) of the Congressional 
     Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is amended by 
     inserting ``regarding Federal intergovernmental mandates'' 
     before the period.
       (7) Federal private sector mandates.--(A) Part B of title 
     IV of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by 
     redesignating sections 427 and 428 as sections 428 and 429, 
     respectively, and by inserting after section 426 the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 427. PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE HOUSE OF 
                   REPRESENTATIVES REGARDING FEDERAL PRIVATE 
                   SECTOR MANDATES.

       ``(a) Enforcement in the House of Representatives.--It 
     shall not be in order in the House of Representatives to 
     consider a rule or order that waives the application of 
     section 425 regarding Federal private sector mandates. A 
     point of order under this subsection shall be disposed of as 
     if it were a point of order under section 426(a).
       ``(b) Disposition of Points of Order.--
       ``(1) Application to the house of representatives.--This 
     subsection shall apply only to the House of Representatives.
       ``(2) Threshold burden.--In order to be cognizable by the 
     Chair, a point of order under section 425 regarding Federal 
     private sector mandates or subsection (a) of this section 
     must specify the precise legislative language on which it is 
     premised.
       ``(3) Ruling of the chair.--The Chair shall rule on points 
     of order under section 425 regarding Federal private sector 
     mandates or subsection (a) of this section. The Chair shall 
     sustain the point of order only if the Chair determines that 
     the criteria in section 425(a)(1)(B), 425(a)(1)(C), or 
     425(a)(2) have been met. Not more than one point of order 
     with respect to the proposition that is the subject of the 
     point of order shall be recognized by the Chair under section 
     425(a)(1)(B), 425(a)(1)(C), or 425(a)(2) regarding Federal 
     private sector mandates.
       ``(4) Debate and intervening motions.--If the point of 
     order is sustained, the costs and benefits of the measure 
     that is subject to the point of order shall be debatable (in 
     addition to any other debate time provided by the rule 
     providing for consideration of the measure) for 10 minutes by 
     each Member initiating a point of order and for 10 minutes by 
     an opponent on each point of order. Debate shall commence 
     without intervening motion except one that the House adjourn 
     or that the Committee of the Whole rise, as the case may be.
       ``(5) Effect on amendment in order as original text.--The 
     disposition of the point of order under this subsection with 
     respect to a bill or joint resolution shall be considered 
     also to determine the disposition of the point of order under 
     this subsection with respect to an amendment made in order as 
     original text.''.
       (B) Conforming amendment.--The table of contents set forth 
     in section 1(b) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
     Control Act of 1974 is amended by redesignating sections 427 
     and 428 as sections 428 and 429, respectively, and by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 426 the 
     following new item:

``Sec. 427. Provisions relating to the house of representatives 
              regarding federal private sector mandates.''.

       Page 7, line 20, strike ``Section 427'' and insert 
     ``Section 428 (as redesignated)''.
       Page 9, after line 5, add the following new section:

     SEC. 6. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

       Section 425(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is 
     amended by striking ``subsection(a)(2)(B)(iii)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (a)(3)(B)(iii)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

210

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negative

Nays

216

para. 8.5                      [Roll No. 15]

                                AYES--210

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)

[[Page 106]]


     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--216

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Walden
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Carson
     Conyers
     Ewing
     Lofgren
     Maloney (NY)
     Mollohan
     Rush
     Spratt
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 8.6  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 10, 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 10, 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 18, 20, 22, and 24, 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 23, strike ``and''.

       Page 6, line 25, strike the period and insert ``and''.

       Page 6, after line 25, insert the following:

       (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 16, strike ``one point'' and insert ``two 
     points'' and on line 18, 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

203

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

216

para. 8.7                      [Roll No. 16]

                                AYES--203

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shows
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--216

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers

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     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Bachus
     Berkley
     Brady (TX)
     Carson
     Davis (VA)
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Klink
     Lofgren
     Maloney (NY)
     Pitts
     Rush
     Spratt
     Watts (OK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaHOOD, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 36, 
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 ``Mandates Information Act of 
     1999''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds the following:
       (1) Before acting on proposed private sector mandates, the 
     Congress should carefully consider the effects on consumers, 
     workers, and small businesses.
       (2) The Congress has often acted without adequate 
     information concerning the costs of private sector mandates, 
     instead focusing only on the benefits.
       (3) The implementation of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 
     of 1995 has resulted in increased awareness of 
     intergovernmental mandates without impacting existing 
     environmental, public health, or safety laws or regulations.
       (4) The implementation of this Act will enhance the 
     awareness of prospective mandates on the private sector 
     without adversely affecting existing environmental, public 
     health, or safety laws or regulations.
       (5) The costs of private sector mandates are often borne in 
     part by consumers, in the form of higher prices and reduced 
     availability of goods and services.
       (6) The costs of private sector mandates are often borne in 
     part by workers, in the form of lower wages, reduced 
     benefits, and fewer job opportunities.
       (7) The costs of private sector mandates are often borne in 
     part by small businesses, in the form of hiring disincentives 
     and stunted growth.

     SEC. 3. PURPOSES.

       The purposes of this Act are the following:
       (1) To improve the quality of the Congress' deliberation 
     with respect to proposed mandates on the private sector, by--
       (A) providing the Congress with more complete information 
     about the effects of such mandates; and
       (B) ensuring that the Congress acts on such mandates only 
     after focused deliberation on the effects.
       (2) To enhance the ability of the Congress to distinguish 
     between private sector mandates that harm consumers, workers, 
     and small businesses, and mandates that help those groups.

     SEC. 4. FEDERAL PRIVATE SECTOR MANDATES.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Estimates.--Section 424(b)(2) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 658c(b)(2)) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon; and
       (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C), 
     and inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
       ``(B) when applicable, the impact (including any 
     disproportionate impact in particular regions or industries) 
     on consumers, workers, and small businesses, of the Federal 
     private sector mandates in the bill or joint resolution, 
     including--
       ``(i) an analysis of the effect of the Federal private 
     sector mandates in the bill or joint resolution on consumer 
     prices and on the actual supply of goods and services in 
     consumer markets;
       ``(ii) an analysis of the effect of the Federal private 
     sector mandates in the bill or joint resolution on worker 
     wages, worker benefits, and employment opportunities; and
       ``(iii) an analysis of the effect of the Federal private 
     sector mandates in the bill or joint resolution on the hiring 
     practices, expansion, and profitability of businesses with 
     100 or fewer employees; and''.
       (2) Point of order.--Section 424(b)(3) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 658c(b)(3)) is amended by adding 
     after the period the following: ``If such determination is 
     made by the Director, a point of order under this part shall 
     lie only under section 425(a)(1) and as if the requirement of 
     section 425(a)(1) had not been met.''.
       (3) Threshold amounts.--Section 425(a) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 658d(a)) is amended by--
       (A) striking ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     paragraph (1) and redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph 
     (3); and
       (B) inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(2) any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or 
     conference report that would increase the direct costs of 
     Federal private sector mandates (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) by an amount that causes the thresholds specified 
     in section 424(b)(1) to be exceeded; and''.
       (4) Application relating to appropriations committees.--(A) 
     Section 425(c)(1)(A) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
     (2 U.S.C. 658d(c)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``except''.
       (B) Section 425(c)(1)(B) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 (2 U.S.C. 658d(c)(1)(B)) is amended--
       (i) in clause (i) by striking ``intergovernmental'';
       (ii) in clause (ii) by striking ``intergovernmental'';
       (iii) in clause (iii) by striking ``intergovernmental''; 
     and
       (iv) in clause (iv) by striking ``intergovernmental''.
       (5) Threshold burden.--(A) Section 426(b)(2) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 658e(b)(2)) is 
     amended by inserting ``legislative'' before ``language''.
       (B) Section 426(b)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 (2 U.S.C. 658e(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``section 
     425 or subsection (a) of this section'' and inserting ``part 
     B''.
       (6) Question of consideration.--(A) Section 426(b)(3) of 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 658e(b)(3)) is 
     amended by striking ``section 425 or subsection (a) of this 
     section'' and inserting ``part B''.
       (B) Section 426(b)(3) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 (2 U.S.C. 658e(b)(3)) is amended by inserting ``, except 
     that not more than one point of order shall be recognized by 
     the Chair under section 425(a)(1) or (a)(2)'' before the 
     period.
       (7) Application relating to congressional budget office.--
     Section 427 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 
     658f) is amended by striking ``intergovernmental''.
       (b) Rules of the House of Representatives.--Clause 11(b) of 
     rule XVIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives is 
     amended by striking ``intergovernmental'' and by striking 
     ``section 424(a)(1)'' and inserting ``section 424 (a)(1) or 
     (b)(1)''.
       (c) Exercise of Rulemaking Powers.--This section is enacted 
     by Congress--
       (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate 
     and the House of Representatives, respectively, and as such 
     it shall be considered as part of the rules of such House, 
     respectively, 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 such rules (so far as relating to such 
     House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same 
     extent as in the case of any other rule of each House.

     SEC. 5. FEDERAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL MANDATE.

       Section 421(5)(B) of the Congressional Budget 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''.

  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. KOLBE, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. LINDER 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

274

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affirmative

Nays

149

para. 8.8                      [Roll No. 17]

                                AYES--274

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Castle
     Chabot

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     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--149

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rodriguez
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stupak
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Andrews
     Brady (TX)
     Carson
     Cox
     Edwards
     Granger
     Lofgren
     Maloney (NY)
     Rush
     Smith (MI)
     Spratt
  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. 8.9  order of business--consideration of s. con. res. 7

  On motion of Mr. GILMAN, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order to consider Senate Concurrent 
Resolution 7 in the House and that the previous question be considered 
as ordered on the concurrent resolution to final adoption without 
intervening motion except for one hour of debate, equally divided and 
controlled by Mr. Gilman and Mr. Gejdenson.

para. 8.10  honoring the life of the late king hussein ibn talal al-
          hashem

  Mr. GILMAN, pursuant to the order of the House heretofore agreed to, 
called up the following concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 7):

       Whereas King Hussein ibn Talal al-Hashem was born in Amman 
     on November 14, 1935;
       Whereas he was proclaimed King of Jordan in August of 1952 
     at the age of 17 following the assassination of his 
     grandfather, King Abdullah and the abdication of his father, 
     Talal;
       Whereas King Hussein became the longest serving head of 
     state in the Middle East, working with every United States 
     President since Dwight D. Eisenhower;
       Whereas under King Hussein, Jordan has instituted wide-
     ranging democratic reforms;
       Whereas throughout his life, King Hussein survived multiple 
     assassination attempts, plots to overthrow his government and 
     attacks on Jordan, invariably meeting such attacks with 
     fierce courage and devotion to his Kingdom and its people;
       Whereas despite decades of conflict with the State of 
     Israel, King Hussein invariably maintained a dialogue with 
     the Jewish state, and ultimately signed a full-fledged peace 
     treaty with Israel on October 26, 1994;
       Whereas King Hussein has established a model for Arab-
     Israeli coexistence in Jordan's ties with the State of 
     Israel, including deepening political and cultural relations, 
     growing trade and economic ties and other major 
     accomplishments;
       Whereas King Hussein contributed to the cause of peace in 
     the Middle East with tireless energy, rising from his sick 
     bed at the last to assist in the Wye Plantation talks between 
     the State of Israel and the Palestinian Authority;
       Whereas King Hussein fought cancer with the same courage he 
     displayed in tirelessly promoting and making invaluable 
     contributions to peace in the Middle East;
       Whereas on February 7, 1999, King Hussein succumbed to 
     cancer in Amman, Jordan: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) extends its deepest sympathy and condolences to the 
     family of King Hussein and to all the people of Jordan in 
     this difficult time;
       (2) expresses admiration for King Hussein's enlightened 
     leadership and gratitude for his support for peace throughout 
     the Middle East;
       (3) expresses its support and best wishes for the new 
     government of Jordan under King Abdullah;
       (4) reaffirms the United States commitment to strengthening 
     the vital relationship between our two governments and 
     peoples.
       Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Senate is directed to transmit 
     an enrolled copy of this resolution to the family of the 
     deceased.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to the order of the House heretofore agreed to, the previous 
question was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said concurrent resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURR, announced that the yeas 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

420

When there appeared

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Nays

0

para. 8.11                     [Roll No. 18]

                                YEAS--420

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner

[[Page 109]]


     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Barton
     Carson
     Fossella
     Gekas
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Maloney (NY)
     Miller, George
     Mollohan
     Ortiz
     Paul
     Rush
     Taylor (MS)
  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 notify the Senate thereof.

para. 8.12  adjournment of the two houses

  Mr. LAZIO submitted the following privileged concurrent resolution (H. 
Con. Res. 27):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legislative 
     day of Friday, February 12, 1999, it stand adjourned until 
     12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 23, 1999, 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 Thursday, February 11, 
     1999, Friday, February 12, 1999, Saturday, February 13, 1999, 
     or Sunday, February 14, 1999, pursuant to a motion made by 
     the Majority Leader, or his designee, pursuant to this 
     concurrent resolution, it stand recessed or adjourned until 
     noon on Monday, February 22, 1999, 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 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. 8.13  committee election--minority

  Mr. FROST, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution 
(H. Res. 50):

       Resolved that the following named Members are hereby 
     elected to serve on standing committees as follows:
       Committee on House Administration: Mr. Fattah, 
     Pennsylvania; and Mr. Davis, Florida.

  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. 8.14  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Ms. CARSON, for today; and
  To Ms. LOFGREN, for Tuesday, February 9, 1999, and the balance of the 
week.
  And then,

para. 8.15  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, at 3 o'clock and 58 minutes 
p.m., the House adjourned.

para. 8.16  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. McIntosh, Ms. Danner, 
             Mr. Riley, Mr. Herger, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Baker, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barcia of 
             Michigan, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Bereuter, Ms. Biggert, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Bryant, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Buyer, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Clement, Mr. Coble, 
             Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Cox of 
             California, Mr. Crane, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Diaz-
             Balart, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
             Duncan, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. DeMint, Mr. 
             Ehrlich, Mr. English, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
             Fletcher, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Fosella, Mrs. 
             Fowler, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
             Gillmor, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Goode, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Goodling, Mr. Goss, Ms. Granger, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
             Hayes, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hill of Montana, 
             Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hostettler, 
             Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Istook, 
             Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. King of New York, 
             Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. 
             Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lazio of New 
             York, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Linder, 
             Mr. Lipinski, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, 
             Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Ney, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Nussle, Mr. 
             Ose, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Packard, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pease, Mr. 
             Petri, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pickering, 
             Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Porter, Mr. Portman, Ms. 
             Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Regula, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Rohr

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             abacher, Mr. Rogers, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Salmon, 
             Mr. Saxton, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shays, Mr. Shadegg, 
             Mr. Shaw, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Shows, Mr. Shuster, Mr. 
             Simpson, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Souder, Mr. Spence, 
             Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
             Talent, Mr. Tancredo, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mr. Terry, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Tiahrt, Mr. Thune, Mr. Upton, Mr. Walden, Mr. Wamp, 
             Mr. Watkins, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. Whitfield, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Young of Alaska, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Graham, Mr. DeLay, 
             Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Rogan, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Bass, Mr. Canady of 
             Florida, Mr. Cook, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
             Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Lewis of 
             California, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Combest, 
             Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Kingston, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Condit, Ms. Stabenow, 
             Mr. Ford, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Gary Miller of California, 
             Mr. Kasich, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. Rahall):
       H.R. 6. 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. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Shuster, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. Horn):
       H.R. 661. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to prohibit the commercial operation of supersonic transport 
     category aircraft that do not comply with stage 3 noise 
     levels if the European Union adopts certain aircraft noise 
     regulations; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia:
       H.R. 662. A bill to prohibit the use of funds to administer 
     or enforce the provisions of Executive Order 13107, relating 
     to the implementation of certain human rights treaties; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       H.R. 663. A bill to provide that the provisions of 
     Executive Order 13107, relating to the implementation of 
     certain human rights treaties, shall not have any legal 
     effect; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. ALLEN (for himself, Mr. Turner, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Berry, Mr. Stark, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Ford, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Weygand, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
             Borski, Mr. Olver, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Stupak, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Luther, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Obey, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Evans, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
             Bentsen, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
             Shows, and Mr. Boswell):
       H.R. 664. 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. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Vento, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
             Capuano, and Mr. Ackerman):
       H.R. 665. A bill to enhance the finanical services industry 
     by providing a prudential framework for the affiliation of 
     banks, securities firms, and other finanical service 
     providers and ensuring adequate protection for consumers, 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. BROWN of California:
       H.R. 666. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to 
     establish a multi-agency program in support of the Materials 
     Corridor Partnership Initiative to promote energy efficient, 
     environmentally sound economic development along the border 
     with Mexico through the research, development, and use of new 
     materials technology; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. BURR of North Carolina:
       H.R. 667. 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. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Lantos):
       H.R. 668. 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 
     Administration.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Porter, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Berman, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Payne, Mr. Shays, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Petri, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Leach, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Morella, 
             Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Tierney, 
             Ms. Lee, and Mr. Martinez):
       H.R. 669. A bill to amend the Peace Corps Act to authorize 
     appropriations for fiscal years 2000 through 2003 to carry 
     out that Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
             Borski, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Pease, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Deal 
             of Georgia, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Stark, 
             Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Holden, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Allen, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Clay, Mr. Baldacci, 
             Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. 
             Goode):
       H.R. 670. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     establish guidelines for the relocation, closing, 
     consolidation, or construction of post offices, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Coyne, and Mr. Jefferson):
       H.R. 671. A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to help children aging out of foster care to 
     make the transition to becoming independent adults, to amend 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the work 
     opportunity tax credit to include individuals who were in 
     foster care just before their 18th birthday, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 672. 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. DEUTSCH (for himself and Mr. Shaw):
       H.R. 673. 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. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. McCrery, 
             and Mr. Watkins):
       H.R. 674. 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. KANJORSKI:
       H.R. 675. A bill to provide jurisdiction and procedures for 
     affording relief for injuries arising out of exposure to 
     hazards involved in the mining and processing of beryllium; 
     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. KENNEDY:
       H.R. 676. 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; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       H.R. 677. 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 Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Horn, Mr. Bishop, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Foley, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
             Mr. Holden, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Filner, Ms. Kil

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             patrick, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Frost, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             John, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
             Vento, Mr. Wynn, and Mrs. McCarthy of New York):
       H.R. 678. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit desecration of Veterans' memorials; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LUTHER (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, Ms. Rivers, 
             Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 679. A bill to limit further production of the Trident 
     II (D-5) missile; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. LUTHER (for himself, Mr. Gutknecht, Ms. Lofgren, 
             Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. English, and Mr. Minge):
       H.R. 680. A bill to reduce the number of executive branch 
     political appointees; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. McCRERY (for himself, Mr. Shaw, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Watkins, Mr. Matsui, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
             Crane, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Foley, Mr. Houghton, and Mr. 
             Weller):
       H.R. 681. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active 
     financing income; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McINNIS (for himself, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Packard, 
             and Mr. Ehrlich):
       H.R. 682. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to accelerate the phasein of the $1,000,000 exclusion from 
     the estate and gift taxes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. MEEK of Florida (for herself and Mr. Miller of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 683. A bill to facilitate the recruitment of temporary 
     employees to assist in the conduct of the 2000 decennial 
     census of population; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Stark, 
             Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Meehan):
       H.R. 684. 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. MOORE (for himself, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
             Boyd, Mr. Ford, and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 685. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to ensure that the receipts and disbursements of the 
     Social Security trust funds are not included in a unified 
     Federal budget; 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. ORTIZ:
       H.R. 686. A bill to designate a United States courthouse in 
     Brownsville, Texas, as the ``Garza-Vela United States 
     Courthouse''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself and Mr. Vento):
       H.R. 687. A bill to abolish the Special Reserve of the 
     Savings Association Insurance Fund and to repeal the 
     provision which would have established the Special Reserve of 
     the Deposit Insurance Fund had section 2704 of the Deposit 
     Insurance Funds Act of 1996 taken effect; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. SALMON:
       H.R. 688. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the increase in tax on Social Security benefits; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Herger, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
             Portman, Mr. English, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
             McCollum, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Leach, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. Hall 
             of Texas):
       H.R. 689. 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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 690. 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.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Rahall, and Mrs. Kelly):
       H.R. 691. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for a portion of any funds recovered by the United 
     States in any future lawsuit brought by the United States 
     against the tobacco industry to be made available for health 
     care for veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. TANCREDO (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Taylor of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Royce, Mr. Saxton, 
             Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Burton 
             of Indiana, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Petri, Mr. Hayworth, 
             Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Doolittle):
       H.R. 692. A bill to terminate the e-rate program of the 
     Federal Communications Commission that requires providers of 
     telecommunications and information services to provide such 
     services for schools and libraries at a discounted rate; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Minge, Mr. Boswell, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Evans, Mr. Weller, and Mrs. 
             Clayton):
       H.R. 693. A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 
     1946 to institute a program of mandatory livestock market 
     reporting for meat packers regarding prices, volume, and the 
     terms of sale for the procurement of domestic and imported 
     livestock and livestock products, to improve the collection 
     of information regarding swine inventories and the 
     slaughtering and measurement of swine, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself and Mrs. 
             Wilson):
       H.R. 694. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey an administrative site to the county of Rio Arriba, 
     New Mexico; to the Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 695. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture and 
     the Secretary of the Interior to convey an administrative 
     site in San Juan County, New Mexico, to San Juan College; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. WATKINS:
       H.R. 696. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to extend the deadline for the submission to the 
     Federal Election Commission of campaign reports covering the 
     first quarter of the calendar year; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. WICKER:
       H.R. 697. A bill to amend the Individuals with Disabilities 
     Education Act to provide that any decision relating to the 
     establishment or implementation of policies of discipline of 
     children with disablities in school be reserved to each State 
     educational agency, or as determined by a State educational 
     agency, to a local educational agency; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       H.R. 698. A bill to repeal the requirement relating to 
     specific statutory authorization for increases in judicial 
     salaries, to provide for automatic annual increases for 
     judicial salaries, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY:
       H.R. 699. A bill to reward states that enact welfare 
     policies and support programs that truly lift families out of 
     poverty; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHUSTER:
       H.R. 700. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     provide enhanced protections for airline passengers; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Tauzin, Mr. John, Mr. Baker, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Rogers, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Lampson, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Goss, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Shows, 
             Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Luther, Mr. Roemer, 
             Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Weller, 
             Mr. Watkins, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Lee, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Bass, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 701. 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. LAZIO of New York:
       H. Con. Res. 27. Concurrent resolution providing for an 
     adjournment or recess of the two Houses; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Porter, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
             Chabot, and Mr. Tancredo):
       H. Con. Res. 28. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that the United States should introduce and make 
     all efforts necessary to pass a resolution criticizing the 
     People's Republic of China for its human rights abuses in 
     China and Tibet at the annual meeting of the United Nations 
     Commission on Human Rights; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mrs. FOWLER (for herself, Mr. Spence, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Stearns, 
             Mrs. Bono, Mr. Wicker, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Scarborough, 
             Mr. Bilirakis, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr.

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             Hastings of Washington, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Hansen, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Collins, Mr. Sununu, 
             Mr. Bachus, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Hilleary, and Mr. Foley):
       H. Con. Res. 29. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     opposition of Congress to any deployment of United States 
     ground forces in Kosovo, a province in the Republic of 
     Serbia, for peacemaking or peacekeeping purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. METCALF (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Tancredo, 
             Mr. Istook, Mr. Herger, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Traficant, 
             Mr. English, and Mr. Scarborough):
       H. Con. Res. 30. 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 and 
     has no force or effect unless enacted as law; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TIERNEY (for himself, Mr. Larson, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Underwood, 
             Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Holden, 
             Mr. English, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Borski, 
             and Mr. Ramstad):
       H. Con. Res. 31. 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.
           By Mr. FROST:
       H. Res. 50. A resolution designating minority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. Engel):
       H. Res. 51. A resolution recognizing the suffering and 
     hardship endured by American civilian prisoners of war during 
     World War II; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself and Mr. Berman):
       H. Res. 52. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct in the One 
     Hundred Sixth Congress; to the Committee on House 
     Administration. 

para. 8.17  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, private bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mrs. KELLY:
       H.R. 702. A bill for the relief of Frank Redendo; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 703. A bill for the relief of Khalid Khannouchi; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 704. A bill for the relief of Walter Borys; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 8.18  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 33: Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 133: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 198: Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 206: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 207: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 220: Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 222: Mr. McKeon and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 323: Ms. Rivers, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
     Pickering, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Ehrlich, Ms. 
     Schakowsky, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Clay, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
     Quinn, and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 347: Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Young of 
     Alaska, Mr. Condit, Mr. Holden, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
     Calvert, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Boucher, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Goode, Mr. Paul, Mr. Barton of 
     Texas, Mr. Hostettler, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
     Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Ney, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Combest, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
     Stearns, and Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 351: Mr. Sandlin and Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 357: Mr. Borski and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 358: Mr. Lipinski and Mr. Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 415: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas.
       H.R. 506: Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Gekas, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
     Texas, Mr. Rogers, and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 516: Mr. Hostettler and Mr. Moran of Kansas.
       H.R. 525: Mr. Weiner, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Kleczka, 
     Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
     Lantos, and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 530: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Jones of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Stump, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 540: Mr. Young of Florida, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
     Upton, Mr. LaTourette, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. 
     McHugh.
       H.R. 576: Mr. English, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
     Shows, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hinchey, 
     Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Green 
     of Texas, and Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 586: Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 590: Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 614: Mr. Shaw, Mr. Foley, Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
     Souder, and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.J. Res. 9: Mr. McCrery, Mr. Herger, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
     Kolbe, and Mr. Royce.
       H. Res. 19: Mrs. Capps, Mrs. Cubin, Mrs. Maloney of New 
     York, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Wise, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Farr 
     of California, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Shows, Ms. 
     Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Towns, 
     Mr. Nadler, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Ford, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. 
     Jones of Ohio, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
     Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Foley, Ms. 
     Norton, Mr. English, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Rivers, 
     Mr. George Miller of California, and Mr. Boehlert.
       H. Res. 20: Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Goode, Mr. English, and Mr. 
     Hostettler.
       H. Res. 35: Mr. Dingell, Mr. Condit, Mr. Hastings of 
     Florida, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Bishop, 
     Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, 
     Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
     Brown of Florida, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Meeks of New 
     York, Mr. Engel, Mr. Clay, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
     Frost, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Rush, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Kildee, Mr. McGovern, 
     Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Dixon, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. 
     Schakowsky, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Capps, 
     Mr. Olver, Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. Christian-Christensen, Ms. 
     Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Forbes, and 
     Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
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                     THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1999 (9)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 9.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, February 10, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 9.2  communications

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

       476. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     495, ``Office of Citizen Complaint Review Establishment Act 
     of 1998'' received January 29, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       477. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     472, ``Correctional Treatment Facility Firearms Registration 
     and Health Occupations Licensing Amendment Act of 1998'' 
     received January 29, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       478. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     473, ``Salvation Army Equitable Real Property Tax Relief Act 
     of 1998'' received January 29, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       479. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     475, ``Extension of Time to Dispose of District Owned Surplus 
     Real Property Revised Temporary Amendment Act of 1998'' 
     received January 29, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       480. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     474, ``Sex Offender Registration Risk Assessment 
     Clarification and Convention Center Marketing Service 
     Contracts Temporary Amendment Act of 1998'' received January 
     29, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       481. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     481, ``Regional Airports Authority Temporary Amendment Act of 
     1998'' received January 29, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       482. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     493, ``Opened Alcoholic Beverage Containers Amendment Act of 
     1998'' received January 29, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       483. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     486, ``Special Events Fee Adjustment Waiver Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 1998'' received January 29, 1999, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       484. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     485, ``Drug Prevention and Children at Risk Tax Check-off 
     Temporary Act of 1998'' received

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     January 29, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       485. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     468, ``Prohibition on Abandoned Vehicles Amendment Act of 
     1998'' received January 29, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       486. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     469, ``Closing of a Public Alley in Square 198, S.O. 90-260, 
     Act of 1998'' received January 29, 1999, pursuant to D.C. 
     Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       487. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     470, ``Drug-Related Nuisance Abatement Act of 1998'' received 
     January 29, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       488. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     471, ``ARCH Training Center Real Property Tax Exemption and 
     Equitable Real Property Tax Relief Act of 1998'' received 
     January 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       489. 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-215-AD; Amendment 39-11001; AD 99-02-10] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       490. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F.28 Mark 0070 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-279-AD; Amendment 39-10996; AD 
     99-02-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       491. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29437; Amdt. No. 1909] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       492. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Columbus, NE [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-62] received January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       493. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29438; Amdt. No. 1910] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       494. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Fort Dodge, IA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ACE-61] received January 27, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       495. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Burlington, IA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ACE-56] received January 27, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       496. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Des Moines, IA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ACE-55] received January 27, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       497. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Schweizer Aircraft Corporation 
     Model 269D Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-13-AD; Amendment 39-
     11002; AD 98-26-06] received January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       498. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 
     (BHTC) Model 430 Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-68-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10998; AD 98-24-31] received January 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       499. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 
     (BHTC) Model 407 Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-43-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10990; AD 98-19-13] received January 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       500. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330-301, -321, -322, 
     -341, -342, and A340-211, -212, -213, -311, -312, and -313 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-310-AD; Amendment 39-
     10997; AD 99-02-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 27, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       501. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Helicopter 
     Systems Model MD-900 Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-24-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10989; AD 98-12-30] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       502. 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 January 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       503. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Romulus, NY [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-AEA-40] received January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       504. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Carrollton, GA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ASO-18] received January 27, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       505. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29430; Amdt. No. 1903] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       506. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revocation of Class E Airspace, Victorville, George AFB, CA 
     [Airspace Docket No. 98-AWP-32] received January 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       507. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations; Hillsborough Bay, Tampa, Florida 
     [CGD07 98-041] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received January 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       508. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Temporary Drawbridge Regulation; Illinois Waterway, Illinois 
     [CCGD08-98-073] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received January 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       509. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     SAFETY ZONE; Explosive Loads and Detonations Bath Iron Works, 
     Bath, ME [CGD1-98-183] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received January 27, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       510. 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-308-AD; Amendment 39-10982; AD 97-20-01 R1] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       511. 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-08-AD; Amendment 39-10985; AD 99-01-17] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       512. 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-356-AD; Amendment 39-10986; AD 99-01-18] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       513. 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-357-AD; Amendment 39-10987; AD 99-01-19] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       514. 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-238-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10981; AD 99-01-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       515. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Honeywell IC-600 Integrated Avi

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     onics Computers, as Installed in, but not Limited to, Empresa 
     Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-145 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-142-AD; Amendment 39-10979; AD 
     99-01-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       516. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A340-211, -212, -213, 
     -311, -312, and -313 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-297-
     AD; Amendment 39-10980; AD 99-01-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       517. 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-07-AD; Amendment 39-10978; 
     AD 99-01-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para. 9.3  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. 9.4  providing for the consideration of h.r. 391

  Mr. REYNOLDS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 42):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 391) 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. 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 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. After general debate the bill shall be 
     considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. 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 8 of rule XVIII. 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. REYNOLDS, 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  small business paperwork reduction act amendments of 1999

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, pursuant to House 
Resolution 42 and rule XVIII, 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. 391) 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.
  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,

para. 9.6  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 1 and all that follows through page 6, 
     line 24, 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;
       ``(C) not later than 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of the Small Business Paperwork Reduction Act 
     Amendments of 1999, 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 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

210

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

214

para. 9.7                      [Roll No. 19]

                                AYES--210

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     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
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Larson
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shows
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--214

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner

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     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Brady (TX)
     Buyer
     Gejdenson
     Herger
     Hyde
     Kolbe
     Lantos
     Lofgren
     Maloney (NY)
     Rush
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr GUTKNECHT, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 42, 
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 4, beginning on line 8, strike ``caused actual serious 
     harm to the public'' and insert ``the potential to cause 
     serious harm to the public interest''.
       Page 5, beginning on line 1, strike ``an imminent and 
     substantial danger'' and insert ``a danger''.
       Page 5, line 6, strike ``an imminent and substantial 
     danger'' and insert ``a danger''.
       Page 6, line 13, strike ``an imminent and substantial 
     danger'' and insert ``a danger''.
       Page 8, after line 24, insert the following:
       ``(6) At least two representatives of the Department of 
     Health and Human Services, including one representative of 
     the Health Care Financing Administration.

  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. KUCINICH 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

274

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

151

para. 9.8                      [Roll No. 20]

                                AYES--274

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wu
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--151

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capuano
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Snyder
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Brady (TX)
     Buyer
     Hyde
     Kolbe
     Lantos
     Lofgren
     Maloney (NY)
     Rush
  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. 9.9  message from the president--emigration laws and policies of 
          mongolia

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, laid before the House a

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message from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  On September 4, 1996, I determined and reported to the Congress that 
Mongolia was not in violation of the freedom of emigration criteria of 
sections 402(a) and 409(a) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. This 
action allowed for the continuation of normal trade relations status 
for Mongolia and certain other activities without the requirement of an 
annual waiver.
  As required by law, I am submitting an updated report to the Congress 
concerning the emigration laws and policies of Mongolia. The report 
indicates continued Mongolian compliance with U.S. and international 
standards in the area of emigration.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, February 11, 1999.

  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. 106-19).

para. 9.10  providing for the consideration of h.r. 437

  Mr. SESSIONS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 44):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 437) to provide for a Chief Financial Officer 
     in the Executive Office of the President. 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 Government Reform. After general 
     debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
     five-minute rule. 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 8 
     of rule XVIII. 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. SESSIONS, 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. 9.11  chief financial officer in the executive office of the 
          President

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SESSIONS, pursuant to House Resolution 44 
and rule XVIII, 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. 437) to provide for a Chief Financial Officer in the Executive 
Office of the President.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SESSIONS, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. CALVERT as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and 
after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SESSIONS, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. CALVERT, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 44, 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. SESSIONS, announced that the yeas had it.
  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 vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

413

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affirmative

Nays

2

para. 9.12                     [Roll No. 21]

                                YEAS--413

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise

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     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--2

     Paul
     Royce
       

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Ackerman
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Buyer
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Everett
     Graham
     Kingston
     Kolbe
     Lantos
     Lofgren
     Maloney (NY)
     Meek (FL)
     Mica
     Rush
     Sanders
     Taylor (MS)
  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. 9.13   technical corrections to postmaster general report

  On motion of Mr. EHLERS, by unanimous consent, the Committee on House 
Administration was discharged from further consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 705) to make technical corrections with respect to the monthly 
reports submitted by the Postmaster General on official mail of the 
House of Representatives.
  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. 9.14  speaker, majority leader and minority leader to accept 
          resignations, appoint commissions

  On motion of Mr. EHLERS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, notwithstanding any adjournment of the House until 
Tuesday, February 23, 1999, the Speaker, Majority Leader, 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. 9.15  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. EHLERS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
February 24, 1999, under clause 7, rule XV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, 
be dispensed with.

para. 9.16  order of business--appointment of members to george 
          washington's birthday ceremonies

  On motion of Mr. EHLERS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it 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 22, 1999.

para. 9.17  appointment of members to george washington's birthday 
          ceremonies

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, pursuant to the foregoing order 
of the House, announced the Speaker's appointment of the following 
Members to represent the House of Representatives at appropriate 
ceremonies for the observance of George Washington's birthday to be held 
on Monday, February 22, 1999: Messrs. Wolf and Moran.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 9.18  u.s. group of north atlantic assembly

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of 22 U.S.C. 1928a, 
appointed to the United States Group of the North Atlantic Assembly, on 
the part of the House, the following Members: Mr. Bereuter, Chairman, 
Messrs. Bateman, Bliley, Boehlert, Regula, Mrs. Roukema, Messrs. 
Gillmor, Goss, Deutsch, Borski, Lantos, and Rush.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 9.19  canada-u.s. interparliamentary group

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of 22 U.S.C. 276d, 
appointed Mr. Houghton, Chairman, to the Canada-United States 
Interparliamentary Group, on the part of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para. 9.20  mexico-u.s. interparliamentary group

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of 22 U.S.C. 276h, 
appointed Mr. Kolbe, Chairman, to the Mexico-United States 
Interparliamentary Group, on the part of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para. 9.21  house of representatives page board

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of section 127 of Public 
Law 97-377, appointed to the House of Representatives Page Board, the 
following Members: Mrs. Kelly and Mr. Kolbe.

para. 9.22  appointment of speaker pro tempore to sign enrollments

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                February 11, 1999.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Constance A. Morella to 
     act as Speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint 
     resolutions through February 23, 1999.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  By unanimous consent, the appointment was approved.

para. 9.23  house of representatives page board

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

                                         House of Representatives,


                              Office of the Democratic Leader,

                                Washington, DC, February 11, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House, U.S. House of Representatives, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to subsection 127 of Public Law 
     97-377 (2. U.S.C. 88b-3), I hereby appoint the following 
     Members to the House of Representatives Page Board: Mr. 
     Kildee, MI.
           Yours Very Truly,
                                              Richard A. Gephardt.

para. 9.24  women's progress commemoration commission

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

                                         House of Representatives,


                              Office of the Democratic Leader,

                                 Washington, DC, January 28, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House, U.S. House of Representatives, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to section 3(b) of Public Law 
     105-341, I hereby appoint the following Member and 
     individuals to the Woman's Progress Commemoration Commission: 
     Ms. Slaughter, NY; Ms. Clayola Brown of New York, NY; and Ms. 
     Barbara Haney of Irvine, NJ.
           Yours Very Truly,
                                              Richard A. Gephardt.

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

para. 9.25  national council on the arts

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

                                         House of Representatives,


                              Office of the Democratic Leader,

                                 Washington, DC, January 21, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House, U.S. House of Representatives, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker, Pursuant to section 995(b)(1)(B) of 
     Public Law 105-83, I hereby reappoint the following Member to 
     the National Council on the Arts: Ms. Lowey, NY.
           Yours Very Truly,
                                              Richard A. Gephardt.

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

para. 9.26  trade deficit review commission

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


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                                         House of Representatives,


                              Office of the Democratic Leader,

                                Washington, DC, February 11, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House, U.S. House of Representatives, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to subsection (c)(3) of Division 
     A, Public Law 105-277, I hereby appoint the following 
     individuals to the Trade Deficit Review Commission: Mr. 
     George Becker of Pittsburgh, PA; Mr. Kenneth Lewis of 
     Portland, OR; and Mr. Michael Wessel of Falls Church, VA.
           Yours Very Truly,
                                              Richard A. Gephardt.

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

para. 9.27  web-based education commission

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

                                         House of Representatives,


                              Office of the Democratic Leader,

                                 Washington, DC, January 27, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House, U.S. House of Representatives, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to section 852(b) of Public Law 
     105-244, I hereby appoint the following Member and individual 
     to the Web-Based Education Commission: Mr. Fattah, PA; and 
     Mr. Doug King of St. Louis, MO.
           Yours Very Truly,
                                              Richard A. Gephardt.

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

para. 9.28  leave of absence

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

para. 9.29  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SHIMKUS, at 6 o'clock and 9 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 9.30  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. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 171. A 
     bill to authorize appropriations for the Coastal Heritage 
     Trail Route in New Jersey, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     106-16). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.

para. 9.31  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Goode, Mr. Castle, Mr. McKeon, and 
             Ms. Pryce of Ohio):
       H.R. 2. A bill to send more dollars to the classroom 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. THOMAS:
       H.R. 705. A bill to make technical corrections with respect 
     to the monthly reports submitted by the Postmaster General on 
     official mail of the House of Representatives; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 706. A bill to extend for 6 additional months the 
     period for which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States 
     Code is reenacted; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FOWLER (for herself, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Boehlert, and Mr. Borski):
       H.R. 707. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize a program 
     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. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Shows, Mr. Filner, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Ms. Carson, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Olver, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Ms. DeGette, and Mr. Underwood):
       H.R. 708. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for reinstatement of certain benefits administered by 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for remarried surviving 
     spouses of veterans upon termination of their remarriage; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon:
       H.R. 709. A bill to provide for various capital investments 
     in technology education in the United States; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Science, 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. LAZIO (for himself, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
             Ney, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. 
             Etheridge):
       H.R. 710. A bill to modernize the requirements under the 
     National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety 
     Standards Act of 1974 and to establish a balanced concensus 
     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. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 711. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     exempt veterans' organizations from regulations prohibiting 
     the solicitation of contributions on postal property; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 712. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide to employers a tax credit for compensation paid 
     during the period employees are performing service as members 
     of the Ready Reserve or the National Guard; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 713. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a tax credit to employers for the value of the 
     service not performed during the period employees are 
     performing service as members of the Ready Reserve or the 
     National Guard; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BOSWELL:
       H.R. 714. A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to 
     protect seamen against economic reprisal; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       H.R. 715. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to limit the amount of contributions which may be 
     made to a candidate for election to the Senate or House of 
     Representatives by an individual who is not eligible to vote 
     in the State or Congressional district involved, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. COLLINS (for himself, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. McCrery, Mrs. Thurman, 
             Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Dunn, Mrs. Johnson 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia):
       H.R. 716. 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.
           By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. 
             Oberstar):
       H.R. 717. 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 within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. ETHERIDGE (for himself, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
             Nussle, Mr. Shows, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Paul, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Strickland, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Clyburn, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
             Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Burr of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Watkins, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Costello, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Ney):
       H.R. 718. 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.
           By Mr. GANSKE (for himself, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Leach, 
             Mr. Wamp, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Petri, Mr. Shays, Mr. Horn, 
             Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Cooksey):
       H.R. 719. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and 
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
     protect consumers in managed care plans and other health 
     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. GOSS:
       H.R. 720. 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.

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           By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 721. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for tax-exempt bond financing of certain electric 
     facilities; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KANJORSKI:
       H.R. 722. A bill to amend the Federal Coal Mine Health and 
     Safety Act of 1969 to establish a presumption of eligibility 
     for disability benefits in the case of certain coal miners 
     who filed claims under part C of such Act between July 1, 
     1973, and April 1, 1980; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. Allen, and Mr. Sanders):
       H.R. 723. A bill to establish a program of pharmacy 
     assistance fee for elderly persons who have no health 
     insurance coverage; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself and Mr. 
             Blagojevich):
       H.R. 724. A bill to assist State and local governments in 
     conducting community gun buy back programs; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KLECZKA (for himself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
             Matsui):
       H.R. 725. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to eliminate the marriage penalty in the standard deduction; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KLECZKA (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and 
             Mr. Sensenbrenner):
       H.R. 726. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that the furnishing of recreational fitness 
     services by tax-exempt hospitals shall be treated as an 
     unrelated trade or business and that tax-exempt bonds may not 
     be used to provide facilities for such services; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KLINK (for himself, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Green of Texas, and Mr. 
             English):
       H.R. 727. 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 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):
       H.R. 728. 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 Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Towns, 
             Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Berman):
       H.R. 729. A bill to provide for development and 
     implementation of certain plans to reduce risks to the public 
     health and welfare caused by helicopter operations; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Spratt, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Vento, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Christian-Christensen, 
             Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Stark, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Olver, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Rush, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Tierney, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Clay, Mr. Green 
             of Texas, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Evans, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Lee, and Ms. Millender-
             McDonald):
       H.R. 730. A bill to provide certain requirements for 
     labeling textile fiber products and for duty-free and quota-
     free treatment of products of, and to implement minimum wage 
     and immigration requirements in, the Northern Mariana 
     Islands, and for other purposes; 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 Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 731. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for a five-year schedule to double, relative to 
     fiscal year 1999, the amount appropriated for the National 
     Eye Institute; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. MOAKLEY (for himself, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Vento, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Ms. Rivers, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Weygand, Mr. Olver, Mr. Tierney, and Mr. Forbes):
       H.R. 732. A bill to close the United States Army School of 
     the Americas; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself and Mr. Dreier):
       H.R. 733. A bill to provide for regional skills training 
     alliances, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. NETHERCUTT:
       H.R. 734. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture 
     from discounting loan deficiency payments under the 
     Agricultural Market Transition Act for club wheat and to 
     compensate club wheat producers who received discounted loan 
     deficiency payments as a result of the erroneous decision of 
     the Department of Agriculture to assess a premium adjustment 
     against club wheat; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. NEY (for himself, Mr. Holden, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Oxley, Mr. English, Mr. Burr of North 
             Carolina, and Mr. Weller):
       H.R. 735. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide specific penalties for taking a firearm from a 
     Federal law enforcement officer; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 736. A bill to repeal the Davis-Bacon Act and the 
     Copeland Act; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, and Mr. 
             Moran of Kansas):
       H.R. 737. A bill to amend the International Air 
     Transportation Competition Act of 1979 to eliminate 
     restrictions on the provision of air transportation to and 
     from Love Field, Texas; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 738. A bill to provide that certain Federal property 
     shall be made available to State and local governments before 
     being made available to other entities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Armed 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. POMEROY (for himself, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Stenholm, 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Smith of Washington, 
             Mr. Shays, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Gejdenson):
       H.R. 739. 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 consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SABO (for himself, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Olver, Mr. Tierney, Mrs. Christian-
             Christensen, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Vento, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Norton, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, and Mr. 
             Brown of California):
       H.R. 740. 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.
           By Mr. SALMON (for himself and Mr. Hayworth):
       H.R. 741. 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 such schools and to charitable organizations 
     which provide scholarships for children to attend such 
     schools; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SANDLIN:
       H.R. 742. 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.
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself and Mrs. Thurman):
       H.R. 743. 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 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. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Obey, Mr. Kind 
             of Wisconsin, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Vento, Mr. Minge, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Luther, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Petri, Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Goodlatte,

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             Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. 
             Sessions):
       H.R. 744. A bill to rescind the consent of Congress to the 
     Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
             Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Wise, Mr. Frost, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Hilliard, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
             DeLauro, and Mr. Kleczka):
       H.R. 745. 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. STARK:
       H.R. 746. 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. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Salmon, and Mr. Shadegg):
       H.R. 747. A bill to protect the permanent trust funds of 
     the State of Arizona from erosion due to inflation and modify 
     the basis on which distributions are made from those funds; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 748. 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. TERRY (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Tancredo, and Mr. 
             Bilbray):
       H.R. 749. A bill to repeal section 8003 of Public Law 105-
     174; to the Committee on Science, 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, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
             Salmon, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Leach, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Foley, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Udall 
             of Colorado, Mr. Weller, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Houghton, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Bono, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Baldacci, 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Tauzin, Mr. Portman, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Scott, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Rivers, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Schaffer, and Mr. Diaz-Balart):
       H.R. 750. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a 5-year extension of the credit for producing 
     electricity from wind, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TOOMEY:
       H.R. 751. A bill to designate the Federal building and 
     United States courthouse located at 504 Hamilton Street in 
     Allentown, Pennsylvania, as the ``Edward N. Cahn Federal 
     Building and United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. TOWNS:
       H.R. 752. A bill to establish a national policy of basic 
     consumer fair treatment for airline passengers; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. TOWNS:
       H.R. 753. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that interest on the tax portion of an 
     underpayment shall be compounded annually, to provide that 
     the amount and timing of payments under an installment 
     agreement may not be modified without the taxpayer's consent, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 754. A bill to establish a toll free number under the 
     Federal Trade Commission to assist consumers in determining 
     if products are American-made; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Christian-Christensen, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Frost, Mr. Holden, and Mr. Ortiz):
       H.R. 755. A bill to amend the Organic Act of Guam to 
     provide restitution to the people of Guam who suffered 
     atrocities such as personal injury, forced labor, forced 
     marches, internment, and death during the occupation of Guam 
     in World War II, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. WOLF (for himself, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Chambliss, 
             Mr. Hostettler, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Manzullo, 
             Mr. Paul, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Shows, and Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida):
       H.R. 756. 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. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 757. 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. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Stump, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. 
             Manzullo):
       H.J. Res. 29. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to provide a procedure 
     by which the States may propose constitutional amendments; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Olver, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Thompson 
             of Mississippi, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Hefley, Mrs. Lowey, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Payne, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, and Mr. Crowley):
       H. Con. Res. 32. 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. Rangel, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. 
             Christian-Christensen, Mr. Ford, Ms. Lee, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Rush, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Fattah, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Conyers, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Clay, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. 
             Gonzalez):
       H. Con. Res. 33. Concurrent resolution commending and 
     praising the National Association for the Advancement of 
     Colored People on the occasion of its 90th anniversary; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEACH:
       H. Res. 53. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Banking and Financial Services in the One 
     Hundred Sixth Congress; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H. Res. 54. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on House Administration in the One Hundred 
     Sixth Congress; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. UPTON (for himself and Mr. LaHood):
       H. Res. 55. A resolution providing a sense of the House of 
     Representatives that at least one-third of the budget surplus 
     over the next 10 years should be dedicated to paying down the 
     national debt of the United States; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. BLILEY:
       H. Res. 56. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Commerce in the One Hundred Sixth 
     Congress; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Gejdenson):
       H. Res. 57. 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. ARCHER:
       H. Res. 58. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Ways and Means in the One Hundred Sixth 
     Congress; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Boehlert, 
             and Mr. Lantos):
       H. Res. 59. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the United States remains committed 
     to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. BROWN of Florida (for herself, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Ford, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Cummings, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Watt of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Lee, Ms. 
             Carson, Mrs. Christian-Christensen, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Bishop, 
             Mr. Clay, Mr. Scott, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Wynn, and Mr. Conyers):

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       H. Res. 60. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that a postage stamp should be issued in 
     honor of Zora Neale Hurston; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. COMBEST (for himself and Mr. Stenholm):
       H. Res. 61. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Agriculture in the One Hundred Sixth 
     Congress; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Royce, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Chabot, 
             Mr. Tancredo, and Mr. Radanovich):
       H. Res. 62. A resolution expressing concern over the 
     escalating violence, the gross violations of human rights, 
     and the ongoing attempts to overthrow a democratically 
     elected government in Sierra Leone; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H. Res. 63. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Resources in the One Hundred Sixth 
     Congress; to the Committee on House Administration. 

para. 9.32  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, private bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. ALLEN:
       H.R. 758. A bill for the relief of Nancy B. Wilson; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 759. A bill for the relief of Robert and Verda 
     Shatusky; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 9.33  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 3: Mr. Barton of Texas, Mrs. Biggert, Mrs. Bono, Mr. 
     Calvert, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Goss, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, 
     Mrs. Northup, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. 
     DeMint.
       H.R. 4: Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
     McKeon, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Talent, and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 11: Mr. Gallegly and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 17: Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Latham, and 
     Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 38: Mr. Bateman.
       H.R. 44: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Stearns, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Green of 
     Texas, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. John, Mr. 
     Goode, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Filner, Mr. Latham, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
     Evans, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
     Scarborough, and Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Stearns, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Green of 
     Texas, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. John, 
     Mr. English, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Filner, Mr. Evans, 
     and Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 66: Mr. Lewis of California.
       H.R. 70: Mr. Wynn, Mr. Terry, Mr. Pease, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
     Reyes, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 72: Mr. McKeon and Mr. Green of Texas.
       H.R. 89: Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Wolf, and 
     Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 90: Mr. Tierney, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Filner, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Blagojevich, 
     Ms. Waters, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Allen, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Frank 
     of Massachusetts, Mr. Stark, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
     Menendez, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 111: Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Simpson, and 
     Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 113: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Shows, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
     Jenkins, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
     Boucher, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. English, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
     Boehlert, Mr. Cook, Mr. Cooksey, and Mr. Hyde.
       H.R. 119: Mr. Weller, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. 
     Pastor, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Capps, Mrs. 
     Christian-Christensen, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Ms. Granger, Mr. Goodlatte, 
     and Mr. Hobson.
       H.R. 122: Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 150: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 152: Mr. Pastor, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Filner, Mrs. 
     Christian-Christensen, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois, Mr. Lazio, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, 
     and Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 157: Mr. Dickey, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
     Doolittle, Mr. Souder, and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 179: Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 192: Mr. Ney, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Green of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 205: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 208: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 216: Mr. Ford, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Wamp, 
     Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Christian-
     Christensen, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Wise, 
     Mr. Cooksey, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Scarborough and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 219: Mr. Forbes and Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 222: Mr. Smith of Texas.
       H.R. 229: Ms. Lee, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
     McDermott, Ms. Carson, and Ms. Waters.
       H.R. 230: Mr. Delahunt, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. 
     Morella, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Allen, 
     Mr. Waxman, Mr. Stark, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Luther, Mr. 
     Brown of Ohio, Mr. Clay, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Olver, 
     Mrs. Kelly, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
     Snyder, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Coyne, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
     Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Ney, Ms. Waters, and Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 233: Mr. Stump, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
     Bentsen, Mr. Archer, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
     Bonilla, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Mink of 
     Hawaii, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
     Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Moakley, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
     Leach, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Frost, Mr. Smith of 
     Texas, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
     Mr. Spence, Mr. Turner, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Romero-
     Barcelo, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Ortiz, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
     Edwards, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
     Doggett, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
     Martinez, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Scott, Mr. Allen, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
     Blagojevich, Mr. Minge, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. 
     McGovern.
       H.R. 271: Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Etheridge, Mrs. 
     Kelly, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Gibbons, Mr. John, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Filner, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
     Evans, and Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Thompson of 
     Mississippi, Mr. Crowley, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Gallegly, and Mr. Berry.
       H.R. 315: Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 325: Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Eshoo, and Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 351: Mr. Sabo and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 352: Mr. King of New York, Mr. Hastings of Washington, 
     Mr. Minge, and Mr. Ballenger.
       H.R. 357: Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 373: Mr. Terry.
       H.R. 380: Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Deal 
     of Georgia, and Mr. Bateman.
       H.R. 390: Mr. Sessions, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Saxton, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Foley, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Holden, Mr. Weiner, and Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 392: Ms. DeGette, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Farr of 
     California.
       H.R. 403: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Frost, Mr. Wynn, 
     Mr. Underwood, Mr. Filner, Mr. Spratt, and Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 405: Mr. Minge, Mr. English, Mr. Fattah, and Mrs. 
     Emerson.
       H.R. 406: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 408: Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
     Pickering, and Mr. Thompson of California.
       H.R. 413: Mr. Underwood, Ms. Carson, Mr. Filner, Mr. Stark, 
     and Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 417: Mr. Ganske.
       H.R. 423: Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 430: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Weller, Mr. Kucinich, 
     Mr. Dickey, and Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 443: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, 
     and Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 449: Mr. Fattah, Mr. Holden, and Mr. English.
       H.R. 452: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 455: Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Price of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 472: Mr. Doolittle and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 489: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Farr of California, 
     and Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 492: Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Tiahrt, and Mr. 
     Goodlatte.
       H.R. 493: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 506: Mr. Riley, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Cook, Mr. Forbes, 
     Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Ford, 
     Mr. Goode, Mr. Stark, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Phelps, Mr. 
     Sisisky, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Coburn, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Skelton, 
     and Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 514: Mr. Blunt, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Cox of California, 
     and Mr. Fossella.
       H.R. 516: Mr. Sessions and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 543: Mr. Shows and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 548: Mr. Berman, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Jackson 
     of Illinois, Ms. DeGette, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 557: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 564: Mr. Packard, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
     Sessions, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Tiahrt, and Mr. 
     Knollenberg.
       H.R. 568: Mr. Forbes and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 576: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Frost, 
     Ms. Rivers, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Filner, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
     Knollenberg, and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 597: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Myrick, Ms. 
     Brown of Florida, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
     Jefferson, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Brady of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Lee, Ms. Eshoo, 
     Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
     Conyers, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. 
     Baldwin, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Clay.
       H.R. 608: Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Shows, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
     Shuster, Mr. Regula, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
     Mr. Oberstar, Mr. LoBiondo, and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 610: Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 611: Mr. Forbes and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 612: Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Millender-
     McDonald, Mr. Filner, Mr. Weiner, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
     Mr. Dixon, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Frost, and Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 631: Mr. English, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Stark,, 
     Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Foley, and Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 639: Mr. Forbes.

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       H.R. 645: Ms. Norton and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 664: Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
     Rodriguez, Mr. Tanner, and Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 665: Mr. Dreier and Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 669: Mr. Towns, Mr. Hyde, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 670: Mr. Wicker, Mr. Graham, Mr. Ney, Mr. Kucinich, 
     Mr. Wolf, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 682: Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hill of Montana, and Mr. 
     Knollenberg.
       H.R. 685: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 692: Mr. DeLay and Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 693: Mr. Blunt and Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 700: Mr. Ewing, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, 
     Mr. Borski, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. LaTourette Mr. 
     Traficant, Mr. Cook, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Clement, 
     Mr. Sweeney, Ms. Norton, Mr. Holden, Mr. Baldacci, and Mr. 
     Forbes.
       H.R. 701: Mr. Gilchrest, Mrs. Bono, and Mr. Duncan.
       H.J. Res. 1: Mr. Packard, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
     Sanford, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
     Weldon of Florida, Mr. Terry, Mr. Combest, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, 
     and Mr. Green of Wisconsin.
       H.J. Res. 5: Mr. Foley.
       H. Con. Res. 5: Mr. Snyder, Mr. Foley, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. 
     Capps, Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H. Con. Res. 8: Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Rahall.
       H. Con. Res. 16: Mr. Gibbons and Mr. Doolittle.
       H. Con. Res. 17: Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
     and Mr. McGovern.
       H. Con. Res. 21: Mr. Upton and Mr. Lipinski.
       H. Con. Res. 24: Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Frelinghuysen, 
     Mr. McInnis, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Meehan, 
     Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Wicker, 
     Mrs. Bono, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. Archer.
       H. Con. Res. 29: Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
     Bartlett of Maryland, and Mr. Manzullo.
       H. Res. 18: Mr. Luther and Mr. Ney.
       H. Res. 20: Mr. Goodling.
       H. Res. 35: Mr. Moore, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. 
     Hoyer.
       H. Res. 41: Mr. Forbes, Mr. Frost, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
     Greenwood, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and Mr. Underwood.

para. 9.34  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 3: Mr. Ewing.
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                     FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1999 (10)

para. 10.1  appointment 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,

                                                February 12, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Edward A. Pease to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

para. 10.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, February 11, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 10.3  communications

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

       518. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     568, ``Fiscal Year 1999 Disability Compensation 
     Administrative Financing Temporary Amendment Act of 1998'' 
     received February 10, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       519. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     563, ``Lowell School, Inc., Real Property Tax Exemption and 
     Equitable Real Property Tax Relief Temporary Act of 1998'' 
     received February 10, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       520. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     561, ``Drug Prevention and Children at Risk Tax Check-Off, 
     Tax Initiative Delay, and Attorney License Fee Act of 1998'' 
     received February 10, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       521. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     559, ``Harris/Hinton Place and Bishop Samuel Kelsey Way 
     Designation Act of 1998'' received February 10, 1999, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       522. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     549, ``Motor Vehicle Parking Regulation Temporary Amendment 
     Act of 1998'' received February 10, 1999, pursuant to D.C. 
     Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       523. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-
     553, ``Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Children's Trust 
     Fund Amendment Act of 1998'' received February 10, 1999, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       524. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     626, ``Technical Amendments Act of 1998'' received February 
     10, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       525. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     625, ``Residential Real Property Seller Disclosure, Funeral 
     Services Date Change, and Public Service Commission 
     Independent Procurement Authority Act of 1998'' received 
     February 10, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       526. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     622, ``Confirmation Amendment Act of 1998'' received February 
     10, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       527. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     616, ``Sex Offender Registration Immunity From Liability 
     Second Temporary Amendment Act of 1998'' received February 
     10, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       528. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     615, ``Second Omnibus Regulatory Reform Amendment Act of 
     1998'' received February 10, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       529. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     613, ``Metropolitan Police Department Civilianization 
     Amendment Act of 1998'' received February 10, 1999, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       530. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     567, ``Health-Care Facility Unlicensed Personnel Criminal 
     Background Check Act of 1998'' received February 10, 1999, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       531. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     416, ``Eastern Market Real Property Asset Management and 
     Outdoor Vending Act of 1998'' received February 10, 1999, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       532. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     571, ``Workers' Compensation Amendment Act of 1998'' received 
     February 10, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       533. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     612, ``Legal Service Establishment Amendment Act of 1998'' 
     received February 10, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       534. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     611, ``Home Purchase Assistance Fund Amendment Act of 1998'' 
     received February 10, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       535. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     610, ``Home and Community Juvenile Probation Supervision Act 
     of 1998'' received February 10, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       536. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     608, ``Criminal Records Check for the Protection of Children 
     Act of 1998'' received February 10, 1999, pursuant to D.C. 
     Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       537. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-
     606, ``Reorganization Plan No. 5 for the Department of Human 
     Services and Department of Corrections Act of 1998'' received 
     February 10, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       538. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-
     603, ``Child Development Home Promotion Amendment Act of 
     1998'' received February 10, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--

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     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform. 

para. 10.4  adjournment of the two houses

  On motion of Mr. GIBBONS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on the legislative day of 
February 12, 1999, it stand adjourned until 2 o'clock p.m. on Tuesday, 
February 16, 1999, unless the House sooner receives a message from the 
Senate transmitting its concurrence in House Concurrent Resolution 27, 
in which case the House shall stand adjourned pursuant to that 
concurrent resolution.

para. 10.5  permanent select committee on intelligence

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to clause 11 of Rule X and clause 11 of rule 
I, appointed to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the 
following Members: Ms. Pelosi and Messrs. Bishop, Sisisky, Condit, 
Roemer and Hastings of Florida.
  And then,

para. 10.6  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. WOLF, pursuant to House Concurrent Resolution 27, at 
11 o'clock and 35 minutes a.m., the House adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on 
Tuesday, February 23, 1999, for ``morning-hour debate'' or, under the 
previous order of the House, until 2 o'clock p.m. on Tuesday, February 
16, 1999, if not sooner in receipt of a message from the Senate 
transmitting its concurrence in House Concurrent Resolution 27.

para. 10.7  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. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 149. A 
     bill to make technical corrections to the Omnibus Parks and 
     Public Lands Management Act of 1996; with an amendment (Rept. 
     No. 106-17). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.

para. 10.8  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 760. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently extend the research credit; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FORBES:
       H.R. 761. 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 Mrs. MEEK of Florida (for herself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
             Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Cook, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. Goode, Mr. Pastor, Mr. DeFazio, Mrs. Mink 
             of Hawaii, Mr. Holden, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Shows, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Moran of Kansas, and 
             Mr. Baldacci):
       H.R. 762. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for research and services with respect to lupus; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. MINGE:
       H.R. 763. A bill to make chapter 12 of title 11, United 
     States Code, permanent, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. DeLay, and Mrs. Jones of Ohio):
       H.R. 764. A bill to reduce the incidence of child abuse and 
     neglect, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. 
             Bishop, and Mr. Shows):
       H.R. 765. 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. THUNE (for himself, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
             Cooksey, and Mr. Chabot):
       H.R. 766. 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, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Cooksey, and 
             Mr. Chabot):
       H.R. 767. 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. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Wynn, and Ms. Norton):
       H. Con. Res. 34. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that there should be parity between the 
     compensation of members of the uniformed services and the 
     compensation of civilian employees of the United States; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be 
     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. 64. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Science in the One Hundred and Sixth 
     Congress; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Evans):
       H. Res. 65. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs in the One Hundred 
     Sixth Congress; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. SHUSTER:
       H. Res. 66. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in the 
     One Hundred Sixth Congress; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. SPENCE (for himself and Mr. Skelton):
       H. Res. 67. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Armed Services in the One Hundred Sixth 
     Congress; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. GOSS:
       H. Res. 68. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in the One 
     Hundred Sixth Congress; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H. Res. 69. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Government Reform in the One Hundred 
     Sixth Congress; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H. Res. 70. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on International Relations in the One 
     Hundred Sixth Congress; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. GOODLING:
       H. Res. 71. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Education and the Workforce in the One 
     Hundred Sixth Congress; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. KASICH:
       H. Res. 72. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on the Budget in the One Hundred Sixth 
     Congress; to the Committee on House Administration. 

para. 10.9  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 222: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 263: Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, and Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 264: Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
     Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 265: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 327: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 384: Mr. Tanner, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     McIntyre, and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 385: Mrs. Emerson, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Mink 
     of Hawaii, Mr. Ortiz, and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 609: Mr. Combest, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington, and Mr. Simpson.
       H.R. 623: Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Goodlatte, 
     Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
     Pickering, Mr. Tiahrt, and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 654: Mr. Dreier, and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 693: Mr. Kind of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 706: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 718: Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Allen.
       H. Con. Res. 8: Mr. Walden of Oregon.
       H. Con. Res. 30: Mr. Royce, Mr. Skeen, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
     Hefley, and Mr. Coburn.
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                     TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1999 (11)

para. 11.1  appointment 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,

                                                February 23, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Cliff Stearns to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 19, 
1999, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 11.2  recess--1:06 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 1 o'clock 6 minutes p.m. until 2 p.m.

para. 11.3  after recess--2 p.m.

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

para. 11.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced he had examined

[[Page 124]]

and approved the Journal of the proceedings of Friday, February 12, 
1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 11.5  communications

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

       539. A letter from the Administrator, Food Safety and 
     Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Agency Responsibilities, 
     Organization, and Terminology [Docket No. 97-045F] received 
     January 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       540. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Implementation of Preferred Lender Program and 
     Streamlining of Guaranteed Regulations (RIN: 0560-AF38) 
     received January 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       541. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Importation of Fruits and Vegetables [Docket No. 97-107-3] 
     received January 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       542. 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; Salable 
     Quantities and Allotment Percentages for the 1999-2000 
     Marketing Year [Docket No. FV-99-985-1 FR] received January 
     27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       543. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Tobacco--Importer Assessments (RIN: 0560-AF 52) 
     received February 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       544. A letter from the Administrator, Food Safety and 
     Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Performance Standards for the 
     Production of Certain Meat and Poultry Products [Docket No. 
     95-033F] received February 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       545. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Olives Grown in California; 
     Modification to Handler Membership on the California Olive 
     Committee [Docket No. FV99-932-2 IFR] received February 3, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       546. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Beef Promotion and Research; 
     Reapportionment [No. LS-98-002] received February 3, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       547. 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; Limiting the Volume of Small 
     Red Seedless Grapefruit [Docket No. FV98-905-4 FIR] received 
     February 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       548. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Dried Prunes Produced in 
     California; Increased Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV99-993-1 
     FR] received February 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       549. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Fenbuconazole; 
     Reestablishment of Time-Limited Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-
     300789; FRL 6059-7] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received February 9, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       550. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Cinnamaldehyde; 
     Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance [OPP-300769; 
     FRL-6049-9] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received February 10, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       551. A letter from the Clerk, United States Court of 
     Appeals, transmitting an opinion of the United States Court 
     of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, No. 98-
     5021--Deaf Smith County Grain Processors, Inc. v. Dan 
     Glickman, Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       552. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     1998 Annual Report on Military Expenditures, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2151n(d); to the Committee on Appropriations.
       553. A letter from the the Director, the Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting a cumulative report on 
     rescissions and deferrals, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685(e); (H. 
     Doc. No. 106-25); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       554. A letter from the the Director, the Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting a cumulative report on 
     rescissions and deferrals, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685(e); (H. 
     Doc. No. 106-29); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       555. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a request for emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
     and the Small Business Administration; (H. Doc. No. 106-21); 
     to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       556. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a request for transfers from the 
     Information Technology Systems and Security Transfer Account; 
     (H. Doc. No. 106-22); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       557. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting requests for FY 1999 supplemental 
     appropriations to address urgent funding needs related to the 
     situation in Jordan; (H. Doc. No. 106-24); to the Committee 
     on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       558. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a request for transfers from the 
     Information Technology Systems and Related Expenses Account; 
     (H. Doc. No. 106-26); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       559. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting requests for emergency FY 1999 
     supplemental appropriations for emergency disaster and 
     reconstruction assistance expenses arising from the 
     consequences of the recent hurricanes in Central America and 
     the Caribbean and the recent earthquake in Colombia; (H. Doc. 
     No. 106-27); to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered 
     to be printed.
       560. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting a 
     report in response to the Fiscal Year 1999 National Defense 
     Authorization Act which requires a study of architecture 
     requirements; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       561. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a report on Sub-Saharan Africa and 
     the Export-Import Bank of the United States; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       562. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket No. FEMA-
     7264] received January 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       563. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Final Flood Elevation Determinations--received January 20, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       564. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Final Flood Elevation Determinations--received January 20, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       565. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Suspension of Community Eligibility [Docket No. FEMA-7703] 
     received January 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       566. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Suspension of Community Eligibility [Docket No. FEMA-7703] 
     received January 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       567. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations--received January 
     20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       568. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket No. FEMA-
     7264] received January 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       569. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Office of Thrift Supervision, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Consumer Credit Classified as a Loss, Slow Consumer 
     Credit and Slow Loans [No. 98-124] (RIN: 1550-AB28) received 
     February 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       570. A letter from the General Counsel, Corporation for 
     National Service, transmitting the Corporation's final rule--
     Claims Collection (RIN: 3045-AA21) received January 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       571. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Office of 
     Postsecondary Education, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Jacob K. Javits 
     Fellowship Program--received January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       572. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a draft bill that amends the Older 
     Americans Act of 1965 (OAA) to authorize an unprecedented new 
     program for families who care for older relatives with 
     chronic illnesses or disabilities by enabling States to 
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     networks that provide quality respite care; critical 
     information about community-based long-term care services 
     that best meet families' needs; and caregiver counseling, 
     training, and supplemental services; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       573. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's third annual report 
     to Congress summarizing evaluation activities related to the 
     Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children 
     with Serious Emotional Disturbances program, pursuant to 42 
     U.S.C. 300X--4(g); to the Committee on Commerce.
       574. A letter from the General Counsel, Consumer Product 
     Safety Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Final Technical Changes; Standard for the Flammability of 
     Children's Sleepwear: Sizes 0 Through 6X; Standard for the 
     Flammability of Children's Sleepwear: Sizes 7 Through 14--
     received February 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       575. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Medical Devices; 
     Establishment Registration and Device Listing for 
     Manufacturers and Distributors of Devices; Confirmation of 
     Effective Date [Docket No. 98N-0520] received January 20, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       576. 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; 
     Connecticut; Enhanced Motor Vehicle Inspection and 
     Maintenance Program; 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 [CT008-7210a; A-1-FRL-6225-1] received February 3, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       577. 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; 
     Connecticut; VOC RACT Catch-up [CT-17-1-6536a; A-1-FRL-6225-
     4] received February 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       578. 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 
     Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska [IA, KS, NE-00661066; FRL-6223-9] 
     received February 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       579. 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; 
     Connecticut; 15 Percent Rate-of-Progress and Contingency 
     Plans [CT-7209a; A-1-FRL-6225-2] received February 3, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       580. A letter from the Director, Office and 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. NY30-188b, FRL-6231-7] received 
     February 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       581. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Removal of the Approval 
     of the Maintenance Plan, Carbon Monoxide Redesignation Plan 
     and Emissions Inventory for the Connecticut Portion of the 
     New York-N.New Jersey-Long Island Area [CT051-7209; A-1-FRL-
     6224-8], pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       582. 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-6231-8] received February 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       583. 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 Joaquin Valley Unified Air 
     Pollution Control District, Sacramento Metropolitan Air 
     Quality Management District [CA 164-0112a; FRL-6227-2] 
     received February 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       584. 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; Illinois: 
     Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance [IL175-1a; FRL-6232-
     7] received February 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       585. 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; Illinois: 
     Clean Fuel Fleet Program Revision [IL168-1a; FRL-6232-8] 
     received February 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       586. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Federal Operating 
     Permits Program [FRL-6300-9] (RIN: 2060-AG90) received 
     February 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       587. 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(l), Delegation of Authority to Three 
     Local Air Agencies in Washington; Correction and 
     Clarification [FRL-6233-6] received February 10, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       588. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Section 112(1) Approval 
     of the State of Florida's Construction Permitting Program 
     [FRL-6229-9] received January 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       589. 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 194-0125a; FRL-6226-5] 
     received February 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       590. 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; North Coast Unified Air Quality 
     Management District and Northern Sonoma County Air Pollution 
     Control District [CA-011-0071; FRL-6229-5] received February 
     3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       591. 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; Amado County Air Pollution 
     Control District and Northern Sonoma County Air Pollution 
     Control District [CA 207-0114a FRL-6229-7] received February 
     3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       592. 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 [MN55-
     01-7280a; MN56-01-7281a; MN57-01-7282a; FRL-6230-3] received 
     February 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       593. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Allocation and 
     Designation of Spectrum for Fixed-Satellite Services in the 
     37.5-38.5 GHz, 40.5-41.5 GHz, and 48.2-50.2 GHz Frequency 
     Bands; Allocation of Spectrum to Upgrade Fixed and Mobile 
     Allocations in the 40.5-42.5 GHz Frequency Band; Allocation 
     of Spectrum in the 46.9-47.0 GHz Frequency Band for Wireless 
     Service; and Allocation of Spectrum in the 37.0-38.0 GHz and 
     40.0-40.5 GHz for Government Operations [IB Docket No. 97-95] 
     (RM-8811) received January 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       594. 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 
     January 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       595. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative and 
     Intergovernmental Affairs, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting a copy of the fifth annual report of the Federal 
     Communications Commission on the ``Status of Competition in 
     the Markets for the Delivery of Video Programming''; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       596. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--1998 Biennial 
     Regulatory Review--Part 76--Cable Television Service Pleading 
     and Complaint Rules [CS Docket No. 98-54] received February 
     3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       597. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Energy Regulations 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Open 
     Access Same-Time Information System and Standards of Conduct 
     [Docket No. RM95-9-003] received February 10, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       598. A letter from the Deputy Director, Regulations and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Indirect Food

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     Additives: Polymers [Docket No. 93F-0151] received February 
     4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       599. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a six month periodic 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. 1703(c); (H. Doc. No. 106-
     20); to the Committee on International Relations and ordered 
     to be printed.
       600. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a 6-month periodic report on 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. 106-23); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       601. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. A-
     99, which relates to enhancements or upgrades from the level 
     of sensitivity of technology or capability described in the 
     Section 36(b)(1) AECA certification 97-29 of 24 July 1997, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b)(5); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       602. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 
     04-99 which constitutes a Request for Final Approval for the 
     Memorandum of Understanding between the U.S. and the United 
     Kingdom concerning a Programmable Integrated Ordnance Suite 
     (PIOS), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       603. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting a report containing an 
     analysis and description of services performed by full-time 
     USG employees during Fiscal Year 1998, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2765(a); to the Committee on International Relations.
       604. A letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a 
     list of all sales and licensed commercial exports under the 
     Act of major weapons or weapons-related defense equipment 
     valued at $7,000,000 or more, or of any other weapons or 
     weapons-related defense equipment valued at $25,000,000 or 
     more, which the Administration considers eligible for 
     approval during the calendar year 1999 and which may, 
     therefore, result in notification to the Congress this year, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2765(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       605. 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.
       606. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Public Notice Nationality Procedures--Amendment 
     to Report of Birth Regulation Passport Procedures--Amendment 
     to Revocation or Restriction of Passports Regulation--
     received January 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       607. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the determination 
     and justification for the use of $1 million in FY 99 funds 
     made available to provide medical assistance to Nigeria; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       608. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a Memorandum of 
     Justification for the use of $500,000 in FY 1998 Economic 
     Support Funds (ESF) for activities in the Republic of Ghana; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       609. 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 1998, pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 484(o); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       610. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting A copy of D.C. Act 12-583, ``Community 
     Development Program Temporary Amendment Act of 1998'' 
     received February 10, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       611. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-582, ``Homestead 
     Housing Preservation Temporary Amendment Act of 1998'' 
     received February 10, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       612. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-581, ``Year 2000 
     Government Computer Immunity Act of 1998'' received February 
     10, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       613. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-577 
     ``Procurement Practices Bid Notice Period Amendment Act of 
     1998'' received February 10, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       614. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting A copy of D.C. Act 12-575 ``Human 
     Rights Amendment Act of 1998'' received February 10, 1999, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       615. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-573, ``Self-
     Sufficiency Promotion Amendment Act of 1998'' received 
     February 10, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       616. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-558, ``Schedule 
     of Heights of Buildings Amendment Act of 1998'' received 
     February 10, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       617. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-602, ``Food 
     Stamp Trafficking and Public Assistance Fraud Control 
     Amendment Act of 1998'' received February 10, 1999, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       618. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-601, ``Retired 
     Police Officer Redeployment Amendment Act of 1998,'' February 
     10, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       619. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-489, ``Holy 
     Comforter-St. Cyprian Roman Catholic Church Equitable Real 
     Property Tax Relief Act of 1998'' received February 3, 1999, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       620. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting A copy of D.C. Act 12-488, ``Alcoholic 
     Beverage Control DC Arena Amendment Act of 1998'' received 
     February 3, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       621. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-487, ``Summary 
     Abatement of Life-or-Health Threatening Conditions Amendment 
     Act of 1998'' received February 3, 1999, pursuant to D.C. 
     Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       622. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-490, ``Retired 
     Police Officer Redeployment Temporary Amendment Act of 1998'' 
     received January 29, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       623. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-492, 
     ``Metropolitan Police Department Civilianization Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 1998'' received January 29, 1999, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       624. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-491, ``Criminal 
     Background Investigation for the Protection of Children 
     Temporary Act of 1998'' received January 29, 1999, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       625. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-494, ``Uniform 
     Per Student Funding Formula for Public Schools and Public 
     Charter Schools and Tax Conformity Clarification Amdendment 
     Act of 1998'' received January 29, 1999, pursuant to D.C. 
     Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       626. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-593, ``Hazardous 
     Duty Compensation for Metropolitan Police Department Scuba 
     Divers Amendment Act of 1998'' received February 10, 1999, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       627. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-591, 
     ``Dedication and Designation of Harry Thomas Way Temporary 
     Act of 1998'' received February 10, 1999, pursuant to D.C. 
     Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       628. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-589, ``Sex 
     Offender Registration Immunity From Liability Amendment Act 
     of 1998'' received February 10, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       629. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-588, ``Mentally 
     Retarded Citizens Substituted Consent for Health Care 
     Decisions and Emergency Care Definition Temporary Amendment 
     Act of 1998'' received February 10, 1999, pursuant to D.C. 
     Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       630. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-587, 
     ``Compensation Increase for the Chairperson of the Rental 
     Housing Commission Amendment Act of 1998'' received February 
     10, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       631. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-586, ``Sex 
     Offender Registration Risk Assessment Clarification Amendment 
     Act of 1998'' received February 10, 1999, pursuant to D.C. 
     Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       632. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-584, ``Housing 
     Finance Agency Amendment Act of 1998'' received

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     February 10, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       633. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-496, ``Health 
     Insurance Portability and Accountability Federal Law 
     Conformity and No-Fault Motor Vehicle Insurance Act of 1998'' 
     received February 3, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       634. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting of a copy of D.C. Act 12-497, ``Child 
     Support and Welfare Reform Compliance Temporary Amendment Act 
     of 1998'' received February 3, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       635. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-512, ``Fiscal 
     Year 1999 Budget Support Temporary Amendment Act of 1998,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       636. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-518, 
     ``Regulation Enacting the Policy Manual for the District of 
     Columbia Temporary Amendment Act of 1998'' received February 
     3, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       637. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-519, 
     ``Reorganization Plan No. 5 for the Department of Human 
     Services and Department of Corrections Temporary Act of 
     1998'' received February 3, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       638. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-530, ``Child 
     Development Facilities Regulation Act of 1998'' received 
     February 3, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       639. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-532, 
     ``Cooperative Association Amendment Act of 1998'' received 
     February 3, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       640. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-533, 
     ``Comprehensive Plan Land Use Antenna Exemption Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 1998'' received February 3, 1999, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       641. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-534, 
     ``Washington Convention Center Authority Second Amendment Act 
     of 1998'' received February 3, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       642. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-535, ``Executive 
     Service Residency Requirement Amendment Act of 1998'' 
     received February 3, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       643. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-536, ``Insurance 
     Demutualization Temporary Amendment Act of 1998'' received 
     February 3, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       644. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-537, ``School 
     Proximity Traffic Calming Temporary Act of 1998'' received 
     February 3, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       645. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-542, ``Public 
     School Nurse Assignment Amendment Act of 1998'' received 
     February 3, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       646. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-538, ``Disposal 
     of District Owned Surplus Real Property Temporary Amendment 
     Act of 1998'' received February 3, 1999, pursuant to D.C. 
     Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       647. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-543, ``Regional 
     Airports Authority Amendment Act of 1998'' received February 
     3, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       648. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-548, 
     ``Department of Human Services and Commission on Mental 
     Health Services Mandatory Employee Drug and Alcohol Testing 
     and Department of Corrections Conforming Amendment Act of 
     1998'' received February 3, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       649. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-547, ``Mental 
     Health Services Client Enterprise Establishment Act of 1998'' 
     received February 3, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       650. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-517, ``Anti-
     Drunk Driving Amendment Act of 1998'' received February 3, 
     1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       651. 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 January 20, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       652. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-531, ``Day Care 
     Policy Amendment Act of 1998'' received February 3, 1999, 
     pursuant to Public Law 93--198 section 602(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       653. A letter from the Executive Director, District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority, transmitting a report on the First Quarter Report 
     of Fiscal Year 1999 of the D.C. Financial Responsibility and 
     Management Assistance Authority; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       654. A letter from the Chairwoman, Equal Employment 
     Opportunity Commission, transmitting the FY 1998 report 
     pursuant to the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       655. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting a copy of 
     the annual report in compliance with the Government in the 
     Sunshine Act during the calendar year 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       656. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting a copy of the annual report in 
     compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act during the 
     calendar year 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       657. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--General 
     Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; Streamlining 
     Administration Of Federal Supply Service (FSS) Multiple Award 
     Schedule (MAS) Contracts and Clarifying Marking Requirements 
     [APD 2800. 12A, CHGE 81] (RIN: 3090-AG81) received January 
     27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       658. A letter from the Chairman, International Trade 
     Commission, transmitting Performance Plans for fiscal years 
     1999 and 2000; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       659. A letter from the Director, National Science 
     Foundation, transmitting an evaluation of the system of 
     internal accounting and administrative controls of the 
     National Science Foundation, as required by the Federal 
     Manager's Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       660. A letter from the General Counsel, Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting notification to Congress 
     and the Comptroller General, concerning the nomination of a 
     person to fill a vacancy in the OMB office of Controller; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       661. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Hazardous 
     Duty Pay (RIN: 3206-AI29) received January 20, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       662. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     a report on management and internal accounting controls, as 
     required by the Federal Manager's Financial Integrity Act, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       663. A letter from the Secretary of Education, transmitting 
     the FY 1998 report pursuant to the Federal Managers' 
     Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       664. A letter from the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting Activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for Fiscal year 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       665. 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, 
     1998, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       666. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting notification of a vacancy which was created on 
     November 30, 1998, upon the resignation of the Assistant 
     Secretary of Transportation for Governmental Affairs; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       667. A letter from the the Chief Administrative Officer, 
     transmitting the quarterly report of receipts and 
     expenditures of appropriations and other funds for the period 
     October 1, 1998 through December 31, 1998 as compiled by the 
     Chief Administrative Officer, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 104a; (H. 
     Doc. No. 106-28); to the Committee on House Administration 
     and ordered to be printed.
       668. A letter from the Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting a report on Casitas 
     Dam, Ventura River Project in California, pursuant to 43 
     U.S.C. 509; to the Committee on Resources.

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       669. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Oklahoma Regulatory 
     Program [SPATS No. OK-024-FOR] received January 20, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       670. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Illinois Abandoned 
     Mine Land Reclamation Plan [SPATS No. IL-093-FOR] received 
     January 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       671. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the report entitled, ``America's Historic Landmarks at Risk: 
     The Secretary of the Interior's Report of the 106th Congress 
     on Threatened National Historic Landmarks''; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       672. 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 the Sacramento 
     Splittail, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       673. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--West Virginia Regulatory Program [WV-077-FOR] 
     received February 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       674. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Illinois Regulatory Program [SPATS No. IL-094-
     FOR] received February 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       675. 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 List the San Bernardino Kangaroo 
     Rat as Endangered (RIN: 1018-AE59) received January 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       676. 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 26 [Docket No. 981231335-8335-
     01; I.D. 122498B] (RIN: 0648-AM14) received January 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       677. A letter from the Deputy 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; Vessel Moratorium Program [Docket 
     No. 981016260-9018-02; I.D. 090998B] (RIN: 0648-AL20) 
     received January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       678. A letter from the Deputy 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; Season and Area Apportionment of 
     Atka Mackerel Total Allowable Catch [Docket No. 981021264-
     9016-02; I.D. 092998A] (RIN: 0648-AL29) received February 3, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       679. A letter from the Deputy 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; Steller Sea Lion Protection 
     Measures for the Pollock Fisheries off Alaska [Docket No. 
     990115017-9017-01; I.D. 011199A] (RIN: 0648-AM08) received 
     February 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       680. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule-- Magnuson-Stevens Act 
     Provisions; List of Fisheries and Gear, and Notification 
     Guidelines [Docket No. 980519132-9004-02; I.D. 022498F] (RIN: 
     0648-AK49) received February 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       681. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting the 1998 Annual Report of the Migratory Bird 
     Conservation Commission, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 715b; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       682. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General for 
     Administration, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     fourth annual report on the Communications Assistance for Law 
     Enforcement Act (CALEA) of 1994, as amended; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       683. A letter from the Director, Policy Directives and 
     Instructions Branch, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Temporary Protected 
     Status: Amendments to the Requirements for Employment 
     Authorization Fee, and Other Technical Amendments, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       684. A letter from the Clerk, United States Court of 
     Appeals, transmitting an opinion of the United States Court 
     of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, No. 97-
     1633--City of Abilene, Texas, et al. v. Federal 
     Communications Commission and United States of America; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       685. A letter from the Director, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting notification that funding 
     under title V of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
     Emergency Assistance Act, as amended, will exceed $5 million 
     for the response to the emergency declared on September 21, 
     1998 as a result of Hurricane Georges, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     5193; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       686. A letter from the Director, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting notification that funding 
     under title V of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
     Emergency Assistance Act, as amended, will exceed $5 million 
     for the response to the emergency declared on September 21, 
     1998 as a result of Hurricane Georges which severly impacted 
     the Territory of the United States Virgin Islands, pursuant 
     to 42 U.S.C. 5193; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       687. A letter from the Director, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting notification that funding 
     under title V of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
     Emergency Assistance Act, as amended, will exceed $5 million 
     for the response to the emergency declared on September 21, 
     1998 as a result of Hurricane Georges impacting the state of 
     Florida, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5193; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       688. 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-265-AD; Amendment 39-11012; AD 99-02-18] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received February 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       689. 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. 99-NM-10-AD; Amendment 39-11014; 
     AD99-03-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 3, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       690. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Schempp-Hirth K.G. Models Standard-
     Cirrus, Nimbus-2, JANUS, and Mini-Nimbus HS-7 Sailplanes 
     [Docket No. 98-CE-52-AD; Amendment 39-11013; AD 99-03-01] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       691. 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; SFAR-50-2; Amendment; 93-76] received 
     February 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       692. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Emission Standards for Turbine Engine Powered Airplanes 
     [Docket No. FAA-1999-5018; Amendment No. 34-3] (RIN: 2120-
     AG68) received February 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       693. 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. 98-NM-67-AD; Amendment 39-10993; AD 99-
     02-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 3, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       694. 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-
     10984; AD 98-11-04 R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 3, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       695. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 Seires Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 96-NM-263-AD; Amendment 39-10983; AD 98-11-03 R1] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       696. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-200, -200C, -300, 
     and -400 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-291-AD 98-25-06] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       697. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class D Airspace and Class E Airspace; 
     Binghamton, NY [Airspace Docket No. 98-AEA-44] received 
     February 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       698. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Laurel, DE [Airspace Dock

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     et No. 98-AEA-43] received February 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       699. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky 
     International Airport Class B Airspace Area, and Revocation 
     of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Class C 
     Airspace Area; KY [Airspace Docket No. 93-AWA-5] received 
     February 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       700. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Legal Description of Jet Route J-522 in the 
     Vicinity of Rochester, NY [Airspace Docket No. 98-AEA-14] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       701. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Cocordia, KS [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-46] received February 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       702. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Grinell, IA [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-47] received February 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       703. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Liberal, KS [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-60] received February 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       704. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Garden City, KS [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ACE-59] received February 3, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       705. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Model 
     S-76A, B, and C Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-37-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10999; AD 98-17-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     February 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       706. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29429; Amdt. No. 1907] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received February 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       707. 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-55-AD; Amendment 39-
     11000; AD 99-02-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 3, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       708. 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; Exemption for 
     Leachate from Non-Hazardous Waste Landfills; Final Rule [FRL-
     6232-3] (RIN: 2050-AE61) received February 9, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       709. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Fee 
     for Services To Support FEMA's Offsite Radiological Emergency 
     Preparedness Program (RIN: 3067-AC87) received January 20, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       710. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Fee 
     for Services to Support FEMA's Offsite Radiological Emergency 
     Preparedness Program--received January 20, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       711. A letter from the General Counsel of the Department of 
     Defense, transmitting proposed legislation to reauthorize the 
     aviation insurance program; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       712. A letter from the Clerk, United States Court of 
     Appeals, transmitting an opinion of the United States Court 
     of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, No. 97-
     1384--Association of American Railroads and Wisconsin Central 
     LTD. v. Surface Transportation Board and United States of 
     America; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       713. A letter from the Acting Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Miscellaneous 
     Revisions to the NASA FAR Supplement--received February 3, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science.
       714. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule-- Board of Veterans' Appeals: Rules 
     of Practice-Revision of Decisions on Grounds of Clear and 
     Unmistakable Error (RIN: 2900-AJ15) received January 20, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       715. A letter from the Regulatory Policy Officer, Bureau of 
     Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, transmitting the Bureau's 
     final rule--Prohibit Certain Alcohol Beverage Containers and 
     Standards of Fill for Distilled Spirits and Wine (98R-452P) 
     (RIN: 1512-AB89) received January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       716. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of the Public 
     Debt, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department'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 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       717. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Import 
     Administration and the Assistant United States Trade 
     Representatives, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Annual Report on Subsidies Enforcement; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       718. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Continuation of Partnership [Revenue Ruling 99-6] received 
     January 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       719. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Closing agreements [Revenue Procedure 99-13] received January 
     20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       720. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Trade 
     or Business Expense [Revenue Ruling 99-7] received January 
     20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       721. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Nonrecognition of Gain or Loss on Contribution [Revenue 
     Ruling 99-5] received January 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       722. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Timely Mailing Treated as Timely Filing/Electronic Postmark 
     [TD 8807] (RIN: 1545-AW82) received January 20, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       723. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) Taxation of 
     Amounts Under Employee Benefit Plans [TD 8814] (RIN: 1545-
     AT27) received February 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       724. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) Taxation of Amounts Under 
     Employee Benefit Plans [TD 8815] (RIN: 1545-AT99) received 
     February 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       725. 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 99-14] received February 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       726. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Continuation Coverage Requirements Applicable to Group Health 
     Plans [TD 8812] (RIN: 1545-AI93) received February 3, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       727. A letter from the Director, Congressional Budget 
     Office, transmitting the report on ``Unauthorized 
     Appropriations and Expiring Authorizations'' by 
     theCongressional Budget Office as of January 8, 1999, 
     pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 602(f)(3); jointly to the Committees on 
     the Budget and Appropriations.
       728. A letter from the President, Institute of Peace, 
     transmitting a copy of the Institute's report entitled, 
     ``Building Peace--1994-1997''; jointly to the Committees on 
     Education and the Workforce and International Relations.
       729. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Economic 
     Development, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Interim final rule--received January 
     27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the 
     Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Banking 
     and Financial Services. 

para. 11.6  subpoena response

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, laid before the House the 
following communication from Mr. McCollum:


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                                                    U.S. Congress,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, January 27, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House that I received a 
     subpoena for documents and testimony issued by the Superior 
     Court of the District of Columbia.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     will make the determinations required by Rule VIII.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Bill McCollum,
                                               Member of Congress.

para. 11.7  committee resignation--minority

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

                                                    U.S. Congress,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, February 22, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: In accordance with Democratic Caucus 
     Rules, I am writing to request a leave of absence, effective 
     immediately, from the House Committee on Small Business for 
     the duration of 106th Congress so that I may serve on the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
       Thank you for your attention to my request.
           Sincerely,
                                                   Norman Sisisky,
                                               Member of Congress.

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para. 11.8  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:

                                         House of Representatives,


                                          Office of the Clerk,

                                Washington, DC, February 12, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted to 
     Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, the Clerk received the following message 
     from the Secretary of the Senate on February 12, 1999 at 3:30 
     p.m.

     That the Senate passed without amendment H. Con. Res. 27.

       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                             Jeff Trandahl, Clerk.

para. 11.9  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:

                                         House of Representatives,


                                          Office of the Clerk,

                                Washington, DC, February 16, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted to 
     Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, the Clerk received the following message 
     from the Secretary of the Senate on February 16, 1999 at 
     12:45 p.m.

     That the Senate passed without amendment H. Con. Res. 19.

       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                             Jeff Trandahl, Clerk.

para. 11.10  george washington's birthday observance

  On motion of Mr. GIBBONS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the remarks of Mr. Wolf and Mr. Moran, the two Members 
representing the House of Representatives at the wreath-laying ceremony 
at the Washington Monument for the observance of George Washington's 
Birthday on Monday, February 22, 1999, be inserted in today's 
Congressional Record.

para. 11.11  omnibus parks and public lands management

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 149) to 
make technical corrections to the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands 
Management Act of 1996; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
ROMERO-BARCELO, 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 
make technical corrections to the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands 
Management Act of 1996 and to other laws related to parks and public 
lands.''.
  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. 11.12  coastal heritage trail route, new jersey appropriations

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 171) to 
authorize appropriations for the Coastal Heritage Trail Route in New 
Jersey, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
ROMERO-BARCELO, 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.
  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. PEASE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 11.13  sudbury, assabet, and concord rivers--national wild and 
          scenic rivers system

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 193) to 
designate a portion of the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers as a 
component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
ROMERO-BARCELO, 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. 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. PEASE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 11.14  hiram h. ward federal building and united states courthouse

  Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(H.R. 92) 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. PEASE, recognized Mr. FRANKS of New 
Jersey and Mr. WISE, 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. 11.15  james f. battin federal courthouse

  Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(H.R. 158) to designate the Federal Courthouse located at 316 North 26th 
Street in Billings, Montana, as the

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``James F. Battin Federal Courthouse''; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. FRANKS of New 
Jersey and Mr. WISE, 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 
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 was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para. 11.16  richard c. white federal building

  Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(H.R. 233) 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. PEASE, recognized Mr. FRANKS of New 
Jersey and Mr. WISE, 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. 11.17  ronald v. dellums federal building

  Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(H.R. 396) 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. PEASE, recognized Mr. FRANKS of New 
Jersey and Mr. WISE, 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. 11.18  h.r. 171--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 171) to authorize appropriations for the Coastal 
Heritage Trail Route in New Jersey, 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

394

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affirmative

Nays

21

para. 11.19                    [Roll No. 22]

                                YEAS--394

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--21

     Barr
     Burton
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Everett
     Hostettler
     Jones (NC)
     Paul
     Petri
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Sanford
     Sensenbrenner
     Stearns
     Stump
     Taylor (NC)
     Tiahrt

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Bass
     Blunt
     Capps
     Davis (IL)
     Doggett
     Duncan
     Gillmor
     Gutierrez
     Hilleary
     Hulshof
     John
     Lipinski
     McCarthy (MO)
     McGovern
     Millender-McDonald
     Rangel
     Rush
     Taylor (MS)
  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. 11.20  h.r. 193--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 193) to designate a portion of the 
Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers as a component of the National Wild 
and Scenic Rivers System; 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

395

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affirmative

Nays

22

para. 11.21                    [Roll No. 23]

                                YEAS--395

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--22

     Burton
     Cannon
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Everett
     Gibbons
     Hostettler
     Jones (NC)
     Paul
     Petri
     Pombo
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Sanford
     Sensenbrenner
     Stearns
     Stump
     Taylor (NC)
     Tiahrt

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Blunt
     Capps
     Davis (IL)
     Doggett
     Duncan
     Gutierrez
     Hilleary
     Hulshof
     John
     Lipinski
     McCarthy (MO)
     McGovern
     Millender-McDonald
     Rangel
     Rush
     Taylor (MS)
  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. 11.22  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.

para. 11.23  committee election--majority

  Mr. SESSIONS, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution 
(H. Res. 73):

       Resolved, That Mr. Portman shall rank immediately following 
     Mr. Camp on the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.

  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. 11.24  providing for the consideration of h.r. 409

  Mr. SESSIONS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-26) the resolution (H. Res. 75) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 409) 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.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 11.25  providing for the consideration of h.r. 438

  Mr. SESSIONS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-27) the resolution (H. Res. 76) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 438) to promote and enhance public safety through use of 
911 as the universal emergency assistance number, and for other 
purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 11.26  providing for the consideration of h.r. 514

  Mr. SESSIONS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-28) the resolution (H. Res. 77) providing for the consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 514) 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. 11.27  message from the president--western hemisphere drug alliance

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYES, 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 provide the attached report on a Western Hemisphere 
Drug Alliance in accordance with the provisions of section 2807 of the 
``Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998.'' This report 
underscores the Ad

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ministration's commitment to enhancing multilateral counternarcotics 
cooperation in the region.
  Strengthening international narcotics control is one of my 
Administration's top foreign policy priorities. Because of the 
transnational nature of the Western Hemisphere drug trafficking threat, 
we have made enhanced multilateral cooperation a central feature of our 
regional drug control strategy. Our counternarcotics diplomacy, foreign 
assistance, and operations have focussed increasingly on making this 
objective a reality.
  We are succeeding. Thanks to U.S. leadership in the Summit of the 
Americas, the Organization of American States, and other regional fora, 
the countries of the Western Hemisphere are taking the drug threat more 
seriously and responding more aggressively. South American cocaine 
organizations that were once regarded as among the largest and most 
violent crime syndicates in the world have been dismantled, and the 
level of coca cultivation is now plummeting as fast as it was once sky-
rocketing. We are also currently working through the Organization of 
American States to create a counternarcotics multilateral evaluation 
mechanism in the hemisphere. These examples reflect fundamental 
narcotics control progress that was nearly unimaginable a few years ago.
  While much remains to be done, I am confident that the Administration 
and the Congress, working together, can bolster cooperation in the 
hemisphere, accelerate this progress, and significantly diminish the 
drug threat to the American people. I look forward to your continued 
support and cooperation in this critical area.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, February 23, 1999.

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

para. 11.28  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, for today; and
  To Mrs. CAPPS, for today and February 24.
  And then,

para. 11.29  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HUNTER, at 8 o'clock and 7 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 11.30  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:

                      [Filed on February 16, 1999]

       Mr. GILMAN: Committee on International Relations. H.R. 669. 
     A bill to amend the Peace Corps Act to authorize 
     appropriations for fiscal years 2000 through 2003 to carry 
     out that Act, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-18). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. GILMAN: Committee on International Relations. H.R. 434. 
     A bill to authorize a new trade and investment policy for 
     sub-Sahara Africa; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-19 Pt. 
     1). Ordered to be printed.

                      [Filed on February 23, 1999]

       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 92. 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. 106-20). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 158. A bill to designate the Federal 
     Courthouse located at 316 North 26th Street in Billings, 
     Montana, as the ``James F. Battin Federal Courthouse''; with 
     amendments (Rept. No. 106-21). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 223. 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. 106-22). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 396. A bill to designate the Federal 
     building located at 1301 Clay Street in Oakland, California, 
     as the ``Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building'' (Rept. No. 106-
     23). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 514. A bill to 
     amend the Communications Act of 1934 to strengthen and 
     clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping, and for 
     other purposes (Rept. No. 106-24). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 438. A bill to 
     promote and enhance public safety through use of 911 as the 
     universal emergency assistance number, and for other 
     purposes: with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-25). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SESSIONS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 75. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 409) 
     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 (Rept. No. 
     106-26). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 76. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 438) 
     to promote and enhance public safety through use of 911 as 
     the universal emergency assistance number, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 106-27). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 77. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 514) 
     to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to strengthen and 
     clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping, and for 
     other purposes (Rept. No. 106-28). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform. H.R. 416. A 
     bill to provide for the rectification of certain retirement 
     coverage errors affecting Federal employees, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 106-29 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.

para. 11.31  time limitation of referred bill

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

             (The following occurred on February 16, 1999)

       H.R. 434. Referral to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Banking and Financial services extended for a period ending 
     not later than February 26, 1999.

                     [Submitted February 23, 1999]

       H.R. 416. Referral to the Committee on Ways and Means 
     extended for a period ending not later than March 5, 1999.

para. 11.32  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. COBLE (for himself and Mr. Cannon):
       H.R. 768. 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.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 769. 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.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 770. 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. COBLE (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Berman, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Canady of Florida, and 
             Mr. Chabot):
       H.R. 771. 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. JACKSON of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Bonior, 
             Mr. Clyburn, Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. 
             McKinney, Ms. Lee, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Clay, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Evans, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Stupak, and Mr. Klink):
       H.R. 772. A bill to authorize a new trade, investment, and 
     development policy for sub-Saharan Africa that is mutually 
     beneficial to the majority of people in sub-Saharan Africa 
     and the United States; 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.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baird, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
             Bentsen, Mr. Berman, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Borski, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Campbell, Ms. Carson, Mr. Capuano, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Clement, Mr. Costello, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Crowley, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Danner, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
             Dixon, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr.

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             Deutsch, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             English, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Turner, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Velazquez, 
             Mr. Vento, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Watkins, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Whitfield, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Wu, Mr. Filner, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. 
             Hulshof, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Kucinich, 
             Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Mascara, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. George Miller of California, Mrs. Mink 
             of Hawaii, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Ney, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Pastor, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Pickett, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Quinn, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Regula, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Roemer, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Sabo, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Shows, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Snyder, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, and Mr. Tierney):
       H.R. 773. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 
     to extend the authorizations of appropriations for that Act, 
     and to make technical corrections; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. Talent, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. 
             Bono, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Christian-Christensen, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, and Mr. Hinojosa):
       H.R. 774. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to change 
     the conditions of participation and provide an authorization 
     of appropriations for the women's business center program; to 
     the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
             Cox, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. 
             Dooley of California):
       H.R. 775. A bill to establish certain procedures for civil 
     actions brought for damages relating to the failure of any 
     device or system to process or otherwise deal with the 
     transition from the year 1999 to the year 2000, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 776. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970 to provide for coverage under that Act of 
     employees of States and political subdivisions of States; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. FATTAH (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. Vento):
       H.R. 777. A bill to amend the Job Training Partnership Act 
     and the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require that a 
     minimum percentage of participants in summer youth employment 
     programs carried out under those Acts are students who have 
     high attendance rates; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 778. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to require the use of recycled materials in 
     the construction of Federal-aid highway projects; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       H.R. 779. A bill to require the allocation of certain 
     surface transportation program funds for the purchase of 
     recycled materials; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. DINGELL:
       H.R. 780. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     establish consumer protections for airline passengers, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 781. A bill to require a preference for Federal 
     contractors that hire welfare recipients, to authorize 
     appropriations for job access and reverse commute grants, to 
     allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide 
     guarantees of State loans to welfare recipients, making 
     appropriations for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
     Services Administration, and to amend the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 to restore certain business-related deductions; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Ways and 
     Means, 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. BARRETT of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. Martinez, 
             Mr. McKeon, Mr. Goodling, and Mr. Clay):
       H.R. 782. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 
     to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 through 
     2003; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Mr. Pallone):
       H.R. 783. A bill to ensure the availability of spectrum to 
     amateur radio operators; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Evans, 
             Mr. Shows, and Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 784. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the payment of dependency and indemnity 
     compensation to the surviving spouses of certain former 
     prisoners of war dying with a service-connected disability 
     rated totally disabling at the time of death; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Mr. Brown of Ohio):
       H.R. 785. 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 Mrs. BONO (for herself, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Cook, Mrs. 
             Emerson, and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 786. 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. CONDIT (for himself and Mr. Ortiz):
       H.R. 787. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     clarify the authority of the Secretary of Defense to transfer 
     to Federal and State agencies excess personal property of the 
     Department of Defense suitable for use in law enforcement; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. Hilleary, Ms. Pryce of 
             Ohio, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Ford, Mr. Bryant, 
             Mr. Gordon, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Clement, Mr. Hall of 
             Ohio, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Strickland, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Brown 
             of Ohio, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Regula, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Ney, and Mr. LaTourette):
       H.R. 788. A bill to provide support for certain institutes 
     and schools; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. FOSSELLA:
       H.R. 789. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide death benefits to retired 
     public safety officers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 790. 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. GILCHREST (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       H.R. 791. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to 
     designate the route of the War of 1812 British invasion of 
     Maryland and Washington, District of Columbia, and the route 
     of the American defense, for study for potential addition to 
     the national trails system; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
             Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Bateman, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Bonilla, Mrs. 
             Bono, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Burr of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Callahan, 
             Mr. Calvert, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Chambliss, 
             Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins, Mr. Cook, Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Foley, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Goode, Mr. Goss, 
             Mr. Graham, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
             Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Hefley, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Istook, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kasich, Mr. 
             Kolbe, Mr. Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Moran of Kansas, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pombo, 
             Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Riley, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. 
             Schaffer, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Smith of Michigan,

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             Mr. Souder, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Thornberry, 
             Mr. Thune, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. 
             Wolf, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Tancredo, 
             Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Packard):
       H.R. 792. 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 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Talent, 
             Mrs. Fowler, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Metcalf):
       H.R. 793. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to exempt licensed funeral directors and licensed 
     embalmers from the minimum wage and overtime compensation 
     requirements of that Act; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H.R. 794. A bill to repeal the law establishing the 
     independent counsel; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HILL of Montana:
       H.R. 795. 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. Sam JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Matsui, 
             Mr. Tanner, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Weller, Mr. Herger, Mr. Houghton, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. English, Ms. Dunn, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             McInnis, Mr. McCrery, and Mr. Dreier):
       H.R. 796. 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.
           By Mr. LUCAS of Kentucky:
       H.R. 797. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act 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. George MILLER of California (for himself, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Stark, 
             Mr. Waxman, Ms. Lee, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Farr of California, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Christian-Christensen, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             and Mr. Sanders):
       H.R. 798. A bill to provide for the permanent protection of 
     the resources of the United States in the year 2000 and 
     beyond; 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 Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 799. A bill to declare certain Amerasians to be 
     citizens of the United States; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Boehner, 
             Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. DeMint, Mr. 
             Diaz-Balart, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Dreier, 
             Mr. Forbes, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Graham, Mr. Greenwood, 
             Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Hoekstra, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Petri, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shows, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Souder, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Upton, and Mr. Weygand):
       H.R. 800. A bill to provide for education flexibility 
     partnerships; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 801. 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 Mr. MOORE (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, and Mr. Paul):
       H.R. 802. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the annual limitation on deductible contributions 
     to individual retirement accounts to $5,000; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NETHERCUTT:
       H.R. 803. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow employers a credit against income tax with respect 
     to employees who participate in the military reserves and to 
     allow a comparable credit for participating self-employed 
     individuals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself, Mr. Coyne, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York):
       H.R. 804. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to revise existing regulations concerning the 
     conditions of participation for hospitals and ambulatory 
     surgical centers under the Medicare Program relating to 
     certified registered nurse anesthetists' services to make the 
     regulations consistent with State supervision requirements; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Berry, Mrs. Clayton, 
             Mr. Shows, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Mr. Stark, Ms. Norton, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Weiner, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Moakley, Mr. Luther, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. 
             Allen):
       H.R. 805. 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. ROMERO-BARCELO (for himself, Mrs. Christian-
             Christensen, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. 
             Waxman):
       H.R. 806. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
     Act to increase the allotments for territories under the 
     State Children's Health Insurance Program; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. 
             Mica):
       H.R. 807. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide portability of service credit for persons who leave 
     employment with the Federal Reserve Board to take positions 
     with other Government agencies; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Gekas, Mr. 
             Minge, Mr. Shows, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Leach, 
             Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Boehlert, and Mr. McHugh):
       H.R. 808. A bill to extend for 3 additional months the 
     period for which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States 
     Code is reenacted; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 809. A bill to amend the Act of June 1, 1948, to 
     provide for reform of the Federal Protective Service; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WISE (for himself, Mr. Sawyer, and Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 810. A bill to establish drawback for imports of N-
     cyclohexyl-2-benzothiazolesulfenamide based on exports of N-
     tert-Butyl-2-benzothiazolesulfenamide; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WYNN:
       H.R. 811. 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. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 812. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration to conduct a rulemaking proceeding to 
     establish requirements for Alaska guide pilots who conduct 
     flight operations, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       H.R. 813. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a charitable contribution deduction for certain 
     expenses incurred by whaling captains in support of Native 
     Alaskan subsistence whaling; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. ARCHER:
       H.J. Res. 30. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States allowing an item veto 
     in appropriation bills; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hulshof, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Underwood, 
             Mr. Kildee, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
             Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, and Mr. 
             Phelps):
       H.J. Res. 31. A 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.
           By Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin:
       H.J. Res. 32. A joint resolution expressing the sense of 
     the Congress that the President and the Congress should join 
     in undertaking the Social Security Guarantee Initiative to 
     strengthen and protect the retirement income security of all 
     Americans through the creation of a fair and modern Social 
     Security Program for the 21st century; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             and Mrs. Kelly):
       H. Con. Res. 35. Concurrent resolution congratulating the 
     State of Qatar and its citizens for their commitment to 
     democratic ideals and women's suffrage on the occasion of 
     Qatar's historic elections of a central municipal council on 
     March 8, 1999; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Blagojevich, 
             Mr. Evans, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Ackerman, 
             and Mr. Menendez):
       H. Con. Res. 36. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress regarding Turkey's claim of sovereignty to the 
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     the Aegean Sea called Imia by Greece and Kardak by Turkey; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. SESSIONS:
       H. Res. 73. A resolution designating majority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. HYDE:
       H. Res. 74. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on the Judiciary in the One Hundred Sixth 
     Congress; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H. Res. 78. A resolution electing members of the Joint 
     Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee of Congress on 
     the Library; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Rush, and 
             Ms. Schakowsky):
       H. Res. 79. A resolution supporting the National Railroad 
     Hall of Fame, Inc., of Galesburg, Illinois, in its endeavor 
     to erect a monument known as the National Railroad Hall of 
     Fame; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Goode, Mrs. Myrick, 
             and Mr. Linder):
       H. Res. 80. A resolution repealing rule XXIII of the Rules 
     of the House of Representatives relating to the statutory 
     limit on the public debt; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       H. Res. 81. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Small Business in the One Hundred Sixth 
     Congress; to the Committee on House Administration. 

para. 11.33  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

       3. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the Commonwealth of The Mariana Islands, 
     relative to House Resolution No. 11-119 requesting that in 
     the interest of fundamental fairness and due process, that no 
     action be taken by the Congress of the United States, or any 
     other agency of the United States Government until such time 
     as the Commonwealth government is afforded the opportunity to 
     respond to this report; to the Committee on Resources.

para. 11.34  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

       Mr. FOSSELLA introduced a bill (H.R. 814) for the relief of 
     the estate of Irwin Rutman; which was referred to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 11.35  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 4: Mr. Coburn, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Shows, 
     Mr. Wicker, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
     Aderholt, Mr. Istook, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Riley, Mrs. Bono, Mr. 
     Sununu, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. King of New York, and 
     Mr. Sherwood.
       H.R. 14: Mr. Shows, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
     Nethercutt, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 17: Mr. Boswell and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 27: Mr. Paul, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
     Bachus, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Doolittle, and Mr. 
     Shaw.
       H.R. 36: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Green 
     of Texas, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
     Delahunt, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mrs. Christian-
     Christensen.
       H.R. 38: Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 45: Mr. Kingston, Mr. Terry, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. John, Mr. 
     Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Berry, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Shows, 
     Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
     Crane, Mr. Clement, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Shadegg, 
     Mr. Simpson, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Barrett of 
     Nebraska.
       H.R. 49: Ms. Slaughter and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 89: Mr. Deal of Georgia and Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 92: Mr. Burr of North Carolina and Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 116: Mr. Phelps, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Lofgren, 
     and Mr. Inslee.
       H.R. 160: Mr. Tancredo.
       H.R. 175: Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Berman, Mr. Dixon, 
     Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
     Bentsen, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
     Sanders, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
     Kuykendall, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Sabo, Mrs. Christian-
     Christensen, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 212: Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
     Abercrombie, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
     Sessions, and Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Gordon, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. 
     Weldon of Florida, Mr. Portman, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. 
     Sweeney.
       H.R. 219: Mr. Mica, Mr. Talent, and Mrs. Bono.
       H.R. 220: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 221: Mr. Ewing.
       H.R. 222: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Mica, and Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 232: Mr. Houghton and Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 239: Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Sabo, Mr. John, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
     McNulty, Mr. Weller, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Holden, Mrs. 
     Jones of Ohio, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Baird, 
     Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Clement, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. 
     Christian-Christensen, Mr. Forbes, and Mr. Hoyer.
       H.R. 271: Mr. Markey and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 274: Mr. Ackerman and Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 275: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Nadler, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 315: Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Waters, and Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 325: Mr. Borski, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Dicks, 
     Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 329: Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Engel, Mr. McNulty, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, Mr. Frost, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Tauscher, and Mr. Farr 
     of California.
       H.R. 330: Mr. Burton of Indiana and Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 346: Mr. Largent, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
     Goode, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Goodling, 
     and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 347: Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 348: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 351: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Filner, 
     Mr. Bachus, Mr. Stump, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
     Bonilla, Mr. Traficant, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. Hooley 
     of Oregon, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
     Ramstad, and Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 353: Mr. Wexler, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
     Ehrlich, Mr. Cox, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, 
     Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Price of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Graham, Mrs. Tauscher, and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 355: Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Scarborough, Ms. 
     Sanchez, Mr. Shows, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, Mr. English, Mr. Brown of California, and Mrs. 
     Kelly.
       H.R. 357: Mr. McGovern, Mr. Lampson, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
     Shays, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Menendez, and Mrs. 
     Christian-Christensen.
       H.R. 358: Mr. Holt and Mr. Dicks.
       H.R. 382: Mr. Engel, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, Mrs. Christian-Christensen, Mrs. Maloney of New 
     York, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Berman, Mr. Reyes, and Mrs. 
     Jones of Ohio.
       H.R. 394: Mr. Bonior and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 395: Mr. Bonior and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 396: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Hobson, and Ms. 
     Stabenow.
       H.R. 397: Mr. Bonior and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 403: Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Pastor, 
     Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Lucas 
     of Oklahoma, and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 412: Mr. Phelps, Mr. Ford, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Forbes, 
     Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Mica, and Mr. Buyer.
       H.R. 415: Mr. Stark, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Hinchey, 
     Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 416: Mr. Wolf and Ms. Granger.
       H.R. 417: Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 423: Mr. DeLay, Mr. Istook, and Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 443: Mr. Stark, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Rothman, 
     and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 444: Mr. Kind of Wisconsin and Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 452: Mr. English, Mr. Cook, and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 486: Mr. Wamp, Mr. Whitfield, and Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 488: Mrs. Capps, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 491: Mr. Nadler, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
     Hinchey, and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 492: Mr. Scarborough and Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 500: Mr. English, Mr. Shows, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
     Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Obey, Mr. 
     McDermott, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Frost, Mr. Walsh, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
     Rahall, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Danner, and 
     Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 502: Mr. Gibbons and Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 506: Mr. Payne, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. English, Mr. 
     LaFalce, Mr. Clement, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Udall of 
     New Mexico, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Markey, 
     Mr. Scott, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Moore, Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Larson, and Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 516: Mr. LaHood, Mr. Istook, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, 
     Mr. Hyde, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. 
     Goode, Mr. Deal of Georgia, and Mr. Ryun of Kansas.
       H.R. 528: Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
     Thornberry, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Coburn, 
     and Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 538: Ms. Norton, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 541: Mr. Wynn, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Weiner, 
     Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
     Lampson, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
     Ford, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Markey, and 
     Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 546: Mr. Walsh, Mr. Stump, and Mr. English.
       H.R. 571: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 573: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Coyne, Ms. Granger, 
     Mr. Quinn, Mr. Souder, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
     McIntyre, Mr. Pease, Mr. Levin, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
     Goode, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
     Inslee, Mr. Sisksky, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
     Ehlers, and Mr. Borski.

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       H.R. 576: Mr. Pallone, Mr. Kasich, Ms. Norton, Ms. Roybal-
     Allard, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Clyburn, 
     Ms. DeGette, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
     Conyers, and Mrs. Meeks of Florida.
       H.R. 595: Mr. Clyburn, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Olver, and 
     Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 601: Mr. Bilirakis and Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 607: Mr. English and Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 614: Mr. Smith of Michigan, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
     Ballenger, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
     and Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 632: Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Souder, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
     Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. 
     Largent.
       H.R. 639: Mr. Hill of Montana.
       H.R. 647: Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Sam Johnson 
     of Texas, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Lucas of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Ney, and Mr. Sanford.
       H.R. 654: Mr. Shows and Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 655: Mr. McGovern, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, and Mr. 
     Serrano.
       H.R. 657: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 664: Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. George Miller of California, 
     Mr. Rahall, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Vento, Mr. Strickland, 
     and Mr. Ortiz.
       H.R. 670: Mr. Ballenger, Mr. McGovern, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
     Sanders, Mr. Inslee, and Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 685: Mr. Wu and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 709: Mr. Sherman, Mr. Doyle, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. 
     DeGette, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. 
     Slaughter, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Smith of 
     Washington, and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
     Texas, Mr. Weller, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Nethercutt, and Mr. 
     Clement.
       H.R. 719: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 730: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
     Blagojevich, Mr. Sabo, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Coyne, and Mr. 
     Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 732: Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Smith of 
     Washington, Mr. Minge, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. McNulty, 
     Mr. Markey, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
     Blagojevich, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Goode, Mrs. 
     Maloney of New York, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, Mr. Coyne, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
     Ms. DeGette, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
     DeFazio, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Clay.
       H.R. 745: Ms. Kilpatrick and Mr. Inslee.
       H.R. 750: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Inslee, and Mr. 
     McInnis.
       H.J. Res. 21: Mr. Sweeney.
       H. Con. Res. 8: Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Shows, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
     Goss, Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Mrs. Lowey.
       H. Con. Res. 10: Mr. Riley.
       H. Con. Res. 16: Mr. Goodling and Mr. Mica.
       H. Con. Res. 21: Mr. Bilbray and Mr. Borski.
       H. Con. Res. 22: Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Forbes, 
     Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Weller, Mr. Rothman, and Mr. 
     King of New York.
       H. Con. Res. 24: Mr. Souder, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
     Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Bachus, 
     Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Levin, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Baker, 
     Mr. Costello, Mr. Bass, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
     Packard, Mr. Skelton, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Udall of 
     Colorado, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Largent, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Hastings 
     of Florida, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Menendez, 
     Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
     Porter, Mr. Snyder, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Walden of 
     Oregon, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Coble, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Rodriguez, 
     Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Wu, Mr. Ryun of 
     Kansas, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Moore, Mr. 
     Kolbe, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. LaTourette, and Mrs. Roukema.
       H. Con. Res. 29: Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Skeen, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
     Tancredo, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Frank 
     of Massachusetts, Ms. Danner, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Sessions, 
     Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. English, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, and Mr. Oxley.
       H. Con. Res. 30: Mr. Cooksey, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
     Sessions, Mr. Stump, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. 
     Linder, and Mr. Gutknecht.
       H. Con. Res. 32: Mr. Fossella and Mr. Frost.
       H. Con. Res. 33: Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Jackson of 
     Illinois, Ms. Carson, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, Mr. Clyburn, and Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H. Res. 41: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Calvert, Ms. 
     Danner, Mr. English, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Ford, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
     Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. 
     Meek of Florida, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mrs. Mink of 
     Hawaii, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
     Sessions, and Mr. Taylor of Mississippi. 

para. 11.36  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

       1. The SPEAKER presented a petition of Lexington Fayette 
     Urban County Government, relative to Resolution No. 697-98 
     commending the members of Congress from coastal states for 
     pursuing legislation to share a portion of outer continental 
     shelf revenue with all states and territories, commending the 
     outer continental shelf policy committee for its 
     recommendations, and urging the United States Congress to 
     pass legislation sharing a meaningful portion of outer 
     continental shelf mineral revenue with all states and 
     territories and land-based recreation and wildlife 
     conservation and restoration; which was referred to the 
     Committee on Resources. 
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                    WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1999 (12)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 12.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, February 23, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 12.2  communications

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

       730. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting a 
     report detailing the security situation in the Taiwan Strait; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       731. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Lockheed Model L-1011-385-1 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-241-AD; Amendment 39-10994; AD 
     99-02-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 3, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       732. 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-250-AD; Amendment 39-10995; AD 
     99-02-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 3, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       733. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Robinson Helicopter Company (RHC) 
     Model R22 Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-79-AD; Amendment 39-
     10991; AD 99-02-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 3, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       734. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Avions Pierre Robin Model R2160 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-83-AD; Amendment 39-10971; AD 99-
     01-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 3, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       735. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 96-NM-103-AD; Amendment 39-10992; AD 99-02-03] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       736. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendments to Restricted Areas 6302C, D and E; Fort Hood, TX 
     [Airspace Docket No. 98-ASW-47] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received 
     February 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       737. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 36, Development of 
     Major Repair Data [Docket No. FAA-1998-4654; Amendment No. 
     SFAR 36-7] (RIN: 2120-AG64) received February 3, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       738. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Golden Triangle Regional 
     Airport, MS. [Airspace Docket No. 98-ASO-27] received 
     February 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       739. 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-348-AD; Amendment 39-
     10988; AD 98-25-11 R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 3, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       740. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Rockland, ME [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ANE-95] received February 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       741. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Perryville, MO [Airspace 
     Docket No. 99-ACE-1] received February 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

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       742. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Grand Island, NE [Airspace 
     Docket No. 99-ACE-2] received February 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       743. 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 February 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       744. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Monroe, MI [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-AGL-55] received February 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       745. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Norwalk, OH [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AGL-58] received February 3, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       746. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Fostoria, OH [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AGL-57] received February 3, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       747. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Sandusky, OH [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AGL-59] received February 3, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       748. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Bellevue, OH [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AGL-60] received February 3, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. 

para. 12.3  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 of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 433. An Act to restore the management and personnel 
     authority of the Mayor of the District of Columbia.

  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-277, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Democratic Leader of the Senate and the Minority 
Leader of the House, announces the appointment of the following 
individuals to serve as members of the International Financial 
Institution Advisory Commission--
  Richard L. Huber, of Connecticut;
  Jerome L. Levinson, of Maryland;
  Jeffrey D. Sachs, of Massachusetts;
  Estaban E. Torres, of California; and
  Paul A. Volcker, of New York.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 94-304, as 
amended by Public Law 99-7, the Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, 
appoints the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Campbell) as Co-Chairman of the 
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 96-388, as 
amended by Public Law 97-84, the Chair, on behalf of the President pro 
tempore, appoints the following Senators to the United States Holocaust 
Memorial Council--
  the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer); and
  the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg).
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-389, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, in consultation with the 
Democratic Leader, announces the appointment of the following citizens 
to serve as members of the First Flight Centennial Federal Advisory 
Board--
  Peggy Baty, of Ohio;
  Lauch Faircloth, of North Carolina; and
  Wilkinson Wright, of Ohio.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 99-498, the 
Chair, on behalf of the President pro tempore, appoints Donald R. 
Vickers, of Vermont, to the Advisory Committee on Student Financial 
Assistance for a term ending September 30, 2001.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 101-509, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, announces the reappointment of 
C. John Sobotka, of Mississippi, to the Advisory Committee on the 
Records of Congress.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-277, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Democratic Leader, announces the appointment of 
the following individuals to serve as members of the Parents Advisory 
Council on Youth Drug Abuse--
  Darcy L. Jensen, of South Dakota (Representative of Non-Profit 
Organization); and
  Dr. Lynn McDonald, of Wisconsin.

para. 12.4  providing for the consideration of h.r. 438

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 76):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 438) to promote and enhance public safety 
     through use of 911 as the universal emergency assistance 
     number, 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 
     4(a) of rule XIII 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 8 of rule XVIII. 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. 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. 12.5  wireless communications and public safety act--1999

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, pursuant to House Resolution 76 
and rule XVIII, 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. 438) to promote and enhance public safety through use of 911 as 
the universal emergency assistance number, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. KINGSTON as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HORN, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LINDER, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 76, 
reported the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the 
Committee.
  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 Communications and 
     Public Safety Act of 1999''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--

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       (1) the establishment and maintenance of an end-to-end 
     emergency communications infrastructure among members of the 
     public, local public safety, fire service, and law 
     enforcement officials, emergency dispatch providers, and 
     hospital emergency and trauma care facilities will reduce 
     response times for the delivery of emergency care, assist in 
     delivering appropriate care, and thereby prevent fatalities, 
     substantially reduce the severity and extent of injuries, 
     reduce time lost from work, and save thousands of lives and 
     billions of dollars in health care costs;
       (2) the rapid, efficient deployment of emergency 
     telecommunications service requires statewide coordination of 
     the efforts of local public safety, fire service, and law 
     enforcement officials, and emergency dispatch providers, and 
     the designation of 911 as the number to call in emergencies 
     throughout the Nation;
       (3) improved public safety remains an important public 
     health objective of Federal, State, and local governments and 
     substantially facilitates interstate and foreign commerce;
       (4) the benefits of wireless communications in emergencies 
     will be enhanced by the development of state-wide plans to 
     coordinate the efforts of local public safety, fire service, 
     and law enforcement officials, emergency dispatch providers, 
     emergency medical service providers on end-to-end emergency 
     communications infrastructures; and
       (5) the construction and operation of seamless, ubiquitous, 
     and reliable wireless telecommunications systems promote 
     public safety and provide immediate and critical 
     communications links among members of the public, emergency 
     medical service providers and emergency dispatch providers, 
     public safety, fire service and law enforcement officials, 
     and hospital emergency and trauma care facilities.
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to encourage and 
     facilitate the prompt deployment throughout the United States 
     of a seamless, ubiquitous, and reliable end-to-end 
     infrastructure for communications, including wireless 
     communications, to meet the Nation's public safety and other 
     communications needs.

     SEC. 3. UNIVERSAL EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER.

       (a) Establishment of Universal Service Emergency Telephone 
     Number.--Section 251(e) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
     U.S.C. 251(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(3) Universal emergency telephone number.--The Commission 
     and any agency or entity to which the Commission has 
     delegated authority under this subsection shall designate 911 
     as the universal emergency telephone number within the United 
     States for reporting an emergency to appropriate authorities 
     and requesting assistance. Such designation shall apply to 
     both wireline and wireless telephone service. In making such 
     designation, the Commission (and any such agency or entity) 
     shall provide appropriate transition periods for areas in 
     which 911 is not in use as an emergency telephone number on 
     the date of the enactment of the Wireless Communications and 
     Public Safety Act of 1999.''.
       (b) Technical Support.--The Federal Communications 
     Commission shall provide technical support to States to 
     support and encourage the development of statewide plans for 
     the deployment and functioning of a comprehensive end-to-end 
     emergency communications infrastructure, including enhanced 
     wireless 911 service, on a coordinated statewide basis. In 
     supporting and encouraging such deployment and functioning, 
     the Commission shall consult and cooperate with State and 
     local officials responsible for emergency services and public 
     safety, the telecommunications industry (specifically 
     including the cellular and other wireless telecommunications 
     service providers), the motor vehicle manufacturing industry, 
     emergency medical service providers and emergency dispatch 
     providers, special 911 districts, public safety, fire service 
     and law enforcement officials, consumer groups, and hospital 
     emergency and trauma care personnel (including emergency 
     physicians, trauma surgeons, and nurses).

     SEC. 4. PARITY OF PROTECTION FOR PROVISION OR USE OF WIRELESS 
                   SERVICE.

       (a) Provider Parity.--A wireless carrier, and its officers, 
     directors, employees, vendors, and agents, shall have 
     immunity or other protection from liability of a scope and 
     extent that is not less than the scope and extent of immunity 
     or other protection from liability in a particular 
     jurisdiction that a local exchange company, and its officers, 
     directors, employees, vendors, or agents, have under Federal 
     and State law applicable in such jurisdiction with respect to 
     wireline services, including in connection with an act or 
     omission involving--
       (1) development, design, installation, operation, 
     maintenance, performance, or provision of wireless service;
       (2) transmission errors, failures, network outages, or 
     other technical difficulties that may arise in the course of 
     transmitting or handling emergency calls or providing 
     emergency services (including wireless 911 service); and
       (3) release to a PSAP, emergency medical service provider 
     or emergency dispatch provider, public safety, fire service 
     or law enforcement official, or hospital emergency or trauma 
     care facility of subscriber information related to emergency 
     calls or emergency services involving use of wireless 
     services.
       (b) User Parity.--A person using wireless 911 service shall 
     have immunity or other protection from liability in a 
     particular jurisdiction of a scope and extent that is not 
     less than the scope and extent of immunity or other 
     protection from liability under Federal or State law 
     applicable in such jurisdiction in similar circumstances of a 
     person using 911 service that is not wireless.
       (c) Exception for State Legislative Action.--The immunity 
     or other protection from liability required by subsection 
     (a)(1) shall not apply in any State that, prior to the 
     expiration of 2 years after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, enacts a statute that specifically refers to this 
     section and establishes a different standard of immunity or 
     other protection from liability with respect to an act or 
     omission involving development, design, installation, 
     operation, maintenance, performance, or provision of wireless 
     service (other than wireless 911 service). The enactment of 
     such a State statute shall not affect the immunity or other 
     protection from liability required by such subsection (a)(1) 
     with respect to acts or omissions occurring before the date 
     of the enactment of such State statute.

     SEC. 5. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE CUSTOMER INFORMATION.

       Section 222 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
     222) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (2);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(4) to provide call location information concerning the 
     user of a commercial mobile service (as such term is defined 
     in section 332(d))--
       ``(A) to a public safety answering point, emergency medical 
     service provider or emergency dispatch provider, public 
     safety, fire service, or law enforcement official, or 
     hospital emergency or trauma care facility, in order to 
     respond to the user's call for emergency services;
       ``(B) to inform the user's legal guardian or members of the 
     user's immediate family of the user's location in an 
     emergency situation that involves the risk of death or 
     serious physical harm; or
       ``(C) to providers of information or database management 
     services solely for purposes of assisting in the delivery of 
     emergency services in response to an emergency; or
       ``(5) to transmit automatic crash notification information 
     as part of the operation of an automatic crash notification 
     system.'';
       (2) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (h) and 
     by inserting before such subsection the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(f) Authority To Use Wireless Location Information.--For 
     purposes of subsection (c)(1), without the express prior 
     authorization of the customer, a customer shall not be 
     considered to have approved the use or disclosure of or 
     access to--
       ``(1) call location information concerning the user of a 
     commercial mobile service (as such term is defined in section 
     332(d)), other than in accordance with subsection (d)(4); or
       ``(2) automatic crash notification information to any 
     person other than for use in the operation of an automatic 
     crash notification system.
       ``(g) Subscriber Listed and Unlisted Information for 
     Emergency Services.--Notwithstanding subsections (b), (c), 
     and (d), a telecommunications carrier that provides telephone 
     exchange service shall provide information described in 
     subsection (h)(3)(A) (including information pertaining to 
     subscribers whose information is unlisted or unpublished) 
     that is in its possession or control (including information 
     pertaining to subscribers of other carriers) on a timely and 
     unbundled basis, under nondiscriminatory and reasonable 
     rates, terms, and conditions to providers of emergency 
     services, and providers of emergency support services, solely 
     for purposes of delivering or assisting in the delivery of 
     emergency services.'';
       (3) in subsection (h)(1)(A) (as redesignated by paragraph 
     (2)), by inserting ``location,'' after ``destination,''; and
       (4) in such subsection (h), by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraphs:
       ``(4) Public safety answering point.--The term `public 
     safety answering point' means a facility that has been 
     designated to receive emergency calls and route them to 
     emergency service personnel.
       ``(5) Emergency services.--The term `emergency services' 
     means 911 emergency services and emergency notification 
     services.
       ``(6) Emergency notification services.--The term `emergency 
     notification services' means services that notify the public 
     of an emergency.
       ``(7) Emergency support services.--The term `emergency 
     support services' means information or data base management 
     services used in support of emergency services.''.

     SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this Act:
       (1) The term ``State'' means any of the several States, the 
     District of Columbia, or any territory or possession of the 
     United States.
       (2) The term ``public safety answering point'' or ``PSAP'' 
     means a facility that has been designated to receive 
     emergency calls and route them to emergency service 
     personnel.
       (3) The term ``wireless carrier'' means a provider of 
     commercial mobile services or any other radio communications 
     service that the Federal Communications Commission requires 
     to provide wireless emergency service.

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       (4) The term ``enhanced wireless 911 service'' means any 
     enhanced 911 service so designated by the Federal 
     Communications Commission in the proceeding entitled 
     ``Revision of the Commission's Rules to Ensure Compatibility 
     with Enhanced 911 Emergency Calling Systems'' (CC Docket No. 
     94-102; RM-8143), or any successor proceeding.
       (5) The term ``wireless 911 service'' means any 911 service 
     provided by a wireless carrier, including enhanced wireless 
     911 service.

  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. HORN, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. TAUZIN 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

415

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affirmative

Nays

2

para. 12.6                     [Roll No. 24]

                                YEAS--415

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--2

     Chenoweth
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Brady (TX)
     Capps
     Davis (IL)
     Engel
     Ganske
     Hill (IN)
     Hinchey
     Kennedy
     Livingston
     McInnis
     Neal
     Owens
     Pickering
     Reyes
     Rush
     Sanders
  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. 12.7  providing for the consideration of h.r. 436

  Mr. SESSIONS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 43):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 436) to reduce waste, fraud, and error in 
     Government programs by making improvements with respect to 
     Federal management and debt collection practies, Federal 
     payment systems, Federal benefit programs, 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 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. After general 
     debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
     five-minute rule. 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 8 
     of rule XVIII. 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. SESSIONS, 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. 12.8  providing for the consideration of h.r. 409

  Mr. SESSIONS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 75):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 409) 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. The first reading of the bill shall be 
     dispensed with.

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     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. 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 8 of rule XVIII. 
     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. SESSIONS, 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. 12.9  order of business--consideration of H.R. 436

  On motion of Mr. HORN, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That during consideration of H.R. 436 in the Committee of the 
Whole pursuant to House Resolution 43: (1) it may 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 (at the 
desk); (2) that the amendment in the nature of a substitute be 
considered as read; (3) that points of order against the amendment in 
the nature of a substitute for failure to comply with clause 4 of rule 
XXI and section 303 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 be waived; 
and (4) that 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.

para. 12.10  reduce waste, fraud, and error in government programs

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SESSIONS, pursuant to House Resolution 43 
and rule XVIII, 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. 436) 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.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SESSIONS, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. GIBBONS as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and 
after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SESSIONS, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. GIBBONS, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 43, reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.
  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 ``Government 
     Waste, Fraud, and Error Reduction Act of 1999''.
       (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 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. Transfer of responsibility to Secretary of the Treasury with 
              respect to prompt payment.
Sec. 502. Promoting electronic payments.
Sec. 503. Debt services account.

     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.

       Section 3515 of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``1997'' and inserting ``2000''; and
       (B) by inserting ``Congress and'' after ``submit to''; and
       (2) by striking subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h).

     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, 2000.
       (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, 2000, 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 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

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     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 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) 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 existence and frequency of valid debtor 
     complaints shall also be considered in the evaluation 
     criteria.
       ``(13) 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 existence and 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 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) 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 existence and frequency of valid 
     debtor complaints shall also be considered in the evaluation 
     criteria.
       ``(j) 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 existence and 
     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.--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''.
       (g) 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, if appropriate, 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)--
       (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 Federal license 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 or, in the case of any Federal 
     performance-based organization, the chief operating officer 
     of the agency.
       ``(3) The chief financial officer or chief operating 
     officer of an agency to whom waiver authority is delegated 
     under paragraph (2) may redelegate that authority only to the 
     deputy chief financial officer or deputy chief operating 
     officer of the agency. Such deputy chief financial officer or 
     deputy chief operating 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 to private collection 
     contractors 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

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     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) Section 3711 of title 31, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after subsection (h) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(i)(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 subsection may be deducted from the proceeds 
     received from the sale. Such costs include--
       ``(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, as 
     determined by the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget.
       ``(3) Sales of nontax debt under this subsection--
       ``(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; 
     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), but shall 
     not transfer to the purchaser any rights or defenses uniquely 
     available to the United States.
       ``(3) This subsection 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.

       Section 3711 of title 31, United States Code, is amended 
     further by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(j)(1)(A) The head of each executive, judicial, or 
     legislative agency shall sell any nontax loan owed to the 
     United States by the later of--
       ``(i) the date on which the nontax debt becomes 24 months 
     delinquent; or
       ``(ii) 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) The head of an executive, judicial, or legislative 
     agency, in consultation with the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget and the Secretary of the Treasury, may 
     exempt from sale delinquent debt or debts under this 
     subsection if the head of the agency determines that the sale 
     is not in the best financial interest of the United States.
       ``(2) 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. Sales 
     under this subsection shall be conducted under the authority 
     in section 301.
       ``(3) 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. Sales under this paragraph 
     shall be conducted under the authority of subsection (i).
       ``(4)(A) 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 of an 
     allegation of or investigation for fraud, or that has been 
     referred to the Department of Justice for litigation.
       ``(B) The head of an executive, judicial, or legislative 
     agency may exempt from sale under this subsection any class 
     of nontax debts or loans 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 debtor 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 
     applicable 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. TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY TO SECRETARY OF THE 
                   TREASURY WITH RESPECT TO PROMPT PAYMENT.

       (a) Definition.--Section 3901(a)(3) of title 31, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``Director of the Office 
     of Management and Budget'' and inserting ``Secretary of the 
     Treasury''.
       (b) Interest.--Section 3902(c)(3)(D) of title 31, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``Director of the Office 
     of Management and Budget'' and inserting ``Secretary of the 
     Treasury''.
       (c) Regulations.--Section 3903(a) of title 31, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``Director of the Office 
     of Management and Budget'' and inserting ``Secretary of the 
     Treasury''.

     SEC. 502. 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 Secretary of the Treasury 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.''.

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       (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).

     SEC. 503. DEBT SERVICES ACCOUNT.

       (a) Transfer of Funds to Debt Services Account.--The 
     Secretary of the Treasury may transfer balances in accounts 
     established before the date of the enactment of this Act 
     pursuant to section of 3711(g)(7) of title 31, United States 
     Code, to the Debt Services Account established under 
     subsection (b). All amounts transferred to the Debt Services 
     Account under this section shall remain available until 
     expended.
       (b) Establishment of Debt Services Account.--Subsection 
     (g)(7) of section 3711 of title 31, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking the second sentence and inserting the 
     following: ``Any fee charged pursuant to this subsection 
     shall be deposited into an account established in the 
     Treasury to be known as the `Debt Services Account' 
     (hereinafter referred to in this section as the `Account').''
       (c) Reimbursement of Funds.--Section 3711(g) of title 31, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (8);
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (9) and (10) as paragraphs 
     (8) and (9), respectively; and
       (3) by amending paragraph (9) (as redesignated by paragraph 
     (2)) to read as follows:
       ``(9) To carry out the purposes of this subsection, 
     including services provided under sections 3716 and 3720A, 
     the Secretary of the Treasury may--
       ``(A) prescribe such rules, regulations, and procedures as 
     the Secretary considers necessary;
       ``(B) transfer such funds from funds appropriated to the 
     Department of the Treasury as may be necessary to meet 
     liabilities and obligations incurred prior to the receipt of 
     fees that result from debt collection; and
       ``(C) reimburse any funds from which funds were transferred 
     under subparagraph (B) from fees collected pursuant to 
     sections 3711, 3716, and 3720A. Any reimbursement under this 
     subparagraph shall occur during the period of availability of 
     the funds transferred under subparagraph (B) and shall be 
     available to the same extent and for the same purposes as the 
     funds originally transferred.''.
       (d) Deposit of Tax Refund Offset Fees.--The last sentence 
     of section 3720A(d) of title 31, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows: ``Amounts paid to the Secretary 
     of the Treasury as fees under this section shall be deposited 
     into the Debt Services Account of the Department of the 
     Treasury described in section 3711(g)(7) and shall be 
     collected and accounted for in accordance with the provisions 
     of that 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. SESSIONS, announced that the yeas had it.
  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 vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

419

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affirmative

Nays

1

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                                YEAS--419

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Aderholt
     Capps
     Davis (IL)
     Livingston
     Lowey
     Martinez
     McInnis
     Menendez
     Morella
     Northup
     Reyes
     Rush
     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. 12.12  financial assistance management improvement act

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to House Resolution 75 
and rule XVIII, 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. 409) 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.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, 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. YOUNG of Florida, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. PEASE, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 75, reported

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the bill back to the House with sundry amendments adopted by the 
Committee.
  The following amendments, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, were agreed to:

       Page 7, after line 23, insert the following:
       (e) Department of Housing and Urban Development.--(1) Not 
     later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall 
     develop and implement a plan that establishes policies and 
     procedures regarding an applicant who has submitted an 
     application for Federal financial assistance to the agency 
     that includes a technical deficiency under which--
       (A) the applicant shall be notified promptly of the 
     deficiency and permitted to submit the appropriate 
     information to correct the deficiency within 7 days of 
     receipt of notice by the applicant of the deficiency, 
     notwithstanding that the deadline for submission of an 
     application has expired;
       (B) the application shall continue to be considered by the 
     agency during the period before the applicant is notified and 
     the 7-day period during which the applicant is permitted to 
     correct the deficiency; and
       (C) if the applicant corrects the deficiency within the 7-
     day period, the agency shall continue to consider the 
     application.
       (2) A deficiency (including, but not limited to, a 
     misfiling, error, or omission) may be considered technical 
     for purposes of this subsection notwithstanding a material 
     impact on the eligibility of an applicant or proposed 
     activity for requested funding. A technical deficiency for 
     purposes of this subsection does not include the failure to 
     submit a substantially complete application by a deadline 
     published in the Federal Register.

       Page 6, line 2, insert ``in a manner not inconsistent with 
     the Government Paperwork Elimination Act (title XVII of 
     Public Law 105-277)'' after ``agency''.

       Page 10, after line 5, insert the following:
       (e) Report on Recommended Changes in Law.--Not later than 
     18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Director shall submit to Congress a report containing 
     recommendations for changes in law to improve the 
     effectiveness and performance of Federal financial assistance 
     programs.

       Page 8, strike lines 6 and 7.
       Page 8, line 8, strike ``(A) a'' and insert ``(1)(A) A''. 

       Page 11, after line 23, add the following:

     SEC. 12. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING FEDERAL FINANCIAL 
                   ASSISTANCE.

       It is the sense of Congress that Federal agencies, in 
     providing Federal financial assistance for the purpose of 
     economic development, should focus primarily on communities 
     with high poverty and unemployment rates.

  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. YOUNG of Florida, announced that the yeas 
had it.
  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 vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

426

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affirmative

Nays

0

para. 12.13                    [Roll No. 26]

                                YEAS--426

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Capps
     Davis (IL)
     Livingston
     McInnis
     Reyes
     Rush
     Taylor (MS)
  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. 12.14  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. HORN, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill the Clerk be 
authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references 
and to make such other technical and conforming changes as may be 
necessary to reflect the actions of the House.

para. 12.15  providing for the consideration of h.r. 669

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 106-30) the resolution (H. Res. 83) providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 669) to amend the Peace Corps Act to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 through 2003 to carry out 
that Act.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 12.16  committee resignation--minority

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, laid before the House the

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following communication, which was read as follows:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, February 17, 1999.
     Hon. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House, The Capitol,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Speaker Hastert: I am writing you today to 
     respectfully request a leave of absence from my position as a 
     member of the House Science Committee.
       I am making this request so that I may better concentrate 
     my efforts on my position as a member of the House 
     Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, where I am a 
     ranking subcommittee member. Specifically, I would like my 
     leave of absence to be temporary and to last for the duration 
     of the 106th Congress. I also wish to retain my level of 
     seniority on the Science Committee during my leave of 
     absence. In addition, I have previously notified Minority 
     Leader Gephardt and Ranking Member Brown of my intention to 
     take a leave of absence from the committee.
       I want to thank you for your attention to my request, and I 
     hope that you will look upon it favorably. Should you have 
     any concerns about this request, please do not hesitate to 
     let me know.
           Respectfully,
                                          James A. Traficant, Jr.,
                                               Member of Congress.

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para. 12.17  committee resignation--minority

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

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, February 18, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I am writing to formally express my 
     desire to resign from the House Committee on Resources.
       Thank you for your assistance.
           Sincerely,
                                              William D. Delahunt.

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para. 12.18  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. REYES, for 
today and the balance of the week.
  And then,

para. 12.19  adjournment

  On motion of Mrs. JONES of Ohio, at 7 o'clock and 28 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned.

para. 12.20  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. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 83. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 669) 
     to amend the Peace Corps Act to authorize appropriations for 
     fiscal years 2000 through 2003 to carry out that Act (Rept. 
     No. 106-30). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Education and the Workforce. 
     H.R. 221. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to permit certain youth to perform certain work with 
     wood products (Rept. No. 106-31). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 603. A bill to amend title 49, United 
     States Code, to clarify the application of the Act popularly 
     known as the ``Death on the High Seas Act'' to aviation 
     incidents (Rept. No. 106-32). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para. 12.21  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, 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. Clyburn, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
             Frost, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. English, Mr. Ford, Ms. Pryce 
             of Ohio, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. 
             Bono, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. DeLay, Mrs. Christian-
             Christensen, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hill of Montana, 
             Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Terry, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
             Tancredo, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Largent, Mr. Scarborough, 
             Mr. Pitts, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Burr of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
             Simpson, Mr. McCollum, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Cook, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Ney, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. McHugh, Ms. Granger, 
             Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Shows, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, and Mr. Coburn):
       H.R. 815. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for the designation of renewal communities, to 
     provide tax incentives relating to such communities, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services, 
     Commerce, 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. COX:
       H.R. 816. 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. EWING (for himself, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, Mr. Minge, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Weller, and Mr. 
             Bereuter):
       H.R. 817. A bill to promote trade in United States 
     agricultural commodities, livestock, and value-added 
     products, and to prepare for future bilateral and 
     multilateral trade negotiations; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committees on International 
     Relations, 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. TALENT (for himself, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Baird, 
             and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 818. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     authorize a pilot program for the implementation of disaster 
     mitigation measures by small businesses; to the Committee on 
     Small Business.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 819. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     Federal Maritime Commission for fiscal years 2000 and 2001; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 820. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 2000 and 2001 for the Coast Guard, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 821. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to require Medicaid coverage of disabled children, and 
     individuals who became disabled as children, without regard 
     to income or assets; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BAKER (for himself and Mr. Kanjorski):
       H.R. 822. A bill to modernize and improve the Federal Home 
     Loan Bank System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BAKER:
       H.R. 823. A bill to modernize and improve the financial 
     services industry; 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. BARCIA:
       H.R. 824. A bill expressing the sense of the Congress that 
     the Government of Poland should address the claims of Polish-
     Americans whose homes and properties were wrongfully 
     expropriated under Poland's former totalitarian government; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Royce, 
             Mr. Berman, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 825. A bill to set forth the policy of the United 
     States with respect to Macau, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Snyder, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Frost, and Mr. McNulty):
       H.R. 826. 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 to limit Sunday premium pay for 
     employees of the National Weather Service to hours of service 
     actually performed on Sunday; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Waxman, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. Markey, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Strickland, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
             Sawyer, Mr. Wynn, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. 
             Luther, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Gilman, and 
             Mr. Engel):
       H.R. 827. 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.

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           By Mr. BARCIA (for himself, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Ney, Mr. Mascara, Ms. 
             McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Allen, Mr. Baldacci, and 
             Mr. Dingell):
       H.R. 828. 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 Ms. DeGETTE:
       H.R. 829. A bill to designate certain lands in the State of 
     Colorado as components of the National Wilderness 
     Preservation System, and for other purposes; 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. Gordon, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Klink, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. McCarthy of 
             Missouri, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. Serrano):
       H.R. 830. 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 Ms. DUNN (for herself and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 831. A bill to amend the Incentive Grants for Local 
     Delinquency Prevention Programs Act to authorize 
     appropriations for fiscal years 2000 through 2005, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. 
             Moakley, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Inslee, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Reyes, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
             Costello, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Rivers, 
             Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Gordon, 
             Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Andrews, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             Rothman, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             and Mrs. Thurman):
       H.R. 832. A bill to restore veterans tobacco-related 
     illness 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. GEKAS (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. McCollum, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Armey, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Menendez, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Kennedy 
             of Rhode Island, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Canady of Florida, 
             Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Rothman, 
             Mrs. Bono, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baker, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Dooley of California, Ms. Dunn, Ms. 
             Hooley of Oregon, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
             Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Riley, Mr. Roemer, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Davis 
             of Florida, and Mr. Hall of Texas):
       H.R. 833. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States 
     Code, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, 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. HEFLEY:
       H.R. 834. A bill to extend the authorization for the 
     National Historic Preservation Fund, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. Crane, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Herger, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. 
             Dunn, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Portman, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
             English, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
             Hulshof, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Allen, Mr. Baird, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Campbell, 
             Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Cook, Mr. Cox, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Davis of Florida, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
             Dreier, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Ehrlich, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr of California, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Holt, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, Mr. Inslee, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
             Kuykendall, Mr. Larson, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lucas of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Luther, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Markey, Ms. McCarthy of 
             Missouri, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Ney, Mr. Pallone, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pickering, 
             Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Rogan, 
             Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Shays, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Snyder, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Towns, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Wu, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Walden of Oregon, and Mr. Vento):
       H.R. 835. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently extend the research credit and to adjust the 
     alternative incremental credit rates; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LUTHER (for himself and Mr. Ramstad):
       H.R. 836. A bill to authorize the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission to issue a standard for bleacher safety; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Olver, Mr. Stark, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Green of Texas, 
             Mr. Baldacci, Mr. DeFazio, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Christian-
             Christensen, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Nadler, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Ford):
       H.R. 837. A bill to meet the mental health and substance 
     abuse treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
             Smith of Washington, Mr. Wolf, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Shows):
       H.R. 838. 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 Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 839. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to carry out a pilot program 
     for restoration of urban watersheds and community 
     environments in the Anacostia River watershed, District of 
     Columbia and Maryland, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 840. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to permit the admission to the United 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.
           By Mr. PASTOR (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Hayworth, 
             and Mr. Kolbe):
       H.R. 841. 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; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Canady 
             of Florida, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
             Ney, Mr. Skelton, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Strickland, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Whitfield, Ms. DeGette, 
             Mr. Shuster, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Deutsch, and Mr. Spratt):
       H.R. 842. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to 
     eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. RIVERS:
       H.R. 843. A bill to amend the Transportation Equity Act for 
     the 21st Century to correct a high priority highway project 
     for Ann Arbor, Michigan; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. English, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Sam Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Foley, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Canady of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 844. 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 Mrs. THURMAN (for herself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Young of 
             Florida, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Davis of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 845. 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 participants and beneficiaries of impending 
     termination of coverage resulting from the failure of a group 
     health plan to pay premiums nec

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     essary to maintain coverage, and for other purposes; 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. WEYGAND (for himself, Mr. Shows, Mr. McDermott, 
             Ms. Waters, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Ms. 
             Schakowsky):
       H.R. 846. A bill to establish a child care provider 
     scholarship program; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. WEYGAND (for himself and Mr. Shows):
       H.R. 847. 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; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
             Sweeney, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Stump, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
             Hill of Montana, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Herger, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Gilman, 
             Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Horn, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
             Largent, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Walsh, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Walden of 
             Oregon, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Portman, 
             Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Skeen, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Bliley, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. LaTourette, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
             Goode, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Hunter, Mr. King of New York, 
             Mr. Norwood, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Roemer, Ms. Danner, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Condit, 
             Mr. Holden, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Franks of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Bass, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. Weller, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
             Hilleary, Mr. English, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Ose, Mr. 
             Sherwood, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Terry, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
             Fletcher, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             John, Mr. Mascara, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Istook, 
             Mr. Tancredo, Mrs. Emerson, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Pease, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Nethercutt, 
             Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Shows, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Regula, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
             Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. McNulty, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Buyer, Mr. Everett, Mr. Archer, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
             Crane, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Cook, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Watts 
             of Oklahoma, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Coble, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Ewing, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Clement, Mr. Turner, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
             Reyes, Ms. Granger, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Boyd, Mr. 
             LaHood, Mr. Combest, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
             Camp, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
             Barcia, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. 
             Kanjorski, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. LoBiondo, 
             Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Lucas of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Ortiz, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Frost, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Bateman, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Sanford, Mr. 
             Riley, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Ganske, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. Baker, Mr. Foley, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
             Cooksey, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             Hefley, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Davis of Virginia, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Forbes, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs. 
             Roukema, Mr. Chabot, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Simpson, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. 
             Talent, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Boehner, Mr. DeLay, 
             Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
             Mr. Graham, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
             Hastings of Washington, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
             Dickey, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Mr. Royce, Mr. Packard, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
             Mica, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Shuster, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Wise, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Lampson, Mrs. 
             Biggert, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
             Barr of Georgia, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
             Smith of Texas, Mr. Upton, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Nussle, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Rogers, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Thune, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
             Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Towns, Mr. Collins, 
             and Mr. Moran of Virginia):
       H.J. Res. 33. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States authorizing the 
     Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of 
     the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Wolf, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Porter, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Salmon, and Mr. Markey):
       H. Con. Res. 37. Concurrent resolution concerning anti-
     Semitic statements made by members of the Duma of the Russian 
     Federation; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Ms. Rivers, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Towns, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Mr. Filner, Mr. Rush, Mr. Tierney, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Ms. McKinney, and Mr. Blumenauer):
       H. Res. 82. A resolution recognizing the security interests 
     of the United States in furthering complete nuclear 
     disarmament; to the Committee on International Relations. 

para. 12.22  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

       Mr. ISTOOK introduced A bill (H.R. 848) for the relief of 
     Sepandan Farnia and Farbod Farnia; which was referred to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 12.23  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 4: Mr. Kasich and Mr. Buyer.
       H.R. 44: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Bereuter, 
     Mr. Lipinski, Mr. English, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Ney, 
     and Mr. Bryant.
       H.R. 58: Mr. Shows and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Mica, and Mr. 
     Bryant.
       H.R. 111: Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Green of 
     Texas, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Tierney, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Evans, Mrs. 
     Chenoweth, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Farr of California, 
     Mr. Fossella, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 125: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Brown of California, 
     Mr. Frost, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 133: Mr. Hyde, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Portman, Mr. Peterson 
     of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 136: Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 152: Mr. Watkins, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, and Mr. Smith 
     of Washington.
       H.R. 163: Mr. Waxman, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Doyle, 
     and Mr. Inslee.
       H.R. 192: Mr. Linder.
       H.R. 206: Mr. Wexler, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
     Inslee.
       H.R. 222: Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 237: Ms. Danner, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Oxley, and Mr. 
     Shows.
       H.R. 263: Mr. Coyne and Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Smith of 
     Washington, and Mr. Bryant.
       H.R. 318: Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
     Mr. Canady of Florida, and Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 323: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Holt, Mr. Barrett 
     of Wisconsin, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Gary 
     Miller of California, Mr. George Miller of California, Mrs. 
     Thurman, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 351: Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Wolf, 
     and Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 352: Mr. Duncan, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Barrett of 
     Nebraska, Mr. Baker, Mr. Hyde, and Mr. Leach.
       H.R. 354: Mr. Berman, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. 
     Bono, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Hall of Ohio, 
     and Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 357: Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Dooley of 
     California, and Mr. Thompson of California.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Holden, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. 
     Lofgren, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Olver, Mrs. 
     Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Condit, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana, Mr. Minge, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Kildee, 
     Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
     Underwood, Ms. Waters, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. 
     Lee, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
     George Miller of California, and Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 372: Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 384: Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
     Dixon, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Clement, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
     Jackson of Illinois, and Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 408: Mr. Latham, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Shows, Mr. Udall of 
     Colorado, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Costello, Mr. Tierney, Mr. John, 
     Mr. Turner, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Mica, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Condit, 
     Mr. Thune, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 409: Mr. Horn, Mr. Turner, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Weygand, 
     Mr. Shows, Mr. Baker, and Mr. Davis of Florida.

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       H.R. 423: Ms. Granger.
       H.R. 425: Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 430: Mr. Ford, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
     Sweeney, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 434: Mr. DeLay, Mr. Davis of Florida, and Mr. 
     Doolittle.
       H.R. 448: Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Calvert, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
     Foley, and Mr. Ballenger.
       H.R. 483: Mr. Nadler, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Ford, and Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 500: Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 504: Mr. English.
       H.R. 506: Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
     Moakley, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mrs. 
     Tauscher, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Luther, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Goodling, 
     and Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 516: Mr. Schaffer and Mr. Linder.
       H.R. 548: Mr. Lewis of Georgia and Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 555: Mr. Lewis of Georgia and Mr. Thompson of 
     Mississippi.
       H.R. 557: Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 566: Mr. Sandlin, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 571: Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 575: Mr. Istook.
       H.R. 576: Mr. Regula, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 582: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts and Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 584: Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Ehrlich, and Mr. 
     Traficant.
       H.R. 599: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
     Ehlers, Mr. Filner, Mr. Rush, Mr. Shows, and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 612: Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. Slaughter, 
     Mr. Lampson, Mr. Shows, Mr. Rothman, and Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 623: Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 640: Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 689: Mr. Hayworth and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 700: Mrs. Fowler and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Gordon, Mr. Stark, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Hayworth, 
     Mr. Ramstad, and Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 718: Mr. Goodling, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
     Barrett of Nebraska, and Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 728: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma and Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 732: Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Stark, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
     Delahunt, and Ms. Baldwin.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Dooley of California and Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 756: Mr. Sweeney and Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 766: Mr. Nethercutt and Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 767: Mr. Nethercutt and Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 775: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
     Goode, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Goodlatte, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
     Hall of Texas, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Cook, Mr. John, Mr. 
     Campbell, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Royce, Mr. Rogan, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. 
     Burton of Indiana, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Cannon, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
     Ney, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Whitfield, Mrs. 
     Bono, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 783: Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 800: Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Green of 
     Texas, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, and Mr. Kuykendall.
       H.R. 808: Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Watkins, and Mr. Gordon.
       H.J. Res. 1: Mr. Linder, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Sweeney, and Mr. 
     Shows.
       H.J. Res. 9: Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
     Ney, and Mr. Schaffer.
       H.J. Res. 32: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H. Res. 35: Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Brown of 
     California, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
     Menendez, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Markey, 
     Mr. Crowley, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Rhode Island, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Shows, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
     Bonior, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Hoeffel, 
     Mr. Rangel, Mr. Luther, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Pallone, 
     Mr. Levin, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Ortiz, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
     Kucinich, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi.
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.
                    THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1999 (13)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 13.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, February 24, 1999.
  Mr. EHRLICH, 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. EHRLICH 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

362

Nays

28

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Answered present

2

para. 13.2                     [Roll No. 27]

                                YEAS--362

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill (IN)
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--28

     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Clay
     Costello
     Crane
     DeFazio
     English
     Filner
     Ford
     Gutknecht
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Kucinich
     LoBiondo
     McDermott
     Moran (KS)
     Oberstar
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Ramstad
     Sabo
     Schaffer
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (MS)
     Visclosky
     Waters

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--2

     Gutierrez
     Stenholm
       

                             NOT VOTING--41

     Ackerman
     Archer
     Becerra
     Bishop
     Brown (FL)
     Canady
     Capps
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Cox
     Davis (IL)
     Doyle
     Etheridge
     Fattah
     Goodling
     Hastings (FL)
     Herger
     Kasich
     Kolbe
     Lee
     Martinez
     McIntosh
     Meeks (NY)
     Moakley
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi

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     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Salmon
     Taylor (NC)
     Towns
     Watkins
     Waxman
     Weller
     Young (AK)
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 13.3  communications

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

       749. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Sweet Onions Grown in the Walla 
     Walla Valley of Southeast Washington and Northeast Oregon; 
     Order Amending Marketing Agreement and Order No. 956 [Docket 
     Nos. 98AMA-FV-956-1; FV98-956-1] received February 9, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       750. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Milk in the Nebraska-Western 
     Iowa Marketing Area; Suspension of Certain Provisions of the 
     Order [DA-98-10] received February 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       751. A letter from the Administrator, Grain Inspection, 
     Packers and Stockyards Administration, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Fees 
     for Rice Inspection (RIN: 0580-AA67) received February 9, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       752. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Small Hog Operation Payment Program (RIN: 0560-
     AF70) received February 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       753. 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-7706] received February 9, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       754. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Impact Aid--received February 9, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       755. 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 February 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       756. A letter from the Director, Regulations Management and 
     Policy Staff, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Standards for Animal Food 
     and Food Additives in Standardized Animal Food [Docket No. 
     95N-0313] received February 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       757. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Laxative Drug 
     Products for Over-the-Counter Human Use [Docket No. 78N-036L] 
     (RIN: 0910-AA01) received February 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       758. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting an Agreement Between the Government of 
     the United States of America and the Government of the 
     Russian Federation extending the Agreement on Mutual 
     Fisheries Relations of May 31, 1988, with annex, as amended 
     and extended, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1823(a); (H. Doc. No. 
     106-31); to the Committee on Resources and ordered to be 
     printed.
       759. 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 
     Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black 
     Sea Bass Fisheries; Summer Flounder Commercial Quota Transfer 
     from North Carolina to Virginia [I.D. 010699B] received 
     February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       760. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company Models 
     B300 and B300C Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-16-AD; Amendment 
     39-11008; AD 99-02-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 3, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       761. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. Model 
     205A-1 and 205B Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-21-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11011; AD 98-11-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     February 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       762. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, Customs 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Establishment 
     of Port of Entry in Fort Myers, Florida [T.D. 99-9] received 
     February 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       763. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, Customs 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Foreign-Based 
     Commercial Motor Vehicles in International Traffic (T.D. 99-
     10) (RIN: 1515-AB88) received February 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       764. 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 99-17] received February 8, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       765. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Low-
     Income Housing Tax Credit--1999 Calendar Year Resident 
     Population Estimates [Notice 99-10] received February 8, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       766. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Roth 
     IRAs [TD 8816] (RIN: 1545-AW62) received February 8, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means. 

para. 13.4  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. 4. An Act to improve pay and retirement equity for 
     members of the Armed Forces; and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that pursuant to the provisions of Public 
Law 99-93, as amended by Public Law 99-151, the Chair, on behalf of the 
Vice President, appoints the following Senators as members of the United 
States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control--
  the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley), Chairman;
  the Senator from Ohio (Mr. DeWine);
  the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Abraham); and
  the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Sessions).

para. 13.5  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, February 25, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I have the honor to transmit herewith a 
     facsimile copy of a letter received from Linda W. Beazley, 
     Director, Elections Division, Office of the Georgia Secretary 
     of State, indicating that, according to the unofficial 
     returns for the election held February 23, 1999, the 
     Honorable Johnny Isakson was elected Representative in 
     Congress for the Sixth Congressional District, State of 
     Georgia.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Jeff Trandahl,
                                                            Clerk.

para. 13.6  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 Mr. Johnny Isakson, 6th District of the State of Georgia, 
has not been received by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, Mr. 
Isakson 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. ISAKSON then presented himself at the bar of the House and took 
the oath of office prescribed by law.

para. 13.7  providing for the consideration of h.r. 514

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 77):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 514) 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 of the bill for failure to comply with clause 
     4(a) of rule XIII 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.

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     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 and in clause 8 of rule 
     XVIII. 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. 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. 13.8  wireless privacy enhancement act

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, pursuant to House Resolution 77 
and rule XVIII, 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. 514) to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to strengthen and 
clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping, and for other 
purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, 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. YOUNG of Florida, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaHOOD, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 77, 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 5, strike lines 14 and 15 and insert the following:
       (B) by striking ``communication and divulge'' and inserting 
     ``communication, and no person having intercepted such a 
     communication shall intentionally divulge'';
       (4) in the fourth sentence of subsection (a)--
       (A) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``intercepted, shall''; and
       (B) by striking ``thereof) or'' and inserting ``thereof); 
     or (B)'';

       Page 5, line 16, strike ``(4)'' and insert ``(5)''.
       Page 5, line 21, strike ``(5)'' and insert ``(6)''.
       Page 6, line 1, strike ``(6)'' and insert ``(7)''.
       Page 6, line 5, strike ``(7)'' and insert ``(8)''.
       Page 6, line 10, strike ``(8)'' and insert ``(9)''.

  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. YOUNG of Florida, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

403

When there appeared

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Nays

3

para. 13.9                     [Roll No. 28]

                                YEAS--403

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--3

     Hinchey
     McDermott
     Paul

                             NOT VOTING--28

     Ackerman
     Bonior
     Capps
     Davis (VA)
     Dickey
     Eshoo
     Frank (MA)
     Gephardt
     Goodling
     Kasich
     Kennedy
     Kolbe
     Lee
     Livingston
     Meeks (NY)
     Miller, George
     Moakley
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rogan
     Royce
     Rush
     Towns
     Waters
     Woolsey
  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. 13.10  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.

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para. 13.11  providing for the consideration of h.r. 669

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 83):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 669) to amend the Peace Corps Act to authorize 
     appropriations for fiscal years 2000 through 2003 to carry 
     out that Act. 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. 
     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 8 of rule XVIII. 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. 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. 13.12  trade deficit review commission

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of subsection (c)(3) of the 
Trade Deficit Review Commission Act (Division A of Public Law 105-277), 
appointed to the Trade Deficit Review Commission, Mrs. Carla Anderson 
Hills of Washington, D.C., from private life, on the part of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para. 13.13  national council on the arts

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to section 6(B) of the National Foundation on 
the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 as amended by section 346(e) of 
Public Law 105-83, appointed to the National Council on the Arts on the 
part of the House: Mr. Ballenger.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para. 13.14  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to cuba's destruction of u.s. civilian aircraft

  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 
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, 1999, to the Federal 
Register for publication.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, February 24, 1999.

  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. 106-30).

para. 13.15  message from the president--coastal zone management

  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 transmit the Biennial Report to Congress on the 
Administration of the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) of the Office 
of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Ocean Service, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for fiscal years 
1996 and 1997. This report is submitted as required by section 316 of 
the CZMA of 1972 as amended, (16 U.S.C. 1451, et seq.).
  The report discusses progress made at the national and State level in 
administering the Coastal Zone Management and Estuarine Research Reserve 
Programs during these years, and spotlights the accomplishments of 
NOAA's State coastal management and estuarine research reserve program 
partners under the CZMA.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, February 24, 1999.

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

para. 13.16  resignation as member of house of representatives

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

                                      House of Representatives

                                 Washington, DC, January 27, 1999.
     Hon. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Enclosed please find a copy of a letter 
     to the Louisiana Secretary of State announcing my intention 
     to resign from the U.S. House of Representatives on February 
     28, 1999. Upon receipt of this letter, I expect the Governor 
     to notice and call an election to fill my vacancy. My hope is 
     that it will occur as quickly as possible so as to result in 
     as little inconvenience as possible to the Republican 
     Conference.
           Sincerely,
                                             Robert L. Livingston,
                                              Member of Congress. 

para. 13.17  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. MILLER of Florida, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, March 1, at 2:00 p.m.

para. 13.18  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. MILLER of Florida, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Monday, March 1, 1999, it 
adjourn to meet at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 2, 1999 for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para. 13.19  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. MILLER of Florida, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, March 
3, 1999, under clause 7, rule XV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para. 13.20  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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. 433. An Act to restore the management and personnel 
     authority of the Mayor of the District of Columbia.

para. 13.21  bill presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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. 433. To restore the management and personnel authority 
     of the Mayor of the District of Columbia.

para. 13.22  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. ROYCE, for today;
  To Mrs. CAPPS, for today through March 10;

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  To Mr. PASTOR, for today; and
  To Mr. KOLBE, for today.
  And then,

para. 13.23  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. TAUZIN, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 12 o'clock and 35 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
2 o'clock p.m. on Monday, March 1, 1999.

para. 13.24  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Ms. DUNN (for herself and Mr. Tanner):
       H.R. 8. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to phase out the estate and gift taxes over a 10-year period; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 849. A bill to provide for adjustment of status for 
     certain nationals of Bangladesh; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Armey, 
             Mr. DeLay, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Cox, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Gephardt, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Frost, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
             Mr. Gekas, Mr. Coble, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Pease, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
             Rogan, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Nadler, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Waters, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Archer, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Brady of Texas, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Brown 
             of Florida, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Burr of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, 
             Mrs. Christian-Christensen, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
             Clement, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Collins, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
             Cooksey, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
             Duncan, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Ehlers, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             English, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ford, Mr. Fossella, Mr. 
             Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Goodling, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. 
             Hobson, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Holden, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, Mr. Horn, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Inslee, Mr. 
             Istook, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Kasich, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Kingston, 
             Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Largent, 
             Mr. Latham, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Linder, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Luther, Ms. 
             McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. Markey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Mica, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. George Miller of California, 
             Mr. Moakley, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Morella, 
             Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Nussle, Mr. Olver, Mr. Packard, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
             Pombo, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Quinn, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Reynolds, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Rush, Mr. Salmon, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Schaffer, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shays, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Shimkus, 
             Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Souder, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stark, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Upton, Mr. Vento, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watkins, 
             Mr. Weller, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Wicker, Ms. Woolsey, 
             and Mr. Wu):
       H.R. 850. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     affirm the rights of United States persons to use and sell 
     encryption and to relax export controls on encryption; 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. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Upton, Mr. Gillmor, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Largent, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Lewis of 
             California, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. John, Mr. Goss, and Mr. 
             Boehlert):
       H.R. 851. A bill to require the Federal Communications 
     Commission to establish improved predictive models for 
     determining the availability of television broadcast signals; 
     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. LaHOOD:
       H.R. 852. A bill to require the Department of Agriculture 
     to establish an electronic filing and retrieval system to 
     enable the public to file all required paperwork 
     electronically with the Department and to have access to 
     public information on farm programs, quarterly trade, 
     economic, and production reports, and other similar 
     information; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Kasich, Mr. 
             Dreier, Mr. Goss, Mr. Minge, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
             Radanovich, and Mr. Stenholm):
       H.R. 853. 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 accountablility 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 Committees on 
     Rules, and 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.
           By Mr. BENTSEN:
       H.R. 854. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for the presumptive eligibility of Medicare 
     beneficiaries for the qualified Medicare beneficiary and 
     special low-income Medicare beneficiary programs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. FORBES:
       H.R. 855. 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.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       H.R. 856. 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.
       H.R. 857. 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. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Ms. Norton, and Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 858. A bill to amend title 11, District of Columbia 
     Code, to extend coverage under the whistleblower protection 
     provisions of the District of Columbia Comprehensive Merit 
     Personnel Act of 1978 to personnel of the courts of the 
     District of Columbia; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Ms. DUNN (for herself, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
             Bilbray, and Mr. Cunningham):
       H.R. 859. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow tax-exempt private activity bonds to be issued for 
     highway infrastructure construction; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Ney, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Olver, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Strickland, 
             Mr. Pallone, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
             Davis of Virginia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. McGovern):
       H.R. 860. 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.
           By Mr. GOODE (for himself, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
             Sisisky, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Wolf, and 
             Mr. Condit):
       H.R. 861. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the 1993 Federal income tax rate increases on 
     trusts established for the benefit of individuals with 
     disabilities; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HERGER:
       H.R. 862. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to implement the provisions

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     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 (for himself, Mr. Minge, Mr. Bass, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Hoekstra, 
             Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Thomas, Mr. McCrery, Ms. Woolsey, 
             Mr. Crane, and Mr. Campbell):
       H.R. 863. A bill to require appropriate off-budget 
     treatment of Social Security in official budget 
     pronouncements; 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. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Watkins, Mr. 
             Cook, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Shows, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. Foley, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
             Bass, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. 
             Shaw, Mr. Levin, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Coyne, 
             Ms. Rivers, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. English, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Lazio, and Mr. McNulty):
       H.R. 864. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the State ceiling on private activity bonds; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON:
       H.R. 865. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a special rule for members of the uniformed 
     services and the Foreign Service in determining the exclusion 
     of gain from the sale of a principal residence; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JONES of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Horn, 
             Mr. Underwood, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Shimkus, and 
             Mr. Whitfield):
       H.R. 866. 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 Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 867. 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 Armed 
     Services.
       H.R. 868. A bill to establish the Fallen Timbers 
     Battlefield and Fort Miamis National Historical Site in the 
     State of Ohio; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LoBIONDO:
       H.R. 869. 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.
           By Mr. McCRERY (for himself, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Baker, 
             Mr. Cooksey, Mr. John, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Sandlin, 
             Mr. Largent, Mr. English, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Istook, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Hefley, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, and Mr. Pickering):
       H.R. 870. 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. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             and Mr. Pomeroy):
       H.R. 871. A bill to provide for investment in private 
     sector securities markets of amounts held in the Federal Old-
     Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund for payment of 
     benefits under title II of the Social Security Act; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 872. 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 
     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. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Moakley, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Olver, Mr. Tierney, 
             and Mr. Capuano):
       H.R. 873. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to clarify that employees of a political subdivision of a 
     State shall not loose their exemption from the hospital 
     insurance tax by reason of the consolidation of the 
     subdivision with the State; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. PORTER (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Sanford, 
             Mr. Istook, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Smith of Michigan):
       H.R. 874. A bill to reform Social Security by creating 
     individual Social Security retirement accounts; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RUSH (for himself, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Payne, Mr. Ford, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Brady 
             of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Christian-Christensen, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Frost, 
             Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Hilliard, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey):
       H.R. 875. 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. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Stump, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Baker, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Chabot):
       H.R. 876. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the maximum amount of contributions to individual 
     retirement accounts and the amounts of adjusted gross income 
     at which the IRA deduction phases out for active participants 
     in pension plans, and to allow penalty-free distributions 
     from individual retirement accounts and 401(k) plans for 
     certain purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself and Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 877. A bill to provide for the comparable treatment of 
     Federal employees and Members of Congress and the President 
     during a period in which there is a Federal Government 
     shutdown; to the Committee on Government Reform, and in 
     addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself, Mr. Royce, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Salmon, Mr. Stump, Mr. Shadegg, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
             Largent, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Collins, 
             Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Ryun of Kansas):
       H.R. 878. 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 services; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY:
       H.R. 879. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     exempt licenses in the instructional television fixed service 
     from competitive bidding; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Spence, Ms. Brown 
             of Florida, Mr. Everett, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Quinn, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Moran 
             of Kansas, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Shows, 
             Mrs. Chenoweth, Ms. Berkley, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Hansen, 
             Mr. McKeon, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Saxton, and Mr. Cunningham):
       H.J. Res. 34. A joint resolution congratulating and 
     commending the Veterans of Foreign Wars; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. RUSH (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Ford, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
             Mr. Shows, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Ms. Lee, Ms. Norton, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Stark, Mr. Davis 
             of Illinois, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Clyburn, 
             Mr. Wynn, Mr. Gonzalez, and Mr. Bonior):
       H. Con. Res. 38. 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 1999, that such a stamp be issued; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform. 

para. 13.25  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

       Mr. McINTYRE introduced a bill (H.R. 880) for the relief of 
     Rabon Lowry; which was referred to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary. 

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para. 13.26  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 13: Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. Ganske.
       H.R. 17: Mr. Bryant.
       H.R. 38: Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 40: Mr. Pastor, Mrs. Christian-Christensen, Mr. 
     Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 49: Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 50: Mr. Coble.
       H.R. 70: Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, 
     Mr. Lazio, and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 72: Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, and Mr. 
     Hayworth.
       H.R. 104: Mr. Sensenbrenner and Mr. Terry.
       H.R. 105: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 106: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 107: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 108: Mr. Sensenbrenner and Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 133: Mr. Hoeffel and Mr. Bass.
       H.R. 148: Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
     Shows, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
     Mr. Horn, Mr. Weiner, and Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 216: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 220: Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 315: Mr. Conyers and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 323: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     McNulty, Mr. Etheridge, and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 352: Mr. Hall of Texas and Mr. Simpson.
       H.R. 355: Mr. Rahall, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Filner, 
     Mr. John, and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 373: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 380: Mr. Wynn, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Pitts, Mrs. 
     Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Rothman, and Mr. 
     Pickett.
       H.R. 408: Mr. Dingell, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mrs. 
     Thurman, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Brown 
     of California, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
     Minge, Mr. Holden, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Luther, 
     Mr. Tauzin, and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 415: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 464: Mrs. Bono, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. DeLay, 
     Mr. Mica, Mr. Goodlatte, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 488: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin and Mr. Moore.
       H.R. 492: Mr. Mica, Mr. McIntyre, and Mr. Collins.
       H.R. 506: Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Reyes, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
     Greenwood, Mr. Souder, Mr. Pickett, and Ms. Baldwin.
       H.R. 537: Mr. Kasich.
       H.R. 543: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 544: Mr. Filner, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Shows, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, Mr. Pastor, and Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 586: Mr. King of New York, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and Mr. 
     Wolf.
       H.R. 620: Mr. Holt.
       H.R. 623: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 647: Mr. Tancredo.
       H.R. 681: Mr. Levin, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 685: Mr. Phelps and Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 707: Mr. Terry, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Nadler, and Ms. 
     Berkley.
       H.R. 719: Mr. Graham, Mr. Ford, and Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 725: Mr. McNulty, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 730: Mr. Ford and Mr. Bonior,
       H.R. 756: Mr. Armey.
       H.R. 763: Mr. Smith of Michigan and Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 774: Mr. Udall of New Mexico.
       H. Con. Res. 8: Mr. McNulty and Mr. Pickett.
       H. Con. Res. 14: Ms. Danner, Mr. Skelton, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
     Thune, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Aderholt, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
     LaHood, Mr. Pease, and Mr. Shimkus.
       H. Con. Res. 29: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Barrett of 
     Nebraska, Mr. Riley, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
     Hill of Montana, and Mr. Graham.
       H. Con. Res. 34: Mr. Cardin, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Bateman, Mrs. 
     Jones of Ohio, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
     Jenkins, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
     Frost, Mr. Ford, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Hall of Ohio, 
     and Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H. Res. 34: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Luther, Mr. 
     Kuykendall, Mr. Engel, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
     Jefferson, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Moore, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Rhode Island, and Mr. Inslee.
       H. Res. 41: Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
     LaHood, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Moore.

para. 13.27  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       2. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Estate of Jurgen 
     Wanderlich, relative to a demand for damages for the estate 
     of Jurgen Wanderlich, resulting from the Cavalese, Italy 
     tragedy; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3. Also, a petition of the Estate of Egon Uwe Renkewitz, 
     relative to a demand for damages for the estate of Egon Uwe 
     Renkewitz, resulting from the Cavalese, Italy tragedy; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       4. Also, a petition of the Estate of Michael Potschke, 
     relative to a demand for damages for the estate of Michael 
     Potschke, resulting from the Cavalese, Italy tragedy; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       5. Also, a petition of the Estate of Irene Annelie Urban, 
     relative to a demand for damages for the estate of Irene 
     Annelie Urban, resulting from the Cavalese, Italy tragedy; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       6. Also, a petition of the Estate of Dieter Frank 
     Blumenfeld, relative to a demand for damages for the estate 
     of Dieter Frank Blumenfeld, resulting from the Cavalese, 
     Italy tragedy; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       7. Also, a petition of the Estate of Harald Urban, relative 
     to a demand for damages for the estate of Harald Urban, 
     resulting from the Cavalese, Italy tragedy; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       8. Also, a petition of the Estate of Marina Mandy 
     Renkewitz, relative to a demand for damages for the estate of 
     Marina Mandy Renkewitz, resulting from the Cavalese, Italy 
     tragedy; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 13.28  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 434: Mr. Strickland. 




.
                       MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1999 (14)

para. 14.1  appointment 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,

                                                    March 1, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Edward A. Pease to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 14.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, February 25, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 14.3  communications

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

       767. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting requests for emergency FY 1999 
     supplemental appropriations for the Department of 
     Agriculture; (H. Doc. No. 106--32); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       768. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a draft bill to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Treasury to produce currency, postage 
     stamps, and other security documents at the request of 
     foreign governments, and security documents at the request of 
     the individual States or any political subdivision thereof, 
     on a reimbursable basis, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       769. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Quality Assurance 
     Guidance Document--Model Quality Assurance Project Plan for 
     the PM2.5 Ambient Air Monitoring Program at State and Local 
     Air Monitoring Stations (SLAMS)--received February 17, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       770. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Quality Assurance 
     Guidance Document--Method Compendium--PM 2.5 Mass Weighing 
     Laboratory Standard Operating Procedures for the Performance 
     Evaluation Program--received February 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       771. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Quality Assurance 
     Guidance Document--Method Compendium--Field Standard 
     Operating Procedures for the PM 2.5 Performance Evaluation 
     Program--received February 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       772. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Implementation Plan--
     PM2.5 Federal Reference Method Performance Evaluation 
     Program--received February 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       773. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Guideline on Ozone 
     Monitoring Site Selection--received February 17, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       774. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Guidance for

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     Using Continuous Monitors in PM2.5 Monitoring Networks--
     received February 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       775. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Guidance for Selecting 
     and Modifying the Ozone Monitoring Season Based on an 8-Hour 
     Ozone Standard--received February 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       776. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act Full 
     Approval of Operating Permit Program; Approval of Expansion 
     of State Program Under Section 112(1); State of Wyoming [WY-
     001a; FRL-6234-3] received February 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       777. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Policy and Rules 
     Concerning the Interstate Interexchange Marketplace [CC 
     Docket No. 96-61] received February 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       778. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting the Department of the Air 
     Force's proposed lease of defense articles to Singapore 
     (Transmittal No. 06-99), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       779. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the President's 
     determination regarding certification of the 28 major illicit 
     narcotics producing and transit countries, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2291; to the Committee on International Relations.
       780. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 1999 
     ``International Narcotics Control Strategy Report,'' pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 2291(b)(2); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       781. 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.
       782. A letter from the Executive Secretary, National Labor 
     Relations Board, transmitting a report of activities 
     concerning the implementation of the Government in the 
     Sunshine Act during the calendar year 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       783. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting a legislative proposal that would 
     establish a program under which long-term care insurance is 
     made available to Federal employees and annuitants, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       784. 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, 1998; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
       785. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. Model 
     214B and 214B-1 Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-28-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11009; AD 99-02-17] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     February 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       786. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. Model 
     212 Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-20-AD; Amendment 39-11010; 
     AD 98-11-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 3, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       787. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Avions Pierre Robin Model R2160 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-78-AD; Amendment 39-11007; AD 99-
     02-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 3, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       788. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company Model 
     2000 Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-34-AD; Amendment 39-11006; 
     AD 99-02-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 3, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       789. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of the Public 
     Debt, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Government Securities Act 
     Regulations: Reports and Audit (RIN: 1505-AA74) received 
     January 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       790. A letter from the Assistant Commissioner, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Congressional Review of Market Segment Specialization Program 
     (MSSP) Audit Techniques Guides--received February 16, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       791. A letter from the Director, Office of Government 
     Ethics, transmitting a draft bill to extend the authorization 
     of appropriations for the Office of Government Ethics through 
     Fiscal Year 2007; jointly to the Committees on Government 
     Reform and the Judiciary. 

para. 14.4  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, laid before the House the 
following communication from Mr. McCOLLUM:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, February 18, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule VIII of the House that I received a subpoena for 
     documents and testimony issued by the Superior Court of the 
     District of Columbia.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined to comply with the subpoena to the extent 
     that it is consistent with Rule VIII.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Bill McCollum,
                                               Member of Congress.

  And then,

para. 14.5  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. FILNER, pursuant to the special order agreed to on 
February 25, 1999, at 2 o'clock and 8 minutes p.m., the House adjourned 
until 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 2, 1999.

para. 14.6  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. TALENT: Committee on Small Business. H.R. 818. A bill 
     to amend the Small Business Act to authorize a pilot program 
     for the implementation of disaster mitigation measures by 
     small businesses (Rept. No. 106-33). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. House Joint 
     Resolution 32. Resolution expressing the sense of the 
     Congress that the President and the Congress should join in 
     undertaking the Social Security Guarantee Initiative to 
     strengthen and protect the retirement income security of all 
     Americans through the creation of a fair and modern Social 
     Security Program for the 21st century; with amendments (Rept. 
     No. 106-34). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.

para. 14.7  time limitation of referred bill

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

             [The following occurred on February 26, 1999]

       H.R. 434. Referral to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Banking and Financial Services extended for a period ending 
     not later than April 30, 1999.

para. 14.8  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. HASTERT:
       H.R. 1. A bill to provide for Social Security reform; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Peterson 
             of Minnesota, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Goss, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Underwood, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             Hefley, Mr. Ney, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. King of 
             New York, Mr. McIntosh, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Taylor of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
             Rogers, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
             Terry, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Souder, Ms. 
             Dunn, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Thornberry, Mr. Packard, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Chambliss, 
             Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Dreier, and 
             Mr. Hastings of Washington):
       H.R. 5. 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. HULSHOF (for himself and Mr. Lipinski):
       H.R. 7. 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.
           By Mr. BUYER:
       H.R. 9. A bill to express the sense of Congress that a 
     comprehensive effort is required to revitalize and sustain 
     the all-volunteer force and address the decline in the 
     quality

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     of life for members of Armed Forces and their families and to 
     provide a 4.8 percent increase in the rates of monthly basic 
     pay for members of the uniformed services; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
           By Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
             Buyer, Mr. Combest, Mr. English, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Gary Miller of California, 
             Mr. Pickett, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Sisisky, and Mr. 
             Talent):
       H.R. 881. A bill to provide that under certain conditions 
     no sanction shall be imposed on a person by an agency for a 
     violation of a rule and no civil or criminal sanction may be 
     imposed by a court for a violation of a rule; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COMBEST (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Barrett 
             of Nebraska, and Mr. Minge):
       H.R. 882. A bill to nullify any reservation of funds during 
     fiscal year 1999 for guaranteed loans under the Consolidated 
     Farm and Rural Development Act for qualified beginning 
     farmers or ranchers, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
             DeLay, Mr. Pickett, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Coburn, Mr. Goode, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Barcia, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Shows, 
             Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Dunn, Mr. 
             Sisisky, Mr. Herger, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Bono, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Kasich, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
             Skeen, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
             Combest, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Lewis of 
             California, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Stump, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Largent, Mr. Gary 
             Miller of California, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
             Gillmor, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Walden of 
             Oregon, Mr. Crane, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Archer, Mr. 
             Tancredo, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. 
             Everett, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Gibbons, 
             Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Spence, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mr. Istook, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Paul, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Foley, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Linder, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Ney, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. Baker, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Deal 
             of Georgia, Mr. Packard, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Brady of 
             Texas, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Tiahrt, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Souder, Mr. Graham, Mr. DeMint, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Weller, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Goss, Ms. Granger, 
             Mr. Cannon, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Thornberry, 
             Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Bass, Mr. Moran of Kansas, 
             Mr. Wamp, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
             Sweeney, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Riley, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
             Simpson, Mr. Barton of Texas, and Mr. Fletcher):
       H.R. 883. A bill to preserve the sovereignty of the United 
     States over public lands and acquired lands owned by the 
     United States, and to preserve State sovereignty and private 
     property rights in non-Federal lands surrounding those public 
     lands and acquired lands; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Bonior, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Frost, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Obey, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Hunter, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Shows, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Vento, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Borski, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Stark, Mr. Klink, Mr. Green 
             of Texas, Mr. Allen, and Mr. Stupak):
       H.R. 884. 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 
     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. BEREUTER:
       H.R. 885. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the average area purchase price of residences taken 
     into account under the qualified mortgage bond rules; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Cardin, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Moakley, Mr. 
             Obey, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Olver, and Mr. Meehan):
       H.R. 886. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to submit to Congress a plan to include as a 
     benefit under the Medicare Program coverage of outpatient 
     prescription drugs, and to provide for the funding of such 
     benefit; 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. GILLMOR (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Towns, and 
             Mr. Cox):
       H.R. 887. A bill to amend the Securities and Exchange Act 
     of 1934 to require improved disclosure of corporate 
     charitable contributions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Waxman, 
             Mr. Meehan, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Levin, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Markey, Ms. Norton, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
             Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             McDermott, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Capps, 
             Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Towns, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Allen, and 
             Mr. Stark):
       H.R. 888. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to limit the 
     concentration of sulfur in gasoline used in motor vehicles; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Waxman, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frost, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Lee, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. George Miller of California, Mrs. Mink 
             of Hawaii, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Shows, Mrs. 
             Thurman, and Mrs. Jones of Ohio):
       H.R. 889. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a program for the collection and analysis of data 
     on toxic shock syndrome; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Waxman, 
             Mr. Brown of California, Ms. Norton, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Frost, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. George Miller of California, 
             Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Shows, Mrs. Thurman, and Mrs. Jones of Ohio):
       H.R. 890. 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 imflammatory disease, and 
     toxic shock syndrome, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce. 

para. 14.9  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

       4. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of Washington, relative to House Joint Memorial No. 
     4003 memorializing the United States Government to prohibit 
     federal recoupment of state tobacco settlement recoveries; to 
     the Committee on Commerce. 

para. 14.10  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 11: Ms. Waters.
       H.R. 54: Mr. Sherwood.
       H.R. 73: Mr. Shays, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
     Cox, and Mr. Burr of North Carolina.
       H.R. 116: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 206: Mr. Delahunt and Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 208: Mr. Moore.
       H.R. 229: Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
     Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
     Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 230: Mr. Sabo, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
     Mr. Markey, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. George Miller of 
     California, Mrs. Capps, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 254: Mr. Hefley, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
     Ehlers, and Mr. DeLay.
       H.R. 275: Mr. Hostettler, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 316: Mr. Souder, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Aderholt.
       H.R. 347: Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 351: Mr. Saxton, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
     Pickett, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Aderholt, 
     Mr. Goss, Mr. King  of New York, Mr. Tancredo, Mrs. Kelly, 
     and Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 357: Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 389: Mr. Shows, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Frost, and 
     Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 430: Mr. Baldacci, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
     Moore, and Mr. Tauzin.

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       H.R. 469: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Burr of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. 
     Sweeney.
       H.R. 472: Mr. Combest.
       H.R. 483: Mr. Petri, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 500: Mr. Gejdenson and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 541: Mr. Strickland, Mr. Borski, Mr. Phelps, Mr. 
     Coyne, and Mr. Hoyer.
       H.R. 555: Mr. Boucher, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 576: Mr. Edwards.
       H.R. 637: Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Gillmor, and Ms. 
     Kaptur.
       H.R. 645: Mr. Menendez, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. 
     Porter, Mr. Sawyer, and Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 661: Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Shows, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
     Metcalf, and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 710: Mr. Royce, Mr. Shows, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Baldacci, 
     Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Knollenberg, 
     Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Hayes, 
     Mr. Bachus, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Ramstad, 
     Mr. Boyd, Mr. Turner, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Green of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Largent, Mr. Baker, Mr. Riley, Mr. Ballenger, 
     Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Burr of North 
     Carolina, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Thornberry, Mr. John, and Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Nussle, Mr. English, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
     Crane, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Foley, and Mrs. 
     Northup.
       H.R. 730: Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 735: Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 754: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. 
     Kaptur, Mr. Shows, Mr. LaTourette, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
     Pallone, Mr. English, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
     Sanders, and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 796: Mr. Shows, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Watkins, Mr. 
     Boucher, and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 800: Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Regula, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mrs. 
     Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Shays, Mr. Moore, Mr. Wu, and Mr. 
     Ford.
       H.R. 832: Mr. Goode and Mr. Kildee.
       H.J. Res. 25: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Shows, Mr. Brown 
     of California, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Hayes, 
     Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, 
     Mr. Terry, Ms. Danner, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
     Clement, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
     McKeon, Mr. Portman, Mr. Pastor, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
     Pickett, and Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H. Con. Res. 8: Mr. Condit, Mr. Ganske, and Mr. Hinchey. 
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para. 15.1  appointment of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 10:30 o'clock a.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. STEARNS, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    March 2, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Cliff Stearns to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 19, 
1999, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 15.2  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. 15.3  recess--11:21 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MICA, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 11 o'clock 21 minutes a.m. until 12 
o'clock p.m.

para. 15.4  after recess--12 p.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para. 15.5  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Monday, March 1, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 15.6  communications

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

       792. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Sugar 
     to be Imported and Re-exported in Refined Form or in Sugar 
     Containing Products, or Used for the Production of Polyhydric 
     Alcohol (RIN: 0551-AA39) received February 22, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       793. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisition and 
     Technology, Department of Defense, transmitting A report 
     identifying the percentage of funds that were expended during 
     the preceding fiscal year for performance of depot-level 
     maintenance and repair workloads, pursuant to Public Law 
     105--85 section 358(e) (111 stat. 1696); to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       794. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Television-Audio Support Activity [DFARS Case 98-D008] 
     received February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       795. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement; 
     Specifications and Standards Requisition [DFARS Case 98-D022] 
     received February 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       796. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement; 
     Flexible Progress Payments [DFARS Case 98-D400] received 
     February 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       797. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     People's Republic of China [DFARS Case 98-D305] received 
     February 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       798. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Singapore Accession to Government Procurement Agreement 
     [DFARS Case 98-D029] received February 10, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       799. A letter from the Alternate OSD Federal Register 
     Liaison Officer, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Civilian Health and Medical Program 
     of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS); Individual Case 
     Management [DoD 6010.8-R] (RIN: 0720-AA30) received February 
     10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       800. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     System's final rule--Credit by Brokers and Dealers; List of 
     Foreign Margin Stocks [Regulation T] received February 18, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       801. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Student Assistance General 
     Provisions--received February 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       802. A letter from the Deputy Executive Secretary to the 
     Department, Health and Human Services, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Head Start Program (RIN: 0970--AB31) 
     received February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       803. 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: Correction 
     [MI67-02-7275; FRL-6302-3] received February 11, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       804. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Wyoming: Final 
     Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program 
     Revision [FRL-6302-1] received February 11, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       805. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Managment and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Emissions: Group I 
     Polymers and Resins and Group IV Polymers and Resins and 
     Standards of Performance for Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) 
     Emissions from the Polymer Manufacturing Industry [AD-FRL-
     6301-6] (RIN: 2060-AH-47) received February 11, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       806. A letter from the 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; 
     Reasonably Available Control Technology for Oxides of 
     Nitrogen [DC017-2013a; FRL-6234-6] received February 18, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       807. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Standards for 
     Animal Food and Food Additives in Standardized Animal Food; 
     Correction [Docket No. 95N-0313] received February 22, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       808. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, 
     transmitting

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     the Administration's final rule--Foods and Drugs; Technical 
     Amendments; Correction--received February 22, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       809. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a supplement report about the continuing 
     deployment of U.S. military personnel in Kenya; (H. Doc. No. 
     106--33); to the Committee on International Relations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       810. A letter from the Managing Director for 
     Administration, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule-- Production of 
     nonpublic records and testimony of OPIC employees in legal 
     proceedings (RIN: 3420-AA02) received February 16, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       811. A letter from the Director, Congressional Budget 
     Office, transmitting notification that the Congressional 
     Budget Office has waived the deduction-of-pay requirement for 
     a reemployed annuitant, pursuant to Public Law 102--190; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       812. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting the 1999 Annual Performance Plan, 
     pursuant to Public Law 103--62; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       813. A letter from the Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a monthly listing of new 
     investigations, audits, and evaluations; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       814. A letter from the Office of Inspector General, 
     National Science Foundation, transmitting the semiannual 
     report of the National Science Foundation for September 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       815. A letter from the Chairman, National Transportation 
     Safety Board, transmitting the report pursuant to the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       816. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting the performance plan for fiscal year 
     2000; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       817. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting notification of a vacancy where an appointment 
     is required for the Department of Transportation; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       818. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     notice on leasing systems for the Central Gulf of Mexico, 
     Sale 172, scheduled to be held in March 1999, pursuant to 43 
     U.S.C. 1337(a)(8); to the Committee on Resources.
       819. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Alaska Regulatory 
     Program [AK-007-FOR, Amendment No. VII] received February 22, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       820. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Abandoned Mine Land 
     (AML) Reclamation Program; Enhancing AML Reclamation (RIN: 
     1029-AB89) received February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       821. A letter from the Director, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting an annual report on actions taken in respect to 
     the New England fishing capacity reduction initiative; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       822. 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 
     Mothership Component in the Bering Sea subarea of the Bering 
     Sea and Aleutian Islands management area [Docket No. 
     981222313-8320-02; I.D. 020999B] received February 22, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       823. 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; Vessels Greater than 
     99 feet LOA Catching Pollock for Processing by the Inshore 
     Component in the Bering Sea [Docket No. 981222313-8320-02; 
     I.D. 021199A] received February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       824. A letter from the Chief Justice of the 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 15, 1998, 
     pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 331; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       825. A letter from the Director, Policy Directives and 
     Instructions Branch, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Nonimmigrant Visa 
     Exemption for Certain Nationals of the British Virgin Islands 
     Entering the United States Through St. Thomas, United States 
     Virgin Islands [INS No. 1956-98] (RIN: 1115-AF28) received 
     February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       826. A letter from the Director, Policy Directives and 
     Instructions Branch, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Exceptions to the 
     Educational Requirements for Naturalization for Certain 
     Applicants [INS No. 1702-96] (RIN: 1115-AE02) received 
     February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       827. 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; 98-012] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received February 22, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       828. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Chef Menteur Pass, LA [CGD8-
     96-053] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received February 22, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       829. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone: Shlofmitz BatMitzvah Fireworks, Hudson River, 
     Manhattan, New York [CGD01-99-001] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received 
     February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       830. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Back Bay of Biloxi, MS 
     [CGD8-96-049] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received February 22, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       831. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Fees for Services Performed in Connection with Motor Carrier 
     Registration and Insurance (RIN: 2125-AE24) received February 
     22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       832. 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-144-AD; Amendment 39-11025; AD 99-04-01] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       833. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class D Airspace; Hunter Army Airfield (AAF) 
     [Airspace Docket No. 99-ASO-2] received February 22, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       834. 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--1999 Update-- received 
     February 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       835. A letter from the Director, National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting a list of donations under the ``Computers for 
     Learning'' (K-12) program for the period July 1998 through 
     December 31, 1998; to the Committee on Science.
       836. A letter from the Assistant Commissioner 
     (Examinations), Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Qualifying wages under section 41 in 
     determining the tax credit for increasing research 
     activities--received February 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       837. A letter from the Assistant Commissioner 
     (Examiniation), Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--All Industries Coordinated Issue: 
     Qualifying Wages Under Section 41 in Determining the Tax 
     Credit for Increasing Research Activities, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       838. A letter from the Assistant Commissioner 
     (Examination), Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Congressional Review of Market Segment 
     Specialization Program (MSSP) Audit Techniques Guides-- 
     received February 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       839. 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 
     [Revenue Ruling 99-13] received February 23, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       840. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Weighted Average Interest Rate Update [Notice 99-11] received 
     February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       841. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, U.S. 
     Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Gray 
     Market Imports and Other Trademarked Goods [T.D. 99-21] (RIN: 
     1515-AB49) received February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       842. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of 
     the intent to obligate Fiscal Year 1999 SEED funds by the the 
     United States Information Agency; jointly to the Committees 
     on International Relations and Appropriations.

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       843. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     State, transmitting notification of the intent to obligate 
     Fiscal Year 1999 SEED funds by the Department of State; 
     jointly to the Committees on International Relations and 
     Appropriations.
       844. A letter from the Deputy Executive Secretary to the 
     Department, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Medicare Program; 
     Changes to the MedicareChoice Program [HCFA-1030-F] (RIN: 
     0938-AI29) received February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Commerce.
       845. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report on the schedule for the 
     development of a prospective payment system (PPS) for home 
     health services furnished under the Medicare program; jointly 
     to the Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce. 

para. 15.7  message from the president--federal labor relations authority

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, 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 701 of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 
(Public Law 95-454; 5 U.S.C. 7104(e)), I am pleased to transmit the 
Nineteenth Annual Report of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for 
Fiscal Year 1997.
  The report includes information on the cases heard and decisions 
rendered by the Federal Labor Relations Authority, the General Counsel 
of the Authority, and the Federal Service Impasses Panel.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, March 2, 1999.

  The message, together with the accompanying papers, was referred to 
the Committee on Government Reform.

para. 15.8  committee resignation--minority

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

                                         House of Representatives,


                                Congress of the United States,

                                Washington, DC, February 23, 1999.
     Hon. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, The Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker, on Feb. 12, 1999, I was appointed by the 
     House Democratic Caucus to serve on the Permanent Select 
     Committee on Intelligence. According to Rule 19 E of the 
     Rules of the Democratic Caucus, ``no Democratic Member of the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence may serve on more 
     than one standing committee during the Member's term of 
     service on the select committee.''
       Rule 19 E also states that ``Members shall be entitled to 
     take leaves of absence from service on any committee (or 
     subcommittee thereof) during the period they serve on the 
     select committee and seniority rights on such committee (and 
     on each subcommittee) to which they were assigned at the time 
     shall be fully protected as if they had continued to serve 
     during the period of leave of absence.''
       Accordingly, I am requesting a leave of absence from the 
     House Committee on Science for the 106th Congress, with the 
     understanding that my seniority rights on the Committee will 
     be fully protected in accordance with Rule 19 E of the 
     Democratic Caucus. Thank you for your consideration of this 
     request.
           Sincerely,
                                                       Tim Roemer,
                                               Member of Congress.

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para. 15.9  youth to perform work with wood products

  Mr. GOODLING moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 221) 
to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to permit certain youth to 
perform certain work with wood products; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, 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. 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. 15.10  disaster mitigation by small businesses

  Mr. TALENT moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 818) to 
amend the Small Business Act to authorize a pilot program for the 
implementation of disaster mitigation measures by small businesses.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, recognized Mr. TALENT and Mr. 
BAIRD, 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. 15.11  apples export

  Mr. COMBEST moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 609) to 
amend the Export Apple and Pear Act to limit the applicability of the 
Act to apples.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, recognized Mr. COMBEST 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. STEARNS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. COMBEST 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 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 15.12  nulification of constraints on guaranteeing farm loans

  Mr. COMBEST moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 882) to 
nullify any reservation of funds during fiscal year 1999 for guaranteed 
loans under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act for 
qualified beginning farmers or ranchers, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, recognized Mr. COMBEST 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. 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. 15.13  social security guarantee initiative for the 21st century

  Mr. SHAW moved to suspend the rules and pass the joint resolution 
(H.J. Res. 32) expressing the sense of the Congress that the President 
and the Congress should join in undertaking the Social Security 
Guarantee Initiative to strengthen and protect the retirement income 
security of all Americans through the creation of a fair and modern 
Social Security Program for the 21st century; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, recognized Mr. SHAW and Mr. 
RANGEL, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  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. RYAN of Wisconsin objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum 
was not present and not voting.

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  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 8, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

416

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

1

para. 15.14                    [Roll No. 29]

                                YEAS--416

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Berman
     Bilbray
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cooksey
     Dunn
     Evans
     Everett
     Granger
     Hansen
     Hilliard
     Hunter
     McCollum
     Rogers
     Thompson (CA)
  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: ``A joint 
resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the President and 
the Congress should join in undertaking the Social Security Guarantee 
Initiative to strengthen the Social Security program and protect the 
retirement income security of all Americans for the 21st century.''.
  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. 15.15  h.r. 609--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 609) to amend the Export Apple and Pear Act to 
limit the applicability of the Act to apples.
  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

416

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 15.16                    [Roll No. 30]

                                YEAS--416

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald

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     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Berman
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Cannon
     Capps
     Dunn
     Evans
     Everett
     Granger
     Hilliard
     Hunter
     McCollum
     McKinney
     Rogers
     Rush
     Spence
     Watkins
  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. 15.17  providing for the consideration of h.r. 603

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
reported (Rept. No. 106-37) the resolution (H. Res. 85) providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 603) to amend title 49, United States 
Code, to clarify the application of the Act popularly known as the 
``Death on the High Seas Act'' to aviation incidents.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 15.18  providing for the consideration of h.r. 661

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
reported (Rept. No. 106-38) the resolution (H. Res. 86) providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 661) to direct the Secretary of 
Transportation to prohibit the commercial operation of supersonic 
transport category aircraft that do not comply with stage 3 noise levels 
if the European Union adopts certain aircraft noise regulations.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 15.19  joint committee on printing and joint committee on the 
          library

  On motion of Mr. THOMAS, by unanimous consent, the Committee on House 
Administration was discharged from further consideration of the 
following resolution (H. Res. 87):

       Resolved, That the following named Members be, and they are 
     hereby, elected to the following joint committees of 
     Congress, to serve with the chairman of the Committee on 
     House Administration:
       Joint Committee of Congress on the Library: Mr. Boehner, 
     Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Hoyer, and Mr. Davis of Florida.
       Joint Committee on Printing: Mr. Boehner, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
     Hoyer, and Mr. Fattah.

  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.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 15.20  committee election--majority

  Mr. THOMAS, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution 
(H. Res. 88):

       Resolved, That the following named Member be, and he is 
     hereby, elected to the following standing committees of the 
     House of Representatives:
       Committee on Education and the Workforce: Mr. Isakson.
       Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Mr. 
     Isakson.

  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. 15.21  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. BUYER, for today;
  To Mr. McCOLLUM, for today and balance of the week;
  To Ms. GRANGER, for today and balance of the week;
  To Mr. EVERETT, for today and balance of the week; and
  To Mr. EVANS, for today.
  And then,

para. 15.22  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. MORAN of Kansas, at 7 o'clock and 39 minutes p.m., 
the House adjourned.

para. 15.23  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. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 661. A bill to direct the Secretary of 
     Transportation to prohibit the commercial operation of 
     supersonic transport category aircraft that do not comply 
     with stage 3 noise levels if the European Union adopts 
     certain aircraft noise regulations (Rept. No. 106-35). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. COMBEST: Committee on Agriculture. H.R. 609. A bill to 
     amend the Export Apple and Pear Act to limit the 
     applicability of the Act to apples (Rept. No. 106-36). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee on Rules. House 
     Resolution 85. Resolution providing for consideration of the 
     bill (H.R. 603) to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     clarify the application of the Act popularly known as the 
     ``Death on the High Seas Act'' to aviation incidents (Rept. 
     No. 106-37). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee on Rules. House 
     Resolution 86. Resolution providing for consideration of the 
     bill (H.R. 661) to direct the Secretary of Transportation to 
     prohibit the commercial operation of supersonic transport 
     category aircraft that do not comply with stage 3 noise 
     levels if the European Union adopts certain aircraft noise 
     regulations (Rept. No. 106-38). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. SPENCE: Committee on Armed Services. H.R. 4. A bill to 
     declare it to be the policy of the United States to deploy a 
     national missile defense (Rept. No. 106-39, Pt. 1).

para. 15.24  time limitation of referred bill

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

       H.R. 4. Referral to the Committee on International 
     Relations extended for a period ending not later than March 
     2, 1999.

para. 15.25  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committee on International 
Relations discharged from further consideration. H.R. 4 referred to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to 
be printed.

para. 15.26  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. KANJORSKI:
       H.R. 891. A bill to authorize certain States to prohibit 
     the importation of solid waste from other States, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. FORBES:
       H.R. 892. A bill to renew education in this country by 
     providing funds for school renovation and construction, 
     scholarships that allow parents choice in education, and tax 
     incentives; 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. FORBES:
       H.R. 893. A bill to provide that the National Assessment 
     Governing Board has the

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     exclusive authority over all policies, direction, and 
     guidelines for establishing and implementing certain 
     voluntary national tests; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. DeLay, Mr. Largent, Mr. Frost, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. 
             Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Cannon, Mrs. Fowler, 
             Ms. Danner, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
             Hilleary, Mr. English, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
             Horn, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Burr of 
             North Carolina, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Hall of Texas, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Foley, 
             Mr. Mica, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Linder, 
             Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Goode, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Packard, Mr. Green of Texas, 
             Mr. Regula, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Sweeney, 
             Mr. Riley, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, and Mr. Kingston):
       H.R. 894. A bill to encourage States to incarcerate 
     individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mrs. Morella, 
             Mr. Porter, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Shays, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Baird, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Conyers, and 
             Mr. Boehlert):
       H.R. 895. A bill to restore a United States voluntary 
     contribution to the United Nations Population Fund; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey:
       H.R. 896. A bill to require the installation and use by 
     schools and libraries of a technology for filtering or 
     blocking material on the Internet on computers with Internet 
     access to be eligible to receive or retain universal service 
     assistance; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. FORBES:
       H.R. 897. 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. MCINNIS (for himself, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Hefley, 
             Mr. Tancredo, and Mr. Udall of Colorado):
       H.R. 898. A bill designating certain land in the San Isabel 
     National Forest in the State of Colorado as the ``Spanish 
     Peaks Wilderness''; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself and Mr. LoBiondo):
       H.R. 899. A bill to provide for the liquidation of Libyan 
     assets to pay for the costs of travel to and from the Hague 
     of families of the victims of the crash of Pan Am flight 103 
     for the purpose of attending the trial of the terrorist 
     suspects in the crash; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. LAFALCE (for himself, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Bentsen, 
             Ms. Lee, Mr. Inslee, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Gonzalez, 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Olver, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Shows, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii):
       H.R. 900. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     enhance consumer disclosures regarding credit card terms and 
     charges, to restrict issuance of credit cards to students, to 
     expand protections in connection with unsolicited credit 
     cards and third-party checks and to protect consumers from 
     unreasonable practices that result in unnecessary credit 
     costs or loss of credit, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Quinn, 
             Mr. Sessions, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, and Mr. Frost):
       H.R. 901. A bill to amend the Support for East European 
     Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 to provide for the transfer of 
     amounts of the Polish-American Enterprise Fund upon the 
     termination of that Enterprise Fund to a private, nonprofit 
     organization located in Poland; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Castle, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Scott, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Weygand, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Underwood, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Tauscher, and Mrs. 
             Christensen):
       H.R. 902. A bill to regulate the sale of firearms at gun 
     shows; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Boucher, 
             Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goode, 
             Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             Mr. Blunt, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Coburn, Mr. Cook, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
             English, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Hall of Texas, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Horn, Mr. Jenkins, 
             Mr. Kasich, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Lazio, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. Pitts, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Riley, 
             Mr. Saxton, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shays, Mr. Shimkus, and 
             Mr. Weldon of Florida):
       H.R. 903. 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. CARDIN (for himself, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Shays, 
             Mr. Tierney, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Berry, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Stark, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mr. Kleczka, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Weygand, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Rothman, Mr. English, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Klink, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Levin, Mr. Davis of 
             Florida, Mr. Upton, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Gonzalez, and Mrs. Myrick):
       H.R. 904. A bill to assure access under group health plans 
     and health insurance coverage to covered emergency medical 
     services; 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. CASTLE:
       H.R. 905. A bill to provide funding for the National Center 
     for Missing and Exploited Children, to reauthorize the 
     Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mr. Rangel, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Meeks 
             of New York, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Owens, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Fattah, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Ford, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, and Ms. 
             Schakowsky):
       H.R. 906. A bill to secure the Federal voting rights of 
     persons who have been released from incarceration; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 907. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Transportation to implement a 
     pilot program to improve access to the national 
     transportation system for small communities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, and Ms. 
             Slaughter):
       H.R. 908. 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 Ms. DeGETTE (for herself, Mr. Allen, and Mr. 
             Waxman):
       H.R. 909. A bill to provide funding for States to correct 
     Y2K problems in computers that are used to administer State 
     and local government programs; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. DREIER (for himself, Mr. Horn, Mr. Martinez, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Gary Miller of California, and 
             Ms. Roybal-Allard):
       H.R. 910. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army, 
     acting through the Chief of Engineers and in coordination 
     with other Federal agency heads, to participate in the 
     funding and implementation of a balanced, long-term solution 
     to the problems of groundwater contamination, water supply, 
     and reliability affecting the San Gabriel groundwater basin 
     in California, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ETHERIDGE (for himself, Mr. Coble, Mr. Price of 
             North Carolina, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Watt of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Jones of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Ballenger, and Mrs. Myrick):
       H.R. 911. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 310 New Bern Avenue in Raleigh, North Carolina, as the 
     ``Terry San

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     ford Federal Building''; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Olver, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Stark, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 912. A bill to provide for the medical use of 
     marijuana; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. 
             Stark):
       H.R. 913. A bill to provide retrospective application of an 
     amendment made by the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 pertaining to the applicability of 
     mandatory minimum penalties in certain cases; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Payne, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sanders, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Vento, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Ms. Waters, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Hall of Ohio, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Quinn, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Goode, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Hinchey):
       H.R. 914. 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 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. GEKAS (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Filner, Mr. Wolf, and Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 915. A bill to authorize a cost of living adjustment 
     in the pay of administrative law judges; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GEKAS:
       H.R. 916. A bill to make technical amendments to section 10 
     of title 9, United States Code; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. GIBBONS:
       H.R. 917. A bill to designate the Federal building and 
     United States Post Office located at 705 N. Plaza Street in 
     Carson City, Nevada, as the ``Paul Laxalt Federal Building 
     and United States Post Office''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HOLDEN:
       H.R. 918. 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.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island:
       H.R. 919. 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:
       H.R. 920. A bill to expand the powers of the Secretary of 
     the Treasury to regulate the manufacture, distribution, and 
     sale of firearms and ammunition, and to expand the 
     jurisdiction of the Secretary to include firearm products and 
     non-powder firearms; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LAHOOD:
       H.R. 921. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     provide emergency market loss assistance to swine producers 
     for losses incurred due to economic and market conditions in 
     the United States beyond their control that occurred during a 
     three-month period in 1998, and for other purposes; 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 Mr. LATHAM:
       H.R. 922. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the maximum amount allowable as an annual 
     contribution to education individual retirement accounts from 
     $500 to $2,000, phased in over 3 years; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Filner, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Towns, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Fattah, 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Ms. 
             Carson, Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Berman, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Owens, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Payne, 
             Mr. Stearns, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. Spratt):
       H.R. 923. A bill to authorize the establishment of the 
     National African-American Museum within the Smithsonian 
     Institution; to the Committee on House Administration, 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. MALONEY of Connecticut (for himself and Mr. 
             Spratt):
       H.R. 924. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow vendor refunds of Federal excise taxes on undyed 
     kerosene used in unvented heaters for home heating purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mrs. Morella, 
             Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Cook, Ms. Berkley, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. Napolitano, 
             Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. Frost, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Bishop, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Brown of California, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
             Borski, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Clement, Mr. Mascara, and 
             Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 925. 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 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. McHUGH:
       H.R. 926. A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to 
     issue an environmental impact statement before the 
     International Joint Commission implements any water 
     regulation plan affecting the water levels of Lake Ontario or 
     the St. Lawrence River; referred 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. McINNIS (for himself, Mr. Houghton, Ms. Dunn, 
             Mr. English, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Watkins, Mr. Foley, Mr. Tancredo, and Mr. Shows):
       H.R. 927. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the annual exclusion from the gift tax to 
     $20,000; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida:
       H.R. 928. A bill to require that the 2000 decennial census 
     include either a general or targeted followup mailing of 
     census questionnaires, whichever, in the judgement of the 
     Secretary of Commerce, will be more effective in securing the 
     return of census information from the greatest number of 
     households possible; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Davis of Virginia, and Mr. Souder):
       H.R. 929. A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to 
     require that the questionnaire used in taking the 2000 
     decennial census be made available in certain languages 
     besides English; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 930. A bill to amend the Radiation Exposure 
     Compensation Act to remove the requirement that exposure 
     resulting in stomach cancer occur before age 30, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 931. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that an individual who leaves employment because 
     of sexual harassment or the 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:
       H.R. 932. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to treat a portion of welfare benefits which are contingent 
     on employment as earned income for purposes of the earned 
     income credit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Ford, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Frost, Mr. Pascrell, 
             Mr. Filner, Ms. Berkley, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. Shows, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Foley, and Mrs. Myrick):
       H.R. 933. 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 employ

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     ees; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 934. A bill to prohibit the commercial harvesting of 
     Atlantic striped bass in the coastal waters and the exclusive 
     economic zone; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. Hostettler):
       H.R. 935. 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.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 936. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit against income tax for amounts contributed 
     to charitable organizations which provide elementary or 
     secondary school scholarships and for contributions of, and 
     for, instructional materials and materials for extra-
     curricular activities; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. 
             Hinchey):
       H.R. 937. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a tax credit for elementary and secondary school 
     teachers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Ms. Waters, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Lee, Mr. Neal 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Snyder, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Dixon, 
             Mr. Ford, Mr. Moakley, Ms. Norton, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Clay, Mr. Scott, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. Levin, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
             Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             LaFalce, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Portman, Mr. Frost, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Crowley, and Mr. Etheridge):
       H.R. 938. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 290 Broadway in New York, New York, as the ``Ronald H. 
     Brown Federal Building''; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Cummings, Ms. Lee, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
             Ms. Carson, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Ford, Mr. Clay, 
             Mr. Rush, Mr. Dixon, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Hilliard, 
             Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Payne, Mr. Owens, Ms. Brown 
             of Florida, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Ms. Pelosi):
       H.R. 939. 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; 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. SHERWOOD:
       H.R. 940. A bill to establish the Lackawanna Heritage 
     Valley American Heritage Area; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Horn, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
             Inslee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Moakley, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Frost, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Luther, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mrs. Thurman, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Hall of Ohio, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Waxman, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen):
       H.R. 941. A bill to establish a congressional commemorative 
     medal for organ donors and their families; referred 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. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
             McCollum, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. 
             Sessions):
       H.R. 942. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     reduce restrictions on media ownership, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Clay, Ms. McKinney, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. King of New York, Mrs. Mink 
             of Hawaii, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Hilliard, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Ford, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Scott, 
             and Mr. Rush):
       H.R. 943. A bill to reimburse an individual who is the 
     subject of an independent counsel's investigation and is 
     indicted but found not guilty for attorneys' fees; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, and 
             Mrs. Mink of Hawaii):
       H.R. 944. A bill to convert a temporary Federal judgeship 
     in the district of Hawaii to a permanent judgeship, to 
     authorize an additional permanent judgeship in the district 
     of Hawaii, extend statutory authority for magistrate 
     positions in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. UNDERWOOD:
       H.R. 945. A bill to deny to aliens the opportunity to apply 
     for asylum in Guam; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY:
       H.R. 946. A bill to restore Federal recognition to the 
     Indians of the Graton Rancheria of California; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 947. A bill to address resource management issues in 
     Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. MORAN of Kansas (for himself and Mr. Pickering):
       H.R. 948. A bill to amend chapter 31 of title 31, United 
     States Code, to establish lower statutory limits for debt 
     held by the public for each of fiscal years 2000 through 
     2009, and for other purposes; referred 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 for consideration of such provisions as fall 
     within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Istook, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mrs. Northup, and Mr. 
             Hostettler):
       H.J. Res. 35. 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 1999; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. WATKINS (for himself and Mr. Thornberry):
       H. Con. Res. 39. Concurrent resolution urging the President 
     to oppose expansion of the Oil-for-Food Program in Iraq, 
     condemning Saddam Hussein for the actions the Government of 
     Iraq has taken against the Iraqi people and for its defiance 
     of the United Nations, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H. Res. 84. A resolution recognizing the positive steps and 
     achievements of the Republic of India and the Islamic 
     Republic of Pakistan to foster peaceful relations between the 
     two nations; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H. Res. 87. A resolution electing members of the Joint 
     Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee of Congress on 
     the Library.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H. Res. 88. A resolution designating majority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Callahan, Mr. Porter, and Mr. Nethercutt):
       H. Res. 89. A resolution to express 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 
     2000; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H. Res. 90. A resolution recognizing the ``Code Adam'' 
     child safety program, commending retail business 
     establishments that have implemented programs to protect 
     children from abduction, and urging retail business 
     establishments that have not implemented such programs to 
     consider doing so; to the Committee on Commerce. 

para. 15.27  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

       Mr. GREENWOOD introduced A bill (H.R. 949) to authorize the 
     Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of 
     documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in 
     the coastwise trade for the vessel PRIDE OF MANY; which was 
     referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. 

para. 15.28  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 11: Ms. Sanchez and Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 13: Mr. Taylor of Mississippi.
       H.R. 17: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Turner.
       H.R. 19: Mr. Wamp, Mr. Pickett, Mr. English, Mr. Sessions, 
     and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 22: Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 36: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Meeks of 
     New York, and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 38: Mr. Cooksey.
       H.R. 49: Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 53: Ms. Granger.
       H.R. 61: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 89: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
     Sununu, Mr. Reyes, and Mr. Manzullo.

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       H.R. 110: Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Filner, Mr. Shows, 
     Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
     Kleczka, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr.  Olver.
       H.R. 111: Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. 
     Boucher, Mr. Weller, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Ford, 
     Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
     McNulty, Mr. Goode, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Delahunt, 
     Ms. DeGette, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
     Martinez, and Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 116: Mr. Brown of California, Mrs. Emerson, and Mrs. 
     Myrick.
       H.R. 119: Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Foley, 
     Mr. Norwood, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
     Mica, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
     LaHood, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Gary Miller 
     of California, and Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 125: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 150: Mrs. Chenoweth and Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 165: Mr. Wexler, Mr. Stark, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 206: Mr. Payne, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Olver, Mrs. Myrick, 
     and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Doolittle and Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 219: Mr. Salmon, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 220: Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 232: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 235: Mr. Goodling and Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 271: Mr. Shows, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Davis of 
     Illinios, Mr. Moore, Ms. Sanchez, and Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 318: Mr. Wexler and Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 323: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
     Hefley, Mr. Leach, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 351: Mr. Combest and Mr. Lucas of Kentucky.
       H.R. 357: Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. Hoyer.
       H.R. 363: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 364: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 365: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 366: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kind of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Borski, Mr. English, Mr. Luther, Mr. Herger, 
     Mr. Pombo, Mr. Petri, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
     and Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 372: Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 382: Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. Schakowsky, 
     Mr. Green of Texas, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Brown of 
     California, and Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 393: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 394: Mr. Pallone and Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 395: Mr. Pallone and Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 397: Mr. Pallone and Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 405: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Rahall, 
     Mr. Goodling, Mr. Foley, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Leach, and Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 406: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Canady of Florida, 
     Mr. Goodling, and Mr. Dooley of California.
       H.R. 412: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
     Minge, and Mr. Toomey.
       H.R. 415: Mrs. Jones of Ohio and Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 417: Mr. Engel and Mr. Thompson of California.
       H.R. 423: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 424: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
     Hayworth, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Towns, and Mr. 
     Coyne.
       H.R. 443: Mr. Olver, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 449: Mr. Saxton and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 455: Ms. Norton, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 457: Mr. Luther, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Clyburn, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Hoyer, 
     Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Moakley, and Mr. Inslee.
       H.R. 472: Mr. Shaw and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 483: Mrs. Capps, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Sisisky, 
     Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 488: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 489: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Inslee, Mr. George 
     Miller of California, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. 
     Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 502: Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 506: Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Wamp, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
     Gillmor, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, and Mr. Gutknecht.
       H.R. 515: Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. 
     Lofgren, Mr. Rush, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
     Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Moore.
       H.R. 516: Mr. Duncan, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Stump, 
     Mr. Blunt, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 517: Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 518: Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 530: Mr. Riley, Mr. Ney, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
     Istook, Mr. Weller, Mr. Tiahrt, and Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 532: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Snyder, 
     and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 537: Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 540: Mr. Pickering, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Wynn, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Towns, Mr. Mica, Mrs. Capps, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Smith of New 
     Jersey, and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 541: Mr. Berman and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 548: Mr. Hinchey and Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 573: Mr. Serrano, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Davis of Florida, 
     Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Brown of California, Mrs. Northup, 
     Mr. Filner, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Wise, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
     Gonzalez, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. 
     Sandlin, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
     Hostettler, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Lucas 
     of Oklahoma, and Mr. Hall of Ohio.
       H.R. 576: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 595: Mr. Ford, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
     and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 608: Mr. English, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 609: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 617: Mr. Goodling, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 621: Mr. Kasich and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 623: Mr. Gillmor.
       H.R. 628: Mr. Dickey, Mr. Stearns, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
     English, and Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 647: Mr. Foley and Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 654: Mr. Inslee, Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 656: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 664: Mr. Mascara and Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 670: Mr. Payne, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
     Bereuter.
       H.R. 682: Mr. Houghton, Mr. English, Mr. Foley, and Mr. 
     Goode.
       H.R. 691: Mr. Filner, Mr. Ney, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. LaHood, 
     Mr. Dickey, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mrs. Maloney of New 
     York, and Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 696: Mrs. Jones of Ohio.
       H.R. 701: Mr. Linder, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Stump, 
     Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
     Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Whitfield, and Mr. 
     Bentsen.
       H.R. 707: Mr. Sweeney.
       H.R. 708: Mrs. Thurman and Mr. Taylor of Mississippi.
       H.R. 718: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. English, Mr. 
     Dooley of California, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. 
     Aderholt.
       H.R. 735: Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Bonilla, Mrs. 
     Christensen, and Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 756: Mr. Aderholt and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 763: Mr. Hill of Montana and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 773: Mr. McNulty, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Jenkins, 
     Mr. Wise, Mr. Payne, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mrs. Capps, 
     Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hutchinson, 
     Mr. King of New York, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Sandlin, 
     and Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 780: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 788: Mr. Kasich.
       H.R. 798: Mr. Clay, Mr. Olver, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. 
     Napolitano, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
     Filner, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Vento, and Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 800: Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
     Mr. Terry, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Frost, Mr. Herger, 
     Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Lucas 
     of Kentucky, Mr. Largent, and Mr. Fletcher.
       H.R. 804: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. 
     Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 808: Mr. Bereuter, Mr. English, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
     Riley, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. Hill of Montana.
       H.R. 833: Mr. Cook, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. English, Mr. Goode, 
     Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Oxley, 
     Mr. Royce, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Stump, Mr. Tanner, and Mr. 
     Tauzin.
       H.R. 852: Mr. Shows, Mr. Istook, and Mr. Cooksey.
       H.R. 872: Mr. Rush, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, Mr. Olver, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Waters, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
     Brown of Ohio, Mr. Towns, and Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 877: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 882: Mr. Tanner, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Thune, 
     Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Boswell, Ms. Danner, Mr. Hill of Indiana. 
     Mr. Gordon, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Clement, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
     Baldacci, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Phelps, Mrs. 
     Clayton, and Mr. Walden of Oregon.
       H.J. Res. 1: Mr. Mica, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, and 
     Mr. Ramstad.
       H.J. Res. 31: Mr. Stearns and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi.
       H. Con. Res. 8: Mr. Leach, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Sanders, 
     Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island , Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. Capps, and 
     Mr. Foley.
       H. Con. Res. 17: Mr. Luther.
       H. Con. Res. 22: Mr. English and Mr. Calvert.
       H. Con. Res. 24: Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
     Ganske, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
     Smith of Washington, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
     Metcalf, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Bilbray, 
     Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Terry, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Coyne, 
     Mr. Goodlatte, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeMint, Mr. 
     Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Ehlers, 
     Mr. Tanner, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Leach, and 
     Mr. Shadegg.
       H. Con. Res. 30: Mr. Combest, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Green of 
     Wisconsin.
       H. Con. Res. 31: Mr. Stupak.
       H. Con. Res. 34: Mr. Costello, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. English, Mr. 
     Foley, Mr. Olver, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, and Ms. DeLauro.
       H. Res. 32: Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Leach, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
     King of New York, and Mr. Underwood.
       H. Res. 41: Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Foley, Mr. Fossella, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Olver, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
     Tierney, and Ms. Velazquez.

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       H. Res. 79: Mr. LaHood, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Weller, 
     Mr. Shows, and Mr. Jackson of Illinois.
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                      WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1999 (16)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 16.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, March 2, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 16.2  communications

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

       846. A letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting 
     certification that the Department of the Navy has converted 
     the Fisher House Trust Fund to a nonappropriated fund 
     instrumentality (NAFI); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       847. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting a 
     report containing information on the retention of members of 
     the Armed Forces; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       848. A letter from the Principal Deputy, Under Secretary of 
     Defense, transmitting the annual report on operations of the 
     National Defense Stockpile; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       849. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a copy of Presidential Determination No. 
     98-36: 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.
       850. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Re-issue of the Early 
     Planning Guidance for the Revised Ozone and Particulate 
     Matter (PM) National Ambient Air quality Standards (NAAQS)-- 
     received February 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       851. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Quality Assurance 
     Guidance Document 2.12--Monitoring PM 2.5 in Ambient Air 
     Using Designated Reference of Class I Equivalent Methods--
     received February 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       852. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting a report on the nondisclosure of 
     Safeguards Information for the calendar year quarter 
     beginning October 1 and extending through December 31, 1998, 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2167(e); to the Committee on Commerce.
       853. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Spent Fuel Heat Generation in an 
     Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation--received 
     February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       854. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Policy and Procedure for NRC 
     Enforcement Actions; Revised Treatment of Severity Level IV 
     Violations at Power Reactors [NUREG-1600, Rev. 1] received 
     February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       855. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--OTC 
     Derivatives Dealers [Release No. 34-40594; File No. S7-30-97] 
     (RIN: 3235-AH16) received February 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       856. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     the Bureau of Export Administration's ``Annual Report for 
     Fiscal Year 1998'' and the ``1999 Foreign Policy Export 
     Controls Report,'' pursuant to 50 U.S.C. app. 2413; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       857. 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. 981208298-
     8298-01] (RIN: 0694-AB82) received January 20, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       858. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Revisions to the Commerce Control 
     List: Changes in Missile Technology Controls [Docket No. 
     990112008-9008-01] (RIN: 0694-AB75) received February 9, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       859. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Schedule of Fees for Consular Services, 
     Department of State and Overseas Embassies and Consulates--
     received February 1, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       860. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-574, ``Home 
     Purchase Assistance Step Up Fund Act of 1998'' received 
     February 23, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       861. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-580, ``Equal 
     Opportunity for Local, Small, and Disadvantaged Business 
     Enterprises Act of 1998'' received February 23, 1999, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       862. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-629, ``TANF-
     related Medicaid Managed Care Program Technical Clarification 
     Temporary Amendment Act of 1999'' received February 23, 1999, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       863. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-576, ``Closing 
     of a Public Alley in Square 371, S.O. 96-202, Act of 1998'' 
     received February 23, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       864. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-586, ``Sex 
     Offender Registration Risk Assessment Clarification Amendment 
     Act of 1998'' received February 23, 1999, pursuant to D.C. 
     Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       865. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-628, ``Advisory 
     Neighborhood Commissions Management Control and Funding 
     Temporary Amendment Act of 1999'' received February 23, 1999, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       866. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-607, ``Health 
     Benefits Plan Members Bill of Rights Act of 1998'' received 
     February 23, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       867. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-397, 
     ``Establishment of Council Contract Review Criteria, Alley 
     Closing, Budget Support, and Omnibus Regulatory Reform 
     Amendment Act of 1998'' received February 23, 1999, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       868. 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 February 23, 
     1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       869. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-633 ``Closing of 
     Public Alleys in Square 51, S.O. 98-145, Temporary Act of 
     1999'' received February 23, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       870. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-632 ``Bethea-
     Welch Post 7284, Veterans of Foreign Wars Equitable Real 
     Property Tax Relief Temporary Act of 1999'' received February 
     23, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       871. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-631, 
     ``Annuitants' Health and Life Insurance Employer Contribution 
     Temporary Amendment Act of 1999'' received February 23, 1999, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       872. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-609, 
     ``Comprehensive Plan Amendment Act of 1998'' received 
     February 23, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       873. 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, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 43-513; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       874. A letter from the Chairman, Merit Systems Protection 
     Board, transmitting the Board's report for fiscal year 1998 
     listing the number of appeals submitted, the number processed 
     to completion, and the number not completed by the originally 
     announced date, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 7701(i)(2); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       875. A letter from the Director, Office of Insular Affairs, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the fourth annual 
     report on the Federal-CNMI Initiative on Labor, Immigration, 
     and Law Enforcement; to the Committee on Resources.
       876. A letter from the Secretary, Judicial Conference of 
     the United States, transmitting a request on behalf of the 
     Judicial Conference of the United States that Congress 
     approve the consolidation of the office of the bankruptcy 
     clerk and the office of the district clerk of court in the 
     Southern District of West Virginia; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       877. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Magnetic Levi

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     tation Transportation Technology Deployment Program [FRA 
     Docket No. FRA-95-4545; Notice No. 2] (RIN: 2130-AB29) 
     received February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       878. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Policy and Procedures Concerning the Use of Airport Revenue 
     [Docket No. 28472] (RIN: 2120-AG01) received February 22, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       879. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Office of General Counsel, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule--Board of 
     Veterans' Appeals: Rules of Practice--Notification of 
     Representatives in Connection with Motions for Revision of 
     Decisions on Grounds of Clear and Unmistakable Error (RIN: 
     2900-AJ75) received February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       880. A letter from the Senior Attorney, Federal Register 
     Certifying Officer, Financial Management Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Acceptance of Bonds 
     Secured By Government Obligations in Lieu of Bonds with 
     Sureties (RIN: 1510-AA36) received January 26, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       881. A letter from the Director, Congressional Budget 
     Office, transmitting CBO's Sequestration Update Report for 
     Fiscal Year 2000, pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 
     13101(a) (104 Stat. 1388-587); jointly to the Committees on 
     Appropriations and the Budget.
       882. A letter from the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Environmental Security), Department of Defense, transmitting 
     a report listing all military installations where an 
     integrated natural resources management plan is not 
     appropriate; jointly to the Committees on Armed Services and 
     Resources.
       883. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report entitled 
     ``Satellite Controls Under the United States Munitions 
     List''; jointly to the Committees on Armed Services and 
     International Relations.
       884. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting a 
     report entitled ``Pension Plans for Professional Boxers''; 
     jointly to the Committees on Education and the Workforce and 
     Commerce. 

para. 16.3  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. 314. An Act to provide for a loan guarantee program to 
     address the Year 2000 computer problems of small business 
     concerns, and for other purposes.
       S. 447. An Act to deem as timely filed, and process for 
     payment, the applications submitted by the Dodson School 
     Districts for certain Impact Aid payments for fiscal year 
     1999.

  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 Pennsylvania (Mr. Santorum), 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 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 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 Colorado (Mr. Allard), 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 Public Law 94-304, as 
amended by Public Law 99-7, the Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, 
appoints the following Senators to the Commission on Security and 
Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki)--
  the Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison);
  the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Abraham); and
  the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Brownback).

para. 16.4  providing for the consideration of h.r. 603

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
called up the following resolution (H. Res. 85):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 603) to amend title 49, United States code, to 
     clarify the application of the Act popularly known as the 
     ``Death on the High Seas Act'' to aviation incidents. 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. 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 8 of rule XVIII. 
     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. 16.5  providing for the consideration of h.r. 661

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
called up the following resolution (H. Res. 86):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 661) to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to prohibit the commercial operation of supersonic transport 
     category aircraft that do not comply with stage 3 noise 
     levels if the European Union adopts certain aircraft noise 
     regulations. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed 
     with. Points of order against consideration of the bill for 
     failure to comply with clause 4(a) of rule XIII 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 
     Transportation and Infrastructure. After general debate the 
     bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 
     rule. 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 8 of rule XVIII. 
     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.

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  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. 16.6  death on the high seas

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, pursuant to House 
Resolution 85 and rule XVIII, 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. 603) to amend title 49, United States 
Code, to clarify the application of the Act popularly known as the 
``Death on the High Seas Act'' to aviation incidents.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by unanimous 
consent, designated Mr. FOLEY as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; 
and after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WICKER, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BURR, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 85, 
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. WICKER, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SHUSTER 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. WICKER, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 16.7  supersonic transport prohibitions

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WICKER, pursuant to House Resolution 86 
and rule XVIII, 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. 661) to direct the Secretary of Transportation to prohibit the 
commercial operation of supersonic transport category aircraft that do 
not comply with stage 3 noise levels if the European Union adopts 
certain aircraft noise regulations.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WICKER, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. BURR as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some time 
spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FORBES, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BURR, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 86, reported the 
bill back to the House.
  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. FORBES, 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.

para. 16.8  peace corps authorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FORBES, pursuant to House Resolution 83 
and rule XVIII, 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. 669) to amend the Peace Corps Act to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal years 2000 through 2003 to carry out that Act, and for other 
purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FORBES, 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. WALSH, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. PEASE, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 83, 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. WALSH, announced that the yeas 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

326

When there appeared

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Nays

90

para. 16.9                     [Roll No. 31]

                                YEAS--326

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--90

     Archer
     Armey
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bilbray
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Burton
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Fowler
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes

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     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hostettler
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kingston
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McIntosh
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Moran (KS)
     Paul
     Pickering
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Riley
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Smith (MI)
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Taylor (NC)
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Walden
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Wicker
     Wilson

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Ackerman
     Boucher
     Callahan
     Capps
     Carson
     Delahunt
     Dickey
     Evans
     Everett
     Granger
     McCollum
     Meek (FL)
     Oberstar
     Pascrell
     Sanchez
     Terry
     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. 16.10  h.r. 603--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on the passage of 
the bill (H.R. 603) to amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify 
the application of the Act popularly known as the ``Death on the High 
Seas Act'' to aviation incidents.
  The question being put,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

412

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affirmative

Nays

2

para. 16.11                    [Roll No. 32]

                                YEAS--412

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
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     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
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     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
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     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
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     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
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     McCrery
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     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
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     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
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     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
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     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
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     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
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     Quinn
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     Rodriguez
     Roemer
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     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
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     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
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     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
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     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
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     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
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     Upton
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     Walden
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     Wamp
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     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
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     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--2

     Blunt
     Hostettler
       

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Ackerman
     Boucher
     Callahan
     Capps
     Carson
     Cooksey
     Davis (FL)
     Dickey
     Evans
     Everett
     Granger
     Kasich
     McCollum
     Meek (FL)
     Oberstar
     Pascrell
     Rangel
     Sanchez
     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. 16.12  board of trustees of gallaudet university

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to section 103 of Public Law 99-371 (20 
United States Code 4303), appointed to the Board of Trustees of 
Gallaudet University, on the part of the House, the following Member: 
Mr. LaHood.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para. 16.13  board of trustees of the institute of american indian and 
          alaska native culture and arts development

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to section of 1505 of Public Law 99-498 (20 
United States Code 4412), appointed to the Board of Trustees of the 
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts 
Development, on the part of the House, the following Member: Mr. Young 
of Alaska.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para. 16.14  board of trustees of the john f. kennedy center for the 
          performing arts

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to section 2(a) of the National Cultural 
Center Act (20 United States Code 76h(a)), appointed to the Board of 
Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, on the 
part of the House, the following Member: Mr. Porter.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para. 16.15  commission on security and cooperation in europe

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to section 3 of Public Law 94-304 as amended 
by section 1 of Public Law 99-7, appointed to the Commission on Security 
and Cooperation in Europe, on the part of the House, the following 
Member: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Chairman.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

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para. 16.16  providing for the consideration of h.r. 707

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-41) the resolution (H. Res. 91) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 707) to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act to authorize a program for predisaster 
mitigation, to streamline the administration of disaster relief, to 
control the Federal costs of disaster assistance, and for other 
purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 16.17  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. 314. An Act to provide for a loan guarantee program to 
     address the Year 2000 computer problems of small business 
     concerns, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small 
     Business.

para. 16.18  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. EVANS, for today and balance of the week;
  To Ms. SANCHEZ, for today and March 4; and
  To Ms. CARSON, for today.
  And then,

para. 16.19  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. BONIOR, at 5 o'clock and 34 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 16.20  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. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 701. A bill to amend the Robert T. 
     Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to 
     authorize a program for predisaster mitigation, to streamline 
     the administration of disaster relief, to control the Federal 
     costs of disaster assistance, and for other purposes; with 
     amendments (Rept. No. 106-40). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 91. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 707) 
     to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
     Assistance Act to authorize a program for predisaster 
     mitigation, to streamline the administration of disaster 
     relief, to control the Federal costs of disaster assistance, 
     and for other purposes. (Rept. No. 106-41). Referred to the 
     House Calendar. 

para. 16.21  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 950. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to improve the quality of beaches and coastal 
     recreation waters, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 951. 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.
           By Mr. BASS:
       H.R. 952. A bill to amend the Telecommunications Act of 
     1996 to preserve State and local authority over the 
     construction, placement or modification of personal wireless 
     service facilities; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BOEHLERT (for himself, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Holden, 
             Mr. Weygand, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Wise, Mr. 
             Meeks of New York, Mr. Filner, Mr. Costello, Ms. 
             Carson, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. 
             Danner, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Frost, Mr. Payne, Ms. Waters, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Inslee, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Horn, Mr. Stark, 
             Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Pombo, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Evans, Mr. LoBiondo, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Olver, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Doyle, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Klink, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. Rush, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Barcia, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Pascrell, and Mr. Rothman):
       H.R. 953. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     provide for the protection of employees providing air safety 
     information; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       H.R. 954. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit against income tax for expenses incurred by 
     taxpayers in transporting food to food banks; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COLLINS:
       H.R. 955. A bill to expand the geographic area of the 
     TRICARE Senior Supplement demonstration project for certain 
     covered beneficiaries under chapter 55 of title 10, United 
     States Code, to include one additional site; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
           By Mr. GIBBONS (for himself and Ms. Berkley):
       H.R. 956. A bill to designate the new hospital bed 
     replacement building at the Ioannis A. Lougaris Department of 
     Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Reno, Nevada, in honor of 
     Jack Streeter; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HULSHOF (for himself, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Combest, 
             Mr. Houghton, Mr. Herger, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Nussle, 
             Mr. English, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Weller, 
             Mr. Foley, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Condit, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Minge, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
             Moran of Kansas, Mr. Thune, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Calvert, 
             Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Ose, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Talent, Ms. 
             Danner, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Gordon, Mrs. Bono, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Istook, Mr. Snyder, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Paul, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Frost, Mr. Stearns, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Latham, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
             Klink, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Callahan, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Hastings of Washington, Mr. Leach, Mr. Radanovich, 
             Mr. Cook, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Terry, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. 
             Dickey, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland):
       H.R. 957. 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. KLECZKA (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Dingell, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr. Waxman, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Ford, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Borski, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
             Mr. Sanders, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Towns, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Rivers, 
             Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, and Mr. Sandlin):
       H.R. 958. 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. McGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia):
       H.R. 959. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to increase the maximum Pell Grant; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Holt, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Farr 
             of California, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McNulty, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Cardin, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. 
             Rivers, Mr. Clay, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Shays, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
             Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Allen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Sabo, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Stark, Mr. Payne, Mr. Dicks, 
             Mr. Bonior, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Capuano, Ms. McCarthy of 
             Missouri, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Waters, Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Moore, and Mr. 
             Faleomavaega):

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       H.R. 960. 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 development efforts; 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 Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 961. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for programs regarding ovarian cancer; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Wise, and 
             Mr. Traficant):
       H.R. 962. 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 Committees on House Administration, 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. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself, Mr. Roemer, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. LaTourette, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Granger, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Shows, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Walsh, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Clement, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Vento, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Paul, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. DeFazio, 
             and Mr. Forbes):
       H.R. 963. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow employers a credit for a portion of the expenses of 
     providing dependent care services to employees; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. QUINN:
       H.R. 964. 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. QUINN:
       H.R. 965. 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.
           By Mr. RAHALL:
       H.R. 966. A bill to provide for the disposition of land 
     deemed excess to a project for flood control at Matewan, West 
     Virginia; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Mr. Coble):
       H.R. 967. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     provide for Federal jurisdiction of certain multiparty, 
     multiforum civil actions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Franks 
             of New Jersey, and Mr. Wise) (all by request):
       H.R. 968. A bill to authorize appropriations for hazardous 
     material transportation safety, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SOUDER (for himself, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Largent, 
             Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Weller, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Hostettler, 
             Mr. Coburn, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. English, Mrs. Chenoweth, 
             Mr. Duncan, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Cox, 
             Mr. Chabot, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Calvert):
       H.R. 969. 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.
           By Mr. THUNE:
       H.R. 970. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to provide assistance to the Perkins County Rural Water 
     System, Inc., for the construction of water supply facilities 
     in Perkins County, South Dakota; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. WALSH (for himself, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Boehlert):
       H.R. 971. 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. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 972. 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. KOLBE (for himself, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Salmon, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, and Mr. Udall of New Mexico):
       H. Con. Res. 40. Concurrent resolution honoring Morris King 
     Udall, former United States Representative from Arizona, and 
     extending the condolences of the Congress on his death; to 
     the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. MICA (for himself, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Knollenberg, 
             Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
             English, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Ose, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Sawyer, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Goodling, Mr. Holden, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Hilleary, 
             Mr. Stearns, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Vento, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
             Gekas, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hyde, and Mr. 
             Brady of Texas):
       H. Res. 92. A resolution recommending the integration of 
     the Republic of Slovakia into the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization (NATO); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Borski, 
             Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Carson, Mr. Costello, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
             LaFalce, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Markey, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Shows, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mr. Towns, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Vento, Ms. 
             Waters, Mr. Waxman, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H. Res. 93. 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. NETHERCUTT (for himself, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. English, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shows, 
             Mr. Spence, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Thurman, and 
             Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania):
       H. Res. 94. A resolution recognizing the generous 
     contribution made by each living person who has donated a 
     kidney to save a life; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Sununu, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Barr of Georgia, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Royce, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. 
             Souder, Ms. Granger, and Mr. Cunningham):
       H. Res. 95. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that American families deserve tax relief; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H. Res. 96. 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. 

para. 16.22  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 8: Mr. Herger, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. English, 
     Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Talent, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
     Foley, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Goode, 
     Mr. Wicker, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Nethercutt, Ms. 
     Danner, Mr. McCollum, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
     Mr. Condit, Mr. Royce, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Ney, Mr. Cunningham, 
     Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Forbes, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Crane, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
     Reynolds, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. John, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
     Sessions, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Rahall, 
     Mr. LaHood, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
     Callahan, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Skeen, Mrs. Chenoweth, 
     Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Packard, 
     Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Weller, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
     Mrs. Bono, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Northup, 
     Mr. Cook, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Coble, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
     Watkins, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. 
     Gordon, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Walden of 
     Oregon, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
     Jenkins, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Pease, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
     Young of Alaska, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Phelps, Mr. 
     Pitts, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. 
     Kuykendall, Mr. Ose, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Simpson, Mr. 
     Collins, Mr. Cox, Mr.

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     Thomas, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
     Sweeney, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Clement, Ms. Lofgren, 
     Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
     Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Linder, Mr. Armey, Mr. McKeon, 
     Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, and Mr. 
     Knollenberg.
       H.R. 14: Mr. King of New York, Mr. Tiahrt, Ms. Pryce of 
     Ohio, Mr. Hayworth, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 25: Mr. Sweeney, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Lazio, and Mr. 
     Hinchey.
       H.R. 27: Mr. Smith of New Jersey and Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 44: Mr. Olver, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Terry, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
     Saxton, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Pascrell, and Mr. Spence.
       H.R. 45: Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
     Hilliard, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Goode, Mrs. 
     Thurman, Mr. Coble, and Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 46: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania and Mr. Latham.
       H.R. 58: Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 65: Mr. McHugh, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. 
     Spence.
       H.R. 82: Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Hall of 
     Ohio, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 117: Mr. Largent.
       H.R. 142: Mr. Stearns, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
     Kleczka, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. Morella, Mr. English, Mr. Wolf, 
     Mr. Petri, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Goode, and Mr. 
     McHugh.
       H.R. 175: Mr. Rahall, Mr. Vento, Mr. Ney, Mr. Lucas of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, 
     Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
     Inslee, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Riley, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
     Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Burr of 
     North Carolina, Mr. Camp, Mr. Bass, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Tanner, Ms. Danner, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
     Hayes, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
     Cramer, Mr. Smith of Washington, and Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 184: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 212: Mr. Metcalf, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. Smith of 
     Washington.
       H.R. 220: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 224: Mr. Istook.
       H.R. 274: Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Borski, and Mr. Green of 
     Texas.
       H.R. 275: Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 303: Mr. McHugh, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Metcalf, 
     Mr. Saxton, Ms. Dunn, and Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Andrews, Mr. Bachus, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
     Mr. Brown of California, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, 
     Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
     Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
     Sabo, and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 315: Mr. Brown of California and Mr. Scott.
       H.R. 325: Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Engel, Mr. Hoeffel, Mrs. 
     Jones of Ohio, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, 
     Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 346: Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 347: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 351: Mr. Rogers, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Sununu, 
     Mr. Upton, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Ney, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
     and Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 352: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Gary Miller of 
     California, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Terry, and Mr. Skelton.
       H.R. 355: Mr. Barcia, Mr. Underwood, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. 
     Danner, and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 357: Ms. Rivers and Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Sabo.
       H.R. 372: Mr. Pallone, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 393: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 403: Mr. Bereuter, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Simpson.
       H.R. 410: Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Stark, and 
     Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 417: Mr. Filner and Mr. Larson.
       H.R. 430: Mr. Costello, Mr. Engel, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Inslee, 
     and Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 443: Mr. Nadler and Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 448: Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 461: Mr. Shows, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
     Goodlatte, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 472: Mr. Terry.
       H.R. 483: Mr. Houghton and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 491: Mr. McGovern, Mr. Payne, and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 492: Mr. Turner.
       H.R. 502: Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 506: Mr. Engel, Mr. Mica, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
     Ortiz, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Everett, 
     Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 516: Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 528: Mr. Camp, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 540: Mr. Hall of Texas and Mr. Lazio.
       H.R. 542: Mr. Petri, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 550: Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 552: Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Berman, Mr. Engel, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
     Lampson, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Thompson of 
     Mississippi, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Clayton, and Mr. 
     Hostettler.
       H.R. 561: Mr. Pallone, Mr. Stark, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
     York, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Markey, and 
     Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 566: Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
     Inslee.
       H.R. 568: Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 571: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 600: Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Diaz-Balart, 
     Mr. Sweeney, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Souder, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
     Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Mica, 
     and Mr. King of New York.
       H.R. 655: Mr. Lampson and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 659: Mr. Frost, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Abercrombie, and Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 683: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. 
     Millender-McDonald, Ms. Norton, Mr. Goss, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. 
     Jones of Ohio, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
     Shows, Mr. Ford, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Dixon, Ms. 
     Lofgren, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Green of 
     Texas, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Meeks of New York, and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 685: Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 732: Mr. Porter, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Moore, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Upton, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
     Quinn, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Sherman, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
     Doyle, and Mr. Holt.
       H.R. 745: Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 746: Mr. Frost, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 749: Mr. Saxton, Mr. DeMint, and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 750: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin, and Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 760: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
     Green of Wisconsin, and Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 762: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
     Frost, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Hall of Ohio, 
     Mr. McGovern, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Upton, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Delahunt, 
     Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Ford, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
     Waxman, Mr. Towns, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
     Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
     Wynn, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Payne, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
     Hayworth, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Bishop, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Nadler, and 
     Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Shows, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mrs. Mink of 
     Hawaii, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 786: Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 805: Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
     Sandlin, and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Mica, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Lucas of 
     Oklahoma, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. 
     Bonilla.
       H.R. 832: Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 835: Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
     Blumenauer, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. Turner.
       H.R. 845: Mr. Shows, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Mink of 
     Hawaii, Mr. Frost, and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 853: Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Castle, Mr. English, Mr. 
     Greenwood, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mrs. Johnson of 
     Connecticut, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Regula, Mr. 
     Sessions, and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 872: Ms. Woolsey and Mr. Green of Texas.
       H.R. 884: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 886: Mr. Stark and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 894: Mr. Porter and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 903: Mr. Barton of Texas, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. hansen, 
     Mr. Hastert, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Latham, Mr. Armey, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
     Oxley, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Largent, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Schaffer, 
     Mr. Combest, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Deal of 
     Georgia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Crane, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Davis of 
     Virginia, Mr. Hobson, and Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 914: Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 935: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 941: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts and Mr. Berman.
       H.J. Res. 2: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H. Con. Res. 8: Mr. Manzullo.
       H. Con. Res. 24: Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Klink, Mr. Lewis of 
     California, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Reyes, Mrs. 
     Maloney of New York, Mr. Carson, Mr. Clement, Mr. Portman, 
     Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Hostettler.
       H. Con. Res. 25: Mr. DeFazio.
       H. Con. Res. 28: Mr. Bereuter, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
     Manzullo, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Sherman, 
     Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Forbes, and Mr. 
     Kucinich.
       H. Con. Res. 29: Mr. LaHood, Mr. DeMint, and Mrs. Myrick.
       H. Con. Res. 31: Mr. Inslee, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. 
     Olver.
       H. Con. Res. 36: Mr. Deutsch and Mr. Cunningham.
       H. Res. 35: Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Owens, Mr. Ford, Ms. Norton, 
     Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Lee, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Edwards, 
     Mr. Roemer, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Blagojevich, Ms. Millender-
     McDonald, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Spratt, 
     Mr. Upton, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Porter, and Mr. Rothman.
       H. Res. 41: Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Berman, 
     and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H. Res. 55: Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Luther, and Mr. 
     Scarborough.
       H. Res. 82: Ms. Norton.

para. 16.23  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 41: Mr. Linder.
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para. 17.1  appointment 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,

                                                    March 4, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Joel Hefley to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 17.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, March 3, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 17.3  communications

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

       885. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a request to make available previously 
     appropriated contingent emergency funds for the Department of 
     Energy; (H. Doc. No. 106-35); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       886. 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 
     February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       887. 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. 106-34); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       888. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on progress toward a negotiated 
     settlement of the Cyprus question covering the period October 
     1 to November 30, 1998, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2373(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       889. A letter from the Comptroller General of the United 
     States, transmitting a copy of his report for FY 1998 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.
       890. A letter from the Comptroller General of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on General Accounting Office 
     employees detailed to congressional committees as of January 
     22, 1999; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       891. A letter from the Director, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting notification that funding 
     under title V of the Stafford Act, as amended, will exceed $5 
     million for the response to the emergency declared on 
     September 28, 1998 as a result of Hurricane Georges, pursuant 
     to 42 U.S.C. 5193; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       892. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Transport Category Airplanes 
     Equipped with Day-Ray Products, Inc., Fluorescent Light 
     Ballasts [Docket No. 96-NM-163-AD; Amendment 39-11034; AD 99-
     04-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 22, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       893. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; International Aero Engines AG (IAE) 
     V2500-A5/-D5 Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-08-
     AD; Amendment 39-11027; AD 99-04-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       894. 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-28-AD; Amendment 39-11029 
     AD 99-04-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 22, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       895. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Griffin, GA [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ASO-26] received February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       896. 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 February 22, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       897. 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-49] received February 22, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       898. 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-373-AD; Amendment 39-
     11031; AD 99-04-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 22, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       899. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29463; Amdt. No. 1914] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       900. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29464; Amdt. No. 1915] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       901. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29465; Amdt. No. 1916] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       902. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revocation and Establishment of Restricted Areas; NV 
     [Airspace Docket No. 98-AWP-27] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received 
     February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       903. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727, 727-100, 727-200, 
     727C, 727-100C, and 727-200F Series Airplanes [Docket No. 99-
     NM-16-AD; Amendment 39-11047; AD 99-04-22] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       904. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. Model 
     214ST Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-27-AD; Amendment 39-
     11037; AD 99-04-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 22, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       905. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Agusta S.p.A. Model A109K2 
     Helicopters [Docket No. 97-SW-57-AD; Amendment 39-11045; AD 
     99-04-20] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 22, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       906. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Removal of Class E Airspace; Anaconda, MT [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ANM-16] received February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       907. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Model 
     S-76C Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-81-AD; Amendment 39-
     11040; AD 99-01-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 22, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       908. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Schweizer Aircraft Corporation 
     Model 269C-1 Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-39-AD; Amendment 
     39-11038; AD 99-04-14] received February 22, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       909. 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, 369H, MD500N, and MD600N 
     Helicopters [Docket No. 97-SW-61-AD; Amendment 39-11036; AD 
     99-04-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 22, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       910. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Mexico, MO [Airspace Docket 
     No. 99-ACE-4] received February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       911. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a letter regarding 
     funding the Executive Branch intends to make available from 
     funding levels established in the Foreign Operations, Export 
     Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1999; 
     jointly to the Committees on International Relations and 
     Appropriations. 

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para. 17.4  providing for the consideration of h.r. 707

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 91):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 707) to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize a program 
     for predisaster mitigation, to streamline the administration 
     of disaster relief, to control the Federal costs of disaster 
     assistance, 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 
     4(a) of rule XIII 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 Transportation and Infrastructure. 
     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. 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. 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 8 of rule XVIII. 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. 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. 17.5  disaster mitigation and cost reduction act

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOSS, pursuant to House Resolution 91 and 
rule XVIII, 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. 
707) to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act to authorize a program for predisaster mitigation, to 
streamline the administration of disaster relief, to control the Federal 
costs of disaster assistance, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. HEFLEY as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. HEFLEY, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 91, 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 ``Disaster Mitigation and Cost 
     Reduction Act of 1999''.

     SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO ROBERT T. STAFFORD DISASTER RELIEF AND 
                   EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ACT.

       Except as otherwise specifically 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 of 
     law, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
     section or other provision of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).
                 TITLE I--PREDISASTER HAZARD MITIGATION

     SEC. 101. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) greater emphasis needs to be placed on identifying and 
     assessing the risks to State and local communities and 
     implementing adequate measures to reduce losses from natural 
     disasters and to ensure that critical facilities and public 
     infrastructure will continue to function after a disaster;
       (2) expenditures for post-disaster assistance are 
     increasing without commensurate reduction in the likelihood 
     of future losses from such natural disasters;
       (3) a high priority in the expenditure of Federal funds 
     under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
     Assistance Act should be to implement predisaster activities 
     at the local level; and
       (4) with a unified effort of economic incentives, awareness 
     and education, technical assistance, and demonstrated Federal 
     support, States and local communities will be able to 
     increase their capabilities to form effective community-based 
     partnerships for mitigation purposes, implement effective 
     natural disaster mitigation measures that reduce the risk of 
     future damage, hardship, and suffering, ensure continued 
     functioning of critical facilities and public infrastructure, 
     leverage additional non-Federal resources into meeting 
     disaster resistance goals, and make commitments to long-term 
     mitigation efforts in new and existing structures.
       (b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this title to establish 
     a predisaster hazard mitigation program that--
       (1) reduces the loss of life and property, human suffering, 
     economic disruption, and disaster assistance costs resulting 
     from natural hazards; and
       (2) provides a source of predisaster hazard mitigation 
     funding that will assist States and local governments in 
     implementing effective mitigation measures that are designed 
     to ensure the continued functioning of critical facilities 
     and public infrastructure after a natural disaster.

     SEC. 102. STATE MITIGATION PROGRAM.

       Section 201(c) (42 U.S.C. 5131(c)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) set forth, with the ongoing cooperation of local 
     governments and consistent with section 409, a comprehensive 
     and detailed State program for mitigating against emergencies 
     and major disasters, including provisions for prioritizing 
     mitigation measures.''.

     SEC. 103. DISASTER ASSISTANCE PLANS.

       Section 201(d) (42 U.S.C. 5131(d)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(d) Grants for Disaster Assistance and Hazard 
     Identification.--The President is authorized to make grants 
     for--
       ``(1) not to exceed 50 percent of the cost of improving, 
     maintaining, and updating State disaster assistance plans 
     including, consistent with section 409, evaluation of natural 
     hazards and development of the programs and actions required 
     to mitigate such hazards; and
       ``(2) the development and application of improved 
     floodplain mapping technologies that can be used by Federal, 
     State, and local governments and that the President 
     determines will likely result in substantial savings over 
     current floodplain mapping methods.''.

     SEC. 104. PREDISASTER HAZARD MITIGATION.

       Title II (42 U.S.C. 5131-5132) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:

     ``SEC. 203. PREDISASTER HAZARD MITIGATION.

       ``(a) General Authority.--The President may establish a 
     program to provide financial assistance to States and local 
     governments for the purpose of undertaking predisaster hazard 
     mitigation activities that are cost effective and 
     substantially reduce the risk of future damage, hardship, or 
     suffering from a major disaster.
       ``(b) Purpose of Assistance.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), a 
     State or local government that receives financial assistance 
     under this section shall use the assistance for funding 
     activities that are cost effective and substantially reduce 
     the risk of future damage, hardship, or suffering from a 
     major disaster.
       ``(2) Dissemination.--The State or local government may use 
     not more than 10 percent of financial assistance it receives 
     under this section in a fiscal year for funding activities to 
     disseminate information regarding cost effective mitigation 
     technologies (such as preferred construction practices and 
     materials), including establishing and maintaining centers 
     for protection against natural disasters to carry out such 
     dissemination.
       ``(c) Allocation of Funds.--The amount of financial 
     assistance to be made available to a State, including amounts 
     made available to local governments of such State, under this 
     section in a fiscal year shall--
       ``(1) not be less than the lesser of $500,000 or 1.0 
     percent of the total funds appropriated to carry out this 
     section for such fiscal year; but
       ``(2) not exceed 15 percent of such total funds.
       ``(d) Criteria.--Subject to the limitations of subsections 
     (c) and (e), in determining

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     whether to provide assistance to a State or local government 
     under this section and the amount of such assistance, the 
     President shall consider the following criteria:
       ``(1) The clear identification of prioritized cost-
     effective mitigation activities that produce meaningful and 
     definable outcomes.
       ``(2) If the State has submitted a mitigation program in 
     cooperation with local governments under section 201(c), the 
     degree to which the activities identified in paragraph (1) 
     are consistent with the State mitigation program.
       ``(3) The extent to which assistance will fund activities 
     that mitigate hazards evaluated under section 409.
       ``(4) The opportunity to fund activities that maximize net 
     benefits to society.
       ``(5) The ability of the State or local government to fund 
     mitigation activities.
       ``(6) The extent to which assistance will fund mitigation 
     activities in small impoverished communities.
       ``(7) The level of interest by the private sector to enter 
     into a partnership to promote mitigation.
       ``(8) Such other criteria as the President establishes in 
     consultation with State and local governments.
       ``(e) State Nominations.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Governor of each State may recommend 
     to the President not less than 5 local governments to receive 
     assistance under this section. The recommendations shall be 
     submitted to the President not later than October 1, 1999, 
     and each October 1st thereafter or such later date in the 
     year as the President may establish. In making such 
     recommendations, the Governors shall consider the criteria 
     identified in subsection (d).
       ``(2) Use.--
       ``(A) General rule.--In providing assistance to local 
     governments under this section, the President shall select 
     from local governments recommended by the Governors under 
     this subsection.
       ``(B) Waiver.--Upon request of a local government, the 
     President may waive the limitation in subparagraph (A) if the 
     President determines that extraordinary circumstances justify 
     the waiver and that granting the waiver will further the 
     purpose of this section.
       ``(3) Effect of failure to nominate.--If a Governor of a 
     State fails to submit recommendations under this subsection 
     in a timely manner, the President may select, subject to the 
     criteria in subsection (d), any local governments of the 
     State to receive assistance under this section.
       ``(f) Small Impoverished Communities.--For the purpose of 
     this section, the term `small impoverished communities' means 
     communities of 3,000 or fewer individuals that are 
     economically disadvantaged, as determined by the State in 
     which the community is located and based on criteria 
     established by the President.
       ``(g) Federal Share.--Financial assistance provided under 
     this section may contribute up to 75 percent of the total 
     cost of mitigation activities approved by the President; 
     except that the President may contribute up to 90 percent of 
     the total cost of mitigation activities in small impoverished 
     communities.
       ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999 and $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.
       ``(i) Authorization of Section 404 Funds.--Effective 
     October 1, 2000, in addition to amounts appropriated under 
     subsection (h) from only appropriations enacted after October 
     1, 2000, the President may use, to carry out this section, 
     funds that are appropriated to carry out section 404 for 
     post-disaster mitigation activities that have not been 
     obligated within 30 months of the disaster declaration upon 
     which the funding availability is based.
       ``(j) Report on Federal and State Administration.--Not 
     later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of the 
     Disaster Mitigation and Cost Reduction Act of 1999, the 
     President, in consultation with State and local governments, 
     shall transmit to Congress a report evaluating efforts to 
     implement this section and recommending a process for 
     transferring greater authority and responsibility for 
     administering the assistance program authorized by this 
     section to capable States.''.

     SEC. 105. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE.

       The President shall establish an interagency task force for 
     the purpose of coordinating the implementation of the 
     predisaster hazard mitigation program authorized by section 
     203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
     Assistance Act. The Director of the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency shall chair such task force.

     SEC. 106. MAXIMUM CONTRIBUTION FOR MITIGATION COSTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 404(a) (42 U.S.C. 5170c(a)) is 
     amended by striking ``15 percent'' and inserting ``20 
     percent''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to major disasters declared under the Robert T. 
     Stafford Disaster Relief Act and Emergency Assistance Act 
     after January 1, 1997.

     SEC. 107. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

       The heading for title II is amended to read as follows:
     ``TITLE II--DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND MITIGATION ASSISTANCE''.
               TITLE II--STREAMLINING AND COST REDUCTION

     SEC. 201. MANAGEMENT COSTS.

       (a) In General.--Title III (42 U.S.C. 5141-5164) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 322. MANAGEMENT COSTS.

       ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law (including any administrative rule or guidance), the 
     President shall establish by rule management cost rates for 
     grantees and subgrantees. Such rates shall be used to 
     determine contributions under this Act for management costs.
       ``(b) Management Costs Defined.--Management costs include 
     indirect costs, administrative expenses, associated expenses, 
     and any other expenses not directly chargeable to a specific 
     project under a major disaster, emergency, or emergency 
     preparedness activity or measure. Such costs include the 
     necessary costs of requesting, obtaining, and administering 
     Federal assistance and costs incurred by a State for 
     preparation of damage survey reports, final inspection 
     reports, project applications, final audits, and related 
     field inspections by State employees, including overtime pay 
     and per diem and travel expenses of such employees, but not 
     including pay for regular time of such employees.
       ``(c) Review.--The President shall review the management 
     cost rates established under subsection (a) not later than 3 
     years after the date of establishment of such rates and 
     periodically thereafter.''.
       (b) Applicability.--Section 322 of the Robert T. Stafford 
     Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (as added by 
     subsection (a) of this section) shall apply as follows:
       (1) Subsections (a) and (b) of such section 322 shall apply 
     to major disasters declared under such Act on or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act. Until the date on which 
     the President establishes the management cost rates under 
     such subsection, section 406(f) shall be used for 
     establishing such rates.
       (2) Subsection (c) of such section 322 shall apply to major 
     disasters declared under such Act on or after the date on 
     which the President establishes such rates under subsection 
     (a) of such section 322.

     SEC. 202. ASSISTANCE TO REPAIR, RESTORE, RECONSTRUCT, OR 
                   REPLACE DAMAGED FACILITIES.

       (a) Contributions.--Section 406(a) (42 U.S.C. 5172(a)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Contributions.--
       ``(1) In general.--The President may make contributions--
       ``(A) to a State or local government for the repair, 
     restoration, reconstruction, or replacement of a public 
     facility which is damaged or destroyed by a major disaster 
     and for associated expenses incurred by such government; and
       ``(B) subject to paragraph (2), to a person who owns or 
     operates a private nonprofit facility damaged or destroyed by 
     a major disaster for the repair, restoration, reconstruction, 
     or replacement of such facility and for associated expenses 
     incurred by such person.
       ``(2) Conditions for assistance to private nonprofit 
     facilities.--
       ``(A) In general.--The President may make contributions to 
     a private nonprofit facility under paragraph (1)(B) only if--
       ``(i) the facility provides critical services (as defined 
     by the President) in the event of a major disaster; or
       ``(ii)(I) the owner or operator of the facility has applied 
     for a disaster loan under section 7(b) of the Small Business 
     Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)); and
       ``(II) has been determined to be ineligible for such a 
     loan; or
       ``(III) has obtained such a loan in the maximum amount for 
     which the Small Business Administration determines the 
     facility is eligible.
       ``(B) Critical services defined.--In this paragraph, the 
     term `critical services' includes, but is not limited to, 
     power, water, sewer, wastewater treatment, communications, 
     and emergency medical care.''.
       (b) Minimum Federal Share.--Section 406(b) (42 U.S.C. 
     5172(b)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Minimum Federal Share.--The Federal share of 
     assistance under this section shall be not less than 75 
     percent of the eligible cost of repair, restoration, 
     reconstruction, or replacement carried out under this 
     section.''.
       (c) Large In-Lieu Contributions.--Section 406(c) (42 U.S.C. 
     5172(c)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Large In-Lieu Contributions.--
       ``(1) For public facilities.--
       ``(A) In general.--In any case in which a State or local 
     government determines that the public welfare would not be 
     best served by repairing, restoring, reconstructing, or 
     replacing any public facility owned or controlled by such 
     State or local government, the State or local government may 
     elect to receive, in lieu of a contribution under subsection 
     (a)(1)(A), a contribution of 75 percent of the Federal share 
     of the Federal estimate of the cost of repairing, restoring, 
     reconstructing, or replacing such facility and of management 
     expenses.
       ``(B) Areas with unstable soil.--In any case in which a 
     State or local government determines that the public welfare 
     would not be best served by repairing, restoring, 
     reconstructing, or replacing any public facility owned or 
     controlled by such State or local government because soil 
     instability in the disaster area makes such repair, 
     restoration, reconstruction, or replacement infeasible, the 
     State or local government may elect to receive, in lieu of a 
     contribution under subsection (a)(1)(A), a contribution of 90 
     percent of the Federal share of the Federal estimate of the 
     cost of repairing, restoring, reconstructing, or replacing 
     such facility and of management expenses.

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       ``(C) Use of funds.--Funds contributed to a State or local 
     government under this paragraph may be used to repair, 
     restore, or expand other selected public facilities, to 
     construct new facilities, or to fund hazard mitigation 
     measures which the State or local government determines to be 
     necessary to meet a need for governmental services and 
     functions in the area affected by the major disaster.
       ``(2) For private nonprofit facilities.--
       ``(A) In general.--In any case where a person who owns or 
     operates a private nonprofit facility determines that the 
     public welfare would not be best served by repairing, 
     restoring, reconstructing, or replacing such facility, such 
     person may elect to receive, in lieu of a contribution under 
     subsection (a)(1)(B), a contribution of 75 percent of the 
     Federal share of the Federal estimate of the cost of 
     repairing, restoring, reconstructing, or replacing such 
     facility and of management expenses.
       ``(B) Use of funds.--Funds contributed to a person under 
     this paragraph may be used to repair, restore, or expand 
     other selected private nonprofit facilities owned or operated 
     by the person, to construct new private nonprofit facilities 
     to be owned or operated by the person, or to fund hazard 
     mitigation measures that the person determines to be 
     necessary to meet a need for its services and functions in 
     the area affected by the major disaster.
       ``(3) Modification of federal share.--The President shall 
     modify the Federal share of the cost estimate provided in 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) if the President determines an 
     alternative cost share will likely reduce the total amount of 
     Federal assistance provided under this section. The Federal 
     cost share for purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not 
     exceed 90 percent and shall not be less than 50 percent.''.
       (d) Eligible Cost.--
       (1) In general.--Section 406(e) (42 U.S.C. 5172(e)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(e) Eligible Cost.--
       ``(1) In general.--For the purposes of this section, the 
     estimate of the cost of repairing, restoring, reconstructing, 
     or replacing a public facility or private nonprofit facility 
     on the basis of the design of such facility as it existed 
     immediately before the major disaster and in conformity with 
     current applicable codes, specifications, and standards 
     (including floodplain management and hazard mitigation 
     criteria required by the President or by the Coastal Barrier 
     Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)) shall be treated as 
     the eligible cost of such repair, restoration, 
     reconstruction, or replacement. Subject to paragraph (2), the 
     President shall use the cost estimation procedures developed 
     under paragraph (3) to make the estimate under this 
     paragraph.
       ``(2) Modification of eligible cost.--In the event the 
     actual cost of repairing, restoring, reconstructing, or 
     replacing a facility under this section is more than 120 
     percent or less than 80 percent of the cost estimated under 
     paragraph (1), the President may determine that the eligible 
     cost be the actual cost of such repair, restoration, 
     reconstruction, or replacement. The government or person 
     receiving assistance under this section shall reimburse the 
     President for the portion of such assistance that exceeds the 
     eligible cost of such repair, restoration, reconstruction, or 
     replacement.
       ``(3) Use of surplus funds.--In the event the actual cost 
     of repairing, restoring, reconstructing, or replacing a 
     facility under this section is less than 100 percent but not 
     less than 80 percent of the cost estimated under paragraph 
     (1), the government or person receiving assistance under this 
     section shall use any surplus funds to perform activities 
     that are cost-effective and reduce the risk of future damage, 
     hardship, or suffering from a major disaster.
       ``(4) Expert panel.--Not later than 18 months after the 
     date of the enactment of the Disaster Mitigation and Cost 
     Reduction Act of 1999, the President, acting through the 
     Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall 
     establish an expert panel, including representatives from the 
     construction industry, to develop procedures for estimating 
     the cost of repairing, restoring, reconstructing, or 
     replacing a facility consistent with industry practices.
       ``(5) Special rule.--In any case in which the facility 
     being repaired, restored, reconstructed, or replaced under 
     this section was under construction on the date of the major 
     disaster, the cost of repairing, restoring, reconstructing, 
     or replacing such facility shall include, for purposes of 
     this section, only those costs which, under the contract for 
     such construction, are the owner's responsibility and not the 
     contractor's responsibility.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     and shall only apply to funds appropriated after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act; except that paragraph (1) of 
     section 406(e) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
     Emergency Assistance Act (as amended by paragraph (1) of this 
     subsection) shall take effect on the date that the procedures 
     developed under paragraph (3) of such section take effect.
       (e) Associated Expenses.--
       (1) In general.--Section 406 (42 U.S.C. 4172) is amended by 
     striking subsection (f).
       (2) Other eligible costs.--Section 406(e) (42 U.S.C. 
     5172(e)), as amended by subsection (d) of this section, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) Other eligible costs.--For purposes of this section, 
     other eligible costs include the following:
       ``(A) Costs of national guard.--The cost of mobilizing and 
     employing the National Guard for performance of eligible 
     work.
       ``(B) Costs of prison labor.--The costs of using prison 
     labor to perform eligible work, including wages actually 
     paid, transportation to a worksite, and extraordinary costs 
     of guards, food, and lodging.
       ``(C) Other labor costs.--Base and overtime wages for an 
     applicant's employees and extra hires performing eligible 
     work plus fringe benefits on such wages to the extent that 
     such benefits were being paid before the disaster.''.
       (3) Effective date.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall take 
     effect on the date on which the President establishes 
     management cost rates under section 322(a) of the Robert T. 
     Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (as 
     added by section 201(a) of this Act). The amendment made by 
     paragraph (1) shall only apply to disasters declared by the 
     President under such Act after the date on which the 
     President establishes such cost rates.

     SEC. 203. FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS.

       (a) In General.--Section 408 (42 U.S.C. 5174) is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``SEC. 408. FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS.

       ``(a) General Authority.--Subject to the requirements of 
     this section, the President, in consultation with the 
     Governor of the affected State, may provide financial 
     assistance, and, if necessary, direct services, to disaster 
     victims who as a direct result of a major disaster have 
     necessary expenses and serious needs where such victims are 
     unable to meet such expenses or needs through other means. 
     Under the preceding sentence, a victim shall not be denied 
     assistance under subsections (c)(1), (c)(3), or (c)(4), 
     solely on the basis that the victim has not applied for or 
     received any loan or other financial assistance from the 
     Small Business Administration or any other Federal agency.
       ``(b) Housing Assistance.--
       ``(1) Eligibility.--The President may provide financial or 
     other assistance under this section to individuals and 
     families to respond to the disaster-related housing needs of 
     those who are displaced from their predisaster primary 
     residences or whose predisaster primary residences are 
     rendered uninhabitable as a result of damage caused by a 
     major disaster.
       ``(2) Determination of appropriate types of assistance.--
     The President shall determine appropriate types of housing 
     assistance to be provided to disaster victims under this 
     section based upon considerations of cost effectiveness, 
     convenience to disaster victims, and such other factors as 
     the President may consider appropriate. One or more types of 
     housing assistance may be made available, based on the 
     suitability and availability of the types of assistance, to 
     meet the needs of disaster victims in the particular disaster 
     situation.
       ``(c) Types of Housing Assistance.--
       ``(1) Temporary housing.--
       ``(A) Financial assistance.--
       ``(i) In general.--The President may provide financial 
     assistance under this section to individuals or households to 
     rent alternate housing accommodations, existing rental units, 
     manufactured housing, recreational vehicles, or other readily 
     fabricated dwellings.
       ``(ii) Amount.--The amount of assistance under clause (i) 
     shall be based on the fair market rent for the accommodation 
     being furnished plus the cost of any transportation, utility 
     hookups, or unit installation not being directly provided by 
     the President.
       ``(B) Direct assistance.--
       ``(i) In general.--The President may also directly provide 
     under this section housing units, acquired by purchase or 
     lease, to individuals or households who, because of a lack of 
     available housing resources, would be unable to make use of 
     the assistance provided under subparagraph (A).
       ``(ii) Period of assistance.--The President may not provide 
     direct assistance under clause (i) with respect to a major 
     disaster after the expiration of the 18-month period 
     beginning on the date of the declaration of the major 
     disaster by the President, except that the President may 
     extend such period if the President determines that due to 
     extraordinary circumstances an extension would be in the 
     public interest.
       ``(iii) Collection of rental charges.--After the expiration 
     of the 18-month period referred to in clause (ii), the 
     President may charge fair market rent for the accommodation 
     being provided.
       ``(2) Repairs.--The President may provide financial 
     assistance for the repair of owner-occupied private 
     residences, utilities, and residential infrastructure (such 
     as private access routes) damaged by a major disaster to a 
     habitable or functioning condition. A recipient of assistance 
     provided under this paragraph need not show that the 
     assistance can be met through other means, except insurance 
     proceeds, if the assistance is used for emergency repairs to 
     make a private residence habitable and does not exceed $5,000 
     (based on fiscal year 1998 constant dollars).
       ``(3) Replacement.--The President may provide financial 
     assistance for the replacement of owner-occupied private 
     residences damaged by a major disaster. Assistance provided 
     under this paragraph shall not exceed $10,000 (based on 
     fiscal year 1998 constant dollars). The President may not 
     waive any provision of Federal law requiring the purchase of 
     flood insurance as a condition for the receipt of Federal 
     disaster assistance

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     with respect to assistance provided under this paragraph.
       ``(4) Permanent housing construction.--The President may 
     provide financial assistance or direct assistance under this 
     section to individuals or households to construct permanent 
     housing in insular areas outside the continental United 
     States and other remote locations in cases in which--
       ``(A) no alternative housing resources are available; and
       ``(B) the types of temporary housing assistance described 
     in paragraph (1) are unavailable, infeasible, or not cost 
     effective.
       ``(d) Terms and Conditions Relating to Housing 
     Assistance.--
       ``(1) Sites.--Any readily fabricated dwelling provided 
     under this section shall, whenever possible, be located on a 
     site complete with utilities, and shall be provided by the 
     State or local government, by the owner of the site, or by 
     the occupant who was displaced by the major disaster. Readily 
     fabricated dwellings may be located on sites provided by the 
     President if the President determines that such sites would 
     be more economical or accessible.
       ``(2) Disposal of units.--
       ``(A) Sale to occupants.--
       ``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, a temporary housing unit purchased under this section by 
     the President for the purposes of housing disaster victims 
     may be sold directly to the individual or household who is 
     occupying the unit if the individual or household needs 
     permanent housing.
       ``(ii) Sales price.--Sales of temporary housing units under 
     clause (i) shall be accomplished at prices that are fair and 
     equitable.
       ``(iii) Deposit of proceeds.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the proceeds of a sale under clause (i) 
     shall be deposited into the appropriate Disaster Relief Fund 
     account.
       ``(iv) Use of gsa services.--The President may use the 
     services of the General Services Administration to accomplish 
     a sale under clause (i).
       ``(B) Other methods of disposal.--
       ``(i) Sale.--If not disposed of under subparagraph (A), a 
     temporary housing unit purchased by the President for the 
     purposes of housing disaster victims may be resold.
       ``(ii) Disposal to governments and voluntary 
     organizations.--A temporary housing unit described in clause 
     (i) may also be sold, transferred, donated, or otherwise made 
     available directly to a State or other governmental entity or 
     to a voluntary organization for the sole purpose of providing 
     temporary housing to disaster victims in major disasters and 
     emergencies if, as a condition of such sale, transfer, or 
     donation, the State, other governmental agency, or voluntary 
     organization agrees to comply with the nondiscrimination 
     provisions of section 308 and to obtain and maintain hazard 
     and flood insurance on the housing unit.
       ``(e) Financial Assistance To Address Other Needs.--
       ``(1) Medical, dental, and funeral expenses.--The 
     President, in consultation with the Governor of the affected 
     State, may provide financial assistance under this section to 
     an individual or household adversely affected by a major 
     disaster to meet disaster-related medical, dental, and 
     funeral expenses.
       ``(2) Personal property, transportation, and other 
     expenses.--The President, in consultation with the Governor 
     of the affected State, may provide financial assistance under 
     this section to an individual or household described in 
     paragraph (1) to address personal property, transportation, 
     and other necessary expenses or serious needs resulting from 
     the major disaster.
       ``(f) State Role.--The President shall provide for the 
     substantial and ongoing involvement of the affected State in 
     administering the assistance under this section.
       ``(g) Maximum Amount of Assistance.--No individual or 
     household shall receive financial assistance greater than 
     $25,000 under this section with respect to a single major 
     disaster. Such limit shall be adjusted annually to reflect 
     changes in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers 
     published by the Department of Labor.
       ``(h) Issuance of Regulations.--The President shall issue 
     rules and regulations to carry out the program, including 
     criteria, standards, and procedures for determining 
     eligibility for assistance.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 502(a)(6) (42 U.S.C. 
     5192(a)(6)) is amended by striking ``temporary housing''.
       (c) Elimination of Individual and Family Grant Programs.--
     Title IV (42 U.S.C. 5170-5189a) is amended by striking 
     section 411 (42 U.S.C. 5178).
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the 545th day following the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 204. REPEALS.

       (a) Community Disaster Loans.--Section 417 (42 U.S.C. 5184) 
     is repealed.
       (b) Simplified Procedure.--Section 422 (42 U.S.C. 5189) is 
     repealed.

     SEC. 205. STATE ADMINISTRATION OF HAZARD MITIGATION PROGRAM.

       Section 404 (42 U.S.C. 5170c) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(c) Program Administration by States.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State desiring to administer the 
     hazard mitigation assistance program established by this 
     section with respect to hazard mitigation assistance in the 
     State may submit to the President an application for the 
     delegation of such authority.
       ``(2) Criteria.--The President, in consultation with States 
     and local governments, shall establish criteria for the 
     approval of applications submitted under paragraph (1). The 
     criteria shall include, at a minimum, the following:
       ``(A) The demonstrated ability of the State to manage the 
     grant program under this section.
       ``(B) Submission of the plan required under section 201(c).
       ``(C) A demonstrated commitment to mitigation activities.
       ``(3) Approval.--The President shall approve an application 
     submitted under paragraph (1) that meets the criteria 
     established under paragraph (2).
       ``(4) Withdrawal of approval.--If, after approving an 
     application of a State submitted under paragraph (1), the 
     President determines that the State is not administering the 
     hazard mitigation assistance program established by this 
     section in a manner satisfactory to the President, the 
     President shall withdraw such approval.
       ``(5) Audits.--The President shall provide for periodic 
     audits of the hazard mitigation assistance programs 
     administered by States under this subsection.''.

     SEC. 206. STATE ADMINISTRATION OF DAMAGED FACILITIES PROGRAM.

       (a) Pilot Program.--In cooperation with States and local 
     governments and in coordination with efforts to streamline 
     the delivery of disaster relief assistance, the President 
     shall conduct a pilot program for the purpose of determining 
     the desirability of State administration of parts of the 
     assistance program established by section 406 of the Robert 
     T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5172).
       (b) State Participation.--
       (1) Criteria.--The President may establish criteria in 
     order to ensure the appropriate implementation of the pilot 
     program under subsection (a).
       (2) Minimum number of states.--The President shall conduct 
     the pilot program under subsection (a) in at least 2 States.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit to 
     Congress a report describing the results of the pilot program 
     conducted under subsection (a), including identifying any 
     administrative or financial benefits. Such report shall also 
     include recommendations on the conditions, if any, under 
     which States should be allowed the option to administer parts 
     of the assistance program under section 406 of the Robert T. 
     Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5172).

     SEC. 207. STUDY REGARDING COST REDUCTION.

       Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
     conduct a study to estimate the reduction in Federal disaster 
     assistance that has resulted and is likely to result from the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 208. REPORT ON ASSISTANCE TO RURAL COMMUNITIES.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Director of the Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency shall prepare and transmit to Congress a report on 
     methods and procedures that the Director recommends to 
     accelerate the provision of Federal disaster assistance under 
     the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) to rural communities.

     SEC. 209. STUDY REGARDING INSURANCE FOR PUBLIC 
                   INFRASTRUCTURE.

       The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct 
     a study to determine the current and future expected 
     availability of disaster insurance for public infrastructure 
     eligible for assistance under section 406 of the Robert T. 
     Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5170).

     SEC. 210. PUBLIC COMMENT REQUIREMENT.

       Title III (42 U.S.C. 5141-5164) (as amended by section 201 
     of this Act) is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 323. PUBLIC COMMENT REQUIREMENT.

       ``(a) In General.--The Director of the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency shall provide an opportunity for public 
     comment before adopting any new or modified policy that would 
     have a meaningful impact on the amount of disaster assistance 
     that may be provided to a State or local government by the 
     President under this Act.
       ``(b) Retroactive Application of Policies.--The Director 
     may not adopt any new or modified policy that would 
     retroactively reduce the amount of assistance provided to a 
     State or local government under this Act.''.
                        TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 301. TECHNICAL CORRECTION OF SHORT TITLE.

       The first section (42 U.S.C. 5121 note) is amended to read 
     as follows:

     ``SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This Act may be cited as the `Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act'.''.

     SEC. 302. DEFINITION OF STATE.

       Section 102 (42 U.S.C. 5122) is amended in each of 
     paragraphs (3) and (4) by striking ``the Northern'' and all 
     that follows through ``Pacific Islands'' and inserting ``and 
     the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands''.

     SEC. 303. FIRE SUPPRESSION GRANTS.

       Section 420 (42 U.S.C. 5187) is amended by inserting ``and 
     local government'' after ``State''.

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     SEC. 304. BUY AMERICAN.

       (a) Compliance With Buy American Act.--No funds authorized 
     to be appropriated pursuant to this Act or any amendment made 
     by this Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity, 
     in expending the funds, complies with the Buy American Act 
     (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.).
       (b) Debarment of Persons Convicted of Fraudulent Use of 
     ``Made in America'' Labels.--
       (1) In general.--If the Director of the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency 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 Director 
     shall determine, not later than 90 days after determining 
     that the person has been so convicted, whether the person 
     should be debarred from contracting under the Robert T. 
     Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.
       (2) Debar defined.--In this section, the term ``debar'' has 
     the meaning given that term by section 2393(c) of title 10, 
     United States Code.

  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. NETHERCUTT, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mrs. FOWLER 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

415

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

2

para. 17.6                     [Roll No. 33]

                                YEAS--415

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--2

     Paul
     Stump
       

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Capps
     Chenoweth
     Engel
     Evans
     Everett
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Granger
     Holt
     Kennedy
     McCollum
     Mollohan
     Rangel
     Sanchez
     Scarborough
     Stark
  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. 17.7  condolences of the congress on the death of the honorable 
          morris k. udall

  On motion of Mr. KOLBE, by unanimous consent, the Committee on House 
Administration was discharged from further consideration of the 
following concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 40):

       Whereas Morris King Udall served his Nation and his State 
     of Arizona with honor and distinction in his 30 years as a 
     Member of the United States House of Representatives;
       Whereas Morris King Udall became an internationally 
     recognized leader in the field of conservation, personally 
     sponsoring legislation that more than doubled the National 
     Park and National Wildlife Refuge systems, and added 
     thousands of acres to America's National Wilderness 
     Preservation System;
       Whereas Morris King Udall was also instrumental in 
     reorganizing the United States Postal Service, in helping 
     enact legislation to restore lands left in the wake of 
     surface mining, enhancing and protecting the civil service, 
     and fighting long and consistently to safeguard the rights 
     and legacies of Native Americans;
       Whereas in his lifetime, Morris King Udall became known as 
     a model Member of Congress and was among the most effective 
     and admired legislators of his generation;
       Whereas this very decent and good man from Arizona also 
     left us with one of the most precious gifts of all--a special 
     brand of wonderful and endearing humor that was distinctly 
     his;
       Whereas Morris King Udall set a standard for all facing 
     adversity as he struggled against the onslaught of 
     Parkinson's disease with the same optimism and humor that 
     were the hallmarks of his life; and
       Whereas Morris King Udall in so many ways will continue to 
     stand as a symbol of all that is best about public service, 
     for all that is civil in political discourse, for all that is 
     kind and gentle, and will remain an inspiration to others: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) has learned with profound sorrow of the death of the 
     Honorable Morris King Udall on December 12, 1998, and extends 
     condolences to the Udall family, and especially to his wife 
     Norma;
       (2) expresses its profound gratitude to the Honorable 
     Morris King Udall and his family for the service that he 
     rendered to his country; and
       (3) recognizes with appreciation and respect the Honorable 
     Morris K. Udall's commitment to and example of bipartisanship 
     and collegial interaction in the legislative process.

     SECTION. 2. TRANSMISSION OF ENROLLED RESOLUTION.

       The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall transmit an 
     enrolled copy of this Concurrent Resolution to the family of 
     the Honorable Morris King Udall.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered.
  After debate,

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  On motion of Mr. KOLBE, 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.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para. 17.8  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. KOLBE, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, March 8, at 2 o'clock p.m.

para. 17.9  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. KOLBE, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Monday, March 8, 1999, it 
adjourn to meet at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 9, 1999, for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para. 17.10  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. KOLBE, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, March 
10, 1999, under clause 7, rule XV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para. 17.11  committee resignation--majority

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

                                         House of Representatives,


                               Committee on National Security,

                                Washington, DC, February 25, 1999.
     Hon. Dennis J. Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I hereby request a rescission of my 
     waiver to serve on three standing committees of the House and 
     submit my withdrawal from the Judiciary Committee effective 
     immediately.
           Sincerely,
                                                      Steve Buyer,
                                              Member of Congress. 

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para. 17.12  commission on the advancement of women and minorities in 
          science, engineering, and technology development

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

                                         House of Representatives,


                              Office of the Democratic Leader,

                                    Washington, DC, March 4, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to section 5(a) of Public Law 
     105-255, I hereby appoint the following individual to the 
     Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in 
     Science, Engineering, and Technology Development:
       Dr. Jill Shapiro, Ph.D. of Tiburon, CA.
           Yours Very Truly,
                                              Richard A. Gephardt.

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

para. 17.13  committee resignation--minority

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

                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, March 3, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: As you may know, I have been appointed to 
     serve on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence by 
     Minority Leader Richard A. Gephardt of Missouri.
       I respectfully request a leave of absence from the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight for the duration 
     of my service on the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence. In accordance with the rules of the Democratic 
     Caucus, I will retain my seniority on the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight during this period.
           Sincerely,
                                                   Gary A. Condit,
                                              Member of Congress. 

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para. 17.14  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mrs. CHENOWETH, 
for today.
  And then,

para. 17.15  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. UNDERWOOD, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 4 o'clock and 12 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 2 
o'clock p.m. on Monday, March 8, 1999.

para. 17.16  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. 819. A bill to authorize appropriations 
     for the Federal Maritime Commission for fiscal years 2000 and 
     2001 (Rept. No. 106-42). Referred to the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union.

para. 17.17  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Gejdenson):
       H.R. 973. A bill to modify authorities with respect to the 
     provision of security assistance under the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Ehrlich, and Mr. Moran of Virginia):
       H.R. 974. A bill to establish a program to afford high 
     school graduates from the District of Columbia the benefits 
     of in-State tuition at State colleges and universities 
     outside the District of Columbia, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform, 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. VISCLOSKY (for himself, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Ney, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Murtha, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Klink, Mr. Regula, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Weller, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Gekas, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Goodling, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Gillmor, 
             Mr. Wise, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Costello, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Evans, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Holden, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Bishop, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. Cramer, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. Larson, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Boswell, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Borski, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Sawyer, and Mr. Cannon):
       H.R. 975. A bill to provide for a reduction in the volume 
     of steel imports, and to establish a steel import 
     notification and monitoring program; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself and Mrs. Bono):
       H.R. 976. 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 Mr. FORBES:
       H.R. 977. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to establish, and provide a checkoff for, a Biomedical 
     Research Fund, 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. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 978. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     to ensure that certain orders of the National Labor Relations 
     Board are enforced to protect the rights of employees; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. STRICKLAND (for himself, Mr. King of New York, 
             Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Holden, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. 
             Coyne):
       H.R. 979. A bill to ensure that services related to the 
     operation of a correctional facility and the incarceration of 
     inmates are not

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     provided by private contractors or vendors and that persons 
     convicted of any offenses against the United States shall be 
     housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal 
     employees; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TALENT (for himself, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. English, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Portman, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Packard, Mr. Shows, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Wise, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Dunn, Mr. 
             Hulshof, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Green 
             of Texas, Mr. Thune, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Hill of Montana, 
             Mr. Pease, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Armey, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. DeMint, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. McInnis, Mrs. 
             Bono, Mr. Goode, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. McIntosh, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Foley, and Mrs. Myrick):
       H.R. 980. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a deduction for 100 percent of the health insurance 
     costs of self-employed individuals; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. KOLBE (for himself, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Hayworth, 
             Mr. Stump, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and Mr. 
             Udall of New Mexico):
       H.R. 981. A bill to redesignate the Coronado National 
     Forest in honor of Morris K. Udall, a former Member of the 
     House of Representatives; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Goode, Mr. Armey, 
             Mr. Cox, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Barr of Georgia, 
             Mr. Coburn, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             Goss, Mr. Istook, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Fossella, Mr. Largent, Mr. English, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Paul, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Packard, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Jenkins, 
             Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
             Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. DeMint, 
             Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Everett, 
             Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Forbes, and Mr. 
             McCollum):
       H.R. 982. 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. BALDACCI (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. English, 
             Mr. Rothman, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Allen, 
             and Mr. Doyle):
       H.R. 983. 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. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Rangel, and 
             Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 984. A bill to provide additional trade benefits to 
     certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean, to provide 
     assistance to the countries in Central America and the 
     Caribbean affected by Hurricane Mitch and Hurricane Georges, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and in addition to the Committees on International Relations, 
     Banking and Financial Services, the Judiciary, and Armed 
     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. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Herger, Mrs. Thurman, 
             Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Foley, 
             Mr. Oxley, Mr. Walsh, Mr. English, Mr. Hobson, Ms. 
             Danner, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Smith of Washington, Mr. Boyd, and Mr. Saxton):
       H.R. 985. 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.
           By Mr. BARCIA (for himself, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Royce, 
             Mrs. Clayton, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Ney, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Clay, 
             Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Pastor, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Turner, 
             Mr. Combest, Mr. Foley, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Knollenberg, 
             Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Luther, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Lofgren, 
             Mr. Kuykendall, and Mr. Sandlin):
       H.R. 986. A bill to authorize the President to award a gold 
     medal on behalf of the Congress to John Walsh in recognition 
     of his outstanding and enduring contributions to American 
     society in the fields of law enforcement and victims' rights; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Armey, 
             Mr. DeLay, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Hefley, 
             Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hall 
             of Texas, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Tanner, Mr. John, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Clement, and Mr. Goodling):
       H.R. 987. A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to wait 
     for completion of a National Academy of Sciences study before 
     promulgating a standard or guideline on ergonomics; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BOSWELL:
       H.R. 988. A bill to provide for a comprehensive, 
     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. COBURN (for himself and Mr. Strickland):
       H.R. 989. 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 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. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Markey, 
             Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 990. A bill to provide for investment in private 
     sector securities markets of amounts held in the Federal Old-
     Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund for payment of 
     benefits under title II of the Social Security Act; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COSTELLO (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Frost, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Ford, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Mink 
             of Hawaii, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             LaFalce, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Shows, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Rush, Mr. Bonior, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Sabo, and Mr. Kleczka):
       H.R. 991. 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 
     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. DOOLITTLE:
       H.R. 992. 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. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 993. A bill to provide that of amounts available to a 
     designated agency for a fiscal year that are not obligated in 
     the fiscal year, up to 50 percent may be used to pay bonuses 
     to agency personnel and the remainder shall be deposited into 
     the general fund of the Treasury and used exclusively for 
     deficit reduction; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. EHLERS:
       H.R. 994. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that the percentage of completion method of 
     accounting shall not be required to be used with respect to 
     contracts for the manufacture of property if no payments are 
     required to be made before the completion of the manufacture 
     of such property; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. EMERSON (for herself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Hulshof, 
             and Mr. Talent):
       H.R. 995. A bill to provide a direct check for education; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ETHERIDGE (for himself, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Rangel, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Carson, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Towns, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Frost, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Forbes, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Delahunt, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Clement, Mr. Shows, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Bonior, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr.

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             Brown of California, Ms. Norton, Mr. Baird, Mr. Watt 
             of North Carolina, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
             Inslee, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Davis 
             of Florida, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. 
             Weiner, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Mr. Wu, and Ms. Baldwin):
       H.R. 996. 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. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Borski, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. McNulty, 
             Mr. Payne, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Shays, 
             Mr. Shows, Mrs. Tauscher, and Ms. Velazquez):
       H.R. 997. 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. HAYES:
       H.R. 998. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide an incentive for expanding employment in rural 
     areas by allowing employers the work opportunity credit for 
     hiring residents of rural areas; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Farr of California, 
             Mr. Gilchrest, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Kuykendall, and Mr. 
             Saxton):
       H.R. 999. 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.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Oberstar, 
             and Mr. Lipinski):
       H.R. 1000. 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, 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. HULSHOF (for himself, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. Collins, Mr. Crane, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
             Herger, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Nussle, Mr. 
             Sam Johnson of Texas, Ms. Dunn, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Watkins, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Weller, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Petri, Ms. Granger, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Ney, 
             and Mr. Terry):
       H.R. 1001. 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. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
             Schaffer, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Gary Miller of 
             California, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Shows, Mr. Istook, and Mr. Young of 
             Alaska):
       H.R. 1002. 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 Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 1003. 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. MANZULLO (for himself, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. 
             Crane):
       H.R. 1004. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow dentists and physicians to use the cash basis 
     of accounting for income tax purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. Hilleary, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Taylor of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. LaHood, and Mrs. 
             Roukema):
       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 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. MCCRERY (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Houghton, 
             and Ms. Dunn):
       H.R. 1006. 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 Mrs. MEEK of Florida:
       H.R. 1007. 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. METCALF (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Filner, and 
             Ms. Brown of Florida):
       H.R. 1008. 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.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida:
       H.R. 1009. A bill to authorize the awarding of grants to 
     cities, counties, tribal organizations, and certain other 
     entities for the purpose of improving public participation in 
     the 2000 decennial census; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida:
       H.R. 1010. A bill to improve participation in the 2000 
     decennial census by increasing the amounts available to the 
     Bureau of the Census for marketing, promotion, and outreach; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Moakley, 
             Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Meehan, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Tierney, 
             and Mr. Olver):
       H.R. 1011. 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. NORWOOD (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Hilleary, Mr. Istook, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             McKeon, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Paul, 
             Mr. Schaffer, and Mr. Talent):
       H.R. 1012. 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. PETRI:
       H.R. 1013. A bill to require that employers offering 
     benefits to associates of its employees who are not spouses 
     or dependents of the employees not discriminate on the basis 
     of the nature of the relationship between the employee and 
     the designated associates; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. PICKETT:
       H.R. 1014. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make permanent the exclusion for employer-provided 
     educational assistance; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, Mr. Shows, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Frost, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Pastor, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Wynn, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Stark, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 1015. 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. RYAN of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 1016. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to allow the projected 
     on-budget surplus for any fiscal year to be used for tax 
     cuts; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. SCHAFFER:
       H.R. 1017. A bill to provide for budgetary reform by 
     requiring a balanced Federal budget and the repayment of the 
     national debt; 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. SHADEGG (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Salmon, 
             Mr. Sanford, Mr. Royce, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. English, 
             Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Stump, Mr. Paul, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Scarborough, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
             Barton of Texas, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Stearns, 
             Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Doolittle, 
             and Mr. Foley):
       H.R. 1018. A bill to require Congress to specify the source 
     of authority under the United States Constitution for the 
     enactment of laws, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SKEEN:
       H.R. 1019. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey lands and interests comprising the Carlsbad 
     Irrigation Project to the Carlsbad Irrigation District, New 
     Mexico; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SNYDER (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Filner, Ms. 
             Carson, Mr. Minge, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Shows, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, and Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 1020. 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 Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Camp, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 1021. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow small employers a

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     credit against income tax for costs incurred in establishing 
     a qualified employer plan; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 1022. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to 
     make grants to States to correct Y2K problems in computers 
     that are used to administer State and local government 
     programs; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. PICKETT:
       H.J. Res. 36. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to restrict annual 
     deficits by limiting the public debt of the United States and 
     requiring a favorable vote of the people on any law to exceed 
     such limits; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PICKETT:
       H. Con. Res. 41. Concurrent resolution to express the sense 
     of the Congress that the Bureau of Labor Statistics should 
     develop and publish monthly a cost of living index; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Clyburn, 
             Mr. Dixon, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Owens, Ms. Waters, and Mr. 
             Payne):
       H. Res. 97. A resolution calling upon Haiti's political 
     leaders to seek agreement on transparent, free, and widely 
     participatory elections, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin (for himself and Mr. Sweeney):
       H. Res. 98. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to require that concurrent resolutions on the 
     budget not carry an estimated deficit for the budget year or 
     for any outyear; to the Committee on Rules. 

para. 17.18  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, private bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. METCALF:
       H.R. 1023. A bill for the relief of Richard W. Schaffert; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PORTER:
       H.R. 1024. A bill for the relief of Edwardo Reyes and 
     Dianelita Reyes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SUNUNU:
       H.R. 1025. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with 
     appropriate endorsement for employment in the fisheries for 
     each of 3 vessels; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 1026. A bill to provide for the reliquidation of 
     certain entries of self-tapping screws; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means. 

para. 17.19  additional sponsors to public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 3: Mr. Tiahrt and Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 5: Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
     Herger, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Collins, Mr. Schaffer, 
     Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Fossella, and Mr. 
     Petri.
       H.R. 8: Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Shows, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Ford, and 
     Mr. Shuster.
       H.R. 19: Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 70: Mrs. Clayton and Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 72: Mr. LaHood, Mr. Gallegly, and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 73: Mr. Linder and Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 111: Mr. Isakson, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
     Capuano, Mr. Blagojevich, and Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 119: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 152: Mr. Bereuter and Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 163: Mr. Duncan, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Towns, 
     Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Hall of Texas, and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 208: Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 222: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 225: Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
     Hulshof, Mr. Sununu, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
     Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Terry, 
     Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. 
     Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Graham, Ms. Slaughter, 
     and Ms. Dunn.
       H.R. 226: Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Moore, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. 
     Gonzalez.
       H.R. 227: Mr. Petri, Mr. Shays, Mr. Minge, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
     English, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 261: Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 353: Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
     Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 357: Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Engel, Mr. Thompson of 
     Mississippi, Mr. Kildee, and Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 363: Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 380: Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Mascara, and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 381: Mr. Stark and Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 392: Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Phelps, and Ms. 
     Woolsey.
       H.R. 405: Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 415: Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 449: Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 455: Mr. Lampson, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Pelosi, 
     Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 500: Mr. Smith of Washington and Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 506: Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 537: Mr. Goss.
       H.R. 541: Mr. Rangel, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 544: Mr. Faleomavaega and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 555: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Filner, Ms. Brown 
     of Florida, and Mrs. Christian-Christensen.
       H.R. 561: Mr. Hyde.
       H.R. 573: Mr. Castle, Mr. Kildee, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. Hooley of 
     Oregon, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Upton, Ms. 
     McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. Buyer.
       H.R. 586: Mr. Paul, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Sandlin, and 
     Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 590: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 597: Mr. McGovern, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida, Mr. Owens, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
     Texas, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Filner, Ms. Rivers, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
     Scott, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
     Napolitano, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
     George Miller of California, Mr. Kolbe, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. 
     Towns.
       H.R. 599: Mr. Cummings, Mr. Foley, and Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 601: Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 606: Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 614: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 621: Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 625: Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 639: Mr. Aderholt, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. Barr of 
     Georgia.
       H.R. 648: Mr. Shows and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 664: Mr. McNulty, Mr. Goode, Ms. Norton, Mr. Dixon, 
     Mr. Underwood, Mr. John, and Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 679: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Vento, Ms. 
     Woolsey, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Minge, and Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 680: Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, and Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 688: Mr. Paul, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
     LoBiondo, Mr. Rahall, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Hefley, Mrs. 
     Emerson, Mr. Goss, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
     Schaffer, Mr. Fossella, and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 691: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 693: Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Hill of Montana, and Mrs. 
     Cubin.
       H.R. 701: Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
     Aderholt, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Bachus, 
     Mr. Cramer, Mr. Deal of Georgia, and Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 710: Mr. Stearns, Mr. English, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
     Sandlin, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Minge, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
     Pastor, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Peterson 
     of Minnesota, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. Whitfield, and Mr. 
     Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 730: Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 739: Mr. Upton, Mr. Frost, Mr. Shows, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
     Deutsch, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 741: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Lampson, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. Kind of 
     Wisconsin.
       H.R. 754: Mr. Doyle, Mr. Kildee, and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 763: Ms. Baldwin.
       H.R. 793: Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 800: Mr. McKeon, Mr. Clement, Mr. Sherman, Mrs. 
     Myrick, and Mr. Portman.
       H.R. 804: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 808: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 817: Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Shows, and Mr. Leach.
       H.R. 832: Mr. Capuano and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 833: Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Buyer, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
     Ehrlich, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
     Strickland, Mr. Sununu, and Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 845: Mr. Kleczka and Mr. George Miller of California.
       H.R. 851: Mr. Sanders, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Taylor 
     of North Carolina, Mr. Gilman, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Bereuter, 
     Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Turner, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Barrett of 
     Nebraska, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Sawyer, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Sandlin, 
     Mr. McInnis, Mr. Bass, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Sununu, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Collins, and Mr. 
     Tierney.
       H.R. 860: Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Vento, and Mr. 
     Delahunt.
       H.R. 864: Mr. McGovern, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
     Callahan, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Riley, Mr. Allen, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. 
     Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Burr of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Camp, Mr. Upton, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
     Hill of Montana, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
     Dicks, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
     Smith of Washington, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
     Metcalf, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Larson, 
     Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Wamp, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Udall of Colorado, 
     Mr. Jenkins, and Mr. Ballenger.
       H.R. 872: Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
     Kucinich, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 876: Mr. Foley and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 883: Mr. Forbes, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Cook, 
     Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. 
     Collins.
       H.R. 894: Mr. Goodling, Mr. Condit, and Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 901: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 922: Mr. Riley, Ms. Granger, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
     Graham, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. LaHood.

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       H.R. 927: Mr. Herger and Mr. Petri.
       H.J. Res. 9: Mr. Mica and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.J. Res. 22: Ms. Stabenow and Mr. Bonior.
       H.J. Res. 25: Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Fossella, Mr. King of New 
     York, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gutierrez, 
     Mr. Spence, Mr. Calvert, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
     Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Moore, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
     McHugh, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Baldacci.
       H. Con. Res. 5: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
     Wynn, and Mr. Lampson.
       H. Con. Res. 5: Ms. Lofgren.
       H. Con. Res. 23: Mr. Pickering, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Bachus, 
     Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Stump, 
     Mr. Filner, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H. Con. Res. 24: Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
     Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
     Boehner, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Kleczka, Mrs. 
     Napolitano, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Farr of California, 
     Mr. Pascrell, and Mr. Rogers.
       H. Con. Res. 25: Mrs. Northup.
       H. Con. Res. 30: Mr. Gibbons.
       H. Con. Res. 31: Mr. King of New York, Mr. Gonzalez, and 
     Mr. Gibbons.
       H. Con. Res. 34: Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Underwood, Ms. 
     Pelosi, and Mr. Strickland.
       H. Res. 41: Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Ney, Mr. Waxman, and Mrs. 
     Wilson.
       H. Res. 89: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Shows, Mr. Green 
     of Texas, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, and Mr. Frost.

para. 17.20  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 863: Ms. Woolsey.




.
                       MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1999 (18)

para. 18.1  appointment 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,

                                                    March 8, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Fred Upton to act as Speaker 
     pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

para. 18.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, March 4, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 18.3  communications

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

       912. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Formic Acid; Tolerance 
     Exemptions [OPP300451A; FRL-5600-4] received February 17, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       913. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a request for emergency funds that will 
     support the District of Columbia and the Department of the 
     Interior, pursuant to Public Law 105-277; (H. Doc. No. 106-
     36); to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       914. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     Comptroller, Department of Defense, transmitting certifying 
     that the current Future Years Defense Program fully funds the 
     support costs associated with the Medium Tactical Vehicle 
     Replacement Program; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       915. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting a project plan for the Department of 
     Defense Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel 
     Demonstration; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       916. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Education, transmitting Final Regulations--International 
     Education Programs, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       917. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--International Education Programs: 
     General Provisions, National Resource Centers Program for 
     Foreign Language and Area Studies or Foreign Language and 
     International Studies, Undergraduate International Studies 
     and Foreign Language Program, The International Research and 
     Studies Program, and Language Resource Centers Program--
     February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       918. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Process for Electing State Agency 
     Representatives for Consultations with Department of Labor 
     Relating to Nationwide Employment Statistics System (RIN: 
     1290-AA19) received February 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       919. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Department's report entitled ``Performance Profiles of 
     Major Energy Producers 1997,'' pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 7267; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       920. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Emission factors for 
     PM2.5 and its Precursors--received February 17, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       921. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Standard Format and Content of 
     License Termination Plans For Nuclear Power Reactors--
     received February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       922. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Revisions 
     to the Freedom of Information Act Regulation [No. 99-7] (RIN: 
     3069-AA71) received February 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       923. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a report on accounting use for internal 
     use software; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       924. A letter from the Chief Judge, Superior Court of the 
     District of Columbia, transmitting the amended ``Jury Plan 
     for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia''; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       925. A letter from the Director, The Peace Corps, 
     transmitting the FY 1998 report pursuant to the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       926. 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 Conservation Order for the reduction of 
     Midcontinent light goose populations (RIN: 1018-AF05) 
     received February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       927. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospherice 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 
     9; OMB Control Numbers [Docket No. 981006253-9021-03; I.D. 
     082698D] (RIN: 0648-AK05) received February 22, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       928. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class D Airspace; Lawrenceville, GA 
     [Airspace Docket No. 98-ASO-20] received February 22, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       929. 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, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, TX; and 
     Revocation of Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Class C 
     Airspace; TX [Airspace Docket No. 97-AWA-4] (RIN: 2120-AA66) 
     received February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       930. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-600, -700, and -
     800 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-258-AD; Amendment 39-
     11035; AD 99-04-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 22, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       931. 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-269-AD; Amendment 39-
     11030; AD 99-04-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 22, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       932. 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. 98-NM-141-
     AD; Amendment 39-11026; AD 99-04-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       933. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Textron Lycoming Reciprocating 
     Engines IO-540 and O-540 Engines Equipped With Slick Aircraft 
     Products Magnetos [Docket No. 98-ANE-81-AD; Amendment 39-
     11028; AD 99-04-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 22, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       934. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Limited Dart Series 
     Turboprop Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-46-AD; Amendment 39-
     11033; AD 99-04-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 22, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       935. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting

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     the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; 
     Raytheon Aircraft Company Models 1900, 1900C, and 1900D 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-66-AD; Amendment 39-11032; AD 99-
     04-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 22, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       936. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the accomplishments of the National Intelligent 
     Transportation Systems (ITS) Program for the year 1997; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       937. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, U.S. 
     Customs Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Automated Clearinghouse Credit [T.D. 
     99-11] (RIN: 1515-AC26) received February 22, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       938. 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 99-12] received 
     February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       939. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Proposed Changes to Final Witholding Regulations Under 
     Section 1441; Proposed Model Qualified Intermediary 
     Withholding Agreement [Notice 99-8] received February 22, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       940. A letter from the transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Proposed Changes to Final Withholding Regulations Under 
     Section 1441; Proposed Model Qualified Intermediary 
     Withholding Agreement [Notice 99-8] received February 22, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       941. 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 
     Administration and Appropriations. 

para. 18.4  parents advisory council on drug abuse

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

                                         House of Representatives,


                              Office of the Democratic Leader,

                                    Washington, DC, March 5, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to section 710(a)(2) of Public 
     Law 105-277, I hereby appoint the following individuals to 
     the Parents Advisory Council on Youth Drug Abuse:
       Ms. Marilyn Bader of St. Louis, MO for one year term;
       Mr. J. Tracy Wiecking of Farmington, MO for two year term.
           Yours Very Truly,
                                             Richard A. Gephardt. 

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

para. 18.5  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to the special order agreed to on 
Thursday, March 4, 1999, at 2 o'clock and 6 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 9, 1999.

para. 18.6  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 March 5, 1999]

       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 416. A bill 
     to provide for the rectification of certain retirement 
     coverage errors affecting Federal employees, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 106-29, Pt. 2). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

                       [Submitted March 8, 1999]

       Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Education and the Workforce. 
     H.R. 800. A bill to provide for education flexibility 
     partnerships; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-43) Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 540. 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 (Rept. No. 106-44). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para. 18.7  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 1027. A bill to provide for the carriage by satellite 
     carriers of local broadcast station 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. FORBES:
       H.R. 1028. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Small 
     Business Administration to redesignate the branch office of 
     the Administration located in Melville, New York, as a 
     district office; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Bachus, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Castle, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. Underwood):
       H.R. 1029. 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. GILMAN:
       H. Con. Res. 42. Concurrent resolution regarding the use of 
     United States Armed Forces as part of a NATO peacekeeping 
     operation implementing a Kosovo peace agreement; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. GOSS (for himself, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. Foley):
       H. Con. Res. 43. Concurrent resolution condemning the 
     irregular interruption of the democratic political 
     institutional process in Haiti; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H. Con. Res. 44. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for the 18th annual National Peace 
     Officers' Memorial Service; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para. 18.8  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       5. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     Commonwealth of Massachusetts, relative to a resolution 
     requesting the President of the United States to direct the 
     Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission to rescind his 
     decision closing the Boston Regional Office as it is contrary 
     to the public's interest; to the Committee on Commerce.
       6. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Nevada, 
     relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 4 urging the Congress 
     of the United States not to enact the Nuclear Waste Policy 
     Act of 1999; jointly to the Committees on Commerce, 
     Resources, and Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para. 18.9  additional sponsors to public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 40: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rangel, Ms. 
     Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 316: Mr. DeMint, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
     Boucher, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 347: Mr. Barcia, Mr. Crane, and Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 540: Mr. Phelps, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
     Blagojevich, Mr. Farr of California, and Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 637: Mr. Terry, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
     Mr. Whitfield, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 744: Mr. Boehner.
       H.R. 769: Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 771: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 798: Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, Mr. Serrano, and Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 800: Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Dunn, Ms. Granger, Mr. Smith of 
     Michigan, Mrs. Biggert, and Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 828: Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 859: Mr. Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 863: Mr. Ewing, Mr. Radanovich, and Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 886: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. 
     McDermott.
       H.R. 894: Pombo.
       H.R. 903: Mr. Linder, Mr. Stump, and Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 910: Mr. Rogan.
       H.R. 914: Mr. Klink, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Shows, Mr. McNulty, 
     and Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 986: Mr. Pallone.
       H. Con. Res. 24: Mr. Stump, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
     Inslee, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
     Hill of Indiana, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ose, Mr. 
     Ford, Mr. Greenwood, and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
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                       TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1999 (19)

para. 19.1  appointment of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 10:30 a.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. BLILEY, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    March 9, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Tom Bliley to act as Speaker 
     pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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para. 19.2  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 and a 
concurrent resolution of the House of the following titles:

       H.R. 882. An Act to nullify any reservation of funds during 
     fiscal year 1999 for guaranteed loans under the Consolidated 
     Farm and Rural Development Act for qualified farmers or 
     ranchers, and for other purposes.
       H. Con. Res. 40. Concurrent resolution honoring Morris 
     Udall, former United States Representatives from Arizona, and 
     extending the condolences of the Congress on his death.

  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. 15. Concurrent resolution honoring Morris King 
     Udall, former United States Representative from Arizona, and 
     extending the condolences of the Congress on his death.

  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-220, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, announces the appointment of 
the following individuals to serve as members of the Twenty-first 
Century Workforce Commission--
  Susan Auld, of Vermont;
  Katherine K. Clark, of Virginia;
  Bobby S. Garvin, of Mississippi; and
  Randel K. Johnson, of Maryland.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-277, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Democratic Leader, announces the appointment of 
the following individuals to serve as members of the Commission on 
Online Child Protection--
  Jerry Berman, of Washington, D.C.--Representative of a business making 
content available over the Internet;
  Srinija Srinivasan, of California--Representative of a business 
providing Internet portal or search services; and
  Donald N. Telage, of Massachusetts--Representative of a business 
providing domain name registration services.
  The message also announced that pursuant to section 194(a) of title 
14, United States Code, as amended by Public Law 101-595, the Chair, on 
behalf of the Vice President, appoints the following Senators to the 
Board of Visitors of the United States Coast Guard Academy--
  the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain), ex officio, as Chairman of the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; and
  the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Ashcroft), Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation.
  The message also announced that pursuant to section 1295(b) of title 
46, United States Code, as amended by Public Law 101-595, the Chair, on 
behalf of the Vice President, appoints the following Senators to the 
Board of Visitors of the United States Merchant Marine Academy--
  the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain), ex officio, as Chairman of the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; and
  the Senator from Maine (Ms. Snowe), Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation. 

para. 19.3  ``morning-hour debate''

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLILEY, pursuant to the order of the 
House of Tuesday, January 19, 1999, recognized Members for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para. 19.4  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. 19.5  recess--11:03 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLILEY, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 11 o'clock 3 minutes a.m. until 12 
o'clock noon.

para. 19.6  after recess--12 noon

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

para. 19.7  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, March 8, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 19.8  communications

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

       942. 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 1998,'' pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2151n(d); to the Committee 
     on Appropriations.
       943. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a statement with respect to 
     transactions involving U.S. exports to various overseas 
     entities, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       944. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, National Highway 
     Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Consumer 
     Information Regulations; Utility Vehicle Label [Docket No. 
     NHTSA-98-3381, Notice 2] (RIN: 2127-AG53) received March 8, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       945. 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 March 8, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       946. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     a report about grants authorized by the Anadromous Fish 
     Conservation Act of 1965; to the Committee on Resources.
       947. A letter from the General Counsel, Executive Office 
     for Immigration Review, Department of Justice, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Motion to Reopen: Suspension of 
     Deportation and Cancellation of Removal [EOIR No. 121F; AG 
     ORDER No.] (RIN: 1125-AA23) received March 8, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       948. A letter from the Register of Copyrights, Library of 
     Congress, transmitting a schedule of proposed new copyright 
     fees and the accompanying analysis; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       949. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the 1998 Annual Report of the Visiting Committee 
     on Advanced Technology of the National Institute of Standards 
     and Technology (NIST), pursuant to Public Law 100--418, 
     section 5131(b) (102 Stat. 1443); to the Committee on 
     Science.
       950. A letter from the Regulatory Policy Officer, Bureau of 
     Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, transmitting the Bureau's 
     final rule--Establishment of the San Francisco Bay 
     Viticultural Area and the Realignment of the Boundary of the 
     Central Coast Viticultural Area (97-242) [T.D. ATF-407; Re: 
     Notice No. 856] (RIN: 1512-AA07) received February 3, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       951. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Division, Bureau 
     of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, transmitting the Bureau's 
     final rule--Procedures for the Issuance, Denial, and 
     Revocation of Certificates of Label Approval, Certificates of 
     Exemption From Label Approval, and Distinctive Liquor Bottle 
     Approvals (93F-029P) [TD ATF-406 Re: Notice No. 815 and 
     Notice No. 819] (RIN: 1512-AB34) received January 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       952. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Children and 
     Families, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Child Support 
     Enforcement Program; State Plan Approval and Grant 
     Procedures, State Plan Requirements, Standards for Program 
     Operations, Federal Financial Participation Audit and Penalty 
     (RIN: 0970-AB81) received February 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       953. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of 
     intent to obligate funds for an additional program proposal 
     for purposes of Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund 
     activities; jointly to the Committees on Appropriations and 
     International Relations.
       954. A letter from the Director, Congressional Budget 
     Office, transmitting a paper that reviews the activities of 
     the Congressional Budget Office during 1998; jointly to the 
     Committees on Rules and the Budget.
       955. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Medicare 
     and Medicaid Programs: Reporting Outcome and Assessment 
     Information Set (OASIS) Data as Part of the Conditions of 
     Participation for Home Health Agencies [HCFA-3006-IFC] (RIN: 
     0938-AJ10) received February 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Commerce.
       956. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Medicare 
     and Medicaid Programs: Comprehensive Assessment and Use of 
     the OASIS as Part of the Conditions of Participation for Home 
     Health Agencies [HCFA-3007-F] (RIN: 0938-AJ11) received 
     February 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly 
     to the Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce.
       957. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a study and Report to Congress on the 
     effectiveness and appropriateness of current mechanisms

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     for surveying and certifying renal dialysis facilities for 
     compliance with the Medicare conditions and requirements of 
     section 1881(b) of the Social Security Act; jointly to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce. 

para. 19.9  message from the president--national endowment for the arts

  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:
  It is my pleasure to transmit herewith the Annual Report of the 
National Endowment for the Arts for Fiscal Year 1997.
  The Arts Endowment awards more than one thousand grants each year to 
nonprofit arts organizations for projects that bring the arts to 
millions of Americans. Once again, this year's grants reflect the 
diversity of our Nation's culture and the creativity of our artists. 
Whether seeing a classic theatrical production in Connecticut or an art 
exhibition in Arizona, whether listening to a symphony in Iowa or 
participating in a fine arts training program for inner-city students in 
Louisiana, Americans who benefit from Arts Endowment grants have 
experienced the power and joy of the arts in their lives.
  Arts Endowment grants in 1997 supported:
  --projects in theater, dance, music, visual arts, and the other 
    artistic disciplines, demonstrating that our diversity is an asset--
    and helping us to interpret the past, understand each other in the 
    present, and envision the future;
  --folk and traditional arts programs, which strengthen and showcase 
    our rich cultural heritage; and
  --arts education, which helps improve our children's skills and 
    enhances their lives with the richness of the arts.
  The arts challenge our imaginations, nourish our spirits, and help to 
sustain our democracy. We are a Nation of creators and innovators. As 
this report illustrates, the NEA continues to celebrate America's 
artistic achievements and makes the arts more accessible to the American 
people.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, March 9, 1999.

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

para. 19.10  message from the president--trade policy agreements program

  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:
  As required by section 163 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 
U.S.C. 2213), I transmit herewith the 1999 Trade Policy Agenda and the 
1998 Annual Report on the Trade Agreements Program. This report includes 
the Annual Report on the World Trade Organization, as required by 
section 124 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3534).
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, March 9, 1999.

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

para. 19.11  1999 nursing home resident protection

  Mr. BILIRAKIS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 540) 
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.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, 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. LaTOURETTE, 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. LaTOURETTE, pursuant to clause 8, rule 
XX, announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed 
until Wednesday, March 10, 1999.

para. 19.12  change of reference--h.r. 809

  On motion of Mr. GEKAS, by unanimous consent, the Committee on the 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 
809) to amend the Act of June 1, 1948, to provide for reform of the 
Federal Protection Service.
  When said bill was rereferred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure.

para. 19.13  united states code reenactment extension

  Mr. GEKAS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 808) to 
extend for 3 additional months the period for which chapter 12 of title 
11 of the United States Code is reenacted; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, recognized Mr. GEKAS and Ms. 
BALDWIN, 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. LaTOURETTE, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. SMITH of Michigan, 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 8, rule 
XX, announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed 
until Wednesday, March 10, 1999.

para. 19.14  free elections in indonesia

  Mr. BEREUTER moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 32):

       Whereas Indonesia is the world's fourth most populous 
     country, has the world's largest Muslim population, and has 
     repeatedly demonstrated itself to be a good friend of the 
     United States;
       Whereas a stable and democratic Indonesia can continue to 
     play an important leadership role in the security and 
     stability of Southeast Asia;
       Whereas Indonesian national elections in 1955 were judged 
     to be free and fair, but more recent elections have been far 
     more problematic;
       Whereas in response to overwhelming public demand, long-
     time leader (32 years) Soeharto resigned on May 21, 1998;
       Whereas elections for the House of Representatives of 
     Indonesia (DPR) have been scheduled for June 7, 1999;
       Whereas it is in the interests of all Indonesians and 
     friends of Indonesia that the June 1999 elections be free, 
     fair, and transparent;
       Whereas the Government of Indonesia has welcomed 
     international interest and technical support for the 
     elections, under the coordination of the United Nations 
     Development Program;
       Whereas United States and international nongovernmental 
     organizations such as the National Democratic Institute for 
     International Affairs (NDI), the Asia Foundation, the 
     International Republican Institute (IRI), the International 
     Foundation for Election Systems (IFES), and the American 
     Center for International Labor Solidarity (ACILS) are 
     providing election assistance throughout Indonesia; and
       Whereas the active participation in election monitoring by 
     the international community, including the United States 
     Congress, would contribute meaningfully to the Indonesian 
     election: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) supports the aspirations of the Indonesian people for 
     democratic elections;
       (2) urges the Government of Indonesia to take all steps, 
     including the provision of adequate financial and 
     administrative resources, to ensure that the parliamentary 
     elections scheduled for June 7, 1999, are free, fair, and 
     transparent, according to internationally recognized 
     standards, and that an institutional capacity is put in place 
     for free and fair elections in the future;
       (3) calls upon the Government of Indonesia to enact 
     election laws that ensure that the will of the people is 
     respected, both in the parliamentary elections scheduled for 
     June 7 and in the general session of the People's 
     Consultative Assembly (MPR) that will elect a new President 
     and Vice President later in 1999;
       (4) appeals to all political leaders and responsible 
     persons to strive to ensure that the campaign period remains 
     peaceful;
       (5) calls upon all Indonesian political parties, the armed 
     forces, and the pubic at large to respect the results of free 
     and fair elections;
       (6) recognizes with approval the activities of domestic and 
     international nongovernmental organizations in the areas of 
     voter education, technical assistance, and election 
     monitoring;

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       (7) acknowledges the important financial support provided 
     by the United States Agency for International Development for 
     the elections;
       (8) calls upon other countries to provide financial support 
     for the elections as well; and
       (9) urges the Speaker and minority leader of the House of 
     Representatives to designate congressional observers for the 
     June 7, 1999, election.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, 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, Mr. LaTOURETTE, 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. LaTOURETTE, pursuant to clause 8, rule 
XX, announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed 
until Wednesday, March 10, 1999.

para. 19.15  human rights abuses in china and tibet

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 28); as amended: 

       Whereas the Government of the People's Republic of China 
     has signed two important United Nations human rights 
     treaties, the International Covenant on Civil and Political 
     Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social, 
     and Cultural Rights;
       Whereas the Government of the People's Republic of China 
     recognizes the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human 
     Rights, which calls for the protection of the rights of 
     freedom of association, press, assembly, religion, and other 
     fundamental rights and freedoms;
       Whereas the Government of the People's Republic of China 
     demonstrates a pattern of continuous, serious, and widespread 
     violations of internationally recognized human rights 
     standards, including violations of the rights described in 
     the preceding clause and the following:
       (1) restricting nongovernmental political and social 
     organizations;
       (2) cracking down on film directors, computer software 
     developers, artists, and the press, including threats of life 
     prison terms;
       (3) sentencing poet and writer, Ma Zhe, to seven years in 
     prison on charges of subversion for publishing an independent 
     literary journal;
       (4) sentencing three pro-democracy activists, Xu Wenli, 
     Wang Youcai, and Qing Yongmin, to long prison sentences in 
     December 1998 for the announced effort to organize an 
     alternative political party committed to democracy and 
     respect for human rights;
       (5) sentencing Zhang Shanguang to prison for ten years for 
     giving Radio Free Asia information about farmer protests in 
     Hunan province;
       (6) putting on trial businessman Lin Hai for providing e-
     mail addresses to a pro-democracy Internet magazine based in 
     the United States;
       (7) arresting, harassing, and torturing members of the 
     religious community who worship outside of official Chinese 
     churches;
       (8) refusing the United Nations High Commissioner on Human 
     Rights access to the Panchen Lama, Gendun Choekyi Nyima;
       (9) continuing to engage in coercive family planning 
     practices, including forced abortion and forced 
     sterilization; and
       (10) operating a system of prisons and other detention 
     centers in which gross human rights violations, including 
     torture, slave labor, and the commercial harvesting of human 
     organs from executed prisoners, continue to occur;
       Whereas repression in Tibet has increased steadily, 
     resulting in heightened control on religious activity, a 
     denunciation campaign against the Dalai Lama unprecedented 
     since the Cultural Revolution, an increase in political 
     arrests, the secret trial and sentencing of former Middlebury 
     College Fulbright Scholar and Tibetan ethnomusicologist 
     Ngawang Choephel to 18 years in prison on espionage charges, 
     and suppression of peaceful protests, and the Government of 
     the People's Republic of China refuses direct dialogue with 
     the Dalai Lama or his representatives on a negotiated 
     solution for Tibet;
       Whereas the annual meeting of the United Nations Commission 
     on Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland, provides a forum for 
     discussing human rights and expressing international support 
     for improved human rights performance;
       Whereas during his July 1998 visit to the People's Republic 
     of China, President Clinton correctly affirmed the necessity 
     of addressing human rights in United States-China relations; 
     and
       Whereas the United States did not sponsor a resolution on 
     China's human rights record at the 1998 session of the United 
     Nations Commission on Human Rights: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that the 
     United States--
       (1) should introduce and make all efforts necessary to pass 
     a resolution criticizing the People's Republic of China for 
     its human rights abuses in China and Tibet at the annual 
     meeting of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights; and
       (2) should immediately contact other governments to urge 
     them to cosponsor and support such a resolution.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, 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. KINGSTON, 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. KINGSTON pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed until 
Wednesday, March 10, 1999.

para. 19.16  catafalque for justice blackmun lying in state

  On motion of Mr. THOMAS, by unanimous consent, the Committee on House 
Administration was discharged from further consideration of the 
following concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 45):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Architect of the Capitol is authorized 
     and directed to transfer to the custody of the Chief Justice 
     of the United States the catafalque which is situated in the 
     crypt beneath the rotunda of the Capitol so that such 
     catafalque may be used in the Supreme Court Building in 
     connection with services to be conducted there for the late 
     honorable Harry A. Blackmun, former Associate Justice of the 
     Supreme Court of the United States.

  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. 19.17  providing for the consideration of h.r. 800

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-46) the resolution (H. Res. 100) providing for the consideration 
of the bill (H. R. 800) to provide for education flexibility 
partnerships.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 19.18  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. BILBRAY, for today;
  To Mr. DIXON, for today through March 11;
  To Mrs. MALONEY of New York, for today;
  To Mr. REYES, for today through March 11;
  To Ms. SANCHEZ, for today; and
  To Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, for today.
  And then,

para. 19.19  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. DREIER, at 5 o'clock and 32 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 19.20  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. GEKAS: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 808. A bill to 
     extend for 3 additional months the period for which chapter 
     12 of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted; with 
     amendments (Rept. No. 106-45). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Ms. PRYCE of Ohio: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 
     100. Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     800) to provide for education flexibility partnerships (Rept. 
     No. 106-46). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 19.21  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. FORBES:
       H.R. 1030. A bill to establish a commission to study the 
     airline industry and to rec

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     ommend policies to ensure consumer information and choice; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington:
       H.R. 1031. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior, 
     acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to take certain 
     actions to protect the White Bluffs, located on the Columbia 
     River in the State of Washington; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Goode, Mr. Collins, 
             Mr. Barcia, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Bass, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Chambliss, 
             Mr. Isakson, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Skeen, 
             Mr. Stearns, Mr. Latham, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Tancredo, and Mr. Hefley):
       H.R. 1032. A bill to prohibit civil liability actions from 
     being brought or continued against manufacturers, 
     distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition 
     for damages resulting from the misuse of their products by 
     others; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Hill 
             of Montana, Mr. Pomeroy, and Mr. Bachus):
       H.R. 1033. A bill 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; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BLILEY (for himself and Mr. Scott):
       H.R. 1034. A bill to declare a portion of the James River 
     and Kanawha Canal in Richmond, Virginia, to be nonnavigable 
     waters of the United States for purposes of title 46, United 
     States Code, and the other maritime laws of the United 
     States; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BOEHLERT (for himself, Mr. Borski, Mr. Baker, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Horn, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Bass, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Gilman):
       H.R. 1035. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to carry out a pilot program to promote the use of inherently 
     low-emission vehicles at airports and to promote the 
     construction of infrastructure facilities to accommodate such 
     vehicles; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Farr of California, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Filner, Mr. Berman, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Thompson of California, 
             Mr. Lantos, Mr. Stark, Ms. Lee, Mr. Bilbray, Ms. 
             Waters, Mr. Dixon, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, and Mr. Underwood):
       H.R. 1036. 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 Ms. DeGETTE (for herself, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Underwood, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Towns, 
             Ms. Carson, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Barrett 
             of Wisconsin, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Weiner, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Waxman, and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 1037. 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. FRANKS of New Jersey:
       H.R. 1038. A bill to establish a regional investments for 
     national growth program to identify and fund metropolitan 
     regional transportation projects that are essential to the 
     national economy but exceed State and regional financial 
     capacity; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Levin, 
             Mr. Ramstad, Mr. English, Mr. Houghton, Mr. McNulty, 
             Ms. Dunn, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Foley, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Luther, Mr. Shows, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Frost, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Talent, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Sherman, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Goss, Mr. Coburn, Ms. Pryce 
             of Ohio, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Crowley, 
             Mr. Sandlin, Mrs. Capps, and Mr. Paul):
       H.R. 1039. 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. ARMEY (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Hall 
             of Texas):
       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 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. LARGENT (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Aderholt, Mr. Armey, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Bryant, 
             Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mr. Calvert, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Chambliss, 
             Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
             Cooksey, Mr. Cox, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
             Mr. DeLay, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Ms. 
             Dunn, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. English, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Fossella, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Graham, Ms. Granger, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
             Hefley, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, 
             Mr. Istook, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Kasich, 
             Mr. Latham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
             Mr. Linder, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McCollum, 
             Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Mica, Mr. Gary Miller of 
             California, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Packard, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pombo, Ms. Pryce of 
             Ohio, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Riley, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             Salmon, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Schaffer, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Souder, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
             Stump, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
             Thune, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Wamp, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. 
             Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 1041. A bill to terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LATHAM (for himself, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Riley):
       H.R. 1042. 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 Mr. NADLER (for himself and Ms. Pelosi):
       H.R. 1043. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to strengthen the Social Security system to meet the 
     challenges of the next century; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, and Mr. Minge):
       H.R. 1044. 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.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself and Mr. Skeen):
       H.R. 1045. A bill to amend the Radiation Exposure 
     Compensation Act to provide for partial restitution to 
     individuals who worked in uranium mines, mills, or transport 
     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. WATKINS:
       H.R. 1046. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide reimbursement under the Medicare 
     Program for all physicians' services furnished by doctors of 
     chiropractic within the scope of their license; 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. THOMAS:
       H. Con. Res. 45. A concurrent resolution providing for the 
     use of the catafalque situated in the crypt beneath the 
     rotunda of the Capitol in connection with memorial services 
     to be conducted in the Supreme Court Building for the late 
     honorable Harry A. Blackmun, former Associate Justice of the 
     Supreme Court of the United States; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Payne, and Mr. 
             Chabot):
       H. Con. Res. 46. A concurrent resolution urging an end of 
     the war between Eritrea and Ethiopia and calling on the 
     United Nations Human Rights Commission and other human rights 
     organizations to investigate human rights abuses in 
     connection with the Eri

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     trean and Ethiopian conflict; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Wynn, and 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia):
       H. Con. Res. 47. A 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. SALMON:
       H. Con. Res. 48. A concurrent resolution authorizing the 
     use of the Capitol Grounds for the opening ceremonies of 
     Sunrayce 99; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             Mr. Rothman, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. Sherman):
       H. Res. 99. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the human rights situation in 
     Cuba; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H. Res. 101. A resolution providing amounts for the 
     expenses of certain committees of the House of 
     Representatives in the One Hundred Sixth Congress; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself, Mr. Shows, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Latham, Mr. DeMint, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Buyer):
       H. Res. 102. A resolution reaffirming the principles of the 
     Programme of Action of the International Conference on 
     Population and Development with respect to the sovereign 
     rights of countries and the right of voluntary and informed 
     consent in family planning programs; to the Committee on 
     International Relations. 

para. 19.22  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

       Mr. PICKETT introduced a bill (H.R. 1047) to authorize the 
     Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of 
     documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in 
     the coastwise trade for the vessel NORFOLK; which was 
     referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. 

para. 19.23  additional sponsors to public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of the rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 6: Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Hobson, and Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 8: Mr. Hyde, Mr. Paul, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Terry, and Mr. 
     McIntosh.
       H.R. 14: Mr. Fossella and Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 27: Mr. Cooksey.
       H.R. 66: Mr. English and Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 82: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 111: Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Smith of 
     Washington, and Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 113: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
     Smith of Washington, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana, Mr. Bryant, Mr. McCollum, and Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 220: Mrs. Chenoweth and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 266: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 347: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 352: Mr. Lampson, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Gordon, 
     Mr. Thornberry, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Largent, and Mr. Hall of 
     Ohio.
       H.R. 357: Mr. Dixon, Mr. Luther, Mr. Levin, and Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 390: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Lantos, Mr. English, Mr. Diaz-
     Balart, and Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 430: Ms. DeGette, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
     Waxman, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. LaTourette, 
     Mr. Ehrlich, and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 443: Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. English, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Horn, and Ms. 
     Schakowsky.
       H.R. 455: Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 472: Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 483: Mr. Ramstad, Ms. Sanchez, Mrs. Johnson of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Boehlert, and Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 500: Mr. Sweeney and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 506: Mr. McIntyre and Mr. Inslee.
       H.R. 507: Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 516: Ms. Dunn, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Toomey, 
     Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 530: Mr. Souder, Mr. Coble, Mr. Collins, Mr. Toomey, 
     Mr. English, and Mr. Goss.
       H.R. 531: Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
     Moran of Virginia, Mr. Scott, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. 
     Hyde, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Fossella, 
     Mr. McCollum, Mr. Paul, Mr. Shows, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
     Roemer, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Watts 
     of Oklahoma, and Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 542: Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 546: Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 555: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 557: Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 566: Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Abercrombie, Mrs. Christensen, 
     Mr. Reyes, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 576: Mr. Sandlin and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 591: Mr. Gary Miller of California and Mr. Diaz-
     Balart.
       H.R. 621: Mr. Toomey and Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 625: Mr. Shows, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 648: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 670: Mr. Norwood, Mr. LaFalce, and Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 685: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 700: Mr. Shays, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Ney, 
     and Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 735: Mr. Hobson.
       H.R. 744: Mr. Nussle and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 749: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H.R. 761: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 777: Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Rivers, Mrs. Christensen, 
     Mr. Shows, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 789: Mr. McNulty, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Frost, 
     and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 795: Mr. Young of Alaska and Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 802: Mr. Petri and Mr. Hill of Indiana.
       H.R. 817: Mr. Cooksey.
       H.R. 832: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 872: Mr. Pastor, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. 
     Thurman, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 900: Mr. Hall of Texas, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
     Kucinich, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 904: Mr. Sandlin and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 914: Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 933: Ms. Woolsey and Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 935: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 936: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 973: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 975: Mr. Serrano, Mr. Vento, Mr. Moore, Ms. DeGette, 
     Mr. Jenkins, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
     Mica, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Goode, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
     Walsh, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Brown of California, 
     Mr. Bachus, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Holt, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Ford, Ms. 
     Carson, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
     Dixon, Ms. Danner, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Rush, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
     Johnson of Texas, Mr. Scott, Mr. Horn, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, 
     Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
     Callahan, Mrs. Capps, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Clay, Mr. Clement, 
     Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Lee, Mr. Gutierrez, 
     Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Spratt, 
     Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Cook, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Hall of 
     Ohio, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Shows, Mr. Capuano, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
     Barcia, Ms. Norton, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Davis of Illnois, Mr. 
     LaFalce, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
     Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Tierney, 
     Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Sabo, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
     Engel, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Kanjorski, and Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 1000: Mr. Terry.
       H.J. Res. 14: Mr. Barr of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Barrett 
     of Nebraska, Mr. English, Mr. McKeon, and Mr. Oxley.
       H.J. Res. 21: Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Ballenger, 
     and Mr. Gibbons.
       H.J. Res. 33: Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Gary Miller of 
     California, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Stupak, Mrs. 
     Northup, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. Andrews.
       H. Con. Res. 10: Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. 
     Isakson.
       H. Con. Res. 24: Mr. Borski, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
     Hansen, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Bliley, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Latham, 
     Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Riley, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Ewing, 
     Mr. Everett, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Toomey, and Mr. Ryan 
     of Wisconsin.
       H. Con. Res. 28: Mrs. Myrick.
       H. Con. Res. 29: Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Forbes, and 
     Mr. Norwood.
       H. Con. Res. 31: Mr. Wexler, Mr. George Miller of 
     California, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
     Shows, Mr. Baird, Mr. Luther, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Etheridge, 
     Mr. Brown of California, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Pastor.
       H. Con. Res. 43: Mr. English.
       H. Res. 32: Mr. Gilman.
       H. Res. 38: Mr. Fattah and Mr. Davis of Florida.
       H. Res. 41: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mrs. Bono, Ms. Brown 
     of Florida, Mr. Brown of California, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
     Cunningham, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
     Stump, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. Istook.
       H. Res. 79: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Pastor, and Mr. Jefferson.
       H. Res. 95: Mr. Hobson.
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  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 20.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, March 9, 1999.
  Mr. SCHAFFER, 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.

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  Mr. SCHAFFER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, announced that the vote 
would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para. 20.2  communications

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

       958. 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 Final Free and Restricted 
     Percentages for the 1998-99 Marketing Year [Docket No. FV99-
     982-1 IFR] received March 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       959. 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; Additional Option for Handler 
     Diversion and Receipt of Diversion Credits [Docket No. FV99-
     930-1 IFR] received March 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       960. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Raisins Produced From Grapes 
     Grown in California; Increase in Assessment Rate [Docket No. 
     FV99-989-2 IFR] received March 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       961. A letter from the Administrator, 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 FIR] received March 3, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       962. A letter from the Alternate OSD Federal Register 
     Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting the Office's final rule--Civilian Health and 
     Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS); Provider 
     Certification Requirements--Corporate Services Provider Class 
     (RIN: 0720-AA27) received March 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       963. 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 Concerning Private Land Mobile 
     Radio Services [WT Docket No. 97-153] (RM-8584, RM-8623, RM-
     8680, RM-8734) received February 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       964. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Publication or Submission of Quotations Without Specified 
     Information [Release No. 34-41110; File No. S7-5-99] (RIN: 
     3235-AH40) received February 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       965. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Registration of Securities on Form S-8 [Release No. 33-7646, 
     34-41109; File No. S7-2-98] (RIN: 3235-AG94) received 
     February 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       966. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Management Report of the 
     Inspector General for 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.
       967. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors, Postal 
     Service, transmitting the Semiannual Report of the Inspector 
     General and the Postal Service management response to the 
     report 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.
       968. A letter from the Executive Director, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the SEC's Government 
     Performance and Results Act Annual Performance Plan for 
     fiscal 2000; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       970. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Utah Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Plan [SPATS 
     No. UT-032-FOR] received February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       971. A letter from the Director, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Atlantic 
     Sturgeon Fishery; Moratorium in Exclusive Economic Zone 
     [Docket No. 990119023-9023-01; I.D. 111898B] (RIN: 0648-AL38) 
     received February 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       972. 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 Mothership Component in the Bering Sea 
     Subarea [Docket No. 981021264-9016-02; I.D. 021799A] received 
     February 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       973. A letter from the Marshal of the Court, Supreme Court, 
     transmitting the Annual Report of the Marshal of the Supreme 
     Court; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       974. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Amendments to Regulations Governing Restrictive Foreign 
     Shipping Practices, and New Regulations Governing Controlled 
     Carriers [Docket No. 98-25] received February 17, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para. 20.3  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
Chair's approval of the Journal of Tuesday, March 9, 1999.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. WALDEN of Oregon 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

356

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

39

para. 20.4                     [Roll No. 34]

                                YEAS--356

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders

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     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--39

     Aderholt
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Clay
     Costello
     Crane
     DeFazio
     English
     Filner
     Ford
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Hulshof
     Kucinich
     LoBiondo
     McNulty
     Moran (KS)
     Oberstar
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Ramstad
     Rogan
     Sabo
     Schaffer
     Stupak
     Tancredo
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (MS)
     Towns
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Weller
     Wicker

                             NOT VOTING--38

     Becerra
     Bilbray
     Boehlert
     Boucher
     Capps
     Coble
     Cooksey
     DeMint
     Dixon
     Doyle
     Engel
     Fattah
     Frost
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gordon
     Hinchey
     Hostettler
     Kaptur
     Kind (WI)
     Klink
     Markey
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Ney
     Owens
     Oxley
     Reyes
     Roukema
     Sherman
     Smith (NJ)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tiahrt
     Wise
     Young (AK)
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 20.5  h.r. 540--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 540) 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.
  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

398

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

12

para. 20.6                     [Roll No. 35]

                                YEAS--398

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--12

     Barr
     Barton
     Burr
     Campbell
     Chenoweth
     Coburn
     DeLay
     Paul
     Sanford
     Shadegg
     Stump
     Thornberry

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Becerra
     Bilbray
     Capps
     Coble
     DeMint
     Dixon
     Frost
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Hinchey
     Hostettler
     Kaptur
     Klink
     McCrery
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Ney
     Reyes
     Roukema
     Sherman
     Smith (NJ)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tiahrt
  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. 20.7  providing for the consideration of h.r. 800

  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up 
the following resolution (H. Res. 100):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 800) to provide for education flexibility 
     partnerships. The first reading of the bill shall be 
     dispensed with. Points of order against consideration of the 
     bill for failure to comply with clause 4(a) of rule XIII 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 
     for a period not to exceed 5 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 Education and the 
     Workforce 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 except those printed in the 
     portion of the Congressional Record designated for that 
     purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII and except pro forma 
     amendments for the purpose of debate. Each amendment printed 
     in the Record may be offered only by the Member who caused it 
     to be printed or his designee and 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

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     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,
  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio 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. SHIMKUS, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

217

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

198

para. 20.8                     [Roll No. 36]

                                YEAS--217

     Aderholt
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--198

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     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)
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Archer
     Becerra
     Bilbray
     Capps
     Coble
     Conyers
     Dooley
     Frost
     Hinchey
     Jefferson
     Kaptur
     McCrery
     Minge
     Ney
     Owens
     Reyes
     Roukema
     Sherman
     Taylor (NC)
  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. SHIMKUS, 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. 20.9  dodson school districts funding

  On motion of Mr. CASTLE, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 447) to deem as timely filed, and process for payment, the 
applications submitted by the Dodson School Districts for certain Impact 
Aid payments for fiscal year 1999; 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. 20.10  education flexibility partnership

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to House Resolution 100 
and rule XVIII, 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. 800) to provide for education flexibility partnerships.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. PEASE as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some time 
spent therein,

para. 20.11  recorded vote

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

       In the matter proposed to be inserted by Mr. Ehlers' 
     amendment to section 4(a)(4)(C)(ii) of the bill, strike the 
     period and insert the following: ``, including, with respect 
     to the statutory requirements of section 2206 of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, such 
     application includes a description of how the professional 
     development needs of its teachers, in the areas of 
     mathematics and science, will be, or are being, met.''.

  Amendment submitted by Mr. EHLERS:

       In section 4(a)(4)(C)(i) (of H.R. 800, as reported), strike 
     ``and'' after the semicolon.
       In section 4(a)(4)(C)(ii) (of H.R. 800, as reported), 
     strike the period and insert ``; and''.

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       After section 4(a)(4)(C)(ii) (of H.R. 800, as reported), 
     insert the following:
       (iii) the State educational agency is satisfied that the 
     underlying purposes of the statutory requirements of each 
     program or Act for which a waiver is granted continue to be 
     met.

It was decided in the

Yeas

204

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

218

para. 20.12                    [Roll No. 37]

                                AYES--204

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     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)
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--218

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Becerra
     Bilbray
     Capps
     Coble
     Frost
     Hall (OH)
     McCrery
     Minge
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Sherman
  So the amendment to the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 20.13  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the foregoing amendment submitted by Mr. EHLERS.

It was decided in the

Yeas

406

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

13

para. 20.14                    [Roll No. 38]

                                AYES--406

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak

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     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--13

     Abercrombie
     Chenoweth
     Collins
     Cubin
     Manzullo
     Mink
     Paul
     Schaffer
     Sessions
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Stump
     Watts (OK)

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Becerra
     Bilbray
     Capps
     Coble
     Conyers
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     McCrery
     Minge
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Sherman
     Skelton
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The Committee rose informally to receive a message from the President.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, assumed the Chair.

para. 20.15  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. 20.16  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:

       In section 4(a)(2)(A)(i) (of H.R. 800, as reported), strike 
     ``or'' after the semicolon.
       In section 4(a)(2)(A)(i) (of H.R. 800, as reported), strike 
     subclause (II) and insert the following:
       (II) developed a system to measure the degree of change 
     from one school year to the next in student performance on 
     such assessments;
       (III) developed a system under which assessment information 
     is disaggregated by race, ethnicity, sex, English proficiency 
     status, migrant status, and socioeconomic status for the 
     State, each local educational agency, and each school, except 
     that such disaggregation shall not be required in cases in 
     which the number of students in any such group is 
     insufficient to yield statistically reliable information or 
     would reveal the identity of an individual student; and
       (IV) established specific, measurable, numerical 
     performance objectives for student achievement, including--
       (aa) a definition of performance considered to be 
     satisfactory to the State on the assessment instruments 
     described under subclauses I, II, and III with performance 
     objectives established for all students and for specific 
     student groups, including groups for which data is 
     disaggregated under subclause III; and
       (bb) the objective of improving the performance of all 
     groups and narrowing gaps in performance between those 
     groups.
       In section 4(a)(2)(A)(ii) (of H.R. 800, as reported), after 
     ``under'' insert ``clause (i)(IV) and''.
       In section 4(a)(3)(A)(iii) (of H.R. 800, as reported), 
     after ``plan'' insert ``consistent with paragraph 
     (2)(A)(i)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

196

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negative

Nays

228

para. 20.17                    [Roll No. 39]

                                AYES--196

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     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)
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--228

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Becerra
     Bilbray
     Capps
     Conyers
     Frost
     Hinojosa
     McCrery
     Minge
     Reyes
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOSSELLA, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. PEASE, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 20.18  providing for the consideration of h.r. 103

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 106-48) the resolution (H. Res. 103) providing for 
consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 42) regarding 
the use of United States Armed Forces as part of a NATO peacekeeping 
operation implementing a Kosovo peace agreement.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 20.19  providing for the consideration of h.r. 104

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 106-49) the resolution (H. Res. 104) providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 819) to authorize appropriations for the 
Federal Maritime

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Commission for fiscal years 2000 and 2001.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 20.20  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to iran

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOSSELLA, 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, 1999, 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 last notice of 
continuation was published in the Federal Register on March 6, 1998.
  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 10, 1999.

  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. 106-38).

para. 20.21  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, reported that 
that committee had examined and found truly enrolled a bill of the House 
of the following title, which were thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 882. An Act to nullify any reservation of funds during 
     fiscal year 1999 for guaranteed loans under the Consolidated 
     Farm and Rural Development Act for qualified beginning 
     farmers or ranchers, and for other purposes.

para. 20.22  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mrs. CAPPS, for today and the balance of the week;
  To Mr. FROST, for today and the balance of the week;
  To Mr. SHERMAN, for today.
  To Mr. MINGE, for today; and
  To Mr. BILBRAY, for today and the balance of the week.
  And then,

para. 20.23  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HOEKSTRA, at 10 o'clock and 36 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned.

para. 20.24  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. TALENT: Committee on Small Business. H.R. 774. A bill 
     to amend the Small Business Act to change the conditions of 
     participation and provide an authorization of appropriations 
     for the women's business center program (Rept. No. 106-47). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 103. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the concurrent 
     resolution (H. Con. Res. 42) regarding the use of United 
     States Armed Forces as part of a NATO peacekeeping operation 
     implementing a Kosovo peace agreement (Rept. No. 106-48). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mrs. MYRICK: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 104. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 819) 
     to authorize appropriations for the Federal Maritime 
     Commission for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (Rept. No. 106-49). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 20.25  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois (for himself, Ms. Waters, 
             Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Ms. Lee, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Kildee, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Meeks of New York, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Carson, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mr. Rush, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. McKinney, 
             Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, 
             Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Stark, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mrs. Clayton, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Towns, 
             Ms. Sanchez, and Ms. Berkley):
       H.R. 1048. 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. BLAGOJEVICH:
       H.R. 1049. A bill to authorize an individual or the estate 
     of an individual who has suffered damages from the discharge 
     of a firearm to bring a civil action in a district court of 
     the United States against the manufacturer, distributor, or 
     retailer of the firearm for such damages if the firearm had 
     been in interstate commerce and the firearm's manufacturer, 
     distributor, or retailer was negligent in its manufacture, 
     distribution, or sale and also to bring such action on behalf 
     of the political subdivision and State in which such 
     individual resides to recover the healthcare and law 
     enforcement costs of the State or political subdivision 
     arising out of the discharge of firearms; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Ms. LEE (for herself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. Carson, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
             Mr. Fattah, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, 
             Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mr. Lantos, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Martinez, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, 
             Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Olver, 
             and Mr. Filner):
       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 Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
     and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, Armed 
     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. COYNE:
       H.R. 1051. A bill to eliminate the fees for Federal 
     administration of State supplementary SSI payments; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 1052. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, 
     relating to civil penalties for unruly passengers of air 
     carriers; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 1053. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of 
     drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Brady of Texas, and Mr. Baker):
       H.R. 1054. A bill to prohibit certain foreign assistance to 
     countries that consistently oppose the United States position 
     in the United Nations General Assembly; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. JONES of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Jenkins, Mr. Shows, Mr. Underwood, and Mrs. Myrick):
       H.R. 1055. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a $500 refundable credit to certain low-income 
     members of the uniformed services; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. KUCINICH:
       H.R. 1056. A bill to provide for a loan guarantee program 
     to address the Year 2000 computer problems of small business 
     concerns, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small 
     Business.

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           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Frost, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Moakley, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Green of Texas, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Luther, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Stark, Mr. Strickland, and Ms. Lofgren):
       H.R. 1057. A bill to provide individuals with access to 
     health information of which they are a subject, ensure 
     personal privacy with respect to health-care-related 
     information, impose criminal and civil penalties for 
     unauthorized use of protected health information, to provide 
     for the strong enforcement of these rights, and to protect 
     States' rights; 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. MILLER of Florida:
       H.R. 1058. A bill to promote greater public participation 
     in decennial censuses by providing for the expansion of the 
     educational program commonly referred to as the ``Census in 
     Schools Project``; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. MINGE:
       H.R. 1059. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to extend the pay-as-
     you-go requirements; to the Committee on the Budget.
       H.R. 1060. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that economic subsidies provided by a State 
     or local government for a particular business to locate or 
     remain within the government's jurisdiction shall be taxable 
     to such business, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 1061. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that ministers may elect at any time not to 
     be covered by Social Security with respect to future services 
     as a minister; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PORTER (for himself and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 1062. A bill to amend section 922(t) of title 18, 
     United States Code, to require the reporting of information 
     to the chief law enforcement officer of the buyer's residence 
     and to require a minimum 72-hour waiting period before the 
     purchase of a handgun, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Evans, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Olver, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. English, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Porter, Mr. Tancredo, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Clay, Mr. Gary Miller of 
             California, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Vento, Ms. McKinney, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Luther, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Rush, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Stark, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Moakley, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Lee, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Kucinich, 
             Mr. Tierney, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Berman, and Mr. 
             DeFazio):
       H.R. 1063. 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, Mr. Gilman, 
             Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Porter, Mr. Engel, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia):
       H.R. 1064. A bill to authorize a coordinated program to 
     promote the development of democracy in Serbia and 
     Montenegro; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 1065. A bill to require the Attorney General to add to 
     schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act, the ``Date 
     Rape'' drugs ketamine hydrochloride and gamma y-
     hydroxybutyrate; 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. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 1066. 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.
       H.R. 1067. 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 to permit such persons to enroll in the 
     Federal Employees Health Benefits program; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Commerce, Armed Services, and Government Reform, for a period 
     to be 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. Brown of Ohio):
       H.R. 1068. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to include a definition of audiologist; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Cooksey, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Houghton, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Baird, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             DeFazio, and Mr. Traficant):
       H. Con. Res. 49. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for a bike rodeo to be conducted by 
     the Earth Force Youth Bike Summit; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey:
       H. Con. Res. 50. Concurrent resolution authorizing the 1999 
     District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch 
     Run to be run through the Capitol Grounds; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. SANCHEZ (for herself, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, and Mr. Davis of Virginia):
       H. Con. Res. 51. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that Dr. Doan Viet Hoat is to be praised and 
     honored for his commitment to fight for democratic change in 
     Vietnam; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself and Mr. Oberstar):
       H. Con. Res. 52. 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. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Gilman, Mr. Houghton, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Weiner, Mr. Serrano, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Lazio, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Crowley, Mr. Towns, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Boehlert, 
             Mr. McHugh, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Quinn, 
             Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
             Mr. Walsh, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Meeks of 
             New York, and Mr. Engel):
       H. Res. 105. A resolution recognizing and honoring Joe 
     DiMaggio; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. DeLay, 
             Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Holden, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Saxton, 
             Mr. Traficant, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Brown of California, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Shows, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Wolf, 
             Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Stump, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Mr. Ney, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Largent, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Luther, Mr. Coyne, Mr. English, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
             Latham, Mr. Foley, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Ballenger, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Stearns, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Goode, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Fossella, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mrs. Chenoweth, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Rogan, 
             Mr. Davis of Virginia, and Mr. Collins):
       H. Res. 106. A resolution expressing the appreciation and 
     thanks of the House of Representatives for the extraordinary 
     efforts of the United States Capitol Police during the 
     impeachment proceedings; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Lee, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. George Miller of California, Mrs. 
             Morella, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Olver, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Ms. Waters, Mr. Filner, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Payne, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             LaFalce, Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. McKinney, 
             Mr. Vento, and Mr. Lampson):
       H. Res. 107. A 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.

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para. 20.26  additional sponsors to public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 19: Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Dunn, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. 
     Hefley.
       H.R. 25: Mr. Quinn, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Forbes, 
     Mr. McNulty, Mr. Houghton, and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 38: Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 44: Mr. Wolf, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Wynn, 
     Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 45: Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. 
     Barr of Georgia, and Mr. Everett.
       H.R. 49: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 50: Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 53: Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Shows, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. 
     Ney.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, and Mr. 
     DeFazio.
       H.R. 89: Mr. McIntyre.
       H.R. 116: Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. Jenkins, and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 119: Mr. Reyes and Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 152: Mr. Martinez, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 170: Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Myrick, Ms. Carson, Ms. 
     Millender-McDonald, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Kasich, Mr. 
     Bilirakis, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
     Hilliard, Mr. Olver, Mr. Castle, Mr. Gilchrest, Mrs. Kelly, 
     Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Stenholm, Ms. 
     Slaughter, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. George 
     Miller of California, Mr. Frost, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
     Greenwood, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
     Saxton, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, Mr. Stark, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
     Tanner, Mr. Wise, Mr. Bentsen, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Boyd, 
     Mr. Andrews, Mr. Shows, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, 
     Mrs. Capps, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Inslee, Mr. 
     McGovern, Mr. Upton, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Deal of 
     Georgia, Mr. Cook, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
     Horn, Mr. Weller, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
     DeFazio, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
     Wexler, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Foley, Mr. Kolbe, Mrs. 
     Emerson, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Luther, Mr. Ewing, Mr. LaTourette, 
     Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Sweeney, Mrs. Roukema, Ms. 
     Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. Young of 
     Alaska, Mr. Shays, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Hall of 
     Texas, Mr. Holden, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
     Menendez, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Norton, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Brown of 
     California, and Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 206: Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 216: Mr. Graham and Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 218: Mr. King of New York, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, and 
     Mr. Baird.
       H.R. 237: Mr. Hansen and Mr. Inslee.
       H.R. 274: Mr. Baldacci and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 275: Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
     Maloney of Connecticut, and Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 351: Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Turner, Mr. Hobson, 
     Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. 
     Ose, and Mr. Sweeney.
       H.R. 355: Mr. Strickland, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Engel, Mr. Hill of 
     Indiana, Mr. LaTourette, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Oberstar, 
     Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Klink, and Mr. Boehner.
       H.R. 357: Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. Moore.
       H.R. 358: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 408: Mr. Larson, Mr. Olver, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Gutknecht, 
     Mr. Martinez, Mr. Cunningham, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
     Kind of Wisconsin, and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 415: Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 483: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 528: Mrs. Myrick and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 531: Mr. Ford, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. Jenkins.
       H.R. 541: Mr. Pallone, Ms. Lee, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Brown of 
     Florida, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and 
     Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 555: Mr. Sanders and Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 556: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 561: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 573: Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, 
     Mr. Pallone, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Moore, Mr. 
     Mascara, Mr. Kanjorski, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Bachus, Mr. John, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
     Aderholt, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Berry, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Boswell, 
     Mr. Cramer, Mr. Strickland, Ms. Dunn, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
     Towns, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Everett, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Roybal-
     Allard, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Dingell, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Hyde, 
     Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Largent, Mr. Evans, Ms. DeGette, Mrs. 
     Emerson, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Sanchez, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
     York, Mr. Obey, and Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 574: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 582: Mr. Sisisky, Ms. Brown of Florida, and Mr. 
     Pallone.
       H.R. 585: Mr. Hayworth and Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 586: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 590: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 599: Mr. Wynn and Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 610: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin and Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 611: Mr. Meehan, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Skelton, Mr. Turner, Mr. Dooley of California Mr. DeMint, and 
     Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 612: Mr. Edwards, Mr. Borski, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
     Wise, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Luther, and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 614: Mrs. Northup, Mr. Goode, and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 621: Mr. Goode, Mr. Shows, and Mr. Smith of 
     Washington.
       H.R. 625: Mr. English.
       H.R. 640: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 641: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. 
     Sweeney.
       H.R. 654: Mr. Hobson and Mr. Udall of Colorado.
       H.R. 664: Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
     Woolsey, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 697: Mr. DeLay, Mr. Largent, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Paul, 
     Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
     Shows, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mrs. Myrick, and 
     Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 698: Mr. Goss, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. English, Mr. Borski, 
     Ms. Rivers, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Wamp, 
     Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 775: Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
     Knollenberg, Mr. Gillmor, and Mr. Ose.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Talent, Mr. Buyer, 
     Mr. Kildee, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Pickett, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
     LaTourette, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. 
     Hobson, and Mr. Oxley.
       H.R. 784: Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 792: Mr. Nussle, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. 
     Combest, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Crane, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
     Baker, Mr. Cox, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Royce, and Mr. 
     Bilbray.
       H.R. 796: Mr. Bateman, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
     Bartlett of Maryland, and Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 815: Mrs. Northup, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Peterson of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 826: Mr. English, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mrs. 
     Morella, and Mr.  Wolf.
       H.R. 828: Mr. Scott and Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 833: Mr. Bliley, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
     Hoyer, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Weller, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Blumenauer, 
     Mr. Foley, and Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 845: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts and Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 846: Mr. Sandlin and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 847: Mr. Sandlin, Ms. Brown of Florida, and Ms. 
     Lofgren.
       H.R. 850: Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Holt, and Mr. 
     Gibbons.
       H.R. 868: Mr. Gillmor.
       H.R. 872: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
     Maloneyof Connecticut, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. 
     Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 884: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Sweeney, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. 
     Jones of Ohio, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
     Delahunt, and Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 894: Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 901: Mr. Sweeney.
       H.R. 906: Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Ms. Norton, and Mr. 
     Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 933: Mr. Jenkins.
       H.R. 975: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Evertt, 
     Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Rothman, Ms. 
     Slaughter, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Riley, 
     Mr. Underwood, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Waters, Mr. Kasich, 
     Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Towns, Mr. Peterson 
     of Minnesota, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
     Markey, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
     Whitfield, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Martinez, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. 
     Menendez.
       H.R. 981: Mr. Gilman and Mr. George Miller of California.
       H.R. 1032: Mr. Baker, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Jones of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Riley, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
     Doolittle, and Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 1035: Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 1040: Mr. Callahan.
       H.R. 1042: Mr. McCollum, Mr. Boehner, and Mr. Chambliss.
       H.J. Res. 9: Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Talent, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
     Blunt, Mr. Bass, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Collins, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
     Upton, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Hill of Montana, 
     Mr. Boehner, and Mr. Chabot.
       H.J. Res. 35: Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Sweeney, and Mr. Hunter.
       H. Con. Res. 24: Mr. Collins, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
     Simpson, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Barton 
     of Texas, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
     Roemer, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Visclosky, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
     Mr. Boyd, and Mr. Regula.
       H. Con. Res. 34: Mr. McGovern, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Inslee, 
     and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H. Con. Res. 39: Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H. Res. 35: Mr. Oberstar, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. 
     Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Meek 
     of Florida, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Walsh, 
     Mr. LaFalce, Mr. King, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Holt, Mrs. Morella, 
     Mr. Boyd, and Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H. Res. 41: Mr. Filner, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
     Hoyer, and Mr. Pallone.
       H. Res. 89: Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Cunningham, 
     Mr. Horn, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
     Cooksey, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Ose, and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H. Res. 94: Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. Frost.
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                      THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1999 (21)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 21.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, March 10, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 21.2  communications

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

       975. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Implementation of Preferred Lender Program and 
     Streamlining of Guaranteed Loan Regulations (RIN: 0560-AF38) 
     received February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       976. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a request for an FY 1999 supplemental 
     appropriation for the Department of the Interior; (H. Doc. 
     No. 106--39); to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered 
     to be printed.
       977. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Office of Thrift Supervision, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Risk-Based Capital 
     Standards: Construction Loans on Presold Residential 
     Properties; Junior Liens on 1- to 4-Family Residential 
     Properties; and Investments in Mutual Funds. Leverage Capital 
     Standards: Tier 1 Leverage Ratio [Docket No. 98-125] (RIN: 
     1550-AB11) received February 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       978. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Rule 
     701--Exempt Offerings Pursuant to Compensatory Arrangements 
     [Release No. 33-7645; File No. S7-5-98] (RIN: 3235-AH21) 
     received February 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       979. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Revision of Rule 504 of Regulation D, the ``Seed Capital'' 
     Exemption [Release No. 33-7644; S7-14-98] (RIN: 3235-AH35) 
     received February 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       980. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of 
     Presidential Determination No. 99-16 in connection with the 
     U.S. contribution to the Korean Peninsula Energy Development 
     Organization (``KEDO''); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       981. 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 620 of 
     the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 981222314-8321-02; I.D. 
     021699B] received February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       982. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Regulated Navigation Area; Air Clearance Restrictions at the 
     Entrance to Lakeside Yacht Club and the Northeast Approach to 
     Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland Harbor, OH [CGD09-97-
     002] (RIN: 2115-AE84) received February 23, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       983. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Lower Grand River, LA 
     [CGD08-99-008] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received February 23, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       984. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations: Greenwood Lake Powerboat Classic, 
     Greenwood Lake, New Jersey [CGD01-98-125] (RIN: 2115-AE46) 
     received February 23, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       985. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone: Sunken Fishing Vessel CAPE FEAR, Buzzards Bay 
     Entrance [CGD01 99-008] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received February 
     23, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       986. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone: Scharfman Batmitzvah Fireworks, East River, 
     Newtown Creek, New York [CGD01-99-004] (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     received February 23, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       987. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations; River Rouge (Short Cut 
     Canal), Michigan [CGD09-98-055] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received 
     February 23, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       988. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Allison Engine Company Model AE 
     3007A and AE 3007A1/1 Turbofan Engines, Correction [Docket 
     No. 98-ANE-14; Amendment 39-11017; AD 99-03-03] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received February 23, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       989. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Allison Engine Company, Inc. AE 
     2100A, AE 2100C, and AE 2100D3 Series Turbofan Engines, 
     Correction [Docket No. 98-ANE-83; Amendment 39-11023; AD 99-
     03-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 23, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       990. 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-76-AD; Amendment 
     39-11046; AD 99-04-21] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 23, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       991. 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-148-AD; Amendment 39-11048; AD 99-04-23] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 23, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       992. 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-316-AD; Amendment 39-11041; AD 
     99-04-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 23, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       993. 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. 98-NM-301-AD; Amendment 39-11043; AD 
     99-04-18] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 23, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       994. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 777 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 98-NM-320-AD; Amendment 39-11044; AD 99-04-19] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 23, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       995. 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-236-AD; Amendment 39-
     11042; AD 99-04-17] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 23, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       996. 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-317-AD; Amendment 39-10904; AD 98-24-19] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received February 23, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       997. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; El Dorado, KS [Airspace Docket 
     No. 99-ACE-5] received February 23, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       998. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Dubuque, IA [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-58] received February 23, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       999. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Fort Madison, IA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ACE-57] received February 23, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1000. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace Kirksville, MO [Airspace Docket 
     No. 99-ACE-9] received February 23, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1001. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace Springfield, MO [Airspace 
     Docket No. 99-ACE-8] received February 23, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1002. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Newton, KS [Airspace Docket 
     No. 99-ACE-3] received February 23,

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     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1003. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Perry, IA [Airspace Docket No. 
     98-ACE-52] received February 23, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1004. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Boonville, MO [Airspace Docket 
     No. 99-ACE-6] received February 23, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1005. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Selinsgrove, PA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AEA-45] received February 23, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1006. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Leadville, CO [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ANM-08] received February 23, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1007. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Rockland, ME [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ANE-95] received February 23, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1008. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--IFR 
     Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 29467; Amdt. 
     No. 414] received February 23, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. 

para. 21.3  committee resignation--majority

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

                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, March 10, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House,
     The Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Having accepted an appointment to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, I must hereby regretfully resign 
     from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           Sincerely,
                                                   Spencer Bachus,
                                               Member of Congress.

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para. 21.4  committee election--majority

  Mr. GOODLING, by unanimous consent, submitted the following privileged 
resolution (H. Res. 108):

       Resolved, That the following named Members be, and they are 
     hereby, elected to the following standing committees of the 
     House of Representatives:
       Committee on the Judiciary: Mr. Scarborough of Florida.
       Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Mr. Baker of Louisiana.

  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. 21.5  education flexibility partnership

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, pursuant to House Resolution 
100 and rule XVIII, 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. 800) to provide for education flexibility 
partnerships.
  Mr. WELLER, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair; and after some time 
spent therein,

para. 21.6  recorded vote

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

       In section 4(c) (of H.R. 800, as reported), after 
     ``Secretary'', insert ``or a State educational agency''.
       At the end of section 4(c)(1)(G) (of H.R. 800, as 
     reported), strike ``and''.
       After subparagraph (H) of section 4(c) (of H.R. 800, as 
     reported), insert the following:
       (I) in the case of a school that participates in a 
     schoolwide program under section 1114 of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965, the eligibility requirements 
     of such section if such a school serves a school attendance 
     area in which less than 35 percent of the children are from 
     low-income families; and

It was decided in the

Yeas

195

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negative

Nays

223

para. 21.7                     [Roll No. 40]

                                AYES--195

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     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
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--223

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

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                             NOT VOTING--15

     Barrett (NE)
     Becerra
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Capps
     Cox
     Delahunt
     Fattah
     Frost
     John
     Kaptur
     Martinez
     McCrery
     Rangel
     Reyes
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. WELLER, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 100, 
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 ``Education Flexibility 
     Partnership Act of 1999''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) States differ substantially in demographics, in school 
     governance, and in school finance and funding. The 
     administrative and funding mechanisms that help schools in 1 
     State improve may not prove successful in other States.
       (2) Although the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965 and other Federal education statutes afford flexibility 
     to State and local educational agencies in implementing 
     Federal programs, certain requirements of Federal education 
     statutes or regulations may impede local efforts to reform 
     and improve education.
       (3) By granting waivers of certain statutory and regulatory 
     requirements, the Federal Government can remove impediments 
     for local educational agencies in implementing education 
     reforms and raising the achievement levels of all children.
       (4) State educational agencies are closer to local school 
     systems, implement statewide education reforms with both 
     Federal and State funds, and are responsible for maintaining 
     accountability for local activities consistent with State 
     standards and assessment systems. Therefore, State 
     educational agencies are often in the best position to align 
     waivers of Federal and State requirements with State and 
     local initiatives.
       (5) The Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act 
     allows State educational agencies the flexibility to waive 
     certain Federal requirements, along with related State 
     requirements, but allows only 12 States to qualify for such 
     waivers.
       (6) Expansion of waiver authority will allow for the waiver 
     of statutory and regulatory requirements that impede 
     implementation of State and local educational improvement 
     plans, or that unnecessarily burden program administration, 
     while maintaining the intent and purposes of affected 
     programs, such as the important focus on improving math and 
     science performance under title II of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965, (Dwight D. Eisenhower 
     Professional Development Program), and maintaining such 
     fundamental requirements as those relating to civil rights, 
     educational equity, and accountability.
       (7) To achieve the State goals for the education of 
     children in the State, the focus must be on results in 
     raising the achievement of all students, not process.

     SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) Attendance area.--The term ``attendance area'' has the 
     meaning given the term ``school attendance area'' in section 
     1113(a)(2)(A) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965.
       (2) Ed-flex partnership state.--The term ``Ed-Flex 
     Partnership State'' means an eligible State designated by the 
     Secretary under section 4(a)(1)(B).
       (3) Local educational agency; state educational agency.--
     The terms ``local educational agency'' and ``State 
     educational agency'' have the meaning given such terms in 
     section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965.
       (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Education.
       (5) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the 50 States, 
     the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
     and each of the outlying areas.

     SEC. 4. EDUCATION FLEXIBILITY PARTNERSHIP.

       (a) Education Flexibility Program.--
       (1) Program authorized.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary may carry out an education 
     flexibility program under which the Secretary authorizes a 
     State educational agency that serves an eligible State 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) Designation.--The Secretary shall designate each 
     eligible State participating in the program described in 
     subparagraph (A) to be an Ed-Flex Partnership State.
       (2) Eligible state.--For the purpose of this subsection the 
     term ``eligible State'' means a State that--
       (A)(i) has--
       (I) developed and implemented the challenging State content 
     standards, challenging State student performance standards, 
     and aligned assessments described in section 1111(b) of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and for which 
     local educational agencies in the State are producing the 
     individual school performance profiles required by section 
     1116(a) of such Act; or
       (II) developed and implemented content standards and 
     interim assessments and made substantial progress, as 
     determined by the Secretary, toward developing and 
     implementing performance standards and final aligned 
     assessments, and toward having local educational agencies in 
     the State produce the profiles, described in subclause (I); 
     and
       (ii) holds local educational agencies and schools 
     accountable for meeting the educational goals described in 
     the local applications submitted under paragraph (4); and
       (B) 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.
       (3) State application.--
       (A) In general.--Each State educational agency desiring to 
     participate in the education flexibility program under this 
     section 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 education 
     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 as 
     described in paragraph (1)(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;
       (iii) a description of specific educational objectives the 
     State intends to meet under such a plan;
       (iv) a description of the process by which the State will 
     measure the progress of local educational agencies in meeting 
     specific goals described in subsection (a)(4)(A)(iii); and
       (v) an assurance that, not less than 30 days prior to 
     waiving any Federal statutory or regulatory requirement, or 
     in accordance with State law, the State educational agency 
     shall give public notice in widely-read publications, such as 
     large circulation newspapers and community newspapers, of its 
     intent to grant such a waiver, a description of the Federal 
     statutory or regulatory requirements that the State 
     educational agency proposes to waive, any improved 
     performance of students that is expected to result from the 
     waiver, and the State official--

       (I) to whom comments on the proposed waiver may be sent by 
     interested individuals and organizations; and
       (II) who will make all the comments received available for 
     review by any member of the public.

       (B) Approval and considerations.--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 education reform, 
     after considering--
       (i) the comprehensiveness and quality of the education 
     flexibility plan described in subparagraph (A);
       (ii) the ability of such plan to ensure accountability for 
     the activities and goals described in such plan;
       (iii) the degree to which the State's objectives described 
     in subparagraph (A)(iii)--

       (I) are specific and measurable; and
       (II) measure the performance of local educational agencies 
     or schools and specific groups of students affected by 
     waivers;

       (iv) the significance of the State statutory or regulatory 
     requirements relating to education that will be waived; and
       (v) the quality of the State educational agency's process 
     for approving applications for waivers of Federal statutory 
     or regulatory requirements described in paragraph (1)(A) and 
     for monitoring and evaluating the results of such waivers.
       (4) Local application.--
       (A) In general.--Each local educational agency or school 
     requesting a waiver of a Federal statutory or regulatory 
     requirement described in paragraph (1)(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, school, 
     and group of students affected by the proposed waiver;
       (iv) explain why the waiver will assist the local 
     educational agency or school in meeting such goals; and
       (v) provide an assurance that, not less than 30 days prior 
     to submitting the application

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     to the State educational agency for a waiver under this 
     section, or in accordance with State law, the local 
     educational agency or school shall give public notice in 
     widely-read publications, such as large circulation 
     newspapers and community newspapers, of its intent to request 
     the waiver, a description of the Federal statutory or 
     regulatory requirements that will be waived, any improved 
     performance of students that is expected to result from the 
     waiver, and the name and address of the local educational 
     agency official--

       (I) to whom comments on the proposed waiver may be sent by 
     interested individuals and organizations; and
       (II) who will make all the comments received available for 
     review by any member of the public.

       (B) Evaluation of applications.--A State educational agency 
     shall evaluate an application submitted under subparagraph 
     (A) in accordance with the State's education flexibility plan 
     described in paragraph (3)(A).
       (C) Approval.--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;
       (ii) the waiver of Federal statutory or regulatory 
     requirements described in paragraph (1)(A) will assist the 
     local educational agency or school in meeting its educational 
     goals; and
       (iii) the State educational agency is satisfied that the 
     underlying purposes of the statutory requirements of each 
     program or Act for which a waiver is granted continue to be 
     met.
       (D) Termination.--If a local educational agency or school 
     that receives a waiver under this section experiences a 
     statistically significant decrease in the level of 
     performance in achieving the objectives described in 
     paragraph (3)(A)(iii) or goals in paragraph (4)(A)(iii) for 2 
     consecutive years, the State educational agency shall, after 
     notice and an opportunity for a hearing to explain such 
     decrease, terminate the waiver authority granted to such 
     local educational agency or school. If, after notice and an 
     opportunity for a hearing, the State educational agency 
     determines that the decrease in performance was justified due 
     to exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances such as a 
     natural disaster or a precipitous and unforeseen decline in 
     the financial resources of the local educational agency or 
     school, the waiver shall not be terminated.
       (5) Oversight and reporting.--
       (A) In general.--
       (i) Oversight.--Each State educational agency participating 
     in the education flexibility program under this section shall 
     annually monitor the activities of local educational agencies 
     and schools receiving waivers under this section. Such 
     monitoring shall include a review of relevant audit, 
     technical assistance, evaluation, and performance reports.
       (ii) Reporting.--The State educational agency shall submit 
     to the Secretary an annual report on the results of such 
     oversight and its impact on the improvement of education 
     programs.
       (B) Performance data.--
       (i) State reporting.--Not later than 2 years after a State 
     is designated as an Ed-Flex Partnership State, each such 
     State shall include, as part of their report to the Secretary 
     under clause (ii) of subparagraph (A), performance data 
     demonstrating the degree to which progress has been made 
     toward meeting the objectives outlined in section 3(A)(iii). 
     The report to the Secretary shall, when applicable, include--

       (I) information on the total number of waivers granted, 
     including the number of waivers granted for each type of 
     waiver;
       (II) information describing the types and characteristics 
     of waivers granted and their relationship to the progress of 
     local educational agencies and schools toward meeting their 
     performance objectives; and
       (III) an assurance from State program managers that the 
     data used to measure performance of the education flexibility 
     program under this section are reliable, complete, and 
     accurate, as defined by the State, or a description of a plan 
     for improving the reliability, completeness, and accuracy of 
     such data.

       (ii) Secretary report.--The Secretary shall--

       (I) make each State report available to Congress and the 
     general public;
       (II) submit to Congress a report, on a timely basis, that 
     addresses the impact that the education flexibility program 
     under this section has had with regard to performance 
     objectives described in paragraph (3)(A)(iii).

     The Secretary shall include in the report to Congress an 
     assurance that the data used to measure performance of the 
     education flexibility program under this section are 
     complete, reliable, and accurate or a plan for improving the 
     reliability, completeness, and accuracy of such data.
       (6) Duration of federal waivers.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall not approve the 
     application of a State educational agency under paragraph (3) 
     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) Performance review.--Three years after a State is 
     designated an Ed-Flex Partnership State, the Secretary 
     shall--
       (i) review the performance of any State educational agency 
     in such State that grants waivers of Federal statutory or 
     regulatory requirements described in paragraph (1)(A); and
       (ii) terminate such agency's authority to grant such 
     waivers if the Secretary determines, after notice and 
     opportunity for a hearing, that such agency has failed to 
     make measurable progress in meeting the objectives outlined 
     in paragraph (3)(A)(iii) to justify continuation of such 
     authority.
       (7) Authority to issue waivers.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Secretary is authorized to carry out 
     the education flexibility program under this subsection for 
     each of the fiscal years 1999 through 2004.
       (b) Included Programs.--The statutory or regulatory 
     requirements referred to in subsection (a)(1)(A) are any such 
     requirements under the following programs or Acts:
       (1) Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965.
       (2) Part B of title II of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965.
       (3) Subpart 2 of part A of title III of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (other than section 3136 of 
     such Act).
       (4) Title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965.
       (5) Title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965.
       (6) Part C of title VII of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965.
       (7) The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education 
     Act of 1998.
       (c) Waivers Not Authorized.--The Secretary may not waive 
     any statutory or regulatory requirement of the programs or 
     Acts authorized to be waived under subsection (a)(1)(A)--
       (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;
       (E) the distribution of funds to States or to local 
     educational agencies;
       (F) the selection of schools to participate in part A of 
     title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965, except that a State educational agency may grant 
     waivers to allow schools to participate in part A of title I 
     of such Act if the percentage of children from low-income 
     families in the attendance area of such school or who 
     actually attend such school is within 5 percentage points of 
     the lowest percentage of such children for any school in the 
     local educational agency that meets the requirements of 
     section 1113 of the Act;
       (G) use of Federal funds to supplement, not supplant, non-
     Federal funds; and
       (H) applicable civil rights requirements; 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) Application.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and 
     (3), this Act shall not apply to a State educational agency 
     that has been granted waiver authority under the following 
     provisions of law:
       (A) Section 311(e) of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act.
       (B) The proviso referring to such section 311(e) under the 
     heading ``education reform'' in the Department of Education 
     Appropriations Act, 1996 (Public Law 104-134; 110 Stat. 1321-
     229).
       (2) Exception.--If a State educational agency that has been 
     granted waiver authority, pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) or 
     (B), applies to the Secretary to extend such authority, the 
     provisions of this Act, except subsection (e)(1), shall apply 
     to such agency.
       (3) Effective date for existing ed-flex programs.--This Act 
     shall apply to a State educational agency described in 
     paragraph (2) beginning on the date that such an extension is 
     granted.
       (e) Accountability.--
       (1) Evaluation for ed-flex partnership states.--In deciding 
     whether to extend a request for a State educational agency's 
     authority to issue waivers under this section, the Secretary 
     shall review the progress of the State educational agency to 
     determine if such agency--
       (A) makes measurable progress toward achieving the 
     objectives described in the application submitted pursuant to 
     subsection (a)(3)(A)(iii); and
       (B) demonstrates that local educational agencies or schools 
     affected by such waiver or authority have made measurable 
     progress toward achieving the desired results described in 
     the application submitted pursuant to subsection 
     (a)(4)(A)(iii).
       (2) Evaluation for existing ed-flex programs.--In deciding 
     whether to extend a request for a State educational agency 
     described in subsection (d)(2) to issue waivers under this 
     section, the Secretary shall review the progress of the 
     agency in achieving the objectives set forth in the 
     application submitted pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(B)(iii) 
     of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act.
       (f) Publication.--A notice of the Secretary's decision to 
     authorize State educational agencies to issue waivers under 
     this section shall be published in the Federal Register and 
     the Secretary shall provide for the dissemination of such 
     notice to State educational agencies, interested parties, in

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     cluding educators, parents, students, advocacy and civil 
     rights organizations, other interested parties, and the 
     public.
       (g) Effective Date.--This Act shall be effective during the 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
     ending on the date of the enactment of an Act (enacted after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act) that reauthorizes the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in its 
     entirety.

  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, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. GOODLING 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

330

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

90

para. 21.8                     [Roll No. 41]

                                AYES--330

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--90

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Barrett (WI)
     Berman
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capuano
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Engel
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holt
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Markey
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Stark
     Stupak
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Woolsey

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Becerra
     Bilbray
     Capps
     Delahunt
     Fattah
     Frost
     Hastings (WA)
     John
     Martinez
     McCrery
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Reyes
     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. 21.9  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. 21.10  h.r. 808--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 808) to extend for 3 additional months the 
period for which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code is 
reenacted; 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

418

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

1

para. 21.11                    [Roll No. 42]

                                YEAS--418

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe

[[Page 204]]


     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Becerra
     Bilbray
     Capps
     Cox
     Delahunt
     Fattah
     Ford
     Frost
     Hilleary
     Jefferson
     John
     McCrery
     Reyes
     Weiner
  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 
extend for 6 additional months the period for which chapter 12 of title 
11 of the United States Code is reenacted.''.
  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. 21.12  h. res. 32--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the question on agreeing 
to the resolution (H. Res. 32) expressing support for, and calling for 
actions in support of, free, fair, and transparent elections in 
Indonesia.
  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

413

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

6

para. 21.13                    [Roll No. 43]

                                YEAS--413

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--6

     Bonilla
     Chenoweth
     Cooksey
     Jones (NC)
     Paul
     Pombo

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Becerra
     Bilbray
     Capps
     Delahunt
     Ford
     Frost
     John
     Lampson
     McCrery
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Wu
  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. 21.14  h. con. res. 28--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the question on agreeing 
to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 28) expressing the sense of 
Con

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gress that the United States should introduce and make all efforts 
necessary to pass a resolution criticizing the People's Republic of 
China for its human rights abuses in China and Tibet at the annual 
meeting of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights; 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

421

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 21.15                    [Roll No. 44]

                                YEAS--421

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Becerra
     Bilbray
     Capps
     Chambliss
     Delahunt
     Frost
     John
     McCrery
     Pickett
     Reyes
     Stabenow
     Waxman
  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. 21.16  providing for the consideration of h. con res. 42

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 103):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, 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. 42) regarding the use 
     of United States Armed Forces as part of a NATO peacekeeping 
     operation implementing a Kosovo peace agreement. The first 
     reading of the concurrent resolution shall be dispensed with. 
     General debate shall be confined to the concurrent resolution 
     and shall not exceed two hours equally divided and controlled 
     by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 
     on International Relations. After general debate the 
     concurrent resolution shall be considered for amendment under 
     the five-minute rule. The concurrent resolution shall be 
     considered as read. No amendment to the concurrent resolution 
     shall be in order except those printed in the portion of the 
     Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 
     of rule XVIII and except pro forma amendments for the purpose 
     of debate. Each amendment so printed may be offered only by 
     the Member who caused it to be printed or his designee and 
     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 concurrent resolution for amendment the Committee shall 
     rise and report the concurrent resolution to the House with 
     such amendments as may have been adopted. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the concurrent 
     resolution to final adoption without intervening motion 
     except one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. DIAZ-BALART 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. BURR, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

219

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

203

para. 21.17                    [Roll No. 45]

                                YEAS--219

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English

[[Page 206]]


     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--203

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Becerra
     Bilbray
     Capps
     Delahunt
     Frost
     Goodling
     Gutknecht
     John
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Reyes
     Saxton
  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. BURR, announced that the yeas 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

218

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

201

para. 21.18                    [Roll No. 46]

                                AYES--218

     Aderholt
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--201

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

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                             NOT VOTING--15

     Archer
     Bartlett
     Becerra
     Bilbray
     Capps
     Delahunt
     Frost
     Goodling
     Horn
     Hunter
     John
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Reyes
     Saxton
  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. 21.19  regarding deployment of troops in kosovo

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURR, pursuant to House Resolution 103 
and rule XVIII, 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. 42) regarding the use of United 
States Armed Forces as part of the NATO peacekeeping operation 
implementing a Kosovo peace agreement.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURR, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. THORNBERRY as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,
  Decision of the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole:
  ``The gentleman from New York [Mr. Gilman] makes the point of order 
that the amendment offered by the gentleman from Connecticut [Mr. 
Gejdenson] is not germane.
  ``The concurrent resolution authorizes the President to deploy United 
States Armed Forces to implement a Kosovo peace agreement. Its 
provisions fall exclusively within the jurisdiction of the Committee on 
International Relations. That committee has jurisdiction over 
`intervention abroad', which includes the deployment of armed forces by 
the President. Conditions, limitations or other attributes of such 
deployment are within the ambit of `intervention abroad'.
  ``The amendment offered by the gentleman from Connecticut includes a 
provision declaring the support of Congress for the armed forces who are 
carrying out their missions in the Balkan region. As evidenced by the 
referral of House Resolution 306 in the 104th Congress which was 
considered by the House, such a provision falls within the jurisdiction 
of both the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
International Relations. The sentiment contained in section 3 of the 
amendment is not a condition, limitation or attribute of the deployment 
of armed forces in Kosovo.
  ``As noted in section 798a and 798c of the House Rules and Manual of 
the 105th Congress, to be germane, an amendment must relate to the same 
subject matter and the same jurisdiction as are addressed in the 
concurrent resolution. The Chair finds that the amendment fails both of 
these long-standing tests. Therefore, the Chair holds that the amendment 
is not germane. Accordingly, the point of order is sustained.''.

para. 21.20  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the question raised by an appeal in the Committee, to wit: 
``Shall the following decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the 
Committee?''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

218

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

205

para. 21.21                    [Roll No. 47]

                                AYES--218

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--205

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     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)
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Becerra
     Bilbray
     Capps
     Frost
     John
     Mollohan
     Quinn
     Reyes
     Wu
     Young (AK) 
  So the decision of the Chair stood as the judgment of the Committee.
  After some further time,

para. 21.22  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mrs. FOWLER to the 
amendment submitted by Mr. GEJDENSON:
  Amendment submitted by Mrs. FOWLER:

       Page 1, strike line 1 and all that follows through line 9 
     and insert the following:
       (1) President Clinton is contemplating the introduction of 
     ground elements of the United States Armed Forces to Kosovo 
     as part of a larger North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 
     operation to conduct peacemaking or peacekeeping between 
     warring parties in Kosovo, and these Armed Forces may be 
     subject to foreign command.
       (2) Such a deployment, if it were to occur, would in all 
     likelihood require the commitment of United States ground 
     forces for a

[[Page 208]]

     minimum of 3 years and cost billions of dollars.
       (3) Kosovo, unlike Bosnia, is a province of the Republic of 
     Serbia, a sovereign foreign state.
       (4) The deployment of United States ground forces to 
     enforce a peace agreement between warring parties in a 
     sovereign foreign state is not consistent with the prior 
     employment of deadly military force by the United States 
     against either or both of the warring parties in that 
     sovereign foreign state.
       (5) The Secretary of Defense, William Cohen, has opposed 
     the deployment of United States ground forces to Kosovo, as 
     reflected in his testimony before the Congress on October 6, 
     1998.
       (6) The deployment of United States ground forces to 
     participate in the peacekeeping operation in Bosnia, which 
     has resulted in the expenditure of more than $10,000,000,000 
     by United States taxpayers to date, which has already been 
     extended past 2 previous withdrawal dates established by the 
     administration, and which shows no sign of ending in the near 
     future, clearly argues that the costs and duration of a 
     deployment to Kosovo for peacekeeping purposes will be much 
     heavier and much longer than initially foreseen.
       (7) The substantial drain on military readiness of a 
     deployment to Kosovo would be inconsistent with the need, 
     recently acknowledged by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to 
     reverse the trends which have already severely compromised 
     the ability of the United States Armed Forces to carry out 
     the basic National Military Strategy of the United States.
       (8) The Congress has already indicated its considerable 
     concern about the possible deployment of United States Armed 
     Forces to Kosovo, as evidenced by section 8115 of the 
     Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 
     105-262; 112 Stat. 2327), which sets forth among other things 
     a requirement for the President to transmit to the Congress a 
     report detailing the anticipated costs, funding sources, and 
     exit strategy for any additional United States Armed Forces 
     deployed to Yugoslavia, Albania, or Macedonia.
       (9) The introduction of United States Armed Forces into 
     hostilities, or into situations where imminent involvement in 
     hostilities may occur, clearly indicates authorization by the 
     Congress when such action is not required for the defense of 
     the United States, its Armed Forces, or its nationals.
       (10) United States national security interests in Kosovo do 
     not rise to a level that warrants the introduction of United 
     States ground forces in Kosovo for peacekeeping purposes.
       Page 1, strike the second amendatory instructions and 
     insert the following:
       Page 1, strike line 8 and all that follows through line 3 
     on page 2.
       Page 2, strike line 4 and all that follows through line 8.
       Page 1, line 10, strike ``DEPLOYMENT'' and insert 
     ``LIMITATION ON DEPLOYMENT''.
       Page 1, line 14, strike ``described in (b)'' and insert ``, 
     subject to the limitation contained in subsection (b),''.
       Page 2, strike line 1 through line 6 and insert the 
     following:
       (b) Limitation.--The President is not authorized to deploy 
     ground elements of the United States Armed Forces to Kosovo 
     as part of a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 
     operation to implement a peace agreement between the Republic 
     of Serbia and representatives of ethnic Albanians living in 
     the province of Kosovo.
       (c) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this concurrent 
     resolution shall be construed--
       (1) to prevent United States Armed Forces from taking such 
     actions as the Armed Forces consider necessary for self-
     defense against an immediate threat emanating from the 
     Republic of Serbia; or
       (2) to restrict the authority of the President under the 
     Constitution to protect the lives of United States citizens.
       Strike the second line 1 and all that follows:

  Amendment submitted by Mr. GEJDENSON:

       Page 2, after line 3, insert the following:
       (3) Former Senator Robert Dole recently traveled to the 
     region to meet with the Kosovar Albanians and deliver a 
     message from President Clinton encouraging all parties to 
     reach an agreement to end the conflict in Kosovo.
       (4) Representatives of the Government of Serbia and 
     representatives of the Kosovar Albanians are scheduled to 
     reconvene in France on March 15, 1999.
       Page 2, line 4, strike ``(3)'' and insert ``(5)''.
       Page 2, strike line 9 and all that follows and insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 3. DEPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES TO KOSOVO.

       (a) Declaration of Policy Relating to Interim Agreement.--
     The Congress urges the President to continue to take measures 
     described in (b) to support the ongoing peace process 
     relating to Kosovo with the objective of reaching a fair and 
     just interim agreement between the Serbian Government and the 
     Kosovar Albanians on the status of Kosovo.
       (b) Authorization for Deployment of Armed Forces.--If a 
     fair and just interim agreement described in subsection (a) 
     is reached, the President is authorized to deploy United 
     States Armed Forces personnel to Kosovo as part of a NATO 
     peacekeeping operation implementing such interim agreement.
       At the end of the resolution, add the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 4. LIMITATION.

       The authorization in section 3 is subject to the limitation 
     that the number of United States Armed Forces personnel 
     participating in a deployment described in that section may 
     not exceed 15 percent of the total NATO force deployed to 
     Kosovo in the peacekeeping operation described in that 
     section, except that such percentage may be exceeded if the 
     President determines that United States forces or United 
     States citizens are in danger and notifies Congress of that 
     determination.

Yeas

178

It was decided in the

Nays

237

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

2

para. 21.23                    [Roll No. 48]

                                AYES--178

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Blunt
     Bonilla
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kingston
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--237

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz

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     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shows
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--2

     Abercrombie
     Callahan
       

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Becerra
     Bilbray
     Brown (CA)
     Capps
     Clay
     Frost
     John
     Lipinski
     Quinn
     Reyes
     Shuster
     Strickland
     Thompson (MS)
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Wu
  So the amendment to the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. THORNBERRY, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 103, 
reported the concurrent resolution back to the House with an amendment 
adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said concurrent 
resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Page 2, after line 3, insert the following:
       (3) Former Senator Robert Dole recently traveled to the 
     region to meet with the Kosovar Albanians and deliver a 
     message from President Clinton encouraging all parties to 
     reach an agreement to end the conflict in Kosovo.
       (4) Representatives of the Government of Serbia and 
     representatives of the Kosovar Albanians are scheduled to 
     reconvene in France on March 15, 1999.
       Page 2, line 4, strike ``(3)'' and insert ``(5)''.
       Page 2, strike line 9 and all that follows and insert the 
     following:

       1. Strike section 3 and insert the following:

     SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION FOR DEPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES ARMED 
                   FORCES TO KOSOVO.

       (a) In general.--Subject to the limitations in subsection 
     (b) the President is authorized to deploy United States Armed 
     Forces personnel to Kosovo as part of a NATO peacekeeping 
     operation implementing a Kosovo peace agreement.
       (b) Reports to Congress.--The President should, before 
     ordering the deployment of any United States Armed Forces 
     personnel to Kosovo do each of the following:
       (1) Personally and in writing submit to the Congress--
       (A) a detailed statement explaining the national interest 
     of the United States at risk in the Kosovo conflict; and
       (B) a certification to the Congress that all United States 
     Armed Forces personnel so deployed pursuant to subsection (a) 
     will be under the operational control only of United States 
     Armed Forces military officers.
       (2) Submit to the Congress a detailed report that--
       (A) in classified and unclassified form addresses the 
     amount and nature of the military resources of the United 
     States, in both personnel and equipment, that will be 
     required for such deployment;
       (B) outlines and explains the military exit strategy that 
     would control the withdrawal of United States Armed Forces 
     personnel from Kosovo;
       (C) certifies the chain of command for any such deployed 
     United States Armed Forces personnel; and
       (D) provides the percentage of United States Armed Forces 
     participating in any NATO deployment in the Kosovo peace 
     keeping operation, including ground troops, air support, 
     logistics support, and intelligence support, compared to the 
     other NATO nations participating in that operation.
       (3) Submit to the Congress a detailed report that--
       (A) in classified and unclassified form addresses the 
     impact on military readiness of such deployment;
       (B) provides the timeframe in which withdrawal of all 
     United States Armed Forces personnel from Kosovo could 
     reasonably be expected;
       (C) in classified and unclassified form provides an 
     unambiguous explanation of the rules of engagement under 
     which all United States Armed Forces personnel participating 
     in the Kosovo NATO peace keeping operation shall operate;
       (D) in classified and unclassified form provides the 
     budgetary impact for fiscal year 1999 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter for the next five fiscal years on the Department 
     of Defense, and each of the military services in particular; 
     on the Intelligence Community; and on the Department of State 
     as a result of any such deployment.
       (4) Submit in classified form, to the Speaker, the Minority 
     Leader, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and 
     the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives; and the Majority and Minority Leaders, the 
     Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Armed Services 
     Committee of the Senate, a detailed report that addresses the 
     threats attendant to any such deployment and the nature and 
     level of force protection required for such deployment.
       (5) Submit to the Speaker, Minority Leader, and the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives; and the Majority and Minority Leaders and 
     the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate a detailed 
     report that addresses--
       (A) any intelligence sharing arrangement that has been 
     established as a result of the Kosovo peace agreement;
       (B) the intelligence sharing arrangement that currently 
     exists within NATO and how such arrangement would be 
     modified, if at all, in the Kosovo context; and
       (C) whether Russian participation in a Kosovo peacekeeping 
     deployment alongside NATO forces will affect, impede, or 
     hinder any such intelligence sharing arrangement.
       (6) Submit to the Congress a detailed report on the scope 
     of the mission of the United States Armed Forces personnel.
       (7) Submit to the Congress a detailed report prepared by 
     the Secretary of State that--
       (A) outlines and explains the diplomatic exit strategy that 
     would control the withdrawal of United States Armed Forces 
     personnel from Kosovo;
       (B) outlines and explains the means and methodologies by 
     which verification of compliance with the terms of any Kosovo 
     peace agreement will be determined;
       (C) in classified and unclassified form, explains the terms 
     and conditions included in any peace agreement reached with 
     respect to the Kosovo conflict. Such report should include--
       (1) a detailed discussion and explanation of any side 
     agreement, whether or not all parties to the overall peace 
     agreement are aware of the side agreement;
       (2) a detailed discussion and explanation of any 
     obligations of the United States arising from the peace 
     agreement, including any such obligations with respect to the 
     introduction of weapons into Kosovo and Serbia;
       (3) a detailed discussion and explanation of any military 
     arrangements, in addition to the NATO deployment, to which 
     the United States has agreed to undertake as a result of the 
     Kosovo peace agreement;
       (4) a detailed discussion and explanation of the funding 
     source for any future plebiscite or referendum on 
     independence for Kosovo; and
       (5) a detailed discussion and explanation of any 
     requirement for forces participating in the NATO peace 
     keeping operation implementing the peace agreement to enforce 
     any provision of such peace agreement.

  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said concurrent resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. GILMAN demanded a recorded vote on agreeing 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.

Yeas

219

It was decided in the

Nays

191

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

9

para. 21.24                    [Roll No. 49]

                                AYES--219

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frelinghuysen
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)

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     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NOES--191

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kingston
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Simpson
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--9

     Abercrombie
     Bentsen
     Brown (OH)
     Callahan
     Coburn
     Lofgren
     Mink
     Obey
     Slaughter

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Becerra
     Bilbray
     Brown (CA)
     Capps
     Clay
     Frost
     John
     Lipinski
     Quinn
     Reyes
     Shuster
     Strickland
     Thompson (MS)
     Towns
     Wu
  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. 21.25  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, March 15, 1999, at 2 o'clock p.m.

para. 21.26  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, March 
17, 1999, under clause 7, rule XV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para. 21.27  commission on security and cooperation in europe

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to section 1 of Public Law 99-7, appointed to 
the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, on the part of the 
House, the following Members: Messrs. Wolf, Salmon, Greenwood and 
Forbes.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 21.28  senate enrolled bill signed

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

       S. 447. An Act to deem as timely filed, and process for 
     payment, the applications submitted by the Dodson School 
     Districts for certain Impact Aid payment for fiscal year 
     1999.

para. 21.29  bill presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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. 822. To nullify any reservation of funds during fiscal 
     year 1999 for guaranteed loads under the Consolidated Farm 
     and Rural Development Act for qualified beginning farmers or 
     ranchers, and for other purposes.

  And then,

para. 21.30  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. PALLONE, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 10 o'clock and 24 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
2 o'clock p.m. on Monday, March 15, 1999.

para. 21.31  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. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform. A Citizen's 
     Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy 
     Act of 1974 to Request Government Records (Rept. No. 106-50). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 820. A bill to authorize appropriations 
     for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for the Coast Guard, and for 
     other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-51). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.

para. 21.32  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. GOODLATTE:
       H.R. 1069. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the memorialization at the columbarium at Arlington 
     National Cemetery of veterans who have donated their remains 
     to science, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LAZIO (for himself, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
             Mrs. Capps, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Dixon, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Underwood, 
             Mr. Shows, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Frost, Mr. Ney, Mr. Olver, 
             Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
             Clement, Mr. Stark, Ms. Carson, Mr. Foley, Mr. Coyne, 
             Mr. Lantos, Mr. Inslee, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Luther, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. King of New York, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Thompson 
             of Mississippi, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Payne, 
             Mr. Wynn, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Mascara, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Dingell, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Filner, Mrs. Myrick, and Ms. Lofgren):
       H.R. 1070. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide medical assistance for certain women screened 
     and found to have breast or cervical cancer under a federally 
     funded screening program; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Shows, and Ms. Brown of Florida):
       H.R. 1071. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill by establishing 
     an enhanced educational assistance program, by increasing the 
     amount of basic educational assistance, by repealing the 
     requirement for reduction in pay for participation in the 
     program, by authorizing the Secretary of Vet

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     erans Affairs to make accelerated payments of basic 
     educational assistance, and by reopening the period for 
     certain VEAP participants to elect to participate in the 
     program of basic educational assistance, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. FORBES:
       H.R. 1072. A bill to require the Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission to require applicants for or holders of operating 
     licenses for nuclear power reactors to have in effect an 
     emergency response plan for an area within a 50 mile radius 
     of the reactor; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. LAZIO (for himself and Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 1073. 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.
           By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Condit, 
             Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Goode, 
             Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. John, Mr. Turner, Mr. English, 
             Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Gillmor, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Largent, Mr. Archer, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Gekas, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Clement, 
             Mr. Ford, Mr. Shows, Mr. Tanner, and Mr. Traficant):
       H.R. 1074. A bill to provide Governmentwide accounting of 
     regulatory costs and benefits, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Pomeroy, 
             Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Larson):
       H.R. 1075. 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. Conyers, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Larson):
       H.R. 1076. 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 Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mr. Duncan, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. Stump):
       H.R. 1077. 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.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 1078. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     with respect to retransmission consent and must-carry for 
     cable operators and satellite carriers; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Underwood, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Shows, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Mr. Frost, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Cook, Mr. Camp, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Kleczka, 
             Mrs. Capps, Mrs. Myrick, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. 
             Oberstar):
       H.R. 1079. 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.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Inslee, Mrs. Meek 
             of Florida, Mr. Ney, and Mr. Quinn):
       H.R. 1080. A bill to provide penalties for terrorist 
     attacks against mass transportation; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BOUCHER (for himself, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Petri, 
             Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, and Mr. Frost):
       H.R. 1081. A bill to provide for protection of the flag of 
     the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mr. Forbes, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Berman, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baird, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Brown 
             of Ohio, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cardin, Ms. 
             Carson, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Engel, Mr. Farr 
             of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Larson, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Markey, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Moakley, Mr. Moore, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Sabo, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weygand, Ms. Woolsey, and 
             Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 1082. A bill to enhance Federal enforcement of hate 
     crimes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. DUNN (for herself, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Camp, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Stupak, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             English, and Mr. Collins):
       H.R. 1083. 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 (for herself, Mr. Weller, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
             Hill of Montana, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Spence, Mr. Cunningham, 
             and Mrs. Biggert):
       H.R. 1084. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax relief, to encourage savings and 
     investment, and to provide incentives for public school 
     construction, and to amend the Social Security Act to provide 
     relief from the earnings test; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. EMERSON:
       H.R. 1085. A bill to improve the health of children; 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. FORD (for himself, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
             Mr. Meehan, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Menendez, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Conyers, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, and Mr. Davis of Illinois):
       H.R. 1086. A bill to reform the manner in which firearms 
     are manufactured and distributed by providing an incentive to 
     State and local governments to bring claims for the rising 
     costs of gun violence in their communities; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY:
       H.R. 1087. A bill to require the relocation of a National 
     Weather Service radar tower which is on Sulphur Mountain near 
     Ojai, California; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. GILCHREST:
       H.R. 1088. 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 and to accelerate the 
     transition to the 50:50 blended rate in 2000; 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. GILLMOR (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Largent, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Tauzin, and Mr. Hall of Texas):
       H.R. 1089. A bill to require the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission to require the improved disclosure of after-tax 
     returns regarding mutual fund performance, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Shows, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             LaFalce, Mr. Rodriguez, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Foley, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Kolbe, 
             and Mrs. Emerson):
       H.R. 1090. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to exclude cancer treatment services from the 
     prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department 
     services under the Medicare Program; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to

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     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. HULSHOF:
       H.R. 1091. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     expand the availability of health care coverage for working 
     individuals with diabilities, to establish a Ticket to Work 
     and Self-Sufficiency Program in the Social Security 
     Administration to provide beneficiaries with disabilities 
     meaningful opportunities to work, 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 Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. Campbell, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Kuykendall, 
             Mr. Shows, Mrs. Bono, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Lewis of 
             California, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Herger, Mrs. Napolitano, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Packard, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Condit, 
             Mr. Radanovich, and Mr. Pombo):
       H.R. 1092. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to more accurately codify the depreciable life of 
     semiconductor manufacturing equipment; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Baird, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
             Barcia, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Borski, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Brady 
             of Pennsylvania, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Campbell, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Davis of Florida, 
             Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Engel, Mr. English, Mr. Farr 
             of California, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Hoyer, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Kleczka, 
             Mr. Klink, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Luther, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Martinez, Mr. Mascara, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mr. Payne, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Rothman, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Shows, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Snyder, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Strickland, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Sununu, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Towns, Mr. Traficant, 
             Mr. Vento, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Wexler, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 1093. 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.
           By Mr. LEACH (for himself, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Bachus, and 
             Ms. Waters):
       H.R. 1094. 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. Bachus, Ms. 
             Waters, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Wolf, and Mr. Hall of Ohio):
       H.R. 1095. A bill to require the United States to take 
     action to provide bilateral debt relief, and improve the 
     provision of multilateral debt relief, in order to give a 
     fresh start to poor countries; 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 Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Frost, Mr. Meehan, and Mr. 
             Crowley):
       H.R. 1096. 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.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 1097. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to simplify the $500 per child tax credit and other 
     individual non-refundable 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. NEY:
       H.R. 1098. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     require an annual report by the Secretary of Defense on the 
     military capabilities of the People's Republic of China; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. OWENS (for himself, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. McKinney, 
             and Mr. Sanders):
       H.R. 1099. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide more revenue for the Social Security system 
     by imposing a tax on certain unearned income and to provide 
     tax relief for more than 80,000,000 individuals and families 
     who pay more in Social Security taxes than income taxes by 
     reducing the rate of the old age, survivors, and disability 
     insurance Social Security payroll tax; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. POMBO:
       H.R. 1100. 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.
       H.R. 1101. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 to improve the ability of individuals and local, State, 
     and Federal agencies to prevent natural flood disaster; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Johnson 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mr. Weller, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Kolbe, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Nussle, Mr. McCrery, and Mr. Ramstad):
       H.R. 1102. A bill to provide for pension reform, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 
     and Government Reform, for a period to be 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 (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Walsh, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Jenkins, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Klink, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Mascara, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. McNulty, 
             Mr. Nadler, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Thurman, 
             Mr. Towns, and Ms. Velazquez):
       H.R. 1103. 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 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. SWEENEY:
       H.R. 1104. 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; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr. Ose, 
             Mr. Dooley of California, and Mr. Radanovich):
       H.R. 1105. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that transfers of family-owned business 
     interests shall be exempt from estate taxation; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. THURMAN (for herself, Mrs. Fowler, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Mica, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Boyd, Mr. 
             Collins, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
             Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Foley, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McCollum, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
             Mr. Shaw, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Young of Florida):
       H.R. 1106. A bill to authorize the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to State 
     agencies with responsibility for water source development for 
     the purpose of maximizing available water supply and 
     protecting the environment through the development of 
     alternative water sources; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WATKINS:
       H.R. 1107. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to waive the waiting period otherwise required for 
     diability beneficiaries in the case of individuals suffering 
     from terminal illnesses with not more than six

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     months to live; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
             Mr. Goode, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Andrews, 
             Mr. Archer, Mr. Armey, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Bass, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Brady of Texas, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blunt, 
             Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Burr of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Callahan, 
             Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Castle, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins, 
             Mr. Combest, Mr. Cook, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
             Crane, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Dickey, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Dunn, Mrs. Emerson, 
             Mr. English, Mr. Everett, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Fossella, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gilman, 
             Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Graham, Ms. Granger, 
             Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hansen, 
             Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, 
             Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hulshof, 
             Mr. Hunter, Mr. Istook, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. John, Mr. 
             Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Kasich, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. LaHood, 
             Mr. Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lazio, 
             Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr. Lucas of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McCrery, 
             Mr. McInnis, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. McKeon, 
             Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Gary Miller of California, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Oxley, Mr. Packard, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pease, Mr. Peterson 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pombo, 
             Mr. Porter, Mr. Portman, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
             Quinn, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
             Rogan, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
             Schaffer, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, Mr. Souder, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Stump, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
             Tauzin, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Thune, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Upton, Mr. Walden of 
             Oregon, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
             Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
             Mr. Weller, and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H. J. Res. 37. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States with respect to tax 
     limitations; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Berman, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Sabo, and Mr. Pallone):
       H. J. Res. 38. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States repealing the twenty-
     second article of amendment to the Constitution; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Cox, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. 
             Tancredo):
       H. Con. Res. 53. A concurrent resolution concerning the 
     Taiwan Relations Act; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Holden, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Moakley, Mr. 
             Horn, Mr. Clay, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
             LaHood, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Deutsch, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Dingell, Mrs. Morella, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
             Lazio, Mr. Foley, Mr. Engel, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Eshoo, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Ford, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Clement, 
             Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Vento, Mr. Kennedy 
             of Rhode Island, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Larson):
       H. Con. Res. 54. A concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     historic significance of the first anniversary of the Good 
     Friday Peace Agreement; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. GOODLING:
       H. Res. 108. A resolution designating majority membership 
     on certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. FOLEY:
       H. Res. 109. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that a commemorative postage stamp should 
     be issued recognizing the 4-H Youth Development Program's 
     centennial; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Ballenger, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Diaz-
             Balart, and Ms. Roybal-Allard):
       H. Res. 110. A resolution congratulating the Government and 
     the people of the Republic of El Salvador on successfully 
     completing free and democratic elections on March 7, 1999; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. MEEKS of New York (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Norton, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ford, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
             Mrs. Clayton, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Stark, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Underwood, 
             Mr. Clay, Mr. Towns, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Rangel):
       H. Res. 111. 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. 21.33  additional sponsors to public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 8: Mr. Rohrabacher and Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 14: Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 21: Mr. Pickett, Mr. Herger, Mr. Smith of Washington, 
     Mr. Weller, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Ose, 
     Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Crane, Ms. Sanchez, and Mr. Deal 
     of Georgia.
       H.R. 70: Mr. Stupak, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, and Mr. 
     Fossella.
       H.R. 90: Mr. Holden, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
     Mrs. Clayton, Mr. LaTourette, and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 111: Mr. English, Mr. Klink, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, 
     Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Greenwood, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, and Mr. 
     Upton.
       H.R. 120: Mr. Stupak, Mr. Ney, Mr. Shows, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
     Bachus, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Stearns, and Mrs. Wilson.
       H.R. 122: Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 127: Mr. Crowley and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 175: Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Larson, Mr. Lantos, 
     Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
     Davis of Florida, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
     Blagojevich, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
     Andrews, Mr. Filner, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Doyle, 
     and Mr. Moore.
       H.R. 205: Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 220: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 275: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Cardin, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Foley, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
     Matsui, Mr. Moore, Mr. Rahall, and Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 323: Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Burr of North 
     Carolina, Mrs. Northup, and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 351: Mr. Thune.
       H.R. 357: Mr. Jackson of Illinois.
       H.R. 362: Mr. Wynn and Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 363: Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Wynn, and Mrs. 
     Capps.
       H.R. 364: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 365: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 366: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 380: Mr. Meehan, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Shuster, and Mr. 
     Forbes.
       H.R. 399: Ms. DeLauro and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 405: Mr. Allen, Mr. Ose, and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 406: Mr. Sununu, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Blumenauer, and Mr. 
     Radanovich.
       H.R. 413: Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
     Lantos, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Luther, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
     Udall of Colorado, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. George Miller of 
     California, Mr. Oberstar, and Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 430: Mrs. Capps and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 434: Mr. Porter and Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 453: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Barcia, 
     Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Moore, Mrs. 
     Clayton, and Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 483: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 488: Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 516: Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 555: Mr. Davis of Illinois and Mr. Meeks of New York.
       H.R. 571: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 574: Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 575: Mr. Toomey.
       H.R. 576: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas and Mr. 
     Inslee.
       H.R. 599: Mr. Hinojosa and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 622: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
     Mascara, and Mr. Weller.

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       H.R. 644: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 645: Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Shows, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
     Mr. Rush, Mr. Inslee, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 664: Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 670: Mr. Baird and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 672: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
     Houghton, Mr. Herger, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hayworth, 
     Mr. Ramstad, and Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 678: Mr. Dickey, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
     Abercrombie, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. 
     Ney.
       H.R. 709: Mr. Rangel, Ms. Norton, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Luther, 
     Mr. McGovern, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 710: Mr. Boswell, Mr. Leach, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hill of 
     Montana, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Brady of Texas, and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 731: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 732: Mr. Strickland, Mr. Luther, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
     Pascrell, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, and Mr. 
     Stupak.
       H.R. 771: Mr. Jenkins and Mr. Murtha.
       H.R. 773: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Hill of Indiana, 
     Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
     Matsui, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
     Holden, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Bass, and 
     Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 777: Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 789: Mr. King of New York and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 798: Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 804: Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 832: Mr. Tierney and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 833: Mr. Aderholt and Mr. Jenkins.
       H.R. 835: Mr. Goodling, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Ose, 
     and Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 837: Ms. DeGette, Ms. Waters, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Scott, and 
     Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 850: Mr. Calvert and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 851: Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Olver, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ehrlich, 
     Mr. Walsh, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
     Campbell, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Lampson, Mr. George Miller of 
     California, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Castle, Mr. Deal of Georgia, and 
     Mr. Thompson of Mississippi.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Hoeffel.
       H.R. 864: Mr. Baldacci, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Olver, Mr. Bachus, 
     Mr. Dickey, Mr. Filner, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Aderholt, 
     Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Frost, Mr. Clay, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Barcia, 
     Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. Rogers.
       H.R. 866: Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 878: Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
     Schaffer, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
     Calvert, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Petri, Mr. Hastings of Washington, 
     Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 883: Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
     Mr. Talent, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Salmon, and Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 889: Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
     Wynn, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Pryce 
     of Ohio, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 890: Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
     Wynn, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Pryce 
     of Ohio, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 895: Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, and Mr. 
     Horn.
       H.R. 903: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 925: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
     Lampson, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Payne, 
     Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Tauscher, and Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 959: Mr. Markey, Mr. Payne, Mr. Olver, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
     McDermott, Mr. Meehan, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
     Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Boucher, 
     Mr. Rush, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Underwood, 
     Mr. Conyers, Mr. Filner, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Hall of Ohio.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Houghton, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Boyd, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
     Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
     Shows, and Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 984: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 987: Mr. Talent and Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 991: Mrs. Tauscher and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 996: Mrs. Thurman, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Udall of 
     Colorado, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Holt, and Mr. 
     Moakley.
       H.R. 997: Mr. Foley, Mrs. Kelly, and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 999: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 1000: Mr. Dickey, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
     LaTourette, Mr. Klink, Mr. Costello, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Moran 
     of Kansas, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Bass, 
     Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Tauzin, 
     Mr. Lampson, Mr. Bereuter, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
     Kuykendall, Ms. Norton, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 1002: Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 1011: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1015: Mr. Dixon and Mr. George Miller of California.
       H.R. 1022: Mr. Costello, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 1030: Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 1034: Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 1062: Mr. Blagojevich and Mrs. Morella.
       H.J. Res. 25: Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
     Sweeney, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, and 
     Mr. Hayworth.
       H.J. Res. 34: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Hill of Indiana, and Mr. 
     Boyd.
       H. Con. Res. 8: Mrs. Northup, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Kind of 
     Wisconsin.
       H. Con. Res. 24: Mr. Vento, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
     Hyde, Mr. McKeon, and Ms. Baldwin.
       H. Con. Res. 30: Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Ney, Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana, and Mr. Paul.
       H. Con. Res. 31: Mr. Martinez and Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut.
       H. Res. 59: Mr. Blunt.
       H. Res. 62: Mr. Berman, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
     Lantos, and Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H. Res. 89: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Baldacci, and Mr. 
     King of New York.
       H. Res. 102: Mr. Metcalf, Mr. King of New York, Mr. DeLay, 
     Mr. Forbes, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Largent.

para. 21.34  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 744: Mr. Gejdenson.
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para. 22.1  appointment 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,

                                                   March 15, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Edward A. Pease to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 22.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, March 11, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 22.3  communications

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

       1009. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Pyriproxyfen; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300794; FRL-6062-4] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received February 23, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1010. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Dicamba (3,6-dichloro-
     o-anisic acid); Pesticide Tolerance, Technical Correction 
     [OPP-300767A; FRL-6049-2] received February 26, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       1011. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on the event-based decision making for the F-22 
     aircraft program; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1012. A letter from the Legislative and Regulatory 
     Activities Division, Comptroller of the Currency, 
     transmitting the Office's final rule--Risk-Based Capital 
     Standards: Construction Loans on Presold Residential 
     Properties; Junior Liens on 1- to 4-Family Residential 
     Properties; and Investments in Mutual Funds; Leverage Capital 
     Standards: Tier 1 Leverage Ratio [Docket No. 98-125] (RIN: 
     1550-AB11) received March 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       1013. 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 1998, pursuant to 
     12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       1014. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Final Flood Elevation Determinations--received February 22, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       1015. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determination--received February 
     22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       1016. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket No. FEMA-
     7272] received February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       1017. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Depart

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     ment of Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Accident Investigations--received March 1, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1018. 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 
     Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) 
     Administrative Code for the Air Pollution Control Program 
     [AL-049-1-9907a; FRL 6236-1] received February 23, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1019. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Michigan: Final 
     Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program 
     Revision [FRL-6236-2] received February 23, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1020. 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: Extension of the Reformulated Gasoline 
     Program to the St. Louis, Missouri Moderate Ozone 
     Nonattainment Area [FRL-6306-1] received February 26, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1021. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Bahrain for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 99-08), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       1022. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Revisions and Clarifications to the 
     Export Administration Regulations; Commerce Control List 
     [Docket No. 981229330-8330-01] (RIN: 0694-AB77) received 
     March 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1023. A letter from the Mayor of the District of Columbia, 
     transmitting the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the 
     District of Columbia, pursuant to D.C. Code section 47-
     117(d); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1024. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severly Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions--received 
     February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       1025. A letter from the Director, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the FY 2000 Annual 
     Performance Plan for the Federal Emergency Management Agency; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1026. 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.
       1027. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting the Performance Plan of the 
     General Services Administration for fiscal years 1999 and 
     2000; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1028. A letter from the Inspector General, National Science 
     Foundation, transmitting the semiannual report of the 
     National Science Foundation for the period March 1 1998 
     through September 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. 
     Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       1029. 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; American Lobster Fishery; 
     Fishery Management Plan (FMP) Amendments to Achieve 
     Regulatory Consistency on Permit Related Provisions for 
     Vessels Issued Limited Access Federal Fishery Permits [Docket 
     No. 981026267-9013-02; I.D. 100798B] (RIN: 0648-AL36) 
     received February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1030. 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; Trawling in Steller 
     Sea Lion Critical Habitat in the Central Aleutian District of 
     the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 981222313-
     8320-02; I.D. 021299A] received February 22, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1031. A letter from the Director, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial 
     Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan 
     Regulations [Docket No. 970129015-9044-09; I.D. 031997C] 
     (RIN: 0648-AI84) received March 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1032. A letter from the Director, 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; Technical Amendment [Docket No. 970129015-
     8123-06; I.D. 042798B] (RIN: 0648-AI84) received March 3, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1033. A letter from the Director, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Final List of Fisheries for 1999; Update of 
     Regulations Authorizing Commercial Fisheries Under the Marine 
     Mammal Protection Act [Docket No. 980724195-9038-02; I.D. 
     070798F] (RIN: 0648-AK95) received March 3, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1034. 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; 
     Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan Regulations [Docket No. 
     970129015-8287-08; I.D. 042597B] (RIN: 0648-AI84) received 
     March 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       1035. A letter from the Director, Executive Office for 
     Immigration Review, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Rules of Practice and Procedure for 
     Administrative Hearings Before Administrative Law Judges in 
     Cases Involving Allegations of Unlawful Employment of Aliens, 
     Unfair Immigration-Related Employment Practices, and Document 
     Fraud [EOIR No. 116P; A.G. Order No. 2203-99] (RIN: 1125-
     AA17) received February 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1036. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone: 
     Storrow Drive Connector Bridge (Central Artery Tunnel 
     Project), Charles River, Boston, MA [CGD1-99-015] (RIN: 2115-
     AA97) received March 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1037. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of Chief 
     Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon 
     Aircraft Company 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 33, 35, 36/A36, A36TC/
     B36TC, 45, 50, 55, 56, 58, 58TC, 60, 65, 70, 76, 77, 80, 88, 
     and 95 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-61-AD; Amendment 
     39-11061; AD 99-05-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 8, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1038. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of Chief 
     Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Boeing 
     Model 737-100, -200, -200C, -300, -400, and -500 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 99-NM-09-AD; Amendment 39-11063; AD 99-
     05-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1039. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief 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-27-AD; Amendment 39-11059; AD 99-05-11] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received March 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1040. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Boeing 
     Model 757 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 96-NM-12-AD; Amendment 
     39-11058; AD 99-05-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 8, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1041. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of Chief 
     Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Revision of Class E Airspace; Pampa, 
     TX [Airspace Docket No. 98-AWS-57] received March 8, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1042. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Establishment of Class E Airspace; 
     Crockett, TX [Airspace Docket No. 99-ASW-03] received March 
     8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1043. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Amendment to Class E Airspace; 
     Neosho, MO [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-11] received March 8, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1044. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Amendment to Class E Airspace; 
     Stockton, MO [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-7] received March 8, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1045. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Amendment to Class E Airspace; 
     Lebanon, MO [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-10] received March 8, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1046. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Amendment to Class E

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     Airspace; Liberal, KS [Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-60] 
     received March 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1047. A letter from the Attorney, Research and Special 
     Programs Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Hazardous 
     Materials: Authorization for the Continued Manufacture of 
     Certain MC 331 Cargo Tanks [Docket No. RSPA-98-4943 (HM-
     225B)] (RIN: 2137-AD31) received March 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1048. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Pharmaceutical 
     Manufacturing Category Effluent Limitations Guidelines, 
     Pretreatment Standards, and New Source Performance Standards; 
     Final Rule [FRL-6304] (RIN: 2040-AA13) received February 26, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1049. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting the Department's final rule--Marine 
     Terminal Operator Schedules [Docket No. 98-27] received 
     February 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1050. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Regulations Governing Book-Entry Treasury Bonds, Notes and 
     Bills--received February 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1051. 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 99-11] 
     received February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1052. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Last-
     in, first-out inventories [Revenue Ruling 99-15] received 
     March 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       1053. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the steps taken to ensure the 
     confidentiality of the SSANs submitted; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       1054. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting the eighty-third Annual Report of the Federal 
     Trade Commission, pursuant to 47 U.S.C. 154(k); jointly to 
     the Committees on Commerce and the Judiciary. 

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 a concurrent resolution of the 
following title, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. Con. Res. 5. Concurrent resolution expressing 
     congressional opposition to the unilateral declaration of a 
     Palestinian state and urging the President to assert clearly 
     United States opposition to such a unilateral declaration of 
     statehood.

  And then,

para. 22.5  adjournment

  On motion of Mrs. MINK, at 3 o'clock and 48 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 22.6  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. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 975. A bill 
     to provide for a reduction in the volume of steel imports, 
     and to establish a steel import notification and monitoring 
     program (adversely) (Rept. No. 106-52). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para. 22.7  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. COLLINS (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Abercrombie, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Boehlert):
       H.R. 1108. 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. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Weiner, and Mrs. McCarthy of New York):
       H.R. 1109. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage of outpatient 
     prescription drugs under part B of the Medicare Program, 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. POMBO:
       H. Con. Res. 55. A concurrent resolution congratulating His 
     Excellency, General Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira, Governor of 
     Macao, and the Macao government on the Third Meeting of the 
     Macanese people, the ``Terceiro Encontro``; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, and Mr. Davis of Florida):
       H. Res. 112. A resolution congratulating the Government and 
     the people of the Republic of El Salvador on successfully 
     completing free and democratic elections on March 7, 1999; to 
     the Committee on International Relations. 

para. 22.8  additional sponsors to public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 40: Mr. McGovern, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
     Thompson of Mississippi, and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 125: Mr. Underwood and Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 163: Mr. Vento, Mr. McCollum, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 316: Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 325: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cummings, Ms. 
     Waters and Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 329: Mr. Luther and Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 347: Mr. Ryun of Kansas.
       H.R. 351: Mrs. Wilson and Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 424: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
     Gonzalez, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 448: Mrs. Biggert.
       H.R. 632: Mr. Sherman, Mr. Goss, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Sandlin, 
     Mr. Shows, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
     Payne, Mr. Shaw, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McKeon, and Mr. Linder.
       H.R. 637: Mr. Leach.
       H.R. 701: Mr. Pickering, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Ford, 
     Mrs. Christensen, and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Kingston and Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Bonior, Mrs. 
     Lowey, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland.
       H.R. 832: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 886: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 894: Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 914: Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Matsui, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
     McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Rothman, and Mr. Brown of 
     California.
       H.R. 975: Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Frost, Mr. Luther, Ms. Rivers, 
     Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Bentsen, and Mr. Shuster.
       H.R. 985: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. LoBiondo, and Mr. 
     Hutchinson.
       H. Con. Res. 24: Mr. Thornberry, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Castle, 
     Mr. Pitts, Mr. Evans, Mr. Turner, Mr. Berry, Mr. Blagojevich, 
     Mr. Wamp, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Scarborough, Mr. Jenkins, and Mr. Chambliss.
       H. Con. Res. 37: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
     McGovern, Mr. Moore, Mr. Snyder, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wexler, and 
     Mr. Shows.
       H. Res. 105: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
     Waxman, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Markey, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
     Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Underwood, 
     Mr. Holden, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Mink 
     of Hawaii, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
     Cummings, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Traficant, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. 
     Clayton, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Goodling, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Pombo, 
     Mr. Sherman, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. 
     English.
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                      TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1999 (23)

para. 23.1  appointment of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 9:30 a.m. by the SPEAKER pro tempore, 
Mrs. MORELLA, who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   March 16, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Constance A. Morella to act 
     as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 19, 
1999, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 23.2  recess--10:06 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess at 10 o'clock 6 minutes a.m. until 11 
o'clock a.m.

para. 23.3  after recess--11 a.m.

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

para. 23.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LINDER, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, March 15, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

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para. 23.5  communications

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

       1055. 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 
     1998-99 Zante Currant Raisins [Docket No. FV99-989-3 IFR] 
     received March 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1056. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Noxious Weeds; Update of Weed Lists [Docket No. 98-063-2] 
     received March 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1057. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Azoxystrobin; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300801; FRL-6064-6] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     March 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       1058. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Dicloran; Extension of 
     Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300806; FRL 6065-6] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received March 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1059. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Maneb (manganous 
     ethylenebisdithio- carbamate); Pesticide Tolerances for 
     Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300809; FRL-6067-9] (RIN: 2070-
     AB78) received March 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1060. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Pendimethalin: 
     Extension of Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300804; 
     FRL-6063-9] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received March 11, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       1061. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Phase 2 Emission 
     Standards for New Nonroad Spark-Ignition Nonhandheld Engines 
     At or Below 19 Kilowatts (RIN: 2060-AE29) received March 11, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       1062. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Propiconazole; 
     Establishment of Time-Limited Pesticide Tolerances [OPP-
     300810; FRL-6068-4] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received March 11, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       1063. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Propiconazole; 
     Extension of Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300797; 
     FRL-6064-2] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received March 11,1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1064. A letter from the Comptroller, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on the violation of the Antideficiency 
     Act by the Department of the Navy; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       1065. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Health 
     Affairs, Department of Defense, transmitting notification 
     that the Department has not yet completed the Plan for 
     Redesign of Military Pharmacy System; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       1066. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     the Corporation's final rule--Risk-Based Capital Standards: 
     Construction Loans on Presold Residential Properties; Junior 
     Liens on 1- to 4-Family Residential Properties; and 
     Investments in Mutual Funds; Leverage Capital Standards: Tier 
     1 Leverage Ratio [Docket No. 98-125] (RIN: 1550-AB11) 
     received March 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       1067. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations--received March 9, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       1068. 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-7708] received March 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       1069. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Suspension of Community Eligibility [Docket No. FEMA-7707] 
     received March 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       1070. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Contractor Human Resource Management 
     Programs--received March 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1071. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Documentation For Work Smart 
     Standards Applications: Characteristics and Considerations--
     March 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1072. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Scientific and Technical Information 
     Management--received March 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1073. 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-6306-2] received March 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1074. 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. (Pottsboro, Roxton and Whitesboro, Texas, and 
     Durant, Leonard, Madill, and Sopher, Oklahoma) [MM Docket No. 
     98-63 RM-9209, RM-9392, RM-9393] received March 9, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1075. 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. (Spencer and Webster, Massachusetts) [MM Docket No. 
     98-174 RM-9356] received March 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1076. 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. (Kansas City, Missouri) [MM Docket No. 96-134, RM-
     8817] received March 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1077. 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 
     (Brewster, Massachusetts) [MM Docket No. 98-58] (RM-9252) 
     received March 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       1078. A letter from the Director, Administration and 
     Management, Department of Defense, transmitting a report 
     relating to the Office of the Secretary of Defense; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       1079. A letter from the Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a listing of new 
     investigations, audits, and evaluations; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       1080. 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; Revision of Definitions of 
     Overfishing, Maximum Sustainable Yield, and Optimum Yield for 
     the Crab and Scallop Fisheries [I.D. 111798A] (RIN: 0648-
     AL89) received March 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1081. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Amendment to Class E Airspace; 
     Garden City, KS [Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-59] received 
     March 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para. 23.6  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. 540. An Act 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.

  The message also announced, That pursuant to section 201(a)(2) of 
Public Law 93-344, the Chair, on behalf of the President pro tempore of 
the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, announces 
the joint appointment of Mr. Dan Crippen as Director of the 
Congressional Budget Office, effective February 3, 1999, for a term 
expiring on January 3, 2003.

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para. 23.7  communication from the clerk--message from the president

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

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, March 15, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     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 March 15, 1999 at 
     4:44 p.m. and said to contain a message from the President 
     whereby he submits a 6-month periodic report on the national 
     emergency with respect to Iran.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Jeff Trandahl.

para. 23.8  national emergency with respect to iran

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

To the Congress of the United States:
  As required by section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 
U.S.C. 1641(c), section 204(c) of the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act (IEEPA), 50 U.S.C. 1703(c), and section 505(c) of the 
International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985, 22 
U.S.C. 2349aa-9(c), I transmit herewith a 6-month periodic report on the 
national emergency with respect to Iran that was declared in Executive 
Order 12957 of March 15, 1995.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, March 15, 1999. 

  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. 106-40).

para. 23.9  women's business center

  Mrs. KELLY moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 774) to 
amend the Small Business Act to change the conditions of participation 
and provide an authorization for the women's business center program; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LINDER, recognized Mrs. KELLY 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. LINDER, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mrs. KELLY 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. LINDER, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 23.10  d.c. court employees whistleblower protection

  Mr. DAVIS of Virginia moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(H.R. 858) to amend title 11, District of Columbia Code, to extend 
coverage under the whistleblower protection provisions of the District 
of Columbia Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 to personnel of 
the courts of the District of Columbia.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LINDER, 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?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LINDER, announced that two-thirds of the 
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. 23.11  federal reserve board retirement portability

  Mr. MICA moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 807) to 
amend title 5, United States Code, to provide portability of service 
credit for persons who leave employment with the Federal Reserve Board 
to take positions with other government agencies; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LINDER, recognized Mr. MICA 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. LINDER, announced that two-thirds of the 
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 5, United States Code, to provide portability of service 
credit for persons who leave employment with the Federal Reserve Board 
to take positions with other Government agencies, 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. 23.12  recognition of joe dimaggio

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 105): 

       Whereas Joseph Paul (``Joe'') DiMaggio was born in 
     Martinez, California, on November 25, 1914;
       Whereas Joe DiMaggio was the son of Sicilian immigrants, 
     Joseph Paul and Rosalia DiMaggio, and was the 2nd of 3 
     brothers to play Major League Baseball;
       Whereas Joe DiMaggio played 13 seasons in the major 
     leagues, all for the New York Yankees;
       Whereas Joe DiMaggio, who wore Number 5 in Yankee 
     pinstripes, became a baseball icon in the 1941 season by 
     hitting safely in 56 consecutive games, a major league record 
     that has stood for more than 5 decades and has never been 
     seriously challenged;
       Whereas Joe DiMaggio compiled a .325 batting average during 
     his storied career and played on 9 World Series championship 
     teams;
       Whereas Joe DiMaggio was selected to the Baseball Hall of 
     Fame in 1955, 4 years after his retirement, in his 1st year 
     of eligibility;
       Whereas Joe DiMaggio in 1969 was voted Major League 
     Baseball's greatest living player;
       Whereas Joe DiMaggio served the Nation in World War II as a 
     member of the Army Air Corps;
       Whereas Joe DiMaggio was tireless in helping others and was 
     devoted to the ``Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital'' in 
     Hollywood, Florida;
       Whereas Joe DiMaggio will be remembered as a role model for 
     generations of young people; and
       Whereas Joe DiMaggio transcended baseball and will remain a 
     symbol for the ages of talent, commitment, and achievement: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives recognizes and 
     honors Joe DiMaggio--
       (1) for his storied baseball career;
       (2) for his many contributions to the Nation throughout his 
     lifetime; and
       (3) for transcending baseball and becoming a symbol for the 
     ages of talent, commitment, and achievement.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. GILMAN 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?
  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. 23.13  palestinian state declaration opposition

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 24): 

       Whereas at the heart of the Oslo peace process lies the 
     basic, irrevocable commitment made by Palestinian Chairman 
     Yasir Arafat that, in his words, ``all outstanding issues 
     relating to permanent status will be resolved through 
     negotiations'';
       Whereas resolving the political status of the territory 
     controlled by the Palestinian Authority while ensuring 
     Israel's security is one of the central issues of the 
     Israeli-Palestinian conflict;

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       Whereas a declaration of statehood by the Palestinians 
     outside the framework of negotiations would, therefore, 
     constitute a most fundamental violation of the Oslo process;
       Whereas Yasir Arafat and other Palestinian leaders have 
     repeatedly threatened to declare unilaterally the 
     establishment of a Palestinian state;
       Whereas the unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state 
     would introduce a dramatically destabilizing element into the 
     Middle East, risking Israeli countermeasures, a quick descent 
     into violence, and an end to the entire peace process; and
       Whereas, in light of continuing statements by Palestinian 
     leaders, United States opposition to any unilateral 
     Palestinian declaration of statehood should be made clear and 
     unambiguous: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That--
       (1) the final political status of the territory controlled 
     by the Palestinian Authority can only be determined through 
     negotiations and agreement between Israel and the Palestinian 
     Authority;
       (2) any attempt to establish Palestinian statehood outside 
     the negotiating process will invoke the strongest 
     congressional opposition; and
       (3) the President should unequivocally assert United States 
     opposition to the unilateral declaration of a Palestinian 
     state, making clear that such a declaration would be a 
     grievous violation of the Oslo accords and that a declared 
     state would not be recognized by the United States.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
GEJDENSON, each for 20 minutes.
  By unanimous consent, the time for debate was extended by 20 minutes 
to be equally divided and controlled by Mr. GILMAN and Mr. GEJDENSON.
  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. SALMON 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 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 23.14  providing for the consideration of h.r. 819

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 104):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 819) to authorize appropriations for the 
     Federal Maritime Commission for fiscal years 2000 and 2001. 
     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. 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 8 of rule XVIII. 
     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 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. 23.15  maritime commission authorization fy 2000 and 2001

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MYRICK, pursuant to House Resolution 104 
and rule XVIII, 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. 819) to authorize appropriations for the Federal Maritime 
Commission for fiscal years 2000 and 2001.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MYRICK, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. STEARNS 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. STEARNS, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 104, reported 
the bill back to the House.
  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.
  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. SHUSTER 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

403

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

3

para. 23.16                    [Roll No. 50]

                                YEAS--403

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease

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     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--3

     Chenoweth
     Paul
     Sensenbrenner

                             NOT VOTING--27

     Bartlett
     Bilirakis
     Boyd
     Callahan
     Cramer
     Cubin
     DeFazio
     Dooley
     Duncan
     Gilchrest
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hostettler
     King (NY)
     Lewis (KY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Moakley
     Oxley
     Pitts
     Pryce (OH)
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Turner
     Vento
     Watkins
     Weldon (PA)
     Wicker
  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. 23.17  h.r. 774--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 774) to amend the Small Business Act 
to change the conditions of participation and provide an authorization 
for the women's business center 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

385

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

23

para. 23.18                    [Roll No. 51]

                                YEAS--385

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--23

     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Cox
     Crane
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Hefley
     Herger
     Manzullo
     Miller, Gary
     Paul
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Sanford
     Sensenbrenner
     Stump
     Tancredo
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)

                             NOT VOTING--25

     Bartlett
     Bonilla
     Boyd
     Callahan
     Cramer
     Cubin
     DeFazio
     Duncan
     Gilchrest
     Goodlatte
     Hastings (FL)
     Hostettler
     King (NY)
     Lewis (KY)
     McCarthy (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Pitts
     Pryce (OH)
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Slaughter
     Turner
     Weldon (PA)
     Wicker
  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. 23.19  h. con. res. 24 --unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 24) 
expressing congressional opposition to the unilateral declaration of a 
Palestinian state and urging the President to assert clearly United 
States opposition to such a unilateral declaration of statehood.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

380

It was decided in the

Nays

24

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

2

para. 23.20                    [Roll No. 52]

                                YEAS--380

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray

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     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--24

     Bonior
     Campbell
     Clay
     Conyers
     Dingell
     Houghton
     Jackson (IL)
     John
     Kanjorski
     Kucinich
     Lee
     McKinney
     Miller, George
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Ney
     Paul
     Payne
     Rahall
     Rohrabacher
     Stark
     Sununu
     Waters
     Watt (NC)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--2

     Radanovich
     Rivers
      

                             NOT VOTING--28

     Bartlett
     Bass
     Boyd
     Callahan
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Cubin
     DeFazio
     Duncan
     Gilchrest
     Hastings (FL)
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Jones (NC)
     King (NY)
     Lewis (KY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Obey
     Peterson (MN)
     Pitts
     Pryce (OH)
     Rothman
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Souder
     Turner
     Weldon (PA)
     Wicker
  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. 23.21  providing for the consideration of h.r. 820

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
reported (Rept. No. 106-54) the resolution (H. Res. 113) providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 820) to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 23.22  providing for the consideration of h.r. 975

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
reported (Rept. No. 106-55) the resolution (H. Res. 114) providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 975) to provide for a reduction in the 
volume of steel imports, and to establish a steel import notification 
and monitoring program.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 23.23  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, for today;
  To Mr. HOSTETTLER, for today;
  To Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, for today;
  To Mr. PITTS, for today;
  To Mr. UNDERWOOD, for today and March 17; and
  To Mr. BOYD, for today.
  And then,

para. 23.24  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SOUDER, at 7 o'clock and 8 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 23.25  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. BURTON. Committee on Government Reform. H.R. 807. A 
     bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide 
     portability of service credit for persons who leave 
     employment with the Federal Reserve Board to take positions 
     with other Government agencies; with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     106-53). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 113. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 820) 
     to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 
     for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-
     54). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 114. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 975) 
     to provide for a reduction in the volume of steel imports, 
     and to establish a steel import notification and monitoring 
     program (Rept. No. 106-55). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 130. 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'' (Rept. No. 106-56). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 751. A bill to designate the Federal 
     building and United States courthouse located at 504 Hamilton 
     Street in Allentown, Pennsylvania, as the ``Edward N. Cahn 
     Federal Building and United States Courthouse''; with 
     amendments (Rept. No. 106-57). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. House Concurrent Resolution 44. Resolution 
     authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the 18th 
     annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 106-58). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. House Concurrent Resolution 47. Resolution 
     authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the Greater 
     Washington Soap Box Derby; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-
     59). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. House Concurrent Resolution 48. Resolution 
     authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the opening 
     ceremonies of Sunrayce 99 (Rept. No. 106-60). Referred to the 
     House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. House Concurrent Resolution 49. Resolution 
     authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for a bike rodeo 
     to be conducted by the Earth Force Youth

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     Bike Summit (Rept. No. 106-61). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. House Concurrent Resolution 50. Resolution 
     authorizing the 1999 District of Columbia Special Olympics 
     Law Enforcement Torch Run to be run through the Capitol 
     Grounds (Rept. No. 106-62). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. House Concurrent Resolution 52. 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. 106-63). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.

para. 23.26  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H.R. 1110. A bill to reauthorize and amend the Coastal Zone 
     Management Act of 1972; 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 Mrs. MORELLA:
       H.R. 1111. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide for the establishment of a program under which long-
     term care insurance is made available to Federal employees 
     and annuitants, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 
     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, Mr. Baker, 
             Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Cook, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Ms. Lee, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Fattah, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Allen, Mr. Engel, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
             Edwards, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Bishop, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Shows, Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Ford, Mr. Brown of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
             Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Hill of Indiana, and Mr. Underwood):
       H.R. 1112. 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. OSE (for himself, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Pombo, and 
             Mr. Radanovich):
       H.R. 1113. 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. BURTON of Indiana (for himself and Mr. 
             LaTourette):
       H.R. 1114. 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. CANADY of Florida (for himself, Mrs. Thurman, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Borski, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Cooksey, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mr. Engel, Mr. English, Mr. Filner, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hall 
             of Ohio, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Jenkins, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kleczka, 
             Mr. Kolbe, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
             McCollum, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McHugh, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. Moakley, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Nethercutt, 
             Mr. Olver, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Quinn, 
             Mr. Rahall, Mr. Regula, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Shows, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Snyder, Mr. Souder, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mr. Towns, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Whitfield, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. 
             Wolf, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 1115. 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 
     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. MORAN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Pickering, and Mr. Watkins):
       H.R. 1116. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to establish a graduated response to shrinking domestic 
     oil and gas production and surging foreign oil imports, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MORAN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
             Ryun of Kansas, and Mr. Moore):
       H.R. 1117. A bill to provide relief from unfair interest 
     and penalties on refunds retroactively ordered by the Federal 
     Energy Regulatory Commission; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia):
       H.R. 1118. A bill to provide increased funding for the Land 
     and Water Conservation Fund and Urban Parks and Recreation 
     Recovery Programs, to resume the funding of the State grants 
     program of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, and to 
     provide for the acquisition and development of conservation 
     and recreation facilities and programs in urban areas, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Doggett, and Mr. Stark):
       H.R. 1119. A bill to enable a greater number of children to 
     receive child care services, and to improve the quality of 
     child care services; 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. LEVIN (for himself and Mr. Houghton):
       H.R. 1120. A bill to modify the standards for responding to 
     import surges under section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974, to 
     establish mechanisms for import monitoring and the prevention 
     of circumvention of United States trade laws, and to 
     strengthen the enforcement of United States trade remedy 
     laws; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COLLINS:
       H.R. 1121. A bill to designate the Federal building and 
     United States courthouse located at 18 Greenville Street in 
     Newnan, Georgia, as the ``Lewis R. Morgan Federal Building 
     and United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 1122. 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.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. 
             Campbell):
       H.R. 1123. A bill to exclude grants for student financial 
     assistance from the prohibition on certain departments and 
     agencies of the Government making grants to institutions of 
     higher education that prevent ROTC access to campus or 
     military recruiting on campus; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services, 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. HILL of Montana:
       H.R. 1124. A bill to authorize construction of the Fort 
     Peck Reservation Rural Water System in the State of Montana, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself and Mr. Norwood):
       H.R. 1125. A bill to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to 
     increase the penalties for infringing the rights pertaining 
     to famous performing groups and to clarify the law pertaining 
     to the rights of individuals who perform services as a group; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Towns, 
             Mr. Nadler, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Weiner):
       H.R. 1126. A bill to require newly-constructed multifamily 
     housing in New York City to comply with the Federal Fire 
     Prevention and Control Act of 1974; to the Committee on 
     Science.
           By Mr. McCRERY (for himself and Mr. Watkins):
       H.R. 1127. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude income from the transportation of oil and gas 
     by pipeline from subpart F income; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD (for herself, Ms. Lee, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Frost, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Clay, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Jefferson, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Rush, 
             Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Olver, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. 
             Wynn):
       H.R. 1128. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to facilitate the immi

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     gration to the United States of certain aliens born in the 
     Philippines or Japan who were fathered by United States 
     citizens; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 1129. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the 60-month limitation period on the 
     allowance of a deduction of interest on loans for higher 
     education expenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MOAKLEY (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Markey, 
             Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Barrett 
             of Wisconsin, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Olver, 
             Mr. Capuano, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Cummings, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee of Texas, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Weiner, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Owens, Mrs. McCarthy 
             of New York, Mr. Tierney, and Mr. Ford):
       H.R. 1130. 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. NADLER:
       H.R. 1131. A bill to amend the Bank Protection Act of 1968 
     and the Federal Credit Union Act to require enhanced security 
     measures at depository institutions and automated teller 
     machines sufficient to provide surveillance pictures which 
     can be used effectively as evidence in criminal prosecutions, 
     to amend title 28, United States Code, to require the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation to make technical recommendations 
     with regard to such security measures, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, 
     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.
       H.R. 1132. 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 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. NADLER (for himself and Mr. Frost):
       H.R. 1133. A bill to provide for comprehensive reform for 
     managed health care plans; 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.
       H.R. 1134. 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 Mr. NORWOOD (for himself, Mr. Deal of Georgia, and 
             Mr. Linder):
       H.R. 1135. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     complete a land exchange with Georgia Power Company; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. NORWOOD (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Burr of 
             North Carolina, and Mr. Weldon of Florida):
       H.R. 1136. A bill to increase the availability and choice 
     of quality health care; 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. POMEROY:
       H.R. 1137. A bill to amend Public Law 89-108 to increase 
     authorization levels for State and Indian tribal, municipal, 
     rural, and industrial water supplies, to meet current and 
     future water quantity and quality needs of the Red River 
     Valley, to deauthorize certain project features and 
     irrigation service areas, to enhance natural resources and 
     fish and wildlife habitat, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Houghton, 
             Mr. English, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Boehlert, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Packard, 
             Mr. Boyd, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Mica, and Mrs. 
             Thurman):
       H.R. 1138. A bill to prospectively repeal section 210 of 
     the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Frost, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Clay, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Weygand, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, 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. 
             Carson, Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clement, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Costello, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Dingell, 
             Mr. Dixon, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Hoyer, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kildee, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Matsui, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             McNulty, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Sandlin, 
             Mr. Scott, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Shows, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 1139. A bill to make child care more affordable for 
     working families and for stay-at-home parents with children 
     under the age of 1, 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, 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 Mrs. THURMAN:
       H.R. 1140. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to make payments to hospitals under the 
     Medicare Program for costs associated with training 
     psychologists; 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. RANGEL:
       H.J. Res. 39. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to 
     a home; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.J. Res. 40. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relating to the 
     budgetary treatment of the Federal programs currently known 
     as the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program 
     and the hospital insurance program; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. HILL of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
             Reyes, Mr. Shows, Mr. McGovern, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Holden, Ms. Danner, Mr. Engel, Mr. Payne, Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Leach, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Meehan, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Berman, Mr. Filner, Ms. 
             Carson, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Clement, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, and Mr. Gutierrez):
       H. Res. 115. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that a postage stamp should be issued 
     recognizing the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United 
     States; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. NADLER:
       H. Res. 116. A resolution amending 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. RANGEL:
       H. Res. 117. A resolution expressing Support for a National 
     Week of Reflection and Tolernace; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Hyde, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Shows, 
             Mr. Buyer, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. King, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Largent, Mr. Lewis 
             of Kentucky, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Gary 
             Miller of California, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, and 
             Mr. English):
       H. Res. 118. A resolution reaffirming the principles of the 
     Programme of Action of the International Conference on 
     Population and Development with respect to the sovereign 
     rights of countries and the right of voluntary and informed 
     consent in family planning programs; to the Committee on 
     International Relations. 

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para. 23.27  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 33: Mr. Boyd, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 44: Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Holt, and Mr. 
     Kildee.
       H.R. 51: Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Franks of New 
     Jersey, and Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Stupak, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. 
     Pickering.
       H.R. 70: Mr. Everett, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Pickering, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. McIntyre, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 72: Mr. Spence and Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 116: Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 163: Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
     and Mr. Bliley.
       H/R. 198: Mr. Crane.
       H.R. 216: Mr. Duncan and Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 219: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 220: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 263: Mr. Cardin, Mr. Portman, and Ms. Dunn.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
     Stupak, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Farr of 
     California, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 323: Mr. Ney, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Houghton, and Mr. 
     Clement.
       H.R. 330: Mr. Smith of New Jersey and Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 347: Mr. Skeen and Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 351: Mr. Tauzin and Mr. Sisisky.
       H.R. 352: Mr. Oxley, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Moore, Mr. Lewis of 
     Kentucky, and Mr. Gillmor.
       H.R. 354: Mr. Delahunt and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 355: Mr. Ney, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Baldacci, 
     Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Pickering, and Mrs. Maloney of 
     New York.
       H.R. 357: Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 362: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 363: Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Metcalf, and Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 364: Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 365: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 366: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 370: Mr. Taylor of Mississippi.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Barcia, 
     Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Inslee, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Bonior, 
     Mr. Leach, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 380: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Etheridge, and Mr. 
     Regula.
       H.R. 389: Mr. Pastor, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. Baird, and 
     Mr. Inslee.
       H.R. 398: Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 407: Mr. English and Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 417: Ms. Lee and Mr. Udall of Colorado.
       H.R. 430: Mr. Canady of Florida and Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 464: Mr. Whitfield, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
     Goodling, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
     Bliley, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
     Norwood, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma, and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 472: Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Dickey, Mr. English, and Mr. 
     Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 492: Mr. Hastings of Washington and Mr. Taylor of 
     Mississippi.
       H.R. 500: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 506: Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 531: Ms. Rivers, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Pomeroy, and Mr. 
     Coburn.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi.
       H.R. 541: Mr. Vento, Ms. Carson, Mr. Moore, Mr. Cummings, 
     and Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 544: Mrs. Jones of Ohio.
       H.R. 557: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 564: Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 566: Mr. Wynn, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 621: Mr. English and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 625: Mr. Wynn and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 628: Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Hunter, and 
     Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 632: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 642: Mr. Stark, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Dixon, Ms. Roybal-
     Allard, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Condit, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Bilbray, 
     Mr. Hunter, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Dooley of California, and Mrs. 
     Tauscher.
       H.R. 643: Mr. Stark, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Dixon, Ms. Roybal-
     Allard, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Condit, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Bilbray, 
     Mr. Hunter, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Dooley of California, and Mrs. 
     Tauscher.
       H.R. 670: Mr. DeFazio and Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 684: Mr. Dicks, Mr. Inslee, and Mr. Udall of Colorado.
       H.R. 685: Mr. Moran of Kansas.
       H.R. 689: Mr. McInnis, Mr. Foley, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
     and Mr. Nussle.
       H.R. 708: Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Lofgren, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 732: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brown of California, Mrs. Lowey, 
     Ms. McKinney, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Blumenauer, and Ms. 
     Norton.
       H.R. 735: Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 745: Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Olver, 
     Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 750: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 764: Mr. Shows, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Frost, Mr. English, 
     Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Oxley, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Wise, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
     Hilliard, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. 
     Myrick, and Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 772: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
     Hall of Ohio, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Davis of Illinois, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Baldwin, 
     Mr. Frost, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Weygand, 
     Mr. Strickland, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
     Rodriguez, Mr. Balgojevich, Mr. Hoeffel, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
     Fattah, Mr. Payne, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, 
     and Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 775: Mr. Barcia, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Burton of Indiana and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 784: Mr. Martinez, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Pickering, and Mr. 
     Jenkins.
       H.R. 791: Mr. Hoyer.
       H.R. 795: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 832: Mr. Farr of California and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 837: Mrs. Capps and Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 844: Mr. McCollum, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Neal 
     of Massachusetts, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Dunn, and 
     Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 845: Mr. Wexler and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 850: Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. King, Mr. LaHood, Ms. 
     McKinney, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Riley, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
     Stenholm, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. 
     Sam Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 853: Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
     Upton, Mr. Campbell, and Mr. Burr of North Carolina.
       H.R. 858: Mr. Scarborough and Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 884: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Clay, Mr. Wu, Mrs. 
     Thurman, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Porter, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
     Mr. Weiner, and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 886: Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 896: Mr. Oxley, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Aderholt, and Mr. 
     Burr of North Carolina.
       H.R. 904: Mr. Graham, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Sanders, and Mr. John.
       H.R. 936: Mr. Largent.
       H.R. 941: Mr. Cramer, Mr. Shows, Mr. Snyder, Mr. McHugh, 
     Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Green of Texas, 
     Mr. Clement, Mr. McGovern, and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 959: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
     Gejdenson, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Frost, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
     Crowley, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 960: Mrs. Morella, Mr. LaFalce, and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 976: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Millender-
     McDonald, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Olver, 
     Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Shows, Mr. English, Mr. Borski, Mr. Allen, 
     Mr. Rodriguez, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
     Metcalf, Mr. Matsui, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Peterson 
     of Pennsylvania, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
     Brown of Ohio, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Frost, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
     Sandlin, and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 987: Mr. Dickey, Mr. Istook, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
     and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 1008: Ms. Berkley, Mr. Everett, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Shows, 
     Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Cooksey, and Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 1034: Mr. Sisisky.
       H.R. 1040: Mr. Sanford.
       H.R. 1041: Mr. Coble, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McKeon, and Mr. 
     Talent.
       H.R. 1046: Mr. Sanders and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 1071: Mr. Taylor of Mississippi and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 1082: Mr. Hoeffel, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. 
     Thurman, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Berkley, and Mrs. 
     Kelly.
       H.R. 1106: Mr. Canady of Florida and Mr. Wexler.
       H.J. Res. 14: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Crane, and 
     Mr. Horn.
       H.J. Res. 34: Mr. Baldacci and Mr. Pickering.
       H. Con. Res. 8: Mr. John and Mrs. Roukema.
       H. Con. Res. 21: Mr. McGovern, Mr. Horn, and Mr. Mica.
       H. Con. Res. 24: Mr. Sabo, Mr. Owens, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
     Upton, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Goode, Mr. Istook, 
     and Mr. Strickland.
       H. Con. Res. 30: Mr. Aderholt and Mr. Tiahrt.
       H. Con. Res. 31: Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Vento, Mrs. 
     Thurman, Mrs. Kelly, and Ms. Sanchez.
       H. Con. Res. 47: Mr. Wolf.
       H. Con. Res. 51: Mr. Lantos, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. 
     Gutierrez.
       H. Con. Res. 54: Mr. Mascara, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
     English, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Payne, Mr. Olver, 
     Mr. Pallone, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
     Underwood, Mr. Weygand, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H. Res. 35: Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
     Dickey, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Berry, 
     Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Cardin, and Ms. Berkley.
       H. Res. 41: Mr. Callahan, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
     Dickey, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Tiahrt, and Mr. 
     Wynn.
       H. Res. 92: Mr. Blagojevich.
       H. Res. 97: Mr. Rangel, Mr. Bonior, Mrs. Christensen, and 
     Mr. Cummings.
       H. Res. 99: Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Foley, Mr. King, Mr. Chabot, 
     Mr. Andrews, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Engel, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
     Bonilla, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Radanovich.
       H. Res. 105: Mr. Dixon, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
     Ehrlich, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, and Mr. Knollenberg.
       H. Res. 106: Mr. King, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
     Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr.

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     Sununu, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Norton, Mr. Clement, Mrs. 
     Myrick, Mr. Hoyer, and Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
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                     WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1999 (24)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 24.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, March 16, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 24.2  communications

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

       1082. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Office of 
     Postsecondary Education, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Child Care Access 
     Means Parents in School Program Notice of final priority and 
     invitation for application for new awards for fiscal year 
     (FY) 1999--received March 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       1083. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Determination That Pre-
     existing National Ambient Air Quality Standards for PM-10 No 
     Longer Apply to Ada County/Boise State of Idaho [ID23-7003; 
     FRL-6237-9] received March 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1084. 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-61-7276; 
     FRL-6307-5] received March 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1085. 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; Approval of 
     Revisions to Basic Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance 
     Program [KY108-9904a; FRL-6307-8] received March 11, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1086. 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; Chromium 
     Emissions from Hard and Decorative Chromium Electorplating 
     and Chromium Anodizing Tanks; State of California [FRL-6236-
     9] Recevied March 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       1087. 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 [IL180-1a; FRL-
     6308-2] received March 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1088. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     promulgation of Implementations; Ohio Designation of Areas 
     for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Ohio [OH121-1a;] received 
     March 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1089. 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; Texas; Reasonably 
     Available Control Technology for Emissions of Volatile 
     Organic Compounds (VOCs) from Wood Furniture Coating 
     Operations and Ship Building and Repair Operations [TX99-1-
     7389a; FRL-6239-5] received March 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1090. 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. (St. Mary's, West Virginia) [MM Docket No. 97-245, 
     RM-9202] received February 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1091. 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. (Sheridan, Wyoming and Colstrip, Montana) [MM 
     Docket No. 98-134, RM-9271] received February 26, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1092. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Policies and Rules 
     for Alternative Incentive Based Regulation of Comsat 
     Corporation [IB Docket No. 98-60] received February 26, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1093. 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 the 
     United Kingdom [Transmittal No. DTC 54-99], pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1094. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting the FY 1998 security 
     assistance information for the annual report on Military 
     Assistance, Military Exports, and Military Imports; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1095. A letter from the Comptroller General, transmitting 
     the Comptroller General's 1998 Annual Report; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       1096. A letter from the Comptroller General, transmitting a 
     list of General Accounting Office reports from the previous 
     month; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1097. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Foreign Claims 
     Settlement Commission of the United States, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting a copy of the annual report in 
     compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act during the 
     calendar year 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       1098. A letter from the Secretary of the Commission, 
     Federal Trade Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Formal Interpretation 15: Limited 
     Liability Companies--received March 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1099. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Labor, 
     Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Unemployment Insurance Program Letter [No. 13-99] 
     received February 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1100. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Rules 
     for Certain Reserves [Revenue Ruling 99-10] received March 8, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       1101. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous [Revenue 
     Procedure 99-18] received March 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 24.3  committee election--minority

  Mr. FROST, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution 
(H. Res. 119):

       Resolved, That the following named Member be, and is 
     hereby, elected to the following standing committee of the 
     House of Representatives:
       Janice Schakowsky, to the Committee on Government Reform.

  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. 24.4  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 
12:00 noon on Thursday, March 18, 1999.

para. 24.5  providing for the consideration of h.r. 820

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 113):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 820) to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 2000 and 2001 for the Coast Guard, 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 
     Transportation and Infrastructure. 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. 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 8 of rule XVIII. 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 min

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     utes. 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. 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. 24.6  providing for the consideration of h.r. 975

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 114):

       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. 975) to provide for a 
     reduction in the volume of steel imports, and to establish a 
     steel import notification and monitoring program. 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) ninety minutes 
     of debate 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 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. 24.7  united states holocaust memorial council

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to Public Law 96-388, appointed to the United 
States Holocaust Memorial Council, on the part of the House, the 
following Members: Messrs. Gilman, LaTourette, and Cannon.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 24.8  steel import reduction

  Mr. ARCHER, pursuant to House Resolution 114, called up the bill (H.R. 
975) to provide for a reduction in the volume of steel imports, and to 
establish a steel import notification and monitoring program.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  After debate,
  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. GILLMOR, announced that the ayes had it.
  Mr. ARCHER 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 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the bill were postponed.

para. 24.9  emergency supplemental appropriations fy 1999

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida submitted a privileged report (Rept. No. 106-64) 
on the bill (H.R. 1141) making emergency supplemental appropriations 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 1 of rule XXI, all points of order were reserved.

para. 24.10  coast guard authorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, pursuant to House Resolution 113 
and rule XVIII, 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. 820) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 
for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. GILLMOR as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para. 24.11  recorded vote

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

       At the end of the bill add the following:

     SEC.   . GREAT LAKES LIGHTHOUSES.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) The Great Lakes are home to more than 400 lighthouses. 
     120 of these maritime landmarks are in the State of Michigan, 
     more than in any other State.
       (2) Lighthouses are an important part of Great Lakes 
     culture and stand as a testament to the importance of 
     shipping in the region's political, economic, and social 
     history.
       (3) Advances in navigation technology have made many Great 
     Lakes lighthouses obsolete. In Michigan alone, approximately 
     70 lighthouses will be designated as surplus property of the 
     Federal Government and will be transferred to the General 
     Services Administration for disposal.
       (4) Unfortunately, the Federal property disposal process is 
     confusing, complicated, and not well-suited to disposal of 
     historic lighthouses or to facilitate transfers to nonprofit 
     organizations. This is especially troubling because, in many 
     cases, local nonprofit historical organizations have 
     dedicated tremendous resources to preserving and maintaining 
     Great Lakes lighthouses.
       (5) If Great Lakes lighthouses disappear, the public will 
     be unaware of an important chapter in Great Lakes history.
       (6) The National Trust for Historic Preservation has placed 
     Michigan lighthouses on their list of Most Endangered 
     Historic Places.
       (b) Assistance for Great Lakes Lighthouse Preservation 
     Efforts.--The Secretary of Transportation, acting through the 
     Coast Guard, shall--
       (1) continue to offer advice and technical assistance to 
     organizations in the Great Lakes region that are dedicated to 
     lighthouse stewardship; and
       (2) promptly release information regarding the timing of 
     designations of Coast Guard lighthouses on the Great Lakes as 
     surplus property, to enable those organizations to mobilize 
     and be prepared to take appropriate action with respect to 
     the disposal of those properties by the Federal Government.

It was decided in the

Yeas

428

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 24.12                    [Roll No. 53]

                                AYES--428

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick

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     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Hyde
     Largent
     Myrick
     Pitts
     Whitfield
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 24.13  recorded vote

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

       At the end of the bill, add the following:

     SEC.   . DRUG INTERDICTION.

       (a) Vessel Shore Facilities.--In addition to amounts 
     otherwise authorized by this Act, there are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation $20,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2000 for the acquisition, construction, 
     rebuilding, and improvement of shore facilities for Coast 
     Guard vessels used for drug interdiction operations.
         (b) Acquisition of Coastal Patrol Craft.--If the 
     Department of Defense does not offer, by not later than 
     September 30, 1999, seven PC-170 coastal patrol craft for the 
     use of the Coast Guard pursuant to section 812(c) of the 
     Western Hemisphere Drug Elimination Act (title VIII of 
     division C of Public Law 105-277), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation, in addition 
     to amounts otherwise authorized by this Act, up to 
     $210,000,000 for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for the 
     acquisition of up to six PC-170 coastal patrol craft, or the 
     most recent upgrade of the PC-170 coastal patrol craft, for 
     use by the Coast Guard.

It was decided in the

Yeas

424

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

4

para. 24.14                    [Roll No. 54]

                                AYES--424

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--4

     Paul
     Royce
     Sanford
     Sensenbrenner

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Houghton
     Largent
     Myrick
     Pitts
     Whitfield
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. HEFLEY, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 113, 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 ``Coast Guard Authorization 
     Act of 1999''.

     SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents for this Act is as follows:


[[Page 228]]


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.

                        TITLE II--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 201. Vessel NOT A SHOT.
Sec. 202. Costs of clean-up of Cape May lighthouse.
Sec. 203. Clarification of Coast Guard authority to control vessels in 
              territorial waters of the United States.
Sec. 204. Coast Guard search and rescue for Lake Michigan.
Sec. 205. Vessel COASTAL VENTURE.
Sec. 206. Vessel PRIDE OF MANY.
Sec. 207. Prohibition of new maritime user fees.
Sec. 208. Sense of the Congress regarding oil spill response actions.
Sec. 209. Vessel NORFOLK.
Sec. 210. Great Lakes lighthouses.
Sec. 211. Drug interdiction.
                         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 2000, $3,084,400,000, of which--
       (i) $25,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill 
     Liability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of section 
     1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990;
       (ii) not less than $663,000,000 shall be available for 
     expenses related to drug interdiction; and
       (iii) $5,500,000 shall be available for the commercial 
     fishing vessel safety program; and
       (B) for fiscal year 2001, $3,207,800,000, of which--
       (i) $25,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill 
     Liability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of section 
     1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990;
       (ii) not less than $689,500,000 shall be available for 
     expenses related to drug interdiction; and
       (iii) $5,500,000 shall be available for the commercial 
     fishing vessel safety program.
       (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 2000, $691,300,000, of which--
       (i) $20,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill 
     Liability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of section 
     1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990;
       (ii) not less than $280,300,000 shall be available for 
     expenses related to drug interdiction;
       (iii) $100,000,000 shall be available for modernization of 
     the national distress response system; and
       (iv) $3,000,000 shall be available for completion of the 
     design of a replacement vessel for the Coast Guard icebreaker 
     MACKINAW; and
       (B) for fiscal year 2001, $792,000,000, of which--
       (i) $20,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill 
     Liability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of section 
     1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990;
       (ii) not less than $233,000,000 shall be available for 
     expenses related to drug interdiction;
       (iii) $110,000,000 shall be available for modernization of 
     the national distress response system; and
       (iv) $128,000,000 shall be available for construction or 
     acquisition of a replacement vessel for the Coast Guard 
     icebreaker MACKINAW.
       (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 2000, $21,700,000; and
       (B) for fiscal year 2001, $23,000,000,
     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 2000, $730,000,000; and
       (B) for fiscal year 2001, $785,000,000.
       (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 2000, $11,000,000; and
       (B) for fiscal year 2001, $11,000,000,
     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)--
       (A) for fiscal year 2000, $19,500,000; and
       (B) for fiscal year 2001, $21,000,000,
     to remain available until expended.

     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) 40,000 as of September 30, 2000; and
       (2) 44,000 as of September 30, 2001.
       (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 2000, 1,500 student years; and
       (B) for fiscal year 2001, 1,500 student years.
       (2) For flight training--
       (A) for fiscal year 2000, 100 student years; and
       (B) for fiscal year 2001, 100 student years.
       (3) For professional training in military and civilian 
     institutions--
       (A) for fiscal year 2000, 300 student years; and
       (B) for fiscal year 2001, 300 student years.
       (4) For officer acquisition--
       (A) for fiscal year 2000, 1,000 student years; and
       (B) for fiscal year 2001, 1,000 student years.
                        TITLE II--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 201. VESSEL NOT A SHOT.

       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 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 NOT A SHOT 
     (United States official number 911064).

     SEC. 202. COSTS OF CLEAN-UP OF CAPE MAY LIGHTHOUSE.

       Of amounts authorized by this Act for fiscal year 2000 for 
     environmental compliance and restoration of Coast Guard 
     facilities, $99,000 shall be available to reimburse the owner 
     of the former Coast Guard lighthouse facility at Cape May, 
     New Jersey, for costs incurred for clean-up of lead 
     contaminated soil at that facility.

     SEC. 203. CLARIFICATION OF COAST GUARD AUTHORITY TO CONTROL 
                   VESSELS IN TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE UNITED 
                   STATES.

       The Ports and Waterways Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 1221 et seq.) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 15. ENTRY OF VESSELS INTO TERRITORIAL SEA; DIRECTION 
                   OF VESSELS BY COAST GUARD.

       ``(a) Notification of Coast Guard.--Under regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary, a commercial vessel entering the 
     territorial sea of the United States shall notify the 
     Secretary not later than 24 hours before that entry and 
     provide the following information:
       ``(1) The name of the vessel.
       ``(2) The port or place of destination in the United 
     States.
       ``(3) The time of entry into the territorial sea.
       ``(4) Any information requested by the Secretary to 
     demonstrate compliance with applicable international 
     agreements to which the United States is a party.
       ``(5) If the vessel is carrying dangerous cargo, a 
     description of that cargo.
       ``(6) A description of any hazardous conditions on the 
     vessel.
       ``(7) Any other information requested by the Secretary.
       ``(b) Denial of Entry.--The Secretary may deny entry of a 
     vessel into the territorial sea of the United States if--
       ``(1) the Secretary has not received notification for the 
     vessel in accordance with subsection (a); or
       ``(2) the vessel is not in compliance with any other 
     applicable law relating to marine safety, security, or 
     environmental protection.
       ``(c) Direction of Vessel.--The Secretary may direct the 
     operation of any vessel in the navigable waters of the United 
     States as necessary during hazardous circumstances, including 
     the absence of a pilot required by State or Federal law, 
     weather, casualty, vessel traffic, or the poor condition of 
     the vessel.''.

     SEC. 204. COAST GUARD SEARCH AND RESCUE FOR LAKE MICHIGAN.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Requirements.--Notwithstanding any other law, the 
     Secretary of Transportation--
       (A) shall continue to operate and maintain the seasonal 
     Coast Guard air search and rescue facility located in 
     Muskegon, Michigan, until at least September 30, 2001; and
       (B) shall establish a new seasonal Coast Guard air search 
     and rescue facility for Southern Lake Michigan to serve the 
     Chicago metropolitan area and the surrounding environment, 
     and operate that facility until at least September 30, 2001.
     In establishing the facility under subparagraph (B), the 
     Secretary shall study Illinois sites in the Chicago 
     metropolitan area, including Waukegan, Illinois.
       (2) Authorization of appropriations.--In addition to the 
     other amounts authorized by this Act, there are authorized to 
     be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation--
       (A) for operation and maintenance of the Coast Guard air 
     search and rescue facility in Muskegon, Michigan--
       (i) $3,252,000 for fiscal year 2000; and
       (ii) $3,252,000 for fiscal year 2001;
       (B) for acquisition, construction, and improvement of 
     facilities and equipment for the Coast Guard air search and 
     rescue facility for Southern Lake Michigan established under 
     paragraph (1)(B)--
       (i) $8,100,000 for fiscal year 2000; and

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       (ii) $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; and
       (C) for operation and maintenance of the Coast Guard air 
     search and rescue facility for Southern Lake Michigan 
     established under paragraph (1)(B)--
       (i) $5,505,000 for fiscal year 2000; and
       (ii) $4,060,000 for fiscal year 2001.
       (3) Limitation on closing or downsizing other facilities.--
     The Secretary of Transportation may not close or downsize any 
     Coast Guard facility for the purpose of accommodating the 
     capability required pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2).
       (b) Study of Search and Rescue Capabilities for Lake 
     Michigan.--Not later that 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
     study, determine, and report to the Congress the overall 
     aircraft and vessel search and rescue capability for Lake 
     Michigan, including--
       (1) the capability of all Federal, State, and local 
     government and nongovernment entities that perform search and 
     rescue functions for Lake Michigan; and
       (2) the adequacy of that overall capability.
       (c) Plan for Search and Rescue Response for Chicago, 
     Illinois.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
     prepare, submit to the Congress, and begin implementing a 
     comprehensive plan for aircraft and vessel search and rescue 
     response for Lake Michigan in the vicinity of Chicago, 
     Illinois.
       (d) Use of Helicopters for Drug Interdiction.--During the 
     portion of each year when the seasonal facilities required 
     under subsection (a)(1) are not in operation, the Secretary 
     of Transportation shall use helicopters assigned to those 
     facilities for drug interdiction.

     SEC. 205. VESSEL COASTAL VENTURE.

       Section 1120(g) of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 
     1996 (Public Law 104-324; 110 Stat. 3978) is amended by 
     inserting ``COASTAL VENTURE (United States official number 
     971086),'' after ``vessels''.

     SEC. 206. VESSEL PRIDE OF MANY.

       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 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 PRIDE OF 
     MANY (Canadian official number 811529).

     SEC. 207. PROHIBITION OF NEW MARITIME USER FEES.

       Section 2110(k) of title 46, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking the last sentence.

     SEC. 208. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING OIL SPILL RESPONSE 
                   ACTIONS.

       It is the sense of the Congress that to ensure that 
     liability concerns regarding response actions to remove a 
     discharge of oil or a hazardous substance, or to mitigate or 
     prevent the threat of such a discharge, do not deter an 
     expeditious or effective response, the President should 
     promulgate guidelines as soon as possible under the Oil 
     Pollution Act of 1990 and other applicable Federal laws 
     clarifying that a person who is not a responsible party (as 
     that term is used in that Act) and who takes any response 
     action consistent with the National Contingency Plan 
     (including the applicable fish and wildlife response plan) or 
     as otherwise directed by the President to prevent or mitigate 
     the environmental effects of such a discharge or a threat of 
     such a discharge should not be held liable for the violation 
     of fish and wildlife laws unless the person is grossly 
     negligent or engages in a willful misconduct.

     SEC. 209. VESSEL NORFOLK.

       Notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 
     (46 App. U.S.C. 883) and section 12106 of title 46, United 
     States Code, the Secretary of Transportation may issue a 
     certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for 
     the vessel NORFOLK (United States official number 1077852) 
     before January 1, 2001, if--
       (1) before that date the vessel undergoes a major 
     conversion (as defined in section 2101 of title 46, United 
     States Code) in a shipyard located in the United States; and
       (2) the cost of the major conversion is more than three 
     times the amount the owner of the vessel paid to purchase the 
     vessel.

     SEC. 210. GREAT LAKES LIGHTHOUSES.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) The Great Lakes are home to more than 400 lighthouses. 
     120 of these maritime landmarks are in the State of Michigan, 
     more than in any other State.
       (2) Lighthouses are an important part of Great Lakes 
     culture and stand as a testament to the importance of 
     shipping in the region's political, economic, and social 
     history.
       (3) Advances in navigation technology have made many Great 
     Lakes lighthouses obsolete. In Michigan alone, approximately 
     70 lighthouses will be designated as surplus property of the 
     Federal Government and will be transferred to the General 
     Services Administration for disposal.
       (4) Unfortunately, the Federal property disposal process is 
     confusing, complicated, and not well-suited to disposal of 
     historic lighthouses or to facilitate transfers to nonprofit 
     organizations. This is especially troubling because, in many 
     cases, local nonprofit historical organizations have 
     dedicated tremendous resources to preserving and maintaining 
     Great Lakes lighthouses.
       (5) If Great Lakes lighthouses disappear, the public will 
     be unaware of an important chapter in Great Lakes history.
       (6) The National Trust for Historic Preservation has placed 
     Michigan lighthouses on their list of Most Endangered 
     Historic Places.
       (b) Assistance for Great Lakes Lighthouse Preservation 
     Efforts.--The Secretary of Transportation, acting through the 
     Coast Guard, shall--
       (1) continue to offer advice and technical assistance to 
     organizations in the Great Lakes region that are dedicated to 
     lighthouse stewardship; and
       (2) promptly release information regarding the timing of 
     designations of Coast Guard lighthouses on the Great Lakes as 
     surplus property, to enable those organizations to mobilize 
     and be prepared to take appropriate action with respect to 
     the disposal of those properties by the Federal Government.

     SEC. 211. DRUG INTERDICTION.

       (a) Vessel Shore Facilities.--In addition to amounts 
     otherwise authorized by this Act, there are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation $20,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2000 for the acquisition, construction, 
     rebuilding, and improvement of shore facilities for Coast 
     Guard vessels used for drug interdiction operations.
       (b) Acquisition of Coastal Patrol Craft.--If the Department 
     of Defense does not offer, by not later than September 30, 
     1999, seven PC-170 coastal patrol craft for the use of the 
     Coast Guard pursuant to section 812(c) of the Western 
     Hemisphere Drug Elimination Act (title VIII of division C of 
     Public Law 105-277), there are authorized to be appropriated 
     to the Secretary of Transportation, in addition to amounts 
     otherwise authorized by this Act, up to $210,000,000 for 
     fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for the acquisition of up to six 
     PC-170 coastal patrol craft, or the most recent upgrade of 
     the PC-170 coastal patrol craft, for use by the Coast Guard.

  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. 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.

It was decided in the

Yeas

424

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affirmative

Nays

7

para. 24.15                    [Roll No. 55]

                                AYES--424

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce

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     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--7

     Chenoweth
     Doolittle
     Paul
     Pombo
     Royce
     Sanford
     Sensenbrenner

                              NOT VOTING--2

     Myrick
     Pitts
       
  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. 24.16  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 make technical corrections, including corrections in 
spelling, punctuation, section number, and cross referencing.

para. 24.17  h.r. 975--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on passage of the 
bill (H.R. 975) to provide for a reduction in the volume of steel 
imports, and to establish a steel import notification and monitoring 
program.
  The question being put,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

289

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affirmative

Nays

141

para. 24.18                    [Roll No. 56]

                                YEAS--289

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Hill (IN)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--141

     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Burr
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Combest
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Eshoo
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hoekstra
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Latham
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     Lofgren
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McKeon
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pickering
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reynolds
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Simpson
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Spence
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walden
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Myrick
     Pitts
     Vento
  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. 24.19  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4

  Mr. REYNOLDS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-69) the resolution (H. Res. 120) providing for the consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 4) to declare it to be the policy of the United States 
to deploy a national missile defense.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

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para. 24.20  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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. 540.--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.

para. 24.21  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. PITTS, for today; and
  To Mrs. MYRICK, for today.
  And then,

para. 24.22  adjournment

  On motion of Ms. MALONEY, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 6 o'clock and 44 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
12 o'clock noon on Thursday, March 18, 1999.

para. 24.23  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. YOUNG of Florida: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 
     1141. A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 106-64). Referred to the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 15. A 
     bill to designate a portion of the Otay Mountain region of 
     California as wilderness (Rept. No. 106-65). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 449. A 
     bill to authorize the Gateway Visitor Center at Independence 
     National Historical Park, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     106-66). Referred to the Committee of the While House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. REYNOLDS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 120. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4) 
     to declare it to be the policy of the United States to deploy 
     a national missile defense (Rept. No. 106-69). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.

para. 24.24  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.R. 1141. A bill making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, 
     and for other purposes.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
             Pombo, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Doolittle, 
             Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. 
             Hastings of Washington, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
             McKeon, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
             Skeen, Mr. Thornberry, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Calvert, and 
             Mr. Bonilla):
       H.R. 1142. A bill to ensure that landowners receive 
     treatment equal to that provided to the Federal Government 
     when property must be used; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
             Goodling, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Bilbray, 
             Mr. Meehan, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Andrews, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. Greenwood):
       H.R. 1143. A bill to establish a program to provide 
     assistance for programs of credit and other financial 
     services for microenterprises in developing countries, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Shows, Mr. Phelps, Mr. 
             Mica, Mr. Herger, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Hill of Montana, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
             Mr. Hunter, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Smith 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Weller, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Edwards, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Regula, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. 
             Kaptur, and Mr. Thune):
       H.R. 1144. A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act 
     to require that all meat and meat food products, whether 
     domestic or imported, bear a label notifying the ultimate 
     purchaser of meat and meat food products of the country of 
     origin of the livestock that is the source of the meat and 
     meat food products; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mrs. BONO (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Brown 
             of Ohio, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, 
             Mr. Condit, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Diaz-Balart, 
             Mr. Everett, Mr. Foley, Mr. Goss, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hunter, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. King, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Leach, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
             Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Quinn, Ms. 
             Rivers, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Shows, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Stump, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, and Mr. Wexler):
       H.R. 1145. A bill to require that perishable agricultural 
     commodities be labeled or marked as to their country of 
     origin and to establish penalties for violations of such 
     labeling requirements; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Ney, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Bartlett 
             of Maryland, Mr. Stump, Mr. Duncan, and Mrs. 
             Chenoweth):
       H.R. 1146. A bill to end membership of the United States in 
     the United Nations; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 1147. A bill to sunset the Bretton Woods Agreement 
     Act; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 1148. A bill to abolish the Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks, to 
     repeal the Federal Reserve Act, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Greenwood, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Frost, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Sandlin, 
             and Ms. Slaughter):
       H.R. 1149. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to expand and clarify the requirements 
     regarding advance directives in order to ensure that an 
     individual's health care decisions are complied with, 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. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
             Goodling, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, 
             Mrs. Roukema, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Upton, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Graham, Mr. Souder, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Roemer, and Mr. George 
             Miller of California):
       H.R. 1150. A bill to amend the Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to authorize 
     appropriations for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       H.R. 1151. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     require air carrier baggage liability to be not less than 
     $2,500 per passenger; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Berman, 
             and Mr. Pitts):
       H.R. 1152. 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.
           By Mr. COOK:
       H.R. 1153. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide 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.
           By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Romero-
             Barcelo, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Largent, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Holden, Mr. Kasich, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Engel, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Dunn, Mr. 
             Hefley, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Nethercutt, and 
             Mr. Regula):
       H.R. 1154. 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 
     Committee on Ways and Means, 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. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 1155. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to require the Attorney General to provide for special 
     consideration concerning the English language requirement 
     with respect to the naturalization of individuals over 65 
     years of age; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 1156. 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. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Minge, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. 
             Ramstad):
       H.R. 1157. A bill to require appropriate off-budget 
     treatment of Social Security in official budget 
     pronouncements; 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. HILL of Montana:
       H.R. 1158. 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 
     Irrigation Project, Montana; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Lampson, Mr. Horn, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Shows, Mrs. Thurman, 
             Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Bilbray, 
             and Mr. McGovern):
       H.R. 1159. A bill to improve the Federal capability to deal 
     with child exploitation; 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. KILDEE (for himself, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Stupak):
       H.R. 1160. 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.
           By Mr. LEACH (for himself, Mr. LaFalce, and Mrs. 
             Roukema):
       H.R. 1161. 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. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Rogers, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Fletcher, and Mr. Lucas 
             of Kentucky):
       H.R. 1162. A bill to designate the bridge on United States 
     Route 231 that crosses the Ohio River between Maceo, 
     Kentucky, and Rockport, Indiana, as the ``William H. Natcher 
     Bridge''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mrs. Morella, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
             and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 1163. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for 
     expenses for providing an appropriate environment on the 
     business premises for employed mothers to breastfeed or 
     express milk for their children; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. MCDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Jefferson, and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 1164. 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. MCINNIS (for himself, Mr. Schaffer, and Mr. 
             Tancredo):
       H.R. 1165. A bill to redesignate the Black Canyon of the 
     Gunnison National Monument as a national park and establish 
     the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. King, Mr. Crowley, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Pascrell):
       H.R. 1166. A bill to authorize the President to enter into 
     a trade agreement concerning Northern Ireland and certain 
     border counties of the Republic of Ireland, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. George MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Young of Alaska, Mr. Kildee, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, 
             Mr. Underwood, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Inslee, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Brown of California, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Martinez, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. Allen, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. Frost):
       H.R. 1167. 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.
           By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Andrews, Mr. McNulty, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Ehrlich, Mr. English, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Gilman, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Holden, Mr. Holt, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kanjorski, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Larson, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Ney, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Payne, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
             Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Terry, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Weygand, Mr. Wise, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Frost, 
             Mrs. Morella, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Rothman, and Ms. McKinney):
       H.R. 1168. A bill to authorize the Director of the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency to make grants to fire 
     departments for the purpose of protecting the public and 
     firefighting personnel against fire and fire-related hazards; 
     to the Committee on Science, 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. SABO (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
             Sandlin, and Mr. Frost):
       H.R. 1169. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 to require the offering of children-only 
     coverage to dependents of participants under group health 
     plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SABO (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
             Sandlin, and Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 1170. 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.
           By Mr. SABO:
       H.R. 1171. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 and the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide 
     for public financing of House of Representatives general 
     election campaigns, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on House Administration, 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. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Houghton, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mr. McCollum, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Borski, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Sandlin, 
             Mr. Murtha, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Bishop, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Etheridge, 
             Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Bliley, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Sabo, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Snyder, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Bonior, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Gutknecht, and Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 1172. 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.
           By Mr. WATT of North Carolina (for himself, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Mr. Scott, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Ms. Lee, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois):
       H.R. 1173. A bill to provide that States may use 
     redistricting systems for Congressional districts other than 
     single-member districts; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, and Mr. Hefley):

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       H.R. 1174. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce from 24 months to 12 months the holding period 
     used to determine whether horses are assets described in 
     section 1231 of such Code; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Smith 
             of New Jersey, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Tancredo, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Cox, Mr. Berman, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Burr of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. Martinez):
       H. Con. Res. 56. Concurrent resolution commemorating the 
     20th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia:
       H. Con. Res. 57. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued 
     honoring the 100th anniversary of the Junior League; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
             John, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Rush, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hall of 
             Ohio, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Filner, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Luther, Mr. Payne, Mr. Holt, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Shows, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Borski, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Fossella, and Mr. Frost):
       H. Con. Res. 58. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     importance of veterans to the United States and expressing 
     support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students 
     (VETS) Day; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. King, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
             McGovern):
       H. Con. Res. 59. Concurrent resolution condemning the 
     brutal killing of Rosemary Nelson; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. FROST:
       H. Res. 119. A resolution designating minority membership 
     on certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma:
       H. Res. 121. A resolution affirming the Congress' 
     opposition to all forms of racism and bigotry; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 24.25  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. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 509. 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; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-
     67). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 510. 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 (Rept. No. 106-68). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House.

para. 24.26  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 2: Mr. Bliley, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Sununu, 
     Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Hansen, and Mr. Jenkins.
       H.R. 38: Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 45: Mr. Shaw and Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 48: Mr. Aderholt.
       H.R. 50: Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 51: Mr. Taylor of Mississippi.
       H.R. 73: Mr. Hunter and Mr. Brady of Texas.
       H.R. 106: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 107: Mr. Duncan, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
     Tancredo.
       H.R. 110: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 111: Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Hill 
     of Montana, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mrs. Northup, Mr. 
     Buyer, and Mr. Lucas of Kentucky.
       H.R. 133: Mr. Payne and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 205: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 206: Mrs. Clayton and Mr. Crowley.
       H.R. 230: Ms. Carson, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 274: Mr. Wynn and Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 275: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 324: Mr. Burr of North Carolina.
       H.R. 372: Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 403: Mr. Stupak and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 425: Mr. Shows, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Brady of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
     McGovern, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Meeks of New 
     York.
       H.R. 461: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bilirakis, and 
     Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 464: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 516: Mr. Fletcher.
       H.R. 534: Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 537: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 538: Mr. Martinez and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 547: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 548: Mr. Ortiz.
       H.R. 573: Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Cook, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Price 
     of North Carolina, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Bateman, Mr. 
     McKeon, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Shimkus, 
     Mr. Hayes, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
     Dickey, Mr. Wicker, Mr. LaHood, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. Bono, Mr. 
     Hoyer, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
     Wexler, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Crowley.
       H.R. 575: Mr. Boehner and Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 576: Mr. Fattah and Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 577: Mr. Shows and Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 580: Mr. Levin and Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 586: Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 589: Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 590: Mr. LoBiondo and Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 629: Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Frost, Mr. Olver, 
     Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. 
     Hinchey.
       H.R. 632: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Gonzalez, and Mr. 
     Everett.
       H.R. 670: Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Boehlert, and Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 679: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and Mr. 
     Farr of California.
       H.R. 685: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 691: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 701: Mr. Wynn, Mr. Riley, Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina, and Mr. Isakson.
       H.R. 741: Mr. Largent.
       H.R. 798: Mr. Holt, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 817: Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 833: Mr. Condit, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Linder, 
     Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
     Mr. Terry, and Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 841: Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 850: Mr. Gary Miller of California, and Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 872: Mr. Scott, Mr. Frost, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
     Vento, and Mr. George Miller of California.
       H.R. 881: Mr. Ewing, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
     Shows, and Mr. Terry.
       H.R. 886: Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 894: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 896: Mr. Shows and Mr. English.
       H.R. 900: Mr. Doyle, Mr. Strickland, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Farr 
     of California, Mr. Cummings, and Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 914: Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 924: Ms. Rivers, Mr. Graham, Mr. Shows, Mr. Gejdenson, 
     Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 932: Mr. Frost, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. 
     Christensen, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 950: Mrs. Capps, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
     Kildee, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Olver, Mr. Borski, and 
     Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 957: Mr. Cooksey, Mr. LaHood, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
     Thompson of California, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
     Hoekstra, Mr. Goode, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
     Edwards, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
     Hinchey, Mr. Camp, Mr. Riley, Mr. Barcia, Mr. John, Mr. Lucas 
     of Kentucky, Mr. Sweeney, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 969: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 987: Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
     Porter, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Coble, Mr. Fossella, Mr. 
     Knollenberg, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
     Graham, and Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 991: Mr. Brown of California and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 999: Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 1000: Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
     Gary Miller of California, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Boehlert, Ms. 
     Danner, Mr. DeMint, Mr. DeFazio, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Lahood, and 
     Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 1001: Mr. McDermott, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Aderholt, and Mr. 
     Houghton.
       H.R. 1003: Mr. Shows and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 1005: Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 1008: Mr. Buyer, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mrs. 
     Christensen, and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 1011: Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 1032: Mr. Stump, Mr. Ney, Mr. English, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
     Hostettler, and Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 1053: Mr. George Miller of California, and Mrs. Mink 
     of Hawaii.
       H.R. 1080: Mr. Menendez, Mr. Traficant, and Ms. Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 1082: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 1097: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Wolf, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. Davis 
     of Virginia.
       H.R. 1113: Mr. Capuano.
       H.J. Res. 9: Mr. Holden and Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin.
       H. Con. Res. 7: Mr. Shows, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Upton, Mr. Ney, 
     Mr. Campbell, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Wolf, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. 
     Danner, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Leach, 
     Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Riley, 
     Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Martinez, Mr. McHugh, 
     Mr. Dixon, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Filner, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
     Bereuter, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Herger, Mr. Barrett 
     of Wisconsin, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Weller, Mr. Paul, 
     Mr. Sherman, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
     Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Pastor, Mrs.

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     Capps, Mr. Berman, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Ose, Mr. Hill of Indiana, 
     Mr. Bonior, and Mr. Farr of California.
       H. Con. Res. 37: Mr. Forbes, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Brown of 
     Ohio, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
     Greenwood, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Gilman.
       H. Con. Res. 51: Mr. Berman.
       H. Con. Res. 54: Mr. Lantos, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. 
     Borski, Mr. Calvert, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Hyde, Mrs. Napolitano, 
     Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Hill of Indiana, 
     Mr. Baird, Ms. Berkely, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Wu, 
     Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Moore, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Rothman, 
     Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
     Fossella, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Dooley of California, 
     Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. George Miller of 
     California, and Mr. Ackerman.
       H. Res. 16: Mr. LaHood.
       H. Res. 41: Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Hayes, Ms. 
     Lofgren, and Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
       H. Res. 59: Mr. Goss, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Berman, 
     Mr. Borski, Mr. Pickett, and Mr. Gillmor.
       H. Res. 79: Mr. Hyde.
       H. Res. 82: Mr. McDermott and Mr. Gonzalez.
       H. Res. 89: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Clement, and Mr. Gordon.
       H. Res. 94: Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
     Hilliard, Mr. Pastor, and Ms. Slaughter.
       H. Res. 99: Mr. Porter, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Meek of 
     Florida, and Mr. Goodling.
       H. Res. 107: Mr. Wexler, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Kind, Mrs. 
     Thurman, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
     Slaughter, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. Frost.
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                      THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1999 (25)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 25.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, March 17, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 25.2  communications

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

       1102. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the 1999 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 Armed Services.
       1103. A letter from the Secretary 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 Armed Services.
       1104. 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; Technical Amendment [Docket No. FR-4321-F-
     05] (RIN: 2501-AC49) received February 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       1105. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Home Equity Conversion Mortgages; Consumer 
     Protection Measures Against Excessive Fees [Docket No. FR-
     4306-F-02] (RIN: 2502-AH10) received February 9, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       1106. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Federal 
     Reserve Board of Govenors, transmitting the Board's final 
     rule--Risk-Based Capital Standards: Construction Loans on 
     Presold Residential Properties; Junior Liens on 1- to 4-
     Family Residential Properties; and Investments in Mutual 
     Funds [Regulation Y; Docket No. R-0948] received February 25, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       1107. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Federal 
     Reserve Board of Governors, transmitting the Board's final 
     rule--Risk-Based Capital Standards: Construction Loans on 
     Presold Residential Properties; Junior Liens on 1- to 4-
     Family Residential Properties; and Investments in Mutual 
     Funds. Leverage Capital Standards; Tier 1 Leverage Ratio 
     (RIN: 3064-AB 96) received February 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       1108. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Vehicle Certification; Contents of Certification Labels for 
     Multipurpose Passenger Vehicles and Light Duty Trucks [Docket 
     No. NHTSA-99-5047] (RIN: 2127-AG65) received February 8, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1109. 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 
     Delaware--Transportation Conformity Regulation [DE036-1018a; 
     FRL-6303-4] received February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1110. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Amendment to National 
     Standards of Performance for Steel Plants: Electric Arc 
     Furnaces Constructed After October 21, 1974, and On or Before 
     August 17, 1983, and Electric Arc Furnaces Constructed After 
     August 17, 1983 [AD-FRL-6234-8] (RIN: 2060-AH95) received 
     February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1111. 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; 
     Definitions of VOCs and Exempt Compounds [DE041-1019a; FRL-
     6238-7] received March 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1112. 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 
     Colorado; Greeley Carbon Monoxide Redesignation to 
     Attainment, Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning 
     Purposes, and Approval of a Related Revision [CO-001-0029a; 
     FRL-6236-7] received March 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1113. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--NRC Inspection Manual--received 
     February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1114. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Plan Amendment No. 5, which 
     allows the Department of Energy to use all the authorities 
     under the Act to acquire oil for the Strategic Petroleum 
     Reserve, including federal royalty oil; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1115. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Frequently Asked Questions About the Statement of the 
     Commission Regarding Disclosure of Year 2000 Issues and 
     Consequences to Public Companies--received March 1, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1116. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Exemption of the Securities of the Kingdom of Belgium under 
     the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for Purposes of Trading 
     Futures Contracts on Those Securities [Release No. 34-41116, 
     International Series Release No. 1186, File No. S7-15-98] 
     (RIN: 3235-AH46) received March 1, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1117. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Changes To Quality Assurance 
     Programs (RIN: 3150-AG-20) received February 26, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1118. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 
     99-0A, which relates to the Department of the Army's proposed 
     enhancements or upgrades from the level of sensitivity of 
     technology or capability of defense article(s) previously 
     sold to Singapore, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b)(5); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1119. 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.
       1120. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Bureau for International Narcotics and Law 
     Enforcement Affairs; Prohibition on Assistance to Drug 
     Traffickers [Public Notice 2840] received February 22, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1121. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the FY 1998 Annual 
     Report on U.S. Government Assistance to and Cooperative 
     Activities with the New Independent States of the Former 
     Soviet Union; to the Committee on International Relations.
       1122. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions and 
     Deletions--received February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1123. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Prevailing 
     Rate Systems; Abolishment of the Marion, Indiana, 
     Nonappropriated Fund Wage Area (RIN: 3206-AH60) received 
     March 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       1124. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Prevailing 
     Rate Systems; Abolishment of the Marion, Indiana, 
     Nonappropriated Fund Wage Area (RIN: 3206-AH60) received 
     March 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.

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       1125. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting notification of the opening in the position of 
     Special Trustee for American Indians; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       1126. 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.
       1127. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Migratory bird hunting; Regulations 
     to increase harvest of Mid-continent light geese (RIN: 1018-
     AF25) received February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1128. A letter from the Director, 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. 9901040001-9001-01; I.D. 
     111398D] (RIN: 0648-AM05) received February 22, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1129. 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. 020999F] received February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1130. A letter from the Director, 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; Technical Amendment [Docket No. 970129015-
     8123-06; I.D. 042798B] (RIN: 0648-AI84) received February 26, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1131. A letter from the Director, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting a report on the 
     Apportionment of Regional Fishery Management Council (RFMC) 
     Membership in 1998 prepared by the National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     Department of Commerce; to the Committee on Resources.
       1132. A letter from the Rules Administrator, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Classification and Program Review: Team Meetings [BOP-1068-F] 
     (RIN: 1120-AA64) received March 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1133. A letter from the Rules Administrator, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting the Department's final rule--Birth 
     Control, Pregnancy, Child Placement and Abortion [BOP-1030-F] 
     (RIN: 1120-AA31) received March 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1134. A letter from the Director, Policy Directives and 
     Instructions Branch, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Interim Designation of 
     Acceptable Receipts for Employment Eligibility Verification 
     [INS No. 1947-98] (RIN: 1115-AE94) received February 9, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       1135. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition 
     Regulations for Federal and Federally Assisted Programs [FHWA 
     Docket No. FHWA-98-3379] (RIN: 2125-AE34) received February 
     8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1136. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century; 
     Implementation Guidance for the Interstate Highway 
     Reconstruction/Rehabilitation Pilot Program; Solicitation for 
     Candidate Proposals--received February 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1137. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Textron Lycoming Model O-540-F1B5 
     Reciprocating Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-73-AD; Amendment 39-
     11019; AD 99-03-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 8, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1138. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model DHC-7 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-295-AD; Amendment 39-11021; AD 
     99-03-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 8, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1139. 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-289-AD; Amendment 39-
     11020; AD 99-03-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 8, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1140. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company Beech 
     Model 60 Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-126-AD; Amendment 39-
     11024; AD 99-03-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 8, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1141. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-600, -700, -
     700IGW, and -800 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-362-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11022; AD 99-03-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     February 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1142. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Allison Engine Company, Inc. AE 
     2100A, AE 2100C, and AE 2100D3 Series Turboprop Engines 
     [Docket No. 98-ANE-83-AD; Amendment 39-11023; AD 99-03-09] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1143. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29454; Amdt. No. 1911] received 
     February 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1144. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29455; Amdt. No. 1912] received 
     February 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1145. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Linden, NJ [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-AEA-46] received February 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1146. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Oroville, CA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AWP-10] received February 8, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1147. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Metropolitan Oakland 
     International Airport, California; Correction [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AWP-22] received February 8, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1148. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class D Airspace; Anchorage, Elmendorf Air Force 
     Base (AFB) Airport, AK Establishment of Class E Airspace; 
     Anchorage, Elmendorf AFB Airport, AK [Airspace Docket No. 98-
     AAL-23] received February 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1149. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Conformance of the 
     Western Rivers Marking System with the United States Aids to 
     Navigation System [USCG-1999-5036] (RIN: 2115-AF14) received 
     March 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1150. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operating Regulation; Bayou Chico, FL [CGD08-99-006] (RIN: 
     2115-AE47) received March 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1151. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Miscellaneous Amedments To Rules Of Practice and Procedure 
     [Docket No. 98-21] received February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1152. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Differential Earnings Rate for Mutual Life Insurance 
     Companies [Notice 99-13] received February 22, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1153. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a report on deliveries under 
     Section 540 of P.L. 104-107 to the Government of Bosnia-
     Herzegovina, pursuant to Public Law 104-107 section 540(c); 
     jointly to the Committees on International Relations and 
     Appropriations. 

para. 25.3  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. 99. An Act to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     extend Federal Aviation Ad

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     ministration programs through September 30, 1999, 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. 257. An Act entitled ``The Cochran-Inouye National 
     Missile Defense Act of 1999''.
       S. 643. An Act to authorize the Airport Improvement Program 
     for 2 months, and for other purposes.

       The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 83-
     420, as amended by Public Law 99-371, the Chair, on behalf of 
     the Vice President, reappoints the Senator from Arizona (Mr. 
     McCain) to the Board of Trustees of Gallaudet University.

para. 25.4  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4

  Mr. REYNOLDS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 120):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 4) 
     to declare it to be the policy of the United States to deploy 
     a national missile defense. 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 equally divided and 
     controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on Armed Services; and (2) one motion to recommit.
       Sec. 2. Upon receipt of a message from the Senate 
     transmitting H.R. 4 with Senate amendments thereto, it shall 
     be in order to consider in the House a motion offered by the 
     chairman of the Committee on Armed Services or his designee 
     that the House disagree to the Senate amendments and request 
     or agree to a conference with the Senate thereon.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. REYNOLDS, 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. 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

239

When there appeared

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Nays

185

para. 25.5                     [Roll No. 57]

                                YEAS--239

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Turner
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--185

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Archer
     Boehner
     Burton
     Buyer
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Frost
     Myrick
     Payne
  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. 25.6  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. 25.7  national missile defense

  Mr. SPENCE, pursuant to House Resolution 120, called up the bill (H.R. 
4) to declare it to be the policy of the United States to deploy a 
national missile defense.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  After debate,
  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.
  Mr. ALLEN moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on Armed 
Services 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:

     That it is the policy of the United States to deploy a 
     ground-based national missile defense, with funding subject 
     to the annual authorization of appropriations and the annual 
     appropriation of funds for National Missile Defense, that--
       (1) has been demonstrated to be operationally effective 
     against the threat as defined as of the time of such 
     deployment and as projected for a reasonable period of time 
     thereafter;
       (2) does not diminish the overall national security of the 
     United States by jeopardizing other efforts to reduce threats 
     to the United States, including negotiated reductions in 
     Russian nuclear forces; and
       (3) is affordable and does not compromise the ability of 
     the uniformed service chiefs

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     and the commanders of the regional unified commands to meet 
     their requirements for operational readiness, quality of life 
     of the troops, programmed modernization of weapons systems, 
     and the deployment of planned theater missile defenses.

  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. SUNUNU, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. ALLEN 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

152

It was decided in the

Nays

269

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negative

para. 25.8                     [Roll No. 58]

                                YEAS--152

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skelton
     Stabenow
     Strickland
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NAYS--269

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Spratt
       

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Boehner
     Burton
     Buyer
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Doolittle
     McCarthy (MO)
     McKeon
     Myrick
     Stark
     Stupak
  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. SUNUNU, announced that the ayes 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.

It was decided in the

Yeas

317

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affirmative

Nays

105

para. 25.9                     [Roll No. 59]

                                YEAS--317

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner

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     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--105

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Capuano
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gutierrez
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holt
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kucinich
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Markey
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Serrano
     Slaughter
     Strickland
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Boehner
     Burton
     Buyer
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     McCarthy (MO)
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Myrick
     Ortiz
     Stark
     Stupak 
  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  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. LAZIO, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, March 22, 1999, at 2 o'clock p.m.

para. 25.11  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. LAZIO, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, March 
25, 1999, under clause 7, rule XV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para. 25.12  joint economic committee

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, by unanimous consent, 
announced that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of 15 U.S.C. 
1024(a), appointed to the Joint Economic Committee, on the part of the 
House, the following Members: Messrs. Sanford, Doolittle, Campbell, 
Pitts, and Ryan of Wisconsin.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 25.13  jfk center for the performing arts

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, by unanimous consent, 
announced that the Speaker, pursuant to section 2(a) of The National 
Cultural Center Act (20 U.S.C. 76h(a)), appointed Mr. Gephardt to the 
Board of Trusteee of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 
on the part of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para. 25.14  u.s. capitol preservation commission

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

                                         House of Representatives,


                              Office of the Democratic Leader,

                                   Washington, DC, March 17, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House, 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. 
     Pastor, AZ.
           Yours Very Truly,
                                              Richard A. Gephardt.

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

para. 25.15  message from the president--report of corporation for public 
          broadcasting

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, 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 a report of the 
Corporation for Public Broadcasting. This report outlines, first, the 
Corporation's efforts to facilitate the continued development of 
superior, diverse, and innovative programming and, second, the 
Corporation's efforts to solicit the views of the public on current 
programming initiatives.
  This report summarizes 1997 programming decisions and outlines how 
Corporation funds were distributed--$47.9 million for television program 
development, $18.8 million for radio programming development, and $15.6 
million for general system support. The report also reviews the 
Corporation's Open to the Public campaign, which allows the public to 
submit comments via mail, a 24-hour toll-free telephone line, or the 
Corporation's Internet website.
  I am confident this year's report will meet with your approval and 
commend, as always, the Corporation's efforts to deliver consistently 
high quality programming that brings together American families and 
enriches all our lives.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, March 18, 1999.

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

para. 25.16  message from the president--report of national endowment for 
          democracy

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, 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 15th Annual 
Report of the National Endowment for Democracy, which covers fiscal year 
1998.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, March 18, 1999.

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

para. 25.17  bill presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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 March 17, 1999:
       H.R. 540. 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.

para. 25.18  leave of absence

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

para. 25.19  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HAYWORTH, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 8 o'clock and 8 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 2 
o'clock p.m. on Monday, March 22, 1999.

para. 25.20  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. STUMP: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 70. 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 (Rept. No. 106-70). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union.

para. 25.21  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mr. Aber

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             crombie, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Cardin, 
             Mr. Crowley, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Dixon, 
             Mr. Dreier, Mr. Engel, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Foley, 
             Mr. Forbes, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Franks of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Frost, Ms. Granger, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Hoeffel, Mr. Holden, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hoyer, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of 
             California, Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Mascara, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Moore, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Salmon, 
             Mr. Saxton, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Stump, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
             Talent, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Hinchey, 
             and Mr. Rothman):
       H.R. 1175. A bill to locate and secure the return of 
     Zachary Baumel, an American citizen, and other Israeli 
     soldiers missing in action; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Bentsen, and Mr. Ney):
       H.R. 1176. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to require pension plans to provide adequate notice to 
     individuals whose future benefit accruals are being 
     significantly reduced, 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. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. Riley, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Coburn, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana):
       H.R. 1177. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow health insurance premiums to be fully 
     deductible, whether or not a taxpayer itemizes deductions; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBURN:
       H.R. 1178. A bill to amend section 922 of chapter 44 of 
     title 18, United States Code, to protect the rights of 
     citizens under the Second Amendment to the Constitution of 
     the United States; 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. PAUL:
       H.R. 1179. A bill to restore the second amendment rights of 
     all Americans; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LAZIO (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Greenwood, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Tanner, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Doggett, Mr. Horn, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Strickland, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Boehlert, 
             Mr. Boucher, Mr. Kolbe, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Markey, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Gordon, Mr. Rush, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Klink, 
             and Mr. Jefferson):
       H.R. 1180. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     expand the availability of health care coverage for working 
     individuals with disabilities, to establish a Ticket to Work 
     and Self-Sufficiency Program in the Social Security 
     Administration to provide such individuals with meaningful 
     opportunities to work, 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. PAUL:
       H.R. 1181. 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, for a period to be 
     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. Spence, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Everett, Mr. Hayworth, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Hansen, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Talent, and Mr. Bilirakis):
       H.R. 1182. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     expand and improve the Montgomery GI Bill by creating an 
     enhanced educational assistance program for enlistments or 
     reenlistments of four years active duty service, and by 
     eliminating the reduction in pay for basic educational 
     benefits; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Armed 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. Brown of 
             California, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Cook, Mrs. Biggert, and Mr. Kuykendall):
       H.R. 1183. A bill to amend the Fastener Quality Act to 
     strengthen the protection against the sale of mismarked, 
     misrepresented, and counterfeit fasteners and eliminate 
     unnecessary requirements, and for other purposes; 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. SMITH of Michigan (for himself and Mrs. 
             Morella):
       H.R. 1184. A bill to authorize appropriations for carrying 
     out the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 for fiscal 
     years 2000 and 2001, 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. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 1185. 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. BLUMENAUER (for himself and Mr. Gilchrest):
       H.R. 1186. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to 
     include primary flood damages avoided as benefits for cost-
     benefit analyses for Federal nonstructural flood damage 
     reduction projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Brown 
             of Ohio, Mr. Upton, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
             English, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Foley, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Portman, 
             Mr. McNulty, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Lazio, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Pickering, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Boucher, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Sawyer, 
             Mr. Strickland, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Baird, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Bishop, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Borski, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Canady 
             of Florida, Mr. Clay, Ms. Danner, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Graham, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hilleary, 
             Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Istook, 
             Mr. Jenkins, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Kind, Mr. King, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
             Lampson, Mr. Larson, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lucas of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Mascara, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. McGovern, Mr. George Miller 
             of California, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Paul, Mr. Payne, 
             Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Price 
             of North Carolina, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sandlin, 
             Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Shays, Mr. Shows, Mr. Simpson, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Taylor of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Thune, Mr. Vento, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Wamp, 
             Mr. Watkins, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Weygand, 
             Mr. Wise, and Mr. Camp):
       H.R. 1187. 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 dietitions and nutrition 
     professionals; 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. ACKERMAN (for himself, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
             Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Costello, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Lantos, Ms. Norton, Mr. Paul, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Towns, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Weiner):
       H.R. 1188. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for the payment of tuition and 
     related expenses for postsecondary education; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.

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           By Mr. COBLE (for himself and Mr. Berman):
       H.R. 1189. A bill to make technical corrections in title 
     17, United States Code, and other laws; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Klink, Mr. Upton, 
             Mr. Dingell, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Barrett 
             of Wisconsin, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Wolf, 
             Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Minge, 
             Mr. Souder, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Pickett, 
             Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Holden, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Doyle, 
             Mr. Traficant, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Leach, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Rush, Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Borski, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Pease, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. Markey):
       H.R. 1190. A bill to impose certain limitations on the 
     receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste, to authorize 
     State and local controls over the flow of municipal solid 
     waste, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois:
       H.R. 1191. A bill to designate certain facilities of the 
     United States Postal Service in Chicago, Illinois; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Taylor of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
             Schaffer, Mr. Graham, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Hansen, and Mr. Nethercutt):
       H.R. 1192. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. WALSH (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Waxman, 
             Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Shows, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Berman, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Olver, Mr. Fossella, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Young of Alaska, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Dixon, Mrs. Johnson 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Pomeroy, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. English, Mr. Farr of California, 
             Mr. Strickland, Mr. Payne, Mr. Doyle, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Wexler, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Capps, 
             and Mr. Foley):
       H.R. 1193. A bill to establish programs regarding early 
     detection, diagnosis, and interventions for newborns and 
     infants with hearing loss; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Nussle, Ms. 
             Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Terry, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Boucher, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. DeLay, Mrs. Northup, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             McInnis, and Mr. Bliley):
       H.R. 1194. 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 
     qualified placement agencies, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McCRERY (for himself, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Farr of California, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
             Ramstad, and Ms. Dunn):
       H.R. 1195. 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. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. English):
       H.R. 1196. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the 60-month limitation on the amount of 
     education loan interest which is allowable as a deduction; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 1197. 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.
       H.R. 1198. 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 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. POMBO:
       H.R. 1199. 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 United States 
     Fish and Wildlife Service to create the refuge; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Olver, and Mr. Coyne):
       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 Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Government 
     Reform, and Armed 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. REGULA:
       H.R. 1201. A bill to provide for a private right of action 
     in the case of injury from the importation of certain dumped 
     and subsidized merchandise; 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. BROWN of California (for himself, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Sherman, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Berman, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Lantos, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Filner, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Porter, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Waxman, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Stark, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Bentsen, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Shays, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Castle, Mr. Lazio, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Bonior, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Pallone, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Gilman):
       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.
           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H.R. 1203. A bill to encourage the International Monetary 
     Fund to fully implement transparency and efficiency policies; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. STENHOLM (for himself and Mr. Watkins):
       H.R. 1204. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to impose a tax on the importation of crude oil and 
     petroleum products; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Quinn, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Stabenow, 
             Ms. Rivers, Mr. Markey, Mr. Holden, Mr. Luther, and 
             Mr. Kind):
       H.R. 1205. A bill to prohibit oil and gas drilling in the 
     Great Lakes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. TERRY (for himself and Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma):
       H.R. 1206. A bill to transfer the impact aid program to the 
     Department of the Treasury and to provide for the procurement 
     of services by nongovernmental personnel for the performance 
     of the functions of the impact aid program; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. VENTO (for himself, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Farr of California, and Mr. George Miller of 
             California):
       H.R. 1207. 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. WYNN:
       H.R. 1208. 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.
       H.R. 1209. 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.
       H.R. 1210. A bill to provide for continued compensation for 
     Federal employees when funds are not otherwise available due 
     to a lapse in appropriations; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. DeLay, 
             Mr. Bonior, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Frost, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Shows, Mr. Moore, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. 
             Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Romero-
             Barcelo, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Engel, Mr. English, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. Filner, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
             Baird,

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             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             John, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             Crowley, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Fossella, Mr. 
             Bateman, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Green of Texas, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Ney, 
             Mr. Clyburn, and Mr. Luther):
       H. Con. Res. 60. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that a series of commemorative postage stamps 
     should be issued honoring veterans service organizations 
     across the United States; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       H. Con. Res. 61. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that all Chinese people, including the people 
     of Taiwan, deserve to be represented in international 
     institutions; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mrs. CUBIN:
       H. Con. Res. 62. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress regarding the guaranteed coverage of chiropractic 
     services under the Medicare+Choice 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. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
             Simpson, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Pombo, 
             Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Skeen, and Mr. Doolittle):
       H. Con. Res. 63. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress opposing removal of dams on the Columbia and 
     Snake Rivers for fishery restoration purposes; 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 Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD (for herself, Mr. Lazio, Mr. 
             Coburn, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Waxman, 
             Ms. DeGette, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. Greenwood, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Granger, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Filner, 
             Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Frost, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
             Horn, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Clement, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Ms. Lee, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Shows, Mr. Jefferson, 
             Mr. Bentsen, Mrs. Morella, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Foley, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Borski, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Crowley, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
             Watkins, Mr. Riley, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Condit, 
             Ms. Rivers, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Spence, 
             Ms. Carson, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Ms. Norton, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Young of Alaska, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Bachus, Ms. Lofgren, 
             Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Largent, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. 
             Roukema, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Sandlin, 
             Mr. Cummings, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Boehlert):
       H. Con. Res. 64. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     severity of the issue of cervical health, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. RODRIGUEZ (for himself and Mr. Ortiz):
       H. Con. Res. 65. Concurrent resolution encouraging the 
     people of the United States to reflect upon and celebrate 
     Tejano music and other forms of Latin music, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. WELDON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Aderholt, 
             Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Talent, and Mr. Wexler):
       H. Con. Res. 66. Concurrent resolution expressing a 
     declaration of space leadership; to the Committee on Science, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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. TURNER (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Baird, 
             Mr. Berry, Mr. Shows, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Mr. Tanner, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Holden, Ms. Danner, Mr. Moore, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Mr. Wu, and Ms. Berkley):
       H. Res. 122. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 417) 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. CALLAHAN:
       H. Res. 123. A resolution recognizing and honoring the 
     crewmembers of the U.S.S. ALABAMA (BB-60) and the U.S.S. 
     ALABAMA Crewmen's Association; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Payne, Mr. Fattah, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Owens, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
             Ford, Mr. Clay, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
             Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Carson, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, 
             Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Waters, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Norton, 
             Ms. Lee, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Christensen, 
             Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Towns, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
             Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Scott, Ms. DeGette, 
             Mr. Rush, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Rangel):
       H. Res. 124. A resolution condemning acts of police 
     brutality and use of excessive force throughout the country; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 25.22  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 8: Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Rogers, Mr. 
     Weldon of Florida, Mr. Baird, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
     Graham, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Moran of Kansas, and Mrs. 
     Fowler.
       H.R. 14: Mr. McKeon, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Terry, Mr. Packard, 
     Mr. Shays, and Mr. Tancredo.
       H.R. 25: Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
     Mr. Meehan, and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 53: Mr. Green of Texas.
       H.R. 70: Mr. Gallegly and Mr. Simpson.
       H.R. 72: Mr. Hansen.
       H.R. 82: Mr. Rahall, Mr. Goode, and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 116: Mr. Gordon and Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 142: Mr. Souder, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Ryan of 
     Wisconsin, and Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 166: Mr. Knollenberg.
       H.R. 170: Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Boucher, Mr. King, Mr. Bliley, 
     Mr. Ehrlich, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Rothman, 
     Mr. Ford, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Holt, and Ms. 
     Berkley.
       H.R. 175: Mr. Wicker, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Everett, Mrs. 
     Kelly, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
     Bonilla, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
     Hinojosa, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
     Mr. Pickett, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
     Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Luther, Mr. Gary Miller of California, 
     Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. 
     Woolsey, and Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 179: Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 198: Mrs. Northrup and Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Pombo and Mr. Coble.
       H.R. 228: Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 275: Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 289: Mrs. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H.R. 315: Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 351: Mr. Terry, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. 
     Callahan, and Mr. Green of Texas.
       H.R. 355: Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Gallegly, Ms. 
     Brown of Florida, and Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 357: Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Martinez and Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 390: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
     Pallone, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 405: Mr. Phelps and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 412: Mr. Rogers.
       H.R. 417: Mr. Sanders, Ms. Berkley, and Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 430: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Reyes, and Mr. Ewing.
       H.R. 483: Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 531: Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. DeMint, 
     Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 541: Mr. Kleczka, Ms. Berkley, and Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 555: Mr. Frost, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
     Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, and Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin.
       H.R. 557: Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 568: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 570: Mr. Hostettler and Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 571: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 573: Ms. Berkley, Mrs. Roukema, Mrs. Napolitano, Mrs. 
     Capps, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. 
     turner, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Hall of 
     Texas, Mr. Tanner, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
     Berman, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Pryce of 
     Ohio, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Archer, Mr. Ortiz, 
     Mr. Lazio, Mr. Holt, and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 582: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 583: Mr. Bryant and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 597: Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Bilirakis, and Ms. 
     Berkley.

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       H.R. 601: Mr. Gallegly and Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 608: Mr. Sweeney.
       H.R. 614: Mr. Phelps and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 621: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin and Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 639: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 640: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 654: Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 664: Mr. Weiner, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Brown of California, 
     Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Sisisky, 
     Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 688: Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Everett, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
     Aderholt, and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 728: Mr. Deal of Georgia and Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 735: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 742: Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
     Mr. Turner, and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 749: Mr. Burton of Indiana and Mr. Cox.
       H.R. 750: Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 756: Mr. Petri and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 771: Mr. Hastings of Florida and Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 773: Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Cummings, and Mrs. 
     Thurman.
       H.R. 777: Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 785: Mr. LaTourette, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
     Nethercutt, and Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island and Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 804: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, and Mr. 
     Foley.
       H.R. 809: Ms. Granger, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Norton, and Mr. 
     Frost.
       H.R. 833: Mr. Barr of Georgia, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
     Texas, Mr. Kleczka, Mrs. Northup, and Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 835: Mr. Pombo, Mr. Moore, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Hoeffel, 
     and Mr. Gillmor.
       H.R. 838: Mr. Kind, Mr. Paul, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Thornberry, 
     Mr. Underwood, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Snyder, Ms. 
     Velazquez, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Green of Texas, and Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 842: Mr. Radanovich and Mr. Hayes.
       H.R. 845: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Green of Texas, and 
     Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 852: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
     Aderholt, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. English, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Brown of 
     California, and Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 864: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
     Rothman, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Everett, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
     Bishop, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Pomeroy, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
     Jones of North Carolina Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Sisisky, 
     Mr. Moakley, and Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 870: Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Shows, Mr. Callahan, and Mr. 
     Paul.
       H.R. 876: Mr. Terry, Mr. Tiahrt, and Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 883: Mr. Hayes, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Sherwood, Mrs. 
     Northup, Mr. Upton, Mr. Buyer, and Mr. Bateman.
       H.R. 886: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 888: Mr. Quinn, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Inslee, 
     Mr. Oberstar, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 948: Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 950: Mr. Bonior and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 961: Ms. Danner, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
     Filner, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
     Frost, and Mr. Crowley
       H.R. 963: Mr. Kildee, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
     Underwood, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Inslee, and Mr. Kind.
       H.R. 980: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
     of Texas, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
     Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
     Terry, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Souder, Mr. Crowley, Mrs. 
     Napolitano, and Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 1006: Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 1008: Mr. Baker and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 1043: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 1046: Mr. Terry, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Frost, and Mr. 
     Kleczka.
       H.R. 1050: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1053: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 1070: Mr. Wexler, Mr. Allen, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
     Cummings, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1074: Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Upton, Mr. Terry, and Mr. 
     Talent.
       H.R. 1075: Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 1076: Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Gonzalez, and Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 1082: Mr. Pastor, Mr. Evans, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. 
     Lampson.
       H.R. 1083: Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington, and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1091: Mr. Thomas, Mr. Crane, Mr. McCrery, Mr. English, 
     Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Shows, and Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 1092: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Gary Miller of 
     California, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Gallegly, Mrs. 
     Thurman, Mr. McKeon, and Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 1093: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Scott, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Levin, 
     Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Dixon, 
     Mr. Matsui, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
     Jefferson, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Terry, 
     Mr. McHugh, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Minge, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Lucas of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Wise, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Rodriguez, 
     Ms. McKinney, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
     Hunter, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
     Leach, Mr. Phelps, and Mr. Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 1096: Mrs. Capps and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1102: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1106: Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Blunt, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hobson, 
     Mrs. Biggert, and Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 1116: Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Barcia, Mr. McCrery, 
     Ms. Granger, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania and Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 1130: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania
       H.R. 1139: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Kind, Mr. Martinez, 
     Mr. Pastor, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
     Towns, and Ms. Waters.
       H.R. 1159: Mr. Green of Texas.
       H.R. 1168: Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. 
     McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Costello, Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Blagojevich, and Mr. Pastor.
       H.J. Res. 25: Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Stump, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. 
     Crowley.
       H.J. Res. 33: Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Luther, Mr. Hilliard, 
     Ms. Berkley, and Mr. Isakson.
       H. Con. Res. 8: Mr. Wolf.
       H. Con. Res. 22: Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Doolittle, 
     and Mr. Wexler.
       H. Con. Res. 31: Mr. Markey, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Weygand.
       H. Con. Res. 39: Mr. Istook, Mr. Bonilla, and Mr. Combest.
       H. Con. Res. 43: Mr. Calvert.
       H. Con. Res. 51: Mr. Snyder, Mrs. Napolitano, and Mr. 
     Luther.
       H. Res. 20: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H. Res. 35: Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Vento, 
     Mr. Payne, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Green of Texas, and Ms. Jackson-
     Lee of Texas.
       H. Res. 41: Mr. Bryant, Mr. Crowley, and Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts.
       H. Res. 59: Mr. Wise and Mrs. Roukema.
       H. Res. 60: Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Dixon, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
     Jackson of Illinois, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, and Mr. Frost.
       H. Res. 93: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H. Res. 97: Mr. Rush and Ms. Norton. 
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                       MONDAY, MARCH 22, 1999 (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 Thursday, March 18, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 26.2  communications

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

       1154. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--2,4-D; Time-Limited 
     Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300800; FRL-6065-3] (RIN: 2070-AB78) 
     received March 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       1155. 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-300798; FRL-6065-1] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received March 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1156. 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-300796; 
     FRL-6064-1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received March 5, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1157. 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-300795; FRL-6062-5] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received March 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1158. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Due Date of First Annual Performance Report Under 
     the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination 
     Act of 1996 [Docket No. FR-4419-F-01] (RIN: 2577-AB93) 
     received February 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       1159. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Nondiscrimination In Programs and Activities 
     Receiving Assistance Under Title I of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1974 [Docket No. FR 4092-F-02] 
     (RIN: 2501-AC28) received February 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       1160. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Electronic Submission of Required Data by 
     Multifamily Mortgagees To Report Mortgage Delinquencies, 
     Defaults, Rein

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     statements, Assignment Elections, and Withdrawals of 
     Assignment Elections [Docket No. FR-4303-F-02] (RIN: 2502-
     AH11) received February 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       1161. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Disposition of HUD-Acquired Single Family 
     Property; Final Rule [Docket No. FR-4244-F-03] (RIN: 2502-
     AG96) received February 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       1162. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving U.S. exports to Morocco, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       1163. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Child Care Access Means Parents in 
     School Program Notice of final priority and invitation for 
     applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 1999 (CFDA 
     No. 84.335) received March 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       1164. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Personnel Security Program Manual--
     March 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1165. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Identifying Classified Information--
     received March 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       1166. A letter from the Deputy Executive Secretary to the 
     Department, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--National 
     Practitioner Data Bank for Adverse Information on Physicians 
     and Other Health Care Practitioners: Charge for Self-Queries 
     (RIN: 0906-AA42) received March 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1167. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Light Vehicle Brake 
     Systems [Docket No. NHTSA-99-5123] (RIN: 2127-AH55) received 
     February 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1168. 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 and 
     South Coast Air Quality Management Districts and San Joaquin 
     Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District and San Joaquin 
     Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District [CA 207-0136a 
     FRL-6239-8] March 15,1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       1169. 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 058-
     1058a; FRL-6308-5] received March 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1170. 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, Antelope Valley Air Pollution 
     Control District [CA 210-0133; FRL-6306-8] received March 4, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1171. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Protection of Human 
     Subjects; Informed Consent; Technical Amendment [Docket No. 
     96N-0158] (RIN: 0910-AA60) received March 5, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1172. 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.
       1173. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting the semiannual report of 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.
       1174. 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 March 1, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1175. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, Government Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Review of FAR Representations [FAC 
     97-11; FAR Case 96-013; Item I] (RIN: 9000-AH97) received 
     March 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       1176. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting a 
     notification of an opening for the Assistant Secretary of 
     Labor for policy; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1177. A letter from the Director, Office of Government 
     Ethics, U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE), transmitting 
     the Office's final rule--Standards of Ethical Conduct for 
     Employees of the Executive Branch (RIN: 3209-AA04) received 
     March 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       1178. 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 Catesbaea 
     melanocarpa (RIN: 1018-AE48) received March 15, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1179. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting the Administration's final rule--
     National Oyster Disease Research Program and Gulf Oyster 
     Industry Initiative: Request for Proposals for FY 1999 
     [Docket No. 990125030-9030-01] (RIN: 0648-ZA56) received 
     March 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       1180. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting the Administration's final rule--
     Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship National Sea 
     Grant College Federal Fellows Program [Docket No. 990125029-
     9029-01] (RIN: 0648-ZA55) received March 15, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1181. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting the Administration's final rule--
     Sea Grant Industry Fellows Program: Request for Proposals for 
     FY 1999 [Docket No. 990125031-9031-01] (RIN: 0648-ZA57) 
     received March 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       1182. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department'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. 981222313-8320-02; I.D. 
     030399B] received March 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1183. 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 of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 
     981222314-8321-02; I.D. 012999B] received February 22, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1184. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Aquatic Nuisance Species 
     Research and Outreach and Improved Methods for Ballast Water 
     Treatment and Management: Request for Proposals for FY 1999 
     [Docket No. 990125028-9028-01] (RIN: 0648-ZA54) received 
     March 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       1185. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Sea Grant Technology Program: 
     Request for Proposals for FY 1999 [Docket No. 990125032-9032-
     01] (RIN: 0648-ZA58) received March 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1186. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary of 
     Commerce and Acting Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Consideration of interlocutory rulings at final hearing 
     in interference proceedings [Docket #: 990204043-9043-01] 
     (RIN: 0651-AB03) received March 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1187. A letter from the Director, Policy Directives and 
     Instructions Branch, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Regulations Concerning the Convention 
     Against Torture [INS No. 1976-99; AG Order No. 2207-99] (RIN: 
     1115-AF39) received March 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1188. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief 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-375-AD; Amendment 39-11060; AD 99-05-12] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1189. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Revision of Class E Airspace; 
     Oakdale, LA [Airspace Docket No. 94-ASW-03] received March 4, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1190. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Burnet, TX [Airspace Docket No. 
     98-ASW-48] received February 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1191. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting

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     the Department's final rule--Revision of Class E Airspace; 
     Austin, TX [Airspace Docket No. 98-ASW-49] received February 
     26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1192. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; San Angelo, TX [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ASW-52] received February 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1193. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Austin, Horseshoe Bay, TX 
     and Revocation of Class E Airspace, Marble Falls, TX 
     [Airspace Docket No. 98-ASW-51] received February 26, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1194. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Taylor, TX [Airspace Docket No. 
     98-ASW-50] received February 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1195. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Roswell, NM [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ASW-53] received February 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1196. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Ada, MN [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-AGL-63] received February 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1197. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR72 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-118-AD; Amendment 39-11049; AD 
     99-04-24] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 26, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1198. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; BMW Rolls-Royce GmbH Models BR700-
     710A1-10 and BR700-710A2-20 Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 98-
     ANE-74-AD; Amendment 39-11050; AD 98-24-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received February 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1199. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Ocean 
     Common Carrier and Marine Terminal Operator Agreements 
     Subject to the Shipping Act of 1984 [Docket No. 98-26] 
     received March 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1200. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Carrier 
     Automated Tariff Systems [Docket No. 98-29] received March 5, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1201. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Licensing, Financial Responsibility Requirements, and General 
     Duties For Ocean Transportation Intermediaries [Docket No. 
     98-28] received March 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1202. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     the ``National Implementation Plan For Modernization Of The 
     National Weather Service For Fiscal Year 1999,'' pursuant to 
     Public Law 102--567, section 703(a) (106 Stat. 4304); to the 
     Committee on Science.
       1203. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Small 
     Business Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Business Loan Programs--received March 9, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Small 
     Business.
       1204. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Notice of Certain Transfers to Foreign Partnerships and 
     Foreign Corporations [TD 8817] (RIN: 1545-AV70) received 
     March 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       1205. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Change in Accounting Method for Deferred Compensation [Notice 
     99-16] received March 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

para. 26.3  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. 800. An Act to provide for education flexibility 
     partnerships.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 800) ``An Act to provide for education flexibility 
partnerships,'' requests a conference with the House on the disagreeing 
votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Gregg, 
Mr. Frist, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Hutchinson, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
Brownback, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Sessions, 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. 26.4  committee funding

  Mr. THOMAS, by direction of the Committee on House Administration, 
reported (Rept. No. 106-72) the resolution (H. Res. 101) providing 
amounts for the expenses of certain committees of the House of 
Representatives in the One Hundred Sixth Congress; referred to the House 
Calendar and ordered printed.

para. 26.5  subpoena

  The SPEAKER laid before the House the following communication from 
Kathie Eastman, staff, office of the Honorable Peter A. DeFazio:

                                                   March 19, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule VIII (8) of the Rules of the House that I received a 
     subpoena for a deposition duces tecum issued by the U.S. 
     District Court for the District of Columbia in the case of 
     Jordan v. Sabretech, Inc.
       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,
                                                   Kathie Eastman.

  And then,

para. 26.6  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. THOMAS, at 2 o'clock and 4 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 26.7  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:

                       [Filed on March 19, 1999]

       Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform. H.R. 472. A 
     bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to require the 
     use of postcensus local review as part of each decennial 
     census (Rept. No. 106-71). Referred to the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union.

                       [Filed on March 22, 1999]

       Mr. THOMAS: Committee on House Administration. House 
     Resolution 101. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the 
     One Hundred Sixth Congress; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-
     72). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 26.8  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Ms. 
             McKinney):
       H.R. 1211. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     Department of State and related agencies for fiscal years 
     2000 and 2001, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. COMBEST (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Ewing, 
             Mr. Berry, and Mr. Cooksey):
       H.R. 1212. A bill to protect producers of agricultural 
     commodities who applied for a Crop Revenue Coverage PLUS 
     supplemental endorsement for the 1999 crop year; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Coyne, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 1213. 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. 

para. 26.9  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 225: Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Dooley of 
     California, Ms. Granger, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
     Hostettler, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
     Evans, Mr. Luther, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Gary Miller of 
     California, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Burr of North 
     Carolina, and Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 226: Mr. Shows, Mr. Brown of California, and Mr. 
     Vento.

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       H.R. 353: Mr. Cramer, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Brown 
     of Ohio, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 423: Mr. McCrery and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 523: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 637: Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Clayton, and Mr. Lucas of 
     Kentucky.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Camp, and Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 739: Mr. Luther, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Thurman, 
     Mr. Vento, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
     Mr. Engel, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Olver, Mr. Snyder, Ms. Berkley, 
     Mr. Bishop, and Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 741: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 832: Mr. Stupak and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 855: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. King, Mr. Evans, and Mrs. 
     Kelly.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Sisisky.
       H.R. 894: Mr. Nussle.
       H.R. 985: Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Packard, and Mr. 
     Shows.
       H.R. 1041: Mr. Terry and Mr. Nussle.
       H.R. 1064: Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
     Snyder, and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 1071: Mr. McGovern.
       H. Con. Res. 37: Mr. Andrews, Mr. Bass, Mr. Green of Texas, 
     and Mr. Lazio.
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                      TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1999 (27)

para. 27.1  appointment of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 9:30 o'clock a.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. PETRI, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   March 23, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Thomas E. Petri to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 19, 
1999, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 27.2  recess--9:44 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 9 o'clock 44 minutes a.m. until 11 
o'clock a.m.

para. 27.3  after recess--11 a.m.

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

para. 27.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, March 22, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 27.5  communications

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

       1206. A letter from the Chief, Forest Service, Department 
     of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Administration of the Forest Development Transportation 
     System: Temporary Suspension of Road Construction and 
     Reconstruction in Unroaded Areas (0596-AB68) received 
     February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       1207. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Oxirane, methyl-, 
     polymer with oxirane, mono [2-(2-butoxyethoxy) ethyl]ether; 
     Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance [OPP-300793; 
     FRL-6059-4] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received March 3, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1208. A letter from the Director, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 
     to reduce losses to properties that have sustained flood 
     damage on multiple occasions; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       1209. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Services, Department of Education, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Graduate Assistance in Areas of 
     National Need--received March 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       1210. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Protection of 
     Stratospheric Ozone; Listing of Substitutes for Ozone-
     Depleting Substances [FRL-6237-5] (RIN: 2660-AG12) received 
     March 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1211. A letter from the Director, Regulation Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Ear, Nose, and Throat 
     Devices; Classification of the Nasal Dilator, the Intranasal 
     Splint, and the Bone Particle Collector [Docket No. 98N-0249] 
     received March 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       1212. 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. 97F-0412] received March 15, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1213. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's Fiscal Year 1998 Annual Report 
     to Congress on progress in conducting environmental remedial 
     action at federally owned or operated facilities, pursuant to 
     Public Law 99-499, section 120(e)(5) (100 Stat. 1669); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1214. A letter from the Chief Financial Officer, 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 1998, pursuant to 
     12 U.S.C. 635g(a); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1215. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Indiana Regulatory Program [SPATS No. IN-144-FOR] 
     received March 1,1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       1216. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Procedures for State, Tribal, and 
     Local Government Historic Preservation Programs (RIN: 1024-
     AC44) received March 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1217. 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; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Framework 
     Adjustment 25 [Docket No. 980318066-8066-01; I.D. 022698A] 
     (RIN: 0648-AK77) received November 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1218. 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 
     Rocket Launches [Docket No. 980629162-9033-02; I.D. 093097E] 
     (RIN: 0648-AK42) received March 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1219. A letter from the Executive Director, The American 
     Battle Monuments Commission, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to facilitate fund raising for the construction 
     of a memorial to honor members of the Armed Forces who served 
     in World War II and commemorate United States participation 
     in that conflict and related matters; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1220. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's Twenty-First 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.
       1221. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Boeing 
     Model 747 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-76-AD; Amendment 
     39-11054; AD 99-05-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 4, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1222. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Bell 
     Helicopter Textron, Inc. Model 214B and 214B-1 Helicopters 
     [Docket No. 94-SW-23-AD; Amendment 39-11055; AD 99-05-07] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1223. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Standard Instrument Approach 
     Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 29474; Amdt. 
     No. 1917] received March 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1224. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Standard Instrument Approach 
     Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 29475; Amdt. 
     No. 1918] received March 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1225. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief 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-76-AD; Amendment 39-11053; AD 99-
     05-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1226. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; The New 
     Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-23, PA-24, PA-28, PA-32, and PA-34 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-110-AD; Amendment 39-
     11057; AD 99-05-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 4, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1227. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of

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     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Helicopter 
     Systems Model MD-900 Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-34-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11056; AD 99-05-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     March 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1228. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Boeing 
     Model 757-200 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-238-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11052; AD 99-05-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     March 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1229. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office fo the 
     Cheif Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Boeing 
     Model 747 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-254-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11051; AD 99-05-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     March 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1230. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; British 
     Aerospace Jetstream Model 3101 Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-
     100-AD; Amendment 39-10974; AD 99-01-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received March 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1231. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; British 
     Aerospace Jetstream Model 3101 Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-
     99-AD; Amendment 39-10973; AD 99-01-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received March 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1232. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief 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. 97-SW-14-AD; Amendment 39-11062; 
     AD 99-05-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 4, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1233. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, 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-292-AD; Amendment 
     39-11077; AD 99-06-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 22, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1234. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-
     NM-296-AD; Amendment 39-11085; AD 99-07-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received March 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1235. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 99-CE-03-AD; Amendment 39-11081; AD 99-
     06-17] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 22, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1236. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, 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 39-11086; AD 
     98-13-35 R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 22, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1237. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, 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. 99-NM-33-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11087; AD 99-05-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     March 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1238. A letter from the Director, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation 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.
       1239. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting proposed legislation to authorize appropriations 
     for hazardous material transportation safety, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1240. A letter from the Acting Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Waiver of 
     Submission of Cost or Pricing Data for Acquisitions With the 
     Canadian Commercial Corporation and for Small Business 
     Innovation Research Phase II Contracts--Recieved March 8, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science.
       1241. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Determination of Interest Rate [Revenue Ruling 99-16] 
     received March 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1242. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     promote the growth of free enterprise and economic 
     opportunity in the Caribbean Basin region, to increase trade 
     between the region and the United States, and to encourage 
     the adoption by Caribbean Basin countries of trade and 
     investment policies necessary for participation in the Free 
     Trade Area of the Americas; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       1243. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     provide grant funding for additional Empowerment Zones, 
     Enterprise Communities, and Strategic Planning Communities, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1244. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     provide for the correction of retirement coverage errors 
     under chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code; 
     jointly to the Committees on Government Reform and Ways and 
     Means.
       1245. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend title 
     49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the 
     Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 1999-2004, 
     and for other puroposes; jointly to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Ways and Means, 
     Resources, and the Judiciary. 

para. 27.6  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. 68. An Act to amend section 20 of the Small Business 
     Act and make technical corrections in title III of the Small 
     Business Investment Act.

para. 27.7  commission on security and cooperation in europe

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, by unanimous consent, 
announced that the Speaker, pursuant to section 3 of Public Law 94-304, 
as amended by section 1 of Public Law 99-7, appointed to the Commission 
on Security and Cooperation in Europe, on the part of the House, the 
following Members: Messrs. Hoyer, Markey and Cardin and Ms. Slaughter.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 27.8  u.s. holocaust memorial council

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, by unanimous consent, 
announced that the Speaker, pursuant to Public Law 96-388, as amended by 
Public Law 97-84 (36 U.S.C. 1402(a)), appointed to the United States 
Holocaust Memorial Council, on the part of the House, the following 
Members: Messrs. Lantos and Frost.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 27.9  arlington national cemetery burial eligibility

  Mr. STUMP moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 70) to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to enact into law eligibility 
requirements for burial in Arlington National Cemetery, and for other 
purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, 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, Mr. GOODLATTE, 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. GOODLATTE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

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para. 27.10  small business year 2000 readiness

  Mr. TALENT moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 314) to provide for a loan guarantee program to address the Year 
2000 computer problems of small business concerns, and for other 
purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. TALENT 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?
  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 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. 27.11  small business investment technical corrections

  Mr. TALENT moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 68) to amend section 20 of the 
Small Business Act and make technical corrections in Title III of the 
Small Business Investment Act:
       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Investment 
     Improvement Act of 1999''.

     SEC. 2. SBIC PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 308(i)(2) of the Small Business 
     Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 687(i)(2)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following: ``In this paragraph, the 
     term `interest' includes only the maximum mandatory sum, 
     expressed in dollars or as a percentage rate, that is payable 
     with respect to the business loan amount received by the 
     small business concern, and does not include the value, if 
     any, of contingent obligations, including warrants, royalty, 
     or conversion rights, granting the small business investment 
     company an ownership interest in the equity or increased 
     future revenue of the small business concern receiving the 
     business loan.''.
       (b) Funding Levels.--Section 20 of the Small Business Act 
     (15 U.S.C. 631 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)(1)(C)(i), by striking 
     ``$800,000,000'' and inserting ``$1,200,000,000''; and
       (2) in subsection (e)(1)(C)(i), by striking 
     ``$900,000,000'' and inserting ``$1,500,000,000''.
       (c) Definitions.--
       (1) Small business concern.--Section 103(5) of the Small 
     Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 662(5)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) as 
     clauses (i) through (iii), and indenting appropriately;
       (B) in clause (iii), as redesignated, by adding ``and'' at 
     the end;
       (C) by striking ``purposes of this Act, an investment'' and 
     inserting the following: ``purposes of this Act--
       ``(A) an investment''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) in determining whether a business concern satisfies 
     net income standards established pursuant to section 3(a)(2) 
     of the Small Business Act, if the business concern is not 
     required by law to pay Federal income taxes at the enterprise 
     level, but is required to pass income through to the 
     shareholders, partners, beneficiaries, or other equitable 
     owners of the business concern, the net income of the 
     business concern shall be determined by allowing a deduction 
     in an amount equal to the sum of--
       ``(i) if the business concern is not required by law to pay 
     State (and local, if any) income taxes at the enterprise 
     level, the net income (determined without regard to this 
     subparagraph), multiplied by the marginal State income tax 
     rate (or by the combined State and local income tax rates, as 
     applicable) that would have applied if the business concern 
     were a corporation; and
       ``(ii) the net income (so determined) less any deduction 
     for State (and local) income taxes calculated under clause 
     (i), multiplied by the marginal Federal income tax rate that 
     would have applied if the business concern were a 
     corporation;''.
       (2) Smaller enterprise.--Section 103(12)(A)(ii) of the 
     Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 
     662(12)(A)(ii)) is amended by inserting before the semicolon 
     at the end the following: ``except that, for purposes of this 
     clause, if the business concern is not required by law to pay 
     Federal income taxes at the enterprise level, but is required 
     to pass income through to the shareholders, partners, 
     beneficiaries, or other equitable owners of the business 
     concern, the net income of the business concern shall be 
     determined by allowing a deduction in an amount equal to the 
     sum of--

       ``(I) if the business concern is not required by law to pay 
     State (and local, if any) income taxes at the enterprise 
     level, the net income (determined without regard to this 
     clause), multiplied by the marginal State income tax rate (or 
     by the combined State and local income tax rates, as 
     applicable) that would have applied if the business concern 
     were a corporation; and
       ``(II) the net income (so determined) less any deduction 
     for State (and local) income taxes calculated under subclause 
     (I), multiplied by the marginal Federal income tax rate that 
     would have applied if the business concern were a 
     corporation''.

       (d) Technical Corrections.--
       (1) Repeal.--Section 303(g) of the Small Business 
     Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 683(g)) is amended by 
     striking paragraph (13).
       (2) Issuance of guarantees and trust certificates.--Section 
     320 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 
     687m) is amended by striking ``6'' and inserting ``12''.
       (3) Elimination of table of contents.--Section 101 of the 
     Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 661 note) is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This Act may be cited as the `Small Business Investment 
     Act of 1958'.''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. TALENT 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. 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 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. 27.12  edward n. cahn federal building and u.s. courthouse

  Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(H.R. 751) to designate the Federal building and United States 
courthouse located at 504 Hamilton Street in Allentown, Pennsylvania, as 
the ``Edward N. Cahn Federal Building and United States Courthouse''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. FRANKS of New 
Jersey and Mr. SHOWS, 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. 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 was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 
504 West Hamilton Street in Allentown, Pennsylvania, as the `Edward N. 
Cahn Federal Building and United States Courthouse'.''.
  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 request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para. 27.13  thurgood marshall u.s. courthouse

  Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(H.R. 130) to designate the United States Courthouse located at 40 
Centre Street in New York, New York as the ``Thurgood Marshall United 
States Courthouse''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. FRANKS of New 
Jersey and Mr. SHOWS, 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. 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 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. 27.14  use of capitol grounds for j.f.k. center performances

  Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey moved to suspend the rules and agree to the 
following concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 52): 

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), 

     SECTION 1. AUTHORIZING USE OF EAST FRONT OF CAPITOL GROUNDS 
                   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. 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 a performance authorized by section 1.

     SEC. 5. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.

       A performance may not be conducted under this resolution 
     after September 30, 1999.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. FRANKS of New 
Jersey and Mr. SHOWS, 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. 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 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. 27.15  d.c.special olympics law enforcement torch run

  Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey moved to suspend the rules and agree to the 
following concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 50): 

       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 June 11, 1999, 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 1999 
     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. 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.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. FRANKS of New 
Jersey and Mr. SHOWS, 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. 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 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. 27.16  national peace officers memorial service

  Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey moved to suspend the rules and agree to the 
following concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 44); 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 eighteenth 
     annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service, on the 
     Capitol Grounds on May 15, 1999, 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 1998.

     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 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 by section 1.

     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.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. FRANKS of New 
Jersey and Mr. SHOWS, 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. 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 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. 27.17  greater washington soap box derby

  Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey moved to suspend the rules and agree to the 
following concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 47); 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 
     10, 1999, or on such other date as the Speaker

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     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.

     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. 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 to be carried out under this resolution.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. FRANKS of New 
Jersey and Mr. SHOWS, 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. 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 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. 27.18  retirement coverage corrections

  Mr. SCARBOROUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
416) to provide for the rectification of certain retirement coverage 
errors affecting Federal employees, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, 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 pass said bill, as amended?
  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, 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. 27.19  international conference on population and development

  Mr. CHABOT moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 118): 

       Whereas the United Nations General Assembly has decided to 
     convene a special session from June 30 to July 2, 1999, in 
     order to review and appraise the implementation of the 
     Programme of Action of the International Conference on 
     Population and Development;
       Whereas chapter II of the Programme of Action, which sets 
     forth the principles of that document, begins: ``The 
     implementation of the recommendations contained in the 
     Programme of Action is the sovereign right of each country, 
     consistent with national laws and development priorities, 
     with full respect for the various religious and ethical 
     values and cultural backgrounds of its people, and in 
     conformity with universally recognized international human 
     rights.'';
       Whereas section 7.12 of the Programme of Action states: 
     ``The principle of informed [consent] is essential to the 
     long-term success of family-planning programmes. Any form of 
     coercion has no part to play.'';
       Whereas section 7.12 of the Programme of Action further 
     states: ``Government goals for family planning should be 
     defined in terms of unmet needs for information and services. 
     Demographic goals . . . should not be imposed on family-
     planning providers in the form of targets or quotas for the 
     recruitment of clients.''; and
       Whereas section 7.17 of the Programme of Action states: 
     ``[g]overnments should secure conformity to human rights and 
     to ethical and professional standards in the delivery of 
     family planning and related reproductive health services 
     aimed at ensuring responsible, voluntary and informed consent 
     and also regarding service provision'': Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that--
       (1) no bilateral or multilateral assistance or benefit to 
     any country should be conditioned upon or linked to that 
     country's adoption or failure to adopt population programs, 
     or to the relinquishment of that country's sovereign right to 
     implement the Programme of Action of the International 
     Conference on Population and Development consistent with its 
     own national laws and development priorities, with full 
     respect for the various religious and ethical values and 
     cultural backgrounds of its people, and in conformity with 
     universally recognized international human rights;
       (2)(A) family planning service providers or referral agents 
     should 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;
       (B) subparagraph (A) should not be construed to preclude 
     the use of quantitative estimates or indicators for budgeting 
     and planning purposes;
       (3) no family planning project should include payment of 
     incentives, bribes, gratuities, or financial reward to any 
     person in exchange for becoming a family planning acceptor or 
     to 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;
       (4) no project should 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 person's decision not to accept family 
     planning services;
       (5) every family planning project should provide family 
     planning acceptors with 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;
       (6) every family planning project should 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
       (7) the United States should reaffirm the principles 
     described in paragraphs (1) through (6) in the special 
     session of the United Nations General Assembly to be held 
     between June 30 and July 2, 1999, and in all preparatory 
     meetings for the special session.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BASS, recognized Mr. CHABOT 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 resolution?
  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 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 said 
resolution.

para. 27.20  human rights in cuba

  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 99); as amended: 

       Whereas the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in 
     Geneva, Switzerland, is an international mechanism to express 
     support for the protection and defense of the inherent 
     natural rights of humankind and a forum for discussing the 
     human rights situation throughout the world and condemning 
     abuses and gross violations of these liberties;
       Whereas the actions taken by the United Nations Commission 
     on Human Rights establish precedents for further courses of 
     action and send messages to the international community that 
     the protection and promotion of human rights is a priority;
       Whereas the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which 
     guides global human rights policy asserts that all human 
     beings are born free and live in dignity with rights;
       Whereas international human rights organizations, the 
     Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, and the Department 
     of State all concur that the Government of Cuba continues to 
     systematically violate the fundamental civil and political 
     rights of its citizens;

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       Whereas it is carefully documented that the Government of 
     Cuba propagates and encourages the routine harassment, 
     intimidation, arbitrary arrest, detention, imprisonment, and 
     defamation of those who voice their opposition against the 
     government;
       Whereas the Government of Cuba engages in torture and other 
     cruel, inhumane, and degrading treatment or punishment 
     against political prisoners including the use of 
     electroshock, intense beatings, and extended periods of 
     solitary confinement without nutrition or medical attention, 
     to force them into submission;
       Whereas the Government of Cuba suppresses the right to 
     freedom of expression and freedom of association and recently 
     enacted legislation which carries penalties of up to 30 years 
     for dissidents and independent journalists;
       Whereas religious freedom in Cuba is severely circumscribed 
     and clergy and lay people suffer sustained persecution by the 
     Cuban State Security apparatus;
       Whereas the Government of Cuba routinely restricts workers' 
     rights including the right to form independent unions;
       Whereas the Government of Cuba denies its people equal 
     protection under the law, enforcing a judicial system which 
     infringes upon fundamental rights while denying recourse 
     against the violation of human rights and civil liberties;
       Whereas in recent weeks the Government of Cuba has carried 
     out a brutal crackdown of the brave internal opposition and 
     independent press, arresting scores of peaceful opponents 
     without cause or justification;
       Whereas the internal opposition in Cuba is working 
     intensely and valiantly to draw international attention to 
     Cuba's deplorable human rights situation and continues to 
     strengthen and grow in its opposition to the Government of 
     Cuba;
       Whereas at this time of great repression, the internal 
     opposition requires and deserves the firm and unwavering 
     support and solidarity of the international community;
       Whereas the Congress of the United States has stood, 
     consistently, on the side of the Cuban people and supported 
     their right to be free: Now therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) condemns in the strongest possible terms the repressive 
     crackdown by the Government of Cuba against the brave 
     internal opposition and the independent press;
       (2) expresses its profound admiration and firm solidarity 
     with the internal opposition and independent press of Cuba;
       (3) demands that the Government of Cuba release all 
     political prisoners, legalize all political parties, labor 
     unions, and the press, and schedule free and fair elections;
       (4) urges the Administration, at the 55th Session of the 
     United Nations Human Rights Commission in Geneva, 
     Switzerland, to take all steps necessary to secure 
     international support for, and passage of, a resolution which 
     condemns the Cuban Government for its gross abuses of the 
     rights of the Cuban people and for continued violations of 
     all international human rights standards and legal 
     principles, and calls for the reinstatement of the United 
     Nations Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Cuba;
       (5) declares the acts of the Government of Cuba, including 
     its widespread and systematic violation of human rights, to 
     be in violation of the charter of the United Nations and the 
     Universal Declaration of Human Rights;
       (6) urges the President to nominate a special envoy to 
     advocate, internationally, for the establishment of the rule 
     of law for the Cuban people; and
       (7) urges the President to continue to actively seek 
     support from individual nations, as well as the United 
     Nations, the Organization of American States, the European 
     Union, and all other international organizations to call for 
     the establishment of the rule of law for the Cuban people.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BASS, recognized Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN 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 resolution, as 
amended?
  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 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.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
resolution.

para. 27.21  taiwan relations act 20th anniversary

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 56): 

       Whereas April 10, 1999, will mark the 20th anniversary of 
     the enactment of the Taiwan Relations Act, codifying in 
     public law the basis for continued commercial, cultural, and 
     other relations between the United States and Taiwan;
       Whereas the Taiwan Relations Act was advanced by Congress 
     and supported by the executive branch as a critical tool to 
     preserve and promote ties the American people have enjoyed 
     with the people of Taiwan;
       Whereas the Taiwan Relations Act has been instrumental in 
     maintaining peace, security, and stability in the Taiwan 
     Strait since its enactment in 1979;
       Whereas when the Taiwan Relations Act was enacted in 1979, 
     it affirmed that the United States decision to establish 
     diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China was 
     based on the expectation that the future of Taiwan would be 
     determined by peaceful means;
       Whereas officials of the People's Republic of China refuse 
     to renounce the use of force against democratic Taiwan;
       Whereas the defense modernization and weapons procurement 
     efforts by the People's Republic of China, as documented in 
     the February 1, 1999, report by the Secretary of Defense on 
     ``The Security Situation in the Taiwan Strait'', could 
     threaten cross-Strait stability and United States interests 
     in the Asia-Pacific region;
       Whereas the Taiwan Relations Act provides explicit 
     guarantees that the United States will make available defense 
     articles and services necessary in such quantity as may be 
     necessary to enable Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-
     defense capability;
       Whereas section 3(b) of the Taiwan Relations Act requires 
     timely reviews by United States military authorities of 
     Taiwan's defense needs in connection with recommendations to 
     the President and the Congress;
       Whereas Congress and the President are committed by Article 
     3(b) of the Taiwan Relations Act to determine the nature and 
     quantity of Taiwan's legitimate self-defense needs;
       Whereas it is the policy of the United States to reject any 
     attempt to curb the provision by the United States of defense 
     articles and services legitimately needed for Taiwan's self-
     defense;
       Whereas it is the policy set forth in the Taiwan Relations 
     Act to promote extensive commercial relations between the 
     people of the United States and the people of Taiwan and such 
     commercial relations would be further enhanced by Taiwan's 
     membership in the World Trade Organization;
       Whereas Taiwan today is a full-fledged multi-party 
     democracy fully respecting human rights and civil liberties 
     and serves as a successful model of democratic reform for the 
     People's Republic of China;
       Whereas it is United States policy to promote extensive 
     cultural relations with Taiwan, ties that should be further 
     encouraged and expanded;
       Whereas any attempt to determine Taiwan's future by other 
     than peaceful means, including boycotts or embargoes, would 
     be considered a threat to the peace and security of the 
     Western Pacific and of grave concern to the United States;
       Whereas in the spirit of the Taiwan Relations Act, which 
     encourages the future of democratic Taiwan to be determined 
     by peaceful means, Taiwan has engaged the People's Republic 
     of China in a cross-Strait dialogue by advocating that 
     peaceful reunification be based on a democratic system of 
     government being implemented on the mainland; and
       Whereas the Taiwan Relations Act established the American 
     Institute on Taiwan (AIT) to carry out the programs, 
     transactions, and other relations conducted or carried out by 
     the United States Government with respect to Taiwan and AIT 
     should be recognized for the successful role it has played in 
     sustaining and enhancing United States relations with 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 should reaffirm its commitment to the 
     Taiwan Relations Act and the specific guarantees for the 
     provision of legitimate defense articles to Taiwan contained 
     therein;
       (2) the Congress has grave concerns over China's military 
     modernization and weapons procurement program, especially 
     ballistic missile capability and deployment that seem 
     particularly directed toward threatening Taiwan;
       (3) the President should direct all appropriate officials 
     to raise these grave concerns about new Chinese military 
     threats to Taiwan with officials from the People's Republic 
     of China;
       (4) the President should seek from leaders of the People's 
     Republic of China a public renunciation of any use of force, 
     or threat to use force, against Taiwan;
       (5) the President should provide annually a report 
     detailing the military balance on both sides of the Taiwan 
     Strait, including the impact of procurement and modernization 
     programs;
       (6) the executive branch should inform the appropriate 
     committees of Congress when officials from Taiwan seek to 
     purchase defense articles for self-defense;
       (7) the United States Government should encourage a 
     regional high-level dialogue on the best means to ensure 
     stability, peace, and freedom of the seas in East Asia;
       (8) the President should encourage further dialogue between 
     democratic Taiwan and the People's Republic of China; and
       (9) it should be United States policy in conformity with 
     Article 4(d) of the Taiwan Relations Act to publicly support 
     Taiwan's admission to the World Trade Organization as

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     soon as possible on its own merits and encourage others to 
     adopt similar policies.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BASS, 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?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BASS, 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. BASS, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 27.22  anti-semitic statements by members of duma

  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey moved to suspend the rules and agree to the 
following concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 37); as amended: 

       Whereas the world has seen in the 20th century the 
     disastrous results of ethnic, religious, and racial 
     intolerance;
       Whereas the Government of the Russian Federation is on 
     record, through obligations freely accepted as a 
     participating state of the Organization on Security and 
     Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), as pledging to ``clearly and 
     equivocally condemn totalitarianism, racial and ethnic 
     hatred, anti-Semitism, xenophobia and discrimination against 
     anyone . . .'';
       Whereas at two public rallies in October 1998, Communist 
     Party member of the Duma, Albert Makashov, blamed ``the 
     Yids'' for Russia's current problems;
       Whereas in November 1998, attempts by members of the 
     Russian Duma to formally censure Albert Makashov were blocked 
     by members of the Communist Party;
       Whereas in December 1998, the chairman of the Duma Security 
     Committee and Communist Party member, Viktor Ilyukhin, blamed 
     President Yeltsin's ``Jewish entourage'' for alleged 
     ``genocide against the Russian people'';
       Whereas in response to the public outcry over the above-
     noted anti-Semitic statements, Communist Party chairman 
     Gennadi Zyuganov claimed in December 1998 that such 
     statements were a result of ``confusion'' between Zionism and 
     ``the Jewish question''; and
       Whereas during the Soviet era, the Communist Party 
     leadership regularly used ``anti-Zionist campaigns'' as an 
     excuse to persecute and discriminate against Jews in the 
     Soviet Union: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) condemns anti-Semitic statements made by members of the 
     Russian Duma;
       (2) commends actions taken by members of the Russian Duma 
     to condemn anti-Semitic statements made by Duma members;
       (3) commends President Yeltsin and other members of the 
     Russian Government for condemning anti-Semitic statements 
     made by Duma members; and
       (4) reiterates its firm belief that peace and justice 
     cannot be achieved as long as governments and legislatures 
     promote policies based upon anti-Semitism, racism, and 
     xenophobia.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BASS, recognized Mr. SMITH of New Jersey 
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. BASS, 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. BASS, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 27.23  concurrent resolution on the budget fy 2000

  Mr. SHAYS submitted a privileged report (Rept. No. 106-73) on the 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 68) establishing the congressional 
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2000 and setting 
forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2001 through 
2009.
  When said concurrent resolution and report were referred to the Union 
Calendar and ordered printed.

para. 27.24  crop revenue coverage

  Mr. COMBEST moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1212) 
to protect producers of agricultural commodities who applied for a Crop 
Revenue Coverage PLUS supplemental endorsement for the 1999 crop year; 
as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BASS, recognized Mr. COMBEST 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, 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. 27.25  racism and bigotry opposition

  Mr. GEKAS moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 121): 

       Whereas the United States of America has been enriched and 
     strengthened by the diversity and mutual respect of its 
     people;
       Whereas the injustices and inequities of the past continue 
     to demand our forceful commitment, both as individuals and as 
     an institution, to equal justice under law and full 
     opportunity for every American;
       Whereas a racist attack upon any group of Americans is an 
     affront to every one who cherishes the promise of America and 
     the values that sustain our democracy; and
       Whereas every Member of Congress has a responsibility to 
     foster the best traditions and highest values of this nation: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) insists that no individual's rights are negotiable or 
     open to compromise; and
       (2) reaffirms the determination of all its Members to 
     oppose any individuals or organizations which seek to divide 
     Americans on the grounds of race, religion, or ethnic origin; 
     and
       (3) denounces all those who practice or promote racism, 
     anti-Semitism, ethnic prejudice, or religious intolerance; 
     and
       (4) calls upon all Americans of good will to reject the 
     forces of hatred and bigotry wherever and in whatever form 
     they may be found.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, 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 agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CONYERS 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

254

It was decided in the

Nays

152

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

24

para. 27.26                    [Roll No. 60

                                YEAS--254

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)

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     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--152

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Carson
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Serrano
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Spratt
     Stark
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--24

     Blumenauer
     Boyd
     Clayton
     Clement
     Cramer
     Crowley
     DeFazio
     Dicks
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Forbes
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     McCarthy (NY)
     Nadler
     Price (NC)
     Scott
     Slaughter
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Watt (NC)
     Wise

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Emerson
     Lantos
     Myrick
     Stupak
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, 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 resolution was not agreed 
to.

para. 27.27  h.r. 70--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 70) to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
enact into law eligibility requirements for burial in Arlington National 
Cemetery, 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

428

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

2

para. 27.28                    [Roll No. 61]

                                YEAS--428

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--2

     Filner
     Snyder
       

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Emerson
     Myrick
     Stupak

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  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. 27.29  h. con. res. 56--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 56) 
commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act.
  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

429

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

1

para. 27.30                    [Roll No. 62]

                                YEAS--429

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Paul
       

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Myrick
     Pickett
     Stupak
  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. 27.31  h. con. res. 37--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 37) 
concerning anti-Semitic statements made by members of the Duma of the 
Russian Federation; 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

421

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affirmative

Nays

0

para. 27.32                    [Roll No. 63]

                                YEAS--421

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)

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     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Buyer
     Conyers
     Cubin
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Martinez
     Myrick
     Nussle
     Scarborough
     Stupak
     Thomas
     Thune
  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. 27.33  education flexibility partnership

  On motion of Mr. GOODLING, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 800) 
to provide for education flexibility partnerships; 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.

para. 27.34  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 800

  Mr. CLAY 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 bill (H.R. 800) to provide for education flexibility 
partnerships, be instructed:
  (1) to disagree to sections 6(b), 7(b), 9(b), and 11(b) of the Senate 
amendment, (adding new subsections to the end of the section 307 of the 
Department of Education Appropriations Act of 1999), which is necessary 
to ensure the first year of funding to hire 100,000 new teachers to 
reduce class sizes in the early grades; and
  (2) to agree that additional funding be authorized to be appropriated 
under sections 8 and 10 of the Senate amendment for the Individuals with 
Disabilities Education Act, but not by reducing funds for class size 
reduction as proposed in sections 6(b), 7(b), 9(b), and 11(b) 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. BRADY, announced that the nays 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

205

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

222

para. 27.35                    [Roll No. 64]

                                YEAS--205

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     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
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NAYS--222

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis

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     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Barr
     Gekas
     Hooley
     Myrick
     Ros-Lehtinen
     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 not agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para. 27.36  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1141

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
106-76) the resolution (H. Res. 125) providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 1141) making emergency supplemental appropriations 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. 27.37  committee funding

  Mr. THOMAS, by direction of House Administration, called up the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 101):

       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. COMMITTEE EXPENSES FOR THE ONE HUNDRED SIXTH 
                   CONGRESS.

       (a) In General.--With respect to the One Hundred Sixth 
     Congress, there shall be paid out of the applicable accounts 
     of the House of Representatives, in accordance with this 
     primary expense resolution, not more than the amount 
     specified in subsection (b) for the expenses (including the 
     expenses of all staff salaries) of each committee named in 
     that subsection.
       (b) Committees and Amounts.--The committees and amounts 
     referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee on Agriculture, 
     $8,564,493; Committee on Armed Services, $10,599,855; 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services, $9,725,255; 
     Committee on the Budget, $9,940,000; Committee on Commerce, 
     $15,537,415; Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
     $12,382,569.63; Committee on Government Reform, $21,028,913; 
     Committee on House Administration, $6,307,220; Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence, $5,369,030.17; Committee on 
     International Relations, $11,659,355; Committee on the 
     Judiciary, $13,575,939; Committee on Resources, $11,270,338; 
     Committee on Rules, $5,069,424; Committee on Science, 
     $9,018,326.30; Committee on Small Business, $4,399,035; 
     Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, $2,860,915; 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, $14,539,260; 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs, $5,220,900; and Committee on 
     Ways and Means, $11,960,876.

     SEC. 2. FIRST SESSION LIMITATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Of the amount provided for in section 1 
     for each committee named in subsection (b), not more than the 
     amount specified in such subsection shall be available for 
     expenses incurred during the period beginning at noon on 
     January 3, 1999, and ending immediately before noon on 
     January 3, 2000.
       (b) Committees and Amounts.--The committees and amounts 
     referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee on Agriculture, 
     $4,175,983; Committee on Armed Services, $5,114,079; 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services, $4,782,996; 
     Committee on the Budget, $4,970,000; Committee on Commerce, 
     $7,597,758; Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
     $6,427,328.22; Committee on Government Reform, $10,301,933; 
     Committee on House Administration, $3,055,255; Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence, $2,609,105.06; Committee on 
     International Relations, $5,776,761; Committee on the 
     Judiciary, $6,523,985; Committee on Resources, $5,530,746; 
     Committee on Rules, $2,488,522; Committee on Science, 
     $4,453,860.90; Committee on Small Business, $2,094,868; 
     Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, $1,382,916; 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, $7,049,818; 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs, $2,497,291; and Committee on 
     Ways and Means, $5,833,436.

     SEC. 3. SECOND SESSION LIMITATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Of the amount provided for in section 1 
     for each committee named in subsection (b), not more than the 
     amount specified in such subsection shall be available for 
     expenses incurred during the period beginning at noon on 
     January 3, 2000, and ending immediately before noon on 
     January 3, 2001.
       (b) Committees and Amounts.--The committees and amounts 
     referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee on Agriculture, 
     $4,388,510; Committee on Armed Services, $5,485,776; 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services, $4,942,259; 
     Committee on the Budget, $4,970,000; Committee on Commerce, 
     $7,939,657; Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
     $5,955,241.41; Committee on Government Reform, $10,726,980; 
     Committee on House Administration, $3,251,965; Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence, $2,759,925.11; Committee on 
     International Relations, $5,882,594; Committee on the 
     Judiciary, $7,051,954; Committee on Resources, $5,739,592; 
     Committee on Rules, $2,580,902; Committee on Science, 
     $4,564,465.40; Committee on Small Business, $2,304,167; 
     Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, $1,477,999; 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, $7,489,442; 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs, $2,723,609; and Committee on 
     Ways and Means, $6,127,440.

     SEC. 4. VOUCHERS.

       Payments under this resolution shall be made on vouchers 
     authorized by the committee involved, signed by the chairman 
     of such committee, and approved in the manner directed by the 
     Committee on House Administration.

     SEC. 5. REGULATIONS.

       Amounts made available under this resolution shall be 
     expended in accordance with regulations prescribed by the 
     Committee on House Administration.

     SEC. 6. RESERVE FUND FOR UNANTICIPATED EXPENSES.

       There is hereby established a reserve fund for 
     unanticipated expenses of committees for the One Hundred 
     Sixth Congress. Amounts in the fund shall be paid to a 
     committee pursuant to an allocation approved by the Committee 
     on House Administration.

     SEC. 7. ADJUSTMENT AUTHORITY.

       The Committee on House Administration 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.
  The following amendment in the nature of a substitute reported from 
the Committee on House Administration was considered:

       Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. COMMITTEE EXPENSES FOR THE ONE HUNDRED SIXTH 
                   CONGRESS.

       (a) In General.--With respect to the One Hundred Sixth 
     Congress, there shall be paid out of the applicable accounts 
     of the House of Representatives, in accordance with this 
     primary expense resolution, not more than the amount 
     specified in subsection (b) for the expenses (including the 
     expenses of all staff salaries) of each committee named in 
     that subsection.
       (b) Committees and Amounts.--The committees and amounts 
     referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee on Agriculture, 
     $8,414,033; Committee on Armed Services, $10,342,681; 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services, $9,307,521; 
     Committee on the Budget, $9,940,000; Committee on Commerce, 
     $15,285,113; Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
     $11,200,497; Committee on Government Reform, $19,770,233; 
     Committee on House Administration, $6,251,871; Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence, $5,164,444; Committee on 
     International Relations, $11,313,531; Committee on the 
     Judiciary, $12,152,275; Committee on Resources, $10,567,908; 
     Committee on Rules, $5,069,424; Committee on Science, 
     $8,931,726; Committee on Small Business, $4,148,880; 
     Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, $2,632,915; 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, $13,220,138; 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs, $4,735,135; and Committee on 
     Ways and Means, $11,930,338.

     SEC. 2. FIRST SESSION LIMITATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Of the amount provided for in section 1 
     for each committee named in subsection (b), not more than the 
     amount specified in such subsection shall be available for 
     expenses incurred during the period beginning at noon on 
     January 3, 1999, and ending immediately before noon on 
     January 3, 2000.
       (b) Committees and Amounts.--The committees and amounts 
     referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee on Agriculture, 
     $4,101,062; Committee on Armed Services, $5,047,079; 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services, $4,552,023; 
     Committee on the Budget, $4,970,000; Committee on Commerce, 
     $7,564,812; Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
     $5,908,749; Committee on Government Reform, $9,773,233; 
     Committee on House Administration, $2,980,255; Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence, $2,514,916; Committee on 
     International Relations, $5,635,000; Committee on the 
     Judiciary, $5,787,394; Committee on Resources, $5,208,851; 
     Committee on Rules, $2,488,522; Committee on Science, 
     $4,410,560; Committee on Small Business, $2,037,466; 
     Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, $1,272,416; 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, $6,410,069; 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs, $2,334,800; and Committee on 
     Ways and Means, $5,814,367.

     SEC. 3. SECOND SESSION LIMITATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Of the amount provided for in section 1 
     for each committee named in

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     subsection (b), not more than the amount specified in such 
     subsection shall be available for expenses incurred during 
     the period beginning at noon on January 3, 2000, and ending 
     immediately before noon on January 3, 2001.
       (b) Committees and Amounts.--The committees and amounts 
     referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee on Agriculture, 
     $4,312,971; Committee on Armed Services, $5,295,602; 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services, $4,755,498; 
     Committee on the Budget, $4,970,000; Committee on Commerce, 
     $7,720,301; Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
     $5,291,748; Committee on Government Reform, $9,997,000; 
     Committee on House Administration, $3,271,616; Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence, $2,649,528; Committee on 
     International Relations, $5,678,531; Committee on the 
     Judiciary, $6,364,881; Committee on Resources, $5,359,057; 
     Committee on Rules, $2,580,902; Committee on Science, 
     $4,521,166; Committee on Small Business, $2,111,414; 
     Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, $1,360,499; 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, $6,810,069; 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs, $2,400,335; and Committee on 
     Ways and Means, $6,115,971.

     SEC. 4. VOUCHERS.

       Payments under this resolution shall be made on vouchers 
     authorized by the committee involved, signed by the chairman 
     of such committee, and approved in the manner directed by the 
     Committee on House Administration.

     SEC. 5. REGULATIONS.

       Amounts made available under this resolution shall be 
     expended in accordance with regulations prescribed by the 
     Committee on House Administration.

     SEC. 6. RESERVE FUND FOR UNANTICIPATED EXPENSES.

       There is hereby established a reserve fund of $3,000,000 
     for unanticipated expenses of committees for the One Hundred 
     Sixth Congress. Amounts in the fund shall be paid to a 
     committee pursuant to an allocation approved by the Committee 
     on House Administration.

     SEC. 7. ADJUSTMENT AUTHORITY.

       The Committee on House Administration 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.

  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute and the resolution to its 
adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the amendment in the nature of a substitute?
  The Speaker pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was agreed to.
  Mr. HOYER moved to recommit the resolution to the Committee on House 
Administration with instructions to report promptly back to the House a 
resolution identical to the text of House Resolution 101 as amended by 
the House, except as follows:

       (1) Strike sections 1, 2, and 3 and insert the following:

     SECTION 1. COMMITTEE EXPENSES FOR THE ONE HUNDRED SIXTH 
                   CONGRESS.

       (a) In General.--With respect to the One Hundred Sixth 
     Congress, there shall be paid out of the applicable accounts 
     of the House of Representatives, in accordance with this 
     primary expense resolution, not more than the amount 
     specified in subsection (b) for the expenses (including the 
     expenses of all staff salaries) of each committee named in 
     that subsection.
       (b) Committees and Amounts.--The committees and amounts 
     referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee on Agriculture, 
     $8,414,033 (\1/3\ of such amount, or such greater percentage 
     as may be agreed to by the chair and ranking minority member 
     of the committee, to be paid at the direction of the ranking 
     minority member); Committee on Armed Services, $10,342,681 
     (\1/3\ of such amount, or such greater percentage as may be 
     agreed to by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
     committee, to be paid at the direction of the ranking 
     minority member); Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services, $9,307,521 (\1/3\ of such amount, or such greater 
     percentage as may be agreed to by the chair and ranking 
     minority member of the committee, to be paid at the direction 
     of the ranking minority member); Committee on the Budget, 
     $9,940,000 (\1/3\ of such amount, or such greater percentage 
     as may be agreed to by the chair and ranking minority member 
     of the committee, to be paid at the direction of the ranking 
     minority member); Committee on Commerce, $15,285,113 (\1/3\ 
     of such amount, or such greater percentage as may be agreed 
     to by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee, 
     to be paid at the direction of the ranking minority member); 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, $11,200,497 (\1/3\ 
     of such amount, or such greater percentage as may be agreed 
     to by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee, 
     to be paid at the direction of the ranking minority member); 
     Committee on Government Reform, $19,770,233 (\1/3\ of such 
     amount, or such greater percentage as may be agreed to by the 
     chair and ranking minority member of the committee, to be 
     paid at the direction of the ranking minority member); 
     Committee on House Administration, $6,251,871 (\1/3\ of such 
     amount, or such greater percentage as may be agreed to by the 
     chair and ranking minority member of the committee, to be 
     paid at the direction of the ranking minority member); 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, $5,164,444 (\1/3\ 
     of such amount, or such greater percentage as may be agreed 
     to by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee, 
     to be paid at the direction of the ranking minority member); 
     Committee on International Relations, $11,313,531 (\1/3\ of 
     such amount, or such greater percentage as may be agreed to 
     by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee, to 
     be paid at the direction of the ranking minority member); 
     Committee on the Judiciary, $12,152,275 (\1/3\ of such 
     amount, or such greater percentage as may be agreed to by the 
     chair and ranking minority member of the committee, to be 
     paid at the direction of the ranking minority member); 
     Committee on Resources, $10,567,908 (\1/3\ of such amount, or 
     such greater percentage as may be agreed to by the chair and 
     ranking minority member of the committee, to be paid at the 
     direction of the ranking minority member); Committee on 
     Rules, $5,069,424 (\1/3\ of such amount, or such greater 
     percentage as may be agreed to by the chair and ranking 
     minority member of the committee, to be paid at the direction 
     of the ranking minority member); Committee on Science, 
     $8,931,726 (\1/3\ of such amount, or such greater percentage 
     as may be agreed to by the chair and ranking minority member 
     of the committee, to be paid at the direction of the ranking 
     minority member); Committee on Small Business, $4,148,880 
     (\1/3\ of such amount, or such greater percentage as may be 
     agreed to by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
     committee, to be paid at the direction of the ranking 
     minority member); Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, 
     $2,632,915; Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
     $13,220,138 (\1/3\ of such amount, or such greater percentage 
     as may be agreed to by the chair and ranking minority member 
     of the committee, to be paid at the direction of the ranking 
     minority member); Committee on Veterans' Affairs, $4,735,135 
     (\1/3\ of such amount, or such greater percentage as may be 
     agreed to by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
     committee, to be paid at the direction of the ranking 
     minority member); and Committee on Ways and Means, 
     $11,930,338 (\1/3\ of such amount, or such greater percentage 
     as may be agreed to by the chair and ranking minority member 
     of the committee, to be paid at the direction of the ranking 
     minority member).

     SEC. 2. FIRST SESSION LIMITATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Of the amount provided for in section 1 
     for each committee named in subsection (b), not more than the 
     amount specified in such subsection shall be available for 
     expenses incurred during the period beginning at noon on 
     January 3, 1999, and ending immediately before noon on 
     January 3, 2000.
       (b) Committees and Amounts.--The committees and amounts 
     referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee on Agriculture, 
     $4,101,062 (\1/3\ of such amount, or such greater percentage 
     as may be agreed to by the chair and ranking minority member 
     of the committee, to be paid at the direction of the ranking 
     minority member); Committee on Armed Services, $5,047,079 
     (\1/3\ of such amount, or such greater percentage as may be 
     agreed to by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
     committee, to be paid at the direction of the ranking 
     minority member: Committee on Banking and Financial Services, 
     $4,552,023 (\1/3\ of such amount, or such greater percentage 
     as may be agreed to by the chair and ranking minority member 
     of the committee, to be paid at the direction of the ranking 
     minority member); Committee on the Budget, $4,970,000 (\1/3\ 
     of such amount, or such greater percentage as may be agreed 
     to by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee, 
     to be paid at the direction of the ranking minority member); 
     Committee on Commerce, $7,564,812 (\1/3\ of such amount, or 
     such greater percentage as may be agreed to by the chair and 
     ranking minority member of the committee, to be paid at the 
     direction of the ranking minority member); Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, $5,908,749 (\1/3\ of such 
     amount, or such greater percentage as may be agreed to by the 
     chair and ranking minority member of the committee, to be 
     paid at the direction of the ranking minority member); 
     Committee on Government Reform, $9,773,233 (\1/3\ of such 
     amount, or such greater percentage as may be agreed to by the 
     chair and ranking minority member of the committee, to be 
     paid at the direction of the ranking minority member); 
     Committee on House Administration, $2,980,255 (\1/3\ of such 
     amount, or such greater percentage as may be agreed to by the 
     chair and ranking minority member of the committee, to be 
     paid at the direction of the ranking minority member); 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence $2,514,916 (\1/3\ 
     of such amount, or such greater percentage as may be agreed 
     to by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee, 
     to be paid at the direction of the ranking minority member); 
     Committee on International Relations, $5,635,000 (\1/3\ of 
     such amount, or such greater percentage as may be agreed to 
     by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee, to 
     be paid at the direction of the ranking minority member); 
     Committee on the Judiciary, $5,787,394 (\1/3\ of such amount, 
     or such greater percentage as may

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     be agreed to by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
     committee, to be paid at the direction of the ranking 
     minority member); Committee on Resources, $5,208,851 (\1/3\ 
     of such amount, or such greater percentage as may be agreed 
     to by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee, 
     to be paid at the direction of the ranking minority member); 
     Committee on Rules, $2,488,522 (\1/3\ of such amount, or such 
     greater percentage as may be agreed to by the chair and 
     ranking minority member of the committee, to be paid at the 
     direction of the ranking minority member); Committee on 
     Science, $4,410,560 (\1/3\ of such amount, or such greater 
     percentage as may be agreed to by the chair and ranking 
     minority member of the committee, to be paid at the direction 
     of the ranking minority member); Committee on Small Business, 
     $2,037,466 (\1/3\ of such amount, or such greater percentage 
     as may be agreed to by the chair and ranking minority member 
     of the committee, to be paid at the direction of the ranking 
     minority member); Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, 
     $1,272,416; Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
     $6,410,069 (\1/3\ of such amount, or such greater percentage 
     as may be agreed to by the chair and ranking minority member 
     of the committee, to be paid at the direction of the ranking 
     minority member); Committee on Veterans' Affairs, $2,334,800 
     (\1/3\ of such amount, or such greater percentage as may be 
     agreed by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
     committee, to be paid at the direction of the ranking 
     minority member); and Committee on Ways and Means, $5,814,367 
     (\1/3\ of such amount, or such greater percentage as may be 
     agreed to by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
     committee, to be paid at the direction of the ranking 
     minority member).

     SEC. 3. SECOND SESSION LIMITATIONS

       (a) In General.--Of the amount provided for in section 1 
     for each committee named in subsection (b), not more than the 
     amount specified in such subsection shall be available for 
     expenses incurred during the period beginning at noon on 
     January 3, 2000, and ending immediately before noon on 
     January 3, 2001.
       (b) Committees and Amounts.--The committees and amounts 
     referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee on Agriculture, 
     $4,312,971 (\1/3\ of such amount, or such greater percentage 
     as may be agreed to by the chair and ranking minority member 
     of the committee, to be paid at the direction of the ranking 
     minority member); Committee on Armed Services, $5,295,602 
     (\1/3\ of such amount, or such greater percentage as may be 
     agreed to by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
     committee, to be paid at the direction of the ranking 
     minority member); Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services, $4,755,498 (\1/3\ of such amount, or such greater 
     percentage as may be agreed to by the chair and ranking 
     minority member of the committee, to be paid at the direction 
     of the ranking minority member); Committee on the Budget, 
     $4,970,000 (\1/3\ of such amount, or such greater percentage 
     as may be agreed to by the chair and ranking minority member 
     of the committee, to be paid at the direction of the ranking 
     minority member); Committee on Commerce, $7,720,301 (\1/3\ of 
     such amount, or such greater percentage as may be agreed to 
     by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee, to 
     be paid at the direction of the ranking minority member); 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, $5,291,748 (\1/3\ 
     of such amount, or such greater percentage as may be agreed 
     to by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee, 
     to be paid at the direction of the ranking minority member); 
     Committee on Government Reform, $9,997,000 (\1/3\ of such 
     amount, or such greater percentage as may be agreed to by the 
     chair and ranking minority member of the committee, to be 
     paid at the direction of the ranking minority member): 
     Committee on House Administration, $3,271,616 (\1/3\ of such 
     amount, or such greater percentage as may be agreed to by the 
     chair and ranking minority member of the committee, to be 
     paid at the direction of the ranking minority member); 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, $2,649,528 (\1/3\ 
     of such amount, or such greater percentage as may be agreed 
     to by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee, 
     to be paid at the direction of the ranking minority member); 
     Committee on International Relations, $5,678,531 (\1/3\ of 
     such amount, or such greater percentage as may be agreed to 
     by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee, to 
     be paid at the direction of the ranking minority member); 
     Committee on the Judiciary, $6,364,881 (\1/3\ of such amount, 
     or such greater percentage as may be agreed to by the chair 
     and ranking minority member of the committee, to be paid at 
     the direction of the ranking minority member); Committee on 
     Resources, $5,359,057 (\1/3\ of such amount, or such greater 
     percentage as may be agreed to by the chair and ranking 
     minority member of the committee, to be paid at the direction 
     of the ranking minority member); Committee on Rules, 
     $2,580,902 (\1/3\ of such amount, or such greater percentage 
     as may be agreed to by the chair and ranking minority member 
     of the committee, to be paid at the direction of the ranking 
     minority member); Committee on Science, $4,521,166 (\1/3\ of 
     such amount, or such greater percentage as may be agreed to 
     by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee, to 
     be paid at the direction of the ranking minority member; 
     Committee on Small Business, $2,111,414 (\1/3\ of such 
     amount, or such greater percentage as may be agreed to by the 
     chair and ranking minority member of the committee, to be 
     paid at the direction of the ranking minority member); 
     Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, $1,360,499; 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, $6,810,069, 
     (\1/3\ of such amount, or such greater percentage as may be 
     agreed to by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
     committee, to be paid at the direction of the ranking 
     minority member); Committee on Veterans' Affairs, $2,400,335 
     (\1/3\ of such amount, or such greater percentage as may be 
     agreed to by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
     committee, to be paid at the direction of the ranking 
     minority member); and Committee on Ways and Means, $6,115,971 
     (\1/3\ of such amount, or such greater percentage as may be 
     agreed to by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
     committee, to be paid at the direction of the ranking 
     minority member).
       (2) Strike section 6 and insert the following:

     SEC. 6. RESERVE FUND FOR UNANTICIPATED EXPENSES.

       There is hereby established a reserve fund of $3,000,000 
     for unanticipated expenses of committees for the One Hundred 
     Sixth Congress. Amounts in the fund shall be paid to a 
     committee pursuant to an allocation approved by the Committee 
     on House Administration. Of the amount allocated to a 
     committee from the fund, \1/3\ of such amount, or such 
     greater percentage as may be agreed to by the chair and 
     ranking minority member of the committee, to be paid at the 
     direction of the ranking minority member. 

  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said resolution, as amended, with 
instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

205

When there appeared

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Nays

218

para. 27.38                    [Roll No. 65]

                                YEAS--205

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     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
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NAYS--218

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook

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     Cooksey
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Ackerman
     Brown (CA)
     Cardin
     Cox
     Ganske
     Goodling
     Myrick
     Neal
     Sanchez
     Saxton
     Stupak
  So the motion to recommit said resolution, as amended, with 
instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. HOYER demanded a recorded vote on agreeing 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

216

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affirmative

Nays

210

para. 27.39                    [Roll No. 66]

                                AYES--216

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--210

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     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
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Ackerman
     Brown (CA)
     Cardin
     Cox
     Myrick
     Neal
     Saxton
     Stupak 
  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. 27.40  appointment of conferees--h.r. 800

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, 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. 800) to provide for 
education flexibility partnerships:

  Messrs. Goodling, Hoekstra, Castle, Greenwood, Souder, Schaffer, Clay, 
Kildee, George Miller of California, and Payne. 

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

para. 27.41  board of regents of the smithsonian institution

  On motion of Mr. THOMAS, by unanimous consent, the Committee on House 
Administration was discharged from further consideration of the joint 
resolution (H.J. Res. 26) providing for the reappointment of Barber B. 
Conable, Jr. as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the 
Smithsonian Institution.
  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.

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  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
joint resolution.

para. 27.42  board of regents of the smithsonian institution

  On motion of Mr. THOMAS, by unanimous consent, the Committee on House 
Administration was discharged from further consideration of the joint 
resolution (H.J. Res. 27) providing for the reappointment of Dr. Hanna 
H. Gray as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian 
Institution.
  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. 27.43  board of regents of the smithsonian institution

  On motion of Mr. THOMAS, by unanimous consent, the Committee on House 
Administration was discharged from further consideration of the joint 
resolution (H.J. Res. 28) providing for the reappointment of Wesley S. 
Williams, Jr. as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the 
Smithsonian Institution.
  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. 27.44  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. STUPAK, for 
today and balance of the week.
  And then,

para. 27.45  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. CUNNINGHAM, at 11 o'clock and 15 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned.

para. 27.46  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. KASICH: Committee on the Budget. House Concurrent 
     Resolution 68. Resolution establishing the congressional 
     budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2000 
     and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of 
     fiscal years 2001 through 2009 (Rept. No. 106-73). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union.
       Mr. LEACH: Committee on Banking and Financial Services. 
     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; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 106-74 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 154. 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. 
     106-75). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     state of the union.
       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 125. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1141) making emergency supplemental appropriations for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes 
     (Rep. 106-76). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 27.47  time limitation of referred bill

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

       H.R. 10. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended for 
     a period ending not later than May 14, 1999.

para. 27.48  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Filner, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Doyle, Ms. Carson, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Mr. Shows, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Ms. Danner, Mr. Costello, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Strickland, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Olver, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Klink, and Ms. McKinney):
       H.R. 1214. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for an enhanced quality assurance program within the 
     Veterans Benefits Administration; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. KLECZKA (for himself, Mr. Herger, Mr. Matsui, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Berman, 
             Mrs. Bono, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Filner, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Lampson, Mr. Obey, and Mr. Ose):
       H.R. 1215. 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.
           By Mr. LATOURETTE (for himself, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
             Leach, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mrs. Bono, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Shows, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
             Ney, Mr. Sawyer, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Strickland, Mr. LaHood, Mr. King, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Allen, Mr. Vento, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
             Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
             Mr. English, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Kucinich, 
             Mr. Horn, Mr. Borski, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Costello, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. Moore, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Luther, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Cummings, 
             Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Holden, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Berkley, 
             Mr. Oxley, and Mr. Tanner):
       H.R. 1216. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide that pay adjustments for nurses and certain other 
     health-care professionals employed by the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs shall be made in the same manner as is 
     applicable to Federal employees generally and to revise the 
     authority for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make 
     further locality pay adjustments for those employees; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. JEFFERSON (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Allen, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Bryant, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Costello, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
             Dixon, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Engel, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gillmor, 
             Mr. Gilman, Mr. Goode, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Hall 
             of Texas, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
             Hoyer, Mr. Inslee, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kildee, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McIntyre, 
             Mr. Mascara, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. George Miller of California, 
             Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Ney, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Shows, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. 
             Skelton, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Spratt, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Turner, 
             Mr. Underwood, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Watt of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
             Wise, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Rush, and 
             Mr. Strickland):
       H.R. 1217. 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.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Diaz-
             Balart, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
             McCollum, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Young of 
             Florida, Mr. Goss, Mr. Mica, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Scarborough, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Istook, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Cox, Mr. Bliley, Mr.

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             Oberstar, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Forbes, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Largent, Mr. Rahall, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Souder, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hefley, 
             Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Goode, 
             Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
             DeMint, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
             John, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
             Schaffer, Mr. Talent, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. McCrery, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
             Berry, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. Pickering, Mr. King, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Gary Miller of California, 
             Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Linder, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Camp, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
             Pombo, Mr. Cook, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Fletcher, 
             Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
             English, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Riley, Mr. Latham, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
             Barton of Texas, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Graham, Mr. Jenkins, 
             Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Kingston, Mr. McKeon, 
             Mr. Bateman, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Ney, Mr. LoBiondo, 
             Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Thune, and Mr. 
             Whitfield):
       H.R. 1218. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of 
     laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion 
     decisions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Gekas, 
             Mr. Horn, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Davis of Virginia, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 1219. A bill to amend the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act and the Miller Act, relating to 
     payment protections for persons providing labor and materials 
     for Federal construction projects; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Government 
     Reform, for a period to be 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 (for himself, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Borski, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Greenwood):
       H.R. 1220. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     provide financial assistance to the Tri-State Maritime Safety 
     Association of Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania for use 
     for maritime emergency response on the Delaware River; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services, 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. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Leach, Mr. Stark, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Bentsen, 
             Mr. Foley, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Ney, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Camp, Ms. Brown 
             of Florida, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mr. Crowley, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, and Mr. Clay):
       H.R. 1221. 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. BALDACCI (for himself, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. 
             Sanders):
       H.R. 1222. 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 Mr. BLAGOJEVICH:
       H.R. 1223. A bill to provide grants to 10 high-need local 
     educational agencies or eligible consortium to establish or 
     expand National Teachers Academies to serve as national 
     models for teacher training, development, and recruitment and 
     to facilitate high-quality curriculum development; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Bentsen):
       H.R. 1224. 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. COBLE:
       H.R. 1225. 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. EVANS:
       H.R. 1226. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     eliminate the backlog in satisfying requests of former 
     members of the Armed Forces for the issuance or replacement 
     of military medals and decorations; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Ms. Norton, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Pastor, Mrs. Mink 
             of Hawaii, Mr. Rush, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Mascara, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Olver, Mr. Vento, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
             Gephardt, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Strickland, and Ms. Berkley):
       H.R. 1227. 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 Committee on Government Reform, 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. FILNER:
       H.R. 1228. A bill to amend the retirement provisions of 
     title 5, United States Code, to extend to inspectors of the 
     Immigration and Naturalization Service, revenue officers of 
     the Internal Revenue Service, and certain others, the same 
     treatment as is accorded to law enforcement officers; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. GEJDENSON (for himself, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. Shows, Mr. Rahall, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Frost, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. McInnis, and Mr. 
             LaTourette):
       H.R. 1229. 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.
           By Mr. GIBBONS:
       H.R. 1230. 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:
       H.R. 1231. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     convey certain National Forest lands to Elko County, Nevada, 
     for continued use as a cemetery; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. HANSEN (for himself and Mr. Meehan):
       H.R. 1232. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to permit the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
     waive recoupment of Federal government Medicaid claims to 
     tobacco-related State settlements if the State uses a portion 
     of those funds for programs to reduce the use of tobacco 
     products and to assist in the economic diversification of 
     tobacco farming communities; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York):
       H.R. 1233. A bill to regulate interstate commerce by 
     providing a Federal cause of action against firearms 
     manufacturers, dealers, and importers for the harm resulting 
     from gun violence; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GARY MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Foley, Ms. 
             Dunn, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Thornberry, and Mr. Boehlert):
       H.R. 1234. 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 Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California:
       H.R. 1235. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to enter into contracts with the Solano County Water 
     Agency, California, to use Solano Project facilities for 
     impounding, storage, and carriage of nonproject water for 
     domestic, municipal, industrial, and other beneficial 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 1236. A bill to designate the headquarters 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.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Gilchrest, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Shays):

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       H.R. 1237. 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.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER:
       H.R. 1238. A bill to combat the crime of international 
     trafficking and to protect the rights of victims; 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. VENTO (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Forbes, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Shays, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Leach, Mrs. Meek 
             of Florida, Mr. Campbell, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Markey, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Waxman, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Davis of 
             Florida, Mr. Costello, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Ms. Rivers, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Kildee, Mr. Borski, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Berman, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
             Cardin, Ms. Norton, Mr. Allen, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Stark, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mr. Clay, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Holden, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Holt, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Payne, Mr. Kind, Mr. Menendez, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Dixon, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Peterson 
             of Minnesota, Mr. Evans, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Inslee, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Hall of Ohio, 
             Ms. Waters, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. 
             Sanchez, Mr. Porter, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Sawyer, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Moore, Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina, Mr. Olver, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Boucher, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Luther, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Obey, Mr. Capuano, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, and Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut):
       H.R. 1239. A bill to designate certain lands in Alaska as 
     wilderness; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 1240. A bill to amend the Professional Boxing Safety 
     Act of 1996 to require that the scores of each judge be made 
     public after each round; 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 Ms. WATERS:
       H.R. 1241. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act 
     and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to 
     eliminate mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack 
     cocaine offenses; 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. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             and Mr. Bereuter):
       H. Con. Res. 67. A concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that freedom of the news media and 
     freedom of expression are vital to the development and 
     consolidation of democracy in Russia and that the United 
     States should actively support such freedoms; 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. CAMPBELL:
       H. Res. 126. A resolution providing for the consideration 
     of the bill (H.R. 417) to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for 
     elections for Federal office; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H. Res. 127. A resolution acknowledging the achievements of 
     the late Robert Condon and the Rolling Readers USA program he 
     founded in advancing children's literacy; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Gilman, 
             Mr. King, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Payne, Mr. Menendez, and 
             Mr. Walsh):
       H. Res. 128. A resolution condemning the murder of human 
     rights lawyer Rosemary Nelson and calling for the protection 
     of defense attorneys in Northern Ireland; to the Committee on 
     International Relations. 

para. 27.49  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

       Mr. SCARBOROUGH introduced A bill (H.R. 1242) for the 
     relief of Mary Yaros; which was referred to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary. 

para. 27.50  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 5: Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
     Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Linder, Mrs. Emerson, 
     Ms. Danner, Mr. Filner, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Frost, Mr. Bishop, 
     and Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 14: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 17: Mr. Nussle.
       H.R. 27: Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 38: Mr. Norwood and Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 40: Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 44: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
     Tancredo, and Mr. Riley.
       H.R. 45: Mr. Dickey, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Deutsch, Mrs. Johnson 
     of Connecticut, and Mr. Ryun of Kansas.
       H.R. 48: Mr. Cox.
       H.R. 49: Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 50: Mr. Aderholt.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
     Gutknecht, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Forbes, Mr. McCrery, and Mr. 
     Riley.
       H.R. 71: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 72: Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 86: Mr. Isakson.
       H.R. 116: Ms. Berkley and Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 152: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 165: Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 197: Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Moore, and Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 208: Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 219: Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 254: Mr. Largent and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 274: Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 275: Mr. Pombo and Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
     Gutknecht, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. McCrery, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
     Mr. Riley, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. Collins.
       H.R. 306: Ms. Berkley, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Kind, Mr. Kucinich, 
     and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 351: Mr. Brady of Texas and Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 357: Mrs. Biggert.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 383: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. 
     Morella, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
     Kleczka, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Baldacci, and Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 413: Mr. Capuano, Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
     Hinchey, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Norton, Mr. Cook, Ms. Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Martinez, Ms. Berkley, Mrs. 
     Thurman, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
     Conyers, Mr. Dixon, and Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
       H.R. 423: Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. John, Mr. Pombo, 
     and Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 430: Mr. Nussle.
       H.R. 483: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi.
       H.R. 486: Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
     Forbes, Mr. Clement, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. Holt.
       H.R. 516: Mrs. Chenoweth and Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 531: Mr. Bryant, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Kildee, Ms. 
     Danner, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Ehlers, and Mr. English.
       H.R. 541: Mr. Snyder, Mr. Filner, Mr. Thompson of 
     Mississippi, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Farr of 
     California, and Mr. Rodriguez.
       H.R. 544: Mr. Nussle.
       H.R. 546: Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 550: Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 566: Ms. Berkley and Mr. Hill of Indiana.
       H.R. 570: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 573: Mr. Frelinghuysen: Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
     Barrett of Nebraska, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Norwood, 
     Mr. Knollenberg, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Fletcher, 
     Mr. Gilman, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Danner, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Minge, 
     Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Kind, 
     Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
     Blagojevich, Mr. DeLay, and Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 574: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 576: Mr. Jefferson and Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 577: Mr. Hill of Montana.
       H.R. 654: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 664: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Larson, and Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 674: Mr. John.
       H.R. 686: Mr. Reyes, Mr. Hinojosa, and Mr. Green of Texas.
       H.R. 699: Mr. Filner, Mr. Sanders, and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 743: Mr. Diaz-Balart and Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 773: Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Leach, Mr. Phelps, and Ms. 
     Berkley.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Callahan, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 784: Mr. Doyle, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Calvert, Ms. 
     Kaptur, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. English, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Reyes, 
     Mr.

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     Gutierrez, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
     Underwood, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Baker, Mr. Lantos, 
     Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Stearns, and Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Shows and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 793: Mr. Paul, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Smith of Michigan, and 
     Mr. Hill of Montana.
       H.R. 796: Mr. Barton of Texas and Mr. King.
       H.R. 811: Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Martinez, and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 827: Mr. Campbell, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Oberstar, and 
     Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 833: Ms. Berkley, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Brady of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, and Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 850: Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Baker, Mr. Crane, Mr. McInnis, 
     Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Wise, Mr. Ose, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
     Minge, Mr. Underwood, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Walden of Oregon, and 
     Mr. Hayes.
       H.R. 875: Mr. Bonior and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 881: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 886: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 895: Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Sawyer, and Mr. 
     Pastor.
       H.R. 896: Mr. Boehlert and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 904: Mr. McHugh and Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 914: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 924: Mr. Bateman, Mr. John, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. 
     Thompson of Mississippi.
       H.R. 936: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 938: Mr. McNulty, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Pastor, Ms. 
     DeLauro, and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 939: Mr. Scott, Mr. Stark, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
     of Texas, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. Meeks of New 
     York.
       H.R. 998: Mr. Shows, Mr. Frost, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
     Baldacci, and Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1008: Mr. English, Mr. Petri, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
     Kucinich, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
     of Texas, Mr. Pastor, and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 1018: Mr. Largent.
       H.R. 1032: Mr. Salmon, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. Hayes.
       H.R. 1034: Mr. Bateman.
       H.R. 1039: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. 
     Slaughter, Mr. Becerra, and Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 1046: Mr. Andrews and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 1053: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 1055: Mr. Calvert, Mr. King, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Hayes, 
     Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
     Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 1064: Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 1070: Ms. Berkley, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
     McIntyre, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Clay, and Mr. Gary 
     Miller of California.
       H.R. 1071: Mr. Pickering, Mr. Coyne, Ms. McKinney, and Mr. 
     Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1077: Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 1082: Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Luther, 
     and Mr. Rodriguez.
       H.R. 1115: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Gary Miller of California, and 
     Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 1116: Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Ney, Mr. John, Mr. 
     Armey, and Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 1120: Mr. John.
       H.R. 1138: Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 1159: Mr. Istook and Mr. Gutknecht.
       H.R. 1160: Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. 
     Shows.
       H.R. 1168: Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. 
     Crowley, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 1177: Ms. Pryce of Ohio and Mr. Hall of Montana.
       H.R. 1180: Mr. Deutsch, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Capps, Mr. George 
     Miller of California, Mr. Castle, Ms. Eshoo, and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1182: Mr. Simpson.
       H.R. 1212: Mr. John and Mr. Condit.
       H.J. Res. 22: Mr. Ford, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Brady of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Rush, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Dixon, and Mr. 
     McGovern.
       H.J. Res. 35: Mr. Wamp.
       H.J. Res. 37: Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Camp, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Ryun 
     of Kansas, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Nussle, and Mr. Hastert.
       H. Con. Res. 8: Mr. Pomeroy.
       H. Con. Res. 23: Mr. Shows, Mr. English, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
     Cooksey, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Dingell, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
     McGovern, Mr. LaTourette, and Mr. Wu.
       H. Con. Res. 30: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina and Mr. 
     Collins.
       H. Con. Res. 31: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
     Fossella, and Mr. Waxman.
       H. Con. Res. 37: Mr. DeLay, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Pallone.
       H. Con. Res. 38: Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Dixon.
       H. Con. Res. 39: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H. Con. Res. 51: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H. Res. 41: Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Inslee, Mr. 
     Kucinich, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. 
     Napolitano, Mr. Royce, and Mr. Snyder.
       H. Res. 59: Mr. Bilirakis.
       H. Res. 82: Mr. Luther, Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Mr. 
     Nadler.
       H. Res. 89: Mr. McIntyre, Ms. Carson, and Mr. Price of 
     North Carolina.
       H. Res. 95: Mr. Armey.
       H. Res. 99: Mr. Frost, Mr. Crowley, and Mr. Goss.
       H. Res. 106: Mr. Rangel, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
     Forbes, Mr. Gilman, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas.
       H. Res. 107: Mr. Brown of California, Ms. Berkley, and Mr. 
     Blagojevich.
       H. Res. 115: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
     Bryant, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, and Mr. 
     Thompson of Mississippi.
       H. Res. 118: Mrs. Myrick and Mr. Pickering.

para. 27.51  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 434: Mr. Shows. 
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                     WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1999 (28)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 28.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, March 23, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 28.2  communications

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

       1246. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Recourse Loan Regulations for Mohair (RIN: 0560-
     AF63) received March 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1247. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Postsecondary Education, Department of Education, 
     transmitting Final regulations--Graduate Assistance in the 
     Areas of National Need, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       1248. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting Final Regulations--Assistance to States for the 
     Education of children with Disabilities and the Early 
     Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with 
     Disabilities, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
       1249. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Demonstration Projects to Ensure 
     Students with Disabilities Receive a Quality Higher 
     Education. Notice of final priorities and invitation for 
     applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 1999--
     received March 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       1250. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the 1998 annual report on the Loan 
     Repayment Program for Research Generally, pursuant to 42 
     U.S.C. 2541--1(i); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1251. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Criteria and Procedures for DOE 
     Contractor Employee Protection Program; Department of Energy 
     Acquisition Regulations (RIN: 1901-AA78) received March 23, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1252. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Acquisition Regulation; Department 
     of Energy Management and Operating Contracts and Other 
     Designated Contracts; Final Rule--received March 16, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1253. 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. (Augusta, Wisconsin) [MM Docket No. 98-234, RM-
     9324] received March 23, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1254. 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. (Knox City, Texas) [MM Docket No. 98-236, RM-9344] 
     received March 23, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       1255. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amdendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Healdton, Oklahoma and Krum, Texas) [MM Docket No. 
     98-50; RM-9247] Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. (Pauls Valley and 
     Healdton, Oklahoma) [MM Docket No. 98-75; RM-9264] received 
     March 23, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1256. 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. (Manhattan, Montana) [MM Docket No. 98-233 RM-9316] 
     received March 23, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       1257. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--List of Drug Products That 
     Have Been Withdrawn or Removed From the Market for Reasons of 
     Safety or Effectiveness [Docket No. 98N-0655] re

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     ceived March 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       1258. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Standard Review Plan on Foreign 
     Ownership, Control, or Domination--received March 16, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1259. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting reports in accordance with 
     Section 36(a) of the Arms Export Control Act, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(a); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1260. 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.
       1261. 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.
       1262. A letter from the Director, Selective Service, 
     transmitting Activities under the Freedom of Information Act 
     for calendar year 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       1263. A letter from the Under Secretary for Oceans and 
     Atmosphere, Department of Commerce, transmitting a report on 
     the activities of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries 
     Organization for 1998; to the Committee on Resources.
       1264. 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. 031299A] received March 23, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1265. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Sikorsky) Model S-
     76C Helicopters [Docket No. 99-SW-22-AD; Amendment 39-11083; 
     AD 99-07-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 22, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1266. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; CFM International CFM56-5 Series Turbofan Engines 
     [Docket No. 98-ANE-56-AD; Amendment 39-11079; AD 99-06-16] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1267. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; British Aerospace HP137 MK1, Jetstream Series 
     200, and Jetstream Models 3101 and 3201 Airplanes [Docket No. 
     98-CE-92-AD; Amendment 39-11075; AD 99-06-11] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received March 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1268. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Agusta S.p.A. (Agusta) Model A109E Helicopeters 
     [Docket No. 99-SW-10-AD; Amendment 39-11080; AD 99-03-10] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1269. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Boeing Model 747-400, -400D, and -400F Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 96-NM-171-AD; Amendment 39-11082; AD 
     99-06-18] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 22, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       1270. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Change of Using 
     Agency for Prohibited Area P-56, District of Columbia 
     [Airspace Docket No. 98-AWA-4] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received 
     March 22,1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1271. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Establishment of 
     Class D Airspace and Modification of Class E Airspace; 
     Bozeman, MT [Airspace Docket No. 98-ANM-19] received March 
     22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1272. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Modification to the 
     Gulf of Mexico High Offshore Airspace Area [Airspace Docket 
     No. 97-ASW-24] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received March 22, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1273. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series Airplanes [Docket 
     No. 98-NM-198-AD; Amendment 39-11078; AD 99-06-14] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) receivedMarch 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1274. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; British Aerospace HP137 Mk1, Jetstream Series 
     200, and Jetstream Models 3101 and 3201 Airplanes [Docket No. 
     98-CE-102-AD; Amendment 39-11076; AD 99-06-12] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received March 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1275. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Revocation of Class E Airspace, 
     Revision of Class D Airspace; Torrance, CA [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-AWP-34] received March 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1276. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Amendment to Class E Airspace; 
     Alliance, NE [Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-54] received March 
     22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1277. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Amendment to Class E Airspace; 
     Alliance, NE [Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-54] received March 
     22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1278. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Standard Instrument Approach 
     Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 29487; Amdt. 
     No. 1919] received March 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1279. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Standard Instrument Approach 
     Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 29488; Amdt. 
     No. 1920] received March 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1280. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Taxation of fringe benefits [Rev. Rul. 99-12] received March 
     23, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       1281. 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 99-17] 
     received March 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 28.3  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. 92. An Act 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''.
       H.R. 158. 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''.
       H.R. 233. An Act to designate the Federal building located 
     at 700 East San Antonio Street in El Paso, Texas, as the 
     ``Richard C. White Federal Building''.
       H.R. 396. An Act to designate the Federal building located 
     at 1301 Clay Street in Oakland, California, as the ``Ronald 
     V. Dellums Federal Building''.

  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. 67. 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. 437. An Act to designate the United States courthouse 
     under construction at 333 Las Vegas Boulevard South in Las 
     Vegas, Nevada, as the ``Lloyd D. George United States 
     Courthouse''.
       S. 453. An Act to designate the Federal building located at 
     709 West 9th Street in Juneau, Alaska, as the ``Hurff A. 
     Saunders Federal Building''.
       S. 460. An Act 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''.
       S. Con. Res. 21. Concurrent resolution authorizing the 
     President of the United States

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     to conduct military air operations and missile strikes 
     against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and 
     Montenegro).

para. 28.4  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1141

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 125):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1141) making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations 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 4(c) of rule XIII 
     or section 302 or 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 provisions in the bill for failure to comply 
     with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived. The amendment printed 
     in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
     resolution may be offered only by a Member designated in the 
     report, shall be considered as read, 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 amendment 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 8 of rule XVIII. 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 or section 302(c) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 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. 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. 28.5  emergency supplemental appropriations fy 1999

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, pursuant to House Resolution 
125 and rule XVIII, 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. 1141) making emergency supplemental appropriations 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,

para. 28.6  recorded vote

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

       On page 2, strike lines 9 through 12.   

Yeas

77

It was decided in the

Nays

345

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

2

para. 28.7                     [Roll No. 67]

                                AYES--77

     Baird
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bereuter
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Clayton
     Condit
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Delahunt
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Emerson
     Eshoo
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hinchey
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kind (WI)
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     McCarthy (MO)
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     Meehan
     Minge
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Roemer
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sawyer
     Schaffer
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thurman
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Vento
     Watt (NC)
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--345

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--2

     Frank (MA)
     Sabo
       

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Barrett (NE)
     Brown (CA)
     Fletcher
     Lowey
     Myrick
     Peterson (PA)
     Slaughter
     Stupak
     Weldon (PA)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 28.8  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. OBEY:

       Page 13, strike lines 3 through 10 (relating to Department 
     of Agriculture, Public Law 480 Program and Grant Accounts.)
       Page 13, strike lines 11 through 18 (relating to Department 
     of Energy, Atomic Energy Defense Activities, Other Defense 
     Activities).
       Page 15, strike lines 16 through 25 (relating to 
     International Financial Institutions, Reduction in Callable 
     Capital Appropriations).
       Page 18, strike lines 9 through 13 (relating to Export-
     Import Bank of the United States).

It was decided in the

Yeas

201

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

228

para. 28.9                     [Roll No. 68]

                                AYES--201

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--228

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Fossella
     Myrick
     Slaughter
     Stupak
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 28.10  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 15, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $195,000,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

164

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

264

para. 28.11                    [Roll No. 69]

                                AYES--164

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bilbray
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kingston
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--264

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)

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     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Myrick
     Peterson (PA)
     Sanders
     Slaughter
     Stupak
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. PEASE, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 125, 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,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced that pursuant to 
clause 10 of rule XX the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was 
taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

220

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

211

para. 28.12                    [Roll No. 70]

                                YEAS--220

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--211

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     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
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Myrick
     Slaughter
     Stupak
  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. 28.13  president's export council

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, by unanimous consent, 
announced that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Executive 
Order No. 12131, appointed to the President's Export Council, on the 
part of the House, the following Members: Messrs. Ewing, English, and 
Pickering.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 28.14  u.s. armed forces--federal republic of yugoslavia

  Mr. SPENCE, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution 
(H. Res. 130):

       Whereas the President has authorized United States 
     participation in NATO military operations against the Federal 
     Republic of Yugoslavia;
       Whereas up to 22,000 members of the Armed Forces are 
     presently involved in operations in and around the Balkans 
     region with the active participation of NATO and other 
     coalition forces; and
       Whereas the House of Representatives and the American 
     people have the greatest pride in the members of the Armed 
     Forces and strongly support them: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports the 
     members of the United States Armed Forces who are engaged in 
     military operations against the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia and recognizes their professionalism, dedication, 
     patriotism, and courage.

  Pending consideration of said resolution.
  On motion of Mr. SPENCE, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the previous question be ordered on the resolution to 
its adoption without intervening motion except for one hour of debate, 
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking member of the 
Committee on International Relations and the chairman and ranking member 
of the Committee on Armed Services or their designees.
  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,

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  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.
  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.

It was decided in the

Yeas

424

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affirmative

Nays

1

para. 28.15                    [Roll No. 71]

                                YEAS--424

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Lee
       

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Calvert
     English
     Frelinghuysen
     Myrick
     Nussle
     Pickering
     Slaughter
     Stupak
     Weller
  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. 28.16  airport improvement program

  On motion of Mr. SHUSTER, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 643) to authorize the Airport Improvement Program for 2 months, 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. 28.17  select committee on china extension

  On motion of Mr. COX, by unanimous consent, the Committee on Rules was 
discharged from further consideration of the following resolution (H. 
Res. 129):

       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF SELECT COMMITTEE.

       Section 2(f)(1) of House Resolution 5, One Hundred Sixth 
     Congress, agreed to January 6, 1999, is amended by striking 
     ``April 1, 1999'' and inserting ``April 30, 1999 (or, if 
     earlier, the date on which the Select Committee completes its 
     activities)''.

  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. 28.18  providing for the consideration of h. con. res. 68

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-77) the resolution (H. Res. 131) providing for consideration of 
the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 68) establishing the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2000 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of the 
fiscal years 2001 through 2009.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 28.19  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. 437. An Act to designate the United States courthouse 
     under construction at 333 Las Vegas Boulevard South in Las 
     Vegas, Nevada, as the ``Lloyd D. George United States 
     Courthouse'' to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       S. 460. An Act 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''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

para. 28.20  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Ms. SLAUGHTER, 
for today.
  And then,

para. 28.21  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. PAYNE, at 10 o'clock and 35 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 28.22  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. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 131. 
     Resolution providing for con

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     sideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 68) 
     establishing the congressional budget for the United States 
     government for fiscal year 2000 and setting forth appropriate 
     budgetary levels for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 
     2009 (Rept. No. 106-77). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 28.23  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H.R. 1243. A bill to reauthorize the National Marine 
     Sanctuaries Act; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Dooley of California, 
             Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Archer, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Royce, 
             Mr. Salmon, Mr. Clement, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Campbell, 
             Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Shaw, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Herger, Mr. McCrery, Ms. 
             Dunn, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Portman, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Watkins, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Minge, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Luther, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Boehner, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. McIntosh, 
             Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
             John, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Smith of Washington, Mr. Shimkus, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Reynolds, Mr. Shows, Mr. Kuykendall, Mrs. Napolitano, 
             Mr. Baird, Mr. Skelton, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Ramstad, 
             and Mr. Moran of Kansas):
       H.R. 1244. A bill to provide a framework for consideration 
     by the legislative and executive branches of unilateral 
     economic sanctions; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, and in addition to the Committees on 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. RUSH:
       H.R. 1245. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     regulate the transfer of firearms over the Internet, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Ms. Pryce of 
             Ohio, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Allen, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Brown 
             of California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Cummings, Ms. 
             Dunn, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Jackson 
             of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Lee, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
             Mrs. Morella, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Rush, Mr. Shows, 
             Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Towns, Ms. Velazquez, 
             Mr. Vento, Mr. Visclosky, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wynn, and 
             Mr. Gallegly):
       H.R. 1246. A bill to create a National Museum of Women's 
     History Advisory Committee; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 1247. A bill to expand the fund raising authorities of 
     the American Battle Monuments Commission to expedite the 
     establishment of the World War II memorial in the District of 
     Columbia and to ensure adequate funds for the repair and 
     long-term maintenance of the memorial, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Ms. Carson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Shows, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Wilson, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. Matsui, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Etheridge, Ms. 
             Berkley, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mrs. Biggert, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Inslee, Ms. 
             Danner, Mr. Leach, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Cubin, Mrs. 
             Fowler, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Norton, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Waxman, and Ms. Granger):
       H.R. 1248. A bill to prevent violence against women; 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. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. Linder, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Collins, 
             Ms. McKinney, and Mr. Isakson):
       H.R. 1249. 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. LAFALCE (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Metcalf, 
             Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Pickett, 
             Mr. English, Ms. Lee, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             Davis of Florida, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Holden, and Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii):
       H.R. 1250. 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 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. COOK:
       H.R. 1251. A bill to designate the United States Postal 
     Service building located at 8850 South 700 East, Sandy, Utah, 
     as the ``Noal Cushing Bateman Post Office Building''; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 1252. 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 (for himself, Mr. Crane, Mr. Ramstad, 
             and Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut):
       H.R. 1253. 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. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Houghton, and Mr. 
             McInnis):
       H.R. 1254. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals a refund of up to 5 percent of the 
     income tax otherwise payable for taxable year 1999; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FORD (for himself, Mr. Clement, Mr. Tanner, and 
             Mr. Jenkins):
       H.R. 1255. A bill to amend the Appalachian Regional 
     Development Act of 1965 to add Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, 
     Perry, and Wayne Counties, Tennessee, to the Appalachian 
     region; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FOSSELLA (for himself and Mr. Menendez):
       H.R. 1256. 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. FROST:
       H.R. 1257. 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. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Hill of Montana, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
             Salmon, Mr. Stump, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. McInnis, and Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H.R. 1258. A bill to accelerate the Wilderness designation 
     process by establishing a timetable for the completion of 
     wilderness studies on Federal Lands; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Thomas, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Archer, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
             Dunn, Mr. Portman, Mr. English, Mr. Watkins, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Weller, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
             Lewis of Kentucky, and Mr. Bilbray):
       H.R. 1259. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 to protect Social Security surpluses through 
     strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms; to the 
     Committee on the Budget, 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. BORSKI (for himself and Mr. Oberstar):
       H.R. 1260. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the harbor maintenance tax and to amend the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to authorize 
     appropriations for activities formerly funded with revenues 
     from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, 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. HOBSON (for himself, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Greenwood, 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, and 
             Mr. Sawyer):
       H.R. 1261. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 and title XIX of the Social Security Act to promote the 
     purchase of private long-term care insurance by providing tax 
     deductibility, State Medicaid flexibility,

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     and information dissemination; 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. HOEKSTRA:
       H.R. 1262. A bill to provide that existing facilities 
     located on the Pentwater River in Michigan, are not required 
     to be licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
     under part 1 of the Federal Power Act; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Brady of 
             Texas, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Camp, Mr. Barr of Georgia, 
             Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Schaffer, and Mr. Sanford):
       H.R. 1263. 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.
           By Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Brady of 
             Texas, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. Schaffer, and Mr. Sanford):
       H.R. 1264. 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. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. 
             Brown of California, Mr. Costello, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Scott, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Ms. Carson, Mr. Owens, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Brown 
             of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Ford, Mr. Rush, Mr. Meeks of New York, 
             Ms. Waters, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Cummings, Ms. Norton, Mr. Payne, Mr. Traficant, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Larson, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
             Frost, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
             Udall of Colorado, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Towns, Mr. Hinojosa, 
             Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Clay, Mr. Bishop, Mrs. Christensen, 
             Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Fattah, and Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald):
       H.R. 1265. 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. LEACH:
       H.R. 1266. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     payment of United States arrearages to the United Nations; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. LOFGREN:
       H.R. 1267. A bill to provide grants to local educational 
     agencies that agree to begin school for secondary students 
     after 9:00 in the morning; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. GARY MILLER of California:
       H.R. 1268. 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 such trust 
     funds in marketable obligations of the United States; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself and Mr. 
             DeFazio):
       H.R. 1269. A bill to amend the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty 
     Management Act of 1982 to strengthen sanctions for violations 
     of that Act relating to oil or gas royalties; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. MINGE:
       H.R. 1270. 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; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 1271. 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.
           By Mr. NUSSLE:
       H.R. 1272. 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. OXLEY (for himself and Mr. Hall of Texas):
       H.R. 1273. A bill to require the Federal Communications 
     Commission to repeal unconstitutional reporting and 
     recordkeeping requirements, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. PELOSI (for herself, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Matsui, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 1274. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a credit for medical research related to 
     developing vaccines against widespread diseases; 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 Minnesota:
       H.R. 1275. A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to 
     prohibit the interstate movement of live birds for the 
     purpose of having the birds participate in animal fighting; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, Mr. Luther, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Ms. Lee, Mr. Stark, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Filner, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Hinchey, and Ms. 
             Woolsey):
       H.R. 1276. 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.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       H.R. 1277. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations 
     Act, to establish the National Public Employment Relations 
     Commission, and to amend title I of the Employment Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for joint trusteeship 
     of single-employer pension plans; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SMITH of Washington:
       H.R. 1278. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the limitation on the estate tax deduction for 
     family-owned business interests; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi:
       H.R. 1279. A bill to designate the Federal building and 
     United States post office located at 223 Sharkey Street in 
     Clarksdale, Mississippi, as the ``Aaron E. Henry Federal 
     Building and United States Post Office''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. TOWNS:
       H.R. 1280. A bill to require the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission to ban toys which in size, shape, or overall 
     appearance resemble real handguns; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York:
       H.J. Res. 41. A 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.
           By Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself and Mr. Metcalf):
       H.J. Res. 42. A joint resolution to amend the War Powers 
     Resolution; to the Committee on International Relations, 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. MICA (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Traficant, 
             Mr. English, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H.J. Res. 43. 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 1999; 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. BONILLA (for himself and Mr. Nethercutt):
       H. Con. Res. 69. A 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 (for himself, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Skeen, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
             Kolbe, and Mr. Rodriguez):
       H. Con. Res. 70. A concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that there should be parity among the 
     countries that are parties to the North American Free Trade 
     Agreement (NAFTA) with respect to the personal allowance for 
     duty-free merchandise purchased abroad by returning 
     residents, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. CALLAHAN:
       H. Con. Res. 71. A concurrent resolution expressing 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

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     the Declaration of Independence, the United States 
     Constitution, and the Federalist Papers; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H. Con. Res. 72. A concurrent resolution providing support 
     to the United States Armed Forces in their efforts to halt 
     the brutal ethnic cleansing of Kosovar Albanians; to the 
     Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Armed 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. LOFGREN:
       H. Con. Res. 73. A concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that secondary schools should consider 
     starting school after 9:00 in the morning; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
             Ms. DeGette, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Lee, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. Meehan, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Tierney, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H. Con. Res. 74. A concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding maintenance of the nuclear 
     weapons stockpile; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Gilman, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
             Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Upton, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. King, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Canady of 
             Florida):
       H. Con. Res. 75. A concurrent resolution condemning the 
     National Islamic Front (NIF) government for its genocidal war 
     in southern Sudan, support for terrorism, and continued human 
     rights violations, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Mr. SALMON:
       H. Con. Res. 76. A concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     social problem of child abuse and neglect, and supporting 
     efforts to enhance public awareness of it; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SHOWS (for himself, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Berkley, 
             Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Moore, Mr. LaHood, 
             Mr. Goode, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Holden, Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut, Ms. Danner, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Baldacci, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mr. English, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Frost, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Clement, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Filner, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Quinn, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Hill of Indiana, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Ms. McKinney):
       H. Con. Res. 77. A concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp 
     should be issued by the United States Postal Service honoring 
     the members of the Armed Forces who have been awarded the 
     Purple Heart; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. COX (for himself and Mr. Dicks):
       H. Res. 129. A resolution extending 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. SPENCE:
       H. Res. 130. A resolution expressing the support of the 
     House of Representatives for the members of the United States 
     Armed Forces who are engaged in military operations against 
     the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. GEJDENSON:
       H. Res. 132. A resolution expressing the support of the 
     House of Representatives for the members of the United States 
     Armed Forces who are engaged in military operations against 
     the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Armed 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. 28.24  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 51: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 52: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
     English, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Murtha, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
     LaFalce, Mr. Crane, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Frost, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
     Underwood, Mr. Stark, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. King, Mr. Hoeffel, 
     Mr. Holden, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
     Tierney, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Serrano, Ms. 
     Lee, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
     Borski, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Greenwood, Ms. 
     Sanchez, Mr. Bass, Mr. Dixon, Mr. George Miller of 
     California, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Goodling, and 
     Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 66: Ms. Berkley and Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 82: Mr. Forbes and Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 86: Mr. Callahan, Mr. Shows, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, 
     and Mr. Ballenger.
       H.R. 110: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Engle, Mr. Pallone, 
     Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Borski, and Mr. 
     Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 133: Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Gary Miller of 
     California, and Mr. Green of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 150: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 170: Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
     Cummings, Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Watkins, Mr. 
     Saxton, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. Spence.
       H.R. 325: Mr. Allen, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. 
     McKinney, and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi.
       H.R. 347: Mr. Spence.
       H.R. 355: Mr. Goodling, Mr. Forbes, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
     Meeks of New York, and Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Moran of Virginia and Mr. Obey.
       H.R. 407: Mr. Rahall, Mr. Hilleary, and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 423: Mr. Hill of Montana.
       H.R. 443: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
     Evans, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 461: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 488: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 491: Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 500: Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 501: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, and 
     Mr. Inslee.
       H.R. 523: Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 528: Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 534: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas.
       H.R. 573: Mr. Larson, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Farr of California, 
     Mr. Barcia, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Markey, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Lucas of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Wu, 
     Mr. Becerra, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
     Kleczka, Mr. Klink, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Baird, Mr. 
     Luther, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
     English, Mr. Doggett, and Mr. Gilchrest Mr. Hansen, and Mr. 
     Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 574: Mr. Metcalf
       H.R. 580: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 584: Mr. Gutknecht.
       H.R. 590: Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 610: Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 612: Mr. Bonior and Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 614: Mr. Ganske.
       H.R. 625: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 670: Mr. Hulshof and Mr. Bass.
       H.R. 691: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 692: Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 693: Mr. Hulshof.
       H.R. 697: Mr. Linder, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. 
     Jones of North Carolina, and Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 719: Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 732: Mr. Boucher, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Evans, 
     Mr. Engel, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Udall of Colorado, 
     and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 741: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 746: Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 750: Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 765: Mr. Sessions, Mr. Stump, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
     Traficant, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Etheridge, and Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 766: Mr. Nussle.
       H.R. 772: Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Dixon, and Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 797: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 798: Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Carson, Mr. Capuano, and Mr. 
     Martinez.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Aderholt.
       H.R. 832: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 833: Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Ney, and Mr. 
     Sandlin.
       H.R. 846: Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 847: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Frost, and 
     Mr. Thompson of Mississippi.
       H.R. 851: Mr. Dickey, Mr. Moore, Mr. Petri, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
     Burton of Indiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
     Thompson of California, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
     Traficant, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Hastings of Florida and Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 870: Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 894: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 922: Mr. Largent, Mr. Paul, Mr. Forbes, and Mr. 
     Nussle.
       H.R. 925: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 937: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 958: Ms. Woolsey and Mr. Hoeffel.
       H.R. 961: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 964: Mr. Gilman and Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 976: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
     Cummings, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Foley, Mr. Cook, Ms. Berkley, Ms. 
     Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
     Pitts, and Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 987: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Tancredo, 
     Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. 
     Hobson, Mr. Collins, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Goodlatte, 
     Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Archer, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     McInnis, and Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1008: Mr. Delahunt, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Nethercutt, and 
     Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 1036: Mrs. Bono.
       H.R. 1042: Mr. Sessions, Mr. Nussle, and Mr. Nethercutt.

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       H.R. 1044: Mr. Moran of Kansas.
       H.R. 1048: Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 1053: Mr. Tierney and Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 1063: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Norton, 
     Mrs. Morella, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Towns, and Mr. 
     Meehan.
       H.R. 1071: Ms. Kilpatrick and Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 1080: Ms. Berkley and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1082: Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 1116: Mr. Frost and Mr. Brady of Texas.
       H.R. 1139: Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. 
     Hinojosa, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, and Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 1145: Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 1146: Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 1160: Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Holden, Ms. McKinney, Ms. 
     Berkley, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. Farr of 
     California.
       H.R. 1195: Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Johnson of 
     Connecticut, and Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1214: Mr. Frost and Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 1217: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas and Mr. Crowley.
       H.J. Res. 34: Mr. Klink.
       H. Con. Res. 6: Mr. Lantos.
       H. Con. Res. 14: Mr. Sisisky, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. 
     Goodling.
       H. Con. Res. 30: Mr. Hilleary.
       H. Res. 15: Mr. Conyers.
       H. Res. 41: Mr. Klink, Ms. McKinney, and Mr. McNulty.
       H. Res. 82: Mr. Sanders.
       H. Res. 97: Mr. McGovern, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, and 
     Mr. Kucinich.
       H. Res. 106: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Meeks of New 
     York, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
     Hinchey, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Danner, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. 
     Pickering.
       H. Res. 128: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.

para. 28.25  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were deleted from the public bill 
and resolution as follows:

       H.R. 1150: Mr. George Miller of California.
       H.J. Res. 37: Mr. Porter.
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                      THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1999 (29)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 29.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, March 24, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 29.2  communications

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

       1282. 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.
       1283. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communication Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (West Tisbury, Massachusetts) [MM Docket No. 98-
     235; RM-9379] received March 23, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1284. 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, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Long Beach and Shallotte, North Carolina) [MM 
     Docket No. 98-149; RM-9331] received March 19, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1285. 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. (Refugio, Texas) [MM Docket No. 98-165; RM-9322] 
     received March 23, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       1286. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Implementation of Torture Convention In 
     Extradition Cases [Public Notice 2991] received February 23, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1287. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severly Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions--received 
     March 19, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       1288. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the revised performance goals and corporate 
     management strategies for the Department of Transportation's 
     fiscal year (FY) 1999 Performance Plan; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       1289. 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 by Vessels 
     Using Non-pelagic Trawl Gear in the Red King Crab Savings 
     Subarea [Docket No. 981222313-8320-02; I.D. 021299B] received 
     March 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       1290. A letter from the Senior Attorney, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Disclosure of code-sharing arrangements and long-term wet 
     leases [Docket Nos. 49702 and 48710] (RIN: 2105-AC10) 
     received March 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1291. A letter from the Chief, Regs and Admin Law, USCG, 
     DOT, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Regulated Navigation Area: Navigable 
     Waters within the First Coast Guard District [CGD01-98-151] 
     (RIN: 2115-AE84) received March 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1292. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; 
     AlliedSignal Avionics, Inc. Models GNS-Xls and GNS-X1 Flight 
     Management Systems [Docket No. 97-CE-07-AD; Amendment 39-
     11064; AD 97-05-03 R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 15, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1293. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter 
     France Model AS 332C,L, and L1 and L2 Helicopters [Docket No. 
     98-SW-01-AD; Amendment 39-11068; AD 99-06-04] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received March 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1294. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild 
     Aircraft, Inc. SA226 and SA227 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 
     98-CE-65-AD; Amendment 39-11066; AD 99-06-02] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received March 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1295. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, 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-350 Airplanes [Docket 
     No. 97-CE-152-AD; Amendment 39-11065; AD 99-06-01] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received March 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1296. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter 
     France Model AS-365N, N1, and N2 Helicopters [Docket No. 97-
     SW-64-AD; Amendment 39-11067; AD 99-06-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received March 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1297. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Amendment to Class E Airspace; Fort 
     Dodge, IA [Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-61] received March 15, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1298. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Amendment to Class E Airspace; 
     Columbus, NE [Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-62] received March 
     15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1299. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting the annual report on the Federal 
     government's use of voluntary consensus standards, pursuant 
     to Public Law 104-113, section 12(d)(3) (110 Stat. 783); to 
     the Committee on Science.
       1300. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Trade 
     or Business Expenses [Revenue Ruling 99-14] received March 
     15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       1301. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Weighted Average Interest Rate Update [Notice 99-15] received 
     March 23, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 29.3  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 and joint 
resolutions of the House of the following titles:

       H.R. 774. An Act to amend the Small Business Act to change 
     the conditions of participation and provide an authorization 
     of appropriations for the women's business center program.

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       H.R. 808. An Act to extend for 6 additional months the 
     period for which chapter 12 of title 11, United States Code, 
     is reenacted.
       H.J. Res. 26. Joint resolution providing for the 
     reappointment of Barber B. Conable, Jr. as a citizen regent 
     of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
       H.J. Res. 27. Joint resolution providing for the 
     reappointment of Dr. Hanna H. Gray as a citizen regent of the 
     Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
       H.J. Res. 28. Joint resolution providing for the 
     reappointment of Wesley S. Williams, Jr. as a citizen regent 
     of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

para. 29.4  providing for the consideration of h. con. res. 68

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 131):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, 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. 68) establishing the 
     congressional budget for the United States Government for 
     fiscal year 2000 and setting forth appropriate budgetary 
     levels for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2009. The 
     first reading of the concurrent resolution shall be dispensed 
     with. Points of order against consideration of the concurrent 
     resolution for failure to comply with clause 4(a) of rule 
     XIII are waived. 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 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. The amendment specified 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. The concurrent resolution, as 
     amended, shall be considered as read. No further amendment 
     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 40 minutes 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. After the 
     conclusion of consideration of the concurrent resolution for 
     amendment and a final period of general debate, which shall 
     not exceed 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
     chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the 
     Budget, the Committee shall rise and report the concurrent 
     resolution, as amended, to the House with such further 
     amendment as may have been adopted. 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 XXIII shall not apply with respect to the 
     adoption by the Congress of a concurrent resolution on the 
     budget for fiscal year 2000.

  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. FOLEY, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

224

When there appeared

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Nays

203

para. 29.5                     [Roll No. 72]

                                YEAS--224

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--203

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Barr
     Brady (TX)
     Cummings
     Emerson
     Engel
     Lowey
     Stupak
  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. FOLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. MOAKLEY demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said resolution

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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

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affirmative

Nays

194

para. 29.6                     [Roll No. 73]

                                AYES--228

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--194

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Barr
     Brady (TX)
     Buyer
     Emerson
     Engel
     Franks (NJ)
     Gonzalez
     Johnson (CT)
     Lowey
     Stupak
     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. 29.7  congressional budget for fy 2000

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, pursuant to House Resolution 131 
and rule XVIII, 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. 68) establishing the congressional 
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2000 and setting 
forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2001 through 
2009.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. CAMP as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some time 
spent therein,

para. 29.8  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. COBURN:

       Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL 
                   YEAR 2000.

       The Congress declares that this is the concurrent 
     resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2000 and that the 
     appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2001 through 
     2004 are hereby set forth.

     SEC. 2. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

       The following budgetary levels are appropriate for each of 
     fiscal years 2000 through 2004:
       (1) Federal revenues.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
     this resolution:
       (A) The recommended levels of Federal revenues are as 
     follows:
     Fiscal year 2000: $1,406,000,000,000.
     Fiscal year 2001: $1,445,300,000,000.
     Fiscal year 2002: $1,507,900,000,000.
     Fiscal year 2003: $1,562,800,000,000.
     Fiscal year 2004: $1,631,800,000,000.
       (B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels of Federal 
     revenues should be changed are as follows:
     Fiscal year 2000: $11,000,000,000.
     Fiscal year 2001: $10,600,000,000.
     Fiscal year 2002: $10,600,000,000.
     Fiscal year 2003: $10,000,000,000.
     Fiscal year 2004: $9,500,000,000.
       (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 2000: $1,549,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,588,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,648,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003: $1,717,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004: $1,798,500,000,000.
       (3) Budget outlays.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
     this resolution, the appropriate levels of total budget 
     outlays are as follows:
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,535,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,564,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,634,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003: $1,702,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004: $1,780,600,000,000.
       (4) Deficits.--For purposes of the enforcement of this 
     resolution, the amounts of the deficits are as follows:
       Fiscal year 2000: $129,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $119,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $126,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003: $139,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004: $148,800,000,000.
       (5) Public debt.--The appropriate levels of the public debt 
     are as follows:
       Fiscal year 2000: $5,778,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $5,999,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $6,242,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003: $6,497,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004: $6,764,500,000,000.

     SEC. 3. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

       The Congress determines and declares that the appropriate 
     levels of new budget authority and budget outlays for fiscal 
     years 2000 through 2004 for each major functional category 
     are:
       (1) National Defense (050):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $280,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $283,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $300,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $285,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $302,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $293,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $312,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $303,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $321,200,000,000.

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       (B) Outlays, $313,800,000,000.
       (2) International Affairs (150):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $18,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,600,000,000.
       (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $19,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $18,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $19,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $19,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $19,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $19,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $19,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $19,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $19,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $19,200,000,000.
       (4) Energy (270):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $1,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $1,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $-600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $1,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $1,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $0.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $-200,000,000.
       (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $24,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $24,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $24,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $24,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $23,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $24,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $24,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $24,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $24,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $24,000,000,000.
       (6) Agriculture (350):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,000,000,000.
       (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $5,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $6,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,500,000,000.
       (8) Transportation (400):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $54,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $48,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $545,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $50,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $55,600,000,000
       (B) Outlays, $50,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $57,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $52,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $59,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $53,800,000,000.
       (9) Community and Regional Development (450):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $9,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $9,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $9,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $9,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,700,000,000.
       (10) Elementary and Secondary Education, and Vocational 
     Education (501):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $20,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $20,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $22,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $21,900,000,000.
       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, $22,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $22,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,800,000,000.
       (11) Higher Education, Training, Employment, and Social 
     Services (500, except for 501):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $46,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $44,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $46,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $46,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $46,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $46,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $47,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $47,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $48,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $47,700,000,000.
       (12) Health (550):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $157,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $153,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $166,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $165,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $176,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $177,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $188,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $189,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $202,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $202,800,000,000.
       (13) Medicare (570):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $207,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $207,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $220,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $220,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $228,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $228,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $248,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $249,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $266,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $266,900,000,000.
       (14) Income Security (600):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $256,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $259,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $268,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $271,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $282,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $285,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $291,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $295,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $301,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $304,000,000,000.
       (15) Social Security (650):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $99,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $99,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $84,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $84,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $107,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $107,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $106,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $106,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $126,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $126,000,000,000.
       (16) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $43,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $43,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $44,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $44,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $45,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $45,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $45,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $45,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $45,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $46,300,000,000.
       (17) Administration of Justice (750):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $26,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $26,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $27,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $27,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $27,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $27,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $26,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $27,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $26,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $27,000,000,000.
       (18) General Government (800):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,900,000,000.

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       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,400,000,000.
       (19) Net Interest (900):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $278,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $278,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $279,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $279,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $282,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $282,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $286,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $286,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $291,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $291,900,000,000.
       (20) Allowances (920):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $0.
       (B) Outlays, $1,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $6,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $4,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $9,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $7,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,900,000,000.
       (21) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $-35,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $-35,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $-39,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $-39,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $-43,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $-43,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $-38,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $-38,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $-38,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $-38,500,000,000.

     SEC. 4. RECONCILIATION.

       Not later than September 30, 1999, the House Committee on 
     Ways and Means shall report to the House a reconciliation 
     bill that consists of changes in laws within its jurisdiction 
     such that the total level of revenues for that committee is 
     not less than: $1,406,000,000,000 in revenues for fiscal year 
     2000 and $7,553,900,000,000 in revenues for fiscal years 2000 
     through 2004.

Yeas

2

It was decided in the

Nays

426

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negative

Answered present

1

para. 29.9                     [Roll No. 74]

                                 AYES--2

     Rush
     Sabo
       

                                NOES--426

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
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     Kildee
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     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
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     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
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     Petri
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                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Filner
       

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Burton
     Owens
     Pelosi
     Stupak
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 29.10  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. MINGE:

       Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL 
                   YEAR 2000.

       The Congress declares that this is the concurrent 
     resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2000 and that the 
     appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2001 through 
     2004 are hereby set forth.

     SEC. 2. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

       The following budgetary levels are appropriate for each of 
     fiscal years 2000 through 2004:
       (1) Federal revenues.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
     this resolution:
       (A) The recommended levels of Federal revenues are as 
     follows:
     Fiscal year 2000: $1,405,900,000,000.
     Fiscal year 2001: $1,441,600,000,000.
     Fiscal year 2002: $1,496,500,000,000.
     Fiscal year 2003: $1,551,100,000,000.
     Fiscal year 2004: $1,613,600,000,000.
       (B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels of Federal 
     revenues should be changed are as follows:
     Fiscal year 2000: -$0.
     Fiscal year 2001: -$3,900,000,000.
     Fiscal year 2002: -$11,500,000,000.
     Fiscal year 2003: -$11,900,000,000.
     Fiscal year 2004: -$14,300,000,000.
       (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 2000: $1,418,785,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,316,307,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,493,021,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003: $1,546,516,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004: $1,608,848,000,000.

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       (3) Budget outlays.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
     this resolution, the appropriate levels of total budget 
     outlays are as follows:
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,405,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,436,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,468,250,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003: $1,527,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004: $1,583,300,000,000.
       (4) Deficits.--For purposes of the enforcement of this 
     resolution, the amounts of the deficits are as follows:
       Fiscal year 2000: -$900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: -$5,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: -$28,250,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003: -$23,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004: -$30,300,000,000.
       (5) Public debt.--The appropriate levels of the public debt 
     are as follows:
       Fiscal year 2000: $5,620,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $5,704,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $5,763,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003: $5,802,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004: $5,828,600,000,000.

     SEC. 3. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

       The Congress determines and declares that the appropriate 
     levels of new budget authority and budget outlays for fiscal 
     years 2000 through 2004 for each major functional category 
     are:
       (1) National Defense (050):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $281,773,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $274,595,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $305,158,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $285,949,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $308,046,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $297,646,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $314,507,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $306,937,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $316,033,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $316,593,000,000.
       (2) International Affairs (150):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,746,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,052,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,651,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,111,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $9,765,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,381,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,550,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,623,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,483,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,323,000,000.
       (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,977,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $18,257,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,968,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,865,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,934,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,865,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,934,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,743,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $18,208,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $18,682,000,000.
       (4) Energy (270):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $33,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$618,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, -$141,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$1,937,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, -$152,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$1,178,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, -$76,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $1,282,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, -$315,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$1,419,000,000.
       (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $22,809,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,669,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $22,529,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,057,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $22,463,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $21,391,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $22,484,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,555,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $23,470,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $23,483,000,000.
       (6) Agriculture (350):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,340,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,251,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,294,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,884,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,764,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,893,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,233,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,304,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,501,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,851,000,000.
       (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $9,848,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $6,103,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,573,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $5,711,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,410,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,166,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,540,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,872,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,874,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,438,000,000.
       (8) Transportation (400):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $51,744,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $45,846,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $50,992,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $47,718,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $50,807,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $47,278,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $52,248,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $46,806,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $52,278,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $46,298,000,000.
       (9) Community and Regional Development (450):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $7,407,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,642,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $5,355,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,111,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $4,288,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $7,081,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $5,650,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $6,067,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $5,620,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $5,475,000,000.
       (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services 
     (500):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $65,302,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $63,557,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $67,338,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $65,496,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $68,386,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $66,107,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $71,053,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $68,375,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $73,543,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $70,833,000,000.
       (11) Health (550):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $156,176,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $152,988,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $165,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $163,179,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $174,521,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $174,884,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $186,343,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $186,830,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $201,010,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $201,317,000,000.
       (12) Medicare (570):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $208,663,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $208,707,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $222,115,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $222,269,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $230,604,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $230,239,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $250,754,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $250,888,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $268,569,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $268,755,000,000.
       (13) Income Security (600):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $246,479,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $248,070,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $248,192,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $257,020,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $264,339,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $266,555,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $276,831,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $276,147,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $285,569,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $285,429,000,000.
       (14) Social Security (650):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,455,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,556,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,134,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,034,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,249,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,149,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,335,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,235,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,123,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,023,000,000.
       (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $45,536,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $45,693,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $46,289,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $46,632,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:

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       (A) New budget authority, $47,236,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $47,517,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $47,987,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $48,447,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $48,363,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $48,939,000,000.
       (16) Administration of Justice (750):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $23,385,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $25,335,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $24,622,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $25,114,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $25,128,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $25,292,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $25,548,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $25,301,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $27,709,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $27,463,000,000.
       (17) General Government (800):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,940,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,148,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,946,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,639,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,079,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,328,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,093,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,159,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,147,000,000.
       (18) Net Interest (900):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $270,815,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $270,815,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $266,827,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $266,827,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $262,680,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $262,680,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $258,806,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $258,806,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $262,799,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $262,799,000,000.
       (19) Allowances (920):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, -$8,350,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$8,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, -$10,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$14,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, -$4,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$15,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, -$14,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$12,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, -$7,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$9,600,000,000.
       (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, -$34,260,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$34,260,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, -$36,876,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$36,876,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, -$43,626,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$43,626,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, -$37,004,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$37,004,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, -$37,089,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$37,089,000,000.

     SEC. 4. RECONCILIATION.

       (a) Reconciliation.--Not later than September 30, 1999, the 
     House Committee on Ways and Means shall report to the House a 
     reconciliation bill that consists of changes in laws within 
     its jurisdiction such that the total level of revenues for 
     that committee is not less than: $0 in revenues for fiscal 
     year 2000 and $41,600,000,000 in revenues for fiscal years 
     2000 through 2004.
       (b) Tax Cut Contingent on Saving Social Security.--It shall 
     not be in order in the House to consider a reconciliation 
     bill reported pursuant to subsection (a) unless the chairman 
     of the House Committee on the Budget has received a 
     certification from the Board of Trustees of the social 
     security trust funds that the funds are in actuarial balance 
     for the 75-year period used in the most recent annual report 
     of that Board pursuant to section 201(c)(2) of the Social 
     Security Act.

     SEC. 5. SAVING THE SOCIAL SECURITY SURPLUS.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       (1) under the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, the social 
     security trust funds are required to be off-budget for the 
     purposes of the President's budget submission and the 
     concurrent resolution on the budget;
       (2) the social security trust funds have been running 
     surpluses for 17 years;
       (3) these surpluses have been used implicitly to finance 
     the general operations of the Government;
       (4) in fiscal year 2000, the social security surplus will 
     exceed $137,000,000,000;
       (5) for the first time in 24 years, a concurrent resolution 
     on the budget balances the Federal budget without counting 
     social security surpluses; and
       (6) the only way to ensure social security surpluses are 
     not diverted for other purposes is to balance the budget 
     exclusive of such surpluses.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the social security surplus should not be used to fund 
     other operations within the Government;
       (2) the budget of the Government should balance without 
     relying on social security trust funds to hide a deficit or 
     inflate a surplus; and
       (3) surpluses in the social security trust funds should be 
     reserved, to be used exclusively by the social security 
     system.
       (c) Point of Order.--(1) It shall not be in order in the 
     House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any 
     concurrent resolution on the budget, or any amendment thereto 
     or conference report thereon, that sets forth a deficit for 
     any fiscal year. For purposes of this subsection, a deficit 
     shall be the level (if any) set forth in the most recently 
     agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget for that fiscal 
     year pursuant to section 301(a)(3) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974. In setting forth the deficit level 
     pursuant to such section, that level shall not include any 
     adjustments in aggregates that would be made pursuant to any 
     reserve fund that provides for adjustments in allocations and 
     aggregates for legislation that enhances retirement security 
     or extends the solvency of the medicare trust funds or makes 
     such changes in the medicare payment or benefit structure as 
     are necessary.
       (2) Paragraph (1) may be waived in the Senate only by the 
     affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members voting.

     SEC. 6. REMOVAL OF SOCIAL SECURITY FROM BUDGET 
                   PRONOUNCEMENTS.

       It is the sense of Congress that any official statement 
     issued by the Office of Management and Budget, the 
     Congressional Budget Office, or any other agency or 
     instrumentality of the Federal Government of surplus or 
     deficit totals of the budget of the United States Government 
     as submitted by the President or of the surplus or deficit 
     totals of the congressional budget, and any description of, 
     or reference to, such totals in any official publication or 
     material issued by either of such Offices or any other such 
     agency or instrumentality, shall exclude the outlays and 
     receipts of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance 
     program under title II of the Social Security Act (including 
     the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and 
     the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund) and the related 
     provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

     SEC. 7. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ALLOCATION OF ON-BUDGET 
                   SURPLUSES.

       As reflected in this resolution, it is the sense of 
     Congress that all on-budget surpluses should be distributed 
     as follows:
       (1) 50 percent to debt reduction.--It is the determination 
     of Congress that the national debt is too high. In a time of 
     peace and prosperity, debt reduction is a top national 
     priority. This reduction of debt will better position the 
     Government to finance anticipated depletions of the social 
     security and medicare trust funds. However, the Congress 
     determines that such a reduction in debt shall not be 
     construed as a substitute for needed substantive reforms of 
     those programs to assure their long term financial integrity.
       (2) 25 percent to tax reduction.--Congress determines that 
     4 types of tax reduction should be accommodated within this 
     budget:
       (A) Extensions of current temporary provision of the tax 
     code.
       (B) Targeted tax reduction in settings in which changes are 
     needed for fairness and sound economic planning.
       (C) Tax reform and simplification to eliminate complicated 
     features of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       (D) Consideration of across-the-board tax cuts.
       (3) 25 percent to investment in priority areas.--Congress 
     recognizes that the budget caps have imposed severe 
     constraints on Government operations for fiscal year 2000, 
     and without relief, programs may be difficult to administer 
     in the ensuing fiscal years. As a result, investments in many 
     priorities will be deferred or not made. The 25 percent of 
     surplus allocated to priority programs is designed to offer 
     opportunity to strengthen these programs in the years ahead. 
     Congress finds that priorities include agriculture, defense, 
     education, and veterans' programs, and others that may be 
     from time-to-time determined.

     SEC. 8. SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE.

       It is the sense of the Congress that the Social Security 
     and Medicare programs are vital to our nation's health and 
     the retirement security of our citizens. Enactment of reforms 
     to strengthen and preserve these programs must be an urgent 
     priority.
       (1) Social Security.--After the Congress enacts legislation 
     to reform and extend the solvency of the social security 
     program, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may 
     adjust allocations for fiscal years 2000 through 2004 to 
     allow for general revenue transfers to the social security 
     trust fund, subject to the following limitations: Fiscal year 
     2001, adjustments not greater than $8,500,000,000; fiscal 
     year 2002, $16,500,000,000; fiscal year 2003, 
     $25,500,000,000; and fiscal year 2004, $34,000,000,000.
       (2) Medicare.--After the Congress enacts legislation to 
     reform and extend the solvency of the medicare program, the 
     chairman of the Committee on the Budget may adjust 
     allocations for fiscal years 2000 through 2004 to allow for 
     general revenue transfers to the medicare trust fund, subject 
     to the following limitations: Fiscal year 2001, 
     $2,800,000,000; fiscal year 2002, $5,500,000,000;

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     fiscal year 2003, $8,500,000,000; and fiscal year 2004, 
     $11,000,000,000.

     SEC. 9. UPDATING BASELINE PROJECTIONS AND PRIORITIES FOR 
                   FISCAL YEAR 2000.

       (a) Up-to-Date Estimates of On-Budget Surpluses.--Upon the 
     request of the chairman of the House Committee on the Budget, 
     the Director of the Congressional Budget Office shall make an 
     up-to-date estimate of the projected on-budget surplus for 
     the applicable fiscal year.
       (b) Adjustments.--Upon receipt of an up-to-date estimate of 
     an on-budget surplus made pursuant to subsection (a), the 
     chairman of the House Committee on the Budget shall adjust 
     the aggregates of new budget authority, outlays, revenues, 
     and the public debt as follows:
       (1) Reduce the aggregates for public debt for each of 
     fiscal years 2000 through 2001 by an amount equal to \1/2\ of 
     the increase (if any) in on-budget surplus projections above 
     the amounts provided in this resolution.
       (2) Increase the aggregates of new budget authority and 
     outlays for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2004 by an 
     amount equal to \1/4\ of the increase (if any) in on-budget 
     surplus projections above the amounts provided in this 
     resolution.
       (3) Reduce the revenue aggregates for each of fiscal years 
     2000 through 2004 by an amount equal to \1/4\ of the increase 
     (if any) in on-budget surplus projections above the amounts 
     provided in this resolution.

     SEC. 10. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ENFORCEMENT.

       It is the sense of Congress that before October 1, 2000, 
     Congress should enact legislation to modify and extend the 
     pay-as-you-go requirement through 2009, increase the 
     discretionary spending limits set forth under section 251(c) 
     of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985 for fiscal years 2001 and 2002, and extend those limits 
     to include fiscal years 2003 and 2004, to reflect the new 
     budget authority and outlays as set forth in this resolution.

     SEC. 11. INTENT OF THE COMMITTEE REGARDING CROP INSURANCE.

       It is the intent of the Committee on the Budget of the 
     House that function 350 for agriculture allow for the 
     implementation of a new, comprehensive, affordable, and 
     permanent crop and revenue insurance program. The cost of the 
     program is assumed to be $____ billion in this resolution; 
     but the program design has not been developed. When the 
     program is developed such committee will take all steps 
     necessary to work the crop and revenue insurance initiative 
     into the budget resolution and budget process.

     SEC. 12. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING THE MEDICARE+CHOICE 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       (1) the geographic disparity in payment rates for the 
     medicare managed care program is inherently unfair;
       (2) unfairness disproportionately effects rural areas and 
     efficient health care markets;
       (3) seniors in areas with higher reimbursement can receive 
     additional benefits that are unavailable to seniors in other 
     areas of the country.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Medicare+Choice payment rate must be addressed to correct 
     the current inequality, and any expansion of the medicare 
     program can be made only after this disparity is addressed.

It was decided in the

Yeas

134

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negative

Nays

295

para. 29.11                    [Roll No. 75]

                                AYES--134

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Baird
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chenoweth
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coburn
     Condit
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Farr
     Ford
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Green (TX)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kind (WI)
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McIntyre
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Minge
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pomeroy
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Roukema
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Scott
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thune
     Thurman
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Wexler
     Wise
     Wynn

                                NOES--295

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capuano
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meeks (NY)
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Burton
     Pelosi
     Stupak
     Weldon (PA)
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 29.12  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. SPRATT:

       Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL 
                   YEAR 2000.

       The Congress declares that this is the concurrent 
     resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2000 and that the 
     appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2001 through 
     2014 are hereby set forth.

     SEC. 2. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

       (a) Special Rule.--In this resolution, all references to 
     years are fiscal years and all amounts are expressed in 
     billions.
       (b) On-Budget Levels (Excluding Social Security and Other 
     Off-Budget Agencies.--The following budgetary levels are 
     appropriate for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2014:
       (1) Federal revenues.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
     this resolution:
       (A) The recommended levels of Federal revenues are as 
     follows:
     Fiscal year 2000: $1,408.5.
     Fiscal year 2001: $1,439.2.
     Fiscal year 2002: $1,497.3.
     Fiscal year 2003: $1,552.0.
     Fiscal year 2004: $1,622.2.
     Fiscal year 2005: $1,697.5.
     Fiscal year 2006: $1,775.9.
     Fiscal year 2007: $1,855.9.
     Fiscal year 2008: $1,940.0.
     Fiscal year 2009: $2,029.3.
     Fiscal year 2010: $2,115.9.
     Fiscal year 2011: $2,207.4.

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     Fiscal year 2012: $2,300.8.
     Fiscal year 2013: $2,396.6.
     Fiscal year 2014: $2,494.4.
       (B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels of Federal 
     revenues should be changed are as follows:
     Fiscal year 2000: $0.0.
     Fiscal year 2001: -$5.9.
     Fiscal year 2002: -$11.0.
     Fiscal year 2003: -$11.3.
     Fiscal year 2004: -$11.9.
     Fiscal year 2005: -$13.4.
     Fiscal year 2006: -$14.8.
     Fiscal year 2007: -$15.5.
     Fiscal year 2008: -$16.2.
     Fiscal year 2009: -$16.4.
     Fiscal year 2010: -$17.8.
     Fiscal year 2011: -$17.8.
     Fiscal year 2012: -$17.8.
     Fiscal year 2013: -$17.8.
     Fiscal year 2014: -$17.8.
       (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 2000: $1,425.8.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,481.9.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,507.9.
       Fiscal year 2003: $1,573.5.
       Fiscal year 2004: $1,630.3.
       Fiscal year 2005: $1,708.3.
       Fiscal year 2006: $1,754.5.
       Fiscal year 2007: $1,825.0.
       Fiscal year 2008: $1,902.2.
       Fiscal year 2009: $1,979.8.
       Fiscal year 2010: $2,054.8.
       Fiscal year 2011: $2,135.6.
       Fiscal year 2012: $2,218.1.
       Fiscal year 2013: $2,321.2.
       Fiscal year 2014: $2,420.5.
       (3) Budget outlays.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
     this resolution, the appropriate levels of total budget 
     outlays are as follows:
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,408.0.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,432.3.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,495.8.
       Fiscal year 2003: $1,551.6.
       Fiscal year 2004: $1,621.7.
       Fiscal year 2005: $1,684.8.
       Fiscal year 2006: $1,735.3.
       Fiscal year 2007: $1,803.9.
       Fiscal year 2008: $1,882.9.
       Fiscal year 2009: $1,958.2.
       Fiscal year 2010: $2,045.1.
       Fiscal year 2011: $2,134.8.
       Fiscal year 2012: $2,226.3.
       Fiscal year 2013: $2,338.4.
       Fiscal year 2014: $2,442.0.
       (4) Surpluses.--For purposes of the enforcement of this 
     resolution, the amounts of the surpluses are as follows:
       Fiscal year 2000: $0.5.
       Fiscal year 2001: $6.9.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1.5.
       Fiscal year 2003: $0.2.
       Fiscal year 2004: $0.5.
       Fiscal year 2005: $12.9.
       Fiscal year 2006: $40.7.
       Fiscal year 2007: $52.1.
       Fiscal year 2008: $57.0.
       Fiscal year 2009: $71.0.
       Fiscal year 2010: $70.8.
       Fiscal year 2011: $72.6.
       Fiscal year 2012: $74.6.
       Fiscal year 2013: $58.2.
       Fiscal year 2014: $52.4.
       (c) Unified Budget Levels (Including All Federal 
     Programs).--The following budgetary levels are appropriate 
     for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2014:
       (1) Federal revenues.--(A) The recommended levels of 
     Federal revenues are as follows:
     Fiscal year 2000: $1,876.5.
     Fiscal year 2001: $1,927.0.
     Fiscal year 2002: $2,003.6.
     Fiscal year 2003: $2,079.4.
     Fiscal year 2004: $2,172.1.
     Fiscal year 2005: $2,274.3.
     Fiscal year 2006: $2,377.7.
     Fiscal year 2007: $2,484.2.
     Fiscal year 2008: $2,594.4.
     Fiscal year 2009: $2,710.6.
     Fiscal year 2010: $2,826.5.
     Fiscal year 2011: $2,948.5.
     Fiscal year 2012: $3,073.2.
     Fiscal year 2013: $3,201.0.
     Fiscal year 2014: $3,331.6.
       (B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels of Federal 
     revenues should be changed are as follows:
     Fiscal year 2000: $0.0.
     Fiscal year 2001: -$5.9.
     Fiscal year 2002: -$11.0.
     Fiscal year 2003: -$11.3.
     Fiscal year 2004: -$11.9.
     Fiscal year 2005: -$13.4.
     Fiscal year 2006: -$14.8.
     Fiscal year 2007: -$15.5.
     Fiscal year 2008: -$16.2.
     Fiscal year 2009: -$16.4.
     Fiscal year 2010: -$17.8.
     Fiscal year 2011: -$17.8.
     Fiscal year 2012: -$17.8.
     Fiscal year 2013: -$17.8.
     Fiscal year 2014: -$17.8.
       (2) New budget authority.--The appropriate levels of total 
     new budget authority are as follows:
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,752.9.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,821.4.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,857.6.
       Fiscal year 2003: $1,935.8.
       Fiscal year 2004: $2,005.7.
       Fiscal year 2005: $2,097.8.
       Fiscal year 2006: $2,159.2.
       Fiscal year 2007: $2,245.6.
       Fiscal year 2008: $2,340.5.
       Fiscal year 2009: $2,439.3.
       Fiscal year 2010: $2,540.2.
       Fiscal year 2011: $2,648.4.
       Fiscal year 2012: $2,762.9.
       Fiscal year 2013: $2,903.0.
       Fiscal year 2014: $3,044.0.
       (3) Budget outlays.--The appropriate levels of total budget 
     outlays are as follows:
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,735.1.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,771.9.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,845.4.
       Fiscal year 2003: $1,914.0.
       Fiscal year 2004: $1,997.2.
       Fiscal year 2005: $2,074.5.
       Fiscal year 2006: $2,140.1.
       Fiscal year 2007: $2,224.7.
       Fiscal year 2008: $2,321.2.
       Fiscal year 2009: $2,417.9.
       Fiscal year 2010: $2,530.5.
       Fiscal year 2011: $2,647.5.
       Fiscal year 2012: $2,771.2.
       Fiscal year 2013: $2,920.2.
       Fiscal year 2014: $3,065.5.
       (4) Surpluses.--The amounts of the surpluses are as 
     follows:
       Fiscal year 2000: $141.4.
       Fiscal year 2001: $155.1.
       Fiscal year 2002: $158.1.
       Fiscal year 2003: $165.3.
       Fiscal year 2004: $174.9.
       Fiscal year 2005: $199.9.
       Fiscal year 2006: $237.7.
       Fiscal year 2007: $259.5.
       Fiscal year 2008: $273.2.
       Fiscal year 2009: $292.7.
       Fiscal year 2010: $296.0.
       Fiscal year 2011: $301.0.
       Fiscal year 2012: $302.0.
       Fiscal year 2013: $280.8.
       Fiscal year 2014: $266.1.
       (d) Debt Held by the Public.--The appropriate levels of the 
     public debt are as follows:
       Fiscal year 2000: $3,500.4.
       Fiscal year 2001: $3,361.3.
       Fiscal year 2002: $3,219.2.
       Fiscal year 2003: $3,070.3.
       Fiscal year 2004: $2,910.7.
       Fiscal year 2005: $2,725.0.
       Fiscal year 2006: $2,500.6.
       Fiscal year 2007: $2,253.4.
       Fiscal year 2008: $1,991.7.
       Fiscal year 2009: $1,710.2.
       Fiscal year 2010: $1,426.2.
       Fiscal year 2011: $1,137.3.
       Fiscal year 2012: $847.2.
       Fiscal year 2013: $577.5.
       Fiscal year 2014: $322.4.
       (e) Transfers From the General Fund to the HI and OASI 
     Trust Funds.--
       (1) Amounts transferred to hi trust fund.--The amounts to 
     be transferred from the General Fund to the HI Trust Fund are 
     as follows:
       Fiscal year 2000: $26.2.
       Fiscal year 2001: $28.2.
       Fiscal year 2002: $29.9.
       Fiscal year 2003: $31.5.
       Fiscal year 2004: $33.3.
       Fiscal year 2005: $37.8.
       Fiscal year 2006: $44.2.
       Fiscal year 2007: $47.8.
       Fiscal year 2008: $50.2.
       Fiscal year 2009: $53.1.
       Fiscal year 2010: $54.3.
       Fiscal year 2011: $54.9.
       Fiscal year 2012: $54.9.
       Fiscal year 2013: $51.6.
       Fiscal year 2014: $49.3.
       (2) Amounts transferred to oasi trust fund.--The amounts to 
     be transferred from the General Fund to the OASI Trust Fund 
     are as follows:
       Fiscal year 2000: $108.5.
       Fiscal year 2001: $116.7.
       Fiscal year 2002: $123.5.
       Fiscal year 2003: $130.1.
       Fiscal year 2004: $137.7.
       Fiscal year 2005: $156.2.
       Fiscal year 2006: $182.8.
       Fiscal year 2007: $197.7.
       Fiscal year 2008: $207.4.
       Fiscal year 2009: $219.6.
       Fiscal year 2010: $224.3.
       Fiscal year 2011: $226.8.
       Fiscal year 2012: $226.9.
       Fiscal year 2013: $213.2.
       Fiscal year 2014: $203.7.
       (3) Resulting on-budget deficits.--The on-budget deficits 
     resulting from this resolution including the transfers under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) are the following:
       Fiscal year 2000: -$110.3.
       Fiscal year 2001: -$118.0.
       Fiscal year 2002: -$136.7.
       Fiscal year 2003: -$151.8.
       Fiscal year 2004: -$167.0.
       Fiscal year 2005: -$182.1.
       Fiscal year 2006: -$191.5.
       Fiscal year 2007: -$207.1.
       Fiscal year 2008: -$225.4.
       Fiscal year 2009: -$238.1.
       Fiscal year 2010: -$258.9.
       Fiscal year 2011: -$276.3.
       Fiscal year 2012: -$292.1.
       Fiscal year 2013: -$313.1.
       Fiscal year 2014: -$327.9.
       (4) Resulting off-budget surpluses.--The off-budget 
     surpluses resulting from this resolution including the 
     transfers under paragraphs (1) and (2) are the following:
       Fiscal year 2000: $251.8.
       Fiscal year 2001: $273.0.
       Fiscal year 2002: $294.8.
       Fiscal year 2003: $316.9.
       Fiscal year 2004: $341.9.
       Fiscal year 2005: $382.1.
       Fiscal year 2006: $429.2.
       Fiscal year 2007: $466.7.
       Fiscal year 2008: $498.5.
       Fiscal year 2009: $530.8.
       Fiscal year 2010: $554.9.
       Fiscal year 2011: $577.3.
       Fiscal year 2012: $594.1.
       Fiscal year 2013: $593.8.
       Fiscal year 2014: $594.0.

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     SEC. 3. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

       The Congress determines and declares that the appropriate 
     levels of new budget authority and budget outlays for fiscal 
     years 2000 through 2009 for each major functional category 
     are:
       (1) National Defense (050):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $280.4.
       (B) Outlays, $273.6.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $300.2.
       (B) Outlays, $281.6.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $302.1.
       (B) Outlays, $291.7.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $312.5.
       (B) Outlays, $303.6.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $321.4.
       (B) Outlays, $313.5.
       Fiscal year 2005:
       (A) New budget authority, $326.0.
       (B) Outlays, $318.0.
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $330.7.
       (B) Outlays, $322.5.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $335.4.
       (B) Outlays, $327.1.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $340.2.
       (B) Outlays, $331.8.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $345.0.
       (B) Outlays, $336.5
       (2) International Affairs (150):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $12.5.
       (B) Outlays, $14.8.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $12.8.
       (B) Outlays, $15.4.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $12.0.
       (B) Outlays, $14.8.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $13.6.
       (B) Outlays, $14.4.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $15.0.
       (B) Outlays, $14.5.
       Fiscal year 2005:
       (A) New budget authority, $16.3.
       (B) Outlays, $15.1.
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $17.2.
       (B) Outlays, $15.5.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $17.8.
       (B) Outlays, $15.8.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $18.6.
       (B) Outlays, $16.3.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $19.3.
       (B) Outlays, $16.4.
       (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $18.0.
       (B) Outlays, $18.2.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $18.7.
       (B) Outlays, $18.4.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $18.8.
       (B) Outlays, $18.7.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $18.9.
       (B) Outlays, $18.8.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $19.2.
       (B) Outlays, $19.1.
       Fiscal year 2005:
       (A) New budget authority, $21.7.
       (B) Outlays, $21.1.
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $22.4.
       (B) Outlays, $22.1.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $23.3.
       (B) Outlays, $23.0.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $25.5.
       (B) Outlays, $24.2.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $27.7.
       (B) Outlays, $25.8.
       (4) Energy (270):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $0.0.
       (B) Outlays, -$0.7.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, -$0.0.
       (B) Outlays, -$1.8.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, -$0.2.
       (B) Outlays, -$1.2.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, -$0.1.
       (B) Outlays, -$1.2.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, -$0.0.
       (B) Outlays, -$1.2.
       Fiscal year 2005:
       (A) New budget authority, $0.1.
       (B) Outlays, -$1.0.
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $0.5.
       (B) Outlays, -$0.6.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $0.7.
       (B) Outlays, -$0.3.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $1.1.
       (B) Outlays, $0.0.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $1.2.
       (B) Outlays, $0.1.
       (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $24.5.
       (B) Outlays, $23.6.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $24.4.
       (B) Outlays, $24.0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $24.4.
       (B) Outlays, $23.9.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $24.5.
       (B) Outlays, $24.1.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $25.4.
       (B) Outlays, $25.0.
       Fiscal year 2005:
       (A) New budget authority, $27.6.
       (B) Outlays, $26.5.
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $28.6.
       (B) Outlays, $27.8.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $28.9.
       (B) Outlays, $28.2.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $30.4.
       (B) Outlays, $29.7.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $32.3.
       (B) Outlays, $30.6.
       (6) Agriculture (350):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $14.7.
       (B) Outlays, $13.3.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $14.1.
       (B) Outlays, $12.2.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $12.4.
       (B) Outlays, $10.6.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $12.7.
       (B) Outlays, $11.0.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $13.4.
       (B) Outlays, $11.8.
       Fiscal year 2005:
       (A) New budget authority, $14.2.
       (B) Outlays, $12.5.
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $15.2.
       (B) Outlays, $13.4.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $16.0.
       (B) Outlays, $14.2.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $16.9.
       (B) Outlays, $14.9.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $17.3.
       (B) Outlays, $15.1.
       (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $98.
       (B) Outlays, $4.5.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $12.0.
       (B) Outlays, $7.1.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $16.3.
       (B) Outlays, $11.9.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $16.3.
       (B) Outlays, $12.6.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $16.2.
       (B) Outlays, $12.8.
       Fiscal year 2005:
       (A) New budget authority, $14.7.
       (B) Outlays, $11.4.
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $14.6.
       (B) Outlays, $11.1.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $14.7.
       (B) Outlays, $10.9.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $14.6.
       (B) Outlays, $10.5.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $14.4.
       (B) Outlays, $9.9.
       (8) Transportation (400):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $50.6.
       (B) Outlays, $45.8.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $52.2.
       (B) Outlays, $47.7.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $52.6
       (B) Outlays, $47.2.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $54.2.
       (B) Outlays, $48.5.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $54.2.
       (B) Outlays, $48.7.
       Fiscal year 2005:
       (A) New budget authority, $54.2.
       (B) Outlays, $50.6.
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $54.6.
       (B) Outlays, $53.9.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $54.8.
       (B) Outlays, $55.1.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $55.3.
       (B) Outlays, $56.4.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $55.5.
       (B) Outlays, $56.7.
       (9) Community and Regional Development (450):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $8.6.
       (B) Outlays, $10.6.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $7.8.
       (B) Outlays, $9.3.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $8.8.
       (B) Outlays, $8.8.

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       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $8.9.
       (B) Outlays, $9.2.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $9.1.
       (B) Outlays, $9.3.
       Fiscal year 2005:
       (A) New budget authority, $10.8.
       (B) Outlays, $10.0.
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $11.8.
       (B) Outlays, $10.7.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $12.8.
       (B) Outlays, $11.6.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $13.8.
       (B) Outlays, $12.8.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $14.8.
       (B) Outlays, $13.8.
       (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services:
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $68.6.
       (B) Outlays, $64.3.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $67.3.
       (B) Outlays, $66.1.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $67.5.
       (B) Outlays, $66.7.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $69.9.
       (B) Outlays, $68.5.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $71.8.
       (B) Outlays, $70.7.
       Fiscal year 2005:
       (A) New budget authority, $74.1.
       (B) Outlays, $72.5.
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $76.3.
       (B) Outlays, $75.3.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $80.2.
       (B) Outlays, $78.4.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $83.5.
       (B) Outlays, $82.5.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $87.5.
       (B) Outlays, $86.1.
       (11) Health (550):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $157.1.
       (B) Outlays, $153.4.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $167.3.
       (B) Outlays, $163.9.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $177.2.
       (B) Outlays, $177.1.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $188.9.
       (B) Outlays, $189.0.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $203.5.
       (B) Outlays, $204.2.
       Fiscal year 2005:
       (A) New budget authority, $220.8.
       (B) Outlays, $220.0.
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $238.7.
       (B) Outlays, $238.7.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $259.3.
       (B) Outlays, $258.7.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $280.1.
       (B) Outlays, $279.2.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $303.2.
       (B) Outlays, $302.2.
       (12) Medicare (570):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $208.8.
       (B) Outlays, $208.8.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $222.2.
       (B) Outlays, $222.3.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $231.0.
       (B) Outlays, $230.7.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $251.2.
       (B) Outlays, $251.4.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $269.1.
       (B) Outlays, $269.3.
       Fiscal year 2005:
       (A) New budget authority, $269.3.
       (B) Outlays, $295.9.
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $307.6.
       (B) Outlays, $307.8.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $338.5.
       (B) Outlays, $338.7.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $366.7.
       (B) Outlays, $366.3.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $395.3.
       (B) Outlays, $395.5.
       (13) Income Security (600):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $245.7.
       (B) Outlays, $248.4.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $257.2.
       (B) Outlays, $258.5.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $267.3.
       (B) Outlays, $268.3.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $276.8.
       (B) Outlays, $277.8.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $286.1.
       (B) Outlays, $287.8.
       Fiscal year 2005:
       (A) New budget authority, $300.6.
       (B) Outlays, $301.6.
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $307.3.
       (B) Outlays, $309.0.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $313.8.
       (B) Outlays, $316.1.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $327.7.
       (B) Outlays, $330.7.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $338.4.
       (B) Outlays, $341.8.
       (14) Social Security (650):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $14.2.
       (B) Outlays, $14.3.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $13.8.
       (B) Outlays, $13.8.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $15.6.
       (B) Outlays, $15.6.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $16.3.
       (B) Outlays, $16.3.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $17.1.
       (B) Outlays, $17.1.
       Fiscal year 2005:
       (A) New budget authority, $18.0.
       (B) Outlays, $18.0.
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $19.1.
       (B) Outlays, $19.0.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $20.2.
       (B) Outlays, $20.1.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $21.4.
       (B) Outlays, $21.4.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $22.7.
       (B) Outlays, $22.6.
       (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $45.6.
       (B) Outlays, $45.5.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $46.3.
       (B) Outlays, $46.4.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $46.8.
       (B) Outlays, $46.7.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $48.1.
       (B) Outlays, $48.3.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $48.4.
       (B) Outlays, $48.8.
       Fiscal year 2005:
       (A) New budget authority, $53.5.
       (B) Outlays, $53.9.
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $52.1.
       (B) Outlays, $52.5.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $53.5.
       (B) Outlays, $51.9.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $54.7.
       (B) Outlays, $55.2.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $57.0.
       (B) Outlays, $57.4.
       (16) Administration of Justice (750):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $23.4.
       (B) Outlays, $25.3.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $24.7.
       (B) Outlays, $24.9.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $24.7.
       (B) Outlays, $24.9.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $25.9.
       (B) Outlays, $25.7.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $27.7.
       (B) Outlays, $27.6.
       Fiscal year 2005:
       (A) New budget authority, $29.9.
       (B) Outlays, $29.3.
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $31.2.
       (B) Outlays, $30.2.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $32.9.
       (B) Outlays, $32.5.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $34.5.
       (B) Outlays, $34.0.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $35.5.
       (B) Outlays, $35.2.
       (17) General Government (800):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $12.3.
       (B) Outlays, $13.5.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $12.1.
       (B) Outlays, $12.6.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $12.1.
       (B) Outlays, $12.3.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $12.1.
       (B) Outlays, $12.2.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $12.4.
       (B) Outlays, $12.4.
       Fiscal year 2005:
       (A) New budget authority, $13.2.
       (B) Outlays, $12.8.
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $14.0.
       (B) Outlays, $13.7.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $.
       (B) Outlays, $.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $.
       (B) Outlays, $.

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       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $.
       (B) Outlays, $.
       (18) Net Interest (900):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $.
       (B) Outlays, $.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $.
       (B) Outlays, $.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $.
       (B) Outlays, $.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $265.2.
       (B) Outlays, $265.2.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $263.3.
       (B) Outlays, $263.3.
       Fiscal year 2005:
       (A) New budget authority, $260.6.
       (B) Outlays, $260.6.
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $257.7.
       (B) Outlays, $257.7.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $254.8.
       (B) Outlays, $254.8.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $250.7.
       (B) Outlays, $250.7.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $246.7.
       (B) Outlays, $246.7.
       (19) Allowances (920):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, -$9.3.
       (B) Outlays, -$9.5.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, -$4.5.
       (B) Outlays, -$4.4.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, -$4.3.
       (B) Outlays, -$5.7.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, -$4.1.
       (B) Outlays, -$4.3.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, -$4.4.
       (B) Outlays, -$4.4.
       Fiscal year 2005:
       (A) New budget authority, -$4.5.
       (B) Outlays, -$4.4.
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, -$4.3.
       (B) Outlays, -$4.3.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, -$4.3.
       (B) Outlays, -$4.3.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, -$4.4.
       (B) Outlays, -$4.3.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, -$4.2.
       (B) Outlays, -$4.2.
       (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, -$35.1.
       (B) Outlays, -$35.1.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, -$37.9.
       (B) Outlays, -$37.9.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, -$44.9.
       (B) Outlays, -$44.9.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, -$38.3.
       (B) Outlays, -$38.3.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, -$38.6.
       (B) Outlays, -$38.6.
       Fiscal year 2005:
       (A) New budget authority, -$39.8.
       (B) Outlays, -$39.8.
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, -$40.8.
       (B) Outlays, -$40.8.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, -$42.5.
       (B) Outlays, -$42.5.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, -$43.6.
       (B) Outlays, -$43.6.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, -$44.8.
       (B) Outlays, -$44.8.
       (21) Multipurpose (970):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $0.0.
       (B) Outlays, $0.0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $0.0.
       (B) Outlays, -$19.0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $0.0.
       (B) Outlays, $10.0.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $0.0.
       (B) Outlays, -$1.0.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $0.0.
       (B) Outlays, $10.0.
       Fiscal year 2005:
       (A) New budget authority, $0.0.
       (B) Outlays, $0.0.
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $0.0.
       (B) Outlays, $0.0.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $0.0.
       (B) Outlays, $0.0.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $0.0.
       (B) Outlays, $0.0
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $0.0
       (B) Outlays, $0.0.

     SEC. 4. RECONCILIATION.

       (a) First Reconciliation Bill.--Not later than July 1, 
     1999, the House Committee on Ways and Means shall report to 
     the House a reconciliation bill that consists of changes in 
     laws within its jurisdiction necessary--
       (1) to ensure (A) that the surplus of all trust fund 
     receipts over outlays of the social security trust funds is 
     invested in special purpose bonds backed by the full faith 
     and credit of the United States, and (B) that such funds are 
     applied by the Treasury solely to pay off the outstanding 
     debt of the United States held by the public; and
       (2) to ensure further that the Treasury shall issue bonds 
     backed by the full faith and credit of the United States 
     Government to the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-Age, 
     Survivors, and Disability Insurance Trust Funds and to the 
     Board of Trustees of the Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust 
     Fund in an amount specified in this resolution which equals 
     the public debt retired through fiscal year 2014. 81 \1/2\ 
     percent of such bonds shall be issued to the social security 
     trust funds and 19 \1/2\ percent to the Medicare Hospital 
     Insurance Trust Fund.
       (b) Second Reconciliation Bill.--If the reconciliation bill 
     referred to in subsection (a) is enacted, then, not later 
     than the 20th calendar day beginning after the date of such 
     enactment, the House Committee on Ways and Means shall submit 
     its recommendations to the Committee on the Budget of the 
     House. After receiving those recommendations, the Committee 
     on the Budget shall report to the House a reconciliation bill 
     carrying out all such recommendations without any substantive 
     revision.
       (1) The House Committee on Ways and Means shall report 
     changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce 
     revenues as follows: -$40.1 in the period of fiscal years 
     2000 through 2004 and -$116.5 in the period of fiscal years 
     2000 through 2009.
       (2) The policy of this concurrent resolution is that the 
     bill reported under section 4(b)(1) accommodate high priority 
     tax relief of approximately $62 billion over five years, $166 
     billion over ten years, and $295 billion over fifteen years 
     upon enactment of legislation that extends solvency of the 
     Social Security trust funds until 2050 and solvency of the 
     Medicare Trust Fund until at least 2020. Of these amounts, 
     $22 billion over five years, $50 billion over ten years, and 
     $90 billion over fifteen years would fully offset revenues 
     lost by closing or restricting unwarranted tax benefits. Such 
     tax relief should--
       (1) expand tax credits to alleviate the costs of child care 
     for working families;
       (2) reduce financing costs for primary and secondary public 
     school modernization;
       (3) mitigate ``marriage penalties'' in the tax code;
       (4) ensure that working families eligible for child tax 
     credits are unaffected by the Alternative Minimum Tax;
       (5) create tax incentives for working families to establish 
     savings accounts for retirement;
       (6) extend long-supported and previously renewed tax 
     benefits that soon will expire, such as the Work Opportunity 
     and Research and Experimentation credits;
       (7) accommodate the revenue effects of enacting the Dingell 
     bill (H.R. 358), legislation improving rights for medical 
     patients and providers in managed care health plans;
       (8) provide tax relief to assist working families with 
     long-term care needs; and
       (9) provide tax credits to purchasers of Better American 
     Bonds which will support State and local environmental 
     protection initiatives.

     SEC. 5. EXTENDING THE SOLVENCY OF SOCIAL SECURITY AND 
                   MEDICARE.

       Until enactment of the legislation required by this 
     section, none of any budget surplus shall be obligated or 
     expended. Upon enactment of this legislation, the on-budget 
     surplus may be used to increase programs or to offset tax 
     reduction, subject to the discretionary spending caps and the 
     pay-as-you-go rules as enacted by H. Con. Res. 67 (105th 
     Congress) or as subsequently amended. It is the objective of 
     this resolution to extend the solvency of Social Security at 
     least until 2050 and the solvency of Medicare at least until 
     2020, and to prohibit obligation or expenditure of any budget 
     surplus until these objectives are met. The Balanced Budget 
     Agreement of 1997 set discretionary caps for fiscal years 
     1998 through 2002 based upon explicit funding levels for 
     national defense (Function 050) for fiscal years 1998 through 
     2002. The President's budget for fiscal year 2000 requests a 
     baseline increase in Function 050 amounting to $84 billion in 
     budget authority for each of the next 5 years. The purpose of 
     the increase is to address problems of readiness and 
     retention and to meet requirements for modernization of 
     forces, which were not anticipated in the Balanced Budget 
     Agreement of 1997. This request changes fundamentally the 
     assumptions on which the agreement was made; therefore, 
     baseline spending should be increased in order to provide 
     sufficient funds for nondefense discretionary spending needs 
     while meeting the President's request for additional defense 
     spending. Therefore, upon enactment of legislation making 
     Social Security and Medicare solvent, as required by section 
     4(a), the discretionary spending caps applicable to fiscal 
     years 2001 and 2002 should be adjusted upward to reflect the 
     additional defense spending request from the President's 
     budget.

     SEC. 6. UPDATED CBO PROJECTIONS.

       Each calendar quarter the Director of the Congressional 
     Budget Office shall make an up-to-date estimate of receipts, 
     outlays and surplus (on-budget and off-budget) for the 
     current fiscal year.

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     SEC. 7. RELINQUISHING THE FEDERAL SHARE OF MEDICAID FUNDS 
                   RECOUPED AS A RESULT OF TOBACCO SETTLEMENTS 
                   BETWEEN THE STATES AND TOBACCO COMPANIES.

       The resolution assumes the Federal share of Medicaid funds 
     recouped as a result of tobacco settlements between the 
     States and tobacco companies will be relinquised to the 
     States. The resolution assumes that the release of the 
     Federal Government's claim to these funds in favor of the 
     States will be made by law, and will be subject to certain 
     conditions and activities prescribed by law including, but 
     not limited to, programs which improve public health, 
     programs designed to prevent youth smoking, other health 
     activities or education, and compensation for tobacco 
     farmers.

     SEC. 8. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL 
                   RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) persecution of individuals on the sole ground of their 
     religious beliefs and practices occurs in countries around 
     the world and affects millions of lives;
       (2) such persecution violates international norms of human 
     rights, including those established in the Universal 
     Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on 
     Civil and Political Rights, the Helsinki Accords, and the 
     Declaration on the Elimination of all Forms of Intolerance 
     and Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief;
       (3) such persecution is abhorrent to all Americans, and our 
     very Nation was founded on the principle of the freedom to 
     worship according to the dictates of our conscience; and
       (4) in 1998 Congress unanimously passed, and President 
     Clinton signed into law, the International Religious Freedom 
     Act of 1998, which established the United States Commission 
     on International Religious Freedom to monitor facts and 
     circumstances of violations of religious freedom and 
     authorized $3,000,000 to carry out the functions of the 
     Commission for each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) this resolution assumes that $3,000,000 will be 
     appropriated within function 150 for fiscal year 2000 for the 
     United States Commission on International Religious Freedom 
     to carry out its duties; and
       (2) the House Committee on Appropriations is strongly urged 
     to appropriate such amount for the Commission.

     SEC. 9. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ASSET-BUILDING FOR THE WORKING 
                   POOR.

       (a) Findings.--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, incentives which encourage asset-building 
     should be established;
       (4) across the Nation numerous small public, private, and 
     public-private asset-building initiatives (including 
     individual development account programs) are demonstrating 
     success at empowering low-income workers;
       (5) the Government currently provides middle and upper 
     income Americans with hundreds of billions of dollars in tax 
     incentives for building assets; and
       (6) the Government should utilize tax laws or other 
     measures to provide low-income Americans with incentives to 
     work and build assets in order to escape poverty permanently.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     any changes in tax law should include provisions which 
     encourage low-income workers and their families to save for 
     buying their first home, starting a business, obtaining an 
     education, or taking other measures to prepare for the 
     future.

     SEC. 10. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ACCESS TO HEALTH INSURANCE AND 
                   PRESERVING HOME HEALTH SERVICES FOR ALL 
                   MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES.

       (a) Access to Health Insurance.--
       (1) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (A) 43.4 million Americans are currently without health 
     insurance, and that this number is expected to rise to nearly 
     60 million people in the next 10 years;
       (B) the cost of health insurance continues to rise, a key 
     factor in increasing the number of uninsured; and
       (C) there is a consensus that working Americans and their 
     families and children will suffer from reduced access to 
     health insurance.
       (2) Sense of congress on improving access to health care 
     insurance.--It is the sense of Congress that access to 
     affordable health care coverage for all Americans is a 
     priority of the 106th Congress.
       (b) Preserving Home Health Service For All Medicare 
     Beneficiaries.--
       (1) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (A) the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 reformed medicare home 
     health care spending by instructing the Health Care Financing 
     Administration to implement a prospective payment system and 
     instituted an interim payment system to achieve savings;
       (B) the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1999, reformed the interim payment system 
     to increase reimbursements to low-cost providers, added $900 
     million in funding, and delayed the automatic 15 percent 
     payment reduction for one year, to October 1, 2000; and
       (C) patients whose care is more extensive and expensive 
     than the typical medicare patient do not receive supplemental 
     payments in the interim payment system but will receive 
     special protection in the home health care prospective 
     payment system.
       (2) Sense of congress on access to home health care.--It is 
     the sense of Congress that--
       (A) Congress recognizes the importance of home health care 
     for seniors and disabled citizens;
       (B) Congress and the Administration should work together to 
     maintain quality care for patients whose care is more 
     extensive and expensive than the typical medicare patient, 
     including the sickest and frailest medicare beneficiaries, 
     while home health care agencies operate in the interim 
     payment system; and
       (C) Congress and the Administration should work together to 
     avoid the implementation of the 15 percent reduction in the 
     interim payment system and ensure timely implementation of 
     the prospective payment system.

     SEC. 11. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON MEDICARE PAYMENT.

       (a) Findings.--The House finds that--
       (1) a goal of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 was to expand 
     options for Medicare beneficiaries under the new 
     Medicare+Choice program;
       (2) Medicare+Choice was intended to make these choices 
     available to all Medicare beneficiaries; and unfortunately, 
     during the first two years of the Medicare+Choice program the 
     blended payment was not implemented, stifling health care 
     options and continuing regional disparity among many counties 
     across the United States; and
       (3) the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 also established the 
     National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare to 
     develop legislative recommendations to address the long-term 
     funding challenges facing medicare.
       (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House that 
     this resolution assumes that funding of the Medicare+Choice 
     program is a priority for the House Committee on the Budget 
     before financing new programs and benefits that may 
     potentially add to the imbalance of payments and benefits in 
     Fee-for-Service Medicare and Medicare+Choice.

     SEC. 12. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON ASSESSMENT OF WELFARE-TO-WORK 
                   PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--It is the sense of the House that, 
     recognizing the need to maximize the benefit of the Welfare-
     to-Work Program, the Secretary of Labor should prepare a 
     report on Welfare-to-Work Programs pursuant to section 
     403(a)(5) of the Social Security Act. This report should 
     include information on the following--
       (1) the extent to which the funds available under such 
     section have been used (including the number of States that 
     have not used any of such funds), the types of programs that 
     have received such funds, the number of and characteristics 
     of the recipients of assistance under such programs, the 
     goals of such programs, the duration of such programs, the 
     costs of such programs, any evidence of the effects of such 
     programs on such recipients, and accounting of the total 
     amount expended by the States from such funds, and the rate 
     at which the Secretary expects such funds to be expended for 
     each of the fiscal years 2000, 2001, and 2002;
       (2) with regard to the unused funds allocated for Welfare-
     to-Work for each of fiscal years 1998 and 1999, identify 
     areas of the Nation that have unmet needs for Welfare-to-Work 
     initiatives; and
       (3) identify possible Congressional action that may be 
     taken to reprogram Welfare-to-Work funds from States that 
     have not utilized previously allocated funds to places of 
     unmet need, including those States that have rejected or 
     otherwise not utilized prior funding.
       (b) Report.--It is the sense of the House that, not later 
     than January 1, 2000, the Secretary of Labor should submit to 
     the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Ways and 
     Means of the House and the Committee on Finance of the 
     Senate, in writing, the report described in subsection (a).

     SEC. 13. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PROVIDING HONOR GUARD SERVICES 
                   FOR VETERANS' FUNERALS.

       It is the sense of Congress that all relevant congressional 
     committees should make every effort to provide sufficient 
     resources so that an Honor Guard, if requested, is available 
     for veterans' funerals.

     SEC. 14. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE PRESIDENT'S 
                   LIVABILITY AGENDA AND LANDS LEGACY INITIATIVE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) States and localities across the country are taking 
     steps to address the problems of traffic congestion, urban 
     sprawl, the deterioration of recreational areas, and the 
     disappearance of wildlife habitat and open space;
       (2) the Government should be a strong partner with States 
     and localities as they strive to address these problems and 
     build livable communities for the 21st century;
       (3) the Government can and should also take independent 
     actions to protect critical lands across the country and to 
     preserve America's natural treasures; and
       (4) the President's Lands Legacy Initiative and Livability 
     Agenda represent two comprehensive proposals that advance 
     these goals.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the President's Land Legacy Initiative and Livability Agenda 
     should be

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     considered high priorities by the Appropriations Committees 
     as they make spending decisions for fiscal year 2000 and 
     beyond.

     SEC. 15. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON CHILD NUTRITION.

       It is the sense of Congress that both Democrats and 
     Republicans understand that an adequate diet and proper 
     nutrition are essential to a child's general well-being. 
     Furthermore, the lack of an adequate diet and proper 
     nutrition may adversely affect a child's ability to perform 
     up to his or her ability in school. Because of this fact, as 
     well as the current Federal role in school nutrition programs 
     and the commitment on behalf of both Republicans and 
     Democrats to helping children learn, it is the sense of 
     Congress that the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
     and the Committee on Agriculture of the House should examine 
     our Nation's nutrition programs to determine if they can be 
     improved, particularly with respect to services to low-income 
     children.

     SEC. 16. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING STATES' FLEXIBILITY TO 
                   HELP LOW-INCOME SENIORS MEET MEDICARE'S COST 
                   SHARING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       (1) Congress and the States through Medicaid have 
     established two vital programs to help senior citizens pay 
     medicare premiums, deductibles, and copayments through the 
     Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) and the Specified Low-
     Income Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB) programs;
       (2) a recent Families, USA study found that between three 
     and four million low-income seniors are not getting the help 
     to which they are legally entitled, which is nearly 40 
     percent of those eligible for these programs; and
       (3) for many senior citizens with limited means, these 
     medicare premiums, deductibles, and copayments can be a 
     significant burden on their monthly budgets.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     these low-income seniors be enrolled in Medicaid by allowing 
     the Social Security Administration to automatically assume 
     that these seniors are eligible for Medicaid, while States 
     make final determinations.

     SEC. 17. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EQUITABLE REIMBURSEMENT FOR 
                   FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS.

       The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 contained a provision to 
     phase out Medicaid cost-based reimbursements from States to 
     FQHC's beginning in August of 1999 and phasing out completely 
     by 2002. It is anticipated that the phase-out of these 
     reimbursements will put a tremendous strain on the ability of 
     FQHC's to meet the healthcare needs of Medicaid beneficiaries 
     and the uninsured, particularly in rural areas of the United 
     States. It is the sense of Congress that a fair and equitable 
     Medicaid reimbursement policy should be developed for FQHC's 
     in recognition of their unique patient and service mix.

     SEC. 18. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING STATE'S FLEXIBILITY TO 
                   PROVIDE CHILDREN WITH HEALTH INSURANCE.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       (1) according to the 1997 current population survey data 
     from the United States Census Bureau, 11.3 million children 
     are uninsured and 4.4 million of them are eligible for 
     Medicaid;
       (2) under the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, States have a 
     new option under Medicaid to grant ``presumptive 
     eligibility'' to children through pediatricians, community 
     health centers, other health providers, Head Start centers, 
     WIC agencies, and State or local child care agencies that 
     determine eligibility for child care subsidies; and
       (3) it is more cost effective to enroll these children in 
     Medicaid and ensure that they are receiving preventive care 
     through a family doctor, rather than through an emergency 
     room where children are sicker and taxpayers will end up 
     paying more through higher Medicaid expenditures, local 
     taxes, or insurance premiums.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     these low-income children be enrolled in Medicaid by allowing 
     schools, child care resource and referral centers, child 
     support agencies, workers determining eligibility for 
     homeless programs, and workers determining eligibility for 
     the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to 
     automatically assume that these children are eligible for 
     Medicaid, while States make final determinations.

It was decided in the

Yeas

173

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negative

Nays

250

para. 29.13                    [Roll No. 76]

                                AYES--173

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Strickland
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--250

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Barcia
     Brown (CA)
     Burton
     Cooksey
     Dingell
     Hostettler
     Metcalf
     Pelosi
     Smith (TX)
     Stupak
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. CAMP, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 131, reported 
the concurrent resolution, as amended pursuant to said resolution, back 
to the House.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said concurrent resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that pursuant to clause 
10 of rule XX the yeas and nays

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were ordered, and the call was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

221

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affirmative

Nays

208

para. 29.14                    [Roll No. 77]

                                YEAS--221

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--208

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     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
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Burton
     Paul
     Pelosi
     Smith (TX)
     Stupak
  So the concurrent resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para. 29.15  further 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. 1141. An Act making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations 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. 1141) ``An Act making emergency supplemental 
appropriations 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. Gorton, Mr. 
McConnell, Mr. Burns, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Campbell, 
Mr. Craig, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Hollings, 
Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Harkin, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Reid, Mr. Kohl, 
Mrs. Murray, Mr. Dorgan, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Durbin, to be the 
conferees on the part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate had passed bills of the 
following titles, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. Con. Res. 23. Concurrent resolution providing for a 
     conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and the House 
     of Representatives.

para. 29.16  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. TAUZIN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Commerce was granted permission until midnight on Friday, April 9, 1999, 
to file a report on the bill (H.R. 851) to require the Federal 
Communications Commission to establish improved predictive models for 
determining the availability of television broadcast signals.

para. 29.17  providing for the adjournment of the two houses

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid before the House the 
following privileged concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 23):

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That when the Senate recesses or adjourns at the 
     close of business on Thursday, March 25, 1999, Friday, March 
     26, 1999, Saturday, March 27, 1999, or Sunday, March 28, 
     1999, on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent 
     resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, it stand 
     recessed or adjourned until noon on Monday, April 12, 1999, 
     or until such time on that day as may be specified by its 
     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 Thursday, March 
     25, 1999, or Friday, March 26, 1999, on a motion offered 
     pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader 
     or his designee, it stand adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on 
     Monday, April 12, 1999, for morning-hour debate, 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 the Minority Leader of the 
     House, shall notify the Members of the Senate and 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. 29.18  appointment of speaker pro tempore to sign enrollments

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   March 25, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Constance A. Morella or, if 
     not available to perform

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     this duty, the Honorable Frank R. Wolf to act as Speaker pro 
     tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint resolutions through 
     April 12, 1999.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  By unanimous consent, the appointment was approved.

para. 29.19  joint economic committee

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of 15 U.S.C. 1024(a), 
appointed to the Joint Economic Committee, on the part of the House, the 
following Members: Mr. Stark, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Messrs. Minge 
and Watt of North Carolina.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 29.20  speaker and minority leader to accept resignations, appoint 
          commissions

  On motion of Mr. JONES of North Carolina, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, notwithstanding any adjournment of the House until 
Monday, April 12, 1999, the Speaker, Majority Leader, and Minority 
Leader be authorized to accept resignations and to make appointments 
authorized by law or by the House.

para. 29.21  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. JONES of North Carolina, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, April 
14, 1999, under clause 7, rule XV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para. 29.22  enrolled bills signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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. 68. An Act to amend section 20 of the Small Business 
     Act and make technical corrections in title III of the Small 
     Business Investment Act.
       H.R. 92. An Act 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''.
       H.R. 158. An Act to designate the United States courthouse 
     located at 315 North 26th Street in Billings, Montana, as the 
     ``James F. Battin United States Courthouse''.
       H.R. 233. An Act to designate the Federal building located 
     at 700 East San Antonio Street in El Paso, Texas, as the 
     ``Richard C. White Federal Building''.
       H.R. 396. An Act to designate the Federal building located 
     at 1301 Clay Street in Oakland, California, as the ``Ronald 
     V. Dellums Federal Building''.

para. 29.23  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 for a loan guarantee program to 
     address the Year 2000 computer problems of small business 
     concerns, and for other purposes.

para. 29.24  bills presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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. 68. To amend section 20 of the Small Business Act and 
     make technical corrections in title III of the Small Business 
     Investment Act.
       H.R. 92. 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''.
       H.R. 158. To designate the United States courthouse located 
     at 316 North 26th Street in Billings, Montana, as the ``James 
     F. Battin United States Courthouse''.
       H.R. 233. To designate the Federal building located at 700 
     East San Antonio Street in El Paso, Texas, as the ``Richard 
     C. White Federal Building''.
       H.R. 396. To designate the Federal building located at 1301 
     Clay Street in Oakland, California, as the ``Ronald V. 
     Dellums Federal Building''.

para. 29.25  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mrs. EMERSON, 
for today until 12 noon.
  And then,

para. 29.26  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. UNDERWOOD, pursuant to the provisions of Senate 
Concurrent Resolution 23, at 8 o'clock and 29 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on Monday, April 12, 1999, for ``morning-
hour'' debate.

para. 29.27  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, 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 106th 
Congress, pursuant to the provisions of 2 U.S.C. 25:

                                ALABAMA

     1. Sonny Callahan
     2. Terry Everett
     3. Bob Riley
     4. Robert B. Aderholt
     5. Robert E. (Bud) Cramer, Jr.
     6. Spencer Bachus
     7. Earl F. Hilliard

                      ALASKA, At Large, Don Young

                                ARIZONA

     1. Matt Salmon
     2. Ed Pastor
     3. Bob Stump
     4. John B. Shadegg
     5. Jim Kolbe
     6. J. D. Hayworth

                                ARKANSAS

     1. Marion Berry
     2. Vic Snyder
     3. Asa Hutchinson
     4. Jay Dickey

                               CALIFORNIA

     1. Mike Thompson
     2. Wally Herger
     3. Doug Ose
     4. John T. Doolittle
     5. Robert T. Matsui
     6. Lynn C. Woolsey
     7. George Miller
     8. Nancy Pelosi
     9. Barbara Lee
     10. Ellen O. Tauscher
     11. Richard W. Pombo
     12. Tom Lantos
     13. Fortney Pete Stark
     14. Anna G. Eshoo
     15. Tom Campbell
     16. Zoe Lofgren
     17. Sam Farr
     18. Gary A. Condit
     19. George Radanovich
     20. Calvin M. Dooley
     21. William M. Thomas
     22. Lois Capps
     23. Elton Gallegly
     24. Brad Sherman
     25. Howard P. `Buck' McKeon
     26. Howard L. Berman
     27. James E. Rogan
     28. David Dreier
     29. Henry A. Waxman
     30. Xavier Becerra
     31. Matthew G. Martinez
     32. Julian C. Dixon
     33. Lucille Roybal-Allard
     34. Grace F. Napolitano
     35. Maxine Waters
     36. Steven T. Kuykendall
     37. Juanita Millender-McDonald
     38. Stephen Horn
     39. Edward R. Royce
     40. Jerry Lewis
     41. Gary G. Miller
     42. George E. Brown, Jr.
     43. Ken Calvert
     44. Mary Bono
     45. Dana Rohrabacher
     46. Loretta Sanchez
     47. Christopher Cox
     48. Ron Packard
     49. Brian P. Bilbray
     50. Bob Filner
     51. Randy``Duke'' Cunningham
     52. Duncan Hunter

                                COLORADO

     1. Diana DeGette
     2. Mark Udall
     3. Scott McInnis
     4. Bob Schaffer
     5. Joel Hefley
     6. Thomas G. Tancredo

                              CONNECTICUT

     1. John B. Larson
     2. Sam Gejdenson
     3. Rosa L. DeLauro
     4. Christopher Shays
     5. James H. Maloney
     6. Nancy L. Johnson

                 DELAWARE, At Large, Michael N. Castle

                                FLORIDA

     1. Joe Scarborough
     2. Allen Boyd
     3. Corrine Brown
     4. Tillie K. Fowler
     5. Karen L. Thurman
     6. Cliff Stearns
     7. John L. Mica
     8. Bill McCollum
     9. Michael Bilirakis
     10. C. W. Bill Young
     11. Jim Davis
     12. Charles T. Canady
     13. Dan Miller
     14. Porter J. Goss
     15. Dave Weldon
     16. Mark Foley
     17. Carrie P. Meek
     18. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
     19. Robert Wexler
     20. Peter Deutsch
     21. Lincoln Diaz-Balart
     22. E. Clay Shaw, Jr.
     23. Alcee L. Hastings

                                GEORGIA

     1. Jack Kingston
     2. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
     3. Mac Collins
     4. Cynthia A. McKinney
     5. John Lewis
     6. Johnny Isakson
     7. Bob Barr
     8. Saxby Chambliss
     9. Nathan Deal
     10. Charlie Norwood
     11. John Linder

                                 HAWAII

     1. Neil Abercrombie
     2. Patsy T. Mink

                                 IDAHO

     1. Helen Chenoweth
       
     2. Michael K. Simpson

                                ILLINOIS

     1. Bobby L. Rush
     2. Jesse L. Jackson, Jr.
     3. William O. Lipinski
     4. Luis V. Gutierrez
     5. Rod R. Blagojevich
     6. Henry J. Hyde
     7. Danny K. Davis
     8. Philip M. Crane
     9. Janice D. Schakowsky
     10. John Edward Porter
     11. Jerry Weller
     12. Jerry F. Costello

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     13. Judy Biggert
     14. J. Dennis Hastert
     15. Thomas W. Ewing
     16. Donald A. Manzullo
     17. Lane Evans
     18. Ray LaHood
     19. David D. Phelps
     20. John Shimkus

                                INDIANA

     1. Peter J. Visclosky
     2. David M. McIntosh
     3. Tim Roemer
     4. Mark E. Souder
     5. Stephen E. Buyer
     6. Dan Burton
     7. Edward A. Pease
     8. John N. Hostettler
     9. Baron P. Hill
     10. Julia Carson

                                  IOWA

     1. James A. Leach
     2. Jim Nussle
     3. Leonard L. Boswell
     4. Greg Ganske
     5. Tom Latham

                                 KANSAS

     1. Jerry Moran
     2. Jim Ryun
     3. Dennis Moore
     4. Todd Tiahrt

                                KENTUCKY

     1. Ed Whitfield
     2. Ron Lewis
     3. Anne M. Northup
     4. Ken Lucas
     5. Harold Rogers
     6. Ernest L. Fletcher

                               LOUISIANA

     1. Bob Livingston
     2. William J. Jefferson
     3. W. J. (Billy) Tauzin
     4. Jim McCrery
     5. John Cooksey
     6. Richard H. Baker
     7. Christopher John

                                 MAINE

     1. Thomas H. Allen
       
     2. John Elias Baldacci

                                MARYLAND

     1. Wayne T. Gilchrest
     2. Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr.
     3. Benjamin L. Cardin
     4. Albert Russell Wynn
     5. Steny H. Hoyer
     6. Roscoe G. Bartlett
     7. Elijah E. Cummings
     8. Constance A. Morella

                             MASSACHUSETTS

     1. John W. Olver
     2. Richard E. Neal
     3. James P. McGovern
     4. Barney Frank
     5. Martin T. Meehan
     6. John F. Tierney
     7. Edward J. Markey
     8. Michael E. Capuano
     9. John Joseph Moakley
     10. William D. Delahunt

                                MICHIGAN

     1. Bart Stupak
     2. Peter Hoekstra
     3. Vernon J. Ehlers
     4. Dave Camp
     5. James A. Barcia
     6. Fred Upton
     7. Nick Smith
     8. Debbie Stabenow
     9. Dale E. Kildee
     10. David E. Bonior
     11. Joe Knollenberg
     12. Sander M. Levin
     13. Lynn N. Rivers
     14. John Conyers, Jr.
     15. Carolyn C. Kilpatrick
     16. John D. Dingell

                               MINNESOTA

     1. Gil Gutknecht
     2. David Minge
     3. Jim Ramstad
     4. Bruce F. Vento
     5. Martin Olav Sabo
     6. Bill Luther
     7. Collin C. Peterson
     8. James L. Oberstar

                              MISSISSIPPI

     1. Roger F. Wicker
     2. Bennie G. Thompson
     3. Charles W. `Chip' Pickering
     4. Ronnie Shows
     5. Gene Taylor

                                MISSOURI

     1. William (Bill) Clay
     2. James M. Talent
     3. Richard A. Gephardt
     4. Ike Skelton
     5. Karen McCarthy
     6. Pat Danner
     7. Roy Blunt
     8. Jo Ann Emerson
     9. Kenny C. Hulshof

                      MONTANA, At Large, Rick Hill

                                NEBRASKA

     1. Doug Bereuter
     2. Lee Terry
     3. Bill Barrett

                                 NEVADA

     1. Shelley Berkley
     2. Jim Gibbons

                             NEW HAMPSHIRE

     1. John E. Sununu
     2. Charles F. Bass

                               NEW JERSEY

     1. Robert E. Andrews
     2. Frank A. LoBiondo
     3. Jim Saxton
     4. Christopher H. Smith
     5. Marge Roukema
     6. Frank Pallone, Jr.
     7. Bob Franks
     8. Bill Pascrell, Jr.
     9. Steven R. Rothman
     10. Donald M. Payne
     11. Rodney P. Frelinghuysen
     12. Rush D. Holt
     13. Robert Menendez

                               NEW MEXICO

     1. Heather Wilson
     2. Joe Skeen
     3. Tom Udall

                                NEW YORK

     1. Michael P. Forbes
     2. Rick Lazio
     3. Peter T. King
     4. Carolyn McCarthy
     5. Gary L. Ackerman
     6. Gregory W. Meeks
     7. Joseph Crowley
     8. Jerrold Nadler
     9. Anthony D. Weiner
     10. Edolphus Towns
     11. Major R. Owens
     12. Nydia M. Velazquez
     13. Vito Fossella
     14. Carolyn B. Maloney
     15. Charles B. Rangel
     16. Jose E. Serrano
     17. Eliot L. Engel
     18. Nita M. Lowey
     19. Sue W. Kelly
     20. Benjamin A. Gilman
     21. Michael R. McNulty
     22. John E. Sweeney
     23. Sherwood L. Boehlert
     24. John M. McHugh
     25. James T. Walsh
     26. Maurice D. Hinchey
     27. Thomas M. Reynolds
     28. Louise McIntosh Slaughter
     29. John J. LaFalce
     30. Jack Quinn
     31. Amo Houghton

                             NORTH CAROLINA

     1. Eva M. Clayton
     2. Bob Etheridge
     3. Walter B. Jones
     4. David E. Price
     5. Richard Burr
     6. Howard Coble
     7. Mike McIntyre
     8. Robin Hayes
     9. Sue Wilkins Myrick
     10. Cass Ballenger
     11. Charles H. Taylor
     12. Melvin L. Watt

                  NORTH DAKOTA, At Large, Earl Pomeroy

                                  OHIO

     1. Steve Chabot
     2. Rob Portman
     3. Tony P. Hall
     4. Michael G. Oxley
     5. Paul E. Gillmor
     6. Ted Strickland
     7. David L. Hobson
     8. John A. Boehner
     9. Marcy Kaptur
     10. Dennis J. Kucinich
     11. Stephanie Tubbs Jones
     12. John R. Kasich
     13. Sherrod Brown
     14. Thomas C. Sawyer
     15. Deborah Pryce
     16. Ralph Regula
     17. James A. Traficant, Jr.
     18. Robert W. Ney
     19. Steven C. LaTourette

                                OKLAHOMA

     1. Steve Largent
     2. Tom A. Coburn
     3. Wes Watkins
     4. J. C. Watts, Jr.
     5. Ernest J. Istook, Jr.
     6. Frank D. Lucas

                                 OREGON

     1. David Wu
     2. Greg Walden
     3. Earl Blumenauer
     4. Peter A. DeFazio
     5. Darlene Hooley

                              PENNSYLVANIA

     1. Robert A. Brady
     2. Chaka Fattah
     3. Robert A. Borski
     4. Ron Klink
     5. John E. Peterson
     6. Tim Holden
     7. Curt Weldon
     8. James C. Greenwood
     9. Bud Shuster
     10. Don Sherwood
     11. Paul E. Kanjorski
     12. John P. Murtha
     13. Joseph M. Hoeffel
     14. William J. Coyne
     15. Patrick J. Toomey
     16. Joseph R. Pitts
     17. George W. Gekas
     18. Michael F. Doyle
     19. William F. Goodling
     20. Frank Mascara
     21. Phil English

                              RHODE ISLAND

     1. Patrick J. Kennedy
     2. Robert A. Weygand

                             SOUTH CAROLINA

     1. Marshall `Mark' Sanford
     2. Floyd Spence
     3. Lindsey O. Graham
     4. Jim DeMint
     5. John M. Spratt, Jr.
     6. James E. Clyburn

                 SOUTH DAKOTA, At Large, John R. Thune

                               TENNESSEE

     1. William L. Jenkins
     2. John J. Duncan, Jr.
     3. Zach Wamp
     4. Van Hilleary
     5. Bob Clement
     6. Bart Gordon
     7. Ed Bryant
     8. John S. Tanner
     9. Harold E. Ford, Jr.

                                 TEXAS

     1. Max Sandlin
     2. Jim Turner
     3. Sam Johnson
     4. Ralph M. Hall
     5. Pete Sessions
     6. Joe Barton
     7. Bill Archer
     8. Kevin Brady
     9. Nick Lampson
     10. Lloyd Doggett
     11. Chet Edwards
     12. Kay Granger
     13. Mac Thornberry
     14. Ron Paul
     15. Rubeon Hinojosa
     16. Silvestre Reyes
     17. Charles W. Stenholm
     18. Sheila Jackson-Lee
     19. Larry Combest
     20. Charles A. Gonzalez
     21. Lamar S. Smith
     22. Tom DeLay
     23. Henry Bonilla
     24. Martin Frost
     25. Ken Bentsen
     26. Richard K. Armey
     27. Solomon P. Ortiz
     28. Ciro D. Rodriguez
     29. Gene Green
     30. Eddie Bernice Johnson

                                  UTAH

     1. James V. Hansen
     2. Merrill Cook
     3. Chris Cannon

                   VERMONT, At Large, Bernard Sanders

                                VIRGINIA

     1. Herbert H. Bateman
     2. Owen B. Pickett
     3. Robert C. Scott
     4. Norman Sisisky
     5. Virgil H. Goode, Jr.
     6. Bob Goodlatte
     7. Tom Bliley
     8. James P. Moran
     9. Rick Boucher
     10. Frank R. Wolf
     11. Thomas M. Davis

                               WASHINGTON

     1. Jay Inslee
     2. Jack Metcalf
     3. Brian Baird
     4. Doc Hastings
     5. George R. Nethercutt, Jr.
     6. Norman D. Dicks
     7. Jim McDermott
     8. Jennifer Dunn
     9. Adam Smith

                             WEST VIRGINIA

     1. Alan B. Mollohan
     2. Robert E. Wise, Jr.
     3. Nick J. Rahall II

                               WISCONSIN

     1. Paul Ryan
     2. Tammy Baldwin
     3. Ron Kind
     4. Gerald D. Kleczka
     5. Thomas M. Barrett
     6. Thomas E. Petri
     7. David R. Obey
     8. Mark Green
     9. F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.

                    WYOMING, At Large, Barbara Cubin

            PUERTO RICO, At Large, Carlos A. Romero-Barcelo

            AMERICAN SAMOA, At Large, Eni F.H. Faleomavaega

         DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, At Large, Eleanor Holmes Norton

                  GUAM, At Large, Robert A. Underwood

             VIRGIN ISLANDS, At Large, Donna MC Christensen

para. 29.28  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. DeLay, 
             Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Hill of 
             Montana, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Scarborough, 
             Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
             Portman, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Coble, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             Salmon, Mr. English, Mr. Gonzalez, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Hulshof, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
             Borski, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Hayes, Mr. McCollum, and Mr. Rogan):
       H.R. 1281. A bill to allow media coverage of court 
     proceedings; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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           By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 1282. A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to 
     limit the value of certain real and personal property that an 
     individual debtor may elect to exempt under State or local 
     law; to make nondischargeable consumer debts for luxury goods 
     and services acquired in the 90-day period ending on the date 
     a case is commenced under such title; and to permit parties 
     in interest to request the dismissal of cases under chapter 7 
     of such title; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Gekas, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
             Weller, Mr. Cannon, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma):
       H.R. 1283. 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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Schaffer, and Mr. Radanovich):
       H.R. 1284. A bill to provide for protection of the 
     Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge and endangered 
     species and other protected species of fish and wildlife that 
     inhabit or use that refuge, to ensure that scarce wildlife 
     refuge land in and around the Minneapolis, Minnesota, 
     metropolitan area is not subjected to physical or auditory 
     impairment, and to ensure that the National Environmental 
     Policy Act of 1969 is adequately implemented; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cummings, and 
             Mr. Sandlin):
       H.R. 1285. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974, Public Health Service Act, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and 
     individual health insurance coverage and group health plans 
     provide coverage of cancer screening; 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. EVANS (for himself, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Ms. Carson, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Olver, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. Frost):
       H.R. 1286. 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. WELLER (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Portman, Mr. English, 
             Mr. Quinn, Mr. LaHood, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. LoBiondo, and 
             Mr. Metcalf):
       H.R. 1287. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to grant relief to participants in multiemployer plans 
     from certain section 415 limits on retirement plans; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Holden, Mr. Bishop, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, Mr. Olver, Mr. Serrano, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Kind, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Clyburn):
       H.R. 1288. 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 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 (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Rangel, 
             and Mr. Lewis of Georgia):
       H.R. 1289. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
     waive recoupment of the Federal government Medicaid share of 
     tobacco-related State settlements under certain conditions; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. JONES of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Clement, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Baker, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Tauzin, and Mr. 
             Armey):
       H.R. 1290. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act relating to wetlands mitigation banking, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Armey, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
             Pombo, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Dickey, Mr. Weller, Mr. Mica, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Regula, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             McInnis, Mr. Shows, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Canady of Florida, Mr. Foley, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Clyburn, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Stearns, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. LaHood, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Baker, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Packard, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
             Ose, Mr. Camp, Mr. Goodlatte, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. McHugh, 
             Mr. Mascara, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Gillmor, 
             Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Barcia, and Mr. Scarborough):
       H.R. 1291. A bill to prohibit the imposition of access 
     charges on Internet service providers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Porter, and 
             Mr. Hayworth):
       H.R. 1292. A bill to provide that no Federal income tax 
     shall be imposed on amounts received by Holocaust victims or 
     their heirs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BAIRD (for himself, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Evans, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Shows, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Strickland, 
             Mr. Terry, and Mr. Wise):
       H.R. 1293. A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to 
     provide equitable treatment with respect to State and local 
     income taxes for certain individuals who perform duties on 
     vessels; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BAKER (for himself, Mr. McCrery, and Mr. 
             Sessions):
       H.R. 1294. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the period for filing for a credit or refund 
     of individual income taxes from 3 to 7 years; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia:
       H.R. 1295. A bill to amend the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act to provide for the explusion from 
     school and termination of educational services with respect 
     to a child with a disability who carries a weapon to school 
     or to a school function; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
       H.R. 1296. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to establish an outpatient clinic in the Seventh 
     Congressional District of Georgia; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BENTSEN:
       H.R. 1297. A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act 
     of 1968 to reduce losses caused by repetitive flooding, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       H.R. 1298. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to permit public schools and certain other entities to 
     determine presumptive eligibility for children under the 
     Medicaid Program; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BERRY (for himself and Mrs. Emerson):
       H.R. 1299. A bill to provide a safety net for farmers 
     through reform of the marketing loan program under the 
     Agricultural Market Transition Act, expansion of land 
     enrollment opportunities under the conservation reserve 
     program, and maintaining opportunities for foreign trade in 
     United States agricultural commodities; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. BOEHLERT (for himself, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Barcia, 
             Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Ehlers, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Bass, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Berry, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Walsh, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Leach, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Clement, 
             Mr. Castle, Mr. Goss, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. King, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Thune, Ms. 
             Danner, Mr. Cook, and Mr. McHugh):
       H.R. 1300. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to promote 
     brownfields redevelopment, to reauthorize and reform the 
     Superfund program, and for other purposes; 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. BLUNT (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, Ms. Danner, 
             Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Talent, Mr. Graham, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Skelton):
       H.R. 1301. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit 
     the listing of liquefied petroleum gas under section 112(r) 
     of that Act; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BOEHNER (for himself and Mr. Andrews):
       H.R. 1302. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to exempt from the minimum wage recordkeeping and 
     overtime

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     compensation requirements certain specialized employees; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CAMP (for himself and Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 1303. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax for dry cleaning 
     equipment which uses reduced amounts of hazardous substances; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Miller 
             of Florida, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Baker, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
             Cooksey, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Filner, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Scarborough, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Shows, Mr. Sandlin, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. McCollum, and Mr. Klink):
       H.R. 1304. A bill to ensure and foster continued patient 
     safety and quality of care by making the antitrust laws apply 
     to negotiations between groups of health care professionals 
     and health plans and 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:
       H.R. 1305. A bill to prohibit funding to the International 
     Monetary Fund (IMF) until debt owed to the United States by 
     heavily indebted poor countries has been canceled; 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 Mrs. CAPPS:
       H.R. 1306. 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 Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Boehner, 
             Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Christensen, 
             Mr. Doyle, Mr. Foley, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gilchrest, 
             Mr. Gilman, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Inslee, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Luther, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Quinn, 
             Mr. Regula, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Shays, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
             Upton, Mrs. Wilson, and Mr. Wise):
       H.R. 1307. 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 Mrs. CHRISTENSEN (for herself and Mr. Underwood):
       H.R. 1308. A bill to extend the supplemental security 
     income benefits program to Guam and the United States Virgin 
     Islands; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COOK:
       H.R. 1309. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to 
     provide compensation and increased safety for on-site storage 
     of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Herger, and 
             Mrs. Thurman):
       H.R. 1310. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow non-itemizers a deduction for a portion of 
     their charitable contributions; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself and Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 1311. 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.
           By Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Stark, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. Weygand, Mr. Coyne, and Mr. George Miller of 
             California):
       H.R. 1312. 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.
           By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself, Mr. Stark, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. Lantos, Mr. Martinez, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Crowley, Mrs. Capps, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Ford, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Wynn, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Cummings, and Ms. Berkley):
       H.R. 1313. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security 
     Act to restrict the use of physical and chemical restraints 
     and seclusion in certain facilities receiving Medicare or 
     Medicaid funds, to require recording and reporting of 
     information on that use and on sentinel events occurring in 
     those facilities, 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. DICKS (for himself, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Baird, and Mr. McDermott):
       H.R. 1314. 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.
           By Mr. DREIER:
       H.R. 1315. A bill to amend the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1974 to eliminate the fiscal year 
     limitation on the cap on the percentage of community 
     development block grant funds received by the City and County 
     of Los Angeles, California, that may be used to provide 
     public services and to provide that all communities in the 
     County of Los Angeles receiving such block grant funds may 
     use the same percentage of such amounts to provide public 
     services as the City and County of Los Angeles; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. DREIER (for himself and Mr. Jefferson):
       H.R. 1316. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce employer and employee Social Security taxes to 
     the extent there is a Federal budget surplus; 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 Ms. DUNN (for herself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Collins, and Mr. Herger):
       H.R. 1317. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a refundable credit for taxpayers owning 
     certain commercial power takeoff vehicles; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. DUNN (for herself, Mr. Berman, and Mr. Crane):
       H.R. 1318. 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.
           By Ms. ESHOO:
       H.R. 1319. A bill to assure that innocent users and 
     businesses gain access to solutions to the year 2000 problem-
     related failures through fostering an incentive to settle 
     year 2000 lawsuits that may disrupt significant sectors of 
     the American economy; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 1320. A bill to regulate interstate commerce by 
     electronic means by permitting and encouraging the continued 
     expansion of electronic commerce through the operation of 
     free market forces, and other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Government 
     Reform, for a period to be 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:
       H.R. 1321. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the holding period for long-term capital gain 
     treatment to 6 months; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Shows, and Mr. Weygand):
       H.R. 1322. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the limits on the amount of nondeductible 
     contributions to individual retirement plans and to adjust 
     the amount of deductible contributions to individual 
     retirement accounts for inflation; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Frost, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
             Bentsen, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Underwood, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Lampson, Mr. McNulty, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
             Horn, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Ford, Ms. Carson, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Engel, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             Rivers, Mrs. Emerson, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Gonzalez, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Mr. Hulshof, and Mr. Kind):
       H.R. 1323. 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. HALL of Ohio (for himself and Mrs. Emerson):
       H.R. 1324. 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 and Mr. Houghton):
       H.R. 1325. 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.
           By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Gallegly, 
             and Mr. Hill of Indiana):
       H.R. 1326. A bill to continue and expand the program to 
     provide assistance to separated and retired members of the 
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     obtain certification and employment as teachers, to transfer 
     the jurisdiction over the program to the Secretary of 
     Education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Armed 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. HOOLEY of Oregon:
       H.R. 1327. A bill to designate the United States Postal 
     Service building located at 34480 Highway 101 South in 
     Cloverdale, Oregon, as the ``Maurine B. Neuberger United 
     States Post Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Levin, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Weller, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
             Inslee, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Shows, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Doolittle, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Diaz-
             Balart, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Crane, Mr. Watkins, Mr. 
             Camp, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. English, and Mr. Kleczka):
       H.R. 1328. 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 and Mrs. Bono):
       H.R. 1329. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that tips received for certain services shall 
     not be subject to income or employment taxes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. KELLY:
       H.R. 1330. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     increase the mandatory minimum penalties provided for 
     possessing, brandishing, or discharging a firearm during and 
     in relation to a crime of violence or drug trafficking crime; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Clay, Mr. LaTourette, 
             Mr. Kildee, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. English, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Berman, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Gutierrez):
       H.R. 1331. A bill to promote youth entrepreneurship 
     education; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Vento, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, and Mr. Hinchey):
       H.R. 1332. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     expand protections for consumers by adjusting statutory 
     exemptions and civil penalties to reflect inflation, to 
     eliminate the Rule of 78s accounting for interest rebates in 
     consumer credit transactions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. 
             Bentsen, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Weygand, Ms. Lee, 
             Mr. Moore, Mr. Frost, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Nadler, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Towns, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Sisisky, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and 
             Mr. Deutsch):
       H.R. 1333. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide assistance to first-time homebuyers; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LaHOOD (for himself, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Hastings 
             of Washington):
       H.R. 1334. A bill to provide for the enhanced 
     implementation of the amendments made to the Federal Food, 
     Drug, and Cosmetic Act by the Food Quality Protection Act of 
     1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     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. LAMPSON (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Costello, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Thompson 
             of Mississippi, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Vento, Mr. Shows, and Mr. Abercrombie):
       H.R. 1335. 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 Education 
     and the Workforce, 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 Mr. LAZIO (for himself, Mr. Leach, and Mr. Walsh):
       H.R. 1336. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to provide enhanced vouchers for rental 
     assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 for low-income elderly and disabled tenants of 
     housing projects with expiring contracts for Federal rental 
     assistance to ensure that such tenants can afford to retain 
     their previously assisted dwelling units, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Watkins, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. McNulty, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. 
             Pryce of Ohio, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Foley, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Shows, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. McCrery, Ms. Dunn, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Houghton, 
             Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Gonzalez, and Mr. Shaw):
       H.R. 1337. 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 Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself and Mr. 
             Hoyer):
       H.R. 1338. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     Federal Election Commission for fiscal year 2000 and 
     succeeding fiscal years; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H.R. 1339. 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.
       H.R. 1340. 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. MARTINEZ (for himself and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 1341. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 
     to establish a national family caregiver support program, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York:
       H.R. 1342. A bill to protect children from firearms 
     violence; 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. NADLER (for himself and Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York):
       H.R. 1343. A bill to provide for the continued maintenance 
     and preservation of Governors Island, New York, by the 
     Administrator of General Services; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself, Mr. McIntyre, Mrs. Emerson, 
             Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Kind, Mr. Moran of 
             Kansas, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Hill of Montana, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Berry, Mr. Herger, 
             Mr. Leach, Mr. Latham, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Boswell, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Baird, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
             Mr. Phelps, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Boucher, and 
             Mr. Rahall):
       H.R. 1344. A bill to promote and improve access to health 
     care services in rural areas; 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. OBEY (for himself and Mr. Kleczka):
       H.R. 1345. A bill to eliminate the mandate that States 
     require people to provide their Social Security numbers on 
     applications for recreational licenses; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 1346. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to safeguard public health and provide to 
     consumers food that is safe, unadulterated, and honestly 
     presented; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. PICKERING (for himself and Mr. Moran of Kansas):
       H.R. 1347. A bill to provide for a Medicare subvention 
     demonstration project for veterans, to improve the Department 
     of Defense TRICARE program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Commerce, Armed Services, 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 Mr. RYUN of Kansas (for himself and Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi):
       H.R. 1348. A bill to establish a moratorium on the Foreign 
     Visitors Program at the Department of Energy nuclear 
     laboratories and to require the establishment of a 
     counterintelligence program at each of those laboratories; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Shows, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. English, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
             Barton of Texas, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Castle):
       H.R. 1349. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     combat the over-utilization of prison health care services 
     and control ris

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     ing prisoner health care costs; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. SANCHEZ (for herself, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Rush, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, 
             Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. Waters, 
             Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Evans, Mr. McDermott, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Filner, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Andrews, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
             Sherman, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Clay, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Baldacci, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Berman, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. 
             Carson, Mr. Rothman, Mr. George Miller of California, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Matsui, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Davis of Florida, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. 
             Abercrombie):
       H.R. 1350. A bill to restore freedom of choice to women in 
     the uniformed services serving outside the United States; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH:
       H.R. 1351. 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 Ms. SCHAKOWSKY:
       H.R. 1352. A bill to provide housing assistance to domestic 
     violence victims; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Armey, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
             Ms. Granger, Mr. Frost, Mr. Archer, Mr. Brady of 
             Texas, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Combest, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. DeLay, and Mr. Bonilla):
       H.R. 1353. A bill to authorize the conveyance of the Naval 
     Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant No. 387 in Dallas, Texas; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             McCollum, Mr. Boehner, and Mr. Bereuter):
       H.R. 1354. 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. SHAYS (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Leach, and 
             Mr. Engel):
       H.R. 1355. A bill to make available funds appropriated for 
     the payment of United Nations arrearages; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Ms. 
             Kaptur):
       H.R. 1356. A bill to end international sexual trafficking, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, and in addition to the Committees on the 
     Judiciary, 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. SOUDER (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mr. Fossella, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Shows, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Burr of 
             North Carolina, and Mr. Gary Miller of California):
       H.R. 1357. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the maximum amount which may be contributed 
     annually to an individual retirement plan to $5,000 and to 
     increase the maximum amount which may be contributed annually 
     to an education individual retirement account to $2,000; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. English, and Mr. Lipinski):
       H.R. 1358. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax credits for making energy efficiency 
     improvements to existing homes and for constructing new 
     energy efficient homes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 1359. A bill to designate the Federal building and 
     United States courthouse to be constructed at 10 East 
     Commerce Street in Youngstown, Ohio, as the ``Frank J. 
     Battisti and Nathaniel R. Jones Federal Building and United 
     States Courthouse``; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WALSH (for himself, Mr. Houghton, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Rogers, Mr. Boehlert, and Mr. Forbes):
       H.R. 1360. 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 Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Bonior, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Payne, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
             Mr. Clyburn, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Meeks 
             of New York, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 1361. A bill to bar the imposition of increased 
     tariffs or other retaliatory measures against the products of 
     the European Union in response to the banana regime of the 
     European Union; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY:
       H.R. 1362. A bill to make satisfactory progress toward 
     completion of high school or a college program a permissible 
     work activity under the program of block grants to States for 
     temporary assistance for needy families; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Lowey, 
             and Mr. Berman):
       H. Con. Res. 78. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     commitment of the Congress to continue the leadership of the 
     United States in the United Nations by honoring the financial 
     obligations of the United States to the United Nations; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. GRANGER (for herself and Ms. Millender-
             McDonald):
       H. Con. Res. 79. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress regarding the regulatory burdens on 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 Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Rush, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Diaz-Balart, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Doyle, and 
             Mr. Blagojevich):
       H. Con. Res. 80. 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.
           By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mrs. Roukema, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Brown 
             of Ohio, Mr. Shays, Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Morella, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Horn, Mr. Leach, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Mrs. Bono, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Shows, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr. Baird, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Filner, Mr. Wise, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Wexler, 
             Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Frost, Mr. Clement, 
             Mr. Meehan, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Roemer, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. 
             Berkley, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Ms. Lee, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Luther, Ms. Carson, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. Woolsey, 
             Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Foley, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Rivers, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Lofgren, 
             Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rush, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Ms. Danner, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Crowley, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Scott, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, and Ms. Roybal-Allard):
       H. Res. 133. A resolution recognizing the significance to 
     society of issues relating to mental illness and expressing 
     full support for the White House Conference on Mental Health; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Sawyer, and Mr. 
             LaHood):
       H. Res. 134. A resolution supporting National Civility 
     Week, Inc. in its efforts to restore civility, honesty, 
     integrity, and respectful consideration in the United States; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform. 

para. 29.29  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 5: Ms. Kilpatrick and Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 7: Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Paul, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
     Watkins, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
     Sessions, and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 8: Mr. Blunt, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Portman, Mr. Nussle, 
     Mr. Walse, and Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 25: Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 39: Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 44: Mr. Bilbray and Mr. Dicks.
       H.R. 49: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 51: Mr. Rush and Ms. Granger.
       H.R. 53: Mr. Pickering, Mr. Wise, Mr. Costello, Mr. Pombo, 
     Mr. Herger, Mr. Gary Miller of California, and Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana.
       H.R. 58: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Dicks and Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 82: Ms. Berkley.

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       H.R. 111: Mr. Kildee, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Towns, and Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 116: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 119: Mr. Cummings, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Pombo, 
     Mr. Barcia, and Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 120: Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 122: Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 123: Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Archer, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
     Mr. Talent, Mr. Cox, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hill of 
     Montana, Mr. Coble, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Taylor of 
     Mississippi, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
     Norwood, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Gekas, Mr. 
     Wicker, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
     Regula, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
     Sisisky, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Everett, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
     Isakson, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Linder, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Spence, Mrs. 
     Fowler, Mr. Royce, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Istook, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
     Graham, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
     Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Foley, Mr. Gary Miller of 
     California, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Porter, 
     Mr. Ney, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Saxton, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Clement, 
     Mr. Latham, Mr. Traficant, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
     Lipinski, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
     Rohrabacher, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kasich, Mr. 
     Stump, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
     Knollenberg, Mr. Chambliss, Ms. Danner, Mr. Souder, Mrs. 
     Cubin, Mr. Collins, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gibbons, 
     Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Goode, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
     Goodlatte, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Tancredo, 
     Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
     Aderholt, Mr. Wamp, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Sam 
     Johnson of Texas, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Pickering, and Mr. 
     Packard.
       H.R. 147: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 148: Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Larson, and Mr. 
     Condit.
       H.R. 152: Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 165: Ms. Pelosi and Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 170: Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. 
     Stump.
       H.R. 175: Mr. Costello, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
     Mr. Shays, Mr. Moakley, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
     Waxman, and Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 202: Mr. Baker, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
     Sessions, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Pastor, and Mr. 
     Foley.
       H.R. 237: Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Nussle, and Mr. Taylor of 
     North Carolina.
       H.R. 261: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 262: Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Abercrombie, 
     Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 274: Mr. Holt and Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Dicks and Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 311: Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 325: Mr. Baird.
       H.R. 347: Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 351: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Lazio, and Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 352: Mr. Boucher, Mr. Kildee,  Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Pombo, 
     and Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 357: Mr. Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Berman and Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 380: Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Scott, Mr. Vento, and Mr. 
     Reynolds.
       H.R. 383: Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Kind, 
     Mr. King, Mr. Boucher, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
     Gilman, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
     York, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
     Rothman, and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 392: Mr. Conyers and Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 423: Mr. Gary Miller of California and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 424: Mr. Sessions, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
     Turner, and Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 425: Mr. Nadler, Ms. Logren, Mr. Thompson of 
     Mississippi, Ms. Lee, Mr. Kucinich, and Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 464: Mr. Forbes, Mr. Goode, Mr. Ford, and Mr. Burr of 
     North Carolina.
       H.R. 488: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 492: Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 516: Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 528: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 531: Mr. Spence, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Tancredo, 
     Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Price of North Carolina, and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 538: Mr. Turner.
       H.R. 541: Mr. Engel and Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 544: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 552: Mr. Goodling, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Jefferson, and Ms. 
     Lofgren.
       H.R. 555: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 561: Ms. Lee, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Menendez, 
     and Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 566: Mr. Klink and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 573: Mr. Hunter, Mr. Mica, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
     Tauzin, Mr. Leach, Mr. Porter, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
     Ose, Mr. Talent, Mr. Ney, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Callahan 
     and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 576: Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 580: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts and Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 582: H.R. Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 586: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 588: Mr. Shuster.
       H.R. 597: Ms. Carson, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Rush, Ms. 
     McKinney, Mr. Shays, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Watt of North 
     Carolina.
       H.R. 600: Mr. Bliley, and Mr. Pitts.
       H.R. 608: Mr. Pickering and Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 629: Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Farr of California, and Mr. 
     Jefferson.
       H.R. 644: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 664: Ms. Baldwin and Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 682: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 691: Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 701: Mr. Collins, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Lucas of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, and Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 708: Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 710: Mr. Sessions, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Cook, Mr. Herger, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
     Dooley of California, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
     Rohrabacher, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Reynolds, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Tanner, Mr. Larson, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
     Moore, and Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 721: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Cook, 
     Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Gejdensgon, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
     Martinez, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Tanner, and Mr. 
     Terry.
       H.R. 728: Mr. Andrews, Mr. Holden, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
     Traficant, and Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 738: Mr. Cook and Mr. English.
       H.R. 742: Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Costello, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
     Thompson of Mississippi, and Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 746: Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 749: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
     Graham, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 760: Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
     Costello, Mr. Metcalf, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
     Mr. McCollum, Mr. Frost, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Waxman, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 772: Mr. Costello, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Rush, and Mr. 
     Lipinski.
       H.R. 773: Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
     Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. McCarthy of 
     Missouri, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Scott, 
     Mr. Spratt, Mr. Towns, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Bishop, and 
     Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 775: Mr. Bryant, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
     Stump, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Goss, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
     Shadegg, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Latham, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
     Kasich, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. English, 
     and Mr. Tancredo.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Rothman and Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 784: Mr. Wolf, Mr. Mica, Mr. Gibbons, Ms. Berkley, 
     Mrs. Bono, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Frost, and Mr. 
     Metcalf.
       H.R. 785: Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 792: Mr. Rogan, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Porter, Mr. Bartlett 
     of Maryland, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Archer, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
     Stenholm, and Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 793: Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 796: Mr. Cardin.
       H.R. 806: Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Farr 
     of California, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Dixon, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 817: Mrs. Emerson and Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 828: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 833: Mr. Boyd.
       H.R. 835: Ms. Price of Ohio, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
     Kucinich, Mr. Minge, and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 837: Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 844: Mr. Terry, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
     Mr. Boehlert, and Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 845: Mr. English, Mr. McGovern, and Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 850: Mr. Foley, Mr. Terry, and Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 852: Mr. Moore, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Pombo, and Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 854: Mr. Shows, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Mink 
     of Hawaii, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gonzalez, Mrs. 
     Capps, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Nadler, 
     Mr. Waxman, and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 864: Mr. Ford, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. 
     Pickett, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
     Etheridge, Mr. Nethercutt, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
     Diaz-Balart, Mr. Baird, Mr. Vento, Mr. Berry, Mrs. Emerson, 
     Mr. Goodling, and Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 872: Mr. Sandlin, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Christensen, and 
     Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 883: Mr. Nussle, Mr. Miller of Florida, and Mr. Hyde.
       H.R. 884: Mr. Evans, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. 
     Danner, and Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 899: Mr. Lazio.
       H.R. 904: Mr. Clyburn and Mr. Spence.
       H.R. 906: Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 909: Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Towns, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
     Turner, and Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 927: Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 932: Mrs. Clayton and Mr. George Miller of California.
       H.R. 950: Mr. Markey, Mr. Farr of California, and Mr. 
     Allen.
       H.R. 957: Mr. Mascara, Mr. Everett, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
     Pickering, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Moore, Mr. 
     Gilman, Mr. Scott, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Ganske, and 
     Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 959: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
     Rangel, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Berkley, and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 961: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
     Bonior, Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
     Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Sanchez, and Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 984: Mr. Houghton, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Hinojosa, and Mr. 
     English.

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       H.R. 989: Mr. Smith of New Jersey and Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 993: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 997: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
     Wexler, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 998: Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
     Gordon, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Goodlatte, and Mr. Coble.
       H.R. 999: Mrs. Jones of Ohio.
       H.R. 1000: Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1001: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Gary 
     Miller of California, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1002: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 1017: Mr. Nussle.
       H.R. 1021: Mr. Shows, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Frost, 
     and Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 1032: Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 1039: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut and Mr. Gary Miller 
     of California.
       H.R. 1043: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 1046: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 1051: Mr. Mascara, Mr. Klink, and Mr. English.
       H.R. 1053: Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 1054: Mr. Mica, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Largent, and Mr. 
     Hayworth.
       H.R. 1057: Mr. Doyle, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
     Baird, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 1062: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mrs. McCarthy 
     of New York.
       H.R. 1064: Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 1070: Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
     McDermott, Mr. Cook, and Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 1075: Mr. Boucher and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1076: Mr. Boucher and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1082: Mr. Walsh and Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 1083: Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Riley, 
     Mr. Pickering, Mr. Callahan, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Baird, Mr. 
     Moran of Virginia, and Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1084: Mr. Talent and Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 1085: Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 1086: Mr. Rush, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Brady of 
     Pennsylvania, and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1091: Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Weller, and Mr. King.
       H.R. 1093: Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Wu, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
     Moran of Virginia, Mr. Gordon, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
     Lazio, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, and Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H.R. 1097: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
     Tierney, and Mr. English.
       H.R. 1107: Mr. Shows, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 1116: Mr. Combest, Mr. Largent, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
     and Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 1118: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1123: Ms. Baldwin.
       H.R. 1129: Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
     Ortiz, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Costello, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Kelly, 
     Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Paul, Mrs. Meek 
     of Florida, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Price of North 
     Carolina, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1130: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1142: Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Stump, and Mr. 
     Shows.
       H.R. 1144: Mr. Turner, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Martinez, Mrs. 
     Capps, and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1145: Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 1146: Mr. Aderholt and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 1154: Mr. Pickering, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Leach, and Mr. 
     Goodling.
       H.R. 1159: Mr. Greenwood, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. English, Mr. 
     Boehlert, and Mr. Castle.
       H.R. 1160: Mr. Frost and Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 1172: Mr. Rangel, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Weller, Mr. Holden, 
     Mr. Tauzin, Ms.  Granger, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Lewis of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Mr. Castle.
       H.R. 1177: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 1180: Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Nussle, and 
     Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 1187: Mr. Forbes, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. 
     Cox, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, 
     Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Klink, 
     Mr. Cook, and Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 1190: Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
     Regula, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Roemer, Ms. 
     Carson, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
     Luther, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 1193: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
     Blagojevich, Mr. Spence, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1203: Mrs. Bono, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. English.
       H.R. 1206: Mr. Ryun of Kansas.
       H.R. 1213: Mr. Lewis of Georgia and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 1214: Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 1216: Mr. Quinn, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
     Ballenger, and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1219: Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 1222: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1233: Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 1244: Mr. McHugh, Mr. Camp, Mr. Davis of Virginia, and 
     Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 1250: Mr. Ortiz and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1259: Mr. Gallegly and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.J. Res. 1: Mr. Jones of North Carolina.
       H.J. Res. 5: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H.J. Res. 22: Ms. Berkley and Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.J. Res. 25: Mr. McGovern, Mr. Snyder, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
     Saxton, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
     Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
     Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Berman, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. 
     Canady of Florida, and Ms. McKinney.
       H.J. Res. 31: Mr. Souder.
       H. Con. Res. 8: Mr. Phelps.
       H. Con. Res. 17: Mr. Shays, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
     Sanders, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Ms. Baldwin.
       H. Con. Res. 22: Mr. Gallegly and Mr. Wu.
       H. Con. Res. 25: Mr. Green of Wisconsin.
       H. Con. Res. 30: Mr. Doolittle.
       H. Con. Res. 31: Ms. Berkley.
       H. Con. Res. 51: Mr. Davis of Florida and Mr. Porter.
       H. Con. Res. 54: Mr. Tierney, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Luther, and 
     Mr. Ramstad.
       H. Con. Res. 57: Mrs. Fowler, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
     English, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Canady 
     of Florida.
       H. Con. Res. 58: Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mrs. 
     Lowey, Mrs. Myrick, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H. Con. Res. 59: Mr. Rothman, Mr. Ramstad, and Mr. Doyle.
       H. Con. Res. 60: Mr. Lampson, Mr. Klink, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
     Lipinski, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Kleczka, and Ms. Stabenow.
       H. Con. Res. 64: Ms. Berkley, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
     Forbes, Mr. Luther, Mr. Hinojosa, and Mr. Price of North 
     Carolina.
       H. Con. Res. 66: Mr. Sherman, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
     and Mr. Bateman.
       H. Con. Res. 75: Mr. Olver and Mr. Waxman.
       H. Con. Res. 77: Mr. McKeon, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
     Foley, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Dixon.
       H. Res. 15: Mr. Brown of California.
       H. Res. 19: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
     Pallone, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. 
     DeGette, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. 
     Slaughter, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Metcalf, 
     Mr. Dixon, Mr. Horn, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Sandlin, 
     and Mr. Bateman.
       H. Res. 35: Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mrs. Sweeney, Mrs. 
     Pelosi, Mrs. Wu, Mrs. Jefferson, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
     Klink, Mr. Price of North Carolina, and Mr. Udall of New 
     Mexico.
       H. Res. 41: Mr. Coble, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H. Res. 89: Mr. Goss and Mr. Hoeffel.
       H. Res. 106: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
     Mr. Tierney, Mr. Tauzin, and Mrs. Fowler.
       H. Res. 109: Mr. Shows, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
     English, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Kasich, Mrs. 
     Cubin, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Goode, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Farr of 
     California, Mr. Tauzin, and Mr. Costello.
       H. Res. 115: Mr. King, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Foley, Mr. Klink, 
     and Mr. Brown of California.
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                       MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1999 (30)

para. 30.1  appointment of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   April 12, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Edward A. Pease to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

para. 30.2  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. 98. An Act to amend chapter 443 of title 49, United 
     States Code, to extend the aviation war risk insurance 
     program and to amend the Centennial of Flight Commemoration 
     Act to make technical and other corrections.
       H.R. 440. An Act to make technical corrections to the 
     Microloan Program.

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

       S. 243. 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. 278. An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey certain lands to the county of Rio Arriba, New Mexico.
       S. 291. An Act to convey certain real property within the 
     Carlsbad Project in New Mexico to the Carlsbad Irrigation 
     District.
       S. 292. An Act to preserve the cultural resources of the 
     Route 66 corridor and to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to provide assistance.
       S. 293. 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. 334. 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.

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       S. 356. 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. 382. An Act to establish the Minuteman Missile National 
     Historic Site in the State of South Dakota, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 388. An Act to authorize the establishment of a disaster 
     mitigation pilot program in the Small Business 
     Administration.
       S. 422. An Act to provide for Alaska state jurisdiction 
     over small hydroelectric projects.
       S. 756. An Act to provide adversely affected crop producers 
     with additional time to make fully informed risk management 
     decisions for the 1999 crop year.

para. 30.3  ``morning-hour debate''

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to the order of the House 
of Tuesday, January 19, 1999, recognized Members for ``morning-hour 
debate''.

para. 30.4  recess--12:42 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 12 o'clock 42 minutes p.m. until 2 
o'clock p.m.

para. 30.5  after recess--2 p.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para. 30.6  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Thursday, March 25, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 30.7  communications

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

       1302. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Table Grapes (European or 
     Vinifera Type); Grade Standards [Docket Number FV-98-302] 
     received March 30, 1999, pursuant to 5U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       1303. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Cinnamaldehyde; 
     Exemption from the requirement of a Tolerance; Correction 
     [OPP-300769A; FRL-6069-2] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received March 17, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       1304. 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-300802; FRL-6066-
     2] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received March 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1305. 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-300808; FRL 6066-
     9] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received March 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1306. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Norflurazon; Extension 
     of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300803; FRL-6063-
     2] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received March 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1307. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting 
     notification of the 1999 compensation program adjustments, 
     including the Agency's current salary range structure and the 
     performance-based merit pay matrix; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       1308. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report requesting transfers from the 
     Information Technology Systems and Related Expenses account, 
     pursuant to Public Law 105-277 (H. Doc. No. 106--49); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       1309. A letter from the Director, Administration and 
     Management, Department of Defense, transmitting the calendar 
     year 1998 report on ``Extraordinary Contractual Actions to 
     Facilitate the National Defense,'' pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 
     1434; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1310. A letter from the Principal Deputy, Under Secretary 
     of Defense, transmitting the Selected Acquisition Reports 
     (SARS) for the quarter ending December 31, 1998, pursuant to 
     10 U.S.C. 2432; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1311. A letter from the Director, Congressional Budget 
     Office and Director, Office of Management and Budget, 
     Congressional Budget Office and Office of Management and 
     transmitting a joint report on the technical assumptions to 
     be used in preparing estimates of National Defense Function 
     (050) fiscal year 2000 outlay rates and prior year outlays, 
     pursuant to Public Law 101-189, section 5(a) (103 Stat. 
     1364); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1312. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisition and 
     Technology, Department of Defense, transmitting a report on 
     the estimated amount of savings, supporting rationale for 
     allowing restructuring costs, and other information 
     associated with restructurings; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       1313. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisition and 
     Technology, Department of Defense, transmitting a report 
     entitled ``Current DOD Demonstration Program to Improve the 
     Quality of Personal Property Shipments of the Armed Forces, 
     Interim Progress Report''; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       1314. A letter from the Alternate OSD Federal Register, 
     Liaison Officer, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Civilian Health and Medical Program 
     of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS); TRICARE Prime Enrollment 
     Procedures (RIN: 0720-AA48) received March 22, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1315. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisition and 
     Technology, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     authorization for the procurement by the Department of 
     Defense of articles containing para-aramid fibers and yarns 
     manufactured in the Netherlands; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       1316. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     Comptroller, Department of Defense, transmitting notification 
     that the Department of the Army is pursuing a multiyear 
     procurement for the Longbow Hellfire missile for FY 1999 
     through FY 2003, pursuant to Public Law 105-261; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       1317. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Employment Prohibition on Persons Convicted of Fraud or Other 
     Defense-Contract-Related Felonies [DFARS Case 97-D020] 
     received March 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1318. A letter from the Comptroller, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting notification that the Department of the Navy is 
     pursuing a multiyear procurement for the E-2C ``Hawkeye'' 
     aircraft for FY 1999 through FY 2003; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       1319. A letter from the Senior Civilian Official, Office of 
     the Assistant Secretary Of Defense, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting an interim report describing the plans for 
     evaluating Year 2000 capabilities of DoD systems within 
     operational environments; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1320. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Health 
     Affairs, Department of Labor, transmitting a report on the 
     establishment of an appeals process for TRICARE Claimcheck 
     denials, pursuant to Public Law 105-261; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       1321. 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; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       1322. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     an assessment of the technical and operational aspects of the 
     Airborne Laser Program to the Congress, pursuant to Public 
     Law 105-736; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1323. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report regarding the designation of ten 
     ``Pilot Programs for Testing Program Manager Performance of 
     Product Support Oversight Responsibilities for Life Cycle of 
     Acquisition Programs.''; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1324. 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.
       1325. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Section 8 
     Certificate and Voucher Programs Conforming Rule; Technical 
     Amendment [Docket No. FR-4054-C-04] (RIN: 2577-AB63) received 
     March 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       1326. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Real Estate 
     Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) Statement of Policy 1999-1 
     Regarding Lender Payments to Mortgage Brokers [Docket No. FR-
     4450-N-01] (RIN: 2502-AH33) received March 18, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       1327. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Public Housing 
     Agency Plans [Docket No. FR-4420-I-01] (RIN: 2577-AB89) 
     received March 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       1328. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
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     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Final Flodd Elevation 
     Determinations--received March 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       1329. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket No. FEMA-
     7281] received March 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       1330. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Final Flood Elevation Determinations--received March 22, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       1331. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket No. FEMA-
     7276] received March 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       1332. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations--received March 22, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       1333. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations--Recieved March 22, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       1334. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP); Insurance Coverage 
     and Rates (RIN: 3067-AC96) received March 23, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       1335. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Postsecondary Education, Department of Education, 
     transmitting final priorities and invitation for applications 
     for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 1999, pursuant to 20 
     U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       1336. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Labor, 
     Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Dipping and Coating Operations (RIN: 1218-AB55) [Docket 
     No. S-022] received March 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       1337. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of the 
     Acquisition Advocate, Department of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Audit Requirements: Grants, 
     Contracts, and Other Agreements and States, Local 
     Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations (RIN: 1291-AA26 and 
     1291-AA27) received March 30, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       1338. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting copies of the 1998 reports of the Department's 
     Advisory Council for Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit 
     Plans; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       1339. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the annual report to Congress on 
     the implementation of the authority and use of fees collected 
     under the Prescription Drug User Fee Act of 1992, pursuant to 
     21 U.S.C. 379g nt.; to the Committee on Commerce.
       1340. A letter from the Associate Administrator, Office of 
     Telecommunication and Information Applications, NTIA, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Public Telecommunications Facilities Program: Closing 
     Date [Docket No. 990302059-9059-01] (RIN: 0660-ZA07) received 
     March 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1341. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
     rule--Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Child Restraint 
     Systems; Child Restraint Anchorage Systems [Docket No. 98-
     3390, Notice 2] (RIN: 2127-AG50) received March 18, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1342. 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; Compliance Programs for 
     New Light-duty Vehicles and Light-duty Trucks [FRL-6312-9] 
     (RIN: 2060-AH05) received March 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1343. 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, Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution 
     Control District, South Coast Air Quality Management 
     District, Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control 
     District, Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management 
     District, and Kern County Air Pollution Control District [CA 
     195-0101a; FRL-6235-8] received March 30, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1344. 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. (Dayton, Washington and Weston, Oregon) [MM Docket 
     No. 98-90, RM-9270] received February 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1345. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--1998 Biennial 
     Regulatory Review--Review of International Common Carrier 
     Regulations [IB Docket No. 98-118] received March 30, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1346. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Food Labeling; Serving 
     Sizes; Reference Amount for Baking Powder, Baking Soda, and 
     Pectin [Docket No. 94P-0240] received March 22, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1347. A letter from the Deputy Executive Secretary, Food 
     and Drug Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Over-The-Counter Human Drugs; Labeling 
     Requirements [Docket Nos. 98N-0337, 96N-0420, 95N-0259, and 
     90P-0201] (RIN: 0910-AA79) received March 22, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1348. 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, Definition of Term: Healthy; Extension of 
     Partial Stay [Docket Nos. 96P-0500 and 91N-384H] (RIN: 0910-
     AA19) received March 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1349. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Policy and Procedure for NRC 
     Enforcement Actions; Interim Enforcement Policy for Generally 
     Licensed Devices Containing Byproduct Material [NUREG-1600, 
     REV.1] received March 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1350. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Transition Rule for Ohio Investment Advisers [Release No. IA-
     1794; File No. S7-2-99] (RIN: 3235-AH60) received March 29, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1351. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Korea for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 99-11), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       1352. 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 Russia 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 39-98], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       1353. 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, 1998 to January 31, 1999, 
     pursuant to Public Law 102-182, section 308(a) (105 Stat. 
     1257); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1354. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Accountability 
     Review Board report and recommendations concerning serious 
     injury, loss of life or significant destruction of property 
     at a U.S. mission abroad, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 4834(d)(1); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       1355. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his notification directing U.S. Armed 
     Forces to commence a series of air strikes in the Federal 
     Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) in response to the FRY 
     government's continued campaign of violence and repression 
     against the ethnic Albanian population in Kosovo; (H. Doc. 
     No. 106-42); to the Committee on International Relations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       1356. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting an update on the report submitted on 
     March 26, 1999 with regards to the participation of U.S. 
     military forces in a series of air strikes conducted by NATO 
     in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; (H. Doc. No. 106-45); 
     to the Committee on International Relations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       1357. A letter from the Chief Counsel (Foreign Assets 
     Control), Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Weapons of Mass Destruction Trade 
     Control Regulations: Implementation of Executive Order 
     13094--received March 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1358. A letter from the Director, Bureau of Economic 
     Analysis, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Direct Investment Surveys: Raising 
     Exemption Level for Annual Survey of Foreign Direct 
     Investment in the United States (RIN: 0691-AA32) received 
     March 23, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1359. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Amendments to the International Traffic in

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     Arms Regulations (ITAR): Control of Commercial Communications 
     Satellites on the United States Munitions List--received 
     March 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1360. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 13-23, 
     ``Apostolic Church of Washington, D.C. Equitable Real 
     Property Tax Relief Temporary Act of 1999'' received March 
     19, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       1361. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 13-22 ``Real 
     Property Tax Reassessment and Cold Weather Eviction Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 1999'' received March 19, 1999, pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       1362. A letter from the Chairman of the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting a copy 
     of the annual report in compliance with the Government in the 
     Sunshine Act during the calendar year 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1363. 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.
       1364. A letter from the Director, Division of Commissioned 
     Personnel, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     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.
       1365. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--General Service 
     Administration Acquisition Regulation; Small Business 
     Subcontracting Program [APD 2800.12A, CHGE 82] (RIN: 3090-
     AG96) received March 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1366. A letter from the Chairman and General Counsel, 
     National Labor Relations Board, transmitting the National 
     Labor Relations Board's (NLRB's) 2000 Performance Plan, 
     pursuant to Public Law 103-62; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       1367. A letter from the Chairman, National Transportation 
     Safety Board, transmitting a copy the report of the Consumer 
     Product Safety Commission in compliance with the Government 
     in the Sunshine Act during the calendar year 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1368. 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's Final Actions, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       1369. A letter from the Chief, Customer Liaison Branch, 
     U.S. General Services Administration, transmitting the annual 
     Federal Procurement Report for fiscal year 1997; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       1370. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting 3 recommendations for legislative 
     action, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 437d(d)(2); to the Committee on 
     House Administration.
       1371. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--North Dakota Regulatory Program [ND-035-FOR, 
     Amendment No. XXV] received March 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1372. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Pennsylvania Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation 
     Program; Pennsylvania Regulatory Program [PA-121-FOR] 
     received March 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       1373. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the 1997 Section 8 Report on National Natural 
     Landmarks that have been damaged or are likely to be damaged; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       1374. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pollock in the Eastern Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska 
     [Docket No. 981222314-8321-02; I.D. 030599C] received March 
     16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       1375. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Fish and Wildlife Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule--Seasonal Closure of the Moose Range 
     Meadows Public Access Easements in the Kenai National 
     Wildlife Refuge (RIN: 1018-AE58) received March 17, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1376. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Fish and Wildlife Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule--Regulations for Administrative and 
     Visitor Facility Sites on National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska 
     (RIN: 1018-AE21) received March 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1377. 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, as Amended; Photograph 
     Requirement--received March 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1378. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator, 
     Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Schedules of 
     Controlled Substances: Placement of Modafinil Into Schedule 
     IV [DEA-17F] received March 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1379. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems 
     (NPIAS), pursuant to 49 U.S.C. app. 2203(b)(1); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1380. A letter from the Vice President, Government Affairs, 
     Amtrak, transmitting the 1998 Annual Report, and Amtrak's FY 
     2000 Legislative Report and Grant Request, pursuant to 12 
     U.S.C. 1701y(f)(2); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1381. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Modification of Class E Airspace; 
     Defiance, OH [Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-67) received March 
     29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1382. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Modification of Class E Airspace; 
     Lima, OH [Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-69] received March 29, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1383. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Modification of Class E Airspace; 
     Tiffin, OH [Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-70] received March 29, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1384. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Modification of Class E Airspace; 
     Napoleon, OH [Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-72] received March 
     29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1385. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Amendment to Class E Airspace; Belle 
     Plaine, IA [Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-51] received March 29, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1386. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Amendment to Class E Airspace; 
     Maquoketa, IA [Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-50] received March 
     29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1387. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Amendment to Class E Airspace; 
     Burlington, IA [Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-56] received March 
     29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1388. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Pilot Responsibility for Compliance 
     With Air Traffic Control Clearances and Instructions--
     received March 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1389. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Modification of Class E Airspace; 
     Bryan, OH [Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-68] received March 29, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1390. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Modification of Jet Route J-42 
     [Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-29] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received 
     March 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1391. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Revocation of Restricted Area R-5704 
     Hermiston, OR [Airspace Docket No. 98-ANM-23] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received March 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1392. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Standard Instrument Approach 
     Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 29501; Amdt. 
     No. 1921] received March 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

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       1393. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Eurocopter France Model SA 330J Helicopters 
     [Docket No. 97-SW-42-AD; Amendment 39-11092; AD 99-07-07] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1394. A letter from the Attorney, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Harmonization with the United Nations Recommendations, 
     International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, and Internatinal 
     Civil Aviation Organization's Technical Instructions [Docket 
     No. RSPA-98-4185 (HM-215C)] (RIN: 2137-AD15) received March 
     4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1395. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Modification of Class E Airspace; 
     Port Clinton, OH [Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-73] received 
     March 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1396. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Modification of Class E Airspace; 
     Grand Rapids, MI [Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-77] received 
     March 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1397. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Establishment of Class E Airspace; 
     Kelleys Island, OH [Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-74] received 
     March 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1398. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Modification of Class E airspace; 
     Shelbyville, IN [Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-80] received 
     March 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1399. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Establishment of Class E Airspace; 
     Steubenville, OH [Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-65] received 
     March 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1400. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Modification of Class E Airspace; 
     Toledo, OH [Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-71] received March 29, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1401. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Modification of Class E Airspace; 
     Adrian, MI [Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-66] received March 29, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1402. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Amendment to Class E Airspace; 
     Washington, IA [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-18] received March 
     29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1403. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Establishment of Class E Airspace; 
     Glencoe, MN [Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-76] received March 
     29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1404. A letter from the Attorney, Office of the Chief 
     Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Prohibition Against Certain Flights 
     Within the Territory and Airspace of Serbia-Montenegro 
     [Docket No. 29508; Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) 
     No. 84] (RIN: 2120-AG78) received March 29, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1405. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; SOCATA--Groupe Aerospatiale Model TBM 700 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 99-CE-08-AD; Amendment 39-11096; AD 99-
     07-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 29, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1406. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Change Using Agency for Restricted 
     Areas; FL [Airspace Docket No. 98-ASO-21] (RIN: 2120-AA66) 
     received March 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1407. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Industrie Aeronautiche e Meccaniche Model Piaggio 
     P-180 Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-97-AD; Amendment 39-11095; 
     AD 99-07-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 29, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1408. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; British Aerospace Jetstream Model 3201 Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 98-CE-91-AD; Amendment 39-11094; AD 99-07-09] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1409. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Eurocopter France Model SA. 315B Helicopters 
     [Docket No. 98-SW-57-AD; Amendment 39-11093; AD 99-07-08] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1410. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Lockheed Model L-1011-385 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 96-NM-256-AD; Amendment 39-11090; AD 99-07-05] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1411. A letter from the Chief, Regs and Admin Law, USCG, 
     DOT, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Safety Zone: Chesapeake Bay, 
     Patapsco River, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Maryland [CGD05-99-
     009] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received March 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1412. A letter from the Chief, Regs and Admin Law, USCG, 
     DOT, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Special Local Regulations for Marine 
     Events; 1D48 Chesapeake Grand Prix Round-the-Buoys Races [CGD 
     05-99-012] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received March 18, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       1413. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Amendment to Class E Airspace; 
     Perryville, MO [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-1] received April 
     6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1414. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Amendment to Class E Airspace; 
     Palmyra, NY [Airspace Docket No. 99-AEA-03] received April 6, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1415. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Amendment to Class E Airspace; 
     Mexico, MO [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-4] received April 6, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1416. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Amendment to Class E Airspace; Grand 
     Island, NE [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-2] received April 6, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1417. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, 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. 98-NM-166-AD; Amendment 
     39-11099; AD 99-07-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 6, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1418. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Sikorsky Aircraft-manufactured Model CH-54A 
     Helicopters [Docket No. 97-SW-60-AD; Amendment 39-11102; AD 
     99-07-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 6, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       1419. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, 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-219-AD; Amendment 
     39-11098; AD 99-07-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 6, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1420. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Boeing Model 747-100, -200, and -300 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-87-AD; Amendment 39-11097; AD 99-
     07-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1421. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
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     the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Bell 
     Helicopter Textron, Inc.-manufactured Model HH-1K, SW204, 
     SW204HP, SW205, SW205A-1, TH-1F, TH-1L, UH-1A, UH-1B, UH-1E, 
     UH-1F, UH-1H, UH-1L, and UH-1P Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-
     31-AD; Amendment 39-11101; AD 99-07-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1422. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, 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-265-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11100; AD 99-02-18 R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1423. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Florida 
     [CGD07-98-083] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received April 6, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1424. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone: Bergen 
     County United Way Fireworks, Hudson River, Manhattan, New 
     York [CGD01-99-018] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received April 6, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1425. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone; Ward 
     Cove, Tongass Narrows, Ketchikan, AK [COTP Southeast Alaska 
     99-001] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received April 6, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1426. A letter from the Attorney, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Second Extension of Computer Reservations Systems Regulations 
     [Docket No. OST-99-5132] (RIN: 2105-AC75) received April 6, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1427. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter 
     France Model AS 332C, L, L1, and L2 Helicopters and Model SA 
     330F, G, and J Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-46-AD; Amendment 
     39-11084; AD 99-07-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 25, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1428. A letter from the Senior Attorney, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Disclosure of Change-of-Gauge Services [Docket Nos. OST-1995-
     177, 47546, 45911, 45912, and 45913] (RIN: 2105-AC17) 
     received March 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1429. A letter from the Attorney-advisor, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision to Reporting Requirements for Motor Carriers of 
     Property and Household Goods [Docket No. BTS-98-4659] (RIN: 
     2139-AA05) received March 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1430. A letter from the Chief, Regs and Admin Law, USCG, 
     DOT, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Special Local Regulations for Marine 
     Events; Western Branch, Elizabeth River, Portsmouth, Virginia 
     [CGD 05-99-010] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received March 18, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1431. A letter from the Chief, Regs and Admin Law, USCG, 
     DOT, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Special Local Regulations for Marine 
     Events; 1D48 Chesapeake Grand Prix Distance Race [CGD 05-99-
     013] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received March 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1432. A letter from the Administrator, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting 
     the 1999 Aviation System Capital Investment Plan (CIP), 
     pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 44501(b); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1433. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Standard Instrument Approach 
     Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 29502; Amdt. 
     No. 1922] received March 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1434. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Boeing Model 767 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 99-
     NM-39-AD; Amendment 39-11091; AD 99-07-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received March 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1435. A letter from the Attorney, Office of the Chief 
     Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Anchorage, Alaska, Terminal Area [Docket No. 29029; Amendment 
     93-77] (RIN: 2120-AG45) received March 25, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1436. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Airworthiness Directives; Dr.Ing.h.c.F.Porsche 
     Aktiengesellschaft (Porsche) 3200N01, N02, and N03 
     Reciprocating Engines [Docket No. 99-ANE-09-AD; Amendment 39-
     11089; AD 99-04-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 29, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1437. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Airworthiness Directives; Williams International, 
     L.L.C. FJ44-1A Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-36-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11088; AD 99-07-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     March 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1438. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a report containing safety considerations for 
     transporting hazardous materials via motor carriers in close 
     proximity to Federal prisons; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1439. A letter from the Acting Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--NASA Internal 
     Programmatic Approval Documentation--received March 25, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science.
       1440. A letter from the Acting Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--NASA Mentor-
     Protege Program, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Science.
       1441. A letter from the The Board of Trustees, the Federal 
     Old-Age And Survivors Insurance And Disability Insurance 
     Trust Funds, transmitting the 1999 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. 106-48); to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered 
     to be printed.
       1442. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, Customs 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Addition of 
     Brazil to the List of Nations Entitled to Reciprocal 
     Exemption From the Payment of Special Tonnage Taxes (T.D. 99-
     32) received March 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1443. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, Customs 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Technical 
     Amendment to the Customs Regulations (T.D. 99-24) received 
     March 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       1444. A letter from the Assistant Commissioner, 
     Examination, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Mining Industry Coordinated Issue: 
     Excess Moisture--received March 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1445. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous (Notice 99-18) 
     received March 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1446. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Ruling and determination letters (Revenue Procedure 99-23) 
     received March 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1447. A letter from the Assistant Commissioner 
     (Examination), Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--All Industries Coordinated Issue: 
     Health Insurance Deductibility for Self-Employed 
     Individuals--received March 30, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1448. A letter from the Assistant Commissioner 
     (Examination), Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--All Industries Coordinated Issue: 
     Retroactive Adoption of an Accident and Health Plan--received 
     March 30, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       1449. 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. 
     99-20] received March 19, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1450. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Last-
     In, First-out Inventories [Revenue Ruling 99-19] received 
     March 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       1451. 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 99-19] received March 16,

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     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       1452. A letter from the Commissioner, Social Security, 
     transmitting the 1998 Annual Report of the Supplemental 
     Security Income Program; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1453. A letter from the Acting Regulations Officer, Social 
     Security Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Benefits for Spouses, Mothers, Fathers, and 
     Children (RIN: 0960-AD83) received March 25, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1454. A letter from the The Board of Trustees, The Federal 
     Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, transmitting the 1999 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. 106-47); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
       1455. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Reserve System, 
     transmitting the Board's Monetary Policy Report to the 
     Congress pursuant to the Full Employment and Balanced Growth 
     Act of 1978, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 225a; jointly to the 
     Committees on Banking and Financial Services and Education 
     and the Workforce.
       1456. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a recommendation as to whether 
     coverage of portable electrocardiogram transportation should 
     be provided under Part B of title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act; jointly to the Committees on Commerce and Ways 
     and Means.
       1457. A letter from the Administrator, Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting a report on 
     Development Assistance Program Allocations for FY 1999, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2413(a); jointly to the Committees on 
     International Relations and Appropriations.
       1458. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     proposed fiscal year 2000 budget; jointly to the Committees 
     on Government Reform and Agriculture.
       1459. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a report which provides information 
     about the effects of regulation on the economy; jointly to 
     the Committees on Government Reform and Appropriations.
       1460. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting a report entitled ``Attacking Financial 
     Institution Fraud: Fiscal Year 1996 (Second Quarterly 
     Report).,'' pursuant to Public Law 101-647; jointly to the 
     Committees on the Judiciary and Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       1461. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting the 1998 Report of Activities 
     required by the Architectural Barriers Act, pursuant to 42 
     U.S.C. 4151; jointly to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and Education and the Workforce.
       1462. A letter from the Chairman, National Transportation 
     Safety Board, transmitting a copy of the National 
     Transportation Safety Board's appeal letter to OMB regarding 
     the initial determination of the Board's fiscal year 2000 
     budget request; jointly to the Committees on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure and Appropriations.
       1463. A letter from the The Board of Trustees, the Federal 
     Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, transmitting the 
     1999 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. 
     106-46); jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Commerce, and ordered to be printed.
       1464. A letter from the Fiscal Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Highway Trust 
     Fund quarterly report that appears in the December 1998 
     issue, pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 9602(a); jointly to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means and Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1465. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification of the President's decision 
     to send cetain U.S. forces to Macedonia to enhance force 
     protection for U.S. and other NATO forces in that nation, to 
     support U.S. and NATO military activities in the region, to 
     deter attacks on U.S. and NATO forces already in Macedonia, 
     and to assist in preparing for a possible NATO peace 
     implementation force in Kosovo, pursuant to Public Law 105-
     262; (H. Doc. No. 106-41); jointly to the Committees on 
     International Relations, Appropriations, and Armed Services 
     and ordered to be printed.
       1466. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification that there have been 
     dramatic and very serious developments in Kosovo and the 
     region, particularly Macedonia and Albania. In the light of 
     these disturbing events, I have directed that additional U.S. 
     forces be deployed to Albania and Macedonia in order to 
     support disaster relief by, among other actiities, delivering 
     food and essentials, constructing shelter, providing 
     coordination and assisting in onward movement, and when 
     necessary, providing protection for relief supplies and 
     refugees, pursuant to Public Law 105-262; (H. Doc. No. 106-
     43); jointly to the Committees on International Relations, 
     Appropriations, and Armed Services and ordered to be printed.
       1467. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report to inform you of my decision to 
     deploy additional U.S. forces to Albania in support of 
     ongoing NATO air operations to reduce the capacity of the 
     Serbian military and security forces to conduct offensive 
     operations, pursuant to Public Law 105-262; (H. Doc. No. 106-
     44); jointly to the Committees on International Relations, 
     Appropriations, and Armed Services and ordered to be printed. 


para. 30.8  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,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, March 26, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the Permission granted to 
     Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, the Clerk received the following message 
     from the Secretary of the Senate on March 26, 1999 at 11:00 
     a.m.
       that the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 171.
       that the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 193
       that the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 705
       that the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 1212
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Jeff Trandahl,
                                                            Clerk.

para. 30.9  enrolled bills and joint resolutions signed

  The SPEAKER announced that pursuant to clause 4, rule I, he signed the 
following enrolled bills and joint resolutions on March 25, 1999:

       H.R. 774. An Act to amend the Small Business Act to change 
     the conditions of participation and provide an authorization 
     of appropriations for the Women's Business Center Program.

       H.R. 808. An Act to extend for 6 additional months the 
     period for which chapter 12 of title 11, United States Code, 
     is reenacted.

       H.J. Res. 26. An Act providing for the reappointment of 
     Barber B. Cable, Jr., as a Citizen Regent of the Board of 
     Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

       H.J. Res. 27. An Act providing for the reappointment of Dr. 
     Anna H. Gray as a Citizen Regent of the Board of Regents of 
     the Smithsonian Institution.

       H. J. Res 28. An Act providing for the reappointment of 
     Wesley S. Williams, Jr., as a Citizen Regent of the Board of 
     Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

       S. 643. An Act to authorize the Airport Improvement Program 
     for 2 months, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER further announced that pursuant to clause 4, rule I, the 
Speaker pro tempore, Mr. WOLF, had signed the following enrolled bills 
on March 31, 1999:

       H.R. 171. An Act to authorize appropriations for the 
     Coastal Heritage trail route in New Jersey, and for other 
     purposes.

       H.R. 193. An Act to designate a portion of the Sudbury, 
     Assabet, and Concord Rivers as a component of the National 
     Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

       H.R. 705. An Act to make technical corrections with respect 
     to the monthly reports submitted by the Postmaster General on 
     official mail of the House of Representatives.

       H.R. 1212. An Act to protect producers of agricultural 
     commodities who applied for a crop revenue coverage plus 
     supplemental endorsement for the 1999 crop year.

para. 30.10  historical publications and records commission

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 2501, appointed to the National 
Historical Publications and Records Commission, Mr. Blunt, on the part 
of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para. 30.11  u.s. air force academy board of visitors

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 9355(a), appointed to the Board of 
Visitors to the United States Air Force Academy the following Members on 
the part of the House: Messrs. Young of Florida, and Hefley.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 30.12  u.s. coast guard academy board of visitors

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to 14 U.S.C. 194(a), appointed to the Board of 
Visitors to the United States Coast Guard Academy, Mrs. Johnson of 
Connecticut, on the part of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para. 30.13  u.s. merchant marine academy board of visitors

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 1295(h), appointed to the Board of 
Visi

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tors to the United States Merchant Marine Academy, Mr. King, on the part 
of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para. 30.14  u.s. military academy board of visitors

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 4355(a), appointed to the Board of 
Visitors to the United States Military Academy the following Members on 
the part of the House: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina and Mrs. Kelly.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 30.15  u.s. naval academy board of visitors

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 6968(a), appointed to the Board of 
Visitors to the United States Naval Academy the following Members on the 
part of the House: Messrs. Skeen, Gilchrest, Tanner, and Hoyer.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 30.16  congressional award national board of directors

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

                                         House of Representatives,


                              Office of the Democratic Leader,

                                   Washington, DC, April 12, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the provisions of section 4 
     of the Congressional Award Act (section 803, title 2, United 
     States Code) I herewith appoint the following named persons 
     to the Congressional Award National Board of Directors:
       Representative Carlos A. Romero-Barcelo of Puerto Rico,
       Dolores M. Beilenson of California,
       Timothy J. Keating of Pennsylvania,
       Robert J. Kelley of Missouri.
           Sincerely,
                                              Richard A. Gephardt,
                                                Democratic Leader.

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

para. 30.17  committee resignation--minority

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

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, March 25, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Last week I was appointed to the 
     Committee on Government Reform. As a result of this 
     appointment, I hereby resign as a member of the Committee on 
     Small Business.
       Thank you for your attention to this request.
           Sincerely,
                                             Janice D. Schakowsky,
                                               Member of Congress.

  The resignation was accepted.

para. 30.18  subpoena

  The SPEAKER laid before the House the following communication from Mr. 
Delquadro, Assistant Director, Administration and Information Division, 
Congressional Budget Office:

                                                    U.S. Congress,


                                  Congressional Budget Office,

                                  Washington, DC, March 30, 19999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you, pursuant 
     to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House, that I received a 
     subpoena for documents and testimony issued by the Superior 
     Court of the District of Columbia.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined to comply with the subpoena to the extent 
     that it is consistent with Rule VIII.
           Sincerely,

                                           David M. Delquadro,

                                Assistant Director, Administration
                                         and Information Division.

para. 30.19  otay mountain wilderness area

  Mr. GIBBONS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 15) to 
designate a portion of the Otay Mountain region of California as 
wilderness.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, recognized Mr. GIBBONS and Mr. 
ROMERO-BARCELO, 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. 30.20  national park and wildlife refuge fees

  Mr. GIBBONS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 154) 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. STEARNS, recognized Mr. GIBBONS and Mr. 
ROMERO-BARCELO, 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. 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. 30.21  gateway visitor center

  Mr. GIBBONS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 449) to 
authorize the Gateway Visitor Center at Independence National Historic 
Park, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, recognized Mr. GIBBONS and Mr. 
ROMERO-BARCELO, 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. 30.22  small business administration disaster mitigation

  Mr. THUNE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 388) to authorize the establishment of a disaster mitigation pilot 
program in the Small Business Administration.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, recognized Mr. THUNE and Mr. 
BAIRD, 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. 30.23  microloan program technical corrections

  Mr. PEASE moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 440) to make technical 
corrections to the Microloan Program.

       Page 2, strike out all after line 6 down to and including 
     line 20 and insert:
       (1) in paragraph (7), by striking subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(B) Allocation.--
       ``(i) Minimum allocation.--Subject to the availability of 
     appropriations, of the total amount of new loan funds made 
     available for award under this subsection in each fiscal 
     year, the Administration shall make avail

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     able for award in each State (including the District of 
     Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States 
     Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa) an amount equal to 
     the sum of--

       ``(I) the lesser of--

       ``(aa) $800,000; or
       ``(bb) \1/55\ of the total amount of new loan funds made 
     available for award under this subsection for that fiscal 
     year; and

       ``(II) any additional amount, as determined by the 
     Administration.

       ``(ii) Redistribution.--If, at the beginning of the third 
     quarter of a fiscal year, the Administration determines that 
     any portion of the amount made available to carry out this 
     subsection is unlikely to be made available under clause (i) 
     during that fiscal year, the Administration may make that 
     portion available for award in any 1 or more States 
     (including the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
     Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, and 
     American Samoa) without regard to clause (i).''; and

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, recognized Mr. PEASE 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. 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 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. 30.24  agreeing to the amendments of the senate with an amendment 
          to h.r. 98

  Mr. PETRI moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 135): 

       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. 98, with the amendments of the Senate 
     thereto, and to have--
       (1) concurred in the amendment of the Senate to the title; 
     and
       (2) concurred in the amendment of the Senate to the text 
     with the following amendment:
       At the end of the Senate amendment, add the following:
       Page 2, line 3, strike ``March'' and insert ``May''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, recognized Mr. PETRI and Ms. 
NORTON, 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.
  Mr. PETRI 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 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 30.25  use of capitol grounds for sunrayce 99

  Mr. COBLE moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 48): 

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring),

     SECTION 1. USE OF CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR OPENING CEREMONIES OF 
                   SUNRAYCE 99.

       The organizers of Sunrayce 99 (in this resolution referred 
     to as the ``sponsor'') shall be permitted to sponsor a public 
     event, with solar-powered cars, on the Capitol Grounds on 
     June 20, 1999, 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, to 
     conduct opening ceremonies for Sunrayce 99.

     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. EVENT PREPARATIONS.

       (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 First Street 
     between Independence Avenue Southwest and Constitution Avenue 
     Northwest.

     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. LIMITATION ON REPRESENTATIONS.

       (a) In General.--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 the sponsor 
     that prohibits the sponsor--
       (1) from representing, 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 product or service offered by 
     the sponsor; and
       (2) from using any photograph taken at the event for a 
     commercial purpose.
       (b) Penalties.--The agreement shall provide for financial 
     penalties to be imposed if any photograph is used in 
     violation of this section.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, recognized Mr. COBLE and Ms. 
NORTON, 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.
  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. 30.26  use of capitol grounds for earth force youth bike summit

  Mr. COBLE moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 49): 

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), 

     SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF BIKE RODEO ON CAPITOL GROUNDS.

       The Earth Force Youth Bike Summit (in this resolution 
     referred to as the ``sponsor'') shall be permitted to sponsor 
     a bike rodeo (in this resolution referred to as the 
     ``event'') on the Capitol Grounds on May 5, 1999, 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. 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.

     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

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     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 SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, recognized Mr. COBLE and Ms. 
NORTON, 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.
  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. 30.27  terry sanford federal building

  Mr. COBLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 911) to 
designate the Federal building located at 310 New Bern Avenue in 
Raleigh, North Carolina, as the ``Terry Sanford Federal Building''; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, recognized Mr. COBLE 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. STEARNS, 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. STEARNS, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 30.28  recess--3:32 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 3 o'clock and 32 minutes p.m., until 
approximately 5:30 p.m.

para. 30.29  after recess--5:52 p.m.

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

para. 30.30  further 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-
ccurrence of the House is requested, a concurrent resolution of the 
House of the following title:

       H. Con. Res. 68. Concurrent resolution establishing the 
     congressional budget for the United States Government for 
     fiscal year 2000 and setting forth appropriate budgetary 
     levels for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2009.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H. Con. Res. 68) ``A concurrent resolution establishing the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2000 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal 
years 2001 through 2009'' and requests a conference with the House on 
the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon.

para. 30.31  congressional budget fy 2000

  On motion of Mr. KASICH, by unanimous consent, the concurrent 
resolution (H. Con. Res. 68) establishing the congressional budget for 
the United States Government for fiscal year 2000 and setting forth 
appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2009; 
together with the amendment of the Senate thereto, was taken from the 
Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. KASICH, 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. 30.32  motion to instruct conferees--h. con. res. 68

  Mr. SPRATT 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 concurrent resolution, H. Con. Res. 68, be instructed, 
within the scope of the conference, to insist that the huge and fiscally 
irresponsible tax cuts set forth in the reconciliation directives in the 
concurrent resolution be reported at the latest possible date within the 
scope of the conference, and to require that the reconciliation 
legislation implementing those tax cuts not be reported any earlier, to 
provide the Congress with sufficient time to first enact legislation 
extending the solvency of the social security and medicare trust funds 
consistent with the sense of the Congress language in section 315(b)(4) 
and (5) of the Senate amendment and findings in 322(a)(1)-(3) of the 
Senate amendment and provisions in sections 5 and 6 of the House 
concurrent resolution because of the preeminent importance of so 
enhancing retirement security without reducing benefits and because 
projected budget surpluses should first be reserved for the use of those 
trust funds consistent with section 315(a)(4) and (5) of the Senate 
amendment and sections 5 and 6 of the House concurrent resolution rather 
than dissipated through the resolution's tax cuts which jeopardize the 
future of both social security and medicare.
  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. UPTON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SPRATT 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 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 30.33  h. res. 135--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 135) providing for the concurrence 
by the House with an amendment in the Senate amendments to the bill 
(H.R. 98) to amend chapter 443 of title 49, United States Code, to 
extend the aviation war risk insurance program.
  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

392

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affirmative

Nays

1

para. 30.34                    [Roll No. 78]

                                YEAS--392

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham

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     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--40

     Baker
     Barr
     Barton
     Berman
     Bishop
     Borski
     Brown (FL)
     Carson
     Coburn
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeMint
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Engel
     Gordon
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hoekstra
     Kilpatrick
     Lantos
     Largent
     Lee
     McCollum
     Mink
     Nadler
     Neal
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Roukema
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Walsh
     Weygand
     Woolsey
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution was agreed to.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 135, the amendment of the House to the 
following amendment of the Senate to the text to H.R. 98 and the 
amendment of the Senate to the text were considered as agreed to:
       Page 2, strike out all after line 4 over to and including 
     line 9 on page 4.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
amendment.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 135, the following amendment of the 
Senate to the title was considered as agreed to.
       Amend the title so as to read: ``An Act to amend chapter 
     443 of the title 49, United States Code, to extend the 
     aviation war risk insurance program.''.
  Ordered further, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 30.35  h.r. 911--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 911) to designate the Federal building 
located at 310 New Bern Avenue in Raleigh, North Carolina, as the 
``Terry Sanford Federal Building''; 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

394

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 30.36                    [Roll No. 79]

                                YEAS--394

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     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
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

[[Page 304]]



                             NOT VOTING--39

     Baker
     Barr
     Barton
     Berman
     Bishop
     Borski
     Brown (FL)
     Carson
     Coburn
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeMint
     Dingell
     Engel
     Gordon
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hoekstra
     Jefferson
     Kilpatrick
     Lantos
     Largent
     Lee
     McCollum
     Mink
     Nadler
     Neal
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Roukema
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Walsh
     Weygand
     Woolsey
  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. 30.37  motion to instruct conferees--h. con. res. 68--unfinished 
          business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House to the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on House 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 68) establishing the congressional 
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2000 and setting 
forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2001 through 
2009.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

349

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

44

para. 30.38                    [Roll No. 80]

                                YEAS--349

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thune
     Thurman
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--44

     Archer
     Armey
     Bryant
     Burton
     Buyer
     Camp
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Coble
     Cubin
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Goodling
     Hansen
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kingston
     Linder
     McCrery
     McIntosh
     Packard
     Paul
     Salmon
     Schaffer
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Smith (MI)
     Souder
     Stearns
     Sununu
     Tancredo
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt

                             NOT VOTING--40

     Baker
     Barr
     Barton
     Berman
     Bishop
     Borski
     Brown (FL)
     Carson
     Coburn
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeMint
     Dingell
     Engel
     Gordon
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hoekstra
     Kilpatrick
     Lantos
     Largent
     Lee
     McCollum
     Mink
     Nadler
     Neal
     Peterson (MN)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rangel
     Roukema
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Walsh
     Weygand
     Woolsey
  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. 30.39  appointment of conferees--h. con. res. 68

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, by unanimous consent, 
appointed the following Members as managers on the part of the House at 
said conference: Messrs. Kasich, Chambliss, Shays, Spratt and McDermott.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 30.40  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1143

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 106-85) the resolution (H. Res. 136) providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1143) to establish a program to provide 
assistance for programs of credit and other financial services for 
microenterprises in developing countries, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 30.41  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. 243. An Act to authorized the construction of the 
     Perkins Country Rural Water System and authorized 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. 278. An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey certain lands to the country of Rio Arriba, New 
     Mexico; to the Committee on Resources.
       S. 292. 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. 293. 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. 334. 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. 382. An Act to establish the Minuteman Missile National 
     Historic Site in the State of

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     South Dakota, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       S. 422. An Act to provide for Alaska state jurisdiction 
     over small hydroelectric projects; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       S. 756. An Act to provide adversely affected crop producers 
     with additional time to make fully informed risk management 
     decisions for the 1999 crop year; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.

para. 30.42  bills and joint resolutions presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, reported that 
committee did on the following dates present to the President, for his 
approval, bills and joint resolutions of the House of the following 
titles;

           On March 26, 1999:
       H.R. 774. To amend the Small Business Act to change the 
     conditions of participation and provide an authorization of 
     appropriations for the women's business center program.
       H.R. 808. To extend for 6 additional months the period for 
     which chapter 12 of title 11, United States Code, is 
     reenacted.
       H.J. Res. 26. Providing for the reappointment of Barber B. 
     Conable, Jr. as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of 
     the Smithsonian Institution.
       H.J. Res. 27. Providing for the reappointment of Dr. Hanna 
     H. Gray as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the 
     Smithsonian Institution.
       H.J. Res. 28. Providing for the reappointment of Wesley S. 
     Williams, Jr. as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of 
     the Smithsonian Institution.
           On March 31, 1999:
       H.R. 171. To authorize appropriations for the Coastal 
     Heritage Trail Route in New Jersey, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 193. To designate a portion of the Sudbury, Assabet, 
     and Concord Rivers as a component of the National Wild and 
     Scenic Rivers System.
       H.R. 705. to make technical corrections with respect to the 
     monthly reports submitted by the Postmaster General on 
     official mail of the House of Representatives.
       H.R. 1212. To protect producers of agricultural commodities 
     who applied for a Crop Revenue Coverage PLUS supplemental 
     endorsement for the 1999 crop year.

para. 30.43  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mrs. ROUKEMA, for today;
  To Ms. CARSON, for today and April 13;
  To Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, for today and April 13; and
  To Ms. KILPATRICK, for today.
  And then,

para. 30.44  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SHERMAN, at 11 o'clock and 14 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 30.45  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:

                       [Filed on March 31, 1999]

       Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform. Report on 
     Oversight Plans for All House Committees (Rept. No. 106-78). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.

  [Pursuant to the order of the House on March 25, 1999 the following 
                   report was filed on April 7, 1999]

       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 851. A bill to 
     require the Federal Communications Commission to establish 
     improved predictive models for determining the availability 
     of television broadcast signals; with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     106-79 Pt. 1).

                       [Filed on April 12, 1999]

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 39. A 
     bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to establish a 
     program to provide assistance in the conservation of 
     neotropical migratory birds; with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     106-80). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. COBLE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 769. 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 (Rept. No. 106-81). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. GILMAN: Committee on International Relations. H.R. 
     1143. A bill to establish a program to provide assistance for 
     programs of credit and other financial services for 
     microenterprises in developing countries, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 106-82). Referred to the Committee on the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. McCOLLUM: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 46. A bill 
     to provide for a national medal for public safety officers 
     who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of 
     duty (Rept. No. 106-83). Referred to the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. COBLE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1189. A bill to 
     make technical corrections in title 17, United States Code, 
     and other laws (Rept. No. 106-84). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 136. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1143) to establish a program to provide assistance for 
     programs of credit and other financial services for 
     microenterprises in developing countries, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 106-85). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. COBLE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1027. A bill to 
     provide for the carriage by satellite carriers of local 
     broadcast station signals, and for other purposes; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 106-86 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.

para. 30.46  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 7, 1999]

       H.R. 851. Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary 
     extended for a period ending not later than April 16, 1999.

                       [Submitted April 12, 1999]

       H.R. 1027. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended 
     for a period ending not later than April 16, 1999.

para. 30.47  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

              [Omitted from the Record of March 25, 1999]

           By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Castle, 
             Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. English, Mr. Saxton, 
             Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Linder, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Markey, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
             Bass, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Goode, 
             Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Coble, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Lewis 
             of Kentucky, and Mr. Martinez):
       H.R. 1363. A bill to specify that the legal public holiday 
     known as Washington's Birthday be called by that name; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.

                       [Submitted April 12, 1999]

           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 1364. A bill to exclude certain veterans' compensation 
     and pension amounts 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.
           By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself and Mr. Payne):
       H.R. 1365. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to recognize the time required to save funds for the college 
     education of adopted children; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Holden, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Schaffer, 
             Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. McInnis, Mrs. Emerson, 
             Mr. Talent, Mr. Nethercutt, and Mr. Sessions):
       H.R. 1366. 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.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey:
       H.R. 1367. A bill to amend section 211 of the Clean Air Act 
     to prohibit the use of the fuel additive MTBE in gasoline; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Tancredo, 
             Mr. Norwood, Mr. Petri, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Bartlett 
             of Maryland, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Ganske, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Barr of Georgia, and Mr. 
             Wamp):
       H.R. 1368. A bill to prohibit the use of funds appropriated 
     to the Department of Defense from being used for the 
     deployment of ground elements of the United States Armed 
     Forces in Kosovo unless that deployment is specifically 
     authorized by law; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. KILPATRICK (for herself, Mr. Frost, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Shows, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Luther, Mr. Thompson 
             of Mississippi, and Mr. Capuano):
       H.R. 1369. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Defense to 
     make military helicopters and other equipment available to 
     State and local governments to assist in emergency law 
     enforcement and rescue operations; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. WAXMAN:
       H.R. 1370. A bill to amend the Foreign Corrupt Practices 
     Act of 1977 to prevent persons doing business in interstate 
     commerce from providing financial support to the 
     International Olympic Committee until the International 
     Olympic Committee adopts institutional reforms; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Ms. Carson, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gekas, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. King, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs.

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             Lowey, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 1371. 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.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Payne, and Mr. 
             Gejdenson):
       H.R. 1372. A bill to prohibit the Department of the 
     Interior from expending any funds for a mid-Atlantic coast 
     offshore oil and gas lease sale; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SANFORD (for himself and Mr. Goodling):
       H.R. 1373. A bill to promote the development of a 
     government in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and 
     Montenegro) based on democratic principles and the rule of 
     law, and that respects internationally recognized human 
     rights, to assist the victims of Serbian oppression, to apply 
     measures against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Banking and Financial 
     Services, Ways and Means, the Judiciary, 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. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 1374. A bill to designate the United States Post 
     Office building located at 680 State Highway 130 in Hamilton, 
     New Jersey, as the ``John K. Rafferty Hamilton Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 1375. 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 and 
     encourage payment for quality; 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. CAMPBELL:
       H.J. Res. 44. A joint resolution declaring a state of war 
     between the United States and the Government of the Federal 
     Republic of Yugoslavia; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Gejdenson):
       H. Con. Res. 81. A Concurrent resolution permitting the use 
     of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony in honor of the 
     Fiftieth Anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization (NATO) and welcoming the three newest members of 
     NATO, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, and 
     the Czech Republic, into NATO; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       H. Con. Res. 82. A Concurrent resolution directing the 
     President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers 
     Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from their 
     positions in connection with the present operations against 
     the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mrs. NAPOLITANO (for herself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Turner, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Hoyer, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             Mr. Skelton, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Filner, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
             Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Rothman, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Hayes, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
             and Ms. Waters):
       H. Con. Res. 83. A Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the Government of the Federal 
     Republic of Yugoslavia and its President Slobodan Milosevic 
     release the three illegally detained United States servicemen 
     and abide by the Geneva Convention protocols regarding the 
     treatment of both prisoners of war and innocent civilians; to 
     the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Armed 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:
       H. Res. 135. A resolution providing for the concurrence by 
     the House with an amendment in the Senate amendments to H.R. 
     98; considered and agreed to. 

para. 30.48  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       7. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     State of Michigan, relative to Senate Resolution No. 21 
     memorializing the President and Congress to increase funding 
     for full-time National Guard personnel; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       8. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State of 
     New Jersey, relative to Assembly resolution 112, 
     memorializing the United States Congress to increase funding 
     for research by the National Institutes of Health for the 
     treatment and cure of Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       9. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Wyoming, relative to Senate Joint Resolution 5, urging the 
     President of the United States not to attempt to use federal 
     agencies to initiate strategies to mitigate greenhouse gases 
     until and unless the Kyoto Protocol is amended or otherwise 
     revised so that it is consistent with United States Senate 
     Resolution No. 98 to include specific scheduled commitments 
     for developing countries to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions 
     within the same compliance period required for industrial 
     nations; to the Committee on Commerce.
       10. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Wyoming, relative to a resolution urging the Bureau of the 
     Census to conduct the 2000 decennial census consistent with 
     the aforementioned United States Supreme Court ruling and 
     constitutional mandate, which require a physical headcount of 
     the population and bars the use of statistical sampling to 
     create, or in any way adjust the count; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       11. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the Commonwealth 
     of The Mariana Islands, relative to House Resolution No. 11-
     26, urging the Office of Insular Affairs to be honest and 
     sincere in its presentation of the facts about the 
     Commonwealth to Congress and the news media; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       12. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Nebraska, relative to Legislative Resolution No. 10, 
     petitioning Congress of the United States to propose to the 
     states an amendment to Article I, section 2 of the United 
     States Constitution that would increase the length of the 
     terms of office for members of the House of Representatives 
     from two years to four years with one-half of the members' 
     terms expiring every two years; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       13. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of New Jersey, relative to Assembly Resolution No. 19, 
     memorializing Congress 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; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       14. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of West Virginia, relative to House Concurrent 
     Resolution No. 14 memorializing the Congress of the United 
     States to make all possible efforts to support and assist the 
     incorporation of the Coalfields Expressway into the 
     Appalachian Development Highway System; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       15. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of New Jersey, relative to Assembly Resolution No. 109 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to encact 
     H.R. 1126 of 1997, the ``Merchant Mariners Fairness Act of 
     1997''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       16. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Wyoming, relative to Joint Resolution No. 1, memorializing 
     that the Wyoming State Legislature fully supports the 
     antidumping and the countervailing duty petitions against 
     Canada as filed by the Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal 
     Foundation; to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 30.49  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 5: Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Gary Miller of California, 
     Mr. Dickey, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Baker, and Mr. Hansen.
       H.R. 6: Mr. Shimkus.
       H.R. 8: Mr. Everett, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Stump, Mrs. Clayton, 
     Mr. Largent, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. Latham.
       H.R. 14: Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Gordon, and Mr. 
     Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 17: Mr. Terry.
       H.R. 19: Mr. Bliley, Mr. Gilchrest, and Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 27: Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 39: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 40: Mr. Wynn, Ms. Lee, and Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 44: Mr. Pallone and Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 46: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 65: Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Lucas of 
     Oklahoma, and Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 72: Mr. Bateman, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. 
     Pombo.
       H.R. 82: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Gordon, and Mr. 
     Sawyer.
       H.R. 114: Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 116: Mr. Larson, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Conyers, 
     Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Neal 
     of Massachusetts, Mr. Roemer, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota, and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 157: Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 163: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Gary Miller of 
     California, Mr. Talent, and Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 175: Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
     Gordon, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Schaffer, Ms. 
     Millender-McDonald, Mr. Borski, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Cunningham, 
     Mr. Conyers, and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 179: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 192: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 206: Ms. Baldwin.

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       H.R. 208: Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 219: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 220: Mr. Gary Miller of California and Mr. Moran of 
     Kansas.
       H.R. 274: Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
     Pascrell, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Andrews, 
     Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Roukema, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
     Weiner, and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 275: Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 282: Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 303: Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. 
     Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Horn, Mr. Delahunt, and Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 315: Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 323: Ms. Berkley, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Spratt, 
     Mr. Sawyer, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 329: Mr. English, Mr. Capuano, and Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 351: Mr. McHugh, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Moore, Mrs. Cubin, 
     Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Crane.
       H.R. 357: Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. McKinney, and Mr. Becerra.
       H.R. 383: Mr. Ney, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. Myrick, 
     Mr. Martinez, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Green of Texas, 
     Mr. Horn, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mrs. 
     Wilson, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Gonzalez, 
     Mr. Gordon, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Graham, Ms. 
     Lofgren, Mr. Scott, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 384: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin and Ms. Waters.
       H.R. 390: Ms. Berkley, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
     Bereuter, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Lazio, Mr. 
     Traficant, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Shows, Mr. Gonzalez, and 
     Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 394: Mr. Luther, Mr. Inslee, and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 395: Mr. Luther, Mr. Inslee, and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 397: Mr. Luther, Mr. Inslee, and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 405: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. Johnson of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Riley, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Sweeney, and Mr. 
     Lazio.
       H.R. 406: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 407: Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Barcia, Mr. McIntosh, 
     Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 415: Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 417: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
     Capuano, and Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 423: Mr. Ney, Mr. Shows, Mr. Largent, and Mr. Cox.
       H.R. 430: Ms. Berkley, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Terry, and 
     Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 443: Mr. Houghton, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Gallegly, and Ms. 
     Jackson-Lee of Texas.
       H.R. 461: Mr. Oxley.
       H.R. 488: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. 
     Lowey, Mr. Capuano, and Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 492: Mr. Tancredo and Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 517: Mr. Hyde.
       H.R. 531: Mr. Crowley, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
     Skelton, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Talent, 
     Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Hall of Texas, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mrs. Clayton, 
     Mr. Franks of New Jersey, and Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 537: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 541: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Baird, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
     Larson, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Ms. 
     Waters.
       H.R. 548: Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 555: Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 576: Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Borski, Mr. Foley, Mrs. 
     Capps, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Weygand, Ms. Danner, 
     Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Holden, and Mrs. 
     Christensen.
       H.R. 607: Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 637: Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Lowey, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 657: Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 664: Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Martinez, 
     Mr. Capuano, and Mr. Udall of Colorado.
       H.R. 670: Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Riley, Mr. Dicks, and Mr. Brown 
     of California.
       H.R. 682: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 684: Mr. Capuano, Mr. Vento, and Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin.
       H.R. 688: Mr. Dickey, Mr. Cox, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Gary Miller 
     of California, and Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 701: Mr. English, Mr. Barr of Georgia, and Mr. Miller 
     of Florida.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
     Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. 
     Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 730: Ms. Norton, Mr. Brown of California, and Mr. 
     Capuano.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Lazio, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Gary 
     Miller of California, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 756: Mr. Diaz-Balart and Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 771: Mr. McGovern and Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 777: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Taylor of 
     North Carolina, Mr. Bishop, Mrs. Christensen, and Mr. 
     Bentsen.
       H.R. 784: Mr. Dingell, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Danner, and Mr. Everett.
       H.R. 785: Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 786: Mr. Hunter and Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 793: Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 796: Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Becerra, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
     Chambliss, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mrs. Christensen.
       H.R. 797: Mr. Shows, Mr. Stark, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. 
     Gonzalez.
       H.R. 798: Mr. Weiner, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Borski, 
     Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Deutsch, Mrs. 
     Maloney of New York, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Reyes, and Mr. 
     McNulty.
       H.R. 804: Mr. Rahall, Mr. Dickey, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 827: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Bentsen, 
     and Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 832: Mr. Wise and Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 834: Mr. Rush and Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
       H.R. 835: Mr. Wamp, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hansen, and 
     Mrs. Bono.
       H.R. 837: Ms. Brown of Florida and Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 845: Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 850: Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin and Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 855: Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. 
     Saxton.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Andrews, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Sandlin, Mrs. 
     Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Brown of California, 
     and Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 878: Mr. Tancredo.
       H.R. 894: Mr. Barcia, Mr. Goss, and Mr. Oxley.
       H.R. 902: Mr. Meehan, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
     Berman, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Mr. 
     Capuano.
       H.R. 903: Mr. Paul, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Sweeney, and Mr. Holt.
       H.R. 904: Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, and Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 912: Ms. Waters.
       H.R. 927: Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 933: Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 935: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 937: Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 959: Mr. Weygand, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. 
     Waters, and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 960: Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Weiner, and Mr. 
     Inslee.
       H.R. 969: Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. Gary Miller of 
     California.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Forbes, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Rangel, Mr. McNulty, 
     Mr. Andrews, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
     Reynolds, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Crowley, Mr. English, 
     Mr. Vento, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Stark, Mrs. 
     Capps, Mr. Kind, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas.
       H.R. 984: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Rush, Mrs. Christensen, 
     and Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 985: Mr Allen.
       H.R. 1003: Mr Frost, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Thompson of 
     Mississippi, and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 1008: Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
     Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Smith of New 
     Jersey, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 1022: Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Shows, Mr. Gonzalez and Ms. 
     Berkley.
       H.R. 10 36: Mr Brown of California.
       H.R. 1041: Mr Green of Wisconsin and Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 1063: Mr Weiner.
       H.R. 1080: Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 1082: Mr Hilliard, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, 
     Mr. Holt, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Klink, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
     LaFalce, Ms. Sanchez, and Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 1083: Mr. Wu, Mr. Dickey, and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 1084: Mrs. Northup, Mr. Nethercutt, and Mr. Walden of 
     Oregon.
       H.R. 1090: Ms. McKinney, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
     Forbes, Mr. blagojevich, and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1092: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Wu, Mr. Houghton, 
     and Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 1095: Mr. Clay, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Thompson of 
     Mississippi, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Baird, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1106: Mr. Berry, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Weiner, and Mr. 
     Scarborough.
       H.R. 1108: Mr. Sessions, Mr. Becerra, and Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 1109: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Bryant, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Frost, Mr. Shows, 
     Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 1116: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 1138: Mrs. Roukema and Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 1144: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi and Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 1146: Mr. Barr of Georgia, and Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 1159: Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Gordon, and Mr. 
     Oxley.
       H.R. 1167: Mr. Waxman and Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 1168: Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Camp, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
     Gonzalez, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Brown of 
     California, Mr. King, Mr. Phelps, and Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 1202: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Capuano, Mrs. 
     Lowey, Mr. Frelinghuysen, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1213: Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 1218: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
     Hayes, and Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 1233: Mr. Porter, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Weiner, 
     and Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 1248: Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. George Miller of 
     California, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Spratt, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
     Texas, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Borski, Ms. 
     Woolsey, Mr. Kind, Mr. Towns, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Brown of 
     Ohio, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Capps, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
     Weiner, and Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 1250: Mr. Allen, Mr. Quinn, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
     and Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 1266: Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 1269: Mr. Vento, Mr. Markey, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
     Hinchey, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Weiner.

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       H.R. 1287: Mr. King.
       H.R. 1317: Mr. Sessions and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1335: Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 1344: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Condit, 
     and Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 1349: Mr. Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 1355: Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
     Clay, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
     Mr. Houghton, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
     Mrs. Morella, Mr. Porter, Ms. Rivers, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
     Serrano, and Mr. Udall of Colorado.
       H.R. 1358: Mr. Cardin.
       H.J. Res. 21: Mr. Foley.
       H.J. Res. 25: Mr. Lewis of California, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
     Cummings, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.J. Res. 34: Mr. Aderholt.
       H. Con. Res. 8: Mr. Blagojevich.
       H. Con. Res. 10: Mr. Ney, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
     Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Gary 
     Miller of California, Mr. Stump, and Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H. Con. Res. 21: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Crowley, and Mr. King.
       H. Con. Res. 30: Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Wamp, 
     Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Dickey, and Mr. Bateman.
       H. Con. Res. 74: Mr. Allen, Mr. Stark, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Udall of Colorado.
       H. Con. Res. 76: Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Lipinski, 
     Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Foley, 
     Mr. Lampson, Mr. Clement, Mr. Shows, Mrs. Myrick, Ms. 
     Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Castle, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, 
     and Mr. Pomeroy.
       H. Con. Res. 77: Mr. Bishop, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Mr. 
     Gonzalez.
       H. Res. 15: Mr. Capuano.
       H. Res. 16: Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H. Res. 34: Mr. Cummings, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Sanchez, and Mr. 
     Capuano.
       H. Res. 35: Mr. Lipinski.
       H. Res. 41: Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. 
     Berkley, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cummings, Ms. 
     DeLauro, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
     Goss, Ms. Granger, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Ms. Jackson-
     Lee of Texas, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Jones of North 
     Carolina, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Linder, Mrs. 
     McCarthy of New York, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Metcalf, 
     Ms. Norton, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Souder, and Mr. 
     Spratt.
       H. Res. 59: Mr. Ehlers.
       H. Res. 95: Mr. Tancredo and Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H. Res. 97: Mr. Hastings of Florida and Mr. Meeks of New 
     York.
       H. Res. 106: Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Ehrlich, 
     Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
     Deutsch, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Fattah, Mr. McCrery, Ms. 
     DeLauro, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. Weiner. 

para. 30.50  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 111: Mr. Wamp.
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                      TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1999 (31)

para. 31.1  appointment of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 9:30 a.m. by the SPEAKER pro tempore, 
Mr. MICA, who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   April 13, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable John L. Mica to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 19, 
1999, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 31.2  recess--10:11 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MICA, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 10 o'clock 11 minutes a.m. until 11 
o'clock a.m.

para. 31.3  after recess--11 a.m.

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

para. 31.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, April 12, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 31.5  communications

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

       1468. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Brucellosis; Procedures for Retaining 
     Class Free State Status [Docket No. 98-060-2] received April 
     6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       1469. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Quinclorac; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300820; FRL-6069-5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     March 23, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       1470. A letter from the Chairman, Farm Credit 
     Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Organization; 
     Disclosure to Shareholders; FCS Board Compensation Limits 
     (RIN: 3052-AB79) received April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1471. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Builder Warranty 
     for High-Ratio FHA-Insured Single Family Mortgages for New 
     Homes [Docket No. FR-4288-I-01] (RIN: 2502-AH08) received 
     April 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       1472. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Section 8 
     Certificate and Voucher Programs Conforming Rule; Technical 
     Amendment [Docket No. FR-4054-C-05] (RIN: 2577-AB63) received 
     April 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       1473. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Lead-Based Paint 
     Poisoning Prevention in Certain Residential Structures-
     Information Collection Approval Numbers; Technical Amendment 
     [Docket No. FR-4444-F-02] received April 8, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       1474. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--FHA Single Family 
     Mortgage Insurance; Statutory Changes for Maximum Mortgage 
     Limit and Downpayment Requirement [Docket No. FR-4431-F-01] 
     (RIN: 2502-AH31) received April 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       1475. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Builder Warranty 
     for High-Ratio FHA-Insured Single Family Mortgages for New 
     Homes [Docket No. FR-4288-C-02] (RIN: 2502-AH08) received 
     April 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       1476. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Section 8 
     Certificate and Voucher Programs Conforming Rule; Technical 
     Amendment [Docket No. FR-4054-C-04] (RIN: 2577-AB63) received 
     April 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       1477. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     the Corporation's final rule--Deposit Insurance Regulations; 
     Joint Accounts and ``Payable-on-Death'' Accounts (RIN: 3064-
     AC16) received April 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       1478. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Postsecondary Education, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Preparing 
     Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology (CFDA No. 84.342) 
     received April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       1479. 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 April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1480. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting a 
     draft of proposed legislation to amend the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act to manage the Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
     more effectiviely and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1481. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 
     Export Administration, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--
     Removal of Commercial Communications Satellites and Related 
     Items from the Department of Commerce's Commerce Control List 
     for Retransfer to the Department of State's United States 
     Munitions List [Docket No. 990311067-9067-01] (RIN: 0694-
     AB84) received April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1482. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 
     of Export Administration, transmitting the Bureau's final 
     rule--Entity List: Addition of Russian Entities; and 
     Revisions to Certain Indian and Pakistani Entities [Docket 
     No. 970428099-9015-08] (RIN: 0694-AB60) received April 6, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.

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       1483. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Maryland Regulatory 
     Program [MD-045-FOR] received April 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1484. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Ohio Regulatory 
     Program [OH-244-FOR] received April 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1485. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     a proposed draft of legislation 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.
       1486. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Fisheries of the 
     Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Trawling in Steller Sea 
     Lion Critical Habitat in the Central Aleutian District of the 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 990304063-9063-
     01; I.D. 033199A] received April 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1487. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule--Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone Off 
     Alaska; Shallow-water Species Fishery by Vessels using Trawl 
     Gear in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 990304062-9062-01; 
     I.D. 031999A] received April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1488. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule--Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone Off 
     Alaska; Deep-water Species Fishery by Vessels using Trawl 
     Gear in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 990304062-9062-01; 
     I.D. 032399C] received April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1489. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting the Service'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. 031599C] received March 23, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1490. 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; Amendment 56 to the Fishery 
     Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska and 
     Amendment 56 to the Fishery Management Plan for the 
     Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Area [I.D. 101498C] (RIN: 0648-AJ50) received April 6, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1491. A letter from the United States Court of Appeals, 
     transmitting an opinion of the court; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       1492. A letter from the United States Court of Appeals, 
     transmitting an opinion of the court; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       1493. A letter from the United States Court of Appeals, 
     transmitting an opinion of the court; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       1494. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army 
     (Civil Works), Department of the Army, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Danger Zone, Chesapeake Bay, Point 
     Lookout to Cedar Point, Maryland--received April 6, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1495. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to authorize 
     appropriations for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for the United 
     States Coast Guard, and for other purposes; jointly to the 
     Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Ways and 
     Means.
       1496. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to authorize 
     appropriations for Fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for certain 
     maritime programs of the Department of Transportation, and 
     for other purposes; jointly to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and Armed Services. 

para. 31.6  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. 24. Concurrent resolution expressing 
     congressional opposition to the unilateral declaration of a 
     Palestinian state and urging the President to assert clearly 
     United States opposition to such a unilateral declaration of 
     statehood.

  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. 17. Concurrent resolution concerning the 20th 
     Anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act.

para. 31.7  madrid protocol implementation

  Mr. COBLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 769) 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.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, recognized Mr. COBLE 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?
  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. 31.8  technical corrections--copyright laws--title 17, United 
          States Code

  Mr. COBLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1189) to 
make technical corrections in title 17, United States Code, and other 
laws; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, recognized Mr. COBLE 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. 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. 31.9  public safety officer medal of valor

  Mr. McCOLLUM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 46) to 
provide for a national medal for public safety officers who act with 
extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, 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. EWING, 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. EWING, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 31.10  el salvador elections

  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 110): 

       Whereas on March 7, 1999, the Republic of El Salvador 
     successfully completed its second democratic multiparty 
     elections for President and Vice President since the signing 
     of the 1992 peace accords;
       Whereas these elections were deemed by international and 
     domestic observers to be free and fair and a legitimate 
     nonviolent expression of the will of the people of the 
     Republic of El Salvador;
       Whereas the United States has consistently supported the 
     efforts of the people of El Salvador to consolidate their 
     democracy and to implement the provisions of the 1992 peace 
     accords;
       Whereas these elections demonstrate the strength and 
     diversity of El Salvador's democratic expression and promote 
     confidence that all political parties can work cooperatively 
     at every level of government; and
       Whereas these open, fair, and democratic elections of the 
     new President and Vice

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     President should be broadly commended: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the House--
       (1) congratulates the Government and the people of the 
     Republic of El Salvador for the successful completion of 
     democratic multiparty elections held on March 7, 1999, for 
     President and Vice President;
       (2) congratulates President-elect Francisco Guillermo 
     Flores Perez and Vice President-elect Carlos Quintanilla 
     Schmidt on their recent victory and their continued strong 
     commitment to democracy, national reconciliation, and 
     reconstruction;
       (3) congratulates El Salvadoran President Armando Calderon 
     Sol for his personal commitment to democracy, which has 
     helped in the building of national unity in the Republic of 
     El Salvador;
       (4) commends all Salvadoran citizens and political parties 
     for their efforts to work together to take risks for 
     democracy and to willfully pursue national reconciliation in 
     order to cement a lasting peace and to strengthen democratic 
     traditions in El Salvador;
       (5) supports Salvadoran attempts to continue their 
     cooperation in order to ensure democracy, national 
     reconciliation, and economic prosperity; and
       (6) reaffirms that the United States is unequivocally 
     committed to encouraging democracy and peaceful development 
     throughout Central America.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, recognized Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN and 
Ms. LEE, 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. 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 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. 31.11  state of qatar elections

  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 35); as amended: 

       Whereas His Highness, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, 
     the Emir of Qatar, issued a decree creating a central 
     municipal council, the first of its kind in Qatar;
       Whereas on March 8, 1999, the people of the State of Qatar 
     held direct elections for a central municipal council;
       Whereas the central municipal council has been structured 
     to have members from 29 election districts serving 4-year 
     terms;
       Whereas Qatari women were granted the right to participate 
     in this historic first municipal election, both as candidates 
     and voters;
       Whereas this election demonstrates the strength and 
     diversity of the State of Qatar's commitment to democratic 
     expression;
       Whereas the United States highly values democracy and 
     women's rights;
       Whereas March 8 is recognized as International Women's Day, 
     and is an occasion to assess the progress of the advancement 
     of women and girls throughout the world; and
       Whereas this historic event of democratic elections and 
     women's suffrage in the State of Qatar should be honored: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) commends His Highness, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-
     Thani, the Emir of Qatar, for his leadership and commitment 
     to suffrage and the principles of democracy;
       (2) congratulates the citizens of the State of Qatar as 
     they celebrate the historic election for a central municipal 
     council; and
       (3) reaffirms that the United States is strongly committed 
     to encouraging the suffrage of women, democratic ideals, and 
     peaceful development throughout the Middle East.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, recognized Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN and 
Ms. LEE, 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. EWING, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN 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 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 31.12  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1143

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 136):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1143) to establish a program to provide 
     assistance for programs of credit and other financial 
     services for microenterprises in developing countries, 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 4(a) of rule XIII 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 
     International Relations. 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 8 of rule XVIII. 
     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. 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. 31.13  microenterprise programs in developing countries

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, pursuant to House Resolution 136 
and rule XVIII, 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. 1143) to establish a program to provide assistance for programs of 
credit and other financial services for microenterprises in developing 
countries, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, 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. LEWIS of Kentucky, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. EWING, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 136, 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 3, beginning on line 22, strike ``While this scale'' 
     and all that follows through line 25.
       Page 17, line 15, strike ``part 1'' and insert ``part I''.
       Page 19, line 2, strike ``, and'' and insert ``, or''.
       Page 19, after line 16, insert the following:
       ``(d) General Provisions.--
       ``(1) Policy provisions.--In providing the credit 
     assistance authorized by this section, the board should 
     apply, as appropriate, the policy provisions in this part 
     applicable to development assistance activities.
       ``(2) Default and procurement provisions.--
       ``(A) Default provision.--The provisions of section 620(q) 
     of this Act, or any comparable provisions of law, shall not 
     be construed to prohibit assistance to a country in the event 
     that a private sector recipient of assistance furnished under 
     this section is in default in its payment to the United 
     States for the period specified in such section.
       ``(B) Procurement provision.--Assistance may be provided 
     under this section without regard to section 604(a) of this 
     Act.
       ``(3) Terms and conditions of credit assistance.--(A) 
     Credit assistance provided under this section shall be 
     offered on such terms and conditions, including fees charged, 
     as the board may determine.

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       ``(B) The principal amount of loans made or guaranteed 
     under this section in any fiscal year, with respect to any 
     single borrower, may not exceed $30,000,000.
       ``(C) No payment may be made under any guarantee issued 
     under this section for any loss arising out of fraud or 
     misrepresentation for which the party seeking payment is 
     responsible.
       ``(4) Full faith and credit.--All guarantees issued under 
     this section shall constitute obligations, in accordance with 
     the terms of such guarantees, of the United States of America 
     and the full faith and credit of the United States of America 
     is hereby pledged for the full payment and performance of 
     such obligations to the extent of the guarantee.
       Page 19, line 17, strike ``(d)'' and insert ``(e)''.
       Page 19, strike line 23 and all that follows through line 5 
     on page 20 and insert the following:
       ``(f) Funding.--(1)(A) Of the amounts made available to 
     carry out this part for each of the fiscal years 2000 and 
     2001, up to $5,000,000 may be made available for--
       ``(i) the subsidy cost, as defined in section 502(5) of the 
     Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, to carry out this section; 
     and
       ``(ii) subject to subparagraph (B), the cost of 
     administrative expenses to carry out this section.
       ``(B) Of the amount made available under subparagraph (A) 
     to carry out this section for a fiscal year, not more than 
     $500,000 may be made available for administrative expenses 
     under subparagraph (A)(ii).
       ``(2) Amounts made available under paragraph (1) are in 
     addition to amounts available under any other provision of 
     law to carry out this section.
       Page 20, line 6, strike ``(f)'' and insert ``(g)''.
       Page 20, line 16, strike ``and each'' and insert ``or 
     any''.

  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. LEWIS of Kentucky, announced that the 
yeas had it.
  So the bill was passed.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para. 31.14  recess--12:47 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, pursuant to clause 12 
of rule I, declared the House in recess at 12 o'clock and 47 minutes 
p.m., until approximately 1:15 p.m.

para. 31.15  after recess--1:37 p.m.

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

para. 31.16  h.r. 46--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 46) to provide for a national medal for public 
safety officers who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the 
call of duty.
  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

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affirmative

Nays

2

para. 31.17                    [Roll No. 81]

                                YEAS--412

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     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
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--2

     Paul
     Sanford
       

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Aderholt
     Armey
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Carson
     Cooksey
     Davis (IL)
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Goss
     Hastings (FL)
     Hoekstra
     Lantos
     Largent
     Oberstar
     Rangel
     Taylor (NC)
     Tierney
     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. 31.18  h. con. res. 35--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 35) 
congratulating the State of Qatar and its citizens for their commitment 
to democratic ideals and women's suffrage on the occasion of Qatar's 
historic elections of a central municipal council on March 8, 1999; 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.


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It was decided in the

Yeas

418

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affirmative

Nays

0

para. 31.19                    [Roll No. 82]

                                YEAS--418

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     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
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Aderholt
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Carson
     Davis (IL)
     DeMint
     Goode
     Hastings (FL)
     Hoekstra
     Lantos
     Largent
     Oberstar
     Rangel
     Tierney
     Wexler 
  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. 31.20  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SWEENEY, laid before the House the 
following communication from Ms. Laura Griffin, Case Manager, office of 
Honorable Dan Miller of Florida:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, April 8, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House that I received a 
     subpoena for documents and testimony issued by the Circuit 
     Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit of Florida In and For 
     Manatee County, Florida.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined to comply with the subpoena to the extent 
     that it is consistent with Rule VIII.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Laura Griffin,
                                                     Case Manager.

para. 31.21  further message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that Mr. Domenici, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Gramm, Mr. 
Gorton, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Conrad, Mrs. Boxer, and Mrs. Murray, be the 
conferees on the part of the Senate to the bill (H. Con. Res. 68) ``A 
concurrent resolution establishing the congressional budget for the 
United States Government for fiscal year 2000 and setting forth 
appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2001 through 
2009.''. 

para. 31.22  recess--7:56 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. OSE, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 7 o'clock and 56 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.



         WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF APRIL 13), 1999

para. 31.23  after recess--12:18 a.m.

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

para. 31.24  submission of conference report--h.con. res. 68

  Mr. KASICH submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 106-91) on the 
bill (H. Con. Res. 68) establishing the congressional budget for the 
United States Government for fiscal year 2000 and setting forth 
appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2009; 
together with a statement thereon, for printing in the Record under the 
rule.

para. 31.25  recess--12:19 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. OSE, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 12 o'clock and 19 minutes a.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.

para. 31.26  after recess--1:02 a.m.

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

para. 31.27  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.con res. 68

  Mr. SESSIONS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-92) the resolution (H. Res. 137) waiving points of order against 
a conference report to accompany the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 
68) establishing the congressional budget for the United States 
Government for fiscal year 2000 and setting forth appropriate budgetary 
levels for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2009.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 31.28  providing for the consideration of h.r. 472

  Mr. SESSIONS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept.

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No. 106-93) the resolution (H. Res. 138) providing for the consideration 
of the bill (H. R. 472) to amend title 13, United States Code, to 
require the use of postcensus local review as part of each decennial 
census.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 31.29  providing for the consideration of h.j. res. 37

  Mr. SESSIONS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-94) the resolution (H. Res. 139) providing for consideration of 
the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 37) 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  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. HASTINGS of 
Florida, for today and the balance of the week.
  And then,

para. 31.31  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SESSIONS, at 1 o'clock and 3 minutes a.m., Wednesday, 
April 14 (legislative day of Tuesday, April 13), 1999, the House 
adjourned.

para. 31.32  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. H.R. 208. A 
     bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to allow for the 
     contribution of certain rollover distributions to accounts in 
     the Thrift Savings Plan, to eliminate certain waiting-period 
     requirements for participating in the Thrift Savings Plan, 
     and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-87). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform. H.R. 928. A 
     bill to require that the 2000 decennial census include either 
     a general or targeted followup mailing of census 
     questionnaires, whichever, in the judgment of the Secretary 
     of Commerce, will be more effective in securing the return of 
     census information from the greatest number of households 
     possible (Rept. No. 106-88). Referred to the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform. H.R. 1009. A 
     bill to authorize the awarding of grants to cities, counties, 
     tribal organizations, and certain other entities for the 
     purpose of improving public participation in the 2000 
     decennial census; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-89). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 1376. A bill 
     to extend the tax benefits available with respect to services 
     performed in a combat zone to services performed in the 
     Federal Republic of Yugoslavaia (Serbia/Montenegro) and 
     certain other areas, and for other purposes; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 106-90). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. KASICH: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     House Concurrent Resolution 68. Resolution establishing the 
     congressional budget for the United States Government for 
     fiscal year 2000 and setting forth appropriate budgetary 
     levels for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2009 (Rept. No. 
     106-91). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. LINDER: Committee on rules. House Resolution 137. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against a conference 
     report to accompany the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 
     68) establishing the congressional budget for the United 
     States Government for fiscal year 2000 and setting forth 
     appropriate budgetary levels for each of the fiscal years 
     2001 through 2009 (Rept. No. 106-92). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. SESSIONS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 138. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     472) to amend title 13, United States Code, to require the 
     use of postcensus local review as part of each decennial 
     census (Rept. No. 106-93). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee on Rules. House 
     Resolution 139. Resolution providing for the consideration of 
     the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 37) proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States with respect to tax 
     limitations (Rept. No. 106-93). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.

para. 31.33  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Thomas, Mr. Shaw, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mr. Herger, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
             Dunn, Mr. Collins, Mr. Portman, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Watkins, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Weller, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. 
             McInnis, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Foley, Mr. Stark, 
             Mr. Matsui, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Levin, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mr. Becerra, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
             Fossella, and Mr. Sweeney):
       H.R. 1376. A bill to extend the tax benefits available with 
     respect to services performed in a combat zone to services 
     performed in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia/
     Montenegro) and certain other areas, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, 
             Mr. Hastert, Mr. Crane, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Porter, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Evans, Mr. Davis 
             of Illinois, Mr. Blagojevich, Mrs. Biggert, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Costello, Mr. Rush, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Mr. Manzullo, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. Phelps):
       H.R. 1377. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service at 13234 South Baltimore Avenue in 
     Chicago, Illinois, as the ``John J. Buchanan Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself and Mr. Hall of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 1378. A bill to authorize appropriations for carrying 
     out pipeline safety activities under chapter 601 of title 49, 
     United States Code; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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. GILMAN:
       H.R. 1379. A bill to amend the Omnibus Consolidated and 
     Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999, to make a 
     technical correction relating to an emergency supplemental 
     appropriation for international narcotics control and law 
     enforcement assistance; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Ms. Dunn, 
             Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Stenholm, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Dooley 
             of California, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Shays, Ms. Pryce of 
             Ohio, Mr. Campbell, Ms. Granger, Mrs. Northup, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mrs. Cubin, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Boehner, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Talent, Mr. Graham, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
             Latham, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Miller 
             of Florida, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Goodlatte, 
             Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Coble, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Riley, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Spence, and Mr. 
             Hastings of Washington):
       H.R. 1380. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide compensatory time for employees in the 
     private sector; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Goodling, and Mr. 
             Dickey):
       H.R. 1381. 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.
           By Mr. BATEMAN:
       H.R. 1382. 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.
       H.R. 1383. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow registered vendors to administer refunds of 
     Federal excise taxes on kerosene used in unvented heaters for 
     home heating purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CANNON (for himself, Mr. McInnis, and Mr. 
             Hayworth):
       H.R. 1384. 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 Mrs. EMERSON:
       H.R. 1385. 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. GREEN of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
             Nussle, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Shows, Mr. Metcalf, 
             Mr. Istook, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. McHugh, 
             Mr. Hansen, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Petri, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr.

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             Gilman, and Mr. Hastings of Washington):
       H.R. 1386. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income gain on the sale of a 
     family farming business to a family member; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Shows, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             English, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. McNulty, 
             Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Ney, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Doyle, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Davis of 
             Florida, Mr. Clement, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Jefferson, 
             Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mrs. Meek 
             of Florida, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Levin, Mr. Wolf, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Goodling, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, and Mr. Spratt):
       H.R. 1387. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for Government furnished headstones or markers for 
     the marked graves of veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. English, Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Salmon, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Oberstar, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Moore, and Mr. 
             Gonzalez):
       H.R. 1388. 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 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, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Taylor of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Istook, Mr. Stump, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Condit, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Moran of 
             Kansas, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Hill of Montana, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Filner, Mr. Bachus, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Thornberry, 
             Mr. Sununu, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Nethercutt, 
             Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, and Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York):
       H.R. 1389. 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. OWENS:
       H.R. 1390. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the rates of income tax imposed on indvidual 
     taxpayers by 3 percentage points, to provide for a carryover 
     basis of property acquired from a decedent, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. REGULA (for himself and Mr. Murtha):
       H.R. 1391. 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 and to amend CERCLA regarding 
     the liability of landowners and prospective purchasers; 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. STARK:
       H.R. 1392. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services to enter into contracts with providers of services 
     to furnish certain inpatient hospital services at an all-
     inclusive rate of payment; 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. WATTS of Oklahoma:
       H.R. 1393. A bill to provide wage parity for certain 
     Department of Defense employees in Texas and Oklahoma; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Canady of Florida, 
             Mr. Goss, Mr. Young of Florida, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Foley, Mr. Davis of 
             Florida, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Mica, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, and Mr. Hastings of Florida):
       H.R. 1394. A bill to provide for the appointment of 
     additional Federal district judges in the State of Florida, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself and Mr. Calvert):
       H.R. 1395. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to suspend the 
     application of certain motor vehicle fuel requirements in 
     areas within the State of California during certain periods 
     in order to reduce the retail cost of gasoline, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. McKINNEY (for herself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Andrews, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Wexler, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Rush, Mr. Clay, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mr. Stark, Mr. Luther, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Markey, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Owens, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Ms. Lee, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Larson, Mr. Kucinich, 
             Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Franks of 
             New Jersey, Ms. Waters, Mr. Ford, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Holt, Mr. Towns, and Ms. 
             Baldwin):
       H.R. 1396. 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 Committee on 
     Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Resources, 
     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. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Bass, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Castle, Mr. McKeon, Mrs. Roukema, 
             Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Graham, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Dunn, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Ewing, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hill of Montana, 
             Mrs. Kelly, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Moore, Mr. Moran of 
             Kansas, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Nussle, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Shows, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Thune, Mr. Traficant, and 
             Mr. Weldon of Florida):
       H. Con. Res. 84. Concurrent resolution urging the Congress 
     and the President to fully fund the Federal Government's 
     obligation under the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
     Act; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. 

para. 31.34  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       17. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     State of New Hampshire, relative to Senate Resolution No. 4 
     urging the President and the Congress to fund 40 percent of 
     the average per pupil expenditure in public elementary and 
     secondary schools in the United States as promised under the 
     IDEA to ensure that all children, regardless of disability, 
     received a quality education and are treated with the dignity 
     and respect they deserve; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
       18. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     Commonwealth of Massachusetts, relative to a memorial urging 
     Congress and the President of the United States to take 
     immediate action to work in unison to pass a Patient's Bill 
     of Rights and confront this impending health care crisis in 
     the best interest of all Americans; to the Committee on 
     Commerce. 

para. 31.35  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced a bill (H.R. 1397) for the 
     relief of Herman J. Koehler, III; which was referred to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 31.36  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 14: Mr. Hastings of Washington and Mr. Nussle.
       H.R. 25: Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Capuano, and Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut.
       H.R. 36: Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Rush, Mrs. Thurman, 
     Mr. Evans, Mr. Martinez, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Conyers, Ms. 
     DeLauro, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 40: Mr. Meeks of New York and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 45: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. 
     Cunningham.
       H.R. 49: Mr. Gonzalez and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 53: Mr. Dickey and Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 61: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 119: Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Whitfield, and Mr. Thune.
       H.R. 120: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 121: Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 152: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 205: Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 212: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
     Moran of Kansas, Mr. John, and Mr. Cummings.

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       H.R. 216: Mr. Wolf and Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
     John, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Dickey, and Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 353: Ms. Berkley, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Klink, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Riley, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
     Weiner, Mr. Rush, Mr. Traficant, Mr. LaTourette, Mrs. 
     Christensen, and Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 371: Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin.
       H.R. 372: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Emerson, and 
     Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 380: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Hayes, 
     Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Olver, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Sawyer, and 
     Mr. Holt.
       H.R. 382: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Berkley, and Mr. Frank 
     of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 383: Mr. Roemer, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Serrano, and Ms. 
     Dunn.
       H.R. 389: Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 407: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 417: Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 443: Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 486: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
     Duncan, Mr. Murtha, Ms. Carson, Mr. Foley, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
     Gillmor, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. Jenkins.
       H.R. 488: Mr. Waxman, Mr. Porter, and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 505: Mr. Frost, Mr. Horn, and Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 538: Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 544: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 566: Mr. Gonzalez and Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 570: Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 573: Mr. Bryant, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Forbes, 
     Mr. Riley, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Davis of Virginia, 
     Mr. Kuykendall, and Mr. Hulshof.
       H.R. 574: Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 583: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 595: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Berman, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
     Blagojevich, Mr. Costello, Ms. Brown of Florida, and Ms. 
     Pelosi.
       H.R. 632: Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 655: Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Ney, Mr. Shows, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts.
       H.R. 673: Mr. Canady of Florida and Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 681: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 691: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 716: Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 721: Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 732: Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Lucas of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Baird, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Towns, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
     Weiner, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
     Sanders, and Ms. Waters.
       H.R. 740: Mr. Coyne, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. 
     Lipinski, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 745: Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 746: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 765: Mr. Dickey, Mr. Minge, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. 
     Hinojosa.
       H.R. 775: Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
     Texas, Mr. Baker, and Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 803: Mr. Shows, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
     Kuykendall, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Gary Miller of California, and 
     Mr. Riley.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Baker, Mr. Condit, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
     Pombo, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, and Mr. 
     Dooley of California.
       H.R. 833: Mr. Collins, Mr. Gordon, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. 
     Scarborough.
       H.R. 881: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
     Paul, and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 889: Ms. Berkley, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
     Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Mr. Price of North Carolina, and Ms. 
     Slaughter.
       H.R. 890: Ms. Berkley, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
     Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Mr. Price of North Carolina, and Ms. 
     Slaughter.
       H.R. 912: Ms. Baldwin.
       H.R. 914: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 925: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
     McGovern, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Mr. 
     Bentsen.
       H.R. 941: Mr. Camp and Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 952: Mr. Bishop. 
       H.R. 961: Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
     Mrs. Capps, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Gonzalez, and Ms. 
     Slaughter.
       H.R. 984: Mr. Foley, Mr. Dooley of California, and Mr. 
     Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 989: Mr. Frost, Mr. LoBiondo, and Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 991: Mr. Dingell, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Pallone, and Ms. 
     Berkley.
       H.R. 999: Mr. Shaw and Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 1006: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1029: Mr. George Miller of California.
       H.R. 1040: Mrs. Myrick and Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 1046: Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
     Lampson, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Crane, 
     Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 1050: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1051: Mr. Doyle and Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1053: Mr. Lewis of Georgia and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 1063: Mr. Allen, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 1070: Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
     Schakowsky, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
     Diaz-Balart, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Berman, Mr. Blagojevich, Ms. 
     Norton, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Sandlin, 
     Mr. Martinez, Mr. Bass, Mr. Capuano, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney 
     of New York, Mr. Phelps, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
     Johnson of Texas, Ms. Lee, and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 1080: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1082: Mr. Inslee, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Wu, and Mr. Moran 
     of Virginia.
       H.R. 1084: Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 1085: Mr. Green of Texas and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1086: Ms. Norton, Ms. Brown of Florida, and Mrs. 
     Christensen.
       H.R. 1108: Mr. George Miller of California and Mr. English.
       H.R. 1112: Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 1115: Mr. Wynn, Mr. Klink, Ms. Danner, Mr. Spratt, 
     Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 1118: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 1123: Mr. Olver, Mr. Hinchey, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1144: Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 1145: Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 1169: Mr. Serrano, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois, Mr. LaFalce, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1170: Mr. Serrano, Mr. Filner, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1177: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 1178: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Simpson, Mr. 
     Metcalf, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Aderholt, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
     Schaffer, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Stump, Mr. Goode, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
     Sununu, Mr. Petri, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
     Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Hill of Montana, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
     Shimkus, Mr. English, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
     Hostettler, Mr. Barcia, and Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 1180: Mr. Dixon, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Quinn, 
     Ms. Dunn, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Frost, 
     and Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 1187: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
     McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
     Blagojevich, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Wu, Mr. 
     Hutchinson, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
     Blumenauer, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Snyder, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, 
     Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 1193: Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
     Mr. Baird, Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. Lowey, and 
     Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 1195: Mr. John, Mr. Baker, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Tauzin, 
     Mr. Gordon, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Hefley, and Mrs. 
     Emerson.
       H.R. 1199: Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 1221: Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
     Blagojevich, Mr. Edwards, and Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 1222: Mr. Allen and Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1227: Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 1244: Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Gonzalez, and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 1250: Mr. King.
       H.R. 1283: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
     McIntosh, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Combest, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Barr of 
     Georgia, and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 1285: Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. 
     Sanders.
       H.R. 1288: Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Frost, and Mr. 
     Graham.
       H.R. 1291: Mr. Bryant, Mr. Wise, Mr. Largent, Mr. Filner, 
     Mr. Forbes, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
     Underwood, Mr. Holt, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Wu, Mr. 
     LaTourette, Mr. Castle, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Burton of Indiana, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Green of Texas, and Mr. 
     Fletcher.
       H.R. 1307: Mr. Cummings, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 1335: Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 1342: Mr. Porter, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
     Pascrell, Mr. Castle, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
     Sherman, Mr. George Miller of California, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
     McGovern, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Lowey, 
     Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Luther, Ms. 
     Lofgren, and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 1355: Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Hall of Ohio and Ms. 
     DeGette.
       H.R. 1356: Mr. Rohrabacher and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 1370: Mr. Lazio.
       H.R. 1371: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Waters, and Mr. Lazio.
       H.J. Res. 1: Mrs. Northup.
       H.J. Res. 37: Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Coble, and Mr. 
     Shows.
       H.J. Res. 41: Mr. Shays, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
     Markey, Mr. Olver, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Weiner, Mr. DeFazio, 
     Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
     Allen, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Abercrombie, 
     Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. George Miller of California, 
     Ms. McKinney, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
     Weygand, and Mrs. Jones of Ohio.
       H.J. Res. 44: Mr. Goodling.
       H. Con. Res. 8: Mrs. Biggert.
       H. Con. Res. 16: Mr. Bonilla and Mr. Sununu.
       H. Con. Res. 31: Mr. Cramer, Mr. Capuano, and Ms. Brown of 
     Florida.
       H. Con. Res. 35: Ms. Danner and Mrs. Christensen.
       H. Con. Res. 39: Mr. Largent and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas.
       H. Con. Res. 60: Mr. Scarborough, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Goode, 
     Mr. Petri, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Condit, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Meehan, 
     Mr. Franks, of New Jersey, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Stupak, Ms. 
     Danner, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Clement, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
     Gonzalez, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Holden, Mr. Borski, and Mr. Oxley.

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       H. Con. Res. 63: Mr. Herger, Mr. Hayworth, and Ms. Dunn.
       H. Con. Res. 66: Mr. McKeon.
       H. Con. Res. 78: Mr. Allen, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. McDermott, 
     Mr. Olver, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Meehan, 
     Mr. Rush, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Payne, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. Frost.
       H. Con. Res. 79: Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Pascrell, 
     Mr. Condit, 
     Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
     Bonilla, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Bentsen, 
     Mr. Mascara, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Allen, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Wamp, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Wise, Mr. 
     Visclosky, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. Fattah.
       H. Con. Res. 82: Mr. Goodling and Mr. Scarborough.
       H. Res. 41: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. 
     Slaughter, and Mr. Weiner.
       H. Res. 55: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H. Res. 80: Mr. Gekas.
       H. Res. 82: Mr. Olver and Mr. Underwood.
       H. Res. 89: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
     Cummings, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bilirakis, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Hooley 
     of Oregon, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Phelps, and Mr. Wamp.
       H. Res. 94: Mr. Canady of Florida.
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                     WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1999 (32)

para. 32.1  appointment 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 14, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Joel Hefley to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 32.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, April 13, 1999.
  Mr. BENTSEN, 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. HEFLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. BENTSEN 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

343

Nays

53

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Answered present

1

para. 32.3                     [Roll No. 83]

                                YEAS--343

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Packard
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Vento
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--53

     Aderholt
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Costello
     DeFazio
     Engel
     English
     Filner
     Ford
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hilliard
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Larson
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Moran (KS)
     Oberstar
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Ramstad
     Rogan
     Sabo
     Schaffer
     Serrano
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Visclosky
     Weller

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Carson
       

                             NOT VOTING--36

     Abercrombie
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Conyers
     Cox
     Crane
     Davis (IL)
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Fattah
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Kleczka
     LaHood
     Lantos
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     Metcalf
     Myrick
     Neal
     Olver
     Oxley
     Porter
     Rangel
     Rodriguez
     Rohrabacher
     Scarborough
     Sherwood
     Tauzin
     Velazquez
     Waters
     Weiner
     Wise
     Young (AK)
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 32.4  communications

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

       1497. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     assist crop producers who were adversely affected by an 
     insurance company's sale of a private insurance policy called 
     CRCPLUS; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1498. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Dairy Indemnity Payment Program (RIN: 0560-AF66) 
     received April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       1499. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--End-Use Certificate Program (RIN: 0560-AF64) 
     received April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       1500. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Fenbuconazole; 
     Extension of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300824; 
     FRL-6069-4] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received March 23, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       1501. 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-300805; FRL-6066-4] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received March 23, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1502. 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--Arsanilic acid [(4-aminophenyl) 
     arsonic acid]; Time-Limited Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300822; 
     FRL-6069-7] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received March 23, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       1503. 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; Reasonably Available 
     Control Technology for Oxides of Nitrogen for the State of 
     New Jersey [Region 2 Docket No. NJ31-2-189, FRL-6313-9] 
     received March 23, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       1504. 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 201-0138a; FRL-6309-9] received March 
     23, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       1505. 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; El Dorado County Air Pollution 
     Control District [CA 211-0127a; FRL-6313-4] received March 
     23, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       1506. 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 and South Coast Air Quality 
     Management District [CA 207-0074, FRL-6307-1] received March 
     23, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       1507. 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; 
     Foreword and Definitions, Revision to Definition for Sole 
     Source of Heat and Emissions Standards, Nonsubstantive 
     Changes; General Requirements, Open Burning and 
     Nonsubstantive Changes; and Foreword and Definitions, 
     Addition of Definition for PM10 Nonattainment Area [UT10-1-
     6700a; UT-001-0014a; UT-001-0015a; FRL-6314-8] received March 
     23, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       1508. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Environmental 
     Protection Agency; Underground Injection Control Program 
     Revision; Aquifer Exemption Determination for Portions of the 
     Lance Formation Aquifer in Wyoming [FRL-6316-4] received 
     March 23, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1509. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Indirect Food Additives: 
     Adjuvants, Production Aids, and Sanitizers [Docket No. 97F-
     0213] received April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1510. 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; Final Rule; 
     Compliance Date [Docket No. 77N-094W] received April 6, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1511. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation 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. 99-12), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       1512. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Accountability 
     Review Board report and recommendations concerning serious 
     injury, loss of life or significant destruction of property 
     at a U.S. mission abroad, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 4834(d)(1); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       1513. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to revise the 
     boundaries of Scotts Bluff National Monument, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
       1514. 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.
       1515. 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 Act establishing 
     the Keweenaw National Historical Park, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
       1516. A letter from the Assistant Secretary--Indian 
     Affairs, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Class III Gaming Procedures (RIN: 
     1076-AD87) received April 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1517. 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 the 
     Jarbidge River Population Segment of Bull Trout (RIN: 1018-
     AF01) received April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1518. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off 
     Alaska; Pacific cod by Vessels Catching Pacific Cod for 
     Processing by the Inshore Component in the Western Regulatory 
     Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 990304062-9062-01; 
     I.D. 030999B] received March 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1519. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off 
     Alaska; Pacific Cod by Vessels Catching Pacific Cod for 
     Processing by the Inshore Component in the Central Regulatory 
     Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 981222314-8321-02; 
     I.D. 031199A] received March 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1520. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule--Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Catch 
     Sharing Plan [Docket No. 990312074-9074-01; I.D. 010899B] 
     (RIN: 0648-AM35) received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1521. 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 
     Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; 
     Commercial Quota Harvested for Maine [Docket No. 981014259-
     8312-02; I.D. 032699A] received April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1522. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     a draft of proposed legislation to reauthorize and amend the 
     Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1523. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Revision of Class E Airspace; 
     Shawnee, OK [Airspace Docket No. 99-ASW-07] received April 6, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1524. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Revision of Class E Airspace; 
     Guthrie, OK [Airspace Docket No. 99-ASW-06] received April 6, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1525. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Establishment of Class E Airspace; 
     Escobas, TX [Airspace Docket No. 99-ASW-05] received April 6, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1526. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Revision of Class E Airspace; Lake 
     Charles, LA [Airspace Docket No. 99-ASW-04] received April 6, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1527. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Revision of Class E Airspace; 
     Farmington, NM [Airspace Docket No. 95-ASW-18] received April 
     6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1528. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Establishment of Class E Airspace; 
     Logan, WV [Airspace Docket No. 99-AEA-02] received April 6, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1529. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend title 
     49, United States Code, to increase consumer protections for 
     airline passengers, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1530. 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.
       1531. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     provide improved support to youth in foster care making the 
     transition to adulthood and economic self-sufficiency; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       1532. A letter from the General Counsel of the Department 
     of Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     increase the basic pay of service members and restore re

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     tired pay for members who entered service after July 1986; 
     jointly to the Committees on Armed Services and Ways and 
     Means. 

para. 32.5  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. 148. An Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to 
     establish a program to provide assistance in the conservation 
     of neotropical migratory birds.
       S. 380. An Act to reauthorize the Congressional Award Act.

para. 32.6  waiving points of order against a conference report to 
          accompany h. con. res. 68

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 137):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider a conference report to accompany the 
     concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 68) establishing the 
     congressional budget for the United States Government for 
     fiscal year 2000 and setting forth appropriate budgetary 
     levels for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2009. All 
     points of order against the conference report and against its 
     consideration are waived. The conference report shall be 
     considered as read. The conference report shall be debatable 
     for one hour equally divided and controlled by chairman and 
     ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget.

  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 agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

221

When there appeared

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Nays

205

para. 32.7                     [Roll No. 84]

                                YEAS--221

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--205

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Davis (IL)
     Dunn
     Hastings (FL)
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Pickett
     Scarborough
  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. 32.8  Congressional budget for fy 2000

  Mr. KASICH, pursuant to House Resolution 137, called up the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 106- 91):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the concurrent 
     resolution (H. Con. Res. 68), establishing the congressional 
     budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2000 
     and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of 
     fiscal years 2001 through 2009, do pass with the following, 
     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 to the text of the resolution 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. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL 
                   YEAR 2000.

       (a) Declaration.--Congress determines and declares that 
     this resolution is the concurrent resolution on the budget 
     for fiscal year 2000 including the appropriate budgetary 
     levels for fiscal years 2001 through 2009 as authorized by 
     section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this 
     concurrent resolution is as follows:

Sec. 1. Concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2000.

                      TITLE I--LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

Sec. 101. Recommended levels and amounts.
Sec. 102. Social security.
Sec. 103. Major functional categories.
Sec. 104. Reconciliation of revenue reductions in the Senate.
Sec. 105. Reconciliation of revenue reductions in the House of 
              Representatives.

             TITLE II--BUDGETARY RESTRAINTS AND RULEMAKING

Sec. 201. Safe deposit box for social security surpluses.
Sec. 202. Reserve fund for retirement security.
Sec. 203. Reserve fund for medicare.
Sec. 204. Reserve fund for agriculture.

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Sec. 205. Tax reduction reserve fund in the Senate.
Sec. 206. Emergency designation point of order in the Senate.
Sec. 207. Pay-as-you-go point of order in the Senate.
Sec. 208. Application and effect of changes in allocations and 
              aggregates.
Sec. 209. Establishment of levels for fiscal year 1999.
Sec. 210. Deficit-neutral reserve fund to foster the employment and 
              independence of individuals with disabilities in the 
              Senate.
Sec. 211. Reserve fund for fiscal year 2000 surplus.
Sec. 212. Reserve fund for education in the Senate.
Sec. 213. Exercise of rulemaking powers.

       TITLE III--SENSE OF CONGRESS, HOUSE, AND SENATE PROVISIONS

                Subtitle A--Sense of Congress Provisions

Sec. 301. Sense of Congress on the protection of the social security 
              surpluses.
Sec. 302. Sense of Congress on providing additional dollars to the 
              classroom.
Sec. 303. Sense of Congress on asset-building for the working poor.
Sec. 304. Sense of Congress on child nutrition.
Sec. 305. Sense of Congress concerning funding for special education.

               Subtitle B--Sense of the House Provisions

Sec. 311. Sense of the House on the Commission on International 
              Religious Freedom.
Sec. 312. Sense of the House on assessment of welfare-to-work programs.

               Subtitle C--Sense of the Senate Provisions

Sec. 321. Sense of the Senate that the Federal Government should not 
              invest the social security trust funds in private 
              financial markets.
Sec. 322. Sense of the Senate regarding the modernization and 
              improvement of the medicare program.
Sec. 323. Sense of the Senate on education.
Sec. 324. Sense of the Senate on providing tax relief to Americans by 
              returning the non-social security surplus to taxpayers.
Sec. 325. Sense of the Senate on access to medicare services.
Sec. 326. Sense of the Senate on law enforcement.
Sec. 327. Sense of the Senate on improving security for United States 
              diplomatic missions.
Sec. 328. Sense of the Senate on increased funding for the National 
              Institutes of Health.
Sec. 329. Sense of the Senate on funding for Kyoto protocol 
              implementation prior to Senate ratification.
Sec. 330. Sense of the Senate on TEA-21 funding and the States.
Sec. 331. Sense of the Senate that the one hundred sixth Congress, 
              first session should reauthorize funds for the farmland 
              protection program.
Sec. 332. Sense of the Senate on the importance of social security for 
              individuals who become disabled.
Sec. 333. Sense of the Senate on reporting of on-budget trust fund 
              levels.
Sec. 334. Sense of the Senate regarding South Korea's international 
              trade practices on pork and beef.
Sec. 335. Sense of the Senate on funding for natural disasters.

                      TITLE I--LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

     SEC. 101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

       The following budgetary levels are appropriate for the 
     fiscal years 2000 through 2009:
       (1) Federal revenues.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
     this resolution--
       (A) The recommended levels of Federal revenues are as 
     follows:
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,408,082,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,434,837,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,454,757,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003: $1,531,512,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004: $1,584,969,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2005: $1,648,259,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2006: $1,681,438,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007: $1,735,646,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008: $1,805,517,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009: $1,868,515,000,000.
       (B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels of Federal 
     revenues should be changed are as follows:
       Fiscal year 2000: $0.
       Fiscal year 2001: -$7,810,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: -$53,519,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003: -$31,806,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004: -$49,180,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2005: -$62,637,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2006: -$109,275,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007: -$135,754,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008: -$150,692,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009: -$177,195,000,000.
       (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 2000: $1,426,720,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,455,785,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,486,875,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003: $1,559,079,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004: $1,612,910,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2005: $1,666,657,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2006: $1,698,214,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007: $1,753,326,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008: $1,814,537,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009: $1,874,778,000,000.
       (3) Budget outlays.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
     this resolution, the appropriate levels of total budget 
     outlays are as follows:
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,408,082,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,434,837,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,454,757,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003: $1,531,512,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004: $1,583,753,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2005: $1,639,568,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2006: $1,667,838,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007: $1,717,042,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008: $1,781,865,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009: $1,841,858,000,000.
       (4) Deficits or surpluses.--For purposes of the enforcement 
     of this resolution, the amounts of the deficits or surpluses 
     are as follows:
       Fiscal year 2000: $0.
       Fiscal year 2001: $0.
       Fiscal year 2002: $0.
       Fiscal year 2003: $0.
       Fiscal year 2004: $1,216,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2005: $8,691,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2006: $13,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007: $18,604,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008: $23,652,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009: $26,657,000,000.
       (5) Public debt.--The appropriate levels of the public debt 
     are as follows:
       Fiscal year 2000: $5,628,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $5,708,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $5,793,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003: $5,877,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004: $5,956,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2005: $6,024,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2006: $6,084,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007: $6,136,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008: $6,173,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009: $6,203,400,000,000.

     SEC. 102. SOCIAL SECURITY.

       (a) Social Security Revenues.--For purposes of Senate 
     enforcement under sections 302, and 311 of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974, the amounts of revenues of the Federal 
     Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal 
     Disability Insurance Trust Fund are as follows:
       Fiscal year 2000: $468,020,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $487,744,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $506,293,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003: $527,326,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004: $549,876,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2005: $576,840,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2006: $601,834,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007: $628,277,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008: $654,422,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009: $681,313,000,000.
       (b) Social Security Outlays.--For purposes of Senate 
     enforcement under sections 302, and 311 of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974, the amounts of outlays of the Federal 
     Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal 
     Disability Insurance Trust Fund are as follows:
       Fiscal year 2000: $327,256,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $339,789,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $350,127,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003: $362,197,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004: $375,253,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2005: $389,485,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2006: $404,596,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007: $420,616,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008: $438,132,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009: $459,496,000,000.

     SEC. 103. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

       Congress determines and declares that the appropriate 
     levels of new budget authority and budget outlays for fiscal 
     years 2000 through 2009 for each major functional category 
     are:
       (1) National Defense (050):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $288,812,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $276,567,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $303,616,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $285,949,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $308,175,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $291,714,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $318,277,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $303,642,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $327,166,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $313,460,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2005:
       (A) New budget authority, $328,370,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $316,675,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $329,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $315,110,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $330,869,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $313,686,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $332,175,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $317,102,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $333,451,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $318,040,000,000.
       (2) International Affairs (150):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,511,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,850,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,679,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,212,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,885,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,581,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,590,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,977,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,994,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,716,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2005:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,151,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,352,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,352,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,069,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,429,000,000.

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       (B) Outlays, $12,886,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,498,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,701,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,462,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,560,000,000.
       (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,955,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $18,214,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,946,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,907,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,912,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,880,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,912,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,784,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,912,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,772,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2005:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,912,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,768,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,912,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,768,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,912,000,000
       (B) Outlays, $17,768,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,912,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,768,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,912,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,768,000,000.
       (4) Energy (270):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $49,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$650,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, -$1,435,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$3,136,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, -$163,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$1,138,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, -$84,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$1,243,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, -$319,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$1,381,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2005:
       (A) New budget authority, -$447,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$1,452,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, -$452,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$1,453,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, -$506,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$1,431,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, -$208,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$1,137,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, -$76,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$1,067,000,000.
       (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $22,820,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,644,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $21,833,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $21,879,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $21,597,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $21,223,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $22,479,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,579,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $22,992,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $23,003,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2005:
       (A) New budget authority, $23,036,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,929,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $23,066,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,966,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $23,167,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,925,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $23,158,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,861,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $23,541,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $23,238,000,000.
       (6) Agriculture (350):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,331,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,160,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,519,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,279,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,788,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,036,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,955,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,252,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,072,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,526,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2005:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,553,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,882,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,609,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,083,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,711,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,145,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,763,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,162,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,853,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,223,000,000.
       (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $9,664,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $4,270,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,620,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $5,754,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,450,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,188,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,529,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,875,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,859,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,439,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2005:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,660,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,437,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,635,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,130,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,666,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,879,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,642,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,450,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,415,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,824,000,000.
       (8) Transportation (400):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $51,825,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $45,833,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $50,996,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $47,711,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $50,845,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $47,265,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $52,255,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $46,769,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $52,285,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $46,255,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2005:
       (A) New budget authority, $52,314,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $46,071,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $52,345,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $46,039,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $52,378,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $46,039,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $52,412,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $46,056,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $52,447,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $46,082,000,000.
       (9) Community and Regional Development (450):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $6,369,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,462,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $4,011,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,298,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,608,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $5,857,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,851,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $4,536,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,828,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $3,812,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2005:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,819,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $3,012,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,816,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,732,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,810,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,606,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,811,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,522,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,808,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,483,000,000.
       (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services 
     (500):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $66,347,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $63,806,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $66,030,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $64,574,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $66,476,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $64,847,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $70,963,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $67,460,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $73,277,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $70,162,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2005:
       (A) New budget authority, $74,093,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $72,672,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $74,858,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $73,843,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $75,762,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $74,748,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $76,773,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $75,738,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $76,680,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $75,688,000,000.
       (11) Health (550):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $156,181,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $152,986,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $164,089,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $162,357,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:

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       (A) New budget authority, $173,330,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $173,767,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $184,679,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $185,330,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $197,893,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $198,499,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2005:
       (A) New budget authority, $212,821,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $212,637,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $228,379,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $228,323,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $246,348,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $245,472,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $265,160,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $264,420,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $285,541,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $284,941,000,000.
       (12) Medicare (570):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $208,652,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $208,698,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $222,104,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $222,252,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $230,593,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $230,222,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $250,743,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $250,871,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $268,558,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $268,738,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2005:
       (A) New budget authority, $295,574,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $295,188,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $306,772,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $306,929,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $337,566,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $337,761,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $365,642,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $365,225,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $394,078,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $394,249,000,000.
       (13) Income Security (600):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $244,390,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $248,088,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $250,473,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $257,033,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $262,970,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $266,577,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $276,386,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $276,176,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $286,076,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $285,533,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2005:
       (A) New budget authority, $298,442,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $298,424,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $304,655,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $305,093,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $310,547,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $311,448,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $323,815,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $325,266,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $334,062,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $335,604,000,000.
       (14) Social Security (650):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,239,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,348,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,768,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,750,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,573,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,555,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,299,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,281,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,087,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,069,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2005:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,961,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,943,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $18,895,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $18,877,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $19,907,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $19,889,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $21,033,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $21,015,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $22,233,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,215,000,000.
       (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $45,424,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $45,564,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $44,255,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $44,980,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $44,728,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $45,117,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $45,897,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $46,385,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $46,248,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $46,713,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2005:
       (A) New budget authority, $48,789,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $49,292,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $47,266,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $47,812,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $47,805,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $46,231,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $48,451,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $48,997,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $49,099,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $49,671,000,000.
       (16) Administration of Justice (750):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $23,434,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $25,349,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $24,656,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $25,117,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $24,657,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $24,932,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $24,561,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $24,425,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $26,195,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $26,084,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2005:
       (A) New budget authority, $26,334,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $26,221,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $26,370,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $26,249,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $26,403,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $26,285,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $26,450,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $26,346,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $26,481,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $26,368,000,000.
       (17) General Government (800):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,339,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,476,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,916,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,605,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,060,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,282,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,083,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,150,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,099,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,186,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2005:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,112,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,906,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,134,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,839,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,150,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,873,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,169,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,064,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,178,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,931,000,000.
       (18) Net Interest (900):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $275,486,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $275,486,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $271,071,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $271,071,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $267,482,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $267,482,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $265,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $265,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $263,498,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $263,498,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2005:
       (A) New budget authority, $261,143,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $261,143,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $258,985,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $258,985,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $257,468,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $257,468,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $255,085,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $255,085,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $252,968,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $252,968,000,000.
       (19) Allowances (920):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, -$9,833,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$10,794,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, -$8,481,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$12,874,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, -$6,437,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$19,976,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, -$4,394,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$4,835,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, -$4,481,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$5,002,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2005:
       (A) New budget authority, -$4,515,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$5,067,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, -$4,619,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$5,192,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, -$5,210,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$5,780,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, -$5,279,000,000.

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       (B) Outlays, -$5,851,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, -$5,316,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$5,889,000,000.
       (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, -$34,275,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$34,275,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, -$36,881,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$36,881,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, -$43,654,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$43,654,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, -$37,102,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$37,102,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, -$37,329,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$37,329,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2005:
       (A) New budget authority, -$38,465,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$38,465,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, -$39,364,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$39,364,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, -$40,856,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$40,856,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, -$41,925,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$41,925,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, -$43,039,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$43,039,000,000.

     SEC. 104. RECONCILIATION OF REVENUE REDUCTIONS IN THE SENATE.

       Not later than July 23, 1999, the Senate Committee on 
     Finance shall report to the Senate a reconciliation bill 
     proposing changes in laws within its jurisdiction necessary 
     to reduce revenues by not more than $0 in fiscal year 2000, 
     $142,315,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2000 through 
     2004, and $777,868,000 for the period of fiscal years 2000 
     through 2009.

     SEC. 105. RECONCILIATION OF REVENUE REDUCTIONS IN THE HOUSE 
                   OF REPRESENTATIVES.

       Not later than July 16, 1999, the Committee on Ways and 
     Means shall report to the House of Representatives a 
     reconciliation bill proposing changes in laws within its 
     jurisdiction necessary to reduce revenues by not more than $0 
     in fiscal year 2000, $142,315,000,000 for the period of 
     fiscal years 2000 through 2004, and $777,868,000,000 for the 
     period of fiscal years 2000 through 2009.

             TITLE II--BUDGETARY RESTRAINTS AND RULEMAKING

     SEC. 201. SAFE DEPOSIT BOX FOR SOCIAL SECURITY SURPLUSES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) under the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, the social 
     security trust funds are off-budget for purposes of the 
     President's budget submission and the concurrent resolution 
     on the budget;
       (2) the social security trust funds have been running 
     surpluses for 17 years;
       (3) these surpluses have been used to implicitly finance 
     the general operations of the Federal Government;
       (4) in fiscal year 2000, the social security surplus will 
     exceed $137 billion;
       (5) for the first time, a concurrent resolution on the 
     budget balances the Federal budget without counting the 
     social security surpluses;
       (6) the only way to ensure that social security surpluses 
     are not diverted for other purposes is to balance the budget 
     exclusive of such surpluses; and
       (7) Congress and the President should take such steps as 
     are necessary to ensure that future budgets are balanced 
     excluding the surpluses generated by the social security 
     trust funds.
       (b) Point of Order.--
       (1) In general.--It shall not be in order in the House of 
     Representatives or the Senate to consider any revision to 
     this resolution or a concurrent resolution on the budget for 
     fiscal year 2001, or any amendment thereto or conference 
     report thereon, that sets forth a deficit for any fiscal 
     year.
       (2) Deficit levels.--For purposes of this subsection--
       (A) a deficit shall be the level (if any) set forth in the 
     most recently agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget 
     for that fiscal year pursuant to section 301(a)(3) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974; and
       (B) in setting forth the deficit level pursuant to section 
     301(a)(3) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, that level 
     shall not include any adjustments in aggregates that would be 
     made pursuant to any reserve fund that provides for 
     adjustments in allocations and aggregates for legislation 
     that enhances retirement security through structural 
     programmatic reform.
       (3) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply if the 
     deficit for a fiscal year results solely from legislation 
     enacted pursuant to section 202.
       (4) Budget committee determinations.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the levels of new budget authority, outlays, 
     direct spending, new entitlement authority, revenues, 
     deficits, and surpluses for a fiscal year shall be determined 
     on the basis of estimates made by the Committee on the Budget 
     of the House of Representatives or the Senate, as applicable.

     SEC. 202. RESERVE FUND FOR RETIREMENT SECURITY.

       Whenever the Committee on Ways and Means of the House or 
     the Committee on Finance of the Senate reports a bill, or an 
     amendment thereto is offered, or a conference report thereon 
     is submitted that enhances retirement security through 
     structural programmatic reform, the appropriate chairman of 
     the Committee on the Budget may--
       (1) increase the appropriate allocations and aggregates of 
     new budget authority and outlays by the amount of new budget 
     authority provided by such measure (and outlays flowing 
     therefrom) for that purpose;
       (2) in the Senate, adjust the levels used for determining 
     compliance with the pay-as-you-go requirements of section 
     207; and
       (3) reduce the revenue aggregates by the amount of the 
     revenue loss resulting from that measure for that purpose.

     SEC. 203. RESERVE FUND FOR MEDICARE.

       (a) In General.--Whenever the Committee on Ways and Means 
     of the House or the Committee on Finance of the Senate 
     reports a bill, or an amendment thereto is offered (in the 
     House), or a conference report thereon is submitted that 
     implements structural medicare reform and significantly 
     extends the solvency of the Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust 
     Fund without the use of transfers of new subsidies from the 
     general fund, the appropriate chairman of the Committee on 
     the Budget may change committee allocations and spending 
     aggregates if such legislation will not cause an on-budget 
     deficit for--
       (1) fiscal year 2000;
       (2) the period of fiscal years 2000 through 2004; or
       (3) the period of fiscal years 2005 through 2009.
       (b) Prescription Drug Benefit.--The adjustments made 
     pursuant to subsection (a) may be made to address the cost of 
     the prescription drug benefit.

     SEC. 204. RESERVE FUND FOR AGRICULTURE.

       (a) Adjustment.--
       (1) In general.--Whenever the Committee on Agriculture of 
     the House or the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry of the Senate reports a bill, or an amendment 
     thereto is offered (in the House), or a conference report 
     thereon is submitted that provides risk management or income 
     assistance for agriculture producers that complies with 
     paragraph (2), the appropriate Chairman of the Committee on 
     the Budget shall increase the allocation of budget authority 
     and outlays to that committee by the amount of budget 
     authority (and the outlays resulting therefrom) provided by 
     that legislation for such purpose in accordance with 
     subsection (b).
       (2) Condition.--Legislation complies with this paragraph if 
     it does not cause a net increase in budget authority or 
     outlays for fiscal year 2000 and does not cause a net 
     increase in budget authority that is greater than 
     $2,000,000,000 for any of fiscal years 2001 through 2004.
       (b) Limitations.--The adjustments to the allocations 
     required by subsection (a) shall not exceed--
       (1) $6,000,000,000 in budget authority (and the outlays 
     resulting therefrom) for the period of fiscal years 2000 
     through 2004; and
       (2) $6,000,000,000 in budget authority and outlays for the 
     period of fiscal years 2000 through 2009.

     SEC. 205. TAX REDUCTION RESERVE FUND IN THE SENATE.

       In the Senate, the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget 
     may reduce the spending and revenue aggregates and may revise 
     committee allocations for legislation that reduces revenues 
     if such legislation will not increase the deficit or decrease 
     the surplus for--
       (1) fiscal year 2000;
       (2) the period of fiscal years 2000 through 2004; or
       (3) the period of fiscal years 2000 through 2009.

     SEC. 206. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION POINT OF ORDER IN THE SENATE.

       (a) Designations.--
       (1) Guidance.--In making a designation of a provision of 
     legislation as an emergency requirement under section 
     251(b)(2)(A) or 252(e) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985, the committee report and any 
     statement of managers accompanying that legislation shall 
     analyze whether a proposed emergency requirement meets all 
     the criteria in paragraph (2).
       (2) Criteria.--
       (A) In general.--The criteria to be considered in 
     determining whether a proposed expenditure or tax change is 
     an emergency requirement are whether it is--
       (i) necessary, essential, or vital (not merely useful or 
     beneficial);
       (ii) sudden, quickly coming into being, and not building up 
     over time;
       (iii) an urgent, pressing, and compelling need requiring 
     immediate action;
       (iv) subject to subparagraph (B), unforeseen, 
     unpredictable, and unanticipated; and
       (v) not permanent, temporary in nature.
       (B) Unforeseen.--An emergency that is part of an aggregate 
     level of anticipated emergencies, particularly when normally 
     estimated in advance, is not unforeseen.
       (3) Justification for failure to meet criteria.--If the 
     proposed emergency requirement does not meet all the criteria 
     set forth in paragraph (2), the committee report or the 
     statement of managers, as the case may be, shall provide a 
     written justification of why the requirement should be 
     accorded emergency status.
       (b) Point of Order.--When the Senate is considering a bill, 
     resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report, a point 
     of order may be made by a Senator against an emergency 
     designation in that measure and if the Presiding Officer 
     sustains that point of order, that provision making such a 
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     tion shall be stricken from the measure and may not be 
     offered as an amendment from the floor.
       (c) Waiver and Appeal.--This section may be waived or 
     suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
     fifths of the members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative 
     vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly 
     chosen and sworn, shall be required in the Senate to sustain 
     an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order 
     raised under this section.
       (d) Definition of an Emergency Requirement.--A provision 
     shall be considered an emergency designation if it designates 
     any item an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) or 252(e) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.
       (e) Form of the Point of Order.--A point of order under 
     this subsection may be raised by a Senator as provided in 
     section 313(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
       (f) Conference Reports.--If a point of order is sustained 
     under this section against a conference report the report 
     shall be disposed of as provided in section 313(d) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
       (g) Exception for Defense Spending.--Subsection (b) shall 
     not apply against an emergency designation for a provision 
     making discretionary appropriations in the defense category.
       (h) Sunset.--This section shall expire on the adoption of 
     the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2001.

     SEC. 207. PAY-AS-YOU-GO POINT OF ORDER IN THE SENATE.

       (a) Purpose.--The Senate declares that it is essential to--
       (1) ensure continued compliance with the balanced budget 
     plan set forth in this resolution; and
       (2) continue the pay-as-you-go enforcement system.
       (b) Point of Order.--
       (1) In general.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to 
     consider any direct spending or revenue legislation that 
     would increase the on-budget deficit or cause an on-budget 
     deficit for any one of the three applicable time periods as 
     measured in paragraphs (5) and (6).
       (2) Applicable time periods.--For purposes of this 
     subsection the term ``applicable time period'' means any one 
     of the three following periods:
       (A) The first year covered by the most recently adopted 
     concurrent resolution on the budget.
       (B) The period of the first five fiscal years covered by 
     the most recently adopted concurrent resolution on the 
     budget.
       (C) The period of the five fiscal years following the first 
     five fiscal years covered in the most recently adopted 
     concurrent resolution on the budget.
       (3) Direct-spending legislation.--For purposes of this 
     subsection and except as provided in paragraph (4), the term 
     ``direct-spending legislation'' means any bill, joint 
     resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that 
     affects direct spending as that term is defined by and 
     interpreted for purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.
       (4) Exclusion.--For purposes of this subsection, the terms 
     ``direct-spending legislation'' and ``revenue legislation'' 
     do not include--
       (A) any concurrent resolution on the budget; or
       (B) any provision of legislation that affects the full 
     funding of, and continuation of, the deposit insurance 
     guarantee commitment in effect on the date of enactment of 
     the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990.
       (5) Baseline.--Estimates prepared pursuant to this section 
     shall--
       (A) use the baseline used for the most recently adopted 
     concurrent resolution on the budget; and
       (B) be calculated under the requirements of subsections (b) 
     through (d) of section 257 of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 for fiscal years beyond 
     those covered by that concurrent resolution on the budget.
       (6) Prior surplus.--If direct spending or revenue 
     legislation increases the on-budget deficit or causes an on-
     budget deficit when taken individually, then it must also 
     increase the on-budget deficit or cause an on-budget deficit 
     when taken together with all direct spending and revenue 
     legislation enacted since the beginning of the calendar year 
     not accounted for in the baseline under paragraph (5)(A).
       (c) Waiver.--This section may be waived or suspended in the 
     Senate only by the affirmative vote of three-fifths of the 
     Members, duly chosen and sworn.
       (d) Appeals.--Appeals in the Senate from the decisions of 
     the Chair relating to any provision of this section shall be 
     limited to 1 hour, to be equally divided between, and 
     controlled by, the appellant and the manager of the bill or 
     joint resolution, as the case may be. An affirmative vote of 
     three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and 
     sworn, shall be required in the Senate to sustain an appeal 
     of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under 
     this section.
       (e) Determination of Budget Levels.--For purposes of this 
     section, the levels of new budget authority, outlays, and 
     revenues for a fiscal year shall be determined on the basis 
     of estimates made by the Committee on the Budget of the 
     Senate.
       (f) Conforming Amendment.--Section 202 of House Concurrent 
     Resolution 67 (104th Congress) is repealed.
       (g) Sunset.--Subsections (a) through (e) of this section 
     shall expire September 30, 2002.

     SEC. 208. APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF CHANGES IN ALLOCATIONS 
                   AND AGGREGATES.

       (a) Application.--Any adjustments of allocations and 
     aggregates made pursuant to this resolution for any measure 
     shall--
       (1) apply while that measure is under consideration;
       (2) take effect upon the enactment of that measure; and
       (3) be published in the Congressional Record as soon as 
     practicable.
       (b) Effect of Changed Allocations and Aggregates.--Revised 
     allocations and aggregates resulting from these adjustments 
     shall be considered for the purposes of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 as allocations and aggregates contained in 
     this resolution.
       (c) Enforcement in the House.--In the House, for the 
     purpose of enforcing this resolution, sections 302(f) and 
     311(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 shall apply to 
     fiscal year 2000 and the total for fiscal year 2000 and the 4 
     ensuing fiscal years.

     SEC. 209. ESTABLISHMENT OF LEVELS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999.

       The levels submitted pursuant to H. Res. 5 of the 106th 
     Congress or S. Res. 312 of the 105th Congress, and any 
     revisions authorized by such resolutions, shall be considered 
     to be the levels and revisions of the concurrent resolution 
     on the budget for fiscal year 1999.

     SEC. 210. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO FOSTER THE 
                   EMPLOYMENT AND INDEPENDENCE OF INDIVIDUALS WITH 
                   DISABILITIES IN THE SENATE.

       (a) In General.--In the Senate, revenue and spending 
     aggregates and other appropriate budgetary levels and limits 
     may be adjusted and allocations may be revised for 
     legislation that finances disability programs designed to 
     allow individuals with disabilities to become employed and 
     remain independent if, to the extent that this concurrent 
     resolution on the budget does not include the costs of that 
     legislation, the enactment of that legislation will not 
     increase the deficit or decrease the surplus in this 
     resolution for--
       (1) fiscal year 2000;
       (2) the period of fiscal years 2000 through 2004; or
       (3) the period of fiscal years 2005 through 2009.
       (b) Revised Allocations.--
       (1) Adjustments for legislation.--Upon the consideration of 
     legislation pursuant to subsection (a), the Chairman of the 
     Committee on the Budget of the Senate may file with the 
     Senate appropriately-revised allocations under section 302(a) 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and revised 
     functional levels and aggregates to carry out this section.
       (2) Adjustments for amendments.--If the chairman of the 
     Committee on the Budget of the Senate submits an adjustment 
     under this section for legislation in furtherance of the 
     purpose described in subsection (a), upon the offering of an 
     amendment to that legislation that would necessitate such 
     submission, the Chairman shall submit to the Senate 
     appropriately-revised allocations under section 302(a) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and revised functional 
     levels and aggregates to carry out this section.

     SEC. 211. RESERVE FUND FOR A FISCAL YEAR 2000 SURPLUS.

       (a) Congressional Budget Office Updated Budget Forecast for 
     Fiscal Year 2000.--Pursuant to section 202(e)(2) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Congressional Budget 
     Office shall update its economic and budget forecast for 
     fiscal year 2000 by July 1, 1999.
       (b) Reporting a Surplus.--If the report provided pursuant 
     to subsection (a) estimates an on-budget surplus for fiscal 
     year 2000, the appropriate Chairman of the Committee on the 
     Budget may make the adjustments as provided in subsection 
     (c).
       (c) Adjustments.--The appropriate Chairman of the Committee 
     on the Budget may make the following adjustments in an amount 
     equal to the on-budget surplus for fiscal year 2000 as 
     estimated in the report submitted pursuant to subsection 
     (a)--
       (1) reduce the on-budget revenue aggregate by that amount 
     for fiscal year 2000;
       (2) increase the on-budget surplus levels used for 
     determining compliance with the pay-as-you-go requirements of 
     section 207; and
       (3) adjust the instruction in sections 104 and 105 of this 
     resolution to--
       (A) reduce revenues by that amount for fiscal year 2000; 
     and
       (B) increase the reduction in revenues for the period of 
     fiscal years 2000 through 2004 and for the period of fiscal 
     years 2000 through 2009 by that amount.

     SEC. 212. RESERVE FUND FOR EDUCATION IN THE SENATE.

       (a) In General.--In the Senate, upon reporting of a bill, 
     the offering of an amendment thereto, or the submission of a 
     conference report thereon that allows local educational 
     agencies to use appropriated funds to carry out activities 
     under part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
     Act that complies with subsection (b), the Chairman of the 
     Committee on the Budget of the Senate may--
       (1) increase the outlay aggregate and allocation for fiscal 
     year 2000 by not more than $360,000,000; and
       (2) adjust the levels used for determining compliance with 
     the pay-as-you-go requirements of section 207.
       (b) Condition.--Legislation complies with this subsection 
     if it does not cause a net in

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     crease in budget authority or outlays for the periods of 
     fiscal years 2000 through 2004 and 2000 through 2009.

     SEC. 213. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS.

       Congress adopts the provisions of this title--
       (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate 
     and the House of Representatives, respectively, and as such 
     they shall be considered as part of the rules of each House, 
     or of that House to which they specifically apply, and such 
     rules 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 those rules (so far as they relate to 
     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.

       TITLE III--SENSE OF CONGRESS, HOUSE, AND SENATE PROVISIONS

                Subtitle A--Sense of Congress Provisions

     SEC. 301. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE PROTECTION OF THE SOCIAL 
                   SECURITY SURPLUSES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) Congress and the President should balance the budget 
     excluding the surpluses generated by the social security 
     trust funds;
       (2) reducing the Federal debt held by the public is a top 
     national priority, strongly supported on a bipartisan basis, 
     as evidenced by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's 
     comment that debt reduction ``is a very important element in 
     sustaining economic growth'', as well as President Clinton's 
     comments that it ``is very, very important that we get the 
     Government debt down'' when referencing his own plans to use 
     the budget surplus to reduce Federal debt held by the public;
       (3) according to the Congressional Budget Office, balancing 
     the budget excluding the surpluses generated by the social 
     security trust funds will reduce debt held by the public by a 
     total of $1,723,000,000,000 by the end of fiscal year 2009, 
     $417,000,000,000, or 32 percent, more than it would be 
     reduced under the President's fiscal year 2000 budget 
     submission;
       (4) further, according to the Congressional Budget Office, 
     that the President's budget would actually spend 
     $40,000,000,000 of the social security surpluses in fiscal 
     year 2000 on new spending programs, and spend 
     $158,000,000,000 of the social security surpluses on new 
     spending programs from fiscal year 2000 through 2004; and
       (5) social security surpluses should be used for social 
     security reform, retirement security, or to reduce the debt 
     held by the public and should not be used for other purposes.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the functional totals in this concurrent resolution on the 
     budget assume that Congress shall pass legislation which--
       (1) reaffirms the provisions of section 13301 of the 
     Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 that provides that 
     the receipts and disbursements of the social security trust 
     funds shall not be counted for the purposes of the budget 
     submitted by the President, the congressional budget, or the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, 
     and provides for a point of order within the Senate against 
     any concurrent resolution on the budget, an amendment 
     thereto, or a conference report thereon that violates that 
     section;
       (2) mandates that the social security surpluses are used 
     only for the payment of social security benefits, retirement 
     security, social security reform, or to reduce the Federal 
     debt held by the public and such mandate shall be implemented 
     by establishing a supermajority point of order in the Senate 
     against limits established on the level of debt held by the 
     public;
       (3) provides for a Senate super-majority point of order 
     against any bill, resolution, amendment, motion or conference 
     report that would use social security surpluses on anything 
     other than the payment of social security benefits, social 
     security reform, retirement security, or the reduction of the 
     Federal debt held by the public;
       (4) ensures that all social security benefits are paid on 
     time; and
       (5) accommodates social security reform legislation.

     SEC. 302. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PROVIDING ADDITIONAL DOLLARS 
                   TO THE CLASSROOM.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) strengthening America's public schools while respecting 
     State and local control is critically important to the future 
     of our children and our Nation;
       (2) education is a local responsibility, a State priority, 
     and a national concern;
       (3) working with the Nation's governors, parents, teachers, 
     and principals must take place in order to strengthen public 
     schools and foster educational excellence;
       (4) education initiatives should boost academic achievement 
     for all students; and excellence in American classrooms means 
     having high expectations for all students, teachers, and 
     administrators, and holding schools accountable to the 
     children and parents served by such schools;
       (5) successful schools and school systems are characterized 
     by parental involvement in the education of their children, 
     local control, emphasis on basic academics, emphasis on 
     fundamental skills and exceptional teachers in the classroom;
       (6) the one-size-fits-all approach to education often 
     creates barriers to innovation and reform initiatives at the 
     local level; America's rural schools face challenges quite 
     different from their urban counterparts; and parents, 
     teachers and State and local officials should have the 
     freedom to tailor their education plans and reforms according 
     to the unique educational needs of their children;
       (7) the consolidation of various Federal education programs 
     will benefit our Nation's children, parents, and teachers by 
     sending more dollars directly to the classroom; and
       (8) our Nation's children deserve an educational system 
     that will provide opportunities to excel.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) Congress should enact legislation that would 
     consolidate thirty-one Federal K-12 education programs;
       (2) the Department of Education, the 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 children in their classrooms;
       (3) increased funding for elementary and secondary 
     education should be directed to States and local school 
     districts; and
       (4) decision making authority should be placed in the hands 
     of States, localities, and families to implement innovative 
     solutions to local educational challenges and to increase the 
     performance of all students, unencumbered by unnecessary 
     Federal rules and regulations.

     SEC. 303. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ASSET-BUILDING FOR THE WORKING 
                   POOR.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) 33 percent of all American households 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, incentives which encourage asset-building 
     should be established.
       (4) Across the Nation, numerous small public, private, and 
     public-private asset-building incentives, including 
     individual development accounts, are demonstrating success at 
     empowering low-income workers.
       (5) Middle and upper income Americans currently benefit 
     from tax incentives for building assets.
       (6) The Federal Government should utilize the Federal tax 
     code to provide low-income Americans with incentives to work 
     and build assets in order to escape poverty permanently.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the provisions of this resolution assume that Congress should 
     modify the Federal tax law to include provisions which 
     encourage low-income workers and their families to save for 
     buying a first home, starting a business, obtaining an 
     education, or taking other measures to prepare for the 
     future.

     SEC. 304. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON CHILD NUTRITION.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) both Republicans and Democrats understand that an 
     adequate diet and proper nutrition are essential to a child's 
     general well-being;
       (2) the lack of an adequate diet and proper nutrition may 
     adversely affect a child's ability to perform up to his or 
     her ability in school;
       (3) the Government currently plays a role in funding school 
     nutrition programs; and
       (4) there is a bipartisan commitment to helping children 
     learn.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that in 
     the House the Committee on Education and the Workforce and 
     the Committee on Agriculture and in the Senate the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry should examine our 
     Nation's nutrition programs to determine if they can be 
     improved, particularly with respect to services to low-income 
     children.

     SEC. 305. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING FUNDING FOR SPECIAL 
                   EDUCATION.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) In the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 
     U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) (referred to in this resolution as the 
     ``Act''), Congress found that improving educational results 
     for children with disabilities is an essential element of our 
     national policy of ensuring equality of opportunity, full 
     participation, independent living, and economic self-
     sufficiency for individuals with disabilities.
       (2) In the Act, the Secretary of Education is instructed to 
     make grants to States to assist them in providing special 
     education and related services to children with disabilities.
       (3) The Act represents a commitment by the Federal 
     Government to fund 40 percent of the average per-pupil 
     expenditure in public elementary and secondary schools in the 
     United States.
       (4) The budget submitted by the President for fiscal year 
     2000 ignores the commitment by the Federal Government under 
     the Act to fund special education and instead proposes the 
     creation of new programs that limit the manner in which 
     States may spend the limited Federal education dollars 
     received.
       (5) The budget submitted by the President for fiscal year 
     2000 fails to increase funding for special education, and 
     leaves States and localities with an enormous unfunded 
     mandate to pay for growing special education costs.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the budgetary levels in this

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     resolution assume that part B of the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) should be fully 
     funded at the originally promised level before any funds are 
     appropriated for new education programs.

               Subtitle B--Sense of the House Provisions

     SEC. 311. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON THE COMMISSION ON 
                   INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.

       (a) Findings.--The House finds that--
       (1) persecution of individuals on the sole ground of their 
     religious beliefs and practices occurs in countries around 
     the world and affects millions of lives;
       (2) such persecution violates international norms of human 
     rights, including those established in the Universal 
     Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on 
     Civil and Political Rights, the Helsinki Accords, and the 
     Declaration on the Elimination of all Forms of Intolerance 
     and Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief;
       (3) such persecution is abhorrent to all Americans, and our 
     very Nation was founded on the principle of the freedom to 
     worship according to the dictates of our conscience; and
       (4) in 1998 Congress unanimously passed, and President 
     Clinton signed into law, the International Religious Freedom 
     Act of 1998, which established the United States Commission 
     on International Religious Freedom to monitor facts and 
     circumstances of violations of religious freedom and 
     authorized $3,000,000 to carry out the functions of the 
     Commission for each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000.
       (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House 
     that--
       (1) this resolution assumes that $3,000,000 will be 
     appropriated within function 150 for fiscal year 2000 for the 
     United States Commission on International Religious Freedom 
     to carry out its duties; and
       (2) the House Committee on Appropriations is strongly urged 
     to appropriate such amount for the Commission.

     SEC. 312. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON ASSESSMENT OF WELFARE-TO-WORK 
                   PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--It is the sense of the House that, 
     recognizing the need to maximize the benefit of the Welfare-
     to-Work Program, the Secretary of Labor should prepare a 
     report on Welfare-to-Work Programs pursuant to section 
     403(a)(5) of the Social Security Act. This report should 
     include information on the following--
       (1) the extent to which the funds available under such 
     section have been used (including the number of States that 
     have not used any of such funds), the types of programs that 
     have received such funds, the number of and characteristics 
     of the recipients of assistance under such programs, the 
     goals of such programs, the duration of such programs, the 
     costs of such programs, any evidence of the effects of such 
     programs on such recipients, and accounting of the total 
     amount expended by the States from such funds, and the rate 
     at which the Secretary expects such funds to be expended for 
     each of the fiscal years 2000, 2001, and 2002;
       (2) with regard to the unused funds allocated for Welfare-
     to-Work for each of fiscal years 1998 and 1999, identify 
     areas of the Nation that have unmet needs for Welfare-to-Work 
     initiatives; and
       (3) identify possible Congressional action that may be 
     taken to reprogram Welfare-to-Work funds from States that 
     have not utilized previously allocated funds to places of 
     unmet need, including those States that have rejected or 
     otherwise not utilized prior funding.
       (b) Report.--It is the sense of the House that, not later 
     than January 1, 2000, the Secretary of Labor should submit to 
     the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Ways and 
     Means of the House and the Committee on Finance of the 
     Senate, in writing, the report described in subsection (a).

               Subtitle C--Sense of the Senate Provisions

     SEC. 321. SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 
                   SHOULD NOT INVEST THE SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST 
                   FUNDS IN PRIVATE FINANCIAL MARKETS.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the assumptions 
     underlying the functional totals in this resolution assume 
     that the Federal Government should not directly invest 
     contributions made to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors 
     Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance 
     Trust Fund established under section 201 of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401) in private financial markets.

     SEC. 322. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE MODERNIZATION AND 
                   IMPROVEMENT OF THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds the following:
       (1) The health insurance coverage provided under the 
     medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) is an integral part of the financial 
     security for retired and disabled individuals, as such 
     coverage protects those individuals against the financially 
     ruinous costs of a major illness.
       (2) Expenditures under the medicare program for hospital, 
     physician, and other essential health care services that are 
     provided to nearly 39,000,000 retired and disabled 
     individuals will be $232,000,000,000 in fiscal year 2000.
       (3) During the nearly 35 years since the medicare program 
     was established, the Nation's health care delivery and 
     financing system has undergone major transformations. 
     However, the medicare program has not kept pace with such 
     transformations.
       (4) Former Congressional Budget Office Director Robert 
     Reischauer has described the medicare program as it exists 
     today as failing on the following 4 key dimensions (known as 
     the ``Four I's''):
       (A) The program is inefficient.
       (B) The program is inequitable.
       (C) The program is inadequate.
       (D) The program is insolvent.
       (5) The President's budget framework does not devote 15 
     percent of the budget surpluses to the medicare program. The 
     Federal budget process does not provide a mechanism for 
     setting aside current surpluses for future obligations. As a 
     result, the notion of saving 15 percent of the surplus for 
     the medicare program cannot practically be carried out.
       (6) The President's budget framework would transfer to the 
     Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund more than 
     $900,000,000,000 over 15 years in new IOUs that must be 
     redeemed later by raising taxes on American workers, cutting 
     benefits, or borrowing more from the public, and these new 
     IOUs would increase the gross debt of the Federal Government 
     by the amounts transferred.
       (7) The Congressional Budget Office has stated that the 
     transfers described in paragraph (6), which are strictly 
     intragovernmental, have no effect on the unified budget 
     surpluses or the on-budget surpluses and therefore have no 
     effect on the debt held by the public.
       (8) The President's budget framework does not provide 
     access to, or financing for, prescription drugs.
       (9) The Comptroller General of the United States has stated 
     that the President's medicare proposal does not constitute 
     reform of the program and ``is likely to create a public 
     misperception that something meaningful is being done to 
     reform the medicare program''.
       (10) The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 enacted changes to the 
     medicare program which strengthen and extend the solvency of 
     that program.
       (11) The Congressional Budget Office has stated that 
     without the changes made to the medicare program by the 
     Balanced Budget Act of 1997, the depletion of the Federal 
     Hospital Insurance Trust Fund would now be imminent.
       (12) The President's budget proposes to cut medicare 
     program spending by $19,400,000,000 over 10 years, primarily 
     through reductions in payments to providers under that 
     program.
       (13) The recommendations by Senator John Breaux and 
     Representative William Thomas received the bipartisan support 
     of a majority of members on the National Bipartisan 
     Commission on the Future of Medicare.
       (14) The Breaux-Thomas recommendations provide for new 
     prescription drug coverage for the neediest beneficiaries 
     within a plan that substantially improves the solvency of the 
     medicare program without transferring new IOUs to the Federal 
     Hospital Insurance Trust Fund that must be redeemed later by 
     raising taxes, cutting benefits, or borrowing more from the 
     public.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the provisions contained in this budget resolution 
     assume the following:
       (1) This resolution does not adopt the President's 
     proposals to reduce medicare program spending by 
     $19,400,000,000 over 10 years, nor does this resolution adopt 
     the President's proposal to spend $10,000,000,000 of medicare 
     program funds on unrelated programs.
       (2) Congress will not transfer to the Federal Hospital 
     Insurance Trust Fund new IOUs that must be redeemed later by 
     raising taxes on American workers, cutting benefits, or 
     borrowing more from the public.
       (3) Congress should work in a bipartisan fashion to extend 
     the solvency of the medicare program and to ensure that 
     benefits under that program will be available to 
     beneficiaries in the future.
       (4) The American public will be well and fairly served in 
     this undertaking if the medicare program reform proposals are 
     considered within a framework that is based on the following 
     5 key principles offered in testimony to the Senate Committee 
     on Finance by the Comptroller General of the United States:
       (A) Affordability.
       (B) Equity.
       (C) Adequacy.
       (D) Feasibility.
       (E) Public acceptance.
       (5) The recommendations by Senator Breaux and Congressman 
     Thomas provide for new prescription drug coverage for the 
     neediest beneficiaries within a plan that substantially 
     improves the solvency of the medicare program without 
     transferring to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund new 
     IOUs that must be redeemed later by raising taxes, cutting 
     benefits, or borrowing more from the public.
       (6) Congress should move expeditiously to consider the 
     bipartisan recommendations of the Chairmen of the National 
     Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare.
       (7) Congress should continue to work with the President as 
     he develops and presents his plan to fix the problems of the 
     medicare program.

     SEC. 323. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON EDUCATION.

       It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) the levels in this resolution assume that--
       (A) increased Federal funding for elementary and secondary 
     education should be directed to States and local school 
     districts;

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       (B) the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 
     U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) should be fully funded at the originally 
     promised level before any funds are appropriated for new 
     education programs;
       (C) decisionmaking authority should be placed in the hands 
     of States, localities, and families to implement innovative 
     solutions to local education challenges and to increase the 
     performance of all students, unencumbered by unnecessary 
     Federal rules and regulations; and
       (D) the Department of Education, the States, and local 
     education 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 children in their classrooms; and
       (2) within the discretionary allocation provided to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate for 
     function 500 that to the maximum extent practicable--
       (A) the Federal Pell Grant maximum award should be 
     increased;
       (B) funding for the Federal Supplemental Education 
     Opportunity Grants Program should be increased;
       (C) funding for the Federal capital contributions under the 
     Federal Perkins Loan Program should be increased;
       (D) funding for the Leveraging Educational Assistance 
     Partnership Program should be increased;
       (E) funding for the Federal Work-Study Program should be 
     increased; and
       (F) funding for the Federal TRIO Programs should be 
     increased.

     SEC. 324. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON PROVIDING TAX RELIEF TO 
                   AMERICANS BY RETURNING THE NON-SOCIAL SECURITY 
                   SURPLUS TO TAXPAYERS.

       It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) the levels in this concurrent resolution assume that 
     the Senate not only puts a priority on protecting social 
     security and medicare and reducing the Federal debt, but also 
     on tax reductions for working families in the form of family 
     tax relief and incentives to stimulate savings, investment, 
     job creation and economic growth;
       (2) such tax relief could include an expansion of the 15-
     percent bracket, marginal rate reductions, a significant 
     reduction or elimination of the marriage penalty, retirement 
     savings incentives, estate tax relief, an above-the-line 
     income tax deduction for social security payroll taxes, tax 
     incentives for education savings, parity between the self-
     employed and corporations with respect to the tax treatment 
     of health insurance premiums, and capital gains tax fairness 
     for family farmers;
       (3) the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 needs comprehensive 
     reform, and Congress should move expeditiously to consider 
     comprehensive tax reform and simplification proposals; and
       (4) Congress should reject the President's proposed tax 
     increase on investment income of associations as defined 
     under section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

     SEC. 325. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON ACCESS TO MEDICARE SERVICES.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the levels in this 
     resolution assume Congress should review payment levels in 
     the medicare program to ensure beneficiaries have a range of 
     choices available under the Medicare+Choice program and have 
     access to high quality skilled nursing services, home health 
     care services, and inpatient and outpatient hospital services 
     in rural areas.

     SEC. 326. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON LAW ENFORCEMENT.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the levels in this 
     resolution assume that--
       (1) significant resources should be provided for strong law 
     enforcement and aggressive crimefighting programs and that 
     funding in fiscal year 2000 for critical programs should be 
     equal to or greater than funding for these programs in 1999;
       (2) critical programs include--
       (A) State and local law enforcement assistance, especially 
     with respect to the development and integration of anticrime 
     technology systems and upgrading forensic laboratories and 
     the information and communications infrastructures upon which 
     they rely;
       (B) continuing efforts to reduce violent crime; and
       (C) significant expansion of intensive Federal firearms 
     prosecutions projects such as the ongoing programs in 
     Richmond and Philadelphia into America's most crime plagued 
     cities; and
       (3) the existence of a strong Federal drug control policy 
     is essential in order to reduce the supplies of illegal drugs 
     internationally and to reduce the number of children who are 
     exposed to or addicted to illegal drugs and this can be 
     furthered by--
       (A) investments in programs authorized in the Western 
     Hemisphere Drug Elimination Act and the proposed Drug Free 
     Century Act; and
       (B) securing adequate resources and authority for the 
     United States Customs Service in any legislation 
     reauthorizing the Service.

     SEC. 327. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON IMPROVING SECURITY FOR 
                   UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the levels in this 
     resolution assume that--
       (1) there is an urgent and ongoing requirement to improve 
     security for United States diplomatic missions and personnel 
     abroad; and
       (2) additional budgetary resources should be devoted to 
     programs within function 150 to enable successful 
     international leadership by the United States.

     SEC. 328. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON INCREASED FUNDING FOR THE 
                   NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the levels in this 
     resolution and legislation enacted pursuant to this 
     resolution assume that--
       (1) there shall be a continuation of the pattern of 
     budgetary increases for biomedical research; and
       (2) additional resources should be targeted towards autism 
     research.

     SEC. 329. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON FUNDING FOR KYOTO PROTOCOL 
                   IMPLEMENTATION PRIOR TO SENATE RATIFICATION.

       It is the sense of Senate that the levels in this 
     resolution assume that funds should not be provided to put 
     into effect the Kyoto Protocol prior to its Senate 
     ratification in compliance with the requirements of the Byrd-
     Hagel Resolution and consistent with previous Administration 
     assurances to Congress.

     SEC. 330. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON TEA-21 FUNDING AND THE 
                   STATES.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the levels in this 
     resolution and any legislation enacted pursuant to this 
     resolution assume that the President's fiscal year 2000 
     budget proposal to change the manner in which any excess 
     Federal gasoline tax revenues are distributed to the States 
     will not be implemented, but rather any of these funds will 
     be distributed to the States pursuant to section 1105 of TEA-
     21.

     SEC. 331. SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT THE ONE HUNDRED SIXTH 
                   CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION SHOULD REAUTHORIZE 
                   FUNDS FOR THE FARMLAND PROTECTION PROGRAM.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the functional totals 
     contained in this resolution assume that the One Hundred 
     Sixth Congress, First Session will reauthorize funds for the 
     Farmland Protection Program.

     SEC. 332. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL 
                   SECURITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO BECOME DISABLED.

       It is the sense of the Senate that levels in the resolution 
     assume that--
       (1) social security plays a vital role in providing 
     adequate income for individuals who become disabled; and
       (2) Congress and the President should take this fact into 
     account when considering proposals to reform the social 
     security program.

     SEC. 333. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON REPORTING OF ON-BUDGET TRUST 
                   FUND LEVELS.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the levels in this 
     resolution assume, effective for fiscal year 2001, the 
     President's budget and the budget report of CBO required 
     under section 202(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
     should include an itemization of the on-budget trust funds 
     for the budget year, including receipts, outlays, and 
     balances.

     SEC. 334. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING SOUTH KOREA'S 
                   INTERNATIONAL TRADE PRACTICES ON PORK AND BEEF.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the Senate--
       (1) believes strongly that while a stable global 
     marketplace is in the best interest of America's farmers and 
     ranchers, the United States should seek a mutually beneficial 
     relationship without hindering the competitiveness of 
     American agriculture;
       (2) calls on South Korea to abide by its trade commitments;
       (3) calls on the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the 
     United States Executive Director of the International 
     Monetary Fund to promote vigorously policies that encourage 
     the opening of markets for beef and pork products by 
     requiring South Korea to abide by its existing international 
     trade commitments and to reduce trade barriers, tariffs, and 
     export subsidies;
       (4) calls on the President and the Secretaries of Treasury 
     and Agriculture to monitor and report to Congress that 
     resources will not be used to stabilize the South Korean 
     market at the expense of United States agricultural goods or 
     services; and
       (5) requests the United States Trade Representative and the 
     United States Department of Agriculture to pursue the 
     settlement of disputes with the Government of South Korea on 
     its failure to abide by its international trade commitments 
     on beef market access, to consider whether Korea's reported 
     plans for subsidizing its pork industry would violate any of 
     its international trade commitments, and to determine what 
     impact Korea's subsidy plans would have on United States 
     agricultural interests, especially in Japan.

     SEC. 335. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON FUNDING FOR NATURAL 
                   DISASTERS.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the levels in this 
     resolution assume that, given that emergency spending for 
     natural disasters continues to have an unpredictable yet 
     substantial impact on the Federal budget and that 
     consequently budgeting for disasters remains difficult, the 
     Administration and Congress should review procedures for 
     funding emergencies, including natural disasters, in any 
     budget process reform legislation that comes before the 
     Congress.
       And the Senate agree to the same.

     From the Committee on the Budget:
     John R. Kasich,
     Saxby Chambliss,
     Christopher Shays,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Pete V. Domenici,
     Chuck Grassley,

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     Don Nickles,
     Phil Gramm,
     Slade Gorton,
                               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. NETHERCUTT, announced that pursuant to 
clause 10 of rule XX the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was 
taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

220

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

208

para. 32.9                     [Roll No. 85]

                                YEAS--220

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--208

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Davis (IL)
     Hastings (FL)
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Shows
     Thomas
  So the conference report was agreed to.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 32.10  providing for the consideration of h.r. 472

  Mr. SESSIONS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 138):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 
     472) to amend title 13, United States Code, to require the 
     use of postcensus local review as part of each decennial 
     census. The bill shall be considered as read for amendment. 
     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 Government Reform; (2) a further amendment 
     printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 1 pursuant 
     to clause 8 of rule XVIII, if offered by Representative 
     Maloney of New York or her 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,
  Mr. SESSIONS 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.
  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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

220

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

207

para. 32.11                    [Roll No. 86]

                                YEAS--220

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt

[[Page 328]]


     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--207

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     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
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Brown (CA)
     Hastings (FL)
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Napolitano
     Weller
  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. LaTOURETTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. FROST demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to the 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

219

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

205

para. 32.12                    [Roll No. 87]

                                AYES--219

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--205

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     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
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Brown (CA)
     Clayton
     Ewing
     Hastings (FL)
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Meek (FL)
     Ryun (KS)
     Watkins
  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. 32.13  postcensus local review

  Mr. MILLER of Florida, pursuant to House Resolution 138, called up the 
bill (H.R. 472) to amend title 13, United States Code, to require the 
use of postcensus local review as part of each decennial census.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 138, the following amendment printed in 
House Report 106-93 was considered as adopted:


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       Page 2, line 7, strike ``142'' and insert ``141''.
       Page 2, line 8, strike ``143'' and insert ``142''.
       Page 4, line 25, strike ``142'' and insert ``141''.
       Page 4, after line 25, strike ``143'' and insert ``142''.

  After debate,
  Mrs. MALONEY of New York, pursuant to House Resolution 138, submitted 
the following amendment in the nature of a substitute:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Local Participation in the 
     Census Act''.

     SEC. 2. CENSUS LOCAL PARTICIPATION.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 13, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 142. Census local participation.

       ``(a)(1) The 2000 decennial census shall include the 
     opportunity for local governmental units to review housing 
     unit counts, jurisdictional boundaries, and such other data 
     as the Secretary considers appropriate for the purpose of 
     identifying discrepancies or other potential problems before 
     the tabulation of total population by States (as required for 
     the apportionment of Representatives in Congress among the 
     several States) is completed.
       ``(2) Any opportunity for local participation under this 
     section shall be provided in such time, form, and manner as 
     the Secretary shall (consistent with paragraph (1)) 
     prescribe, except that nothing in this section shall affect 
     any right of local participation in the 2000 decennial census 
     otherwise provided for by law, whether under Public Law 103-
     430 or otherwise.
       ``(b) Any opportunity for local participation under this 
     section in connection with the 2000 decennial census should 
     be designed with a view toward affording local governmental 
     units adequate opportunity--
       ``(1) to assure that new construction, particularly any 
     subsequent to April 30, 1999, and before April 1, 2000, is 
     appropriately reflected in the master address file used in 
     conducting such census;
       ``(2) to verify the accuracy of those units or other 
     addresses which the United States Postal Service has 
     identified as being vacant or having vacancies; and
       ``(3) to assure that the Secretary has properly identified 
     the jurisdictional boundaries of local governmental units, 
     consistent with any measures taken under Public Law 103-430 
     and any other applicable provisions of law.
       ``(c) Any opportunity for local participation under this 
     section shall be afforded in a manner that allows the 
     Secretary to derive quality-control corrected population 
     counts (as recommended by the National Academy of Sciences in 
     its final report under Public Law 102-135 and as proposed in 
     the census 2000 operational plan as part of the Accuracy 
     Coverage Evaluation program) on a timely basis, but in no 
     event later than the date by which all tabulations of 
     population under section 141(c) (in connection with the 2000 
     decennial census) must be completed, reported, and 
     transmitted to the respective States.
       ``(d) As used in this section--
       ``(1) the term `decennial census' means a decennial census 
     of population conducted under section 141(a); and
       ``(2) the term `local governmental unit' means a local unit 
     of general purpose government as defined by section 184, or 
     its designee.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 5 of title 13, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 141 the 
     following:

``142. Census local participation.''.

       Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to amend title 13, 
     United States Code, to require that the opportunity for 
     meaningful local participation in the 2000 decennial census 
     be provided.''.

  After further debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY announced that the nays had it.
  Mrs. MALONEY of New York 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

202

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

226

para. 32.14                    [Roll No. 88]

                                YEAS--202

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NAYS--226

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Brown (CA)
     Delahunt
     Hastings (FL)
     Jones (OH)
     LaHood
     Lantos
  So the amendment 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. NEY, announced that the yeas had it.

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  Mrs. MALONEY of New York 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

223

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

206

para. 32.15                    [Roll No. 89]

                                YEAS--223

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--206

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     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
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Brown (CA)
     Hastings (FL)
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Reynolds
  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. 32.16  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1376

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-95) the resolution (H. Res. 140) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1376) to extend the tax benefits available with respect 
to services performed in a combat zone to services performed in the 
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia/Montenegro) and certain other 
areas, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 32.17  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MORAN of Kansas, laid before the House 
the following communication from Mr. Kingston:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, April 7, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule VIII (8) of the Rules of the House that I received a 
     subpoena (duces tecum) issued by the Superior Court of 
     Bulloch County, Georgia, in the case of Griffin v. Zimnavoda.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that compliance with the subpoena is 
     consistent with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Jack Kingston,
                                               Member of Congress.

para. 32.18  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. 380. An Act to reauthorize the Congressional Award Act, 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

para. 32.19  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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. 440. An Act to make technical corrections to the 
     Microloan Program.

para. 32.20  senate enrolled bill signed

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

       S. 388. An Act to authorize the establishment of a disaster 
     mitigation pilot program in the Small Business 
     Administration.

  And then,

para. 32.21  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. McINNIS at 9 o'clock and 30 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 32.22  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:

       Mrs. MYRICK: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 140. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1376) to extend the tax benefits available with respect to 
     services performed in a combat zone to services performed in 
     the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia/Montenegro) and 
     certain other areas, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-
     95). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 32.23  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. POMBO (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr. 
             Doolittle):
       H.R. 1398. A bill to amend section 211 of the Clean Air Act 
     to prohibit the use of certain

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     fuel additives; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Becerra, Mr. Coyne, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Berman, Mr. McDermott, Ms. McKinney, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Towns, Mr. Rush, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             LaFalce, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Ms. Lee, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mr. Diaz-
             Balart):
       H.R. 1399. A bill to amend title IV of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996 to provide States with the option to allow legal 
     immigrant pregnant women, children, and blind or disabled 
     medically needy individuals to be eligible for medical 
     assistance under the Medicaid Program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Commerce, 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. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Tauzin, Mr. Towns, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Cox, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Largent, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Stupak, 
             Mr. Ganske, Mr. Engel, Mr. Lazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. 
             Luther, Mr. Shadegg, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Fossella, Mr. 
             Blunt, and Mr. Ehrlich):
       H.R. 1400. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to improve collection and dissemination of information 
     concerning bond prices and to improve price competition in 
     bond markets, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. SPENCE (for himself and Mr. Skelton) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 1401. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 2000 and 2001 for military activities of the Department 
     of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
     fiscal years 2000 to 2001, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Stenholm, 
             Mr. McHugh, Mr. Holden, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Reynolds, 
             Mr. Baldacci, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Hutchinson, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
             Walsh, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Riley, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Lewis of 
             California, Mr. Hefley, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Boyd, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Canady of Florida, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Deutsch, 
             Mr. Foley, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Mica, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
             Bishop, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Collins, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Linder, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Mr. Baker, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             John, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Capuano, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Gilchrest, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Allen, Mr. Barcia, Ms. Danner, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. Shows, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Coble, Mr. Hayes, Mr. McIntyre, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina, Mr. Taylor of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Bass, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Towns, Mr. Ney, 
             Mr. Strickland, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Klink, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Shuster, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Sandlin, 
             Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Goode, Mr. Pickett, 
             Mr. Scott, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Dunn, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Rahall, 
             and Mr. Wise):
       H.R. 1402. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to implement the Class I milk price structure known as Option 
     1-A as part of the implementation of the final rule to 
     consolidate Federal milk marketing orders; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia:
       H.R. 1403. A bill to nullify the effect of certain 
     provisions of various Executive orders; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio:
       H.R. 1404. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States 
     Code to include the earned income credit in property that the 
     debtor may elect to exempt from the estate; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Ney, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Strickland, 
             Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Oxley, and 
             Ms. Kaptur):
       H.R. 1405. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 143 West Liberty Street, Medina, Ohio, as the ``Donald J. 
     Pease Federal Building''; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Knollenberg, 
             Mr. Upton, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Kildee, Ms. 
             Rivers, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Conyers, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, and Mr. Stupak):
       H.R. 1406. 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. COYNE (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 1407. 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. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Goodling, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Bonior, and Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H.R. 1408. A bill to make available funds for a security 
     assistance training and support program for the self-defense 
     of Kosova; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Rahall, Mr. McNulty, 
             Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. 
             Shows):
       H.R. 1409. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     provide that the provisions requiring payment of Federal 
     benefits in the form of electronic funds transfers shall not 
     apply with respect to benefits payable under the old-age, 
     survivors, and disability insurance program under title II of 
     the Social Security Act; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. ENGLISH:
       H.R. 1410. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exempt small issues from the restrictions on the 
     deduction by financial institutions for interest; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. GRANGER (for herself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas):
       H.R. 1411. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a 2-month extension for the due date for 
     filing a tax return for any member of a uniformed service on 
     a tour of duty outside the United States for a period which 
     includes the normal due date for such filing; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 1412. 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.
           By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Baldacci, 
             Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Boehlert, 
             Mr. Boucher, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Clement, 
             Mr. Collins, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Ms. DeGette, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
             Dickey, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. English, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
             Hansen, Mr. Hilleary, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Luther, Mr. McCollum, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Metcalf, 
             Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Packard, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shows, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
             Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Wamp, 
             Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weller, Mr. Whitfield, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Stump, 
             and Mr. Capuano):
       H.R. 1413. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to expand and make permanent the Medicare 
     demonstration project for military retirees and dependents; 
     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. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Farr of California, 
             Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Foley, 
             Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Bentsen, 
             Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. English):
       H.R. 1414. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from income

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     certain amounts received under the National Health Service 
     Corps Scholarship Program and the F. Edward Hebert Armed 
     Forces Health Professions Scholarship and Financial 
     Assistance Program; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island:
       H.R. 1415. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor in 
     Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. McCRERY:
       H.R. 1416. 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. MENENDEZ:
       H.R. 1417. 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.
       H.R. 1418. 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 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 Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 1419. A bill to amend chapter 5 of title 28, United 
     States Code, to eliminate a vacant judgeship in the eastern 
     district and establish a new judgeship in the western 
     district of North Carolina, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 1420. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 of provide a revenue-neutral simplification of the 
     individual income tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROTHMAN (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Meehan, 
             Ms. Millender-McDonald, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 1421. 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. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Olver, Mr. Weiner, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Shows, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Brown of California, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Owens, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Farr of California, Ms. Norton, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Coyne, and Mr. Bonior):
       H.R. 1422. 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; 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. STUPAK:
       H.R. 1423. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     restrict the mail-order sale of body armor; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 1424. A bill to limit access to body armor by violent 
     felons and to facilitate the donation of Federal surplus body 
     armor to State and local law enforcement agencies; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Government Reform, for a period to be 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. 1425. A bill to authorize security assistance for the 
     Kosova Liberation Army to be used for training and support 
     for their established self-defense forces in order to defend 
     and protect the civilian population of Kosova against armed 
     aggression; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. WATERS:
       H.R. 1426. A bill to prevent the laundering of money; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. Sam JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Thomas, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Largent, Mr. Cox, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Campbell, 
             Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Hefley, 
             Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Cooksey, 
             Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Camp, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mr. Herger, Mr. Linder, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Everett, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Bonilla, and Mr. Skeen):
       H.J. Res. 45. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to abolish the Federal 
     income tax; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BOYD (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Etheridge, 
             Mr. Tanner, Mr. Minge, and Mrs. Thurman):
       H. Con. Res. 85. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 should be 
     reformed by April 15, 2002, 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. 

para. 32.24  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 14: Mr. Boehner, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
     and Mr. Toomey.
       H.R. 26: Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Berman, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
     English, Mr. Shows, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Wynn, Ms. 
     Lofgren, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Capuano, 
     and Mr. Rodriquez.
       H.R. 27: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 38: Mr. Bachus and Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 66: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 111: Mr. Bryant, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
     King, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. Stupack.
       H.R. 116: Mr. Evans, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Payne, Mr. McHugh, and 
     Mr. Kind.
       H.R. 165: Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Green of Texas, and Ms. 
     Baldwin.
       H.R. 205: Mr. McIntyre.
       H.R. 230: Mr. Capuano and Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 237: Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Capuano, and 
     Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 271: Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Berman, and Mr. 
     Lampson.
       H.R. 274: Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. Biggert, and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 306: Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Engel, and Mr. 
     Gonzalez.
       H.R. 316: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 325: Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. 
     Rodriguez.
       H.R. 330: Mr. Dickey and Mr. DeMint.
       H.R. 352: Mr. Stump, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
     Nethercutt, Mrs. Northup, and Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 355: Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Thune, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Hill 
     of Montana, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 358: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 383: Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
     Slaughter, and Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 403: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 407: Mr. Young of Alaska.
       H.R. 417: Mr. Graham and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 489: Mr. Conyers and Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 492: Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 500: Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 515: Mr. Cummings, Ms. Norton, Mr. Capuano, and Mr. 
     Wynn.
       H.R. 516: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 527: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 528: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 531: Mr. Castle, Mr. Allen, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
     Hostettler, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
     Hulshof, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Crane, Mr. Goodling, Ms. Eshoo, and 
     Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 541: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mrs. Christensen, and 
     Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 561: Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 564: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 576: Mr. Underwood, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. 
     McKinney, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 586: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 588: Mr. Shows and Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 610: Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 611: Mrs. Emerson and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 612: Mr. Sandlin and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 614: Mr. Norwood, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 626: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Filner, Mr. Shows, 
     Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     George Miller of California, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
     Sandlin, Mr. Owens, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hilliard, 
     Mr. Capuano, and Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 632: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fletcher, and Mrs. 
     Cubin.
       H.R. 664: Mr. Phelps, Ms. Waters, and Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 678: Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Klink, and Mr. 
     Shays.
       H.R. 680: Mr. Shows and Mr. Sanford.
       H.R. 691: Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 692: Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Paul, Mr. Largent, 
     Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Istook, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Bartlett 
     of Maryland, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Cannon, and Mr. DeMint.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Condit, Mr. McNulty, and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 773: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Franks 
     of New Jersey, Mr. Meeks of New York, and Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 775: Mr. Ford, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, and Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 777: Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Cummings, and Mrs. Meek of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 786: Mr. Bass.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Cramer and Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 792: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Camp, and Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 826: Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 827: Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
     and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 828: Mr. Dicks, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 833: Mr. Barcia, Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mr. Upton.

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       H.R. 834: Mr. Dicks and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 836: Ms. Berkley and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 845: Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Olver, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 847: Mr. Brown of California and Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 850: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 879: Mr. Frost, Mr. Price of North Carolina, and Mr. 
     Fattah.
       H.R. 884: Mr. Olver and Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 888: Mr. Filner, Mr. LaTourette, Ms. DeGette, and Mr. 
     Brown of California.
       H.R. 894: Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 896: Mr. Greenwood, Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 900: Mr. Luther, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Gejdenson, and Ms. 
     Jackson-Lee of Texas.
       H.R. 914: Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 942: Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 943: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 959: Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Hastings 
     of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, and Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 982: Mr. Oxley, Mr. Shows, and Mr. Terry.
       H.R. 987: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Ehlers, 
     Mr. Barcia, Mr. Traficant, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
     Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Paul, Mr. Bass, 
     Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Cox, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mrs. Bono, Mr. 
     Nethercutt, Mr. Horn, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Myrick, Ms. Pryce of 
     Ohio, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
     Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. 
     Herger, and Mr. Tauzin.
       H.R. 996: Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. 
     Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Jefferson, and Ms. Waters.
       H.R. 1000: Mr. Hasting of Florida and Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 1032: Mr. Pombo, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. John, Mr. 
     Packard, Mr. Istook, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
     Simpson, Mrs. Cubin, and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1053: Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 1055: Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
     Hostettler, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
     Tancredo, Mr. Saxton, Mr. DeLay, Mrs. Cubin, Ms. Ros-
     Lehtinen, Mr. Goode, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
     Hayworth, Mr. Graham, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
     McIntyre, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Gutknecht, Mrs. Bono, Mrs. 
     Johnson of Connecticut, and Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 1071: Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 1082: Mr. Martinez, Mr. Becerra, and Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 1093: Mr. Clement, Mr. Dooley of California, Ms. 
     Sanchez, Mr. Bass, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Condit, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
     Sabo, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. LaHood, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1097: Mrs. Meek of Florida and Mr. Udall of Colorado.
       H.R. 1106: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
     Shays, Mr. Rush, Ms. Woolsey, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H.R. 1120: Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 1149: Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 1160: Mr. Diaz-Balart, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Olver, 
     Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mr. 
     Dingell.
       H.R. 1193: Mr. Stupak and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 1205: Mr. Obey, Mr. Vento, and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 1214: Mr. Norwood, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Spratt, and Ms. 
     Woolsey.
       H.R. 1216: Mr. Evans, Mr. Clement, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
     Norwood, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Filner, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1217: Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Markey, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Meehan, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
     Condit, and Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 1218: Mr. Gekas.
       H.R. 1234: Mr. Gekas.
       H.R. 1236: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Clay, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Ackerman, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Rhode Island, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Vento, and Mrs. Kelley.
       H.R. 1238: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
     Norton, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Rush, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
     McGovern, and Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 1247: Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 1251: Mr. Hansen and Mr. Cannon.
       H.R. 1254: Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boehlert, and Mr. Crane.
       H.R. 1286: Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
     Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 1301: Mr. Combest, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
     Bishop, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Ganske, Mr. 
     Skeen, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
     Doolittle, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Riley, Mr. Paul, 
     Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Bonilla, and Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 1313: Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Towns, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Eshoo, 
     Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 1317: Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 1329: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1330: Mr. Evans and Mr. English.
       H.R. 1332: Mr. Brown of California, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
     Bentsen, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 1333: Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
     Paul, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
     Rush, and Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 1335: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1337: Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Klink, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
     Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bilbray, and Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 1349: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 1355: Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Olver, and Mr. 
     McGovern.
       H.R. 1357: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 1395: Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
     Pombo, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Packard, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Royce, 
     Mrs. Bono, Mr. Herger, and Mr. Gallegly.
       H.J. Res. 2: Mr. Sununu.
       H.J. Res. 7: Mr. Dickey.
       H.J. Res. 14: Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. 
     Kingston.
       H. Con. Res. 8: Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H. Con. Res. 14: Mr. Ney.
       H. Con. Res. 30: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H. Con. Res. 57: Mrs. Biggert.
       H. Con. Res. 77: Ms. Kaptur.
       H. Con. Res. 82: Mr. Stark and Mr. Paul.
       H. Res. 41: Mrs. Capps, Mr. Coburn, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. 
     Traficant.
       H. Res. 82: Mr. Andrews.
       H. Res. 106: Mr. Talent, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. 
     Snyder, Mr. Capuano, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H. Res. 109: Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, Mr. Frost, Mr. Spratt, Ms. Danner, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
     Barcia, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Olver, Mr. Petri, Mrs. Thurman, 
     Mr. Kind, and Mr. McGovern.
       H. Res. 115: Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. Lipinski.
       H. Res. 128: Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Berman.
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                      THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1999 (33)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 33.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, April 14, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 33.2  communications

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

       1533. 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-300837; FRL-6074-
     5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1534. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the report to Congress for Department of Defense purchases 
     from foreign entities in fiscal year 1998, pursuant to Public 
     Law 104-201, section 827 (110 Stat. 2611); to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       1535. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting an interim report of the Department's 
     study of the methods of selection of members of the Armed 
     Forces to serve on courts-martial; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       1536. A letter from the Chair, Defense Environmental 
     Response Task Force, Under Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on the actions of the Defense Environmental Response 
     Task Force for Fiscal Year 1998; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       1537. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on the status of efforts to prepare a 
     plan for the inventory management of in-transit items as 
     required by Section 349 of the Strom Thurmond National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       1538. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department of Defense Nuclear, Biological, 
     and Chemical (NBC) Defense Annual Report to Congress, March 
     1999; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1539. A letter from the Director, Office of Thrift 
     Supervision, transmitting notification of the details of the 
     Office's 1999 compensation plan; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
       1540. A letter from the Chairperson, National Council on 
     Disability, transmitting the Council's Annual Report for 
     Fiscal Year 1998, pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 781(a)(8); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       1541. 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: 
     Amendment for Hazardous Air Pollutants Emmissions From 
     Magnetic Tape Manufacturing Operations [FRL-6321-8] (RIN: 
     2060-AH71) received April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1542. 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 
     067-1067a; FRL-6315-9] received March 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1543. 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 [AD-FRL-6322-8] received April 6, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1544. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information,

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     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Implementation Plan and Redesignation Request for 
     the Muscogee County, Georgia Lead Nonattainment Area [GA-42-
     1-9908a; FRL-6321-1] received April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1545. 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 68-7143-
     a; FRL-6322-5] received April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1546. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Residual Risk Report to 
     Congress; to the Committee on Commerce.
       1547. 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 068-
     1068a; FRL-6322-1] received April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1548. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Acid Rain Program, 
     Continuous Emission Monitoring Rule Revisions [FRL-6320-8] 
     (RIN: 2060-AG46) Recevied April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1549. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Combined Thirty-Ninth through Forty-Third Quarterly 
     Reports to Congress on the status of Exxon and Stripped Well 
     Oil Overcharge Funds covering April 1, 1997, through June 30, 
     1998; to the Committee on Commerce.
       1550. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the annual report 
     required under the Support for East European Democracy Act of 
     1989, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 5474; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1551. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on the Strategic Concept of 
     NATO; to the Committee on International Relations.
       1552. A letter from the Chairman, Merit Systems Protection 
     Board, transmitting the Twentieth Annual Report on the 
     activities of the Board during Fiscal Year 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 1206; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1553. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Retirement, Health, and Life Insurance Coverage For Certain 
     Employees Of The District Of Columbia Under The District Of 
     Columbia Courts And Justice Technical Corrections Act of 1998 
     (RIN: 3206-AI55) received April 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1554. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Prevailing 
     Rate Systems; Environmental Differential Pay for Working at 
     High Altitudes (RIN: 3206-AI36) received April 7, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       1555. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting three urgent recommendations for 
     legislative action, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 437d(d)(2); to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
       1556. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the 1998 Section 8 Report on National Natural Landmarks that 
     have been damaged or are likely to be damaged; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       1557. 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 Flatwoods Salamander as a 
     Threatened Species (RIN: 1018-AE38) received March 26, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1558. A letter from the Interim Staff Director, United 
     States Sentencing Commission, transmitting an annual report 
     of the commission's findings, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3552 nt.; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1559. A letter from the Regulations Officer, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
     rule--Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; 
     Lighting Devices, Reflectors, And Electrical Equipment [FHWA 
     Docket No. MC-94-1; FHWA-1997-2222] (RIN: 2125-AD27) received 
     March 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1560. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on the actions taken to develop an 
     integrated program to prevent and respond to terrorist 
     incidents involving weapons of mass destruction; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para. 33.3  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment concurrent 
resolutions of the House of the following titles:

       H. Con. Res. 44. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for the 18th annual National Peace 
     Officers' Memorial Service.
       H. Con. Res. 47. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box 
     Derby.
       H. Con. Res. 50. Concurrent resolution authorizing the 1999 
     District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch 
     Run to be run through the Capitol Grounds.

  The message also announced that pursuant to the provisions of Senate 
Resolution 105, adopted April 13, 1989, as amended by Public Law 105-
275, and further amended by Senate Resolution 75, adopted March 25, 
1999, the Chair, on behalf of the Democratic Leader, announces the 
appointment of the following Senators to serve as members of the Senate 
National Security Working Group--
  the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Byrd), Minority Administrative 
Co-Chairman;
  the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin), Minority Co-Chairman;
  the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Biden), Minority Co-Chairman;
  the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy);
  the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Kerrey);
  the Senator from New York (Mr. Moynihan);
  the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Sarbanes);
  the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry); and
  the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin).
  The message also announced that pursuant to the provisions of Public 
Law 94-304, as amended by Public Law 99-7, the Chair, on behalf of the 
Vice President, announces the appointment of the following Senators as 
members of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe--
  the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg);
  the Senator from Florida (Mr. Graham);
  the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold); and
  the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd).
  The message also announced that pursuant to the provisions of Public 
Law 105-244, the Chair, on behalf of the Democratic Leader, announces 
the appointment of the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman), to serve 
as a member of the Web-Based Education Commission, vice Dr. Richard J. 
Gowen, of South Dakota.
  The message also announced that pursuant to the provisions of section 
3(b) of Public Law 105-341, the Chair, on behalf of the Majority 
Leader, announces the appointment of the following individuals to the 
Women's Progress Commemoration Commission--
  Elaine L. Chao, of Kentucky;
  Amy M. Holmes, of Washington, D.C.; and
  Patricia C. Lamar, of Mississippi.
  The message also announced that pursuant to the provisions of 
Executive Order No. 12131, the Chair, on behalf of the Vice President 
and upon the recommendation of the Majority Leader, appoints the 
following Senators as members of the President's Export Council: the 
Senator from Montana (Mr. Burns); the Senator from Missouri (Mr. 
Ashcroft); and the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi).
  The message also announced that pursuant to the provisions of 
Executive Order No. 12131, the Chair, on behalf of the Vice President 
and upon the recommendation of the Democratic Leader, appoints the 
following Senators as members of the President's Export Council: the 
Senator from Montana (Mr. Baucus); and the Senator from South Dakota 
(Mr. Johnson).

para. 33.4  providing for the consideration of h.j. res. 37

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
called up the following resolution (H. Res. 139):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider in the House the joint resolution (H.J. 
     Res. 37) 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 
     previous question shall be considered as ordered on the joint 
     resolution and any amendment thereto to final passage without 
     intervening motion except: (1) three hours of debate 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.


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  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. 33.5  constitutional amendment relating to tax limitations

  On motion of Mr. SCARBOROUGH, pursuant to H. Res. 139, called up the 
joint resolution (H.J. Res. 37) proposing an amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States with respect to tax limitations.
  When said joint resolution was considered and read twice.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 139, the previous question was 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 now pass said joint resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BOEHNER, announced the yeas 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

229

When there appeared

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Nays

199

para. 33.6                     [Roll No. 90]

                                YEAS--229

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     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
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walden
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--199

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Brown (CA)
     Dicks
     Hastings (FL)
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Shuster
     Waxman
  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. 33.7  order of business--consideration of h.r. 1376

  On motion of Mr. ARCHER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order at any time on Thursday, April 15, 
1999, without intervention of any point of order to consider in the 
House the bill (H. R. 1376) to extend the tax benefits available with 
respect to services performed in a combat zone to services performed in 
the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia/Montenegro) and certain other 
areas, and for other purposes; that the bill be considered as read for 
amendment; that the amendment recommended by the Committee on Ways and 
Means now printed in the bill be considered as adopted; 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 the chairman 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means, (2) one 
motion to recommit with or without instructions, and (3) that House 
Resolution 140 be laid on the table.
  Pursuant to the foregoing order of the House, H. Res. 140 was laid on 
the table.

para. 33.8  combat zone tax benefits expansion

  Mr. ARCHER, pursuant to the foregoing order of the House, called up 
the bill (H.R. 1376) to extend the tax benefits available with respect 
to services performed in a combat zone to services performed in the 
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia/Montenegro) and certain other 
areas, and for other purposes.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Pursuant to the order of the House, the following amendment 
recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means, was considered as 
adopted:

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

     SECTION 1. AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN TAX BENEFITS FOR SERVICES 
                   AS PART OF OPERATION ALLIED FORCE.

       (a) General Rule.--For purposes of the following provisions 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, a qualified hazardous 
     duty area shall be treated in the same manner as if it were a 
     combat zone (as determined under section 112 of such Code):

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       (1) Section 2(a)(3) (relating to special rule where 
     deceased spouse was in missing status).
       (2) Section 112 (relating to the exclusion of certain 
     combat pay of members of the Armed Forces).
       (3) Section 692 (relating to income taxes of members of 
     Armed Forces on death).
       (4) Section 2201 (relating to members of the Armed Forces 
     dying in combat zone or by reason of combat-zone-incurred 
     wounds, etc.).
       (5) Section 3401(a)(1) (defining wages relating to combat 
     pay for members of the Armed Forces).
       (6) Section 4253(d) (relating to the taxation of phone 
     service originating from a combat zone from members of the 
     Armed Forces).
       (7) Section 6013(f)(1) (relating to joint return where 
     individual is in missing status).
       (8) Section 7508 (relating to time for performing certain 
     acts postponed by reason of service in combat zone).
       (b) Qualified Hazardous Duty Area.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term ``qualified hazardous duty area'' means any 
     area of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia/
     Montenegro), Albania, the Adriatic Sea, and the northern 
     Ionian Sea during the period (which includes the date of the 
     enactment of this Act) that any member of the Armed Forces of 
     the United States is entitled to special pay under section 
     310 of title 37, United States Code (relating to special pay: 
     duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger) for services 
     performed in such area.
       (c) Special Rule for Section 7508.--Solely for purposes of 
     applying section 7508 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
     in the case of an individual who is performing services as 
     part of Operation Allied Force outside the United States 
     while deployed away from such individual's permanent duty 
     station, the term ``qualified hazardous duty area'' includes, 
     during the period for which the entitlement referred to in 
     subsection (b) is in effect, any area in which such services 
     are performed.
       (d) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), this 
     section shall take effect on March 24, 1999.
       (2) Withholding.--Subsection (a)(5) shall apply to 
     remuneration paid after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.

  After debate,
  Pursuant to the order of the House, 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.
  The question being put, viva voce
  Will the House now pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

424

When there appeared

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Nays

0

para. 33.9                     [Roll No. 91]

                                YEAS--424

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Brown (CA)
     Dicks
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Istook
     Moakley
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Shuster
     Sweeney
     Waxman
  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. 33.10  use of capitol rotunda for nato ceremony

  On motion of Mr. THOMAS, by unanimous consent, the Committee on House 
Administration was discharged from further consideration of the 
following concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 81):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the rotunda of the United States Capitol is 
     authorized to be used on April 23, 1999, for a ceremony in 
     honor of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization (NATO) and welcoming the three newest 
     members of NATO, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of 
     Hungary, and the Czech Republic, into NATO. 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. 33.11  u.s.s. alabama crewman's association

  On motion of Mr. CALLAHAN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Armed Services was discharged from further consideration of the 
following resolution (H. Res. 123):

       Whereas the U.S.S. ALABAMA (BB-60) was a South Dakota class 
     battleship that served first in the North Atlantic and then 
     in the Pacific Fleet during World War II;

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       Whereas in the course of World War II, the crewmembers of 
     the U.S.S. ALABAMA directly shot down 22 enemy aircraft;
       Whereas the crewmembers of the U.S.S. ALABAMA earned the 
     American Service Medal, the European-African-Middle Eastern 
     Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 9 Battle 
     Stars, the Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation, 
     the Philippine Liberation Ribbon, the World War II Victory 
     Medal, and the Navy Occupation Service Medal;
       Whereas the crewmembers of the U.S.S. ALABAMA were a 
     courageous group, braving both the Arctic chill and the 
     Pacific heat to help defend the Nation against enemy 
     oppression;
       Whereas many former crewmembers of the U.S.S. ALABAMA 
     belong to the U.S.S. ALABAMA Crewmen's Association;
       Whereas each year former crewmembers participate in an 
     annual reunion to celebrate their shared service, memories, 
     and friendship; and
       Whereas more than 100 former crewmembers, along with family 
     and friends, are expected to participate in the next reunion, 
     which will be held from April 15 to 18, 1999, aboard the 
     U.S.S. ALABAMA at Battleship Memorial Park in Mobile, 
     Alabama: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives recognizes and 
     honors the crewmembers of the U.S.S. ALABAMA (BB-60) and the 
     U.S.S. ALABAMA Crewmen's Association for their valuable 
     contributions to victory and peace in World War II and to the 
     security and prosperity of the Nation.

  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. 33.12  detained u.s. servicemen in Yugoslavia

  On motion of Mr. GILMAN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
International Relations and Armed Services were discharged from further 
consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 83):

       Whereas United States Army Staff Sgt. Andrew A. Ramirez, 
     24, of Los Angeles; Staff Sgt. Christopher J. Stone, 25, of 
     Smiths Creek, Michigan and San Antonio Texas, and Spc. Steven 
     M. Gonzales, 21, of Huntsville, Texas were abducted from 
     Macedonian territory by Serb forces on March 31, 1999, while 
     patrolling the Kumanovo area 3 miles from the southern 
     Yugoslavia border;
       Whereas these 3 honorable United States soldiers, serving 
     in noncombatant status, are now in the custody of the 
     Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and its 
     President Slobodan Milosevic;
       Whereas the Geneva Convention, the 1949 treaty setting 
     forth international protocols for the treatment of both 
     civilians and military personnel during armed conflicts and 
     declared wars, stipulates that prisoners of war must at all 
     times be humanely treated, provided any necessary medical 
     assistance, protected against acts of violence or 
     intimidation and against insults and public curiosity and 
     evacuated from any area of danger;
       Whereas the Geneva Convention also prohibits putting 
     prisoners of war on trial for engaging in ordinary acts of 
     warfare for which the capturing country's own soldiers would 
     not be charged;
       Whereas under the Geneva Convention, the International 
     Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has the right to 
     nonsupervised visits of prisoners to ensure they are being 
     treated well;
       Whereas the Yugoslav Government has as yet not responded to 
     the ICRC's requests; and
       Whereas sanctions can be applied to signatories of the 
     Geneva Convention for failing to abide by the convention: 
     Now, therefore, be it:
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That--
       (1) the United States Government should commend the 3 
     detained United States soldiers for their exemplary service, 
     bravery, duty to their country, and part in helping to ensure 
     a peaceful multiethnic democratic Kosovo on the basis of the 
     Rambouillet Accords;
       (2) the United States Government should continue to 
     forcefully press the Yugoslav Government and its president 
     Slobodan Milosevic for the unconditional release of the 3 
     detained United States servicemen and, in the interim, demand 
     their health and safety, and that the International Committee 
     of the Red Cross be allowed to visit the servicemen and 
     verify their condition without supervision;
       (3) the United States Government should condemn any move on 
     the part of the Government of the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia to put the three detained United States servicemen 
     on trial--an act expressly forbidden by the Geneva 
     Convention;
       (4) the United States Government should hold the Government 
     of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and its President 
     Slobodan Milosevic personally responsible for the welfare of 
     the 3 detained United States servicemen;
       (5) the United States Government should continue to condemn 
     the atrocities committed by the Yugoslav Army or paramilitary 
     forces against civilians in Kosovo, particularly crimes 
     associated with ``ethnic cleansing''; and
       (6) the United States Government should support the 
     prosecution under the Geneva Convention of all commanders of 
     the Yugoslav Army or paramilitary forces taking part in acts 
     of ethnic cleaning against civilians.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. GILMAN submitted the following amendment, in the nature of a 
substitute, which was agreed to:

       Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the 
     following:

     That--
       (1) the United States Government should commend the 3 
     detained United States soldiers for their patriotism, 
     bravery, service, and duty to their country;
       (2) the United States Government should continue to 
     forcefully press the Yugoslav Government and its president 
     Slobodan Milosevic for the unconditional release of the 3 
     detained United States servicemen and, in the interim, to 
     guarantee their health and safety, and permit the 
     International Committee of the Red Cross to visit the 
     servicemen and verify their condition without supervision, 
     and that all other provisions of the Geneva Conventions be 
     fully respected;
       (3) the United States Government should condemn any move on 
     the part of the Government of the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia to put the three detained United States servicemen 
     on trial or subject them to public display; and
       (4) the United States Government should hold the Government 
     of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and its President 
     Slobodan Milosevic directly responsible for the welfare of 
     the 3 detained United States servicemen.

  The concurrent resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  Mr. GILMAN submitted the following amendment to the preamble, which 
was agreed to:

       Strike the preamble and insert the following:
       Whereas United States Army Staff Sgt. Andrew A. Ramirez, 
     24, of Los Angeles; Staff Sgt. Christopher J. Stone, 25, of 
     Smiths Creek, Michigan and San Antonio Texas, and Spc. Steven 
     M. Gonzales, 21, of Huntsville, Texas were captured on March 
     31, 1999, while patrolling the Kumanovo area;
       Whereas these 3 honorable United States soldiers are now in 
     the custody of the Government of the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia and its President Slobodan Milosevic;
       Whereas the Geneva Conventions, the 1949 treaties setting 
     forth international requirements for the treatment of both 
     civilians and military personnel during armed conflicts, 
     stipulates that prisoners of war must at all times be 
     humanely treated, provided any necessary medical assistance, 
     protected against acts of violence or intimidation and 
     against insults and public curiosity and evacuated from any 
     area of danger;
       Whereas the Third Geneva Convention also prohibits putting 
     prisoners of war on trial for engaging in ordinary acts of 
     warfare for which the capturing country's own soldiers would 
     not be charged;
       Whereas under the Geneva Conventions, the International 
     Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has the right to 
     nonsupervised visits of prisoners to ensure they are being 
     treated well;
       Whereas the Yugoslav Government has as yet not responded to 
     the ICRC's requests; and
       Whereas sanctions can be applied to parties to the Geneva 
     Conventions for failing to abide by the conventions: Now, 
     therefore, be it:

  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: 
``Concurrent Resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and its President 
Slobodan Milosevic release the three detained United States servicemen 
and abide by the Geneva Conventions regarding the treatment of both 
prisoners of war and civilians.''.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution, as 
amended, was agreed to 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. 33.13  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. NETHERCUTT, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, April 19, 1999, at 2:00 o'clock p.m.

para. 33.14  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. NETHERCUTT, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Monday, April 19, 1999, it 
adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 20, 1999, for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para. 33.15  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. NETHERCUTT, by unanimous consent,

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  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, April 
21, 1999, under clause 7, rule XV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para. 33.16  bill presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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. 440. To make technical corrections to the Microloan 
     Program.

  And then,

para. 33.17  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. BURTON, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to at 6 o'clock and 35 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 2 
o'clock p.m. on Monday, April 19, 1999.

para. 33.18  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. TALENT (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hayworth, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, 
             Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. 
             Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
             and Mr. Hilleary):
       H.R. 1427. 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.
           By Mr. LANTOS:
       H.R. 1428. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     strengthen the ban against assault weapons by restricting the 
     availability of such weapons and certain of their component 
     parts; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Clay, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Rush, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Owens, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. 
             Norton, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Bishop, and Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas):
       H.R. 1429. 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. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Houghton, 
             and Mr. Shows):
       H.R. 1430. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand alternatives for families with children, to 
     establish incentives to improve the quality and supply of 
     child care, to increase the availablility and affordability 
     of professional development for child care providers, to 
     expand youth development opportunities, to ensure the safety 
     of children placed in child care centers in Federal 
     facilities, to ensure adequate child care subsidies for low-
     income working families, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Government Reform, Banking and Financial 
     Services, House Administration, Education and the Workforce, 
     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. SAXTON:
       H.R. 1431. A bill to reauthorize and amend the Coastal 
     Barrier Resources Act; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
             Cooksey, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Shows, Mr. Gary Miller of 
             California, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, and Mr. 
             Metcalf):
       H.R. 1432. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide long-
     term nursing care at public expense to any veteran with a 
     service-connected disability of 50 percent or greater; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BAIRD:
       H.R. 1433. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in 
     lieu of State and local income taxes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Stenholm, and Mr. Boehner):
       H.R. 1434. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. METCALF (for himself, Mr. Leach, and Mr. 
             Kanjorski):
       H.R. 1435. A bill to allow depository institutions to offer 
     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. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, and 
             Mr. Stenholm):
       H.R. 1436. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       H.R. 1437. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       H.R. 1438. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       H.R. 1439. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Ose, Mr. English, 
             and Mr. Horn):
       H.R. 1440. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the 15 and 28 percent individual income tax 
     rates to 10 and 23 percent over a 10 year period; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BOEHNER (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mrs. 
             Roukema, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Castle, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Talent, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Paul, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
             Upton, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Salmon, 
             Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Isakson, 
             Mr. DeLay, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Kasich, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Largent, Mrs. Northup, Mr. 
             Barton of Texas, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Watkins, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Doolittle, 
             Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Goss, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Bartlett 
             of Maryland, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Gary Miller of 
             California, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mr. Latham, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Porter, and Ms. Granger):
       H.R. 1441. A bill to amend section 8(a) of the National 
     Labor Relations Act; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. CALVERT:
       H.R. 1442. A bill to amend the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 to continue and extend 
     authority for transfers to State and local governments of 
     certain property for law enforcement, public safety, and 
     emergency response purposes; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Waters, 
             Mr. Scott, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mrs. Clayton, and 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio):
       H.R. 1443. A bill to provide for the collection of data on 
     traffic stops; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself and Mr. Walden of Oregon):
       H.R. 1444. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to 
     develop and implement projects for fish screens, fish passage 
     devices, and other similar measures to mitigate adverse 
     impacts associated with irrigation system water diversions by 
     local governmental entities in the States of Oregon, 
     Washington, Montana, and Idaho; 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. DELAHUNT (for himself and Mr. Watkins):
       H.R. 1445. A bill to promote research into, and the 
     development of an ultimate cure for, the disease known as 
     fragile X; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 1446. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a tax-free distribution from a qualified 
     retirement plan to the extent that the distribution is 
     contributed for charitable purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. FORD (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Underwood, 
             Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, and Ms. Millender-
             McDonald):
       H.R. 1447. A bill to provide for the coordinated end-to-end 
     testing and disclosure of the readiness of certain Federal 
     and non-Federal computer systems for the year 2000 computer 
     problem; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN:
       H.R. 1448. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration to redesign expeditiously the 
     airspace over the New Jersey/New York metropolitan area, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GORDON:
       H.R. 1449. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
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     influencing college athletes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. KLECZKA (for himself, Mr. Obey, Mr. Barcia, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Murtha):
       H.R. 1450. 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 Committee on Ways 
     and Means, 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. LaHOOD (for himself, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Phelps, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Porter, 
             Mr. Rush, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Costello, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Weller, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
             Crane, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, and Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois):
       H.R. 1451. A bill to establish the Abraham Lincoln 
     Bicentennial Commission; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. LaHOOD:
       H.R. 1452. A bill to create United States money in the form 
     of noninterest bearing credit in accordance with the 1st and 
     5th clauses of section 8 of Article I of the Constitution of 
     the United States, to provide for noninterest bearing loans 
     of the money so created to State and local governments solely 
     for the purpose of funding capital projects; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services, 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. LAMPSON:
       H.R. 1453. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restore the deduction for 2-earner married couples; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Horn, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Minge, Ms. Lee, 
             Ms. Rivers, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Ms. Norton, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Towns, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Owens, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, and Mr. Moran of Kansas):
       H.R. 1454. 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.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Stark, and Mr. 
             Berry):
       H.R. 1455. 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. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Wicker, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Upton, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. 
             Kingston):
       H.R. 1456. A bill to improve the National Writing Project; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. MINGE (for himself and Mr. Gilchrest):
       H.R. 1457. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the credit for producing electricity from 
     certain renewable resources; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. NETHERCUTT (for himself and Mr. Wamp):
       H.R. 1458. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for the old-age, survivors, and 
     disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-
     employed individuals, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PETRI (for himself and Mr. Andrews):
       H.R. 1459. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Labor to 
     establish voluntary protection programs; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. REYES:
       H.R. 1460. A bill to amend the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and 
     Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Resoration Act 
     to decrease the requisite blood quantum required for 
     membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ROGAN (for himself and Mr. Rothman):
       H.R. 1461. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     exempt qualified law enforcement officers from State laws 
     prohibiting the carrying of concealed firearms; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. Bono, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Graham, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hunter, Ms. Lee, 
             Ms. McKinney, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Gary Miller of 
             California, Mr. Paul, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Pombo, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Souder, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Walsh):
       H.R. 1462. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide incentives for the ownership and control of 
     corporations by employees; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. ROTHMAN (for himself and Mr. Holt):
       H.R. 1463. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a feasibility 
     study for applying airport bubbles as a method of 
     identifying, assessing, and reducing the adverse 
     environmental impacts of airport ground and flight operations 
     and improving the overall quality of the environment, 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. RYUN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Tiahrt, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
             Bliley, and Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H.R. 1464. 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. SALMON:
       H.R. 1465. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit for residential solar energy property; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SANDLIN:
       H.R. 1466. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer 
     taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Brady of 
             Texas, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Chenoweth, 
             Mr. DeMint, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mr. Linder, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Packard, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Scarborough, 
             Mr. Stump, and Mr. Tancredo):
       H.R. 1467. 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, 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. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Minge, and 
             Mrs. Emerson):
       H.R. 1468. A bill to amend the Agricultural Market 
     Transition Act to eliminate the limitation on loan rates for 
     marketing assistance loans through the 2002 crop year; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. THUNE:
       H.R. 1469. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reestablish the marketing aspects of farmers' 
     cooperatives in relation to adding value to a farmer's 
     product by feeding it to animals and selling the animals and 
     to grant a declaratory judgment remedy relating to the status 
     and classification of farmers' cooperatives; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY:
       H.R. 1470. A bill to reduce corporate welfare and promote 
     corporate responsibility; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Resources, Agriculture, 
     Science, Banking and Financial Services, the Budget, 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. WATERS:
       H.R. 1471. A bill to eliminate money laundering in the 
     private banking system, to require the Secretary of the 
     Treasury to warn insured depository institutions of foreign 
     countries in which there is a concentration of money 
     laundering activities, 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 such Act, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Watkins, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Kolbe, Mr. Hoekstra, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Costello, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Romero-
             Barcelo, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Shows, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Dixon, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Foley, Mr. Stark, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
             Hoeffel,

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             Mr. Berman, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Sherwood, Mr. Canady of Florida, and Mr. Cramer):
       H.R. 1472. 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.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER:
       H. Con. Res. 86. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress regarding Federal decisions, actions, and 
     regulations affecting water; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself, Mr. Shows, Mr. Bachus, 
             Mr. Upton, Mr. Ney, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
             Wolf, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. Danner, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Leach, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
             Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. Dixon, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Bentsen, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Gary Miller of California, 
             Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Gillmor, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Weller, Mr. Paul, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Rothman, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Gordon, Mr. Pastor, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Berman, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Ose, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Farr of California, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Ms. 
             Berkley, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             Shays, and Mr. Diaz-Balart):
       H. Con. Res. 87. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that the current Federal income tax deduction 
     for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home 
     should not be further restricted; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means. 

para. 33.19  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       19. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of Nebraska, relative to Resolution No. 29 
     petitioning the Congress of the United States and the 
     executive branch of the federal government to prohibit 
     federal recoupment of state tobacco settlement recoveries; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       20. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Pennsylvania, relative to Senate Resolution No. 48 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to enact 
     legislation clarifying section 1903(a)(3) of the Social 
     Security Act to protect the states from Federal seizure of 
     any portion of the tobacco settlement funds by the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services as an overpayment under the 
     Federal Medicaid program; to the Committee on Commerce.
       21. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Nevada, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 5 urging 
     the Congress to enact legislation that provides for the 
     payment of lump sums to persons who became eligible for 
     social security benefits after 1981 and before 1992 and have 
     received lower benefits as result of the changes in the 
     computation of benefits enacted by Public Law 95-216, as 
     compensation for the reduced benefits they have been paid; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 33.20  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, private bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. REYES:
       H.R. 1473. A bill for the relief of Vince Munoz, Governor 
     of the Tribal Council of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and all 
     other enrolled members of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H. Res. 141. A resolution for the relief of Vince Munoz, 
     Governor of the Tribal Council of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo 
     and all other enrolled members of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 33.21  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 2: Mr. Gillmor and Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 7: Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
     McKeon, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Ryan of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Crane, Mr. Foley, and 
     Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 21: Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Talent, Mr. Clyburn, 
     Mr. Filner, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Minge, Mr. Gary Miller of 
     California, and Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 41: Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 72: Mr. Holden, Mr. Condit, and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 152: Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 165: Mr. Bonior and Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 175: Mr. Baird, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Dooley of California, 
     Mrs. Chenoweth, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     LaHood, Mr. Evans, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Thune, 
     Mr. Weiner, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Minge, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Kingston, 
     Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Price of North Carolina, and Mr. Rogan.
       H.R. 194: Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 210: Mrs. Wilson and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 216: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Hulshof, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Whitfield, and Mr. 
     Largent.
       H.R. 242: Mr. Sessions, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
     Bachus, Mr. Paul, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
     Schaffer, and Mr. Hill of Montana.
       H.R. 318: Mr. Boyd.
       H.R. 351: Mr. Pitts, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 360: Mr. Forbes and Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 362: Mr. Wexler and Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 363: Mr. McIntyre, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. McCollum, 
     Mr. Turner, and Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 364: Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 365: Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 366: Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 380: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
     Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Roemer, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Upton, 
     and Mr. Sweeney.
       H.R. 383: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Filner, Mr. Engel, Mr. English, 
     and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 407: Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 408: Mr. English and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 417: Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 425: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
     Mr. McDermott, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Brown 
     of Florida, and Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 464: Mr. Regula, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
     Rush, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Dreier, and Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 469: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 486: Mr. Buyer.
       H.R. 527: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 574: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 580: Mr. English.
       H.R. 601: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 604: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island and Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 607: Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 672: Mr. Hulshof and Mr. John.
       H.R. 682: Mr. Udall of Colorado.
       H.R. 693: Mr. Nussle.
       H.R. 699: Ms. Norton and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 710: Mr. Gordon, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
     Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
     Pickering, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Istook, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
     Cramer, Mr. Weller, Mr. Foley, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Thompson of 
     Mississippi, Mr. Frost, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. 
     Lampson.
       H.R. 721: Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Gonzalez, and 
     Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 742: Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. George Miller of California, 
     and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 767: Mr. Terry.
       H.R. 805: Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 828: Mr. Gillmor and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 835: Mr. Hinchey and Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 837: Mr. Clay.
       H.R. 838: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Price of North Carolina,  and 
     Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 844: Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Young of 
     Alaska, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Cook, 
     Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. 
     Fowler, Mr. Wexler, and Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 845: Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 864: Mr. Duncan, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
     Dingell, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Schaffer, Ms. Lee, Mr. Horn, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
     Capuano, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
     Mr. Borski, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
     Condit, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Bentsen, 
     Mr. Evans, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Thune, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Kanjorski, 
     Mr. LaHood, Mr. Costello, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Brady of 
     Pennsylvania, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
     Gejdenson, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. 
     Tierney, Mr. Markey, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 883: Mr. LaHood, Mr. Berry, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Hulshof, 
     Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Gallegly, and Mr. Ortiz.
       H.R. 894: Mr. Ose.
       H.R. 895: Mr. Sanders, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
     Sherman, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Mink of 
     Hawaii, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. George 
     Miller of California, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Filner, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, Ms. Norton, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
     Olver, Mr. Wexler, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Brown of 
     Florida, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
     Cummings, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Engel, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
     Wu, Mr. Davis of Florida, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
     Capuano, and Mr. Thompson of California.
       H.R. 902: Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 919: Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 927: Mr. Crane, Mr. Hulshof, and Mr. Udall of 
     Colorado.
       H.R. 938: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 939: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 957: Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Berry, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
     Shuster, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Olver, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 959: Mr. Engel, Mr. Fattah, and Mr. Moakley.
       H.R. 984: Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Payne, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
     Mr. Towns, and Mr. Owens.

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       H.R. 991: Ms. Baldwin.
       H.R. 993: Mrs. Myrick and Mr. Gekas.
       H.R. 997: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Franks of New 
     Jersey, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Blagojevich, 
     Mr. Weiner, Mr. Picket, Mr. King, and Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 1001: Mr. Barcia, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, and Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 1008: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Reyes, 
     Mrs. Capps, and Mr. Green of Texas.
       H.R. 1012 Mr. Underwood, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1041: Mr. DeMint.
       H.R. 1053: Ms. Waters.
       H.R. 1070: Mr. Bishop, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and 
     Mr. Kind.
       H.R. 1071: Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 1074: Mr. Royce, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Gary Miller 
     of California, Mr. Stump, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. 
     Tiahrt.
       H.R. 1075: Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 1082: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 1084: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 1091: Mr. Underwood, Mr. McInnis, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1092: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 1096: Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 1098: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
     Shows, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. English, Mr. Canady of Florida, 
     and Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 1109: Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Andrews, Mr. LoBiondo, and Mr. Cooksey.
       H.R. 1122: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
     Cunningham, and Mr. English.
       H.R. 1139: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Gonzalez, 
     Mr. Gordon, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Markey, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
     York, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Nadler, 
     Mr. Olver, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 1145: Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 1154: Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 1172: Mr. Shows, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. 
     Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
     Jenkins, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pitts, 
     Mr. Jefferson, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Terry.
       H.R. 1180: Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
     McDermott, Mr. McNulty, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
     Rahall, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Price of 
     North Carolina, and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 1215: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Martinez, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
     Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Condit, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Waxman, and 
     Mr. Green of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1221: Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 1222: Mr. Ganske.
       H.R. 1223: Mr. Ewing, Mr. Costello, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Rush, 
     Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
     Jackson of Illinois, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 1237: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 1244: Mr. LaFalce and Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 1248: Mr. Allen, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
     Boehlert, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Filner, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
     Jefferson, Mr. Markey, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. 
     Cooksey.
       H.R. 1261: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 1266: Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 1270: Mr. Luther and Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 1275: Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 1281: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 1288: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Evans, Ms. 
     Slaughter, and Mr. McIntyre.
       H.R. 1289: Mr. Meehan, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 1300: Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Shows, and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1322: Mr. Cox, Mrs. Bono, and Mr. Hunter.
       H.R. 1330: Mr. Green of Texas.
       H.R. 1331: Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Andrews, 
     Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Vento, 
     and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 1346: Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
     Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Underwood, Mrs. 
     Meek of Florida, and Mr. George Miller of California.
       H.R. 1348: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
     Ms. Danner, Mr. Shows, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Smith of 
     Michigan, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Graham, 
     Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Riley, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
     Chambliss, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Pitts, 
     Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Talent, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
     Callahan, and Mr. Nussle.
       H.R. 1354: Mr. Baker, Mr. Combest, Mr. Jones of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Moran of Kansas, and Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 1355: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 1357: Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 1363: Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 1387: Mr. Skelton.
       H.R. 1395: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 1398: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 1402: Mr. Castle, Mr. Fossella, Mr. King, Mr. McNulty, 
     Mr. Nadler, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Lampson, Mr. English, Mr. Filner, 
     Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Sherwood, and Mr. Lazio.
       H.J. Res. 10: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.J. Res. 25: Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Spratt, and Mr. Reyes.
       H.J. Res. 37: Mr. Simpson.
       H. Con. Res. 22: Mr. Cook.
       H. Con. Res. 30: Mr. Norwood and Mr. Hostettler.
       H. Con. Res. 36: Ms. Kaptur and Mr. Bonior.
       H. Con. Res. 54: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H. Con. Res. 58: Mr. Green of Wisconsin and Mr. Tancredo.
       H. Con. Res. 75: Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Dixon, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Borski, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
     Hall of Texas, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, Mr. Porter, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Rothman.
       H. Res. 60: Mr. Brown of California.
       H. Res. 89: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania and Ms. Eshoo.
       H. Res. 97: Mr. Gonzalez and Mr. Waxman.
       H. Res. 107: Mr. Allen, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Gonzalez, and 
     Mrs. Clayton.
       H. Res. 133: Mr. Towns, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Thompson of 
     California, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Baldwin, and Ms. Eshoo.

para. 33.22  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were deleted from the public bill 
and resolution as follows:

       H.R. 469: Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H. Res. 124: Mr. Hastings of Washington.
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para. 34.1  appointment of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   April 19, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Constance A. Morella to act 
     as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 34.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, announced she had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, April 15, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 34.3  communications

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

       1561. A letter from the Director, Administration and 
     Management, Department of Defense, transmitting the calendar 
     year 1997 report on ``Extraordinary Contractual Actions to 
     Facilitate the National Defense,'' pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 
     1434; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1562. A letter from the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Environmental Security), Department of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on the actions of the Defense Environmental Response 
     Task Force (DERTF) for Fiscal Year 1998 (FY98), pursuant to 
     Public Law 101-510; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1563. A letter from the Principal Deputy for the Under 
     Secretary (Acquisition and Technology) of Defense, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting an interim report on their efforts 
     to develop a ``Plan for Improved Demilitarization of Excess 
     and Surplus Defense Property''; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       1564. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on an integrated program for the development and 
     demonstration of technologies for the demilitarization and 
     disposal of conventional munitions, rockets, and explosives; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1565. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on Department of Defense reimbursement 
     of contractor environmental response action costs; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       1566. A letter from the Executive Secretary, Harry S. 
     Truman Scholarship Foundation, transmitting the Foundation's 
     annual report for 1998, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 2012(b); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       1567. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Annual/Quarterly Report on the Strategic Petroleum 
     Reserve, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 6241(g)(8); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       1568. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's Twenty-third 
     Annual Report to Congress entitled ``Automotive Fuel Economy 
     Program,'' pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 32916; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1569. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Quality Assurance--received April 6, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1570. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting a report entitled ``Report to 
     Congress on Wastes from the Combustion of Fossil Fuels''; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       1571. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Medical De

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     vices; Exemptions From Premarket Notification; Class II 
     Devices [Docket No. 98P-0833] received April 7, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1572. A letter from the Senior Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator, Bureau for Legislative and Public Affairs, 
     Agency for International Development, transmitting the Egypt 
     Economic Report; to the Committee on International Relations.
       1573. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Bureau of Export Administration, transmitting 
     the Bureau's final rule--Encryption Items [Docket No. 9809-
     11233-8318-02] (RIN: 0694-AB80) received March 24, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1574. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a national 
     interest determination and waiver of Section 620(q) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, relating to 
     assistance to Honduras; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       1575. 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 April 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1576. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program (FEORP) 
     Accomplishments Report for Fiscal Year 1998, pursuant to 
     Public Law 96-465 section 105(d); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       1577. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the agency's twelfth 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.
       1578. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Temporary 
     and Term Employment (RIN: 3206-A145) received April 7, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       1579. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Annual Performance Plan; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       1580. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     a funding announcement concerning the request for proposals 
     for the Coastal Ocean Program's U.S. GLOBEC project; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       1581. A letter from the Deputy 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; Amendment 7 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop 
     Fishery Management Plan [Docket No. 981202293-9075-02; I.D. 
     110998F] (RIN: 0648-AJ33) received April 6, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1582. 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 1998 Annual 
     Report, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 37; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       1583. 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, 1998, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1084(b); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       1584. A letter from the Chairperson, National Council on 
     Disability, transmitting a report entitled, ``Enforcing the 
     Civil Rights of Air Travelers with Disabilities: 
     Recommendations for the Department of Transportation and 
     Congress''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1585. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a report in response to Section 2 of the 
     National Invasive Species Act of 1996; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1586. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a report to present the feasibility, cost, and 
     benefits of full implementation of the Performance and 
     Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) pilot 
     demonstration project; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1587. 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 99-20) received 
     April 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       1588. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Post-
     1997 Distributions of Capital Gains from Charitable Remainder 
     Trusts (Notice 99-17) received April 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1589. A letter from the Chairman, Defense Nuclear 
     Facilities Safety Board, transmitting their Annual Report to 
     Congress which describes the Board's health and safety 
     activities relating to the Department of Energy's defense 
     nuclear facilities during the calendar year 1998; jointly to 
     the Committees on Armed Services and Commerce.
       1590. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Defense, for 
     Health Affairs, Department of Defense, transmitting an annual 
     report to Congress on outreach to Gulf War veterans, revision 
     of Physical Evaluation Board crtieria, and review of records 
     and reevaluation of the ratings of previously discharged Gulf 
     War veterans; jointly to the Committees on Armed Services and 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       1591. A letter from the Chairman, Defense Nuclear 
     Facilities Safety Board, transmitting the Ninth Annual Report 
     to Congress which describes the Board's health and safety 
     activities relating to the Department of Energy's defense 
     nuclear facilities during the calendar year 1998; jointly to 
     the Committees on Commerce and Armed Services.
       1592. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     the President proposes to draw down up to a total of 25 
     million in commodities and services from the Department of 
     Defense to assist in the international relief efforts for 
     those countries bordering Kosovo that are affected by the 
     humanitarian crisis caused by the Kosovo Conflict, pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 2348a; jointly to the Committees on 
     International Relations and Appropriations.
       1593. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army 
     (Civil Works), Department of the Army, transmitting the Army 
     Corps of Engineers Post Authorization Change Report, dated 
     April 1998, and Limited Reevaluation Report, dated December 
     1997; jointly to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and Appropriations.

para. 34.4  communication from the clerk--message from the senate

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

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, April 16, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted to 
     Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, the Clerk received the following message 
     from the Secretary of the Senate on April 16, 1999 at 12:00 
     noon.
       That the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 911.
       That the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 1376.
       That the Senate agreed to the Conference Report on H. Con. 
     Res. 68.
       Appointments: Congressional advisers on trade agreements. 
     United States Commission on Civil Rights.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Jeff Trandahl,
                                                           Clerk. 

para. 34.5  enrolled bills signed

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, announced that pursuant to 
clause 4, rule I, the Speaker signed the following enrolled bills on 
Friday, April 16, 1999:

       H.R. 911. An Act to designate the Federal building located 
     at 310 New Bern Avenue in Raleigh, North Carolina, as the 
     ``Terry Sanford Federal Building''.

       H.R. 1376. An Act to extend the tax benefits available with 
     respect to services performed in a combat zone to services 
     performed in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia/
     Montenegro) and certain other areas, and for other purposes.

para. 34.6  private calendar objectors--majority and minority

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, announced designations by the 
Majority and Minority Leaders, respectively, of the following Members as 
the official objectors for the Private Calendar for the 106th Congress: 
Messrs. Sensenbrenner, Gekas, Coble, Boucher, and Ms. DeLauro.

para. 34.7  library of congress trust fund board

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, 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, appointed to the Library of Congress 
Trust Fund Board for a five-year term, Mr. John Henry 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.

para. 34.8  bills presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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 April 16, 1999:

       H.R. 911. To designate the Federal building located at 310 
     New Bern Avenue in Raleigh,

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     North Carolina, as the ``Terry Sandford Federal Building.''
       H.R. 1376. To extend the tax benefits available with 
     respect to services performed in a combat zone to services 
     performed in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia/
     Montenegro) and certain other areas, and for other purposes.

  And then,

para. 34.9  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to the special order agreed to on 
Thursday, April 15, 1999, at 2 o'clock and 7 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 20, 1999, for ``morning-hour 
debate''.

para. 34.10  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. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform. H.R. 929. A 
     bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to require that 
     the questionnaire used in taking the 2000 decennial census be 
     made available in certain languages besides English (Rept. 
     No. 106-96). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.
       Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform. H.R. 1010. A 
     bill to improve participation in the 2000 decennial census by 
     increasing the amounts available to the Bureau of the Census 
     for marketing, promotion, and outreach; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 106-97). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 999. A bill to amend the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act to improve the quality of coastal 
     recreation waters, and for other purposes; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 106-98. Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SENSENBRENNER: Committee on Science. H.R. 1184. A bill 
     to authorize appropriations for carrying out the Earthquake 
     Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 for fiscal years 2000 and 2001, 
     and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-99 
     Pt. 1). 

para. 34.11  time limitation of referred bill

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

       H.R. 1184. Referred to the Committee on Resources extended 
     for a period ending not later than April 19, 1999. 

para. 34.12  discharge of committee

           [The following action occurred on April 16, 1999]

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X, the Committee on the Judiciary 
discharged. H.R. 851 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. 
H.R. 1027 referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
the Union.

                       [Submitted April 19, 1999]

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X, the Committee on Resources 
discharged. H.R. 1184 referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
the State of the Union and ordered to be printed. 

para. 34.13  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII,

       Mr. GIBBONS introduced a bill (H.R. 1474) to restore the 
     traditional day of observance of Memorial Day; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform, 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. 34.14  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       22. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the General 
     Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, relative to Senate 
     Resolution 849 memorializing the United States Congress to 
     enact legislation amending the Social Security Act to 
     prohibit recoupment by the federal government of state 
     tobacco settlement funds; to the Committee on Commerce.
       23. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, relative to Resolution Number 
     4493 memorializing the President of the United States and the 
     Secretary of State to use all means in their power to 
     intercede in behalf of the liberation of the people arrested 
     and subject to trial in Cuba, for the sole cause of 
     dissidence towards the policies of the government of said 
     Republic, or their exercise of freedom of the press, or their 
     support of the rights of dissidents and journalists; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       24. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Michigan, relative to Resolution Number 26 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States and the 
     Veterans Affairs Administration to prevent the reduction of 
     hospital bed capacity at the Iron Mountain Veterans 
     Administration Medical Care Facility; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       25. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Maine, 
     relative to Senate Paper 517 recommending and urging Congress 
     to enact laws to encourage workers and their employers to 
     save or invest for retirement, but, these provisions should 
     supplement the basic benefits of Social Security insurance 
     and not substitute for core protections that are vital to 
     American working families; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.

para. 34.15  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 637: Mr. Filner, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. LoBiondo, and 
     Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
       H.R. 684: Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Kucinich, and 
     Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 716: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 798: Ms. Waters and Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 854: Ms. DeGette and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 903: Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Hefley, Mrs.  
     Tauscher, Mr. Souder, Mr. Graham, Mr. Clay, Mr. Ose, Mr. 
     Doolittle, Mr. Herger, Mr. Berman, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Stearns, 
     Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Clement, Mr. Filner, and Mr. 
     Wise.
       H.R. 960: Mr. Smith of Washington and Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 985: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1074: Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1168: Ms. DeLauro and Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 1269: Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Underwood, 
     and Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 1443: Mr. Rush and Mr. Towns.
       H. Res. 115: Mr. Dixon, Mr. Murtha, and Mr. Cramer.

para. 34.16  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
Clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       9. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Legislature of 
     Erie County, relative to a petition thanking and giving 
     recognition to all participants whose hard work and devotion 
     to the neighborhood and to low- and moderate-income residents 
     help ensure the quality and effectiveness of the Community 
     Development Block Grant program; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
       10. Also, a petition of the Idaho Park and Recreation 
     Board, relative to resolution 99-1 petitioning the Senate and 
     the House of Representatives of the United States to pass 
     legislation re-allocating stateside funding for the Land and 
     Water Conservation Fund; to the Committee on Resources.
       11. Also, a petition of the Legislature of Rockland County, 
     New York, relative to Resolution No. 33 petitioning the 
     Congress of the United States to Enact a Tax Credit to 
     Support Elderly Americans and Their Families Providing Long-
     Term Care at Home; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
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                      TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1999 (35)

para. 35.1  appointment of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   April 20, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Charles F. Bass to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 35.2  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment concurrent 
resolutions of the House of the following titles:

       H. Con. Res. 52. 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.
       H. Con. Res. 81. Concurrent resolution permitting the use 
     of the Rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony in honor of the 
     Fiftieth Anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization (NATO) and welcoming the three newest members of 
     NATO, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, and 
     the Czech Republic, into NATO.

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

       S. 249. An Act to provide funding for the National Center 
     for Missing and Exploited Children, to reauthorize the 
     Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, and for other purposes.
       S. 330. An Act to promote the research, identification, 
     assessment, exploration, and development of methane hydrate 
     resources, and for other purposes.
       S. 361. 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.

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       S. 426. An Act to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
     Act, to provide for a land exchange between the Secretary of 
     Agriculture and the Huna Totem Corporation, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 430. An Act to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
     Act, to provide for a land exchange between the Secretary of 
     Agriculture and the Kake Tribal Corporation, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 449. 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. 531. An Act to authorize the President to award a gold 
     medal on behalf of the Congress to Rosa Parks in recognition 
     of her contributions to the Nation.

para. 35.3  ``morning-hour debate''

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BASS, pursuant to the order of the House 
of Tuesday, January 19, 1999, recognized Members for ``morning-hour 
debate''.

para. 35.4  recess--1:10 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BASS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 1 o'clock 10 minutes p.m. until 2 
o'clock p.m.

para. 35.5  after recess--2 p.m.

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

para. 35.6  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, April 19, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 35.7  communications

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

       1594. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to provide for 
     livestock price reporting; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1595. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a report that the enclosed appropriation 
     to the Department of Agriculture has been apportioned on a 
     basis that indicates the necessity for a supplemental 
     appropriation, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1515(b)(2); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       1596. A letter from the General Counsel of the Department 
     of Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     extend the expiration date of the Defense Production Act of 
     1950, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       1597. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Bumper Standard [Docket No. NHTSA 99-5458] (RIN: 2127-AH59) 
     received April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       1598. A letter from the Director, Office of Administration 
     and Management, Department of Defense, transmitting a report 
     pursuant to section 3349 of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act 
     of 1998; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1599. A letter from the Director, Office of Administration 
     and Management, Department of Defense, transmitting a report 
     pursuant to section 3349 of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act 
     of 1998; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1600. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting notification of two vacancies within the 
     Department of Agriculture in positions which require 
     appointment by the President, by and with the advice and 
     consent of the Senate; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1601. A letter from the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting a copy of the Government National 
     Mortgage Association management report for the fiscal year 
     ended September 30, 1998; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       1602. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Water and 
     Science, Department of the Interior, transmitting a draft of 
     proposed legislation to extend the authorization for Title XI 
     of Public Law 104-333, California Bay Delta Environmental 
     Enhancement Act; to the Committee on Resources.
       1603. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; General Electric Company GE90 Series Turbofan 
     Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-39-AD; Amendment 39-11123; AD 99-
     08-17] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 16, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1604. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; General Electric Company CF6-80A, CF6-80C2, and 
     CF6-80E1 Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-49-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11119; AD 99-08-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     April 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1605. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Pratt & Whitney PW2000 Series Turbofan Engines 
     [Docket No. 98-ANE-61-AD; Amendment 39-11120; AD 99-08-14] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1606. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT9D Series Turbofan Engines 
     [Docket No. 98-ANE-47-AD; Amendment 39-11118; AD 99-08-12] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1607. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; CFM International (CFMI) CFM56-2, -2A, -2B, -3, -
     3B, and -3C Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-38-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11122; AD 99-08-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     April 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1608. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; International Aero Engines AG (IAE) V2500-A1/-A5/
     -D5 Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-45-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11117; AD 99-08-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     April 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1609. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; General Electric Company CF6-6, CF6-45, and CF6-
     50 Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-41-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11124; AD 99-08-18] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     April 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1610. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Pratt & Whitney PW4000 Series Turbofan Engines 
     [Docket No. 98-ANE-66-AD; Amendment 39-11121; AD 99-08-15] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1611. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Robinson Helicopter Company Model R44 Helicopters 
     [Docket No. 99-SW-25-AD; Amendment 39-11127; AD 99-07-18] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1612. A letter from the Program Specialist, Aircraft 
     Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Robinson Helicopter Company Model R22 Helicopters 
     [Docket No. 99-SW-24-AD; Amendment 39-11126; AD 99-07-17] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1613. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Lockheed Model L-1011-385 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 97-NM-315-AD; Amendment 39-11128; AD 99-08-20] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1614. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29528; Amdt. No. 415] received April 
     16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1615. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Modification of Class E Airspace; 
     Port Clinton, OH [Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-73] received 
     April 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1616. A letter from the General Counsel of the Department 
     of Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for 
     military activities of the Department of Defense, to 
     prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal years 2000 
     and 2001, and for other purposes; jointly to the Committees 
     on Armed Services, Ways and Means, Government Reform, 
     Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Resources, 
     Rules, Banking and Financial Services, International 
     Relations, Veterans' Affairs, and Intelligence (Permanent 
     Select). 

para. 35.8  private calendar business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. GIBBONS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order today Tuesday, April 20, 1999, under 
clause 5, rule XV, the Private Calendar rule, be dispensed with.

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para. 35.9  submission of conference report--h.r. 800

  Mr. GOODLING submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 106-100) on the 
bill (H.R. 800) to provide for education flexibility partnerships; 
together with a statement thereon, for printing in the Record under the 
rule.

para. 35.10  rosa parks gold medal

  Mr. BACHUS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 573) to 
authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress 
to Rosa Parks in recognition of her contribution to the Nation; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. BACHUS 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, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Ms. WATERS 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 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 35.11  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. 35.12  thrift savings plan adjustments

  Mr. SCARBOROUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
208) to amend title 5, United States Code, to allow for the contribution 
of certain rollover distributions to accounts in the Thrift Savings 
Plan, to eliminate certain waiting-period requirements for participation 
in the Thrift Savings Plan, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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 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. 35.13  condemnation of the murder of rosemary nelson

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 128); as amended: 

       Whereas on September 29, 1998, Rosemary Nelson, a prominent 
     defense attorney in Northern Ireland, who testified before 
     the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights 
     of the Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives, stated that she had been harassed and 
     intimidated by the Northern Ireland police force, the Royal 
     Ulster Constabulary (RUC) in her capacity as a defense 
     attorney, and that she had been ``physically assaulted by a 
     number of RUC officers'' and that the difficulties with the 
     RUC included ``at their most serious, making threats against 
     my personal safety including death threats'';
       Whereas Param Cumarswamy, the United Nations Special 
     Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, also 
     testified before the Subcommittee on International Operations 
     and Human Rights citing the grave dangers faced by defense 
     attorneys in Northern Ireland and stated that ``there have 
     been harassment and intimidation of defense lawyers by RUC 
     officers'' and that ``these harassments and intimidation were 
     consistent and systematic'';
       Whereas the United Nations Special Rapporteur recommended 
     that authorities other than the RUC conduct ``an independent 
     and impartial investigation of all threats to legal counsel 
     in Northern Ireland'' and ``where there is a threat to 
     physical integrity of a solicitor'' the ``Government should 
     provide necessary protection'';
       Whereas Northern Ireland's Independent Commission for 
     Police Complaints (ICPC) reported ``serious concerns'' about 
     the RUC's handling of the inquiry into the death threats 
     Rosemary Nelson received and described the RUC officers 
     investigating the death threats as ``hostile, evasive and 
     disinterested'' and also noted an ``ill-disguised hostility 
     to Mrs. Nelson on the part of some police officers'';
       Whereas the government, which provided protection for 
     Northern Ireland judges after paramilitary violence resulted 
     in the death of four judges and some family members, should 
     also provide appropriate protection for defense attorneys;
       Whereas despite the threats and the intimidation, Rosemary 
     Nelson courageously continued to represent the rights of 
     Catholic clients in high profile cases, including the 
     residents of Garvaghy road in their bid to stop controversial 
     marches in their neighborhood and the family of Robert Hamill 
     who was beaten to death by a sectarian mob in 1997;
       Whereas, because of her human rights work, Northern Ireland 
     solicitor Rosemary Nelson, the mother of three young 
     children, suffered the ultimate harassment and intimidation 
     and was brutally murdered on March 15th, 1999, by a bomb 
     placed on her car;
       Whereas all those involved in the targeting and killing of 
     defense attorney Rosemary Nelson, including the Red Hand 
     Defenders, a militant loyalist paramilitary group that is 
     opposed to the peace process and that has claimed 
     responsibility for the murder, must be brought to justice;
       Whereas the success of the peace process is predicated on 
     the ability of the people of Northern Ireland to believe that 
     injustices such as the murder of Rosemary Nelson will be 
     investigated thoroughly, fairly, and transparently;
       Whereas the murder of Rosemary Nelson is reminiscent of the 
     1989 murder of human rights attorney Patrick Finucane, who, 
     according to the United Nations report, had also received 
     numerous death threats from RUC officers;
       Whereas the United Nations Special Rapporteur reported that 
     since the Patrick Finucane murder, further information that 
     seriously calls into question whether there was official 
     collusion has come to light; and
       Whereas Rosemary Nelson's stated fear of the RUC, the 
     recent release of Northern Ireland's Independent Commission 
     for Police Complaints (ICPC) report, and the United Nations 
     report, all necessitate the establishment of an independent 
     inquiry into Rosemary Nelson's murder in order to foster 
     confidence and credibility in this investigation as well as 
     the peace process: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) recognizes the historic significance of the 1998 Good 
     Friday Peace Accords and commends the people of Northern 
     Ireland for their commitment to work together in peace;
       (2) condemns all violence committed in violation of the 
     Northern Ireland cease-fire agreement, an agreement that has 
     been largely successful; and
       (3) calls on the Government of the United Kingdom--
       (A) to launch an independent public inquiry for the 
     investigation of the murder of defense attorney Rosemary 
     Nelson so that evidence gathering, witness interviews, and 
     the issuance of a detailed, public report can be based on the 
     work of law enforcement experts not connected to or reliant 
     upon the efforts of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC);
       (B) to institute an independent judicial inquiry into 
     allegations that defense attorneys are systematically 
     harassed and intimidated by security forces; and
       (C) to implement the United Nations Special Rapporteur's 
     recommendation for an independent inquiry into the 
     possibility of collusion in the killing of defense attorney 
     Patrick Finucane.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
CROWLEY, 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. PEASE, 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. PEASE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 35.14  good friday peace agreement anniversary

  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey moved to suspend the rules and agree to the 
following concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 54); as amended: 

       Whereas Ireland has a long and tragic history of civil 
     conflict that has left a deep and profound legacy of 
     suffering;
       Whereas since 1969 more than 3,200 people have died and 
     thousands more have been injured as a result of political 
     violence in Northern Ireland;
       Whereas a series of efforts by the Governments of the 
     Republic of Ireland and the

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     United Kingdom to facilitate peace and an announced cessation 
     of hostilities created an historic opportunity for a 
     negotiated peace;
       Whereas in June 1996, for the first time since the 
     partition of Ireland in 1922, representatives elected from 
     political parties in Northern Ireland pledged to adhere to 
     the principles of nonviolence and commenced talks regarding 
     the future of Northern Ireland;
       Whereas the talks greatly intensified in the spring of 1998 
     under the chairmanship of former United States Senator George 
     Mitchell;
       Whereas the active participation of British Prime Minister 
     Tony Blair and Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern was critical to 
     the success of the talks;
       Whereas on Good Friday, April 10, 1998, the parties to the 
     negotiations each made honorable compromises to conclude a 
     peace agreement for Northern Ireland, which has become known 
     as the Good Friday Peace Agreement;
       Whereas on Friday, May 22, 1998, an overwhelming majority 
     of voters in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of 
     Ireland approved by referendum the Good Friday Peace 
     Agreement;
       Whereas the United States must remain involved politically 
     and economically to ensure the long-term success of the peace 
     agreement; and
       Whereas on Good Friday, April 2, 1999, a one-year deadline 
     passed without agreement among all major parties, putting the 
     entire peace process in jeopardy: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) recognizes the historic significance of the first 
     anniversary of the Good Friday Peace Agreement;
       (2) salutes British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Irish 
     Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and the elected representatives of the 
     political parties in Northern Ireland for creating the 
     opportunity for a negotiated peace;
       (3) commends Senator George Mitchell for his leadership on 
     behalf of the United States in guiding the parties toward 
     peace;
       (4) congratulates the people of the Republic of Ireland and 
     of Northern Ireland for their courageous commitment to work 
     together in peace;
       (5) encourages the Governments of the United Kingdom and 
     the Republic of Ireland with the active involvement of the 
     United States to continue to work together to ensure the 
     forward movement of the peace process; and
       (6) reaffirms the bonds of friendship and cooperation that 
     exist between the United States and the Governments of the 
     Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom, which ensure that 
     the United States and those Governments will continue as 
     partners in peace.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. SMITH of New Jersey 
and Mr. CROWLEY, 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. 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 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. 35.15  omnibus consolidated and emergency supplemental 
          appropriations

  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(H.R. 1379) to amend the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 1999, to make a technical correction relating to an 
emergency supplemental appropriation for international narcotics control 
and law enforcement assistance; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. SMITH of New Jersey 
and Mr. CROWLEY, 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 the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 1999, to make a technical correction relating to international 
narcotics control assistance.''.
  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. 35.16  h.r. 573--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 573) to authorize the President to award a gold 
medal on behalf of the Congress to Rosa Parks in recognition of her 
contribution to the Nation; 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

424

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affirmative

Nays

1

para. 35.17                    [Roll No. 92]

                                YEAS--424

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman

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     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Paul
       

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Boehlert
     Ewing
     Forbes
     Gekas
     Kasich
     McCollum
     Nussle
     Saxton
     Serrano
  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.

para. 35.18  rosa parks gold medal

  On motion of Mr. BACHUS, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 531) to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of 
the Congress to Rosa Parks in recognition of her contributions to the 
Nation; 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. 573, a similar House bill, was laid on the 
table.

para. 35.19  h. res. 128--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHood, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 128) condemning the 
murder of human rights lawyer Rosemary Nelson and calling for the 
protection of defense attorneys in Northern Ireland; 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

421

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affirmative

Nays

2

para. 35.20                    [Roll No. 93]

                                YEAS--421

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--2

     Hostettler
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Chenoweth
     Cox
     Ewing
     Forbes
     Kasich
     McCollum
     Nussle
     Saxton
     Serrano
     Taylor (MS)
  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. 35.21  message from the president--climate change programs

  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 573 of the Foreign Operations, Export 
Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1999, as contained 
in the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277), I transmit herewith an account of all 
Federal agency climate change programs and activities. This report 
includes both domestic and international programs and activities related 
to climate change and contains data on both spending and performance 
goals.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, April 20, 1999. 


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  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committees on Appropriations, International 
Relations, Science, Commerce, and Ways and Means.

para. 35.22  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1184

  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 106-101) the resolution (H. Res. 142) providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1184) to authorize appropriations for 
carrying out the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 for fiscal 
years 2000 and 2001, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 35.23  waiving points of order against conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 800

  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 106-102) the resolution (H. Res. 143) waiving points of order 
against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 800) to 
provide for education flexibility partnerships.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 35.24  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. 249. An Act to provide funding for the National Center 
     for Missing and Exploited Children, to reauthorize the 
     Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       S. 426. An Act to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
     Act, to provide for a land exchange between the Secretary of 
     Agriculture and the Huna Totem Corporation, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
       S. 430. An Act to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
     Act, to provide for a land exchange between the Secretary of 
     Agriculture and the Kake Tribal Corporation, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
       S. 453. An Act 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.

para. 35.25  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. SAXTON, for today and until 3 o'clock p.m. on April 21, 1999; 
and
  To Mr. NUSSLE for today and the balance of week.
  And then,

para. 35.26  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. OWENS, at 8 o'clock and 34 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 35.27  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 of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 800. A bill to provide for education flexibility 
     partnerships (Rept. No. 106-100). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 142. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1184) to authorize appropriations for carrying out the 
     Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 for fiscal years 
     2000 and 2001, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-101). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Ms. PRYCE of Ohio: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 
     143. Resolution waiving points of order against the 
     conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 800) to provide 
     for education flexibility partnerships (Rept. No. 106-102). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 35.28  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. ARMEY (for himself, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Cox, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Bartlett 
             of Maryland, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Pitts, and 
             Mr. Dooley of California):
       H.R. 1475. A bill to enable drivers to choose a more 
     affordable form of auto insurance that also provides for more 
     adequate and timely compensation for accident victims, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Costello, Ms. Danner, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Bishop, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             Strickland, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Lipinski):
       H.R. 1476. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to establish additional national cemeteries for 
     veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Shows, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Wexler, Mr. King, Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Thompson 
             of Mississippi, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mr. Stark, Ms. Norton, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, and Ms. Slaughter):
       H.R. 1477. 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 Mrs. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 1478. A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to 
     protect breastfeeding by new mothers; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 1479. A bill to amend the Multifamily Assisted Housing 
     Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 to provide for renewal 
     of contracts for rental assistance under section 8 of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 for moderate rehabilitation 
     projects in the same manner as other projects with such 
     expiring contracts; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. SHUSTER:
       H.R. 1480. A bill to provide for the conservation and 
     development of water and related resources, to authorize the 
     United States Army Corps of Engineers 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, 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. BERKLEY:
       H.R. 1481. A bill to designate the United States courthouse 
     under construction at 333 Las Vegas Boulevard South in Las 
     Vegas, Nevada, as the ``Lloyd D. George United States 
     Courthouse''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. Levin):
       H.R. 1482. A bill to reauthorize the Welfare-To-Work 
     program to provide additional resources and flexibility to 
     improve the administration of the program; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Camp, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Cardin, Mr. English, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Green of Texas, 
             and Mr. Frost):
       H.R. 1483. 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 Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 1484. A bill to authorize appropriations for homeless 
     veterans reintegration projects under the Stewart B. McKinney 
     Homeless Assistance Act; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Lampson, 
             Ms. Lee, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Martinez, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Ortiz, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Shays, and Mr. 
             Wynn):
       H.R. 1485. A bill to permit certain long-term permanent 
     resident aliens to seek cancellation of removal or waiver of 
     inadmissibility under the Immigration and Nationality Act, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. 
             Meehan):
       H.R. 1486. 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.

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           By Mr. HANSEN:
       H.R. 1487. A bill to provide for public participation in 
     the declaration of national monuments under the Act popularly 
     known as the Antiquities Act of 1906; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 1488. 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 the disbursement of such support and to 
     require the Internal Revenue Service to collect and disburse 
     such support through wage withholding and other means; 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. JONES of North Carolina:
       H.R. 1489. A bill to clarify boundaries on maps related to 
     the Coastal Barrier Resources System; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. KOLBE:
       H.R. 1490. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to set aside up to $2 per person from park entrance 
     fees or assess up to $2 per person visiting the Grand Canyon 
     or another national park to secure bonds for capital 
     improvements to the park, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. MATSUI (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Bentsen, 
             and Mr. Becerra):
       H.R. 1491. 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. Gary MILLER of California:
       H.R. 1492. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to 
     provide for parity between private entities and public 
     entities with respect to civil actions against the entities 
     that arise from the ownership or operation of public water 
     systems; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. NUSSLE:
       H.R. 1493. A bill to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public 
     Lands Management Act of 1996 to transfer Federal 
     participation in the America's Agricultural Heritage 
     Partnership in the State of Iowa to the Secretary of the 
     Interior, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Hastert, 
             Mr. DeLay, Mr. Armey, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Istook, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Schaffer, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Royce, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mr. Sununu, Ms. Granger, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
             Talent, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bliley, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, Mr. Horn, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
             Jenkins, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Bass, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Stump, Mr. Manzullo, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Hansen, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Barr 
             of Georgia, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Ehrlich, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
             Mr. Thune, Mr. English, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Shimkus, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. Latham, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Hastings of Washington, 
             Mr. Collins, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
             Mica, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Largent, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
             DeMint, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Gary Miller of 
             California, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Spence, Mr. Ryun of 
             Kansas, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Brady of 
             Texas, Mr. Regula, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Foley, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Calvert, Mr. McCollum, 
             Mr. Toomey, Mr. Terry, Mr. Combest, Mr. Goodlatte, 
             Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Kuykendall, 
             Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Everett, Mr. Taylor of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Graham, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
             Aderholt, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin, and Mr. Miller of Florida):
       H.R. 1494. A bill to provide dollars to the classroom; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Frost, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Allen, Mr. Moakley, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Boucher, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Delahunt, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Capuano, and Mr. Markey):
       H.R. 1495. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage of outpatient 
     prescription drugs 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. TALENT (for himself, Mr. Dooley of California, 
             Mr. Hastert, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Condit, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Goode, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Blagojevich, Mrs. Biggert, and 
             Mr. Armey):
       H.R. 1496. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 to improve access and choice for 
     entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical 
     care for their employees; 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. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Phelps, Mr. English, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Mr. Moore, and Mr. Weiner):
       H.R. 1497. A bill to amend the Small Business Act with 
     respect to the women's business center program; to the 
     Committee on Small Business.
           By Mrs. WILSON:
       H.R. 1498. A bill to amend the Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. MCKEON (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Petri, 
             Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Boehner, 
             Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Castle, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Graham, 
             Mr. Norwood, Mr. Souder, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Ehlers, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
             Hulshof, Mr. Herger, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Kuykendall, and 
             Mr. Gary Miller of California):
       H. Con. Res. 88. Concurrent resolution urging the Congress 
     and the President to increase funding for the Pell Grant 
     Program and existing Campus-Based Aid Programs; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. MINGE:
       H. Con. Res. 89. 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.
           By Mr. LAMPSON (for himself, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
             Brown of California, Mr. Costello, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Frost, Mr. Kennedy 
             of Rhode Island, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Farr of California, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Barrett 
             of Wisconsin, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Filner, 
             Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Gonzalez, and Mr. Wu):
       H. Res. 144. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that a postage stamp should be issued 
     commemorating Cesar E. Chavez; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform. 

para. 35.29  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

       Mr. LAMPSON introduced a bill (H.R. 1499) for the relief of 
     Jean-Loup J. M. Chretien; which was referred to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary. 

para. 35.30  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 5: Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Hutchinson, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Ewing, 
     Mr. Talent, Mr. Clement, and Mr. Leach.
       H.R. 8: Mr. Duncan, Mr. Hilleary, and Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 9: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 17: Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 19: Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 25: Mr. Nadler, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Crowley, and Mr. 
     King.
       H.R. 36: Mr. Meehan, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
     Mr. Nadler, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Costello, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. 
     Clay.
       H.R. 44: Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Smith of 
     Washington, Mr. Canady of Florida, and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 45: Mr. LaHood, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Mica, and Mr. Isakson.
       H.R. 49: Mr. Wynn, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Matsui, and Mrs. 
     Morella.
       H.R. 65: Mr. McIntyre and Mr. Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 88: Mr. Ehlers, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Price of North 
     Carolina, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Holt, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
     Etheridge, Mr. Doyle, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Ford, Mr. Blumenauer, 
     Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Clement, Mr. English, 
     Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Barrett of Ne

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     braska, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Camp, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
     Waxman, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Markey, 
     Mr. Dicks, and Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 104: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 106: Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 107: Mr. Cox and Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 148: Mr. Brown of Ohio and Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 165: Mr. Hyde and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 170: Mr. Wu, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Rush, Mr. Gonzalez, 
     Mr. Duncan, Mr. Cramer, and Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 194: Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 206: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 208: Mr. Hoyer.
       H.R. 218: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 220: Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 284: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 303: Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Turner, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
     Hall of Texas, and Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 347: Mr. Skelton.
       H.R. 351: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut and Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 357: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 382. Mr. Farr of California and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 383: Mr. Cook, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Whitfield, and Ms. 
     Stabenow.
       H.R. 410: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 413: Mrs. Capps, Mr. Clement, Mr. Brown of California, 
     Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Meeks of New York, 
     Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Becerra, 
     Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Hall of Ohio, 
     Mr. Boucher, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
     Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. McCollum, 
     Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 423: Mr. Royce and Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 424: Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois.
       H.R. 430: Mr. Condit, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
     Berman, Mr. Hall of Texas, and Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 456: Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 464: Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 497: Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
     John, Mr. Ney, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. 
     Bentsen, and Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 498: Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Combest, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. John, 
     Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 518: Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 521: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 614: Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 623: Mr. Barr of Georgia and Mr. Riley.
       H.R. 673: Mr. Foley and Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 690: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 721: Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 728: Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Gonzalez, 
     and Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 749: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Nussle, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 762: Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Rahall, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
     Diaz-Balart, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Brown of 
     Florida, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Watt 
     of North Carolina, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
     Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
     Graham, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Thompson of 
     Mississippi, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weiner, Ms. 
     McKinney, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Borski, Mr. English, Mr. Vento, 
     Mr. Andrews, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. 
     Jackson of Illinois.
       H.R. 765: Mr. Turner, Mr. Moore, Mr. Pastor, Mrs. 
     Chenoweth, and Mr. Moran of Kansas.
       H.R. 776: Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 777: Mr. Rush and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Allen, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Wolf, Mr. George 
     Miller of California, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
     DeFazio, and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 784: Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
     Spratt, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Hayes, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Hall of 
     Texas, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Smith of Washington, and Mr. 
     Abercrombie.
       H.R. 796: Mr. Riley, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Shaw, 
     Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Petri, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 803: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi.
       H.R. 811: Mr. Cummings, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 834: Mr. Udall of Colorado and Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 842: Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
     English, Mr. Barcia, and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 845: Mr. Wynn, Mr. Baldacci, and Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
     Lantos, and Mr. Lucas of Kentucky.
       H.R. 875: Mr. Crowley and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 878: Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 879: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 895: Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 899: Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 912: Mr. Clay.
       H.R. 932: Ms. Norton, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. 
     Gonzalez.
       H.R. 942: Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 958: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 959: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
     Cummings, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
     Baldacci, and Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 976: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Klink, Mr. Kildee, Mrs. Thurman, 
     Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Calvert, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Brady 
     of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 1032: Mr. Cannon, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, 
     Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
     Whitfield, Mr. Crane, and Mr. Everett.
       H.R. 1039: Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Green of Texas, and 
     Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 1046: Mr. Bonior and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1050: Ms. Waters and Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 1054: Mr. Riley, Mr. Shows, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
     Hostettler, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, and Mrs. 
     Myrick.
       H.R. 1063: Mr. Martinez, Mr. Farr of California, Ms. 
     Woolsey, Ms. Waters, and Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 1070: Mr. Tierney, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
     Wolf, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
     Condit, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Waters, and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 1079: Mr. Stupak, Mr. Vento, and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 1082: Mr. Vento, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Stupak, and Mrs. Jones 
     of Ohio.
       H.R. 1095: Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Morella, and Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 1109: Mr. Hilliard and Mrs. Jones of Ohio.
       H.R. 1129: Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Brown of Florida, and 
     Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 1130: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1144: Mr. Everett.
       H.R. 1180: Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Luther, Mr. 
     Larson, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Rivers, 
     Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Bass, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
     Weiner, Mr. Evans, Mr. Baird, and Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 1193: Mr. Weller, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
     Phelps, Mr. Houghton, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Bereuter, and 
     Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 1203: Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 1219: Mr. Terry.
       H.R. 1224: Mr. Coyne and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 1229: Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 1248: Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Moore, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
     Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
     Frelinghuysen, and Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 1250: Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 1253: Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 1275: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Costello, and Mr. 
     Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 1278: Mr. Shows, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Bereuter, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Dooley of California, and Mr. 
     Frost.
       H.R. 1295: Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 1298: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1307: Mr. English and Mr. Kuykendall.
       H.R. 1320: Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Smith of 
     Washington, Mr. Green of Texas, and Mr. Kind.
       H.R. 1326: Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
     Sawyer, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Traficant, 
     Mr. Cummings, and Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 1328: Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Nethercutt, 
     and Mr. Udall of Colorado.
       H.R. 1349: Mr. Whitfield and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1355: Ms. Lee, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. McNulty, 
     Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
     Meehan, Mr. Berman, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Vento, and Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 1356: Mr. Wolf and Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1358: Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. 
     Boehlert.
       H.R. 1363: Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 1366: Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
     Saxton, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
     Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Turner, Mr. Duncan, 
     Mr. Stump, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. McCrery, 
     Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Hill of Montana.
       H.R. 1368: Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Canady 
     of Florida, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Young of Alaska, 
     Mr. Ney, and Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 1395: Mr. Duncan and Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 1458: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.J. Res. 21: Mr. Norwood.
       H.J. Res. 41: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Rhode Island, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and 
     Mr. Brown of California.
       H.J. Res. 45: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H. Con. Res. 22: Mr. Knollenberg.
       H. Con. Res. 34: Mr. Tierney and Mr. Bonior.
       H. Con. Res. 39: Mr. Tiahrt.
       H. Con. Res. 54: Mr. Lucas of Kentucky.
       H. Con. Res. 78: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
     Lee, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Waxman, and Ms. 
     Baldwin.
       H. Con. Res. 82: Mr. Doolittle and Mr. Tancredo.
       H. Res. 41: Mr. Clement, Mr. Largent, and Mr. Shays.
       H. Res. 82: Ms. Lee and Ms. Baldwin.
       H. Res. 94: Mr. Greenwood and Mr. Whitfield.
       H. Res. 106: Mr. Tiahrt.
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                     WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1999 (36)

para. 36.1  appointment 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:


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                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   April 21, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable John Shimkus to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 36.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, April 20, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 36.3  communications

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

       1617. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a request for emergency FY 1999 
     supplementals for the Department of Defense, the Department 
     of State, and the U.S. Agency for International Development; 
     (H. Doc. No. 106-50); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       1618. A letter from the Chairman, National Credit Union 
     Administration, transmitting the 1998 Annual Report of the 
     National Credit Union Administration, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     1752a(d); to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       1619. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Acquisition Letter--received April 
     9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       1620. A letter from the Deputy 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; 
     Correction [Docket No. 98N-0185] (RIN: 0910-ZA11) received 
     April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1621. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 13-44, ``Lease 
     Approval Technical Amendment Act of 1999'' received April 19, 
     1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       1622. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 13-46, ``Tax 
     Conformity Temporary Act of 1999'' received April 19, 1999, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       1623. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 13-45, ``Motor 
     Vehicle Excessive Idling Fine Increase Temporary Amendment 
     Act of 1999'' received April 19, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1624. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-624, ``Solid 
     Waste Facility Permit Amendment Act of 1998'' received April 
     19, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       1625. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 13-53, 
     ``Community Development Program Amendment Act of 1999'' 
     received April 19, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1626. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 13-48, 
     ``Homestead Housing Preservation Amendment Act of 1999'' 
     received April 19, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1627. 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 Ground Fishery; Trip Limit Adjustments 
     [Docket No. 981231333-8333-01; I.D. 032599A] received April 
     9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       1628. A letter from the Director, Torts Branch, Civil 
     Division, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: 
     Evidentiary Requirements; Definitions; and Number of Times 
     Claims May Be Filed [A.G. Order No. 2213-99] (RIN: 1105-AA49) 
     received April 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1629. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Special Local Regulations; Air & Sea Show, Fort 
     Lauderdale, Florida [CGD07-99-017] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received 
     April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1630. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Special Local Regulations: St. Croix 
     International Triathlon, St. Croix, USVI [CGD07 99-016] (RIN: 
     2115-AE46) received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1631. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety Zone Regulation; Fireworks Display, St. 
     Helens, Oregon [CGD13-98-037] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received April 
     9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1632. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety Zone Regulations; Fort Vancouver Celebrate 
     Freedom Fireworks Display [CGD13-98-036] (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1633. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety zone; Big Island Upper Reach Cape Fear 
     River, North Carolina [CGD05-98-112] (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1634. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety zone; Big Island Upper Reach Cape Fear 
     River, North Carolina [CGD05-98-110] (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1635. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety zone; Big Island Upper Reach Cape Fear 
     River, North Carolina [CGD05-98-109] (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1636. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety zone; Big Island Upper Reach Cape Fear 
     River, North Carolina [CGD05-98-108] (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1637. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety zone; Big Island Upper Reach Cape Fear 
     River, North Carolina [CGD05-98-107] (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1638. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety zone; Big Island Upper Reach Cape Fear 
     River, North Carolina [CGD05-98-105] (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1639. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety zone; Big Island Upper Reach Cape Fear 
     River, North Carolina [CGD05-98-104] (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1640. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety zone; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway at 
     Mile Hammock Bay; Vicinity of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, 
     North Carolina [CGD05-98-091] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received April 
     9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1641. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety Zone; West Point Crab Carnival Fireworks 
     Display, [CGD05-98-085] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received April 9, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1642. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety Zone; Michelob Golf Championship Fireworks 
     Display, James River, Williamsburg, VA [CGD05-98-080] (RIN: 
     2115-AA97) received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1643. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Opening Night Fireworks, Newport, RI [CGD01 98-
     182] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C.

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     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1644. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety Zone; First Night Gloucester Fireworks 
     Display, Gloucester Harbor, Gloucester, MA [CGD01-98-181] 
     (RIN: 2115-AA97) received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1645. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety Zone; First Night Marblehead Fireworks 
     Display, Marblehead Harbor, Marblehead, MA [CGD01-98-180] 
     (RIN: 2115-AA97) received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1646. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Security Zone: Presidential Visit, Newport, RI 
     [CGD01 98-177] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received April 9, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1647. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Security Zone; Presidential Visit, Newport, RI 
     [CGD01 98-176] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received April 9, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1648. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Children of Chernobyl, Hudson River, Manhattan, 
     New York [CGD01-98-169] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received April 9, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1649. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety Zone; Explosive Load, Bath Iron Works, 
     Bath, ME [CGD1-98-167] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received April 9, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1650. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety Zone; Tow Of The Decommissioned Battleship 
     Massachusetts, Boston Harbor, Boston, MA [CGD01-98-166] (RIN: 
     2115-AA97) received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1651. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety Zone: White and Case Fireworks, Hudson 
     River, Manhattan, New York [CGD01-98-164] (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1652. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety Zone: Bras Across the Hudson, Hudson 
     River, Albany, New York [CGD01-98-160] (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1653. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety Zone: Yankees Celebration Fireworks, 
     Hudson River, Manhattan, New York [CGD01-98-159] (RIN: 2115-
     AA97) received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1654. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety Zone: Italian Heritage Month Fireworks, 
     Hudson River, Manhattan, New York [CGD01-98-152] (RIN: 2115-
     AA97) received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1655. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety Zone: Pier 60 Opening Day Fireworks, 
     Hudson River, Manhattan, New York [CGD01-98-134] (RIN: 2115-
     AA97) received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1656. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety Zone Regulations: Port of San Juan, Puerto 
     Rico [COTP San Juan 98-073] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received April 
     9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1657. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety Zone Regulations: San Juan, Puerto Rico 
     [COTP San Juan 98-072] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received April 9, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1658. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety Zone; San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, CA 
     [COTP San Francisco Bay; 98-025] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received 
     April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1659. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety Zone; San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, CA 
     [COTP San Francisco Bay; 98-024] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received 
     April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1660. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety Zone; San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, CA 
     [COTP San Francisco Bay; 98-023] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received 
     April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1661. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety Zone Regulations; Ohio River mile 919.0 to 
     920.0 [COTP Paducah, KY Regulation 99-001] (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1662. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety Zone Regulations; Tennessee Tombigbee 
     Waterway mile 429 to 431 [COTP Paducah, KY Regulation 98-006] 
     (RIN: 2115-AA97) received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1663. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety Zone Regulations; Tennessee River mile 
     304.5 to 306 [COTP Paducah, KY Regulation 98-007] (RIN: 2115-
     AA97) received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1664. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety Zone Regulations; Mile 94.0 to Mile 96.0, 
     Lower Mississippi River, Above Head of Passes [COTP New 
     Orleans, LA Regulation 98-027] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received 
     April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1665. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety Zone Regulations; Mile 94.0 to Mile 96.0, 
     Lower Mississippi River, Above Head of Passes [COTP New 
     Orleans, LA Regulation 98-026] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received 
     April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1666. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety Zone Regulations; Mile 229.5 to Mile 230.5 
     Lower Mississippi River, Above Head of Passes [COTP New 
     Orleans, LA Regulation 98-025] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received 
     April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1667. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety Zone Regulations; Mile 94.0 to Mile 96.0, 
     Lower Mississippi River, Above Head of Passes [COTP New 
     Orleans, LA Regulation 98-024] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received 
     April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1668. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety Zone Regulations; Mile 94.0 to Mile 95.0, 
     Lower Mississippi River, Above Head of Passes [COTP New 
     Orleans, LA Regulation 98-021] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received 
     April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1669. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety Zone Regulations; Miami, Florida [COTP 
     MIAMI-98-074] (RIN: 2115-AA97) Recieved April 9, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1670. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of

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     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone Regulations; Palm Beach County, Florida [COTP 
     MIAMI-98-071] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received April 9, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1671. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety Zone Regulations; Palm Beach County, 
     Florida [COTP MIAMI-98-069] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received April 
     9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1672. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Security Zone Regulations; Bal Harbor, Florida 
     [COTP MIAMI-98-067] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received April 9, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1673. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety Zone Regulations; West Palm Beach, Florida 
     [COTP MIAMI-98-066] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received April 9, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1674. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety Zone Regulations; West Palm Beach, Florida 
     [COTP MIAMI-98-064] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received April 9, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1675. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety zone; Licking river, Campell County, 
     Kentucky [COTP LOUSIVILLE 98-003] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received 
     April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1676. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone 
     Cancellation; Santa Barbara, CA [COTP Los Angeles-Long Beach, 
     CA 98-011] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received April 9, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       1677. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety/Security Zone; Long Beach Harbor, CA [COTP 
     Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA; 98-009] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received 
     April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1678. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety/Security Zone; Long Beach Harbor, CA [COTP 
     Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA; 98-008] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received 
     April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1679. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety Zone; Pierpont Bay, Ventura, CA [COTP Los 
     Angeles-Long Beach, CA; 98-007] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received 
     April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1680. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety Zone; Long Beach Harbor, CA [COTP Los 
     Angeles-Long Beach, CA; 98-006] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received 
     April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1681. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety zone; Houston Ship Channel, Houston, TX 
     [COTP Houston-Galveston 98-011] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received 
     April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1682. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety Zone: Agana Bay, Guam [COTP GUAM 98-004] 
     (RIN: 2115-AA97) received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1683. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety Zone: Waters inside the Firing Dangerous 
     Area as designated on NOAA Chart number 81054 [COTP GUAM 98-
     003] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1684. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety Zone; Victoria Barge Canal [COTP Corpus 
     Christi, Texas 98-005] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received April 9, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1685. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations & 
     Administrative Law U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone; Santa Barbara Channel, CA [COTP Los Angeles-Long 
     Beach, CA; 99-001] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received April 16, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1686. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, U.S. 
     Customs Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Import Restrictions Imposed On 
     Byzantine Ecclesiastical and Ritual Ethnological Material 
     from Cyprus [T.D. 99-35] (RIN: 1515-AC46) Recevied April 9, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       1687. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting an account of all Federal agency climate 
     change programs and Activities; jointly to the Committees on 
     Appropriations, International Relations, Science, Commerce, 
     and Ways and Means. 

para. 36.4  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. 507. 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.

  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-83, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, announces the appointment of 
the Senator from Ohio (Mr. DeWine) to serve as a member of the National 
Council on the Arts.

para. 36.5  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 800

  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up 
the following resolution (H. Res. 143):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 800) to provide for education flexibility 
     partnerships. 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 Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, 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. 36.6  education flexibility partnership

  Mr. GOODLING, pursuant to House Resolution 143, called up the 
following conference report (Rept. No. 106-102):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     800), to provide for education flexibility partnerships, 
     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 Flexibility 
     Partnership Act of 1999''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) States differ substantially in demographics, in school 
     governance, and in school finance and funding. The 
     administrative and funding mechanisms that help schools in 1 
     State improve may not prove successful in other States.
       (2) Although the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965 and other Federal education statutes afford flexibility 
     to State educational agencies and local educational agencies 
     in implementing Federal programs, certain requirements of 
     Federal education statutes or regulations may impede local 
     efforts to reform and improve education.
       (3) By granting waivers of certain statutory and regulatory 
     requirements, the Fed

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     eral Government can remove impediments for local educational 
     agencies in implementing educational reforms and raising the 
     achievement levels of all children.
       (4) State educational agencies are closer to local school 
     systems, implement statewide educational reforms with both 
     Federal and State funds, and are responsible for maintaining 
     accountability for local activities consistent with State 
     standards and assessment systems. Therefore, State 
     educational agencies are often in the best position to align 
     waivers of Federal and State requirements with State and 
     local initiatives.
       (5) The Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act 
     allows State educational agencies the flexibility to waive 
     certain Federal requirements, along with related State 
     requirements, but allows only 12 States to qualify for such 
     waivers.
       (6) Expansion of waiver authority will allow for the waiver 
     of statutory and regulatory requirements that impede 
     implementation of State and local educational improvement 
     plans, or that unnecessarily burden program administration, 
     while maintaining the intent and purposes of affected 
     programs, such as the important focus on improving 
     mathematics and science performance under title II of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (Dwight D. 
     Eisenhower Professional Development Program), and maintaining 
     such fundamental requirements as those relating to civil 
     rights, educational equity, and accountability.
       (7) To achieve the State goals for the education of 
     children in the State, the focus must be on results in 
     raising the achievement of all students, not process.

     SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) Local educational agency; state educational agency; 
     outlying area.--The terms ``local educational agency'', 
     ``State educational agency'', and ``outlying area'' have the 
     meanings given the terms in section 14101 of the Elementary 
     and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
       (2) Eligible school attendance area; school attendance 
     area.--The terms ``eligible school attendance area'' and 
     ``school attendance area'' have the meanings given the terms 
     in section 1113(a)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965.
       (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Education.
       (4) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the 50 States, 
     the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
     and each outlying area.

     SEC. 4. EDUCATION FLEXIBILITY PARTNERSHIP.

       (a) Educational Flexibility Program.--
       (1) Program authorized.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary may carry out an educational 
     flexibility program under which the Secretary authorizes a 
     State educational agency that serves an eligible State to 
     waive statutory or regulatory requirements applicable to 1 or 
     more programs described in subsection (b), other than 
     requirements described in subsection (c), for any local 
     educational agency or school within the State.
       (B) Designation.--Each eligible State participating in the 
     program described in subparagraph (A) shall be known as an 
     ``Ed-Flex Partnership State''.
       (2) Eligible state.--For the purpose of this section the 
     term ``eligible State'' means a State that--
       (A) has--
       (i) developed and implemented the challenging State content 
     standards, challenging State student performance standards, 
     and aligned assessments described in section 1111(b) of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and for which 
     local educational agencies in the State are producing the 
     individual school performance profiles required by section 
     1116(a)(3) of such Act; or
       (ii)(I) developed and implemented the content standards 
     described in clause (i);
       (II) developed and implemented interim assessments; and
       (III) made substantial progress (as determined by the 
     Secretary) toward developing and implementing the performance 
     standards and final aligned assessments described in clause 
     (i), and toward having local educational agencies in the 
     State produce the profiles described in clause (i);
       (B) holds local educational agencies and schools 
     accountable for meeting the educational goals described in 
     the local applications submitted under paragraph (4) and for 
     engaging in technical assistance and corrective actions 
     consistent with section 1116 of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965, for the local educational agencies and 
     schools that do not make adequate yearly progress as 
     described in section 1111(b)(2) of such Act; and
       (C) 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.
       (3) State application.--
       (A) In general.--Each State educational agency desiring to 
     participate in the educational flexibility program under this 
     section 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 as 
     described in paragraph (1)(A); and
       (II) State statutory or regulatory requirements relating to 
     education;

       (ii) a detailed description of the State statutory and 
     regulatory requirements relating to education that the State 
     educational agency will waive;
       (iii) a description of clear educational objectives the 
     State intends to meet under the educational flexibility plan;
       (iv) a description of how the educational flexibility plan 
     is consistent with and will assist in implementing the State 
     comprehensive reform plan or, if a State does not have a 
     comprehensive reform plan, a description of how the 
     educational flexibility plan is coordinated with activities 
     described in section 1111(b) of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965;
       (v) a description of how the State educational agency will 
     evaluate, (consistent with the requirements of title I of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965), the 
     performance of students in the schools and local educational 
     agencies affected by the waivers; and
       (vi) a description of how the State educational agency will 
     meet the requirements of paragraph (8).
       (B) Approval and considerations.--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 
     the State in carrying out comprehensive educational reform, 
     after considering--
       (i) the eligibility of the State as described in paragraph 
     (2);
       (ii) the comprehensiveness and quality of the educational 
     flexibility plan described in subparagraph (A);
       (iii) the ability of the educational flexibility plan to 
     ensure accountability for the activities and goals described 
     in such plan;
       (iv) the degree to which the State's objectives described 
     in subparagraph (A)(iii)--

       (I) are clear and have the ability to be assessed; and
       (II) take into account the performance of local educational 
     agencies or schools, and students, particularly those 
     affected by waivers;

       (v) the significance of the State statutory or regulatory 
     requirements relating to education that will be waived; and
       (vi) the quality of the State educational agency's process 
     for approving applications for waivers of Federal statutory 
     or regulatory requirements as described in paragraph (1)(A) 
     and for monitoring and evaluating the results of such 
     waivers.
       (4) Local application.--
       (A) In general.--Each local educational agency or school 
     requesting a waiver of a Federal statutory or regulatory 
     requirement as described in paragraph (1)(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 each 
     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 for the students served 
     by the local educational agency or school who are affected by 
     the waiver;
       (iv) explain why the waiver will assist the local 
     educational agency or school in reaching such goals; and
       (v) in the case of an application from a local educational 
     agency, describe how the local educational agency will meet 
     the requirements of paragraph (8).
       (B) Evaluation of applications.--A State educational agency 
     shall evaluate an application submitted under subparagraph 
     (A) in accordance with the State's educational flexibility 
     plan described in paragraph (3)(A).
       (C) Approval.--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;
       (ii) the waiver of Federal statutory or regulatory 
     requirements as described in paragraph (1)(A) will assist the 
     local educational agency or school in reaching its 
     educational goals, particularly goals with respect to school 
     and student performance; and
       (iii) the State educational agency is satisfied that the 
     underlying purposes of the statutory requirements of each 
     program for which a waiver is granted will continue to be 
     met.
       (D) Termination.--The State educational agency shall 
     annually review the performance of any local educational 
     agency or school granted a waiver of Federal statutory or 
     regulatory requirements as described in paragraph (1)(A) in 
     accordance with the evaluation requirement described in 
     paragraph (3)(A)(v), and shall terminate any waiver granted 
     to the local educational agency or school if the State 
     educational agency determines, after notice and an 
     opportunity for a hearing, that the local educational agency 
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     school's performance with respect to meeting the 
     accountability requirement described in paragraph (2)(C) and 
     the goals described in paragraph (4)(A)(iii)--
       (i) has been inadequate to justify continuation of such 
     waiver; or
       (ii) has decreased for 2 consecutive years, unless the 
     State educational agency determines that the decrease in 
     performance was justified due to exceptional or 
     uncontrollable circumstances.
       (5) Oversight and reporting.--
       (A) Oversight.--Each State educational agency participating 
     in the educational flexibility program under this section 
     shall annually monitor the activities of local educational 
     agencies and schools receiving waivers under this section.
       (B) State reports.--
       (i) Annual reports.--The State educational agency shall 
     submit to the Secretary an annual report on the results of 
     such oversight and the impact of the waivers on school and 
     student performance.
       (ii) Performance data.--Not later than 2 years after the 
     date a State is designated an Ed-Flex Partnership State, each 
     such State shall include, as part of the State's annual 
     report submitted under clause (i), data demonstrating the 
     degree to which progress has been made toward meeting the 
     State's educational objectives. The data, when applicable, 
     shall include--

       (I) information on the total number of waivers granted for 
     Federal and State statutory and regulatory requirements under 
     this section, including the number of waivers granted for 
     each type of waiver;
       (II) information describing the effect of the waivers on 
     the implementation of State and local educational reforms 
     pertaining to school and student performance;
       (III) information describing the relationship of the 
     waivers to the performance of schools and students affected 
     by the waivers; and
       (IV) an assurance from State program managers that the data 
     reported under this section are reliable, complete, and 
     accurate, as defined by the State, or a description of a plan 
     for improving the reliability, completeness, and accuracy of 
     such data as defined by the State.

       (C) Secretary's reports.--The Secretary, not later than 2 
     years after the date of enactment of this Act and annually 
     thereafter, shall--
       (i) make each State report submitted under subparagraph (B) 
     available to Congress and the public; and
       (ii) submit to Congress a report that summarizes the State 
     reports and describes the effects that the educational 
     flexibility program under this section had on the 
     implementation of State and local educational reforms and on 
     the performance of students affected by the waivers.
       (6) Duration of federal waivers.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall not approve the 
     application of a State educational agency under paragraph (3) 
     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--
       (i) has been effective in enabling such State or affected 
     local educational agencies or schools to carry out their 
     State or local reform plans and to continue to meet the 
     accountability requirement described in paragraph (2)(C); and
       (ii) has improved student performance.
       (B) Performance review.--Three years after the date a State 
     is designated an Ed-Flex Partnership State, the Secretary 
     shall review the performance of the State educational agency 
     in granting waivers of Federal statutory or regulatory 
     requirements as described in paragraph (1)(A) and shall 
     terminate such agency's authority to grant such waivers if 
     the Secretary determines, after notice and an opportunity for 
     a hearing, that such agency's performance (including 
     performance with respect to meeting the objectives described 
     in paragraph (3)(A)(iii)) has been inadequate to justify 
     continuation of such authority.
       (C) Renewal.--In deciding whether to extend a request for a 
     State educational agency's authority to issue waivers under 
     this section, the Secretary shall review the progress of the 
     State educational agency to determine if the State 
     educational agency--
       (i) has made progress toward achieving the objectives 
     described in the application submitted pursuant to paragraph 
     (3)(A)(iii); and
       (ii) demonstrates in the request that local educational 
     agencies or schools affected by the waiver authority or 
     waivers have made progress toward achieving the desired 
     results described in the application submitted pursuant to 
     paragraph (4)(A)(iii).
       (7) Authority to issue waivers.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Secretary is authorized to carry out 
     the educational flexibility program under this section for 
     each of the fiscal years 1999 through 2004.
       (8) Public notice and comment.--Each State educational 
     agency seeking waiver authority under this section and each 
     local educational agency seeking a waiver under this 
     section--
       (A) shall provide the public with adequate and efficient 
     notice of the proposed waiver authority or waiver, consisting 
     of a description of the agency's application for the proposed 
     waiver authority or waiver in a widely read or distributed 
     medium, including a description of any improved student 
     performance that is expected to result from the waiver 
     authority or waiver;
       (B) shall provide the opportunity for parents, educators, 
     and all other interested members of the community to comment 
     regarding the proposed waiver authority or waiver;
       (C) shall provide the opportunity described in subparagraph 
     (B) in accordance with any applicable State law specifying 
     how the comments may be received, and how the comments may be 
     reviewed by any member of the public; and
       (D) shall submit the comments received with the agency's 
     application to the Secretary or the State educational agency, 
     as appropriate.
       (b) Included Programs.--The statutory or regulatory 
     requirements referred to in subsection (a)(1)(A) are any such 
     requirements for programs carried out under the following 
     provisions:
       (1) Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965 (other than subsections (a) and (c) of section 1116 
     of such Act).
       (2) Part B of title II of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965.
       (3) Subpart 2 of part A of title III of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (other than section 3136 of 
     such Act).
       (4) Title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965.
       (5) Title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965.
       (6) Part C of title VII of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965.
       (7) The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education 
     Act of 1998.
       (c) Waivers Not Authorized.--The Secretary and the State 
     educational agency may not waive under subsection (a)(1)(A) 
     any statutory or regulatory requirement--
       (1) relating to--
       (A) maintenance of effort;
       (B) comparability of services;
       (C) equitable participation of students and professional 
     staff in private schools;
       (D) parental participation and involvement;
       (E) distribution of funds to States or to local educational 
     agencies;
       (F) serving eligible school attendance areas in rank order 
     under section 1113(a)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965;
       (G) the selection of a school attendance area or school 
     under subsections (a) and (b) of section 1113 of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, except that a 
     State educational agency may grant a waiver to allow a school 
     attendance area or school to participate in activities under 
     part A of title I of such Act if the percentage of children 
     from low-income families in the school attendance area of 
     such school or who attend such school is not less than 10 
     percentage points below the lowest percentage of such 
     children for any school attendance area or school of the 
     local educational agency that meets the requirements of such 
     subsections (a) and (b);
       (H) use of Federal funds to supplement, not supplant, non-
     Federal funds; and
       (I) applicable civil rights requirements; and
       (2) unless the underlying purposes of the statutory 
     requirements of the program for which a waiver is granted 
     continue to be met to the satisfaction of the Secretary.
       (d) Treatment of Existing Ed-Flex Partnership States.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (3) and 
     (4), this section shall not apply to a State educational 
     agency that has been granted waiver authority under the 
     provisions of law described in paragraph (2) for the duration 
     of the waiver authority.
       (2) Applicable provisions.--The provisions of law referred 
     to in paragraph (1) are as follows:
       (A) Section 311(e) of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act.
       (B) The proviso referring to such section 311(e) under the 
     heading ``education reform'' in the Department of Education 
     Appropriations Act, 1996 (Public Law 104-134; 110 Stat. 1321-
     229).
       (3) Special rule.--If a State educational agency granted 
     waiver authority pursuant to the provisions of law described 
     in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (2) applies to the 
     Secretary for waiver authority under this section--
       (A) the Secretary shall review the progress of the State 
     educational agency in achieving the objectives set forth in 
     the application submitted pursuant to section 311(e) of the 
     Goals 2000: Educate America Act; and
       (B) the Secretary shall administer the waiver authority 
     granted under this section in accordance with the 
     requirements of this section.
       (4) Technology.--In the case of a State educational agency 
     granted waiver authority under the provisions of law 
     described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary shall permit a State educational agency to expand, 
     on or after the date of enactment of this Act, the waiver 
     authority to include programs under subpart 2 of part A of 
     title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965 (other than section 3136 of such Act).
       (e) Publication.--A notice of the Secretary's decision to 
     authorize State educational agencies to issue waivers under 
     this section, including a description of the rationale the 
     Secretary used to approve applications under subsection 
     (a)(3)(B), 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, and advocacy and civil rights 
     organizations), and the public.

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     SEC. 5. FLEXIBILITY TO DESIGN CLASS SIZE REDUCTION PROGRAMS.

       Section 307 of the Department of Education Appropriations 
     Act, 1999, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ``(except as 
     provided in subsection (c)(2)(D))'' before the period; and
       (2) in subsection (c)(2), by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(D) If a local educational agency has already reduced 
     class size in the early grades to 18 or fewer children and 
     intends to use funds provided under this section to carry out 
     professional development activities, including activities to 
     improve teacher quality, then the State shall make the award 
     under subsection (b) to the local educational agency without 
     requiring the formation of a consortium.''.

     SEC. 6. ALTERNATIVE EDUCATIONAL SETTING.

       (a) In General.--Section 615(k)(1)(A)(ii)(I) of the 
     Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
     1415(k)(1)(A)(ii)(I)) is amended to read as follows:

       ``(I) the child carries or possesses a weapon to or at 
     school, on school premises, or to or at a school function 
     under the jurisdiction of a State or a local educational 
     agency; or''.

       (b) Application.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to conduct occurring not earlier than the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       And the Senate agree to the same.

     Bill Goodling,
     Peter Hoekstra,
     Michael N. Castle,
     James Greenwood,
     Mark Souder,
     Bob Schaffer,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Jim Jeffords,
     Judd Gregg,
     Bill Frist,
     Mike DeWine,
     Michael B. Enzi,
     Tim Hutchinson,
     Susan Collins,
     Sam Brownback,
     Chuck Hagel,
     Jeff Sessions,
     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.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MICA, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. GOODLING 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

368

When there appeared

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Nays

57

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                                YEAS--368

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--57

     Becerra
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     Dingell
     Engel
     Fattah
     Filner
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jackson (IL)
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     Kucinich
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Markey
     Martinez
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Nadler
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Scott
     Serrano
     Stark
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Woolsey

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Lantos
     McCarthy (NY)
     Nussle
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Smith (MI)
     Thompson (CA)
     Udall (CO)
  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. 36.8  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1184

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 142):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1184) to authorize appropriations for carrying 
     out the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 for fiscal 
     years 2000 and 2001, 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 4(a) of rule XIII 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 Science. 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 Science 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

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     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 8 of the rule XVIII. 
     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. 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. 36.9  earthquake hazards reduction

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, pursuant to House Resolution 142 
and rule XVIII, 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. 1184) to authorize appropriations for carrying out the Earthquake 
Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 for fiscal years 2000 and 2001, and for 
other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. LaHOOD as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole.
  The Acting Chairman, Mr. SESSIONS assumed the Chair; and after some 
time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaHOOD, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 142, 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 ``Earthquake Hazards Reduction 
     Authorization Act of 1999''.

     SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Federal Emergency Management Agency.--Section 12(a) of 
     the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 
     7706(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(1) General.--'' and all that follows 
     through ``(7) There'' and inserting ``General.--There'';
       (2) by striking ``1998, and'' and inserting ``1998,''; and
       (3) by inserting ``, $19,800,000 for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2000, and $20,400,000 for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2001'' after ``September 30, 1999''.
       (b) United States Geological Survey.--(1) Section 12(b) of 
     the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 
     7706(b)) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to the Secretary of the Interior for purposes of carrying 
     out, through the Director of the United States Geological 
     Survey, the responsibilities that may be assigned to the 
     Director under this Act $46,100,000 for fiscal year 2000, of 
     which $3,500,000 shall be used for the Global Seismic Network 
     and $100,000 shall be used for the Scientific Earthquake 
     Studies Advisory Committee established under section 6 of the 
     Earthquake Hazards Reduction Authorization Act of 1999; and 
     $47,500,000 for fiscal year 2001, of which $3,600,000 shall 
     be used for the Global Seismic Network and $100,000 shall be 
     used for the Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee 
     established under section 6 of the Earthquake Hazards 
     Reduction Authorization Act of 1999.'' after ``operated by 
     the Agency.'';
       (B) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
       (C) by striking the comma at the end of paragraph (2) and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(3) $9,000,000 of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal year 2000; and
       ``(4) $9,500,000 of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal year 2001,''.
       (2) Section 2(a)(7) of the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     authorize appropriations for carrying out the Earthquake 
     Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, 
     and for other purposes'' is amended by inserting ``, 
     $1,600,000 for fiscal year 2000, and $1,650,000 for fiscal 
     year 2001'' after ``1998 and 1999''.
       (c) National Science Foundation.--Section 12(c) of the 
     Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7706(c)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``1998, and'' and inserting ``1998,''; and
       (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``, and 
     (5) $19,000,000 for engineering research and $10,900,000 for 
     geosciences research for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2000. There are authorized to be appropriated to the National 
     Science Foundation $19,600,000 for engineering research and 
     $11,200,000 for geosciences research for fiscal year 2001.''.
       (d) National Institute of Standards and Technology.--
     Section 12(d) of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 
     (42 U.S.C. 7706(d)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``1998, and''; and inserting ``1998,''; and
       (2) by inserting ``, $2,200,000 for fiscal year 2000, and 
     $2,265,000 for fiscal year 2001'' after ``September 30, 
     1999''.

     SEC. 3. REPEALS.

       Section 10 and subsections (e) and (f) of section 12 of the 
     Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7705d and 
     7706 (e) and (f)) are repealed.

     SEC. 4. ADVANCED NATIONAL SEISMIC RESEARCH AND MONITORING 
                   SYSTEM.

       The Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 
     7701 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``SEC. 13. ADVANCED NATIONAL SEISMIC RESEARCH AND MONITORING 
                   SYSTEM.

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Director of the United States 
     Geological Survey shall establish and operate an Advanced 
     National Seismic Research and Monitoring System. The purpose 
     of such system shall be to organize, modernize, standardize, 
     and stabilize the national, regional, and urban seismic 
     monitoring systems in the United States, including sensors, 
     recorders, and data analysis centers, into a coordinated 
     system that will measure and record the full range of 
     frequencies and amplitudes exhibited by seismic waves, in 
     order to enhance earthquake research and warning 
     capabilities.
       ``(b) Management Plan.--Not later than 120 days after the 
     date of the enactment of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction 
     Authorization Act of 1999, the Director of the United States 
     Geological Survey shall transmit to the Congress a 5-year 
     management plan for establishing and operating the Advanced 
     National Seismic Research and Monitoring System. The plan 
     shall include annual cost estimates for both modernization 
     and operation, milestones, standards, and performance goals, 
     as well as plans for securing the participation of all 
     existing networks in the Advanced National Seismic Research 
     and Monitoring System and for establishing new, or enhancing 
     existing, partnerships to leverage resources.
       ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       ``(1) Expansion and modernization.--In addition to amounts 
     appropriated under section 12(b), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior, to be used by 
     the Director of the United States Geological Survey to 
     establish the Advanced National Seismic Research and 
     Monitoring System--
       ``(A) $33,500,000 for fiscal year 2000;
       ``(B) $33,700,000 for fiscal year 2001;
       ``(C) $35,100,000 for fiscal year 2002;
       ``(D) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and
       ``(E) $33,500,000 for fiscal year 2004.
       ``(2) Operation.--In addition to amounts appropriated under 
     section 12(b), there are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Secretary of the Interior, to be used by the Director of the 
     United States Geological Survey to operate the Advanced 
     National Seismic Research and Monitoring System--
       ``(A) $4,500,000 for fiscal year 2000; and
       ``(B) $10,300,000 for fiscal year 2001.''.

     SEC. 5. NETWORK FOR EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING SIMULATION.

       The Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 
     7701 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``SEC. 14. NETWORK FOR EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING SIMULATION.

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Director of the National Science 
     Foundation shall establish a Network for Earthquake 
     Engineering Simulation that will upgrade, link, and integrate 
     a system of geographically distributed experimental 
     facilities for earthquake engineering testing of full-sized 
     structures and their components and partial-scale physical 
     models. The system shall be integrated through networking 
     software so that integrated models and databases can be used 
     to create model-based simulation, and the components of the 
     system shall be interconnected with a computer network and 
     allow for remote access, information sharing, and 
     collaborative research.
       ``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to 
     amounts appropriated under section 12(c), there are 
     authorized to be appropriated, out of funds otherwise 
     authorized to be appropriated to the National Science 
     Foundation, $7,700,000 for fiscal year 2000 for the Network 
     for Earthquake Engineering Simulation. In addition to amounts 
     appropriated under section 12(c), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the National Science Foundation for the 
     Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation--
       ``(1) $28,200,000 for fiscal year 2001;

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       ``(2) $24,400,000 for fiscal year 2002;
       ``(3) $4,500,000 for fiscal year 2003; and
       ``(4) $17,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.''.

     SEC. 6. SCIENTIFIC EARTHQUAKE STUDIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

       (a) Establishment.--The Director of the United States 
     Geological Survey shall establish a Scientific Earthquake 
     Studies Advisory Committee.
       (b) Organization.--The Director shall establish procedures 
     for selection of individuals not employed by the Federal 
     Government who are qualified in the seismic sciences and 
     other appropriate fields and may, pursuant to such 
     procedures, select up to ten individuals, one of whom shall 
     be designated Chairman, to serve on the Advisory Committee. 
     Selection of individuals for the Advisory Committee shall be 
     based solely on established records of distinguished service, 
     and the Director shall ensure that a reasonable cross-section 
     of views and expertise is represented. In selecting 
     individuals to serve on the Advisory Committee, the Director 
     shall seek and give due consideration to recommendations from 
     the National Academy of Sciences, professional societies, and 
     other appropriate organizations.
       (c) Meetings.--The Advisory Committee shall meet at such 
     times and places as may be designated by the Chairman in 
     consultation with the Director.
       (d) Duties.--The Advisory Committee shall advise the 
     Director on matters relating to the United States Geological 
     Survey's participation in the National Earthquake Hazards 
     Reduction Program, including the United States Geological 
     Survey's roles, goals, and objectives within that Program, 
     its capabilities and research needs, guidance on achieving 
     major objectives, and establishing and measuring performance 
     goals. The Advisory Committee shall issue an annual report to 
     the Director for submission to Congress on or before 
     September 30 of each year. The report shall describe the 
     Advisory Committee's activities and address policy issues or 
     matters that affect the United States Geological Survey's 
     participation in the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction 
     Program.

     SEC. 7. BUDGET COORDINATION.

       Section 5 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 
     (42 U.S.C. 7704) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(1)--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and redesignating 
     subparagraphs (B) through (F) as subparagraphs (A) through 
     (E), respectively; and
       (B) by moving subparagraph (E), as so redesignated by 
     subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, so as to appear 
     immediately after subparagraph (D), as so redesignated; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Budget Coordination.--
       ``(1) Guidance.--The Agency shall each year provide 
     guidance to the other Program agencies concerning the 
     preparation of requests for appropriations for activities 
     related to the Program, and shall prepare, in conjunction 
     with the other Program agencies, an annual Program budget to 
     be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget.
       ``(2) Reports.--Each Program agency shall include with its 
     annual request for appropriations submitted to the Office of 
     Management and Budget a report that--
       ``(A) identifies each element of the proposed Program 
     activities of the agency;
       ``(B) specifies how each of these activities contributes to 
     the Program; and
       ``(C) states the portion of its request for appropriations 
     allocated to each element of the Program.''.

     SEC. 8. REPORT ON AT-RISK POPULATIONS.

       Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, and after a period for public comment, the Director 
     of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall transmit to 
     the Congress a report describing the elements of the Program 
     that specifically address the needs of at-risk populations, 
     including the elderly, persons with disabilities, non-
     English-speaking families, single-parent households, and the 
     poor. Such report shall also identify additional actions that 
     could be taken to address those needs, and make 
     recommendations for any additional legislative authority 
     required to take such actions.

     SEC. 9. PUBLIC ACCESS TO EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION.

       Section 5(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction 
     Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7704(b)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended by 
     inserting ``, and development of means of increasing public 
     access to available locality-specific information that may 
     assist the public in preparing for or responding to 
     earthquakes'' after ``and the general public''.

     SEC. 10. LIFELINES.

       Section 4(6) of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 
     1977 (42 U.S.C. 7703(6)) is amended by inserting ``and 
     infrastructure'' after ``communication facilities''.

     SEC. 11. 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. 12. 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 
     Transportation shall provide to each recipient of the 
     assistance a notice describing the statement made in 
     subsection (a) by the Congress.

     SEC. 13. PROHIBITION OF CONTRACTS.

       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.

  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 yeas had it.
  Mr. SENSENBRENNER 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

414

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

3

para. 36.10                    [Roll No. 95]

                                YEAS--414

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz

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     Ose
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                                 NAYS--3

     Duncan
     Paul
     Sanford

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Chenoweth
     Deal
     Gekas
     Hastings (FL)
     Klink
     Lantos
     Metcalf
     Miller, Gary
     Nethercutt
     Nussle
     Owens
     Oxley
     Radanovich
     Saxton
     Souder
     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. 36.11  providing for the consideration of h.r. 999

  Mr. REYNOLDS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-103) the resolution (H. Res. 145) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 999) to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to 
improve the quality of coastal recreation waters, and for other 
purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.
  And then,

para. 36.12  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SHERMAN, at 6 o'clock and 48 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 36.13  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. REYNOLDS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 145. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 999) 
     to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to improve 
     the quality of coastal recreation waters, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 106-103). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 36.14  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Hill of Montana, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
             Salmon, Mr. Stump, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. McInnis, and Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H.R. 1500. A bill to accelerate the Wilderness designation 
     process by establishing a timetable for the completion of 
     wilderness studies on Federal Lands; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Scott, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Gekas, 
             Mr. Coble, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Canady of Florida, 
             Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Weiner, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Wexler, and Ms. Lofgren):
       H.R. 1501. A bill to provide grants to ensure increased 
     accountability for juvenile offenders; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BARCIA (for himself, Mr. Brown of California, 
             Mrs. Morella, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Costello, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee of Texas, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. 
             Gordon, Mr. Wu, and Mr. Doyle):
       H.R. 1502. 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. BARRETT of Nebraska (for himself and Mr. 
             Pomeroy):
       H.R. 1503. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide an exclusion for gain from sale of farmland 
     which is similar to the exclusion from gain on the sale of a 
     principal residence; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CANADY of Florida (for himself, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
             Ehrlich, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Condit, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Boyd, and Mr. Hayes):
       H.R. 1504. 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. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Regula, 
             Mr. Coyne, Mr. Ney, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Aderholt):
       H.R. 1505. A bill to amend United States trade laws to 
     address more effectively import crises; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GIBBONS:
       H.R. 1506. A bill to provide for the orderly disposal of 
     certain Federal land in the State of Nevada and for the 
     acquisition of environmentally sensitive land in the State, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HANSEN:
       H.R. 1507. A bill to require the Secretary of 
     Transportation to grant exemptions under section 41714 of 
     title 49, United States Code, to allow 30 additional slot 
     exemptions at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport for 
     air carriers to provide daily air service between Ronald 
     Reagan Washington National Airport and other airports that 
     are more than 1, 250 statute miles from Ronald Reagan 
     Washington National Airport, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HUNTER:
       H.R. 1508. A bill to prohibit entry of the Russian vessel 
     KAPITAN MAN into any port in the United States at which there 
     is a United States naval presence; to the Committee on 
     Intelligence (Permanent Select).
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Murtha, 
             Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Towns, Mr. Hunter, Ms. 
             Rivers, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. English, Mr. Gary Miller of 
             California, Mr. Gibbons, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Tancredo, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Ms. Granger, Mr. Dickey, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Evans, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Borski, Mr. Stupak, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Goodling, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Spratt, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Pitts, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, 
             and Mr. Kingston):
       H.R. 1509. 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. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Waters, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. LaFalce, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Filner, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Norton, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi):
       H.R. 1510. 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. LUCAS of Oklahoma:
       H.R. 1511. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to require certain additional information in 
     statements of explanation of benefits provided to Medicare 
     beneficiaries under the Medicare Program; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD (for herself, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. 
             Carson, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Dixon, Mrs. Mink 
             of Hawaii, Mrs. Clayton, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mrs. Meek of

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             Florida, Mr. Rush, Mr. Owens, Mr. Clyburn, Mrs. Jones 
             of Ohio, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Payne, Mr. Cummings, and 
             Mr. Weiner):
       H.R. 1512. A bill to improve the safety of firearms; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mr. Nadler):
       H.R. 1513. A bill to allow Federal employees to take 
     advantage of the transportation fringe benefit provisions of 
     the Internal Revenue Code that are available to private 
     sector employees; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. OLVER (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Shows, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Stupak, 
             Mr. Evans, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Ney, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 1514. 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.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself, Mr. Wise, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mr. Strickland, Mr. Baird, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York, Mr. Andrews, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Mica, Mr. Leach, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Boehlert, and Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut):
       H.R. 1515. 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. SKEEN (for himself, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
             Hayworth, and Mr. Udall of New Mexico):
       H.R. 1516. 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. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 1517. A bill to provide for the test and evaluation by 
     the Armed Forces of the Mobile Expeditionary Accurate Night 
     Vision Compatible Portable Airfield Lighting System; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. WEYGAND:
       H.R. 1518. A bill to amend title X of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1992 to authorize the Secretary 
     of Housing and Urban Development to provide assistance for 
     startup costs of community programs to prevent residentially 
     based lead poisoning in children; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
           By Mrs. WILSON:
       H.R. 1519. A bill to provide for humanitarian assistance 
     for Kosovar Albanian refugees, and for other purposes; 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 Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mrs. Jones of Ohio):
       H. Con. Res. 90. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that all Members mourn the loss of life at 
     Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, and condemn 
     this and previous incidents of deadly violence in our 
     Nation's schools; 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. SWEENEY:
       H. Con. Res. 91. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for a clinic to be conducted by the 
     United States Luge Association; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para. 36.15  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 53: Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 72: Mr. Traficant, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
     Cunningham, Mr. King, and Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 111: Mr. Goodling, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. 
     Combest.
       H.R. 179: Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 225: Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Wu, Mr. Hinchey, 
     Mr. Bryant, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Kind, Mr. Phelps, 
     Mr. Skeen, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 226: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
     Weygand, Mr. Bentsen, and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 230: Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 241: Mr. Shays, Mr. King, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
     Bilirakis, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Paul, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. 
     Shows.
       H.R. 263: Mr. English and Mr. Becerra.
       H.R. 274: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Wolf, 
     Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Phelps, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
     and Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 275: Mrs. Morella and Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 362: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 415: Ms. Waters.
       H.R. 417: Mr. Becerra and Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 488: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 491: Mr. Olver and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 492: Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 500: Mr. Dicks.
       H.R. 516: Mr. Isakson.
       H.R. 525: Mr. Inslee, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Watt of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Capuano, Ms. 
     Slaughter, and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 527: Mr. Crowley.
       H.R. 552: Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Smith of 
     Washington, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Pascrell, 
     Mr. Stump, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
     Mr. Capuano, Mr. Frost, Mr. Ney, and Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 557: Mr. Hall of Ohio and Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 582: Ms. Woolsey and Mr. Dicks.
       H.R. 654: Ms. Baldwin.
       H.R. 708: Mr. Lantos and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 719: Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 732: Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Borski, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Owens, Mr. Jackson of 
     Illinois, and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 739: Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Martinez, Ms. 
     Lofgren, and Mr. Levin.
       H.R. 766: Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 767: Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 773: Mr. Klink, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Condit, 
     and Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 776: Mr. English, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Clay, Mr. Owens, 
     Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Martinez, 
     Mr. Payne, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Scott, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
     Romero-Barcelo, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
     Kucinich, Mr. Holt, and Mr. Hoeffel.
       H.R. 827: Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 833: Mr. Camp and Mr. Simpson.
       H.R. 844: Mr. McInnis, Mr. Frost, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Hayworth, 
     and Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 845: Mr. Stupak and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 924: Mr. Andrews, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
     Etheridge, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
     Strickland, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 987: Mr. Ney, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Ganske, Mr. DeMint, 
     Mrs. Northup, Mr. Simpson, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Everett, and Mr. 
     Toomey.
       H.R. 989: Ms. Slaughter and Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 1000: Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Hill of Montana, and Mr. 
     Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 1046: Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 1064: Mr. Markey and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 1071: Mr. Stupak, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Romero-
     Barcelo, Mr. Wu, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Forbes, and 
     Ms. Schwakowsky.
       H.R. 1082: Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 1083: Mr. Boehner and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1096: Mr. Vento and Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 1098: Mr. Tancredo.
       H.R. 1102: Mr. Herger, Mr. Camp, Mr. Whitfield, Ms. 
     Woolsey, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Shows, and Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 1108: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut and Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
     Bishop, Mr. Vento, and Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 1123: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 1130: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 1138: Mr. Menendez.
       H.R. 1159: Mr. Martinez and Mr. Skelton.
       H.R. 1168: Mr. Strickland, Mr. George Miller of California, 
     Mr. Walsh, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Moakley, Mr. 
     Boehlert, Mr. Capuano, and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 1172: Mr. Shays, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Evans, and Mr. 
     Gephardt.
       H.R. 1178: Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Crane, Mr. Young of Alaska, 
     Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Toomey, Mr. 
     Collins, Mr. Paul, Mr. Kasich, and Mr. Green of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1187: Mr. Wolf, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
     Traficant, Mr. Quinn, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Stearns, 
     and Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 1200: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
     George Miller of California, Ms. Lee, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
     Waxman, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Stark, and Ms. Baldwin.
       H.R. 1214: Mr. Baldacci and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 1233: Ms. Pelosi and Mr. George Miller of California.
       H.R. 1238: Mr. Lantos, Mr. George Miller of California, and 
     Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 1239: Ms. McKinney, Mr. Bishop, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
     Towns, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Weiner, Mrs. Christensen, 
     Mr. Rush, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, and Mr. Udall of New 
     Mexico.
       H.R. 1247: Mr. Houghton and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 1250: Mr. Pomeroy and Mr. Levin.

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       H.R. 1276: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Conyers, Ms. 
     Rivers, Mr. Rush, Mrs. Christensen, and Mr. Brady of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1286: Mr. Hall of Texas and Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 1294: Mr. Shows, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Foley, and 
     Mr. Cooksey.
       H.R. 1298: Ms. Rivers and Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 1301: Mr. Delay, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Nussle, Mr. 
     Strickland, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Berry, Mr. Burr of North 
     Carolina, and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 1304: Mr. Nethercutt, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
     of Texas, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Norwood, 
     Mr. Smith of Texas, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Andrews, and 
     Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 1307: Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 1350: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
     Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Allen, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
     Tierney, Ms. DeGette, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
     Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Lantos, 
     Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. 
     Stark.
       H.R. 1355: Mr. Wexler, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois.
       H.R. 1388: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Wynn, 
     Mr. Baird, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Clement, Mr. Greenwood, and Mr. 
     Bonior.
       H.R. 1389: Mr. Shows, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Moore, Mrs. 
     Biggert, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1402: Mr. Berry, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Wicker, 
     Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, and Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 1408: Mr. Franks of New Jersey and Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 1414: Mr. Wise, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Wynn, 
     and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 1432: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
     Peterson of Pennsylvania and Mr. English.
       H.R. 1443: Mr. Waxman, Ms. Norton, and Mrs. Christensen.
       H.R. 1459: Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 1476: Ms. Rivers, Mr. Shows, Mr. English, and Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1484: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1495: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 1497: Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Frost, and 
     Mr. Borski.
       H.J. Res. 34: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H. Con. Res. 21: Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H. Con. Res. 43: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H. Con. Res. 46: Ms. Lofgren.
       H. Con. Res. 51: Mr. Horn, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Moran of 
     Virginia.
       H. Con. Res. 58: Mr. Hall of Texas and Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois.
       H. Con. Res. 60: Mr. Snyder, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Strickland, 
     Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Kucinich.
       H. Con. Res. 82: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Manzullo, 
     Mr. Barr of Georgia, and Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H. Res. 41: Ms. Eshoo and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.

para. 36.16  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were deleted from the public 
bills as follows:

       H.R. 850: Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 987: Mr. Martinez.
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                      THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1999 (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 21, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 37.2  communications

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

       1688. 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 (RIN: 3064-AC14) received April 14, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       1689. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--
     Collateral Eligible to Secure Federal Home Loan Bank Advances 
     [No. 99-20] (RIN: 3069-AA77) received April 14, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       1690. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Division of 
     Consumer and Community Affairs, Federal Reserve Board, 
     transmitting the Board's final rule--Consumer Leasing 
     [Regulation M; Docket No. R-1028] received April 14, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       1691. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Division of 
     Consumer and Community Affairs, Federal Reserve Board, 
     transmitting the Board's final rule--Truth in Lending 
     [Regulation Z; Docket No. R-1029] received April 14, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       1692. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Policy 
     Development, Federal Reserve Board of Governors, transmitting 
     the Board's final rule--Risk-Based Capital Standards: Market 
     Risk [Regulations H and Y; Docket No. R-0996] received April 
     19, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       1693. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel Division 
     of Regulatory Services, Office of Postsecondary Education, 
     Department of Education, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate 
     Programs (RIN: 1840-AC59) received April 16, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
       1694. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, 
     Department of Education, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Notice of Final Funding Priorities for Fiscal Year (FY) 
     1999 under the Native Hawaiian Curriculum Development, 
     Teacher Training, and Recruitment Program--April 16, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       1695. A letter from the Special Assistant Chief, Mass Media 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), 
     Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. (Wasilla, 
     Anchorage and Sterling, Alaska) [MM Docket No. 97-227, RM-
     9159, RM-9229, RM-9230] received April 20, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1696. A letter from the Special Assistant Chief, Mass Media 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), 
     Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. (Condon, Oregon) 
     [MM Docket No. 98-173, RM-9361] received April 20, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1697. A letter from the Special Assistant Chief, Mass Media 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), 
     Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. (Palestine and 
     Frankston, Texas) [MM Docket No. 98-37, RM-9238] received 
     April 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1698. A letter from the Special Assistant Chief, Mass Media 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), 
     Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. (Hawesville and 
     Whitesville, Kentucky) [MM Docket No. 98-2, RM-9217] received 
     April 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1699. A letter from the Director, Regulation Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administrations' final rule--Medical Devices; Retention 
     in Class III and Effective Date of Requirement for Premarket 
     Approval for Three Preamendment Class III Devices [Docket No. 
     98N-0405] received April 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1700. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Elimination of Reporting Requirement 
     and 30-Day Hold in Loading Spent Fuel After Preoperational 
     Testing of Independent Spent Fuel Storage or Monitored 
     Retrievable Storage Installations (RIN: 3150-AG02) received 
     April 19, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1701. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Prevailing 
     Rate Systems; Abolishment of the Orlando, Florida, 
     Appropriated Fund Wage Area (RIN: 3206-AI04) received April 
     14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       1702. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Prevailing 
     Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Orlando, Florida, 
     Appropriated Fund Wage Area (RIN: 3206-AI13) received April 
     14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       1703. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 
     Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Preparation of Rolls of Indians 
     (RIN: 1076-AD89) received April 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1704. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Atlantic Swordfish Fishery; 
     Dealer Permitting and Import Documentation Requirements 
     [Docket No. 970829218-9064-03; I.D. 080597E] (RIN: 0648-AK39) 
     received April 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       1705. 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; Inseason Adjustments From Cape Falcon, OR, to 
     Point Pitas, CA [Docket No. 980429110-8110-01; I.D. 032499B] 
     received April 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       1706. A letter from the Chief, Regs and Admin Law, USCG, 
     Department of Transpor

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     tation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Special 
     Local Regulations for Marine Events; Cape Fear River, 
     Wilmington, North Carolina [CGD 05-98-106] (RIN: 2115-AE46) 
     received April 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1707. A letter from the Chief, Regs and Admin Law, USCG, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Special Local Regulations; City of Augusta, GA 
     [CGD07-98-068] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received April 20, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1708. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; 
     McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10 Series Airplanes and KC-10 
     (Military) Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-197-AD; Amendment 39-
     11131; AD 99-08-22] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 20, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1709. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; 
     Puritan-Bennett Aero Systems Company C351-2000 Series 
     Passenger Oxygen Masks and Portable Oxygen Masks [Docket No. 
     98-CE-29-AD; Amendment 39-11130; AD 99-08-21] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received April 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1710. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; 
     Raytheon Aircraft Company Beech Models 1900, 1900C, and 1900D 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 96-CE-60-AD; Amendment 39-11129; AD 97-
     15-13 R2] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 20, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       1711. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Customs 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Withdrawal of 
     International Airport Designation of Akron Fulton Airport 
     [T.D. 99-40] received April 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 37.3  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. 800) ``An Act to provide for education 
flexibility partnerships.''.

para. 37.4  emergency supplemental appropriations fy 1999

  On motion of Mr. YOUNG of Florida, by unanimous consent, the bill 
(H.R. 1141) making emergency supplemental appropriations 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. 37.5  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 1141

  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. 1141 
making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1999, and for other purposes, be instructed to disagree 
with the across the board reduction of funds appropriated with an 
emergency designation in division B of Public Law 105-277 in the Senate 
amendment, having the effect of reducing by 44 percent funds made 
available for counter drug activities, antiterrorism programs including 
security enhancements at U.S. embassies, Y2K computer upgrades, 
Plutonium disposition and Uranium purchase, the Coast Guard, Domestic 
Disaster Assistance, Child Survival, and other emergencies.
  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, Mrs. EMERSON, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

414

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

0

para. 37.6                     [Roll No. 96]

                                YEAS--414

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler

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     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Bonilla
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Engel
     Ford
     Hastings (FL)
     Kasich
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     McKeon
     Moore
     Nussle
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Saxton
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Towns
     Weiner
  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. 37.7  appointment of conferees--h.r. 1141

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BOEHNER, by unanimous consent, 
appointed Messrs. Young of Florida, Regula, Lewis of California, Porter, 
Rogers, Skeen, Wolf, Kolbe, Packard, Callahan, Walsh, Taylor of North 
Carolina, Hobson, Obey, Murtha, Dicks, Sabo, Hoyer, Mollohan, Mmes. 
Kaptur, Pelosi, Messrs. Serrano, and Pastor, as managers on the part of 
the House at said conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 37.8  providing for the consideration of h.r. 999

  Mr. REYNOLDS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 145):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 999) to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to improve the quality of coastal recreation 
     waters, 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 Transportation and Infrastructure. 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. Each section of 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 report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
     this resolution, if offered by Representative Shuster or his 
     designee. That amendment shall be considered as read, may 
     amend portions of the bill not yet read for amendment, shall 
     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. 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 further 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 8 of rule XVIII. 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. REYNOLDS, 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. 37.9  coastal waters environmental improvement

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, pursuant to House 
Resolution 145 and rule XVIII, 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. 999) to amend the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act to improve the quality of coastal recreation 
waters, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska as Chairman of the Committee of the 
Whole.
  The Acting Chairman, Mrs. EMERSON assumed the Chair; and after some 
time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLILEY, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 
145, 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 ``Beaches Environmental 
     Awareness, Cleanup, and Health Act of 1999''.

     SEC. 2. ADOPTION OF COASTAL RECREATION WATER QUALITY CRITERIA 
                   AND STANDARDS BY STATES.

       Section 303 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
     U.S.C. 1313) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) Coastal Recreation Water Quality Criteria and 
     Standards.--
       ``(1) Adoption by states.--
       ``(A) Initial criteria and standards.--Not later than 3\1/
     2\ years after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 
     each State having coastal recreation waters shall adopt and 
     submit to the Administrator water quality criteria and 
     standards for such waters for those pathogens and pathogen 
     indicators for which the Administrator has published criteria 
     under section 304(a).
       ``(B) New or revised standards.--Not later than 3 years 
     after the date of publication by the Administrator of new or 
     revised water quality criteria under section 304(a)(9), each 
     State having coastal recreation waters shall adopt and submit 
     to the Administrator new or revised water quality standards 
     for such waters for all pathogens and pathogen indicators for 
     which the Administrator publishes new or revised water 
     quality criteria.
       ``(2) Failure of states to adopt.--If a State has not 
     adopted water quality criteria referred to in paragraph 
     (1)(A) that are as protective of human health as the criteria 
     for pathogens and pathogen indicators for coastal recreation 
     waters that the Administrator has published under section 
     304(a)(9), the Administrator shall promptly prepare and 
     publish proposed regulations for the State setting forth 
     revised or new water quality standards for coastal recreation 
     waters for the pathogens and pathogen indicators subject to 
     paragraph (1)(A). If the Administrator prepares and publishes 
     such regulations under subsection (c)(4)(B) before the date 
     specified in paragraph (1)(A), the Administrator shall 
     promulgate any revised or new standard under this paragraph 
     not later than the date specified in paragraph (1)(A).
       ``(3) Savings clause.--Except as expressly provided by this 
     subsection, the requirements and procedures of subsection (c) 
     apply to this subsection.''.

     SEC. 3. REVISIONS TO WATER QUALITY CRITERIA.

       (a) Studies.--Section 104 of the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1254) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(v) Studies Concerning Pathogen Indicators in Coastal 
     Recreation Waters.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this subsection, and after consultation and 
     collaboration with appropriate Federal, State, and local 
     officials (including local health officials) and other 
     interested persons, the Administrator shall conduct, in 
     cooperation with the heads of other Federal agencies, studies 
     to provide additional information for use in developing--
       ``(1) a more complete determination of potential human 
     health risks resulting from exposure to pathogens in coastal 
     recreation waters, including effects to the upper respiratory 
     system;
       ``(2) appropriate and effective indicators for improving 
     detection in a timely manner in coastal recreation waters of 
     the presence of pathogens that are harmful to human health;
       ``(3) appropriate, accurate, expeditious, and cost-
     effective methods (including predictive models) for detecting 
     in a timely manner in coastal recreation waters the presence 
     of pathogens that are harmful to human health; and
       ``(4) guidance for State application of the criteria for 
     pathogens and pathogen indicators to be issued under section 
     304(a)(9) to account for the diversity of geographic and 
     aquatic conditions.''.

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       (b) Revised Criteria.--Section 304(a) of such Act (33 
     U.S.C. 1314(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(9) Revised criteria for coastal recreation waters.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 4 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this paragraph, and after consultation and 
     collaboration with appropriate Federal, State, and local 
     officials (including local health officials), the 
     Administrator shall issue new or revised water quality 
     criteria for pathogens and pathogen indicators (including a 
     revised list of testing methods, as appropriate) based on the 
     results of the studies conducted under section 104(v) for the 
     purpose of protecting human health in coastal recreation 
     waters.
       ``(B) Reviews.--At least once every 5 years after the date 
     of issuance of water quality criteria under this paragraph, 
     the Administrator shall review and, as necessary, revise the 
     water quality criteria.''.

     SEC. 4. COASTAL RECREATION WATER QUALITY MONITORING AND 
                   NOTIFICATION.

       Title IV of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
     U.S.C. 1341-1345) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 406. COASTAL RECREATION WATER QUALITY MONITORING AND 
                   NOTIFICATION.

       ``(a) Monitoring and Notification.--Not later than 18 
     months after the date of the enactment of this section, after 
     consultation and collaboration with appropriate Federal, 
     State, tribal, and local officials (including local health 
     officials), and after providing public notice and an 
     opportunity for comment, the Administrator shall publish 
     performance criteria for--
       ``(1) monitoring (including specifying available methods 
     for monitoring) coastal recreation waters adjacent to beaches 
     (or other points of access) that are open to the public for 
     attainment of applicable water quality standards for 
     pathogens and pathogen indicators and for protection of 
     public safety from floatable materials; and
       ``(2) promptly notifying the public, local governments, and 
     the Administrator of any exceedance of applicable water 
     quality standards for coastal recreation waters described in 
     paragraph (1) (or the immediate likelihood of such an 
     exceedance).
     The performance criteria shall provide for the activities 
     described in paragraphs (1) and (2) to be carried out as 
     necessary for the protection of public health and safety.
       ``(b) Program Development and Implementation Grants.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Administrator is authorized to make 
     grants to States, Indian tribes, and local governments for 
     the purpose of developing and implementing programs for 
     monitoring and notification, as provided in paragraphs (2) 
     and (3).
       ``(2) State and Tribal programs.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Administrator is authorized to make 
     grants to a State or Indian tribe for developing and 
     implementing a program for monitoring and notification to 
     protect public health and safety that meets the performance 
     criteria established under subsection (a) for coastal 
     recreation waters adjacent to beaches (or other points of 
     access) that are open to the public and are subject to the 
     jurisdiction of the State or Indian tribe.
       ``(B) Requirements.--The Administrator is authorized to 
     make grants for implementation of a program of a State or 
     Indian tribe under subparagraph (A) only if the Administrator 
     determines that--
       ``(i) the program has been developed through a process that 
     provides for public notice and an opportunity for comment;
       ``(ii) the program meets the performance criteria under 
     subsection (a), based on a review of the program, including 
     information provided by the State or Indian tribe under 
     clause (iii); and
       ``(iii) the program--

       ``(I) identifies coastal recreation waters within the 
     jurisdiction of the State or Indian tribe;
       ``(II) identifies those coastal recreation waters adjacent 
     to beaches (or other points of access) that are open to the 
     public and subject to the jurisdiction of the State or Indian 
     tribe and that are covered by the program;
       ``(III) identifies those coastal recreation waters covered 
     by the program that would be given a priority for monitoring 
     and notification if fiscal constraints prevent compliance at 
     all coastal recreation waters covered by the program with the 
     performance criteria established under subsection (a);
       ``(IV) identifies the process for making any delegation of 
     responsibility for implementing the program to local 
     governments, the local governments, if any, to which the 
     State has delegated or intends to delegate such 
     responsibility, and the coastal recreation waters covered by 
     the program that are or would be the subject of such 
     delegation;
       ``(V) specifies the frequency of monitoring based on the 
     periods of recreational use of such waters and the nature and 
     extent of use during such periods;
       ``(VI) specifies the frequency and location of monitoring 
     based on the proximity of such waters to known point and 
     nonpoint sources of pollution and in relation to storm 
     events;
       ``(VII) specifies which methods will be used for detecting 
     levels of pathogens and pathogen indicators that are harmful 
     to human health and for identifying short-term increases in 
     pathogens and pathogen indicators that are harmful to human 
     health in coastal recreation waters, including in relation to 
     storm events;
       ``(VIII) specifies measures for prompt communication of the 
     occurrence, nature, location, pollutants involved, and extent 
     of such an exceedance (or the immediate likelihood of such an 
     exceedance) to the Administrator and a designated official of 
     a local government having jurisdiction over land adjoining 
     the coastal recreation waters covered by the State or tribal 
     program for which an exceedance is identified; and
       ``(IX) specifies measures for posting of signs at the beach 
     (or other point of access), or functionally equivalent 
     communication measures, sufficient to give notice to the 
     public of an exceedance (or the immediate likelihood of an 
     exceedance) of applicable water quality criteria for 
     pathogens and pathogen indicators for such waters and the 
     potential risks associated with water contact activities in 
     such waters.

       ``(3) Local programs.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Administrator is authorized to make 
     a grant to a local government for developing and implementing 
     a program for monitoring and notification to protect public 
     health and safety that meets the performance criteria 
     established under subsection (a) for coastal recreation 
     waters adjacent to beaches (or other points of access) that 
     are open to the public and subject to the jurisdiction of the 
     local government.
       ``(B) Requirements.--The Administrator is authorized to 
     make grants for implementation of a local government program 
     under subparagraph (A) only if the Administrator determines 
     that--
       ``(i) the State in which the local government is located 
     did not submit a grant application meeting the requirements 
     of paragraph (2)(B) within one year following the date of 
     publication of performance criteria under subsection (a);
       ``(ii) the local government program has been developed 
     through a process that provides for public notice and an 
     opportunity for comment;
       ``(iii) the local government program meets the performance 
     criteria under subsection (a), based on a review of the local 
     government program, including information provided by the 
     local government under paragraph (2)(B)(iii); and
       ``(iv) the local government program addresses the matters 
     identified in paragraph (2)(B)(iii) with respect to such 
     waters.
       ``(4) List of waters.--Following receipt of a grant under 
     this subsection, a State, Indian tribe, or local government 
     shall apply the prioritization established by the State, 
     Indian tribe, or local government under paragraph 
     (2)(B)(iii)(III) and promptly submit to the Administrator--
       ``(A) a list of discrete areas of coastal recreation waters 
     that are subject to the program for monitoring and 
     notification for which the grant is provided where the 
     performance criteria under subsection (a) will be met; and
       ``(B) a list of discrete areas of coastal recreation waters 
     that are subject to the program for monitoring and 
     notification for which the grant is provided where fiscal 
     constraints will prevent compliance with the performance 
     criteria under subsection (a).
       ``(5) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of 
     developing and implementing a monitoring and notification 
     program under this subsection shall be not less than 50 
     percent nor more than 100 percent, as determined by the 
     Administrator. The non-Federal share of such cost may be met 
     through in-kind contributions.
       ``(6) Delegation.--If a State delegates responsibility for 
     monitoring and notification under this subsection to a local 
     government, the State shall make a portion of any grant 
     received by the State under paragraph (2) available to the 
     local government in an amount commensurate with the 
     responsibilities delegated.
       ``(c) Federal Agency Programs.--Each Federal agency shall 
     develop, through a process that provides for public notice 
     and an opportunity for comment, a program for monitoring and 
     notification to protect public health and safety that meets 
     the performance criteria established under subsection (a) for 
     coastal recreation waters adjacent to beaches (or other 
     points of access) that are open to the public and subject to 
     the jurisdiction of the Federal agency. Each Federal agency 
     program shall address the matters identified in subsection 
     (b)(2)(B)(iii).
       ``(d) Information Database.--The Administrator shall 
     establish, maintain, and make available to the public by 
     electronic and other means a national coastal recreation 
     water pollution occurrence database that provides information 
     on exceedances of applicable water quality standards for 
     pathogens and pathogen indicators for coastal recreation 
     waters using information reported to the Administrator 
     pursuant to a monitoring and notification program that meets 
     the performance criteria established under subsection (a). 
     The Administrator may include in the database other 
     information only if the information is on exceedances of 
     applicable water quality standards for pathogens and pathogen 
     indicators for coastal recreation waters and is made 
     available to the Administrator from other coastal water 
     quality monitoring programs determined to be reliable by the 
     Administrator. The database may provide such information 
     through electronic links to other databases determined to be 
     reliable by the Administrator.
       ``(e) Technical Assistance.--The Administrator shall 
     provide technical assistance to States, Indian tribes, and 
     local governments for the development of assessment and 
     monitoring procedures for floatable materials to protect 
     public health and safety in coastal recreation waters.

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       ``(f) List of Waters.--Beginning not later than 18 months 
     after the date of publication of performance criteria under 
     subsection (a), the Administrator shall maintain a list of 
     discrete areas of coastal recreation waters adjacent to 
     beaches (or other points of access) that are open to the 
     public and are not subject to a program for monitoring and 
     notification meeting the performance criteria established 
     under subsection (a) based on information made available to 
     the Administrator. The list also shall identify discrete 
     areas of coastal recreation waters adjacent to beaches (or 
     other points of access) that are open to the public and are 
     subject to a monitoring and notification program meeting the 
     performance criteria established under subsection (a). The 
     Administrator shall make the list available to the public 
     through publication in the Federal Register and through 
     electronic media. The Administrator shall update the list at 
     least annually.
       ``(g) EPA Implementation.--With respect to a State that has 
     no program for monitoring for and notification of exceedances 
     of the applicable water quality standards for pathogens and 
     pathogen indicators in coastal recreation waters adjacent to 
     beaches (or other points of access) open to the public that 
     protects public health and safety, after the last day of the 
     3-year period beginning on the date the Administrator 
     identifies, on a list required pursuant to subsection (f), 
     discrete areas of coastal recreation waters in the State that 
     are not subject to a monitoring and notification program 
     meeting the performance criteria established under subsection 
     (a), the Administrator shall conduct, subject to the 
     conditions of subsection (b)(2), a monitoring and 
     notification program for such discrete areas using the funds 
     appropriated for grants under subsection (b), including 
     salaries, expenses, and travel.
       ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated for making grants to States, Indian 
     tribes, and local governments under subsection (b), including 
     implementation of monitoring and notification programs by the 
     Administrator under subsection (f), $30,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2000 through 2004.''.

     SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
     U.S.C. 1362) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(21) Coastal recreation waters.--The term `coastal 
     recreation waters' means the Great Lakes and marine coastal 
     waters, including coastal estuaries, used by the public for 
     swimming, bathing, surfing, or other similar water contact 
     activities.
       ``(22) Floatable materials.--The term `floatable materials' 
     means any foreign matter that may float or remain suspended 
     in the water column and includes plastic, aluminum cans, wood 
     products, bottles, and paper products.
       ``(23) Pathogen indicators.--The term `pathogen indicators' 
     means substances that indicate the potential for human 
     infectious disease.''.

     SEC. 6. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 4 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and within the succeeding 4-year 
     period and periodically thereafter, the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency shall transmit to Congress a 
     report including--
       (1) recommendations concerning the need for additional 
     water quality criteria for pathogens and other actions needed 
     to improve the quality of coastal recreation waters;
       (2) an evaluation of Federal, State, and local efforts to 
     implement this Act, including the amendments made by this 
     Act; and
       (3) recommendations on improvements to methodologies and 
     techniques for monitoring of coastal recreation waters.
       (b) Coordination.--The Administrator may coordinate the 
     report under this section with other reporting requirements 
     under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.

     SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated for carrying out 
     the provisions of this Act (including amendments made by this 
     Act) for which amounts are not otherwise specifically 
     authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary 
     for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2004.

  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. BLILEY, 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. 37.10  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. BILBRAY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, April 26, 1999, at 2:00 o'clock p.m.

para. 37.11  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. BILBRAY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Monday, April 26, 1999, it 
adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 27, 1999, for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para. 37.12  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. BILBRAY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, April 
28, 1999, under clause 7, rule XV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para. 37.13  senate enrolled bill signed

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

       S. 531. An Act to authorize the President to award a gold 
     medal on behalf of the Congress to Rosa Parks in recognition 
     of her contributions to the Nation.

para. 37.14  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, for today; and
  To Mr. KASICH, for today.
  And then,

para. 37.15  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. DREIER, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to at 1 o'clock and 2 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 2 
o'clock p.m. on Monday, April 26, 1999.

para. 37.16  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself and Mr. Rogan):
       H.R. 1520. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to give priority, in the allotment of immigrant visas to 
     unmarried sons and daughters of citizens, to an alien who 
     attains the age of 21 after the date on which a petition to 
     classify the alien is filed, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BERRY:
       H.R. 1521. A bill to preserve and protect archaeological 
     sites and historical resources of the central Mississippi 
     Valley through the establishment of the Mississippi Valley 
     National Historical Park as a unit of the National Park 
     System on former Eaker Air Force Base in Blytheville, 
     Arkansas; to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Armed 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. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. Hill of Montana, 
             Mr. Herger, and Mr. Doolittle):
       H.R. 1522. A bill to safeguard communities, lives, and 
     property from catastrophic wildfire by authorizing contracts 
     to reduce hazardous fuels buildups on forested Federal lands 
     in wildland/urban interface areas while also using such 
     contracts to undertake forest management projects to protect 
     noncommodity resources, 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. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. Young of Alaska, 
             Mr. Duncan, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Herger, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Simpson, and 
             Mr. Nethercutt):
       H.R. 1523. A bill to establish mandatory procedures to be 
     followed by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land 
     Management in advance of the permanent closure of any forest 
     road so as to ensure local public participation in the 
     decisionmaking process; 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 Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. Herger, and Mr. 
             Doolittle):
       H.R. 1524. A bill to authorize the continued use on public 
     lands of the expedited processes successfully used for 
     windstorm-damaged national forests and grasslands in Texas; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. KLECZKA (for himself, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Stark, 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Matsui, Mr. English, 
             Mr. Levin, Mr. Weller, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. King, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Quinn, 
             and Mr. Forbes):
       H.R. 1525. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide simplified criteria, in lieu of the common 
     law rules, for determining whether an individual is an 
     employee or an independent contractor and to limit 
     retroactive employment tax reclassifications; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.

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           By Mr. WELDON of Florida (for himself and Mrs. Capps):
       H.R. 1526. A bill to promote the international 
     competitiveness of the United States commercial space 
     industry, to ensure access to space for the Federal 
     Government and the private sector, and to minimize the 
     opportunities for the transfer to other nations of critical 
     satellite technologies; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. BROWN of California (for himself, Mr. Gordon, 
             Mr. Costello, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
             Rivers, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Lampson, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Wu, Mr. Weiner, 
             Mr. Capuano, Mr. Etheridge, and Mr. Barcia):
       H.R. 1527. A bill to provide funding for the academic 
     programs of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mrs. CUBIN (for herself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Tancredo, and Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado):
       H.R. 1528. A bill to reauthorize and amend the National 
     Geologic Mapping Act of 1992; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Peterson 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Borski, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Doyle, 
             Mr. Goodling, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hoeffel, 
             Mr. Pitts, Mr. Holden, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Kanjorski, 
             Mr. Shuster, Mr. Klink, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Toomey, and 
             Mr. Mascara):
       H.R. 1529. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to modify the treatment of certain patient 
     days for purposes of determining the amount of 
     disproportionate share adjustment payments to hospitals under 
     the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FOLEY:
       H.R. 1530. A bill to make forestry insurance plans 
     available to owners and operators of private forest land, to 
     encourage the use of prescribed burning on private forest 
     land, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. FROST:
       H.R. 1531. A bill to ensure safety in public schools by 
     increasing police presence; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY:
       H.R. 1532. A bill to strengthen warning labels on smokeless 
     tobacco products; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. MOORE (for himself and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 1533. 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 Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 1534. A bill to amend title VI of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 to include programs that 
     encourage academic rigor in scientific education in 
     elementary schools; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. Holden, 
             Mr. McHugh, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
             Kind, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Gutknecht, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. Obey, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Wise, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Shows, and Mr. Clement):
       H.R. 1535. A bill to extend the milk price support program 
     through 2002 at the rate in effect for 1999; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
           By Mr. POMEROY (for himself, Mr. Thune, Mr. Minge, and 
             Mr. Boswell):
       H.R. 1536. A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
     to encourage the broadest possible participation of producers 
     in the Federal crop insurance program and to ensure the 
     continued availability of affordable crop insurance for 
     producers; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. QUINN:
       H.R. 1537. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide 
     for the development and use of brownfields, and for other 
     purposes; 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. ROGAN (for himself, Mr. Souder, Mr. Pitts, Ms. 
             Granger, Mr. Wamp, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. Tiahrt):
       H.R. 1538. 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, 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. ROUKEMA (for herself and Mr. Vento):
       H.R. 1539. A bill to repeal the stock loan limit in the 
     Federal Reserve Act; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H.R. 1540. A bill to reform the Exchange Stabilization 
     Fund; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       H.R. 1541. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restore the deduction for business meals and 
     entertainment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 1542. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for screening retinal eye 
     examinations under the Medicare Program for individuals 
     diagnosed with diabetes; 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. STARK (for himself, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Weygand, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Brown 
             of Ohio, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Clement, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Mr. Green of Texas, and Mr. Paul):
       H.R. 1543. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to combat fraud and abuse under the Medicare 
     Program with respect to partial hospitalization 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. STARK:
       H.R. 1544. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to establish a demonstration project to 
     provide Medicare beneficiaries greater information with 
     respect to various courses of treatment for certain diseases 
     or injuries to enable the beneficiaries to make more informed 
     decisions when selecting a course of treatment for the 
     disease or injury; 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. STUPAK:
       H.R. 1545. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for improved data collection and evaluations 
     of State Children's Health Insurance Programs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 1546. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide increased retirement savings opportunities, 
     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. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 1547. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     make certain improvements with respect to the TRICARE 
     program; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 1548. A bill to provide for a 3-judge division of the 
     court to determine whether cases alleging breach of secret 
     Government contracts should be tried in court; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Ms. Norton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Traficant, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Bentsen, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Evans, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Davis of Florida, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
             Danner, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Stark, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Filner, Mr. Klink, 
             Mr. Minge, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Ms. Carson, and Ms. 
             Hooley of Oregon):
       H.R. 1549. 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.
           By Mr. FARR of California (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Gilchrest, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. 
             Visclosky):
       H. Res. 146. A resolution providing for the mandatory 
     implementation of the Office Waste Recycling Program in the 
     House of Representatives; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H. Res. 147. A resolution supporting the goals and ideas 
     and commending the organizers of ``Children's Memorial Day''; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. 

para. 37.17  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 45: Mr. Pitts, Mr. Jenkins, and Mr. Aderholt.

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       H.R. 135: Mr. Filner, Mr. Shows, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
     Sanders, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Hill of Indiana, and Mr. 
     McHugh.
       H.R. 205: Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 240: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 248: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 351: Mr. Condit, Mr. Hinojosa, and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 358: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 425: Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Luther, Mr. Moakley, 
     and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 530: Mr. Isakson.
       H.R. 576: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 617: Mr. Frost and Ms. Baldwin.
       H.R. 632: Ms. Berkley and Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Fletcher.
       H.R. 721: Mr. Tierney, Ms. Lee, and Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 725: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 775: Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Thornberry, 
     Mr. Wolf, Mr. Bereuter, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Hill 
     of Montana, Mr. Largent, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Gary Miller 
     of California.
       H.R. 797: Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 828: Mr. Shimkus.
       H.R. 872: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 876: Mr. Nethercutt and Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 883: Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Ballenger, and Mr. Coble.
       H.R. 997: Mr. Isakson, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. 
     Biggert, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Phelps, Mr. 
     Gillmor, Mr. Tierney, and Mr. Inslee.
       H.R. 1041: Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1109: Mr. Meeks of New York and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 1130: Mr. King.
       H.R. 1183: Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
     Ehlers, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. 
     Pastor.
       H.R. 1221: Mr. Costello, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Wolf, Ms. 
     Roybal-Allard, Mr. Pallone, and Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 1261: Mr. Whitfield and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 1265: Mr. Crowley, Mr. Wu, Mr. Olver, Mr. Capuano, and 
     Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 1278: Mr. LaHood and Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 1301: Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. John, and Mr. 
     Foley.
       H.R. 1309: Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 1342: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Hinojosa, and Mrs. 
     Tauscher.
       H.R. 1368: Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. Armey.
       H.R. 1408: Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 1467: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 1491: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
     Hinchey, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Frost, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
     Shows, and Mr. Berman.
       H.J. Res. 44: Mr. Barr of Georgia.
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                       MONDAY, APRIL 26, 1999 (38)

para. 38.1  appointment 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 26, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable George R. Nethercutt, Jr. to 
     act as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 38.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, April 22, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 38.3  communications

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

       1712. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Potato Leaf Roll Virus 
     Resistance Gene (also known as orf1/orf2 gene); Exemption 
     from the Requirement of a Tolerance [OPP-300530A; FRL-6052-3] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received March 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1713. 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 March 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       1714. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations--received March 10, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       1715. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket No. FEMA-
     7273] received March 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       1716. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations--received March 10, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       1717. 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 March 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       1718. 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 March 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       1719. 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 March 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       1720. 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 
     County District [CA 152-0131; FRL-6235-4] received March 10, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1721. 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 and California 
     State Implementation Plan Revision; Maricopa County, Arizona, 
     Antelope Valley Air Pollution Control District, San Diego 
     County Air Pollution Control District, San Joaquin Valley 
     Unified Air Pollution Control District, and Ventura County 
     Air Pollution Control District [CA 211-0126 EC; FRL-6235-5] 
     March 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1722. 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. (Belzoni and Tchula, Mississippi) [MM Docket No. 
     97-243] (RM-9194) received March 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1723. 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 Martinsville, West Virginia) [MM Docket No. 
     97-129] (RM-9076) received March 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1724. 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. (Malvern and Bryant, Arkansas) [MM Docket No. 98-
     53] (RM-9253) received March 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1725. 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. (Rio Grande City, Texas) [MM Docket No. 98-186] 
     (RM-9318) received March 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1726. 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. (Buxton, North Carolina) [MM Docket No. 98-144] 
     (RM-9329) [MM Docket No. 98-145] (RM-9330) received March 16, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1727. 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 and Wynnewood, Oklahoma) [MM Docket 
     No. 98-140] (RM-9294, RM-9373) received March 16, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1728. 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. (Clinton and Okarche, Oklahoma) [MM Docket No. 98-
     70] (RM-9276) received March 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1729. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Medical Devices; Effective 
     Date of Requirement for Premarket Approval for Three Class 
     III Preamendments Physical Medicine Devices [Docket No. 98N-
     0467] received April 20, 1999,

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     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1730. A letter from the Director, Regulation Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Quality Mammography 
     Standards [Docket No. 98N-0728] received April 20, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1731. A letter from the Under Secretary for Export 
     Administration, transmitting notification that during the 
     period from October 17, 1998 through November 17, 1998, the 
     U.S. Department of Commerce issued export licenses for 
     commercial communication satellites and related items 
     currently under the Department's jurisdiction; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1732. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting a copy of the annual report in 
     compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act during the 
     calendar year 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       1733. 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; Closures of Specified Groundfish 
     Fisheries in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 
     990304063-9063-01; I.D. 030899B] received March 16, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1734. 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; Closures of Specified Groundfish 
     Fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 990304062-9062-
     01; I.D. 030899C] received March 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1735. A letter from the Deputy 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; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands; 
     Final 1999 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish [Docket No. 
     990304063-9063-01; I.D. 121098D] received March 16, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1736. 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 [Docket No. 990115017-9017-01; I.D. 022699B] received 
     March 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       1737. 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; Species in the Rock Sole/Flathead 
     Sole/``Other Flatfish'' Fishery Category by Vessels Using 
     Trawl Gear in Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area 
     [Docket No. 981222313-8320-02; I.D. 022699C] received March 
     5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       1738. 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 Central 
     Aleutian District and Bering Sea subarea of the Bering Sea 
     and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 981021264-9016-02; I.D. 
     022699A] received March 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1739. A letter from the Chief, Regs and Admin Law, USCG, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Mississippi River, LA: Regulated Navigation Area 
     [CCGD08-97-020] (RIN: 2115-AE84) received April 16, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1740. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, National Highway 
     Traffic Safety Administration, 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-98-
     5084] (RIN: 2127-AH54) received April 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1741. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Service 
     Contracts Subject to the Shipping Act of 1984 [Docket No. 98-
     30] received March 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1742. A letter from the Deputy Executive Secretariat for 
     DHHS, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Temporary Assistance for Needy 
     Families Program (TANF) (RIN: 0970-AB77) received April 9, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       1743. 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. 99-21] received 
     April 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means. 

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 and a concurrent resolution 
of the following titles, in which the concurrence of the House is 
requested:

       S. 574. An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     make corrections to a map relating to the Coastal Barrier 
     Resources System.
       S. Con. Res. 29. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for concerts to be conducted by the 
     National Symphony Orchestra.

para. 38.5  u.s. capitol preservation commission

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, by unanimous consent, 
announced that the Speaker, pursuant to section 801(b) of Public Law 
100-696, appointed to the United States Capitol Preservation Commission, 
on the part of the House, the following Members: Messrs. Taylor of North 
Carolina and Franks of New Jersey.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 38.6  senate bill and concurrent resolution referred

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

       S. 574. 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. Con. Res. 29. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for concerts to be conducted by the 
     National Symphony Orchestra; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.

  And then,

para. 38.7  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to the special order agreed to on 
Thursday, April 22, 1999, at 2 o'clock and 6 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 27, 1999, for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para. 38.8  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:

       Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform. H.R. 683. A 
     bill to facilitate the recruitment of temporary employees to 
     assist in the conduct of the 2000 decennial census of 
     population; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-104). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union.
       Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform. H.R. 1058. A 
     bill to promote greater public participation in decennial 
     censuses by providing for the expansion of the educational 
     program commonly referred to as the ``Census in Schools 
     Project'' (Rept. No. 106-105). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 1480. A bill to provide for the 
     conservation and development of water and related resources, 
     to authorize the United States Army Corps of Engineers to 
     construct various projects for improvements to rivers and 
     harbors of the United States, and for other purposes; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 106-106 Pt. 1). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para. 38.9  time limitation of referred bill

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

       H.R. 1480. Referral to the Committee on Resources extended 
     for a period ending not later than April 26, 1999.

para. 38.10  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committee on Resources discharged 
from further consideration. H.R. 1480 referred to the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union.

para. 38.11  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself and Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas):
       H.R. 1550. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     United States Fire Administration for fiscal years 2000 and 
     2001, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mrs. MORELLA:
       H.R. 1551. A bill to authorize the Federal Aviation 
     Administration's civil aviation re

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     search and development programs for fiscal years 2000 and 
     2001, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. CALVERT:
       H.R. 1552. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 2000 and fiscal year 2001 for the Marine Research and 
     related environmental research and development program 
     activities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration and the National Science Foundation, 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.
       H.R. 1553. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 2000 and fiscal year 2001 for the National Weather 
     Service, Atmospheric Research, and National Environmental 
     Satellite, Data and Information Service activities of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. COBLE (for himself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Delahunt, 
             Mr. Rush, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Pickering, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             Sawyer, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Upton, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
             Gillmor, Mr. Pease, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Jenkins, and Mr. 
             Hilleary):
       H.R. 1554. A bill to amend the provisions of title 17, 
     United States Code, and the Communications Act of 1934, 
     relating to copyright licensing and carriage of broadcast 
     signals by satellite; Title I, referred to the Committee on 
     Commerce; Title II, referred to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. GOSS:
       H.R. 1555. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 2000 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. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
             Goodling, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Tancredo, 
             Mr. Berry, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, 
             Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             and Mr. Deutsch):
       H.R. 1556. A bill to establish a National Commission on the 
     Prevention of School Violence; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BATEMAN (for himself and Mr. Underwood) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 1557. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 2000 and 2001 for certain maritime programs of the 
     Department of Transportation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       H.R. 1558. A bill to authorize expenditures by the Panama 
     Canal Commission for fiscal year 2000, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. CANNON:
       H.R. 1559. A bill to amend the Uranium Mill Tailings 
     Radiation Control Act of 1978 to provide for the remediation 
     of the Atlas mill tailings site near Moab, Utah; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. COLLINS (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Emerson, 
             Mr. Hyde, Mr. Ramstad, Ms. Dunn, and Mr. Weller):
       H.R. 1560. 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. CRANE:
       H.R. 1561. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the alternative minimum tax on individuals; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. FOWLER:
       H.R. 1562. A bill to prohibit the use of funds appropriated 
     to the Department of Defense from being used for the 
     deployment of ground elements of the United States Armed 
     Forces in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia unless that 
     deployment is specifically authorized by law; to the 
     Committee on Armed 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.
       H.R. 1563. A bill to prohibit the use of funds appropriated 
     to the Department of Defense from being used for the 
     deployment of ground elements of the United States Armed 
     Forces in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia unless that 
     deployment is specifically authorized by law; to the 
     Committee on Armed 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. STEARNS:
       H.R. 1564. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a study regarding Fort King, Florida; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. TANCREDO (for himself, Mr. Hefley, Mr. McInnis, 
             Ms. DeGette, Mr. Schaffer, and Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado):
       H. Res. 148. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with respect to the tragic shooting at 
     Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H. Res. 149. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that ``Sugar'' Ray Robinson should be 
     recognized for his athletic achievements and commitment to 
     young people; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       H. Res. 150. A resolution expressing the sense of Congress 
     with respect to Marcus Garvey; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary. 

para. 38.12  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 21: Mr. Riley, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Larson, Mr. Andrews, and 
     Mr. Callahan.
       H.R. 49: Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Baldacci, and Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 116: Ms. Baldwin and Mr. Levin.
       H.R. 131: Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 175: Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Markey, Mr. George Miller of 
     California, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Terry, Mr. Holden, Mr. Clement, 
     Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Pombo, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Brown of California, 
     Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Gephardt, Mrs. 
     Tauscher, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Walden of Oregon, 
     and Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 198: Mr. Nethercutt and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 202: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Houghton, and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 316: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 383: Mr. Vento and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 405: Mr. Ganske, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. 
     Kind.
       H.R. 406: Mr. Wu and Mr. Bass.
       H.R. 430: Mr. Weiner, Mr. Sununu, and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 452: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 531: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. 
     Northup, Mr. Terry, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Baird, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
     Walsh, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Pitts.
       H.R. 541: Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 561: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 710: Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Bonilla, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. 
     Northup, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Ehrlich, Mrs. 
     Emerson, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. Lewis of California.
       H.R. 750: Ms. Danner, Mr. Cook, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
     Rodriguez, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Pastor, and Mr. Lucas 
     of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 760: Mr. Sessions, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Gonzalez, Mrs. 
     Morella, and Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 798: Mr. Larson, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. 
     Schakowsky, Mr. Allen, and Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 804: Mr. Terry and Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 809: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 835: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma and Mr. Davis of Virginia.
       H.R. 853: Mr. Hobson.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 864: Mr. Lampson, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Ehlers, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Price 
     of North Carolina, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
     Skelton, Mr. Berman, Mr. Clement, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Bono, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Brown of 
     California, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Smith of Michigan, 
     Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Wicker, and Mrs. 
     Northup.
       H.R. 903: Mr. Ballenger and Mr. Hayes.
       H.R. 912: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 1044: Mr. Hill of Montana.
       H.R. 1054: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 1092: Mr. Sabo.
       H.R. 1111: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Wynn, and Mrs. Maloney 
     of New York.
       H.R. 1118: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1196: Mr. Rahall and Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 1213: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 1228: Mr. Frost, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Holden, Mr. Bonior, 
     and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 1329: Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 1336: Mr. Bereuter and Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 1344: Mr. Wise, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Young 
     of Alaska, and Mr. Bass.
       H.R. 1349: Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 1363: Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 1387: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 1423: Mrs. Capps and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 1424: Mrs. Capps and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 1443: Ms. Brown of Florida and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 1456: Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. 
     Sanders, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Etheridge, and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 1485: Mr. LaFalce and Mr. Rangel.
       H.J. Res. 22: Mr. Lampson.
       H. Con. Res. 82: Mrs. Chenoweth.
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                      TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1999 (39)

para. 39.1  appointment of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   April 27, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Doc Hastings to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 19, 
1999,

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Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 39.2  recess--12:58 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, pursuant to 
clause 12 of rule I, declared the House in recess at 12 o'clock 58 
minutes p.m. until 2 o'clock p.m.

para. 39.3  after recess--2 p.m.

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

para. 39.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, April 26, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 39.5  communications

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

       1744. 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 March 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       1745. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Transportation 
     Conformity Rule Amendment for the Transportation Conformity 
     Pilot Program [FRL-6309-6] received March 15, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1746. 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-107-4066c; FRL-6311-3] received 
     March 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1747. 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 059-
     1059a; FRL-6310-7] received March 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1748. 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-
     6309-3] received March 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1749. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of Chief 
     Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Revocation of Restricted Areas R-
     2531A and R-2531B, Establishment of Restricted Area R-2531, 
     and Change of Using Agency, Tracy; CA [Airspace Docket No. 
     98-AWP-30] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received March 16, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       1750. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 
     Model A300 and A300-600 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-
     106-AD; Amendment 39-11074; AD 99-06-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received March 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1751. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 
     Model A310 and A300-600 Series Airplanes Equipped With 
     General Electric CF6-80C2 Engines [Docket No. 96-NM-66-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11070; AD 99-06-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     March 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1752. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, 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-73-AD; Amendment 39-11069; AD 99-
     06-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 16, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1753. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell 
     Douglas Model DC-10 and MD-11 Series Airplanes, and KC-10 
     (Military) Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-55-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11072; AD 99-06-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     March 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1754. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Boeing Model 757-200 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 
     98-NM-238-AD; Amendment 39-11052; AD 99-05-03] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received March 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1755. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Short 
     Brothers Model SD3-60 and SD3-60 SHERPA Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 97-NM-106-AD; Amendment 39-11071; AD 99-06-07] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1756. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Modification of Class D Airspace and 
     Class E Airspace and establishment of Class E Airspace; 
     Kenosha, WI [Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-62] received March 
     16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1757. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Modification of Class D Airspace and 
     Class E Airspace and establishment of Class E Airspace; Rapid 
     City, SD [Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-64] received March 16, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1758. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 
     Model A320 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-105-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11073; AD 99-06-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     March 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1759. A letter from the Assistant Commissioner, 
     Examination, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Congressional Review of Market Segment 
     Specialization Program (MSSP) Audit Techniques Guides--
     received March 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1760. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Action on Decision in Oshkosh Truck Corporation v. United 
     States, 123 F.3d 1477 (Fed. Cir. 1997)--received March 15, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means. 

para. 39.6  satellite signal licensing and carriage

  Mr. ARMEY moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1554) to 
amend the provisions of title 17, United States Code, and the 
Communications Act of 1934, relating to copyright licensing and carriage 
of broadcast signals by satellite; as amended.
  Pending consideration of said motion,
  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That time for debate be equally divided among Messrs. Coble 
and Tauzin, Berman and Markey for 10 minutes each.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, pursuant to the foregoing order 
of the House, recognized Messrs. COBLE and TAUZIN for 10 minutes each; 
and Messrs. BERMAN and MARKEY, for 10 minutes each.
  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. 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. STEARNS, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 39.7  james river and kanawha canal

  Mr. SHUSTER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1034) 
to declare a portion of the James River and Kanawha Canal in Richmond, 
Virginia, to be nonnavigable waters of the United States for purposes of 
title 46, United States Code, and the other maritime laws of the United 
States; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, recognized Mr. SHUSTER and Mr. 
TAYLOR of Mississippi, 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

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of the 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. 39.8  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. 39.9  columbine high school tragedy

  Mr. TANCREDO moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 92): 

       Whereas on April 20, 1999, two armed gunmen opened fire at 
     Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, killing 12 
     students and 1 teacher and wounding more than 20 others; and
       Whereas local, State, and Federal law enforcement personnel 
     performed their duties admirably and risked their lives for 
     the safety of the students, faculty, and staff at Columbine 
     High School: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That Congress--
       (1) condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the heinous 
     atrocities which occurred at Columbine High School in 
     Littleton, Colorado;
       (2) offers its condolences to the families, friends, and 
     loved ones of those who were killed at Columbine High School 
     and expresses its hope for the rapid and complete recovery of 
     those wounded in the shooting;
       (3) applauds the hard work and dedication exhibited by the 
     hundreds of local, State, and Federal law enforcement 
     officials and the others who offered their support and 
     assistance; and
       (4) encourages the American people to engage in a national 
     dialogue on preventing school violence.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, recognized Mr. TANCREDO and Mrs. 
McCARTHY of New York, 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.
  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. 39.10  h.r. 1554--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 1554) to amend the provisions of title 17, 
United States Code, and the Communications Act of 1934, relating to 
copyright licensing and carriage of broadcast signals by satellite; 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

422

Nays

1

When there appeared

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Answered present

1

para. 39.11                    [Roll No. 97]

                                YEAS--422

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Brady (PA)
       

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Paul
       

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Aderholt
     Brown (CA)
     Clyburn
     Engel
     Moran (VA)
     Pryce (OH)
     Rangel
     Slaughter
     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. 39.12  message from the president--selected reserve to active duty

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


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To the Congress of the United States:
  I have today, pursuant to section 12304 of title 10, United States 
Code, 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, under their respective 
jurisdictions, to order to active duty any units, and any individual 
members not assigned to a unit organized to serve as a unit, of the 
Selected Reserve, or any member in the Individual Ready Reserve 
mobilizations category and designated essential under regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary concerned. These reserves will augment the 
active components in support of operations in and around the former 
Yugoslavia related to the conflict in Kosovo.
  A copy of the Executive order implementing this action is attached.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, April 27, 1999.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committees on Armed Services and ordered to 
be printed (H. Doc. 106-51).

para. 39.13  recess--10:05 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess at 10 o'clock and 5 minutes p.m., 
subject to the call of the Chair.

para. 39.14  after recess--11:47 p.m.

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

para. 39.15   providing for the consideration of h.r. 1569, H. Con. Res. 
          82, H.J. Res. 44, and S. Con. Res. 21

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-118) the resolution (H. Res. 151) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1569) to prohibit the use of funds appropriated to the 
Department of Defense from being used for the deployment of ground 
elements of the United States Armed Forces in the Federal Republic of 
Yugoslavia unless that deployment is specifically authorized by law; for 
consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 82) directing 
the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to 
remove United States Armed Forces from their positions in connection 
with the present operations against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; 
for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 44) declaring a 
state of war between the United States and the Government of the Federal 
Republic of Yugoslavia; and for consideration of the concurrent 
resolution (S. Con. Res. 21) authorizing the President of the United 
States to conduct military air operations and missile strikes against 
the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro).
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 39.16  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. 330. An Act to promote the research, identification 
     assessment, exploration, and development of methane hydrate 
     resources, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Science, 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. 39.17  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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. 800. An Act to provide for education flexibility 
     partnerships.

para. 39.18  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. ENGEL for today and Wednesday, April 28, 1999;
  To Ms. SLAUGHTER for today and through Friday, May 7, 1999; and
  To Mr. WYNN, for today and the balance of the week.
  And then,

para. 39.19  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. DREIER, at 11 o'clock and 49 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 39.20  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. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 1034. A bill to declare a portion of the 
     James River and Kanawha Canal in Richmond, Virginia, to be 
     nonnavigable waters of the United States for purposes of 
     title 46, United States Code, and the other maritime laws of 
     the United States; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-107). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 560. 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''; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-
     108). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 686. A bill to designate a United States 
     courthouse in Brownsville, Texas, as the ``Garza-Vela United 
     States Courthouse'' (Rept. No. 106-109). Referred to the 
     House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 118. 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. 106-
     110). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 1121. A bill to designate the Federal 
     building and United States courthouse located at 18 
     Greenville Street in Newnan, Georgia, as the ``Lewis R. 
     Morgan Federal Building and United States Courthouse'' (Rept. 
     No. 106-111). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 1162. A bill to designate the bridge on 
     United States Route 231 that crosses the Ohio River between 
     Maceo, Kentucky, and Rockport, Indiana, as the ``William H. 
     Natcher Bridge'' (Rept. No. 106-112). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. S. 453. An act to designate the Federal 
     building located at 709 West 9th Street in Juneau, Alaska, as 
     the ``Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building'' (Rept. No. 106-
     113). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. S. 460. An act 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'' (Rept. No. 106-114). Referred to the 
     House Calendar.
       Mr. GILMAN: Committee on International Relations. House 
     Joint Resolution 44. Resolution declaring a state of war 
     between the United States and the Government of the Federal 
     Republic of Yugoslavia (Adverse Rept. No. 106-115). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union.
       Mr. GILMAN: Committee on International Relations. House 
     Concurrent Resolution 82. Resolution directing the President, 
     pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to 
     remove United States Armed Forces from their positions in 
     connection with the present operations against the Federal 
     Republic of Yugoslavia (Adverse Rept. No. 106-116). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union.
       Mr. COBLE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 850. A bill to 
     amend title 18, United States Code, to affirm the rights of 
     United States persons to use and sell encryption and to relax 
     export controls on encryption (Rept. No. 106-117 Pt. 1).
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 151. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1569) to prohibit the use of funds appropriated to the 
     Department of Defense from being used for the deployment of 
     ground elements of the United States Armed Forces in the 
     Federal Republic of Yugoslavia unless that deployment is 
     specifically authorized by law; for consideration of the 
     concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 82) directing the 
     President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers 
     Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from their 
     positions in connection with the present operations against 
     the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; for consideration of the 
     joint resolution (H.J. Res. 44) declaring a state of war 
     between the United States and the Government of the Federal 
     Republic of Yugoslavia; and for consideration of the 
     concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 21) authorizing the 
     President of the United States to conduct military air 
     operations and missile strikes against the Federal Republic 
     of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)(Rept. No. 106-118). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 39.21  time limitation of referred bill

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

       H.R. 850. Referral to the Committee on International 
     Relations extended for a period ending not later than July 2, 
     1999. 

para. 39.22  reported bill sequentially referred

  Under clause 5 of rule X, bills and reports were delivered to the 
Clerk for printing, and bills referred as follows:


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       Mr. COBLE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 850. A bill to 
     amend title 18, United States Code, to affirm the rights of 
     United States persons to use and sell encryption and to relax 
     export controls on encryption. Referred to the Committees on 
     Armed Services, Commerce, and Intelligence (Permanent) for a 
     period ending not later than July 2, 1999, for consideration 
     of such provisions of the bill as fall within the 
     jurisdictions of those committees pursuant to clause 1(c) and 
     (f), and clause 11, rule X, respectively.

para. 39.23  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 1565. A bill to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 
     relating to dilution of famous marks, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FOWLER (for herself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Kasich, 
             Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Chambliss):
       H.R. 1566. A bill to prohibit the use of funds appropriated 
     to the Department of Defense from being used for the 
     deployment of ground elements of the United States Armed 
     Forces in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia unless that 
     deployment is specifically authorized by law; to the 
     Committee on Armed 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. KING (for himself and Mr. Snyder):
       H.R. 1567. 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.
           By Mr. TALENT (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, Mr. Evans, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Moran 
             of Kansas, Mr. Filner, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mrs. 
             Kelly, and Mr. Pascrell):
       H.R. 1568. A bill to provide technical, financial, and 
     procurement assistance to veteran owned small businesses, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business, 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. FOWLER (for herself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Kasich, 
             Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Chambliss):
       H.R. 1569. A bill to prohibit the use of funds appropriated 
     to the Department of Defense from being used for the 
     deployment of ground elements of the United States Armed 
     Forces in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia unless that 
     deployment is specifically authorized by law; to the 
     Committee on Armed 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. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 1570. A bill to create incentives for the People's 
     Republic of China and India to adopt a policy of restraint 
     with respect to its nuclear activities, 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 Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 1571. A bill to designate the Federal building under 
     construction at 600 State Street in New Haven, Connecticut, 
     as the ``Merrill S. Parks, Jr., Federal Building``; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GORDON (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. 
             Brown of California):
       H.R. 1572. A bill to require the adoption and utilization 
     of digital signatures by Federal agencies and to encourage 
     the use of digital signatures in private sector electronic 
     transactions; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 1573. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to exempt elementary and secondary schools from the fee 
     imposed on employers filing petitions with respect to non-
     immigrant workers under the H-1B program; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HILLIARD:
       H.R. 1574. A bill to extend the inspection requirements of 
     the Federal Meat Inspection Act to rabbits produced for human 
     consumption; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. HINCHEY:
       H.R. 1575. 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.
       H.R. 1576. 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.
           By Mr. HOSTETTLER (for himself, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Stump, 
             Mr. Hayes, and Mr. Tancredo):
       H.R. 1577. A bill to establish certain uniform legal 
     principles of liability with respect to manufacturers of 
     products; 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. HOSTETTLER (for himself, Mr. Royce, Mr. McHugh, 
             Mr. McCrery, Mr. Istook, Mr. Paul, Mrs. Chenoweth, 
             Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Largent, and Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland):
       H.R. 1578. A bill to amend the wetland conservation 
     provisions of the Food Security Act of 1985 and the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act to permit the unimpeded use of 
     privately owned crop, range, and pasture lands that have been 
     used for the planting of crops or the grazing of livestock in 
     at least five of preceding ten years; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Brown 
             of Ohio, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             Mr. Dingell, Mr. Porter, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Camp, Mr. Ramstad, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Portman, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. English, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Weller, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Callahan, 
             Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Olver, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baird, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
             Bentsen, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
             Inslee, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Larson, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Moakley, 
             Mr. Ney, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Riley, 
             Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sessions, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Sandlin, 
             Mr. Shows, Mr. Vento, Mr. Weygand, and Mr. Becerra):
       H.R. 1579. 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 Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
             Ms. Waters, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Lantos, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Ms. Lee, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. McGovern):
       H.R. 1580. A bill to prohibit the sale of guns that have 
     not been approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Hyde, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
             Brown of California, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Costello, Mr. Clay, Mr. Smith 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Farr of California, 
             Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dicks, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Berman, Mr. Weygand, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mr. Doyle, Mr. Stark, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Filner, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Blagojevich, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Tierney, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Rivers, 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Eshoo, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Inslee, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Delahunt, and Mr. 
             Luther):
       H.R. 1581. A bill to end the use of steel-jawed leghold 
     traps on animals in the United States; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, International Relations, 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. NEAL of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 1582. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain chemical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 1583. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make permanent law the

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     $5,000 first-time homebuyer credit for the District of 
     Columbia; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. QUINN:
       H.R. 1584. A bill to prohibit the distribution or receipt 
     of restricted explosives without a Federal permit, and to 
     require applications for such permits to include a photograph 
     and the fingerprints of the applicant; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
            Mrs. ROUKEMA:
       H.R. 1585. 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.
       H.R. 1586. 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. STEARNS:
       H.R. 1587. A bill to encourage States to establish 
     competitive retail markets for electricity, to clarify the 
     roles of the Federal Government and the States in retail 
     electricity markets, to remove certain Federal barriers to 
     competition, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, 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. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. Towns, 
             and Mrs. Clayton):
       H.R. 1588. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States 
     Code to permit all debtors to exempt certain payments 
     receivable on account of discrimination based on race, color, 
     religion, national origin, or gender, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WISE:
       H.R. 1589. 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. TANCREDO (for himself, Mr. Hefley, Mr. McInnis, 
             Ms. DeGette, Mr. Schaffer, and Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado):
       H. Con. Res. 92. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress with respect to the tragic shooting at Columbine 
     High School in Littleton, Colorado; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Hyde, 
             Mr. McCollum, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Greenwood, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Mr. Scott, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, and Mr. 
             Goodling):
       H. Con. Res. 93. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress regarding the social problem of child abuse 
     and neglect and supporting efforts to enhance public 
     awareness of this problem; 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. PORTER (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Wolf, and 
             Mr. Hall of Ohio):
       H. Res. 152. A resolution recognizing the commitment and 
     dedication of members of America's humanitarian relief 
     nongovernmental organizations and private volunteer 
     organizations for their rapid and courageous response to 
     recent disasters in Central America and Kosova, and of the 
     local nongovernmental organizations and individuals in these 
     regions with whom they work; to the Committee on 
     International Relations. 

para. 39.24  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 6: Mr. Gordon, Mr. Meeks of New York, and Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 8: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina and Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 49: Mr. Wise, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Edwards.
       H.R. 51: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 82: Mr. Talent, Mr. Foley, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
     Blunt, and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 110: Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Gordon, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. 
     Waters, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 120: Mr. Kanjorski.
       H.R. 123: Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
     Sununu, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. 
     Nethercutt, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Hansen, 
     and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 163: Mr. Lewis of Georgia and Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 165: Mr. Lewis of Georgia and Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 179: Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
     and Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 205: Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Cramer, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Evans, Mr. Jackson 
     of Illinois, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 325: Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
     Johnson of Texas, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Sawyer, and Mr. Scott.
       H.R. 330: Mr. Gary Miller of California and Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 380: Mr. Sununu, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, and Mr. 
     Larson.
       H.R. 383: Mr. McGovern and Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 393: Mr. Berman and Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 398: Mr. Dingell.
       H.R. 399: Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 417: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 443: Ms. Eshoo and Mr. Udall of Colorado.
       H.R. 483: Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 516: Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 518: Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 557: Mr. King.
       H.R. 558: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 570: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 576: Mr. Meeks of New York.
       H.R. 577: Mr. Gary Miller of California and Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 582: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 583: Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 590: Mr. Sanford.
       H.R. 592: Ms. Carson, Mr. Crowley, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Watkins, 
     Mr. Buyer, Mr. Stump, Mr. Forbes, Mr. English, Mr. King, and 
     Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 625: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 644: Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 657: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 682: Mr. LoBiondo and Mr. Meeks of New York.
       H.R. 697: Mr. Kingston, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Goode, and Mr. 
     Norwood.
       H.R. 698: Mr. Sununu and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 721: Mr. Inslee.
       H.R. 724: Mr. Crowley and Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 735: Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 753: Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Wynn, and Ms. Eddie Bernice 
     Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 775: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mrs. Wilson, and Mrs. 
     Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 793: Mr. Fletcher.
       H.R. 817: Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 828: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 833: Mr. Castle, Mr. John, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. 
     Sweeney.
       H.R. 834: Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. 
     Simpson.
       H.R. 838: Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 842: Mr. Sawyer and Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 845: Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 850: Mr. Crowley.
       H.R. 894: Mr. DeMint and Mr. Davis of Virginia.
       H.R. 920: Mr. Crowley and Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 925: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Inslee, and Mrs. Meek of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 959: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 960: Ms. Schakowsky and Mr. Moakley.
       H.R. 984: Mr. Armey, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Shaw, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
     Davis of Virginia, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
     Blumenauer, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hastingss 
     of Florida, and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 1020: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Frost, 
     Mr. Kleczka, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Moakley, Mr. 
     English, Mr. Strickland, Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 1032: Mr. Thune, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, and Mr. 
     McInnis.
       H.R. 1037: Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. Woolsey, 
     and Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 1069: Mr. Hall of Texas, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. 
     Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1070: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania and Mr. Moakley.
       H.R. 1080: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1081: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1082: Mr. Clement, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Shays, 
     Mr. Bishop, and Mr. Jackson of Illinois.
       H.R. 1083: Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 1084: Mr. Terry and Mr. Davis of Virginia.
       H.R. 1085: Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
     Greenwood, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 1086: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. 
     Crowley.
       H.R. 1093: Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 1102: Ms. Eshoo, Mr. McHugh, and Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 111: Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 1115: Mr. Moore, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
     Evans, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Dixon, Mrs. 
     Emerson, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
     Hutchinson, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Meeks of New York.
       H.R. 1130: Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 1142: Ms. Danner, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. English, Mrs. 
     Myrick, Mr. Dickey, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
     Metcalf, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
     Pickett, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, and Mr. 
     DeMint.
       H.R. 1146: Mr. Crane.
       H.R. 1160: Mr. Snyder, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
     Kucinich, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Wynn, and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 1163: Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Lee, and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1168: Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
     Barcia, Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 1180: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Barrett of 
     Nebraska, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
     Weygand, Mr. Moakley, Mrs. Emerson, and Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 1188: Mrs. Meek of Florida and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 1193: Mr. Crowley, Mr. Evans, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
     Klink, and Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 1215: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 1218: Mr. Wicker.

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       H.R. 1224: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 1244: Mr. LaHood, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mrs. Northup, 
     and Mr. Nussle.
       H.R. 1245: Mr. Rothman, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Berman, Mrs. 
     Christensen, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. George Miller of California, 
     Mr. LaFalce, Mr. McGovern, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Norton, and Ms. 
     Eshoo.
       H.R. 1248: Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Farr 
     of California, Mr. Brady of Texas, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Wynn, 
     Mr. Gilchrest, and Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 1250: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1256: Mr. Sessions, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Largent.
       H.R. 1298: Mr. Frost and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 1299: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 1302: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 1313: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Myrick, and Ms. 
     Jackson-Lee of Texas.
       H.R. 1317: Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Talent, and Mr. 
     Hinchey.
       H.R. 1322: Mr. Ehrlich and Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 1325: Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Campbell,, Mrs. 
     Christensen, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Frank 
     of Massachusetts, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
     Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sawyer, 
     Mr. Underwood, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 1337: Mr. Herger, Mr. Cook, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
     Hayworth, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Engel, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Burr of 
     North Carolina, Mr. Stark, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Rhode Island, and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 1342: Mr. Wexler, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Maloney of New 
     York, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
     Ryun of Kansas, Ms. Lee, and Mr. Crowley.
       H.R. 1354: Mr. Thornberry and Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 1355: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Brown of 
     California, Ms. Norton, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Filner, Mr. Price of 
     North Carolina, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Allen, 
     Mr. Wu, and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 1366: Mrs. Bono, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mrs. 
     Kelly, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Reynolds, 
     Mr. Frost, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Collins, Mr. Andrews, 
     Mr. Clay, Mr. Weller, Mr. Armey, and Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 1368: Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Metcalf, and Mr. Gary 
     Miller of California.
       H.R. 1385: Mr. Strickland, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Rahall, 
     Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Costello, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Sessions,  and 
     Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 1395: Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 1402: Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
     McInnis, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Everett, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Turner, 
     Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Edwards, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
     Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Udall of New York, Mr. Lucas of 
     Kentucky, and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 1413: Mr. Sanders and Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 1425: Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 1441: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 1443: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 1470: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1491: Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. 
     Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 1494: Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 1495: Mr. McGovern, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. George Miller of 
     California, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 1497: Mr. Baldacci, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Meeks of New 
     York, Ms. Norton, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and 
     Mrs. Napolitano.
       H.R. 1505: Mr. Collins.
       H.R. 1519: Mr. Gutierrez
       H.R. 1525: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
     Mr. Weiner, and Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 1549: Mr. English, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
     Roemer, and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 1554: Mrs. Bono, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Hill of Montana, 
     and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 1556: Mr. Etheridge, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
     Clement, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Gilman, Mr. McHugh, Mr. English, 
     Mr. Hobson, Ms. Rivers, and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.J. Res. 9: Mr. Sanford, and Mr. Goode.
       H.J. Res. 41: Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Meeks of New York, and Mr. 
     Baird.
       H. Con. Res. 8: Mr. Shimkus.
       H. Con. Res. 30: Mr. Wicker, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Campbell.
       H. Con. Res. 60: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Barrett of 
     Nebraska, and Mr. Levin.
       H. Con. Res. 77: Mr. Wicker and Mr. Levin.
       H. Con. Res. 78: Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. 
     Woolsey, Mr. Shays, Mr. Luther, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. 
     Blagojevich.
       H. Con. Res. 79: Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
     Riley, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Paul, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Watkins, Mr. 
     Aderholt, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
     Turner, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Thompson of California, 
     Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Kind, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
     Canady of Florida, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Jefferson, 
     Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Ney.
       H. Con. Res. 82: Mr. Sanford, Mr. Ganske, and Mr. Metcalf.
       H. Con. Res. 84: Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Kuykendall, 
     and Mr. Manzullo.
       H. Res. 41: Mr. Baird, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
     and Mrs. Lowey.
       H. Res. 89: Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. 
     English.
       H. Res. 109: Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Wise, Mr. Thompson of 
     Mississippi, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Wicker, 
     Mr. Moore, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Bereuter, 
     Mr. Phelps, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H. Res. 115: Mr. Goode, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Talent, Ms. 
     Roybal-Allard, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Abercrombie, Mrs. 
     Napolitano, and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H. Res. 146: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
     Tierney, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. Gejdenson.

para. 39.25  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

       Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were deleted from the 
     public bills as follows:

       H.R. 351: Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 1239: Mrs. Christensen.




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                     WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1999 (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, April 27, 1999.
  Mr. COYNE, 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. COYNE 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

348

When there appeared

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Nays

46

para. 40.2                     [Roll No. 98]

                                YEAS--348

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough

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     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Vento
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu

                                NAYS--46

     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Costello
     DeFazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hinchey
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Kennedy
     Kucinich
     LoBiondo
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Miller, George
     Moran (KS)
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Pallone
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Ramstad
     Rothman
     Sabo
     Schaffer
     Stenholm
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Weller

                             NOT VOTING--39

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Barton
     Burton
     Chenoweth
     Coburn
     Cox
     Crane
     DeGette
     Deutsch
     Dixon
     Edwards
     Engel
     English
     Fattah
     Ganske
     Gordon
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Kingston
     Klink
     Markey
     Martinez
     McKinney
     Meeks (NY)
     Moran (VA)
     Norwood
     Owens
     Rangel
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Slaughter
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Velazquez
     Whitfield
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 40.3  communications

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

       1761. A letter from the Administrator, Commodity Credit 
     Corporation, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Recourse Loan Regulations for Honey 
     (RIN: 0560-AF62) received March 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1762. 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 Requirements for Fresh 
     Nectarines and Peaches [Docket No. FV99-916-2 FR] received 
     April 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       1763. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Almonds Grown in California; 
     Revision of Reporting Requirements [Docket No. FV99-981-1 FR] 
     received April 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1764. 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. 106-52); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       1765. A letter from the Comptroller, Under Secretary of 
     Defense, transmitting a report on a violation of the 
     Antideficiency Act by the Department of the Navy; to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       1766. 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 Armed Services.
       1767. 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-18-1-7415a; FRL-6312-5] received 
     March 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1768. A letter from the Chief, Policy and Program Planning 
     Division, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Computer III Further Remand 
     Proceedings: Bell Operating Company Provision of Enhanced 
     Services [CC Docket No. 95-20] 1998 Biennial Regulatory 
     Review--Review of Computer III and ONA Safeguards and 
     Requirements [CC Docket No. 98-10] received April 26, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1769. A letter from the Director, Office of Administration, 
     Executive Office of the President, transmitting the Integrity 
     Act reports for each of the Executive Office of the President 
     agencies, as required by the Federal Managers' Financial 
     Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       1770. A letter from the Director, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the FY 2000 Annual 
     Performance Plan for the Federal Emergency Management Agency; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1771. A letter from the Chairman, Occupational Safety and 
     Health Review Commission, transmitting the 1998 annual report 
     on the agency's 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.
       1772. A letter from the Administrator, Panama Canal 
     Commission, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       1773. 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; Vessels Greater Than 99 feet (30.2 
     m) LOA Catching Pollock for Processing by the Inshore 
     Component in the Bering Sea [Docket No. 990115017-9017-01; 
     I.D. 022399B] received March 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1774. 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 in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 981222314-
     8321-02; I.D. 021999A] received March 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1775. 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 by Catcher Vessels 
     using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     [Docket No. 990304063-9063-01; I.D. 040999A] received April 
     21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       1776. 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; Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass 
     Fisheries; Adjustments to the 1999 Summer Flounder Commercial 
     Quota [Docket No. 981014259-8312-02; I.D. 040599E] received 
     April 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       1777. 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 in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 990304062-
     9062-01; I.D. 041299B] received April 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1778. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Federal Aviation Administration 
     Policy on Enforcement of the Hazardous Materials Regulations: 
     Penalty Guidelines--received April 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1779. 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.

para. 40.4  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 concurrent 
resolution of the House of the following title:

       H. Con. Res. 92. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress with respect to the tragic shooting at Columbine 
     High School in Littleton, Colorado.

  The message also announced that pursuant to the provisions of Senate 
Resolution 105 (adopted April 13, 1989), as amended by Senate Resolution 
149 (adopted October 5, 1993), as amended by Public Law 105-275, and 
further amended by Senate Resolution 75 (adopted March 25, 1999), the 
Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, announces the appointment of 
the following Senators to serve as members of the Senate National 
Security Working Group--
  The Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran), Majority Administrative 
Cochairman;
  The Senator from Alaska (Mr. Stevens), Majority Cochairman;
  The Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kyl), Majority Cochairman;
  The Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Helms);
  The Senator from Indiana (Mr. Lugar);
  The Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner);
  The Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe); and
  The Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi).

[[Page 377]]

  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 101-509, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Democratic Leader, announces the appointment of 
Elizabeth Scott of South Dakota to the Advisory Committee on the Records 
of Congress.

para. 40.5  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1569, h. con. res. 
          82, h.j. res. 44, and s. con. res. 44

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 151):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order to debate the deployment of United States 
     Armed Forces in and around the territory of the Federal 
     Republic of Yugoslavia for one hour equally divided and 
     controlled among the chairmen and ranking minority members of 
     the Committees on International Relations and Armed Services.
       Sec. 2. After debate pursuant to the first section of this 
     resolution, it shall be in order without intervention of the 
     question of consideration to consider in the House the bill 
     (H.R. 1569) to prohibit the use of funds appropriated to the 
     Department of Defense from being used for the deployment of 
     ground elements of the United States Armed Forces in the 
     Federal Republic of Yugoslavia unless that deployment is 
     specifically authorized by law. 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 Armed Services; and (2) one motion 
     to recommit.
       Sec. 3. After disposition of H.R. 1569, it shall be in 
     order without intervention of any point of order or the 
     question of consideration to consider in the House the 
     concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 82) directing the 
     President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers 
     Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from their 
     positions in connection with the present operations against 
     the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The concurrent resolution 
     shall be considered as read for amendment. The concurrent 
     resolution 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 concurrent 
     resolution to final adoption without intervening motion.
       Sec. 4. After disposition of H. Con. Res. 82, it shall be 
     in order without intervention of any point of order or the 
     question of consideration to consider in the House the joint 
     resolution (H.J. Res. 44) declaring a state of war between 
     the United States and the Government of the Federal Republic 
     of Yugoslavia. 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 International Relations; and (2) 
     one motion to recommit.
       Sec. 5. After disposition of H.J. Res. 44, it shall be in 
     order on the same legislative day without intervention of the 
     question of consideration to consider in the House the 
     concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 21) authorizing the 
     President of the United States to conduct military air 
     operations and missile strikes against the Federal Republic 
     of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), if called up by 
     Representative Gejdenson of Connecticut or his designee. The 
     concurrent resolution shall be considered as read for 
     amendment. The concurrent resolution 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 concurrent resolution to final adoption 
     without intervening motion.
       Sec. 6. The provisions of sections 6 and 7 of the War 
     Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1545-46) shall not apply during 
     the remainder of the One Hundred Sixth Congress to a measure 
     introduced pursuant to section 5 of the War Powers Resolution 
     (50 U.S.C. 1544) with respect to Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia.

  When said resolution was considered.
  Mr. DREIER submitted the following amendment:

       Strike Section 6.

  After debate,
  Mr. DREIER 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. BURR, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the previous question was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURR, 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. BURR, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

213

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

210

para. 40.6                     [Roll No. 99]

                                YEAS--213

     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--210

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush

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     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Barr
     Callahan
     Coburn
     Cooksey
     Engel
     Moran (VA)
     Slaughter
     Tauzin
     Wynn
  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. 40.7  deployment of u.s. forces in yugoslavia

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, pursuant to House Resolution 
151, recognized Messrs. CAMPBELL, GEJDENSON, HUNTER, and TAYLOR of 
Mississippi, for 15 minutes each, on the subject of deployment of United 
States Armed Forces in and around the territory of the Federal Republic 
of Yugoslavia.
  After debate.
  Whereupon,

para. 40.8  prohibition of appropriated funds for deployment of ground 
          troops in yugoslavia

  On motion of Mr. HUNTER, pursuant to section 2 of House Resolution 
151, the House considered the bill (H.R. 1569) to prohibit the use of 
funds appropriated to the Department of Defense from being used for the 
deployment of ground elements of the United States Armed Forces in the 
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia unless that deployment is specifically 
authorized by law.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to section 2 of said resolution, the bill was considered as 
read for amendment and the previous question was 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. GUTKNECHT, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. SKELTON 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

249

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

180

para. 40.9                    [Roll No. 100]

                                AYES--249

     Abercrombie
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Bonilla
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--180

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Aderholt
     Slaughter
     Tauzin
     Wynn
     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. 40.10  removal of u.s. forces from present operations in yugoslavia

  On motion of Mr. GILMAN, pursuant to section 3 of House Resolution 
151, the House considered the following concurrent resolution (H. Con. 
Res. 82):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), 

     SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES FROM THE 
                   FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA.

       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 their positions in 
     connection with the present operations against the Federal 
     Republic of Yugoslavia within 30 days after the passage of 
     this resolution or within such longer period as may be 
     necessary to effectuate their safe withdrawal.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to section 3 of said resolution, the concurrent resolution 
was considered as read for amendment and the previous question was 
ordered to its adoption or rejection.

[[Page 379]]

  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said concurrent resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. DELAHUNT 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

139

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

290

para. 40.11                   [Roll No. 101]

                                YEAS--139

     Archer
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldwin
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blunt
     Bonilla
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kingston
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Leach
     Lee
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thune
     Upton
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Wilson
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--290

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Aderholt
     Slaughter
     Tauzin
     Wynn
  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. 40.12  declaring a state of war between the u.s. and yugoslavia

  On motion of Mr. GILMAN, pursuant to section 4 of House Resolution 
151, the House considered the bill (H.J. Res. 44) declaring a state of 
war between the United States and the Government of the Federal Republic 
of Yugoslavia.
  When said joint resolution was considered and read twice.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to section 4 of said resolution, the joint resolution was 
considered as read for amendment and the previous question was 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. KOLBE, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. CAMPBELL 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

2

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

427

para. 40.13                   [Roll No. 102]

                                 YEAS--2

     Barton
     Taylor (MS)
       

                                NAYS--427

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur

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     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Aderholt
     Blagojevich
     Slaughter
     Tauzin
     Wynn
  So the 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. 40.14  authorizing the president to conduct military air operations 
          against yugoslavia (serbia and montenegro)

  On motion of Mr. GEJDENSON, pursuant to section 5 of House Resolution 
151, the House considered the following concurrent resolution of the 
Senate (S. Con. Res. 21):

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That the President of the United States is 
     authorized to conduct military air operations and missile 
     strikes in cooperation with our NATO allies against the 
     Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro).

  When said concurrent resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to section 5 of said resolution, the concurrent resolution 
was considered as read for amendment and the previous question was 
ordered on its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said concurrent resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, announced that the yeas had it.
  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 vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

213

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

213

para. 40.15                   [Roll No. 103]

                                YEAS--213

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Callahan
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wu

                                NAYS--213

     Abercrombie
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Towns
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Aderholt
     Blagojevich
     Hansen
     Mollohan
     Shuster
     Slaughter
     Tauzin
     Wynn
  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.

[[Page 381]]

para. 40.16  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1480

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
reported (Rept. No. 106-120) the resolution (H. Res. 154) providing for 
consideration of the bill (H. R. 1480) to provide for the conservation 
and development of water and related resources, to authorize the United 
States Army Corps of Engineers to construct various projects for 
improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other 
purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 40.17  bill presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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. 800. To provide for education flexibility 
     partnerships.

para. 40.18  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. TAUZIN, for today and Thursday, April 29, 1999; and
  To Mr. YOUNG of Florida, for today from 1:30 until 3:30 p.m.
  And then,

para. 40.19  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. PALLONE, at 10 o'clock and 33 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 40.20  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. 459. A bill to 
     extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for FERC 
     Project No. 9401, the Mt. Hope Waterpower Project (Rept. No. 
     106-119). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee on Rules. House 
     Resolution 154. Resolution providing for consideration of the 
     bill (H.R. 1480) to provide for the conservation and 
     development of water and related resources, to authorize the 
     United States Army Corps of Engineers to construct various 
     projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United 
     States, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-120). Referred 
     to the House Calendar.

para. 40.21  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. GEJDENSON (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Clay, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Neal 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Menendez, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             Mr. Nadler, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
             Ms. Norton, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Green 
             of Texas, Mr. Vento, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Dixon, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Shows, Mr. Oberstar, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Olver, Mr. Strickland, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
             McNulty, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Moore, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Berkley, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Wise, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mr. Berman, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tierney, 
             Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Waxman, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Wexler, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Dingell, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Allen, Mr. Stark, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Sabo, Ms. Waters, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Engel, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Mrs. 
             Napolitano):
       H.R. 1590. 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 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. PELOSI (for herself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Brown of California, 
             Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Crowley, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Dixon, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Horn, Mr. Inslee, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lee, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Payne, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Rush, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Sanders, 
             Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Stark, 
             Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Towns, Ms. Waters, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weiner, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 1591. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to permit States the option to provide Medicaid coverage 
     for low-income individuals infected with HIV; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. POMBO (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
             Boyd, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. John, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
             Strickland, Mr. Shows, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Nethercutt, 
             and Mr. Bishop):
       H.R. 1592. A bill to establish certain requirements 
     regarding the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 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. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. McCrery, 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Ramstad, and Ms. 
             Baldwin):
       H.R. 1593. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the exemption from the self-employment tax for 
     certain termination payments received by former life 
     insurance salesmen; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 1594. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve benefits for Filipino veterans of World War II, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Canady of 
             Florida, Mr. Towns, Mr. Castle, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Weygand, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
             Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Markey, 
             Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Cummings, and Mrs. Capps):
       H.R. 1595. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     provide for a national standard to prohibit the operation of 
     motor vehicles by individuals under the influence of alcohol; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York):
       H.R. 1596. 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.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. Canady of Florida):
       H.R. 1597. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     provide for national minimum sentences for individuals 
     convicted of operating motor vehicles under the influence of 
     alcohol; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BRYANT (for himself, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Bono, 
             Mr. Duncan, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Franks of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Ford, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Hoyer, 
             Mr. Rothman, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Gordon, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Eshoo, 
             Mr. Pastor, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
             Payne, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Hilleary, and Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen):
       H.R. 1598. A bill to provide a patent term restoration 
     review procedure for certain drug products; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, and Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 1599. A bill to amend the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the purchase 
     of information technology related to the Year 2000 computer 
     conversion by State and local governments through Federal 
     supply schedules; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. FATTAH (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Sabo, Mr. Hill

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             iard, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Towns, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. Gutierrez, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas):
       H.R. 1600. 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 
     Committee on Government Reform, 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. EHRLICH (for himself, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Cooksey, 
             Mr. Larson, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mrs. Northup, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, Mr. Bereuter, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Weygand, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Hall of 
             Ohio, Mr. Horn, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Salmon, Mr. Clement, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Snyder, 
             Mr. Berman, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Rothman, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Bishop, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Diaz-Balart, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Dixon, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Underwood, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Stump, Mr. Taylor of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Tierney, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Walsh, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Gilchrest, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Fletcher, 
             Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Clay, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Dickey, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Watkins, 
             Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Goodling, 
             Mr. Doyle, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Fattah, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Fossella, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Baker, Ms. 
             Danner, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Coble, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Nussle, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Istook, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
             Sawyer, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Talent, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Vento, Mr. Lucas of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Baird, Mr. Kind, Mr. Wise, Mr. Becerra, 
             Mr. Stearns, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Boswell, 
             Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Filner, Ms. 
             Sanchez, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Greenwood, 
             Mr. Klink, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Spence, Mr. Rush, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Allen, 
             Ms. Carson, Mr. Holden, Mr. Terry, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Strickland, Mr. Sessions, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
             Hansen, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
             Visclosky, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Leach, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Dicks, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Cook, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
             Regula, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Latham, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             John, Mr. Olver, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Wolf, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. King, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
             Sabo, Mr. Thornberry, Mrs. Emerson, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Dooley of California, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
             Inslee, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Foley, Mr. Scott, 
             Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Ganske, Ms. 
             Granger, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Norwood, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Gillmor, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Weiner, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Moore, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Roemer, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Berry, 
             Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. Ortiz):
       H.R. 1601. 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.
           By Mr. ENGLISH:
       H.R. 1602. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the amount of depreciable business assets 
     which may be expensed, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself and Mr. Stump):
       H.R. 1603. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for permanent eligibility of former members of the 
     Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Callahan, Mr. Everett, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
             Berry, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Snyder, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Larson, 
             Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Castle, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Foley, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Fletcher, 
             Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Mr. Baker, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             John, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
             Hoyer, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Allen, Ms. Danner, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Hulshof, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, 
             Mr. Skelton, Mr. Talent, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Shows, 
             Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Ballenger, Mrs. Clayton, 
             Mr. Coble, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, 
             Mr. McIntyre, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Watt of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Bass, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Franks of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Holt, Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. King, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
             Lazio, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. Owens, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Reynolds, 
             Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Towns, Mr. Walsh, Mr. LaTourette, 
             Mr. Coburn, Mr. Doyle, Mr. English, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Holden, Mr. Kanjorski, 
             Mr. Klink, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Pitts, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Spratt, 
             Mr. Spence, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
             Jenkins, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Green of Texas, 
             Mr. Hall of Texas, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Lampson, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Stenholm, 
             Mr. Turner, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Pickett, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
             Scott, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. 
             Wise):
       H.R. 1604. A bill to reauthorize, and modify the conditions 
     for, the consent of Congress to the Northeast Interstate 
     Dairy Compact and to grant the consent of Congress to the 
     Southern Dairy Compact; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON:
       H.R. 1605. 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. KANJORSKI (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Fattah, 
             Mr. Olver, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 1606. 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.
           By Mr. KASICH (for himself, Mr. Souder, Mr. Pitts, Ms. 
             Granger, Mr. Wamp, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
             DeMint, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Rogan, and Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma):
       H.R. 1607. 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 protect and encourage donations 
     to charitable organizations, to prohibit discrimination 
     against nongovernmental organizations and certain individuals 
     on the basis of religion in the distribution of government 
     funds to provide government assistance and the distribution 
     of such assistance, to allow such organizations to accept 
     such funds to provide such assistance without impairing the 
     relegious character of such organizations, to provide for 
     tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts 
     for charitable purposes, and for other purposes; 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 
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           By Mr. KNOLLENBERG (for himself and Mr. Barcia):
       H.R. 1608. A bill to reaffirm and clarify the Federal 
     relationship of the Swan Creek Black River Confederated 
     Ojibwa Tribes of Michigan as a distinct federally recognized 
     Indian tribe and to restore aboriginal rights, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LUCAS of Oklahoma:
       H.R. 1609. A bill to amend Public Law 105-188 to provide 
     for the mineral leasing of certain Indian lands in Oklahoma; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LUTHER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Vento, 
             Mr. Sabo, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Minge, and Mr. Gutknecht):
       H.R. 1610. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to reinstate the DSH allotment level for Minnesota to the 
     fiscal year 1995 level; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. MCCRERY (for himself, Mr. English, and Mr. 
             Tauzin):
       H.R. 1611. 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. PALLONE (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Rush, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Olver, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Frost, Mr. Stark, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Bonior, and 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio):
       H.R. 1612. A bill to establish a comprehensive program to 
     ensure the safety of food products intended for human 
     comsumption which are regulated by the Food and Drug 
     Administration; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 1613. A bill to restore to the original owners certain 
     lands that the Federal Government took for military purposes 
     in 1940; to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. PHELPS (for himself, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Talent, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Shows, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Skelton, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Baird, Mr. Moore, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mrs. Napolitano, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Mr. Frost, Mr. Pascrell, and Mr. Hinojosa):
       H.R. 1614. A bill to authorize the Small Business 
     Administration to provide financial and business development 
     assistance to military reservists' small businesses, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. SUNUNU:
       H.R. 1615. A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
     to extend the designation of a portion of the Lamprey River 
     in New Hampshire as a recreational river to include an 
     additional river segment; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. English, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Ford, Mrs. Thurman, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Weller, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Crane, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Ramstad, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Neal 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Herger, Mr. Stark, Mr. Reyes, 
             Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Levin, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Camp, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Becerra, 
             Mr. McNulty, Mr. Portman, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. 
             Houghton):
       H.R. 1616. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to simplify certain provisions applicable to real estate 
     investment trusts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. THORNBERRY (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mrs. 
             Cubin, and Mr. Thune):
       H.R. 1617. 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.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 1618. A bill to amend section 106 of the Housing and 
     Urban Development Act of 1968 to improve the housing 
     counseling program of the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Young of 
             Florida, and Mr. Murtha):
       H.J. Res. 46. A joint resolution conferring status as an 
     honorary veteran of the United States Armed Forces on Zachary 
     Fisher; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Ganske, and Mr. LaFalce):
       H.J. Res. 47. A joint resolution expressing the sense of 
     the Congress regarding the need for a Surgeon General's 
     report on media and violence; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Farr of California, 
             Mr. Frost, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Pease, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Stump, Mr. Gary Miller of 
             California, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             Ehlers, Mr. English, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Regula, Mr. 
             Cook, Mr. Fossella, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. McInnis, Mr. John, Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico, and Ms. Rivers):
       H.J. Res. 48. A joint resolution expressing the sense of 
     Congress with respect to the court-martial conviction of the 
     late Rear Admiral Charles Butler McVay, III, and calling upon 
     the President to award a Presidental Unit Citation to the 
     final crew of the U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. COX (for himself and Mr. Dicks):
       H. Res. 153. A resolution amending House Resolution 5, One 
     Hundred Sixth Congress, as amended by House Resolution 129, 
     One Hundred Sixth Congress; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Blagojevich, 
             Mr. Bliley, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Hefley, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Horn, Mr. Kasich, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kildee, Mr. King, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Larson, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. McHugh, Mr. McKeon, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Obey, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Porter, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
             Rothman, Mr. Royce, Mr. Rush, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
             Sherman, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
             Visclosky, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Wynn):
       H. Res. 155. A resolution calling upon the President to 
     provide in a collection all United States records related to 
     the Armenian genocide and the consequences of the failure to 
     enforce the judgments of the Turkish courts against the 
     responsible officials, and to deliver the collection to the 
     Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives, the library of the United States Holocaust 
     Memorial Museum, and to the Armenian Genocide Museum in 
     Yerevan, Armenia; to the Committee on Government Reform, 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. 40.22  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

       26. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the General 
     Assembly of the State of North Dakota, relative to Senate 
     Concurrent Resolution No. 4024 memorializing Sakakawea to be 
     honored and memorialized with a statue in the National 
     Statuary Hall in the United States Capital in Washington, 
     D.C.; to the Committee on House Administration. 

para. 40.23  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 7: Mr. Gary Miller of California and Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 25: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Weiner, 
     and Mr. Fossella.
       H.R. 38: Mr. Collins.
       H.R. 44: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, and Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 48: Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 53: Mr. Phelps and Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Strickland, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 73: Mr. McKeon, Mr. Callahan, and Mr. Collins.
       H.R. 87: Mr. Crowley.
       H.R. 100: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Borski, Mr. Klink, 
     Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Holden, Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. 
     Kanjorski, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Toomey, 
     Mr. Pitts, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Mascara, 
     and Mr. English.
       H.R. 113: Mr. Goode, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
     Skeen, and Mr. Callahan.
       H.R. 116: Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 271: Mr. Brown of California and Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts.
       H.R. 272: Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 274: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Payne, Mr. Inslee, 
     Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Clement, Mr. Larson, Mr. 
     McNulty, Mr. Allen, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Evans, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
     Bonior, and Mr. Frelinghuysen.

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       H.R. 275: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 303: Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Abercrombe, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
     Callahan, and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Hyde.
       H.R. 352: Mr. Wicker, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Jones of North 
     Carolina.
       H.R. 360: Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
     Blagojevich, Mr. John, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
     Calvert, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, and Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 455: Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 491: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 515: Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 516: Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Buyer.
       H.R. 541: Mr. Levin.
       H.R. 555: Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
     Weiner, and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 612: Mr. English, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
     LaTourette, and Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 648: Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Goode, Mr. Green of 
     Texas, and Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 673: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 678: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 681: Mr. Larson.
       H.R. 701: Mr. Terry, Mr. Allen, Mr. Spence, Mr. Clement, 
     Mr. Fletcher, and Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 716: Mrs. Kelly and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 732: Mr. Foley, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Filner, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 745: Mr. Doyle and Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 746: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Baird.
       H.R. 765: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Goode, and Ms. 
     Lofgren.
       H.R. 775: Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 784: Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Pryce of 
     Ohio, Mr. Cooksey, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
     Pallone, and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 804: Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Collins, and Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 805: Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 827: Mr. Dickey and Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 828: Mr. Upton and Mr. English.
       H.R. 846: Mr. Capuano and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 866: Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 894: Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 902: Mr. Wu, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Brown of California, and 
     Mr. Crowley.
       H.R. 904: Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Ney, Mr. Baker, Ms. DeLauro, 
     Mr. Largent, Mr. Nadler, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Sawyer, and Mr. 
     Jefferson.
       H.R. 935: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 936: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 957: Mr. McInnis, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
     Baird, Mrs. Christensen, and Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 959: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 964: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 979: Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Tierney, 
     Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Rahall, Mr. McHugh, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Maloney 
     of Connecticut, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Hoeffel, Mrs. 
     Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Larson, and Mr. 
     Conyers.
       H.R. 987: Mr. Stump, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
     Hansen, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Walden of Oregon, 
     Mr. Skeen, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
     Ehrlich, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Watkins, Ms. Granger, 
     Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Linder, Mr. Portman, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
     Schaffer, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
     Pitts, and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 997: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Clement, Mr. Larson, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Allen, Ms. Brown 
     of Florida, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 1001: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut and Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 1004: Mr. Weller and Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 1006: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Weller, and Mr. 
     Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1055: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Lewis of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
     DeMint, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
     Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Largent, Mr. Terry, and Mr. Shimkus.
       H.R. 1062: Mr. Weygand, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
     and Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 1063: Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 1070: Mr. Larson, Mr. Goodling, and Mr. Hyde.
       H.R. 1071: Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. 
     Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Capuano, Mr. English, Mr. 
     Rahall, Mr. Green of Texas, and Mr. Moakley.
       H.R. 1091: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Blunt, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. 
     Nethercutt.
       H.R. 1096: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 1102: Mr. Collins and Mr. Hoyer.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 1116: Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 1118: Mr. English.
       H.R. 1150: Mr. Fletcher.
       H.R. 1175: Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
     Norwood, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. Holt.
       H.R. 1180: Mr. McGovern, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Vento, Ms. Pryce 
     of Ohio, Mr. Minge, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Baker, 
     Mr. Doyle, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Sabo, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
     Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and 
     Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1190: Mr. Ehlers and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 1191: Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
     Crane, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Costello, Ms. 
     Schakowsky, Mr. Rush, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Manzullo, 
     Mr. LaHood, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
     Porter, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Hastert.
       H.R. 1195: Mr. Clement, Mr. Klink, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Nussle, 
     Mr. Weller, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 1196: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 1206: Mrs. Kelly and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 1214: Ms. Hooley of Oregon and Mr. Davis of Florida.
       H.R. 1219: Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 1221: Mr. Latham, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. 
     Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1222: Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 1232: Mrs. Morella, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
     Rothman, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
     Shows, and Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 1254: Mr. Bass.
       H.R. 1256: Mr. English, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 1278: Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Skelton, and Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 1286: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 1290: Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 1291: Mr. Simpson, Mr. Hoekstra, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
     Collins, Mr. Combest, Mr. Gary Miller of California, and Mr. 
     Knollenberg.
       H.R. 1301: Mr. Pickett, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
     Thornberry, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
     Turner, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
     Sununu, Mr. Collins, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Barton 
     of Texas, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Frost, Mr. Greenwood, 
     Mr. Shows, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Terry, and Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 1304: Mr. Wamp and Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 1326: Mr. Hayes, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Reyes, and Mr. Green 
     of Texas,.
       H.R. 1329: Mr. Stump and Mr. Crane.
       H.R. 1344: Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 1346: Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. Roukema, and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1352: Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Hilliard, 
     Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lee, Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
     Rivers, Mr. Baird, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
     Norton, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Thurman, and 
     Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 1354: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 1355: Mr. Rangel, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Baird, and Ms. 
     Waters.
       H.R. 1356: Mr. George Miller of California and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 1362: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1363: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 1398: Mr. Hunter and Mrs. Bono.
       H.R. 1411: Mr. Shows, Mr. Meeks of New York, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1432: Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 1445: Mr. Murtha, Mr. Quinn, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. 
     Bereuter.
       H.R. 1448: Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1462: Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 1476: Mr. Olver and Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 1491: Mr. Tierney, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Frank 
     of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1495: Mr. Green of Texas and Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 1507: Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Cannon,  Mr. Hill of Montana, 
     Mr. Walden of Oregon, and Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 1514: Mr. Clyburn and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1519: Mr. Terry.
       H.R. 1545: Mr. Waxman and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 1581: Ms. McKinney and Mr. Borski.
       H.J. Res. 33: Mr. Berry.
       H. Con. Res. 34: Mr. Blagojevich.
       H. Con. Res. 60: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Cunningham, 
     and Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin.
       H. Con. Res. 71: Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Graham, Mrs. 
     Kelly, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Deal of Georgia, and Mr. Stearns.
       H. Con. Res. 75: Mr. Schaffer, Ms. Carson, and Mr. Shays.
       H. Con. Res. 88: Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Brady of Texas, Mrs. Fowler, and Mrs. Kelly.
       H. Res. 107: Mr. Matsui and Mr. Porter.
       H. Res. 146: Mr. Frost and Mr. Delahunt.

para. 40.24  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 833: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania.
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                      THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1999 (41)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 41.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, April 28, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 41.2  communications

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

       1780. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the annual report of the Maritime Administration 
     (MARAD) for Fiscal Year 1998, pursuant to 46 U.S.C. app. 
     1118; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1781. A letter from the Administrator, Panama Canal 
     Commission, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize expendi

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     tures for fiscal year 2000 for the operation and maintenance 
     of the Panama Canal; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1782. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services Secretary of Labor, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to reauthorize the Older Americans Act of 1965 
     and thereby set the stage for strategic activities the 
     Administration will pursue to more effectively and 
     efficiently serve older Americans and their caregivers in the 
     21st Century; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       1783. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting Life 
     Cycle Asset Management; to the Committee on Commerce.
       1784. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report which 
     describes current conditions in Hong Kong of interest to the 
     United States, the report covers the period since the last 
     report in March 1998; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       1785. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     a draft of proposed legislation to authorize the transfer of 
     administrative jurisdiction of land within the boundary of 
     the Home of Franklin Delano Roosevelt National Historic Site 
     to the Archivist of the United States for the construction of 
     a visitor center; to the Committee on Resources.
       1786. A letter from the Chief Justice, the Supreme Court of 
     the United States, transmitting amendments to the Federal 
     Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure as adopted by the Court, 
     pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2075; (H. Doc. No. 106-53); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
       1787. A letter from the Chief Justice, the Supreme Court of 
     the United States, transmitting amendments to the Federal 
     Rules of Civil Procedure adopted by the Court; (H. Doc. No. 
     106-54); to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be 
     printed.
       1788. A letter from the Chief Justice, the Supreme Court of 
     the United States, transmitting amendments to the Federal 
     Rules of Criminal Procedure adopted by the Court; (H. Doc. 
     No. 106-55); to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to 
     be printed.
       1789. A letter from the President, U.S. Institute of Peace, 
     transmitting a report of the audit of the Institute's 
     accounts for fiscal year 1998, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 4607(h); 
     jointly to the Committees on International Relations and 
     Education and the Workforce.
       1790. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a draft of 
     proposed legislation to authorize appropriations for the 
     Department of State to carry out its authorities and 
     responsibilities in the conduct of foreign affairs during the 
     fiscal years 2000 and 2001; jointly to the Committees on 
     International Relations, Government Reform, and Ways and 
     Means. 

para. 41.3  select committee on china extension

  On motion of Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by unanimous consent, the 
Committee on Rules was discharged from further consideration of the 
following resolution (H. Res. 153):

       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF HOUSE RESOLUTION 5.

       Section 2(f)(1) of House Resolution 5, One Hundred Sixth 
     Congress, agreed to January 6, 1999 (as amended by House 
     Resolution 129, One Hundred Sixth Congress, agreed to March 
     24, 1999), is amended by striking ``April 30, 1999'' and 
     inserting ``May 14, 1999''.

  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. 41.4  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1480

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
called up the following resolution (H. Res. 154):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1480) to provide for the conservation and 
     development of water and related resources, to authorize the 
     United States Army Corps of Engineers to construct various 
     projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United 
     States, 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 Transportation and Infrastructure. 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 
     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. 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 an 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 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 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. 41.5  water resources development

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, pursuant to House 
Resolution 154 and rule XVIII, 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. 1480) to provide for the conservation 
and development of water and related resources, to authorize the United 
States Army Corps of Engineers to construct various projects for 
improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other 
purposes.
  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. HERGER, assumed the Chair.
  When Mrs. EMERSON, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 154, 
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 ``Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1999''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Secretary defined.

                   TITLE I--WATER RESOURCES PROJECTS

Sec. 101. Project authorizations.
Sec. 102. Small flood control projects.
Sec. 103. Small bank stabilization projects.
Sec. 104. Small navigation projects.
Sec. 105. Small projects for improvement of the environment.
Sec. 106. Small aquatic ecosystem restoration projects.

                      TITLE II--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 201. Small flood control authority.
Sec. 202. Use of non-Federal funds for compiling and disseminating 
              information on floods and flood damages.
Sec. 203. Contributions by States and political subdivisions.
Sec. 204. Sediment decontamination technology.
Sec. 205. Control of aquatic plants.
Sec. 206. Use of continuing contracts required for construction of 
              certain projects.
Sec. 207. Support of Army civil works program.
Sec. 208. Water resources development studies for the Pacific region.
Sec. 209. Everglades and south Florida ecosystem restoration.

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Sec. 210. Beneficial uses of dredged material.
Sec. 211. Harbor cost sharing.
Sec. 212. Aquatic ecosystem restoration.
Sec. 213. Watershed management, restoration, and development.
Sec. 214. Flood mitigation and riverine restoration pilot program.
Sec. 215. Shoreline management program.
Sec. 216. Assistance for remediation, restoration, and reuse.
Sec. 217. Shore damage mitigation.
Sec. 218. Shore protection.
Sec. 219. Flood prevention coordination.
Sec. 220. Annual passes for recreation.
Sec. 221. Cooperative agreements for environmental and recreational 
              measures.
Sec. 222. Nonstructural flood control projects.
Sec. 223. Lakes program.
Sec. 224. Construction of flood control projects by non-Federal 
              interests.
Sec. 225. Enhancement of fish and wildlife resources.
Sec. 226. Sense of Congress; requirement regarding notice.
Sec. 227. Periodic beach nourishment.
Sec. 228. Environmental dredging.
Sec. 229. Wetlands mitigation.

                 TITLE III--PROJECT-RELATED PROVISIONS

Sec. 301. Missouri River Levee System.
Sec. 302. Ouzinkie Harbor, Alaska.
Sec. 303. Greers Ferry Lake, Arkansas.
Sec. 304. Ten- and Fifteen-Mile Bayous, Arkansas.
Sec. 305. Loggy Bayou, Red River below Denison Dam, Arkansas, 
              Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Sec. 306. Sacramento River, Glenn-Colusa, California.
Sec. 307. San Lorenzo River, California.
Sec. 308. Terminus Dam, Kaweah River, California.
Sec. 309. Delaware River mainstem and channel deepening, Delaware, New 
              Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
Sec. 310. Potomac River, Washington, District of Columbia.
Sec. 311. Brevard County, Florida.
Sec. 312. Broward County and Hillsboro Inlet, Florida.
Sec. 313. Fort Pierce, Florida.
Sec. 314. Nassau County, Florida.
Sec. 315. Miami Harbor Channel, Florida.
Sec. 316. Lake Michigan, Illinois.
Sec. 317. Springfield, Illinois.
Sec. 318. Little Calumet River, Indiana.
Sec. 319. Ogden Dunes, Indiana.
Sec. 320. Saint Joseph River, South Bend, Indiana.
Sec. 321. White River, Indiana.
Sec. 322. Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana.
Sec. 323. Larose to Golden Meadow, Louisiana.
Sec. 324. Louisiana State Penitentiary Levee, Louisiana.
Sec. 325. Twelve-mile Bayou, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
Sec. 326. West Bank of the Mississippi River (East of Harvey Canal), 
              Louisiana.
Sec. 327. Tolchester Channel, Baltimore Harbor and channels, Chesapeake 
              Bay, Kent County, Maryland.
Sec. 328. Sault Sainte Marie, Chippewa County, Michigan.
Sec. 329. Jackson County, Mississippi.
Sec. 330. Tunica Lake, Mississippi.
Sec. 331. Bois Brule Drainage and Levee District, Missouri.
Sec. 332. Meramec River Basin, Valley Park Levee, Missouri.
Sec. 333. Missouri River mitigation project, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, 
              and Nebraska.
Sec. 334. Wood River, Grand Island, Nebraska.
Sec. 335. Absecon Island, New Jersey.
Sec. 336. New York Harbor and Adjacent Channels, Port Jersey, New 
              Jersey
Sec. 337. Passaic River, New Jersey.
Sec. 338. Sandy Hook to Barnegat Inlet, New Jersey.
Sec. 339. Arthur Kill, New York and New Jersey.
Sec. 340. New York City watershed.
Sec. 341. New York State Canal System.
Sec. 342. Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point, New york.
Sec. 343. Broken Bow Lake, Red River Basin, Oklahoma.
Sec. 344. Willamette River temperature control, Mckenzie Subbasin, 
              Oregon.
Sec. 345. Aylesworth Creek Reservoir, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 346. Curwensville Lake, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 347. Delaware River, Pennsylvania and Delaware.
Sec. 348. Mussers Dam, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 349. Nine-Mile Run, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 350. Raystown Lake, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 351. South Central Pennsylvania.
Sec. 352. Cooper River, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina.
Sec. 353. Bowie County Levee, Texas.
Sec. 354. Clear Creek, Texas.
Sec. 355. Cypress Creek, Texas.
Sec. 356. Dallas Floodway Extension, Dallas, Texas.
Sec. 357. Upper Jordan River, Utah.
Sec. 358. Elizabeth River, Chesapeake, Virginia.
Sec. 359. Bluestone Lake, Ohio River Basin, West Virginia.
Sec. 360. Greenbrier Basin, West Virginia.
Sec. 361. Moorefield, West Virginia.
Sec. 362. West Virginia and Pennsylvania Flood Control.
Sec. 363. Project reauthorizations.
Sec. 364. Project deauthorizations.
Sec. 365. American and Sacramento Rivers, California.
Sec. 366. Martin, Kentucky.
Sec. 367. Southern West Virginia pilot program.
Sec. 368. Black Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers, Jackson, Alabama.
Sec. 369. Tropicana Wash and Flamingo Wash, Nevada.
Sec. 370. Comite River, Louisiana.
Sec. 371. St. Mary's River, Michigan.
Sec. 372. City of Charlxvoix: reimbursement, Michigan.

                           TITLE IV--STUDIES

Sec. 401. Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers levees and streambanks 
              protection.
Sec. 402. Upper Mississippi River comprehensive plan.
Sec. 403. El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas.
Sec. 404. Sweetwater Reservoir, San Diego County, California.
Sec. 405. Whitewater River Basin, California.
Sec. 406. Little Econlackhatchee River Basin, Florida.
Sec. 407. Port Everglades Inlet, Florida.
Sec. 408. Upper Des Plaines River and tributaries, Illinois and 
              Wisconsin.
Sec. 409. Cameron Parish west of Calcasieu River, Louisiana.
Sec. 410. Grand Isle and vicinity, Louisiana.
Sec. 411. Lake Pontchartrain seawall, Louisiana.
Sec. 412. Westport, Massachusetts.
Sec. 413. Southwest Valley, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Sec. 414. Cayuga Creek, New York.
Sec. 415. Arcola Creek Watershed, Madison, Ohio.
Sec. 416. Western Lake Erie Basin, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan.
Sec. 417. Schuylkill River, Norristown, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 418. Lakes Marion and Moultrie, South Carolina.
Sec. 419. Day County, South Dakota.
Sec. 420. Corpus Christi, Texas.
Sec. 421. Mitchell's Cut Channel (Caney Fork Cut), Texas.
Sec. 422. Mouth of Colorado River, Texas.
Sec. 423. Kanawha River, Fayette County, West Virginia.
Sec. 424. West Virginia ports.
Sec. 425. Great Lakes region comprehensive study.
Sec. 426. Nutrient loading resulting from dredged material disposal.
Sec. 427. Santee Delta focus area, South Carolina.
Sec. 428. Del Norte County, California.
Sec. 429. St. Clair River and Lake St. Clair, Michigan.
Sec. 430. Cumberland County, Tennessee.

                   TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 501. Corps assumption of NRCS projects.
Sec. 502. Construction assistance.
Sec. 503. Contaminated sediment dredging technology.
Sec. 504. Dam safety.
Sec. 505. Great Lakes remedial action plans.
Sec. 506. Sea Lamprey control measures in the Great Lakes.
Sec. 507. Maintenance of navigation channels.
Sec. 508. Measurement of Lake Michigan diversions.
Sec. 509. Upper Mississippi River environmental management program.
Sec. 510. Atlantic Coast of New York monitoring.
Sec. 511. Water control management.
Sec. 512. Beneficial use of dredged material.
Sec. 513. Design and construction assistance.
Sec. 514. Lower Missouri River aquatic restoration projects.
Sec. 515. Aquatic resources restoration in the Northwest.
Sec. 516. Innovative technologies for watershed restoration.
Sec. 517. Environmental restoration.
Sec. 518. Expedited consideration of certain projects.
Sec. 519. Dog River, Alabama.
Sec. 520. Elba, Alabama.
Sec. 521. Geneva, Alabama.
Sec. 522. Navajo Reservation, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah.
Sec. 523. Augusta and Devalls Bluff, Arkansas.
Sec. 524. Beaver Lake, Arkansas.
Sec. 525. Beaver Lake trout production facility, Arkansas.
Sec. 526. Chino Dairy Preserve, California.
Sec. 527. Novato, California.
Sec. 528. Orange and San Diego Counties, California.
Sec. 529. Salton Sea, California.
Sec. 530. Santa Cruz Harbor, California.
Sec. 531. Point Beach, Milford, Connecticut.
Sec. 532. Lower St. Johns River Basin, Florida.
Sec. 533. Shoreline protection and environmental restoration, Lake 
              Allatoona, Georgia.
Sec. 534. Mayo's Bar Lock and Dam, Coosa River, Rome, Georgia.
Sec. 535. Comprehensive flood impact response modeling system, 
              Coralville Reservoir and Iowa River Watershed, Iowa.
Sec. 536. Additional construction assistance in Illinois.
Sec. 537. Kanopolis Lake, Kansas.
Sec. 538. Southern and Eastern Kentucky.
Sec. 539. Southeast Louisiana.
Sec. 540. Snug Harbor, Maryland.

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Sec. 541. Welch Point, Elk River, Cecil County, and Chesapeake City, 
              Maryland.
Sec. 542. West View Shores, Cecil County, Maryland.
Sec. 543. Restoration projects for Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West 
              Virginia.
Sec. 544. Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts.
Sec. 545. St. Louis, Missouri.
Sec. 546. Beaver Branch of Big Timber Creek, New Jersey.
Sec. 547. Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River water levels, New York.
Sec. 548. New York-New Jersey Harbor, New York and New Jersey.
Sec. 549. Sea Gate Reach, Coney Island, New York, New York.
Sec. 550. Woodlawn, New York.
Sec. 551. Floodplain mapping, New York.
Sec. 552. White Oak River, North Carolina.
Sec. 553. Toussaint River, Carroll Township, Ottawa County, Ohio.
Sec. 554. Sardis Reservoir, Oklahoma.
Sec. 555. Waurika Lake, Oklahoma, water conveyance facilities.
Sec. 556. Skinner Butte Park, Eugene, Oregon.
Sec. 557. Willamette River basin, Oregon.
Sec. 558. Bradford and Sullivan Counties, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 559. Erie Harbor, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 560. Point Marion Lock And Dam, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 561. Seven Points' Harbor, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 562. Southeastern Pennsylvania.
Sec. 563. Upper Susquehanna-Lackawanna watershed restoration 
              initiative.
Sec. 564. Aguadilla Harbor, Puerto Rico.
Sec. 565. Oahe Dam to Lake Sharpe, South Dakota, study.
Sec. 566. Integrated water management planning, Texas.
Sec. 567. Bolivar Peninsula, Jefferson, Chambers, and Galveston 
              Counties, Texas.
Sec. 568. Galveston Beach, Galveston County, Texas.
Sec. 569. Packery Channel, Corpus Christi, Texas.
Sec. 570. Northern West Virginia.
Sec. 571. Urbanized peak flood management research.
Sec. 572. Mississippi River Commission.
Sec. 573. Coastal aquatic habitat management.
Sec. 574. West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.
Sec. 575. Abandoned and inactive noncoal mine restoration.
Sec. 576. Beneficial use of waste tire rubber.
Sec. 577. Site designation.
Sec. 578. Land conveyances.
Sec. 579. Namings.
Sec. 580. Folsom Dam and Reservoir additional storage and additional 
              flood control studies.
Sec. 581. Wallops Island, Virginia.
Sec. 582. Detroit River, Detroit, Michigan.
Sec. 583. Northeastern Minnesota.
Sec. 584. Alaska.
Sec. 585. Central West Virginia.
Sec. 586. Sacramento Metropolitan area watershed restoration, 
              California.
Sec. 587. Onondaga Lake.
Sec. 588. East Lynn Lake, West Virginia.
Sec. 589. Eel River, California.
Sec. 590. North Little Rock, Arkansas.
Sec. 591. Upper Mississippi River, Mississippi Place, St. Paul, 
              Minnesota.

     SEC. 2. SECRETARY DEFINED.

       In this Act, the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
     the Army.
                   TITLE I--WATER RESOURCES PROJECTS

     SEC. 101. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) Projects With Chief's Reports.--The following projects 
     for water resources development and conservation and other 
     purposes are authorized to be carried out by the Secretary 
     substantially in accordance with the plans, and subject to 
     the conditions, described in the respective reports 
     designated in this subsection:
       (1) Sand point harbor, alaska.--The project for navigation, 
     Sand Point Harbor, Alaska: Report of the Chief of Engineers 
     dated October 13, 1998, at a total cost of $11,760,000, with 
     an estimated Federal cost of $6,964,000 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $4,796,000.
       (2) Rio salado, salt river, phoenix and tempe, arizona.--
     The project for flood control and environmental restoration, 
     Rio Salado, Salt River, Phoenix and Tempe, Arizona: Report of 
     the Chief of Engineers dated August 20, 1998, at a total cost 
     of $88,048,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $56,355,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $31,693,000.
       (3) Tucson drainage area, arizona.--The project for flood 
     control, Tucson drainage area, Arizona: Report of the Chief 
     of Engineers, dated May 20, 1998, at a total cost of 
     $29,900,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $16,768,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $13,132,000.
       (4) American river watershed, california.--
       (A) In general.--The Folsom Dam Modification portion of the 
     Folsom Modification Plan described in the United States Army 
     Corps of Engineers Supplemental Information Report for the 
     American River Watershed Project, California, dated March 
     1996, as modified by the report entitled ``Folsom Dam 
     Modification Report, New Outlets Plan,'' dated March 1998, 
     prepared by the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency, at an 
     estimated cost of $150,000,000, with an estimated Federal 
     cost of $97,500,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 
     $52,500,000. The Secretary shall coordinate with the 
     Secretary of the Interior with respect to the design and 
     construction of modifications at Folsom Dam authorized by 
     this paragraph.
       (B) Reoperation measures.--Upon completion of the 
     improvements to Folsom Dam authorized by subparagraph (A), 
     the variable space allocated to flood control within the 
     Reservoir shall be reduced from the current operating range 
     of 400,000-670,000 acre-feet to 400,000-600,000 acre-feet.
       (C) Makeup of water shortages caused by flood control 
     operation.--The Secretary of the Interior shall enter into, 
     or modify, such agreements with the Sacramento Area Flood 
     Control Agency regarding the operation of Folsom Dam and 
     reservoir as may be necessary in order that, notwithstanding 
     any prior agreement or provision of law, 100 percent of the 
     water needed to make up for any water shortage caused by 
     variable flood control operation during any year at Folsom 
     Dam and resulting in a significant impact on recreation at 
     Folsom Reservoir shall be replaced, to the extent the water 
     is available for purchase, by the Secretary of the Interior.
       (D) Significant impact on recreation.--For the purposes of 
     this paragraph, a significant impact on recreation is defined 
     as any impact that results in a lake elevation at Folsom 
     Reservoir below 435 feet above sea level starting on May 15 
     and ending on September 15 of any given year.
       (5) Oakland harbor, california.--The project for 
     navigation, Oakland Harbor, California: Report of the Chief 
     of Engineers dated April 21, 1999, at a total cost of 
     $252,290,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $128,081,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $124,209,000.
       (6) South sacramento county streams, california.--The 
     project for flood control, environmental restoration and 
     recreation, South Sacramento County streams, California: 
     Report of the Chief of Engineers dated October 6, 1998, at a 
     total cost of $65,500,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $41,200,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $24,300,000.
       (7) Upper guadalupe river, california.--The project for 
     flood control and recreation, Upper Guadalupe River, 
     California: Locally Preferred Plan (known as the ``Bypass 
     Channel Plan''), Report of the Chief of Engineers dated 
     August 19, 1998, at a total cost of $140,328,000, with an 
     estimated Federal cost of $70,164,000 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $70,164,000.
       (8) Yuba river basin, california.--The project for flood 
     control, Yuba River Basin, California: Report of the Chief of 
     Engineers dated November 25, 1998, at a total cost of 
     $26,600,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $17,350,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $9,250,000.
       (9) Delaware bay coastline, delaware and new jersey-
     broadkill beach, delaware.--The project for hurricane and 
     storm damage reduction, Delaware Bay coastline, Delaware and 
     New Jersey-Broadkill Beach, Delaware: Report of the Chief of 
     Engineers dated August 17, 1998, at a total cost of 
     $9,049,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $5,674,000 and 
     an estimated non-Federal cost of $3,375,000, and at an 
     estimated average annual cost of $538,200 for periodic 
     nourishment over the 50-year life of the project, with an 
     estimated annual Federal cost of $349,800 and an estimated 
     annual non-Federal cost of $188,400.
       (10) Delaware bay coastline, delaware and new jersey-port 
     mahon, delaware.--The project for ecosystem restoration, 
     Delaware Bay coastline, Delaware and New Jersey-Port Mahon, 
     Delaware: Report of the Chief of Engineers dated September 
     28, 1998, at a total cost of $7,644,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $4,969,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $2,675,000, and at an estimated average annual cost of 
     $234,000 for periodic nourishment over the 50-year life of 
     the project, with an estimated annual Federal cost of 
     $152,000 and an estimated annual non-Federal cost of $82,000.
       (11) Delaware bay coastline, delaware and new jersey-
     roosevelt inlet-lewes beach, delaware.--The project for 
     navigation mitigation and hurricane and storm damage 
     reduction, Delaware Bay coastline, Delaware and New Jersey-
     Roosevelt Inlet-Lewes Beach, Delaware: Report of the Chief of 
     Engineers dated February 3, 1999, at a total cost of 
     $3,393,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $2,620,000 and 
     an estimated non-Federal cost of $773,000, and at an 
     estimated average annual cost of $196,000 for periodic 
     nourishment over the 50-year life of the project, with an 
     estimated annual Federal cost of $152,000 and an estimated 
     annual non-Federal cost of $44,000.
       (12) Delaware bay coastline, delaware and new jersey-villas 
     and vicinity, new jersey.--The project for shore protection 
     and ecosystem restoration, Delaware Bay coastline, Delaware 
     and New Jersey-Villas and vicinity, New Jersey: Report of the 
     Chief of Engineers dated April 21, 1999, at a total cost of 
     $7,520,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $4,888,000 and 
     an estimated non-Federal cost of $2,632,000.
       (13) Delaware coast from cape henelopen to fenwick island, 
     bethany beach/south bethany beach, delaware.--The project for 
     hurricane and storm damage reduction, Delaware Coast from 
     Cape Henelopen to Fenwick Island, Bethany Beach/South Bethany 
     Beach, Delaware: Report of the Chief of Engineers dated April 
     21, 1999, at a total cost of $22,205,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $14,433,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $7,772,000, and at an estimated average annual cost of 
     $1,584,000 for periodic nourishment over the 50-year life of 
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     project, with an estimated annual Federal cost of $1,030,000 
     and an estimated annual non-Federal cost of $554,000.
       (14) Jacksonville harbor, florida.--
       (A) In general.--The project for navigation, Jacksonville 
     Harbor, Florida: Report of the Chief of Engineers April 21, 
     1999, at a total cost of $26,116,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $9,129,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $16,987,000.
       (B) Special rule.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the 
     Secretary may construct the project to a depth of 40 feet if 
     the non-Federal interest agrees to pay any additional costs 
     above those for the recommended plan.
       (15) Tampa harbor-big bend channel, florida.--The project 
     for navigation, Tampa Harbor-Big Bend Channel, Florida: 
     Report of the Chief of Engineers dated October 13, 1998, at a 
     total cost of $9,356,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $6,235,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $3,121,000.
       (16) Brunswick harbor, georgia.--The project for 
     navigation, Brunswick Harbor, Georgia: Report of the Chief of 
     Engineers dated October 6, 1998, at a total cost of 
     $50,717,000, with an estimate Federal cost of $32,966,000 and 
     an estimated non-Federal cost of $17,751,000.
       (17) Beargrass creek, kentucky.--The project for flood 
     control, Beargrass Creek, Kentucky: Report of the Chief of 
     Engineers, dated May 12, 1998, at a total cost of 
     $11,171,300, with an estimated Federal cost of $7,261,500 and 
     an estimated non-Federal cost of $3,909,800.
       (18) Amite river and tributaries, louisiana.--The project 
     for flood control, Amite River and tributaries, Louisiana: 
     Report of the Chief of Engineers dated December 23, 1996, at 
     a total cost of $112,900,000, with an estimated Federal cost 
     of $84,675,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 
     $28,225,000. Cost sharing for the project shall be determined 
     in accordance with section 103(a) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213), as in effect on 
     October 11, 1996.
       (19) Baltimore harbor anchorages and channels, maryland and 
     virginia.--The project for navigation, Baltimore harbor 
     anchorages and channels, Maryland and Virginia: Report of the 
     Chief of Engineers, dated June 8, 1998, at a total cost of 
     $28,430,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $19,000,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $9,430,000.
       (20) Red river lake at crookston, minnesota.--The project 
     for flood control, Red River Lake at Crookston, Minnesota: 
     Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated April 20, 1998, at a 
     total cost of $8,950,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $5,720,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $3,230,000.
       (21) Turkey creek basin, kansas city, missouri, and kansas 
     city, kansas.--The project for flood damage reduction, Turkey 
     Creek Basin, Kansas City, Missouri, and Kansas City, Kansas: 
     Report of the Chief of Engineers dated April 21, 1999, at a 
     total cost of $42,875,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $25,596,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $17,279,000.
       (22) Lower cape may meadows, cape may point, new jersey.--
     The project for navigation mitigation, ecosystem restoration, 
     and hurricane and storm damage reduction, Lower Cape May 
     Meadows, Cape May Point, New Jersey: Report of the Chief of 
     Engineers dated April 5, 1999, at a total cost of 
     $15,952,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $12,118,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $3,834,000, and at an 
     estimated average annual cost of $1,114,000 for periodic 
     nourishment over the 50-year life of the project, with an 
     estimated annual Federal cost of $897,000 and an estimated 
     annual non-Federal cost of $217,000.
       (23) New jersey shore protection: townsends inlet to cape 
     may inlet, new jersey.--The project for hurricane and storm 
     damage reduction and ecosystem restoration, New Jersey Shore 
     Protection: Townsends Inlet to Cape May Inlet, New Jersey: 
     Report of the Chief of Engineers dated September 28, 1998, at 
     a total cost of $56,503,000, with an estimated Federal cost 
     of $36,727,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 
     $19,776,000, and at an estimated average annual cost of 
     $2,000,000 for periodic nourishment over the 50-year life of 
     the project, with an estimated annual Federal cost of 
     $1,300,000 and an estimated annual non-Federal cost of 
     $700,000.
       (24) Guanajibo river, puerto rico.--The project for flood 
     control, Guanajibo River, Puerto Rico: Report of the Chief of 
     Engineers, dated February 27, 1996, at a total cost of 
     $27,031,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $20,273,250 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $6,757,750. Cost sharing 
     for the project shall be determined in accordance with 
     section 103(a) of the Water Resources Development Act 1986 
     (33 U.S.C. 2213) as in effect on October 11, 1986.
       (25) Rio grande de manati, barceloneta, puerto rico.--The 
     project for flood control, Rio Grande De Manati, Barceloneta, 
     Puerto Rico: Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated January 
     22, 1999, at a total cost of $13,491,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $8,785,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $4,706,000.
       (26) Rio nigua at salinas, puerto rico.--The project for 
     flood control, Rio Nigua at Salinas, Puerto Rico: Report of 
     the Chief of Engineers, dated April 15, 1997, at a total cost 
     of $13,702,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $7,645,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $6,057,000.
       (27) Salt creek, graham, texas.--The project for flood 
     control, environmental restoration and recreation, Salt 
     Creek, Graham, Texas: Report of the Chief of Engineers dated 
     October 6, 1998, at a total cost of $10,080,000, with an 
     estimated Federal cost of $6,560,000 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $3,520,000.
       (b) Projects Subject to Report.--The following projects for 
     water resources development and conservation and other 
     purposes are authorized to be carried out by the Secretary 
     substantially in accordance with the plans, and subject to 
     the conditions, recommended in a final report of the Corps of 
     Engineers, if the report is completed not later than 
     September 30, 1999.
       (1) Nome, alaska.--The project for navigation, Nome, 
     Alaska, at a total cost of $24,608,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $19,660,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $4,948,000.
       (2) Seward harbor, alaska.--The project for navigation, 
     Seward Harbor, Alaska, at a total cost of $12,240,000, with 
     an estimated Federal cost of $4,364,000 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $7,876,000.
       (3) Hamilton airfield, california.--The project for 
     wetlands restoration, Hamilton Airfield, California, at a 
     total cost of $55,200,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $41,400,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $13,800,000.
       (4) Delaware bay coastline, delaware and new jersey: 
     oakwood beach, new jersey.--The project for shore protection, 
     Delaware Bay Coastline, Delaware and New Jersey: Oakwood 
     Beach, New Jersey, at a total cost of $3,360,000, with an 
     estimated Federal cost of $2,184,000 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $1,176,000.
       (5) Delaware bay coastline, delaware and new jersey: reeds 
     beach and pierces point, new jersey.--The project for shore 
     protection and ecosystem restoration, Delaware Bay Coastline, 
     Delaware and New Jersey: Reeds Beach and Pierces Point, New 
     Jersey, at a total cost of $4,057,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $2,637,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $1,420,000.
       (6) Little talbot island, duval county, florida.--The 
     project for hurricane and storm damage prevention, Little 
     Talbot Island, Duval County, Florida, at a total cost of 
     $5,915,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $3,839,000 and 
     an estimated non-Federal cost of $2,076,000.
       (7) Ponce de leon inlet, florida.--The project for 
     navigation and related purposes, Ponce de Leon Inlet, Volusia 
     County, Florida, at a total cost of $5,454,000, with an 
     estimated Federal cost of $2,988,000 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $2,466,000.
       (8) Savannah harbor expansion, georgia.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the project 
     for navigation, Savannah Harbor expansion, Georgia, including 
     implementation of the mitigation plan, with such 
     modifications as the Secretary deems appropriate, at a total 
     cost of $230,174,000 (of which amount a portion is authorized 
     for implementation of the mitigation plan), with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $145,160,000 and an estimated non-Federal 
     cost of $85,014,000.
       (B) Conditions.--The project authorized by subparagraph (A) 
     may be carried out only after--
       (i) the Secretary, in consultation with affected Federal, 
     State of Georgia, State of South Carolina, regional, and 
     local entities, has reviewed and approved an environmental 
     impact statement for the project that includes--

       (I) an analysis of the impacts of project depth 
     alternatives ranging from 42 feet through 48 feet; and
       (II) a selected plan for navigation and an associated 
     mitigation plan as required by section 906(a) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2283); and

       (ii) the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of 
     Commerce, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, and the Secretary have approved the selected plan and 
     have determined that the mitigation plan adequately addresses 
     the potential environmental impacts of the project.
       (C) Mitigation requirements.--The mitigation plan shall be 
     implemented in advance of or concurrently with construction 
     of the project.
       (9) Des plaines river, illinois.--The project for flood 
     control, Des Plaines River, Illinois, at a total cost of 
     $44,300,000 with an estimated Federal cost of $28,800,000 and 
     an estimated non-Federal cost of $15,500,000.
       (10) New jersey shore protection, brigantine inlet to great 
     egg harbor, brigantine island, new jersey.--The project for 
     hurricane and storm damage reduction, New Jersey shore 
     protection, Brigantine Inlet to Great Egg Harbor, Brigantine 
     Island, New Jersey, at a total cost of $4,970,000, with an 
     estimated Federal cost of $3,230,000 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $1,740,000, and at an estimated average 
     annual cost of $465,000 for periodic nourishment over the 50-
     year life of the project, with an estimated annual Federal 
     cost of $302,000 and an estimated annual non-Federal cost of 
     $163,000.
       (11) Columbia river channel, oregon and washington.--The 
     project for navigation, Columbia River Channel, Oregon and 
     Washington, at a total cost of $183,623,000 with an estimated 
     Federal cost $106,132,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $77,491,000.
       (12) Johnson creek, arlington, texas.--The locally 
     preferred project for flood control, Johnson Creek, 
     Arlington, Texas, at a total cost of $20,300,000, with an 
     estimated Federal cost of $12,000,000 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $8,300,000.
       (13) Howard hanson dam, washington.--The project for water 
     supply and ecosystem restoration, Howard Hanson Dam, 
     Washington, at a total cost of $75,600,000, with an

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     estimated Federal cost of $36,900,000 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $38,700,000.

     SEC. 102. SMALL FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a study for 
     each of the following projects and, after completion of such 
     study, shall carry out the project under section 205 of the 
     Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s):
       (1) Lancaster, california.--Project for flood control, 
     Lancaster, California, westside stormwater retention 
     facility.
       (2) Gateway triangle area, florida.--Project for flood 
     control, Gateway Triangle area, Collier County, Florida.
       (3) Plant city, florida.--Project for flood control, Plant 
     City, Florida.
       (4) Stone island, lake monroe, florida.--Project for flood 
     control, Stone Island, Lake Monroe, Florida.
       (5) Ohio river, illinois.--Project for flood control, Ohio 
     River, Illinois.
       (6) Repaupo creek, new jersey.--Project for flood control, 
     Repaupo Creek, New Jersey.
       (7) Owasco lake seawall, new york.--Project for flood 
     control, Owasco Lake seawall, New York.
       (8) Port clinton, ohio.--Project for flood control, Port 
     Clinton, Ohio.
       (9) North canadian river, oklahoma.--Project for flood 
     control, North Canadian River, Oklahoma.
       (10) Abington township, pennsylvania.--Project for flood 
     control, Baeder and Wanamaker Roads, Abington Township, 
     Pennsylvania.
       (11) Port indian, west norriton township, montgomery 
     county, pennsylvania.--Project for flood control, Port 
     Indian, West Norriton Township, Montgomery County, 
     Pennsylvania.
       (12) Port providence, upper providence township, 
     pennsylvania.--Project for flood control, Port Providence, 
     Upper Providence Township, Pennsylvania.
       (13) Springfield township, montgomery county, 
     pennsylvania.--Project for flood control, Springfield 
     Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
       (14) First creek, knoxville, tennessee.--Project for flood 
     control, First Creek, Knoxville, Tennessee.
       (15) Metro center levee, cumberland river, nashville, 
     tennessee.--Project for flood control, Metro Center Levee, 
     Cumberland River, Nashville, Tennessee.
       (b) Festus and Crystal City, Missouri.--
       (1) Maximum federal expenditure.--The maximum amount of 
     Federal funds that may be expended for the project for flood 
     control, Festus and Crystal City, Missouri, shall be 
     $10,000,000.
       (2) Revision of project cooperation agreement.--The 
     Secretary shall revise the project cooperation agreement for 
     the project referred to in paragraph (1) to take into account 
     the change in the Federal participation in such project 
     pursuant to paragraph (1).
       (3) Cost sharing.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to affect any cost-sharing requirement applicable 
     to the project referred to in paragraph (1) under the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986.

      SEC. 103. SMALL BANK STABILIZATION PROJECTS.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study for each of the 
     following projects and, after completion of such study, shall 
     carry out the project under section 14 of the Flood Control 
     Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 701r):
       (1) Saint joseph river, indiana.--Project for streambank 
     erosion control, Saint Joseph River, Indiana.
       (2) Saginaw river, bay city, michigan.--Project for 
     streambank erosion control, Saginaw River, Bay City, 
     Michigan.
       (3) Big timber creek, new jersey.--Project for streambank 
     erosion control, Big Timber Creek, New Jersey.
       (4) Lake shore road, athol springs, new york.--Project for 
     streambank erosion control, Lake Shore Road, Athol Springs, 
     New York.
       (5) Marist college, poughkeepsie, new york.--Project for 
     streambank erosion control, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, New 
     York.
       (6) Monroe county, ohio.--Project for streambank erosion 
     control, Monroe County, Ohio.
       (7) Green valley, west virginia.--Project for streambank 
     erosion control, Green Valley, West Virginia.

      SEC. 104. SMALL NAVIGATION PROJECTS.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study for each of the 
     following projects and, after completion of such study, shall 
     carry out the project under section 107 of the River and 
     Harbor Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577):
       (1) Grand marais, arkansas.--Project for navigation, Grand 
     Marais, Arkansas.
       (2) Fields landing channel, humboldt harbor, california.--
     Project for navigation, Fields Landing Channel, Humboldt 
     Harbor, California.
       (3) San mateo (pillar point harbor), california.--Project 
     for navigation San Mateo (Pillar Point Harbor), California.
       (4) Agana marina, guam.--Project for navigation, Agana 
     Marina, Guam.
       (5) Agat marina, guam.--Project for navigation, Agat 
     Marina, Guam.
       (6) Apra harbor fuel piers, guam.--Project for navigation, 
     Apra Harbor Fuel Piers, Guam.
       (7) Apra harbor pier f-6, guam.--Project for navigation, 
     Apra Harbor Pier F-6, Guam.
       (8) Apra harbor seawall, guam.--Project for navigation 
     including a seawall, Apra Harbor, Guam.
       (9) Guam harbor, guam.--Project for navigation, Guam 
     Harbor, Guam.
       (10) Illinois river near chautauqua park, illinois.--
     Project for navigation, Illinois River near Chautauqua Park, 
     Illinois.
       (11) Whiting shoreline waterfront, whiting, indiana.--
     Project for navigation, Whiting Shoreline Waterfront, 
     Whiting, Indiana.
       (12) Naraguagus river, machias, maine.--Project for 
     navigation, Naraguagus River, Machias, Maine.
       (13) Union river, ellsworth, maine.--Project for 
     navigation, Union River, Ellsworth, Maine.
       (14) Detroit waterfront, michigan.--Project for navigation, 
     Detroit River, Michigan, including dredging and removal of a 
     reef.
       (15) Fortescue inlet, delaware bay, new jersey.--Project 
     for navigation for Fortescue Inlet, Delaware Bay, New Jersey.
       (16) Buffalo and lasalle park, new york.--Project for 
     navigation, Buffalo and LaSalle Park, New York.
       (17) Sturgeon point, new york.--Project for navigation, 
     Sturgeon Point, New York.
       (18) Fairport harbor, ohio.--Project for navigation, 
     Fairport Harbor, Ohio, including a recreation channel.

     SEC. 105. SMALL PROJECTS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a study for 
     each of the following projects and, after completion of such 
     study, shall carry out the project under section 1135 of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a):
       (1) Illinois river in the vicinity of havana, illinois.--
     Project for the improvement of the environment, Illinois 
     River in the vicinity of Havana, Illinois.
       (2) Knitting mill creek, virginia.--Project for the 
     improvement of the environment, Knitting Mill Creek, 
     Virginia.
       (b) Pine Flat Dam, Kings River, California.--The Secretary 
     shall carry out under section 1135(a) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a(a)) a project to 
     construct a turbine bypass at Pine Flat Dam, Kings River, 
     California, in accordance with the Project Modification 
     Report and Environmental Assessment dated September 1996.

     SEC. 106. SMALL AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION PROJECTS.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study for each of the 
     following projects and, after completion of such study, shall 
     carry out the project under section 206 of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330):
       (1) Contra costa county, bay delta, california.--Project 
     for aquatic ecosystem restoration, Contra Costa County, Bay 
     Delta, California.
       (2) Indian river, florida.--Project for aquatic ecosystem 
     restoration and lagoon restoration, Indian River, Florida.
       (3) Little wekiva river, florida.--Project for aquatic 
     ecosystem restoration and erosion control, Little Wekiva 
     River, Florida.
       (4) Cook county, illinois.--Project for aquatic ecosystem 
     restoration and lagoon restoration and protection, Cook 
     County, Illinois.
       (5) Grand batture island, mississippi.--Project for aquatic 
     ecosystem restoration, Grand Batture Island, Mississippi.
       (6) Hancock, harrison, and jackson counties, mississippi.--
     Project for aquatic ecosystem restoration and reef 
     restoration along the Gulf Coast, Hancock, Harrison, and 
     Jackson Counties, Mississippi.
       (7) Mississippi river and river des peres, st. louis, 
     missouri.--Project for aquatic ecosystem restoration and 
     recreation, Mississippi River and River Des Peres, St. Louis, 
     Missouri.
       (8) Hudson river, new york.--Project for aquatic ecosystem 
     restoration, Hudson River, New York.
       (9) Oneida lake, new york.--Project for aquatic ecosystem 
     restoration, Oneida Lake, Oneida County, New York.
       (10) Otsego lake, new york.--Project for aquatic ecosystem 
     restoration, Otsego Lake, Otsego County, New York.
       (11) North fork of yellow creek, ohio.--Project for aquatic 
     ecosystem restoration, North Fork of Yellow Creek, Ohio.
       (12) Wheeling creek watershed, ohio.--Project for aquatic 
     ecosystem restoration, Wheeling Creek watershed, Ohio.
       (13) Springfield millrace, oregon.--Project for aquatic 
     ecosystem restoration, Springfield Millrace, Oregon.
       (14) Upper amazon creek, oregon.--Project for aquatic 
     ecosystem restoration, Upper Amazon Creek, Oregon.
       (15) Lake ontelaunee reservoir, berks county, 
     pennsylvania.--Project for aquatic ecosystem restoration and 
     distilling pond facilities, Lake Ontelaunee Reservoir, Berks 
     County, Pennsylvania.
       (16) Blackstone river basin, rhode island and 
     massachusetts.--Project for aquatic ecosystem restoration and 
     fish passage facilities, Blackstone River Basin, Rhode Island 
     and Massachusetts.
                      TITLE II--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 201. SMALL FLOOD CONTROL AUTHORITY.

       Section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 
     701s) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``construction of small projects'' and 
     inserting ``implementation of small structural and 
     nonstructural projects''; and
       (2) by striking ``$5,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$7,000,000''.

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     SEC. 202. USE OF NON-FEDERAL FUNDS FOR COMPILING AND 
                   DISSEMINATING INFORMATION ON FLOODS AND FLOOD 
                   DAMAGES.

       The last sentence of section 206(b) of the Flood Control 
     Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 709a(b)) is amended by inserting 
     before the period the following: ``; except that this 
     limitation on fees shall not apply to funds voluntarily 
     contributed by such entities for the purpose of expanding the 
     scope of the services requested by such entities''.

     SEC. 203. CONTRIBUTIONS BY STATES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.

       Section 5 of the Flood Control Act of June 22, 1936 (33 
     U.S.C. 701h), is amended by inserting ``or environmental 
     restoration'' after ``flood control''.

     SEC. 204. SEDIMENT DECONTAMINATION TECHNOLOGY.

       Section 405 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 
     (33 U.S.C. 2239 note; 106 Stat. 4863) is amended--
       (1) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following:
       ``(4) Practical end-use products.--Technologies selected 
     for demonstration at the pilot scale shall be intended to 
     result in practical end-use products.
       ``(5) Assistance by the secretary.--The Secretary shall 
     assist the project to ensure expeditious completion by 
     providing sufficient quantities of contaminated dredged 
     material to conduct the full-scale demonstrations to stated 
     capacity.'';
       (2) in subsection (c) by striking the first sentence and 
     inserting the following: ``There is authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this section $22,000,000 to 
     complete technology testing, technology commercialization, 
     and the development of full scale processing facilities 
     within the New York/New Jersey Harbor.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Support.--In carrying out the program under this 
     section, the Secretary is encouraged to utilize contracts, 
     cooperative agreements, and grants with colleges and 
     universities and other non-Federal entities.''.

     SEC. 205. CONTROL OF AQUATIC PLANTS.

       Section 104 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (33 U.S.C. 
     610) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by inserting ``arundo,'' after 
     ``milfoil,'';
       (2) in subsection (b) by striking ``$12,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$15,000,000.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Support.--In carrying out this program, the Secretary 
     is encouraged to utilize contracts, cooperative agreements, 
     and grants with colleges and universities and other non-
     Federal entities.''.

     SEC. 206. USE OF CONTINUING CONTRACTS REQUIRED FOR 
                   CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN PROJECTS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Secretary shall not implement a fully allocated 
     funding policy with respect to a water resources project if 
     initiation of construction has occurred but sufficient funds 
     are not available to complete the project. The Secretary 
     shall enter into continuing contracts for such project.
       (b) Initiation of Construction Clarified.--For the purposes 
     of this section, initiation of construction for a project 
     occurs on the date of the enactment of an Act that 
     appropriates funds for the project from one of the following 
     appropriation accounts:
       (1) Construction, General.
       (2) Operation and Maintenance, General.
       (3) Flood Control, Mississippi River and Tributaries.

     SEC. 207. SUPPORT OF ARMY CIVIL WORKS PROGRAM.

       The requirements of section 2361 of title 10, United States 
     Code, shall not apply to any contract, cooperative research 
     and development agreement, cooperative agreement, or grant 
     entered into under section 229 of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3703) between the 
     Secretary and Marshall University or entered into under 
     section 350 of this Act between the Secretary and Juniata 
     College.

     SEC. 208. WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT STUDIES FOR THE PACIFIC 
                   REGION.

       Section 444 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
     (110 Stat. 3747) is amended by striking ``interest of 
     navigation'' and inserting ``interests of water resources 
     development, including navigation, flood damage reduction, 
     and environmental restoration''.

     SEC. 209. EVERGLADES AND SOUTH FLORIDA ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION.

       (a) Program Extension.--Section 528(b)(3) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3769) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``1999'' and inserting 
     ``2000''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (C)(i) by striking ``1999'' and 
     inserting ``2003''.
       (b) Credit.--Section 528(b)(3) of such Act is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) Credit of past and future activities.--The Secretary 
     may provide a credit to the non-Federal interests toward the 
     non-Federal share of a project implemented under subparagraph 
     (A). The credit shall be for reasonable costs of work 
     performed by the non-Federal interests if the Secretary 
     determines that the work substantially expedited completion 
     of the project and is compatible with and an integral part of 
     the project, and the credit is provided pursuant to a 
     specific project cooperation agreement.''.
       (c) Caloosahatchee River Basin, Florida.--Section 528(e)(4) 
     of such Act is amended by inserting before the period at the 
     end of the first sentence the following: ``if the Secretary 
     determines that such land acquisition is compatible with and 
     an integral component of the Everglades and South Florida 
     ecosystem restoration, including potential land acquisition 
     in the Caloosahatchee River basin or other areas''.

     SEC. 210. BENEFICIAL USES OF DREDGED MATERIAL.

       Section 204 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 
     (106 Stat. 4826-4827) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c) by striking ``cooperative agreement 
     in accordance with the requirements of section 221 of the 
     Flood Control Act of 1970'' and inserting ``binding agreement 
     with the Secretary''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Non-Federal Interests.--Notwithstanding section 
     221(b) of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-
     5b(b)), the Secretary, after coordination with the 
     appropriate State and local government officials having 
     jurisdiction over an area in which a project under this 
     section will be carried out, may allow a nonprofit entity to 
     serve as the non-Federal interest for the project.''.

     SEC. 211. HARBOR COST SHARING.

       (a) In General.--Sections 101 and 214 of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211 and 2241; 
     Public Law 99-662) are amended by striking ``45 feet'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``53 feet''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall only apply to a project, or separable element thereof, 
     on which a contract for physical construction has not been 
     awarded before the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 212. AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION.

       Section 206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
     (110 Stat. 3679-3680) is amended--
       (1) by adding at the end of subsection (b) the following: 
     ``Before October 1, 2003, the Federal share may be provided 
     in the form of grants or reimbursements of project costs.''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end of subsection (c) the following: 
     ``Notwithstanding section 221(b) of the Flood Control Act of 
     1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5b(b)), the Secretary, after 
     coordination with the appropriate State and local government 
     officials having jurisdiction over an area in which a project 
     under this section will be carried out, may allow a nonprofit 
     entity to serve as the non-Federal interest for the 
     project.''.

     SEC. 213. WATERSHED MANAGEMENT, RESTORATION, AND DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) Nonprofit Entity as Non-Federal Interest.--Section 
     503(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 
     Stat. 3756) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
     ``Notwithstanding section 221(b) of the Flood Control Act of 
     1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5b(b)), the Secretary, after 
     coordination with the appropriate State and local government 
     officials having jurisdiction over an area in which a project 
     under this section will be carried out, may allow a nonprofit 
     entity to serve as the non-Federal interest for the 
     project.''.
       (b) Project Locations.--Section 503(d) of such Act is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (7) by inserting before the period at the 
     end ``, including Clear Lake''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(14) Fresno Slough watershed, California.
       ``(15) Hayward Marsh, Southern San Francisco Bay watershed, 
     California.
       ``(16) Kaweah River watershed, California.
       ``(17) Malibu Creek watershed, California.
       ``(18) Illinois River watershed, Illinois.
       ``(19) Catawba River watershed, North Carolina.
       ``(20) Cabin Creek basin, West Virginia.
       ``(21) Lower St. Johns River basin, Florida.''.

     SEC. 214. FLOOD MITIGATION AND RIVERINE RESTORATION PILOT 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary may undertake a program for 
     the purpose of conducting projects that reduce flood hazards 
     and restore the natural functions and values of rivers 
     throughout the United States.
       (b) Studies and Projects.--
       (1) Authority.--In carrying out the program, the Secretary 
     may conduct studies to identify appropriate flood damage 
     reduction, conservation, and restoration measures and may 
     design and implement projects described in subsection (a).
       (2) Consultation and coordination.--The studies and 
     projects carried out under this section shall be conducted, 
     to the maximum extent practicable, in consultation and 
     coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and 
     other appropriate Federal agencies, and in consultation and 
     coordination with appropriate State, tribal, and local 
     agencies.
       (3) Nonstructural approaches.--The studies and projects 
     shall emphasize, to the maximum extent practicable and 
     appropriate, nonstructural approaches to preventing or 
     reducing flood damages.
       (4) Use of state, tribal, and local studies and projects.--
     The studies and projects shall include consideration of and 
     coordination with any State, tribal, and local flood damage 
     reduction or riverine and wetland restoration studies and 
     projects that conserve, restore, and manage hydrologic and 
     hydraulic regimes and restore the natural functions and 
     values of floodplains.
       (c) Cost-Sharing Requirements.--
       (1) Studies.--Studies conducted under this section shall be 
     subject to cost sharing in accordance with section 105 of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2215).

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       (2) Environmental restoration and nonstructural flood 
     control projects.--The non-Federal interests shall pay 35 
     percent of the cost of any environmental restoration or 
     nonstructural flood control project carried out under this 
     section. The non-Federal interests shall provide all land, 
     easements, rights-of-way, dredged material disposal areas, 
     and relocations necessary for such projects. The value of 
     such land, easements, rights-of-way, dredged material 
     disposal areas, and relocations shall be credited toward the 
     payment required under this paragraph.
       (3) Structural flood control projects.--Any structural 
     flood control measures carried out under this section shall 
     be subject to cost sharing in accordance with section 103(a) 
     of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
     2213(a)).
       (4) Operation and maintenance.--The non-Federal interests 
     shall be responsible for all costs associated with operating, 
     maintaining, replacing, repairing, and rehabilitating all 
     projects carried out under this section.
       (d) Project Justification.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     or requirement for economic justification established 
     pursuant to section 209 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 
     U.S.C. 1962-2), the Secretary may implement a project under 
     this section if the Secretary determines that the project--
       (A) will significantly reduce potential flood damages;
       (B) will improve the quality of the environment; and
       (C) is justified considering all costs and beneficial 
     outputs of the project.
       (2) Establishment of selection and rating criteria and 
     policies.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this section, the Secretary, in cooperation with 
     State, tribal, and local agencies, shall develop, and 
     transmit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, 
     criteria for selecting and rating projects to be carried out 
     under this section and shall establish policies and 
     procedures for carrying out the studies and projects 
     undertaken under this section. Such criteria shall include, 
     as a priority, the extent to which the appropriate State 
     government supports the project.
       (e) Priority Areas.--In carrying out this section, the 
     Secretary shall examine the potential for flood damage 
     reductions at appropriate locations, including the following:
       (1) Upper Delaware River, New York.
       (2) Willamette River floodplain, Oregon.
       (3) Pima County, Arizona, at Paseo De Las Iglesias and 
     Rillito River.
       (4) Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers, California.
       (5) Murrieta Creek, California.
       (6) Napa County, California, at Yountville, St. Helena, 
     Calistoga, and American Canyon.
       (7) Santa Clara basin, California, at Upper Guadalupe River 
     and tributaries, San Francisquito Creek, and Upper Penitencia 
     Creek.
       (8) Pine Mount Creek, New Jersey.
       (9) Chagrin River, Ohio.
       (10) Blair County, Pennsylvania, at Altoona and Frankstown 
     Township.
       (11) Lincoln Creek, Wisconsin.
       (f) Program Review.--
       (1) In general.--The program established under this section 
     shall be subject to an independent review to evaluate the 
     efficacy of the program in achieving the dual goals of flood 
     hazard mitigation and riverine restoration.
       (2) Report.--Not later than April 15, 2003, 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 findings of the review conducted under this 
     subsection with any recommendations concerning continuation 
     of the program.
       (g) Cost Limitations.--
       (1) Maximum federal cost per project.--No more than 
     $30,000,000 may be expended by the United States on any 
     single project under this section.
       (2) Committee resolution procedure.--
       (A) Limitation on appropriations.--No appropriation shall 
     be made to construct any project under this section the total 
     Federal cost of construction of which exceeds $15,000,000 if 
     the project has not been approved by resolutions adopted by 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate.
       (B) Report.--For the purpose of securing consideration of 
     approval under this paragraph, the Secretary shall transmit a 
     report on the proposed project, including all relevant data 
     and information on all costs.
       (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section--
       (1) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
       (2) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 if $12,500,000 or more 
     is appropriated to carry out subsection (e) for fiscal year 
     2000;
       (3) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 if $12,500,000 or more 
     is appropriated to carry out subsection (e) for fiscal year 
     2001; and
       (4) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2003 if $12,500,000 or more 
     is appropriated to carry out subsection (e) for fiscal year 
     2002.

     SEC. 215. SHORELINE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) Review.--The Secretary shall review the implementation 
     of the Corps of Engineers' shoreline management program, with 
     particular attention to inconsistencies in implementation 
     among the divisions and districts of the Corps of Engineers 
     and complaints by or potential inequities regarding property 
     owners in the Savannah District including an accounting of 
     the number and disposition of complaints over the last 5 
     years in the District.
       (b) Report.--As expeditiously as practicable 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 a report describing the results of 
     the review conducted under subsection (a).

     SEC. 216. ASSISTANCE FOR REMEDIATION, RESTORATION, AND REUSE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary may provide to State and 
     local governments assessment, planning, and design assistance 
     for remediation, environmental restoration, or reuse of areas 
     located within the boundaries of such State or local 
     governments where such remediation, environmental 
     restoration, or reuse will contribute to the conservation of 
     water and related resources of drainage basins and watersheds 
     within the United States.
       (b) Beneficial Use of Dredged Material.--In providing 
     assistance under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
     encourage the beneficial use of dredged material, consistent 
     with the findings of the Secretary under section 204 of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2326).
       (c) Non-Federal Share.--The non-Federal share of the cost 
     of assistance provided under subsection (a) shall be 50 
     percent.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $3,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2000 through 2004.

     SEC. 217. SHORE DAMAGE MITIGATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 111 of the River and Harbor Act of 
     1968 (33 U.S.C. 426i; 100 Stat. 4199) is amended by inserting 
     after ``navigation works'' the following: ``and shore damages 
     attributable to the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway and the 
     Gulf Intracoastal Waterway''.
       (b) Palm Beach County, Florida.--The project for 
     navigation, Palm Beach County, Florida, authorized by section 
     2 of the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945 (59 Stat. 11), 
     is modified to authorize the Secretary to undertake beach 
     nourishment as a dredged material disposal option under the 
     project.
       (c) Galveston County, Texas.--The Secretary may place 
     dredged material from the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway on the 
     beaches along Rollover Pass, Galveston County, Texas, to 
     stabilize beach erosion.

     SEC. 218. SHORE PROTECTION.

       (a) Non-Federal Share of Periodic Nourishment.--Section 
     103(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 
     Stat. 4085-5086) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1) Construction.--'' before ``Costs of 
     constructing'';
       (2) by inserting at the end the following:
       ``(2) Periodic nourishment.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the non-
     Federal share of costs of periodic nourishment measures for 
     shore protection or beach erosion control that are carried 
     out--
       ``(i) after January 1, 2001, shall be 40 percent;
       ``(ii) after January 1, 2002, shall be 45 percent; and
       ``(iii) after January 1, 2003, shall be 50 percent;
       ``(B) Benefits to privately owned shores.--All costs 
     assigned to benefits of periodic nourishment measures to 
     privately owned shores (where use of such shores is limited 
     to private interests) or to prevention of losses of private 
     lands shall be borne by the non-Federal interest and all 
     costs assigned to the protection of federally owned shores 
     for such measures shall be borne by the United States.''; and
       (C) by indenting paragraph (1) (as designated by 
     subparagraph (A) of this paragraph) and aligning such 
     paragraph with paragraph (2) (as added by subparagraph (B) of 
     this paragraph).
       (b) Utilization of Sand From Outer Continental Shelf.--
     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''.
       (c) Report on Nation's Shorelines.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall report to 
     Congress on the state of the Nation's shorelines.
       (2) Contents.--The report shall include--
       (A) a description of the extent of, and economic and 
     environmental effects caused by, erosion and accretion along 
     the Nation's shores and the causes thereof;
       (B) a description of resources committed by local, State, 
     and Federal governments to restore and renourish shorelines;
       (C) a description of the systematic movement of sand along 
     the Nation's shores; and
       (D) recommendations regarding (i) appropriate levels of 
     Federal and non-Federal participation in shoreline 
     protection, and (ii) utilization of a systems approach to 
     sand management.
       (3) Utilization of specific location data.--In developing 
     the report, the Secretary shall utilize data from specific 
     locations on the Atlantic, Pacific, Great Lakes, and Gulf of 
     Mexico coasts.
       (d) National Coastal Data Bank.--

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       (1) Establishment of data bank.--Not later than 2 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall establish a national coastal data bank containing data 
     on the geophysical and climatological characteristics of the 
     Nation's shorelines.
       (2) Content.--To the extent practical, the national coastal 
     data bank shall include data regarding current and predicted 
     shoreline positions, information on federally-authorized 
     shore protection projects, and data on the movement of sand 
     along the Nation's shores, including impediments to such 
     movement caused by natural and manmade features.
       (3) Access.--The national coastal data bank shall be made 
     readily accessible to the public.

     SEC. 219. FLOOD PREVENTION COORDINATION.

       Section 206 of the Flood Control Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 
     709a) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
     (c) and (d), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
       ``(b) Flood Prevention Coordination.--The Secretary shall 
     coordinate with the Director of the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency and the heads of other Federal agencies to 
     ensure that flood control projects and plans are 
     complementary and integrated to the extent practicable and 
     appropriate.''.

     SEC. 220. ANNUAL PASSES FOR RECREATION.

       Section 208(c)(4) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (16 U.S.C. 460d note; 110 Stat. 3680) is amended by 
     striking ``1999, or the date of transmittal of the report 
     under paragraph (3)'' and inserting ``2003''.

     SEC. 221. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND 
                   RECREATIONAL MEASURES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to enter into 
     cooperative agreements with non-Federal public bodies and 
     non-profit entities for the purpose of facilitating 
     collaborative efforts involving environmental protection and 
     restoration, natural resources conservation, and recreation 
     in connection with the development, operation, and management 
     of water resources projects under the jurisdiction of the 
     Department of the Army.
       (b) Report.--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 a report that includes--
       (1) a listing and general description of the cooperative 
     agreements entered into by the Secretary with non-Federal 
     public bodies and entities under subsection (a);
       (2) a determination of whether such agreements are 
     facilitating collaborative efforts; and
       (3) a recommendation on whether such agreements should be 
     further encouraged.

     SEC. 222. NONSTRUCTURAL FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS.

       (a) Analysis of Benefits.--Section 308 of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2318; 104 Stat. 
     4638) is amended--
       (1) in the heading to subsection (a) by inserting 
     ``Elements Excluded from'' before ``Benefit-Cost'';
       (2) by redesignating subsections (b) through (e) as 
     subsections (c) through (f), respectively; and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
       ``(b) Flood Damage Reduction Benefits.--In calculating the 
     benefits of a proposed project for nonstructural flood damage 
     reduction, the Secretary shall calculate benefits of 
     nonstructural projects using methods similar to structural 
     projects, including similar treatment in calculating the 
     benefits from losses avoided from both structural and 
     nonstructural alternatives. In carrying out this subsection, 
     the Secretary should avoid double counting of benefits.''.
       (b) Reevaluation of Flood Control Projects.--At the request 
     of a non-Federal interest for a flood control project, the 
     Secretary shall conduct a reevaluation of a previously 
     authorized project to consider nonstructural alternatives in 
     light of the amendments made by subsection (a).
       (c) Cost Sharing.--Section 103(b) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(b)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following: ``At any time during 
     construction of the project, where the Secretary determines 
     that the costs of lands, easements, rights-of-way, dredged 
     material disposal areas, and relocations in combination with 
     other costs contributed by the non-Federal interests will 
     exceed 35 percent, any additional costs for the project, but 
     not to exceed 65 percent of the total costs of the project, 
     shall be a Federal responsibility and shall be contributed 
     during construction as part of the Federal share.''.

     SEC. 223. LAKES PROGRAM.

       Section 602(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1986 (110 Stat. 3758) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (15);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (16) and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(17) Clear Lake, Lake County, California, removal of silt 
     and aquatic growth and measures to address excessive 
     sedimentation and high nutrient concentration;
       ``(18) Osgood Pond, Milford, Hillsborough County, New 
     Hampshire, removal of silt and aquatic growth and measures to 
     address excessive sedimentation; and
       ``(19) Flints Pond, Hollis, Hillsborough County, New 
     Hampshire, removal of silt and aquatic growth and measures to 
     address excessive sedimentation.''.

     SEC. 224. CONSTRUCTION OF FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS BY NON-
                   FEDERAL INTERESTS.

       (a) Construction by Non-Federal Interests.--Section 
     211(d)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 
     U.S.C. 701b-13(d)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(b) or'';
       (2) by striking ``Any non-Federal'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) Studies and design activities under subsection (b).--
     A non-Federal interest may only carry out construction for 
     which studies and design documents are prepared under 
     subsection (b) if the Secretary approves such construction. 
     The Secretary shall approve such construction unless the 
     Secretary determines, in writing, that the design documents 
     do not meet standard practices for design methodologies or 
     that the project is not economically justified or 
     environmentally acceptable or does not meet the requirements 
     for obtaining the appropriate permits required under the 
     Secretary's authority. The Secretary shall not unreasonably 
     withhold approval. Nothing in this subparagraph may be 
     construed to affect any regulatory authority of the 
     Secretary.
       ``(B) Studies and design activities under subsection (c).--
     Any non-Federal''; and
       (3) by aligning the remainder of subparagraph (B) (as 
     designated by paragraph (2) of this subsection) with 
     subparagraph (A) (as inserted by paragraph (2) of this 
     subsection).
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 211(d)(2) of such Act is 
     amended by inserting ``(other than paragraph (1)(A))'' after 
     ``this subsection''.
       (c) Reimbursement.--
       (1) In general.--Section 211(e)(1) of such Act is amended--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (1) by inserting 
     after ``constructed pursuant to this section'' the following: 
     ``and provide credit for the non-Federal share of the 
     project'';
       (B) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (C) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) if the construction work is reasonably equivalent to 
     Federal construction work.''.
       (2) Special rules.--Section 211(e)(2)(A) of such Act is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``subject to amounts being made available 
     in advance in appropriations Acts'' and inserting ``subject 
     to appropriations''; and
       (B) by inserting after ``the cost of such work'' the 
     following: ``, or provide credit (depending on the request of 
     the non-Federal interest) for the non-Federal share of such 
     work,''.
       (3) Schedule and manner of reimbursements.--Section 211(e) 
     of such Act (33 U.S.C. 701b-13(e)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(6) Schedule and manner of reimbursement.--
       ``(A) Budgeting.--The Secretary shall budget and request 
     appropriations for reimbursements under this section on a 
     schedule that is consistent with a Federal construction 
     schedule.
       ``(B) Commencement of reimbursements.--Reimbursements under 
     this section may commence upon approval of a project by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(C) Credit.--At the request of a non-Federal interest, 
     the Secretary may reimburse the non-Federal interest by 
     providing credit toward future non-Federal costs of the 
     project.
       ``(D) Scheduling.--Nothing in this paragraph shall affect 
     the President's discretion to schedule new construction 
     starts.''.

     SEC. 225. ENHANCEMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES.

       Section 906(e) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1986 (33 U.S.C. 2283(e)) is amended by inserting after the 
     second sentence the following: ``Not more than 80 percent of 
     the non-Federal share of such first costs may be satisfied 
     through in-kind contributions, including facilities, 
     supplies, and services that are necessary to carry out the 
     enhancement project.''.

     SEC. 226. SENSE OF CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT REGARDING NOTICE.

       (a) Purchase of American-Made Equipment and Products.--It 
     is the sense of Congress that, to the greatest extent 
     practicable, all equipment and products purchased with funds 
     made available under this Act should be American made.
       (b) Notice to Recipients of Assistance.--In providing 
     financial assistance under this Act, the Secretary, to the 
     greatest extent practicable, shall provide to each recipient 
     of the assistance a notice describing the statement made in 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 227. PERIODIC BEACH NOURISHMENT.

       (a) In General.--Section 506(a) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3757) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(5) Lee county, florida.--Project for shoreline 
     protection, Lee County, Captiva Island segment, Florida.''.
       (b) Projects.--Section 506(b)(3) of such Act (110 Stat. 
     3758) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and 
     redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (D) as subparagraphs 
     (A) through (C), respectively.

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     SEC. 228. ENVIRONMENTAL DREDGING.

       Section 312 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 
     (104 Stat. 4639-4640) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ``50'' and inserting 
     ``35''; and
       (2) in subsection (d) by striking ``non-Federal 
     responsibility'' and inserting ``shared as a cost of 
     construction''.

     SEC. 229. WETLANDS MITIGATION.

       In carrying out a water resources project that involves 
     wetlands mitigation and that has an impact that occurs within 
     the service area of a mitigation bank, the Secretary, to the 
     maximum extent practicable and where appropriate, shall give 
     preference 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).
                 TITLE III--PROJECT-RELATED PROVISIONS

     SEC. 301. MISSOURI RIVER LEVEE SYSTEM.

       The project for flood control, Missouri River Levee System, 
     authorized by section 10 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 (58 Stat. 897), is modified to 
     provide that project costs totaling $2,616,000 expended on 
     Units L-15, L-246, and L-385 out of the Construction, General 
     account of the Corps of Engineers before the date of the 
     enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
     U.S.C. 2201 note) shall not be treated as part of total 
     project costs.

     SEC. 302. OUZINKIE HARBOR, ALASKA.

       (a) Maximum Federal Expenditure.--The maximum amount of 
     Federal funds that may be expended for the project for 
     navigation, Ouzinkie Harbor, Alaska, shall be $8,500,000.
       (b) Revision of Project Cooperation Agreement.--The 
     Secretary shall revise the project cooperation agreement for 
     the project referred to in subsection (a) to take into 
     account the change in the Federal participation in such 
     project pursuant to subsection (a).
       (c) Cost Sharing.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to affect any cost-sharing requirement applicable 
     to the project referred to in subsection (a) under the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986.

     SEC. 303. GREERS FERRY LAKE, ARKANSAS.

       The project for flood control, Greers Ferry Lake, Arkansas, 
     authorized by the Act entitled ``An Act authorizing the 
     construction of certain public works on rivers and harbors 
     for flood control, and other purposes'', approved June 28, 
     1938 (52 Stat. 1218), is modified to authorize the Secretary 
     to construct water intake facilities for the benefit of 
     Lonoke and White Counties, Arkansas.

     SEC. 304. TEN- AND FIFTEEN-MILE BAYOUS, ARKANSAS.

       The project for flood control, St. Francis River Basin, 
     Missouri and Arkansas, authorized by section 204 of the Flood 
     Control Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 172), is modified to expand the 
     project boundaries to include Ten- and Fifteen-Mile Bayous 
     near West Memphis, Arkansas. Notwithstanding section 103(f) 
     of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 
     4086), the flood control work at Ten- and Fifteen-Mile Bayous 
     shall not be considered separable elements of the St. Francis 
     River Basin project.

     SEC. 305. LOGGY BAYOU, RED RIVER BELOW DENISON DAM, ARKANSAS, 
                   LOUISIANA, OKLAHOMA, AND TEXAS.

       The project for flood control on the Red River Below 
     Denison Dam, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas, 
     authorized by section 10 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 (60 
     Stat. 647), is modified to direct the Secretary to conduct a 
     study to determine the feasibility of expanding the project 
     to include mile 0.0 to mile 7.8 of Loggy Bayou between the 
     Red River and Flat River. If the Secretary determines as a 
     result of the study that the project should be expanded, the 
     Secretary may assume responsibility for operation and 
     maintenance of the expanded project.

     SEC. 306. SACRAMENTO RIVER, GLENN-COLUSA, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) In General.--The project for flood control, Sacramento 
     River, California, authorized by section 2 of the Act 
     entitled ``An Act to provide for the control of the floods of 
     the Mississippi River and of the Sacramento River, 
     California, and for other purposes'', approved March 1, 1917 
     (39 Stat. 949), and modified by section 102 of the Energy and 
     Water Development Appropriations Act, 1990 (103 Stat. 649), 
     section 301(b)(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3110), and title I of the Energy and Water 
     Development Appropriations Act, 1999 (112 Stat. 1841), is 
     further modified to authorize the Secretary--
       (1) to carry out the portion of the project at Glenn-
     Colusa, California, at a total cost of $26,000,000, with an 
     estimated Federal cost of $20,000,000 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $6,000,000; and
       (2) to carry out bank stabilization work in the vicinity of 
     the riverbed gradient facility, particularly in the vicinity 
     of River Mile 208.
       (b) Credit.--The Secretary shall provide the non-Federal 
     interests for the project referred to in subsection (a) a 
     credit of up to $4,000,000 toward the non-Federal share of 
     the project costs for the direct and indirect costs incurred 
     by the non-Federal sponsor in carrying out activities 
     associated with environmental compliance for the project. 
     Such credit may be in the form of reimbursements for costs 
     which were incurred by the non-Federal interests prior to an 
     agreement with the Corps of Engineers, to include the value 
     of lands, easements, rights-of-way, relocations, or dredged 
     material disposal areas.

     SEC. 307. SAN LORENZO RIVER, CALIFORNIA.

       The project for flood control and habitat restoration, San 
     Lorenzo River, California, authorized by section 101(a)(5) of 
     the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3663), 
     is modified to authorize the Secretary to expand the 
     boundaries of the project to include bank stabilization for a 
     1,000-foot portion of the San Lorenzo River.

     SEC. 308. TERMINUS DAM, KAWEAH RIVER, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Transfer of Title to Additional Land.--If the non-
     Federal interests for the project for flood control and water 
     supply, Terminus Dam, Kaweah River, California, authorized by 
     section 101(b)(5) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3667), transfers to the Secretary without 
     consideration title to perimeter lands acquired for the 
     project by the non-Federal interests, the Secretary may 
     accept the transfer of such title.
       (b) Lands, Easement, and Rights-of-Way.--Nothing in this 
     section shall be construed to change, modify, or otherwise 
     affect the responsibility of the non-Federal interests to 
     provide lands, easements, rights-of-way, relocations, and 
     dredged material disposal areas necessary for the Terminus 
     Dam project and to perform operation and maintenance for the 
     project.
       (c) Operation and Maintenance.--Upon request by the non-
     Federal interests, the Secretary shall carry out operation, 
     maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation of the 
     project if the non-Federal interests enter into a binding 
     agreement with the Secretary to reimburse the Secretary for 
     100 percent of the costs of such operation, maintenance, 
     repair, replacement, and rehabilitation.
       (d) Hold Harmless.--The non-Federal interests shall hold 
     the United States harmless for ownership, operation, and 
     maintenance of lands and facilities of the Terminus Dam 
     project title to which is transferred to the Secretary under 
     this section.

     SEC. 309. DELAWARE RIVER MAINSTEM AND CHANNEL DEEPENING, 
                   DELAWARE, NEW JERSEY, AND PENNSYLVANIA.

       The project for navigation, Delaware River Mainstem and 
     Channel Deepening, Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, 
     authorized by section 101(6) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4802), is modified as 
     follows:
       (1) The Secretary is authorized to provide non-Federal 
     interests credit toward cash contributions required for 
     construction and subsequent to construction for engineering 
     and design and construction management work that is performed 
     by non-Federal interests and that the Secretary determines is 
     necessary to implement the project. Any such credits extended 
     shall reduce the Philadelphia District's private sector 
     performance goals for engineering work by a like amount.
       (2) The Secretary is authorized to provide to non-Federal 
     interests credit toward cash contributions required during 
     construction and subsequent to construction for the costs of 
     construction carried out by the non-Federal interest on 
     behalf of the Secretary and that the Secretary determines is 
     necessary to implement the project.
       (3) The Secretary is authorized to enter into an agreement 
     with a non-Federal interest for the payment of disposal or 
     tipping fees for dredged material from a Federal project 
     other than for the construction or operation and maintenance 
     of the new deepening project as described in the Limited 
     Reevaluation Report of May 1997, where the non-Federal 
     interest has supplied the corresponding disposal capacity.
       (4) The Secretary is authorized to enter into an agreement 
     with a non-Federal interest that will provide that the non-
     Federal interest may carry out or cause to have carried out, 
     on behalf of the Secretary, a disposal area management 
     program for dredged material disposal areas necessary to 
     construct, operate, and maintain the project and to authorize 
     the Secretary to reimburse the non-Federal interest for the 
     costs of the disposal area management program activities 
     carried out by the non-Federal interest.

     SEC. 310. POTOMAC RIVER, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

       The project for flood control, Potomac River, Washington, 
     District of Columbia, authorized by section 5 of the Flood 
     Control Act of June 22, 1936 (69 Stat. 1574), and modified by 
     section 301(a)(4) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3707), is further modified to authorize the 
     Secretary to construct the project at a Federal cost of 
     $6,129,000.

     SEC. 311. BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the non-
     Federal interest, shall conduct a study of any damage to the 
     project for shoreline protection, Brevard County, Florida, 
     authorized by section 101(b)(7) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3667), to determine 
     whether the damage is the result of a Federal navigation 
     project.
       (b) Conditions.--In conducting the study, the Secretary 
     shall utilize the services of an independent coastal expert 
     who shall consider all relevant studies completed by the 
     Corps of Engineers and the project's local sponsor. The study 
     shall be completed within 120 days of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

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       (c) Mitigation of Damages.--After completion of the study, 
     the Secretary shall mitigate any damage to the shoreline 
     protection project that is the result of a Federal navigation 
     project. The costs of the mitigation shall be allocated to 
     the Federal navigation project as operation and maintenance.

     SEC. 312. BROWARD COUNTY AND HILLSBORO INLET, FLORIDA.

       The project for shoreline protection, Broward County and 
     Hillsboro Inlet, Florida, authorized by section 301 of the 
     River and Harbor Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1090), is modified to 
     authorize the Secretary to reimburse the non-Federal interest 
     for the Federal share of the cost of preconstruction planning 
     and design for the project upon execution of a contract to 
     construct the project if the Secretary determines such work 
     is compatible with and integral to the project.

     SEC. 313. FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA.

       (a) In General.--The project for shore protection and 
     harbor mitigation, Fort Pierce, Florida, authorized by 
     section 301 of the River and Harbor Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 
     1092) and section 506(a)(2) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3757), is modified to 
     incorporate an additional 1 mile into the project in 
     accordance with a final approved General Reevaluation Report, 
     at a total cost for initial nourishment for the entire 
     project of $9,128,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $7,073,500 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $2,054,500.
       (b) Period Nourishment.--Periodic nourishment is authorized 
     for the project in accordance with section 506(a)(2) of Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3757).
       (c) Revision of the Project Cooperation Agreement.--The 
     Secretary shall revise the project cooperation agreement for 
     the project referred to in subsection (a) to take into 
     account the change in Federal participation in the project 
     pursuant to subsection (a).

     SEC. 314. NASSAU COUNTY, FLORIDA.

       The project for beach erosion control, Nassau County 
     (Amelia Island), Florida, authorized by section 3(a)(3) of 
     the Water Resources Development Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 4013), 
     is modified to authorize the Secretary to construct the 
     project at a total cost of $17,000,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $13,300,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $3,700,000.

     SEC. 315. MIAMI HARBOR CHANNEL, FLORIDA.

       The project for navigation, Miami Harbor Channel, Florida, 
     authorized by section 101(a)(9) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4606), is modified to 
     include construction of artificial reefs and related 
     environmental mitigation required by Federal, State, and 
     local environmental permitting agencies for the project.

     SEC. 316. LAKE MICHIGAN, ILLINOIS.

       The project for storm damage reduction and shoreline 
     erosion protection, Lake Michigan, Illinois, from Wilmette, 
     Illinois, to the Illinois-Indiana State line, authorized by 
     section 101(a)(12) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3664), is modified to authorize the Secretary 
     to provide a credit against the non-Federal share of the cost 
     of the project for costs incurred by the non-Federal 
     interest--
       (1) in constructing Reach 2D and Segment 8 of Reach 4 of 
     the project; and
       (2) in reconstructing Solidarity Drive in Chicago, 
     Illinois, prior to entry into a project cooperation agreement 
     with the Secretary.

     SEC. 317. SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS.

       Section 417 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
     (110 Stat. 3743) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``The 
     Secretary''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Cost Sharing.--The non-Federal share of assistance 
     provided under this section before, on, or after the date of 
     the enactment of this subsection shall be 50 percent.''.

     SEC. 318. LITTLE CALUMET RIVER, INDIANA.

       The project for flood control, Little Calumet River, 
     Indiana, authorized by section 401(a) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4115), is modified to 
     authorize the Secretary to construct the project 
     substantially in accordance with the report of the Corps of 
     Engineers, at a total cost of $167,000,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $122,000,000 and an estimated non-Federal 
     cost of $45,000,000.

     SEC. 319. OGDEN DUNES, INDIANA.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of beach 
     erosion in and around the town of Ogden Dunes, Indiana, to 
     determine whether the damage is the result of a Federal 
     navigation project.
       (b) Mitigation of Damages.--After completion of the study, 
     the Secretary shall mitigate any damage to the beach and 
     shoreline that is the result of a Federal navigation project. 
     The cost of the mitigation shall be allocated to the Federal 
     navigation project as operation and maintenance.

     SEC. 320. SAINT JOSEPH RIVER, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA.

       (a) Maximum Total Expenditure.--The maximum total 
     expenditure for the project for streambank erosion, 
     recreation, and pedestrian access features, Saint Joseph 
     River, South Bend, Indiana, shall be $7,800,000.
       (b) Revision of Project Cooperation Agreement.--The 
     Secretary shall revise the project cooperation agreement for 
     the project referred to in subsection (a) to take into 
     account the change in the Federal participation in such 
     project pursuant to subsection (a).
       (c) Cost Sharing.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to affect any cost-sharing requirement applicable 
     to the project referred to in subsection (a) under title I of 
     the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211 
     et seq.).

     SEC. 321. WHITE RIVER, INDIANA.

       The project for flood control, Indianapolis on West Fork of 
     the White River, Indiana, authorized by section 5 of the Act 
     entitled ``An Act authorizing the construction of certain 
     public works on rivers and harbors for flood control, and 
     other purposes'', approved June 22, 1936 (49 Stat. 1586), and 
     modified by section 323 of the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3716), is further modified to 
     authorize the Secretary to undertake riverfront alterations 
     as described in the Central Indianapolis Waterfront Concept 
     Master Plan, dated February 1994, at a total cost of 
     $110,975,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $52,475,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $58,500,000.

     SEC. 322. LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN, LOUISIANA.

       The project for hurricane-flood protection, Lake 
     Pontchartrain, Louisiana, authorized by section 204 of the 
     Flood Control Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1077), is modified--
       (1) to direct the Secretary to conduct a study to determine 
     the feasibility of constructing a pump adjacent to each of 
     the 4 proposed drainage structures for the Saint Charles 
     Parish feature of the project; and
       (2) to authorize the Secretary to construct such pumps upon 
     completion of the study.

     SEC. 323. LAROSE TO GOLDEN MEADOW, LOUISIANA.

       The project for hurricane protection Larose to Golden 
     Meadow, Louisiana, authorized by section 204 of the Flood 
     Control Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1077), is modified to direct 
     the Secretary to convert the Golden Meadow floodgate into a 
     navigation lock if the Secretary determines that the 
     conversion is feasible.

     SEC. 324. LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY LEVEE, LOUISIANA.

       The Louisiana State Penitentiary Levee project, Louisiana, 
     authorized by section 401(a) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4117), is modified to 
     direct the Secretary to provide credit to the non-Federal 
     interest toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the 
     project. The credit shall be for cost of work performed by 
     the non-Federal interest prior to the execution of a project 
     cooperation agreement as determined by the Secretary to be 
     compatible with and an integral part of the project.

     SEC. 325. TWELVE-MILE BAYOU, CADDO PARISH, LOUISIANA.

       The Secretary shall be responsible for maintenance of the 
     levee along Twelve-Mile Bayou from its junction with the 
     existing Red River Below Denison Dam Levee approximately 26 
     miles upstream to its terminus at high ground in the vicinity 
     of Black Bayou, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, if the Secretary 
     determines that such maintenance is economically justified 
     and environmentally acceptable and that the levee was 
     constructed in accordance with appropriate design and 
     engineering standards.

     SEC. 326. WEST BANK OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER (EAST OF HARVEY 
                   CANAL), LOUISIANA.

       (a) In General.--The project for flood control and storm 
     damage reduction, West Bank of the Mississippi River (East of 
     Harvey Canal), Louisiana, authorized by section 401(b) of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4128) and 
     section 101(a)(17) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3665), is modified--
       (1) to provide that any liability under the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) from the construction of the 
     project is a Federal responsibility; and
       (2) to authorize the Secretary to carry out operation and 
     maintenance of that portion of the project included in the 
     report of the Chief of Engineers, dated May 1, 1995, referred 
     to as ``Algiers Channel'', if the non-Federal sponsor 
     reimburses the Secretary for the amount of such operation and 
     maintenance included in the report of the Chief of Engineers.
       (b) Combination of Projects.--The Secretary shall carry out 
     work authorized as part of the Westwego to Harvey Canal 
     project, the East of Harvey Canal project, and the Lake 
     Cataouatche modifications as a single project, to be known as 
     the West Bank and vicinity, New Orleans, Louisiana, hurricane 
     protection project, with a combined total cost of 
     $280,300,000.

     SEC. 327. TOLCHESTER CHANNEL, BALTIMORE HARBOR AND CHANNELS, 
                   CHESAPEAKE BAY, KENT COUNTY, MARYLAND.

       The project for navigation, Tolchester Channel, Baltimore 
     Harbor and Channels, Chesapeake Bay, Kent County, Maryland, 
     authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 
     (72 Stat. 297), is modified to authorize the Secretary to 
     straighten the navigation channel in accordance with the 
     District Engineer's Navigation Assessment Report and 
     Environmental Assessment, dated April 30, 1997. This 
     modification shall be carried out in order to improve 
     navigation safety.

     SEC. 328. SAULT SAINTE MARIE, CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MICHIGAN.

       The project for navigation Sault Sainte Marie, Chippewa 
     County, Michigan, authorized by section 1149 of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4254-4255) and 
     modified by section 330 of the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3717-3718), is further modified to 
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     ests pursuant to section 101(a) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211(a)) and subsection 
     (a) of such section 330 shall not include any interest 
     payments.

     SEC. 329. JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.

       The project for environmental infrastructure, Jackson 
     County, Mississippi, authorized by section 219(c)(5) of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835) and 
     modified by section 504 of the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3757), is further modified to direct 
     the Secretary to provide a credit, not to exceed $5,000,000, 
     against the non-Federal share of the cost of the project for 
     the costs incurred by the Jackson County Board of Supervisors 
     since February 8, 1994, in constructing the project if the 
     Secretary determines that such costs are for work that the 
     Secretary determines is compatible with and integral to the 
     project.

     SEC. 330. TUNICA LAKE, MISSISSIPPI.

       The project for flood control, Mississippi River Channel 
     Improvement Project, Tunica Lake, Mississippi, authorized by 
     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 (45 Stat. 534-538), is 
     modified to include construction of a weir at the Tunica 
     Cutoff, Mississippi.

     SEC. 331. BOIS BRULE DRAINAGE AND LEVEE DISTRICT, MISSOURI.

       (a) Maximum Federal Expenditure.--The maximum amount of 
     Federal funds that may be allocated for the project for flood 
     control, Bois Brule Drainage and Levee District, Missouri, 
     authorized pursuant to section 205 of the Flood Control Act 
     of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s), shall be $15,000,000.
       (b) Revision of the Project Cooperation Agreement.--The 
     Secretary shall revise the project cooperation agreement for 
     the project referred to in subsection (a) to take into 
     account the change in Federal participation in the project 
     pursuant to subsection (a).
       (c) Cost Sharing.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to affect any cost-sharing requirement applicable 
     to the project referred to in subsection (a) under title I of 
     the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211 
     et seq.).

     SEC. 332. MERAMEC RIVER BASIN, VALLEY PARK LEVEE, MISSOURI.

       The project for flood control, Meramec River Basin, Valley 
     Park Levee, Missouri, authorized by section 2(h) of an Act 
     entitled ``An Act to deauthorize several projects within the 
     jurisdiction of the Army Corps of Engineers'' (95 Stat. 1682-
     1683) and modified by section 1128 of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986, (100 Stat. 4246), is further 
     modified to authorize the Secretary to construct the project 
     at a maximum Federal expenditure of $35,000,000.

     SEC. 333. MISSOURI RIVER MITIGATION PROJECT, MISSOURI, 
                   KANSAS, IOWA, AND NEBRASKA.

       (a) In General.--The project for mitigation of fish and 
     wildlife losses, Missouri River Bank Stabilization and 
     Navigation Project, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska, 
     authorized by section 601 of the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4143), is modified to increase by 
     118,650 acres the lands and interests in lands to be acquired 
     for the project.
       (b) Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary, in conjunction with the 
     States of Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri, shall conduct 
     a study to determine the cost of restoring, under the 
     authority of the Missouri River fish and wildlife mitigation 
     project, a total of 118,650 acres of lost Missouri River 
     habitat.
       (2) Report.--The Secretary shall report to Congress on the 
     results of the study not later than 6 months after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 334. WOOD RIVER, GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA.

       The project for flood control, Wood River, Grand Island, 
     Nebraska, authorized by section 101(a)(19) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3665), is 
     modified to authorize the Secretary to construct the project 
     substantially in accordance with the report of the Corps of 
     Engineers dated June 29, 1998, at a total cost of 
     $17,039,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $9,730,000 and 
     an estimated non-Federal cost of $7,309,000.

     SEC. 335. ABSECON ISLAND, NEW JERSEY.

       The project for storm damage reduction and shoreline 
     protection, Brigantine Inlet to Great Egg Harbor Inlet, 
     Absecon Island, New Jersey, authorized by section 101(b)(13) 
     of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 
     3668), is modified to provide that, if, after October 12, 
     1996, the non-Federal interests carry out any work associated 
     with the project that is later recommended by the Chief of 
     Engineers and approved by the Secretary, the Secretary may 
     credit the non-Federal interests toward the non-Federal share 
     of the cost of the project an amount equal to the Federal 
     share of the cost of such work, without interest.

     SEC. 336. NEW YORK HARBOR AND ADJACENT CHANNELS, PORT JERSEY, 
                   NEW JERSEY

       The project for navigation, New York Harbor and Adjacent 
     Channels, New York and New Jersey, authorized by section 
     202(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 
     Stat. 4098), is modified to authorize the Secretary to 
     construct that portion of the project that is located between 
     Military Ocean Terminal Bayonne and Global Terminal in 
     Bayonne, New Jersey, substantially in accordance with the 
     report of the Corps of Engineers, at a total cost of 
     $103,267,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $76,909,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $26,358,000.

     SEC. 337. PASSAIC RIVER, NEW JERSEY.

       Section 101(a)(18)(B) of the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4608-4609) is amended by inserting ``, 
     including an esplanade for safe pedestrian access with an 
     overall width of 600 feet'' after ``public access to Route 
     21''.

     SEC. 338. SANDY HOOK TO BARNEGAT INLET, NEW JERSEY.

       The project for shoreline protection, Sandy Hook to 
     Barnegat Inlet, New Jersey, authorized by section 101 of the 
     River and Harbor Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 299), is modified--
       (1) to include the demolition of Long Branch pier and 
     extension of Ocean Grove pier; and
       (2) to authorize the Secretary to reimburse the non-Federal 
     sponsor for the Federal share of costs associated with the 
     demolition of Long Branch pier and the construction of the 
     Ocean Grove pier.

     SEC. 339. ARTHUR KILL, NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY.

       The project for navigation, Arthur Kill, New York and New 
     Jersey, authorized by section 202(b) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4098) and modified by 
     section 301(b)(11) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3711), is further modified to authorize the 
     Secretary to construct the portion of the project at Howland 
     Hook Marine Terminal substantially in accordance with the 
     report of the Corps of Engineers, dated September 30, 1998, 
     at a total cost of $315,700,000, with an estimated Federal 
     cost of $183,200,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 
     $132,500,000.

     SEC. 340. NEW YORK CITY WATERSHED.

       Section 552(i) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3781) is amended by striking ``$22,500,000'' 
     and inserting ``$42,500,000''.

     SEC. 341. NEW YORK STATE CANAL SYSTEM.

       Section 553(e) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3781) is amended by striking ``$8,000,000'' 
     and inserting ``$18,000,000''.

     SEC. 342. FIRE ISLAND INLET TO MONTAUK POINT, NEW YORK.

       The project for combined beach erosion control and 
     hurricane protection, Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point, 
     Long Island, New York, authorized by the River and Harbor Act 
     of 1960 (74 Stat. 483) and modified by the River and Harbor 
     Act of 1962, the Water Resources Development Act of 1974, and 
     the Water Resources Development Act of 1986, is further 
     modified to direct the Secretary, in coordination with the 
     heads of other Federal departments and agencies, to complete 
     all procedures and reviews expeditiously and to adopt and 
     transmit to Congress not later than June 30, 1999, a mutually 
     acceptable shore erosion plan for the Fire Island Inlet to 
     Moriches Inlet reach of the project.

     SEC. 343. BROKEN BOW LAKE, RED RIVER BASIN, OKLAHOMA.

       The project for flood control and water supply, Broken Bow 
     Lake, Red River Basin, Oklahoma, authorized by section 203 of 
     the Flood Control Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 309) and modified by 
     section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1187), 
     section 102(v) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 
     (106 Stat. 4808), and section 338 of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3720), is further modified 
     to require the Secretary to make seasonal adjustments to the 
     top of the conservation pool at the project as follows (if 
     the Secretary determines that the adjustments will be 
     undertaken at no cost to the United States and will 
     adequately protect impacted water and related resources):
       (1) Maintain an elevation of 599.5 from November 1 through 
     March 31.
       (2) Increase elevation gradually from 599.5 to 602.5 during 
     April and May.
       (3) Maintain an elevation of 602.5 from June 1 to September 
     30.
       (4) Decrease elevation gradually from 602.5 to 599.5 during 
     October.

     SEC. 344. WILLAMETTE RIVER TEMPERATURE CONTROL, MCKENZIE 
                   SUBBASIN, OREGON.

       (a) In General.--The project for environmental restoration, 
     Willamette River Temperature Control, McKenzie Subbasin, 
     Oregon, authorized by section 101(a)(25) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3665), is 
     modified to authorize the Secretary to construct the project 
     substantially in accordance with the Feature Memorandum dated 
     July 31, 1998, at a total cost of $64,741,000.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall report to Congress 
     on the reasons for the cost growth of the Willamette River 
     project and outline the steps the Corps of Engineers is 
     taking to control project costs, including the application of 
     value engineering and other appropriate measures. In the 
     report, the Secretary shall also include a cost estimate for, 
     and recommendations on the advisability of, adding fish 
     screens to the project.

     SEC. 345. AYLESWORTH CREEK RESERVOIR, PENNSYLVANIA.

       The project for flood control, Aylesworth Creek Reservoir, 
     Pennsylvania, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control 
     Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1182), is modified to authorize the 
     Secretary to transfer, in each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000, 
     $50,000 to the Aylesworth Creek Reservoir Park Authority for 
     recreational facilities.

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     SEC. 346. CURWENSVILLE LAKE, PENNSYLVANIA.

       Section 562 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
     (110 Stat. 3784) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``The Secretary shall provide design and 
     construction assistance for recreational facilities at 
     Curwensville Lake and, when appropriate, may require the non-
     Federal interest to provide not more than 25 percent of the 
     cost of designing and constructing such facilities. The 
     Secretary may transfer, in each of fiscal years 1999 through 
     2003, $100,000 to the Clearfield County Municipal Services 
     and Recreation Authority for recreational facilities.''.

     SEC. 347. DELAWARE RIVER, PENNSYLVANIA AND DELAWARE.

       The project for navigation, Delaware River, Philadelphia to 
     Wilmington, Pennsylvania and Delaware, authorized by section 
     3(a)(12) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1988 (102 
     Stat. 4014), is modified to authorize the Secretary to extend 
     the channel of the Delaware River at Camden, New Jersey, to 
     within 150 feet of the existing bulkhead and to relocate the 
     40-foot deep Federal navigation channel, eastward within 
     Philadelphia Harbor, from the Ben Franklin Bridge to the Walt 
     Whitman Bridge, into deep water.

     SEC. 348. MUSSERS DAM, PENNSYLVANIA.

       Section 209 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 
     (106 Stat. 4830) is amended by striking subsection (e) and 
     redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e).

     SEC. 349. NINE-MILE RUN, ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.

       The Nine-Mile Run project, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 
     carried out pursuant to section 206 of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330; 110 Stat. 3679-
     3680), is modified to authorize the Secretary to provide a 
     credit toward the non-Federal share of the project for costs 
     incurred by the non-Federal interest in preparing 
     environmental and feasibility documentation for the project 
     before entering into an agreement with the Corps of Engineers 
     with respect to the project if the Secretary determines such 
     costs are for work that is compatible with and integral to 
     the project.

     SEC. 350. RAYSTOWN LAKE, PENNSYLVANIA.

       (a) Recreation Partnership Initiative.--Section 519(b) of 
     the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3765) 
     is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) Engineering and design services.--The Secretary may 
     perform, at full Federal expense, engineering and design 
     services for project infrastructure expected to be associated 
     with the development of the site at Raystown Lake, Hesston, 
     Pennsylvania.''.
       (b) Construction Assistance.--
       (1) In general.--Consistent with the master plan described 
     in section 318 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 
     (106 Stat. 4848), the Secretary may provide a grant to 
     Juniata College for the construction of facilities and 
     structures at Raystown Lake, Pennsylvania, to interpret and 
     understand environmental conditions and trends. As a 
     condition of the receipt of such financial assistance, 
     officials at Juniata College shall coordinate with the 
     Baltimore District of the Army Corps of Engineers.
       (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated $5,000,000 for fiscal years beginning 
     after September 30, 1998, to carry out this subsection.

     SEC. 351. SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 313(g)(1) of 
     the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4846) 
     is amended by striking ``$80,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$180,000,000''.
       (b) Corps of Engineers Expenses.--Section 313(g) of such 
     Act (106 Stat. 4846) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(4) Corps of engineers expenses.--10 percent of the 
     amounts appropriated to carry out this section for each of 
     fiscal years 2000 through 2002 may be used by the Corps of 
     Engineers district offices to administer and implement 
     projects under this section at 100 percent Federal 
     expense.''.

     SEC. 352. COOPER RIVER, CHARLESTON HARBOR, SOUTH CAROLINA.

       The project for rediversion, Cooper River, Charleston 
     Harbor, South Carolina, authorized by section 101 of the 
     River and Harbor Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 731) and modified by 
     title I of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations 
     Act, 1992 (105 Stat. 516), is further modified to authorize 
     the Secretary to pay to the State of South Carolina not more 
     than $3,750,000 if the Secretary and the State enter into a 
     binding agreement for the State to perform all future 
     operation of, including associated studies to assess the 
     efficacy of, the St. Stephen, South Carolina, fish lift. The 
     agreement must specify the terms and conditions under which 
     payment will be made and the rights of, and remedies 
     available to, the Federal Government to recover all or a 
     portion of such payment in the event the State suspends or 
     terminates operation of the fish lift or fails to operate the 
     fish lift in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary. 
     Maintenance of the fish lift shall remain a Federal 
     responsibility.

     SEC. 353. BOWIE COUNTY LEVEE, TEXAS.

       The project for flood control, Red River Below Denison Dam, 
     Texas and Oklahoma, authorized by section 10 of the Flood 
     Control Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 647), is modified to direct the 
     Secretary to implement the Bowie County Levee feature of the 
     project in accordance with the plan defined as Alternative B 
     in the draft document entitled ``Bowie County Local Flood 
     Protection, Red River, Texas Project Design Memorandum No. 1, 
     Bowie County Levee'', dated April 1997. In evaluating and 
     implementing this modification, the Secretary shall allow the 
     non-Federal interest to participate in the financing of the 
     project in accordance with section 903(c) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4184) to the 
     extent that the Secretary's evaluation indicates that 
     applying such section is necessary to implement the project.

     SEC. 354. CLEAR CREEK, TEXAS.

       Section 575 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
     (110 Stat. 3789) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by inserting ``or nonstructural (buyout) actions'' 
     after ``flood control works constructed''; and
       (B) by inserting ``or nonstructural (buyout) actions'' 
     after ``construction of the project''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) the project for flood control, Clear Creek, Texas, 
     authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1968 
     (82 Stat. 742).''.

     SEC. 355. CYPRESS CREEK, TEXAS.

       (a) In General.--The project for flood control, Cypress 
     Creek, Texas, authorized by section 3(a)(13) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 4014), is 
     modified to authorize the Secretary to carry out a 
     nonstructural flood control project at a total cost of 
     $5,000,000.
       (b) Reimbursement for Work.--The Secretary may reimburse 
     the non-Federal interest for the Cypress Creek project for 
     work done by the non-Federal interest on the nonstructural 
     flood control project in an amount equal to the estimate of 
     the Federal share, without interest, of the cost of such 
     work--
       (1) if, after authorization and before initiation of 
     construction of such nonstructural project, the Secretary 
     approves the plans for construction of such nonstructural 
     project by the non-Federal interest; and
       (2) if the Secretary finds, after a review of studies and 
     design documents prepared to carry out such nonstructural 
     project, that construction of such nonstructural project is 
     economically justified and environmentally acceptable.

     SEC. 356. DALLAS FLOODWAY EXTENSION, DALLAS, TEXAS.

       The project for flood control, Dallas Floodway Extension, 
     Dallas, Texas, authorized by section 301 of the River and 
     Harbor Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1091) and modified by section 
     351 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 
     3724), is further modified to add environmental restoration 
     and recreation as project purposes.

     SEC. 357. UPPER JORDAN RIVER, UTAH.

       The project for flood control, Upper Jordan River, Utah, 
     authorized by section 101(a)(23) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4610) and modified by 
     section 301(a)(14) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3709), is further modified to direct the 
     Secretary to carry out the locally preferred project, 
     entitled ``Upper Jordan River Flood Control Project, Salt 
     Lake County, Utah--Supplemental Information'' and identified 
     in the document of Salt Lake County, Utah, dated July 30, 
     1998, at a total cost of $12,870,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $8,580,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $4,290,000.

     SEC. 358. ELIZABETH RIVER, CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, after September 
     30, 1999, the City of Chesapeake, Virginia, shall not be 
     obligated to make the annual cash contribution required under 
     paragraph 1(9) of the Local Cooperation Agreement dated 
     December 12, 1978, between the Government and the city for 
     the project for navigation, southern branch of Elizabeth 
     River, Chesapeake, Virginia.

     SEC. 359. BLUESTONE LAKE, OHIO RIVER BASIN, WEST VIRGINIA.

       Section 102(ff) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1992 (106 Stat. 4810) is amended by striking ``take such 
     measures as are technologically feasible'' and inserting 
     ``implement Plan C/G, as defined in the Evaluation Report of 
     the District Engineer, dated December 1996,''.

     SEC. 360. GREENBRIER BASIN, WEST VIRGINIA.

       Section 579(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3790) is amended by striking ``$12,000,000'' 
     and inserting ``$73,000,000''.

     SEC. 361. MOOREFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA.

       Effective October 1, 1999, the project for flood control, 
     Moorefield, West Virginia, authorized by section 101(a)(25) 
     of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 
     4610-4611), is modified to provide that the non-Federal 
     interest shall not be required to pay the unpaid balance, 
     including interest, of the non-Federal share of the cost of 
     the project.

     SEC. 362. WEST VIRGINIA AND PENNSYLVANIA FLOOD CONTROL.

       Section 581(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3790) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may design and construct--
       ``(1) flood control measures in the Cheat and Tygart River 
     basins, West Virginia, at a

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     level of protection that is sufficient to prevent any future 
     losses to these communities from flooding such as occurred in 
     January 1996 but no less than a 100-year level of protection; 
     and
       ``(2) structural and nonstructural flood control, 
     streambank protection, stormwater management, and channel 
     clearing and modification measures in the Lower Allegheny, 
     Lower Monongahela, West Branch Susquehanna, and Juniata River 
     basins, Pennsylvania, at a level of protection that is 
     sufficient to prevent any future losses to communities in 
     these basins from flooding such as occurred in January 1996, 
     but no less than a 100-year level of flood protection with 
     respect to those measures that incorporate levees or 
     floodwalls.''.

     SEC. 363. PROJECT REAUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) Lee Creek, Arkansas and Oklahoma.--The project for 
     flood protection on Lee Creek, Arkansas and Oklahoma, 
     authorized by section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1965 
     (79 Stat. 1078) and deauthorized pursuant to section 
     1001(b)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
     U.S.C. 579a(b)(1)), is authorized to be carried out by the 
     Secretary.
       (b) Indian River County, Florida.--The project for shore 
     protection, Indian River County, Florida, authorized by 
     section 501 of the Water Resources and Development Act of 
     1986 (100 Stat. 4134) and deauthorized pursuant to section 
     1001(b)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
     U.S.C. 579a(b)(1)), is authorized to be carried out by the 
     Secretary.
       (c) Lido Key, Florida.--The project for shore protection, 
     Lido Key, Florida, authorized by section 101 of the River and 
     Harbor Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1819) and deauthorized pursuant 
     to section 1001(b)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act 
     of 1986 (33 U.S.C 579a(b)(2)), is authorized to be carried 
     out by the Secretary.
       (d) St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida.--
       (1) In general.--The project for shore protection and storm 
     damage reduction, St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida, 
     authorized by section 501 of the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1986 and deauthorized pursuant to section 1001(a) of 
     such Act (33 U.S.C. 579a(a)), is authorized to include 
     navigation mitigation as a project purpose and to be carried 
     out by the Secretary substantially in accordance with the 
     General Reevaluation Report dated November 18, 1998, at a 
     total cost of $16,086,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $12,949,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $3,137,000.
       (2) Periodic nourishment.--The Secretary is authorized to 
     carry out periodic nourishment for the project for a 50-year 
     period at an estimated average annual cost of $1,251,000, 
     with an estimated annual Federal cost of $1,007,000 and an 
     estimated annual non-Federal cost of $244,000.
       (e) Cass River, Michigan (Vassar).--The project for flood 
     protection, Cass River, Michigan (Vassar), authorized by 
     section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 311) 
     and deauthorized pursuant to section 1001(b)(2) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a(b)(2)), is 
     authorized to be carried out by the Secretary.
       (f) Saginaw River, Michigan (Shiawassee Flats).--The 
     project for flood control, Saginaw River, Michigan 
     (Shiawassee Flats), authorized by section 203 of the Flood 
     Control Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 311) and deauthorized pursuant 
     to section 1001(b)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act 
     of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a(b)(2)), is authorized to be carried 
     out by the Secretary.
       (g) Park River, Grafton, North Dakota.--The project for 
     flood control, Park River, Grafton, North Dakota, authorized 
     by section 401(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1986 (100 Stat. 4121) and deauthorized pursuant to section 
     1001(a) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 579a(a)), is authorized to be 
     carried out by the Secretary.
       (h) Memphis Harbor, Memphis, Tennessee.--The project for 
     navigation, Memphis Harbor, Memphis, Tennessee, authorized by 
     section 601(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
     (100 Stat. 4145) and deauthorized pursuant to 1001(a) of such 
     Act (33 U.S.C 579a(a)), is authorized to be carried out by 
     the Secretary.

     SEC. 364. PROJECT DEAUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The following projects or portions of 
     projects are not authorized after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act:
       (1) Bridgeport harbor, connecticut.--That portion of the 
     project for navigation, Bridgeport Harbor, Connecticut, 
     authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 
     (72 Stat. 297), consisting of a 2.4-acre anchorage area, 9 
     feet deep, and an adjacent 0.6-acre anchorage, 6 feet deep, 
     located on the west side of Johnsons River.
       (2) Clinton harbor, connecticut.--That portion of the 
     project for navigation, Clinton Harbor, Connecticut, 
     authorized by the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1945, House 
     Document 240, 76th Congress, 1st Session, lying upstream of a 
     line designated by the 2 points N158,592.12, E660,193.92 and 
     N158,444.58, E660,220.95.
       (3) Bass harbor, maine.--The following portions of the 
     project for navigation, Bass Harbor, Maine, authorized on May 
     7, 1962, under section 107 of the River and Harbor Act of 
     1960 (33 U.S.C. 577):
       (A) Beginning at a bend in the project, N149040.00, 
     E538505.00, thence running easterly about 50.00 feet along 
     the northern limit of the project to a point N149061.55, 
     E538550.11, thence running southerly about 642.08 feet to a 
     point, N14877.64, E538817.18, thence running southwesterly 
     about 156.27 feet to a point on the westerly limit of the 
     project, N148348.50, E538737.02, thence running northerly 
     about 149.00 feet along the westerly limit of the project to 
     a bend in the project, N148489.22, E538768.09, thence running 
     northwesterly about 610.39 feet along the westerly limit of 
     the project to the point of origin.
       (B) Beginning at a point on the westerly limit of the 
     project, N148118.55, E538689.05, thence running southeasterly 
     about 91.92 feet to a point, N148041.43, E538739.07, thence 
     running southerly about 65.00 feet to a point, N147977.86, 
     E538725.51, thence running southwesterly about 91.92 feet to 
     a point on the westerly limit of the project, N147927.84, 
     E538648.39, thence running northerly about 195.00 feet along 
     the westerly limit of the project to the point of origin.
       (4) Boothbay harbor, maine.--The project for navigation, 
     Boothbay Harbor, Maine, authorized by the River and Harbor 
     Act of 1912 (37 Stat. 201).
       (5) Bucksport harbor, maine.--That portion of the project 
     for navigation, Bucksport Harbor, Maine, authorized by the 
     River and Harbor Act of 1902, consisting of a 16-foot deep 
     channel beginning at a point N268.748.16, E423.390.76, thence 
     running north 47 degrees 02 minutes 23 seconds east 51.76 
     feet to a point N268.783.44, E423.428.64, thence running 
     north 67 degrees 54 minutes 32 seconds west 1513.94 feet to a 
     point N269.352.81, E422.025.84, thence running south 47 
     degrees 02 minutes 23 seconds west 126.15 feet to a point 
     N269.266.84, E421.933.52, thence running south 70 degrees 24 
     minutes 28 seconds east 1546.79 feet to the point of origin.
       (6) Carvers harbor, vinalhaven, maine.--That portion of the 
     project for navigation, Carvers Harbor, Vinalhaven, Maine, 
     authorized by the Act of June 3, 1896 (commonly known as the 
     ``River and Harbor Appropriations Act of 1896'') (29 Stat. 
     202, chapter 314), consisting of the 16-foot anchorage 
     beginning at a point with coordinates N137,502.04, 
     E895,156.83, thence running south 6 degrees 34 minutes 57.6 
     seconds west 277.660 feet to a point N137,226.21, 
     E895,125.00, thence running north 53 degrees, 5 minutes 42.4 
     seconds west 127.746 feet to a point N137,302.92, E895022.85, 
     thence running north 33 degrees 56 minutes 9.8 seconds east 
     239.999 feet to the point of origin.
       (7) East boothbay harbor, maine.--The project for 
     navigation, East Boothbay Harbor, Maine, authorized by the 
     first section of the Act entitled, ``An Act making 
     appropriations for the construction, repair, and preservation 
     of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other 
     purposes'', approved June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 631).
       (8) Searsport harbor, searsport, maine.--That portion of 
     the project for navigation, Searsport Harbor, Searsport, 
     Maine, authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act 
     of 1962 (76 Stat. 1173), consisting of the 35-foot turning 
     basin beginning at a point with coordinates N225,008.38, 
     E395,464.26, thence running north 43 degrees 49 minutes 53.4 
     seconds east 362.001 feet to a point N225,269.52, 
     E395,714.96, thence running south 71 degrees 27 minutes 33.0 
     seconds east 1,309.201 feet to a point N224,853.22, 
     E396,956.21, thence running north 84 degrees 3 minutes 45.7 
     seconds west 1,499.997 feet to the point of origin.
       (9) Wells harbor, maine.--The following portions of the 
     project for navigation, Wells Harbor, Maine, authorized by 
     section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (74 Stat. 
     480):
       (A) The portion of the 6-foot channel the boundaries of 
     which begin at a point with coordinates N177,992.00, 
     E394,831.00, thence running south 83 degrees 58 minutes 14.8 
     seconds west 10.38 feet to a point N177,990.91, E394,820.68, 
     thence running south 11 degrees 46 minutes 47.7 seconds west 
     991.76 feet to a point N177,020.04, E394,618.21, thence 
     running south 78 degrees 13 minutes 45.7 seconds east 10.00 
     feet to a point N177,018.00, E394,628.00, thence running 
     north 11 degrees 46 minutes 22.8 seconds east 994.93 feet to 
     the point of origin.
       (B) The portion of the 6-foot anchorage the boundaries of 
     which begin at a point with coordinates N177,778.07, 
     E394,336.96, thence running south 51 degrees 58 minutes 32.7 
     seconds west 15.49 feet to a point N177,768.53, E394,324.76, 
     thence running south 11 degrees 46 minutes 26.5 seconds west 
     672.87 feet to a point N177,109.82, E394,187.46, thence 
     running south 78 degrees 13 minutes 45.7 seconds east 10.00 
     feet to a point N177,107.78, E394,197.25, thence running 
     north 11 degrees 46 minutes 25.4 seconds east 684.70 feet to 
     the point of origin.
       (C) The portion of the 10-foot settling basin the 
     boundaries of which begin at a point with coordinates 
     N177,107.78, E394,197.25, thence running north 78 degrees 13 
     minutes 45.7 seconds west 10.00 feet to a point N177,109.82, 
     E394,187.46, thence running south 11 degrees 46 minutes 15.7 
     seconds west 300.00 feet to a point N176,816.13, E394,126.26, 
     thence running south 78 degrees 12 minutes 21.4 seconds east 
     9.98 feet to a point N176,814.09, E394,136.03, thence running 
     north 11 degrees 46 minutes 29.1 seconds east 300.00 feet to 
     the point of origin.
       (D) The portion of the 10-foot settling basin the 
     boundaries of which begin at a point with coordinates 
     N177,018.00, E394,628.00, thence running north 78 degrees 13 
     minutes 45.7 seconds west 10.00 feet to a point N177,020.04, 
     E394,618.21, thence running south 11 degrees 46 minutes 44.0 
     seconds west 300.00 feet to a point N176,726.36, E394,556.97, 
     thence running south 78 degrees 12 minutes 30.3 seconds east 
     10.03 feet to a point N176,724.31, E394,566.79, thence 
     running north

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     11 degrees 46 minutes 22.4 seconds east 300.00 feet to the 
     point of origin.
       (10) Falmouth harbor, massachusetts.--That portion of the 
     project for navigation, Falmouth Harbor, Massachusetts, 
     authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1948 
     lying southeasterly of a line commencing at a point 
     N199,286.41, E844,394.91, thence running north 66 degrees 52 
     minutes 3.31 seconds east 472.95 feet to a point N199,472.21, 
     E844,829.83, thence running north 43 degrees 9 minutes 28.3 
     seconds east 262.64 feet to a point N199,633.80, E845,009.48, 
     thence running north 21 degrees 40 minutes 11.26 seconds east 
     808.38 feet to a point N200,415.05, E845,307.98, thence 
     running north 32 degrees 25 minutes 29.01 seconds east 160.76 
     feet to a point N200,550.75, E845,394.18, thence running 
     north 24 degrees 56 minutes 42.29 seconds east 1,410.29 feet 
     to a point N201,829.48, E845,988.97.
       (11) Green harbor, massachusetts.--That portion of the 
     project for navigation, Green Harbor, Massachusetts, 
     undertaken pursuant to section 107 of the River and Harbor 
     Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577), consisting of the 6-foot deep 
     channel beginning at a point along the west limit of the 
     existing project, North 395990.43, East 831079.16, thence 
     running northwesterly about 752.85 feet to a point, North 
     396722.80, East 830904.76, thence running northwesterly about 
     222.79 feet to a point along the west limit of the existing 
     project, North 396844.34, East 830718.04, thence running 
     southwesterly about 33.72 feet along the west limit of the 
     existing project to a point, North 396810.80, East 830714.57, 
     thence running southeasterly about 195.42 feet along the west 
     limit of the existing project to a point, North 396704.19, 
     East 830878.35, thence running about 544.66 feet along the 
     west limit of the existing project to a point, North 
     396174.35, East 831004.52, thence running southeasterly about 
     198.49 feet along the west limit of the existing project to 
     the point of beginning.
       (12) New bedford and fairhaven harbor, massachusetts.--The 
     following portions of the project for navigation, New Bedford 
     and Fairhaven Harbor, Massachusetts:
       (A) A portion of the 25-foot spur channel leading to the 
     west of Fish Island, authorized by the River and Harbor Act 
     of 3 March 1909, beginning at a point with coordinates 
     N232,173.77, E758,791.32, thence running south 27 degrees 36 
     minutes 52.8 seconds west 38.2 feet to a point N232,139.91, 
     E758,773.61, thence running south 87 degrees 35 minutes 31.6 
     seconds west 196.84 feet to a point N232,131.64, E758,576.94, 
     thence running north 47 degrees 47 minutes 48.4 seconds west 
     502.72 feet to a point N232,469.35, E758,204.54, thence 
     running north 10 degrees 10 minutes 20.3 seconds west 438.88 
     feet to a point N232,901.33, E758,127.03, thence running 
     north 79 degrees 49 minutes 43.1 seconds east 121.69 feet to 
     a point N232,922.82, E758,246.81, thence running south 04 
     degrees 29 minutes 17.6 seconds east 52.52 feet to a point 
     N232,870.46, E758,250.92, thence running south 23 degrees 56 
     minutes 11.2 seconds east 49.15 feet to a point N323,825.54, 
     E758,270.86, thence running south 79 degrees 49 minutes 27.0 
     seconds west 88.19 feet to a point N232,809.96, E758,184.06, 
     thence running south 10 degrees 10 minutes 25.7 seconds east 
     314.83 feet to a point N232,500.08, E758,239.67, thence 
     running south 56 degrees 33 minutes 56.1 seconds east 583.07 
     feet to a point N232,178.82, E758,726.25, thence running 
     south 85 degrees 33 minutes 16.0 seconds east to the point of 
     origin.
       (B) A portion of the 30-foot west maneuvering basin, 
     authorized by the River and Harbor Act of 3 July 1930, 
     beginning at a point with coordinates N232,139.91, 
     E758,773.61, thence running north 81 degrees 49 minutes 30.1 
     seconds east 160.76 feet to a point N232,162.77, E758.932.74, 
     thence running north 85 degrees 33 minutes 16.0 seconds west 
     141.85 feet to a point N232,173.77, E758,791.32, thence 
     running south 27 degrees 36 minutes 52.8 seconds west to the 
     point of origin.
       (b) Anchorage Area, Clinton Harbor, Connecticut.--That 
     portion of the Clinton Harbor, Connecticut, navigation 
     project referred to in subsection (a)(2) beginning at a point 
     beginning: N158,444.58, E660,220.95, thence running north 79 
     degrees 37 minutes 14 seconds east 833.31 feet to a point 
     N158,594.72, E661,040.67, thence running south 80 degrees 51 
     minutes 53 seconds east 181.21 feet to a point N158,565.95, 
     E661,219.58, thence running north 57 degrees 38 minutes 04 
     seconds west 126.02 feet to a point N158,633.41, E660,113.14, 
     thence running south 79 degrees 37 minutes 14 seconds west 
     911.61 feet to a point N158,469.17, E660,216.44, thence 
     running south 10 degrees 22 minutes 46 seconds east 25 feet 
     returning to a point N158,444.58, E660,220.95 is redesignated 
     as an anchorage area.
       (c) Wells Harbor, Maine.--
       (1) Project modification.--The Wells Harbor, Maine, 
     navigation project referred to in subsection (a)(9) is 
     modified to authorize the Secretary to realign the channel 
     and anchorage areas based on a harbor design capacity of 150 
     craft.
       (2) Redesignations.--
       (A) 6-foot anchorage.--The following portions of the Wells 
     Harbor, Maine, navigation project referred to in subsection 
     (a)(9) shall be redesignated as part of the 6-foot anchorage:
       (i) The portion of the 6-foot channel the boundaries of 
     which begin at a point with coordinates N177,990.91, 
     E394,820.68, thence running south 83 degrees 58 minutes 40.8 
     seconds west 94.65 feet to a point N177,980.98, E394,726.55, 
     thence running south 11 degrees 46 minutes 22.4 seconds west 
     962.83 feet to a point N177,038.40, E394,530.10, thence 
     running south 78 degrees 13 minutes 45.7 seconds east 90.00 
     feet to a point N177,020.04, E394,618.21, thence running 
     north 11 degrees 46 minutes 47.7 seconds east 991.76 feet to 
     the point of origin.
       (ii) The portion of the 10-foot inner harbor settling basin 
     the boundaries of which begin at a point with coordinates 
     N177,020.04, E394,618.21, thence running north 78 degrees 13 
     minutes 30.5 seconds west 160.00 feet to a point N177,052.69, 
     E394,461.58, thence running south 11 degrees 46 minutes 45.4 
     seconds west 299.99 feet to a point N176,759.02, E394,400.34, 
     thence running south 78 degrees 13 minutes 17.9 seconds east 
     160 feet to a point N176,726.36, E394,556.97, thence running 
     north 11 degrees 46 minutes 44.0 seconds east 300.00 feet to 
     the point of origin.
       (B) 6-foot channel.--The following portion of the Wells 
     Harbor, Maine, navigation project referred to in subsection 
     (a)(9) shall be redesignated as part of the 6-foot channel: 
     the portion of the 6-foot anchorage the boundaries of which 
     begin at a point with coordinates N178,102.26, E394,751.83, 
     thence running south 51 degrees 59 minutes 42.1 seconds west 
     526.51 feet to a point N177,778.07, E394,336.96, thence 
     running south 11 degrees 46 minutes 26.6 seconds west 511.83 
     feet to a point N177,277.01, E394,232.52, thence running 
     south 78 degrees 13 minutes 17.9 seconds east 80.00 feet to a 
     point N177,260.68, E394,310.84, thence running north 11 
     degrees 46 minutes 24.8 seconds east 482.54 feet to a point 
     N177,733.07, E394,409.30, thence running north 51 degrees 59 
     minutes 41.0 seconds east 402.63 feet to a point N177,980.98, 
     E394,726.55, thence running north 11 degrees 46 minutes 27.6 
     seconds east 123.89 feet to the point of origin.
       (3) Realignment.--The 6-foot anchorage area described in 
     paragraph (2)(B) shall be realigned to include the area 
     located south of the inner harbor settling basin in existence 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act beginning at a point 
     with coordinates N176,726.36, E394,556.97, thence running 
     north 78 degrees 13 minutes 17.9 seconds west 160.00 feet to 
     a point N176,759.02, E394,400.34, thence running south 11 
     degrees 47 minutes 03.8 seconds west 45 feet to a point 
     N176,714.97, E394,391.15, thence running south 78 degrees 13 
     minutes 17.9 seconds 160.00 feet to a point N176,682.31, 
     E394,547.78, thence running north 11 degrees 47 minutes 03.8 
     seconds east 45 feet to the point of origin.
       (4) Relocation.--The Secretary may relocate the settling 
     basin feature of the Wells Harbor, Maine, navigation project 
     referred to in subsection (a)(9) to the outer harbor between 
     the jetties.
       (5) Additional actions.--In carrying out the operation and 
     the maintenance of the Wells Harbor, Maine, navigation 
     project referred to in subsection (a)(9), the Secretary shall 
     undertake each of the actions of the Corps of Engineers 
     specified in section IV(B) of the memorandum of agreement 
     relating to the project dated January 20, 1998, including 
     those actions specified in such section IV(B) that the 
     parties agreed to ask the Corps of Engineers to undertake.
       (d) Anchorage Area, Green Harbor, Massachusetts.--The 
     portion of the Green Harbor, Massachusetts, navigation 
     project referred to in subsection (a)(11) consisting of a 6-
     foot deep channel that lies northerly of a line whose 
     coordinates are North 394825.00, East 831660.00 and North 
     394779.28, East 831570.64 is redesignated as an anchorage 
     area.

     SEC. 365. AMERICAN AND SACRAMENTO RIVERS, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) In General.--The project for flood damage reduction, 
     American and Sacramento Rivers, California, authorized by 
     section 101(a)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3662-3663), is modified to direct the 
     Secretary to include the following improvements as part of 
     the overall project:
       (1) Raising the left bank of the non-Federal levee upstream 
     of the Mayhew Drain for a distance of 4,500 feet by an 
     average of 2.5 feet.
       (2) Raising the right bank of the American River levee from 
     1,500 feet upstream to 4,000 feet downstream of the Howe 
     Avenue bridge by an average of 1 feet.
       (3) Modifying the south levee of the Natomas Cross Canal 
     for a distance of 5 miles to ensure that the south levee is 
     consistent with the level of protection provided by the 
     authorized levee along the east bank of the Sacramento River.
       (4) Modifying the north levee of the Natomas Cross Canal 
     for a distance of 5 miles to ensure that the height of the 
     levee is equivalent to the height of the south levee as 
     authorized by paragraph (3).
       (5) Installing gates to the existing Mayhew Drain culvert 
     and pumps to prevent backup of floodwater on the Folsom 
     Boulevard side of the gates.
       (6) Installation of a slurry wall in the north levee of the 
     American River from the east levee of the Natomas east Main 
     Drain upstream for a distance of approximately 1.2 miles.
       (7) Installation of a slurry wall in the north levee of the 
     American River from 300 feet west of Jacob Lane north for a 
     distance of approximately 1 mile to the end of the existing 
     levee.
       (b) Cost Limitations.--Section 101(a)(1)(A) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3662) is amended 
     by striking ``at a total cost of'' and all that follows 
     through ``$14,225,000,'' and inserting the following: ``at a 
     total cost of $91,900,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $68,925,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 
     $22,975,000,''.
       (c) Cost Sharing.--For purposes of section 103 of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213), the 
     modifications authorized by this section shall be subject to

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     the same cost sharing in effect for the project for flood 
     damage reduction, American and Sacramento Rivers, California, 
     authorized by section 101(a)(1) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3662).

     SEC. 366. MARTIN, KENTUCKY.

       The project for flood control, Martin, Kentucky, authorized 
     by section 202(a) of the Energy and Water Development 
     Appropriations Act, 1981 (94 Stat. 1339) is modified to 
     authorize the Secretary to take all necessary measures to 
     prevent future losses that would occur from a flood equal in 
     magnitude to a 100-year frequency event.

     SEC. 367. SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA PILOT PROGRAM.

       Section 340(g) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1992 (106 Stat. 4856) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out the pilot program under this 
     section $40,000,000 for fiscal years beginning after 
     September 30, 1992. Such sums shall remain available until 
     expended.''.

     SEC. 368. BLACK WARRIOR AND TOMBIGBEE RIVERS, JACKSON, 
                   ALABAMA.

       The project for navigation, Black Warrior and Tombigbee 
     Rivers, vicinity of Jackson, Alabama, as authorized by 
     section 106 of the Energy and Water Development 
     Appropriations Act, 1987 (100 Stat. 3341-199), is modified to 
     authorize the Secretary to acquire lands for mitigation of 
     the habitat losses attributable to the project, including the 
     navigation channel, dredged material disposal areas, and 
     other areas directly impacted by construction of the project. 
     Notwithstanding section 906 of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2283), the Secretary may 
     construct the project prior to acquisition of the mitigation 
     lands if the Secretary takes such actions as may be necessary 
     to ensure that any required mitigation lands will be acquired 
     not later than 2 years after initiation of construction of 
     the new channel and such acquisition will fully mitigate any 
     adverse environmental impacts resulting from the project.

     SEC. 369. TROPICANA WASH AND FLAMINGO WASH, NEVADA.

       Any Federal costs associated with the Tropicana and 
     Flamingo Washes, Nevada, authorized by section 101(13) of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4803), 
     incurred by the non-Federal interest to accelerate or modify 
     construction of the project, in cooperation with the Corps of 
     Engineers, shall be considered to be eligible for 
     reimbursement by the Secretary.

     SEC. 370. COMITE RIVER, LOUISIANA.

       The Comite River Diversion Project for flood control, 
     authorized as part of the project for flood control, Amite 
     River and Tributaries, Louisiana, by section 101(11) of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4802-4803) 
     and modified by section 301(b)(5) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3709-3710), is further 
     modified to authorize the Secretary to include the costs of 
     highway relocations to be cost shared as a project 
     construction feature if the Secretary determines that such 
     treatment of costs is necessary to facilitate construction of 
     the project.

     SEC. 371. ST. MARY'S RIVER, MICHIGAN.

       The project for navigation, St. Mary's River, Michigan, is 
     modified to direct the Secretary to provide an additional 
     foot of overdraft between Point Louise Turn and the Locks and 
     Sault Saint Marie, Michigan, consistent with the channels 
     upstream of Point Louise Turn. The modification shall be 
     carried out as operation and maintenance to improve 
     navigation safety.

     SEC. 372. CITY OF CHARLXVOIX: REIMBURSEMENT, MICHIGAN.

       The Secretary, shall review and, if consistent with 
     authorized project Purposes, reimburse the City of 
     Charlevoix, Michigan, for the Federal share of costs 
     associated with construction of the new revetment to the 
     Federal navigation project at Charlevoix Harbor, Michigan.
                           TITLE IV--STUDIES

     SEC. 401. UPPER MISSISSIPPI AND ILLINOIS RIVERS LEVEES AND 
                   STREAMBANKS PROTECTION.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study of erosion damage to 
     levees and infrastructure on the upper Mississippi and 
     Illinois Rivers and the impact of increased barge and 
     pleasure craft traffic on deterioration of levees and other 
     flood control structures on such rivers.

     SEC. 402. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

       (a) Development.--The Secretary shall develop a plan to 
     address water and related land resources problems and 
     opportunities in the Upper Mississippi and Illinois River 
     Basins, extending from Cairo, Illinois, to the headwaters of 
     the Mississippi River, in the interest of systemic flood 
     damage reduction by means of a mixture of structural and 
     nonstructural flood control and floodplain management 
     strategies, continued maintenance of the navigation project, 
     management of bank caving and erosion, watershed nutrient and 
     sediment management, habitat management, recreation needs, 
     and other related purposes.
       (b) Contents.--The plan shall contain recommendations on 
     future management plans and actions to be carried out by the 
     responsible Federal and non-Federal entities and shall 
     specifically address recommendations to authorize 
     construction of a systemic flood control project in 
     accordance with a plan for the Upper Mississippi River. The 
     plan shall include recommendations for Federal action where 
     appropriate and recommendations for follow-on studies for 
     problem areas for which data or current technology does not 
     allow immediate solutions.
       (c) Consultation and Use of Existing Data.--The Secretary 
     shall consult with appropriate State and Federal agencies and 
     shall make maximum use of existing data and ongoing programs 
     and efforts of States and Federal agencies in developing the 
     plan.
       (d) Cost Sharing.--Development of the plan under this 
     section shall be at Federal expense. Feasibility studies 
     resulting from development of such plan shall be subject to 
     cost sharing under section 105 of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2215).
       (e) Report.--The Secretary shall submit a report that 
     includes the comprehensive plan to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works of the Senate not later than 3 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 403. EL DORADO, UNION COUNTY, ARKANSAS.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of improvements to regional water supplies for El 
     Dorado, Union County, Arkansas.

     SEC. 404. SWEETWATER RESERVOIR, SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study of the potential water 
     quality problems and pollution abatement measures in the 
     watershed in and around Sweetwater Reservoir, San Diego 
     County, California.

     SEC. 405. WHITEWATER RIVER BASIN, CALIFORNIA.

       The Secretary shall undertake and complete a feasibility 
     study for flood damage reduction in the Whitewater River 
     basin, California, and, based upon the results of such study, 
     give priority consideration to including the recommended 
     project, including the Salton Sea wetlands restoration 
     project, in the flood mitigation and riverine restoration 
     pilot program authorized in section 214 of this Act.

     SEC. 406. LITTLE ECONLACKHATCHEE RIVER BASIN, FLORIDA.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study of pollution abatement 
     measures in the Little Econlackhatchee River basin, Florida.

     SEC. 407. PORT EVERGLADES INLET, FLORIDA.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of carrying out a sand bypass project at Port 
     Everglades Inlet, Florida.

     SEC. 408. UPPER DES PLAINES RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, ILLINOIS 
                   AND WISCONSIN.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary is directed to conduct a 
     study of the upper Des Plaines River and tributaries, 
     Illinois and Wisconsin, upstream of the confluence with Salt 
     Creek at Riverside, Illinois, to determine the feasibility of 
     improvements in the interests of flood damage reduction, 
     environmental restoration and protection, water quality, 
     recreation, and related purposes.
       (b) Special Rule.--In conducting the study, the Secretary 
     may not exclude from consideration and evaluation flood 
     damage reduction measures based on restrictive policies 
     regarding the frequency of flooding, drainage area, and 
     amount of runoff.
       (c) Consultation and Use of Existing Data.--The Secretary 
     shall consult with appropriate State and Federal agencies and 
     shall make maximum use of existing data and ongoing programs 
     and efforts of States and Federal agencies in conducting the 
     study.

     SEC. 409. CAMERON PARISH WEST OF CALCASIEU RIVER, LOUISIANA.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of carrying out a project for storm damage 
     reduction and environmental restoration, Cameron Parish west 
     of Calcasieu River, Louisiana.

     SEC. 410. GRAND ISLE AND VICINITY, LOUISIANA.

       In carrying out a study of the storm damage reduction 
     benefits to Grand Isle and vicinity, Louisiana, the Secretary 
     shall include benefits that a storm damage reduction project 
     for Grand Isle and vicinity, Louisiana, may have on the 
     mainland coast of Louisiana as project benefits attributable 
     to the Grand Isle project.

     SEC. 411. LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN SEAWALL, LOUISIANA.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall complete a post-
     authorization change report on the project for hurricane-
     flood protection, Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, and 
     vicinity, authorized by section 204 of the Flood Control Act 
     of 1965 (79 Stat. 1077), to incorporate and accomplish 
     structural modifications to the seawall fronting protection 
     along the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain from the New 
     Basin Canal on the west to the Inner harbor Navigation Canal 
     on the east.
       (b) Report.--The Secretary shall ensure expeditious 
     completion of the post-authorization change report required 
     by subsection (a) not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this section.

     SEC. 412. WESTPORT, MASSACHUSETTS.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of carrying out a navigation project for the town 
     of Westport, Massachusetts, and the possible beneficial uses 
     of dredged material for shoreline protection and storm damage 
     reduction in the area. In determining the benefits of the 
     project, the Secretary shall include the benefits derived 
     from using dredged material for shoreline protection and 
     storm damage reduction.

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     SEC. 413. SOUTHWEST VALLEY, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO.

       The Secretary shall undertake and complete a feasibility 
     study for flood damage reduction in the Southwest Valley, 
     Albuquerque, New Mexico, and, based upon the results of such 
     study, give priority consideration to including the 
     recommended project in the flood mitigation and riverine 
     restoration pilot program authorized in section 214 of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 414. CAYUGA CREEK, NEW YORK.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of carrying out a project for flood control for 
     Cayuga Creek, New York.

     SEC. 415. ARCOLA CREEK WATERSHED, MADISON, OHIO.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of a project to provide environmental restoration 
     and protection for the Arcola Creek watershed, Madison, Ohio.

     SEC. 416. WESTERN LAKE ERIE BASIN, OHIO, INDIANA, AND 
                   MICHIGAN.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
     develop measures to improve flood control, navigation, water 
     quality, recreation, and fish and wildlife habitat in a 
     comprehensive manner in the western Lake Erie basin, Ohio, 
     Indiana, and Michigan, including watersheds of the Maumee, 
     Ottawa, and Portage Rivers.
       (b) Cooperation.--In carrying out the study, the Secretary 
     shall cooperate with interested Federal, State, and local 
     agencies and nongovernmental organizations and consider all 
     relevant programs of such agencies.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     a report on the results of the study, including findings and 
     recommendations.

     SEC. 417. SCHUYLKILL RIVER, NORRISTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of carrying out a project for flood control for 
     Schuylkill River, Norristown, Pennsylvania, including 
     improvement to existing stormwater drainage systems.

     SEC. 418. LAKES MARION AND MOULTRIE, SOUTH CAROLINA.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of carrying out a project for Lakes Marion and 
     Moultrie to provide water supply, treatment, and distribution 
     to Calhoun, Clarendon, Colleton, Dorchester, Orangeburg, and 
     Sumter Counties, South Carolina.

     SEC. 419. DAY COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA.

       The Secretary shall conduct an investigation of flooding 
     and other water resources problems between the James River 
     and Big Sioux watersheds in South Dakota and an assessment of 
     flood damage reduction needs of the area.

     SEC. 420. CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.

       The Secretary shall include, as part of the study 
     authorized in a resolution of the Committee on Public Works 
     and Transportation of the House of Representatives, dated 
     August 1, 1990, a review of two 175-foot-wide barge shelves 
     on either side of the navigation channel at the Port of 
     Corpus Christi, Texas.

     SEC. 421. MITCHELL'S CUT CHANNEL (CANEY FORK CUT), TEXAS.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of carrying out a project for navigation, 
     Mitchell's Cut Channel (Caney Fork Cut), Texas.

     SEC. 422. MOUTH OF COLORADO RIVER, TEXAS.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of carrying out a project for navigation at the 
     mouth of the Colorado River, Texas, to provide a minimum 
     draft navigation channel extending from the Colorado River 
     through Parkers Cut (also known as ``Tiger Island Cut''), or 
     an acceptable alternative, to Matagorda Bay.

     SEC. 423. KANAWHA RIVER, FAYETTE COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of developing a public port along the Kanawha 
     River in Fayette County, West Virginia, at a site known as 
     ``Longacre''.

     SEC. 424. WEST VIRGINIA PORTS.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of expanding public port development in West 
     Virginia along the Ohio River and navigable portion of the 
     Kanawha River from its mouth to river mile 91.0

     SEC. 425. GREAT LAKES REGION COMPREHENSIVE STUDY.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a comprehensive 
     study of the Great Lakes region to ensure the future use, 
     management, and protection of water and related resources of 
     the Great Lakes basin.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 4 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, 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 that includes the 
     strategic plan for Corps of Engineers programs in the Great 
     Lakes basin and details of proposed Corps of Engineers 
     environmental, navigation, and flood damage reduction 
     projects in the region.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for 
     fiscal years 2000 through 2003.

     SEC. 426. NUTRIENT LOADING RESULTING FROM DREDGED MATERIAL 
                   DISPOSAL.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of nutrient 
     loading that occurs as a result of discharges of dredged 
     material into open-water sites in the Chesapeake Bay.
       (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 results of the study.

     SEC. 427. SANTEE DELTA FOCUS AREA, SOUTH CAROLINA.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study of the Santee Delta 
     focus area, South Carolina, to determine the feasibility of 
     carrying out a project for enhancing wetlands values and 
     public recreational opportunities in the area.

     SEC. 428. DEL NORTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.

       The Secretary shall undertake and complete a feasibility 
     study for designating a permanent disposal site for dredged 
     materials from Federal navigation projects in Del Norte 
     County, California.

     SEC. 429. ST. CLAIR RIVER AND LAKE ST. CLAIR, MICHIGAN.

       (a) Plan.--The Secretary, in coordination with State and 
     local governments and appropriate Federal and provincial 
     authorities of Canada, shall develop a comprehensive 
     management plan for St. Clair River and Lake St. Clair. Such 
     plan shall include the following elements:
       (1) The causes and sources of environmental degradation.
       (2) Continuous monitoring of organic, biological, metallic, 
     and chemical contamination levels.
       (3) Timely dissemination of information of such 
     contamination levels to public authorities, other interested 
     parties, and the public.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
     Congress a report that includes the plan developed under 
     subsection (a), together with recommendations of potential 
     restoration measures.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $400,000.

     SEC. 430. CUMBERLAND COUNTY, TENNESSEE.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of improvements to regional water supplies for 
     Cumberland County, Tennessee.
                   TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 501. CORPS ASSUMPTION OF NRCS PROJECTS.

       (a) Llagas Creek, California.--The Secretary is authorized 
     to complete the remaining reaches of the Natural Resources 
     Conservation Service's flood control project at Llagas Creek, 
     California, undertaken pursuant to section 5 of the Watershed 
     Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1005), 
     substantially in accordance with the Natural Resources 
     Conservation Service watershed plan for Llagas Creek, 
     Department of Agriculture, and in accordance with the 
     requirements of local cooperation as specified in section 4 
     of such Act, at a total cost of $45,000,000, with an 
     estimated Federal cost of $21,800,000 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $23,200,000.
       (b) Thornton Reservoir, Cook County, Illinois.--
       (1) In general.--The Thornton Reservoir project, an element 
     of the project for flood control, Chicagoland Underflow Plan, 
     Illinois, authorized by section 3(a)(5) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 4013), is 
     modified to authorize the Secretary to include additional 
     permanent flood control storage attributable to the Natural 
     Resources Conservation Service Thornton Reservoir (Structure 
     84), Little Calumet River Watershed, Illinois, approved under 
     the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1001 et seq.).
       (2) Cost sharing.--Costs for the Thornton Reservoir project 
     shall be shared in accordance with section 103 of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213).
       (3) Transitional storage.--The Secretary of Agriculture may 
     cooperate with non-Federal interests to provide, on a 
     transitional basis, flood control storage for the Natural 
     Resources Conservation Service Thornton Reservoir (Structure 
     84) in the west lobe of the Thornton quarry in advance of 
     Corps' construction.
       (4) Crediting.--The Secretary may credit against the non-
     Federal share of the Thornton Reservoir project all design, 
     lands, easements, rights-of-way (as of the date of 
     authorization), and construction costs incurred by the non-
     Federal interests before the signing of the project 
     cooperation agreement.
       (5) Reevaluation report.--The Secretary shall determine the 
     credits authorized by paragraph (4) that are integral to the 
     Thornton Reservoir project and the current total project 
     costs based on a limited reevaluation report.

     SEC. 502. CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE.

       Section 219(e) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1992 (106 Stat. 4836-4837) is amended by striking paragraphs 
     (5) and (6) and inserting the following:
       ``(5) $25,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
     (c)(2);
       ``(6) $20,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
     (c)(9);
       ``(7) $30,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
     (c)(16);
       ``(8) $30,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
     (c)(17);
       ``(9) $20,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
     (c)(19);
       ``(10) $15,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
     (c)(20);
       ``(11) $11,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
     (c)(21);
       ``(12) $2,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
     (c)(22);
       ``(13) $3,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
     (c)(23);
       ``(14) $1,500,000 for the project described in subsection 
     (c)(24);

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       ``(15) $2,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
     (c)(25);
       ``(16) $8,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
     (c)(26);
       ``(17) $8,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
     (c)(27), of which $3,000,000 shall be available only for 
     providing assistance for the Montoursville Regional Sewer 
     Authority, Lycoming County;
       ``(18) $10,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
     (c)(28); and
       ``(19) $1,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
     (c)(29).''.

     SEC. 503. CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT DREDGING TECHNOLOGY.

       (a) Contaminated Sediment Dredging Project.--
       (1) Review.--The Secretary shall conduct a review of 
     innovative dredging technologies designed to minimize or 
     eliminate contamination of a water column upon removal of 
     contaminated sediments. The Secretary shall complete such 
     review by June 1, 2001.
       (2) Testing.--After completion of the review under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall select the technology of 
     those reviewed that the Secretary determines will increase 
     the effectiveness of removing contaminated sediments and 
     significantly reduce contamination of the water column. Not 
     later than December 31, 2001, the Secretary shall enter into 
     an agreement with a public or private entity to test such 
     technology in the vicinity of Peoria Lakes, Illinois.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000.

     SEC. 504. DAM SAFETY.

       (a) Assistance.--The Secretary is authorized to provide 
     assistance to enhance dam safety at the following locations:
       (1) Healdsburg Veteran's Memorial Dam, California.
       (2) Felix Dam, Pennsylvania.
       (3) Kehly Run Dam, Pennsylvania.
       (4) Owl Creek Reservoir, Pennsylvania.
       (5) Sweet Arrow Lake Dam, Pennsylvania.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated $6,000,000 to carry out this section.

     SEC. 505. GREAT LAKES REMEDIAL ACTION PLANS.

       Section 401(a)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1990 (110 Stat. 3763) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``Nonprofit public or private entities may 
     contribute all or a portion of the non-Federal share.''.

     SEC. 506. SEA LAMPREY CONTROL MEASURES IN THE GREAT LAKES.

       (a) In General.--In conjunction with the Great Lakes 
     Fishery Commission, the Secretary is authorized to undertake 
     a program for the control of sea lampreys in and around 
     waters of the Great Lakes. The program undertaken pursuant to 
     this section may include projects which consist of either 
     structural or nonstructural measures or a combination 
     thereof.
       (b) Cost Sharing.--Projects carried out under this section 
     on lands owned by the United States shall be carried out at 
     full Federal expense. The non-Federal share of the cost of 
     any such project undertaken on lands not in Federal ownership 
     shall be 35 percent.
       (c) Non-Federal Interests.--Notwithstanding section 221(b) 
     of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5b(b)), the 
     Secretary, after coordination with the appropriate State and 
     local government officials having jurisdiction over an area 
     in which a project under this section will be carried out, 
     may allow a nonprofit entity to serve as the non-Federal 
     interest for the project.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2000 through 2005.

     SEC. 507. MAINTENANCE OF NAVIGATION CHANNELS.

       Section 509(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3759) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(12) Acadiana Navigation Channel, Louisiana.
       ``(13) Contraband Bayou, Louisiana, as part of the 
     Calcasieu River and Pass Ship Channel.
       ``(14) Lake Wallula Navigation Channel, Washington.
       ``(15) Wadley Pass (also known as McGriff Pass), Suwanee 
     River, Florida.''.

     SEC. 508. MEASUREMENT OF LAKE MICHIGAN DIVERSIONS.

       Section 1142(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1986 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-20 note; 100 Stat. 4253) is amended by 
     striking ``$250,000'' and inserting ``$1,250,000''.

     SEC. 509. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Authorized Activities.--Section 1103(e)(1) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 652(e)(1)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``long-term resource 
     monitoring program; and'' and inserting ``long-term resource 
     monitoring, computerized data inventory and analysis, and 
     applied research program.''; and
       (3) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the 
     following:
     ``In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 
     establish an independent technical advisory committee to 
     review projects, monitoring plans, and habitat and natural 
     resource needs assessments.''.
       (b) Reports.--Section 1103(e)(2) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 
     652(e)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Reports.--Not later than December 31, 2004, and not 
     later than December 31st of every sixth year thereafter, the 
     Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior 
     and the States of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and 
     Wisconsin, shall transmit to Congress a report that--
       ``(A) contains an evaluation of the programs described in 
     paragraph (1);
       ``(B) describes the accomplishments of each of such 
     programs;
       ``(C) provides updates of a systemic habitat needs 
     assessment; and
       ``(D) identifies any needed adjustments in the 
     authorization.''.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1103(e) of 
     such Act (33 U.S.C. 652(e)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3) by striking ``not to exceed'' and all 
     that follows before the period at the end and inserting 
     ``$22,750,000 for fiscal year 1999 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter'';
       (2) in paragraph (4) by striking ``not to exceed'' and all 
     that follows before the period at the end and inserting 
     ``$10,420,000 for fiscal year 1999 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter''; and
       (3) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
       ``(5) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out paragraph (1)(A) $350,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 1999 through 2009.''.
       (d) Transfer of Amounts.--Section 1103(e)(6) of such Act is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(6) Transfer of amounts.--For fiscal year 1999, and each 
     fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with 
     the Secretary of the Interior and the States of Illinois, 
     Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin, may transfer not to 
     exceed 20 percent of the amounts appropriated to carry out 
     subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) to the amounts 
     appropriated to carry out the other of such subparagraphs.''.
       (e) Habitat Needs Assessment.--Section 1103(h)(2) of such 
     Act (33 U.S.C. 652(h)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``The Secretary shall complete the on-going 
     habitat needs assessment conducted under this paragraph not 
     later than September 30, 2000, and shall include in each 
     report required by subsection (e)(2) the most recent habitat 
     needs assessment conducted under this paragraph.''.
       (f) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1103 of such Act (33 
     U.S.C. 652) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (e)(7) by striking ``paragraphs (1)(B) 
     and (1)(C)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)(B)''; and
       (2) in subsection (f)(2)--
       (A) by striking ``(2)(A)'' and inserting ``(2)''; and
       (B) by striking subparagraph (B).

     SEC. 510. ATLANTIC COAST OF NEW YORK MONITORING.

       Section 404(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1992 (106 Stat. 4863) is amended by striking ``1993, 1994, 
     1995, 1996, and 1997'' and inserting ``1993 through 2003''.

     SEC. 511. WATER CONTROL MANAGEMENT.

       (a) In General.--In evaluating potential improvements for 
     water control management activities and consolidation of 
     water control management centers, the Secretary may consider 
     a regionalized water control management plan but may not 
     implement such a plan until the date on which a report is 
     transmitted under subsection (b).
       (b) 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 and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Environment and Public Works and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report containing 
     the following:
       (1) A description of the primary objectives of streamlining 
     water control management activities.
       (2) A description of the benefits provided by streamlining 
     water control management activities through consolidation of 
     centers for such activities.
       (3) A determination of whether or not benefits to users of 
     regional water control management centers will be retained in 
     each district office of the Corps of Engineers that does not 
     have a regional center.
       (4) A determination of whether or not users of such 
     regional centers will receive a higher level of benefits from 
     streamlining water management control management activities.
       (5) A list of the Members of Congress who represent a 
     district that currently includes a water control management 
     center that is to be eliminated under a proposed regionalized 
     plan.

     SEC. 512. BENEFICIAL USE OF DREDGED MATERIAL.

       The Secretary is authorized to carry out the following 
     projects under section 204 of the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2326):
       (1) Bodega bay, california.--A project to make beneficial 
     use of dredged materials from a Federal navigation project in 
     Bodega Bay, California.
       (2) Sabine refuge, louisiana.--A project to make beneficial 
     use of dredged materials from Federal navigation projects in 
     the vicinity of Sabine Refuge, Louisiana.
       (3) Hancock, harrison, and jackson counties, mississippi.--
     A project to make beneficial use of dredged material from a 
     Federal navigation project in Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson 
     Counties, Mississippi.
       (4) Rose city marsh, orange county, texas.--A project to 
     make beneficial use of dredged material from a Federal 
     navigation project in Rose City Marsh, Orange County, Texas.

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       (5) Bessie heights marsh, orange county, texas.--A project 
     to make beneficial use of dredged material from a Federal 
     navigation project in Bessie Heights Marsh, Orange County, 
     Texas.

     SEC. 513. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE.

       Section 507(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3758) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Expansion and improvement of Long Pine Run Dam and 
     associated water infrastructure in accordance with the 
     requirements of subsections (b) through (e) of section 313 of 
     the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4845) 
     at a total cost of $20,000,000.''.

     SEC. 514. LOWER MISSOURI RIVER AQUATIC RESTORATION PROJECTS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after funds are made 
     available for such purposes, the Secretary shall complete a 
     comprehensive report--
       (1) identifying a general implementation strategy and 
     overall plan for environmental restoration and protection 
     along the Lower Missouri River between Gavins Point Dam and 
     the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers; and
       (2) recommending individual environmental restoration 
     projects that can be considered by the Secretary for 
     implementation under section 206 of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330; 110 Stat. 3679-
     3680).
       (b) Scope of Projects.--Any environmental restoration 
     projects recommended under subsection (a) shall provide for 
     such activities and measures as the Secretary determines to 
     be necessary to protect and restore fish and wildlife habitat 
     without adversely affecting private property rights or water 
     related needs of the region surrounding the Missouri River, 
     including flood control, navigation, and enhancement of water 
     supply, and shall include some or all of the following 
     components:
       (1) Modification and improvement of navigation training 
     structures to protect and restore fish and wildlife habitat.
       (2) Modification and creation of side channels to protect 
     and restore fish and wildlife habitat.
       (3) Restoration and creation of fish and wildlife habitat.
       (4) Physical and biological monitoring for evaluating the 
     success of the projects.
       (c) Coordination.--To the maximum extent practicable, the 
     Secretary shall integrate projects carried out in accordance 
     with this section with other Federal, tribal, and State 
     restoration activities.
       (d) Cost Sharing.--The report under subsection (a) shall be 
     undertaken at full Federal expense.

     SEC. 515. AQUATIC RESOURCES RESTORATION IN THE NORTHWEST.

       (a) In General.--In cooperation with other Federal 
     agencies, the Secretary is authorized to develop and 
     implement projects for fish screens, fish passage devices, 
     and other similar measures agreed to by non-Federal interests 
     and relevant Federal agencies to mitigate adverse impacts 
     associated with irrigation system water diversions by local 
     governmental entities in the States of Oregon, Washington, 
     Montana, and Idaho.
       (b) Procedure and Participation.--
       (1) Consultation requirement; use of existing data.--In 
     providing assistance under subsection (a), the Secretary 
     shall consult with other Federal, State, and local agencies 
     and make maximum use of data and studies in existence on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Participation by non-federal interests.--Participation 
     by non-Federal interests in projects under this section shall 
     be voluntary. The Secretary shall not take any action under 
     this section that will result in a non-Federal interest being 
     held financially responsible for an action under a project 
     unless the non-Federal interest has voluntarily agreed to 
     participate in the project.
       (c) Cost Sharing.--Projects carried out under this section 
     on lands owned by the United States shall be carried out at 
     full Federal expense. The non-Federal share of the cost of 
     any such project undertaken on lands not in Federal ownership 
     shall be 35 percent.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for 
     fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1999.

     SEC. 516. INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR WATERSHED RESTORATION.

       The Secretary shall use, and encourage the use of, 
     innovative treatment technologies, including membrane 
     technologies, for watershed and environmental restoration and 
     protection projects involving water quality.

     SEC. 517. ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION.

       (a) Atlanta, Georgia.--Section 219(c)(2) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835) is amended 
     by inserting before the period ``and watershed restoration 
     and development in the regional Atlanta watershed, including 
     Big Creek and Rock Creek''.
       (b) Paterson and Passaic Valley, New Jersey.--Section 
     219(c)(9) of such Act (106 Stat. 4836) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(9) Paterson, passaic county, and passaic valley, new 
     jersey.--Drainage facilities to alleviate flooding problems 
     on Getty Avenue in the vicinity of St. Joseph's Hospital for 
     the City of Paterson, New Jersey, and Passaic County, New 
     Jersey, and innovative facilities to manage and treat 
     additional flows in the Passaic Valley, Passaic River basin, 
     New Jersey.''.
       (c) Nashua, New Hampshire.--Section 219(c) of such Act is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(19) Nashua, new hampshire.--A sewer and drainage system 
     separation and rehabiliation program for Nashua, New 
     Hampshire.''.
       (d) Fall River and New Bedford, Massachusetts.--Section 
     219(c) of such Act is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(20) Fall river and new bedford, massachusetts.--
     Elimination or control of combined sewer overflows in the 
     cities of Fall River and New Bedford, Massachusetts.''.
       (e) Additional Project Descriptions.--Section 219(c) of 
     such Act is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(21) Findlay township, pennsylvania.--Water and sewer 
     lines in Findlay Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
       ``(22) Dillsburg borough authority, pennsylvania.--Water 
     and sewer systems in Franklin Township, York County, 
     Pennsylvania.
       ``(23) Hampton township, pennsylvania.--Water, sewer, and 
     stormsewer improvements in Hampton Township, Cumberland 
     County, Pennsylvania.
       ``(24) Towamencin township, pennsylvania.--Sanitary sewer 
     and water lines in Towamencin Township, Montgomery County, 
     Pennsylvania.
       ``(25) Dauphin county, pennsylvania.--Combined sewer and 
     water system rehabilitation for the City of Harrisburg, 
     Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
       ``(26) Lee, norton, wise, and scott counties, virginia.--
     Water supply and wastewater treatment in Lee, Norton, Wise, 
     and Scott Counties, Virginia.
       ``(27) Northeast pennsylvania.--Water-related 
     infrastructure in Lackawanna, Lycoming, Susquehanna, Wyoming, 
     Pike, and Monroe Counties, Pennsylvania, including assistance 
     for the Montoursville Regional Sewer Authority, Lycoming 
     County.
       ``(28) Calumet region, indiana.--Water-related 
     infrastructure in Lake and Porter Counties, Indiana.
       ``(29) Clinton county, pennsylvania.--Water-related 
     infrastructure in Clinton County, Pennsylvania.''.

     SEC. 518. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN PROJECTS.

       The Secretary shall expedite completion of the reports for 
     the following projects and proceed directly to project 
     planning, engineering, and design:
       (1) Arroyo Pasajero, San Joaquin River basin, California, 
     project for flood control.
       (2) Success Dam, Tule River, California, project for flood 
     control and water supply.
       (3) Alafia Channel, Tampa Harbor, Florida, project for 
     navigation.
       (4) Columbia Slough, Portland, Oregon, project for 
     ecosystem restoration.
       (5) Ohio River Greenway, Indiana, project for environmental 
     restoration and recreation.

     SEC. 519. DOG RIVER, ALABAMA.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to establish, 
     in cooperation with non-Federal interests, a pilot project to 
     restore natural water depths in the Dog River, Alabama, 
     between its mouth and the Interstate Route 10 crossing, and 
     in the downstream portion of its principal tributaries.
       (b) Form of Assistance.--Assistance provided under 
     subsection (a) shall be in the form of design and 
     construction of water-related resource protection and 
     development projects affecting the Dog River, including 
     environmental restoration and recreational navigation.
       (c) Non-Federal Share.--The non-Federal share of the cost 
     of the project carried out with assistance under this section 
     shall be 90 percent.
       (d) Lands, Easements, and Rights-of-Way.--The non-Federal 
     sponsor provide all lands, easements, rights of way, 
     relocations, and dredged material disposal areas including 
     retaining dikes required for the project.
       (e) Operation Maintenance.--The non-Federal share of the 
     cost of operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, or 
     rehabilitation of the project carried out with assistance 
     under this section shall be 100 percent.
       (f) Credit Toward Non-Federal Share.--The value of the 
     lands, easements, rights of way, relocations, and dredged 
     material disposal areas, including retaining dikes, provided 
     by the non-Federal sponsor shall be credited toward the non-
     Federal share.

     SEC. 520. ELBA, ALABAMA.

       The Secretary is authorized to repair and rehabilitate a 
     levee in the City of Elba, Alabama at a total cost of 
     $12,900,000.

      SEC. 521. GENEVA, ALABAMA.

       The Secretary is authorized to repair and rehabilitate a 
     levee in the City of Geneva, Alabama at a total cost of 
     $16,600,000.

      SEC. 522. NAVAJO RESERVATION, ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO, AND UTAH.

       (a) In General.--In cooperation with other appropriate 
     Federal and local agencies, the Secretary shall undertake a 
     survey of, and provide technical, planning, and design 
     assistance for, watershed management, restoration, and 
     development on the Navajo Indian Reservation, Arizona, New 
     Mexico, and Utah.
       (b) Cost Sharing.--The Federal share of the cost of 
     activities carried out under this section shall be 75 
     percent. Funds made available under the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et 
     seq.) may be used by the Navajo Nation in meeting the non-
     Federal share of the cost of such activities.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to

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     carry out this section $12,000,000 for fiscal years beginning 
     after September 30, 1999.

     SEC. 523. AUGUSTA AND DEVALLS BLUFF, ARKANSAS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to perform 
     operations, maintenance, and rehabilitation on 37 miles of 
     levees in and around Augusta and Devalls Bluff, Arkansas.
       (b) Reimbursement.--After performing the operations, 
     maintenance, and rehabilitation under subsection (a), the 
     Secretary may seek reimbursement from the Secretary of the 
     Interior of an amount equal to the costs allocated to 
     benefits to a Federal wildlife refuge of such operations, 
     maintenance, and rehabilitation.

     SEC. 524. BEAVER LAKE, ARKANSAS.

       (a) Water Supply Storage Reallocation.--The Secretary shall 
     reallocate approximately 31,000 additional acre-feet at 
     Beaver Lake, Arkansas, to water supply storage at no 
     additional cost to the Beaver Water District or the Carroll-
     Boone Water District above the amount that has already been 
     contracted for. At no time may the bottom of the conservation 
     pool be at an elevation that is less than 1,076 feet NGVD.
       (b) Contract Pricing.--The contract price for additional 
     storage for the Carroll-Boone Water District beyond that 
     which is provided for in subsection (a) shall be based on the 
     original construction cost of Beaver Lake and adjusted to the 
     1998 price level net of inflation between the date of 
     initiation of construction and the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 525. BEAVER LAKE TROUT PRODUCTION FACILITY, ARKANSAS.

       (a) Expedited Construction.--The Secretary shall construct, 
     under the authority of section 105 of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1976 (90 Stat. 2921) and section 1135 of 
     the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4251-
     4252), the Beaver Lake trout hatchery as expeditiously as 
     possible, but in no event later than September 30, 2002.
       (b) Mitigation Plan.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in conjunction 
     with the State of Arkansas, shall prepare a plan for the 
     mitigation of effects of the Beaver Dam project on Beaver 
     Lake. Such plan shall provide for construction of the Beaver 
     Lake trout production facility and related facilities.

     SEC. 526. CHINO DAIRY PRESERVE, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary, in coordination 
     with the heads of other Federal agencies, shall provide 
     technical assistance to State and local agencies in the 
     study, design, and implementation of measures for flood 
     damage reduction and environmental restoration and protection 
     in the Santa Ana River watershed, California, with particular 
     emphasis on structural and nonstructural measures in the 
     vicinity of the Chino Dairy Preserve.
       (b) Comprehensive Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a 
     feasibility study to determine the most cost-effective plan 
     for flood damage reduction and environmental restoration and 
     protection in the vicinity of the Chino Dairy Preserve, Santa 
     Ana River watershed, Orange County and San Bernardino County, 
     California.

     SEC. 527. NOVATO, CALIFORNIA.

       The Secretary shall carry out a project for flood control 
     under section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 
     701s) at Rush Creek, Novato, California.

     SEC. 528. ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA.

       The Secretary, in cooperation with local governments, may 
     prepare special area management plans in Orange and San Diego 
     Counties, California, to demonstrate the effectiveness of 
     using such plans to provide information regarding aquatic 
     resources. The Secretary may use such plans in making 
     regulatory decisions and issue permits consistent with such 
     plans.

     SEC. 529. SALTON SEA, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary, in coordination 
     with other Federal agencies, shall provide technical 
     assistance to Federal, State, and local agencies in the 
     study, design, and implementation of measures for the 
     environmental restoration and protection of the Salton Sea, 
     California.
       (b) Study.--The Secretary, in coordination with other 
     Federal, State, and local agencies, shall conduct a study to 
     determine the most effective plan for the Corps of Engineers 
     to assist in the environmental restoration and protection of 
     the Salton Sea, California.

     SEC. 530. SANTA CRUZ HARBOR, CALIFORNIA.

       The Secretary is authorized to modify the cooperative 
     agreement with the Santa Cruz Port District, California, to 
     reflect unanticipated additional dredging effort and to 
     extend such agreement for 10 years.

     SEC. 531. POINT BEACH, MILFORD, CONNECTICUT.

       (a) Maximum Federal Expenditure.--The maximum amount of 
     Federal funds that may be expended for the project for 
     hurricane and storm damage reduction, Point Beach, Milford, 
     Connecticut, shall be $3,000,000.
       (b) Revision of Project Cooperation Agreement.--The 
     Secretary shall revise the project cooperation agreement for 
     the project referred to in subsection (a) to take into 
     account the change in the Federal participation in such 
     project.
       (c) Cost Sharing.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to affect any cost-sharing requirement applicable 
     to the project referred to in subsection (a) under section 
     101 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (31 U.S.C. 
     2211).

     SEC. 532. LOWER ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN, FLORIDA.

       (a) Computer Model.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may apply the computer model 
     developed under the St. Johns River basin feasibility study 
     to assist non-Federal interests in developing strategies for 
     improving water quality in the Lower St. Johns River basin, 
     Florida.
       (2) Cost sharing.--The non-Federal share of the cost of 
     assistance provided under this subsection shall be 50 
     percent.
       (b) Topographic Survey.--The Secretary is authorized to 
     provide 1-foot contour topographic survey maps of the Lower 
     St. Johns River basin, Florida, to non-Federal interests for 
     analyzing environmental data and establishing benchmarks for 
     subbasins.

     SEC. 533. SHORELINE PROTECTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, 
                   LAKE ALLATOONA, GEORGIA.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, is 
     authorized to carry out the following water-related 
     environmental restoration and resource protection activities 
     to restore Lake Allatoona and the Etowah River in Georgia:
       (1) Lake allatoona/etowah river shoreline restoration 
     design.--Develop pre-construction design measures to 
     alleviate shoreline erosion and sedimentation problems.
       (2) Little river environmental restoration.--Conduct a 
     feasibility study to evaluate environmental problems and 
     recommend environmental infrastructure restoration measures 
     for the Little River within Lake Allatoona, Georgia.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 
     30, 1999--
       (1) $850,000 to carry out subsection (a)(1); and
       (2) $250,000 to carry out subsection (a)(2).

     SEC. 534. MAYO'S BAR LOCK AND DAM, COOSA RIVER, ROME, 
                   GEORGIA.

       The Secretary is authorized to provide technical 
     assistance, including planning, engineering, and design 
     assistance, for the reconstruction of the Mayo's Bar Lock and 
     Dam, Coosa River, Rome, Georgia. The non-Federal share of 
     assistance under this section shall be 50 percent.

     SEC. 535. COMPREHENSIVE FLOOD IMPACT RESPONSE MODELING 
                   SYSTEM, CORALVILLE RESERVOIR AND IOWA RIVER 
                   WATERSHED, IOWA.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
     University of Iowa, shall conduct a study and develop a 
     Comprehensive Flood Impact Response Modeling System for 
     Coralville Reservoir and the Iowa River watershed, Iowa.
       (b) Contents of Study.--The study shall include--
       (1) an evaluation of the combined hydrologic, geomorphic, 
     environmental, economic, social, and recreational impacts of 
     operating strategies within the Iowa River watershed;
       (2) development of an integrated, dynamic flood impact 
     model; and
       (3) development of a rapid response system to be used 
     during flood and other emergency situations.
       (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 5 years after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     transmit to Congress a report containing the results of the 
     study and modeling system together with such recommendations 
     as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $900,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2000 through 2004.

     SEC. 536. ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE IN ILLINOIS.

       The Secretary may carry out the project for Georgetown, 
     Illinois, and the project for Olney, Illinois, referred to in 
     House Report Number 104-741, accompanying Public Law 104-182.

     SEC. 537. KANOPOLIS LAKE, KANSAS.

       (a) Water Storage.--The Secretary shall offer to the State 
     of Kansas the right to purchase water storage in Kanopolis 
     Lake, Kansas, at a price calculated in accordance with and in 
     a manner consistent with the terms of the memorandum of 
     understanding entitled ``Memorandum of Understanding Between 
     the State of Kansas and the U.S. Department of the Army 
     Concerning the Purchase of Municipal and Industrial Water 
     Supply Storage'', dated December 11, 1985.
       (b) Effective Date.--For the purposes of this section, the 
     effective date of that memorandum of understanding shall be 
     deemed to be the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 538. SOUTHERN AND EASTERN KENTUCKY.

       Section 531(h) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3774) is amended by striking ``$10,000,000'' 
     and inserting ``$25,000,000''.

     SEC. 539. SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA.

       Section 533(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3775) is amended by striking ``$100,000,000'' 
     and inserting ``$200,000,000''.

     SEC. 540. SNUG HARBOR, MARYLAND.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary, in coordination with the 
     Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is 
     authorized--
       (1) to provide technical assistance to the residents of 
     Snug Harbor, in the vicinity of Berlin, Maryland, for 
     purposes of flood damage reduction;
       (2) to conduct a study of a project for nonstructural 
     measures for flood damage reduction in the vicinity of Snug 
     Harbor, Mary

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     land, taking into account the relationship of both the Ocean 
     City Inlet and Assateague Island to the flooding; and
       (3) after completion of the study, to carry out the project 
     under the authority of section 205 of the Flood Control Act 
     of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s).
       (b) FEMA Assistance.--The Director, in coordination with 
     the Secretary and under the authorities of the Robert T. 
     Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5121 note), may provide technical assistance and 
     nonstructural measures for flood damage mitigation in the 
     vicinity of Snug Harbor, Maryland.
       (c) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of 
     assistance under this section shall not exceed $3,000,000. 
     The non-Federal share of such cost shall be determined in 
     accordance with the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
     or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
     Assistance Act, as appropriate.

     SEC. 541. WELCH POINT, ELK RIVER, CECIL COUNTY, AND 
                   CHESAPEAKE CITY, MARYLAND.

       (a) Spillage of Dredged Materials.--The Secretary shall 
     carry out a study to determine if the spillage of dredged 
     materials that were removed as part of the project for 
     navigation, Inland Waterway from Delaware River to Chesapeake 
     Bay, Delaware and Maryland, authorized by the first section 
     of the Act of August 30, 1935 (49 Stat. 1030), is a 
     significant impediment to vessels transiting the Elk River 
     near Welch Point, Maryland. If the Secretary determines that 
     the spillage is an impediment to navigation, the Secretary 
     may conduct such dredging as may be required to permit 
     navigation on the river.
       (b) Damage to Water Supply.--The Secretary shall carry out 
     a study to determine if additional compensation is required 
     to fully compensate the City of Chesapeake, Maryland, for 
     damage to the city's water supply resulting from dredging of 
     the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal project. If the Secretary 
     determines that such additional compensation is required, the 
     Secretary may provide the compensation to the City of 
     Chesapeake.

     SEC. 542. WEST VIEW SHORES, CECIL COUNTY, MARYLAND.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary shall carry out an investigation of 
     the contamination of the well system in West View Shores, 
     Cecil County, Maryland. If the Secretary determines that the 
     disposal site from any Federal navigation project has 
     contributed to the contamination of the wells, the Secretary 
     may provide alternative water supplies, including replacement 
     of wells, at full Federal expense.

     SEC. 543. RESTORATION PROJECTS FOR MARYLAND, PENNSYLVANIA, 
                   AND WEST VIRGINIA.

       Section 539 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
     (110 Stat. 3776-3777) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1) by striking ``technical'';
       (2) in subsection (a)(1) by inserting ``(or in the case of 
     projects located on lands owned by the United States, to 
     Federal interests)'' after ``interests'';
       (3) in subsection (a)(3) by inserting ``or in conjunction'' 
     after ``consultation''; and
       (4) by inserting at the end of subsection (d) the 
     following: ``Funds authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
     section 340 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 
     (106 Stat. 4856) are authorized for projects undertaken under 
     subsection (a)(1)(B).''.

     SEC. 544. CAPE COD CANAL RAILROAD BRIDGE, BUZZARDS BAY, 
                   MASSACHUSETTS.

       (a) Alternative Transportation.--The Secretary is 
     authorized to provide up to $300,000 for alternative 
     transportation that may arise as a result of the operation, 
     maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation of the Cape Cod Canal 
     Railroad Bridge.
       (b) Operation and Maintenance Contract Renegotiation.--Not 
     later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary shall enter into negotiation with the 
     owner of the railroad right-of-way for the Cape Cod Canal 
     Railroad Bridge for the purpose of establishing the rights 
     and responsibities for the operation and maintenance of the 
     Bridge. The Secretary is authorized to include in any new 
     contract the termination of the prior contract numbered ER-
     W175-ENG-1.

     SEC. 545. ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

       (a) Demonstration Project.--The Secretary, in consultation 
     with local officials, shall conduct a demonstration project 
     to improve water quality in the vicinity of St. Louis, 
     Missouri.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated $1,700,000 to carry out this section.

      SEC. 546. BEAVER BRANCH OF BIG TIMBER CREEK, NEW JERSEY.

       Upon request of the State of New Jersey or a political 
     subdivision thereof, the Secretary may compile and 
     disseminate information on floods and flood damages, 
     including identification of areas subject to inundation by 
     floods, and provide technical assistance regarding floodplain 
     management for Beaver Branch of Big Timber Creek, New Jersey.

     SEC. 547. LAKE ONTARIO AND ST. LAWRENCE RIVER WATER LEVELS, 
                   NEW YORK.

       Upon request, the Secretary shall provide technical 
     assistance to the International Joint Commission and the St. 
     Lawrence River Board of Control in undertaking studies on the 
     effects of fluctuating water levels on the natural 
     environment, recreational boating, property flooding, and 
     erosion along the shorelines of Lake Ontario and the St. 
     Lawrence River in New York. The Commission and Board are 
     encouraged to conduct such studies in a comprehensive and 
     thorough manner before implementing any change to water 
     regulation Plan 1958-D.

     SEC. 548. NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY HARBOR, NEW YORK AND NEW 
                   JERSEY.

       The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with 
     non-Federal interests to investigate, develop, and support 
     measures for sediment management and reduction of contaminant 
     sources which affect navigation in the Port of New York-New 
     Jersey and the environmental conditions of the New York-New 
     Jersey Harbor estuary. Such investigation shall include an 
     analysis of the economic and environmental benefits and costs 
     of potential sediment management and contaminant reduction 
     measures.

     SEC. 549. SEA GATE REACH, CONEY ISLAND, NEW YORK, NEW YORK.

       The Secretary is authorized to construct a project for 
     shoreline protection which includes a beachfill with 
     revetment and T-groin for the Sea Gate Reach on Coney Island, 
     New York, as identified in the March 1998 report prepared for 
     the Corps of Engineers, New York District, entitled ``Field 
     Data Gathering, Project Performance Analysis and Design 
     Alternative Solutions to Improve Sandfill Retention'', at a 
     total cost of $9,000,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $5,850,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $3,150,000.

     SEC. 550. WOODLAWN, NEW YORK.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall provide planning, 
     design, and other technical assistance to non-Federal 
     interests for identifying and mitigating sources of 
     contamination at Woodlawn Beach in Woodlawn, New York.
       (b) Cost Sharing.--The non-Federal share of the cost of 
     assistance provided under this section shall be 50 percent.

     SEC. 551. FLOODPLAIN MAPPING, NEW YORK.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall provide assistance for 
     a project to develop maps identifying 100- and 500-year flood 
     inundation areas in the State of New York.
       (b) Requirements.--Maps developed under the project shall 
     include hydrologic and hydraulic information and shall 
     accurately show the flood inundation of each property by 
     flood risk in the floodplain. The maps shall be produced in a 
     high resolution format and shall be made available to all 
     flood prone areas in the State of New York in an electronic 
     format.
       (c) Participation of FEMA.--The Secretary and the non-
     Federal sponsor of the project shall work with the Director 
     of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to ensure the 
     validity of the maps developed under the project for flood 
     insurance purposes.
       (d) Forms of Assistance.--In carrying out the project, the 
     Secretary may enter into contracts or cooperative agreements 
     with the non-Federal sponsor or provide reimbursements of 
     project costs.
       (e) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of the 
     project shall be 75 percent.
       (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $12,000,000 for 
     fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1998.

     SEC. 552. WHITE OAK RIVER, NORTH CAROLINA.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine if water 
     quality deterioration and sedimentation of the White Oak 
     River, North Carolina, are the result of the Atlantic 
     Intracoastal Waterway navigation project. If the Secretary 
     determines that the water quality deterioration and 
     sedimentation are the result of the project, the Secretary 
     shall take appropriate measures to mitigate the deterioration 
     and sedimentation.

     SEC. 553. TOUSSAINT RIVER, CARROLL TOWNSHIP, OTTAWA COUNTY, 
                   OHIO.

       The Secretary is authorized to provide technical assistance 
     for the removal of military ordnance from the Toussaint 
     River, Carroll Township, Ottawa County, Ohio.

     SEC. 554. SARDIS RESERVOIR, OKLAHOMA.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall accept from the State 
     of Oklahoma or an agent of the State an amount, as determined 
     under subsection (b), as prepayment of 100 percent of the 
     water supply cost obligation of the State under Contract No. 
     DACW56-74-JC-0314 for water supply storage at Sardis 
     Reservoir, Oklahoma.
       (b) Determination of Amount.--The amount to be paid by the 
     State of Oklahoma under subsection (a) shall be subject to 
     adjustment in accordance with accepted discount purchase 
     methods for Federal Government properties as determined by an 
     independent accounting firm designated by the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget. The cost of such 
     determination shall be paid for by the State of Oklahoma or 
     an agent of the State.
       (c) Effect.--Nothing in this section affects any of the 
     rights or obligations of the parties to the contract referred 
     to in subsection (a).

     SEC. 555. WAURIKA LAKE, OKLAHOMA, WATER CONVEYANCE 
                   FACILITIES.

       For the project for construction of the water conveyances 
     authorized by the first section of Public Law 88-253 (77 
     Stat. 841), the requirement for the Waurika Project Master 
     Conservancy District to repay the $2,900,000 in costs 
     (including interest) resulting from the October 1991 
     settlement of the claim before the United States Claims 
     Court, and the payment of $1,190,451 of the final cost 
     representing the difference between the 1978 estimate of cost 
     and the actual cost determined after completion of such 
     project in 1991, are waived.

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     SEC. 556. SKINNER BUTTE PARK, EUGENE, OREGON.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of the 
     south bank of the Willamette River, in the area of Skinner 
     Butte Park from Ferry Street Bridge to the Valley River 
     footbridge, to determine the feasibility of carrying out a 
     project to stabilize the river bank, and to restore and 
     enhance riverine habitat, using a combination of structural 
     and bioengineering techniques.
       (b) Construction.--If, upon completion of the study, the 
     Secretary determines that the project is feasible, the 
     Secretary shall participate with non-Federal interests in the 
     construction of the project.
       (c) Cost Share.--The non-Federal share of the cost of the 
     project shall be 35 percent.
       (d) Lands, Easements, and Rights-of-Way.--The non-Federal 
     interest shall provide lands, easements, rights-of-way, 
     relocations, and dredged material disposal areas necessary 
     for construction of the project. The value of such items 
     shall be credited toward the non-Federal share of the cost of 
     the project.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for 
     fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1999.

     SEC. 557. WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN, OREGON.

       The Secretary, Director of the Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     and heads of other appropriate Federal agencies shall, using 
     existing authorities, assist the State of Oregon in 
     developing and implementing a comprehensive basin-wide 
     strategy in the Willamette River basin of Oregon for 
     coordinated and integrated management of land and water 
     resources to improve water quality, reduce flood hazards, 
     ensure sustainable economic activity, and restore habitat for 
     native fish and wildlife. The heads of such Federal agencies 
     may provide technical assistance, staff and financial support 
     for development of the basin-wide management strategy. The 
     heads of Federal agencies shall seek to exercise flexibility 
     in administrative actions and allocation of funding to reduce 
     barriers to efficient and effective implementing of the 
     strategy.

     SEC. 558. BRADFORD AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES, PENNSYLVANIA.

       The Secretary is authorized to provide assistance for 
     water-related environmental infrastructure and resource 
     protection and development projects in Bradford and Sullivan 
     Counties, Pennsylvania, using the funds and authorities 
     provided in title I of the Energy and Water Development 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-245) under the 
     heading ``Construction, General'' (112 Stat. 1840) for 
     similar projects in Lackawanna, Lycoming, Susquehanna, 
     Wyoming, Pike, and Monroe Counties, Pennsylvania.

     SEC. 559. ERIE HARBOR, PENNSYLVANIA.

       The Secretary may reimburse the appropriate non-Federal 
     interest not more than $78,366 for architect and engineering 
     costs incurred in connection with the Erie Harbor basin 
     navigation project, Pennsylvania.

     SEC. 560. POINT MARION LOCK AND DAM, PENNSYLVANIA.

       The project for navigation, Point Marion Lock and Dam, 
     Borough of Point Marion, Pennsylvania, as authorized by 
     section 301(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
     (100 Stat. 4110), is modified to direct the Secretary, in the 
     operation and maintenance of the project, to mitigate damages 
     to the shoreline, at a total cost of $2,000,000. The cost of 
     the mitigation shall be allocated as an operation and 
     maintenance cost of a Federal navigation project.

     SEC. 561. SEVEN POINTS' HARBOR, PENNSYLVANIA.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized, at full 
     Federal expense, to construct a breakwater-dock combination 
     at the entrance to Seven Points' Harbor, Pennsylvania.
       (b) Operation and Maintenance Costs.--All operation and 
     maintenance costs associated with the facility constructed 
     under this section shall be the responsibility of the lessee 
     of the marina complex at Seven Points' Harbor.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated $850,000 to carry out this section.

     SEC. 562. SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

       Section 566(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3786) is amended by inserting ``environmental 
     restoration,'' after ``water supply and related 
     facilities,''.

     SEC. 563. UPPER SUSQUEHANNA-LACKAWANNA WATERSHED RESTORATION 
                   INITIATIVE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary, in cooperation with 
     appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies and 
     nongovernmental institutions, is authorized to prepare a 
     watershed plan for the Upper Susquehanna-Lackawanna Watershed 
     (USGS Cataloguing Unit 02050107). The plan shall utilize 
     geographic information system and shall include a 
     comprehensive environmental assessment of the watershed's 
     ecosystem, a comprehensive flood plain management plan, a 
     flood plain protection plan, water resource and environmental 
     restoration projects, water quality improvement, and other 
     appropriate infrastructure and measures.
       (b) Non-Federal Share.--The non-Federal share of the cost 
     of preparation of the plan under this section shall be 50 
     percent. Services and materials instead of cash may be 
     credited toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the 
     plan.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for 
     fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1999.

      SEC. 564. AGUADILLA HARBOR, PUERTO RICO.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine if erosion 
     and additional storm damage risks that exist in the vicinity 
     of Aguadilla Harbor, Puerto Rico, are the result of a Federal 
     navigation project. If the Secretary determines that such 
     erosion and additional storm damage risks are the result of 
     the project, the Secretary shall take appropriate measures to 
     mitigate the erosion and storm damage.

     SEC. 565. OAHE DAM TO LAKE SHARPE, SOUTH DAKOTA, STUDY.

       Section 441 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
     (110 Stat. 3747) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) Investigation.--'' before ``The 
     Secretary''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Report.--Not later than September 30, 1999, the 
     Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the results 
     of the investigation under this section. The report shall 
     include the examination of financing options for regular 
     maintenance and preservation of the lake. The report shall be 
     prepared in coordination and cooperation with the Natural 
     Resources Conservation Service, other Federal agencies, and 
     State and local officials.''.

     SEC. 566. INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT PLANNING, TEXAS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary, in cooperation with other 
     Federal agencies and the State of Texas, shall provide 
     technical, planning, and design assistance to non-Federal 
     interests in developing integrated water management plans and 
     projects that will serve the cities, counties, water 
     agencies, and participating planning regions under the 
     jurisdiction of the State of Texas.
       (b) Purposes of Assistance.--Assistance provided under 
     subsection (a) shall be in support of non-Federal planning 
     and projects for the following purposes:
       (1) Plan and develop integrated, near- and long-term water 
     management plans that address the planning region's water 
     supply, water conservation, and water quality needs.
       (2) Study and develop strategies and plans that restore, 
     preserve, and protect the State's and planning region's 
     natural ecosystems.
       (3) Facilitate public communication and participation.
       (4) Integrate such activities with other ongoing Federal 
     and State projects and activities associated with the State 
     of Texas water plan and the State of Texas legislation.
       (c) Cost Sharing.--The non-Federal share of the cost of 
     assistance provided under subsection (a) shall be 50 percent, 
     of which up to \1/2\ of the non-Federal share may be provided 
     as in kind services.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section, $10,000,000 for 
     the fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1999.

     SEC. 567. BOLIVAR PENINSULA, JEFFERSON, CHAMBERS, AND 
                   GALVESTON COUNTIES, TEXAS.

       (a) Shore Protection Project.--The Secretary is authorized 
     to design and construct a shore protection project between 
     the south jetty of the Sabine Pass Channel and the north 
     jetty of the Galveston Harbor Entrance Channel in Jefferson, 
     Chambers, and Galveston Counties, Texas, including beneficial 
     use of dredged material from Federal navigation projects.
       (b) Applicability of Benefit-Cost Ratio Waiver Authority.--
     In evaluating and implementing the project, the Secretary 
     shall allow the non-Federal interest to participate in the 
     financing of the project in accordance with section 903(c) of 
     the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4184), 
     notwithstanding any limitation on the purpose of projects to 
     which such section applies, to the extent that the 
     Secretary's evaluation indicates that applying such section 
     is necessary to implement the project.

     SEC. 568. GALVESTON BEACH, GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS.

       The Secretary is authorized to design and construct a shore 
     protection project between the Galveston South Jetty and San 
     Luis Pass, Galveston County, Texas, using innovative 
     nourishment techniques, including beneficial use of dredged 
     material from Federal navigation projects.

     SEC. 569. PACKERY CHANNEL, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall construct a navigation 
     and storm protection project at Packery Channel, Mustang 
     Island, Texas, consisting of construction of a channel and a 
     channel jetty and placement of sand along the length of the 
     seawall.
       (b) Ecological and Recreational Benefits.--In evaluating 
     the project, the Secretary shall include the ecological and 
     recreational benefits of reopening the Packery Channel.
       (c) Applicability of Benefit-Cost Ratio Waiver Authority.--
     In evaluating and implementing the project, the Secretary 
     shall allow the non-Federal interest to participate in the 
     financing of the project in accordance with section 903(c) of 
     the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4184), 
     notwithstanding any limitation on the purpose of projects to 
     which such section applies, to the extent that the 
     Secretary's evaluation indicates that applying such section 
     is necessary to implement the project.

     SEC. 570. NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.

       The projects described in the following reports are 
     authorized to be carried out by the Secretary substantially 
     in accordance with the plans, and subject to the conditions, 
     recommended in such reports:

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       (1) Parkersburg, west virginia.--Report of the Corps of 
     Engineers entitled ``Parkersburg/Vienna Riverfront Park 
     Feasibility Study'', dated June 1998, at a total cost of 
     $8,400,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $4,200,000, and 
     an estimated non-Federal cost of $4,200,000.
       (2) Weirton, west virginia.--Report of the Corps of 
     Engineers entitled ``Feasibility Master Plan for Weirton Port 
     and Industrial Center, West Virginia Public Port Authority'', 
     dated December 1997, at a total cost of $18,000,000, with an 
     estimated Federal cost of $9,000,000, and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $9,000,000.
       (3) Erickson/wood county, west virginia.--Report of the 
     Corps of Engineers entitled ``Feasibility Master Plan for 
     Erickson/Wood County Port District, West Virginia Public Port 
     Authority'', dated July 7, 1997, at a total cost of 
     $28,000,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $14,000,000, 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $14,000,000.
       (4) Monongahela river, west virginia.--Monongahela River, 
     West Virginia, Comprehensive Study Reconnaissance Report, 
     dated September 1995, consisting of the following elements:
       (A) Morgantown Riverfront Park, Morgantown, West Virginia, 
     at a total cost of $1,600,000, with an estimated Federal cost 
     of $800,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $800,000.
       (B) Caperton Rail to Trail, Monongahela County, West 
     Virginia, at a total cost of $4,425,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $2,212,500 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $2,212,500.
       (C) Palatine Park, Fairmont, West Virginia, at a total cost 
     of $1,750,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $875,000 and 
     an estimated non-Federal cost of $875,000.

     SEC. 571. URBANIZED PEAK FLOOD MANAGEMENT RESEARCH.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall develop and implement 
     a research program to evaluate opportunities to manage peak 
     flood flows in urbanized watersheds located in the State of 
     New Jersey.
       (b) Scope of Research.--The research program authorized by 
     subsection (a) shall be accomplished through the New York 
     District. The research shall specifically include the 
     following:
       (1) Identification of key factors in urbanized watersheds 
     that are under development and impact peak flows in the 
     watersheds and downsteam of the watersheds.
       (2) Development of peak flow management models for 4 to 6 
     watersheds in urbanized areas located with widely differing 
     geology, areas, shapes, and soil types that can be used to 
     determine optimal flow reduction factors for individual 
     watersheds.
       (3) Utilization of such management models to determine 
     relationships between flow and reduction factors and change 
     in imperviousness, soil types, shape of the drainage basin, 
     and other pertinent parameters from existing to ultimate 
     conditions in watersheds under consideration for development.
       (4) Development and validation of an inexpensive accurate 
     model to establish flood reduction factors based on runoff 
     curve numbers, change in imperviousness, the shape of the 
     basin, and other pertinent factors.
       (c) Report to Congress.--The Secretary shall evaluate 
     policy changes in the planning process for flood control 
     projects based on the results of the research authorized by 
     this section and transmit to Congress a report not later than 
     3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carryout this section $3,000,000 for 
     fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1999.
       (e) Flow Reduction Factors Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``flow reduction factors'' means the ratio of estimated 
     allowable peak flows of stormwater after projected 
     development when compared to pre-existing conditions.

     SEC. 572. MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION.

       Section 8 of the Flood Control Act of May 15, 1928 (Public 
     Law 391, 70th Congress), is amended by striking ``$7,500'' 
     and inserting ``$21,500''.

     SEC. 573. COASTAL AQUATIC HABITAT MANAGEMENT.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary may cooperate with the 
     Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior, the 
     Administrators of the Environmental Protection Agency and the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, other 
     appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies, and affected 
     private entities, in the development of a management strategy 
     to address problems associated with toxic microorganisms and 
     the resulting degradation of ecosystems in the tidal and 
     nontidal wetlands and waters of the United States for the 
     States along the Atlantic Ocean. As part of such management 
     strategy, the Secretary may provide planning, design, and 
     other technical assistance to each participating State in the 
     development and implementation of nonregulatory measures to 
     mitigate environmental problems and restore aquatic 
     resources.
       (b) Cost Sharing.--The Federal share of the cost of 
     measures undertaken under this section shall not exceed 65 
     percent.
       (c) Operation and Maintenance.--The non-Federal share of 
     operation and maintenance costs for projects constructed with 
     assistance provided under this section shall be 100 percent.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriation.--There is authorized to 
     be appropriated to carry out this section $7,000,000 for 
     fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1999.

     SEC. 574. WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH, LOUISIANA.

       The Secretary shall expedite completion of the report for 
     the West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, project for 
     waterfront and riverine preservation, restoration, and 
     enhancement modifications along the Mississippi River.

     SEC. 575. ABANDONED AND INACTIVE NONCOAL MINE RESTORATION.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to provide 
     technical, planning, and design assistance to Federal and 
     non-Federal interests for carrying out projects to address 
     water quality problems caused by drainage and related 
     activities from abandoned and inactive noncoal mines.
       (b) Specific Measures.--Assistance provided under 
     subsection (a) may be in support of projects for the 
     following purposes:
       (1) Management of drainage from abandoned and inactive 
     noncoal mines.
       (2) Restoration and protection of streams, rivers, 
     wetlands, other waterbodies, and riparian areas degraded by 
     drainage from abandoned and inactive noncoal mines.
       (3) Demonstration of management practices and innovative 
     and alternative treatment technologies to minimize or 
     eliminate adverse environmental effects associated with 
     drainage from abandoned and inactive noncoal mines.
       (c) Non-Federal Share.--The non-Federal share of the cost 
     of assistance under subsection (a) shall be 50 percent; 
     except that the Federal share with respect to projects 
     located on lands owned by the United States shall be 100 
     percent.
       (d) Effect on Authority of the Secretary of the Interior.--
     Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting the 
     authority of the Secretary of the Interior under title IV of 
     the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 
     U.S.C. 1231 et seq.).
       (e) Technology Database for Reclamation of Abandoned 
     Mines.--The Secretary is authorized to provide assistance to 
     non-Federal and non-profit entities to develop, manage, and 
     maintain a database of conventional and innovative, cost-
     effective technologies for reclamation of abandoned and 
     inactive noncoal mine sites. Such assistance shall be 
     provided through the rehabilitation of abandoned mine sites 
     program, managed by the Sacramento District Office of the 
     Corps of Engineers.
       (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000.

     SEC. 576. BENEFICIAL USE OF WASTE TIRE RUBBER.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to conduct 
     pilot projects to encourage the beneficial use of waste tire 
     rubber, including crumb rubber, recycled from tires. Such 
     beneficial use may include marine pilings, underwater 
     framing, floating docks with built-in flotation, utility 
     poles, and other uses associated with transportation and 
     infrastructure projects receiving Federal funds. The 
     Secretary shall, when appropriate, encourage the use of waste 
     tire rubber, including crumb rubber, in such federally funded 
     projects.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for 
     fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1998.

     SEC. 577. SITE DESIGNATION.

       Section 102(c)(4) of the Marine Protection, Research, and 
     Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1412(c)(4)) is amended by 
     striking ``January 1, 2000'' and inserting ``January 1, 
     2005''.

     SEC. 578. LAND CONVEYANCES.

       (a) Exchange of Land in Pike County, Missouri.--
       (1) Exchange of land.--Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), 
     at such time as Holnam Inc. conveys all right, title, and 
     interest in and to the land described in paragraph (2)(A) to 
     the United States, the Secretary shall convey all right, 
     title, and interest in the land described in paragraph (2)(B) 
     to Holnam Inc.
       (2) Description of lands.--The lands referred to in 
     paragraph (1) are the following:
       (A) Non-federal land.--152.45 acres with existing flowage 
     easements situated in Pike County, Missouri, described a 
     portion of Government Tract Number FM-9 and all of Government 
     Tract Numbers FM-11, FM-10, FM-12, FM-13, and FM-16, owned 
     and administered by the Holnam Inc.
       (B) Federal land.--152.61 acres situated in Pike County, 
     Missouri, known as Government Tract Numbers FM-17 and a 
     portion of FM-18, administered by the Corps of Engineers.
       (3) Conditions of exchange.--The exchange of land 
     authorized by paragraph (1) shall be subject to the following 
     conditions:
       (A) Deeds.--
       (i) Federal land.--The instrument of conveyance used to 
     convey the land described in paragraph (2)(B) to Holnam Inc. 
     shall contain such reservations, terms, and conditions as the 
     Secretary considers necessary to allow the United States to 
     operate and maintain the Mississippi River 9-Foot Navigation 
     Project.
       (ii) Non-federal land.--The conveyance of the land 
     described in paragraph (2)(A) to the Secretary shall be by a 
     warranty deed acceptable to the Secretary.
       (B) Removal of improvements.--Holnam Inc. may remove any 
     improvements on the land described in paragraph (2)(A). The 
     Secretary may require Holnam Inc. to remove any improvements 
     on the land described in paragraph (2)(A). In either case, 
     Holnam Inc. shall hold the United States harmless from

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     liability, and the United States shall not incur cost 
     associated with the removal or relocation of any such 
     improvements.
       (C) Time limit for exchange.--The land exchange authorized 
     by paragraph (1) shall be completed not later than 2 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (D) Legal description.--The Secretary shall provide the 
     legal description of the land described in paragraph (2). The 
     legal description shall be used in the instruments of 
     conveyance of the land.
       (E) Administrative costs.--The Secretary shall require 
     Holnam Inc. to pay reasonable administrative costs associated 
     with the exchange.
       (4) Value of properties.--If the appraised fair market 
     value, as determined by the Secretary, of the land conveyed 
     to Holnam Inc. by the Secretary under paragraph (1) exceeds 
     the appraised fair market value, as determined by the 
     Secretary, of the land conveyed to the United States by 
     Holnam Inc. under paragraph (1), Holnam Inc. shall make a 
     payment equal to the excess in cash or a cash equivalent to 
     the United States.
       (b) Candy Lake Project, Osage County, Oklahoma.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following 
     definitions apply:
       (A) Fair market value.--The term ``fair market value'' 
     means the amount for which a willing buyer would purchase and 
     a willing seller would sell a parcel of land, as determined 
     by a qualified, independent land appraiser.
       (B) Previous owner of land.--The term ``previous owner of 
     land'' means a person (including a corporation) that 
     conveyed, or a descendant of a deceased individual who 
     conveyed, land to the Corps of Engineers for use in the Candy 
     Lake project in Osage County, Oklahoma.
       (2) Land conveyances.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall convey, in accordance 
     with this subsection, all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in and to the land acquired by the United 
     States for the Candy Lake project in Osage County, Oklahoma.
       (B) Previous owners of land.--
       (i) In general.--The Secretary shall give a previous owner 
     of land the first option to purchase the land described in 
     subparagraph (A).
       (ii) Application.--

       (I) In general.--A previous owner of land that desires to 
     purchase the land described in subparagraph (A) that was 
     owned by the previous owner of land, or by the individual 
     from whom the previous owner of land is descended, shall file 
     an application to purchase the land with the Secretary not 
     later than 180 days after the official date of notice to the 
     previous owner of land under paragraph (3).
       (II) First to file has first option.--If more than 1 
     application is filed to purchase a parcel of land described 
     in subparagraph (A), the first option to purchase the parcel 
     of land shall be determined in the order in which 
     applications for the parcel of land were filed.

       (iii) Identification of previous owners of land.--As soon 
     as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, identify each 
     previous owner of land.
       (iv) Consideration.--Consideration for land conveyed under 
     this paragraph shall be the fair market value of the land.
       (C) Disposal.--Any land described in subparagraph (A) for 
     which an application to purchase the land has not been filed 
     under subparagraph (B)(ii) within the applicable time period 
     shall be disposed of in accordance with law.
       (D) Extinguishment of easements.--All flowage easements 
     acquired by the United States for use in the Candy Lake 
     project in Osage County, Oklahoma, are extinguished.
       (3) Notice.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall notify--
       (i) each person identified as a previous owner of land 
     under paragraph (2)(B)(iii), not later than 90 days after 
     identification, by United States mail; and
       (ii) the general public, not later than 90 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, by publication in the 
     Federal Register.
       (B) Contents of notice.--Notice under this paragraph shall 
     include--
       (i) a copy of this subsection;
       (ii) information sufficient to separately identify each 
     parcel of land subject to this subsection; and
       (iii) specification of the fair market value of each parcel 
     of land subject to this subsection.
       (C) Official date of notice.--The official date of notice 
     under this paragraph shall be the later of--
       (i) the date on which actual notice is mailed; or
       (ii) the date of publication of the notice in the Federal 
     Register.
       (c) Lake Hugo, Oklahoma, Area Land Conveyance.--
       (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey at fair 
     market value to Choctaw County Industrial Authority, 
     Oklahoma, the property described in paragraph (2).
       (2) Description.--The property to be conveyed under 
     paragraph (1) is--
       (A) that portion of land at Lake Hugo, Oklahoma, above 
     elevation 445.2 located in the N\1/2\ of the NW\1/4\ of 
     Section 24, R 18 E, T 6 S, and the S\1/2\ of the SW\1/4\ of 
     Section 13, R 18 E, T 6 S bounded to the south by a line 50 
     north on the centerline of Road B of Sawyer Bluff Public Use 
     Area and to the north by the \1/2\ quarter section line 
     forming the south boundary of Wilson Point Public Use Area; 
     and
       (B) a parcel of property at Lake Hugo, Oklahoma, commencing 
     at the NE corner of the SE\1/4\ SW\1/4\ of Section 13, R 18 
     E, T 6 S, 100 feet north, then east approximately \1/2\ mile 
     to the county line road between Section 13, R 18 E, T 6 S, 
     and Section 18, R 19 E, T 6 S.
       (3) Terms and conditions.--The conveyances under this 
     subsection shall be subject to such terms and conditions, 
     including payment of reasonable administrative costs and 
     compliance with applicable Federal floodplain management and 
     flood insurance programs, as the Secretary considers 
     necessary and appropriate to protect the interests of the 
     United States.
       (d) Conveyance of Property in Marshall County, Oklahoma.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall convey to the State of 
     Oklahoma all right, title, and interest of the United States 
     to real property located in Marshall County, Oklahoma, and 
     included in the Lake Texoma (Denison Dam), Oklahoma and 
     Texas, project consisting of approximately 1,580 acres and 
     leased to the State of Oklahoma for public park and 
     recreation purposes.
       (2) Consideration.--Consideration for the conveyance under 
     paragraph (1) shall be the fair market value of the real 
     property, as determined by the Secretary. All costs 
     associated with the conveyance under paragraph (1) shall be 
     paid by the State of Oklahoma.
       (3) Description.--The exact acreage and legal description 
     of the real property to be conveyed under paragraph (1) shall 
     be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. The 
     cost of the survey shall be paid by the State of Oklahoma.
       (4) Environmental compliance.--Before making the conveyance 
     under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
       (A) conduct an environmental baseline survey to determine 
     if there are levels of contamination for which the United 
     States would be responsible under the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.); and
       (B) ensure that the conveyance complies with the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
       (5) Other terms and conditions.--The conveyance under 
     paragraph (1) shall be subject to such other terms and 
     conditions as the Secretary considers necessary and 
     appropriate to protect the interests of the United States, 
     including reservation by the United States of a flowage 
     easement over all portions of the real property to be 
     conveyed that are at or below elevation 645.0 NGVD.
       (e) Summerfield Cemetery Association, Oklahoma, Land 
     Conveyance.--
       (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transfer to 
     the Summerfield Cemetery Association, Oklahoma, all right, 
     title, and interest of the United State in and to the land 
     described in paragraph (3) for use as a cemetery.
       (2) Reversion.--If the land to be transferred under this 
     subsection ever cease to be used as a not-for-profit cemetery 
     or for other public purposes the land shall revert to the 
     United States.
       (3) Description.--The land to be conveyed under this 
     subsection is the approximately 10 acres of land located in 
     Leflore County, Oklahoma, and described as follows:


                         indian basin meridian

              Section 23, Township 5 North, Range 23 East

       SW SE SW NW
       NW NE NW SW
       N\1/2\ SW SW NW.
       (4) Consideration.--The conveyance under this subsection 
     shall be without consideration. All costs associated with the 
     conveyance shall be paid by the Summerfield Cemetery 
     Association, Oklahoma.
       (5) Other terms and conditions.--The conveyance under this 
     subsection shall be subject to such other terms and 
     conditions as the Secretary considers necessary and 
     appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.
       (f) Dexter, Oregon.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall convey to the Dexter 
     Sanitary District all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in and to a parcel of land consisting of 
     approximately 5 acres located at Dexter Lake, Oregon, under 
     lease to the Dexter Sanitary District.
       (2) Consideration.--Land to be conveyed under this section 
     shall be conveyed without consideration. If the land is no 
     longer held in public ownership or no longer used for 
     wastewater treatment purposes, title to the land shall revert 
     to the Secretary.
       (3) Terms and conditions.--The conveyance by the United 
     States shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of 
     the United States.
       (4) Description.--The exact acreage and description of the 
     land to be conveyed under paragraph (1) shall be determined 
     by such surveys as the Secretary considers necessary. The 
     cost of the surveys shall be borne by the Dexter Sanitary 
     District.
       (g) Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake, South Carolina.--
       (1) In general.--Upon execution of an agreement under 
     paragraph (4) and subject to the requirements of this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall convey, without 
     consideration, to the State of South Carolina all right, 
     title, and interest of the United States to the lands 
     described in paragraph (2) that are managed, as of the date 
     of the enactment

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     of this Act, by the South Carolina Department of Natural 
     Resources for fish and wildlife mitigation purposes in 
     connection with the Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake, South 
     Carolina, project.
       (2) Description.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the lands to 
     be conveyed under paragraph (1) are described in Exhibits A, 
     F, and H of Army Lease Number DACW21-1-93-0910 and associated 
     Supplemental Agreements or are designated in red in Exhibit A 
     of Army License Number DACW21-3-85-1904; except that all 
     designated lands in the license that are below elevation 346 
     feet mean sea level or that are less than 300 feet measured 
     horizontally from the top of the power pool are excluded from 
     the conveyance. Management of the excluded lands shall 
     continue in accordance with the terms of Army License Number 
     DACW21-3-85-1904 until the Secretary and the State enter into 
     an agreement under paragraph (4).
       (B) Survey.--The exact acreage and legal description of the 
     lands to be conveyed under paragraph (1) shall be determined 
     by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary, with the cost of 
     the survey to be paid by the State. The State shall be 
     responsible for all other costs, including real estate 
     transaction and environmental compliance costs, associated 
     with the conveyance.
       (3) Terms and conditions.--
       (A) Management of lands.--All lands that are conveyed under 
     paragraph (1) shall be retained in public ownership and shall 
     be managed in perpetuity for fish and wildlife mitigation 
     purposes in accordance with a plan approved by the Secretary. 
     If the lands are not managed for such purposes in accordance 
     with the plan, title to the lands shall revert to the United 
     States. If the lands revert to the United States under this 
     subparagraph, the Secretary shall manage the lands for such 
     purposes.
       (B) Terms and conditions.--The Secretary may require such 
     additional terms and conditions in connection with the 
     conveyance as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect 
     the interests of the United States.
       (4) Payments.--
       (A) Agreements.--The Secretary is authorized to pay to the 
     State of South Carolina not more than $4,850,000 if the 
     Secretary and the State enter into a binding agreement for 
     the State to manage for fish and wildlife mitigation 
     purposes, in perpetuity, the lands conveyed under this 
     subsection and the lands not covered by the conveyance that 
     are designated in red in Exhibit A of Army License Number 
     DACW21-3-85-1904.
       (B) Terms and conditions.--The agreement shall specify the 
     terms and conditions under which the payment will be made and 
     the rights of, and remedies available to, the Federal 
     Government to recover all or a portion of the payment in the 
     event the State fails to manage the lands in a manner 
     satisfactory to the Secretary.
       (h) Charleston, South Carolina.--The Secretary is 
     authorized to convey the property of the Corps of Engineers 
     known as the ``Equipment and Storage Yard'', located on 
     Meeting Street in Charleston, South Carolina, in as-is 
     condition for fair-market value with all proceeds from the 
     conveyance to be applied by the Corps of Engineers, 
     Charleston District, to offset a portion of the costs of 
     moving or leasing (or both) an office facility in the City of 
     Charleston.
       (i) Clarkston, Washington.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall convey to the Port of 
     Clarkston, Washington, all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in and to a portion of the land described in 
     Army Lease Number DACW68-1-97-22, consisting of approximately 
     31 acres, the exact boundaries of which shall be determined 
     by the Secretary and the Port of Clarkston.
       (2) Additional land.--The Secretary may convey to the Port 
     of Clarkston, Washington, at fair market value as determined 
     by the Secretary, such additional land located in the 
     vicinity of Clarkston, Washington, as the Secretary 
     determines to be excess to the needs of the Columbia River 
     Project and appropriate for conveyance.
       (3) Terms and conditions.--The conveyances made under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be subject to such terms and 
     conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary to 
     protect the interests of the United States, including a 
     requirement that the Port of Clarkston pay all administrative 
     costs associated with the conveyances (including the cost of 
     land surveys and appraisals and costs associated with 
     compliance with applicable environmental laws, including 
     regulations).
       (4) Use of land.--The Port of Clarkston shall be required 
     to pay the fair market value, as determined by the Secretary, 
     of any land conveyed pursuant to paragraph (1) that is not 
     retained in public ownership or is used for other than public 
     park or recreation purposes, except that the Secretary shall 
     have a right of reverter to reclaim possession and title to 
     any such land.
       (j) Land Conveyance to Matewan, West Virginia.--
       (1) In general.--The United States shall convey by quit 
     claim deed to the Town of Matewan, West Virginia, all right, 
     title, and interest of the United States in and to four 
     parcels of land deemed excess by the Secretary of the Army, 
     acting through the Chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 
     to the structural project for flood control constructed by 
     the Corps of Engineers along the Tug Fork River pursuant to 
     section 202 of Public Law 96-367.
       (2) Property description.--The parcels of land referred to 
     in paragraph (1) are as follows:
       (A) A certain parcel of land in the State of West Virginia, 
     Mingo County, Town of Matewan, and being more particularly 
     bounded and described as follows:
       Beginning at a point on the southerly right-of-way line of 
     a 40-foot-wide street right-of-way (known as McCoy Alley), 
     having an approximate coordinate value of N228,695, 
     E1,662,397, in the line common to the land designated as 
     U.S.A. Tract No. 834, and the land designated as U.S.A. Tract 
     No. 837, said point being South 51 deg.52' East 81.8 feet 
     from an iron pin and cap marked M-12 on the boundary of the 
     Matewan Area Structural Project, on the north right-of-way 
     line of said street, at a corner common to designated U.S.A. 
     Tracts Nos. 834 and 836; thence, leaving the right-of-way of 
     said street, with the line common to the land of said Tract 
     No. 834, and the land of said Tract No. 837.
       South 14 deg.37' West 46 feet to the corner common to the 
     land of said Tract No. 834, and the land of said Tract No. 
     837; thence, leaving the land of said Tract No. 837, severing 
     the lands of said Project.
       South 14 deg.37' West 46 feet.
       South 68 deg.07' East 239 feet.
       North 26 deg.05' East 95 feet to a point on the southerly 
     right-of-way line of said street; thence, with the right-of-
     way of said street, continuing to sever the lands of said 
     Project.
       South 63 deg.55' East 206 feet; thence, leaving the right-
     of-way of said street, continuing to sever the lands of said 
     Project.
       South 26 deg.16' West 63 feet; thence, with a curve to the 
     left having a radius of 70 feet, a delta of 33 deg.58', an 
     arc length of 41 feet, the chord bearing.
       South 09 deg.17' West 41 feet; thence, leaving said curve, 
     continuing to sever the lands of said Project.
       South 07 deg.42' East 31 feet to a point on the right-of-
     way line of the floodwall; thence, with the right-of-way of 
     said floodwall, continuing to sever the lands of said 
     Project.
       South 77 deg.04' West 71 feet.
       North 77 deg.10' West 46 feet.
       North 67 deg.07' West 254 feet.
       North 67 deg.54' West 507 feet.
       North 57 deg.49' West 66 feet to the intersection of the 
     right-of-way line of said floodwall with the southerly right-
     of-way line of said street; thence, leaving the right-of-way 
     of said floodwall and with the southerly right-of-way of said 
     street, continuing to sever the lands of said Project.
       North 83 deg.01' East 171 feet.
       North 89 deg.42' East 74 feet.
       South 83 deg.39' East 168 feet.
       South 83 deg.38' East 41 feet.
       South 77 deg.26' East 28 feet to the point of beginning, 
     containing 2.59 acres, more or less. The bearings and 
     coordinate used herein are referenced to the West Virginia 
     State Plane Coordinate System, South Zone.
       (B) A certain parcel of land in the State of West Virginia, 
     Mingo County, Town of Matewan, and being more particularly 
     bounded and described as follows:
       Beginning at an iron pin and cap designated Corner No. M2-2 
     on the southerly right-of-way line of the Norfolk and Western 
     Railroad, having an approximate coordinate value of N228,755 
     E1,661,242, and being at the intersection of the right-of-way 
     line of the floodwall with the boundary of the Matewan Area 
     Structural Project; thence, leaving the right-of-way of said 
     floodwall and with said Project boundary, and the southerly 
     right-of-way of said Railroad.
       North 59 deg.45' East 34 feet.
       North 69 deg.50' East 44 feet.
       North 58 deg.11' East 79 feet.
       North 66 deg.13' East 102 feet.
       North 69 deg.43' East 98 feet.
       North 77 deg.39' East 18 feet.
       North 72 deg.39' East 13 feet to a point at the 
     intersection of said Project boundary, and the southerly 
     right-of-way of said Railroad, with the westerly right-of-way 
     line of State Route 49/10; thence, leaving said Project 
     boundary, and the southerly right-of-way of said Railroad, 
     and with the westerly right-of-way of said road.
       South 03 deg.21' East 100 feet to a point at the 
     intersection of the westerly right-of-way of said road with 
     the right-of-way of said floodwall; thence, leaving the 
     right-of-way of said road, and with the right-of-way line of 
     said floodwall.
       South 79 deg.30' West 69 feet.
       South 78 deg.28' West 222 feet.
       South 80 deg.11' West 65 feet.
       North 38 deg.40' West 14 feet to the point of beginning, 
     containing 0.53 acre, more or less. The bearings and 
     coordinate used herein are referenced to the West Virginia 
     State Plane Coordinate System, South Zone.
       (C) A certain parcel of land in the State of West Virginia, 
     Mingo County, Town of Matewan, and being more particularly 
     bounded and described as follows:
       Beginning at a point on the southerly right-of-way line of 
     the Norfolk and Western Railroad, having an approximate 
     coordinate value of N228,936 E1,661,672, and being at the 
     intersection of the easterly right-of-way line of State Route 
     49/10 with the boundary of the Matewan Area Structural 
     Project; thence, leaving the right-of-way of said road, and 
     with said Project boundary, and the southerly right-of-way of 
     said Railroad.
       North 77 deg.49' East 89 feet to an iron pin and cap 
     designated as U.S.A. Corner No. M-4.
       North 79 deg.30' East 74 feet to an iron pin and cap 
     designated as U.S.A. Corner No. M-5-1; thence, leaving the 
     southerly right-of-way of said Railroad, and continuing with 
     the boundary of said Project.
       South 06 deg.33' East 102 to an iron pipe and cap 
     designated U.S.A. Corner No. M-6-1 on the northerly right-of-
     way line of State

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     Route 49/28; thence, leaving the boundary of said Project, 
     and with the right-of-way of said road, severing the lands of 
     said Project.
       North 80 deg.59' West 171 feet to a point at the 
     intersection of the Northerly right-of-way line of said State 
     Route 49/28 with the easterly right-of-way line of said State 
     Route 49/10; thence, leaving the right-of-way of said State 
     Route 49/28 and with the right-of-way of said State Route 49/
     10.
       North 03 deg.21' West 42 feet to the point of beginning, 
     containing 0.27 acre, more or less. The bearings and 
     coordinate used herein are referenced to the West Virginia 
     State Plane Coordinate System, South Zone.
       (D) A certain parcel of land in the State of West Virginia, 
     Mingo County, Town of Matewan, and being more particularly 
     bounded and described as follows:
       Beginning at a point at the intersection of the easterly 
     right-of-way line of State Route 49/10 with the right-of-way 
     line of the floodwall, having an approximate coordinate value 
     of N228,826 E1,661,679; thence, leaving the right-of-way of 
     said floodwall, and with the right-of-way of said State Route 
     49/10.
       North 03 deg.21' West 23 feet to a point at the 
     intersection of the easterly right-of-way line of said State 
     Route 49/10 with the southerly right-of-way line of State 
     Route 49/28; thence, leaving the right-of-way of said State 
     Route 49/10 and with the right-of-way of said State Route 49/
     28.
       South 80 deg.59' East 168 feet.
       North 82 deg.28' East 45 feet to an iron pin and cap 
     designated as U.S.A. Corner No. M-8-1 on the boundary of the 
     Western Area Structural Project; thence, leaving the right-
     of-way of said State Route 49/28, and with said Project 
     boundary.
       South 08 deg.28' East 88 feet to an iron pin and cap 
     designated as U.S.A. Corner No. M-9-1 point on the northerly 
     right-of-way line of a street (known as McCoy Alley); thence, 
     leaving said Project boundary and with the northerly right-
     of-way of said street.
       South 83 deg.01' West 38 feet to a point on the right-of-
     way line of said floodwall; thence, leaving the right-of-way 
     of said street, and with the right-of-way of said floodwall.
       North 57 deg.49' West 180 feet.
       South 79 deg.30' West 34 feet to a point of beginning, 
     containing 0.24 acre, more or less. The bearings and 
     coordinate used herein are referenced to the West Virginia 
     State Plane Coordinate System, South Zone.
       (k) Merrisach Lake, Arkansas County, Arkansas.--
       (1) Land conveyance.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, the Secretary shall convey to eligible private 
     property owners at fair market value, as determined by the 
     Secretary, all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to certain lands acquired for Navigation Pool 
     No. 2, McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, 
     Merrisach Lake Project, Arkansas County, Arkansas.
       (2) Property description.--The lands to be conveyed under 
     paragraph (1) include those lands lying between elevation 
     163, National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, and the 
     Federal Government boundary line for Tract Numbers 102, 129, 
     132-1, 132-2, 132-3, 134, 135, 136-1, 136-2, 138, 139, 140, 
     141, 142, 143, 144, and 145, located in sections 18, 19, 29, 
     30, 31, and 32, Township 7 South, Range 2 West, and the SE\1/
     4\ of Section 36, Township 7 South, Range 3 West, Fifth 
     Principal Meridian, with the exception of any land designated 
     for public park purposes.
       (3) Terms and conditions.--Any lands conveyed under 
     paragraph (1) shall be subject to--
       (A) a perpetual flowage easement prohibiting human 
     habitation and restricting construction activities;
       (B) the reservation of timber rights by the United States; 
     and
       (C) such additional terms and conditions as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.
       (4) Eligible property owner defined.--In this subsection, 
     the term ``eligible private property owner'' means the owner 
     of record of land contiguous to lands owned by the United 
     States in connection with the project referred to in 
     paragraph (1).

     SEC. 579. NAMINGS.

       (a) Francis Bland Floodway Ditch, Arkansas.--
       (1) Designation.--8-Mile Creek in Paragould, Arkansas, 
     shall be known and designated as the ``Francis Bland Floodway 
     Ditch''.
       (2) Legal reference.--Any reference in a law, map, 
     regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
     States to the creek referred to in paragraph (1) shall be 
     deemed to be a reference to the ``Francis Bland Floodway 
     Ditch''.
       (b) Lawrence Blackwell Memorial Bridge, Arkansas.--
       (1) Designation.--The bridge over lock and dam numbered 4 
     on the Arkansas River, Arkansas, constructed as part of the 
     project for navigation on the Arkansas River and tributaries, 
     shall be known and designated as the ``Lawrence Blackwell 
     Memorial Bridge''.
       (2) Legal reference.--Any reference in a law, map, 
     regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
     States to the bridge referred to in paragraph (1) shall be 
     deemed to be a reference to the ``Lawrence Blackwell Memorial 
     Bridge''.

     SEC. 580. FOLSOM DAM AND RESERVOIR ADDITIONAL STORAGE AND 
                   ADDITIONAL FLOOD CONTROL STUDIES.

       (a) Folsom Flood Control Studies.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     State of California and local water resources agencies, shall 
     undertake a study of increasing surcharge flood control 
     storage at the Folsom Dam and Reservoir.
       (2) Limitations.--The study of the Folsom Dam and Reservoir 
     undertaken under paragraph (1) shall assume that there is to 
     be no increase in conservation storage at the Folsom 
     Reservoir.
       (3) Report.--Not later than March 1, 2000, the Secretary 
     shall transmit to Congress a report on the results of the 
     study under this subsection.
       (b) American and Sacramento Rivers Flood Control Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall undertake a study of 
     all levees on the American River and on the Sacramento River 
     downstream and immediately upstream of the confluence of such 
     Rivers to access opportunities to increase potential flood 
     protection through levee modifications.
       (2) Deadline for completion.--Not later than March 1, 2000, 
     the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the 
     results of the study undertaken under this subsection.

     SEC. 581. WALLOPS ISLAND, VIRGINIA.

       (a) Emergency Action.--The Secretary shall take emergency 
     action to protect Wallops Island, Virginia, from damaging 
     coastal storms, by improving and extending the existing 
     seawall, replenishing and renourishing the beach, and 
     constructing protective dunes.
       (b) Reimbursement.--The Secretary may seek reimbursement 
     from other Federal agencies whose resources are protected by 
     the emergency action taken under subsection (a).
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $8,000,000.

     SEC. 582. DETROIT RIVER, DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to repair and 
     rehabilitate the seawalls on the Detroit River in Detroit, 
     Michigan.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 
     30, 1999, $1,000,000 to carry out this section.

     SEC. 583. NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA.

       (a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary may establish 
     a pilot program for providing environmental assistance to 
     non-Federal interests in northeastern Minnesota.
       (b) Form of Assistance.--Assistance under this section may 
     be in the form of design and construction assistance for 
     water-related environmental infrastructure and resource 
     protection and development projects in northeastern 
     Minnesota, including projects for wastewater treatment and 
     related facilities, water supply and related facilities, 
     environmental restoration, and surface water resource 
     protection and development.
       (c) Public Ownership Requirement.--The Secretary may 
     provide assistance for a project under this section only if 
     the project is publicly owned.
       (d) Local Cooperation Agreement.--
       (1) In general.--Before providing assistance under this 
     section, the Secretary shall enter into a local cooperation 
     agreement with a non-Federal interest to provide for design 
     and construction of the project to be carried out with the 
     assistance.
       (2) Requirements.--Each local cooperation agreement entered 
     into under this subsection shall provide for the following:
       (A) Plan.--Development by the Secretary, in consultation 
     with appropriate Federal and State officials, of a facilities 
     or resource protection and development plan, including 
     appropriate engineering plans and specifications.
       (B) Legal and institutional structures.--Establishment of 
     such legal and institutional structures as are necessary to 
     ensure the effective long-term operation of the project by 
     the non-Federal interest.
       (3) Cost sharing.--
       (A) In general.--The Federal share of project costs under 
     each local cooperation agreement entered into under this 
     subsection shall be 75 percent. The Federal share may be in 
     the form of grants or reimbursements of project costs.
       (B) Credit for design work.--The non-Federal interest shall 
     receive credit for the reasonable costs of design work 
     completed by the non-Federal interest prior to entering into 
     a local cooperation agreement with the Secretary for a 
     project. The credit for the design work shall not exceed 6 
     percent of the total construction costs of the project.
       (C) Credit for interest.--In the event of a delay in the 
     funding of the non-Federal share of a project that is the 
     subject of an agreement under this section, the non-Federal 
     interest shall receive credit for reasonable interest 
     incurred in providing the non-Federal share of a project's 
     cost.
       (D) Land, easements, and rights-of-way credit.--The non-
     Federal interest shall receive credit for land, easements, 
     rights-of-way, and relocations toward its share of project 
     costs (including all reasonable costs associated with 
     obtaining permits necessary for the construction, operation, 
     and maintenance of the project on publicly owned or 
     controlled land), but not to exceed 25 percent of total 
     project costs.
       (E) Operation and maintenance.--The non-Federal share of 
     operation and maintenance costs for projects constructed with 
     assistance provided under this section shall be 100 percent.
       (e) Applicability of Other Federal and State Laws.--Nothing 
     in this section shall be construed as waiving, limiting, or 
     otherwise affecting the applicability of any provision of 
     Federal or State law that would otherwise apply to a project 
     to be carried out with assistance provided under this 
     section.

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       (f) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2001, the 
     Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the results 
     of the pilot program carried out under this section, together 
     with recommendations concerning whether or not such program 
     should be implemented on a national basis.
       (g) Northeastern Minnesota Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``northeastern Minnesota'' means the counties of Cook, 
     Lake, St. Louis, Koochiching, Itasca, Cass, Crow Wing, 
     Aitkin, Carlton, Pine, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Benton, 
     Sherburne, Isanti, and Chisago, Minnesota.
       (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $40,000,000 for 
     fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1999. Such sums 
     shall remain available until expended.

     SEC. 584. ALASKA.

       (a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary may establish 
     a pilot program for providing environmental assistance to 
     non-Federal interests in Alaska.
       (b) Form of Assistance.--Assistance under this section may 
     be in the form of design and construction assistance for 
     water-related environmental infrastructure and resource 
     protection and development projects in Alaska, including 
     projects for wastewater treatment and related facilities, 
     water supply and related facilities, and surface water 
     resource protection and development.
       (c) Ownership Requirements.--The Secretary may provide 
     assistance for a project under this section only if the 
     project is publicly owned or is owned by a native corporation 
     as defined by section 1602 of title 43, United States Code.
       (d) Local Cooperation Agreements.--
       (1) In general.--Before providing assistance under this 
     section, the Secretary shall enter into a local cooperation 
     agreement with a non-Federal interest to provide for design 
     and construction of the project to be carried out with the 
     assistance.
       (2) Requirements.--Each local cooperation agreement entered 
     into under this subsection shall provide for the following:
       (A) Plan.--Development by the Secretary, in consultation 
     with appropriate Federal and State officials, of a facilities 
     or resource protection and development plan, including 
     appropriate engineering plans and specifications.
       (B) Legal and institutional structures.--Establishment of 
     such legal and institutional structures as are necessary to 
     ensure the effective long-term operation of the project by 
     the non-Federal interest.
       (3) Cost sharing.--
       (A) In general.--The Federal share of the project costs 
     under each local cooperation agreement entered into under 
     this subsection shall be 75 percent. The Federal share may be 
     in the form of grants or reimbursements of project costs.
       (B) Credit for design work.--The non-Federal interest shall 
     receive credit for the reasonable costs of design work 
     completed by the non-Federal interest prior to entering into 
     a local cooperation agreement with the Secretary for a 
     project. The credit for the design work shall not exceed 6 
     percent of the total construction costs of the project.
       (C) Credit for interest.--In the event of a delay in the 
     funding of the non-Federal share of a project that is the 
     subject of an agreement under this section, the non-Federal 
     interest shall receive credit for reasonable interest 
     incurred in providing the non-Federal share of a project's 
     cost.
       (D) Land, easements, and rights-of-way credit.--The non-
     Federal interest shall receive credit for land, easements, 
     rights-of-way, and relocations toward its share of project 
     costs (including all reasonable costs associated with 
     obtaining permits necessary for the construction, operation, 
     and maintenance of the project on publicly owned or 
     controlled land), but not to exceed 25 percent of total 
     project costs.
       (E) Operation and maintenance.--The non-Federal share of 
     operation and maintenance costs for projects constructed with 
     assistance provided under this section shall be 100 percent.
       (e) Applicability of Other Federal and State Laws.--Nothing 
     in this section shall be construed as waiving, limiting, or 
     otherwise affecting the applicability of any provision of 
     Federal or State law that would otherwise apply to a project 
     to be carried out with assistance provided under this 
     section.
       (f) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2001, the 
     Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the results 
     of the pilot program carried out under this section, together 
     with recommendations concerning whether or not such program 
     should be implemented on a national basis.
       (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for 
     fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1999. Such sums 
     shall remain available until expended.

     SEC. 585. CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.

       (a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary may establish 
     a pilot program for providing environmental assistance to 
     non-Federal interests in central West Virginia.
       (b) Form of Assistance.--Assistance under this section may 
     be in the form of design and construction assistance for 
     water-related environmental infrastructure and resource 
     protection and development projects in central West Virginia, 
     including projects for wastewater treatment and related 
     facilities, water supply and related facilities, and surface 
     water resource protection and development.
       (c) Public Ownership Requirement.--The Secretary may 
     provide assistance for a project under this section only if 
     the project is publicly owned.
       (d) Local Cooperation Agreements.--
       (1) In general.--Before providing assistance under this 
     section, the Secretary shall enter into a local cooperation 
     agreement with a non-Federal interest to provide for design 
     and construction of the project to be carried out with the 
     assistance.
       (2) Requirements.--Each local cooperation agreement entered 
     into under this subsection shall provide for the following:
       (A) Plan.--Development by the Secretary, in consultation 
     with appropriate Federal and State officials, of a facilities 
     or resource protection and development plan, including 
     appropriate engineering plans and specifications.
       (B) Legal and institutional structures.--Establishment of 
     such legal and institutional structures as are necessary to 
     ensure the effective long-term operation of the project by 
     the non-Federal interest.
       (3) Cost sharing.--
       (A) In general.--The Federal share of the project costs 
     under each local cooperation agreement entered into under 
     this subsection shall be 75 percent. The Federal share may be 
     in the form of grants or reimbursements of project costs.
       (B) Credit for design work.--The non-Federal interest shall 
     receive credit for the reasonable costs of design work 
     completed by the non-Federal interest prior to entering into 
     a local cooperation agreement with the Secretary for a 
     project. The credit for the design work shall not exceed 6 
     percent of the total construction costs of the project.
       (C) Credit for interest.--In the event of a delay in the 
     funding of the non-Federal share of a project that is the 
     subject of an agreement under this section, the non-Federal 
     interest shall receive credit for reasonable interest 
     incurred in providing the non-Federal share of a project's 
     cost.
       (D) Land, easements, and rights-of-way credit.--The non-
     Federal interest shall receive credit for land, easements, 
     rights-of-way, and relocations toward its share of project 
     costs (including all reasonable costs associated with 
     obtaining permits necessary for the construction, operation, 
     and maintenance of the project on publicly owned or 
     controlled land), but not to exceed 25 percent of total 
     project costs.
       (E) Operation and maintenance.--The non-Federal share of 
     operation and maintenance costs for projects constructed with 
     assistance provided under this section shall be 100 percent.
       (e) Applicability of Other Federal and State Laws.--Nothing 
     in this section shall be construed as waiving, limiting, or 
     otherwise affecting the applicability of any provision of 
     Federal or State law that would otherwise apply to a project 
     to be carried out with assistance provided under this 
     section.
       (f) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2001, the 
     Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the results 
     of the pilot program carried out under this section, together 
     with recommendations concerning whether or not such program 
     should be implemented on a national basis.
       (g) Central West Virginia Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``central West Virginia'' means the counties of Mason, 
     Jackson, Putnam, Kanawha, Roane, Wirt, Calhoun, Clay, 
     Nicholas, Braxton, Gilmer, Lewis, Upshur, Randolph, 
     Pendleton, Hardy, Hampshire, Morgan, Berkeley, and Jefferson, 
     West Virginia.
       (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for 
     fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1999. Such sums 
     shall remain available until expended.

     SEC. 586. SACRAMENTO METROPOLITAN AREA WATERSHED RESTORATION, 
                   CALIFORNIA.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to undertake 
     environmental restoration activities included in the 
     Sacramento Metropolitan Water Authority's ``Watershed 
     Management Plan''. These activities shall be limited to 
     cleanup of contaminated groundwater resulting directly from 
     the acts of any Federal agency or Department of the Federal 
     Government at or in the vicinity of McClellan Air Force Base, 
     California; Mather Air Force Base, California; Sacramento 
     Army Depot, California; or any location within the watershed 
     where the Federal Government would be a responsible party 
     under any Federal environmental law.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for 
     fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1999.

     SEC. 587. ONONDAGA LAKE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to plan, 
     design, and construct projects for the environmental 
     restoration, conservation, and management of Onondaga Lake, 
     New York, and to provide, in coordination with the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     financial assistance to the State of New York and political 
     subdivisions thereof for the development and implementation 
     of projects to restore, conserve, and manage Onondaga Lake.
       (b) Partnership.--In carrying out this section, the 
     Secretary shall establish a partnership with appropriate 
     Federal agencies (including the Environmental Protection 
     Agency) and the State of New York and political subdivisions 
     thereof for the purpose of project development and 
     implementation. Such partnership shall be dissolved not later

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     than 15 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Cost Sharing.--The non-Federal share of the cost of a 
     project constructed under subsection (a) shall be not less 
     than 30 percent of the total cost of the project and may be 
     provided through in-kind services.
       (d) Effect on Liability.--Financial assistance provided 
     under this section shall not relieve from liability any 
     person who would otherwise be liable under Federal or State 
     law for damages, response costs, natural resource damages, 
     restitution, equitable relief, or any other relief.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated $10,000,000 to carry out the purposes of 
     this section.
       (f) Repeal.--Section 401 of the Great Lakes Critical 
     Programs Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 3010) and section 411 of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4648) are 
     repealed as of the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 588. EAST LYNN LAKE, WEST VIRGINIA.

       The Secretary shall defer any decision relating to the 
     leasing of mineral resources underlying East Lynn Lake, West 
     Virginia, project lands to the Federal entity vested with 
     such leasing authority.

     SEC. 589. EEL RIVER, CALIFORNIA.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine if 
     flooding in the City of Ferndale, California, is the result 
     of a Federal flood control project on the Eel River. If the 
     Secretary determines that the flooding is the result of the 
     project, the Secretary shall take appropriate measures 
     (including dredging of the Salt River and construction of 
     sediment ponds at the confluence of Francis, Reas, and 
     Williams Creeks) to mitigate the flooding.

     SEC. 590. NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall review a report 
     prepared by the non-Federal interest concerning flood 
     protection for the Dark Hollow area of North Little Rock, 
     Arkansas. If the Secretary determines that the report meets 
     the evaluation and design standards of the Corps of Engineers 
     and that the project is economically justified, technically 
     sound, and environmentally acceptable, the Secretary shall 
     carry out the project.
       (b) Treatment of Design and Plan Preparation Costs.--The 
     costs of design and preparation of plans and specifications 
     shall be included as project costs and paid during 
     construction.

     SEC. 591. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER, MISSISSIPPI PLACE, ST. 
                   PAUL, MINNESOTA.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary may enter into a cooperative 
     agreement to participate in a project for the planning, 
     design, and construction of infrastructure and other 
     improvements at Mississippi Place, St. Paul, Minnesota.
       (b) Cost Sharing.--
       (1) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of the 
     project shall be 50 percent. The Federal share may be 
     provided in the form of grants or reimbursements of project 
     costs.
       (2) Credit for non-federal work.--The non-Federal interest 
     shall receive credit toward the non-Federal share of the cost 
     of the project for reasonable costs incurred by the non-
     Federal interests as a result of participation in the 
     planning, design, and construction of the project.
       (3) Land, easements, and rights-of-way credit.--The non-
     Federal interest shall receive credit toward the non-Federal 
     share of the cost of the project for land, easements, rights-
     of-way, and relocations provided by the non-Federal interest 
     with respect to the project.
       (4) Operation and maintenance.--The non-Federal share of 
     operation and maintenance costs for the project shall be 100 
     percent.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated $3,000,000 to carry out 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. HERGER, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SHUSTER 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

418

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affirmative

Nays

5

para. 41.6                    [Roll No. 104]

                                YEAS--418

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Young (AK)

                                 NAYS--5

     Hefley
     Paul
     Sanford
     Sensenbrenner
     Sununu

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Aderholt
     Blagojevich
     Brown (CA)
     Cooksey
     Engel
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Strickland
     Tauzin
     Wynn
     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. 41.7  child abuse and neglect

  On motion of Mr. FLETCHER, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce and the Committee on the Judiciary were 
discharged from further consideration of the following concurrent 
resolution (H. Con. Res. 93):


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       Whereas each year more than 3,000,000 children in the 
     United States are reported as suspected victims of child 
     abuse and neglect;
       Whereas more than 500,000 American children are currently 
     unable to live safely with their families and have been 
     placed in foster homes and institutions;
       Whereas it is estimated that more than 1,000 children in 
     the United States, 78 percent of whom are less than 5 years 
     of age and 38 percent of whom are less than 1 year of age, 
     lose their lives each year as a direct result of abuse and 
     neglect;
       Whereas the tragic social problem of child abuse and 
     neglect results in human and economic costs due to its 
     relationship to crime and delinquency, drug and alcohol 
     abuse, domestic violence, and welfare dependency; and
       Whereas April has been designated by the President as Child 
     Abuse Prevention Month to focus public awareness on this 
     social ill: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That--
       (1) it is the sense of the Congress that--
       (A) the faith community, nonprofit organizations, State and 
     local officials involved in prevention of child abuse and 
     neglect, and volunteers throughout the United States should 
     recommit themselves and mobilize their resources to assist 
     children in danger of abuse or neglect;
       (B) Federal resources should be marshalled in a manner that 
     maximizes their impact on the prevention of child abuse and 
     neglect;
       (C) because abuse and neglect of children increases the 
     likelihood that they will later engage in criminal activity, 
     State and local officials should be provided with increased 
     flexibility that allows them to use Federal law enforcement 
     resources in the fight to prevent child abuse and neglect if 
     they consider that use appropriate; and
       (D) child protective services agencies, law enforcement 
     agencies, and the judicial system should coordinate their 
     efforts to the maximum extent possible to prevent child abuse 
     and neglect; and
       (2) the Congress--
       (A) supports efforts in the United States to--
       (i) focus the attention of the Nation on the disturbing 
     problem of child abuse;
       (ii) demonstrate gratitude to the people in the United 
     States who work to keep children safe; and
       (iii) encourage individuals to take action in their own 
     communities to make them healthier places in which children 
     can grow and thrive; and
       (B) commends the faith community, nonprofit organizations, 
     State and local officials involved in prevention of child 
     abuse and neglect, and volunteers throughout America for 
     their efforts on behalf of abused and neglected children 
     everywhere.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. FLETCHER, 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 request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para. 41.8  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. FLETCHER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, May 3, 1999, at 2:00 p.m.

para. 41.9  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. FLETCHER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Monday, May 3, 1999, it 
adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 4, 1999, for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para. 41.10  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. FLETCHER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, May 5, 
1999, under clause 7, rule XV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be dispensed 
with.

para. 41.11  leave of absence

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

para. 41.12  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. BURTON, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 4 o'clock and 13 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 2 
o'clock p.m. on Monday, May 3, 1999.

para. 41.13  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. SENSENBRENNER: Committee on Science. H.R. 1183. A bill 
     to amend the Fastener Quality Act to strengthen the 
     protection against the sale of mismarked, misrepresented, and 
     counterfeit fasteners and eliminate unnecessary requirements, 
     and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-121, 
     Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. GILMAN: Committee on International Relations. H.R. 
     1211. A bill to authorize appropriations for the Department 
     of State and related agencies for fiscal years 2000 and 2001, 
     and for other purposes; with amendments (Rept. No. 106-122). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. GEKAS: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 833. A bill to 
     amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for other 
     purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-123 Pt. 1). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.

para. 41.14  time limitation of referred bill

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

       H.R. 833. Referral to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services extended for a period ending not later 
     than April 29, 1999.
       H.R. 1183. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended 
     for a period ending not later than April 29, 1999.

para. 41.15  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committee on Banking and Financial 
Services discharged from further consideration. H.R. 833 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 dischaged 
from further consideration. H.R. 1183 referred to the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union.

para. 41.16  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. GEJDENSON (for himself and Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 1619. A bill to amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket 
     Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 to 
     expand the boundaries of the Corridor; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. ISTOOK (for himself, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Boehner, 
             Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Combest, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Dickey, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Graham, Ms. Granger, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. McIntosh, 
             Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, 
             Mrs. Northup, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Largent, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Porter, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
             Tancredo, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Young of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 1620. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     to provide for inflation adjustments to the mandatory 
     jurisdiction thresholds of the National Labor Relations 
     Board; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Dingell, 
             Mr. McHugh, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Kildee, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Ms. Danner, Mr. Bachus, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Weiner, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Visclosky, Mr. Goode, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Stark, Mrs. 
             Thurman, and Mr. Pallone):
       H.R. 1621. A bill to prohibit the use of the ``Made in 
     USA'' label on products of the Commonwealth of the Northern 
     Mariana Islands and to deny such products duty-free and 
     quota-free treatment; 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. KLECZKA:
       H.R. 1622. A bill to prohibit the importation of products 
     made with dog or cat fur, to prohibit the sale, manufacture, 
     offer for sale, transportation, and distribution of products 
     made with dog or cat fur in the United States, 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. CLAY (for himself, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. 
             Martinez):

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       H.R. 1623. A bill to reduce class size, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Vento, Mr. Kanjorski, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. 
             Lee, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Filner, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Olver, Mr. Meehan, and 
             Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 1624. A bill to improve the quality of housing for 
     elderly individuals and families, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Porter, 
             Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. McKinney, 
             Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Brown of California, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Luther, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Minge, Mr. Moakley, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Sabo, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Stark, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Smith of Washington, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Weiner, and Mr. Wexler):
       H.R. 1625. A bill to provide a process for declassifying on 
     an expedited basis certain documents relating to human rights 
     abuses in Guatemala, Honduras, and other regions; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. BAKER:
       H.R. 1626. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to repeal the 
     highway sanctions; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BALDACCI (for himself and Mr. Allen):
       H.R. 1627. A bill to require the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to distribute funds available for grants 
     under title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance 
     Act to help ensure that each State receives not less than 0.5 
     percent of such funds for certain programs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Ms. BROWN of Florida:
       H.R. 1628. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in the 
     Miami, Florida, metropolitan area; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. CLAYTON (for herself, Mr. Clay, Mr. Etheridge, 
             Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
             Mrs. Roukema, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Clyburn, 
             Mr. Boucher, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Costello, Mr. Towns, 
             Mr. Bishop, Mr. Scott, Mr. Owens, Mr. George Miller 
             of California, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frost, Mr. Wu, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. John, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Turner, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Holden, and Mrs. Christensen):
       H.R. 1629. A bill to provide grants to rural eligible local 
     educational agencies to enable the agencies to recruit and 
     retain qualified teachers; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. COYNE (for himself and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 1630. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend permanently environmental remediation costs; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FORD:
       H.R. 1631. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make higher education more affordable by providing a 
     full tax deduction for higher education expenses and interest 
     on student loans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin (for himself and Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin):
       H.R. 1632. A bill to provide that certain attribution rules 
     be applied with respect to the counting of certain prisoners 
     in a decennial census of population; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. English, 
             Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Crane, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
             Watkins, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Herger, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Sam Johnson 
             of Texas, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Hulshof, 
             Mr. Levin, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
             Dunn, Mr. Portman, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Foley, and Mr. Camp):
       H.R. 1633. 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. JONES of North Carolina:
       H.R. 1634. 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.
       H.R. 1635. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that a member of the uniformed services shall 
     be treated as using a principal residence while away from 
     home on qualified official extended duty in determining the 
     exclusion of gain from the sale of such residence; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Castle, Mrs. Clayton, 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mr. Kolbe, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Shays, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. 
             Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Towns, Mr. Porter, Mrs. Thurman, 
             Mrs. Roukema, and Mr. Moran of Virginia):
       H.R. 1636. 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.
           By Mr. MARTINEZ:
       H.R. 1637. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 
     to extend authorizations of appropriations for programs under 
     the Act through fiscal year 2004, to establish a National 
     Family Caregiver Support Program, to modernize aging programs 
     and services, to address the need to engage in life course 
     planning, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. McINNIS:
       H.R. 1638. 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. QUINN:
       H.R. 1639. 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. RANGEL:
       H.R. 1640. 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. REGULA:
       H.R. 1641. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to eliminate PAC contributions to individual 
     House of Representatives candidates, to provide a tax credit 
     and tax deduction for contributions to such candidates, to 
     provide for voluntary expenditure limitations in House of 
     Representatives elections, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, 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. ROGAN:
       H.R. 1642. A bill to require local educational agencies to 
     develop and implement a random drug testing and counseling 
     program for students in grades 9 through 12; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 1643. A bill to establish a moratorium on large 
     fishing vessels in Atlantic herring and mackerel fisheries; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SERRANO (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Boucher, 
             Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Dooley of California, Mr. English, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Farr of California, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. John, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Lee, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
             Moakley, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Moran of Kansas, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Ney, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Stark, Ms. Waters, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 1644. A bill to provide the people of Cuba with access 
     to food and medicines from the United States, 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. STARK (for himself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Filner, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Hilliard):
       H.R. 1645. 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 sub

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     specialty 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. STARK:
       H.R. 1646. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to provide for an extra payment amount under 
     the Medicare Program to rural providers of services who 
     furnish case manager services 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. SWEENEY:
       H.R. 1647. 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 Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Brown 
             of California, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cummings, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Green of Texas, 
             Mr. Holden, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Martinez, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Shows, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Stark, Mr. Tierney, and Mr. Weiner):
       H.R. 1648. A bill to establish State infrastructure banks 
     for education; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself, Mr. Royce, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             Mr. Sanford, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Doolittle, 
             Mr. Sununu, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
             Goss, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Ehrlich, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. McIntosh):
       H.R. 1649. A bill to abolish the Department of Energy; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees 
     on Armed Services, Science, Resources, Rules, and Government 
     Reform, for a period to be 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. LaFalce, Mr. Bonilla, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. McHugh, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Camp, Mr. Rahall, 
             Mr. Quinn, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
             Mr. Sununu, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Allen, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Reyes, Mr. Frost, Mr. Davis of Florida, Ms. Rivers, 
             Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. English, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Oxley, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Pickett, Mr. 
             Sabo, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Lee, and Mr. 
             Bonior):
       H.R. 1650. 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, 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 (for himself, Mr. Saxton, and 
             Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 1651. A bill to amend the Fishermen's Protective Act 
     of 1967 to extend the period during which reimbursement may 
     be provided to owners of United States fishing vessels for 
     costs incurred when such a vessel is seized and detained by a 
     foreign country; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. Saxton):
       H.R. 1652. A bill to establish the Yukon River Salmon 
     Advisory Panel; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Saxton, and 
             Mr. Faleomavaega) (all by request):
       H.R. 1653. A bill to approve a governing international 
     fishery agreement between the United States and the Russian 
     Federation; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. KASICH:
       H.J. Res. 49. A joint resolution to designate the Village 
     of Sunbury, Ohio, as ``Flagville, U.S.A.''; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform. 

para. 41.17  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       27. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     State of Idaho, relative to Senate Joint Memorial No. 104 
     memorializing that they support the passage of the Imported 
     Meat Labeling Act of 1999 by the First Session of the 106th 
     Congress; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       28. Also, a memorial of the House of Delegates of the 
     Commonwealth of Virginia, relative to House Joint Resolution 
     No. 650 memorializing the Congress of the United States be 
     urged to reconsider federal restrictions on discipline of 
     certain students with disabilities; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       29. Also, a memorial of the House of Delegates of the 
     Commonwealth of Virginia, relative to House Joint Resolution 
     No. 552 memorializing the Congress of the United States be 
     urged to either enact meaningful patient protections at the 
     federal level with respect to employer self-funded plans or, 
     in the absence of such federal action, amend the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) of 1974 to grant 
     authority to all individual states to monitor and regulate 
     self-funded, employer-based health plans; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       30. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Michigan, relative to House Resolution No. 14 
     memorializing the Congress to enact legislation to prohibit 
     the federal government from claiming any tobacco settlement 
     money from the states or directing how the states expend 
     these funds; to the Committee on Commerce.
       31. Also, a memorial of the House of Delegates of the 
     Commonwealth of Virginia, relative to House Joint Resolution 
     No. 640 memorializing the Congress of the United States be 
     urged to direct the Federal Communications Commission to 
     study the feasibility of including all of Buchanan County, 
     Virginia, and all of Dickenson County, Virginia, into the 
     Southwest Virginia Network; to the Committee on Commerce.
       32. Also, a memorial of the House of Delegates of the 
     Commonwealth of Virginia, relative to House Joint Resolution 
     No. 598 memorializing the Congress of the United States be 
     urged to enact legislation giving states and localities the 
     power to control waste imports into their jurisdictions; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       33. Also, a memorial of the House of Delegates of the 
     Commonwealth of Virginia, relative to House Joint Resolution 
     No. 581 memorializing the Congress of the United States be 
     urged to enact legislation to prevent the seizure of state 
     tobacco settlement funds by the federal government, and that 
     the federal government be urged not to interfere in the 
     tobacco settlement which has been reached between the fifty 
     states and the largest tobacco manufacturers; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       34. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Maine, 
     relative to Senate Paper #750 memorializing the President of 
     the United States and the United States Congress to support a 
     World War II Memorial; to the Committee on Resources.
       35. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the 
     Commonwealth of Virginia, relative to Senate Joint Resolution 
     No. 440 memorializing Congress to enact the ``Conservation 
     and Reinvestment Act''; to the Committee on Resources.
       36. Also, a memorial of the House of Delegates of the 
     Commonwealth of Virginia, relative to House Joint Resolution 
     No. 754 memorializing the Congress of the United States be 
     urged to grant historic congressional federal recognition to 
     the Chickahominy; the Chickahominy, Eastern Division; the 
     Mattaponi; the Monacan; the Nansemond; the Pamunkey; the 
     Rappahannock; and the Upper Mattaponi as Indian tribes under 
     federal law; to the Committee on Resources.
       37. Also, a memorial of the House of Delegates of the 
     Commonwealth of Virginia, relative to House Joint Resolution 
     No. 568 memorializing the retention of the 1,250-mile 
     perimeter rule and slot rule at Ronald Reagan Washington 
     National Airport be supported and that any relaxation of, 
     exemption from, or amendment to Section 6012 of the 
     Metropolitan Washington Airports Act of 1986 or the 
     regulations promulgated pursuant thereto be opposed; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       38. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of North Dakota, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 
     3039 memorializing the United States Congress to enact 
     legislation to return adequate funds to states to fund the 
     employment security system and give a fair return to 
     employers for the taxes employers pay under the Federal 
     Unemployment Tax Act; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       39. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Idaho, 
     relative to Senate Joint Memorial No. 103 memorializing the 
     Congress and the President to provide that the provisions of 
     the North American Free Trade Agreement be enforced or that 
     the Agreement be nullified and the United States withdrawn 
     from the provisions of and participating in the Agreement; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       40. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Idaho, 
     relative to Senate Joint Memorial No. 101 memorializing that 
     they strongly support aggressive, immediate and continued 
     management activities on all acres of Douglas fir bark beetle 
     infested lands on all Idaho national forests, and 
     specifically on the Idaho Panhandle National Forests; jointly 
     to the Committees on Resources and Agriculture.
       41. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Idaho, 
     relative to Senate Joint Memorial No. 102 memorializing the 
     Congress to implement procedures similiar to the procedure 
     employed by the state of Idaho which requires all rules 
     proposed by executive agencies to be submitted to the 
     Legislature

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     of the State of Idaho for final approval before such 
     administrative law may become effective; jointly to the 
     Committees on the Judiciary and Government Reform.
       42. Also, a memorial of the House of Delegates of the 
     Commonwealth of Virginia, relative to House Joint Resolution 
     No. 649 memorializing that availability and unfettered usage 
     of strong encryption technology for any legitimate purpose 
     will enable and facilitate the growth of the information 
     economy and therefore should be encouraged and supported by 
     government at all levels; jointly to the Committees on 
     International Relations, Commerce, and the Judiciary. 

para. 41.18  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 5: Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Northup, and Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 8: Mr. Rogan, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Green 
     of Wisconsin, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Bass, Mr. Boehlert, 
     Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Sununu, and Mr. 
     Whitfield.
       H.R. 49: Mr. Boswell and Mr. English.
       H.R. 137: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 142: Mr. Bateman, Mrs. Biggert, and Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 175: Mr. Packard, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Farr 
     of California, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Spence, Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. King, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Spratt, 
     Mr. Phelps, and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 230: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 261: Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 262: Mr. McDermott and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 315: Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Holt, and 
     Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 323: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 324: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 351: Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Houghton, and Mrs. Biggert.
       H.R. 353: Mr. Capuano, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Pallone, 
     Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Pastor, and Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 383: Mr. Lazio, and Mr. Cooksey.
       H.R. 425: Mr. English, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Campbell, and 
     Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 488: Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 516: Mr. Coburn, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. Walden of Oregon.
       H.R. 518: Mr. Coburn, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 544: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 568: Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 580: Ms. Dunn, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McCrery, and 
     Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 629: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 632: Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
     Walsh, Mr. Holt, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mrs. 
     Christensen, Mr. Cook, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
     Hayes, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 639: Mr. DeMint.
       H.R. 648: Ms. Pryce of Ohio and Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 655: Ms. DeGette, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, and Mr. 
     Baldacci.
       H.R. 673: Mr. Young of Florida.
       H.R. 674: Mr. McInnis and Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Rodriguez.
       H.R. 721: Mr. Moakley.
       H.R. 742: Mr. Andrews, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Watkins, and Ms. 
     Woolsey.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Ganske and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 756: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 764: Mr. Boehlert, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
     Hobson, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mrs. Johnson 
     of Connecticut, and Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 773: Mr. Mica, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Larson, 
     and Mr. Fossella.
       H.R. 775: Mr. Simpson.
       H.R. 796: Mr. Istook, Mr. Packard, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Ganske, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Bachus, 
     and Mr. DeMint.
       H.R. 828: Mr. Bass.
       H.R. 835: Mr. Thompson of California.
       H.R. 845: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 864: Mr. Walsh, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Walden of Oregon, 
     Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Farr of 
     California, Mr. Packard, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
     Herger, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Spence, Mr. King, Mrs. Napolitano, 
     Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. 
     Woolsey, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, and Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 872: Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 895: Mr. Towns, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Price of North 
     Carolina, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Udall of 
     Colorado, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Inslee, 
     Mr. Rangel, Ms. Waters, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Berman, Mr. Allen, 
     Ms. Rivers, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Gejdenson, 
     Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 904: Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Shows, and Ms. 
     Rivers.
       H.R. 941: Mr. Foley, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Johnson 
     of Connecticut, and Mr. English.
       H.R. 948: Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 989: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 1008: Mr. Pallone and Mr. Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 1039: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Smith of 
     Washington, and Mr. Kind.
       H.R. 1044: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 1070: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 1074: Mr. Bereuter, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Nethercutt, 
     and Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 1083: Mr. Snyder and Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 1084: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 1088: Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Frost, Mrs. 
     Emerson, and Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 1095: Mr. Bentsen, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Blumenauer, and 
     Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1102: Mr. Tancredo.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Dicks and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1122: Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Sam 
     Johnson of Texas, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Farr of California, Ms. 
     Sanchez, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 1130: Mr. Pascrell and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 1138: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1178: Mr. Wicker, Mr. Turner, and Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 1180: Mr. Farr of California and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1183: Mr. Hobson.
       H.R. 1187: Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. 
     Houghton.
       H.R. 1193: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
     Ganski, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1194: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 1196: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 1224: Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 1229: Mr. Whitfield and Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 1239: Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Meeks of New York, and Mr. 
     Spratt.
       H.R. 1250: Mr. Sabo and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 1260: Mr. Saxton, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
     English, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
     Lipinski, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Delahunt, 
     Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Smith of 
     Washington, Mr. Shows, Mr. Inslee, and Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 1261: Mr. Shays, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 1278: Mr. Inslee.
       H.R. 1288: Mr. Bonior and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 1304: Mr. Goode, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Barr of Georgia, and 
     Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 1317: Mr. Lucas of Kentucky.
       H.R. 1319: Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 1320: Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
     Texas, and Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 1333: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Fattah, and Mr. 
     McGovern.
       H.R. 1337: Mr. DeLay and Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 1342: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. Eshoo, and Mr. 
     Brown of California.
       H.R. 1344: Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 1349: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska and Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 1387: Ms. Carson and Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 1388: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, 
     and Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 1399: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. George Miller of 
     California, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 1414: Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Rahall, and 
     Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 1447: Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 1472: Mr. Wynn, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Bonior, 
     Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Greenwood, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
     Inslee, Mr. Baird, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
     Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, 
     Mr. Rodriguez, and Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 1477: Mr. Gary Miller of California, and Ms. 
     Schakowsky.
       H.R. 1491: Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Hill of Indiana.
       H.R. 1530: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and Mrs. 
     Thurman.
       H.R. 1551: Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 1560: Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 1579: Mr. Phelps and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.J. Res. 25: Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
     Deal of Georgia, and Mr. Ackerman.
       H. Con. Res. 30: Mrs. Chenoweth and Mr. Toomey.
       H. Con. Res. 78: Mr. Underwood.
       H. Res. 35: Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Smith of Washington, 
     and Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H. Res. 106: Mr. Whitfield.
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                        MONDAY, MAY 3, 1999 (42)

para. 42.1  appointment of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                      May 3, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Judy Biggert to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

para. 42.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, April 29, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 42.3  communications

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

       1791. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Cyprodinil; Pesticide 
     Tolerance for Emergency Exemption [OPP-300833; FRL-6073-3] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB-78) received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

[[Page 416]]

       1792. 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-300831; FRL-6072-
     3] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1793. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Fluthiacet-methyl; 
     Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300829; FRL 6072-2] (RIN: 2070-AB78) 
     received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       1794. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Imidacloprid; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions; Correction [OPP-300771A; 
     FRL-6071-6] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received April 9, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1795. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Pyriproxyfen (2-[1-
     methyl-2- (4-phenoxyphenoxy) ethoxy]pyridine; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300830; FRL-6071-3] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       1796. 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) 
     hyrazide; Pesticide Tolerances [OPP-300839; FRL-6073-9] (RIN: 
     2070-AB78) received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1797. 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; Withdrawal of Final Rule [DC017-2013a; FRL-6323-5] 
     received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       1798. 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 (SIP); 
     Texas: Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) Program 
     [TX-84-1-7341a; FRL-6324-2] received April 9, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1799. 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. 106-56); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       1800. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on developments concerning the 
     national emergency with regards to Kosovo as described and 
     declared in Executive Order 13088 of June 9, 1998, pursuant 
     to 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); (H. Doc. No. 106-57); to the Committee 
     on International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       1801. 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. 106-58); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       1802. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting Progress toward a negotiated settlement 
     of the Cyprus question covering the period December 1, 1998, 
     to January 31, 1999, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2373(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1803. 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: 1998,'' pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2656f; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       1804. 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.
       1805. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     effective March 28, 1999, the 25% danger pay allowance for 
     the United Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern 
     Slavonia in Vukovar, Croatia was eliminated, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 5928; to the Committee on International Relations.
       1806. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     effective March 19, 1999, the danger pay rate for Kampala, 
     Uganda is designated at the 15% level, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     5928; to the Committee on International Relations.
       1807. A letter from the General Counsel, Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency, transmitting copies of the English and 
     Russian texts of Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission 
     Joint Statement 31, negotiated and concluded during the 
     Nineteenth Session of the JCIC; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1808. A letter from the Chairman, Broadcasting Board of 
     Governors, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize appropriations for U.S. international broadcasting, 
     and to amend the United States International Broadcasting Act 
     of 1994, as amended; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       1809. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a Report 
     Concerning Minorities and the Foreign Service Officer Corps; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       1810. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report to the Congress on Chemical and 
     Biological Weapons Defense, submitted 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 United States Senate on 
     April 24, 1997; to the Committee on International Relations.
       1811. A letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a 
     modification to the reorganization plan submitted by the 
     President on December 30, 1998; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1812. A letter from the Administrator and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Bonneville Power Administration, Department of 
     Energy, transmitting the 1998 Annual Report of the Bonneville 
     Power Administration, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       1813. A letter from the Chief Financial Officer, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting the Bank's Annual Management Report 
     for the year ended September 30, 1998, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     9106; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1814. A letter from the Vice President, Federal Financing 
     Bank, transmitting the Annual Management Report of the 
     Federal Financing Bank for fiscal year 1998, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 9106; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1815. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's annual Sunshine Act 
     report covering calendar year 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     552b(j); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1816. A letter from the Director, Financial Management, 
     General Accounting Office, transmitting the FY 1998 annual 
     report of the Comptrollers' General Retirement System, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       1817. A letter from the President and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's annual management report, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       1818. 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 National Trails 
     System Act to designate El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro as a 
     National Historic Trail; to the Committee on Resources.
       1819. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
     Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Architectural and Transportation 
     Barriers Compliance Board [A.G. Order No. 2191-98] received 
     April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1820. A letter from the Vice President, Communications, 
     Tennessee Valley Authority, transmitting the Statistical 
     Summary for Fiscal Year 1998, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 831h(a); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1821. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary for Congressional Affairs, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize VA to 
     furnish the Department of Defense with drug and alcohol 
     treatment resources; jointly to the Committees on Veterans' 
     Affairs and Armed Services. 

para. 42.4  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. 42.5  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a concurrent 
resolution of the House of the following title:

       H. Con. Res. 49. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for a bike rodeo to be conducted by 
     the Earth Force Youth Bike Summit.

  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. 609. An Act to amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and 
     Communities Act of 1994 to prevent the abuse of inhalants 
     through programs under that Act, and for other purposes. 

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para. 42.6  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, laid before the House the 
following communication from Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Chairman of the 
House Republican Conference:

                                      House Republican Conference,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, April 30, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I write 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 agency subpoena (in my capacity 
     as Chairman of the House Republican Conference) issued by the 
     Federal Election Commission. The subpoena seeks information 
     and documents relating to Conference activity from 1996.
           Sincerely,
                                                  J.C. Watts, Jr.,
                                                         Chairman.

para. 42.7  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, laid before the House the 
following communication from Mr. Boehner:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                                   April 30, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, 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 agency subpoena issued by the 
     Federal Election Commission.
           Sincerely,
                                                  John A. Boehner.

para. 42.8  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, laid before the House the 
following communication from Mr. Barry Jackson, Chief of Staff, office 
of Honorable John A. Boehner:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                                   April 30, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, 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 agency subpoena issued by the 
     Federal Election Commission.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Barry Jackson,
                                                   Chief of Staff.

para. 42.9  message from the president--narcotics traffickers in Columbia

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, 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 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), I transmit herewith a 6-
month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to 
significant narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia that was declared 
in Executive Order 12978 of October 21, 1995.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, May 3, 1999.

  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. 106-56).

para. 42.10  message from the president--economic sanctions regarding 
          republic of yugoslavia

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, 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 brutal ethnic cleansing campaign in Kosovo carried 
out by the military, police, and paramilitary forces of the Federal 
Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), the NATO allies have 
agreed to buttress NATO's military actions by tightening economic 
sanctions against the Milosevic regime. Pursuant to section 204(b) of 
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) (50 U.S.C. 
1703(b)), I hereby report to the Congress that, in order to implement 
the measures called for by NATO, I have exercised my statutory authority 
to take additional steps with respect to the continuing human rights and 
humanitarian crisis in Kosovo and the national emergency described and 
declared in Executive Order 13088 of June 9, 1998.
  Pusuant to this authority, I have issued a new Executive order that:
  --expands the assets freeze previously imposed on the assets of the 
    Governments of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and 
    Montenegro), the Republic of Serbia, and the Republic of Montenegro 
    subject to U.S. jurisdiction, by removing the exemption in Executive 
    Order 13088 for financial transactions by United States persons 
    conducted exclusively through the domestic banking system within the 
    Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) or using bank 
    notes or barter;
  --prohibits exports or reexports, directly or indirectly, from the 
    United States or by a United States person, wherever located, of 
    goods, software, technology, or services to the Federal Republic of 
    Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) or the Governments of the Federal 
    Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), the Republic of 
    Serbia, or the Republic of Montenegro;
  --prohibits imports, directly or indirectly, into the United States of 
    goods, software, technology, or services from the Federal Republic 
    of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) or owned or controlled by the 
    Governments of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and 
    Montenegro), the Republic of Serbia, or the Republic of Montenegro;
  --prohibits any transaction or dealing, including approving, 
    financing, or facilitating, by a United States person, wherever 
    located, related to trade with or to the Federal Republic of 
    Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) or the Governments of the Federal 
    Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), the Republic of 
    Serbia, or the Republic of Montenegro.
  The trade-related prohibitions apply to any goods (including petroleum 
and petroleum products), software, technology (including technical 
data), or services, except to the extent excluded by section 203(b) of 
IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)).
  The ban on new investment by United States persons in the territory of 
Serbia--imposed by Executive Order 13088--continues in effect.
  The Executive order provides that the Secretary of the Treasury, in 
consultation with the Secretary of State, shall give special 
consideration to the circumstances of the Government of the Republic of 
Montenegro. As with Executive Order 13088, an exemption from the new 
sanctions has been granted to Montenegro. In implementing this order, 
special consideration is also to be given to the humanitarian needs of 
refugees from Kosovo and other civilians within the Federal Republic of 
Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro).
  In keeping with my Administration's new policy to exempt commercial 
sales of food and medicine from sanctions regimes, the Executive order 
directs the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the 
Secretary of State, to authorize commercial sales of agricultural 
commodities and products, medicine, and medical equipment for civilian 
end use in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro). 
Such sales are to be subject to appropriate safeguards to prevent 
diversion to military, paramilitary, or political use by the Governments 
of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), the 
Republic of Serbia, or the Republic of Montenegro.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
The White House, April 30, 1999.

  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. 106-57).

para. 42.11  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to sudan

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, 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 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), I trans

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mit herewith a 6-month periodic report on the national emergency with 
respect to Sudan that was declared in Executive Order 13067 of November 
3, 1997.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, May 3, 1999.

  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. 106-58).

para. 42.12  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. 609. An Act to amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and 
     Communities Act of 1994 to prevent the abuse of inhalants 
     through programs under that Act, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce. 
  And then,

para. 42.13  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. DUNCAN, pursuant to the special order agreed to on 
Thursday, April 29, 1999, at 2 o'clock and 15 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 4, 1999, for ``morning-hour 
debate''.

para. 42.14  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H.R. 1654. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal 
     years 2000, 2001, and 2002, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Science.
           By Mr. CALVERT:
       H.R. 1655. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 2000 and 2001 for the civilian energy and scientific 
     research, development, and demonstration and related 
     commercial application of energy technology programs, 
     projects, and activities of the Department of Energy, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
       H.R. 1656. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 2000 and 2001 for the commercial application of energy 
     technology and related civilian energy and scientific 
     programs, projects, and activities of the Department of 
     Energy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, 
     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. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Bonior, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Evans, Mr. Brown 
             of Ohio, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Goss, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Borski, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Leach, Mr. Cook, Mrs. Roukema, Ms. 
             McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Rush, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Rothman, Mr. Levin, Mr. Allen, Mr. Clay, Mr. Metcalf, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. Olver, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             Mr. Forbes, Mr. Blagojevich, Ms. Norton, Mr. Kildee, 
             Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Udall of Colorado, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Filner, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Coyne, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Holt, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Vento, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Dixon, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Stark, Ms. Waters, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Dicks, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Sabo, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Payne, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Moakley, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Brown 
             of California, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Morella, 
             Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Towns, Mr. Menendez, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Ms. Lee, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Pastor, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. 
             Sanchez, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Kind, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Martinez, and Mrs. Tauscher):
       H.R. 1657. 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.
           By Mrs. MEEK of Florida:
       H. Res. 156. A resolution commending the Reverend Jesse L. 
     Jackson, Sr. on securing the release of Specialist Steven 
     Gonzales of Huntsville, Texas, Staff Sergeant Andrew Ramirez 
     of Los Angeles, California, and Staff Sergeant Christopher 
     Stone of Smiths Creek, Michigan, from captivity in Belgrade, 
     Yugoslavia; to the Committee on International Relations. 

para. 42.15  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       43. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia, relative to House 
     Joint Resolution No. 245 memorializing the Congress of the 
     United States to place the Preamble of the Constitution of 
     the United States and the Bill of Rights on the one-dollar 
     bill; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       44. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Maine, 
     relative to Senate Paper #531 memorializing the Congress of 
     the United States to direct the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development to release an amount of funds commensurate 
     with the extent of the devastation incurred by the State's 
     electric utilities and their customers from the funds 
     appropriated by Public Law 105-174; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       45. Also, a memorial of the House of Delegates of the 
     Commonwealth of Virginia, relative to House Joint Resolution 
     No. 499 memorializing the General Assembly of Virginia to 
     reaffirm its notice to the federal government that the 
     Commonwealth strongly opposes any effort to weaken the powers 
     reserved to the states and the people by the 10th Amendment 
     of the Constitution of the United States; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       46. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Nebraska, relative to Legislative Resolution No. 10 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to propose to 
     the states an amendment to Article I, section 2, of the 
     United States Constitution that would increase the length of 
     the terms of office for members of the House of 
     Representatives from two years to four years with one-half of 
     the members' terms expiring every two years; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary. 

para. 42.16  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 72: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 274: Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 413: Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Mica, and 
     Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 637: Mr. Moore, Mr. Allen, and Mr. English.
       H.R. 775: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 852: Mr. Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 921: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 958: Ms. Carson and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 974: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1144: Ms. Woolsey and Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 1170: Ms. Slaughter and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 1245: Mr. Waxman, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Weiner, Mrs. Jones 
     of Ohio, and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 1247: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1256: Mr. McIntosh, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Coburn, and 
     Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 1334: Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. McCrery, and Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 1358: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 1413: Mr. Canady of Florida and Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 1443: Ms. McKinney, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, and Mr. 
     Pastor.
       H.R. 1491: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi.
       H.R. 1496: Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. English, 
     and Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 1519: Mr. English.
       H.J. Res. 34: Mr. Kolbe.
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                        TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1999 (43)

  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 19, 1999, Members 
were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 43.1  recess--1:11 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. 43.2  after recess--2 p.m.

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

para. 43.3  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURR, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, May 3, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 43.4  communications

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


[[Page 419]]


       1822. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Dimethomorph; Extension 
     of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300842; FRL-6075-
     2] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1823. 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-300834; FRL-6073-
     4] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1824. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket No. FEMA-
     7268] received April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       1825. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Final Flood Elevation Determinations--received April 6, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       1826. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Final Flood Elevation Determinations--received April 6, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       1827. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket No. FEMA-
     7277] received April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       1828. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Office of 
     Postsecondary Education, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Gaining Early 
     Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (RIN: 
     1840-AC59) received April 23, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       1829. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Authorization to 
     Implement Section 111 and 112 Standards; State of Connecticut 
     [A-1-FRL-6325-3] received April 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1830. 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 [PA129-4083a; FRL-6323-6] received April 
     12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       1831. A letter from the General Counsel, Information 
     Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Exchange 
     Visitor Program--received April 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1832. A letter from the General Counsel, Information 
     Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Exchange 
     Visitor Program--received April 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1833. A letter from the Director, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting notification that funding 
     under title V of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
     Emergency Assistance Act, as amended, will exceed $5 million 
     for the response to the emergency declared on January 15, 
     1999, as a result of the record/near record snow which 
     severely impacted the State of Indiana from January 1, 1999, 
     through and including January 15, 1999, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     5193; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1834. A letter from the Director, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting notification that funding 
     under title V of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
     Emergency Assistance Act, as amended, will exceed $5 million 
     for the response to the emergency declared on January 8, 
     1999, as a result of the record/near record snow which 
     severely impacted the State of Illinois from January 1, 1999, 
     through and including January 15, 1999, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     5193; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1835. A letter from the Director, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting notification that funding 
     under title V of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
     Emergency Assistance Act, as amended, will exceed $5 million 
     for the response to the emergency declared on January 27, 
     1999, as a result of the record/near record snow which 
     severely impacted the State of Michigan from January 2, 1999, 
     through and including January 15, 1999, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     5193; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1836. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Model 407 
     Helicopters [Docket No. 99-SW-16-AD; Amendment 39-11111; AD 
     99-06-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 9, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       1837. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-
     NM-163-AD; Amendment 39-11106; AD 99-08-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1838. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-
     NM-326-AD; Amendment 39-11105; AD 99-08-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1839. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Bombardier Model DHC-8-100, -200, and -300 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-04-AD; Amendment 39-11109; AD 99-
     08-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1840. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Eurocopter France Model SA.3160, SA.316B, 
     SA.316C, and SA.319B Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-58-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11112; AD 99-08-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1841. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9 and C-9 (Military) 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-110-AD; Amendment 39-
     11110; AD 99-08-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 9, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1842. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10 and MD-11 Series 
     Airplanes, and KC-10 (Military) Series Airplanes [Docket No. 
     98-NM-55-AD; Amendment 39-11072; AD 99-06-08] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1843. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Allison 
     Engine Company, Inc. AE 3007A and AE 3007C Series Turbofan 
     Engines [Docket No. 99-NE-01-AD; Amendment 39-11108; AD 99-
     02-51] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1844. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting Initial estimate of the applicable 
     percentage increase in hospital inpatient payment rates for 
     fiscal year 2000, pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 
     4002(g)(1)(B) (104 Stat. 1388-36); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       1845. A letter from the Chair, Christopher Columbus 
     Fellowship Foundation, transmitting the FY 1998 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.
       1846. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     a listing of two Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 
     properties covered by the Act as of September 30, 1998; 
     jointly to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services 
     and Resources. 

para. 43.5  private calendar

  Pursuant to clause 5, rule XV,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURR, directed the Private Calendar to be 
called.
  When,

para. 43.6  bills 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. 510. 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.
  The bill of the following title was considered, read twice; the 
amendment following was agreed to, and the bill, as amended, was ordered 
to be engrossed and read a third time, was read a third time by title, 
and passed:
  H.R. 509. 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.

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  Amendment offered by the Committee on Resources:

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

     SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF STEFFENS FAMILY PROPERTY.

       (a) Conveyance.--Subject to valid existing rights, 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): 
     Provided, That all minerals underlying such land are hereby 
     reserved to the United States.
       (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 in 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 
     Secretrial Order dated October 21, 1913, is hereby revoked 
     with respect to the lands described in subsection (b).
  With the following committee amendment in the nature of a substitute:
  Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF STEFFENS FAMILY PROPERTY.

       (a) Conveyance.--Subject to valid existing rights, 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): 
     Provided, That all minerals underlying such land are hereby 
     reserved to the United States.
       (b) Land Description.--The land referred to in subsection 
     (a) is the approximately 80-acre parcel known as ``Farm Unit 
     C'' in the E\1/2\NW\1/4\ of Section 27 in 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 lands described in subsection (b).

  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. 43.7  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:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, April 30, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted to 
     Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, the Clerk received the following message 
     from the Secretary of the Senate on April 30, 1999 at 10:21 
     a.m. that the Senate passed S. Res. 88.
       Appointment: Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Jeff Trandahl,
                                                            Clerk.

para. 43.8  commission on civil rights

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to section 2(b) of Public Law 98-183 and upon 
the recommendation of the Minority Leader, appointed to the Commission 
on Civil Rights, Mr. Christopher F. Edley, Jr. of Cambridge, 
Massachusetts, from private life, on the part of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para. 43.9  national skill standards board

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to section 503(b)(3) of the National Skill 
Standards Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 5933) and upon the recommendation of 
the Minority Leader, reappointed to the National Skill Standards Board, 
Ms. Carolyn Warner of Phoenix, Arizona, and Mr. George Bliss of 
Washington, D.C., from private life, on the part of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 43.10  individuals with disabilities education

  Mr. GOODLING moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 84); as amended:

       Whereas all children deserve a quality education, including 
     children with disabilities;
       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 commits 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 9, 11, and 
     12 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 ($13,323) is more than twice the national 
     average per pupil cost ($6,140);
       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 the high cost of educating children with 
     disabilities and the Federal Government's failure to fully 
     meet its obligation under the Individuals with Disabilities 
     Education Act stretches limited State and local education 
     funds, creating difficulty in providing a quality education 
     to all students, including children with disabilities;
       Whereas, if the appropriation for part B of the Individuals 
     with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.) 
     exceeds $4,924,672,200 for a fiscal year, the State funding 
     formula will shift from one based solely on the number of 
     children with disabilities in the State to one based on 85 
     percent of the children ages 3 to 21 living in the State and 
     15 percent based on children living in poverty in the State, 
     enabling States to undertake good practices for addressing 
     the learning needs of more children in the regular education 
     classroom and reduce over identification of children who may 
     not need to be referred to special education;
       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;
       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; and
       Whereas the Federal Government has failed to appropriate 40 
     percent of the national average per pupil expenditure per 
     child with a disability as required under the Individuals 
     with Disabilities Education Act to assist States and 
     localities to educate children with disabilities: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That--
       (1) the Congress and the President--
       (A) should, working within the constraints of the balanced 
     budget agreement, give programs under the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) the 
     highest priority among Federal elementary and secondary 
     education programs by meeting the commitment to fund the 
     maximum State grant allocation for educating children with 
     disabilities under such Act prior to authorizing or 
     appropriating funds for any new education initiative; and
       (B) should meet the commitment described in subparagraph 
     (A) while retaining the commitment to fund existing Federal 
     education programs that increase student achievement; and
       (2) if a local educational agency chooses to utilize the 
     authority under section 613(a)(2)(C)(i) of the Individuals 
     with Disabilities Education Act to treat as local funds up to 
     20 percent of the amount of funds the agency receives under 
     part B of such Act that exceeds the amount it received under 
     that part for the previous fiscal year, then the agency 
     should use those local funds to provide additional funding 
     for any Federal, State, or local education program.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. GOODLING and Mr. 
KILDEE, 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.

[[Page 421]]

  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. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 43.11  pell grant program and campus-based aid programs

  Mr. McKEON moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 88):

       Whereas the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant Program, 
     now known as the Pell Grant Program in honor of Senator 
     Claiborne Pell of Rhode Island, was first authorized in the 
     1972 amendments to the Higher Education Act of 1965;
       Whereas the Pell Grant Program has become the largest need-
     based Federal higher education scholarship program and is 
     considered the foundation for all Federal student aid;
       Whereas the purpose of the program is to assist students 
     from low income families who would not otherwise be 
     financially able to attend a postsecondary institution by 
     providing grants to students to be used to pay the costs of 
     attending the postsecondary institution of their choice;
       Whereas in the late 1970's, the Pell Grant covered seventy-
     five percent of the average cost of attending a public four-
     year college; by the late 1990's, it only covered thirty-six 
     percent of the cost of attending a public four-year college;
       Whereas families across the country are concerned about the 
     rising cost of a college education, and for children from low 
     income families, the cost of college continues to be an 
     overwhelming factor in their decision to forego a college 
     education;
       Whereas children from high income families are almost twice 
     as likely to enroll in college as children from low income 
     families;
       Whereas higher education promotes economic opportunity for 
     individuals and economic competitiveness for our Nation;
       Whereas the Pell Grant and Campus-Based Aid Programs target 
     aid to low income students as effectively as any programs 
     administered by the Federal government; and
       Whereas student borrowing to finance a postsecondary 
     education has increased to an average indebtedness of $9,700, 
     and therefore increased grant aid is more important than 
     ever: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress and the President, should, 
     working within the constraints of the balanced budget 
     agreement, make student scholarship aid the highest priority 
     for higher education funding by increasing the maximum Pell 
     Grant awarded to low income students by $400 and increasing 
     other existing campus-based aid programs that serve low-
     income students prior to authorizing or appropriating funds 
     for any new education initiative.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. McKEON 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. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. McKEON 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 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 43.12  tribute to our nation's teachers

  Mr. ISAKSON moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 157):

       Whereas the foundation of American freedom and democracy is 
     a strong, effective system of education in which every child 
     can learn in a safe and nurturing environment;
       Whereas a first-rate education system depends on a 
     partnership between parents, principals, teachers, and 
     children;
       Whereas much of the success of our Nation during the 
     American Century is the result of the hard work and 
     dedication of teachers across the land;
       Whereas, in addition to their families, knowledgeable and 
     skillful teachers can have a profound impact on a child's 
     early development and future success;
       Whereas, while many people spend their lives building 
     careers, teachers spend their careers building lives;
       Whereas our Nation's teachers serve our children beyond the 
     call of duty as coaches, mentors, and advisors without regard 
     to fame or fortune; and
       Whereas across this land nearly 3 million men and women 
     experience the joys of teaching young minds the virtues of 
     reading, writing, and arithmetic: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) honors and recognizes the unique and important 
     achievements of America's teachers; and
       (2) urges all Americans to take a moment to thank and pay 
     tribute to our Nation's teachers.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. ISAKSON 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?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COBLE, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. ISAKSON 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. COBLE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 43.13  h. con. res. 84--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COBLE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 84) urging the 
Congress and the President to fully fund the Federal Government's 
obligation under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; 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

413

It was decided in the

Nays

2

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affirmative

Answered present

1

para. 43.14                   [Roll No. 105]

                                YEAS--413

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern

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     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--2

     Obey
     Paul
       

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Owens
       

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Berman
     Brown (CA)
     Carson
     Dingell
     Houghton
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Largent
     Lucas (OK)
     McCrery
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Slaughter
     Tiahrt
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Wynn
  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. 43.15  h. con. res. 88--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COBLE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 88) 
urging the Congress and the President to increase funding for the Pell 
Grant Program and existing Campus-Based Aid Programs
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

397

It was decided in the

Nays

13

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

4

para. 43.16                   [Roll No. 106]

                                YEAS--397

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--13

     Clay
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Hilliard
     Nadler
     Obey
     Paul
     Payne
     Sanford
     Scott
     Thompson (MS)
     Towns
     Waters

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--4

     Becerra
     Clayton
     Martinez
     Owens

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Berman
     Brown (CA)
     Carson
     Dingell
     Fattah
     Houghton
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Largent
     Lucas (OK)
     McCrery
     Roukema
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Slaughter
     Tiahrt
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Wynn
  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. 43.17  h. res. 157--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COLBE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 157) expressing the sense 
of the

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House of Representatives in support of America's teachers.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to the resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

408

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

1

para. 43.18                   [Roll No. 107]

                                YEAS--408

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Salmon
       

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Berman
     Brown (CA)
     Carson
     Cox
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Fattah
     Houghton
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Largent
     Lucas (OK)
     McCrery
     Mica
     Myrick
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Tiahrt
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Wynn
  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. 43.19  emergency supplemental appropriations

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida submitted a privileged report (Rept. No. 106-125) 
on the bill (H.R. 1664) making emergency supplemental appropriations for 
military operations, refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance 
relating to the conflict in Kosovo, and for military operations in 
Southwest Asia 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 1 of rule XXI, all points of order were reserved.

para. 43.20  mt. hope waterpower project

  Mr. BARTON moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 459) to 
extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for FERC Project No. 
9401, the Mt. Hope Waterpower Project.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COBLE, recognized Mr. BARTON 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. COBLE, announced that two-thirds of the 
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. 43.21  lewis r. morgan federal building and u.s. courthouse

  Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(H.R. 1121) to designate the Federal building and United States 
courthouse located at 18 Greenville Street in Newnan, Georgia, as the 
``Lewis R. Morgan Federal Building and United States Courthouse''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COBLE, recognized Mr. FRANKS of New 
Jersey and Mr. SHOWS, 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. COBLE, announced that two-thirds of the 
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. 43.22  william h. natcher bridge

  Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(H.R. 1162) to designate the bridge on United States Route 231 that 
crosses the Ohio River between Maceo, Kentucky, and Rockport, Indiana, 
as the ``William H. Natcher Bridge''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COBLE, recognized Mr. FRANKS of New 
Jersey and Mr. SHOWS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voice,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?

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  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, announced that two-
thirds of the 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. 43.23  robert k. rodibaugh united states bankruptcy courthouse

  Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
of the Senate (S. 460) 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. DUNCAN, recognized Mr. FRANKS of New 
Jersey and Mr. SHOWS, 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. DUNCAN, announced that two-thirds of the 
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. 43.24  hurff a. saunders federal building

  Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
of the Senate (S. 453) to designate the Federal building located at 709 
West 9th Street in Juneau, Alaska, as the ``Hurff A. Saunders Federal 
Building''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DUNCAN, recognized Mr. FRANKS of New 
Jersey and Mr. SHOWS, 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. DUNCAN, announced that two-thirds of the 
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. 43.25  j.j. ``jake'' pickle federal building

  Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(H.R. 118) 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. DUNCAN, recognized Mr. FRANKS of New 
Jersey and Mr. SHOWS, 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. DUNCAN, announced that two-thirds of the 
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. 43.26  jose v. toledo united states post office and courthouse

  Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(H.R. 560) 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'', as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DUNCAN, recognized Mr. FRANKS of New 
Jersey and Mr. SHOWS, 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. DUNCAN, announced that two-thirds of the 
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 and United States courthouse located at 
the intersection of Comercio and San Justo Streets, in San Juan, Puerto 
Rico, as the `Jose V. Toledo 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. 43.27  garza-vela united states courthouse

  Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(H.R. 686) to designate a United States courthouse in Brownsville, 
Texas, as the ``Garza-Vela United States Courthouse''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DUNCAN, recognized Mr. FRANKS of New 
Jersey and Mr. SHOWS, 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. DUNCAN, announced that two-thirds of the 
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. 43.28  commending reverend jesse l. jackson, sr. for securing the 
          release of american servicemen from captivity in yugoslavia

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 156); as amended:

       Whereas, on March 31, 1999, Specialist Steven Gonzales, 
     Staff Sergeant Andrew Ramirez, and Staff Sergeant Christopher 
     Stone were captured while patrolling the Kumanovo area;
       Whereas the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., on April 29, 
     1999, led a delegation of religious and civic leaders from 
     the United States in a faith-based effort to secure the 
     release of Specialist Steven Gonzales, Staff Sergeant Andrew 
     Ramirez, and Staff Sergeant Christopher Stone;
       Whereas against great odds and in the face of grave 
     personal risks, the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson Sr. and his 
     party successfully secured the release of Specialist Steven 
     Gonzales, Staff Sergeant Andrew Ramirez, and Staff Sergeant 
     Christopher Stone;
       Whereas the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. is recognized 
     around the world as a humanitarian, an advocate for civil and 
     human rights, and an ambassador of freedom; and
       Whereas, as a highly respected world leader, the Reverend 
     Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. has acted many times as an 
     international diplomat in sensitive situations and in October 
     1997, he was appointed by President Clinton and Secretary of 
     State Albright as Special Envoy of the President and 
     Secretary of State for the Promotion of Democracy in Africa: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) commends the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. for 
     securing the release of Specialist Steven Gonzales, Staff 
     Sergeant Andrew Ramirez, and Staff Sergeant Christopher Stone 
     from captivity in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; and
       (2) joins with the people of the United States in 
     celebrating the return to freedom of Specialist Steven 
     Gonzales, Staff Sergeant Andrew Ramirez, and Staff Sergeant 
     Christopher Stone. 

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DUNCAN, 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?

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  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DUNCAN, announced that two-thirds of the 
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 commending the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. on securing 
the release of Specialist Steven Gonzales of Huntsville, Texas, Staff 
Sergeant Andrew Ramirez of Los Angeles, California, and Staff Sergeant 
Christopher Stone of Smiths Creek, Michigan, from captivity in the 
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.''.
  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. 43.29  providing for the consideration of h.r. 833

  Mr. SESSIONS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-126) the resolution (H. Res. 158) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 833) 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. 43.30  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mrs. CARSON, for today;
  To Mr. LUCAS, for today;
  To Mr. TIAHRT, for today; and
  To Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, for today and May 5.
  And then,

para. 43.31  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HOLT, at 10 o'clock and 47 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 43.32  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 Florida: Committee on Appropriations. Report 
     on the Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 
     1999 (Rept. No. 106-124). Referred to the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Florida: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 
     1664. A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for 
     military operations, refugee relief, and humanitarian 
     assistance relating to the conflict in Kosovo, and for 
     military operations in Southwest Asia for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     106-125). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. SESSIONS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 158. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     833) to amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for 
     other purposes (Rept. No. 106-126). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.

para. 43.33  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 30, 1999)

       H.R. 434. Referral to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Banking and Financial Services extended for a period ending 
     not later than May 21, 1999.

para. 43.34  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Bachus, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. Crane, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Ewing, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Gillmor, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Martinez, Ms. Norton, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 1658. A bill to provide a more just and uniform 
     procedure for Federal civil forteitures, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SERRANO (for himself and Mr. Hyde):
       H.R. 1659. A bill to reinforce police training and 
     reestablish police and community relations, and to create a 
     commission to study and report on the policies and practices 
     that govern the training, recruitment, and oversight of 
     police officers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Bonior, 
             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. 
             Becerra, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Allen, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
             Ms. Berkley, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Borski, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Carson, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Crowley, 
             Mr. Davis of Virginia, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lampson, 
             Mr. LaTourette, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
             Mascara, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Moakley, Mr. Olver, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mr. Quinn, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
             Rush, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Sawyer, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Shows, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Strickland, Mr. Tierney, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Weygand, Ms. 
             Woolsey, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 1660. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand the incentives for the construction and 
     renovation of public schools and to provide tax incentives 
     for corporations to participate in cooperative agreements 
     with public schools in distressed areas; 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. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Sawyer, 
             and Mr. Hilliard):
       H.R. 1661. 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 Mrs. McCARTHY of New York:
       H.R. 1662. A bill to amend Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to provide for the inclusion of 
     mentoring programs for novice teachers in the professional 
     development activities of local educational agencies, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mrs. Bono, Mr. 
             Brown of California, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
             Packard, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Evans, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. Cox, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. 
             Dixon, Mr. Matsui, Ms. Lee, Mr. Radanovich, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Horn, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Rogan, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Condit, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
             Berman, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
             Sherman, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Waters, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mr. Stark, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Ose, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Herger, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Snyder, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Baker, Mr. Hansen, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Reyes, and Mr. Underwood):
       H.R. 1663. A bill to designate as a national memorial the 
     memorial being built at the Riverside National Cemetery in 
     Riverside, California to honor recipients of the Medal of 
     Honor; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.R. 1664. A bill making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for military operations, refugee relief, and 
     humanitarian assistance relating to the conflict in Kosovo, 
     and for military operations in Southwest Asia for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
           By Mr. BATEMAN:
       H.R. 1665. A bill to allow the National Park Service to 
     acquire certain land for addition to the Wilderness 
     Battlefield in Virginia, as previously authorized by law, by 
     purchase or

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     exchange as well as by donation; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. BOYD (for himself, Mr. Foley, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mrs. 
             Fowler, Mr. Scarborough, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Canady of Florida, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
             Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Mica, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Ms. Brown 
             of Florida, and Mr. Miller of Florida):
       H.R. 1666. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service at 200 East Pinckney Street in Madison, 
     Florida, as the ``Captain Colin P. Kelly, Jr. Post Office''; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. COOK (for himself and Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota):
       H.R. 1667. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, 
     relating to vehicle weight limitations; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GANSKE:
       H.R. 1668. A bill to authorize the National Park Service to 
     conduct a feasibility study for the preservation of the Loess 
     Hills in western Iowa; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GOSS:
       H.R. 1669. A bill to provide that an annual pay adjustment 
     for Members of Congress may not exceed the cost-of-living 
     adjustment in benefits under title II of the Social Security 
     Act for that year; to the Committee on Government Reform, and 
     in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a 
     period to be 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 Florida:
       H.R. 1670. A bill to establish a commission to study the 
     culture and glorification of violence in America; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HOYER:
       H.R. 1671. A bill to grant a Federal charter to Korean War 
     Veterans Association, Incorporated; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. LOFGREN:
       H.R. 1672. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to require States Medicaid plans to provide for payment 
     for costs of medical services under individualized education 
     programs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
     Act after they exceed $3,500 in a school year; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut:
       H.R. 1673. A bill to provide bonus funds to local 
     educational agencies that adopt a policy to end social 
     promotion; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GARY MILLER of California:
       H.R. 1674. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act with 
     respect to civil actions against public waters systems that 
     are in compliance with national drinking water regulations 
     promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 1675. A bill to provide for the full funding of the 
     Pell Grant Program; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 1676. A bill to amend part Q of title I of the Omnibus 
     Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1965 to prevent 
     motorist stops motivated by race or other bias; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHERMAN (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Matsui, 
             and Mr. Brown of California):
       H.R. 1677. A bill to restrict the sale of cigarettes in 
     packages of less than 15 cigarettes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. SWEENEY:
       H.R. 1678. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of Transportation to initiate 
     investigations of unfair methods of competition by major air 
     carriers against new entrant air carriers; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       H.R. 1679. 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 certain small and 
     nonhub airports that have unreasonably high airfares, to 
     improve jet aircraft service to markets that have 
     unreasonably high airfares, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 1680. A bill to provide for the conveyance of Forest 
     Service property in Kern County, California, in exchange for 
     county lands suitable for inclusion in Sequoia National 
     Forest; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. WATERS:
       H.R. 1681. A bill to concentrate Federal resources aimed at 
     the prosecution of drug offenses on those offenses that are 
     major; 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. WILSON (for herself, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Ford, and 
             Mr. Udall of New Mexico):
       H.R. 1682. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to establish a permanent tax incentive for research and 
     development, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. BRYANT (for himself and Mr. Wicker):
       H.J. Res. 50. A joint resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to the Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, 
             Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Fossella, 
             Mr. Graham, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hill of 
             Montana, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hunter, 
             Mr. Istook, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Metcalf, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Ryun of 
             Kansas, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
             Taylor of North Carolina, and Mr. Walden of Oregon):
       H. Con. Res. 94. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     public need for reconciliation and healing, urging the United 
     States to unite in seeking God, and recommending that the 
     Nation's leaders call for days of prayer; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. SWEENEY:
       H. Con. Res. 95. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that State earnings limitations on retired law 
     enforcement officers be lifted to enhance school safety; 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 Ms. GRANGER (for herself, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Gallegly, 
             Mr. Moore, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Traficant, 
             Mr. Chambliss, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Kildee, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Phelps, Mr. 
             Schaffer, Mr. Klink, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Toomey, Mr. 
             Smith of Michigan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Reynolds, Mr. Horn, Mr. Frost, Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico, Mr. Blunt, and Mrs. Christensen):
       H. Res. 157. A resolution Expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives in support of America's teachers; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce. 

para. 43.35  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

           Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts introduced a bill (H.R. 
             1683) for the relief of Paul Green; which was 
             referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 43.36  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 8: Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 36: Mr. Holt, Mr. Dixon, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
     Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Pallone, and Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 44: Mr. Bishop and Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 49: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Baker and Mr. Berry.
       H.R. 111: Mr. Campbell, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland, and Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 116: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi and Mr. Murtha.
       H.R. 142: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 165: Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 215: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 274: Mr. Cook, Mr. Pitts, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. 
     Schakowsky, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. Neal 
     of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Baker, Mr. Berry, Mr. Davis of Florida, Ms. 
     Hooley of Oregon, and Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 315: Mr. Rangel, Mr. Payne, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. 
     Borski.
       H.R. 325: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Mascara, Ms. Rivers, and Ms. 
     Sanchez.
       H.R. 348: Mr. Rohrabacher and Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 357: Mr. Inslee.
       H.R. 382: Ms. McKinney, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Sandlin, and 
     Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 383: Ms. Carson, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Rodriguez, 
     Mr. Pascrell, and Mrs. Christensen.
       H.R. 390: Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
     Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Strickland, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 405: Mr. Nadler and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 415: Mr. Udall of New Mexico.
       H.R. 425: Mr. Minge, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and Mr. 
     Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 430: Mr. Baird, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Murtha, and Mr. 
     Borski.
       H.R. 455: Mr. Udall of New Mexico.
       H.R. 457: Mr. Baird and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi.
       H.R. 486: Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Luther, Mr. Wexler, 
     and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 488: Mr. Bonior and Mr. George Miller of California.
       H.R. 492: Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 516: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 518: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 527: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 531: Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
     Souder, Mr. Callahan, Mr.

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     Gary Miller of California, Mr. Moore, and Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 537: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 541: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 558: Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 595: Ms. Kaptur and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 597: Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
     Sandlin, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Berman, Mr. Snyder, and Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 673: Mr. Goss.
       H.R. 700: Mr. Bilbray and Mr. Terry.
       H.R. 725: Mr. Inslee and Mr. George Miller of California.
       H.R. 731: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 775: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky and Mr. Ewing.
       H.R. 776: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Holden, Mr. Wise, Mr. Rahall, 
     and Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Duncan, 
     Mr. Stump, and Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 784: Mr. Boucher, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
     Shaw, and Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 827: Mr. Frost, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Berry, and Ms. 
     Rivers.
       H.R. 850: Mr. Udall of Colorado and Mr. Hoeffel.
       H.R. 875: Mr. Matsui, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. Meeks 
     of New York.
       H.R. 894: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 902: Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Stark, Mr. Hoeffel, and Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 906: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 914: Mr. Inslee.
       H.R. 961: Mr. Wu and Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 976: Ms. Waters, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Baldacci, and Mrs. 
     Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 987: Mr. Sessions, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
     Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Mica, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
     Souder, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Ryun of Kansas.
       H.R. 996: Mr. Engel, Mr. Hinojosa, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
     Thompson of Mississippi, and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 997: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Gekas, 
     Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cook, Ms. Kaptur, 
     and Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 1003: Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 1032: Mr. Kingston, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
     Wamp, and Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1044: Mr. Shows, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. Latham.
       H.R. 1049: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 1062: Mr. Berman, Mr. Sabo, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
     Davis of Illinois, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
     Nadler, and Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 1082: Mr. Bentsen and Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 1083: Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Nussle, and Mr. Walden of 
     Oregon.
       H.R. 1084: Mr. Gary Miller of California and Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 1102: Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Metcalf, Ms. Dunn, Mr. 
     English, and Mr. Hobson.
       H.R. 1108: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Kolbe, and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Gilchrest, Ms. 
     Millender-McDonald, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Baird, 
     Mr. Berman, Mrs. Christensen, and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 1130: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, and Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 1130: Mr. Capuano, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Sawyer, 
     and Mr. Udall of New Mexico.
       H.R. 1168: Mr. Coble, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Lowey, 
     and Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 1173: Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 1188: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Thompson of 
     Mississippi, and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 1219: Mr. Hill of Montana.
       H.R. 1236: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas and Mr. Watt 
     of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1256: Mr. Hall of Texas and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 1272: Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Istook, and Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 1283: Mr. Stump, Mr. Ballernger, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
     Blunt, and Mr. Dooley of California.
       H.R. 1289: Mr. Matsui, Mr. Serrano, Mr. George Miller of 
     California, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Thompson 
     of Mississippi, and Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 1298: Mr. George Miller of California.
       H.R. 1299: Mr. LaTourette and Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 1300: Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Ford, Mr. English, and Mr. 
     Pastor.
       H.R. 1301: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Tiahrt, 
     Mr. Roemer, Mr. Istook, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
     Pickering, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Hutchinson, 
     Mr. Thomas, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H.R. 1317: Mr. Foley, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 1322: Mr. Goodling and Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 1326: Mr. McCrery, Mr. Frost, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Graham, 
     and Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 1344: Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 1349: Mr. Goode, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Ney, Mr. Forbes, 
     and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1350: Mr. Sabo, Mr. Baird, Mr. Engel, Mr. Dooley of 
     California, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Payne, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Capuano, Ms. 
     Baldwin, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. 
     Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 1354: Mr. Pomeroy and Mr. Thune.
       H.R. 1355: Mr. Larson and Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 1357: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 1361: Mr. Cummings and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 1370: Mr. Barr of Georgia and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 1371: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Rahall, 
     and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 1405: Mr. Berman, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Frost, 
     Ms. Pryce of Ohio, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1456: Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
     Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Shows, Ms. Jackson-
     Lee of Texas, and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 1476: Mr. Farr of California and Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 1485: Mr. Waxman and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 1525: Mr. Rahall and Mr. Crowley.
       H.R. 1536: Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 1538: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. DeMint, Mr. 
     Pickering, and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 1545: Mr. Matsui, Mr. Berman, and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. McInnis, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
     Herger, Ms. Danner, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Reynolds.
       H.R. 1606: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts and Mrs. Mink of 
     Hawaii.
       H.R. 1622: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Rahall, 
     Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Stark, Mr. George Miller of 
     California, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1648: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Velazquez, and 
     Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 1650: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
     Brown of Ohio, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota, and Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 1657: Mr. Weygand, Mr. Inslee, and Mr. Conyers.
       H.J. Res. 1: Mr. Armey.
       H.J. Res. 21: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H. Con. Res. 8: Mr. Tanner.
       H. Con. Res. 30: Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. 
     Hutchinson.
       H. Con. Res. 31: Mr. Bonior.
       H. Con. Res. 65: Mr. Berman, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
     Frost, Mr. Smith of Texas, Ms. Lee, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Conyers, 
     Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Reyes, and Mr. Green of Texas.
       H. Con. Res. 74: Mr. Andrews, Mr. Conyers, and Mrs. Capps.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. McGovern, Mr. Evans, Mr. Cunningham, 
     Mr. Crowley, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Engel.
       H. Con. Res. 84: Mr. Forbes and Mr. Gary Miller of 
     California.
       H. Con. Res. 88: Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Forbes, and Mr. 
     Bachus.
       H. Res. 41: Mr. Ackerman.
       H. Res. 89: Mr. Watt of North Carolina and Mr. Gary Miller 
     of California.
       H. Res. 146: Ms. Rivers, Mr. Saxton, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
     DeFazio, Mr. Price of North Carolina, and Mr. Allen.
       H. Res. 156: Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
     Payne, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. 
     Lee, Mr. Clay, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Ford, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, Ms. Norton, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Conyers, 
     Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Carson, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
     Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
     Rush, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. 
     Waters, Mr. Towns, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Lampson, 
     Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Owens, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
     Rodriguez, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Scott. 

para. 43.37  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were deleted from the public 
bills as follows:

       H.R. 732: Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 1598: Mrs. Emerson.
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                       WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1999 (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 4, 1999.
  Mr. SCHAFFER, 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. SCHAFFER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, announced that the vote 
would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para. 44.2  communications

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

       1847. A letter from the 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 April 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

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       1848. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--1998 Marketing Quotas and Price Support Levels 
     for Fire-Cured (type 21), Fire-Cured (types 22-23), Maryland 
     (type 32), Dark Air-Cured (types 35-36), Virginia Sun-Cured 
     (type 37), Cigar-Filler (type 41), Cigar-Filler and Binder 
     (types 42-44 and 53-55), and Cigar Binder (types 51-52) 
     Tobaccos (RIN: 0560-AF 20) received April 13, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1849. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting a report to Congress on the 
     1993 Survey of Certified Commercial Applicators of Non-
     Agricutural Pesticides; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1850. A letter from the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, 
     Office of the Director Of Defense Research and Engineering, 
     transmitting the Annual Report of the Scientific Advisory 
     Board of the Strategic Environmental Research and Development 
     Program; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1851. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     System's final rule--Availability of Funds and Collection of 
     Checks [Regulation CC; Docket No. R-1027] received March 25, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       1852. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--
     Prohibition on Payment of Fee in Lieu of Mandatory Excess 
     Capital Stock Redemption [No. 99-21] (RIN: 3069-AA83) 
     received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       1853. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting the Twenty-First 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.
       1854. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting Final Regulations--Federal Family Education Loan 
     Program, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       1855. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Federal Family Education Loan 
     Program (RIN: 1840-AC55) received April 13, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       1856. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use 
     Technology [CFDA No. 84.342] received March 24, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       1857. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Revisions to Reference 
     Method for the Determination of Fine Particulate Matter as 
     PM25 in the Atmosphere [AD-FRL-6326-5] (RIN: 2060-AI48) 
     received April 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       1858. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Hazardous Air 
     Pollutants: Amendment to Regulations Governing Equivalent 
     Emission Limitations by Permit [AD-FRL-6326-4] (RIN: 2060-
     AI28) received April 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1859. 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: Kentucky [KY111-9914a; FRL-6326-1] received April 
     13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       1860. 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 Puget 
     Sound Air Pollution Control Agency in Washington; Amendment 
     [FRL-6326-2] received April 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1861. 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; 
     Reasonably Available Control Technology for Major Sources of 
     Nitrogen Oxides [VA024-5042; FRL-6318-5] received April 13, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1862. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting a 
     report recommending renewal, repeal, or modification of the 
     Price-Anderson Act; to the Committee on Commerce.
       1863. 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. 07-99), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       1864. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation 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. 99-07), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1865. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation 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. 99-13), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       1866. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 
     05-99 which constitutes a Request for Final Approval for a 
     Project Agreement with Sweden for research into methods to 
     develop and demonstrate the priniciple of altering the 
     original path of an artillery shell in flight to a specific 
     and desired coordinate, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1867. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to the Netherlands for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 99-10), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1868. 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--received April 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1869. A letter from the Comptroller General, transmitting a 
     list of General Accounting Office reports from the previous 
     month; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1870. 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 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       1871. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the Financial Report of the United States 
     Government for Fiscal Year 1998 (Financial Report), pursuant 
     to 31 U.S.C. 331(e)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       1872. A letter from the Chairman, Tennessee Valley 
     Authority, transmitting a copy the report of the Consumer 
     Product Safety Commission in compliance with the Government 
     in the Sunshine Act during the calendar year 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1873. 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; Emergency Rule to List the Sierra Nevada District 
     Population Segment of California Bighorn Sheep as Endangered 
     (RIN: 1018-AF59) received April 19, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1874. 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 
     Crustacean Fisheries; 1999 Harvest Guideling [Docket No. 
     990304061-9061-01; I.D. 022599B] (RIN: 0648-AL63) received 
     March 23, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       1875. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting a report of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
     and the Biological Resources Division of the U.S. Geological 
     Survey, Department of the Interior, on the administration of 
     the Marine Mammal Protection act of 1972; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1876. A letter from the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development's 1996 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, pursuant to Public Law 
     102--550, section 504 (106 Stat. 3781); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       1877. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Implementation of 
     the Housing for Older Persons Act of 1995 [Docket No. FR-
     4094-F-02] (RIN: 2529-AA80) received April 8, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1878. A letter from the Director, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting notification that funding 
     under title V of the Stafford Act, as amended, will exceed $5 
     million for the response to the emergency declared on 
     September 28, 1998 as a result of Hurricane Georges, pursuant 
     to 42 U.S.C. 5193; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1879. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Avions Pierre Robin Model R2160 Airplanes [Docket 
     No. 98-CE-82-AD; Amendment 39-11104; AD 99-07-20] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1880. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting

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     the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; 
     AlliedSignal Inc. TFE731-40R-200G Turbofan Engines [Docket 
     No. 99-ANE-08-AD; Amendment 39-11103; AD 99-07-19] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1881. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Coast Guard Headquarters, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Atlantic Ocean, 
     Ocean City, Maryland [CGD 05-98-088] (RIN: 2115-AE46) 
     received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1882. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR42 Series Airplanes [Docket 
     No. 98-NM-175-AD; Amendment 39-11115; AD 99-08-09] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received April 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1883. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Boeing Model 747-100, -200, -300, -SP, and -400F 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-325-AD; Amendment 39-
     11116; AD 99-08-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 12, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1884. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-
     NM-292-AD; Amendment 39-11125; AD 99-08-19] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received April 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1885. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series Airplanes [Docket 
     No. 98-NM-157-AD; Amendment 39-11114; AD 99-08-08] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received April 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1886. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Standard Instrument Approach 
     Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 29521; Amdt. 
     No. 1924] received April 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1887. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Standard Instrument Approach 
     Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 29522; Amdt. 
     No. 1925] received April 12,199, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1888. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Standard Instrument Approach 
     Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 29520; Amdt. 
     No. 1923] received April 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1889. A letter from the Acting Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Application of 
     Earned Value Management-- received April 5, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       1890. A letter from the Acting Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Electronic 
     Funds Transfer--received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       1891. A letter from the Acting Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Designation of 
     Contracts for Notification to the Government of Actual or 
     Potential Labor Disputes--received March 18, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       1892. A letter from the Regulatory Policy Officer, Bureau 
     of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms, transmitting the Bureau's 
     final rule--Delegation of Authority [T.D. ATF-409] (RIN: 
     1512-AB87) received April 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1893. 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 99-12] received 
     March 23, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       1894. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous [Revenue 
     Procedure 99-22] received March 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1895. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, U.S. 
     Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Warehouse Withdrawals; Aircraft Fuel Supplies; Pipeline 
     Transportation Of Merchandise In Bond [T.D. 99-33] (RIN: 
     1515-AB67) received April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1896. A letter from the Acting Chief, Regulations Branch, 
     U.S. Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Exportation Of Used Motor Vehicles [T.D. 99-34] (RIN: 1515-
     AC19) received April 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1897. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting notification that the Office of 
     Personnel Management has approved a proposal for a personnel 
     management demonstration project for the Naval Research 
     Laboratory, pursuant to Public Law 103--337, section 342(b) 
     (108 Stat. 2721); jointly to the Committees on Government 
     Reform and Armed Services.
       1898. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting its FY 2000 Budget Request for 
     consideration by Congress; jointly to the Committees on House 
     Administration and Appropriations.
       1899. 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.
       1900. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting a 
     report on the Clean Coal Technology Demonstration Program; 
     jointly to the Committees on Appropriations, Science, and 
     Commerce. 

para. 44.3  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, pursuant to clause 8, 
rule XX, announced the unfinished business to be the question on 
agreeing to the Chair's approval of the Journal of Tuesday, May 4, 1999.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, announced that the 
yeas had it.
  Mr. SCHAFFER 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

359

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

41

para. 44.4                    [Roll No. 108]

                                YEAS--359

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)

[[Page 430]]


     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey

                                NAYS--41

     Aderholt
     Borski
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Costello
     DeFazio
     English
     Filner
     Ford
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Holt
     Johnson, E. B.
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     McDermott
     McGovern
     Miller, George
     Moran (KS)
     Oberstar
     Pickett
     Ramstad
     Rush
     Sabo
     Schaffer
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Weller
     Wu

                             NOT VOTING--33

     Barton
     Becerra
     Berman
     Bishop
     Brown (CA)
     Carson
     Cubin
     Dickey
     Engel
     Farr
     Fattah
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Lewis (KY)
     Rangel
     Sanders
     Scarborough
     Scott
     Simpson
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 44.5  providing for the consideration of h.r. 833

  Mr. SESSIONS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 158):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 833) 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 
     302 or section 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 
     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 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. SESSIONS 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 nays had it.
  Mr. SESSIONS 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

227

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

190

para. 44.6                    [Roll No. 109]

                                YEAS--227

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--190

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel

[[Page 431]]


     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Becerra
     Berman
     Bliley
     Brown (CA)
     Carson
     Davis (FL)
     Istook
     Mollohan
     Simpson
     Slaughter
     Tiahrt
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Wynn
     Young (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, 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. 44.7  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. GEKAS, by unanimous consent, the Committee on the 
Judiciary was granted permission until midnight, Friday, May 7, 1999, to 
file a report on the bill (H.R. 775) to establish certain procedures for 
civil actions brought for damages relating to the failure of any device 
or system to process or otherwise deal with the transition from the year 
1999 to the year 2000, and for other purposes.

para. 44.8  bankruptcy reform

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, pursuant to House Resolution 
158 and rule XVIII, 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. 833) to amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for 
other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. NETHERCUTT as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and 
after some time spent therein,

para. 44.9  recorded vote

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

       Page 8, beginning on line 14, strike ``(which'' and all 
     that follows through ``104(b))'' on line 19.
       Beginning on page 8, strike line 23, and all that follows 
     through line 13 on page 9, and insert the following (and make 
     such technical and conforming changes as may be appropriate):
       ``(ii) The debtor's monthly expenses shall be the debtor's 
     monthly expenses reasonably necessary to be expended--
       ``(I) for the maintenance or support of the debtor, the 
     dependents of the debtor, and, in a joint case, the spouse of 
     the debtor if the spouse is not otherwise a dependent; and
       ``(II) if the debtor is engaged in business, for the 
     payment of expenditures necessary for the continuation, 
     preservation, and operation of such business.

     Notwithstanding any other provision of this clause, the 
     debtor's monthly expenses shall not include any payments for 
     debts described in clauses (iii) and (iv).
       
       Page 14, line 15, add close quotation marks and a period at 
     the end.
       Beginning on page 14, strike line 16 and all that follows 
     through line 3 on page 15.
       Page 101, after line 9, insert the following (and make such 
     technical and conforming changes as may be appropriate):

     SEC. 154. GUIDELINES FOR ASSESSING INCOME.

       Section 586 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Not later than 1 year after the effective date of 
     this subsection, the Director of the Executive Office for 
     United States Trustees shall issue guidelines to assist in 
     making assessments of whether income is not reasonably 
     necessary to be expended by a debtor for the maintenance or 
     support of the debtor, the dependents of the debtor, and, in 
     a joint case, the spouse of the debtor if the spouse is not 
     otherwise a dependent.''.
       Page 153, line 23, insert ``as amended by section 154,'' 
     after ``Code,''.
       Page 154, line 3, strike ``(f)'' and insert ``(g)''.
       Page 154, line 5, strike ``(f)(1)(A)'' and insert 
     ``(g)(1)(A)''.
       Page 156, line 22, strike ``586(f)'' and insert ``586(g)''.
       Page 157, line 4, strike ``586(f)'' and insert ``586(g)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

184

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

238

para. 44.10                   [Roll No. 110]

                                AYES--184

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu

                                NOES--238

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney

[[Page 432]]


     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Walden
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Becerra
     Berman
     Brown (CA)
     Gephardt
     Luther
     Millender-McDonald
     Simpson
     Slaughter
     Watts (OK)
     Wynn
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 44.11  recorded vote

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

       Page 101, after line 9, insert the following (and make such 
     technical and conforming changes as may be appropriate):

     SEC. 154. DISCLOSURES.

       (a) Disclosures.--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. 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 income, the amounts specified in 
     section 707(b)(2) and, in a chapter 13 case, disposable 
     income (determined in accordance with section 707(b)(2)) 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:
       `` `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 shall be provided 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 income, the amounts specified in section 
     707(b)(2)) and, in a chapter 13 case, how to determine 
     disposable income in accordance with section 707(b)(2) 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 date on which the notice is given the 
     assisted person.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections 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. Disclosures.''.

     SEC. 155. DEBTOR'S BILL OF RIGHTS.

       Subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 11, United States Code, 
     as amended by sections 106 and 154, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

     ``Sec. 528. 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.''.

[[Page 433]]

       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 5 of title 11, United States Code, as amended by 
     sections 106 and 154, is amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 527, the following:

``528. Debtor's bill of rights.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

373

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

47

para. 44.12                   [Roll No. 111]

                                AYES--373

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Ewing
     Farr
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--47

     Baldwin
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Burr
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chenoweth
     Conyers
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Ehlers
     Evans
     Everett
     Fattah
     Goodling
     Hefley
     Hinchey
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Kilpatrick
     Lee
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Martinez
     McDermott
     McInnis
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Nadler
     Owens
     Paul
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Pombo
     Ryan (WI)
     Sandlin
     Schaffer
     Souder
     Spratt
     Taylor (NC)
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wilson

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Becerra
     Berman
     Brown (CA)
     Cox
     Franks (NJ)
     Gephardt
     Luther
     Saxton
     Simpson
     Slaughter
     Watts (OK)
     Wynn
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 44.13  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 151, after line 24, insert the following (and make 
     such technical and conforming changes as may be appropriate):

     SEC. 416. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.

       The provisions of title 11 of the United States Code 
     relating to small business debtors or to single asset real 
     estate shall not apply in a case under such title if the 
     application of any of such provisions in such case could 
     result in the loss of 5 or more jobs.

It was decided in the

Yeas

143

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

278

para. 44.14                   [Roll No. 112]

                                AYES--143

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Berkley
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capuano
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dingell
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Houghton
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Moakley
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shows
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Udall (CO)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Woolsey
     Wu

                                NOES--278

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)

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     Miller, Gary
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Turner
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Becerra
     Berman
     Bilirakis
     Brown (CA)
     Gephardt
     Luther
     Simpson
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Watts (OK)
     Wynn
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 44.15  recorded vote

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

       Beginning on page 160, strike line 23 and all that follows 
     through line 2 on page 161.
       Page 162, strike lines 1 through 15, and insert the 
     following (and make such technical and conforming changes as 
     may be appropriate):
       ``(f) An individual debtor in a case under chapter 7 or 13 
     of this title shall file with the court at the request of any 
     party in interest--
       ``(1) 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 of relief;
       ``(3) any amendments to any of the tax returns, including 
     schedules or attachments, described in paragraph (1) or (2); 
     and

It was decided in the

Yeas

192

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

230

para. 44.16                   [Roll No. 113]

                                AYES--192

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fossella
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Phelps
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherwood
     Smith (NJ)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tancredo
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu

                                NOES--230

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (TX)
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clement
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     McCollum
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller, Gary
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Becerra
     Berman
     Brown (CA)
     Gephardt
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Luther
     Simpson
     Slaughter
     Watts (OK)
     Wynn
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 44.17  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 
modified, 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 1999''.
       (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. Enforcement.
Sec. 107. Sense of the congress.
Sec. 108. Discouraging abusive reaffirmation practices.
Sec. 109. Promotion of alternative dispute resolution.
Sec. 110. Enhanced disclosure for credit extensions secured by a 
              dwelling.
Sec. 111. Dual use debit card.
Sec. 112. Discouraging reckless lending practices.
Sec. 113. Protection of savings earmarked for the postsecondary 
              education of children.
Sec. 114. Effect of discharge.
Sec. 115. Limiting trustee liability.
Sec. 116. Reinforce the fresh start.
Sec. 117. Discouraging bad faith repeat filings.
Sec. 118. Curbing abusive filings.
Sec. 119. Debtor retention of personal property security.
Sec. 120. Relief from the automatic stay when the debtor does not 
              complete intended surrender of consumer debt collateral.

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Sec. 121. Giving secured creditors fair treatment in chapter 13.
Sec. 123. Fair valuation of collateral.
Sec. 124. Domiciliary requirements for exemptions.
Sec. 125. Restrictions on certain exempt property obtained through 
              fraud.
Sec. 126. Rolling stock equipment.
Sec. 127. Discharge under chapter 13.
Sec. 128. Bankruptcy judgeships.
Sec. 129. Additional amendments to title 11, United States Code.
Sec. 131. Application of the codebtor stay only when the stay protects 
              the debtor.
Sec. 132. Adequate protection for investors.
Sec. 134. Giving debtors the ability to keep leased personal property 
              by assumption.
Sec. 135. Adequate protection of lessors and purchase money secured 
              creditors.
Sec. 136. Automatic stay.
Sec. 137. Extend period between bankruptcy discharges.
Sec. 139. Priorities for claims for domestic support obligations.
Sec. 142. Nondischargeability of certain debts for alimony, 
              maintenance, and support.
Sec. 143. Continued liability of property.
Sec. 144. Protection of domestic support claims against preferential 
              transfer motions.
Sec. 145. Clarification of meaning of household goods.
Sec. 147. Monetary limitation on certain exempt property.
Sec. 148. Bankruptcy fees.
Sec. 149. Collection of child support.
Sec. 150. Excluding employee benefit plan participant contributions and 
              other property from the estate.
Sec. 151. Clarification of postpetition wages and benefits.
Sec. 152. Exceptions to automatic stay in domestic support obligation 
              proceedings.
Sec. 153. Automatic stay inapplicable to certain proceedings against 
              the debtor.
Sec. 154. Definition of domestic support obligation.
Sec. 155. Requirements to obtain confirmation and discharge in cases 
              involving domestic support obligations.
Sec. 156. Exceptions to automatic stay in domestic support obligation 
              proceedings.
Sec. 157. Exemption for right to receive certain alimony, maintenance, 
              or support.
Sec. 158. Automatic stay inapplicable to certain proceedings against 
              the debtor.

                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.
Sec. 217. Sharing of compensation.
Sec. 218. Priority for administrative expenses.

           TITLE III--GENERAL BUSINESS BANKRUPTCY PROVISIONS

Sec. 301. Definition of disinterested person.
Sec. 302. Miscellaneous improvements.
Sec. 303. Extensions.
Sec. 304. Local filing of bankruptcy cases.
Sec. 305. Permitting assumption of contracts.

             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 or examiner.
Sec. 414. Study of operation of title 11 of the United States Code with 
              respect to small businesses.
Sec. 415. Payment of interest.
Sec. 416. Protection of jobs.

                TITLE V--MUNICIPAL BANKRUPTCY PROVISIONS

Sec. 501. Petition and proceedings related to petition.
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.
Sec. 612. Bankruptcy appeals.
Sec. 613. GAO study.

                       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. 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. Allowance of administrative expenses.
Sec. 1110. Priorities.
Sec. 1111. Exemptions.
Sec. 1112. Exceptions to discharge.

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Sec. 1113. Effect of discharge.
Sec. 1114. Protection against discriminatory treatment.
Sec. 1115. Property of the estate.
Sec. 1116. Preferences.
Sec. 1117. Postpetition transactions.
Sec. 1118. Disposition of property of the estate.
Sec. 1119. General provisions.
Sec. 1120. Appointment of elected trustee.
Sec. 1121. Abandonment of railroad line.
Sec. 1122. Contents of plan.
Sec. 1123. Discharge under chapter 12.
Sec. 1124. Bankruptcy cases and proceedings.
Sec. 1125. Knowing disregard of bankruptcy law or rule.
Sec. 1126. Transfers made by nonprofit charitable corporations.
Sec. 1127. Prohibition on certain actions for failure to incur finance 
              charges.
Sec. 1128. Protection of valid purchase money security interests.
Sec. 1129. 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) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b)(1) After notice and a hearing, a court, on its own 
     motion or on a motion by the United States trustee, the 
     trustee, or any part in interest who is eligible to bring a 
     motion, may dismiss a case filed by an individual debtor 
     under this chapter, or with the debtor's consent, convert 
     such a case to a case under chapter 11 or 13 of this title if 
     it finds that the granting of relief would be an abuse of the 
     provisions of this chapter, the court shall consider 
     whether--
       ``(A) the debtor has the ability to repay some portion of 
     the debtor's unsecured nonpriority debt as determined under 
     paragraphs (2) and (3);
       ``(B) the debtor has filed the petition in bad faith; or
       ``(C) 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.
       ``(2) In considering under paragraph (1)(A) whether the 
     granting of relief would be an abuse of the provisions of 
     this chapter, the court shall conclusively presume abuse does 
     not exist if the debtor's current monthly income, when 
     multiplied by 12, is greater than 100 percent of the highest 
     national or applicable State or Statistical Area median 
     family income reported for a family of equal size, whichever 
     is greater, or in the case of a household of 1 person, 
     greater than 100 percent of the highest national or State or 
     Metropolitan Statistical Area median household income for 1 
     earner, whichever is greater, as adjusted, if applicable, as 
     provided in paragraph (6).
       ``(3) In considering under paragraph (1)(A) whether the 
     granting of relief would be an abuse of the provision of this 
     chapter, the court shall presume abuse exists if--
       ``(A) the debtor's current monthly income, when multiplied 
     by 12, is less than or equal to 100 percent of the highest 
     national or applicable State or Metropolitan Statistical Area 
     median family income reported for a family of equal size, 
     whichever is greater, or in the case of a household of 1 
     person, less than or equal to 100 percent of the highest 
     national or State or Metropolitan Statistical Area median 
     household income for 1 yearner, whichever is greater, as 
     adjusted, if applicable, as provided in paragraph (6); and
       ``(B) the product of--
       ``(i) the debtor's allowable current monthly income, 
     reduced by allowable monthly expenses specified in paragraph 
     (4) (which shall include, if applicable the continuation of 
     actual expenses of a dependent child under the age of 18 for 
     tuition, books, and required fees at a private elementary or 
     secondary school, or comparable expenses stemming from the 
     home education of such child, or the attendance of such child 
     at a public elementary or secondary school, not exceeding 
     $10,000) and monthly debt payments specified in paragraph 
     (5), and
       ``(ii) multiplied by 36,

     less estimated administrative expenses and reasonable 
     attorneys' fees, is not less than $6,000 of the debtor's 
     nonpriority unsecured claims in the case.
       ``(4) For the purposes of this subsection, the debtor's 
     allowable monthly expenses shall be the expenses reasonably 
     necessary--
       ``(A) for the maintenance or support of the debtor, the 
     dependents of the debtor, and in a joint case, the spouse of 
     the debtor if the spouse is not otherwise a dependent; and
       ``(B) if the debtor is engaged in business, for the payment 
     of expenditures necessary for the continuation, preservation, 
     and operation of such business.

     Notwithstanding any other provision of this clause, the 
     debtor's monthly expenses shall not include payments for 
     debts described in paragraph (5).
       ``(5) For purposes of this subsection, the debtor's monthly 
     debt payments shall include--
       ``(A) the total amount scheduled as contractually due on 
     all secured debts in each month of the 36 months following 
     the date of the petition and divided by 36; and
       ``(B) the debtor's expenses for payment of all priority 
     claims, including priority domestic support obligations, 
     calculated as the total amount of debts entitled to priority 
     in each month of the 36 months following the date of the 
     petition and divided by 36.
       ``(6) For the purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) national or applicable State or Metropolitan 
     Statistical Area median family income reported for a 
     household of more than 4 individuals shall be that of a 
     household of 4 individuals plus $583 per month for each 
     additional member of that household;
       ``(B) a family or household shall consist of the debtor, 
     the debtor's spouse, and the debtor's dependents, but not a 
     legally separated spouse unless the spouse files a joint case 
     with the debtor.
       ``(7) In any proceeding brought under this subsection, the 
     presumption of abuse may be rebutted by demonstrating special 
     circumstances that justify additional reasonable expenses or 
     adjustments of current monthly total income. In order to 
     establish such circumstances, the debtor shall be required 
     to--
       ``(A) itemize each additional expense or adjustment of 
     income; and
       ``(B) provide documentation of such expenses and a detailed 
     explanation of the circumstances that warrant such expenses.
       ``(8)(A) As part of the schedule of current income and 
     expenditures required under section 521, the debtor shall 
     include--
       ``(i) a statement of the debtor's current monthly income 
     and calculations that show whether a presumption arises under 
     paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection; or
       ``(ii) a statement of the debtor's current monthly income 
     showing that the debtor is a debtor described in paragraph 
     (14) of this subsection.
       ``(B) The Supreme Court shall promulgate rules under 
     section 2075 of title 28, United States Code, that prescribe 
     a form for a statement under subparagraph (A) and may provide 
     general rules on the content of such statement.
       ``(9) If a trustee 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 violated Rule 9011, the 
     courts shall assess damages, which may include ordering--
       ``(A) the counsel for the debtor to reimburse the trustee 
     for all reasonable costs in prosecuting a motion brought 
     under section 707(b), including reasonable attorneys' fees;
       ``(B) the assessment of an appropriate civil penalty 
     against the counsel for the debtor; and
       ``(C) the payment of the civil penalty to the trustee or 
     the United States trustee.
       ``(10) The court may award a debtor all reasonable costs 
     and other appropriate damages in contesting a motion brought 
     by a party in interest (other than a trustee, bankruptcy 
     administrator, or United States trustee) under this 
     subsection (including reasonable attorneys' fees) if the 
     court does not grant the motion and the court finds that--
       ``(A) the position of the party that brought the motion was 
     not substantially justified; or
       ``(B) the party brought the motion solely for the purpose 
     of coercing the debtor into waiving a right guaranteed to the 
     debtor under this title.
       ``(11) A party in interest may not bring a motion under 
     this section until the United States trustee has either filed 
     a statement under section 704(b)(2)(A) or filed a motion 
     under section 704(b)(2)(B).
       ``(12) If an attorney for a party in interest (other than a 
     trustee, bankruptcy administrator, or United States trustee) 
     brings a motion for dismissal or conversion under this 
     subsection, and the court does not grant that motion and 
     finds that the action of the counsel for the moving party in 
     filing such motion under this chapter violated Rule 9011, the 
     court shall assess damages, which may include ordering--
       ``(A) the counsel for the moving party to reimburse the 
     debtor for all reasonable costs in defending a motion brought 
     under section 707(b), including reasonable attorneys' fees;
       ``(B) the assessment of an appropriate civil penalty 
     against the counsel for the moving party.
       ``(13) 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) and as described by 
     section 548(a)(2)of this title to any qualified religious or 
     charitable entity or organization (as that term is defined in 
     section 548(d)(4)) of this title.
       ``(14) No court, United States trustee, bankruptcy 
     administrator, or other party in interest shall bring a 
     motion under subsection (b)(1)(A) if, as of the date of the 
     order for relief, the debtor's current monthly income, when 
     multiplied by 12, is less than or equal to 100 percent of the 
     highest national or applicable State or Metropolitan 
     Statistical Area median family income reported for a family 
     of equal size, whichever is greater, or in the case of a 
     household of 1 person, less than or equal to 100 percent of 
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     tical Area median household income for 1 earner, whichever is 
     greater, as adjusted, if applicable, as provided in 
     paragraph(6);''.
       (b) Definition.--Section 101 of title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting after paragraph (10)the following:
       ``(10A) `current monthly income'--
       ``(A) means the average monthly income from all sources 
     which the debtor, or in a joint case, the debtor and the 
     debtor's spouse, receive without regard to whether the income 
     is taxable income, derived during the 180-day period 
     preceding the date of determination;
       ``(B) includes any amount paid by any entity 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), but excludes--
       ``(i) payments to victims of war crimes or crimes against 
     humanity;
       ``(ii) benefits received from the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs in connection with service in the armed forces of the 
     United States;
       ``(iii) income received on account of disability;and
       ``(iv) benefits received under the Social Security Act.'';
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (17) the following:
       ``(17A) `estimated administrative expenses' means 10 
     percent of projected payments under a chapter 13 plan;''.
       (c) Duties of Chapter 7 Trustee.--Section 704 of title 11, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``The trustee shall--''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b)(1) With respect to an individual debtor under this 
     chapter, the trustee shall review all materials filed by the 
     debtor and, not later than 10 days after the first meeting of 
     creditors, file with the court and the United States trustee 
     a statement as to whether the debtor's case could be presumed 
     to be an abuse under section 707(b).
       ``(2) Not later than 60 days after receiving a statement 
     filed under paragraph (1), the United States trustee or 
     bankruptcy administrator shall--
       ``(A) file a statement setting forth the reasons why the 
     bankruptcy administrator does not believe that such a motion 
     would be appropriate or would be prohibited because the 
     debtor is a debtor of the kind described in section 
     707(b)(14) of this title; or
       ``(B) file a motion to dismiss or convert under section 
     707(b) if, based on the filing of such statement with the 
     court, the United States trustee or bankruptcy administrator 
     determines that the case should be presumed to be an abuse 
     under section 707(b) and the debtor's current monthly income, 
     when multiplied by 12, is greater than 100 percent of the 
     highest national or applicable State or State Metropolitan 
     Statistical Area median family income reported for a family 
     of equal size, whichever is greater, or in the case of a 
     household of 1 person, greater than 100 percent of the 
     highest national or State or Metropolitan Statistical Area 
     median household income for 1 earner, whichever is greater. 
     For the purposes of determining whether a motion would be 
     appropriate to be filed, the United States trustee shall 
     consider adjustments to current monthly income for income 
     items received over the most recent 180 days that are not 
     reasonably expected to be reflected in future income, or 
     expenses likely to be due under a chapter 13 plan which are 
     not included in the required statement of the debtor's 
     expense. The debtor shall, at the request of the United 
     States trustee, provide documentation for any current income 
     items that are not reasonably expected to be reelected in 
     future income, and a detailed explanation of the 
     circumstances that warrant making such adjustments. If the 
     United States trustee determines that, after accounting for 
     these adjustments, the debtor's current monthly income, which 
     multiplied by 12, is greater than 100 percent of the higher 
     of the national, State, or Metropolitan Statistical Area 
     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, then the case shall be 
     presumed not be an abuse of the previous of this chapter.

     For the purpose of this subsection, the national or 
     applicable State or Metropolitan Statistical Area median 
     family income reported for a household of more than 4 
     individuals shall be that of a household of 4 individuals 
     plus $583 per month for each additional member of that 
     household.
       ``(3) Paragraph (2) shall not be construed to preclude the 
     court or any other party who is eligible to file a motion 
     under section 707(b) from bringing such a motion.''.
       (d) Meeting of Creditors and Equity Security Holders.--
     Section 341 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding the following new subsection:
       ``(e) The initial notice of the meeting of creditors shall 
     indicate whether the debtor's current monthly income is 
     reported to be equal or greater than the applicable median 
     income for purposes of subsection 707(b) of this title.''.
       (e) Guidelines for Assessing Income.--Section 586 of title 
     28, United States Code, is amended by adding the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(f) Not later than 1 year after the effective date of 
     this subsection, the Director of the Executive Office for the 
     United States Trustees shall issue guidelines to assist in 
     making assessment of whether income is not reasonably 
     necessary to be expended by a debtor for the maintenance or 
     support of the debtor, the dependents of the debtor, and in a 
     joint case, the spouse of the debtor if the spouse is not 
     otherwise a dependent. The director shall consult with the 
     Department of the Treasury, and others as needed in 
     developing the guidelines.''.
       (f) Section 104, title 11, United States Code, as amended 
     by subsection ____ of this Act, is amended by striking out 
     ``523(a)(2)(C), and 707(b)(3)'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``523(a)(2)(C), and 707(b)'' in lieu thereof.
       (g) 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, the 
     clerk shall give to such individual written notice 
     containing--
       ``(1) a brief description of--
       ``(A) chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13 and the general purpose, 
     benefits, and costs of proceeding under each of those 
     chapters; and
       ``(B) the types of services available from credit 
     counseling agencies; and
       ``(2) statements specifying that--
       ``(A) a person who knowingly and fraudulently conceals 
     assets or makes a false oath or statement under penalty of 
     perjury in connection with a bankruptcy case shall be subject 
     to fine, imprisonment, or both; and
       ``(B) all information supplied by a debtor in connection 
     with a bankruptcy case is subject to examination by the 
     Attorney General.''.

     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 6 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 18-month period beginning not later than 270 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, such curriculum 
     and materials shall be, for the 6 judicial districts selected 
     under paragraph (1), used as the instructional course 
     concerning personal financial management for purposes of 
     section 111 of this title.
       (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 and their costs.

              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 (2) the following:
       ``(3) `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--

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       ``(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. ENFORCEMENT.

       (a) Enforcement.--Subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 11, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 526. Debt relief agency enforcement

       ``(a) 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) Assisted Person Waivers Invalid.--Any waiver by any 
     assisted person of any protection or right provided by or 
     under this section shall not be enforceable against the 
     debtor by any Federal or State court or any other person, but 
     may be enforced against a debt relief agency.
       ``(c) 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 this section 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 shall be liable to an assisted 
     person in the amount of any fees or charges in connection 
     with providing bankruptcy assistance to such person which the 
     debt relief agency has received, for actual damages, and for 
     reasonable attorneys' fees and costs if the debt relief 
     agency is found, after notice and hearing, to have--
       ``(A) intentionally or negligently failed to comply with 
     any provision of this section with respect to a bankruptcy 
     case or related proceeding of the assisted person;
       ``(B) provided bankruptcy assistance to an assisted person 
     in a case or related proceeding which is dismissed or 
     converted because of the debt relief agency's intentional or 
     negligent failure to file bankruptcy papers, including papers 
     specified in section 521 of this title; or
       ``(C) intentionally or negligently disregarded the material 
     requirements of this title or the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy 
     Procedure applicable to such debt relief agency.
       ``(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 this section, 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 
     and in addition to any other remedy provided under Federal or 
     State law, if the court, on its own motion or on the motion 
     of the United States trustee or the debtor, finds that a 
     person intentionally violated this section, or engaged in a 
     clear and consistent pattern or practice of violating this 
     section, 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 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 sections for 
     chapter 5 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 527, the 
     following:

``526. Debt relief agency enforcement.''.

     SEC. 107. 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. 108. DISCOURAGING ABUSIVE REAFFIRMATION PRACTICES.

       (a) Section 524 of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(2)(B) by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(C)(i) such agreement contains a clear and conspicuous 
     statement advising the debtor of the amount of the monthly 
     payments, the total amount payable and number of payments if 
     the payments are made according to schedule, the amount of 
     the total payment attributable to principal, interest, late 
     fees, and creditor's attorneys fees, the interest rate, and 
     the ways in which terms differ from the original agreement; 
     and
       ``(ii) if the debt is secured, the agreement is accompanied 
     by a copy of the instrument creating the debt and any 
     security interest or lien and the documents necessary to show 
     perfection of the interest, and the agreement contains a 
     clear and conspicuous statement that advises the debtor of 
     the value of the collateral and the date on which the lien 
     will be released if payments are made according to 
     schedule;'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(6)(B), by inserting after ``real 
     property'' the following: ``or is a debt described in 
     subsection (c)(7)''; and
       (3) by adding at the end of subsection (c) the following:
       ``(7) in a case concerning an individual, if the 
     consideration for such agreement is based on whole or in part 
     on an unsecured consumer debt, or is based on whole or in 
     part upon a debt for an item of personalty, the value of 
     which at point of purchase was $500 or less, and in which the 
     creditor asserts a security interest, the court approves such 
     agreement as--
       ``(A) in the best interest of the debtor in light of the 
     debtor's income and expenses;
       ``(B) not imposing an undue hardship on the debtor's future 
     ability of the debtor to pay for the needs of children and 
     other dependents (including court ordered support);
       ``(C) not requiring the debtor to pay the creditor's 
     attorney's fees, expenses, or other costs relating to the 
     collection of the debt;
       ``(D) not agreed upon by the debtor to protect property 
     necessary for the care and maintenance of children or other 
     dependents that would have nominal value on repossession;
       ``(E) not the product of coercive threats or actions by the 
     creditor in the creditor's course of dealings with the 
     debtor; and
       ``(F) not unfair because excessive in amount as compared to 
     the value of the collateral;
       (4) in subsection (d)(2) by striking ``subsections (c)(6)'' 
     and inserting ``subsections (c)(6) and (c)(7)'', and after 
     ``of this section,'' by striking ``if the consideration for 
     such agreement is based in whole or in part on a consumer 
     debt that is not secured by real property of the debtor'' and 
     adding at the end ``as applicable''.
       (b) Section 104 of title 11, United States Code, as amended 
     by subsection ____ of this Act, is amended by striking out 
     ``523(a)(2)(C), and 707(b)(3)'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``523(a)(2)(C), 524(c)(7), and 707(b)(3)'' in lieu 
     thereof.

     SEC. 109. PROMOTION OF 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 
     wholly 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, and if--
       ``(A) such offer was made within the period beginning 60 
     days before the filing of the petition;
       ``(B) such offer provided for payment of at least 60 
     percent of the amount of the debt 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, is entitled to priority under 
     section 507 of this title, or would be paid a greater 
     percentage in a chapter 13 proceeding than offered by the 
     debtor.
       ``(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.''.

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     SEC. 110. 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. 111. 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 of 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. 112. DISCOURAGING RECKLESS LENDING PRACTICES.

       (a) Limiting Claims Arising From Irresponsible Lending 
     Practices.--Section 502(b) of title 11, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (8) by striking ``or'' at the end,
       (2) in paragraph (9) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(10) the claim is for a consumer debt under an open end 
     credit plan (as defined in section 103 of the Truth in 
     Lending Act) and before incurring such debt under such plan 
     the debtor was not informed in writing in a clear and 
     conspicuous manner (or in the case of a worldwide web-based 
     solicitation to open a credit card account under such plan, 
     at the time of solicitation by the person making the 
     solicitation to open such account)--
       ``(A) of the method of determining the required minimum 
     payment amount, if a minimum payment is required that is 
     different from the amount of any finance charge, and the 
     charges or penalties, if any, which may be imposed for 
     failure by the obligor to pay the required finance charge or 
     minimum payment amount;
       ``(B) of repayment information that would apply to the 
     outstanding balance of the consumer under the credit plan, 
     including--
       ``(i) the required minimum monthly payment on that balance, 
     represented as both a dollar figure and a percentage of that 
     balance;
       ``(ii) the number of months (rounded to the nearest month) 
     that it would take to pay the entire amount of that current 
     balance if the consumer pays only the required minimum 
     monthly payments and if no further advances are made;
       ``(iii) the total cost to the consumer, including interest 
     and principal payments, of paying that balance in full if the 
     consumer pays only the required minimum monthly payments and 
     if no further advances are made; and
       (iv) the following statement: `If your current rate is a 
     temporary introductory rate, your total costs may be higher.' 
     ;
       ``(C) of the method for determining the required minimum 
     payment amount to be paid for each billing cycle, and the 
     charge or penalty, if any, to be imposed for any failure by 
     the obligor to pay the required minimum payment amount;
       ``(D) of any charge that may be imposed due to the failure 
     of the obligor to make payment on or before a required 
     payment due date, the date that payment is due or, if 
     different, the date on which a late payment fee will be 
     charged, and that the terms and conditions of such charge 
     will be stated prominently in a conspicuous location on each 
     billing statement, together with the amount of the charge to 
     be imposed if payment is made after such date; and
       ``(E) in any application or solicitation for a credit card 
     issued under such plan that offers, during an introductory 
     period of less than 1 year, an annual percentage rate of 
     interest that--
       ``(i) is less than the annual percentage rate of interest 
     which will apply after the end of such introductory period, 
     of such rate in a statement that includes the following: `The 
     annual percentage rate of interest applicable during the 
     introductory period is not the annual percentage rate which 
     will apply after the end of the introductory period. The 
     permanent annual percentage rate will apply after [insert 
     applicable date] and will be [insert applicable percentage 
     rate].'  ; or
       ``(ii) varies in accordance with an index, which is less 
     than the current annual percentage rate under the index which 
     will apply after the end of such period, of such rate in a 
     statement that includes the following: `The annual percentage 
     rate of interest applicable during the introductory period is 
     not the annual percentage rate which will apply after the end 
     of the introductory period. The permanent annual percentage 
     rate will be determined by an index and will apply after 
     [insert date]. If the index which will apply after such date 
     were applied to your account today, the annual percentage 
     rate would be [insert applicable percentage rate].' ;
       ``(11) such claim is for a debt that arose from a credit 
     card account under an open end credit plan (as defined in 
     section 103 of the Truth in Lending Act, for which account a 
     creditor imposed a fee based on inactivity for the account 
     during any period in which no advances were made if the 
     obligor maintains any outstanding balance and is charged a 
     finance charge applicable to such balance;
       ``(12) such claim is for a debt that arose from a credit 
     card account for which a credit card that was issued to or on 
     behalf of, any individual who has not attained 21 years of 
     age except in response to a written request or application to 
     the card issuer to open a credit card account containing--
       ``(A) the signature of the parent or guardian of such 
     individual indicating joint liability for debts incurred by 
     such individual in connection with the account before such 
     individual reaches the age of 21; or
       ``(B) a submission by such individual of financial 
     information indicating an independent means of repaying any 
     obligation arising from the proposed extension of credit in 
     connection with the account;
       ``(13) such claim is for a debt that arose on an account 
     that a creditor cancelled, imposed a minimum finance charge 
     for any period (including any annual period), imposed any fee 
     in lieu of a minimum finance charge, or imposed any other 
     charge or penalty with regard to such account or credit 
     extended under such account solely on the basis that any 
     credit extended has been repaid in full before the end of any 
     grace period applicable with respect to the extension of 
     credit, excluding a flat annual fee imposed on the consumer 
     in advance of any annual period to cover the cost of 
     maintaining a credit card account during such annual period 
     without regard to whether any credit is actually extended 
     under such account during such period, or the actual finance 
     charge applicable with respect to any credit extended under 
     such account during such annual period at the annual 
     percentage rate disclosed to the consumer in accordance with 
     this title for the period of time any such credit is 
     outstanding;
       ``(14) such claim is for a debt that arose from an increase 
     in any annual percentage rate of interest (other than an 
     increase due to the expiration of any introductory percentage 
     rate of interest or due solely to a change in another rate of 
     interest to which such rate is indexed) applicable to any 
     outstanding balance of credit under such plan may take effect 
     before the beginning of the billing cycle which begins not 
     less than 15 days after the obligor receives notice of such 
     increase; and
       ``(15) that if an obligor referred to in paragraph (14) 
     cancels the credit card account before the beginning of the 
     billing cycle referred to in such paragraph--
       ``(A) if the an annual percentage rate of interest 
     applicable after the cancellation with respect to such 
     outstanding balance on such account as of the date of 
     cancellation exceeds any annual percentage rate of interest 
     applicable with respect to such balance under the terms and 
     conditions in effect before the increase referred to in 
     paragraph (14); and
       ``(B) the repayment of such outstanding balance after the 
     cancellation is not subject

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     to all other terms and conditions applicable with respect to 
     such account before the increase referred to in such 
     paragraph;
       (b) Definition.--Section 101 of title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (9) the 
     following:
       ``(9A) `credit card' includes any dual purpose or 
     multifunction card, including a stored-value card, debit 
     card, check card, check guarantee card, or purchase-price 
     discount card, that is connected with an open end credit plan 
     (as defined in section 103 of the Truth in Lending Act) and 
     can be used, either on issuance or upon later activation, to 
     obtain credit directly or indirectly.''.

     SEC. 113. PROTECTION OF SAVINGS EARMARKED FOR THE 
                   POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN.

       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) except as provided in paragraph (n), funds placed in 
     an education individual retirement account (as defined in 
     section 530(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) not 
     less than 365 days before the date of entry of the order of 
     relief but only to the extent such funds--
       ``(i) are not pledged or promised to any entity in 
     connection with any extension of credit; and
       ``(ii) are not excess contributions (as described in 
     section 4973(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(n) For purposes of subsection (b)(3)(C), funds placed in 
     an education individual retirement account shall not be 
     exempt under this subsection--
       ``(1) unless the designated beneficiary of such account was 
     a dependent child of the debtor for the taxable year for 
     which the funds were placed in such account; and
       ``(2) to the extent such funds exceed--
       ``(A) $50,000 in the aggregate in all such accounts having 
     the same designated beneficiary; or
       ``(B) $100,000 in the aggregate in all such accounts 
     attributable to all such dependent children of the debtor.''.

     SEC. 114. 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 any injunction under subsection 
     (a)(2) which has arisen at the time of the failure.
       ``(j) An individual who is injured by the willful 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--
       ``(1) the greater of--
       ``(A) the amount of actual damages; or
       ``(B) $1,000; and
       ``(2) costs and attorneys' fees.''.

     SEC. 115. LIMITING TRUSTEE LIABILITY.

       (a) Qualification of Trustee.--Section 322 of title 11, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by adding at the end the following:

     ``The trustee in a case under this title is not liable 
     personally or on such trustee's bond for acts taken within 
     the scope of the trustee's duties or authority as delineated 
     by other sections of this title or by order of the court, 
     except to the extent that the trustee acted with gross 
     negligence. Gross negligence shall be defined as reckless 
     indifference or deliberate disregard of the trustee's 
     fiduciary duty.''; and
       (2) in subsection (c) by inserting ``for any acts within 
     the scope of the trustee's authority defined in subsection 
     (a)'' before the period at the end.
       (b) Role and Capacity of Trustee.--Section 323 of title 11, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b) by inserting at the end the 
     following: ``in the trustee's official capacity as 
     representative of the estate'' before the period at the end; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) The trustee in a case under this title may not be 
     sued, either personally, in a representative capacity, or 
     against the trustee's bond in favor of the United States--
       ``(1) for acts taken in furtherance of the trustee's duties 
     or authority in a case in which the debtor is subsequently 
     determined to be ineligible for relief under the chapter in 
     which the trustee was appointed; or
       ``(2) for the dissemination of statistics and other 
     information regarding a case or cases, unless the trustee has 
     actual knowledge that the information is false.
       ``(d) The trustee in a case under this title may not be 
     sued in a personal capacity without leave of the bankruptcy 
     court in which the case is pending.''.

     SEC. 116. 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 ``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. 117. 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 (other than a 
     case refiled under a chapter other than chapter 7 after 
     dismissal under section 707(b) of this title), and if a 
     single or joint case of the debtor was pending within the 
     previous 1-year period but was dismissed, 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 chapter 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 there is not 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 (other than a case refiled 
     under a chapter other than chapter 7 after a dismissal under 
     section 707(b) of this title), and if 2 or more single or 
     joint cases of the debtor were pending within the previous 
     year but were dismissed, 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 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 this title, or 
     there is not any other reason to conclude that the later case 
     will 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

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     by terminating, conditioning, or limiting the stay as to 
     action of such creditor.''.

     SEC. 118. CURBING ABUSIVE FILINGS.

       (a) In General.--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 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. Any Federal, State, 
     or local governmental unit which accepts notices of interests 
     or liens in real property shall accept any certified copy of 
     an order described in this subsection for indexing and 
     recording.''.
       (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 
     inserting a semicolon; 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 (consistent with the standards for good faith in 
     subsection (c)), 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. 119. 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 and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (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 
     stay under section 362(a) of this title is terminated with 
     respect to the personal property of the estate or of the 
     debtor which is affected, such property 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 brought before the expiration of such 45-day 
     period, and after notice and a hearing, that such property is 
     of consequential value or benefit to the estate, orders 
     appropriate adequate protection of the creditor's interest, 
     and orders the debtor to deliver any collateral in the 
     debtor's possession to the trustee.''; and
       (2) in section 722 by inserting ``in full at the time of 
     redemption'' before the period at the end.

     SEC. 120. 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 personal property of the estate or of the debtor 
     securing in whole or in part a claim, or subject to an 
     unexpired lease, and such personal property shall no longer 
     be property of the estate 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 
     filed before the expiration of the applicable time set by 
     section 521(a)(2), and after notice and a hearing, that such 
     property is of consequential value or benefit to the estate, 
     orders appropriate adequate protection of the creditor's 
     interest, and orders the debtor to deliver any collateral in 
     the debtor's possession to the trustee. If the court does not 
     so determine an order, the stay shall terminate upon the 
     conclusion of the proceeding on the motion.''; and
       (2) in section 521, as amended by sections 603 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 inserting after subsection (b) 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. 121. 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. 123. 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. 124. DOMICILIARY REQUIREMENTS FOR 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'' and inserting ``or if the 
     debtor's domicile has not been located at a single State for 
     such 730-day period, the place in which the debtor's domicile 
     was located for 180 days immediately preceding the 730-day 
     period or for a longer portion of such 180-day period than in 
     any other place''.

     SEC. 125. RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN EXEMPT PROPERTY OBTAINED 
                   THROUGH FRAUD.

       Section 522 of title 11, United States Code, as amended by 
     section 113, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(2)(A) by inserting ``subject to 
     subsection (o),'' before ``any property''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(o) For purposes of subsection (b)(3)(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;

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       ``(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 subsection 
     (b) if on such date the debtor had held the property so 
     disposed of.''.

     SEC. 126. 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. 127. 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

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     of willful or malicious injury by the debtor that caused 
     personal injury to an individual or the death of an 
     individual.''.

     SEC. 128. BANKRUPTCY JUDGESHIPS.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 1999''.
       (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.
       (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. 129. ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 11, UNITED STATES 
                   CODE.

       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.''.

     SEC. 131. 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. 132. 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 118, 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. 134. 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, at 
     its option, condition such assumption on cure of any 
     outstanding default on terms set by the contract. If within 
     30 days of the notice from the creditor 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

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     section 362 of this title and the injunction under section 
     524(a) of this title shall not be violated by notification of 
     the debtor and negotiation of cure under this subsection. 
     Nothing in this paragraph shall require a debtor to assume a 
     lease, or a creditor to permit assumption.
       ``(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. 135. 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), 
     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 required under subparagraph (A) 
     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 and shall reduce any amount payable under 
     section 1326(a) of the title.
       ``(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 scheduled 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. 136. AUTOMATIC STAY.

       Section 362(b) of title 11, United States Code, as amended 
     by sections 118 and 132, 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; or
       ``(23) under subsection (a)(3), of eviction actions based 
     on endangerment to property or person or the use of illegal 
     drugs.''.

     SEC. 137. EXTEND PERIOD BETWEEN BANKRUPTCY DISCHARGES.

       Title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 727(a)(8) by striking ``six'' and inserting 
     ``7''; 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. 139. 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. 142. 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 (a)(15)--
       (A) by inserting ``or'' after ``court of record,'';
       (B) by striking ``unless--'' and all that follows through 
     ``debtor'' the last place it appears; and
       (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``(6), or (15)'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``or (6)''.

     SEC. 143. 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. 144. 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. 145. CLARIFICATION OF MEANING OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS.

       Section 101 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after paragraph (27) the following:
       ``(27A) `household goods' includes tangible personal 
     property normally found in or around a residence, but does 
     not include motorized vehicles used for transportation 
     purposes;''.

     SEC. 147. MONETARY LIMITATION ON CERTAIN EXEMPT PROPERTY.

       Section 522 of title 11, United States Code, as amended by 
     section 125, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(2)(A) by striking ``subsection (o)'' 
     and inserting ``subsections (o) and (p)'' before ``any 
     property''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(p)(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), as a 
     result of electing under subsection (b)(3)(A) to exempt 
     property under State or local law, a debtor may not exempt 
     any interest that exceeds $250,000 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 
     an exemption claimed under subsection (b)(3)(A) by a family 
     farmer for the principal residence of that farmer.
       ``(3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to debtors if 
     applicable State law expressly provides by a statute enacted 
     after the effective date of this paragraph that such 
     paragraph shall not apply to debtors.''.

     SEC. 148. BANKRUPTCY FEES.

       Section 1930 of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``Notwithstanding section 
     1915 of this title, the'' and inserting ``The''; and

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       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f)(1) Pursuant to procedures prescribed by the Judicial 
     Conference of the United States, the district court or the 
     bankruptcy court may waive the filing fee in a case under 
     chapter 7 of title 11 for an individual debtor who is unable 
     to pay such fee in installments. For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `filing fee' means the filing fee 
     required by subsection (a), or any other fee prescribed by 
     the Judicial Conference under subsections (b) and (c) that is 
     payable to the clerk upon the commencement of a case under 
     chapter 7 of title 11.
       ``(2) The district court or the bankruptcy court may also 
     waive for such debtors other fees prescribed pursuant to 
     subsections (b) and (c).
       ``(3) This subsection does not restrict the district court 
     or the bankruptcy court from waiving, in accordance with 
     Judicial Conference policy, fees prescribed pursuant to such 
     subsections for other debtors and creditors.''.

     SEC. 149. COLLECTION OF CHILD SUPPORT.

       (a) Duties of Trustee Under Chapter 7.--Section 704 of 
     title 11, United States Code, as amended by section 102, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``The trustee'',
       (2) in paragraph (9) by striking ``and'' at the end,
       (3) in paragraph (10) by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and'', and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(11) if, with respect to an individual debtor, there is a 
     claim for support of a child of the debtor or a custodial 
     parent of such child entitled to receive priority under 
     section 507(a)(1) of this title, provide the applicable 
     notification specified in subsection (b).
       ``(b)(1) In any case described in subsection (a)(11), the 
     trustee shall--
       ``(A)(i) notify in writing the holder of the claim of the 
     right of such holder to use the services of a State child 
     support enforcement agency established under sections 464 and 
     466 of the Social Security Act for the State in which the 
     holder resides; and
       ``(ii) include in the notice under this paragraph the 
     address and telephone number of the child support enforcement 
     agency; and
       ``(B)(i) notify in writing the State child support agency 
     of the State in which the holder of the claim resides of the 
     claim;
       ``(ii) include in the notice under this paragraph the name, 
     address, and telephone number of the holder of the claim; and
       ``(iii) at such time as the debtor is granted a discharge 
     under section 727 of this title, notify the holder of such 
     claim and the State child support agency of the State in 
     which such holder resides of--
       ``(I) the granting of the discharge;
       ``(II) the last recent known address of the debtor; and
       ``(III) with respect to the debtor's case, the name of each 
     creditor that holds a claim that is not discharged under 
     paragraph (2), (4), or (14A) of section 523(a) of this title 
     or that was reaffirmed by the debtor under section 524(c) of 
     this title.
       ``(2)(A) If, after receiving a notice under paragraph 
     (1)(B)(iii), a holder of a claim or a State child support 
     agency is unable to locate the debtor that is the subject of 
     the notice, such holder or such agency may request from a 
     creditor described in paragraph (1)(B)(iii)(III) the last 
     known address of the debtor.
       ``(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
     creditor that makes a disclosure of a last known address of a 
     debtor in connection with a request made under subparagraph 
     (A) shall not be liable to the debtor or any other person by 
     reason of making such disclosure.''.
       (b) Duties of Trustee Under Chapter 13.--Section 1302 of 
     title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (4) by striking ``and'' at the end,
       (B) in paragraph (5) by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and'', and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) if, with respect to an individual debtor, there is a 
     claim for support of a child of the debtor or a custodial 
     parent of such child entitled to receive priority under 
     section 507(a)(1) of this title, provide the applicable 
     notification specified in subsection (d).'', and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d)(1) In any case described in subsection (b)(6), the 
     trustee shall--
       ``(A)(i) notify in writing the holder of the claim of the 
     right of such holder to use the services of a State child 
     support enforcement agency established under sections 464 and 
     466 of the Social Security Act for the State in which the 
     holder resides; and
       ``(ii) include in the notice under this paragraph the 
     address and telephone number of the child support enforcement 
     agency; and
       ``(B)(i) notify in writing the State child support agency 
     of the State in which the holder of the claim resides of the 
     claim; and
       ``(ii) include in the notice under this paragraph the name, 
     address, and telephone number of the holder of the claim;
       ``(iii) at such time as the debtor is granted a discharge 
     under section 1328 of this title, notify the holder of the 
     claim and the State child support agency of the State in 
     which such holder resides of--
       ``(I) the granting of the discharge;
       ``(II) the last recent known address of the debtor; and
       ``(III) with respect to the debtor's case, the name of each 
     creditor that holds a claim that is not discharged under 
     paragraph (2), (4), or (14A) of section 523(a) of this title 
     or that was reaffirmed by the debtor under section 524(c) of 
     this title.
       ``(2)(A) If, after receiving a notice under paragraph 
     (1)(B)(iii), a holder of a claim or a State child support 
     agency is unable to locate the debtor that is the subject of 
     the notice, such holder or such agency may request from a 
     creditor described in paragraph (1)(B)(iii) the last known 
     address of the debtor.
       ``(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
     creditor that makes a disclosure of a last known address of a 
     debtor in connection with a request made under subparagraph 
     (A) shall not be liable to the debtor or any other person by 
     reason of making such disclosure.''.

     SEC. 150. EXCLUDING EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN PARTICIPANT 
                   CONTRIBUTIONS AND OTHER PROPERTY FROM THE 
                   ESTATE.

       (a) In General.--Section 541(b) of title 11 of the United 
     States Code is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (4)(B)(ii);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
       ``(7) any amount or interest in property to the extent that 
     an employer has withheld amounts from the wages of employees 
     for contribution to an employee benefit plan subject to title 
     I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, or 
     to the extent that the employer has received amounts as a 
     result of payments by participants or beneficiaries to an 
     employer for contribution to an employee benefit plan subject 
     to title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
     1974.''.
       (b) Application of Amendment.--The amendment made by this 
     section shall not apply to cases commenced under title 11 of 
     the United States Code before the expiration of the 180-day 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 151. CLARIFICATION OF POSTPETITION WAGES AND BENEFITS.

       Section 503(b)(1)(A) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) the actual, necessary costs and expenses of 
     preserving the estate, including wages, salaries, or 
     commissions for services rendered after the commencement of 
     the case, and wages and benefits attributable to any period 
     of time after commencement of the case as a result of the 
     debtor's violation of Federal law, without regard to when the 
     original unlawful act occurred or to whether any services 
     were rendered;''.

     SEC. 152. EXCEPTIONS TO AUTOMATIC STAY IN DOMESTIC SUPPORT 
                   OBLIGATION PROCEEDINGS.

       Section 362(b)(2) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (B) by adding ``or'' at the end; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) under subsection (a) of--
       ``(i) the withholding of income for payment of a domestic 
     support obligation pursuant to a judicial or administrative 
     order or statute for such obligation that first becomes 
     payable after the date on which the petition is filed; or
       ``(ii) the withholding of income for payment of a domestic 
     support obligation owed directly to the spouse, former spouse 
     or child of the debtor or the parent of such child, pursuant 
     to a judicial or administrative order or statute for such 
     obligation that becomes payable before the date on which the 
     petition is filed unless the court finds, after notice and 
     hearing, that such withholding would render the plan 
     infeasible;''.

     SEC. 153. AUTOMATIC STAY INAPPLICABLE TO CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS 
                   AGAINST THE DEBTOR.

       Section 362(b)(2) of title 11, United States Code, as 
     amended by section 153, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
       ``(D) the commencement or continuation of a proceeding 
     concerning a child custody or visitation;
       ``(E) the commencement or continuation of a proceeding 
     alleging domestic violence; or
       ``(F) the commencement or continuation of a proceeding 
     seeking a dissolution of marriage, except to the extent the 
     proceeding concerns property of the estate;''.

     SEC. 154. 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

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       ``(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. 155. 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 first 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) in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), by inserting ``, after 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 that are due on or after the date the petition was 
     filed have been paid, and after 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 that are due before the date on which the petition was 
     filed if such amounts are due solely to a spouse, former 
     spouse or child of the debtor or the parent of such child 
     pursuant to a judicial or administrative order, unless the 
     holder of such claim agrees to a different treatment of such 
     claim'' after ``completion by the debtor of all payments 
     under the plan''.

     SEC. 156. EXCEPTIONS TO AUTOMATIC STAY IN DOMESTIC SUPPORT 
                   OBLIGATION PROCEEDINGS.

       Section 362(b) of title 11, United States Code, as amended 
     by sections 104 and 606, is amended--
       (1) amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(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; or
       ``(C) under subsection (a) of--
       ``(i) the withholding of income for payment of a domestic 
     support obligation pursuant to a judicial or administrative 
     order or statute for such obligation that first becomes 
     payable after the date on which the petition is filed; or
       ``(ii) the withholding of income for payment of a domestic 
     support obligation owed directly to the spouse, former spouse 
     or child of the debtor or the parent of such child, pursuant 
     to a judicial or administrative order or statute for such 
     obligation that becomes payable before the date on which the 
     petition is filed unless the court finds, after notice and 
     hearing, that such withholding would render the plan 
     infeasible;'';
       (2) in paragraph (19), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (3) in paragraph (20), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (20) the following:
       ``(21) 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)) if such debt is payable 
     solely to a spouse, former spouse or child of the debtor or 
     the parent of such child pursuant to a judicial or 
     administrative order or statute, unless the holder of such 
     claim agrees to waive such withholding, suspension or 
     restriction;
       ``(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)) if such tax refund is payable 
     solely to a spouse, former spouse or child of the debtor or 
     the parent of such child pursuant to a judicial or 
     administrative order or statute; 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. 157. EXEMPTION FOR RIGHT TO RECEIVE CERTAIN ALIMONY, 
                   MAINTENANCE, OR SUPPORT.

       Section 522(b)(3) of title 11, United States Code, as so 
     redesignated and amended by sections 115 and 203, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``and'' at the end,
       (2) in subparagraph (D) by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and'', and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:
       ``(E) the right to receive--
       ``(i) alimony, maintenance , support, or property traceable 
     to alimony, maintenance , support; or
       ``(ii) amounts payable as a result of a property settlement 
     agreement with the debtor's spouse or former spouse; or of an 
     interlocutory or final divorce decree;

     to the extent reasonably necessary for the support of the 
     debtor or a dependent of the debtor.''.

     SEC. 158. AUTOMATIC STAY INAPPLICABLE TO CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS 
                   AGAINST THE DEBTOR.

       Section 362(b)(2) of title 11, United States Code, as 
     amended by section 156, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
       ``(C) the commencement or continuation of a proceeding 
     concerning a child custody or visitation;
       ``(D) the commencement or continuation of a proceeding 
     alleging domestic violence; or
       ``(E) the commencement or continuation of a proceeding 
     seeking a dissolution of marriage, except to the extent the 
     proceeding concerns property of the estate;''.

                TITLE II--DISCOURAGING BANKRUPTCY ABUSE

     SEC. 201. REENACTMENT OF CHAPTER 12.

       (a) Reenactment.--(1) Chapter 12 of title 11 of the United 
     States Code, as in effect on September 30, 1999, is hereby 
     reenacted.
       (2) Paragraph (1) shall take effect on September 30, 1999.
       (b) Contents of Chapter 12 Plan.--Section 1222(a)(2) of 
     title 11, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) provide for the full payment, in deferred cash 
     payments, of all claims entitled to priority under section 
     507, unless--
       ``(A) the claim is a claim owed to a governmental unit that 
     arises as a result of the sale, transfer, exchange, or other 
     disposition of any farm asset used in the debtor's farming 
     operation, in which case the claim shall be treated as an 
     unsecured claim that is not entitled to priority under 
     section 507, but the debt shall be treated in such manner 
     only if the debtor receives a discharge; or
       ``(B) the holder of a particular claim agrees to a 
     different treatment of that claim; and''.
       (c) Special Notice Provisions.--Section 1231(d) of title 
     11, United States Code, is amended by striking ``a State or 
     local governmental unit'' and inserting ``any governmental 
     unit''.
       (d) Expanded definition of family farmer.--Section 101(18) 
     of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by striking ``$1,500,000'' and inserting 
     ``$3,000,000'';
       (B) by striking ``80'' and inserting ``50''; and
       (C) by striking ``the taxable year preceding the taxable 
     year'' and inserting ``at least 1 of the 3 taxable years 
     preceding the taxable year''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) in clause (i), by striking ``80'' and inserting ``50''; 
     and
       (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``$1,500,000'' and 
     inserting ``$3,000,000''.
       (e) 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. 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, as amended by sections 113, 125, and 147 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking ``(2)(A)'' and inserting:
       ``(3) Property listed in this paragraph is--
       ``(A) subject to subsections (o) and (p),'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the 
     end and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iv) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) 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.'';

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       (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)(D) and subsection 
     (d)(12), 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)(D) or subsection 
     (d)(12) 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)(D) or subsection (d)(12) 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 118, 132, 136, and 141 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 (29) the following: ``Paragraph (29) 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 (29) 
     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.''.
       (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)(29) 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 in 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 
     such property to the lessor, if the trustee does not assume 
     or reject the unexpired lease by the earlier of--
       ``(i) the date that is 120 days after the date of the order 
     for relief; or
       ``(ii) the date of the entry of an order confirming a plan.
       ``(B)(i) The court may extend the period determined under 
     subparagraph (A) for 120 days upon motion of the trustee or 
     the lessor for cause.
       ``(ii) If the court grants an extension under clause (i), 
     the court may grant a subsequent extension only upon prior 
     written consent 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 paragraph (3)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A) after ``awarded'', by inserting 
     ``to an examiner, chapter 11 trustee, or professional 
     person''; and
       (B) by redesignating subdivisions (A) through (E) as 
     clauses (i) through (iv), respectively; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(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 
     $5,000.''.

     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''.

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     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,''.

     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--
       ``(A) a United States claimant; or
       ``(B) 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. 216. 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;
       (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''.

     SEC. 217. 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. 218. PRIORITY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.

       Section 503(b) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by deleting ``and'' at the end of paragraph (5);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (6) and 
     inserting ``; and'';
       (3) by inserting the following after paragraph (6):
       ``(7) with respect to a nonresidential real property lease 
     previously assumed under section 365, and subsequently 
     rejected, a sum equal to all monetary obligations due, 
     excluding those arising from or relating to a failure to 
     operate or penalty provisions, for the period of one year 
     following the later of the rejection date or date of actual 
     turnover of the premises, without reduction or setoff for any 
     reason whatsoever except for sums actually received or to be 
     received from a nondebtor; and the claim for remaining sums 
     due for the balance of the term of the lease shall be a claim 
     under section 502(b)(6).''.

           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 or that the exigent circumstances 
     require filing before such 5-day period expires; 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

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       (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 unless the 
     debtor 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 provide service to the additional 
     individuals who would be required to compete the 
     instructional course by reason of the requirements of this 
     section. Each United States trustee or bankruptcy 
     administrator that makes such a determination shall review 
     that determination not later than 1 year after the date of 
     that determination, and not less frequently than every year 
     thereafter.''.
       (c) Chapter 13 Discharge.--Section 1328 of title 11, United 
     States Code, as amended by section 137, is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(g) 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.
       ``(h) Subsection (g) 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 provide service to the additional 
     individuals who would be required to complete the 
     instructional course by reason of the requirements of this 
     section.
       ``(i) Each United States trustee or bankruptcy 
     administrator that makes a determination described in 
     subsection (h) 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 604 and 120, 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) 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

       ``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.''.

       (e) Definitions.--Section 101 of title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) 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;'';
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (27A), as added by section 
     318 of this Act, the following:
       ``(27B) `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;'';
       (3) in section 362(b), as amended by sections 117, 118, 
     132, 136, 141 203, 818, and 1007,--
       (A) in paragraph (28) by striking ``or'' at the end 
     thereof;
       (B) in paragraph (29) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (29) the following:
       ``(30) 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
       (4) 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;''.
       (f) Limitation.--Section 362 of title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) If one case commenced under chapter 7, 11, or 13 of 
     this title is dismissed due to the creation of a debt 
     repayment plan administered by a credit counseling agency 
     approved pursuant to section 111 of this title, 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.''.
       (g) Return of Goods Shipped.--Section 546(g) of title 11, 
     United States Code, as added by section 222(a) of Public Law 
     103-394, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(h) Notwithstanding the rights and powers of a trustee 
     under sections 544(a), 545, 547, 549, and 553 of this title, 
     if the court determines on a motion by the trustee made not 
     later than 120 days after the date of the order for relief in 
     a case under chapter 11 of this title and after notice and 
     hearing, that a return is in the best interests of the 
     estate, the debtor, with the consent of the creditor, and 
     subject to the prior rights, if any, of third parties in such 
     goods, may return goods shipped to the debtor by the creditor 
     before the commencement of the case, and the creditor may 
     offset the purchase price of such goods against any claim of 
     the creditor against the debtor that arose before the 
     commencement of the case.''.

     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''.

     SEC. 304. LOCAL FILING OF BANKRUPTCY CASES.

       Section 1408 of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Except'' and inserting ``(a) Except''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) For the purposes of subsection (a), if the debtor is 
     a corporation, the domicile and residence of the debtor are 
     conclusively presumed to be where the debtor's principal 
     place of business in the United States is located.''.

     SEC. 305. PERMITTING ASSUMPTION OF CONTRACTS.

       (a) Section 365(c) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(c)(1) The trustee may not assume or assign an executory 
     contract or unexpired lease of the debtor, whether or not the 
     contract or lease prohibits or restricts assignment of rights 
     or delegation of duties, if--
       ``(A)(i) applicable law excuses a party to the contract or 
     lease from accepting performance from or rendering 
     performance to an assignee of the contract or lease, whether 
     or not the contract or lease prohibits or restricts 
     assignment of rights or delegation of duties; and
       ``(ii) the party does not consent to the assumption or 
     assignment; or
       ``(B) the contract is a contract to make a loan, or extend 
     other debt financing or financial accommodations, to or for 
     the benefit of the debtor, or to issue a security of the 
     debtor.
       ``(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(A) and applicable 
     nonbankruptcy law, in a case under chapter 11 of this title, 
     a trustee in a case in which a debtor is a corporation, or a 
     debtor in possession, may assume an executory contract or 
     unexpired lease of the debtor, whether or not the contract or 
     lease prohibits or restricts assignment of rights or 
     delegation of duties.
       ``(3) The trustee may not assume or assign an unexpired 
     lease of the debtor of nonresidential real property, whether 
     or not the contract or lease prohibits or restricts 
     assignment of rights or delegation of duties, if the lease 
     has been terminated under applicable nonbankruptcy law before 
     the order for relief.''.
       (b) Section 365(d) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking paragraphs (5), (6), (7), (8), and (9), 
     and redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (5).
       (c) Section 365(e) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(e)(1) Notwithstanding a provision in an executory 
     contract or unexpired lease, or in applicable law, an 
     executory contract or unexpired lease of the debtor may not 
     be terminated or modified, and any right or obligation under 
     such contract or lease may not be terminated or modified, at 
     any time after the commencement of the case solely because of 
     a provision in such contract or lease that is conditioned 
     on--
       ``(A) the insolvency or financial condition of the debtor 
     at any time before the closing of the case;
       ``(B) the commencement of a case under this title; or
       ``(C) the appointment of or taking possession by a trustee 
     in a case under this title or a custodian before such 
     commencement.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to an executory contract 
     or unexpired lease of the

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     debtor if the trustee may not assume or assign, and the 
     debtor in possession may not assume, the contract or lease by 
     reason of the provisions of subsection (c) of this 
     section.''.
       (d) Section 365(f)(1) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking the semicolon and all that follows 
     through ``event''.

             TITLE IV SMALL BUSINESS BANKRUPTCY PROVISIONS

     SEC. 401. FLEXIBLE RULES FOR DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND PLAN.

       (a) Section 1125(a)(1) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting before the semicolon following:

     ``and 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''.
       (b) Section 1125(f) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) Notwithstanding subsection (b)--
       ``(1) the court may determine that the plan itself provides 
     adequate information and that a separate disclosure statement 
     is not necessary;
       ``(2) 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
       ``(3)(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; and
       ``(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), 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) 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; and
       ``(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

       ``(a) 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 responsible individual, meetings 
     scheduled by the court or the United States trustee, 
     including initial debtor interviews 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) 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 or a responsible time set by the court, 
     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; 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 a trustee has 
     been appointed under this chapter, or unless the court, on 
     request of a party in interest and after notice and hearing, 
     shortens such time;
       ``(2) the debtor shall file a plan, and any necessary 
     disclosure statement, not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the order for relief, unless the United States Trustee has 
     appointed under section 1102(a)(1) of this title a committee 
     of unsecured creditors that the court has determined, before 
     the 90 days has expired, is sufficiently active and 
     representative to provide effective oversight of the debtor; 
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       ``(3) the time periods specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) 
     of this subsection and the time fixed in section 1129(e) of 
     this title for confirmation of a plan, may be extended only 
     as follows:
       ``(A) On request of a party in interest made within the 
     respective periods, and after notice and hearing, the court 
     may for cause grant one or more extensions, cumulatively not 
     to exceed 60 days, if the movant establishes--
       ``(i) that no cause exists to dismiss or convert the case 
     or appoint a trustee or examiner under subparagraphs (A) (I) 
     of section 1112(b) of this title; and
       ``(ii) that there is a reasonable possibility the court 
     will confirm a plan within a reasonable time;
       ``(B) On request of a party in interest made within the 
     respective periods, and after notice and hearing, the court 
     may for cause grant one or more extensions in excess of those 
     authorized under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, if the 
     movant establishes:
       ``(i) that no cause exists to dismiss or convert the case 
     or appoint a trustee or examiner under subparagraphs (A) (I) 
     of section 1112(b)(3) of this title; and
       ``(ii) that it is more likely than not that the court will 
     confirm a plan within a reasonable time; and
       ``(C) a new deadline shall be imposed whenever an extension 
     is granted.''.

     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 debtor shall confirm a 
     plan not later than 150 days after the date of the order for 
     relief unless--
       ``(1) the United States Trustee has appointed, under 
     section 1102(a)(1) of this title, a committee of unsecured 
     creditors that the court has determined, before the 150 days 
     has expired, is sufficiently active and representative to 
     provide effective oversight of the debtor; or
       ``(2) 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 (5) by striking ``and at the end'';
       (3) in paragraph (6) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
       ``(7) 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
       ``(8) 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, as amended by 
     section 302, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (i) as so redesignated by section 122--
       (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 (j), as added by section 
     302, the following:
       ``(k)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this 
     subsection, the provisions of subsection (a) of thissection 
     shall not apply in a case in which the debtor--
       ``(A) is a debtor in a case under this title pending at the 
     time the petition is filed;
       ``(B) was a debtor in a case under this title 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;
       ``(C) was a debtor in a case under this title in which a 
     chapter 11, 12, or 13 plan was confirmed in the 2-year period 
     ending on the date of the order for relief entered with 
     respect to the petition; or
       ``(D) is an entity that has succeeded to substantially all 
     of the assets or business of a debtor described in 
     subparagraph (A), (B), or (C).
       ``(2) This subsection shall not apply--
       ``(A) to a case initiated by an involuntary petition filed 
     by a creditor that is not an insider or affiliate of the 
     debtor; or
       ``(B) after such time as the debtor, after notice and a 
     hearing, demonstrates by a preponderance of the evidence, 
     that the filing of such petition resulted from circumstances 
     beyond the control of the debtor and not foreseeable at the 
     time the earlier case was filed; and that it is more likely 
     than not that the court will confirm a plan, other than a 
     liquidating plan, within a reasonable time.''.

     SEC. 413. EXPANDED GROUNDS FOR DISMISSAL OR CONVERSION AND 
                   APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEE OR EXAMINER.

       (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 paragraphs (2) and (4) of 
     this subsection, and in subsection (c) of this section, 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, or appoint a trustee or examiner under section 
     1104(e) of this title, whichever is in the best interest of 
     creditors and the estate, if the movant establishes cause.
       ``(2) The court may decline to grant the relief specified 
     in paragraph (1) of this subsection 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 cause 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 insurance that poses a material 
     risk to the estate or the public;
       ``(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;
       ``(H) failure timely to provide information or attend 
     meetings reasonably requested by the United States trustee or 
     bankruptcy administrator;
       ``(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 may grant relief under this subsection for 
     cause as defined in subparagraphs C, F, G, H, or K of 
     paragraph 3 of this subsection only upon motion of the United 
     States trustee or bankruptcy administrator or upon the court 
     s own motion.
       ``(5) The court shall commence the hearing on any motion 
     under this subsection not

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     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 or 
     Examiner.--Section 1104 of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) If grounds exist to convert or dismiss the case under 
     section 1112 of this title, the court may instead appoint a 
     trustee or examiner, if it determines that such appointment 
     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''.

     SEC. 416. PROTECTION OF JOBS.

       The provisions of title 11 of the United States Code 
     relating to small business debtors or to single asset real 
     estate shall not apply in a case under such title if the 
     application of any of such provisions in such case could 
     result in the loss of 5 or more jobs.

                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(a) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``555, 556,'' after ``553,''; and
       (2) by inserting ``559, 560, 561, 562'' 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 and activities 
     related thereto 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. 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 
     603, 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 
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     itor 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. After 5 days following 
     receipt of such notice, any notice the court or the debtor is 
     required to give the creditor 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 604, 120, 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 monthly income and current 
     expenditures prepared in accordance with section 707(b)(2);
       ``(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; and
       ``(vi) a statement disclosing any reasonably anticipated 
     increase in income or expenditures over the 12-month period 
     following the date of filing;'';
       (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 at a reasonable cost 
     within 5 business days after such request.
       ``(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 
     current monthly income and expenditures in the preceding tax 
     year and current monthly income less expenditures for the 
     month preceding the statement prepared in accordance with 
     section 707(b)(2) 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.
       ``(g)(1) A statement referred to in subsection (f)(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 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 (h).
       ``(h)(1) Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment 
     of the Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1999, 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 
     reasonable restrictions on creditor access to tax information 
     that is required to be provided under this section to verify 
     creditor identity and to restrict use of the information 
     except with respect to the case.
       ``(3) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
     the Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1999, 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) to provide timely and sufficient information to 
     creditors concerning the case; and
       ``(B) if appropriate, includes proposed legislation--
       ``(i) to further protect the confidentiality of tax 
     information or to make it better available to creditors; and
       ``(ii) to provide penalties for the improper use by any 
     person of the tax information required to be provided under 
     this section.
       ``(i) 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.''.
       (c) Section 1324 of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``After''; and
       (2) by inserting at the end thereof--
       ``(c) Whenever a party in interest is given notice of a 
     hearing on the confirmation or modification of a plan under 
     this chapter, such notice shall include the information 
     provided by the debtor on the most recent statement filed 
     with the court pursuant to section 521(a)(1)(B)(ii) or (f)(4) 
     of this title.''.

     SEC. 604. DISMISSAL FOR FAILURE TO TIMELY FILE SCHEDULES OR 
                   PROVIDE REQUIRED INFORMATION.

       Section 521 of title 11, United States Code, as amended by 
     section 603 is amended by inserting after subsection (a) 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 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.''.

     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 income of the debtor and the 
     debtor's spouse combined, when multiplied by 12, is not less 
     than the highest national median family income last reported 
     by the Bureau of the Census 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 income of the 
     debtor and the debtor's spouse combined, when multiplied by 
     12, is less than the high

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     est national median family income 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 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the national median 
     family income for a family of more than 4 individuals shall 
     be the national median family income last reported by the 
     Bureau of the Census for a family of 4 individuals plus $583 
     for each additional member of the family.'';
       (2) in section 1325(b)(1)(B) as amended by section 130--
       (A) by striking ``three year period'' and inserting 
     ``applicable commitment period''; and
       (B) by inserting at the end of subparagraph (B) the 
     following: ``The `applicable commitment period' shall be not 
     less than 5 years if the current monthly income of the debtor 
     and the debtor's spouse combined, when multiplied by 12, is 
     not less than the highest national median family income last 
     reported by the Bureau of the Census 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. 
     Notwithstanding the foregoing, the national median family 
     income for a family of more than 4 individuals shall be the 
     national median family income last reported by the Bureau of 
     the Census for a family of 4 individuals plus $583 for each 
     additional member of the family.''; and
       (3) in section 1329--
       (A) by striking in subsection (c) ``three years'' and 
     inserting ``the applicable commitment period under section 
     1325(b)(1)(B)''; and
       (B) by inserting at the end of subsection (c) the 
     following:

     ``The duration period shall be 5 years if the current monthly 
     income of the debtor and the debtor's spouse combined, when 
     multiplied by 12, is not less than the highest national 
     median family income last reported by the Bureau of the 
     Census 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, as of the date of the modification and 
     shall be 3 years if the current monthly total income of the 
     debtor and the debtor's spouse combined, when multiplied by 
     12, is less than the highest national median family income 
     last reported by the Bureau of the Census 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. Notwithstanding 
     the foregoing, the national median family income for a family 
     of more than 4 individuals shall be the national median 
     family income last reported by the Bureau of the Census for a 
     family of 4 individuals plus $583 for each additional member 
     of the family.''.

     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.''.

     SEC. 612. BANKRUPTCY APPEALS.

       Title 28 of the United States Code is amended by inserting 
     after section 1292 the following:

     ``Sec. 1293. Bankruptcy appeals

       ``(a) The courts of appeals (other than the United States 
     Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit) shall have 
     jurisdiction of appeals from the following:
       ``(1) Final orders and judgments entered by bankruptcy 
     courts and district courts in cases under title 11, in 
     proceedings arising under title 11, and in proceedings 
     arising in or related to a case under title 11, including 
     final orders in proceedings regarding the automatic stay of 
     section 362 of title 11.
       ``(2) Interlocutory orders entered by bankruptcy courts and 
     district courts granting, continuing, modifying, refusing or 
     dissolving injunctions, or refusing to dissolve or modify 
     injunctions in cases under title 11, in proceedings arising 
     under title 11, and in proceedings arising in or related to a 
     case under title 11, other than interlocutory orders in 
     proceedings regarding the automatic stay of section 362 of 
     title 11.
       ``(3) Interlocutory orders of bankruptcy courts and 
     district courts entered under section 1104(a) or 1121(d) of 
     title 11, or the refusal to enter an order under such 
     section.
       ``(4) 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 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.
       ``(b) Final decisions, judgments, orders, and decrees 
     entered by a bankruptcy appellate panel under subsection (b) 
     of this section.
       ``(c)(1) The judicial council of a circuit may establish a 
     bankruptcy appellate panel composed of bankruptcy judges in 
     the circuit who are appointed by the judicial council, which 
     panel shall exercise the jurisdiction to review orders and 
     judgments of bankruptcy courts described in paragraphs (1)-
     (4) of subsection (a) of this section unless--
       ``(A) the appellant elects at the time of filing the 
     appeal; or
       ``(B) any other party elects, not later than 10 days after 
     service of the notice of the appeal;

     to have such jurisdiction exercised by the court of appeals.
       ``(2) An appeal to be heard by a bankruptcy appellate panel 
     under this subsection (b) shall be heard by 3 members of the 
     bankruptcy appellate panel, provided that a member of such 
     panel may not hear an appeal originating in the district for 
     which such member is appointed or designated under section 
     152 of this title.
       ``(3) If authorized by the Judicial Conference of the 
     United States, the judicial councils of 2 or more circuits 
     may establish a joint bankruptcy appellate panel.''.

     SEC. 613. GAO STUDY.

       (a) Study.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a study of the feasibility, 
     effectiveness, and cost of requiring trustees appointed under 
     title 11 of the United States Code, or the bankruptcy courts, 
     to provide to the Office of Child Support Enforcement 
     promptly after the commencement of cases

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     by individual debtors under such title, the names and social 
     security numbers of such debtors for the purposes of allowing 
     such Office to determine whether such debtors have 
     outstanding obligations for child support (as determined on 
     the basis of information in the Federal Case Registry or 
     other national database).
       (b) Report.--Not later than 300 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
     to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 
     President pro tempore of the Senate, a report containing the 
     results of the study required by subsection (a).

                       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);
       ``(2) make the statistics available to the public; and
       ``(3) not later than October 31, 2000, 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 monthly income, and average income and 
     average expenses of those debtors as reported on the 
     schedules and statements that each such debtor files under 
     sections 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, the number of cases 
     dismissed for failure to make payments under the plan, the 
     number of cases refiled after dismissal, and the number of 
     cases in which the plan was completed, separately itemized 
     with respect to the number of modifications made before 
     completion of the plan, if any; 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'';

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       (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, as amended by section 603, 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 section 603 and subsection 
     (a), is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) 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.

       (a) Amendment.--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.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections of chapter 
     5 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 510 the following:

``511. Rate of interest on tax claims.''.

     SEC. 805. TOLLING OF PRIORITY OF TAX CLAIM TIME PERIODS.

       Section 507(a)(8)(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, 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)--

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       (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 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 140, 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 135, 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,'';

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       (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 118, 132, 136, and 203, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (29) by striking ``or'';
       (2) in paragraph (30) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (30) the following:
       ``(31) 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.
``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 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, the court may 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

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     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 may commence a case under 
     section 1504 of this title by filing with the court a 
     petition for recognition of a foreign proceeding under 
     section 1515 of this title.
       ``(b) If the court grants recognition under section 1515 of 
     this title, and subject to any limitations that the court may 
     impose consistent with the policy of this chapter--
       ``(1) the foreign representative has the capacity to sue 
     and be sued in a court in the United States;
       ``(2) the foreign representative may apply directly to a 
     court in the United States for appropriate relief in that 
     court; and
       ``(3) a court in the United States shall grant comity or 
     cooperation to the foreign representative.
       ``(c) A request for comity or cooperation by a foreign 
     representative in a court in the United States shall be 
     accompanied by a certified copy of an order granting 
     recognition under section 1517 of this title.
       ``(d) If the court denies recognition under this chapter, 
     the court may issue any appropriate order necessary to 
     prevent the foreign representative from obtaining comity or 
     cooperation from courts in the United States.
       ``(e) Whether or not the court grants recognition, and 
     subject to sections 306 and 1510 of this title, a foreign 
     representative is subject to applicable nonbankruptcy law.
       ``(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, 
     the failure of a foreign representative to commence a case or 
     to obtain recognition under this chapter does not affect any 
     right the foreign representative may have to sue in a court 
     in the United State to collect or recover a claim which is 
     the property of the debtor.''.

     ``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 certified copy of an order granting 
     recognition. 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 under 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 constitutes 
     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 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 court rules on the petition, 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 sec

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     tion 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) sections 361 and 362 with respect to the debtor and 
     that property of the debtor that is within the territorial 
     jurisdiction of the United States;
       ``(2) sections 363, 549, and 552 of this title apply to a 
     transfer of an interest of the debtor in property that is 
     within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States to 
     the same extent that the sections would apply to property of 
     an estate;
       ``(3) unless the court orders otherwise, the foreign 
     representative may operate the debtor's business and may 
     exercise the rights and powers of a trustee under and to the 
     extent provided by sections 363 and 552; and
       ``(4) section 552 applies to property of the debtor that is 
     within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States.''.
       ``(b) Subsection (a) does not affect the right to commence 
     an individual action or proceeding in a foreign country to 
     the extent necessary to preserve a claim against the debtor.
       ``(c) 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 an 
     individual action or proceeding 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)(3) 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 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

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     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 1505, 1513, and 1514 apply in all cases 
     under this title; and
       ``(2) section 1509 applies whether or not a case under this 
     title is pending.''.
       (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, under a law relating to insolvency or 
     adjustment of debt 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) 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 striking ``or 13'' and 
     inserting ``13, or 15,'' after ``chapter''.
       (4) Section 305(a)(2) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended to read:
       ``(2)(A) a petition under section 1515 of this title for 
     recognition of a foreign proceeding has been granted; and
       ``(B) the purposes of chapter 15 of this title would be 
     best served by such dismissal or suspension.''.
       (5) Section 508 of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking subsection (a) and by striking out the letter 
     ``(b)'' at the beginning of the second paragraph.

                 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 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

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     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, but 
     not limited to, 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 term `repurchase 
     agreement' (which definition also applies to a 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.--Section 11(e)(8)(D)(iv) 
     of 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 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 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)'';
       (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 
     of the United States (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

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     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 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 obliga

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     tions 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) any combination of agreements or transactions 
     referred to in subparagraphs (A) and (C);
       ``(C) any option to enter into an agreement or transaction 
     referred to in subparagraph (A) or (B);
       ``(D) a master agreement that provides for an agreement or 
     transaction referred to in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C), 
     together with all supplements to any such master agreement, 
     without regard to whether such master agreement provides for 
     an agreement or transaction that is not a forward contract 
     under this paragraph, except that such master agreement shall 
     be considered to be a forward contract under this paragraph 
     only with respect to each agreement or transaction under such 
     master agreement that is referred to in subparagraph (A), (B) 
     or (C); or
       ``(E) a security agreement or arrangement, or other credit 
     enhancement related to any 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) in paragraph (46), by striking ``on any day during the 
     period beginning 90 days before the date of'' and replacing 
     it with ``at any time before'';
       (C) by amending paragraph (47) to read as follows:
       ``(47) `repurchase agreement' (which definition also 
     applies to a reverse repurchase agreement) means--
       ``(i) an agreement, including related terms, which provides 
     for the transfer of 1 or more certificates of deposit, 
     mortgage-related securities (as 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' 
     acceptance, securities, loans, or interests of the kind 
     described above, at a date certain not later than 1 year 
     after such transfer or on demand, against the transfer of 
     funds;
       ``(ii) any 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 agreement that provides for an agreement or 
     transaction referred to in clause (i), (ii), or (iii), 
     together with all supplements to any such master agreement, 
     without regard to whether such master agreement provides for 
     an agreement or transaction that is not a repurchase 
     agreement under this paragraph, except that such master 
     agreement shall be considered to be a repurchase agreement 
     under this paragraph only with respect to each agreement or 
     transaction under the master agreement that is referred to in 
     clause (i), (ii), or (iii); or
       ``(v) a security agreement or arrangement or other credit 
     enhancement related to any agreement or transaction 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) does 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;'';
       (D) 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
       (E) by amending paragraph (53B) to read as follows:

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       ``(53B) `swap agreement'
       ``(A) means--
       ``(i) any agreement, including the terms and conditions 
     incorporated by reference in 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 an equity swap, option, future, 
     or forward agreement; a debt index or a debt swap, option, 
     future, or forward agreement; a credit spread or a credit 
     swap, option, future, or forward agreement; or a commodity 
     index or a commodity swap, option, future, or forward 
     agreement;
       ``(ii) any agreement or transaction similar to any other 
     agreement or transaction referred to in this paragraph that--

       ``(I) is presently, 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 1 or more 
     rates, currencies commodities, equity securities, or other 
     equity instruments, debt securities or other debt 
     instruments, or on an economic index or measure of economic 
     risk or value;

       ``(iii) any combination of agreements or transactions 
     referred to in this paragraph;
       ``(iv) any option to enter into an agreement or transaction 
     referred to in this paragraph;
       ``(v) a master agreement that provides for an agreement or 
     transaction referred to in clause (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv), 
     together with all supplements to any such master agreement, 
     and without regard to whether the master agreement contains 
     an agreement or transaction that is not a swap agreement 
     under this paragraph, except that the master agreement shall 
     be considered to be a swap agreement under this paragraph 
     only with respect to each agreement or transaction under the 
     master agreement that is referred to in clause (i), (ii), 
     (iii), or (iv); or
       ``(B) any security agreement or arrangement or other credit 
     enhancement related to any agreements or transactions 
     referred to in subparagraph (A); and
       ``(C) 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 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 an interest therein or based on the value 
     thereof), or option on any of the foregoing, including an 
     option to purchase or sell any such security certificate of 
     deposit, loan, interest, group or index or option;
       ``(ii) any option entered into on a national securities 
     exchange relating to foreign currencies;
       ``(iii) the guarantee by or to any securities clearing 
     agency of a settlement of cash, securities, certificates of 
     deposit 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 such security certificate of 
     deposit, loan, interest, group or index or option;
       ``(iv) any margin loan;
       ``(v) any other agreement or transaction that is similar to 
     an agreement or transaction referred to in this paragraph;
       ``(vi) any combination of the agreements or transactions 
     referred to in this paragraph;
       ``(vii) any option to enter into any agreement or 
     transaction referred to in this paragraph;
       ``(viii) a master 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 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 paragraph, except that 
     such master agreement shall be considered to be a securities 
     contract under this paragraph only with respect to each 
     agreement or transaction under such master agreement that is 
     referred to in clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), or 
     (vii); or
       ``(ix) any security agreement or arrangement, or other 
     credit enhancement, related to any agreement or transaction 
     referred to in this paragraph, but not to exceed the actual 
     value of such contract on the date of the filing of the 
     petition; and
       ``(B) does not include any 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) any combination of the agreements or transactions 
     referred to in this paragraph;
       ``(H) any option to enter into an agreement or transaction 
     referred to in this paragraph;
       ``(I) a master 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 the 
     master netting agreement provides for an agreement or 
     transaction that is not a commodity contract under this 
     paragraph, except that the master agreement shall be 
     considered to be a commodity contract under this paragraph 
     only with respect to each agreement or transaction under the 
     master 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 related to any agreement or transaction 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 (domestic or 
     foreign) 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 any such 
     Federal reserve bank, receiver, 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, at 
     the time it enters into a securities contract, commodity 
     contract or forward contract, or at the time of the filing of 
     the petition, has 1 or more agreements or transactions that 
     is described in section 561(a)(2) 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 1 or 
     more 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) `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) `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 118, 132, 136, 142, 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 1 or more swap agreements that constitutes the setoff of 
     a claim against the debtor for any payment or other transfer 
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     the debtor under or in connection with any swap agreement 
     against any payment due to the debtor from the swap 
     participant under or in connection with any 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 margin guarantee, secure, or settle a swap 
     agreement;'';
       (D) in paragraph (30) by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (E) in paragraph (31) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (F) by inserting after paragraph (31) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(32) 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, as amended by sections 120, 302, and 412, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(l) Limitation.--The exercise of rights not subject to 
     the stay arising under subsection (a) pursuant to paragraph 
     (6), (7), or (17), or (31) of subsection (b) shall not be 
     stayed by any 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, as 
     amended by sections 207 and 302, 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''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) 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, except under section 
     548(a)(1)(A) of this title, and except to the extent the 
     trustee could otherwise avoid such a transfer made under an 
     individual contract covered by such master netting 
     agreement.''.
       (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 1 or more swap agreements''; and
       (3) by striking ``in connection with any swap agreement'' 
     and inserting ``in connection with the termination, 
     liquidation, or acceleration of 1 or more swap agreements''.
       (k) Liquidation, Termination, Acceleration, or Offset Under 
     a Master Netting Agreement and Across Contracts.--(1) Title 
     11, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     560 the following:

     ``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 positive 
     net equity in the commodity accounts at the debtor, as 
     calculated under subchapter IV; and
       ``(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.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The table of sections of chapter 
     9 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 560 the following:

``561. Contractual right to terminate, liquidate, accelerate, or offset 
              under a master netting agreement and across contracts.

       (l) Ancillary Proceedings.--Section 304 of title 11, United 
     States Code, as amended by section 215, is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(c) 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).''.
       (m) 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.''.

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       (n) 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.''.
       (o) Setoff.--Section 553 of title 11, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (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, 560 or 561 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, 
     561''.
       (p) 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 at the end ``, 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''.
       (q) 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 559 and 560 
     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, as amended by section 
     1007, 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, as amended by 
     section 150, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (5) of subsection (b) as 
     paragraph (6);
       (2) 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);''; 
     and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) For purposes of this section, the following 
     definitions shall apply:
       ``(1) 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) 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 with

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     in a finite time period, plus any residual interest in 
     property subject to receivables included in such financial 
     assets 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) 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) 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; and
       ``(5) 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
       ``(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 3d sentence of the 3d undesignated paragraph of section 
     16 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 412) is amended by 
     striking ``acceptances acquired under the provisions of 
     section 13 of this Act'' and inserting ``acceptances acquired 
     under section 10A, 10B, 13, or 13A of this Act''.

     SEC. 1014. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF ---AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Effective Date.--This title shall take effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Application of Amendments.--The amendments made by this 
     title 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 
     sections 102, 105, 132, 138, 301, 302, 402, 902, and 1007, 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''; and
       (2) 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. 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. 1110. PRIORITIES.

       Section 507(a) of title 11, United States Code, as amended 
     by section 323, is amended in paragraph (4), as so 
     redesignated by section 142, by striking the semicolon at the 
     end and inserting a period.

     SEC. 1111. EXEMPTIONS.

       Section 522(g)(2) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``subsection (f)(2)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (f)(1)(B)''.

     SEC. 1112. EXCEPTIONS TO DISCHARGE.

       Section 523 of title 11, United States Code, as amended by 
     section 146, 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 (14A) 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)''; and
       (5) in subsection (e), by striking ``a insured'' and 
     inserting ``an insured''.

     SEC. 1113. 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. 1114. 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. 1115. 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. 1116. PREFERENCES.

       (a) In General.--Section 547 of title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``subsection (c)'' and 
     inserting ``subsections (c) and (i)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) If the trustee avoids under subsection (b) a transfer 
     made 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 transfer may be avoided under this section only with 
     respect to the creditor that is an insider.''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to any case that is pending or commenced on or 
     after the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1117. 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. 1118. DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY OF THE ESTATE.

       Section 726(b) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``1009,''.

     SEC. 1119. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

       Section 901(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting ``1123(d),'' after ``1123(b),''.

     SEC. 1120. 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. 1121. 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. 1122. CONTENTS OF PLAN.

       Section 1172(c)(1) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``section 11347'' and inserting ``section 
     11326(a)''.

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     SEC. 1123. 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. 1124. 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''.

     SEC. 1125. 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. 1126. 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 140, 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, as amended by section 1102, is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(f) 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. 1127. 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:
       ``(i) 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. 1128. 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. 1129. 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 and 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.--Except as otherwise 
     provided in this Act, 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.

It was decided in the

Yeas

149

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negative

Nays

272

para. 44.18                   [Roll No. 114]

                                AYES--149

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baird
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Berkley
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shows
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stupak
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu

                                NOES--272

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson

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     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Turner
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Becerra
     Berman
     Brown (CA)
     Cooksey
     Gephardt
     Luther
     Scarborough
     Simpson
     Slaughter
     Watts (OK)
     Wynn
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute, as modified, was not 
agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. NETHERCUTT, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 158, 
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 1999''.
       (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. Enforcement.
Sec. 107. Sense of the Congress.
Sec. 108. Discouraging abusive reaffirmation practices.
Sec. 109. Promotion of alternative dispute resolution.
Sec. 110. Enhanced disclosure for credit extensions secured by a 
              dwelling.
Sec. 111. Dual use debit card.
Sec. 112. Enhanced disclosures under an open-end credit plan.
Sec. 113. Protection of savings earmarked for the postsecondary 
              education of children.
Sec. 114. Effect of discharge.
Sec. 115. Limiting trustee liability.
Sec. 116. Reinforce the fresh start.
Sec. 117. Discouraging bad faith repeat filings.
Sec. 118. Curbing abusive filings.
Sec. 119. Debtor retention of personal property security.
Sec. 120. Relief from the automatic stay when the debtor does not 
              complete intended surrender of consumer debt collateral.
Sec. 121. Giving secured creditors fair treatment in chapter 13.
Sec. 122. Restraining abusive purchases on secured credit.
Sec. 123. Fair valuation of collateral.
Sec. 124. Domiciliary requirements for exemptions.
Sec. 125. Restrictions on certain exempt property obtained through 
              fraud.
Sec. 126. Rolling stock equipment.
Sec. 127. Discharge under chapter 13.
Sec. 128. Bankruptcy judgeships.
Sec. 129. Additional amendments to title 11, United States Code.
Sec. 130. Amendment to section 1325 of title 11, United States Code.
Sec. 131. Application of the codebtor stay only when the stay protects 
              the debtor.
Sec. 132. Adequate protection for investors.
Sec. 133. Limitation on luxury goods.
Sec. 134. Allowing a debtor to retain leased personal property by 
              assumption.
Sec. 135. Adequate protection of lessors and purchase money secured 
              creditors.
Sec. 136. Automatic stay.
Sec. 137. Extend period between bankruptcy discharges.
Sec. 138. Definition of domestic support obligation.
Sec. 139. Priorities for claims for domestic support obligations.
Sec. 140. Requirements to obtain confirmation and discharge in cases 
              involving domestic support obligations.
Sec. 141. Exceptions to automatic stay in domestic support obligation 
              proceedings.
Sec. 142. Nondischargeability of certain debts for alimony, 
              maintenance, and support.
Sec. 143. Continued liability of property.
Sec. 144. Protection of domestic support claims against preferential 
              transfer motions.
Sec. 145. Clarification of meaning of household goods.
Sec. 146. Nondischargeable debts.
Sec. 147. Monetary limitation on certain exempt property.
Sec. 148. Bankruptcy fees.
Sec. 149. Collection of child support.
Sec. 150. Excluding employee benefit plan participant contributions and 
              other property from the estate.
Sec. 151. Clarification of postpetition wages and benefits.
Sec. 152. Exceptions to automatic stay in domestic support obligation 
              proceedings.
Sec. 153. Automatic stay inapplicable to certain proceedings against 
              the debtor.
Sec. 154. Disclosures.
Sec. 155. Debtor's bill of rights.

                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. Defaults based on nonmonetary obligations.
Sec. 216. Sharing of compensation.
Sec. 217. Priority for administrative expenses.
Sec. 218. Nondischargeability of certain educational benefits and 
              loans.

           TITLE III--GENERAL BUSINESS BANKRUPTCY PROVISIONS

Sec. 301. Definition of disinterested person.
Sec. 302. Miscellaneous improvements.
Sec. 303. Extensions.
Sec. 304. Local filing of bankruptcy cases.
Sec. 305. Permitting assumption of contracts.

             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 or examiner.
Sec. 414. Study of operation of title 11, 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.
Sec. 502. Applicability of other sections to chapter 9.

              TITLE VI--STREAMLINING THE BANKRUPTCY SYSTEM

Sec. 601. Creditor representation at first meeting of creditors.

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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.
Sec. 612. Bankruptcy appeals.
Sec. 613. GAO study.
Sec. 614. Compensating trustees.

                       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. Other amendments to titles 11 and 28, 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. 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. Allowance of administrative expenses.
Sec. 1110. Priorities.
Sec. 1111. Exemptions.
Sec. 1112. Exceptions to discharge.
Sec. 1113. Effect of discharge.
Sec. 1114. Protection against discriminatory treatment.
Sec. 1115. Property of the estate.
Sec. 1116. Preferences.
Sec. 1117. Postpetition transactions.
Sec. 1118. Disposition of property of the estate.
Sec. 1119. General provisions.
Sec. 1120. Appointment of elected trustee.
Sec. 1121. Abandonment of railroad line.
Sec. 1122. Contents of plan.
Sec. 1123. Discharge under chapter 12.
Sec. 1124. Bankruptcy cases and proceedings.
Sec. 1125. Knowing disregard of bankruptcy law or rule.
Sec. 1126. Transfers made by nonprofit charitable corporations.
Sec. 1127. Prohibition on certain actions for failure to incur finance 
              charges.
Sec. 1128. Protection of valid purchase money security interests.
Sec. 1129. 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 of'' 
     and inserting ``the 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 second and third sentences 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 estimated administrative 
     expenses and reasonable attorneys' fees, and amounts set 
     forth in clauses (ii) for monthly expenses (which shall 
     include, if applicable, the continuation of actual expenses 
     of a dependent child under the age of 18 for tuition, books, 
     and required fees at a private elementary or secondary 
     school, not exceeding $10,000 per year, which amount shall be 
     adjusted pursuant to section 104(b)), (iii) for monthly 
     payments on account of secured debts, and (iv) for monthly 
     unsecured priority debt payments, and multiplied by 60 months 
     is not less than $6,000.
       ``(ii) The debtor's monthly expenses shall be the debtor's 
     applicable monthly expense amounts specified under the 
     National Standards and Local Standards, and the debtor's 
     actual monthly expenses for the categories specified as Other 
     Necessary Expenses 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. In 
     addition, if it is demonstrated that it is reasonable and 
     necessary, the debtor may also subtract an allowance of up to 
     5% of the food and clothing categories as specified by the 
     National Standards issued by the Internal Revenue Service. 
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this clause, the 
     debtor's monthly expenses shall not include any payments for 
     debts.
       ``(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 monthly unsecured priority debt 
     payments (including payments for priority child support and 
     alimony claims) shall be calculated as the total amount of 
     unsecured debts entitled to priority, and dividing the total 
     by 60 months.
       ``(v) For the purposes of this subsection, a family or 
     household shall consist of the debtor, the debtor's spouse, 
     and the debtor's dependents, but not a legally separated 
     spouse unless the spouse files a joint case with the debtor.
       ``(B) In any motion filed under this subsection, the 
     presumption of abuse may be rebutted only by demonstrating 
     extraordinary circumstances that require additional expenses 
     or adjustment of current monthly income. In order to 
     establish extraordinary circumstances, the debtor must 
     itemize each additional expense or adjustment of income and 
     provide documentation for such expenses or adjustment of 
     income and a detailed explanation of the extraordinary 
     circumstances which make such expenses or adjustment of 
     income necessary and reasonable. The debtor 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 estimated 
     administrative expenses and reasonable attorneys' fees, and 
     the amounts set forth in clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) of 
     subparagraph (A) when multiplied by 60 to be less than 
     $6,000.
       ``(C) No judge, United States trustee, panel trustee, 
     bankruptcy administrator or other party in interest shall 
     bring a motion under this paragraph if the debtor and the 
     debtor's spouse combined, as of the date of the order for 
     relief, have current monthly total in

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     come equal to or less than the regional median household 
     monthly income calculated on a semiannual basis for a 
     household of equal size. However, for a household of more 
     than four individuals, the median income shall be that of a 
     household of four individuals plus $583 for each additional 
     member of that household.
       ``(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 paragraph 
     (2)(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.
       ``(4)(A) If a panel trustee appointed under section 
     586(a)(1) of title 28 or bankruptcy administrator 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 violated 
     Rule 9011, the court shall assess damages which may include 
     ordering:
       ``(i) the counsel for the debtor to reimburse the trustee 
     for all reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys' 
     fees.
       ``(ii) the assessment of an appropriate civil penalty 
     against the counsel for the debtor; and
       ``(iii) the payment of the civil penalty to the panel 
     trustee, bankruptcy administrator or the United States 
     trustee.
       ``(B) In the case of a petition filed under sections 301, 
     302, or 303 of this title and supporting lists, schedules and 
     documents filed under section 521(a)(1) of this title, the 
     signature of an attorney on the petition 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, lists, schedules, and 
     documents--
       ``(I) are well grounded in fact; and
       ``(II) are warranted by existing law or a good faith 
     argument for the extension, modification, or reversal of 
     existing law and do not constitute an abuse under paragraph 
     (1) of this subsection.
       ``(5) The court may award a debtor all reasonable costs in 
     contesting a motion filed by a party in interest (not 
     including a trustee or the United States trustee) under this 
     subsection (including reasonable attorneys' fees) if--
       ``(A) the court does not grant the motion; and
       ``(B) 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.
       ``(6) However, only the court, the United States trustee, 
     or the trustee may file a motion to dismiss or convert a case 
     under this subsection if the current monthly income of the 
     debtor and the debtor's spouse combined, as of the date of 
     the order for relief, when multiplied by 12, is less than the 
     highest national median family income last reported by the 
     Bureau of the Census for a family of equal or lesser size, or 
     in the case of a household of one person, the national median 
     household income for one earner. Notwithstanding the 
     foregoing, the national median family income for a family of 
     more than four individuals shall be the national median 
     family income last reported by the Bureau of the Census for a 
     family of four individuals plus $583 for each additional 
     member of the family.
       ``(7) 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)).
       ``(8) Not later than 3 years after the date of the 
     enactment of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1999, the Director 
     of the Executive Office for United States Trustees shall 
     submit a report, to the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary 
     of the Senate, containing its findings regarding the 
     utilization of the Internal Revenue Service standards for 
     determining the current monthly expenses under section 
     707(b)(1)(A)(ii) of title 11, United States Code, of debtors 
     and the impact that the application of such standards has had 
     on debtors and on the bankruptcy courts. Such report may 
     include recommendations for amendments to such title, 
     consistent with the Director's findings.''.
       (b) Definitions.--Section 101 of title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting after paragraph (10) the following:
       ``(10A) `current 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 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, but excludes payments to victims of 
     war crimes or crimes against humanity and benefits received 
     under the Social Security Act;''; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (17) the following:
       ``(17A) `estimated administrative expenses and reasonable 
     attorneys' fees' means 10 percent of projected payments under 
     a chapter 13 plan;''.
       (c) Administrative Provisions.--Section 704 of title 11, 
     United States Code, 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)(A) With respect to an individual debtor, the trustee 
     shall review all materials filed by the debtor, consider all 
     information presented at the first meeting of creditors, and 
     within 10 days after the first meeting of creditors file with 
     the court a statement as to whether or not the debtor's case 
     should be presumed to be an abuse under section 707(b) of 
     this title. The court shall provide a copy of such statement 
     to all creditors within 5 days after such statement is filed. 
     If, based on the filing of such statement with the court, the 
     trustee determines that the debtor's case should be presumed 
     to be an abuse under section 707(b) of this title and if the 
     current monthly income of the debtor and the debtor's spouse 
     combined, as of the date of the order for relief, 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 one person, the 
     national median household income for one earner, then the 
     trustee shall within 30 days of the filing of such statement, 
     either--
       ``(i) file a motion to dismiss or convert under section 
     707(b) of this title; or
       ``(ii) file a statement setting forth the reasons the 
     trustee or bankruptcy administrator does not believe that 
     such a motion would be appropriate.
       ``(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), for purposes of 
     this paragraph the national family income for a family of 
     more than four individuals shall be the national median 
     family income last reported by the Bureau of the Census for a 
     family of four individuals plus $583 for each additional 
     member of the family.''.
       (d) Debtor's Duties.--Section 521(a)(1)(B) of title 11, 
     United States Code, as amended by section 603, is amended--
       (1) in clause (v) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in clause (vi) by adding ``and'' at the end; and
       (3) by inserting the following after clause (vi):
       ``(vii) a statement of the debtor's current monthly income, 
     and the calculations which determine whether a presumption 
     arises under section 707(b)(2)(A)(i), showing how each amount 
     is calculated.''.
       (e) Bankruptcy Forms.--Section 2075 of title 28, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding the following at the end of 
     the first paragraph:
     ``The bankruptcy rules promulgated under this section shall 
     prescribe a form for the statement referred to in section 
     521(a)(1)(B)(vii) of title 11, United States Code, and may 
     provide general rules on the content of such statement.''.
       (f) Chapter 13.--Section 1325(a) of title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (6) by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (3) by inserting the following after paragraph (6):
       ``(7) the action of the debtor in filing the petition under 
     this chapter was in good faith.''.
       (g) 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, the 
     clerk shall give to such individual written notice 
     containing--
       ``(1) a brief description of--
       ``(A) chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13 and the general purpose, 
     benefits, and costs of proceeding under each of those 
     chapters; and
       ``(B) the types of services available from credit 
     counseling agencies; and
       ``(2) statements specifying that--
       ``(A) a person who knowingly and fraudulently conceals 
     assets or makes a false oath or statement under penalty of 
     perjury in connection with a bankruptcy case shall be subject 
     to fine, imprisonment, or both; and
       ``(B) all information supplied by a debtor in connection 
     with a bankruptcy case is subject to examination by the 
     Attorney General.''.

     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

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     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, 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 6 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 18-month period beginning not later than 270 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, such curriculum 
     and materials shall be, for the 6 judicial districts selected 
     under paragraph (1), used as the instructional course 
     concerning personal financial management for purposes of 
     section 111 of title 11, 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, 
     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 and their costs.
              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 (2) the following:
       ``(3) `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. ENFORCEMENT.

       (a) Enforcement.--Subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 11, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 526. Debt relief agency enforcement

       ``(a) 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 case or 
     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 case 
     or 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 case 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 case under this title.''.
       ``(b) Assisted Person Waivers Invalid.--Any waiver by any 
     assisted person of any protection or right provided by or 
     under this section shall not be enforceable against the 
     debtor by any Federal or State court or any other person, but 
     may be enforced against a debt relief agency.
       ``(c) 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 this section 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 shall be liable to an assisted 
     person in the amount of any fees or charges in connection 
     with providing bankruptcy assistance to such person which the 
     debt relief agency has received, for actual damages, and for 
     reasonable attorneys' fees and costs if the debt relief 
     agency is found, after notice and hearing, to have--
       ``(A) intentionally or negligently failed to comply with 
     any provision of this section with respect to a bankruptcy 
     case or related proceeding of the assisted person;
       ``(B) provided bankruptcy assistance to an assisted person 
     in a case or related proceeding which is dismissed or 
     converted because of the debt relief agency's intentional or 
     negligent failure to file bankruptcy papers, including papers 
     specified in section 521 of this title; or
       ``(C) intentionally or negligently disregarded the material 
     requirements of this title or the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy 
     Procedure applicable to such debt relief agency.
       ``(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 this section, 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 
     and in addition to any other remedy provided under Federal or 
     State law, if the court, on its own motion or on the motion 
     of the United States trustee or the debtor, finds that a 
     person intentionally violated this section, or engaged in a 
     clear and consistent pattern or practice of violating this 
     section, 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 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 sections for 
     chapter 5 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 527, the 
     following:

``526. Debt relief agency enforcement.''.

     SEC. 107. 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. 108. DISCOURAGING ABUSIVE REAFFIRMATION PRACTICES.

       Section 524 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) in subparagraph (B) by adding ``and'' at the end; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) 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)(1)(A)(iv) of title 12, 
     United States Code), 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;''; and
       (B) in paragraph (6)(A)--
       (i) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (i);

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       (ii) by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) 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
       (2) in the third 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)(1)(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. 109. PROMOTION OF 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 
     wholly 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, and if--
       ``(A) such offer was made within the period beginning 60 
     days before the filing of the petition;
       ``(B) such offer provided for payment of at least 60 
     percent of the amount of the debt 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, is entitled to priority under 
     section 507 of this title, or would be paid a greater 
     percentage in a chapter 13 proceeding than offered by the 
     debtor.
       ``(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. 110. ENHANCED DISCLOSURE FOR CREDIT EXTENSIONS SECURED 
                   BY A DWELLING.

       (a) Study Required.--During the period beginning 180 days 
     after the date of the 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. 111. 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 of 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. 112. 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 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.';
       ``(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) the following examples:
       ``(i) if the average account balance under a creditor's 
     open-end consumer credit plan, taken as an average of the 
     account balances for all consumer accounts under that open-
     end consumer credit plan, is $1,000 or less, two examples, 
     based on an annual percentage rate and method for determining 
     minimum periodic payments recently in effect for that 
     creditor, and based on outstanding balances of $250 and $500, 
     showing the estimated minimum periodic payments, and the 
     estimated period of time it would take to repay those 
     outstanding balances of $250 and $500, if the consumer paid 
     only the minimum periodic payment on each monthly or periodic 
     statement and obtained no additional extensions of credit; or
       ``(ii) if the average account balance under a creditor's 
     open-end consumer credit plan, taken as an average of the 
     account balances for all consumer accounts under that open-
     end consumer credit plan, is more than $1,000, three 
     examples, based on an annual percentage rate and method for 
     determining minimum periodic payments recently in effect for 
     that creditor, and outstanding balances of $1,000, $1,500 and 
     $2,000, showing the estimated minimum periodic payments, and 
     the estimated period of time it would take to repay those 
     outstanding balances of $1,000, $1,500 and $2,000 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 to each consumer to whom the 
     creditor is required to transmit a statement pursuant to 
     subsection (b) for such billing cycle the following 
     information:
       ``(A) 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.';
       ``(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;
       ``(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; and
       ``(D) a worksheet prescribed by the Board to assist the 
     consumer in determining the consumer's household income and 
     debt obligations.''.
       (b) Periodic 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

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     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.'.
       ``(12) the required minimum payment amount represented as a 
     dollar figure.
       ``(13) the date by which or the period within which the 
     required minimum payment must be made.''.
       (c) Disclosures Related to Introductory Rates.--Section 
     127(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 
     1637(c)(1)(A)(i)) is amended by inserting the following at 
     the end of subclause (III):
       ``(IV) Where the initial rate is temporary and will expire 
     within a period of less than 1 year, and is lower than the 
     rate that will apply after the temporary rate expires--

       ``(A) the time period during which the initial rate will 
     remain in effect; and
       ``(B) the annual percentage rate that will apply to the 
     account after the temporary rate expires, or if that rate is 
     a variable rate, the fact that the rate is variable, the rate 
     at the time of mailing, and how the rate is determined.

       ``(V)(A) Subject to subclauses (C) and (D), where the 
     initial rate may increase upon the occurrence of one or more 
     specific events, the following information:

       ``(i) the initial rate and the increased rate that may 
     apply;
       ``(ii) if the increased rate is a variable rate, the fact 
     that the increased rate is variable, the rate at the time of 
     mailing, and how the rate is determined; and
       ``(iii) the specific event or events that may result in 
     imposing the increased rate.

       ``(B) At the creditor's option, the creditor may disclose 
     the period for which the increased rate will remain in 
     effect.
       ``(C) If the increased rate cannot be determined at the 
     time disclosures are given, an explanation of the specific 
     event or events that may result in an increased rate must be 
     disclosed.
       ``(D) A creditor is not required to disclose an increased 
     rate that is imposed when credit privileges are permanently 
     terminated.''.
       (d) Internet-Based Credit Card Solicitations.--(1)--Section 
     127(c) of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1637(c)) is 
     amended by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
       ``(6)(A) Any application to open a credit card account for 
     any person under an open-end consumer credit plan, and any 
     solicitation to open such an account without requiring an 
     application, that is made available through the Internet or 
     an interactive computer service, shall disclose the 
     following:
       ``(i) the information.--
       ``(I) described in paragraph (1)(A) in the form required 
     under section 122(c) of this chapter, subject to subsection 
     (e); and
       ``(II) described in paragraph (1)(B) in a clear and 
     conspicuous form, subject to subsections (e) and (f);
       ``(ii) a statement, in a conspicuous and prominent location 
     on or with the application or solicitation, that--
       ``(I) the information is accurate as of the date the 
     application or solicitation was posted;
       ``(II) the information contained in the application or 
     solicitation is subject to change after such date;
       ``(III) the applicant should contact the creditor for 
     information on any change in the information presented on or 
     with the application or solicitation since it was posted;
       ``(iii) a clear and conspicuous disclosure of the date the 
     application or solicitation was posted and how frequently the 
     information described in subclause (i) is updated; and
       ``(iv) a disclosure, in a conspicuous and prominent 
     location on or with the application or solicitation, of a 
     toll-free telephone number or e-mail address at which the 
     applicant may contact the creditor to obtain any change in 
     the information provided on or with the application or 
     solicitation since it was posted.
       ``(B) The disclosures required under subparagraph (A) may 
     be contained either:
       ``(i) on the webpage which contains the application or 
     solicitation; or
       ``(ii) on a separate webpage which can be directly accessed 
     using a hypertext link which is contained on the webpage 
     which contains the application or solicitation.
       ``(C) Upon receipt of a request for any of the information 
     referred to in subparagraph (A), the creditor or its agent 
     shall promptly disclose any change in the information 
     required to be disclosed under subparagraph (A).
       ``(D) For purposes of this paragraph (6)--
       ``(i) the term `Internet' means the international computer 
     network of both Federal and non-Federal interoperable packets 
     switched data networks; and
       ``(ii) the term `interactive computer service' means any 
     information service system, or access software provider that 
     provides or enables computer access by multiple users to a 
     computer server, including specifically a service or system 
     that provides access to the Internet and such systems 
     operated or services offered by libraries or educational 
     institutions.''.
       (2) Section 122(c)(1) of the Truth in Lending Act (15 
     U.S.C. 1632(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``and 
     (4)(C)(i)(I)'' and inserting ``, (4)(C)(i)(I) and 
     (6)(A)(i)(I)''.
       (e) 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.''.
       (f) Regulatory Implementation.--The Board of Governors of 
     the Federal Reserve System (in this section referred to as 
     the ``Board'') shall promulgate regulations implementing the 
     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.
       (g) 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.
       (h) 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 (g).
       (i) 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, 2002.

     SEC. 113. PROTECTION OF SAVINGS EARMARKED FOR THE 
                   POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN.

       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) except as provided in paragraph (n), funds placed in 
     an education individual retirement account (as defined in 
     section 530(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) not 
     less than 365 days before the date of entry of the order of 
     relief but only to the extent such funds--
       ``(i) are not pledged or promised to any entity in 
     connection with any extension of credit; and
       ``(ii) are not excess contributions (as described in 
     section 4973(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(n) For purposes of subsection (b)(3)(C), funds placed in 
     an education individual retirement account shall not be 
     exempt under this subsection--
       ``(1) unless the designated beneficiary of such account was 
     a dependent child of the debtor for the taxable year for 
     which the funds were placed in such account; and
       ``(2) to the extent such funds exceed--
       ``(A) $50,000 in the aggregate in all such accounts having 
     the same designated beneficiary; or
       ``(B) $100,000 in the aggregate in all such accounts 
     attributable to all such dependent children of the debtor.''.

     SEC. 114. 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 any injunction under subsection 
     (a)(2) which has arisen at the time of the failure.
       ``(j)(1) An individual who is injured by the willful 
     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. 115. LIMITING TRUSTEE LIABILITY.

       (a) Qualification of Trustee.--Section 322 of title 11, 
     United States Code, is amended--

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       (1) in subsection (a) by adding at the end the following:
     ``The trustee in a case under this title is not liable 
     personally or on such trustee's bond for acts taken within 
     the scope of the trustee's duties or authority as delineated 
     by other sections of this title or by order of the court, 
     except to the extent that the trustee acted with gross 
     negligence. Gross negligence shall be defined as reckless 
     indifference or deliberate disregard of the trustee's 
     fiduciary duty.''; and
       (2) in subsection (c) by inserting ``for any acts within 
     the scope of the trustee's authority defined in subsection 
     (a)'' before the period at the end.
       (b) Role and Capacity of Trustee.--Section 323 of title 11, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b) by inserting at the end the 
     following: ``in the trustee's official capacity as 
     representative of the estate'' before the period at the end; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) The trustee in a case under this title may not be 
     sued, either personally, in a representative capacity, or 
     against the trustee's bond in favor of the United States--
       ``(1) for acts taken in furtherance of the trustee's duties 
     or authority in a case in which the debtor is subsequently 
     determined to be ineligible for relief under the chapter in 
     which the trustee was appointed; or
       ``(2) for the dissemination of statistics and other 
     information regarding a case or cases, unless the trustee has 
     actual knowledge that the information is false.
       ``(d) The trustee in a case under this title may not be 
     sued in a personal capacity without leave of the bankruptcy 
     court in which the case is pending.''.

     SEC. 116. 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 ``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. 117. 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 (other than a 
     case refiled under a chapter other than chapter 7 after 
     dismisssal under section 707(b) of this title), and if a 
     single or joint case of the debtor was pending within the 
     previous 1-year period but was dismissed, 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 one previous case under any of chapter 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 there is not 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 (other than a case refiled 
     under a chapter other than chapter 7 after a dismissal under 
     section 707(b) of this title), and if two or more single or 
     joint cases of the debtor were pending within the previous 
     year but were dismissed, 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) two 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 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 this title, or 
     there is not any other reason to conclude that the later case 
     will 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. 118. CURBING ABUSIVE FILINGS.

       (a) In General.--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 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. Any Federal, State, 
     or local governmental unit which accepts notices of interests 
     or liens in real property shall accept any certified copy of 
     an order described in this subsection for indexing and 
     recording.''.
       (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 
     inserting a semicolon; 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 (consistent with the standards for good faith in 
     subsection (c)), 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. 119. 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 and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (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

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     in whole or in part by an interest in that personal property 
     unless, in the case of an individual debtor, the debtor takes 
     one 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 
     stay under section 362(a) of this title is terminated with 
     respect to the personal property of the estate or of the 
     debtor which is affected, such property 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 brought before the expiration of such 45-day 
     period, and after notice and a hearing, that such property is 
     of consequential value or benefit to the estate, orders 
     appropriate adequate protection of the creditor's interest, 
     and orders the debtor to deliver any collateral in the 
     debtor's possession to the trustee.''; and
       (2) in section 722 by inserting ``in full at the time of 
     redemption'' before the period at the end.

     SEC. 120. 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 personal property of the estate or of the debtor 
     securing in whole or in part a claim, or subject to an 
     unexpired lease, and such personal property shall no longer 
     be property of the estate 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 
     filed before the expiration of the applicable time set by 
     section 521(a)(2), and after notice and a hearing, that such 
     property is of consequential value or benefit to the estate, 
     orders appropriate adequate protection of the creditor's 
     interest, and orders the debtor to deliver any collateral in 
     the debtor's possession to the trustee. If the court does not 
     so determine an order, the stay shall terminate upon the 
     conclusion of the proceeding on the motion.''; and
       (2) in section 521, as amended by sections 603 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 inserting after subsection (b) 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. 121. 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. 122. 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) less any payments 
     actually received.''.

     SEC. 123. 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. 124. DOMICILIARY REQUIREMENTS FOR 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'' and inserting ``or if the 
     debtor's domicile has not been located at a single State for 
     such 730-day period, the place in which the debtor's domicile 
     was located for 180 days immediately preceding the 730-day 
     period or for a longer portion of such 180-day period than in 
     any other place''.

     SEC. 125. RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN EXEMPT PROPERTY OBTAINED 
                   THROUGH FRAUD.

       Section 522 of title 11, United States Code, as amended by 
     section 113, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(2)(A) by inserting ``subject to 
     subsection (o),'' before ``any property''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(o) For purposes of subsection (b)(3)(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 subsection 
     (b) if on such date the debtor had held the property so 
     disposed of.''.

     SEC. 126. 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 
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     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. 127. 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. 128. BANKRUPTCY JUDGESHIPS.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 1999''.
       (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.
       (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.

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       (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. 129. ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 11, UNITED STATES 
                   CODE.

       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.''.

     SEC. 130. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1325 OF TITLE 11, UNITED 
                   STATES CODE.

       Section 1325(b) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``to unsecured 
     creditors'' after ``to make payments'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by inserting ``current monthly'' before ``income'';
       (B) by striking ``and which is not'' and inserting ``less 
     amounts'';
       (C) 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)''; and
       (D) in subparagraph (A) by inserting after ``dependent of 
     the debtor'' the following: ``, as determined in accordance 
     with section 707(b)(2)(A) and if applicable 707(b)(2)(B)''.

     SEC. 131. 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. 132. 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 118, 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. 133. 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. 134. ALLOWING THE DEBTOR TO RETAIN 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, at 
     its option, condition such assumption on cure of any 
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     tract. If within 30 days of the notice from the creditor 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) of this 
     title shall not be violated by notification of the debtor and 
     negotiation of cure under this subsection. Nothing in this 
     paragraph shall require a debtor to assume a lease, or a 
     creditor to permit assumption.
       ``(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. 135. 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), 
     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 required under subparagraph (A) 
     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 and shall reduce any amount payable under 
     section 1326(a) of the title.
       ``(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 scheduled 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. 136. AUTOMATIC STAY.

       Section 362(b) of title 11, United States Code, as amended 
     by sections 118 and 132, 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. 137. 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. 138. 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. 139. 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. 140. 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

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     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 127, 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. 141. EXCEPTIONS TO AUTOMATIC STAY IN DOMESTIC SUPPORT 
                   OBLIGATION PROCEEDINGS.

       Section 362(b) of title 11, United States Code, as amended 
     by sections 118, 132, and 136, 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; 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;'';
       (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. 142. 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 (a)(15)--
       (A) by inserting ``or'' after ``court of record,''; and
       (B) by striking ``unless--'' and all that follows through 
     ``debtor'' the last place it appears; and
       (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``(6), or (15)'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``or (6)''.

     SEC. 143. 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. 144. 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. 145. CLARIFICATION OF MEANING OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS.

       Section 101 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after paragraph (27) the following:
       ``(27A) `household goods' includes tangible personal 
     property normally found in or around a residence, but does 
     not include motorized vehicles used for transportation 
     purposes;''.

     SEC. 146. 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(c), 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;''.

     SEC. 147. MONETARY LIMITATION ON CERTAIN EXEMPT PROPERTY.

       (a) Amendment.--Section 522 of title 11, United States 
     Code, as amended by section 125, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(2)(A) by striking ``subsection (o)'' 
     and inserting ``subsections (o) and (p)'' before ``any 
     property''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(p)(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), as a 
     result of electing under subsection (b)(3)(A) to exempt 
     property under State or local law, a debtor may not exempt 
     any interest that exceeds $250,000 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 
     an exemption claimed under subsection (b)(3)(A) by a family 
     farmer for the principal residence of that farmer.
       ``(3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to debtors if 
     applicable State law provides by statute that such paragraph 
     shall not apply to debtors.''.
       (b) Application of Amendment to Individual States.--(1) 
     Section 522(p) of title 11, United States Code, as added by 
     subsection (a), shall not apply with respect to a State 
     before the end of the first regular session of the State 
     legislature following the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term ``State'' has 
     the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 11, 
     United States Code.

     SEC. 148. BANKRUPTCY FEES.

       Section 1930 of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``Notwithstanding section 
     1915 of this title, the'' and inserting ``The''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f)(1) Pursuant to procedures prescribed by the Judicial 
     Conference of the United States, the district court or the 
     bankruptcy court may waive the filing fee in a case under 
     chapter 7 of title 11 for an individual debtor who is unable 
     to pay such fee in installments. For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `filing fee' means the filing fee 
     required by subsection (a), or any other fee prescribed by 
     the Judicial Conference under subsections (b) and (c) that is 
     payable to the clerk upon the commencement of a case under 
     chapter 7 of title 11, United States Code.
       ``(2) The district court or the bankruptcy court may also 
     waive for such debtors other fees prescribed pursuant to 
     subsections (b) and (c).
       ``(3) This subsection does not restrict the district court 
     or the bankruptcy court from waiving, in accordance with 
     Judicial Conference policy, fees prescribed pursuant to such 
     subsections for other debtors and creditors.''.

     SEC. 149. COLLECTION OF CHILD SUPPORT.

       (a) Duties of Trustee Under Chapter 7.--Section 704 of 
     title 11, United States Code, as amended by section 102, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``The trustee'';
       (2) in paragraph (9) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (3) in paragraph (10) by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(11) if, with respect to an individual debtor, there is a 
     claim for support of a child of the debtor or a custodial 
     parent of such child entitled to receive priority under 
     section 507(a)(1) of this title, provide the applicable 
     notification specified in subsection (b).
       ``(b)(1) In any case described in subsection (a)(11), the 
     trustee shall--
       ``(A)(i) notify in writing the holder of the claim of the 
     right of such holder to use the services of a State child 
     support enforcement agency established under sections 464 and 
     466 of the Social Security Act for the State in which the 
     holder resides; and
       ``(ii) include in the notice under this paragraph the 
     address and telephone number of the child support enforcement 
     agency; and
       ``(B)(i) notify in writing the State child support agency 
     of the State in which the holder of the claim resides of the 
     claim;
       ``(ii) include in the notice under this paragraph the name, 
     address, and telephone number of the holder of the claim; and
       ``(iii) at such time as the debtor is granted a discharge 
     under section 727 of this title, notify the holder of such 
     claim and the State child support agency of the State in 
     which such holder resides of--
       ``(I) the granting of the discharge;
       ``(II) the last recent known address of the debtor; and
       ``(III) with respect to the debtor's case, the name of each 
     creditor that holds a claim that is not discharged under 
     paragraph (2), (4), or (14A) of section 523(a) of this title 
     or that was reaffirmed by the debtor under section 524(c) of 
     this title.
       ``(2)(A) If, after receiving a notice under paragraph 
     (1)(B)(iii), a holder of a claim or a State child support 
     agency is unable to locate the debtor that is the subject of 
     the notice, such holder or such agency may request from a 
     creditor described in paragraph (1)(B)(iii)(III) the last 
     known address of the debtor.
       ``(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
     creditor that makes a disclosure of a last known address of a 
     debtor in connection with a request made under subparagraph 
     (A) shall not be liable to the debtor or any other person by 
     reason of making such disclosure.''.
       (b) Duties of Trustee Under Chapter 13.--Section 1302 of 
     title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--

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       (A) in paragraph (4) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (5) by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) if, with respect to an individual debtor, there is a 
     claim for support of a child of the debtor or a custodial 
     parent of such child entitled to receive priority under 
     section 507(a)(1) of this title, provide the applicable 
     notification specified in subsection (d).''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d)(1) In any case described in subsection (b)(6), the 
     trustee shall--
       ``(A)(i) notify in writing the holder of the claim of the 
     right of such holder to use the services of a State child 
     support enforcement agency established under sections 464 and 
     466 of the Social Security Act for the State in which the 
     holder resides; and
       ``(ii) include in the notice under this paragraph the 
     address and telephone number of the child support enforcement 
     agency; and
       ``(B)(i) notify in writing the State child support agency 
     of the State in which the holder of the claim resides of the 
     claim; and
       ``(ii) include in the notice under this paragraph the name, 
     address, and telephone number of the holder of the claim;
       ``(iii) at such time as the debtor is granted a discharge 
     under section 1328 of this title, notify the holder of the 
     claim and the State child support agency of the State in 
     which such holder resides of--
       ``(I) the granting of the discharge;
       ``(II) the last recent known address of the debtor; and
       ``(III) with respect to the debtor's case, the name of each 
     creditor that holds a claim that is not discharged under 
     paragraph (2), (4), or (14A) of section 523(a) of this title 
     or that was reaffirmed by the debtor under section 524(c) of 
     this title.
       ``(2)(A) If, after receiving a notice under paragraph 
     (1)(B)(iii), a holder of a claim or a State child support 
     agency is unable to locate the debtor that is the subject of 
     the notice, such holder or such agency may request from a 
     creditor described in paragraph (1)(B)(iii) the last known 
     address of the debtor.
       ``(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
     creditor that makes a disclosure of a last known address of a 
     debtor in connection with a request made under subparagraph 
     (A) shall not be liable to the debtor or any other person by 
     reason of making such disclosure.''.

     SEC. 150. EXCLUDING EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN PARTICIPANT 
                   CONTRIBUTIONS AND OTHER PROPERTY FROM THE 
                   ESTATE.

       (a) In General.--Section 541(b) of title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (4)(B)(ii);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
       ``(7) any amount or interest in property to the extent that 
     an employer has withheld amounts from the wages of employees 
     for contribution to an employee benefit plan subject to title 
     I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, or 
     to the extent that the employer has received amounts as a 
     result of payments by participants or beneficiaries to an 
     employer for contribution to an employee benefit plan subject 
     to title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
     1974.''.
       (b) Application of Amendment.--The amendment made by this 
     section shall not apply to cases commenced under title 11, 
     United States Code, before the expiration of the 180-day 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 151. CLARIFICATION OF POSTPETITION WAGES AND BENEFITS.

       Section 503(b)(1)(A) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) the actual, necessary costs and expenses of 
     preserving the estate, including wages, salaries, or 
     commissions for services rendered after the commencement of 
     the case, and wages and benefits attributable to any period 
     of time after commencement of the case as a result of the 
     debtor's violation of Federal law, without regard to when the 
     original unlawful act occurred or to whether any services 
     were rendered;''.

     SEC. 152. EXCEPTIONS TO AUTOMATIC STAY IN DOMESTIC SUPPORT 
                   OBLIGATION PROCEEDINGS.

       Section 362(b)(2) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (B) by adding ``or'' at the end; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) under subsection (a) of--
       ``(i) the withholding of income for payment of a domestic 
     support obligation pursuant to a judicial or administrative 
     order or statute for such obligation that first becomes 
     payable after the date on which the petition is filed; or
       ``(ii) the withholding of income for payment of a domestic 
     support obligation owed directly to the spouse, former spouse 
     or child of the debtor or the parent of such child, pursuant 
     to a judicial or administrative order or statute for such 
     obligation that becomes payable before the date on which the 
     petition is filed unless the court finds, after notice and 
     hearing, that such withholding would render the plan 
     infeasible;''.

     SEC. 153. AUTOMATIC STAY INAPPLICABLE TO CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS 
                   AGAINST THE DEBTOR.

       Section 362(b)(2) of title 11, United States Code, as 
     amended by section 153, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
       ``(D) the commencement or continuation of a proceeding 
     concerning a child custody or visitation;
       ``(E) the commencement or continuation of a proceeding 
     alleging domestic violence; or
       ``(F) the commencement or continuation of a proceeding 
     seeking a dissolution of marriage, except to the extent the 
     proceeding concerns property of the estate;''.

     SEC. 154. DISCLOSURES.

       (a) Disclosures.--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. 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 income, the amounts specified in 
     section 707(b)(2) and, in a chapter 13 case, disposable 
     income (determined in accordance with section 707(b)(2)) 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:
       `` `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.'.

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       ``(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 shall be provided 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 income, the amounts specified in section 
     707(b)(2)) and, in a chapter 13 case, how to determine 
     disposable income in accordance with section 707(b)(2) 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 date on which the notice is given the 
     assisted person.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections 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. Disclosures.''.

     SEC. 155. DEBTOR'S BILL OF RIGHTS.

       Subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 11, United States Code, 
     as amended by sections 106 and 154, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

     ``Sec. 528. 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) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 5 of title 11, United States Code, as amended by 
     sections 106 and 154, is amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 527, the following:

``528. Debtor's bill of rights.''.
                TITLE II--DISCOURAGING BANKRUPTCY ABUSE

     SEC. 201. REENACTMENT OF CHAPTER 12.

       (a) Reenactment.--Chapter 12 of title 11, United States 
     Code, as in effect on March 31, 1999, is hereby reenacted.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on March 31, 1999.

     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, as amended by sections 113, 125, and 147 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking ``(2)(A)'' and inserting:
       ``(3) Property listed in this paragraph is--
       ``(A) subject to subsections (o) and (p),'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the 
     end and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iv) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) 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)(D) and subsection 
     (d)(12), 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 one 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)(D) or subsection 
     (d)(12) 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)(D) or subsection (d)(12) 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 118, 132, 136, and 141 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 (29) the following: ``Paragraph (29) 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

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     filing of a petition. Nothing in paragraph (29) 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.''.
       (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)(29) 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 in 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 
     such property to the lessor, if the trustee does not assume 
     or reject the unexpired lease by the earlier of--
       ``(i) the date that is 120 days after the date of the order 
     for relief; or
       ``(ii) the date of the entry of an order confirming a plan.
       ``(B)(i) The court may extend the period determined under 
     subparagraph (A) for 120 days upon motion of the trustee or 
     the lessor for cause.
       ``(ii) If the court grants an extension under clause (i), 
     the court may grant a subsequent extension only upon prior 
     written consent of the lessor.''.

     SEC. 206. CREDITORS AND EQUITY SECURITY HOLDERS COMMITTEES.

       (a) Appointment.--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. The court may expand 
     the membership of a committee to include a creditor that is 
     small business if the court determines that such creditor 
     holds claims of the kind represented by such committee that 
     are, in the aggregate, disproportionately large when compared 
     to the annual gross revenue of such creditor.''.
       (b) Information.--Section 1102(b) of title 11, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) A committee appointed under subsection (a) shall 
     provide access to information for creditors who hold claims 
     of the kind represented by such committee and who are not 
     appointed such committee, shall to be open for comment from 
     such creditors, and shall be subject to a court order 
     compelling additional reports or disclosure to be made to 
     such creditors.''.

     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 paragraph (3)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A) after ``awarded'', by inserting 
     ``to an examiner, chapter 11 trustee, or professional 
     person''; and
       (B) by redesignating subdivisions (A) through (E) as 
     clauses (i) through (iv), respectively; and
       (2) by adding at the the following:
       ``(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 
     $5,000.''.

     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,''.

     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 (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 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)--

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       (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)(2) 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''.

     SEC. 216. 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. 217. PRIORITY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.

       Section 503(b) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by deleting ``and'' at the end of paragraph (5);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (6) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by inserting the following after paragraph (6):
       ``(7) with respect to a nonresidential real property lease 
     previously assumed under section 365, and subsequently 
     rejected, a sum equal to all monetary obligations due, 
     excluding those arising from or relating to a failure to 
     operate or penalty provisions, for the period of one year 
     following the later of the rejection date or date of actual 
     turnover of the premises, without reduction or setoff for any 
     reason whatsoever except for sums actually received or to be 
     received from a nondebtor; and the claim for remaining sums 
     due for the balance of the term of the lease shall be a claim 
     under section 502(b)(6).''.

     SEC. 218. NONDISCHARGEABILITY OF CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS 
                   AND LOANS.

       Section 523(a)(8) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(8) for--
       ``(A) an educational benefit overpayment or loan made, 
     insured or guaranteed by a governmental unit, or made under 
     any program funded in whole or in part by a governmental unit 
     or nonprofit institution, or for an obligation to repay funds 
     received as an educational benefit, scholarship or stipend; 
     or
       ``(B) any other education loan incurred by an individual 
     debtor that meets the definition of `Qualified Education 
     Loan' under section 221(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code,
     unless excepting such debt from discharge under this 
     paragraph will impose an undue hardship on the debtor and a 
     debtor's dependents;''.
           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 or that the exigent circumstances 
     require filing before such 5-day period expires; 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 unless the 
     debtor 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 provide service to the additional 
     individuals who would be required to compete the 
     instructional course by reason of the requirements of this 
     section. Each United States trustee or bankruptcy 
     administrator that makes such a determination shall review 
     that determination not later than 1 year after the date of 
     that determination, and not less frequently than every year 
     thereafter.''.
       (c) Chapter 13 Discharge.--Section 1328 of title 11, United 
     States Code, as amended by section 137, is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(g) 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.
       ``(h) Subsection (g) 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 provide service to the additional 
     individuals who would be required to complete the 
     instructional course by reason of the requirements of this 
     section.
       ``(i) Each United States trustee or bankruptcy 
     administrator that makes a determination described in 
     subsection (h) 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 604 and 120, 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) 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 publicly 
     available list of credit counseling agencies and of programs 
     described in section 109(h) and instructional courses offered 
     by such agencies currently approved by--
       ``(1) the United States Trustee; or
       ``(2) the bankruptcy administrator for the district.
       ``(b) The United States Trustee or bankruptcy administrator 
     shall only approve credit counseling agencies which satisfy 
     standards set in regulations promulgated by the Federal Trade 
     Commission and which are accredited by the Council on 
     Accreditation or an equivalent third party nonprofit 
     accrediting organization.
       ``(c) The United States Trustee or bankruptcy administrator 
     shall only approve programs or courses under subsection (a) 
     if they satisfy standards set in regulations promulgated by 
     the Executive Office of the United States Trustees. The 
     Executive Office of the United States Trustee is authorized 
     to promulgate regulations setting such standards.

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       ``(d) The Federal Trade Commission shall have authority to 
     promulgate regulations setting standards for credit 
     counseling agencies for the purposes of subsection (b). Such 
     standards shall establish minimum requirements for such 
     agencies with respect to providing qualified counselors, 
     safekeeping and payment of client funds, disclosure to 
     clients, adequate counseling with respect to client credit 
     problems, and such other matters as relate to the quality and 
     financial security of such programs. Nothing in this 
     provision shall limit the authority of the Federal Trade 
     Commission pursuant to the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 
     U.S.C. 45 et seq.).
       ``(e) The United States Trustee or bankruptcy administrator 
     may notify the clerk that a credit counseling agency, or a 
     program or course, is no longer approved, in which case the 
     clerk shall remove it from the list maintained under 
     subsection (a).''.
       (2) Regulations.--The Federal Trade Commission and the 
     Executive Office of United States Trustees shall promulgate 
     regulations pursuant to the power delegated in this section 
     within 180 days of the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (3) 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.''.
       (e) Definitions.--Section 101 of title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) 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;'';
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (27A), as added by section 
     318 of this Act, the following:
       ``(27B) `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;'';
       (3) in section 362(b), as amended by sections 117, 118, 
     132, 136, 141, 203, 818, and 1007--
       (A) in paragraph (28) by striking ``or'' at the end 
     thereof;
       (B) in paragraph (29) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (29) the following:
       ``(30) 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
       (4) 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;''.
       (f) Limitation.--Section 362 of title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) If one case commenced under chapter 7, 11, or 13 of 
     this title is dismissed due to the creation of a debt 
     repayment plan administered by a credit counseling agency 
     approved pursuant to section 111 of this title, 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.''.
       (g) Return of Goods Shipped.--Section 546(g) of title 11, 
     United States Code, as added by section 222(a) of Public Law 
     103-394, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(h) Notwithstanding the rights and powers of a trustee 
     under sections 544(a), 545, 547, 549, and 553 of this title, 
     if the court determines on a motion by the trustee made not 
     later than 120 days after the date of the order for relief in 
     a case under chapter 11 of this title and after notice and 
     hearing, that a return is in the best interests of the 
     estate, the debtor, with the consent of the creditor, and 
     subject to the prior rights, if any, of third parties in such 
     goods, may return goods shipped to the debtor by the creditor 
     before the commencement of the case, and the creditor may 
     offset the purchase price of such goods against any claim of 
     the creditor against the debtor that arose before the 
     commencement of the case.''.

     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''.

     SEC. 304. LOCAL FILING OF BANKRUPTCY CASES.

       Section 1408 of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Except'' and inserting ``(a) Except''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) For the purposes of subsection (a), if the debtor is 
     a corporation, the domicile and residence of the debtor are 
     conclusively presumed to be where the debtor's principal 
     place of business in the United States is located.''.

     SEC. 305. PERMITTING ASSUMPTION OF CONTRACTS.

       (a) Section 365(c) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(c)(1) The trustee may not assume or assign an executory 
     contract or unexpired lease of the debtor, whether or not the 
     contract or lease prohibits or restricts assignment of rights 
     or delegation of duties, if--
       ``(A)(i) applicable law excuses a party to the contract or 
     lease from accepting performance from or rendering 
     performance to an assignee of the contract or lease, whether 
     or not the contract or lease prohibits or restricts 
     assignment of rights or delegation of duties; and
       ``(ii) the party does not consent to the assumption or 
     assignment; or
       ``(B) the contract is a contract to make a loan, or extend 
     other debt financing or financial accommodations, to or for 
     the benefit of the debtor, or to issue a security of the 
     debtor.
       ``(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(A) and applicable 
     nonbankruptcy law, in a case under chapter 11 of this title, 
     a trustee in a case in which a debtor is a corporation, or a 
     debtor in possession, may assume an executory contract or 
     unexpired lease of the debtor, whether or not the contract or 
     lease prohibits or restricts assignment of rights or 
     delegation of duties.
       ``(3) The trustee may not assume or assign an unexpired 
     lease of the debtor of nonresidential real property, whether 
     or not the contract or lease prohibits or restricts 
     assignment of rights or delegation of duties, if the lease 
     has been terminated under applicable nonbankruptcy law before 
     the order for relief.''.
       (b) Section 365(d) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking paragraphs (5), (6), (7), (8), and (9), 
     and redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (5).
       (c) Section 365(e) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(e)(1) Notwithstanding a provision in an executory 
     contract or unexpired lease, or in applicable law, an 
     executory contract or unexpired lease of the debtor may not 
     be terminated or modified, and any right or obligation under 
     such contract or lease may not be terminated or modified, at 
     any time after the commencement of the case solely because of 
     a provision in such contract or lease that is conditioned 
     on--
       ``(A) the insolvency or financial condition of the debtor 
     at any time before the closing of the case;
       ``(B) the commencement of a case under this title; or
       ``(C) the appointment of or taking possession by a trustee 
     in a case under this title or a custodian before such 
     commencement.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to an executory contract 
     or unexpired lease of the debtor if the trustee may not 
     assume or assign, and the debtor in possession may not 
     assume, the contract or lease by reason of the provisions of 
     subsection (c) of this section.''.
       (d) Section 365(f)(1) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking the semicolon and all that follows 
     through ``event''.
             TITLE IV SMALL BUSINESS BANKRUPTCY PROVISIONS

     SEC. 401. FLEXIBLE RULES FOR DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND PLAN.

       (a) Section 1125(a)(1) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting before the semicolon following:
     ``and 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''.
       (b) Section 1125(f) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) Notwithstanding subsection (b)--
       ``(1) the court may determine that the plan itself provides 
     adequate information and that a separate disclosure statement 
     is not necessary;
       ``(2) the court may approve a disclosure statement 
     submitted on standard forms approved by the court or adopted 
     pursuant to section 2075 of title 28, United States Code; and
       ``(3)(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

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       ``(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; and
       ``(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 one or more affiliates or 
     insiders), 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 one 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. 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, 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; and
       ``(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, 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

       ``(a) 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 responsible individual, meetings 
     scheduled by the court or the United States trustee, 
     including initial debtor interviews 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) 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 
     one 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 or a responsible time set by the court, 
     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; 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 a trustee has 
     been appointed under this chapter, or unless the court, on 
     request of a party in interest and after notice and hearing, 
     shortens such time;
       ``(2) the debtor shall file a plan, and any necessary 
     disclosure statement, not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the order for relief, unless the United States Trustee has 
     appointed under section 1102(a)(1) of this title a committee 
     of unsecured creditors that the court has determined, before 
     the 90 days has expired, is sufficiently active and 
     representative to provide effective oversight of the debtor; 
     and
       ``(3) the time periods specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) 
     of this subsection and the time fixed in section 1129(e) of 
     this title for confirmation of a plan, may be extended only 
     as follows:
       ``(A) On request of a party in interest made within the 
     respective periods, and after notice and hearing, the court 
     may for cause grant one or more extensions, cumulatively not 
     to exceed 60 days, if the movant establishes--
       ``(i) that no cause exists to dismiss or convert the case 
     or appoint a trustee or examiner under subparagraphs (A) (I) 
     of section 1112(b) of this title; and
       ``(ii) that there is a reasonable possibility the court 
     will confirm a plan within a reasonable time;
       ``(B) On request of a party in interest made within the 
     respective periods, and after notice and hearing, the court 
     may for cause grant one or more extensions in excess of those 
     authorized under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, if the 
     movant establishes:
       ``(i) that no cause exists to dismiss or convert the case 
     or appoint a trustee or examiner under subparagraphs (A) (I) 
     of section 1112(b)(3) of this title; and
       ``(ii) that it is more likely than not that the court will 
     confirm a plan within a reasonable time; and
       ``(C) a new deadline shall be imposed whenever an extension 
     is granted.''.

     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 debtor shall confirm a 
     plan not later than 150 days after the date of the order for 
     relief unless--
       ``(1) the United States Trustee has appointed, under 
     section 1102(a)(1) of this title, a committee of unsecured 
     creditors that the court has determined, before the 150 days 
     has expired, is sufficiently active and representative to 
     provide effective oversight of the debtor; or

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       ``(2) 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.

       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 (5) by striking ``and at the end'';
       (3) in paragraph (6) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
       ``(7) 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
       ``(8) 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, as amended by 
     section 302, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (i) as so redesignated by section 122--
       (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 (j), as added by section 
     302, the following:
       ``(k)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this 
     subsection, the provisions of subsection (a) of thissection 
     shall not apply in a case in which the debtor--
       ``(A) is a debtor in a case under this title pending at the 
     time the petition is filed;
       ``(B) was a debtor in a case under this title 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;
       ``(C) was a debtor in a case under this title in which a 
     chapter 11, 12, or 13 plan was confirmed in the 2-year period 
     ending on the date of the order for relief entered with 
     respect to the petition; or
       ``(D) is an entity that has succeeded to substantially all 
     of the assets or business of a debtor described in 
     subparagraph (A), (B), or (C).
       ``(2) This subsection shall not apply--
       ``(A) to a case initiated by an involuntary petition filed 
     by a creditor that is not an insider or affiliate of the 
     debtor; or
       ``(B) after such time as the debtor, after notice and a 
     hearing, demonstrates by a preponderance of the evidence, 
     that the filing of such petition resulted from circumstances 
     beyond the control of the debtor and not foreseeable at the 
     time the earlier case was filed; and that it is more likely 
     than not that the court will confirm a plan, other than a 
     liquidating plan, within a reasonable time.''.

     SEC. 413. EXPANDED GROUNDS FOR DISMISSAL OR CONVERSION AND 
                   APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEE OR EXAMINER.

       (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 paragraphs (2) and (4) of 
     this subsection, and in subsection (c) of this section, 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, or appoint a trustee or examiner under section 
     1104(e) of this title, whichever is in the best interest of 
     creditors and the estate, if the movant establishes cause.
       ``(2) The court may decline to grant the relief specified 
     in paragraph (1) of this subsection 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 cause 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 insurance that poses a material 
     risk to the estate or the public;
       ``(D) unauthorized use of cash collateral harmful to one 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;
       ``(H) failure timely to provide information or attend 
     meetings reasonably requested by the United States trustee or 
     bankruptcy administrator;
       ``(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, United States Code;
       ``(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 may grant relief under this subsection for 
     cause as defined in subparagraphs C, F, G, H, or K of 
     paragraph 3 of this subsection only upon motion of the United 
     States trustee or bankruptcy administrator or upon the courts 
     own motion.
       ``(5) 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 or 
     Examiner.--Section 1104 of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) If grounds exist to convert or dismiss the case under 
     section 1112 of this title, the court may instead appoint a 
     trustee or examiner, if it determines that such appointment 
     is in the best interests of creditors and the estate.''.

     SEC. 414. STUDY OF OPERATION OF TITLE 11, 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, 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

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     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(a) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``555, 556,'' after ``553,''; and
       (2) by inserting ``559, 560, 561, 562'' 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 and activities 
     related thereto 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. 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 
     603, 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 the 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. After 5 days following 
     receipt of such notice, any notice the court or the debtor is 
     required to give the creditor 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 604, 120, 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 monthly income and current 
     expenditures prepared in accordance with section 707(b)(2);

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       ``(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; and
       ``(vi) 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 at a reasonable cost 
     within 5 business days after such request.
       ``(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 
     current monthly income and expenditures in the preceding tax 
     year and current monthly income less expenditures for the 
     month preceding the statement prepared in accordance with 
     section 707(b)(2) 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.
       ``(g)(1) A statement referred to in subsection (f)(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 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 (h).
       ``(h)(1) Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of the Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1999, 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 
     reasonable restrictions on creditor access to tax information 
     that is required to be provided under this section to verify 
     creditor identity and to restrict use of the information 
     except with respect to the case.
       ``(3) Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
     of the Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1999, 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) to provide timely and sufficient information to 
     creditors concerning the case; and
       ``(B) if appropriate, includes proposed legislation--
       ``(i) to further protect the confidentiality of tax 
     information or to make it better available to creditors; and
       ``(ii) to provide penalties for the improper use by any 
     person of the tax information required to be provided under 
     this section.
       ``(i) 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.''.
       (c) Section 1324 of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``After''; and
       (2) by inserting at the end thereof--
       ``(c) Whenever a party in interest is given notice of a 
     hearing on the confirmation or modification of a plan under 
     this chapter, such notice shall include the information 
     provided by the debtor on the most recent statement filed 
     with the court pursuant to section 521(a)(1)(B)(ii) or (f)(4) 
     of this title.''.

     SEC. 604. DISMISSAL FOR FAILURE TO TIMELY FILE SCHEDULES OR 
                   PROVIDE REQUIRED INFORMATION.

       Section 521 of title 11, United States Code, as amended by 
     section 603 is amended by inserting after subsection (a) 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 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.''.

     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 income of the debtor and the 
     debtor's spouse combined, when multiplied by 12, is not less 
     than the highest national median family income last reported 
     by the Bureau of the Census for a family of equal or lesser 
     size or, in the case of a household of one person, not less 
     than the national median household income for one earner, the 
     plan may not provide for payments over a period that is 
     longer than 5 years. If the current monthly income of the 
     debtor and the debtor's spouse combined, when multiplied by 
     12, is less than the highest national median family income 
     for a family of equal or lesser size, or in the case of a 
     household of one person, the national median household income 
     for one 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. Notwithstanding 
     the foregoing, the national median family income for a family 
     of more than four individuals shall be the national median 
     family income last reported by the Bureau of the Census for a 
     family of four individuals plus $583 for each additional 
     member of the family.'';
       (2) in section 1325(b)(1)(B) as amended by section 130--
       (A) by striking ``three year period'' and inserting 
     ``applicable commitment period''; and
       (B) by inserting at the end of subparagraph (B) the 
     following: ``The `applicable commitment period' shall be not 
     less than 5 years if the current monthly income of the debtor 
     and the debtor's spouse combined, when multiplied by 12, is 
     not less than the highest national median family income last 
     reported by the Bureau of the Census for a family of equal or 
     lesser size, or in the case of a household of one person, the 
     national median household income for one earner. 
     Notwithstanding the foregoing, the national median family 
     income for a family of more than four individuals shall be 
     the national median family income last reported by the Bureau 
     of the Census for a family of four individuals plus $583 for 
     each additional member of the family.''; and
       (3) in section 1329--
       (A) by striking in subsection (c) ``three years'' and 
     inserting ``the applicable commitment period under section 
     1325(b)(1)(B)''; and
       (B) by inserting at the end of subsection (c) the 
     following:
     ``The duration period shall be 5 years if the current monthly 
     income of the debtor and the debtor's spouse combined, when 
     multiplied by 12, is not less than the highest national 
     median family income last reported by the Bureau of the 
     Census for a family of equal or lesser size or, in the case 
     of a household of one person, the national median household 
     income for one earner, as of the date of the modification and 
     shall be 3 years if the current monthly total income of the

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     debtor and the debtor's spouse combined, when multiplied by 
     12, is less than the highest national median family income 
     last reported by the Bureau of the Census for a family of 
     equal or lesser size or, in the case of a household of one 
     person, less than the national median household income for 
     one earner as of the date of the modification. 
     Notwithstanding the foregoing, the national median family 
     income for a family of more than four individuals shall be 
     the national median family income last reported by the Bureau 
     of the Census for a family of four individuals plus $583 for 
     each additional member of the family.''.

     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 first sentence by striking ``until the case is 
     converted or dismissed, whichever occurs first''; and
       (2) in the second 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, 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.''.

     SEC. 612. BANKRUPTCY APPEALS.

       (a) Appeals.--Title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after section 1292 the following:

     ``Sec. 1293. Bankruptcy appeals

       ``(a) The courts of appeals (other than the United States 
     Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit) shall have 
     jurisdiction of appeals from the following:
       ``(1) Final orders and judgments entered by bankruptcy 
     courts and district courts in cases under title 11, in 
     proceedings arising under title 11, and in proceedings 
     arising in or related to a case under title 11, including 
     final orders in proceedings regarding the automatic stay of 
     section 362 of title 11, United States Code.
       ``(2) Interlocutory orders entered by bankruptcy courts and 
     district courts granting, continuing, modifying, refusing or 
     dissolving injunctions, or refusing to dissolve or modify 
     injunctions in cases under title 11, in proceedings arising 
     under title 11, and in proceedings arising in or related to a 
     case under title 11, other than interlocutory orders in 
     proceedings regarding the automatic stay of section 362 of 
     title 11, United States Code.
       ``(3) Interlocutory orders of bankruptcy courts and 
     district courts entered under section 1104(a) or 1121(d) of 
     title 11, or the refusal to enter an order under such 
     section.
       ``(4) 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 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.
       ``(5) Final decisions, judgments, orders, and decrees 
     entered by a bankruptcy appellate panel under subsection (b) 
     of this section.
       ``(b)(1) The judicial council of a circuit may establish a 
     bankruptcy appellate panel composed of bankruptcy judges in 
     the circuit who are appointed by the judicial council, which 
     panel shall exercise the jurisdiction to review orders and 
     judgments of bankruptcy courts described in paragraphs (1) 
     through (5) of subsection (a) of this section unless--
       ``(A) the appellant elects at the time of filing the 
     appeal; or
       ``(B) any other party elects, not later than 10 days after 
     service of the notice of the appeal,
     to have such jurisdiction exercised by the court of appeals.
       ``(2) An appeal to be heard by a bankruptcy appellate panel 
     under paragraph (1) shall be heard by three members of the 
     bankruptcy appellate panel, provided that a member of such 
     panel may not hear an appeal originating in the district for 
     which such member is appointed or designated under section 
     152 of this title.
       ``(3) If authorized by the Judicial Conference of the 
     United States, the judicial councils of two or more circuits 
     may establish a joint bankruptcy appellate panel.''.
       (b) Procedural Rules.--Until rules of practice and 
     procedure are promulgated or amended pursuant to the Rules 
     Enabling Act (28 U.S.C. 2071-77) to govern appeals to a 
     bankruptcy appellate panel or to a court of appeals 
     exercising jurisdiction pursuant to section 1293 of title 28, 
     as added by this Act, the following shall apply:
       (1) A notice of appeal with respect to an appeal from an 
     order or judgment of a bankruptcy court to a court of appeals 
     or a bankruptcy appellate panel must be filed within the time 
     provided in Rule 8002 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy 
     Procedure.
       (2) An appeal to a bankruptcy appellate panel shall be 
     taken in the manner provided in Part VIII of the Federal 
     Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and local court rules.
       (3) An appeal from an order or judgment of a bankruptcy 
     court directly to a court of appeals shall be governed by the 
     rules of practice and procedure that apply to a civil appeal 
     from a judgment of a district court exercising original 
     jurisdiction, as if the bankruptcy court were a district 
     court, except as provided in paragraph (1) regarding the time 
     to appeal or by local court rules.
       (4) An appeal to a court of appeals from a decision, 
     judgment, order, or decree entered by a bankruptcy appellate 
     panel exercising appellate jurisdiction shall be taken in the 
     manner provided by Rule 6(b) of the Federal Rules of 
     Appellate Procedure.
       (c) Repealer.--(1) Section 158 of title 28, United States 
     Code, is repealed.
       (2) The table of sections of chapter 6 of title 28, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 158.

     SEC. 613. GAO STUDY.

       (a) Study.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a study of the feasibility, 
     effectiveness, and cost of requiring trustees appointed under 
     title 11, United States Code, or the bankruptcy courts, to 
     provide to the Office of Child Support Enforcement promptly 
     after the commencement of cases by individual debtors under 
     such title, the names and social security numbers of such 
     debtors for the purposes of allowing such Office to determine 
     whether such debtors have outstanding obligations for child 
     support (as determined on the basis of information in the 
     Federal Case Registry or other national database).
       (b) Report.--Not later than 300 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
     to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 
     President pro tempore of the Senate, a report containing the 
     results of the study required by subsection (a).

     SEC. 614. COMPENSATING TRUSTEES.

       Title 11, United States Code, is amended--

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       (1) in section 104(b)(1) in the material preceding 
     subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by striking ``and''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, 1326(b)(3)'' before ``immediately'';
       (2) in section 326, by inserting at the end the following:
       ``(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, 
     the court shall allow reasonable compensation under section 
     330(a) of this title for the services and expenses of the 
     trustee in taking the actions described in paragraphs (1) and 
     (2) if--
       ``(1) a trustee in a chapter 7 case commences a motion to 
     dismiss or convert under section 707(b) and such motion is 
     granted; or
       ``(2) the trustee demonstrates by a preponderance of the 
     evidence that the case was converted or dismissed because of 
     the trustee's actions.''; and
       (3) in section 1326(b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end 
     thereof and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3)(A) the amount of the compensation described in 
     subclauses (I) and (II) which is unpaid at the time of each 
     such payment, prorated over the remaining duration of the 
     plan--
       ``(i) and which has been allowed in a case--
       ``(I) converted to this chapter; or
       ``(II) dismissed from chapter 7 in which the debtor in this 
     case was a debtor, whether dismissed voluntarily by the 
     debtor or on motion of the trustee under section 707(b);
       ``(ii) but only to the extent such compensation has been 
     allowed to a chapter 7 trustee under section 326(e);
       ``(B) the compensation payable to the chapter 7 trustee in 
     the case under this chapter shall not exceed the greater of 
     the trustee fee allowed pursuant to section 330 of this title 
     plus--
       ``(i) $25 per month; or
       ``(ii) the amount payable to unsecured nonpriority 
     creditors as provided by the plan multiplied by 5 percent, 
     and the result divided by the number of months in the plan; 
     and
       ``(C) notwithstanding any other provision of this title, 
     any such compensation awarded to a chapter 7 trustee in a 
     converted or dismissed case shall be payable and may be 
     collected in a case under this chapter--
       ``(i) even if such amount has been discharged in a prior 
     proceeding under this title; and
       ``(ii) only to the extent permitted by this section.''.
                       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);
       ``(2) make the statistics available to the public; and
       ``(3) not later than October 31, 2000, 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, 
     United States Code;
       ``(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 monthly income, and average income and 
     average expenses of those debtors as reported on the 
     schedules and statements that each such debtor files under 
     sections 521 and 1322 of title 11, United States Code;
       ``(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, the number of cases 
     dismissed for failure to make payments under the plan, the 
     number of cases refiled after dismissal, and the number of 
     cases in which the plan was completed, separately itemized 
     with respect to the number of modifications made before 
     completion of the plan, if any; 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 the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 702. UNIFORM RULES FOR THE COLLECTION OF BANKRUPTCY 
                   DATA.

       (a) Amendment.--Title 28, 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, United States Code; and
       ``(2) periodic reports by debtors in possession or 
     trustees, as the case may be, in cases under chapter 11 of 
     title 11, United States Code.
       ``(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 one 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

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     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, 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, as amended by section 603, 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 section 603 and subsection 
     (a), is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) 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.

       (a) Amendment.--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.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections of chapter 
     5 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 510 the following:

``511. Rate of interest on tax claims.''.

     SEC. 805. TOLLING OF PRIORITY OF TAX CLAIM TIME PERIODS.

       Section 507(a)(8)(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

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     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, 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,''; and
       (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, United States Code; or
       ``(2) payment of the tax is excused under a specific 
     provision of title 11, United States Code.
       ``(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, United States Code, if--
       ``(1) the tax was not incurred by a trustee duly appointed 
     under chapter 7 of title 11, United States Code; 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. 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 140, 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 135, 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

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       (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 118, 132, 136, and 203, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (29) by striking ``or'';
       (2) in paragraph (30) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (30) the following:
       ``(31) 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.
``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 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, other than a 
     foreign insurance company, 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.
       ``(d) The court may not grant relief under this chapter 
     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.

                   ``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

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     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 one 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, the court may 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 may commence a case under 
     section 1504 of this title by filing with the court a 
     petition for recognition of a foreign proceeding under 
     section 1515 of this title.
       ``(b) If the court grants recognition under section 1515 of 
     this title, and subject to any limitations that the court may 
     impose consistent with the policy of this chapter--
       ``(1) the foreign representative has the capacity to sue 
     and be sued in a court in the United States;
       ``(2) the foreign representative may apply directly to a 
     court in the United States for appropriate relief in that 
     court; and
       ``(3) a court in the United States shall grant comity or 
     cooperation to the foreign representative.
       ``(c) A request for comity or cooperation by a foreign 
     representative in a court in the United States shall be 
     accompanied by a certified copy of an order granting 
     recognition under section 1517 of this title.
       ``(d) If the court denies recognition under this chapter, 
     the court may issue any appropriate order necessary to 
     prevent the foreign representative from obtaining comity or 
     cooperation from courts in the United States.
       ``(e) Whether or not the court grants recognition, and 
     subject to sections 306 and 1510 of this title, a foreign 
     representative is subject to applicable nonbankruptcy law.
       ``(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, 
     the failure of a foreign representative to commence a case or 
     to obtain recognition under this chapter does not affect any 
     right the foreign representative may have to sue in a court 
     in the United State to collect or recover a claim which is 
     the property of the debtor.''.

     ``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 certified copy of an order granting 
     recognition. 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 under 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;

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       ``(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 constitutes 
     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 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 court rules on the petition, 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) sections 361 and 362 with respect to the debtor and 
     that property of the debtor that is within the territorial 
     jurisdiction of the United States;
       ``(2) sections 363, 549, and 552 of this title apply to a 
     transfer of an interest of the debtor in property that is 
     within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States to 
     the same extent that the sections would apply to property of 
     an estate;
       ``(3) unless the court orders otherwise, the foreign 
     representative may operate the debtor's business and may 
     exercise the rights and powers of a trustee under and to the 
     extent provided by sections 363 and 552; and
       ``(4) section 552 applies to property of the debtor that is 
     within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States.''.
       ``(b) Subsection (a) does not affect the right to commence 
     an individual action or proceeding in a foreign country to 
     the extent necessary to preserve a claim against the debtor.
       ``(c) 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 an 
     individual action or proceeding 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)(3) 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 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;

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       ``(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. OTHER AMENDMENTS TO TITLES 11 AND 28, 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 1505, 1513, and 1514 apply in all cases 
     under this title; and
       ``(2) section 1509 applies whether or not a case under this 
     title is pending.''.
       (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, under a law relating to insolvency or 
     adjustment of debt 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, United States Code.''.
       (2) Bankruptcy cases and proceedings.--Section 1334(c) 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 striking ``or 13'' and 
     inserting ``13, or 15,'' after ``chapter''.
       (d) Other Sections of Title 11.--(1) Section 109(b)(3) of 
     title 11, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3)(A) a foreign insurance company, engaged in such 
     business in the United States; or
       ``(B) a foreign bank, savings bank, cooperative bank, 
     savings and loan association, building and loan association, 
     or credit union, which has a branch or agency (as defined in 
     section 3101 of title 12, United States Code) in the United 
     States.''.
       (2) Section 303(k) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     repealed.
       (3)(A) Section 304 of title 11, United States Code, is 
     repealed.
       (B) The table of sections of chapter 3 of title 11, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 304.
       (C) Section 306 of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``, 304,'' each place it appears.
       (4) Section 305(a)(2) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended to read:
       ``(2)(A) a petition under section 1515 of this title for 
     recognition of a foreign proceeding has been granted; and
       ``(B) the purposes of chapter 15 of this title would be 
     best served by such dismissal or suspension.''.
       (5) Section 508 of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking subsection (a) and by striking out the letter 
     ``(b)'' at the beginning of the second paragraph.
                 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 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;

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       ``(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, but not limited to, 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 term `repurchase 
     agreement' (which definition also applies to a reverse 
     repurchase agreement)--

       ``(I) mean an agreement, including related terms, which 
     provides for the transfer of one 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.--Section 11(e)(8)(D)(iv) 
     of 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 one 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 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 promulgated by the Securities and 
     Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading 
     Commission.''.

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       (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)'';
       (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 one 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 one 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 
     of the United States (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 one 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 one 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.''.

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     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 one 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 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 two 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 two 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, United 
     States Code).''; 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 one or more netting contracts 
     between any two financial institutions 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).''.
       (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 one or more netting contracts 
     between any two 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) any combination of agreements or transactions 
     referred to in subparagraphs (A) and (C);
       ``(C) any option to enter into an agreement or transaction 
     referred to in subparagraph (A) or (B);
       ``(D) a master agreement that provides for an agreement or 
     transaction referred to in

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     subparagraph (A), (B), or (C), together with all supplements 
     to any such master agreement, without regard to whether such 
     master agreement provides for an agreement or transaction 
     that is not a forward contract under this paragraph, except 
     that such master agreement shall be considered to be a 
     forward contract under this paragraph only with respect to 
     each agreement or transaction under such master agreement 
     that is referred to in subparagraph (A), (B) or (C); or
       ``(E) a security agreement or arrangement, or other credit 
     enhancement related to any 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) in paragraph (46), by striking ``on any day during the 
     period beginning 90 days before the date of'' and replacing 
     it with ``at any time before'';
       (C) by amending paragraph (47) to read as follows:
       ``(47) `repurchase agreement' (which definition also 
     applies to a reverse repurchase agreement) means--
       ``(i) an agreement, including related terms, which provides 
     for the transfer of one or more certificates of deposit, 
     mortgage-related securities (as 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' 
     acceptance, securities, loans, or interests of the kind 
     described above, at a date certain not later than 1 year 
     after such transfer or on demand, against the transfer of 
     funds;
       ``(ii) any 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 agreement that provides for an agreement or 
     transaction referred to in clause (i), (ii), or (iii), 
     together with all supplements to any such master agreement, 
     without regard to whether such master agreement provides for 
     an agreement or transaction that is not a repurchase 
     agreement under this paragraph, except that such master 
     agreement shall be considered to be a repurchase agreement 
     under this paragraph only with respect to each agreement or 
     transaction under the master agreement that is referred to in 
     clause (i), (ii), or (iii); or
       ``(v) a security agreement or arrangement or other credit 
     enhancement related to any agreement or transaction 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) does 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;'';
       (D) 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
       (E) by amending paragraph (53B) to read as follows:
       ``(53B) `swap agreement'--
       ``(A) means--
       ``(i) any agreement, including the terms and conditions 
     incorporated by reference in 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 an equity swap, option, future, 
     or forward agreement; a debt index or a debt swap, option, 
     future, or forward agreement; a credit spread or a credit 
     swap, option, future, or forward agreement; or a commodity 
     index or a commodity swap, option, future, or forward 
     agreement;
       ``(ii) any agreement or transaction similar to any other 
     agreement or transaction referred to in this paragraph that--

       ``(I) is presently, 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 one or more 
     rates, currencies commodities, equity securities, or other 
     equity instruments, debt securities or other debt 
     instruments, or on an economic index or measure of economic 
     risk or value;

       ``(iii) any combination of agreements or transactions 
     referred to in this paragraph;
       ``(iv) any option to enter into an agreement or transaction 
     referred to in this paragraph;
       ``(v) a master agreement that provides for an agreement or 
     transaction referred to in clause (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv), 
     together with all supplements to any such master agreement, 
     and without regard to whether the master agreement contains 
     an agreement or transaction that is not a swap agreement 
     under this paragraph, except that the master agreement shall 
     be considered to be a swap agreement under this paragraph 
     only with respect to each agreement or transaction under the 
     master agreement that is referred to in clause (i), (ii), 
     (iii), or (iv); or
       ``(B) any security agreement or arrangement or other credit 
     enhancement related to any agreements or transactions 
     referred to in subparagraph (A); and
       ``(C) 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 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 an interest therein or based on the value 
     thereof), or option on any of the foregoing, including an 
     option to purchase or sell any such security certificate of 
     deposit, loan, interest, group or index or option;
       ``(ii) any option entered into on a national securities 
     exchange relating to foreign currencies;
       ``(iii) the guarantee by or to any securities clearing 
     agency of a settlement of cash, securities, certificates of 
     deposit 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 such security certificate of 
     deposit, loan, interest, group or index or option;
       ``(iv) any margin loan;
       ``(v) any other agreement or transaction that is similar to 
     an agreement or transaction referred to in this paragraph;
       ``(vi) any combination of the agreements or transactions 
     referred to in this paragraph;
       ``(vii) any option to enter into any agreement or 
     transaction referred to in this paragraph;
       ``(viii) a master 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 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 paragraph, except that 
     such master agreement shall be considered to be a securities 
     contract under this paragraph only with respect to each 
     agreement or transaction under such master agreement that is 
     referred to in clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), or 
     (vii); or
       ``(ix) any security agreement or arrangement, or other 
     credit enhancement, related to any agreement or transaction 
     referred to in this paragraph, but not to exceed the actual 
     value of such contract on the date of the filing of the 
     petition; and
       ``(B) does not include any 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) any combination of the agreements or transactions 
     referred to in this paragraph;
       ``(H) any option to enter into an agreement or transaction 
     referred to in this paragraph;
       ``(I) a master 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 the 
     master netting agreement provides for an agreement or 
     transaction that is not a commodity contract under this 
     paragraph, except that the master agreement shall be 
     considered to be a commodity contract under this paragraph 
     only with respect to each agreement or transaction under the 
     master 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 related to any agreement or transaction 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 (domestic or 
     foreign) that is a commercial or savings bank, industrial 
     savings bank, savings and loan association, trust company, or

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     receiver or conservator for such entity and, when any such 
     Federal reserve bank, receiver, 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, at 
     the time it enters into a securities contract, commodity 
     contract or forward contract, or at the time of the filing of 
     the petition, has one or more agreements or transactions 
     described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), or (5) of section 
     561(a) 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 one or 
     more 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) `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 one or more contracts 
     that are described in any one or more of paragraphs (1) 
     through (5) of section 561(a), or any security agreement or 
     arrangement or other credit enhancement related to one 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 one or 
     more of the paragraphs (1) through (5) of section 561(a);
       ``(38B) `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 118, 132, 136, 142, 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 one or more swap 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 any swap agreement against any payment due to 
     the debtor from the swap participant under or in connection 
     with any 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 margin guarantee, secure, 
     or settle a swap agreement;'';
       (D) in paragraph (30) by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (E) in paragraph (31) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (F) by inserting after paragraph (31) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(32) under subsection (a), of the setoff by a master 
     netting agreement participant of a mutual debt and claim 
     under or in connection with one 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, as amended by sections 120, 302, and 412, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(l) Limitation.--The exercise of rights not subject to 
     the stay arising under subsection (a) pursuant to paragraph 
     (6), (7), or (17), or (31) of subsection (b) shall not be 
     stayed by any 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, as 
     amended by sections 207 and 302, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (g) (as added by section 103 of Public 
     Law 101-311)--
       (A) by striking ``under a swap agreement''; and
       (B) by striking ``in connection with a swap agreement'' and 
     inserting ``under or in connection with any swap agreement''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) 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, except under section 
     548(a)(1)(A) of this title, and except to the extent the 
     trustee could otherwise avoid such a transfer made under an 
     individual contract covered by such master netting 
     agreement.''.
       (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 one or more swap agreements''; and
       (3) by striking ``in connection with any swap agreement'' 
     and inserting ``in connection with the termination, 
     liquidation, or acceleration of one or more swap 
     agreements''.
       (k) Liquidation, Termination, Acceleration, or Offset Under 
     a Master Netting Agreement and Across Contracts.--(1) Title 
     11, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     560 the following:

     ``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 one or more 
     (or the termination, liquidation, or acceleration of one or 
     more)--
       ``(1) securities contracts, as defined in section 741(7);
       ``(2) commodity contracts, as defined in section 761(4);
       ``(3) forward contracts;

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       ``(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 positive 
     net equity in the commodity accounts at the debtor, as 
     calculated under subchapter IV; and
       ``(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.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The table of sections of chapter 
     9 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 560 the following:

``561. Contractual right to terminate, liquidate, accelerate, or offset 
              under a master netting agreement and across contracts.
       (l) 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).''.
       (m) 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.''.
       (n) 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.''.
       (o) Setoff.--Section 553 of title 11, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (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, 560 or 561 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, 
     561''.
       (p) 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 at the end ``, 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''.
       (q) Conforming Amendments.--Title 11, 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 559 and 560 
     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) one 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, as amended by section 
     1007, 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

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     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 one or more of such contracts or 
     agreements, or to foreclose on any cash collateral pledged by 
     the debtor whether or not with respect to one 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 one 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, as amended by 
     section 150, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (5) of subsection (b) as 
     paragraph (6);
       (2) 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);''; 
     and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) For purposes of this section, the following 
     definitions shall apply:
       ``(1) 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 one or more nationally recognized securities rating 
     organizations, issued by an issuer;
       ``(2) 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 residual interest in property subject to 
     receivables included in such financial assets 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) 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) 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; and
       ``(5) 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
       ``(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 third sentence of the third undesignated paragraph of 
     section 16 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 412) is 
     amended by striking ``acceptances acquired under the 
     provisions of section 13 of this Act'' and inserting 
     ``acceptances acquired under section 10A, 10B, 13, or 13A of 
     this Act''.

     SEC. 1014. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Effective Date.--This title shall take effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Application of Amendments.--The amendments made by this 
     title shall apply with respect to cases commenced or 
     appointments made under any Federal or State law after the 
     date of the 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 the enactment of this 
     Act.
                    TITLE XI--TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS

     SEC. 1101. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 101 of title 11, United States Code, as amended by 
     sections 102, 105, 132, 138, 301, 302, 402, 902, and 1007, 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, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 109(b)(2) by striking ``subsection (c) or 
     (d) of''; and
       (2) 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. 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)''.

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     SEC. 1110. PRIORITIES.

       Section 507(a) of title 11, United States Code, as amended 
     by section 323, is amended in paragraph (4), as so 
     redesignated by section 142, by striking the semicolon at the 
     end and inserting a period.

     SEC. 1111. EXEMPTIONS.

       Section 522(g)(2) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``subsection (f)(2)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (f)(1)(B)''.

     SEC. 1112. EXCEPTIONS TO DISCHARGE.

       Section 523 of title 11, United States Code, as amended by 
     section 146, 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 (14A) 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)''; and
       (5) in subsection (e), by striking ``a insured'' and 
     inserting ``an insured''.

     SEC. 1113. 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. 1114. 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. 1115. 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. 1116. PREFERENCES.

       (a) In General.--Section 547 of title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``subsection (c)'' and 
     inserting ``subsections (c) and (i)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) If the trustee avoids under subsection (b) a transfer 
     made 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 transfer may be avoided under this section only with 
     respect to the creditor that is an insider.''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to any case that is pending or commenced on or 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1117. 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. 1118. DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY OF THE ESTATE.

       Section 726(b) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``1009,''.

     SEC. 1119. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

       Section 901(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting ``1123(d),'' after ``1123(b),''.

     SEC. 1120. 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. 1121. 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. 1122. 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. 1123. 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. 1124. 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''.

     SEC. 1125. 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. 1126. 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 140, 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, as amended by section 1102, is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(f) 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 the 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. 1127. 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:
       ``(i) 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. 1128. 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. 1129. 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, 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:

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       ``(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 and 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.--Except as otherwise 
     provided in this Act, the amendments made by this Act shall 
     not apply with respect to cases commenced under title 11, 
     United States Code, before the effective date 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 the 
Judiciary with instructions to report the bill back to the House 
forthwith with the following amendment:

       Page 15, line 19, insert ``and benefits received under the 
     Social Security Act'' after ``humanity''.
  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 yeas had it.
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was agreed to.
  Mr. GEKAS, 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. KOLBE, 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. KOLBE, 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

313

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affirmative

Nays

108

para. 44.19                   [Roll No. 115]

                                YEAS--313

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wu
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--108

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capuano
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Gejdenson
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoeffel
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Rahall
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Stark
     Stupak
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Woolsey

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Ackerman
     Becerra
     Berman
     Brown (CA)
     Gephardt
     Hutchinson
     LaTourette
     Luther
     Simpson
     Slaughter
     Watts (OK)
     Wynn
     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. 44.20  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. 44.21  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1664

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-127) the resolution (H. Res. 159) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1664) making emergency supplemental appropriations for 
military operations, refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance 
relating to the conflict in Kosovo, and for military operations in 
Southwest Asia 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. 44.22  senate enrolled bills signed

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

       S. 453. An Act to designate the Federal building located at 
     79 West 9th Street in Juneau, Alaska, as the ``Hurff A. 
     Saunders Federal Building.''
       S. 460. An Act 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.''

para. 44.23  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. BECERRA, for today;
  To Mr. SIMPSON, for May 4 and today;
  To Mr. YOUNG of Florida, for today;
  To Ms. CARSON, for today before 12:30 p.m.; and
  To Mr. LUTHER, for today after 4 p.m..
  And then,

para. 44.24  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SHERMAN, at 11 o'clock and 59 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 44.25  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:

       Mrs. MYRICK: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 159. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1664) making emergency supplemental appropriations for 
     military operations, refugee relief, and humanitarian 
     assistance relating to the conflict in Kosovo, and for 
     military operations in Southwest Asia for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     106-127). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 44.26  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. RUSH:
       H.R. 1684. A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection 
     Act and other banking laws to protect consumers who avail 
     themselves of payday loans from usurious interest rates and 
     exorbitant fees, perpetual debt, the use of criminal actions 
     to collect debts, and other unfair practices by payday 
     lenders, to encourage the States to license and closely 
     regulate payday lenders, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BOUCHER (for himself and Mr. Goodlatte):
       H.R. 1685. A bill to provide for the recognition of 
     electronic signatures for the conduct of interstate and 
     foreign commerce, to restrict the transmission of certain 
     electronic mail advertisements, to authorize the Federal 
     Trade Commission to prescribe rules to protect the privacy of 
     users of commercial Internet websites, to promote the rapid 
     deployment of broadband Internet services, 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. GOODLATTE (for himself and Mr. Boucher):
       H.R. 1686. A bill to ensure that the Internet remains open 
     to fair competition, free from government regulation, and 
     accessible to American consumers; 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. SHADEGG (for himself, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
             Largent, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
             Smith of Michigan, Mr. Graham, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Tancredo, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, and Mr. Coburn):
       H.R. 1687. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals a refundable credit against income 
     tax for health insurance costs, to allow employees who elect 
     not to participate in employer subsidized health plans an 
     exclusion from gross income for employer payments in lieu of 
     such participation, 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. ABERCROMBIE:
       H.R. 1688. 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. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 1689. A bill to prohibit States from imposing 
     restrictions on the operation of motor vehicles providing 
     limousine service between a place in a State and a place in 
     another State, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself and Mr. Foley):
       H.R. 1690. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income of individual taxpayers 
     discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven 
     residential mortgage obligations; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. CANADY of Florida (for himself, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
             Hyde, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Hutchinson, 
             Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Rogan, 
             Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. Cannon):
       H.R. 1691. A bill to protect religious liberty; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. CAPPS:
       H.R. 1692. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to study the suitability and feasibility of including the 
     Gaviota Coast of California in the National Park System; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. EHRLICH (for himself, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, 
             Mrs. Morella, and Mr. English):
       H.R. 1693. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to clarify the overtime exemption for employees engaged 
     in fire protection activities; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. Neal 
             of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 1694. A bill to provide Public Safety and Community 
     Policing Renewal Grants, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GIBBONS:
       H.R. 1695. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     Federal public lands in the Ivanpah Valley, Nevada, to Clark 
     County, Nevada, for the development of an airport facility, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GIBBONS:
       H.R. 1696. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey the Griffith Project to the Southern Nevada Water 
     Authority; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mrs. Johnson 
             of Connecticut, and Mr. Inslee):
       H.R. 1697. A bill to provide for the review and 
     classification of physician assistant positions in the 
     Federal Government, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
           By Mr. HILL of Montana (for himself, Mr. LaTourette, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. McHugh, and Mr. Watkins):
       H.R. 1698. A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act 
     to provide that a quality grade label issued by the Secretary 
     of Agriculture may not be used for imported meat and meat 
     food products; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. HILL of Montana:
       H.R. 1699. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to issue war bonds to pay for Operation Allied Force and 
     related humanitarian operations; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. HOSTETTLER (for himself, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Pitts, and 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H.R. 1700. A bill to provide that a national missile 
     defense system shall not be subject to an otherwise 
     applicable statutory requirement that a major defense 
     acquisition program not proceed beyond low-rate initial 
     production before completion of initial operational test and 
     evaluation and that an environmental impact statement 
     prepared for the construction of any element of such a system 
     shall not be subject to judicial review; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services, 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. MCDERMOTT:
       H.R. 1701. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain polyethylene base materials; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii (for herself, Mr. George Miller 
             of California, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. 
             Payne):
       H.R. 1702. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     ban using the Internet to obtain or dispose of a firearm; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 1703. 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. NUSSLE (for himself, Mr. Latham, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, and Mr. Shows):
       H.R. 1704. 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.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 1705. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to waive the 
     oxygen content require

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     ment for reformulated gasoline and to phase-out the use of 
     MTBE, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Souder, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Fletcher, and Mr. Tancredo):
       H.R. 1706. A bill to prohibit the Federal Government from 
     planning, developing, implementing, or administering any 
     national teacher test or method of certification and from 
     withholding funds from States or local educational agencies 
     that fail to adopt a specific method of teacher 
     certification; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD (for himself, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Minge, 
             Mr. Vento, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Luther, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. Rahall):
       H.R. 1707. 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.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD (for himself and Mrs. Thurman):
       H.R. 1708. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a simplified method for determining a 
     partner's share of items of a partnership which is a 
     qualified investment club; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 1709. A bill to authorize the President to award a 
     gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. 
     in recognition of his outstanding and enduring contributions 
     to the Nation; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Gary 
             Miller of California, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Largent, Mr. Forbes, 
             Mr. Pickering, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hill of Montana, and 
             Mrs. Wilson):
       H.R. 1710. 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 such schools and to charitable organizations 
     which provide scholarships for children to attend such 
     schools; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mrs. Fowler, 
             and Mr. Traficant) (all by request):
       H.R. 1711. 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. STUPAK (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Brown 
             of Ohio):
       H.R. 1712. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to authorize an estrogenic substances screening 
     program; 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. THOMAS:
       H.R. 1713. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to treat certain dealer derivative financial 
     instruments, hedging transactions, and supplies as ordinary 
     assets; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BATEMAN:
       H.J. Res. 51. A joint resolution authorizing the use of 
     United States Armed Forces against the regime in power in the 
     Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to meet certain objectives; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. HAYES:
       H. Con. Res. 96. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that the President, working with the other 
     member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     (NATO), should use all available diplomatic means to 
     negotiate a fair, equitable, and peaceful settlement between 
     warring factions in Yugoslavia without the introduction of 
     ground elements of the United States Armed Forces; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Lantos, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Evans, and Mr. 
             Hall of Ohio):
       H. Con. Res. 97. Concurrent resolution urging the 
     prohibition on military assistance and arms transfers to the 
     Government of Indonesia until the President certifies that 
     the Government of Indonesia is no longer arming, financing, 
     or supporting paramilitary units in East Timor and has taken 
     certain other actions relating to East Timor, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. TOWNS:
       H. Con. Res. 98. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress regarding the regulatory burdens imposed by 
     the Health Care Financing Administration on suppliers of 
     durable medical equipment 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. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. 
             Hayes, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Whitfield):
       H. Con. Res. 99. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that the congressional leadership and the 
     Administration should support the efforts and recommendations 
     of the United States Congress-Russian Duma meeting in Vienna, 
     Austria, held April 30 to May 1, 1999, in order to bring 
     about a fair, equitable, and peaceful settlement between 
     warring factions in Yugoslavia; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY:
       H. Res. 160. A resolution congratulating the Government and 
     the people of the Republic of Panama on successfully 
     completing free and democratic elections on May 2, 1999; to 
     the Committee on International Relations. 

para. 44.27  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

       47. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     State of New Hampshire, relative to Senate Resolution number 
     2 urging the President of the United States and Congress to 
     prohibit federal recoupment of state tobacco settlement 
     recoveries; was referred to the Committee on Commerce. 

para. 44.28  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 8: Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 53: Mr. Shimkus and Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 172: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 179: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 206: Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 212: Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Blunt, Mr. English, and Mr. Gillmor.
       H.R. 262: Mr. Cramer, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, 
     Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 274: Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Sherman, 
     Mr. McGovern, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Costello, and Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 315: Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Norton, Mr. Fattah, and Mrs. 
     Clayton.
       H.R. 329: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 346: Mr. Hill of Montana.
       H.R. 347: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 351: Mr. Nethercutt and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 354: Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
     Hobson, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Kolbe, Ms. 
     Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina.
       H.R. 372: Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
     McKinney, and Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 380: Mr. Rogers, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Hoeffel, 
     and Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 423: Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 424: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 516: Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 523: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 555: Ms. Velazquez and Mr. Rodriguez.
       H.R. 557: Mr. Gary Miller of California and Mr. Castle.
       H.R. 564: Mr. Armey.
       H.R. 588: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 608: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 623: Mr. Moran of Kansas.
       H.R. 625: Mr. McGovern, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
     Holden, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, and Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 682: Mr. Istook.
       H.R. 688: Mr. Packard, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
     Scarborough, and Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
       H.R. 691: Mr. Udall of New Mexico.
       H.R. 692: Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 699: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 714: Mr. Crowley, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
     Kucinich, and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 721: Mr. Hostettler and Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 732: Ms. Lee, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Larson, Mr. Leach, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
     Conyers, Mr. Farr of California, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. 
     Matsui.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Sabo.
       H.R. 765: Ms. Dunn, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
     Clyburn, Mr. Baird, and Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 772: Mr. Owens, Mrs. Napolitano, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 775: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 777: Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Bishop, Mrs. Clayton, 
     and Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 803: Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Kolbe, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 804: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 828: Ms. Danner and Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 838: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 842: Mr. Young of Florida and Mr. Goss.
       H.R. 844: Mr. Coyne, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Collins, Mr. Cox, 
     Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Stark, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Lucas 
     of Kentucky, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Ose, and Mr. Davis 
     of Florida.
       H.R. 845: Mrs. Christensen and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 868: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 872: Mr. Waxman, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 875: Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 902: Mr. Wynn and Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 903: Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Everett, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
     Hyde, Mr. Collins, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington, Mr. Royce, and Mr. Mica.

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       H.R. 919: Ms. Kilpatrick and Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 922: Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Skeen, and Mr. Gary Miller of 
     California.
       H.R. 932: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 948: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 959: Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Capuano, and Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 961: Mr. Matsui and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 998: Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Ney, and Mr. McIntyre.
       H.R. 1041: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 1044: Mr. Ewing and Mr. John.
       H.R. 1046: Mr. Deutsch and Mr. English.
       H.R. 1071: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
     Kildee, and Mr. Rodriguez.
       H.R. 1085: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1098: Ms. Rivers, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
     Hill of Montana.
       H.R. 1111: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 1129: Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
     Texas, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Waxman, Ms. 
     Roybal-Allard, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 1172: Mr. Cramer, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
     Gilchrest, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Mica, Mr. Canady of Florida, 
     Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hoeffel, and 
     Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 1195: Mr. Upton, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Cook, and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 1215: Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 1256: Mr. Forbes and Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 1260: Ms. Dunn, Mr. Metcalf, and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 1278: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 1281: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 1300: Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Holden, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
     LaHood, and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 1317: Mr. Green of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1342: Mr. Holt, Mr. Hoeffel, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Moakley, 
     and Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 1344: Mr. Hoekstra and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 1355: Mr. Sabo.
       H.R. 1358: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1363: Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 1366: Mr. Dixon and Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 1373: Mr. Green of Wisconsin and Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 1385: Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Kind, Mr. Frost, 
     Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
     Taylor of North Carolina, and Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 1402: Mr. Camp, Mr. Snyder, Mr. LaHood, Ms. McKinney, 
     Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Stump, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, 
     Mr. Condit, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Moran 
     of Kansas, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana, Mr. Cook, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 1430: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1459: Mr. Paul and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1476: Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 1484: Ms. Lee and Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 1494: Mr. Bachus and Mr. Hill of Montana.
       H.R. 1560: Mr. Latham.
       H.R. 1587: Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 1590: Mrs. Clayton and Mr. Hoeffel.
       H.R. 1593: Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 1594: Mr. Rohrabacher, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Olver, 
     and Mr. Crowley.
       H.R. 1600: Mrs. Clayton and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 1627: Mr. Largent.
       H.R. 1643: Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Tierney, 
     Mr. LoBiondo,
       H.R. 1644: Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Abercrombie, 
     Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Jackson of 
     Illinois, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Walsh, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Cramer, 
     Ms. Velazquez,, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Tierney, and 
     Mr. Sabo.
       H.R. 1649: Mr. Armey, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Collins, and Mr. 
     Hostettler.
       H.R. 1657: Mr. Moore.
       H.R. 1671: Mr. Cardin, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Wynn, 
     Mr. Shows, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Frost, 
     Mr. King, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
     Gillmor, and Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 1675: Mr. Owens, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. George Miller 
     of California.
       H.J. Res. 1: Mr. Calvert.
       H.J. Res. 42: Mr. Sanders, Mr. Brown of California, and Mr. 
     Lipinski.
       H.J. Res. 47: Mr. English, Mr. Shows, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. 
     Johnson of Connecticut, and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H. Con. Res. 8: Mr. Sununu and Mr. Hyde.
       H. Con. Res. 17: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
     Thompson of California, and Ms. McKinney.
       H. Con. Res. 60: Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. 
     Andrews, Mr. Abercrombie, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Sandlin, and 
     Mr. Gordon.
       H. Con. Res. 76: Mr. Moore, Mr. Kuykendall, Mrs. Kelly, and 
     Mrs. Biggert.
       H. Res. 41: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H. Res. 97: Mr. Lantos.
       H. Res. 144: Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Velazquez, and Mrs. Capps.
       H. Res. 147: Ms. Lee, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
     Texas, Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
     Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Foley.

para. 44.29  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

       12. The SPEAKER presented a petition of Detroit City 
     Council, relative to a resolution urging the federal 
     communications commission to restore approval for low-power 
     FM radio broadcasting; was referred to the Committee on 
     Commerce. 
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                       THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1999 (45)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 45.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, May 5, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 45.2  communications

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

       1901. 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 Grapefurit; 
     Relaxation of the Minimum Size Requirement for Red Seedless 
     Grapefurit [Docket No. FV99-905-1 FIR] received April 6, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       1902. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Olives Grown in California; 
     Increased Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV99-932-1 FR] received 
     April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       1903. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Milk in the New England and 
     Other Marketing Areas; Decision on Proposed Amendments to 
     Marketing Agreements and to Orders [DA-97-12] received April 
     6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       1904. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Development, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loan and Grant 
     Program (RIN: 0572-AB31) received April 6, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1905. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller), Department of Defense, transmitting a report 
     of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on Appropriations.
       1906. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller), Department of Defense, transmitting a report 
     of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on Appropriations.
       1907. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Health 
     Affairs, Department of Defense, transmitting the 1999 interim 
     report on our evaluation of TRICARE, the Department of 
     Defense (DoD) managed health care program, pursuant to 10 
     U.S.C. 1073 nt.; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1908. A letter from the Legislative and Regulatory 
     Activities Division, Office of the Comptroller of the 
     Currency, transmitting the Office's final rule--Risk-Based 
     Capital Standards: Market Risk [Docket No. 99-04] (RIN: 1557-
     AB14) received April 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       1909. A letter from the Administrator, Food and Consumer 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Special Supplemental Nutrition 
     Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC): WIC/Food Stamp 
     Program (FSP) Vendor Disqualification (RIN: 0584-AC50) 
     received April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       1910. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Acquisition Regulations; Performance 
     Guarantees (RIN: 1991-AB44) Recieved April 9, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1911. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Safety of Accelerator Facilities--
     received April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       1912. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Rescission of the 
     Conditional Section 182(f) Exemption to the Nitrogen Oxides 
     (NOx) Control Requirements for the Dallas/Fort Worth Ozone 
     Nonattainment Area; Texas [TX 109-1-7412a; FRL-6329-2] 
     received April 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       1913. 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 122-1a; 
     FRL-6328-6] received April 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1914. 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 15 Percent 
     Rate of Progress Plans, Recalculation of 9 Percent Rate of 
     Progress Plans and 1999 Transportation Conformity Budget 
     Revisions [Region II Docket No. NJ33-2-191; FRL-6328-8] 
     received April 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.

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       1915. A letter from the Director, Regulation Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Secondary 
     Direct Food Additives Permitted in Food for Human 
     Consumption; Sulphopropyl Cellulose [Docket No. 96F-0248] 
     received April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       1916. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, National Highway 
     Traffic Safety Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final ``Major'' rule--Light Truck Average 
     Fuel Economy Standard, Model Year 2001 [Docket No. NHTSA-99-
     5464] (RIN: 2127-AH52) received April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1917. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressiona 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Frequency of Reviews and Audits for 
     Emergency Preparedness Programs, Safeguards Contingency 
     Plans, and Security Programs for Nuclear Power Reactors (RIN: 
     3150-AF63) received April 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1918. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation 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. 99-13), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       1919. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting the Department of the Army's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to the Taipei Economic and 
     Cultural Representative Office in the United States 
     [Transmittal No. 09-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       1920. 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 the 
     Government of Norway [Transmittal No. DTC 63-99], pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       1921. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a 6-month periodic report on the 
     national emergency with respect to the National Union for the 
     Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 
     1703(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1922. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning a 
     transfer of up to $100M in defense articles and services to 
     the Government of Bosnia-Herzegovina, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
     118; to the Committee on International Relations.
       1923. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-634, 
     ``District of Columbia Department of Health Functions 
     Clarification Temporary Act of 1999,'' pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1924. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 13-34, ``Solid 
     Waste Facility Permit Temporary Amendment Act of 1999,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       1925. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 13-33, ``Potomac 
     River Bridges Towing Compact Temporary Act of 1999,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       1926. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 13-32, ``Omnibus 
     Regulatory Reform Temporary Amendment Act of 1999,'' pursuant 
     to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       1927. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 13-40, 
     ``Children's Defense Fund Equitable Real Property Tax Relief 
     and Children's Health Insurance Program Authorization 
     Emergency Act of 1998 Fiscal Impact Temporary Amendment Act 
     of 1999,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       1928. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions and 
     Deletions--received March 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1929. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     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 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1930. A letter from the Director, Employment Service-
     Workforce Restructuring Office, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Reduction 
     In Force Service Credit; Retention Records (RIN: 3206-AI09) 
     received April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       1931. 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 April 7, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       1932. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Federal 
     Employees' Group Life Insurance Program Court Orders (RIN: 
     3206-AI49) received April 7, 1999, pursuant to Public Law 
     105-205; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1933. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's second annual Performance Plan, 
     pursuant to Public Law 103-62; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       1934. A letter from the Deputy 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; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Framework 
     Adjustment 28 [Docket No. 990324080-9080-01; I.D. 031599D] 
     (RIN: 0648-AM10) received April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1935. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Modification of Class E Airspace; 
     Watertown, WI [Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-2] received April 
     8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1936. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Modification of Class E Airspace; 
     Auburn, IN [Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-3] received April 6, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1937. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Modification of Class E airspace; 
     Pontiac, IL [Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-81] received April 6, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1938. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Modification of the legal 
     description of the Class E Airspace; Sault Ste Marie, ON 
     [Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-1] received April 6, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1939. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Amendment of Class D and E 
     Airspace; Orlando Executive Airport, FL [Airspace Docket No. 
     99-ASO-5] received April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1940. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule --Amendment of Class E 
     Airspace; Toccoa, GA [Airspace Docket No. 99-ASO-3] received 
     April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1941. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-600, -700, 
     and -800 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 99-NM-38-AD; Amendment 
     39-11107; AD 99-08-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 6, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1942. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Notice of Significant Reduction in the Rate of Future Benefit 
     Accrual [TD 8795] (RIN: 1545-AT78) received April 20, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       1943. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Accounting Period Guidance [Notice 99-19] received April 9, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       1944. 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 99-21] received April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1945. A letter from the Acting SSA Regulations Officer, 
     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-AF01) received March 
     25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       1946. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of 
     our intent to obligate funds for additional program proposals 
     for purposes of Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund (NDF) 
     activities, pursuant to Public Law 105-277; jointly to the 
     Committees on Appropriations and International Relations.
       1947. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Environmental Security), Department of Defense, transmitting 
     the final report including an evaluation of the program, 
     which concludes the program has been beneficial in providing 
     environmental education and training opportunities to current 
     and former Department of Defense personnel, as well as other 
     young adults, pursuant to Public Law 102-580, section 310(b) 
     (106 Stat. 4845); jointly to the Committees on Armed Services 
     and Education and the Workforce.

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       1948. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Service, transmitting an annual report on participation, 
     assignment, and extra billing in the Medicare program; 
     jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce. 

para. 45.3  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 of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 432. An Act to designate the North/South Center as the 
     Dante B. Fascell North-South Center. 

para. 45.4  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1664

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 159):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1664) making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for military operations, refugee relief, and 
     humanitarian assistance relating to the conflict in Kosovo, 
     and for military operations in Southwest Asia 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 4 of rule XIII 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. Points of order against 
     provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of 
     rule XXI are waived. Before consideration of any other 
     amendment it shall be in order to consider the amendments 
     printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
     this resolution. Each amendment printed in the report may 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, 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 8 of rule XVIII. 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 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,
  Mrs. MYRICK 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. GIBBONS, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

253

When there appeared

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Nays

171

para. 45.5                    [Roll No. 116]

                                YEAS--253

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meek (FL)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--171

     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holt
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Berman
     Brown (CA)
     Chenoweth
     Cox
     Kuykendall
     McNulty
     Slaughter
     Tiahrt
     Wilson
     Wynn
  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.

[[Page 513]]

para. 45.6  emergency supplemental appropriations fy 99

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to House Resolution 159 
and rule XVIII, 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. 1664) making emergency supplemental appropriations for military 
operations, refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relating to the 
conflict in Kosovo, and for military operations in Southwest Asia for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. THORNBERRY as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para. 45.7  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 (before the short title), add the following new 
     section:
       Sec. ____. Within 15 days after Congress adjourns to end 
     the first session of the 106th Congress and on the same day 
     as a sequestration (if any) under sections 251 and 252 of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, 
     the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
     cause, in the same manner prescribed for section 251 of such 
     Act, a sequestration for fiscal year 2000 of all non-exempt 
     accounts within the discretionary spending category 
     (excluding function 050 (national defense)) to achieve--
       (1) a reduction in budget authority equal to 
     $12,947,495,000 minus the dollar amount of reimbursements 
     identified in the report required by section 205 (efforts to 
     increase burden-sharing); and
       (2) a reduction in outlays equal to $12,947,495,000 minus 
     the dollar amount of reimbursements identified in the report 
     required by such section 205.

It was decided in the

Yeas

101

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negative

Nays

322

para. 45.8                    [Roll No. 117]

                                AYES--101

     Aderholt
     Bachus
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Boehner
     Burr
     Burton
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Cubin
     Deal
     DeMint
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hutchinson
     Isakson
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kingston
     LaHood
     Largent
     Linder
     Manzullo
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Norwood
     Paul
     Pease
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Portman
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Riley
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Smith (MI)
     Souder
     Stenholm
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Toomey
     Walden
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)

                                NOES--322

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
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     Gilman
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                             NOT VOTING--10

     Baker
     Berman
     Brown (CA)
     Cox
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     Kuykendall
     McNulty
     Slaughter
     Tiahrt
     Wynn
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 45.9  recorded vote

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

       Before the chapter 1 heading, insert the following new 
     heading: ``TITLE I--KOSOVO AND SOUTHWEST ASIA EMERGENCY 
     SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS''.
       In section 207--
       (1) after the first dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(reduced by $850,400,000)'';
       (2) after the second dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(reduced by $341,000,000)'';
       (3) after the third dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(reduced by $509,400,000)''; and
       (4) after the last dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(reduced by $850,400,000)''.
       In section 208--
       (1) after the first dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(reduced by $635,000,000)'';
       (2) after the second dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(reduced by $87,000,000)'';
       (3) after the third dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(reduced by $262,700,000)'';
       (4) after the fourth dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(reduced by $58,000,000)'';
       (5) after the fifth dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(reduced by $224,300,000)'';
       (6) after the sixth dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(reduced by $3,000,000)''; and
       (7) after the last dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(reduced by $635,000,000)''.
       In section 210--
       (1) after the first dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(reduced by $122,100,000)'';
       (2) after the third dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(reduced by $5,200,000)'';
       (3) after the fourth dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(reduced by $16,300,000)'';
       (4) after the fifth dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(reduced by $77,000,000)'';
       (5) after the sixth dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(reduced by $600,000)'';
       (6) after the eighth dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(reduced by $23,000,000)''; and
       (7) after the last dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(reduced by $122,100,000)''.
       In section 211--
       (1) after the first dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(reduced by $254,000,000)'';
       (2) after the second dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(reduced by $116,200,000)'';
       (3) after the third dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(reduced by $45,900,000)'';
       (4) after the fourth dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(reduced by $8,000,000)'';
       (5) after the fifth dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(reduced by $69,800,000)'';
       (6) after the seventh dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(reduced by $13,800,000)'';
       (7) after the eighth dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(reduced by $300,000)''; and
       (8) after the last dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(reduced by $254,000,000)''.
       Strike section 212 and insert the following:
       Sec. 212. (a) Fiscal Year 2000 Increase in Military Basic 
     Pay.--(1) The adjustment to become effective during fiscal 
     year 2000 re

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     quired by section 1009 of title 37, United States Code, in 
     the rates of monthly basic pay authorized members of the 
     uniformed services shall not be made.
       (2) Effective on January 1, 2000, the rates of monthly 
     basic pay for members of the uniformed services shall be 
     increased by 4.4 percent.
       (b) Reform of Rates of Basic Pay.--Effective on July 1, 
     2000, the rates of monthly basic pay for members of the 
     uniformed services within each pay grade are as follows:
       

                        COMMISSIONED OFFICERS \1\
 Years of service computed under section 205 of title 37, United States
                                  Code
------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Pay Grade     2 or less    Over 2     Over 3     Over 4     Over 6
------------------------------------------------------------------------
O-10 \2\........      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00       $0.00
O-9.............       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00        0.00
O-8.............   6,569.10   6,784.50   6,926.40   6,966.60    7,148.40
O-7.............   5,458.50   5,829.60   5,829.60   5,871.90    6,091.20
O-6.............   4,045.50   4,444.50   4,736.10   4,736.10    4,754.40
O-5.............   3,236.10   3,799.50   4,062.30   4,112.10    4,276.20
O-4.............   2,727.30   3,321.30   3,542.70   3,592.20    3,798.60
O-3 \3\.........   2,534.40   2,873.40   3,100.80   3,351.90    3,512.40
O-2 \3\.........   2,210.40   2,517.90   2,899.80   2,997.60    3,059.40
O-1 \3\.........   1,919.10   1,997.40   2,413.80   2,413.80    2,413.80
                 -------------------------------------------------------
                    Over 8    Over 10    Over 12    Over 14     Over 16
                 -------------------------------------------------------
O-10 \2\........      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00       $0.00
O-9.............       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00        0.00
O-8.............   7,443.00   7,512.30   7,794.60   7,876.20    8,119.20
O-7.............   6,258.30   6,451.20   6,643.80   6,837.00    7,443.00
O-6.............   4,958.40   4,985.70   4,985.70   5,152.50    5,769.00
O-5.............   4,276.20   4,404.90   4,642.50   4,953.60    5,268.30
O-4.............   3,966.00   4,236.90   4,447.20   4,593.60    4,740.90
O-3 \3\.........   3,688.50   3,835.50   4,024.80   4,123.20    4,123.20
O-2 \3\.........   3,059.40   3,059.40   3,059.40   3,059.40    3,059.40
O-1 \3\.........   2,413.80   2,413.80   2,413.80   2,413.80    2,413.80
                 -------------------------------------------------------
                   Over 18    Over 20    Over 22    Over 24     Over 26
                 -------------------------------------------------------
O-10 \2\........      $0.00  $10,614.3  $10,666.8  $10,888.8  $11,275.20
                                     0          0          0
O-9.............       0.00   9,283.80   9,417.60   9,611.10    9,948.30
O-8.............   8,471.40   8,796.60   9,013.50   9,013.50    9,013.50
O-7.............   7,955.10   7,955.10   7,955.10   7,955.10    7,995.10
O-6.............   6,063.00   6,357.00   6,524.10   6,695.70    7,024.20
O-5.............   5,415.30   5,562.30   5,731.80   5,731.80    5,731.80
O-4.............   4,791.60   4,791.60   4,791.60   4,791.60    4,791.60
O-3 \3\.........   4,123.20   4,123.20   4,123.20   4,123.20    4,123.20
O-2 \3\.........   3,059.40   3,059.40   3,059.40   3,059.40    3,059.40
O-1 \3\.........   2,413.80   2,413.80   2,413.80   2,413.80   2,413.80
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Notwithstanding the pay rates specified in this table, basic pay for
  commissioned officers may not exceed the rate of basic pay for level V
  of the Executive Schedule.
\2\ While serving as Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
  Staff, Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of Naval Operations, Chief of
  Staff of the Air Force, Commandant of the Marine Corps, or Commandant
  of the Coast Guard, basic pay for this grade is calculated to be
  $12,441.00, regardless of cumulative years of service computed under
  section 205 of title 37, United States Code. However, actual basic pay
  for these officers may not exceed the rate of basic pay for level V of
  the Executive Schedule.
\3\ This table does not apply to commissioned officers in the grade O-1,
  O-2, or O-3 who have been credited with over 4 years of active duty
  service as an enlisted member or warrant officer.


  COMMISSIONED OFFICERS WITH OVER 4 YEARS OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE AS AN
                   ENLISTED MEMBER OR WARRANT OFFICER
 Years of service computed under section 205 of title 37, United States
                                  Code
------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Pay Grade     2 or less    Over 2     Over 3     Over 4     Over 6
------------------------------------------------------------------------
O-3E............      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00  $3,351.90   $3,512.40
O-2E............       0.00       0.00       0.00   2,997.60    3,059.40
O-1E............       0.00       0.00       0.00   2,413.80    2,578.50
                 -------------------------------------------------------
                    Over 8    Over 10    Over 12    Over 14     Over 16
                 -------------------------------------------------------
O-3E............  $3,688.50  $3,835.50  $4,024.80  $4,184.40   $4,275.60
O-2E............   3,156.30   3,321.30   3,448.20   3,542.70    3,542.70
O-1E............   2,673.60   2,770.50   2,866.80   2,997.60    2,997.60
                 -------------------------------------------------------
                   Over 18    Over 20    Over 22    Over 24     Over 26
                 -------------------------------------------------------
O-3E............  $4,402.50  $4,402.50  $4,402.50  $4,402.50   $4,402.50
O-2E............   3,542.70   3,542.70   3,542.70   3,542.70    3,542.70
O-1E............   2,997.60   2,997.60   2,997.60   2,997.60    2,997.60
------------------------------------------------------------------------



                            WARRANT OFFICERS
 Years of service computed under section 205 of title 37, United States
                                  Code
------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Pay Grade      2 or less    Over 2     Over 3     Over 4     Over 6
------------------------------------------------------------------------
W-5..............      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00
W-4..............   2,582.10   2,777.70   2,857.80   2,937.60   3,071.70
W-3..............   2,346.90   2,545.80   2,545.80   2,578.50   2,684.10
W-2..............   2,055.60   2,223.90   2,223.90   2,297.10   2,413.80
W-1..............   1,712.70   1,963.50   1,963.50   2,127.60   2,223.90
                  ------------------------------------------------------
                     Over 8    Over 10    Over 12    Over 14    Over 16
                  ------------------------------------------------------
W-5..............      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00
W-4..............   3,204.90   3,337.50   3,471.90   3,608.40   3,739.20

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W-3..............   2,804.40   2,962.80   3,059.40   3,164.70   3,285.60
W-2..............   2,545.80   2,642.40   2,739.30   2,833.50   2,937.90
W-1..............   2,323.80   2,424.00   2,523.60   2,624.10   2,724.30
                  ------------------------------------------------------
                    Over 18    Over 20    Over 22    Over 24    Over 26
                  ------------------------------------------------------
W-5..............      $0.00  $4,458.00  $4,611.00  $4,764.90  $4,918.50
W-4..............   3,873.30   4,006.20   4,139.70   4,273.50   4,410.30
W-3..............   3,405.60   3,525.60   3,645.60   3,765.90   3,886.20
W-2..............   3,044.70   3,151.80   3,258.60   3,365.70   3,365.70
W-1..............   2,824.20   2,899.80   2,899.80   2,899.80   2,899.80
------------------------------------------------------------------------


                            ENLISTED MEMBERS
 Years of service computed under section 205 of title 37, United States
                                  Code
------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Pay Grade      2 or less    Over 2     Over 3     Over 4     Over 6
------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-9 \1\..........      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00
E-8..............       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00
E-7..............   1,758.90   1,920.60   1,993.20   2,066.10   2,139.60
E-6..............   1,513.20   1,671.90   1,746.00   1,817.40   1,892.70
E-5..............   1,327.80   1,488.30   1,560.90   1,634.70   1,708.50
E-4..............   1,238.10   1,368.00   1,441.80   1,514.40   1,587.90
E-3..............   1,167.00   1,255.80   1,329.00   1,330.80   1,330.80
E-2..............   1,123.20   1,123.20   1,123.20   1,123.20   1,123.20
E-1..............        \2\   1,001.70   1,001.70   1,001.70   1,001.70
                    1,001.70
                  ------------------------------------------------------
                     Over 8    Over 10    Over 12    Over 14    Over 16
                  ------------------------------------------------------
E-9 \1\..........      $0.00  $3,003.90  $3,071.70  $3,157.80  $3,259.20
E-8..............   2,518.80   2,591.70   2,659.50   2,741.10   2,829.30
E-7..............   2,212.50   2,285.40   2,359.50   2,430.90   2,504.40
E-6..............   1,966.50   2,040.30   2,111.40   2,184.00   2,235.90
E-5..............   1,783.50   1,855.20   1,928.70   1,929.00   1,929.00
E-4..............   1,587.90   1,587.90   1,587.90   1,587.90   1,587.90
E-3..............   1,330.80   1,330.80   1,330.80   1,330.80   1,330.80
E-2..............   1,123.20   1,123.20   1,123.20   1,123.20   1,123.20
E-1..............   1,001.70   1,001.70   1,001.70   1,001.70   1,001.70
                  ------------------------------------------------------
                    Over 18    Over 20    Over 22    Over 24    Over 26
                  ------------------------------------------------------
E-9 \1\..........  $3,360.30  $3,460.20  $3,595.50  $3,729.60  $3,900.90
E-8..............   2,921.40   3,014.40   3,149.10   3,282.90   3,471.90
E-7..............   2,577.30   2,650.50   2,776.80   2,915.10   3,122.40
E-6..............   2,274.60   2,274.60   2,274.60   2,274.60   2,274.60
E-5..............   1,929.00   1,929.00   1,929.00   1,929.00   1,929.00
E-4..............   1,587.90   1,587.90   1,587.90   1,587.90   1,587.90
E-3..............   1,330.80   1,330.80   1,330.80   1,330.80   1,330.80
E-2..............   1,123.20   1,123.20   1,123.20   1,123.20   1,123.20
E-1..............   1,001.70   1,001.70   1,001.70   1,001.70  1,001.70
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ While serving as Sergeant Major of the Army, Master Chief Petty
  Officer of the Navy, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, Sergeant
  Major of the Marine Corps, or Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast
  Guard, basic pay for this grade is $4,701.00, regardless of cumulative
  years of service computed under section 205 of title 37, United States
  Code.
\2\ In the case of members in the grade E-1 who have served less than 4
  months on active duty, basic pay is $926.70.

       (c) Retired Pay Computation Formula for Members of the 
     Armed Forces who Entered Military Service on or After August 
     1, 1986.--(1) Section 1409(b) of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (A) by striking paragraph (2);
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and
       (C) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraphs (2) and 
     (3)'' and inserting ``paragraph (2)''.
       (2) Paragraph (3) of section 1401a(b) of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Post-august 1, 1986 members.--
       ``(A) If the percent determined under paragraph (2) is 
     equal to or greater than 3 percent, the Secretary shall 
     increase the retired pay of each member and former member who 
     first became a member on or after August 1, 1986, by the 
     difference between--
       ``(i) the percent determined under paragraph (2); and
       ``(ii) 1 percent.
       ``(B) If the percent determined under paragraph (2) is less 
     than 3 percent, the Secretary shall increase the retired pay 
     of each member and former member who first became a member on 
     or after August 1, 1986, by the lesser of--
       ``(i) the percent determined under paragraph (2); and
       ``(ii) 2 percent.''.
       (3)(A) Section 1410 of such title is amended--
       (i) by striking ``on that date'' and all that follows 
     through ``increases in the retired pay'' and inserting ``on 
     that date if increases in the retired pay'';
       (ii) by striking ``section); and'' and inserting 
     ``section).'';
       (iii) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (iv) by amending the section heading to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 1410. Restoral of cost-of-living adjustment amount at 
       age 62 for members entering on or after August 1, 1986''.

       (B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 71 of 
     such title is amended to read as follows:

``1410. Restoral of cost-of-living adjustment amount at age 62 for 
              members entering on or after August 1, 1986.''.

       (C) Chapter 73 of such title is amended as follows:
       (i) Section 1447(6)(A) is amended by striking ``(determined 
     without regard to any reduction under section 1409(b)(2) of 
     this title)''.
       (ii) Section 1451(h) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
       (iii) Section 1452(c) is amended by striking paragraph (4).
       (4) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1999.
       (d) Funding for Fiscal Year 2000.--There is hereby 
     appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
     appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, 
     for military personnel functions administered by the 
     Department of Defense, to be available only for increases in 
     basic pay attributable to subsections (a) and (b) and for 
     increased payments to the Department of Defense Military 
     Retirement Fund attributable to the amendments made by 
     subsection (c), amounts as follows:
       For ``Military Personnel, Army'', $559,533,000.
       For ``Military Personnel, Navy'', $436,773,000.
       For ``Military Personnel, Marine Corps'', $177,980,000.
       For ``Military Personnel, Air Force'', $471,892,000.

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       For ``Reserve Personnel, Army'', $40,574,000.
       For ``Reserve Personnel, Navy'', $29,833,000.
       For ``Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps'', $7,820,000.
       For ``Reserve Personnel, Air Force'', $13,143,000.
       For ``National Guard Personnel, Army'', $70,416,000.
       For ``National Guard Personnel, Air Force'', $30,462,000.
       (e) Applicability Contingent on Emergency Funding 
     Designation.--(1) Each of the amounts provided in subsection 
     (d) 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 (2 U.S.C. 
     901(b)(2)(A)).
       (2) Subsections (a), (b), and (c) (including the amendments 
     made by those subsections) shall take effect only if, and the 
     amounts provided in subsection (d) shall be available only 
     if, the President transmits to the Congress before October 1, 
     1999, an official budget request that includes, for each of 
     the amounts provided by subsection (d), 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 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)).
       In chapter 4, strike the item relating to ``North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization Security Investment Program''.
       In section 401--
       (1) after the first dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(reduced by $810,920,000)'';
       (2) after the second dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(reduced by $285,000,000)'';
       (3) after the third dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(reduced by $159,890,000)'';
       (4) after the fourth dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(reduced by $329,730,000)'';
       (5) after the fifth dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(reduced by $35,500,000)''; and
       (6) after the last dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(reduced by $810,920,000)''.
       At the end of the bill, strike the short title and insert 
     the following:

         TITLE II--OTHER EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

                               CHAPTER 1

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                          Farm Service Agency


                         salaries and expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $42,753,000, 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 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, $1,095,000,000, as follows: 
     $350,000,000 for guaranteed farm ownership loans; 
     $200,000,000 for direct farm ownership loans; $185,000,000 
     for direct farm operating loans; $185,000,000 for subsidized 
     guaranteed farm operating loans; and $175,000,000 for 
     emergency farm loans.
       For the additional cost of direct and guaranteed farm 
     loans, including the cost of modifying such loans as defined 
     in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2000: farm operating 
     loans, $28,804,000, of which $12,635,000 shall be for direct 
     loans and $16,169,000 shall be for guaranteed subsidized 
     loans; farm ownership loans, $35,505,000, of which 
     $29,940,000 shall be for direct loans and $5,565,000 shall be 
     for guaranteed loans; emergency loans, $41,300,000; and 
     administrative expenses to carry out the loan programs, 
     $4,000,000: 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.

                        Office of the Secretary


 EMERGENCY GRANTS TO ASSIST LOW-INCOME MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORKERS

       For emergency grants to assist low-income migrant and 
     seasonal farmworkers under section 2281 of the Food, 
     Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
     5177a), $25,000,000: Provided, That the entire amount shall 
     be available only to the extent an official budget request 
     for $25,000,000, 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.

                     Agricultural Marketing Service


          funds for strengthening markets, income, and supply

                              (section 32)

       For an additional amount for the fund maintained for funds 
     made available under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 
     (7 U.S.C. 612c), $120,000,000, to be used for assistance to 
     small- and medium-sized hog farmers: Provided, That the 
     entire amount shall be available only to the extent an 
     official budget request for $120,000,000, 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 Congress: Provided further, 
     That the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an 
     emergency requirement under section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.

                          Farm Service Agency


                     EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM

       For an additional amount for the ``Emergency Conservation 
     Program'' for expenses resulting from natural disasters, 
     $25,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That the entire amount shall be available only to the extent 
     that an official budget request for $25,000,000, 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 ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

       For an additional amount for the Livestock Assistance 
     Program under Public Law 105-277, $60,000,000: Provided, That 
     the entire amount shall be available only to the extent an 
     official budget request for $60,000,000, 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.


                      LIVESTOCK INDEMNITY PROGRAM

       An amount of $3,000,000 is provided to implement a 
     livestock indemnity program as established in Public Law 105-
     18: Provided, That the entire amount shall be available only 
     to the extent 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


               WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS

       For an additional amount for ``Watershed and Flood 
     Prevention Operations'' to repair damages to the waterways 
     and watersheds, including debris removal that would not be 
     authorized under the Emergency Watershed Program, 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.


                  rural community advancement program

       For an additional amount for the costs of direct loans and 
     grants of the rural utilities programs described in section 
     381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
     (7 U.S.C. 2009f), as provided in 7 U.S.C. 1926(a) and 7 
     U.S.C. 1926C for distribution through the national reserve, 
     $30,000,000, of which $25,000,000 shall be for grants under 
     such program: Provided, That the entire amount shall be 
     available only to the extent 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.

                         Rural Housing Service


              RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       For additional 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 to meet needs resulting from 
     natural disasters, as follows: $10,000,000 for loans to 
     section 502 borrowers, as determined by the Secretary; and 
     $1,000,000 for section 504 housing repair loans.
       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, to remain 
     available until expended, $1,534,000, as follows: section 502 
     loans, $1,182,000; and section 504 housing repair loans, 
     $352,000: Provided, That the entire amount shall be available 
     only to the extent that an official budget request for 
     $1,534,000, 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.

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                    RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS

       For an additional amount for grants for very low-income 
     housing repair, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1474, to meet 
     needs resulting from natural disasters, $1,000,000: Provided, 
     That the entire amount shall be available only to the extent 
     that an official budget request for $1,000,000, 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.

                Foreign Assistance and Related Programs


               public law 480 program and grant accounts

       For an additional amount for ``Public Law 480 Program and 
     Grant Accounts'' for humanitarian food assistance under title 
     II of Public Law 480, $175,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That the Congress hereby designates the 
     entire such amount 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 such 
     amount shall be available only to the extent of a specific 
     dollar amount for such purpose that is included in an 
     official budget request transmitted by the President to the 
     Congress and that is designated as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to such section 251(b)(2)(A).

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 1101. The Secretary of Agriculture may waive the 
     limitation established under the second sentence of the 
     second paragraph of section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 
     (7 U.S.C. 612c), on the amount of funds that may be devoted 
     during fiscal year 1999 to any 1 agricultural commodity or 
     product thereof.
       Sec. 1102. Notwithstanding section 11 of the Commodity 
     Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i), an 
     additional $28,000,000 shall be provided through the 
     Commodity Credit Corporation in fiscal year 1999 for 
     technical assistance activities performed by any agency of 
     the Department of Agriculture in carrying out any 
     conservation or environmental program funded by the Commodity 
     Credit Corporation: Provided, That the entire amount shall be 
     available only to the extent an official budget request for 
     $28,000,000, 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

                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                 Immigration and Naturalization Service


                         salaries and expenses

                     enforcement and border affairs

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses, 
     Enforcement and Border Affairs'' to support increased 
     detention requirements for Central American criminal aliens 
     and to address the expected influx of illegal immigrants from 
     Central America as a result of Hurricane Mitch, $80,000,000, 
     which shall remain available until expended and which shall 
     be administered by the Attorney General: 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 DEFENSE--MILITARY

                           MILITARY PERSONNEL

                        Reserve Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Army'', 
     $8,000,000: 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 of 
     such amount, $5,100,000 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.

                     National Guard Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel, 
     Army'', $7,300,000: 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 of such amount, $1,300,000 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.

                  National Guard Personnel, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel, 
     Air Force'', $1,000,000: 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.

                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                    Operation and Maintenance, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army'', $69,500,000: 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.

                    Operation and Maintenance, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Navy'', $16,000,000: 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.

                Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Marine Corps'', $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.

                  Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air Force'', $8,800,000: 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.

                Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Defense-Wide'', $46,500,000: 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.

             Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid

       For an additional amount for ``Overseas Humanitarian, 
     Disaster, and Civic Aid'', $37,500,000: 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.

                               CHAPTER 4

                     BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                  agency for international development

                   international disaster assistance

       Notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91-672, for an 
     additional amount for ``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, $25,000,000, 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.

                  Other Bilateral Economic Assistance


                         economic support fund

       Notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91-672, for an 
     additional amount for ``Economic Support Fund'', in addition 
     to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, to provide 
     assistance to Jordan, $50,000,000 to become available upon 
     enactment of this Act and to remain available until September 
     30, 2001: 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.


              central america and the caribbean emergency

                         disaster recovery fund

       Notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91-672, for 
     necessary expenses to address the effects of hurricanes in 
     Central America and the Caribbean and the earthquake in 
     Colombia, $621,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2000: Provided, That the funds appropriated under this 
     heading shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 4 of 
     part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, 
     and, except for section 558, the provisions of title V of the 
     Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in division A, section 
     101(d) of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)): Provided 
     further, That up to $5,000,000 of the funds appropriated by 
     this paragraph may be transferred to ``Operating Expenses of 
     the Agency for International Development'', to remain 
     available until September 30, 2000, to be used for 
     administrative costs of USAID in addressing the effects of 
     those hurricanes, of which up to $1,000,000 may be used to 
     contract directly for the personal services of individuals in 
     the United States: Provided further, That up to $2,000,000 of 
     the funds appropriated by this paragraph may be transferred 
     to ``Operating Expenses of the Agency for International 
     Development Office of Inspector General'', to remain 
     available until expended, to be used for costs of audits, 
     inspections, and other activities associated with the 
     expenditure of the funds appropriated by this paragraph: 
     Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading 
     shall be obligated and expended subject to the regular

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     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: 
     Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading 
     shall be subject to the funding ceiling contained in section 
     580 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 
     Programs Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in Division 
     A, section 101(d) of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)), 
     notwithstanding section 545 of that Act: Provided further, 
     That none of the funds appropriated under this heading may be 
     made available for nonproject assistance: 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 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.

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                           Debt Restructuring

       Notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91-672, for an 
     additional amount for ``Debt Restructuring'', $41,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended: Provided, That up to 
     $25,000,000 may be used for a contribution to the Central 
     America Emergency Trust Fund, administered by the 
     International Bank for Reconstruction and Development: 
     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 ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                   foreign military financing program

       Notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91-672, for an 
     additional amount for ``Foreign Military Financing Program'', 
     for grants to enable the President to carry out section 23 of 
     the Arms Export Control Act, in addition to amounts otherwise 
     available for such purposes, for grants only for Jordan, 
     $50,000,000 to become available upon enactment of this Act 
     and to remain available until September 30, 2001: Provided, 
     That funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
     nonrepayable, notwithstanding section 23(b) and section 23(c) 
     of the Arms Export Control Act: 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

       Sec. 2401. The value of articles, services, and military 
     education and training authorized as of November 15, 1998, to 
     be drawn down by the President under the authority of section 
     506(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, 
     shall not be counted against the ceiling limitation of that 
     section.

                               CHAPTER 5

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                             FOREST SERVICE


                    reconstruction and construction

       For an additional amount for ``Reconstruction and 
     Construction'', $5,611,000, to remain available until 
     expended, to address damages from Hurricane Georges and other 
     natural disasters in Puerto Rico: 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: Provided 
     further, That funds in this account may be transferred to and 
     merged with the ``Forest and Rangeland Research'' account and 
     the ``National Forest System'' account as needed to address 
     emergency requirements in Puerto Rico.

                               CHAPTER 6

                                OFFSETS

                     BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  Other Bilateral Economic Assistance


                         economic support fund

                              (Rescission)

       Of the funds appropriated under this heading in Public Law 
     105-277 and in prior acts making appropriations for foreign 
     operations, export financing, and related programs, 
     $17,000,000 are rescinded.

                          MILITARY ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

                   foreign military financing program


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds appropriated under this heading in Public Law 
     104-208 for the cost of direct loans authorized by section 23 
     of the Arms Export Control Act, $18,000,000 are rescinded.

                    MULTILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

                  International Financial Institutions

     Contribution to the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
                              Development

                      Global Environment Facility


                              (Rescission)

       Of the funds appropriated under this heading in Public Law 
     105-277, $23,000,000 are rescinded.

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                        OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

                        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, $815,000 are rescinded.

                     FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

                       State Infrastructure Banks


                              (rescission)

       Of the available balances under this heading, $6,500,000 
     are rescinded.

                     FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

                  Trust Fund Share of Transit Programs


                          (highway trust fund)

                 (rescission of contract authorization)

       Of the budgetary resources provided for the trust fund 
     share of transit programs in Public Law 102-240 under 49 
     U.S.C. 5338(a)(1), $665,000 are rescinded.

                  Interstate Transfer Grants--Transit

       Of the available balances under this heading, $600,000 are 
     rescinded.

                     GENERAL PROVISION--THIS TITLE

       Sec. 2601. Division B, title I, chapter 1 of Public Law 
     105-277 is amended as follows: under the heading ``Operation 
     and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', strike ``$1,496,600,000'' 
     and insert ``$1,456,600,000''.

         TITLE III--SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS AND RESCISSIONS

                               CHAPTER 1

                             THE JUDICIARY

                   Supreme Court of the United States


                         salaries and expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses,'' 
     $921,000, to remain available until expended.

                DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCIES

                             RELATED AGENCY

                    United States Information Agency


                        buying power maintenance

                              (rescission)

       Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
     $20,000,000 are rescinded.

                               CHAPTER 2

      UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

       For necessary expenses for the United States Commission on 
     International Religious Freedom, as authorized by title II of 
     the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (Public Law 
     105-292), $3,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                               CHAPTER 3

                       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 105-83, $6,800,000 are rescinded.

           Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians


                         federal trust programs

       For an additional amount for ``Federal Trust Programs'', 
     $21,800,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     $6,800,000 is for activities pursuant to the Trust Management 
     Improvement Project High Level Implementation Plan and 
     $15,000,000 is to support litigation involving individual 
     Indian trust accounts: Provided, That litigation support 
     funds may, as needed, be transferred to and merged with the 
     ``Operation of Indian Programs'' account in the Bureau of 
     Indian Affairs, the ``Salaries and Expenses'' account in the 
     Office of the Solicitor, the ``Salaries and Expenses'' 
     account in Departmental Management, the ``Royalty and 
     Offshore Minerals Management'' account in the Minerals 
     Management Service and the ``Management of Lands and 
     Resources'' account in the Bureau of Land Management.

                               CHAPTER 4

                          DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

                 Employment and Training Administration


     state unemployment insurance and employment service operations

       Under this heading in section 101(f) of Public Law 105-277, 
     strike ``$3,132,076,000'' and insert ``$3,111,076,000'' and 
     strike ``$180,933,000'' and insert ``$164,933,000''.

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

              Health Resources and Services Administration


                federal capital loan program for nursing

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under the Federal Capital Loan 
     Program for Nursing appropriation account, $2,800,000 are 
     rescinded.

                        DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


            education research, statistics, and improvement

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in section 
     101(f) of Public Law 105-277, $6,800,000 are rescinded.

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                             RELATED AGENCY

                  Corporation for Public Broadcasting

       For an additional amount for the Corporation for Public 
     Broadcasting, to remain available until expended, $11,000,000 
     to be available for fiscal year 1999, and $37,000,000 to be 
     available for fiscal year 2000: Provided, That such funds be 
     made available to National Public Radio, as the designated 
     manager of the Public Radio Satellite System, for acquisition 
     of satellite capacity.

                               CHAPTER 5

                        CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                     Capitol Buildings and Grounds


                         house office buildings

                          house page dormitory

       For necessary expenses for renovations to the facility 
     located at 501 First Street, S.E., in the District of 
     Columbia, $3,760,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That the Architect of the Capitol shall transfer to 
     the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
     Representatives such portion of the funds made available 
     under this paragraph as may be required for expenses incurred 
     by the Chief Administrative Officer in the renovation of the 
     facility, subject to the approval of the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives: Provided 
     further, 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 paragraph.


                     o'neill house office building

       For necessary expenses for life safety renovations to the 
     O'Neill House Office Building, $1,800,000, to 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 paragraph.

                ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 3501. (a) The aggregate amount otherwise authorized to 
     be appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump-sum allowance 
     for the Office of the Minority Leader of the House of 
     Representatives and the aggregate amount otherwise authorized 
     to be appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump-sum 
     allowance for the Office of the Majority Whip of the House of 
     Representatives shall each be increased by $333,000.
       (b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 
     2000 and each succeeding fiscal year.
       Sec. 3502. (a) Each office described under the heading 
     ``HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES'' in the Act making appropriations 
     for the legislative branch for a fiscal year may transfer any 
     amounts appropriated for the office under such heading among 
     the various categories of allowances and expenses for the 
     office under such heading.
       (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any 
     amounts appropriated for official expenses.
       (c) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 
     1999 and each succeeding fiscal year.

                               CHAPTER 6

                             POSTAL SERVICE

                  Payments to the Postal Service Fund

       For an additional amount for ``Payments to the Postal 
     Service Fund'' for revenue forgone reimbursement pursuant to 
     39 U.S.C. 2401(d), $29,000,000.

                   EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

                  FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

                          Unanticipated Needs


                              (Rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 101-130, the Fiscal Year 1990 Dire Emergency Supplemental 
     to Meet the Needs of Natural Disasters of National 
     Significance, $10,000,000 are rescinded.

                               CHAPTER 7

              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                   Community Planning and Development


                   community development block grants

       Notwithstanding the 6th undesignated paragraph under the 
     heading ``Community Planning and Development--community 
     development block grants'' in title II of the Departments of 
     Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
     Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 
     105-276; 112 Stat. 2477) and the related provisions of the 
     joint explanatory statement in the conference report to 
     accompany such Act (Report 105-769, 105th Congress, 2d 
     Session) referred to in such paragraph, of the amounts 
     provided under such heading and made available for the 
     Economic Development Initiative (EDI) for grants for targeted 
     economic investments, $250,000 shall be for a grant to 
     Project Restore of Los Angeles, California, for the Los 
     Angeles City Civic Center Trust, to revitalize and redevelop 
     the Civic Center neighborhood, and $100,000 shall be for a 
     grant to the Southeast Rio Vista Family YMCA, for development 
     of a child care center in the City of Huntington Park, 
     California.

                     Management and Administration


                      office of inspector general

       Under this heading in Public Law 105-276, add the words, 
     ``to remain available until September 30, 2000,'' after 
     $81,910,000,''.

                    TITLE IV--TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS

       Sec. 4001. The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
     Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     1999 (as contained in division A, section 101(a) of the 
     Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)) is amended--
       (a) in title III, under the heading ``Rural Community 
     Advancement Program, (Including Transfer of Funds)'', by 
     inserting ``1926d,'' after ``1926c,''; by inserting ``, 306C, 
     and 306D'' after ``381E(d)(2)'' the first time it appears in 
     the paragraph; and by striking ``, as provided in 7 U.S.C. 
     1926(a) and 7 U.S.C. 1926C'';
       (b) in title VII, in section 718 by striking ``this Act'' 
     and inserting ``annual appropriations Acts'';
       (c) in title VII, in section 747 by striking ``302'' and 
     inserting ``203''; and
       (d) in title VII, in section 763(b)(3) by striking ``Public 
     Law 94-265'' and inserting ``Public Law 104-297''.
       Sec. 4002. Division B, title V, chapter 1 of the Omnibus 
     Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
     1999 (Public Law 105-277) is amended under the heading 
     ``Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service'' 
     by inserting after ``$23,000,000,'' the following: ``to 
     remain available until expended,''.
       Sec. 4003. The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and 
     Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1999 ( as contained in 
     division A, section 101(d) of the Omnibus Consolidated and 
     Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 
     105-277)) is amended--
       (a) in title II under the heading ``Burma'' by striking 
     ``headings `Economic Support Fund' and'' and inserting 
     ``headings `Child Survival and Disease Programs Fund', 
     `Economic Support Fund' and'';
       (b) in title V in section 587 by striking ``199-339'' and 
     inserting ``99-399'';
       (c) in title V in subsection 594(a) by striking 
     ``subparagraph (C)'' and inserting ``subsection (c)'';
       (d) in title V in subsection 594(b) by striking 
     ``subparagraph (a)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)''; and
       (e) in title V in subsection 594(c) by striking ``521 of 
     the annual appropriations Act for Foreign Operations, Export 
     Financing, and Related Programs'' and inserting ``520 of this 
     Act''.
       Sec. 4004. Subsection 1706(b) of title XVII of the 
     International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262r-
     5(b)), as added by section 614 of the Foreign Operations, 
     Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
     1999, is amended by striking ``June 30'' and inserting 
     ``September 30''.
       Sec. 4005. The Department of the Interior and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in division 
     A, section 101(e) of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)) 
     is amended--
       (a) in the last proviso under the heading ``United States 
     Fish and Wildlife Service, Administrative Provisions'' by 
     striking ``section 104(c)(50)(B) of the Marine Mammal 
     Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1361-1407)'' and inserting 
     ``section 104(c)(5)(B) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 
     1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361-1407)''.
       (b) in section 354(a) by striking ``16 U.S.C. 544(a)(2))'' 
     and inserting ``16 U.S.C. 544b(a)(2))''.
       (c) The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) of this 
     section shall take effect as if included in Public Law 105-
     277 on the date of its enactment.
       Sec. 4006. The Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
     Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     1999 (as contained in division A, section 101(f) of the 
     Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)) is amended--
       (a) in title I, under the heading ``Federal Unemployment 
     Benefits and Allowances'', by striking ``during the current 
     fiscal year'' and inserting ``from October 1, 1998, through 
     September 30, 1999'';
       (b) in title II under the heading ``Office of the 
     Secretary, General Departmental Management'' by striking 
     ``$180,051,000'' and inserting ``$188,051,000'';
       (c) in title II under the heading ``Children and Families 
     Services Programs, (Including Rescissions)'' by striking 
     ``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'';
       (d) in title II under the heading ``Office of the 
     Secretary, General Departmental Management'' by inserting 
     after the first proviso the following: ``Provided further, 
     That of the funds made available under this heading for 
     carrying 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:'';
       (e) in title III under the heading ``Special Education'' by 
     inserting before the period at the end of the paragraph the 
     following: ``: Provided further, That $1,500,000 shall be for 
     the recipient of funds provided by Public Law 105-78 under 
     section 687(b)(2)(G) of the Act to provide information on 
     diagnosis, intervention, and teaching strategies for children 
     with disabilities'';
       (f) in title II under the heading ``Public Health and 
     Social Services Emergency Fund'' by striking ``$322,000'' and 
     inserting ``$180,000'';
       (g) in title III under the heading ``Education Reform'' by 
     striking ``$491,000,000'' and inserting ``$459,500,000'';

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       (h) in title III under the heading ``Vocational and Adult 
     Education'' by striking ``$6,000,000'' the first time that it 
     appears and inserting ``$14,000,000'', and by inserting 
     before the period at the end of the paragraph the following: 
     ``: Provided further, That of the amounts made available for 
     the Perkins Act, $4,100,000 shall be for tribally controlled 
     postsecondary vocational institutions under section 117'';
       (i) in title III under the heading ``Higher Education'' by 
     inserting after the first proviso the following: ``Provided 
     further, That funds available for part A, subpart 2 of title 
     VII of the Higher Education Act shall be available to fund 
     awards for academic year 1999-2000 for fellowships under part 
     A, subpart 1 of title VII of said Act, under the terms and 
     conditions of part A, subpart 1:'';
       (j) in title III under the heading ``Education Research, 
     Statistics, and Improvement'' by inserting after the third 
     proviso the following: ``Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated under section 10601 of title X of the Elementary 
     and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, $1,000,000 
     shall be used to conduct a violence prevention demonstration 
     program: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 
     under section 10601 of title X of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, $50,000 shall be 
     awarded to the Center for Educational Technologies to conduct 
     a feasibility study and initial planning and design of an 
     effective CD ROM product that would complement the book, We 
     the People: The Citizen and the Constitution:'';
       (k) in title III under the heading ``Reading Excellence'' 
     by inserting before the period at the end of the paragraph 
     the following: ``: Provided, That up to one percent of the 
     amount appropriated shall be available October 1, 1998 for 
     peer review of applications'';
       (l) in title V in section 510(3) by inserting after ``Act'' 
     the following: ``or subsequent Departments of Labor, Health 
     and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Acts''; and
       (m)(1) in title VIII in section 405 by striking subsection 
     (e) and inserting the following:
       ``(e) Other References to Title VII of the Stewart B. 
     McKinney Homeless Assistance Act.--The table of contents of 
     the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
     11301 et seq.) is amended--
       ``(1) by striking the items relating to title VII of such 
     Act, except the item relating to the title heading and the 
     items relating to subtitles B and C of such title; and
       ``(2) by striking the item relating to the title heading 
     for title VII and inserting the following:

               `` `TITLE VII--EDUCATION AND TRAINING'.''.

       (2) The amendments made by subsection (m)(1) of this 
     section shall take effect as if included in Public Law 105-
     277 on the date of its enactment.
       Sec. 4007. The last sentence of section 5595(b) of title 5, 
     United States Code (as added by section 309(a)(2) of the 
     Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999, Public Law 105-
     275) is amended by striking ``(a)(1)(G)'' and inserting 
     ``(a)(1)(C)''.
       Sec. 4008. The Department of Transportation and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in division 
     A, section 101(g) of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)) 
     is amended: (a) in title I under the heading ``National 
     Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Operations and 
     Research, (Highway Trust Fund)'' by inserting before the 
     period at the end of the paragraph ``: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding other funds available in this Act for the 
     National Advanced Driving Simulator Program, funds under this 
     heading are available for obligation, as necessary, to 
     continue this program through September 30, 1999''.
       Sec. 4009. Division B, title II, chapter 5 of the Omnibus 
     Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
     1999 (Public Law 105-277) is amended under the heading 
     ``Capitol Police Board, Security Enhancements'' by inserting 
     before the period at the end of the paragraph ``: Provided 
     further, That for purposes of carrying out the plan or plans 
     described under this heading and consistent with the approval 
     of such plan or plans pursuant to this heading, the Capitol 
     Police Board shall transfer the portion of the funds made 
     available under this heading which are to be used for 
     personnel and overtime increases for the United States 
     Capitol Police to the heading ``Capitol Police Board, Capitol 
     Police, Salaries'' under the Act making appropriations for 
     the legislative branch for the fiscal year involved, and 
     shall allocate such portion between the Sergeant at Arms of 
     the House of Representatives and the Sergeant at Arms and 
     Doorkeeper of the Senate in such amounts as may be approved 
     by the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate''.
       Sec. 4010. Section 3027(d)(3) of the Transportation Equity 
     Act for the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 5307 note; 112 Stat. 366) 
     as added by section 360 of the Department of Transportation 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained 
     in division A, section 101(g) of the Omnibus Consolidated and 
     Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 
     105-277)) is re-designated as section 3027(c)(3).
       Sec. 4011. The Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, 
     the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 
     (as contained in division A, section 101(b) of the Omnibus 
     Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
     1999 (Public Law 105-277)) is amended--
       (a) in title I, under the heading ``Legal Activities, 
     Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities'', by 
     inserting ``and shall remain available until September 30, 
     2000'' after ``Holocaust Assets in the United States''; and
       (b) in title IV, under the heading ``Department of State, 
     Administration of Foreign Affairs, Salaries and Expenses'', 
     by inserting ``and shall remain available until September 30, 
     2000'' after ``Holocaust Assets in the United States''.

                      TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 5001. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
       This Act may be cited as the ``1999 Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

164

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

260

para. 45.10                   [Roll No. 118]

                                AYES--164

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sherman
     Shows
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu

                                NOES--260

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley

[[Page 521]]


     Packard
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Berman
     Brown (CA)
     Cox
     Green (TX)
     Kuykendall
     McNulty
     Slaughter
     Tiahrt
     Wynn
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

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. ISTOOK:

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new section:
       Sec. 503. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall 
     be available for the implementation of any plan to invade the 
     Federal Republic of Yugoslavia with ground forces of the 
     United States, except in time of war.

It was decided in the

Yeas

117

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

301

para. 45.12                   [Roll No. 119]

                                AYES--117

     Archer
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldwin
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bonilla
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burton
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cook
     Crane
     Cubin
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     English
     Franks (NJ)
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     Largent
     Lee
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McDermott
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     Metcalf
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Ney
     Norwood
     Ose
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Ramstad
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Stark
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thune
     Towns
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--301

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bliley
     Brown (CA)
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     King (NY)
     Kuykendall
     Lewis (GA)
     McNulty
     Packard
     Slaughter
     Tiahrt
     Wynn
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The Committee rose informally to receive messages from the President.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.

para. 45.13  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.

  The Committee resumed its sitting; and after some further time spent 
therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. THORNBERRY, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 159, 
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 27, after line 23, insert the following new chapter 
     (and redesignate the subsequent chapter and sections 
     accordingly):

                               CHAPTER 5

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                          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, $1,095,000,000, as follows: 
     $350,000,000 for guaranteed farm ownership loans; 
     $200,000,000 for direct farm ownership loans; $185,000,000 
     for direct farm operating loans; $185,000,000 for subsidized 
     guaranteed farm operating loans; and $175,000,000 for 
     emergency farm loans.
       For the additional cost of direct and guaranteed farm 
     loans, including the cost of modifying such loans as defined 
     in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2000: farm operating 
     loans, $28,804,000, of which $12,635,000 shall be for direct 
     loans and $16,169,000 shall be for guaranteed subsidized 
     loans; farm ownership loans, $35,505,000, of which 
     $29,940,000 shall be for direct loans and $5,565,000 shall be 
     for guaranteed loans; emergency loans, $41,300,000; and 
     administrative expenses to carry out the loan programs, 
     $4,000,000: 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.

                         OFFSETS--THIS CHAPTER

                     BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                  agency for international development

                         development assistance

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds appropriated under this heading in Public Law 
     105-118 and in prior acts

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     making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
     financing, and related programs, $40,000,000 are rescinded.

                  Other Bilateral Economic Assistance


                         economic support fund

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds appropriated under this heading in Public Law 
     105-277 and in prior acts making appropriations for foreign 
     operations, export financing, and related programs, 
     $17,000,000 are rescinded.

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

              Health Resources and Services Administration


                federal capital loan program for nursing

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under the Federal Capital Loan

                        DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


            education research, statistics, and improvement

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in section 
     101(f) of Public Law 105-277, $6,800,000 are rescinded.

                          MILITARY ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                        peacekeeping operations

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds appropriated under this heading in Public Law 
     105-277, $10,000,000 are rescinded.

                    MULTILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

                  International Financial Institutions

     Contribution to the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
                              Development

                      Global Environment Facility


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds appropriated under this heading in Public Law 
     105-277, $25,000,000 are rescinded.

                   EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

                  FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

                          Unanticipated Needs


                              (Rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 101-130, the Fiscal Year 1990 Dire Emergency Supplemental 
     to Meet the Needs of Natural Disasters of National 
     Significance, $10,000,000 are rescinded.

       On page 22, line 16, after ``$96,000,000'' insert: 
     ``(increased by $67,000,000)''

  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,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that pursuant to clause 
10 of rule XX the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

311

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

105

para. 45.14                   [Roll No. 120]

                                YEAS--311

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Scott
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--105

     Archer
     Baird
     Baldwin
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Becerra
     Blumenauer
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capuano
     Carson
     Chabot
     Clayton
     Coble
     Conyers
     Cook
     Coyne
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Doggett
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Eshoo
     Ewing
     Frank (MA)
     Ganske
     Goode
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hill (IN)
     Hooley
     Hulshof
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (OH)
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Markey
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Myrick
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Owens
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Portman
     Rahall
     Rivers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shuster
     Souder
     Stark
     Stupak
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Woolsey
     Wu

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bliley
     Brown (CA)
     Clay
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     King (NY)
     Kuykendall
     Lewis (GA)
     McNulty
     Northup
     Packard
     Slaughter
     Tiahrt
     Wynn
  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. 45.15  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent, the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence was granted permission until midnight May 7, 
1999, to file a report on the bill (H.R. 1555) to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2000 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. 45.16  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. LAZIO, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, May 10, 1999, at 2 p.m.

para. 45.17  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. LAZIO, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Monday, May 10, 1999, it 
adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 11, 1999, for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para. 45.18  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. LAZIO, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, May 
12, 1999, under clause 7, rule XV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

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para. 45.19  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. LAZIO, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Wednesday, May 12, 1999, it 
adjourn to meet at 9 o'clock a.m. on Thursday, May 13, 1999, for the 
purpose of receiving in the Hall of the House former Members of 
Congress.

para. 45.20  order of business--recess

  On motion of Mr. LAZIO, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That at any time on Thursday, May 13, 1999, 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. 45.21  message from the president--telecommunications payments to 
          cuba

  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:
  As required by section 1705(e)(6) of the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992, 
22 U.S.C. 6004(e)(6), as amended by section 102(g) of the Cuban Liberty 
and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996, Public Law 104-114, 
110 Stat. 785, I transmit herewith a 6-month periodic report on 
telecommunications payments made to Cuba pursuant to Department of the 
Treasury specific licenses.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, May 6, 1999.

  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. 106-59).

para. 45.22  message from the president--small business

  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 pleased to present my fifth annual report on the state of small 
business. In 1996, the year covered by this report, more than 23.2 
million small business tax returns were filed. A record 842,000 new 
small employers opened their doors and new incorporations hit a record 
high for the third straight year. Corporate profits, employment 
compensation, and proprietorship earnings all increased significantly. 
Industries dominated by small firms created an estimated 64 percent of 
the 2.5 million new jobs.
  Small businesses represent the individual economic efforts of our 
Nation's citizens. They are the foundation of the Nation's economic 
growth: virtually all of the new jobs, 53 percent of employment, 51 
percent of private sector output, and a disproportionate share of 
innovations come from small firms. Small businesses are avenues of 
opportunity for women and minorities, first employers and trainers of 
the young, important employers of elderly workers, and those formerly on 
public assistance. The freedom of America's small businesses to 
experiment, create, and expand makes them powerhouses in our economic 
system.
     An Unprecedented Record of Success
  Looking back to the 1986 White House Conference on Small Business, one 
of the top priorities on the small business agenda was deficit 
reduction. Small business capital formation efforts had been undermined 
by interest rates driven sky-high by the demand for funds to service the 
growing national debt. Today I'm proud to say we've done what was 
thought nearly impossible then. This year we have converted the deficit 
to a surplus--and the budget deficit is no longer the issue it once was.
  And my Administration is committed to continuing the dramatic growth 
of the small business sector. We continue to pay close attention to the 
perspectives and recommendations of America's small business owners. The 
1995 White House Conference on Small Business sent a list of 60 
recommendations to my Administration and the Congress--the result of a 
year-long series of conferences and a national meeting on the concerns 
of small firms. In their 1995 recommendations, the small business 
delegates told us they need less onerous regulation, estate tax relief 
for family-owned businesses, and still more access to capital to start 
and expand their businesses.
  On each of these fronts, and on many others, impressive steps have 
been taken. I have signed 11 new laws that address many of the 
delegates' concerns. In fact, meaningful action has been taken on fully 
86 percent of the 1995 White House Conference on Small Business 
recommendations.
     Easing the Tax Burden
  The Taxpayer Relief Act, which I signed in 1997, includes wins for 
small businesses and the American economy in the form of landmark tax 
reform legislation. The law will provide an estimated $20 billion in tax 
relief to small business over the next 10 years. It extends for three 
years the exclusion from taxable income of money spent by an employer on 
education for an employee. The unified gift and estate tax credit will 
increase the amount excluded from taxation on a transferred estate to 
$1.3 million for small family-owned businesses.
  The new law expands the definition of a home office for the purpose of 
deducting expenses to include any home office that is the business' sole 
office and used regularly for essential administrative or management 
activities.
  And capital gains taxes are reduced from 28 percent to 20 percent. 
This will help small businesses by encouraging investments in businesses 
that reinvest for growth rather than investments in companies that pay 
heavy dividends. The law also improves the targeted capital gains 
provisions relating specifically to small business stocks. Moreover, 
small corporations are exempted under the new law from 
alternative minimum tax calculations. This provision saves about 2 
million businesses from complex and unnecessary paperwork.

     Capital for Small Business Growth
  One of the Small Business Administration's (SBA) highest priorities 
is to increase small business access to capital and transform the SBA 
into a 21st century leading-edge financial institution. The SBA's 
credit programs--including the 7(a) business loan guarantee program, 
the Section 504 economic development loan program, the microloan 
program, the small business investment company program, the disaster 
loan and surety bond programs--provide valuable and varied financial 
assistance to small businesses of all types. The Small Business Lending 
Enhancement Act of 1995 increased the availability of funds for SBA's 
lending programs. In the 7(a) program in fiscal year 1997 alone, with 
approximately 8,000 bank and nonbank lenders approved to participate, 
45,288 loan guarantees valued at $9.5 billion were approved as of 
September 1997.
  My Administration developed community reinvestment initiatives that 
revised bank regulatory policies to encourage lending to smaller firms. 
When combined with lower interest rates, this led to a sizable increase 
in commercial and industrial lending, particularly to small businesses. 
And in the first year of implementation under the Community 
Reinvestment Credit Act, new data were collected on small business 
loans by commercial banks. The SBA's Office of Advocacy has been 
studying and publishing its results on the small business lending 
activities of the Nation's banks.
  And the Office of Advocacy launched a nationwide Internet-based 
listing service--the Angel Capital Electronic Network (ACE-Net) to 
encourage equity investment in small firms. ACE-Net provides 
information to angel investors on small dynamic businesses seeking 
$250,000 to $3 million in equity financing.
     Reforming the Regulatory Process
  The Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA), 
fully implemented in 1997, gives small businesses a stronger voice 
where it's needed--early in the Federal regulatory development process. 
The law provides for regulatory compliance assistance from every 
Federal agency and legal remedies where agencies have failed to address 
small business concerns in the rulemaking process.
  The new process is working. Agencies and businesses are working in 
partnership to ensure that small business input is a part of the 
rulemaking process. In the summer of 1997, for example, the 
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, in conjunction with the 
SBA's Office of Advocacy, convened four regional meetings with small

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firms to discuss a safety and health program under development.
  Small firms are also witnessing more agency compliance assistance 
once regulations are in effect. Agencies are routinely providing 
compliance guides and lists of telephone numbers and e-mail addresses 
for small business assistance.
  And the law provides for a national ombudsman and 10 regional 
regulatory fairness boards to make it simple for small businesses to 
share their ideas, experiences, and concerns about the regulatory 
enforcement environment. The ombudsman and boards are addressing many 
concerns expressed by small firms in dealing with regulating agencies.
     Expanding Technology and Innovation
  Initiatives like the Small Business Innovation Research Program, the 
Small Business Technology Transfer Program, and the National Institute 
of Standards and Technology's Manufacturing Extension Partnership and 
Advanced Technology Program were put in place in the 1980s to channel 
more Federal funding to small business research and to help small 
businesses move ideas from the drawing board to the marketplace. 
Clearly, progress has been made; much remains to be done. New Internet-
based initiatives like the Access to Capital Electronic Network and the 
U.S. Business Advisor are designed to help many more small businesses 
make the connections they need to commercialize their innovative 
technologies.

     Enhancing International Trade and Federal Procurement 
         Opportunities
  During my Administration, our Nation has led the way in opening new 
markets, with 240 trade agreements that remove foreign barriers to 
U.S.-made products. 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 have 
cleared a path for small businesses to enter the international economy.
  To make certain that small companies can do business with the 
Government, my Administration and the Congress have streamlined the 
Federal procurement process through administrative changes and the 
Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1996. The changes instituted in these 
reforms are cost-effective for the Government and are intended to 
enable businesses to compete more effectively for Government contracts 
worth billions of dollars.
  I am pleased that the SBA has instituted a new electronic gateway to 
procurement information, the Procurement Marketing and Access Network, 
or Pro-Net. This database on small, minority-owned, and women-owned 
businesses will serve as a search engine for contracting officers, a 
marketing tool for small firms, and a link to procurement 
opportunities.
     The Human Factor
  My Administration is moving to anticipate 21st century demands on our 
most important resource--our people. As a recent report by the SBA's 
Office of Advocacy points out, small businesses employed more people on 
public assistance in 1996 than did large businesses. Our Welfare to 
Work Partnership has already had positive results--we've moved two 
million Americans off welfare two full years ahead of schedule. And we 
are enlisting the help of more and more small business people to expand 
that record of success.
  We want to educate and train a work force that will meet all our 
future global competition. For those in the work force or moving into 
it, I recently signed legislation that consolidated the tangle of 
training programs into a single grant program so that people can move 
quickly on their own to better jobs and more secure futures. The 
Balanced Budget Act of 1997 encourages employers to provide training 
for their employees by excluding income spent on such training from 
taxation. The SBA has also increased training opportunities for 
businesses by funding new export assistance centers and women's 
business centers across the country.
  Women have been starting their own businesses at a dramatic rate in 
recent years. More than 6 million women-owned proprietorships were in 
operation in 1994, a phenomenal 139 percent increase over the 2.5 
million that existed in 1980. But it is also women who are most 
affected by the lack of adequate child care. The SBA's Office of 
Advocacy has found that while small firms value the benefits of child 
care as much as large businesses, small businesses have been less 
likely to offer this benefit than large firms for a variety of reasons 
related to cost. The bottom line is that we've got to raise the quality 
of child care and make it more affordable for families. I have proposed 
tax credits for businesses that provide child care and a larger child 
care tax credit for working families.
  I am pleased that so many Americans of all races and nationalities 
are asserting their economic power by starting small businesses. This 
report documents the growth: the number of businesses owned by 
minorities increased from 1.2 million to almost 2 million in the 5-year 
period from 1987 to 1992. The Federal Government has a role in widening 
the circle of economic opportunity. Programs are in place to ensure 
that socially and economically disadvantaged businesses have a fair 
chance in the Federal procurement marketplace. The share of Federal 
contract dollars won by minority-owned firms has remained at 5.5 
percent for two years running--up from less than 2 percent in 1980. And 
recently the SBA and the Vice President announced new small business 
lending initiatives directed to the Hispanic and African American small 
business communities to give these Americans better access to the 
capital they need.

  We have been working for the past 5 years to bring the spark of 
enterprise to inner city and poor rural areas through community 
development banks, commercial loans in poor neighborhoods, and the 
cleanup of polluted sites for development. The empowerment zone and 
enterprise community program offers significant tax incentives for 
firms within the zones, including a 20-percent wage credit and another 
$20,000 in expensing and tax-exempt facility bonds. Under the 
leadership of the Vice President, we want to increase the number of 
empowerment zones to give more businesses incentives to move into these 
areas.
     Future Challenges
  America's small business community is both the symbol and the 
embodiment of our economic freedom. That is why my administration has 
made concerted efforts to expand small business access to capital, 
reform the system of Government regulations to make it more equitable 
for small companies, and expand small business access to new and 
growing markets.
  This is an important report because it annually reflects our current 
knowledge about the dynamic small business economy. Clearly, much is 
yet to be learned: existing statistics are not yet current enough to 
answer all the questions about how small, minority-owned, and women-
owned businesses are faring in obtaining capital, providing benefits, 
and responding to regional growth or downsizing. I continue to 
encourage cooperative Government efforts to gather and analyze data 
that is useful for Federal policymaking.
  I am proud that my Administration is on the leading edge in working 
as a partner with the small business community. Our economic future 
deserves no less. The job of my Administration, and its pledge to small 
business owners, is to listen, to find out what works and to ensure a 
healthy environment for small business growth.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, May 6, 1999.

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

para. 45.23  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. BEREUTER, for today after 3:30 p.m.;
  To Mr. KUYKENDALL, for today;
  To Mr. BLILEY, for today after 3 p.m.;
  To Mr. TIAHRT, for today;
  To Mr. McNULTY, for today; and
  To Mr. PACKARD, for today after 3:30 p.m..
  And then,

para. 45.24  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, pursuant to the special order 
heretofore agreed to, at 9 o'clock and 35 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 2 o'clock p.m. on Monday, May 10, 1999.

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para. 45.25  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. YOUNG of Florida: Committee on Appropriations. Revised 
     Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 1999 
     (Rept. No. 106-128). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SENSENBRENNER: Committee on Science. H.R. 209. A bill 
     to improve the ability of Federal agencies to license 
     federally owned inventions; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-
     129 Pt. 1). 

para. 45.26  time limitation of referred bill

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

       H.R. 209. Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary 
     extended for a period ending not later than May 6, 1999.

para. 45.27  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committee on the Judiciary 
discharged H.R. 209; referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union.

para. 45.28  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Tauzin, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Fossella):
       H.R. 1714. A bill to facilitate the use of electronic 
     records and signatures in interstate or foreign commerce; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BACHUS (for himself and Ms. Waters) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 1715. A bill to extend the expiration date of the 
     Defense Production Act of 1950, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 1716. A bill to provide for a study of long-term care 
     needs in the 21st century; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH (for himself and Mr. Rogan):
       H.R. 1717. A bill to permanently ban the possession of 
     firearms by dangerous juvenile offenders; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BRYANT (for himself and Mr. Hilleary):
       H.R. 1718. A bill to amend the Appalachian Regional 
     Development Act of 1965 to add Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, 
     Perry, and Wayne Counties, Tennessee, to the Appalachian 
     region; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 1719. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Defense to 
     carry out the National Guard civilian youth opportunities 
     program for fiscal year 2000 in an amount not to exceed 
     $110,000,000; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       H.R. 1720. 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.
       H.R. 1721. A bill to amend the Incentive Grants for Local 
     Delinquency Prevention Program Act to authorize 
     appropriations for fiscal years 2000 through 2005; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       H.R. 1722. A bill to amend the Head Start Act to authorize 
     appropriations for fiscal years 2000 through 2005; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       H.R. 1723. 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.
       H.R. 1724. 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 and Mr. Walden of Oregon):
       H.R. 1725. A bill to provide for the conveyance by the 
     Bureau of Land Management to Douglas County, Oregon, of a 
     county park and certain adjacent land; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 1726. A bill to allow States to develop or expand 
     instant gun checking capabilities, to allow a tax credit for 
     the purchase of safe storage devices for firearms, to promote 
     the fitting of handguns with child safety locks, and to 
     prevent children from injuring themselves and others with 
     firearms; referred 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. DUNCAN (for himself and Mrs. Chenoweth):
       H.R. 1727. A bill to eliminate the fees associated with 
     Forest Service special use permits that authorize a church to 
     use structures and improvements on National Forest System 
     lands for religious or educational purposes; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
           By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Levin, and Mr. 
             Metcalf):
       H.R. 1728. A bill to reauthorize the Trade Adjustment 
     Assistance program through fiscal year 2003, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GOODE (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Pickett, Mr. Scott, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Sisisky, Mr. Bateman, and Mr. Moran of Virginia):
       H.R. 1729. A bill to designate the Federal facility located 
     at 1301 Emmet Street in Charlottesville, Virginia, as the 
     ``Pamela B. Gwin Hall''; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Pastor, 
             Mr. Istook, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. Foley):
       H.R. 1730. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow the installment method to be used to report 
     income from the sale of certain residential real property, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. McCrery, 
             Mr. Camp, Mr. Foley, Mr. Weller, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, and Mr. Thomas):
       H.R. 1731. 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. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, 
             Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baird, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Borski, 
             Mr. Boucher, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Campbell, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Clay, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Costello, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
             Dicks, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, 
             Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hoeffel, 
             Mr. Holden, Mr. Holt, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
             Inslee, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Jefferson, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Larson, Mr. Leach, Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Luther, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Markey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. McKinney, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Menendez, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
             Mr. Moakley, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Murtha, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rothman, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sabo, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Spratt, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stark, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Tierney, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Vento, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Weygand, Ms. 
             Woolsey, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 1732. A bill to designate certain Federal land in the 
     State of Utah as wilderness, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Capuano, 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Tierney, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Olver, and Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 1733. A bill to establish doctoral fellowships 
     designed to increase the pool of scientists and engineers 
     trained specifically to address the global energy and 
     environmental challenges of the 21st century; to the 
     Committee on Science.
           By Mr. George MILLER of California:
       H.R. 1734. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to improve the quality of education and 
     raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, 
     raising standards for teachers, rewarding success, and 
     providing better information to parents; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. 
             Barton of Texas):

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       H.R. 1735. A bill to establish a grant program to enable 
     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. STARK:
       H.R. 1736. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide certain Medicare beneficiaries with 
     an exemption to the financial limitations imposed on 
     physical, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy 
     services under part B of the Medicare Program, and to provide 
     for a system to vary those limitations using a classification 
     of individuals based on diagnostic category and prior use of 
     services; 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. SWEENEY:
       H.R. 1737. A bill to prohibit United States reconstruction 
     assistance for the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and 
     Montenegro) as a result of Operation Allied Force; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. WAMP:
       H.R. 1738. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     provide slot exemptions for nonstop regional jet service, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. TIERNEY (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Olver, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Stark, Mr. Markey, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Ms. McKinney, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Weygand, Mr. Kind, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Ford, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Fattah, and Mr. Pascrell):
       H.R. 1739. A bill to reform the financing of Federal 
     elections; to the Committee on House Administration, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Commerce, and Government 
     Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. MURTHA:
       H.J. Res. 52. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relating to school 
     prayer; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Engel, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Rush, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Horn, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Porter, Mr. Klink, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Tierney, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. Evans):
       H. Con. Res. 100. Concurrent resolution urging the 
     compliance by Turkey with United Nations resolutions relating 
     to Cyprus, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Tancredo, 
             Mr. Terry, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Ose, Mr. Simpson, and 
             Mr. Kuykendall):
       H. Con. Res. 101. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that Social Security reform measures 
     should not force State and local government employees into 
     Social Security coverage; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H. Con. Res. 102. Concurrent resolution celebrating the 
     50th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and 
     recognizing the humanitarian safeguards these treaties 
     provide in times of armed conflict; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. PAYNE:
       H. Con. Res. 103. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress with regard to cultural education and 
     awareness of the history of slavery in America; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. RODRIGUEZ:
       H. Con. Res. 104. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp 
     should be issued in honor of William C. Velasquez, the 
     national Hispanic civic leader; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas:
       H. Res. 161. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the condition and humanitarian 
     needs of refugees within Kosovo; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H. Res. 162. A resolution providing for enclosing the 
     galleries of the House of Representatives with a transparent 
     and substantial material; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. KINGSTON (for himself and Mrs. Capps):
       H. Res. 163. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with respect to postpartum depression; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. LUCAS of Kentucky:
       H. Res. 164. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that Federal laws relating to the 
     provision of health care must allow women direct access to 
     obstetrician-gynecologists and other health care 
     professionals who specialize in obstetrics and gynecology; to 
     the Committee on Commerce. 

para. 45.29  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       48. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of Utah, relative to House Joint Resolution 12 
     urging the Clinton Administration to support Taiwan and its 
     21 million people in obtaining appropriate and meaningful 
     participation in the World Health Organization; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       49. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the 
     Commonwealth of Virginia, relative to Senate Joint Resolution 
     No. 543 urging the Congress of the United States to 
     reemphasize to the American People that the thrid Monday in 
     February is to be celebrated as a national holiday called 
     George Washington's Birthday and to resist efforts to degrade 
     George Washington's Birthday into an amorphous and ultimately 
     meaningless ``Presidents Day'' holiday; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       50. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Kansas, 
     relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 1617 requesting 
     that the Congress of the United States return the statue of 
     George W. Glick earlier presented by the state of Kansas for 
     placement in Statuary Hall and accept in return for placement 
     in Statuary Hall, a statue of Dwight David Eisenhower, a 
     citizen of the free world, and worthy of national 
     commemoration in Statuary Hall; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
       51. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Montana, relative to House Joint Resolution No. 7 
     memorializing support for the American Land Sovereignty Act 
     of 1997 that reaffirms the constitutional authority of the 
     United States Congress as the elected representatives of the 
     people over the federally owned land of the United States; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       52. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Utah, relative to House Joint Resolution 5 urging the United 
     States Congress to amend the United States Constitution to 
     prohibit federal courts from levying or increasing taxes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       53. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the Commonwealth of 
     Virginia, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 523 urging 
     the Congress of the United States to include the Coalfields 
     Expressway in the Appalachian Development Highway System; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       54. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of North Dakota, relative to House Concurrent 
     Resolution No. 3039 urging Congress to enact legislation to 
     return adequate funds to states to fund the employment 
     security system and give a fair return to employers for the 
     taxes employers pay under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 45.30  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, private bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. FORD:
       H.R. 1740. A bill to reliquidate certain entries of N,N-
     dicyolohexyll-2-benzothazole-sulfenamide; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GRAHAM:
       H.R. 1741. 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 M/V Sandpiper; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para. 45.31  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 5: Mr. Barr of Georgia and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 8: Mr. Gillmor, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, and Mr. 
     Bliley.
       H.R. 14: Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 25: Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, and Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H.R. 44: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 49: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 72: Mr. Paul and Mr. Hill of Montana.
       H.R. 82: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 107: Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 111: Mr. Clay, Mr. Pitts, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Hall of 
     Texas,  Mr. Whitfield, and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 125: Ms. Lee, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
     Owens, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 127: Mrs. Maloney of New York and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 147: Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 148: Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Green of 
     Wisconsin.

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       H.R. 165: Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 175: Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Gekas, Mrs. 
     Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Collins, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
     McIntyre, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. 
     McCarthy of New York, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Castle, Mr. Hoeffel, 
     Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Scott, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Rush, Mr. McHugh, 
     Mr. Goss, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Pastor, Mr. John, 
     Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Fletcher, Mr. Porter, and Ms. Baldwin.
       H.R. 183: Mr. LaFalce and Mr. Oxley.
       H.R. 202: Mr. Hill of Montana.
       H.R. 219: Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 234: Aderholt, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Gary Miller of 
     California, and Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 254: Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
     Nethercutt, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Deal of Georgia, and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Walden of Oregon and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 315: Mr. Weygand, Mrs. Capps, and Mr. Moakley.
       H.R. 316: Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Bachus, 
     and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 351: Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 352: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Latham, 
     Mr. Watt of North Carolina, and Mr. Granger.
       H.R. 353: Mr. Baird, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Thompson of 
     California, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, and Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 357: Mr. Hoeffel.
       H.R. 363: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 374: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 383: Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 405: Mr. Forbes and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 413: Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Spence, 
     Mrs. Clayton, and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 434: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 443: Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 515: Mr. Owens, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mrs. 
     Napolitano, and Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 516: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 518: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 531: Mr. McIntosh, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. 
     Bachus, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Condit, Mr. Hill of Montana, and 
     Mr. Shimkus.
       H.R. 576: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 583: Ms. Stabenow and Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 592: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
     and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 599: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Lee, Mr. Thompson 
     of Mississippi, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
     Stenholm, and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 614: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 623: Mr. Pitts.
       H.R. 632: Mr. Barr of Georiga, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. 
     Ehrlich, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Smith of New 
     Jersey.
       H.R. 648: Mr. Stump, Mr. Filner, Mr. Sweeney, Mrs. Thurman, 
     Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
     Andrews, and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 664: Ms. Lee and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 710: Mr. Latham, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Boehlert, 
     Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
     Ackerman, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Smith of 
     Washington, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Spence, Mr. Holden, Mr. Ortiz, 
     and Mr. Berry.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Baker and Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 721: Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 732: Mr. wynn and Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 738: Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 743: Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 773: Mr. Udall of New Mexico.
       H.R. 775: Mr. Reynolds and Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 777: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Davis of Virginia and Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 784: Mr. Oberstar and Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 789: Mrs. Myrick and Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 796: Mr. Collins.
       H.R. 797: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky and Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 798: Mr. Blagojevich and Mr. Udall of New Mexico.
       H.R. 804: Mr. Sanders and Mr. Sanford.
       H.R. 827: Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
     Bonior, and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 835: Mr. Kasich.
       H.R. 852: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 864: Mr. Gekas, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Udall of 
     New Mexico, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Rush, Mr. Klink, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
     Davis of Illinois, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. McCarthy of 
     New York, Mr. Ney, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Meehan, 
     Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Scott, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Romero-
     Barcelo, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Ms. Dunn.
       H.R. 870: Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 883: Mr. Cox, Mr. Terry, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Lucas 
     of Kentucky, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Reynolds, and Mr. Tauzin.
       H.R. 901: Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Doyle, and Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 902: Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 903: Mr. Spence.
       H.R. 904: Mr. McGovern and Mr. Tauzin.
       H.R. 937: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 957: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Ehlers, 
     Mr. Manzullo, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Boyd.
       H.R. 961: Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Stupak, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Wu, Mr. LaHood, Mrs. 
     Kelly, and Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 984: Mr. Bliley, Mr. Portman, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
     McIntosh, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. Eshoo, and Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 997: Mr. McGovern, Mr. Sherman, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
     Wicker, Mr. Upton, Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Horn, Ms. 
     Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Largent, Mr. Ose, Mr. Farr of 
     California, Mr. Bass, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Houghton, 
     Mr. Kildee, Mr. LaHood, and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 1001: Mrs. Northup, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
     Whitfield, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Portman, and Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 1006: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1008: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
     Rodriguez, and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 1021: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1039: Mr. McDermott and Ms. Granger.
       H.R. 1055: Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, and Mr. Hill of Montana.
       H.R. 1070: Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
     Skelton, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Danner, Mr. Baker, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
     Metcalf, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Castle, Mrs. 
     Bono, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Shays, Mr. Pallone, 
     Mr. Klink, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Becerra, 
     Mr. Vento, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr, Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
     LaHood, Mr. Houghton, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Baird, 
     Mr. Murtha, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Camp, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Berry, 
     Mr. Markey, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
     Ackerman, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Burr of 
     North Carolina, Mr. Engel, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Thompson of 
     California, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Roybal-
     Allard, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Barcia, 
     Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Costello, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hilliard, 
     Mr. Hoeffel, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Ehrlich, Ms. 
     Brown of Florida, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Davis 
     of Illinois, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
     Hayworth, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Ford, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Hooley of 
     Oregon, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 1071: Ms. Carson, Mr. Oberstar, Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. 
     Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 1083: Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 1086: Mrs. Jones, of Ohio.
       H.R. 1092: Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Crane.
       H.R. 1093: Ms. Carson, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Hoeffel, Ms. 
     DeGette, and Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 1095: Mr. Brown of Ohio Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Carson, 
     Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Ramstad, and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1097: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1102: Mr. Walsh, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Moore, and Mr. 
     Lazio.
       H.R. 1123: Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 1130: Mr. Rangel and Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 1144: Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 1145: Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 1159: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1180: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
     Bachus, Mr. Wise, Ms. Carson, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Moore, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Ose, Ms. 
     Woolsey, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Gilman, 
     Mr. Leach, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
     Bishop, Mr. John, and Mr. Inslee.
       H.R. 1187: Mr. McDermott, Mr. Clement, Mr. Luther, and Mr. 
     Regula.
       H.R. 1190: Mrs. Jones of Ohio and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 1192: Mr. Tancredo.
       H.R. 1193: Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
     Abercrombie, and Mr. King.
       H.R. 1195: Mr. Condit, Mr. Schaffer, and Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 1196: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 1214: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1219: Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 1221: Mr. Waxman, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Ms. Stabenow, and 
     Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1244: Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
     Phelps, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Tanner, and Mr. 
     Moore.
       H.R. 1245: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Thompson of 
     Mississippi, and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1246: Mr. Spratt, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Gonzalez, and Mr. 
     Foley.
       H.R. 1256: Mr. Crowley, Mr. DeLay, and Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 1261: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 1263: Mr. Ewing, Mr. Upton, and Mr. Tancredo.
       H.R. 1264: Mr. Ewing, Mr. Upton, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Wynn, 
     Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Gary Miller of 
     California, and Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 1275: Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Shays, Mr. Stark, Mr. Saxton, 
     Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Kolbe, and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 1276: Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 1291: Mr. McGovern, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
     Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Ehlers, and Mr. Isakson.
       H.R. 1293: Mr. Cummings, Mr. Inslee, and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 1301: Mr. Boyd, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Fletcher, 
     Mr. Cunningham, Mr. English, and Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 1304: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Leach, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
     Rahall, Mr. Porter, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Thornberry, 
     Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Baird, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
     Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Kolbe, 
     Mr. Ackerman, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Walsh, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
     Fletcher, Mr. Hansen, and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1315: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 1317: Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 1322: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 1325: Mr. Frost, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Ms. Pelosi.

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       H.R. 1334: Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 1336: Mr. Sessions, Mr. Baker, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
     Sweeney, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Quinn, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Hill of 
     Montana.
       H.R. 1337: Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
     Bonior, Mrs. Northup, and Mr. Armey.
       H.R. 1342: Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 1349: Mr. Pitts and Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 1351: Ms. Dunn.
       H.R. 1354: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 1355: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 1358: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1388: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1394: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1398: Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 1399: Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Olver, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. 
     Velazquez, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. McNulty, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Meeks 
     of New York, and Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 1407: Mr. Wolf, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. 
     Frost.
       H.R. 1414: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 1421: Mr. Bonior and Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 1423: Mr. Frost, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
     Kucinich, Mr. Weiner, and Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 1424: Mr. Stump, Mr. Frost, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
     Etheridge, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Weiner, and Mr. 
     Sherman.
       H.R. 1432: Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. 
     Rahall, and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1456: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 1463: Mr. Crowley.
       H.R. 1464: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Green of 
     Wisconsin, and Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 1476: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 1484: Mr. Shows and Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 1485: Mr. Meeks of New York and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 1491: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts and Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 1495: Mr. Nadler and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 1497: Mr. Allen and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1511: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
     LoBiondo, Mr. Frost, Mr. Istook, and Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 1530: Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Mica, and Mr. Davis 
     of Florida.
       H.R. 1535: Mr. Oberstar and Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 1545: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1549: Mr. Baird, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
     Mr. McGovern, and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 1556: Mr. Frost, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Andrews, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Hoeffel, and Mrs. 
     Thurman.
       H.R. 1579: Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Thompson of 
     California, Mr. Klink, and Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 1598: Mr. Clement and Mr. Tanner.
       H.R. 1600: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 1606: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1607: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 1614: Mr. Cunningham, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
     Texas.
       H.R. 1622: Mr. Goss, Mr. Filner, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
     Price of North Carolina, and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 1630: Mr. Gutierrez and Mr. English.
       H.R. 1633: Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 1657: Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 1670: Mr. Meeks of New York and Mr. Thompson of 
     Mississippi.
       H.R. 1706: Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 1710: Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Deal of Georgia, and Mrs. 
     Kelly.
       H.J. Res. 2: Mr. Hulshof.
       H. Con. Res. 30: Mr. Thune, Mr. Cannon, and Mr. Barton of 
     Texas.
       H. Con. Res. 31: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H. Con. Res. 34: Mr. LaFalce.
       H. Con. Res. 58: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H. Con. Res. 79: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
     Frelinghuysen, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. 
     Talent, Mr. Cook, Mr. Clement, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana, and Mr. Chambliss.
       H. Con. Res. 94: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Duncan, Mrs. 
     Kelly, and Mr. DeMint.
       H. Res. 41: Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Spence
       H. Res. 82: Mrs. Capps and Ms. Schakowsky.

para. 45.32  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 979: Mr. Boyd.
       H.R. 984: Mr. Boehner.
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                        MONDAY, MAY 10, 1999 (46)

para. 46.1  appointment 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,

                                                     May 10, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Thomas E. Petri to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 46.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, May 6, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 46.3  communications

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

       1949. 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-300852; FRL-6077-
     5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received April 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1950. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Fluroxypyr 1-
     Methylheptyl Ester; Extension of Tolerance for Emergency 
     Exemptions [OPP-300845; FRL-6073-7] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     April 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       1951. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Sulfosate; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300849; F RL-6076-1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     April 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       1952. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the FY 1998 Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) Multi-Year 
     Program Plan which describes proposed program activities to 
     facilitate weapons destruction and nonproliferation in the 
     former Soviet Union (FSU); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       1953. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report that it intends to obligate up to $57.7 million of 
     FY 1998 funds to implement the Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     Program; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1954. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Financial 
     Institutions Examinations Council, transmitting the 1998 
     Annual Report, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 3305; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       1955. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and Chief 
     Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Use of Alternative 
     Dispute Resolution--received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       1956. 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 April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       1957. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report to Congress on the Native 
     Hawaiian Revolving Loan Fund (NHRLF) for Fiscal Years 1995 
     through 1997; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       1958. A letter from the Procurement Executive, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Commerce Acquisition Regulation; Agency Protest Procedures 
     [Docket No. 990127035-9035-01] (RIN: 0605-AA15) received 
     April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1959. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Roof Crush Resistance 
     [Docket No. NHTSA-99-5572; Notice 3] (RIN: 2127-AF40) 
     received April 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       1960. A letter from the 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; Technical 
     Amendments [AD-FRL-6330-3] (RIN: 2060-AC19) received April 
     21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       1961. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Over-The-Counter Human 
     Drugs; Labeling Requirements; Correction [Docket Nos. 98N-
     0337, 96N-0420, 95N-0259, and 90P-0201] (RIN: 0910-AA79) 
     received April 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       1962. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the 1998 Annual Report on the National 
     Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHID) 
     Contraception and Infertility Research Load Repayment Program 
     (CIR-LRP); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1963. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Conformance to National Policies For 
     Access to and Protection of Classified Information (RIN: 
     3150-AF97) received April 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1964. A letter from the Chief Counsel (Foreign Assets 
     Control), Department of the

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     Treasury, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Iranian Transactions Regulations: 
     Implementation of Executive Order 13059--received April 21, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1965. A letter from the Director, U.S. Trade And 
     Development Agency, transmitting the Agency's annual audit to 
     Congress; to the Committee on International Relations.
       1966. A letter from the General Counsel, United States 
     Information Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Exchange Visitor Program--received April 16, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       1967. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Parole Commission, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a copy the report of the 
     Consumer Product Safety Commission in compliance with the 
     Government in the Sunshine Act during the calendar year 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       1968. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General for 
     Administration, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Exemption of Records System Under 
     the Privacy Act [AAG/A Order No. 159-99] received April 21, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       1969. A letter from the Executive Director, Federal Labor 
     Relations Authority, transmitting the Authority's final 
     rule--Revision of Freedom of Information Act Regulations--
     received April 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1970. A letter from the Comptroller General of the United 
     States, General Accounting Office, transmitting a monthly 
     listing of new investigations, audits, and evaluations; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       1971. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting a report on the Commission's Fiscal 
     Year 1998 Accountability Report, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1972. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Merit Systems 
     Protection Board, transmitting the annual statistical report 
     of the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, Cases Decided by 
     the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, Fiscal Year 1998; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       1973. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 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. 990304063-9063-01; I.D. 041599A] received April 
     22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       1974. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's annual report on the National 
     Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB) Recommendations to the 
     Secretary of Transportation for Calendar Year (CY) 1998; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1975. 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 April 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       1976. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting 
     the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
     of 1994 (USERRA) Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 
     1998; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       1977. A letter from the Regulatory Policy Officer, Bureau 
     of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, transmitting the Bureau's 
     final rule--Firearms and Ammunition Excise Taxes, Parts and 
     Accessories (97R-1457P) [T.D. ATF-404; Ref: Notice No. 836] 
     (RIN: 1512-AB49) received April 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1978. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the first report from the Multi-site 
     Evaluation of the Welfare-to-Work Grants Program, ``Early 
     Implementation of the Welfare-to-Work Grants Program: Report 
     to Congress.''; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1979. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report entitled ``Chiropractic 
     Services in Medicare HMOs and MedicareChoice (MC) 
     Organizations''; jointly to the Committees on Commerce and 
     Ways and Means.
       1980. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting the annex on domestic preparedness to 
     the report on government-wide spending to combat terrorism; 
     jointly to the Committees on Armed Services, the Judiciary, 
     and Transportation and Infrastructure. 

  And then,

para. 46.4  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. WOLF, pursuant to the special order agreed to on May 
6, 1999, at 2 o'clock and 11 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 11, 1999.

para. 46.5  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. 150. A 
     bill to amend the Act popularly known as the Recreation and 
     Public Purposes Act to authorize disposal 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; with amendments 
     (Rept. No. 106-132). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SENSENBRENNER: Committee on Science. H.R. 1550. A bill 
     to authorize appropriations for the United States Fire 
     Administration for fiscal years 2000 and 2001, and for other 
     purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-133). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para. 46.6  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 May 7, 1999]

       H.R. 775. Referral to the Committees on Small Business and 
     Commerce extended for a period ending not later than May 11, 
     1999.

para. 46.7  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:

 [Purusant the order of the House on May 5, 1999 the following report 
                       was filed on May 7, 1999]

       Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 775. A bill to 
     establish certain procedures for civil actions brought for 
     damages relating to the failure of any device or system to 
     process or otherwise deal with the transition from the year 
     1999 to the year 2000, and for other purposes, with an 
     amendment; referred to the Committee on Commerce for a period 
     ending not later than May 11, 1999, for consideration of such 
     provisions of the introduced bill as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(f), rule 
     X (Rept. No. 106-131, Pt. 1).

 [Pursuant the order of the House on May 6, 1999 the following report 
                       was filed on May 7, 1999]

       Mr. GOSS: Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. H.R. 
     1555. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2000 
     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; referred 
     to the Committee on Armed Services for a period ending not 
     later than May 11, 1999, for consideration of such provisions 
     of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of 
     that committee pursuant to clause 1(c), rule X (Rept. No. 
     106-130, Pt.I).

para. 46.8  discharge of committee

             [The following action occurred on May 7, 1999]

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X, the Committee on Small Business 
discharged from consideration of H.R. 775.

para. 46.9  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. CALVERT:
       H.R. 1742. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 2000 and 2001 for the environmental and scientific 
     research, development, and demonstration programs, projects, 
     and activities of the Office of Research and Development and 
     Science Advisory Board of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. CALVERT:
       H.R. 1743. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 2000 and 2001 for the environmental and scientific and 
     energy research, development, and demonstration and 
     commercial application of energy technology programs, 
     projects, and activities of the Office of Air and Radiation 
     of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mrs. MORELLA:
       H.R. 1744. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology for fiscal 
     years 2000 and 2001, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Science. 

para. 46.10  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       55. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Maine, relative to H.P. 1492, 
     urging and requesting that the United States Congress remove 
     the requirement in the Clean Air Act for 2%-by-weight 
     oxygenate in reformulated gasoline so that additional 
     alternate fuel mixtures may be available for use in Maine; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       56. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Maine, relative to H.P. 1469 requesting that the 
     President of the United States and the United States Congress 
     work together to support and sign legislation to allow the 
     states to keep their tobacco settlement funds; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.

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       57. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Texas, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 9 
     respectfully urging the Congress of the United States not to 
     make federal claims against the proceeds of the Texas tobacco 
     settlement; to the Committee on Commerce.
       58. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Maine, relative to H.P. 1388 requesting the 
     President of the United States and the United States Congress 
     to ratify the United Nations Convention on the elimination of 
     All Forms of Discrimination Against Women; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       59. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Maine, relative to H.P. 1373 requesting the 
     President of the United States and the United States Congress 
     to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the 
     Child; to the Committee on International Relations.
       60. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Kansas, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 
     5017 urging Congress to direct the EPA to immediately 
     initiate appropriate administrative rulemaking to ensure that 
     the policies and standards it intends to apply in evaluating 
     pesticide tolerances are subject to thorough public notice 
     and comment prior to final tolerance determinations being 
     made by the agency; jointly to the Committees on Agriculture 
     and Commerce.
       61. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of North Dakota, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 
     4053 urging the Congress of the United States to act quickly 
     to fulfill its obligation under the Internet Tax Freedom Act 
     with regard to balanced membership of the Advisory Commission 
     on Electronic Commerce and urges the Advisory Commission on 
     Electronic Commerce to be mindful in its deliberations of the 
     impact of Internet usage and Internet sales transactions on 
     telecommunications, traditional retail businesses, and the 
     state and local tax bases; jointly to the Committees on 
     Commerce and the Judiciary. 

para. 46.11  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 363: Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 637: Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 716: Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 753: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 761: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 775: Mr. Houghton, Mr. Kolbe, and Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 811: Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 826: Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 827: Mr. Hoeffel and Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 960: Ms. McKinney and Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 985: Mr. McCrery and Mr. Ballenger.
       H.R. 1071: Mr. Gephardt.
       H.R. 1248: Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Baird, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
     Bonior, Mr. Hoeffel, Ms. DeLauro, and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 1286: Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 1299: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi.
       H.R. 1447: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 1476: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1484: Mr. Frost and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 1496: Mr. Graham, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Frost, Mr. Smith of 
     Michigan, and Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 1532: Mr. Conyers, Mr. Barcia, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. 
     Visclosky.
       H.R. 1691: Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Bachus, 
     Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. McKeon, and Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina. 

para. 46.12  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

       13. The SPEAKER presented a petition of Board of 
     Supervisors, relative to Resolution 231-99 supporting a one-
     time shift of the New Years Day federal holiday from December 
     31, 1999 to January 3, 2000, provided that the fiscal impact 
     on the City would be negligible; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform. 
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                       TUESDAY, MAY 11, 1999 (47)

para. 47.1  appointment of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     May 11, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Fred Upton to act as Speaker 
     pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 19, 
1999, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 47.2  recess--12:58 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 12 o'clock 58 minutes p.m. until 2 
o'clock p.m.

para. 47.3  after recess--2 p.m.

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

para. 47.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, May 10, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 47.5  communications

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

       1981. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Suspension of Collection of Recapture Amount for 
     Borrowers with Certain Shared Appreciation Agreements (RIN: 
     0560-AF80) received April 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1982. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Beauveria bassiana 
     (ATCC #74040); Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance 
     [OPP-300821;FRL-6068-7] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received April 21, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       1983. 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 Tolerances [OPP-300857; FRL-
     6079-5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received May 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1984. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his request for an emergency FY 1999 
     supplemental appropriation for the Fedeeral Emergency 
     Management Agency to help the people and communities 
     devastated by the terrible tornados that hit Oklahoma, 
     Kansas, Texas, and Tennessee and provide for other disaster 
     relief needs, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1107; (H. Doc. No. 106-
     61); to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       1985. A letter from the Health Affairs, Assistant Secretary 
     of Defense, transmitting a letter to advise that the 
     Department has not yet completed its review and internal 
     coordination for the report required by Section 715 of the FY 
     1999 National Defense Authorization Act.; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       1986. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Defense, 
     Health Affairs, Department of Defense, transmitting a plan to 
     redesign the military pharmacy system, pursuant to Public Law 
     105-261; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1987. A letter from the Acquisition and Technology, Under 
     Secretary of Defense, transmitting a report on the 
     implementation of a pilot program to demonstrate improved 
     cooperative relationships with universities and other private 
     sector entities, for the performance of research and 
     development functions; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1988. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the annual report on the operations of 
     the Exchange Stabilization Fund for FY 1998, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 5302(c)(2); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       1989. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Withdrawal of 
     Interim Rule on Builder Warranty for High Ratio FHA-Insured 
     Single Family Mortgages for New Homes [Docket No. FR-4288-N-
     03] (RIN: 2502-AH08) received April 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       1990. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Public Housing 
     Agency Plans and Section 8 Certificate and Voucher Merger 
     Announcement of Public Forums; Solicitation of Additional 
     Public Comment on Relationship of PHA Plans to Consolidation 
     Plan [Docket No. FR-4420-N-02] (RIN: 2577-AB89) received 
     April 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       1991. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting statements with respect to 
     transactions involving U.S. exports to Venezuela; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       1992. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the 1999 base salary structures 
     for Executive and Graded employees; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       1993. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     final version of the Department of Energy Accounting 
     Handbook; to the Committee on Commerce.
       1994. 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 Memphis Ozone Maintenance Plan [TN-204-1-
     9913a; FRL-6326-9] received April 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1995. 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 
     Air Quality Implementation Plans; State of Delaware; 
     Withdrawal of Final Rule for Transportation Conformity 
     [DE036-1018a; FRL-6325-2] received April 16, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1996. 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, Maryland; Control of Emissions 
     from Large Municipal Waste Combustors [MD056-3022a; FRL-6330-
     7] received April 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1997. 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-34-1-
     9805; FRL-6318-3] received April 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1998. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Acquisition Regulation: 
     Contractor Performance Evaluations [FRL-6319-3] received 
     April 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1999. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting Revised Policy for Amending Form R and Form A 
     Submissions; Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Reporting; 
     Community Right-to-Know [OPPTS-400141; FRL-6075-3]; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2000. 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 New Source Review Provisions 
     Implemenation Plan for Nevada State Clark County Pollution 
     Control District [NV 030-0015; FRL-6336-6] received May 5, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2001. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the withdrawal of a December 3rd submission 
     ``Pesticide Worker Protection Standard; Respirator 
     Designations''; to the Committee on Commerce.
       2002. A letter from the Associate Bureau Chief, Wireless 
     Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting The Commission's final rule--Amendment of Part 
     87 of the Commission's Rules to Permit Automatic Operation of 
     Aeronautical Advisory Stations (Unicoms) [WT Docket No. 96-1 
     RM-8495] Amendment of Part 87 to Permit the Use of 112-118 
     MHz for Differential Global Positioning System (GPS) 
     Correction Data and the Use of Hand-held Transmitters on 
     Frequencies in the Aeronautical Enroute Service [WT Docket 
     No. 96-211 RM-8607, 8687] Amendment of Part 17 Concerning 
     Construction, Marking, and Lighting of Antenna Structures--
     Received April 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       2003. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to New Zealand for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 99-14), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       2004. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of 
     the Department's intent to obligate funds for assistance to 
     Eastern Europe and the Baltic States, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2394-1(a); to the Committee on International Relations.
       2005. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed Manufacturing License Agreement with Italy 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 20-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       2006. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles sold 
     commercially under a contract to Turkey [Transmittal No. DTC 
     61-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       2007. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 99-10, authorizing the use of 
     up to $25,000,000 in assistance from the Emergency Refugee 
     and Migration Assistance Fund to meet the urgent and 
     unexpected needs of refugees, displaced persons, conflict 
     victims, and other persons at risk due to the Kosovo crisis, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2601(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       2008. 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 Turkey [Transmittal No. DTC 60-99], 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       2009. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a draft of 
     proposed 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.
       2010. A letter from the President and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, 
     transmitting the annual report on the Host Country 
     Development and U.S. Effects of FY 1998 Projects and the 
     Annual Report on Cooperation with Private Insurers, pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 2200a; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       2011. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting A copy of D. C. Law 5-11 ``To adopt 
     the form and content for personal financial disclosure 
     statement for members of the District of Columbia Retirement 
     Board, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       2012. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a report entitled ``Evaluation of the Department 
     of Public Works' Monitoring and Oversight of the Ticket 
     Processing and Delinquent Ticket Debt Collection Contracts,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 47-118(b)(3); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       2013. A letter from the Associate Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting Activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2014. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory 
     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.
       2015. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Mine Safety and 
     Health Review Commission, transmitting the annual performance 
     plan for fiscal year 2000; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       2016. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting a report of the results of the 
     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.
       2017. A letter from the General Counsel, Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting Notification of a vacancy 
     in the Office of Management and Budget Office of Deputy 
     Director of Management; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       2018. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the annual report for the year ending September 
     30, 1998, pursuant to the Federal Managers' Financial 
     Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       2019. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification that 
     a legally binding instrument establishing the International 
     Dolphin Conservation Program has been adopted and is in 
     force; to the Committee on Resources.
       2020. A letter from the Director, Office of Protected 
     Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule--Endangered and Threatened Species: 
     Threatened Status for Ozette Lake Sockeye Salmon in 
     Washington [Docket No. 980219043-9068-02; I.D. 011498A] (RIN: 
     0648-AK52) received April 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2021. A letter from the Director, Office of Protected 
     Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting 
     the Service's ``Major'' final rule--Endangered and Threatened 
     Species: Threatened Status for Two ESUs of Steelhead in 
     Washington and Oregon [Docket No. 980225046-9070-03; I.D. 
     021098B] (RIN: 0648-AK54) received April 6, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2022. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 
     Zone Off Alaska; Fishery Cooperatives [I.D. 031599A] received 
     March 23, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       2023. A letter from the Director, Office of Protected 
     Resources, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's ``Major'' final rule--
     Endangered and Threatened Species; Threatened Status for 
     Three Chinook Salmon Evolutionarily Significant Units (ESUs) 
     in Washington and Oregon, and Endangered Status for One 
     Chinook Salmon ESU in Washington [Docket No. 990303060-9071-
     02; I.D. 022398C] (RIN: 0648-AM54) received April 6, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2024. A letter from the Director, Office of Protected 
     Resources, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's ``Major'' final rule--
     Endangered and Threatened Species: Threatened Status for Two 
     ESUs of Chum Salmon in Washington and Oregon [Docket No. 
     980219042-9069-02; I.D. 011498B] (RIN: 0648-AK53) received 
     April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       2025. 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. 990304063-9062-
     01; I.D. 033099B] received April 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2026. A letter from the President, National Park 
     Foundation, transmitting the Founda

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     tion's annual report of activity through June 30, 1998, 
     pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 19n and 19dd(f); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2027. A letter from the Attorney General, transmitting the 
     1998 Annual Accountability Report of the Department of 
     Justice; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2028. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Fair Housing 
     Complaint Processing; Plain Language Revision and 
     Reorganization [Docket No. FR-4433-I-01] (RIN: 2529-AA86) 
     received April 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2029. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Anchorage Grounds; Atlantic Ocean off Miami and Miami Beach, 
     Florida [CGD07-99-002] (RIN: 2115-AA98) received April 22, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2030. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations: Empire State Regatta, Albany, New 
     York [CGD01-98-162] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received April 22, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2031. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Anchorage Grounds; Port Everglades, Florida [CGD07-99-003] 
     (RIN: 2115-AA98) received April 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2032. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron 
     Canada (BHTC) Model 230 Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-48-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11137; AD 99-09-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     April 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2033. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; 
     British Aerospace Model H.P. 137 Jetstream Mk. 1, Jetstream 
     Series 200, and Jetstream Models 3101 and 3201 Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 98-CE-70-AD; Amendment 39-10825; AD 98-21-16] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April, 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2034. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; 
     Boeing Model 747-100, -200, -300, SP, and SR Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 97-NM-272-AD; Amendment 39-10808; AD 98-20-40] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2035. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Amendment of Restricted Area 
     R-5313C, Long Shoal Point, NC [Airspace Docket No. 98-ASO-13] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received April 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2036. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Revision of Class E 
     Airspace; Lake Charles, LA [Airspace Docket No. 99-ASW-04] 
     received April 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2037. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Revision of Class E 
     Airspace; Port Heiden, AK [Airspace Docket No. 98-AAL-25] 
     received April 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2038. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Revision of Class D 
     Airspace; Fairbanks, Eielson Air Force Base(AFB), AK; 
     Revision and Establishment of Class E Airspace, Fairbanks, 
     Eielson AFB, AK [Airspace Docket No. 99-AAL-1] received April 
     22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2039. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     General Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Revision of 
     Class E Airspace; Soldotna, AK [Airspace Docket No. 98-AAL-
     22] received April 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2040. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Revision of Class E 
     Airspace; Gambell, AK [Airspace Docket No. 98-AAL-20] 
     received April 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2041. A letter from the Program Analyst, Officeof the Chief 
     Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Establishment of Class E 
     Airspace; Barter Island, AK [Airspace Docket No. 98-AAL-21] 
     received April 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2042. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Amendment to Class E 
     Airspace; Clarinda, IA [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-17] 
     received April 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2043. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Amendment to Class E 
     Airspace; Macon, MO [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-20] received 
     April 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2044. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Service 
     Contracts Subject to the Shipping Act of 1984 [Docket No 98-
     30] received May 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2045. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a review of the recommendations of the National 
     Academy of Sciences and other qualified organizations on 
     methods for further increasing the environmental and 
     operational safety of tank vessels; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2046. 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 99-21] 
     received April 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2047. 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 1999--received April 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2048. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting a report on implementation 
     progress by the State of Louisiana on its federally approved 
     Coastal Wetlands Conservation Plan; jointly to the Committees 
     on Resources and Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para. 47.6  fastener quality

  Mr. SENSENBRENNER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
1183) to amend the Fastener Quality Act to strengthen the protection 
against the sale of mismarked, misrepresented, and counterfeit fasteners 
and eliminate unnecessary requirements, and for other purposes; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. SENSENBRENNER and 
Mr. UDALL of Colorado, 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. 47.7  federally owned inventions licensing

  Mr. SENSENBRENNER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
209) to improve the ability of Federal agencies to license federally 
owned inventions; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. SENSENBRENNER and 
Mr. UDALL of Colorado, 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.

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para. 47.8  fire administration authorization

  Mr. SENSENBRENNER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
1550) to authorize appropriations for the United States Fire 
Administration for fiscal years 2000 and 2001, and for other purposes; 
as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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. PEASE, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  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 SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 47.9  honoring slain peace officers

  Mr. CHABOT moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 165): 

       Whereas the well-being of all citizens of this country is 
     preserved and enhanced as a direct result of the vigilance 
     and dedication of law enforcement personnel;
       Whereas more than 700,000 men and women, at great risk to 
     their personal safety, presently serve their fellow citizens 
     in their capacity as guardians of peace;
       Whereas peace officers are the front line in preserving our 
     children's right to receive an education in a crime-free 
     environment that is too often threatened by the insidious 
     fear caused by violence in schools;
       Whereas 158 peace officers lost their lives in the 
     performance of their duty in 1998, and a total of more than 
     15,000 men and women have now made that supreme sacrifice; 
     and
       Whereas every year 1 in 9 officers is assaulted, 1 in 25 
     officers is injured, and 1 in 4,400 officers is killed in the 
     line of duty: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that--
       (1) all peace officers slain in the line of duty should be 
     honored and recognized; and
       (2) the President should issue a proclamation calling upon 
     the people of the United States to honor and recognize slain 
     peace officers with appropriate ceremonies and respect.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. CHABOT and Mr. 
SCOTT, 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. PEASE, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CHABOT 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 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 47.10  public works projects

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

         Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Congress 
           of the United States, House of Representatives,
                                   Washington, DC, April 15, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Enclosed are copies of resolutions 
     adopted on April 15, 1999 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.

  The communication, together with the accompanying papers, was referred 
to the Committee on Appropriations.

para. 47.11  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:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                     Washington, DC, May 11, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker, Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 2(h) of Rule II 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 10, 1999 at 
     5:40 p.m., and said to contain a message from the President 
     whereby he submits a certification pursuant to Section 1512 
     of Public Law 105-251.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Jeff Trandahl,
                                                            Clerk.

para. 47.12  satellite related exports to the people's republic of china

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

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with the provisions of section 1512 of Public Law 105-
261, the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 1999, I hereby certify that the export to the People's Republic of 
China of satellite fuels and separation systems for the U.S.-origin 
Iridium commercial communications satellite program:
  (1) is not detrimental to the United States space launch industry; and
  (2) the material and equipment, 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.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, May 10, 1999.

  By unanimous consent, the message was referred to the Committee on 
Armed Services and the Committee on International Relations and ordered 
to be printed (H. Doc. 106-60).

para. 47.13  recess--4:15 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 15 minutes p.m., until 
approximately 6 o'clock p.m.

para. 47.14  after recess--6 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BRADY of Texas, called the House to 
order.

para. 47.15  providing for the consideration of h.r. 775

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-134) the resolution (H. Res. 166) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 775) to establish certain procedures for 
civil actions brought for damages relating to the failure of any device 
or system to process or otherwise deal with the transition from the year 
1999 to the year 2000, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 47.16  h.r. 1550--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BRADY of Texas, pursuant to clause 8, 
rule XX, announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1550) to authorize appropriations for 
the United States Fire Administration for fiscal years 2000 and 2001, 
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

417

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

3

para. 47.17                   [Roll No. 121]

                                YEAS--417

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch

[[Page 534]]


     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--3

     Chenoweth
     Paul
     Sanford

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Brown (CA)
     Capps
     Coble
     Greenwood
     Jones (OH)
     Kasich
     Lowey
     Napolitano
     Ose
     Peterson (PA)
     Scarborough
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
  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  h. res. 165--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BRADY of Texas, pursuant to clause 8, 
rule XX, announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to 
suspend the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 165) 
acknowledging the dedication and sacrifice made by the men and women who 
have lost their lives while serving as law enforcement officers.
  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

420

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 47.19                   [Roll No. 122]

                                YEAS--420

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
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     Kolbe
     Kucinich
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     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
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     McCollum
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     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
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     McKeon
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     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
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     Morella
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     Neal
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     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
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     Petri
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     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
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     Sherman
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     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Skelton
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     Talent
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     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
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     Thornberry
     Thune
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     Tiahrt
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     Towns
     Traficant
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     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
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     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
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     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
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     Weldon (FL)
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     Weller
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     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Brown (CA)
     Capps
     Gephardt
     Greenwood
     Kasich
     Lowey
     Napolitano
     Ose
     Reyes
     Roybal-Allard
     Scarborough
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
  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 said 
resolution.

para. 47.20  notice--motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 1141

  Mr. DEUTSCH, pursuant to clause 7(c)(1)(B) of rule XXII, 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 amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1141) making emergency 
supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1999, and for other purposes, to insist on the funding level of 
$621,000,000 contained under the heading ``CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE 
CARIBBEAN EMERGENCY, DISASTER RECOVERY FUND'' of the House bill for 
necessary expenses to address the effects of hurricanes in Central 
America and the Caribbean and the earthquake in Colombia.

para. 47.21  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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. 432. An Act to designate the North/South Center as the 
     Dante B. Fascell North-South Center.

para. 47.22  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mrs. NAPOLITANO for today and May 12; and
  To Mr. SCARBOROUGH, for today.
  And then,

para. 47.23  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. KINGSTON, at 11 o'clock and 5 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 47.24  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. DREIER: Committee on rules. House Resolution 166. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 775) 
     to establish certain procedures for civil actions brought for 
     damages relating to the failure of any device or system to 
     process or otherwise deal with the transition from the year 
     1999 to the year 2000, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-
     134). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 47.25  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 1745. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide for the removal of aliens who associate with 
     known terrorists; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Weller, Mr. Fossella, 
             Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Gary 
             Miller of California, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Tancredo, and Mr. Rogan):
       H.R. 1746. 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. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. Mica, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Horn, 
             Mr. Gilman, Mr. Barr of Georgia, and Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin):
       H.R. 1747. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to increase the penalties imposed for making or 
     accepting contributions in the name of another and to 
     prohibit foreign nationals from making any campaign-related 
     disbursements; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 1748. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     increase the mandatory retirement age for law enforcement 
     officers from 57 to 60 years of age; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. BALLENGER:
       H.R. 1749. A bill to designate Wilson Creek in Avery and 
     Caldwell Counties, North Carolina, as a component of the 
     National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. TOWNS (for himself, Mr. Borski, Mr. Gephardt, 
             Mr. Dingell, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Reyes, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Klink, Mr. Menendez, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Strickland, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Clement, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Hall of Texas, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. 
             McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Engel, Mr. Holden, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Luther, Mr. Filner, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Lampson, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Baird, Mr. Wise, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Clay, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Doyle, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Rivers, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Carson, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Vento, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Andrews, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Christensen, 
             Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Jackson 
             of Illinois, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Martinez, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
             Sisisky, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Evans, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Larson, Ms. 
             Sanchez, Mr. Gonzalez, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. 
             Levin, Ms. Danner, Mr. Pastor, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Moore, Mr. 
             Visclosky, Mr. Payne, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Berry, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Holt, Mr. Weygand, 
             Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Mr. 
             Hoyer):
       H.R. 1750. 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 
     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 Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Filner, Ms. 
             Lofgren, and Mr. Lantos):
       H.R. 1751. 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. COBLE (for himself and Mr. Berman) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 1752. A bill to make improvements in the operation and 
     administration of the Federal courts, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DOYLE (for himself, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. 
             Costello):
       H.R. 1753. A bill 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.
           By Mr. ETHERIDGE:
       H.R. 1754. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration to develop and 
     provide for the distribution of an educational curriculum in 
     recognition of the 100th anniversary of the first powered 
     flight; 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. FILNER:
       H.R. 1755. A bill to provide for reimbursing the States for 
     the cost incurred by the States in implementing the Border 
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     duction Act of 1998; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Meehan, 
             Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut, and Mr. Capuano):
       H.R. 1756. 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. GIBBONS (for himself and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 1757. 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. GUTKNECHT:
       H.R. 1758. A bill to amend the Agricultural Market 
     Transition Act to extend the milk price support program 
     through 2002 at an increased price support rate; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, and Ms. Dunn):
       H.R. 1759. A bill to ensure the long-term protection of the 
     resources of the portion of the Columbia River known as the 
     Hanford Reach; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 1760. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand the incentives for the construction, repair, 
     rehabilitation, and renovation of 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 Mr. ROGAN (for himself and Mr. Coble):
       H.R. 1761. A bill to amend provisions of title 17, United 
     States Code; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Saxton):
       H.R. 1762. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to expand the 
     scope of the respite care program of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Holden, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Shows, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
             Clement, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Cramer, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Luther, Mr. English, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Lucas of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Young of Florida, 
             Mr. McNulty, Mr. Ney, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Gary Miller of California, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Archer, 
             Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Ehrlich, Ms. DeGette, Mr. McInnis, 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
             Forbes, Ms. Granger, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Green of Texas, 
             Mr. Walsh, Mr. Weller, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Lampson, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Sabo, Ms. Waters, Mr. Wolf, 
             Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Jenkins, 
             Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Watt of 
             North Carolina, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Royce, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Cunningham, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Wise, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Terry, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Rahall, Ms. 
             Sanchez, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Souder, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
             Hayes, Mr. Pombo, Ms. Danner, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Horn, 
             Mr. LaHood, Mr. Borski, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
             Weiner, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Moore, Mr. Inslee, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Traficant, 
             Mr. Simpson, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Ms. Pryce of 
             Ohio, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
             Bass, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Cardin, 
             Mr. Stupak, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Hoyer, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. Berman):
       H. Res. 165. A resolution acknowledging the dedication and 
     sacrifice made by the men and women who have lost their lives 
     while serving as law enforcement officers; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary. 

para. 47.26  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       62. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     State of Georgia, relative to Senate Resolution 241 
     encouraging the Congress of the United States to act swiftly 
     to prevent the passage of any such legislation under the 
     ``Know Your Customer'' designation; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       63. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the Commonwealth of 
     Virginia, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 487 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to either 
     enact meaningful patient protections at the federal level 
     with respect to employer self-funded plans or, in the absence 
     of such federal action, amend the Employment Retirement 
     Income Security Act (ERISA) of 1974 to grant authority to all 
     individual states to monitor and regulate self-funded, 
     employer-based health plans; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
       64. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the Commonwealth of 
     Virginia, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 488 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to enact laws 
     to provide federal impact aid relief for Virginia public 
     schools and public schools throughout the United States; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       65. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the Commonwealth of 
     Virginia, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 407 
     memorializing Congress to enact legislation giving states and 
     localities the power to control waste imports in their 
     jurisdictions; to the Committee on Commerce. 

para. 47.27  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 44: Mr. Jones of North Carolina.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Hall of Ohio and Mr. Jones of North Carolina.
       H.R. 73: Mr. Horn, Mr. Royce, Mr. Goode, Mr. Duncan, and 
     Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 107: Mr. Fossella and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 165: Mr. Wicker and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 216: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Goss, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
     LaHood.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Burton of Indiana and Mr. Jones of North 
     Carolina.
       H.R. 315: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 323: Mr. Camp and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 351: Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 355: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. 
     Hobson.
       H.R. 357: Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 360: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 363: Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 369: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 372: Mr. Kildee and Mr. Moore.
       H.R. 385: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 412: Mr. Hoeffel.
       H.R. 443: Mr. Dicks.
       H.R. 486: Mr. Minge, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
     Largent, and Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 515: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Waters, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
     Towns, Ms. Lee, and Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 531: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Berman, Mr. Saxton, 
     and Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 534: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 541: Mr. Udall of New Mexico.
       H.R. 566: Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 568: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 583: Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 611: Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 612: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
     Stenholm, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Lee, and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 623: Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 673: Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 693: Mr. Leach.
       H.R. 716: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 732: Ms. Roybal-Allard and Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 775: Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Pitts, and Mr. Walden of Oregon.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 784: Mr. Thomas and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 785: Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 792: Mr. Coble, Mr. Armey, Mr. Jones of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Ose, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Skeen, Ms. 
     Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Jenkins, and Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 804: Mr. Moran of Kansas.
       H.R. 838: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 842: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
     Brown of Ohio, and Mrs. Jones of Ohio.
       H.R. 846: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 847: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 850: Mr. Fletcher.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Dicks.
       H.R. 868: Mr. Hall of Ohio and Mr. Dingell.
       H.R. 896: Mr. Barr of Georgia and Mr. Lucas of Kentucky.
       H.R. 899: Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
     Fossella, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, and Mr. Holt.
       H.R. 902: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mr. 
     Delahunt.
       H.R. 904: Mr. Barcia, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and Mr. 
     Ehlers.
       H.R. 942: Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 953: Mr. Lantos, Mr. King, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
     Cummings, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Smith of New 
     Jersey, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Andrews, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and 
     Mr. Holt.
       H.R. 959: Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 961: Mr. Waxman, Mr. Levin, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Brown of 
     Florida, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 976: Mr. Latham, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. 
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       H.R. 987: Mr. Hyde, Mr. Largent, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Pease, Mr. 
     Castle, Mr. Baker, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Combest, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
     Goss, Mrs. Fowler, and Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 997: Mr. Pastor, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Bilbray, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Martinez, 
     and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 1008: Mr. Fossella.
       H.R. 1032: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
     Radanovich, and Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 1035: Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 1044: Mr. Watkins, Mr. Leach, Mr. Ose, Mr. Bishop, and 
     Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 1053: Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 1062: Mr. Borski, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1071: Mr. Skelton, Mr. Berman, and Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois.
       H.R. 1093: Mr. Shimkus.
       H.R. 1095: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
     Goodling, and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 1097: Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 1107: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1115: Mr. Berry, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
     Phelps, Mr. Baird, Mr. Luther, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Rodriguez, 
     Mr. Martinez, Mr. Spence, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, 
     Ms. Brown of Florida, and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 1136: Mr. Graham and Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 1145: Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 1152: Mr. King and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 1190: Mr. Vento, Mr. Frelinghuysen, and Mr. Hobson.
       H.R. 1193: Mr. Porter, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1214: Mr. Murtha.
       H.R. 1218: Mr. Lucas of Kentucky.
       H.R. 1219: Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 1221: Mrs. Kelly and Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 1228: Mr. Meehan, Mr. Rahall, and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 1238: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Stark, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Talent, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
     Underwood, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
     Sanders, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1248: Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Rush, 
     and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 1256: Mr. Walsh, Mr. Cook, and Mr. Ryun of Kansas.
       H.R. 1260: Mr. Pickett, Mr. Nethercutt, and Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 1275: Mr. Boehlert, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
     Farr of California, Mr. Dicks, and Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 1287: Mr. Sherwood.
       H.R. 1291: Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Hobson, and 
     Mr. Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 1330: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 1342: Mr. Gephardt and Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 1344: Mr. Walden of Oregon and Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 1348: Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Bateman, Mr. 
     Buyer, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Canady of Florida, 
     Mr. Klink, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Weldon 
     of Florida, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Aderholt, 
     Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. DeMint, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
     Terry, Mr. Largent, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Hayes, 
     Mr. Coburn, Mr. Paul, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Stump, Mr. Horn, 
     Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
     Schaffer, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
     McCollum, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
     Royce, Mr. Spence, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mrs. 
     Chenoweth, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 1349: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 1355: Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. McKinney, and Ms. Hooley 
     of Oregon.
       H.R. 1380: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 1381: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 1405: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1413: Mr. Jones of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1436: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 1437: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 1438: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 1441: Mr. Armey, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Stump, Mr. Hobson, and 
     Mr. Hulshof.
       H.R. 1450: Mr. Frost, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. 
     Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 1456: Mr. Kildee and Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 1476: Mr. McGovern, Mr. Reyes, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1484: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 1494: Mr. Ballenger.
       H.R. 1495: Ms. Baldwin.
       H.R. 1525: Mr. Wynn, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Cardin.
       H.R. 1592: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Walsh, 
     Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Barr of 
     Georgia, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
     McHugh, and Mr. Simpson.
       H.R. 1614: Mr. Udall of New Mexico and Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois.
       H.R. 1621: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. 
     Abercrombie.
       H.R. 1625: Mr. LaHood, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
     Mr. Stupak, Ms. Waters, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. 
     Baldwin, Mr. Vento, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 1629: Mrs. Chenoweth, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
     Shows, Mr. Gibbons, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
     Texas, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 1648: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Phelps, and Mr. 
     Weygand.
       H.R. 1650: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Kelly, 
     and Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 1671: Mr. Filner, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
     Brown of Ohio, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
     Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Berman, and 
     Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 1682: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 1710: Mr. Ose.
       H.J. Res. 7: Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H.J. Res. 14: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.J. Res. 22: Mr. Udall of New Mexico.
       H.J. Res. 47: Mr. Quinn, Mr. Petri, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. 
     Roemer.
       H. Con. Res. 22: Mr. Bilirakis.
       H. Con. Res. 23: Ms. McKinney, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
     Canady of Florida, Mr. Capuano, and Mr. Sawyer.
       H. Con. Res. 30: Mr. Hobson and Mr. Simpson.
       H. Con. Res. 67: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
     Waxman, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Deutsch, 
     Mr. Jefferson, and Mrs. Morella.
       H. Con. Res. 94: Mr. Reyes and Mr. Souder.
       H. Res. 94: Mr. Bilirakis and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H. Res. 134: Mr. McInnis.
       H. Res. 146: Ms. Norton and Mr. Brown of Ohio.
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                      WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1999 (48)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 48.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, May 11, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 48.2  communications

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

       2049. A letter from the Administrator, Commodity Credit 
     Corporation, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Dairy Market Loss Assistance Program 
     (RIN: 0560-AF67) received May 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2050. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department Of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Dried Prunes Produced in 
     California: Undersized Regulation for the 1999-2000 Crop Year 
     [Docket No. FV99-993-2 FR] received May 5, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2051. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department Of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Melons Grown in South Texas; 
     Change in Container Regulation [Docket No. FV99-979-1 IFR] 
     received May 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       2052. A letter from the Director, Administrative Office Of 
     The United States Courts, transmitting a proposed emergency 
     supplemental request for fiscal year 1999 to provide for a 
     necessary level of security for judges, support personnel of 
     the federal Judiciary, and the public; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       2053. A letter from the Under Secretary, Acquisition and 
     Technology, Department of Defense, transmitting Certification 
     with respect to the Patriot PAC-3 Major Acquisition Program, 
     pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2433(e)(2)(B)(i); to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       2054. A letter from the Executive Director, Presidential 
     Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets In The United States, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to extend the 
     Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the 
     United States by one year and to authorize additional 
     appropriations for the Commission; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       2055. A letter from the Chairman, National Endowment for 
     the Arts and Member Federal Council on the Arts and the 
     Humanities, National Foundation on the Arts and the 
     transmitting the Federal Council on the Arts and the 
     Humanities' twenty-third annual report on the Arts and 
     Artifacts Indemnity Program for Fiscal Year 1998, pursuant to 
     20 U.S.C. 959(c); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       2056. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Environmental Management, Department of Energy, transmitting 
     the Department's report on remediation of the radioactive 
     Waste Management Complex located at the Idaho National 
     Engineering and Environmental Laboratory; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2057. 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-6338-5] 
     received May 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2058. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Managment and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendment to 
     the Finding of Significant Contribution and Rulemaking for 
     Certain States for Purposes of Reducing Regional Transport of 
     Ozone (RIN: 2060-AH10) [FRL-6338-6] received May 5, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2059. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, transmitting 
     the Office's final rule--Initial Licensed Operator Exam

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     ination Requirements [RIN 3150-AF62] received April 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2060. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Law 5-11 ``To adopt 
     the form and content for a personal financial disclosure 
     statement for members of the District of Columbia Retirement 
     Board'' received May 4, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 
     1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2061. A letter from the 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.
       2062. A letter from the 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.
       2063. A letter from the Director, Office Of Management And 
     Budget, transmitting the Office's final rule--discussing 
     specific paperwork reduction accomplishments that these 
     agencies have targeted for FY 1999 and FY 2000; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       2064. A letter from the President and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, 
     transmitting the FY 2000 Annual Performance Plan for the 
     Overseas Private Investment Corporation, pursuant to Public 
     Law 103-62; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2065. 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; Sablefish Managed under the 
     Individual Fishing Quota Program [I.D. 030999C] received 
     April 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       2066. 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 [I.D. 021299E] received March 16, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2067. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Revisions to the Clean 
     Water Act Regulatory Definition of ``Discharge of Dredged 
     Material'' [FRL-6338-9] received May 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2068. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation that 
     addresses certain tax consequences for members of the Armed 
     Forces; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2069. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Weighted Average Interest Rate Update [Notice 99-21] received 
     April 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       2070. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Method of valuing farm real property--received April 27, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       2071. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--last-
     in, first-out inventory methods [Revenue Ruling 99-22] 
     received April 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2072. A letter from the Secretary of Labor and Executive 
     Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, Pension 
     Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting Administration of 
     the Toxic Substances Control Act--the Corporation's financial 
     statements a of September 30, 1998, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 
     2629; jointly to the Committees on Commerce and Ways and 
     Means.
       2073. A letter from the Acting Secretary, Department Of 
     State, transmitting the annual report for 1998 on voting 
     practices at the United Nations, pursuant to Public Law 101-
     167; jointly to the Committees on International Relations and 
     Appropriations.
       2074. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the unclassified version of the report ``Theater Missile 
     Defense Architecture Options in the Asia-Pacific Region''; 
     jointly to the Committees on International Relations and 
     Armed Services.
       2075. A letter from the Director, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting a report on bluefin tuna for 1997-1998, pursuant 
     to 16 U.S.C. 971; jointly to the Committees on Resources and 
     International Relations.
       2076. 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, restructure staff, and for other 
     purposes; jointly to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs and 
     Government Reform.
       2077. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation that 
     addresses various management concerns of the Department of 
     Defense; jointly to the Committees on Armed Services, the 
     Judiciary, and Government Reform.
       2078. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation that 
     addresses various management concerns of the Department of 
     Defense; jointly to the Committees on Armed Services, 
     International Relations, Government Reform, Intelligence 
     (Permanent Select), Education and the Workforce, and 
     Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para. 48.3  message from the senate

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

       S. 900. An Act to enhance competition in the financial 
     services industry by providing a prudential framework for the 
     affiliation of banks, securities firms, insurance companies, 
     and other financial service providers, and for other 
     purposes.

  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-292, the 
Chair, on behalf of the President pro tempore, upon the recommendation 
of the Majority Leader, appoints Michael K. Young, of Washington, D.C., 
to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, 
vice William Armstrong.
  The message also announced that pursuant to the provisions of Public 
Law 105-186, the Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, appoints the 
Senator from Oregon (Mr. Smith) to the Presidential Advisory Commission 
on Holocaust Assets in the United States, to fill a vacancy thereon.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 94-304, as 
amended by Public Law 99-7, the Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, 
appoints the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Hutchinson) to the Commission 
on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki). 

para. 48.4  providing for the consideration of h.r. 775

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 166):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 775) to establish certain procedures for civil 
     actions brought for damages relating to the failure of any 
     device or system to process or otherwise deal with the 
     transition from the year 1999 to the year 2000, 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, 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 first 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. 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 follow 
     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,

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  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. EWING, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

236

When there appeared

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Nays

188

para. 48.5                    [Roll No. 123]

                                YEAS--236

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--188

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Skelton
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Barton
     Brown (CA)
     Engel
     McIntosh
     Napolitano
     Peterson (PA)
     Scarborough
     Slaughter
     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. 48.6  year 2000 readiness and responsibility

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, pursuant to House Resolution 166 
and rule XVIII, 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. 775) to establish certain procedures for civil actions brought for 
damages relating to the failure of any device or system to process or 
otherwise deal with the transition from the year 1999 to the year 2000, 
and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. LaHood, as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para. 48.7  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 23, strike line 1 and all that follows through page 
     25, line 8, and redesignate succeeding sections, and 
     references thereto, accordingly.

It was decided in the

Yeas

192

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

235

para. 48.8                    [Roll No. 124]

                                AYES--192

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Engel
     English
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Skelton
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--235

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray

[[Page 540]]


     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Turner
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Barton
     Brown (CA)
     Cox
     Dunn
     Napolitano
     Slaughter
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

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. NADLER:

       Strike title IV and redesignate title V, sections therein, 
     and references thereto, accordingly.

It was decided in the

Yeas

180

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

244

para. 48.10                   [Roll No. 125]

                                AYES--180

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--244

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Walden
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Barton
     Brown (CA)
     Cox
     Doyle
     Herger
     Napolitano
     Slaughter
     Walsh
     Weldon (PA)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 48.11  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. CONYERS:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION. 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Y2K 
     Readiness and Remediation Act''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings, purposes, and scope.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Preemption of State law.

                      TITLE I--COOLING OFF PERIOD

Sec. 101. Notice and opportunity to cure.
Sec. 102. Out of court settlement.

           TITLE II--SPECIFIC PLEADINGS AND DUTY TO MITIGATE

Sec. 201. Pleading requirements.
Sec. 202. Duty to mitigate damages.

         TITLE III--YEAR 2000 CIVIL ACTIONS INVOLVING CONTRACTS

Sec. 301. Contract preservation.
Sec. 302. Impossibility or commercial impracticability.

      TITLE IV--YEAR 2000 CIVIL ACTIONS INVOLVING TORT AND OTHER 
                         NONCONTRACTUAL CLAIMS

Sec. 401. Fair share liability.
Sec. 402. Economic losses.

                        TITLE V--EFFECTIVE DATE

Sec. 510. Effective date.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS, PURPOSES, AND SCOPE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:

[[Page 541]]

       (1) Many information technology systems, devices, and 
     programs are not capable of recognizing certain dates in 1999 
     and after December 31, 1999, and will read dates in the year 
     2000 and thereafter as if those dates represent the year 1900 
     or thereafter or will fail to process those dates.
       (2) If not corrected, the year 2000 problem described above 
     and the resulting failures could incapacitate systems that 
     are essential to the functioning of markets, commerce, 
     consumer products, utilities, Government, and safety and 
     defense systems, in the United States and throughout the 
     world.
       (3) It is in the national interest that producers and users 
     of technology products concentrate their attention and 
     resources in the time remaining before January 1, 2000, on 
     assessing, fixing, testing, and developing contingency plans 
     to address any and all outstanding year 2000 computer date 
     change problems, so as to minimize possible disruptions 
     associated with computer failures.
       (4) The year 2000 computer date change problems may 
     adversely affect businesses and other users of technology 
     products in a unique fashion, prompting unprecedented 
     litigation and the delays, expense, uncertainties, loss of 
     control, adverse publicity, and animosities that frequently 
     accompany litigation could exacerbate the difficulties 
     associated with the Year 2000 date change and compromise 
     efforts to resolve these difficulties.
       (b) Purposes.--Based upon the power contained in article I, 
     section 8, clause 3 of the Constitution of the United States, 
     the purposes of this Act are--
       (1) to establish uniform legal standards that give all 
     businesses and users of technology products reasonable 
     incentives to solve year 2000 computer date-change problems 
     before they develop;
       (2) to encourage the resolution of year 2000 computer date-
     change disputes involving economic damages without recourse 
     to unnecessary, time consuming, and wasteful litigation; and
       (3) to lessen burdens on interstate commerce by 
     discouraging insubstantial lawsuits, while also preserving 
     the ability of individuals and businesses that have suffered 
     real injury to obtain complete relief.
       (c) Scope.--Except as provided in section 201(c) or other 
     provisions of this Act, this Act applies only to claims for 
     commercial loss.

     SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) Person.--The term ``person'' means any natural person 
     and any entity, organization, or enterprise, including any 
     corporation, company (including any joint stock company), 
     association, partnership, trust, or governmental entity.
       (2) Plaintiff.--The term ``plaintiff'' means any person who 
     asserts a year 2000 claim.
       (3) Defendant.--The term ``defendant'' means any person 
     against whom a year 2000 claim is asserted.
       (4) Contract.--The term ``contract'' means a contract, 
     tariff, license, or warranty.
       (5) Year 2000 civil action.--The term ``year 2000 civil 
     action''--
       (A) means any civil action of any kind brought in any court 
     under Federal, State, or foreign law, in which--
       (i) a year 2000 claim is asserted; or
       (ii) any claim or defense is related to an actual or 
     potential year 2000 failure;
       (B) includes a civil action commenced in any Federal or 
     State court by a department, agency, or instrumentality of 
     the United States government or of a State government when 
     acting in a commercial or contracting capacity; but
       (C) does not include any action brought by a Federal, 
     State, or other public entity, agency, or authority acting in 
     a regulatory, supervisory, or enforcement capacity.
       (6) Year 2000 claim.--The term ``year 2000 claim'' means 
     any claim or cause of action of any kind, whether asserted by 
     way of claim, counterclaim, cross-claim, third-party claim, 
     or otherwise, in which the plaintiff's alleged loss or harm 
     resulted from an actual or potential year 2000 failure.
       (7) Year 2000 failure.--The term ``year 2000 failure'' 
     means any failure by any device or system (including any 
     computer system and any microchip or integrated circuit 
     embedded in another device or product), or any software, 
     firmware, or other set or collection of processing 
     instructions, however constructed, in processing, 
     calculating, comparing, sequencing, displaying, storing, 
     transmitting, or receiving year 2000 date related data, 
     including failures--
       (A) to administer accurately or account for transitions or 
     comparisons from, into, and between the 20th and 21st 
     centuries, and between 1999 and 2000;
       (B) to recognize or process accurately any specific date, 
     or to account accurately for the status of the year 2000 as a 
     leap year, including recognition and processing of the 
     correct date on February 29, 2000.
       (8) Material defect.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``material defect'' means a 
     defect in any item, whether tangible or intangible, or in the 
     provision of a service, that substantially prevents the item 
     or service from operating or functioning as designed or 
     intended.
       (B) Exclusions.--The term does not include any defect 
     that--
       (i) has an insignificant or de minimis effect on the 
     operation or functioning of an item;
       (ii) affects only a component of an item that, as a whole, 
     substantially operates or functions as designed; or
       (iii) has an insignificant or de minimis effect on the 
     efficacy of the service provided.
       (9) Economic loss.--The term ``economic loss''--
       (A) means any damages other than damages arising out of 
     personal injury or damage to tangible property; and
       (B) includes damages for--
       (i) lost profits or sales;
       (ii) business interruption;
       (iii) losses indirectly suffered as a result of the 
     defendant's wrongful act or omission;
       (iv) losses that arise because of the claims of third 
     parties;
       (v) losses that are required to be pleaded as special 
     damages; or
       (vi) items defined as consequential damages in the Uniform 
     Commercial Code or an analogous State commercial law.
       (10) Personal injury.--The term ``personal injury'' means 
     physical injury to a natural person, including --
       (i) death as a result of a physical injury; and
       (ii) mental suffering, emotional distress, or similar 
     injuries suffered by that person in connection with a 
     physical injury.
       (11) State.--The term ``State'' means any State of the 
     United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
     Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the United States 
     Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and any other territory 
     or possession of the United States, and any political 
     subdivision thereof.
       (12) Alternative dispute resolution.--The term 
     ``alternative dispute resolution'' means any process or 
     proceeding, other than adjudication by a court or in an 
     administrative proceeding, to assist in the resolution of 
     issues in controversy, through processes such as early 
     neutral evaluation, mediation, minitrial, and arbitration.
       (13) Commercial loss.--The term ``commercial loss'' means 
     any loss or harm incurred by a plaintiff in the course of 
     operating a business enterprise that provides goods or 
     services for remuneration, if the loss or harm is to the 
     business enterprise.

     SEC. 4. PREEMPTION OF STATE LAW.

       Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act 
     supersedes State law to the extent that it establishes a rule 
     of law applicable to a year 2000 claim that is inconsistent 
     with State law.
                      TITLE I--COOLING OFF PERIOD

     SEC. 101. NOTICE AND OPPORTUNITY TO CURE.

       (a) Notice of Cooling Off Period.--
       (1) In general.--Before filing a year 2000 claim, except an 
     action for a claim that seeks only injunctive relief, a 
     prospective plaintiff shall be required to provide to each 
     prospective defendant a verifiable written notice that 
     identifies and describes with particularity, to the extent 
     possible before discovery--
       (A) any manifestation of a material defect alleged to have 
     caused injury;
       (B) the injury allegedly suffered or reasonably risked by 
     the prospective plaintiff; and
       (C) the relief or action sought by the prospective 
     plaintiff.
       (2) Commencement of action.--Except as provided in 
     subsections (c) and (e), a prospective plaintiff shall not 
     file a year 2000 claim in Federal or State court until the 
     expiration of the 90-day period beginning on the date on 
     which the prospective plaintiff provides notice under 
     paragraph (1).
       (b) Response to Notice.--Not later than 30 days after 
     receipt of the notice specified in subsection (a), each 
     prospective defendant shall provide each prospective 
     plaintiff a written statement that--
       (1) acknowledges receipt of the notice; and
       (2) describes any actions that the defendant will take, or 
     has taken, to address the defect or injury identified by the 
     prospective plaintiff in the notice.
       (c) Failure to Respond.--If a prospective defendant fails 
     to respond to a notice provided under subsection (a)(1) 
     during the 30-day period prescribed in subsection (b) or does 
     not include in the response a description of actions referred 
     to in subsection (b)(2)--
       (1) the 90-day waiting period identified in subsection (a) 
     shall terminate at the expiration of the 30-day period 
     specified in subsection (b) with respect to that prospective 
     defendant; and
       (2) the prospective plaintiff may commence a year 2000 
     civil action against such prospective defendant immediately 
     upon the termination of that waiting period.
       (d) Failure to Provide Notice.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to subsections (c) and (e), a 
     defendant may treat a complaint filed by the plaintiff as a 
     notice required under subsection (a) by so informing the 
     court and the plaintiff if the defendant determines that a 
     plaintiff has commenced a year 2000 civil action--
       (A) without providing the notice specified in subsection 
     (a); or
       (B) before the expiration of the waiting period specified 
     in subsection (a).
       (2) Stay.--If a defendant elects under paragraph (1) to 
     treat a complaint as a notice--
       (A) the court shall stay all discovery and other 
     proceedings in the action for the period specified in 
     subsection (a) beginning on the date of filing of the 
     complaint; and
       (B) the time for filing answers and all other pleadings 
     shall be tolled during the applicable period.
       (e) Effect of Waiting Periods.--In any case in which a 
     contract, or a statute enacted before March 1, 1999, requires 
     notice of nonperformance and provides for a period of delay 
     before the initiation of suit for breach or repudiation of 
     contract, the contractual period of delay controls and shall 
     apply in lieu of the waiting period specified in subsections 
     (a) and (d).

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       (f) Sanction for Frivolous Invocation of The Stay 
     Provision.--If a defendant acts under subsection (d) to stay 
     an action, and the court subsequently finds that the 
     assertion by the defendant that the action is a year 2000 
     civil action was frivolous and made for the purpose of 
     causing unnecessary delay, the court may impose a sanction, 
     including an order to make payments to opposing parties in 
     accordance with Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil 
     Procedure or applicable State rules of civil procedure.
       (g) Computation of Time.--For purposes of this section, the 
     rules regarding computation of time shall be governed by the 
     applicable Federal or State rules of civil procedure.
       (h) Single Period.--With respect to any year 2000 claim--
       (1) to which subsection (c)(2) regarding commencement of 
     actions applies, or
       (2) to which subsection (d)(2) requiring stays applies,

     only one waiting period, not exceeding 90 days, shall be 
     accorded to the parties.
       (i) Applicability of Statutes of Limitations.--Any 
     applicable statute of limitations shall toll during the 
     period during which a claimant has filed notice under 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 102. OUT OF COURT SETTLEMENT.

       (a) Requests Made During Notification (Cooling Off) 
     Period.--At any time during the 90-day notification period 
     under section 101(a), either party may request the other 
     party to use alternative dispute resolution. If, based upon 
     that request, the parties enter into an agreement to use 
     alternative dispute resolution, the parties may also agree to 
     an extension of that 90-day period.
       (b) Request Made After Notification Period.--At any time 
     after expiration of the 90-day notification period under 
     section 101(a), whether before or after the filing of a 
     complaint, either party may request the other party to use 
     alternative dispute resolution.
       (c) Payment Date.--If a dispute that is the subject of the 
     complaint or responsive pleading is resolved through 
     alternative dispute resolution as provided in subsection (a) 
     or (b), the defendant shall pay any amount of funds that the 
     defendant is required to pay the plaintiff under the 
     settlement not later than 30 days after the date on which the 
     parties settle the dispute, and all other terms shall be 
     implemented as promptly as possible based upon the agreement 
     of the parties, unless another period of time is agreed to by 
     the parties or established by contract between the parties.
           TITLE II--SPECIFIC PLEADINGS AND DUTY TO MITIGATE

     SEC. 201. PLEADING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Nature and Amount of Damages.--In any year 2000 civil 
     action in which a plaintiff seeks an award of money damages, 
     the complaint shall state with particularity to the extent 
     possible before discovery with regard to each year 2000 
     claim--
       (1) the nature and amount of each element of damages; and
       (2) the factual basis for the calculation of the damages.
       (b) Material Defects.--In any year 2000 civil action in 
     which the plaintiff alleges that a product or service was 
     defective, the complaint shall, with respect to each year 
     2000 claim--
       (1) identify with particularity the manifestations of the 
     material defects; and
       (2) state with particularity the facts supporting the 
     conclusion that the defects were material.
       (c) Material Defects in Class Action Minimum Injury 
     Requirement.--In any year 2000 civil action involving a year 
     2000 claim that a product or service is defective, the action 
     may be maintained as a class action in Federal or State court 
     with respect to that claim only if--
       (1) the claim satisfies all other prerequisites established 
     by applicable Federal or State law; and
       (2) the court finds that the alleged defect in the product 
     or service was a material defect with respect to a majority 
     of the members of the class.

     This subsection applies to year 2000 claims for commercial 
     loss and to year 2000 claims for loss or harm other than 
     commercial loss.
       (d) Motion to Dismiss; Stay of Discovery.--
       (1) Dismissal for failure to meet pleading requirements.--
     In any year 2000 civil action, the court shall, on the motion 
     of any defendant, dismiss without prejudice any year 2000 
     claim asserted in the complaint if any of the requirements 
     under subsection (a), (b), or (e) is not met with respect to 
     the claim.
       (2) Stay of discovery.--Subject to the 90-day single period 
     provisions of section 101(h), in any year 2000 civil action, 
     all discovery and other proceedings shall be stayed during 
     the pendency of any motion pursuant to this subsection to 
     dismiss, unless the court finds upon the motion of any party 
     that particularized discovery is necessary to preserve 
     evidence or prevent undue prejudice to that party.
       (3) Preservation of evidence.--
       (A) In general.--
       (i) Treatment of evidence.-- During the pendency of any 
     stay of discovery entered under paragraph (2), unless 
     otherwise ordered by the court, any party to the action shall 
     treat the items described in clause (ii) as if they were a 
     subject of a continuing request for production of documents 
     from an opposing party under applicable Federal or State 
     rules of civil procedure.
       (ii) Items.--The items described in this clause are all 
     documents, data compilations (including electronically stored 
     or recorded data), and tangible objects that--

       (I) are in the custody or control of the party described in 
     clause (i); and
       (II) are relevant to the allegations.

       (B) Sanction for willful violation.--A party aggrieved by 
     the willful failure of an opposing party to comply with 
     subparagraph (A) may apply to the court for an order awarding 
     appropriate sanctions.

     SEC. 202. DUTY TO MITIGATE DAMAGES.

       Damages awarded for any year 2000 claim shall exclude any 
     amount that the plaintiff reasonably should have avoided in 
     light of any disclosure or information provided to the 
     plaintiff by defendant.
         TITLE III--YEAR 2000 CIVIL ACTIONS INVOLVING CONTRACTS

     SEC. 301. CONTRACT PRESERVATION.

       (a) In general.--Subject to subsection (b), in resolving 
     any year 2000 claim each written contractual term, including 
     any limitation or exclusion of liability or disclaimer of 
     warranty, shall be strictly enforced, unless the enforcement 
     of that term would contravene applicable State law as of 
     January 1, 1999.
       (b) Interpretation of Contract.--In any case in which a 
     contract under subsection (a) is silent with respect to a 
     particular issue, the interpretation of the contract with 
     respect to that issue shall be determined by applicable law 
     in effect at the time that the contract was entered into.

     SEC. 302. IMPOSSIBILITY OR COMMERCIAL IMPRACTICABILITY.

       (a) In General.--In any year 2000 civil action in which a 
     year 2000 claim is advanced alleging a breach of contract or 
     related claim, in resolving that claim applicability of the 
     doctrines of impossibility and commercial impracticability 
     shall be determined by applicable law in existence on January 
     1, 1999.
       (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be 
     construed as limiting or impairing a party's right to assert 
     defenses based upon the doctrines referred to in subsection 
     (a).
      TITLE IV--YEAR 2000 CIVIL ACTIONS INVOLVING TORT AND OTHER 
                         NONCONTRACTUAL CLAIMS

     SEC. 401. FAIR SHARE LIABILITY.

       (a) General Rule.--Subject to subsection (d), in any year 
     2000 civil action, the liability of each tort feasor or 
     noncontractual defendant shall be joint and several, subject 
     to the court's equitable discretion to determine, following 
     upon a finding of proportional responsibility, that the 
     liability of a tort feasor or noncontractual defendant (as 
     the case may be) of minimal responsibility shall be several 
     only and not joint.
       (b) Amount of Liability.--Each defendant that is severally 
     liable in a year 2000 civil action shall be liable only for 
     the amount of loss allocated to the defendant in direct 
     proportion to the percentage of responsibility of the 
     defendant (determined in accordance with subsection (c)) for 
     such harm.
       (c) Determination of Responsibility.--
       (1) In general.--In any year 2000 civil action, the court 
     shall instruct the jury to answer special interrogatories, or 
     if there is no jury, make findings, with respect to each 
     defendant and plaintiff, and each of the other persons 
     claimed by any of the parties to have caused or contributed 
     to the loss incurred by the plaintiff, including persons who 
     have entered into settlements with the plaintiff or 
     plaintiffs, concerning the percentage of responsibility of 
     that person, measured as a percentage of the total fault of 
     all persons who caused or contributed to the total loss 
     incurred by the plaintiff.
       (2) Contents of special interrogatories or findings.--The 
     responses to interrogatories, or findings, as appropriate, 
     under paragraph (1) shall specify--
       (A) the total amount of damages that the plaintiff is 
     entitled to recover; and
       (B) the percentage of responsibility of each person found 
     to have caused or contributed to the loss incurred by the 
     plaintiff or plaintiffs.
       (3) Factors for consideration.--In determining the 
     percentage of responsibility under this paragraph, the trier 
     of fact shall consider--
       (A) the nature of the conduct of each person alleged to 
     have caused or contributed to the loss incurred by the 
     plaintiff; and
       (B) the nature and extent of the causal relationship 
     between the conduct of each such person and the damages 
     incurred by the plaintiff or plaintiffs.
       (d) Special Rules for Joint Liability.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), in any 
     case the liability of a defendant to which subsection (a) 
     applies in a year 2000 civil action is joint and several if 
     the trier of fact specifically determines that the defendant 
     --
       (A) acted with specific intent to injure the plaintiff; or
       (B) knowingly committed fraud.
       (2) Knowing commission of fraud described.--For purposes of 
     paragraph 1(B), a defendant knowingly committed fraud if the 
     defendant--
       (A) made an untrue statement of a material fact, with 
     actual knowledge that the statement was false;
       (B) omitted a fact necessary to make the statement not be 
     misleading, with actual knowledge that, as a result of the 
     omission, the statement was false; and
       (C) knew that the plaintiff was reasonably likely to rely 
     on the false statement.
       (3) Recklessness.--For purposes of paragraph (1), reckless 
     conduct by the defendant

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     does not constitute either a specific intent to injure, or 
     the knowing commission of fraud, by the defendant.
       (e) Contribution.--A defendant who is a jointly and 
     severally liable for damages in a year 2000 civil action may 
     recover contribution for such damages from any other person 
     who, if joined in the original action, would have been liable 
     for the same damages. A claim for contribution shall be 
     determined based on the percentage of responsibility of the 
     claimant and of each person against whom a claim for such 
     contribution is made.
       (f) Statute of Limitations for Contribution.--An action for 
     contribution under subsection (e) in connection with a year 
     2000 civil action may not be brought later than six months 
     after the entry of a final, nonappealable judgment in the 
     year 2000 civil action.

     SEC. 402. ECONOMIC LOSSES.

       (a) In general.--Subject to subsection (b), a party to a 
     year 2000 civil action may not recover economic losses for a 
     year 2000 claim advanced in the action that is based on tort 
     unless the party is able to show that at least one of the 
     following circumstances exists:
       (1) The recovery of these losses is provided for in the 
     contract to which the party seeking to recover such losses is 
     a party.
       (2) If the contract is silent on those losses, and the 
     application of the applicable Federal or State law that 
     governed interpretation of the contract at the time the 
     contract was entered into would allow recovery of such 
     losses.
       (3) These losses are incidental to a claim in the year 2000 
     civil action based on personal injury caused by a year 2000 
     failure.
       (4) These losses are incidental to a claim in the year 2000 
     civil action based on damage to tangible property caused by a 
     year 2000 failure.
       (b) Treatment of Economic Losses.--Economic losses shall be 
     recoverable in a year 2000 civil action only if applicable 
     Federal law, or applicable State law embodied in statute or 
     controlling judicial precedent as of January 1, 1999, permits 
     the recovery of such losses in the action.
                        TITLE V--EFFECTIVE DATE

     SEC. 501. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take 
     effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

It was decided in the

Yeas

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negative

Nays

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                                AYES--190

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Engel
     English
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Skelton
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--236

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Barton
     Brown (CA)
     Cox
     Jefferson
     Napolitano
     Rangel
     Slaughter
     Weller
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURR, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaHOOD, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 166, 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 ``Year 2000 Readiness and 
     Responsibility Act''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds the following:
       (1) The Congress seeks to encourage businesses to 
     concentrate their attention and resources in the short time 
     remaining before January 1, 2000, on addressing, assessing, 
     remediating, and testing their year 2000 problems, and to 
     minimize any possible business disruptions associated with 
     year 2000 issues.
       (2) It is appropriate for the Congress to enact legislation 
     to assure that year 2000 problems do not unnecessarily 
     disrupt interstate commerce or create unnecessary case loads 
     in Federal and State courts and to provide initiatives to 
     help businesses prepare and be in a position to withstand the 
     potentially devastating economic impact of the year 2000 
     problem.
       (3) Year 2000 issues will affect practically all business 
     enterprises to some degree, giving rise to a large number of 
     disputes.
       (4) Resorting to the legal system for resolution of year 
     2000 problems is not feasible for many businesses, 
     particularly small businesses, because of its complexity and 
     expense.
       (5) The delays, expense, uncertainties, loss of control, 
     adverse publicity and animosities that frequently accompany 
     litigation of business disputes can only exacerbate the 
     difficulties associated with the year 2000 date change, and 
     work against the successful resolution of those difficulties.
       (6) The Congress recognizes that every business in the 
     United States should be concerned that widespread and 
     protracted year 2000 litigation may threaten the network of 
     valued and trusted business relationships that are so 
     important to the effective functioning of the world economy, 
     and which may put unbearable strains on an overburdened 
     judicial system.
       (7) A proliferation of frivolous year 2000 actions by 
     opportunistic parties may further limit access to courts by 
     straining the resources of the legal system and depriving 
     deserving parties of their legitimate rights to relief.

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       (8) The Congress encourages businesses to approach their 
     year 2000 disputes responsibly, and to avoid unnecessary, 
     time-consuming and costly litigation based on year 2000 
     failures. Congress supports good faith negotiations between 
     parties when there is a dispute over a year 2000 problem, 
     and, if necessary, urges the parties to enter into voluntary, 
     non-binding mediation rather than litigation.

     SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) Contract.--The term ``contract'' means a contract, 
     tariff, license, or warranty.
       (2) Damages.--The term ``damages'' means punitive, 
     compensatory, and restitutionary relief.
       (3) Defendant.--The term ``defendant'' means any person 
     against whom a year 2000 claim has been asserted.
       (4) Economic loss.--The term ``economic loss''--
       (A) means any damages other than damages arising out of 
     personal injury or damage to tangible property; and
       (B) includes, but is not limited to, damages for lost 
     profits or sales, for business interruption, for losses 
     indirectly suffered as a result of the defendant's wrongful 
     act or omission, for losses that arise because of the claims 
     of third parties, for losses that must be pleaded as special 
     damages, and consequential damages (as defined in the Uniform 
     Commercial Code or analogous State commercial law).
       (5) Governmental entity.--The term ``governmental entity'' 
     means an agency, instrumentality, other entity, or official 
     of Federal, State, or local government (including 
     multijurisdictional agencies, instrumentalities, and 
     entities).
       (6) Material defect.--The term ``material defect'' means a 
     defect in any item, whether tangible or intangible, or in the 
     provision of a service, that substantially prevents the item 
     or service from operating or functioning as designed or 
     intended. The term ``material defect'' does not include a 
     defect that has an insignificant or de minimis effect on the 
     operation or functioning of an item, that affects only a 
     component of an item that, as a whole, substantially operates 
     or functions as designed, or that has an insignificant or de 
     minimis effect on the efficacy of the service provided.
       (7) Person.--The term ``person'' means any natural person 
     and any entity, organization, or enterprise, including but 
     not limited to corporations, companies, joint stock 
     companies, associations, partnerships, trusts, and 
     governmental entities.
       (8) Personal injury.--The term ``personal injury'' means 
     any physical injury to a natural person, including death of 
     the person, and mental suffering, emotional distress, or like 
     elements of injury suffered by a natural person in connection 
     with a physical injury.
       (9) Plaintiff.--The term ``plaintiff'' means any person who 
     asserts a year 2000 claim.
       (10) Punitive damages.--The term ``punitive damages'' means 
     damages that are awarded against any person to punish such 
     person or to deter such person, or others, from engaging in 
     similar behavior in the future.
       (11) State.--The term ``State'' means any State of the 
     United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
     Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the United States 
     Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and any other territory 
     or possession of the United States, and any political 
     subdivision thereof.
       (12) Year 2000 action.--The term ``year 2000 action'' means 
     any civil action of any kind brought in any court under 
     Federal or State law, or an agency board of contract appeal 
     proceeding, in which a year 2000 claim is asserted.
       (13) Year 2000 claim.--The term ``year 2000 claim''--
       (A) means any claim or cause of action of any kind, other 
     than a claim based on personal injury, whether asserted by 
     way of claim, counterclaim, cross-claim, third-party claim, 
     defense, or otherwise, in which the plaintiff's alleged loss 
     or harm resulted, directly or indirectly, from a year 2000 
     failure;
       (B) includes a claim brought in any Federal or State court 
     by a governmental entity when acting in a commercial or 
     contracting capacity; and
       (C) does not include a claim brought by such a governmental 
     entity acting in a regulatory, supervisory, or enforcement 
     capacity.
       (14) Year 2000 failure.--The term ``year 2000 failure'' 
     means any failure by any device or system (including, without 
     limitation, any computer system and any microchip or 
     integrated circuit embedded in another device or product), or 
     any software, firmware, or other set or collection of 
     processing instructions, however constructed, in processing, 
     calculating, comparing, sequencing, displaying, storing, 
     transmitting, or receiving year 2000 date-related data.

     SEC. 4. APPLICATION OF ACT.

       (a) General Rule.--This Act applies to any year 2000 claim 
     brought after January 1, 1999, including any appeal, remand, 
     stay, or other judicial, administrative, or alternative 
     dispute resolution proceeding with respect to such claim.
       (b) No New Cause of Action Created.--Nothing in this Act 
     creates a new cause of action, and, except as otherwise 
     explicitly provided in this Act, nothing in this Act expands 
     any liability otherwise imposed or limits any defense 
     otherwise available under Federal or State law.
       (c) Exclusion of Personal Injury Claims.--None of the 
     provisions of this Act shall apply to any claim based on 
     personal injury, including any claim asserted by way of 
     claim, counterclaim, cross-claim, third-party claim, or 
     otherwise, that arises out of an underlying action for 
     personal injury.
       (d) Preemption of State Law.--Except as otherwise provided 
     in this Act, this Act supersedes State law to the extent that 
     it establishes a rule of law applicable to a year 2000 claim 
     that is inconsistent with State law.
       (e) Certain Other Actions.--A person who is liable for 
     damages, whether by settlement or judgment, in a claim or 
     civil action to which this Act does not apply by reason of 
     subsection (c) and whose liability, in whole or in part, is 
     the result of a year 2000 failure may pursue any remedy 
     otherwise available under Federal or State law against the 
     person responsible for that year 2000 failure to the extent 
     of recovering the amount of those damages. Any such remedy 
     shall not be subject to this Act.
                         TITLE I--UNIFORM PRE-
              LITIGATION PROCEDURES FOR YEAR 2000 ACTIONS

     SEC. 101. NOTICE PROCEDURES TO AVOID UNNECESSARY YEAR 2000 
                   ACTIONS.

       (a) Notification Period.--Before filing a year 2000 action, 
     except an action that seeks only injunctive relief, a 
     prospective plaintiff shall send by certified mail to each 
     prospective defendant a written notice that identifies, with 
     particularity as to any year 2000 claim--
       (1) any symptoms of any material defect alleged to have 
     caused harm or loss;
       (2) the harm or loss allegedly suffered by the prospective 
     plaintiff;
       (3) the facts that lead the prospective plaintiff to hold 
     such person responsible for both the defect and the injury;
       (4) the relief or action sought by the prospective 
     plaintiff; and
       (5) the name, title, address, and telephone numbers of any 
     individual who has authority to negotiate a resolution of the 
     dispute on behalf of the prospective plaintiff.
     The notice under this subsection does not require 
     descriptions of technical specifications or other technical 
     details with respect to the material defect at issue. Except 
     as provided in subsection (c), the prospective plaintiff 
     shall not commence an action in Federal or State court until 
     the expiration of 90 days after the date on which such notice 
     is received. Such 90-day period shall be excluded in the 
     computation of any applicable statute of limitations.
       (b) Response to Notice.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after receipt of 
     the notice specified in subsection (a), each prospective 
     defendant shall send by certified mail with return receipt 
     requested to each prospective plaintiff a written statement 
     acknowledging receipt of the notice and describing any 
     actions it has taken or will take by not later than 60 days 
     after the end of that 30-day period, to remedy the problem 
     identified by the prospective plaintiff.
       (2) Inadmissibility.--A written statement required by this 
     subsection is not admissible in evidence, under Rule 408 of 
     the Federal Rules of Evidence or any analogous rule of 
     evidence in any State, in any proceeding to prove liability 
     for, or the invalidity of, a claim or its amount, or 
     otherwise as evidence of conduct or statements made in 
     compromise negotiations.
       (3) Presumptive time of receipt.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1), a notice under subsection (a) is presumed to be received 
     7 days after it was sent.
       (c) Failure To Respond.--If a prospective defendant fails 
     to respond to a notice provided pursuant to subsection (a) 
     within the 30-day period specified in subsection (b) or does 
     not describe the action, if any, that the prospective 
     defendant has taken or will take to remedy the problem 
     identified by the prospective plaintiff within the subsequent 
     60 days, the 90-day period specified in subsection (a) shall 
     terminate at the end of that 30-day period as to that 
     prospective defendant and the prospective plaintiff may 
     thereafter commence its action against that prospective 
     defendant.
       (d) Failure To Provide Notice.--If a defendant determines 
     that a plaintiff has filed a year 2000 action without 
     providing the notice specified in subsection (a) and without 
     awaiting the expiration of the 90-day period specified in 
     subsection (a), the defendant may treat the plaintiff's 
     complaint as such a notice by so informing the court and the 
     plaintiff in its initial response to the complaint. If any 
     defendant elects to treat the complaint as such a notice--
       (1) the court shall stay all discovery in the action 
     involving that defendant for the applicable time period 
     provided in subsection (a) or (c), as the case may be, after 
     filing of the complaint; and
       (2) the time for filing answers and all other pleadings 
     shall be tolled during such applicable period.
       (e) Effect of Contractual Waiting Periods.--In cases in 
     which a contract or a statute enacted before January 1, 1999, 
     requires notice of nonperformance and provides for a period 
     of delay prior to the initiation of suit for breach or 
     repudiation of contract, the period of delay provided in the 
     contract or the statute is controlling over the waiting 
     period specified in subsections (a) and (d).
       (f) Sanction for Frivolous Invocation of the Stay 
     Provision.--In any action in which a defendant acts pursuant 
     to subsection (d) to stay the action, and the court 
     subsequently finds that the defendant's assertion that the 
     suit is a year 2000 action was frivolous and made for the 
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     necessary delay, the court may award sanctions to opposing 
     parties in accordance with the provisions of Rule 11 of the 
     Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or the equivalent applicable 
     State rule.
       (g) Computation of Time.--For purposes of this section, the 
     rules regarding computation of time shall be governed by the 
     applicable Federal or State rules of civil procedure.
       (h) Special Rule for Class Actions.--For the purpose of 
     applying this section to a year 2000 action that is 
     maintained as a class action in Federal or State court, the 
     requirements of the preceding subsections of this section 
     apply only to named plaintiffs in the class action.

     SEC. 102. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION TO AVOID UNNECESSARY 
                   YEAR 2000 ACTIONS.

       (a) In General.--(1) At any time during the 90-day period 
     specified in section 101(a), either party may request the 
     other to use alternative dispute resolution. If, based upon 
     that request, the parties enter into an agreement to use 
     alternative dispute resolution, they may also agree to an 
     extension of the 90-day period.
       (2) At any time after expiration of the 90-day period 
     specified in section 101(a), whether before or after the 
     filing of a complaint, either party may request the other to 
     use alternative dispute resolution.
       (b) Payment of Moneys Due.--If the parties resolve their 
     dispute through alternative dispute resolution as provided in 
     subsection (a), the defendant shall pay all moneys due within 
     30 days, unless another period of time is agreed to by the 
     parties or established by contract between the parties.
       (c) Foreclosure of Further Proceedings on Resolved 
     Issues.--Resolution of the issues by the parties prior to 
     litigation through negotiation or alternative dispute 
     resolution shall foreclose any further proceedings with 
     respect to those issues.

     SEC. 103. PLEADING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Application With Rules of Civil Procedure.--This 
     section applies exclusively to year 2000 claims and, except 
     to the extent that this section requires additional 
     information to be contained in or attached to pleadings, 
     nothing in this section is intended to amend or otherwise 
     supersede applicable rules of Federal or State civil 
     procedure.
       (b) Nature and Amount of Damages.--With respect to any year 
     2000 claim that seeks the award of money damages, the 
     complaint shall state with particularity the nature and 
     amount of each element of damages, and the factual basis for 
     the damages calculation.
       (c) Material Defects.--With respect to any year 2000 claim 
     in which the plaintiff alleges that a product or service was 
     defective, the complaint shall identify with particularity 
     the symptoms of the material defects and shall state with 
     particularity the facts supporting the conclusion that the 
     defects are material.
       (d) Required State of Mind.--With respect to any year 2000 
     claim as to which the plaintiff may prevail only on proof 
     that the defendant acted with a particular state of mind, the 
     complaint shall, with respect to each element of the year 
     2000 claim, state with particularity the facts giving rise to 
     a strong inference that the defendant acted with the required 
     state of mind.
       (e) Motion To Dismiss; Stay of Discovery.--
       (1) Dismissal for failure to meet pleading requirements.--
     In any year 2000 action, the court shall, on the motion of 
     any defendant, dismiss the complaint without prejudice if the 
     requirements of subsection (a), (b), or (c) are not met with 
     respect to any year 2000 claim asserted therein.
       (2) Stay of discovery.--In any year 2000 action, all 
     discovery shall be stayed during the pendency of any motion 
     to dismiss, unless the court finds upon the motion of any 
     party that particularized discovery is necessary to preserve 
     evidence or prevent undue prejudice to that party.
       (3) Preservation of evidence.--
       (A) In general.--During the pendency of any stay of 
     discovery entered pursuant to this subsection, unless 
     otherwise ordered by the court, any party to the action with 
     actual notice of the allegations contained in the complaint 
     shall treat all documents, data compilations (including 
     electronically stored or recorded data), and tangible objects 
     that are in the custody or control of such person and that 
     are relevant to the allegations, as if they were a subject of 
     a continuing request for production of documents from an 
     opposing party under applicable Federal or State rules of 
     civil procedure.
       (B) Sanction for willful violation.--A party aggrieved by 
     the willful failure of an opposing party to comply with 
     subparagraph (A) may apply to the court for an order awarding 
     appropriate sanctions.

     SEC. 104. DUTY OF ALL PERSONS TO MITIGATE YEAR 2000 COMPUTER 
                   FAILURES AND RESULTING DAMAGES.

       Damages awarded for any year 2000 claim shall exclude 
     compensation for damages the plaintiff could reasonably have 
     avoided in light of any disclosure or other information of 
     which the plaintiff was, or reasonably should have been, 
     aware, including information made available by the defendant 
     to purchasers or users of the defendant's product or services 
     concerning means of remedying or avoiding the year 2000 
     failure.
            TITLE II--YEAR 2000 ACTIONS INVOLVING CONTRACTS

     SEC. 201. CERTAINTY OF CONTRACT TERMS FOR PREVENTION OF YEAR 
                   2000 DAMAGES.

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), in resolving 
     any year 2000 claim, any written contractual term, including 
     a limitation or an exclusion of liability, or a disclaimer of 
     warranty, shall be fully enforced unless the enforcement of 
     that term would manifestly and directly contravene applicable 
     State law embodied in any statute in effect on January 1, 
     1999, specifically addressing that term.
       (b) Interpretation of Contract.--In resolving any year 2000 
     claim as to which a contract to which subsection (a) applies 
     is silent with respect to a particular issue, the 
     interpretation of the contract with respect to that issue 
     shall be determined by applicable law in effect at the time 
     the contract was executed.

     SEC. 202. APPLICATION OF EXISTING IMPOSSIBILITY OR COMMERCIAL 
                   IMPRACTICABILITY DOCTRINES.

       (a) Doctrine of Impossibility and Commercial 
     Impracticability.--With respect to any year 2000 claim for 
     breach or repudiation of contract, the applicability of the 
     doctrines of impossibility and commercial impracticability 
     shall be determined by the law in existence on January 1, 
     1999. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as limiting or 
     impairing a party's right to assert defenses based upon such 
     doctrines.
       (b) Reasonable Efforts.--To the extent that impossibility 
     or commercial impracticability is raised as a defense against 
     a claim for breach or repudiation of contract, the party 
     asserting the defense shall be allowed to offer evidence that 
     its implementation of the contract, or its efforts to 
     implement the contract, were reasonable in light of the 
     circumstances.

     SEC. 203. PROTECTION OF PERSONS FROM LIABILITY NOT 
                   ANTICIPATED IN YEAR 2000 CONTRACTS.

       With respect to any year 2000 claim involving a breach of 
     contract or a claim related to the contract, no party may 
     claim or be awarded any category of damages unless such 
     damages are allowed by the express terms of the contract or, 
     if the contract is silent on such damages, by operation of 
     the applicable Federal or State law that governed 
     interpretation of the contract at the time the contract was 
     entered into.
 TITLE III--YEAR 2000 ACTIONS INVOLVING TORT AND OTHER NONCONTRACTUAL 
                                 CLAIMS

     SEC. 301. PROPORTIONATE LIABILITY.

       (a) In General.--A person against whom a final judgment is 
     entered with respect to a year 2000 claim, other than a claim 
     for breach or repudiation of contract, shall be liable solely 
     for the portion of the judgment that corresponds to the 
     percentage of responsibility of that person, as determined 
     under subsection (b).
       (b) Determination of Responsibility.--
       (1) In general.--With respect to any year 2000 claim, the 
     court shall instruct the jury to answer special 
     interrogatories, or if there is no jury, shall make findings, 
     with respect to each defendant and plaintiff, and each of the 
     other persons claimed by any of the parties to have caused or 
     contributed to the loss incurred by the plaintiff, including 
     (but not limited to) persons who have entered into 
     settlements with the plaintiff or plaintiffs, concerning the 
     percentage of responsibility of the defendant, the plaintiff, 
     and each such person, measured as a percentage of the total 
     fault of all persons who caused or contributed to the total 
     loss incurred by the plaintiff.
       (2) Contents of special interrogatories or findings.--The 
     responses to interrogatories, or findings, as appropriate, 
     under paragraph (1) shall specify the total amount of damages 
     that the plaintiff is entitled to recover and the percentage 
     of responsibility of each person found to have caused or 
     contributed to the loss incurred by the plaintiff or 
     plaintiffs.
       (3) Factors for consideration.--In determining the 
     percentage of responsibility under this subsection, the trier 
     of fact shall consider--
       (A) the nature of the conduct of each person alleged to 
     have caused or contributed to the loss incurred by the 
     plaintiff; and
       (B) the nature and extent of the causal relationship 
     between the conduct of each such person and the damages 
     incurred by the plaintiff or plaintiffs.
       (4) Nondisclosure to jury.--The standard for allocation of 
     damages under paragraph (1) shall not be disclosed to members 
     of the jury.

     SEC. 302. LIMITATION ON BYSTANDER LIABILITY FOR YEAR 2000 
                   FAILURES.

       (a) In General.--With respect to any year 2000 claim for 
     money damages in which--
       (1) the defendant is not the manufacturer, seller, or 
     distributor of a product, or the provider of a service, that 
     suffers or causes the year 2000 failure at issue;
       (2) the plaintiff is not in substantial privity with the 
     defendant; and
       (3) the defendant's actual or constructive awareness of an 
     actual or potential year 2000 failure is an element of the 
     claim under applicable law,
     the defendant shall not be liable unless the plaintiff, in 
     addition to establishing all other requisite elements of the 
     claim, proves by clear and convincing evidence that the 
     defendant actually knew, or recklessly disregarded a known 
     and substantial risk, that such failure would occur.
       (b) Substantial Privity.--For purposes of subsection 
     (a)(2), a plaintiff and a defendant are in substantial 
     privity when, in a year 2000 claim arising out of the 
     performance of professional services, the plaintiff and the 
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     with one another or the plaintiff is a person who, prior to 
     the defendant's performance of such services, was 
     specifically identified to and acknowledged by the defendant 
     as a person for whose special benefit the services were being 
     performed.
       (c) Certain Claims Excluded.--For purposes of subsection 
     (a)(3), claims in which the defendant's actual or 
     constructive awareness of an actual or potential year 2000 
     failure is an element of the claim under applicable law do 
     not include claims for negligence but do include claims such 
     as fraud, constructive fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, 
     negligent misrepresentation, and interference with contract 
     or economic advantage.

     SEC. 303. REASONABLE EFFORTS DEFENSE.

       With respect to any year 2000 claim seeking money damages, 
     except with respect to claims asserting breach or repudiation 
     of contract--
       (1) the fact that a year 2000 failure occurred in an 
     entity, facility, system, product, or component that was sold 
     by, leased by, rented by, or otherwise within the control of 
     the party against whom the claim is asserted shall not 
     constitute the sole basis for recovery; and
       (2) the party against whom the claim is asserted shall be 
     entitled to establish, as a complete defense to the claim, 
     that it took measures that were reasonable under the 
     circumstances to prevent the year 2000 failure from occurring 
     or from causing the damages upon which the claim is based.

     SEC. 304. DAMAGES LIMITATION.

       (a) Standard for Awards.--With respect to any year 2000 
     claim for which punitive damages may be awarded under 
     applicable law, the defendant shall not be liable for 
     punitive damages unless the plaintiff proves by clear and 
     convincing evidence that conduct carried out by the defendant 
     showed a conscious, flagrant indifference to the rights or 
     safety of others and was the proximate cause of the harm or 
     loss that is the subject of the year 2000 claim. This 
     requirement is in addition to any other requirement in 
     applicable law for the award of such damages.
       (b) Caps on Punitive Damages.--
       (1) In general.--With respect to any year 2000 claim, if a 
     defendant is found liable for punitive damages, the amount of 
     punitive damages that may be awarded to a plaintiff shall not 
     exceed the greater of--
       (A) three times the amount awarded to the plaintiff for 
     compensatory damages; or
       (B) $250,000.
       (2) Special rule.--
       (A) In general.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), with 
     respect to any year 2000 claim, if the defendant is found 
     liable for punitive damages and the defendant--
       (i) is an individual whose net worth does not exceed 
     $500,000;
       (ii) is an owner of an unincorporated business that has 
     fewer than 25 full-time employees; or
       (iii) is--

       (I) a partnership;
       (II) corporation;
       (III) association;
       (IV) unit of local government; or
       (V) organization,

     that has fewer than 25 full-time employees,
     the amount of punitive damages shall not exceed the lesser of 
     three times the amount awarded to the plaintiff for 
     compensatory damages, or $250,000.
       (B) Applicability.--For purposes of determining the 
     applicability of this paragraph to a corporation, the number 
     of employees of a subsidiary of a wholly owned corporation 
     shall include all employees of a parent corporation or any 
     subsidiary of that parent corporation.
       (3) Application of limitations by the court.--The 
     limitations contained in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be 
     applied by the court and shall not be disclosed to the jury.

     SEC. 305. RECOVERY OF ECONOMIC DAMAGES FOR YEAR 2000 CLAIMS.

       (a) Limitation on Recovery of Economic Losses.--Subject to 
     subsection (b), a plaintiff making a year 2000 claim alleging 
     a nonintentional tort may recover economic losses only upon 
     establishing, in addition to all other elements of the claim 
     under applicable law, that any one of the following 
     circumstances exists:
       (1) The recovery of such losses is provided for in a 
     contract to which the plaintiff is a party.
       (2) Such losses are incidental to a year 2000 claim based 
     on damage to tangible personal or real property caused by a 
     year 2000 failure (other than damage to property that is the 
     subject of a contract between the parties involved in the 
     year 2000 claim).
       (b) Recovery Must Be Permitted Under Applicable Law.--
     Economic losses shall be recoverable under this section only 
     if applicable Federal law, or applicable State law embodied 
     in statute or controlling judicial precedent as of January 1, 
     1999, permits the recovery of such losses.

     SEC. 306. LIABILITY OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.

       (a) In General.--A director, officer, or trustee of a 
     business or other organization (including a corporation, 
     unincorporated association, partnership, or nonprofit 
     organization) shall not be personally liable with respect to 
     any year 2000 claim in his or her capacity as a director or 
     officer of the business or organization for an aggregate 
     amount that exceeds the greater of--
       (1) $100,000; or
       (2) the amount of cash compensation received by the 
     director or officer from the business or organization during 
     the 12-month period immediately preceding the act or omission 
     for which liability was imposed.
       (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     deemed to impose, or to permit the imposition of, personal 
     liability on any director, officer, or trustee in excess of 
     the aggregate amount of liability to which such director, 
     officer, or trustee would be subject under applicable State 
     law in existence on January 1, 1999 (including any charter or 
     bylaw authorized by such State law).
                   TITLE IV--YEAR 2000 CLASS ACTIONS

     SEC. 401. MINIMUM INJURY REQUIREMENT.

       (a) In General.--In any year 2000 action involving a year 
     2000 claim that a product or service is defective, the action 
     may be maintained as a class action in Federal or State court 
     as to that claim only if it satisfies all other prerequisites 
     established by applicable Federal or State law and the court 
     also finds that the alleged defect in the product or service 
     was a material defect as to a majority of the members of the 
     class.
       (b) Determination by Court.--As soon as practicable after 
     the commencement of a year 2000 action involving a year 2000 
     claim that a product or service is defective and that is 
     brought as a class action, the court shall determine by order 
     whether the requirement set forth in subsection (a) is 
     satisfied. An order under this subsection may be conditional, 
     and may be altered or amended before the decision on the 
     merits.

     SEC. 402. NOTIFICATION.

       (a) Notice by Mail.--In any year 2000 action that is 
     maintained as a class action, the court, in addition to any 
     other notice required by applicable Federal or State law, 
     shall direct notice of the action to each member of the class 
     by United States mail, return receipt requested. Persons 
     whose actual receipt of the notice is not verified by the 
     court or by counsel for one of the parties shall be excluded 
     from the class unless those persons inform the court in 
     writing, on a date no later than the commencement of trial or 
     entry of judgment, that they wish to join the class.
       (b) Contents of Notice.--In addition to any information 
     required by applicable Federal or State law, the notice 
     described in this subsection shall--
       (1) concisely and clearly describe the nature of the 
     action;
       (2) identify the jurisdiction whose law will govern the 
     action and where the action is pending;
       (3) identify any potential claims that class counsel chose 
     not to pursue so that the action would satisfy class 
     certification requirements;
       (4) describe the fee arrangements with class counsel, 
     including the hourly fee being charged, or, if it is a 
     contingency fee, the percentage of the final award which will 
     be paid, including an estimate of the total amount that would 
     be paid if the requested damages were to be granted; and
       (5) describe the procedure for opting out of the class.
       (c) Settlement.--The parties to a year 2000 action that is 
     brought as a class action may not enter into, nor request 
     court approval of, any settlement or compromise before the 
     class has been certified.

     SEC. 403. DISMISSAL PRIOR TO CERTIFICATION.

       Before determining whether to certify a class in a year 
     2000 action, the court may decide a motion to dismiss or for 
     summary judgment made by any party if the court concludes 
     that decision will promote the fair and efficient 
     adjudication of the controversy and will not cause undue 
     delay.

     SEC. 404. FEDERAL JURISDICTION IN YEAR 2000 CLASS ACTIONS.

       (a) Jurisdiction.--Except as provided in subsection (b), a 
     year 2000 action may be brought as a class action in the 
     United States district court or removed to the appropriate 
     United States district court if the amount in controversy is 
     greater than the sum or value of $1,000,000 (exclusive of 
     interest and costs), computed on the basis of all claims to 
     be determined in the action.
       (b) Exception.--A year 2000 action shall not be brought or 
     removed as a class action under this section if--
       (1)(A) the substantial majority of the members of the 
     proposed plaintiff class are citizens of a single State of 
     which the primary defendants are also citizens; and
       (B) the claims asserted will be governed primarily by the 
     laws of that State; or
       (2) the primary defendants are States, State officials, or 
     other governmental entities against whom the United States 
     district court may be foreclosed from ordering relief.
    TITLE V--CLIENT PROTECTION IN CONNECTION WITH YEAR 2000 ACTIONS

     SEC. 501. SCOPE.

       This title applies to any year 2000 action asserted or 
     brought in Federal or State court.

     SEC. 502. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Attorney.--the term ``attorney'' means any natural 
     person, professional law association, corporation, or 
     partnership authorized under applicable State law to practice 
     law.
       (2) Attorney's services.--The term ``attorney's services'' 
     means the professional advice or counseling of or 
     representation by an attorney, but such term shall not 
     include other assistance incurred, directly or indirectly, in 
     connection with an attorney's services, such as 
     administrative or secretarial assistance, overhead, travel 
     expenses, witness fees, or preparation by a person other than 
     the attorney of any study, analysis, report, or test.
       (3) Contingent fee.--The term ``contingent fee'' means the 
     cost or price of an attor

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     ney's services determined by applying a specified percentage, 
     which may be a firm fixed percentage, a graduated or sliding 
     percentage, or any combination thereof, to the amount of the 
     settlement or judgment obtained.
       (4) Hourly fee.--The term ``hourly fee'' means the cost or 
     price per hour of an attorney's services.
       (5) Retain.--The term ``retain'' means the act of a client 
     in engaging an attorney's services, whether by express or 
     implied agreement, by seeking and obtaining the attorney's 
     services.

     SEC. 503. CONSUMER'S RIGHT TO UP-FRONT DISCLOSURE OF 
                   INFORMATION REGARDING FEES AND SETTLEMENT 
                   PROPOSALS.

       Before being retained by a client with respect to a year 
     2000 claim or a year 2000 action, an attorney shall disclose 
     to the client the client's rights under this title and the 
     client's right to receive a written statement of the 
     information described under sections 504 and 505.

     SEC. 504. INFORMATION AFTER INITIAL MEETING.

       (a) Written Disclosure of Fees.--Within 30 days after the 
     disclosure described under section 503, an attorney retained 
     by a client with respect to a year 2000 claim or a year 2000 
     action shall provide a written statement to the client 
     setting forth--
       (1) in the case of an attorney retained on an hourly basis, 
     the attorney's hourly fee for services in pursuing the year 
     2000 claim or year 2000 action and any conditions, 
     limitations, restrictions, or other qualifications on the 
     fee, including likely expenses and the client's obligation 
     for those expenses; and
       (2) in the case of an attorney retained on a contingent fee 
     basis, the attorney's contingent fee for services in pursuing 
     the year 2000 claim or year 2000 action and any conditions, 
     limitations, restrictions, or other qualifications on the 
     fee, including likely expenses and the client's obligation 
     for those expenses.
       (b) Consumer's Right to Timely Updated Information About 
     Fees.--In addition to the requirements contained in 
     subsection (a), in the case of an attorney retained on an 
     hourly basis, the attorney shall also render regular 
     statements (at least once each 90 days) to the client 
     containing a description of hourly charges and expenses 
     incurred in the pursuit of the client's year 2000 claim or 
     year 2000 action by each attorney assigned to the client's 
     matter.

     SEC. 505. CONSUMER'S RIGHT TO TIMELY UPDATED INFORMATION 
                   ABOUT SETTLEMENT PROPOSALS AND DETAILED 
                   STATEMENT OF HOURS AND FEES.

       An attorney retained by a client with respect to a year 
     2000 claim or a year 2000 action shall advise the client of 
     all written settlement offers to the client and of the 
     attorney's estimate of the likelihood of achieving a more or 
     less favorable resolution to the year 2000 claim or year 2000 
     action, the likely timing of such resolution, and the likely 
     attorney's fees and expenses required to obtain such a 
     resolution. An attorney retained by a client with respect to 
     a year 2000 claim or a year 2000 action shall, within a 
     reasonable time not later than 60 days after the date on 
     which the year 2000 claim or year 2000 action is finally 
     settled or adjudicated, provide a written statement to the 
     client containing--
       (1) in the case of an attorney retained on an hourly basis, 
     the actual number of hours expended by each attorney on 
     behalf of the client in connection with the year 2000 claim 
     or year 2000 action, the attorney's hourly rate, and the 
     total amount of hourly fees; and
       (2) in the case of an attorney retained on a contingent fee 
     basis, the total contingent fee for the attorney's services 
     in connection with the year 2000 claim or year 2000 action.

     SEC. 506. CLASS ACTIONS.

       An attorney representing a class or a defendant in a year 
     2000 action maintained as a class action shall make the 
     disclosures required under this title to the presiding judge, 
     in addition to making such disclosures to each named 
     representative of the class. The presiding judge shall, at 
     the outset of the year 2000 action, determine a reasonable 
     attorney's fee by determining the appropriate hourly rate and 
     the maximum percentage of the recovery to be paid in 
     attorney's fees. Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     or agreement to the contrary, the presiding judge shall award 
     attorney's fees only pursuant to this title.

     SEC. 507. AWARD OF REASONABLE COSTS AND ATTORNEY'S FEES AFTER 
                   AN OFFER OF SETTLEMENT.

       (a) Offer of Settlement.--With respect to any year 2000 
     claim, any party may, at any time not less than 10 days 
     before trial, serve upon any adverse party a written offer to 
     settle the year 2000 claim for money or property, including a 
     motion to dismiss the claim, and to enter into a stipulation 
     dismissing the claim or allowing judgment to be entered 
     according to the terms of the offer. Any such offer, together 
     with proof of service thereof, shall be filed with the clerk 
     of the court.
       (b) Acceptance of Offer.--If the party receiving an offer 
     under subsection (a) serves written notice on the offeror 
     that the offer is accepted, either party may then file with 
     the clerk of the court the notice of acceptance, together 
     with proof of service thereof.
       (c) Further Offers Not Precluded.--The fact that an offer 
     under subsection (a) is made but not accepted does not 
     preclude a subsequent offer under subsection (a). Evidence of 
     an offer is not admissible for any purpose except in 
     proceedings to enforce a settlement, or to determine costs 
     and expenses under this section.
       (d) Exemption of Claims.--At any time before judgment is 
     entered, the court, upon its own motion or upon the motion of 
     any party, may exempt from this section any year 2000 claim 
     that the court finds presents a question of law or fact that 
     is novel and important and that substantially affects 
     nonparties. If a claim is exempted from this section, all 
     offers made by any party under subsection (a) with respect to 
     that claim shall be void and have no effect.
       (e) Petition for Payment of Costs, Etc.--If all offers made 
     by a party under subsection (a) with respect to a year 2000 
     claim, including any motion to dismiss the claim, are not 
     accepted and the dollar amount of the judgment, verdict, or 
     order that is finally issued (exclusive of costs, expenses, 
     and attorneys' fees incurred after judgment or trial) with 
     respect to the year 2000 claim is not more favorable to the 
     offeree with respect to the year 2000 claim than the last 
     such offer, the offeror may file with the court, within 10 
     days after the final judgment, verdict, or order is issued, a 
     petition for payment of costs and expenses, including 
     attorneys' fees, incurred with respect to the year 2000 claim 
     from the date the last such offer was made or, if the offeree 
     made an offer under this section, from the date the last such 
     offer by the offeree was made.
       (f) Order To Pay Costs, Etc.--If the court finds, pursuant 
     to a petition filed under subsection (e) with respect to a 
     year 2000 claim, that the dollar amount of the judgment, 
     verdict, or order that is finally issued is not more 
     favorable to the offeree with respect to the year 2000 claim 
     than the last such offer, the court shall order the offeree 
     to pay the offeror's costs and expenses, including attorneys' 
     fees, incurred with respect to the year 2000 claim from the 
     date the last offer was made or, if the offeree made an offer 
     under this section, from the date the last such offer by the 
     offeree was made, unless the court finds that requiring the 
     payment of such costs and expenses would be manifestly 
     unjust.
       (g) Amount of Attorney's Fees.--Attorney's fees under 
     subsection (f) shall be a reasonable attorney's fee 
     attributable to the year 2000 claim involved, calculated on 
     the basis of an hourly rate which may not exceed that which 
     the court considers acceptable in the community in which the 
     attorney practices law, taking into account the attorney's 
     qualifications and experience and the complexity of the case, 
     except that the attorney's fees under subsection (f) may not 
     exceed--
       (A) the actual cost incurred by the offeree for an 
     attorney's fee payable to an attorney for services in 
     connection with the year 2000 claim; or
       (B) if no such cost was incurred by the offeree due to a 
     contingency fee agreement, a reasonable cost that would have 
     been incurred by the offeree for an attorney's noncontingent 
     fee payable to an attorney for services in connection with 
     the year 2000 claim.
       (h) Inapplicability to Equitable Remedies.--This section 
     does not apply to any claim seeking an equitable remedy.
       (i) Inapplicability to Class Actions.--This section does 
     not apply with respect to a year 2000 action brought as a 
     class action.

     SEC. 508. ENFORCEMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION RULES IN YEAR 
                   2000 CLAIMS AND ACTIONS.

       A client whose attorney fails to comply with this title may 
     file a civil action for damages in the court in which the 
     year 2000 claim or year 2000 action was filed or could have 
     been filed or other court of competent jurisdiction. The 
     remedy provided by this section is in addition to any other 
     available remedy or penalty.

  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 the 
Judiciary with instructions to report the bill back to the House 
forthwith with the following amendment:

       Add after section 104 the following:

     SEC. 105. YEAR 2000 ACTIONS INVOLVING FOREIGN PRODUCTS OR 
                   SERVICES.

       (a) General Rule.--In any year 2000 action for damages or 
     other relief that is sustained in the United States and that 
     relates to the purchase or use of a product or service 
     manufactured or distributed outside the United States by a 
     foreign seller or manufacturer, the Federal court in which 
     such action is brought shall have jurisdiction over such 
     seller or manufacturer if the seller or manufacturer knew or 
     reasonably should have known that the product or service 
     would be imported for sale or use in the United States.
       (b) Admission.--If a foreign seller or manufacturer of a 
     product or service involved in a year 2000 action fails to 
     furnish any testimony, document, or other thing upon a duly 
     issued discovery order by the court in the action, such 
     failure shall be deemed an admission of any fact with respect 
     to which the discovery order relates.
       (c) Process.--Process in an action described in subsection 
     (a) may be served wherever the foreign seller or manufacturer 
     involved in the action is located, has an agent, or transacts 
     business.

  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. BURR, 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

184

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negative

Nays

246

para. 48.13                   [Roll No. 127]

                                AYES--184

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Skelton
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--246

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Barton
     Brown (CA)
     Napolitano
     Slaughter
  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. BURR, 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

236

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

190

para. 48.14                   [Roll No. 128]

                                AYES--236

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Udall (CO)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--190

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard

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     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Skelton
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (NM)
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Barton
     Brown (CA)
     Cox
     DeMint
     Napolitano
     Riley
     Skeen
     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. 48.15  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.

para. 48.16  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1555

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
106-136) the resolution (H. Res. 167) providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 1555) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2000 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. 48.17  notice--motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 1141

  Mr. UPTON, pursuant to clause 7(c)(1)(B) of rule XXII, 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 amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1141) making emergency 
supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1999, and for other purposes, to insist that no provision (1) not in 
H.R. 1141, when passed by the House, (2) not in H.R. 1664 when passed by 
the House or directly related to H.R. 1664, (3) not in the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 1141, as passed by the Senate, be agreed to by the 
managers on the part of the House.

para. 48.18  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 1141

  Mr. DEUTSCH 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 amendment of the Senate on 
the bill (H.R. 1141), making emergency supplemental appropriations for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes, to 
insist on the funding level of $621,000,000 contained under the heading 
``CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN EMERGENCY, DISASTER RECOVERY FUND'' 
of the House bill for necessary expenses to address the effects of 
hurricanes in Central America and the Caribbean and the earthquake in 
Colombia.
  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 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. 48.19  message from the president--funding request for u.s. forces 
          in bosnia and herzegovina

  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:
  Section 1203 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act 
For Fiscal Year 1999, Public Law 105-261 (the Act), requires submission 
of a report to the Congress whenever the President submits a request for 
funds for continued operations of U.S. forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  In connection with my Administration's request for funds for FY 2000, 
the attached report fulfills the requirements of section 1203 of the 
Act.
  I want to emphasize again my continued commitment to close 
consultation with the Congress on political and military matters 
concerning Bosnia and Herzegovina. I look forward to continuing to work 
with the Congress in the months ahead as we work to establish a lasting 
peace in the Balkans.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, May 12, 1999.

  By unanimous consent, the message was referred to the Committee on 
International Relations and the Committee on Armed Services and ordered 
to be printed (H. Doc. 106-62).
  And then,

para. 48.20  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. RODRIQUEZ, pursuant to the special order agreed to on 
Thursday, May 6, 1999, at 9 o'clock and 3 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 9 o'clock a.m. on Thursday, May 13, 1999.

para. 48.21  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. SMITH of Texas: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 441. 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 (Rept. No. 106-135). Referred to the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 167. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1555) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2000 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. 106-136). Referred 
     to the House Calendar.

para. 48.22  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. CALVERT:
       H.R. 1763. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 to provide that the cost of mitigation required under 
     that Act for a public construction project may not exceed 10 
     percent of the total project costs; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Shows, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Farr of California, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Frost, 
             and Ms. Kilpatrick):
       H.R. 1764. 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 Armed Services, 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. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Quinn, and 
             Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 1765. A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 
     1999, the rates of disability compensation for veterans with 
     service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency 
     and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain service-
     connected disabled veterans, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE:
       H.R. 1766. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the amount of the deduction allowed for meal 
     and entertainment expenses associated with the per

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     forming arts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 1767. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to provide for the allocation of any 
     limitation imposed on school construction bonds with respect 
     to which the holders are allowed a credit under the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986, and to apply the wage requirements of 
     the Davis-Bacon Act to projects financed with such bonds; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Nadler, 
             Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Waters, 
             Mr. Meehan, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Rothman, 
             Mr. Weiner, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Cummings, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
             Farr of California, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Markey, Ms. 
             Norton, Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Vento, 
             and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 1768. A bill to strengthen America's firearms and 
     explosives laws; 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. CUMMINGS:
       H.R. 1769. A bill 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, nuclear materials couriers, and their survivors, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. Davis of Virginia, 
             and Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 1770. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     revise the overtime pay limitation for Federal employees, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mrs. EMERSON:
       H.R. 1771. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for an improved benefit computation formula 
     for workers affected by the changes in benefit computation 
     rules enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 1977 who 
     attain age 65 during the 10-year period after 1981 and before 
     1992 (and related beneficiaries) and to provide prospectively 
     for increases in their benefits accordingly; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. EMERSON:
       H.R. 1772. 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. FILNER (for himself and Mrs. Emerson):
       H.R. 1773. 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. GALLEGLY:
       H.R. 1774. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to not count work experience as an unauthorized alien for 
     purposes of admission as an employment-based immigrant or an 
     H-1B nonimmigrant; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GILCHREST (for himself, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Goss, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Shays, Mr. Cardin, 
             Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Foley, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             Inslee, Mr. Dicks, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             English, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Tauzin, and Mr. Lampson):
       H.R. 1775. 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. LAZIO (for himself and Mr. Leach):
       H.R. 1776. A bill to expand homeownership in the United 
     States; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Towns, and Mrs. 
             Emerson):
       H.R. 1777. 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 access to covered 
     emergency hospital services and emergency ambulance services 
     under a prudent layperson test under group health plans and 
     health insurance 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. GILLMOR (for himself, Mr. Tanner, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Clement, Mr. Hobson, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Minge, Mr. Taylor of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Berry, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
             Bryant, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Goode, 
             Mr. Houghton, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Hefley, 
             Mr. Phelps, Mr. Tancredo, and Ms. Stabenow):
       H.R. 1778. A bill to prohibit certain election-related 
     activities by foreign nationals; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. GOODLING:
       H.R. 1779. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     make changes to the overseas special supplemental food 
     program; to the Committee on Armed Services, 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. GREEN of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 1780. A bill to provide for the settlement of claims 
     of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. HINCHEY:
       H.R. 1781. A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
     to prohibit the donation of competitive foods of minimal 
     nutritional value in schools participating in Federal meal 
     service programs before the end of the last lunch period of 
     the schools; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HOYER:
       H.R. 1782. A bill to clarify the categories of children 
     eligible for enrollment at the Library of Congress day care 
     center; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. ISAKSON:
       H.R. 1783. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the deadline for filing estate tax returns 
     from 9 months to 24 months after a decedent's death; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 1784. A bill to terminate certain sanctions with 
     respect to India and Pakistan; 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. RANGEL:
       H.R. 1785. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to stabilize indirect graduate medical education 
     payments; 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. ROTHMAN (for himself and Mrs. Roukema):
       H.R. 1786. A bill to enable America's schools to use their 
     computer hardware to increase student achievement and prepare 
     students for the 21st century workplace; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. WALDEN of Oregon:
       H.R. 1787. A bill to reauthorize the participation of the 
     Bureau of Reclamation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ISTOOK (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Campbell, 
             Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cox, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. DeMint, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Goode, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. LaHood, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Petri, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Sanford, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
             Terry, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. Tancredo):
       H.J. Res. 53. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to provide for a 
     balanced budget for the United States Government and for 
     greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. DANNER (for herself and Mr. Bereuter):
       H.J. Res. 54. A joint resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to the Missouri-Nebraska Boundary Compact; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey:
       H. Con. Res. 105. Concurrent resolution authorizing the Law 
     Enforcement Torch Run for the 1999 Special Olympics World 
     Games to be run through the Capitol Grounds; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H. Con. Res. 106. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     regret and apologies of the Congress for the accidental 
     bombing by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) of 
     the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Pitts, and 
             Mr. Weldon of Florida):

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       H. Con. Res. 107. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress rejecting the conclusions of a recent 
     article published by the American Psychological Association 
     that suggests that sexual relationships between adults and 
     children might be positive for children; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey):
       H. Res. 168. A resolution recognizing the Foreign Service 
     of the United States on the occasion of its 75th anniversary; 
     to the Committee on International Relations. 

para. 48.23  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       66. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     State of New Jersey, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution 
     No. 107 memorializing the Congress of the United States to 
     pass, and the President of the United States to sign into 
     law, H.R. 351 or similar legislation which would ensure that 
     the federal government will not seek to recoup any monies 
     recovered by the states from the tobacco companies as a 
     result of the national tobacco settlement or individual state 
     settlements; to the Committee on Commerce.
       67. Also,a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Nebraska, relative to Legislative Resolution 27 requesting 
     that the Congress of the United States appropriate the 
     necessary funds to complete the Wood River Flood Control 
     Project; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. 

para. 48.24  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 3: Mr. Graham and Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 7: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 14: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 27: Mr. Lucas of Kentucky and Mr. Kuykendall.
       H.R. 38: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 47: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 48: Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 49: Mrs. Emerson and Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 110: Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Lee, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 116: Mr. Udall of New Mexico.
       H.R. 126: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 212: Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Hall of 
     Ohio, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Luther, and Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 274: Mr. Lahood, Mr. Gilchrest, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
     Menendez, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Sessions, 
     Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Ortiz, 
     and Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 288: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 417: Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 457: Ms. Berkley, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Watt of North 
     Carolina.
       H.R. 483: Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 486: Mr. Wicker and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 488: Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 516: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 518: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 541: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 555: Mr. Vento and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 557: Mr. English and Mr. Murtha.
       H.R. 614: Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 625: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 685: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri and Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 693: Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Duncan and Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 730: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 735: Mr. LaHood and Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 743: Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 764: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Bliley, and Mr. Gary 
     Miller of California.
       H.R. 827: Ms. Pelosi and Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 828: Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 840: Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Rush, and 
     Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 845: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 853: Mr. Linder and Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 872: Mr. Meehan and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 883: Mr. Pease, Mr. Thune, Mr. Holden, Mr. Chambliss, 
     Mr. Hansen, Mr. McCollum, and Mr. Gekas.
       H.R. 895: Mr. Houghton, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 900: Mr. Rush, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
     Meeks of New York, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
     Stenholm, and Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 937: Mr. Largent.
       H.R. 957: Mr. Sessions, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Pease, and Mr. 
     Green of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1001: Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Thomas, and Mr. Bateman.
       H.R. 1012: Mrs. Northup, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
     Tancredo, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Souder, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
     and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 1052: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Payne, 
     Mr.  Boehlert, Mr. Holt, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Capuano, and 
     Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 1057: Mr. Bonior, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
     Olver, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 1070: Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Ose, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. 
     Portman, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Blumenauer, 
     Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 1071: Mr. Pastor and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 1098: Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 1130: Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Luther, and Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 1154: Mrs. Tauscher and Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 1168: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Price of 
     North Carolina, Mr. Weiner, and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 1180: Ms. Berkley, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Green of 
     Wisconsin, and Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 1194: Mr. Kolbe and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 1205: Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 1214: Ms. Kilpatrick and Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1217: Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. John, Mr. Deutsch, 
     Mr. Barcia, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
     Cramer, Mr. Baird, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Holt, 
     Ms. Carson, and Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 1222: Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 1259: Mr. Foley, Mr. Terry, and Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1298: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 1300: Mr. Dixon, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Smith of Washington, 
     Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Roemer, and Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 1320: Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 1329: Mr. Bilbray and Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 1332: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1349: Mr. Green of Wisconsin and Mr. Condit.
       H.R. 1350: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Rangel, 
     Mr. C0nyers, and Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 1385: Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Cooksey, Mrs. 
     Tauscher, Mr. Boyd, and Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 1402: Mr. Wamp, Mr. Kildee, Mrs. Northup, Mr. 
     Hayworth, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
     Traficant, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Clay, Mr. Hill of Montana, 
     Mr. Largent, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1408: Mr. Royce and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 1445: Mr. Sherman, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mrs. 
     Kelly.
       H.R. 1476: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 1484: Mr. Green of Texas.
       H.R. 1491: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1496: Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Moore, and Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 1507: Mr. Hayworth and Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 1514: Mr. Bonior and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 1590: Mr. Obey and Mrs. Christensen.
       H.R. 1620: Mr. Armey, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Canady of Florida, 
     Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. 
     Sessions, Mr. Souder, Mr. Tiahrt, and Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 1622: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
     Capuano, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Blumenauer, 
     Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 1627: Mrs. Christensen.
       H.R. 1676: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
     Frost, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mrs. Jones of Ohio.
       H.R. 1678: Mr. McHugh, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 1679: Mr. McHugh and Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 1710: Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 1751: Mr. Farr of California.
       H. Con. Res. 60: Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Bishop, and Mr. Shays.
       H. Con. Res. 75: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Vento, and Mr. 
     Oberstar.
       H. Con. Res. 78: Mr. Lantos, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
     Sabo, Mr. Tierney and Mr. Hoyer.
       H. Res. 41: Mr. DeMint.
       H. Res 62: Mr. Wolf.
       H. Res. 90: Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Norton, Ms. Frost, and Mr. 
     Underwood.
       H. Res. 92: Mr. NcNulty.
       H. Res. 109: Mr. Reyes, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Clement, 
     Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Simpson, and Mr. Sununu.

para. 48.25  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 329: Mr. Shows.
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                       THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1999 (49)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 49.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, May 12, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 49.2  communications

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

       2079. A letter from the Chief Counsel, FinCEN, Department 
     of Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule--FinCEN 
     Advisory, Issue 11, Enhanced Scrutiny for Transactions 
     Involving Antigua and Barbuda--received April 22, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       2080. A letter from the Legal Advisor, Cable Services 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Implementation of Cable Act Reform 
     Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 [CS Docket 
     No. 96-85] received April 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2081. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Chief, 
     Mass Media Bureau, Federal Com

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     munications Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM 
     Broadcast Stations. (Munds Park, Arizona) [MM Docket No. 98-
     27 RM-9188] received May 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2082. A letter from the Associate Bureau Chief, Wireless 
     Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of Parts 
     13 and 80 of the Commission's Rules to Implement the Global 
     Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) to Improve the 
     Safety of Life at Sea [PR Docket No. 90-480] received April 
     20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       2083. 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. RM96-1-011; Order No. 587-K] received 
     April 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2084. 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; [Phthalocyanianto(2-)] Copper [Docket 
     No. 98C-0041] received May 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2085. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Investigational New Drug 
     Applications; Clinical Holds; Confirmation of Effective Date 
     [Docket No. 98N-0979] (RIN: 0910-AA84) received April 27, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2086. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Carbohydrase and Protease 
     Enzyme Preparations Derived From Bacillus Subtilis or 
     Bacillus Amyloliquefaciens; Affirmation of GRAS Status as 
     Direct Food Ingredients [Docket No. 84G-0257] received April 
     27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       2087. 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.
       2088. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Commerce, 
     Export Admin., Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Exports to Serbia [Docket No. 
     990422104-9104-01] (RIN: 0694-AB91) received May 5, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       2089. A letter from the Deputy Archivist of the United 
     States, National Archives and Records Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Researcher 
     Registration and Research Room Procedures (RIN: 3095-AA69) 
     received April 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2090. A letter from the the Chief Administrative Officer, 
     the U.S. House of Representatives, transmitting a quarterly 
     report of the Statement of Disbursements of the House of 
     Representatives covering receipts and expenditures of 
     appropriations and other funds for the period January 1, 1999 
     through March 31, 1999, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 104a; (H. Doc. 
     No. 106-63); to the Committee on House Administration and 
     ordered to be printed.
       2091. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Importation, Exportation, and 
     Transportation of Wildlife (User Fee Exemptions for qualified 
     fur trappers) (RIN: 1018-AE08) received Aril 22, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2092. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western 
     Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Trip Limit 
     Adjustments [Docket No. 981231333-8333-01; I.D. 042299A] 
     received May 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       2093. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     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; Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of 
     Mexico; Extension of Effective Date and Amendment of Bycatch 
     Reduction Device Certification [Docket No. 980505118-8286-02; 
     I.D. 110598B] (RIN: 0648-AL14) received April 27,1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2094. 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; Amendments for Addressing Essential 
     Fish Habitat (EFH) Requirements [I.D. 100698A] (RIN: 0648-
     AL40) received April 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2095. A letter from the Chief, Regs and Admin Law, USCG, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Vessel Identification System; Effective Date 
     Change [CGD 89-050] (RIN: 2115-AD35) received April 16, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2096. A letter from the Chairman, Surface Transportation 
     Board, Surface Transportation Board, transmitting the Board's 
     final rule--Regulations for the Publication, Posting and 
     Filing of Tariffs for the Transportation of Property by or 
     with a water carrier in the Noncontiguous Domestic Trade [STB 
     Ex Parte No. 580] received April 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2097. A letter from the Office of the Chief Counsel, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Commercial Space Transportation Licensing 
     Regulations [Docket No. 288851; Amdt. Nos. 401-01, 411-01, 
     413-01, 415-01 and 417-01] (RIN: 2120-AF99)received April 20, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science.
       2098. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Claims and Effective Dates for the 
     Award of Educational Assistance (RIN: 2900-AH76) received May 
     4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
       2099. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management (02D), Department of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Estimated Economic 
     Impact Due to Implementation of Reasonable Charges--received 
     April 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       2100. A letter from the Deputy Executive Secretariat, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Implementation of Section 403(a)(2) 
     of Social Security Act Bonus to Reward Decrease in 
     Illegitimacy Ratio (RIN: 0970-AB79) received April 19, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.

para. 49.3  recess for reception of former members--9:05 a.m.

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the to the special order agreed to on May 6, 
1999, declared the House in recess at 9 o'clock and 5 minutes a.m., 
subject to the call of the Chair.

para. 49.4  after recess--10:47 a.m.

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

para. 49.5  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a bill of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 669. An Act to amend the Peace Corps Act to authorize 
     appropriations for fiscal years 2000 through 2003 to carry 
     out that Act, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 101-509, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Secretary of the Senate, announces the 
appointment of James B. Lloyd, of Tennessee, to the Advisory Committee 
on the Records of Congress.

para. 49.6  proceedings during recess

  On motion of Mr. KNOLLENBERG, by unanimous consent, the proceedings 
had during the recess to receive former Members were ordered to be 
printed in the Record.

para. 49.7  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1555

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 167):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1555) to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 2000 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. 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. 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. Points of order against the committee 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute for failure to comply 
     with clause 7 of rule XVI are waived. No amendment to the 
     committee in the nature of a substitute shall be in order 
     except those printed in the

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     portion of the Congressional Record designated for that 
     purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII and except pro forma 
     amendments for the purpose of debate. Each amendment so 
     printed may be offered only by the Member who caused it to be 
     printed or his designee and 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 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. 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. 49.8  order of business--consideration of amendment to h.r. 1555

  On motion of Mr. TRAFICANT, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order to consider the amendment at the 
desk, by Mr. TRAFICANT, to the bill (H.R. 1555) to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2000 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. 49.9  intelligence reauthorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. WILSON, pursuant to House Resolution 167 
and rule XVIII, 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. 1555) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2000 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, Mrs. WILSON, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. LaTOURETTE as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole.
  The Acting Chairman, Mr. ROGERS assumed the Chair; and after some time 
spent therein,

para. 49.10  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 bill, add the following new title:

                   TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 601. 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 2000 to carry 
     out this Act not more than the total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated by the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1999.
       (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.

     SEC. 602. REPORT ON EFFICACY OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE 
                   AGENCY.

       (a) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of Central Intelligence 
     shall submit to Congress a detailed, comprehensive report in 
     unclassified form on the matters described in subsection (b).
       (b) Matters Studied.--Matters studied for the report under 
     subsection (a) shall include the following:
       (1) The bombing in March 1991 by the Armed Forces of the 
     United States during the Persian Gulf War of a weapons and 
     nerve gas storage bunker in Khamisiyah, Iraq, and errors 
     committed by the Central Intelligence Agency with respect to 
     the location and contents of such bunker and the failure to 
     disclose the proper location and contents to the Secretary of 
     Defense.
       (2) Errors with respect to maps of the Aviano, Italy, area 
     prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency and used by 
     aviators in the Armed Forces of the United States which may 
     have resulted on February 3, 1996, in the accidental severing 
     of a cable car device by a United States military aircraft on 
     a training mission, which resulted in the deaths of twenty 
     civilians.
       (3) Errors with respect to maps prepared by the Central 
     Intelligence Agency of the Belgrade, Yugoslavia, area which 
     resulted on May 7, 1999, in the accidental bombing of the 
     Embassy of the People's Republic of China by forces under the 
     command of North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the deaths 
     of three civilians.
       (c) Recommendations.--The report under subsection (a) shall 
     contain recommendations for such legislation and 
     administrative actions as the Director determines appropriate 
     to avoid similar errors by the Central Intelligence Agency.

It was decided in the

Yeas

68

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negative

Nays

343

para. 49.11                   [Roll No. 129]

                                AYES--68

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Brown (OH)
     Capuano
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Conyers
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Duncan
     Evans
     Farr
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Hilliard
     Holt
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kucinich
     Lee
     Luther
     Markey
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Minge
     Mink
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Ramstad
     Rivers
     Rohrabacher
     Sanders
     Schakowsky
     Serrano
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stupak
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Woolsey
     Wu

                                NOES--343

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce

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     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--22

     Becerra
     Brown (CA)
     Cardin
     Coyne
     Doggett
     Gephardt
     Greenwood
     Jefferson
     Kleczka
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Matsui
     McDermott
     Miller, George
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Neal
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Slaughter
     Tanner
     Thurman
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaTOURETTE, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 167, 
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 2000''.
       (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.
Sec. 105. Authorization of emergency supplemental appropriations for 
              fiscal year 1999.

 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. Sense of the Congress on intelligence community contracting.
Sec. 304. Report on effects of foreign espionage on United States trade 
              secrets.
Sec. 305. Protection of identity of retired covert agents.
Sec. 306. Report on activities of the Central Intelligence Agency in 
              Chile.
Sec. 307. Report on legal standards applied for electronic 
              surveillance.
Sec. 308. Report on Kosova Liberation Army.

                 TITLE IV--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

Sec. 401. Two-year extension of CIA central services program.

         TITLE V--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

Sec. 501. Protection of operational files of the National Imagery and 
              Mapping Agency.

     TITLE VI--PROHIBITION ON DRUG TRAFFICKING BY EMPLOYEES OF THE 
                         INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY

Sec. 601. Prohibition on drug trafficking by employees of the 
              intelligence community.
                    TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

     SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2000 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, 2000, 
     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. 1555 of the One Hundred 
     Sixth 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 
     2000 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 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. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated for the Intelligence Community Management 
     Account of the Director of Central Intelligence for fiscal 
     year 2000 the sum of $193,572,000. 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, 2001.
       (b) Authorized Personnel Levels.--The elements within the 
     Community Management Account of the Director of Central 
     Intelligence are authorized 348 full-time personnel as of 
     September 30, 2000. 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 are also 
     authorized to be appropriated for the Community Management 
     Account for fiscal year 2000 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, 2001.
       (2) Authorization of personnel.--In addition to the 
     personnel authorized by subsection (b) for elements of the 
     Community Management Account as of September 30, 2000, there 
     are hereby authorized such additional personnel for such 
     elements as of that date as are 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 2000, 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, 2001, and funds provided for procurement 
     purposes shall remain available until September 30, 2002.
       (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.

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     SEC. 105. AUTHORIZATION OF EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL 
                   APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999.

       (a) Authorization.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated 
     for fiscal year 1999 under section 101 of the Intelligence 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-272) 
     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 an emergency supplemental 
     appropriation in a supplemental appropriations Act for fiscal 
     year 1999 that is enacted after May 1, 1999, 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) 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 2000 the sum of $209,100,000.
                     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. 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. 304. REPORT ON EFFECTS OF FOREIGN ESPIONAGE ON UNITED 
                   STATES TRADE SECRETS.

       By not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Director of Central Intelligence shall 
     submit to Congress a report describing the effects of 
     espionage against the United States, conducted by or on 
     behalf of other nations, on United States trade secrets, 
     patents, and technology development. The study shall include 
     an analysis of the effects of such espionage on the trade 
     deficit of the United States and on the employment rate in 
     the United States.

     SEC. 305. PROTECTION OF IDENTITY OF RETIRED COVERT AGENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 606(4)(A) of the National Security 
     Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 426(4)(A)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``an officer or employee'' and inserting 
     ``a present or retired officer or employee''; and
       (2) by striking ``a member'' and inserting ``a present or 
     retired member''.
       (b) Imposition of Minimum Prison Sentences for 
     Violations.--Section 601 of the National Security Act of 1947 
     (50 U.S.C. 421) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``shall be fined not 
     more than $50,000 or imprisoned not more than ten years, or 
     both.'' and inserting ``shall be imprisoned not less than 
     five years and not more than ten years and fined not more 
     than $50,000.''.
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``shall be fined not 
     more than $25,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or 
     both.'' and inserting ``shall be imprisoned not less than 30 
     months and not more than five years and fined not more than 
     $25,000.''.
       (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``shall be fined not 
     more than $15,000 or imprisoned not more than three years, or 
     both.'' and inserting ``shall be imprisoned not less than 18 
     months and not more than three years and fined not more than 
     $15,000.''.

     SEC. 306. REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE 
                   AGENCY IN CHILE.

       (a) In General.--By not later than 120 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Director of Central 
     Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report describing all activities of officers, 
     covert agents, and employees of all elements in the 
     intelligence community with respect to the following events 
     in the Republic of Chile:
       (1) The assassination of President Salvador Allende in 
     September 1973.
       (2) The accession of General Augusto Pinochet to the 
     Presidency of the Republic of Chile.
       (3) Violations of human rights committed by officers or 
     agents of former President Pinochet.
       (b) Documentation.--The report submitted under subsection 
     (a) shall include copies of unedited documents in the 
     possession of any such element of the intelligence community 
     with respect to such events.
       (c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``appropriate 
     congressional committees'' means the Permanent Select 
     Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on Appropriations 
     of the House of Representatives, and the Select Committee on 
     Intelligence and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate.

     SEC. 307. REPORT ON LEGAL STANDARDS APPLIED FOR ELECTRONIC 
                   SURVEILLANCE.

       (a) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of Central Intelligence, 
     the Director of the National Security Agency, and the 
     Attorney General shall jointly prepare, and the Director of 
     the National Security Agency shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report in classified and 
     unclassified form describing the legal standards employed by 
     elements of the intelligence community in conducting signals 
     intelligence activities, including electronic surveillance.
       (b) Matters Specifically Addressed.--The report shall 
     specifically include a statement of each of the following 
     legal standards:
       (1) The legal standards for interception of communications 
     when such interception may result in the acquisition of 
     information from a communication to or from United States 
     persons.
       (2) The legal standards for intentional targeting of the 
     communications to or from United States persons.
       (3) The legal standards for receipt from non-United States 
     sources of information pertaining to communications to or 
     from United States persons.
       (4) The legal standards for dissemination of information 
     acquired through the interception of the communications to or 
     from United States persons.
       (c) Inclusion of Legal Memoranda and Opinions.--The report 
     under subsection (a) shall include a copy of all legal 
     memoranda, opinions, and other related documents in 
     unclassified, and if necessary, classified form with respect 
     to the conduct of signals intelligence activities, including 
     electronic surveillance by elements of the intelligence 
     community, utilized by the Office of the General Counsel of 
     the National Security Agency, by the Office of General 
     Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency, or by the Office 
     of Intelligence Policy Review of the Department of Justice, 
     in preparation of the report.
       (d) Definition.--As used in this section:
       (1) The term ``intelligence community'' has the meaning 
     given that term under section 3(4) of the National Security 
     Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)).
       (2) The term ``United States persons'' has the meaning 
     given such term under section 101(i) of the Foreign 
     Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801(i)).
       (3) The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means 
     the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the 
     Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives, 
     and the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on 
     the Judiciary of the Senate.

     SEC. 308. REPORT ON KOSOVA LIBERATION ARMY.

       (a) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of Central Intelligence 
     shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     report (in both classified and unclassified form) on the 
     organized resistance in Kosova known as the Kosova Liberation 
     Army. The report shall include the following:
       (1) A summary of the history of the Kosova Liberation Army.
       (2) As of the date of the enactment of this Act--
       (A) the number of individuals currently participating in or 
     supporting combat operations of the Kosova Liberation Army 
     (fielded forces), and the number of individuals in training 
     for such service (recruits);
       (B) the types, and quantity of each type, of weapon 
     employed by the Kosova Liberation Army, the training afforded 
     to such fielded forces in the use of such weapons, and the 
     sufficiency of such training to conduct effective military 
     operations; and
       (C) minimum additional weaponry and training required to 
     improve substantially the efficacy of such military 
     operations.
       (3) An estimate of the percentage of funding (if any) of 
     the Kosova Liberation Army that is attributable to profits 
     from the sale of illicit narcotics.
       (4) A description of the involvement (if any) of the Kosova 
     Liberation Army in terrorist activities.
       (5) A description of the number of killings of noncombatant 
     civilians (if any) carried out by the Kosova Liberation Army 
     since its formation.
       (6) A description of the leadership of the Kosova 
     Liberation Army, including an analysis of--
       (A) the political philosophy and program of the leadership; 
     and
       (B) the sentiment of the leadership toward the United 
     States.
       (b) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--As used in this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means

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     the Committee on International Relations and the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
     the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
                 TITLE IV--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

     SEC. 401. TWO-YEAR EXTENSION OF CIA CENTRAL SERVICES PROGRAM.

       Section 21(h)(1) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 
     1949 (50 U.S.C. 403u(h)(1)) is amended by striking out 
     ``March 31, 2000.'' and inserting ``March 31, 2002.''.
         TITLE V--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

     SEC. 501. PROTECTION OF OPERATIONAL FILES OF THE NATIONAL 
                   IMAGERY AND MAPPING AGENCY.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 22 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 446. Protection of operational files

       ``(a) Exemption of Certain Operational Files From Search, 
     Review, Publication, or Disclosure.--(1) The Director of the 
     National Imagery and Mapping Agency, with the coordination of 
     the Director of Central Intelligence, may exempt operational 
     files of the National Imagery and Mapping Agency from the 
     provisions of section 552 of title 5, United States Code 
     (Freedom of Information Act), which require publication, 
     disclosure, search, or review in connection therewith.
       ``(2)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), for the purposes of 
     this section, the term `operational files' means files of the 
     National Imagery and Mapping Agency (hereinafter in this 
     section referred to as `NIMA') concerning the activities of 
     NIMA that before the establishment of NIMA were performed by 
     the National Photographic Interpretation Center of the 
     Central Intelligence Agency (NPIC), that document the means 
     by which foreign intelligence or counterintelligence is 
     collected through scientific and technical systems.
       ``(B) Files which are the sole repository of disseminated 
     intelligence are not operational files.
       ``(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), exempted operational 
     files shall continue to be subject to search and review for 
     information concerning--
       ``(A) United States citizens or aliens lawfully admitted 
     for permanent residence who have requested information on 
     themselves pursuant to the provisions of section 552 of title 
     5, or section 552a of title 5, United States Code (Privacy 
     Act of 1974);
       ``(B) any special activity the existence of which is not 
     exempt from disclosure under the provisions of section 552 of 
     title 5, United States Code; or
       ``(C) the specific subject matter of an investigation by 
     any of the following for any impropriety, or violation of 
     law, Executive order, or Presidential directive, in the 
     conduct of an intelligence activity:
       ``(i) The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives.
       ``(ii) The Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
       ``(iii) The Intelligence Oversight Board.
       ``(iv) The Department of Justice.
       ``(v) The Office of General Counsel of NIMA.
       ``(vi) The Office of the Director of NIMA.
       ``(4)(A) Files that are not exempted under paragraph (1) 
     which contain information derived or disseminated from 
     exempted operational files shall be subject to search and 
     review.
       ``(B) The inclusion of information from exempted 
     operational files in files that are not exempted under 
     paragraph (1) shall not affect the exemption under paragraph 
     (1) of the originating operational files from search, review 
     publication, or disclosure.
       ``(C) Records from exempted operational files which have 
     been disseminated to and referenced in files that are not 
     exempted under paragraph (1) and which have been returned to 
     exempted operational files for sole retention shall be 
     subject to search and review.
       ``(5) The provisions of paragraph (1) may not be superseded 
     except by a provision of law which is enacted after the date 
     of the enactment of this section, and which specifically 
     cites and repeals or modifies its provisions.
       ``(6)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), whenever 
     any person who has requested agency records under section 552 
     of title 5, United States Code, alleges that NIMA has 
     withheld records improperly because of failure to comply with 
     any provision of this section, judicial review shall be 
     available under the terms set forth in section 552(a)(4)(B) 
     of title 5, United States Code.
       ``(B) Judicial review shall not be available in the manner 
     provided for under subparagraph (A) as follows:
       ``(i) In any case in which information specifically 
     authorized under criteria established by an Executive Order 
     to be kept secret in the interests of national defense or 
     foreign relations is filed with, or produced for, the court 
     by NIMA, such information shall be examined ex parte, in 
     camera by the court.
       ``(ii) The court shall, to the fullest extent practicable, 
     determine the issues of fact based on sworn written 
     submissions of the parties.
       ``(iii) When a complainant alleges that requested records 
     are improperly withheld because of improper placement solely 
     in exempted operational files, the complainant shall support 
     such allegation with a sworn written submission based upon 
     personal knowledge or otherwise admissible evidence.
       ``(iv)(I) When a complainant alleges that requested records 
     were improperly withheld because of improper exemption of 
     operational files, NIMA shall meet its burden under section 
     552(a)(4)(B) of title 5, United States Code, by demonstrating 
     to the court by sworn written submission that exempted 
     operational files likely to contain responsible records 
     currently perform the functions set forth in paragraph (2).
       ``(II) The court may not order NIMA to review the content 
     of any exempted operational file or files in order to make 
     the demonstration required under subclause (I), unless the 
     complainant disputes NIMA's showing with a sworn written 
     submission based on personal knowledge or otherwise 
     admissible evidence.
       ``(v) In proceedings under clauses (iii) and (iv), the 
     parties may not obtain discovery pursuant to rules 26 through 
     36 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, except that 
     requests for admissions may be made pursuant to rules 26 and 
     36.
       ``(vi) If the court finds under this paragraph that NIMA 
     has improperly withheld requested records because of failure 
     to comply with any provision of this subsection, the court 
     shall order NIMA to search and review the appropriate 
     exempted operational file or files for the requested records 
     and make such records, or portions thereof, available in 
     accordance with the provisions of section 552 of title 5, 
     United States Code, and such order shall be the exclusive 
     remedy for failure to comply with this subsection.
       ``(vii) If at any time following the filing of a complaint 
     pursuant to this paragraph NIMA agrees to search the 
     appropriate exempted operational file or files for the 
     requested records, the court shall dismiss the claim based 
     upon such complaint.
       ``(viii) Any information filed with, or produced for the 
     court pursuant to clauses (i) and (iv) shall be coordinated 
     with the Director of Central Intelligence prior to submission 
     to the court.
       ``(b) Decennial Review of Exempted Operational Files.--(1) 
     Not less than once every ten years, the Director of the 
     National Imagery and Mapping Agency and the Director of 
     Central Intelligence shall review the exemptions in force 
     under subsection (a)(1) to determine whether such exemptions 
     may be removed from the category of exempted files or any 
     portion thereof. The Director of Central Intelligence must 
     approve any determination to remove such exemptions.
       ``(2) The review required by paragraph (1) shall include 
     consideration of the historical value or other public 
     interest in the subject matter of the particular category of 
     files or portions thereof and the potential for declassifying 
     a significant part of the information contained therein.
       ``(3) A complainant that alleges that NIMA has improperly 
     withheld records because of failure to comply with this 
     subsection may seek judicial review in the district court of 
     the United States of the district in which any of the parties 
     reside, or in the District of Columbia. In such a proceeding, 
     the court's review shall be limited to determining the 
     following:
       ``(A) Whether NIMA has conducted the review required by 
     paragraph (1) before the expiration of the ten-year period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this section or 
     before the expiration of the 10-year period beginning on the 
     date of the most recent review.
       ``(B) Whether NIMA, in fact, considered the criteria set 
     forth in paragraph (2) in conducting the required review.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of subchapter I of chapter 22 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new item:

``446. Protection of operational files.''.
     TITLE VI--PROHIBITION ON DRUG TRAFFICKING BY EMPLOYEES OF THE 
                         INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY

     SEC. 601. PROHIBITION ON DRUG TRAFFICKING BY EMPLOYEES OF THE 
                   INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.

       (a) Purposes.--It is the purpose of this section--
       (1) to prohibit the Central Intelligence Agency and other 
     intelligence agencies and their employees and agents from 
     participating in drug trafficking activities, including the 
     manufacture, purchase, sale, transport, or distribution of 
     illegal drugs; conspiracy to traffic in illegal drugs; and 
     arrangements to transport illegal drugs; and
       (2) to require the employees and agents of the Central 
     Intelligence Agency and other intelligence agencies to report 
     known or suspected drug trafficking activities to the 
     appropriate authorities.
       (b) Prohibition on Drug Trafficking.--No element of the 
     intelligence community, or any employee of such an element, 
     may knowingly encourage or participate in drug trafficking 
     activities.
       (c) Mandate to Report.--Any employee of an element of the 
     intelligence community having knowledge of facts or 
     circumstances that reasonably indicate that any employee of 
     such an element is involved with any drug trafficking 
     activities, or other violations of United States drug laws, 
     shall report such knowledge or facts to the appropriate 
     official.
       (d) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       (1) Drug trafficking activities.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``drug trafficking activities'' 
     means the possession, dis

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     tribution, manufacture, cultivation, sale, transfer, or the 
     attempt or conspiracy to possess, distribute, manufacture, 
     cultivate, sell or transfer illegal drugs (as those terms are 
     applied under section 404(c) of the Controlled Substances Act 
     (21 U.S.C. 844(c)).
       (B) Inclusions.--Such term includes arrangements to allow 
     the use of federally owned or leased vehicles, or other means 
     of transportation, for the transport of illegal drugs.
       (2) Illegal drugs.--The term ``illegal drugs'' means 
     controlled substances (as that term is defined section 102(6) 
     of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(6)) included 
     in schedule I or II under part B of title II of such Act.
       (3) Employee.--The term ``employee'' means an individual 
     employed by an element of the intelligence community, and 
     includes the following individuals:
       (A) Employees under a contract with such an element.
       (B) Covert agents, as that term is defined in paragraph (4) 
     of section 606 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
     U.S.C. 426).
       (C) An individual acting on behalf, or with the approval, 
     of an element of the intelligence community.
       (4) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence 
     community'' has the meaning given that term under paragraph 
     (4) of section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
     U.S.C. 401a).
       (5) Appropriate official.--The term ``appropriate 
     official'' means the Attorney General, the Inspector General 
     of the element of the intelligence community (if any), or the 
     head of such element.

  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. CAMP, 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. 49.12  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.

para. 49.13  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 1141

  Mr. UPTON 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 amendment of the Senate to 
the bill (H.R. 1141) making emergency supplemental appropriations for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes, to 
insist that no provision (1) not in H.R. 1141, when passed by the House, 
(2) not in H.R. 1664 when passed by the House or directly related to 
H.R. 1664, (3) not in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1141, as passed by 
the Senate, be agreed to by the managers on the part of the House.
  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. UPTON 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

381

It was decided in the

Nays

46

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affirmative

Answered present

1

para. 49.14                   [Roll No. 130]

                                YEAS--381

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NAYS--46

     Aderholt
     Baker
     Berman
     Boyd
     Callahan
     Chenoweth
     Clyburn
     Cramer
     Dicks
     Everett
     Farr
     Gallegly
     Hastings (WA)
     Hilliard
     Hoyer
     Jones (OH)
     Kilpatrick
     Kucinich
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     McCrery
     Meek (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Packard
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pombo
     Rahall
     Riley
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Serrano
     Stupak
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Wise
     Young (AK)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Young (FL)
       

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Gephardt
     Quinn
     Ros-Lehtinen
  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. 49.15  select committee on china extension

  On motion of Mr. DREIER, by unanimous consent, the Committee on Rules 
was discharged from further consideration of the following resolution 
(H. Res. 170):

       Resolved,

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     SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF HOUSE RESOLUTION 5.

       Section 2(f)(1) of House Resolution 5, One Hundred Sixth 
     Congress, agreed to January 6, 1999, as amended, is amended 
     by striking ``May 14, 1999'' and inserting ``May 31, 1999''. 

  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. 49.16  notice--motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 1141

  Mr. DEUTSCH, pursuant to clause 7(c)(1)(B) of rule XXII, 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 amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1141) making emergency 
supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1999, and for other purposes, to disagree to any provision not contained 
in, or directly related to, the following: (1) H.R. 1141, as passed by 
the House, and (2) H.R. 1664, as passed by the House.

para. 49.17  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. 49.18  message from the president--national institute of building 
          sciences

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BONO, 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 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 1997.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, May 13, 1999.

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

para. 49.19  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BONO, laid before the House the 
following communication from Alana Christensen, Deputy District 
Director, office of Honorable David Minge:

                                     Washington, DC, May 13, 1999.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you, pursuant 
     to Rule VIII 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 Columbia.
       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,
                                                Alana Christensen,
                                         Deputy District Director.

para. 49.20  recess--6:13 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BONO, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 6 o'clock and 13 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.

para. 49.21  after recess--10:08 p.m.

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

para. 49.22  bill presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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. 432. To designate the North/South Center as the Dante 
     B. Fascell North-South Center.

para. 49.23  adjournment

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

para. 49.24  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 calender, as follows:

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 66. A 
     bill to preserve the cultural resources of the Route 66 
     corridor and to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
     provide assistance; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-137). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 658. A 
     bill to establish the Thomas Cole National Historic Site in 
     the State of New York as an affiliated area of the National 
     Park System; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-138). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 659. A 
     bill to authorize appropriations for the protection of Paoli 
     and Brandywine Battlefields in Pennsylvania, to direct the 
     National Park Service to conduct a special resource study of 
     Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields, to authorize the Valley 
     Forge Museum of the American Revolution at Valley Forge 
     National Historic Park, and for other purposes; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 106-139). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 747. A 
     bill to protect the permanent trust funds of the State of 
     Arizona from erosion due to inflation and modify the basis on 
     which distributions are made from those funds (Rept. No. 106-
     140). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1104. 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 (Rept. No. 106-141). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 883. A 
     bill to preserve the sovereignty of the United States over 
     public lands and acquired lands owned by the United States, 
     and to preserve State sovereignty and private property rights 
     in non-Federal lands surrounding those public lands and 
     acquired lands (Rept. No. 106-142). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para. 49.25  time limitation of referred bill

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

       H.R. 10 Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended for 
     a period ending not later than June 11, 1999.

para. 49.26  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, and Mr. Lantos):
       H.R. 1788. A bill to deny Federal public benefits to 
     individuals who participated in Nazi persecution; referred to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be 
     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. 1789. A bill to restore the inherent benefits of the 
     market economy by repealing the Federal body of statutory law 
     commonly referred to as ``antitrust law'', and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLILEY (by request):
       H.R. 1790. A bill to provide for public disclosure of 
     accidental release scenario information in risk management 
     plans, and for other purposes; referred to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Government 
     Reform, 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. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Rothman, and Mr. 
             Chabot):
       H.R. 1791. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide penalties for harming animals used in Federal law 
     enforcement; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, Mr. Shows, Mr. Etheridge, and Mr. 
             Holden):
       H.R. 1792. A bill to provide crime-fighting scholarships to 
     certain law enforcement officers; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. KOLBE (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Sanford, Ms. 
             McCarthy of Missouri, and Mr. Greenwood):
       H.R. 1793. 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; referred 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. BROWN of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Chabot):
       H.R. 1794. A bill concerning the participation of Taiwan in 
     the World Health Organization (WHO); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.

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           By Mr. BURR of North Carolina (for himself and Ms. 
             Eshoo):
       H.R. 1795. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and 
     Engineering; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Stark, and Mrs. Thurman):
       H.R. 1796. A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to provide for a chronic disease 
     prescription drug benefit under the Medicare Program; 
     referred 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. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself and Mr. 
             Gutierrez):
       H.R. 1797. 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. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Johnson 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Burr of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Leach, Mr. English, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Filner, and Ms. Pelosi):
       H.R. 1798. 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.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ:
       H.R. 1799. 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.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself and Mr. Scott):
       H.R. 1800. A bill to amend the Violent Crime Control and 
     Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to ensure that certain 
     information regarding prisoners is reported to the Attorney 
     General; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. Underwood):
       H.R. 1801. A bill to make technical corrections to various 
     antitrust laws and to references to such laws; referred to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Armed 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 (for herself and Mr. 
             Cardin):
       H.R. 1802. A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to provide States with more funding and greater 
     flexibility in carrying out programs designed to help 
     children make the transition from foster care to self-
     sufficiency, and for other purposes; 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. KASICH (for himself and Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 1803. A bill to preserve and protect the surpluses of 
     the Social Security trust funds by reaffirming the exclusion 
     of receipts and disbursement from the budget, by setting a 
     limit on the debt held by the public, and by amending the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide a process to 
     reduce the limit on the debt held by the public; referred 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. LATOURETTE (for himself, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Borski, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Cook, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Dixon, Ms. Dunn, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. English, Mr. Fossella, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Goodling, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hill 
             of Indiana, Mr. Holden, Ms. Norton, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Kennedy 
             of Rhode Island, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. King, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McHugh, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Metcalf, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Gary Miller of California, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pitts, Ms. 
             Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
             Sawyer, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sherman, 
             Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Shows, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Snyder, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Underwood, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. 
             Young of Florida):
       H.R. 1804. 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 lost their 
     lives during peacekeeping operations, humanitarian efforts, 
     training, terrorist attacks, or covert operations; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. Gilman):
       H.R. 1805. 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.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. Lazio):
       H.R. 1806. 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 adequate access to providers of obstetric and 
     gynecological services; 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. McINNIS:
       H.R. 1807. 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 (for himself, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. 
             Gejdenson):
       H.R. 1808. A bill to provide an exemption from certain 
     import prohibitions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Rush, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Waxman, 
             Mr. Lipinski, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Lofgren, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Tierney, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. Davis of Illinois):
       H.R. 1809. A bill to prohibit the importation of dangerous 
     firearms that have been modified to avoid the ban on 
     semiautomatic assault weapons; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself and Mr. Boswell):
       H.R. 1810. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exempt small issue bonds for agriculture from the 
     State volume cap; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PASTOR:
       H.R. 1811. A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act 
     to provide adequate and certain remedies for sovereign tribal 
     governments, and for other purposes; referred to the 
     Committee on Resources, 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. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Metcalf, 
             Mr. Clay, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Stark):
       H.R. 1812. A bill to amend the Military Selective Service 
     Act to suspend the registration requirement and the 
     activities of civilian local boards, civilian appeal boards, 
     and similar local agencies of the Selective Service System, 
     except during national emergencies, and to require the 
     Director of Selective Service to prepare a report regarding 
     the development of a viable standby registration program for 
     use only during national emergencies; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. SWEENEY:
       H.R. 1813. A bill to prohibit the export to Hong Kong of 
     certain high-speed computers; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY (for himself, Mr. Istook, Mr. Sandlin, 
             Mr. LaHood, Mr. Roemer, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Skelton, 
             Mr. Coble, Mr. Souder, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Hostettler, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Ney, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Hill of 
             Montana, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Graham, and Mr. 
             Canady of Florida):
       H.R. 1814. A bill to provide incentives for Indian tribes 
     to collect and pay lawfully imposed State sales taxes on 
     goods sold on tribal lands and to provide for penalties 
     against Indian tribes that do not collect and pay such State 
     sales taxes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 1815. A bill to rename Mount McKinley in Alaska as 
     Denali; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Sisisky, and Mr. Hastings of Florida):
       H.R. 1816. A bill to require coverage for colorectal cancer 
     screenings; referred to the

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     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. VENTO (for himself and Mr. Smith of New Jersey):
       H. Res. 169. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with respect to democracy, free elections, 
     and human rights in the Lao People's Democratic Republic; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. COX (for himself and Mr. Dicks):
       H. Res. 170. A resolution amending House Resolution 5, One 
     Hundred Sixth Congress, as amended; to the Committee on 
     Rules.
           By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H. Res. 171. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with respect to the National Conference of 
     Law Enforcement Emerald Societies for their services in 
     honoring slain Detective John Michael Gibson and Private 
     First Class Jacob Chestnut of the United States Capitol 
     Police; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Talent, and Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H. Res. 172. A resolution to authorize and direct the 
     Archivist of the United States to make available for public 
     use the records of the House of Representatives Select 
     Committee on Missing Persons in Southeast Asia; to the 
     Committee on House Administration. 

para. 49.27  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

       68. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Washington, relative to House 
     Joint Memorial 4011 urging the Federal Communications 
     Commission to address promptly the matters raised in the 
     Department of Information Service's Petition for 
     Reconsideration, and find that schools and libraries may 
     participate with independent colleges in consortia to procure 
     telecommunictions services at below-tariffed rates without 
     losing their eligibility for universal services discounts; to 
     the Committee on Commerce. 

para. 49.28  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 8: Mr. Spence, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Camp, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
     Toomey, and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 36: Mr. Jackson of Illinois and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 49: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 113: Mr. Jones of North Carolina and Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 148: Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin and Mr. Smith of 
     Washington.
       H.R. 152: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 220: Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 262: Mr. Conyers, Mr. Ford, Mr. Kind, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
     Towns, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
     Payne, and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 315: Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 357: Ms. Lee and Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 372: Mr. Dicks, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, and Ms. 
     Schakowsky.
       H.R. 382: Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Cummings, and 
     Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 405: Mr. Gilman and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 406: Mr. Baird.
       H.R. 417: Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 425: Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
     Ney, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Gutknecht.
       H.R. 443: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 456: Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 488: Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 505: Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 517: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 541: Mr. Holt.
       H.R. 544: Mr. Moore and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi.
       H.R. 556: Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 576: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 583: Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 584: Mr. Condit.
       H.R. 590: Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 595: Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. 
     Christensen, Mr. Hinojosa, and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 599: Mr. Luther, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. 
     Gutierrez.
       H.R. 601: Mr. Bilbray, Mr. LoBiondo, and Mr. Everett.
       H.R. 629: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin, Ms. DeGette, and Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 648: Mr. Jones of North Carolina.
       H.R. 670: Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Hoeffel.
       H.R. 675: Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Brady 
     of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 689: Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 701: Mr. Wise, Mr. Upton, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Gallegly, 
     and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Moran of Kansas.
       H.R. 721: Mrs. McCarthy of New York and Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 742: Mrs. Lowey and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 760: Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Minge, and Ms. 
     Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 765: Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 777: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Lee, and Mr. 
     Thompson of Mississippi.
       H.R. 785: Ms. Eshoo and Ms. Kilpatrick
       H.R. 804: Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 827: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 838: Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 844: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Portman, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
     Mascara, Mr. Klink, and Mr. Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 854: Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 860: Ms. Lofgren and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 864: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
     Fletcher, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Porter, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Smith of New 
     Jersey, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Towns, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. 
     DeLauro, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Talent, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. 
     Hutchinson.
       H.R. 883: Mr. Skelton, Mr. Turner, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. 
     Isakson, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Ehrlich, and Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 904: Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 943: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Allen, and Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 997: Mr. Berman, Mr. Condit, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
     York, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 1044: Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     McHugh, and Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 1053: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 1080: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 1083: Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hutchinson, and 
     Mr. Brady of Texas.
       H.R. 1095: Mr. Dixon, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Metcalf, 
     and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 1102: Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Talent, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Lewis 
     of Kentucky, and Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 1123: Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Delahunt, and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1130: Mr. McNulty and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 1172: Ms. Lee, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 1180: Mr. Towns, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Kildee, Mr. Filner, Mr. Terry, and Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 1188: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 1202: Mr. Borski, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
     Greenwood, Mr. Dicks, and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 1216: Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
     McGovern, Mr. Engel, and Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 1226: Mr. Olver, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Underwood, Ms. 
     Rivers, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Wynn, 
     Mrs. Thurman, Ms. Danner, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Gutierrez, 
     Mr. Kleczka, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Ms. 
     Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 1227: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1256: Mr. King, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 1261: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. Walden of 
     Oregon.
       H.R. 1274: Mr. Lantos, Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
     Dixon, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Frost, Mr. Weiner, Mr. English, Mr. 
     Wynn, and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 1287: Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1292: Mr. Camp and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1301: Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Ortiz, Mrs. Northup, Mr. 
     Holden, and Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 1304: Mr. Riley, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Thompson of 
     Mississippi, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Radanovich, Ms. 
     DeLauro, Mr. Mica, Mr. Pascrell, and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 1333: Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 1342: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. 
     Hall of Ohio.
       H.R. 1349: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 1350: Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Shays, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. 
     Jackson of Illinois.
       H.R. 1355: Mr. Luther, Mr. Baldacci, and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 1358: Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 1399: Mr. Underwood, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
     Johnson of Texas, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Brown of 
     California, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Filner, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. 
     Ortiz.
       H.R. 1443: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 1477: Mr. Forbes, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 1485: Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Christensen, and Mr. Jackson of 
     Illinois.
       H.R. 1491: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 1495: Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 1496: Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Gary Miller of 
     California, Mr. Hill of Montana, and Mr. Sweeney.
       H.R. 1511: Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Combest, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
     Texas, and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 1522: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania and Mr. Taylor of 
     North Carolina.
       H.R. 1523: Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 1524: Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Walden of Oregon, and 
     Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1536: Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. Linder, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
     Clement, Mr. Stump, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. 
     Turner, and Mr. Chambliss
       H.R. 1598: Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 1601: Mr. Graham, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Udall 
     of New Mexico, Ms. Degette, Ms. Degette, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
     Hastings of Washington, and Mr. Rodriguez.
       H.R. 1624: Mr. Rangel, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 1631: Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
     Cummings, and Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 1634: Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
     Sessions, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
     Duncan, Mr. Linder, Mr. John, and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 1644: Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Ford, Mr. Kind, 
     Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Traficant, Mr.

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     Towns, Mr. Vento, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
     Payne, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
     DeFazio, Mr. Luther, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Clyburn, Mrs. 
     McCarthy of New York, and Mr. Becerra.
       H.R. 1645: Mr. Matsui, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Mr. 
     Inslee.
       H.R. 1654: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Weldon 
     of Florida, Mr. Cook, Mr. Nethercutt, and Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 1658: Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Canady of 
     Florida, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. King, Mr. Phelps, and Mr. 
     Rahall.
       H.R. 1691: Mr. English, Mr. Cook, Mr. Stump, Mr. Taylor of 
     Mississippi, Mrs. Emerson, and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 1706: Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 1710: Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 1718: Mr. Duncan, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. Jenkins.
       H.R. 1750: Mr. Dixon, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. Mollohan, 
     Mr. Murtha, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Taylor of 
     Mississippi, Mr. Wu, Mr. Delahunt, and Mr. Weiner.
       H.J. Res. 9: Mr. Hilleary and Mr. Castle.
       H.J. Res. 25: Mr. Gonzalez and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.J. Res. 33: Mr. Armey.
       H.J. Res. 47: Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Green of 
     Wisconsin, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H. Con. Res. 8: Mr. Tauzin.
       H. Con. Res. 34: Mr. Dicks, Mr. Smith of Washington, and 
     Mr. Rush.
       H. Con. Res. 60: Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Meek of 
     Florida, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Tierney, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. 
     Gejdenson.
       H. Con. Res. 87: Mr. Vento, Mr. Waxman, Mr. George Miller 
     of California, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Istook, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
     Johnson  of Texas, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, and Mr. 
     Ackerman.
       H. Con. Res. 99: Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. McHugh, Mrs. Myrick, 
     and Mr. Coburn.
       H. Res. 161: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
     Gallegly, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
     Blagojevich, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
     Campbell, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. Pickering.

para. 49.28  deletion of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 1342: Mr. Ryun of Kansas.
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                        FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1999 (50)

para. 50.1  appointment of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     May 14, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Mac Thornberry to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 50.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. THORNBERRY, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, May 13, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 50.3  communications

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

       2101. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Iprodione; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300807; FRL 6064-5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     May 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       2102. 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-300846; FRL-6074-
     9] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received May 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2103. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Glyphosate; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300835; FRL-6073-5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       2104. A letter from the the Comptroller General, the 
     General Accounting Office, transmitting an updated report on 
     the previous compilation of historical information and 
     statistics regarding rescissions proposed by the exectuive 
     branch and rescissions enacted by the Congress through 
     October 1, 1998; (H. Doc. No. 106-65); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       2105. 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. 106-64); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       2106. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting a report of a technical 
     violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     1351; to the Committee on Appropriations.
       2107. A letter from the Office of General Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final 
     rule--Final Flood Elevation Determinations--received April 
     28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       2108. A letter from the Office of General Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final 
     rule--Changes in Flood Elevation Determination--received 
     April 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       2109. A letter from the Office of General Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final 
     rule--Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations--[Docket No. 
     FEMA-7280]--received April 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       2110. 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; Designation of 
     Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Ohio [OH121-2; FRL-
     6337-5] received May 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2111. 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 New Source Review Provisions 
     Implementation Plan for Nevada State Clark County Air 
     Pollution Control District [NV 030-0015; FRL-6336-5] received 
     May 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2112. 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 in Part and Final Disapproval in Part, Section 
     112(I), Program Submittal; State of Alaska; Amendment and 
     Clarification [FRL-6316-7] received May 4, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2113. 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 Pollutant Emissions: Group I 
     Polymers and Resins and Group IV Polymers and Resins and 
     Standards of Performance for Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) 
     Emissions from the Polymer Manufacturing Industry [AD-FRL-
     6338-3] (RIN: 2060-AH47) received May 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2114. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Protection of 
     Stratospheric Ozone; Listing of Substitutes for Ozone--
     Depleting Substance [FRL-6332-3] (RIN: 2060-AG12) received 
     April 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2115. A letter from the Special Assistant Chief, Mass Media 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), 
     Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Des Moines, Iowa 
     and Bennington, Nebraska) [MM Docket No. 98-187 RM-9371] 
     received May 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2116. A letter from the Special Assistant, Office of Bureau 
     Chief, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b),FM 
     Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. (Hamilton, 
     Meridian, and Marble Falls, Texas) [MM Docket No. 97-174 RM-
     9146 RM-9262] received May 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2117. A letter from the Chief, Competitive Pricing 
     Division, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Defining Primary Lines [CC Docket 
     No. 97-181] received April 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2118. A letter from the Chief, Policy and Program Planning 
     Division, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Policy and Rules Concerning the 
     Interstate, Interexchange Marketplace [CC Docket No. 96-61] 
     received April 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       2119. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Codes and Standards: IEEE National 
     Consensus Standard (RIN: 3150-AF96) received April 26, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2120. 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; Extension of Compliance Date [Release Nos. IC023814; 
     IS-1193; File No. S7-23-95] (RIN: 3235-AE98) received April 
     30, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       2121. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Air 
     Force's proposed

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     lease of defense articles to New Zealand (Transmittal No. 08-
     99), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       2122. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notice of proposed lease to 
     the North Atlantic Treaty Organization for defense articles 
     (Transmittal No. 11-99), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       2123. 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 a joint venture between 
     Norway, Ukraine, Russia, Cayman Islands, Denmark and the 
     United Kingdom (Transmittal No. DTC-6-99), pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       2124. 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 April 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2125. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2126. A letter from the Secretary Of The Interior, 
     transmitting the Department of the Interior's annual 
     performance plan for FY2000; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       2127. 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 Gulf of Alaska 
     [Docket No. 990304063-9062-01; I.D. 033099B] received April 
     26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       2128. A letter from the Deputy 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; Western Alaska Community 
     Development Quota Program [Docket No. 981221311-9096-02; I.D. 
     113098C] (RIN: 0648-AL21) received April 26, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2129. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Financial 
     Assistance for Research and Development Projects in the 
     Northeastern Coastal States; Marine Fisheries Initiative 
     (MARFIN) [Docket No. 990309066-9066-01; I.D. 030299A] (RIN: 
     0648--ZA62) received April 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2130. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Carrier 
     Automated Tariff Systems [Docket No. 98-29] received May 3, 
     1999; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2131. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR42 and ATR72 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 99-NM-50-AD; Amendment 39-11152; AD 99-
     09-19] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2132. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Council, Department of Transportation, transmitting 
     Establishment of Temporary Restricted Area, Idaho [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ANM-22] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received May 3, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2133. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Council, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Amendment of Class E Airspace, 
     Toccoa, GA [Docket No. 99-ASO-3] received May 3, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2134. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Establishment of Class C Airspace 
     and Revocation of Class D Airspace, Austin-Bergstrom 
     International Airport, TX; and Revocation of Robert Mueller 
     Muncipal Airport Class C Airspace; TX [Airspace Docket No. 
     97-AWA-4] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received May 3, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2135. A letter from the Program Support Speccialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 99-NM-100-AD; Amendment 39-11154; AD 99-09-51] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2136. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Fokker Model F.28 Mark 0070 and Mark 0100 Series 
     [Docket No. 98-NM-202-AD; Amendment 39-11151; AD 99-09-18] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2137. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Notice of Availability 
     of Funds for Source Water Protection [FRL-6336-7] received 
     May 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2138. A letter from the 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-6332-1] received April 26, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2139. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron 
     Canada (BHTC) Model 222, 222B, and 222U Helicopters [Docket 
     No. 98-SW-49-AD; Amendment 39-11153; AD 99-09-20] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received May 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2140. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Establishment of the 
     Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Class B 
     Airspace Area, and Revocation of the Cincinnati/Northern 
     Kentucky International Airport Class C Airspace Area; KY 
     [Airspace Docket No. 93-AWA-5] (RIN: 2120-AE97) received 
     April 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2141. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Amendment to Class E 
     Airspace; Des Moines, IA; Correction [Airspace Docket No. 98-
     ACE-55] received April 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2142. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Amendment to Class E 
     Airspace; Newton, KS [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-3] received 
     April 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2143. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Amendment to Class E 
     Airspace; Springfield, MO [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-8] 
     received April 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2144. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Amendment to Class E 
     Airspace; Kirksville, MO [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-9] 
     received April 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2145. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Amendment to Class E 
     Airspace, West Union, IA [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-12] 
     received April 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2146. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class E Airspace; 
     Cresco, IA [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-13] received April 22, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2147. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Amendment to Class E 
     Airspace; Rock Rapids, IA [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-15] 
     received April 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2148. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Amendment to Class E 
     Airspace; Shenandoah, IA [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-16] 
     received April 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2149. A letter from the Acting Associate Administrator For 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Administrative 
     Revisions to the NASA FAR Supplement received April 26, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science.
       2150. A letter from the Regulations Officer, Social 
     Security Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     ``Major'' final rule--Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability 
     Insurance and Supplemental Security Income for the Aged, 
     Blind, and Disabled; Substantial Gainful Activity Amounts 
     (RIN: 0960-AE98)--received April 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2151. A letter from the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, 
     Science and Technology, Office of the Director of Defense 
     Research and Engineering, transmitting a report on the 
     Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program, 
     pursuant to Public Law 101-510, section 1801(a) (104 Stat. 
     1755); jointly to the Committees on Armed Services and 
     Science.
       2152. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Civil 
     Rights, Department of Education,

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     transmitting Fiscal Year 1998 Annual Report to Congress 
     covering significant accomplishments in civil rights 
     enforcement in education; jointly to the Committees on 
     Education and the Workforce and the Judiciary.
       2153. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting a report on the Environmental 
     Protection Agency's (EPA) Fiscal Year 1998 implementation of 
     the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Land Withdrawal Act; 
     jointly to the Committees on Commerce and Armed Services. 

para. 50.4  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. WHITFIELD, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, May 17, 1999, at 2:00 p.m.

para. 50.5  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. WHITFIELD, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Monday, May 17, 1999, it 
adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 18, 1999, for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para. 50.6  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. WHITFIELD, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, May 
19, 1999, under clause 7, rule XV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para. 50.7  recess--9:15 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. THORNBERRY, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess at 9 o'clock and 15 minutes a.m., 
subject to the call of the Chair.

para. 50.8  after recess--2:58 p.m.

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

para. 50.9  submission of conference report--h.r. 1141

  Mr. WOLF submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 106-143) on the bill 
(H.R. 1141) making emergency supplemental appropriations 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.
  And then,

para. 50.10  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. WOLF, pursuant to the special order heretofore agreed 
to agreed to, at 2 o'clock and 59 minutes p.m., the House adjourned 
until 2:00 o'clock p.m. on Monday, May 14, 1999.

para. 50.11  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. YOUNG of Florida: Committee of Conference. Conference 
     report on H.R. 1141. A bill making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, 
     and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-143). Ordered to be 
     printed.

para. 50.12  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Ms. Eshoo, and Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York):
       H.R. 1817. A bill to improve cellular telephone service in 
     selected rural areas and to achieve equitable treatment of 
     certain cellular license applicants; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Fattah, and Mr. Davis of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 1818. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to improve the efficiency of the Federal Election 
     Commission, to authorize appropriations for the Commission 
     for fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Stark, 
             Mr. Graham, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Neal of Massachusetts, Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. Emerson, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Frost, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
             McHugh, and Ms. Pelosi):
       H.R. 1819. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals who are not eligible to participate 
     in employer-subsidized health plans a refundable credit for 
     their health insurance costs; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 1820. A bill to amend title XII of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide grants to improve 
     the infrastructure of elementary and secondary schools; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Meeks of New York, 
             Ms. Carson, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Olver, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Phelps, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Ms. Waters, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
             Ford, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Jones 
             of Ohio, Mr. Owens, and Ms. Brown of Florida):
       H.R. 1821. A bill to authorize the President to award a 
     gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. 
     in recognition of his outstanding and enduring contributions 
     to the Nation; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mr. Callahan, and 
             Mr. Aderholt):
       H.R. 1822. A bill to establish an emergency loan guarantee 
     program for steel and iron ore companies; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services, 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. ROGAN:
       H.R. 1823. A bill to authorize the sponsor of the Burbank-
     Glendale-Pasadena Airport in California to impose noise 
     restrictions on operations at the airport without the 
     approval of the Federal Aviation Administration; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. TALENT (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Mascara, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. English, 
             Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Moore, Mr. Paul, 
             Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Klink, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Hall 
             of Ohio, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. Kolbe):
       H.R. 1824. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow small business employers a credit against 
     income tax for certain expenses for long-term training of 
     employees in highly skilled small business trades; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 50.13  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       69. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of Washington, relative to House Joint Memorial No. 
     4014 praying that the members of Congress increase federal 
     funding for stroke research; to the Committee on Commerce.
       70. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Washington, relative to House Joint Memorial No. 4004 praying 
     that the United States support increased federal funding for 
     prostate cancer research; to the Committee on Commerce.
       71. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the Commonwealth 
     of The Mariana Islands, relative to Public Law 11-22 creating 
     minimum wage review committees for the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands; to the Committee on Resources. 

para. 50.14  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, private bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.R. 1825. 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 Lucky Dog; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.R. 1826. 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 The Enterprize; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.

para. 50.15  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 19: Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 21: Mr. Shows, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
     Thornberry, Mr. Cook, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Spence, Mr. Sessions, 
     and Mr. Tanner.
       H.R. 24: Mr. Forbes and Mr. King.
       H.R. 175: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Smith of New 
     Jersey, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Leach, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
     Souder, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Shuster, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Talent, 
     Mr. Strickland, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Payne, 
     Mr. Cummings, Mr. Wise, and Mr. Davis of Virginia.
       H.R. 351: Mr. Ortiz.
       H.R. 444: Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 519: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 531: Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Canady of Florida, 
     and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 580: Mr. McDermott and Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 710: Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
     Upton, Mr Hutchinson, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Brown of Florida, and 
     Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 724: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts and Mr. Wu.

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       H.R. 745: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Young of Florida.
       H.R. 920: Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 976: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. 
     Owens.
       H.R. 980: Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Gary 
     Miller of California, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Meeks of New 
     York, Mr. Jenkins, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Baird, Mr. Lewis of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Cook, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Simpson, 
     Mr. Clement, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mrs. 
     Northup, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
     Sununu, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
     Sandlin, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
     Dixon, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. McCollum, Mrs. 
     Morella, and Mr. Condit.
       H.R. 1070: Mr. Norwood and Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 1073: Mr. Sessions and Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 1092: Mr. Becerra and Mr. Green of Texas.
       H.R. 1122: Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
     Greenwood, and Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 1180: Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 1187: Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Royce, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
     Skelton, Mr. Goodling, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Reyes, 
     and Mr. Visclosky.
       H.R. 1248: Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Foley, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
     Capuano, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Baldacci, and Mrs. 
     Christensen.
       H.R. 1299: Mr. John.
       H.R. 1310: Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Camp, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Pastor, 
     Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Nethercutt, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
     Metcalf, Mr. Ehlers, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
     Schaffer, and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 1311: Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Camp, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Bishop, 
     Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Nethercutt, Mrs. 
     Bono, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Davis of 
     Florida, and Mr. Miller of Florida.
       H.R. 1336: Mr. Hobson and Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 1363: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 1387: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1388: Mr. Horn and Mr. Lazio.
       H.R. 1485: Mrs. Napolitano.
       H.R. 1491: Mr. Levin.
       H.R. 1525: Mr. Owens, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 1567: Mr. Hobson.
       H.R. 1579: Mr. Rogan and Mr. Jackson of Illinois.
       H.R. 1594: Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Roybal-
     Allard, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
     Underwood, and Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 1622:` Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 1734: Mr. Forst and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1736: Mr. Matsui, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Levin, 
     Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Farr of California.
       H. Con. Res. 60: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Weiner, and 
     Mr. Rothman.
       H. Con. Res. 97: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts and Ms. 
     Schakowsky.
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                        MONDAY, MAY 17, 1999 (51)

para. 51.1  appointment 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 17, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Edward A. Pease to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          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 Friday, May 14, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 51.3  communications

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

       2154. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Karnal 
     Bunt; Reclassification of Regulated Areas [Docket No. 96-016-
     36] (RIN: 0579-AA83) received April 30, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2155. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his requests for FY 2000 budget 
     amendments for the Departments of Agriculture, Defense, 
     Energy, and Transportation, and International Assistance 
     Programs, and the Legislative Branch, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     1107; (H. Doc. No. 106--66); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       2156. A letter from the Legal Advisor, Cable Services 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--1998 Biennial Regulatory Review--
     ``Annual Report of Cable Television Systems,'' Form 325, 
     filed pursuant to Section 76.403 of the Commission's Rules 
     [CS Docket No. 98-61] received April 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2157. A letter from the Legal Advisor, Cable Services 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--1998 Biennial Regulatory Review--
     Streamlining of Cable Television Services Part 76 Public File 
     and Notice Requirements [CS Docket No. 98-132] received April 
     29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       2158. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Modification of Class E Airspace; 
     Howell, MI [Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-6] received May 3, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2159. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Modification of Class E Airspace; 
     Flint, MI [Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-7] received May 3, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2160. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Establishment of Class E Airspace; 
     and modification of Class E Airspace; Alpena, MI [Airspace 
     Docket No. 99-AGL-11] received May 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2161. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Revocation of Class E airspace, 
     Saginaw, Harry W. Browne Airport, MI; revocation of Class E 
     Airspace, Saginaw, Tri-City Airport, MI; and establishment of 
     Class E Airspace; Saginaw, MI [Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-9] 
     received May 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2162. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Modification of Class E Airspace; 
     Marlette, MI [Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-10] received May 3, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2163. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Modification of Class E Airspace; 
     Detroit, MI [Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-8] received May 3, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2164. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Modification of Class E Airspace; 
     Fremont, OH [Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-75] received May 3, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2165. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Establishment of Class E Airspace; 
     Waverly, OH [Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-79] received May 3, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2166. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Modification of Class E Airspace; 
     Cahokia, IL [Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-4] received May 3, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2167. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Revision of Class E Airspace; San 
     Antonio, TX [Airspace Docket No. 98-ASW-54] received May 3, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2168. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Revision of Class E Airspace; 
     Monroe, LA [Airspace Docket No. 98-ASW-55] received May 3, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2169. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Amendment to Class E Airspace; 
     Boonville, MO; Correction [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-6] 
     received May 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2170. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Amendment to Class E Airspace; El 
     Dorado, KS; Correction [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-5] 
     received May 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2171. A letter from the Attorney General, Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Annual Report on 
     the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program for Fiscal 
     Year 1998; jointly to the Committees on Commerce and Ways and 
     Means.
       2172. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Prison 
     Industries, Inc., Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     1998 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. 

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para. 51.4  recess--2:07 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 7 minutes p.m., subject to 
the call of the Chair.

para. 51.5  after recess--5:39 p.m.

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

para. 51.6  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 1141

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-144) the resolution (H. Res. 173) waiving points of order 
against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1141) making 
emergency supplemental appropriations 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.
  And then,

para. 51.7  adjournment

  On motion of Mrs. MYRICK, pursuant to the special order agreed to on 
Friday, May 14, 1999, at 5 o'clock and 40 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 18, 1999, for ``morning-hour 
debate''.

para. 51.8  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:

       Mrs. MYRICK: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 173. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1141) making emergency 
     supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1999, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-
     144). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 51.9  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Armey, and 
             Mr. Ose):
       H.R. 1827. A bill to improve the economy and efficiency of 
     Government operations by requiring the use of recovery audits 
     by Federal agencies; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. BLILEY (for himself and Mr. Dingell) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 1828. A bill to provide for a more competitive 
     electric power industry, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Resources, Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, 
     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. GRAHAM:
       H.R. 1829. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     improve the administration of the volunteer civilian 
     auxiliary of the Air Force known as the Civil Air Patrol; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services, 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. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. English, Mr. Kleczka, 
             Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Kucinich, and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 1830. 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. MEEHAN:
       H.R. 1831. A bill to authorize and request the President to 
     award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Charles Richmond 
     Metchear for his actions at Cienfuegos, Cuba during the 
     Spanish-American War; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. OXLEY (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, and Mr. King):
       H.R. 1832. A bill to reform unfair and anticompetitive 
     practices in the professional boxing industry; 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. FORBES:
       H. Con. Res. 108. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp 
     should be issued to raise public awareness of the serious 
     problem of driving while intoxicated; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform. 

para. 51.10  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 85: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 241: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii and Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Cook, and Mr. 
     Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 323: Mr. Crane.
       H.R. 348: Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 353: Mr. John, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Kind, 
     Mr. Saxton, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Blumenauer, and Mr. Roemer.
       H.R. 483: Mr. Lucas of Kentucky.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Smith of Texas.
       H.R. 607: Mr. McCrery and Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 684: Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 902: Ms. Carson, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Jones of 
     Ohio, and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 984: Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Brady of 
     Texas, Mr. Ehlers, and Mr. Nussle.
       H.R. 1041: Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 1071: Mr. Meeks of New York.
       H.R. 1093: Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. 
     Jones of Ohio, and Mr. Larson.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. English.
       H.R. 1160: Mr. Rodriguez.
       H.R. 1219: Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 1244: Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Leach, Mr. Thomas, 
     Mr. Martinez, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Bateman, and Mr. Walden of 
     Oregon.
       H.R. 1248: Mr. Berman and Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 1269: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1299: Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 1476: Mr. Abercrombie and Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 1484: Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 1485: Mr. Crowley and Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 1515: Mr. McNulty, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
     McGovern, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Filner, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. Farr 
     of California.
       H.R. 1549: Mr. Vento, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
     Forbes, and Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 1560: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1631: Mr. Paul and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi.
       H.R. 1654: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 1661: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1717: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 1764: Mr. Cramer and Ms. Berkley.

para. 51.11  deletion of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 1654: Mr. Gordon.
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                       TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1999 (52)

para. 52.1  appointment of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     May 18, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Edward A. Pease to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 52.2  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. 52.3  ``morning-hour debate''

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to the order of the House 
of Tuesday, January 19, 1999, recognized Members for ``morning-hour 
debate''.

para. 52.4  recess--1:01 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 1 o'clock 1 minute p.m. until 2 o'clock 
p.m.

para. 52.5  after recess--2 p.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para. 52.6  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Monday, May 17, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 52.7  communications

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

       2173. 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; Electronic Funds Transfer [DFARS Case 98-D012] 
     received April 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.

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       2174. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Office of 
     Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of 
     Education, transmitting Final Funding Priorities for 
     Disability and 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.
       2175. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, 
     Department of Education, transmitting National Institute on 
     Disability and Rehabilitation Research, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 
     1232(f); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       2176. 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 038-100a; FRL-0634-4] received April 
     29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       2177. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Missouri: Final 
     Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program 
     Revision for Corrective Action [FRL-0634-2] received April 
     29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       2178. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Consolidated Guidance about 
     Materials Licenses: Program-Specific Guidance about Self-
     Shielded Irradiator Licenses, dated October 1998--received 
     March 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2179. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the 1998 Annual Report on the National 
     Institutes of Health AIDS Research Loan Repayment Program; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2180. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Division of 
     Market Regulation, Securities and Exchange Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Broker-Dealer 
     Registration and Reporting [Release No. 34-41356; File No. 
     S7-17-96] (RIN: 3235-AG69) received May 3, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2181. 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 May 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2182. A letter from the President, James Madison Memorial 
     Fellowship Foundation, transmitting the 1998 annual report of 
     the Foundation, pursuant to Public Law 99-591, section 814(b) 
     (100 Stat. 3341-81); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2183. 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 Central 
     Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     [Docket No. 990304063-9063-01; I.D. 040599A] received April 
     26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       2184. 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 
     Northeastern United States; Scup Fishery; Commercial Quota 
     Harvested for Winter I Period [Docket No. 981014259-8312-02; 
     I.D. 032699B] received April 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2185. 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 Economic 
     Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; Shallow-water Species Fisheries by 
     Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 
     990304062-9062-01; I.D. 033199F] received April 26, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2186. A letter from the Director, Policy Directives and 
     Instructions Branch, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Additional 
     Authorization to Issue Certificates for Foreign Health Care 
     Workers [INS 1979-99] (RIN: 1115-AF43) received May 3, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       2187. A letter from the Chairman, United States Sentencing 
     Commission, transmitting the 1997 annual report of the 
     activities of the Commission, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 997; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2188. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Standard Instrument Approach 
     Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 29544; Amdt. 
     No. 1927] received May 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2189. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Alexander 
     Schleicher Segelflugzeugbau Model ASK 21 Gliders [Docket No. 
     91-CE-25-AD; Amendment 39-11149; AD 95-11-15 R1] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received May 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2190. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; S.N. CENTRAIR 101 Series Gliders [Docket No. 98-
     CE-50-AD; Amendment 39-11140; AD 99-09-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received May 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2191. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Avions Pierre Robin Model R2160 Airplanes [Docket 
     No. 98-CE-80-AD; Amendment 39-11141; AD 99-09-08] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received May 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2192. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company Models C90A, B200, 
     B200C, B200T, B200CT, 300, B300, B300C, and A200CT Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 98-CE-104-AD; Amendment 39-11143; AD 99-09-10] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2193. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; British Aerospace (Jetstream) Model 4101 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 96-NM-214-AD; Amendment 39-11145; AD 
     99-09-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 3, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2194. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Boeing Model 757-200 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 
     98-NM-37-AD; Amendment 39-11146; AD 99-09-13] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received May 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2195. A letter from the Chief, Regs and Admin Law, USCG, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Management Information System (MIS) Requirements 
     [USCG-1998-4469] (RIN: 2115-AF67) received May 3, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2196. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Lockheed Model L-1011-385 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 98-NM-199-AD; Amendment 39-11147; AD 99-09-14] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2197. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Eurocopter France Model AS-350B, B1, B2, B3, BA, 
     and D Helicopters, and Model AS 355E, F, F1, F2 and N 
     Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-44-AD; Amendment 39-11139; AD 
     99-09-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 3, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2198. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes Equipped With 
     General Electric Model CF6-45 or -50 Series Engines; or Pratt 
     & Whitney Model JT9D-3, -7, or -70 Series Engines; and 747-
     E4B (Military) Airplanes [Docket No. 99-NM-49-AD; Amendment 
     39-11144; AD 99-09-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 3, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2199. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-100, -
     200, -200C, -300, -400, and -500 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 
     98-NM-337-AD; Amendment 39-11132; AD 99-08-23] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received May 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2200. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 99-NM-59-AD; Amendment 39-11136; AD 99-09-04] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2201. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model 
     MD-11 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 99-NM-44-AD; Amendment 39-
     11135; AD 99-09-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 3, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2202. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model 
     MD-11 Series Airplanes [Docket

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     No. 99-NM-43-AD; Amendment 39-11134; AD 99-09-02] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received May 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2203. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model 
     MD-11 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 99-NM-42-AD; Amendment 39-
     11133; AD 99-09-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 3, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2204. A letter from the Acting Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Contracting 
     Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) Training--received 
     April 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Science.
       2205. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, Customs 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Technical 
     Corrections Regarding Customs Organization (T.D. 99-27) (RIN: 
     1515-AB84) received March 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 52.8  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to burma

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, 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 to the Federal Register for publication, stating that 
the emergency declared with respect to Burma is to continue in effect 
beyond May 20, 1999.
  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, 1999.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, May 18, 1999.

  The message, together with the accompanying papers, was referred to 
the Committee on International Relations and ordered to be printed (H. 
Doc. 106-67).

para. 52.9  recess--2:10 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, pursuant to clause 12 
of rule I, declared the House in recess at 2 o'clock and 10 minutes 
p.m., until approximately 5 p.m.

para. 52.10  after recess--5:07 p.m.

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

para. 52.11  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1654

  Mr. REYNOLDS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-147) the resolution (H. Res. 174) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1654) to authorize appropriations for the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal years 2000, 2001, and 
2002, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 52.12  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1553

  Mr. REYNOLDS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-148) the resolution (H. Res. 175) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1553) to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2000 and fiscal year 2001 for the National Weather Service, 
Atmospheric Research, and National Environmental Satellite, Data and 
Information Service activities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 52.13  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 1141

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 173):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 1141) making emergency supplemental appropriations 
     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 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. THORNBERRY, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. DEUTSCH 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

315

When there appeared

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Nays

109

para. 52.14                   [Roll No. 131]

                                YEAS--315

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
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     Hayes
     Hayworth
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     Herger
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     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
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     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
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     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wicker

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     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--109

     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Brown (OH)
     Capuano
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Holt
     Hooley
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lee
     Lipinski
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wu

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Condit
     Gutierrez
     Quinn
     Serrano
     Sessions
     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. 52.15  order of business--rules of committee on standards of 
          official conduct

  On motion of Mr. SMITH of Texas, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order to publish in the Congressional 
Record (as contemplated by clause 2(a)(2) of Rule XI) the rules adopted 
by the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct pursuant to clause 
2(a)(1) of rule XI, which have duly governed the proceedings of the 
Committee since their adoption on January 20, 1999, and subsequent 
amendment on March 10, 1999, and on April 14, 1999.

para. 52.16  emergency supplemental appropriations fy 1999

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida, pursuant to House Resolution 173, called up the 
following conference report (Rept. No. 106-143):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     1141) ``making emergency supplemental appropriations 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, and for other 
     purposes, namely:

             TITLE I--EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

                               CHAPTER 1

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                        Office of the Secretary


 emergency grants to assist low-income migrant and seasonal farmworkers

       For emergency grants to assist low-income migrant and 
     seasonal farmworkers under section 2281 of the Food, 
     Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
     5177a), $20,000,000: Provided, That the entire amount shall 
     be available only to the extent an official budget request 
     for $20,000,000, 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.

                     Agricultural Marketing Service


          funds for strengthening markets, income, and supply

                              (section 32)

       For an additional amount for the fund maintained for funds 
     made available under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 
     (7 U.S.C. 612c), $145,000,000: Provided, That the entire 
     amount shall be available only to the extent an official 
     budget request for $145,000,000, 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 Congress: Provided further, That the entire 
     amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement under section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act: Provided 
     further, That the Secretary of Agriculture may waive the 
     limitation established under the second sentence of the 
     second paragraph of section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 
     (7 U.S.C. 612c), on the amount of funds that may be devoted 
     during fiscal year 1999 to any one agricultural commodity or 
     product thereof.

                          Farm Service Agency


                         salaries and expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $42,753,000, 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

                     (including transfers of funds)

       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, 
     $550,000,000, of which $350,000,000 shall be for guaranteed 
     loans; operating loans, $370,000,000, of which $185,000,000 
     shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans; and for emergency 
     insured loans, $175,000,000 to meet the needs resulting from 
     natural disasters.
       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, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2000, as follows: farm 
     ownership loans, $35,505,000, of which $5,565,000 shall be 
     for guaranteed loans; operating loans, $28,804,000, of which 
     $16,169,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans; and for 
     emergency insured loans, $41,300,000 to meet the needs 
     resulting from natural disasters; and for additional 
     administrative expenses to carry out the direct and 
     guaranteed loan programs, $4,000,000: Provided, That of the 
     total amount appropriated, up to $29,998,000 may be 
     transferred to the ``Farm Service Agency Salaries and 
     Expenses'' account with prior notification to the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 
     the entire amounts are designated by the Congress as 
     emergency requirements pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended.
       Funds appropriated by this Act or by the Agriculture, Rural 
     Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277) to the 
     Agricultural Credit Insurance Program Account for farm 
     ownership and operating direct loans and guaranteed loans may 
     be transferred among these programs with the prior approval 
     of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.


                     emergency conservation program

       For an additional amount for the ``Emergency Conservation 
     Program'' for expenses resulting from natural disasters, 
     $28,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That funds made available under this heading by Public Law 
     105-174 to provide cost-sharing assistance to maple producers 
     to replace taps and tubing that were damaged by ice storms in 
     northeastern States in 1998 may be used to carry out any 
     activity authorized under the Emergency Conservation Program: 
     Provided further, That funds made available under this 
     heading may be used for restoration of streambanks in the 
     Northeast in non-flood prone areas as determined by the 
     county committees: Provided further, That the entire amount 
     shall be available only to the extent that an official budget 
     request for $28,000,000, 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 indemnity program

       An amount of $3,000,000 is appropriated to the Secretary to 
     implement a livestock indemnity program. Such program shall 
     be effective only for losses beginning on May 2, 1998, 
     through the date of enactment of this Act from natural 
     disasters declared pursuant to a Presidential or Secretarial 
     declaration requested prior to the date of enactment of this 
     Act. The Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, provide 
     benefits at a level and in a manner similar to the Livestock 
     Indemnity Programs carried out during 1997 and 1998: 
     Provided, That in administering the program, the Secretary 
     shall, to the extent practicable, utilize gross income and 
     payment limitations conditions established for the Disaster 
     Reserve Assistance Program for the 1996 crop year: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount shall be available only to 
     the extent 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.

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                 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, $95,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended: Provided, That the entire 
     amount shall be available only to the extent that an official 
     budget request for $95,000,000, 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.

           Rural Economic and Community Development Programs


                  rural community advancement program

       For an additional amount for the cost of direct loans and 
     grants of the rural utilities programs described in section 
     381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
     (7 U.S.C. 2009f), as provided in 7 U.S.C. 1926(a) and 7 
     U.S.C. 1926C for distribution through the national reserve, 
     $30,000,000, of which $25,000,000 shall be for grants under 
     such program: Provided, That the entire amount shall be 
     available only to the extent 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.

                         Rural Housing Service


              rural housing insurance fund program account

       For additional 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 to meet needs resulting from 
     natural disasters, as follows: $10,000,000 for loans to 
     section 502 borrowers, as determined by the Secretary; and 
     $1,000,000 for section 504 housing repair loans.
       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, to remain 
     available until expended, $1,534,000, as follows: section 502 
     loans, $1,182,000; and section 504 housing repair loans, 
     $352,000: Provided, That the entire amount shall be available 
     only to the extent that an official budget request for 
     $1,534,000, 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.


                    RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS

       For an additional amount for grants for very low-income 
     housing repair, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1474, to meet 
     needs resulting from natural disasters, $1,000,000: Provided, 
     That the entire amount shall be available only to the extent 
     that an official budget request for $1,000,000, 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.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 101. (a) Crop Loss Assistance for Certain Multiyear 
     Losses.--From funds remaining in a reserve held under 
     subsection (c) of section 1102 of the Agriculture, Rural 
     Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (7 U.S.C. 1421 note; Public 
     Law 105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-43), for errors, omissions, and 
     appeals, the Secretary of Agriculture may use not more than 
     15 percent of the reserve funds to provide assistance to a 
     producer described in subsection (b) who incurred losses to a 
     commodity due to disasters in two crop years during the five 
     crop year period beginning with the 1994 crop year.
       (b) Eligibility Criteria.--A producer on a farm is eligible 
     for assistance under subsection (a) only if--
       (1) the producer received a federally insured indemnity 
     payment for crop losses in two crop years of such five-crop 
     year period;
       (2) the producer acquired federally insured crop insurance 
     in one additional crop year during such period, but did not 
     receive a federally insured indemnity payment;
       (3) the producer received a non-federally insured indemnity 
     payment for crop losses in the crop year referred to in 
     paragraph (2); and
       (4) the producer does not receive a payment under 
     subsection (b) or (c) of such section 1102.
       (c) Crop Years Covered; Payment Rate.--Any payment to a 
     producer under subsection (a) may be paid only for losses 
     incurred during the crop years described in paragraph (1) of 
     subsection (b). The payment rate may not exceed the payment 
     rate used under subsection (c) of such section 1102.
       (d) Effect on Existing Authority.--Nothing in this section 
     authorizes the Secretary to delay the provision of crop loss 
     assistance under such section 1102, and the Secretary shall 
     complete the payment of multiyear assistance under subsection 
     (c) of such section 1102 before making any payment under the 
     authority of this section.
       (e) Designation as Emergency Requirement.--Such sums as are 
     necessary to carry out the amendments made by subsection (a): 
     Provided, That such 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 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 under section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.
       Sec. 102. Notwithstanding section 11 of the Commodity 
     Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i), an 
     additional $28,000,000 shall be provided through the 
     Commodity Credit Corporation in fiscal year 1999 for 
     technical assistance activities performed by any agency of 
     the Department of Agriculture in carrying out the 
     Conservation Reserve Program or the Wetlands Reserve Program 
     funded by the Commodity Credit Corporation: Provided, That an 
     additional $35,000,000 shall be provided through the 
     Commodity Credit Corporation on October 1, 1999, for 
     technical assistance activities performed by any agency of 
     the Department of Agriculture in carrying out the 
     Conservation Reserve Program or the Wetlands Reserve Program 
     funded by the Commodity Credit Corporation: Provided further, 
     That the entire amounts shall be available only to the extent 
     an official budget request, that includes designation of the 
     entire amounts of the request as emergency requirements 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 amounts are 
     designated by the Congress as emergency requirements pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.
       Sec. 103. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     monies available under section 763 of the Agriculture, Rural 
     Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277), shall 
     be provided by the Secretary of Agriculture directly to any 
     State determined by the Secretary of Agriculture to have been 
     materially affected by the commercial fishery failure or 
     failures declared by the Secretary of Commerce in September, 
     1998 under section 312(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act. Such State shall disburse 
     the funds to individuals with family incomes below the 
     Federal poverty level who have been adversely affected by the 
     commercial fishery failure or failures: Provided, That the 
     entire amount shall be available only to the extent an 
     official budget request for such 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 such Act.
       Sec. 104. For an additional amount for the Livestock 
     Assistance Program under Public Law 105-277, $70,000,000: 
     Provided, That for the purposes of section 1103 of the 
     Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 
     105-277), notwithstanding any other provision of law or 
     regulation, the definition of ``livestock'' shall include 
     ``reindeer'': Provided further, That the entire amount shall 
     be available only to the extent an official budget request 
     for $70,000,000, 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. 105. Denali Commission. (a) The Denali Commission Act 
     of 1998 (title III of division C of Public Law 105-277) is 
     amended--
       (1) in section 303(b)(1)(D) by striking in two instances 
     ``Alaska Federation or Natives'' and inserting ``Alaska 
     Federation of Natives'';
       (2) in section 303(c) by striking ``Members'' and inserting 
     ``The Federal Cochairperson shall serve for a term of four 
     years and may be reappointed. All other members'';
       (3) in section 306(a) by inserting after the first sentence 
     the following: ``The Federal Cochairperson shall be 
     compensated at the annual rate prescribed for level IV of the 
     Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 
     States Code.'';
       (4) in section 306(c)(2) by striking ``Chairman'' and 
     inserting ``Federal Cochairperson'';
       (5) by inserting at the end of section 306 the following 
     new subsections:
       ``(g) Administrative Expenses and Records.--The Commission 
     is hereby prohibited from using more than 5 percent of the 
     amounts appropriated under the authority of this Act or 
     transferred pursuant to section 329 of the Department of 
     Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999

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     (section 101(g) of division A of this Act) for administrative 
     expenses. The Commission and its grantees shall maintain 
     accurate and complete records which shall be available for 
     audit and examination by the Comptroller General or his or 
     her designee.
       ``(h) Inspector General.--Section 8G(a)(2) of the Inspector 
     General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 3, section 8G(a)(2)) is 
     amended by inserting `the Denali Commission,' after `the 
     Corporation for Public Broadcasting,'.''; and
       (6) in section 307(b) by inserting immediately before ``The 
     Commission'' the following: ``Funds transferred to the 
     Commission pursuant to section 329 of the Department of 
     Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 
     (section 101(g) of division A of this Act) shall be available 
     without further appropriation and until expended.''.
       (7) in section 305 by inserting at the end a new section 
     (d) as follows:
       ``(d) The Commission, acting through the Federal 
     Cochairperson, is authorized to enter into contracts and 
     cooperative agreements, award grants, and make payments 
     necessary to carry out the purposes of the Commission. With 
     respect to funds appropriated to the Commission for fiscal 
     year 1999, the Commission, acting through the Federal 
     Cochairperson, is authorized to enter into contracts and 
     cooperative agreements, award grants, and make payments to 
     implement an interim work plan for fiscal year 1999 approved 
     by the Commission.''
       (b) 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.

                               CHAPTER 2

                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                 Immigration and Naturalization Service


                         salaries and expenses

                     enforcement and border affairs

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses, 
     Enforcement and Border Affairs'' to support increased 
     detention requirements for Central American criminal aliens 
     and to address the expected influx of illegal immigrants from 
     Central America as a result of Hurricane Mitch, $80,000,000, 
     which shall remain available until expended and which shall 
     be administered by the Attorney General: 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 DEFENSE--MILITARY

                           Military Personnel


                        Reserve Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Army'', 
     $8,000,000: 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 $5,100,000, 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.


                     National Guard Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel, 
     Army'', $7,300,000: 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 $1,300,000, 
     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.


                  National Guard Personnel, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel, 
     Air Force'', $1,000,000: 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.

                       Operation and Maintenance


                    Operation and Maintenance, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army'', $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.


                    Operation and Maintenance, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Navy'', $13,900,000: 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.


                Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Marine Corps'', $2,400,000: 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 $2,100,000, 
     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'', $8,800,000: 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.


                Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Defense-Wide'', $21,000,000, of which $20,000,000 is 
     available only for the CINC initiative fund: 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, Army National Guard

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army National Guard'', $20,000,000: 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 
     $20,000,000, 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 Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid

       For an additional amount for ``Overseas Humanitarian, 
     Disaster, and Civic Aid'', $37,500,000: 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.

                  New Horizons Exercise Transfer Fund


                     (Including Transfer of Funds)

       For emergency expenses incurred by United States military 
     forces to participate in the New Horizons Exercise programs 
     to undertake relief, rehabilitation, and restoration 
     operations and training activities in response to disasters 
     within the United States Southern Command area of 
     responsibility, $46,000,000, to remain available for transfer 
     until September 30, 1999: Provided, That the Secretary of 
     Defense may transfer these funds to operation and maintenance 
     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 in this paragraph is in addition to any other 
     transfer authority contained in Public Law 105-262: 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 
     $46,000,000, 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. 301. (a) The Secretary of each military department may 
     designate not to exceed five eligible academy students from 
     foreign countries for the purposes of this section. Each 
     student so designated shall be considered, for purposes of a 
     waiver of the foreign student reimbursement requirement, to 
     be in addition to the number of persons for whom an unlimited 
     waiver may otherwise be in effect at any one time.
       (b) A person is an eligible academy student from a foreign 
     country if the person is admitted from a foreign country 
     during the period beginning on May 1, 1999, and ending on 
     September 30, 1999, for instruction at a service academy 
     under section 4344, 6957, or 9344 of title 10, United States 
     Code (relating to selection of persons from foreign 
     countries).
       (c) For purposes of this section--
       (1) The foreign student reimbursement requirement is the 
     requirement under paragraph (2) of the applicable foreign 
     student reimbursement statute that a foreign country from 
     which a person is permitted to enroll for instruction under 
     section 4434, 6957, or 9344 of title 10, United States Code, 
     reimburse the United States for the cost of providing such 
     instruction.
       (2) An unlimited waiver is a waiver of the foreign student 
     reimbursement requirement by the Secretary of Defense (as 
     authorized by such paragraph (2)) without regard to the 
     percentage limitation on such a waiver spec

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     ified in paragraph (3) of the applicable foreign student 
     reimbursement statute, and the number of persons for whom 
     such a waiver may otherwise be in effect at any one time is 
     the number of persons specified in such paragraph (3).
       (3) The foreign student reimbursement statute is--
       (A) section 4434(b) of title 10, United States Code, in the 
     case of the United States Military Academy;
       (B) section 6957(b) of such title, in the case of the 
     United States Naval Academy; and
       (C) section 9344(b) of such title, in the case of the 
     United States Air Force Academy.
       (4) The service academies are the United States Military 
     Academy, the United States Naval Academy, and the United 
     States Air Force Academy.
       Sec. 302. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
     military technician (dual status) (as defined in section 
     10216 of title 10, United States Code) performing active duty 
     without pay while on leave from technician employment under 
     section 6323(d) of title 5, United States Code, may, in the 
     discretion of the Secretary concerned, be authorized a per 
     diem allowance under this title, in lieu of commutation for 
     subsistence and quarters as described in section 1002(b) of 
     title 37, United States Code.
       Sec. 303. (a) Disposal Authorized.--Subject to subsection 
     (c), the President may dispose of the material in the 
     National Defense Stockpile specified in the table in 
     subsection (b).
       (b) Table.--The total quantity of the material authorized 
     for disposal by the President under subsection (a) is as 
     follows:


                      Authorized Stockpile Disposal
------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Material for disposal                      Quantity
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Zirconium ore.......................  17,383 short dry tons
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (c) Minimization of Disruption and Loss.--The President may 
     not dispose of material 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 material proposed for 
     disposal; or
       (2) avoidable loss to the United States.
       (d) 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 
     material specified in such subsection.
       (e) National Defense Stockpile Defined.--In this section, 
     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. 304. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, from 
     funds appropriated by Public Law 105-262, Public Law 105-56, 
     and Public Law 104-208, under the heading ``Aircraft 
     Procurement, Air Force'', $50,700,000 is available for 
     recording, adjusting, and liquidating obligations incurred as 
     of the date of this Act for the fiscal years 1995 and 1996 
     production quantities of Joint Surveillance Target Attack 
     Radar System (JSTARS) aircraft: Provided, That the Secretary 
     of the Air Force shall notify the congressional defense 
     committees of all of the specific sources of funds to be used 
     for the JSTARS obligations and follow normal reprogramming 
     procedures.

                               CHAPTER 4

                     BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                  agency for international development

                   international disaster assistance

       For an additional amount for ``International Disaster 
     Assistance'', $25,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                  Other Bilateral Economic Assistance


                         economic support fund

       For an additional amount for ``Economic Support Fund'', in 
     addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, to 
     provide assistance to Jordan, $50,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2001.


   central america and the caribbean emergency disaster recovery fund

       Notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91-672, for 
     necessary expenses to address the effects of hurricanes in 
     Central America and the Caribbean and the earthquake in 
     Colombia, $621,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2000: Provided, That the funds appropriated under this 
     heading shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 4 of 
     part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, 
     and, except for section 558, the provisions of title V of the 
     Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in division A, section 
     101(d) of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)): Provided 
     further, That, notwithstanding any other proviso under this 
     heading, up to $10,000,000 may be transferred to ``Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, Subsidy Appropriation'' for 
     the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and insurance, 
     subject to the terms and conditions applicable to funds made 
     available under that heading in the Foreign Operations, 
     Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
     1999 (as contained in division A, section 101(d) of the 
     Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)): Provided 
     further, That up to $5,500,000 of the funds appropriated by 
     this paragraph may be transferred to ``Operating Expenses of 
     the Agency for International Development'', to remain 
     available until September 30, 2000, to be used for 
     administrative costs of USAID in addressing the effects of 
     those hurricanes, of which up to $1,000,000 may be used to 
     contract directly for the personal services of individuals in 
     the United States: Provided further, That up to $1,500,000 of 
     the funds appropriated by this paragraph may be transferred 
     to ``Operating Expenses of the Agency for International 
     Development Office of Inspector General'', to remain 
     available until expended, to be used for costs of audits, 
     inspections, and other activities associated with the 
     expenditure of the funds appropriated by this paragraph: 
     Provided further, That up to $500,000 of the funds 
     appropriated by this paragraph shall be made available to the 
     Comptroller General for purposes of monitoring the provision 
     of assistance using funds appropriated by this paragraph: 
     Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading 
     shall be obligated and expended subject to the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: 
     Provided further, That of the funds made available under this 
     heading, not less than $2,000,000 should be made available to 
     support the clearance of landmines and other unexploded 
     ordnance in Nicaragua and Honduras: Provided further, That 
     the funds appropriated under this heading, and the 
     supplemental funds appropriated in this Act that are in 
     addition to the funds made available under title II of the 
     Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in division A, section 
     101(d) of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)), shall be 
     subject to the funding ceiling contained in section 580 of 
     that Act, notwithstanding section 545 of that Act: Provided 
     further, That funds appropriated under this heading may be 
     charged to finance obligations for which appropriations 
     available for other accounts under part I of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, were charged after April 
     30, 1999, to finance obligations to address the effects of 
     the hurricanes in Central America and the Caribbean and the 
     earthquake in Colombia: Provided further, That the provisions 
     of section 110 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
     amended, shall not be applicable to any assistance furnished 
     to address the effects of the hurricanes in Central America 
     and the Caribbean and the earthquake in Colombia: Provided 
     further, That none of the funds appropriated under this 
     heading may be made available for nonproject assistance: 
     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.

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

          International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement

       For an additional amount for ``International Narcotics 
     Control and Law Enforcement'', $23,000,000, for additional 
     counterdrug research and development activities: Provided, 
     That such 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 in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to 
     the Congress.

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


                           debt restructuring

       For an additional amount for ``Debt Restructuring'', 
     $41,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That up to $25,000,000 may be used for a contribution to the 
     Central America Emergency Trust Fund, administered by the 
     International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 
     subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations.

                          MILITARY ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                   foreign military financing program

       For an additional amount for ``Foreign Military Financing 
     Program'', for grants to enable the President to carry out 
     section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act, in addition to 
     amounts otherwise available for such purposes, for grants 
     only for Jordan, $50,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2001: Provided, That funds appropriated under 
     this heading shall be nonrepayable, notwithstanding section 
     23(b) and section 23(c) of the Arms Export Control Act.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 401. The funds appropriated in this chapter 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.
       Sec. 402. The value of articles, services, and military 
     education and training authorized as of November 15, 1998, to 
     be drawn down by the President under the authority of section 
     506(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, 
     shall not be counted

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     against the ceiling limitation of that section.
       Sec. 403. For an additional amount for ``Economic Support 
     Fund'', $6,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2000, for assistance for election monitoring and related 
     activities for East Timor: 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.
       Sec. 404. Section 832(a) of the Western Hemisphere Drug 
     Elimination Act (Public Law 105-277) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence--
       (A) by striking ``Secretary of Agriculture'' and inserting 
     ``Secretary of State''; and
       (B) by striking ``the Agricultural Research Service of the 
     Department of Agriculture'' and inserting ``the Department of 
     State''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``Any record related to a contract entered into, or to an 
     activity funded, under this subsection shall be exempted from 
     disclosure as described in section 552(b)(3) of title 5, 
     United States Code.''.

                               CHAPTER 5

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                United States Fish and Wildlife Service


                              Construction

       For an additional amount for ``Construction'', $12,612,000, 
     to remain available until expended, to repair damage due to 
     rain, winds, ice, snow, and other acts of nature, and to 
     replace and repair power generation equipment: 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.

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                             Forest Service


                    reconstruction and construction

       For an additional amount for ``Reconstruction and 
     Construction'', $5,611,000, to remain available until 
     expended, to address damages from Hurricane Georges and other 
     natural disasters in Puerto Rico: 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: Provided 
     further, That funds in this account may be transferred to and 
     merged with the ``Forest and Rangeland Research'' account and 
     the ``National Forest System'' account as needed to address 
     emergency requirements in Puerto Rico.

                          OTHER RELATED AGENCY

                United States Holocaust Memorial Council


                       holocaust memorial council

       For an additional amount for ``Holocaust Memorial 
     Council'', $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
     for the Holocaust Museum to address security needs: 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.

                    GENERAL PROVISION, THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 501. Glacier Bay. (a) Dungeness Crab Fishermen.--
     Section 123(b) of the Department of the Interior and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (section 101(e) of division 
     A of Public Law 105-277) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``February 1, 1999'' and inserting ``August 
     1, 1999''; and
       (B) by striking ``1996'' and inserting ``1998''; and
       (2)(A) by striking ``of any Dungeness crab pots or other 
     Dungeness crab gear, and of not more than one Dungeness crab 
     fishing vessel,''; and
       (B) by striking ``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.'' and inserting ``for the 
     period beginning January 1, 1999 that is equivalent in length 
     to the period established by such individual under paragraph 
     (1), based on the individual's net earnings from the 
     Dungeness crab fishery during such established period. In 
     addition, such individual shall be eligible to receive from 
     the United States fair market value for any Dungeness crab 
     pots, related gear, and not more than one Dungeness crab 
     fishing vessel if such individual chooses to relinquish to 
     the United States such pots, related gear, or vessel.''.
       (b) Others Affected by Fishery Closures and Restrictions.--
     Section 123 of the Department of the Interior and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (section 101(e) of division 
     A of Public Law 105-277), as amended, is amended further by 
     redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d) and inserting 
     immediately after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) Others Affected by Fishery Closures and 
     Restrictions.--The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to 
     provide $23,000,000 for a program developed with the 
     concurrence of the State of Alaska to fairly compensate 
     United States fish processors, fishing vessel crew members, 
     communities, and others negatively affected by restrictions 
     on fishing in Glacier Bay National Park. For the purpose of 
     receiving compensation under the program required by this 
     subsection, a potential recipient shall provide a sworn and 
     notarized affidavit to establish the extent of such negative 
     effect.''.
       (c) Implementation.--Section 123 of the Department of the 
     Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 
     (section 101(e) of division A of Public Law 105-277), as 
     amended, is amended further by inserting at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(e) Implementation and Effective Date.--The Secretary of 
     the Interior shall publish an interim final rule for the 
     federal implementation of paragraphs (2) through (5) of 
     subsection (a) and shall provide an opportunity for public 
     comment of no less than 45 days on such interim final rule. 
     The final rule for the federal implementation of paragraphs 
     (2) through (5) of subsection (a) shall be published in the 
     Federal Register no later than September 30, 1999 and shall 
     take effect on September 30, 1999, except that the 
     limitations in paragraphs (3) through (5) of such subsection 
     shall not apply with respect to halibut fishing until 
     November 15, 1999 or salmon troll fishing until December 31, 
     1999. In the event that any individual eligible for 
     compensation under subsection (b) has not received full 
     compensation by June 15, 1999, the Secretary shall provide 
     partial compensation on such date to such individual and 
     shall expeditiously provide full compensation thereafter.''.
       (d) For the purposes of making the payments authorized in 
     section 123 of the Department of the Interior and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, as amended by this 
     section, an additional $26,000,000 is hereby appropriated to 
     ``Departmental Management, Department of the Interior'', to 
     remain available until expended, of which $3,000,000 shall be 
     an additional amount for compensation authorized by section 
     123(b) of such Act, as amended, and of which $23,000,000 
     shall be for compensation authorized by section 123(c) of 
     such Act, as amended. The entire amount made available in 
     this subsection 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 
     (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)), and shall be available only if the 
     President transmits to the Congress an official budget 
     request that includes designation of the entire amount as an 
     emergency requirement as defined in such Act.

                               CHAPTER 6

                           INDEPENDENT AGENCY

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency


                            DISASTER RELIEF

       For an additional amount for ``Disaster relief'' for 
     tornado-related damage in Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas and 
     Tennessee, and for other disasters, $900,000,000 to remain 
     available until expended, which shall be available only to 
     the extent that the President designates an amount as an 
     emergency requirement as defined in section 251(b)(2)(A) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended: Provided, That the entire amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to such Act.


                  DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR UNMET NEEDS

       For ``Disaster assistance for unmet needs'', $230,000,000, 
     which shall remain available until September 30, 2001, for 
     use by the Director of the Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency (Director) only for disaster relief, buyout 
     assistance, long-term recovery, and mitigation in communities 
     affected by Presidentially-declared natural disasters 
     designated during fiscal years 1998 and 1999, only to the 
     extent funds are not made available for those activities by 
     the Federal Emergency Management Agency (under its ``Disaster 
     relief'' program), the Small Business Administration, or the 
     Army Corps of Engineers: Provided, That in administering 
     these funds the Director shall allocate these funds to States 
     to be administered by each State in conjunction with its 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency Disaster Relief 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 the Director shall allocate these funds based 
     on the

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     unmet needs arising from a Presidentially-declared disaster 
     as identified by the Director as those which have not or will 
     not be addressed by other Federal disaster assistance 
     programs and for which it is deemed appropriate to supplement 
     the efforts and available resources of States, local 
     governments and disaster relief organizations: Provided 
     further, That the Director shall establish review groups 
     within FEMA to review each request by a State of its unmet 
     needs and certify as to the actual costs associated with the 
     unmet needs as well as the commitment and ability of each 
     state to provide its match requirement: Provided further, 
     That the Director shall implement all mitigation and buyout 
     efforts in a manner consistent with the intent of the hazard 
     mitigation grant program as authorized by section 404 of the 
     Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
     Act, as amended: Provided further, That the Director shall 
     publish a notice in the Federal Register governing the 
     allocation and use of the funds under this heading, including 
     provisions for ensuring the compliance of the states with the 
     requirements of this program: Provided further, That 10 days 
     prior to distribution of funds, the Director shall submit a 
     list to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, 
     setting forth the proposed uses of funds and the most recent 
     estimates of unmet needs: Provided further, That the Director 
     shall submit quarterly reports to said Committees regarding 
     the actual projects and needs for which funds have been 
     provided under this heading: Provided further, That to the 
     extent any funds under this heading are used in a manner 
     inconsistent with the requirements of the program established 
     under this heading and any rules issued pursuant thereto, the 
     Director shall recapture an equivalent amount of funds from 
     the State from any existing funds or future funds awarded to 
     the State under this heading or any other program 
     administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency: 
     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.

   TITLE II--EMERGENCY NATIONAL SECURITY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

                               CHAPTER 1

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


               PUBLIC LAW 480 PROGRAM AND GRANT ACCOUNTS

       For an additional amount for ``Public Law 480 Program and 
     Grant Accounts'' for assistance under title II of Public Law 
     480, $149,200,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That the entire amount shall be available only to 
     the extent an official budget request for $149,200,000, 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 Congress as 
     an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of 
     such Act.

                               CHAPTER 2

                          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'', $17,071,000, 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'', $50,500,000, to 
     remain available until expended, of which $45,500,000 shall 
     be available only to the extent that an official budget 
     request for a specific dollar amount 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.


           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'', 
     $2,929,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     $500,000 shall be transferred to the Peace Corps and $450,000 
     shall be transferred to the U.S. Information Agency, for 
     evacuation and related costs: 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 DEFENSE--MILITARY

                           Military Personnel


                        Military Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Army'', 
     $2,920,000: 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'', 
     $7,660,000: 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'', $1,586,000: 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'', $4,303,000: 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


             Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund

                     (Including Transfer of Funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Overseas Contingency 
     Operations Transfer Fund'', $5,007,300,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, 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 of 
     such amount, $1,100,000,000 shall be available only to the 
     extent that the President transmits to the Congress an 
     official budget request for a specific dollar amount that: 
     (1) specifies items which meet a critical readiness or 
     sustainability need, to include replacement of expended 
     munitions to maintain adequate inventories for future 
     operations; and (2) 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: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may 
     transfer these funds only to military personnel accounts; 
     operation and maintenance accounts, including Overseas 
     Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid; procurement accounts; 
     research, development, test and evaluation accounts; the 
     Defense Health Program appropriation; the National Defense 
     Sealift Fund; and working capital fund 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 such funds may be used to execute projects or programs 
     that were deferred in order to carry out military operations 
     in and around Kosovo and in Southwest Asia, including efforts 
     associated with the displaced Kosovar population: 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.

                              Procurement


                       Weapons Procurement, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Weapons Procurement, Navy'', 
     $431,100,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2000: 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 entire amount shall be available only to the extent 
     that an official budget request for $431,100,000, 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.


                    Aircraft Procurement, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Aircraft Procurement, Air 
     Force'', $40,000,000, to remain available for obligation 
     until September 30, 2000: 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 entire amount shall be available only to 
     the extent that an official budget request for $40,000,000, 
     that includes designation of the entire amount of the request 
     as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget

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     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress.


                     Missile Procurement, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Missile Procurement, Air 
     Force'', $178,200,000, to remain available for obligation 
     until September 30, 2000: 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 entire amount shall be available only to 
     the extent that an official budget request for $178,200,000, 
     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.


                  Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Ammunition, 
     Air Force'', $35,000,000, to remain available for obligation 
     until September 30, 2000: 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 entire amount shall be available only to 
     the extent that an official budget request for $35,000,000, 
     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.


                Operational Rapid Response Transfer Fund

                     (Including Transfer of Funds)

       In addition to the amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this Act and the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-262), $300,000,000, 
     to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2000, 
     is hereby made available only for the accelerated acquisition 
     and deployment of military technologies and systems needed 
     for the conduct of Operation Allied Force, or to provide 
     accelerated acquisition and deployment of military 
     technologies and systems as substitute or replacement systems 
     for other U.S. regional commands which have had assets 
     diverted as a result of Operation Allied Force: Provided, 
     That funds under this heading may only be obligated after 
     recommendations are made by the Joint Requirements Oversight 
     Council to the Secretary of Defense and after the approval of 
     the Secretary of Defense, or his designee: Provided further, 
     That the Secretary of Defense shall provide written 
     notification to the congressional defense committees prior to 
     the transfer of any amount in excess of $10,000,000 to a 
     specific program or project: Provided further, That the 
     Secretary of Defense may transfer funds made available under 
     this heading only to operation and maintenance accounts, 
     procurement accounts, and research, development, test and 
     evaluation accounts: Provided further, That the transfer 
     authority provided under this section shall be in addition to 
     the transfer authority provided to the Department of Defense 
     in this Act or any other Act: 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 $300,000,000, 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


                          (Transfer of Funds)

       Sec. 2001. Section 8005 of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-262), is amended by 
     striking ``$1,650,000,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``$2,000,000,000''.
       Sec. 2002. Notwithstanding the limitations set forth in 
     section 1006 of Public Law 105-261, not to exceed $10,000,000 
     of funds appropriated by this Act may be available for 
     contributions to the common funded budgets of NATO (as 
     defined in section 1006(c)(1) of Public Law 105-261) for 
     costs related to NATO operations in and around Kosovo.
       Sec. 2003. Funds appropriated by this Act and in Public Law 
     105-277, or made available by the transfer of funds in this 
     Act and in Public Law 105-277, 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. 2004. Notwithstanding section 5064(d) of the Federal 
     Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-355), 
     the special authorities provided under section 5064(c) of 
     such Act shall apply with respect to all contracts awarded or 
     modifications executed for the Joint Direct Attack Munition 
     (JDAM) program from October 1, 1998 through September 30, 
     2000: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may award JDAM 
     contracts and modifications on the same terms and conditions 
     as contained in the JDAM contract F08626-94-C-0003.
       Sec. 2005. (a) Efforts to Increase Burdensharing.--The 
     President shall seek equitable reimbursement from the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), member nations of NATO, 
     and other appropriate organizations and nations for the costs 
     incurred by the United States government in connection with 
     Operation Allied Force.
       (b) Report.--Not later than September 30, 1999, the 
     President shall prepare and submit to the Congress a report 
     on--
       (1) All measures taken by the President pursuant to 
     subsection (a);
       (2) The amount of reimbursement received to date from each 
     organization and nation pursuant to subsection (a), including 
     a description of any commitments made by such organization or 
     nation to provide reimbursement; and
       (3) In the case of an organization or nation that has 
     refused to provide, or to commit to provide, reimbursement 
     pursuant to subsection (a), an explanation of the reasons 
     therefor.
       (c) Operation Allied Force.--In this section, the term 
     ``Operation Allied Force'' means operations of the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) conducted against the 
     Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) during 
     the period beginning on March 24, 1999, and ending on such 
     date as NATO may designate, to resolve the conflict with 
     respect to Kosovo.
       Sec. 2006. (a) Not more than thirty days after the 
     enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit to 
     Congress a report, in both classified and unclassified form, 
     on current United States participation in Operation Allied 
     Force. The report should include information on the following 
     matters:
       (1) A statement of the national security objectives 
     involved in U.S. participation in Operation Allied Force;
       (2) An accounting of all current active duty personnel 
     assigned to support Operation Allied Force and related 
     humanitarian operations around Kosovo to include total 
     number, service component and area of deployment (such 
     accounting should also include total numbers of personnel 
     from other NATO countries participating in the action);
       (3) Additional planned deployment of active duty units in 
     the European Command area of operations to support Operation 
     Allied Force, between the date of enactment of this Act and 
     the end of fiscal year 1999;
       (4) Additional planned Reserve component mobilization, 
     including specific units to be called up between the date of 
     the enactment of this Act and the end of fiscal year 1999, to 
     support Operation Allied Force;
       (5) An accounting by the Joint Chiefs of Staff on the 
     transfer of personnel and materiel from other regional 
     commands to the United States European Command to support 
     Operation Allied Force and related humanitarian operations 
     around Kosovo, and an assessment by the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
     of the impact any such loss of assets has had on the war-
     fighting capabilities and deterrence value of these other 
     commands;
       (6) Levels of humanitarian aid provided to the displaced 
     Kosovar community from the United States, NATO member 
     nations, and other nations (figures should be provided by 
     country and the type of assistance provided whether financial 
     or in-kind); and
       (7) Any significant revisions to the total cost estimate 
     for the deployment of United States forces involved in 
     Operation Allied Force through the end of fiscal year 1999.
       (b) Operation Allied Force.--In this section, the term 
     ``Operation Allied Force'' means operations of the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) conducted against the 
     Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) during 
     the period beginning on March 24, 1999, and ending on such 
     date as NATO may designate, to resolve the conflict with 
     respect to Kosovo.


                     (Including Transfer of Funds)

       Sec. 2007. In addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise 
     made available elsewhere in this Act for the Department of 
     Defense or in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 
     1999, $1,124,900,000, to remain available for obligation 
     until September 30, 2000, is hereby appropriated to the 
     Department of Defense only for spare and repair parts and 
     associated logistical support necessary for the maintenance 
     of weapons systems and equipment: Provided, That the 
     Secretary of Defense shall provide written notification to 
     the congressional defense committees prior to the transfer of 
     any funds: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 
     may transfer funds made available in this section only to 
     operation and maintenance accounts and procurement accounts: 
     Provided further, That the transfer authority provided in 
     this section shall be in addition to the transfer authority 
     provided to the Department of Defense in this Act or any 
     other Act: 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 $1,124,900,000, 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.


                     (Including Transfer of Funds)

       Sec. 2008. In addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise 
     made available elsewhere in this Act for the Department of 
     Defense or in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 
     1999, $742,500,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2000, is hereby appropriated to the Department 
     of Defense only for depot level maintenance and repair: 
     Provided, That the Secretary of Defense shall provide written 
     notification to the congressional defense com

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     mittees prior to the transfer of any funds: Provided further, 
     That the Secretary of Defense may transfer funds made 
     available in this section only to operation and maintenance 
     accounts: Provided further, That the transfer authority 
     provided in this section shall be in addition to the transfer 
     authority provided to the Department of Defense in this Act 
     or any other Act: 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 $742,500,000, 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.
       Sec. 2009. In addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise 
     made available elsewhere in this Act for the Department of 
     Defense or in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 
     1999, $100,000,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2000, is hereby appropriated to the Department 
     of Defense only for military recruiting and advertising 
     initiatives, as follows:
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $31,000,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', $12,700,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'', $23,600,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve'', $19,000,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve'', $1,000,000; 
     and
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard'', 
     $12,700,000: Provided, 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 
     $100,000,000, 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.


                     (Including Transfer of Funds)

       Sec. 2010. In addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise 
     made available elsewhere in this Act for the Department of 
     Defense or in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 
     1999, $200,200,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2000, is hereby appropriated to the Department 
     of Defense only for military training, equipment maintenance, 
     and associated support costs required to meet assigned 
     readiness levels of United States military forces: Provided, 
     That the Secretary of Defense shall provide written 
     notification to the congressional defense committees prior to 
     the transfer of any funds: Provided further, That the 
     Secretary of Defense may transfer funds made available in 
     this section only to operation and maintenance accounts: 
     Provided further, That the transfer authority provided in 
     this section shall be in addition to the transfer authority 
     provided to the Department of Defense in this Act or any 
     other Act: 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 $200,200,000, 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. 2011. In addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise 
     made available elsewhere in this Act for the Department of 
     Defense or in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 
     1999, $182,400,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2000, is hereby appropriated to the Department 
     of Defense only for base operations support costs at 
     Department of Defense facilities, as follows:
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $60,300,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', $23,800,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps'', $27,500,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'', $47,700,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve'', $9,700,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve'', $7,200,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve'', 
     $100,000; and
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard'', 
     $6,100,000: Provided, 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 
     $182,400,000, 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.
       Sec. 2012. (a) In addition to amounts appropriated or 
     otherwise made available to the Department of Defense in 
     other provisions of this Act, there is appropriated to the 
     Department of Defense, to remain available for obligation 
     until September 30, 2000, and to be used only for increases 
     during fiscal year 2000 in rates of military basic pay and 
     for increased payments during fiscal year 2000 to the 
     Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 
     $1,838,426,000, to be available as follows:
       ``Military Personnel, Army'', $559,533,000;
       ``Military Personnel, Navy'', $436,773,000;
       ``Military Personnel, Marine Corps'', $177,980,000;
       ``Military Personnel, Air Force'', $471,892,000;
       ``Reserve Personnel, Army'', $40,574,000;
       ``Reserve Personnel, Navy'', $29,833,000;
       ``Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps'', $7,820,000;
       ``Reserve Personnel, Air Force'', $13,143,000;
       ``National Guard Personnel, Army'', $70,416,000; and
       ``National Guard Personnel, Air Force'', $30,462,000.
       (b) The entire amount made available in this section--
       (1) 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 
     (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)); and
       (2) shall be available only if the President transmits to 
     the Congress an official budget request for $1,838,426,000, 
     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.
       (c) The amounts provided in this section may be obligated 
     only to the extent required for increases in rates of 
     military basic pay, and for increased payments to the 
     Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, that become 
     effective during fiscal year 2000 pursuant to provisions of 
     law subsequently enacted in authorizing legislation.

                               CHAPTER 4

                     BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

                  Agency for International Development


                   International Disaster Assistance

       For an additional amount for ``International Disaster 
     Assistance'', $163,000,000, 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.


                  Other Bilateral Economic Assistance

                         Economic Support Fund

       For an additional amount for ``Economic Support Fund'', 
     $105,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2000, 
     for assistance for Albania, Macedonia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 
     Bulgaria, Montenegro, and Romania, and for investigations and 
     related activities in Kosovo and in adjacent entities and 
     countries regarding war crimes: Provided, That these funds 
     shall be available notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     except section 533 of the Foreign Operations, Export 
     Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1999 (as 
     contained in division A, section 101(d) of the Omnibus 
     Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
     1999 (Public Law 105-277)): Provided further, That the 
     requirement for a notification through the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations 
     contained in subsection (b)(3) of section 533 shall be deemed 
     to be satisfied if the Committees on Appropriations are 
     notified at least 10 days prior to the obligation of such 
     funds.


          Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States

       For an additional amount for ``Assistance for Eastern 
     Europe and the Baltic States'', $120,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2000, of which up to $1,000,000 
     may be used for administrative costs of the U.S. Agency for 
     International Development: Provided, That funds appropriated 
     under this heading shall be obligated and expended subject to 
     the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.

                          Department of State


                    Migration and Refugee Assistance

       For an additional amount for ``Migration and Refugee 
     Assistance'', $266,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2000, of which not more than $500,000 is for 
     administrative expenses: Provided, That funds appropriated 
     under this heading that are made available for the Office of 
     the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees shall be 
     obligated and expended subject to the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided 
     further, That the requirement for a notification through the 
     regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations contained in the preceding proviso shall be 
     deemed to be satisfied if the Committees are notified at 
     least 10 days prior to the obligation of such funds: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount shall be available only to 
     the extent an official budget request for a specific dollar

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     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.


     United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund

       For an additional amount for the ``United States Emergency 
     Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund'', and subject to the 
     terms and conditions under that heading, $165,000,000, 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.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 2013. The funds appropriated in this chapter 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.
       Sec. 2014. The value of commodities and services authorized 
     by the President through March 31, 1999, to be drawn down 
     under the authority of section 552(c)(2) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, to support international 
     relief efforts relating to the Kosovo conflict shall not be 
     counted against the ceiling limitation of that section: 
     Provided, That such assistance relating to the Kosovo 
     conflict provided pursuant to section 552(a)(2) may be made 
     available notwithstanding any other provision of law.

                               CHAPTER 5

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                Administration for Children and Families


                     Refugee and Entrant Assistance

       For an additional amount for ``Refugee and Entrant 
     Assistance'', such sums as necessary to assist in the 
     temporary resettlement of displaced Kosovar Albanians, not to 
     exceed $100,000,000, which shall remain available through 
     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 by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to 
     the Congress: Provided further, That Congress designates the 
     entire amount as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.

                               CHAPTER 6

                  MILITARY CONSTRUCTION TRANSFER FUND


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       For emergency expenses incurred by United States military 
     forces in support of overseas operations; $475,000,000, to 
     remain available for transfer until September 30, 2003: 
     Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer these 
     funds only to military construction accounts: Provided 
     further, That the transfer authority provided in this 
     paragraph is in addition to any other transfer authority 
     contained in this or any other Act: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, such funds may be 
     obligated or expended to carry out military construction 
     projects not otherwise authorized by law: 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 1995, as amended: Provided 
     further, That this amount shall be available only to the 
     extent that the President transmits to the Congress 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 1995, as amended.

                               CHAPTER 7

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                              Coast Guard


                           Operating Expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Operating expenses'', 
     $200,000,000, 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 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.

                 TITLE III--SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

                               CHAPTER 1

              DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND RELATED AGENCIES

                            RELATED AGENCIES

            Office of the United States Trade Representative


                         salaries and expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $1,300,000.

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                          Bureau of the Census


                     periodic censuses and programs

       For an additional amount for expenses necessary to conduct 
     the decennial census, $44,900,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That of this amount $10,900,000 is for 
     costs associated with establishing 520 Local Census Offices; 
     $4,200,000 is for preparation of training and field 
     deployment kits for census enumerators; $2,000,000 is for 
     costs associated with the Telephone Questionnaire Assistance 
     program infrastructure; $9,100,000 is for automated data 
     processing and telecommunications to support increased field 
     enumeration activities; $3,700,000 is for administrative 
     systems to support increased field enumeration activities; 
     and $15,000,000 is for advertising and promotion programs: 
     Provided further, That not later than June 1, 1999, the 
     President shall submit to the Congress a revised budget 
     request for fiscal year 2000 for the decennial census.

            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


                  OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

       For the necessary expenses of additional research, 
     management, and enforcement activities in the Northeast 
     Multispecies fishery, $1,880,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                             THE JUDICIARY

                   Supreme Court of the United States


                         salaries and expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and expenses'', 
     $921,000, to remain available until expended.

                               CHAPTER 2

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                         Bureau of Reclamation


                      Water and Related Resources

       For an additional amount for ``Water and Related 
     Resources'', $1,500,000, to remain available until expended, 
     under authority of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought 
     Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) to purchase water 
     in accordance with such Act from the Central Arizona Project 
     (or if no water is available for purchase from the Central 
     Arizona Project from any other appropriate source) to 
     maintain an appropriate pool of stored water for fish and 
     wildlife purposes at the San Carlos Lake in Arizona.

                               CHAPTER 3

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                    National Commission on Terrorism

       For necessary expenses for the National Commission on 
     Terrorism, as authorized by section 591 of the Foreign 
     Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in division A, section 
     101(d) of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)), $839,500, to 
     remain available until expended.

      United States Commission on International Religious Freedom

       For necessary expenses for the United States Commission on 
     International Religious Freedom, as authorized by title II of 
     the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (Public Law 
     105-292), $3,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

               International Affairs Technical Assistance

       For an additional amount for ``Department of the Treasury, 
     International affairs technical assistance'', $1,500,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2000, for the operation 
     and expenses of the International Financial Institution 
     Advisory Commission and the International Monetary Fund 
     Advisory Committee as authorized by sections 603 and 610(b) 
     of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 
     Programs Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in division 
     A, section 101(d) of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)).

                               CHAPTER 4

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                       Bureau of Land Management


                   MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES

         Of the funds provided under this heading in prior 
     Appropriations Acts for the Automated Land and Mineral Record 
     System, $1,000,000 shall be available until expended to meet 
     increased workload requirements stemming from the anticipated 
     higher volume of coalbed methane Applications for Permits to 
     Drill in the Powder River Basin: Provided, That unless there 
     is a written agreement in place between the coal mining 
     operator and the gas producer, the funds made available 
     herein shall not be used to process or approve coalbed 
     methane Applications for Permits to Drill for well sites that 
     are located within an area, which as of the date of the 
     coalbed methane Application for Permit to Drill, are covered 
     by: (1) a coal lease; (2) a coal mining permit; or (3) an 
     application for a coal mining lease. Nothing in this 
     paragraph shall be construed or operate as a restriction on 
     current resources appropriated to the Department of the 
     Interior.

                        Bureau of Indian Affairs


                      Operation of Indian Programs

                          (transfer of funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Operation of Indian 
     Programs'', $1,136,000, to remain

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     available until expended for suppression of western spruce 
     budworm: Provided, That such funds shall be derived by 
     transfer of funds provided in previous appropriations acts 
     under the heading ``Forest Service, National Forest System''.

           Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians


                         federal trust programs

       For an additional amount for ``Federal Trust Programs'', 
     $21,800,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     $6,800,000 is for activities pursuant to the Trust Management 
     Improvement Project High Level Implementation Plan and 
     $15,000,000 is to support litigation involving individual 
     Indian trust accounts: Provided, That litigation support 
     funds may, as needed, be transferred to and merged with the 
     ``Operation of Indian Programs'' account in the Bureau of 
     Indian Affairs, the ``Salaries and Expenses'' account in the 
     Office of the Solicitor, the ``Salaries and Expenses'' 
     account in Departmental Management, the ``Royalty and 
     Offshore Minerals Management'' account in the Minerals 
     Management Service and the ``Management of Lands and 
     Resources'' account in the Bureau of Land Management.

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                             Forest Service


                        Wildland Fire Management

       Of the funds made available under this heading for fire 
     operations in previous Acts of Appropriation (exclusive of 
     amounts for hazardous fuels reduction), $100,000,000 shall be 
     transferred to the Knutson-Vandenberg fund established 
     pursuant to section 3 of Public Law 71-319 (16 U.S.C. 576 et 
     seq.) within 10 days of the enactment of this Act.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 3001. The Department of the Interior and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in division 
     A, section 101(e) of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)) 
     is amended under the heading ``Forest Service, Reconstruction 
     and Construction'' by inserting before the final period the 
     following: ``: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, funds appropriated for Forest Service 
     construction of a new forestry research facility at Auburn 
     University, Auburn, Alabama, shall be available for a direct 
     payment to Auburn University for this purpose: Provided 
     further, That if within the life of the facility the USDA 
     Forest Service needs additional space for collaborative 
     laboratory activities on the Auburn University campus, Auburn 
     University shall provide such laboratory space within the new 
     facility constructed with these funds, free of any charge for 
     rent''.
       Sec. 3002. None of the funds made available under this or 
     any other Act may be used by the Secretary of the Interior to 
     issue and finalize the rule to revise 43 CFR Part 3809, 
     published on February 9, 1999 at 64 Fed. Reg. 6421 or the 
     Draft Environmental Impact Statement on Surface Management 
     Regulations for Locatable Mineral Operations, published in 
     February, 1999, unless the Secretary has provided a period of 
     not less than 120 days for accepting public comment on the 
     proposed rule after the report of the National Academy of 
     Sciences' Committee on Hardrock Mining on Federal Lands, 
     authorized and required by the Department of the Interior and 
     Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in 
     division A, section 101(e) of the Omnibus Consolidated and 
     Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 
     105-277)) is submitted to the appropriate federal agencies, 
     the Congress, and the Governors of the affected states in 
     accordance with the requirements of that Act.
       Sec. 3003. 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 October 1, 1999, or 
     until there is a negotiated agreement on the rule.
       Sec. 3004. Section 328 of the Department of the Interior 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 
     105-277, division A, section 1(e), title III) is amended by 
     striking ``none of the funds in this Act'' and inserting 
     ``none of the funds provided in this Act to the Indian Health 
     Service or Bureau of Indian Affairs''.
       Sec. 3005. A payment of $800,000 from the total amount of 
     $1,000,000 for construction of the Pike's Peak Summit House, 
     as specified in Conference Report 105-337, accompanying the 
     Department of the Interior and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act for fiscal year 1998, Public Law 105-83, 
     and payments of $2,000,000 for the Borough of Ketchikan to 
     participate in a study of the feasibility and dynamics of 
     manufacturing veneer products in Southeast Alaska and 
     $200,000 for construction of the Pike's Peak Summit House, as 
     specified in Conference Report 105-825 accompanying the 
     Department of the Interior and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act for fiscal year 1999 (as contained in 
     division A, section 101(e) of the Omnibus Consolidated and 
     Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 
     105-277)), shall be paid in lump sum and shall be considered 
     direct payments, for the purposes of all applicable law 
     except that these direct grants may not be used for lobbying 
     activities.
       Sec. 3006. Millsites Opinion. (a) Prohibition on Millsite 
     Limitations.--Notwithstanding the opinion dated November 7, 
     1997, by the Solicitor of the Department of the Interior 
     concerning millsites under the general mining law (referred 
     to in this section as the ``opinion''), in accordance with 
     the millsite provisions of the Bureau of Land Management 
     Handbook for Mineral Examiners H-3890-1, page III-8 (dated 
     1989), and section 2811.33 of the Forest Service Manual 
     (dated 1990), the Department of the Interior and the 
     Department of Agriculture shall not limit the number or 
     acreage of millsites based on the ratio between the number or 
     acreage of millsites and the number or acreage of associated 
     lode or placer claims with respect to the Crown Jewel 
     project, Okanogan County, Washington for any fiscal year.
       (b) Effect on Prior Approvals and Records of Decision.--As 
     soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture shall 
     approve the plan of operations and reinstate the record of 
     decision for the Crown Jewel project.
       (c) No patent application or plan of operations submitted 
     prior to the date of the enactment of this Act shall be 
     denied pursuant to the opinion of the Solicitor of the 
     Department of the Interior dated November 7, 1997.

                               CHAPTER 5

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                        Office of the Secretary


                    general departmental management

       For an additional amount for ``General departmental 
     management'', $1,000,000, to reduce the backlog of pending 
     nursing home appeals before the Departmental Appeals Board.

                        DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


                    education for the disadvantaged

       For additional amounts to carry out subpart 2 of part A of 
     title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965, $56,377,000, which shall be allocated, notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, only to those local educational 
     agencies that received a Concentration Grant under the 
     Department of Education Appropriations Act, 1998, but are not 
     eligible to receive such a grant for fiscal year 1999: 
     Provided, That the Secretary of Education shall use the funds 
     appropriated under this paragraph to provide each such local 
     educational agency an amount equal to the Concentration Grant 
     the agency received in fiscal year 1998, ratably reduced, if 
     necessary, to ensure that local educational agencies 
     receiving funds under this supplemental appropriation receive 
     no greater share of their hold-harmless amounts than is 
     received by other local educational agencies: Provided 
     further, That the funds appropriated under this paragraph 
     shall become available on October 1, 1999 and shall remain 
     available through September 30, 2000, for the academic year 
     1999-2000: Provided further, That the Secretary shall not 
     take into account the funds appropriated under this paragraph 
     in determining State allocations under any other program 
     administered by the Secretary in any fiscal year.


                            Higher Education

                          (transfer of funds)

       Of the funds made available for the Education Research, 
     Statistics, and Improvement account in section 101(f) of 
     Public Law 105-277, $1,500,000 are transferred to the Higher 
     Education account to provide additional funds to carry out 
     part B of title III of the Higher Education Act.

                             RELATED AGENCY

                  Corporation for Public Broadcasting

       For an additional amount for the Corporation for Public 
     Broadcasting, to remain available until expended, $30,700,000 
     to be available for fiscal year 1999, and $17,300,000 to be 
     available for fiscal year 2000: Provided, That such funds be 
     made available to National Public Radio, as the designated 
     manager of the Public Radio Satellite System, for acquisition 
     of satellite capacity.

                    GENERAL PROVISION, THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 3007. White River School District #47-1.--From any 
     unobligated funds that are available to the Secretary of 
     Education to carry out section 306(a)(1) of the Department of 
     Education Appropriations Act, 1996, the Secretary shall 
     provide not more than $239,000, under such terms and 
     conditions as the Secretary determines appropriate, to the 
     White River School District #47-1, White River, South Dakota, 
     to be used to repair damage caused by water infiltration at 
     the White River High School, which shall remain available 
     until expended.

                               CHAPTER 6

                        CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                         Salaries and Expenses


                    salaries, officers and employees

                              (rescission)

       Immediately upon the enactment of this Act, $3,521,000, 
     appropriated under this heading in Public Law 105-275, are 
     rescinded: Provided, That for replacement of the existing 
     House of Representatives payroll system, $3,521,000 for the 
     Chief Administrative Officer, to remain available until 
     expended.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                     Capitol Buildings and Grounds


                         house office buildings

                          house page dormitory

       For necessary expenses for a House Page Dormitory, 
     $3,760,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That the Architect of the Capitol shall transfer to the Chief 
     Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives such 
     portion of the funds made

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     available under this paragraph as may be required for 
     expenses incurred by the Chief Administrative Officer, 
     subject to the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives: Provided further, 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 
     paragraph.


                     o'neill house office building

       For necessary expenses for life safety renovations to the 
     O'Neill House Office Building, $1,800,000, to 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 paragraph.

                ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 300801. (a) The aggregate amount otherwise authorized 
     to be appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump-sum 
     allowance for the Office of the Minority Leader of the House 
     of Representatives and the aggregate amount otherwise 
     authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump-
     sum allowance for the Office of the Majority Whip of the 
     House of Representatives shall each be increased by $333,000.
       (b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 
     2000 and each succeeding fiscal year.
       Sec. 300902. (a) Each office described under the heading 
     ``HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES'' in the Act making appropriations 
     for the legislative branch for a fiscal year may transfer any 
     amounts appropriated for the office under such heading among 
     the various categories of allowances and expenses for the 
     office under such heading.
       (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any 
     amounts appropriated for official expenses.
       (c) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 
     1999 and each succeeding fiscal year.
       Sec. 301003. Effective on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the lump sum allowance authorization amount for certain 
     offices shall be adjusted as follows:
       (1) The allowance for the Chief Deputy Majority Whips is 
     increased by $25,000.
       (2) The allowance for the Chief Deputy Minority Whips is 
     increased by $25,000.
       Sec. 3011. Russian Leadership Program. (a) Purpose.--It is 
     the purpose of this section to establish, in accordance with 
     the provisions of this section--
       (1) a pilot program within the Library of Congress for 
     fiscal year 1999, and
       (2) a permanent program within the Executive agency 
     designated by the President of the United States for fiscal 
     years 2000 and thereafter,

     to enable emerging political leaders of Russia at all levels 
     of government to gain significant, firsthand exposure to the 
     American free market economic system and the operation of 
     American democratic institutions through visits to 
     governments and communities at comparable levels in the 
     United States.
       (b) Grants.--
       (1) In general.--The head of the administering agency shall 
     annually award grants to government or community 
     organizations in the United States that seek to establish 
     programs under which those organizations will host eligible 
     Russians for the purpose described in subsection (a).
       (2) Duration.--The period of stay in the United States for 
     any eligible Russian supported with grant funds under this 
     section shall not exceed 30 days.
       (3) Limitation.--The number of eligible Russians supported 
     with grant funds under this section shall not exceed 3,000 in 
     any fiscal year.
       (4) Administration.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to the availability of 
     appropriations, the head of the administering agency--
       (i) may contract with nongovernmental organizations having 
     expertise in carrying out the activities described in 
     subsection (a) for the purpose of carrying out the 
     administrative functions of the program (other than the 
     awarding of grants), and
       (ii) may, without regard to the civil service laws and 
     regulations (or, in the case of the Librarian of Congress, 
     any requirement for competition in hiring), appoint and 
     terminate an executive director and such other additional 
     personnel as may be necessary to enable the administering 
     agency to perform its duties under this section.
       (B) Waiver of competitive bidding.--The Librarian of 
     Congress, after consultation with the Joint Committee on the 
     Library of Congress, may enter into contracts under 
     subparagraph (A)(i) to carry out the pilot program during 
     fiscal year 1999 without regard to section 3709 of the 
     Revised Statutes or any other requirement for competitive 
     contracting or the providing of notice of contracting 
     opportunities.
       (c) Use of Funds.--Grants awarded under subsection (b) 
     shall be used to pay--
       (1) the costs and expenses incurred by each program 
     participant in traveling between Russia and the United States 
     and in traveling within the United States;
       (2) the costs of providing lodging in the United States to 
     each program participant, whether in public accommodations or 
     in private homes; and
       (3) such additional administrative expenses incurred by 
     organizations in carrying out the program as the head of the 
     administering agency may prescribe.
       (d) Application.--
       (1) In general.--Each organization in the United States 
     desiring a grant under this section shall submit an 
     application to the head of the administering agency at such 
     time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as 
     such head may reasonably require.
       (2) Contents.--Each application submitted pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) shall--
       (A) describe the activities for which assistance under this 
     section is sought;
       (B) include the number of program participants to be 
     supported;
       (C) describe the qualifications of the individuals who will 
     be participating in the program; and
       (D) provide such additional assurances as the head of the 
     administering agency determines to be essential to ensure 
     compliance with the requirements of this section.
       (3) Waiver.--The Librarian of Congress may waive the 
     requirement of this subsection in carrying out the pilot 
     program during fiscal year 1999.
       (e) Advisory Board.--
       (1) In general.--There is established a Russian Leadership 
     Program Advisory Board which shall advise the head of the 
     administering agency as to the carrying out of the permanent 
     program during fiscal years 2000 and thereafter.
       (2) Membership.--The Advisory Board under paragraph (1) 
     shall consist of--
       (A) 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives, of whom 1 shall be designated by the 
     Majority Leader of the House of Representatives and 1 shall 
     be designated by the Minority Leader of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (B) 2 members appointed by the President pro tempore of the 
     Senate, of whom 1 shall be designated by the Majority Leader 
     of the Senate and 1 shall be designated by the Minority 
     Leader of the Senate;
       (C) the Librarian of Congress;
       (D) a private individual with expertise in international 
     exchange programs, designated by the Librarian of Congress; 
     and
       (E) an officer or employee of the administering agency, 
     designated by the head of the administering agency.
       (3) Terms.--Each member appointed under paragraph (2) shall 
     serve for a term of 3 years. Any vacancy shall be filled in 
     the same manner as the original appointment and the 
     individual so appointed shall serve for the remainder of the 
     term.
       (f) Reporting.--The head of the administering agency shall, 
     not later than 3 months following the close of each fiscal 
     year for which such agency administered the program, report 
     to Congress with respect to the conduct of such program 
     during such fiscal year. Such report shall include 
     information with respect to the number of participants in the 
     program and the cost of the program, and any recommendations 
     on improvements necessary to enable the program to carry out 
     the purposes of this section.
       (g) Funding.--
       (1) Fiscal year 1999.--
       (A) In general.--Of funds made available under the heading 
     ``SENATE'' under title I of the Legislative Appropriations 
     Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-275; 112 Stat. 2430 et seq.), 
     $10,000,000 shall be made available, subject to the approval 
     of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, to the 
     administering agency to carry out the program.
       (B) Use of funds at close of fiscal year.--Funds made 
     available under this paragraph which are unexpended and 
     unobligated as of the close of fiscal year 1999 shall no 
     longer be available for such purpose and shall be available 
     for the purpose originally appropriated.
       (2) Fiscal year 2000 and subsequent fiscal years.--
       (A) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the administering agency for fiscal 
     years 2000 and thereafter such sums as may be necessary to 
     carry out the program.
       (B) Availability of funds.--Amounts appropriated pursuant 
     to subparagraph (A) are authorized to remain available until 
     expended.
       (h) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Administering agency.--The term ``administering 
     agency'' means--
       (A) for fiscal year 1999, the Library of Congress; and
       (B) for fiscal year 2000, and subsequent fiscal years, the 
     Executive agency designated by the President of the United 
     States under subsection (a)(2).
       (2) Eligible russian.--The term ``eligible Russian'' means 
     a Russian national who is an emerging political leader at any 
     level of government.
       (3) Program.--The term ``program'' means the grant program 
     established under this section.
       (4) Program participant.--The term ``program participant'' 
     means an eligible Russian selected for participation in the 
     program.

                               CHAPTER 7

                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

               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, $6,400,000, as 
     authorized by 10 U.S.C. 2854, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2003.

                          Family Housing, Army

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for an 
     additional amount for ``Family Housing, Army'', to provide 
     for the construction and renovation of family housing units 
     at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, $25,000,000,

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     to remain available until September 30, 2003: Provided, That 
     none of the funds appropriated in this or any other Act may 
     be used for family housing initiatives at Fort Buchanan, 
     Puerto Rico pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2883.

                               CHAPTER 8

           DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES

                  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, $2,300,000: Provided, That the entire amount is 
     available only for costs associated with rental of the 
     facility in Calverton, New York.

                               CHAPTER 9

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco 
     and Firearms, $4,500,000 is appropriated for the expansion of 
     the National Tracing Center, to remain available until 
     expended.

                             POSTAL SERVICE

                  Payments to the Postal Service Fund

       For an additional amount for ``Payments to the Postal 
     Service Fund'' for revenue forgone reimbursement pursuant to 
     39 U.S.C. 2401(d), $29,000,000.

    EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE 
                               PRESIDENT

                     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, an additional $2,500,000 is appropriated for drug 
     control activities: of which $750,000 shall be used 
     specifically to expand the Southwest Border High Intensity 
     Drug Trafficking Area for the State of New Mexico to include 
     Rio Arriba County, Santa Fe County, and San Juan County, New 
     Mexico, which are hereby designated as part of the Southwest 
     Border High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area for the State of 
     New Mexico; of which $500,000 shall be used for national 
     efforts related to methamphetamine reduction efforts; of 
     which $750,000 shall be used for the Southwest Border High 
     Intensity Drug Trafficking Area for the State of Arizona, 
     specifically to fund U.S. Border Patrol anti-drug assistance 
     to border communities in Cochise County, Arizona; and of 
     which $500,000 shall be for the Washington-Baltimore High 
     Intensity Drug Trafficking Area for support of the Cross-
     Border Initiative: Provided, That no funds may be obligated 
     or expended for the Southwest Border High Intensity Drug 
     Trafficking Area for the State of Arizona without prior 
     approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House and 
     the Senate.

                               CHAPTER 10

              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                   Community Planning and Development


                   community development block grants

       Of any excess amounts appropriated for any fiscal year 
     under this heading, $3,446,000 shall be made available for 
     grants for service coordinators and congregate services for 
     the elderly and disabled: Provided, That in distributing such 
     amount, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall 
     give priority to public housing agencies that submitted 
     eligible applications for renewal of fiscal year 1995 elderly 
     service coordinator grants pursuant to the Notice of Funding 
     Availability for Service Coordinator Funds for fiscal year 
     1998, as published in the Federal Register on June 1, 1998.

                     Federal Housing Administration


             FHA-MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       The limitation on commitments to guarantee loans to carry 
     out the purposes of section 203(b) of the National Housing 
     Act, as amended, is increased by an additional 
     $30,000,000,000.

                Government National Mortgage Association


GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       The limitation on commitments to guarantee loans to carry 
     out the purposes of section 306 of the National Housing Act, 
     as amended, is increased by an additional $50,000,000,000.

                     Management and Administration


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       Under this heading in Public Law 105-276, add the words, 
     ``to remain available until September 30, 2000,'' after 
     ``$81,910,000,''.

                           INDEPENDENT AGENCY

                  National Credit Union Administration


                       central liquidity facility

       During fiscal year 2000, gross obligations of the Central 
     Liquidity Facility for the principal amount of new direct 
     loans to member credit unions shall not exceed the amount 
     authorized by title III of the National Credit Union Central 
     Liquidity Facility Act (12 U.S.C. 1795).

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 301201. Notwithstanding the 6th undesignated paragraph 
     under the heading ``Community planning and development--
     Community development block grants'' in title II of Public 
     Law 105-276 and the related provisions of the joint 
     explanatory statement of the committee of conference to 
     accompany such Act (House Report 105-769) for the Economic 
     Development Initiative (EDI) grants for targeted economic 
     investments for Project Restore of Los Angeles, California 
     and for the Southeast Rio Vista Family YMCA shall, 
     notwithstanding such provision, be made available as follows:
       (1) $250,000 shall be for a grant to the Los Angeles Civic 
     Center Public Partnership, to revitalize and redevelop the 
     Civic Center neighborhood; and
       (2) $100,000 shall be for a grant to the Southeast Rio 
     Vista Family YMCA, for development of a child care center in 
     the city of Huntington Park, California.
       Sec. 301302. Notwithstanding section 202 of the Housing Act 
     of 1959, of the amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1999 
     under the Housing for Special Populations heading in title II 
     of Public Law 105-276, $1,000,000 shall be made available to 
     the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development 
     for work associated with the building of Caritas House and 
     for expansion of the St. Ann Adult Medical Day Care facility 
     as directed by the Senate Report and Conference Report for 
     such Act.
       Sec. 301403. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or 
     other requirement, the Township of North Union, Fayette 
     County, Pennsylvania, is authorized to retain any land 
     disposition proceeds or urban renewal grant funds remaining 
     from the Industrial Park Number 1 Urban Renewal Project (PA-
     R-325 and B-78-UR-42-0204) and to use such funds in 
     accordance with the requirements of the community development 
     block grant program as provided in title I of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, with respect 
     to eligibility and national objectives of section 105 of such 
     Act. The Township of North Union shall retain such funds in a 
     lump sum and shall be entitled to retain and use past and 
     future earnings from such funds, including any interest.
       Sec. 301504. The $2,200,000 appropriated in Public Law 105-
     276 to meet sewer infrastructure needs associated with the 
     2002 Winter Olympic Games in accordance with House Report 
     105-769 shall be awarded to Wasatch County, Utah, for both 
     water and sewer.
       Sec. 301605. Of the amount appropriated under the heading 
     ``Environmental programs and management'' in Public Law 105-
     276, $1,300,000 shall be transferred to the ``State and 
     tribal assistance grants'' account for a grant for water and 
     wastewater infrastructure projects in the State of Idaho.
       Sec. 301706. The $3,045,000 appropriated in Public Law 105-
     276 for wastewater infrastructure needs for Grand Isle, 
     Louisiana, in accordance with House Report 105-769, may also 
     be used for drinking water supply needs for Grand Isle, 
     Louisiana.

                               CHAPTER 11

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS TITLE

       Sec. 3018. Division A, section 101(a), title XI, section 
     1122(c) of Public Law 105-277 is amended by inserting after 
     ``basis'' ``: Provided, That no administrative costs shall be 
     charged against this program which would have been incurred 
     otherwise''.
       Sec. 3019. (a) Section 339(b)(3) of the Consolidated Farm 
     and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1989(b)(3)) is amended--
       (1) by striking the comma and the remainder of paragraph 
     (3) following the comma; and
       (2) by inserting a period after ``(1)''.
       (b) 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 ``100 percent'' and inserting ``110 percent''.
       Sec. 3020. (a) Loan Deficiency Payments for Club Wheat 
     Producers.--In making loan deficiency payments available 
     under section 135 of the Agricultural Market Transition Act 
     (7 U.S.C. 7235) to producers of club wheat, the Secretary of 
     Agriculture may not assess a premium adjustment on the amount 
     that would otherwise be computed for club wheat under the 
     section to reflect the premium that is paid for club wheat to 
     ensure its availability to create a blended specialty product 
     known as western white wheat.
       (b) Retroactive Application.--As soon as practicable after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall make a payment to each producer of club 
     wheat who received a discounted loan deficiency payment under 
     section 135 of the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 
     U.S.C. 7235) before that date as a result of the assessment 
     of a premium adjustment against club wheat. The amount of the 
     payment for a producer shall be equal to the difference 
     between--
       (1) the loan deficiency payment that would have been made 
     to the producer in the absence of the premium adjustment; and
       (2) the loan deficiency payment actually received by the 
     producer.
       (c) Funding Source.--The Secretary shall use funds 
     available to provide marketing assistance loans and loan 
     deficiency payments under subtitle C of the Agricultural 
     Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7231 et seq.) to make the 
     payments required by subsection (b).
       Sec. 3021. Notwithstanding 50 U.S.C. App. 1989b et seq. and 
     in addition to any funds previously appropriated for this 
     purpose, the Attorney General may make available from any 
     funds available to the Department of Justice not more than 
     $4,300,000 for the purpose of paying restitution to 
     individuals, (1) who are eligible for restitution under the 
     Civil Liberties Act of 1988 (50 U.S.C. App. 1989b et seq.) 
     and who have filed timely

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     claims for restitution, or (2) who are found eligible under 
     the settlement agreement in the case of Carmen Mochizuki et 
     al. v. United States (Case No. 97-294C, United States Court 
     of Federal Claims) and filed timely claims covered by the 
     agreement.
       Sec. 3022. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     taking of a Cook Inlet beluga whale under the exemption 
     provided in section 101(b) of the Marine Mammal Protection 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 1371(a)) between the date of the enactment of 
     this Act and October 1, 2000, shall be considered a violation 
     of such Act unless such taking occurs pursuant to a 
     cooperative agreement between the National Marine Fisheries 
     Service and affected Alaska Native organizations.
       Sec. 3023. Section 626 of the Departments of Commerce, 
     Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in section 101(b) of 
     division A of Public Law 105-277) is repealed.
       Sec. 3024. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Director of the Office of Crime Victims of the Office of 
     Justice Programs, Department of Justice, may make grants, as 
     provided in the Victims of Crime Act of 1984, as amended, to 
     victim service organizations and public agencies (including 
     Federal, State, and local governments and non-profit 
     organizations) that will provide emergency or on-going 
     assistance to the victims of the bombing of Pan Am flight 
     103. These grants shall be used only to provide emergency 
     relief (including compensation, assistance, and crisis 
     response) and other related victim services.
       Sec. 3025. Section 617 of the Department of Commerce, 
     Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (as added by section 101(b) of 
     division A of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting in lien 
     thereof the following:
       ``(a) None of the funds made available in this Act or any 
     other Act hereafter enacted 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, 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 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.), unless the regional 
     fishery management council of jurisdiction recommends after 
     October 21, 1998, and the Secretary of Commerce approves, 
     conservation and management measures in accordance with such 
     Act to allow such vessel to engage in fishing for Atlantic 
     mackerel or herring (or both).''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``subsection (a)(1)'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (a)''.
       Sec. 3026. The Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, 
     the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 
     (as contained in division A, section 101(b) of the Omnibus 
     Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
     1999 (Public Law 105-277)) is amended--
       (a) in title I, under the heading ``Legal Activities, 
     Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities'', by 
     inserting ``and shall remain available until September 30, 
     2000'' after ``Holocaust Assets in the United States''; and
       (b) in title IV, under the heading ``Department of State, 
     Administration of Foreign Affairs, Salaries and Expenses'', 
     by inserting ``and shall remain available until September 30, 
     2000'' after ``Holocaust Assets in the United States''.
       Sec. 3027. (a) The American Fisheries Act (title II of 
     division C of Public Law 105-277) is amended--
       (1) in section 202(b) by inserting a comma after ``United 
     States Code'';
       (2) in section 207(d)(1)(A) by striking ``Fishery 
     Conservation and Management'';
       (3) in section 208(b)(1) by striking ``615085'' and 
     inserting ``633219'';
       (4) in section 209(4) by striking ``Uoited'' and inserting 
     ``United'';
       (5) in section 210(g), by striking the first sentence and 
     inserting ``The violation of any of the requirements of this 
     subtitle or any regulation or permit issued pursuant to this 
     subtitle shall be considered the commission of an act 
     prohibited by section 307 of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1857), and sections 308, 309, 310, and 311 of such Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 1858, 1859, 1860, and 1861) shall apply to any 
     such violation in the same manner as to the commission of an 
     act prohibited by section 307 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1857).'';
       (6) in section 213(c)(1) by striking ``title'' and 
     inserting ``subtitle''; and
       (7) in section 213(c)(2) by striking ``title'' and 
     inserting ``subtitle''.
       (b) Section 12122(c) of title 46, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting a comma after ``statement or 
     representations''.
       (c) The limitation on registered length contained in 
     section 12102(c)(6) of title 46, United States Code, shall 
     not apply to a vessel used solely in any menhaden fishery 
     which is located in the Gulf of Mexico or along the Atlantic 
     coast south of the area under the authority of the New 
     England Fishery Management Council for so long as such vessel 
     is used in such fishery.
       Sec. 3028. Section 113 of the Department of Justice 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (section 101(b) of division A of 
     Public Law 105-277) is amended by striking all after the 
     second comma and inserting ``the terms `tribe', `Indian 
     tribe' or `tribal' mean of or relating to an Indian tribe as 
     that term is defined in section 4(e) of the Indian Self 
     Determination and Education Assistance Act (Public Law 93-
     638, as amended; 25 U.S.C. 450b(e) (1998)).''.
       Sec. 3029. (a) Availability of Settlement Amount.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the amount 
     received by the United States in settlement of the claims 
     described in subsection (b) shall be available as specified 
     in subsection (c).
       (b) Covered Claims.--The claims referred to in this 
     subsection are the claims of the United States against Hunt 
     Building Corporation and Ellsworth Housing Limited 
     Partnership relating to the design and construction of an 
     828-unit family housing project at Ellsworth Air Force Base, 
     South Dakota.
       (c) Specified Uses.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the amount 
     referred to in subsection (a) shall be available as follows:
       (A) Of the portion of such amount received in fiscal year 
     1999--
       (i) an amount equal to 3 percent of such portion shall be 
     credited to the Department of Justice Working Capital Fund 
     for the civil debt collection litigation activities of the 
     Department with respect to the claims referred to in 
     subsection (b), as provided for in section 108 of Public Law 
     103-121 (107 Stat. 1164; 28 U.S.C. 527 note); and
       (ii) of the balance of such portion--

       (I) an amount equal to \7/8\ of such balance shall be 
     available to the Secretary of Transportation for purposes of 
     construction of an access road on Interstate Route 90 at Box 
     Elder, South Dakota (item 1741 of the table contained in 
     section 1602 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
     Century (Public Law 105-178; 112 Stat. 320)); and
       (II) an amount equal to \1/8\ of such balance shall be 
     available to the Secretary of the Air Force for purposes of 
     real property and facility maintenance projects at Ellsworth 
     Air Force Base.

       (B) Of the portion of such amount received in fiscal year 
     2000--
       (i) an amount equal to 3 percent of such portion shall be 
     credited to the Department of Justice Working Capital Fund in 
     accordance with subparagraph (A)(i); and
       (ii) an amount equal to the balance of such portion shall 
     be available to the Secretary of Transportation for purposes 
     of construction of the access road described in subparagraph 
     (A)(ii)(I).
       (C) Of any portion of such amount received in a fiscal year 
     after fiscal year 2000--
       (i) an amount equal to 3 percent of such portion shall be 
     credited to the Department of Justice Working Capital Fund in 
     accordance with subparagraph (A)(i); and
       (ii) an amount equal to the balance of such portion shall 
     be available to the Secretary of the Air Force for purposes 
     of real property and facility maintenance projects at 
     Ellsworth Air Force Base.
       (2) Limitation on availability of funds for access road.--
       (A) Limitation.--The amounts referred to in subparagraphs 
     (A)(ii)(I) and (B)(ii) of paragraph (1) shall be available as 
     specified in such subparagraphs only if, not later than 
     September 30, 2000, the South Dakota Department of 
     Transportation enters into an agreement with the Federal 
     Highway Administration providing for the construction of an 
     interchange on Interstate Route 90 at Box Elder, South 
     Dakota.
       (B) Alternative availability of funds.--If the agreement 
     described in subparagraph (A) is not entered into by the date 
     referred to in that subparagraph, the amounts described in 
     that subparagraph shall be available to the Secretary of the 
     Air Force as of that date for purposes of real property and 
     facility maintenance projects at Ellsworth Air Force Base.
       (3) Availability of amounts.--
       (A) Access road.--Amounts available under this section for 
     construction of the access road described in paragraph 
     (1)(A)(ii)(I) are in addition to amounts available for the 
     construction of that access road under any other provision of 
     law.
       (B) Property and facility maintenance projects.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts available 
     under this section for property and facility maintenance 
     projects at Ellsworth Air Force Base shall remain available 
     for expenditure without fiscal year limitation.
       Sec. 3030. The Corps of Engineers is directed to reprogram 
     $800,000 of the funds made available to that agency in fiscal 
     year 1999 for the operation of the Pick-Sloan project to 
     perform the preliminary work needed to transfer Federal lands 
     to certain tribes and the State of South Dakota, and to 
     protect invaluable Indian cultural sites, under the Cheyenne 
     River Sioux Tribe, Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, and State of 
     South Dakota Terrestrial Wildlife Habitat Restoration Act.
       Sec. 3031. Prohibition on Treating Any Funds Recovered From 
     Tobacco Companies as an Overpayment for Purposes of Medicaid. 
     (a) Amendment to Social Security Act.--Section 1903(d)(3) of 
     the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(d)(3)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(3)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B)(i) Subparagraph (A) and paragraph (2)(B) shall not 
     apply to any amount recovered or paid to a State as part of 
     the comprehensive settlement of November 1998 between 
     manufacturers of tobacco products, as

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     defined in section 5702(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986, and State Attorneys General, or as part of any 
     individual State settlement or judgment reached in litigation 
     initiated or pursued by a State against one or more such 
     manufacturers.
       ``(ii) Except as provided in subsection (i)(19), a State 
     may use amounts recovered or paid to the State as part of a 
     comprehensive or individual settlement, or a judgment, 
     described in clause (i) for any expenditures determined 
     appropriate by the State.''.
       (b) Prohibition on Payment for Administrative Expenses 
     Incurred in Pursuing Tobacco Litigation.--Section 1903(i) of 
     the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(i)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (18), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; or''; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (18) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(19) with respect to any amount expended on 
     administrative costs to initiate or pursue litigation 
     described in subsection (d)(3)(B).''.
       (c) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made 
     by this section shall apply to amounts paid to a State prior 
     to, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 3032. (a) The treatment provided to firefighters under 
     section 628(f) of the Treasury and General Government 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (as included in section 101(h) of 
     division A of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)) 
     shall be provided to any firefighter who--
       (1) on the effective date of section 5545b of title 5, 
     United States Code--
       (A) was subject to such section; and
       (B) had a regular tour of duty that averaged more than 60 
     hours per week; and
       (2) before December 31, 1999, is involuntarily moved 
     without a break in service from the regular tour of duty 
     under paragraph (1) to a regular tour of duty that--
       (A) averages 60 hours or less per week; and
       (B) does not include a basic 40-hour workweek.
       (b) Subsection (a) shall apply to firefighters described 
     under that subsection as of the effective date of section 
     5545b of title 5, United States Code.
       (c) The Office of Personnel Management may prescribe 
     regulations necessary to implement this section.
       Sec. 3033. Howell T. Heflin Post Office Building. (a) 
     Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service under construction at Tuscumbia, Alabama is 
     designated as the ``Howell T. Heflin Post Office Building''.
       (b) Legal References.--Any reference in a law, regulation, 
     document, record, map, or other paper of the United States to 
     the facility referred to in subsection (a) is deemed to be a 
     reference to the ``Howell T. Heflin Post Office Building''.
       Sec. 3034. (a) Consideration for Land Conveyance, San 
     Joaquin County, California.--Subsection (c) of section 140 of 
     division C of Public Law 105-277 is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The purpose''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the conveyance of the 
     approximately 150-acre parcel described in paragraph (1) 
     shall be without consideration. As consideration for the 
     approximately 50-acre parcel intended for economic 
     development, which shall be selected by the City, the City 
     shall pay to the United States an amount equal to the fair 
     market value of the parcel, as determined by an appraisal 
     satisfactory to the Attorney General and the City.''.
       (b) Conditions on Use.--Subsection (d) of such section is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
       (c) Reversion.--Subsection (e) of such section is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
       (d) Time for Conveyance.--Subsection (a) of such section is 
     amended by striking ``120 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``August 21, 1999''.
       Sec. 3035. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Administrator of General Services is directed to utilize 
     resources in the Federal Buildings Fund to purchase, at fair 
     market value, not to exceed $700,000, the United States Post 
     Office and Federal Courthouse Building located on Mill Street 
     in Fergus Falls, Minnesota: Provided, That such sums 
     necessary to effect this provision are appropriated from the 
     Federal Buildings Fund.

                   TITLE IV--RESCISSIONS AND OFFSETS

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                       Food and Nutrition Service


                           FOOD STAMP PROGRAM

                              (rescission)

       Of the amounts made available under this heading in 
     division A, section 101(a), title IV of Public Law 105-277, 
     $1,250,000,000 are rescinded.

                DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCIES

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                    United States Information Agency


                        buying power maintenance

                              (rescission)

       Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
     $20,000,000 are rescinded.

                    MULTILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

                  International Financial Institutions

     Contribution to the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
                              Development

                      Global Environment Facility


                              (Rescission)

       Of the funds appropriated under this heading in Public Law 
     105-277, $25,000,000 are rescinded.

                  Other Bilateral Economic Assistance


                         economic support fund

                              (Rescission)

       Of the funds appropriated under this heading in Public Law 
     105-277 and in prior acts making appropriations for foreign 
     operations, export financing, and related programs, 
     $5,000,000 are rescinded.

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                       Bureau of Land Management


                   MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES

                              (Rescission)

       Of the amounts appropriated under this heading in previous 
     appropriations Acts, $6,800,000 are rescinded.

                          DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

                 Employment and Training Administration


     state unemployment insurance and employment service operations

       Under this heading in section 101(f) of Public Law 105-277, 
     strike ``$3,132,076,000'' and insert ``$3,109,676,000'' and 
     strike ``$180,933,000'' and insert ``$163,533,000''.

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

              Health Resources and Services Administration


                federal capital loan program for nursing

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under the Federal Capital Loan 
     Program for Nursing appropriation account, $2,800,000 are 
     rescinded.

                        DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


            education research, statistics, and improvement

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in section 
     101(f) of Public Law 105-277, $6,500,000 are rescinded.

                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

                         MILITARY CONSTRUCTION


                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds provided in the Military Construction 
     Appropriations Act, 1999, the following funds are hereby 
     rescinded as of the date of the enactment of this Act from 
     the following accounts in the specified amounts:
       ``Military Construction, Army'', $3,000,000;
       ``Military Construction, Navy'', $2,000,000;
       ``Military Construction, Air Force'', $3,000,000;
       ``Military Construction, Defense-Wide'', $2,000,000;
       ``Family Housing, Army'' for Construction, $1,000,000; for 
     Operations and Maintenance, $7,000,000;
       ``Family Housing, Navy'' for Construction, $1,000,000; for 
     Operations and Maintenance, $2,000,000;
       ``Family Housing, Air Force'' for Construction, $1,000,000; 
     for Operations and Maintenance, $3,000,000; and
       ``Base Realignment and Closure Account, Part IV'', 
     $6,400,000.

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                        OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

                        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, $815,000 are rescinded.

                     FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

                       State Infrastructure Banks


                              (rescission)

       Of the available balances under this heading, $6,500,000 
     are rescinded.

                     FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

                  Trust Fund Share of Transit Programs


                          (highway trust fund)

                 (rescission of contract authorization)

       Of the budgetary resources provided for ``Trust fund share 
     of transit programs'' in Public Law 102-240 under 49 U.S.C. 
     5338(a)(1), $665,000 are rescinded.

                  Interstate Transfer Grants--Transit

       Of the available balances under this heading, $600,000 are 
     rescinded.

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

                         Salaries and Expenses


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in division 
     A of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations, 1999 (Public Law 105-277) $4,500,000 for the 
     expansion of the National Tracing Center are rescinded.

                   EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

                  FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

                          Unanticipated Needs


                              (Rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 101-130, the Fiscal Year 1990 Dire Emergency Supplemental 
     to Meet the Needs of Natural Disasters of National 
     Significance, $10,000,000 are rescinded.

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              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                       Public and Indian Housing


               annual contributions for assisted housing

                              (rescission)

       Of the amounts recaptured from funds appropriated under 
     this heading during fiscal year 1999 and prior years, 
     $350,000,000 are rescinded.

                   Community Planning and Development


                   Community Development Block Grants

                              (rescission)

       Of the unobligated balances available under this heading in 
     division B, of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277), 
     $230,000,000 are rescinded.

                     GENERAL PROVISION, THIS TITLE

       Sec. 4001. Of the amount made available under division B, 
     title V, chapter 1 of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277) 
     $22,466,000 are rescinded.

                     TITLE V--TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS

       Sec. 5001. The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
     Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     1999 (as contained in division A, section 101(a) of the 
     Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)) is amended:
       (a) in title III, under the heading ``Rural Community 
     Advancement Program (Including Transfer of Funds)'', by 
     inserting ``1926d,'' after ``1926c,''; by inserting ``, 
     306C(a)(2), and 306D'' after ``381E(d)(2)'' the first time it 
     appears in the paragraph; and by striking ``, as provided in 
     7 U.S.C. 1926(a) and 7 U.S.C. 1926C'';
       (b) in title VII, in section 718 by striking ``this Act'' 
     and inserting ``annual appropriations Acts'';
       (c) in title VII, in section 747 by striking ``302'' and 
     inserting ``203''; and
       (d) in title VII, in section 763(b)(3) by striking 
     ``section 402(d) of Public Law 94-265'' and inserting 
     ``section 116(a) of Public Law 104-297''.
       Sec. 5002. The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and 
     Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1999 ( as contained in 
     division A, section 101(d) of the Omnibus Consolidated and 
     Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 
     105-277)) is amended--
       (a) in title II under the heading ``Burma'' by striking 
     ``headings `Economic Support Fund' and'' and inserting 
     ``headings `Child Survival and Disease Programs Fund', 
     `Economic Support Fund' and'';
       (b) in title V in section 587 by striking ``199-339'' and 
     inserting ``99-399'';
       (c) in title V in subsection 594(a) by striking 
     ``subparagraph (C)'' and inserting ``subsection (c)'';
       (d) in title V in subsection 594(b) by striking 
     ``subparagraph (a)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)''; and
       (e) in title V in subsection 594(c) by striking ``521 of 
     the annual appropriations Act for Foreign Operations, Export 
     Financing, and Related Programs'' and inserting ``520 of this 
     Act''.
       Sec. 5003. Subsection 1706(b) of title XVII of the 
     International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262r-
     262r-2), as added by section 614 of the Foreign Operations, 
     Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
     1999, is amended by striking ``June 30'' and inserting 
     ``September 30''.
       Sec. 5004. The Department of the Interior and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in division 
     A, section 101(e) of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)) 
     is amended:
       (1) in the last proviso under the heading ``United States 
     Fish and Wildlife Service, Administrative Provisions'' by 
     striking ``section 104(c)(50)(B) of the Marine Mammal 
     Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1361-1407)'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``section 104(c)(5)(B) of the Marine Mammal 
     Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361-1407)''.
       (2) under the heading ``Bureau of Indian Affairs, Operation 
     of Indian Programs'', by striking ``$94,010,000'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$94,046,000'', by striking in 
     lieu thereof ``$114,871,000'' and inserting ``$114,891,000'', 
     by striking ``$387,365,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``$389,307,000'', and by striking ``$52,889,000'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$53,039,000''.
       (3) in section 354(a) by striking ``16 U.S.C. 544(a)(2))'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``16 U.S.C. 544b(a)(2))''.
       (4) The amendments made by paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of 
     this section shall take effect as if included in Public Law 
     105-277 on the date of its enactment.
       Sec. 5005. The Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
     Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     1999 (as contained in division A, section 101(f) of the 
     Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)) is amended--
       (a) in title I, under the heading ``Federal Unemployment 
     Benefits and Allowances'', by striking ``during the current 
     fiscal year'' and inserting ``from October 1, 1998, through 
     September 30, 1999'';
       (b) in title II under the heading ``Office of the 
     Secretary, General Departmental Management'' by striking 
     ``$180,051,000'' and inserting ``$188,051,000'';
       (c) in title II under the heading ``Children and Families 
     Services Programs, (Including Rescissions)'' by striking 
     ``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'';
       (d) in title II under the heading ``Office of the 
     Secretary, General Departmental Management'' by inserting 
     after the first proviso the following: ``Provided further, 
     That of the funds made available under this heading for 
     carrying 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:'';
       (e) in title III under the heading ``Special Education'' by 
     inserting before the period at the end of the paragraph the 
     following: ``: Provided further, That $1,500,000 shall be for 
     the recipient of funds provided by Public Law 105-78 under 
     section 687(b)(2)(G) of the Act to provide information on 
     diagnosis, intervention, and teaching strategies for children 
     with disabilities'';
       (f) in title II under the heading ``Public Health and 
     Social Services Emergency Fund'' by striking ``$322,000'' and 
     inserting ``$180,000'';
       (g) in title III under the heading ``Education Reform'' by 
     striking ``$491,000,000'' and inserting ``$459,500,000'';
       (h) in title III under the heading ``Vocational and Adult 
     Education'' by striking ``$6,000,000'' the first time that it 
     appears and inserting ``$14,000,000'', and by inserting 
     before the period at the end of the paragraph the following: 
     ``: Provided further, That of the amounts made available for 
     the Perkins Act, $4,100,000 shall be for tribally controlled 
     postsecondary vocational institutions under section 117'';
       (i) in title III under the heading ``Higher Education'' by 
     inserting after the first proviso the following: ``Provided 
     further, That funds available for part A, subpart 2 of title 
     VII of the Higher Education Act shall be available to fund 
     awards for academic year 1999-2000 for fellowships under part 
     A, subpart 1 of title VII of said Act, under the terms and 
     conditions of part A, subpart 1:'';
       (j) in title III under the heading ``Education Research, 
     Statistics, and Improvement'' by inserting after the third 
     proviso the following: ``Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated under section 10601 of title X of the Elementary 
     and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, $1,000,000 
     shall be used to conduct a violence prevention demonstration 
     program:'';
       (k) in title III under the heading ``Reading Excellence'' 
     by inserting before the period at the end of the paragraph 
     the following: ``: Provided, That up to 1 percent of the 
     amount appropriated shall be available October 1, 1998 for 
     peer review of applications'';
       (l) in title V in section 510(3) by inserting after ``Act'' 
     the following: ``or subsequent Departments of Labor, Health 
     and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Acts''; and
       (m)(1) in title VIII in section 405 by striking subsection 
     (e) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Other References to Title VII of the Stewart B. 
     McKinney Homeless Assistance Act.--The table of contents of 
     the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
     11301 et seq.) is amended--
       ``(1) by striking the items relating to title VII of such 
     Act, except the item relating to the title heading and the 
     items relating to subtitles B and C of such title; and
       ``(2) by striking the item relating to the title heading 
     for title VII and inserting the following:

               `` `TITLE VII--EDUCATION AND TRAINING'.''.

       (2) The amendments made by subsection (m)(1) of this 
     section shall take effect as if included in Public Law 105-
     277 on the date of its enactment.
       Sec. 5006. The last sentence of section 5595(b) of title 5, 
     United States Code (as added by section 309(a)(2) of the 
     Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999; Public Law 105-
     275), is amended by striking ``(a)(1)(G)'' and inserting 
     ``(a)(1)(C)''.
       Sec. 5007. Division B, title II, chapter 5 of the Omnibus 
     Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
     1999 (Public Law 105-277) is amended under the heading 
     ``Capitol Police Board, Security Enhancements'' by inserting 
     before the period at the end of the paragraph ``: Provided 
     further, That for purposes of carrying out the plan or plans 
     described under this heading and consistent with the approval 
     of such plan or plans pursuant to this heading, the Capitol 
     Police Board shall transfer the portion of the funds made 
     available under this heading which are to be used for 
     personnel and overtime increases for the United States 
     Capitol Police to the heading ``Capitol Police Board, Capitol 
     Police, Salaries'' under the Act making appropriations for 
     the legislative branch for the fiscal year involved, and 
     shall allocate such portion between the Sergeant at Arms of 
     the House of Representatives and the Sergeant at Arms and 
     Doorkeeper of the Senate in such amounts as may be approved 
     by the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate''.
       Sec. 5008. Division B, title 1, chapter 3 of the Omnibus 
     Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
     1999 (Public Law 105-277) is amended under the heading 
     ``Family Housing, Navy and Marine Corps'' by striking the 
     word ``Hurricane'' and inserting ``Hurricanes Georges and''.

[[Page 583]]

       Sec. 5009. The Department of Transportation and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, as contained in division 
     A, section 101(g) of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277), 
     is amended in title I under the heading ``Capital Investment 
     Grants (Including Transfer of Funds)'' within the project 
     description of project number 127, by inserting the words 
     ``and bus facilities'' after the word ``replacements'', and 
     within the project description of project number 261 by 
     striking the words ``Multimodal Center'' and inserting 
     ``buses and bus related facilities''.
       Sec. 5010. The Department of Transportation and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, as contained in division 
     A, section 101(g) of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277), 
     is amended in title I under the heading ``Federal-Aid 
     Highways (Limitation on Obligations) (Highway Trust Fund)'' 
     by striking ``not more than $38,000,000 shall be available 
     for the implementation and execution of the Ferry Boat and 
     Ferry Terminal Facility Program'', and inserting ``not more 
     than $59,290,000 shall be available for the implementation 
     and execution of the Ferry Boat and Ferry Terminal Facility 
     Program''.
       Sec. 5011. Section 3347(b) of title 5, United States Code, 
     as added by the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, is 
     amended by striking ``provision to which subsection (a)(2) 
     applies'' and inserting ``provision to which subsection 
     (a)(1) applies''.

                 TITLE VI--GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS ACT

       Sec. 6001. Effective October 1, 1999, section 234 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2194) is amended 
     by--
       (1) striking the paragraph within subsection 234(g) that is 
     currently designated as 234(c);
       (2) in paragraph (g)(2), changing the title to read 
     ``Equity Authority Limited to Projects in Sub-Saharan Africa 
     and Caribbean Basin and Marine Transportation Projects 
     Globally'' and inserting after the words ``Caribbean Basin 
     Economic Recovery Act'' the following: ``and in marine 
     transportation projects in countries and areas eligible for 
     OPIC support worldwide using United States commercial 
     maritime expertise''; and
       (3) inserting a new paragraph (g)(5) to read:
       ``Implementation.--To the extent provided in advance in 
     Appropriations Acts, the Corporation is authorized to create 
     such legal vehicles as may be necessary for implementation of 
     its authorities, which legal vehicles may be deemed non-
     Federal borrowers for purposes of the Federal Credit Reform 
     Act of 1990. Income and proceeds of investments made pursuant 
     to this section 234(g) may be used to purchase equity or 
     quasi-equity securities in accordance with the provisions of 
     this section, provided, however, that such purchases shall 
     not be limited to the 4-year period of the pilot program; and 
     provided further, that the limitations contained in section 
     234(g)(2) shall not apply to such purchases.''.
       Sec. 6002. (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 
     48103 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``$1,607,000,000 for the 8-month period beginning October 1, 
     1998.'' and inserting ``$2,050,000,000 for the period 
     beginning October 1, 1998 and ending August 6, 1999.''.
       (b) Obligational Authority.--Section 47104(c) of such title 
     is amended by striking ``May 31, 1999,'' and inserting 
     ``August 6, 1999,''.
       (c) Liquidation of Contract Authorization.--The Department 
     of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     1999, as amended, is further amended as follows: Delete the 
     last proviso under the heading ``Grants-in-Aid for Airports, 
     (Liquidation of Contract Authorization), (Airport and Airway 
     Trust Fund)'' and insert ``Provided further, That not more 
     than $1,660,000,000 of funds limited under this heading may 
     be obligated before the enactment of a law extending contract 
     authorization for the Grants-in-Aid for Airports Program 
     beyond August 6, 1999.''.
       (d) Military Airport Program.--Section 47117(e)(1)(B) of 
     title 49 is amended by striking ``for each of fiscal years 
     1997 and 1998''.
       (e) Release of MWAA Funding.--Section 9(a) of the Interim 
     Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act (Public Law 
     106-6) is amended by striking ``(an application that is 
     pending at the Department of Transportation on March 17, 
     1999) for expenditure or obligation of up to $30,000,000'' 
     and inserting ``for expenditure or obligation of up to 
     $60,000,000''.
       (f) Extension of Aviation Insurance Program.--Section 44310 
     of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``May 
     31, 1999'' and inserting ``August 6, 1999''.
       Sec. 6003. Title 49 Recodification Correction.--Effective 
     December 31, 1998, section 4(k) of the Act of July 5, 1994 
     (Public Law 103-272, 108 Stat. 1370), as amended by section 
     7(a)(3)(D) of the Act of October 31, 1994 (Public Law 103-
     429, 108 Stat. 4329), is repealed.
       Sec. 6004. Section 3027(d)(3) of the Transportation Equity 
     Act for the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 5307 note; 112 Stat. 366) 
     as added by section 360 of the Department of Transportation 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained 
     in division A, section 101(g) of the Omnibus Consolidated and 
     Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 
     105-277)) is redesignated as section 3027(c)(3).
       Sec. 6005. It is the sense of the Congress that there 
     should continue to be parity between the adjustments in the 
     compensation of members of the uniformed services and the 
     adjustments in the compensation of civilian employees of the 
     United States.
       This Act may be cited as the ``1999 Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act''.
         And the Senate agree to the same.
     Bill Young,
     Ralph Regula,
     Jerry Lewis,
     John Porter,
     Harold Rogers,
     Joe Skeen,
     Frank R. Wolf,
     Jim Kolbe,
     Ron Packard,
     Sonny Callahan,
     James T. Walsh,
     Charles H. Taylor,
     David L. Hobson,
     John P. Murtha,
     Norman D. Dicks,
     Allan B. Mollohan,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Ted Stevens,
     Thad Cochran,
     Arlen Specter,
     Pete V. Domenici,
     Christopher S. Bond,
     Slade Gorton,
     Mitch McConnell,
     Conrad Burns,
     Richard Shelby,
     Robert F. Bennett,
     Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
     Larry Craig,
     Kay Bailey Hutchison,
     Jon Kyl,
     Robert C. Byrd,
     Daniel K. Inouye,
     Ernest F. Hollings,
     Patrick J. Leahy,
     Frank R. Lautenberg,
     Barbara A. Mikulski,
     Harry Reid,
     Herb Kohl,
     Dianne Feinstein,
                               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. OBEY moved to recommit the conference report on H.R. 1141 to the 
committee of conference.
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. THORNBERRY, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

182

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

243

para. 52.17                   [Roll No. 132]

                                YEAS--182

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Phelps
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schakowsky
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney

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     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NAYS--243

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     King (NY)
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Gephardt
     Lowey
     Pelosi
     Serrano
     Weldon (PA)
  So the motion to recommit the conference report to the committee of 
conference was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. THORNBERRY, announced that pursuant to 
clause 10 of rule XX the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was 
taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

269

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affirmative

Nays

158

para. 52.18                   [Roll No. 133]

                                YEAS--269

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Chambliss
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     King (NY)
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     Larson
     Latham
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Scott
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (NM)
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--158

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Baird
     Baldwin
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Becerra
     Bilbray
     Blumenauer
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Campbell
     Capuano
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Coble
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeMint
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Eshoo
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Frank (MA)
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Goode
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hefley
     Hill (IN)
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hulshof
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Owens
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Portman
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shuster
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Stark
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Woolsey
     Wu

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Dunn
     Pelosi
     Serrano
     Weldon (PA)
  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. 52.19  support of humanitarian efforts in kosovo

  On motion of Mr. BRADY of Texas, by unanimous consent, the Committee 
on International Relations was discharged from further consideration of 
the following resolution (H. Res. 161):

       Whereas international humanitarian organizations such as 
     the International Committee of the Red Cross and the United 
     Nations High Commissioner for Refugees provide a vital role 
     in assessing and responding to the humanitarian needs of 
     refugees around the world and, most recently, of the hundreds 
     of thousands who have fled Kosovo;
       Whereas, according to unconfirmed reports, hundreds of 
     thousands of refugees remain in Kosovo at risk for their 
     lives and requiring immediate food, shelter, and medicine;

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       Whereas it is the belief of the House of Representatives 
     that the safety and lives of these undetermined legions of 
     refugees within Kosovo are equal to the safety and lives of 
     the many refugees who have fled the region;
       Whereas the international community is committed to 
     providing humanitarian assistance to current and future 
     Kosovo refugees, while uncertain of how vast that need may 
     be;
       Whereas during an April 19, 1999, interview in Belgrade 
     with Dr. Ron Hatchett of the University of St. Thomas, 
     Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic agreed to and 
     subsequently permitted representatives of the International 
     Committee of the Red Cross to meet with and examine the 
     condition of the three captured American prisoners of war;
       Whereas in the same interview, President Milosevic agreed 
     to permit representatives of the International Committee of 
     the Red Cross and the United Nations High Commissioner for 
     Refugees into Kosovo to provide aid and assess the 
     humanitarian needs of refugees within Kosovo and the Federal 
     Republic of Yugoslavia;
       Whereas on May 4, 1999, with the assent of the United 
     Nations Security Council, of which the United States is a 
     member, United Nation's Secretary General Kofi Annan 
     initiated a United Nations interagency assessment mission to 
     the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to assess emergency relief 
     and rehabilitation needs within the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia and to identify the means for providing such 
     critical relief and rehabilitation assistance;
       Whereas this humanitarian mission seeks to objectively 
     assess critical needs in the areas of human rights and 
     protection, food, security, nutrition, health, water and 
     sanitation, and condition of the civilian population, and 
     also seeks to accurately determine the number, location, and 
     requirements of the people in Kosovo and the Federal Republic 
     of Yugoslavia needing immediate and future humanitarian aid; 
     and
       Whereas this humanitarian mission is working diligently to 
     depart for Kosovo and others sectors of Yugoslavia on May 8, 
     1999, if appropriate security assurances are provided by the 
     Federal Republic of Yugoslavia: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That--
       (1) it is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
     Yugoslavian President Slobodan Milosevic should provide the 
     necessary security assurances to the United Nations 
     interagency mission to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to 
     permit them to safely and accurately provide the 
     international community with an objective, first-hand 
     assessment of the condition of refugees inside of Kosovo and 
     all sectors of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; and
       (2) the House of Representatives encourages member nations 
     of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to weigh the 
     value of this humanitarian mission toward ending human 
     suffering in Kosovo, and to consider reasonable measures to 
     enhance the safety of this international delegation during 
     its brief humanitarian mission within the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia.

  When said resolution was considered.
  Mr. BRADY submitted the following amendment to the text which was 
agreed to:
       Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert:

       That--
       (1) it is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
     Yugoslavian President Slobodan Milosevic provide the 
     necessary security assurances and freedom of access to the 
     United Nations interagency mission to the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia so the international community can be provided 
     with an accurate, objective, first-hand assessment of the 
     condition of the internally displaced persons inside of 
     Kosovo and all sectors of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; 
     and
       (2) the House of Representatives encourages member nations 
     of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to weigh the 
     value of this humanitarian mission toward ending human 
     suffering in Kosovo, and to consider reasonable measures to 
     enhance the safety of this international delegation during 
     its brief humanitarian mission within the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia.

  The resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  Mr. BRADY submitted the following amendment to the preamble, which was 
agreed to:

       Strike the premable and insert the following:
       Whereas international humanitarian organizations such as 
     the International Committee of the Red Cross and the United 
     Nations High Commissioner for Refugees provide a vital role 
     in assessing and responding to the humanitarian needs of 
     refugees around the world and, most recently, of the hundreds 
     of thousands who have fled Kosovo;
       Whereas, according to unconfirmed reports, hundreds of 
     thousands of internally displaced persons remain in Kosovo at 
     risk for their lives and requiring immediate food, shelter, 
     and medicine;
       Whereas it is the belief of the House of Representatives 
     that the safety and lives of these undetermined legions of 
     internally displaced persons within Kosovo are equal to the 
     safety and lives of the many refugees who have fled the 
     region;
       Whereas the international community is committed to 
     providing humanitarian assistance to current and future 
     Kosovo refugees, while uncertain of how vast that need may 
     be;
       Whereas during an April 19, 1999, interview in Belgrade 
     with Dr. Ron Hatchett of the University of St. Thomas, 
     Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic agreed to and 
     subsequently permitted representatives of the International 
     Committee of the Red Cross to meet with and examine the 
     condition of the three captured American prisoners of war;
       Whereas in the same interview, President Milosevic agreed 
     to permit representatives of the International Committee of 
     the Red Cross and the United Nations High Commissioner for 
     Refugees into Kosovo to provide aid and assess the 
     humanitarian needs of internally displaced persons within 
     Kosovo and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia;
       Whereas on May 4, 1999, with the assent of the United 
     Nations Security Council, of which the United States is a 
     member, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan initiated 
     a United Nations interagency assessment mission to the 
     Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to assess emergency relief and 
     rehabilitation needs within the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia and to identify the means for providing such 
     critical relief and rehabilitation assistance;
       Whereas this humanitarian mission seeks to objectively 
     assess critical needs in the areas of human rights 
     protection, food, security, nutrition, health, water and 
     sanitation, and condition of the civilian population, and 
     also seeks to accurately determine the number, location, and 
     requirements of the people in Kosovo and the Federal Republic 
     of Yugoslavia needing immediate and future humanitarian aid;
       Whereas on May 14, 1999, the United Nations Security 
     Council adopted Security Council Resolution 1239 by a vote of 
     13-0, inviting the United Nations High Commission for 
     Refugees and other international humanitarian relief 
     organizations to extend relief assistance to the internally 
     displaced persons in Kosovo, the Republic of Montenegro, and 
     other parts of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; and
       Whereas the brief United Nations humanitarian mission that 
     was initiated on May 4, 1999, subsequently departed for 
     Kosovo and other sectors of the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia on May 15, 1999: Now, therefore, be it

  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby said resolution, as amended, 
was agreed to and the preamble was amended was, by unanimous consent, 
laid on the table.

para. 52.20  historical significance of brown v. board of education

  On motion of Mr. PEASE, by unanimous consent, the Committee on the 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of the following 
resolution (H. Res. 176):

       Whereas in 1951 Linda Brown was a third-grader and an 
     African-American who was forced to endure hardships such as 
     walking a mile through a railroad switchyard to get to her 
     black elementary school, even though a white elementary 
     school was only 7 blocks away;
       Whereas the Reverend Oliver Brown, Linda Brown's father, 
     was turned away when he tried to register his daughter at the 
     nearby white school, simply because the little girl was 
     black;
       Whereas Thurgood Marshall, special counsel for the NAACP 
     Legal Defense Fund and a protege of Howard University Law 
     Professor Charles Houston, successfully argued that the 
     ``separate but equal'' doctrine, established by the Supreme 
     Court in its Plessy v. Ferguson decision in 1896, was 
     unconstitutional;
       Whereas Chief Justice Earl Warren read aloud, from the 
     Court's unanimous decision: ``We come then to the question 
     presented: Does segregation of children in public schools 
     solely on the basis of race, even though the physical 
     facilities and other `tangible' factors may be equal, deprive 
     the children of the minority group of equal educational 
     opportunities? We believe that it does. . . . We conclude 
     that in the field of public education the doctrine of 
     `separate but equal' has no place. Separate educational 
     facilities are inherently unequal. Therefore, we hold that 
     the plaintiffs and others similarly situated for whom the 
     actions have been brought are, by reason of the segregation 
     complained of, deprived of the equal protection of the laws 
     guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment'';
       Whereas the Brown v. Board of Education decision struck a 
     pivotal blow against Jim Crow laws, as well as the dark 
     forces of racism and segregation; and
       Whereas the interaction of students of all races promotes 
     better understanding and the acceptance of racial 
     differences: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) recognizes the historical significance of the Supreme 
     Court's unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education;
       (2) heralds this watershed in our shared history as a 
     significant advancement of the most basic American principles 
     of freedom, justice, and equality under the law; and
       (3) repudiates racial segregation as antithetical to the 
     noble ideals upon which this great Nation was founded, and 
     reaffirms the fundamental belief that we are all ``one Nation 
     under God, indivisible.''

  When said resolution was considered and 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.

para. 52.21  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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. 669. An Act to amend the Peace Corps Act to authorize 
     appropriations for fiscal years 2000 through 2003 to carry 
     out that Act, and for other purposes.

para. 52.22  bill presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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 18, 1999:
       H.R. 669. An Act to amend the Peace Corps Act to authorize 
     appropriations for fiscal years 2000 through 2003 to carry 
     out that Act, and for other purposes.

para. 52.23  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. SERRANO, for 
today and May 19.

para. 52.24  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HAYWORTH, at 11 o'clock and 30 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned.

para. 52.25  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. SENSENBRENNER: Committee on Science. H.R. 1654. A bill 
     to authorize appropriations for the National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration for fiscal years 2000, 2001, and 2002, 
     and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-
     145). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. SENSENBRENNER: Committee on Science. H.R. 1553. A bill 
     to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2000 and fiscal 
     year 2001 for the National Weather Service, Atmospheric 
     Research, and National Environmental Satellite, Data and 
     Information Service activities of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 106-146). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. REYNOLDS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 174. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1654) to authorize appropriations for the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal years 2000, 
     2001, and 2002, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-147). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. REYNOLDS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 175. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1553) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2000 and 
     fiscal year 2001 for the National Weather Service, 
     Atmospheric Research, and National Environmental Satellite, 
     Data and Information Service activities of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other 
     purposes; (Rept. No. 106-148). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 1400. A bill to 
     amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to improve 
     collection and dissemination of information concerning bond 
     prices and to improve price competition in bond markets, and 
     for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-149). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para. 52.26  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. CRANE:
       H.R. 1833. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 2000 and 2001 for the United States Customs Service for 
     drug interdiction and other operations, for the Office of the 
     United States Trade Representative, for the United States 
     International Trade Commission, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia:
       H.R. 1834. A bill to promote the growth of free enterprise 
     and economic opportunity in the Caribbean Basin region, to 
     increase trade between the region and the United States, and 
     to encourage the adoption by Caribbean Basin countries of 
     trade and investment policies necessary for participation in 
     the Free Trade Area of the Americas; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Cox, 
             Mr. Kasich, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Sanford, and Mr. 
             McIntosh):
       H.R. 1835. A bill to impose conditions on assistance 
     authorized for North Korea, to impose restrictions on nuclear 
     cooperation and other transactions with North Korea, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. BEREUTER:
       H.R. 1836. A bill to properly balance the wind and water 
     erosion criteria and the wildlife suitability criteria to be 
     used in the 18th signup of land in the conservation reserve 
     program; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. BURR of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Cardin, 
             Mr. McCrery, and Mr. Pallone):
       H.R. 1837. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide certain Medicare beneficiaries with 
     an exemption to the financial limitations imposed on 
     physical, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy 
     services under part B of the Medicare Program, 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. DELAY (for himself, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Wu, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Cook, and Mr. Weldon of Florida):
       H.R. 1838. A bill to assist in the enhancement of the 
     security of Taiwan, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Armed 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. FRANKS of New Jersey:
       H.R. 1839. A bill to authorize the Director of the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency to make grants to fire 
     departments for the acquisition of thermal imaging cameras; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. 
             Wexler):
       H.R. 1840. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the maximum taxable income for the 15 
     percent rate bracket, to provide a partial exclusion from 
     gross income for dividends and interest received by 
     individuals, to provide a long-term capital gains deduction 
     for individuals, to increase the traditional IRA contribution 
     limit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself and Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 1841. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to restore eligibility for adjustment of status under 
     section 245(i) of that Act; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself and Mr. Pomeroy):
       H.R. 1842. A bill to provide matching grants for the 
     construction, renovation and repair of school facilities in 
     areas affected by Federal activities, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Armed 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. HYDE (for himself and Mrs. Lowey):
       H.R. 1843. 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, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. LAHOOD (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Kildee, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Frost, Mr. Dingell, and 
             Mr. LaTourette):
       H.R. 1844. A bill to provide for adjustment of status for 
     certain aliens granted temporary protected status in the 
     United States because of conditions in Lebanon; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Evans, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Borski, Mr. Holden, and Mr. 
             McGovern):
       H.R. 1845. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     provide for congressional review 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 Ms. LOFGREN:
       H.R. 1846. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to permit the Attorney General to deem that an applicant 
     for naturalization has taken an oath of renunciation and 
     allegiance in certain cases where the applicant is medically 
     unable to take the oath; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Maloney 
             of Connecticut, Mrs. Kelly, and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 1847. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of Defense to prescribe regulations to 
     protect the confidentiality of communications between 
     dependents of members of the Armed Forces and professionals 
     providing therapeutic or related services regarding sexual or 
     domestic abuse; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Shays, 
             Ms. Roybal-Al

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             lard, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Dooley of 
             California):
       H.R. 1848. 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.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Berkley, Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Frost, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. McGovern, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Meehan, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Romero-
             Barcelo, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Stark, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Weiner, 
             and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 1849. A bill to require the Attorney General to 
     promulgate regulations relating to gender-related 
     persecution, including female genital mutilation, for use in 
     determining an alien's eligibility for asylum or withholding 
     of deportation; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Goss, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Royce, Mr. Shays, Mr. Wolf, 
             Mrs. Northup, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
             Sununu, Mr. Stark, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Bass, 
             Mr. Campbell, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Portman, 
             Mr. Berman, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Castle, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
             Cook, Mr. Coyne, Mr. English, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
             Porter, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Horn, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Wamp, 
             Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Kingston, and 
             Mr. Salmon):
       H.R. 1850. 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.
           By Mr. OWENS (for himself, Mr. Clay, Mr. George Miller 
             of California, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Payne, Mr. Kucinich, 
             and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 1851. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970 to enhance protections for employees 
     reporting workplace hazards to the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Administration; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Coble, and Mr. 
             Berman):
       H.R. 1852. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     allow a judge to whom a case is transferred to retain 
     jurisdiction over certain multidistrict litigation cases for 
     trial; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SESSIONS:
       H.R. 1853. 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, for a period to be 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. Maloney of New York, 
             Ms. Berkley, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Capuano, 
             Mr. English, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gilman, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Johnson 
             of Connecticut, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kolbe, Ms. Lee, 
             Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Petri, Mr. Schaffer, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. 
             Underwood):
       H.R. 1854. 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. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Ms. Lofgren, and 
             Mr. Hutchinson):
       H.R. 1855. A bill to exempt agreements relating to 
     voluntary guidelines governing telecast material, movies, 
     video games, Internet content, and music lyrics from the 
     applicability of the antitrust laws; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 1856. A bill to direct the Attorney General to 
     establish a panel to study the issue of Federal benefits 
     received by persons convicted of drug offenses; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. THURMAN (for herself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Canady of 
             Florida, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
             and Ms. Hooley of Oregon):
       H.R. 1857. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act 
     of 1993 to allow leave for individuals who give living organ 
     donations, to amend the Public Health Service Act with 
     respect to paying travel and subsistence expenses that are 
     incurred by individuals in donating or receiving of organs, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Commerce, 
     Government Reform, House Administration, 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 Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mr. Berman, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Ose, Mr. Frost, Mr. Porter, 
             Mr. Bonior, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Dixon, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Berry, Mr. Holt, 
             Mr. Farr of California, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Mr. Filner, Mr. Payne, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Blagojevich, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Horn, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Meehan, 
             Mr. Allen, Mr. Engel, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
             Bentsen, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             King, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Condit, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Rothman):
       H. Con. Res. 109. A concurrent resolution commending the 
     people of Israel for reaffirming, in its elections, its 
     dedication to democratic ideals, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Cummings, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
             Rush, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Owens, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Fattah, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Ford, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             Towns, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Ms. Lee, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
             Mr. Frost, Ms. Carson, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Waters, 
             Mr. Wynn, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Watt of North Carolina):
       H. Res. 176. A resolution recognizing the historical 
     significance of the Supreme Court's unanimous decision in 
     Brown v. Board of Education, repudiating segregation, and 
     reaffirming the fundamental belief that we are all ``one 
     Nation under God, indivisible''; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BALDACCI:
       H. Res. 177. A resolution relating to the treatment of 
     veterans with Alzheimer's disease; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. PELOSI (for herself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Porter, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Cox, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Wu, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Shays, Mr. Waxman, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Horn, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Clay):
       H. Res. 178. A resolution concerning the tenth anniversary 
     of the Tiananmen Square massacre of June 4, 1989, in the 
     People's Republic of China; to the Committee on International 
     Relations. 

para. 52.27  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 5: Mr. Armey.
       H.R. 8: Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Porter, and Mr. Brady 
     of Texas.
       H.R. 49: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 111: Mr. Talent, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Moore, Ms. Ros-
     Lehtinen, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Jones of North 
     Carolina, and Mr. Inslee.
       H.R. 157: Mr. Armey and Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 170: Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Costello, 
     and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 194: Mr. Levin.
       H.R. 220: Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 248: Mr. English and Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 315: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 351: Mr. Quinn and Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 353: Mr. Upton, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Shays, 
     and Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 357: Mr. Baird.
       H.R. 380: Mr. Weiner and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 383: Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
     and Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 390: Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Pitts, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
     Towns, Mr. Crowley, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 407: Mr. Taylor of Mississippi.
       H.R. 417: Mr. Boyd.
       H.R. 430: Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 456: Mr. Foley, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 483: Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 488: Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 516: Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 518: Mr. Sanford, Mr. Packard, Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 531: Mr. Larson, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Shays, 
     Mr. Hoeffel, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 541: Mr. Wu and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 576: Mr. Baird.

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       H.R. 584: Mr. King and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 648: Mr. Underwood and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 670: Mr. Smith of Texas and Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Linder.
       H.R. 719: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 732: Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Roukema, and Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
     Simpson, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. McHugh, and Mrs. Johnson of 
     Connecticut.
       H.R. 784: Mr. Stenholm and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 796: Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Brady of Texas, 
     Mr. Hunter, and Mr. Lewis of California.
       H.R. 827: Mr. Levin, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
     Davis of Illinois, Mr. Berman, Mr. Stark, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 845: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 876: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 895: Mr. Dixon, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. 
     Berkley, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, and Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 924: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Goode, 
     Mr. Hobson, Mr. Jenkins, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Pickett, and Mr. 
     Taylor of North Carolina.
       H.R. 976: Ms. Carson, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, and Mr. 
     Jenkins.
       H.R. 997: Mr. Pallone, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Matsui, 
     Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Vento, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
     Filner, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
     Mollohan, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1000: Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Souder, Mr. English, 
     and Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 1002: Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 1008: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1029: Mr. McDermott, Mr. Frost, Mr. Farr of 
     California, and Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 1044: Mr. English, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Jenkins, and Mr. 
     Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 1070: Mr. Borski and Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 1071: Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 1080: Mr. Weiner, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, and Mr. 
     LaTourette.
       H.R. 1083: Mr. Crane.
       H.R. 1095: Mr. Rahall, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. 
     Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1102: Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. 
     Manzullo, Mr. Cook, and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 1106: Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Leach.
       H.R. 1123: Mr. Gejdenson and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 1146: Mr. Tancredo.
       H.R. 1168: Mr. Meehan, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
     Cramer, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Hilleary, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
     Jefferson, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Tierney, 
     Mr. Engel, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Visclosky.
       H.R. 1180: Mr. Payne, Mr. Tauzin, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. 
     McKinney, Mr. Simpson, and Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 1190: Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 1196: Mr. Hinojosa and Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 1218: Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 1221: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1222: Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 1237: Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Farr of 
     California, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Davis of Florida, 
     and Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 1248: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Brown of 
     California.
       H.R. 1256: Mr. Armey, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Barton of 
     Texas, Mr. Meeks of New York, and Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 1267: Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 1285: Mr. English, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Davis 
     of Illinois, Mr. Bonior, and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 1288: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. 
     Capuano.
       H.R. 1292: Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Frost, Mr. Houghton, and Mr. 
     Lantos.
       H.R. 1301: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Everett, Mr. Kind, 
     Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. McHugh, 
     Mr. Camp, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Deal of Georgia, and Ms. Pryce of 
     Ohio.
       H.R. 1317: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts and Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 1334: Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Gillmor, and Mr. 
     Weller.
       H.R. 1337: Mr. Becerra, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
     McKeon, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Crane.
       H.R. 1342: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Capuano, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
     Texas.
       H.R. 1349: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cannon, and Mr. Latham.
       H.R. 1355: Mr. Ackerman and Mr. Rodriguez.
       H.R. 1366: Mr. Pastor, Mr. Baker, and Mr. Smith of New 
     Jersey.
       H.R. 1443: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1452: Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 1465: Mr. Inslee.
       H.R. 1496: Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. McIntosh, 
     and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 1513: Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Terry, Mr. Hutchinson, Ms. 
     Brown of Florida, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Holden, Mr. Gekas, and Mr. 
     Gibbons.
       H.R. 1602: Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Gary Miller of California, and 
     Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 1614: Mr. Davis of Florida.
       H.R. 1616: Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 1649: Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 1650: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Levin, Ms. Slaughter, and 
     Mr. Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 1659: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Carson, Ms. 
     Norton, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Meeks of 
     New York, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois, and Mr. Clay.
       H.R. 1706: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 1710: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 1750: Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Traficant, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
     Rodriquez, and Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 1763: Mr. Hunter.
       H.R. 1768: Mr. Moore.
       H.R. 1775: Mr. Hoyer and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 1777: Mr. English, Mr. Ehlers, and Mr. Inslee.
       H.R. 1791: Mr. English and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 1798: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1812: Ms. Baldwin.
       H.J. Res. 21: Mr. Ewing.
       H.J. Res. 41: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
     Johnson of Texas, Mr. Delahunt, and Ms. DeGette.
       H. Con. Res. 8: Mr. Lucas of Kentucky.
       H. Con. Res. 25: Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. 
     Frost.
       H. Con. Res. 30: Mr. Thornberry and Mr. Ryun of Kansas.
       H. Con. Res. 60: Mr. Leach, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. Sununu.
       H. Con. Res. 73: Mr. LaFalce.
       H. Con. Res. 75: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Ms. Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H. Con. Res. 94: Mr. Traficant, Mrs. Cubin, and Mr. Smith 
     of New Jersey.
       H. Con. Res. 99: Mr. English
       H. Con. Res. 107: Mr. DeMint, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
     Pombo, Mr. Riley, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Archer, Mr. 
     Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Bliley and Mr. Hostettler.
       H. Res. 45: Mr. Packard.
       H. Res. 115: Mr. Levin, Mr. Weiner, and Mr. Capuano.
       H. Res. 161: Mr. Lampson and Ms. Baldwin.
       H. Res. 164: Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
     Sanders, Mr. Shows, Mr. Baird, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. 
     Frost.

para. 52.28  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were deleted from public bills as 
follows:

       H.R. 692: Mr. Green of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 987: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi.
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para. 53.1  appointment 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,

                                                     May 19, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Mac Collins to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 53.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COLLINS, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, May 18, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 53.3  communications

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

       2206. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Commuted Traveltime Periods: Overtime Services Relating to 
     Imports and Exports [Docket No. 99-022-1] received May 11, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       2207. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Fludioxonil; Pesticide 
     Tolerance for Emergency Exemption [OPP-300832; FRL-6073-1] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received April 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2208. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Diflubenzuron; 
     Pesticide Tolerances [OPP-300844; FRL-6075-4] (RIN: 2070-
     AB78) received April 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2209. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clofentezine; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300843; FRL-6075-6] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     April 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       2210. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Emamectin Benzoate; 
     Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300856; FRL-6079-7] (RIN: 2070-AB78) 
     received May 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       2211. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Amendment 
     of Affordable Housing Program Regulation [No. 99-25] (RIN: 
     3069-AA-73) received May 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the

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     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       2212. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Amendment 
     of Affordable Housing Program Regulation [No. 99-26] (RIN: 
     3069-AA82) received May 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       2213. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Integration of Environment, Safety 
     and Health into Facility Disposition Activities--received May 
     11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       2214. 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, PA; Removal of 
     Final Rule Pertaining to the Control of Landfill Gas 
     Emissions from Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills 
     [PA107-4066a; FRL-6111-8] received April 29, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2215. 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 48-1-7263a; 
     FRL-6127-4] received April 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2216. 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; Recodification of, and Revisions to the State 
     Implementation Plan; Chapter 114 [TX98-1-7386; FRL-6117-3] 
     received April 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       2217. 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 (SMAQMD), Mojave Desert Air 
     Quality Management District (MDAQMD), and the Ventura County 
     Air Pollution Control District (VCAPCD) as revisions to the 
     California State Implementation Plan (SIP) [CA 164-0112a; 
     FRL-6324-8] received April 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2218. 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; North 
     Carolina; Revised Format for Materials Being Incorporated by 
     Reference [NC-9915; FRL-6335-8] received May 13, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2219. 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; Wyoming [WY-001-
     0002a and WY-001-0003a; FRL-6344-2] received May 13, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2220. 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 Ferralloys 
     Production: Ferromanganese and Silicomanganese [IL-64-2-5807; 
     FRL-6345-7] (RIN: 2060-AF29) received May 13, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2221. 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; 
     National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for 
     Mineral Wool Production [FRL-6345-4] (RIN: 2060-AE08) 
     received May 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2222. 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; Georgia; 
     Revised Format for Materials Being Incorporated by Reference 
     [GA-9915; FRL-6335-9] received May 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2223. 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-6344-
     4] received May 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       2224. 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 Polyether Polyols 
     Production [FRL-6344-7] (RIN: 2060-AE-86) received May 13, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2225. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval of State 
     Operating Permit Rule Revision; New Jersey [NJ002; FRL-0634-
     8] received April 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2226. 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-
     0130] received May 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2227. 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.
       2228. A letter from the Director, Division of Policy, 
     Planning and Program Development, 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; OMB Control Numbers for OFCCP 
     Information Collection Requirements--received May 10, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       2229. A letter from the Director, Office of Insurance 
     Programs, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting the 
     Office's final rule--Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance 
     Program: New Premiums (RIN: 3206-AI54) received May 3, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       2230. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Prevailing 
     Rate Systems; Change in Survey Cycle for the Southwestern 
     Michigan Appropriated Fund Wage Area (RIN: 3206-AI68) 
     received May 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       2231. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--West Virginia Regulatory Program [WV-077-FOR] 
     received May 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       2232. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Texas Regulatory Program [SPATS No. TX-045-FOR] 
     received April 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       2233. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Virginia Regulatory Program [VA-110-FOR] received 
     April 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       2234. 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 
     Bottomfish Fishery; Amendment 5 [Docket No. 981204297-9091-
     02; I.D. 110698B] (RIN: 0648-AK21) received May 3, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2235. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, National Park Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical 
     Park, Hawaii; Public Nudity (RIN: 1024-AC66) received May 3, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2236. A letter from the Chief, Operations Division, 
     Directorate of Civil Works, Corps of Engineers, Department of 
     the Army, transmitting the Department's final rule--Final 
     Rule Establishing an Administrative Appeal Process for the 
     Regulatory Program of the Corps of Engineers--received May 
     10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2237. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Modification of Class E Airspace; 
     Hallock, MN [Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-5] received May 3, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2238. A letter from the Program Support Specialist Aircraft 
     Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Alexander Schleicher Segelflugzeugbau Model ASH 
     26E Sailplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-98-AD; Amendment 39-11142; 
     AD 99-09-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 3, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       2239. A letter from the Program Support Specialist Aircraft 
     Certification Service, 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 [Docket No. 
     98-SW-54-AD; Amendment 39-11150; AD 99-09-16] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received May 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2240. A letter from the Program Support Specialist Aircraft 
     Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 99-NM-87-AD; Amendment 39-11138; AD 99-08-51] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 3, 1999, pursuant to 5

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     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2241. A letter from the Chief, Regs and Admin Law, USCG, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Special Local Regulations; Charleston to Bermuda 
     Sailboat Race, Charleston, SC [CGD07-99-024] (RIN: 2115-AE46) 
     received May 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2242. A letter from the Chief, Regs and Admin Law, USCG, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Waiver application; tank vessel; reduction of 
     gross tonnage [USCG-1999-5451] received May 3, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       2243. A letter from the Chief, Regs and Admin Law, USCG, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) Phase-out 
     Requirements for Single Hull Tank Vessels [USCG-1998-4620] 
     received May 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2244. A letter from the Program Analyst Office of the Chief 
     Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directive; Raytheon 
     Aircraft Company Beech Models A36, B36, TC, 58, 58A, C90A, 
     B200, B300, and 1900D Airplanes [Docket No. 99-CE-11-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11148; AD 99-09-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     May 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2245. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Standard Instrument Approach 
     Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 29543; Amdt. 
     No. 1926] received May 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2246. A letter from the Attorney, Office of the Chief 
     Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Alternative Means of Compliance for 
     the Pilot-In-Command Night Takeoff and Landing Recent Flight 
     Experience Requirements [Docket No. FAA-1999-5584; Amendment 
     No. 61-106] (RIN: 2120-AG77) received May 3, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       2247. A letter from the Deputy Director, National Institute 
     of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Professional 
     Research Experience Program (PREP) (RIN: 0693-ZA29) received 
     May 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Science.
       2248. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Equitable Relief from Joint and Several Liability [Notice 99-
     29] received May 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2249. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Low-
     Income Housing Tax Credit--1999 Possessions Population 
     Figures [Notice 99-22] received May 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2250. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Start-up Expenditures [Rev. Rul. 99-23] received May 3, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       2251. A letter from the Railroad Retirement Board, 
     transmitting the Board's justification of budget estimates 
     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. 53.4  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. 4. An Act to declare it to be the policy of the United 
     States to deploy a national missile defense.

  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. 39. An Act to provide a national medal for public safety 
     officers who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond 
     the call of duty, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 95-521, the 
Chair, on behalf of the President pro tempore, appoints Patricia Mack 
Bryan, of Virginia, as Senate Legal Counsel, effective as of June 1, 
1999, for a term of service to expire at the end of the One Hundred 
Seventh Congress.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public law 105-341, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Democratic Leader, announces the appointment of 
the following individuals to the Women's Progress Commemoration 
Commission:
  Joan Doran Hedrick, of Connecticut;
  Lisa Perry, of New York; and
  Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, of South Dakota.

para. 53.5  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1654

  Mr. REYNOLDS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 174):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1654) to authorize appropriations for the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal 
     years 2000, 2001, and 2002, 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 4(a) of rule XIII 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 Science. 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 Science now printed in the bill. The committee 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered 
     as read. Points of order against the amendment for failure to 
     comply with clause 7 of rule XVI 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 8 of rule XVIII. 
     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. REYNOLDS, 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. 53.6  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1553

  Mr. REYNOLDS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 175):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1553) to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 2000 and fiscal year 2001 for the National Weather 
     Service, Atmospheric Research, and National Environmental 
     Satellite, Data and Information Service activities of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 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 4(a) of rule XIII 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 
     Science. 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 
     Science 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 8 
     of rule XVIII. 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 
     amend

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     ment; 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. REYNOLDS, 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. 53.7  national aeronautics and space administration fy 1999

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. REYNOLDS, pursuant to House Resolution 
174 and rule XVIII, 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. 1654) to authorize appropriations for the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal years 2000, 2001, and 
2002, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. REYNOLDS, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. BURR as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole.
  The Acting Chairman, Mr. COLLINS assumed the Chair; and after some 
time spent therein,

para. 53.8  recorded vote

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

       In section 103(4)(A), strike ``$999,300,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,010,300,000''.
       In section 103(4)(A)(i), strike ``$532,800,000'' and insert 
     ``$543,800,000''.
       In section 103(4)(A)(i), strike ``$412,800,000 to be for 
     the Research and Technology Base'' and insert ``$423,800,000 
     to be for the Research and Technology Base, including 
     $36,000,000 for aircraft noise reduction technology''.
       In section 103(4)(B), strike ``$908,400,000'' and insert 
     ``$918,400,000''.
       In section 103(4)(B)(i), strike ``$524,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$534,000,000''.
       In section 103(4)(B)(i), strike ``$399,800,000 to be for 
     the Research and Technology Base'' and insert ``$409,800,000 
     to be for the Research and Technology Base, including 
     $36,000,000 for aircraft noise reduction technology''.
       In section 103(4)(C), strike ``$994,800,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,003,300,000''.
       In section 103(4)(C)(i), strike ``$519,200,000'' and insert 
     ``$527,700,000''.
       In section 103(4)(C)(i), strike ``$381,600,000 to be for 
     the Research and Technology Base'' and insert ``$390,100,000 
     to be for the Research and Technology Base, including 
     $27,500,000 for aircraft noise reduction technology''.
       In section 106(1), strike ``$13,625,600,000'' and insert 
     ``$13,636,600,000''.
       In section 106(2), strike ``$13,747,100,000'' and insert 
     ``$13,757,100,000''.
       In section 106(3), strike ``$13,839,400,000'' and insert 
     ``$13,847,900,000''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

225

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affirmative

Nays

203

para. 53.9                    [Roll No. 134]

                                AYES--225

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     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
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--203

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Brown (CA)
     Cox
     McDermott
     Napolitano
     Serrano
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 53.10  recorded vote

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

       After section 130, insert the following new section:

     SEC. 131. COST LIMITATION FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE 
                   STATION.

       (a) Limitation of Costs.--Except as provided in subsection 
     (c), the total amount appropriated for--
       (1) costs of the International Space Station through 
     completion of assembly may not exceed $21,900,000,000; and
       (2) space shuttle launch costs in connection with the 
     assembly of the International Space Station through 
     completion of assembly may not exceed $17,700,000,000 
     (determined at the rate of $380,000,000 per space shuttle 
     flight).
       (b) Costs to Which Limitation Applies.--
       (1) Development costs.--The limitation imposed by 
     subsection (a)(1) does not apply to funding for operations, 
     research, and crew return activities subsequent to 
     substantial completion of the International Space Station.
       (2) Launch costs.--The limitation imposed by subsection 
     (a)(2) does not apply to space

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     shuttle launch costs in connection with operations, research, 
     and crew return activities subsequent to substantial 
     completion of the International Space Station.
       (3) Substantial completion.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the International Space Station is considered to 
     be substantially completed when the development costs 
     comprise 5 percent or less of the total International Space 
     Station costs for the fiscal year.
       (c) Automatic Increase of Limitation Amount.--The amounts 
     set forth in subsection (a) shall each be increased to 
     reflect any increase in costs attributable to--
       (1) economic inflation;
       (2) compliance with changes in Federal, State, or local 
     laws enacted after the date of enactment of this Act;
       (3) the lack of performance or the termination of 
     participation of any of the International countries 
     participating in the International Space Station; and
       (4) new technologies to improve safety, reliability, 
     maintainability, availability, or utilization of the 
     International Space Station, or to reduce costs after 
     completion of assembly, including increases in costs for on-
     orbit assembly sequence problems, increased ground testing, 
     verification and integration activities, contingency 
     responses to on-orbit failures, and design improvements to 
     reduce the risk of on-orbit failures.
       (d) Notice of Changes.--The Administrator shall provide 
     with each annual budget request a written notice and analysis 
     of any changes under subsection (c) to the amounts set forth 
     in subsection (a) to the Senate Committees on Appropriations 
     and on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and to the House 
     of Representatives Committees on Appropriations and on 
     Science. The written notice shall include--
       (1) an explanation of the basis for the change, including 
     the costs associated with the change and the expected benefit 
     to the program to be derived from the change; and
       (2) an analysis of the impact on the assembly schedule and 
     annual funding estimates of not receiving the requested 
     increases.
       (e) Reporting and Review.--
       (1) Identification of costs.--
       (A) Space shuttle.--As part of the overall space shuttle 
     program budget request for each fiscal year, the 
     Administrator shall identify separately the amounts of the 
     requested funding that are to be used for completion of the 
     assembly of the International Space Station.
       (B) International space station.--As part of the overall 
     International Space Station budget request for each fiscal 
     year, the Administrator shall identify the amount to be used 
     for development of the International Space Station.
       (2) Accounting for cost limitations.--As part of the annual 
     budget request to the Congress, the Administrator shall 
     account for the cost limitations imposed by subsection (a).
       (3) Verification of accounting.--The Administrator shall 
     arrange for a verification, by the General Accounting Office, 
     of the accounting submitted to the Congress within 60 days 
     after the date on which the budget request is transmitted to 
     the Congress.
       (4) Inspector general.--Within 60 days after the 
     Administrator provides a notice and analysis to the Congress 
     under subsection (d), the Inspector General of the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration shall review the notice 
     and analysis and report the results of the review to the 
     committees to which the notice and analysis was provided.
       In the table of contents, after the item relating to 
     section 130, insert the following new item:
Sec. 131. Cost limitation for the International Space Station. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

114

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

315

para. 53.11                   [Roll No. 135]

                                AYES--114

     Abercrombie
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeMint
     Dingell
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Ganske
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gutierrez
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     LaFalce
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McHugh
     McInnis
     Meehan
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Owens
     Pallone
     Paul
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Ramstad
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roukema
     Ryan (WI)
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Schaffer
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shuster
     Smith (MI)
     Stark
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tancredo
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Woolsey

                                NOES--315

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Walden
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Brown (CA)
     McDermott
     Napolitano
     Serrano
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 53.12  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, insert the following new section:

     SEC. 221. CANCELLATION OF RUSSIAN PARTNERSHIP.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Administrator shall terminate all contracts and 
     other agreements with the Russian Government necessary to 
     remove the Russian Government as a partner in the 
     International Space Station program. The National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration shall not enter into a new 
     partnership with the Russian Government relating to the 
     International Space Station. Nothing in this section shall 
     prevent the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
     from accepting participation by the Russian Government or 
     Russian entities on a commercial basis. Nothing in this 
     section shall prevent the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration from purchasing elements of the International 
     Space Station directly from Russian contractors.
       In the table of contents, after the item relating to 
     section 220, insert the following:

Sec. 221. Cancellation of Russian partnership. 


[[Page 593]]



It was decided in the

Yeas

117

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

313

para. 53.13                   [Roll No. 136]

                                AYES--117

     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Fattah
     Fossella
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Jones (NC)
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (NY)
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     Meehan
     Mica
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Paul
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pombo
     Portman
     Ramstad
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shuster
     Smith (TX)
     Spence
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Thomas
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Whitfield

                                NOES--313

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Inslee
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walden
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Brown (CA)
     Napolitano
     Serrano
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 53.14  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. ROEMER:
  Amend section 101 to read as follows:

     SEC. 101. INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration for the International 
     Space Station, for expenses necessary to terminate the 
     program, for fiscal year 2000, $500,000,000.
       In section 106(1), strike ``$13,625,600,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``$11,642,900,000''.
       In section 106(2), strike ``$13,747,100,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``$11,919,100,000''.
       In section 106(3), strike ``$13,839,400,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``$12,248,490,100''.
       In section 121(a), strike ``sections 101,'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``sections''. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

92

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

337

para. 53.15                   [Roll No. 137]

                                AYES--92

     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cubin
     Danner
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeMint
     Dingell
     Duncan
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Ganske
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gutierrez
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Luther
     Manzullo
     McHugh
     McInnis
     Meehan
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Pallone
     Paul
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Ramstad
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roukema
     Ryan (WI)
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Shays
     Shuster
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Stark
     Strickland
     Tancredo
     Tierney
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Woolsey

                                NOES--337

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne

[[Page 594]]


     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Walden
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Brown (CA)
     Cox
     Napolitano
     Serrano
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 53.16  recorded vote

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

       In section 101(1), strike ``$2,482,700,000'' and insert 
     ``$2,382,700,000''.
       In section 101(2), strike ``$2,328,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$2,228,000,000''.
       In section 101(3), strike ``$2,091,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,991,000,000''.
       In section 103(4)--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), strike ``$999,300,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,099,300,000'';
       (2) in subparagraph (A)(i), strike ``$532,800,000'' and 
     insert ``$632,800,000'';
       (3) in subparagraph (A)(i), strike ``$412,800,000 to be for 
     the Research and Technology Base'' and insert ``$512,800,000 
     to be for the Research and Technology Base, including--

       ``(I) $20,000,000 for the Innovative Aviation Technologies 
     Research program;
       ``(II) $30,000,000 for the Aging Aircraft Sustainment 
     program;
       ``(III) $10,000,000 for the Aircraft Development Support 
     program;
       ``(IV) $20,000,000 for the Unmanned Air Vehicles program; 
     and
       ``(V) $20,000,000 for the Long-Range Hypersonic Research 
     program'';

       (4) in subparagraph (B), strike ``$908,400,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,008,400,000'';
       (5) in subparagraph (B)(i), strike ``$524,000,000'' and 
     insert ``$624,000,000'';
       (6) in subparagraph (B)(i), strike ``$399,800,000 to be for 
     the Research and Technology Base, and with $54,200,000 to be 
     for Aviation System Capacity'' and insert ``$54,200,000 to be 
     for Aviation System Capacity, and with $499,800,000 to be for 
     the Research and Technology Base, including--

       ``(I) $20,000,000 for the Innovative Aviation Technologies 
     Research program;
       ``(II) $30,000,000 for the Aging Aircraft Sustainment 
     program;
       ``(III) $10,000,000 for the Aircraft Development Support 
     program;
       ``(IV) $20,000,000 for the Unmanned Air Vehicles program; 
     and
       ``(V) $20,000,000 for the Long-Range Hypersonic Research 
     program'';

       (7) in subparagraph (C), strike ``$994,800,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,094,800,000'';
       (8) in subparagraph (C)(i), strike ``$519,200,000'' and 
     insert ``$619,200,000''; and
       (9) in subparagraph (C)(i), strike ``$381,600,000 to be for 
     the Research and Technology Base, and with $67,600,000 to be 
     for Aviation System Capacity'' and insert ``$67,600,000 to be 
     for Aviation System Capacity, and with $481,600,000 to be for 
     the Research and Technology Base, including--

       ``(I) $20,000,000 for the Innovative Aviation Technologies 
     Research program;
       ``(II) $30,000,000 for the Aging Aircraft Sustainment 
     program;
       ``(III) $10,000,000 for the Aircraft Development Support 
     program;
       ``(IV) $20,000,000 for the Unmanned Air Vehicles program; 
     and
       ``(V) $20,000,000 for the Long-Range Hypersonic Research 
     program''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

140

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

286

para. 53.17                   [Roll No. 138]

                                AYES--140

     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boucher
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Camp
     Capps
     Capuano
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Duncan
     Evans
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Markey
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     Meehan
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moore
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ryan (WI)
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tancredo
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey

                                NOES--286

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clement
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Packard
     Pastor
     Payne
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Velazquez
     Walden
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Abercrombie
     Brown (CA)
     Cox
     Ganske
     Lipinski
     Napolitano
     Serrano
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. SHIMKUS, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 174, 
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

[[Page 595]]

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 ``National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 
     1999''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Definitions.

                TITLE I--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

                       Subtitle A--Authorizations

Sec. 101. International Space Station.
Sec. 102. Launch Vehicle and Payload Operations.
Sec. 103. Science, Aeronautics, and Technology.
Sec. 104. Mission Support.
Sec. 105. Inspector General.
Sec. 106. Total authorization.
Sec. 107. Aviation systems capacity.

             Subtitle B--Limitations and Special Authority

Sec. 121. Use of funds for construction.
Sec. 122. Availability of appropriated amounts.
Sec. 123. Reprogramming for construction of facilities.
Sec. 124. Limitation on obligation of unauthorized appropriations.
Sec. 125. Use of funds for scientific consultations or extraordinary 
              expenses.
Sec. 126. Earth science limitation.
Sec. 127. Competitiveness and international cooperation.
Sec. 128. Trans-hab.
Sec. 129. Consolidated Space Operations Contract.
Sec. 130. Triana funding prohibition.

                   TITLE II--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 201. Requirement for independent cost analysis.
Sec. 202. National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 amendments.
Sec. 203. Commercial space goods and services.
Sec. 204. Cost effectiveness calculations.
Sec. 205. Foreign contract limitation.
Sec. 206. Authority to reduce or suspend contract payments based on 
              substantial evidence of fraud.
Sec. 207. Space Shuttle upgrade study.
Sec. 208. Aero-space transportation technology integration.
Sec. 209. Definitions of commercial space policy terms.
Sec. 210. External tank opportunities study.
Sec. 211. Eligibility for awards.
Sec. 212. Notice.
Sec. 213. Unitary Wind Tunnel Plan Act of 1949 amendments.
Sec. 214. Innovative technologies for human space flight.
Sec. 215. Life in the universe.
Sec. 216. Research on International Space Station.
Sec. 217. Remote sensing for agricultural and resource management.
Sec. 218. Integrated safety research plan.
Sec. 219. 100th anniversary of flight educational initiative.
Sec. 220. Internet availability of information.
Sec. 221. Sense of the Congress; requirement regarding notice.
Sec. 222. Use of abandoned and underutilized buildings, grounds, and 
              facilities.
Sec. 223. Space Station commercialization.
Sec. 224. Anti-drug message on Internet sites.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
     should continue to pursue actions and reforms directed at 
     reducing institutional costs, including management 
     restructuring, facility consolidation, procurement reform, 
     and convergence with defense and commercial sector systems.
       (2) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration must 
     continue on its current course of returning to its proud 
     history as the Nation's leader in basic scientific, air, and 
     space research.
       (3) The overwhelming preponderance of the Federal 
     Government's requirements for routine, unmanned space 
     transportation can be met most effectively, efficiently, and 
     economically by a free and competitive market in privately 
     developed and operated space transportation services.
       (4) In formulating a national space transportation service 
     policy, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
     should aggressively promote the pursuit by commercial 
     providers of development of advanced space transportation 
     technologies including reusable space vehicles, and human 
     space systems.
       (5) The Federal Government should invest in the types of 
     research and innovative technology in which United States 
     commercial providers do not invest, while avoiding 
     competition with the activities in which United States 
     commercial providers do invest.
       (6) International cooperation in space exploration and 
     science activities serves the United States national 
     interest--
       (A) when it--
       (i) reduces the cost of undertaking missions the United 
     States Government would pursue unilaterally;
       (ii) enables the United States to pursue missions that it 
     could not otherwise afford to pursue unilaterally; or
       (iii) enhances United States capabilities to use and 
     develop space for the benefit of United States citizens; and
       (B) when it--
       (i) is undertaken in a manner that is sensitive to the 
     desire of United States commercial providers to develop or 
     explore space commercially;
       (ii) is consistent with the need for Federal agencies to 
     use space to complete their missions; and
       (iii) is carried out in a manner consistent with United 
     States export control laws.
       (7) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration and 
     the Department of Defense can cooperate more effectively in 
     leveraging their mutual capabilities to conduct joint space 
     missions that improve United States space capabilities and 
     reduce the cost of conducting space missions.
       (8) The Deep Space Network will continue to be a critically 
     important part of the Nation's scientific and exploration 
     infrastructure in the coming decades, and the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration should ensure that the 
     Network is adequately maintained and that upgrades required 
     to support future missions are undertaken in a timely manner.
       (9) The Hubble Space Telescope has proven to be an 
     important national astronomical research facility that is 
     revolutionizing our understanding of the universe and should 
     be kept productive, and its capabilities should be maintained 
     and enhanced as appropriate to serve as a scientific bridge 
     to the next generation of space-based observatories.

     SEC. 3. 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 ``institution of higher education'' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 1201(a) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(a));
       (4) 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
       (5) 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 
     Commerce 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--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
                       Subtitle A--Authorizations

     SEC. 101. INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration for International Space 
     Station--
       (1) for fiscal year 2000, $2,482,700,000, of which 
     $394,400,000, notwithstanding section 121(a)--
       (A) shall only be for Space Station research or for the 
     purposes described in section 103(2); and
       (B) shall be administered by the Office of Life and 
     Microgravity Sciences and Applications;
       (2) for fiscal year 2001, $2,328,000,000, of which 
     $465,400,000, notwithstanding section 121(a)--
       (A) shall only be for Space Station research or for the 
     purposes described in section 103(2); and
       (B) shall be administered by the Office of Life and 
     Microgravity Sciences and Applications; and
       (3) for fiscal year 2002, $2,091,000,000, of which 
     $469,200,000, notwithstanding section 121(a)--
       (A) shall only be for Space Station research or for the 
     purposes described in section 103(2); and
       (B) shall be administered by the Office of Life and 
     Microgravity Sciences and Applications.

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     SEC. 102. LAUNCH VEHICLE AND PAYLOAD OPERATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration for Launch Vehicle and 
     Payload Operations the following amounts:
       (1) For Space Shuttle Operations--
       (A) for fiscal year 2000, $2,547,400,000;
       (B) for fiscal year 2001, $2,649,900,000; and
       (C) for fiscal year 2002, $2,629,000,000.
       (2) For Space Shuttle Safety and Performance Upgrades--
       (A) for fiscal year 2000, $456,800,000, of which 
     $18,000,000 shall not be obligated until 45 days after the 
     report required by section 207 has been submitted to the 
     Congress;
       (B) for fiscal year 2001, $407,200,000; and
       (C) for fiscal year 2002, $414,000,000.
       (3) For Payload and Utilization Operations--
       (A) for fiscal year 2000, $169,100,000;
       (B) for fiscal year 2001, $182,900,000; and
       (C) for fiscal year 2002, $184,500,000.

     SEC. 103. SCIENCE, AERONAUTICS, AND TECHNOLOGY.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration for Science, 
     Aeronautics, and Technology the following amounts:
       (1) For Space Science--
       (A) for fiscal year 2000, $2,202,400,000, of which--
       (i) $10,500,000 shall be for the Near Earth Object Survey;
       (ii) $472,000,000 shall be for the Research Program;
       (iii) $12,000,000 shall be for Space Solar Power 
     technology; and
       (iv) $170,400,000 shall be for Hubble Space Telescope 
     (Development);
       (B) for fiscal year 2001, $2,315,200,000, of which--
       (i) $10,500,000 shall be for the Near Earth Object Survey;
       (ii) $475,800,000 shall be for the Research Program; and
       (iii) $12,000,000 shall be for Space Solar Power 
     technology; and
       (C) for fiscal year 2002, $2,411,800,000, of which--
       (i) $10,500,000 shall be for the Near Earth Object Survey;
       (ii) $511,100,000 shall be for the Research Program;
       (iii) $12,000,000 shall be for Space Solar Power 
     technology; and
       (iv) $5,000,000 shall be for space science data buy.
       (2) For Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications--
       (A) for fiscal year 2000, $333,600,000, of which $2,000,000 
     shall be for research and early detection systems for breast 
     and ovarian cancer and other women's health issues, and 
     $5,000,000 shall be for sounding rocket vouchers, and of 
     which $77,400,000 may be used for activities associated with 
     International Space Station research;
       (B) for fiscal year 2001, $335,200,000, of which $2,000,000 
     shall be for research and early detection systems for breast 
     and ovarian cancer and other women's health issues, and of 
     which $70,000,000 may be used for activities associated with 
     International Space Station research; and
       (C) for fiscal year 2002, $344,000,000, of which $2,000,000 
     shall be for research and early detection systems for breast 
     and ovarian cancer and other women's health issues, and of 
     which $80,800,000 may be used for activities associated with 
     International Space Station research.
       (3) For Earth Science, subject to the limitations set forth 
     in sections 126 and 130--
       (A) for fiscal year 2000, $1,382,500,000;
       (B) for fiscal year 2001, $1,413,300,000; and
       (C) for fiscal year 2002, $1,365,300,000.
       (4) For Aero-Space Technology--
       (A) for fiscal year 2000, $1,010,300,000, of which--
       (i) $543,800,000 shall be for Aeronautical Research and 
     Technology with $423,800,000 to be for the Research and 
     Technology Base, including $36,000,000 for aircraft noise 
     reduction technology;
       (ii) $334,000,000 shall be for Advanced Space 
     Transportation Technology, including--

       (I) $61,300,000 for the Future-X Demonstration Program, 
     including $30,000,000 for Pathfinder Operability 
     Demonstrations; and
       (II) $105,600,000 for Advanced Space Transportation 
     Program; and

       (iii) $132,500,000 shall be for Commercial Technology;
       (B) for fiscal year 2001, $918,400,000, of which--
       (i) $534,000,000 shall be for Aeronautical Research and 
     Technology with $409,800,000 to be for the Research and 
     Technology Base, including $36,000,000 for aircraft noise 
     reduction technology, and with $54,200,000 to be for Aviation 
     System Capacity;
       (ii) $249,400,000 shall be for Advanced Space 
     Transportation Technology, including--

       (I) $109,000,000 for the Future-X Demonstration Program; 
     and
       (II) $134,400,000 for Advanced Space Transportation 
     Program; and

       (iii) $135,000,000 shall be for Commercial Technology; and
       (C) for fiscal year 2002, $1,003,300,000, of which--
       (i) $527,200,000 shall be for Aeronautical Research and 
     Technology with $390,100,000 to be for the Research and 
     Technology Base, including $27,500,000 for aircraft noise 
     reduction technology, and with $67,600,000 to be for Aviation 
     System Capacity;
       (ii) $340,000,000 shall be for Advanced Space 
     Transportation Technology; and
       (iii) $135,600,000 shall be for Commercial Technology.
       (5) For Mission Communication Services--
       (A) for fiscal year 2000, $406,300,000;
       (B) for fiscal year 2001, $382,100,000; and
       (C) for fiscal year 2002, $296,600,000.
       (6) For Academic Programs--
       (A) for fiscal year 2000, $128,600,000, of which 
     $11,600,000 shall be for Higher Education within the Teacher/
     Faculty Preparation and Enhancement Programs, of which 
     $20,000,000 shall be for the National Space Grant College and 
     Fellowship Program, and of which $62,100,000 shall be for 
     minority university research and education, including 
     $33,600,000 for Historically Black Colleges and Universities;
       (B) for fiscal year 2001, $128,600,000, of which 
     $62,100,000 shall be for minority university research and 
     education, including $33,600,000 for Historically Black 
     Colleges and Universities; and
       (C) for fiscal year 2002, $130,600,000, of which 
     $62,800,000 shall be for minority university research and 
     education, including $34,000,000 for Historically Black 
     Colleges and Universities.
       (7) For Future Planning (Space Launch)--
       (A) for fiscal year 2001, $144,000,000; and
       (B) for fiscal year 2002, $280,000,000.

     SEC. 104. MISSION SUPPORT.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration for Mission Support the 
     following amounts:
       (1) For Safety, Reliability, and Quality Assurance--
       (A) for fiscal year 2000, $43,000,000;
       (B) for fiscal year 2001, $45,000,000; and
       (C) for fiscal year 2002, $49,000,000.
       (2) For Space Communication Services--
       (A) for fiscal year 2000, $89,700,000;
       (B) for fiscal year 2001, $109,300,000; and
       (C) for fiscal year 2002, $174,200,000.
       (3) For Construction of Facilities, including land 
     acquisition--
       (A) for fiscal year 2000, $181,000,000, including--
       (i) Restore Electrical Distribution System (ARC), 
     $2,700,000;
       (ii) Rehabilitate Main Hangar Building 4802 (Dryden Flight 
     Research Center (DFRC)), $2,900,000;
       (iii) Rehabilitate High Voltage System (Glenn Research 
     Center), $7,600,000;
       (iv) Repair Site Steam Distribution System (GSFC), 
     $2,900,000;
       (v) Restore Chilled Water Distribution System (GSFC), 
     $3,900,000;
       (vi) Rehabilitate Hydrostatic Bearing Runner, 70 meter 
     Antenna, Goldstone (JPL), $1,700,000;
       (vii) Upgrade 70 meter Antenna Servo Drive, 70 meter 
     Antenna Subnet (JPL), $3,400,000;
       (viii) Rehabilitate Utility Tunnel Structure and Systems 
     (Johnson Space Center (JSC)), $5,600,000;
       (ix) Connect KSC to CCAS Wastewater Treatment Plant (KSC), 
     $2,500,000;
       (x) Repair and Modernize HVAC System, Central Instrument 
     Facility (KSC), $3,000,000;
       (xi) Replace High Voltage Load Break Switches (KSC), 
     $2,700,000;
       (xii) Repair and Modernize HVAC and Electrical systems, 
     Building 4201 (Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)), 
     $2,300,000;
       (xiii) Repair Roofs, Vehicle Component Supply buildings 
     (MAF), $2,000,000;
       (xiv) Minor Revitalization of Facilities at Various 
     Locations, not in excess of $1,500,000 per project, 
     $65,500,000;
       (xv) Minor Construction of New Facilities and Additions to 
     Existing Facilities at Various Locations, not in excess of 
     $1,500,000 per project, $5,000,000;
       (xvi) Facility Planning and Design, $19,200,000;
       (xvii) Deferred Major Maintenance, $8,000,000;
       (xviii) Environmental Compliance and Restoration, 
     $40,100,000;
       (B) for fiscal year 2001, $181,000,000; and
       (C) for fiscal year 2002, $191,000,000.
       (4) For Research and Program Management, including 
     personnel and related costs, travel, and research operations 
     support--
       (A) for fiscal year 2000, $2,181,200,000;
       (B) for fiscal year 2001, $2,195,000,000; and
       (C) for fiscal year 2002, $2,261,600,000.

     SEC. 105. INSPECTOR GENERAL.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration for Inspector General--
       (1) for fiscal year 2000, $22,000,000;
       (2) for fiscal year 2001, $22,000,000; and
       (3) for fiscal year 2002, $22,000,000.

     SEC. 106. TOTAL AUTHORIZATION.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the 
     total amount authorized to be appropriated to the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration under this Act shall not 
     exceed--
       (1) for fiscal year 2000, $13,636,600,000;
       (2) for fiscal year 2001, $13,757,100,000; and
       (3) for fiscal year 2002, $13,847,900,000.

     SEC. 107. AVIATION SYSTEMS CAPACITY.

       In addition to amounts otherwise authorized, there are 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration $5,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2001 for aviation systems capacity.
             Subtitle B--Limitations and Special Authority

     SEC. 121. USE OF FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION.

       (a) Authorized Uses.--Funds appropriated under sections 
     101, 102, 103, and 104(1) and (2), and funds appropriated for 
     research operations support under section 104(4), may be used 
     for the construction of new facilities and additions to, 
     repair of, rehabilitation of, or modification of existing 
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     location in support of the purposes for which such funds are 
     authorized.
       (b) Limitation.--No funds may be expended pursuant to 
     subsection (a) for a project, the estimated cost of which to 
     the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, including 
     collateral equipment, exceeds $1,000,000, until 30 days have 
     passed after the Administrator has notified the Committee on 
     Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate of the 
     nature, location, and estimated cost to the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration of such project.
       (c) Title to Facilities.--If funds are used pursuant to 
     subsection (a) for grants to institutions of higher 
     education, or to nonprofit organizations whose primary 
     purpose is the conduct of scientific research, for purchase 
     or construction of additional research facilities, title to 
     such facilities shall be vested in the United States unless 
     the Administrator determines that the national program of 
     aeronautical and space activities will best be served by 
     vesting title in the grantee institution or organization. 
     Each such grant shall be made under such conditions as the 
     Administrator shall determine to be required to ensure that 
     the United States will receive therefrom benefits adequate to 
     justify the making of that grant.

     SEC. 122. AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATED AMOUNTS.

       To the extent provided in appropriations Acts, 
     appropriations authorized under subtitle A may remain 
     available without fiscal year limitation.

     SEC. 123. REPROGRAMMING FOR CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES.

       (a) In General.--Appropriations authorized for construction 
     of facilities under section 104(3)--
       (1) may be varied upward by 10 percent in the discretion of 
     the Administrator; or
       (2) may be varied upward by 25 percent, to meet unusual 
     cost variations, after the expiration of 15 days following a 
     report on the circumstances of such action by the 
     Administrator to the Committee on Science of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate.
     The aggregate amount authorized to be appropriated for 
     construction of facilities under section 104(3) shall not be 
     increased as a result of actions authorized under paragraphs 
     (1) and (2) of this subsection.
       (b) Special Rule.--Where the Administrator determines that 
     new developments in the national program of aeronautical and 
     space activities have occurred; and that such developments 
     require the use of additional funds for the purposes of 
     construction, expansion, or modification of facilities at any 
     location; and that deferral of such action until the 
     enactment of the next National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration authorization Act would be inconsistent with 
     the interest of the Nation in aeronautical and space 
     activities, the Administrator may use up to $10,000,000 of 
     the amounts authorized under section 104(3) for each fiscal 
     year for such purposes. No such funds may be obligated until 
     a period of 30 days has passed after the Administrator has 
     transmitted to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science of 
     the House of Representatives a written report describing the 
     nature of the construction, its costs, and the reasons 
     therefor.

     SEC. 124. LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION OF UNAUTHORIZED 
                   APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Reports to Congress.--
       (1) Requirement.--Not later than--
       (A) 30 days after the later of the date of the enactment of 
     an Act making appropriations to the National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration for fiscal year 2000 and the date of the 
     enactment of this Act; and
       (B) 30 days after the date of the enactment of an Act 
     making appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration for fiscal year 2001 or 2002,
     the Administrator shall submit a report to Congress and to 
     the Comptroller General.
       (2) Contents.--The reports required by paragraph (1) shall 
     specify--
       (A) the portion of such appropriations which are for 
     programs, projects, or activities not authorized under 
     subtitle A of this title, or which are in excess of amounts 
     authorized for the relevant program, project, or activity 
     under this Act; and
       (B) the portion of such appropriations which are authorized 
     under this Act.
       (b) Federal Register Notice.--The Administrator shall, 
     coincident with the submission of each report required by 
     subsection (a), publish in the Federal Register a notice of 
     all programs, projects, or activities for which funds are 
     appropriated but which were not authorized under this Act, 
     and solicit public comment thereon regarding the impact of 
     such programs, projects, or activities on the conduct and 
     effectiveness of the national aeronautics and space program.
       (c) Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, no funds may be obligated for any programs, projects, or 
     activities of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration for fiscal year 2000, 2001, or 2002 not 
     authorized under this Act until 30 days have passed after the 
     close of the public comment period contained in a notice 
     required by subsection (b).

     SEC. 125. USE OF FUNDS FOR SCIENTIFIC CONSULTATIONS OR 
                   EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSES.

       Not more than $30,000 of the funds appropriated under 
     section 103 may be used for scientific consultations or 
     extraordinary expenses, upon the authority of the 
     Administrator.

     SEC. 126. EARTH SCIENCE LIMITATION.

       Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for Earth 
     Science under section 103(3) for each of fiscal years 2001 
     and 2002, $50,000,000 shall be for the Commercial Remote 
     Sensing Program at Stennis Space Center for commercial data 
     purchases, unless the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration has integrated data purchases into the 
     procurement process for Earth science research by obligating 
     at least 5 percent of the aggregate amount appropriated for 
     that fiscal year for Earth Observing System and Earth Probes 
     for the purchase of Earth science data from the private 
     sector.

     SEC. 127. COMPETITIVENESS AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION.

       (a) Limitation.--(1) As part of the evaluation of the costs 
     and benefits of entering into an obligation to conduct a 
     space mission in which a foreign entity will participate as a 
     supplier of the spacecraft, spacecraft system, or launch 
     system, the Administrator shall solicit comment on the 
     potential impact of such participation through notice 
     published in Commerce Business Daily at least 45 days before 
     entering into such an obligation.
       (2) The Administrator shall certify to the Congress at 
     least 15 days in advance of any cooperative agreement with 
     the People's Republic of China, or any company incorporated 
     under the laws of the People's Republic of China, involving 
     spacecraft, spacecraft systems, launch systems, or scientific 
     or technical information that--
       (A) the agreement is not detrimental to the United States 
     space launch industry; and
       (B) the agreement, including any indirect technical benefit 
     that could be derived from the agreement, will not measurably 
     improve the missile or space launch capabilities of the 
     People's Republic of China.
       (3) The Inspector General of the National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration, in consultation with the Director of 
     Central Intelligence and the Director of the Federal Bureau 
     of Investigation, shall conduct an annual audit of the 
     policies and procedures of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration with respect to the export of technologies and 
     the transfer of scientific and technical information, to 
     assess the extent to which the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration is carrying out its activities in compliance 
     with Federal export control laws and with paragraph (2).
       (b) National Interests.--Before entering into an obligation 
     described in subsection (a), the Administrator shall consider 
     the national interests of the United States described in 
     section 2(6).

     SEC. 128. TRANS-HAB.

       (a) Replacement Structure.--No funds authorized by this Act 
     shall be obligated for the definition, design, or development 
     of an inflatable space structure to replace any International 
     Space Station components scheduled for launch in the Assembly 
     Sequence released by the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration on February 22, 1999.
       (b) General Limitation.--No funds authorized by this Act 
     for fiscal year 2000 shall be obligated for the definition, 
     design, or development of an inflatable space structure 
     capable of accommodating humans in space.

     SEC. 129. CONSOLIDATED SPACE OPERATIONS CONTRACT.

       No funds authorized by this Act shall be used to create a 
     Government-owned corporation to perform the functions that 
     are the subject of the Consolidated Space Operations 
     Contract.

     SEC. 130. TRIANA FUNDING PROHIBITION.

       None of the funds authorized by this Act may be used for 
     the Triana program, except that $2,500,000 of the amount 
     authorized under section 103(3)(A) for fiscal year 2000 shall 
     be available for termination costs.
                   TITLE II--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 201. REQUIREMENT FOR INDEPENDENT COST ANALYSIS.

       Before any funds may be obligated for Phase B of a project 
     that is projected to cost more than $100,000,000 in total 
     project costs, the Chief Financial Officer for the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration shall conduct an 
     independent cost analysis of such project and shall report 
     the results to Congress. In developing cost accounting and 
     reporting standards for carrying out this section, the Chief 
     Financial Officer shall, to the extent practicable and 
     consistent with other laws, solicit the advice of expertise 
     outside of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

     SEC. 202. NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ACT OF 1958 
                   AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Declaration of Policy and Purpose.--Section 102 of the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 2451) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (f) and redesignating 
     subsections (g) and (h) as subsections (f) and (g), 
     respectively; and
       (2) in subsection (g), as so redesignated by paragraph (1) 
     of this subsection, by striking ``(f), and (g)'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``and (f)''.
       (b) Reports to the Congress.--Section 206(a) of the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 
     2476(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``January'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``May''; and
       (2) by striking ``calendar'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``fiscal''.

     SEC. 203. COMMERCIAL SPACE GOODS AND SERVICES.

       The National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall 
     purchase commercially

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     available space goods and services to the fullest extent 
     feasible, and shall not conduct activities that preclude or 
     deter commercial space activities except for reasons of 
     national security or public safety. A space good or service 
     shall be deemed commercially available if it is offered by a 
     United States commercial provider, or if it could be supplied 
     by a United States commercial provider in response to a 
     Government procurement request. For purposes of this section, 
     a purchase is feasible if it meets mission requirements in a 
     cost-effective manner.

     SEC. 204. COST EFFECTIVENESS CALCULATIONS.

       In calculating the cost effectiveness of the cost of the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration engaging in an 
     activity as compared to a commercial provider, the 
     Administrator shall compare the cost of the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration engaging in the activity 
     using full cost accounting principles with the price the 
     commercial provider will charge for such activity.

     SEC. 205. FOREIGN CONTRACT LIMITATION.

       The National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall not 
     enter into any agreement or contract with a foreign 
     government that grants the foreign government the right to 
     recover profit in the event that the agreement or contract is 
     terminated.

     SEC. 206. AUTHORITY TO REDUCE OR SUSPEND CONTRACT PAYMENTS 
                   BASED ON SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE OF FRAUD.

       Section 2307(i)(8) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``and (4)'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``(4), and (6)''.

     SEC. 207. SPACE SHUTTLE UPGRADE STUDY.

       (a) Study.--The Administrator shall enter into appropriate 
     arrangements for the conduct of an independent study to 
     reassess the priority of all Phase III and Phase IV Space 
     Shuttle upgrades.
       (b) Priorities.--The study described in subsection (a) 
     shall establish relative priorities of the upgrades within 
     each of the following categories:
       (1) Upgrades that are safety related.
       (2) Upgrades that may have functional or technological 
     applicability to reusable launch vehicles.
       (3) Upgrades that have a payback period within the next 12 
     years.
       (c) Completion Date.--The results of the study described in 
     subsection (a) shall be transmitted to the Congress not later 
     than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 208. AERO-SPACE TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION.

       (a) Integration Plan.--The Administrator shall develop a 
     plan for the integration of research, development, and 
     experimental demonstration activities in the aeronautics 
     transportation technology and space transportation technology 
     areas. The plan shall ensure that integration is accomplished 
     without losing unique capabilities which support the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration's defined missions. The 
     plan shall also include appropriate strategies for using 
     aeronautics centers in integration efforts.
       (b) Reports to Congress.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
     transmit to the Congress a report containing the plan 
     developed under subsection (a). The Administrator shall 
     transmit to the Congress annually thereafter for 5 years a 
     report on progress in achieving such plan, to be transmitted 
     with the annual budget request.

     SEC. 209. DEFINITIONS OF COMMERCIAL SPACE POLICY TERMS.

       The Administrator shall ensure that the usage of 
     terminology in National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
     policies and programs is consistent with the following 
     definitions:
       (1) The term ``commercialization'' means the process of 
     encouraging private entities conducting privatized space 
     activities to expand their customer base beyond the Federal 
     Government to address existing or potential commercial 
     markets, investing private resources to meet those commercial 
     market requirements.
       (2) The term ``commercial purchase'' means a purchase by 
     the Federal Government of space goods and services at a 
     market price from a private entity which has invested private 
     resources to meet commercial requirements.
       (3) The term ``commercial use of Federal assets'' means the 
     use by a service contractor or other private entity of the 
     capability of Federal assets to deliver services to 
     commercial customers, with or without putting private capital 
     at risk.
       (4) The term ``contract consolidation'' means the combining 
     of two or more Government service contracts for related space 
     activities into one larger Government service contract.
       (5) The term ``privatization'' means the process of 
     transferring--
       (A) control and ownership of Federal space-related assets, 
     along with the responsibility for operating, maintaining, and 
     upgrading those assets; or
       (B) control and responsibility for space-related functions,
     from the Federal Government to the private sector.

     SEC. 210. EXTERNAL TANK OPPORTUNITIES STUDY.

       (a) Applications.--the Administrator shall enter into 
     appropriate arrangements for an independent study to 
     identify, and evaluate the potential benefits and costs of, 
     the broadest possible range of commercial and scientific 
     applications which are enabled by the launch of Space Shuttle 
     external tanks into Earth orbit and retention in space, 
     including--
       (1) the use of privately owned external tanks as a venue 
     for commercial advertising on the ground, during ascent, and 
     in Earth orbit, except that such study shall not consider 
     advertising that while in orbit is observable from the ground 
     with the unaided human eye;
       (2) the use of external tanks to achieve scientific or 
     technology demonstration missions in Earth orbit, on the 
     Moon, or elsewhere in space; and
       (3) the use of external tanks as low-cost infrastructure in 
     Earth orbit or on the Moon, including as an augmentation to 
     the International Space Station.
     A final report on the results of such study shall be 
     delivered to the Congress not later than 90 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act. Such report shall include 
     recommendations as to Government and industry-funded 
     improvements to the external tank which would maximize its 
     cost-effectiveness for the scientific and commercial 
     applications identified.
       (b) Required Improvements.--The Administrator shall conduct 
     an internal agency study, based on the conclusions of the 
     study required by subsection (a), of what--
       (1) improvements to the current Space Shuttle external 
     tank; and
       (2) other in-space transportation or infrastructure 
     capability developments,
     would be required for the safe and economical use of the 
     Space Shuttle external tank for any or all of the 
     applications identified by the study required by subsection 
     (a), a report on which shall be delivered to Congress not 
     later than 45 days after receipt of the final report required 
     by subsection (a).
       (c) Changes in Law or Policy.--Upon receipt of the final 
     report required by subsection (a), the Administrator shall 
     solicit comment from industry on what, if any, changes in law 
     or policy would be required to achieve the applications 
     identified in that final report. Not later than 90 days after 
     receipt of such final report, the Administrator shall 
     transmit to the Congress the comments received along with the 
     recommendations of the Administrator as to changes in law or 
     policy that may be required for those purposes.

     SEC. 211. ELIGIBILITY FOR AWARDS.

       (a) In General.--The Administrator shall exclude from 
     consideration for grant agreements made by the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration after fiscal year 1999 
     any person who received funds, other than those described in 
     subsection (b), appropriated for a fiscal year after fiscal 
     year 1999, under a grant agreement from any Federal funding 
     source for a project that was not subjected to a competitive, 
     merit-based award process, except as specifically authorized 
     by this Act. Any exclusion from consideration pursuant to 
     this section shall be effective for a period of 5 years after 
     the person receives such Federal funds.
       (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to the 
     receipt of Federal funds by a person due to the membership of 
     that person in a class specified by law for which assistance 
     is awarded to members of the class according to a formula 
     provided by law.
       (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``grant agreement'' means a legal instrument whose principal 
     purpose is to transfer a thing of value to the recipient to 
     carry out a public purpose of support or stimulation 
     authorized by a law of the United States, and does not 
     include the acquisition (by purchase, lease, or barter) of 
     property or services for the direct benefit or use of the 
     United States Government. Such term does not include a 
     cooperative agreement (as such term is used in section 6305 
     of title 31, United States Code) or a cooperative research 
     and development agreement (as such term is defined in section 
     12(d)(1) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 
     1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a(d)(1))).

     SEC. 212. NOTICE.

       (a) Notice of Reprogramming.--If any funds authorized 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 Committee on 
     Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.
       (b) Notice of Reorganization.--The Administrator shall 
     provide notice to the Committees on Science and 
     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 National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

     SEC. 213. UNITARY WIND TUNNEL PLAN ACT OF 1949 AMENDMENTS.

       The Unitary Wind Tunnel Plan Act of 1949 is amended--
       (1) in section 101 (50 U.S.C. 511) by striking ``transsonic 
     and supersonic'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``transsonic, 
     supersonic, and hypersonic''; and
       (2) in section 103 (50 U.S.C. 513)--
       (A) by striking ``laboratories'' in subsection (a) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``laboratories and centers'';
       (B) by striking ``supersonic'' in subsection (a) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``transsonic, supersonic, and 
     hypersonic''; and
       (C) by striking ``laboratory'' in subsection (c) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``facility''.

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     SEC. 214. INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT.

       (a) Establishment of Program.--In order to promote a 
     ``faster, cheaper, better'' approach to the human exploration 
     and development of space, the Administrator shall establish a 
     Human Space Flight Commercialization/Technology program of 
     ground-based and space-based research and development in 
     innovative technologies.
       (b) Awards.--At least 75 percent of the amount appropriated 
     for the program established under subsection (a) for any 
     fiscal year shall be awarded through broadly distributed 
     announcements of opportunity that solicit proposals from 
     educational institutions, industry, nonprofit institutions, 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration Centers, the 
     Jet Propulsion Laboratory, other Federal agencies, and other 
     interested organizations, and that allow partnerships among 
     any combination of those entities, with evaluation, 
     prioritization, and recommendations made by external peer 
     review panels.
       (c) Plan.--The Administrator shall include as part of the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration's budget 
     request to the Congress for fiscal year 2001 a plan for the 
     implementation of the program established under subsection 
     (a).

     SEC. 215. LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE.

       (a) Review.--The Administrator shall enter into appropriate 
     arrangements with the National Academy of Sciences for the 
     conduct of a review of--
       (1) international efforts to determine the extent of life 
     in the universe; and
       (2) enhancements that can be made to the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration's efforts to determine 
     the extent of life in the universe.
       (b) Elements.--The review required by subsection (a) shall 
     include--
       (1) an assessment of the direction of the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration's astrobiology 
     initiatives within the Origins program;
       (2) an assessment of the direction of other initiatives 
     carried out by entities other than the National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration to determine the extent of life in 
     the universe, including other Federal agencies, foreign space 
     agencies, and private groups such as the Search for 
     Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute;
       (3) recommendations about scientific and technological 
     enhancements that could be made to the National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration's astrobiology initiatives to 
     effectively utilize the initiatives of the scientific and 
     technical communities; and
       (4) recommendations for possible coordination or 
     integration of National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
     initiatives with initiatives of other entities described in 
     paragraph (2).
       (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 18 months after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
     transmit to the Congress a report on the results of the 
     review carried out under this section.

     SEC. 216. RESEARCH ON INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

       (a) Study.--The Administrator shall enter into a contract 
     with the National Research Council and the National Academy 
     of Public Administration to jointly conduct a study of the 
     status of life and microgravity research as it relates to the 
     International Space Station. The study shall include--
       (1) an assessment of the United States scientific 
     community's readiness to use the International Space Station 
     for life and microgravity research;
       (2) an assessment of the current and projected factors 
     limiting the United States scientific community's ability to 
     maximize the research potential of the International Space 
     Station, including, but not limited to, the past and present 
     availability of resources in the life and microgravity 
     research accounts within the Office of Human Spaceflight and 
     the Office of Life and Microgravity Sciences and 
     Applications, and the past, present, and projected access to 
     space of the scientific community; and
       (3) recommendations for improving the United States 
     scientific community's ability to maximize the research 
     potential of the International Space Station, including an 
     assessment of the relative costs and benefits of--
       (A) dedicating an annual mission of the Space Shuttle to 
     life and microgravity research during assembly of the 
     International Space Station; and
       (B) maintaining the schedule for assembly in place at the 
     time of the enactment.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit to 
     the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives and 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate a report on the results of the study conducted under 
     this section.

     SEC. 217. REMOTE SENSING FOR AGRICULTURAL AND RESOURCE 
                   MANAGEMENT.

       (a) Information Development.--The Administrator shall--
       (1) consult with the Secretary of Agriculture to determine 
     data product types that are of use to farmers which can be 
     remotely sensed from air or space;
       (2) consider useful commercial data products related to 
     agriculture as identified by the focused research program 
     between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 
     Stennis Space Center and the Department of Agriculture; and
       (3) examine other data sources, including commercial 
     sources, LightSAR, RADARSAT I, and RADARSAT II, which can 
     provide domestic and international agricultural information 
     relating to crop conditions, fertilization and irrigation 
     needs, pest infiltration, soil conditions, projected food, 
     feed, and fiber production, and other related subjects.
       (b) Plan.--After performing the activities described in 
     subsection (a) the Administrator shall, in consultation with 
     the Secretary of Agriculture, develop a plan to inform 
     farmers and other prospective users about the use and 
     availability of remote sensing products that may assist with 
     agricultural and forestry applications identified in 
     subsection (a). The Administrator shall transmit such plan to 
     the Congress not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (c) Implementation.--Not later than 90 days after the plan 
     has been transmitted under subsection (b), the Administrator 
     shall implement the plan.

     SEC. 218. INTEGRATED SAFETY RESEARCH PLAN.

       (a) Requirement.--Not later than March 1, 2000, the 
     Administrator and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration shall jointly prepare and transmit to the 
     Congress an integrated civil aviation safety research and 
     development plan.
       (b) Contents.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall 
     include--
       (1) an identification of the respective research and 
     development requirements, roles, and responsibilities of the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Federal 
     Aviation Administration;
       (2) formal mechanisms for the timely sharing of information 
     between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and 
     the Federal Aviation Administration, including a requirement 
     that the FAA-NASA Coordinating Committee established in 1980 
     meet at least twice a year; and
       (3) procedures for increased communication and coordination 
     between the Federal Aviation Administration research advisory 
     committee established under section 44508 of title 49, United 
     States Code, and the NASA Aeronautics and Space 
     Transportation Technology Advisory Committee, including a 
     proposal for greater cross-membership between those two 
     advisory committees.

     SEC. 219. 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF FLIGHT EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE.

       (a) Educational Initiative.--In recognition of the 100th 
     anniversary of the first powered flight, the Administrator, 
     in coordination with the Secretary of Education, shall 
     develop and provide for the distribution, for use in the 
     2000-2001 academic year and thereafter, of age-appropriate 
     educational materials curriculum, for use at the 
     kindergarten, elementary, and secondary levels, on the 
     history of flight, the contribution of flight to global 
     development in the 20th century, the practical benefits of 
     aeronautics and space flight to society, the scientific and 
     mathematical principles used in flight, and any other related 
     topics the Administrator considers appropriate. The 
     Administrator shall integrate into the educational materials 
     plans for the development and flight of the Mars plane.
       (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than May 1, 2000, the 
     Administrator shall transmit a report to the Congress on 
     activities undertaken pursuant to this section.

     SEC. 220. INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.

       The Administrator shall make available through the Internet 
     home page of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration the abstracts relating to all research grants 
     and awards made with funds authorized by this Act. Nothing in 
     this section shall be construed to require or permit the 
     release of any information prohibited by law or regulation 
     from being released to the public.

     SEC. 221. 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 Administrator shall 
     provide to each recipient of the assistance a notice 
     describing the statement made in subsection (a) by the 
     Congress.

     SEC. 222. USE OF ABANDONED AND UNDERUTILIZED BUILDINGS, 
                   GROUNDS, AND FACILITIES.

       (a) In General.--In meeting the needs of the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration for additional 
     facilities, the Administrator shall select abandoned and 
     underutilized buildings, grounds, and facilities in depressed 
     communities that can be converted to National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration facilities at a reasonable cost, as 
     determined by the Administrator.
       (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``depressed communities'' means rural and urban communities 
     that are relatively depressed, in terms of age of housing, 
     extent of poverty, growth of per capita income, extent of 
     unemployment, job lag, or surplus labor.

     SEC. 223. SPACE STATION COMMERCIALIZATION.

       In order to promote commercialization of the International 
     Space Station, the Administrator shall--
       (1) allocate sufficient resources as appropriate to 
     accelerate the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration's initiatives promoting commercial 
     participation in the International Space Station;

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       (2) instruct all National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration staff that they should consider the potential 
     impact on commercial participation in the International Space 
     Station in developing policies or program priorities not 
     directly related to crew safety; and
       (3) publish a list, not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter with 
     the annual budget request of the National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration, of the opportunities for commercial 
     participation in the International Space Station consistent 
     with safety and mission assurance.

     SEC. 224. ANTI-DRUG MESSAGE ON INTERNET SITES.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with the 
     Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, shall 
     place anti-drug messages on Internet sites controlled by the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

  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. GORDON 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

259

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

168

para. 53.18                   [Roll No. 139]

                                AYES--259

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shows
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wu
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--168

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Duncan
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Ganske
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Holt
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     John
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McInnis
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stupak
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Brown (CA)
     Hooley
     Napolitano
     Pastor
     Serrano
     Shimkus
     Terry
  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. 53.19  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. SENSENBRENNER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill the Clerk be 
authorized to make technical corrections to reflect the actions of the 
House, and make the following specific changes:
       In the instruction to strike in the amendment by Mr. 
     Traficant to section 103(4)(a)(i) include the phrase 
     ``focused program, and'', and apply the same instruction to 
     strike section 103(4)(B)(i) and section 103(4)(C)(i) with 
     respect to fiscal years 2001 and 2002.

para. 53.20  national weather service fy 1999

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 175 
and rule XVIII, 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. 1553) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2000 and fiscal 
year 2001 for the National Weather Service, Atmospheric Research, and 
National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service 
activities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and 
for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. SHIMKUS as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COX, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. PEASE, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 175, 
reported the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  Mr. CALVERT demanded a separate vote on the amendment on page 14, line 
23 (the Costello amendment).
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the following amendment (the Costello 
amendment) on which a separate vote had been demanded?

       At the end of the bill, insert the following new section:

     SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION INCREASE.

       Each of the amounts authorized for fiscal year 2001 by this 
     Act, except for the amounts authorized by sections 3(b), 
     4(b), and 5(b), shall be increased by 3 percent.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COX, announced that the nays had it.
  On a division demanded by Mr. COSTELLO, there appeared, yeas--3, 
nays--5.
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:


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       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``National Weather Service and 
     Related Agencies Authorization Act of 1999''.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this Act, the term--
       (1) ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and
       (2) ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Commerce.

     SEC. 3. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

       (a) Operations, Research, and Facilities.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to enable the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out 
     the Operations, Research, and Facilities activities of the 
     National Weather Service $617,897,000 for fiscal year 2000 
     and $617,897,000 for fiscal year 2001, to remain available 
     until expended. Of such amounts--
       (1) $449,441,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $450,411,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Local Warnings and Forecasts;
       (2) $2,200,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $2,200,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Advanced Hydrological 
     Prediction System;
       (3) $619,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $619,000 for fiscal 
     year 2001 shall be for Susquehanna River Basin Flood Systems;
       (4) $35,596,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $35,596,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Aviation Forecasts;
       (5) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $4,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Weather Forecast Offices (WFO) 
     Facilities Maintenance;
       (6) $37,081,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $37,081,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Central Forecast Guidance;
       (7) $3,090,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $3,090,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Atmospheric and Hydrological 
     Research;
       (8) $39,325,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $39,325,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Next Generation Weather Radar 
     (NEXRAD);
       (9) $7,573,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $7,573,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Automated Surface Observing 
     System (ASOS);
       (10) $38,002,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $38,002,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Advanced Weather Interactive 
     Processing System (AWIPS); and
       (11) $970,000 for fiscal year 2000 shall be for two 1,000-
     watt National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Weather 
     Radio transmitters, to be located in Jasper and Marion 
     Counties, Illinois, and nine 300-watt National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration Weather Radio transmitters, to be 
     installed in appropriate locations throughout the State of 
     Illinois, and for maintenance costs related thereto.
       (b) Procurement, Acquisition, and Construction.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to enable the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out 
     the Procurement, Acquisition, and Construction activities of 
     the National Weather Service $69,632,000 for fiscal year 2000 
     and $70,120,000 for fiscal year 2001, to remain available 
     until expended. Of such amounts--
       (1) $9,560,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $9,060,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Next Generation Weather Radar 
     (NEXRAD);
       (2) $4,180,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $6,125,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Automated Surface Observing 
     System (ASOS);
       (3) $22,575,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $21,525,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Advanced Weather Interactive 
     Processing System (AWIPS);
       (4) $11,100,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $12,835,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Computer Facilities Upgrades;
       (5) $8,350,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $8,350,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Radiosonde Replacement;
       (6) $500,000 for fiscal year 2000 shall be for National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Operations Center 
     Rehabilitation; and
       (7) $13,367,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $12,225,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Weather Forecast Office (WFO) 
     Construction.
       (c) Duties of the National Weather Service.--
       (1) In general.--To protect life and property (in all 50 
     States, the District of Columbia, and the Territories), the 
     Secretary, through the National Weather Service, except as 
     provided in paragraph (2), shall be responsible for--
       (A) forecasts and shall serve as the sole official source 
     of weather and flood warnings;
       (B) the issuance of storm warnings;
       (C) the collection, exchange, and distribution of 
     meteorological, hydrological, climatic, and oceanographic 
     data and information;
       (D) the preparation of hydrometeorological guidance and 
     core forecast information; and
       (E) the issuance of marine and aviation forecasts and 
     warnings.
       (2) Competition with private sector.--The National Weather 
     Service shall not provide, or assist other entities to 
     provide, a service if that service is currently provided or 
     can be provided by commercial enterprise, unless--
       (A) the service provides vital weather warnings and 
     forecasts for the protection of life and property of the 
     general public; or
       (B) the United States Government is obligated to provide 
     such service under international aviation agreements to 
     provide meteorological services and exchange meteorological 
     information.
       (3) Amendments.--The Act of October 1, 1890 (26 Stat. 653) 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking section 3 (15 U.S.C. 313); and
       (B) in section 9 (15 U.S.C. 317), by striking ``, and it 
     shall be'' and all that follows, and inserting a period.
       (4) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Science of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate a report detailing all National Weather Service 
     activities which do not conform to the requirements of this 
     subsection and outlining a timetable for their termination.
       (d) Closing of Local Weather Service Offices.--It is the 
     sense of the Congress that the National Weather Service must 
     fully take into account the dangerous and life threatening 
     nature of weather patterns in Wind Zone IV, otherwise known 
     as tornado alley, before making any determination on the 
     closure of any of its local weather service offices.

     SEC. 4. ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH.

       (a) Operations, Research, and Facilities.--
       (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Secretary to enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration to carry out the Atmospheric Research 
     Operations, Research, and Facilities environmental research 
     and development activities of the Office of Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Research $173,250,000 for fiscal year 2000 and 
     $173,250,000 for fiscal year 2001, to remain available until 
     expended.
       (2) Climate and air quality research.--Of the amounts 
     authorized under paragraph (1), $126,200,000 for fiscal year 
     2000 and $126,200,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for 
     Climate and Air Quality Research, of which--
       (A) $16,900,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $16,900,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Interannual and Seasonal 
     Climate Research;
       (B) $34,600,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $34,600,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Long-Term Climate and Air 
     Quality Research;
       (C) $69,700,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $69,700,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Climate and Global Change; and
       (D) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $5,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Global Learning and 
     Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE).
       (3) Atmospheric programs.--Of the amounts authorized under 
     paragraph (1), $47,050,000 for fiscal year 2000 and 
     $47,050,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for Atmospheric 
     Programs, of which--
       (A) $36,600,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $36,600,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Weather Research;
       (B) $4,350,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $4,350,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Wind Profiler; and
       (C) $6,100,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $6,100,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Solar-Terrestrial Services and 
     Research.
       (b) Procurement, Acquisition, and Construction.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to enable the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out 
     the Atmospheric Research Procurement, Acquisition, and 
     Construction environmental research and development 
     activities of the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research 
     $10,040,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $14,160,000 for fiscal 
     year 2001, to remain available until expended. Of such 
     amounts--
       (1) $5,700,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $8,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics 
     Laboratory Supercomputer; and
       (2) $4,340,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $6,160,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for the Advanced Composition 
     Explorer (ACE) Follow-On Satellite/GEOSTORM.

     SEC. 5. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE, DATA AND 
                   INFORMATION SERVICE.

       (a) Operations, Research, and Facilities.--
       (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Secretary to enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration to carry out the Operations, Research, and 
     Facilities environmental research and development and related 
     activities of the National Environmental Satellite, Data and 
     Information Service $103,092,000 for fiscal year 2000 and 
     $103,092,000 for fiscal year 2001, to remain available until 
     expended.
       (2) Satellite observing systems.--Of the amounts authorized 
     under paragraph (1), $59,236,000 for fiscal year 2000 and 
     $59,236,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for Satellite 
     Observing Systems, of which--
       (A) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $2,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Global Disaster Information 
     Network (GDIN);
       (B) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $4,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Ocean Remote Sensing; and
       (C) $53,236,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $53,236,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Environmental Observing 
     Services.
       (3) Environmental data management systems.--Of the amounts 
     authorized under paragraph (1), $43,856,000 for fiscal year 
     2000 and $43,856,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for 
     Environmental Data Management Systems, of which--
       (A) $31,521,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $31,521,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Data and Information Services; 
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       (B) $12,335,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $12,335,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Environmental Data Systems 
     Modernization.
       (b) Procurement, Acquisition, and Construction.--
       (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Secretary to enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration to carry out the Procurement, Acquisition, and 
     Construction environmental research and development and 
     related activities of the National Environmental Satellite, 
     Data and Information Service $413,657,000 for fiscal year 
     2000 and $476,183,000 for fiscal year 2001, to remain 
     available until expended.
       (2) Systems acquisition.--Of the amounts authorized under 
     paragraph (1), $410,612,000 for fiscal year 2000 and 
     $473,803,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for Systems 
     Acquisition, of which--
       (A) $140,979,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $114,594,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for the procurement and launch of, 
     and supporting ground systems for, Polar Orbiting 
     Environmental Satellites (POES), K, L, M, N, and N';
       (B) $80,100,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $113,600,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for the procurement and launch of, 
     and supporting ground systems for, the National Polar-
     Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS); 
     and
       (C) $189,533,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $245,609,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for the procurement and launch of, 
     and supporting ground systems for, Geostationary Operational 
     Environmental NEXT follow-on Satellites (GOES N-Q).
       (3) Construction.--Of the amounts authorized under 
     paragraph (1), $3,045,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $2,380,000 
     for fiscal year 2001 shall be for National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration Operations Center Rehabilitation 
     Construction.

     SEC. 6. FACILITIES.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to 
     enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to 
     carry out the Operations, Research, and Facilities 
     environmental research and development and related activities 
     required to meet recurring facilities operations costs 
     associated with the David Skaggs Research Center in Boulder, 
     Colorado, $3,850,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $3,850,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001.

     SEC. 7. ELIGIBILITY FOR AWARDS.

       (a) In General.--The Administrator shall exclude from 
     consideration for grant agreements made after fiscal year 
     1999 by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     under the activities for which funds are authorized under 
     this Act, any person who received funds, other than those 
     described in subsection (b), appropriated for a fiscal year 
     after fiscal year 1999, under a grant agreement from any 
     Federal funding source for a project that was not subjected 
     to a competitive, merit-based award process, except as 
     specifically authorized by this Act. Any exclusion from 
     consideration pursuant to this section shall be effective for 
     a period of 5 years after the person receives such Federal 
     funds.
       (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to the 
     receipt of Federal funds by a person due to the membership of 
     that person in a class specified by law for which assistance 
     is awarded to members of the class according to a formula 
     provided by law.
       (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``grant agreement'' means a legal instrument whose principal 
     purpose is to transfer a thing of value to the recipient to 
     carry out a public purpose of support or stimulation 
     authorized by a law of the United States, and does not 
     include the acquisition (by purchase, lease, or barter) of 
     property or services for the direct benefit or use of the 
     United States Government. Such term does not include a 
     cooperative agreement (as such term is used in section 6305 
     of title 31, United States Code) or a cooperative research 
     and development agreement (as such term is defined in section 
     12(d)(1) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 
     1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a(d)(1))).

     SEC. 8. INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.

       The Administrator shall make available through the Internet 
     home page of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration the abstracts relating to all research grants 
     and awards made with funds authorized by this Act. Nothing in 
     this section shall be construed to require or permit the 
     release of any information prohibited by law or regulation 
     from being released to the public.

     SEC. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. PROHIBITION OF CONTRACTS.

       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.

  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. COX, 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. 53.21  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. SENSENBRENNER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill the Clerk be 
authorized to make technical corrections to reflect the actions of the 
House.

para. 53.22  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4

  Mr. REYNOLDS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-150) the resolution (H. Res. 179) providing for the 
consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 4) to declare it 
to be the policy of the United States to deploy a national missile 
defense.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 53.23  providing for the consideration of h.r. 883

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
reported (Rept. No. 106-151) the resolution (H. Res. 180) providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 883) to preserve the sovereignty of the 
United States over public lands and acquired lands owned by the United 
States, and to preserve State sovereignty and private property rights in 
non-Federal lands surrounding those public lands and acquired lands.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.
  And then,

para. 53.24  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. KINGSTON, at 10 o'clock and 7 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 53.25  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. REYNOLDS: Committee on rules. House Resolution 179. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the Senate 
     amendment to the bill (H.R. 4) to declare it to be the policy 
     of the United States to deploy a national missile defense 
     (Rept. No. 106-150). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee on Rules. House 
     Resolution 180. Resolution providing for consideration of the 
     bill (H.R. 883) to preserve the sovereignty of the United 
     States over public lands and acquired lands owned by the 
     United States, and to preserve State sovereignty and private 
     property rights in non-Federal lands surrounding those public 
     lands and acquired lands (Rept. No. 106-151). Referred to the 
     House Calendar.

para. 53.26  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Tauzin, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Oxley, and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 1858. A bill to promote electronic commerce through 
     improved access for consumers to electronic databases, 
     including securities market information databases; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. CAMP:
       H.R. 1859. A bill to require the United States Postal 
     Service to submit certain reports to Congress before 
     implementing the next rate increase for first-class postage, 
     and to provide certain procedures regarding the use and sale 
     of postage stamps during the initial period of such rate 
     increase; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN (for herself, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, 
             Mr. Rush, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr.

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             Clyburn, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Ms. Carson, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Watt 
             of North Carolina, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Bishop, Mr. Owens, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Payne, Mr. Davis 
             of Illinois, Ms. Norton, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Scott, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Clay, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Waters, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
             Dixon, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Ford, and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 1860. A bill to require managed care organizations to 
     contract with providers in medically underserved areas, and 
     for other purposes; 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. COLLINS (for himself and Ms. Dunn):
       H.R. 1861. 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. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Hoeffel, and Mr. Udall 
             of New Mexico):
       H.R. 1862. A bill to combat nursing home fraud and abuse, 
     increase protections for victims of telemarketing fraud, 
     enhance safeguards for pension plans and health care benefit 
     programs, and enhance penalties for crimes against seniors, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. DUNN (for herself, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Herger, and 
             Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 1863. 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. HANSEN:
       H.R. 1864. A bill to standardize the process for conducting 
     public hearings for Federal agencies within the Department of 
     the Interior; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HORN:
       H.R. 1865. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to make grants for the construction of an 
     addition to the American Merchant Marine Memorial Wall of 
     Honor located in San Pedro, California; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HANSEN:
       H.R. 1866. A bill to provide a process for the public to 
     appeal certain decisions made by the National Park Service 
     and by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Hill of Indiana, 
             Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Moran of Kansas, 
             Mr. Petri, Mr. English, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Cook):
       H.R. 1867. 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 Administration.
           By Mr. JOHN (for himself, Mr. Holden, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Boyd, Mr. 
             Turner, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Hill of Indiana, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Hooley 
             of Oregon, Mr. Berry, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Bishop, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Boucher):
       H.R. 1868. A bill to provide for a rural education 
     development initiative, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mr. Royce, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Frost, Ms. Granger, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. English, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. McKeon, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Franks 
             of New Jersey, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Gary Miller of 
             California, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Lucas of 
             Oklahoma, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mr. 
             Condit):
       H.R. 1869. 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. LARSON (for himself and Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 1870. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for contributions to a volunteer 
     firefighter savings account; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. LOFGREN:
       H.R. 1871. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to make permanent the special immigrant religious worker 
     program; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MORAN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Terry, and Mr. Barcia):
       H.R. 1872. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to establish a program to designate as an Interstate Oasis 
     certain facilities near the interstate highway system; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH:
       H.R. 1873. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the maximum taxable income for the 15 
     percent rate bracket; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SCHAFFER (for himself, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Shows, 
             Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. Terry, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. 
             Hayes, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
             Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Hostettler, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Goode, and Mr. Green of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 1874. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the maximum amount of wages that a farmer 
     can pay for agricultural labor without being subject to the 
     Federal unemployment tax on that labor to reflect inflation 
     since the unemployment tax was first established, and to 
     provide for an annual inflation adjustment in such maximum 
     amount of wages; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Bryant, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
             Hyde, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Gekas, Mr. 
             Smith of Texas, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Canady of Florida, 
             Mr. Chabot, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
             Cannon, Mr. Rogan, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Cox, 
             Mr. Cramer, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Goode, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             John, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Oxley, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Sununu, and Mr. Upton):
       H.R. 1875. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     allow the application of the principles of Federal diversity 
     jurisdiction to interstate class actions; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TALENT (for himself and Ms. Danner):
       H.R. 1876. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to incorporate 
     certain provisions of the transportation conformity 
     regulations, as in effect on March 1, 1999; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mrs. THURMAN (for herself, Mr. Crane, Ms. Pelosi, 
             and Mr. Levin):
       H.R. 1877. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States to provide for duty-free treatment of 
     personal effects of participants in certain world athletic 
     events; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Ms. Lee, and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii):
       H. Res. 181. A resolution condemning the kidnapping and 
     murder by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) 
     of 3 United States citizens, Ingrid Washinawatok, Terence 
     Freitas, and Lahe'ena'e Gay; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. HANSEN:
       H. Res. 182. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the National Park Service should take 
     full advantage of support services offered by the Department 
     of Defense; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SANFORD (for himself, Mr. Goode, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Lampson, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             DeLay, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Doyle, and Mr. Gilchrest):
       H. Res. 183. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the settlement of claims of 
     citizens of the United States against the Government of 
     Germany with respect to the deaths of members of the United 
     States Air Force resulting from the collision off the coast 
     of Namibia of a German Luftwaffe aircraft with a United 
     States Air Force aircraft on September 13, 1997; to the 
     Committee on International Relations. 

para. 53.27  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, private bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Ms. LEE:
       H.R. 1878. A bill for the relief of Geert Bozen; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PORTER:
       H.R. 1879. A bill for the relief of Edwardo Reyes and 
     Dianelita Reyes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 53.28  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 73; Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Packard, and Mr. 
     Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 116; Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 125; Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 141; Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 206; Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas.
       H.R. 216; Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 271; Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 274; Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Berman,  Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. 
     McCarthy of New York, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Weygand, Mrs. 
     Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Vento Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
     Mollohan, Mr. Filner, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
     Quinn, Ms. Pryce of Ohio,and Mr. Hastings  of Florida.
       H.R. 306; Mr. Berman  and Ms. Granger.
       H.R. 348; Mr. Skelton.
       H.R. 351; Mr. Hill of Indiana.

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       H.R. 352; Mr. Cramer, Mr. Tauzin Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Maloney 
     of Connecticut, and Mr. Green of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 353: Mr. Moore, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Condit, Mr. Peterson 
     of Minnesota, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
     Stark, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 355: Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 357: Mr. Udall of New Mexico.
       H.R. 372: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Bonior, and Mrs. 
     Lowey.
       H.R. 405: Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. 
     Quinn, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 406: Mr. Lucas of Kentucky.
       H.R. 410: Mr. Blumenauer and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 413: Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Towns, 
     Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Owens, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida, Mr. Payne, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
     Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Ms. Millender-
     McDonald, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
     Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Moore.
       H.R. 461: Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 483: Mr. Davis of Florida.
       H.R. 486: Mr. Conyers, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
     Isakson, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Ms. 
     Eshoo, Mr. Hoeffel, and Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 534: Ms. Baldwin.
       H.R. 567: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Lipinski, and 
     Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 632: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
     Burr of North Carolina, and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 642. Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mrs. 
     Napolitano, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hastings of 
     Florida, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Cox, Ms. 
     Waters, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Lewis of California, 
     Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Owens, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
     Brown of California, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Thomas, 
     Mr. Dreier, Mr. Packard, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Gary 
     Miller of California, and Mr. Ose.
       H.R. 643: Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mrs. 
     Napolitano, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hastings of 
     Florida, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Cox, Ms. 
     Waters, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Lewis of California, 
     Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Owens, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
     Brown of California, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Thomas, 
     Mr. Dreier, Mr. Packard, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Gary 
     Miller of California, and Mr. Ose.
       H.R. 668: Mr. Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 670: Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Hefley, 
     and Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 709: Mr. Shows and Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 749: Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 776: Ms. Sanchez and Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 804: Mr. Quinn and Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 827: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
     Pickett, and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 828: Mr. Wu and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 852: Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Thune, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Weller, 
     Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. McHugh, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 870: Mr. Coble.
       H.R. 875: Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Waters, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
     Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Clay.
       H.R. 881: Mrs. Northup and Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 987: Mr. Riley, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Lucas 
     of Oklahoma, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Gutknecht, and Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 997: Mr. Castle and Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 1006: Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 1053: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1063: Mr. Sabo and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 1083: Mr. Boyd and Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 1102: Mr. Thomas, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Ney, 
     Mr. Foley, and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 1109: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi.
       H.R. 1111: Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 1127: Mr. English and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 1130: Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. 
     Norton, and Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 1154: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania and Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 1180: Mrs. Cubin, Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 1195: Mr. Rahall, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
     Mr. Jefferson, Mr. McCollum, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, and Mr. 
     Hutchinson.
       HR. 1217: Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Hill 
     of Indiana, Ms. Lee, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Klink, 
     Mr. Wu, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 1227: Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 1238: Mr. Luther, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Ms. 
     Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 1239: Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
     Larson, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mrs. Jones 
     of Ohio.
       H.R. 1256: Mr. Cox, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 1260: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Underwood, and 
     Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 1272: Mr. Latham and Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 1300: Mr. Clay, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. 
     Dicks.
       H.R. 1304: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
     Mr. Barton of Texas, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Manzullo, 
     Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Weiner, Ms. 
     Stabenow, Mr. Ford, Mr. Thompson of California, and Mr. 
     Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1325: Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Watkins, Mr. 
     English, and Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 1349: Mr. Miller of Florida.
       H.R. 1350: Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 1354: Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 1355: Mrs. Jones of Ohio.
       H.R. 1402: Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Spence, Ms. Hooley 
     of Oregon, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Larson, Mr. 
     Inslee, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Cannon, and Mr. Gary Miller of 
     California.
       H.R. 1420: Mr. Vento and Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 1445: Mr. Upton, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
     LaFalce, Mr. Dreier, and Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 1450: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1525: Mr. Gilman, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
     Pastor, Mr. Phelps, and Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 1527: Mr. Larson.
       H.R. 1530: Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 1546: Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 1584: Mr. Pastor, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. King, Mr. Barrett 
     of Wisconsin, Mr. Stark, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Meeks of 
     New York, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Traficant, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Oxley, 
     Ms. Rivers, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Walsh, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
     of Texas, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Morella, and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 1598: Mr. Filner, Mr. Cannon, and Mr. Linder.
       H.R. 1622: Mr. Shaw and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1631: Mr. Davis of Illinois and Mr. Crowley.
       H.R. 1649: Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 1659: Mr. Dixon, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. Lowey, 
     Mr. Wynn, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. Gekas.
       H.R. 1684: Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Owens, 
     Ms. Lee, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
     and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Shays and Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 1690: Mr. Green of Texas.
       H.R. 1706: Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 1739: Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 1777: Mr. Traficant and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 1778: Mr. Stenholm, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Sandlin, and Mrs. 
     Thurman.
       H.R. 1791: Mrs. Kelly and Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 1798: Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 1819: Mr. Sandlin and Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 1857: Mr. Kleczka.
       H.J. Res. 47: Mr. Frost, Mr. Ose, Mr. Farr of California, 
     Mr. Weiner, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Lucas of 
     Kentucky, and Mr. Phelps.
       H.J. Res. 48: Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Camp, Mr. Goodlatte, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Bentsen, and Mr. Hansen.
       H. Con. Res. 38: Mr. Costello, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
     Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Watt of North 
     Carolina, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
     Meeks of New York, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Meek of 
     Florida, and Mr. Shimkus.
       H. Con. Res. 62: Mr. Berry, Mr. Clay, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
     English, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Skeen, and Mr. 
     Traficant.
       H. Con. Res. 66: Mr. Calvert.
       H. Con. Res. 77: Mr. Boehler, and Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota.
       H. Con. Res. 106: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi.
       H. Con. Res. 107: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Green of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Ballenger, Mrs. Roukema, and Mr. Hansen.
       H. Con. Res. 109: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Roemer, Mr. 
     Wu, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. 
     Eshoo, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
     McDermott, and Ms. Berkley.
       H. Res. 169: Mr. Olver, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and 
     Ms. Lofgren.
       H. Res. 178: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
     Hoyer, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Payne, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana, and Ms. Rivers.
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                       THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1999 (54)

para. 54.1  appointment 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,

                                                     May 20, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Jack Quinn to act as Speaker 
     pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 54.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, May 19, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 54.3  communications

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

       2252. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Avocados Grown in South Florida; 
     Increased Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV99-915-1 FR] received 
     May 19, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       2253. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance

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     Program (RIN: 0560-AF46) received April 16, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2254. A letter from the Acting Associate Chief, Forest 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Landownership Adjustments: Land 
     Exchanges--received May 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2255. 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, Correction 
     [OPP-300719A; FRL-6075-7] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received April 16, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       2256. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Dimethyl phosphate of 
     3-hydroxy-N-methyl-cis-crotonamide (monocrotophos) Final 
     rule; Tolerance Revocations [OPP-300836; FRL-6074-4] (RIN: 
     2070-AB78) received April 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2257. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Sulfosulfuron; 
     Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300853; FRL-6078-4] (RIN: 2070-AB78) 
     received May 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       2258. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Methacrylic Copolymer; 
     Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance [OPP-300848; 
     FRL-6077-7] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received May 11, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2259. A letter from the Under Secretary, Rural Development, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Processing Requests for Farm Labor Housing (LH) 
     Loans and Grants (RIN: 0575-AC19) received April 30, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       2260. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Establishing and Maintaining a 
     Facility Representative Program at DOE Facilities [DOE STD 
     1063-97] received May 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2261. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Notice of Availability 
     of Grants and Selection Criteria for PrintSTEP Pilots [OPPTS-
     00267; FRL-6066-8] received April 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2262. 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 Phosphoric Acid 
     Manufacturing and Phosphate Fertilizers Production [IL-64-2-
     5807; FRL-6329-5] (RIN: 2060-AE40 and 2060-AE44) received 
     April 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2263. 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 Arizona and 
     California; General Conformity Rules [CA126-0129a; FRL-6233-
     1] received April 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2264. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Hazardous Air 
     Pollutants: Regulations Governing Equivalent Emission 
     Limitations By Permit [AD-FRL-0655-1] (RIN: 2060-A128) 
     received May 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2265. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Hazardous Air 
     Pollutants: Amendment to Regulations Governing Equivalent 
     Emission Limitations by Permit [AD-FRL-0655-2] received May 
     11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       2266. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Deregistration of Certain Registered Investment Companies 
     [Release No. IC-23786; File No. S7-31-98] (RIN: 3235-AG29) 
     received April 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       2267. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Implementation of the Chemical 
     Weapons Convention; Revisions to the Export Administration 
     Regulations [Docket No. 990416098-9098-01] (RIN: 0694-AB67) 
     received May 19, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       2268. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Land 
     and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Appeals of MMS 
     Orders (RIN: 1010-AC21) received May 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2269. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; 
     Financial Disclosure [Docket No. 970728182-8272-02; I.D. 
     071697A] (RIN: 0648-AG16] received May 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2270. 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; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; 
     Amendment 13 [Docket No. 990219053-9114-02; I.D. 011999B] 
     (RIN: 0648-AK83) received May 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2271. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law, Coast Guard Headquarters, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Connecticut River, CT 
     [CGD01-99-032] received May 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2272. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law, Coast Guard Headquarters, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Hutchinson River, NY 
     [CGD01-99-031] received May 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2273. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law, Coast Guard Headquarters, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Security Zone: Dignitary Arrival/Departure New York, NY 
     [CGD01-98-006] (RIN: 2121-AA97) received May 10, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2274. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law, Coast Guard Headquarters, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone; Port of New York/New Jersey Fleet Week [CGD01-
     98-170] (RIN: 2121-AA97) received May 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2275. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     & Administrative Law, Coast Guard Headquarters, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone: Ellis Island Medals of Honor Fireworks, New York 
     Harbor, Upper Bay [CGD01-99-034] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received 
     May 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2276. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Corporation Model Beech 2000 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 99-CE-17-AD; Amendment 39-11160; AD 99-
     10-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2277. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives: Boeing Model 767 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-
     NM-53-AD; Amendment 39-11161; AD 99-10-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received May 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2278. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Boeing Model 747-100, 747-200, and 747-SP Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-100-AD; Amendment 39-11162; AD 
     99-10-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 10, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2279. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Boeing Model 747-200, -300, and -400 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-286-AD; Amendment 39-11163; AD 
     99-10-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 10, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2280. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Eurocopter France Model AS332L2 [Docket No. 99-
     SW-09-AD; Amendment 39-11168; AD 99-10-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received May 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2281. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 99-CE-03-AD; Amendment 39-11081; AD 99-
     06-17] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2282. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Amendment of Class E

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     Airspace; Thomson, GA [Airspace Docket No. 99-ASO-4] received 
     May 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2283. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, 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. 99-NM-104-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11172; AD 99-11-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     May 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2284. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Bombardier Model CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 
     100) and CL-600-2B16 (CL-601-3R and CL-604) Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 99-NM-99-AD; Amendment 39-11170; AD 99-09-52] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2285. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Series Reciprocating 
     Engines [Docket No. 97-ANE-58-AD; Amendment 39-11173; AD 99-
     11-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2286. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Mitsubishi Model YS-11 Series Airplanes [Docket 
     No. 97-NM-92-AD; Amendment 39-11169; AD 99-10-16] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received May 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2287. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Tax 
     Relief for Those Affected by Operation Allied Force [Notice 
     99-30] received May 19, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2288. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Section 467 Rental Agreements; Treatment of Rent and Interest 
     Under Certain Agreements for the Lease of Tangible Property 
     [TD 8820] (RIN: 1545-AU11) received May 19, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2289. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Public Disclosure of Material Relating to Tax-Exempt 
     Organizations [TD 8818] (RIN: 1545-AV13) received April 9, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       2290. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Low-
     Income Housing Credit [Revenue Ruling 99-18] received April 
     9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       2291. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Closing agreements [Rev. Proc. 99-27] received May 19, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       2292. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Low-
     Income Housing Credit [Revenue Ruling 99-18] received April 
     16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means. 

para. 54.4  providing for the consideration of h.r. 883

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
called up the following resolution (H. Res. 180):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 833) to preserve the sovereignty of the United 
     States over public lands and acquired lands owned by the 
     United States, and to preserve State sovereignty and private 
     property rights in non-Federal lands surrounding those public 
     lands and acquired lands. 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 for a 
     period not to exceed four hours. The bill shall be considered 
     as read. No amendment to the bill shall be in order except 
     those printed in the portion of the Congressional Record 
     designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII and 
     except pro forma amendments for the purpose of debate. Each 
     amendment so printed may be offered only by the Member who 
     caused it to be printed or his designee and 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.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington submitted the following amendment which was 
agreed to:

       Page 2, line 2, strike ``833'' and insert in lieu thereof 
     ``883''.

  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, 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. QUINN, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

240

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

178

para. 54.5                    [Roll No. 140]

                                YEAS--240

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--178

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)

[[Page 607]]


     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Phelps
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Blagojevich
     Brown (CA)
     Burton
     Doolittle
     Dunn
     Evans
     Foley
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Kucinich
     Napolitano
     Ose
     Salmon
     Towns
     Waxman
  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. 54.6  american land sovereignty protection

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COOKSEY, pursuant to House Resolution 180 
and rule XVIII, 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. 883) to preserve the sovereignty of the United States over public 
lands and acquired lands owned by the United States, and to preserve 
State sovereignty and private property rights in non-Federal lands 
surrounding those public lands and acquired lands.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COOKSEY, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. STEARNS as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para. 54.7  recorded vote

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

       At the end of the bill, add the following new section:

     ``SEC. 7. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS CONCERNING THE DISPOSAL, 
                   MANAGEMENT, AND USE OF LANDS BELONGING TO THE 
                   UNITED STATES.

       Title IV of the National Historic Preservation Act 
     Amendments of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 470a-1 et seq.) is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:
       Sec. 405.--No Federal official may enter into an agreement 
     with any international or foreign entity (including any 
     subsidiary thereof) providing for the disposal, management, 
     and use of any lands owned by the United States and located 
     within the United States unless such agreement is 
     specifically authorized by law. The President may from time 
     to time submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
     and the President of the Senate proposals for legislation 
     authorizing such agreements.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

262

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

158

para. 54.8                    [Roll No. 141]

                                AYES--262

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--158

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Davis (VA)
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Everett
     Fletcher
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     King (NY)
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas (OK)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Radanovich
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Stump
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Walden
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Bilbray
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Deutsch
     Dixon
     Foley
     Horn
     Largent
     Moakley
     Napolitano
     Salmon
     Stark
     Towns
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 54.9  recorded vote

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

       Page 9, line 6, after ``in the United States'' insert 
     ``(other than an area within the State of Colorado)''


[[Page 608]]



It was decided in the

Yeas

191

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

231

para. 54.10                   [Roll No. 142]

                                AYES--191

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--231

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Brown (CA)
     Dixon
     Foley
     Graham
     Largent
     Moakley
     Napolitano
     Salmon
     Stark
     Thornberry
     Towns
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 54.11  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. 
SWEENEY:

       Page 9, line 16, after ``management plan'' insert the 
     following: ``that specifically ensures that the designation 
     does not adversely affect State or local government revenue, 
     including revenue for public education programs, and''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

407

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

15

para. 54.12                   [Roll No. 143]

                                AYES--407

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Fletcher
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo

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     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--15

     Bilbray
     Blumenauer
     Castle
     Cubin
     Filner
     Jackson (IL)
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Markey
     Meehan
     Morella
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Shays
     Thompson (CA)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Brown (CA)
     Cox
     Foley
     Gonzalez
     Granger
     Largent
     Moakley
     Napolitano
     Salmon
     Stark
     Towns
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BASS, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 180, 
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 9, line 13, strike ``2000'' and insert instead 
     ``2003''.

       At the end of the bill, add the following new section:

     ``SEC. 7. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS CONCERNING THE DISPOSAL, 
                   MANAGEMENT, AND USE OF LANDS BELONGING TO THE 
                   UNITED STATES.

       Title IV of the National Historic Preservation Act 
     Amendments of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 470a-1 et seq.) is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:
       Sec. 405.--No Federal official may enter into an agreement 
     with any international or foreign entity (including any 
     subsidiary thereof) providing for the disposal, management, 
     and use of any lands owned by the United States and located 
     within the United States unless such agreement is 
     specifically authorized by law. The President may from time 
     to time submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
     and the President of the Senate proposals for legislation 
     authorizing such agreements.''.

       Page 9, line 16, after ``management plan'' insert the 
     following: ``that specifically ensures that the designation 
     does not adversely affect State or local government revenue, 
     including revenue for public education programs, and''.

  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.
  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. 54.13  providing for the consideration of the senate amendment to 
          h.r. 4

  Mr. REYNOLDS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 179):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to take from the Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 4) 
     to declare it to be the policy of the United States to deploy 
     a national missile defense, with a Senate amendment thereto, 
     and to consider in the House a motion offered by the chairman 
     of the Committee on Armed Services or his designee to concur 
     in the Senate amendment. The Senate amendment 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 Armed 
     Services. The previous question shall be considered as 
     ordered on the motion to final adoption without intervening 
     motion.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. REYNOLDS, 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. 54.14  national missile defense

  On motion of Mr. SPENCE, pursuant to House Resolution 179, the bill 
(H.R. 4) to declare it to be the policy of the United States to deploy a 
national missile defense; 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 ``National Missile Defense Act 
     of 1999''.

     SEC. 2. NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE POLICY.

       It is the policy of the United States to deploy as soon as 
     is technologically possible an effective National Missile 
     Defense system capable of defending the territory of the 
     United States against limited ballistic missile attack 
     (whether accidental, unauthorized, or deliberate) with 
     funding subject to the annual authorization of appropriations 
     and the annual appropriation of funds for National Missile 
     Defense.

     SEC. 3. POLICY ON REDUCTION OF RUSSIAN NUCLEAR FORCES.

       It is the policy of the United States to seek continued 
     negotiated reductions in Russian nuclear forces.

  Mr. SPENCE moved that the House agree to the amendment of the Senate.
  After debate,
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  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. 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

345

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

71

para. 54.15                   [Roll No. 144]

                                YEAS--345

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano

[[Page 610]]


     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--71

     Allen
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Capuano
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Doggett
     Ehlers
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Gutierrez
     Hinchey
     Holt
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kilpatrick
     Kucinich
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Markey
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meeks (NY)
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Slaughter
     Strickland
     Tierney
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weiner
     Woolsey
     Wu

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Bilirakis
     Brown (CA)
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Foley
     Frank (MA)
     Largent
     McNulty
     Moakley
     Napolitano
     Pickett
     Rogers
     Salmon
     Stark
     Thomas
     Towns
     Walsh
     Waxman
  So the Senate amendment 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. 54.16  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. YOUNG of Florida, by unanimous consent, the Committee 
on Appropriations was granted permission until midnight, Friday, May 21, 
1999, to file a privileged report on the bill making appropriations for 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, 
and for other purposes.
  Pursuant to clause 1 of rule XXI, all points of order were reserved.

para. 54.17  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. YOUNG of Florida, by unanimous consent, the Committee 
on Appropriations was granted permission until midnight, Friday, May 21, 
1999, to file a privileged report on the bill making appropriations for 
the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, 
and for other purposes.
  Pursuant to clause 1 of rule XXI, all points of order were reserved.

para. 54.18  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. JONES of North Carolina, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, May 24, 1999, at 12:30 p.m. for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 54.19  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. JONES of North Carolina, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, May 
26, 1999, under clause 7, rule XV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para. 54.20  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. 1141) ``An Act making emergency 
supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1999, and for other purposes.''
  The message also announced that pursuant to sections 276d-276g, of 
title 11, 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 First Session of the One Hundred Sixth Congress, to be held in 
Quebec City, Canada, May 20-24, 1999----
  the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley);
  the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe);
  the Senator from Ohio (Mr. DeWine);
  the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Grams);
  the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Voinovich); and
  the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Akaka). 

para. 54.21  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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. 1141. Making emergency supplemental appropriations for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
     purposes.

para. 54.22  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. DEUTSCH, for today after 3 p.m.;
  To Mrs. NAPOLITANO, for today;
  To Mr. STARK, for today after 1 p.m.; and
  To Mr. FOLEY, for today.
  And then,

para. 54.23  adjournment

  On motion of Mrs. CHENOWETH, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 7 o'clock and 13 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
12:30 p.m. on Monday, May 24, 1999, for ``morning hour'' debate.

para. 54.24  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. GOODLING: Committee on Education and the Workforce. 
     H.R. 905. A bill to provide funding for the National Center 
     for Missing and Exploited Children, to reauthorize the 
     Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, and for other purposes; with 
     an amendment (Rept. No. 106-152). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 1378. A bill to 
     authorize appropriations for carrying out pipeline safety 
     activities under chapter 601 of title 49, United States Code; 
     with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-153, Pt. 1). Ordered to be 
     printed.
       Mr. COMBEST: Committee on Agriculture. H.R. 17. 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 assurance for contract 
     sanctity, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-154, Pt. 1). 
     Ordered to be printed.

para. 54.25  time limitation of referred bill

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

       H.R. 17. Referral to the Committee on International 
     Relations extended for a period ending not later than June 
     11, 1999.
       H.R. 45. Referral to the Committee on Resources extended 
     for a period ending not later than June 2, 1999.

para. 54.26  reported bill sequentially referred

  Under clause 5 of the rule X, bill and report was delivered to the 
Clerk for printing, and bill referred as follows:

       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 45. A bill to amend 
     the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, with an amendment; 
     referred to the Committee on the Budget for a period ending 
     not later than June 2, 1999, 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 (Rept. No. 106-155, Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.

para. 54.27  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X, the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure discharged from further consideration of H.R. 45.

para. 54.28  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. CALVERT:
       H.R. 1880. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to require candidates for election for the House 
     of Representatives or the Senate to raise at least 50 percent 
     of their contributions from individuals residing in the 
     district or State involved, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself and Mr. 
             Reyes):

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       H.R. 1881. A bill to modify the rate of basic pay and the 
     classification of positions for certain United States Border 
     Patrol agents, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Government 
     Reform, for a period to be 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, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, and Mr. Ewing):
       H.R. 1882. A bill to amend provisions of law enacted by the 
     Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 to 
     ensure full analysis of potential impacts on small entities 
     of rules proposed by certain agencies, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Berman):
       H.R. 1883. A bill to provide for the application of 
     measures to foreign persons who transfer to Iran certain 
     goods, services, or technology, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on International Relations, 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. FORD (for himself, Mr. Holden, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi):
       H.R. 1884. A bill to provide for the disclosure of the 
     readiness of certain Federal and non-Federal computer systems 
     for the year 2000 computer problem; to the Committee on 
     Science.
           By Mr. BERRY (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Emerson, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia):
       H.R. 1885. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to provide for facilitating the importation into 
     the United States of certain drugs that have been approved by 
     the Food and Drug Administration; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. CANADY of Florida (for himself, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. 
             Hilleary, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Hastings of Washington, 
             Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Gary Miller of 
             California, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Goodlatte, 
             Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Gillmor, 
             Mr. Stearns, Mr. Bishop, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Herger, Mr. Goode, Mr. Sanford, and Mr. 
             Paul):
       H.R. 1886. A bill to amend the Migrant and Seasonal 
     Agricultural Worker Protection Act to clarify the application 
     of such Act; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Morella, 
             Mr. Brown of California, and Mr. Lipinski):
       H.R. 1887. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     punish the depiction of animal cruelty; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GOODLING:
       H.R. 1888. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide a mandatory minimum prison sentence for certain 
     wiretapping or electronic surveillance offenses by Federal 
     officers or employees; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 1889. 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. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Frost, Ms. Pelosi, and Ms. 
             Kilpatrick):
       H.R. 1890. 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 the Federal Employees Health 
     Benefits Program; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Government 
     Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. HULSHOF (for himself, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Herger, Mr. Watkins, 
             Mr. English, Mr. Weller, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Talent, Mr. Kolbe, and Mr. Forbes):
       H.R. 1891. 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. JEFFERSON (for himself, Mr. Baker, Mr. Tauzin, 
             Mr. McCrery, Mr. John, Mr. Cooksey, and Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 1892. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide assistance to homeowners and small businesses 
     to repair Formosan termite damage; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself and Ms. Eshoo):
       H.R. 1893. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide that certain individuals who would be eligible for 
     military retired pay for nonregular service but for the fact 
     that they did not serve on active duty during a period of 
     conflict may be paid such retired pay if they served in the 
     United States merchant marine during or immediately after 
     World War II; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. LEACH:
       H.R. 1894. A bill to provide that a plaque be placed at the 
     diplomatic entrance of the Department of State; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Levin, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Wise, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, Ms. Carson, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Rothman, 
             Mr. Holt, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mr. Scott, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Lee, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Weygand, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Davis of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 1895. A bill to develop programs that enhance school 
     safety for our children; 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. GARY MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Hall 
             of Ohio, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Ehrlich, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey):
       H.R. 1896. A bill to designate the Republic of Korea as a 
     visa waiver pilot program country for one year under the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. PETRI:
       H.R. 1897. 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 Ms. STABENOW:
       H.R. 1898. A bill to provide for school safety, and for 
     other purposes; 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. STARK (for himself, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, and Mr. Andrews):
       H.R. 1899. A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to 
     issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant 
     risk of needlestick injury to health care workers; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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 Mr. STARK (for himself and Mr. McDermott):
       H.R. 1900. A bill to expand the use of competitive bidding 
     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. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 1901. A bill to designate the United States border 
     station located in Pharr, Texas, as the ``Kika de la Garza 
     United States Border Station''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, and Ms. Pelosi):
       H.R. 1902. A bill to require the Secretary of Education to 
     correct poverty data to account for cost of living 
     differences; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH:
       H.R. 1903. A bill to regulate the sale of firearms at gun 
     shows; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.J. Res. 55. A joint resolution to disapprove a rule 
     relating to delivery of mail to a commercial mail receiving 
     agency, issued by the United States Postal Service; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. CRAMER:
       H. Con. Res. 110. A concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the July 20, 1999, 30th Anniversary of 
     the first lunar landing should be a day of celebration and 
     reflection on the Apollo-11 mission to the Moon and the 
     accomplishments of the Apollo program throughout the 1960's 
     and 1970's; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD (for herself, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Christensen, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Clayton, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Hinojosa):
       H. Res. 184. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding Federal Government procurement 
     access for minority-owned businesses; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform. 

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para. 54.29  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 7: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 8: Mr. Jones of North Carolina.
       H.R. 19: Mr. Lewis of California and Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 25: Mr. Owens, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 49: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 85: Mr. Weygand, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Kennedy 
     of Rhode Island, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 175: Ms. Carson, Mr. Wu, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Green of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Roemer, and Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 323: Mr. Moakley.
       H.R. 325: Mr. Becerra and Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 330: Mrs. Chenoweth and Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 353: Mr. Clay, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
     Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Towns, and Mr. 
     Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 363: Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 425: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. 
     Weygand.
       H.R. 443: Ms. Norton and Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H.R. 483: Mr. Jones of North Carolina.
       H.R. 486: Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Blagojevich, and Mr. Kind.
       H.R. 531: Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 555: Ms. Carson and Mr. Scott.
       H.R. 557: Mr. Goode and Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 561: Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 570: Mr. Hobson.
       H.R. 591: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 629: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 655: Mr. Olver, Mr. Engel, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Kildee, and 
     Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 697: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Hall of Texas, and Mr. 
     Royce.
       H.R. 698: Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 735: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 764: Mr. Armey, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
     Johnson of Texas, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
     Rush, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
     Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Watt of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Bishop, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
     Ms. Lee,, Ms. Carson, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 772: Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Wamp and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 826: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 828: Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 835: Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
     Paul, and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 838: Mr. Tauzin.
       H.R. 840: Ms. Lofgren and Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 859: Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 864: Mr. Payne, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Martinez, 
     Mr. Wise, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Crane, Mr. Hall of 
     Texas, Ms. Carson, Mr. Shays, Mr. Engel, Mr. Green of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. 
     Kind.
       H.R. 868: Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Bonior, 
     and Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 876: Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 896: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 902: Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 939: Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 941: Mr. Quinn, Mr. Baird, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 953: Mr. Weiner, Ms. Norton, Mr. Boswell, Ms. Roybal-
     Allard, Mr. Borski, and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 957: Mr. Gekas, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Upton, and Mr. Udall 
     of Colorado.
       H.R. 976: Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 984: Mr. Frelinghuysen and Mr. Davis of Florida.
       H.R. 989: Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 1001: Mr. Shaw, Mr. Goode, Mr. Hill of Montana, and 
     Mr. Young of Alaska.
       H.R. 1020: Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Payne, Mr. Pallone, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
     Clay.
       H.R. 1044: Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 1070: Mr. Minge, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, and Mr. 
     Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 1079: Mr. Thune, Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. King.
       H.R. 1080: Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1082: Mr. Foley and Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 1083: Mr. Jones of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1090: Mr. Quinn, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Kilpatrick, and 
     Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 1092: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 1093: Mr. Visclosky and Mr. Hill of Indiana.
       H.R. 1105: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Condit, and Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 1111: Mrs. McCarthy of New York and Mr. Everett.
       H.R. 1177: Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 1180: Mrs. Bono, Mr. Rothman, and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 1182: Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 1187: Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. 
     Meek of Florida, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 1193: Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. 
     Moakley.
       H.R. 1214: Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 1219: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 1221: Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 1244: Mr. Bachus and Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 1248: Mr. Talent, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Wise, 
     and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1259: Mr. Toomey and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 1260: Mr. Kuykendall.
       H.R. 1276: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 1278: Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 1300: Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
     Foley, and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 1317: Mr. Traficant and Mr. Moran of Kansas.
       H.R. 1323: Mr. Cummings and Mr. Thompson of California.
       H.R. 1324: Mr. Wolf, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
     Cummings, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
     Oberstar, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
     Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
     Kucinich, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Brown of California, 
     Mr. Waxman, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Filner, 
     Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Olver, Mr. English, Mr. Barrett 
     of Wisconsin, and Mr. Baird.
       H.R. 1326: Mr. Phelps, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
     Petri, and Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 1344: Mr. Pomeroy and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1355: Mr. Capuano and Mr. Davis of Florida.
       H.R. 1358: Mr. Cook
       H.R. 1360: Mr. LaFalce and Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 1388: Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, and Mr. 
     Capuano.
       H.R. 1399: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
     Abercrombie, and Mr. Crowley.
       H.R. 1414: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 1421: Mr. Luther and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1429: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 1432: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Filner, and Mr. 
     Rothman.
       H.R. 1456: Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Leach, Mr. Borski, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
     McDermott, and Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 1463: Mr. Capuano, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
     Weiner, Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 1476: Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 1484: Ms. Carson and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1485: Ms. Woolsey and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 1494: Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 1507: Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 1514: Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 1516: Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 1546: Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 1567: Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 1579: Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Deal 
     of Georgia.
       H.R. 1606: Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 1620: Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Sununu, and Mr. Terry.
       H.R. 1621: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Luther, and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 1629: Ms. Waters, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Hill 
     of Indiana, Mr. Bonior, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1644: Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Clayton, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. 
     Baldwin, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
     Mollohan, and Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 1645: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1658: Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Campbell, Mr. English, Mrs. 
     Kelly, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. 
     George Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. 
     Stark.
       H.R. 1671: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1676: Mr. Jefferson and Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 1694: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1706: Mr. Largent.
       H.R. 1710: Mr. Armey and Mr. Regula.
       H.R. 1732: Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Moore, and Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 1734: Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 1736: Mr. Frost, Ms. Lee, and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 1764: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1765: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
     Cramer, and Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 1776: Mr. Weygand, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
     Ramstad, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Weller, 
     Mrs. Morella, Mr. Bachus, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
     Boehlert, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
     Doyle, Mr. Cook, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Jones of 
     North Carolina, Mr. Aderholt, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Sandlin, 
     and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 1777: Mr. Sanders and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 1786: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1791: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 1824: Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Armey, and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 1837: Mr. Foley, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Price of 
     North Carolina, Mr. English, Mr. Berry, Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Baker, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Upton, and 
     Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 1839: Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 1857: Mr. Moakley and Mr. McGovern.
       H.J. Res. 7: Mr. Baker.
       H.J. Res. 33: Mr. Boswell.
       H.J. Res. 53: Mr. Blunt, Mr. Metcalf, and Mrs. Myrick.
       H. Con. Res. 31: Mr. Engel.
       H. Con. Res. 51: Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H. Con. Res. 79: Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Engel, Mr. Simpson, Mr. 
     Ackerman, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Tauzin, Mrs. Roukema, 
     and Mr. Hinchey.
       H. Con. Res. 106: Mr. Cummings.
       H. Con. Res. 107: Mr. Armey.
       H. Con. Res. 109: Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Diaz-
     Balart, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Holden, Mr. Owens, 
     Mr. Faleomavaega, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. Rahall.
       H. Res. 41: Ms. Carson and Mr. Thompson of California.
       H. Res. 60: Mr. Gejdenson.
       H. Res. 90: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
     Brown of California, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas.

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       H. Res. 95: Mr. Packard.
       H. Res. 144: Mr. Underwood.
       H. Res. 146: Mr. Luther and Mr. Wu.
       H. Res. 178: Mr. Menendez, Mr. Doyle, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, and Mr. McNulty.

para. 54.30  discharge petitions--additions or deletions

  The following Members added their names to the following discharge 
petition:

       Petition 1 by Mr. TURNER on House Resolution 122: Bennie G. 
     Thompson and Matthew G. Martinez.
       Petition 2 by Mr. CAMPBELL on House Resolution 126: David 
     D. Phelps.
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                        MONDAY, MAY 24, 1999 (55)

para. 55.1  appointment 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,

                                                     May 24, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Thomas E. Petri to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 19, 
1999, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 55.2  recess--12:41 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 12 o'clock 41 minutes p.m. until 2 
o'clock p.m.

para. 55.3  after recess--2 p.m.

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

para. 55.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, May 20, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 55.5  communications

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

       2293. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Revision of Federal Speculative 
     Position Limits and Associated Rules (RIN: 3038-AB32) 
     received May 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       2294. A letter from the Administrator, Commodity Credit 
     Corporation, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--1998 Single-Year and Multi-Year Crop 
     Loss Disaster Assistance Program (RIN: 0560-AF75) received 
     May 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       2295. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a statement with respect to 
     transactions involving U.S. exports to the Republic of Korea; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       2296. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, 
     Department of Education, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Notice of Final Funding Priorities for Fiscal Years 
     1999-2000 for Certain Centers--received April 16, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       2297. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Sixth Triennial Report to Congress 
     on Drug Abuse and Addiction Research: 25 Years of Discovery 
     to Advance the Health of the Public, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     290aa-4(b); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2298. A letter from the Special Assistant Chief, Mass Media 
     Bureau, 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; Reexamination of the Policy Statement on 
     Comparative Broadcast Hearings; Proposals to Reform the 
     Commission's Comparative Hearing Process to Expedite the 
     Resolution of Cases [MM Docket No. 97-234, GC Docket No. 92-
     52, GEN Docket No. 90-264] received May 14, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2299. A letter from the Special Assistant Chief, Mass Media 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b) Table 
     of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations by substituting Channel 
     244C for Channel 244C1 and reallotting the channel (Ely and 
     Carlin, Nevada) [MM Docket No. 98-185, RM-9355] received May 
     14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       2300. A letter from the Chief, Policy and Program Planning 
     Division, Common Carrier Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Implementation of the Local Competition Provisions in the 
     Telecommunications Act of 1996 [CC Docket No. 96-98] 
     Interconnection between Local Exchange Carriers and 
     Commercial Mobile Radio Service Providers [CC Docket No. 95-
     185] received May 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2301. A letter from the Legal Advisor, Cable Services 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Satellite Delivery of Network 
     Signals to Unserved Households for Purposes of the Satellite 
     Home Viewer Act [CS Docket No. 98-201; RM No. 9335; RM No. 
     9345] received April 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2302. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's Plan for 
     Transferred Government Spectrum; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2303. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a determination 
     and certification of eight countries which are not 
     cooperating fully with U.S. antiterrorism efforts: 
     Afghanistan, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, and 
     Syria; to the Committee on International Relations.
       2304. 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 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       2305. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, 
     Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas Abandoned 
     Mine Land Reclamation Plans and Regulatory Programs 
     [Technical Amendment No. MCRCC-01] received April 20, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2306. 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 by Catcher Processors 
     using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     [Docket No. 990304063-9063-01; I.D. 050599B] received May 13, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2307. 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 
     Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; 
     Commercial Quota Harvested for Maine [Docket No. 981014259-
     8312-02; I.D. 032699A] received April 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2308. A letter from the Rules Administrator, Federal Bureau 
     of Prisons, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Visiting: Notification to Visitors 
     [BOP 1071-F] (RIN: 1120-AA67) received May 14, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2309. A letter from the Director, National Legislative 
     Commission, The American Legion, transmitting a copy of the 
     Legion's financial statements as of December 31, 1998, 
     pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1101(4) and 1103; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       2310. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Eurocopter France Model SA341G and SA342J [Docket 
     No. 99-SW-03-AD; Amendment 39-11174; AD 99-11-03] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received May 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2311. A letter from the Chief, Regs and Admin Law, USCG, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Drawbridge Operating Regulation; Gulf 
     Intracoastal Waterway, TX [CGD08-99-034] (RIN: 2115-AE47) 
     received May 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2312. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for Weather 
     Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--American 
     Meteorological Society's Industy, Government Scholarship, and 
     Fellowship Program [Docket No. 990208045-9045-01] (RIN No: 
     0648-ZA61) received May 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       2313. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting proposed draft legislation that 
     provides for the transfer to Puerto Rico and the Virgin 
     Islands, for five years, the full amount of the excise tax 
     collected on imported rum; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means. 

para. 55.6  district of columbia college access

  Mr. DAVIS of Virginia moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(H.R. 974) to establish a program to afford high school graduates from 
the District of Columbia the benefits of in State tuition at State 
colleges and universities outside the District of Columbia, and for 
other purposes; as amended.

[[Page 614]]

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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, 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. 55.7  noal cushing bateman post office building

  Mr. DAVIS of Virginia moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(H.R. 1251) to designate the United States Postal Service building 
located at 8850 South 700 East, Sandy, Utah, as the ``Noal Cushing 
Bateman Post Office Building''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. DAVIS of Virginia 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 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 55.8  john j. buchanan post office building

  Mr. DAVIS of Virginia moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(H.R. 1377) to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service at 13234 South Baltimore Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, as the 
``John J. Buchanan Post Office Building''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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?
  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. 55.9  clifford r. hope post office

  Mr. DAVIS of Virginia moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(H.R. 197) 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''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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?
  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. 55.10  u.s. postal service buildings in philadelphia, pennsylvania

  Mr. DAVIS of Virginia moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(H.R. 100) to establish designations for United States Postal Service 
buildings in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. DAVIS of Virginia 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 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 55.11  u.s. postal service facilities in chicago, illinois

  Mr. DAVIS of Virginia moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(H.R. 1191) to designate certain facilities of the United States Postal 
Service in Chicago, Illinois.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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?
  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. 55.12  disadvantaged areas nursing relief

  Mr. ROGAN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 441) 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.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. ROGAN 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?
  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. 55.13  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:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                     Washington, DC, May 21, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 2(h) of Rule II 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 21, 1999 at 
     5:30 p.m. and said to contain a message from the President 
     whereby he submits draft legislation entitled, ``Educational 
     Excellence for All Children Act of 1999.''
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Jeff Trandahl.

para. 55.14  education excellence proposed legislation

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

To the Congress of the United States:

[[Page 615]]

  I am pleased to transmit for your immediate consideration the 
``Educational Excellence for All Children Act of 1999,'' my 
Administration's proposal for reauthorization of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) and other elementary and 
secondary education programs.
  My proposal builds on the positive trends achieved under current law. 
The ``Improving America's Schools Act of 1994,'' which reauthorized the 
ESEA 5 years ago, and the ``Goals 2000: Educate America Act'' gave 
States and school districts a framework for integrating Federal 
resources in support of State and local reforms based on high academic 
standards. In response, 48 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto 
Rico have adopted State-level standards. Recent results of the National 
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) show improved performance for 
the economically disadvantaged and other at-risk students who are the 
primary focus of ESEA programs. NAEP reading scores for 9-year olds in 
high-poverty schools have improved significantly since 1992, while 
mathematics achievement has also increased nationally. Students in high-
poverty schools and the lowest-performing students--the specific target 
populations for the ESEA Title I program--have registered gains in both 
reading and math achievement.
  I am encouraged by these positive trends, but educational results for 
many children remain far below what they should be. My proposal to 
reauthorize the ESEA is based on four themes reflecting lessons from 
research and the experience of implementing the 1994 Act.
  First, we would continue to focus on high academic standards for all 
children. The underlying purpose of every program within the ESEA is to 
help all children reach challenging State and local academic standards. 
States have largely completed the first stage of standards-based reform 
by developing content standards for all children. My bill would support 
the next stage of reform by helping States, school districts, schools, 
and teachers use these standards to guide classroom instruction and 
assessment.
  My proposal for reauthorizing Title I, for example, would require 
States to hold school districts and schools accountable for student 
performance against State standards, including helping the lowest-
performing students continually to improve. The bill also would continue 
to target Federal elementary and secondary education resources on those 
students furthest from meeting State and local standards, with a 
particular emphasis on narrowing the gap in achievement between 
disadvantaged students and their more affluent peers. In this regard, my 
proposal would phase in equal treatment of Puerto Rico in ESEA funding 
formulas, so that poor children in Puerto Rico are treated similarly to 
those in the rest of the country for the purpose of formula allocations.
  Second, my proposal responds to research showing that while qualified 
teachers are critical to improving student achievement, far too many 
teachers are not prepared to teach to high standards. Teacher quality is 
a particular problem in high-poverty schools, and the problem is often 
exacerbated by the use of paraprofessionals in instructional roles.
  My bill addresses teacher quality by holding States accountable for 
stronger enforcement of their own certification and licensure 
requirements, while at the same time providing substantial support for 
State and local professional development efforts. The Teaching to High 
Standards initiative in Title II would help move challenging educational 
standards into every classroom by providing teachers with sustained and 
intensive high-quality professional development in core academic 
subjects, supporting new teachers during their first 3 years in the 
classroom, and ensuring that all teachers are proficient in relevant 
content knowledge and teaching skills.
  The Technology for Education initiative under Title III would expand 
the availability of educational technology as a tool to help teachers 
implement high standards in the classroom, particularly in high-poverty 
schools. My bill also would extend, over the next 7 years, the Class-
Size Reduction initiative, which aims to reduce class sizes in the 
early grades by helping districts to hire and train 100,000 teachers. 
And the Title VII Bilingual Education proposal would help ensure that 
all teachers are well trained to teach students with limited English 
proficiency, who are found in more and more classrooms with each 
passing year.
  Third, my bill would increase support for safe, healthy, disciplined, 
and drug-free learning environments where all children feel connected, 
motivated, and challenged to learn and where parents are welcomed and 
involved. The recent tragedy at Columbine High School in Littleton, 
Colorado, reminds us that we must be ever vigilant against the risks of 
violence and other dangerous behaviors in our schools. Our 
reauthorization bill includes several measures to help mitigate these 
risks.
  We would strengthen the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities 
Act by concentrating funds on districts with the greatest need for 
drug- and violence-prevention programs, and by emphasizing the use of 
research-based programs of proven effectiveness. Moreover, with respect 
to students who bring weapons to school, this proposal would require 
schools to refer such students to a mental health professional for 
assessment and require counseling for those who pose an imminent threat 
to themselves or others; allow funding for programs that educate 
students about the risks associated with guns; expand character 
education programs; and promote alternative schools and second chance 
programs. A new School Emergency Response to Violence program would 
provide rapid assistance to school districts that have experienced 
violence or other trauma that disrupts the learning environment.
  My High School Reform initiative would support innovative reforms to 
improve student achievement in high schools, such as expanding the 
connections between adults and students that are necessary for 
effective learning and healthy personal development. This new 
initiative would provide resources to help transform 5,000 high schools 
into places where students receive individual attention, are motivated 
to learn, are provided with challenging courses, and are encouraged to 
develop and pursue long-term educational and career goals.
  Fourth, in response to clear evidence that standards-based reforms 
work best when States have strong accountability systems in place, my 
proposal would encourage each State to establish a single, rigorous 
accountability system for all schools. The bill also would require 
States to end social promotion and traditional retention practices; 
phase out the use of teachers with emergency certificates and the 
practice of assigning teachers ``out-of-field;'' and implement sound 
discipline policies in every school. Finally, the bill would give 
parents an important new accountability tool by requiring State, 
district, and school-level report cards that will help them evaluate 
the quality of the school their children attend.
  Based on high standards for all students, high-quality professional 
development for teachers, safe and disciplined learning environments, 
and accountability to parents and taxpayers, the Educational Excellence 
for All Children Act of 1999 provides a solid foundation for raising 
student achievement and narrowing the achievement gap between 
disadvantaged students and their more advantaged peers. More important, 
it will help prepare all of our children, and thus the Nation, for the 
challenges of the 21st century. I urge the Congress to take prompt and 
favorable action on this proposal.
                                                    William J. Clinton.
  The White House, May 21, 1999.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 
Armed Services, and Banking and Financial Services and ordered to be 
printed (H. Doc. 106-68).

para. 55.15  recess--3:18 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 3 o'clock and 18 minutes p.m., until 
approximately 6 o'clock p.m.

para. 55.16  after recess--6 p.m.

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

para. 55.17  h.r. 1251--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to

[[Page 616]]

be the motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1251) to 
designate the United States Postal Service building located at 8850 
South 700 East, Sandy, Utah, as the ``Noal Cushing Bateman 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

362

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affirmative

Nays

0

para. 55.18                   [Roll No. 145]

                                YEAS--362

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--71

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baker
     Bass
     Becerra
     Berry
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Burr
     Buyer
     Capuano
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clement
     Coburn
     Cooksey
     Crowley
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Frank (MA)
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hansen
     Hefley
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Moakley
     Morella
     Neal
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Porter
     Rangel
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Ryan (WI)
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Shows
     Smith (TX)
     Stabenow
     Tauzin
     Tierney
     Velazquez
     Weiner
     Weygand
     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 request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para. 55.19  h.r. 100--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 100) to establish designations for 
United States Postal Service buildings in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  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

368

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 55.20                   [Roll No. 146]

                                YEAS--368

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen

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     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--65

     Ackerman
     Baker
     Bass
     Becerra
     Berry
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Burr
     Buyer
     Capuano
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clement
     Coburn
     Cooksey
     Crowley
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hansen
     Hefley
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     McGovern
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Moakley
     Neal
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Porter
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Ryan (WI)
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Schaffer
     Shows
     Smith (TX)
     Stabenow
     Tauzin
     Tierney
     Velazquez
     Weiner
     Weygand
     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 request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para. 55.21  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1906

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-159) the resolution (H. Res. 185) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1906) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 55.22  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1259

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-160) the resolution (H. Res. 186) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1259) to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to 
protect Social Security surpluses through strengthened budgetary 
enforcement mechanisms.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 55.23  communication from the clerk--message from the president

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

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                     Washington, DC, May 24, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     The Speaker,
     U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, I have the honor to transmit a sealed 
     envelope received for the White House on May 24, 1999 at 4:30 
     p.m. and said to contain a message for the President whereby 
     he submits certifications in accordance with the resolution 
     of advice and consent to ratification of the Amended Mines 
     Protocol of the Convention on Conventional Weapons.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Jeff Trandahl.

para. 55.24  land mine use certification

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

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with the resolution of advice and consent to 
ratification of the Amended Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on 
the Use of Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices, together with its 
Technical Annex, adopted by the Senate of the United States on May 20, 
1999, I hereby certify that:
  In connection with Condition (1)(B), Pursuit Deterrent Munition, the 
Pursuit Deterrent Munition shall continue to remain available for use by 
the United States Armed Forces at least until January 1, 2003, unless an 
effective alternative to the munition becomes available.
  In connection with Condition (6), Land Mine Alternatives, in pursuing 
alternatives to United States anti-personnel mines or mixed anti-tank 
systems, I will not limit the types of alternatives to be considered on 
the basis of any criteria other than those specified in the sentence 
that follows. In pursuit of alternatives to United States anti-personnel 
mines, or mixed anti-tank systems, the United States shall seek to 
identify, adapt, modify, or otherwise develop only those technologies 
that (i) are intended to provide military effectiveness equivalent to 
that provided by the relevant anti-personnel mine, or mixed anti-tank 
system; and (ii) would be affordable.
  In connection with Condition (7), Certification with Regard to 
International Tribunals, with respect to the Amended Mines Protocol, the 
Convention on Conventional Weapons, or any future protocol or amendment 
thereto, the United States shall not recognize the jurisdiction of any 
international tribunal over the United States or any of its citizens.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, May 24, 1999.

  By unanimous consent, the message was referred to the Committee on 
International Relations.

para. 55.25  bill presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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 21, 1999:

       H.R. 1141. Making emergency supplemental appropriations for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
     purposes.

para. 55.26  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. ORTIZ, for today and May 25; and
  To Ms. CARSON, for today.
  And then,

para. 55.27  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. UNDERWOOD, at 9 o'clock and 29 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned.

para. 55.28  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:

  [Pursuant to the order of the House on May 20, 1999, the following 
                  reports were filed on May 21, 1999]

       Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina: Committee on Appropriations. 
     H.R. 1905. A bill making appropriations for the Legislative 
     Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for 
     other purposes (Rept. No. 106-156). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SKEEN: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 1906. A bill 
     making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, 
     Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 106-157). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.

                        [Filed on May 24, 1999]

       Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform. H.R. 974. A 
     bill to establish a program to afford high school graduates 
     from the District of Columbia the benefits of in-State 
     tuition at State colleges and universities outside the 
     District of Columbia, and for other purposes; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 106-158, Pt. 1). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 185. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1906) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
     Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and 
     for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-159). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 186. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1259) to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to 
     protect Social Security surpluses through strengthened 
     budgetary enforcement mechanisms (Rept. No. 106-160). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.

[[Page 618]]

       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 1833. A bill 
     to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 
     for the United States Customs Service for drug interdiction 
     and other operations, for the Office of the United States 
     Trade Representative, for the United States International 
     Trade Commission, and for other purposes; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 106-161). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.

para. 55.28  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 May 21, 1999]

       H.R. 434. Referral to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Banking and Financial Services extended for a period ending 
     not later than June 11, 1999.

             [The following action occurred on May 24, 1999]

       H.R. 974. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
     extended for a period ending not later than May 24, 1999.

para. 55.29  discharge of committee

       Mr. SPENCE: Committee on Armed Services. H.R. 1401. A bill 
     to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 
     for military activities of the Department of Defense, to 
     prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal years 2000 
     to 2001, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     106-162). 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 consideration of H.R. 974. Referred to the Committee of 
the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed.

para. 55.30  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

                       [Reported on May 21, 1999]

           By Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina:
       H.R. 1905. A bill making appropriations for the Legislative 
     Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for 
     other purposes.
           By Mr. SKEEN:
       H.R. 1906. A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, 
     Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and 
     for other purposes.
           By Mr. COBLE (for himself, Mr. Berman, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Pease, Mr. 
             Wexler, and Mr. Gallegly):
       H.R. 1907. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to 
     provide enhanced protection for inventors and innovators, 
     protect patent terms, reduce patent litigation, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Gejdenson):
       H.R. 1908. A bill to authorize the transfer of naval 
     vessels to certain foreign countries; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 1909. A bill to make supplemental appropriations for 
     fiscal year 1999 to ensure the inclusion of commonly used 
     pesticides in State source water assessment programs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 1910. A bill to prohibit abuses in the use of 
     unsolicited bulk electronic mail, and for other purposes; 
     referred 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. LOBIONDO:
       H.R. 1911. 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 and 
     coverage for secondary consultations; 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. MORAN of Virginia:
       H.R. 1912. A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to 
     designate Fort Belvoir, Virginia, as the site for the planned 
     National Museum of the United States Army; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
           By Mr. POMEROY (for himself, Mr. Hill of Montana, and 
             Mr. Baldacci):
       H.R. 1913. A bill to authorize registration of Canadian 
     pesticides for agricultural crops; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 1914. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permit cooperatives to pay dividends on preferred 
     stock without reducing patronage dividends; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
             Lantos, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. George Miller of California, 
             Mr. Underwood, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. Waxman):
       H. Con. Res. 111. Concurrent resolution condemning all 
     prejudice against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans in the 
     United States and supporting political and civic 
     participation by such Americans throughout the United States; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 55.31  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 119: Mr. Schaffer and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 121: Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 137: Mr. Kind.
       H.R. 206: Mr. English.
       H.R. 353: Mr. Gekas, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Bishop, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
     Shaw, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 360: Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 415: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 430: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 488: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 608: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 670: Mr. Udall of Colorado and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 675: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Strickland, of Mr. 
     Tancredo.
       H.R. 693: Mr. Gephardt.
       H.R. 699: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 730: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 776: Mr. Tierney and Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 798: Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 826: Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 850: Mr. Baird.
       H.R. 868: Mr. Oxley.
       H.R. 894: Mr. Bliley and Mr. Isakson.
       H.R. 902: Mr. Abercrombie and Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 912: Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 961: Ms. Carson, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Ms. 
     Schakowsky.
       H.R. 974: Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
     Scarborough, and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 997: Mr. Hyde.
       H.R. 1003: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 1053: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 1071: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 1074: Mr. Hunter, Mr. Bachus, Mrs. Biggert, and Mr. 
     Ney.
       H.R. 1080: Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 1085: Ms. McKinney and Mr. English.
       H.R. 1095: Mr. Coyne, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
     Vento, Mr. Lampson, and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1102: Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Armey, Mr. Combest, and 
     Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 1108: Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Canady of Florida, and Mr. Levin.
       H.R. 1115: Mr. Cardin, Mr. Payne, Ms. Lee, Mr. Gonzalez, 
     Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Condit, and Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 1138: Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 1168: Mr. Roemer, Mr. Kilpatrick, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. 
     Capps, and Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 1175: Mr. Andrews, Mr. Clay, Mr. Knollenberg, Ms. 
     Rivers, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Turner, and Mr. Watts 
     of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 1196: Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Levin, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
     Leach, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
     Tierney.
       H.R. 1214: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 1221: Mr. Pastor and Mr. Lucas of Kentucky.
       H.R. 1222: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 1248: Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H.R. 1250: Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 1256: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Doolittle, and 
     Mr. Shimkus.
       H.R. 1259: Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Wilson, and Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 1286: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 1299: Mr. Gephardt.
       H.R. 1301: Mr. Oxley, Mr. Largent, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
     Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. 
     Forbes, Ms. Granger, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Stupak, 
     Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
     Kasich, and Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 1322: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1326: Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
     Nethercutt, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 1355: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Watt of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Lampson, and Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 1382: Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 1385: Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Leach, Ms. McKinney, 
     Mr. Nussle, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Whitfield, and 
     Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 1413: Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 1456: Mr. Waxman, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
     Blumenauer, Ms. Lee, and Mr. Udall of Colorado.
       H.R. 1476: Mr. Filner and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1485: Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 1494: Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 1496: Mr. Pitts, Mr. Souder, and Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 1560: Ms. Lofgren and Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Spence, Mr. Foley, 
     Mr. Sununu, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
     Cooksey, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Ryun of 
     Kansas, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, and Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 1598: Mr. Archer and Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 1620: Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 1628: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
     Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. Wexler.

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       H.R. 1649: Mr. Linder.
       H.R. 1650: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 1659: Mr. Engel, Mr. Towns, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Watt of 
     North Carolina, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas.
       H.R. 1665: Mr. Traficant, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Dingell.
       H.R. 1690: Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 1691: Mr. Wolf, Mr. King, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
     Hastings of Washington, Mr. Riley, and Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 1710: Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 1734: Ms. Waters.
       H.R. 1771: Mr. Rahall, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Goss, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
     Gibbons, Mr. Goode, and Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 1772: Mr. Rahall, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Gibbons, 
     Mr. Goode, and Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 1777: Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1837: Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Frost, Mr. Doyle, and Mr. 
     Camp.
       H.R. 1857: Mr. Levin, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Frost, and Mr. 
     English.
       H.R. 1861: Mr. McInnis, Mr. McCrery, and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 1867: Mrs. Bono and Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 1885: Mr. Shows.
       H.J. Res. 7: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.J. Res. 53: Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin.
       H. Con. Res. 34: Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
     Johnson of Texas, and Ms. Rivers.
       H. Con. Res. 51: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas and Mr. Dixon.
       H. Con. Res. 58: Mr. Jefferson.
       H. Con. Res. 60: Mr. Pastor, Mr. Gilchrest, and Mr. Dixon.
       H. Con. Res. 67: Mr. Forbes, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
     Pallone, Mr. Porter, and Mr. Weiner.
       H. Con. Res. 107: Mr. McKeon, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. 
     Schaffer.
       H. Con. Res. 109: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
     Knollenberg, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Gonzalez.
       H. Res. 144: Mr. Jefferson.
       H. Res. 169: Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Barrett 
     of Wisconsin, and Mr. Lantos.
       H. Res. 178: Mr. Vento, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
     Strickland, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Blagojevich, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
     Meehan, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Traficant, 
     Mr. Souder, and Mr. Tancredo.

para. 55.32  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 1083: Mr. Crane.
       H.R. 1660: Mr. Davis  of Virginia.
       H.J. Res. 33: Mr. Moran of Virginia 
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                       TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1999 (56)

  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 19, 1999, Members 
were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 56.1  recess--9:27 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MYRICK, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 10 o'clock a.m.

para. 56.2  after recess--10 a.m.

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

para. 56.3  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of May 24, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 56.4  communications

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

       2314. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Cranberries Grown in the States 
     of Massachusetts, et al.; Temporary Suspension of a Provision 
     on Producer Continuance Referenda Under the Cranberry 
     Marketing Order [Docket No. FV99-929-1 IFR] received May 10, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       2315. 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. 106-71); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       2316. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a request of transfers from the 
     Information Technology Systems and Related Expenses account; 
     (H. Doc. No. 106-70); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       2317. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Office of the Secretary, Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Section 8 Tenant-Based Assistance; Statutory Merger of 
     Section 8 Certificate and Voucher Programs [Docket No. FR-
     4428-1-01] (RIN: 2577-AB91) received May 18, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       2318. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Office of the Secretary, Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Revised Restrictions on Assistance to Noncitizens 
     [Docket No. FR-4154-F-03] (RIN: 2501-AC36) received May 18, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       2319. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a statement with respect to a 
     transaction involving U.S. exports to Saudi Arabia; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       2320. 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.
       2321. A letter from the Regulations Policy and Management 
     Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Secondary Direct Food 
     Additives Permitted in Food for Human Consumption [Docket No. 
     98F-0342] received May 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2322. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, National Highway 
     Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Passenger 
     Automobile Average Fuel Economy Standards [Docket No. NHTSA-
     98-4853] (RIN: 2127-AG95) received May 20, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2323. 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: Treatment Standards for Wood 
     Preserving Wastes, Final Rule; and Land Disposal Restrictions 
     Phase IV: Treatment Standards for Metal Wastes, Final Rule; 
     and Zinc Micronutrient Fertilizers, Final Rule; and Carbamate 
     Treatment Standards, Final Rule; and K088 Treatment 
     Standards, Final Rule [FRL-6335-7] (RIN: 2050-AE05) received 
     April 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2324. A letter from the Legal Advisor, Cable Services 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commisssion's final rule--Implementation of Section 304 of 
     the Telecommunications Act of 1996; Commercial Availability 
     of Navigation Devices [CS Docket No. 97-80] received May 
     21,1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       2325. A letter from the Special Assistant Chief, Mass Media 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b) Table 
     of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (East Brewton, Alabama 
     and Navarre, Florida) [MM Docket No. 97-233 RM-9162] received 
     May 14,1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2326. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Consolidated Guidance about 
     Materials Licenses: Program-Specific Guidance about 10 CFR 
     Part 36 Irradiator Licenses, dated January 1999--received May 
     17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       2327. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Rulemaking for EDGAR System [Release Nos. 33-7684; 34-
     41410; IC-23843; File No. S7-9-99] (RIN: 3235-AH70) received 
     May 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2328. 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. 106-69); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       2329. 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 United Kingdom for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 99-15), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       2330. A letter from the Chairman, International Fund for 
     Ireland, transmitting the Fund's 1998 Annual Report; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       2331. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 13-64, ``Solid 
     Waste Facility Permit Amendment Act of 1999'' received May 
     19, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       2332. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 13-58, 
     ``Insurance Demutualization Amendment Act of 1999'' received 
     May 19, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       2333. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 13-65, ``Closing 
     of Public Alleys in Square 51, S.O. 98-145, Act of 1999''

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     received May 19, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2334. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 13-66, ``Chief 
     Technology Officer Year 2000 Remediation Procurement 
     Authority Temporary Amendment Act of 1999'' received May 19, 
     1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       2335. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 13-59, 
     ``Petition Circulation Requirements Temporary Amendment Act 
     of 1999'' received May 19, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2336. 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; Thelypodium howellii ssp. spectabilis (Howell's 
     spectacular thelypody) (RIN: 1018-AE52) received May 21, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2337. 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; Threatened Status for Johnson's Seagrass (RIN: 
     1018-AF62) received May 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2338. 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; Species in the Rock sole/Flathead 
     sole/``Other flatfish'' Fishery Category by Vessels Using 
     Trawl Gear in Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area 
     [Docket No. 990304063-9063-01; I.D. 042799B] received May 5, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2339. 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 Economic 
     Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; Groundfish Fisheries by Vessels 
     Using Hook-and-Line Gear in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 
     990304062-9062-01; I.D. 051299E] received May 20,1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2340. A letter from the Chief, Regs and Admin Law, USCG, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Rules of Practice, Procedure, and Evidence for 
     Administrative Proceedings of the Coast Guard [USCG-1998-
     3472] (RIN: 2115-AF59) received May 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2341. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone: 4th of 
     July Celebration Fireworks Display, Great South Bay, 
     Sayville, New York [CGD01-99-040] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received 
     May 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2342. A letter from the Chief, Regs and Admin Law, USGC, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety Zone: Groton Long Point Yacht Club 
     fireworks display, Main Beach, Groton Long Point, CT [CGD01-
     99-039] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received May 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2343. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Special Local 
     Regulations: Hudson Valley Triathlon, Hudson River, Kingston, 
     New York [CGD01-98-155] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received May 20, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2344. A letter from the Chief, Regs and Admin Law, USCG, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Drawbridge Operating Regulation; Lake 
     Pontchartrain, LA [CGD08-99-032] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received 
     May 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2345. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; River Rouge (Short-Cut Canal), 
     Michigan [CGD09-98-055] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received May 20, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2346. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; 
     McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems (MDHS) Model 369E, 
     369FF, 500N, and 600N Helicopters [Docket No. 99-SW-11-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11113; AD 99-08-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     May 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2347. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Special Local 
     Regulations: Fleet's Albany Riverfest, Hudson River, New York 
     [CGD01-98-163] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received May 20, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2348. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; 
     Raytheon Aircraft Corporation Beech Models 65-90, 65-A90, 65-
     A90-1, 65-A90-2, 65-A90-3, 65-A90-4, B90, C90, C90A, E90, 
     H90, and F90 Airplanes [Docket No. 90-CE-18-AD; Amendment 39-
     11171; AD 99-10-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 20, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2349. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Uniform National 
     Discharge Standards for Vessels of the Armed Forces [FRL-
     6335-5] (RIN: 2040-AC96) received April 29, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2350. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation that 
     would make changes to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and the 
     Energy Reorganization Act of 1974; jointly to the Committees 
     on Commerce and Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2351. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator, 
     National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting an announcement concerning the 
     Request for Proposals for the Ecology and Oceanography of 
     Harmful Algal Blooms Project; jointly to the Committees on 
     Resources, Commerce, Science, and Armed Services.
       2352. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting a 
     draft of proposed legislation which would provide a more 
     competitive electric power industry; jointly to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, Commerce, Agriculture, 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, Resources, and the 
     Judiciary. 

para. 56.5  missing, exploited, and runaway children protection

  Mr. CASTLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 249) to provide funding for the National Center for Missing and 
Exploited Children, to reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, 
and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, recognized Mr. CASTLE and Mr. 
KILDEE, 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. 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. SUNUNU, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 56.6  drug free borders and cyberporn

  Mr. CRANE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1833) to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for the United 
States Customs Service for drug interdiction and other operations, for 
the Office of the United States Trade Representative, for the United 
States International Trade Commission, and for other purposes; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, recognized Mr. CRANE 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. SUNUNU, 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, Mr. SUNUNU, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 56.7  tenth anniversary of 1989 tiananmen square massacre

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 178): 

       Whereas the United States was founded on the democratic 
     principle that all men and women are created equal and 
     entitled to the exercise of their basic human rights;
       Whereas freedom of expression and assembly are fundamental 
     human rights that be

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     long to all people and are recognized as such under the 
     United Nations Declaration of Human Rights and the 
     International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights;
       Whereas the death of the former General Secretary of the 
     Communist Party of the People's Republic of China, Hu 
     Yaobang, on April 15, 1989, gave rise to peaceful protests 
     throughout China calling for the establishment of a dialogue 
     with government and party leaders on democratic reforms, 
     including freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, and the 
     elimination of corruption by government officials;
       Whereas after that date thousands of prodemocracy 
     demonstrators continued to protest peacefully in and around 
     Tiananmen Square in Beijing until June 3 and 4, 1989, until 
     Chinese authorities ordered the People's Liberation Army and 
     other security forces to use lethal force to disperse 
     demonstrators in Beijing, especially around Tiananmen Square;
       Whereas nonofficial sources, a Chinese Red Cross report 
     from June 7, 1989, and the State Department Country Reports 
     on Human Rights Practices for 1989, gave various estimates of 
     the numbers of people killed and wounded in 1989 by the 
     People's Liberation Army soldiers and other security forces, 
     but agreed that hundreds, if not thousands, of people were 
     killed and thousands more were wounded;
       Whereas 20,000 people nationwide suspected of taking part 
     in the democracy movement were arrested and sentenced without 
     trial to prison or reeducation through labor, and many were 
     reportedly tortured;
       Whereas human rights groups such as Human Rights Watch, 
     Human Rights in China, and Amnesty International have 
     documented that hundreds of those arrested remain in prison;
       Whereas the Government of the People's Republic of China 
     continues to suppress dissent by imprisoning prodemocracy 
     activists, journalists, labor union leaders, religious 
     believers, and other individuals in China and Tibet who seek 
     to express their political or religious views in a peaceful 
     manner; and
       Whereas June 4, 1999, is the tenth anniversary of the date 
     of the Tiananmen Square massacre: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) expresses sympathy to the families of those killed as a 
     result of their participation in the democracy protests of 
     1989, as well as to the families of those who have been 
     killed and to those who have suffered for their efforts to 
     keep that struggle alive during the past decade;
       (2) commends all citizens of the People's Republic of China 
     who are peacefully advocating for democracy and human rights; 
     and
       (3) condemns the ongoing and egregious human rights abuses 
     by the Government of the People's Republic of China and calls 
     on that government to--
       (A) reevaluate the official verdict on the June 4, 1989, 
     Tiananmen prodemocracy activities and order relevant 
     procuratorial organs to open formal investigations on the 
     June fourth event with the goal of bringing those responsible 
     to justice;
       (B) establish a June Fourth Investigation Committee, the 
     proceedings and findings of which should be accessible to the 
     public, to make a just and independent inquiry into all 
     matters related to June 4, 1989;
       (C) release all prisoners of conscience, including those 
     still in prison as a result of their participation in the 
     peaceful prodemocracy protests of May and June 1989, provide 
     just compensation to the families of those killed in those 
     protests, and allow those exiled on account of their 
     activities in 1989 to return and live in freedom in the 
     People's Republic of China;
       (D) put an immediate end to harassment, detention, and 
     imprisonment of Chinese citizens exercising their legitimate 
     rights to the freedom of expression, freedom of association, 
     and freedom of religion; and
       (E) demonstrate its willingness to respect the rights of 
     all Chinese citizens by proceeding quickly to ratify and 
     implement the International Covenant on Civil and Political 
     Rights which it signed on October 5, 1998.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, 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. SUNUNU, 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. SUNUNU, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 56.8  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1906

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 185):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1906) making appropriations for Agriculture, 
     Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, 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 4(a) of rule XIII 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. Points 
     of order against provisions in the bill 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 8 of rule XVIII. 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. 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. 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

402

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

10

para. 56.9                    [Roll No. 147]

                                YEAS--402

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston

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     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--10

     Bishop
     Coburn
     Edwards
     Hilliard
     Hostettler
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     Miller, George
     Sanford
     Wu

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Buyer
     Cox
     Ewing
     Graham
     Hinojosa
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Kasich
     Lucas (KY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Napolitano
     Ortiz
     Packard
     Peterson (MN)
     Reyes
     Smith (TX)
     Waxman
     Whitfield
     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. 56.10  S. 249--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, pursuant to clause 8, rule 
XX, announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the 
rules and pass the bill of the Senate (S. 249) to provide funding for 
the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, to reauthorize 
the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, 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

414

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

1

para. 56.11                   [Roll No. 148]

                                YEAS--414

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Bachus
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Buyer
     Davis (FL)
     Ewing
     Graham
     Hinojosa
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Kasich
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Millender-
       McDonald
     Napolitano
     Ortiz
     Reyes
     Smith (TX)
     Waxman
  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. 56.12  h.r. 1833--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, pursuant to clause 8, rule 
XX, announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to 
suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1833) to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for the United States 
Customs Service for drug interdiction and other operations, for the 
Office of the United States Trade Rep

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resentative, for the United States International Trade Commission, 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

410

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

2

para. 56.13                   [Roll No. 149]

                                YEAS--410

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--2

     McHugh
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Buyer
     Ewing
     Gekas
     Graham
     Herger
     Hinojosa
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Kasich
     Lucas (OK)
     Millender-McDonald
     Moakley
     Napolitano
     Ortiz
     Reyes
     Sherwood
     Smith (TX)
     Woolsey
  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. 56.14  h. res. 178--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, pursuant to clause 8, rule 
XX, announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to 
suspend the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 178) concerning 
the tenth anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre of June 4, 1989, 
in the People's Republic of China.
  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

418

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 56.15                   [Roll No. 150]

                                YEAS--418

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup

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     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Buyer
     Ewing
     Gekas
     Graham
     Hinojosa
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Kasich
     Martinez
     McCarthy (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Ortiz
     Reyes
     Smith (TX)
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said reolution 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. 56.16  committee election--minority

  Mr. FROST, by direction of the Democratic Caucus, submitted the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 188):

       Resolved, That the following named Members be, and are 
     hereby, elected to the following standing committee of the 
     House of Representatives:
       Committee on Small Business: Ms. Berkley of Nevada; Mr. 
     Udall of Colorado

  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. 56.17  advisory committee on the records of congress

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

                                         House of Representatives,


                              Office of the Democratic Leader,

                                     Washington, DC, May 25, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to Title 44 of the U.S.C. 2702, 
     I hereby appoint the following individual to the Advisory 
     Committee on The Records of Congress:
       Dr. Joseph Cooper of Baltimore, MD.
           Yours Very Truly,
                                              Richard A. Gephardt.

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

para. 56.18  agriculture appropriations fy 2000

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, pursuant to House Resolution 
185 and rule XVIII, 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. 1906) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. PEASE as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and 
after some time spent therein,

para. 56.19  call in committee

  Mr. PEASE, 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. 56.20                   [Roll No. 151]

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--399

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
  Thereupon, Mr. PEASE, Chairman, announced that 399 Members had been 
recorded, a quorum.
  The Committee resumed its business.

para. 56.21  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. COBURN:

       Page 3, line 23, after dollar amount insert ``(reduced by 
     $463,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

133

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

285

para. 56.22                   [Roll No. 152]

                                AYES--133

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Bachus
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehrlich
     English
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kelly
     Lazio
     Leach
     Linder
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Myrick
     Northup
     Norwood
     Paul
     Pease
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Ramstad
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Walden
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller

                                NOES--285

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Baker
     Brown (CA)
     Graham
     Granger
     Hinojosa
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Kasich
     Largent
     Millender-McDonald
     Nadler
     Ortiz
     Reyes
     Rothman
     Smith (TX)
     Whitfield
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 56.23  recorded vote

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

       Page 3, line 23, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced 
     by $231,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

146

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

267

para. 56.24                   [Roll No. 153]

                                AYES--146

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kelly
     Klink
     Largent
     Lazio
     Leach
     Linder
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Northup
     Norwood
     Ose
     Paul
     Pease
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Walden
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller

                                NOES--267

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez

[[Page 626]]


     Roemer
     Rogers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Dixon
     Fletcher
     Gekas
     Graham
     Gutierrez
     Hinojosa
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Kasich
     Martinez
     Millender-McDonald
     Nadler
     Ortiz
     Portman
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rothman
     Smith (TX)
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 56.25  recorded vote

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

       Page 4, line 3, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced 
     by $500,000)''.

Yeas

239

It was decided in the

Nays

177

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

3

para. 56.26                   [Roll No. 154]

                                AYES--239

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holt
     Hostettler
     Hutchinson
     Inslee
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Northup
     Norwood
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Walden
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu

                                NOES--177

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Bateman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (FL)
     Callahan
     Canady
     Capps
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fletcher
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meek (FL)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (WA)
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Wexler
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--3

     Kaptur
     Kucinich
     Menendez

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Brown (CA)
     Clay
     Graham
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Kasich
     Millender-McDonald
     Nadler
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Reyes
     Rothman
     Smith (TX)
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 56.27  recorded vote

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

       Page 4, line 25, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced 
     by $21,695,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

143

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

274

para. 56.28                   [Roll No. 155]

                                AYES--143

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Blunt
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Capuano
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cox
     Crane
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Eshoo
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Istook
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kelly
     Largent
     Larson
     Lazio
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Northup
     Norwood
     Paul
     Pease
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shows
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Tancredo
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller

                                NOES--274

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle

[[Page 627]]


     Dreier
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Graham
     Granger
     Hinojosa
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Kasich
     Kleczka
     Millender-McDonald
     Morella
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Reyes
     Rothman
     Smith (TX)
     Stark
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 56.29  recorded vote

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

       Page 9, line 3, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced 
     by $400,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

129

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

289

para. 56.30                   [Roll No. 156]

                                AYES--129

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Biggert
     Boehner
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     English
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kelly
     Largent
     Lazio
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Luther
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Northup
     Paul
     Pease
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Tancredo
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Walden
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller

                                NOES--289

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Blunt
     Brown (CA)
     Graham
     Hinojosa
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Kasich
     Millender-McDonald
     Morella
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Reyes
     Rothman
     Smith (TX)
     Stark
     Weldon (PA)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 56.31  recorded vote

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

       Page 9, line 8, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced 
     by $4,509,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

139

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

278

para. 56.32                   [Roll No. 157]

                                AYES--139

     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baird
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Biggert
     Boehner
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Capuano
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Conyers
     Cook
     Crane
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     English
     Eshoo
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Inslee
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kelly
     Kleczka
     Lazio
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     McDermott
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Myrick
     Northup
     Paul
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Ramstad
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)

[[Page 628]]


     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shows
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Tancredo
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wu

                                NOES--278

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Green (WI)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Brown (CA)
     Cox
     Dicks
     Graham
     Hinojosa
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Kasich
     Largent
     McCollum
     Millender-McDonald
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Reyes
     Rothman
     Smith (TX)
     Stark
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHERWOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. PEASE, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 56.33  providing for the consideration of h.r. 150

  Mr. SESSIONS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-164) the resolution (H. Res. 189) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 150) to amend the Act popularly known as the Recreation 
and Public Purposes Act to authorize disposal 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.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 56.34  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1905

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-165) the resolution (H. Res. 190) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1905) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 56.35  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. McCOLLUM, for today after 8 p.m. and May 26 until 3 p.m.;
  To Ms. JACKSON-LEE, for today;
  To Mr. REYES, for today; and
  To Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD, for today.
  And then,

para. 56.36  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HAYWORTH, at 11 o'clock and 59 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned.

para. 56.37  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. YOUNG of Florida: Committee on Appropriations. Report 
     on Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2000 
     (Rept. No. 106-163). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SESSIONS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 189. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 150) 
     to amend the Act popularly known as the Recreation and Public 
     Purposes Act to authorize disposal 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 (Rept. No. 106-164). Referred 
     to the House Calendar.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 190. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1905) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 106-165). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 56.38  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. LAZIO (for himself, Mr. King, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mr. Foley, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Clement, Mr. Farr 
             of California, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Etheridge, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             English, Mr. Luther, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. Armey, and Mr. DeLay):
       H.R. 1915. A bill to provide grants to the States to 
     improve the reporting of unidentified and missing persons; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TURNER (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mr. Price of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
             Sessions, and Mr. Sandlin):
       H.R. 1916. 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. McGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Weygand, 
             Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Hilleary, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. 
             Ackerman):
       H.R. 1917. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to make additional payments under the Medicare 
     Program to certain home health agencies with high-cost 
     patients, to provide for an interest-free grace period for 
     the repayment of overpayments made by the Secretary to home 
     health agencies, 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. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Clement, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Weller, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Tanner):
       H.R. 1918. A bill to provide for implementation of 
     prohibitions against payment of Social Security benefits to 
     prisoners, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Clement, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Weller, and Mr. Foley):
       H.R. 1919. A bill to require the Commissioner of Soical 
     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.

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           By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin (for himself and Mr. Obey):
       H.R. 1920. A bill to establish a program to provide grants 
     to expand the availability of public health dentistry 
     programs in medically underserved areas, health professional 
     shortage areas, and other Federally-defined areas that lack 
     primary dental services; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Campbell, 
             Mr. Cox, and Mr. Ehrlich):
       H.R. 1921. A bill to provide that the provision of the Fair 
     Labor Standards Act of 1938 on the accounting of tips in 
     determining the wage of tipped employees shall preempt any 
     State or local provision precluding a tip credit or requiring 
     a tip credit less than the tip credit provided under such Act 
     and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
     that tips received for certain services shall not be subject 
     to income or employment taxes; 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. DOOLITTLE (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mrs. Cubin, 
             Mr. Shadegg, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
             Mr. Dickey, Mr. Paul, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Largent, 
             Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
             Tiahrt, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Hansen, 
             Mr. Crane, Mr. Armey, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
             Young of Alaska, Mr. Linder, Mr. Spence, Mr. Dreier, 
             Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
             Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Traficant, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
             Wicker, Mr. Camp, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Baker, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Cook, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Hunter, Mr. King, 
             Mr. Norwood, Mr. Packard, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Tauzin, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Gary Miller of California, 
             Mr. McCrery, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Jones of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Bliley, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
             Simpson, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
             Everett, and Mr. Herger):
       H.R. 1922. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for election 
     for Federal office; to the Committee on House Administration, 
     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. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Frost, 
             Ms. Sanchez, and Mrs. Thurman):
       H.R. 1923. 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.
           By Mr. GEKAS:
       H.R. 1924. A bill to prevent Federal agencies from pursuing 
     policies of unjustifiable nonacquiescence in, and 
     relitigation of, precedents established in the Federal 
     judicial courts; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 1925. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit sex offenders from entering National Parks; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. Shows, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Diaz-Balart, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
             Fossella, Mr. English, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Ms. Granger, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Fletcher, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Lucas of 
             Kentucky, Mr. McGovern, Mr. King, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. Hostettler):
       H.R. 1926. A bill to provide for the granting of refugee 
     status in the United States to nationals of certain foreign 
     countries in which American Vietnam War POW/MIAs or American 
     Korean War POW/MIAs may be present, if those nationals assist 
     in the return to the United States of those POW/MIAs alive; 
     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. HOLT (for himself, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, and 
             Mr. Moore):
       H.R. 1927. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 to preserve all budget surpluses until legislation is 
     enacted significantly extending the solvency of the Social 
     Security and Medicare trust funds; 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. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, and Mr. English):
       H.R. 1928. A bill to simplify certain provisions of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             McDermott, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             and Mr. Stark):
       H.R. 1929. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act to control the disclosure by financial institutions of 
     personal financial information of customers of the 
     institutions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. LOBIONDO:
       H.R. 1930. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to require the operator of a World Wide Web site that offers 
     to provide communication with any prisoner to disclose on the 
     site the crime for which the prisoner is incarcerated and the 
     release date for the prisoner; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Royce, Mr. Bachus, 
             and Mrs. Roukema):
       H.R. 1931. A bill to require agreements entered into 
     between depository institutions and private parties relating 
     to the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 to be made 
     available to the public and the appropriate Federal banking 
     agency, to require each party to the agreement to regular 
     report to such agency any amount received from other parties, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. ROEMER (for himself, Mr. King, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Souder, Mrs. Northup, Mr. 
             Bliley, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cummings, Ms. 
             Danner, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Frost, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Holden, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy 
             of Rhode Island, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
             LaHood, Mr. Martinez, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Underwood, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Waxman, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. Kind, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
             Wamp, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Hill of Indiana, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Moore, Mr. Inslee, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Dooley of California, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
             Green of Texas, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Snyder, Mr. Wu, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Larson, 
             Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Allen, 
             Mr. Turner, Mr. Scott, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Hilliard, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Hoyer, 
             Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. 
             Capps, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Engel, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. McCarthy 
             of New York, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. Mascara):
       H.R. 1932. A bill to authorize the President to award a 
     gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Father Theodore M. 
     Hesburgh, in recognition of his outstanding and enduring 
     contributions to civil rights, higher education, the Catholic 
     Church, the Nation, and the global community; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. SALMON (for himself and Mr. Tancredo):
       H.R. 1933. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to provide for parental notification 
     and consent prior to enrollment of a child in a bilingual 
     education program or a special alternative instructional 
     program for limited English proficient students; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. 
             LoBiondo):
       H.R. 1934. A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act 
     of 1972 to establish the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal 
     Rescue Assistance Grant Program; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. 
             Strickland):
       H.R. 1935. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     strengthen the limitations on participation by the Armed 
     Forces in overseas airshows and trade exhibitions involving 
     military equipment; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 1936. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to prevent overpayment for hospital discharges 
     to post-acute care services by eliminating the limitation on 
     the number of diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) subject to the 
     special transfer policy; 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. TANCREDO:
       H.R. 1937. A bill to amend the Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and the Safe and Drug-
     Free Schools and Communities Act of 1994, to allow grants re

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     ceived under such Act to be used to establish and maintain 
     school violence hotlines; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. WEXLER:
       H.R. 1938. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to require appropriate training and 
     certification for suppliers of certain listed items of 
     orthotics or prosthetics; 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. WEYGAND (for himself, Mr. Stark, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. English, Mr. Shows, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Hilliard, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Phelps, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Roemer, Mr. 
             Snyder, Mr. Goode, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Watt of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             LaHood, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Berman, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Davis of Florida, 
             Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. Danner, Mr. Holden, Mrs. Capps, 
             Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey):
       H.R. 1939. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     allow postal patrons to contribute to funding for Alzheimer's 
     disease research through the voluntary purchase of certain 
     specially issued United States postage stamps; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 1940. 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. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Turner, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Cramer, Mr. Wise, Mr. Owens, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Shows, Mr. Kanjorski, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Fattah, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Allen, Mr. Ford, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, 
             and Mr. Stupak):
       H.R. 1941. A bill to protect the privacy of personally 
     identifiable health information; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Government 
     Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. KUYKENDALL (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Bateman, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Scarborough, and Mr. Taylor of Mississippi):
       H. Con. Res. 112. A concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp 
     should be issued in honor of the S.S. LANE VICTORY; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. BERRY (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Ford, and 
             Mr. Minge):
       H. Con. Res. 113. A concurrent resolution expressing the 
     commitment of Congress to address the emergency that 
     currently exists in American agriculture; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. BOEHLERT:
       H. Con. Res. 114. A concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued 
     as a testimonial to the Nation's tireless commitment to 
     reuniting America's missing children with their families, and 
     to honor the memories of those children who were victims of 
     abduction and murder; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. FORBES:
       H. Con. Res. 115. A concurrent resolution expressing the 
     support of the Congress for activities to increase public 
     awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. FORD (for himself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, and Mr. Matsui):
       H. Con. Res. 116. A concurrent resolution expressing 
     congressional support for the International Labor 
     Organization's Declaration on Fundamental Principles and 
     Rights at Work; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. ROTHMAN:
       H. Con. Res. 117. A concurrent resolution concerning United 
     Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-10/6; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Pascrell, 
             Mr. Gilman, Mr. Porter, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Greenwood, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. King, Mr. 
             Engel, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Hefley, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, and Mr. Olver):
       H. Con. Res. 118. 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; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself and Mr. 
             Rohrabacher):
       H. Res. 187. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the United States should seek to 
     prevent any Talibanled government in Afghanistan from 
     obtaining a seat in the United Nations, and should refuse to 
     recognize any Afghan government, while gross violations of 
     human rights persist against women and girls there; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. FROST:
       H. Res. 188. A resolution designating minority membership 
     on certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to 

para. 56.39  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 11: Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 85: Ms. Norton and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 111: Mr. Engel Ms. Lee, and Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 151: Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 165: Ms. Waters and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 206: Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 218: Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Mascara,  Mr. Crane, Mr. Baker, 
     and Mr. Aderholt.
       H.R. 263: Mr. Watkins and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 264: Mr. Young of Florida.
       H.R. 274: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Horn, and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Shays and Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 315: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Wu, Mrs. 
     Napolitano, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 347: Mr. Jones of North Carolina and Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 353: Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Greenwood, Mr.  Cook, Mr. Hall 
     of Ohio, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Davis of 
     Florida, Mr. Costello, Ms. Norton, and Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 354: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Luther, 
     and Mr. Pease.
       H.R. 355: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 358: Mr. Kind.
       H.R. 363: Mr. Bonilla and Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 382: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 405: Mr. Frelinghuysen and Mr. Boyd.
       H.R. 424: Mr. Calvert and Mr. Mollohan.
       H.R. 445: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 483: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 500: Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Lucas of Kentucky.
       H.R. 531: Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 544: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 583: Mr. Hilleary and Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 595: Mr. Holden and Mr. Hoeffel.
       H.R. 599: Mr. Tierney, Mr. Olver, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
     Texas.
       H.R. 611: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 612: Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Meek 
     of Florida, Mr. Blagojevich, Ms. Danner, and Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 700: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts and Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia.
       H.R. 721: Mr. Callahan and Mr. Latham.
       H.R. 728: Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
     Sherwood, and Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 731: Mr. Moakley and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 776: Mr. Green of Texas.
       H.R. 777: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. 
     Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 804: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 828: Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 844: Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Crane, 
     Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
     Baker, Mr. Herger, Mr. Souder, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
     Gutknecht, Mr. Blumenauer, and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 845: Mr. Pastor and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 846: Ms. Hooley of Oregon and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 850: Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 853: Mr. Royce and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 859: Mr. Crane and Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 860: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 865: Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. Wilson, and Mr. Moran of 
     Virginia.
       H.R. 896: Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 902: Ms. Lee, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 915: Mr. Kasich, Mr. Bliley, and Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 919: Mr. Olver, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 959: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 1000: Mr. Pickett, Mr. Clay, and Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 1020: Mr. Quinn, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Olver, Mr. Kucinich, 
     and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 1055: Mr. Hilleary and Mr. Armey.
       H.R. 1057: Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Norton, Mr. Watt of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Blagojevich, and Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 1063: Mr. George Miller of California.
       H.R. 1070: Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Deal 
     of Georgia, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 1071: Mr. Lucas of Kentucky and Mrs. McCarthy of New 
     York.
       H.R. 1081: Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 1168: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1172: Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
     Lucas of Kentucky, Ms. Carson, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Rhode Island, Mr. Regula, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Jackson of 
     Illinois, Mr. Wamp, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, 
     Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
     Udall of Colorado, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. English, and Mr. 
     Thompson of Mississippi.

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       H.R. 1180: Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Tierney, 
     Mr. Spence, Mrs. Christensen, and Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 1193: Mr. Bonilla and Mr. Cooksey.
       H.R. 1194: Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 1208: Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 1209: Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 1248: Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 1259: Mr. Condit, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
     Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
     Thompson of California, Mr. Shows, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. 
     McIntosh.
       H.R. 1273: Mr. Cox, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Shimkus, Mr. Largent, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Stearns, Mrs. Cubin, 
     Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. 
     Whitfield.
       H.R. 1275: Mr. Tierney, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Price of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Bass, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
     Doyle, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Lewis of California, and Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 1300: Mr. Sherman, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Wise, and Mr. 
     Goodling.
       H.R. 1304: Mr. Forbes, Mr. Owens, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
     Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Cook, Mr. McNulty, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Peterson 
     of Minnesota, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Ose, and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 1317: Mr. Duncan and Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 1330: Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 1344: Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 1354: Mr. Hefley, Mr. Cook, and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 1434: Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 1436: Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 1437: Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 1438: Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 1439: Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 1443: Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 1448: Mrs. Kelly and Mr. Fossella.
       H.R. 1484: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1495: Mr. Barcia, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
     McNulty, Mr. Crowley, and Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 1525: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, Mr. Blagojevich, and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 1545: Mr. Strickland, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Blumenauer, and 
     Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 1546: Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Talent, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Sam 
     Johnson of Texas, and Mrs. Bono.
       H.R. 1578: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Baker, Mr. Hayworth, 
     Mr. Souder, and Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 1590: Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 1604: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
     Wamp, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Cummings, and Mr. 
     Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 1622: Mr. Wu and Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 1627: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1634: Mr. Oxley, Mr. Bryant, and Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina.
       H.R. 1648: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Waters, 
     Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. Sisisky.
       H.R. 1673: Mr. Green of Texas.
       H.R. 1689: Mrs. Kelly and Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1702: Mr. Towns and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 1707: Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 1713: Mr. Talent, Mr. Gary Miller of California, and 
     Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 1717: Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 1748: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 1750: Mr. Allen, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Berman, and Mr. 
     Sanders.
       H.R. 1768: Mr. Ford and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 1791: Mrs. Morella and Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 1794: Mr. Gilman, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Rohrabacher, and 
     Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 1795: Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. McNulty,and Mr. 
     Frost.
       H.R. 1841: Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 1850: Mr. Kasich, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Barrett 
     of Wisconsin, and Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 1857: Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 1861: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 1862: Mr. Shows and Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 1863: Mr. Watkins and Mr. Thompson of California.
       H.R. 1882: Mr. Pascrell and Mr. Hill of Montana.
       H.J. Res. 33: Mr. Barton of Texas and Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.J. Res. 38: Mr. Shays.
       H.J. Res. 46: Mr. Hyde and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H.J. Res. 47: Ms. Danner.
       H.J. Res. 55: Mr. Sessions.
       H. Con. Res. 77: Mr. Lucas of Kentucky and Mrs. Mink of 
     Hawaii.
       H. Con. Res. 107: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
     Hoekstra, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Aderholt, and 
     Mr. Gutknecht.
       H. Con. Res. 109: Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Fossella, and Mr. 
     Rangel.
       H. Res. 34: Mr. Wu.
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                      WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1999 (57)

para. 57.1  appointment of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     May 26, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable John E. Sununu to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 57.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, May 25, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 57.3  communications

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

       2353. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Spinosad; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300864; FRL-6081-8] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     May 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       2354. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Tebuconazole; Pesticide 
     Tolerance for Emergency Exemption [OPP-300855; FRL-6079-1] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received May 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2355. A letter from the Regulations Policy and Management 
     Staff, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Secondary Direct Food Additives Permitted in Food for Human 
     Consumption [Docket No. 98F-0342] received May 20, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2356. A letter from the Regulations Policy and Management 
     Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Indirect Food 
     Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, and Sanitizers [Docket 
     No. 91F-0399] received May 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2357. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, National Highway 
     Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Federal Motor 
     Vehicle Safety Standards; Seat Belt Assemblies [Docket No. 
     99-5682] (RIN: 2127-AG48) received May 20, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2358. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, National Highway 
     Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Federal Motor 
     Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard; Final Listing of Model 
     Year 2000 High-Theft Vehicle Lines [Docket No. NHTSA-99-5416] 
     (RIN: 2127-AH36) received May 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2359. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, National Highway 
     Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Consumer 
     Information Regulations; Uniform Tire Quality Grading 
     Standards [Docket No. 99-5697] (RIN: 2127-AG67) received May 
     20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       2360. 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: Oil and Natural Gas 
     Production and National Emmission Standards for Hazardous Air 
     Pollutants: Natural Gas Transmission and Storage [AD-FRL-
     6346-8] (RIN: 2060-AE34) received May 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2361. 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 Steel Pickling--
     HCl Process Facilities and Hydrochloric Acid Regeneration 
     Plants [IL-64-2-5807; FRL-6344-5] (RIN: 2060-AE41) received 
     May 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2362. 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: Pesticide Active 
     Ingredient Production [AD-FRL-6345-5] (RIN: 2060-AE83) 
     received May 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2363. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Accidental Release 
     Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under Clean 
     Air Act Section 112(r)(7); Amendments to the Worst-Case 
     Release Scenario Analysis for Flammable Substances [FRL-6348-
     2] received May 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       2364. 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 Primary Lead 
     Smelting [AD-FRL-6345-8] (RIN: 2060-AE97) received May 18, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2365. 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; 
     Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry [FRL-6347-2] (RIN: 
     2060-AE78) received May 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

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       2366. 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; 
     Wool Fiberglass Manufacturing [FRL-6345-3] (RIN: 2060-AE75) 
     received May 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2367. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Office of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards, 
     Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--NRC Generic Letter 99-01: Recent Nuclear Material 
     Safety and Safeguards Decision on Bundling Exempt 
     Quantities--received May 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2368. 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.
       2369. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report as part of his efforts to keep 
     the Congress fully informed, consistent with the War Powers 
     Resolution; (H. Doc. No. 106-72); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       2370. A letter from the Under Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting 
     notification of certain foreign policy-based export controls 
     which are being imposed on Serbia; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       2371. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report on 
     ``Economic and Political Transition in Indonesia''; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       2372. A letter from the Director, Administrative Office of 
     the United States Courts, transmitting the actuarial reports 
     on the Judicial Retirement System, the Judicial Officers' 
     Retirement Fund, the Judicial Survivors' Annuities System, 
     and the Court of Federal Claims Judges' Retirement System for 
     the plan year ending September 30, 1996, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2373. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's Inspector General 
     Semiannual Report for the period October 1, 1998-March 31, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2374. A letter from the Director, Office of General Counsel 
     and Legal Policy, Office of Government Ethics, transmitting 
     the Office's final rule--Amendments to the Office of 
     Government Ethics Freedom of Information Act Regulation (RIN: 
     3209-AA22) received May 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2375. A letter from the Attorney General, transmitting the 
     Triennial Comprehensive Report on Immigration; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       2376. A letter from the Assistant Secretary (Civil Works), 
     Department of the Army, transmitting a final response to a 
     resolution adopted by the House Committee on Public Works and 
     Transportation on August 25, 1960; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2377. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Standard Instrument Approach 
     Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 29570; Amdt. 
     No. 1930] received May 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2378. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Standard Instrument Approach 
     Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 29571; Amdt. 
     No. 1931] received May 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2379. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting an information copy of the 
     alteration prospectus for 1724 F Street, NW, Washington, DC, 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 606(a); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2380. A letter from the Director, National Science 
     Foundation, transmitting a report on Women, Minorities, and 
     Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering: 1998, 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1885d; to the Committee on Science.
       2381. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--June 
     1999 Applicable Federal Rates [Rev. Rul. 99-25]--received May 
     20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       2382. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Guidance Regarding 664 Regulations [Notice 99-31]--received 
     May 20, 1999, 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 had passed without amendment a bill of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 1183. An Act to amend the Fastener Quality Act to 
     strengthen the protection against the sale of mismarked, 
     misrepresented, and counterfeit fasteners and eliminate 
     unnecessary requirements, 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. 254. An Act to reduce violent juvenile crime, promote 
     accountability by and rehabilitation of juvenile criminals, 
     punish and deter violent gang crime, and for other purposes.

para. 57.5  agriculture appropriations fy 2000

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, pursuant to House Resolution 185 
and rule XVIII, 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. 1906) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
  Mr. PEASE, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,

para. 57.6  recorded vote

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

       Page 10, line 14, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced 
     by $50,863,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

35

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

390

para. 57.7                    [Roll No. 158]

                                AYES--35

     Barr
     Bass
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Collins
     Cox
     Crane
     Delahunt
     Doggett
     Duncan
     Franks (NJ)
     Hayworth
     Hostettler
     Luther
     McInnis
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Paul
     Petri
     Ramstad
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Smith (WA)
     Sununu
     Tancredo
     Taylor (MS)
     Toomey

                                NOES--390

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan

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     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Ackerman
     Brown (CA)
     Kasich
     McCollum
     Morella
     Myrick
     Oxley
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 57.8  recorded vote

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

       Page 13, line 11, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced 
     by $1,000,000)''. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

93

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

330

para. 57.9                    [Roll No. 159]

                                AYES--93

     Archer
     Bachus
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Biggert
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bono
     Burton
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cox
     Crane
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Largent
     Linder
     Luther
     Manzullo
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Myrick
     Paul
     Petri
     Pombo
     Ramstad
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Smith (MI)
     Spence
     Sununu
     Tancredo
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)

                                NOES--330

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Ackerman
     Brown (CA)
     Hutchinson
     Kasich
     McCollum
     Morella
     Oxley
     Packard
     Simpson
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 57.10  recorded vote

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

       Page 13, line 11, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced 
     by $5,136,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

79

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

348

para. 57.11                   [Roll No. 160]

                                AYES--79

     Archer
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Burton
     Buyer
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cox
     Crane
     Delahunt
     DeMint
     Doggett
     Ehrlich
     Foley
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Ganske
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Hall (TX)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Kelly
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Largent
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     Miller (FL)
     Myrick
     Paul
     Petri
     Reynolds
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Stark
     Stearns
     Sununu
     Tancredo
     Terry
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Upton
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)

                                NOES--348

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley

[[Page 634]]


     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Brown (CA)
     Gejdenson
     Kasich
     McCollum
     Oxley
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 57.12  recorded vote

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

       Page 13, line 11, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced 
     by $300,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

119

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

308

para. 57.13                   [Roll No. 161]

                                AYES--119

     Baird
     Ballenger
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Berkley
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Brown (OH)
     Burton
     Buyer
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cox
     Crane
     Crowley
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeMint
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Ehrlich
     English
     Eshoo
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Ganske
     Gillmor
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Inslee
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kelly
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Largent
     Lazio
     Lee
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     Meehan
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Paul
     Petri
     Porter
     Portman
     Ramstad
     Reynolds
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stark
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Upton
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)

                                NOES--308

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Archer
     Brown (CA)
     Kasich
     McCollum
     Oxley
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. PEASE, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 57.14  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1259

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 186):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 
     1259) to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to 
     protect Social Security surpluses through strengthened 
     budgetary enforcement mechanisms. The bill shall be 
     considered as read for amendment. The amendment specified in 
     section 2 of 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 equally divided and 
     controlled among the chairmen and ranking minority members of 
     the Committees on the Budget, Rules, and Ways and Means; and 
     (2) one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

[[Page 635]]

       Sec. 2. The amendment considered as adopted is as follows: 
     page 3, line 13, strike ``cause or increase'' and insert 
     ``set forth''.

  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. LaTOURETTE, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

223

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

205

para. 57.15                   [Roll No. 162]

                                YEAS--223

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--205

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Brown (CA)
     Cox
     Kasich
     Pelosi
     Whitfield
     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. 57.16  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. 57.17  further 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. 35. Concurrent resolution providing for a 
     conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and a 
     conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives.

para. 57.18  social security and medicare safe deposit box

  Mr. HERGER, pursuant to House Resolution 186, called up the bill (H.R. 
1259) to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to protect Social 
Security surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 186, the following amendment, printed in 
House Report 106-160, was considered as adopted:

       Page 3, line 13, strike ``cause or increase'' and insert 
     ``set forth''.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 186, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. 
LaTOURETTE, recognized Messrs. HERGER, SPRATT, DREIER, MOAKLEY, SHAW, 
and MATSUI for 20 minutes each.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 186, 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 Ways and 
Means with instructions to report the bill back to the House forthwith 
with the following amendments:

       Redesignate sections 4 and 5 as sections 5 and 6, 
     respectively, and insert after section 3 the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 4. SURPLUSES RESERVED UNTIL SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE 
                   SOLVENCY LEGISLATION IS   ENACTED.

       (a) In General.--Section 312 of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974 (as amended by section 3) is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Surpluses Reserved Until Social Security and Medicare 
     Solvency Legislation Is Enacted.--
       ``(1) In general.--Until there is both a social security 
     solvency certification and a Medicare solvency certification, 
     it shall not be in order in the House of Representatives or 
     the Senate to consider--
       ``(A) any concurrent resolution on the budget, or 
     conference report thereon or amendment thereto, that would 
     use any portion of the baseline budget surpluses, or
       ``(B) any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or 
     conference report if--
       ``(i) the enactment of that bill or resolution as reported,
       ``(ii) the adoption and enactment of that amendment, or
       ``(iii) the enactment of that bill or resolution in the 
     form recommended in that conference report,

     would use any portion of the baseline budget surpluses.
       ``(2) Baseline budget surpluses.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     term `baseline budget surplus'

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     means the sum of the on- and off-budget surpluses contained 
     in the most recent baseline budget projections made by the 
     Congressional Budget Office at the beginning of the annual 
     budget cycle and no later than the month of March.
       ``(B) Baseline budget projection.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), the term `baseline budget projection' means 
     the projection described in section 257 of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 of current 
     year levels of outlays, receipts, and the surplus or deficit 
     into the budget year and future years; except that if outlays 
     for programs subject to discretionary appropriations are 
     subject to statutory spending limits then these outlays shall 
     be projected at the level of any applicable statutory 
     discretionary spending limits. For purposes of this 
     subsection, the baseline budget projection shall include both 
     on-budget and off-budget outlays and receipts.
       ``(3) Use of portion of the baseline budget surpluses.--For 
     purposes of this subsection, a portion of the baseline budget 
     surpluses is used if, relative to the baseline budget 
     projection--
       ``(A) in the case of legislation affecting revenues, any 
     net reduction in revenues in the current year or the budget 
     year, or over the 5 or 10-year estimating periods beginning 
     with the budget year, is not offset by reductions in direct 
     spending,
       ``(B) in the case of legislation affecting direct spending, 
     any net increase in direct spending in the current year or 
     the budget year, or over such 5 or 10-year periods, is not 
     offset by increases in revenues, and
       ``(C) in the case of an appropriations bill, there is a net 
     increase in discretionary outlays in the current year or the 
     budget year when the discretionary outlays from such bill are 
     added to the discretionary outlays from all previously 
     enacted appropriations bills.
       ``(4) Social security solvency certification.--For purposes 
     of this subsection, the term `social security solvency 
     certification' means a certification by the Board of Trustees 
     of the Social Security Trust Funds that the Federal Old-Age 
     and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability 
     Insurance Trust Fund are, taken together, 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)).
       ``(5) Medicare solvency certification.--For purposes of 
     this subsection, the term `Medicare solvency certification' 
     means a certification by the Board of Trustees of the Federal 
     Hospital Insurance Trust Fund that such Trust Fund is in 
     actuarial balance for the 30-year period utilized in the most 
     recent annual report of such Board of Trustees pursuant to 
     section 1817(b) of the Social Security Act.''.
       (b) Super Majority Requirement.--(1) Section 904(c)(1) of 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (as amended by section 
     3) is further amended by inserting ``312(h),'' after 
     ``310(g),''.
       (2) Section 904(d)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 (as amended by section 3) is further amended by 
     inserting ``312(h),'' after ``310(g),''. 

  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 nays had 
it.
  Mr. RANGEL 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

205

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

222

para. 57.19                   [Roll No. 163]

                                YEAS--205

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     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
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NAYS--222

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Brown (CA)
     Kasich
     Pelosi
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Young (AK)
  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. LaTOURETTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  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 vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

416

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

12

para. 57.20                   [Roll No. 164]

                                YEAS--416

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley

[[Page 637]]


     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--12

     Dingell
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Houghton
     McDermott
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Olver
     Owens
     Rahall
     Sabo

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Brown (CA)
     Kasich
     Pelosi
     Scarborough
     Weldon (PA)
     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. 57.21  providing for the adjournment of the two houses

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, laid before the House the 
following privileged concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 35):

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That when the Senate recesses or adjourns at the 
     close of business on Thursday, May 27, 1999, on a motion 
     offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its 
     Majority Leader or his designee, it stand recessed or 
     adjourned until noon on Monday, June 7, 1999, or until such 
     time on that day as may be specified by its 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 Thursday, May 27, 1999, on 
     a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by 
     its Majority Leader or his designee, it stand adjourned until 
     12:30 p.m. on Monday, June 7, 1999, for morning-hour debate, 
     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 the Minority Leader of the 
     House, shall notify the Members of the Senate and House, 
     respectively, to reassemble whenever, in their opinion, the 
     public interest shall warrant it.

  When said resolution was considered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said concurrent resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. MILLER of California 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

249

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affirmative

Nays

178

para. 57.22                   [Roll No. 165]

                                YEAS--249

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

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                                NAYS--178

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Brown (CA)
     Edwards
     Larson
     Pelosi
     Radanovich
     Scarborough
     Young (AK)
  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 notify the Senate thereof.

para. 57.23  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to iran

  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:
  As required by 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), I transmit herewith a 6-
month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to Iran 
that was declared in Executive Order 12170 of November 14, 1979.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, May 26, 1999. 

  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. 106-73).

para. 57.24  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to burma

  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:
  As required by 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), I transmit herewith a 6-
month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to Burma 
that was declared in Executive Order 13074 of May 20, 1997.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, May 26, 1999. 
  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. 106-74).

para. 57.25  designation of the deputy clerk of the house

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

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                     Washington, DC, May 25, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Under Clause 2(g) of Rule II of the Rules 
     of the House of Representatives, in addition to Gerasimos C. 
     Vans, Assistant to the Clerk, I herewith designate Daniel J. 
     Strodel, Assistant to the Clerk, in lieu of Daniel F.C. 
     Crowley who resigned, to sign any and all papers and do all 
     other acts for me under the name of the Clerk of the House 
     which he would be authorized to do by virtue of this 
     designation, except such as are provided by statute, in case 
     of my temporary absence or disability.
       This designation shall remain in effect for the 106th 
     Congress or until modified by me.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Jeff Trandahl,
                                               Clerk of the House.

para. 57.26  recess--9:35 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. WILSON, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 9 o'clock and 35 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.




           THURSDAY, MAY 27 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF MAY 26), 1999



para. 57.27  after recess--12:33 a.m.

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

para. 57.28  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1401

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-166) the resolution (H. Res. 195) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1401) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 
and 2001 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal years 2000 and 2001, 
and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 57.29  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. UNDERWOOD, for today and May 27;
  To Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, for today and the balance of the week; and
  To Mr. SCARBOROUGH, for today after 6:30 p.m. and May 27.
  And then,

para. 57.30  adjournment

  On motion of Mrs. MYRICK, at 12 o'clock and 34 minutes a.m., Thursday, 
May 27 (legislative day of Wednesday, May 26), 1999, the House 
adjourned.

para. 57.31  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:

          [Filed on May 27 (Legislative day of May 26), 1999]

       Mrs. MYRICK: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 195. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1401) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 and 
     2001 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to 
     prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal years 2000 
     to 2001, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-166). Referred 
     to the House Calendar.

para. 57.32  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Dreier, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, and Ms. Dunn):
       H.R. 1942. A bill to encourage the establishment of free 
     trade areas between the United States and certain Pacific Rim 
     countries; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHADEGG:
       H.R. 1943. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to treat for unemployment compensation purposes Indian 
     tribal governments the same as State or local units of 
     government or as nonprofit organizations; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       H.R. 1944. A bill to approve a mutual settlement of the 
     Water Rights of the Gila River Indian Community and the 
     United States, on behalf of the Community and the Allottees, 
     and Phelps Dodge Corporation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 1945. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax credits for Indian investment and 
     employment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       H.R. 1946. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for the issuance

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     of tax-exempt bonds by Indian tribal governments, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself and Mr. Oberstar) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 1947. A bill to provide for the development, 
     operation, and maintenance of the Nation's harbors, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. RUSH (for himself, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 1948. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to prohibit the discrimination, in the purchase or placement 
     of advertisements for wire or cable communications, against 
     minority owed or formatted communications entities, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BECERRA:
       H.R. 1949. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Rhinovirus drugs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FARR of California (for himself, Mr. Gilchrest, 
             Mr. Condit, and Mr. Boehlert):
       H.R. 1950. A bill to amend the Federal Agriculture 
     Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to improve the farmland 
     protection program; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. BECERRA:
       H.R. 1951. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on HIV/
     AIDS drugs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 1952. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on HIV/
     AIDS drugs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. BONO (for herself and Mr. Thompson of 
             California):
       H.R. 1953. A bill to authorize leases for terms not to 
     exceed 99 years on land held in trust for the Torres Martinez 
     Desert Cahuilla Indians and the Guidiville Band of Pomo 
     Indians of the Guidiville Indian Rancheria; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. BRYANT (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Burr of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Largent, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
             Pickering, and Mr. Coburn):
       H.R. 1954. A bill to regulate motor vehicle insurance 
     activities to protect against retroactive regulatory and 
     legal action and to create fairness in ultimate insurer laws 
     and vicarious liability standards; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       H.R. 1955. 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. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Gilchrest, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Schaffer, 
             Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Holden, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Clement, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Moore, Mr. 
             English, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Farr of California, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. 
             Shimkus):
       H.R. 1956. A bill to prohibit the Department of State from 
     imposing a charge or fee for providing passport information 
     to the general public; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois:
       H.R. 1957. A bill to provide fairness in voter 
     participation; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Souder, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Weller, 
             and Mr. Holden):
       H.R. 1958. A bill to establish the Fort Presque Isle 
     National Historic Site in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GONZALEZ:
       H.R. 1959. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 743 East Durango Boulevard in San Antonio, Texas, as the 
     ``Adrian A. Spears Judicial Training Center``; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CLAY (for himself, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Andrews, 
             Mr. Roemer, Mr. Scott, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Romero-
             Barcelo, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Hinojosa, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Kind, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
             Ford, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Holt, and Mr. Wu):
       H.R. 1960. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965, to reauthorize and make improvements 
     to that Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HOEFFEL (for himself, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Borski, Mr. Greenwood, 
             Mr. Holden, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fattah, 
             Mr. English, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Sherwood, 
             Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Klink, Mr. Pitts, 
             Mr. Doyle, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Shuster, Mr. 
             Coyne, and Mr. Toomey):
       H.R. 1961. 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. HUNTER:
       H.R. 1962. A bill to prohibit the export of high-
     performance computers to certain countries until certain 
     applicable provisions of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1998 are fulfilled; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Armed 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. 1963. A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the 
     duty on triacetonamine; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LAZIO (for himself, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Gilchrest, 
             Mr. Horn, and Mrs. Wilson):
       H.R. 1964. A bill to empower our educators; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. Barton of Texas):
       H.R. 1965. 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 Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD (for herself, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Capuano, Ms. 
             Carson, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cummings, 
             Ms. Danner, Mr. Frost, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Ms. Lee, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. Owens, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mr. Rush, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Mr. Weygand, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 1966. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to carry out programs regarding the prevention 
     and management of asthma, allergies, and related repiratory 
     problems, to establish a tax credit regarding pest control 
     services for multifamily residential housing in low-income 
     communities, 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. SHOWS (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Barcia, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Boyd, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Carson, 
             Mr. Cramer, Ms. Danner, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Goode, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Holden, Mr. John, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. LaTourette, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Riley, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Wise, and Mr. Wu):
       H.R. 1967. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax incentives and job training grants for 
     communities affected by the migration of businesses and jobs 
     to Canada or Mexico as a result of the North American Free 
     Trade Agreement; 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. STARK:
       H.R. 1968. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for additional benefits under the 
     Medicare Program to prevent or delay the onset of illnesses, 
     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. STUMP:
       H.R. 1969. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to convey certain administrative sites in national forests in 
     the State of Arizona, to convey certain land to the City of 
     Sedona, Arizona for a wastewater treatment facility, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico:
       H.R. 1970. A bill to designate the Galisteo Basin 
     Archaeological Protection Sites, to provide for the 
     protection of archaeological sites in the Galisteo Basin of 
     New Mexico, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. WATKINS (for himself, Mr. John, and Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma):
       H.R. 1971. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage domestic oil

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     and gas production, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. LoBiondo, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Payne, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Andrews, and Mrs. 
             Roukema):
       H. Con. Res. 119. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp 
     should be issued in honor of the U.S.S. New Jersey and all 
     those who served aboard her; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. GEJDENSON (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Aderholt, Mr. Allen, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Bateman, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. Clayton, 
             Mr. Clement, Mr. Cook, Mr. Costello, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Crane, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             English, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fossella, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Graham, Ms. Granger, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Jenkins, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Kind, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. King, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
             Klink, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Larson, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mrs. McCarthy 
             of New York, Mr. McDermott, Ms. McKinney, Mr. McKeon, 
             Mr. McNulty, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
             Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Northup, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Romero-
             Barcelo, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
             Snyder, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Sununu, Mr. Talent, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Taylor of 
             North Carolina, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wolf, and Ms. 
             Woolsey):
       H. Con. Res. 120. 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.
           By Ms. CARSON:
       H. Res. 191. A resolution recognizing and honoring Medal of 
     Honor recipients for their selfless acts for our Nation, and 
     commending IPALCO Enterprises for its contributions to honor 
     each these American heroes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself, Mr. Blagojevich, and Ms. 
             Carson):
       H. Res. 192. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1037) 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 Rules.
       H. Res. 193. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 902) to regulate the sale of firearms at gun 
     shows; to the Committee on Rules.
       H. Res. 194. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 515) to prevent children from injuring 
     themselves with handguns; to the Committee on Rules. 

para. 57.33  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

       Mrs. CUBIN introduced A bill (H.R. 1972) for the relief of 
     Ashley Ross Fuller; which was referred to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary. 

para. 57.34  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 44: Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, and Mr. 
     Hostettler.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 90: Mr. Bonior, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Crowley,  Mr. Shows, 
     Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Berman, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
     York, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Klink, Mr. Luther, 
     Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Strickland, 
     and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 170: Mr. Camp and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 271: Mr. English.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Mollohan.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Coyne, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Phelps, and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 315: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 383: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 434: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas and Ms. 
     Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 483: Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 486: Mr. Dickey, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Rush, 
     Mr. Riley, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. 
     Slaughter, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Baker, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. 
     Coyne.
       H.R. 489: Mr. Jefferson, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Crowley, and Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 515: Mr. Engel, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Brown of 
     California, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
     Velazquez, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mrs. Maloney of New 
     York, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. 
     Rangel.
       H.R. 518: Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 583: Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Holden, Mr. Coyne, and 
     Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 586: Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 592: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 597: Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Engel, 
     Ms. Danner, Mr. Kuykendall, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Ms. 
     Stabenow.
       H.R. 599: Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 673: Mr. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H.R. 692: Mr. Packard and Mr. Jones of North Carolina.
       H.R. 701: Mr. Ney, Mr. Frost, Mr. Boyd, and Mr. Thompson of 
     Mississippi.
       H.R. 721: Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 732: Mr. Inslee, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, and Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 745: Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 750: Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 773: Mr. Nussle, Mr. Kuykendall, and Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Lampson and Mr. Goss.
       H.R. 784: Mr. Latham, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
     Jefferson, Mr. Goode, and Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 789: Mr. McHugh and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 827: Mr. McGovern, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. 
     Schakowsky, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 850: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Ortiz.
       H.R. 875: Mr. Gonzalez and Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 886: Ms. Lee and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 895: Mr. Edwards and Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 896: Mr. Istook.
       H.R. 899: Mr. Forbes, Mr. King, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
     Rothman, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Pallone, and 
     Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 925: Mr. Boucher and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi.
       H.R. 953: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
     Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
     Strickland, and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 960: Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 986: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 987: Mr. Thune, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, and Mr. 
     Kingston.
       H.R. 997: Mrs. Jones of Ohio and Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 1008: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 1046: Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Berry, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 1064: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 1071: Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 1080: Mr. Andrews and Mr. Clay.
       H.R. 1111: Ms. Berkley, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, and 
     Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 1163: Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 1202: Mrs. Capps and Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 1213: Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 1238: Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 1244: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Shays, Mr. Wicker, 
     and Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 1256: Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas and Mr. Gillmor.
       H.R. 1260: Mr. Baird, Mr. Hastings of Washington, and Mr. 
     Moakley.
       H.R. 1265: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
     Serrano, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Boswell, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
     Wise, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Brady of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Klink, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
     Kanjorski, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. George 
     Miller of California, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Brown of 
     Ohio, and Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 1285: Mr. Quinn, Ms. Norton, Ms. Waters, and Mrs. 
     Jones of Ohio.
       H.R. 1291: Mr. Horn, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Barton of 
     Texas, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
     Borski, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Tiahrt,  
     Mr. Shays, and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 1292: Mr. Deutsch and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 1300: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. 
     Sweeney.
       H.R. 1320: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1326: Mr. Spence, Mr. Sisisky, Mr.  Bateman, Mr. 
     Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 1342: Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Pelosi, and Ms. 
     Carson.
       H.R. 1348: Mr. Hefley, Mr. shadegg, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Miller 
     of Florida, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
     Herger, and Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 1349: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 1355: Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 1358: Mr. Inslee and Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 1366: Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Tancredo, and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 1476: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1478: Mr. Inslee.
       H.R. 1483: Mr. Nussle, Mr. Neal, of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Jefferson, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 1484: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1485: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1494: Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 1495: Ms. Berkley, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Abercrombie, 
     and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1523: Mr. Goodlatte.

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       H.R. 1525: Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
     McNulty, and Mr. Green of Texas.
       H.R. 1546: Mr. Nethercutt  and Mr. English.
       H.R. 1591: Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Baird, Mr. Dicks, 
     Ms. Baldwin, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Jackson of Illinois.
       H.R. 1593: Mr. Hill of Montana.
       H.R. 1598: Mr. Callahan.
       H.R. 1602: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 1607: Mr. Gary Miller  of California and Mr. Isakson.
       H.R. 1623: Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Wu, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
     Conyers, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Waxman, 
     Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Owens, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. 
     DeLauro, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
     Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
     Borski, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Filner, 
     Mr. Fattah, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
     Mr. Tierney, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Kucinich, Mr. Ford, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
     Menendez, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
     Weygand, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Payne, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Holt, Ms. 
     Schakowsky, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
     Baldwin, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. Scott.
       H.R. 1630: Mrs. Jones of Ohio.
       H.R. 1660: Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Ford, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
     Engel, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Owens, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Meehan, 
     Mr. Cummings, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Towns, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Wu, Ms. 
     Baldwin, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Pascrell, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Meeks of New York, 
     Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Ms. 
     Lofgren, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Waters, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
     Sherman, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 1684: Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, 
     Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 1703: Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 1707: Mr. Udall of Colorado.
       H.R. 1710: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 1713: Mr. English.
       H.R. 1723: Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 1746: Mr. Pickering, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Smith 
     of Michigan, Mr. Deal of Georgia, and Mr. Ewing.
       H.R. 1747: Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hastings of Washington, 
     Mr. Forbes, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Bass.
       H.R. 1764: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1777: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 1791: Mr. Goode and Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 1798: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1812: Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 1839: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Reyes, and Mr. Neal 
     of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1842: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
     Bishop, Mr. Costello, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Terry.
       H.R. 1848: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
     Lantos, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and Mr. 
     Abercrombie.
       H.R. 1849: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 1862: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1885: Mr. Baker, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Stark, and Mr. 
     Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1895: Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Waters, Mr. Dixon, Ms. 
     McCarthy of Missouri Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
     Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Pastor, and Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 1912: Mr. Davis of Virginia.
       H.R. 1923: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 1926: Mr. Tancredo and Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 1941: Mr. Inslee, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. 
     Capuano, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Bonior.
       H.J. Res. 25: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.J. Res. 41: Mr. Pallone and Mr. Nadler.
       H.J. Res. 55: Mr. Campbell.
       H. Con. Res. 8: Ms. Berkley.
       H. Con. Res. 22: Mr. Sessions.
       H. Con. Res. 25: Mr. Jefferson.
       H. Con. Res. 30: Mr. Kingston.
       H. Con. Res. 62: Mr. Holden and Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H. Con. Res. 64: Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Payne, 
     Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Canady of Florida, 
     and Ms. Velazquez.
       H. Con. Res. 78: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mrs. Mink of 
     Hawaii, and Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H. Con. Res. 94: Mr. Goode, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Crane.
       H. Con. Res. 100: Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Weygand, 
     Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Towns, 
     Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
     Ney, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Kucinich, and Mrs. Morella.
       H. Con. Res. 106: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H. Con. Res. 107: Mr. Manzullo.
       H. Con. Res. 113: Mr. Boswell, Mr. Shows, Mr. Snyder, and 
     Mr. Oberstar.
       H. Con. Res. 118: Mr. Wolf.
       H. Res. 41: Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Weller, Mr. Cramer, 
     and Mr. Quinn.
       H. Res. 89: Ms. Sanchez.

para. 57.35  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 902: Mr. Phelps.




.
                       THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1999 (58)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 58.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, May 26, 1999.
  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, 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. 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

309

When there appeared

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Nays

76

para. 58.2                    [Roll No. 166]

                                YEAS--309

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--76

     Aderholt
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brown (OH)
     Condit
     Costello
     Crane
     DeFazio
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Engel
     English
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Gephardt

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     Gibbons
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hefley
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Hulshof
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     Kingston
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     LoBiondo
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Miller, George
     Moran (KS)
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Ramstad
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Weller
     Wu

                             NOT VOTING--49

     Armey
     Barton
     Blagojevich
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Callahan
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     Doggett
     Evans
     Fattah
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Holt
     Hunter
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Leach
     Lee
     McKinney
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Norwood
     Owens
     Pelosi
     Pombo
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Sanders
     Scarborough
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Walden
     Watt (NC)
     Wexler
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 58.3  communications

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

       2383. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clomazone; Extension of 
     Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300861; FRL-6080-6] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received May 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2384. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Aspergillus flavus 
     AF36; Pesticide Tolerance Exemption [OPP-300860; FRL-6081-2] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received May 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2385. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Aminoethoxyvinylglycine; Temporary Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-
     300858; FRL-6080-4] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received May 24, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       2386. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Final Flood Elevation Determinations--received May 24, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       2387. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations--received May 24, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       2388. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket No. FEMA-
     7284] received May 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       2389. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Pesticide Tolerance 
     Processing Fees [OPP-30116; FRL-6056-6] (RIN: 2070-AB78) 
     received May 24,1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2390. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--OMB Approvals Under the 
     Paperwork Reduction Act; Technical Amendment [FRL-6348-8] 
     received May 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2391. 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: Generic Maximum 
     Achievable Control Technology (Generic MACT) [AD-FRL-6346-9] 
     (RIN: 2060-AG91, 2060-AF06, 2060-AG94, 2060-AF09, 2060-AE36) 
     received May 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2392. 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; Rhode 
     Island; Amendments to Air Pollution Control Regulation Number 
     9 [RI-39-6989a; A-1-FRL-6346-5] received May 24, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2393. 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; 
     Massachusetts and Rhode Island; Nitrogen Oxides Budget and 
     Allowance Trading Program [MA-67-7202a; A-1-FRL-6346-6] 
     received May 24,1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2394. 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 Ozone; Texas; 
     Dallas/Fort Worth Ozone Nonattainment Area [TX 107-1-7407; 
     FRL-6349-3] received May 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2395. 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; Kentucky; 
     Revised Format for Materials Being Incorporated by Reference 
     [KY-9916; FRL-0655-3] received May 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2396. 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 Wisconsin [WI74-01-7303; 
     FRL-6336-8] received May 24,1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2397. 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 Kansas [KS 
     072-1072; FRL-6350-4] received May 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2398. 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 
     073-1073; FRL-6350-3] received May 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2399. 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 Mexico and 
     County of Bernalillo, New Mexico; State Boards [NM-9-1-5214a; 
     FRL-6350-1] received May 24,1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2400. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Office of Enforcement, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Revision of NRC Enforcement Policy [NUREG-1600, Rev. 1] 
     received May 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2401. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--NRC Generic Letter No. 98-01 Supplement 1: Year 2000 
     Readiness of Computer Systems At Nuclear Power Plants--
     received May 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2402. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the fourth biennial report submitted 
     summarizing activities and evaluations carried out by the 
     office, this report covers activities during fiscal year 1997 
     and fiscal year 1998; to the Committee on Commerce.
       2403. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Regulations Governing the Taking 
     of Marine Mammals by Alaskan Natives; Marking and Reporting 
     of Beluga Whales Harvested in Cook Inlet [Docket No. 
     990414095-9095-01; I.D. 033199B] (RIN: 0648-AM57) received 
     May 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       2404. A letter from the Director, Policy Directives and 
     Instructions Branch, Immigration and Naturalization, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Application for 
     Refugee Status; Acceptable Sponsorship Agreement and Guaranty 
     of Transportation [INS No. 1999-99] (RIN: 1115-AF49) received 
     May 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       2405. A letter from the Director, Policy Directives and 
     Instructions Branch, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Suspension of 
     Deportation and Special Rule Cancellation of Removal for 
     Certain Nationals of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Former 
     Soviet Bloc Countries [INS No. 1915-98; AG Order No. 2224-99] 
     (RIN: 1115-AF14) received May 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2406. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, 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 (ILS) 
     Receivers [Docket No. 98-NM-232-AD; Amendment 39-11167; AD 
     99-10-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 24, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2407. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Di

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     rectives; Boeing Model 737-300, -400, -500, -600, -700, and -
     800 Series Airplanes Equipped with Vickers Combined 
     Stabilizer Trim Motors [Docket No. 99-NM-97-AD; Amendment 39-
     11166; AD 99-10-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 24, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2408. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Pratt 
     & Whitney JT8D-200 Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 96-
     ANE-02; Amendment 39-11164; AD 99-10-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received May 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2409. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; 
     Industrie Aeronautiche e Meccaniche Model Piaggio P-180 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-96-AD; Amendment 39-11176; AD 99-
     11-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2410. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Colstrip, MT [Airspace Docket 
     No. 99-ANM-02] received May 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2411. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Low-
     Income Housing Credit [Revenue Rule 99-24] received May 24, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       2412. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Weighted Average Interest Rate Update [Notice 99-28] received 
     May 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 58.4  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. 1034. An Act to declare a portion of the James River 
     and Kanawha Canal in Richmond, Virginia, to be nonnavigable 
     waters of the United States for purposes of title 46, United 
     States Code, and the other maritime laws of the United 
     States.
       H.R. 1121. An Act to designate the Federal building and 
     United States courthouse located at 18 Greenville Street in 
     Newman, Georgia, as the ``Lewis R. Morgan Federal Building 
     and United States Courthouse''.

  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 94-201, as 
amended by Public Law 105-275, the Chair, on behalf of the President pro 
tempore, appoints the following individuals as members of the Board of 
Trustees of the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress--
  Janet L. Brown, of South Dakota; and
  Mickey Hart, of California.

para. 58.5  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1401

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 195):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1401) to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 2000 and 2001 for military activities of the Department 
     of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
     fiscal years 2000 and 2001, 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 Armed Services. 
     After general debate 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 Armed Services now printed in the bill, 
     modified by the amendment printed in part A 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.
       (b) No further amendment to the amendment in the nature of 
     a substitute made in order as original text shall be in order 
     except the amendments printed in the report of the Committee 
     on Rules accompanying this resolution, amendments en bloc 
     described in section 3 of this resolution, and pro forma 
     amendments offered by the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on Armed Services for the purpose of 
     debate.
       (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 Armed Services 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) The first time after the legislative day of May 27, 
     1999, the Speaker declares the House resolved into the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for 
     further consideration of H.R. 1401 an additional period of 
     general debate shall be in order, which 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 Armed Services.
       Sec. 3. It shall be in order at any time for the chairman 
     of the Committee on Armed Services or his designee to offer 
     amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in part C 
     of the report of the Committee on Rules not earlier disposed 
     of or 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 
     Armed Services 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 
     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.
       Sec. 5. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may 
     recognize for consideration of 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 Armed Services 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 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 request of Mrs. MYRICK the resolution was withdrawn.

para. 58.6  recess--11:38 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 11 o'clock and 38 minutes a.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.

para. 58.7  after recess--12:23 p.m.

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

para. 58.8  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. 58.9  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. SWEENEY, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure was granted permission until midnight, 
Friday, May 28, 1999, to file a report on the bill (H.R. 1000) to amend 
title 49,

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United States Code, to reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation 
Administration, and for other purposes.

para. 58.10  appointment of speaker pro tempore to sign enrollments

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     May 27, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Thomas M. Davis to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint 
     resolutions through June 7, 1999.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  By unanimous consent, the appointment was approved.

para. 58.11  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, May 19, 1999.
     Hon. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I believe that I have been remiss in 
     informing you that I have taken a leave of absence from the 
     Committee on Science.
       At the beginning of the 106th Congress I was appointed to 
     the Select Committee on Intelligence. I am of the 
     understanding that to serve on this select committee I am 
     required to take a leave from one of my two permanent 
     committee assignments. Therefore I have chosen to take a 
     leave from the Committee on Science.
       If you have any questions please feel free to contact 
     either me or Ann Jacobs in my office at 5-1313. Thank you 
     very much.
           Sincerely,
                                               Alcee L. Hastings. 

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para. 58.12  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to the federal republic of yugoslavia

  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 
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 the Federal Republic of 
Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) is to continue in effect beyond May 
30, 1999, and the emergency declared with respect to the situation in 
Kosovo is to continue in effect beyond June 9, 1999.
  On December 27, 1995, I issued Presidential Determination 96-7, 
directing the Secretary of the Treasury, inter alia, to suspend the 
application of sanctions imposed on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 
(Serbia and Montenegro) 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, in conformity with United Nations 
Security Council Resolution 1022 of November 22, 1995 (hereinafter the 
``Resolution''), 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, Ohio, on 
November 21, 1995, and signed in Paris, France, on December 14, 1995 
(hereinafter the ``Peace Agreement''). The sanctions imposed on the 
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) were accordingly 
suspended prospectively, effective January 16, 1996. Sanctions imposed 
on the Bosnian Serb forces and authorities and on the territory that 
they control within Bosnia and Herzegovina were subsequently suspended 
prospectively, effective May 10, 1996, also in conformity with the Peace 
Agreement and the Resolution.
  Sanctions against both the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and 
Montenegro) and the Bosnian Serbs were subsequently terminated by United 
Nations Security Council Resolution 1074 of October 1, 1996. This 
termination, however, did not end the requirement of the Resolution that 
blocked those funds and assets that are subject to claims and 
encumbrances remain blocked, until unblocked in accordance with 
applicable law. Until the status of all remaining blocked property is 
resolved, the Peace Agreement implemented, and the terms of the 
Resolution met, this situation continues to pose a continuing unusual 
and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy 
interests, and the economy of the United States. For these reasons, I 
have determined that it is necessary to maintain in force these 
emergency authorities beyond May 30, 1999.
  On June 9, 1998, I issued Executive Order 13088, ``Blocking Property 
of the Governments of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and 
Montenegro), the Republic of Serbia, and the Republic of Montenegro, and 
Prohibiting New Investment in the Republic of Serbia in Response to the 
Situation in Kosovo.'' Since then, the government of President Milosevic 
has rejected the international community's efforts to find a peaceful 
settlement for the crisis in Kosovo and has launched a massive campaign 
of ethnic cleansing that has displaced a large percentage of the 
population and been accompanied by an increasing number of atrocities. 
President Milosevic's brutal assault against the people of Kosovo and 
his complete disregard for the requirements of the international 
community pose a threat to regional peace and stability.
  President Milosevic's actions continue to pose a continuing unusual 
and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy 
interests, and the economy of the United States. For these reasons, I 
have determined that it is necessary to maintain in force these 
emergency authorities beyond June 9, 1999.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, May 27, 1999.

  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. 106-75).

para. 58.13  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, June 
9, 1999, under clause 7, rule XV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para. 58.14  speaker and minority leader to accept resignations, appoint 
          commissions

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, notwithstanding any adjournment of the House until 
12:30 p.m. Monday, June 7, 1999, 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. 58.15  leave of absence

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

para. 58.16  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, pursuant to the provisions of Senate Concurrent 
Resolution 35, at 12 o'clock and 27 minutes p.m., the House adjourned 
until 12:30 p.m. on Monday, June 7, 1999 for ``morning hour'' debate.

para. 58.17  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. DOYLE (for himself, Mr. Murtha, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Klink, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Brady 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. 
             Borski, Mr. Holden, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Kanjorski, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Goodling, and 
             Mr. Pitts):
       H.R. 1973. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in the 
     Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, metropolitan area; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mr. Berman, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Mr. McGovern, Ms. McKinney, and Mr. Serrano):
       H.R. 1974. A bill directing the President to develop a 
     strategy to bring the United States back into full and active 
     participation in the

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     United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural 
     Organization; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. McINNIS (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
             Mr. Bachus, Mr. Stump, and Mr. McHugh):
       H.R. 1975. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to eliminate the temporary increase in unemployment tax; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Dooley of California, 
             Mr. Lazio, Mr. Lewis of California, and Mr. 
             Cunningham):
       H.R. 1976. A bill to amend the Motor Vehicle Information 
     and Cost Savings Act to require that the fuel economy labels 
     for new automobiles also contain air pollution information 
     that consumers can use to help communities achieve Federal 
     air quality standards; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. English, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Luther, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Portman, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Stark, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Upton):
       H.R. 1977. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974, Public Health Service Act, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide parity with respect 
     to substance abuse treatment benefits under group health 
     plans and health insurance coverage; 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 Mrs. CHENOWETH:
       H.R. 1978. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in 
     Boise, Idaho; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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. BARCIA (for himself, Mr. Camp, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. Hunter, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
             John, Mr. Istook, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. 
             Sandlin, and Mr. Bilbray):
       H.R. 1979. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify the application of the excise tax imposed on 
     arrow components; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself and Mr. Kolbe):
       H.R. 1980. A bill to prohibit employment discrimination on 
     any basis other than factors pertaining to job performance; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Government 
     Reform, and House Administration, for a period to be 
     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:
       H.R. 1981. A bill to authorize the Small Business 
     Administration to provide financial and business development 
     assistance to military reservists' small businesses, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. BOEHLERT (for himself, Mr. King, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Walsh, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Engel, Mr. Lazio, Mr. 
             Fossella, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
             Reynolds, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. McCarthy 
             of New York, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mr. Rangel, and Mrs. Lowey):
       H.R. 1982. A bill to name the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs outpatient clinic located at 125 Brookley Drive, 
     Rome, New York, as the ``Donald J. Mitchell Department of 
     Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. CLAYTON (for herself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Towns, and 
             Mr. Bishop):
       H.R. 1983. A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act to improve the agricultural credit programs 
     of the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, and Mr. Bentsen):
       H.R. 1984. A bill to prevent the abuse of elderly people; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Banking and 
     Financial Services, Ways and Means, Commerce, and Armed 
     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. CUBIN (for herself and Mr. Skeen):
       H.R. 1985. A bill to improve the administration of oil and 
     gas leases on Federal land, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. DUNN (for herself, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. Portman):
       H.R. 1986. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify the rules relating to lessee construction 
     allowances and to contributions to the capital of retailers; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GOODLING:
       H.R. 1987. 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 or by the Occupational 
     Safety and Health Administration; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. GRANGER:
       H.R. 1988. A bill to establish the National Commission on 
     Youth Crime and School Violence; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
             Gary Miller of California, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Shows, 
             Mr. Foley, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. English, 
             and Mr. Ney):
       H.R. 1989. A bill to amend title 18 of the United States 
     Code to provide life imprisonment for repeat offenders who 
     commit sex offenses against children; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. HALL of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 1990. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to take certain actions to improve the safety of persons 
     present at roadside emergency scenes, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. McCrery, 
             Mr. Watkins, Mr. Houghton, Mr. McInnis, and Mr. 
             Camp):
       H.R. 1991. 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. KLINK (for himself, Mr. Upton, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Knollenberg, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Regula, 
             Mr. Doyle, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Camp, Mr. Traficant, 
             Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, and Mr. Stump):
       H.R. 1992. 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.
           By Mr. MANZULLO (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Gilman, 
             Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Berman, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Brady of Texas, Mr. Callahan, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
             Cooksey, Mr. Costello, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. English, 
             Mr. Ewing, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. 
             Houghton, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Leach, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Matsui, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
             Packard, Mr. Porter, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Berry):
       H.R. 1993. A bill to reauthorize the Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation and the Trade and Development Agency, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. McINNIS (for himself, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Hayworth, 
             Mr. Bachus, Mr. Riley, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
             Tancredo, and Mr. Gary Miller of California):
       H.R. 1994. 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. McKEON (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
             Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
             Goodling, Mr. Castle, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Fletcher, 
             Mr. Isakson, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr. 
             Hill of Montana):
       H.R. 1995. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to empower teachers, improve student 
     achievement through high-quality professional development for 
     teachers, reauthorize the Reading Excellence Act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 
     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. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Rush, Mr. Hilliard, 
             and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 1996. A bill to ensure that children enrolled in 
     Medicaid and other Federal means-tested programs at highest 
     risk for lead poisoning are identified and treated, and for 
     other purposes; 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 provi

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     sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself and Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia):
       H.R. 1997. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received on account 
     of claims based on certain unlawful discrimination and to 
     allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards 
     received on account of such claims, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       H.R. 1998. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to promote the coverage of frail elderly 
     Medicare beneficiaries permanently residing in nursing 
     facilities in specialized health insurance programs for the 
     frail elderly; 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. RAMSTAD:
       H.R. 1999. A bill to extend certain Medicare community 
     nursing organization demonstration projects; 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. SCARBOROUGH (for himself, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
             Mr. Norwood, Mr. Pickering, and Mr. Smith of 
             Washington):
       H.R. 2000. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for 
     surviving spouses age 62 and older, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Brady of 
             Texas, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Chenoweth, 
             Mr. DeMint, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mr. Linder, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Packard, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Scarborough, 
             Mr. Stump, Mr. Tancredo, and Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       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, 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. STARK (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Becerra):
       H.R. 2002. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to conduct a study on mortality and adverse 
     outcome rates of Medicare patients of providers of anesthesia 
     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 Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Berman, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Brown 
             of California, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
             Crowley, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Ms. Norton, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Tierney, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 2003. A bill to apply the same quality and safety 
     standards to domestically manufactured handguns that are 
     currently applied to imported handguns; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
             Dixon, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Evans, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hall of 
             Ohio, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Lantos, 
             Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Matsui, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. McKeon, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mrs. Mink 
             of Hawaii, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Stark, Mr. Towns, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Weiner, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 2004. 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. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Jenkins, Mr. Holden, Mr. Bliley, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, and Mr. Schaffer):
       H. Con. Res. 121. A concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the victory of the United 
     States in the cold war and the fall of the Berlin Wall; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. REYES:
       H. Con. Res. 122. A concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     United States Border Patrol's 75 years of service since its 
     founding; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Brown of California, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Romero-
             Barcelo, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Frost, Ms. Lee, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Shows, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
             Ms. Granger, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Barton of Texas, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Dixon, and Mr. Smith 
             of Texas):
       H. Con. Res. 123. A concurrent resolution commending the 
     bravery and honor of the citizens of Remy, France, for their 
     actions with respect to Lieutenant 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.
           By Mr. WU (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, 
             Mr. Cox, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Gephardt, 
             Mr. Holt, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Larson, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Stark, 
             Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Wynn):
       H. Con. Res. 124. A concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress relating to recent allegations of 
     espionage and illegal campaign financing that have brought 
     into question the loyalty and probity of Americans of Asian 
     ancestry; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FARR of California:
       H. Res. 196. A resolution urging the President to call for 
     the United Nations to resolve the crisis in Yugoslavia; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. DINGELL:
       H. Res. 197. A resolution providing for the consideration 
     of the bill (H.R. 358) 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. KANJORSKI (for himself and Mr. Watkins):
       H. Res. 198. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that James Francis Thorpe should be 
     designated ``America's Athlete of the Century''; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform. 

para. 58.18  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 5: Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 14: Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 44: Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 85: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
     McGovern, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and Mr. Brown of 
     California.
       H.R. 110: Mr. Levin.
       H.R. 111: Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 116: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 219: Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Wise, and Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 531: Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Terry.
       H.R. 600: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 629: Mr. Castle and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 637: Mr. Burr of North Carolina and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 664: Mr. Sabo.
       H.R. 692: Mr. Latham.
       H.R. 721: Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 742: Ms. Rivers and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 756: Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Murtha.
       H.R. 784: Mr. Quinn, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
     Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 796: Mrs. Thurman and Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 845: Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 864: Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Wu, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
     Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Inslee, 
     and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 902: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Sabo.
       H.R. 1039: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1080: Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 1300: Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 1334: Mr. Gutknecht and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 1354: Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 1363: Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 1420: Mr. Matsui and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 1501: Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 1511: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1532: Mr. Levin and Mr. Hansen.
       H.R. 1594: Mr. McGovern, Ms. Carson, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
     Becerra, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. 
     Pickett.
       H.R. 1625: Mr. Upton, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Phelps, and Ms. 
     Kaptur.
       H.R. 1640: Mr. Frost, Mr. Waxman, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1644: Mr. Forbes, Mr. Berman, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. 
     Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Owens, 
     Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Dixon, 
     Mr. Coyne, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
     Martinez,

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     Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
     Markey, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
     Clement, Mr. Condit, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
     Thompson of California, Ms. Danner, Mr. Quinn, Mrs. Kelly, 
     Mr. Snyder, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Pastor, Ms. 
     Stabenow, Mr. Filner, Ms. Millender-McDonald, and Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 1649: Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 1657: Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 1658: Mr. Blunt, Mr. Packard, and Mr. Terry.
       H.R. 1717: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Brown of 
     California, and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1824: Mr. Blunt and Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 1842: Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Ortiz, and Mr. Peterson 
     of Minnesota.
       H.R. 1871: Mr. McNulty and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1917: Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Wise, Mr. 
     Barcia, Mr. Turner, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Danner, 
     Mr. Jefferson, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Frost, Mr. Rush, Mr. Istook, 
     Mr. Riley, and Mr. Jenkins.
       H.R. 1968: Mr. Cardin.
       H.J. Res. 55: Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas.
       H. Con. Res. 17: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. Berkley, 
     Mr. Lantos, and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H. Con. Res. 114: Mr. Lazio, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Greenwood, 
     Mr. Castle, Mr. Regula, Mr. Bass, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. Thomas.
       H. Res. 94: Mr. LaHood, Mr. Stark, Mr. Foley, and Mr. 
     Rangel.
       H. Res. 169: Mr. Talent, Mr. Forbes, and Mr. Radanovich. 

para. 58.19  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 853: Mr. Regula.
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                        MONDAY, JUNE 7, 1999 (59)

para. 59.1  appointment 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,

                                                     June 7, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Dan Miller to act as Speaker 
     pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

para. 59.2  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 
concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House of the 
following title:

       H.R. 435. An Act to make miscellaneous and technical 
     changes to various trade laws, 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. 704. An Act to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     combat the overutilization of prison health care services and 
     control rising prisoner health care costs.
       S. 1059. An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
     2000 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. 1060. An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
     2000 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. 1061. An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
     2000 for military construction, and for other purposes.
       S. 1062. An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
     2000 for defense activities of the Department of Energy, and 
     for other purposes.

para. 59.3  ``morning-hour debate''

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, pursuant to the order 
of the House of Tuesday, January 19, 1999, recognized Members for 
``morning-hour debate''.

para. 59.4  recess--12:42 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, pursuant to clause 12 
of rule I, declared the House in recess at 12 o'clock 42 minutes p.m. 
until 2 o'clock p.m.

para. 59.5  after recess--2:00 p.m.

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

para. 59.6  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, May 27, 1999.
  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. PETRI, 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. PETRI, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that the vote would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para. 59.7  communications

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

       2413. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Common Crop Insurance Regulations; 
     Grape Crop Insurance Provisions--received May 17, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       2414. 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. 
     99-033-1] received May 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2415. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Milk in the Iowa Marketing Area; 
     Revision [DA-99-02] received May 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2416. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Difenoconazole; 
     Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300863; FRL-6081-5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) 
     received May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       2417. 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-300862; FRL-6080-5] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received May 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2418. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Fenhexamid; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300866; FRL-6082-7] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     May 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       2419. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a request to make available previously 
     appropriated emergency funds for the Departments of 
     Agriculture, Defense, the Interior, and State; the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency; International Assistance 
     Programs; and, the United States Holocaust Memorial Council; 
     (H. Doc. No. 106--79); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       2420. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Fiscal Year 1998 Annual Report of the Reserve Forces 
     Policy Board, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 113 (c) and (e); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       2421. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Contracts Crossing Fiscal Years [DFARS Case 99-D008] received 
     May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       2422. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Work 
     Stoppage Report [DFARS Case 99-D003] received May 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       2423. A letter from the Secretary of the Army, transmitting 
     a determination that four Army programs have breached Nunn-
     McCurdy unit cost thresholds; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       2424. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on the number of general and flag officers holding 
     both a position external to that officer's armed force and 
     another position not external to that officer's armed force; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2425. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize consent to and authorize appropriations for the 
     United States subscription to additional shares of the 
     capital of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       2426. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a report involving U.S. exports to 
     Tunisia, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       2427. A letter from the Law Office Manager, Office of the 
     General Counsel, Corporation

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     For National Service, transmitting the Corporation's final 
     rule--Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RIN: 3045-AA19) 
     received April 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       2428. A letter from the Law Office Manager, Office of the 
     General Counsel, Corporation For National Service, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Foster Grandparent 
     Program (RIN: 3045-AA18) received April 29, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       2429. A letter from the Law Office Manager, Office of the 
     General Counsel, Corporation For National Service, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Senior Companion 
     Program (RIN: 3045-AA17) received April 29, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       2430. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Notice of Funding Priority for 
     Fiscal Years 1999-2000 for a Disability and Rehabilitation 
     Research Project--received May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       2431. A letter from the Administrator, Office of Juvenile 
     Justice and Deliquency Prevention, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Juvenile Justice 
     and Deliquency Prevention [OJP (OJJUDP)-1158] (RIN: 1121-
     AA46) received April 30, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       2432. A letter from the Director, Corporate Policy and 
     Research Department, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Allocation of 
     Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for 
     Valuing Benefits--received May 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       2433. A letter from the Acting Assistant, General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Office of Environment, Safety and Health, 
     Department of the State, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Safeguards and Security Independent Oversight Program--
     received May 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2434. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Alternative Fuel Transportation 
     Program; P-Series Fuels [Docket No. EE-RM-98-PURE] (RIN: 
     1904-AA99) received May 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2435. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Office of Environment, Safety and Health, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Startup and Restart of Nuclear Facilities--received May 
     25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       2436. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Office of Environment, Safety and Health, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Extension of DOE N 441.1, Radiological Protection For 
     DOE Activities--received May 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2437. 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 Petroleum Program for Tennessee 
     [FRL-6334-7] received May 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2438. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Grant Application 
     Guidance to Improve Small Business Assistance--received May 
     27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       2439. 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: Florida [FL-79-9918a; FRL-6352-7] received May 
     27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       2440. 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; Alabama [AL-40-2-9909a; 
     FRL-6352-5] received May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2441. 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 [MN38-
     01-6971a; FRL-6339-5] received May 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2442. 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; 
     Stay of Effectiveness for Flammable Hydrocarbon Fuels [FRL-
     6351-1] received May 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2443. 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, Modoc County Air Pollution Control 
     District, Northern Sonoma County Air Pollution Control 
     District, San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control 
     District, Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District 
     and Siskiyou County Air Pollution Control District [CA 009-
     0130a; FRL-6331-8] received May 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2444. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting a Quality Assurance Document that the EPA 
     recently issued related to their regulatory programs; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2445. A letter from the Special Assistant Chief, Mass Media 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), 
     Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. (La Fayette, 
     Georgia) [MM Docket No. 97-196 RM-9151] received May 27, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2446. A letter from the Associate Chief, IB, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--1998 Biennial Regulatory Review Reform of the 
     International Settlements Policy and Associated Filing 
     Requirements [IB Docket No. 98-148] Regulation of 
     International Accounting Rates [CC Docket No. 90-337 (Phase 
     II)] Market Entry and Regulation of Foreign-affiliated 
     Entities [IB Docket No. 95-22] received May 14, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2447. A letter from the Associate Bureau Chief, Wireless 
     Telecommunications Bureau, 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 Assignment Policies 
     of the Private Land Mobile Services [PR Docket No. 92-235] 
     received May 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2448. A letter from the Chief, Accounting Policy Division, 
     Common Carrier Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Federal-State Joint 
     Board on Universal Service [CC Docket No. 96-45] received 
     April 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2449. A letter from the Chief, Policy and Program Planning 
     Division, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Deployment of Wireline Services 
     Offering Advanced Telecommunications Capability [CC Docket 
     No. 98-147] received April 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2450. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Conforming Regulations 
     Regarding Removal of Section 507 of the Federal Food, Drug, 
     and Cosmetic Act; Confirmation of Effective Date [Docket No. 
     98N-0720] received May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2451. 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-
     0824] received May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2452. 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. 95F-0191] received May 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2453. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Regulations for in Vivo 
     Radiopharmaceuticals Used for Diagnosis and Monitoring 
     [Docket No. 98N-0040] (RIN: 0910-AB52) received May 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2454. 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. 92F-
     0285] received May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2455. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Indirect Food Additives: 
     Paper and Paperboard Components [Docket No. 98F-0584] 
     received May 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2456. 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. 98F-0730] received May 25, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2457. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed Manufacturing License Agreement with Poland 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 28-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.

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       2458. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Bureau of Export Administration, transmitting 
     the Bureau's final rule--Export of Firearms [Docket No. 
     981222316-8316-01] (RIN: 0694-AB68) received April 19, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       2459. 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: 
     Sales of Food and Agricultural Inputs; Remittances; 
     Educational, Religious, and Other Activities; Travel-Related 
     Transactions; U.S. Intellectual Property--received May 11, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       2460. A letter from the Under Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting a report 
     regarding new foreign policy-based export controls; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       2461. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a copy of a report entitled ``Audit of Advisory 
     Neighborhood Commission 5A for the Period October 1, 1995 
     Through September 30, 1998,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 
     47--117(d); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2462. 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 Deletion--received May 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2463. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Interagency 
     Career Transition Assistance for Displaced Former Panama 
     Canal Zone Employees (RIN: 3206-AI56) received May 13, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       2464. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting a report about the desirability of 
     offering Federal employees new life insurance products; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       2465. A letter from the Director, Office of Workforce 
     Relations, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting the 
     Office's final rule--Authorization of Solicitations During 
     the Combined Federal Campaign (RIN: 3206-AI53) received May 
     18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       2466. A letter from the Executive Director, Advisory 
     Council on Historic Preservation, transmitting the Council's 
     final rule--Protection of Historic Properties--received May 
     24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       2467. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, 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; 
     Final 1999 ABC, OY, and Tribal and Nontribal Allocations for 
     Pacific Whiting [Docket No. 981231333-9127-03; I.D. 122898E] 
     (RIN: 0648-AM12) received May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2468. 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 Northeastern 
     United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Framework 
     Adjustment 27 [Docket No. 990318076-9109-02; I.D. 030599A] 
     (RIN: 0648-AL72) received May 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2469. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 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 Financial Assistance 
     [Docket No. 990408090-9090-01; I.D. 022399C] (RIN: 0648-ZA63) 
     received May 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       2470. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of the State, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Visas: Documentation of 
     Nonimmigrants Under the Immigration and Nationality Act--
     Amendment of Transit Without Visa (TWOV) List [Public Notice 
     3036] (RIN: 1400-AA48) received April 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2471. A letter from the Director, Federal Judicial Center, 
     transmitting the Federal Judicial Center's Annual Report for 
     1998, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 623(b); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       2472. A letter from the Director, Policy Directives and 
     Instructions Branch, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Adjustment of Status 
     for Certain Nationals of Haiti [INS No. 1963-98; AG Order No. 
     2221-99] (RIN: 1115-AF33) received May 13, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2473. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model SA-365N, 
     N1, N2, N3, and SA-366G1 Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-47-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11182; AD 99-11-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2474. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Mooney Aircraft Corporation Model 
     M20R Airplanes [Docket No. 99-CE-14-AD; Amendment 39-11178; 
     AD 99-11-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 27, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       2475. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 98-NM-383-AD; Amendment 39-11175; AD 99-11-05] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2476. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Crockett, Texas [Airspace 
     Docket No. 99-ASW-03] received May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2477. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model AS 332L2 
     Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-61-AD; Amendment 39-11181; AD 
     99-11-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 27, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2478. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Pampa, Texas [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ASW-57] received May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2479. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class D Airspace and Class E Airspace; 
     Rochester, MN [Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-13] received May 
     27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2480. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, United States Coast Guard, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone: Unity Electric Co. Fireworks Display, Shinnecock 
     Bay, Hampton Bays, NY [CGD01-99-038] (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     received May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2481. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class D Airspace and Class E Airspace; Minot, 
     ND [Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-12] received May 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2482. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class D and Class E Airspace; Wilmington, OH 
     [Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-14] received May 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2483. A letter from the Trial Attorney, Federal Railroad 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Passenger Equipment Safety 
     Standards [FRA Docket No. PCSS-1, Notice No. 5] (RIN: 2130-
     AA95) received May 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2484. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -300, -400, and -500 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 99-NM-68-AD; Amendment 39-11165; 
     AD 99-10-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 13, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       2485. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Boeing Model 737-300, -400, -500, -600, -700, and 
     -800 Series Airplanes Equipped with Vickers Combined 
     Stabilizer Trim Motors [Docket No. 99-NM-97-AD; Amendment 39-
     11166; AD 99-10-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 13, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2486. A letter from the Attorney, Research and Special 
     Programs Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Hazardous 
     Materials: Revision to Regulations Governing Transportation 
     and Unloading of Liquefied Compressed Gases [Docket No. RSPA-
     97-2718(HM-225A)] (RIN: 2137-AD07) received May 24, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.

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       2487. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, 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 (ILS) Receivers [Docket No. 98-NM-232-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11167; AD 99-10-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     May 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2488. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Amendment of Class E Airspace; 
     Colstrip, MT [Airspace Docket No. 99-ANM-02] received May 13, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2489. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT8D-200 Series Turbofan Engines 
     [Docket No. 96-ANE-02; Amendment 39-11164; AD 99-10-11] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received May 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2490. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Jackson, MI [Airspace 
     Docket No. 99-AGL-15] received May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2491. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Muskegon, MI [Airspace 
     Docket No. 99-AGL-16] received May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2492. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Chico, CA [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-AWP-4] received May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2493. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, United States Coast Guard, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulation: Harvard-Yale Regatta, Thames River, 
     New London, CT [CGD01-99-054] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received May 
     27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2494. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class D Airspace and Modification of Class E 
     Airspace, Bozeman, MT; Correction [Airspace Docket No. 98-
     ANM-19] received May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2495. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, United States Coast Guard, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone: Fire Island Tourist Bureau Fireworks Display, 
     Great South Bay, Cherry Grove, New York [CGD01-99-047] (RIN: 
     2115-AA97) received May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2496. A letter from the Chief, Regs and Admin Law, USCG, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety Zone: Pepsi Gala Fireworks, New York 
     Harbor, Upper Bay [CGD01-99-048] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received 
     May 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2497. A letter from the Chief, Regs and Admin Law, USCG, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Drawbridge Operating Regulation; Gulf 
     Intracoastal Waterway, LA [CGD 08-99-028] received May 13, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2498. A letter from the Chief, Regs and Admin Law, USCG, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Implementation of the National Invasive Species 
     Act of 1996 (NISA) [USCG 1998-3423] (RIN: 2115-AF55) received 
     May 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2499. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Stockton, MO [Airspace Docket 
     No. 99-ACE-7] received May 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2500. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, 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-307-AD; Amendment 39-11157; AD 99-10-03] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2501. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; 
     British Aerospace (Jetstream) Model 4101 Airplanes [Docket 
     No. 98-NM-308-AD; Amendment 39-11158; AD 99-10-04] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received May 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2502. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, 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. 99-NM-93-AD; Amendment 39-
     11159; AD 99-10-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 6, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2503. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Harlen, IA [Airspace Docket 
     No. 99-ACE-22] received May 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2504. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Galveston, TX [Airspace Docket 
     No. 99-ASW-09] received May 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2505. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Avions 
     Pierre Robin Model R2160 Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-81-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11156; AD 99-10-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     May 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2506. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Avions 
     Pierre Robin Model R2160 Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-79-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11155; AD 99-10-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     May 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2507. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportion, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Shreveport, LA [Airspace Docket 
     No. 99-ASW-10] received May 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2508. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Disaster Assistance; Cost-share Adjustment (RIN: 3067-AC72) 
     received April 30, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2509. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting the 37th Annual Report of the 
     Federal Maritime Commission for fiscal year 1998, pursuant to 
     46 U.S.C. app. 1118; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2510. A letter from the Chairman, Bureau of Tariffs, 
     Certification, and Licensing, Federal Maritime Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Licensing, 
     Financial Responsibility Requirements, and General Duties For 
     Ocean Transportation Intermediaries [Docket No. 98-28] 
     received April 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2511. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     designate the facility known as the ``Federal Executive 
     Institute Annex'' located at 1301 Emmet Street in 
     Charlottesville, Virginia, the ``Pamela B. Gwin Hall''; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2512. A letter from the Director of the Experimental 
     Program to Stimulate Competitive Technology, Technology 
     Administration, 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. 990122027-9027-
     01] (RIN: 0692-ZA02) received April 19, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       2513. A letter from the Acting Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Small 
     Disadvantaged Business Participation Evaluation and 
     Incentives--received May 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       2514. A letter from the Veterans Benefits Administration, 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Reservists Education: Increase in Educational Assistance 
     Rates (RIN: 2900-AJ38) received May 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       2515. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification of his determination that 
     continuation

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     of the waiver currently in effect for the Republic of Belarus 
     will substantially promote the objectives of section 402 of 
     the Trade Act of 1974, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2432(c) and (d); 
     (H. Doc. No. 106-76); to the Committee on Ways and Means and 
     ordered to be printed.
       2516. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification of his determination that 
     continuation of the waiver currently in effect for the 
     People's Republic of China will substantially promote the 
     objectives of section 402 of the Trade Act of 1974, pursuant 
     to 19 U.S.C. 2432(c) and (d); (H. Doc. No. 106-77); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
       2517. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification of his determination that 
     continuation of the waiver currently in effect for Vietnam 
     will substantially promote the objectives of section 402 of 
     the Trade Act of 1974, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2432(c) and (d); 
     (H. Doc. No. 106-78); to the Committee on Ways and Means and 
     ordered to be printed.
       2518. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Last 
     in, first out inventories [Rev. Rul. 99-26] received May 27, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       2519. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Tax 
     forms and instructions [Rev. Proc. 99-25] received May 13, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       2520. 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 1999--received May 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2521. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Use 
     of Actuarial Tables in Valuing Annuities, Interests for Life 
     or Terms of Years, and Remainder or Reversionary Interests 
     [TD8819] (RIN: 1545-AX14) received April 30, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2522. 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 [Notice 99-25]--received April 30, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       2523. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Extension of Time to File FSC Grouping Redeterminations Under 
     Transition Rule to be Included in Final Regulations [Notice 
     99-24] received April 30, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2524. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Revisions to Schedule P (Form 1120-FSC) [Notice 99-23] 
     received April 30, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2525. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on the results of research conducted and the plan 
     addressing the health consequences of military service in the 
     Gulf War; jointly to the Committees on Armed Services and 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       2526. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report to Congress regarding the 
     humanitarian crisis in Kosovo and the surrounding area; (H. 
     Doc. No. 106--80); jointly to the Committees on Armed 
     Services, International Relations, and Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       2527. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to provide for public disclosure of accidental 
     release scenario information in risk management plans; 
     jointly to the Committees on Commerce, Government Reform, and 
     the Judiciary.
       2528. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     address various management concerns of the Department; 
     jointly to the Committees on Small Business, Armed Services, 
     and Government Reform. 

para. 59.8  communication from the clerk--message from the senate

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

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                     Washington, DC, June 3, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted to 
     Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, the Clerk received the following message 
     from the Secretary of the Senate on June 1, 1999 at 9:20 
     a.m.: That the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 1379.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Jeff Trandahl,
                                                            Clerk.

para. 59.9  enrolled bills signed

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, announced that pursuant to clause 
4, rule I, the Speaker signed the following enrolled bills on Thursday, 
May 27, 1999:

       H.R. 1034. To declare a portion of the James River and 
     Kanawha Canal in Richmond, Virginia, to be nonnavigable 
     waters of the United States for purposes of title 46, United 
     States Code, and the other maritime laws of the United 
     States.

       H.R. 1121. To designate the Federal building and United 
     States Courthouse located at 18 Greenville Street in Newman, 
     Georgia, as the ``Lewis R. Morgan Federal Building and United 
     States Courthouse''.

       H.R. 1183. To amend the Fastener Quality Act to strengthen 
     the protection against the sale of mismarked, misrepresented, 
     and counterfeit fasteners and eliminate unnecessary 
     requirements, and for other purposes.

para. 59.10  canada--u.s. interparliamentary group

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of U.S.C. 276d, appointed 
on May 20, 1999, to the Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group, 
in addition to Mr. Houghton, Chairman, appointed on February 11, 1999, 
on the part of the House, the following Members: Mr. Gilman, Vice 
Chairman, and Messrs. Oberstar, Shaw, Lipinski, Ms. Slaughter, Messrs. 
Upton, Stearns, Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. Danner, Messrs. Manzullo and 
English.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 59.11  twenty-first century workforce commission

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, announced that the Speaker, 
pursuant to section 334(b)(1) of Public Law 105-220, and the order of 
the House of Thursday, May 27, 1999, and upon the recommendation of the 
Minority Leader, appointed on that day to the Twenty-First Century 
Workforce Commission, Mr. David L. Stewart of St. Louis, Missouri, from 
private life.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 59.12  miscellaneous trade and technical corrections

  Ms. DUNN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 435) to make miscellaneous and 
technical changes to various trade laws, 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 
     ``Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 
     1999''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

                TITLE I--MISCELLANEOUS TRADE CORRECTIONS

Sec. 1001. Clerical amendments.
Sec. 1002. Obsolete references to GATT.
Sec. 1003. Tariff classification of 13-inch televisions.

   TITLE II--TEMPORARY DUTY SUSPENSIONS AND REDUCTIONS; OTHER TRADE 
                               PROVISIONS

         Subtitle A--Temporary Duty Suspensions and Reductions

                          Chapter 1--Reference

Sec. 2001. Reference.

               Chapter 2--Duty Suspensions and Reductions

Sec. 2101. Diiodomethyl-p-tolylsulfone.
Sec. 2102. Racemic dl-menthol.
Sec. 2103. 2,4-Dichloro-5-hydrazinophenol monohydrochloride.
Sec. 2104. ACM.
Sec. 2105. Certain snowboard boots.
Sec. 2106. Ethofumesate singularly or in mixture with application 
              adjuvants.
Sec. 2107. 3-Methoxycarbonylaminophenyl-3'-methylcarbanilate 
              (phenmedipham).
Sec. 2108. 3-Ethoxycarbonylaminophenyl-N-phenylcarbamate (desmedipham).
Sec. 2109. 2-Amino-4-(4-aminobenzoylamino)benzenesulfonic acid, sodium 
              salt.
Sec. 2110. 5-Amino-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2,3-xylenesulfonamide.
Sec. 2111. 3-Amino-2'-(sulfatoethylsulfonyl) ethyl benzamide.
Sec. 2112. 4-Chloro-3-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid, monopotassium salt.
Sec. 2113. 2-Amino-5-nitrothiazole.
Sec. 2114. 4-Chloro-3-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid.
Sec. 2115. 6-Amino-1,3-naphthalenedisulfonic acid.
Sec. 2116. 4-Chloro-3-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid, monosodium salt.
Sec. 2117. 2-Methyl-5-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid.
Sec. 2118. 6-Amino-1,3-naphthalenedisulfonic acid, disodium salt.
Sec. 2119. 2-Amino-p-cresol.
Sec. 2120. 6-Bromo-2,4-dinitroaniline.
Sec. 2121. 7-Acetylamino-4-hydroxy-2-naphthalenesulfonic acid, 
              monosodium salt.

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Sec. 2122. Tannic acid.
Sec. 2123. 2-Amino-5-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid, monosodium salt.
Sec. 2124. 2-Amino-5-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid, monoammonium salt.
Sec. 2125. 2-Amino-5-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid.
Sec. 2126. 3-(4,5-Dihydro-3-methyl-5-oxo-1H-pyrazol-1-
              yl)benzenesulfonic acid.
Sec. 2127. 4-Benzoylamino-5-hydroxy-2,7-naphthalenedisulfonic acid.
Sec. 2128. 4-Benzoylamino-5-hydroxy-2,7-naphthalenedisulfonic acid, 
              monosodium salt.
Sec. 2129. Pigment Yellow 154.
Sec. 2130. Pigment Yellow 175.
Sec. 2131. Pigment Red 187.
Sec. 2132. 2,6-Dimethyl-m-dioxan-4-ol acetate.
Sec. 2133. -Bromo--nitrostyrene.
Sec. 2134. Textile machinery.
Sec. 2135. Deltamethrin.
Sec. 2136. Diclofop-methyl.
Sec. 2137. Resmethrin.
Sec. 2138. N-phenyl-N'-1,2,3-thiadiazol-5-ylurea.
Sec. 2139. (1R,3S)3[(1'RS)(1',2',2',2',-Tetrabromoethyl)]-2,2-
              dimethylcyclopro-panecarboxylic acid, (S)--
              cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl ester.
Sec. 2140. Pigment Red 177.
Sec. 2141. Textile printing machinery.
Sec. 2142. Substrates of synthetic quartz or synthetic fused silica.
Sec. 2143. 2-Methyl-4,6-bis[(octylthio)methyl]phenol.
Sec. 2144. 2-Methyl-4,6-bis[(octylthio)methyl]phenol; epoxidized 
              triglyceride.
Sec. 2145. 4-[[4,6-Bis(octylthio)-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl]amino]-2,6-
              bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)phenol.
Sec. 2146. (2-Benzothiazolylthio)butanedioic acid.
Sec. 2147. Calcium bis[monoethyl(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl) 
              phosphonate].
Sec. 2148. 4-Methyl--oxo-benzenebutanoic acid compounded with 
              4-ethylmorpholine (2:1).
Sec. 2149. Weaving machines.
Sec. 2150. Certain weaving machines.
Sec. 2151. DEMT.
Sec. 2152. Benzenepropanal, 4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-alpha-methyl-.
Sec. 2153. 2H-3,1-Benzoxazin-2-one, 6-chloro-4-(cyclopropylethynyl)-
              1,4-dihydro-4-(trifluoromethyl)-.
Sec. 2154. Tebufenozide.
Sec. 2155. Halofenozide.
Sec. 2156. Certain organic pigments and dyes.
Sec. 2157. 4-Hexylresorcinol.
Sec. 2158. Certain sensitizing dyes.
Sec. 2159. Skating boots for use in the manufacture of in-line roller 
              skates.
Sec. 2160. Dibutylnaphthalenesulfonic acid, sodium salt.
Sec. 2161. O-(6-Chloro-3-phenyl-4-pyridazinyl)-S-octylcarbonothioate.
Sec. 2162. 4-Cyclopropyl-6-methyl-2-phenylaminopyrimidine.
Sec. 2163. O,O-Dimethyl-S-[5-methoxy-2-oxo-1,3,4-thiadiazol-3(2H)-yl-
              methyl]-dithiophosphate.
Sec. 2164. Ethyl [2-(4-phenoxy
              phenoxy)ethyl]carbamate.
Sec. 2165. [(2S,4R)/(2R,4S)]/[(2R,4R)/(2S,4S)]-1-[2-[4-(4-
              chlorophenoxy)-2-chlorophenyl]-4-methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-
              ylmethyl]-1H-1,2,4-triazole.
Sec. 2166. 2,4-Dichloro-3,5-dinitrobenzotrifluoride.
Sec. 2167. 2-Chloro-N-[2,6-dinitro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-N-ethyl-
              6-fluorobenzenemethanamine.
Sec. 2168. Chloroacetone.
Sec. 2169. Acetic acid, [(5-chloro-8-quinolinyl)oxy]-, 1-methylhexyl 
              ester.
Sec. 2170. Propanoic acid, 2-[4-[(5-chloro-3-fluoro-2-
              pyridinyl)oxy]phenoxy]-, 2-propynyl ester.
Sec. 2171. Mucochloric acid.
Sec. 2172. Certain rocket engines.
Sec. 2173. Pigment Red 144.
Sec. 2174. (S)-N-[[5-[2-(2-Amino-4,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4-oxo-1H-
              pyrimido[5,4-b] [1,4]thiazin-6-yl)ethyl]-2-
              thienyl]carbonyl]-l-glutamic acid, diethyl ester.
Sec. 2175. 4-Chloropyridine hydrochloride.
Sec. 2176. 4-Phenoxypyridine.
Sec. 2177. (3S)-2,2-Dimethyl-3-thiomorpholine carboxylic acid.
Sec. 2178. 2-Amino-5-bromo-6-methyl-4-(1H)-quinazolinone.
Sec. 2179. 2-Amino-6-methyl-5-(4-pyridinylthio)-4(1H)-quinazolinone.
Sec. 2180. (S)-N-[[5-[2-(2-amino-4,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4-oxo-1H-
              pyrimido[5,4-b][1,4]thiazin-6-yl)ethyl]-2-
              thienyl]carbonyl]-l-glutamic acid.
Sec. 2181. 2-Amino-6-methyl-5-(4-pyridinylthio)-4-(1H)-quinazolinone 
              dihydrochloride.
Sec. 2182. 3-(Acetyloxy)-2-methylbenzoic acid.
Sec. 2183. [R-(R*,R*)]-1,2,3,4-butanetetrol-1,4-dimethanesulfonate.
Sec. 2184. 9-[2-[[Bis[(pivaloyloxy)methoxy]- phosphinyl]methoxy] 
              ethyl]adenine (also known as Adefovir Dipivoxil).
Sec. 2185. 9-[2-(R)-[[Bis[(isopropoxycarbonyl)oxy-methoxy]-
              phosphinoyl]methoxy]-propyl]adenine fumarate (1:1).
Sec. 2186. (R)-9-(2-Phosphonomethoxypropyl)adenine.
Sec. 2187. (R)-1,3-Dioxolan-2-one, 4-methyl-.
Sec. 2188. 9-(2-Hydroxyethyl)adenine.
Sec. 2189. (R)-9H-Purine-9-ethanol, 6-amino--methyl-.
Sec. 2190. Chloromethyl-2-propyl carbonate.
Sec. 2191. (R)-1,2-Propanediol, 3-chloro-.
Sec. 2192. Oxirane, (S)-((triphenylmethoxy)methyl)-.
Sec. 2193. Chloromethyl pivalate.
Sec. 2194. Diethyl (((p-toluenesulfonyl)oxy)-methyl)phosphonate.
Sec. 2195. Beta hydroxyalkylamide.
Sec. 2196. Grilamid tr90.
Sec. 2197. IN-W4280.
Sec. 2198. KL540.
Sec. 2199. Methyl thioglycolate.
Sec. 2200. DPX-E6758.
Sec. 2201. Ethylene, tetrafluoro copolymer with ethylene (ETFE).
Sec. 2202. 3-Mercapto-D-valine.
Sec. 2203. p-Ethylphenol.
Sec. 2204. Pantera.
Sec. 2205. p-Nitrobenzoic acid.
Sec. 2206. p-Toluenesulfonamide.
Sec. 2207. Polymers of tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene, and 
              vinylidene fluoride.
Sec. 2208. Methyl 2-[[[[[4-(dimethylamino)-6-(2,2,2- trifluoroethoxy)-
              1,3,5-triazin-2-yl]amino]-carbonyl]amino]sulfonyl]-3-
              methylbenzoate (triflusulfuron methyl).
Sec. 2209. Certain manufacturing equipment.
Sec. 2210. Textured rolled glass sheets.
Sec. 2211. Certain HIV drug substances.
Sec. 2212. Rimsulfuron.
Sec. 2213. Carbamic acid (V-9069).
Sec. 2214. DPX-E9260.
Sec. 2215. Ziram.
Sec. 2216. Ferroboron.
Sec. 2217. 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.
Sec. 2218. Pentyl[2-chloro-5-(cyclohex-1-ene-1,2-dicarboximido)-4-
              fluorophenoxy]acetate.
Sec. 2219. Bentazon (3-isopropyl)-1H-2,1,3-benzothiadiazin-4(3H)-one-
              2,2-dioxide).
Sec. 2220. Certain high-performance loudspeakers not mounted in their 
              enclosures.
Sec. 2221. Parts for use in the manufacture of certain high-performance 
              loudspeakers.
Sec. 2222. 5-tert-Butyl-isophthalic acid.
Sec. 2223. Certain polymer.
Sec. 2224. 2-(4-Chlorophenyl)-3-ethyl-2, 5-dihydro-5-oxo-4-pyridazine 
              carboxylic acid, potassium salt.
Sec. 2225. Pigment Red 185.
Sec. 2226. Pigment Red 208.
Sec. 2227. Pigment Yellow 95.
Sec. 2228. Pigment Yellow 93.

                       Chapter 3--Effective Date

Sec. 2301. Effective date.

                   Subtitle B--Other Trade Provisions

Sec. 2401. Extension of United States insular possession program.
Sec. 2402. Tariff treatment for certain components of scientific 
              instruments and apparatus.
Sec. 2403. Liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries.
Sec. 2404. Drawback and refund on packaging material.
Sec. 2405. Inclusion of commercial importation data from foreign-trade 
              zones under the National Customs Automation Program.
Sec. 2406. Large yachts imported for sale at United States boat shows.
Sec. 2407. Review of protests against decisions of Customs Service.
Sec. 2408. Entries of NAFTA-origin goods.
Sec. 2409. Treatment of international travel merchandise held at 
              customs-approved storage rooms.
Sec. 2410. Exception to 5-year reviews of countervailing duty or 
              antidumping duty orders.
Sec. 2411. Water resistant wool trousers.
Sec. 2412. Reimportation of certain goods.
Sec. 2413. Treatment of personal effects of participants in certain 
              world athletic events.
Sec. 2414. Reliquidation of certain entries of thermal transfer 
              multifunction machines.
Sec. 2415. Reliquidation of certain drawback entries and refund of 
              drawback payments.
Sec. 2416. Clarification of additional U.S. note 4 to chapter 91 of the 
              Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
Sec. 2417. Duty-free sales enterprises.
Sec. 2418. Customs user fees.
Sec. 2419. Duty drawback for methyl tertiary-butyl ether (``MTBE'').
Sec. 2420. Substitution of finished petroleum derivatives.
Sec. 2421. Duty on certain importations of mueslix cereals.
Sec. 2422. Expansion of Foreign Trade Zone No. 143.
Sec. 2423. Marking of certain silk products and containers.
Sec. 2424. Extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade 
              relations treatment) to the products of Mongolia.
Sec. 2425. Enhanced cargo inspection pilot program.
Sec. 2426. Payment of education costs of dependents of certain Customs 
              Service personnel.

         TITLE III--AMENDMENTS TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986

Sec. 3001. Property subject to a liability treated in same manner as 
              assumption of liability.
                TITLE I--MISCELLANEOUS TRADE CORRECTIONS

     SEC. 1001. CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Trade Act of 1974.--(1) Section 233(a) of the Trade Act 
     of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2293(a)) is amended--

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       (A) by aligning the text of paragraph (2) that precedes 
     subparagraph (A) with the text of paragraph (1); and
       (B) by aligning the text of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
     paragraph (2) with the text of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
     paragraph (3).
       (2) Section 141(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
     2171(b)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (3) by striking ``Limitation on 
     appointments.--''; and
       (B) by aligning the text of paragraph (3) with the text of 
     paragraph (2).
       (3) The item relating to section 410 in the table of 
     contents for the Trade Act of 1974 is repealed.
       (4) Section 411 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2441), 
     and the item relating to section 411 in the table of contents 
     for that Act, are repealed.
       (5) Section 154(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
     2194(b)) is amended by striking ``For purposes of'' and all 
     that follows through ``90-day period'' and inserting ``For 
     purposes of sections 203(c) and 407(c)(2), the 90-day 
     period''.
       (6) Section 406(e)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
     2436(e)(2)) is amended by moving subparagraphs (B) and (C) 2 
     ems to the left.
       (7) Section 503(a)(2)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
     U.S.C. 2463(a)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended by striking subclause 
     (II) and inserting the following:

       ``(II) the direct costs of processing operations performed 
     in such beneficiary developing country or such member 
     countries,

     is not less than 35 percent of the appraised value of such 
     article at the time it is entered.''.
       (8) Section 802(b)(1)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
     U.S.C. 2492(b)(1)(A)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``481(e)'' and inserting ``489''; and
       (B) by inserting ``(22 U.S.C. 2291h)'' after ``1961''.
       (9) Section 804 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2494) 
     is amended by striking ``481(e)(1) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291(e)(1))'' and inserting ``489 of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291h)''.
       (10) Section 805(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
     2495(2)) is amended by striking ``and'' after the semicolon.
       (11) The table of contents for the Trade Act of 1974 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

  ``TITLE VIII--TARIFF TREATMENT OF PRODUCTS OF, AND OTHER SANCTIONS 
 AGAINST, UNCOOPERATIVE MAJOR DRUG PRODUCING OR DRUG-TRANSIT COUNTRIES

``Sec. 801. Short title.
``Sec. 802. Tariff treatment of products of uncooperative major drug 
              producing or drug-transit countries.
``Sec. 803. Sugar quota.
``Sec. 804. Progress reports.
``Sec. 805. Definitions.''.

       (b) Other Trade Laws.--(1) Section 13031 of the 
     Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 
     U.S.C. 58c) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (e) by aligning the text of paragraph (1) 
     with the text of paragraph (2); and
       (B) in subsection (f)(3)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)(ii) by striking ``subsection (a)(1) 
     through (a)(8)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (1) through (8) 
     of subsection (a)''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (C)(ii)(I) by striking ``paragraph 
     (A)(i)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (A)(i)''.
       (2) Section 3(a) of the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly 
     referred to as the ``Foreign Trade Zones Act'') (19 U.S.C. 
     81c(a)) is amended by striking the second period at the end 
     of the last sentence.
       (3) Section 9 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly 
     referred to as the ``Foreign Trade Zones Act'') (19 U.S.C. 
     81i) is amended by striking ``Post Office Department, the 
     Public Health Service, the Bureau of Immigration'' and 
     inserting ``United States Postal Service, the Public Health 
     Service, the Immigration and Naturalization Service''.
       (4) The table of contents for the Trade Agreements Act of 
     1979 is amended--
       (A) in the item relating to section 411 by striking 
     ``Special Representative'' and inserting ``Trade 
     Representative''; and
       (B) by inserting after the items relating to subtitle D of 
     title IV the following:

  ``Subtitle E--Standards and Measures Under the North American Free 
                            Trade Agreement

            ``Chapter 1--Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

``Sec. 461. General.
``Sec. 462. Inquiry point.
``Sec. 463. Chapter definitions.

                ``Chapter 2--Standards-Related Measures

``Sec. 471. General.
``Sec. 472. Inquiry point.
``Sec. 473. Chapter definitions.

                   ``Chapter 3--Subtitle Definitions

``Sec. 481. Definitions.

        ``Subtitle F--International Standard-Setting Activities

``Sec. 491. Notice of United States participation in international 
              standard-setting activities.
``Sec. 492. Equivalence determinations.
``Sec. 493. Definitions.''.

       (5)(A) Section 3(a)(9) of the Miscellaneous Trade and 
     Technical Corrections Act of 1996 is amended by striking 
     ``631(a)'' and ``1631(a)'' and inserting ``631'' and 
     ``1631'', respectively.
       (B) Section 50(c)(2) of such Act is amended by striking 
     ``applied to entry'' and inserting ``applied to such entry''.
       (6) Section 8 of the Act of August 5, 1935 (19 U.S.C. 1708) 
     is repealed.
       (7) Section 584(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
     1584(a)) is amended--
       (A) in the last sentence of paragraph (2), by striking 
     ``102(17) and 102(15), respectively, of the Controlled 
     Substances Act'' and inserting ``102(18) and 102(16), 
     respectively, of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
     802(18) and 802(16))''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) by striking ``or which consists of any spirits,'' and 
     all that follows through ``be not shown,''; and
       (ii) by striking ``, and, if any manifested merchandise'' 
     and all that follows through the end and inserting a period.
       (8) Section 621(4)(A) of the North American Free Trade 
     Agreement Implementation Act, as amended by section 21(d)(12) 
     of the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Amendments Act of 
     1996, is amended by striking ``disclosure within 30 days'' 
     and inserting ``disclosure, or within 30 days''.
       (9) Section 558(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
     1558(b)) is amended by striking ``(c)'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``(h)''.
       (10) Section 441 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1441) 
     is amended by striking paragraph (6).
       (11) General note 3(a)(ii) to the Harmonized Tariff 
     Schedule of the United States is amended by striking 
     ``general most-favored-nation (MFN)'' and by inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``general or normal trade relations (NTR)''.

     SEC. 1002. OBSOLETE REFERENCES TO GATT.

       (a) Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Act 
     of 1990.--(1) Section 488(b) of the Forest Resources 
     Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 
     620(b)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (3) by striking ``General Agreement on 
     Tariffs and Trade'' and inserting ``GATT 1994 (as defined in 
     section 2(1)(B) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act)'' ; and
       (B) in paragraph (5) by striking ``General Agreement on 
     Tariffs and Trade'' and inserting ``WTO Agreement and the 
     multilateral trade agreements (as such terms are defined in 
     paragraphs (9) and (4), respectively, of section 2 of the 
     Uruguay Round Agreements Act)''.
       (2) Section 491(g) of that Act (16 U.S.C. 620c(g)) is 
     amended by striking ``Contracting Parties to the General 
     Agreement on Tariffs and Trade'' and inserting ``Dispute 
     Settlement Body of the World Trade Organization (as the term 
     `World Trade Organization' is defined in section 2(8) of the 
     Uruguay Round Agreements Act)''.
       (b) International Financial Institutions Act.--Section 
     1403(b) of the International Financial Institutions Act (22 
     U.S.C. 262n-2(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking ``General Agreement on 
     Tariffs and Trade or Article 10'' and all that follows 
     through ``Trade'' and inserting ``GATT 1994 as defined in 
     section 2(1)(B) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, or 
     Article 3.1(a) of the Agreement on Subsidies and 
     Countervailing Measures referred to in section 101(d)(12) of 
     that Act''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking ``Article 6'' and all 
     that follows through ``Trade'' and inserting ``Article 15 of 
     the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures 
     referred to in subparagraph (A)''.
       (c) Bretton Woods Agreements Act.--Section 49(a)(3) of the 
     Bretton Woods Agreements Act (22 U.S.C. 286gg(a)(3)) is 
     amended by striking ``GATT Secretariat'' and inserting 
     ``Secretariat of the World Trade Organization (as the term 
     `World Trade Organization' is defined in section 2(8) of the 
     Uruguay Round Agreements Act)''.
       (d) Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967.--Section 8(a)(4) of 
     the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 (22 U.S.C. 1978(a)(4)) 
     is amended by striking ``General Agreement on Tariffs and 
     Trade'' and inserting ``World Trade Organization (as defined 
     in section 2(8) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act) or the 
     multilateral trade agreements (as defined in section 2(4) of 
     that Act)''.
       (e) United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992.--Section 
     102(3) of the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 (22 
     U.S.C. 5712(3)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``contracting party to the General 
     Agreement on Tariffs and Trade'' and inserting ``WTO member 
     country (as defined in section 2(10) of the Uruguay Round 
     Agreements Act)''; and
       (2) by striking ``latter organization'' and inserting 
     ``World Trade Organization (as defined in section 2(8) of 
     that Act)''.
       (f) NOAA Fleet Modernization Act.--Section 607(b)(8) of the 
     NOAA Fleet Modernization Act (33 U.S.C. 891e(b)(8)) is 
     amended by striking ``Agreement on Interpretation'' and all 
     that follows through ``trade negotiations'' and inserting 
     ``Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures referred 
     to in section 101(d)(12) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, 
     or any other export subsidy prohibited by that agreement''.
       (g) Energy Policy Act of 1992.--(1) Section 1011(b) of the 
     Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 2296b(b)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade'' 
     and inserting ``multilateral trade agreements (as defined in 
     section 2(4) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act)''; and
       (B) by striking ``United States-Canada Free Trade 
     Agreement'' and inserting ``North American Free Trade 
     Agreement''.
       (2) Section 1017(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2296b-6(c)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade'' 
     and inserting ``multilateral trade agreements (as defined in 
     section 2(4) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act)''; and
       (B) by striking ``United States-Canada Free Trade 
     Agreement'' and inserting ``North American Free Trade 
     Agreement''.
       (h) Energy Policy Conservation Act.--Section 400AA(a)(3) of 
     the Energy Policy Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6374(a)(3)) is 
     amended in subparagraphs (F) and (G) by striking ``General 
     Agreement on Tariffs and Trade'' each place it

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     appears and inserting ``multilateral trade agreements as 
     defined in section 2(4) of the Uruguay Round Agreements 
     Act''.
       (i) Title 49, United States Code.--Section 50103 of title 
     49, United States Code, is amended in subsections (c)(2) and 
     (e)(2) by striking ``General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade'' 
     and inserting ``multilateral trade agreements (as defined in 
     section 2(4) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act)''.

     SEC. 1003. TARIFF CLASSIFICATION OF 13-INCH TELEVISIONS.

       (a) In General.--Each of the following subheadings of the 
     Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by 
     striking ``33.02 cm'' in the article description and 
     inserting ``34.29 cm'':
       (1) Subheading 8528.12.12.
       (2) Subheading 8528.12.20.
       (3) Subheading 8528.12.62.
       (4) Subheading 8528.12.68.
       (5) Subheading 8528.12.76.
       (6) Subheading 8528.12.84.
       (7) Subheading 8528.21.16.
       (8) Subheading 8528.21.24.
       (9) Subheading 8528.21.55.
       (10) Subheading 8528.21.65.
       (11) Subheading 8528.21.75.
       (12) Subheading 8528.21.85.
       (13) Subheading 8528.30.62.
       (14) Subheading 8528.30.66.
       (15) Subheading 8540.11.24.
       (16) Subheading 8540.11.44.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section apply 
     to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 
     consumption, on or after the date that is 15 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act.
       (2) Retroactive application.--Notwithstanding section 514 
     of the Tariff Act of 1930 or any other provision of law, upon 
     proper request filed with the Customs Service not later than 
     180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, any entry, 
     or withdrawal from warehouse for consumption, of an article 
     described in a subheading listed in paragraphs (1) through 
     (16) of subsection (a)--
       (A) that was made on or after January 1, 1995, and before 
     the date that is 15 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act;
       (B) with respect to which there would have been no duty or 
     a lesser duty if the amendments made by subsection (a) 
     applied to such entry; and
       (C) that is--
       (i) unliquidated;
       (ii) under protest; or
       (iii) otherwise not final,

     shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though such amendment 
     applied to such entry.
   TITLE II--TEMPORARY DUTY SUSPENSIONS AND REDUCTIONS; OTHER TRADE 
                               PROVISIONS
         Subtitle A--Temporary Duty Suspensions and Reductions

                          CHAPTER 1--REFERENCE

     SEC. 2001. REFERENCE.

       Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this 
     subtitle an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
     amendment to, or repeal of, a chapter, subchapter, note, 
     additional U.S. note, heading, subheading, or other 
     provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
     chapter, subchapter, note, additional U.S. note, heading, 
     subheading, or other provision of the Harmonized Tariff 
     Schedule of the United States (19 U.S.C. 3007).

               CHAPTER 2--DUTY SUSPENSIONS AND REDUCTIONS

     SEC. 2101. DIIODOMETHYL-P-TOLYLSULFONE.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.32.90      Diiodomethyl-p-     Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         tolylsulfone (CAS                                                  31/2001
                         No. 20018-09-1)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         2930.90.10)......


     SEC. 2102. RACEMIC DL-MENTHOL.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.29.06      Racemic dl-menthol  Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         (intermediate (E)                                                  31/2001
                         for use in
                         producing
                         menthol) (CAS No.
                         15356-70-4)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         2906.11.00)......


     SEC. 2103. 2,4-DICHLORO-5-HYDRAZINOPHENOL MONOHY- 
                   DROCHLORIDE.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.29.28      2,4-Dichloro-5-     Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         hydrazinophenol                                                    31/2001          ''.
                         monohy-
                         drochloride (CAS
                         No. 189573-21-5)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         2928.00.25)......

     SEC. 2104. ACM.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.29.95      Phosphinic acid,    Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         [3-(acetyloxy)-3-                                                  31/2001          ''.
                         cyanopropyl]methy
                         l-, butyl ester
                         (CAS No. 167004-
                         78-6) (provided
                         for in subheading
                         2931.00.90)......

     SEC. 2105. CERTAIN SNOWBOARD BOOTS.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.64.04      Snowboard boots     Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         with uppers of                                                     31/2001          ''.
                         textile materials
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         6404.11.90)......

     SEC. 2106. ETHOFUMESATE SINGULARLY OR IN MIXTURE WITH 
                   APPLICATION ADJUVANTS.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.31.12      2-Ethoxy-2,3-       Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         dihydro-3,3-                                                       31/2001          ''.
                         dimethyl-5-
                         benzofuranyl-
                         methanesulfonate
                         (ethofumesate)
                         singularly or in
                         mixture with
                         application
                         adjuvants (CAS
                         No. 26225-79-6)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         2932.99.08 or
                         3808.30.15)......


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     SEC. 2107. 3-METHOXYCARBONYLAMINOPHENYL-3'-METHYL-CARBANILATE 
                   (PHENMEDIPHAM).

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.31.13      3-                  Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         Methoxycarbonylam                                                  31/2001          ''.
                         ino-  phenyl-3-
                         methylcarbanilate
                         (phenmedipham)
                         (CAS No. 13684-63-
                         4) (provided for
                         in subheading
                         2924.29.47)......

     SEC. 2108. 3-ETHOXYCARBONYLAMINOPHENYL-N-PHENYL-CARBAMATE 
                   (DESMEDIPHAM).

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.31.14      3-                  Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         Ethoxycarbonylami                                                  31/2001          ''.
                         no-phenyl-N-
                         phenylcarbamate
                         (desmedipham)
                         (CAS No. 13684-56-
                         5) (provided for
                         in subheading
                         2924.29.41)......

     SEC. 2109. 2-AMINO-4-(4-AMINOBENZOYLAMINO)BENZENE-SULFONIC 
                   ACID, SODIUM SALT.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.30.91      2-Amino-4-(4-       Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         aminobenzoyl-                                                      31/2001          ''.
                         amino)
                         benzenesulfonic
                         acid, sodium salt
                         (CAS No. 167614-
                         37-1) (provided
                         for in subheading
                         2930.90.29)......

     SEC. 2110. 5-AMINO-N-(2-HYDROXYETHYL)-2,3-XYLENESUL- 
                   FONAMIDE.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.30.31      5-Amino-N-(2-       Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         hydroxyethyl)-2,3-                                                 31/2001          ''.
                         xylenesulfonamide
                         (CAS No. 25797-78-
                         8) (provided for
                         in subheading
                         2935.00.95)......

     SEC. 2111. 3-AMINO-2'-(SULFATOETHYLSULFONYL) ETHYL BENZAMIDE.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.30.90      3-Amino-2-          Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         (sulfatoethylsulf                                                  31/2001          ''.
                         onyl) ethyl
                         benzamide (CAS
                         No. 121315-20-6)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         2930.90.29)......

     SEC. 2112. 4-CHLORO-3-NITROBENZENESULFONIC ACID, 
                   MONOPOTASSIUM SALT.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.30.92      4-Chloro-3-         Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         nitrobenzenesulfo                                                  31/2001          ''.
                         nic acid,
                         monopotassium
                         salt (CAS No.
                         6671-49-4)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         2904.90.47)......

     SEC. 2113. 2-AMINO-5-NITROTHIAZOLE.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.29.46      2-Amino-5-          Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         nitrothiazole                                                      31/2001          ''.
                         (CAS No. 121-66-
                         4) (provided for
                         in subheading
                         2934.10.90)......

     SEC. 2114. 4-CHLORO-3-NITROBENZENESULFONIC ACID.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.30.04      4-Chloro-3-         Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         nitrobenzenesulfo                                                  31/2001          ''.
                         nic acid (CAS No.
                         121-18-6)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         2904.90.47)......


[[Page 656]]

     SEC. 2115. 6-AMINO-1,3-NAPHTHALENEDISULFONIC ACID.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.29.21      6-Amino-1,3-        Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         naphthalenedisulf                                                  31/2001          ''.
                         onic acid (CAS
                         No. 118-33-2)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         2921.45.90)......

     SEC. 2116. 4-CHLORO-3-NITROBENZENESULFONIC ACID, MONOSODIUM 
                   SALT.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.29.24      4-Chloro-3-         Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         nitrobenzenesulfo                                                  31/2001          ''.
                         nic acid,
                         monosodium salt
                         (CAS No. 17691-19-
                         9) (provided for
                         in subheading
                         2904.90.40)......

     SEC. 2117. 2-METHYL-5-NITROBENZENESULFONIC ACID.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.29.23      2-Methyl-5-         Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         nitrobenzenesulfo                                                  31/2001          ''.
                         nic acid (CAS No.
                         121-03-9)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         2904.90.20)......

     SEC. 2118. 6-AMINO-1,3-NAPHTHALENEDISULFONIC ACID, DISODIUM 
                   SALT.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.29.45      6-Amino-1,3-        Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         naphthalenedisulf                                                  31/2001          ''.
                         onic acid,
                         disodium salt
                         (CAS No. 50976-35-
                         7) (provided for
                         in subheading
                         2921.45.90)......

     SEC. 2119. 2-AMINO-P-CRESOL.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.29.20      2-Amino-p-cresol    Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         (CAS No. 95-84-1)                                                  31/2001          ''.
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         2922.29.10)......

     SEC. 2120. 6-BROMO-2,4-DINITROANILINE.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.29.43      6-Bromo-2,4-        Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         dinitroaniline                                                     31/2001          ''.
                         (CAS No. 1817-73-
                         8) (provided for
                         in subheading
                         2921.42.90)......

     SEC. 2121. 7-ACETYLAMINO-4-HYDROXY-2-NAPHTHALENE-SULFONIC 
                   ACID, MONOSODIUM SALT.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.29.29      7-Acetylamino-4-    Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         hydroxy-2-                                                         31/2001          ''.
                         naphthalenesulfon
                         ic acid,
                         monosodium salt
                         (CAS No. 42360-29-
                         2) (provided for
                         in subheading
                         2924.29.70)......

     SEC. 2122. TANNIC ACID.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.32.01      Tannic acid (CAS    Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         No. 1401-55-4)                                                     31/2001          ''.
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         3201.90.10)......

     SEC. 2123. 2-AMINO-5-NITROBENZENESULFONIC ACID, MONOSODIUM 
                   SALT.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


[[Page 657]]



``      9902.29.53      2-Amino-5-          Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         nitrobenzenesulfo                                                  31/2001          ''.
                         nic acid,
                         monosodium salt
                         (CAS No. 30693-53-
                         9) (provided for
                         in subheading
                         2921.42.90)......

     SEC. 2124. 2-AMINO-5-NITROBENZENESULFONIC ACID, MONOAMMONIUM 
                   SALT.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.29.44      2-Amino-5-          Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         nitrobenzenesulfo                                                  31/2001          ''.
                         nic acid,
                         monoammonium salt
                         (CAS No. 4346-51-
                         4) (provided for
                         in subheading
                         2921.42.90)......

     SEC. 2125. 2-AMINO-5-NITROBENZENESULFONIC ACID.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.29.54      2-Amino-5-          Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         nitrobenzenesulfo                                                  31/2001          ''.
                         nic acid (CAS No.
                         96-75-3)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         2921.42.90)......

     SEC. 2126. 3-(4,5-DIHYDRO-3-METHYL-5-OXO-1H-PYRAZOL-1-
                   YL)BENZENESULFONIC ACID.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.33.19      3-(4,5-Dihydro-3-   Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         methyl-5-oxo-1H-                                                   31/2001          ''.
                         pyrazol-1-
                         yl)benzenesulfoni
                         c acid (CAS No.
                         119-17-5)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         2933.19.43)......

     SEC. 2127. 4-BENZOYLAMINO-5-HYDROXY-2,7-NAPHTHA- 
                   LENEDISULFONIC ACID.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.29.65      4-Benzoylamino-5-   Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         hydroxy-2,7-                                                       31/2001          ''.
                         naphthalenedisulf
                         onic acid (CAS
                         No. 117-46-4)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         2924.29.75)......

     SEC. 2128. 4-BENZOYLAMINO-5-HYDROXY-2,7-NAPHTHA- 
                   LENEDISULFONIC ACID, MONOSODIUM SALT.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.29.72      4-Benzoylamino-5-   Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         hydroxy-2,7-                                                       31/2001          ''.
                         naphthalenedisulf
                         onic acid,
                         monosodium salt
                         (CAS No. 79873-39-
                         5) (provided for
                         in subheading
                         2924.29.70)......

     SEC. 2129. PIGMENT YELLOW 154.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.32.18      Pigment Yellow 154  Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         (CAS No. 068134-                                                   31/2002          ''.
                         22-5) (provided
                         for in subheading
                         3204.17.60)......

     SEC. 2130. PIGMENT YELLOW 175.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.32.19      Pigment Yellow 175  Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         (CAS No. 035636-                                                   31/2002          ''.
                         63-6) (provided
                         for in subheading
                         3204.17.60) to be
                         used in the
                         coloring of motor
                         vehicles and
                         tractors.........

     SEC. 2131. PIGMENT RED 187.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following heading:


``      9902.32.22      Pigment Red 187     Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         (CAS No. 59487-23-                                                 31/2002          ''.
                         9) (provided for
                         in subheading
                         3204.17.60)......


[[Page 658]]

     SEC. 2132. 2,6-DIMETHYL-M-DIOXAN-4-OL ACETATE.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.32.94      2,6-Dimethyl-m-     Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         dioxan-4-ol                                                        31/2001          ''.
                         acetate (CAS No.
                         000828-00-2)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         2932.99.90)......

     SEC. 2133. -BROMO--NITROSTYRENE.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.32.92      -Bromo-    Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         -                                                         31/2001          ''.
                         nitrostyrene (CAS
                         No. 7166-19-0)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         2904.90.47)......

     SEC. 2134. TEXTILE MACHINERY.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.84.43      Ink-jet textile     Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         printing                                                           31/2001          ''.
                         machinery
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         8443.51.10)......

     SEC. 2135. DELTAMETHRIN.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.30.18      (S)--      Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         Cyano-3-                                                           31/2001          ''.
                         phenoxybenzyl
                         (1R,3R)-3-(2,2-
                         dibromovinyl)-2,2-
                         dimethylcycloprop
                         anecarboxylate
                         (deltamethrin) in
                         bulk or in forms
                         or packings for
                         retail sale (CAS
                         No. 52918-63-5)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         2926.90.30 or
                         3808.10.25)......

     SEC. 2136. DICLOFOP-METHYL.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by striking heading 
     9902.30.16 and inserting the following:


``      9902.30.16      Methyl 2-[4-(2,4-   Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         dichlorophenoxy)p                                                  31/2001          ''.
                         henoxy]
                         propionate
                         (diclofop-methyl)
                         in bulk or in
                         forms or packages
                         for retail sale
                         containing no
                         other pesticide
                         products (CAS No.
                         51338-27-3)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         2918.90.20 or
                         3808.30.15)......

     SEC. 2137. RESMETHRIN.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.32.29      ([5-(Phenylmethyl)- Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         3-furanyl] methyl                                                  31/2001          ''.
                         2,2-dimethyl-3-(2-
                         methyl-1-
                         propenyl)
                         cyclopropanecarbo
                         xylate
                         (resmethrin) (CAS
                         No. 10453-86-8)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         2932.19.10)......

     SEC. 2138. N-PHENYL-N'-1,2,3-THIADIAZOL-5-YLUREA.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by striking heading 
     9902.30.17 and inserting the following:


``      9902.30.17      N-phenyl-N-1,2,3-   Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         thiadiazol-5-                                                      31/2001          ''.
                         ylurea
                         (thidiazuron) in
                         bulk or in forms
                         or packages for
                         retail sale (CAS
                         No. 51707-55-2)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         2934.90.15 or
                         3808.30.15)......

     SEC. 2139. (1R,3S)3[(1'RS)(1',2',2',2',-TETRABROMOETHYL)]-
                   2,2-DIMETHYLCYCLOPROPANECARBOXYLIC ACID, (S)-
                   -CYANO-3-PHENOXYBENZYL ESTER.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


[[Page 659]]



``      9902.30.19      (1R,3S)3[(1RS)(1,2  Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         ,2,2,-                                                             31/2001          ''.
                         Tetrabromoethyl)]-
                         2,2-
                         dimethylcycloprop
                         anecarboxylic
                         acid, (S)--cyano-3-
                         phenoxybenzyl
                         ester in bulk or
                         in forms or
                         packages for
                         retail sale (CAS
                         No. 66841-25-6)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         2926.90.30 or
                         3808.10.25)......

     SEC. 2140. PIGMENT RED 177.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.30.58      Pigment Red 177     Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         (CAS No. 4051-63-                                                  31/2001          ''.
                         2) (provided for
                         in subheading
                         3204.17.04)......

     SEC. 2141. TEXTILE PRINTING MACHINERY.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``     9902.84.20      Textile printing    Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                        machinery                                                          31/2001           ''.
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        8443.59.10)......

     SEC. 2142. SUBSTRATES OF SYNTHETIC QUARTZ OR SYNTHETIC FUSED 
                   SILICA.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``     9902.70.06      Substrates of       Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                        synthetic quartz                                                   31/2001           ''.
                        or synthetic
                        fused silica
                        imported in bulk
                        or in forms or
                        packages for
                        retail sale
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        7006.00.40)......

     SEC. 2143. 2-METHYL-4,6-BIS[(OCTYLTHIO)METHYL]PHENOL.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.32.14      2-Methyl-4,6-       Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         bis[(octylthio)-                                                   31/2001          ''.
                         methyl]phenol
                         (CAS No. 110553-
                         27-0) (provided
                         for in subheading
                         2930.90.29)......

     SEC. 2144. 2-METHYL-4,6-BIS[(OCTYLTHIO)METHYL]PHENOL; 
                   EPOXIDIZED TRIGLYCERIDE.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.38.12       2-Methyl-4, 6-     Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         bis[(octylthio)                                                    31/2001          ''.
                         methyl]phenol;
                         epoxidized
                         triglyceride
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         3812.30.60)......

     SEC. 2145. 4-[[4,6-BIS(OCTYLTHIO)-1,3,5-TRIAZIN-2-YL]AMINO] -
                   2,6-BIS(1,1-DIMETHYLETHYL)PHENOL.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.32.30       4-[[4,6-           Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         Bis(octylthio)-                                                    31/2001          ''.
                         1,3,5-triazin-2-
                         yl]amino]-2,6-
                         bis(1,1-
                         dimethylethyl)phe
                         nol (CAS No. 991-
                         84-4) (provided
                         for in subheading
                         2933.69.60)......

     SEC. 2146. (2-BENZOTHIAZOLYLTHIO)BUTANEDIOIC ACID.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.32.31      (2-                 Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         Benzothiazolylthi                                                  31/2001          ''.
                         o)butane-dioic
                         acid (CAS No.
                         95154-01-1)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         2934.20.40)......

     SEC. 2147. CALCIUM BIS[MONOETHYL(3,5-DI-TERT-BUTYL-4-
                   HYDROXYBENZYL) PHOSPHONATE].

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


[[Page 660]]



``      9902.32.16      Calcium             Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         bis[monoethyl(3,5-                                                 31/2001
                         di-tert-butyl-4-
                         hydroxybenzyl)
                         phosphonate] (CAS
                         No. 65140-91-2)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         2931.00.30)......


     SEC. 2148. 4-METHYL--OXO-BENZENEBUTANOIC ACID 
                   COMPOUNDED WITH 4-ETHYLMORPHOLINE (2:1).

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.38.26      4-Methyl-- Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         oxo-                                                               31/2001          ''.
                         benzenebutanoic
                         acid compounded
                         with 4-
                         ethylmorpholine
                         (2:1) (CAS No.
                         171054-89-0)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         3824.90.28)......

     SEC. 2149. WEAVING MACHINES.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.84.46      Weaving machines    3.3%         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         (looms),                                                           31/2001          ''.
                         shuttleless type,
                         for weaving
                         fabrics of a
                         width exceeding
                         30 cm but not
                         exceeding 4.9 m
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         8446.30.50),
                         entered without
                         off-loom or large
                         loom take-ups,
                         drop wires,
                         heddles, reeds,
                         harness frames,
                         or beams.........

     SEC. 2150. CERTAIN WEAVING MACHINES.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:

         

``      9902.84.10      Power weaving       Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/    '
                         machines (looms),                                                  31/2001           '.
                         shuttle type, for
                         weaving fabrics
                         of a width
                         exceeding 30 cm
                         but not exceeding
                         4.9m (provided
                         for in subheading
                         8446.21.50), if
                         entered without
                         off-loom or large
                         loom take-ups,
                         drop wires,
                         heddles, reeds,
                         harness frames or
                         beams............

     SEC. 2151. DEMT.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by striking heading 
     9902.32.12 and inserting the following:


``      9902.32.12      N,N-Diethyl-m-      Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         toluidine (DEMT)                                                   31/2001          ''.
                         (CAS No. 91-67-8)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         2921.43.80)......

     SEC. 2152. BENZENEPROPANAL, 4-(1,1-DIMETHYLETHYL)-ALPHA-
                   METHYL-.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.29.57      Benzenepropanal, 4- 6%           No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         (1,1-                                                              31/2001          ''.
                         dimethylethyl)-
                         alpha-methyl-
                         (CAS No. 80-54-6)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         2912.29.60)......

     SEC. 2153. 2H-3,1-BENZOXAZIN-2-ONE, 6-CHLORO-4-(CYCLO-
                   PROPYLETHYNYL)-1,4-DIHYDRO-4-
                   (TRIFLUOROMETHYL)-.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.32.56      2H-3,1-Benzoxazin-  Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         2-one, 6-chloro-4-                                                 31/2001          ''.
                         (cyclopropylethyn
                         yl)-1,4-dihydro-4-
                         (trifluoromethyl)-
                          (CAS No. 154598-
                         52-4) (provided
                         for in subheading
                         2934.90.30)......

     SEC. 2154. TEBUFENOZIDE.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.29.32      N-tert-Butyl-N'-(4- Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         ethylbenzoyl)-3,5-                                                 31/2001          ''.
                         Dimethylbenzoylhy
                         drazide
                         (Tebufenozide)
                         (CAS No. 112410-
                         23-8) (provided
                         for in subheading
                         2928.00.25)......

     SEC. 2155. HALOFENOZIDE.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


[[Page 661]]



``      9902.29.36      Benzoic acid, 4-    Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         chloro-2-benzoyl-                                                  31/2001          ''.
                         2-(1,1-
                         dimethylethyl)
                         hydrazide
                         (Halofenozide)
                         (CAS No. 112226-
                         61-6) (provided
                         for in subheading
                         2928.00.25)......

     SEC. 2156. CERTAIN ORGANIC PIGMENTS AND DYES.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.32.07      Organic             Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         luminescent                                                        31/2001          ''.
                         pigments and dyes
                         for security
                         applications
                         excluding
                         daylight
                         fluorescent
                         pigments and dyes
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         3204.90.00)......

     SEC. 2157. 4-HEXYLRESORCINOL.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.29.07      4-Hexylresorcinol   Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         (CAS No. 136-77-                                                   31/2001          ''.
                         6) (provided for
                         in subheading
                         2907.29.90)......

     SEC. 2158. CERTAIN SENSITIZING DYES.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.29.37      Polymethine photo-  Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         sensitizing dyes                                                   31/2001          ''.
                         (provided for in
                         subheadings
                         2933.19.30,
                         2933.19.90,
                         2933.90.24,
                         2934.10.90,
                         2934.20.40,
                         2934.90.20, and
                         2934.90.90)......

     SEC. 2159. SKATING BOOTS FOR USE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF IN-
                   LINE ROLLER SKATES.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:

         

``     9902.64.05      Boots for use in    Free         No change         No change         On or before 12/   '
                        the manufacture                                                      31/2001          '.
                        of in-line roller
                        skates (provided
                        for in
                        subheadings
                        6402.19.90,
                        6403.19.40,
                        6403.19.70, and
                        6404.11.90)......

     SEC. 2160. DIBUTYLNAPHTHALENESULFONIC ACID, SODIUM SALT.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.34.02      Surface active      Free        No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         preparation                                                       31/2001           ''.
                         containing 30
                         percent or more
                         by weight of
                         dibutylnaphthalen
                         esulfonic acid,
                         sodium salt (CAS
                         No. 25638-17-9)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         3402.90.30)......

     SEC. 2161. O-(6-CHLORO-3-PHENYL-4-PYRIDAZINYL)-S-
                   OCTYLCARBONOTHIOATE.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.38.08      O-(6-Chloro-3-      Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         phenyl-4-                                                          31/2001          ''.
                         pyridazinyl)-S-
                         octyl-
                         carbonothioate
                         (CAS No. 55512-33-
                         9) (provided for
                         in subheading
                         3808.30.15)......

     SEC. 2162. 4-CYCLOPROPYL-6-METHYL-2-PHENYLAMINOPY-RIMIDINE.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.29.50      4-Cyclopropyl-6-    Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         methyl-2-                                                          31/2001          ''.
                         phenylaminopyrimi
                         dine (CAS No.
                         121552-61-2)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         2933.59.15)......

     SEC. 2163. O,O-DIMETHYL-S-[5-METHOXY-2-OXO-1,3,4-THIADI-AZOL-
                   3(2H)-YL-METHYL]DITHIOPHOSPHATE.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


[[Page 662]]



``      9902.29.51      O,O-Dimethyl-S-[5-  Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         methoxy-2-oxo-                                                     31/2001          ''.
                         1,3,4-thiadiazol-
                         3(2H)-yl-
                         methyl]dithiophos
                         phate (CAS No.
                         950-37-8)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         2934.90.90)......

     SEC. 2164. ETHYL [2-(4-PHENOXY-PHENOXY) ETHYL] CARBAMATE.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.29.52      Ethyl [2-(4-        Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         phenoxyphenoxy)-                                                   31/2001          ''.
                         ethyl]carbamate
                         (CAS No. 79127-80-
                         3) (provided for
                         in subheading
                         2924.10.80)......

     SEC. 2165. [(2S,4R)/(2R,4S)]/[(2R,4R)/(2S,4S)]-1-[2-[4-(4-
                   CHLORO-PHENOXY)-2-CHLOROPHENYL]-4-METHYL-1,3-
                   DIOXOLAN-2-YLMETHYL]-1H-1,2,4-TRIAZOLE.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.29.74      [(2S,4R)/(2R,4S)]/  Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         [(2R,4R)/                                                          31/2001          ''.
                         (2S,4S)]-1-[2-[4-
                         (4-Chloro-
                         phenoxy)-2-
                         chlorophenyl]-4-
                         methyl-1,3-
                         dioxolan-2-yl-
                         methyl]-1H-1,2,4-
                         triazole (CAS No.
                         119446-68-3)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         2934.90.12)......

     SEC. 2166. 2,4-DICHLORO-3,5-DINITROBENZOTRIFLUORIDE.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.29.12      2,4-Dichloro-3,5-   Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         dinitrobenzotrifl                                                  31/2001          ''.
                         uoride (CAS No.
                         29091-09-6)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         2910.90.20)......

     SEC. 2167. 2-CHLORO-N-[2,6-DINITRO-4-(TRIFLUOROMETHYL) 
                   PHENYL]-N-ETHYL-6-FLUOROBENZENEMETHANAMINE.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.29.15      2-Chloro-N-[2,6-    Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         dinitro-4-                                                         31/2001          ''.
                         (trifluoromethyl)
                         phenyl]-N-ethyl-6-
                         fluorobenzenemeth
                         anamine (CAS No.
                         62924-70-3)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         2921.49.45)......

     SEC. 2168. CHLOROACETONE.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.29.11      Chloroacetone (CAS  Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         No. 78-95-5)                                                       31/2001          ''.
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         2914.19.00)......

     SEC. 2169. ACETIC ACID, [(5-CHLORO-8-QUINOLINYL)OXY]-, 1-
                   METHYLHEXYL ESTER.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.29.60      Acetic acid, [(5-   Free         No change        No change        On or before
                         chloro-8-                                                         12/31/2001        ''.
                         quinolinyl)oxy]-,
                         1-methylhexyl
                         ester (CAS No.
                         99607-70-2)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         2933.40.30)......

     SEC. 2170. PROPANOIC ACID, 2-[4-[(5-CHLORO-3-FLUORO-2-
                   PYRIDINYL)OXY]PHENOXY]-, 2-PROPYNYL ESTER.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.29.19      Propanoic acid, 2-  Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         [4-[(5-chloro-3-                                                   31/2001          ''.
                         fluoro-2-
                         pyridinyl)oxy]phe
                         noxy]-, 2-
                         propynyl ester
                         (CAS No. 105512-
                         06-9) (provided
                         for in subheading
                         2933.39.25)......


[[Page 663]]

     SEC. 2171. MUCOCHLORIC ACID.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.29.18      Mucochloric acid    Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         (CAS No. 87-56-9)                                                  31/2001          ''.
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         2918.30.90)......

     SEC. 2172. CERTAIN ROCKET ENGINES.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.84.12      Dual thrust         Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         chamber rocket                                                     31/2001          ''.
                         engines each
                         having a maximum
                         static sea level
                         thrust exceeding
                         3,550 kN and
                         nozzle exit
                         diameter
                         exceeding 127 cm
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         8412.10.00)......

     SEC. 2173. PIGMENT RED 144.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.32.11      Pigment Red 144     Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         (CAS No. 5280-78-                                                  31/2001          ''.
                         4) (provided for
                         in subheading
                         3204.17.04)......

     SEC. 2174. (S)-N-[[5-[2-(2-AMINO-4,6,7,8-TETRAHYDRO-4-OXO-1H-
                   PYRIMIDO[5,4-B] [1,4]THIAZIN-6-YL)ETHYL]-2-
                   THIENYL]CARBONYL]-L-GLUTAMIC ACID, DIETHYL 
                   ESTER.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.32.33      (S)-N-[[5-[2-(2-    Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         Amino-4,6,7,8-                                                     31/2001          ''.
                         tetrahydro-4-oxo-
                         1H-pyrimido[5,4-
                         b] [1,4]thiazin-6-
                         yl)ethyl]-2-
                         thienyl]carbonyl]-
                         L-glutamic acid,
                         diethyl ester
                         (CAS No. 177575-
                         19-8) (provided
                         for in subheading
                         2934.90.90)......

     SEC. 2175. 4-CHLOROPYRIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.32.34      4-Chloropyridine    Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         hydrochloride                                                      31/2001          ''.
                         (CAS No. 7379-35-
                         3) (provided for
                         in subheading
                         2933.39.61)......

     SEC. 2176. 4-PHENOXYPYRIDINE.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.32.35      4-Phenoxypyridine   Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         (CAS No. 4783-86-                                                  31/2001          ''.
                         2) (provided for
                         in subheading
                         2933.39.61)......

     SEC. 2177. (3S)-2,2-DIMETHYL-3-THIOMORPHOLINE CARBOXYLIC 
                   ACID.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.32.36      (3S)-2,2-Dimethyl-  Free         No Change        No Change        On or before 12/   ''
                         3-thiomorpholine                                                   31/2001            .
                         carboxylic acid
                         (CAS No. 84915-43-
                         5) (provided for
                         in subheading
                         2934.90.90)......

     SEC. 2178. 2-AMINO-5-BROMO-6-METHYL-4-(1H)-QUINAZOLI-NONE.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.32.37      2-Amino-5-bromo-6-  Free         No Change        No Change        On or before 12/   ''
                         methyl-4-(1H)-                                                     31/2001            .
                         quinazolinone
                         (CAS No. 147149-
                         89-1) (provided
                         for in subheading
                         2933.59.70)......


[[Page 664]]

     SEC. 2179. 2-AMINO-6-METHYL-5-(4-PYRIDINYLTHIO)-4(1H)-
                   QUINAZOLINONE.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.32.38      2-Amino-6-methyl-5- Free         No Change        No Change        On or before 12/   ''
                         (4-pyridinylthio)-                                                 31/2001            .
                         4(1H)-
                         quinazolinone
                         (CAS No. 147149-
                         76-6) (provided
                         for in subheading
                         2933.59.70)......

     SEC. 2180. (S)-N-[[5-[2-(2-AMINO-4,6,7,8-TETRAHYDRO-4-OXO-1H-
                   PYRIMIDO[5,4-B][1,4]THIAZIN-6-YL)ETHYL]-2-
                   THIENYL]CARBONYL]-L-GLUTAMIC ACID.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.32.39      (S)-N-[[5-[2-(2-    Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         Amino-4,6,7,8-                                                     31/2001          ''.
                         tetrahydro-4-oxo-
                         1H-pyrimido[5,4-
                         b][1,4]thiazin-6-
                         yl)ethyl]-2-
                         thienyl]carbonyl]-
                         L-glutamic acid
                         (CAS No. 177575-
                         17-6) (provided
                         for in subheading
                         2934.90.90)......

     SEC. 2181. 2-AMINO-6-METHYL-5-(4-PYRIDINYLTHIO)-4-(1H)-
                   QUINAZOLINONE DIHYDROCHLORIDE.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.32.40      2-Amino-6-methyl-5- Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         (4-pyridinylthio)-                                                 31/2001          ''.
                         4-(1H)-
                         quinazolinone
                         dihydrochloride
                         (CAS No. 152946-
                         68-4) (provided
                         for in subheading
                         2933.59.70)......

     SEC. 2182. 3-(ACETYLOXY)-2-METHYLBENZOIC ACID.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.32.41      3-(Acetyloxy)-2-    Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         methylbenzoic                                                      31/2001          ''.
                         acid (CAS No.
                         168899-58-9)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         2918.29.65)......

     SEC. 2183. [R-(R*,R*)]-1,2,3,4-BUTANETETROL-1,4-DIMETH- 
                   ANESULFONATE.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.32.42      [R-(R*,R*)]-        Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         1,2,3,4-                                                           31/2001          ''.
                         Butanetetrol-1,4-
                         dimethanesulfonat
                         e (CAS No. 1947-
                         62-2) (provided
                         for in subheading
                         2905.49.50)......

     SEC. 2184. 9-[2-[[BIS[(PIVALOYLOXY) METHOXY]PHOS- 
                   PHINYL]METHOXY] ETHYL]ADENINE (ALSO KNOWN AS 
                   ADEFOVIR DIPIVOXIL).

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.33.01      9-[2-               Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         [[Bis[(pivaloylox                                                  31/2001          ''.
                         y)-
                         methoxy]phosphiny
                         l]- methoxy]
                         ethyl]adenine
                         (also known as
                         Adefovir
                         Dipivoxil) (CAS
                         No. 142340-99-6)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         2933.59.95)......

     SEC. 2185. 9-[2-(R)-[[BIS[(ISOPROPOXYCARBONYL)OXY- METHOXY]-
                   PHOSPHINOYL]METHOXY]-PROPYL]ADENINE FUMARATE 
                   (1:1).

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


[[Page 665]]



``      9902.33.02      9-[2-(R)-           Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         [[Bis[(isopropoxy-                                                 31/2001          ''.
                           carbonyl)oxymet
                         hoxy]-
                         phosphinoyl]metho
                         xy]-
                         propyl]adenine
                         fumarate (1:1)
                         (CAS No. 202138-
                         50-9) (provided
                         for in subheading
                         2933.59.95)......

     SEC. 2186. (R)-9-(2-PHOSPHONOMETHOXYPROPYL)ADE- NINE.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.33.03      (R)-9-(2-Phosphono- Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                           methoxypropyl)a                                                  31/2001          ''.
                         denine (CAS No.
                         147127-20-6)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         2933.59.95)......

     SEC. 2187. (R)-1,3-DIOXOLAN-2-ONE, 4-METHYL-.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.33.04      (R)-1,3-Dioxolan-2- Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         one, 4-methyl-                                                     31/2001          ''.
                         (CAS No. 16606-55-
                         6) (provided for
                         in subheading
                         2920.90.50)......

     SEC. 2188. 9-(2-HYDROXYETHYL)ADENINE.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.33.05      9-(2-               Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         Hydroxyethyl)aden                                                  31/2001          ''.
                         ine (CAS No. 707-
                         99-3) (provided
                         for in subheading
                         2933.59.95)......

     SEC. 2189. (R)-9H-PURINE-9-ETHANOL, 6-AMINO--
                   METHYL-.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting 
     in numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.33.06      (R)-9H-Purine-9-    Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         ethanol, 6-amino-                                                  31/2001          ''.
                         -methyl-
                         (CAS No. 14047-28-
                         0) (provided for
                         in subheading
                         2933.59.95)......

     SEC. 2190. CHLOROMETHYL-2-PROPYL CARBONATE.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.33.07      Chloromethyl-2-     Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         propyl carbonate                                                   31/2001          ''.
                         (CAS No. 35180-01-
                         9) (provided for
                         in subheading
                         2920.90.50)......

     SEC. 2191. (R)-1,2-PROPANEDIOL, 3-CHLORO-.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.33.08      (R)-1,2-            Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         Propanediol, 3-                                                    31/2001          ''.
                         chloro- (CAS No.
                         57090-45-6)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         2905.50.60)......

     SEC. 2192. OXIRANE, (S)-((TRIPHENYLMETHOXY)METHYL)-.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.33.09      Oxirane, (S)-       Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         ((triphenylmethox                                                  31/2001          ''.
                         y)methyl)- (CAS
                         No. 129940-50-7)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         2910.90.20)......

     SEC. 2193. CHLOROMETHYL PIVALATE.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


[[Page 666]]



``      9902.33.10      Chloromethyl        Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         pivalate (CAS No.                                                  31/2001          ''.
                         18997-19-8)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         2915.90.50)......

     SEC. 2194. DIETHYL (((P-TOLUENESULFONYL)OXY)-
                   METHYL)PHOSPHONATE.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.33.11      Diethyl (((p-       Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         toluenesulfonyl)o                                                  31/2001          ''.
                         xy)-
                         methyl)phosphonat
                         e (CAS No. 31618-
                         90-3) (provided
                         for in subheading
                         2931.00.30)......

     SEC. 2195. BETA HYDROXYALKYLAMIDE.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.38.25      N,N,N',N'-Tetrakis- Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/    '
                         (2-hydroxyethyl)-                                                  31/2001           '.
                         hexane diamide
                         (beta
                         hydroxyalkylamide
                         ) (CAS No. 6334-
                         25-4) (provided
                         for in subheading
                         3824.90.90)......

     SEC. 2196. GRILAMID TR90.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``     9902.39.12      Dodecanedioic       Free         No change         No change         On or before 12/
                        acid, polymer                                                        31/2001          ''
                        with 4,41-                                                                             .
                        methylenebis (2-
                        methylcyclohexana
                        mine) (CAS No.
                        163800-66-6)
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        3908.90.70)......

     SEC. 2197. IN-W4280.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:

         

``     9902.32.51         2,4-Dichloro-5-     Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                           hydroxy-                                                           31/2001         ''
                           phenylhydrazine                                                                     .
                           (CAS No. 39807-21-
                           1) (provided for
                           in subheading
                           2928.00.25)......

     SEC. 2198. KL540.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:

         

``     9902.32.54      Methyl 4-           Free         No change         No change         On or before 12/
                        trifluoromethoxyp                                                    31/2001          ''
                        henyl-N-                                                                               .
                        (chlorocarbonyl)
                        carbamate (CAS
                        No. 173903-15-6)
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        2924.29.70)......

     SEC. 2199. METHYL THIOGLYCOLATE.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:

         

``     9902.32.55      Methyl              Free         No change         No change         On or before 12/
                        thioglycolate                                                        31/2001          ''
                        (CAS No. 2365-48-                                                                      .
                        2) (provided for
                        in subheading
                        2930.90.90)......

     SEC. 2200. DPX-E6758.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:

         

``     9902.33.59      Phenyl (4,6-        Free         No change         No change         On or before 12/
                        dimethoxy-                                                           31/2001          ''
                        pyrimidin-2-yl)                                                                        .
                        carbamate (CAS
                        No. 89392-03-0)
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        2933.59.70)......

     SEC. 2201. ETHYLENE, TETRAFLUORO COPOLYMER WITH ETHYLENE 
                   (ETFE).

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:

         

[[Page 667]]



``     9902.29.68      Ethylene-           3.3%         No change         No change         On or before 12/
                        tetrafluoro                                                          31/2001          ''
                        ethylene                                                                               .
                        copolymer (ETFE)
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        3904.69.50)......

     SEC. 2202. 3-MERCAPTO-D-VALINE.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``     9902.32.66          3-Mercapto-D-      Free        No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''
                            valine (CAS No.                                                  31/2001           .
                            52-67-5)
                            (provided for in
                            subheading
                            2930.90.45).....

     SEC. 2203. P-ETHYLPHENOL.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:
         


``     9902.31.21         p-Ethylphenol (CAS  Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                           No. 123-07-9)                                                      31/2001         ''
                           (provided for in                                                                    .
                           subheading
                           2907.19.20)......

     SEC. 2204. PANTERA.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:

         

``      9902.29.09       (+/-)-              Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                          Tetrahydrofurfury                                                  31/2001          ''
                          l (R)-2[4-(6-                                                                        .
                          chloroquinoxalin-
                          2-yloxy)phenoxy]
                          propanoate (CAS
                          No. 119738-06-6)
                          (provided for in
                          subheading
                          2909.30.40) and
                          any mixtures
                          containing such
                          compound
                          (provided for in
                          subheading
                          3808.30).........

     SEC. 2205. P-NITROBENZOIC ACID.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:
         


         ``    9902.32.70     p-Nitrobenzoic     Free        No change        No change       On or before
                               acid (CAS No. 62-                                               12/31/2001     ''
                               23-7) (provided                                                                 .
                               for in
                               subheading
                               2916.39.45).....

     SEC. 2206. P-TOLUENESULFONAMIDE.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:
         


``     9902.32.95      p-                  Free         No change         No change         On or before 12/
                        Toluenesulfonamid                                                    31/2001          ''
                        e (CAS No. 70-55-                                                                      .
                        3) (provided for
                        in subheading
                        2935.00.95)......

     SEC. 2207. POLYMERS OF TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE, 
                   HEXAFLUOROPROPYLENE, AND VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:

         

``     9902.39.04      Polymers of         Free         No change         No change         On or before 12/
                        tetrafluoroethyle                                                    31/2001          ''
                        ne (provided for                                                                       .
                        in subheading
                        3904.61.00),
                        hexafluoropropyle
                        ne and vinylidene
                        fluoride
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        3904.69.50)......

     SEC. 2208. METHYL 2-[[[[[4-(DIMETHYLAMINO)-6-(2,2,2- TRI- 
                   FLUOROETHOXY)-1,3,5-TRIAZIN-2-YL]AMINO]- 
                   CARBONYL]AMINO]SULFONYL]-3-METHYL- BENZOATE 
                   (TRIFLUSULFURON METHYL).

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.38.11       Methyl 2-[[[[[4-    Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                          (dimethylamino)-6-                                                 31/2001          ''
                          (2,2,2-                                                                              .
                          trifluoroethoxy)-
                          1,3,5-triazin-2-
                          yl]amino]carbonyl
                          ]-
                          amino]sulfonyl]-3-
                          methylbenzoate
                          (triflusulfuron
                          methyl) in
                          mixture with
                          application
                          adjuvants. (CAS
                          No. 126535-15-7)
                          (provided for in
                          subheading
                          3808.30.15)......


[[Page 668]]

     SEC. 2209. CERTAIN MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new headings:
         


``      9902.84.79      Calendaring or      Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/    '
                         other rolling                                                      31/2001           '.
                         machines for
                         rubber to be used
                         in the production
                         of radial tires
                         designed for off-
                         the-highway use
                         and with a rim
                         measuring 86 cm
                         or more in
                         diameter
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         4011.20.10 or
                         subheading
                         4011.91.50 or
                         subheading
                         4011.99.40),
                         numerically
                         controlled, or
                         parts thereof
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         8420.10.90,
                         8420.91.90 or
                         8420.99.90) and
                         material holding
                         devices or
                         similar
                         attachments
                         thereto..........
        9902.84.81      Shearing machines   Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/    '
                         to be used to cut                                                  31/2001           '.
                         metallic tissue
                         for use in the
                         production of
                         radial tires
                         designed for off-
                         the-highway use
                         and with a rim
                         measuring 86 cm
                         or more in
                         diameter
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         4011.20.10 or
                         subheading
                         4011.91.50 or
                         subheading
                         4011.99.40),
                         numerically
                         controlled, or
                         parts thereof
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         8462.31.00 or
                         subheading
                         8466.94.85)......
        9902.84.83      Machine tools for   Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/    '
                         working wire of                                                    31/2001           '.
                         iron or steel to
                         be used in the
                         production of
                         radial tires
                         designed for off-
                         the-highway use
                         and with a rim
                         measuring 86 cm
                         or more in
                         diameter
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         4011.20.10 or
                         subheading
                         4011.91.50 or
                         subheading
                         4011.99.40),
                         numerically
                         controlled, or
                         parts thereof
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         8463.30.00 or
                         8466.94.85)......
        9902.84.85      Extruders to be     Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/    '
                         used in the                                                        31/2001           '.
                         production of
                         radial tires
                         designed for off-
                         the-highway use
                         and with a rim
                         measuring 86 cm
                         or more in
                         diameter
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         4011.20.10 or
                         subheading
                         4011.91.50 or
                         subheading
                         4011.99.40),
                         numerically
                         controlled, or
                         parts thereof
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         8477.20.00 or
                         8477.90.85)......
        9902.84.87      Machinery for       Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/    '
                         molding,                                                           31/2001           '.
                         retreading, or
                         otherwise forming
                         uncured,
                         unvulcanized
                         rubber to be used
                         in the production
                         of radial tires
                         designed for off-
                         the-highway use
                         and with a rim
                         measuring 86 cm
                         or more in
                         diameter
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         4011.20.10 or
                         subheading
                         4011.91.50 or
                         subheading
                         4011.99.40),
                         numerically
                         controlled, or
                         parts thereof
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         8477.51.00 or
                         8477.90.85)......
        9902.84.89      Sector mold press   Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/    '
                         machines to be                                                     31/2001           '.
                         used in the
                         production of
                         radial tires
                         designed for off-
                         the-highway use
                         and with a rim
                         measuring 86 cm
                         or more in
                         diameter
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         4011.20.10 or
                         subheading
                         4011.91.50 or
                         subheading
                         4011.99.40),
                         numerically
                         controlled, or
                         parts thereof
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         8477.51.00 or
                         subheading
                         8477.90.85)......
        9902.84.91      Sawing machines to  Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/    '
                         be used in the                                                     31/2001           '.
                         production of
                         radial tires
                         designed for off-
                         the-highway use
                         and with a rim
                         measuring 86 cm
                         or more in
                         diameter
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         4011.20.10 or
                         subheading
                         4011.91.50 or
                         subheading
                         4011.99.40),
                         numerically
                         controlled, or
                         parts thereof
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         8465.91.00 or
                         subheading
                         8466.92.50)......

     SEC. 2210. TEXTURED ROLLED GLASS SHEETS.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by striking heading 
     9902.70.03 and inserting the following:

         

``     9902.70.03      Rolled glass in     Free         No change         No change         On or before 12/
                        sheets, yellow-                                                      31/2001          ''
                        green in color,                                                                        .
                        not finished or
                        edged-worked,
                        textured on one
                        surface, suitable
                        for incorporation
                        in cooking
                        stoves, ranges,
                        or ovens
                        described in
                        subheadings
                        8516.60.40
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        7003.12.00 or
                        7003.19.00)......

     SEC. 2211. CERTAIN HIV DRUG SUBSTANCES.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new headings:


``      9902.32.43      (S)-N-tert-Butyl-   Free        No change        No change        On or before  6/
                         1,2,3,4-                                                          30/99
                         tetrahydro-3-
                         isoquinoline
                         carboxamide
                         hydrochloride
                         salt (CAS No.
                         149057-17-0)(prov
                         ided for in
                         subheading
                         2933.40.60)......
        9902.32.44      (S)-N-tert-Butyl-   Free        No change        No change        On or before  6/
                         1,2,3,4-                                                          30/99
                         tetrahydro-3-
                         isoquinoline
                         carboxamide
                         sulfate salt (CAS
                         No. 186537-30-
                         4)(provided for
                         in subheading
                         2933.40.60)......
        9902.32.45      (3S)-1,2,3,4-       Free        No change        No change        On or before  6/
                         Tetrahydroisoquin                                                 30/99             ''.
                         oline-3-
                         carboxylic acid
                         (CAS No. 74163-81-
                         8)(provided for
                         in subheading
                         2933.40.60)......


[[Page 669]]

     SEC. 2212. RIMSULFURON.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by 
     inserting in numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.33.60      N-[[(4,6-Dimethoxy- 7.3%        No change        No change        On or before  12/
                         2-                                                                31/99             ''.
                         pyrimidinyl)amino
                         ] carbonyl]-3-
                         (ethylsulfonyl)-2-
                         pyridinesulfonami
                         de (CAS No.
                         122931-48-0)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         2935.00.75)......

       (b) Rate Adjustment for 2000.--Heading 9902.33.60, as added 
     by subsection (a), is amended--
       (1) by striking ``7.3%'' and inserting ``Free''; and
       (2) by striking ``12/31/99'' and inserting ``12/31/2000''.
       (c) Effective Date for Adjustment.--The amendments made by 
     subsection (b) apply to goods entered, or withdrawn from 
     warehouse for consumption, after December 31, 1999.

     SEC. 2213. CARBAMIC ACID (V-9069).

       (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by 
     inserting in numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.33.61      ((3-                8.3%         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         ((Dimethylamino)c                                                  31/99
                         arbonyl)-2-
                         pyridinyl)sulfony
                         l) carbamic acid,
                         phenyl ester (CAS
                         No. 112006-94-7)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         2935.00.75)......


       (b) Rate Adjustment for 2000.--Heading 9902.33.61, as added 
     by subsection (a), is amended--
       (1) by striking ``8.3%'' and inserting ``7.6%''; and
       (2) by striking ``12/31/99'' and inserting ``12/31/2000''.
       (c) Effective Date for Adjustment.--The amendments made by 
     subsection (b) apply to goods entered, or withdrawn from 
     warehouse for consumption, after December 31, 1999.

     SEC. 2214. DPX-E9260.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by 
     inserting in numerical sequence the following new heading:


``     9902.33.63      3-(Ethylsulfonyl)-  6%           No change         No change         On or before 12/
                        2-                                                                   31/99
                        pyridinesulfonami
                        de (CAS No.
                        117671-01-9)
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        2935.00.75)......


       (b) Rate Adjustment for 2000.--Heading 9902.33.63, as added 
     by subsection (a), is amended--
       (1) by striking ``6%'' and inserting ``5.3%''; and
       (2) by striking ``12/31/99'' and inserting ``12/31/2000''.
       (c) Effective Date for Adjustment.--The amendments made by 
     subsection (b) apply to goods entered, or withdrawn from 
     warehouse for consumption, after December 31, 1999.

     SEC. 2215. ZIRAM.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:

         

``   9902.38.28       Ziram (provided   Free              No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''
                       for in                                                                31/2001           .
                       subheading
                       3808.20.28)....

     SEC. 2216. FERROBORON.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:

         

``   9902.72.02       Ferroboron to be  Free              No change        No change        On or before 12/
                       used for                                                              31/2001
                       manufacturing
                       amorphous metal
                       strip (provided
                       for in
                       subheading
                       7202.99.50)....


     SEC. 2217. ACETIC ACID, [[2-CHLORO-4-FLUORO-5-[(TETRA- HYDRO-
                   3-OXO-1H,3H-[1,3,4]THIADIAZOLO[3,4-A]PYRIDAZIN-
                   1-YLIDENE)AMINO]PHENYL]- THIO]-, METHYL ESTER.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``     9902.29.66      Acetic acid, [[2-   Free         No change         No change         On or before 12/
                        chloro-4-fluoro-5-                                                   31/2001         ''.
                        [(tetrahydro-3-
                        oxo-1H,3H-
                        [1,3,4]thiadiazol
                        o- [3,4-
                        a]pyridazin-1-
                        ylidene)amino]phe
                        nyl]thio]-,
                        methyl ester (CAS
                        No. 117337-19-6)
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        2934.90.15)......

     SEC. 2218. PENTYL[2-CHLORO-5-(CYCLOHEX-1-ENE-1,2-DI- 
                   CARBOXIMIDO)-4-FLUOROPHENOXY]ACETATE.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.33.66      Pentyl[2-chloro-5-  Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         (cyclohex-1-ene-                                                   31/2001          ''.
                         1,2-
                         dicarboximido)-4-
                         fluorophenoxy]ace
                         tate (CAS No.
                         87546-18-7)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         2925.19.40)......

     SEC. 2219. BENTAZON (3-ISOPROPYL)-1H-2,1,3-BENZO-THIADIAZIN-
                   4(3H)-ONE-2,2-DIOXIDE).

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


[[Page 670]]



``      9902.29.67      Bentazon (3-        5.0%         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         Isopropyl)-1H-                                                     31/2001          ''.
                         2,1,3-
                         benzothiadiazin-
                         4(3H)-one-2,2-
                         dioxide) (CAS No.
                         50723-80-3)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         2934.90.11)......

     SEC. 2220. CERTAIN HIGH-PERFORMANCE LOUDSPEAKERS NOT MOUNTED 
                   IN THEIR ENCLOSURES.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.85.20      Loudspeakers not    Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         mounted in their                                                   31/2001          ''.
                         enclosures
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         8518.29.80), the
                         foregoing which
                         meet a
                         performance
                         standard of not
                         more than 1.5 dB
                         for the average
                         level of 3 or
                         more octave
                         bands, when such
                         loudspeakers are
                         tested in a
                         reverberant
                         chamber..........

     SEC. 2221. PARTS FOR USE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF CERTAIN HIGH-
                   PERFORMANCE LOUDSPEAKERS.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.85.21      Parts for use in    Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         the manufacture                                                    31/2001          ''.
                         of loudspeakers
                         of a type
                         described in
                         subheading
                         9902.85.20
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         8518.90.80)......

     SEC. 2222. 5-TERT-BUTYL-ISOPHTHALIC ACID.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:

         

``    9902.33.12        5-tert-Butyl-iso- Free             No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         phthalic acid                                                        31/2001         ''
                         (CAS No. 2359-                                                                        .
                         09-3) (provided
                         for in
                         subheading
                         2917.39.70)....

     SEC. 2223. CERTAIN POLYMER.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:

         

         ``    9902.39.07     A polymer of the   Free        No change        No change       On or before
                               following                                                       12/31/2001     ''
                               monomers: 1,4-                                                                  .
                               benzenedicarboxy
                               lic acid,
                               dimethyl ester
                               (dimethyl
                               terephthalate)
                               (CAS No. 120-61-
                               6); 1,3-
                               Benzenedicarboxy
                               lic acid, 5-
                               sulfo-, 1,3-
                               dimethyl ester,
                               sodium salt
                               (sodium dimethyl
                               sulfoisophthalat
                               e) (CAS No. 3965-
                               55-7); 1,2-
                               ethanediol
                               (ethylene
                               glycol) (CAS No.
                               107-21-1); and
                               1,2-propanediol
                               (propylene
                               glycol) (CAS No.
                               57-55-6); with
                               terminal units
                               from 2-(2-
                               hydroxyethoxy)
                               ethanesulfonic
                               acid, sodium
                               salt (CAS No.
                               53211-00-0)
                               (provided for in
                               subheading
                               3907.99.00).....

     SEC. 2224. 2-(4-CHLOROPHENYL)-3-ETHYL-2, 5-DIHYDRO-5-OXO-4-
                   PYRIDAZINE CARBOXYLIC ACID, POTASSIUM SALT.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.33.16      2-(4-Chlorophenyl)- Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         3-ethyl-2, 5-                                                      31/2001           ''
                         dihydro-5-oxo-4-                                                                      .
                         pyridazine
                         carboxylic acid,
                         potassium salt
                         (CAS No. 82697-71-
                         0) (provided for
                         in subheading
                         2933.90.79)......

     SEC. 2225. PIGMENT RED 185.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following heading:


``      9902.32.26      Pigment Red 185     Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         (CAS No. 51920-12-                                                 31/2002          ''.
                         8) (provided for
                         in subheading
                         3204.17.04)......

     SEC. 2226. PIGMENT RED 208.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.32.27      Pigment Red 208     Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         (CAS No. 31778-10-                                                 31/2002          ''.
                         6) (provided for
                         in subheading
                         3204.17.04)......


[[Page 671]]

     SEC. 2227. PIGMENT YELLOW 95.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.32.08      Pigment Yellow 95   Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         (CAS No. 5280-80-                                                  31/2001          ''.
                         8) (provided for
                         in subheading
                         3204.17.04)......

     SEC. 2228. PIGMENT YELLOW 93.

       Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.32.13      Pigment Yellow 93   Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                         (CAS No. 5580-57-                                                  31/2001
                         4) (provided for
                         in subheading
                         3204.17.04)......


                       CHAPTER 3--EFFECTIVE DATE

     SEC. 2301. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in subsection 
     (b) and in this subtitle, the amendments made by this 
     subtitle apply to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse 
     for consumption, after the date that is 15 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act.
       (b) Reliquidation.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff 
     Act of 1930 or any other provision of law, upon proper 
     written request filed with the Customs Service not later than 
     120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, any 
     entry of an article described in heading 9902.32.18, 
     9902.32.19, 9902.32.22, 9902.32.26, or 9902.32.27 of the 
     Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (as added by 
     sections 2129, 2130, 2131, 2225, and 2226, respectively) that 
     was made--
       (A) after December 31, 1996, and
       (B) before the date that is 15 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act,

     shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though such entry 
     occurred after the date that is 15 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2) Requirements for request.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1), the request shall contain sufficient information to 
     enable the Customs Service to--
       (A) locate the entry relevant to the request, or
       (B) if the entry cannot be located, reconstruct the entry.
                   Subtitle B--Other Trade Provisions

     SEC. 2401. EXTENSION OF UNITED STATES INSULAR POSSESSION 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The additional U.S. notes to chapter 71 of 
     the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States are 
     amended by adding at the end the following new note:
       ``3.(a) Notwithstanding any provision in additional U.S. 
     note 5 to chapter 91, any article of jewelry provided for in 
     heading 7113 which is the product of the Virgin Islands, 
     Guam, or American Samoa (including any such article which 
     contains any foreign component) shall be eligible for the 
     benefits provided in paragraph (h) of additional U.S. note 5 
     to chapter 91, subject to the provisions and limitations of 
     that note and of paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of this note.
       ``(b) Nothing in this note shall result in an increase or a 
     decrease in the aggregate amount referred to in paragraph 
     (h)(iii) of, or the quantitative limitation otherwise 
     established pursuant to the requirements of, additional U.S. 
     note 5 to chapter 91.
       ``(c) Nothing in this note shall be construed to permit a 
     reduction in the amount available to watch producers under 
     paragraph (h)(iv) of additional U.S. note 5 to chapter 91.
       ``(d) The Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall issue such regulations, not inconsistent with 
     the provisions of this note and additional U.S. note 5 to 
     chapter 91, as the Secretaries determine necessary to carry 
     out their respective duties under this note. Such regulations 
     shall not be inconsistent with substantial transformation 
     requirements but may define the circumstances under which 
     articles of jewelry shall be deemed to be `units' for 
     purposes of the benefits, provisions, and limitations of 
     additional U.S. note 5 to chapter 91.
       ``(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during 
     the 2-year period beginning 45 days after the date of 
     enactment of this note, any article of jewelry provided for 
     in heading 7113 that is assembled in the Virgin Islands, 
     Guam, or American Samoa shall be treated as a product of the 
     Virgin Islands, Guam, or American Samoa for purposes of this 
     note and General Note 3(a)(iv) of this Schedule.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--General Note 3(a)(iv)(A) of the 
     Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by 
     inserting ``and additional U.S. note 3(e) of chapter 71,'' 
     after ``Tax Reform Act of 1986,''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     take effect 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 2402. TARIFF TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN COMPONENTS OF 
                   SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS.

       (a) In General.--U.S. note 6 of subchapter X of chapter 98 
     of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
     amended in subdivision (a) by adding at the end the following 
     new sentence: ``The term `instruments and apparatus' under 
     subheading 9810.00.60 includes separable components of an 
     instrument or apparatus listed in this subdivision that are 
     imported for assembly in the United States in such instrument 
     or apparatus where the instrument or apparatus, due to its 
     size, cannot be feasibly imported in its assembled state.''.
       (b) Application of Domestic Equivalency Test to 
     Components.--U.S. note 6 of subchapter X of chapter 98 of the 
     Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subdivisions (d) through (f) as 
     subdivisions (e) through (g), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subdivision (c) the following:
       ``(d)(i) If the Secretary of Commerce determines under this 
     U.S. note that an instrument or apparatus is being 
     manufactured in the United States that is of equivalent 
     scientific value to a foreign-origin instrument or apparatus 
     for which application is made (but which, due to its size, 
     cannot be feasibly imported in its assembled state), the 
     Secretary shall report the findings to the Secretary of the 
     Treasury and to the applicant institution, and all components 
     of such foreign-origin instrument or apparatus shall remain 
     dutiable.
       ``(ii) If the Secretary of Commerce determines that the 
     instrument or apparatus for which application is made is not 
     being manufactured in the United States, the Secretary is 
     authorized to determine further whether any component of such 
     instrument or apparatus of a type that may be purchased, 
     obtained, or imported separately is being manufactured in the 
     United States and shall report the findings to the Secretary 
     of the Treasury and to the applicant institution, and any 
     component found to be domestically available shall remain 
     dutiable.
       ``(iii) Any decision by the Secretary of the Treasury which 
     allows for duty-free entry of a component of an instrument or 
     apparatus which, due to its size cannot be feasibly imported 
     in its assembled state, shall be effective for a specified 
     maximum period, to be determined in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Commerce, taking into account both the 
     scientific needs of the importing institution and the 
     potential for development of comparable domestic 
     manufacturing capacity.''.
       (c) Modifications of Regulations.--The Secretary of the 
     Treasury and the Secretary of Commerce shall make such 
     modifications to their joint regulations as are necessary to 
     carry out the amendments made by this section.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect beginning 120 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 2403. LIQUIDATION OR RELIQUIDATION OF CERTAIN ENTRIES.

       (a) Liquidation or Reliquidation of Entries.--
     Notwithstanding sections 514 and 520 of the Tariff Act of 
     1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514 and 1520), or any other provision of 
     law, the United States Customs Service shall, not later than 
     90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, liquidate or 
     reliquidate those entries made at Los Angeles, California, 
     and New Orleans, Louisiana, which are listed in subsection 
     (c), in accordance with the final decision of the 
     International Trade Administration of the Department of 
     Commerce for shipments entered between October 1, 1984, and 
     December 14, 1987 (case number A-274-001).
       (b) Payment of Amounts Owed.--Any amounts owed by the 
     United States pursuant to the liquidation or reliquidation of 
     an entry under subsection (a) shall be paid by the Customs 
     Service within 90 days after such liquidation or 
     reliquidation.
       (c) Entry List.--The entries referred to in subsection (a) 
     are the following:


------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Entry number               Date of entry           Port
------------------------------------------------------------------------
          322 00298563                 12/11/86          Los Angeles,
                                                           California
------------------------------------------------------------------------
          322 00300567                 12/11/86          Los Angeles,
                                                           California
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           86-2909242                   9/2/86           New Orleans,
                                                           Louisiana
------------------------------------------------------------------------
           87-05457388                  1/9/87           New Orleans,
                                                           Louisiana
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2404. DRAWBACK AND REFUND ON PACKAGING MATERIAL.

       (a) In General.--Section 313(q) of the Tariff Act of 1930 
     (19 U.S.C. 1313(q)) is further amended--
       (1) by striking ``Packaging material'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--Packaging material'';
       (2) by moving the remaining text 2 ems to the right; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Additional eligibility.--Packaging material produced 
     in the United States, which is used by the manufacturer or 
     any other person on or for articles which are exported or 
     destroyed under subsection (a) or (b), shall be eligible 
     under such subsection for refund, as drawback, of 99 percent 
     of any duty, tax, or fee im

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     posed on the importation of such material used to manufacture 
     or produce the packaging material.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     applies with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from 
     warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 2405. INCLUSION OF COMMERCIAL IMPORTATION DATA FROM 
                   FOREIGN-TRADE ZONES UNDER THE NATIONAL CUSTOMS 
                   AUTOMATION PROGRAM.

       Section 411 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1411) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Foreign-Trade Zones.--Not later than January 1, 2000, 
     the Secretary shall provide for the inclusion of commercial 
     importation data from foreign-trade zones under the 
     Program.''.

     SEC. 2406. LARGE YACHTS IMPORTED FOR SALE AT UNITED STATES 
                   BOAT SHOWS.

       (a) In General.--The Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1304 et 
     seq.) is amended by inserting after section 484a the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 484B. DEFERRAL OF DUTY ON LARGE YACHTS IMPORTED FOR 
                   SALE AT UNITED STATES BOAT SHOWS.

       ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, any vessel meeting the definition of a large yacht as 
     provided in subsection (b) and which is otherwise dutiable 
     may be imported without the payment of duty if imported with 
     the intention to offer for sale at a boat show in the United 
     States. Payment of duty shall be deferred, in accordance with 
     this section, until such large yacht is sold.
       ``(b) Definition.--As used in this section, the term `large 
     yacht' means a vessel that exceeds 79 feet in length, is used 
     primarily for recreation or pleasure, and has been previously 
     sold by a manufacturer or dealer to a retail consumer.
       ``(c) Deferral of Duty.--At the time of importation of any 
     large yacht, if such large yacht is imported for sale at a 
     boat show in the United States and is otherwise dutiable, 
     duties shall not be assessed and collected if the importer of 
     record--
       ``(1) certifies to the Customs Service that the large yacht 
     is imported pursuant to this section for sale at a boat show 
     in the United States; and
       ``(2) posts a bond, which shall have a duration of 6 months 
     after the date of importation, in an amount equal to twice 
     the amount of duty on the large yacht that would otherwise be 
     imposed under subheading 8903.91.00 or 8903.92.00 of the 
     Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
       ``(d) Procedures Upon Sale.--
       ``(1) Deposit of duty.--If any large yacht (which has been 
     imported for sale at a boat show in the United States with 
     the deferral of duties as provided in this section) is sold 
     within the 6-month period after importation--
       ``(A) entry shall be completed and duty (calculated at the 
     applicable rates provided for under subheading 8903.91.00 or 
     8903.92.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
     States and based upon the value of the large yacht at the 
     time of importation) shall be deposited with the Customs 
     Service; and
       ``(B) the bond posted as required by subsection (c)(2) 
     shall be returned to the importer.
       ``(e) Procedures Upon Expiration of Bond Period.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the large yacht entered with deferral 
     of duties is neither sold nor exported within the 6-month 
     period after importation--
       ``(A) entry shall be completed and duty (calculated at the 
     applicable rates provided for under subheading 8903.91.00 or 
     8903.92.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
     States and based upon the value of the large yacht at the 
     time of importation) shall be deposited with the Customs 
     Service; and
       ``(B) the bond posted as required by subsection (c)(2) 
     shall be returned to the importer.
       ``(2) Additional requirements.--No extensions of the bond 
     period shall be allowed. Any large yacht exported in 
     compliance with the bond period may not be reentered for 
     purposes of sale at a boat show in the United States (in 
     order to receive duty deferral benefits) for a period of 3 
     months after such exportation.
       ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary of the Treasury is 
     authorized to make such rules and regulations as may be 
     necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to any large yacht imported into the 
     United States after the date that is 15 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 2407. REVIEW OF PROTESTS AGAINST DECISIONS OF CUSTOMS 
                   SERVICE.

       Section 515(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
     1515(a)) is amended by inserting after the third sentence the 
     following: ``Within 30 days from the date an application for 
     further review is filed, the appropriate customs officer 
     shall allow or deny the application and, if allowed, the 
     protest shall be forwarded to the customs officer who will be 
     conducting the further review.''.

     SEC. 2408. ENTRIES OF NAFTA-ORIGIN GOODS.

       (a) Refund of Merchandise Processing Fees.--Section 520(d) 
     of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1520(d)) is amended in 
     the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting ``(including 
     any merchandise processing fees)'' after ``excess duties''.
       (b) Protest Against Decision of Customs Service Relating to 
     NAFTA Claims.--Section 514(a)(7) of such Act (19 U.S.C. 
     1514(a)(7)) is amended by striking ``section 520(c)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (c) or (d) of section 520''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     apply with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from 
     warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 2409. TREATMENT OF INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL MERCHANDISE HELD 
                   AT CUSTOMS-APPROVED STORAGE ROOMS.

       Section 557(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
     1557(a)(1)) is amended in the first sentence by inserting 
     ``(including international travel merchandise)'' after ``Any 
     merchandise subject to duty''.

     SEC. 2410. EXCEPTION TO 5-YEAR REVIEWS OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY 
                   OR ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDERS.

       Section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
     1675(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) Exclusions from computations.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), there shall 
     be excluded from the computation of the 5-year period 
     described in paragraph (1) and the periods described in 
     paragraph (6) any period during which the importation of the 
     subject merchandise is prohibited on account of the 
     imposition, under the International Emergency Economic Powers 
     Act or other provision of law, of sanctions by the United 
     States against the country in which the subject merchandise 
     originates.
       ``(B) Application of exclusion.--Subparagraph (A) shall 
     apply only with respect to subject merchandise which 
     originates in a country that is not a WTO member.''.

     SEC. 2411. WATER RESISTANT WOOL TROUSERS.

       Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 or 
     any other provision of law, upon proper request filed with 
     the Customs Service within 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, any entry or withdrawal from warehouse 
     for consumption--
       (1) that was made after December 31, 1988, and before 
     January 1, 1995; and
       (2) that would have been classifiable under subheading 
     6203.41.05 or 6204.61.10 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
     the United States and would have had a lower rate of duty, if 
     such entry or withdrawal had been made on January 1, 1995,
     shall be liquidated or reliquidated as if such entry or 
     withdrawal had been made on January 1, 1995.

     SEC. 2412. REIMPORTATION OF CERTAIN GOODS.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 98 is amended by 
     inserting in numerical sequence the following new heading:


``        9801.00.26         Articles, previously   Free                                  Free               ''.
                              imported, with
                              respect to which the
                              duty was paid upon
                              such previous
                              importation, if (1)
                              exported within 3
                              years after the date
                              of such previous
                              importation, (2)
                              sold for exportation
                              and exported to
                              individuals for
                              personal use, (3)
                              reimported without
                              having been advanced
                              in value or improved
                              in condition by any
                              process of
                              manufacture or other
                              means while abroad,
                              (4) reimported as
                              personal returns
                              from those
                              individuals, whether
                              or not consolidated
                              with other personal
                              returns prior to
                              reimportation, and
                              (5) reimported by or
                              for the account of
                              the person who
                              exported them from
                              the United States
                              within 1 year of
                              such exportation....

       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     applies to goods described in heading 9801.00.26 of the 
     Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (as added by 
     subsection (a)) that are reimported into the United States on 
     or after the date that is 15 days after the date of enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 2413. TREATMENT OF PERSONAL EFFECTS OF PARTICIPANTS IN 
                   CERTAIN WORLD ATHLETIC EVENTS.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the 
     Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by 
     inserting in numerical sequence the following new heading:


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``     9902.98.08      Any of the          Free         No change         Free              On or before 12/  ''
                        following                                                            31/2002           .
                        articles not
                        intended for sale
                        or distribution
                        to the public:
                        personal effects
                        of aliens who are
                        participants in,
                        officials of, or
                        accredited
                        members of
                        delegations to,
                        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,
                        and of persons
                        who are immediate
                        family members of
                        or servants to
                        any of the
                        foregoing
                        persons;
                        equipment and
                        materials
                        imported in
                        connection with
                        the foregoing
                        events by or on
                        behalf of the
                        foregoing persons
                        or the organizing
                        committees of
                        such events;
                        articles to be
                        used in
                        exhibitions
                        depicting the
                        culture of a
                        country
                        participating in
                        any such event;
                        and, if
                        consistent with
                        the foregoing,
                        such other
                        articles as the
                        Secretary of
                        Treasury may
                        allow............

       (b) Taxes and Fees Not To Apply.--The articles described in 
     heading 9902.98.08 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
     United States (as added by subsection (a)) shall be free of 
     taxes and fees which may be otherwise applicable.
       (c) No Exemption From Customs Inspections.--The articles 
     described in heading 9902.98.08 of the Harmonized Tariff 
     Schedule of the United States (as added by subsection (a)) 
     shall not be free or otherwise exempt or excluded from 
     routine or other inspections as may be required by the 
     Customs Service.
       (d) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by this section applies 
     to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 
     consumption, on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (2) Reliquidation.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the 
     Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision of 
     law, upon a request filed with the Customs Service on or 
     before the 90th day after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     any entry, or withdrawal from warehouse for consumption, of 
     any article described in subheading 9902.98.08 of the 
     Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (as added by 
     subsection (a)) that was made--
       (A) after May 15, 1999, and
       (B) before the date of enactment of this Act,

     shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though such entry or 
     withdrawal occurred on the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 2414. RELIQUIDATION OF CERTAIN ENTRIES OF THERMAL 
                   TRANSFER MULTIFUNCTION MACHINES.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff 
     Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision of law 
     and subject to the provisions of subsection (b), the United 
     States Customs Service shall, not later than 180 days after 
     the receipt of the request described in subsection (b), 
     liquidate or reliquidate each entry described in subsection 
     (d) containing any merchandise which, at the time of the 
     original liquidation, was classified under subheading 
     8517.21.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
     States (relating to indirect electrostatic copiers) or 
     subheading 9009.12.00 of such Schedule (relating to indirect 
     electrostatic copiers), at the rate of duty that would have 
     been applicable to such merchandise if the merchandise had 
     been liquidated or reliquidated under subheading 8471.60.65 
     of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
     (relating to other automated data processing (ADP) thermal 
     transfer printer units) on the date of entry.
       (b) Requests.--Reliquidation may be made under subsection 
     (a) with respect to an entry described in subsection (d) only 
     if a request therefor is filed with the Customs Service 
     within 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act and 
     the request contains sufficient information to enable the 
     Customs Service to locate the entry or reconstruct the entry 
     if it cannot be located.
       (c) Payment of Amounts Owed.--Any amounts owed by the 
     United States pursuant to the liquidation or reliquidation of 
     an entry under subsection (a) shall be paid not later than 
     180 days after the date of such liquidation or reliquidation.
       (d) Affected Entries.--The entries referred to in 
     subsection (a), filed at the port of Los Angeles, are as 
     follows:


------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Date of entry             Entry number          Liquidation date
------------------------------------------------------------------------
        01/17/97              112-9638417-3              02/21/97
        01/10/97              112-9637684-9              03/07/97
        01/03/97              112-9636723-6              04/18/97
        01/10/97              112-9637686-4              03/07/97
        02/21/97              112-9642157-9              09/12/97
        02/14/97              112-9641619-9              06/06/97
        02/14/97              112-9641693-4              06/06/97
        02/21/97              112-9642156-1              09/12/97
        02/28/97              112-9643326-9              09/12/97
        03/18/97              112-9645336-6              09/19/97
        03/21/97              112-9645682-3              09/19/97
        03/21/97              112-9645681-5              09/19/97
        03/21/97              112-9645698-9              09/19/97
        03/14/97              112-9645026-3              09/19/97
        03/14/97              112-9645041-2              09/19/97
        03/20/97              112-9646075-9              09/19/97
        04/04/97              112-9647309-1              09/19/97
        04/04/97              112-9647312-5              09/19/97
        04/04/97              112-9647316-6              09/19/97
        04/11/97              112-9300151-5              10/31/97
        04/11/97              112-9300287-7              09/26/97
        04/11/97              112-9300308-1              02/20/98
        04/10/97              112-9300356-0              09/26/97
        04/16/97              112-9301387-4              09/26/97
        04/22/97              112-9301602-6              09/26/97
        04/18/97              112-9301627-3              09/26/97
        04/25/97              112-9301615-8              09/26/97
        04/25/97              112-9302445-9              10/31/97
        04/25/97              112-9302298-2              09/26/97
        04/04/97              112-9302371-7              09/26/97
        05/30/97              112-9306718-5              09/26/97
        05/19/97              112-9304958-9              09/26/97
        05/16/97              112-9305030-6              09/26/97
        05/09/97              112-9303707-1              09/26/97
        05/31/97              112-9306470-3              09/26/97
        05/02/97              112-9302717-1              09/19/97
        06/20/97              112-9308793-6              09/26/97
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2415. RELIQUIDATION OF CERTAIN DRAWBACK ENTRIES AND 
                   REFUND OF DRAWBACK PAYMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff 
     Act of 1930 or any other provision of law, the Customs 
     Service shall, not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, liquidate or reliquidate the entries 
     described in subsection (b) and any amounts owed by the 
     United States pursuant to the liquidation or reliquidation 
     shall be refunded with interest, subject to the provisions of 
     Treasury Decision 86-126(M) and Customs Service Ruling No. 
     224697, dated November 17, 1994.
       (b) Entries Described.--The entries described in this 
     subsection are the following:


Entry number:                           Date of entry:
855218319.............................  July 18, 1985
855218429.............................  August 15, 1985
855218649.............................  September 13, 1985
866000134.............................  October 4, 1985
866000257.............................  November 14, 1985
866000299.............................  December 9, 1985
866000451.............................  January 14, 1986
866001052.............................  February 13, 1986
866001133.............................  March 7, 1986
866001269.............................  April 9, 1986
866001366.............................  May 9, 1986
866001463.............................  June 6, 1986
866001573.............................  July 7, 1986
866001586.............................  July 7, 1986
866001599.............................  July 7, 1986
866001913.............................  August 8, 1986
866002255.............................  September 10, 1986
866002297.............................  September 23, 1986
03200000010...........................  October 3, 1986
03200000028...........................  November 13, 1986
03200000036...........................  November 26, 1986.


     SEC. 2416. CLARIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL U.S. NOTE 4 TO CHAPTER 
                   91 OF THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE 
                   UNITED STATES.

       Additional U.S. note 4 of chapter 91 of the Harmonized 
     Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended in the matter 
     preceding subdivision (a), by striking the comma after 
     ``stamping'' and inserting ``(including by means of indelible 
     ink),''.

     SEC. 2417. DUTY-FREE SALES ENTERPRISES.

       Section 555(b)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
     1555(b)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) a port of entry, as established under section 1 of 
     the Act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat. 434), or within 25 
     statute miles of a staffed port of entry if reasonable 
     assurance can be provided that duty-free merchandise sold by 
     the enterprise will be exported by individuals departing from 
     the customs territory through an international airport 
     located within the customs territory.''.

     SEC. 2418. CUSTOMS USER FEES.

       (a) Additional Preclearance Activities.--Section 
     13031(f)(3)(A)(iii) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(f)(3)(A)(iii)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(iii) to the extent funds remain available after making 
     reimbursements under clause (ii), in providing salaries for 
     up to 50 full-time equivalent inspectional positions to 
     provide preclearance services.''.
       (b) Collection of Fees for Passengers Aboard Commercial 
     Vessels.--Section 13031 of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by amending paragraph (5) to read as 
     follows:
       ``(5)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), for the arrival of 
     each passenger aboard a commercial vessel or commercial 
     aircraft from a place outside the United States (other than a 
     place referred to in subsection (b)(1)(A)(i) of this 
     section), $5.
       ``(B) For the arrival of each passenger aboard a commercial 
     vessel from a place referred to in subsection (b)(1)(A)(i) of 
     this section, $1.75''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking ``(A) No fee'' and 
     inserting ``(A) Except as provided in subsection (a)(5)(B) of 
     this section, no fee''.
       (c) Use of Merchandise Processing Fees for Automated 
     Commercial Systems.--Section 13031(f) of the Consolidated 
     Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(f)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) Of the amounts collected in fiscal year 1999 under 
     paragraphs (9) and (10) of subsection (a), $50,000,000 shall 
     be available to the Customs Service, subject to 
     appropriations Acts, for automated commercial systems. 
     Amounts made available under this paragraph shall remain 
     available until expended.''.
       (d) Advisory Committee.--Section 13031 of the Consolidated 
     Omnibus Budget Reconcili

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     ation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(k) Advisory Committee.--The Commissioner of Customs 
     shall establish an advisory committee whose membership shall 
     consist of representatives from the airline, cruise ship, and 
     other transportation industries who may be subject to fees 
     under subsection (a). The advisory committee shall not be 
     subject to termination under section 14 of the Federal 
     Advisory Committee Act. The advisory committee shall meet on 
     a periodic basis and shall advise the Commissioner on issues 
     related to the performance of the inspectional services of 
     the United States Customs Service. Such advice shall include, 
     but not be limited to, such issues as the time periods during 
     which such services should be performed, the proper number 
     and deployment of inspection officers, the level of fees, and 
     the appropriateness of any proposed fee. The Commissioner 
     shall give consideration to the views of the advisory 
     committee in the exercise of his or her duties.''.
       (e) National Customs Automation Test Regarding 
     Reconciliation.--Section 505(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
     U.S.C. 1505(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``For the period beginning on October 1, 1998, and 
     ending on the date on which the `Revised National Customs 
     Automation Test Regarding Reconciliation' of the Customs 
     Service is terminated, or October 1, 2000, whichever occurs 
     earlier, the Secretary may prescribe an alternative mid-point 
     interest accounting methodology, which may be employed by the 
     importer, based upon aggregate data in lieu of accounting for 
     such interest from each deposit data provided in this 
     subsection.''.
       (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect 30 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 2419. DUTY DRAWBACK FOR METHYL TERTIARY-BUTYL ETHER 
                   (``MTBE'').

       (a) In General.--Section 313(p)(3)(A)(i)(I) of the Tariff 
     Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313(p)(3)(A)(i)(I)) is amended by 
     striking ``and 2902'' and inserting ``2902, and 2909.19.14''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act, and 
     shall apply to drawback claims filed on and after such date.

     SEC. 2420. SUBSTITUTION OF FINISHED PETROLEUM DERIVATIVES.

       (a) In General.--Section 313(p)(1) of the Tariff Act of 
     1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313(p)(1)) is amended in the matter 
     following subparagraph (C) by striking ``the amount of the 
     duties paid on, or attributable to, such qualified article 
     shall be refunded as drawback to the drawback claimant.'' and 
     inserting ``drawback shall be allowed as described in 
     paragraph (4).''.
       (b) Requirements.--Section 313(p)(2) of such Act (19 U.S.C. 
     1313(p)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), by striking ``the 
     qualified article'' each place it appears and inserting ``a 
     qualified article''; and
       (B) in clause (iv), by striking ``an imported' and 
     inserting ``a''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (G), by inserting ``transferor,'' after 
     ``importer,''.
       (c) Qualified Article Defined, Etc.--Section 313(p)(3) of 
     such Act (19 U.S.C. 1313(p)(3)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) in clause (i)(II), by striking ``liquids, pastes, 
     powders, granules, and flakes'' and inserting ``the primary 
     forms provided under Note 6 to chapter 39 of the Harmonized 
     Tariff Schedule of the United States''; and
       (B) in clause (ii)--
       (i) in subclause (I) by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (ii) in subclause (II) by striking the period and inserting 
     ``, or''; and
       (iii) by adding after subclause (II) the following:

       ``(III) an article of the same kind and quality as 
     described in subparagraph (B), or any combination thereof, 
     that is transferred, as so certified in a certificate of 
     delivery or certificate of manufacture and delivery in a 
     quantity not greater than the quantity of articles purchased 
     or exchanged.

     The transferred merchandise described in subclause (III), 
     regardless of its origin, so designated on the certificate of 
     delivery or certificate of manufacture and delivery shall be 
     the qualified article for purposes of this section. A party 
     who issues a certificate of delivery, or certificate of 
     manufacture and delivery, shall also certify to the 
     Commissioner of Customs that it has not, and will not, issue 
     such certificates for a quantity greater than the amount 
     eligible for drawback and that appropriate records will be 
     maintained to demonstrate that fact.'';
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``exported article'' 
     and inserting ``article, including an imported, manufactured, 
     substituted, or exported article,''; and
       (3) in the first sentence of subparagraph (C), by striking 
     ``such article.'' and inserting ``either the qualified 
     article or the exported article.''.
       (d) Limitation on Drawback.--Section 313(p)(4)(B) of such 
     Act (19 U.S.C. 1313(p)(4)(B)) is amended by inserting before 
     the period at the end the following: ``had the claim 
     qualified for drawback under subsection (j)''.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in the amendment made by 
     section 632(a)(6) of the North American Free Trade Agreement 
     Implementation Act. For purposes of section 632(b) of that 
     Act, the 3-year requirement set forth in section 313(r) of 
     the Tariff Act of 1930 shall not apply to any drawback claim 
     filed within 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act 
     for which that 3-year period would have expired.

     SEC. 2421. DUTY ON CERTAIN IMPORTATIONS OF MUESLIX CEREALS.

       (a) Before January 1, 1996.--Notwithstanding section 514 of 
     the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other 
     provision of law, upon proper request filed with the Customs 
     Service before the 90th day after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, any entry or withdrawal from warehouse for 
     consumption made after December 31, 1991, and before January 
     1, 1996, of mueslix cereal, which was classified in 
     subheading 2008.92.10 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
     the United States and to which the column 1 special rate of 
     duty applicable for goods of Canada applied--
       (1) shall be liquidated or reliquidated as if the column 
     one special rate of duty applicable for goods of Canada in 
     subheading 1904.10.00 of such Schedule applied to such 
     mueslix cereal at the time of such entry or withdrawal; and
       (2) any excess duties paid as a result of such liquidation 
     or reliquidation shall be refunded, including interest at the 
     appropriate applicable rate.
       (b) After December 31, 1995.--Notwithstanding section 514 
     of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other 
     provision of law, upon proper request filed with the Customs 
     Service before the 90th day after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, any entry or withdrawal from warehouse for 
     consumption made after December 31, 1995, and before January 
     1, 1998, of mueslix cereal, which was classified in 
     subheading 1904.20.10 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
     the United States and to which the column 1 special rate of 
     duty applicable for goods of special column rate applicable 
     for Canada applied--
       (1) shall be liquidated or reliquidated as if the column 1 
     special rate of duty applicable for goods of Canada in 
     subheading 1904.10.00 of such Schedule applied to such 
     mueslix cereal at the time of such entry or withdrawal; and
       (2) any excess duties paid as a result of such liquidation 
     or reliquidation shall be refunded, including interest at the 
     appropriate applicable rate.

     SEC. 2422. EXPANSION OF FOREIGN TRADE ZONE NO. 143.

       (a) Expansion of Foreign Trade Zone.--The Foreign Trade 
     Zones Board shall expand Foreign Trade Zone No. 143 to 
     include areas in the vicinity of the Chico Municipal Airport 
     in accordance with the application submitted by the 
     Sacramento-Yolo Port District of Sacramento, California, to 
     the Board on March 11, 1997.
       (b) Other Requirements Not Affected.--The expansion of 
     Foreign Trade Zone No. 143 under subsection (a) shall not 
     relieve the Port of Sacramento of any requirement under the 
     Foreign Trade Zones Act, or under regulations of the Foreign 
     Trade Zones Board, relating to such expansion.

     SEC. 2423. MARKING OF CERTAIN SILK PRODUCTS AND CONTAINERS.

       (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 Certain Silk Products.--The marking 
     requirements of subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply 
     either to--
       ``(1) articles provided for in subheading 6214.10.10 of the 
     Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, as in effect 
     on January 1, 1997; or
       ``(2) articles provided for in heading 5007 of the 
     Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States as in effect 
     on January 1, 1997.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 304(j) of such Act, as 
     redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of this section, 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 date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 2424. EXTENSION OF NONDISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT (NORMAL 
                   TRADE RELATIONS TREATMENT) TO THE PRODUCTS OF 
                   MONGOLIA.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that Mongolia--
       (1) has received normal trade relations treatment since 
     1991 and has been found to be in full compliance with the 
     freedom of emigration requirements under title IV of the 
     Trade Act of 1974;
       (2) has emerged from nearly 70 years of communism and 
     dependence on the former Soviet Union, approving a new 
     constitution in 1992 which has established a modern 
     parliamentary democracy charged with guaranteeing fundamental 
     human rights, freedom of expression, and an independent 
     judiciary;
       (3) has held 4 national elections under the new 
     constitution, 2 presidential and 2 parliamentary, thereby 
     solidifying the nation's transition to democracy;
       (4) has undertaken significant market-based economic 
     reforms, including privatization, the reduction of government 
     subsidies, the elimination of most price controls and 
     virtually all import tariffs, and the closing of insolvent 
     banks;
       (5) has concluded a bilateral trade treaty with the United 
     States in 1991, and a bilateral investment treaty in 1994;
       (6) has acceded to the Agreement Establishing the World 
     Trade Organization, and extension of unconditional normal 
     trade relations treatment to the products of Mongolia would 
     enable the United States to avail itself of all rights under 
     the World Trade Organization with respect to Mongolia; and
       (7) has demonstrated a strong desire to build friendly 
     relationships and to cooperate fully with the United States 
     on trade matters.
       (b) Termination of Application of Title IV of the Trade Act 
     of 1974 to Mongolia.--
       (1) Presidential determinations and extensions of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment.--Notwithstanding any provision 
     of title IV of the

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     Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.), the President 
     may--
       (A) determine that such title should no longer apply to 
     Mongolia; and
       (B) after making a determination under subparagraph (A) 
     with respect to Mongolia, proclaim the extension of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations 
     treatment) to the products of that country.
       (2) Termination of application of title iv.--On or after 
     the effective date of the extension under paragraph (1)(B) of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of Mongolia, 
     title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 shall cease to apply to 
     that country.

     SEC. 2425. ENHANCED CARGO INSPECTION PILOT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Commissioner of Customs is authorized 
     to establish a pilot program for fiscal year 1999 to provide 
     24-hour cargo inspection service on a fee-for-service basis 
     at an international airport described in subsection (b). The 
     Commissioner may extend the pilot program for fiscal years 
     after fiscal year 1999 if the Commissioner determines that 
     the extension is warranted.
       (b) Airport Described.--The international airport described 
     in this subsection is a multi-modal international airport 
     that--
       (1) is located near a seaport; and
       (2) serviced more than 185,000 tons of air cargo in 1997.

     SEC. 2426. PAYMENT OF EDUCATION COSTS OF DEPENDENTS OF 
                   CERTAIN CUSTOMS SERVICE PERSONNEL.

       Notwithstanding section 2164 of title 10, United States 
     Code, the Department of Defense shall permit the dependent 
     children of deceased United States Customs Aviation Group 
     Supervisor Pedro J. Rodriquez attending the Antilles 
     Consolidated School System in Puerto Rico, to complete their 
     primary and secondary education within 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 
     education expenses to cover these costs.
         TITLE III--AMENDMENTS TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986

     SEC. 3001. 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)(2) 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''.
       (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 the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(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) except to the extent provided in paragraph (2), a 
     nonrecourse liability shall be treated as having been assumed 
     by the transferee of any asset subject to such liability.
       ``(2) Exception for nonrecourse liability.--The amount of 
     the nonrecourse liability treated as described in paragraph 
     (1)(B) shall be reduced by the lesser of--
       ``(A) the amount of such liability which an owner of other 
     assets not transferred to the transferee and also subject to 
     such liability has agreed with the transferee to, and is 
     expected to, satisfy; or
       ``(B) the fair market value of such other assets 
     (determined without regard to section 7701(g)).
       ``(3) 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 the 
     fair market value of such property (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 the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 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 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     is amended by striking ``, or acquires property subject to a 
     liability,''.
       (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 October 18, 1998.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, recognized Ms. DUNN and Mr. LEVIN, 
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. PETRI, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Ms. DUNN 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 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 59.13  unidentified and missing persons reporting

  Mr. LAZIO moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1915) to 
provide grants to the States to improve the reporting of unidentified 
and missing persons.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, recognized Mr. LAZIO and Mr. 
LAMPSON, 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.
  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. PETRI, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 59.14  recess--2:35 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 2 o'clock 35 minutes p.m. until 
approximately 6 o'clock p.m.

para. 59.15  after recess--6:02 p.m.

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

para. 59.16  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX,

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announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
Chair's approval of the Journal of Thursday, May 27, 1999.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. LAZIO 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

325

Nays

42

When there appeared

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Answered present

3

para. 59.17                   [Roll No. 167]

                                YEAS--325

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Terry
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Upton
     Vento
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--42

     Aderholt
     Bilbray
     Bonior
     Brown (OH)
     Clyburn
     Costello
     Crane
     DeFazio
     Dingell
     English
     Filner
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Green (TX)
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Kucinich
     LoBiondo
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Moran (KS)
     Oberstar
     Pallone
     Peterson (MN)
     Pombo
     Ramstad
     Schaffer
     Slaughter
     Stupak
     Tancredo
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Weller
     Wolf

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--3

     Carson
     Conyers
     Smith (MI)

                             NOT VOTING--63

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Berman
     Bliley
     Bono
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Burton
     Buyer
     Cannon
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Coburn
     Cooksey
     Danner
     DeGette
     Ehrlich
     Fletcher
     Gejdenson
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Hall (OH)
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     John
     Kasich
     Kilpatrick
     Kingston
     LaFalce
     Largent
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Martinez
     McCollum
     Meeks (NY)
     Miller, George
     Moore
     Oxley
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Rangel
     Rogers
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Scarborough
     Serrano
     Sweeney
     Tanner
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Towns
     Waters
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wise
     Wu
     Young (AK)
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 59.18  h.r. 435--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
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. 
435) to make miscellaneous and technical changes to various trade laws, 
and for other purposes.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to the amendment of the 
Senate to said bill?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

375

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affirmative

Nays

1

para. 59.19                   [Roll No. 168]

                                YEAS--375

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease

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     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Barr
       

                             NOT VOTING--57

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Berman
     Bliley
     Bono
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Cannon
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Coburn
     Cooksey
     Danner
     DeGette
     Ehrlich
     Fletcher
     Gejdenson
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Hall (OH)
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     John
     Kasich
     Kilpatrick
     Kingston
     LaFalce
     Largent
     Lipinski
     Maloney (NY)
     Martinez
     McCollum
     Miller, George
     Moore
     Oxley
     Pickett
     Rogers
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Scarborough
     Serrano
     Tanner
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Towns
     Waters
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wise
     Young (AK)
  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. 59.20  h.r. 1915--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1915) to provide grants to the States 
to improve the reporting of unidentified and missing persons.
  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

370

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

4

para. 59.21                   [Roll No. 169]

                                YEAS--370

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--4

     Metcalf
     Paul
     Royce
     Sanford

                             NOT VOTING--59

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Berman
     Bliley
     Bono
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Burton
     Buyer
     Cannon
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Coburn
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Danner
     DeGette
     Dooley
     Ehrlich
     Fletcher
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Hall (OH)
     Hulshof
     John
     Kasich
     Kilpatrick
     Kingston
     LaFalce
     Largent
     Lipinski
     Maloney (NY)
     Martinez
     McCollum
     Miller, George
     Moakley
     Moore
     Oxley
     Pickett
     Rogers
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Scarborough
     Sweeney
     Tanner
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Towns
     Waters
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wise
     Young (AK)
  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. 59.22  board of regents of the smithsonian institute

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to section 5580 and 5581 of the Revised 
Statutes (20 U.S.C. 42-43), appointed to the Board of Regents of the 
Smithsonian Institution, on the part of the House, the following Member: 
Mr. Matsui.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para. 59.23  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. 704. An Act to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     combat the overutilization of prison health care services and 
     control rising prisoner health care costs; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.

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para. 59.24  bills presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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 May 27, 1999:
       H.R. 1034. To declare a portion of the James River and 
     Kanawha Canal in Richmond, Virginia, to be nonnavigable 
     waters of the United States for purpose of title 46, United 
     States Code, and the other maritime laws of the United 
     States.
       H.R. 1121. To designate the Federal building and United 
     States courthouse located at 18 Greenville Street in Newman, 
     Georgia, as the ``Lewis R. Morgan Federal Building and United 
     States Courthouse.''
       H.R. 1183. To amend the Fastener Quality Act to strengthen 
     the protection against the sale of mismarked, misrepresented, 
     and counterfeit fasteners and eliminate unnecessary 
     requirements, and for other purposes.

para. 59.25  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. BECERRA, for today;
  To Mr. ROGERS, for today;
  To Mr. BLILEY, for today;
  To Ms. WATERS, for today; and
  To Ms. KILPATRICK, for today and June 8.
  And then,

para. 59.26  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. GANSKE, at 9 o'clock and 32 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 59.27  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:

   [Pursuant to the order of the House on May 27, 1999 the following 
                   report was filed on May 28, 1999]

       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 1000. 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. 106-167 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform. H.R. 1074. A 
     bill to provide Governmentwide accounting of regulatory costs 
     and benefits, and for other purposes; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 106-168). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform. H.R. 206. A 
     bill to provide for greater access to child care services for 
     Federal employees (Rept. No. 106-169). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform. Making the 
     Federal Government Accountable: Enforcing the Mandate for 
     Effective Financial Management (Rept. No. 106-170). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. House Concurrent Resolution 91. Resolution 
     authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for a clinic to be 
     conducted by the United States Luge Association (Rept. No. 
     106-171). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. House Concurrent Resolution 105. Resolution 
     authorizing the Law Enforcement Torch Run for the 1999 
     Special Olympics World Games to be run through the Capitol 
     Grounds (Rept. No. 106-172). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 898. A 
     bill designating certain land in the San Isabel National 
     Forest in the State of Colorado as the ``Spanish Peaks 
     Wilderness'' (Rept. No. 106-173). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union. 

para. 59.28  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 May 28, 1999]

       H.R. 1000. Referral to the Committees on the Budget and 
     Rules extended for a period ending not later than June 11, 
     1999.

para. 59.29  discharge of committee

            [The following action occurred on June 2, 1999]

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X, the Committees on Resources and the 
Budget discharged. H.R. 45 referred to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed.

para. 59.30  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. 
             Shimkus):
       H.R. 2005. A bill to establish a statute of repose for 
     durable goods used in a trade or business; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2006. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require persons who 
     are plan administrators of employee pension benefit plans or 
     provide administrative services to such plans, and who also 
     provide automobile insurance coverage or provide persons 
     offering such coverage identifying information relating to 
     plan participants or beneficiaries, to submit to the Federal 
     Trade Commission certain information relating to such 
     automobile insurance coverage; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 2007. A bill to authorize the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission to regulate gun safety, to ban the transfer of a 
     firearm to, or the possession of a firearm by, a person who 
     has been convicted of a violent misdemeanor, and to ban the 
     importation or manufacture of handguns which do not have 
     certain safety features, and to ban the transfer of a firearm 
     to, or the possession of a firearm by, a person who has been 
     twice convicted of drunk driving; 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.
       H.R. 2008. A bill to authorize the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission to regulate gun safety, and to ban the importation 
     or manufacture of handguns which do not have certain safety 
     features; 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.
       H.R. 2009. A bill to apply the same quality and safety 
     standards to domestically manufactured handguns that are 
     currently applied to imported handguns; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       H.R. 2010. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     National Firearm Injury Reporting System, and for grants to 
     States for the collection of information on fatal injuries 
     caused by firearms; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN:
       H.R. 2011. 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 Mr. DEUTSCH (for himself and Mr. Wexler):
       H.R. 2012. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage of outpatient 
     prescription drugs 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. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 2013. A bill to amend the Inspector General Act of 
     1978 to provide for the appointment of the Inspector General 
     of certain Federal agencies by the President of the United 
     States; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, and Mrs. Roukema):
       H.R. 2014. A bill to prohibit a State from imposing a 
     discriminatory commuter tax on nonresidents; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GONZALEZ:
       H.R. 2015. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a 5-year extension for the work opportunity 
     credit and the welfare-to-work credit; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself and Ms. Brown of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 2016. 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. HERGER (for himself and Mr. Pombo):
       H.R. 2017. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 to enable Federal agencies responsible for the 
     preservation of threatened species and endangered species to 
     rescue and relocate members of any of those species that 
     would be taken in the course of certain reconstruction, 
     maintenance, or repair of Federal or non-Federal manmade 
     flood control levees; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Herger, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Crane, 
             and Mr. English):
       H.R. 2018. 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 Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             English, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Foley, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Sandlin, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. 
             Paul):
       H.R. 2019. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the unearned income of children 
     attributable to personal injury awards shall not be taxed at 
     the marginal rate of the parents; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mr. Camp, Mr.

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             English, Mr. Foley, Mr. Upton, Mr. Lazio, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Leach, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Ehlers, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Bass, Mr. 
             Horn, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Quinn, Ms. Pryce of 
             Ohio, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Ose, Mr. 
             Smith of Michigan, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Dreier, Mrs. 
             Kelly, and Mrs. Roukema):
       H.R. 2020. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide marriage penalty relief, incentives to 
     encourage health coverage, and increased child care 
     assistance, to extend certain expiring tax provisions, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself and Mr. 
             Brown of California):
       H.R. 2021. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and title XXVII of the 
     Public Health Service Act to require group health plans and 
     health insurance issuers to provide coverage for human 
     leukocyte antigen testing; 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. McINTOSH (for himself, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. English, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Bliley, 
             Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Souder, Mr. Istook, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Hostettler, and Mrs. Myrick):
       H.R. 2022. A bill to prohibit compliance by the executive 
     branch with the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and the 
     1997 mutilateral Memorandum of Understanding related to that 
     treaty; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. McINTOSH (for himself, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. English, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Bliley, 
             Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Souder, Mr. Istook, and Mr. 
             Sessions):
       H.R. 2023. A bill to provide a schedule for production of 
     elements for a national missile defense system; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, and Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas):
       H.R. 2024. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     require air carriers to conduct safety audits of foreign air 
     carriers as a condition of approval of certain cooperative 
     arrangements between the carriers; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Weiner, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Delahunt, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. Meehan, and Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 2025. A bill to ban the manufacture of handguns that 
     cannot be personalized, to provide for a report to the 
     Congress on the commercial feasibility of personalizing 
     firearms, and to provide for grants to improve firearms 
     safety; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 2026. A bill to enforce the guarantees of the first, 
     fourteenth, and fifteenth 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 Administration.
       H.R. 2027. 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 Administration.
           By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             McIntosh, and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 2028. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 2000 for infant and child health programs under chapters 
     1 and 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
             Hill of Montana, Mr. Stump, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. 
             Simpson, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Istook, Mr. Chambliss, and 
             Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 2029. A bill to amend the National Environmental 
     Policy Act of 1969 to require that Federal agencies consult 
     with State agencies and county and local governments on 
     environmental impact statements; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD:
       H.R. 2030. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to improve the process by which the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services makes coverage determinations for 
     items and services furnished 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. SCARBOROUGH (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Delahunt, and Mr. Cannon):
       H.R. 2031. A bill to provide for injunctive relief in 
     Federal district court to enforce State laws relating to the 
     interstate transportation of intoxicating liquor; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 2032. A bill to amend the Department of Energy 
     Organization Act to establish a Nuclear Security 
     Administration and an Office of Under Secretary for National 
     Security in the Department of Energy; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed 
     Services, 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. WALDEN of Oregon:
       H.R. 2033. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to provide that the lowest unit rate for campaign advertising 
     shall not be available for communications in which a 
     candidate attacks an opponent of the candidate unless the 
     candidate does so in person; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. WILSON:
       H.R. 2034. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     School Security Technology Center and to authorize grants for 
     local school security programs, and for other purposes; 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. KING:
       H.J. Res. 56. A joint resolution recognizing Commodore John 
     Barry as the first flag officer of the United States Navy; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H.J. Res. 57. A joint resolution disapproving the extension 
     of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations 
     treatment) to the products of the People's Republic of China; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER:
       H. Con. Res. 125. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress in support of the development and use 
     of firearms personalization technology; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform, 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. BROWN of California (for himself and Mrs. 
             Morella):
       H. Con. Res. 126. 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. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Chabot, Ms. Lee, and Mr. Conyers):
       H. Res. 199. A resolution to commend the signing of a 
     cease-fire agreement and to urge a swift solution to the 
     crisis in Sierra Leone; to the Committee on International 
     Relations. 

para. 59.31  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       72. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of Arizona, relative to House Concurrent Memorial 
     2002 memorializing the President and Congress of the United 
     States and the Department of Defense to increase the salary 
     of military personnel; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       73. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of New Jersey, relative to Assembly Resolution No. 162 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to promptly 
     enact legislation authorizing the President of the United 
     States to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Rosa Parks in 
     recognition of her contributions to the nation; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       74. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative to House Resolution 
     No. 130 memorializing the Congress of the United States to 
     urge the Department of Housing and Urban Development to 
     carefully consider the needs of all residents of a complex or 
     building with respect to placing new tenants in areas 
     previously considered to be senior citizen housing; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       75. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Michigan, relative to House Resolution No. 30 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to enact 
     legislation to prohibit banking transaction screening 
     practices that threaten personal privacy; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       76. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Maine, 
     relative to Senate Paper No. 772 memorializing the United 
     States Congress to increase funding to support special 
     education at a level originally envisioned in the Individuals 
     with Disabilities Education Act; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       77. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution 
     No. 106 memorializing the United States Congress to oppose 
     U.S. Food and Drug Administration rules requiring post-
     harvest treatment of oysters and other shellfish; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       78. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Hawaii, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 
     208 HD1, memorializing all citizens and governments of the 
     Earth to join with the people of Ha

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     waii in the spirit of Aloha to dedicate the celebrations of 
     the third millennium to peace and understanding as ``The 
     Millennium of Peace'' for all of Earth's children; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       79. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Nevada, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 19 
     memorializing the Secretary of the Interior to comply with 
     the intent of Congress as stated in the Omnibus 
     Appropriations Act of 1998 which requires a study of the 
     issue by the National Academy of Sciences and prohibits final 
     revision of 43 C.F.R. Part 3809, the 3809 Regulations, before 
     September 30, 1999; to the Committee on Resources.
       80. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Washington, relative to House Joint Memorial No. 
     4008 memorializing the President and Congress to recognize 
     the destructive potential of aquatic nuisance species and act 
     to minimize the destruction by supporting appropriation of 
     the four million dollars authorized to fund state aquatic 
     species management plans in fiscal year 2000 and future 
     years; to the Committee on Resources.
       81. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Washington, relative to House Joint Memorial No. 
     4012 memorializing Congress to pass legislation to restore 
     and revitalize federal funding for the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund; to the Committee on Resources.
       82. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Washington, relative to House Joint Memorial No. 
     4015 memorializing the President, the Congress, and the 
     appropriate agencies to continue to look closely at current 
     immigration law and INS policies and practices, and that 
     necessary changes be made so that problems surrounding 
     immigration may be resolved as soon as possible; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       83. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Iowa, relative to House Concurrent Resolution 23 
     memorializing the Congress to provide adequate funding for 
     major rehabilitation efforts on the Upper Mississippi River; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       84. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Maine, relative to House Paper 1547 memorializing 
     the Congress of the United States to enact legislation to 
     limit the use of social security account numbers for only the 
     purpose of receiving public assistance benefits, paying 
     social security taxes and receiving social security payments 
     and refunds; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       85. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the Commonwealth of 
     Massachusetts, relative to Resolutions memorializing the 
     Congress of the United States to reject any proposal to 
     reform social security that includes mandatory coverage for 
     public employees; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       86. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Nevada, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 10 
     memorializing Congress to oppose all efforts to extend 
     mandatory Social Security coverage to newly hired state and 
     local government employees; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       87. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Kansas, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 
     5021 memorializing the President and the United States 
     Congress to take action to provide funds for independent 
     research into illnesses suffered by Gulf War veterans and to 
     initiate more effective programs to assist Gulf War veterans 
     and their families, and urging the Governor of Kansas and 
     appropriate heads of Kansas state agencies to continue 
     efforts in support of the Kansas Persian Gulf War Veterans 
     Health Initiative; jointly to the Committees on Commerce and 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       88. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Iowa, relative to House Concurrent Resolution 24 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to amend the 
     OASIS system requirements to apply them only to patients who 
     are recipients of Medicare and not to all patients of 
     Medicare-certified home health agencies; jointly to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce.
       89. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Kansas, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 5041 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to require 
     Health Care Financing Administration OASIS reporting and data 
     reporting requirements to apply only to Medicare patients and 
     not ot all patients of Medicare-certified home health 
     agencies; jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Commerce.
       90. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Kansas, 
     relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 1616 
     memorializing Congress to remove or restrict the use of trade 
     sanctions as they apply to agricultural products and that 
     Congress ensure that the use of trade sanctions will result 
     in meaningful results; jointly to the Committees on 
     Agriculture, International Relations, the Judiciary, and Ways 
     and Means. 

para. 59.32  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 8: Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 14: Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 21: Mr. King, Mr. Berman, and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 25: Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 48: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 49: Ms. Carson and Mr. Moore.
       H.R. 72: Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
     Mr. Hall of Texas, and Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 116: Mr. Clay.
       H.R. 175: Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Menendez, 
     Mr. McCollum, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
     Kind, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
     Bryant, Mr. Owens, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Holt, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Ms. 
     Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Ms. Waters.
       H.R. 194: Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 206: Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 219: Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 242: Mr. Terry and Mr. Latham.
       H.R. 316: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 324: Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 353: Mr. Phelps, Mr. Latham, Mr. Ortiz, and Mr. 
     Isakson.
       H.R. 354: Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 363: Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 383: Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 417: Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 443: Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 483: Mr. Allen and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 486: Mr. Boehlert, Mrs. Bono, and Mr. Thune.
       H.R. 500: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 518: Mr. Hyde.
       H.R. 561: Mr. Frelinghuysen and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 614: Mr. Pickett and Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 625: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 673: Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 688: Mr. McKeon and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 708: Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 710: Mr. Taylor of Mississippi.
       H.R. 749: Mr. Istook.
       H.R. 785: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 798: Mr. Sessions and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi.
       H.R. 832: Mr. Gejdenson and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 835: Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
     Walsh, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 845: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 859: Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 860: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 906: Mr. Engle.
       H.R. 965: Mr. Goodling, Mr. Weller, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
     Barcia, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
     Green of Texas, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Bilbray, and 
     Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 1037: Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Lee, and 
     Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 1053: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 1071: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1082: Mr. Thompson of California.
       H.R. 1083: Mr. Baker, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
     Sweeney, and Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 1093: Mr. Gutknecht.
       H.R. 1095: Mrs. Capps, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
     Minge, Mr. Markey, Mr. Rush, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Brown of 
     California, and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1108: Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Snyder, Mr. Clement, and Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1149: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 1187: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Phelps, Ms. 
     Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Inslee, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Lipinski, 
     Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
     Meehan, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Spratt, and Mr. 
     Costello.
       H.R. 1193: Mr. Tierney, Ms. Carson, Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Costello
       H.R. 1196: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 1229: Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 1247: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Shows, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
     King, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Skelton, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Underwood, Ms. 
     Berkley, and Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 1289: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. 
     Underwood.
       H.R. 1300: Mr. Costello and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 1304: Mr. Turner, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Gary 
     Miller of Califonria, Mr. Holt, Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. Morella, 
     Ms. Berkley, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Wu, Mr. 
     Franks of New Jersey, and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 1313: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. 
     Christensen, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 1315: Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 1317: Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 1324: Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Farr of 
     California, and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 1326: Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Cooksey, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
     Holt, and Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 1336: Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 1349: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Riley, and Mr. Jones of 
     North Carolina.
       H.R. 1355: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 1382: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Petri, Mr. Archer, Mr. Souder, 
     and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 1387: Mr. Price of North Carolina, and Ms. Hooley of 
     Oregon.
       H.R. 1388: Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Gejdenson, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Rush, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. King, Mr. 
     Inslee, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
     Rodriguez, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
     Coyne, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Serrano, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Bishop, 
     Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Payne, 
     Mr. Pastor, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Mica, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Stark, 
     Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
     Sherman, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Lampson, 
     Mr. Shays, Mr. Baker, and Mr. Crowley.

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       H.R. 1398: Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 1399: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Hall of Ohio, 
     Mrs. Morella, Ms. Carson, and Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 1414: Mr. Moore.
       H.R. 1423: Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Kolbe, Mrs. 
     Morella, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 1424: Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Kolbe, Mrs. 
     Morella, Mr. Barcia, and Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 1456: Mr. Brown of California, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
     Abercrombie, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 1459: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 1463: Mr. Hyde and Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 1484: Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 1485: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. McDermott, and Ms. 
     Pelosi.
       H.R. 1491: Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 1495: Mr. Rahall, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
     Millender-McDonald, Mr. Meeks of New York, and Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 1496: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. 
     DeMint, and Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 1520: Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Armey, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
     Frost, and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 1546: Ms. Dunn.
       H.R. 1567: Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 1579: Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Clay, 
     Mr. Markey, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Lipinski, 
     Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. 
     Millender-McDonald, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Levin, Ms. Lee, 
     and Mrs. Napolitano.
       H.R. 1584: Mr. Castle, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 1585: Mr. Inslee and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 1586: Mr. Bachus and Mr. Terry.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
     Wicker, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Collins, Mr. Kingston, 
     Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
     Gilman, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. King, and 
     Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 1603: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 1621: Mr. Callahan.
       H.R. 1631: Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 1665: Mr. Boucher, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Pickett, and Mr. 
     Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1670: Ms. Kilpatrick and Mr. Jackson of Illinois.
       H.R. 1691: Mr. Weller, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Green of 
     Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1710: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1714: Mr. Dreier, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, and Mr. 
     Pickering.
       H.R. 1731: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Boehlert, and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 1734: Mr. Eshoo.
       H.R. 1776: Mr. English, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Edwards, 
     Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Goode, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Danner, 
     Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Hill of Montana, and Mr. 
     Upton.
       H.R. 1824: Mrs. Northup, and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1839: Mr. Gilman, Mr. Wynn, Mr. English, and Mr. 
     Menendez.
       H.R. 1857: Mr. Doyle, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1858: Mr. Barton of Texas, and Mr. Kasich.
       H.R. 1862: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Engel, Ms. 
     Berkley, and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 1932: Mr. Regula, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mrs. Roukema, 
     Mr. Wolf, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Forbes, 
     Mrs. Morella, Mr. Edwards, Ms. Waters, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
     Obey, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Dicks, Mrs. Lowey, 
     Mr. Payne, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Borski, Mr. Klink, Mr. Udall of 
     Colorado, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Conyers, 
     Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Condit, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
     Hall of Ohio, Mr. Olver, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
     Gallegly, Mr. Pease, Mr. Horn, Mr. Upton, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
     Goodling, Mr. Portman, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Dixon, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
     Markey, and Mr. Castle.
       H.R. 1937: Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Hefley, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
     Norwood, and Mr. Largent.
       H.J. Res. 55: Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Ose, Mr. 
     Rohrabacher, Mr. Turner, and Mr. Cunningham.
       H. Con. Res. 34: Mr. Quinn.
       H. Con. Res. 60: Mr. Regula, Mr. McIntosh, Ms. Carson, and 
     Mr. Sweeney.
       H. Con. Res. 77: Mr. Gallegly.
       H. Con. Res. 94: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, and Mr. 
     Ballenger.
       H. Con. Res. 107: Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
     Cunningham, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Ney, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
     Gibbons, Mr. Brady of Texas, and Mr. Foley.
       H. Con. Res. 109: Mr. Skelton, Mr. Weiner, and Mr. Davis of 
     Florida.
       H. Con. Res. 116: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
     Cummings, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Brown of 
     California, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Farr of 
     California, and Ms. Rivers.
       H. Con. Res. 119: Mr. Holt and Mr. Shows.
       H. Con. Res. 124: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Cook, 
     Mr. Underwood, and Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H. Res. 16: Mr. Ramstad.
       H. Res. 41: Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
     McIntyre, and Mr. Radanovich.
       H. Res. 80: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.

para. 59.33  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 111: Mr. Farr of California.




.
                       TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1999 (60)

para. 60.1  appointment of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 9:00 o'clock a.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     June 8, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Jim Gibbons to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 19, 
1999, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 60.2  recess--9:11 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 9 o'clock 11 minutes a.m. until 10 
o'clock a.m.

para. 60.3  after recess--10 a.m.

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

para. 60.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, June 7, 1999.
  Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the Chair's 
approval of the Journal.
  The question being put, viva voice,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, 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. SHAW, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that the vote would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para. 60.5  communications

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

       2529. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Raisins Produced From Grapes 
     Grown in California; Increase in Assessment Rate [Docket No. 
     FV99-989-2 FIR] received May 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2530. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Funding and Fiscal Affairs, Loan 
     Policies and Funding Operations; Investment Management (RIN: 
     3052-AB76) received May 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2531. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his requests for FY 2000 budget 
     amendments for the Departments of Commerce, Defense, Justice, 
     State, and Transportation, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1107; (H. 
     Doc. No. 106--81); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       2532. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of 
     Education, transmitting the Department's final rule--William 
     D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (RIN: 1840-AC57) received 
     May 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       2533. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Managment Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule-- Indirect Food Additives: 
     Polymers [Docket No. 92F-0368] received May 14, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2534. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     provide a program of grants to children's hospitals to 
     support graduate medical education; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2535. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, Bureau for 
     Legislative and Public Affairs, Agency for International 
     Development, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to establish a 
     working capital fund for the United States Agency for 
     International Development; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       2536. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     address various management concerns of the Department 
     regarding its security cooperation programs; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       2537. A letter from the Senior Attorney, Federal Register 
     Certifying Officer, Depart

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     ment of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule --Rules and Procedures for Funds Transfers (RIN: 1510-
     AA38) received April 30, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2538. A letter from the Senior Attorney, Federal Register 
     Certifying Officer, Department of the Treasury, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule --Federal Government 
     Participation in the Automated Clearing House (RIN: 1510-
     AA39) received April 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2539. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for appropriate 
     targeting of early retirement offers by Federal agencies; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       2540. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     a draft of proposed legislation to amend the National Trails 
     System Act to create a third category of long-distance trails 
     to be known as National Discovery Trails and to authorize the 
     American Discovery Trail as the first trail in that category; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       2541. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary for Congressional Affairs, Department 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 make 
     improvements in veterans home loan guaranty programs, to make 
     permanent certain temporary authorities; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       2542. A letter from the Director, Bureau of the Census, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--New Canadian Province Import Code for Territory of 
     Nunavut [Docket No. 990416099-9099-01] (RIN: 0607-AA32) 
     received May 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2543. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Administration 
     for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Service's final rule--Child 
     Support Enforcement Program; Grants to States for Access and 
     Visitation Programs: Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting 
     (RIN: 0970-AB72) received April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2544. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Election to Claim Education Tax Credit [Notice 99-32] 
     received May 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2545. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation that 
     addresses various management concerns of the Department of 
     Defense; jointly to the Committees on Armed Services, Small 
     Business, and Government Reform. 

para. 60.6  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, pursuant to clause 1, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
Chair's approval of the Journal of Monday, June 7, 1999.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

355

Nays

46

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Answered present

1

para. 60.7                    [Roll No. 170]

                                YEAS--355

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--46

     Aderholt
     Bilbray
     Borski
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Clay
     Costello
     Crane
     DeFazio
     English
     Etheridge
     Filner
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Hutchinson
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Martinez
     Moran (KS)
     Oberstar
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Peterson (MN)
     Pombo
     Ramstad
     Riley
     Sabo
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Udall (NM)
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Weller

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Scarborough
       

                             NOT VOTING--31

     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Cannon
     Chenoweth
     Coburn
     Coyne
     Danner
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Frost
     John
     Kilpatrick
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Lee
     Linder
     Lipinski
     McCollum
     Obey
     Pickett
     Rangel
     Rohrabacher
     Rush
     Sanders
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Smith (MI)
     Tiahrt
     Waters
     Wise
     Young (AK)
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 60.8  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, June 8, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I have the honor to transmit herewith a 
     facsimile copy of a Certificate of Election received from the 
     Honorable M.J. ``Mike'' Foster, Jr., Governor, State of 
     Louisiana, indicating that, at the Special Election held on 
     May 29, 1999, the Honorable David Vitter was duly elected

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     Representative in Congress for the First Congressional 
     District, State of Louisiana.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Jeff Trandahl,
                                                            Clerk.

para. 60.9  member-elect sworn in

  Mr. David Vitter of the 1st District of Louisiana, presented himself 
at the bar of the House and took the oath of office prescribed by law.

para. 60.10  providing for the consideration of h.r. 150

  Mr. SESSIONS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 189):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 150) to amend the Act popularly known as the 
     Recreation and Public Purposes Act to authorize disposal 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. 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 8 
     of rule XVIII. 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 question 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. SESSIONS, 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. 60.11  education land grant

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SESSIONS, pursuant to House Resolution 
189 and rule XVIII, 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. 150) to amend the Act popularly known as the Recreation and 
Public Purposes Act to authorize disposal 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.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SESSIONS, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. SHAW 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. SHAW, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 189, 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 ``Education Land Grant Act''.

     SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS FOR 
                   EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.

       (a) Authority To Convey.--Upon application, the Secretary 
     of Agriculture may convey National Forest System lands for 
     use for educational purposes if the Secretary determines 
     that--
       (1) the entity seeking the conveyance will use the conveyed 
     land for a public or publicly funded elementary or secondary 
     school, to provide grounds or facilities related to such a 
     school, or for both purposes;
       (2) the conveyance will serve the public interest;
       (3) the land to be conveyed is not otherwise needed for the 
     purposes of the National Forest System; and
       (4) the total acreage to be conveyed does not exceed the 
     amount reasonably necessary for the proposed use.
       (b) Acreage Limitation.--A conveyance under this section 
     may not exceed 80 acres. However, this limitation shall not 
     be construed to preclude an entity from submitting a 
     subsequent application under this section for an additional 
     land conveyance if the entity can demonstrate to the 
     Secretary a need for additional land.
       (c) Costs and Mineral Rights.--A conveyance under this 
     section shall be for a nominal cost. The conveyance may not 
     include the transfer of mineral rights.
       (d) Review of Applications.--When the Secretary receives an 
     application under this section, the Secretary shall--
       (1) before the end of the 14-day period beginning on the 
     date of the receipt of the application, provide notice of 
     that receipt to the applicant; and
       (2) before the end of the 120-day period beginning on that 
     date--
       (A) make a final determination whether or not to convey 
     land pursuant to the application, and notify the applicant of 
     that determination; or
       (B) submit written notice to the applicant containing the 
     reasons why a final determination has not been made.
       (e) Reversionary Interest.--If at any time after lands are 
     conveyed pursuant to this section, the entity to whom the 
     lands were conveyed attempts to transfer title to or control 
     over the lands to another or the lands are devoted to a use 
     other than the use for which the lands were conveyed, without 
     the consent of the Secretary, title to the lands shall revert 
     to 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. McHUGH, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. HANSEN 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

420

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

0

para. 60.12                   [Roll No. 171]

                                YEAS--420

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley

[[Page 684]]


     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Bliley
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Chenoweth
     Crane
     Kilpatrick
     Kingston
     Lee
     McCollum
     Pickett
     Rush
     Smith (MI)
     Waters
     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.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey National Forest System 
lands for use for educational purposes, and for other purposes.''.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para. 60.13  agriculture appropriations fy 2000

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 185 
and rule XVIII, 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. 1906) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes
  Mr. PEASE, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,

para. 60.14  recorded vote

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

       Insert before the short title the following new section:
       Sec. ____. (a) Limitation.--None of the funds appropriated 
     or otherwise made available by this Act for Wildlife Services 
     Program operations to carry out the first section of the Act 
     of March 2, 1931 (7 U.S.C. 426), may be used to conduct 
     campaigns for the destruction of wild animals for the purpose 
     of protecting livestock.
       (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 $7,000,000.

It was decided in the

Yeas

193

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

230

para. 60.15                   [Roll No. 172]

                                AYES--193

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clay
     Coburn
     Collins
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hill (IN)
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Largent
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schakowsky
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Stark
     Strickland
     Sununu
     Tancredo
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--230

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Latham
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Mica
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pastor
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (NM)
     Vitter

[[Page 685]]


     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Boucher
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Chenoweth
     Gutknecht
     Jenkins
     Lantos
     McCollum
     Pickett
     Reynolds
     Waters
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 60.16  recorded vote

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

       Insert before the short title the following new section:
       Sec.   . None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by 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

217

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

214

para. 60.17                   [Roll No. 173]

                                AYES--217

     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kildee
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--214

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     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 (FL)
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     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
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Sweeney
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Brown (CA)
     Chenoweth
     McCollum
     Waters
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 60.18  recorded vote

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

       Insert before the short title the following new section:
       Sec.   . (a) Limitation.--None of the funds appropriated or 
     otherwise made available by this Act may be used to award any 
     new allocations under the market access program or to pay the 
     salaries of personnel to award such allocations.

It was decided in the

Yeas

72

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

355

para. 60.19                   [Roll No. 174]

                                AYES--72

     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Berkley
     Bilbray
     Campbell
     Chabot
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Conyers
     Cox
     Crane
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Fossella
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Graham
     Hayworth
     Hoekstra
     Holt
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Istook
     Kelly
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Largent
     Lazio
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Meehan
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Paul
     Petri
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sununu
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Wamp
     Weiner
     Wu

                                NOES--355

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg

[[Page 686]]


     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Brown (CA)
     Buyer
     Chenoweth
     Ford
     McCollum
     Ney
     Waters
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 60.20  recorded vote

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

       At the end of the bill, immediately preceding the short 
     title, insert the following new section:
       Sec.   . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     appropriations under this Act for the following agencies and 
     activities are hereby reduced to the following respective 
     amounts:
Agriculture Buildings and Facilities and Rental Payments:
  Repairs, Renovation and Construction................................0
Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service:
  Integrated Activities...............................................0
Agricultural Research Service:
  Buildings and Facilities............................................0
Rural Housing Service:
  Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account:
    Administrative Expenses................................$375,879,000
Food and Drug Administration:..........................................
  Salaries and Expenses...................................1,198,384,000


                AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION AND RELATED AGENCIES
                                               [Fiscal year 2000]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Amount in         Amount in      Revised amount
                                                             committee bill       amendment       by amendment
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agriculture buildings and facilities and rental payments        $166,364,000     ($26,000,000)      $140,364,000
 \1\......................................................
Cooperative State Research Education and Extension
 Service:
    Integrated activities.................................        10,000,000      (10,000,000)                 0
Agricultural Research Service:
    Buildings and Facilities..............................        44,500,000      (44,500,000)                 0
Rural Housing Service:
    Rural Housing Insurance Fund program account                 377,879,000       (2,000,000)       375,879,000
     administrative expenses..............................
Food and Drug Administration:
    Salaries and Expenses \2\.............................     1,218,384,000      (20,000,000)     1,198,384,000
                                                           -----------------------------------------------------
                                                                                 (102,500,000)  ................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Of which $26,000,000 shall be reduced from repairs, renovation, and construction.
\2\ Of which $10,000,000 shall be reduced from payments to the General Services Administration.


It was decided in the

Yeas

234

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

195

para. 60.21                   [Roll No. 175]

                                AYES--234

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Markey
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--195

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor

[[Page 687]]


     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Brown (CA)
     Chenoweth
     Ford
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     Waters
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. PEASE, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 185, 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 35, line 7 (relating to the rural community 
     advancement program), insert after the dollar amount the 
     following: ``(increased by $3,000,000)''.
       Page 53, line 7 (relating to ocean freight differential 
     grants), insert after the dollar amount the following: 
     ``(reduced by $3,000,000)''.

       In the third paragraph under the headings ``Rural Housing 
     Service'' and ``rural housing insurance fund program account 
     (including transfers of funds)'', strike the period at the 
     end of the paragraph and insert the following: ``: Provided, 
     That of this amount the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer 
     up to $7,000,000 to the appropriation for `Outreach for 
     Socially Disadvantaged Farmers'.''.

       Add before the short title the following new section:
       Sec. ____. After March 1, 2000, none of the funds 
     appropriated or otherwise available by this Act may be used 
     by the Secretary of Agriculture--
       (1) to permit the importation of meat or meat food products 
     under subsections (a) and (f) of section 20 of the Federal 
     Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 620) from any foreign country 
     in violation of subsection (f) of such section; and
       (2) to permit the importation of poultry or poultry 
     products under subsection (a) of section 17 of the Poultry 
     Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 466) from any foreign 
     country in violation of subsection (d) of such section.

       Sec. ____. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by 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 8, 
     1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c; popularly known as the ``Buy 
     American Act'').
       Sec. ____. (a) Purchase of American-Made Equipment and 
     Products.--In the case of any equipment or products that may 
     be purchased using financial assistance provided using funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available by 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 using funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act, the Federal agency providing the 
     assistance shall provide to each recipient of the assistance 
     a notice describing the statement made in subsection (a) by 
     the Congress.
       Sec. ____. 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 appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, 
     and inelibility procedures described in section 9.400 through 
     9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.

       Insert before the short title the following new section:
       Sec.   . None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by 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.

       At the end of the bill, immediately preceding the short 
     title, insert the following new section:
       Sec.   . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     appropriations under this Act for the following agencies and 
     activities are hereby reduced to the following respective 
     amounts:
Agriculture Buildings and Facilities and Rental Payments:
  Repairs, Renovation and Construction................................0
Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service:
  Integrated Activities...............................................0
Agricultural Research Service:
  Buildings and Facilities............................................0
Rural Housing Service:
  Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account:
    Administrative Expenses................................$375,879,000
Food and Drug Administration:..........................................
  Salaries and Expenses...................................1,198,384,000


                AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION AND RELATED AGENCIES
                                               [Fiscal year 2000]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Amount in         Amount in      Revised amount
                                                             committee bill       amendment       by amendment
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agriculture buildings and facilities and rental payments        $166,364,000     ($26,000,000)      $140,364,000
 \1\......................................................
Cooperative State Research Education and Extension
 Service:
    Integrated activities.................................        10,000,000      (10,000,000)                 0
Agricultural Research Service:
    Buildings and Facilities..............................        44,500,000      (44,500,000)                 0
Rural Housing Service:
    Rural Housing Insurance Fund program account                 377,879,000       (2,000,000)       375,879,000
     administrative expenses..............................
Food and Drug Administration:
    Salaries and Expenses \2\.............................     1,218,384,000      (20,000,000)     1,198,384,000
                                                           -----------------------------------------------------
                                                                                 (102,500,000)  ................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Of which $26,000,000 shall be reduced from repairs, renovation, and construction.
\2\ Of which $10,000,000 shall be reduced from payments to the General Services Administration.


  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, before the short title, insert the 
     following new section:
       Sec.--. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     the amount otherwise provided for salaries and expenses for 
     the Food and Drug Administration is hereby increased by 
     $20,000,000.
  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

207

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

220

para. 60.22                   [Roll No. 176]

                                AYES--207

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch

[[Page 688]]


     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--220

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Brown (CA)
     Buyer
     Chenoweth
     Ford
     Hilleary
     McCollum
     Mica
     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. LaHOOD, announced that pursuant to clause 
10 of rule XX the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

246

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affirmative

Nays

183

para. 60.23                   [Roll No. 177]

                                YEAS--246

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--183

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stupak
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

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                              NOT VOTING--6

     Brown (CA)
     Chenoweth
     Ford
     McCollum
     Waters
     Wexler
  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. 60.24  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1401

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-175) the resolution (H. Res. 200) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1401) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 
and 2001 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal years 2000 and 2001, 
and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 60.25  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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. 1379. An Act to amend the Omnibus Consolidated and 
     Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999, to make a 
     technical correction relating to international narcotics 
     control assistance.

para. 60.26  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. FORD, for 
today after 5 p.m.
  And then,

para. 60.27  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HAYWORTH, at 12 o'clock midnight, the House 
adjourned.

para. 60.28  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 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, 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 106th 
Congress, pursuant to the provisions of 2 U.S.C. 25:
  Honorable David Vitter, First Louisiana.

para. 60.29  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. H.R. 457. 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. 106-174). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mrs. MYRICK: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 200. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1401) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 and 
     2001 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to 
     prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal years 2000 
     and 2001, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-175). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 60.30  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. TAUZIN:
       H.R. 2035. A bill to correct errors in the authorizations 
     of certain programs administered by the National Highway 
     Traffic Administration; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. HYDE:
       H.R. 2036. A bill to protect children; 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. McCOLLUM (for himself and Mr. Hyde):
       H.R. 2037. A bill to combat youth violence and to protect 
     children from violent crime; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Crane, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. English, Mr. McCrery, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Foley, Mr. Collins, and Mr. 
             Jefferson):
       H.R. 2038. A bill to amend section 468A of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to deductions for 
     decommissioning costs of nuclear powerplants; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 2039. A bill to restore actuarial balance to the 
     Social Security trust funds; 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. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Everett, Ms. Brown of Florida, and Mr. 
             McKeon):
       H.R. 2040. A bill to provide for a comprehensive assessment 
     of veterans' cemeteries; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. GRANGER (for herself, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Wilson, 
             and Ms. Pryce of Ohio):
       H.R. 2041. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide to 
     participants and beneficiaries of group health plans access 
     to obstetric and gynecological care; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. UPTON:
       H.R. 2042. A bill to establish a Commission on health 
     policy for employer-sponsored health plans; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. KELLY:
       H.R. 2043. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide to 
     participants and beneficiaries of group health plans access 
     to unrestricted medical advice; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SHERWOOD:
       H.R. 2044. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide to 
     participants and beneficiaries of group health plans access 
     to pediatric care; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. TOOMEY:
       H.R. 2045. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide to 
     participants and beneficiaries of group health plans access 
     to emergency medical care; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. FLETCHER:
       H.R. 2046. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to ensure access by 
     participants and beneficiaries of group health plans to 
     information regarding plan coverage, managed care procedures, 
     health care providers, and quality of medical care; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. TALENT (for himself and Mr. Dooley of 
             California):
       H.R. 2047. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and 
     choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect 
     to medical care for their employees; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH (for himself and Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York):
       H.R. 2048. A bill to amend section 922(x) of title 18, 
     United States Code, to prohibit the transfer to and 
     possession of handguns, semiautomatic assault weapons, and 
     large capacity ammunicition feeding devices by individuals 
     who are less than 21 years of age, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 2049. 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. LARGENT (for himself and Mr. Markey):
       H.R. 2050. A bill to provide consumers with a reliable 
     source of electricity and a choice of electric providers, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, 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. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 2051. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of Transportation to investigate and 
     hold public hearings in response to petitions claiming 
     unreasonably high air fares or inadequate air carrier 
     competition at airports; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself and Mr. Walden of Oregon):
       H.R. 2052. A bill to provide the State of Oregon with a 
     role in decisions made on environmental restoration and waste 
     management at the Department of Energy's Hanford

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     Reservation; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Armed 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. ENGEL (for himself and Mr. Boehlert):
       H.R. 2053. 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. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Ose, Ms. Pryce of 
             Ohio, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Shays, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. Davis of Florida):
       H.R. 2054. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce for individuals the maximum rate of tax on 
     unrecaptured section 1250 gain from 25 percent to 20 percent; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. ESHOO:
       H.R. 2055. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of imported food, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. FORBES:
       H.R. 2056. A bill to establish United States Government 
     policy regarding the necessity of requiring the full 
     withdrawal of all Syrian military, security, intelligence and 
     proxy forces from Lebanon and the restoration of Lebanon's 
     independence; to the Committee on International Relations, 
     and in addition to the Committees on 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. HOSTETTLER (for himself, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Jones of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. McIntosh, 
             Mr. Pickering, and Mr. Tancredo):
       H.R. 2057. 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. ISAKSON:
       H.R. 2058. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for estate tax purposes equal to 
     the value of the decedent's individual retirement plans, 
     section 401(k) plans, and certain other retirement plans; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KING (for himself and Mr. Stupak):
       H.R. 2059. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the retroactive 
     eligibility dates for financial assistance for higher 
     education for spouses and dependant children of Federal, 
     State, and local law enforcement officers who are killed in 
     the line of duty; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself and Mr. Cramer):
       H.R. 2060. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, 
     and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make revenues from 
     excise taxes imposed on fuel used in trains available for 
     projects for the elimination of hazards of railway-highway 
     crossings, 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. LUCAS of Kentucky:
       H.R. 2061. A bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reduce the amount of 
     funds to a State that does not have in effect certain 
     provisions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself and Mr. 
             Castle):
       H.R. 2062. A bill to amend the Right to Financial Privacy 
     Act of 1978 with respect to financial exploitation of older 
     or disabled individuals; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H.R. 2063. A bill to provide for a study of marketing 
     practices of the firearms industry; 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. NEAL of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 2064. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     instant print film; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2065. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     instant print film; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PICKERING (for himself, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, and Mr. Chambliss):
       H.R. 2066. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to 
     authorize the annual enrollment of land in the wetlands 
     reserve program, to extend the program through 2005, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 2067. A bill to require that, for purposes of the 2000 
     census, members of the armed forces on active duty be 
     allocated to their home of record, and overseas military 
     dependents be allocated to their last United States residence 
     or, alternatively, to the same place as the member of the 
     armed forces; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Baker, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Stump, Mr. Paul, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. Royce, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Cooksey, Mr. Coburn, Mr. McCrery, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Calvert):
       H.R. 2068. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to remove the sunset and numerical limitation on 
     Medicare participation in Medicare+Choice medical savings 
     account (MSA) 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:
       H.R. 2069. A bill to permit Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services to adjust Medicare payments to reflect deviations 
     from generally accepted practice in overserving or 
     underserving 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.
       H.R. 2070. A bill to provide for development and 
     implementation of a single, unified prospective payment 
     system for post-care hospital 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. TALENT:
       H.R. 2071. 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.
       H.R. 2072. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain chemical used in the paper industry; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2073. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain chemical used in water treatment; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2074. 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.
       H.R. 2075. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain chemical used in photography products; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2076. 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. BROWN of California:
       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.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       H.R. 2078. 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. THUNE:
       H.R. 2079. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     National Forest System lands in the State of South Dakota; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 2080. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     transport maximum security prisoners across State lines to 
     prisons that are not classified to handle maximum security 
     prisoners; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mrs. McCarthy 
             of New York, Mr. Moore, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Wu, Mr. 
             Holden, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, and Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado):
       H.R. 2081. A bill to provide for the appointment of an 
     Assistant United States Attorney for each judicial district 
     for the purpose of prosecuting firearms offenses; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 2082. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restore pension limits to equitable levels, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma:
       H. Con. Res. 127. Concurrent resolution permitting the use 
     of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to present a 
     gold medal on behalf of Congress to Rosa Parks; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. SHERMAN (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Hoeffel, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Weiner):

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       H. Con. Res. 128. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the treatment of religious 
     minorities in the Islamic Republic of Iran, and particularly 
     the recent arrests of members of that country's Jewish 
     community; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself and Mr. Greenwood):
       H. Res. 201. A resolution recognizing the importance for 
     families to pledge to each other to be organ and tissue 
     donors; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Capps, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Ms. Lee, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Frost, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Reyes, Mrs. Northup, 
             Mr. Filner, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Costello, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Ms. Rivers, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mr. Conyers, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Brown of California, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. Sanders):
       H. Res. 202. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the artwork displayed in the Capitol 
     and in the office buildings of the House of Representatives 
     should represent the contributions of women to American 
     society; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin:
       H. Res. 203. A resolution acknowledging the dedication and 
     sacrifice made by the men and women who have lost their lives 
     while serving as firefighters; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform. 

para. 60.31  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 7: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 17: Mr. Hulshof and Mr. Boehner.
       H.R. 36: Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr of California, and Mrs. 
     Tauscher.
       H.R. 44: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Clement, and Mr. Hansen.
       H.R. 82: Mr. LoBiondo and Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 121: Mr. Callahan.
       H.R. 155: Mr. Collins.
       H.R. 179: Mr. Abercrombie and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 184: Mr. Bateman.
       H.R. 205: Mr. Hansen.
       H.R. 212: Mr. Ney, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Inslee, 
     and Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Gekas.
       H.R. 232: Mrs. Morella and Mr. Isakson.
       H.R. 239: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Capuano, and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 248: Mr. Paul and Mr. Moran of Kansas.
       H.R. 271: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Lazio, and Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 274: Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Largent, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
     Turner, Mr. Ose, Mr. Calvert, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Dicks, Mrs. 
     Capps, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
     Olver, Mr. Weller, Ms. Millender-McDonald, and Mr. Gekas.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Goss, Mr. Clement, and Mr. 
     Hansen.
       H.R. 315: Mr. Becerra and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 347: Mr. Hunter and Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 353: Mr. Andrews, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. 
     Murtha, Mr. Farr of California, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
     Abercrombie, and Mr. Larson.
       H.R. 354: Mr. Greenwood and Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 358: Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 360: Mr. Martinez and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 382: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 405: Mr. Holden, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. 
     Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mrs. Kelly, and 
     Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 413: Mr. Greenwood, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. 
     Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Allen, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. 
     Tauscher, Mr. Holt, Mr. Castle, and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 417: Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 425: Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Velazquez and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 486: Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Davis of Florida, and Mr. 
     Sweeney.
       H.R. 489: Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Jackson Illinois, Mr. 
     Meeds of New York, and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 515: Mr. Wu, Mr. Vento, and Mr. Menendez.
       H.R. 531: Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Clement, and Mr. 
     Sessions.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Andrews and Mr. David of Virginia.
       H.R. 558: Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 576: Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 595: Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Filner, and 
     Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 629: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 655: Mr. Tierney, Mr. Price of North Carolina, and Mr. 
     Moakley.
       H.R. 664: Mr. Udall of New Mexico.
       H.R. 679: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 680: Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Goode, Mr. Salmon, 
     and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 690: Mr. Filner and Mr. Rodriguez.
       H.R. 693: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 721: Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Clement, and Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 724: Mr. Weiner and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas.
       H.R. 732: Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Mascara and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 756: Mrs. Northup and Mr. Fletcher.
       H.R. 765: Mr. Chambliss and Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 776: Mr. Berman, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Engel, 
     and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Campbell, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Borski, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Weller and Mr. 
     Abercrombie.
       H.R. 784: Mr. Rahall, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
     Hinchey, Mr. Buyer, and Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 792: Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
     Isakson, Mr. Kingston, and Mr. Terry.
       H.R. 797: Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 798: Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 803: Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Callahan, 
     Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Diaz-Balart and Mr. Smith of 
     Washington.
       H.R. 804: Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Capps and Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 809: Ms. Brown of Florida and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Phelps, Mr. Watkins, and Mr. Meeks of New 
     York.
       H.R. 817: Mr. Hulshof.
       H.R. 827: Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Carson, Mr. Udall 
     of New Mexico, Ms. Norton, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Thompson of 
     Mississippi and Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 828: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 842: Mr. Boyd.
       H.R. 846: Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. 
     Carson, and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 850: Mr. Udall of New Mexico.
       H.R. 854: Mr. Olver and Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 869: Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, and Mr. 
     Bilbray.
       H.R. 890: Mr. Engel and Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 895: Mr. Tierney, Mr. Pallone, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 919: Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 920: Mr. Weiner, Mr. Blagojevich, and Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 922: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen and Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 941: Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 957: Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Brown 
     of Florida, and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 959: Ms. Eshoo and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
     Mr. Capuano, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Ms. Lee, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Mascara, 
     and Mr. Lazio.
       H.R. 996: Mr. John, Mr. Kind, Mr. Menendez, and Ms. 
     Velazquez.
       H.R. 997: Mr. Turner, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Dicks, 
     Mr. Pombo, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Olver, Mr. Holt, 
     Mr. Ortiz, and Mr. Hall of Ohio.
       H.R. 1001: Mr. Dickey, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Franks of New 
     Jersey, Mr. Pitts, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Pickett, Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Sweeney.
       H.R. 1020: Mr. Skelton, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
     Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
     Smith of Washington, and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 1032: Mr. Shuster, Mr. Largent, and Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 1044: Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Evans, and 
     Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 1046: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 1063: Mr. Capuano, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. 
     Bilbray.
       H.R. 1070: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
     Cardin, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Lampson, and Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 1071: Mr. Farr of California and Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 1102: Mr. Bonior, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Quinn, Mr. King, 
     Mr. Wolf, Mr. Levin, Mr. Upton, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
     Goodling, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Forbes, and Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 1106: Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Kingston, and Mr. Taylor of 
     Mississippi.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Weygand and Mr. Hoyer.
       H.R. 1112: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 1115: Mr. Cook, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. 
     LoBiondo.
       H.R. 1130: Mr. Stupak, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 1154: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Weiner, and Mr. Rodriguez.
       H.R. 1159: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 1180: Mr. LaHood, Mr. Holt, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. 
     Thompson of Mississippi.
       H.R. 1194: Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 1217: Mr. Leach, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
     Moore, Mr. Evans, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Pickett, Mr. 
     Franks of New Jersey, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, and Mr. 
     Bilirakis.
       H.R. 1221: Mr. Young of Florida, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
     Cook, and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1227: Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 1228: Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 1254: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 1256: Mr. Bryant.
       H.R. 1264: Mr. Baker and Mr. Armey.
       H.R. 1265: Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Dingell, and Mr. 
     Pallone.
       H.R. 1272: Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 1273: Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 1287: Mr. Fossella and Mr. Ewing.
       H.R. 1291: Mr. Edwards, Mr. Stump, Ms. Rivers, Ms. 
     Schakowsky, Mr. Larson, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
     McKeon, and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 1292: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts and Mr. Brown of 
     California.
       H.R. 1294: Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Kuykendall.
       H.R. 1300: Mr. Latham and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 1326: Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mrs. Roukema, Ms. 
     Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.

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       H.R. 1331: Mr. Underwood, Mr. Price of North Carolina, and 
     Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1337: Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Nussle, and Mr. 
     Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1344: Mr. Olver and Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 1347: Mr. Shows and Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 1352: Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
     Hinchey, Mr. Olver, Mr. Filner, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Menendez, 
     Mr. English, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Crowley, and Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 1355: Mr. Nadler and Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 1372: Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 1380: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1434: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 1436: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 1437: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 1438: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 1439: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 1445: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Price of North Carolina, and 
     Mr. Terry.
       H.R. 1469: Mr. Boswell.
       H.R. 1495: Mr. Hinchey and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 1497: Mr. Hinojosa, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. 
     Berkley, Ms. Granger, and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 1505: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Leach, Mr. Andrews, 
     Mr. Souder, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Hoeffel, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Rahall, Mrs. Thurman, 
     Mr. Quinn, and Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 1507: Mr. Gibbons, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Pastor, and Mrs. 
     Bono.
       H.R. 1511: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Foley, Mr. Canady of 
     Florida, and Mr. Terry.
       H.R. 1515: Mr. Walsh, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Baldacci, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
     Blagojevich, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Mink 
     of Hawaii, Mr. Kind, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. 
     Carson, Mr. Stark, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Costello, Ms. 
     Woolsey, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Kucinich, 
     Mr. Dixon, and Ms. Baldwin.
       H.R. 1530: Mr. Stearns and Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 1543: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 1578: Mr. Blunt and Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 1593: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1621: Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 1625: Mr. Davis of Virginia.
       H.R. 1631: Mr. Waters and Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 1634: Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Foley, Mr. Ney, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
     English, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Clement, and Mr. 
     Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 1671: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 1690: Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 1704: Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 1706: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 1710: Mr. Burton of Indiana and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 1736: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
     Tierney, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 1760: Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
     Ney, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Horn, Mr. McHugh, and Ms. Hooley of 
     Oregon.
       H.R. 1773: Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 1777: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1788: Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Frost, Mr. Sanford, Ms. 
     Schakowsky, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Kasich, Mr. 
     Lipinski, Mr. Weiner, and Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 1791: Mr. Pastor and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1795: Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Ehlers, and 
     Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 1798: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1804: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 1819: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1827: Mr. Sessions, Mr. Goode, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
     McHugh, Mr. Terry, Mr. Souder, Mr. English, and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 1832: Mr. Moran of Virginia and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 1837: Mr. Walsh, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
     Phelps, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Holt, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
     Dixon, Mr. Green of Texas, and Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 1838: Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Forbes, and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 1841: Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     McDermott, Mr. Brown of California, and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 1842: Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
     Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
     and Mr. Green of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1847: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 1848: Mr. Sanders, Ms. Slaughter, and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 1849: Mr. Moore.
       H.R. 1850: Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Ms. Berkley, and Mrs. 
     Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 1871: Mr. Farr of California, Mr. George Miller of 
     California, Mr. Rush, Mr. Berman, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1885: Mr. Weiner and Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 1899: Mr. English, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
     Thompson of California, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Rothman, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
     Crowley, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
     McDermott, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Baird, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Weldon 
     of Pennsylvania, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
     Kildee, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. 
     McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Gordon, Mrs. Capps, 
     Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Wu, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Quinn, 
     Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Forbes, and Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 1913: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 1917: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Ney, 
     Mr. Moakley, Mr. Cook, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Olver, 
     Mr. Duncan, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 1921: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1929: Ms. Kilpatrick and Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 1939: Mr. Rangel, Mr. Calvert, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
     Mr. Capuano, and Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 1941: Mr. Frost, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
     Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. Danner, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Farr 
     of California, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 1975: Mr. Aderholt.
       H.R. 1977: Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Camp, Mr. McNulty, 
     Mr. Olver, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
     Sanders, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Peterson 
     of Minnesota, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1979: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 1980: Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 1993: Mr. Clement, Mr. Clyburn, and Ms. Hooley of 
     Oregon.
       H.R. 1994: Mr. Watkins and Mr. English.
       H.R. 1998: Mr. Oberstar and Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 1999: Mr. Oberstar and Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 2003: Mr. Engel, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Mrs. McCarthy 
     of New York.
       H.R. 2004: Ms. McKinney, Mr. Dicks, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H.R. 2013: Mr. Clement.
       H.J. Res. 21: Mr. Pombo and Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.J. Res. 46: Mr. Stupak, Mr. King, Mr. Owens, Mrs. Kelly, 
     and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.J. Res. 47: Mr. Brown of California.
       H.J. Res. 55: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
       H. Con. Res. 8: Mr. Graham.
       H. Con. Res. 30: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania and Mr. 
     Miller of Florida.
       H. Con. Res. 97: Mr. Serrano, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
     McGovern, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Luther, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
     Olver, and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H. Con. Res. 100: Mr. Rothman and Ms. Berkley.
       H. Con. Res. 109: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska and Mr. Campbell.
       H. Con. Res. 112: Mr. Shows and Mr. Saxton.
       H. Con. Res. 113: Mr. Phelps.
       H. Con. Res. 119: Mr. Frost and Mr. English.
       H. Con. Res. 120: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Carson, 
     Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Green of Texas.
       H. Res. 19: Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Baird, Mr. Gary Miller 
     of California, and Mr. Kildee.
       H. Res. 89: Mr. Capuano and Mr. Lantos.
       H. Res. 147: Mr. Lewis of Georgia and Mr. McGovern.
       H. Res. 155: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Bilirakis, Mrs. Bono, Mr. 
     Condit, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
     Duncan, Mr. Engel, Mr. Filner, Mr. Foley, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
     LoBiondo, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Mrs. 
     Tauscher, and Mr. Weygand.
       H. Res. 169: Mr. Porter and Mr. Brown of California.
       H. Res. 183: Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Kelly, and 
     Mr. Chambliss.
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                      WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1999 (61)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 61.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, June 8, 1999.
  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 8, rule XX, announced that the vote 
would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para. 61.2  communications

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

       2546. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend the 
     Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to establish a trust for 
     the benefit of the cash seller of livestock until the cash 
     seller receives payment in full for the livestock; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       2547. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend the 
     Agricultural Fair Practices Act to authorize administrative 
     enforcement by the Secretary of Agriculture; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       2548. A letter from the Architect of the Capitol, 
     transmitting the report of all expenditures during the period 
     April 1, 1998 through September 30, 1998, pursuant to 40 
     U.S.C. 162b; to the Committee on Appropriations.
       2549. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     provide authority for the Department to provide support to 
     civil authorities for combating terrorism; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       2550. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, trans

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     mitting the Department's final rule--Defense Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Manufacturing Technology 
     Program [DFARS Case 98-D306] received April 16, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       2551. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Restructuring Savings Repricing Clause [DFARS Case 98-D019] 
     received April 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2552. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Manufacturing Technology Program [DFARS Case 98-D306] 
     received April 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2553. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Restructuring Savings Repricing Clause [DFARS Case 98-D019] 
     received April 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2554. 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 April 
     20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       2555. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the 1996-1997 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.
       2556. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     establish a demonstration for testing and evaluating disease 
     management approaches to the identification and treatment of 
     asthma in children receiving medical assistance under title 
     XIX or child health assistance under title XXI of the Social 
     Security Act; to the Committee on Commerce.
       2557. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     amend title 5, United States Code, to revise the overtime pay 
     limitation for Federal employees; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       2558. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting a detailed boundary map for the 39-mile segment 
     of the Missouri National Recreational River including two 
     tributaries, 20 miles of the Niobrara River and 8 miles of 
     Verdigre Creek, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1274; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       2559. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     a draft of proposed legislation 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.
       2560. 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 Act which 
     established the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, in the 
     State of New Hampshire, by modifying the boundary; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       2561. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     a draft of proposed legislation to allow the National Park 
     Service to acquire certain land for addition to the 
     Wilderness Battlefield, as previously authorized by law, by 
     purchase or exchange as well as by donation; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       2562. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Fisheries Off the West Coast 
     States and in the Western Pacific; West Coast Salmon 
     Fisheries; 1999 Management Measures [Docket No. 990430113-
     9113-01; I.D. 042799A] (RIN: 0648-AL64) received May 13, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2563. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Fisheries in the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Hired Skipper Requirements for the 
     Individual Fishing Quota Program [Docket No. 980923246-9106-
     02; I.D. 071598A] (RIN: 0648-AK20) received May 13, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2564. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the Report on the 
     Administration of the Foreign Agents Registration Act for the 
     6 months ending June 30, 1998, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 621; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2565. 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 1998, pursuant 
     to 18 U.S.C. 2519(3); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2566. A letter from the Deputy Administrator, General 
     Services Administration, transmitting a report of Building 
     Project Survey for American Samoa, pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 
     606(a); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2567. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize appropriations for the programs of the Department 
     of Commerce's Technology Administration, to amend the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology Act; to the 
     Committee on Science.
       2568. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting a 
     report on the status and progress of the Department's 
     hydrogen program and recommendations of the Hydrogen 
     Technical Advisory Panel for any improvements in the program 
     that are needed; to the Committee on Science.
       2569. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army, 
     Civil Works, Department of the Army, transmitting a draft of 
     proposed legislation to provide for the development, 
     operation, and maintenance of the Nation's harbors; jointly 
     to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and 
     Ways and Means.
       2570. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of the Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     to address certain transportation matters that affect the 
     Department's operations; jointly to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and Armed Services. 

para. 61.3  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. 1554. An Act to amend the provisions of title 17, 
     United States Code, and the Communications Act of 1934, 
     relating to copyright licensing and carriage of broadcast 
     signals by satellite.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 1554) ``An Act to amend the provisions of title 17, 
United States Code, and the Communications Act of 1934, relating to 
copyright licensing and carriage of broadcast signals by satellite,'' 
requests a conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two 
Houses thereon, and appoints from the--
  Committee on the Judiciary, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. DeWine, Mr. 
Leahy, and Mr. Kohl; and from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation, Mr. McCain, Mr. Stevens, and Mr. Hollings; to be the 
conferees on the part of the Senate.

para. 61.4  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
Chair's approval of the Journal of Tuesday, June 8, 1999.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. HAYES 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

355

When there appeared

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Nays

62

para. 61.5                    [Roll No. 178]

                                YEAS--355

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fletcher
     Foley

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     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--62

     Aderholt
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Bilbray
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (OH)
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Costello
     Crane
     Crowley
     DeFazio
     English
     Filner
     Gephardt
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kucinich
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Markey
     Martinez
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Miller, George
     Moran (KS)
     Oberstar
     Pallone
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Ramstad
     Riley
     Sabo
     Schaffer
     Slaughter
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Weller
     Wicker

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Boucher
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Cummings
     Doyle
     Gutierrez
     Kanjorski
     Luther
     McCrery
     McHugh
     Meek (FL)
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Rogan
     Stark
     Waters
     Young (AK)
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 61.6  committee election--minority

  Mr. FROST, by direction of the Democratic Caucus, submitted the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 204):

       Resolved, That the following named Members be, and are 
     hereby, elected to the following standing committees of the 
     House of Representatives:
       Committee on Resources: Mr. Holt of New Jersey;
       Committee on Science: Mr. Baird of Washington; Mr. Hoeffel 
     of Pennsylvania; Mr. Moore of Kansas;
       Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Mr. Hill of Indiana; Mr. 
     Udall of New Mexico.

  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. 61.7  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1401

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 200):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1401) to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 2000 and 2001 for military activities of the Department 
     of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
     fiscal years 2000 and 2001, 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 Armed Services. 
     After general debate 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 Armed Services 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, amendments en bloc described in section 3 of 
     this resolution, the amendment by Representative Cox of 
     California printed on June 8, 1999, in the portion of the 
     Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 
     of rule XVIII, and pro forma amendments offered by the 
     chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     Armed Services for the purpose of debate.
       (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 Armed Services 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) Consideration of the last five 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 United States policy relating to the 
     conflict in Kosovo, and shall not exceed one hour equally 
     divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on Armed Services.
       Sec. 3. It shall be in order at any time for the chairman 
     of the Committee on Armed Services or his designee to offer 
     amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in part B 
     of the report of the Committee on Rules not earlier disposed 
     of or 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 
     Armed Services 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 
     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.
       Sec. 5. (a) The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may 
     recognize for consideration of 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 Armed Services or a designee announces from the 
     floor a request to that effect.
       (b) Before consideration of any other amendment it shall be 
     in order to consider the amendment printed in the 
     Congressional Record of June 8, 1999, by Representative Cox 
     of California and described in section 2(b) of this 
     resolution, if offered by Representative Cox or his designee. 
     That amendment shall be considered as read, shall be 
     debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by

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     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 order against that amendment are waived.
       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.
       Sec. 7. After passage of H.R. 1401, it shall be in order to 
     take from the Speaker's table the bill S. 1059 and to 
     consider the Senate bill in the House. All points of order 
     against the Senate bill and against its consideration are 
     waived. It shall be in order to move to strike all after the 
     enacting clause of the Senate bill and to insert in lieu 
     thereof the provisions of H.R. 1401 as passed by the House. 
     All points of order against that motion are waived.
       Sec. 8. House Resolution 195 is laid on the table.

  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. 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

354

When there appeared

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Nays

75

para. 61.8                    [Roll No. 179]

                                YEAS--354

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--75

     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bonior
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holt
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Martinez
     McDermott
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Rangel
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schakowsky
     Sherman
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stupak
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Brown (CA)
     Chenoweth
     Luther
     McHugh
     Moran (VA)
     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.
  Pursuant to section 8 of House Resolution 200, House Resolution 195 
was laid on the table.

para. 61.9  defense authorization fy 2000 and 2001

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, pursuant to House Resolution 
200 and rule XVIII, 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. 1401) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 and 
2001 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for fiscal years 2000 and 2001, and for 
other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. NETHERCUTT as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and 
after some time spent therein,

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. COX:

          TITLE XIV--PROLIFERATION AND EXPORT CONTROL MATTERS

     SEC. 1401. REPORT ON COMPLIANCE BY THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 
                   CHINA AND OTHER COUNTRIES WITH THE MISSILE 
                   TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than October 31, 1999, the 
     President shall transmit to Congress a report on the 
     compliance, or lack of compliance (both as to acquiring and 
     transferring missile technology), by the People's Republic of 
     China, with the Missile Technology Control Regime, and on any 
     actual or suspected transfer by Russia or any other country 
     of missile technology to the People's Republic of China in 
     violation of the Missile Technology Control Regime. The 
     report shall include a list specifying each actual or 
     suspected violation of the Missile Technology Control Regime 
     by the People's Republic of China, Russia, or other country 
     and, for each such violation, a description of the remedial 
     action (if any) taken by the United States or any other 
     country.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The report under subsection 
     (a) shall also include information concerning--
       (1) actual or suspected use by the People's Republic of 
     China of United States missile technology;
       (2) actual or suspected missile proliferation activities by 
     the People's Republic of China;

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       (3) actual or suspected transfer of missile technology by 
     Russia or other countries to the People's Republic of China: 
     and
       (4) United States actions to enforce the Missile Technology 
     Control Regime with respect to the People's Republic of 
     China, including actions to prevent the transfer of missile 
     technology from Russia and other countries to the People's 
     Republic of China.

     SEC. 1402. ANNUAL REPORT ON TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS TO THE 
                   PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       (a) Annual Report.--The President shall transmit to 
     Congress an annual report on transfers to the People's 
     Republic of China by the United States and other countries of 
     technology with potential military applications, during the 
     1-year period preceding the transmittal of the report.
       (b) Initial Report.--The initial report under this section 
     shall be transmitted not later than October 31, 1999.

     SEC. 1403. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF TRANSFER OF SATELLITE 
                   EXPORT CONTROL AUTHORITY.

       Not later than August 31, 1999, the President shall 
     transmit to Congress a report on the implementation of 
     subsection (a) of section 1513 of the Strom Thurmond National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 
     105-261; 112 Stat. 2174; 22 U.S.C. 2778 note), transferring 
     satellites and related items from the Commerce Control List 
     of dual-use items to the United States Munitions List. The 
     report shall update the information provided in the report 
     under subsection (d) of that section.

     SEC. 1404. SECURITY IN CONNECTION WITH SATELLITE EXPORT 
                   LICENSING.

       (a) Security at Foreign Launches.--As a condition of the 
     export license for any satellite to be launched outside the 
     jurisdiction of the United States, the Secretary of State 
     shall require the following:
       (1) That the technology transfer control plan required by 
     section 1514(a)(1) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 
     112 Stat. 2175; 22 U.S.C. 2778 note) be prepared by the 
     Department of Defense, and agreed to by the licensee, and 
     that the plan set forth the security arrangements for the 
     launch of the satellite, both before and during launch 
     operations, and include enhanced security measures if the 
     launch site is within the jurisdiction of the People's 
     Republic of China or any other country that is subject to 
     section 1514 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999.
       (2) That each person providing security for the launch of 
     that satellite--
       (A) be employed by, or under a contract with, the 
     Department of Defense;
       (B) have received appropriate training in the regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary of State known as the 
     International Trafficking in Arms Regulations (hereafter in 
     this section referred to as ``ITAR'');
       (C) have significant experience and expertise with 
     satellite launches; and
       (D) have been investigated in a manner at least as 
     comprehensive as the investigation required for the issuance 
     of a security clearance at the level designated as 
     ``Secret''.
       (3) That the number of such persons providing security for 
     the launch of the satellite shall be sufficient to maintain 
     24-hour security of the satellite and related launch vehicle 
     and other sensitive technology.
       (4) That the licensee agree to reimburse the Department of 
     Defense for all costs associated with the provision of 
     security for the launch of the satellite.
       (b) Defense Department Monitors.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall--
       (1) ensure that persons assigned as space launch campaign 
     monitors are provided sufficient training and have adequate 
     experience in the ITAR and have significant experience and 
     expertise with satellite technology, launch vehicle 
     technology, and launch operations technology;
       (2) ensure that adequate numbers of such monitors are 
     assigned to space launch campaigns so that 24-hour, 7-day per 
     week coverage is provided;
       (3) take steps to ensure, to the maximum extent possible, 
     the continuity of service by monitors for the entire space 
     launch campaign period (from satellite marketing to launch 
     and, if necessary, completion of a launch failure analysis); 
     and
       (4) adopt measures designed to make service as a space 
     launch campaign monitor an attractive career opportunity.

     SEC. 1405. REPORTING OF TECHNOLOGY PASSED TO PEOPLE'S 
                   REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND OF FOREIGN LAUNCH 
                   SECURITY VIOLATIONS.

       (a) Monitoring of Information.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall require that space launch monitors of the Department of 
     Defense assigned to monitor launches in the People's Republic 
     of China maintain records of all information authorized to be 
     transmitted to the People's Republic of China, including 
     copies of any documents authorized for such transmission, and 
     reports on launch-related activities.
       (b) Transmission to Other Agencies.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall ensure that records under subsection (a) are 
     transmitted on a current basis to appropriate elements of the 
     Department of Defense and to the Department of State, the 
     Department of Commerce, and the Central Intelligence Agency.
       (c) Retention of Records.--Records described in subsection 
     (a) shall be retained for at least the period of the statute 
     of limitations for violations of the Arms Export Control Act.
       (d) Guidelines.--The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe 
     guidelines providing space launch monitors of the Department 
     of Defense with the responsibility and the ability to report 
     serious security violations, problems, or other issues at an 
     overseas launch site directly to the headquarters office of 
     the responsible Department of Defense component.

     SEC. 1406. REPORT ON NATIONAL SECURITY IMPLICATIONS OF 
                   EXPORTING HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTERS TO THE 
                   PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       (a) Review.--The Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of 
     Defense, and the Secretary of State, in consultation with 
     other appropriate departments and agencies, shall conduct a 
     comprehensive review of the national security implications of 
     exporting high-performance computers to the People's Republic 
     of China. As part of the review, the Secretary shall conduct 
     empirical testing of the extent to which national security-
     related operations can be performed using clustered, 
     massively-parallel processing or other combinations of 
     computers.
       (b) Report.--The Secretary of Energy shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the results of the review under 
     subsection (a). The report shall be submitted not later than 
     six months after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
     shall be updated not later than the end of each subsequent 1-
     year period.

     SEC. 1407. END-USE VERIFICATION FOR USE BY PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC 
                   OF CHINA OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTERS.

       (a) Revised HPC Verification System.--The President shall 
     seek to enter into an agreement with the People's Republic of 
     China to revise the existing verification system with the 
     People's Republic of China with respect to end-use 
     verification for high-performance computers exported or to be 
     exported to the People's Republic of China so as to provide 
     for an open and transparent system providing for effective 
     end-use verification for such computers and, at a minimum, 
     providing for on-site inspection of the end-use and end-user 
     of such computers, without notice, by United States nationals 
     designated by the United States Government. The President 
     shall transmit a copy of the agreement to Congress.
       (b) Definition.--As used in this section and section 1406, 
     the term ``high performance computer'' means a computer 
     which, by virtue of its composite theoretical performance 
     level, would be subject to section 1211 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (50 U.S.C. 
     App. 2404 note).
       (c) Adjustment of Composite Theoretical Performance Levels 
     for Post-shipment Verification.--Section 1213 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Adjustment of Performance Levels.--Whenever a new 
     composite theoretical performance level is established under 
     section 1211(d), that level shall apply for purposes of 
     subsection (a) of this section in lieu of the level set forth 
     in that subsection.''.

     SEC. 1408. PROCEDURES FOR REVIEW OF EXPORT OF CONTROLLED 
                   TECHNOLOGIES AND ITEMS.

       (a) Recommendations for Prioritization of National Security 
     Concerns.--The President shall submit to Congress the 
     President's recommendations for the establishment of a 
     mechanism to identify, on a continuing basis, those 
     controlled technologies and items the export of which is of 
     greatest national security concern relative to other 
     controlled technologies and items.
       (b) Recommendations for Executive Department Approvals for 
     Exports of Greatest National Security Concern.--With respect 
     to controlled technologies and items identified under 
     subsection (a), the President shall submit to Congress the 
     President's recommendations for the establishment of a 
     mechanism to identify procedures for export of such 
     technologies and items so as to provide--
       (1) that the period for review by an executive department 
     or agency of a license application for any such export shall 
     be extended to a period longer than that otherwise required 
     when such longer period is considered necessary by the head 
     of that department or agency for national security purposes; 
     and
       (2) that a license for such an export may be approved only 
     with the agreement of each executive department or agency 
     that reviewed the application for the license, subject to 
     appeal procedures to be established by the President.
       (c) Recommendations for Streamlined Licensing Procedures 
     for Other Exports.--With respect to controlled technologies 
     and items other than those identified under subsection (a), 
     the President shall submit to Congress the President's 
     recommendations for modifications to licensing procedures for 
     export of such technologies and items so as to streamline the 
     licensing process and provide greater transparency, 
     predictability, and certainty.

     SEC. 1409. NOTICE OF FOREIGN ACQUISITION OF UNITED STATES 
                   FIRMS IN NATIONAL SECURITY INDUSTRIES.

       Section 721(b) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 
     U.S.C. 2170(b)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The President'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Whenever a person engaged in interstate commerce in 
     the United States is the subject of a merger, acquisition, or 
     takeover described in paragraph (1), that person shall 
     promptly notify the President, or the Presi

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     dent's designee, of such planned merger, acquisition, or 
     takeover. Whenever any executive department or agency becomes 
     aware of any such planned merger, acquisition, or takeover, 
     the head of that department or agency shall promptly notify 
     the President, or the President's designee, of such planned 
     merger, acquisition, or takeover.''.

     SEC. 1410. FIVE-AGENCY INSPECTORS GENERAL EXAMINATION OF 
                   COUNTERMEASURES AGAINST ACQUISITION BY THE 
                   PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA OF MILITARILY 
                   SENSITIVE TECHNOLOGY.

       Not later than January 1, 2000, the Inspectors General of 
     the Departments of State, Defense, the Treasury, and Commerce 
     and the Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency 
     shall submit to Congress a report on the adequacy of current 
     export controls and counterintelligence measures to protect 
     against the acquisition by the People's Republic of China of 
     militarily sensitive United States technology. Such report 
     shall include a description of measures taken to address any 
     deficiencies found in such export controls and 
     counterintelligence measures.

     SEC. 1411. OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY SECURITY IN DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE.

       (a) Enhanced Multilateral Export Controls.--
       (1) New international controls.--The President shall work 
     (in the context of the scheduled 1999 review of the Wassenaar 
     Arrangement and otherwise) to establish new binding 
     international controls on technology transfers that threaten 
     international peace and United States national security.
       (2) Improved sharing of information.--The President shall 
     take appropriate actions (in the context of the scheduled 
     1999 review of the Wassenaar Arrangement and otherwise) to 
     improve the sharing of information by nations that are major 
     exporters of technology so that the United States can track 
     movements of technology and enforce technology controls and 
     re-export requirements.
       (b) Office of Technology Security.--(1) There is hereby 
     established in the Department of Defense an Office of 
     Technology Security. The Office shall support United States 
     Government efforts to--
       (1) establish new binding international controls on 
     technology transfers that threaten international peace and 
     United States national security; and
       (2) improve the sharing of information by nations that are 
     major exporters of technology so that the United States can 
     track movements of technology and enforce technology controls 
     and re-export requirements.
       At the end of subtitle A of title XXXI (page 419, after 
     line 3), insert the following new section:

     SEC. 3106. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY COUNTERINTELLIGENCE CYBER 
                   SECURITY PROGRAM.

       (a) Increased Funds for Counterintelligence Cyber 
     Security.--The amounts provided in section 3103 in the matter 
     preceding paragraph (1) and in paragraph (3) are each hereby 
     increased by $8,600,000, to be available for 
     Counterintelligence Cyber Security programs.
       (b) Offsetting Reductions Derived From Contractor Travel.--
     (1) The amount provided in section 3101 in the matter 
     preceding paragraph (1) (for weapons activities in carrying 
     out programs necessary for national security) is hereby 
     reduced by $4,700,000.
       (2) The amount provided in section 3102 in the matter 
     preceding paragraph (1) of subsection (a) (for environmental 
     restoration and waste management in carrying out programs 
     necessary for national security) is hereby reduced by 
     $1,900,000.
       (3) The amount provided in section 3103 in the matter 
     preceding paragraph (1) is hereby reduced by $2,000,000.
       At the end of title XXXI (page 453, after line 15), insert 
     the following new subtitle:
        Subtitle F--Protection of National Security Information

     SEC. 3181. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``National Security 
     Information Protection Improvement Act''.

     SEC. 3182. SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT BY THE PRESIDENT ON ESPIONAGE 
                   BY THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       (a) Reports Required.--The President shall transmit to 
     Congress a report, not less often than every six months, on 
     the steps being taken by the Department of Energy, the 
     Department of Defense, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
     the Central Intelligence Agency, and all other relevant 
     executive departments and agencies to respond to espionage 
     and other intelligence activities by the People's Republic of 
     China, particularly with respect to the theft of 
     sophisticated United States nuclear weapons design 
     information and the targeting by the People's Republic of 
     China of United States nuclear weapons codes and other 
     national security information of strategic concern.
       (b) Initial Report.--The first report under this section 
     shall be transmitted not later than January 1, 2000.

     SEC. 3183. REPORT ON WHETHER DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SHOULD 
                   CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN NUCLEAR WEAPONS 
                   RESPONSIBILITY.

       Not later than January 1, 2000, the President shall 
     transmit to Congress a report regarding the feasibility of 
     alternatives to the current arrangements for controlling 
     United States nuclear weapons development, testing, and 
     maintenance within the Department of Energy, including the 
     reestablishment of the Atomic Energy Commission as an 
     independent nuclear agency. The report shall describe the 
     benefits and shortcomings of each such alternative, as well 
     as the current system, from the standpoint of protecting such 
     weapons and related research and technology from theft and 
     exploitation. The President shall include with such report 
     the President's recommendation for the appropriate 
     arrangements for controlling United States nuclear weapons 
     development, testing, and maintenance outside the Department 
     of Energy if it should be determined that the Department of 
     Energy should no longer have that responsibility.

     SEC. 3184. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY OFFICE OF FOREIGN 
                   INTELLIGENCE AND OFFICE OF COUNTERINTELLIGENCE.

       (a) In General.--The Department of Energy Organization Act 
     is amended by inserting after section 212 (42 U.S.C. 7143) 
     the following new sections:


                    ``office of foreign intelligence

       ``Sec. 213. (a) There shall be within the Department an 
     Office of Foreign Intelligence, to be headed by a Director, 
     who shall report directly to the Secretary.
       ``(b) The Director shall be responsible for the programs 
     and activities of the Department relating to the analysis of 
     intelligence with respect to nuclear weapons and materials, 
     other nuclear matters, and energy security.
       ``(c) The Secretary may delegate to the Deputy Secretary of 
     Energy the day-to-day supervision of the Director.


                    ``office of counterintelligence

       ``Sec. 214. (a) There shall be within the Department an 
     Office of Counterintelligence, to be headed by a Director, 
     who shall report directly to the Secretary.
       ``(b) The Director shall carry out all counterintelligence 
     activities in the Department relating to the defense 
     activities of the Department.
       ``(c) The Secretary may delegate to the Deputy Secretary of 
     Energy the day-to-day supervision of the Director.
       ``(d)(1) The Director shall keep the intelligence 
     committees fully and currently informed of all significant 
     security breaches at any of the national laboratories.
       ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term 
     `intelligence committees' means the Permanent Select 
     Committee of the House of Representatives and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in the first 
     section of that Act is amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 212 the following new items:

``Sec. 213. Office of Foreign Intelligence.
``Sec. 214. Office of Counterintelligence.''.

     SEC. 3185. COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRAM AT DEPARTMENT OF 
                   ENERGY NATIONAL LABORATORIES.

       (a) Program Required.--The Secretary of Energy shall 
     establish and maintain at each national laboratory a 
     counterintelligence program for the defense-related 
     activities of the Department of Energy at such laboratory.
       (b) Head of Program.--The Secretary shall ensure that, for 
     each national laboratory, the head of the counterintelligence 
     program of that laboratory--
       (1) has extensive experience in counterintelligence 
     activities within the Federal Government; and
       (2) with respect to the counterintelligence program, is 
     responsible directly to, and is hired with the concurrence 
     of, the Director of Counterintelligence of the Department of 
     Energy and the director of the national laboratory.

     SEC. 3186. COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES AT OTHER DEPARTMENT 
                   OF ENERGY FACILITIES.

       (a) Assignment of Counterintelligence Personnel.--(1) The 
     Secretary of Energy shall assign to each Department of Energy 
     facility, other than a national laboratory, at which 
     Restricted Data is located an individual who shall assess 
     security and counterintelligence matters at that facility.
       (2) An individual assigned to a facility under this 
     subsection shall be stationed at the facility.
       (b) Supervision.--Each individual assigned under subsection 
     (a) shall report directly to the Director of the Office of 
     Counterintelligence of the Department of Energy.

     SEC. 3187. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY POLYGRAPH EXAMINATIONS.

       (a) Counterintelligence Polygraph Program Required.--The 
     Secretary of Energy, acting through the Director of 
     Counterintelligence of the Department of Energy, shall carry 
     out a counterintelligence polygraph program for the defense 
     activities of the Department of Energy. The program shall 
     consist of the administration on a regular basis of a 
     polygraph examination to each covered person who has access 
     to a program that the Director of Counterintelligence and the 
     Assistant Secretary assigned the functions under section 
     203(a)(5) of the Department of Energy Organization Act 
     determine requires special access restrictions.
       (b) Covered Persons.--For purposes of subsection (a), a 
     covered person is any of the following:
       (1) An officer or employee of the Department.
       (2) An expert or consultant under contract to the 
     Department.
       (3) An officer or employee of any contractor of the 
     Department.
       (c) Additional Polygraph Examinations.--In addition to the 
     polygraph examinations administered under subsection (a), the 
     Secretary, in carrying out the defense activities of the 
     Department--
       (1) may administer a polygraph examination to any employee 
     of the Department or of any contractor of the Department, for 
     counterintelligence purposes; and

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       (2) shall administer a polygraph examination to any such 
     employee in connection with an investigation of such 
     employee, if such employee requests the administration of a 
     polygraph examination for exculpatory purposes.
       (d) Regulations.--(1) The Secretary shall prescribe any 
     regulations necessary to carry out this section. Such 
     regulations shall include procedures, to be developed in 
     consultation with the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, for identifying and addressing ``false 
     positive'' results of polygraph examinations.
       (2) Notwithstanding section 501 of the Department of Energy 
     Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7191) or any other provision of 
     law, the Secretary may, in prescribing regulations under 
     paragraph (1), waive any requirement for notice or comment if 
     the Secretary determines that it is in the national security 
     interest to expedite the implementation of such regulations.
       (e) No Change in Other Polygraph Authority.--This section 
     shall not be construed to affect the authority under any 
     other provision of law of the Secretary to administer a 
     polygraph examination.

     SEC. 3188. CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF 
                   DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY REGULATIONS RELATING TO 
                   THE SAFEGUARDING AND SECURITY OF RESTRICTED 
                   DATA.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 18 of title I of the Atomic Energy 
     Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2271 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
     after section 234A the following new section:
       ``Sec. 234B. Civil Monetary Penalties for Violations of 
     Department of Energy Regulations Regarding Security of 
     Classified or Sensitive Information or Data.--
       ``a. Any individual or entity that has entered into a 
     contract or agreement with the Department of Energy, or a 
     subcontract or subagreement thereto, and that commits a gross 
     violation or a pattern of gross violations of any applicable 
     rule, regulation, or order prescribed or otherwise issued by 
     the Secretary pursuant to this subtitle relating to the 
     safeguarding or security of Restricted Data or other 
     classified or sensitive information shall be subject to a 
     civil penalty of not to exceed $500,000 for each such 
     violation.
       ``b. The Secretary shall include, in each contract entered 
     into after the date of the enactment of this section with a 
     contractor of the Department, provisions which provide an 
     appropriate reduction in the fees or amounts paid to the 
     contractor under the contract in the event of a violation by 
     the contractor or contractor employee of any rule, 
     regulation, or order relating to the safeguarding or security 
     of Restricted Data or other classified or sensitive 
     information. The provisions shall specify various degrees of 
     violations and the amount of the reduction attributable to 
     each degree of violation.
       ``c. The powers and limitations applicable to the 
     assessment of civil penalties under section 234A shall apply 
     to the assessment of civil penalties under this section.''.
       (b) Clarifying Amendment.--The section heading of section 
     234A of that Act (42 U.S.C. 2282a) is amended by inserting 
     ``Safety'' before ``Regulations''.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections in the first 
     section of that Act is amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 234 the following new items:

``234A. Civil Monetary Penalties for Violations of Department of Energy 
              Safety Regulations.
``234B. Civil Monetary Penalties for Violations of Department of Energy 
              Regulations Regarding Security of Classified or Sensitive 
              Information or Data.''.

     SEC. 3189. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR MISUSE OF RESTRICTED DATA.

       (a) Communication of Restricted Data.--Section 224 of the 
     Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2274) is amended--
       (1) in clause a., by striking ``$20,000'' and inserting 
     ``$400,000''; and
       (2) in clause b., by striking ``$10,000'' and inserting 
     ``$200,000''.
       (b) Receipt of Restricted Data.--Section 225 of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 2275) is amended by striking ``$20,000'' and 
     inserting ``$400,000''.
       (c) Disclosure of Restricted Data.--Section 227 of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 2277) is amended by striking ``$2,500'' and 
     inserting ``$50,000''.

     SEC. 3190. RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS TO NATIONAL LABORATORIES BY 
                   FOREIGN VISITORS FROM SENSITIVE COUNTRIES.

       (a) Background Review Required.--The Secretary of Energy 
     may not admit to any facility of a national laboratory any 
     individual who is a citizen or agent of a nation that is 
     named on the current sensitive countries list unless the 
     Secretary first completes a background review with respect to 
     that individual.
       (b) Moratorium Pending Certification.--(1) During the 
     period described in paragraph (2), the Secretary may not 
     admit to any facility of a national laboratory any individual 
     who is a citizen or agent of a nation that is named on the 
     current sensitive countries list.
       (2) The period referred to in paragraph (1) is the period 
     beginning 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act 
     and ending on the later of the following:
       (A) The date that is 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (B) The date that is 45 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary submits to Congress a certification described in 
     paragraph (3).
       (3) A certification referred to in paragraph (2) is a 
     certification by the Director of Counterintelligence of the 
     Department of Energy, with the concurrence of the Director of 
     the Federal Bureau of Investigation, that all security 
     measures are in place that are necessary and appropriate to 
     prevent espionage or intelligence gathering by or for a 
     sensitive country, including access by individuals referred 
     to in paragraph (1) to classified information of the national 
     laboratory.
       (c) Waiver of Moratorium.--(1) The Secretary of Energy may 
     waive the prohibition in subsection (b) on a case-by-case 
     basis with respect to any specific individual or any specific 
     delegation of individuals whose admission to a national 
     laboratory is determined by the Secretary to be in the 
     interest of the national security of the United States.
       (2) Not later than the seventh day of the month following a 
     month in which a waiver is made, the Secretary shall submit a 
     report in writing providing notice of each waiver made in 
     that month to the following:
       (A) The Committee on Armed Services and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
       (B) The Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (3) Each such report shall be in classified form and shall 
     contain the identity of each individual or delegation for 
     whom such a waiver was made and, with respect to each such 
     individual or delegation, the following information:
       (A) A detailed justification for the waiver.
       (B) For each individual with respect to whom a background 
     review was conducted, whether the background review 
     determined that negative information exists with respect to 
     that individual.
       (C) The Secretary's certification that the admission of 
     that individual or delegation to a national laboratory is in 
     the interest of the national security of the United States.
       (4) The authority of the Secretary under paragraph (1) may 
     be delegated only to the Director of Counterintelligence of 
     the Department of Energy.
       (d) Exception to Moratorium for Certain Individuals.--The 
     moratorium under subsection (b) shall not apply to any person 
     who--
       (1) is, on the date of the enactment of this Act, an 
     employee or assignee of the Department of Energy, or of a 
     contractor of the Department; and
       (2) has undergone a background review in accordance with 
     subsection (a).
       (e) Exception to Moratorium for Certain Programs.--In the 
     case of a program undertaken pursuant to an international 
     agreement between the United States and a foreign nation, the 
     moratorium under subsection (b) shall not apply to the 
     admittance to a facility that is important to that program of 
     a citizen of that foreign nation whose admittance is 
     important to that program.
       (f) Sense of Congress Regarding Background Reviews.--It is 
     the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Energy, the 
     Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the 
     Director of Central Intelligence should ensure that 
     background reviews carried out under this section are 
     completed in not more than 15 days.
       (g) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``background review'', commonly known as an 
     indices check, means a review of information provided by the 
     Director of Central Intelligence and the Director of the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding personal 
     background, including information relating to any history of 
     criminal activity or to any evidence of espionage.
       (2) The term ``sensitive countries list'' means the list 
     prescribed by the Secretary of Energy known as the Department 
     of Energy List of Sensitive Countries.

     SEC. 3191. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO ACCESS BY FOREIGN 
                   VISITORS AND EMPLOYEES TO DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
                   FACILITIES ENGAGED IN DEFENSE ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Security Clearance Review Required.--The Secretary of 
     Energy may not allow unescorted access to any classified 
     area, or access to classified information, of any facility of 
     the Department of Energy engaged in the defense activities of 
     the Department to any individual who is a citizen of a 
     foreign nation unless--
       (1) the Secretary, acting through the Director of 
     Counterintelligence, first completes a security clearance 
     investigation with respect to that individual in a manner at 
     least as comprehensive as the investigation required for the 
     issuance of a security clearance at the level required for 
     such access under the rules and regulations of the 
     Department; or
       (2) a foreign government first completes a security 
     clearance investigation with respect to that individual in a 
     manner that the Secretary of State, pursuant to an 
     international agreement between the United States and that 
     foreign government, determines is equivalent to the 
     investigation required for the issuance of a security 
     clearance at the level required for such access under the 
     rules and regulations of the Department.
       (b) Effect on Current Employees.--The Secretary shall 
     ensure that any individual who, on the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, is a citizen of a foreign nation and an employee 
     of the Department or of a contractor of the Department is not 
     discharged from such employment as a result of this section 
     before the completion of the security clearance investigation 
     of such individual under subsection (a) unless the Director 
     of Counterintelligence determines that such

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     discharge is necessary for the national security of the 
     United States.

     SEC. 3192. ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY AND COUNTERINTELLIGENCE 
                   STANDARDS AT NATIONAL LABORATORIES AND OTHER 
                   DEFENSE FACILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.

       (a) Report on Security and Counterintelligence Standards at 
     National Laboratories and Other DOE Defense Facilities.--Not 
     later than March 1 of each year, the Secretary of Energy, 
     acting through the Director of Counterintelligence of the 
     Department of Energy, shall submit a report on the security 
     and counterintelligence standards at the national 
     laboratories, and other facilities of the Department of 
     Energy engaged in the defense activities of the Department, 
     to the following:
       (1) The Committee on Armed Services and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
       (2) The Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (b) Contents of Report.--The report shall be in classified 
     form and shall contain, for each such national laboratory or 
     facility, the following information:
       (1) A description of all security measures that are in 
     place to prevent access by unauthorized individuals to 
     classified information of the national laboratory or 
     facility.
       (2) A certification by the Director of Counterintelligence 
     of the Department of Energy as to whether--
       (A) all security measures are in place to prevent access by 
     unauthorized individuals to classified information of the 
     national laboratory or facility; and
       (B) such security measures comply with Presidential 
     Decision Directives and other applicable Federal requirements 
     relating to the safeguarding and security of classified 
     information.
       (3) For each admission of an individual under section 3190 
     not described in a previous report under this section, the 
     identity of that individual, and whether the background 
     review required by that section determined that information 
     relevant to security exists with respect to that individual.

     SEC. 3193. REPORT ON SECURITY VULNERABILITIES OF NATIONAL 
                   LABORATORY COMPUTERS.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than March 1 of each year, 
     the National Counterintelligence Policy Board shall prepare a 
     report, in consultation with the Director of 
     Counterintelligence of the Department of Energy, on the 
     security vulnerabilities of the computers of the national 
     laboratories.
       (b) Preparation of Report.--In preparing the report, the 
     National Counterintelligence Policy Board shall establish a 
     so-called ``red team'' of individuals to perform an 
     operational evaluation of the security vulnerabilities of the 
     computers of the national laboratories, including by direct 
     experimentation. Such individuals shall be selected by the 
     National Counterintelligence Policy Board from among 
     employees of the Department of Defense, the National Security 
     Agency, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Federal Bureau 
     of Investigation, and of other agencies, and may be detailed 
     to the National Counterintelligence Policy Board from such 
     agencies without reimbursement and without interruption or 
     loss of civil service status or privilege.
       (c) Submission of Report to Secretary of Energy and to FBI 
     Director.--Not later than March 1 of each year, the report 
     shall be submitted in classified and unclassified form to the 
     Secretary of Energy and the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation.
       (d) Forwarding to Congressional Committees.--Not later than 
     30 days after the report is submitted, the Secretary and the 
     Director shall each separately forward that report, with the 
     recommendations in classified and unclassified form of the 
     Secretary or the Director, as applicable, in response to the 
     findings of that report, to the following:
       (1) The Committee on Armed Services and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
       (2) The Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. 3194. GOVERNMENT ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION ON 
                   DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DEFENSE-RELATED COMPUTERS.

       (a) Procedures Required.--The Secretary of Energy shall 
     establish procedures to govern access to classified 
     information on DOE defense-related computers. Those 
     procedures shall, at a minimum, provide that each employee of 
     the Department of Energy who requires access to classified 
     information shall be required as a condition of such access 
     to provide to the Secretary written consent which permits 
     access by an authorized investigative agency to any DOE 
     defense-related computer used in the performance of the 
     defense-related duties of such employee during the period of 
     that employee's access to classified information and for a 
     period of three years thereafter.
       (b) Expectation of Privacy in DOE Defense-Related 
     Computers.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     (including any provision of law enacted by the Electronic 
     Communications Privacy Act of 1986), no user of a DOE 
     defense-related computer shall have any expectation of 
     privacy in the use of that computer.
       (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) The term `DOE defense-related computer'' means a 
     computer of the Department of Energy or a Department of 
     Energy contractor that is used, in whole or in part, for a 
     Department of Energy defense-related activity.
       (2) The term ``computer'' means an electronic, magnetic, 
     optical, electrochemical, or other high-speed data processing 
     device performing logical, arithmetic, or storage functions, 
     and includes any data storage facility or communications 
     facility directly related to, or operating in conjunction 
     with, such device.
       (3) The term ``authorized investigative agency'' means an 
     agency authorized by law or regulation to conduct a 
     counterintelligence investigation or investigations of 
     persons who are proposed for access to classified information 
     to ascertain whether such persons satisfy the criteria for 
     obtaining and retaining access to such information.
       (4) The term ``classified information'' means any 
     information that has been determined pursuant to Executive 
     Order No. 12356 of April 2, 1982, or successor orders, or the 
     Atomic Energy Act of 1954, to require protection against 
     unauthorized disclosure and that is so designated.
       (5) The term ``employee'' includes any person who receives 
     a salary or compensation of any kind from the Department of 
     Energy, is a contractor of the Department of Energy or an 
     employee thereof, is an unpaid consultant of the Department 
     of Energy, or otherwise acts for or on behalf of the 
     Department of Energy.
       (d) Establishment of Procedures.--Not later than 90 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Energy shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary 
     to implement this section.

     SEC. 3195. DEFINITION OF NATIONAL LABORATORY.

       For purposes of this subtitle, the term ``national 
     laboratory'' means any of the following:
       (1) The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 
     California.
       (2) The Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
     Mexico.
       (3) The Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New 
     Mexico.
       (4) The Oak Ridge National Laboratories, Oak Ridge, 
     Tennessee.

It was decided in the

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affirmative

Nays

0

para. 61.11                   [Roll No. 180]

                                AYES--428

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
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     Bereuter
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     Bryant
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     Clayton
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     John
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     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
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     McNulty

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     Meehan
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     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
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     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Brown (CA)
     Hinchey
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     McHugh
     Waters 
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. NETHERCUTT, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 61.12  transportation appropriations fy 2000

  Mr. WOLF submitted a privileged report (Rept. No. 106-180) on the bill 
(H.R. 2084) making appropriations for the Department of Transportation 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and 
for other purposes.
  When said bill and report were referred to the Union Calendar and 
ordered printed.
  Pursuant to clause 1 of rule XXI, all points of order were reserved.

para. 61.13  defense authorization--fy 2000 and 2001

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 200 
and rule XVIII, 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. 1401) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 
and 2001 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal years 2000 and 2001, 
and for other purposes.
  Mr. NETHERCUTT, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

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. RYUN of Kansas:

       At the end of title XXXI (page 453, after line 15), insert 
     the following new subtitle:

  Subtitle F--Department of Energy Foreign Visitors Program Moratorium

     SEC. 3181. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Department of Energy 
     Foreign Visitors Program Moratorium Act''.

     SEC. 3182. MORATORIUM ON FOREIGN VISITORS PROGRAM.

       (a) Moratorium.--Until otherwise provided by law, the 
     Secretary of Energy may not, during the foreign visitors 
     moratorium period, admit to any facility of a national 
     laboratory any individual who is a citizen of a nation that 
     is named on the current Department of Energy sensitive 
     countries list.
       (b) Waiver Authority.--(1) The Secretary of Energy may 
     waive the prohibition in subsection (a) on a monthly basis 
     with respect to specific individuals whose admission to a 
     national laboratory is determined by the Secretary to be 
     necessary for the national security of the United States.
       (2) On a monthly basis, but not later than the 15th day of 
     each month, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and Committee on Armed Services 
     of the House of Representatives a report in writing providing 
     notice of the waivers made in the previous month. The report 
     shall identify each individual for whom such a waiver was 
     made and, with respect to each such individual, provide a 
     detailed justification for the waiver and the Secretary's 
     certification that the admission of that individual to a 
     national laboratory is necessary for the national security of 
     the United States.
       (3) The authority of the Secretary under paragraph (1) may 
     be delegated only to the Deputy Secretary of Energy or an 
     Assistant Secretary of Energy.
       (c) Foreign Visitors Moratorium Period.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term ``foreign visitors moratorium period'' 
     means the period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act and ending on the later of the following:
       (1) The date that is 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2) The date that is 90 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary of Energy, after consultation with the Director of 
     the Federal Bureau of Investigation, submits to the Committee 
     on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the House of Representatives a certification in 
     writing by the Secretary of each of the following:
       (A) That the counterintelligence program required by 
     section 3183 is fully implemented, and fully operating, at 
     each of the national laboratories.
       (B) That such counterintelligence program complies with the 
     requirements of Presidential Decision Directive number 61.
       (C) That the Secretary is in compliance with the provisions 
     of subsection (b).

     SEC. 3183. COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment at Each Laboratory.--The Secretary of 
     Energy shall establish a counterintelligence program at each 
     of the national laboratories. The counterintelligence program 
     at each such laboratory shall have a full-time staff assigned 
     to counterintelligence functions at that laboratory, 
     including such personnel from other agencies as may be 
     approved by the Secretary. The counterintelligence program at 
     each such laboratory shall be under the direction of, and 
     shall report to, the Director of the Office of 
     Counterintelligence of the Department of Energy.
       (b) Investigation of Past Security Breaches.--The Secretary 
     shall require that the counterintelligence program at each 
     laboratory include a specific plan pursuant to which the 
     Director of the Office of Counterintelligence of the 
     Department of Energy shall--
       (1) investigate any breaches of security discovered after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act that occurred at that 
     laboratory before the establishment of the 
     counterintelligence program at that laboratory; and
       (2) study the extent to which a breach of security may have 
     occurred before the establishment of the counterintelligence 
     program at that laboratory with respect to a classified 
     project at that laboratory by the admittance to that 
     laboratory, for purposes of a nonclassified project, of a 
     citizen of a foreign nation.
       (c) Required Checks on All Non-Cleared Individuals.--(1) 
     The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Office of 
     Counterintelligence of the Department of Energy, shall ensure 
     the following:
       (A) That before any non-cleared individual is allowed to 
     enter any facility of a national laboratory, a security 
     investigation known as an ``indices check'' is carried out 
     with respect to that individual.
       (B) That before any non-cleared individual is allowed to 
     enter a classified facility of a national laboratory or to 
     work for more than 15 days in any 30-day period in any 
     facility of a national laboratory, a security investigation 
     known as a ``background check'' is carried out with respect 
     to that individual.
       (2) Non-Cleared Individual.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 
     a non-cleared individual is any of the following:
       (A) An individual who is a citizen of a nation that is 
     named on the current Department of Energy sensitive countries 
     list.
       (B) An individual who has not been investigated by the 
     United States, or by a foreign nation with which the United 
     States has an appropriate reciprocity agreement, in a manner 
     at least as comprehensive as the investigation required for 
     the issuance of a security clearance at the level designated 
     as ``Secret''.

     SEC. 3184. EXCEPTION TO MORATORIUM FOR CERTAIN GRANDFATHERED 
                   INDIVIDUALS.

       (a) Grandfathered Individuals.--Notwithstanding section 
     3182(a), the Secretary may, during the foreign visitors 
     moratorium period described section 3182(c), admit to a 
     facility of a national laboratory an individual who is a 
     citizen of a nation that is named on the current Department 
     of Energy sensitive countries list, for a period of not more 
     than 3 months for the purposes of transitional work, if--
       (1) that individual was regularly admitted to that facility 
     before that period for purposes of a project or series of 
     projects;
       (2) the continued admittance of that individual to that 
     facility during that period is important to that project or 
     series of projects; and

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       (3) the admittance is carried out in accordance with 
     section 3183(c).
       (b) Report on Grandfathered Individuals.--Not later than 30 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives a report on each individual admitted to a 
     facility of a national laboratory under subsection (a). The 
     report shall identify each such individual and, with respect 
     to each such individual, provide a detailed justification for 
     such admittance and the Secretary's certification that such 
     admission was carried out in accordance with section 3183(c).

     SEC. 3185. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this subtitle:
       (1) The term ``national laboratory'' means any of the 
     following:
       (A) The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 
     California.
       (B) The Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
     Mexico.
       (C) The Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New 
     Mexico, and Livermore, California.
       (2) The term ``sensitive countries list'' means the list 
     prescribed by the Secretary of Energy known as the Department 
     of Energy List of Sensitive Countries.
       (3) The term ``indices check'' means using an individual's 
     name, date of birth, and place of birth to review government 
     intelligence and investigative agencies databases for 
     suspected ties to foreign intelligence services or terrorist 
     groups.

It was decided in the

Yeas

159

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

266

para. 61.15                   [Roll No. 181]

                                AYES--159

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blunt
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Bryant
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Everett
     Fletcher
     Fossella
     Franks (NJ)
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     LaHood
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walden
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wu
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--266

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Calvert
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walsh
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Brown (CA)
     Ewing
     Hinchey
     Kasich
     Luther
     McHugh
     Quinn
     Sherwood
     Waters
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 61.16  recorded vote

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

       Strike section 1203 (page 310, line 22 through page 314, 
     line 7) and insert the following:

     SEC. 1203. LIMITATION ON MILITARY-TO-MILITARY EXCHANGES WITH 
                   CHINA'S PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY.

       (a) Limitation.--The Secretary of Defense may not authorize 
     any military-to-military exchange or contact described in 
     subsection (b) to be conducted by the Armed Forces with 
     representatives of the People's Liberation Army of the 
     People's Republic of China.
       (b) Covered Exchanges and Contacts.--Subsection (a) applies 
     to any military-to-military exchange or contact that includes 
     any of the following:
       (1) Force projection operations.
       (2) Nuclear operations.
       (3) Field operations.
       (4) Logistics.
       (5) Chemical and biological defense and other capabilities 
     related to weapons of mass destruction.
       (6) Surveillance, and reconnaissance operations.
       (7) Joint warfighting experiments and other activities 
     related to warfare.
       (8) Military space operations.
       (9) Other warfighting capabilities of the Armed Forces.
       (10) Arms sales or military-related technology transfers.
       (11) Release of classified or restricted information.
       (12) Access to a Department of Defense laboratory.
       (c) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) does not apply to any 
     search and rescue exercise or any humanitarian exercise.
       (d) Certification by Secretary.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Armed Service of the House of 
     Representatives, not later than December 31 of each year, a 
     certification in writing as to whether or not any military-
     to-miltary exchange or contact during that calandar year was 
     conducted in violation of subsection (a).
       (e) Annual Report.--Not later than June 1 each year, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Service of 
     the House of Representatives a report providing the 
     Secretary's assessment of the current state of military-to-
     military contacts with the People's Liberation Army. The 
     report shall include the following:
       (1) A summary of all such military-to-military contacts 
     during the period since the last such report, including a 
     summary of topics discussed and questions asked by the 
     Chinese participants in those contacts.
       (2) A description of the military-to-military contacts 
     scheduled for the next 12-month period and a five-year plan 
     for those contacts.
       (3) The Secretary's assessment of the benefits the Chinese 
     expect to gain from those military-to-military contacts.
       (4) The Secretary's assessment of the benefits the 
     Department of Defense expects to gain from those military-to-
     military contacts.
       (5) The Secretary's assessment of how military-to-military 
     contacts with the People's Liberation Army fit into the 
     larger security relationship between United States and the 
     People's Republic of China.


[[Page 702]]



It was decided in the

Yeas

284

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

143

para. 61.17                   [Roll No. 182]

                                AYES--284

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capuano
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kelly
     Kildee
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wu
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--143

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Luther
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Brown (CA)
     Hinchey
     Jones (OH)
     Kasich
     Sherwood
     Stark
     Visclosky
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 61.18  recorded vote

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

       At the end of title XII (page 317, after line 17), insert 
     the following new section:

     SEC. 1206. LIMITATION ON DEPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES ARMED 
                   FORCES IN HAITI.

       (a) Limitation on Deployment.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (b), no funds available to the Department of 
     Defense may be expended for the deployment of United States 
     Armed Forces in Haiti.
       (b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) does not apply to the 
     deployment of United States Armed Forces in Haiti for any of 
     the following purposes:
       (1) Deployment pursuant to Operation Uphold Democracy until 
     December 31, 1999.
       (2) Deployment for periodic, noncontinuous theater 
     engagement activities on or after January 1, 2000.
       (3) Deployment for a limited, customary presence necessary 
     to ensure the security of United States diplomatic facilities 
     in Haiti and to carry out defense liaison activities under 
     the auspices of the United States embassy.
       (c) Report Requirement.--Whenever there is a deployment of 
     United States Armed Forces described in subsection (b)(2), 
     the President shall, not later than 48 hours after the 
     deployment, transmit a written report regarding the 
     deployment to the Committee on Armed Services and the 
     Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services and the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
       (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to restrict in any way the authority of the 
     President in emergency circumstances to protect the lives of 
     United States citizens or to protect United States facilities 
     or property in Haiti.

It was decided in the

Yeas

227

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

198

para. 61.19                   [Roll No. 183]

                                AYES--227

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kelly
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--198

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci

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     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Brown (CA)
     Coburn
     Hinchey
     Kasich
     Lewis (CA)
     Rush
     Sherwood
     Stark
     Visclosky
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 61.20  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mrs. MEEK of Florida:

       At the end of title VII (page 238, after line 22), insert 
     the following new section:

     SEC. 726. RESTORATION OF PRIOR POLICY REGARDING RESTRICTIONS 
                   ON USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MEDICAL 
                   FACILITIES.

       Section 1093 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(a) Restriction on Use of Funds.--''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (b).

It was decided in the

Yeas

203

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

225

para. 61.21                   [Roll No. 184]

                                AYES--203

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     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
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     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 (FL)
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     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
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walden
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--225

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kildee
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller, Gary
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Brown (CA)
     Hinchey
     Kasich
     Sherwood
     Stark
     Visclosky
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. NETHERCUTT, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 61.22  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. DUNCAN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure was granted permission to file a 
supplemental report (Rept. No. 106-167, Part 2) on the bill (H.R. 1000) 
to amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize programs of the 
Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.

para. 61.23  bill presented to the president

       Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 
     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. 1379. To amend the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999, to make a technical 
     correction relating to international narcotics control 
     assistance.

[[Page 704]]

para. 61.24  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. McHUGH, 
until 7 p.m. today.
  And then,

para. 61.25  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. KUCINICH, at 11 o'clock and 40 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned.

para. 61.26  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. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. Supplemental report on H.R. 1000. A bill to 
     amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize programs 
     of the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 106-167 Pt. 2).
       Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 576. A bill to 
     amend title 4, United States Code, to add the Martin Luther 
     King, Jr. holiday to the list of days on which the flag 
     should especially be displayed (Rept. No. 106-176). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the 
     Union.
       Mr. COBLE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1225. A bill to 
     authorize funds for the payment of salaries and expenses of 
     the Patent and Trademark Office, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 106-177). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. WOLF: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 2084. A bill 
     making appropriations for the Department of Transportation 
     and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2000, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-180). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para. 61.27  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. GEKAS:
       H.R. 2083. A bill to provide for the appointment by the 
     Attorney General of a special counsel when investigation or 
     prosecution of a person by an office or official of the 
     Department of Justice may result in a personal, financial, or 
     political conflict of interest; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. WOLF:
       H.R. 2084. A bill making appropriations for the Department 
     of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
           By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon (for herself and Mr. Walden of 
             Oregon):
       H.R. 2085. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to end the marriage penalty, to provide estate tax 
     relief for family-owned farms and other family-owned 
     businesses, to provide a tax credit for longterm care needs, 
     to expand the child and dependent care tax credit, to 
     increase the deduction for health insurance costs for self-
     employed individuals, and to adjust for inflation the 
     exemption amounts used to calculate the individual 
     alternative minimum tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Ewing, Mr. Cook, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Kuykendall, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Mr. Capuano, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Gutknecht, 
             Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Gordon):
       H.R. 2086. A bill to authorize funding for networking and 
     information technology research and development for fiscal 
     years 2000 through 2004, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Science, 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. TALENT (for himself, Mr. McCrery, Mr. English, 
             Mrs. Bono, and Mr. DeMint):
       H.R. 2087. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax relief for small businesses, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Ballenger, 
             Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Bateman, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Burr of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Callahan, 
             Mr. Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
             Coble, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
             Cook, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. DeMint, 
             Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Dunn, Mr. 
             Ehrlich, Mr. Everett, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Frelinghuysen, 
             Mr. Goss, Mr. Graham, Ms. Granger, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Hill of Montana, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Istook, Mr. Sam Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Kasich, 
             Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Largent, Mr. Latham, 
             Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Mica, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Miller 
             of Florida, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Ney, 
             Mrs. Northup, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pitts, Ms. Pryce of 
             Ohio, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
             Talent, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Terry, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Watkins, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Bachus, and 
             Mr. Goode):
       H.R. 2088. 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.
           By Mr. BOEHNER:
       H.R. 2089. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide new 
     procedures and access to review for grievances arising under 
     group health plans; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Underwood, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Calvert, Mr. English, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Bilbray, and Mr. Gutierrez):
       H.R. 2090. A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce to 
     contract with the National Academy of Sciences to establish 
     the Coordinated Oceanographic Program Advisory Panel to 
     report to the Congress on the feasibility and social value of 
     a coordinated oceanography program; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Crowley, 
             and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 2091. A bill to designate the Republic of Montenegro, 
     the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and the Republic 
     of Albania under section 244 of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act in order to render nationals of these foreign 
     states eligible for temporary protected status under such 
     section; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 2092. A bill to require that the membership of 
     advisory bodies serving the National Cancer Institute include 
     individuals who are knowledgeable in complementary and 
     alternative medicine; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Markey, and 
             Mr. Tierney):
       H.R. 2093. A bill to establish the National Youth Violence 
     Commission, and for other purposes; 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. EHRLICH:
       H.R. 2094. 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 possesion 
     with respect to such violations, 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. BOEHNER:
       H.R. 2095. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to make needed reforms 
     relating to group health plans; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 2096. A bill to amend chapter 89 or title 5, United 
     States Code, to make available to Federal employees the 
     option of obtaining health benefits coverage for dependent 
     parents; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN (for himself, Mr. Franks of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rothman, and Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey):
       H.R. 2097. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the U.S.S. New Jersey, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN:
       H.R. 2098. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on dark 
     couverture chocolate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2099. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     mixtures of sennosides; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself and Ms. Lofgren):
       H.R. 2100. A bill to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to 
     prohibit the unauthorized de

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     struction, modification, or alteration of product 
     identification codes, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Weller, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Matsui, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Levin, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Dunn, Mr. 
             Sweeney, Mr. English, Mr. Foley, Mr. McInnis, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Nussle, and Mrs. Lowey):
       H.R. 2101. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify and permanently extend the work opportunity 
     tax credit and to allow certain tax-exempt organizations a 
     credit against employment taxes in an amount equivalent to 
     the work opportunity tax credit allowable to taxable 
     employers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Baker):
       H.R. 2102. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals a deduction for qualified long-term 
     care insurance premiums and a credit for individuals with 
     long-term care needs, to provide for an individual and 
     employer educational campaign concerning long-term care 
     insurance, and to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act 
     to expand State long-term care partnerships by exempting 75 
     percent of partnership assets from Medicaid estate recovery; 
     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. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 2103. 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 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Government Reform, and House 
     Administration, for a period 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. 2104. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act 
     of 1993 to permit leave to care for a domestic partner, 
     parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent if the 
     domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or 
     grandparent has a serious health condition; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Government Reform, and House Administration, 
     for a period to be 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. Rangel, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Gilman, and Mr. Mica):
       H.R. 2105. A bill to provide for the treatment of the 
     actions of certain foreign narcotics traffickers as an 
     unusual and extraordinary threat to the United States for 
     purposes of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act; 
     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. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Andrews, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Evans, and Mr. Allen):
       H.R. 2106. A bill to exempt certain small businesses from 
     the increased tariffs and other retaliatory measures imposed 
     against products of the European Union in response to the 
     banana regime of the European Union and its treatment of 
     imported bovine meat; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 2107. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from the gross estate the value of certain 
     works of artistic property created by the decedent; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Markey, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Hinchey, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia):
       H.R. 2108. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to 
     increase consumer confidence in safe drinking water and 
     source water assessments, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself and Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York):
       H.R. 2109. A bill to limit the sale or export of plastic 
     bullets to the United Kingdom; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. PAYNE:
       H.R. 2110. 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. RANGEL:
       H.R. 2111. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the personal holding company tax; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Hyde, and Mr. 
             Coble):
       H.R. 2112. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     allow a judge to whom a case is transferred to retain 
     jurisdiction over certain multidistrict litigation cases for 
     trail, and to provide for Federal jurisdiction of certain 
     multiparty, multiforum civil actions; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SNYDER (for himself, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Olver, and Mr. Hinchey):
       H.R. 2113. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to ensure proper 
     disclosure to participants and beneficiaries under group 
     health plans covered under such title of limitations placed 
     by such title on certain protections that would otherwise 
     apply under State law; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 2114. A bill to establish a Medicare administrative 
     fee for submission of paper claims; 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.
       H.R. 2115. A bill to establish a demonstration project to 
     authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
     selectively contract for the provision of medical care 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. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Stump, 
             and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 2116. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish a program of extended care services for veterans 
     and to make other improvements in health care programs of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 2117. A bill to require any amounts appropriated for 
     Members' Representational Allowances for the House of 
     Representatives for a session of Congress that remain after 
     all payments are made from such Allowances for the session to 
     be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction 
     or to reduce the Federal debt; to the Committee on House 
     Administration, 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. WYNN (for himself and Mr. Davis of Virginia):
       H.R. 2118. A bill to amend the Woodrow Wilson Memorial 
     Bridge Authority Act of 1995 to provide for continued 
     engineering, design, right-of-way acquisition, and 
     construction related to the project to upgrade the Woodrow 
     Wilson Memorial Bridge; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H.J. Res. 58. 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. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Dan Miller of Florida, 
             Mr. Sununu, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. LaHood):
       H. Con. Res. 129. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the Bureau of the Census should 
     include in the 2000 decennial census all citizens of the 
     United States residing abroad; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. FROST:
       H. Res. 204. A resolution designating minority membership 
     on certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to. 

para. 61.28  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       91. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of New Mexico, relative to Senate Memorial 46 
     memorializing the United States Congress to enact Legislation 
     amending the Social Security Act to prohibit Recoupment by 
     the Federal Government of State Tobacco Settlement Funds; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       92. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of West Virginia, relative to House Concurrent 
     Resolution No. 22 memorializing the Congress of the United 
     States to enact legislation amending the Social Security Act 
     so that funds due the states as a result of the Master 
     Settlement Agreement reached with the tobacco industry are 
     exempted from recoupment by the Health Care Financing 
     Administration and prohibiting federal interference with the 
     states in deciding how to best utilize those settlement 
     funds; to the Committee on Commerce.
       93. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Minnesota, relative to Resolution No. 2 memorializing the 
     Congress and the Administration to support legislation that 
     would explicitly prohibit the federal government from 
     claiming or recouping any state tobacco settlement 
     recoveries; to the Committee on Commerce.

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       94. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Utah, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 3 
     memorializing the EPA to refrain from overfiling or 
     threatening to overfile on state-negotiated compliance 
     actions if the actions achieve compliance with applicable 
     state and federal law and are protective of health and the 
     environment; to the Committee on Commerce.
       95. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the Commonwealth of 
     Virginia, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 490 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to establish 
     a limited pilot program which exempts the Commonwealth of 
     Virginia from the provisions of Sec. 13612 (a) (C) of the 
     Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 requiring states to 
     make recovery from the estates of persons who had enjoyed 
     enhanced Medicaid asset protection; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       96. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Rhode Island, relative to Senate Resolution No. 99-S 0849 
     memorializing the United States Congress to enact legislation 
     amending the Social Security Act to prohibit recoupment by 
     the federal government of state tobacco settlement funds; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       97. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of New 
     Hampshire, relative to Senate Resolution No. 5 memorializing 
     Congress to authorize construction of the World War II 
     Memorial in Washington, D.C. to begin immediately; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       98. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Montana, relative to House Joint Resolution No. 4 
     memorializing Congress to have the management of grizzly 
     bears returned to the fish and wildlife agencies of the 
     states of Montana and Idaho; to the Committee on Resources.
       99. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Montana, 
     relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 5 memorializing the 
     United States Congress and the Executive Branch of the United 
     States Government to take action to require coverage of the 
     cost of long-term care and prescription drugs by the Federal 
     Medicare Program; jointly to the Committees on Commerce and 
     Ways and Means. 

para. 61.29  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 references to the proper calendar, as 
follows:

       Mr. SMITH of Texas: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 322. A 
     bill for the relief of Suchada Kwong; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 106-178). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House.
       Mr. SMITH of Texas: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 660. 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. No. 106-179). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House.

para. 61.30  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 10: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 17: Mr. Brady of Texas.
       H.R. 88: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
     McGovern, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Sabo, Mrs. Morella, 
     Mr. Udall of Colorado, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
     Barton of Texas, Mr. Leach, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. 
     Stabenow, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 111: Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Kleczka, 
     and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 116: Mr. Abercrombie and Mr. Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 125: Ms. Kilpatrick and Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 165: Ms. Carson, Mr. Capuano, and Ms. Eddie Bernice 
     Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 274: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Doolittle, and Mr. Ewing.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Allen, Mr. Baker, and Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 352: Mr. Stenholm and Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 358: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 383: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 415: Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 417: Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 444: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 489: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 561: Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 566: Mr. Quinn and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 570: Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 583: Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 599: Mr. Evans and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 648: Mr. Traficant, Mr. Delahunt, and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 664: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 690: Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 691: Mr. Pickering and Mr. Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 700: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 708: Mr. Reyes and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 728: Mr. McCrery, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
     Thornberry, Mr. Thune, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
     Istook, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Burr of 
     North Carolina, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
     Hinojosa, and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 772: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 782: Mr. Terry and Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 784: Mr. McCrery, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Inslee and Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 791: Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Cummings and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 827: Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Goodling, and Mrs. 
     Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 832: Mr. Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 837: Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 852: Mr. Roemer, Mr. Ganske, and Mr. Gary Miller of 
     California.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 872: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 878: Mr. Coble.
       H.R. 896: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 902: Mr. Horn, Mr. Holt, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Menendez, 
     and Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 904: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 932: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 942: Mr. Turner.
       H.R. 976: Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
     Lantos.
       H.R. 984: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas.
       H.R. 987: Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Latham, and Mr. 
     Kasich.
       H.R. 1004: Mr. Stump, Mr. Campbell, and Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 1029: Mr. Pastor, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 1054: Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 1060: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 1071: Mr. Smith of Washington and Mrs. Jones of Ohio.
       H.R. 1083: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 1085: Mrs. Christensen and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1093: Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and 
     Mr. Thompson of California.
       H.R. 1102: Mr. Evans, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Largent, Mr. Barcia, 
     Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 1109: Ms. Velazquez and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1118: Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Berkley, and Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 1123: Ms. Norton, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Payne, and 
     Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 1129: Mr. Underwood, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 1167: Mrs. Christensen.
       H.R. 1178: Mr. Goodling, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Gary Miller of 
     California, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
     Taylor of Mississippi, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. 
     Dickey.
       H.R. 1196: Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Cook, Mr. Filner, and Ms. 
     Sanchez.
       H.R. 1218: Mr. Sherwood.
       H.R. 1245: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
     Texas, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
     Wexler, and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 1248: Mr. Franks of New Jersey and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1256: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 1261: Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 1272: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 1293: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 1300: Mr. Weiner, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Petri, and Mr. 
     Ney.
       H.R. 1301: Mr. Rogers, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Regula, Mr. 
     Bateman, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Bryant, Mrs. Bono, Mr. 
     Calvert, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Watts 
     of Oklahoma, and Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 1315: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 1326: Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 1329: Mr. Paul and Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 1342: Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Coyne, and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 1349: Mr. Graham, Mr. DeMint, and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 1350: Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Wu, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. 
     Velazquez, Mr. Delahunt, and Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 1354: Mr. Aderholt, Mr. English, and Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 1355: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 1358: Mr. Minge, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 1366: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
     Menendez, and Mr. John.
       H.R. 1385: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
     Gordon, and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 1389: Mr. Luther, Mr. Pastor, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Evans, 
     Mr. LaHood, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 1402: Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Radanovich, Ms. 
     Woolsey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Phelps, Mr. 
     Reyes, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Levin, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
     Rogers, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Regula, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
     Udall of Colorado, and Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 1412: Mr. Bonior and Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 1433: Mr. Frost, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 1441: Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. Collins.
       H.R. 1442: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hobson, Mr. 
     Andrews, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania, and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 1443: Mrs. Meek of Florida and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1456: Mr. Lampson, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
     Lantos, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Martinez, 
     and Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 1477: Mr. Underwood, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and Mr. 
     Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 1485: Mr. King.
       H.R. 1497: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1503: Mr. Shows, Mr. Frost, Mr. Sununu, Mrs. Thurman, 
     Mr. Goode, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. Skelton.
       H.R. 1511: Mr. Largent, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. DeMint.
       H.R. 1525: Mr. Clay and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1546: Mr. DeMint.

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       H.R. 1568: Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mrs. 
     Christensen, Mr. Leach, Mr. Shows, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
     Mr. Spence, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Ewing, Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. 
     Emerson, Ms. Carson, Mr. Frost, Ms. Danner, Mr. English, Mr. 
     Rahall, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Berkely, 
     Mr. Cook, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Smith of 
     Washington, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Cooksey.
       H.R. 1584; Mrs. Kelly and Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H.R. 1598: Mr. Davis of Virginia and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1600: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1622: Mr. Tierney, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 1629: Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Burr of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Thompson, of Mississippi, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
     Oberstar, Mrs. Capps, and Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 1631: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H.R. 1649: Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 1658: Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
     Murtha, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Nethercutt, and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 1663: Mr. Frost, Mr. English, Mr. Pitts, Ms. Berkley, 
     and Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 1675: Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Filner, and 
     Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 1687: Mr. Schaffer and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 1693: Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Wu, Mr. Campbell, and Mr. 
     Paul.
       H.R. 1706: Mr. DeMint.
       H.R. 1710: Mr. DeMint, Mr. Gallegly, and Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 1771: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Wilson, 
     Mr. Bachus, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Lantos, and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 1772: Mr. LaTourette and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 1775: Mr. Cook, Mr. John, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. Jones 
     of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1777: Mr. Gary Miller of California and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1786: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Sawyer, and Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 1791: Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 1796: Mr. Boucher, Mr. Frost, and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 1839: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1840: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Blunt, 
     Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 1862: Mr. Frost, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Costello, Mr. Lantos, 
     Mr. Wynn, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Weygand, and Mr. 
     LaFalce.
       H.R. 1880: Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 1887: Mr. Towns and Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 1899: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Lantos, and 
     Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H.R. 1932: Mr. Coyne, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Crowley, Ms. 
     Stabenow, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Boswell, Mr. 
     Dingell, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
     Weygand, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Levin, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
     Tiahrt, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Barcia, 
     Mr. Andrews, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Ms. 
     Millender-McDonald, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Houghton, 
     Mr. English, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Phelps, Mr. 
     Ramstad, Mr. Leach, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Baird, Mr. 
     Luther, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Jones of North 
     Carolina, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ney, and Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 1960: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
     Menendez, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Meek of 
     Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Borski, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
     Johnson of Texas, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
     Vento, and Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 1973: Mr. Evans, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Shuster, and Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 1977: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Shays, Ms. Lofgren, 
     Mr. Minge, Mr. Hall of Ohio, and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 1998: Mr. Moakley.
       H.R. 1999: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 2002: Mr. Dingell.
       H.R. 2030: Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 2031: Mr. Barr of Georgia and Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 2038: Mr. Ewing.
       H.J. Res. 48: Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Martinez, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
     Lampson, Mr. Porter, Mr. Bateman, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Coburn, 
     Mr. Holden, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. DeMint.
       H.J. Res. 55: Mrs. Myrick.
       H. Con. Res. 38: Mr. Lampson, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hilliard, and 
     Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H. Con Res. 46: Mr. Farr of California.
       H. Con Res. 60: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Smith of Washington, and 
     Mr. Latham.
       H. Con Res. 77: Mr. McNulty and Mr. Stump.
       H. Con Res. 107: Mr. Fletcher and Mr. Combest.
       H. Con Res. 113: Mr. Frost.
       H. Con Res. 121: Mr. Porter. 
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                      THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1999 (62)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 62.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, June 9, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 62.2  communications

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

       2571. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Services, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Peanut Promotion, Research, and 
     Information Order; Procedures [Docket No. FV-98-703-FR] 
     received April 23, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2572. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the approval of the retirement of General Johnnie E. Wilson, 
     United States Army, and his advancement to the grade of 
     general on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       2573. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the approval of the retirement of General Richard E. Hawley, 
     United States Air Force, and his advancement to the grade of 
     general on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       2574. A letter from the Ambassador, Embajada De Bolivia, 
     transmitting a report on counter-narcotics efforts; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       2575. A letter from the Comptroller General, transmitting a 
     list of reports from the previous month; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform. 

para. 62.3  change of reference--h.r. 915

  On motion of Mr. BRYANT, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 
915) to authorize a cost of living adjustment in the pay of 
administrative law judges.
  When said bill was rereferred to the Committee on Government Reform.

para. 62.4  use of capitol rotunda for rosa parks commemoration

  On motion of Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, by unanimous consent, the 
Committee on House Administration was discharged from further 
consideration of the following concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 127):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the rotunda of the Capitol is authorized to 
     be used on June 15, 1999, for a ceremony to present a gold 
     medal on behalf of Congress to Rosa Parks. Physical 
     preparations for the ceremony shall be carried out in 
     accordance with such conditions as the Architect of the 
     Capitol may prescribe.

  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. 62.5  defense authorization fy 2000 and 2001

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, pursuant to House Resolution 200 
and rule XVIII, 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. 1401) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 
and 2001 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal years 2000 and 2001, 
and for other purposes.
  Mrs. EMERSON, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair; and after some time 
spent therein,

para. 62.6  recorded vote

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

       Page 207, after line 5, add the following new subtitle (and 
     redesignate the succeeding subtitle accordingly):

   Subtitle F--Eligibility to Participate in the Thrift Savings Plan

     SEC. 661. AUTHORITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES TO 
                   CONTRIBUTE TO THE THRIFT SAVINGS FUND.

       (a) Authority for Members of the Uniformed Services To 
     Contribute to the Thrift Savings Fund.--(1) Subchapter III of 
     chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 8440e. Members of the uniformed services

       ``(a)(1) A member of the uniformed services performing 
     active service may elect to contribute to the Thrift Savings 
     Fund--
       ``(A) a portion of such individual's basic pay; or
       ``(B) a portion of any special or incentive pay payable to 
     such individual under chapter 5 of title 37.

     Any contribution under subparagraph (B) shall be made by 
     direct transfer to the Thrift Savings Fund by the Secretary 
     concerned.
       ``(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), an 
     election under paragraph (1) may be made only during a period 
     provided under section 8432(b), subject to the same 
     conditions as prescribed under paragraph (2)(A)-(D) thereof.
       ``(B)(i) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), a member of the 
     uniformed services performing active service on the effective 
     date of this section may make the first such election during 
     the 60-day period beginning on such effective date.
       ``(ii) An election made under this subparagraph shall take 
     effect on the first day of the

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     first applicable pay period beginning after the close of the 
     60-day period referred to in clause (i).
       ``(b)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, 
     the provisions of this subchapter and subchapter VII shall 
     apply with respect to members of the uniformed services 
     making contributions to the Thrift Savings Fund.
       ``(2)(A) The amount contributed by a member of the 
     uniformed services under subsection (a)(1)(A) for any pay 
     period shall not exceed 5 percent of such member's basic pay 
     for such pay period.
       ``(B) Nothing in this section or section 211 of title 37 
     shall be considered to waive any dollar limitation under the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which otherwise applies with 
     respect to the Thrift Savings Fund.
       ``(3) No contributions under section 8432(c) shall be made 
     for the benefit of a member of the uniformed services making 
     contributions to the Thrift Savings Fund under subsection 
     (a).
       ``(4) In applying section 8433 to a member of the uniformed 
     services who has an account balance in the Thrift Savings 
     Fund, the reference in subsection (g)(1) or (h)(3) of section 
     8433 to contributions made under section 8432(a) shall be 
     considered a reference to contributions made under any of 
     sections 8351, 8432(a), 8432b(b), or 8440a-8440e.
       ``(c) For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) the term `basic pay' has the meaning given such term 
     by section 204 of title 37;
       ``(2) the term `active service' means--
       ``(A) active duty for a period of more than 30 days, as 
     defined by section 101(d)(2) of title 10; and
       ``(B) full-time National Guard duty, as defined by section 
     101(d)(5) of title 10;
       ``(3) the term `Secretary concerned' has the meaning given 
     such term by section 101 of title 37; and
       ``(4) any reference to `separation from Government 
     employment' shall be considered a reference to a release from 
     active duty (not followed by a resumption of active duty, or 
     an appointment to a position covered by chapter 83 or 84 of 
     title 5 or an equivalent retirement system, as identified by 
     the Executive Director in regulations) before the end of the 
     31-day period beginning on the day following the date of 
     separation), a transfer to inactive status, or a transfer to 
     a retired list pursuant to any provision of title 10.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 84 of 
     title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding after the 
     item relating to section 8440d the following:

``8440e. Members of the uniformed services.''.

       (b) Amendments Relating to the Employee Thrift Advisory 
     Council.--Section 8473 of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsections (a) and (b) by striking ``14 members'' 
     and inserting ``15 members''; and
       (2) in subsection (b) by striking ``and'' 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) 1 shall be appointed to represent participants who 
     are members of the uniformed services (within the meaning of 
     section 8440e).''.
       (c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--(1) Paragraph 
     (11) of section 8351(b) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by redesignating such paragraph as paragraph (8).
       (2) Subparagraph (B) of section 8432b(b)(2) of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``section 
     8432(a)'' and inserting ``sections 8432(a) and 8440e, 
     respectively,''.
       (3)(A) Section 8439(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (i) by inserting ``or 8432b(d)'' after ``8432(c)(1)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``8351'' and inserting ``8351, 8432b(b), 
     or 8440a-8440e''.
       (B) Section 8439(a)(2)(A)(i) of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``8432(a) or 8351'' and 
     inserting ``8351, 8432(a), 8432b(b), or 8440a-8440e''.
       (C) Section 8439(a)(2)(A)(ii) of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``title;'' and inserting ``title 
     (including subsection (c) or (d) of section 8432b);''.
       (D) Section 8439(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (ii), by 
     striking ``, over'' at the end of clause (iii) and inserting 
     ``; and'', and by adding after clause (iii) the following:
       ``(iv) any other amounts paid, allocated, or otherwise 
     credited to such individual's account, over''.

     SEC. 662. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THRIFT SAVINGS FUND.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 3 of title 37, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 211. Contributions to Thrift Savings Fund

       ``A member of the uniformed services who is performing 
     active service may elect to contribute, in accordance with 
     section 8440e of title 5, a portion of the basic pay of the 
     member for that service (or of any special or incentive pay 
     under chapter 5 of this title which relates to that service) 
     to the Thrift Savings Fund established by section 8437 of 
     title 5.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:

``211. Contributions to Thrift Savings Fund.''.

     SEC. 663. REGULATIONS.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Executive Director (appointed by the Federal 
     Retirement Thrift Investment Board) shall issue regulations 
     to implement sections 8351 and 8440e of title 5, United 
     States Code (as amended by section 661) and section 211 of 
     title 37, United States Code (as amended by section 662).

     SEC. 664. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section, the amendments made by this subtitle shall take 
     effect one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     or on July 1, 2000, whichever is later.
       (b) Exception.--Nothing in this subtitle (or any amendment 
     made by this subtitle) shall be considered to permit the 
     making of any contributions under section 8440e(a)(1)(B) of 
     title 5, United States Code (as amended by section 661), 
     before December 1, 2000.
       (c) Effectiveness Contingent on Offsetting Legislation.--
     (1) This subtitle shall be effective only if--
       (A) the President, in the budget of the President for 
     fiscal year 2001, proposes legislation which if enacted would 
     be qualifying offsetting legislation; and
       (B) there is enacted during the second session of the 106th 
     Congress qualifying offsetting legislation.
       (2) If the conditions in paragraph (1) are met, then, this 
     section shall take effect on the date on which qualifying 
     offsetting legislation is enacted or, if later, the effective 
     date determined under subsection (a).
       (3) For purposes of this subsection:
       (A) The term ``qualifying offsetting legislation'' means 
     legislation (other than an appropriations Act) that includes 
     provisions that--
       (i) offset fully the increased outlays for each of fiscal 
     years 2000 through 2009 to be made by reason of the 
     amendments made by this subtitle;
       (ii) expressly state that they are enacted for the purpose 
     of the offset described in clause (i); and
       (iii) are included in full on the PayGo scorecard.
       (B) The term ``PayGo scorecard'' means the estimates that 
     are made with respect to fiscal years through fiscal year 
     2009 by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office and 
     the Director of the Office of Management and Budget under 
     section 252(d) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

It was decided in the

Yeas

425

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affirmative

Nays

0

para. 62.7                    [Roll No. 185]

                                AYES--425

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern

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     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Bono
     Brown (CA)
     Cooksey
     Hilleary
     Holt
     Kasich
     Lofgren
     Olver
     Wynn
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 62.8  recorded vote

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

       At the end of subtitle C of title X (page 283, after line 
     6), insert the following new section:

     SEC. 1024. ASSIGNMENT OF MEMBERS 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.--Upon submission of a request 
     consistent with subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense may 
     assign members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps 
     to assist--
       ``(1) the Immigration and Naturalization Service in 
     preventing the entry of terrorists and drug traffickers 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 to prevent the entry of weapons of mass 
     destruction, components of weapons of mass destruction, 
     prohibited narcotics or drugs, or other terrorist or drug 
     trafficking items.
       ``(b) Request for Assignment.--The assignment of members 
     under subsection (a) may occur only if--
       ``(1) the assignment is at the request of the Attorney 
     General, in the case of an assignment to the Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, or the Secretary of the Treasury, in 
     the case of an assignment to the United States Customs 
     Service; and
       ``(2) the request of the Attorney General or the Secretary 
     of the Treasury (as the case may be) is accompanied by a 
     certification by the President that the assignment of members 
     pursuant to the request is necessary to respond to a threat 
     to national security posed by the entry into the United 
     States of terrorists or drug traffickers.
       ``(c) Training Program.--If the assignment of members is 
     requested under subsection (b), 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 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 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 assigned under subsection 
     (a).
       ``(g) Termination of Authority.--No assignment may be made 
     or continued under subsection (a) after September 30, 
     2002.''.
       (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

242

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

181

para. 62.9                    [Roll No. 186]

                                AYES--242

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burton
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--181

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Armey
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)

[[Page 710]]


     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Lampson
     Larson
     Leach
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Bliley
     Bono
     Brown (CA)
     Conyers
     Hilleary
     Holt
     Kasich
     Lofgren
     Manzullo
     Olver
     Wynn
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 62.10  recorded vote

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

       Strike section 1006 (page 270, line 20, through page 271, 
     line 9) and insert the following new section:

     SEC. 1006. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR MILITARY 
                   OPERATIONS IN FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA.

       None of the funds appropriated or otherwise available to 
     the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2000 may be used 
     for military operations in the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia.

It was decided in the

Yeas

97

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

328

para. 62.11                   [Roll No. 187]

                                AYES--97

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baker
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bonilla
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burton
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Crane
     Cubin
     Danner
     DeMint
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Ewing
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kingston
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Largent
     Lewis (KY)
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McKinney
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller, Gary
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shuster
     Souder
     Stump
     Sununu
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Vitter
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)

                                NOES--328

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Bono
     Brown (CA)
     Clayton
     Dickey
     Engel
     Hilleary
     Holt
     Lofgren
     Olver
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 62.12  recorded vote

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

       At the end of subtitle B of title III (page 45, after line 
     13), insert the following new section:

     SEC. 312. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF AIR FORCE SPACE LAUNCH 
                   FACILITIES.

       (a) Additional Authorization.--In addition to the funds 
     otherwise authorized in this Act for the operation and 
     maintenance of the space launch facilities of the Department 
     of the Air Force, there is hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated $7,300,000 for space launch operations at such 
     launch facilities.
       (b) Corresponding Reduction.--The amount authorized to be 
     appropriated in section 301(4) for operation and maintenance 
     for the Air Force is hereby reduced by $7,300,000, to be 
     derived from other service-wide activities.
       (c) Study of Space Launch Ranges and Requirements.--(1) The 
     Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study--
       (A) to access anticipated military, civil, and commercial 
     space launch requirements;
       (B) to examine the technical shortcomings at the space 
     launch ranges;
       (C) to evaluate oversight arrangements at the space launch 
     ranges; and
       (D) to estimate future funding requirements for space 
     launch ranges capable of meeting both national security space 
     launch needs and civil and commercial space launch needs.
       (2) The Secretary shall conduct the study using the Defense 
     Science Board of the Department of Defense.
       (3) Not later than February 15, 2000, the Secretary shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     containing the results of the study.

It was decided in the

Yeas

303

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

118

para. 62.13                   [Roll No. 188]

                                AYES--303

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)

[[Page 711]]


     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shows
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Udall (CO)
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--118

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Archer
     Baker
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Capuano
     Chabot
     Coble
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ewing
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hinchey
     Horn
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kilpatrick
     Kuykendall
     Latham
     Lee
     Lipinski
     Lucas (KY)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McInnis
     McNulty
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Neal
     Nussle
     Obey
     Owens
     Paul
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Porter
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Roukema
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanford
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Stark
     Stump
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Taylor (NC)
     Thune
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Weiner
     Whitfield
     Woolsey

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Blunt
     Bono
     Brown (CA)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Graham
     Hilleary
     Kasich
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Olver
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 62.14  recorded vote

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

       In section 1006--
       (1) strike subsection (a) (page 270, lines 21 through 24);
       (2) in the section heading (page 270, line 20), strike 
     ``BUDGETING FOR'' and insert ``SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS 
     REQUEST FOR''; and
       (3) in subsection (b), strike ``(b) Supplemental 
     Appropriations Request for Operations in Yugoslavia.--''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

270

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

155

para. 62.15                   [Roll No. 189]

                                AYES--270

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Edwards
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shows
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--155

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldwin
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Bonilla
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Crane
     Danner
     Deal
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kingston
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich

[[Page 712]]


     Ramstad
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Vitter
     Walden
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Bono
     Brown (CA)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Graham
     Hilleary
     Kasich
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Olver
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 62.16  recorded vote

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

       At the end of title XII (page 317, after line 17), add the 
     following new section:

     SEC. 1206. REDUCTION AND CODIFICATION OF NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF 
                   THE ARMED FORCES AUTHORIZED TO BE ON PERMANENT 
                   DUTY ASHORE IN EUROPEAN MEMBER NATIONS OF NATO.

       (a) In General.--(1) Section 123b of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
     (c) and (d), respectively;
       (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsection (b):
       ``(b) European End-Strength Limitation.--(1) Within the 
     limitation prescribed by subsection (a), the strength level 
     of members of the armed forces assigned to permanent duty 
     ashore in European member nations of the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization may not exceed approximately--
       ``(A) 100,000 at the end of fiscal year 1999;
       ``(B) 85,000 at the end of fiscal year 2000;
       ``(C) 55,000 at the end of fiscal year 2001; and
       ``(D) 25,000 at the end of fiscal year 2002 and each fiscal 
     year thereafter.
       ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the following members 
     are not counted:
       ``(A) Members assigned to permanent duty ashore in Iceland, 
     Greenland, and the Azores.
       ``(B) Members performing duties in Europe for more than 179 
     days under a military-to-military contact program under 
     section 168 of this title.
       ``(3) In carrying out the reductions required by paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary of Defense may not reduce personnel 
     assigned to the Sixth Fleet.''.'';
       (3) in subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by 
     adding at the end the following new sentence: ``Subsection 
     (b) does not apply in the event of declaration of war or an 
     armed attack on any member nation of the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization.''; and
       (4) in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by 
     striking ``The President may waive'' and all that follows and 
     inserting ``The President may waive the operation of 
     subsection (a) or (b) if the President declares an emergency. 
     The President shall immediately notify Congress of any such 
     waiver.''.
       (b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 1002 of the Department of 
     Defense Authorization Act, 1985 (22 U.S.C. 1928 note), is 
     repealed.

It was decided in the

Yeas

116

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

307

para. 62.17                   [Roll No. 190]

                                AYES--116

     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Capuano
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Crane
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeMint
     Duncan
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Foley
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Ganske
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Green (TX)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hayes
     Hill (MT)
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jones (NC)
     Kingston
     Kucinich
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Markey
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Owens
     Paul
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Ramstad
     Rivers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Schakowsky
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Slaughter
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Thompson (CA)
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Woolsey
     Wu

                                NOES--307

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Toomey
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Bono
     Brown (CA)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Graham
     Hilleary
     Kasich
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Olver
     Peterson (PA)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. NETHERCUTT, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 200, 
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 2000''.

     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:



[[Page 713]]

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 Army programs.
Sec. 112. Extension of pilot program on sales of manufactured articles 
              and services of certain Army industrial facilities 
              without regard to availability from domestic sources.
Sec. 113. Revision to conditions for award of a second-source 
              procurement contract for the Family of Medium Tactical 
              Vehicles.

                       Subtitle C--Navy Programs

Sec. 121. F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft program.

           Subtitle D--Chemical Stockpile Destruction Program

Sec. 141. Destruction of existing stockpile of lethal chemical agents 
              and munitions.
Sec. 142. Alternative technologies for destruction of assembled 
              chemical weapons.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 151. Limitation on expenditures for satellite communications.
Sec. 152. Procurement of firefighting equipment for the Air National 
              Guard and the Air Force Reserve.
Sec. 153. Cooperative engagement capability program.

         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. Collaborative program to evaluate and demonstrate advanced 
              technologies for advanced capability combat vehicles.
Sec. 212. Revisions in manufacturing technology program.
Sec. 213. Sense of Congress regarding defense science and technology 
              program.

                 Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense

Sec. 231. Additional program elements for ballistic missile defense 
              programs.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 241. Designation of Secretary of the Army as executive agent for 
              high energy laser technologies.

                  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. Transfer to Defense Working Capital Funds to support Defense 
              Commissary Agency.

    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 311. Reimbursement of Navy Exchange Service Command for relocation 
              expenses.
Sec. 312. Replacement of nonsecure tactical radios of the 82nd Airborne 
              Division.
Sec. 313. Operation and maintenance of Air Force space launch 
              facilities.

                  Subtitle C--Environmental Provisions

Sec. 321. Remediation of asbestos and lead-based paint.

     Subtitle D--Performance of Functions by Private-Sector Sources

Sec. 331. Expansion of annual report on contracting for commercial and 
              industrial type functions.
Sec. 332. Congressional notification of A-76 cost comparison waivers.
Sec. 333. Improved evaluation of local economic effect of changing 
              defense functions to private sector performance.
Sec. 334. Annual reports on expenditures for performance of depot-level 
              maintenance and repair workloads by public and private 
              sectors.
Sec. 335. Applicability of competition requirement in contracting out 
              workloads performed by depot-level activities of 
              Department of Defense.
Sec. 336. Treatment of public sector winning bidders for contracts for 
              performance of depot-level maintenance and repair 
              workloads formerly performed at certain military 
              installations.
Sec. 337. Process for modernization of computer systems at Army 
              computer centers.
Sec. 338. Evaluation of total system performance responsibility 
              program.
Sec. 339. Identification of core logistics capability requirements for 
              maintenance and repair of C-17 aircraft.

                Subtitle E--Defense Dependents Education

Sec. 341. Assistance to local educational agencies that benefit 
              dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department 
              of Defense civilian employees.
Sec. 342. Continuation of enrollment at Department of Defense domestic 
              dependent elementary and secondary schools.
Sec. 343. Technical amendments to Defense Dependents' Education Act of 
              1978.

                 Subtitle F--Military Readiness Issues

Sec. 351. Independent study of Department of Defense secondary 
              inventory and parts shortages.
Sec. 352. Independent study of adequacy of department restructured 
              sustainment and reengineered logistics product support 
              practices.
Sec. 353. Independent study of military readiness reporting system.
Sec. 354. Review of real property maintenance and its effect on 
              readiness.
Sec. 355. Establishment of logistics standards for sustained military 
              operations.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

Sec. 361. Discretionary authority to install telecommunication 
              equipment for persons performing voluntary services.
Sec. 362. Contracting authority for defense working capital funded 
              industrial facilities.
Sec. 363. Clarification of condition on sale of articles and services 
              of industrial facilities to persons outside Department of 
              Defense.
Sec. 364. Special authority of disbursing officials regarding automated 
              teller machines on naval vessels.
Sec. 365. Preservation of historic buildings and grounds at United 
              States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home, District of Columbia.
Sec. 366. Clarification of land conveyance authority, United States 
              Soldiers' and Airmen's Home.
Sec. 367. Treatment of Alaska, Hawaii, and Guam in defense household 
              goods moving programs.

              TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

                       Subtitle A--Active Forces

Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces.
Sec. 402. Revision in permanent end strength minimum levels.
Sec. 403. Appointments to certain senior joint officer positions.

                       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 Army and Air Force members in certain 
              grades authorized to serve on active duty in support of 
              the Reserves.
Sec. 415. Selected Reserve end strength flexibility.

              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. Recommendations for promotion by selection boards.
Sec. 502. Technical amendments relating to joint duty assignments.

           Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Reserve Components

Sec. 511. Continuation on Reserve active status list to complete 
              disciplinary action.
Sec. 512. Authority to order reserve component members to active duty 
              to complete a medical evaluation.
Sec. 513. Eligibility for consideration for promotion.
Sec. 514. Retention until completion of 20 years of service for reserve 
              component majors and lieutenant commanders who twice fail 
              of selection for promotion.
Sec. 515. Computation of years of service exclusion.
Sec. 516. Authority to retain reserve component chaplains until age 67.
Sec. 517. Expansion and codification of authority for space-required 
              travel for Reserves.
Sec. 518. Financial assistance program for specially selected members 
              of the Marine Corps Reserve.
Sec. 519. Options to improve recruiting for the Army Reserve.

                    Subtitle C--Military Technicians

Sec. 521. Revision to military technician (dual status) law.

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Sec. 522. Civil service retirement of technicians.
Sec. 523. Revision to non-dual status technicians statute.
Sec. 524. Revision to authorities relating to National Guard 
              technicians.
Sec. 525. Effective date.
Sec. 526. Secretary of Defense review of Army technician costing 
              process.
Sec. 527. Fiscal year 2000 limitation on number of non-dual status 
              technicians.

                     Subtitle D--Service Academies

Sec. 531. Waiver of reimbursement of expenses for instruction at 
              service academies of persons from foreign countries.
Sec. 532. Compliance by United States Military Academy with statutory 
              limit on size of Corps of Cadets.
Sec. 533. Dean of Academic Board, United States Military Academy and 
              Dean of the Faculty, United States Air Force Academy.
Sec. 534. Exclusion from certain general and flag officer grade 
              strength limitations for the superintendents of the 
              service academies.

                   Subtitle E--Education and Training

Sec. 541. Establishment of a Department of Defense international 
              student program at the senior military colleges.
Sec. 542. Authority for Army War College to award degree of master of 
              strategic studies.
Sec. 543. Authority for air university to award graduate-level degrees.
Sec. 544. Correction of Reserve credit for participation in health 
              professional scholarship and financial assistance 
              program.
Sec. 545. Permanent expansion of ROTC program to include graduate 
              students.
Sec. 546. Increase in monthly subsistence allowance for senior ROTC 
              cadets selected for advanced training.
Sec. 547. Contingent funding increase for Junior ROTC program.
Sec. 548. Change from annual to biennial reporting under the Reserve 
              component Montgomery GI Bill.
Sec. 549. Recodification and consolidation of statutes denying Federal 
              grants and contracts by certain departments and agencies 
              to institutions of higher education that prohibit Senior 
              ROTC units or military recruiting on campus.

                   Subtitle F--Decorations and Awards

Sec. 551. Waiver of time limitations for award of certain decorations 
              to certain persons.
Sec. 552 Sense of Congress concerning Presidential Unit Citation for 
              crew of the U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS.
Sec. 553. Authority for award of Medal of Honor to Alfred Rascon for 
              valor during the Vietnam conflict.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

Sec. 561. Revision in authority to order retired members to active 
              duty.
Sec. 562. Temporary authority for recall of retired aviators.
Sec. 563. Service review agencies covered by professional staffing 
              requirement.
Sec. 564. Conforming amendment to authorize Reserve officers and 
              retired regular officers to hold a civil office while 
              serving on active duty for not more than 270 days.
Sec. 565. Revision to requirement for honor guard details at funerals 
              of veterans.
Sec. 566. Purpose and funding limitations for National Guard Challenge 
              Program.
Sec. 567. Access to secondary school students for military recruiting 
              purposes.
Sec. 568. Survey of members leaving military service on attitudes 
              toward military service.
Sec. 569. Improvement in system for assigning personnel to warfighting 
              units.
Sec. 570. Requirement for Department of Defense regulations to protect 
              the confidentiality of communications between dependents 
              and professionals providing therapeutic or related 
              services regarding sexual or domestic abuse.

          TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

                     Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

Sec. 601. Fiscal year 2000 increase in military basic pay and reform of 
              basic pay rates.
Sec. 602. Pay increases for fiscal years after fiscal year 2000.
Sec. 603. Additional amount available for fiscal year 2000 increase in 
              basic allowance for housing inside the United States.

           Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays

Sec. 611. Extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for 
              reserve forces.
Sec. 612. Extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for 
              nurse officer candidates, registered nurses, and nurse 
              anesthetists.
Sec. 613. Extension of authorities relating to payment of other bonuses 
              and special pays.
Sec. 614. Aviation career incentive pay for air battle managers.
Sec. 615. Expansion of authority to provide special pay to aviation 
              career officers extending period of active duty.
Sec. 616. Diving duty special pay.
Sec. 617. Reenlistment bonus.
Sec. 618. Enlistment bonus.
Sec. 619. Revised eligibility requirements for reserve component prior 
              service enlistment bonus.
Sec. 620. Increase in special pay and bonuses for nuclear-qualified 
              officers.
Sec. 621. Increase in authorized monthly rate of foreign language 
              proficiency pay.
Sec. 622. Authorization of retention bonus for special warfare officers 
              extending period of active duty.
Sec. 623. Authorization of surface warfare officer continuation pay.
Sec. 624. Authorization of career enlisted flyer incentive pay.
Sec. 625. Authorization of judge advocate continuation pay.

            Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances

Sec. 631. Provision of lodging in kind for Reservists performing 
              training duty and not otherwise entitled to travel and 
              transportation allowances.
Sec. 632. Payment of temporary lodging expenses for members making 
              their first permanent change of station.
Sec. 633. Emergency leave travel cost limitations.

                     Subtitle D--Retired Pay Reform

Sec. 641. Redux retired pay system applicable only to members electing 
              new 15-year career status bonus.
Sec. 642. Authorization of 15-year career status bonus.
Sec. 643. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 644. Effective date.

       Subtitle E--Other Retired Pay and Survivor Benefit Matters

Sec. 651. Effective date of disability retirement for members dying in 
              civilian medical facilities.
Sec. 652. Extension of annuity eligibility for surviving spouses of 
              certain retirement eligible reserve members.
Sec. 653. Presentation of United States flag to retiring members of the 
              uniformed services not previously covered.
Sec. 654. Accrual funding for retirement system for commissioned corps 
              of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Sec. 655. Disability retirement or separation for certain members with 
              pre-existing conditions.

   Subtitle F--Eligibility to Participate in the Thrift Savings Plan

Sec. 661. Authority for members of the uniformed services to contribute 
              to the thrift savings fund.
Sec. 662. Contributions to thrift savings fund.
Sec. 663. Regulations.
Sec. 664. Effective date.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

Sec. 671. Payments for unused accrued leave as part of reenlistment.
Sec. 672. Clarification of per diem eligibility for military 
              technicians serving on active duty without pay outside 
              the United States.
Sec. 673. Overseas special supplemental food program.
Sec. 674. Special compensation for severely disabled uniformed services 
              retirees.
Sec. 675. Tuition assistance for members deployed in a contingency 
              operation.

                     TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE MATTERS

                    Subtitle A--Health Care Services

Sec. 701. Provision of health care to members on active duty at certain 
              remote locations.
Sec. 702. Provision of chiropractic health care.
Sec. 703. Continuation of provision of domiciliary and custodial care 
              for certain CHAMPUS beneficiaries.
Sec. 704. Removal of restrictions on use of funds for abortions in 
              certain cases of rape or incest.

                      Subtitle B--TRICARE Program

Sec. 711. Improvements to claims processing under the TRICARE program.
Sec. 712. Authority to waive certain TRICARE deductibles.
Sec. 713. Electronic processing of claims under the TRICARE program.
Sec. 714. Study of rates for provision of medical services; proposal 
              for certain rate increases.
Sec. 715. Requirements for provision of care in geographically 
              separated units.
Sec. 716. Improvement of access to health care under the TRICARE 
              program.
Sec. 717. Reimbursement of certain costs incurred by covered 
              beneficiaries when referred for care outside local 
              catchment area.

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Sec. 718. Improvement of referral process under TRICARE.

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

Sec. 721. Pharmacy benefits program.
Sec. 722. Improvements to third-party payer collection program.
Sec. 723. Authority of Armed Forces medical examiner to conduct 
              forensic pathology investigations.
Sec. 724. Trauma training center.
Sec. 725. Study on joint operations for the Defense Health Program.

  TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED 
                                MATTERS

Sec. 801. Sale, exchange, and waiver authority for coal and coke.
Sec. 802. Extension of authority to issue solicitations for purchases 
              of commercial items in excess of simplified acquisition 
              threshold.
Sec. 803. Expansion of applicability of requirement to make certain 
              procurements from small arms production industrial base.
Sec. 804. Repeal of termination of provision of credit towards 
              subcontracting goals for purchases benefiting severely 
              handicapped persons.
Sec. 805. Extension of test program for negotiation of comprehensive 
              small business subcontracting plans.
Sec. 806. Facilitation of national missile defense system.
Sec. 807. Options for accelerated acquisition of precision munitions.
Sec. 808. Program to increase opportunity for small business innovation 
              in defense acquisition programs.
Sec. 809. Compliance with Buy American Act.

      TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

Sec. 901. Limitation on amount available for contracted advisory and 
              assistance services.
Sec. 902. Responsibility for logistics and sustainment functions of the 
              Department of Defense.
Sec. 903. Management headquarters and headquarters support activities.
Sec. 904. Further reductions in defense acquisition and support 
              workforce.
Sec. 905. Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs.
Sec. 906. Responsibility within Office of the Secretary of Defense for 
              monitoring OPTEMPO and PERSTEMPO.
Sec. 907. Report on military space issues.
Sec. 908. Employment and compensation of civilian faculty members of 
              Department of Defense African Center for Strategic 
              Studies.
Sec. 909. Additional matters for annual report on joint warfighting 
              experimentation.
Sec. 910. Defense technology security enhancement.

                      TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                     Subtitle A--Financial Matters

Sec. 1001. Transfer authority.
Sec. 1002. Incorporation of classified annex.
Sec. 1003. Authorization of prior emergency military personnel 
              appropriations.
Sec. 1004. Repeal of requirement for two-year budget cycle for the 
              Department of Defense.
Sec. 1005. Consolidation of various Department of the Navy trust and 
              gift funds. 
Sec. 1006. Supplemental appropriations request for operations in 
              Yugoslavia.

                Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

Sec. 1011. Revision to congressional notice-and-wait period required 
              before transfer of a vessel stricken from the Naval 
              Vessel Register.
Sec. 1012. Authority to consent to retransfer of former naval vessel.
Sec. 1013. Report on naval vessel force structure requirements.
Sec. 1014. Auxiliary vessels acquisition program for the Department of 
              Defense.
Sec. 1015. Authority to provide advance payments for the National 
              Defense Features program.

        Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Counter Drug Activities

Sec. 1021. Support for detection and monitoring activities in the 
              eastern Pacific Ocean.
Sec. 1022. Condition on development of forward operating locations for 
              United States Southern Command counter-drug detection and 
              monitoring flights.
Sec. 1023. United States military activities in Colombia.
Sec. 1024. Assignment of members to assist Immigration and 
              Naturalization Service and Customs Service.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 1031. Identification in budget materials of amounts for 
              declassification activities and limitation on 
              expenditures for such activities.
Sec. 1032. Notice to congressional committees of compromise of 
              classified information within defense programs of the 
              United States.
Sec. 1033. Revision to limitation on retirement or dismantlement of 
              strategic nuclear delivery systems.
Sec. 1034. Annual report by Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff on the 
              risks in executing the missions called for under the 
              National Military Strategy.
Sec. 1035. Requirement to address unit operations tempo and personnel 
              tempo in Department of Defense annual report.
Sec. 1036. Preservation of certain defense reporting requirements.
Sec. 1037. Technical and clerical amendments.
Sec. 1038. Contributions for Spirit of Hope endowment fund of United 
              Service Organizations, Incorporated.
Sec. 1039. Chemical defense training facility.
Sec. 1040. Asia-Pacific Center for security studies.
Sec. 1041. Report on effect of continued Balkan operations on ability 
              of United States to successfully meet other regional 
              contingencies.
Sec. 1042. Report on space launch failures.
Sec. 1043. Report on airlift requirements to support national military 
              strategy.
Sec. 1044. Operations of Naval Academy dairy farm.
Sec. 1045. Inspector General investigation of compliance with Buy 
              American Act in purchases of free weight strength 
              training equipment.
Sec. 1046. Performance of threat and risk assessments.

           TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL

Sec. 1101. Increase of pay cap for nonappropriated fund senior 
              executive employees.
Sec. 1102. Restoration of leave for certain Department of Defense 
              employees who deploy to a combat zone outside the United 
              States.
Sec. 1103. Expansion of Guard-and-Reserve purposes for which leave 
              under section 6323 of title 5, United States Code, may be 
              used.
Sec. 1104. Temporary authority to provide early retirement and 
              separation incentives for certain civilian employees.
Sec. 1105. Extension of authority to continue health insurance coverage 
              for certain Department of Defense employees.

              TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO OTHER NATIONS

Sec. 1201. Report on strategic stability under START III.
Sec. 1202. One-year extension of counterproliferation authorities for 
              support of United Nations weapons inspection regime in 
              Iraq.
Sec. 1203. Limitation on military-to-military exchanges with China's 
              People's Liberation Army.
Sec. 1204. Report on allied capabilities to contribute to major theater 
              wars.
Sec. 1205. Limitation on funds for Bosnia peacekeeping operations for 
              fiscal year 2000.
Sec. 1206. Limitation on deployment of United States Armed Forces in 
              Haiti.
Sec. 1207. Goals for the conflict with the Federal Republic of 
              Yugoslavia.
Sec. 1208. Report on the security situation on the Korean Peninsula.
Sec. 1209. Annual report on military power of the People's Republic of 
              China.

  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. Limitations on use of funds for fissile material storage 
              facility.
Sec. 1305. Limitation on use of funds for chemical weapons destruction.
Sec. 1306. Limitation on use of funds for biological weapons 
              proliferation prevention activities.
Sec. 1307. Limitation on use of funds until submission of report and 
              multiyear plan.
Sec. 1308. Requirement to submit report.
Sec. 1309. Report on Expanded Threat Reduction Initiative.

          TITLE XIV--PROLIFERATION AND EXPORT CONTROL MATTERS

Sec. 1401. Report on compliance by the People's Republic of China and 
              other countries with the missile technology control 
              regime.
Sec. 1402. Annual report on technology transfers to the People's 
              Republic of China.
Sec. 1403. Report on implementation of transfer of satellite export 
              control authority.
Sec. 1404. Security in connection with satellite export licensing.
Sec. 1405. Reporting of technology passed to People's Republic of China 
              and of foreign launch security violations.
Sec. 1406. Report on national security implications of exporting high-
              performance computers to the People's Republic of China.
Sec. 1407. End-use verification for use by People's Republic of China 
              of high-performance computers.

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Sec. 1408. Procedures for review of export of controlled technologies 
              and items.
Sec. 1409. Notice of foreign acquisition of United States firms in 
              national security industries.
Sec. 1410. Five-agency inspectors general examination of 
              countermeasures against acquisition by the People's 
              Republic of China of militarily sensitive technology.
Sec. 1411. Office of technology security in Department of Defense.
Sec. 1412. Annual audit of Department of Defense and Department of 
              Energy policies with respect to technology transfers to 
              the People's Republic of China.
Sec. 1413. Resources for export license functions.
Sec. 1414. National security assessment of export licenses.

            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.

                            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 electrical substation improvements, 
              Guam.
Sec. 2206. Correction in authorized use of funds, Marine Corps Combat 
              Development Command, Quantico, Virginia.

                         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. 2305. Plan for completion of project to consolidate Air Force 
              research laboratory, Rome Research Site, New York.

                      TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES

Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land 
              acquisition projects.
Sec. 2402. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2403. Military housing improvement program.
Sec. 2404. Energy conservation projects.
Sec. 2405. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies.
Sec. 2406. Increase in fiscal year 1997 authorization for military 
              construction projects at Pueblo Chemical Activity, 
              Colorado.
Sec. 2407. Condition on obligation of military construction funds for 
              drug interdiction and counter-drug activities.

   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.

        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 1997 
              projects.
Sec. 2703. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1996 
              projects.
Sec. 2704. Effective date.

                    TITLE XXVIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS

 Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing 
                                Changes

Sec. 2801. Contributions for North Atlantic Treaty Organizations 
              Security Investment.
Sec. 2802. Development of Ford Island, Hawaii.
Sec. 2803. Restriction on authority to acquire or construct ancillary 
              supporting facilities for housing units.
Sec. 2804. Planning and design for military construction projects for 
              reserve components.
Sec. 2805. Limitations on authority to carry out small projects for 
              acquisition of facilities for reserve components.
Sec. 2806. Expansion of entities eligible to participate in alternative 
              authority for acquisition and improvement of military 
              housing.

        Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration

Sec. 2811. Extension of authority for lease of land for special 
              operations activities.
Sec. 2812. Utility privatization authority.
Sec. 2813. Acceptance of funds to cover administrative expenses 
              relating to certain real property transactions.
Sec. 2814. Study and report on impacts to military readiness of 
              proposed land management changes on public lands in Utah.

            Subtitle C--Defense Base Closure and Realignment

Sec. 2821. Continuation of authority to use Department of Defense Base 
              Closure Account 1990 for activities required to close or 
              realign military installations.

                      Subtitle D--Land Conveyances

                        Part I--Army Conveyances

Sec. 2831. Transfer of jurisdiction, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Sec. 2832. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Kankakee, Illinois.
Sec. 2833. Land conveyance, Fort Des Moines, Iowa.
Sec. 2834. Land conveyance, Army Maintenance Support Activity (Marine) 
              Number 84, Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 2835. Land conveyances, Army docks and related property, Alaska.
Sec. 2836. Land conveyance, Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
Sec. 2837. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Cannon Falls, 
              Minnesota.
Sec. 2838. Land conveyance, Nike Battery 80 family housing site, East 
              Hanover Township, New Jersey.
Sec. 2839. Land exchange, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois.
Sec. 2840. Modification of land conveyance, Joliet Army Ammunition 
              Plant, Illinois.
Sec. 2841. Land conveyances, Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant, 
              Minnesota.

                       Part II--Navy Conveyances

Sec. 2851. Land conveyance, Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant No. 
              387, Dallas, Texas.
Sec. 2852. Land conveyance, Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center, 
              Orange, Texas.
Sec. 2853. Land conveyance, Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, 
              North Carolina.

                    Part III--Air Force Conveyances

Sec. 2861. Conveyance of fuel supply line, Pease Air Force Base, New 
              Hampshire.
Sec. 2862. Land conveyance, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida.
Sec. 2863. Land conveyance, Port of Anchorage, Alaska.
Sec. 2864. Land conveyance, Forestport Test Annex, New York.
Sec. 2865. Land conveyance, Mcclellan Nuclear Radiation Center, 
              California.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 2871. Expansion of Arlington National Cemetery.

 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.
Sec. 3106. Department of Energy counterintelligence cyber security 
              program.

                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. Limitation on use at Department of Energy laboratories of 
              funds appropriated for the initiatives for proliferation 
              prevention program.
Sec. 3132. Prohibition on use for payment of Russian Government taxes 
              and customs duties of funds appropriated for the 
              initiatives for proliferation prevention program.
Sec. 3133. Modification of laboratory-directed research and development 
              to provide funds for theater ballistic missile defense.
Sec. 3134. Support of theater ballistic missile defense activities of 
              the Department of Defense.

          Subtitle D--Commission on Nuclear Weapons Management

Sec. 3151. Establishment of commission.

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Sec. 3152. Duties of commission.
Sec. 3153. Reports.
Sec. 3154. Powers.
Sec. 3155. Commission procedures.
Sec. 3156. Personnel matters.
Sec. 3157. Miscellaneous administrative provisions.
Sec. 3158. Funding.
Sec. 3159. Termination of the commission.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 3161. Procedures for meeting tritium production requirements.
Sec. 3162. Extension of authority of Department of Energy to pay 
              voluntary separation incentive payments.
Sec. 3163. Fellowship program for development of skills critical to the 
              Department of Energy nuclear weapons complex.
Sec. 3164. Department of Energy records declassification.
Sec. 3165. Management of nuclear weapons production facilities and 
              national laboratories.
Sec. 3166. Notice to congressional committees of compromise of 
              classified information within nuclear energy defense 
              programs.
Sec. 3167. Department of Energy regulations relating to the 
              safeguarding and security of restricted data.
Sec. 3168. Department of Energy counterintelligence polygraph program.
Sec. 3169. Report on counterintelligence and security practices at 
              national laboratories.
Sec. 3170. Technology transfer coordination for Department of Energy 
              national laboratories.

        Subtitle F--Protection of National Security Information

Sec. 3181.  short title.
Sec. 3182. Semi-annual report by the president on espionage by the 
              People's Republic of China.
Sec. 3183. Report on whether department of energy should continue to 
              maintain nuclear weapons responsibility.
Sec. 3184. Department of Energy office of foreign intelligence and 
              Office of Counterintelligence.
Sec. 3185. Counterintelligence program at Department of Energy national 
              laboratories.
Sec. 3186. Counterintelligence activities at other Department of Energy 
              facilities.
Sec. 3187. Department of Energy polygraph examinations.
Sec. 3188. Civil monetary penalties for violations of Department of 
              Energy regulations relating to the safeguarding and 
              security of restricted data.
Sec. 3189. Increased penalties for misuse of restricted data.
Sec. 3190.  restrictions on access to national laboratories by foreign 
              visitors from sensitive countries.
Sec. 3191. Requirements relating to access by foreign visitors and 
              employees to Department of Energy facilities engaged in 
              defense activities.
Sec. 3192. Annual report on security and counterintelligence standards 
              at national laboratories and other defense facilities of 
              the Department of Energy.
Sec. 3193. Report on security vulnerabilities of national laboratory 
              computers.
Sec. 3194. Government access to classified information on Department of 
              Energy defense-related computers.
Sec. 3195. Definition of national laboratory.

          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. Elimination of congressionally imposed disposal restrictions 
              on specific stockpile materials.

                  TITLE XXXIV--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

Sec. 3401. Short title.
Sec. 3402. Authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 2000.
Sec. 3403. Amendments to title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936.
Sec. 3404. Extension of war risk insurance authority.
Sec. 3405. Ownership of the JEREMIAH O'BRIEN.

                  TITLE XXXV--PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION

Sec. 3501. Short title.
Sec. 3502. Authorization of expenditures.
Sec. 3503. Purchase of vehicles.
Sec. 3504. Office of Transition Administration.

     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 Armed Services 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 2000 for procurement for the Army as follows:
       (1) For aircraft, $1,415,211,000.
       (2) For missiles, $1,415,959,000.
       (3) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles, 
     $1,575,096,000.
       (4) For ammunition, $1,196,216,000.
       (5) For other procurement, $3,799,895,000.

     SEC. 102. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.

       (a) Navy.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated 
     for fiscal year 2000 for procurement for the Navy as follows:
       (1) For aircraft, $8,804,051,000.
       (2) For weapons, including missiles and torpedoes, 
     $1,764,655,000.
       (3) For shipbuilding and conversion, $6,687,172,000.
       (4) For other procurement, $4,260,444,000.
       (b) Marine Corps.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal year 2000 for procurement for the 
     Marine Corps in the amount of 1,297,463,000.
       (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 
     $612,900,000.

     SEC. 103. AIR FORCE.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2000 for procurement for the Air Force as follows:
       (1) For aircraft, $9,647,651,000.
       (2) For missiles, $2,303,661,000.
       (3) For ammunition, $560,537,000.
       (4) For other procurement, $7,077,762,000.

     SEC. 104. DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2000 for Defense-wide procurement in the amount of 
     $2,107,839,000.

     SEC. 105. RESERVE COMPONENTS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2000 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, $10,000,00.
       (6) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $10,000,000.

     SEC. 106. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2000 for procurement for the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Defense in the amount of $2,100,000.

     SEC. 107. CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION PROGRAM.

       There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2000 the amount of $1,012,000,000 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 2000 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 
     $356,970,000.

     SEC. 109. DEFENSE EXPORT LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2000 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 ARMY PROGRAMS.

       (a) Multiyear Procurement Authority.--Subject to subsection 
     (b), the Secretary of the Army may, in accordance with 
     section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, enter into a 
     multiyear procurement contract beginning with the fiscal year 
     2000 program year for procurement for each of the following 
     programs.
       (1) The Javelin missile system.
       (2) M2A3 Bradley fighting vehicles.
       (3) AH-64D Longbow Apache attack helicopters.
       (4) The M1A2 Abrams main battle tank upgrade program 
     combined with the Heavy Assault Bridge program.
       (b) Required Report.--The Secretary of the Army may not 
     enter into a multiyear contract under subsection (a) for a 
     program named in one of the paragraphs of that subsection 
     until the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional 
     defense committees a report with respect to that contract 
     that provides the following information, shown for each year 
     in the current future-years defense program and in the 
     aggregate over the period of the current future-years defense 
     program:
       (1) The amount of total obligational authority under the 
     contract and the percentage that such amount represents of 
     (A) the applicable procurement account, and (B) the service 
     procurement total.
       (2) The amount of total obligational authority under all 
     Army multiyear procurements (determined without regard to the 
     amount of the multiyear contract) under multiyear contracts 
     in effect immediately before the contract under subsection 
     (a) is entered into and the percentage that such amount 
     represents of (A) the applicable procurement account, and (B) 
     the service procurement total.

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       (3) The amount equal to the sum of the amounts under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) and the percentage that such amount 
     represents of (A) the applicable procurement account, and (B) 
     the service procurement total.
       (4) The amount of total obligational authority under all 
     Department of Defense multiyear procurements (determined 
     without regard to the amount of the multiyear contract), 
     including the contract under subsection (a) and each 
     additional multiyear contract authorized by this Act, and the 
     percentage that such amount represents of the procurement 
     accounts of the Department of Defense treated in the 
     aggregate.
       (5) For purposes of this subsection:
       (A) The term ``applicable procurement account'' means, with 
     respect to the multiyear contract under subsection (a), the 
     Department of the Army procurement account from which funds 
     to discharge obligations under the contract will be provided.
       (B) The term ``service procurement total'' means, with 
     respect to the multiyear contract under subsection (a), the 
     procurement accounts of the Army treated in the aggregate.

     SEC. 112. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM ON SALES OF MANUFACTURED 
                   ARTICLES AND SERVICES OF CERTAIN ARMY 
                   INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES WITHOUT REGARD TO 
                   AVAILABILITY FROM DOMESTIC SOURCES.

       Section 141 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 10 U.S.C. 4543 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``fiscal years 1998 and 
     1999'' and inserting ``fiscal years 1998 through 2001'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``fiscal year 1998 or 
     1999'' and inserting ``the period during which the pilot 
     program is being conducted''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Update of Report.--Not later March 1, 2001, the 
     Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall submit 
     to Congress an update of the report required to be submitted 
     under subsection (c) and an assessment of the success of the 
     pilot program.''.

     SEC. 113. REVISION TO CONDITIONS FOR AWARD OF A SECOND-SOURCE 
                   PROCUREMENT CONTRACT FOR THE FAMILY OF MEDIUM 
                   TACTICAL VEHICLES.

       The text of section 112 of the Strom Thurmond National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 
     105-261; 112 Stat. 1973) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Limitation on Second-Source Award.--The Secretary of 
     the Army may award a full-rate production contract (known as 
     a Phase III contract) for production of the Family of Medium 
     Tactical Vehicles to a second source only after the Secretary 
     submits to the congressional defense committees a 
     certification in writing of the following:
       ``(1) That the total quantity of trucks 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 production level of 150 trucks per month.
       ``(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 
     such a second-source contract were not awarded.
       ``(3) That the trucks to be produced under those contracts 
     will be produced with common components that will be 
     interchangeable among similarly configured models.
       ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `prime contractor' means the contractor 
     under the production contract for the Family of Medium 
     Tactical Vehicles program as of the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       ``(2) The term `second source' means a firm other than the 
     prime contractor.''.
                       Subtitle C--Navy Programs

     SEC. 121. F/A-18E/F SUPER HORNET AIRCRAFT PROGRAM.

       (a) Multiyear Procurement Authority.--Subject to subsection 
     (b) and (c), the Secretary of the Navy may, in accordance 
     with section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, enter 
     into a multiyear procurement contract beginning with the 
     fiscal year 2000 program year for procurement for the F/A-
     18E/F aircraft program.
       (b) Required Report.--The Secretary of the Navy may not 
     enter into a multiyear contract under subsection (a) until 
     the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense 
     committees a report with respect to that contract that 
     provides the following information, shown for each year in 
     the current future-years defense program and in the aggregate 
     over the period of the current future-years defense program:
       (1) The amount of total obligational authority under the 
     contract and the percentage that such amount represents of 
     (A) the applicable procurement account, and (B) the service 
     procurement total.
       (2) The amount of total obligational authority under all 
     Navy multiyear procurements (determined without regard to the 
     amount of the multiyear contract) under multiyear contracts 
     in effect immediately before the contract under subsection 
     (a) is entered into and the percentage that such amount 
     represents of (A) the applicable procurement account, and (B) 
     the service procurement total.
       (3) The amount equal to the sum of the amounts under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) and the percentage that such amount 
     represents of (A) the applicable procurement account, and (B) 
     the service procurement total.
       (4) The amount of total obligational authority under all 
     Department of Defense multiyear procurements (determined 
     without regard to the amount of the multiyear contract), 
     including the contract under subsection (a) and each 
     additional multiyear contract authorized by this Act, and the 
     percentage that such amount represents of the procurement 
     accounts of the Department of Defense treated in the 
     aggregate.
       (5) For purposes of this subsection:
       (A) The term ``applicable procurement account'' means, with 
     respect to the multiyear contract under subsection (a), the 
     Aircraft Procurement, Navy account.
       (B) The term ``service procurement total'' means, with 
     respect to the multiyear contract under subsection (a), the 
     procurement accounts of the Navy treated in the aggregate.
       (c) Limitation With Respect To Operational Test and 
     Evaluation.--The Secretary of the Navy may not enter into a 
     multiyear procurement contract authorized by subsection (a) 
     until--
       (1) the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional 
     defense committees a certification described in subsection 
     (c); and
       (2) a period of 30 continuous days of a Congress (as 
     determined under subsection (d)) elapses after the submission 
     of that certification.
       (d) Required Certification.--A certification referred to in 
     subsection (c)(1) is a certification by the Secretary of 
     Defense of each of the following:
       (1) That the results of the Operational Test and Evaluation 
     program for the F/A-18E/F aircraft indicate--
       (A) that the aircraft meets the requirements for 
     operational effectiveness and suitability established by the 
     Secretary of the Navy; and
       (B) that the aircraft meets key performance specifications 
     established by the Secretary of the Navy.
       (2) That the cost of procurement of that aircraft using a 
     multiyear procurement contract as authorized by subsection 
     (a), assuming procurement of 222 aircraft, is at least 7.4 
     percent less than the cost of procurement of the same number 
     of aircraft through annual contracts.
       (e) Continuity of Congress.--For purposes of subsection 
     (c)(2)--
       (1) the continuity of a Congress is broken only by an 
     adjournment of the Congress sine die at the end of the final 
     session of the Congress; and
       (2) any day on which either House of Congress is not in 
     session because of an adjournment of more than three days to 
     a day certain, or because of an adjournment sine die at the 
     end of the first session of a Congress, shall be excluded in 
     the computation of such 30-day period.
           Subtitle D--Chemical Stockpile Destruction Program

     SEC. 141. DESTRUCTION OF EXISTING STOCKPILE OF LETHAL 
                   CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS.

       (a) Program Assessment.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
     conduct an assessment of the current program for destruction 
     of the United States' stockpile of chemical agents and 
     munitions, including the Assembled Chemical Weapons 
     Assessment, for the purpose of reducing significantly the 
     cost of such program and ensuring completion of such program 
     in accordance with the obligations of the United States under 
     the Chemical Weapons Convention while maintaining maximum 
     protection of the general public, the personnel involved in 
     the demilitarization program, and the environment.
       (2) Based on the results of the assessment conducted under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary may take those actions 
     identified in the assessment that may be accomplished under 
     existing law to achieve the purposes of such assessment and 
     the chemical agents and munitions stockpile destruction 
     program.
       (3) Not later than March 1, 2000, the Secretary shall 
     submit to Congress a report on--
       (A) those actions taken, or planned to be taken, under 
     paragraph (2); and
       (B) any recommendations for additional legislation that may 
     be required to achieve the purposes of the assessment 
     conducted under paragraph (1) and of the chemical agents and 
     munitions stockpile destruction program.
       (b) Changes and Clarifications Regarding Program.--Section 
     1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 
     (Public Law 99-145; 50 U.S.C. 1521) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(2) Facilities constructed to carry out this section 
     shall, when no longer needed for the purposes for which they 
     were constructed, be disposed of in accordance with 
     applicable laws and regulations and mutual agreements between 
     the Secretary of the Army and the Governor of the State in 
     which the facility is located.'';
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (4) and (5), respectively; and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as amended by 
     subparagraph (A)) the following new paragraph:
       ``(3)(A) Facilities constructed to carry out this section 
     may not be used for a purpose other than the destruction of 
     the stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions that 
     exists on November 8, 1985.
       ``(B) The prohibition in subparagraph (A) shall not apply 
     with respect to items designated by the Secretary of Defense 
     as lethal

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     chemical agents, munitions, or related materials after 
     November 8, 1985, if the State in which a destruction 
     facility is located issues the appropriate permit or permits 
     for the destruction of such items at the facility.'';
       (2) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ``(c)(4)'' and 
     inserting ``(c)(5)''; and
       (3) in subsection (g)(2)(B), by striking ``(c)(3)'' and 
     inserting ``(c)(4)''.
       (c) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       (1) 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).
       (2) The term ``Chemical Weapons Convention'' means the 
     Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, 
     Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and Their 
     Destruction, ratified by the United States on April 25, 1997, 
     and entered into force on April 29, 1997.

     SEC. 142. ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR DESTRUCTION OF 
                   ASSEMBLED CHEMICAL WEAPONS.

       Section 142(a) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 
     50 U.S.C. 1521 note) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Program Management.--(1) The program manager for the 
     Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment program shall manage 
     the development and testing of technologies for the 
     destruction of lethal chemical munitions that are potential 
     or demonstrated alternatives to the baseline incineration 
     program.
       ``(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, 1999, 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 from the Under 
     Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology to the 
     Secretary of the Army pursuant to the plan submitted under 
     paragraph (2) not later than 90 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; 50 U.S.C. 1521).
       ``(4) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
     Technology and the Secretary of the Army shall ensure 
     coordination of the activities and plans of the program 
     manager for the Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment program 
     and the program manager for Chemical Demilitarization during 
     the demonstration and pilot plant facility phase for an 
     alternative technology.
       ``(5) For those baseline demilitarization facilities for 
     which the Secretary decides that implementation of an 
     alternative technology may be recommended, the Secretary may 
     take those measures necessary to facilitate the integration 
     of the alternative technology.''.
                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

     SEC. 151. LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURES FOR SATELLITE 
                   COMMUNICATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 136 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 2282. Purchase or lease of communications services: 
       limitation

       ``The Secretary of Defense may not obligate any funds after 
     September 30, 2000, to buy a commercial satellite 
     communications system or to lease a communications service, 
     including mobile satellite communications, unless the 
     Secretary determines that the system or service to be 
     purchased or leased has been proven through independent 
     testing--
       ``(1) not to cause harmful interference to, or to disrupt 
     the use of, colocated commercial or military Global 
     Positioning System receivers used by the Department of 
     Defense; and
       ``(2) to be safe for use with such receivers in all other 
     respects.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``2282. Purchase or lease of communications services: limitation.''.

     SEC. 152. PROCUREMENT OF FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT FOR THE AIR 
                   NATIONAL GUARD AND THE AIR FORCE RESERVE.

       The Secretary of the Air Force may carry out a procurement 
     program, in a total amount not to exceed $16,000,000, to 
     modernize the airborne firefighting capability of the Air 
     National Guard and Air Force Reserve by procurement of 
     equipment for the modular airborne firefighting system. 
     Amounts may be obligated for the program from funds 
     appropriated for that purpose for fiscal year 1999 and 
     subsequent fiscal years.

     SEC. 153. COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT CAPABILITY PROGRAM.

       (a) Authority To Proceed.--Cooperative engagement equipment 
     procured under the Cooperative Engagement Capability program 
     of the Navy shall be procured and installed into commissioned 
     vessels, shore facilities, and aircraft of the Navy before 
     completion of the operational test and evaluation of 
     shipboard cooperative engagement capability in order to 
     ensure fielding of a battle group with fully functional 
     cooperative engagement capability by fiscal year 2003.
       (b) Funding.--The amount authorized to be appropriated in 
     section 102(a)(1) for E-2C aircraft modification is hereby 
     increased by $22,000,000 to provide for the acquisition of 
     additional cooperative engagement capability equipment. The 
     amount authorized to be appropriated in section 102(a)(4) for 
     Shipboard Information Warfare Exploit Systems is hereby 
     reduced by $22,000,000.
         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 2000 for the use of the Department of Defense for 
     research, development, test, and evaluation as follows:
       (1) For the Army, $4,708,194,000.
       (2) For the Navy, $8,358,529,000.
       (3) For the Air Force, $13,212,671,000.
       (4) For Defense-wide activities, $9,556,285,000, of which--
       (A) $253,457,000 is authorized for the activities of the 
     Director, Test and Evaluation; and
       (B) $24,434,000 is authorized for the Director of 
     Operational Test and Evaluation.

     SEC. 202. AMOUNT FOR BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH.

       (a) Fiscal Year 2000.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 201, $4,248,465,000 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. COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM TO EVALUATE AND DEMONSTRATE 
                   ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADVANCED CAPABILITY 
                   COMBAT VEHICLES.

       (a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall establish and carry out a program to provide for the 
     evaluation and competitive demonstration of concepts for 
     advanced capability combat vehicles for the Army.
       (b) Covered Program.--The program under subsection (a) 
     shall be carried out collaboratively pursuant to a memorandum 
     of agreement to be entered into between the Secretary of the 
     Army and the Director of the Defense Advanced Research 
     Projects Agency. The program shall include the following 
     activities:
       (1) Consideration and evaluation of technologies having the 
     potential to enable the development of advanced capability 
     combat vehicles that are significantly superior to the 
     existing M1 series of tanks in terms of capability for 
     combat, survival, support, and deployment, including but not 
     limited to the following technologies:
       (A) Weapon systems using electromagnetic power, directed 
     energy, and kinetic energy.
       (B) Propulsion systems using hybrid electric drive.
       (C) Mobility systems using active and semi-active 
     suspension and wheeled vehicle suspension.
       (D) Protection systems using signature management, 
     lightweight materials, and full-spectrum active protection.
       (E) Advanced robotics, displays, man-machine interfaces, 
     and embedded training.
       (F) Advanced sensory systems and advanced systems for 
     combat identification, tactical navigation, communication, 
     systems status monitoring, and reconnaissance.
       (G) Revolutionary methods of manufacturing combat vehicles.
       (2) Incorporation of the most promising such technologies 
     into demonstration models.
       (3) Competitive testing and evaluation of such 
     demonstration models.
       (4) Identification of the most promising such demonstration 
     models within a period of time to enable preparation of a 
     full development program capable of beginning by fiscal year 
     2007.
       (c) Report.--Not later than January 31, 2000, the Secretary 
     of the Army and the Director of the Defense Advanced Research 
     Projects Agency shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a joint report on the implementation of the 
     program under subsection (a). The report shall include the 
     following:
       (1) A description of the memorandum of agreement referred 
     to in subsection (b).
       (2) A schedule for the program.
       (3) An identification of the funding required for fiscal 
     year 2001 and for the future-years defense program to carry 
     out the program.
       (4) A description and assessment of the acquisition 
     strategy for combat vehicles planned by the Secretary of the 
     Army that would sustain the existing force of M1-series 
     tanks, together with a complete identification of all 
     operation, support, ownership, and other costs required to 
     carry out such strategy through the year 2030.
       (5) A description and assessment of one or more acquisition 
     strategies for combat vehicles, alternative to the strategy 
     referred to in paragraph (4), that would develop a force of 
     advanced capability combat vehicles significantly superior to 
     the existing force of M1-series tanks and, for each such 
     alternative acquisition strategy, an estimate of the funding 
     required to carry out such strategy.

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       (d) Funds.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for 
     Defense-wide activities by section 201(4) for the Defense 
     Advanced Research Projects Agency, $56,200,000 shall be 
     available only to carry out the program under subsection (a).

     SEC. 212. REVISIONS IN MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.

       (a) Additional Purpose of Program.--Subsection (b) of 
     section 2525 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (8) as 
     paragraphs (5) through (9), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) to address broad defense-related manufacturing 
     inefficiencies and requirements;''.
       (b) Repeal of Cost-Share Goal.--Subsection (d) of such 
     section is amended by striking paragraph (3).

     SEC. 213. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING DEFENSE SCIENCE AND 
                   TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.

       (a) Failure To Comply With Funding Requirements.--It is the 
     sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense has failed to 
     comply with the funding objective for the Defense Science and 
     Technology Program, especially the Air Force Science and 
     Technology Program, as required by section 214(a) of the 
     Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 1948), thus 
     jeopardizing the stability of the defense technology base and 
     increasing the risk of failure to maintain technological 
     superiority in future weapons systems.
       (b) Funding Requirements.--It is further the sense of 
     Congress that, for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 
     2009, it should be an objective of the Secretary of Defense 
     to increase the budget for the Defense Science and Technology 
     Program, including the science and technology program within 
     each military department, 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.
       (c) Certification.--If a proposed budget fails to comply 
     with the objective set forth in subsection (b), the President 
     shall certify to Congress that the budget does not jeopardize 
     the stability of the defense technology base or increase the 
     risk of failure to maintain technological superiority in 
     future weapons systems.
                 Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense

     SEC. 231. ADDITIONAL PROGRAM ELEMENTS FOR BALLISTIC MISSILE 
                   DEFENSE PROGRAMS.

       Section 223(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (12) as 
     paragraphs (6) through (13), respectively;
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
     paragraph (5):
       ``(5) Upper Tier.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(14) Space Based Infrared System Low.
       ``(15) Space Based Infrared System High.''.
                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

     SEC. 241. DESIGNATION OF SECRETARY OF THE ARMY AS EXECUTIVE 
                   AGENT FOR HIGH ENERGY LASER TECHNOLOGIES.

       (a) Designation.--The Secretary of Defense shall designate 
     the Secretary of the Army as the Department of Defense 
     executive agent for oversight of research, development, test, 
     and evaluation of specified high energy laser technologies.
       (b) Location for Carrying Out Oversight Functions.--The 
     functions of the Secretary of the Army as such executive 
     agent shall be carried out through the Army Space and Missile 
     Defense Command at the High Energy Laser Systems Test 
     Facility at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.
       (c) Functions.--The responsibilities of the Secretary of 
     the Army as such executive agent shall include the following:
       (1) Developing policy and overseeing the establishment of, 
     and adherence to, procedures for ensuring that projects of 
     the Department of Defense involving specified high energy 
     laser technologies are initiated and administered 
     effectively.
       (2) Assessing and making recommendations to the Secretary 
     of Defense regarding the capabilities demonstrated by 
     specified high energy laser technologies and the potential of 
     such technologies to meet operational military requirements.
       (d) Specified High Energy Laser Technologies.--For purposes 
     of this section, the term ``specified high energy laser 
     technologies'' means technologies that--
       (1) use lasers of one or more kilowatts; and
       (2) have potential weapons applications.
                  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 2000 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, $19,476,694,000.
       (2) For the Navy, $22,785,215,000.
       (3) For the Marine Corps, $2,777,429,000.
       (4) For the Air Force, $21,514,958,000.
       (5) For Defense-wide activities, $10,968,614,000.
       (6) For the Army Reserve, $1,512,513,000.
       (7) For the Naval Reserve, $965,847,000.
       (8) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $137,266,000.
       (9) For the Air Force Reserve, $1,730,937,000.
       (10) For the Army National Guard, $3,141,049,000.
       (11) For the Air National Guard, $3,185,918,000.
       (12) For the Defense Inspector General, $130,744,000.
       (13) For the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed 
     Forces, $7,621,000.
       (14) For Environmental Restoration, Army, $378,170,000.
       (15) For Environmental Restoration, Navy, $284,000,000.
       (16) For Environmental Restoration, Air Force, 
     $376,800,000.
       (17) For Environmental Restoration, Defense-wide, 
     $25,370,000.
       (18) For Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense 
     Sites, $199,214,000.
       (19) For Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid 
     programs, $50,000,000.
       (20) For Drug Interdiction and Counter-drug Activities, 
     Defense-wide, $811,700,000.
       (21) For the Kaho'olawe Island Conveyance, Remediation, and 
     Environmental Restoration Trust Fund, $15,000,000.
       (22) For Defense Health Program, $10,496,687,000.
       (23) For Cooperative Threat Reduction programs, 
     $444,100,000.
       (24) For Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund, 
     $2,387,600,000.
       (25) For Quality of Life Enhancements, $1,845,370,000.

     SEC. 302. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2000 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, $90,344,000.
       (2) For the National Defense Sealift Fund, $434,700,000.

     SEC. 303. ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME.

       There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2000 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund 
     the sum of $68,295,000 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 2000 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. TRANSFER TO DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS TO 
                   SUPPORT DEFENSE COMMISSARY AGENCY.

       (a) Army Operation and Maintenance Funds.--The Secretary of 
     the Army shall transfer $346,154,000 of the amount authorized 
     to be appropriated by section 301(1) for operation and 
     maintenance for the Army to the Defense Working Capital Funds 
     for the purpose of funding operations of the Defense 
     Commissary Agency.
       (b) Navy Operation and Maintenance Funds.--The Secretary of 
     the Navy shall transfer $263,070,000 of the amount authorized 
     to be appropriated by section 301(2) for operation and 
     maintenance for the Navy to the Defense Working Capital Funds 
     for the purpose of funding operations of the Defense 
     Commissary Agency.
       (c) Marine Corps Operation and Maintenance Funds.--The 
     Secretary of the Navy shall transfer $90,834,000 of the 
     amount authorized to be appropriated by section 301(3) for 
     operation and maintenance for the Marine Corps to the Defense 
     Working Capital Funds for the purpose of funding operations 
     of the Defense Commissary Agency.
       (d) Air Force Operation and Maintenance Funds.--The 
     Secretary of the Air Force shall transfer $309,061,000 of the 
     amount authorized to be appropriated by section 301(4) for 
     operation and maintenance for the Air Force to the Defense 
     Working Capital Funds for the purpose of funding operations 
     of the Defense Commissary Agency.
       (e) 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, other amounts in the Defense 
     Working Capital Funds available for the purpose of funding 
     operations of the Defense Commissary Agency; and
       (2) may not be expended for an item that has been denied 
     authorization of appropriations by Congress.
       (f) Relationship to Other Transfer Authority.--The 
     transfers required by this section are in addition to the 
     transfer authority provided in section 1001.

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    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

     SEC. 311. REIMBURSEMENT OF NAVY EXCHANGE SERVICE COMMAND FOR 
                   RELOCATION EXPENSES.

       Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 
     301(5) for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide 
     activities, $8,700,000 shall be available to the Secretary of 
     Defense for the purpose of reimbursing the Navy Exchange 
     Service Command for costs incurred by the Navy Exchange 
     Service Command, and ultimately paid by the Navy Exchange 
     Service Command using nonappropriated funds, to relocate to 
     Virginia Beach, Virginia, and to lease headquarters space in 
     Virginia Beach.

     SEC. 312. REPLACEMENT OF NONSECURE TACTICAL RADIOS OF THE 
                   82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION.

       Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 
     301(1) for operation and maintenance for the Army, $5,500,000 
     shall be available to the Secretary of the Army for the 
     purpose of replacing nonsecure tactical radios used by the 
     82nd Airborne Division with radios, such as models AN/PRC-138 
     and AN/PRC-148, identified as being capable of fulfilling 
     mission requirements.

     SEC. 313. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF AIR FORCE SPACE LAUNCH 
                   FACILITIES.

       (a) Additional Authorization.--In addition to the funds 
     otherwise authorized in this Act for the operation and 
     maintenance of the space launch facilities of the Department 
     of the Air Force, there is hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated $7,300,000 for space launch operations at such 
     launch facilities.
       (b) Corresponding Reduction.--The amount authorized to be 
     appropriated in section 301(4) for operation and maintenance 
     for the Air Force is hereby reduced by $7,300,000, to be 
     derived from other service-wide activities.
       (c) Study of Space Launch Ranges and Requirements.--(1) The 
     Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study--
       (A) to access anticipated military, civil, and commercial 
     space launch requirements;
       (B) to examine the technical shortcomings at the space 
     launch ranges;
       (C) to evaluate oversight arrangements at the space launch 
     ranges; and
       (D) to estimate future funding requirements for space 
     launch ranges capable of meeting both national security space 
     launch needs and civil and commercial space launch needs.
       (2) The Secretary shall conduct the study using the Defense 
     Science Board of the Department of Defense.
       (3) Not later than February 15, 2000, the Secretary shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     containing the results of the study.
                  Subtitle C--Environmental Provisions

     SEC. 321. REMEDIATION OF ASBESTOS AND LEAD-BASED PAINT.

       (a) Use of Certain Contracts.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall use Army Corps of Engineers indefinite delivery, 
     indefinite quantity contracts for the remediation of asbestos 
     and lead-based paint at military installations within the 
     United States in accordance with all applicable Federal and 
     State laws and Department of Defense regulations.
       (b) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may waive 
     subsection (a) with regard to a military installation that 
     requires asbestos or lead-based paint remediation if the 
     military installation is not included in an Army Corps of 
     Engineers indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract. 
     The Secretary shall grant any such waiver on a case-by-case 
     basis.
     Subtitle D--Performance of Functions by Private-Sector Sources

     SEC. 331. EXPANSION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON CONTRACTING FOR 
                   COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL TYPE FUNCTIONS.

       Section 2461(g) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before the first sentence;
       (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``The Secretary 
     shall'' and inserting the following:
       ``(3) The Secretary shall also''; and
       (3) by inserting after the first sentence the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(2) The Secretary shall include in each such report a 
     summary of the number of work year equivalents performed by 
     employees of private contractors in providing services to the 
     Department (including both direct and indirect labor 
     attributable to the provision of the services) and the total 
     value of the contracted services. The work year equivalents 
     and total value of the services shall be categorized by 
     Federal supply class or service code (using the first 
     character of the code), the appropriation from which the 
     services were funded, and the major organizational element of 
     the Department procuring the services.''.

     SEC. 332. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF A-76 COST COMPARISON 
                   WAIVERS.

       (a) Notification Required.--Section 2467 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(c) Congressional Notification of Cost Comparison 
     Waiver.--(1) Not later than 10 days after a decision is made 
     to waive the cost comparison study otherwise required under 
     Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 as part of the 
     process to convert to contractor performance any commercial 
     activity of the Department of Defense, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to Congress a report describing the 
     commercial activity subject to the waiver and the rationale 
     for the waiver.
       ``(2) The report shall also include the following:
       ``(A) The total number of civilian employees or military 
     personnel adversely affected by the decision to waive the 
     cost comparison study and convert the commercial activity to 
     contractor performance.
       ``(B) An explanation of whether the contractor was 
     selected, or will be selected, on a competitive basis or sole 
     source basis.
       ``(C) The anticipated savings to result from the waiver and 
     resulting conversion to contractor performance.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2467. Cost comparisons: inclusion of retirement costs; 
       consultation with employees; waiver of comparison''.

       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 146 
     of such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 2467 and inserting the following new item:

``2467. Cost comparisons: inclusion of retirement costs; consultation 
              with employees; waiver of comparison.''.

     SEC. 333. IMPROVED EVALUATION OF LOCAL ECONOMIC EFFECT OF 
                   CHANGING DEFENSE FUNCTIONS TO PRIVATE SECTOR 
                   PERFORMANCE.

       Section 2461(b)(3)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following 
     new clause (ii):
       ``(ii) The local community and the local economy, 
     identifying and taking into consideration any unique 
     circumstances affecting the local community or the local 
     economy, if more than 50 employees of the Department of 
     Defense perform the function.''.

     SEC. 334. ANNUAL REPORTS ON EXPENDITURES FOR PERFORMANCE OF 
                   DEPOT-LEVEL MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR WORKLOADS BY 
                   PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS.

       Subsection (e) of section 2466 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(e) Annual Reports.--(1) Not later than February 1 of 
     each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress 
     a report identifying, for each of the armed forces (other 
     than the Coast Guard) and each Defense Agency, the percentage 
     of the funds referred to in subsection (a) that were expended 
     during the preceding two fiscal years for performance of 
     depot-level maintenance and repair workloads by the public 
     and private sectors, as required by this section.
       ``(2) Not later than April 1 of each year, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to Congress a report identifying, for 
     each of the armed forces (other than the Coast Guard) and 
     each Defense Agency, the percentage of the funds referred to 
     in subsection (a) that are projected to be expended during 
     each of the next five fiscal years for performance of depot-
     level maintenance and repair workloads by the public and 
     private sectors, as required by this section.
       ``(3) Not later than 60 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary submits a report under this subsection, the 
     Comptroller General shall submit to Congress the Comptroller 
     General's views on whether--
       ``(A) in the case of a report under paragraph (1), the 
     Department of Defense has complied with the requirements of 
     subsection (a) for the fiscal years covered by the report; 
     and
       ``(B) in the case of a report under paragraph (2), the 
     expenditure projections for future fiscal years are 
     reasonable.''.

     SEC. 335. APPLICABILITY OF COMPETITION REQUIREMENT IN 
                   CONTRACTING OUT WORKLOADS PERFORMED BY DEPOT-
                   LEVEL ACTIVITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       Section 2469(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting ``(including the cost of labor and materials)'' 
     after ``$3,000,000''.

     SEC. 336. TREATMENT OF PUBLIC SECTOR WINNING BIDDERS FOR 
                   CONTRACTS FOR PERFORMANCE OF DEPOT-LEVEL 
                   MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR WORKLOADS FORMERLY 
                   PERFORMED AT CERTAIN MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

       Section 2469a of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(i) Oversight of Contracts Awarded Public Entities.--The 
     Secretary of Defense or the Secretary concerned may not 
     impose on a public sector entity awarded a contract for the 
     performance of any depot-level maintenance and repair 
     workload described in subsection (b) any requirements 
     regarding management systems, reviews, oversight, or 
     reporting different from the requirements used in the 
     performance and management of other depot-level maintenance 
     and repair workloads by the entity, unless specifically 
     provided in the solicitation for the contract.''.

     SEC. 337. PROCESS FOR MODERNIZATION OF COMPUTER SYSTEMS AT 
                   ARMY COMPUTER CENTERS.

       (a) Covered Army Computer Centers.--This section applies 
     with respect to the following computer centers of the of the 
     Army Communications Electronics Command of the Army Material 
     Command:
       (1) Logistics Systems Support Center in St. Louis, 
     Missouri.
       (2) Industrial Logistics System Center in Chambersburg, 
     Pennsylvania.

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       (b) Development of Most Efficient Organization.--Before 
     selecting any entity to develop and implement a new computer 
     system for the Army Material Command to perform the functions 
     currently performed by the Army computer centers specified in 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army shall provide the 
     computer centers with an opportunity to establish their most 
     efficient organization. The most efficient organization shall 
     be in place not later than May 31, 2001.
       (c) Modernization Process.--After the most efficient 
     organization is in place at the Army computer centers 
     specified in subsection (a), civilian employees of the 
     Department of Defense at these centers shall work in 
     partnership with the entity selected to develop and implement 
     a new computer system to perform the functions currently 
     performed by these centers to--
       (1) ensure that the current computer system remains 
     operational to meet the needs of the Army Material Command 
     until the replacement computer system is fully operational 
     and successfully evaluated; and
       (2) to provide transition assistance to the entity for the 
     duration of the transition from the current computer system 
     to the replacement computer system.

     SEC. 338. EVALUATION OF TOTAL SYSTEM PERFORMANCE 
                   RESPONSIBILITY PROGRAM.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than February 1, 2000, the 
     Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to Congress a report 
     identifying all Air Force programs that--
       (1) are currently managed under the Total System 
     Performance Responsibility Program or similar programs; or
       (2) are presently planned to be managed using the Total 
     System Performance Responsibility Program or a similar 
     program.
       (b) Evaluation.--As part of the report required by 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of the Air Force shall include 
     an evaluation of the following:
       (1) The manner in which the Total System Performance 
     Responsibility Program and similar programs support the 
     readiness and warfighting capability of the Armed Forces and 
     complement the support of the logistics depots.
       (2) The effect of the Total System Performance 
     Responsibility Program and similar programs on the long-term 
     viability of core Government logistics management skills.
       (3) The process and criteria used by the Air Force to 
     determine whether or not Government employees can perform 
     sustainment management functions more cost effectively than 
     the private sector.
       (c) Comptroller General Review.--Not later than 30 days 
     after the date on which the report required by subsection (a) 
     is submitted to Congress, the Comptroller General shall 
     review the report and submit to Congress a briefing 
     evaluating the report.

     SEC. 339. IDENTIFICATION OF CORE LOGISTICS CAPABILITY 
                   REQUIREMENTS FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF C-17 
                   AIRCRAFT.

       (a) Identification Report Required.--Building upon the plan 
     required by section 351 of the Strom Thurmond National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 
     105-261), the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to 
     Congress a report identifying the core logistics capability 
     requirements for depot-level maintenance and repair for the 
     C-17 aircraft. To identify such requirements, the Secretary 
     shall comply with section 2464 of title 10, United States 
     Code. The Secretary shall submit the report to Congress not 
     later than February 1, 2000.
       (b) Effect on Existing Contract.--After February 1, 2000, 
     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 
     report 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 report submitted under subsection (a) and submit 
     to Congress a report evaluating the following:
       (1) The merits of the report submitted under subsection 
     (a).
       (2) The extent to which the Air Force is relying on systems 
     for core logistics capability where the workload of 
     Government-owned and Government-operated depots is phasing 
     down because the systems are phasing out of the inventory.
       (3) The cost effectiveness of the C-17 Flexible Sustainment 
     Program--
       (A) by identifying depot maintenance and materiel costs for 
     contractor support; and
       (B) by comparing those costs to the costs originally 
     estimated by the Air Force and to the cost of similar work in 
     an Air Force Logistics Center.
                Subtitle E--Defense Dependents Education

     SEC. 341. ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT 
                   BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
                   FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN 
                   EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Modified Department of Defense Program for Fiscal Year 
     2000.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 
     301(5) for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide 
     activities, $35,000,000 shall be available only for the 
     purpose of providing educational agencies assistance (as 
     defined in subsection (d)(1)) to local educational agencies.
       (b) Notification.--Not later than June 30, 2000, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall notify each local educational 
     agency that is eligible for educational agencies assistance 
     for fiscal year 2000 of--
       (1) that agency's eligibility for educational agencies 
     assistance; and
       (2) the amount of the educational agencies assistance for 
     which that agency is eligible.
       (c) Disbursement of Funds.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     disburse funds made available under 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 ``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)).
       (e) Determination of Eligible Local Educational Agencies.--
     Section 386(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 20 U.S.C. 7703 
     note) is amended by striking ``in that fiscal year are'' and 
     inserting ``during the preceding school year were''.

     SEC. 342. CONTINUATION OF ENROLLMENT AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   DOMESTIC DEPENDENT ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
                   SCHOOLS.

       Section 2164 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (3); and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Continuation of Enrollment Despite Change in 
     Status.--(1) A dependent of a member of the armed forces or a 
     dependent of a Federal employee may continue enrollment in an 
     educational program provided by the Secretary of Defense 
     pursuant to subsection (a) for the remainder of a school year 
     notwithstanding a change during such school year in the 
     status of the member or Federal employee that, except for 
     this paragraph, would otherwise terminate the eligibility of 
     the dependent to be enrolled in the program.
       ``(2) A dependent of a member of the armed forces, or a 
     dependent of a Federal employee, who was enrolled in an 
     educational program provided by the Secretary pursuant to 
     subsection (a) while a junior in that program may be enrolled 
     as a senior in that program in the next school year, 
     notwithstanding a change in the enrollment eligibility status 
     of the dependent that, except for this paragraph, would 
     otherwise terminate the eligibility of the dependent to be 
     enrolled in the program.
       ``(3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) do not limit the authority of 
     the Secretary to remove a dependent from enrollment in an 
     educational program provided by the Secretary pursuant to 
     subsection (a) at any time for good cause determined by the 
     Secretary.''.

     SEC. 343. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO DEFENSE DEPENDENTS' 
                   EDUCATION ACT OF 1978.

       The Defense Dependents' Education Act of 1978 (title XIV of 
     Public Law 95-561) is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 1402(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 921(b)(1)) is amended by 
     striking ``recieve'' and inserting ``receive''.
       (2) Section 1403 (20 U.S.C. 922) is amended--
       (A) by striking the matter in that section preceding 
     subsection (b) and inserting the following:


        ``administration of defense dependents' education system

       ``Sec. 1403. (a) The defense dependents' education system 
     is operated through the field activity of the Department of 
     Defense known as the Department of Defense Education 
     Activity. That activity is headed by a Director, who is a 
     civilian and is selected by the Secretary of Defense. The 
     Director reports to an Assistant Secretary of Defense 
     designated by the Secretary of Defense for purposes of this 
     title.'';
       (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``this Act'' and 
     inserting ``this title'';
       (C) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ``(20 U.S.C. 901 et 
     seq.)'' after ``Personnel Practices Act'';
       (D) in subsection (c)(2), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting a comma;
       (E) in subsection (c)(6), by striking ``Assistant Secretary 
     of Defense for Manpower, Reserve Affairs, and Logistics'' and 
     inserting ``the Assistant Secretary of Defense designated 
     under subsection (a)'';
       (F) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``for the Office of 
     Dependents' Education'';
       (G) in subsection (d)(2)--
       (i) by striking the first sentence;
       (ii) by striking ``Whenever the Office of Dependents' 
     Education'' and inserting ``Whenever the Department of 
     Defense Education Activity'';
       (iii) by striking ``after the submission of the report 
     required under the preceding sentence'' and inserting ``in a 
     manner that affects the defense dependents' education 
     system''; and
       (iv) by striking ``an additional report'' and inserting ``a 
     report''; and
       (H) in subsection (d)(3), by striking ``the Office of 
     Dependents' Education'' and inserting ``the Department of 
     Defense Education Activity''.
       (3) Section 1409 (20 U.S.C. 927) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b), by striking ``Department of Health, 
     Education, and Welfare in accordance with section 431 of the 
     General Education Provisions Act'' and inserting ``Secretary 
     of Education in accordance with section 437 of the General 
     Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232)'';
       (B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``by academic year 
     1993-1994''; and

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       (C) in subsection (c)(3)--
       (i) by striking ``Implementation timelines.--In carrying 
     out'' and all that follows through ``a comprehensive'' and 
     inserting ``Implementation.--In carrying out paragraph (2), 
     the Secretary shall have in effect a comprehensive'';
       (ii) by striking the semicolon after ``such individuals'' 
     and inserting a period; and
       (iii) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C).
       (4) Section 1411(d) (20 U.S.C. 929(d)) is amended by 
     striking ``grade GS-18 in section 5332 of title 5, United 
     States Code'' and inserting ``level IV of the Executive 
     Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code''.
       (5) Section 1412 (20 U.S.C. 930) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (i) by striking ``As soon as'' and all that follows through 
     ``shall provide for'' and inserting ``The Director may from 
     time to time, but not more frequently than once a year, 
     provide for''; and
       (ii) by striking ``system, which'' and inserting ``system. 
     Any such study'';
       (B) in subsection (a)(2)--
       (i) by striking ``The study required by this subsection'' 
     and inserting ``Any study under paragraph (1)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``not later than two years after the 
     effective date of this title'';
       (C) in subsection (b), by striking ``the study'' and 
     inserting ``any study'';
       (D) in subsection (c)--
       (i) by striking ``not later than one year after the 
     effective date of this title the report'' and inserting ``any 
     report''; and
       (ii) by striking ``the study'' and inserting ``a study''; 
     and
       (E) by striking subsection (d).
       (6) Section 1413 (20 U.S.C. 931) is amended by striking 
     ``Not later than 180 days after the effective date of this 
     title, the'' and inserting ``The''.
       (7) Section 1414 (20 U.S.C. 932) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) The term `Director' means the Director of the 
     Department of Defense Education Activity.''.
                 Subtitle F--Military Readiness Issues

     SEC. 351. INDEPENDENT STUDY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   SECONDARY INVENTORY AND PARTS SHORTAGES.

       (a) Independent Study Required.--In accordance with this 
     section, the Secretary of Defense shall provide for an 
     independent study of--
       (1) current levels of Department of Defense inventories of 
     spare parts and other supplies, known as secondary inventory 
     items, including wholesale and retail inventories; and
       (2) reports and evidence of Department of Defense inventory 
     shortages adversely affecting readiness.
       (b) Performance by Independent Entity.--To conduct the 
     study under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     select a private sector entity or other entity outside the 
     Department of Defense that has experience in parts and 
     secondary inventory management.
       (c) Matters To Be Included in Study.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall require the entity conducting the study under 
     this section to specifically evaluate the following:
       (1) How much of the secondary inventory retained by the 
     Department of Defense for economic, contingency, and 
     potential reutilization during the five-year period ending 
     December 31, 1998, was actually used during each year of the 
     period.
       (2) How much of the retained secondary inventory currently 
     held by the Department could be declared to be excess.
       (3) Alternative methods for the disposal or other 
     disposition of excess inventory and the cost to the 
     Department to dispose of excess inventory under each 
     alternative.
       (4) The total cost per year of storing secondary inventory, 
     to be determined using traditional private sector cost 
     calculation models.
       (d) Timetable for Elimination of Excess Inventory.--As part 
     of the consideration of alternative methods to dispose of 
     excess secondary inventory, as required by subsection (c)(3), 
     the entity conducting the study under this section shall 
     prepare a timetable for disposal of the excess inventory over 
     a period of time not to exceed three years.
       (e) Report on Results of Study.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall require the entity conducting the study under this 
     section to submit to the Secretary and to the Comptroller 
     General a report containing the results of the study, 
     including the entity's findings and conclusions concerning 
     each of the matters specified in subsection (c), and the 
     disposal timetable required by subsection (d). The entity 
     shall submit the report at such time as to permit the 
     Secretary to comply with subsection (f).
       (f) Review and Comments of the Secretary of Defense.--Not 
     later than September 1, 2000, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to Congress a report containing the following:
       (1) The report submitted under subsection (d), together 
     with the Secretary's comments and recommendations regarding 
     the report.
       (2) A plan to address the issues of excess and excessive 
     inactive inventory and part shortages and a timetable to 
     implement the plan throughout the Department.
       (g) GAO Evaluation.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     Secretary of Defense submits to Congress the report under 
     subsection (f), the Comptroller General shall submit to 
     Congress an evaluation of the report submitted by the 
     independent entity under subsection (e) and the report 
     submitted by the Secretary under subsection (f).

     SEC. 352. INDEPENDENT STUDY OF ADEQUACY OF DEPARTMENT 
                   RESTRUCTURED SUSTAINMENT AND REENGINEERED 
                   LOGISTICS PRODUCT SUPPORT PRACTICES.

       (a) Independent Study Required.--In accordance with this 
     section, the Secretary of Defense shall provide for an 
     independent study of restructured sustainment and 
     reengineered logistics product support practices within the 
     Department of Defense, which are designed to provide spare 
     parts and other supplies to military units and installations 
     as needed during a transition to war fighting rather than 
     relying on large stockpiles of such spare parts and supplies. 
     The purpose of the study is to determine whether restructured 
     sustainment and reengineered logistics product support 
     practices would be able to provide adequate sustainment 
     supplies to military units and installations should it ever 
     be necessary to execute the National Military Strategy 
     prescribed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
       (b) Performance by Independent Entity.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall select an experienced private sector entity or 
     other entity outside the Department of Defense to conduct the 
     study under this section.
       (c) Matters To Be Included in Study.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall require the entity conducting the study under 
     this section to specifically evaluate (and recommend 
     improvements in) the following:
       (1) The assumptions that are used to determine required 
     levels of war reserve and prepositioned stocks.
       (2) The adequacy of supplies projected to be available to 
     support the fighting of two, nearly simultaneous, major 
     theater wars, as required by the National Military Strategy.
       (3) The expected availability through the national 
     technology and industrial base of spare parts and supplies 
     not readily available in the Department inventories, such as 
     parts for aging equipment that no longer have active vendor 
     support.
       (d) Report on Results of Study.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall require the entity conducting the study under this 
     section to submit to the Secretary and to the Comptroller 
     General a report containing the results of the study, 
     including the entity's findings, conclusions, and 
     recommendations concerning each of the matters specified in 
     subsection (c). The entity shall submit the report at such 
     time as to permit the Secretary to comply with subsection 
     (e).
       (e) Review and Comments of the Secretary of Defense.--Not 
     later than March 1, 2000, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to Congress a report containing the report submitted 
     under subsection (d), together with the Secretary's comments 
     and recommendations regarding the report.
       (f) GAO Evaluation.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     Secretary of Defense submits to Congress the report under 
     subsection (e), the Comptroller General shall submit to 
     Congress an evaluation of the report submitted by the 
     independent entity under subsection (d) and the report 
     submitted by the Secretary under subsection (e).

     SEC. 353. INDEPENDENT STUDY OF MILITARY READINESS REPORTING 
                   SYSTEM.

       (a) Independent Study Required.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense shall provide for an independent study of 
     requirements for a comprehensive readiness reporting system 
     for the Department of Defense as provided in section 117 of 
     title 10, United States Code (as added by section 373 of the 
     Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 1990).
       (2) The Secretary shall provide for the study to be 
     conducted by the Rand Corporation. The amount of a contract 
     for the study may not exceed $1,000,000.
       (3) The Secretary shall require that all components of the 
     Department of Defense cooperate fully with the organization 
     carrying out the study.
       (b) Matters To Be Included in Study.--The Secretary shall 
     require that the organization conducting the study under this 
     section specifically consider the requirements for providing 
     an objective, accurate, and timely readiness reporting system 
     for the Department of Defense meeting the characteristics and 
     having the capabilities established in section 373 of the 
     Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1999.
       (c) Report.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall require the 
     organization conducting the study under this section to 
     submit to the Secretary a report on the study not later than 
     March 1, 2000. The organization shall include in the report 
     its findings and conclusions concerning each of the matters 
     specified in subsection (b).
       (2) The Secretary shall submit the report under paragraph 
     (1), together with the Secretary's comments on the report, to 
     Congress not later than April 1, 2000.

     SEC. 354. REVIEW OF REAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AND ITS EFFECT 
                   ON READINESS.

       (a) Review Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     conduct a review of the impact that the consistent lack of 
     adequate funding for real property maintenance of military 
     installations during the five-year period ending December 31, 
     1998, has had on readiness, the quality of life of members of 
     the Armed Forces and their dependents, and the infrastructure 
     on military installations.
       (b) Matters To Be Included in Review.--In conducting the 
     review under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     specifically consider the following for the Army, Navy, 
     Marine Corps, and Air Force:

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       (1) For each year of the covered five-year period, the 
     extent to which unit training and operating funds were 
     diverted to meet basic base operations and real property 
     maintenance needs.
       (2) The types of training delayed, canceled, or curtailed 
     as a result of the diversion of such funds.
       (3) The level of funding required to eliminate the real 
     property maintenance backlog at military installations so 
     that facilities meet the standards necessary for optimum 
     utilization during times of mobilization.
       (c) Participation of Independent Entity.--(1) As part of 
     the review conducted under this section, Secretary of Defense 
     shall select an independent entity--
       (A) to review the method of command and management of 
     military installations for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and 
     Air Force;
       (B) to develop, based on such review, a service-specific 
     plan for the optimum command structure for military 
     installations, to have major command status, which is 
     designed to enhance the development of installations 
     doctrine, privatization and outsourcing, commercial 
     activities, environmental compliance programs, installation 
     restoration, and military construction; and
       (C) to recommend a timetable for the implementation of the 
     plan for each service.
       (2) The Secretary of Defense shall select an experienced 
     private sector entity or other entity outside the Department 
     of Defense to carry out this subsection.
       (d) Report Required.--Not later than March 1, 2000, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
     containing the results of the review required under this 
     section and the plan for an optimum command structure 
     required by subsection (c), together with the Secretary's 
     comments and recommendations regarding the plan.

     SEC. 355. ESTABLISHMENT OF LOGISTICS STANDARDS FOR SUSTAINED 
                   MILITARY OPERATIONS.

       (a) Establishment of Standards.--The Secretary of Defense, 
     in consultation with senior military commanders and the 
     Secretaries of the military departments, shall establish 
     standards for deployable units of the Armed Forces 
     regarding--
       (1) the level of spare parts that the units must have on 
     hand; and
       (2) similar logistics and sustainment needs of the units.
       (b) Basis for Standards.--The standards to be established 
     under subsection (a) shall be based upon the following:
       (1) The unit's wartime mission, as reflected in the war-
     fighting plans of the relevant combatant commanders.
       (2) An assessment of the likely requirement for sustained 
     operations under each such war-fighting plan.
       (3) An assessment of the likely requirement for that unit 
     to conduct sustained operations in an austere environment, 
     while drawing exclusively on its own internal logistics 
     capabilities.
       (c) Sufficiency Capabilities.--The standards to be 
     established under subsection (a) shall reflect those spare 
     parts and similar logistics capabilities that the Secretary 
     of Defense considers sufficient for units of the Armed Forces 
     to successfully execute their missions under the conditions 
     described in subsection (b).
       (d) Relation to Readiness Reporting System.--The standards 
     established under subsection (a) shall be taken into account 
     in designing the comprehensive readiness reporting system for 
     the Department of Defense required by section 117 of title 
     10, United States Code, and shall be an element in 
     determining a unit's readiness status.
       (e) Relation to Annual Funding Needs.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall consider the standards established under 
     subsection (a) in establishing the annual funding 
     requirements for the Department of Defense.
       (f) Reporting Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     include in the annual report required by section 113(c) of 
     title 10, United States Code, an analysis of the then current 
     spare parts, logistics, and sustainment standards of the 
     Armed Forces, as described in subsection (a), including any 
     shortfalls and the cost of addressing these shortfalls.
                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

     SEC. 361. DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY TO INSTALL 
                   TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT FOR PERSONS 
                   PERFORMING VOLUNTARY SERVICES.

       Section 1588 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Authority To Install Equipment.--(1) The Secretary 
     concerned may install telephone lines and any necessary 
     telecommunication equipment in the private residences of 
     designated persons providing voluntary services accepted 
     under subsection (a)(3) and pay the charges incurred for the 
     use of the equipment for authorized purposes.
       ``(2) Notwithstanding section 1348 of title 31, the 
     Secretary concerned may use appropriated or nonappropriated 
     funds of the military department under the jurisdiction of 
     the Secretary or, with respect to the Coast Guard, the 
     department in which the Coast Guard is operating, to carry 
     out this subsection.
       ``(3) The Secretary of Defense and, with respect to the 
     Coast Guard, the Secretary of the department in which the 
     Coast Guard is operating, shall prescribe regulations to 
     carry out this subsection.''.

     SEC. 362. CONTRACTING AUTHORITY FOR DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL 
                   FUNDED INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES.

       Section 2208(j) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``or 
     remanufacturing'' and inserting ``, remanufacturing, and 
     engineering'';
       (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or a subcontract under 
     a Department of Defense contract'' before the semicolon; and
       (3) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Department of Defense 
     solicitation for such contract'' and inserting ``solicitation 
     for the contract or subcontract''.

     SEC. 363. CLARIFICATION OF CONDITION ON SALE OF ARTICLES AND 
                   SERVICES OF INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES TO PERSONS 
                   OUTSIDE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       Section 2553(g) 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) The term `not available', with respect to an article 
     or service proposed to be sold under this section, means that 
     the article or service is unavailable from a commercial 
     source in the required quantity and quality, within the time 
     required, or at prices less than the price available through 
     an industrial facility of the armed forces.''.

     SEC. 364. SPECIAL AUTHORITY OF DISBURSING OFFICIALS REGARDING 
                   AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINES ON NAVAL VESSELS.

       Section 3342 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) With respect to automated teller machines on naval 
     vessels of the Navy, the authority of a disbursing official 
     of the United States Government under subsection (a) also 
     includes the following:
       ``(1) The authority to provide operating funds to the 
     automated teller machines.
       ``(2) The authority to accept, for safekeeping, deposits 
     and transfers of funds made through the automated teller 
     machines.''.

     SEC. 365. PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS AT 
                   UNITED STATES SOLDIERS' AND AIRMEN'S HOME, 
                   DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

       The Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (title XV of 
     Public Law 101-510; 24 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end of subtitle A the following new section:

     ``SEC. 1523. PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 
                   AT UNITED STATES SOLDIERS' AND AIRMEN'S HOME.

       ``(a) Historic Nature of Facility.--Congress finds the 
     following:
       ``(1) Four buildings located on six acres of the 
     establishment of the Retirement Home known as the United 
     States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home are included on the 
     National Register of Historic Places maintained by the 
     Secretary of the Interior.
       ``(2) Amounts in the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust 
     Fund, which consists primarily of deductions from the pay of 
     members of the Armed Forces, are insufficient to both 
     maintain and operate the Retirement Home for the benefit of 
     the residents of the Retirement Home and adequately maintain, 
     repair, and preserve these historic buildings and grounds.
       ``(3) Other sources of funding are available to contribute 
     to the maintenance, repair, and preservation of these 
     historic buildings and grounds.
       ``(b) Authority To Accept Assistance.--The Chairman of the 
     Retirement Home Board and the Director of the United States 
     Soldiers' and Airmen's Home may apply for and accept a direct 
     grant from the Secretary of the Interior under section 
     101(e)(3) of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 
     U.S.C. 470a(e)(3)) for the purpose of maintaining, repairing, 
     and preserving the historic buildings and grounds of the 
     United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home included on the 
     National Register of Historic Places.
       ``(c) Requirements and Limitations.--Amounts received as a 
     grant under subsection (b) shall be deposited in the Fund, 
     but shall be kept separate from other amounts in the Fund. 
     The amounts received may only be used for the purpose 
     specified in subsection (b).''.

     SEC. 366. CLARIFICATION OF LAND CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY, UNITED 
                   STATES SOLDIERS' AND AIRMEN'S HOME.

       (a) Manner of Conveyance.--Subsection (a)(1) of section 
     1053 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2650) is amended by 
     striking ``convey by sale'' and inserting ``convey, by sale 
     or lease,''.
       (b) Time for Conveyance.--Subsection (a)(2) of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) The Armed Forces Retirement Home Board shall sell or 
     lease the property described in subsection (a) within 12 
     months after the date of the enactment of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000.''.
       (c) Manner, Terms, and Conditions of Conveyance.--
     Subsection (b) of such section is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following 
     new paragraph: ``(1) The Armed Forces Retirement Home Board 
     shall determine the manner, terms, and conditions for the 
     sale or lease of the real property under subsection (a), 
     except as follows:
       ``(A) Any lease of the real property under subsection (a) 
     shall include an option to purchase.
       ``(B) The conveyance may not involve any form of public/
     private partnership, but shall

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     be limited to fee-simple sale or long-term lease.
       ``(C) Before conveying the property by sale or lease to any 
     other person or entity, the Board shall provide the Catholic 
     University of America with the opportunity to match or exceed 
     the highest bona fide offer otherwise received for the 
     purchase or lease of the property, as the case may be, and to 
     acquire the property.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following 
     new sentence: ``In no event shall the sale or lease of the 
     property be for less than the appraised value of the property 
     in its existing condition and on the basis of its highest and 
     best use.''.

     SEC. 367. TREATMENT OF ALASKA, HAWAII, AND GUAM IN DEFENSE 
                   HOUSEHOLD GOODS MOVING PROGRAMS.

       (a) Limitation on Inclusion in Test Programs.--Alaska, 
     Hawaii, and Guam shall not be included as a point of origin 
     in any test or demonstration program of the Department of 
     Defense regarding the moving of household goods of members of 
     the Armed Forces.
       (b) Separate Regions; Destinations.--In any Department of 
     Defense household goods moving program that is not subject to 
     the prohibition in subsection (a)--
       (1) Alaska, Hawaii, and Guam shall each constitute a 
     separate region; and
       (2) Hawaii and Guam shall be considered international 
     destinations.
              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 
     personel as of September 30, 2000, as follows:
       (1) The Army, 480,000.
       (2) The Navy, 372,037.
       (3) The Marine Corps, 172,518.
       (4) The Air Force, 360,877.

     SEC. 402. REVISION IN PERMANENT END STRENGTH MINIMUM LEVELS.

       (a) Revised End Strength Floors.--Section 691(b) of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``372,696'' and inserting 
     ``371,781'';
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``172,200'' and inserting 
     ``172,148''; and
       (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``370,802'' and inserting 
     ``360,877''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1999.

     SEC. 403. APPOINTMENTS TO CERTAIN SENIOR JOINT OFFICER 
                   POSITIONS.

       (a) Permanent Exemption Authority.--Paragraph (5) of 
     section 525(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking subparagraph (C).
       (b) Permanent Requirement for Military Department 
     Submissions for Certain Joint 4-Star Duty Assignments.--
     Section 604 of such title is amended by striking subsection 
     (c).
       (c) Clarification of Certain Limitations on Number of 
     Active-Duty Generals and Admirals.--Paragraph (5) of section 
     525(b) of such title is further amended by adding at the end 
     of subparagraph (A) the following new sentence: ``Any 
     increase by reason of the preceding sentence in the number of 
     officers of an armed force serving on active duty in grades 
     above major general or rear admiral may only be realized by 
     an increase in the number of lieutenant generals or vice 
     admirals, as the case may, serving on active duty, and any 
     such increase may not be construed as authorizing an increase 
     in the limitation on the total number of general or flag 
     officers for that armed force under section 526(a) of this 
     title or in the number of general and flag officers that may 
     be designated under section 526(b) of this title.''.
                       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, 2000, as follows:
       (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 350,000.
       (2) The Army Reserve, 205,000.
       (3) The Naval Reserve, 90,288.
       (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 39,624.
       (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 106,678.
       (6) The Air Force Reserve, 73,708.
       (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, 2000, 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, 22,563.
       (2) The Army Reserve, 12,804.
       (3) The Naval Reserve, 15,010.
       (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,272.
       (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 11,025.
       (6) The Air Force Reserve, 1,078.

     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 2000 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, 6,474.
       (2) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 
     23,125.
       (3) For the Air Force Reserve, 9,785.
       (4) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 
     22,247.

     SEC. 414. INCREASE IN NUMBER OF ARMY AND AIR FORCE 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      843      140
Lieutenant Colonel or Commander.....    1,595      520      746       90
Colonel or Navy Captain.............      471      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.................................      645      202      403       20
E-8.................................    2,585      429    1,029    94''.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1999.

     SEC. 415. SELECTED RESERVE END STRENGTH FLEXIBILITY.

       Section 115(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) vary the end strength authorized pursuant to 
     subsection (a)(2) for a fiscal year for the Selected Reserve 
     of any of the reserve components by a number equal to not 
     more than 2 percent of that end strength.''.
              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

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     military personnel for fiscal year 2000 a total of 
     $72,115,367,000. The authorization in the preceding sentence 
     supersedes any other authorization of appropriations 
     (definite or indefinite) for such purpose for fiscal year 
     2000.
                   TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY
                  Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy

     SEC. 501. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROMOTION BY SELECTION BOARDS.

       Section 575(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``If 
     the number determined under this subsection within a grade 
     (or grade and competitive category) is less than one, the 
     board may recommend one such officer from within that grade 
     (or grade and competitive category).''.

     SEC. 502. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO JOINT DUTY 
                   ASSIGNMENTS.

       (a) Joint Duty Assignments for General and Flag Officers.--
     Subsection (g) of section 619a of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(g) Limitation for General and Flag Officers Previously 
     Receiving Joint Duty Assignment Waiver.--A general officer or 
     flag officer who before January 1, 1999, received a waiver of 
     subsection (a) under the authority of this subsection (as in 
     effect before that date) may not be appointed to the grade of 
     lieutenant general of vice admiral until the officer 
     completes a full tour of duty in a joint duty assignment.''.
       (b) Nuclear Propulsion Officers.--Subsection (h) of that 
     section is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(1) Until January 1, 1997, an'' inserting 
     ``An'';
       (2) by striking ``may be'' and inserting ``who before 
     January 1, 1997, is'';
       (3) by striking ``. An officer so appointed''; and
       (4) by striking paragraph (2).
           Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Reserve Components

     SEC. 511. CONTINUATION ON RESERVE ACTIVE STATUS LIST TO 
                   COMPLETE DISCIPLINARY ACTION.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 1407 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 14518. Continuation on reserve active status list to 
       complete disciplinary action

       ``When an action is commenced against a Reserve officer 
     with a view to trying the officer by court-martial, as 
     authorized by section 802(d) of this title, the Secretary 
     concerned may delay the separation or retirement of the 
     officer under this chapter until the completion of the 
     disciplinary action under chapter 47 of this title.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter 1407 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new item:

``14518. Continuation on reserve active status list to complete 
              disciplinary action.''.

     SEC. 512. AUTHORITY TO ORDER RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS TO 
                   ACTIVE DUTY TO COMPLETE A MEDICAL EVALUATION.

       Section 12301 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(h)(1) When authorized by the Secretary of Defense, the 
     Secretary of the military department concerned may order a 
     member of a reserve component to active duty, with the 
     consent of that member, to receive authorized medical care, 
     to be medically evaluated for disability or other purposes, 
     or to complete a required Department of Defense health care 
     study, which may include an associated medical evaluation of 
     the member.
       ``(2) A member ordered to active duty under this subsection 
     may be retained with the member's consent, when the Secretary 
     concerned considers it appropriate, for medical treatment for 
     a condition associated with the study or evaluation, if that 
     treatment of the member otherwise is authorized by law.
       ``(3) A member of the Army National Guard of the United 
     States or the Air National Guard of the United States may not 
     be ordered to active duty under this subsection without the 
     consent of the Governor or other appropriate authority of the 
     State concerned.''.

     SEC. 513. ELIGIBILITY FOR CONSIDERATION FOR PROMOTION.

       (a) Amendment.--Section 14301 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(h) Officers on Educational Delay.--A Reserve officer who 
     is in an educational delay status for the purpose of 
     attending an approved institution of higher education for 
     advanced training, subsidized by the military department 
     concerned in the form of a scholarship or stipend, is 
     ineligible for consideration for promotion while in that 
     status. The officer shall remain on the Reserve active status 
     list while in such an educational delay status.''.
       (b) Retroactive Effect.--The Secretary concerned, upon 
     application, shall expunge from the record of any officer a 
     nonselection for promotion if the nonselection occurred 
     during a period the officer was serving in an educational 
     delay status that occurred during the period beginning on 
     October 1, 1996, and ending on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 514. RETENTION UNTIL COMPLETION OF 20 YEARS OF SERVICE 
                   FOR RESERVE COMPONENT MAJORS AND LIEUTENANT 
                   COMMANDERS WHO TWICE FAIL OF SELECTION FOR 
                   PROMOTION.

       Section 14506 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``section 14513'' and all that follows and 
     inserting ``section 14513 of this title on the later of--
       ``(1) the first day of the month after the month in which 
     the officer completes 20 years of commissioned service; or
       ``(2) the first day of the seventh month after the month in 
     which the President approves the report of the board which 
     considered the officer for the second time.''.

     SEC. 515. COMPUTATION OF YEARS OF SERVICE EXCLUSION.

       The text of section 14706 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) For the purpose of this chapter and chapter 1407 of 
     this title, a Reserve officer's years of service include all 
     service of the officer as a commissioned officer of a 
     uniformed service other than--
       ``(1) service as a warrant officer;
       ``(2) constructive service; and
       ``(3) service after appointment as a commissioned officer 
     of a reserve component while in a program of advanced 
     education to obtain the first professional degree required 
     for appointment, designation, or assignment as an officer in 
     the Medical Corps, the Dental Corps, the Veterinary Corps, 
     the Medical Service Corps, the Nurse Corps, the Army Medical 
     Specialists Corps, or as an officer designated as a chaplain 
     or judge advocate, provided such service occurs before the 
     officer commences initial service on active duty or initial 
     service in the Ready Reserve in the specialty that results 
     from such a degree.
       ``(b) The exclusion under subsection (a)(3) does not apply 
     to service performed by an officer who previously served on 
     active duty or participated as a member of the Ready Reserve 
     in other than a student status for the period of service 
     preceding the member's service in a student status.''.

     SEC. 516. AUTHORITY TO RETAIN RESERVE COMPONENT CHAPLAINS 
                   UNTIL AGE 67.

       Section 14703(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``(or, in the case of a Reserve officer 
     of the Army in the Chaplains or a Reserve officer of the Air 
     Force designated as a chaplain, 60 years of age)''.

     SEC. 517. EXPANSION AND CODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR SPACE-
                   REQUIRED TRAVEL FOR RESERVES.

       (a) Codification.--(1) Chapter 1209 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 12323. Space-required travel for Reserves

       ``A member of a reserve component 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. 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.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``12323. Space-required travel for Reserves.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Section 12323 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on 
     October 1, 1999.

     SEC. 518. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR SPECIALLY SELECTED 
                   MEMBERS OF THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 1205 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 12216. Financial assistance for members of the Marine 
       Corps platoon leader's class program

       ``(a) Program Authority.--The Secretary of the Navy may 
     provide payment of not more than $5,200 per year for a period 
     not to exceed three consecutive years of educational expenses 
     (including tuition, fees, books, and laboratory expenses) to 
     an eligible enlisted member of the Marine Corps Reserve for 
     completion of--
       ``(1) baccalaureate degree requirements in an approved 
     academic program that requires less than five academic years 
     to complete; or
       ``(2) doctor of jurisprudence or bachelor of laws degree 
     requirements in an approved academic program which requires 
     not more than three years to complete.
       ``(b) Eligible Reservists.--To be eligible for receipt of 
     educational expenses as authorized by subsection (a), an 
     enlisted member of the Marine Corps Reserve must--
       ``(1) either--
       ``(A) be under 27 years of age on June 30 of the calendar 
     year in which the member is eligible for appointment as a 
     second lieutenant in the Marine Corps for such persons in a 
     baccalaureate degree program described in subsection (a)(1), 
     except that any such member who has served on active duty in 
     the armed forces may exceed such age limitation on such date 
     by a period equal to the period such member served on active 
     duty, but only if such member will be under 30 years of age 
     on such date; or
       ``(B) be under 31 years of age on June 30 of the calendar 
     year in which the member is eligible for appointment as a 
     second lieutenant in the Marine Corps for such persons in a 
     doctor of jurisprudence or bachelor of laws degree program 
     described in subsection (a)(2), except that any such member 
     who has served on active duty in the armed forces may exceed 
     such age limitation on such date by a period equal to the 
     period such member served on active duty, but only if such 
     member will be under 35 years of age on such date;

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       ``(2) be satisfactorily enrolled at any accredited civilian 
     educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate, 
     doctor of jurisprudence or bachelor of law degrees;
       ``(3) be selected as an officer candidate in the Marine 
     Corps Platoon Leader's Class Program and successfully 
     complete one increment of military training of not less than 
     six weeks' duration; and
       ``(4) agree in writing--
       ``(A) to accept an appointment as a commissioned officer in 
     the Marine Corps, if tendered by the President;
       ``(B) to serve on active duty for a minimum of five years; 
     and
       ``(C) under such terms and conditions as shall be 
     prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, to serve in the 
     Marine Corps Reserve until the eighth anniversary of the 
     receipt of such appointment.
       ``(c) Appointment.--Upon satisfactorily completing the 
     academic and military requirements of the Marine Corps 
     Platoon Leaders Class Program, an officer candidate may be 
     appointed by the President as a Reserve officer in the Marine 
     Corps in the grade of second lieutenant.
       ``(d) Limitation on Number.--Not more than 1,200 officer 
     candidates may participate in the financial assistance 
     program authorized by this section at any one time.
       ``(e) Remedial Authority of Secretary.--An officer 
     candidate may be ordered to active duty in the Marine Corps 
     by the Secretary of the Navy to serve in an appropriate 
     enlisted grade for such period of time as the Secretary 
     prescribes, but not for more than four years, when such 
     person--
       ``(1) accepted financial assistance under this section; and
       ``(2) either--
       ``(A) completes the military and academic requirements of 
     the Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class Program and refuses to 
     accept a commission when offered;
       ``(B) fails to complete the military or academic 
     requirements of the Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class 
     Program; or
       ``(C) is disenrolled from the Marine Corps Platoon Leaders 
     Class Program for failure to maintain eligibility for an 
     original appointment as a commissioned officer under section 
     532 of this title.
       ``(d) Persons Not Qualified for Appointment.--Except under 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, a person 
     who is not physically qualified for appointment under section 
     532 of this title and subsequently is determined by the 
     Secretary of the Navy under section 505 of this title to be 
     unqualified for service as an enlisted member of the Marine 
     Corps due to a physical or medical condition that was not the 
     result of misconduct or grossly negligent conduct may request 
     a waiver of obligated service of such financial 
     assistance.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``12216. Financial assistance for members of the Marine Corps platoon 
              leader's class program.''.
       (c) Computation of Service Creditable.--Section 205 of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a commissioned 
     officer appointed under sections 12209 and 12216 of title 10 
     may not count in computing basic pay a period of service 
     after January 1, 2000, that the officer performed 
     concurrently as a member of the Marine Corps Platoon Leaders 
     Class Program and the Marine Corps Reserve, except that 
     service after that date that the officer performed before 
     commissioning while serving as an enlisted member on active 
     duty or as a member of the Selected Reserve may be so 
     counted.''.
       (d) Transition Provision.--An enlisted member of the Marine 
     Corps Reserve selected for training as officer candidates 
     under section 12209 of title 10, United States Code, before 
     October 1, 2000 may, upon submitting an appropriate 
     application, participate in the financial assistance program 
     established in subsection (a) if--
       (1) the member is eligible for financial assistance under 
     the qualification requirements of subsection (a);
       (2) the member submits to the Secretary of the Navy a 
     request for such financial assistance not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act; and
       (3) the member agrees in writing to accept an appointment, 
     if offered in the Marine Corps Reserve, and to comply with 
     the length of obligated service provisions in subsection 
     (a)(2)(D) of section 12216 of title 10, United States Code, 
     as added by subsection (a).
       (e) Limitation on Crediting of Prior Service.--In computing 
     length of service for any purpose, a person who requests 
     financial assistance under subsection (d) may not be credited 
     with service either as an officer candidate or concurrent 
     enlisted service, other than concurrent enlisted service 
     while serving on active duty other than for training while a 
     member of the Marine Corps Reserve.

     SEC. 519. OPTIONS TO IMPROVE RECRUITING FOR THE ARMY RESERVE.

       (a) Review.--The Secretary of the Army shall conduct a 
     review of the manner, process, and organization used by the 
     Army to recruit new members for the Army Reserve. The review 
     shall seek to determine the reasons for the continuing 
     inability of the Army to meet recruiting objectives for the 
     Army Reserve and to identify measures the Secretary could 
     take to correct that inability.
       (b) Reorganization To Be Considered.--Among the possible 
     corrective measures to be examined by the Secretary of the 
     Army as part of the review shall be a transfer of the 
     recruiting function for the Army Reserve from the Army 
     Recruiting Command to a new, fully resourced recruiting 
     organization under the command and control of the Chief, Army 
     Reserve.
       (c) Report.--Not later than July 1, 2000, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Armed Service of the House of 
     Representatives a report setting forth the results of the 
     review under this section. The report shall include a 
     description of any corrective measures the Secretary intends 
     to implement.
                    Subtitle C--Military Technicians

     SEC. 521. REVISION TO MILITARY TECHNICIAN (DUAL STATUS) LAW.

       (a) Definition.--Subsection (a)(1) of section 10216 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``section 709'' and 
     inserting ``section 709(b)''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``civilian'' after 
     ``is assigned to a''.
       (b) Dual Status Requirement.--Subsection (e) of such 
     section is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``(dual status)'' after 
     ``military technician'' the second place it appears; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting ``Except as 
     otherwise provided by law, the Secretary''; and
       (B) by striking ``six months'' and inserting ``up to 12 
     months''.

     SEC. 522. CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT OF TECHNICIANS.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 1007 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 10218. Army and Air Force Reserve Technicians: 
       conditions for retention; mandatory retirement under civil 
       service laws

       ``(a) Separation and Retirement of Military Technicians 
     (Dual Status).--(1) An individual employed by the Army 
     Reserve or the Air Force Reserve as a military technician 
     (dual status) who after the date of the enactment of this 
     section loses dual status is subject to paragraph (2) or (3), 
     as the case may be.
       ``(2) If a technician described in paragraph (1) is 
     eligible at the time dual status is lost for an unreduced 
     annuity, the technician shall be separated, subject to 
     subsection (e), not later than 30 days after the date on 
     which dual status is lost.
       ``(3)(A) If a technician described in paragraph (1) is not 
     eligible at the time dual status is lost for an unreduced 
     annuity, the technician shall be offered the opportunity to--
       ``(i) reapply for, and if qualified be appointed to, a 
     position as a military technician (dual status); or
       ``(ii) apply for a civil service position that is not a 
     technician position.
       ``(B) If such a technician continues employment with the 
     Army Reserve or the Air Force Reserve as a non-dual status 
     technician, the technician--
       ``(i) shall not be permitted, after the end of the one-year 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
     subsection, to apply for any voluntary personnel action; and
       ``(ii) shall, subject to subsection (e), be separated or 
     retired--
       ``(I) in the case of a technician first hired as a military 
     technician (dual status) on or before February 10, 1996, not 
     later than 30 days after becoming eligible for an unreduced 
     annuity; and
       ``(II) in the case of a technician first hired as a 
     military technician (dual status) after February 10, 1996, 
     not later than one year after the date on which dual status 
     is lost.
       ``(4) For purposes of this subsection, a military 
     technician is considered to lose dual status upon--
       ``(A) being separated from the Selected Reserve; or
       ``(B) ceasing to hold the military grade specified by the 
     Secretary concerned for the position held by the technician.
       ``(b) Non-Dual Status Technicians.--(1) An individual who 
     on the date of the enactment of this section is employed by 
     the Army Reserve or the Air Force Reserve as a non-dual 
     status technician and who on that date is eligible for an 
     unreduced annuity shall, subject to subsection (e), be 
     separated not later than six months after the date of the 
     enactment of this section.
       ``(2)(A) An individual who on the date of the enactment of 
     this section is employed by the Army Reserve or the Air Force 
     Reserve as a non-dual status technician and who on that date 
     is not eligible for an unreduced annuity shall be offered the 
     opportunity to--
       ``(i) reapply for, and if qualified be appointed to, a 
     position as a military technician (dual status); or
       ``(ii) apply for a civil service position that is not a 
     technician position.
       ``(B) If such a technician continues employment with the 
     Army Reserve or the Air Force Reserve as a non-dual status 
     technician, the technician--
       ``(i) shall not be permitted, after the end of the one-year 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
     subsection, to apply for any voluntary personnel action; and
       ``(ii) shall, subject to subsection (e), be separated or 
     retired--
       ``(I) in the case of a technician first hired as a 
     technician on or before February 10, 1996, and who on the 
     date of the enactment of this section is a non-dual status 
     technician,

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     not later than 30 days after becoming eligible for an 
     unreduced annuity; and
       ``(II) in the case of a technician first hired as a 
     technician after February 10, 1996, and who on the date of 
     the enactment of this section is a non-dual status 
     technician, not later than one year after the date on which 
     dual status is lost.
       ``(3) An individual employed by the Army Reserve or the Air 
     Force Reserve as a non-dual status technician who is 
     ineligible for appointment to a military technician (dual 
     status) position, or who decides not to apply for appointment 
     to such a position, or who, within six months of the date of 
     the enactment of this section is not appointed to such a 
     position, shall for reduction-in-force purposes be in a 
     separate competitive category from employees who are military 
     technicians (dual status).
       ``(c) Unreduced Annuity Defined.--For purposes of this 
     section, a technician shall be considered to be eligible for 
     an unreduced annuity if the technician is eligible for an 
     annuity under section 8336, 8412, or 8414 of title 5 that is 
     not subject to a reduction by reason of the age or years of 
     service of the technician.
       ``(d) Voluntary Personnel Action Defined.--In this section, 
     the term `voluntary personnel action', with respect to a non-
     dual status technician, means any of the following:
       ``(1) The hiring, entry, appointment, reassignment, 
     promotion, or transfer of the technician into a position for 
     which the Secretary concerned has established a requirement 
     that the person occupying the position be a military 
     technician (dual status).
       ``(2) Promotion to a higher grade if the technician is in a 
     position for which the Secretary concerned has established a 
     requirement that the person occupying the position be a 
     military technician (dual status).
       ``(e) Annual Limitation on Mandatory Retirements.--Until 
     October 1, 2004, the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary 
     of the Air Force may not during any fiscal year approve a 
     total of more than 25 mandatory retirements under this 
     section. A technician who is subject to mandatory separation 
     under this section in any fiscal year and who, but for this 
     subsection, would be eligible to be retired with an unreduced 
     annuity shall, if not sooner separated under some other 
     provision of law, be eligible to be retained in service until 
     mandatorily retired consistent with the limitation in this 
     subsection.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``10218. Army and Air Force Reserve Technicians: conditions for 
              retention; mandatory retirement under civil service 
              laws.''.
       (3) During the six-month period beginning on the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the provisions of subsections 
     (a)(3)(B)(ii)(I) and (b)(2)(B)(ii)(I) of section 10218 of 
     title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), 
     shall be applied by substituting ``six months'' for ``30 
     days''.
       (b) Early Retirement.--Section 8414(c) of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c)(1) An employee who was hired as a military reserve 
     technician on or before February 10, 1996 (under the 
     provisions of this title in effect before that date), and who 
     is separated from technician service, after becoming 50 years 
     of age and completing 25 years of service, by reason of being 
     separated from the Selected Reserve of the employee's reserve 
     component or ceasing to hold the military grade specified by 
     the Secretary concerned for the position held by the employee 
     is entitled to an annuity.
       ``(2) An employee who is initially hired as a military 
     technician (dual status) after February 10, 1996, and who is 
     separated from the Selected Reserve or ceases to hold the 
     military grade specified by the Secretary concerned for the 
     position held by the technician--
       ``(A) after completing 25 years of service as a military 
     technician (dual status), or
       ``(B) after becoming 50 years of age and completing 20 
     years of service as a military technician (dual status),
     is entitled to an annuity.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Chapter 84 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 8415(g)(2) is amended by striking ``military 
     reserve technician'' and inserting ``military technician 
     (dual status)''.
       (2) Section 8401(30) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(30) the term `military technician (dual status)' means 
     an employee described in section 10216 of title 10;''.
       (d) Disability Retirement.--Section 8337(h) of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by inserting ``or section 10216 of title 10'' after 
     ``title 32'';
       (B) by striking ``such title'' and all that follows through 
     the period and inserting ``title 32 or section 10216 of title 
     10, respectively, to be a member of the Selected Reserve.'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)(A)(i)--
       (A) by inserting ``or section 10216 of title 10'' after 
     ``title 32''; and
       (B) by striking ``National Guard or from holding the 
     military grade required for such employment'' and inserting 
     ``Selected Reserve''; and
       (3) in paragraph (3)(C), by inserting ``or section 10216 of 
     title 10'' after ``title 32''.

     SEC. 523. REVISION TO NON-DUAL STATUS TECHNICIANS STATUTE.

       (a) Revision.--Section 10217 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``military'' after ``non-dual status'' in 
     the matter preceding paragraph (1); and
       (B) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) was hired as a technician before November 18, 1997, 
     under any of the authorities specified in subsection (b) and 
     as of that date is not a member of the Selected Reserve or 
     after such date has ceased to be a member of the Selected 
     Reserve; or
       ``(2) is employed under section 709 of title 32 in a 
     position designated under subsection (c) of that section and 
     when hired was not required to maintain membership in the 
     Selected Reserve.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Permanent Limitations on Number.--(1) Effective 
     October 1, 2007, the total number of non-dual status 
     technicians employed by the Army Reserve and Air Force 
     Reserve may not exceed 175. If at any time after the 
     preceding sentence takes effect the number of non-dual status 
     technicians employed by the Army Reserve and Air Force 
     Reserve exceeds the number specified in the limitation in the 
     preceding sentence, the Secretary of Defense shall require 
     that the Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of the Air 
     Force, or both, take immediate steps to reduce the number of 
     such technicians in order to comply with such limitation.
       ``(2) Effective October 1, 2001, the total number of non-
     dual status technicians employed by the National Guard may 
     not exceed 1,950. If at any time after the preceding sentence 
     takes effect the number of non-dual status technicians 
     employed by the National Guard exceeds the number specified 
     in the limitation in the preceding sentence, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall require that the Secretary of the Army or the 
     Secretary of the Air Force, or both, take immediate steps to 
     reduce the number of such technicians in order to comply with 
     such limitation.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--The heading of such section and 
     the item relating to such section in the table of sections at 
     the beginning of chapter 1007 of such title are each amended 
     by striking the penultimate word.

     SEC. 524. REVISION TO AUTHORITIES RELATING TO NATIONAL GUARD 
                   TECHNICIANS.

       Section 709 of title 32, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 709. Technicians: employment, use, status

       ``(a) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the 
     Army or the Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may be, 
     and subject to subsections (b) and (c), persons may be 
     employed as technicians in--
       ``(1) the administration and training of the National 
     Guard; and
       ``(2) the maintenance and repair of supplies issued to the 
     National Guard or the armed forces.
       ``(b) Except as authorized in subsection (c), a person 
     employed under subsection (a) must meet each of the following 
     requirements:
       ``(1) Be a military technician (dual status) as defined in 
     section 10216(a) of title 10.
       ``(2) Be a member of the National Guard.
       ``(3) Hold the military grade specified by the Secretary 
     concerned for that position.
       ``(4) While performing duties as a military technician 
     (dual status), wear the uniform appropriate for the member's 
     grade and component of the armed forces .
       ``(c)(1) A person may be employed under subsection (a) as a 
     non-dual status technician (as defined by section 10217 of 
     title 10) if the technician position occupied by the person 
     has been designated by the Secretary concerned to be filled 
     only by a non-dual status technician.
       ``(2) The total number of non-dual status technicians in 
     the National Guard is specified in section 10217(c)(2) of 
     title 10.
       ``(d) The Secretary concerned shall designate the adjutants 
     general referred to in section 314 of this title to employ 
     and administer the technicians authorized by this section.
       ``(e) A technician employed under subsection (a) is an 
     employee of the Department of the Army or the Department of 
     the Air Force, as the case may be, and an employee of the 
     United States. However, a position authorized by this section 
     is outside the competitive service if the technician employed 
     in that position is required under subsection (b) to be a 
     member of the National Guard.
       ``(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and under 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned--
       ``(1) a person employed under subsection (a) who is a 
     military technician (dual status) and otherwise subject to 
     the requirements of subsection (b) who--
       ``(A) is separated from the National Guard or ceases to 
     hold the military grade specified by the Secretary concerned 
     for that position shall be promptly separated from military 
     technician (dual status) employment by the adjutant general 
     of the jurisdiction concerned; and
       ``(B) fails to meet the military security standards 
     established by the Secretary concerned for a member of a 
     reserve component under his jurisdiction may be separated 
     from employment as a military technician (dual status) and 
     concurrently discharged from the National Guard by the 
     adjutant general of the jurisdiction concerned;
       ``(2) a technician may, at any time, be separated from his 
     technician employment for

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     cause by the adjutant general of the jurisdiction concerned;
       ``(3) a reduction in force, removal, or an adverse action 
     involving discharge from technician employment, suspension, 
     furlough without pay, or reduction in rank or compensation 
     shall be accomplished by the adjutant general of the 
     jurisdiction concerned;
       ``(4) a right of appeal which may exist with respect to 
     paragraph (1), (2), or (3) shall not extend beyond the 
     adjutant general of the jurisdiction concerned; and
       ``(5) a technician shall be notified in writing of the 
     termination of his employment as a technician and, unless the 
     technician is serving under a temporary appointment, is 
     serving in a trial or probationary period, or has voluntarily 
     ceased to be a member of the National Guard when such 
     membership is a condition of employment, such notification 
     shall be given at least 30 days before the termination date 
     of such employment.
       ``(g) Sections 2108, 3502, 7511, and 7512 of title 5 do not 
     apply to a person employed under this section.
       ``(h) Notwithstanding sections 5544(a) and 6101(a) of title 
     5 or any other provision of law, the Secretary concerned may 
     prescribe the hours of duty for technicians. Notwithstanding 
     sections 5542 and 5543 of title 5 or any other provision of 
     law, such technicians shall be granted an amount of 
     compensatory time off from their scheduled tour of duty equal 
     to the amount of any time spent by them in irregular or 
     overtime work, and shall not be entitled to compensation for 
     such work.
       ``(i) The Secretary concerned may not prescribe for 
     purposes of eligibility for Federal recognition under section 
     301 of this title a qualification applicable to technicians 
     employed under subsection (a) that is not applicable pursuant 
     to that section to the other members of the National Guard in 
     the same grade, branch, position, and type of unit or 
     organization involved.''.

     SEC. 525. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendments made by sections 523 and 524 shall take 
     effect 180 days after the date of the receipt by Congress of 
     the plan required by section 523(d) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 
     111 Stat. 1737) or a report by the Secretary of Defense 
     providing an alternative proposal to the plan required by 
     that section.

     SEC. 526. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE REVIEW OF ARMY TECHNICIAN 
                   COSTING PROCESS.

       (a) Review.--The Secretary of Defense shall review the 
     process used by the Army, including use of the Civilian 
     Manpower Obligation Resources (CMOR) model, to develop 
     estimates of the annual authorizations and appropriations 
     required for civilian personnel of the Department of the Army 
     generally and for National Guard and Army Reserve technicians 
     in particular. Based upon the review, the Secretary shall 
     direct that any appropriate revisions to that process be 
     implemented.
       (b) Purpose of Review.--The purpose of the review shall be 
     to ensure that the process referred to in subsection (a) does 
     the following:
       (1) Accurately and fully incorporates all the actual cost 
     factors for such personnel, including particularly those 
     factors necessary to recruit, train, and sustain a qualified 
     technician workforce.
       (2) Provides estimates of required annual appropriations 
     required to fully fund all the technicians (both dual status 
     and non-dual status) requested in the President's budget.
       (3) Eliminates inaccuracies in the process that compel both 
     the Army Reserve and the Army National Guard either (A) to 
     reduce the number of military technicians (dual status) below 
     the statutory floors without corresponding force structure 
     reductions, or (B) to transfer funds from other 
     appropriations simply to provide the required funding for 
     military technicians (dual status).
       (c) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report 
     containing the results of the review undertaken under this 
     section, together with a description of corrective actions 
     taken and proposed, not later than March 31, 2000.

     SEC. 527. FISCAL YEAR 2000 LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF NON-DUAL 
                   STATUS TECHNICIANS.

       The number of civilian employees who are non-dual status 
     technicians of a reserve component of the Army or Air Force 
     as of September 30, 2000, may not exceed the following:
       (1) For the Army Reserve, 1,295.
       (2) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 
     1,800.
       (3) For the Air Force Reserve, 0.
       (4) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 342.
                     Subtitle D--Service Academies

     SEC. 531. WAIVER OF REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES FOR INSTRUCTION 
                   AT SERVICE ACADEMIES OF PERSONS FROM FOREIGN 
                   COUNTRIES.

       (a) United States Military Academy.--Section 4344(b)(3) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``35 percent'' and inserting ``50 
     percent''; and
       (2) by striking ``five persons'' and inserting ``20 
     persons''.
       (b) Naval Academy.--Section 6957(b)(3) of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``35 percent'' and inserting ``50 
     percent''; and
       (2) by striking ``five persons'' and inserting ``20 
     persons''.
       (c) Air Force Academy.--Section 9344(b)(3) of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``35 percent'' and inserting ``50 
     percent''; and
       (2) by striking ``five persons'' and inserting ``20 
     persons''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     apply with respect to students from a foreign country 
     entering the United States Military Academy, the United 
     States Naval Academy, or the United States Air Force Academy 
     on or after May 1, 1999.

     SEC. 532. COMPLIANCE BY UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY WITH 
                   STATUTORY LIMIT ON SIZE OF CORPS OF CADETS.

       (a) Compliance Required.--(1) The Secretary of the Army 
     shall take such action as necessary to ensure that the United 
     States Military Academy is in compliance with the USMA cadet 
     strength limit not later than the day before the last day of 
     the 2001-2002 academic year.
       (2) The Secretary of the Army may provide for a variance to 
     the USMA cadet strength limit--
       (A) as of the day before the last day of the 1999-2000 
     academic year of not more than 5 percent; and
       (B) as of the day before the last day of the 2000-2001 
     academic year of not more than 2\1/2\ percent.
       (3) For purposes of this subsection--
       (A) the USMA cadet strength limit is the maximum of 4,000 
     cadets established for the Corps of Cadets at the United 
     States Military Academy by section 511 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 
     (Public Law 102-190; 10 U.S.C. 4342 note), reenacted in 
     section 4342(a) of title 10, United States Code, by the 
     amendment made by subsection (b)(1); and
       (B) the last day of the 2001-2002 academic year is the day 
     on which the class of 2002 graduates.
       (b) Reenactment of Limitation.--
       (1) Army.--Section 4342 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``is as follows:'' in 
     the matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting 
     ``(determined for any year as of the day before the last day 
     of the academic year) is 4,000. Subject to that limitation, 
     cadets are selected as follows:''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(i) For purposes of the limitation under subsection (a), 
     the last day of an academic year is graduation day.''.
       (2) Navy.--Section 6954 of such title is amended--
       (A) by striking the matter preceding paragraph (1) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(a) The authorized strength of the Brigade of Midshipmen 
     (determined for any year as of the day before the last day of 
     the academic year) is 4,000. Subject to that limitation, 
     midshipmen are selected as follows:''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) For purposes of the limitation under subsection (a), 
     the last day of an academic year is graduation day.''.
       (3) Air force.--Section 9342 of such title is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``is as follows:'' in 
     the matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting 
     ``(determined for any year as of the day before the last day 
     of the academic year) is 4,000. Subject to that limitation, 
     Air Force Cadets are selected as follows:''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(i) For purposes of the limitation under subsection (a), 
     the last day of an academic year is graduation day.''.
       (4) Conforming repeal.--Section 511 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 
     102-190; 10 U.S.C. 4342 note) is repealed.

     SEC. 533. DEAN OF ACADEMIC BOARD, UNITED STATES MILITARY 
                   ACADEMY AND DEAN OF THE FACULTY, UNITED STATES 
                   AIR FORCE ACADEMY.

       (a) Dean of the Academic Board, USMA.--Section 4335 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(c) While serving as Dean of the Academic Board, an 
     officer of the Army who holds a grade lower than brigadier 
     general shall hold the grade of brigadier general, if 
     appointed to that grade by the President, by and with the 
     advice and consent of the Senate. The retirement age of an 
     officer so appointed is that of a permanent professor of the 
     Academy. An officer so appointed is counted for purposes of 
     the limitation in section 526(a) of this title on general 
     officers of the Army on active duty.''.
       (b) Dean of the Faculty, USAFA.--Section 9335 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a)'' at the beginning of the text of 
     the section; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) While serving as Dean of the Faculty, an officer of 
     the Air Force who holds a grade lower than brigadier general 
     shall hold the grade of brigadier general, if appointed to 
     that grade by the President, by and with the advice and 
     consent of the Senate. The retirement age of an officer so 
     appointed is that of a permanent professor of the Academy An 
     officer so appointed is counted for purposes of the 
     limitation in section 526(a) of this title on general 
     officers of the Air Force on active duty.''.

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     SEC. 534. EXCLUSION FROM CERTAIN GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICER 
                   GRADE STRENGTH LIMITATIONS FOR THE 
                   SUPERINTENDENTS OF THE SERVICE ACADEMIES.

       Section 525(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) An officer of the Army while serving as 
     Superintendent of the United States Military Academy, if 
     serving in the grade of lieutenant general, is in addition to 
     the number that would otherwise be permitted for the Army for 
     officers serving on active duty in grades above major general 
     under paragraph (1). An officer of the Navy or Marine Corps 
     while serving as Superintendent of the United States Naval 
     Academy, if serving in the grade of vice admiral or 
     lieutenant general, is in addition to the number that would 
     otherwise be permitted for the Navy or Marine Corps, 
     respectively, for officers serving on active duty in grades 
     above major general or rear admiral under paragraph (1) or 
     (2). An officer while serving as Superintendent of the United 
     Air Force Academy, if serving in the grade of lieutenant 
     general, is in addition to the number that would otherwise be 
     permitted for the Air Force for officers serving on active 
     duty in grades above major general under paragraph (1).''.
                   Subtitle E--Education and Training

     SEC. 541. ESTABLISHMENT OF A DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   INTERNATIONAL STUDENT PROGRAM AT THE SENIOR 
                   MILITARY COLLEGES.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 103 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 2111b. Senior military colleges: Department of Defense 
       international student program

       ``(a) Program Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish a program to facilitate the enrollment and 
     instruction of persons from foreign countries as 
     international students at the senior military colleges.
       ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the program shall be--
       ``(1) to provide a high-quality, cost-effective military-
     based educational experience for international students in 
     furtherance of the military-to-military program objectives of 
     the Department of Defense; and
       ``(2) to enhance the educational experience and preparation 
     of future United States military leaders through increased, 
     extended interaction with highly qualified potential foreign 
     military leaders.
       ``(c) Coordination with the Senior Military Colleges.--
     Guidelines for implementation of the program shall be 
     developed in coordination with the senior military colleges.
       ``(d) Recommendations for Admission of Students Under the 
     Program.--The Secretary of Defense shall annually identify to 
     the senior military colleges the international students who, 
     based on criteria established by the Secretary, the Secretary 
     recommends be considered for admission under the program. The 
     Secretary shall identify the recommended international 
     students to the senior military colleges as early as possible 
     each year to enable those colleges to consider them in a 
     timely manner in their respective admissions processes.
       ``(e) DOD Financial Support.--An international student who 
     is admitted to a senior military college under the program 
     under this section is responsible for the cost of instruction 
     at that college. The Secretary of Defense may, from funds 
     available to the Department of Defense other than funds 
     available for financial assistance under section 2107a of 
     this title, provide some or all of the costs of instruction 
     for any such student.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``2111b. Senior military colleges: Department of Defense international 
              student program.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     implement the program under section 2111b of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a), with students 
     entering the senior military colleges after May 1, 2000.
       (c) Repeal of Obsolete Provision.--Section 2111a(e)(1) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the 
     second sentence.
       (d) Fiscal Year 2000 Funding.--Of the amounts made 
     available to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2000 
     pursuant to section 301, $2,000,000 shall be available for 
     financial support for international students under section 
     2111b of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection 
     (a).

     SEC. 542. AUTHORITY FOR ARMY WAR COLLEGE TO AWARD DEGREE OF 
                   MASTER OF STRATEGIC STUDIES.

       (a) Authority.--Chapter 401 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 4321. United States Army War College: master of 
       strategic studies degree

       ``Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the 
     Army, the Commandant of the United States Army War College, 
     upon the recommendation of the faculty and dean of the 
     college, may confer the degree of master of strategic studies 
     upon graduates of the college who have fulfilled the 
     requirements for that degree.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``4321. United States Army War College: master of strategic studies 
              degree.''.

     SEC. 543. AUTHORITY FOR AIR UNIVERSITY TO AWARD GRADUATE-
                   LEVEL DEGREES.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 9317 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Authority.--Upon recommendation of the faculty of the 
     appropriate school, the commander of the Air University may 
     confer--
       ``(1) the degree of master of strategic studies upon 
     graduates of the Air War College who fulfill the requirements 
     for that degree;
       ``(2) the degree of master of military operational art and 
     science upon graduates of the Air Command and Staff College 
     who fulfill the requirements for that degree; and
       ``(3) the degree of master of airpower art and science upon 
     graduates of the School of Advanced Air power Studies who 
     fulfill the requirements for that degree.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading for that section 
     is amended to read:

     ``Sec. 9317. Air University: graduate-level degrees''.

       (2) The item relating to that section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 901 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``9317. Air University: graduate-level degrees.''.

     SEC. 544. CORRECTION OF RESERVE CREDIT FOR PARTICIPATION IN 
                   HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL 
                   ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       Section 2126(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``only for'' and all that follows through 
     ``Award of'' and inserting ``only for the award of''; and
       (B) by striking subparagraph (B);
       (2) in paragraph (3) by striking ``paragraph (2)(A), a 
     member'' and inserting ``paragraph (2), a member who 
     completes a satisfactory year of service in the Selected 
     Reserve'';
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
     paragraph (5):
       ``(5) A member of the Selected Reserve who is awarded 
     points or service credit under this subsection shall not be 
     considered to have been in an active status, by reason of the 
     award of the points or credit, while pursuing a course of 
     study under this subchapter for purposes of any provision of 
     law other than sections 12732(a) and 12733(3) of this 
     title.''.

     SEC. 545. PERMANENT EXPANSION OF ROTC PROGRAM TO INCLUDE 
                   GRADUATE STUDENTS.

       (a) Permanent Authority for the ROTC Graduate Program.--
     Paragraph (2) of section 2107(c)(2) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) The Secretary concerned may provide financial 
     assistance, as described in paragraph (1), to a student 
     enrolled in an advanced education program beyond the 
     baccalaureate degree level if the student also is a cadet or 
     midshipman in an advanced training program. Not more than 15 
     percent of the total number of scholarships awarded under 
     this section in any year may be awarded under the program.''.
       (b) Authority To Enroll in Advanced Training Program.--
     Section 2101(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting ``students enrolled in an advanced education 
     program beyond the baccalaureate degree level or to'' after 
     ``instruction offered in the Senior Reserve Officers' 
     Training Corps to''.

     SEC. 546. INCREASE IN MONTHLY SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE FOR 
                   SENIOR ROTC CADETS SELECTED FOR ADVANCED 
                   TRAINING.

       (a) Increase.--Section 209(a) of title 37, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``$150 a month'' and inserting 
     ``$200 a month''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1999.

     SEC. 547. CONTINGENT FUNDING INCREASE FOR JUNIOR ROTC 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 102 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 2033. Contingent funding increase

       ``If for any fiscal year the amount appropriated for the 
     National Guard Challenge Program under section 509 of title 
     32 is in excess of $62,500,000, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall (notwithstanding any other provision of law) make the 
     amount in excess of $62,500,000 available for the Junior 
     Reserve Officers' Training Corps program under section 2031 
     of this title, and such excess amount may not be used for any 
     other purpose.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``2033. Contingent funding increase.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Section 2033 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply only 
     with respect to funds appropriated for fiscal years after 
     fiscal year 1999.

     SEC. 548. CHANGE FROM ANNUAL TO BIENNIAL REPORTING UNDER THE 
                   RESERVE COMPONENT MONTGOMERY GI BILL.

       (a) In General.--Section 16137 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 16137. Biennial report to Congress

       ``The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
     report not later than March 1 of each odd-numbered year 
     concerning the op

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     eration of the educational assistance program established by 
     this chapter during the preceding two fiscal years. Each such 
     report shall include the number of members of the Selected 
     Reserve of the Ready Reserve of each armed force receiving, 
     and the number entitled to receive, educational assistance 
     under this chapter during those fiscal years.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 1606 of such title is amended to read as 
     follows:

``16137. Biennial report to Congress.''.

     SEC. 549. RECODIFICATION AND CONSOLIDATION OF STATUTES 
                   DENYING FEDERAL GRANTS AND CONTRACTS BY CERTAIN 
                   DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES TO INSTITUTIONS OF 
                   HIGHER EDUCATION THAT PROHIBIT SENIOR ROTC 
                   UNITS OR MILITARY RECRUITING ON CAMPUS.

       (a) Recodification and Consolidation for Limitations on 
     Federal Grants and Contracts.--(1) Section 983 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 983. Institutions of higher education that prevent 
       ROTC access or military recruiting on campus: denial of 
       grants and contracts from Department of Defense, Department 
       of Education, and certain other departments and agencies

       ``(a) Denial of Funds for Preventing ROTC Access to 
     Campus.--No funds described in subsection (d) may be provided 
     by contract or by grant (including a grant of funds to be 
     available for student aid) to a covered educational entity if 
     the Secretary of Defense determines that the covered 
     educational entity has a policy or practice (regardless of 
     when implemented) that either prohibits, or in effect 
     prevents--
       ``(1) the Secretary of a military department from 
     maintaining, establishing, or operating a unit of the Senior 
     Reserve Officer Training Corps (in accordance with section 
     654 of this title and other applicable Federal laws) at the 
     covered educational entity; or
       ``(2) a student at the covered educational entity from 
     enrolling in a unit of the Senior Reserve Officer Training 
     Corps at another institution of higher education.
       ``(b) Denial of Funds for Preventing Military Recruiting on 
     Campus.--No funds described in subsection (d) may be provided 
     by contract or by grant (including a grant of funds to be 
     available for student aid) to a covered educational entity if 
     the Secretary of Defense determines that the covered 
     educational entity has a policy or practice (regardless of 
     when implemented) that either prohibits, or in effect 
     prevents--
       ``(1) the Secretary of a military department from gaining 
     entry to campuses, or access to students (who are 17 years of 
     age or older) on campuses, for purposes of military 
     recruiting; or
       ``(2) access by military recruiters for purposes of 
     military recruiting to the following information pertaining 
     to students (who are 17 years of age or older) enrolled at 
     the covered educational entity:
       ``(A) Names, addresses, and telephone listings.
       ``(B) Date and place of birth, levels of education, 
     academic majors, degrees received, and the most recent 
     educational institution enrolled in by the student.
       ``(c) Exceptions.--The limitation established in subsection 
     (a) or (b) shall not apply to a covered educational entity if 
     the Secretary of Defense determines that--
       ``(1) the covered educational entity has ceased the policy 
     or practice described in that subsection; or
       ``(2) the institution of higher education involved has a 
     longstanding policy of pacifism based on historical religious 
     affiliation.
       ``(d) Covered Funds.--The limitations established in 
     subsections (a) and (b) apply to the following:
       ``(1) Any funds made available for the Department of 
     Defense.
       ``(2) Any funds made available in a Departments of Labor, 
     Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act.
       ``(e) Notice of Determinations.--Whenever the Secretary of 
     Defense makes a determination under subsection (a), (b), or 
     (c), the Secretary--
       ``(1) shall transmit a notice of the determination to the 
     Secretary of Education and to Congress; and
       ``(2) shall publish in the Federal Register a notice of the 
     determination and the effect of the determination on the 
     eligibility of the covered educational entity for contracts 
     and grants.
       ``(f) Semiannual Notice in Federal Register.--The Secretary 
     of Defense shall publish in the Federal Register once every 
     six months a list of each covered educational entity that is 
     currently ineligible for contracts and grants by reason of a 
     determination of the Secretary under subsection (a) or (b).
       ``(g) Covered Educational Entity.--In this section, the 
     term `covered educational entity' means an institution of 
     higher education, or a subelement of an institution of higher 
     education.''.
       (2) The item relating to section 983 in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended to read 
     as follows:

``983. Institutions of higher education that prevent ROTC access or 
              military recruiting on campus: denial of grants and 
              contracts from Department of Defense, Department of 
              Education, and certain other departments and agencies.''.
       (b) Repeal of Codified Provisions.--The following 
     provisions of law are repealed:
       (1) Section 558 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 10 U.S.C. 503 
     note).
       (2) Section 514 of the Departments of Labor, Health and 
     Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1997 (as contained in section 101(e) of 
     division A of Public Law 104-208; 110 Stat. 3009-270; 10 
     U.S.C. 503 note).
                   Subtitle F--Decorations and Awards

     SEC. 551. 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 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 
     concerning whom the Secretary of the Navy (or an officer of 
     the Navy acting on behalf of the Secretary) submitted to the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, during the 
     period beginning on October 17, 1998, and ending on the day 
     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. 552. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING PRESIDENTIAL UNIT 
                   CITATION FOR CREW OF THE U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress reaffirms the findings made in 
     section 1052(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2844) that 
     the heavy cruiser U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS (CA-35)--
       (1) served the people of the United States with valor and 
     distinction throughout World War II in action against enemy 
     forces in the Pacific Theater of Operations from December 7, 
     1941 to July 29, 1945;
       (2) with her courageous and capable crew, compiled an 
     impressive combat record during the war in the Pacific, 
     receiving in the process 10 battle stars in actions from the 
     Aleutians to Okinawa;
       (3) rendered invaluable service in anti-shipping, shore 
     bombardment, anti-air, and invasion support roles and serving 
     as flagship for the Fifth Fleet under Admiral Raymond 
     Spruance and flagship for the Third Fleet under Admiral 
     William F. Halsey; and
        (4) transported the world's first operational atomic bomb 
     from the United States to the Island of Tinian, accomplishing 
     that mission at a record average speed of 29 knots.
       (b) Further Findings.--Congress further finds that--
       (1) from participation in the earliest offensive actions in 
     the Pacific during World War II to her pivotal role in 
     delivering the weapon that brought the war to an end, the 
     U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS and her crew left an indelible imprint on 
     the Nation's struggle to eventual victory in the war in the 
     Pacific; and
       (2) the selfless, courageous, and outstanding performance 
     of duty by that ship and her crew throughout the war in the 
     Pacific reflects great credit upon the ship and her crew, 
     thus upholding the very highest traditions of the United 
     States Navy.
       (c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the President should award a Presidential Unit Citation to 
     the crew of the U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS (CA-35) in recognition of 
     the courage and skill displayed by the members of the crew of 
     that vessel throughout World War II.
       (2) A citation described in paragraph (1) may be awarded 
     without regard to any provision of law or regulation 
     prescribing a time limitation that is otherwise applicable 
     with respect to recommendation for, or the award of, such a 
     citation.

     SEC. 553. AUTHORITY FOR AWARD OF MEDAL OF HONOR TO ALFRED 
                   RASCON FOR VALOR DURING THE VIETNAM CONFLICT.

       (a) Waiver of Time Limitations.--Notwithstanding the time 
     limitations specified in section 3744 of title 10, United 
     States Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the 
     awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the Army, 
     the President may award the Medal of Honor under section 3741 
     of that title to Alfred Rascon, of Laurel, Maryland, for the 
     acts of valor described in subsection (b).
       (b) Action Described.--The acts of valor referred to in 
     subsection (a) are the actions of Alfred Rascon on March 16, 
     1966, as an Army medic, serving in the grade of Specialist 
     Four in the Republic of Vietnam with the Reconnaissance 
     Platoon, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry, 
     173rd Airborne Brigade (Separate), during a combat operation 
     known as Silver City.
                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

     SEC. 561. REVISION IN AUTHORITY TO ORDER RETIRED MEMBERS TO 
                   ACTIVE DUTY.

       (a) Period of Recall Service for Retired Members Ordered To 
     Active Duty.--Sec

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     tion 688(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``for more than 12 months within 24 months'' and 
     inserting ``for more than 36 months within 48 months''.
       (b) Limitation on Number.--Section 690(b)(1) of such title 
     is amended by striking ``Not more than 25 officers'' and 
     inserting ``In addition to the officers subject to subsection 
     (a), not more than 150 officers''.
       (c) Exclusion From Limitation of Members of Retiree 
     Councils.--Section 690(b)(2) of such title is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Any officer assigned to duty as a member of the Army, 
     Navy, or Air Force Retiree Council for the period of active 
     duty to which ordered.''.
       (d) Exclusion From Limitation of Officers Recalled for 60 
     Days or Less.--Section 690 of such title is further amended--
       (1) by striking the second sentence of subsection (a);
       (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection (c):
       ``(c) Exclusion From Limitations of Officers Recalled for 
     60 Days or Less.--A retired officer ordered to active duty 
     for a period of 60 days or less shall not be counted for the 
     purposes of subsection (a) or (b).''.

     SEC. 562. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR RECALL OF RETIRED AVIATORS.

       (a) Authority.--During the retired aviator recall period, 
     the Secretary of a military department may recall to active 
     duty any retired officer having expertise as an aviator to 
     fill staff positions normally filled by active duty aviators. 
     Any such recall may only be with the consent of the officer 
     recalled.
       (b) Limitation.--No more than a total of 500 officers may 
     be on active duty at any time under subsection (a).
       (c) Termination.--Each officer recalled to active duty 
     under subsection (a) during the retired aviator recall period 
     shall be released from active duty not later than one year 
     after the end of such period.
       (d) Waivers.--Officers recalled to active duty under 
     subsection (a) shall not be counted for purposes of section 
     668 or 690 of title 10, United States Code.
       (e) Retired Aviator Recall Period.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term ``retired aviator recall period'' means the 
     period beginning on October 1, 1999, and ending on September 
     30, 2002.
       (f) Report.--Not later than March 31, 2002, the Secretary 
     of Defense submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Armed Service of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the use of the authority under 
     this section, together with the Secretary's recommendation 
     for extension of that authority.

     SEC. 563. SERVICE REVIEW AGENCIES COVERED BY PROFESSIONAL 
                   STAFFING REQUIREMENT.

       Section 1555(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``the Navy Council of Personnel Boards 
     and'' after ``Department of the Navy,''.

     SEC. 564. CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO AUTHORIZE RESERVE OFFICERS 
                   AND RETIRED REGULAR OFFICERS TO HOLD A CIVIL 
                   OFFICE WHILE SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR NOT 
                   MORE THAN 270 DAYS.

       Section 973(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``180 days'' and 
     inserting ``270 days''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``180 days'' and 
     inserting ``270 days''.

     SEC. 565. REVISION TO REQUIREMENT FOR HONOR GUARD DETAILS AT 
                   FUNERALS OF VETERANS.

       (a) Composition of Honor Guard Details.--Subsection (b) of 
     section 1491 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``consists of'' and all that follows through the 
     period and inserting ``consists of not less than two persons, 
     who shall, at a minimum, perform a ceremony to fold and 
     present a United States flag to the deceased veteran's family 
     and who shall (unless a bugler is part of the detail) have 
     the capability to play a recorded version of Taps. At least 
     one member of an honor guard detail provided in response to a 
     request to the Department of Defense shall be a member of the 
     same armed force as the deceased veteran.''.
       (b) Support for Nongovernmental Organizations.--Such 
     section is further amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as 
     subsections (e), (f), and (h), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection (d):
       ``(d) Support for Nongovernmental Organizations.--The 
     Secretary of a military department shall provide material, 
     equipment, and training to support qualified nongovernmental 
     organizations, as necessary for the support of honor guard 
     activities. The Secretary shall prescribe by regulation 
     standards for determining what nongovernmental organizations 
     are qualified for purposes of this subsection, the type of 
     support that may be provided under this subsection, and the 
     manner in which such support is provided.''.
       (c) Implementing OSD Regulations.--Subsection (e) of such 
     section, as redesignated by subsection (b)(1), is amended by 
     striking the last two sentences and inserting the following: 
     ``The Secretary shall require that procedures be established 
     by the Secretaries of the military departments for 
     coordinating and responding to requests for honor guard 
     details, for establishing standards and protocols for, 
     responding to requests for and conducting military funeral 
     honors, and for providing training and quality control.''.
       (d) Waiver Authority.--Such section is further amended by 
     inserting after subsection (f), as redesignated by subsection 
     (b)(1), the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Waiver Authority.--(1) The Secretary of Defense may 
     waive any of the provisions of this section when the 
     Secretary determines that such a waiver is necessary because 
     of a contingency operation or when the Secretary otherwise 
     considers such a waiver to be necessary to meet military 
     requirements. The authority to make such a waiver may not be 
     delegated to any official of a military department other than 
     the Secretary of the military department and may not be 
     delegated within the Office of the Secretary of Defense to an 
     official at a level below Under Secretary of Defense.''.
       ``(2) Whenever a waiver is granted under paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary of Defense shall promptly submit notice of the 
     waiver to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives.''.
       (e) Coverage of Certain Reservists.--Such section is 
     further amended by striking the period at the end of 
     subsection (h), as redesignated by subsection (b)(1), and 
     inserting ``and includes a deceased member or former member 
     of the Selected Reserve described in section 2301(f) of title 
     38.''.
       (f) Authority To Accept Voluntary Services.--Section 
     1588(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Voluntary services as a member of an honor guard 
     detail under section 1491 of this title.''.
       (g) Effective Date.--(1) Section 1491 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as amended by this section, shall apply with 
     respect to funerals of veterans that occur after December 31, 
     1999.
       (2) Subsection (a) of such section is amended by striking 
     ``that occurs after December 31, 1999''.
       (h) National Guard Funeral Honors Duty.--(1) Section 114 of 
     title 32, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by striking ``honor guard'' both places it appears and 
     inserting ``funeral honors''; and
       (B) by striking ``otherwise required'' and inserting ``, 
     but may be performed as funeral honors duty as prescribed in 
     section 115 of this title''.
       (2) Chapter 1 of such title is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new section:

     ``Sec. 115. Funeral honors duty performed as a Federal 
       function

       ``(a) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
     Defense, a member of the Army National Guard of the United 
     States or the Air National Guard of the United States may be 
     ordered to funeral honors duty, with the consent of the 
     member, to prepare for or perform funeral honors functions at 
     the funeral of a veteran (as defined in section 1491 of title 
     10).
       ``(b) A member ordered to funeral honors duty under this 
     section shall be required to perform a minimum of two hours 
     of such duty in order to receive service credit under section 
     1273(a)(2)(E) of title 10 and compensation under section 435 
     of title 37 if authorized by the Secretary concerned.
       ``(c) Funeral honors duty (and travel directly to and from 
     that duty) under this section shall be treated as the 
     equivalent of inactive-duty training (and travel directly to 
     and from that training) for the purposes of this section and 
     the provisions of title 10, title 37, and title 38, including 
     provisions relating to the determination of eligibility for 
     and the receipt of benefits and entitlements provided under 
     those titles for Reserves performing inactive-duty training 
     and for their dependents and survivors, except that a member 
     is not entitled by reason of performance of funeral honors 
     duty to any pay, allowances, or other compensation provided 
     for in title 37 other than that provided in section 435 of 
     that title and in subsection (d).
       ``(d) A member who performs funeral honors duty under this 
     section is entitled to reimbursement for travel and 
     transportation expenses incurred in conjunction with such 
     duty as authorized under chapter 7 of title 37, if such duty 
     is performed at a location 50 miles or more from the member's 
     residence.''.
       (3)(A) The heading of section 114 of such title is amended 
     to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 114. Funeral honors functions at funerals for 
       veterans''.

       (B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1 of 
     such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 114 and inserting the following:

``114. Funeral honors functions at funerals for veterans.
``115. Funeral honors duty performed as a Federal function.''.
       (i) Ready Reserve Funeral Honors Duty.--(1)(A) Chapter 1213 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 12503. Ready Reserve: funeral honors duty

       ``(a) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
     Defense, a member of the Ready Reserve may be ordered to 
     funeral honors duty, with the consent of the member, in 
     preparation for or to perform funeral honors functions at the 
     funeral of a veteran (as defined in section 1491 of this 
     title). However, a member of the Army National Guard of the 
     United States or the Air National Guard of the United States 
     may not be ordered to perform funeral honors functions under 
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     tion without the consent of the Governor or other appropriate 
     authority of the State concerned.
       ``(b) A member ordered to funeral honors duty under this 
     section shall be required to perform a minimum of two hours 
     of such duty in order to receive service credit under section 
     12732(a)(2)(E) of this title and compensation under section 
     435 of title 37 if authorized by the Secretary concerned.
       ``(c) Funeral honors duty (and travel directly to and from 
     that duty) under this section shall be treated as the 
     equivalent of inactive-duty training (and travel directly to 
     and from that training) for the purposes of this title, title 
     37, and title 38, including provisions relating to the 
     determination of eligibility for and receipt of benefits and 
     entitlements provided under those titles for Reserves 
     performing inactive-duty training and for their dependents 
     and survivors, except that a member is not entitled by reason 
     of performance of funeral honors duty to any pay, allowances, 
     or other compensation provided for in title 37 other than 
     that provided in section 435 of that title and in subsection 
     (d).
       ``(d) A member who performs funeral honors duty under this 
     section is entitled to reimbursement for travel and 
     transportation expenses incurred in conjunction with such 
     duty as authorized under chapter 7 of title 37, if such duty 
     is performed at a location 50 miles or more from the member's 
     residence.''.
       (B) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``12503. Ready Reserve: funeral honors duty.''.
       (2)(A) Section 12552 of such title is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 12552. Funeral honors functions at funerals for 
       veterans

       ``Performance by a Reserve of funeral honors functions at 
     the funeral of a veteran (as defined in section 1491 of this 
     title) may not be considered to be a period of drill or 
     training, but may be performed as funeral honors duty under 
     section 12503 of this title.''.
       (B) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 1215 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``12552. Funeral honors functions at funerals for veterans.''.
       (j) Crediting for Retirement Purposes.--Paragraph (2) of 
     section 12732(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(E) One point for each day in which funeral honors 
     functions were performed under section 12503 of this title or 
     section 115 of title 32.''; and
       (2) by striking ``and (D)'' in the last sentence of such 
     paragraph and inserting ``(D), and (E)''.
       (k) Allowance for Funeral Honors Duty.--(1) Chapter 7 of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new section:

     ``Sec. 435. Funeral honors duty: flat rate allowance

       ``(a) Allowance Authorized.--Under uniform regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, a member of the Ready 
     Reserve of an armed force may be paid an allowance of $50, at 
     the discretion of the Secretary concerned, for funeral honors 
     duty performed pursuant to section 12305 of title 10 or 
     section 115 of title 32, if the member is engaged in the 
     performance of that duty for at least two hours.
       ``(b) Relation to Performance of Funeral Honors Duty.--The 
     allowance under this section shall constitute the single, 
     flat-rate monetary allowance authorized for the performance 
     of funeral honors duty pursuant to section 12503 of title 10 
     or section 115 of title 32 and shall constitute payment in 
     full to the member, regardless of grade in which serving.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``435. Funeral honors duty: flat rate allowance.''.

     SEC. 566. PURPOSE AND FUNDING LIMITATIONS FOR NATIONAL GUARD 
                   CHALLENGE PROGRAM.

       (a) Program Authority and Purpose.--Subsection (a) of 
     section 509 of title 32, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(a) Program Authority and Purpose.--The Secretary of 
     Defense, acting through the Chief of the National Guard 
     Bureau, may use the National Guard to conduct a civilian 
     youth opportunities program, to be known as the `National 
     Guard Challenge Program', which shall consist of at least a 
     22-week residential program and a 12-month post-residential 
     mentoring period. The National Guard Challenge Program shall 
     seek to improve life skills and employment potential of 
     participants by providing military-based training and 
     supervised work experience, together with the core program 
     components of assisting participants to receive a high school 
     diploma or its equivalent, leadership development, promoting 
     fellowship and community service, developing life coping 
     skills and job skills, and improving physical fitness and 
     health and hygiene.''.
       (b) Annual Funding Limitation.--Subsection (b) of such 
     section is amended by striking ``$50,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$62,500,000''.

     SEC. 567. ACCESS TO SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR MILITARY 
                   RECRUITING PURPOSES.

       Section 503 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Each local educational agency is requested to provide 
     to the Department of Defense, upon a request made for 
     military recruiting purposes, the same access to secondary 
     school students, and to directory information concerning such 
     students, as is provided generally to post-secondary 
     educational institutions or to prospective employers of those 
     students.''.

     SEC. 568. SURVEY OF MEMBERS LEAVING MILITARY SERVICE ON 
                   ATTITUDES TOWARD MILITARY SERVICE.

       (a) Exit Survey.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop 
     and implement a survey on attitudes toward military service 
     to be completed by all members of the Armed Forces who during 
     the period beginning on January 1, 2000, and ending on June 
     30, 2000, are discharged or separated from the Armed Forces 
     or transfer from a regular component to a reserve component.
       (b) Matters To Be Covered.--The survey shall, at a minimum, 
     cover the following subjects:
       (1) Reasons for leaving military service.
       (2) Command climate.
       (3) Attitude toward civilian and military leadership.
       (4) Attitude toward pay and benefits.
       (5) Job satisfaction.
       (6) Such other matters as the Secretary determines 
     appropriate to the survey concerning reasons why military 
     personnel are leaving military service.
       (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than October 1, 2000, 
     the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing 
     the results of the survey under subsection (a). The Secretary 
     shall compile the information in the report so as to assist 
     in assessing reasons why military personnel are leaving 
     military service.

     SEC. 569. IMPROVEMENT IN SYSTEM FOR ASSIGNING PERSONNEL TO 
                   WARFIGHTING UNITS.

       (a) Review of Personnel Assignment Systems.--The Secretary 
     of each military department shall review the military 
     personnel system under that Secretary's jurisdiction in order 
     to identify those policies that prevent warfighting units 
     from being fully manned.
       (b) Revision to Policies.--Following the review under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall alter the policies 
     identified in the review with the goal of raising the 
     priority in the personnel system for the assignment of 
     personnel to warfighting units.
       (c) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2000, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the changes to the military 
     personnel system under that Secretary's jurisdiction that 
     have been, or will be, adopted under subsection (b).
       (d) Definition.--For the purposes of this section, the term 
     ``warfighting unit'' means a battalion, squadron, or vessel 
     that (1) has a combat, combat support, or combat service 
     support mission, and (2) is not considered to be in the 
     supporting establishment for its service.

     SEC. 570. REQUIREMENT FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REGULATIONS 
                   TO PROTECT THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF 
                   COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN DEPENDENTS AND 
                   PROFESSIONALS PROVIDING THERAPEUTIC OR RELATED 
                   SERVICES REGARDING SEXUAL OR DOMESTIC ABUSE.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 80 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 1562. Confidentiality of communications between 
       dependents and professionals providing therapeutic or 
       related services regarding sexual or domestic abuse

       ``(a) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     prescribe in regulations such policies and procedures as the 
     Secretary considers necessary to provide the maximum possible 
     protection for the confidentiality of communications 
     described in subsection (b) relating to misconduct described 
     in that subsection. Those regulations shall be consistent 
     with--
       ``(1) the standards of confidentiality and ethical 
     standards issued by relevant professional organizations;
       ``(2) applicable requirements of Federal and State law;
       ``(3) the best interest of victims of sexual harassment, 
     sexual assault, or intrafamily abuse; and
       ``(4) such other factors as the Secretary, in consultation 
     with the Attorney General, considers appropriate.
       ``(b) Covered Communications.--Subsection (a) applies to 
     communications between--
       ``(1) a dependent of a member of the armed forces who--
       ``(A) is a victim of sexual harassment, sexual assault, or 
     intrafamily abuse; or
       ``(B) has engaged in such misconduct; and
       ``(2) a therapist, counselor, advocate, or other 
     professional from whom the dependent seeks professional 
     services in connection with effects of such misconduct.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``1562. Confidentiality of communications between dependents and 
              professionals providing therapeutic or related services 
              regarding sexual or domestic abuse.''.

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       (b) GAO Study.--(1) The Comptroller General shall study the 
     policies, procedures, and practices of the military 
     departments for protecting the confidentiality of 
     communications between--
       (A) a dependent of a member of the Armed Forces who--
       (i) is a victim of sexual harassment, sexual assault, or 
     intrafamily abuse; or
       (ii) has engaged in such misconduct; and
       (B) a therapist, counselor, advocate, or other professional 
     from whom the dependent seeks professional services in 
     connection with effects of such misconduct.
       (2) The Comptroller General shall conclude the study and 
     submit to the Secretary of Defense and Congress a report on 
     the results of the study. The report shall be submitted not 
     later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (c) Initial Regulations.--The initial regulations under 
     section 1562 of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
     subsection (a), shall be prescribed not later than 90 days 
     after the date on which the Secretary of Defense receives the 
     report of the Comptroller General under subsection (b). In 
     prescribing those regulations, the Secretary shall ensure 
     that those regulations are consistent with the findings of 
     the Comptroller General in that report.
          TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS
                     Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

     SEC. 601. FISCAL YEAR 2000 INCREASE IN MILITARY BASIC PAY AND 
                   REFORM OF BASIC PAY RATES.

       (a) Waiver of Section 1009 Adjustment.--The adjustment to 
     become effective during fiscal year 2000 required by section 
     1009 of title 37, United States Code, in the rates of monthly 
     basic pay authorized members of the uniformed services shall 
     not be made.
       (b) January 1, 2000, Increase in Basic Pay.--Effective on 
     January 1, 2000, the rates of monthly basic pay for members 
     of the uniformed services are increased by 4.8 percent.
       (c) Reform of Basic Pay Rates.--Effective on July 1, 2000, 
     the rates of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed 
     services within each pay grade are as follows:
       

                        COMMISSIONED OFFICERS \1\
 Years of service computed under section 205 of title 37, United States
                                  Code
------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Pay Grade     2 or less    Over 2     Over 3     Over 4     Over 6
------------------------------------------------------------------------
O-10 \2\........      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00       $0.00
O-9.............       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00        0.00
O-8.............   6,594.30   6,810.30   6,953.10   6,993.30    7,171.80
O-7.............   5,479.50   5,851.80   5,851.50   5,894.40    6,114.60
O-6.............   4,061.10   4,461.60   4,754.40   4,754.40    4,772.40
O-5.............   3,248.40   3,813.90   4,077.90   4,127.70    4,291.80
O-4.............   2,737.80   3,333.90   3,556.20   3,606.04    3,812.40
O-3 \3\.........   2,544.00   2,884.20   3,112.80   3,364.80    3,525.90
O-2 \3\.........   2,218.80   2,527.20   2,910.90   3,000.00    3,071.10
O-1 \3\.........   1,926.30   2,004.90   2,423.10   2,423.10    2,423.10
                 -------------------------------------------------------
                    Over 8    Over 10    Over 12    Over 14     Over 16
                 -------------------------------------------------------
O-10 \2\........      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00       $0.00
O-9.............       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00        0.00
O-8.............   7,471.50   7,540.80   7,824.60   7,906.20    8,150.10
O-7.............   6,282.00   6,475.80   6,669.00   6,863.10    7,471.50
O-6.............   4,976.70   5,004.00   5,004.00   5,169.30    5,791.20
O-5.............   4,291.80   4,420.80   4,659.30   4,971.90    5,286.00
O-4.............   3,980.40   4,251.50   4,464.00   4,611.00    4,758.90
O-3 \3\.........   3,702.60   3,850.20   4,040.40   4,139.10    4,139.10
O-2 \3\.........   3,071.10   3,071.10   3,071.10   3,071.10    3,071.10
O-1 \3\.........   2,423.10   2,423.10   2,423.10   2,423.10    2,423.10
                 -------------------------------------------------------
                   Over 18    Over 20    Over 22    Over 24     Over 26
                 -------------------------------------------------------
O-10 \2\........      $0.00  $10,655.1  $10,707.6  $10,930.2  $11,318.40
                                     0          0          0
O-9.............       0.00   9,319.50   9,453.60   9,647.70    9,986.40
O-8.............   8,503.80   8,830.20   9,048.00   9,048.00    9,048.00
O-7.............   7,985.40   7,985.40   7,985.40   7,985.40    8,025.60
O-6.............   6,086.10   6,381.30   6,549.00   6,719.10    7,049.10
O-5.............   5,436.00   5,583.60   5,751.90   5,751.90    5,751.90
O-4.............   4,808.70   4,808.70   4,808.70   4,808.70    4,808.70
O-3 \3\.........   4,139.10   4,139.10   4,139.10   4,139.10    4,139.10
O-2 \3\.........   3,071.10   3,071.10   3,071.10   3,071.10    3,071.10
O-1 \3\.........   2,423.10   2,423.10   2,423.10   2,423.10   2,423.10
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Notwithstanding the pay rates specified in this table, the actual
  basic pay for commissioned officers in grades 0-7 through O-10 may not
  exceed the rate of pay for level III of the Executive Schedule and the
  actual basic pay for all other officers, including warrant officers,
  may not exceed the rate of pay for level V of the Executive Schedule.
\2\ Subject to the preceding footnote, while serving as Chairman or Vice
  Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chief of Staff of the Army,
  Chief of Naval Operations, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Commandant
  of the Marine Corps, or Commandant of the Coast Guard, basic pay for
  this grade is calculated to be $12,441.00, regardless of cumulative
  years of service computed under section 205 of title 37, United States
  Code.
\3\ This table does not apply to commissioned officers in the grade O-1,
  O-2, or O-3 who have been credited with over 4 years of active duty
  service as an enlisted member or warrant officer.


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  COMMISSIONED OFFICERS WITH OVER 4 YEARS OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE AS AN
                   ENLISTED MEMBER OR WARRANT OFFICER
 Years of service computed under section 205 of title 37, United States
                                  Code
------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Pay Grade     2 or less    Over 2     Over 3     Over 4     Over 6
------------------------------------------------------------------------
O-3E............      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00  $3,364.80   $3,525.90
O-2E............       0.00       0.00       0.00   3,009.00    3,071.10
O-1E............       0.00       0.00       0.00   2,423.10    2,588.40
                 -------------------------------------------------------
                    Over 8    Over 10    Over 12    Over 14     Over 16
                 -------------------------------------------------------
O-3E............  $3,702.60  $3,850.20  $4,040.40  $4,200.30   $4,291.80
O-2E............   3,168.60   3,333.90   3,461.40   3,556.20    3,556.20
O-1E............   2,683.80   2,781.30   2,877.60   3,009.00    3,009.00
                 -------------------------------------------------------
                   Over 18    Over 20    Over 22    Over 24     Over 26
                 -------------------------------------------------------
O-3E............  $4,416.90  $4,416.90  $4,416.90  $4,416.90   $4,416.90
O-2E............   3,556.20   3,556.20   3,556.20   3,556.20    3,556.20
O-1E............   3,009.00   3,009.00   3,009.00   3,009.00    3,009.00
------------------------------------------------------------------------


                            WARRANT OFFICERS
 Years of service computed under section 205 of title 37, United States
                                  Code
------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Pay Grade      2 or less    Over 2     Over 3     Over 4     Over 6
------------------------------------------------------------------------
W-5..............      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00
W-4..............   2,592.00   2,788.50   2,868.60   2,947.50   3,083.40
W-3..............   2,355.90   2,555.40   2,555.40   2,588.40   2,694.30
W-2..............   2,063.40   2,232.60   2,232.60   2,305.80   2,423.10
W-1..............   1,719.00   1,971.00   1,971.00   2,135.70   2,232.60
                  ------------------------------------------------------
                     Over 8    Over 10    Over 12    Over 14    Over 16
                  ------------------------------------------------------
W-5..............      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00
W-4..............   3,217.20   3,352.80   3,485.10   3,622.20   3,753.60
W-3..............   2,814.90   2,974.20   3,071.10   3,177.00   3,298.20
W-2..............   2,555.40   2,852.60   2,749.80   2,844.30   2,949.00
W-1..............   2,332.80   2,433.30   2,533.20   2,634.00   2,734.80
                  ------------------------------------------------------
                    Over 18    Over 20    Over 22    Over 24    Over 26
                  ------------------------------------------------------
W-5..............      $0.00  $4,475.10  $4,628.70  $4,782.90  $4,937.40
W-4..............   3,888.00   4,019.00   4,155.60   4,289.70   4,427.10
W-3..............   3,418.50   3,539.10   3,659.40   3,780.00   3,900.90
W-2..............   3,058.40   3,163.80   3,270.90   3,378.30   3,378.30
W-1..............   2,835.00   2,910.90   2,910.90   2,910.90   2,910.90
------------------------------------------------------------------------


                          ENLISTED MEMBERS \1\
 Years of service computed under section 205 of title 37, United States
                                  Code
------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Pay Grade      2 or less    Over 2     Over 3     Over 4     Over 6
------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-9 \2\..........      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00
E-8..............       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00
E-7..............   1,765.80   1,927.80   2,001.00   2,073.00   2,147.70
E-6..............   1,518.90   1,678.20   1,752.60   1,824.30   1,899.30
E-5..............   1,332.60   1,494.00   1,566.00   1,640.40   1,714.50
E-4..............   1,242.90   1,373.10   1,447.20   1,520.10   1,593.90
E-3..............   1,171.50   1,260.60   1,334.10   1,335.90   1,335.90
E-2..............   1,127.40   1,127.40   1,127.40   1,127.40   1,127.40
E-1..............        \3\   1,005.60   1,005.60   1,005.60   1,005.60
                    1,005.60
                  ------------------------------------------------------
                     Over 8    Over 10    Over 12    Over 14    Over 16
                  ------------------------------------------------------
E-9 \2\..........      $0.00  $3,015.30  $3,083.40  $3,169.80  $3,271.50
E-8..............   2,528.40   2,601.60   2,669.70   2,751.60   2,840.10

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E-7..............   2,220.90   2,294.10   2,367.30   2,439.30   2,514.00
E-6..............   1,973.10   2,047.20   2,118.60   2,191.50   2,244.60
E-5..............   1,789.50   1,861.50   1,936.20   1,936.20   1,936.20
E-4..............   1,593.90   1,593.90   1,593.90   1,593.90   1,593.90
E-3..............   1,335.90   1,335.90   1,335.90   1,335.90   1,335.90
E-2..............   1,127.40   1,127.40   1,127.40   1,127.40   1,127.40
E-1..............   1,005.60   1,005.60   1,005.60   1,005.60   1,005.60
                  ------------------------------------------------------
                    Over 18    Over 20    Over 22    Over 24    Over 26
                  ------------------------------------------------------
E-9 \2\..........  $3,373.20  $3,473.40  $3,609.30  $3,744.00  $3,915.80
E-8..............   2,932.50   3,026.10   3,161.10   3,295.50   3,483.60
E-7..............   2,588.10   2,660.40   2,787.60   2,926.20   3,134.40
E-6..............   2,283.30   2,283.30   2,285.70   2,285.70   2,285.70
E-5..............   1,936.20   1,936.20   1,936.20   1,936.20   1,936.20
E-4..............   1,593.90   1,593.90   1,593.90   1,593.90   1,593.90
E-3..............   1,335.90   1,335.90   1,335.90   1,335.90   1,335.90
E-2..............   1,127.40   1,127.40   1,127.40   1,123.20   1,127.40
E-1..............   1,005.60   1,005.60   1,005.60   1,005.60  1,005.60
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Notwithstanding the pay rates specified in this table, the actual
  basic pay for enlisted members may not exceed the rate of pay for
  level V of the Executive Schedule.
\2\ Subject to the preceding footnote, while serving as Sergeant Major
  of the Army, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, Chief Master
  Sergeant of the Air Force, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, or
  Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, basic pay for this
  grade is $4,701.00, regardless of cumulative years of service computed
  under section 205 of title 37, United States Code.
\3\ In the case of members in the grade E-1 who have served less than 4
  months on active duty, basic pay is $930.30.

       (d) Limitation on Pay Adjustments.--Section 1009(a) of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Whenever''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) On and after April 30, 1999, the actual basic pay for 
     commissioned officers in grades 0-7 through O-10 may not 
     exceed the rate of pay for level III of the Executive 
     Schedule, and the actual basic pay for all other officers and 
     enlisted members may not exceed the rate of pay for level V 
     of the Executive Schedule.''.

     SEC. 602. PAY INCREASES FOR FISCAL YEARS AFTER FISCAL YEAR 
                   2000.

       Effective on October 1, 2000, subsection (c) of section 
     1009 of title 37, United States Code, is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(c) Percentage Increase for All Members.--(1) Subject to 
     subsection (d), an adjustment taking effect under this 
     section during a fiscal year shall provide all eligible 
     members with an increase in the monthly basic pay by the 
     percentage equal to the sum of--
       ``(A) 0.5 percent; plus
       ``(B) the percentage calculated as provided under section 
     5303(a) of title 5.
       ``(2) The calculation required by paragraph (1)(B) shall be 
     made without regard to whether rates of pay under the 
     statutory pay systems (as defined in section 5302 of title 5) 
     are actually increased during that fiscal year under section 
     5303 of such title by the percentage so calculated.''.

     SEC. 603. ADDITIONAL AMOUNT AVAILABLE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000 
                   INCREASE IN BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING INSIDE 
                   THE UNITED STATES.

       In addition to the amount determined by the Secretary of 
     Defense under section 403(b)(3) of title 37, United States 
     Code, to be the total amount that may be paid during fiscal 
     year 2000 for the basic allowance for housing for military 
     housing areas inside the United States, $442,500,000 of the 
     amount authorized to be appropriated by section 421 for 
     military personnel shall be used by the Secretary to further 
     increase the total amount available for the basic allowance 
     for housing for military housing areas inside the United 
     States.
           Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays

     SEC. 611. 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 ``December 31, 
     1999'' and inserting ``December 31, 2000''.
       (b) Selected Reserve Reenlistment Bonus.--Section 308b(f) 
     of such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' 
     and inserting ``December 31, 2000''.
       (c) Selected Reserve Enlistment Bonus.--Section 308c(e) of 
     such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 2000''.
       (d) Special Pay for Enlisted Members Assigned to Certain 
     High Priority Units.--Section 308d(c) of such title is 
     amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2000''.
       (e) Selected Reserve Affiliation Bonus.--Section 308e(e) of 
     such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 2000''.
       (f) Ready Reserve Enlistment and Reenlistment Bonus.--
     Section 308h(g) of such title is amended by striking 
     ``December 31, 1999'' and inserting ``December 31, 2000''.
       (g) Prior Service Enlistment Bonus.--Section 308i(f) of 
     such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 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 ``January 1, 2000'' and inserting ``January 1, 
     2001''.

     SEC. 612. 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 ``December 31, 1999'' and inserting ``December 31, 
     2000''.
       (b) Accession Bonus for Registered Nurses.--Section 
     302d(a)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``December 31, 1999'' and inserting ``December 31, 
     2000''.
       (c) Incentive Special Pay for Nurse Anesthetists.--Section 
     302e(a)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``December 31, 1999'' and inserting ``December 31, 
     2000''.

     SEC. 613. 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 
     ``December 31, 1999,'' and inserting ``December 31, 2000,''.
       (b) Reenlistment Bonus for Active Members.--Section 308(g) 
     of such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' 
     and inserting ``December 31, 2000''.
       (c) Enlistment Bonus for Persons With Critical Skills.--
     Section 308a(d) of such title, as redesignated by section 
     618(b), is amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 2000''.
       (d) Army Enlistment Bonus.--Section 308f(c) of such title 
     is amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2000''.
       (e) Special Pay for Nuclear-Qualified Officers Extending 
     Period of Active Service.--Section 312(e) of such title is 
     amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2000''.
       (f) Nuclear Career Accession Bonus.--Section 312b(c) of 
     such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 2000''.
       (g) Nuclear Career Annual Incentive Bonus.--Section 312c(d) 
     of such title is

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     amended by striking ``October 1, 1998,'' and all that follows 
     through the period at the end and inserting ``December 31, 
     2000.''.

     SEC. 614. AVIATION CAREER INCENTIVE PAY FOR AIR BATTLE 
                   MANAGERS.

       (a) Availability of Incentive Pay.--Section 301a(b) of 
     title 37, United States Code is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) An officer serving as an air battle manager who is 
     entitled to aviation career incentive pay under this section 
     and who, before becoming entitled to aviation career 
     incentive pay, was entitled to incentive pay under section 
     301(a)(11) of this title, is entitled to monthly incentive 
     pay at a rate equal to the greater of the following:
       ``(A) The rate applicable under this subsection.
       ``(B) The rate at which the member was receiving incentive 
     pay under section 301(c)(2)(A) of this title immediately 
     before the member's entitlement to aviation career incentive 
     pay under this section.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the first day of the first month that 
     begins on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 615. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SPECIAL PAY TO 
                   AVIATION CAREER OFFICERS EXTENDING PERIOD OF 
                   ACTIVE DUTY.

       (a) Eligibility Criteria.--Subsection (b) of section 301b 
     of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (2) and (5);
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``grade O-6'' and 
     inserting ``grade O-7'';
       (3) by inserting ``and'' at the end of paragraph (4); and
       (4) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (6) as 
     paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively.
       (b) Amount of Bonus.--Subsection (c) of such section is 
     amended by striking ``than--'' and all that follows through 
     the period at the end and inserting ``than $25,000 for each 
     year covered by the written agreement to remain on active 
     duty.''.
       (c) Proration Authority for Coverage of Increased Period of 
     Eligibility.--Subsection (d) of such section is amended by 
     striking ``14 years of commissioned service'' and inserting 
     ``25 years of aviation service''.
       (d) Repeal of Content Requirements for Annual Report.--
     Subsection (i)(1) of such section is amended by striking the 
     second sentence.
       (e) Definitions Regarding Aviation Specialty.--Subsection 
     (j) of such section is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (2).
       (f) Technical Amendment.--Subsection (g)(3) of such section 
     if amended by striking the second sentence.
       (g) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the first day of the first month that 
     begins on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 616. DIVING DUTY SPECIAL PAY.

       (a) Increase in Payment Amount.--Subsection (b) of section 
     304 of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$200'' and inserting ``$240''; and
       (2) by striking ``$300'' and inserting ``$340''.
       (b) Relation to Hazardous Duty Incentive Pay.--Subsection 
     (c) of such section 304 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) If, in addition to diving duty, a member is assigned 
     by orders to one or more hazardous duties described in 
     section 301 of this title, the member may be paid, for the 
     same period of service, special pay under this section and 
     incentive pay under such section 301 for each hazardous duty 
     for which the member is qualified.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the first day of the first month that 
     begins on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 617. REENLISTMENT BONUS.

       (a) Minimum Months of Active Duty.--Subsection (a)(1)(A) of 
     section 308 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``twenty-one months'' and inserting ``17 months''.
       (b) Amount of Bonus.--Subsection (a)(2) of such section is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``ten'' and 
     inserting ``15''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``$45,000'' and 
     inserting ``$60,000''.

     SEC. 618. ENLISTMENT BONUS.

       (a) Increase in Bonus Amount.--Subsection (a) of section 
     308a of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``$12,000'' and inserting ``$20,000''.
       (b) Payment Methods.--Such section is further amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking the second sentence;
       (2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
     (c) and (d); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(b) Payment Methods.--A bonus under this section may be 
     paid in a single lump sum, or in periodic installments, to 
     provide an extra incentive for a member to successfully 
     complete the training necessary for the member to be 
     technically qualified in the skill for which the bonus is 
     paid.''.
       (c) Stylistic Amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``Bonus Authorized; 
     Bonus Amount.--'' after ``(a)'';
       (2) in subsection (c), as redesignated by subsection (b)(2) 
     of this section, by inserting ``Repayment of Bonus.--'' after 
     ``(c)''; and
       (3) in subsection (d), as redesignated by subsection (b)(2) 
     of this section, by inserting ``Termination of Authority.--'' 
     after ``(d)''.

     SEC. 619. REVISED ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR RESERVE 
                   COMPONENT PRIOR SERVICE ENLISTMENT BONUS.

       Paragraph (2) of section 308i(a) of title 37, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) A bonus may only be paid under this section to a 
     person who meets each of the following requirements:
       ``(A) The person has completed a military service 
     obligation, but has less than 14 years of total military 
     service, and received an honorable discharge at the 
     conclusion of that military service obligation.
       ``(B) The person was not released, or is not being 
     released, from active service for the purpose of enlistment 
     in a reserve component.
       ``(C) The person is projected to occupy, or is occupying, a 
     position as a member of the Selected Reserve in a specialty 
     in which the person--
       ``(i) successfully served while a member on active duty and 
     attained a level of qualification while on active duty 
     commensurate with the grade and years of service of the 
     member; or
       ``(ii) has completed training or retraining in the 
     specialty skill that is designated as critically short and 
     attained a level of qualification in the specialty skill that 
     is commensurate with the grade and years of service of the 
     member.
       ``(D) The person has not previously been paid a bonus 
     (except under this section) for enlistment, reenlistment, or 
     extension of enlistment in a reserve component.''.

     SEC. 620. INCREASE IN SPECIAL PAY AND BONUSES FOR NUCLEAR-
                   QUALIFIED OFFICERS.

       (a) Special Pay for Nuclear-Qualified Officers Extending 
     Period of Active Service.--Section 312(a) of title 37, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``$15,000'' and inserting 
     ``$25,000''.
       (b) Nuclear Career Accession Bonus.--Section 312b(a)(1) of 
     such title is amended by striking ``$10,000'' and inserting 
     ``$20,000''.
       (c) Nuclear Career Annual Incentive Bonuses.--Section 312c 
     of such title is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``$12,000'' and 
     inserting ``$22,000''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``$5,500'' and 
     inserting ``$10,000''.
       (d) Effective Date.--(1) The amendments made by this 
     section shall take effect on October 1, 1999.
       (2) The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall 
     apply with respect to agreements accepted under section 
     312(a) and 312b(a), respectively, of title 37, United States 
     Code, on or after October 1, 1999.
       (3) The amendments made by subsection (c) shall apply with 
     respect to nuclear service years beginning on or after 
     October 1, 1999.

     SEC. 621. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED MONTHLY RATE OF FOREIGN 
                   LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY PAY.

       (a) Increase.--Section 316(b) of title 37, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``$100'' and inserting ``$300''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the first day of the first month that 
     begins on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 622. AUTHORIZATION OF RETENTION BONUS FOR SPECIAL 
                   WARFARE OFFICERS EXTENDING PERIODS OF ACTIVE 
                   DUTY.

       (a) Bonus Authorized.--Chapter 5 of title 37, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 318. Special pay: special warfare officers extending 
       period of active duty

       ``(a) Special Warfare Officer Defined.--In this section, 
     the term `special warfare officer' means an officer of a 
     uniformed service who--
       ``(1) is qualified for a military occupational specialty or 
     designator identified by the Secretary concerned as a special 
     warfare military occupational specialty or designator; and
       ``(2) is serving in a position for which that specialty or 
     designator is authorized.
       ``(b) Retention Bonus Authorized.--A special warfare 
     officer who meets the eligibility requirements specified in 
     subsection (c) and who executes a written agreement, on or 
     after October 1, 1999, to remain on active duty in special 
     warfare service for at least one year may, upon the 
     acceptance of the agreement by the Secretary concerned, be 
     paid a retention bonus as provided in this section.
       ``(c) Eligible Officers.--A special warfare officer may 
     apply to enter into an agreement referred to in subsection 
     (b) if the officer--
       ``(1) is in pay grade O-3, or is in pay grade O-4 and is 
     not on a list of officers recommended for promotion, at the 
     time the officer applies to enter into the agreement;
       ``(2) has completed at least 6, but not more than 14, years 
     of active commissioned service; and
       ``(3) has completed any service commitment incurred to be 
     commissioned as an officer.
       ``(d) Amount of Bonus.--The amount of a retention bonus 
     paid under this section may not be more than $15,000 for each 
     year covered by the agreement.

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       ``(e) Proration.--The term of an agreement under subsection 
     (b) and the amount of the retention bonus payable under 
     subsection (d) may be prorated as long as the agreement does 
     not extend beyond the date on which the officer executing the 
     agreement would complete 14 years of active commissioned 
     service.
       ``(f) Payment Methods.--(1) Upon acceptance of an agreement 
     under subsection (b) by the Secretary concerned, the total 
     amount payable pursuant to the agreement becomes fixed.
       ``(2) The amount of the retention bonus may be paid as 
     follows:
       ``(A) At the time the agreement is accepted by the 
     Secretary concerned, the Secretary may make a lump sum 
     payment equal to half the total amount payable under the 
     agreement. The balance of the bonus amount shall be paid in 
     equal annual installments on the anniversary of the 
     acceptance of the agreement.
       ``(B) The Secretary concerned may make graduated annual 
     payments under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, with 
     the first payment being payable at the time the agreement is 
     accepted by the Secretary and subsequent payments being 
     payable on the anniversary of the acceptance of the 
     agreement.
       ``(g) Additional Pay.--A retention bonus paid under this 
     section is in addition to any other pay and allowances to 
     which an officer is entitled.
       ``(h) Repayment.--(1) If an officer who has entered into an 
     agreement under subsection (b) and has received all or part 
     of a retention bonus under this section fails to complete the 
     total period of active duty in special warfare service as 
     specified in the agreement, the Secretary concerned may 
     require the officer to repay the United States, on a pro rata 
     basis and to the extent that the Secretary determines 
     conditions and circumstances warrant, all sums paid the 
     officer under this section.
       ``(2) An obligation to repay the United States imposed 
     under paragraph (1) is for all purposes a debt owed to the 
     United States.
       ``(3) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is 
     entered less than five years after the termination of an 
     agreement entered into under subsection (a) does not 
     discharge the officer signing the agreement from a debt 
     arising under such agreement or under paragraph (1).
       ``(i) Regulations.--The Secretaries concerned shall 
     prescribe regulations to carry out this section, including 
     the definition of the term `special warfare service' for 
     purposes of this section. Regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary of a military department under this section shall 
     be subject to the approval of the Secretary of Defense.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``318. Special pay: special warfare officers extending period of active 
              duty.''.

     SEC. 623. AUTHORIZATION OF SURFACE WARFARE OFFICER 
                   CONTINUATION PAY.

       (a) Incentive Pay Authorized.--Chapter 5 of title 37, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     318, as added by section 622, the following new section:

     ``Sec. 319. Special pay: surface warfare officer continuation 
       pay

       ``(a) Eligible Surface Warfare Officer Defined.--In this 
     section, the term `eligible surface warfare officer' means an 
     officer of the Regular Navy or Naval Reserve on active duty 
     who--
       ``(1) is qualified and serving as a surface warfare 
     officer;
       ``(2) has been selected for assignment as a department head 
     on a surface vessel; and
       ``(3) has completed any service commitment incurred through 
     the officer's original commissioning program.
       ``(b) Special Pay Authorized.--An eligible surface warfare 
     officer who executes a written agreement, on or after October 
     1, 1999, to remain on active duty to complete one or more 
     tours of duty to which the officer may be ordered as a 
     department head on a surface ship may, upon the acceptance of 
     the agreement by the Secretary of the Navy, be paid an amount 
     not to exceed $50,000.
       ``(c) Proration.--The term of the written agreement under 
     subsection (b) and the amount payable under the agreement may 
     be prorated.
       ``(d) Payment Methods.--Upon acceptance of the written 
     agreement under subsection (b) by the Secretary of the Navy, 
     the total amount payable pursuant to the agreement becomes 
     fixed. The Secretary shall prepare an implementation plan 
     specifying the amount of each installment payment under the 
     agreement and the times for payment of the installments.
       ``(e) Additional Pay.--Any amount paid under this section 
     is in addition to any other pay and allowances to which an 
     officer is entitled.
       ``(f) Repayment.--(1) If an officer who has entered into a 
     written agreement under subsection (b) and has received all 
     or part of the amount payable under the agreement fails to 
     complete the total period of active duty as a department head 
     on a surface ship specified in the agreement, the Secretary 
     of the Navy may require the officer to repay the United 
     States, to the extent that the Secretary of the Navy 
     determines conditions and circumstances warrant, any or all 
     sums paid under this section.
       ``(2) An obligation to repay the United States imposed 
     under paragraph (1) is for all purposes a debt owned to the 
     United States.
       ``(3) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is 
     entered less than five years after the termination of an 
     agreement entered into under subsection (b) does not 
     discharge the officer signing the agreement from a debt 
     arising under such agreement or under paragraph (1).
       ``(g) Regulations.--The Secretary of the Navy shall 
     prescribe regulations to carry out this section.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 318 
     the following new item:

``319. Special pay: surface warfare officer continuation pay.''.

     SEC. 624. AUTHORIZATION OF CAREER ENLISTED FLYER INCENTIVE 
                   PAY.

       (a) Incentive Pay Authorized.--Chapter 5 of title 37, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     319, as added by section 623, the following new section:

     ``Sec. 320. Incentive pay: career enlisted flyers

       ``(a) Eligible Career Enlisted Flyer Defined.--In this 
     section, the term `eligible career enlisted flyer' means an 
     enlisted member of the armed forces who--
       ``(1) is entitled to basic pay under section 204 of this 
     title, or is entitled to pay under section 206 of this title 
     as described in subsection (e) of this section;
       ``(2) holds an enlisted military occupational specialty or 
     enlisted military rating designated as a career enlisted 
     flyer specialty or rating by the Secretary concerned, 
     performs duty as a dropsonde system operator, or is in 
     training leading to qualification and designation of such a 
     specialty or rating or the performance of such duty;
       ``(3) is qualified for aviation service under regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary concerned; and
       ``(4) satisfies the operational flying duty requirements 
     applicable under subsection (c).
       ``(b) Incentive Pay Authorized.--(1) The Secretary 
     concerned may pay monthly incentive pay to an eligible career 
     enlisted flyer in an amount not to exceed the monthly maximum 
     amounts specified in subsection (d). The incentive pay may be 
     paid as continuous monthly incentive pay or on a month-to-
     month basis, dependent upon the operational flying duty 
     performed by the eligible career enlisted flyer as prescribed 
     in subsection (c).
       ``(2) Continuous monthly incentive pay may not be paid to 
     an eligible career enlisted flyer after the member completes 
     25 years of aviation service. Thereafter, an eligible career 
     enlisted flyer may still receive incentive pay on a month-to-
     month basis under subsection (c)(4) for the frequent and 
     regular performance of operational flying duty.
       ``(c) Operational Flying Duty Requirements.--(1) An 
     eligible career enlisted flyer must perform operational 
     flying duties for 6 of the first 10, 9 of the first 15, and 
     14 of the first 20 years of aviation service, to be eligible 
     for continuous monthly incentive pay under this section.
       ``(2) Upon completion of 10, 15, or 20 years of aviation 
     service, an enlisted member who has not performed the minimum 
     required operational flying duties specified in paragraph (1) 
     during the prescribed period, although otherwise meeting the 
     definition in subsection (a), may no longer be paid 
     continuous monthly incentive pay except as provided in 
     paragraph (3). Payment of continuous monthly incentive pay if 
     the member meets the minimum operational flying duty 
     requirement upon completion of the next established period of 
     aviation service.
       ``(3) For the needs of the service, the Secretary concerned 
     may permit, on a case-by-case basis, a member to continue to 
     receive continuous monthly incentive pay despite the member's 
     failure to perform the operational flying duty required 
     during the first 10, 15, or 20 years of aviation service, but 
     only if the member otherwise meets the definition in 
     subsection (a) and has performed at least 5 years of 
     operational flying duties during the first 10 years of 
     aviation service, 8 years of operational flying duties during 
     the first 15 years of aviation service, or 12 years of 
     operational flying duty during the first 20 years of aviation 
     service. The authority of the Secretary concerned under this 
     paragraph may not be delegated below the level of the Service 
     Personnel Chief.
       ``(4) If the eligibility of an eligible career enlisted 
     flyer to continuous monthly incentive pay ceases under 
     subsection (b)(2) or paragraph (2), the member may still 
     receive month-to-month incentive pay for subsequent frequent 
     and regular performance of operational flying duty. The rate 
     payable is the same rate authorized by the Secretary 
     concerned under subsection (d) for a member of corresponding 
     years of aviation service.
       ``(d) Monthly Maximum Incentive Pay.--The monthly rate for 
     incentive pay under this section may not exceed the amounts 
     specified in the following table for the applicable years of 
     aviation service:

                                                                Monthly
``Years of aviation service:                                     rate  
  4 or less...................................................$150 ....

  Over 4......................................................$225 ....

  Over 8......................................................$350 ....

  Over 14.....................................................$400 ....

       ``(e) Eligibility of Reserve Component Members When 
     Performing Inactive Duty Training.--Under regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary concerned, when a member of a 
     reserve component or the National Guard,

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     who is entitled to compensation under section 206 of this 
     title, meets the definition of eligible career enlisted 
     flyer, the Secretary concerned may increase the member's 
     compensation by an amount equal to \1/30\ of the monthly 
     incentive pay authorized by the Secretary concerned under 
     subsection (d) for a member of corresponding years of 
     aviation service who is entitled to basic pay under section 
     204 of this title. The reserve component member may receive 
     the increase for as long as the member is qualified for it, 
     for each regular period of instruction or period of 
     appropriate duty, at which the member is engaged for at least 
     two hours, or for the performance of such other equivalent 
     training, instruction, duty or appropriate duties, as the 
     Secretary may prescribe under section 206(a) of this title.
       ``(f) Relation to Hazardous Duty Incentive Pay or Diving 
     Duty Special Pay.--A member receiving special pay under 
     section 301(a) or 304 of this title may not be paid incentive 
     pay under this section for the same period of service.
       ``(g) Save Pay Provision.--If, immediately before a member 
     receives incentive pay under this section, the member was 
     entitled to incentive pay under section 301(a) of this title, 
     the rate at which the member is paid incentive pay under this 
     section shall be equal to the higher of the monthly amount 
     applicable under subsection (d) or the rate of incentive pay 
     the member was receiving under subsection (b) or (c)(2)(A) of 
     section 301 of this title.
       ``(h) Specialty Code of Dropsonde System Operators.--Within 
     the Air Force, the Secretary of the Air Force shall assign to 
     members who are dropsonde system operators a specialty code 
     that identifies such members as serving in a weather 
     specialty.
       ``(i) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `aviation service' means participation in 
     aerial flight performed, under regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary concerned, by an eligible career enlisted flyer.
       ``(2) The term `operational flying duty' means flying 
     performed under competent orders while serving in 
     assignments, including an assignment as a dropsonde system 
     operator, in which basic flying skills normally are 
     maintained in the performance of assigned duties as 
     determined by the Secretary concerned, and flying duty 
     performed by members in training that leads to the award of 
     an enlisted aviation rating or military occupational 
     specialty designated as a career enlisted flyer rating or 
     specialty by the Secretary concerned.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 319 
     the following new item:

``320. Incentive pay: career enlisted flyers.''.

     SEC. 625. AUTHORIZATION OF JUDGE ADVOCATE CONTINUATION PAY.

       (a) Incentive Pay Authorized.--(1) Chapter 5 of title 37, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     320, as added by section 624, the following new section:

     ``Sec. 321. Special pay: judge advocate continuation pay

       ``(a) Eligible Judge Advocate Defined.--In this section, 
     the term `eligible judge advocate' means an officer of the 
     armed forces on full-time active duty who--
       ``(1) is qualified and serving as a judge advocate, as 
     defined in section 801 of title 10; and
       ``(2) has completed any service commitment incurred through 
     the officer's original commissioning program.
       ``(b) Special Pay Authorized.--An eligible judge advocate 
     who executes a written agreement, on or after October 1, 
     1999, to remain on active duty for a period of obligated 
     service specified in the agreement may, upon the acceptance 
     of the agreement by the Secretary concerned, be paid an 
     amount not to exceed $60,000.
       ``(c) Proration.--The term of the written agreement under 
     subsection (b) and the amount payable under the agreement may 
     be prorated.
       ``(d) Payment Methods.--Upon acceptance of the written 
     agreement under subsection (b) by the Secretary concerned, 
     the total amount payable pursuant to the agreement becomes 
     fixed. The Secretary shall prepare an implementation plan 
     specifying the amount of each installment payment under the 
     agreement and the times for payment of the installments.
       ``(e) Additional Pay.--Any amount paid under this section 
     is in addition to any other pay and allowances to which an 
     officer is entitled.
       ``(f) Repayment.--(1) If an officer who has entered into a 
     written agreement under subsection (b) and has received all 
     or part of the amount payable under the agreement fails to 
     complete the total period of active duty specified in the 
     agreement, the Secretary concerned may require the officer to 
     repay the United States, to the extent that the Secretary 
     determines conditions and circumstances warrant, any or all 
     sums paid under this section.
       ``(2) An obligation to repay the United States imposed 
     under paragraph (1) is for all purposes a debt owned to the 
     United States.
       ``(3) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is 
     entered less than five years after the termination of an 
     agreement entered into under subsection (b) does not 
     discharge the officer signing the agreement from a debt 
     arising under such agreement or under paragraph (1).
       ``(g) Regulations.--The Secretary concerned shall prescribe 
     regulations to carry out this section.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 5 of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 320 the following new item:

``321. Special pay: judge advocate continuation pay.''.
       (b) Study and Report on Additional Recruitment and 
     Retention Initiatives.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
     conduct a study regarding the need for additional incentives 
     to improve the recruitment and retention of judge advocates 
     for the Armed Forces. At a minimum, the Secretary shall 
     consider as possible incentives constructive service credit 
     for basic pay, educational loan repayment, and Federal 
     student loan relief.
       (2) Not later than March 31, 2000, the Secretary shall 
     submit to Congress a report containing the findings and 
     recommendations resulting from the study.
            Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances

     SEC. 631. PROVISION OF LODGING IN KIND FOR RESERVISTS 
                   PERFORMING TRAINING DUTY AND NOT OTHERWISE 
                   ENTITLED TO TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION 
                   ALLOWANCES.

       Section 404(i) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following 
     new sentence: ``If transient government housing is 
     unavailable, the Secretary concerned may provide the member 
     with lodging in kind in the same manner as members entitled 
     to such allowances under subsection (a).''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by inserting after ``paragraph (1)'' the following: 
     ``and expenses of providing lodging in kind under such 
     paragraph''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``Use 
     of Government charge cards is authorized for payment of these 
     expenses.''.

     SEC. 632. PAYMENT OF TEMPORARY LODGING EXPENSES FOR MEMBERS 
                   MAKING THEIR FIRST PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION.

       (a) Authority to Pay or Reimburse.--Section 404a(a) of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or'' after the 
     semicolon; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) in the case of an enlisted member who is reporting to 
     the member's first permanent duty station, from the member's 
     home of record or initial technical school to that first 
     permanent duty station;''.
       (b) Duration.--Such section is further amended--
       (1) in the second sentence, by striking ``clause (1)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (1) or (3)''; and
       (2) in the third sentence, by striking ``clause (2)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (2)''.

     SEC. 633. EMERGENCY LEAVE TRAVEL COST LIMITATIONS.

       Section 411d(b)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B) to any airport in the continental United States to 
     which travel can be arranged at the same or a lower cost as 
     travel obtained under subparagraph (A); or''.
                     Subtitle D--Retired Pay Reform

     SEC. 641. REDUX RETIRED PAY SYSTEM APPLICABLE ONLY TO MEMBERS 
                   ELECTING NEW 15-YEAR CAREER STATUS BONUS.

       (a) Retired Pay Multiplier.--Paragraph (2) of section 
     1409(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting ``has elected to receive a bonus under section 321 
     of title 37,'' after ``July 31, 1986,''.
       (b) Cost-of-Living Adjustments.--Paragraph (3) of section 
     1401a(b) of such title is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Post-august 1, 1986 members.--
       ``(A) Members electing 15-year career status bonus.--In the 
     case of a member or former member who first became a member 
     on or after August 1, 1986, and who elected to receive a 
     bonus under section 321 of title 37, the Secretary shall 
     increase the retired pay of the member or former member 
     (unless the percent determined under paragraph (2) is less 
     than 1 percent) by the difference between--
       ``(i) the percent determined under paragraph (2); and
       ``(ii) 1 percent.
       ``(B) Members not electing 15-year career status bonus.--In 
     the case of a member or former member who first became a 
     member on or after August 1, 1986, and who did not elect to 
     receive a bonus under section 321 of title 37, the Secretary 
     shall increase the retired pay of the member or former 
     member--
       ``(i) if the percent determined under paragraph (2) is 
     equal to or greater than 3 percent, by the difference 
     between--

       ``(I) the percent determined under paragraph (2); and
       ``(II) 1 percent; and

       ``(ii) if the percent determined under paragraph (2) is 
     less than 3 percent, by the lesser of--

       ``(I) the percent determined under paragraph (2); or

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       ``(II) 2 percent.''.

       (c) Recomputation of Retired Pay At Age 62.--Section 1410 
     of such title is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``In the case 
     of'';
       (2) by inserting after ``62 years of age,'' the following: 
     ``in accordance with subsection (b) or (c), as applicable.
       ``(b) Members Receiving Career Status Bonus.--In the case 
     of a member or former member described in subsection (a) who 
     received a bonus under section 321 of title 37, the retired 
     pay of the member or former member shall be recomputed under 
     subsection (a)'';
       (3) by striking ``that date'' and inserting ``the effective 
     date of the recomputation''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Members Not Receiving Career Status Bonus.--In the 
     case of a member or former member described in subsection (a) 
     who did not receive a bonus under section 321 of title 37, 
     the retired pay of the member or former member shall be 
     recomputed under subsection (a) so as to be the amount equal 
     to the amount of retired pay to which the member or former 
     member would be entitled on the effective date of the 
     recomputation if increases in the retired pay of the member 
     or former member under section 1401a(b) of this title had 
     been computed as provided in paragraph (2) of that section 
     (rather than under paragraph (3)(B) of that section).''.

     SEC. 642. AUTHORIZATION OF 15-YEAR CAREER STATUS BONUS.

       (a) Career Service Bonus.--Chapter 5 of title 37, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after section 321, as 
     added by section 625, the following new section:

     ``Sec. 322. Special pay: 15-year career status bonus for 
       members entering service on or after August 1, 1986

       ``(a) Eligible Career Bonus Member Defined.--In this 
     section, the term `eligible career bonus member' means a 
     member of a uniformed service serving on active duty who--
       ``(1) first became a member on or after August 1, 1986; and
       ``(2) has completed 15 years of active duty in the 
     uniformed services (or has received notification under 
     subsection (e) that the member is about to complete that 
     duty).
       ``(b) Availability of Bonus.--The Secretary concerned shall 
     pay a bonus under this section to an eligible career bonus 
     member if the member--
       ``(1) elects to receive the bonus under this section; and
       ``(2) executes a written agreement (prescribed by the 
     Secretary concerned) to remain continuously on active duty 
     until the member has completed 20 years of active-duty 
     service creditable under section 1405 of title 10, if the 
     member is not already obligated to remain on active duty for 
     a period that would result in at least 20 years of active-
     duty service.
       ``(c) Election Method.--The election under subsection 
     (b)(1) shall be made in such form and within such period as 
     the Secretary concerned may prescribe. An election under such 
     subsection is irrevocable.
       ``(d) Amount of Bonus; Payment.--(1) A bonus under this 
     section shall be paid in one lump sum of $30,000.
       ``(2) The bonus shall be paid to an eligible career bonus 
     member not later than the first month that begins on or after 
     the date that is 60 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary concerned receives from the member the election 
     required under subsection (b)(1) and the written agreement 
     required under subsection (b)(2), if applicable.
       ``(e) Notification of Eligibility.--(1) The Secretary 
     concerned shall transmit to each member who satisfies the 
     definition of eligible career bonus member a written 
     notification of the opportunity of the member to elect to 
     receive a bonus under this section. The Secretary shall 
     provide the notification not later than 180 days before the 
     date on which the member will complete 15 years of active 
     duty.
       ``(2) The notification shall include the following:
       ``(A) The procedures for electing to receive the bonus.
       ``(B) An explanation of the effects under sections 1401a, 
     1409, and 1410 of title 10 that such an election has on the 
     computation of any retired or retainer pay that the member 
     may become eligible to receive.
       ``(f) Repayment of Bonus.--(1) If a person paid a bonus 
     under this section fails to complete the total period of 
     active duty specified in subsection (b)(2), the person shall 
     refund to the United States the amount that bears the same 
     ratio to the amount of the bonus payment as the unserved part 
     of that total period bears to the total period.
       ``(2) Subject to paragraph (3), an obligation to reimburse 
     the United States imposed under paragraph (1) is for all 
     purposes a debt owed to the United States.
       ``(3) The Secretary concerned may waive, in whole or in 
     part, a refund required under paragraph (1) if the Secretary 
     concerned determines that recovery would be against equity 
     and good conscience or would be contrary to the best 
     interests of the United States.
       ``(4) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is 
     entered less than five years after the termination of an 
     agreement under this section does not discharge the member 
     signing such agreement from a debt arising under the 
     agreement or this subsection.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 321 the following new item:

``322. Special pay: 15-year career status bonus for members entering 
              service on or after August 1, 1986.''.

     SEC. 643. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Conforming Amendment to Survivor Benefit Plan 
     Provision.--Section 1451(h)(3) of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting ``of certain members'' after 
     ``retirement''.
       (b) Related Technical Amendments.--Chapter 71 of such title 
     is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 1401a(b) is amended by striking the heading for 
     paragraph (1) and inserting ``Increase required.--''.
       (2) Section 1409(b)(2) is amended by inserting ``certain'' 
     in the paragraph heading after ``Reduction applicable to''.

     SEC. 644. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendments made by sections 641, 642, and 643 shall 
     take effect on October 1, 1999.
       Subtitle E--Other Retired Pay and Survivor Benefit Matters

     SEC. 651. EFFECTIVE DATE OF DISABILITY RETIREMENT FOR MEMBERS 
                   DYING IN CIVILIAN MEDICAL FACILITIES.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 61 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 1219 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1220. Members dying in civilian medical facilities: 
       authority for determination of later time of death to allow 
       disability retirement

       ``(a) Authority for Later Time-of-Death Determination To 
     Allow Disability Retirement.--In the case of a member of the 
     armed forces who dies in a civilian medical facility in a 
     State, the Secretary concerned may, solely for the purpose of 
     allowing retirement of the member under section 1201 or 1204 
     of this title and subject to subsection (b), specify a date 
     and time of death of the member later than the date and time 
     of death determined by the attending physician in that 
     civilian medical facility.
       ``(b) Limitations.--A date and time of death may be 
     determined by the Secretary concerned under subsection (a) 
     only if that date and time--
       ``(1) are consistent with the date and time of death that 
     reasonably could have been determined by an attending 
     physician in a military medical facility if the member had 
     died in a military medical facility in the same State as the 
     civilian medical facility; and
       ``(2) are not more than 48 hours later than the date and 
     time of death determined by the attending physician in the 
     civilian medical facility.
       ``(c) State Defined.--In this section, the term `State' 
     includes the District of Columbia and any Commonwealth or 
     possession of the United States.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     1219 the following new item:

``1220. Members dying in civilian medical facilities: authority for 
              determination of later time of death to allow disability 
              retirement.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--(1) Section 1220 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with 
     respect to any member of the Armed Forces dying in a civilian 
     medical facility on or after January 1, 1998.
       (2) In the case of any such member dying on or after such 
     date and before the date of the enactment of this Act, any 
     specification by the Secretary concerned under such section 
     with respect to the date and time of death of such member 
     shall be made not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 652. EXTENSION OF ANNUITY ELIGIBILITY FOR SURVIVING 
                   SPOUSES OF CERTAIN RETIREMENT ELIGIBLE RESERVE 
                   MEMBERS.

       (a) Coverage of Surviving Spouses of All Gray Area 
     Retirees.--Section 644(a)(1)(B) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 
     111 Stat. 1800) is amended by striking ``during the period 
     beginning on September 21, 1972, and ending on'' and 
     inserting ``before''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to annuities payable for months 
     beginning after September 30, 1999.

     SEC. 653. PRESENTATION OF UNITED STATES FLAG TO RETIRING 
                   MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES NOT 
                   PREVIOUSLY COVERED.

       (a) Nonregular Service Military Retirees.--(1) Chapter 1217 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 12605. Presentation of United States flag: members 
       transferred from an active status or discharged after 
       completion of eligibility for retired pay

       ``(a) Presentation of Flag.--Upon the transfer from an 
     active status or discharge of a Reserve who has completed the 
     years of service required for eligibility for retired pay 
     under chapter 1223 of this title, the Secretary concerned 
     shall present a United States flag to the member.
       ``(b) Multiple Presentations Not Authorized.--A member is 
     not eligible for presentation of a flag under subsection (a) 
     if the member has previously been presented a flag under this 
     section or any provision of law providing for the 
     presentation of a United States flag incident to release from 
     active service for retirement.

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       ``(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 adding at the end the following new item:

``12605. Presentation of United States flag: members transferred from 
              an active status or discharged after completion of 
              eligibility for retired pay.''.
       (b) Public Health Service.--Title II of the Public Health 
     Service Act is amended by inserting after section 212 (42 
     U.S.C. 213) the following new section:


          ``presentation of united states flag upon retirement

       ``Sec. 213. (a) Upon the release of an officer of the 
     commissioned corps of the Service from active commissioned 
     service for retirement, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall present a United States flag to the officer.
       ``(b) Multiple Presentations Not Authorized.--An officer is 
     not eligible for presentation of a flag under subsection (a) 
     if the officer has previously been presented a flag under 
     this section or any other provision of law providing for the 
     presentation of a United States flag incident to release from 
     active service for retirement.
       ``(c) No Cost to Recipient.--The presentation of a flag 
     under this section shall be at no cost to the recipient.''.
       (c) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.--The 
     Coast and Geodetic Survey Commissioned Officers' Act of 1948 
     is amended by inserting after section 24 (33 U.S.C. 853u) the 
     following new section:
       ``Sec. 25. (a) Upon the release of a commissioned officer 
     from active commissioned service for retirement, the 
     Secretary of Commerce shall present a United States flag to 
     the officer.
       ``(b) Multiple Presentations Not Authorized.--An officer is 
     not eligible for presentation of a flag under subsection (a) 
     if the officer has previously been presented a flag under 
     this section or any other provision of law providing for the 
     presentation of a United States flag incident to release from 
     active service for retirement.
       ``(c) No Cost to Recipient.--The presentation of a flag 
     under this section shall be at no cost to the recipient.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--Section 12605 of title 10, United 
     States Code (as added by subsection (a)), section 413 of the 
     Public Health Service Act (as added by subsection (b)), and 
     section 25 of the Coast and Geodetic Survey Commissioned 
     Officers' Act of 1948 (as added by subsection (c)) shall 
     apply with respect to releases from service described in 
     those sections on or after October 1, 1999.
       (e) Conforming Amendments to Prior Law.--Sections 3681(b), 
     6141(b), and 8681(b) of title 10, United States Code, and 
     section 516(b) of title 14, United States Code, are each 
     amended by striking ``under this section'' and all that 
     follows through the period and inserting ``under this section 
     or any other provision of law providing for the presentation 
     of a United States flag incident to release from active 
     service for retirement.''.

     SEC. 654. ACCRUAL FUNDING FOR RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR 
                   COMMISSIONED CORPS OF NATIONAL OCEANIC AND 
                   ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Inclusion of NOAA Officers in DOD Military Retirement 
     Fund.--Section 1461 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``and the Department of 
     Commerce'' after ``Department of Defense'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by inserting ``and the Coast and Geodetic Survey 
     Commissioned Officers' Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 853a et seq.)'' 
     in paragraph (1) after ``this title'';
       (B) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2);
       (C) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) the programs under the jurisdiction of the Department 
     of Commerce providing annuities for survivors of members and 
     former members of the NOAA Corps.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) In this chapter, the term `NOAA Corps' means the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned 
     Corps and its predecessors.''.
       (b) Payments From the Fund.--Section 1463(a) of such title 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and Marine Corps'' and 
     inserting ``Marine Corps, and the NOAA Corps''; and
       (2) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) by inserting ``and the Department of Commerce'' after 
     ``Department of Defense''; and
       (B) by striking ``armed forces'' and inserting ``uniformed 
     services''.
       (c) Reports by Board of Actuaries.--Section 1464(b) of such 
     title is amended by inserting ``and the Secretary of Commerce 
     with respect to the NOAA Corps'' after ``Secretary of 
     Defense''.
       (d) Department of Commerce Contributions to the Fund.--
     Section 1465 of such title is amended as follows:
       (1) Subsection (a) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Not later than January 1, 2000, the Secretary of 
     Commerce shall provide to the Board the amount that is the 
     present value (as of October 1, 1999) of future benefits 
     payable from the Fund that are attributable to service in the 
     NOAA Corps performed before October 1, 1999. That amount is 
     the NOAA Corps original unfunded liability of the Fund. The 
     Board shall determine the period of time over which that 
     unfunded liability should be liquidated and shall determine 
     an amortization schedule for the liquidation of such 
     liability over that period. Contributions to the Fund for the 
     liquidation of the original unfunded liability in accordance 
     with that schedule shall be made as provided in section 
     1466(b) of this title.''.
       (2) Subsection (b) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by inserting ``and the Secretary of Commerce'' after 
     ``Secretary of Defense'' in the matter preceding subparagraph 
     (A);
       (ii) by inserting ``and the Department of Commerce 
     contributions with respect to the NOAA Corps'' after 
     ``Department of Defense contributions'' in the matter 
     preceding subparagraph (A); and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) The product of--
       ``(i) the current estimate of the value of the single level 
     percentage of basic pay to be determined under subsection 
     (c)(1)(C) at the time of the next actuarial valuation under 
     subsection (c); and
       ``(ii) the total amount of basic pay expected to be paid 
     during that fiscal year to members of the NOAA Corps.''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by inserting ``and the Department of Commerce'' after 
     ``Department of Defense''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``and shall include separate amounts for 
     the Department of Defense and the Department of Commerce'' 
     after ``section 1105 of title 31''.
       (3) Subsection (c)(1) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``and the Secretary of Commerce with 
     respect to the NOAA Corps'' in the first sentence after 
     ``Secretary of Defense'';
       (B) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (C) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (D) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) a determination (using the aggregate entry-age normal 
     cost method) of a single level percentage of basic pay for 
     members of the NOAA Corps.''.
       (e) Payments Into the Fund.--Section 1466 of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by inserting ``and the Secretary of Commerce with 
     respect to the NOAA Corps'' after ``Secretary of Defense'';
       (B) by striking ``Department of Defense'' after ``each 
     month as the'';
       (C) by inserting ``and 1465(c)(1)(C)'' in paragraph (1)(A) 
     after ``section 1465(c)(1)(A)'';
       (D) by inserting ``and by members of the NOAA Corps'' in 
     paragraph (1)(B) before the period; and
       (E) by inserting ``or members of the NOAA Corps'' before 
     the period at the end of the last sentence of that 
     subsection;
       (2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ``and the NOAA 
     original unfunded liability'' after ``original unfunded 
     liability''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c)(1) The Secretary of Transportation shall process, on 
     behalf of the Fund, payments under section 1463 of this title 
     to members on the retired list of the NOAA Corps and to 
     survivors of members and former members of the NOAA Corps.
       ``(2) Payments made by the Secretary of Transportation 
     under paragraph (1) shall be charged against the Fund.''.
       (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1999.

     SEC. 655. DISABILITY RETIREMENT OR SEPARATION FOR CERTAIN 
                   MEMBERS WITH PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS.

       (a) Disability Retirement.--(1) Chapter 61 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     1207 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 1207a. Members with over eight years of active 
       service: eligibility for disability retirement for pre-
       existing conditions

       ``(a) In the case of a member described in subsection (b) 
     who would be covered by section 1201, 1202, or 1203 of this 
     title but for the fact that the member's disability is 
     determined to have been incurred before the member becoming 
     entitled to basic pay in the member's current period of 
     active duty, the disability shall be deemed to have been 
     incurred while the member was entitled to basic pay and shall 
     be so considered for purposes of determining whether it was 
     incurred in the line of duty.
       ``(b) A member described in subsection (a) is a member with 
     at least eight years of active service.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     1207 the following new item:

``1207a. Members with over eight years of active service: eligibility 
              for disability retirement for pre-existing conditions.''.
       (b) Nonregular Service Retirement.--(1) Chapter 1223 of 
     such title is amended by inserting after section 12731a the 
     following new section:

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     ``Sec. 12731b. Special rule for members with physical 
       disabilities not incurred in line of duty

       ``In the case of a member of the Selected Reserve of a 
     reserve component who no longer meets the qualifications for 
     membership in the Selected Reserve solely because the member 
     is unfit because of physical disability, the Secretary 
     concerned may, for purposes of section 12731 of this title, 
     determine to treat the member as having met the service 
     requirements of subsection (a)(2) of that section and provide 
     the member with the notification required by subsection (d) 
     of that section if the member has completed at least 15, and 
     less than 20, years of service computed under section 12732 
     of this title.
       ``(b) Notification under subsection (a) may not be made 
     if--
       ``(1) the disability was the result of the member's 
     intentional misconduct, willful neglect, or willful failure 
     to comply with standards and qualifications for retention 
     established by the Secretary concerned; or
       ``(2) the disability was incurred during a period of 
     unauthorized absence.''
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     12731a the following new item:

``12731b. Special rule for members with physical disabilities not 
              incurred in line of duty.''.
       (c) Separation.--Section 1206(5) of such title is amended 
     by inserting ``, in the case of a disability incurred before 
     the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000,'' after 
     ``determination, and''.
   Subtitle F--Eligibility to Participate in the Thrift Savings Plan

     SEC. 661. AUTHORITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES TO 
                   CONTRIBUTE TO THE THRIFT SAVINGS FUND.

       (a) Authority for Members of the Uniformed Services To 
     Contribute to the Thrift Savings Fund.--(1) Subchapter III of 
     chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 8440e. Members of the uniformed services

       ``(a)(1) A member of the uniformed services performing 
     active service may elect to contribute to the Thrift Savings 
     Fund--
       ``(A) a portion of such individual's basic pay; or
       ``(B) a portion of any special or incentive pay payable to 
     such individual under chapter 5 of title 37.
     Any contribution under subparagraph (B) shall be made by 
     direct transfer to the Thrift Savings Fund by the Secretary 
     concerned.
       ``(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), an 
     election under paragraph (1) may be made only during a period 
     provided under section 8432(b), subject to the same 
     conditions as prescribed under paragraph (2)(A)-(D) thereof.
       ``(B)(i) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), a member of the 
     uniformed services performing active service on the effective 
     date of this section may make the first such election during 
     the 60-day period beginning on such effective date.
       ``(ii) An election made under this subparagraph shall take 
     effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period 
     beginning after the close of the 60-day period referred to in 
     clause (i).
       ``(b)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, 
     the provisions of this subchapter and subchapter VII shall 
     apply with respect to members of the uniformed services 
     making contributions to the Thrift Savings Fund.
       ``(2)(A) The amount contributed by a member of the 
     uniformed services under subsection (a)(1)(A) for any pay 
     period shall not exceed 5 percent of such member's basic pay 
     for such pay period.
       ``(B) Nothing in this section or section 211 of title 37 
     shall be considered to waive any dollar limitation under the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which otherwise applies with 
     respect to the Thrift Savings Fund.
       ``(3) No contributions under section 8432(c) shall be made 
     for the benefit of a member of the uniformed services making 
     contributions to the Thrift Savings Fund under subsection 
     (a).
       ``(4) In applying section 8433 to a member of the uniformed 
     services who has an account balance in the Thrift Savings 
     Fund, the reference in subsection (g)(1) or (h)(3) of section 
     8433 to contributions made under section 8432(a) shall be 
     considered a reference to contributions made under any of 
     sections 8351, 8432(a), 8432b(b), or 8440a-8440e.
       ``(c) For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) the term `basic pay' has the meaning given such term 
     by section 204 of title 37;
       ``(2) the term `active service' means--
       ``(A) active duty for a period of more than 30 days, as 
     defined by section 101(d)(2) of title 10; and
       ``(B) full-time National Guard duty, as defined by section 
     101(d)(5) of title 10;
       ``(3) the term `Secretary concerned' has the meaning given 
     such term by section 101 of title 37; and
       ``(4) any reference to `separation from Government 
     employment' shall be considered a reference to a release from 
     active duty (not followed by a resumption of active duty, or 
     an appointment to a position covered by chapter 83 or 84 of 
     title 5 or an equivalent retirement system, as identified by 
     the Executive Director in regulations) before the end of the 
     31-day period beginning on the day following the date of 
     separation), a transfer to inactive status, or a transfer to 
     a retired list pursuant to any provision of title 10.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 84 of 
     title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding after the 
     item relating to section 8440d the following:

``8440e. Members of the uniformed services.''.
       (b) Amendments Relating to the Employee Thrift Advisory 
     Council.--Section 8473 of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsections (a) and (b) by striking ``14 members'' 
     and inserting ``15 members''; and
       (2) in subsection (b) by striking ``and'' 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) 1 shall be appointed to represent participants who 
     are members of the uniformed services (within the meaning of 
     section 8440e).''.
       (c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--(1) Paragraph 
     (11) of section 8351(b) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by redesignating such paragraph as paragraph (8).
       (2) Subparagraph (B) of section 8432b(b)(2) of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``section 
     8432(a)'' and inserting ``sections 8432(a) and 8440e, 
     respectively,''.
       (3)(A) Section 8439(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (i) by inserting ``or 8432b(d)'' after ``8432(c)(1)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``8351'' and inserting ``8351, 8432b(b), 
     or 8440a-8440e''.
       (B) Section 8439(a)(2)(A)(i) of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``8432(a) or 8351'' and 
     inserting ``8351, 8432(a), 8432b(b), or 8440a-8440e''.
       (C) Section 8439(a)(2)(A)(ii) of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``title;'' and inserting ``title 
     (including subsection (c) or (d) of section 8432b);''.
       (D) Section 8439(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (ii), by 
     striking ``, over'' at the end of clause (iii) and inserting 
     ``; and'', and by adding after clause (iii) the following:
       ``(iv) any other amounts paid, allocated, or otherwise 
     credited to such individual's account, over''.

     SEC. 662. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THRIFT SAVINGS FUND.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 3 of title 37, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 211. Contributions to Thrift Savings Fund

       ``A member of the uniformed services who is performing 
     active service may elect to contribute, in accordance with 
     section 8440e of title 5, a portion of the basic pay of the 
     member for that service (or of any special or incentive pay 
     under chapter 5 of this title which relates to that service) 
     to the Thrift Savings Fund established by section 8437 of 
     title 5.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:

``211. Contributions to Thrift Savings Fund.''.

     SEC. 663. REGULATIONS.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Executive Director (appointed by the Federal 
     Retirement Thrift Investment Board) shall issue regulations 
     to implement sections 8351 and 8440e of title 5, United 
     States Code (as amended by section 661) and section 211 of 
     title 37, United States Code (as amended by section 662).

     SEC. 664. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section, the amendments made by this subtitle shall take 
     effect one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     or on July 1, 2000, whichever is later.
       (b) Exception.--Nothing in this subtitle (or any amendment 
     made by this subtitle) shall be considered to permit the 
     making of any contributions under section 8440e(a)(1)(B) of 
     title 5, United States Code (as amended by section 661), 
     before December 1, 2000.
       (c) Effectiveness Contingent on Offsetting Legislation.--
     (1) This subtitle shall be effective only if--
       (A) the President, in the budget of the President for 
     fiscal year 2001, proposes legislation which if enacted would 
     be qualifying offsetting legislation; and
       (B) there is enacted during the second session of the 106th 
     Congress qualifying offsetting legislation.
       (2) If the conditions in paragraph (1) are met, then, this 
     section shall take effect on the date on which qualifying 
     offsetting legislation is enacted or, if later, the effective 
     date determined under subsection (a).
       (3) For purposes of this subsection:
       (A) The term ``qualifying offsetting legislation'' means 
     legislation (other than an appropriations Act) that includes 
     provisions that--
       (i) offset fully the increased outlays for each of fiscal 
     years 2000 through 2009 to be made by reason of the 
     amendments made by this subtitle;
       (ii) expressly state that they are enacted for the purpose 
     of the offset described in clause (i); and
       (iii) are included in full on the PayGo scorecard.
       (B) The term ``PayGo scorecard'' means the estimates that 
     are made with respect to fiscal years through fiscal year 
     2009 by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office and 
     the Director of the Office of Manage

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     ment and Budget under section 252(d) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

     SEC. 671. PAYMENTS FOR UNUSED ACCRUED LEAVE AS PART OF 
                   REENLISTMENT.

       Section 501 of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``conditions or'' and inserting 
     ``conditions,''; and
       (B) by adding before the semicolon the following: ``, or a 
     reenlistment of the member (regardless of when the 
     reenlistment occurs)''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``, or entering into 
     an enlistment,''.

     SEC. 672. CLARIFICATION OF PER DIEM ELIGIBILITY FOR MILITARY 
                   TECHNICIANS SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY WITHOUT PAY 
                   OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) Authority to Provide Per Diem Allowance.--Section 
     1002(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 military technician (dual status), as described 
     in section 10216 of title 10, is performing active duty 
     without pay while on leave from technician employment, as 
     authorized by section 6323(d) of title 5, the Secretary 
     concerned may authorize the payment of a per diem allowance 
     to the military technician in lieu of commutation for 
     subsistence and quarters under paragraph (1).''.
       (b) Types of Overseas Operations.--Section 6323(d)(1) of 
     title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``noncombat''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall be effective as of February 10, 1996, as if included in 
     section 1039 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 432).

     SEC. 673. OVERSEAS SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM.

       (a) Program Required.--Subsection (a) of section 1060a of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may'' and inserting 
     ``Program Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall''.
       (b) Funding Source.--Subsection (b) of such section is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Funding Mechanism.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     use funds available for the Department of Defense to carry 
     out the program under subsection (a).''.
       (c) Program Administration.--Subsection (c) of such section 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (1)(B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) In determining income eligibility standards for 
     families of individuals participating in the program under 
     this section, the Secretary of Defense shall, to the extent 
     practicable, use the criterion described in subparagraph (A). 
     The Secretary shall also consider the value of housing in 
     kind provided to the individual when determining program 
     eligibility.'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by adding before the period at the 
     end the following: ``, particularly with respect to nutrition 
     education and counseling''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) The Secretary of Agriculture shall provide technical 
     assistance to the Secretary of Defense, if so requested by 
     the Secretary of Defense, for the purpose of carrying out the 
     program under subsection (a).''.
       (d) Conforming Amendment.--Section 17 of the Child 
     Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(q) The Secretary of Agriculture shall provide technical 
     assistance to the Secretary of Defense, if so requested by 
     the Secretary of Defense, for the purpose of carrying out the 
     overseas special supplemental food program established under 
     section 1060a(a) of title 10, United States Code.''.

     SEC. 674. SPECIAL COMPENSATION FOR SEVERELY DISABLED 
                   UNIFORMED SERVICES RETIREES.

       (a) Authority.--(1) Chapter 71 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 1413. Special compensation for certain severely 
       disabled uniformed services retirees

       ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary concerned shall, subject to 
     the availability of appropriations for such purpose, pay to 
     each eligible disabled uniformed services retiree a monthly 
     amount determined under subsection (b).
       ``(b) Amount.--The amount to be paid (subject to the 
     availability of appropriations) to an eligible disabled 
     uniformed services retiree in accordance with subsection (a) 
     is the following:
       ``(1) For any month for which the retiree has a qualifying 
     service-connected disability rated as total, $300.
       ``(2) For any month for which the retiree has a qualifying 
     service-connected disability rated as 90 percent, $200.
       ``(3) For any month for which the retiree has a qualifying 
     service-connected disability rated as 80 percent or 70 
     percent, $100.
       ``(c) Eligible Disabled Uniformed Services Retiree 
     Defined.--In this section, the term `eligible disabled 
     military retiree' means a member of the uniformed services in 
     a retired status (who is retired under a provision of law 
     other than chapter 61 of this title) who--
       ``(1) completed at least 20 years of service in the 
     uniformed services that are creditable for purposes of 
     computing the amount of retired pay to which the member is 
     entitled; and
       ``(2) has a qualifying service-connected disability.
       ``(d) Qualifying Service-Connected Disability Defined.--In 
     this section, the term `qualifying service-connected 
     disability' means a service-connected disability that--
       ``(1) was incurred or aggravated in the performance of duty 
     as a member of a uniformed service, as determined by the 
     Secretary concerned; and
       ``(2) is rated as not less than 70 percent disabling--
       ``(A) by the Secretary concerned as of the date on which 
     the member is retired from the uniformed services; or
       ``(B) by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs within four 
     years following the date on which the member is retired from 
     the uniformed services.
       ``(e) Status of Payments.--Payments under this section are 
     not retired pay.
       ``(f) Source of Funds.--(1) Payments under this section for 
     any fiscal year shall be paid out of funds appropriated for 
     pay and allowances payable by the Secretary concerned for 
     that fiscal year.
       ``(2) If the amount of funds available to the Secretary 
     concerned for any fiscal year for payments under this section 
     is less than the amount required to make such payments to all 
     eligible disabled uniformed services retirees for that year, 
     the Secretary shall make such payments first to retirees 
     described in paragraph (1) of subsection (b), then (to the 
     extent funds are available) to retirees described in 
     paragraph (2) of that subsection, and then (to the extent 
     funds are available) to retirees described in paragraph (3) 
     of that subsection.
       ``(g) Other Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The terms `compensation' and `service-connected' have 
     the meanings given those terms in section 101 of title 38.
       ``(2) The term `disability rated as total' means--
       ``(A) a disability that is rated as total under the 
     standard schedule of rating disabilities in use by the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs; or
       ``(B) a disability for which the schedular rating is less 
     than total but for which a rating of total is assigned by 
     reason of inability of the disabled person concerned to 
     secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as a 
     result of service-connected disabilities.
       ``(3) The term `retired pay' includes retainer pay, 
     emergency officers' retirement pay, and naval pension.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``1413. Special compensation for certain severely disabled uniformed 
              services retirees.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Section 1413 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on 
     October 1, 1999, and shall apply to months that begin on or 
     after that date. No benefit may be paid to any person by 
     reason of that section for any period before that date.

     SEC. 675. TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBERS DEPLOYED IN A 
                   CONTINGENCY OPERATION.

       Section 2007(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'';
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) in the case of a member serving in a contingency 
     operation or similar operational mission (other than for 
     training) designated by the Secretary concerned, all of the 
     charges may be paid.''.
                     TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE MATTERS
                    Subtitle A--Health Care Services

     SEC. 701. PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE TO MEMBERS ON ACTIVE DUTY 
                   AT CERTAIN REMOTE LOCATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall enter into 
     agreements with designated providers under which such 
     providers will provide health care services in or through 
     managed care plans to an eligible member of the Armed Forces 
     who resides within the service area of the designated 
     provider. The provisions in section 722(b)(2) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 
     104-201; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note) shall apply with respect to 
     such agreements.
       (b) Adherence to TRICARE Prime Remote Program Policies.--A 
     designated provider who provides health care to an eligible 
     member described in subsection (a) shall, in providing such 
     care, adhere to policies of the Department of Defense with 
     respect to the TRICARE Prime Remote program, including 
     policies regarding coordination with appropriate military 
     medical authorities for specialty referrals and 
     hospitalization.
       (c) Reimbursement Rates.--The Secretary shall negotiate 
     with each designated provider reimbursement rates that do not 
     exceed reimbursement rates allowable under TRICARE Standard.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``eligible member'' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 731(c) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 10 U.S.C. 1074 
     note).
       (2) The term ``designated provider'' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 721(5) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 
     10 U.S.C. 1073 note).

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     SEC. 702. PROVISION OF CHIROPRACTIC HEALTH CARE.

       (a) In General.--Section 731 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 
     10 U.S.C. 1092 note) is amended--
       (1) in the heading, by striking ``demonstration program'';
       (2) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(4) During fiscal year 2000, the Secretary shall continue 
     to furnish the same chiropractic care in the military medical 
     treatment facilities designated pursuant to paragraph (2)(A) 
     as the chiropractic care furnished during the demonstration 
     program.'';
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security 
     of the House of Representatives'' and inserting ``Committees 
     on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives''; and
       (B) in paragraph (5), by striking ``May 1, 2000'' and 
     inserting ``January 31, 2000'';
       (4) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) by striking ``; and'' at the end of subparagraph (C) 
     and inserting a semicolon;
       (ii) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) if the Secretary submits an implementation plan 
     pursuant to subsection (e), the preparation of such plan.''; 
     and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) The Secretary shall--
       ``(A) make full use of the oversight advisory committee in 
     preparing--
       ``(i) the final report on the demonstration program 
     conducted under this section; and
       ``(ii) the implementation plan described in subsection (e); 
     and
       ``(B) provide opportunities for members of the committee to 
     provide views as part of such final report and plan.'';
       (5) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
       (6) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(e) Implementation Plan.--If the Secretary of Defense 
     recommends in the final report submitted under subsection (c) 
     that chiropractic health care services should be offered in 
     medical care facilities of the Armed Forces or as a health 
     care service covered under the TRICARE program, the Secretary 
     shall, not later than March 31, 2000, submit to the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate an implementation plan for the full 
     integration of chiropractic health care services into the 
     military health care system of the Department of Defense, 
     including the TRICARE program. Such implementation plan shall 
     include--
       ``(1) a detailed analysis of the projected costs of fully 
     integrating chiropractic health care services into the 
     military health care system;
       ``(2) the proposed scope of practice for chiropractors who 
     would provide services to covered beneficiaries under chapter 
     55 of title 10, United States Code;
       ``(3) the proposed military medical treatment facilities at 
     which such services would be provided;
       ``(4) the military readiness requirements for chiropractors 
     who would provide services to such covered beneficiaries; and
       ``(5) any other relevant factors that the Secretary 
     considers appropriate.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The item relating to section 731 
     in the table of contents at the beginning of such Act is 
     amended to read as follows:

``731. Chiropractic health care.''.

     SEC. 703. CONTINUATION OF PROVISION OF DOMICILIARY AND 
                   CUSTODIAL CARE FOR CERTAIN CHAMPUS 
                   BENEFICIARIES.

       (a) Continuation of Care.--(1) The Secretary of Defense 
     may, in any case in which the Secretary makes the 
     determination described in paragraph (2), continue to provide 
     payment under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the 
     Uniformed Services (as defined in section 1072 of title 10, 
     United States Code), for domiciliary or custodial care 
     services provided to an eligible beneficiary that would 
     otherwise be excluded from coverage under regulations 
     implementing section 1077(b)(1) of such title.
       (2) A determination under this paragraph is a determination 
     that discontinuation of payment for domiciliary or custodial 
     care services or transition to provision of care under the 
     individual case management program authorized by section 
     1079(a)(17) of such title would be--
       (A) inadequate to meet the needs of the eligible 
     beneficiary; and
       (B) unjust to such beneficiary.
       (b) Eligible Beneficiary Defined.--As used in this section, 
     the term ``eligible beneficiary'' means a covered beneficiary 
     (as that term is defined in section 1072 of title 10, United 
     States Code) who, before the effective date of final 
     regulations to implement the individual case management 
     program authorized by section 1079(a)(17) of such title, were 
     provided domiciliary or custodial care services for which the 
     Secretary provided payment.

     SEC. 704. REMOVAL OF RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR 
                   ABORTIONS IN CERTAIN CASES OF RAPE OR INCEST.

       Section 1093(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting ``or in a case in which the pregnancy is the 
     result of an act of forcible rape or incest which has been 
     reported to a law enforcement agency'' before the period.
                      Subtitle B--TRICARE Program

     SEC. 711. IMPROVEMENTS TO CLAIMS PROCESSING UNDER THE TRICARE 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 55 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 1095b the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1095c. TRICARE program: facilitation of processing of 
       claims

       ``(a) Reduction of Processing Time.--(1) With respect to 
     claims for payment for medical care provided under the 
     TRICARE program, the Secretary of Defense shall implement a 
     system for processing of claims under which--
       ``(A) 95 percent of all mistake-free claims must be 
     processed not later than 30 days after the date that such 
     claims are submitted to the claims processor; and
       ``(B) 100 percent of all mistake-free claims must be 
     processed not later than 100 days after the date that such 
     claims are submitted to the claims processor.
       ``(2) The Secretary may, under the system required by 
     paragraph (1) and consistent with the provisions in chapter 
     39 of title 31, United States Code (commonly referred to as 
     the `Prompt Payment Act'), require that interest be paid on 
     claims that are not processed within 30 days.
       ``(b) Requirement to Provide Start-up Time For Certain 
     Contractors.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall not require 
     that a contractor described in paragraph (2) begin to provide 
     managed care support pursuant to a contract to provide such 
     support under the TRICARE program until at least nine months 
     after the date of the award of the contract. In such case the 
     contractor may begin to provide managed care support pursuant 
     to the contract as soon as practicable after the award of the 
     contract, but in no case later than one year after the date 
     of such award.
       ``(2) A contractor under this paragraph is a contractor who 
     is awarded a contract to provide managed care support under 
     the TRICARE program--
       ``(A) who has not previously been awarded such a contract 
     by the Department of Defense; or
       ``(B) who has previously been awarded such a contract by 
     the Department of Defense but for whom the subcontractors 
     have not previously been awarded the subcontracts for such a 
     contract.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     1095b the following new item:

``1095c. TRICARE program: facilitation of processing of claims.''.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to Congress a report on--
       (1) the status of claims processing backlogs in each 
     TRICARE region;
       (2) the estimated time frame for resolution of such 
     backlogs;
       (3) efforts to reduce the number of change orders with 
     respect to contracts to provide managed care support under 
     the TRICARE program and to make such change orders in groups 
     on a quarterly basis rather than one at a time;
       (4) the extent of success in simplifying claims processing 
     procedures through reduction of reliance of the Department of 
     Defense on, and the complexity of, the health care service 
     record;
       (5) application of best industry practices with respect to 
     claims processing, including electronic claims processing; 
     and
       (6) any other initiatives of the Department of Defense to 
     improve claims processing procedures.
       (c) Deadline For Implementation.--The system for processing 
     claims required under section 1095c(a) of title 10, United 
     States Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall be 
     implemented not later than 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (d) Applicability.--Section 1095c(b) of title 10, United 
     States Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall apply with 
     respect to any contract to provide managed care support under 
     the TRICARE program negotiated after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 712. AUTHORITY TO WAIVE CERTAIN TRICARE DEDUCTIBLES.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 55 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 1095c (as added 
     by section 711) the following new section:

     ``Sec. 1095d. TRICARE program: waiver of certain deductibles

       ``(a) Waiver Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     waive the deductible payable for medical care provided under 
     the TRICARE program to an eligible dependent of--
       ``(1) a member of a reserve component on active duty 
     pursuant to a call or order to active duty for a period of 
     less than one year; or
       ``(2) a member of the National Guard on full-time National 
     Guard duty pursuant to a call or order to full-time National 
     Guard duty for a period of less than one year.
       ``(b) Eligible Dependent.--As used in this section, the 
     term `eligible dependent' means a dependent described 
     subparagraphs (A), (D), or (I) of section 1072(2) of this 
     title.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is

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     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1095c 
     the following new item:

``1095d. TRICARE: program waiver of certain deductibles.''.

     SEC. 713. ELECTRONIC PROCESSING OF CLAIMS UNDER THE TRICARE 
                   PROGRAM.

       Section 1095c of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
     section 711, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(c) Incentives for Electronic Processing.--The Secretary 
     of Defense shall require that new contracts for managed care 
     support under the TRICARE program provide that the contractor 
     be permitted to provide financial incentives to health care 
     providers who file claims for payment electronically.''.

     SEC. 714. STUDY OF RATES FOR PROVISION OF MEDICAL SERVICES; 
                   PROPOSAL FOR CERTAIN RATE INCREASES.

       Not later than February 1, 2000, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to Congress--
       (1) a study on how the maximum allowable rates charged for 
     the 100 most commonly performed medical procedures under the 
     Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services 
     and Medicare compare with usual and customary commercial 
     insurance rates for such procedures in each TRICARE Prime 
     catchment area; and
       (2) a proposal for increases of maximum allowable rates 
     charged for medical procedures under the Civilian Health and 
     Medical Program of the Uniformed Services should the study 
     conducted under paragraph (1) find 20 or more rates which are 
     less than or equal to the 50th percentile of the usual and 
     customary commercial insurance rates charged for such 
     procedures.

     SEC. 715. REQUIREMENTS FOR PROVISION OF CARE IN 
                   GEOGRAPHICALLY SEPARATED UNITS.

       (a) Contractual Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall require that all new contracts for the provision of 
     health care under TRICARE Prime include a requirement that 
     the TRICARE Prime Remote network, to the maximum extent 
     possible, provide health care concurrently to members of the 
     Armed Forces in geographically separated units and their 
     dependents in areas outside the catchment area of a military 
     medical treatment facility.
       (b) Report on Implementation.--Not later than May 1, 2000, 
     the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the extent 
     and success of implementation of the requirement under 
     subsection (a), and where concurrent implementation has not 
     been achieved, the reasons and circumstances that prohibited 
     implementation and a plan to provide TRICARE Prime benefits 
     to those otherwise eligible covered beneficiaries for whom 
     enrollment in a TRICARE Prime network is not feasible.

     SEC. 716. IMPROVEMENT OF ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE UNDER THE 
                   TRICARE PROGRAM.

       (a) Waiver of Nonavailability Statement or 
     Preauthorization.--In the case of a covered beneficiary under 
     chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, who is a TRICARE 
     eligible beneficiary not enrolled in TRICARE Prime, the 
     Secretary of Defense may not require with regard to 
     authorized health care services (other than mental health 
     services) under any new contract for the provision of health 
     care services under such chapter that the beneficiary--
       (1) obtain a nonavailability statement or preauthorization 
     from a military medical treatment facility in order to 
     receive the services from a civilian provider; or
       (2) obtain a nonavailability statement for care in 
     specialized treatment facilities outside the 200-mile radius 
     of a military medical treatment facility.
       (b) Notice.--The Secretary may require that the covered 
     beneficiary provide appropriate notice to the primary care 
     manager of the beneficiary.
       (c) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply if--
       (1) the Secretary can demonstrate significant cost 
     avoidance for specific procedures at the affected military 
     treatment facilities;
       (2) the Secretary determines that a specific procedure must 
     be maintained at the affected military treatment facility to 
     ensure the proficiency levels of the practitioners at the 
     facility; or
       (3) the lack of nonavailability statement data would 
     significantly interfere with TRICARE contract administration.

     SEC. 717. REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN COSTS INCURRED BY COVERED 
                   BENEFICIARIES WHEN REFERRED FOR CARE OUTSIDE 
                   LOCAL CATCHMENT AREA.

       The Secretary of Defense shall require that any new 
     contract for the provision of health care services under 
     chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, shall require 
     that in any case in which a covered beneficiary under such 
     chapter who is enrolled in TRICARE Prime is referred by a 
     network provider or military treatment facility to a provider 
     or military treatment facility more than 100 miles outside 
     the catchment area of a military treatment facility because a 
     local provider is not available, or in any other respect not 
     within the terms of a new managed care support contract, the 
     beneficiary shall be reimbursed by the network provider or 
     military treatment facility making the referral for the cost 
     of personal automobile mileage, to be paid under standard 
     reimbursement rates for Federal employees, or for the cost of 
     air travel in amounts not to exceed standard contract fares 
     for Federal employees.

     SEC. 718. IMPROVEMENT OF REFERRAL PROCESS UNDER TRICARE.

       (a) Elimination of Preauthorization Requirements for 
     Certain Care.--Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary 
     of Defense, and in all new managed care support contracts the 
     Secretary shall eliminate requirements in certain cases under 
     TRICARE Prime that network primary care managers preauthorize 
     covered beneficiaries under chapter 55 of title 10, United 
     States Code, to receive preventative health care services 
     within the managed care support contract network without 
     preauthorization from a primary care manager.
       (b) Covered Services.--Should such a covered beneficiary 
     choose to receive care from a provider in the network, the 
     covered beneficiary shall not be required to have a referral 
     from a primary care manager--
       (1) for receipt of preventative obstetric or gynecological 
     services by a network obstetrician or gynecologist;
       (2) for mammograms performed by a network provider if the 
     beneficiary is a female over the age of 35; or
       (3) for provision of preventative specialty urology care 
     from a network urologist if the beneficiary is a male over 
     the age of 60.
       (c) Notice.--The Secretary may require that the covered 
     beneficiary provide appropriate notice to the primary care 
     manager of the beneficiary.
       (d) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe the 
     regulations required by subsection (a) not later than May 1, 
     2000 and implement the regulations not later than October 1, 
     2000.
                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

     SEC. 721. PHARMACY BENEFITS PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 55 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 1074f the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1074g. Pharmacy benefits program

       ``(a) Pharmacy Benefits.--(1) The Secretary of Defense, 
     after consultation with the other administering Secretaries, 
     shall establish an effective, efficient, integrated pharmacy 
     benefits program under this chapter (hereinafter in this 
     section referred to as the `pharmacy benefits program').
       ``(2)(A) The pharmacy benefits program shall include a 
     uniform formulary of pharmaceutical agents, which shall 
     assure the availability of pharmaceutical agents in a 
     complete range of therapeutic classes. The selection for 
     inclusion on the uniform formulary of particular 
     pharmaceutical agents in each therapeutic class shall be 
     based on the relative clinical and cost effectiveness of the 
     agents in such class.
       ``(B) The Secretary shall establish procedures for the 
     selection of particular pharmaceutical agents for the uniform 
     formulary, and shall begin to implement the uniform formulary 
     not later than October 1, 2000.
       ``(C) Pharmaceutical agents included on the uniform 
     formulary shall be available to eligible covered 
     beneficiaries through--
       ``(i) facilities of the uniformed services, consistent with 
     the scope of health care services offered in such facilities;
       ``(ii) retail pharmacies designated or eligible under the 
     TRICARE program or the Civilian Health and Medical Program of 
     the Uniformed Services to provide pharmaceutical agents to 
     eligible covered beneficiaries; or
       ``(iii) the national mail order pharmacy program.
       ``(3) The pharmacy benefits program shall assure the 
     availability of clinically appropriate pharmaceutical agents 
     to members of the armed forces, including, if appropriate, 
     agents not included on the uniform formulary described in 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(4) The pharmacy benefits program may provide that prior 
     authorization be required for certain categories of 
     pharmaceutical agents to assure that the use of such agents 
     is clinically appropriate. Such categories shall be the 
     following:
       ``(A) High-cost injectable agents.
       ``(B) High-cost biotechnology agents.
       ``(C) Pharmaceutical agents with high potential for 
     inappropriate use.
       ``(D) Pharmaceutical agents otherwise determined by the 
     Secretary to require prior authorization.
       ``(5)(A) The pharmacy benefits program shall include 
     procedures for eligible covered beneficiaries to receive 
     pharmaceutical agents not included on the uniform formulary. 
     Such procedures shall include peer review procedures under 
     which the Secretary may determine that there is a clinical 
     justification for the use of a pharmaceutical agent that is 
     not on the uniform formulary, in which case the 
     pharmaceutical agent shall be provided under the same terms 
     and conditions as an agent on the uniform formulary.
       ``(B) If the Secretary determines that there is not a 
     clinical justification for the use of a pharmaceutical agent 
     that is not on the uniform formulary under the procedures 
     established pursuant to subparagraph (A), such pharmaceutical 
     agent shall be available through at least one of the means 
     described in paragraph (2)(C) under terms and conditions that 
     may include cost sharing by the eligible covered beneficiary 
     in addition to any such cost sharing applicable to agents on 
     the uniform formulary.
       ``(6) The Secretary of Defense shall, after consultation 
     with the other administering Secretaries, promulgate 
     regulations to carry out this subsection.
       ``(7) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as 
     authorizing a contractor to penalize an eligible covered 
     beneficiary with respect to, or decline coverage for, a 
     maintenance pharmaceutical that is not on the list of 
     preferred pharmaceuticals of the contractor and that was 
     prescribed for the beneficiary before the date of the 
     enactment of

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     this section and stabilized the medical condition of the 
     beneficiary.
       ``(b) Establishment of Committee.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretaries of the 
     military departments, establish a pharmaceutical and 
     therapeutics committee for the purpose of developing the 
     uniform formulary of pharmaceutical agents required by 
     subsection (a), reviewing such formulary on a periodic basis, 
     and making additional recommendations regarding the formulary 
     as the committee determines necessary and appropriate. The 
     committee shall include representatives of pharmacies of the 
     uniformed services facilities, contractors responsible for 
     the TRICARE retail pharmacy program, contractors responsible 
     for the national mail order pharmacy program, providers in 
     facilities of the uniformed services, and TRICARE network 
     providers. Committee members shall have expertise in treating 
     the medical needs of the populations served through such 
     entities and in the range of pharmaceutical and biological 
     medicines available for treating such populations.
       ``(2) Not later than 90 days after the establishment of the 
     pharmaceutical and therapeutics committee by the Secretary, 
     the committee shall submit a proposed uniform formulary to 
     the Secretary .
       ``(c) Advisory Panel.--(1) Concurrent with the 
     establishment of the pharmaceutical and therapeutics 
     committee under subsection (b), the Secretary shall establish 
     a Uniform Formulary Beneficiary Advisory Panel to review and 
     comment on the development of the uniform formulary. The 
     Secretary shall consider the comments of the panel before 
     implementing the uniform formulary or implementing changes to 
     the uniform formulary.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall determine the size and membership 
     of the panel established under paragraph (1), which shall 
     include members that represent nongovernmental organizations 
     and associations that represent the views and interests of a 
     large number of eligible covered beneficiaries.
       ``(d) Procedures.--In the operation of the pharmacy 
     benefits program under subsection (a), the Secretary of 
     Defense shall assure through management and new contractual 
     arrangements that financial resources are aligned such that 
     the cost of prescriptions is borne by the organization that 
     is financially responsible for the health care of the 
     eligible covered beneficiary.
       ``(e) Pharmacy Data Transaction Service.--Not later than 
     April 1, 2000, the Secretary of Defense shall implement the 
     use of the Pharmacy Data Transaction Service in all fixed 
     facilities of the uniformed services under the jurisdiction 
     of the Secretary, the TRICARE network retail pharmacy 
     program, and the national mail order pharmacy program.
       ``(f) Definition of Eligible Covered Beneficiary.--As used 
     in this section, the term `eligible covered beneficiary' 
     means a covered beneficiary for whom eligibility to receive 
     pharmacy benefits through the means described in subsection 
     (a)(2)(C) is established under this chapter or another 
     provision of law.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     1074f the following new item:

``1074g. Pharmacy benefits program.''.
       (b) Deadline For Establishment of Committee.--The Secretary 
     shall establish the pharmaceutical and therapeutics committee 
     required under section 1074g(b) of title 10, United States 
     Code, not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       (c) Reports Required.--Not later than April 1 and October 1 
     of fiscal years 2000 and 2001, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to Congress a report on--
       (1) implementation of the uniform formulary required under 
     subsection (a) of section 1074g of title 10, United States 
     Code (as added by subsection (a));
       (2) the results of a confidential survey conducted by the 
     Secretary of prescribers for military medical treatment 
     facilities and TRICARE contractors to determine--
       (A) during the most recent fiscal year, how often 
     prescribers attempted to prescribe non-formulary or non-
     preferred prescription drugs, how often such prescribers were 
     able to do so, and whether covered beneficiaries were able to 
     fill such prescriptions without undue delay;
       (B) the understanding by prescribers of the reasons that 
     military medical treatment facilities or civilian contractors 
     preferred certain pharmaceuticals to others; and
       (C) the impact of any restrictions on access to non-
     formulary prescriptions on the clinical decisions of the 
     prescribers and the aggregate cost, quality, and 
     accessibility of health care provided to covered 
     beneficiaries;
       (3) the operation of the Pharmacy Data Transaction Service 
     required by subsection (e) of such section 1074g; and
       (4) any other actions taken by the Secretary to improve 
     management of the pharmacy benefits program under such 
     section.
       (d) Study for Design of Pharmacy Benefit for Certain 
     Covered Beneficiaries.--(1) Not later than April 15, 2001, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall prepare and submit to 
     Congress--
       (A) a study on a design for a comprehensive pharmacy 
     benefit for covered beneficiaries under chapter 55 of title 
     10, United States Code, who are entitled to benefits under 
     part A, and enrolled under part B, of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act; and
       (B) an estimate of the costs of implementing and operating 
     such design.
       (2) The design described in paragraph (1)(A) shall 
     incorporate the elements of the pharmacy benefits program 
     required to be established under section 1074g of title 10, 
     United States Code (as added by subsection (a)).

     SEC. 722. IMPROVEMENTS TO THIRD-PARTY PAYER COLLECTION 
                   PROGRAM.

       Section 1095 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``the reasonable costs of'' and inserting 
     ``reasonable charges for'';
       (B) by striking ``such costs'' and inserting ``such 
     charges''; and
       (C) by striking ``the reasonable cost of'' and inserting 
     ``a reasonable charge for'';
       (2) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:
       ``(f) The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
     other administering Secretaries, shall prescribe regulations 
     for the administration of this section. Such regulations 
     shall provide for the computation of reasonable charges for 
     inpatient services, outpatient services, and other health 
     care services. Computation of such reasonable charges may be 
     based on--
       ``(1) per diem rates;
       ``(2) all-inclusive per visit rates;
       ``(3) diagnosis-related groups;
       ``(4) rates prescribed under the regulations prescribed to 
     implement sections 1079 and 1086 of this title; or
       ``(5) such other method as may be appropriate.'';
       (3) in subsection (g), by striking ``the costs of''; and
       (4) in subsection (h)(1), by striking the first sentence 
     and inserting ``The term `third-party payer' means an entity 
     that provides an insurance, medical service, or health plan 
     by contract or agreement, including an automobile liability 
     insurance or no fault insurance carrier, and any other plan 
     or program that is designed to provide compensation or 
     coverage for expenses incurred by a beneficiary for health 
     care services or products.''.

     SEC. 723. AUTHORITY OF ARMED FORCES MEDICAL EXAMINER TO 
                   CONDUCT FORENSIC PATHOLOGY INVESTIGATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 3 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 130b. Authority of armed forces medical examiner to 
       conduct forensic pathology investigations

       ``(a) In General.--The Armed Forces Medical Examiner may 
     conduct a forensic pathology investigation, including an 
     autopsy, to determine the cause or manner of death of an 
     individual in any case in which--
       ``(1) the individual was killed, or from any cause died an 
     unnatural death;
       ``(2) the cause or manner of death is unknown;
       ``(3) there is reasonable suspicion that the death was by 
     unlawful means;
       ``(4) the death appears to be from an infectious disease or 
     the result of the effects of a hazardous material that may 
     have an adverse effect on the installation or community in 
     which the individual died or was found dead; or
       ``(5) the identity of the deceased individual is unknown.
       ``(b) Limitations on Authority.--(1) The authority provided 
     under subsection (a) may only be exercised with respect to an 
     individual in a case in which--
       ``(A) the individual died or is found dead at an 
     installation garrisoned by units of the armed forces and 
     under the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States;
       ``(B) the individual was, at the time of death, a member of 
     the armed forces on active duty or inactive duty for training 
     or a member of the armed forces who recently retired under 
     chapter 61 of this title and died as a result of an injury or 
     illness incurred while on active duty;
       ``(C) the individual was a civilian dependent of a member 
     of the armed forces and died or was found dead at a location 
     outside the United States;
       ``(D) the Armed Forces Medical Examiner determines, 
     pursuant to an authorized investigation by the Department of 
     Defense of matters involving the death of an individual or 
     individuals, that a factual determination of the cause or 
     manner of the death of the individual is necessary; or
       ``(E) pursuant to an authorized investigation being 
     conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the 
     National Transportation Safety Board, or other Federal 
     agency, an official of such agency with authority to direct a 
     forensic pathology investigation requests that an 
     investigation be conducted by the Armed Forces Medical 
     Examiner.
       ``(2) The authority provided in subsection (a) shall be 
     subject to the primary jurisdiction, to the extent exercised, 
     of a State or local government with respect to the conduct of 
     an investigation or, if outside the United States, of 
     authority exercised under any applicable Status-of-Forces or 
     other international agreement between the United States and 
     the country in which the individual died or was found dead.
       ``(c) Designation of Pathologist.--The Armed Forces Medical 
     Examiner may designate any qualified pathologist to carry out 
     the authority provided in subsection (a).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

``130b. Authority of armed forces medical examiner to conduct forensic 
              pathology investigations.''.

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     SEC. 724. TRAUMA TRAINING CENTER.

       (a) Start-up Costs.--Of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated in section 301(22) for the Defense Health 
     Program, $4,000,000, shall be used for startup costs for a 
     Trauma Training Center to enhance the capability of the Army 
     to train forward surgical teams.
       (b) Amendment to Existing Authority.--Section 742 of the 
     Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2074) is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``SEC. 742. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH A TRAUMA TRAINING 
                   CENTER.

       ``The Secretary of the Army is hereby authorized to 
     establish a Trauma Training Center in order to provide the 
     Army with a trauma center capable of training forward 
     surgical teams.''.

     SEC. 725. STUDY ON JOINT OPERATIONS FOR THE DEFENSE HEALTH 
                   PROGRAM.

       Not later than October 1, 2000, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall prepare and submit to Congress a study identifying 
     areas with respect to the Defense Health Program for which 
     joint operations might be increased, including organization, 
     training, patient care, hospital management, and budgeting. 
     The study shall include a discussion of the merits and 
     feasibility of--
       (1) establishing a joint command for the Defense Health 
     Program as a military counterpart to the Assistant Secretary 
     of Defense for Health Affairs;
       (2) establishing a joint training curriculum for the 
     Defense Health Program; and
       (3) creating a unified chain of command and budgeting 
     authority for the Defense Health Program.
  TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED 
                                MATTERS

     SEC. 801. SALE, EXCHANGE, AND WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR COAL AND 
                   COKE.

       (a) In General.--Section 2404 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``petroleum or natural gas'' and inserting ``a defined fuel 
     source'';
       (B) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``petroleum market conditions or natural 
     gas market conditions, as the case may be,'' and inserting 
     ``market conditions for the defined fuel source''; and
       (ii) by striking ``acquisition of petroleum or acquisition 
     of natural gas, respectively,'' and inserting ``acquisition 
     of that defined fuel source''; and
       (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``petroleum or natural 
     gas, as the case may be,'' and inserting ``that defined fuel 
     source'';
       (3) in subsection (b), by striking ``petroleum or natural 
     gas'' in the second sentence and inserting ``a defined fuel 
     source'';
       (4) in subsection (c), by striking ``petroleum'' and all 
     that follows through the period and inserting ``a defined 
     fuel source or services related to a defined fuel source by 
     exchange of a defined fuel source or services related to a 
     defined fuel source.'';
       (5) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking ``petroleum or natural gas'' in the first 
     sentence and inserting ``a defined fuel source''; and
       (B) by striking ``petroleum'' in the second sentence and 
     all that follows through the period and inserting ``a defined 
     fuel source or services related to a defined fuel source.''; 
     and
       (6) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Defined Fuel Sources.--In this section, the term 
     `defined fuel source' means any of the following:
       ``(1) Petroleum.
       ``(2) Natural gas.
       ``(3) Coal.
       ``(4) Coke.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2404. Acquisition of certain fuel sources: authority 
       to waive contract procedures; acquisition by exchange; 
       sales authority''.

       (2) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 141 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``2404. Acquisition of certain fuel sources: authority to waive 
              contract procedures; acquisition by exchange; sales 
              authority.''.

     SEC. 802. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ISSUE SOLICITATIONS FOR 
                   PURCHASES OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS IN EXCESS OF 
                   SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD.

       Section 4202(e) of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (divisions 
     D and E of Public Law 104-106; 10 U.S.C. 2304 note) is 
     amended by striking ``three years after the date on which 
     such amendments take effect pursuant to section 4401(b)'' and 
     inserting ``January 1, 2002''.

     SEC. 803. EXPANSION OF APPLICABILITY OF REQUIREMENT TO MAKE 
                   CERTAIN PROCUREMENTS FROM SMALL ARMS PRODUCTION 
                   INDUSTRIAL BASE.

       Section 2473(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(6) M2 machine gun.
       ``(7) M60 machine gun.''.

     SEC. 804. REPEAL OF TERMINATION OF PROVISION OF CREDIT 
                   TOWARDS SUBCONTRACTING GOALS FOR PURCHASES 
                   BENEFITING SEVERELY HANDICAPPED PERSONS.

       Section 2410d(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     repealed.

     SEC. 805. EXTENSION OF TEST PROGRAM FOR NEGOTIATION OF 
                   COMPREHENSIVE SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING 
                   PLANS.

       Subsection (e) of section 834 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 
     101-189; 15 U.S.C. 637 note) is amended by striking ``2000.'' 
     and inserting ``2003''.

     SEC. 806. FACILITATION OF NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM.

       (a) Authorization of Waiver of Requirement for Completion 
     of Initial OT&E Before Production Begins.--Notwithstanding 
     section 2399(a) of title 10, United States Code, the 
     Secretary of Defense may make a determination to proceed with 
     production of a national missile defense system without 
     regard to whether initial operational testing and evaluation 
     of the system has been completed.
       (b) Requirement for Completion of Initial OT&E.--If the 
     Secretary makes such a determination as provided by 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that such a 
     national missile defense system successfully completes an 
     adequate operational test and evaluation as soon as 
     practicable following that determination and before the 
     operational deployment of such system.
       (c) Notification to Congressional Committees.--The 
     Secretary shall promptly notify the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the House of Representatives, in writing, upon making a 
     determination that production of a national missile defense 
     system may be carried out before initial operational testing 
     and evaluation of that system has been completed, as 
     authorized by subsection (a).

     SEC. 807. OPTIONS FOR ACCELERATED ACQUISITION OF PRECISION 
                   MUNITIONS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Current inventories of many precision munitions of the 
     United States do not meet the requirements of the Department 
     of Defense for two Major Theater Wars, and with respect to 
     some precision munitions, such requirements will not be met 
     even after planned acquisitions are made.
       (2) Production lines for certain critical precision 
     munitions have been shut down, and the start-up production of 
     replacement precision munitions leaves a critical gap in 
     acquisition of follow-on precision munitions.
       (3) Shortages of conventional air-launched cruise missiles 
     and Tomahawk missiles during Operation Allied Force indicate 
     the critical need to maintain robust inventories of precision 
     munitions.
       (b) Reports.--(1) Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
     the requirements of the Department of Defense for quantities 
     of precision munitions for two Major Theater Wars, and when 
     such requirements will be met for each precision munition.
       (2) Not later than March 15, 2000, the Secretary shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report on--
       (A) the options recommended by the teams formed under 
     subsection (c) for acceleration of acquisition of precision 
     munitions; and
       (B) a plan for implementing such options.
       (c) Recommendations for Options.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall form teams of experts from industry and the military 
     departments to recommend to the Secretary options for 
     accelerating the acquisition of precision munitions in order 
     that, with respect to any such munition for which the 
     requirements of the Department of Defense for two Major 
     Theater Wars are not expected to be met by October 1, 2002, 
     such requirements may be met for such munitions by such date.

     SEC. 808. PROGRAM TO INCREASE OPPORTUNITY FOR SMALL BUSINESS 
                   INNOVATION IN DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.

       (a) Requirement to Implement Program.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall implement a program to provide for increased 
     opportunity for small-business concerns to provide innovative 
     technology for acquisition programs of the Department of 
     Defense.
       (b) Elements of Program.--The program required by 
     subsection (a) shall consist of the following elements:
       (1) The Secretary shall establish procedures through which 
     small-business concerns may submit challenge proposals to 
     existing components of acquisition programs of the Department 
     of Defense which shall be designed to encourage small-
     business concerns to recommend cost-saving and innovative 
     ideas to acquisition program managers.
       (2) The Secretary shall establish a challenge proposal 
     review board, the purpose of which shall be to review and 
     make recommendations on the merit and viability of the 
     challenge proposals submitted under paragraph (1). The 
     Secretary shall ensure that such recommendations receive 
     active consideration for incorporation into applicable 
     acquisition programs of the Department of Defense at the 
     appropriate point in the acquisition cycle.
       (c) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall report to 
     Congress annually on the implementation of this section and 
     the progress of providing increased opportunity for small-
     business concerns to provide innovative technology for 
     acquisition programs of the Department of Defense.
       (d) Small-Business Concern Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``small-business concern'' has the same meaning as the 
     meaning of such term as used in the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 631 et seq.).

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     SEC. 809. COMPLIANCE WITH BUY AMERICAN ACT.

       (a) Compliance with Buy American Act.--No funds authorized 
     by this Act may be expended by an entity of the Department of 
     Defense 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 Regarding Purchase of American-Made 
     Equipment and Products.--It is the sense of Congress that any 
     entity of the Department of Defense, in expending funds 
     authorized by this Act for the purchase of equipment or 
     products, should purchase only American-made equipment and 
     products.
       (c) Debarment of Persons Convicted of Fraudulent Use of 
     ``Made in America'' Labels.--If the Secretary of Defense 
     determines that a person has been convicted of intentionally 
     affixing a label bearing a ``Made in America'' inscription, 
     or another 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 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.
      TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

     SEC. 901. LIMITATION ON AMOUNT AVAILABLE FOR CONTRACTED 
                   ADVISORY AND ASSISTANCE SERVICES.

       (a) Reduction.--From amounts appropriated for the 
     Department of Defense for fiscal year 2000, the total amount 
     obligated for contracted advisory and assistance services may 
     not exceed the amount equal to the sum of the amounts 
     specified in the President's budget for fiscal year 2000 for 
     those services for components of the Department of Defense 
     reduced by $100,000,000.
       (b) Limitation Pending Receipt of Required Report.--Not 
     more than 90 percent of the amount available to the 
     Department of Defense for fiscal year 2000 for contracted 
     advisory and assistance services (taking into account the 
     limitation under subsection (a)) may be obligated until the 
     Secretary of Defense submits to Congress the first annual 
     report under section 2212(c) of title 10, United States Code.

     SEC. 902. RESPONSIBILITY FOR LOGISTICS AND SUSTAINMENT 
                   FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
     Technology.--(1) The position of Under Secretary of Defense 
     for Acquisition and Technology in the Department of Defense 
     is hereby redesignated as the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. Any reference in any 
     law, regulation, document, or other record of the United 
     States to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
     Technology shall be treated as referring to the Under 
     Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and 
     Logistics.
       (2) Section 133 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) in subsections (a), (b), and (e)(1), by striking 
     ``Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology'' 
     and inserting ``Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
     Technology, and Logistics''; and
       (B) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking ``logistics,'' in paragraph (2);
       (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (4) and (5), respectively; and
       (iii) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph (3):
       ``(3) establishing policies for logistics, maintenance, and 
     sustainment support for all elements of the Department of 
     Defense;''.
       (b) New Deputy Under Secretary for Logistics and Materiel 
     Readiness.--(1) Chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after section 133a the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 133b. Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Logistics 
       and Materiel Readiness

       ``(a) There is a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Logistics and Materiel Readiness, appointed from civilian 
     life by the President by and with the advice and consent of 
     the Senate. The Deputy Under Secretary shall be appointed 
     from among persons with an extensive background in the 
     sustainment of major weapon systems and combat support 
     equipment.
       ``(b) The Deputy Under Secretary is the principal adviser 
     to the Secretary and the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics on logistics and 
     materiel readiness in the Department of Defense and is the 
     principal logistics official within the senior management of 
     the Department of Defense.
       ``(c) The Deputy Under Secretary shall perform such duties 
     relating to logistics and materiel readiness as the Under 
     Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and 
     Logistics may assign, including--
       ``(1) prescribing, by authority of the Secretary of 
     Defense, policies and procedures for the conduct of 
     logistics, maintenance, materiel readiness, and sustainment 
     support in the Department of Defense;
       ``(2) advising and assisting the Secretary of Defense, the 
     Deputy Secretary of Defense, and the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition and Technology, and providing 
     guidance to and consulting with the Secretaries of the 
     military departments, with respect to logistics, maintenance, 
     materiel readiness, and sustainment support in the Department 
     of Defense; and
       ``(3) monitoring and reviewing all logistics, maintenance, 
     materiel readiness, and sustainment support programs in the 
     Department of Defense.''.
       (2) Section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after the paragraph relating to the Deputy Under 
     Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Logistics and 
     Materiel Readiness.''.
       (c) Revisions to Law Providing for Deputy Under Secretary 
     for Acquisition and Technology.--Section 133a(b) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``his duties'' in the first sentence and 
     inserting ``the Under Secretary's duties relating to 
     acquisition and technology''; and
       (2) by striking the second sentence.
       (d) Conforming Amendments to Chapter 4.-- Chapter 4 of such 
     title is further amended as follows:
       (1) Sections 131(b)(2), 134(c), 137(b), and 139(b) are 
     amended by striking ``Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition and Technology'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
     Technology, and Logistics''.
       (2) The heading of section 133 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 133. Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
       Technology, and Logistics''.

       (3) The table of sections at the beginning of the chapter 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking the item relating to section 133 and 
     inserting the following:

``133. Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and 
              Logistics.'';
     and
       (B) by inserting after the item relating to section 133a 
     the following new item:

``133b. Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel 
              Readiness.''.
       (e) Additional Conforming Amendments.--Section 5313 of 
     title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``Under 
     Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology'' and 
     inserting ``Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
     Technology, and Logistics''.

     SEC. 903. MANAGEMENT HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS SUPPORT 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Revision to Defense Directive Relating to Management 
     Headquarters and Headquarters Support Activities.--Not later 
     than October 1, 2000, 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.
       (b) Technical Amendments to Update Limitation on OSD 
     Personnel.--Effective October 1, 1999, section 143 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``Effective October 1, 1999, the'' and 
     inserting ``The''; and
       (B) by striking ``75 percent of the baseline number'' and 
     inserting ``3,767''.
       (2) by striking subsections (b), (c), and (f); and
       (3) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
     (b) and (c), respectively.

     SEC. 904. 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 2000 so that the total number of 
     such personnel as of October 1, 2000, is less than the total 
     number of such personnel as of October 1, 1999, by at least 
     25,000.
       (b) 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. 905. CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF CHINESE MILITARY AFFAIRS.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) The strategic relationship between the United States 
     and the People's Republic of China will be very important for 
     future peace and security, not only in the Asia-Pacific 
     region but around the world.
       (2) The United States does not view China as an enemy, nor 
     consider that the coming century necessarily will see a new 
     great power competition between the two nations.

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       (3) The end of the cold war has eliminated what had been 
     the one fundamental common strategic interest of the United 
     States and China, that of containing the Soviet Union.
       (4) The sustained economic rise, stated geopolitical 
     ambitions, and increasingly confrontational actions of China 
     cast doubt on whether the United States will be able to form 
     a satisfactory strategic partnership with the People's 
     Republic of China and will pose challenges that will require 
     careful management in order to preserve peace and protect the 
     national security interests of the United States.
       (5) The ability of the Department of Defense, and the 
     United States Government more generally, to develop sound 
     security and military strategies is hampered by a limited 
     understanding of Chinese strategic goals and military 
     capabilities. The low priority accorded the study of Chinese 
     strategic and military affairs within the Government and 
     within the academic community has contributed to this limited 
     understanding.
       (6) There is a need for a United States national institute 
     for research and assessment of political, strategic, and 
     military affairs in the People's Republic of China. Such an 
     institute should be capable of providing analysis for the 
     purpose of shaping United States military strategy and policy 
     with regard to China and should be readily accessible to 
     senior leaders within the Department of Defense, but should 
     maintain academic and intellectual independence so that that 
     analysis is not first shaped by policy.
       (b) Establishment of Center for the Study of Chinese 
     Military Affairs.--(1) Chapter 108 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 2166. National Defense University: Center for the 
       Study of Chinese Military Affairs

       ``(a) Establishment.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish a Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs 
     (hereinafter in this section referred to as the `Center') as 
     part of the National Defense University. The Center shall be 
     organized as an independent institute under the University.
       ``(2) The Director of the Center shall be appointed by the 
     Secretary of Defense. The Secretary shall appoint as the 
     Director an individual who is a distinguished scholar of 
     proven academic, management, and leadership credentials with 
     a superior record of achievement and publication regarding 
     Chinese political, strategic, and military affairs.
       ``(b) Mission.--The mission of the Center is to study the 
     national goals and strategic posture of the People's Republic 
     of China and the ability of that nation to develop, field, 
     and deploy an effective military instrument in support of its 
     national strategic objectives.
       ``(c) Areas of Study.--The Center shall conduct research 
     relating to the People's Republic of China as follows:
       ``(1) To assess the potential of that nation to act as a 
     global great power, the Center shall conduct research that 
     considers the policies and capabilities of that nation in a 
     regional and world-wide context, including Central Asia, 
     Southwest Asia, Europe, and Latin America, as well as the 
     Asia-Pacific region.
       ``(2) To provide a fuller assessment of the areas of study 
     referred to in paragraph (1), the Center shall conduct 
     research on--
       ``(A) economic trends relative to strategic goals and 
     military capabilities;
       ``(B) strengths and weaknesses in the scientific and 
     technological sector; and
       ``(C) relevant demographic and human resource factors on 
     progress in the military sphere.
       ``(3) The Center shall conduct research on the armed forces 
     of the People's Republic of China, taking into account the 
     character of those armed forces and their role in Chinese 
     society and economy, the degree of their technological 
     sophistication, and their organizational and doctrinal 
     concepts. That research shall include inquiry into the 
     following matters:
       ``(A) Concepts concerning national interests, objectives, 
     and strategic culture.
       ``(B) Grand strategy, military strategy, military 
     operations, and tactics.
       ``(C) Doctrinal concepts at each of the four levels 
     specified in subparagraph (B).
       ``(D) The impact of doctrine on China's force structure 
     choices.
       ``(E) The interaction of doctrine and force structure at 
     each level to create an integrated system of military 
     capabilities through procurement, officer education, 
     training, and practice and other similar factors.
       ``(d) Faculty of the Center.--(1) The core faculty of the 
     Center should comprise scholars capable of providing diverse 
     perspectives on Chinese political, strategic, and military 
     thought. Center scholars shall demonstrate the following 
     competencies and capabilities:
       ``(A) Analysis of national strategy, military strategy, and 
     doctrine.
       ``(B) Analysis of force structure and military 
     capabilities.
       ``(C) Analysis of--
       ``(i) issues relating to weapons of mass destruction, 
     military intelligence, defense economics, trade, and 
     international economics; and
       ``(ii) the relationship between those issues and grand 
     strategy, science and technology, the sociology of human 
     resources and demography, and political science.
       ``(2) A substantial number of Center scholars shall be 
     competent in the Chinese language. The Center shall include a 
     core of junior scholars capable of providing linguistics and 
     translation support to the Center.
       ``(e) Activities of the Center.--The activities of the 
     Center shall include other elements appropriate to its 
     mission, including the following:
       ``(1) The Center should include an active conference 
     program with an international reach.
       ``(2) The Center should conduct an international 
     competition for a Visiting Fellowship in Chinese Military 
     Affairs and Chinese Security Issues. The term of the 
     fellowship should be for one year, renewable for a second.
       ``(3) The Center shall provide funds to support at least 
     one trip per analyst per year to China and the region and to 
     support visits of Chinese military leaders to the Center.
       ``(4) The Center shall support well defined, distinguished, 
     signature publications.
       ``(5) Center scholars shall have appropriate access to 
     intelligence community assessments of Chinese military 
     affairs.
       ``(f) Studies and Reports.--The Director may contract for 
     studies and reports from the private sector to supplement the 
     work of the Center.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``2166. National Defense University: Center for the Study of Chinese 
              Military Affairs.''.
       (c) Implementation Report.--Not later than January 1, 2000, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
     stating the timetable and organizational plan for 
     establishing the Center for the Study of Chinese Military 
     Affairs under section 2166 of title 10, United States Code, 
     as added by subsection (b).
       (d) Startup of Center.--The Secretary shall establish the 
     Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs under 
     section 2166 of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
     subsection (b), not later than March 1, 2000, and shall 
     appoint the first Director of the Center not later than June 
     1, 2000.

     SEC. 906. RESPONSIBILITY WITHIN OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF 
                   DEFENSE FOR MONITORING OPTEMPO AND PERSTEMPO.

       Section 136 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
     Readiness is responsible, subject to the authority, 
     direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense, for the 
     monitoring of the operations tempo and personnel tempo of the 
     armed forces. The Under Secretary shall establish, to the 
     extent practicable, uniform standards within the Department 
     of Defense for terminology and policies relating to 
     deployment of units and personnel away from their assigned 
     duty stations (including the length of time units or 
     personnel may be away for such a deployment) and shall 
     establish uniform reporting systems for tracking 
     deployments.''.

     SEC. 907. REPORT ON MILITARY SPACE ISSUES.

       (a) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on 
     United States military space policy. The report shall address 
     current and projected United States efforts to fully exploit 
     space in preparation for possible conflicts in 2010 and 
     beyond. The report shall specifically address the following:
       (1) The general organization of the Department of Defense 
     for addressing space issues, the functions of the various 
     Department of Defense and military agencies, components, and 
     elements with responsibility for military space issues, the 
     practical effect of creating a new military service with 
     responsibility for military operations in space, and the 
     advisability of establishing an Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense for Space.
       (2) The manner in which current national military space 
     policy is incorporated into overall United States national 
     space policy.
       (3) The manner in which the Department of Defense is 
     organized to develop doctrine for the military use of space.
       (4) The manner in which military space issues are addressed 
     by professional military education institutions, to include a 
     listing of specific courses offered at those institutions 
     that focuses on military space policy.
       (5) The manner in which space control issues are 
     incorporated into current and planned experiments and 
     exercises.
       (6) The manner in which military space assets are being 
     fully exploited to provide support for United States 
     contingency operations.
       (7) United States policy toward the use of commercial 
     launch vehicles and facilities for the launch of military 
     assets.
       (8) The current interagency coordination process regarding 
     the operation of military space assets, including 
     identification of interoperability and communications issues.
       (9) Policies and procedures for sharing missile launch 
     early warning data with United States allies and friendly 
     countries.
       (10) Issues regarding the capability to detect threats to 
     United States space assets.
       (11) The manner in which the presence of space debris is 
     expected to affect United States military space launch policy 
     and the future design of military spacecraft.
       (12) Whether military space programs should be funded 
     separately from other service programs and whether the Global 
     Positioning System should be funded through a Defense-wide 
     appropriation account.
       (b) Classification and Deadline for Report.--The report 
     required by subsection (a)

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     shall be prepared in both classified and unclassified form 
     and shall be submitted not later than March 1, 2000.

     SEC. 908. EMPLOYMENT AND COMPENSATION OF CIVILIAN FACULTY 
                   MEMBERS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AFRICAN CENTER 
                   FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES.

       (a) Faculty.--Subsection (c) of section 1595 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(6) The African Center for Strategic Studies.''.
       (b) Director and Deputy Director.--Subsection (e) of such 
     section is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) The African Center for Strategic Studies.''.

     SEC. 909. ADDITIONAL MATTERS FOR ANNUAL REPORT ON JOINT 
                   WARFIGHTING EXPERIMENTATION.

       Section 485(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(5) With respect to interoperability of equipment and 
     forces, any recommendations that the commander considers 
     appropriate, developed on the basis of joint warfighting 
     experimentation, for reducing unnecessary redundancy of 
     equipment and forces, including guidance regarding the 
     synchronization of the fielding of advanced technologies 
     among the armed forces to enable the development and 
     execution of joint operational concepts.
       ``(6) Recommendations for mission needs statements and 
     operational requirements related to the joint experimentation 
     and evaluation process.
       ``(7) Recommendations based on the results of joint 
     experimentation for the relative priorities for acquisition 
     programs to meet joint requirements.''.

     SEC. 910. DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY SECURITY ENHANCEMENT.

       (a) Reorganization of Technology Security Functions of 
     Department of Defense.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish the Technology Security Directorate of the Defense 
     Threat Reduction Agency as a separate Defense Agency named 
     the Defense Technology Security Agency. The Agency shall be 
     under the authority, direction, and control of the Under 
     Secretary of Defense for Policy.
       (b) Director.--The Director of the Defense Technology 
     Security Agency shall also serve as Deputy Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Technology Security Policy.
       (c) Functions.--The Director shall advise the Secretary of 
     Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense, through the 
     Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, on policy issues 
     related to the transfer of strategically sensitive 
     technology, including the following:
       (1) Strategic trade.
       (2) Defense cooperative programs.
       (3) Science and technology agreements and exchanges.
       (4) Export of munitions items.
       (5) International Memorandums of Understanding.
       (6) Industrial base and competitiveness concerns.
       (7) Foreign acquisitions.
                      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 2000 
     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 on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives to accompany its report on the bill H.R. 1401 
     of the One Hundred Sixth 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 MILITARY 
                   PERSONNEL APPROPRIATIONS.

       There is authorized to be appropriated the amount of 
     $1,838,426,000 appropriated to the Department of Defense for 
     military personnel accounts in section 2012 of the 1999 
     Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act.

     SEC. 1004. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR TWO-YEAR BUDGET CYCLE 
                   FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       Section 1405 of the Department of Defense Authorization 
     Act, 1986 (31 U.S.C. 1105 note), is repealed.

     SEC. 1005. CONSOLIDATION OF VARIOUS DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 
                   TRUST AND GIFT FUNDS.

       (a) Consolidation of Naval Academy General Gift Fund and 
     Museum Fund.--(1) Subsection (a) of section 6973 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a)(1) The Secretary of the Navy may accept, hold, 
     administer, and spend gifts and bequests of personal 
     property, and loans of personal property other than money, 
     made on the condition that the personal property be used for 
     the benefit of, or in connection with, the Naval Academy or 
     the Naval Academy Museum, its collection, or its services.
       ``(2) Gifts or bequests of money, and the proceeds from the 
     sales of property received as a gift or bequest, shall be 
     deposited in the Treasury in the fund called `United States 
     Naval Academy Gift and Museum Fund'. The Secretary may 
     disburse funds deposited under this paragraph for the benefit 
     or use of the Naval Academy or the Naval Academy Museum 
     subject to the terms of the gift or bequest.''.
       (2) Subsection (c) of such section is amended by striking 
     ``United States Naval Academy general gift fund'' both places 
     it appears and inserting ``United States Naval Academy Gift 
     and Museum Fund''.
       (3) Such section is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(d) The Secretary shall develop written guidelines to be 
     used in determining whether the acceptance of money, personal 
     property, or loans of personal property under subsection (a) 
     would--
       ``(1) reflect unfavorably upon the ability of the 
     Department of the Navy to carry out its responsibilities in a 
     fair and objective manner;
       ``(2) reflect unfavorably upon the ability of any employee 
     of the Department of the Navy to carry out the employee's 
     official duties in a fair and objective manner; or
       ``(3) compromise the integrity, or the appearance of the 
     integrity, of Navy programs or any employee involved in such 
     programs.''.
       (b) Repeal of Naval Academy Museum Fund.--Section 6974 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is repealed.
       (c) Repeal of Naval Historical Center Fund.--Section 7222 
     of such title is repealed.
       (d) Transfer of Funds.--The Secretary of the Navy shall 
     transfer--
       (1) all funds in the United States Naval Academy Museum 
     Fund as of the date of the enactment of this Act to the 
     United States Naval Academy Gift and Museum Fund established 
     by section 6973(a) of title 10, United States Code, as 
     amended by subsection (a); and
       (2) all funds in the Naval Historical Center Fund as of the 
     date of the enactment of this Act to the Department of the 
     Navy General Gift Fund established by section 2601(b)(2) of 
     such title.
       (e) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 603 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 6974.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 631 
     of such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 7222.

     SEC. 1006. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS REQUEST FOR OPERATIONS 
                   IN YUGOSLAVIA.

       If the President determines that it is in the national 
     security interest of the United States to conduct combat or 
     peacekeeping operations in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 
     during fiscal year 2000, the President shall transmit to the 
     Congress a supplemental appropriations request for the 
     Department of Defense for such amounts as are necessary for 
     the costs of any such operation.
                Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

     SEC. 1011. REVISION TO CONGRESSIONAL NOTICE-AND-WAIT PERIOD 
                   REQUIRED BEFORE TRANSFER OF A VESSEL STRICKEN 
                   FROM THE NAVAL VESSEL REGISTER.

       Section 7306(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(d) Congressional Notice-and-Wait Period.--(1) A transfer 
     under this section may not take effect until--
       ``(A) the Secretary submits to Congress notice of the 
     proposed transfer; and
       ``(B) 30 days of session of Congress have expired following 
     the date on which the notice is sent to Congress.
       ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1)(B)--

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       ``(A) the period of a session of Congress is broken only by 
     an adjournment of Congress sine die at the end of the final 
     session of a Congress; and
       ``(B) 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, or because of an adjournment sine die at the end 
     of the first session of a Congress, shall be excluded in the 
     computation of such 30-day period.''.

     SEC. 1012. AUTHORITY TO CONSENT TO RETRANSFER OF FORMER NAVAL 
                   VESSEL.

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the President 
     may consent to the retransfer by the Government of Greece of 
     HS Rodos (ex-USS BOWMAN COUNTY (LST 391)) to the USS LST Ship 
     Memorial, Inc., a not-for-profit organization operating under 
     the laws of the State of Pennsylvania.
       (b) Conditions for Consent.--The President should not 
     exercise the authority under subsection (a) unless the USS 
     LST Memorial, Inc. agrees--
       (1) to use the vessel for public, nonprofit, museum-related 
     purposes; and
       (2) to comply with applicable law with respect to the 
     vessel, including those requirements related to facilitating 
     monitoring by the United States of, and mitigating potential 
     environmental hazards associated with, aging vessels, and has 
     a demonstrated financial capability to so comply.

     SEC. 1013. REPORT ON NAVAL VESSEL FORCE STRUCTURE 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Requirement.--Not later than February, 1, 2000, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
     Service of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the House of Representatives a report on naval vessel force 
     structure requirements.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.-- The report shall provide--
       (1) a statement of the naval vessel force structure 
     required to carry out the National Military Strategy, 
     including that structure required to meet joint and combined 
     warfighting requirements and missions relating to crisis 
     response, overseas presence, and support to contingency 
     operations; and
       (2) a statement of the naval vessel force structure that is 
     supported and funded in the President's budget for fiscal 
     year 2001 and in the current future-years defense program.

     SEC. 1014. AUXILIARY VESSELS ACQUISITION PROGRAM FOR THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Program Authorization.--(1) Chapter 631 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 7233. Auxiliary vessels: extended lease authority

       ``(a) Authorized Contracts.--After September 30, 1999, the 
     Secretary of the Navy, subject to subsection (b), may enter 
     into contracts with private United States shipyards for the 
     construction of new surface vessels to be long-term leased by 
     the United States from the shipyard or other private person 
     for any of the following:
       ``(1) The combat logistics force of the Navy.
       ``(2) The strategic sealift force 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 subsection (a) with 
     respect to a specific vessel only if the Secretary is 
     specifically authorized by law to enter into such a contract 
     with respect to that vessel.
       ``(c) Funds for Contract Payments.--The Secretary may make 
     payments for contracts entered into under subsection (a) and 
     under subsection (g) using funds available for obligation 
     from operation and maintenance accounts during the fiscal 
     year for which the payments are required to be made. Any such 
     contract shall provide that the United States is not required 
     to make a payment under the contract (other than a 
     termination payment, if required) before October 1, 2001.
       ``(d) Term of Contract.--In this section, the term `long-
     term lease' means a lease, bareboat charter, 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 
     subsection (a) may include 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 equal 
     to the lesser of (1) the unamortized portion of the cost of 
     the vessel plus amounts incurred in connection with the 
     termination of the financing arrangements associated with the 
     vessel, or (2) the fair market value of the vessel.
       ``(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 Operation.--(1) The Secretary shall operate a 
     vessel held by the Secretary under a long-term lease under 
     this section through a contract with a United States 
     domiciled corporation with experience in the operation of 
     vessels for the United States. Any such contract shall be for 
     a term as determined by the Secretary.
       ``(2) The Secretary may provide a crew for any such vessel 
     using civil service mariners only after an evaluation and 
     competition taking into account--
       ``(A) the fully burdened cost of a civil service crew over 
     the expected useful life of the vessel;
       ``(B) the effect on the private sector manpower pool; and
       ``(C) the operational requirements of the Department of the 
     Navy.
       ``(h) 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.
       ``(i) 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.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``7233. Auxiliary vessels: extended lease authority.''.
       (b) Definition of Department of Defense Sealift Vessel.--
     Section 2218(k)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``that is--'' in the matter preceding 
     subparagraph (A) and inserting ``that is any of the 
     following:'';
       (2) by striking ``a'' at the beginning of subparagraphs 
     (A), (B), and (E) and inserting ``A'';
       (3) by striking ``an'' at the beginning of subparagraphs 
     (C) and (D) and inserting ``An'';
       (4) by striking the semicolon at the end of subparagraphs 
     (A), (B), and (C) and inserting a period;
       (5) by striking ``; or'' at the end of subparagraph (D) and 
     inserting a period; and
       (6) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(F) A large medium-speed roll-on/roll-off ship.
       ``(G) A combat logistics force ship.
       ``(H) Any other auxiliary support vessel.''.

     SEC. 1015. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ADVANCE PAYMENTS FOR THE 
                   NATIONAL DEFENSE FEATURES PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 2218 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (l); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (j) the following new 
     subsection (k):
       ``(k)(1) The Secretary of Defense, after making a 
     determination of economic soundness for any proposed offer, 
     may provide advance payments to a contractor by lump sum or 
     annual payments (or a combination thereof) for the following 
     costs associated with inclusion or incorporation of defense 
     features in a commercial vessel:
       ``(A) Costs to build, procure, and install the defense 
     features in the vessel.
       ``(B) Costs to periodically maintain and test the defense 
     features on the vessel.
       ``(C) Any increased costs of operation or any loss of 
     revenue attributable to the inclusion or incorporation of the 
     defense feature on the vessel.
       ``(D) Any additional costs associated with the terms and 
     conditions of the contract to install and incorporate defense 
     features.
       ``(2) For any contract under which the United States 
     provides advance payments under paragraph (1) for the costs 
     associated with incorporation or inclusion of defense 
     features in a commercial vessel, the contractor shall provide 
     to the United States such security interests, which may 
     include a preferred mortgage under section 31322 of title 46, 
     on the vessel as the Secretary may prescribe to project the 
     interests of the United States relating to all costs 
     associated with incorporation or inclusion of defense 
     features in such vessel or vessels.
       ``(3) The functions of the Secretary under this subsection 
     may not be delegated to an officer or employee in a position 
     below the head of the procuring activity, as defined in 
     section 2304(f)(6)(A) of this title.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (j) of section 2218 of 
     title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 
     shall apply to contracts entered into after September 30, 
     1999.
        Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Counter Drug Activities

     SEC. 1021. SUPPORT FOR DETECTION AND MONITORING ACTIVITIES IN 
                   THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN.

       (a) Operation Caper Focus.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 301(20) for drug interdiction and 
     counter-drug activities, $6,000,000 shall be available for 
     the purpose of conducting the counter-drug operation known as 
     Caper Focus, which targets the maritime movement of cocaine 
     on vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

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       (b) Funds for Conversion of Wide Aperture Radar Facility to 
     Operational Status.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated by such section, $17,500,000 shall be available 
     for the purpose of--
       (1) converting the Over-The-Horizon Radar facility known as 
     the Wide Aperture Radar Facility in southern California from 
     a research to operational status; and
       (2) using the facility on a full-time basis to detect and 
     track both air and maritime drug traffic in the eastern 
     Pacific Ocean and to monitor the international border in the 
     southwestern United States.
       (c) Contribution of Assets.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     shall make available for use at the Wide Aperture Radar 
     Facility described in subsection (b) two OTH-B Continental 
     100 KW transmitters and necessary spare parts to ensure the 
     conversion of the facility to operational status.
       (d) Test Against Go-Fast Boats.--As part of the conversion 
     of the Wide Aperture Radar Facility described in subsection 
     (b) to operational status, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     evaluate the ability of the facility to detect and track the 
     high-speed maritime vessels typically used in the 
     transportation of illegal drugs by water.
       (e) Progress Report.--Not later than April 15, 2000, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to Congress 
     evaluating the effectiveness of the Wide Aperture Radar 
     Facility described in subsection (b) in counter-drug 
     detection monitoring and border surveillance.

     SEC. 1022. CONDITION ON DEVELOPMENT OF FORWARD OPERATING 
                   LOCATIONS FOR UNITED STATES SOUTHERN COMMAND 
                   COUNTER-DRUG DETECTION AND MONITORING FLIGHTS.

       None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
     to the Department of Defense for any fiscal year may be 
     obligated or expended for the purpose of improving the 
     physical infrastructure at any proposed forward operating 
     location outside the United States from which the United 
     States Southern Command may conduct counter-drug detection 
     and monitoring flights until a formal agreement regarding the 
     extent and use of, and host nation support for, the forward 
     operating location is executed by both the host nation and 
     the United States.

     SEC. 1023. UNITED STATES MILITARY ACTIVITIES IN COLOMBIA.

       Section 1033(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 U.S.C. 1881) is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5) and, in 
     such paragraph, by striking ``National Security'' and 
     inserting ``Armed Services''; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) Not later than January 1 of each year, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the congressional committees a report 
     detailing the number of United States military personnel 
     deployed or otherwise assigned to duty in Colombia at any 
     time during the preceding year, the length and purpose of the 
     deployment or assignment, and the costs and force protection 
     risks associated with such deployments and assignments.''.

     SEC. 1024. ASSIGNMENT OF MEMBERS 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.--Upon submission of a request 
     consistent with subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense may 
     assign members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps 
     to assist--
       ``(1) the Immigration and Naturalization Service in 
     preventing the entry of terrorists and drug traffickers 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 to prevent the entry of weapons of mass 
     destruction, components of weapons of mass destruction, 
     prohibited narcotics or drugs, or other terrorist or drug 
     trafficking items.
       ``(b) Request for Assignment.--The assignment of members 
     under subsection (a) may occur only if--
       ``(1) the assignment is at the request of the Attorney 
     General, in the case of an assignment to the Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, or the Secretary of the Treasury, in 
     the case of an assignment to the United States Customs 
     Service; and
       ``(2) the request of the Attorney General or the Secretary 
     of the Treasury (as the case may be) is accompanied by a 
     certification by the President that the assignment of members 
     pursuant to the request is necessary to respond to a threat 
     to national security posed by the entry into the United 
     States of terrorists or drug traffickers.
       ``(c) Training Program.--If the assignment of members is 
     requested under subsection (b), 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 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 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 assigned under subsection 
     (a).
       ``(g) Termination of Authority.--No assignment may be made 
     or continued under subsection (a) after September 30, 
     2002.''.
       (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.''.
                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

     SEC. 1031. IDENTIFICATION IN BUDGET MATERIALS OF AMOUNTS FOR 
                   DECLASSIFICATION ACTIVITIES AND LIMITATION ON 
                   EXPENDITURES FOR SUCH ACTIVITIES.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 9 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 229. Amounts for declassification of records

       ``(a) Specific Identification in Budget.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall include 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) specific 
     identification, as a budgetary line item, of the amounts 
     required to carry out programmed activities during that 
     fiscal year to declassify records pursuant to Executive Order 
     12958 (50 U.S.C. 435 note), or any successor Executive order, 
     or to comply with any statutory requirement to declassify 
     Government records.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``229. Amounts for declassification of records.''.
       (b) Limitation on Expenditures.--The total amount expended 
     by the Department of Defense during fiscal year 2000 to carry 
     out activities to declassify records pursuant to Executive 
     Order 12958 (50 U.S.C. 435 note), or any successor Executive 
     order, or to comply with any statutory requirement to 
     declassify Government records may not exceed $20,000,000.

     SEC. 1032. NOTICE TO CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES OF COMPROMISE 
                   OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION WITHIN DEFENSE 
                   PROGRAMS OF THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall notify the 
     committees specified in subsection (c) of any information, 
     regardless of its origin, that the Secretary receives that 
     indicates that classified information relating to any defense 
     operation, system, or technology of the United States is 
     being, or may have been, disclosed in an unauthorized manner 
     to a foreign power or an agent of a foreign power.
       (b) Manner of Notification.--A notification under 
     subsection (a) shall be provided, in writing, not later than 
     30 days after the date of the initial receipt of such 
     information by the Department of Defense.
       (c) Specified Committees.--The committees referred to in 
     subsection (a) are the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Armed Service of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (d) Foreign Power.--For purposes of this section, the terms 
     ``foreign power'' and ``agent of a foreign power'' have the 
     meanings given those terms in section 101 of the Foreign 
     Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801).

     SEC. 1033. REVISION TO LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OR 
                   DISMANTLEMENT OF STRATEGIC NUCLEAR DELIVERY 
                   SYSTEMS.

       (a) Revised Limitation.--Subsections (a) and (b) of section 
     1302 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85) are amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Funding Limitation.--(1) Except as provided in 
     paragraph (2), funds available to the Department of Defense 
     may not be obligated or expended for retiring or dismantling, 
     or for preparing to retire or dismantle, any of the following 
     strategic nuclear delivery systems below the specified 
     levels:

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       ``(A) 76 B-52H bomber aircraft.
       ``(B) 18 Trident ballistic missile submarines.
       ``(C) 500 Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic 
     missiles.
       ``(D) 50 Peacekeeper intercontinental ballistic missiles.
       ``(2) The limitation in paragraph (1) shall cease to apply 
     upon a certification by the President to Congress of the 
     following:
       ``(A) That the effectiveness of the United States strategic 
     deterrent will not be decreased by reductions in strategic 
     nuclear delivery systems.
       ``(B) That the requirements of the Single Integrated 
     Operational Plan can be met with a reduced number of 
     strategic nuclear delivery systems.
       ``(C) That reducing the number of strategic nuclear 
     delivery systems will not, in the judgment of the President, 
     provide a disincentive for Russia to ratify the START II 
     treaty or serve to undermine future arms control 
     negotiations.
       ``(3) If the Presidents submits the certification described 
     in paragraph (2), then effective upon the submission of that 
     certification, funds available to the Department of Defense 
     may not be obligated or expended to maintain a United States 
     force structure of strategic nuclear delivery systems with a 
     total capacity in warheads that is less than 98 percent of 
     the 6,000 warhead limitation applicable to the United States 
     and in effect under the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.
       ``(b) Waiver Authority.--If the START II treaty enters into 
     force, the President may waive the application of the 
     limitation in effect under paragraph (1) or (3) of subsection 
     (a), as the case may be, to the extent that the President 
     determines such a waiver to be necessary in order to 
     implement the treaty.''.
       (b) Covered Systems.--(1) Subsection (e) of such section is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(e) Strategic Nuclear Delivery Systems Defined.--For 
     purposes of this section, the term `strategic nuclear 
     delivery systems' means the following:
       ``(1) B-52H bomber aircraft.
       ``(2) Trident ballistic missile submarines.
       ``(3) Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles.
       ``(4) Peacekeeper intercontinental ballistic missiles.''.
       (2) Subsection (c)(2) of such section is amended by 
     striking ``specified in subsection (a)''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``during the 
     strategic delivery systems retirement limitation period'' and 
     inserting ``during the fiscal year during which the START II 
     Treaty enters into force''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (g).

     SEC. 1034. ANNUAL REPORT BY CHAIRMAN OF JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF 
                   ON THE RISKS IN EXECUTING THE MISSIONS CALLED 
                   FOR UNDER THE NATIONAL MILITARY STRATEGY.

       Section 153 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Risks Under National Military Strategy.--(1) Not 
     later than January 1 each year, the Chairman shall submit to 
     the Secretary of Defense a report providing the Chairman's 
     assessment of the nature and magnitude of the strategic and 
     military risks associated with executing the missions called 
     for under the current National Military Strategy.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall forward the report received under 
     paragraph (1) in any year, with the Secretary's comments 
     thereon (if any), to Congress with the Secretary's next 
     transmission to Congress of the annual Department of Defense 
     budget justification materials in support of the Department 
     of Defense component of the budget of the President submitted 
     under section 1105 of title 31 for the next fiscal year. If 
     the Chairman's assessment in such report in any year is that 
     risk associated with executing the missions called for under 
     the National Military Strategy is significant, the Secretary 
     shall include with the report as submitted to Congress the 
     Secretary's plan for mitigating that risk.''.

     SEC. 1035. REQUIREMENT TO ADDRESS UNIT OPERATIONS TEMPO AND 
                   PERSONNEL TEMPO IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ANNUAL 
                   REPORT.

       (a) Reporting Requirements.--Chapter 23 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 486. Unit operations tempo and personnel tempo: annual 
       report

       ``(a) Inclusion in Annual Report.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall include in the annual report required by section 113(c) 
     of this title a description of the operations tempo and 
     personnel tempo of the armed forces.
       ``(b) Specific Reporting Requirements.--To satisfy 
     subsection (a), the report shall include the following:
       ``(1) A description of the methods by which each of the 
     armed forces measures operations tempo and personnel tempo.
       ``(2) A description of the personnel tempo policies of each 
     of the armed forces and any changes to these policies since 
     the preceding report.
       ``(3) A table depicting the active duty end strength for 
     each of the armed forces for each of the preceding five years 
     and also depicting the number of members of each of the armed 
     forces deployed over the same period, as determined by the 
     Secretary concerned.
       ``(4) An identification of the active and reserve component 
     units of the armed forces participating at the battalion, 
     squadron, or an equivalent level (or a higher level) in 
     contingency operations, major training events, and other 
     exercises and contingencies of such a scale that the 
     exercises and contingencies receive an official designation, 
     that were conducted during the period covered by the report 
     and the duration of their participation.
       ``(5) For each of the armed forces, the average number of 
     days a member of that armed force was deployed away from the 
     member's home station during the period covered by the report 
     as compared to recent previous years for which such 
     information is available.
       ``(6) For each of the armed forces, the number of days that 
     high demand, low density units (as defined by the Chairman of 
     the Joint Chiefs of Staff) were deployed during the period 
     covered by the report, and whether these units met the force 
     goals for limiting deployments, as described in the personnel 
     tempo policies applicable to that armed force.
       ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `operations tempo' means the rate at which 
     units of the armed forces are involved in all military 
     activities, including contingency operations, exercises, and 
     training deployments.
       ``(2) The term `personnel tempo' means the amount of time 
     members of the armed forces are engaged in their official 
     duties, including the rate at which members are required, as 
     a result of these duties, to spend nights away from home.
       ``(3) The term `armed forces' does not include the Coast 
     Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Department 
     of the Navy.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``486. Unit operations tempo and personnel tempo: annual report.''.

     SEC. 1036. PRESERVATION OF CERTAIN DEFENSE REPORTING 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 3003(a)(1) of the Federal Reports Elimination and 
     Sunset Act of 1995 (31 U.S.C. 1113 note) does not apply to 
     any report required to be submitted under any of the 
     following provisions of law:
       (1) The following sections of title 10, United States Code: 
     sections 113, 115a, 116, 139(f), 221, 226, 401(d), 667, 
     2011(e), 2391(c), 2431(a), 2432, 2457(d), 2537, 2662(b), 
     2706(b), 2861, 2902(g)(2), 4542(g)(2), 7424(b), 7425(b), 
     10541, 10542, and 12302(d).
       (2) Sections 301a(f) and 1008 of title 37, United States 
     Code.
       (3) Sections 11 and 14 of the Strategic and Critical 
     Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h-2, 98h-5).
       (4) Section 4(a) of Public Law 85-804 (50 U.S.C. 1434(a)).
       (5) Section 10(g) of the Military Selective Service Act (50 
     U.S.C. App. 460(g)).
       (6) Section 3134 of the National Defense Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Year 1991 (42 U.S.C. 7274c).
       (7) Section 822(b) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (42 U.S.C. 6687(b)).
       (8) Section 1097 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 2751 note).
       (9) Sections 208, 901(b)(2), and 1211 of the Merchant 
     Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1118, 1241(b)(2), 1291).
       (10) Section 12 of the Act of March 9, 1920 (popularly 
     known as the ``Suits in Admiralty Act'') (46 App. U.S.C. 
     752).

     SEC. 1037. TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Title 10, United States Code.--Title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 136(a) is amended by inserting ``advice and'' 
     after ``by and with the''.
       (2) Section 180(d) is amended by striking ``grade GS-18 of 
     the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5'' and 
     inserting ``Executive Schedule Level IV under section 5376 of 
     title 5''.
       (3) Section 192(d) is amended by striking ``the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection'' and inserting ``October 17, 
     1998''.
       (4) Section 374(b) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by aligning subparagraphs (C) and (D) 
     with subparagraphs (A) and (B); and
       (B) in paragraph (2)(F), by striking the second semicolon 
     at the end of clause (i).
       (5) Section 664(i)(2)(A) is amended by striking ``the date 
     of the enactment of this subsection'' and inserting 
     ``February 10, 1996''.
       (6) Section 777(d)(1) is amended by striking ``may not 
     exceed'' and all that follows and inserting ``may not exceed 
     35.''.
       (7) Section 977(d)(2) is amended by striking ``the lesser 
     of'' and all that follows through ``(B)''.
       (8) Section 1073 is amended by inserting ``(42 U.S.C. 14401 
     et seq.)'' before the period at the end of the second 
     sentence.
       (9) Section 1076a(j)(2) is amended by striking ``1 year'' 
     and inserting ``one year''.
       (10) Section 1370(d) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``chapter 1225'' and 
     inserting ``chapter 1223''; and
       (B) in paragraph (5), by striking ``the date of the 
     enactment of this paragraph'' and inserting ``October 17, 
     1998,''.
       (11) Section 1401a(b)(2) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``members'' and all that follows through 
     ``The Secretary shall'' and inserting ``members.--The 
     Secretary shall'';
       (B) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C); and
       (C) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subparagraphs 
     (A) and (B) and realigning

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     those subparagraphs, as so redesignated, so as to be indented 
     four ems from the left margin.
       (12) Section 1406(i)(2) is amended by striking ``on or 
     after the date of the enactment of the Strom Thurmond 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999'' and 
     inserting ``after October 16, 1998''.
       (13) Section 1448(b)(3)(E)(ii) is amended by striking ``on 
     or after the date of the enactment of the subparagraph'' and 
     inserting ``after October 16, 1998,''.
       (14) Section 1501(d) is amended by striking ``prescribed'' 
     in the first sentence and inserting ``described''.
       (15) Section 1509(a)(2) is amended by striking ``the date 
     of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1998'' in subparagraphs (A) and (B) and 
     inserting ``November 18, 1997,''.
       (16) Section 1513(1) is amended by striking ``, under the 
     circumstances specified in the last sentence of section 
     1509(a) of this title'' and inserting ``who is required by 
     section 1509(a)(1) of this title to be considered a missing 
     person''.
       (17) Section 2208(l)(2)(A) is amended by inserting ``of'' 
     after ``during a period''.
       (18) Section 2212(f) is amended--
       (A) in paragraphs (2) and (3), by striking ``after the date 
     of the enactment of this section'' and inserting ``after 
     October 17, 1998,''; and
       (B) in paragraphs (2), (3) and (4), by striking ``as of the 
     date of the enactment of this section'' and inserting ``as of 
     October 17, 1998''.
       (19) Section 2302c(b) is amended by striking ``section 
     2303'' and inserting ``section 2303(a)''.
       (20) Section 2325(a)(1) is amended by inserting ``that 
     occurs after November 18, 1997,'' after ``of the contractor'' 
     in the matter that precedes subparagraph (A).
       (21) Section 2469a(c)(3) is amended by striking ``the date 
     of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1998'' and inserting ``November 18, 1997''.
       (22) Section 2486(c) is amended by striking ``the date of 
     the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998,'' in the second sentence and inserting 
     ``November 18, 1997,''.
       (23) Section 2492(b) is amended by striking ``the date of 
     the enactment of this section'' and inserting ``October 17, 
     1998''.
       (24) Section 2539b(a) is amended by striking ``secretaries 
     of the military departments'' and inserting ``Secretaries of 
     the military departments''.
       (25) Section 2641a is amended--
       (A) by striking ``, United States Code,'' in subsection 
     (b)(2); and
       (B) by striking subsection (d).
       (26) Section 2692(b) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``apply to--'' in the matter preceding 
     paragraph (1) and inserting ``apply to the following:'';
       (B) by striking ``the'' at the beginning of each of 
     paragraphs (1) through (11) and inserting ``The'';
       (C) by striking the semicolon at the end of each of 
     paragraphs (1) through (9) and inserting a period; and
       (D) by striking ``; and'' at the end of paragraph (10) and 
     inserting a period.
       (27) Section 2696 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by inserting ``enacted after 
     December 31, 1997,'' after ``any provision of law'';
       (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``required by 
     paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``referred to in subsection 
     (a)''; and
       (C) in subsection (e)(4), by striking ``the date of 
     enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998'' and inserting ``November 18, 1997''.
       (28) Section 2703(c) is amended by striking ``United States 
     Code,''.
       (29) Section 2837(d)(2)(C) is amended by striking ``the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996'' and 
     inserting ``this section''.
       (30) Section 7315(d)(2) is amended by striking ``the date 
     of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1998'' and inserting ``November 18, 1997,''.
       (31) Section 7902(e)(5) is amended by striking ``, United 
     States Code,''.
       (32) The item relating to section 12003 in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 1201 is amended by 
     inserting ``in an'' after ``officers''.
       (33) Section 14301(g) is amended by striking ``1 year'' 
     both places it appears and inserting ``one year''.
       (34) Section 16131(b)(1) is amended by inserting ``in'' 
     after ``Except as provided''
       (b) Public Law 105-261.--Effective as of October 17, 1998, 
     and as if included therein as enacted, the Strom Thurmond 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 
     (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 1920 et seq.) is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) Section 402(b) (112 Stat. 1996) is amended by striking 
     the third comma in the first quoted matter and inserting a 
     period.
       (2) Section 511(b)(2) (112 Stat. 2007) is amended by 
     striking ``section 1411'' and inserting ``section 1402''.
       (3) Section 513(a) (112 Stat. 2007) is amended by striking 
     ``section 511'' and inserting ``section 512(a)''.
       (4) Section 525(b) (112 Stat. 2014) is amended by striking 
     ``subsection (i)'' and inserting ``subsection (j)''.
       (5) Section 568 (112 Stat. 2031) is amended by striking 
     ``1295(c)'' in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and 
     inserting ``1295b(c)''.
       (6) Section 722(c)(1)(D) (112 Stat. 2067) is amended by 
     striking ``subsection (c)'' and inserting ``subsection (d)''.
       (c) Public Law 105-85.--The National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85) is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) Section 557(b) (111 Stat. 1750) is amended by inserting 
     ``to'' after ``with respect''.
       (2) Section 563(b) (111 Stat. 1754) is amended by striking 
     ``title'' and inserting ``subtitle''.
       (3) Section 644(d)(2) (111 Stat. 1801) is amended by 
     striking ``paragraphs (3) and (4)'' and inserting 
     ``paragraphs (7) and (8)''.
       (4) Section 934(b) (111 Stat. 1866) is amended by striking 
     ``of'' after ``matters concerning''.
       (d) Other Laws.--
       (1) Effective as of April 1, 1996, section 647(b) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 
     (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 370) is amended by inserting 
     ``of such title'' after ``Section 1968(a)''.
       (2) Section 414 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-190; 10 U.S.C. 
     12001 note) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``pilot'' in subsection (a), ``Pilot'' in 
     the heading of subsection (a), and ``pilot'' in the section 
     heading; and
       (B) in subsection (c)(1)--
       (i) by striking ``2,000'' in the first sentence and 
     inserting ``5,000''; and
       (ii) by striking the second sentence.
       (3) Sections 8334(c) and 8422(a)(3) of title 5, United 
     States Code, are each amended in the item for nuclear 
     materials couriers--
       (A) by striking ``to the day before the date of the 
     enactment of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999'' and inserting ``to 
     October 16, 1998''; and
       (B) by striking ``The date of the enactment of the Strom 
     Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1999'' and inserting ``October 17, 1998''.
       (4) Section 113(b)(2) of title 32, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``the date of the enactment of this 
     subsection'' and inserting ``October 17, 1998''.
       (5) Section 1007(b) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking the second sentence.
       (6) Section 845(b)(1) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 10 U.S.C. 2371 
     note) is amended by striking ``(e)(2) and (e)(3) of such 
     section 2371'' and inserting ``(e)(1)(B) and (e)(2) of such 
     section 2371''.

     SEC. 1038. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SPIRIT OF HOPE ENDOWMENT FUND OF 
                   UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, INCORPORATED.

       (a) Grants Authorized.--Subject to subsection (c), the 
     Secretary of Defense may make grants to the United Service 
     Organizations, Incorporated, a federally chartered 
     corporation under chapter 2201 of title 36, United States 
     Code, to contribute funds for the USO's Spirit of Hope 
     Endowment Fund.
       (b) Grant Increments.--The amount of the first grant under 
     subsection (a) may not exceed $2,000,000. The amount of the 
     second grant under such subsection may not exceed $3,000,000, 
     and subsequent grants may not exceed $5,000,000.
       (c) Matching Requirement.--Each grant under subsection (a) 
     may not be made until after the United Service Organizations, 
     Incorporated, certifies to the Secretary of Defense that 
     sufficient funds have been raised from non-Federal sources 
     for deposit in the Spirit of Hope Endowment Fund to match, on 
     a dollar-for-dollar basis, the amount of that grant.
       (d) Funding.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated 
     by section 301(5) for operation and maintenance for Defense-
     wide activities, $25,000,000 shall be available to the 
     Secretary of Defense for the purpose of making grants under 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 1039. CHEMICAL DEFENSE TRAINING FACILITY.

       (a) Authority To Transfer Agents.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense may transfer to the Attorney General quantities of 
     non-stockpile lethal chemical agents required to support 
     training at the Chemical Defense Training Facility at the 
     Center for Domestic Preparedness in Fort McClellan, Alabama. 
     The quantity of non-stockpile lethal chemical agents that may 
     be transferred under this section may not exceed that 
     required to support training for emergency first-response 
     personnel in addressing the health, safety and law 
     enforcement concerns associated with potential terrorist 
     incidents that might involve the use of lethal chemical 
     weapons or agents, or other training designated by the 
     Attorney General.
       (2) The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 
     Attorney General, shall determine the amount of non-stockpile 
     lethal chemical agents that shall be transferred under this 
     section. Such amount shall be transferred from quantities of 
     non-stockpile lethal chemical agents that are maintained by 
     the Department of Defense for research, development, test, 
     and evaluation of chemical defense material and for live-
     agent training of chemical defense personnel and other 
     individuals by the Department of Defense.
       (3) The Secretary of Defense may not transfer non-stockpile 
     lethal chemical agents under this section until--
       (A) the Chemical Defense Training Facility referred to in 
     paragraph (1) is transferred from the Department of Defense 
     to the Department of Justice; and
       (B) the Secretary certifies that the Attorney General is 
     prepared to receive such agents.
       (4) Quantities of non-stockpile lethal chemical agents 
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     tion shall meet all applicable requirements for 
     transportation, storage, treatment, and disposal of such 
     agents and for any resulting hazardous waste products.
       (b) Annual Report.--The Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with Attorney General and the Administrator of 
     the Environmental Protection Agency, shall report annually to 
     Congress regarding the disposition of non-stockpile lethal 
     chemical agents transferred under this section.
       (c) Non-Stockpile Lethal Chemical Agents.--In this section, 
     the term ``non-stockpile lethal chemical agents'' includes 
     those chemicals in the possession of the Department of 
     Defense that are not part of the chemical weapons stockpile 
     and that are applied to research, medical, pharmaceutical, or 
     protective purposes in accordance with Article VI of the 
     Conventional Weapons Convention Treaty.

     SEC. 1040. ASIA-PACIFIC CENTER FOR SECURITY STUDIES.

       (a) Waiver of Charges.--(1) The Secretary of Defense may 
     waive reimbursement of the costs of conferences, seminars, 
     courses of instruction, or similar educational activities of 
     the Asia-Pacific Center for military officers and civilian 
     officials of foreign nations of the Asia-Pacific region if 
     the Secretary determines that attendance by such persons 
     without reimbursement is in the national security interest of 
     the United States.
       (2) In this section, the term ``Asia-Pacific Center'' means 
     the Department of Defense organization within the United 
     States Pacific Command known as the Asia-Pacific Center for 
     Security Studies.
       (b) Authority To Accept Foreign Gifts and Donations.--(1) 
     Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense may 
     accept, on behalf of the Asia-Pacific Center, foreign gifts 
     or donations in order to defray the costs of, or enhance the 
     operation of, the Asia-Pacific Center.
       (2) The Secretary may not accept a gift or donation under 
     paragraph (1) if the acceptance of the gift or donation would 
     compromise or appear to compromise--
       (A) the ability of the Department of Defense, any employee 
     of the Department, or members of the Armed Forces to carry 
     out any responsibility or duty of the Department in a fair 
     and objective manner; or
       (B) the integrity of any program of the Department of 
     Defense or of any person involved in such a program.
       (3) The Secretary shall prescribe written guidance setting 
     forth the criteria to be used in determining whether the 
     acceptance of a foreign gift or donation would have a result 
     described in paragraph (2).
       (4) Funds accepted by the Secretary under paragraph (1) 
     shall be credited to appropriations available to the 
     Department of Defense for the Asia-Pacific Center. Funds so 
     credited shall be merged with the appropriations to which 
     credited and shall be available to the Asia-Pacific Center 
     for the same purposes and same period as the appropriations 
     with which merged.
       (5) If the total amount of funds accepted under paragraph 
     (1) in any fiscal year exceeds $2,000,000, the Secretary 
     shall notify Congress of the amount of those donations for 
     that fiscal year. Any such notice shall list each of the 
     contributors of such amounts and the amount of each 
     contribution in that fiscal year.
       (6) For purposes of this subsection, a foreign gift or 
     donation is a gift or donation of funds, materials (including 
     research materials), property, or services (including lecture 
     services and faculty services) from a foreign government, a 
     foundation or other charitable organization in a foreign 
     country, or an individual in a foreign country.

     SEC. 1041. REPORT ON EFFECT OF CONTINUED BALKAN OPERATIONS ON 
                   ABILITY OF UNITED STATES TO SUCCESSFULLY MEET 
                   OTHER REGIONAL CONTINGENCIES.

       (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 describing the effect of continued 
     operations by the Armed Forces in the Balkans region on the 
     ability of the United States, through the period covered by 
     the current Future-Years Defense Plan of the Department of 
     Defense, to prosecute to a successful conclusion a major 
     contingency in the Asia-Pacific region or to prosecute to a 
     successful conclusion two nearly simultaneous major theater 
     wars, in accordance with the most recent Quadrennial Defense 
     Review.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The report under subsection 
     (a) shall set forth the following:
       (1) In light of continued Balkan operations, the 
     capabilities and limitations of United States combat, combat 
     support, and combat service support forces (at national, 
     operational, and tactical levels and operating in a joint and 
     coalition environment) to expeditiously respond to, 
     prosecute, and achieve United States strategic objectives in 
     the event of--
       (A) a contingency on the Korean peninsula; or
       (B) two nearly simultaneous major theater wars.
       (2) The confidence level of the Secretary of Defense in 
     United States military capabilities to successfully prosecute 
     a Pacific contingency, and to successfully prosecute two 
     nearly simultaneous major theater wars, while remaining 
     engaged at current or greater force levels in the Balkans, 
     together with the rationale and justification for each such 
     confidence level.
       (3) Identification of high-value platforms, systems, 
     capabilities, and skills that--
       (A) during a Pacific contingency, would be stressed or 
     broken and at what point such stressing or breaking would 
     occur; and
       (B) during two nearly simultaneous major theater wars, 
     would be stressed or broken and at what point such stressing 
     or breaking would occur.
       (4) During continued military operations in the Balkans, 
     the effect on the ``operations tempo'', and on the 
     ``personnel tempo'', of the Armed Forces--
       (A) of a Pacific contingency; and
       (B) of two nearly simultaneous major theater wars.
       (5) During continued military operations in the Balkans, 
     the required type and quantity of high-value platforms, 
     systems, capabilities, and skills to prosecute successfully--
       (A) a Pacific contingency; and
       (B) two nearly simultaneous major theater wars.
       (c) Consultation.--In preparing the report under this 
     section, the Secretary of Defense shall use the resources and 
     expertise of the unified commands, the military departments, 
     the combat support agencies, and the defense components of 
     the intelligence community and shall consult with non-
     Department elements of the intelligence community, as 
     required, and other such entities within the Department of 
     Defense as the Secretary considers necessary.

     SEC. 1042. REPORT ON SPACE LAUNCH FAILURES.

       (a) Report Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the President and the specified congressional committees a 
     report on the factors involved in the three recent failures 
     of the Titan IV space launch vehicle and the systemic and 
     management reforms that the Secretary is implementing to 
     minimize future failures of that vehicle and future launch 
     systems. The report shall be submitted not later than 
     February 15, 2000. The Secretary shall include in the report 
     all information from the reviews of those failures conducted 
     by the Secretary of the Air Force and launch contractors.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The report shall include the 
     following information:
       (1) An explanation for the failure of a Titan IVA launch 
     vehicle on August 12, 1998, the failure of a Titan IVB launch 
     vehicle on April 9, 1999, and the failure of a Titan IVB 
     launch vehicle on April 30, 1999, as well as any information 
     from civilian launches which may provide information on 
     systemic problems in current Department of Defense launch 
     systems, including, in addition to a detailed technical 
     explanation and summary of financial costs for each such 
     failure, a one-page summary for each such failure indicating 
     any commonality between that failure and other military or 
     civilian launch failures.
       (2) A review of management and engineering responsibility 
     for the Titan, Inertial Upper Stage, and Centaur systems, 
     with an explanation of the respective roles of the Government 
     and the private sector in ensuring mission success and 
     identification of the responsible party (Government or 
     private sector) for each major stage in production and launch 
     of the vehicles.
       (3) A list of all contractors and subcontractors for each 
     of the Titan, Inertial Upper Stage, and Centaur systems and 
     their responsibilities and five-year records for meeting 
     program requirements.
       (4) A comparison of the practices of the Department of 
     Defense, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     and the commercial launch industry regarding the management 
     and oversight of the procurement and launch of expendable 
     launch vehicles.
       (5) An assessment of whether consolidation in the aerospace 
     industry has affected mission success, including whether 
     cost-saving efforts are having an effect on quality and 
     whether experienced workers are being replaced by less 
     experienced workers for cost-saving purposes.
       (6) Recommendations on how Government contracts with launch 
     service companies could be improved to protect the taxpayer, 
     together with the Secretary's assessment of whether the 
     withholding of award and incentive fees is a sufficient 
     incentive to hold contractors to the highest possible quality 
     standards and the Secretary's overall evaluation of the award 
     fee system.
       (7) A short summary of what went wrong technically and 
     managerially in each launch failure and what specific steps 
     are being taken by the Department of Defense and space launch 
     contractors to ensure that those errors do not reoccur.
       (8) An assessment of the role of the Department of Defense 
     in the management and technical oversight of the launches 
     that failed and whether the Department of Defense, in that 
     role, contributed to the failures.
       (9) An assessment of the effect of the launch failures on 
     the schedule for Titan launches, on the schedule for 
     development and first launch of the Evolved Expendable Launch 
     Vehicle, and on the ability of industry to meet Department of 
     Defense requirements.
       (10) An assessment of the impact of the launch failures on 
     assured access to space by the United States, and a 
     consideration of means by which access to space by the United 
     States can be better assured.
       (11) An assessment of any systemic problems that may exist 
     at the eastern launch range, whether these problems 
     contributed to the launch failures, and what means would be 
     most effective in addressing these problems.

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       (12) An assessment of the potential benefits and detriments 
     of launch insurance and the impact of such insurance on the 
     estimated net cost of space launches.
       (13) A review of the responsibilities of the Department of 
     Defense and industry representatives in the launch process, 
     an examination of the incentives of the Department and 
     industry representatives throughout the launch process, and 
     an assessment of whether the incentives are appropriate to 
     maximize the probability that launches will be timely and 
     successful.
       (14) Any other observations and recommendations that the 
     Secretary considers relevant.
       (c) Interim Report.--Not later than December 15, 1999, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the specified congressional 
     committees an interim report on the progress in the 
     preparation of the report required by this section, including 
     progress with respect to each of the matters required to be 
     included in the report under subsection (b).
       (d) Specified Congressional Committees.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term ``specified congressional committees'' 
     means the following:
       (1) The Committee on Armed Services, the Select Committee 
     on Intelligence, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate.
       (2) The Committee on Armed Services, the Permanent Select 
     Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

     SEC. 1043. REPORT ON AIRLIFT REQUIREMENTS TO SUPPORT NATIONAL 
                   MILITARY STRATEGY.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than June 1, 2000, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report, in 
     both classified and unclassified form, describing the airlift 
     requirements necessary to execute the full range of missions 
     called for under the National Military Strategy prescribed by 
     the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under the postures 
     of force engagement anticipated through 2015.
       (b) Content of Report.--The report shall address the 
     following:
       (1) The identity, size, structure, and capabilities of the 
     airlift requirements necessary for the full range of shaping, 
     preparing, and responding missions demanded under the 
     National Military Strategy.
       (2) The required support and infrastructure required to 
     successfully execute the full range of missions required 
     under the National Military Strategy, on the deployment 
     schedules outlined in the plans of the relevant commanders-
     in-chief from expected and increasingly dispersed postures of 
     engagement.
       (3) The anticipated effect of enemy use of weapons of mass 
     destruction, other asymmetrical attacks, expected rates of 
     peacekeeping and other contingency missions, and other 
     similar factors on the mobility force and its required 
     infrastructure and on mobility requirements.
       (4) The effect on mobility requirements of new service 
     force structures, such as the Air Force's Air Expeditionary 
     Force and the Army's Strike Force, and any foreseeable force 
     structure modifications through 2015.
       (5) The need to deploy forces strategically and employ them 
     tactically using the same airlift platform.
       (6) The need for an increased airlift platform capable of 
     deploying outsize equipment or large volumes of supplies and 
     equipment.
       (7) The anticipated role of host nation, foreign, and 
     coalition airlift support and requirements through 2015.
       (8) Alternatives to the current mobility program or 
     required modifications to the 1998 Air Mobility Master Plan 
     update.

     SEC. 1044. OPERATIONS OF NAVAL ACADEMY DAIRY FARM.

       Section 6976 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (b) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) Lease Proceeds.--All money received from a lease 
     entered into under subsection (b) shall be retained by the 
     Superintendent of the Naval Academy and shall be available to 
     cover expenses related to the property described in 
     subsection (a), including reimbursing nonappropriated fund 
     instrumentalities of the Naval Academy.''.

     SEC. 1045. INSPECTOR GENERAL INVESTIGATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH 
                   BUY AMERICAN ACT IN PURCHASES OF FREE WEIGHT 
                   STRENGTH TRAINING EQUIPMENT.

       (a) Investigation Required.--The Inspector General of the 
     Department of Defense shall conduct an investigation to 
     determine whether the purchases described in subsection (b) 
     are being made in compliance with the Buy American Act (41 
     U.S.C. 10a et seq.).
       (b) Purchases Covered.--The investigation shall cover 
     purchases made during the three-year period ending on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act of free weights for use in 
     strength training by members of the Armed Forces stationed at 
     defense installations located in the United States (including 
     its territories and possessions).
       (c) Report.--The Inspector General shall prepare a report 
     for the Secretary of Defense on the investigation. Not later 
     than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress such 
     report, together with such additional comments and 
     recommendations as the Secretary considers appropriate.
       (d) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``free weights'' means dumbbells or solid metallic disks 
     balanced on crossbars, designed to be lifted for strength 
     training or athletic competition.

     SEC. 1046. PERFORMANCE OF THREAT AND RISK ASSESSMENTS.

       Section 1404 of the Defense Against Weapons of Mass 
     Destruction Act of 1999 (title XIV of Public Law 105-261; 50 
     U.S.C. 2301 note) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 1404. THREAT AND RISK ASSESSMENTS.

       ``(a) Threat and Risk Assessments.--(1) Assistance to 
     Federal, State, and local agencies provided under the program 
     under section 1402 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 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.
       ``(b) Pilot Test.--(1) Before prescribing final procedures 
     and guidance for the performance of threat and risk 
     assessments under this section, the Attorney General shall 
     conduct a pilot test of any proposed method or model by which 
     such assessments are to be performed. The Attorney General 
     shall conduct the pilot test in coordination with appropriate 
     Federal, State, and local agencies.
       ``(2) The pilot test shall be performed in cities or local 
     areas selected by the Attorney General in consultation with 
     appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies.
       ``(3) The pilot test shall be completed not later than one 
     month after the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000.''.
           TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL

     SEC. 1101. INCREASE OF PAY CAP FOR NONAPPROPRIATED FUND 
                   SENIOR EXECUTIVE EMPLOYEES.

       Section 5373 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``Except as 
     provided'' and inserting ``(a) Except as provided in 
     subsection (b) and''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Subsection (a) shall not affect the authority of the 
     Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military 
     department to fix the pay of a civilian employee paid from 
     nonappropriated funds, except that the annual rate of basic 
     pay (including any portion of such pay attributable to 
     comparability with private-sector pay in a locality) of such 
     an employee may not be fixed at a rate greater than the rate 
     for level III of the Executive Schedule.''.

     SEC. 1102. RESTORATION OF LEAVE FOR CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE EMPLOYEES WHO DEPLOY TO A COMBAT ZONE 
                   OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.

       Section 6304(d) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4)(A) For purposes of this subsection, the deployment of 
     an emergency essential employee of the Department of Defense 
     to a combat zone outside the United States shall be deemed an 
     exigency of the public business, and any leave that is lost 
     by an employee as a result of such deployment (regardless of 
     whether such leave was scheduled) shall be--
       ``(i) restored to the employee; and
       ``(ii) credited and available in accordance with paragraph 
     (2).
       ``(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `Department 
     of Defense emergency essential employee'--
       ``(i) means a civilian employee of the Department of 
     Defense, including a nonappropriated fund instrumentality 
     employee (as defined by section 1587(a)(1) of title 10) whose 
     assigned duties and responsibilities would be necessary 
     during a period that follows the evacuation of nonessential 
     personnel during a declared emergency or the outbreak of 
     combat operations or war; and
       ``(ii) includes an employee who is hired on a temporary or 
     permanent basis.''.

     SEC. 1103. EXPANSION OF GUARD-AND-RESERVE PURPOSES FOR WHICH 
                   LEAVE UNDER SECTION 6323 OF TITLE 5, UNITED 
                   STATES CODE, MAY BE USED.

       (a) In General.--Section 6323 of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended in the first sentence by inserting ``, 
     inactive-duty training (as defined in section 101 of title 
     37),'' after ``active duty''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall not apply with respect to any inactive-duty training 
     (as defined in such amendment) occurring before the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC 1104. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE EARLY RETIREMENT AND 
                   SEPARATION INCENTIVES FOR CERTAIN CIVILIAN 
                   EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Early Retirement Incentive.--(1) An employee of the 
     Department of Defense is entitled to an annuity under chapter 
     83 or 84 of title 5, United States Code, as applicable, if 
     the employee--

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       (A) has been employed continuously by the Department of 
     Defense for more than 30 days before the date that the 
     Secretary of Defense made the determination under 
     subparagraph (D);
       (B) is serving under an appointment that is not time-
     limited;
       (C) is not in receipt of a decision notice of involuntary 
     separation for misconduct or unacceptable performance;
       (D) is separated voluntarily;
       (E) has completed 25 years of service or is at least 50 
     years of age and has completed 20 years of service; and
       (F) retires under this subsection before October 1, 2000.
       (2) As used in this subsection, the terms ``employee'' and 
     ``annuity'' shall have the same meaning as the meaning of 
     those terms as used in chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United 
     States Code, as applicable.
       (b) Voluntary Separation Incentive.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense may, to restructure the workforce to meet mission 
     needs, correct skill imbalances, or reduce high-grade, 
     managerial, or supervisory positions, offer separation pay to 
     an employee under this subsection subject to such limitations 
     or conditions as the Secretary may require. Such separation 
     pay--
       (A) shall be paid, at the option of the employee, in a lump 
     sum or equal installment payments;
       (B) 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, if the employee were entitled to payment under 
     such section; or
       (ii) $25,000;
       (C) shall not be a basis for payment, and shall not be 
     included in the computation, of any other type of Government 
     benefit;
       (D) shall not be taken into account for purposes of 
     determining the amount of any severance pay to which an 
     individual may be entitled under section 5595 of title 5, 
     United States Code, based on any other separation; and
       (E) shall terminate, upon reemployment in the Federal 
     Government, during receipt of installment payments.
       (2) For purposes of this subsection, the term ``employee'' 
     means an employee serving under an appointment without time 
     limitation, who has been currently employed for a continuous 
     period of at least 12 months, except that such term does not 
     include--
       (A) a reemployed annuitant under subchapter III of chapter 
     83, chapter 84, or another retirement system for employees of 
     the Government; or
       (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).
       (c) Additional Contributions to Retirement Fund.--(1) 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 Department of Defense 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 26 percent of the 
     final basic pay of each employee of the Department of Defense 
     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) For purposes of this subsection, 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, with appropriate adjustments if the employee last 
     served on other than a full-time basis.
       (d) Applicability.--The provisions in this section shall 
     only apply with respect to a civilian employee of the 
     Department of Defense who--
       (1) is employed at the military base designated by the 
     Secretary of Defense under subsection (e), or who is 
     identified by the Secretary as part of a competitive area of 
     the civilian personnel service population of such military 
     base, during the period beginning on October 1, 1999, and 
     ending on October 1, 2000;
       (2) is one of 300 employees designated by the Secretary of 
     the military department with jurisdiction over the designated 
     base; and
       (3) elects to receive an annuity or separation incentive 
     pursuant to such provisions during such period.
       (e) Designation of Military Base.--Not later than 30 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall designate a military base to which the 
     provisions of this section shall apply. The base designated 
     by the Secretary shall--
       (1) be a base that is undergoing a major workforce 
     restructuring to meet mission needs, correct skill 
     imbalances, or reduce high-grade, managerial, supervisory, or 
     similar positions; and
       (2) employ the largest number of scientists and engineers 
     of any other base of the military department that has 
     jurisdiction over the base.

     SEC. 1105. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CONTINUE HEALTH 
                   INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Extension of Authority.--Clauses (i) and (ii) of 
     section 8905a(d)(4)(B) of title 5, United States Code, are 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(i) October 1, 2003; or
       ``(ii) February 1, 2004, if specific notice of such 
     separation was given to such individual before October 1, 
     2003.''.
       (b) Offset.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated in 
     section 301(5) for Defense-wide activities--
       (1) $9,100,000 shall be available to continue health 
     insurance coverage pursuant to the authority provided in 
     section 8905a(d)(4)(B) of title 5, United States Code (as 
     amended by subsection (a)); and
       (2) the amount available for the Defense Contract Audit 
     Agency shall be reduced by $9,100,000.
              TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO OTHER NATIONS

     SEC. 1201. REPORT ON STRATEGIC STABILITY UNDER START III.

       (a) Report.--Not later than September 1, 2000, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Service of 
     the House of Representatives a report, to be prepared by the 
     Defense Science Board in consultation with the Director of 
     Central Intelligence, on the strategic stability of the 
     future nuclear balance between (1) the United States, and (2) 
     Russia and other potential nuclear adversaries.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The Secretary shall include in 
     the report the following:
       (1) The policy guidance defining the military-political 
     objectives of the United States against potential nuclear 
     adversaries under various nuclear conflict scenarios.
       (2) The target sets and damage goals of the United States 
     against potential nuclear adversaries under various nuclear 
     conflict scenarios and how those target sets and damage goals 
     relate to the achievement of the military-political 
     objectives identified under paragraph (1).
       (3) The strategic nuclear force posture of the United 
     States and of Russia that may emerge under a further 
     Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (referred to as ``START 
     III'') and how capable the United States forces envisioned 
     under that posture would be for the achievement of the damage 
     goals and the military objectives against potential nuclear 
     adversaries referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2).
       (4) The Secretary's assessment of (A) whether Russian 
     strategic forces under a START III treaty would, or would 
     not, likely be smaller, more vulnerable, and less capable of 
     launch-on-tactical-warning than at present, and (B) in light 
     of such assessment, whether incentives for Russia to carry 
     out a first strike against the United States during a future 
     crisis probably would, or would not, be greater than at 
     present under a START III treaty.
       (5) The Secretary's assessment of (A) whether China and so-
     called nuclear rogue states probably will, or will not, 
     remain incapable in the foreseeable future of carrying out a 
     launch-on-tactical-warning and be more vulnerable to United 
     States conventional or nuclear attack than at present, and 
     (B) in light of such assessment, whether incentives for China 
     and nuclear rogue states to carry out a first strike against 
     the United States during a future crisis probably would, or 
     would not, be greater than at present.
       (6) The Secretary's assessment of whether asymmetries 
     between the United States and Russia that are favorable to 
     Russia in active and passive defenses may be a significant 
     strategic advantage to Russia under a START III treaty.
       (7) The Secretary's assessment of whether asymmetries 
     between the United States and Russia that are highly 
     favorable to Russia in tactical nuclear weapons might erode 
     strategic stability.
       (8) The Secretary's assessment of whether a combination of 
     Russia and China against the United States in a nuclear 
     conflict could erode strategic stability under a START III 
     treaty.
       (9) The Secretary's assessment of whether doctrinal 
     asymmetries between the United States and Russia, such as the 
     expansion by Russia of the warfighting role of nuclear 
     weapons while the United States is de-emphasizing the utility 
     and purpose of nuclear weapons, could erode strategic 
     stability.
       (c) Classification.--The report shall be submitted in 
     classified form and, to the extent possible, in unclassified 
     form.

     SEC. 1202. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF COUNTERPROLIFERATION 
                   AUTHORITIES FOR SUPPORT OF UNITED NATIONS 
                   WEAPONS INSPECTION REGIME IN IRAQ.

       Effective October 1, 1999, section 1505(f) of the Weapons 
     of Mass Destruction Control Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5859a(f)) 
     is amended by striking ``1999'' and inserting ``2000''.

     SEC. 1203. LIMITATION ON MILITARY-TO-MILITARY EXCHANGES WITH 
                   CHINA'S PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY.

       (a) Limitation.--The Secretary of Defense may not authorize 
     any military-to-military exchange or contact described in 
     subsection (b) to be conducted by the Armed Forces with 
     representatives of the People's Liberation Army of the 
     People's Republic of China.
       (b) Covered Exchanges and Contacts.--Subsection (a) applies 
     to any military-to-military exchange or contact that includes 
     any of the following:
       (1) Force projection operations.
       (2) Nuclear operations.
       (3) Field operations.
       (4) Logistics.
       (5) Chemical and biological defense and other capabilities 
     related to weapons of mass destruction.
       (6) Surveillance, and reconnaissance operations.

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       (7) Joint warfighting experiments and other activities 
     related to warfare.
       (8) Military space operations.
       (9) Other warfighting capabilities of the Armed Forces.
       (10) Arms sales or military-related technology transfers.
       (11) Release of classified or restricted information.
       (12) Access to a Department of Defense laboratory.
       (c) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) does not apply to any 
     search and rescue exercise or any humanitarian exercise.
       (d) Certification by Secretary.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Armed Service of the House of 
     Representatives, not later than December 31 of each year, a 
     certification in writing as to whether or not any military-
     to-miltary exchange or contact during that calandar year was 
     conducted in violation of subsection (a).
       (e) Annual Report.--Not later than June 1 each year, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Service of 
     the House of Representatives a report providing the 
     Secretary's assessment of the current state of military-to-
     military contacts with the People's Liberation Army. The 
     report shall include the following:
       (1) A summary of all such military-to-military contacts 
     during the period since the last such report, including a 
     summary of topics discussed and questions asked by the 
     Chinese participants in those contacts.
       (2) A description of the military-to-military contacts 
     scheduled for the next 12-month period and a five-year plan 
     for those contacts.
       (3) The Secretary's assessment of the benefits the Chinese 
     expect to gain from those military-to-military contacts.
       (4) The Secretary's assessment of the benefits the 
     Department of Defense expects to gain from those military-to-
     military contacts.
       (5) The Secretary's assessment of how military-to-military 
     contacts with the People's Liberation Army fit into the 
     larger security relationship between United States and the 
     People's Republic of China.

     SEC. 1204. REPORT ON ALLIED CAPABILITIES TO CONTRIBUTE TO 
                   MAJOR THEATER WARS.

       (a) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall prepare a 
     report, in both classified and unclassified form, on the 
     current military capabilities of allied nations to contribute 
     to the successful conduct of the major theater wars as 
     anticipated in the Quadrennial Defense Review of 1997.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The report shall set forth the 
     following:
       (1) The identity, size, structure, and capabilities of the 
     armed forces of the allies expected to participate in the 
     major theater wars anticipated in the Quadrennial Defense 
     Review.
       (2) The priority accorded in the national military 
     strategies and defense programs of the anticipated allies to 
     contributing forces to United States-led coalitions in such 
     major theater wars.
       (3) The missions currently being conducted by the armed 
     forces of the anticipated allies and the ability of the 
     allied armed forces to conduct simultaneously their current 
     missions and those anticipated in the event of major theater 
     war.
       (4) Any Department of Defense assumptions about the ability 
     of allied armed forces to deploy or redeploy from their 
     current missions in the event of a major theater war, 
     including any role United States Armed Forces would play in 
     assisting and sustaining such a deployment or redeployment.
       (5) Any Department of Defense assumptions about the combat 
     missions to be executed by such allied forces in the event of 
     major theater war.
       (6) The readiness of allied armed forces to execute any 
     such missions.
       (7) Any risks to the successful execution of the military 
     missions called for under the National Military Strategy of 
     the United States related to the capabilities of allied armed 
     forces.
       (c) Submission of Report.--The report shall be submitted to 
     Congress not later than June 1, 2000.

     SEC. 1205. LIMITATION ON FUNDS FOR BOSNIA PEACEKEEPING 
                   OPERATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000.

       (a) Limitation.--(1) Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 301(24) of this Act for the Overseas 
     Contingency Operations Transfer Fund, no more than 
     $1,824,400,000 may be obligated for incremental costs of the 
     Armed Forces for Bosnia peacekeeping operations.
       (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 2000.
       (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 2000 costs associated with United 
     States military forces participating in, or supporting, 
     Bosnia peacekeeping operations.
       (b) Bosnia Peacekeeping Operations Defined.--For the 
     purposes of this section, the term ``Bosnia peacekeeping 
     operations'' has the meaning given such term in section 
     1204(e) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 
     2112).

     SEC. 1206. LIMITATION ON DEPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES ARMED 
                   FORCES IN HAITI.

       (a) Limitation on Deployment.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (b), no funds available to the Department of 
     Defense may be expended for the deployment of United States 
     Armed Forces in Haiti.
       (b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) does not apply to the 
     deployment of United States Armed Forces in Haiti for any of 
     the following purposes:
       (1) Deployment pursuant to Operation Uphold Democracy until 
     December 31, 1999.
       (2) Deployment for periodic, noncontinuous theater 
     engagement activities on or after January 1, 2000.
       (3) Deployment for a limited, customary presence necessary 
     to ensure the security of United States diplomatic facilities 
     in Haiti and to carry out defense liaison activities under 
     the auspices of the United States embassy.
       (c) Report Requirement.--Whenever there is a deployment of 
     United States Armed Forces described in subsection (b)(2), 
     the President shall, not later than 48 hours after the 
     deployment, transmit a written report regarding the 
     deployment to the Committee on Armed Services and the 
     Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services and the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
       (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to restrict in any way the authority of the 
     President in emergency circumstances to protect the lives of 
     United States citizens or to protect United States facilities 
     or property in Haiti.

     SEC. 1207. GOALS FOR THE CONFLICT WITH THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC 
                   OF YUGOSLAVIA.

       (a) Finding.--Article I, section 8 of the United States 
     Constitution provides that: ``The Congress shall have Power 
     To . . . provide for the common Defence . . . To declare War. 
     . . To raise and support Armies . . . To provide and maintain 
     a Navy . . . To make Rules for the Government and Regulation 
     of the land and naval Forces . . .''.
       (b) Goals for the Conflict With Yugoslavia.--Congress 
     declares the following to be the goals of the United States 
     for the conflict with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia:
       (1) Cessation by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia of all 
     military action against the people of Kosovo and termination 
     of the violence and repression against the people of Kosovo.
       (2) Withdrawal of all military, police, and paramilitary 
     forces of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from Kosovo.
       (3) Agreement by the Government of the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia to the stationing of an international military 
     presence in Kosovo to ensure the peace.
       (4) Agreement by the Government of the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia to the unconditional and safe return to Kosovo of 
     all refugees and displaced persons.
       (5) Agreement by the Government of the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia to allow humanitarian aid organizations to have 
     unhindered access to these refugees and displaced persons.
       (6) Agreement by the Government of the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia to work for the establishment of a political 
     framework agreement for Kosovo which is in conformity with 
     international law.
       (7) President Slobodan Milosevic will be held accountable 
     for his actions while President of the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia in initiating four armed conflicts and taking 
     actions leading to the deaths of tens of thousands of people 
     and responsibility for murder, rape, terrorism, destruction, 
     and ethnic cleansing.
       (8) Bringing to justice through the International Criminal 
     Tribunal of Yugoslavia individuals in the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia who are guilty of war crimes in Kosovo.

     SEC. 1208. REPORT ON THE SECURITY SITUATION ON THE KOREAN 
                   PENINSULA.

       (a) Report.--Not later than February 1, 2000, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report on the security situation on the Korean 
     peninsula. The report shall be submitted in both classified 
     and unclassified form.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The Secretary shall include in 
     the report under subsection (a) the following:
       (1) A net assessment analysis of the warfighting 
     capabilities of the Combined Forces Command (CFC) of the 
     United States and the Republic of Korea compared with the 
     armed forces of North Korea.
       (2) An assessment of challenges posed by the armed forces 
     of North Korea to the defense of the Republic of Korea and to 
     United States forces deployed to the region.

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       (3) An assessment of the current status and the future 
     direction of weapons of mass destruction programs and 
     ballistic missile programs of North Korea, including a 
     determination as to whether or not North Korea--
       (A) is continuing to pursue a nuclear weapons program;
       (B) is seeking equipment and technology with which to 
     enrich uranium; and
       (C) is pursuing an offensive biological weapons program.
       (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--In this section, 
     the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (1) the Committee on International Relations and the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; 
     and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate.

     SEC. 1209. ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY POWER OF THE PEOPLE'S 
                   REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       (a) Annual Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall prepare 
     an annual report, in both classified and unclassified form, 
     on the current and future military strategy and capabilities 
     of the People's Republic of China. The report shall address 
     the current and probable future course of military-
     technological development in the People's Liberation Army and 
     the tenets and probable development of Chinese grand 
     strategy, security strategy, and military strategy, and of 
     military organizations and operational concepts, through 
     2020.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The report shall include 
     analyses and forecasts of the following:
       (1) The goals of Chinese grand strategy, security strategy, 
     and military strategy.
       (2) Trends in Chinese political grand strategy meant to 
     establish the People's Republic of China as the leading 
     political power in the Asia-Pacific region and as a political 
     and military presence in other regions of the world.
       (3) The size, location, and capabilities of Chinese 
     strategic, land, sea, and air forces.
       (4) Developments in Chinese military doctrine, focusing on 
     (but not limited to) efforts to exploit a transformation in 
     military affairs or to conduct preemptive strikes.
       (5) Efforts, including technology transfers and espionage, 
     by the People's Republic of China to develop, acquire, or 
     gain access to information, communication, space, and other 
     advanced technologies that would enhance military 
     capabilities.
       (c) Submission of Report.--The report under this section 
     shall be submitted to Congress not later than March 15 each 
     year.
  TITLE XIII--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION WITH STATES OF THE 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 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).
       (b) Fiscal Year 2000 Cooperative Threat Reduction Funds 
     Defined.--As used in this title, the term ``fiscal year 2000 
     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, and any 
     other funds appropriated after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, 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 $444,100,000 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense 
     for fiscal year 2000 in section 301(23) for Cooperative 
     Threat Reduction programs, not more than the following 
     amounts may be obligated for the purposes specified:
       (1) For strategic offensive arms elimination in Russia, 
     $177,300,000.
       (2) For strategic nuclear arms elimination in Ukraine, 
     $43,000,000.
       (3) For activities to support warhead dismantlement 
     processing in Russia, $9,300,000.
       (4) For security enhancements at chemical weapons storage 
     sites in Russia, $24,600,000.
       (5) For weapons transportation security in Russia, 
     $15,200,000.
       (6) For planning, design, and construction of a storage 
     facility for Russian fissile material, $60,900,000.
       (7) For weapons storage security in Russia, $90,000,000.
       (8) For development of a cooperative program with the 
     Government of Russia to eliminate the production of weapons 
     grade plutonium at Russian reactors, $20,000,000.
       (9) For biological weapons proliferation prevention 
     activities in Russia, $2,000,000.
       (10) For activities designated as Other Assessments/
     Administrative Support, $1,800,000.
       (b) Report on Obligation or Expenditure of Funds for Other 
     Purposes.--No fiscal year 2000 Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     funds may be obligated or expended for a purpose other than a 
     purpose listed in paragraphs (1) through (10) of subsection 
     (a) until 30 days after the date that the Secretary of 
     Defense submits to Congress a report on the purpose for which 
     the funds will be obligated or expended and the amount of 
     funds to be obligated or expended. Nothing in the preceding 
     sentence shall be construed as authorizing the obligation or 
     expenditure of fiscal year 2000 Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     funds for a purpose for which the obligation or expenditure 
     of such funds is specifically prohibited under this title.
       (c) Limited Authority To Vary Individual Amounts.--(1) 
     Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), in any case in which the 
     Secretary of Defense determines that it is necessary to do so 
     in the national interest, the Secretary may obligate amounts 
     appropriated for fiscal year 2000 or any subsequent fiscal 
     year for a purpose listed in any of the paragraphs in 
     subsection (a) in excess of the amount specifically 
     authorized for such purpose. However, the total amount 
     obligated for Cooperative Threat Reduction programs for such 
     fiscal year may not, by reason of the use of the authority 
     provided in the preceding sentence, exceed the total amount 
     authorized for such programs for such fiscal year.
       (2) An obligation of funds for a purpose stated in any of 
     the paragraphs in subsection (a) in excess of the specific 
     amount authorized for such purpose 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 for the purposes stated in 
     any of paragraphs (3) through (10) of subsection (a) in 
     excess of 115 percent of the amount specifically authorized 
     for such purposes.

     SEC. 1303. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR SPECIFIED 
                   PURPOSES.

       (a) In General.--No fiscal year 2000 Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction funds, and no funds appropriated for Cooperative 
     Threat Reduction programs after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, 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, and no funds appropriated to the Department of Defense 
     in any other Act enacted after the date of the enactment of 
     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.
       (c) Limitation With Respect to Conventional Weapons.--No 
     fiscal year 2000 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds, and no 
     funds appropriated for Cooperative Threat Reduction programs 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, may be obligated 
     or expended for elimination of conventional weapons or the 
     delivery vehicles of such weapons.

     SEC. 1304. LIMITATIONS ON USE OF FUNDS FOR FISSILE MATERIAL 
                   STORAGE FACILITY.

       (a) Limitations on Use of Fiscal Year 2000 Funds.--No 
     fiscal year 2000 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds may be 
     used--
       (1) for construction of a second wing for the storage 
     facility for Russian fissile material referred to in section 
     1302(6); or
       (2) for design or planning with respect to such facility 
     until 15 days after the date that the Secretary of Defense 
     submits to Congress notification that Russia and the United 
     States have signed a written transparency agreement that 
     provides that the United States may verify that material 
     stored at the facility is of weapons origin.
       (b) Limitation on Construction.--No funds appropriated for 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction programs may be used for 
     construction of the storage facility referred to in 
     subsection (a) until the Secretary of Defense submits to 
     Congress the following:
       (1) A certification that additional capacity is necessary 
     at such facility for storage of Russian weapons-origin 
     fissile material.
       (2) A detailed cost estimate for a second wing for the 
     facility.

     SEC. 1305. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CHEMICAL WEAPONS 
                   DESTRUCTION.

       No fiscal year 2000 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds, and 
     no funds appropriated for Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     programs after the date of the enactment of this Act, may be 
     obligated or expended for planning, design, or construction 
     of a chemical weapons destruction facility in Russia.

     SEC. 1306. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS 
                   PROLIFERATION PREVENTION ACTIVITIES.

       No fiscal year 2000 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds may 
     be obligated or expended for biological weapons proliferation 
     prevention activities in Russia until the Secretary of 
     Defense submits to the congressional defense committees the 
     reports described in sections 1305 and 1308 of the Strom 
     Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2164, 2166).

     SEC. 1307. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS UNTIL SUBMISSION OF 
                   REPORT AND MULTIYEAR PLAN.

       No fiscal year 2000 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds may 
     be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense 
     submits to Congress--
       (1) a report describing--
       (A) with respect to each purpose listed in section 1302, 
     whether the Department of De

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     fense is the appropriate executive agency to carry out 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction programs for such purpose, and 
     if so, why; and
       (B) for any purpose that the Secretary determines is not 
     appropriately carried out by the Department of Defense, a 
     plan for migrating responsibility for carrying out such 
     purpose to the appropriate agency; and
       (2) an updated version of the multiyear plan for fiscal 
     year 2000 required to be submitted under section 1205 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 
     (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2883).

     SEC. 1308. REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT REPORT.

       Not later than December 31, 1999, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to Congress a report including--
       (1) an explanation of the strategy of the Department of 
     Defense for encouraging states of the former Soviet Union 
     that receive funds through Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     programs to contribute financially to the threat reduction 
     effort;
       (2) a prioritization of the projects carried out by the 
     Department of Defense under Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     programs; and
       (3) an identification of any limitations that the United 
     States has imposed or will seek to impose, either 
     unilaterally or through negotiations with recipient states, 
     on the level of assistance provided by the United States for 
     each of such projects.

     SEC. 1309. REPORT ON EXPANDED THREAT REDUCTION INITIATIVE.

       Not later than December 31, 1999, the President shall 
     submit to Congress a report on the Expanded Threat Reduction 
     Initiative. Such report shall include a description of the 
     plans for ensuring effective coordination between executive 
     agencies in carrying out the Expanded Threat Reduction 
     Initiative to minimize duplication of efforts.
          TITLE XIV--PROLIFERATION AND EXPORT CONTROL MATTERS

     SEC. 1401. REPORT ON COMPLIANCE BY THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 
                   CHINA AND OTHER COUNTRIES WITH THE MISSILE 
                   TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than October 31, 1999, the 
     President shall transmit to Congress a report on the 
     compliance, or lack of compliance (both as to acquiring and 
     transferring missile technology), by the People's Republic of 
     China, with the Missile Technology Control Regime, and on any 
     actual or suspected transfer by Russia or any other country 
     of missile technology to the People's Republic of China in 
     violation of the Missile Technology Control Regime. The 
     report shall include a list specifying each actual or 
     suspected violation of the Missile Technology Control Regime 
     by the People's Republic of China, Russia, or other country 
     and, for each such violation, a description of the remedial 
     action (if any) taken by the United States or any other 
     country.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The report under subsection 
     (a) shall also include information concerning--
       (1) actual or suspected use by the People's Republic of 
     China of United States missile technology;
       (2) actual or suspected missile proliferation activities by 
     the People's Republic of China;
       (3) actual or suspected transfer of missile technology by 
     Russia or other countries to the People's Republic of China: 
     and
       (4) United States actions to enforce the Missile Technology 
     Control Regime with respect to the People's Republic of 
     China, including actions to prevent the transfer of missile 
     technology from Russia and other countries to the People's 
     Republic of China.

     SEC. 1402. ANNUAL REPORT ON TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS TO THE 
                   PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       (a) Annual Report.--The President shall transmit to 
     Congress an annual report on transfers to the People's 
     Republic of China by the United States and other countries of 
     technology with potential military applications, during the 
     1-year period preceding the transmittal of the report.
       (b) Initial Report.--The initial report under this section 
     shall be transmitted not later than October 31, 1999.

     SEC. 1403. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF TRANSFER OF SATELLITE 
                   EXPORT CONTROL AUTHORITY.

       Not later than August 31, 1999, the President shall 
     transmit to Congress a report on the implementation of 
     subsection (a) of section 1513 of the Strom Thurmond National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 
     105-261; 112 Stat. 2174; 22 U.S.C. 2778 note), transferring 
     satellites and related items from the Commerce Control List 
     of dual-use items to the United States Munitions List. The 
     report shall update the information provided in the report 
     under subsection (d) of that section.

     SEC. 1404. SECURITY IN CONNECTION WITH SATELLITE EXPORT 
                   LICENSING.

       (a) Security at Foreign Launches.--As a condition of the 
     export license for any satellite to be launched outside the 
     jurisdiction of the United States, the Secretary of State 
     shall require the following:
       (1) That the technology transfer control plan required by 
     section 1514(a)(1) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 
     112 Stat. 2175; 22 U.S.C. 2778 note) be prepared by the 
     Department of Defense, and agreed to by the licensee, and 
     that the plan set forth the security arrangements for the 
     launch of the satellite, both before and during launch 
     operations, and include enhanced security measures if the 
     launch site is within the jurisdiction of the People's 
     Republic of China or any other country that is subject to 
     section 1514 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999.
       (2) That each person providing security for the launch of 
     that satellite--
       (A) be employed by, or under a contract with, the 
     Department of Defense;
       (B) have received appropriate training in the regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary of State known as the 
     International Trafficking in Arms Regulations (hereafter in 
     this section referred to as ``ITAR'');
       (C) have significant experience and expertise with 
     satellite launches; and
       (D) have been investigated in a manner at least as 
     comprehensive as the investigation required for the issuance 
     of a security clearance at the level designated as 
     ``Secret''.
       (3) That the number of such persons providing security for 
     the launch of the satellite shall be sufficient to maintain 
     24-hour security of the satellite and related launch vehicle 
     and other sensitive technology.
       (4) That the licensee agree to reimburse the Department of 
     Defense for all costs associated with the provision of 
     security for the launch of the satellite.
       (b) Defense Department Monitors.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall--
       (1) ensure that persons assigned as space launch campaign 
     monitors are provided sufficient training and have adequate 
     experience in the ITAR and have significant experience and 
     expertise with satellite technology, launch vehicle 
     technology, and launch operations technology;
       (2) ensure that adequate numbers of such monitors are 
     assigned to space launch campaigns so that 24-hour, 7-day per 
     week coverage is provided;
       (3) take steps to ensure, to the maximum extent possible, 
     the continuity of service by monitors for the entire space 
     launch campaign period (from satellite marketing to launch 
     and, if necessary, completion of a launch failure analysis); 
     and
       (4) adopt measures designed to make service as a space 
     launch campaign monitor an attractive career opportunity.

     SEC. 1405. REPORTING OF TECHNOLOGY PASSED TO PEOPLE'S 
                   REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND OF FOREIGN LAUNCH 
                   SECURITY VIOLATIONS.

       (a) Monitoring of Information.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall require that space launch monitors of the Department of 
     Defense assigned to monitor launches in the People's Republic 
     of China maintain records of all information authorized to be 
     transmitted to the People's Republic of China, including 
     copies of any documents authorized for such transmission, and 
     reports on launch-related activities.
       (b) Transmission to Other Agencies.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall ensure that records under subsection (a) are 
     transmitted on a current basis to appropriate elements of the 
     Department of Defense and to the Department of State, the 
     Department of Commerce, and the Central Intelligence Agency.
       (c) Retention of Records.--Records described in subsection 
     (a) shall be retained for at least the period of the statute 
     of limitations for violations of the Arms Export Control Act.
       (d) Guidelines.--The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe 
     guidelines providing space launch monitors of the Department 
     of Defense with the responsibility and the ability to report 
     serious security violations, problems, or other issues at an 
     overseas launch site directly to the headquarters office of 
     the responsible Department of Defense component.

     SEC. 1406. REPORT ON NATIONAL SECURITY IMPLICATIONS OF 
                   EXPORTING HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTERS TO THE 
                   PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       (a) Review.--The Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of 
     Defense, and the Secretary of State, in consultation with 
     other appropriate departments and agencies, shall conduct a 
     comprehensive review of the national security implications of 
     exporting high-performance computers to the People's Republic 
     of China. As part of the review, the Secretary shall conduct 
     empirical testing of the extent to which national security-
     related operations can be performed using clustered, 
     massively-parallel processing or other combinations of 
     computers.
       (b) Report.--The Secretary of Energy shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the results of the review under 
     subsection (a). The report shall be submitted not later than 
     six months after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
     shall be updated not later than the end of each subsequent 1-
     year period.

     SEC. 1407. END-USE VERIFICATION FOR USE BY PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC 
                   OF CHINA OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTERS.

       (a) Revised HPC Verification System.--The President shall 
     seek to enter into an agreement with the People's Republic of 
     China to revise the existing verification system with the 
     People's Republic of China with respect to end-use 
     verification for high-performance computers exported or to be 
     exported to the People's Republic of China so as to provide 
     for an open and transparent system providing for effective 
     end-use verification for such computers and, at a minimum, 
     providing for on-site inspection of the end-use and end-user 
     of such computers, without notice, by United States nationals 
     designated by the United States Government. The President 
     shall transmit a copy of the agreement to Congress.
       (b) Definition.--As used in this section and section 1406, 
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     computer'' means a computer which, by virtue of its composite 
     theoretical performance level, would be subject to section 
     1211 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1998 (50 U.S.C. App. 2404 note).
       (c) Adjustment of Composite Theoretical Performance Levels 
     for Post-shipment Verification.--Section 1213 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Adjustment of Performance Levels.--Whenever a new 
     composite theoretical performance level is established under 
     section 1211(d), that level shall apply for purposes of 
     subsection (a) of this section in lieu of the level set forth 
     in that subsection.''.

     SEC. 1408. PROCEDURES FOR REVIEW OF EXPORT OF CONTROLLED 
                   TECHNOLOGIES AND ITEMS.

       (a) Recommendations for Prioritization of National Security 
     Concerns.--The President shall submit to Congress the 
     President's recommendations for the establishment of a 
     mechanism to identify, on a continuing basis, those 
     controlled technologies and items the export of which is of 
     greatest national security concern relative to other 
     controlled technologies and items.
       (b) Recommendations for Executive Department Approvals for 
     Exports of Greatest National Security Concern.--With respect 
     to controlled technologies and items identified under 
     subsection (a), the President shall submit to Congress the 
     President's recommendations for the establishment of a 
     mechanism to identify procedures for export of such 
     technologies and items so as to provide--
       (1) that the period for review by an executive department 
     or agency of a license application for any such export shall 
     be extended to a period longer than that otherwise required 
     when such longer period is considered necessary by the head 
     of that department or agency for national security purposes; 
     and
       (2) that a license for such an export may be approved only 
     with the agreement of each executive department or agency 
     that reviewed the application for the license, subject to 
     appeal procedures to be established by the President.
       (c) Recommendations for Streamlined Licensing Procedures 
     for Other Exports.--With respect to controlled technologies 
     and items other than those identified under subsection (a), 
     the President shall submit to Congress the President's 
     recommendations for modifications to licensing procedures for 
     export of such technologies and items so as to streamline the 
     licensing process and provide greater transparency, 
     predictability, and certainty.

     SEC. 1409. NOTICE OF FOREIGN ACQUISITION OF UNITED STATES 
                   FIRMS IN NATIONAL SECURITY INDUSTRIES.

       Section 721(b) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 
     U.S.C. 2170(b)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The President'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Whenever a person engaged in interstate commerce in 
     the United States is the subject of a merger, acquisition, or 
     takeover described in paragraph (1), that person shall 
     promptly notify the President, or the President's designee, 
     of such planned merger, acquisition, or takeover. Whenever 
     any executive department or agency becomes aware of any such 
     planned merger, acquisition, or takeover, the head of that 
     department or agency shall promptly notify the President, or 
     the President's designee, of such planned merger, 
     acquisition, or takeover.''.

     SEC. 1410. FIVE-AGENCY INSPECTORS GENERAL EXAMINATION OF 
                   COUNTERMEASURES AGAINST ACQUISITION BY THE 
                   PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA OF MILITARILY 
                   SENSITIVE TECHNOLOGY.

       Not later than January 1, 2000, the Inspectors General of 
     the Departments of State, Defense, the Treasury, and Commerce 
     and the Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency 
     shall submit to Congress a report on the adequacy of current 
     export controls and counterintelligence measures to protect 
     against the acquisition by the People's Republic of China of 
     militarily sensitive United States technology. Such report 
     shall include a description of measures taken to address any 
     deficiencies found in such export controls and 
     counterintelligence measures.

     SEC. 1411. OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY SECURITY IN DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE.

       (a) Enhanced Multilateral Export Controls.--
       (1) New international controls.--The President shall work 
     (in the context of the scheduled 1999 review of the Wassenaar 
     Arrangement and otherwise) to establish new binding 
     international controls on technology transfers that threaten 
     international peace and United States national security.
       (2) Improved sharing of information.--The President shall 
     take appropriate actions (in the context of the scheduled 
     1999 review of the Wassenaar Arrangement and otherwise) to 
     improve the sharing of information by nations that are major 
     exporters of technology so that the United States can track 
     movements of technology and enforce technology controls and 
     re-export requirements.
       (b) Office of Technology Security.--(1) There is hereby 
     established in the Department of Defense an Office of 
     Technology Security. The Office shall support United States 
     Government efforts to--
       (1) establish new binding international controls on 
     technology transfers that threaten international peace and 
     United States national security; and
       (2) improve the sharing of information by nations that are 
     major exporters of technology so that the United States can 
     track movements of technology and enforce technology controls 
     and re-export requirements.

     SEC. 1412. ANNUAL AUDIT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND 
                   DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY POLICIES WITH RESPECT TO 
                   TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC 
                   OF CHINA.

       (a) Annual Audit.--The Inspectors General of the Department 
     of Defense and the Department of Energy, in consultation with 
     the Director of Central Intelligence and the Director of the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall each conduct an annual 
     audit of the policies and procedures of the Department of 
     Defense and the Department of Energy, respectively, with 
     respect to the export of technologies and the transfer of 
     scientific and technical information, to the People's 
     Republic of China in order to assess the extent to which the 
     Department of Defense or the Department of Energy, as the 
     case may be, is carrying out its activities to ensure that 
     any technology transfer, including a transfer of scientific 
     or technical information, will not measurably improve the 
     weapons systems or space launch capabilities of the People's 
     Republic of China.
       (b) Report to Congress.--The Inspectors General of the 
     Department of Defense and the Department of Energy shall each 
     submit to Congress a report each year describing the results 
     of the annual audit under subsection (a).

     SEC. 1413. RESOURCES FOR EXPORT LICENSE FUNCTIONS.

       (a) Office of Defense Trade Controls.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall take the 
     necessary steps to ensure that, in any fiscal year, adequate 
     resources are allocated to the functions of the Office of 
     Defense Trade Controls of the Department of State relating to 
     the review and processing of export license applications so 
     as to ensure that those functions are performed in a thorough 
     and timely manner.
       (2) Availability of existing appropriations.--The Secretary 
     of State shall take the necessary steps to ensure that those 
     funds made available under the heading ``Administration of 
     Foreign Affairs, Diplomatic and Consular Programs'' in title 
     IV of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
     Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, as 
     contained in the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277) 
     are made available, upon the enactment of this Act, to the 
     Office of Defense Trade Controls of the Department of State 
     to carry out the purposes of the Office.
       (b) Defense Threat Reduction Agency.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall take the necessary steps to ensure that, in any 
     fiscal year, adequate resources are allocated to the 
     functions of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency of the 
     Department of Defense relating to the review of export 
     license applications so as to ensure that those functions are 
     performed in a thorough and timely manner.

     SEC. 1414. NATIONAL SECURITY ASSESSMENT OF EXPORT LICENSES.

       (a) Report to Congress.--The Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall provide to 
     Congress a report assessing the cumulative impact of 
     individual licenses granted by the United States for exports, 
     goods, or technology to countries of concern.
       (b) Contents of Report.--Each report under subsection (a) 
     shall include an assessment of--
       (1) the cumulative impact of exports of technology on 
     improving the military capabilities of countries of concern;
       (2) the impact of exports of technology which would be 
     harmful to United States military capabilities, as well as 
     countermeasures necessary to overcome the use of such 
     technology; and
       (3) those technologies, systems, and components which have 
     applications to conventional military and strategic 
     capabilities.
       (c) Timing of Reports.--The first report under subsection 
     (a) shall be submitted to Congress not later than 1 year 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall assess 
     the cumulative impact of exports to countries of concern in 
     the previous 5-year period. Subsequent reports under 
     subsection (a) shall be submitted to Congress at the end of 
     each 1-year period after the submission of the first report. 
     Each such subsequent report shall include an assessment of 
     the cumulative impact of technology exports based on analyses 
     contained in previous reports under this section.
       (d) Support of Other Federal Agencies.--The Secretary of 
     Commerce, the Secretary of State, and the heads of other 
     departments and agencies shall make available to the 
     Secretary of Defense information necessary to carry out this 
     section, including information on export licensing.
       (e) Definition.--As used in this section, the term 
     ``country of concern'' means--
       (1) a country the government of which the Secretary of 
     State has determined, for purposes of section 6(j) of the 
     Export Administration Act of 1979 or other applicable law, to 
     have repeatedly provided support for acts of international 
     terrorism; and
       (2) a country on the list of covered countries under 
     section 1211(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998 (50 U.S.C. App. 2404 note).

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            DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS

     SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000''.
                            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 in 
     the amounts, set forth in the following table:
       

                     Army: Inside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
            State               Installation or location      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama......................  Redstone Arsenal.........      $9,800,000
Alaska.......................  Fort Richardson..........     $14,600,000
                               Fort Wainwright..........     $32,500,000
California...................  Fort Irwin...............     $32,400,000
                               Presidio of Monterey.....      $7,100,000
Colorado.....................  Fort Carson..............      $4,400,000
                               Peterson Air Force Base..     $25,000,000
District of Columbia.........  Fort McNair..............      $1,250,000
                               Walter Reed Medical            $6,800,000
                                Center.
Georgia......................  Fort Benning.............     $48,400,000
                               Fort Stewart.............     $71,700,000
Hawaii.......................  Schofield Barracks.......     $95,000,000
Kansas.......................  Fort Leavenworth.........     $34,100,000
                               Fort Riley...............      $3,900,000
Kentucky.....................  Blue Grass Army Depot....      $6,000,000
                               Fort Campbell............     $39,900,000
                               Fort Knox................      $1,300,000
Louisiana....................  Fort Polk................      $6,700,000
Maryland.....................  Fort Meade...............     $22,450,000
Massachusetts................  Westover Air Reserve Base      $4,000,000
Missouri.....................  Fort Leonard Wood........     $27,100,000
 
New York.....................  Fort Drum................     $23,000,000
North Carolina...............  Fort Bragg...............    $125,400,000
                               Sunny Point Military           $3,800,000
                                Ocean Terminal..........
Oklahoma.....................  Fort Sill................     $33,200,000
                               McAlester Army Ammunition     $16,600,000
Pennsylvania.................  Carlisle Barracks........      $5,000,000
                               Letterkenny Army Depot...      $3,650,000
South Carolina...............  Fort Jackson.............      $7,400,000
Texas........................  Fort Bliss...............     $52,350,000
                               Fort Hood................     $84,500,000
Virginia.....................  Fort Belvoir.............      $3,850,000
                               Fort Eustis..............     $43,800,000
                               Fort Myer................      $2,900,000
                               Fort Story...............      $8,000,000
Washington...................  Fort Lewis...............     $23,400,000
CONUS Various................  CONUS Various............     $36,400,000
                                                         ---------------
                                 Total..................    $967,550,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
           Country              Installation or location      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Germany......................  Ansbach..................     $21,000,000
                               Bamberg..................     $23,200,000
                               Mannheim.................      $4,500,000
Korea........................  Camp Casey...............     $31,000,000
                               Camp Howze...............      $3,050,000
                               Camp Stanley.............      $3,650,000
                                                         ---------------
                                 Total..................     $86,400,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Korea.................................  Camp Humphreys...........  60 Units.....................     $24,000,000
 
Virginia..............................  Fort Lee.................  97 Units.....................     $16,500,000
                                                                                                 ---------------
                                                                     Total......................     $40,500,000
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       (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 carryout 
     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 $4,300,000.

     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 sections 2104(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of 
     the Army may improve existing military family housing units 
     in an amount not to exceed $35,400,000.

     SEC. 2104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, ARMY.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     1999, for military construction, land acquisition, and 
     military family housing functions of the Department of the 
     Army in the total amount of $2,384,417,000 as follows:
       (1) For military construction projects inside the United 
     States authorized by section 2101(a), $879,550,000.
       (2) For the military construction projects outside the 
     United States authorized by section 2101(b), $86,400,000.
       (3) For unspecified minor construction projects authorized 
     by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $9,500,000.
       (4) For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     States Code, $87,205,000.
       (5) For military family housing functions:
       (A) For construction and acquisition, planning and design 
     and improvement of military family housing and facilities, 
     $80,200,000.
       (B) For support of military family housing (including the 
     functions described in section 2833 of title 10, United 
     States Code), $1,089,812,000.
       (6) For the construction of the United States Disciplinary 
     Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, authorized in section 
     2101(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998 (division B of Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 
     1967), $18,800,000.
       (7) For the construction of the force XXI soldier 
     development center, Fort Hood, Texas, authorized in section 
     2101(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998 (division B of Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 
     1966), $14,000,000.
       (8) For the construction of the railhead facility, Fort 
     Hood, Texas, authorized in section 2101(a) of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (division 
     B of Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2182), $14,800,000.
       (9) For the construction of the cadet development center, 
     United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 
     authorized in section 2101(a) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (division B of Public 
     Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2182), $28,500,000.
       (10) For the construction of the whole barracks complex 
     renewal, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, authorized in section 
     2101(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal year 1999 (division B of Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 
     2182), $32,000,000.
       (11) For the construction of the multi-purpose digital 
     training range, Fort Knox, Kentucky, authorized in section 
     2101(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1999 (division B of Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 
     2182), $16,000,000.
       (12) For the construction of the power plant, Roi Namur 
     Island, Kwajalein Atoll, Kwajalein, authorized in section 
     2101(b) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1999 (division B of Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 
     2183), $35,400,000.
       (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) $46,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2101(a) for the construction of the whole barracks 
     complex renewal at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii);
       (3) $22,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2101(a) for the construction of the whole barracks 
     complex renewal at Fort Bragg, North Carolina);
       (4) $10,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2101(a) for the construction of tank trail erosion 
     mitigation at the Yakima Training Center, Fort Lewis, 
     Washington); and
       (5) $10,100,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2101(a) for the construction of a tactical equipment 
     shop at Fort Sill, Oklahoma).
       (c) Adjustment.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (12) of 
     subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated in such paragraphs reduced by $7,750,000, which 
     represents the combination of project savings in military 
     construction resulting from favorable bids, reduced overhead 
     charges, and cancellations due to force structure changes.
                            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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
            State               Installation or location      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arizona......................  Marine Corps Air Station,     $24,220,000
                                Yuma.                         $7,560,000
                               Navy Detachment, Camp
                                Navajo.
California...................  Marine Corps Air-Ground       $34,760,000
                                Combat Center,
                                Twentynine Palms........
                               Marine Corps Base, Camp       $38,460,000
                                Pendleton.
                               Marine Corps Logistics         $4,670,000
                                Base, Barstow.
                               Marine Corps Recruit           $3,200,000
                                Depot, San Diego........
                               Naval Air Station,            $24,020,000
                                Lemoore.
                               Naval Air Station, North      $54,420,000
                                Island.
                               Naval Air Warfare Center,      $4,000,000
                                China Lake.
                               Naval Air Warfare Center,      $7,070,000
                                Corona.
                               Naval Air Warfare Center,      $6,190,000
                                Point Magu.
                               Naval Hospital, San Diego     $21,590,000
                               Naval Hospital,                $7,640,000
                                Twentynine Palms.
                               Naval Postgraduate School      $5,100,000
Florida......................  Naval Air Station,             $5,350,000
                                Whiting Field, Milton...
                               Naval Station, Mayport...      $9,560,000
Georgia......................  Marine Corps Logistics         $6,260,000
                                Base, Albany.
Hawaii.......................  Marine Corps Air Station,      $5,790,000
                                Kaneohe Bay.............
                               Naval Shipyard, Pearl         $10,610,000
                                Harbor.
                               Naval Station, Pearl          $18,600,000
                                Harbor.
                               Naval Submarine Base,         $29,460,000
                                Pearl Harbor.
Idaho........................  Naval Surface Warfare         $10,040,000
                                Center, Bayview.........
Illinois.....................  Naval Training Center,        $57,290,000
                                Great Lakes.
Indiana......................  Naval Surface Warfare          $7,270,000
                                Center, Crone...........
Maine........................  Naval Air Station,            $16,890,000
                                Brunswick.
Maryland.....................  Naval Air Warfare Center,      $4,560,000
                                Patuxent River..........
                               Naval Surface Warfare         $10,070,000
                                Center, Indian Head.....
Mississippi..................  Naval Air Station,             $7,280,000
                                Meridian................
                               Naval Construction            $19,170,000
                                Battalion Center
                                Gulfport................
Nevada.......................  Naval Air Station, Fallon      $7,000,000
New Jersey...................  Naval Air Warfare Center      $15,710,000
                                Aircraft Division,
                                Lakehurst...............
North Carolina...............  Marine Corps Air Station,      $5,470,000
                                New River.                   $21,380,000
                               Marine Corps Base, Camp
                                Lejeune.
Pennsylvania.................  Navy Ships Parts Control       $2,990,000
                                Center, Mechanicsburg...

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                               Norfolk Naval Shipyard        $13,320,000
                                Detachment, Philadelphia.
South Carolina...............  Naval Weapons Station,         $7,640,000
                                Charleston.                  $18,290,000
                               Marine Corps Air Station,
                                Beaufort.
Texas........................  Naval Station, Ingleside.     $11,780,000
Virginia.....................  Marine Corps Combat           $20,820,000
                                Development Command,
                                Quantico................
                               Naval Air Station, Oceana     $11,490,000
                               Naval Shipyard, Norfolk..     $17,630,000
                               Naval Station, Norfolk...     $69,550,000
                               Naval Weapons Station,        $25,040,000
                                Yorktown.
                               Tactical Training Group       $10,310,000
                                Atlantic, Dam Neck......
Washington...................  Naval Ordnance Center          $3,440,000
                                Pacific Division
                                Detachment, Port Hadlock
                               Naval Undersea Warfare         $6,700,000
                                Center, Keyport.........
                               Puget Sound Naval             $15,610,000
                                Shipyard, Bremerton.....
                               Strategic Weapons              $6,300,000
                                Facility Pacific,
                                Bremerton...............
                                                         ---------------
                                 Total..................    $751,570,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (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 
     locations outside the United States, and in the amounts, set 
     forth in the following table:
       

                     Navy: Outside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
           Country              Installation or location      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bahrain......................  Administrative Support        $83,090,000
                                Unit,.
Diego Garcia.................  Naval Support Facility,        $8,150,000
                                Diego Garcia.
Greece.......................  Naval Support Activity,        $6,380,000
                                Souda Bay.
Italy........................  Naval Support Activity,       $26,750,000
                                Naples.
                                                         ---------------
                                 Total..................    $124,370,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hawaii..................................  Marine Corps Air Station,    100 Units..................   $26,615,000
                                           Kaneohe Bay...............
                                          Naval Base Pearl Harbor....  133 Units..................   $30,168,000
                                          Naval Base Pearl Harbor....  96 Units...................   $19,167,000
                                                                                                   -------------
                                                                         Total....................   $75,950,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriation 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 $17,715,000.

     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 $162,350,000.

     SEC. 2204. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NAVY.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     1999, for military construction, land acquisition, and 
     military family housing functions of the Department of the 
     Navy in the total amount of $2,084,107,000 as follows:
       (1) For military construction projects inside the United 
     States authorized by section 2201(a), $737,910,000.
       (2) For military construction projects outside the United 
     States authorized by section 2201(b), $124,370,000.
       (3) For unspecified minor construction projects authorized 
     by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $7,342,000.
       (4) For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     States Code, $70,010,000.
       (5) For military family housing functions:
       (A) For construction and acquisition, planning and design 
     and improvement of military family housing and facilities, 
     $256,015,000.
       (B) For support of military housing (including functions 
     described in section 2833 of title 10, United States Code), 
     $895,070,000.
       (6) For the construction of berthing wharf, Naval Station 
     Norfolk, Virginia, authorized by section 2201(a) of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 
     (division B of Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2189), 
     $12,690,000.
       (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) $13,660,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2201(a) for the construction of a berthing wharf at 
     Naval Air Station, North Island, California).
       (c) Adjustment.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (6) of 
     subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated in such paragraphs reduced by $19,300,000, which 
     represents the combination of project savings in military 
     construction resulting from favorable bids, reduced overhead 
     charges, and cancellations due to force structure changes.

     SEC. 2205. AUTHORIZATION TO ACCEPT ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION 
                   IMPROVEMENTS, GUAM.

       The Secretary of the Navy may accept from the Guam Power 
     Authority various improvements to electrical transformers at 
     the Agana and Harmon Substations in Guam, which are valued at 
     approximately $610,000 and are to be performed in accordance 
     with plans and specifications acceptable to the Secretary.

     SEC. 2206. CORRECTION IN AUTHORIZED USE OF FUNDS, MARINE 
                   CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT COMMAND, QUANTICO, 
                   VIRGINIA.

       The Secretary of the Navy may carry out a military 
     construction project involving infrastructure development at 
     the Marine Corps Combat Development Command, Quantico, 
     Virginia, in the amount of $8,900,000, using amounts 
     appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
     in section 2204(a)(1) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (division B of Public 
     Law 104-201; 110 Stat.

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     2769) for a military construction project involving a 
     sanitary landfill at that installation, as authorized by 
     section 2201(a) of that Act (110 Stat. 2767).
                         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 States, and in 
     the amounts, set forth in the following table:
       

                   Air Force: Inside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
            State               Installation or location      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama......................  Maxwell Air Force Base...     $10,600,000
Alaska.......................  Eielson Air Force Base...     $24,100,000
                               Elmendorf Air Force Base.     $32,800,000
Arizona......................  Davis-Monthan Air Force        $7,800,000
                                Base.
Arkansas.....................  Little Rock Air Force          $7,800,000
                                Base.
California...................  Beale Air Force Base.....      $8,900,000
                               Edwards Air Force Base...      $5,500,000
                               Travis Air Force Base....     $11,200,000
Colorado.....................  Peterson Air Force Base..     $40,000,000
                               Schriever Air Force Base.     $16,100,000
                               U.S. Air Force Academy...     $17,500,000
CONUS Classified.............  Classified Location......     $16,870,000
Florida......................  Eglin Air Force Base.....     $18,300,000
                               Eglin Auxiliary Field 9..     $18,800,000
                               MacDill Air Force Base...      $5,500,000
                               Patrick Air Force Base...     $17,800,000
                               Tyndall Air Force Base...     $10,800,000
Georgia......................  Fort Benning.............      $3,900,000
                               Moody Air Force Base.....      $5,950,000
                               Robins Air Force Base....      $3,350,000
Hawaii.......................  Hickam Air Force Base....      $3,300,000
Idaho........................  Mountain Home Air Force       $17,000,000
                                Base.
Kansas.......................  McConnell Air Force Base.      $9,600,000
Kentucky.....................  Fort Campbell............      $6,300,000
Mississippi..................  Columbus Air Force Base..      $5,100,000
                               Keesler Air Force Base...     $27,000,000
Missouri.....................  Whiteman Air Force Base..     $24,900,000
Nebraska.....................  Offutt Air Force Base....      $8,300,000
Nevada.......................  Nellis Air Force Base....     $18,600,000
New Jersey...................  McGuire Air Force Base...     $11,800,000
New York.....................  Rome Research Site.......      $3,002,000
New Mexico...................  Kirtland Air Force Base..     $14,000,000
North Carolina...............  Fort Bragg...............      $4,600,000
                               Pope Air Force Base......      $7,700,000
North Dakota.................  Minot Air Force Base.....      $3,000,000
Ohio.........................  Wright-Patterson Air          $35,100,000
                                Force Base.
Oklahoma.....................  Tinker Air Force Base....     $23,800,000
                               Vance Air Force Base.....     $12,600,000
South Carolina...............  Charleston Air Force Base     $18,200,000
Tennessee....................  Arnold Air Force Base....      $7,800,000
Texas........................  Dyess Air Force Base.....      $5,400,000
                               Lackland Air Force Base..     $13,400,000
                               Laughlin Air Force Base..      $3,250,000
                               Randolph Air Force Base..      $3,600,000
Utah.........................  Hill Air Force Base......      $4,600,000
Virginia.....................  Langley Air Force Base...      $6,300,000
Washington...................  Fairchild Air Force Base.     $15,550,000
                               McChord Air Force Base...      $7,900,000
                                                         ---------------
                                 Total..................    $635,272,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
           Country              Installation or location      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Guam.........................  Andersen Air Force Base..      $8,900,000
Italy........................  Aviano Air Base..........      $3,700,000
Korea........................  Osan Air Base............     $19,600,000
Portugal.....................  Lajes Field, Azores......      $1,800,000
United Kingdom...............  Ascension Island.........      $2,150,000
                               Royal Air Force Feltwell.      $3,000,000
                               Royal Air Force               $18,200,000
                                Lakenheath.                  $17,600,000
                               Royal Air Force                $1,700,000
                                Mildenhall.
                               Royal Air Force
                                Molesworth.
                                                         ---------------
                                 Total..................     $76,650,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------


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     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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arizona...............................  Davis-Monthan Air Force    64 Units.....................     $10,000,000
                                         Base....................
California............................  Beale Air Force Base.....  60 Units.....................      $8,500,000
                                        Edwards Air Force Base...  188 Units....................     $32,790,000
                                        Vandenberg Air Force Base  91 Units.....................     $16,800,000
District of Columbia..................  Bolling Air Force Base...  72 Units.....................      $9,375,000
Florida...............................  Eglin Air Force Base.....  130 Units....................     $14,080,000
                                        MacDill Air Force Base...  54 Units.....................      $9,034,000
Kansas................................  McConnell Air Force Base.  Safety Improvements..........      $1,363,000
Mississippi...........................  Columbus Air Force Base..  100 Units....................     $12,290,000
Montana...............................  Malmstrom Air Force Base.  34 Units.....................      $7,570,000
Nebraska..............................  Offutt Air Force Base....  72 Units.....................     $12,352,000
New Mexico............................  Hollomon Air Force Base..  76 Units.....................      $9,800,000
North Carolina........................  Seymour Johnson Air Force  78 Units.....................     $12,187,000
                                         Base....................
North Dakota..........................  Grand Forks Air Force      42 Units.....................     $10,050,000
                                         Base....................
                                        Minot Air Force Base.....  72 Units.....................     $10,756,000
Texas.................................  Lackland Air Force Base..  48 Units.....................      $7,500,000
Portugal..............................  Lajes Field, Azores......  75 Units.....................     $12,964,000
                                                                                                 ---------------
                                                                     Total......................    $197,411,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (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 $17,093,000.

     SEC. 2303. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS.

       Subject to section 2825 of title 10, Unites 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 $124,492,000.

     SEC. 2304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, AIR FORCE.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     1999, for military construction, land acquisition, and 
     military family housing functions of the Department of the 
     Air Force in the total amount of $1,874,053,000 as follows:
       (1) For military construction projects inside the United 
     States authorized by section 2301(a), $605,272,000.
       (2) For military construction projects outside the United 
     States authorized by section 2301(b), $76,650,000.
       (3) For unspecified minor construction projects authorized 
     by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $8,741,000.
       (4) For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     States Code, $32,104,000.
       (5) For military housing functions:
       (A) For construction and acquisition, planning and design 
     and improvement of military family housing and facilities, 
     $338,996,000.
       (B) For support of military family housing (including 
     functions described in section 2833 of title 10, United 
     States Code), $821,892,000.
       (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 $9,602,000, which 
     represents the combination of project savings in military 
     construction resulting from favorable bids, reduced overhead 
     charges, and cancellations due to force structure changes.

     SEC. 2305. PLAN FOR COMPLETION OF PROJECT TO CONSOLIDATE AIR 
                   FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY, ROME RESEARCH SITE, 
                   NEW YORK.

       (a) Plan Required.--Not later than January 1, 2000, the 
     Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to Congress a plan 
     for the completion of multi-phase efforts to consolidate 
     research and technology development activities conducted at 
     the Air Force Research Laboratory located at the Rome 
     Research Site at former Griffiss Air Force Base in Rome, New 
     York. The plan shall include details on how the Air Force 
     will complete the multi-phase construction and renovation of 
     the consolidated building 2/3 complex at the Rome Research 
     Site, by January 1, 2005, including the cost of the project 
     and options for financing it.
       (b) Relation to State Contributions.--Nothing in this 
     section shall be construed to limit or expand the authority 
     of the Secretary of a military department to accept funds 
     from a State for the purpose of consolidating military 
     functions within a military installation.
                      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 
     2405(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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Agency              Installation or location      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chemical Demilitarization....  Blue Grass Army Depot,       $206,800,000
                                Kentucky.
Defense Education Activity...  Laurel Bay, South              $2,874,000
                                Carolina................
                               Marine Corps Base, Camp       $10,570,000
                                LeJeune, North Carolina.
Defense Logistics Agency.....  Defense Distribution New       $5,000,000
                                Cumberland,Pennsylvania.
                               Elmendorf Air Force Base,     $23,500,000
                                Alaska..................
                               Eielson Air Force Base,       $26,000,000
                                Alaska.
                               Fairchild Air Force Base,     $12,400,000
                                Washington.
                               Various Locations........      $1,300,000
Defense Manpower Data Center.  Presidio, Monterey,           $28,000,000
                                California..............
National Security Agency.....  Fort Meade, Maryland.....      $2,946,000
Special Operations Command...  Fleet Combat Training          $4,700,000
                                Center, Dam Neck,
                                Virginia................
                               Fort Benning, Georgia....     $10,200,000
                               Fort Bragg, North             $20,100,000
                                Carolina.
                               Mississippi Army               $9,600,000
                                Ammunition Plant,
                                Mississippi.............
                               Naval Amphibious Base,         $6,000,000
                                Coronado, California....
TRICARE Management Agency....  Andrews Air Force Base,        $3,000,000
                                Maryland................

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                               Cheatham Annex, Virginia.      $1,650,000
                               Davis-Monthan Air Force       $10,000,000
                                Base, Arizona...........
                               Fort Lewis, Washington...      $5,500,000
                               Fort Riley, Kansas.......      $6,000,000
                               Fort Sam Houston, Texas..      $5,800,000
                               Fort Wainwright, Alaska..    $133,000,000
                               Los Angeles Air Force         $13,600,000
                                Base, California........
                               Marine Corps Air Station,      $3,500,000
                                Cherry Point, North
                                Carolina................
                               Moody Air Force Base,          $1,250,000
                                Georgia.
                               Naval Air Station,             $3,780,000
                                Jacksonville, Florida...
                               Naval Air Station,             $4,050,000
                                Norfolk, Virginia.
                               Naval Air Station,             $4,150,000
                                Patuxent River, Maryland
                               Naval Air Station,             $4,300,000
                                Pensacola, Florida.
                               Naval Air Station,             $4,700,000
                                Whidbey Island,
                                Washington..............
                               Patrick Air Force Base,        $1,750,000
                                Florida.
                               Travis Air Force Base,         $7,500,000
                                California.
                               Wright-Patterson Air           $3,900,000
                                Force Base, Ohio........
                                                         ---------------
                                 Total..................    $587,420,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2405(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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Agency              Installation or location      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Drug Interdiction and Counter- Manta, Ecuador...........     $25,000,000
 Drug Activities.............
                               Curacao, Netherlands          $11,100,000
                                Antilles................
Defense Education Activity...  Andersen Air Force Base,      $44,170,000
                                Guam....................
                               Naval Station Rota, Spain     $17,020,000
                               Royal Air Force,               $4,570,000
                                Feltwell, United Kingdom
                               Royal Air Force,               $3,770,000
                                Lakenheath, United
                                Kingdom.................
Defense Logistics Agency.....  Andersen Air Force Base,      $24,300,000
                                Guam.
                               Moron Air Base, Spain....     $15,200,000
National Security Agency.....  Royal Air Force, Menwith         $500,000
                                Hill Station, United
                                Kingdom.................
Tri-Care Management Agency...  Naval Security Group           $4,000,000
                                Activity, Sabana Seca,
                                Puerto Rico.............
                               Ramstein Air Force Base,       $7,100,000
                                Germany.
                               Royal Air Force,               $7,100,000
                                Lakenheath, United
                                Kingdom.................
                               Yongsan, Korea...........     $41,120,000
                                                         ---------------
                                 Total..................    $204,950,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     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 2405(a)(8)(A), the Secretary of 
     Defense may improve existing military family housing units in 
     an amount not to exceed $50,000.

     SEC. 2403. MILITARY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

       Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 
     2405(a)(8)(C), $78,756,000 shall be available for credit to 
     the Department of Defense Family Housing Fund established by 
     section 2883(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code.

     SEC. 2404. ENERGY CONSERVATION PROJECTS.

       Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
     appropriations in section 2405(a)(6), the Secretary of 
     Defense may carry out energy conservation projects under 
     section 2865 of title 10, United States Code, in the amount 
     of $6,558,000.

     SEC. 2405. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, DEFENSE AGENCIES.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     1999, 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 $1,618,965,000 as follows:
       (1) For military construction projects inside the United 
     States authorized by section 2401(a), $288,420,000.
       (2) For military construction projects outside the United 
     States authorized by section 2401(b), $204,950,000.
       (3) For unspecified minor construction projects under 
     section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $18,618,000.
       (4) For contingency construction projects of the Secretary 
     of Defense under section 2804 of title 10, United States 
     Code, $938,000.
       (5) For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     States Code, $49,024,000.
       (6) For Energy Conservation projects authorized by section 
     2404 of this Act, $6,558,000.
       (7) 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), $705,911,000.
       (8) For military family housing functions:
       (A) For improvement of military family housing and 
     facilities, $50,000.
       (B) For support of military housing (including functions 
     described in section 2833 of title 10, United States Code), 
     $41,440,000 of which not more than $35,639,000 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 as authorized by section 2403 of this Act, 
     $78,756,000.
       (9) For the construction of the Ammunition Demilitarization 
     Facility, Anniston Army Depot, Alabama, authorized in section 
     2101(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1991 (division B of Public Law 101-510; 104 Stat. 
     1758), section 2101(a) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1992 and 1993 (division B 
     of Public Law 102-190; 105 Stat. 1508), section 2101(a) of 
     the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1993 (division B of Public Law 102-484; 106 Stat. 2586); and 
     section 2401 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1995 (division B of Public Law 103-337, 108 
     Stat. 3040), $7,000,000.
       (10) For the construction of the Ammunition 
     Demilitarization Facility, Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas, 
     authorized in section 2401 of 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 National Defense 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 the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (division B of Public 
     Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2197), $61,800,000.
       (11) For the construction of the Ammunition 
     Demilitarization Facility, Umatilla Army Depot, Oregon, 
     authorized 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), 
     section 2408 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1998

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     (division B of Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1982); and 
     section 2406 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1999 (division B of Public Law 105-261; 112 
     Stat. 2197), $35,900,000.
       (12) For the construction of the Ammunition 
     Demilitarization Facility, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, 
     authorized in section 2401(a) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (division B of Public 
     Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2193), $66,600,000.
       (13) For the construction of the Ammunition 
     Demilitarization Facility at Newport Army Depot, Indiana, 
     authorized in section 2401(a) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (division B of Public 
     Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2193), $61,200,000.
       (14) For the construction of the Ammunition 
     Demilitarization Facility, Pueblo Army Depot, Colorado, 
     authorized in section 2401(a) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (division B of Public 
     Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2775), as amended by section 2406 of 
     this Act, $11,800,000.
       (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) $115,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized 
     under section 2401(a) for the construction of a replacement 
     hospital at Fort Wainwright, Alaska); and
       (3) $184,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized 
     under section 2401(a) for the construction of a chemical 
     demilitarization facility at Blue Grass Army Depot, 
     Kentucky).
       (c) Adjustment.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (14) of 
     subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated in such paragraphs reduced by $20,000,000, which 
     represents the combination of project savings in military 
     construction resulting from favorable bids, reduced overhead 
     charges, and cancellations due to force structure changes.

     SEC. 2406. INCREASE IN FISCAL YEAR 1997 AUTHORIZATION FOR 
                   MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AT PUEBLO 
                   CHEMICAL ACTIVITY, COLORADO.

       The table in section 2401(a) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (division B of Public 
     Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2775), is amended--
       (1) in the item relating to Pueblo Chemical Activity, 
     Colorado, under the agency heading relating to Chemical 
     Demilitarization Program by striking ``$179,000,000'' in the 
     amount column and inserting ``$203,500,000''; and
       (2) by striking the amount identified as the total in the 
     amount column and inserting ``$549,954,000''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2406(b)(2) of that Act 
     (110 Stat. 2779) is amended by striking ``$179,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$203,500,000''.

     SEC. 2407. CONDITION ON OBLIGATION OF MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
                   FUNDS FOR DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       In addition to the conditions specified in section 1022 on 
     the development of forward operating locations for United 
     States Southern Command counter-drug detection and monitoring 
     flights, amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization 
     of appropriations in section 2405(a)(2) for the projects set 
     forth in the table in section 2401(b) under the heading 
     ``Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities'' may not be 
     obligated until after the end of the 30-day period beginning 
     on the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to 
     Congress a report describing in detail the purposes for which 
     the amounts will be obligated and expended.
   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, 1999, 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 $191,000,000.
            TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES

     SEC. 2601. AUTHORIZED GUARD AND RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
                   ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
     beginning after September 30, 1999, 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, 
     $123,878,000; and
       (B) for the Army Reserve, $92,515,000.
       (2) For the Department of the Navy, for the Naval and 
     Marine Corps Reserve, $21,574,000.
       (3) For the Department of the Air Force--
       (A) for the Air National Guard of the United States, 
     $151,170,000; and
       (B) for the Air Force Reserve, $48,564,000.
        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, 2002; or
       (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
     for military construction for fiscal year 2003.
       (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, 2002; or
       (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
     for fiscal year 2003 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 
                   1997 PROJECTS.

       (a) Extensions.--Notwithstanding section 2701 of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 
     (division B of Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2782), 
     authorizations for the projects set forth in the tables in 
     subsection (b), as provided in section 2101, 2201, 2202, or 
     2601 of that Act and amended by section 2406 of this Act, 
     shall remain in effect until October 1, 2000, or the date of 
     the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 
     construction for fiscal year 2001, whichever is later.
       (b) Tables.--The tables referred to in subsection (a) are 
     as follows:
       

                                  Army: Extension of 1997 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 State                   Installation or location             Project                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Colorado..............................  Pueblo Army Depot........  Ammunition Demilitarization      $203,500,000
                                                                    Facility....................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                  Navy: Extension of 1997 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 State                   Installation or location             Project                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Virginia..............................  Marine Corps Combat        Infrastructure Development...      $8,900,000
                                         Development Command.....
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                              Navy: Extension of 1997 Family Housing Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 State                   Installation or location          Family Housing             Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Florida...............................  Mayport Naval Station....  100 units....................     $10,000,000
Maine.................................  Brunswick Naval Air        92 units.....................     $10,925,000
                                         Station.................
North Carolina........................  Camp Lejuene.............  94 units.....................     $10,110,000
South Carolina........................  Beaufort Marine Corps Air  140 units....................     $14,000,000
                                         Station.................
Texas.................................  Corpus Christi Naval       104 units....................     $11,675,000
                                         Complex.................
                                        Kingsville Naval Air       48 units.....................      $7,550,000
                                         Station.................
Washington............................  Everett Naval Station....  100 units....................     $15,015,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                          Army National Guard: Extension of 1997 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 State                   Installation or location             Project                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mississippi...........................  Camp Shelby..............  Multi-Purpose Range (Phase         $5,000,000
                                                                    II).........................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2703. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION 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 2202 or 2601 of that 
     Act and extended by section 2702 of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (division B of Public 
     Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2199), shall remain in effect until 
     October 1, 2000, or the date of the enactment of an Act 
     authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 
     2001, whichever is later.
       (b) Tables.--The tables referred to in subsection (a) are 
     as follows:
       

                              Navy: Extension of 1996 Family Housing Authorization
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                 State                   Installation or location          Family Housing             Amount
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California............................  Camp Pendleton...........  138 units....................     $20,000,000
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                          Army National Guard: Extension of 1996 Project Authorizations
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                 State                   Installation or location             Project                 Amount
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Mississippi...........................  Camp Shelby..............  Multipurpose Range Complex         $5,000,000
                                                                    (Phase I)...................
Missouri..............................  National Guard Training    Multipurpose Range...........      $2,236,000
                                         Site, Jefferson City....
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     SEC. 2704. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Titles XXI, XXII, XXIII, XXIV, XXV, and XXVI shall take 
     effect on the later of--
       (1) October 1, 1999; 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. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY 
                   ORGANIZATIONS SECURITY INVESTMENT.

       Section 2806(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting before the period at the end the following: ``, 
     including support for the actual implementation of a military 
     operations plan approved by the North Atlantic Council''.

     SEC. 2802. DEVELOPMENT OF FORD ISLAND, HAWAII.

       (a) Conditional Authority To Develop.--(1) Subchapter I of 
     chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2814. Special authority for development of Ford 
       Island, Hawaii

       ``(a) In General.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary of the Navy may exercise any authority or 
     combination of authorities in this section for the purpose of 
     developing or facilitating the development of Ford Island, 
     Hawaii, to the extent that the Secretary determines the 
     development is compatible with the mission of the Navy.
       ``(2) The Secretary of the Navy may not exercise any 
     authority under this section until--
       ``(A) the Secretary submits to the appropriate committees 
     of Congress a master plan for the development of Ford Island, 
     Hawaii; and
       ``(B) a period of 30 calendar days has elapsed following 
     the date on which the notification is received by those 
     committees.
       ``(b) Conveyance Authority.--(1) The Secretary of the Navy 
     may convey to any public or private person or entity all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to any 
     real property (including any improvements thereon) or 
     personal property under the jurisdiction of the Secretary in 
     the State of Hawaii that the Secretary determines--
       ``(A) is excess to the needs of the Navy and all of the 
     other armed forces; and
       ``(B) will promote the purpose of this section.
       ``(2) A conveyance under this subsection may include such 
     terms and conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate 
     to protect the interests of the United States.
       ``(c) Lease Authority.--(1) The Secretary of the Navy may 
     lease to any public or private person or entity any real 
     property or personal property under the jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary in the State of Hawaii that the Secretary 
     determines--
       ``(A) is excess to the needs of the Navy and all of the 
     other armed forces; and
       ``(B) will promote the purpose of this section.
       ``(2) A lease under this subsection shall be subject to 
     section 2667(b)(1) of this title and may include such others 
     terms as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the 
     interests of the United States.
       ``(3) A lease of real property under this subsection may 
     provide that, upon termination of the lease term, the lessee 
     shall have the right of first refusal to acquire the real 
     property covered by the lease if the property is then 
     conveyed under subsection (b).
       ``(4)(A) The Secretary may provide property support 
     services to or for real property leased under this 
     subsection.
       ``(B) To the extent provided in appropriations Acts, any 
     payment made to the Secretary for services provided under 
     this paragraph shall be credited to the appropriation, 
     account, or fund from which the cost of providing the 
     services was paid.
       ``(d) Acquisition of Leasehold Interest by Secretary.--(1) 
     The Secretary of the Navy may acquire a leasehold interest in 
     any facility constructed under subsection (f) as 
     consideration for a transaction authorized by this section 
     upon such terms as the Secretary considers appropriate to 
     promote the purpose of this section.
       ``(2) The term of a lease under paragraph (1) may not 
     exceed 10 years, unless the Secretary of Defense approves a 
     term in excess of 10 years for purposes of this section.
       ``(3) A lease under this subsection may provide that, upon 
     termination of the lease term, the United States shall have 
     the right of first refusal to acquire the facility covered by 
     the lease.
       ``(4) The Secretary of the Navy may enter into a lease 
     under this subsection only if the lease is specifically 
     authorized by a law enacted after the date of the enactment 
     of this section.
       ``(e) Requirement for Competition.--The Secretary of the 
     Navy shall use competitive procedures for purposes of 
     selecting the recipient of real or personal property under 
     subsection (b) and the lessee of real or personal property 
     under subsection (c).
       ``(f) Consideration.--(1) As consideration for the 
     conveyance of real or personal property under subsection (b), 
     or for the lease of

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     real or personal property under subsection (c), the Secretary 
     of the Navy shall accept cash, real property, personal 
     property, or services, or any combination thereof, in an 
     aggregate amount equal to not less than the fair market value 
     of the real or personal property conveyed or leased.
       ``(2) Subject to subsection (i), the services accepted by 
     the Secretary under paragraph (1) may include the following:
       ``(A) The construction or improvement of facilities at Ford 
     Island.
       ``(B) The restoration or rehabilitation of real property at 
     Ford Island.
       ``(C) The provision of property support services for 
     property or facilities at Ford Island.
       ``(g) Notice and Wait Requirements.--The Secretary of the 
     Navy may not carry out a transaction authorized by this 
     section until--
       ``(1) the Secretary submits to the appropriate committees 
     of Congress a notification of the transaction, including--
       ``(A) a detailed description of the transaction; and
       ``(B) a justification for the transaction specifying the 
     manner in which the transaction will meet the purposes of 
     this section; and
       ``(2) a period of 30 calendar days has elapsed following 
     the date on which the notification is received by those 
     committees.
       ``(h) Ford Island Improvement Account.--(1) There is 
     established on the books of the Treasury an account to be 
     known as the `Ford Island Improvement Account'.
       ``(2) There shall be deposited into the account the 
     following amounts:
       ``(A) Amounts authorized and appropriated to the account.
       ``(2) Except as provided in subsection (c)(4)(B), the 
     amount of any cash payment received by the Secretary for a 
     transaction under this section.
       ``(i) Use of Account.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), to the 
     extent provided in advance in appropriation Acts, funds in 
     the Ford Island Improvement Account may be used as follows:
       ``(A) To carry out or facilitate the carrying out of a 
     transaction authorized by this section.
       ``(B) To carry out improvements of property or facilities 
     at Ford Island.
       ``(C) To obtain property support services for property or 
     facilities at Ford Island.
       ``(2) To extent that the authorities provided under 
     subchapter IV of this chapter are available to the Secretary 
     of the Navy, the Secretary may not use the authorities in 
     this section to acquire, construct, or improve family housing 
     units, military unaccompanied housing units, or ancillary 
     supporting facilities related to military housing.
       ``(3)(A) The Secretary may transfer funds from the Ford 
     Island Improvement Account to the following funds:
       ``(i) The Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement 
     Fund established by section 2883(a)(1) of this title.
       ``(ii) The Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied 
     Housing Improvement Fund established by section 2883(a)(2) of 
     this title.
       ``(B) Amounts transferred under subparagraph (A) to a fund 
     referred to in that subparagraph shall be available in 
     accordance with the provisions of section 2883 of this title 
     for activities authorized under subchapter IV of this chapter 
     at Ford Island.
       ``(j) Inapplicability of Certain Property Management 
     Laws.--Except as otherwise provided in this section, 
     transactions under this section shall not be subject to the 
     following:
       ``(1) Sections 2667 and 2696 of this title.
       ``(2) Section 501 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411).
       ``(3) Sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 483, 484).
       ``(k) Scoring.--Nothing in this section shall be construed 
     to waive the applicability to any lease entered into under 
     this section of the budget scorekeeping guidelines used to 
     measure compliance with the Balanced Budget Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.
       ``(l) Property Support Service Defined.--In this section, 
     the term `property support service' means the following:
       ``(1) Any utility service or other service listed in 
     section 2686(a) of this title.
       ``(2) Any other service determined by the Secretary to be a 
     service that supports the operation and maintenance of real 
     property, personal property, or facilities.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such 
     subchapter is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     item:

``2814. Special authority for development of Ford Island, Hawaii.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 2883(c) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(E) Any amounts that the Secretary of the Navy transfers 
     to that Fund pursuant to section 2814(i)(3) of this title, 
     subject to the restrictions on the use of the transferred 
     amounts specified in that section.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(E) Any amounts that the Secretary of the Navy transfers 
     to that Fund pursuant to section 2814(i)(3) of this title, 
     subject to the restrictions on the use of the transferred 
     amounts specified in that section.''.

     SEC. 2803. RESTRICTION ON AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE OR CONSTRUCT 
                   ANCILLARY SUPPORTING FACILITIES FOR HOUSING 
                   UNITS.

       Section 2881 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) Authority To Acquire or Construct.--
     '' before ``Any project''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Restriction.--The ancillary supporting facilities 
     authorized by subsection (a) may not be in direct competition 
     with any resale activities provided by the Defense Commissary 
     Agency or the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, the Navy 
     Exchange Service Command, Marine Corps exchanges, or any 
     other nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the United 
     States under the jurisdiction of the armed forces which is 
     conducted for the morale, welfare and recreation of members 
     of the armed forces.''.

     SEC. 2804. PLANNING AND DESIGN FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
                   PROJECTS FOR RESERVE COMPONENTS.

       Section 18233(f)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``design,'' after ``planning,''.

     SEC. 2805. LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT SMALL 
                   PROJECTS FOR ACQUISITION OF FACILITIES FOR 
                   RESERVE COMPONENTS.

       (a) Unspecified Minor Construction Projects to Correct 
     Life, Health, or Safety Threats.--Subsection (a)(2) of 
     section 18233a of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) An unspecified minor construction project intended 
     solely to correct a deficiency that is life-threatening, 
     health-threatening, or safety-threatening, except that the 
     expenditure or contribution for the project may not exceed 
     $3,000,000.''.
       (b) Use of Operation and Maintenance Funds To Correct Life, 
     Health, or Safety Threats.--Subsection (b) of such section is 
     amended by inserting after ``or less'' the following: ``(or 
     $1,000,000 or less if the project is intended solely to 
     correct a deficiency that is life-threatening, health-
     threatening, or safety-threatening).''.

     SEC. 2806. EXPANSION OF ENTITIES ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN 
                   ALTERNATIVE AUTHORITY FOR ACQUISITION AND 
                   IMPROVEMENT OF MILITARY HOUSING.

       (a) Definition of Eligible Entity.--Section 2871 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (7) as 
     paragraphs (6) through (8) respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) The term `eligible entity' means any individual, 
     corporation, firm, partnership, company, State or local 
     government, or housing authority of a State or local 
     government.''.
       (b) General Authority.--Section 2872 of such title is 
     amended by striking ``private persons'' and inserting 
     ``eligible entities''.
       (c) Direct Loans and Loan Guarantees.--Section 2873 of such 
     title is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``persons in the private sector'' and 
     inserting ``an eligible entity''; and
       (B) by striking ``such persons'' and inserting ``the 
     eligible entity''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``any person in the private sector'' and 
     inserting ``an eligible entity''; and
       (B) by striking ``the person'' and inserting ``the eligible 
     entity''.
       (d) Investments.--Section 2875 of such title is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``nongovernmental 
     entities'' and inserting ``an eligible entity'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``a nongovernmental entity'' both places it 
     appears and inserting ``an eligible entity''; and
       (B) by striking ``the entity'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``the eligible entity'';
       (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``nongovernmental'' and 
     inserting ``eligible''; and
       (4) in subsection (e), by striking ``a nongovernmental 
     entity'' and inserting ``an eligible entity''.
       (e) Rental Guarantees.--Section 2876 of such title is 
     amended by striking ``private persons'' and inserting 
     ``eligible entities''.
       (f) Differential Lease Payments.--Section 2877 of such 
     title is amended by striking ``private''.
       (g) Conveyance or Lease of Existing Property and 
     Facilities.--Section 2878(a) of such title is amended by 
     striking ``private persons'' and inserting ``eligible 
     entities''.
       (h) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of section 2875 
     of such title is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2875. Investments''.

       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter IV 
     of chapter 169 of such title is amended by striking the item 
     relating to such section and inserting the following new 
     item:

``2875. Investments.''.
        Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration

     SEC. 2811. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR LEASE OF LAND FOR 
                   SPECIAL OPERATIONS ACTIVITIES.

       Section 2680(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``September 30, 2000'' and inserting ``September 
     30, 2005''.

     SEC. 2812. UTILITY PRIVATIZATION AUTHORITY.

       (a) Extended Contracts for Utility Services.--Subsection 
     (c) of section 2688 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by

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     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) A contract for the receipt of utility services as 
     consideration under paragraph (1), or any other contract for 
     utility services entered into by the Secretary concerned in 
     connection with the conveyance of a utility system under this 
     section, may be for a period not to exceed 50 years.''.
       (b) Definition of Utility System.--Subsection (g)(2)(B) of 
     such section is amended by striking ``Easements'' and 
     inserting ``Real property, easements,''.
       (c) Funds To Facilitate Privatization.--Such section is 
     further amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections 
     (i) and (j); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) Assistance for Construction, Repair, or Replacement 
     of Utility Systems.--In lieu of carrying out a military 
     construction project to construct, repair, or replace a 
     utility system, the Secretary concerned may use funds 
     authorized and appropriated for the project to facilitate the 
     conveyance of the utility system under this section by making 
     a contribution toward the cost of construction, repair, or 
     replacement of the utility system by the entity to which the 
     utility system is being conveyed. The Secretary concerned 
     shall consider any such contribution in the economic analysis 
     required under subsection (e).''.

     SEC. 2813. ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDS TO COVER ADMINISTRATIVE 
                   EXPENSES RELATING TO CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY 
                   TRANSACTIONS.

       Section 2695(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``involving real property under the 
     control of the Secretary of a military department'' after 
     ``transactions''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) The disposal of real property of the United States 
     for which the Secretary will be the disposal agent.''.

     SEC. 2814. STUDY AND REPORT ON IMPACTS TO MILITARY READINESS 
                   OF PROPOSED LAND MANAGEMENT CHANGES ON PUBLIC 
                   LANDS IN UTAH.

       (a) Utah National Defense Lands Defined.--In this section, 
     the term ``Utah national defense lands'' means public lands 
     under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management in 
     the State of Utah that are adjacent to or near the Utah Test 
     and Training Range and Dugway Proving Ground or beneath the 
     Military Operating Areas, Restricted Areas, and airspace that 
     make up the Utah Test and Training Range.
       (b) Readiness Impact Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     conduct a study to evaluate the impact upon military 
     training, testing, and operational readiness of any proposed 
     changes in land management of the Utah national defense 
     lands. In conducting the study, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall consider the following:
       (1) The present military requirements for and missions 
     conducted at Utah Test and Training Range, as well as 
     projected requirements for the support of aircraft, unmanned 
     aerial vehicles, missiles, munitions and other military 
     requirements.
       (2) The future requirements for force structure and 
     doctrine changes, such as the Expeditionary Aerospace Force 
     concept, that could require the use of the Utah Test and 
     Training Range.
       (3) All other pertinent issues, such as overflight 
     requirements, access to electronic tracking and 
     communications sites, ground access to respond to emergency 
     or accident locations, munitions safety buffers, noise 
     requirements, ground safety and encroachment issues.
       (c) Cooperation and Coordination.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall conduct the study in cooperation with the Secretary of 
     the Air Force and the Secretary of the Army and coordinate 
     the study with the Secretary of the Interior.
       (d) Effect of Study.--Until the Secretary of Defense 
     submits to Congress a report containing the results of the 
     study, the Secretary of the Interior may not proceed with the 
     amendment of any individual resource management plan for Utah 
     national defense lands, or any statewide environmental impact 
     statement or statewide resource management plan amendment 
     package for such lands, if the statewide environmental impact 
     statement or statewide resource management plan amendment 
     addresses wilderness characteristics or wilderness management 
     issues affecting such lands.
            Subtitle C--Defense Base Closure and Realignment

     SEC. 2821. CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY TO USE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 1990 FOR 
                   ACTIVITIES REQUIRED TO CLOSE OR REALIGN 
                   MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

       (a) Duration of Account.--Subsection (a) 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) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) The Account shall be closed at the time and in the 
     manner provided for appropriation accounts under section 1555 
     of title 31, United States Code. Unobligated funds which 
     remain in the Account upon closure shall be held by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury until transferred by law after the 
     congressional defense committees receive the final report 
     transmitted under subsection (c)(2).''.
       (b) Effect of Continuation on Use of Account.--Subsection 
     (b)(1) of such section is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new sentence: ``After July 13, 2001, the Account 
     shall be the sole source of Federal funds for environmental 
     restoration, property management, and other caretaker costs 
     associated with any real property at military installations 
     closed or realigned under this part or such title II.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2) and, in 
     such paragraph, by inserting after ``this part'' the 
     following: ``and no later than 60 days after the closure of 
     the Account under subsection (a)(3)''; and
       (2) in subsection (e), by striking ``the termination of the 
     authority of the Secretary to carry out a closure or 
     realignment under this part'' and inserting ``the closure of 
     the Account under subsection (a)(3)''.
                      Subtitle D--Land Conveyances

                        PART I--ARMY CONVEYANCES

     SEC. 2831. TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION, FORT SAM HOUSTON, TEXAS.

       (a) Transfer of Land for Inclusion in National Cemetery.--
     The Secretary of the Army may transfer, without 
     reimbursement, to the administrative jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs a parcel of real property, 
     including any improvements thereon, consisting of 
     approximately 152 acres and comprising a portion of Fort Sam 
     Houston, Texas.
       (b) Use of Land.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     include the real property transferred under subsection (a) in 
     the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery and use the conveyed 
     property as a national cemetery under chapter 24 of title 38, 
     United States Code.
       (c) Legal Description.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be transferred under this 
     section shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
     Secretary of the Army. The cost of the survey shall be borne 
     by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
       (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of the 
     Army may require such additional terms and conditions in 
     connection with the transfer under this section as the 
     Secretary of the Army considers appropriate to protect the 
     interests of the United States.

     SEC. 2832. LAND CONVEYANCE, ARMY RESERVE CENTER, KANKAKEE, 
                   ILLINOIS.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the City of Kankakee, 
     Illinois (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 1600 Willow Street in Kankakee, Illinois, and 
     contains the vacant Stefaninch Army Reserve Center for the 
     purpose of permitting the City to use the parcel for economic 
     development and other public 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) 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, FORT DES MOINES, IOWA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the Fort Des Moines Black 
     Officers Memorial, Inc., a nonprofit corporation organized in 
     the State of Iowa (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, located at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, and 
     containing the post chapel (building #49) and Clayton Hall 
     (building #46) for the purpose of permitting the Corporation 
     to develop and use the parcel as a memorial and 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 Corporation.
       (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. 2834. LAND CONVEYANCE, ARMY MAINTENANCE SUPPORT ACTIVITY 
                   (MARINE) NUMBER 84, MARCUS HOOK, PENNSYLVANIA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the Borough of Marcus Hook, 
     Pennsylvania (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Borough''), all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to a parcel of real property, including 
     improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 5 acres 
     that is located at 7 West Delaware Avenue in Marcus Hook, 
     Pennsylvania, and contains the facility known as the Army 
     Maintenance Support Activity (Marine) Number 84, for the 
     purpose of permitting the Borough to develop the parcel for 
     recreational or economic development purposes.
       (b) Condition of Conveyance.--The conveyance under 
     subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that the 
     Borough--

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       (1) use the conveyed property, directly or through an 
     agreement with a public or private entity, for recreational 
     or economic purposes; or
       (2) convey the property to an appropriate public or private 
     entity for use for such purposes.
       (c) Reversion.--If the Secretary determines at any time 
     that the real property conveyed under subsection (a) is not 
     being used for recreational or economic development purposes, 
     as required by subsection (b), all right, title, and interest 
     in and to the property conveyed under subsection (a), 
     including any improvements thereon, shall revert to the 
     United States, and the United States shall have the right of 
     immediate entry thereon. Any determination of the Secretary 
     under this subsection shall be made on the record after an 
     opportunity for a hearing.
       (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 Borough.
       (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. 2835. LAND CONVEYANCES, ARMY DOCKS AND RELATED PROPERTY, 
                   ALASKA.

       (a) Juneau National Guard Dock.--The Secretary of the Army 
     may convey, without consideration, to the City of Juneau, 
     Alaska, all right, title, and interest of the United States 
     in and to a parcel of real property, including improvements 
     thereon, located at 1030 Thane Highway in Juneau, Alaska, and 
     consisting of approximately 0.04 acres and the appurtenant 
     facility known as the Juneau National Guard Dock.
       (b) Whittier Delong Dock.--The Secretary may convey, 
     without consideration, to the Alaska Railroad Corporation all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a 
     parcel of real property, including improvements thereon, 
     located in Whittier, Alaska, and consisting of approximately 
     6.13 acres and the appurtenant facility known as the DeLong 
     Dock.
       (c) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsections (a) and (b) shall be determined by surveys 
     satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of the surveys shall 
     be borne by the recipient of the real property.
       (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyances under subsection (a) and (b) as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of 
     the United States.

     SEC. 2836. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORT HUACHUCA, ARIZONA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the Veterans Services 
     Commission of the State of Arizona (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 
     130 acres at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, for the purpose of 
     permitting the Commission to establish a State-run cemetery 
     for veterans.
       (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 Commission.
       (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. 2837. LAND CONVEYANCE, ARMY RESERVE CENTER, CANNON 
                   FALLS, MINNESOTA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the Cannon Falls Area 
     Schools, Minnesota Independent School District Number 252 (in 
     this section referred to as the ``District''), all right, 
     title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel 
     of real property, including improvements thereon, that is 
     located at 710 State Street East in Cannon Falls, Minnesota, 
     and contains an Army Reserve Center for the purpose of 
     permitting the District to develop 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 District.
       (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. 2838. LAND CONVEYANCE, NIKE BATTERY 80 FAMILY HOUSING 
                   SITE, EAST HANOVER TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the Township Council of 
     East Hanover, New Jersey (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Township''), all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to a parcel of real property, including 
     improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 13.88 acres 
     located near the unincorporated area of Hanover Neck in East 
     Hanover, New Jersey, and was a former family housing site for 
     Nike Battery 80, for the purpose of permitting the Township 
     to develop the parcel for affordable housing and 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 Township.
       (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. 2839. LAND EXCHANGE, ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, ILLINOIS.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey to the City of Moline, Illinois (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 approximately 
     .3 acres at the Rock Island Arsenal for the purpose of 
     permitting the City to construct a new entrance and exit ramp 
     for the bridge that crosses the southeast end of the island 
     containing the Arsenal.
       (b) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance 
     under subsection (a), the City shall convey to the Secretary 
     all right, title, and interest of the City in and to a parcel 
     of real property consisting of approximately .2 acres and 
     located in the vicinity of the parcel to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a).
       (c) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the parcels to be conveyed under this section 
     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 conveyances under this section as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2840. MODIFICATION OF LAND CONVEYANCE, JOLIET ARMY 
                   AMMUNITION PLANT, ILLINOIS.

       Section 2922(c) of the Military Construction Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (division B of Public Law 104-106; 
     110 Stat. 605) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The conveyance''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The landfill established on the real property 
     conveyed under subsection (a) may contain only waste 
     generated in the county in which the landfill is established 
     and waste generated in municipalities located at least in 
     part in that county. The landfill shall be closed and capped 
     after 23 years of operation.''.

     SEC. 2841. LAND CONVEYANCES, TWIN CITIES ARMY AMMUNITION 
                   PLANT, MINNESOTA.

       (a) Conveyance to City Authorized.--The Secretary of the 
     Army may convey to the City of Arden Hills, Minnesota (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 
     approximately 4 acres at the Twin Cities Army Ammunition 
     Plant, for the purpose of permitting the City to construct a 
     city hall complex on the parcel.
       (b) Conveyance to County Authorized.--The Secretary of the 
     Army may convey to Ramsey County, Minnesota (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 35 acres at the Twin Cities Army Ammunition 
     Plant, for the purpose of permitting the County to construct 
     a maintenance facility on the parcel.
       (c) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyances 
     under this section, the City shall make the city hall complex 
     available for use by the Minnesota National Guard for public 
     meetings, and the County shall make the maintenance facility 
     available for use by the Minnesota National Guard, as 
     detailed in agreements entered into between the City, County, 
     and the Commanding General of the Minnesota National Guard. 
     Use of the city hall complex and maintenance facility by the 
     Minnesota National Guard shall be without cost to the 
     Minnesota National Guard.
       (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under this 
     section shall be determined by surveys satisfactory to the 
     Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the 
     recipient of the real property.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary 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.

                       PART II--NAVY CONVEYANCES

     SEC. 2851. LAND CONVEYANCE, NAVAL WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL RESERVE 
                   PLANT NO. 387, DALLAS, TEXAS.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--(1) The Secretary of the Navy 
     may convey to the City of Dallas, Texas (in this section 
     referred to as the ``City''), all right, title, and interest 
     of the United States in and to parcels of real property 
     consisting of approximately 314

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     acres and comprising the Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve 
     Plant No. 387, Dallas, Texas.
       (2)(A) As part of the conveyance authorized by paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary may convey to the City such improvements, 
     equipment, fixtures, and other personal property located on 
     the parcels referred to in that paragraph as the Secretary 
     determines to be not required by the Navy for other purposes.
       (B) The Secretary may permit the City to review and inspect 
     the improvements, equipment, fixtures, and other personal 
     property located on the parcels referred to in paragraph (1) 
     for purposes of the conveyance authorized by this paragraph.
       (b) Authority To Convey Without Consideration.--The 
     conveyance authorized by subsection (a) may be made without 
     consideration if the Secretary determines that the conveyance 
     on that basis would be in the best interests of the United 
     States.
       (c) Condition of Conveyance.--The conveyance authorized by 
     subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that the 
     City--
       (1) use the parcels, directly or through an agreement with 
     a public or private entity, for economic purposes or such 
     other public purposes as the City determines appropriate; or
       (2) convey the parcels to an appropriate public entity for 
     use for such purposes.
       (d) Reversion.--If, during the 5-year period beginning on 
     the date the Secretary makes the conveyance authorized by 
     subsection (a), the Secretary determines that the conveyed 
     real property is not being used for a purpose specified in 
     subsection (c), 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.
       (e) Limitation on Certain Subsequent Conveyances.--(1) 
     Subject to paragraph (2), if at any time after the Secretary 
     makes the conveyance authorized by subsection (a) the City 
     conveys any portion of the parcels conveyed under that 
     subsection to a private entity, the City shall pay to the 
     United States an amount equal to the fair market value (as 
     determined by the Secretary) of the portion conveyed at the 
     time of its conveyance under this subsection.
       (2) Paragraph (1) applies to a conveyance described in that 
     paragraph only if the Secretary makes the conveyance 
     authorized by subsection (a) without consideration.
       (3) The Secretary shall cover over into the General Fund of 
     the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts any amounts paid the 
     Secretary under this subsection.
       (f) Interim Lease.--(1) Until such time as the real 
     property described in subsection (a) is conveyed by deed 
     under this section, the Secretary may continue to lease the 
     property, together with improvements thereon, to the current 
     tenant under the existing terms and conditions of the lease 
     for the property.
       (2) If good faith negotiations for the conveyance of the 
     property continue under this section beyond the end of the 
     third year of the term of the existing lease for the 
     property, the Secretary shall continue to lease the property 
     to the current tenant of the property under the terms and 
     conditions applicable to the first three years of the lease 
     of the property pursuant to the existing lease for the 
     property.
       (g) Maintenance of Property.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), 
     the Secretary shall be responsible for maintaining the real 
     property to be conveyed under this section in its condition 
     as of the date of the enactment of this Act until such time 
     as the property is conveyed by deed under this section.
       (2) The current tenant of the property shall be responsible 
     for any maintenance required under paragraph (1) to the 
     extent of the activities of that tenant at the property 
     during the period covered by that paragraph.
       (h) 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.
       (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. 2852. LAND CONVEYANCE, NAVAL AND MARINE CORPS RESERVE 
                   CENTER, ORANGE, TEXAS.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Navy may 
     convey, without consideration, to the Orange County 
     Navigation and Port District of Orange County, Texas (in this 
     section referred to as the ``District''), all right, title, 
     and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real 
     property, including improvements thereon, at the Naval and 
     Marine Corps Reserve Center in Orange, Texas, which consists 
     of approximately 2.4 acres and contains the facilities 
     designated as Buildings 135 and 163, for the purpose of 
     permitting the District to develop the parcel for economic 
     development, educational purposes, and the furtherance of 
     navigation-related commerce.
       (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 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. 2853. LAND CONVEYANCE, MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, CHERRY 
                   POINT, NORTH CAROLINA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Navy 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 unimproved real property consisting of approximately 20 
     acres at the Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North 
     Carolina, for the purpose of permitting the State to develop 
     the parcel for educational purposes.
       (b) Condition of Conveyance.--The conveyance authorized by 
     subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that the 
     State convey to the United States such easements and rights-
     of-way regarding the parcel as the Secretary considers 
     necessary to ensure use of the parcel by the State is 
     compatible with the use of the Marine Corps Air Station.
       (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 State.
       (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. 2861. CONVEYANCE OF FUEL SUPPLY LINE, PEASE AIR FORCE 
                   BASE, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--In conjunction with the 
     disposal of property at former Pease Air Force Base, New 
     Hampshire, 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), the Secretary of the Air Force may convey 
     to the redevelopment authority for Pease Air Force Base all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the 
     deactivated fuel supply line at Pease Air Force Base, 
     including the approximately 14.87 acres of real property 
     associated with such supply line.
       (b) Condition of Conveyance.--The conveyance authorized by 
     subsection (a) may only be made if the redevelopment 
     authority agrees to make the fuel supply line available for 
     use by the New Hampshire Air National Guard under terms and 
     conditions acceptable to the Secretary.
       (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 redevelopment authority.
       (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. 2862. LAND CONVEYANCE, TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     may convey to Panama City, Florida (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 approximately 33.07 acres 
     in Bay County, Florida, and containing the military family 
     housing project for Tyndall Air Force Base known as Cove 
     Garden.
       (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 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 construct or 
     improve military family housing units at Tyndall Air Force 
     Base and to improve ancillary supporting facilities related 
     to such housing.
       (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. 2863. LAND CONVEYANCE, PORT OF ANCHORAGE, ALASKA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     and the Secretary of the Interior may convey, without 
     consideration, to the Port of Anchorage, an entity of the 
     City of Anchorage, Alaska (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Port''), all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in

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     and to two parcels of real property, including improvements 
     thereon, consisting of a total of approximately 14.22 acres 
     located adjacent to the Port of Anchorage Marine Industrial 
     Park in Anchorage, Alaska, and leased by the Port from the 
     Department of the Air Force and the Bureau of Land 
     Management.
       (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 of the Air Force and the Secretary of the 
     Interior. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the Port.
       (c) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of the 
     Air Force and the Secretary of the Interior may require such 
     additional terms and conditions in connection with the 
     conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretaries considers 
     appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.

     SEC. 2864. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORESTPORT TEST ANNEX, NEW YORK.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     may convey, without consideration, to the Town of Ohio, 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 164 acres in Herkimer County, New 
     York, and approximately 18 acres in Oneida County, New York, 
     and containing the Forestport Test Annex for the purpose of 
     permitting the Town to develop the parcel for economic 
     purposes and to further the provision of municipal services.
       (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) 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. 2865. LAND CONVEYANCE, MCCLELLAN NUCLEAR RADIATION 
                   CENTER, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--Consistent with applicable 
     laws, including section 120 of the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620), the Secretary of the Air Force may 
     convey, without consideration, to the Regents of the 
     University of California, acting on behalf of the University 
     of California, Davis (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Regents''), all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to the parcel of real property, including 
     improvements thereon, consisting of the McClellan Nuclear 
     Radiation Center, California.
       (b) Inspection of Property.--The Secretary shall, at an 
     appropriate time before the conveyance authorized by 
     subsection (a), permit the Regents access to the property to 
     be conveyed for purposes of such investigation of the 
     McClellan Nuclear Radiation Center and the atomic reactor 
     located at the Center as the Regents consider appropriate.
       (c) Hold Harmless.--(1)(A) The Secretary may not make the 
     conveyance authorized by subsection (a) unless the Regents 
     agree to indemnify and hold harmless the United States for 
     and against the following:
       (i) Any and all costs associated with the decontamination 
     and decommissioning of the atomic reactor at the McClellan 
     Nuclear Radiation Center under requirements that are imposed 
     by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission or any other appropriate 
     Federal or State regulatory agency.
       (ii) Any and all injury, damage, or other liability arising 
     from the operation of the atomic reactor after its conveyance 
     under this section.
       (B) The Secretary may pay the Regents an amount not exceed 
     $17,593,000 as consideration for the agreement under 
     subparagraph (A). 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 may use amounts appropriated pursuant to 
     the authorization of appropriation in section 2405(a)(7) to 
     make the payment under this subparagraph.
       (2) Notwithstanding the agreement under paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary may, as part of the conveyance authorized by 
     subsection (a), enter into an agreement with the Regents 
     under which agreement the United States shall indemnify and 
     hold harmless the University of California for and against 
     any injury, damage, or other liability in connection with the 
     operation of the atomic reactor at the McClellan Nuclear 
     Radiation Center after its conveyance under this section that 
     arises from a defect in the atomic reactor that could not 
     have been discovered in the course of the inspection carried 
     out under subsection (b).
       (d) Continuing Operation of Reactor.--Until such time as 
     the property authorized to be conveyed by subsection (a) is 
     conveyed by deed, the Secretary shall take appropriate 
     actions, including the allocation of personnel, funds, and 
     other resources, to ensure the continuing operation of the 
     atomic reactor located at the McClellan Nuclear Radiation 
     Center in accordance with applicable requirements of the 
     Nuclear Regulatory Commission and otherwise in accordance 
     with law.
       (e) 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.
       (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.
                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

     SEC. 2871. 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) Negotiation with local officials.--Before the transfer 
     of administrative jurisdiction over the parcels of land under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall enter into 
     negotiations with appropriate State and local officials to 
     acquire any real property, under the jurisdiction of such 
     officials, that separates such parcels of land from each 
     other.
       (5) 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.
       (6) 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.
 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.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Energy for fiscal year 2000 for weapons 
     activities in carrying out programs necessary for national 
     security in the amount of $4,541,500,000, to be allocated as 
     follows:
       (1) Stockpile stewardship.--Funds are hereby authorized to 
     be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 
     2000 for stockpile stewardship in carrying out weapons 
     activities necessary for national security programs in the 
     amount of $2,258,700,000, to be allocated as follows:
       (A) For core stockpile stewardship, $1,763,500,000, to be 
     allocated as follows:
       (i) For operation and maintenance, $1,640,355,000.

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       (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), $123,145,000, to be allocated as follows:

       Project 00-D-103, terascale simulation facility, Lawrence 
     Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, 
     $8,000,000.
       Project 00-D-105, strategic computing complex, Los Alamos 
     National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, $26,000,000.
       Project 00-D-107, joint computational engineering 
     laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New 
     Mexico, $1,800,000.
       Project 99-D-102, rehabilitation of maintenance facility, 
     Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 
     California, $3,900,000.
       Project 99-D-103, isotope sciences facilities, Lawrence 
     Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, 
     $2,000,000.
       Project 99-D-104, protection of real property (roof 
     reconstruction, Phase II), Lawrence Livermore National 
     Laboratory, Livermore, California, $2,400,000.
       Project 99-D-105, central health physics calibration 
     facility, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
     Mexico, $1,000,000.
       Project 99-D-106, model validation and system certification 
     test center, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New 
     Mexico, $6,500,000.
       Project 99-D-108, renovate existing roadways, Nevada Test 
     Site, Nevada, $7,005,000.
       Project 97-D-102, dual-axis radiographic hydrotest 
     facility, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
     Mexico, $61,000,000.
       Project 96-D-102, stockpile stewardship facilities 
     revitalization, Phase VI, various locations, 2,640,000.
       Project 96-D-104, processing and environmental technology 
     laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New 
     Mexico, $10,900,000.

       (iii) The total amount authorized to be appropriated 
     pursuant to clause (ii) is the sum of the amounts authorized 
     to be appropriated in that clause, reduced by $10,000,000.
       (B) For inertial fusion, $475,700,000, to be allocated as 
     follows:
       (i) For operation and maintenance, $227,600,000.
       (ii) For the following plant project (including 
     maintenance, restoration, planning, construction, 
     acquisition, and modification of facilities, and land 
     acquisition related thereto), $248,100,000, to be allocated 
     as follows:

       Project 96-D-111, national ignition facility, Lawrence 
     Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, 
     $248,100,000.

       (C) For technology partnership and education, $19,500,000, 
     to be allocated for technology partnership only.
       (2) Stockpile management.--Funds are hereby authorized to 
     be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 
     2000 for stockpile management in carrying out weapons 
     activities necessary for national security programs in the 
     amount of $2,046,300,000, to be allocated as follows:
       (A) For operation and maintenance, $1,897,621,000.
       (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), 
     $148,679,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project 99-D-122, rapid reactivation, various locations, 
     $11,700,000.
       Project 99-D-127, stockpile management restructuring 
     initiative, Kansas City Plant, Kansas City, Missouri, 
     $17,000,000.
       Project 99-D-128, stockpile management restructuring 
     initiative, Pantex Plant consolidation, Amarillo, Texas, 
     $3,429,000.
       Project 99-D-132, stockpile management restructuring 
     initiative, nuclear material safeguards and security upgrades 
     project, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
     Mexico, $11,300,000.
       Project 98-D-123, stockpile management restructuring 
     initiative, tritium facility modernization and consolidation, 
     Savannah River Plant, Aiken, South Carolina, $21,800,000.
       Project 98-D-124, stockpile management restructuring 
     initiative, Y-12 Plant consolidation, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 
     $3,150,000.
       Project 98-D-125, tritium extraction facility, Savannah 
     River Plant, Aiken, South Carolina, $33,000,000.
       Project 98-D-126, accelerator production of tritium, 
     various locations, $31,000,000.
       Project 97-D-123, structural upgrades, Kansas City Plant, 
     Kansas City, Missouri, $4,800,000.
       Project 95-D-102, chemistry and metallurgy research 
     upgrades project, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, 
     New Mexico, $18,000,000.
       Project 88-D-123, security enhancements, Pantex Plant, 
     Amarillo, Texas, $3,500,000.
       (C) The total amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant 
     to subparagraph (B) is the sum of the amounts authorized to 
     be appropriated in that subparagraph, reduced by $10,000,000.
       (3) Program direction.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2000 
     for program direction in carrying out weapons activities 
     necessary for national security programs in the amount of 
     $236,500,000.

     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 2000 
     for environmental restoration and waste management in 
     carrying out programs necessary for national security in the 
     amount of $5,652,368,000, 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 
     $1,092,492,000.
       (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 $1,006,419,000, to be allocated as 
     follows:
       (A) For operation and maintenance, $918,129,000.
       (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), 
     $88,290,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project 99-D-402, tank farm support services, F&H areas, 
     Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $3,100,000.
       Project 99-D-404, health physics instrumentation 
     laboratory, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho, 
     $7,200,000.
       Project 98-D-401, H-tank farm storm water systems upgrade, 
     Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $2,977,000.
       Project 98-D-453, plutonium stabilization and handling 
     system for plutonium finishing plant, Richland, Washington, 
     $16,860,000.
       Project 98-D-700, road rehabilitation, Idaho National 
     Engineering Laboratory, Idaho, $2,590,000.
       Project 97-D-450, Actinide packaging and storage facility, 
     Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $4,000,000.
       Project 97-D-470, regulatory monitoring and bioassay 
     laboratory, Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, 
     $12,220,000.
       Project 96-D-406, spent nuclear fuels canister storage and 
     stabilization facility, Richland, Washington, $24,441,000.
       Project 96-D-464, electrical and utility systems upgrade, 
     Idaho Chemical Processing Plant, Idaho National Engineering 
     Laboratory, Idaho, $11,971,000.
       Project 96-D-471, chlorofluorocarbon heating, ventilation, 
     and air conditioning and chiller retrofit, Savannah River 
     Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $931,000.
       Project 86-D-103, decontamination and waste treatment 
     facility, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 
     California, $2,000,000.
       (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 $3,005,848,000, to be allocated as 
     follows:
       (A) For operation and maintenance, $2,951,297,000.
       (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), 
     $54,551,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project 00-D-401, spent nuclear fuel treatment and storage 
     facility, Title I and II, Savannah River Site, Aiken, South 
     Carolina, $7,000,000.
       Project 99-D-403, privatization phase I infrastructure 
     support, Richland, Washington, $13,988,000.
       Project 97-D-402, tank farm restoration and safe 
     operations, Richland, Washington, $20,516,000.
       Project 94-D-407, initial tank retrieval systems, Richland, 
     Washington, $4,060,000.
       Project 93-D-187, high-level waste removal from filled 
     waste tanks, Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, 
     $8,987,000.
       (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 $240,500,000.
       (5) Program direction.--For program direction in carrying 
     out environmental restoration and waste management activities 
     necessary for national security programs in the amount of 
     $327,109,000.
       (b) Explanation of Adjustment.--The amount authorized to be 
     appropriated in subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated in paragraphs (1) through (5) 
     of that subsection reduced by $20,000,000, to be derived from 
     environmental restoration and waste management, environment, 
     safety, and health programs.

     SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Energy for fiscal year 2000 for other defense 
     activities in carrying out programs necessary for national 
     security in the amount of $1,772,459,000, to be allocated as 
     follows:
       (1) Nonproliferation and national security.--For 
     nonproliferation and national security, $658,200,000, to be 
     allocated as follows:
       (A) For verification and control technology, $454,000,000, 
     to be allocated as follows:
       (i) For nonproliferation and verification research and 
     development, $221,000,000, to be allocated as follows:

       (I) For operation and maintenance, $215,000,000.
       (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), $6,000,000, to be allocated as follows:

       Project 00-D-192, nonproliferation and international 
     security center, Los Alamos

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     National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, $6,000,000.
       (ii) For arms control, $233,000,000.
       (B) For nuclear safeguards and security, $59,100,000.
       (C) For international nuclear safety, $15,300,000.
       (D) For security investigations, $10,000,000.
       (E) For emergency management, $21,000,000.
       (F) For highly enriched uranium transparency 
     implementation, $15,750,000.
       (G) For program direction, $83,050,000.
       (2) Intelligence.--For intelligence, $36,059,000.
       (3) Counterintelligence.--For counterintelligence, 
     $31,200,000.
       (4) Worker and community transition.--For worker and 
     community transition, $20,000,000.
       (5) Fissile materials control and disposition.--For fissile 
     materials control and disposition, $239,000,000, to be 
     allocated as follows:
       (A) For operation and maintenance, $168,766,000.
       (B) For program direction, $7,343,000.
       (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), 
     $62,891,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project 00-D-142, immobilization and associated processing 
     facility, various locations, $21,765,000.
       Project 99-D-141, pit disassembly and conversion facility, 
     various locations, $28,751,000.
       Project 99-D-143, mixed oxide fuel fabrication facility, 
     various locations, $12,375,000.
       (6) Environment, safety, and health.--For environment, 
     safety, and health, defense, $104,000,000, to be allocated as 
     follows:
       (A) For the Office of Environment, Safety, and Health 
     (Defense), $79,231,000.
       (B) For program direction, $24,769,000.
       (7) Office of hearings and appeals.--For the Office of 
     Hearings and Appeals, $3,000,000.
       (8) Naval reactors.--For naval reactors, $681,000,000, to 
     be allocated as follows:
       (A) For naval reactors development, $660,400,000, to be 
     allocated as follows:
       (i) For operation and maintenance, $636,400,000.
       (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), $24,000,000, 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, $3,000,000.
       Project 90-N-102, expended core facility dry cell project, 
     Naval Reactors Facility, Idaho, $12,000,000.

       (B) For program direction, $20,600,000.

     SEC. 3104. DEFENSE NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Energy for fiscal year 2000 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 $73,000,000.

     SEC. 3105. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PRIVATIZATION.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2000 
     for privatization initiatives in carrying out environmental 
     restoration and waste management activities necessary for 
     national security programs in the amount of $228,000,000, to 
     be allocated as follows:
       Project 98-PVT-2, spent nuclear fuel dry storage, Idaho 
     Falls, Idaho, $5,000,000.
       Project 98-PVT-5, environmental management and waste 
     disposal, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $20,000,000.
       Project 97-PVT-1, tank waste remediation system phase I, 
     Hanford, Washington, $106,000,000.
       Project 97-PVT-2, advanced mixed waste treatment facility, 
     Idaho Falls, Idaho, $110,000,000.
       Project 97-PVT-3, transuranic waste treatment, Oak Ridge, 
     Tennessee, $12,000,000.
       (b) Explanation of Adjustment.--The amount authorized to be 
     appropriated in subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated for the projects in that 
     subsection reduced by $25,000,000 for use of prior year 
     balances of funds for defense environmental management 
     privatization.

     SEC. 3106. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY COUNTERINTELLIGENCE CYBER 
                   SECURITY PROGRAM.

       (a) Increased Funds for Counterintelligence Cyber 
     Security.--The amounts provided in section 3103 in the matter 
     preceding paragraph (1) and in paragraph (3) are each hereby 
     increased by $8,600,000, to be available for 
     Counterintelligence Cyber Security programs.
       (b) Offsetting Reductions Derived From Contractor Travel.--
     (1) The amount provided in section 3101 in the matter 
     preceding paragraph (1) (for weapons activities in carrying 
     out programs necessary for national security) is hereby 
     reduced by $4,700,000.
       (2) The amount provided in section 3102 in the matter 
     preceding paragraph (1) of subsection (a) (for environmental 
     restoration and waste management in carrying out programs 
     necessary for national security) is hereby reduced by 
     $1,900,000.
       (3) The amount provided in section 3103 in the matter 
     preceding paragraph (1) is hereby reduced by $2,000,000.
                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 60 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 60-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 
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     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 the 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, 1999, and ending on September 30, 2000.
   Subtitle C--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations

     SEC. 3131. LIMITATION ON USE AT DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
                   LABORATORIES OF FUNDS APPROPRIATED FOR THE 
                   INITIATIVES FOR PROLIFERATION PREVENTION 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Limitation.--Not more than 25 percent of the funds 
     appropriated for any fiscal year for the program of the 
     Department of Energy known as the Initiatives for 
     Proliferation Prevention Program may be spent at the 
     Department of Energy laboratories.
       (b) Effective Date.--The limitation in subsection (a) 
     applies with respect to funds appropriated for any fiscal 
     year after fiscal year 1999.

     SEC. 3132. PROHIBITION ON USE FOR PAYMENT OF RUSSIAN 
                   GOVERNMENT TAXES AND CUSTOMS DUTIES OF FUNDS 
                   APPROPRIATED FOR THE INITIATIVES FOR 
                   PROLIFERATION PREVENTION PROGRAM.

       Funds appropriated for the program of the Department of 
     Energy known as the Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention 
     Program may not be used to pay any tax or customs duty levied 
     by the government of the Russian Federation.

     SEC. 3133. MODIFICATION OF LABORATORY-DIRECTED RESEARCH AND 
                   DEVELOPMENT TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THEATER 
                   BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE.

       (a) Conduct of Programs.--The Secretary of Energy shall 
     ensure that the national laboratories carry out theater 
     ballistic missile defense development programs in accordance 
     with--
       (1) the memorandum of understanding between the Secretary 
     of Energy and the Secretary of Defense required by section 
     3131(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 2034; 10 U.S.C. 2431 
     note); and
       (2) such regulations as the Secretary of Energy may 
     prescribe.
       (b) Funding.--Of the funds provided by the Department of 
     Energy to the national laboratories for national security 
     activities, the Secretary of Energy shall provide a specific 
     amount, equal to 3 percent of such funds, to be used by such 
     laboratories for theater ballistic missile defense 
     development programs.
       (c) National Laboratories.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term ``national laboratories'' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 3131(d) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 2034; 
     10 U.S.C. 2431 note).
       (d) Kinetic Energy Warhead Programs.--(1) Notwithstanding 
     subsection (a), during fiscal year 2000 the Secretary of 
     Energy shall use the funds required to be made available 
     pursuant to subsection (b) for theater ballistic missile 
     defense development programs for the purpose of the 
     development and test of advanced kinetic energy ballistic 
     missile defense warheads based on advanced explosive 
     technology, the designs of which--
       (A) are compatible with the Army Theater High-Altitude 
     Area-Wide Defense (THAAD) system, the Navy Theater Wide 
     system, the Navy Area Defense system, and the Patriot 
     Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) system; and
       (B) will be available for ground lethality testing not 
     later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (2) Of the funds made available for purposes of paragraph 
     (1), one-half shall be made available for work at Los Alamos 
     National Laboratory and one-half shall be made available for 
     work at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
       (3) If the Secretary does not use the full amount referred 
     to in paragraph (1) for the purposes stated in that 
     paragraph, the remainder of such amount shall be used in 
     accordance with subsection (a).
       (e) Reduction in Laboratory-Directed Research and 
     Development Programs.--Subsection (c) of section 3132 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (42 
     U.S.C. 7257a) is amended by striking ``6 percent'' and 
     inserting ``3 percent''.

     SEC. 3134. SUPPORT OF THEATER 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 only for research, 
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     tion 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 theater ballistic 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 ballistic 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.
          Subtitle D--Commission on Nuclear Weapons Management

     SEC. 3151. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.

       (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established a 
     commission to be known as the ``Commission on Nuclear Weapons 
     Management'' (hereinafter in this subtitle referred to as the 
     ``Commission'').
       (b) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of nine 
     members, appointed as follows:
       (1) Two members shall be appointed by the chairman of the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Two members shall be appointed by the ranking minority 
     party member of the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
     of Representatives.
       (3) Two members shall be appointed by the chairman of the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
       (4) Two members shall be appointed by the ranking minority 
     party member of the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     Senate.
       (5) One member, who shall serve as chairman of the 
     Commission, shall be appointed by the chairman of the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
     and the chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     Senate, acting jointly, in consultation with the ranking 
     minority party member of the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the House of Representatives and the ranking minority party 
     member of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
       (c) Qualifications.--Members of the Commission shall be 
     appointed from among private United States citizens with 
     knowledge and expertise in nuclear weapons policy, 
     organization, and management matters.
       (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.
       (e) Initial Organization Requirements.--(1) All 
     appointments to the Commission shall be made not later than 
     30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) The Commission shall convene its first meeting not 
     later than 30 days after the date on which all members of the 
     Commission have been appointed.
       (f) Security Clearances.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     expedite the processing of appropriate security clearances 
     for members of the Commission.

     SEC. 3152. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.

       (a) In General.--The Commission shall examine the 
     organizational and management structures within the 
     Department of Energy and the Department of Defense that are 
     responsible for the following, as they pertain to nuclear 
     weapons:
       (1) Development of nuclear weapons policy and standards.
       (2) Generation of requirements.
       (3) Inspection and certification of the nuclear stockpile.
       (4) Research, development, and design.
       (5) Manufacture, assembly, disassembly, refurbishment, 
     surveillance, and storage.
       (6) Operation and maintenance.
       (7) Construction.
       (8) Sustainment and development of high-quality personnel.
       (b) Structures.--The organizational and management 
     structures to be examined under subsection (a) shall include 
     the following:
       (1) The management headquarters of the Department of 
     Energy, the Department of Defense, the military departments, 
     and defense agencies.
       (2) Headquarters support activities of the Department of 
     Energy, the Department of Defense, the military departments, 
     and defense agencies.
       (3) The acquisition organizations in the Department of 
     Energy and the Department of Defense.
       (4) The nuclear weapons complex, including the nuclear 
     weapons laboratories, the nuclear weapons production 
     facilities, and defense environmental remediation sites.
       (5) The Nuclear Weapons Council and its standing committee.
       (6) The United States Strategic Command.
       (7) The Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
       (8) Policy-oriented elements of the Government that affect 
     the management of nuclear weapons, including the following:
       (A) The National Security Council.
       (B) The Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
       (C) The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Policy.
       (D) The office of the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Air 
     Force for Air and Space Operations.
       (E) The office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for 
     Plans, Policy, and Operations.
       (F) The headquarters of each combatant command (in addition 
     to the United States Strategic Command) that has nuclear 
     weapons responsibilities.
       (G) Such other organizations as the Commission determines 
     appropriate to include.
       (c) Evaluations.--In carrying out its duties, the 
     Commission shall--
       (1) evaluate the rationale for current management and 
     organization structures, and the relationship among the 
     entities within those structures;
       (2) evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of those 
     structures; and
       (3) propose and evaluate alternative organizational and 
     management structures, including alternatives that would 
     transfer authorities of the Department of Energy for the 
     defense program and defense environmental management to the 
     Department of Defense.
       (d) Cooperation From Government Officials.--In carrying out 
     its duties, the Commission should receive the full and timely 
     cooperation of the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 
     Energy, and any other United States Government official 
     responsible for providing the Commission with analyses, 
     briefings, and other information necessary for the 
     fulfillment of its responsibilities.

     SEC. 3153. REPORTS.

       The Commission shall submit to Congress an interim report 
     containing its preliminary findings and conclusions not later 
     than October 15, 2000, and a final report containing its 
     findings and conclusions not later than January 1, 2001.

     SEC. 3154. POWERS.

       (a) 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 title, 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.
       (b) Information.--The Commission may secure directly from 
     the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, and any 
     other Federal department or agency information that the 
     Commission considers necessary to enable the Commission to 
     carry out its responsibilities under this title.

     SEC. 3155. COMMISSION PROCEDURES.

       (a) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the 
     Chairman.
       (b) Quorum.--(1) Five members of the Commission shall 
     constitute a quorum other than for the purpose of holding 
     hearings.
       (2) The Commission shall act by resolution agreed to by a 
     majority of the members of the Commission.
       (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 a 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 under this title.

     SEC. 3156. 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 chairman of 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. The 
     appointment of a staff director shall be subject to the 
     approval of the Commission.
       (2) The chairman of 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.

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       (d) Detail of Government Employees.--Upon request of the 
     chairman 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 chairman 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 
     payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 
     5316 of such title.

     SEC. 3157. 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 Federal Government.
       (b) Miscellaneous Administrative and Support Services.--The 
     Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy shall 
     furnish the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, any 
     administrative and support services requested by the 
     Commission.

     SEC. 3158. FUNDING.

       (a) Source of Funds.--Funds for activities of the 
     Commission shall be provided from--
       (1) amounts appropriated for the Department of Defense for 
     operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities for 
     fiscal year 2000; and
       (2) amounts appropriated for the Department of Energy for 
     program direction for weapons activities and for defense 
     environmental restoration and waste management for fiscal 
     year 2000.
       (b) Disbursement.--Upon receipt of a written certification 
     from the Chairman of the Commission specifying the funds 
     required for the activities of the Commission, the Secretary 
     of Defense and the Secretary of Energy shall promptly 
     disburse to the Commission, from such amounts, the funds 
     required by the Commission as stated in such certification.

     SEC. 3159. TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION.

       The Commission shall terminate 60 days after the date of 
     the submission of its final report under section 3153.
                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

     SEC. 3161. PROCEDURES FOR MEETING TRITIUM PRODUCTION 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Accelerator Production Plan.--Not later than January 
     15, 2000, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a plan (in this section 
     referred to as an ``accelerator production plan'') to meet 
     the requirements in the Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Memorandum 
     relating to tritium production by expediting the completion 
     of the design and the initiation of the construction of a 
     particle accelerator for the production of tritium.
       (b) Technology for Tritium Production.--If the Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission does not grant to the Tennessee Valley 
     Authority the amended licenses described in subsection (c) by 
     December 31, 2002, the Secretary of Energy shall on January 
     1, 2003--
       (1) designate particle accelerator technology as the 
     primary technology for the production of tritium;
       (2) designate commercial light water reactor technology as 
     the backup technology for the production of tritium; and
       (3) implement the accelerator production plan.
       (c) Amended Licenses.--The amended licenses referred to in 
     subsection (b) are the amended licenses for the operation of 
     each of the following commercial light water reactors:
       (1) Watts Bar reactor, Spring City, Tennessee.
       (2) Sequoya reactor, Daisy, Tennessee.

     SEC. 3162. 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, 2002.
       (b) Exercise of Authority.--The Department shall pay 
     voluntary separation incentive payments under subsection (a) 
     in accordance with the provisions of such section 663.
       (c) Report.--(1) Not later than March 15, 2000, the 
     Secretary of Energy shall submit to the recipients specified 
     in paragraph (3) a report describing how the Department has 
     used the authority to pay voluntary separation incentive 
     payments under subsection (a).
       (2) The report under paragraph (1) shall include the 
     occupations and grade levels of each employee paid a 
     voluntary separation incentive payment under subsection (a) 
     and shall describe how the use of the authority to pay 
     voluntary separation incentive payments under such subsection 
     relates to the restructuring plans of the Department.
       (3) The recipients specified in this paragraph are the 
     following:
       (A) The Office of Personnel Management.
       (B) The Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (C) The Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
       (D) The Committee on Government Reform of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (E) The Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate.
       (d) Additional Agency Contributions to the Retirement 
     Fund.--For purposes of this section, the requirement of an 
     agency remittance of an amount equal to 15 percent in 
     paragraph (1) of section 663(d) 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) 
     shall be deemed to be a requirement of an agency remittance 
     of an amount equal to 26 percent.

     SEC. 3163. FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS 
                   CRITICAL TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NUCLEAR 
                   WEAPONS COMPLEX.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 3140 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 
     (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 621; 42 U.S.C. 2121 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``the Secretary'' in the second sentence 
     and all that follows through ``provide educational 
     assistance'' and inserting ``the Secretary shall provide 
     educational assistance'';
       (2) by striking the semicolon after ``complex'' in the 
     second sentence and inserting a period; and
       (3) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3).
       (b) Eligible Individuals.--Subsection (b) of such section 
     is amended by inserting ``are United States citizens who'' in 
     the matter preceding paragraph (1) after ``program''.
       (c) Covered Facilities.--Subsection (c) of such section is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(5) The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 
     Livermore, California.
       ``(6) The Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
     Mexico.
       ``(7) The Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque, New 
     Mexico.''.
       (d) Agreement Required.--Subsection (f) of such section is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) Agreement.--(1) The Secretary may allow an individual 
     to participate in the program only if the individual signs an 
     agreement described in paragraph (2).
       ``(2) An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) shall be in 
     writing, shall be signed by the participant, and shall 
     include the participant's agreement to serve, after 
     completion of the course of study for which the assistance 
     was provided, as a full-time employee in a position in the 
     Department of Energy for a period of time to be established 
     by the Secretary of Energy of not less than one year, if such 
     a position is offered to the participant.''.
       (e) Plan.--(1) Not later than January 1, 2000, the 
     Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a plan for the administration of the fellowship 
     program under section 3140 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 
     42 U.S.C. 2121 note), as amended by this section.
       (2) The plan shall include the criteria for the selection 
     of individuals for participation in such fellowship program 
     and a description of the provisions to be included in the 
     agreement required by subsection (f) of such section (as 
     amended by this section), including the period of time 
     established by the Secretary for the participants to serve as 
     employees.
       (f) Funding.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Department of Energy pursuant to section 3101, $5,000,000 
     shall be available only to conduct the fellowship program 
     under section 3140 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 42 U.S.C. 2121 
     note), as amended by this section.

     SEC. 3164. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY RECORDS DECLASSIFICATION.

       (a) Identification in Budget.--The Secretary of Energy 
     shall include in the budget justification materials submitted 
     to Congress in support of the Department of Energy budget for 
     national security programs for any fiscal year (as submitted 
     with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of 
     title 31) specific identification, as a budgetary line item, 
     of the amounts necessary for programmed activities during 
     that fiscal year to declassify records to carry out Executive 
     Order 12958 (50 U.S.C. 435 note), or any successor Executive 
     order, or to comply with any statutory requirement to 
     declassify Government records.
       (b) Limitation.--The total amount expended by the 
     Department of Energy during fiscal year 2000 to carry out 
     activities to declassify records pursuant to Executive Order 
     12958 (50 U.S.C. 435 note), or any successor Executive order, 
     or to comply with any statutory requirement to declassify 
     Government records may not exceed $8,500,000.

     SEC. 3165. MANAGEMENT OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS PRODUCTION 
                   FACILITIES AND NATIONAL LABORATORIES.

       (a) Authority and Responsibility of Assistant Secretary for 
     Defense Programs.--The Secretary of Energy, in assigning 
     functions under section 203 of the Department of Energy 
     Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7133), shall assign direct 
     authority over, and responsibility for, the nuclear weapons 
     production facilities and the national laboratories in all 
     matters relating to national security to the Assistant 
     Secretary assigned the functions under section 203(a)(5) of 
     that Act.
       (b) Covered Functions.--The functions assigned to the 
     Assistant Secretary under subsection (a) shall include, but 
     not be limited to, authority over, and responsibility for, 
     the national security functions of those facilities and 
     laboratories with respect to the following:

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       (1) Strategic management.
       (2) Policy development and guidance.
       (3) Budget formulation and guidance.
       (4) Resource requirements determination and allocation.
       (5) Program direction.
       (6) Administration of contracts to manage and operate 
     nuclear weapons production facilities and national 
     laboratories.
       (7) Environment, safety, and health operations.
       (8) Integrated safety management.
       (9) Safeguard and security operations.
       (10) Oversight.
       (11) Relationships within the Department of Energy and with 
     other Federal agencies, the Congress, State, tribal, and 
     local governments, and the public.
       (c) Reporting of Nuclear Weapons Production Facilities and 
     National Laboratories.--In all matters relating to national 
     security, the nuclear weapons production facilities and the 
     national laboratories shall report to, and be accountable to, 
     the Assistant Secretary.
       (d) Delegation by Assistant Secretary.--The Assistant 
     Secretary may delegate functions assigned under subsection 
     (a) only within the headquarters office of the Assistant 
     Secretary, except that the Assistant Secretary may delegate 
     to a head of a specified operations office functions 
     including, but not limited to, supporting the following 
     activities at a nuclear weapons production facility or a 
     national laboratory:
       (1) Operational activities.
       (2) Program execution.
       (3) Personnel.
       (4) Contracting and procurement.
       (5) Facility operations oversight.
       (6) Integration of production and research and development 
     activities.
       (7) Interaction with other Federal agencies, State, tribal, 
     and local governments, and the public.
       (e) Reporting of Operations Offices.--For each delegation 
     made under subsection (d) to a head of a specified operations 
     office, that head of that specified operations office shall 
     shall directly report to, and be accountable to, the 
     Assistant Secretary.
       (f) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       (1) The term ``nuclear weapons production facility'' means 
     any of the following facilities:
       (A) The Kansas City Plant, Kansas City, Missouri.
       (B) The Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas.
       (C) The Y-12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
       (D) The tritium operations at the Savannah River Site, 
     Aiken, South Carolina.
       (E) The Nevada Test Site, Nevada.
       (2) The term ``national laboratory'' means any of the 
     following laboratories:
       (A) The Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
     Mexico.
       (B) The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 
     California.
       (C) The Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New 
     Mexico, and Livermore, California.
       (3) The term ``specified operations office'' means any of 
     the following operations offices of the Department of Energy:
       (A) Albuquerque Operations Office, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
       (B) Oak Ridge Operations Office, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
       (C) Oakland Operations Office, Oakland, California.
       (D) Nevada Operations Office, Nevada Test Site, Las Vegas, 
     Nevada.
       (E) Savannah River Operations Office, Savannah River Site, 
     Aiken, South Carolina.

     SEC. 3166. NOTICE TO CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES OF COMPROMISE 
                   OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION WITHIN NUCLEAR ENERGY 
                   DEFENSE PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall notify the 
     committees specified in subsection (c), notwithstanding Rule 
     6(e) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, that the 
     Secretary has received information indicating that classified 
     information relating to military applications of nuclear 
     energy is being, or may have been, disclosed in an 
     unauthorized manner to a foreign power or an agent of a 
     foreign power.
       (b) Manner of Notification.--A notification under 
     subsection (a) shall be provided, in writing, not later than 
     30 days after the date of the initial receipt of such 
     information by the Department of Energy.
       (c) Specified Committees.--The committees referred to in 
     subsection (a) are the following:
       (1) The Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) The Committee on Armed Services and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
       (d) Foreign Power.--For purposes of this section, the terms 
     ``foreign power'' and ``agent of a foreign power'' have the 
     meanings given those terms in section 101 of the Foreign 
     Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801).

     SEC. 3167. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE 
                   SAFEGUARDING AND SECURITY OF RESTRICTED DATA.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 18 of title I of the Atomic Energy 
     Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2271 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
     after section 234A the following new section:
       ``Sec. 234B. Civil Monetary Penalties for Violations of 
     Department of Energy Regulations Regarding Security of 
     Classified or Sensitive Information or Data.--
       ``a. Any person who has entered into a contract or 
     agreement with the Department of Energy, or a subcontract or 
     subagreement thereto, and who violates (or whose employee 
     violates) any applicable rule, regulation, or order 
     prescribed or otherwise issued by the Secretary pursuant to 
     this Act relating to the safeguarding or security of 
     Restricted Data or other classified or sensitive information 
     shall be subject to a civil penalty of not to exceed $100,000 
     for each such violation.
       ``b. The Secretary shall include in each contract with a 
     contractor of the Department provisions which provide an 
     appropriate reduction in the fees or amounts paid to the 
     contractor under the contract in the event of a violation by 
     the contractor or contractor employee of any rule, 
     regulation, or order relating to the safeguarding or security 
     of Restricted Data or other classified or sensitive 
     information. The provisions shall specify various degrees of 
     violations and the amount of the reduction attributable to 
     each degree of violation.
       ``c. The powers and limitations applicable to the 
     assessment of civil penalties under section 234A, except for 
     subsection d. of that section, shall apply to the assessment 
     of civil penalties under this section.''.
       (b) Clarifying Amendment.--The section heading of section 
     234A of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2282a) is amended by inserting 
     ``Safety'' before ``Regulations''.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for that Act 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     234 the following new items:

``Sec. 234A. Civil Monetary Penalties for Violations of Department of 
              Energy Safety Regulations.
``Sec. 234B. Civil Monetary Penalties for Violations of Department of 
              Energy Regulations Regarding Security of Classified or 
              Sensitive Information or Data.''.

     SEC. 3168. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY COUNTERINTELLIGENCE POLYGRAPH 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Program Required.--The Secretary of Energy, acting 
     through the Director of the Office of Counterintelligence of 
     the Department of Energy, shall carry out a 
     counterintelligence polygraph program for the defense-related 
     activities of the Department. The counterintelligence 
     polygraph program shall consist of the administration of 
     counterintelligence polygraph examinations to each covered 
     person who has access to high-risk programs or information.
       (b) Covered Persons.--For purposes of this section, a 
     covered person is one of the following:
       (1) An officer or employee of the Department.
       (2) An expert or consultant under contract to the 
     Department.
       (3) An officer or employee of any contractor of the 
     Department.
       (c) High-Risk Programs or Information.--For purposes of 
     this section, high-risk programs or information are any of 
     the following:
       (1) The programs identified as high risk in the regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary and known as--
       (A) Special Access Programs;
       (B) Personnel Security And Assurance Programs; and
       (C) Personnel Assurance Programs.
       (2) The information identified as high risk in the 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary and known as 
     Sensitive Compartmented Information.
       (d) Initial Testing and Consent.--The Secretary may not 
     permit a covered person to have any access to any high-risk 
     program or information unless that person first undergoes a 
     counterintelligence polygraph examination and consents in a 
     signed writing to the counterintelligence polygraph 
     examinations required by this section.
       (e) Additional Testing.--The Secretary may not permit a 
     covered person to have continued access to any high-risk 
     program or information unless that person undergoes a 
     counterintelligence polygraph examination--
       (1) not less frequently than every five years; and
       (2) at any time at the direction of the Director of the 
     Office of Counterintelligence.
       (f) Counterintelligence Polygraph Examination.--For 
     purposes of this section, the term ``counterintelligence 
     polygraph examination'' means a polygraph examination using 
     questions reasonably calculated to obtain counterintelligence 
     information, including questions relating to espionage, 
     sabotage, unauthorized disclosure of classified information, 
     and unauthorized contact with foreign nationals.

     SEC. 3169. REPORT ON COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY 
                   PRACTICES AT NATIONAL LABORATORIES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than March 1 of each year, the 
     Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Congress a report for 
     the preceding year on counterintelligence and security 
     practices at the facilities of the national laboratories 
     (whether or not classified activities are carried out at the 
     facility).
       (b) Content of Report.--The report shall include, with 
     respect to each national laboratory, the following:
       (1) The number of full-time counterintelligence and 
     security professionals employed.
       (2) A description of the counterintelligence and security 
     training courses conducted and, for each such course, any 
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     employees successfully complete that course.
       (3) A description of each contract awarded that provides an 
     incentive for the effective performance of 
     counterintelligence or security activities.
       (4) A description of the services provided by the employee 
     assistance programs.
       (5) A description of any requirement that an employee 
     report the foreign travel of that employee (whether or not 
     the travel was for official business).
       (6) A description of any visit by the Secretary or by the 
     Deputy Secretary of Energy, a purpose of which was to 
     emphasize to employees the need for effective 
     counterintelligence and seurity practices.

     SEC. 3170. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER COORDINATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF 
                   ENERGY NATIONAL LABORATORIES.

       (a) Technology Transfer Coordination.--Within 90 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Energy shall ensure, for each national laboratory, the 
     following:
       (1) Consistency of technology transfer policies and 
     procedures with respect to patenting, licensing, and 
     commercialization.
       (2) That the contractor operating the national laboratory 
     make available to aggrieved private sector entities a range 
     of expedited alternate dispute resolution procedures 
     (including both binding and nonbinding procedures) to resolve 
     disputes that arise over patents, licenses, and 
     commercialization activities, with costs and damages to be 
     provided by the contractor to the extent that any such 
     resolution attributes fault to the contractor.
       (3) That the expedited procedure used for a particular 
     dispute shall be chosen--
       (A) collaboratively by the Secretary and by appropriate 
     representatives of the contractor operating the national 
     laboratory and of the private sector entity; and
       (B) if an expedited procedure cannot be chosen 
     collaboratively under subparagraph (A), by the Secretary.
       (4) That the contractor operating the national laboratory 
     submit an annual report to the Secretary, as part of the 
     annual performance evaluation of the contractor, on 
     technology transfer and intellectual property successes, 
     current technology transfer and intellectual property 
     disputes involving the laboratory, and progress toward 
     resolving those disputes.
       (5) Training to ensure that laboratory personnel 
     responsible for patenting, licensing, and commercialization 
     activities are knowledgeable of the appropriate legal, 
     procedural, and ethical standards.
       (b) Definition of National Laboratory.--As used in this 
     section, the term ``national laboratory'' means any of the 
     following laboratories:
       (1) The Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
     Mexico.
       (2) The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 
     California.
       (3) The Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New 
     Mexico, and Livermore, California.
        Subtitle F--Protection of National Security Information

     SEC. 3181. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``National Security 
     Information Protection Improvement Act''.

     SEC. 3182. SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT BY THE PRESIDENT ON ESPIONAGE 
                   BY THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       (a) Reports Required.--The President shall transmit to 
     Congress a report, not less often than every six months, on 
     the steps being taken by the Department of Energy, the 
     Department of Defense, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
     the Central Intelligence Agency, and all other relevant 
     executive departments and agencies to respond to espionage 
     and other intelligence activities by the People's Republic of 
     China, particularly with respect to the theft of 
     sophisticated United States nuclear weapons design 
     information and the targeting by the People's Republic of 
     China of United States nuclear weapons codes and other 
     national security information of strategic concern.
       (b) Initial Report.--The first report under this section 
     shall be transmitted not later than January 1, 2000.

     SEC. 3183. REPORT ON WHETHER DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SHOULD 
                   CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN NUCLEAR WEAPONS 
                   RESPONSIBILITY.

       Not later than January 1, 2000, the President shall 
     transmit to Congress a report regarding the feasibility of 
     alternatives to the current arrangements for controlling 
     United States nuclear weapons development, testing, and 
     maintenance within the Department of Energy, including the 
     reestablishment of the Atomic Energy Commission as an 
     independent nuclear agency. The report shall describe the 
     benefits and shortcomings of each such alternative, as well 
     as the current system, from the standpoint of protecting such 
     weapons and related research and technology from theft and 
     exploitation. The President shall include with such report 
     the President's recommendation for the appropriate 
     arrangements for controlling United States nuclear weapons 
     development, testing, and maintenance outside the Department 
     of Energy if it should be determined that the Department of 
     Energy should no longer have that responsibility.

     SEC. 3184. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY OFFICE OF FOREIGN 
                   INTELLIGENCE AND OFFICE OF COUNTERINTELLIGENCE.

       (a) In General.--The Department of Energy Organization Act 
     is amended by inserting after section 212 (42 U.S.C. 7143) 
     the following new sections:


                    ``office of foreign intelligence

       ``Sec. 213. (a) There shall be within the Department an 
     Office of Foreign Intelligence, to be headed by a Director, 
     who shall report directly to the Secretary.
       ``(b) The Director shall be responsible for the programs 
     and activities of the Department relating to the analysis of 
     intelligence with respect to nuclear weapons and materials, 
     other nuclear matters, and energy security.
       ``(c) The Secretary may delegate to the Deputy Secretary of 
     Energy the day-to-day supervision of the Director.


                    ``office of counterintelligence

       ``Sec. 214. (a) There shall be within the Department an 
     Office of Counterintelligence, to be headed by a Director, 
     who shall report directly to the Secretary.
       ``(b) The Director shall carry out all counterintelligence 
     activities in the Department relating to the defense 
     activities of the Department.
       ``(c) The Secretary may delegate to the Deputy Secretary of 
     Energy the day-to-day supervision of the Director.
       ``(d)(1) The Director shall keep the intelligence 
     committees fully and currently informed of all significant 
     security breaches at any of the national laboratories.
       ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term 
     `intelligence committees' means the Permanent Select 
     Committee of the House of Representatives and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in the first 
     section of that Act is amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 212 the following new items:

``Sec. 213. Office of Foreign Intelligence.
``Sec. 214. Office of Counterintelligence.''.

     SEC. 3185. COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRAM AT DEPARTMENT OF 
                   ENERGY NATIONAL LABORATORIES.

       (a) Program Required.--The Secretary of Energy shall 
     establish and maintain at each national laboratory a 
     counterintelligence program for the defense-related 
     activities of the Department of Energy at such laboratory.
       (b) Head of Program.--The Secretary shall ensure that, for 
     each national laboratory, the head of the counterintelligence 
     program of that laboratory--
       (1) has extensive experience in counterintelligence 
     activities within the Federal Government; and
       (2) with respect to the counterintelligence program, is 
     responsible directly to, and is hired with the concurrence 
     of, the Director of Counterintelligence of the Department of 
     Energy and the director of the national laboratory.

     SEC. 3186. COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES AT OTHER DEPARTMENT 
                   OF ENERGY FACILITIES.

       (a) Assignment of Counterintelligence Personnel.--(1) The 
     Secretary of Energy shall assign to each Department of Energy 
     facility, other than a national laboratory, at which 
     Restricted Data is located an individual who shall assess 
     security and counterintelligence matters at that facility.
       (2) An individual assigned to a facility under this 
     subsection shall be stationed at the facility.
       (b) Supervision.--Each individual assigned under subsection 
     (a) shall report directly to the Director of the Office of 
     Counterintelligence of the Department of Energy.

     SEC. 3187. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY POLYGRAPH EXAMINATIONS.

       (a) Counterintelligence Polygraph Program Required.--The 
     Secretary of Energy, acting through the Director of 
     Counterintelligence of the Department of Energy, shall carry 
     out a counterintelligence polygraph program for the defense 
     activities of the Department of Energy. The program shall 
     consist of the administration on a regular basis of a 
     polygraph examination to each covered person who has access 
     to a program that the Director of Counterintelligence and the 
     Assistant Secretary assigned the functions under section 
     203(a)(5) of the Department of Energy Organization Act 
     determine requires special access restrictions.
       (b) Covered Persons.--For purposes of subsection (a), a 
     covered person is any of the following:
       (1) An officer or employee of the Department.
       (2) An expert or consultant under contract to the 
     Department.
       (3) An officer or employee of any contractor of the 
     Department.
       (c) Additional Polygraph Examinations.--In addition to the 
     polygraph examinations administered under subsection (a), the 
     Secretary, in carrying out the defense activities of the 
     Department--
       (1) may administer a polygraph examination to any employee 
     of the Department or of any contractor of the Department, for 
     counterintelligence purposes; and
       (2) shall administer a polygraph examination to any such 
     employee in connection with an investigation of such 
     employee, if such employee requests the administration of a 
     polygraph examination for exculpatory purposes.
       (d) Regulations.--(1) The Secretary shall prescribe any 
     regulations necessary to carry out this section. Such 
     regulations shall include procedures, to be developed in 
     consultation with the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, for identifying and addressing ``false 
     positive'' results of polygraph examinations.
       (2) Notwithstanding section 501 of the Department of Energy 
     Organization Act (42

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     U.S.C. 7191) or any other provision of law, the Secretary 
     may, in prescribing regulations under paragraph (1), waive 
     any requirement for notice or comment if the Secretary 
     determines that it is in the national security interest to 
     expedite the implementation of such regulations.
       (e) No Change in Other Polygraph Authority.--This section 
     shall not be construed to affect the authority under any 
     other provision of law of the Secretary to administer a 
     polygraph examination.

     SEC. 3188. CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF 
                   DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY REGULATIONS RELATING TO 
                   THE SAFEGUARDING AND SECURITY OF RESTRICTED 
                   DATA.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 18 of title I of the Atomic Energy 
     Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2271 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
     after section 234A the following new section:
       ``Sec. 234B. Civil Monetary Penalties for Violations of 
     Department of Energy Regulations Regarding Security of 
     Classified or Sensitive Information or Data.--
       ``a. Any individual or entity that has entered into a 
     contract or agreement with the Department of Energy, or a 
     subcontract or subagreement thereto, and that commits a gross 
     violation or a pattern of gross violations of any applicable 
     rule, regulation, or order prescribed or otherwise issued by 
     the Secretary pursuant to this subtitle relating to the 
     safeguarding or security of Restricted Data or other 
     classified or sensitive information shall be subject to a 
     civil penalty of not to exceed $500,000 for each such 
     violation.
       ``b. The Secretary shall include, in each contract entered 
     into after the date of the enactment of this section with a 
     contractor of the Department, provisions which provide an 
     appropriate reduction in the fees or amounts paid to the 
     contractor under the contract in the event of a violation by 
     the contractor or contractor employee of any rule, 
     regulation, or order relating to the safeguarding or security 
     of Restricted Data or other classified or sensitive 
     information. The provisions shall specify various degrees of 
     violations and the amount of the reduction attributable to 
     each degree of violation.
       ``c. The powers and limitations applicable to the 
     assessment of civil penalties under section 234A shall apply 
     to the assessment of civil penalties under this section.''.
       (b) Clarifying Amendment.--The section heading of section 
     234A of that Act (42 U.S.C. 2282a) is amended by inserting 
     ``Safety'' before ``Regulations''.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections in the first 
     section of that Act is amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 234 the following new items:

``234A. Civil Monetary Penalties for Violations of Department of Energy 
              Safety Regulations.
``234B. Civil Monetary Penalties for Violations of Department of Energy 
              Regulations Regarding Security of Classified or Sensitive 
              Information or Data.''.

     SEC. 3189. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR MISUSE OF RESTRICTED DATA.

       (a) Communication of Restricted Data.--Section 224 of the 
     Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2274) is amended--
       (1) in clause a., by striking ``$20,000'' and inserting 
     ``$400,000''; and
       (2) in clause b., by striking ``$10,000'' and inserting 
     ``$200,000''.
       (b) Receipt of Restricted Data.--Section 225 of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 2275) is amended by striking ``$20,000'' and 
     inserting ``$400,000''.
       (c) Disclosure of Restricted Data.--Section 227 of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 2277) is amended by striking ``$2,500'' and 
     inserting ``$50,000''.

     SEC. 3190. RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS TO NATIONAL LABORATORIES BY 
                   FOREIGN VISITORS FROM SENSITIVE COUNTRIES.

       (a) Background Review Required.--The Secretary of Energy 
     may not admit to any facility of a national laboratory any 
     individual who is a citizen or agent of a nation that is 
     named on the current sensitive countries list unless the 
     Secretary first completes a background review with respect to 
     that individual.
       (b) Moratorium Pending Certification.--(1) During the 
     period described in paragraph (2), the Secretary may not 
     admit to any facility of a national laboratory any individual 
     who is a citizen or agent of a nation that is named on the 
     current sensitive countries list.
       (2) The period referred to in paragraph (1) is the period 
     beginning 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act 
     and ending on the later of the following:
       (A) The date that is 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (B) The date that is 45 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary submits to Congress a certification described in 
     paragraph (3).
       (3) A certification referred to in paragraph (2) is a 
     certification by the Director of Counterintelligence of the 
     Department of Energy, with the concurrence of the Director of 
     the Federal Bureau of Investigation, that all security 
     measures are in place that are necessary and appropriate to 
     prevent espionage or intelligence gathering by or for a 
     sensitive country, including access by individuals referred 
     to in paragraph (1) to classified information of the national 
     laboratory.
       (c) Waiver of Moratorium.--(1) The Secretary of Energy may 
     waive the prohibition in subsection (b) on a case-by-case 
     basis with respect to any specific individual or any specific 
     delegation of individuals whose admission to a national 
     laboratory is determined by the Secretary to be in the 
     interest of the national security of the United States.
       (2) Not later than the seventh day of the month following a 
     month in which a waiver is made, the Secretary shall submit a 
     report in writing providing notice of each waiver made in 
     that month to the following:
       (A) The Committee on Armed Services and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
       (B) The Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (3) Each such report shall be in classified form and shall 
     contain the identity of each individual or delegation for 
     whom such a waiver was made and, with respect to each such 
     individual or delegation, the following information:
       (A) A detailed justification for the waiver.
       (B) For each individual with respect to whom a background 
     review was conducted, whether the background review 
     determined that negative information exists with respect to 
     that individual.
       (C) The Secretary's certification that the admission of 
     that individual or delegation to a national laboratory is in 
     the interest of the national security of the United States.
       (4) The authority of the Secretary under paragraph (1) may 
     be delegated only to the Director of Counterintelligence of 
     the Department of Energy.
       (d) Exception to Moratorium for Certain Individuals.--The 
     moratorium under subsection (b) shall not apply to any person 
     who--
       (1) is, on the date of the enactment of this Act, an 
     employee or assignee of the Department of Energy, or of a 
     contractor of the Department; and
       (2) has undergone a background review in accordance with 
     subsection (a).
       (e) Exception to Moratorium for Certain Programs.--In the 
     case of a program undertaken pursuant to an international 
     agreement between the United States and a foreign nation, the 
     moratorium under subsection (b) shall not apply to the 
     admittance to a facility that is important to that program of 
     a citizen of that foreign nation whose admittance is 
     important to that program.
       (f) Sense of Congress Regarding Background Reviews.--It is 
     the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Energy, the 
     Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the 
     Director of Central Intelligence should ensure that 
     background reviews carried out under this section are 
     completed in not more than 15 days.
       (g) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``background review'', commonly known as an 
     indices check, means a review of information provided by the 
     Director of Central Intelligence and the Director of the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding personal 
     background, including information relating to any history of 
     criminal activity or to any evidence of espionage.
       (2) The term ``sensitive countries list'' means the list 
     prescribed by the Secretary of Energy known as the Department 
     of Energy List of Sensitive Countries.

     SEC. 3191. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO ACCESS BY FOREIGN 
                   VISITORS AND EMPLOYEES TO DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
                   FACILITIES ENGAGED IN DEFENSE ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Security Clearance Review Required.--The Secretary of 
     Energy may not allow unescorted access to any classified 
     area, or access to classified information, of any facility of 
     the Department of Energy engaged in the defense activities of 
     the Department to any individual who is a citizen of a 
     foreign nation unless--
       (1) the Secretary, acting through the Director of 
     Counterintelligence, first completes a security clearance 
     investigation with respect to that individual in a manner at 
     least as comprehensive as the investigation required for the 
     issuance of a security clearance at the level required for 
     such access under the rules and regulations of the 
     Department; or
       (2) a foreign government first completes a security 
     clearance investigation with respect to that individual in a 
     manner that the Secretary of State, pursuant to an 
     international agreement between the United States and that 
     foreign government, determines is equivalent to the 
     investigation required for the issuance of a security 
     clearance at the level required for such access under the 
     rules and regulations of the Department.
       (b) Effect on Current Employees.--The Secretary shall 
     ensure that any individual who, on the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, is a citizen of a foreign nation and an employee 
     of the Department or of a contractor of the Department is not 
     discharged from such employment as a result of this section 
     before the completion of the security clearance investigation 
     of such individual under subsection (a) unless the Director 
     of Counterintelligence determines that such discharge is 
     necessary for the national security of the United States.

     SEC. 3192. ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY AND COUNTERINTELLIGENCE 
                   STANDARDS AT NATIONAL LABORATORIES AND OTHER 
                   DEFENSE FACILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.

       (a) Report on Security and Counterintelligence Standards at 
     National Laboratories and Other DOE Defense Facilities.--Not 
     later than March 1 of each year, the Secretary of Energy, 
     acting through the Director of Counterintelligence of the 
     Department of Energy, shall submit a report on the security 
     and counterintelligence standards at the national 
     laboratories, and other

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     facilities of the Department of Energy engaged in the defense 
     activities of the Department, to the following:
       (1) The Committee on Armed Services and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
       (2) The Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (b) Contents of Report.--The report shall be in classified 
     form and shall contain, for each such national laboratory or 
     facility, the following information:
       (1) A description of all security measures that are in 
     place to prevent access by unauthorized individuals to 
     classified information of the national laboratory or 
     facility.
       (2) A certification by the Director of Counterintelligence 
     of the Department of Energy as to whether--
       (A) all security measures are in place to prevent access by 
     unauthorized individuals to classified information of the 
     national laboratory or facility; and
       (B) such security measures comply with Presidential 
     Decision Directives and other applicable Federal requirements 
     relating to the safeguarding and security of classified 
     information.
       (3) For each admission of an individual under section 3190 
     not described in a previous report under this section, the 
     identity of that individual, and whether the background 
     review required by that section determined that information 
     relevant to security exists with respect to that individual.

     SEC. 3193. REPORT ON SECURITY VULNERABILITIES OF NATIONAL 
                   LABORATORY COMPUTERS.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than March 1 of each year, 
     the National Counterintelligence Policy Board shall prepare a 
     report, in consultation with the Director of 
     Counterintelligence of the Department of Energy, on the 
     security vulnerabilities of the computers of the national 
     laboratories.
       (b) Preparation of Report.--In preparing the report, the 
     National Counterintelligence Policy Board shall establish a 
     so-called ``red team'' of individuals to perform an 
     operational evaluation of the security vulnerabilities of the 
     computers of the national laboratories, including by direct 
     experimentation. Such individuals shall be selected by the 
     National Counterintelligence Policy Board from among 
     employees of the Department of Defense, the National Security 
     Agency, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Federal Bureau 
     of Investigation, and of other agencies, and may be detailed 
     to the National Counterintelligence Policy Board from such 
     agencies without reimbursement and without interruption or 
     loss of civil service status or privilege.
       (c) Submission of Report to Secretary of Energy and to FBI 
     Director.--Not later than March 1 of each year, the report 
     shall be submitted in classified and unclassified form to the 
     Secretary of Energy and the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation.
       (d) Forwarding to Congressional Committees.--Not later than 
     30 days after the report is submitted, the Secretary and the 
     Director shall each separately forward that report, with the 
     recommendations in classified and unclassified form of the 
     Secretary or the Director, as applicable, in response to the 
     findings of that report, to the following:
       (1) The Committee on Armed Services and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
       (2) The Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. 3194. GOVERNMENT ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION ON 
                   DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DEFENSE-RELATED COMPUTERS.

       (a) Procedures Required.--The Secretary of Energy shall 
     establish procedures to govern access to classified 
     information on DOE defense-related computers. Those 
     procedures shall, at a minimum, provide that each employee of 
     the Department of Energy who requires access to classified 
     information shall be required as a condition of such access 
     to provide to the Secretary written consent which permits 
     access by an authorized investigative agency to any DOE 
     defense-related computer used in the performance of the 
     defense-related duties of such employee during the period of 
     that employee's access to classified information and for a 
     period of three years thereafter.
       (b) Expectation of Privacy in DOE Defense-Related 
     Computers.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     (including any provision of law enacted by the Electronic 
     Communications Privacy Act of 1986), no user of a DOE 
     defense-related computer shall have any expectation of 
     privacy in the use of that computer.
       (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) The term `DOE defense-related computer'' means a 
     computer of the Department of Energy or a Department of 
     Energy contractor that is used, in whole or in part, for a 
     Department of Energy defense-related activity.
       (2) The term ``computer'' means an electronic, magnetic, 
     optical, electrochemical, or other high-speed data processing 
     device performing logical, arithmetic, or storage functions, 
     and includes any data storage facility or communications 
     facility directly related to, or operating in conjunction 
     with, such device.
       (3) The term ``authorized investigative agency'' means an 
     agency authorized by law or regulation to conduct a 
     counterintelligence investigation or investigations of 
     persons who are proposed for access to classified information 
     to ascertain whether such persons satisfy the criteria for 
     obtaining and retaining access to such information.
       (4) The term ``classified information'' means any 
     information that has been determined pursuant to Executive 
     Order No. 12356 of April 2, 1982, or successor orders, or the 
     Atomic Energy Act of 1954, to require protection against 
     unauthorized disclosure and that is so designated.
       (5) The term ``employee'' includes any person who receives 
     a salary or compensation of any kind from the Department of 
     Energy, is a contractor of the Department of Energy or an 
     employee thereof, is an unpaid consultant of the Department 
     of Energy, or otherwise acts for or on behalf of the 
     Department of Energy.
       (d) Establishment of Procedures.--Not later than 90 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Energy shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary 
     to implement this section.

     SEC. 3195. DEFINITION OF NATIONAL LABORATORY.

       For purposes of this subtitle, the term ``national 
     laboratory'' means any of the following:
       (1) The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 
     California.
       (2) The Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
     Mexico.
       (3) The Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New 
     Mexico.
       (4) The Oak Ridge National Laboratories, Oak Ridge, 
     Tennessee.
          TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

     SEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION.

       There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
     2000, $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 
     2000, the National Defense Stockpile Manager may obligate up 
     to $78,700,000 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. ELIMINATION OF CONGRESSIONALLY IMPOSED DISPOSAL 
                   RESTRICTIONS ON SPECIFIC STOCKPILE MATERIALS.

       Sections 3303 and 3304 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 
     110 Stat. 629) are repealed.
                  TITLE XXXIV--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

     SEC. 3401. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Maritime Administration 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000''.

     SEC. 3402. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 
                   2000.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated, to be 
     available without fiscal year limitation if so provided in 
     appropriations Acts, for the use of the Department of 
     Transportation for the Maritime Administration as follows:
       (1) For expenses necessary for operations and training 
     activities, $79,764,000 for fiscal year 2000.
       (2) For expenses under the loan guarantee program 
     authorized by title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 
     App. U.S.C. 1271 et seq.), $34,893,000 for fiscal year 2000, 
     of which--
       (A) $31,000,000 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) $3,893,000 is for administrative expenses related to 
     loan guarantee commitments under the program.

[[Page 784]]

     SEC. 3403. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE XI OF THE MERCHANT MARINE ACT, 
                   1936.

       (a) Authority To Hold Obligation Proceeds in Escrow.--
     Section 1108(a) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. 
     U.S.C. 1279a(a)) is amended by striking so much as precedes 
     ``guarantee of an obligation'' and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Authority To Hold Obligation Proceeds in Escrow.--(1) 
     If the proceeds of an obligation guaranteed under this title 
     are to be used to finance the construction, reconstruction, 
     or reconditioning of a vessel that will serve as security for 
     the guarantee, the Secretary may accept and hold, in escrow 
     under an escrow agreement with the obligor--
       ``(A) the proceeds of that obligation, including such 
     interest as may be earned thereon; and
       ``(B) if required by the Secretary, an amount equal to 6 
     month's interest on the obligation.
       ``(2) The Secretary may release funds held in escrow under 
     paragraph (1) only if the Secretary determines that--
       ``(A) the obligor has paid its portion of the actual cost 
     of construction, reconstruction, or reconditioning; and
       ``(B) the funds released are needed--
       ``(i) to pay, or make reimbursements in connection with 
     payments previously made for work performed in that 
     construction, reconstruction, or reconditioning; or
       ``(ii) to pay for other costs approved by the Secretary, 
     with respect to the vessel or vessels.
       ``(3) If the security for the''.
       (b) Authority To Hold Obligor's Cash as Collateral.--Title 
     XI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 is amended by inserting 
     after section 1108 the following:

     ``SEC. 1109. DEPOSIT FUND.

       ``(a) Establishment of Deposit Fund.--There is established 
     in the Treasury a deposit fund for purposes of this section. 
     The Secretary may, in accordance with an agreement under 
     subsection (b), deposit into and hold in the deposit fund 
     cash belonging to an obligor to serve as collateral for a 
     guarantee under this title made with respect to the obligor.
       ``(b) Agreement.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary and an obligor shall enter 
     into a reserve fund or other collateral account agreement to 
     govern the deposit, withdrawal, retention, use, and 
     reinvestment of cash of the obligor held in the deposit fund 
     established by subsection (a).
       ``(2) Terms.--The agreement shall contain such terms and 
     conditions as are required under this section and such 
     additional terms as are considered by the Secretary to be 
     necessary to protect fully the interests of the United 
     States.
       ``(3) Security interest of united states.--The agreement 
     shall include terms that grant to the United States a 
     security interest in all amounts deposited into the deposit 
     fund.
       ``(c) Investment.--The Secretary may invest and reinvest 
     any part of the amounts in the deposit fund established by 
     subsection (a) in obligations of the United States with such 
     maturities as ensure that amounts in the deposit fund will be 
     available as required for purposes of agreements under 
     subsection (b). Cash balances of the deposit fund in excess 
     of current requirements shall be maintained in a form of 
     uninvested funds and the Secretary of the Treasury shall pay 
     interest on these funds.
       ``(d) Withdrawals.--
       ``(1) In general.--The cash deposited into the deposit fund 
     established by subsection (a) may not be withdrawn without 
     the consent of the Secretary.
       ``(2) Use of income.--Subject to paragraph (3), the 
     Secretary may pay any income earned on cash of an obligor 
     deposited into the deposit fund in accordance with the terms 
     of the agreement with the obligor under subsection (b).
       ``(3) Retention against default.--The Secretary may retain 
     and offset any or all of the cash of an obligor in the 
     deposit fund, and any income realized thereon, as part of the 
     Secretary's recovery against the obligor in case of a default 
     by the obligor on an obligation.''.

     SEC. 3404. EXTENSION OF WAR RISK INSURANCE AUTHORITY.

       Section 1214 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. 
     U.S.C. 1294) is amended by striking ``June 30, 2000'' and 
     inserting ``June 30, 2005''.

     SEC. 3405. OWNERSHIP OF THE JEREMIAH O'BRIEN.

       Section 3302(l)(1)(C) of title 46, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``owned by the United States Maritime 
     Administration'' and inserting ``owned by the National 
     Liberty Ship Memorial, Inc.''.
                  TITLE XXXV--PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION

     SEC. 3501. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Panama Canal Commission 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000''.

     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 2000 until the termination of the 
     Panama Canal Treaty of 1977.
       (b) Limitations.--Until noon on December 31, 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 expenses of the Administrator of 
     the Commission.

     SEC. 3503. PURCHASE OF VEHICLES.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the funds 
     available to the Panama Canal 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 $26,000 per vehicle.

     SEC. 3504. OFFICE OF TRANSITION ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Expenditures From Panama Canal Commission Dissolution 
     Fund.--Section 1305(c)(5) of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 
     U.S.C. 3714a(c)(5)) is amended by inserting ``(A)'' after 
     ``(5)'' and by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) The office established by subsection (b) is 
     authorized to expend or obligate funds from the Fund for the 
     purposes enumerated in clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph 
     (2)(A) until October 1, 2004.''.
       (b) Operation of the Office of Transition Administration.--
       (1) In general.--The Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 
     3601 et seq.) shall continue to govern the Office of 
     Transition Administration until October 1, 2004.
       (2) Procurement.--For purposes of exercising authority 
     under the procurement laws of the United States, the director 
     of such office shall have the status of the head of an 
     agency.
       (3) Offices.--The Office of Transition Administration shall 
     have offices in the Republic of Panama and in the District of 
     Columbia. Section 1110(b)(1) of the Panama Canal Act of 1973 
     (22 U.S.C. 3620(b)(1)) does not apply to such office in the 
     Republic of Panama.
       (4) Effective date.--This subsection shall be effective on 
     and after the termination of the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977.
       (c) Office of Transition Administration Defined.--In this 
     section the term ``Office of Transition Administration'' 
     means the office established under section 1305 of the Panama 
     Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 3714a) to close out the affairs 
     of the Panama Canal Commission.
  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. OBEY 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

365

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

58

para. 62.18                   [Roll No. 191]

                                AYES--365

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes

[[Page 785]]


     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--58

     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capuano
     Conyers
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Doggett
     Eshoo
     Fattah
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Gutierrez
     Holt
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Jones (OH)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Markey
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Owens
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Rivers
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schakowsky
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Stark
     Tierney
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Weiner
     Woolsey
     Wu

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Bono
     Brown (CA)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Graham
     Hall (TX)
     Hilleary
     Kasich
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Norwood
     Olver
  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 2000 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. 62.19  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 (1) insert at the end of title XIV (rather than at the end 
of title XII) the sections inserted by the action of the Committee of 
the Whole in adopting amendments numbered 6, 8, and 10 of House Report 
106-175; and (2) the Clerk may make corrections to section numbers, 
cross references, the table of contents and punctuation, and such other 
clerical corrections as may be necessary to reflect the actions of the 
House in amending the bill.

para. 62.20  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. LEACH, by unanimous consent, the Committee on Banking 
and Financial Services was granted permission to file a supplemental 
report (Rept. No. 106-74, Part 2) 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. 62.21  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. 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.

Yeas

104

It was decided in the

Nays

302

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

1

para. 62.22                   [Roll No. 192]

                                AYES--104

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Markey
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weygand
     Woolsey

                                NOES--302

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts

[[Page 786]]


     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     DeFazio
       

                             NOT VOTING--27

     Bentsen
     Bono
     Brown (CA)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Cooksey
     Doyle
     Frost
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Hilleary
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kuykendall
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Martinez
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Nethercutt
     Olver
     Rangel
     Shaw
     Wicker
     Young (FL)
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 62.23  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1905

  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up 
the following resolution (H. Res. 190):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1905) making appropriations for the 
     Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2000, 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 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 of rule XXI are waived except as follows: page 
     18, line 19, through page 19, line 15. No amendment shall be 
     in order except the amendment printed in the report of the 
     Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution and except 
     pro forma amendments offered by the chairman or ranking 
     minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their 
     designees for the purpose of debate. The amendment 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. Points of order against the amendment 
     printed in the report for failure to comply with clause 2 of 
     rule XXI 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. 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. 62.24  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. LaHOOD, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

96

It was decided in the

Nays

298

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

1

para. 62.25                   [Roll No. 193]

                                YEAS--96

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bishop
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Markey
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sawyer
     Skelton
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stupak
     Tancredo
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey

                                NAYS--298

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     DeFazio
       

                             NOT VOTING--39

     Bentsen
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Brown (CA)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Cooksey
     Frost
     Gephardt
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hunter
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kennedy
     Leach
     Lofgren
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Menendez
     Nethercutt
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Roukema
     Sanders
     Scott
     Shaw
     Stearns
     Sweeney
     Whitfield
     Wicker
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

[[Page 787]]

  Accordingly,
  When House Resolution 190 was considered.
  After debate,
  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, submitted the following amendment in the nature of 
a substitute:

       Strike all after the resolved clause and insert in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``That at any time after the adoption of this resolution 
     the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, 
     declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill 
     (H.R. 1905) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, 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 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 bill shall be considered as 
     read. Points of order against provisions in the bill for 
     failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived except 
     as follows: page 18, line 19, through page 19, line 15. No 
     amendment shall be in order except the amendment printed in 
     House Report 106-165, the amendment printed in section 2 of 
     this resolution, and pro forma amendments offered by the 
     chairman or ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     Appropriations or their designees for the purpose of debate. 
     The amendment printed in the report may be offered only by a 
     Member designated in the report, and the amendment printed in 
     section 2 may be offered only by a Member designated in 
     section 2. Each 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 or order against the amendment printed in 
     the report and the amendment printed 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. After a motion that 
     the Committee rise has been rejected on a legislative day, 
     the Chairman may entertain another such motion on that day 
     only if offered by the chairman of the Committee on 
     Appropriations or the Majority Leader or their designee. 
     After a motion to strike out the enacting words of the bill 
     (as described in clause 9 of rule XVIII) has been rejected, 
     the Chairman may not entertain another such motion during 
     further consideration of the bill. 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. (a) The amendment described in the first section 
     of this resolution is as follows:
       On Page 38 before line 4 add the following new section:
       Sec.   . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     appropriations under this Act for the following agencies and 
     activities are reduced by the following respective amounts: 
     House of Representatives, Salaries and Expenses, $29,135,000, 
     from which the following accounts are to be reduced by the 
     following amounts:
       House Leadership Offices, $142,000;
       Members' Representational Allowances Including Members' 
     Clerk Hire, Official Expenses of Members, and Official Mail, 
     $28,297,000;
       Committee on Appropriations, $213,000;
       Salaries, Officers and Employees, $483,000 to be derived 
     from other authorized employees;
       Architect of the Capitol, Capitol Buildings and Grounds, 
     Capitol Buildings, Salaries and Expenses, $1,465,000;
       Architect of the Capitol, Capitol Buildings and Grounds, 
     House Office Buildings, $3,400,000;
       Architect of the Capitol, Capitol Buildings and Grounds, 
     Capitol Power Plant, $4,400,000;
       Libary of Congress, Congressional Research Service, 
     Salaries and Expenses, $315,000;
       Government Printing Office, Congressional Printing and 
     Binding, $4,127,000;
       Library of Congress, Salaries and Expenses, $685,000;
       Library of Congress, Furniture and Furnishings, $5,415,000;
       Architect of the Capitol, Library Buildings and Grounds, 
     Structural and Mechanical Care, $4,372,000; and
       General Accounting Office, Salaries and Expenses, 
     $1,500,000: Provided, That the amount reduced under House of 
     Representatives, House Leadership Offices, shall be 
     distributed among the various leadership offices as approved 
     by the Committee on Appropriations: Provided further, That 
     the amount to remain available under the heading Architect of 
     the Capitol, Capitol Buildings and Grounds, Capitol 
     Buildings, Salaries and Expenses, is reduced by $1,465,000; 
     the amount to remain available under the heading Architect of 
     the Capitol, Capitol Buildings and Grounds, House Office 
     Buildings, is reduced by $3,400,000; and the amount to remain 
     available under the heading Architect of the Capitol, Library 
     Buildings and Grounds, Structural and Mechanical Care, is 
     reduced by $4,000,000.
       (b) The amendment printed in subsection (a) may be offered 
     only by Representative Young of Florida or his designee.''.

  After debate,
  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, moved that the previous question be ordered 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?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

213

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

198

para. 62.26                   [Roll No. 194]

                                YEAS--213

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ose
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--198

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt

[[Page 788]]


     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bono
     Brown (CA)
     Clay
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Engel
     Frelinghuysen
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Hilleary
     Hunter
     Kasich
     Largent
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Nethercutt
     Oxley
     Payne
     Petri
     Rangel
     Smith (NJ)
  So the previous question on the amendment and the resolution was 
ordered.
  Mr. OBEY moved to reconsider the vote whereby the previous question 
was ordered.
  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, 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. HANSEN, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. OBEY 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

218

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

194

para. 62.27                   [Roll No. 195]

                                AYES--218

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kelly
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--194

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Bentsen
     Bono
     Brown (CA)
     Clay
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Engel
     Gephardt
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Hilleary
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Kasich
     Largent
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Nethercutt
     Oxley
     Rangel
     Scarborough
     Stark
     Wexler
  So the motion to lay on the table the motion to reconsider the vote 
was agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. OBEY 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

232

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

182

para. 62.28                   [Roll No. 196]

                                AYES--232

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holt

[[Page 789]]


     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kelly
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ose
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--182

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Bentsen
     Bono
     Brown (CA)
     Clay
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Engel
     Gephardt
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Hilleary
     Houghton
     Kasich
     Largent
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Oxley
     Rangel
  So said amendment was agreed to.
  Mr. OBEY moved to reconsider the vote whereby said amendment was 
agreed to.
  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, 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. HANSEN, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. OBEY 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

230

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

180

para. 62.29                   [Roll No. 197]

                                AYES--230

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holt
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kelly
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--180

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Wise
     Wu
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bono
     Brown (CA)
     Clay
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Crowley
     Engel
     Gephardt
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Hilleary
     Kasich
     Largent
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Oxley
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Weygand
     Woolsey

[[Page 790]]


  So the motion to lay on the table the motion to reconsider the vote 
was agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. OBEY 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

216

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

194

para. 62.30                   [Roll No. 198]

                                AYES--216

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kelly
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ose
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--194

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Maloney (CT)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--25

     Bentsen
     Blumenauer
     Bono
     Brown (CA)
     Clay
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Engel
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Hilleary
     Johnson (CT)
     Kasich
     Largent
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     McDermott
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Oxley
     Porter
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Weygand
  So the resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  Mr. OBEY moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution, as 
amended, was agreed to.
  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, 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. HANSEN, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. OBEY 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

218

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

197

para. 62.31                   [Roll No. 199]

                                AYES--218

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--197

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)

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     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Bentsen
     Bono
     Brown (CA)
     Clay
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Engel
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Hilleary
     Kasich
     Largent
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Oxley
     Rahall
     Rangel
  So the motion to lay on the table the motion to reconsider the vote 
was agreed to.

para. 62.32  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. HANSEN, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. OBEY 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.

Yeas

90

It was decided in the

Nays

325

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

1

para. 62.33                   [Roll No. 200]

                                AYES--90

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berry
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Filner
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sawyer
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Waxman
     Weiner

                                NOES--325

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clayton
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     DeFazio
       

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Bentsen
     Bono
     Brown (CA)
     Clay
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Engel
     Frank (MA)
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Hilleary
     Kasich
     Largent
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Oxley
     Rangel
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 62.34  legislative branch appropriations fy 2000

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 190 
and rule XVIII, 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. 1905) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, 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,

para. 62.35  motion to rise

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the motion of Mr. OBEY that the Committee do now rise.

Yeas

130

It was decided in the

Nays

263

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

1

para. 62.36                   [Roll No. 201]

                                AYES--130

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berry
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Dingell

[[Page 792]]


     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NOES--263

     Aderholt
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clayton
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kelly
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wu
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     DeFazio
       

                             NOT VOTING--41

     Archer
     Bentsen
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Buyer
     Clay
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Cox
     DeLay
     Dixon
     Frank (MA)
     Ganske
     Gilchrest
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Hilleary
     Jefferson
     Kasich
     Largent
     Lofgren
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     McKinney
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Olver
     Oxley
     Pombo
     Rangel
     Salmon
     Scott
     Shuster
     Smith (WA)
     Stearns
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
  So the motion was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. HANSEN, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 190, 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, insert after line 9 the following (and redesignate 
     the succeeding sections accordingly):
       Sec. 104. (a) Requiring Amounts Remaining in Members' 
     Representational Allowance To Be Used For Deficit Reduction 
     or to Reduce the Federal Debt.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, any amounts appropriated under this Act for 
     ``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--Salaries and Expenses--Members' 
     Representational Allowances'' shall be available only for 
     fiscal year 2000. Any amount remaining after all payments are 
     made under such allowances for fiscal year 2000 shall be 
     deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, 
     if there is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments 
     have been made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner 
     as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate).
       (b) Publication.--After each session of Congress or other 
     period for which the amounts described in subsection (a) are 
     made available, there shall be published in the Congressional 
     Record a statement showing, with respect to such session or 
     period, the amount deposited with respect to each Member 
     under subsection (a) and the total deposited with respect to 
     all Members.
       (c) Regulations.--The Committee on House Administration of 
     the House of Representatives shall have authority to 
     prescribe regulations to carry out this section.
       (d) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``Member 
     of the House of Representatives'' means a Representative in, 
     or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.

       On Page 38 before line 4 add the following new section:
       Sec.   . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     appropriations under this Act for the following agencies and 
     activities are reduced by the following respective amounts: 
     House of Representatives, Salaries and Expenses, $29,135,000, 
     from which the following accounts are to be reduced by the 
     following amounts:
       House Leadership Offices, $142,000;
       Members' Representational Allowances Including Members' 
     Clerk Hire, Official Expenses of Members, and Official Mail, 
     $28,297,000;
       Committee on Appropriations, $213,000;
       Salaries, Officers and Employees, $483,000 to be derived 
     from other authorized employees;
       Architect of the Capitol, Capitol Buildings and Grounds, 
     Capitol Buildings, Salaries and Expenses, $1,465,000;
       Architect of the Capitol, Capitol Buildings and Grounds, 
     House Office Buildings, $3,400,000;
       Architect of the Capitol, Capitol Buildings and Grounds, 
     Capitol Power Plant, $4,400,000;
       Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service, 
     Salaries and Expenses, $315,000;
       Government Printing Office, Congressional Printing and 
     Binding, $4,147,000;
       Library of Congress, Salaries and Expenses, $685,000;
       Library of Congress, Furniture and Furnishings, $5,415,000;
       Architect of the Capitol, Library Buildings and Grounds, 
     Structural and Mechanical Care, $3,372,000; and
       General Accounting Office, Salaries and Expenses, 
     $1,500,000:
       Provided, That the amount reduced under House of 
     Representatives, House Leadership Offices, shall be 
     distributed among the various leadership offices as approved 
     by the Committee on Appropriations:
       Provided further, That the amount to remain available under 
     the heading Architect of the Capitol, Capitol Buildings and 
     Grounds, Capitol Buildings, Salaries and Exchanges, is 
     reduced by $1,465,000; the amount to remain available under 
     the heading Architect of the Capitol, Capitol Buildings and 
     Grounds, House Office Building, is reduced by $3,400,000; and 
     the amount to remain available under the heading Architect of 
     the Capitol, Library Buildings and Grounds, Structural and 
     Mechanical Care, is reduced by $4,000,000.

  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:

       Mr. Obey moves to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
     Appropriations with instructions that the bill not be 
     reported back if it does not reduce the bill by an amount at 
     least equal to the average reduction required pursuant to the 
     budget 302(b) allocation process for all domestic 
     discretionary programs, including veterans medical care, 
     elementary and secondary education, student financial 
     assistance, biomedical research, law enforcement, 
     transportation safety, and environmental protection; and 
     shall make equal reductions in accounts for members' offices, 
     leadership offices, and committees.

  After debate,

[[Page 793]]

  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. UPTON, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

198

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

214

para. 62.37                   [Roll No. 202]

                                YEAS--198

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NAYS--214

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Bentsen
     Bono
     Brown (CA)
     Buyer
     Clay
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Hilleary
     Kasich
     Kennedy
     Largent
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Martinez
     Millender-McDonald
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Oxley
     Rangel
     Roukema
     Shuster
  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. UPTON, announced that pursuant to clause 
10 of rule XX the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

214

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

197

para. 62.38                   [Roll No. 203]

                                YEAS--214

     Abercrombie
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Packard
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--197

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka

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     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Bentsen
     Bono
     Brown (CA)
     Buyer
     Clay
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Dicks
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Hilleary
     Kasich
     Kennedy
     Largent
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Martinez
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Oxley
     Rangel
     Roukema
     Shuster
     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.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para. 62.39  advisory committee on the records of congress

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, pursuant to 44 United States Code 
2702, the Speaker appointed to the Advisory Committee on the Records of 
Congress, Mr. Timothy J. Johnson, Minnetonka, Minnesota, from private 
life, on the part of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para. 62.40  communication from the clerk--advisory committee on the 
          records of congress

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

                                         House of Representatives,


                                          Office of the Clerk,

                                    Washington, DC, June 10, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the provisions of 44 U.S.C. 
     2702, I hereby appoint as a member of the Advisory Committee 
     on the Records of Congress the following person: Susan 
     Palmer, Aurora, IL.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Jeff Trandahl,
                                                            Clerk.

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

para. 62.41  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. HULSHOF, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, June 14, 1999, at 12:30 p.m. for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 62.42  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. HULSHOF, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, June 
16, 1999, under clause 7, rule XV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para. 62.43  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, reported that 
the 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. 435. An Act to make miscellaneous and technical 
     changes to various trade laws, and for other purposes.

para. 62.44  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. HILLEARY, for today;
  To Mrs. BONO, for today and balance of the week;
  To Ms. LOFGREN, for today and balance of the week;
  To Mr. LUTHER, for today after 2 p.m.;
  To Mrs. CLAYTON, for today from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.;
  To Mr. ENGEL, for today after 1 p.m.;
  To Mr. BENTSEN, for today after 6:30 p.m; and
  To Mr. GREEN of Texas, for today after 6:30 p.m. and June 11.
  And then,

para. 62.45  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HULSHOF, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 11 o'clock and 59 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
12:30 p.m. on Monday, June 14, 1999.

para. 62.46  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. LEACH: Committee on Banking and Financial Services. 
     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. 106-74 Pt. 2).
       Mr. GEKAS: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 916. A bill to 
     make technical amendments to section 10 of title 9, United 
     States Code (Rept. No. 106-181). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 1802. A bill 
     to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to 
     provide States with more funding and greater flexibility in 
     carrying out programs designed to help children make the 
     transition from foster care to self-sufficiency, and for 
     other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-182 Pt. 1). 
     Ordered to be printed.

para. 62.47  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:
       H.R. 1802. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended 
     for a period ending not later than June 25, 1999.

para. 62.48  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Porter, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Berman, 
             Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
             Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Matsui, Mr. George Miller 
             of California, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
             Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rush, 
             Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Stark, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Underwood, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Vento, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 2119. 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. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Johnson 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, 
             Mr. Towns, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Bilbray, 
             Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Horn, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Boehlert, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. Leach, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Cook, Mr. Clay, Mr. Ose, and Mr. George 
             Miller of California):
       H.R. 2120. A bill to require equitable coverage of 
     prescription contraceptive drugs and devices, and 
     contraceptive services under health plans; 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. BONIOR (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 2121. A bill to ensure that no alien is removed, 
     denied a benefit under the Immigration and Nationality Act, 
     or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is 
     kept secret from the alien; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself and Mr. Hyde):
       H.R. 2122. A bill to require background checks at gun 
     shows, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

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           By Mr. BALDACCI (for himself and Mr. Allen):
       H.R. 2123. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for a special rule for long existing 
     home health agencies with partial fiscal year 1994 cost 
     reports in calculating the per beneficiary limits under the 
     interim payment system for such 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. BALLENGER (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, and Mr. Levin):
       H.R. 2124. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 in 
     order to promote and improve employee stock ownership plans; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. Barcia, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
             Rangel, Ms. Lee, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. 
             Berkley, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Reyes, 
             Mr. Menendez, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mr. Engel, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, and 
             Mrs. Napolitano):
       H.R. 2125. A bill to repeal the limitation on judicial 
     jurisdiction imposed by section 377 of the Illegal 
     Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. BERKLEY (for herself and Mr. Udall of Colorado):
       H.R. 2126. A bill to improve academic and social outcomes 
     for students and reduce both juvenile crime and the risk that 
     youth will become victims of crime by providing productive 
     activities during after school hours; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH (for himself, Mr. Waxman, and Ms. 
             Norton):
       H.R. 2127. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to regulate certain 50 caliber sniper weapons in the 
     same manner as machine guns and other firearms; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas (for himself, Mr. Kasich, Mr. 
             Turner, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Rodriguez, 
             Ms. Granger, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Salmon, 
             Mr. Rogan, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Pitts, 
             Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Doolittle, 
             Mr. Pombo, Mr. Istook, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Cook, Mr. Souder, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Combest, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
             Barton of Texas, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             English, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Lucas of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, 
             Mr. Royce, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Graham, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. 
             Danner, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Gary Miller of 
             California, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Sanford, Mr. 
             Bachus, and Mr. Hobson):
       H.R. 2128. 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.
           By Mr. BURR of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Strickland, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Towns, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Ford, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Wynn, and Mr. Blunt):
       H.R. 2129. 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. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Stupak, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, and Mr. Bliley):
       H.R. 2130. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     add gamma hydroxybutyric acid and ketamine to the schedules 
     of control substances, to provide for a national awareness 
     campaign, 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. CALVERT:
       H.R. 2131. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 to prohibit the imposition under that Act of any 
     requirement to mitigate for the impacts of activities that 
     occurred in the past; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 2132. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Cibacron Red LS-B HC; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2133. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Cibacron Brilliant Blue FN-G; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       H.R. 2134. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Cibacron Scarlet LS-2G HC; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       H.R. 2135. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on MUB 
     738 INT; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COLLINS (for himself and Mr. Bachus):
       H.R. 2136. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the capital gain treatment under section 
     631(b) of such Code shall apply to outright sales of timber 
     held for more than 1 year; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. Weller):
       H.R. 2137. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the research and development tax credit to 
     research in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the 
     possessions of the United States; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Romero-
             Barcelo, and Mr. Weller):
       H.R. 2138. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend and modify the credits for businesses 
     operating in Puerto Rico and other possessions of the United 
     States; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Romero-
             Barcelo, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. English, 
             Mr. Foley, and Mr. Weller):
       H.R. 2139. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the limitation of the cover over of tax on 
     distilled spirits, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DEAL of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Collins, and 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia):
       H.R. 2140. A bill to improve protection and management of 
     the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in the State 
     of Georgia; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself and Mr. Hulshof):
       H.R. 2141. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the dollar limitation on the deduction for 
     interest on education loans, to increase the income threshold 
     for the phase out of such deduction, and to repeal the 60-
     month limitation on the amount of such interest that is 
     allowable as a deduction; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH:
       H.R. 2142. A bill to suspend for 3 years the duty on 
     fenbuconazole; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2143. A bill to suspend for 3 years the duty on 2,6-
     dichlorotoluene; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2144. A bill to suspend for 3 years the duty on 3-
     Amino-3-methyl-1-pentyne; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2145. A bill to suspend for 3 years the duty on 
     triazamate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2146. A bill to suspend for 3 years the duty on 
     methoxyfenozide; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey:
       H.R. 2147. A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the 
     duty on cyclic olefin copolymer resin; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
             Dingell, and Mr. Clay):
       H.R. 2148. A bill to make technical corrections regarding 
     the applicability of certain amendments made by Public Law 
     105-392 to the Health Education Assistance Program under the 
     Public Health Service Act; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Greenwood, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Kind, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Vento, Mr. Baldacci, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Luther, Ms. 
             Sanchez, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Boehlert, 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Bentsen, and Mr. Menendez):
       H.R. 2149. A bill to prohibit certain abortions; 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. JENKINS:
       H.R. 2150. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 1-
     fluoro-2-nitro benzene; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2151. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     thionyl chloride; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2152. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on TEOF 
     (triethyl orthoformate); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2153. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on PHBA 
     (phydroxybenzoic acid); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2154. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     myristic acid (tetrabecanoic acid); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       H.R. 2155. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on THQ 
     (Toluhydroquinone); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Vento, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Bentsen, and Mr. 
             Inslee):

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       H.R. 2156. A bill to amend Title VI of the Consumer Credit 
     Protection Act to permit consumers to restrict the sharing of 
     confidential financial and personal information for purposes 
     of telemarketing, by restricting sharing of credit card and 
     deposit account numbers, by enhancing regulatory enforcement, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. LUCAS of Kentucky:
       H.R. 2157. A bill to commission a study by the Federal 
     Trade Commission of the marketing practices of the motion 
     picture, recording, and video/personal computer game 
     industries; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. McCRERY:
       H.R. 2158. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the tax on generation-skipping transfers to 
     eliminate certain traps for the unwary and otherwise improve 
     the fairness of such tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McCRERY (for himself, Mr. Herger, Mr. Jefferson, 
             and Mr. Abercrombie):
       H.R. 2159. A bill to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 
     and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to revitalize the 
     international competitiveness of the United States-flag 
     merchant marine; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and Armed 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. McNULTY:
       H.R. 2160. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain chemical compounds; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD (for herself, Mr. Ehrlich, 
             Mr. Weiner, Mr. Ford, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Owens, Ms. Danner, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Davis 
             of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Rangel, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Carson, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Wynn, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Norton, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Luther):
       H.R. 2161. A bill to amend title 18 of the United States 
     Code to prohibit shipping alcohol to minors; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GARY MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. English, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Morella, and 
             Mr. Baker):
       H.R. 2162. A bill to prohibit the use of the equipment of 
     an electronic mail service provider to send unsolicited 
     commercial electronic mail in contravention of the provider's 
     posted policy and to prohibit unauthorized use of Internet 
     domain names; 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. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Owens, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Crowley, and Mr. McNulty):
       H.R. 2163. A bill to designate the United States courthouse 
     located at 500 Pearl Street in New York City, New York, as 
     the ``Ted Weiss United States Courthouse``; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota:
       H.R. 2164. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make the dependent care credit refundable and to 
     provide for advance payments of such credit; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PORTER:
       H.R. 2165. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain compound optical microscopes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PORTER (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Lowey, 
             Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Tierney, 
             Mr. English, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Lampson, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Leach, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Franks of New 
             Jersey, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Horn, Mr. Towns, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Andrews, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Brown of 
             California, and Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut):
       H.R. 2166. A bill to conserve global bear populations by 
     prohibiting the importation, exportation, and interstate 
     trade of bear viscera and items, products, or substances 
     containing, or labeled or advertised as containing, bear 
     viscera, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources, 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. RAMSTAD:
       H.R. 2167. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on parts 
     of certain magnetrons; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2168. A bill to temporarily reduce the duty on certain 
     cathode-ray tubes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2169. A bill to temporarily suspend the duty on 
     certain cathode-ray tubes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Foley, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Dicks, and 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida):
       H.R. 2170. A bill to amend section 2007 of the Social 
     Security Act to provide grant funding for additional 
     Empowerment Zones, Enterprise Communities, and Strategic 
     Planning Communities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROEMER (for himself, Mr. Upton, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Goss, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Nethercutt, 
             Mr. Goode, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Luther, Mr. 
             Minge, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Shows, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Leach, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Strickland, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Cook, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Hill 
             of Indiana, Mr. Porter, Mr. Castle, Mr. Tiahrt, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Graham, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Inslee, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Phelps, Mr. 
             Clement, Mr. Souder, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Gekas, Mr. 
             Kind, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Coble, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. English, 
             Mr. McNulty, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Cramer, and Ms. 
             Carson):
       H.R. 2171. A bill to require any amounts appropriated for 
     Members' Representational Allowances for the House of 
     Representatives for a fiscal year that remain after all 
     payments are made from such Allowances for the year to be 
     deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction or 
     to reduce the Federal debt; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Saxton, 
             Mr. Forbes, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Gilman):
       H.R. 2172. A bill to require the Secretary of State to 
     report on United States citizens injured or killed by certain 
     terrorist groups; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Baker, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Stump, Mr. Paul, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. Royce, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Cooksey, Mr. Coburn, Mr. McCrery, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Calvert):
       H.R. 2173. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to remove the sunset and numerical limitation on 
     Medicare participation in Medicare+Choice medical savings 
     account (MSA) 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:
       H.R. 2174. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to require the governing boards and compensation 
     committees of Medicare national accrediting entities have 
     public representation and the governing boards have public 
     meetings as a condition of recognizing their accreditation 
     under the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Bishop, and 
             Ms. DeLauro):
       H.R. 2175. A bill to improve the quality of child care, 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. THOMAS:
       H.R. 2176. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States to modify the tariff treatment of 
     certain categories of raw cotton; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado:
       H.R. 2177. A bill to designate the James Peak Wilderness in 
     the Arapaho National Forest in the State of Colorado, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 2178. A bill to designate as wilderness certain lands 
     within the Rocky Mountain National Park in the State of 
     Colorado; to the Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 2179. A bill to provide for the management as open 
     space of certain lands at the Rocky Flats Environmental 
     Technology Site, Colorado, 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,

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     in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
     within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. WEINER:
       H.R. 2180. A bill to require the establishment of regional 
     consumer price indices to compute cost-of-living increases 
     under the programs for Social Security and Medicare and other 
     medical benefits under titles II and XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act; 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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. Saxton):
       H.R. 2181. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to 
     acquire and equip fishery survey vessels; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H. Con. Res. 130. A concurrent resolution expressing 
     congratulations and thanks to United States and NATO troops 
     for successfully bringing peace to Kosovo and halting the 
     brutal ethnic cleansing of Kosovar Albanians; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Gilman, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. 
             Weiner):
       H. Con. Res. 131. A concurrent resolution condemning 
     Palestinian efforts to revive the original Palestine 
     partition plan of November 29, 1947, and condemning the 
     United Nations Commission on Human Rights for its April 27, 
     1999, resolution endorsing Palestinian self-determination on 
     the basis of the original Palestine partition plan; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Hostettler, 
             and Mr. Schaffer):
       H. Res. 205. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with regard to Project Exile and the 
     prosecution of Federal firearms offenses; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary. 

para. 62.49  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       100. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Hawaii, relative to House 
     Resolution No. 118 HD1 memorializing the Congress of the 
     United States to pass laws to prohibit American companies 
     from manufacturing goods using child labor or from purchasing 
     goods from foreign manufacturers that use child labor; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       101. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the Commonwealth of 
     Pennsylvania, relative to Senate Resolution No. 53 
     memorializing the President of the United States and Congress 
     and the states to support legislation authorizing states to 
     restrict the amount of solid waste being imported from other 
     states and creating a solid waste management strategy that is 
     equitable among the states and environmentally sound; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       102. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Hawaii, relative to House Resolution No. 52 
     memorializing the United States Congress to enact legislation 
     that amends the Social Security Act to prohibit the Federal 
     Government from receiving any share of the funds awarded in 
     the tobacco settlement that was reached in 1998 between the 
     states and the tobacco industry; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       103. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Arizona, relative to House Memorial 2002 memorializing the 
     Congress of the United States to enact H.R. 472 relating to 
     the establishment of Post Census Local Review for the 2000 
     Census; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       104. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Arizona, relative to House Concurrent Memorial 2003 
     memorializing the United States Bureau of the Census to 
     conduct the 2000 census according to Constitutional and Legal 
     Mandates; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       105. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Arizona, relative to House Joint Resolution 2001 
     memorializing the Policy of the State of Arizona with Respect 
     to the Effect and Application of the Endangered Species Act 
     1973; to the Committee on Resources.
       106. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the Commonwealth of 
     Pennsylvania, relative to Senate Resolution No. 33 
     memorializing the President of the United States and Congress 
     make the $1 billion of Federal moneys already earmarked for 
     abandoned mine land reclamation available to states to clean 
     up and make safe our abandoned mine lands; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       107. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Minnesota, relative to Resolution No. 3 memorializing the 
     President and Congress to enact laws that will expedite the 
     exchange of intermingled state and federal lands located 
     within the exterior boundaries of the Superior National 
     Forest to consolidate land ownership for the purpose of 
     enabling each government to properly discharge its respective 
     management duties; to the Committee on Resources.
       108. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, relative to Memorializing 
     the Congress of the United States to Enact Legislation 
     Establishing a National Criminal Offender Record Information 
     System; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       109. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Ohio, relative to House Concurrent Resolution 
     No. 4 memorializing Congress to oppose and defeat any 
     legislation requiring Social Security coverage for Ohio 
     public employees who are public employees who are members of 
     one of the state's public employee retirement systems; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       110. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of New Mexico, relative to House Memorial 38 
     memorializing the New Mexico Congressional Delegation to 
     Introduce Legislation to Reinstate the Federal Income Tax 
     Deduction for State Sales and Gross Receipts Taxes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 62.50  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

       Mrs. FOWLER introduced A bill (H.R. 2182) to authorize the 
     Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of 
     documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in 
     the coastwise trade for the vessel Victory of Burnham; which 
     was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. 

para. 62.51  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 8: Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 17: Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 19: Mr. Crane and Mr. Oxley.
       H.R. 72: Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Pickering, and Mr. 
     Engel.
       H.R. 82: Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. Gary Miller of 
     California.
       H.R. 113: Mr. Filner and Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 116: Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 175: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
     Reynolds, and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 234: Mr. Green of Texas and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 380: Mr. Borski, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Jones of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 393: Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 468: Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Bonior, and Ms. 
     Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 580: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Nethercutt, 
     and Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 601: Mr. Stump, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Canady of Florida, and 
     Mr. Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 607: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 664: Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 671: Mr. Price of North Carolina and Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 675: Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Holden, and Mr. 
     Gilchrest.
       H.R. 678: Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 692: Mr. Combest.
       H.R. 701: Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
     Ortiz, and Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Lucas of Kentucky.
       H.R. 718: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 721: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 827: Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Martinez, 
     and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 835: Mr. Reynolds and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 842: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 845: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 853: Mr. Condit.
       H.R. 854: Mr. Lantos, Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 875: Mr. Engel and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 890: Ms. Woolsey and Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 906: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Mink 
     of Hawaii, and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 914: Ms. Velazquez and Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 919: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
     Menendez, and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 922: Mr. Norwood, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Salmon, and Mr. 
     Ehrlich.
       H.R. 937: Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 960: Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 1046: Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 1051: Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 1071: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 1083: Mr. Isakson, Mr. Hilleary, and Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 1084: Mr. John.
       H.R. 1095: Mr. Berman, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Engel, Mr. Capuano, 
     Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Delahunt, and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 1102: Mr. Ose, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, 
     Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Smith of Washington, Mrs. Johnson of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 1122: Mr. Porter, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Herger, 
     Mr. Oxley, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Gary 
     Miller of California, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. Dunn, 
     Ms. Rivers, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Sununu, and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 1130: Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 1138: Ms. Brown of Florida and Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington.
       H.R. 1140: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 1175: Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Reyes, and Mr. Sisisky.
       H.R. 1177: Mr. Pitts.
       H.R. 1187: Mrs. Capps, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Rothman, 
     Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 1188: Mr. Diaz-Balart and Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 1193: Mr. Thomspon of Mississippi, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
     Price of North Carolina, and Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 1202: Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
     Doyle, Mr. Clay, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, 
     and Mr. Kucinich.

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       H.R. 1214: Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 1219: Mrs. Biggert.
       H.R. 1227: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1233: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas.
       H.R. 1234: Mr. Frost, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Packard, Mr. Diaz-
     Balart, and Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 1237: Mr. Metcalf and Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 1248: Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 1261: Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 1273: Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 1303: Mr. Burr of North Carolina and Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 1310: Mr. Paul, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Kildee, 
     Mr. Canady of Florida, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 1311: Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Schaffer, Ms. 
     Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Shimkus, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kildee, 
     Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Hastings of 
     Florida, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. Istook.
       H.R. 1322: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 1325: Mr. Rangel, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, and Mrs. Jones of Ohio.
       H.R. 1333: Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Cummings, and Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 1342: Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 1358: Ms. Kilpatrick and Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 1387: Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 1388: Mr. Larson, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Dixon, 
     Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Allen, and Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 1399: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. King, and Mr. Brady of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1432: Ms. Woolsey and Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 1443: Mr. Coyne, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Allen, Mr. Frank 
     of Massachusetts, and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 1472: Mr. Cook, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
     Meehan, Mr. Towns, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
     Duncan, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Weller, Mr. Goodlatte, Ms. Pelosi, 
     Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Hobson, Mr. 
     English, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 1482: Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 1494: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 1495: Mr. Cummings and Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 1524: Mr. Thune.
       H.R. 1525: Mr. Doyle, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. 
     Sabo.
       H.R. 1561: Mr. Stump, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. Tancredo.
       H.R. 1572: Ms. Kilpatrick and Mr. Green of Texas.
       H.R. 1579: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Everett, Ms. 
     Danner, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Berman, and Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 1581: Mr. Towns, Mr. Vento, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Nadler, 
     Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Lewis 
     of California, Mr. Rothman and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 1590: Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 1592: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
     Goodling, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
     Barcia, Mr. Hoekstra, and Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 1627: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1629: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Lewis 
     of Georgia, and Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 1644: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
     Hoyer, Mr. Stenholm, and Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 1650: Mr. King, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Dingell, and Mr. 
     Dicks.
       H.R. 1660: Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Udall of 
     Colorado, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Jackson 
     of Illinois, Mr. Baird, Mr. Holt, Mr. Kind, Mr. Ney, Ms. 
     Roybal-Allard, Mr. Markey, Mr. Clement, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
     Costello, Mr. Bishop, and Mr. Green of Texas.
       H.R. 1677: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1691: Mr. Camp, Mr. Whitfield, and Mr. Barrett of 
     Nebraska.
       H.R. 1702: Mr. Pastor and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 1713: Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 1747: Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 1750: Mr. Sabo, Ms. Slaughter, and Mrs. McCarthy of 
     New York.
       H.R. 1760: Mr. Green of Texas and Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 1857: Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 1862: Mr. Bentsen and Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 1872: Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 1887: Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 1896: Mr. Davis of Illinois and Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 1917: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Thompson 
     of Mississippi, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
     Clyburn, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Evans, 
     Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Ford, and Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1948: Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 1958: Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Brady of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
     Mr. Mascara, Mr. Gekas, and Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 1969: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 1974: Mr. Brown of California and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1975: Mr. Sununu and Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 1977: Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 1984: Mr. Weiner, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1993: Mr. Crowley, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Dreier, 
     Ms. Lofgren, and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 1994: Mr. Udall of Colorado.
       H.R. 1998: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1999: Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 2033: Mr. English and Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 2052: Mr. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Blumenauer and Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 2102: Mr. Towns, Mr. Weygand, and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.J. Res. 14: Mr. Kolbe.
       H.J. Res. 55: Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. 
     Inslee.
       H.J. Res. 57: Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
     Mr. Wolf, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
     Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Visclosky, and Mr. Tancredo.
       H. Con. Res. 30: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H. Con. Res. 67: Mr. Talent and Mr. Menendez.
       H. Con. Res. 78: Mr. Farr of California.
       H. Con. Res. 99: Ms. McKinney.
       H. Con. Res. 107: Mr. Souder.
       H. Con. Res. 121: Mr. Hefley.
       H. Con. Res. 128: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Franks 
     of New Jersey, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Holden, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Brady of 
     Pennsylvania, and Mr. Levin.
       H. Res. 89: Mr. Borski.
       H. Res. 146: Mr. Leach and Mr. Lampson.

para. 62.52  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       14. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Lennox School 
     District, Lennox, California, relative to Resolution No. 98-
     34 petitioning the California Legislature to Increase Funding 
     for Special Education; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       15. Also, a petition of Scotts Valley Unified School 
     District, Santa Cruz, California, relative to Resolution No. 
     99-025 petitioning the Congress to restore parity to these 
     two classes of students by appropriating funds for IDEA to 
     the full authorized level of funding for 40 percent excess 
     costs of providing special education and related services; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       16. Also, a petition of the Legislature of Rockland County, 
     New York, relative to Resolution No. 133 petitioning the 
     United States Congress to Pass Legislation Prohibiting 
     Federal Claims to Multistate Tobacco Settlement Funds; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       17. Also, a petition of the Diocese of Washington, DC, 
     relative to Resolution No. 10 petitioning the Congress of the 
     United States to pass the Hate Crimes Prevention Act; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       18. Also, a petition of the Legislature of Suffolk County, 
     New York, relative to Sense Resolution No. 8 petitioning the 
     United States Congress to repeal co-payment requirement for 
     veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 

para. 62.53  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were deleted from the public 
bills as follows:

       H.R. 850: Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 1732: Mr. Hastings of Florida.
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                       MONDAY, JUNE 14, 1999 (63)

para. 63.1  appointment 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,

                                                    June 14, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Cliff Stearns to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 19, 
1999, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 63.2  recess--12:37 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 12 o'clock 37 minutes p.m. until 2 
o'clock p.m.

para. 63.3  after recess--2 p.m.

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

para. 63.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. REGULA, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, June 10, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 63.5  communications

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

       2576. A letter from the Under Secretary, 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 for possible 
     performance by private contractors, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
     2304 nt.; to the Committee on Armed Services.

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       2577. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the approval of the retirement of Admiral Joseph W. Prueher, 
     United States Navy, and his advancement to the grade of 
     admiral on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       2578. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     approval of the retirement of Lieutenant General Martin R. 
     Steele, United States Marine Corps, and his advancement to 
     the grade of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       2579. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     approval of the retirement of General Charles C. Krulak, 
     United States Marine Corps, and his advancement to the grade 
     of general on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       2580. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, 
     Department of Education, transmitting notice of Final Funding 
     Priorities for Fiscal Years 1999-2000 for Certain Centers and 
     Projects, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       2581. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Education, transmitting notice of Final Funding Priorities 
     for Fiscal Years 1999-2000 for Certain Centers and Projects, 
     pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
       2582. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Office of Safeguards and Security, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting the Manual for Nuclear 
     Materials Management and Safeguards System Reporting and Data 
     Submission, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2583. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Indirect Food Additives: 
     Adhesives and Components of Coatings [Docket No. 98F-0823] 
     received June 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2584. 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. 97F-0421] received June 3, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2585. A letter from the CFO and Plan Administrator, PCA 
     Retirement Committee, First South Production Credit 
     Association, transmitting the annual report of the Production 
     Credit Association Retirement Plan for the year ending 
     December 31, 1998, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9503(a)(1)(B); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       2586. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Office of Law Enforcement, Department of 
     the Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Migratory Bird Hunting: Regulations Regarding Baiting and 
     Baited Areas (RIN: 1018-AD74) received June 1, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2587. A letter from the Fisheries Biologist, Office of 
     Protected Resources, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Sea Turtle Conservation; Shrimp Trawling Requirements 
     [Docket No. 950427117-8275-04; I.D. No. 100598B] (RIN: 0648-
     AH97) received June 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2588. A letter from the Fisheries Biologist, Office of 
     Protected Resources, National Oceanic Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Sea Turtle Conservation; Shrimp Trawling Requirements 
     [I.D. 102098A] (RIN: 0648-AH97) received June 8, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2589. A letter from the President, American Academy of Arts 
     and Letters, transmitting the annual report of the activities 
     of the American Academy of Arts and Letters during the year 
     ending December 31, 1997, pursuant to section 4 of its 
     charter (39 Stat. 51); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2590. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT8D-200 Series 
     Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-43-AD; Amendment 39-
     11188; AD-99-12-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 8, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2591. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1, -1A, -1B, -
     7, -7A, -7B, -9, -9A, -11, -15, -15A, -17, -17A, -17R, and -
     17AR Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-48-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11187; AD 99-12-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     June 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2592. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Santa Rosa, CA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 99-AWP-3] received June 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2593. A letter from the Chief, Regs and Admin Law, USCG, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety Zone; Marblehead, MA to Halifax, Nova 
     Scotia Ocean Race [CGD01-99-062] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received 
     June 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2594. A letter from the Chief, Regs and Admin Law, USCG, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Drawbridge Regulations; Grand Canal, Florida 
     [CGD07-98-048] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received June 8, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2595. A letter from the Chief, Regs and Admin Law, USCG, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety Zone: Hospitalized Veterans Cruise, Boston 
     Harbor, Boston, MA [CGD01-99-055] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received 
     June 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2596. A letter from the Chief, Regs and Admin Law, USGC, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Special Local Regulations: Independence Day 
     Celebration, Cumberland River mile 190.0-191.0, Nashville, TN 
     [CGD08-99-036] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received June 8, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2597. A letter from the Governor, State of North Dakota, 
     transmitting a request for assistance in bringing some relief 
     to the people of the Devils Lake basin; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2598. A letter from the Deputy Director, National Institute 
     of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Community Alliance 
     for Math, Science, and Technology Literacy (CASTL) [Docket 
     No. 990517136-9136-01] (RIN: 0693-ZA30) received June 1, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science.
       2599. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Service Connection of Dental Conditions for Treatment 
     Purposes (RIN: 2900-AH41) received June 3, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       2600. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting Department's final rule--
     Surviving spouse's benefit for month of veteran's death (RIN: 
     2900-AJ64) received June 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       2601. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Section 6621.---Determination of Interest Rate [Rev. Rul. 99-
     27] received June 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2602. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Secured Employee Benefits Settlement Initiative [Revenue 
     Ruling 99-26] received June 1, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 63.6  communication from the clerk--message from the senate

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

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, June 11, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted to 
     Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, the Clerk received the following message 
     from the Secretary of the Senate on June 11, 1999 at 12:40 
     p.m.: That the Senate Passed without amendment H. Con. Res. 
     127.
       Appointment: Congressional Award Board.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Jeff Trandahl,
                                                            Clerk.

para. 63.7  bond price competition

  Mr. BLILEY moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1400) to 
amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to improve collection and 
dissemination of information concerning bond prices and to improve price 
competition in bond markets, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. REGULA, 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, Mr. REGULA, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. BLILEY 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. REGULA, pursuant to clause 8, rule

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XX, announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 63.8  use of capitol grounds for the united states luge association

  Mr. COOKSEY moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 91); as amended: 

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring),

     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 14, 1999, 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. 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, advertisements, 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 consider 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 SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. REGULA, recognized Mr. COOKSEY and Ms. 
NORTON, 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. REGULA, announced that two-thirds of the 
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. 63.9  use of capitol grounds for the 1999 special olympics world 
          games

  Mr. COOKSEY moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 105); as amended: 

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), 

     SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF TORCH RUN THROUGH CAPITOL 
                   GROUNDS.

       Special Olympics (in this resolution referred to as the 
     ``sponsor'') shall be permitted to sponsor a public event, 
     the Law Enforcement Torch Run for the 1999 Special Olympics 
     World Games (in this resolution referred to as the 
     ``event''), on the Capitol Grounds on June 18, 1999, 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. TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

       (a) In General.--The event 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.
       (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. 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, advertisements, and solicitations on the Capitol 
     Grounds, as well as other restrictions applicable to the 
     Capitol Grounds, with respect to the event.

     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 consider 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 SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. REGULA, recognized Mr. COOKSEY and Ms. 
NORTON, 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. REGULA, announced that two-thirds of the 
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. 63.10  recess--2:37 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. REGULA, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 2 o'clock and 37 minutes p.m., until 
approximately 6 o'clock p.m.

para. 63.11  after recess--6:02 p.m.

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

para. 63.12  h.r. 1400--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 1400) to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 to improve collection and dissemination of information concerning 
bond prices and to improve price competition in bond markets, 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

332

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

1

para. 63.13                   [Roll No. 204]

                                YEAS--332

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla

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     Borski
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Vitter
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--101

     Baker
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Blagojevich
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Capuano
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Coburn
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Emerson
     Engel
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Gallegly
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Gutierrez
     Hansen
     Hayworth
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Jefferson
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kuykendall
     Lantos
     Lee
     Lewis (CA)
     Lipinski
     Maloney (CT)
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     Metcalf
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Packard
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pryce (OH)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Rogers
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schakowsky
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Smith (MI)
     Souder
     Stenholm
     Stupak
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Weldon (PA)
     Woolsey
     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 
concurrent resolution.

para. 63.14  defense authorization

  On motion of Mr. SPENCE, pursuant to the provisions of section 7 of 
House Resolution 200, the bill of the Senate (S. 1059) to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2000 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; was 
taken from the Speaker's table.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Mr. SPENCE submitted the following amendment which was agreed to:
  Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the provisions of 
H.R. 1401, 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.
  By unanimous consent, H.R. 1401, a similar House bill, was laid on the 
table.

para. 63.15  recess--7:43 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SIMPSON, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 7 o'clock and 43 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.

para. 63.16  after recess--9:03 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MYRICK, called the House to order.

para. 63.17  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1000

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-185) the resolution (H. Res. 206) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H. R. 1000) to amend title 49, United States 
Code, to reauthorize programs for the Federal Aviation Administration, 
and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 63.18  bill presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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 June 14, 1999:
       H.R. 435. To make miscellaneous and technical changes to 
     various trade laws, and for other purposes.

para. 63.19  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. GREEN of Texas, for today;
  To Mr. KIND, for today; and
  To Mr. STUPAK, for today.
  And then,

para. 63.20  adjournment

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

para. 63.21  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. GILMAN: Committee on International Relations. H.R. 17. 
     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 assurance for contract 
     sanctity, and for other purpose (Rept. No. 106-154 Pt. 2). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. LEACH: Committee on Banking and Financial Services. 
     H.R. 629. A bill to amend the Community Development Banking 
     and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 to reauthorized the 
     Community Development Financial Institutions Fund and to more 
     efficiently and effectively promote economic revitalization, 
     community development, and community development financial 
     institutions, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-183). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. LEACH: Committee on Banking and Financial Services. 
     H.R. 413. A bill to authorize qualified organizations to 
     provide technical assistance and capacity building services 
     to microenterprise development organizations and programs and 
     to disadvan

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     taged entrepreneurs using funds from the Community 
     Development Financial Institutions Fund, and for other 
     purposes; referred to the Committee on Small Business for a 
     period ending not later than July 2, 1999, for consideration 
     of such provisions of the bill as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(o), rule 
     X. (Rept. No. 106-184, Pt. 1).
       Mr. REYNOLDS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 206. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1000) to amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize 
     programs for the Federal Aviation Administration, and for 
     other purposes (Rept. No. 106-185). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.

para. 63.22  time limitation of referred bill

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

               [The following occurred on June 11, 1999]

       H.R. 10. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended for 
     a period ending not later than June 15, 1999.
       H.R. 17. Referral to the Committee on International 
     Relations extended for a period ending not later than June 
     14, 1999.
       H.R. 434. Referral to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Banking and Financial Services extended for a period ending 
     not later than June 15, 1999.

para. 63.23  discharge of committee

                [The following occurred on June 11, 1999]

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X, the Committees on the Budget and Rules 
discharged. H.R. 1000 referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
the State of the Union.

para. 63.24  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself and Mr. Boehner):
       H.R. 2183. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for the 
     preemption of State law in certain cases relating to certain 
     church plans; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2184. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide for the removal of aliens who aid or abet a 
     terrorist organization or an individual who has conducted, is 
     conducting, or is planning to conduct a terrorist activity; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 2185. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals a refundable credit against income 
     tax for the purchase of private health insurance through a 
     pooling arrangement; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BECERRA:
       H.R. 2186. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Rhinovirus drugs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas:
       H.R. 2187. A bill to prohibit reconstruction assistance 
     (other than humanitarian assistance) for the Federal Republic 
     of Yugoslavia (other than Kosovo) until Slobodan Milosevic 
     and the four other officials of the Government of the Federal 
     Republic of Yugoslavia named in the indictment of the 
     International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia 
     have been arrested and placed in custody of the Tribunal; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon (for herself, Mr. Greenwood, 
             Mr. Levin, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, and Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York):
       H.R. 2188. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for a public response to the public health crisis of 
     pain, 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. HUNTER:
       H.R. 2189. A bill to compensate certain former American 
     hostages held in Lebanon and certain members of their 
     families; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mr. 
             Pomeroy):
       H.R. 2190. 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 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McGOVERN:
       H.R. 2191. 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.
       H.R. 2192. A bill to require that jewelry boxes imported 
     from another country be indelibly marked with the country of 
     origin; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McINTYRE (for himself, Mr. Spratt, and Ms. 
             Kaptur):
       H.R. 2193. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States to clarify that certain footwear 
     assembled in beneficiary countries is excluded from duty-free 
     treatment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 2194. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Butralin; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NORWOOD (for himself and Mr. Graham):
       H.R. 2195. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     national cemetery on a portion of Fort Gordon, Georgia; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services, 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. SHAYS:
       H.R. 2196. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on slide 
     fasteners, with chain scoops of base metal die-cast onto 
     strips of textal material; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       H.R. 2197. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on slide 
     fasteners fitted with polished edge chain scoops of base 
     metal; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2198. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     branched dodecylbenzene; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 2199. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to promote the efficient use of capital by 
     hospitals under the Medicare Program; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SWEENEY:
       H.R. 2200. A bill to establish a national policy of basic 
     consumer fair treatment for airline passengers; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 2201. A bill to amend the independent counsel 
     provisions of title 28, United States Code, to authorize the 
     appointment of an independent counsel when the Attorney 
     General determines that Department of Justice employees have 
     engaged in certain conduct; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio:
       H. Con. Res. 132. A concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress in opposition to the use of proceeds 
     from gold sales by the International Monetary Fund for 
     structural adjustment programs in developing countries; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services. 

para. 63.25  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 8: Mrs. Wilson.
       H.R. 17: Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 21: Mr. Scarborough and Mr. Mollohan.
       H.R. 346: Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 347: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 354: Mr. Bereuter and Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Levin and Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 372: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 405: Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Rothman, 
     Ms. McKinney, and Mr. Dooley of California.
       H.R. 486: Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Moore, Mr. Etheridge, Ms. 
     Kaptur, Mr. Graham and Mr. Dooley of California.
       H.R. 488: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 629: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 632: Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Pascrell, and Ms. Hooley 
     of Oregon.
       H.R. 637: Mr. Weiner, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Lipinski, and Mrs. 
     Bono.
       H.R. 670: Mr. Rothman, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mrs. Emerson, 
     Mr. Watkins, Mr. Vento, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Smith 
     of Washington, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Thompson of 
     California, and Mr. Holt.
       H.R. 710: Mr. Ose, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Fletcher.
       H.R. 735: Mr. Schaffer and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 742: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Tierney, and Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 771: Mr. Blagojevich and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 776: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania and Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 864: Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Gilchrest, Ms. 
     Velazquez, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rahall, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Waters, 
     Mr. Owens, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Holt, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
     Reynolds, Mr. Baker, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
     Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Bonilla, and Mr. Latham.
       H.R. 894: Mr. Spence and Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 922: Mr. Pickering, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 1044: Mr. McCrery and Mr. Lucas of Kentucky.
       H.R. 1070: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H.R. 1071: Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 1080: Mr. Kind and Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 1082: Ms. Velazquez and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 1098: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1102: Mr. Watkins, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. 
     Kucinich.
       H.R. 1109: Mr. Frost, Mr. McNulty, and Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 1168: Ms. Berkley, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Frelinghuysen, and Mr. Condit.
       H.R. 1180: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 1221: Ms. Pryce of Ohio and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1248: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania.

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       H.R. 1283: Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Shuster, and Mr. Davis 
     of Virginia.
       H.R. 1303: Mr. Weller and Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 1344: Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Costello, and Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 1358: Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 1381: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 1389: Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Roemer, Mr. 
     Costello, and Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 1514: Mr. Hinckey and Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 1532: Mr. Ganske, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Porter, Ms. Rivers, 
     and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 1631: Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 1645: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 1658: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania and Mrs. Bono.
       H.R. 1690: Mr. Vento and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1710: Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 1731: Ms. Dunn and Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 1765: Mr. Reyes and Mr. Thompson of California.
       H.R. 1768: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 1776: Ms. Dunn, Mr. Baker, Mr. Moore, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
     Castle, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
     Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
     Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
     Cunningham, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
     Fletcher, Mr. Shows, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Gary 
     Miller of California, Mr. Frost, Mr. Shimkus, and Mr. 
     Boucher.
       H.R. 1777: Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 1824: Mr. Goode, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 1827: Mr. Shays, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Goodling, 
     Mr. LaTourette, and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 1848: Mr. McDermott, Mr. Engel, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
     Nadler, and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 1869: Mr. Kuykendall and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 1881: Mr. Berman, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Bilbray, 
     and Mr. Green of Texas.
       H.R. 1884: Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 1885: Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 1895: Ms. Berkley, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Inslee, and Mr. 
     Hoeffel.
       H.R. 1899: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
     Borski, Mr. Vento, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Sherman, Mr. McHugh, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
     Klink, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Farr of California, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1907: Mr. Cannon and Mrs.Morella.
       H.R. 1967: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Quinn, 
     and Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 2025: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin and Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 2028: Mr. Schaffer and Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 2094: Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Barrett 
     of Wisconsin, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
     Turner, Mr. Foley, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Istook, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
     Canady of Florida, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
     Wicker, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Barcia, 
     Mr. English, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. McCarthy of 
     Missouri, Mr. Frost, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 2172: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Bentsen, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. 
     Gutierrez.
       H.J. Res. 41: Mr. Payne and Ms. Rivers.
       H. Con. Res. 60: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Sanders, and 
     Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H. Con. Res. 116: Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Barcia, Mr. 
     Wu, and Mr. Berman.
       H. Con. Res. 118: Mr. Crowley, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
     Green of Texas, Mr. Goodling, and Mr. Hostettler.
       H. Con. Res. 128: Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Diaz-
     Balart, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Porter, Mrs. 
     Kelly, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Engel, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
     Cardin, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Shimkus, 
     Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Crane, and Ms. Berkley.
       H. Con. Res. 130: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Wynn, 
     Mr. Engel, Mr. Frost, Mr. Turner, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
     Delahunt, and Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H. Res. 41: Mr. Levin.

para. 63.26  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

       19. The SPEAKER presented a petition of County Legislature 
     of Suffolk, New York, relative to Sense Resolution No. 9-1999 
     petitioning the United States Congress to establish Cold War 
     Victory Day as a national holiday on November 9, 2000; which 
     was referred to the Committee on Government Reform. 

para. 63.27  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 1604: Mr. Owens.
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                       TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 1999 (64)

para. 64.1  appointment of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 9 o'clock a.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. STEARNS, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    June 15, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Cliff Stearns to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 19, 
1999, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 64.2  recess--9:38 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 9 o'clock 38 minutes a.m. until 10 
o'clock a.m.

para. 64.3  after recess--10:00 a.m.

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

para. 64.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, June 14, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 64.5  communications

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

       2603. A letter from the Administrator, Foreign Agricultural 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Programs to Help Develop Foreign 
     Markets for Agricultural Commodities (Foreign Market 
     Development Cooperator Program) (RIN: 0551-AA26) received 
     June 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       2604. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Regulation of Fuel and 
     Fuel Additives: Modification of Compliance Baseline [AMS-FRL 
     6354-5] (RIN: 2060-AI29) received June 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2605. 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-6355-5] (RIN: 2060-AH47) received 
     June 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2606. 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 [OH118-1a; FRL-
     6353-2] received June 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2607. 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; El Dorado County Air Pollution 
     Control District [CA 211-0127c; FRL-6356-1] received June 3, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2608. 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 Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution 
     Control District, Siskiyou County Air Pollution Control 
     District, and Bay Area Air Quality Management District [CA 
     011-0146; FRL 6353-1] received June 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2609. 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 Inspection and Maintenance Program 
     Network Effectiveness Demonstration [PA 122-4086; FRL-6355-2] 
     received June 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2610. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Acquisition Regulation: 
     Service Contracting--Avoiding Improper Personal Services 
     Relationships [FRL-6353-9] received June 3, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2611. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Adequacy of State 
     Permit Programs Under RCRA Subtitle D [FRL-6354-7] received 
     June 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2612. 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; Removal of 
     Obsolete Guidelines [FRL-6362-4] received June 14, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2613. 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 Implementation 
     Plans; State of Missouri [MO 077-1077; FRL-6361-9] received 
     June 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2614. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Regional Haze 
     Regulations [Docket No. A-95-38] [FRL-6353-4] (RIN: 2060-
     AF32) received June 1, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2615. A letter from the Chairman, Office of the Chief 
     Financial Officer, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Revision of Fee 
     Schedules; 100% Fee Recovery, FY 1999 (RIN: 3150-AG08) 
     received June 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2616. 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; Measurement 
     of Mercury in Water (EPA Method 1631, Revision B); Final Rule 
     [FRL-6354-3] (RIN: 2040-AD07) received June 1, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       2617. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Charitable Split-Dollar Insurance Transactions [Notice 99-36] 
     received June 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 64.6  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. 322. An Act to amend title 4, United States Code, to add 
     the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday to the list of days on 
     which the flag should especially be displayed.

para. 64.7  private calendar business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. COMBEST, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order today, under clause 5, rule XV, the 
Private Calendar rule, be dispensed with.

para. 64.8  selective agriculture embargoes

  Mr. EWING moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 17) to 
amend the Agriculture 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. STEARNS, 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. 64.9  human rights violations in sierra leone

  Mr. ROYCE moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 62); as amended: 

       Whereas the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) 
     military junta, which on May 27, 1997, overthrew the 
     democratically elected government of Sierra Leone led by 
     President Ahmed Kabbah, suspended the constitution, banned 
     political activities and public meetings, and invited the 
     rebel fighters of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) to 
     join the junta;
       Whereas the AFRC and RUF then mounted ``Operation No Living 
     Thing'', a campaign of killing, egregious human rights 
     violations, and looting, that continued until President 
     Kabbah was restored to power by the Economic Community of 
     West African States Military Observation Group (ECOMOG) on 
     March 10, 1998;
       Whereas the AFRC and RUF have escalated their 8 year reign 
     of terror against the citizens of Sierra Leone, which 
     includes heinous acts such as forcibly amputating the limbs 
     of defenseless civilians of all ages, raping women and 
     children, and wantonly killing innocent citizens;
       Whereas the Kamajor civil defense group has committed 
     summary executions of captured rebels and persons suspected 
     of aiding the rebels;
       Whereas the AFRC and RUF continue to abduct children, 
     forcibly provide them with military training, and place them 
     on the front-line during rebel incursions;
       Whereas countries in and outside of the region, including 
     Liberia, Burkina Faso, and Libya, and mercenaries from 
     Ukraine and other countries, are directly supporting the 
     AFRC/RUF terrorist campaign against the legitimate government 
     and citizens of Sierra Leone;
       Whereas the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 
     (UNHCR) estimates that last year more than 210,000 Sierra 
     Leoneans fled the country to Guinea, bringing the number to 
     350,000, most of whom have left Sierra Leone to escape the 
     AFRC/RUF campaign of terror and atrocities, as have an 
     additional 90,000 Sierra Leoneans who have sought safe haven 
     in Liberia;
       Whereas the refugee camps in Guinea and Liberia may be at 
     risk of being used as safe havens for rebels and staging 
     areas for attacks against Sierra Leone;
       Whereas the humanitarian crisis in Sierra Leone has reached 
     epic proportions with people dying from a lack of food, 
     medical treatment, and medicine, while humanitarian 
     operations are impeded by the countrywide war and the 
     resultant destruction of infrastructure;
       Whereas the Nigerian-led intervention force, ECOMOG, has 
     deployed some 15,000 troops in Sierra Leone in an attempt to 
     end the cycle of violence and ensure the maintenance of its 
     democratically elected government at the request of the 
     legitimate Government of Sierra Leone and with the support of 
     the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS);
       Whereas the escalating violence and terror in Sierra Leone 
     perpetrated by the rebel AFRC/RUF threatens stability in West 
     Africa and has the immediate potential of spilling over into 
     Guinea and Liberia;
       Whereas the ECOWAS Group of Seven recently met in Guinea in 
     an attempt to bring about a cessation of hostilities and a 
     negotiated settlement of the conflict; and
       Whereas the United Nations report in February 1999 
     documented human rights abuses by the RUF, the Kamajor civil 
     defense group, and summary executions by ECOMOG: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) welcomes the cessation of hostilities and calls for the 
     respect of human rights by all combatants;
       (2) applauds the effective diplomacy of the Department of 
     State and the Reverend Jesse Jackson, United States Special 
     Presidential Envoy for the promotion of democracy in Africa, 
     particularly the successful efforts in helping to formulate a 
     cease-fire arrangement;
       (3) supports the efforts of all parties to bring lasting 
     peace and national reconciliation in Sierra Leone;
       (4) calls on all parties, including government officials 
     and the RUF, to commit to a cease-fire;
       (5) appeals to all parties to the conflict to engage in 
     dialogue without any preconditions to bring about a long-term 
     solution to this civil strife in Sierra Leone;
       (6) supports the people of Sierra Leone in their quest for 
     a democratic and stable country and a reconciled society;
       (7) urges the President, the Secretary of State, and the 
     Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs to support 
     the democratically elected government of Sierra Leone and 
     continue to give high priority to helping resolve the 
     devastating conflict in that country, which would be an 
     important contribution to stability in the West Africa 
     region;
       (8) abhors the gross violations of human rights ongoing in 
     Sierra Leone, including the dismemberment of citizens 
     (including children) by the Armed Forces Revolutionary 
     Council (AFRC) and the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) and 
     demands that they immediately stop such heinous acts;
       (9) condemns the West African countries and those outside 
     the region that are aiding the AFRC/RUF and demands they 
     immediately withdraw their combatants and cease providing 
     military, financial, political, and other types of assistance 
     to the rebels in Sierra Leone;
       (10) applauds the Economic Community of West African States 
     Military Observation Group (ECOMOG) for its support of the 
     legitimate Government of Sierra Leone and urges it to 
     diversify its forces with troops from additional Economic 
     Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries and 
     remain engaged in Sierra Leone until a comprehensive 
     settlement of the conflict is achieved;
       (11) calls upon the United States to provide increased, 
     appropriate logistical and political support for ECOMOG;
       (12) calls on the United States to appoint an independent 
     commission to investigate human rights violations;
       (13) calls on the United Nations Security Council to fully 
     support, financially and diplomatically, the activities of 
     the human rights section of the United Nations Observer 
     Mission in Sierra Leone (UNOMSIL);
       (14) calls upon the United States to provide increased, 
     appropriate logistical and political support for Ghana and 
     Mali, countries that participate in ECOMOG; and
       (15) urges the President to appoint a special envoy for 
     Sierra Leone.


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  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. ROYCE 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 resolution, as 
amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. ROYCE 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. 64.10  condemning the national islamic front

  Mr. ROYCE moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 75); as amended: 

       Whereas according to the United States Committee for 
     Refugees (USCR) an estimated 1,900,000 people have died over 
     the past decade due to war and war-related causes and famine, 
     while millions have been displaced from their homes and 
     separated from their families;
       Whereas the National Islamic Front (NIF) government's war 
     policy in southern Sudan, the Nuba Mountains, and the 
     Ingessena Hills has brought untold suffering to innocent 
     civilians and is threatening the very survival of a whole 
     generation of southern Sudanese;
       Whereas the people of the Nuba Mountains and the Ingessena 
     Hills are at particular risk, having been specifically 
     targeted through a deliberate prohibition of international 
     food aid, inducing manmade famine, and by routinely bombing 
     civilian centers, including religious services, schools, and 
     hospitals;
       Whereas the National Islamic Front government is 
     deliberately and systematically committing genocide in 
     southern Sudan, the Nuba Mountains, and the Ingessena Hills;
       Whereas the Convention for the Prevention and the 
     Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, adopted by the United 
     Nations General Assembly in 1948, defines ``genocide'' as 
     official acts committed by a government with the intent to 
     destroy a national, ethnic, or religious group, and this 
     definition also includes ``deliberately inflicting on the 
     group conditions of life calculated to bring about its 
     physical destruction, in whole or in part'';
       Whereas the National Islamic Front government 
     systematically and repeatedly obstructed peace efforts of the 
     Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD) over the 
     past several years;
       Whereas the Declaration of Principles (DOP) put forth by 
     the Intergovernmental Authority for Development mediators is 
     the most viable negotiating framework to resolve the problems 
     in Sudan and to bring lasting peace;
       Whereas humanitarian conditions in southern Sudan, 
     especially in Bahr al-Ghazal and the Nuba Mountains, 
     deteriorated in 1998, largely due to the National Islamic 
     Front government's decision to ban United Nation's relief 
     flights from February through the end of April in 1998 and 
     the government continues to deny access in certain locations;
       Whereas an estimated 2,600,000 southern Sudanese were at 
     risk of starvation late last year in southern Sudan and the 
     World Food Program currently estimates that 4,000,000 people 
     are in need of emergency assistance;
       Whereas the United Nations-coordinated relief effort, 
     Operation Lifeline Sudan (OLS), failed to respond in time at 
     the height of the humanitarian crisis last year and has 
     allowed the National Islamic Front government to manipulate 
     and obstruct the relief efforts;
       Whereas the relief work in the affected areas is further 
     complicated by the National Islamic Front's repeated aerial 
     attacks on feeding centers, clinics, and other civilian 
     targets;
       Whereas relief efforts are further exacerbated by looting, 
     bombing, and killing of innocent civilians and relief workers 
     by government-sponsored militias in the affected areas;
       Whereas these government-sponsored militias have carried 
     out violent raids in Aweil West, Twic, and Gogrial counties 
     in Bahr el Ghazal/Lakes Region, killing hundreds of civilians 
     and displacing thousands;
       Whereas the National Islamic Front government has 
     perpetrated a prolonged campaign of human rights abuses and 
     discrimination throughout the country;
       Whereas the National Islamic Front government-sponsored 
     militias have been engaged in the enslavement of innocent 
     civilians, including children, women, and the elderly;
       Whereas the now common slave raids being carried out by the 
     government's Popular Defense Force (PDF) militias are 
     undertaken as part of the government's self-declared jihad 
     (holy war) against the predominantly traditional and 
     Christian south;
       Whereas, according to the American Anti-Slavery Group of 
     Boston, there are tens of thousands of women and children now 
     living as chattel slaves in Sudan;
       Whereas these women and children were captured in slave 
     raids taking place over a decade by militia armed and 
     controlled by the National Islamic Front regime in Khartoum--
     they are bought, sold, branded, and bred;
       Whereas the Department of State, in its report on Human 
     Rights Practices for 1997, affirmed that ``reports and 
     information from a variety of sources after February 1994 
     indicate that the number of cases of slavery, servitude, 
     slave trade, and forced labor have increased alarmingly'';
       Whereas the enslavement of people is considered in 
     international law as ``crime against humanity'';
       Whereas observers estimate the number of people enslaved by 
     government-sponsored militias to be in the tens of thousands;
       Whereas former United Nations Special Rapporteur for Sudan, 
     Gaspar Biro, and his successor, Leonardo Franco, reported on 
     a number of occasions the routine practice of slavery and the 
     complicity of the Government of Sudan;
       Whereas the National Islamic Front government abuses and 
     tortures political opponents and innocent civilians in the 
     North and that many northerners have been killed by this 
     regime over the years;
       Whereas the vast majority of Muslims in Sudan do not 
     subscribe to the National Islamic Front's extremist and 
     politicized practice of Islam and moderate Muslims have been 
     specifically targeted by the regime;
       Whereas the National Islamic Front government is considered 
     by much of the world community to be a rogue state because of 
     its support for international terrorism and its campaign of 
     terrorism against its own people;
       Whereas according to the Department of State's Patterns of 
     Global Terrorism Report, ``Sudan's support to terrorist 
     organizations has included paramilitary training, 
     indoctrination, money, travel documentation, safe passage, 
     and refuge in Sudan'';
       Whereas the National Islamic Front government has been 
     implicated in the assassination attempt of Egyptian President 
     Hosni Mubarak in Ethiopia in 1995 and the World Trade Center 
     bombing in 1993;
       Whereas the National Islamic Front government has permitted 
     Sudan to be used by well-known terrorist organizations as a 
     refuge and training hub over the years;
       Whereas the Saudi-born financier of extremist groups and 
     the mastermind of the United States embassy bombings in Kenya 
     and Tanzania, Osama bin-Laden, used Sudan as a base of 
     operations for several years and continues to maintain 
     economic interests there;
       Whereas on August 20, 1998, United States Naval forces 
     struck a suspected chemical weapons facility in Khartoum, the 
     capital of Sudan, in retaliation for the United States 
     embassy bombings in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam;
       Whereas relations between the United States and Sudan 
     continue to deteriorate because of human rights violations, 
     the government's war policy in southern Sudan, and the 
     National Islamic Front's support for international terrorism;
       Whereas the United States Government placed Sudan in 1993 
     on the list of seven states in the world that sponsor 
     terrorism and imposed comprehensive sanctions on the National 
     Islamic Front government in November 1997; and
       Whereas the struggle by the people of Sudan and opposition 
     forces is a just struggle for freedom and democracy against 
     the extremist regime in Khartoum: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) strongly condemns the National Islamic Front government 
     for its genocidal war in southern Sudan, support for 
     terrorism, and continued human rights violations;
       (2) strongly deplores the government-sponsored and 
     tolerated slave raids in southern Sudan and calls on the 
     government to immediately end the practice of slavery;
       (3) calls on the United Nations Security Council to condemn 
     the slave raids and bring to justice those responsible for 
     these crimes against humanity;
       (4) calls on the President--
       (A) to increase support for relief organizations that are 
     working outside the United Nations-coordinated relief effort, 
     Operation Lifeline Sudan (OLS), in opposition-controlled 
     areas;
       (B) to instruct the Administrator of the United States 
     Agency for International Development (USAID) and the heads of 
     other relevant agencies to significantly increase and better 
     coordinate with nongovernmental organizations outside the 
     Operation Lifeline Sudan system involved in relief work in 
     Sudan;
       (C) to instruct the Administrator of USAID and the 
     Secretary of State to work to strengthen the independence of 
     Operation Lifeline Sudan from the National Islamic Front 
     government;
       (D) to substantially increase development funds for 
     capacity building, democracy promotion, civil administration, 
     judiciary, and infrastructure support in opposition-
     controlled areas, and to report on a quarterly basis to the 
     Congress on the progress made under this subparagraph;
       (E) to instruct appropriate agencies to provide 
     humanitarian assistance directly, including food, to the 
     Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), its NDA allies, and 
     other indigenous groups in southern Sudan and the Nuba 
     Mountains;
       (F) to intensify and expand United States diplomatic and 
     economic pressures on the

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     National Islamic Front government by maintaining the current 
     unilateral sanctions regime and by increasing efforts for 
     multilateral sanctions;
       (G) to provide the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) 
     and its National Democratic Alliance (NDA) allies with 
     political and material support;
       (H) to take the lead to strengthen the Intergovernmental 
     Authority for Development's (IGAD) peace process; and
       (I) not later than 3 months after the adoption of this 
     resolution, to report to the Congress about the 
     administration's efforts or plans to end slavery in Sudan;
       (5) calls on the United Nations Security Council--
       (A) to impose an arms embargo on the Government of Sudan;
       (B) to condemn the enslavement of innocent civilians and 
     take appropriate measures against the perpetrators of this 
     crime;
       (C) to swiftly implement reforms within the Operation 
     Lifeline Sudan to enhance independence from the National 
     Islamic Front regime;
       (D) to implement United Nations Security Council Resolution 
     1070 relating to an air embargo;
       (E) to make a determination that the National Islamic 
     Front's war policy in southern Sudan and the Nuba Mountains 
     constitutes genocide or ethnic cleansing; and
       (F) to protect innocent civilians from aerial bombardment 
     by the National Islamic Front's air force;
       (6) urges the Inter-Governmental Authority for Development 
     (IGAD) partners under the leadership of President Daniel Arap 
     Moi to call on the Government of Sudan to immediately stop 
     the indiscriminate bombings in southern Sudan;
       (7) strongly condemns any government that financially 
     supports the Government of Sudan;
       (8) calls on the President to transmit to the Congress not 
     later than 90 days after the date of the adoption of this 
     concurrent resolution, and not later than every 90 days 
     thereafter, a report regarding flight suspensions for 
     humanitarian purposes concerning Operation Lifeline Sudan; 
     and
       (9) urges the President to increase by 100 percent the 
     allocation of funds that are made available through the 
     Sudanese Transition Assistance for Rehabilitation Program 
     (commonly referred to as the ``STAR Program'') for the 
     promotion of the rule of law to advance democracy, civil 
     administration and judiciary, and the enhancement of 
     infrastructure, in the areas in Sudan that are controlled by 
     the opposition to the National Islamic Front government.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. ROYCE 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. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. ROYCE 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. 64.11  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. 64.12  security assistance modifications

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 973) to 
modify authorities with respect to the provision of security assistance 
under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Control Act, and 
for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. GILMAN 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. 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. 64.13  message from the president--commodity credit corporation

  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:
  In accordance with 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 the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1997.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, June 15, 1999.

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

para. 64.14  message from the president--exchange stabilization fund with 
          respect to brazil

  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:
  On November 9, 1998, I approved the use of the Exchange Stabilization 
Fund (ESF) to provide up to $5 billion for the U.S. part of a 
multilateral guarantee of a credit facility for up to $13.28 billion 
from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) to the Banco Central 
do Brasil (Banco Central). Eighteen other central banks and monetary 
authorities are guaranteeing portions of the BIS credit facility. In 
addition, through the Bank of Japan, the Government of Japan is 
providing a swap facility of up to $1.25 billion to Brazil under terms 
consistent with the terms of the BIS credit facility. Pursuant to the 
requirements of 31 U.S.C. 5302(b), I am hereby notifying the Congress 
that I have determined that unique or emergency circumstances require 
the ESF financing to be available for more than 6 months.
  The BIS credit facility is part of a multilateral effort to support an 
International Monetary Fund (IMF) stand-by arrangement with Brazil that 
itself totals approximately $18.1 billion, which is designed to help 
restore financial market confidence in Brazil and its currency, and to 
reestablish conditions for long-term sustainable growth. The IMF is 
providing this package through normal credit tranches and the 
Supplemental Reserve Facility (SRF), which provides short-term financing 
at significantly higher interest rates than those for credit tranche 
financing. Also, the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank 
are providing up to $9 billion in support of the international financial 
package for Brazil.
  Since December 1998, international assistance from the IMF, the BIS 
credit facility, and the Bank of Japan's swap facility has provided key 
support for Brazil's efforts to reform its economy and resolve its 
financial crisis. From the IMF arrangement, Brazil has purchased 
approximately $4.6 billion in December 1998 and approximately $4.9 
billion in April 1999. On December 18, 1998, the Banco Central made a 
first drawing of $4.15 billion from the BIS credit facility and also 
drew $390 million from the Bank of Japan's swap facility. The Banco 
Central made a second drawing of $4.5 billion from the BIS credit 
facility and $423.5 million from the Bank of Japan's swap facility on 
April 9, 1999. The ESF's ``guarantee'' share of each of these BIS 
credit facility drawings is approximately 38 percent.

  Each drawing from the BIS credit facility or the Bank of Japan's swap 
facility matures in 6 months, with an option for additional 6-month 
renewals. The Banco Central must therefore repay its first drawing from 
the BIS and Bank of Japan faciities by June 18, 1999, unless the 
parties agree to a roll-over. The Banco Central has infomed the BIS and 
the Bank of Japan that it plans to request, in early June, a roll-over 
of 70 percent of the first drawing from each facility, and will repay 
30 percent of the first drawing from each facility.
  The BIS's agreement with the Banco Central contains conditions that 
minimize risks to the ESF. For example, the participating central banks 
or the BIS may acclerate repayment if the Banco Central has failed to 
meet any condition of the agreement or Brazil has failed to meet any 
material obligation to the IMF. The Banco Central must repay the BIS no 
slower than, and

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at least in proportion to, Brazil's repayments to the IMF's SRF and to 
the Bank of Japan's swap facility. The Government of Brazil is 
guaranteeing the performance of the Banco Central's obligations under 
its agreement with the BIS, and, pursuant to the agreement, Brazil must 
maintain its gross international reserves at a level no less than the 
sum of the principal amount outstanding under the BIS facility, the 
principal amount outstanding under Japan's swap facility, and a 
suitable margin. Also, the participating central banks and the BIS must 
approve any Banco Central request for a drawing or roll-over from the 
BIS credit facility.
  Before the financial crisis that hit Brazil last fall, Brazil had 
made remarkable progress toward reforming its economy, including 
reducing inflation from more than 2000 percent 5 years ago to less than 
3 percent in 1998, and successfully implementing an extensive 
privatization program. Nonetheless, its large fiscal deficit left it 
vulnerable during the recent period of global financial turbulence. 
Fiscal adjustment to address that deficit therefore formed the core of 
the stand-by arrangement that Brazil reached with the IMF last 
December.
  Despite Brazil's initial success in implementing the fiscal reforms 
required by this stand-by arrangement, there were some setbacks in 
passing key legislation, and doubts emerged about he willingness of 
some key Brazilian states to adjust their finances. Ultimately, the 
government secured passage of virtually all the fiscal measures, or 
else took offsetting actions. However, the initial setbacks and delays 
eroded market confidence in December 1998 and January 1999, and 
pressure on Brazil's foreign exchange reserves intensified. Rather than 
further deplete its reserves, Brazil in mid-January first devalued and 
then floated its currency, the real, causing a steep decline of the 
real's value against the dollar. As a consequence, Brazil needed to 
prevent a spiral of depreciation and inflation that could have led to 
deep financial instability.
  After the decision to float the real, and in close consultation with 
the IMF, Brazil developed a revised economic program for 1999-2001, 
which included deeper fiscal adjustments and a transparent and prudent 
monetary policy designed to contain inflationary pressures. These 
adjustments will take some time to restore confidence fully. In the 
meantime, the strong support of the international community has been 
and will continue to be helpful in reassuring the markets that Brazil 
can restore sustainable financial stability.
  Brazil's experience to date under its revised program with the IMF 
has been very encouraging. The exchange rate has strengthened from its 
lows of early March and has been relatively stable in recent weeks; 
inflation is significantly lower than expected and declining; inflows 
of private capital are resuming; and most analysts now believe that the 
economic downturn will be less severe than initially feared.
  Brazil's success to date will make it possible for it to repay a 30 
percent portion of its first (December) drawing from the BIS credit 
facility and the Bank of Japan swap facility. With continued economic 
improvement, Brazil is likely to be in a position to repay the 
remainder of its BIS and Bank of Japan obligations relatively soon. 
However, Brazil has indicated that it would be inadvisable to repay 100 
percent of the first BIS and Bank of Japan disbursements at this point, 
given the persistence of risks and uncertainties in the global economy. 
The timing of this repayment must take into account the risk that using 
Brazilian reserves to repay both first drawings in their entirety could 
harm market confidence in Brazil's financial condition. This could 
undermine the purpose of our support: protecting financial stability in 
Brazil and in other emerging markets, which ultimately benefits U.S. 
exports and jobs. Given that the BIS and Bank of Japan facilities 
charge a substantial premium over the 6-month Eurodollar interest rate, 
the Banco Central has an incentive to repay them as soon as is prudent.
  The IMF stand-by arrangement and the BIS and Bank of Japan facilities 
constitute a vital international response to Brazil's financial crisis, 
which threatens the economic welfare of Brazil's 160 million people and 
of other countries in the region and elsewhere in the world. Brazil's 
size and importance as the largest economy in Latin America mean that 
its financial and economic stability are matters of national interest 
to the United States. Brazil's industrial output is the largest in 
Latin America; it accounts for 45 percent of the region's gross 
domestic product, and its work force numbers approximately 85 million 
people. A failure to help Brazil deal with its financial crisis would 
increase the risk of financial instability in other Latin American 
countries and other emerging market economies. Such instability could 
damage U.S. exports, with serious repercussions for our workforce and 
our economy as a whole.
  Therefore, the BIS credit facility is providing a crucial supplement 
to Brazil's IMF-supported program of economic and financial reform. I 
believe that strong and continued support from the United States, other 
governments, and multilateral institutions are crucial to enable Brazil 
to carry out its economic reform program. In these unique and emergency 
circumstances, it is both appropriate and necessary to continue to make 
ESF financing available as needed for more than 6 months to guarantee 
this BIS credit facility, including any other rollover or drawing that 
might be necessary in the future.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, June 15, 1999.

  By unanimous consent, the message was referred to the Committee on 
Banking and Financial Services and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 106-
82).

para. 64.15  h. res. 62--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 62) expressing concern over the 
escalating violence, the gross violations of human rights, and the 
ongoing attempts to overthrow a democratically elected government in 
Sierra Leone, 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.

Yeas

414

It was decided in the

Nays

1

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para. 64.16                   [Roll No. 205]

                                YEAS--414

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee

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     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Paul
       

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Barr
       

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Buyer
     Cardin
     Coyne
     Danner
     Dooley
     Houghton
     Kleczka
     Lewis (GA)
     McCarthy (NY)
     Metcalf
     Napolitano
     Pickering
     Pryce (OH)
     Rush
     Ryun (KS)
     Weldon (PA)
  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. 64.17  h. con. res. 75--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 75) 
condemning the National Islamic Front (NIF) government for its genocidal 
war in southern Sudan, support for terrorism, and continued human rights 
violations, and for other purposes, 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

416

It was decided in the

Nays

1

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para. 64.18                   [Roll No. 206]

                                YEAS--416

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Paul
       

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Barr
       

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Cardin
     Coyne
     Danner
     Gephardt
     Greenwood
     Houghton
     Lewis (GA)
     McCarthy (NY)
     Metcalf
     Miller, George
     Napolitano
     Pryce (OH)
     Rush
     Ryun (KS)
  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.

[[Page 809]]

  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para. 64.19  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1000

  Mr. REYNOLDS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 206):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1000) to amend title 49, United States Code, 
     to reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration, 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 Transportation and Infrastructure. 
     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 printed in part A 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 further amendment to that amendment 
     in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those 
     printed in part B 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. 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. REYNOLDS, 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. 64.20  aviation investment and reform

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, pursuant to House Resolution 
206 and rule XVIII, 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. 1000) to amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize 
programs of the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. BONILLA as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and 
after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WOLF, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BONILLA, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 64.21  recess--3:57 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WOLF, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 3 o'clock and 57 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.

para. 64.22  after recess--4:55 p.m.

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

para. 64.23  aviation investment and reform

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. THORNBERRY, pursuant to House Resolution 
206 and rule XVIII, 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. 1000) to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation Administration, and for 
other purposes.
  Mr. BONILLA, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para. 64.24  recorded vote

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

       In section 103 of the bill, strike subsection (b) and 
     redesignate subsequent subsections accordingly.
       Strike titles IX and X of the bill and conform the table of 
     contents of the bill accordingly.

It was decided in the

Yeas

179

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

248

para. 64.25                   [Roll No. 207]

                                AYES--179

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boyd
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cox
     Cramer
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Farr
     Foley
     Fossella
     Frelinghuysen
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holt
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Latham
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Tancredo
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weller
     Weygand
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wu
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--248

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burton
     Buyer
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clement
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Evans
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hutchinson
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach

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     Lee
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, Gary
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thune
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vitter
     Walden
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Jefferson
     Lewis (GA)
     Pryce (OH)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 64.26  recorded vote

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

       Strike section 105 of the bill and redesignate section 106 
     of the bill as section 105. Conform the table of contents of 
     the bill accordingly.

It was decided in the

Yeas

183

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negative

Nays

245

para. 64.27                   [Roll No. 208]

                                AYES--183

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Ballenger
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bentsen
     Biggert
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Calvert
     Camp
     Cannon
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Doggett
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mink
     Moore
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ose
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Turner
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wu
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--245

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hunter
     Isakson
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     Leach
     Lee
     Lewis (CA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shuster
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weygand
     Wicker
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Brown (CA)
     Gordon
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Lewis (GA)
     Pryce (OH)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BONILLA, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 206, 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 ``Aviation 
     Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Amendments to title 49, United States Code.
Sec. 3. Applicability.
Sec. 4. Administrator defined.

                TITLE I--AIRPORT AND AIRWAY IMPROVEMENTS

                          Subtitle A--Funding

Sec. 101. Airport improvement program.
Sec. 102. Airway facilities improvement program.
Sec. 103. FAA operations.
Sec. 104. AIP formula changes.
Sec. 105. Passenger facility fees.
Sec. 106. Budget submission.

                    Subtitle B--Airport Development

Sec. 121. Runway incursion prevention devices; emergency call boxes.
Sec. 122. Windshear detection equipment.
Sec. 123. Enhanced vision technologies.
Sec. 124. Pavement maintenance.
Sec. 125. Competition plans.
Sec. 126. Matching share.
Sec. 127. Letters of intent.
Sec. 128. Grants from small airport fund.
Sec. 129. Discretionary use of unused apportionments.
Sec. 130. Designating current and former military airports.
Sec. 131. Contract tower cost-sharing.
Sec. 132. Innovative use of airport grant funds.
Sec. 133. Aviation security program.
Sec. 134. Inherently low-emission airport vehicle pilot program.
Sec. 135. Technical amendments.
Sec. 136. Conveyances of airport property for public airports.
Sec. 137. Intermodal connections.
Sec. 138. State block grant program.
Sec. 139. Engineered materials arresting systems.

                       Subtitle C--Miscellaneous

Sec. 151. Treatment of certain facilities as airport-related projects.
Sec. 152. Terminal development costs.
Sec. 153. General facilities authority.

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Sec. 154. Denial of airport access to certain air carriers.
Sec. 155. Construction of runways.
Sec. 156. Use of recycled materials.
Sec. 157. Aircraft noise primarily caused by military aircraft.
Sec. 158. Timely announcement of grants.

                 TITLE II--AIRLINE SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS

    Subtitle A--Service to Airports Not Receiving Sufficient Service

Sec. 201. Access to high density airports.
Sec. 202. Funding for air carrier service to airports not receiving 
              sufficient service.
Sec. 203. Waiver of local contribution.
Sec. 204. Policy for air service to rural areas.
Sec. 205. Determination of distance from hub airport.

           Subtitle B--Regional Air Service Incentive Program

Sec. 211. Establishment of regional air service incentive program.

                    TITLE III--FAA MANAGEMENT REFORM

Sec. 301. Air traffic control system defined.
Sec. 302. Air Traffic Control Oversight Board.
Sec. 303. Chief Operating Officer.
Sec. 304. Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council.
Sec. 305. Environmental streamlining.
Sec. 306. Clarification of regulatory approval process.
Sec. 307. Independent study of FAA costs and allocations.
Sec. 308. Failure to meet rulemaking deadline.
Sec. 309. Federal Procurement Integrity Act.

                      TITLE IV--FAMILY ASSISTANCE

Sec. 401. Responsibilities of National Transportation Safety Board.
Sec. 402. Air carrier plans.
Sec. 403. Foreign air carrier plans.
Sec. 404. Applicability of Death on the High Seas Act.

                            TITLE V--SAFETY

Sec. 501. Cargo collision avoidance systems deadlines.
Sec. 502. Records of employment of pilot applicants.
Sec. 503. Whistleblower protection for FAA employees.
Sec. 504. Safety risk mitigation programs.
Sec. 505. Flight operations quality assurance rules.
Sec. 506. Small airport certification.
Sec. 507. Life-limited aircraft parts.
Sec. 508. FAA may fine unruly passengers.
Sec. 509. Report on air transportation oversight system.
Sec. 510. Airplane emergency locators.
Sec. 511. Landfills interfering with air commerce.
Sec. 512. Amendment of statute prohibiting the bringing of hazardous 
              substances aboard an aircraft.
Sec. 513. Airport safety needs.
Sec. 514. Limitation on entry into maintenance implementation 
              procedures.
Sec. 515. Occupational injuries of airport workers.
Sec. 516. Airport dispatchers.
Sec. 517. Improved training for airframe and powerplant mechanics.

                   TITLE VI--WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION

Sec. 601. Protection of employees providing air safety information.
Sec. 602. Civil penalty.

                  TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 701. Duties and powers of Administrator.
Sec. 702. Public aircraft.
Sec. 703. Prohibition on release of offeror proposals.
Sec. 704. Multiyear procurement contracts.
Sec. 705. Federal Aviation Administration personnel management system.
Sec. 706. Nondiscrimination in airline travel.
Sec. 707. Joint venture agreement.
Sec. 708. Extension of war risk insurance program.
Sec. 709. General facilities and personnel authority.
Sec. 710. Implementation of article 83 bis of the Chicago Convention.
Sec. 711. Public availability of airmen records.
Sec. 712. Appeals of emergency revocations of certificates.
Sec. 713. Government and industry consortia.
Sec. 714. Passenger manifest.
Sec. 715. Cost recovery for foreign aviation services.
Sec. 716. Technical corrections to civil penalty provisions.
Sec. 717. Waiver under Airport Noise and Capacity Act.
Sec. 718. Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority.
Sec. 719. Acquisition management system.
Sec. 720. Centennial of Flight Commission.
Sec. 721. Aircraft situational display data.
Sec. 722. Elimination of backlog of equal employment opportunity 
              complaints.
Sec. 723. Newport News, Virginia.
Sec. 724. Grant of easement, Los Angeles, California.
Sec. 725. Regulation of Alaska guide pilots.
Sec. 726. Aircraft repair and maintenance advisory panel.
Sec. 727. Operations of air taxi industry.
Sec. 728. Sense of the Congress concerning completion of comprehensive 
              national airspace redesign.
Sec. 729. Compliance with requirements.
Sec. 730. Aircraft noise levels at airports.
Sec. 731. FAA consideration of certain State proposals.
Sec. 732. Cincinnati-Municipal Blue Ash Airport.
Sec. 733. Aircraft and aircraft parts for use in responding to oil 
              spills.
Sec. 734. Discriminatory practices by computer reservations systems 
              outside the United States.
Sec. 735. Alkali silica reactivity distress.
Sec. 736. Procurement of private enterprise mapping, charting, and 
              geographic information systems.
Sec. 737. Land use compliance report.
Sec. 738. National transportation data center of excellence.
Sec. 739. Monroe Regional Airport land conveyance.
Sec. 740. Automated weather forecasting systems.
Sec. 741. Noise study of Sky Harbor Airport, Phoenix, Arizona.
Sec. 742. Nonmilitary helicopter noise.

             TITLE VIII--NATIONAL PARKS AIR TOUR MANAGEMENT

Sec. 801. Short title.
Sec. 802. Findings.
Sec. 803. Air tour management plans for national parks.
Sec. 804. Advisory group.
Sec. 805. Reports.
Sec. 806. Methodologies used to assess air tour noise.
Sec. 807. Exemptions.
Sec. 808. Definitions.

                      TITLE IX--TRUTH IN BUDGETING

Sec. 901. Short title.
Sec. 902. Budgetary treatment of Airport and Airway Trust Fund.
Sec. 903. Safeguards against deficit spending out of Airport and Airway 
              Trust Fund.
Sec. 904. Adjustments to discretionary spending limits.
Sec. 905. Applicability.

            TITLE X--ADJUSTMENT OF TRUST FUND AUTHORIZATIONS

Sec. 1001. Adjustment of trust fund authorizations.
Sec. 1002. Budget estimates.
Sec. 1003. Sense of the Congress on fully offsetting increased aviation 
              spending.

   TITLE XI--EXTENSION OF AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND EXPENDITURE 
                               AUTHORITY

Sec. 1101. Extension of expenditure authority.

     SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE.

       Except as otherwise specifically 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 of 
     law, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
     section or other provision of title 49, United States Code.

     SEC. 3. APPLICABILITY.

       Except as otherwise specifically provided, this Act and the 
     amendments made by this Act shall apply only to fiscal years 
     beginning after September 30, 1999.

     SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATOR DEFINED.

       In this Act, the term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.
                TITLE I--AIRPORT AND AIRWAY IMPROVEMENTS
                          Subtitle A--Funding

     SEC. 101. AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 48103 is 
     amended by striking ``shall be'' the last place it appears 
     and all that follows through the period at the end and 
     inserting the following: ``shall be--
       ``(1) $2,410,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
       ``(2) $2,475,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
       ``(3) $4,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
       ``(4) $4,100,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
       ``(5) $4,250,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and
       ``(6) $4,350,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.''.
       (b) Obligational Authority.--Section 47104(c) is amended by 
     striking ``After'' and all that follows through ``1999,'' and 
     inserting ``After September 30, 2004,''.

     SEC. 102. AIRWAY FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) General Authorization and Appropriations.--Effective 
     September 30, 1999, section 48101(a) is amended by striking 
     paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2000.
       ``(2) $2,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.
       ``(3) $3,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 
     2004.''.
       (b) Universal Access Systems.--Section 48101 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Universal Access Systems.--Of the amounts 
     appropriated under subsection (a) for fiscal year 2001, 
     $8,000,000 may be used for the voluntary purchase and 
     installation of universal access systems.''.
       (c) Alaska National Air Space Communications System.--
     Section 48101 is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(e) Alaska National Air Space Communications System.--Of 
     the amounts appropriated under subsection (a) for fiscal year 
     2001, $7,200,000 may be used by the Administrator for the 
     Alaska National Air Space Interfacility Communications System 
     if the Administrator issues a report supporting the use of 
     such funds for the System.''.
       (d) Automated Surface Observation System/Automated Weather 
     Observing Sys

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     tem Upgrade.--Section 48101 is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(f) Automated Surface Observation System/Automated 
     Weather Observing System Upgrade.--Of the amounts 
     appropriated under subsection (a) for fiscal years beginning 
     after September 30, 2000, such sums as may be necessary for 
     the implementation and use of upgrades to the current 
     automated surface observation system/automated weather 
     observing system, if the upgrade is successfully 
     demonstrated.''.

     SEC. 103. FAA OPERATIONS.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations From General Fund.--
     Effective September 30, 1999, section 106(k) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1) In general.--'' before ``There'';
       (2) in paragraph (1) (as designated by paragraph (1) of 
     this subsection) by striking ``the Administration'' and all 
     that follows through the period at the end and inserting the 
     following: ``the Administration--
       ``(A) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2000;
       ``(B) $6,450,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
       ``(C) $6,886,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
       ``(D) $7,357,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and
       ``(E) $7,860,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.'';
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Authorized expenditures.--Of the amounts appropriated 
     under paragraph (1) for fiscal years 2001 through 2004--
       ``(A) $450,000 per fiscal year may be used for wildlife 
     hazard mitigation measures and management of the wildlife 
     strike database of the Federal Aviation Administration;
       ``(B) such sums as may be necessary may be used to fund an 
     office within the Federal Aviation Administration dedicated 
     to supporting infrastructure systems development for both 
     general aviation and the vertical flight industry;
       ``(C) such sums as may be necessary may be used to revise 
     existing terminal and en route procedures and instrument 
     flight rules to facilitate the takeoff, flight, and landing 
     of tiltrotor aircraft and to improve the national airspace 
     system by separating such aircraft from congested flight 
     paths of fixed-wing aircraft;
       ``(D) such sums as may be necessary may be used to 
     establish helicopter approach procedures using current 
     technologies (such as the Global Positioning System) to 
     support all-weather, emergency medical service for trauma 
     patients;
       ``(E) $3,000,000 per fiscal year may be used to implement 
     the 1998 airport surface operations safety action plan of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration;
       ``(F) $2,000,000 per fiscal year may be used to support a 
     university consortium established to provide an air safety 
     and security management certificate program, working 
     cooperatively with United States air carriers; except that 
     funds under this subparagraph--
       ``(i) may not be used for the construction of a building or 
     other facility; and
       ``(ii) may only be awarded on the basis of open 
     competition;
       ``(G) such sums as may be necessary may be used to develop 
     or improve training programs (including model training 
     programs and curriculum) for security screeners at airports; 
     and
       ``(H) such sums as may be necessary for the Secretary to 
     hire additional inspectors in order to enhance air cargo 
     security programs.''; and
       (4) by indenting paragraph (1) (as designated by paragraph 
     (1) of this subsection) and aligning such paragraph (1) with 
     paragraph (2) (as added by paragraph (2) of this subsection).
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations From Trust Fund.--
     Section 48104 is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (b) and redesignating subsection 
     (c) as subsection (b);
       (2) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) by striking the subsection heading and inserting 
     ``General Rule: Limitation on Trust Fund Amounts.--''; and
       (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``The amount'' and inserting ``Except as 
     provided in subsection (c), the amount''; and
       (ii) by striking ``for each of fiscal years 1994 through 
     1998'' and inserting ``for fiscal year 2000 and each fiscal 
     year thereafter''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Special Rule for Fiscal Years 2000-2004.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the amount appropriated under section 
     106(k) for any of fiscal years 2000 through 2004 less the 
     amount that would be appropriated, but for this subsection, 
     from the Trust Fund for the purposes of paragraphs (1) and 
     (2) of subsection (a) for such fiscal year is greater than 
     the general fund cap, the amount appropriated from the Trust 
     Fund for the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection 
     (a) for such fiscal year shall equal the amount appropriated 
     under section 106(k) for such fiscal year less the general 
     fund cap.
       ``(2) General fund cap defined.--In this subsection, the 
     term `general fund cap' means that portion of the amounts 
     appropriated for programs of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration for fiscal year 1998 that was derived from the 
     general fund of the Treasury.
       (c) Limitation on Obligating or Expending Amounts.--Section 
     48108 is amended by striking subsection (c).
       (d) Office of Airline Information.--There is authorized to 
     be appropriated from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund to the 
     Secretary $4,000,000 for fiscal years beginning after 
     September 30, 2000, to fund the activities of the Office of 
     Airline Information in the Bureau of Transportation 
     Statistics of the Department of Transportation.

     SEC. 104. AIP FORMULA CHANGES.

       (a) Discretionary Fund.--Section 47115 is amended by 
     striking subsections (g) and (h) and inserting the following:
       ``(g) Priority for Letters of Intent.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
     shall fulfill intentions to obligate under section 47110(e) 
     with amounts available in the fund established by subsection 
     (a) and, if such amounts are not sufficient for a fiscal 
     year, with amounts made available to carry out sections 
     47114(c)(1)(A), 47114(c)(2), 47114(d), and 47117(e) on a pro 
     rata basis.
       ``(2) Procedure.--Before apportioning funds under sections 
     47114(c)(1)(A), 47114(c)(2), 47114(d), and 47117(e) of each 
     fiscal year, the Secretary shall determine the amount of 
     funds that will be necessary to fulfill intentions to 
     obligate under section 47110(e) in such fiscal year. If such 
     amount is greater than the amount of funds that will be 
     available in the fund established by subsection (a) for such 
     fiscal year, the Secretary shall reduce the amount to be 
     apportioned under such sections for such fiscal year on a pro 
     rata basis by an amount equal to the difference.''.
       (b) Amounts Apportioned to Sponsors.--
       (1) Amounts to be apportioned.--Effective October 1, 2000, 
     section 47114(c)(1) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking clauses (i) through (v) 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(i) $23.40 for each of the first 50,000 passenger 
     boardings at the airport during the prior calendar year;
       ``(ii) $15.60 for each of the next 50,000 passenger 
     boardings at the airport during the prior calendar year;
       ``(iii) $7.80 for each of the next 400,000 passenger 
     boardings at the airport during the prior calendar year;
       ``(iv) $1.95 for each of the next 500,000 passenger 
     boardings at the airport during the prior calendar year; and
       ``(v) $1.50 for each additional passenger boarding at the 
     airport during the prior calendar year.''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``$500,000 nor more 
     than $22,000,000'' and inserting ``$1,500,000''.
       (2) Special rules.--Section 47114(c)(1) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 
     apportion to an airport sponsor in a fiscal year an amount 
     equal to the amount apportioned to that sponsor in the 
     previous fiscal year if the Secretary finds that--
       ``(i) passenger boardings at the airport were less than 
     10,000 in the calendar year used to calculate the 
     apportionment;
       ``(ii) the airport had at least 10,000 passenger boardings 
     in the calendar year prior to the calendar year used to 
     calculate the apportionment; and
       ``(iii) the cause of the decrease in passenger boardings 
     was a temporary but significant interruption in service by an 
     air carrier to that airport due to an employment action, 
     natural disaster, or other event unrelated to the demand for 
     air transportation at the airport.
       ``(D) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 
     apportion on the first day of the first fiscal year following 
     the official opening of a new airport with scheduled 
     passenger air transportation an amount equal to the minimum 
     amount set forth in subparagraph (B) to the sponsor of such 
     airport.''.
       (c) Cargo Only Airports.--Section 47114(c)(2)(A) is amended 
     by striking ``2.5 percent'' and inserting ``3 percent''.
       (d) Entitlement for General Aviation Airports.--Effective 
     October 1, 2000, section 47114(d) is amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading by striking ``to States'' and 
     inserting ``for General Aviation Airports'';
       (2) in paragraph (1) by striking ``(1) In this'' and 
     inserting ``(1) Definitions.--In this'';
       (3) by indenting paragraph (1) and aligning paragraph (1) 
     (and its subparagraphs) with paragraph (2) (as amended by 
     paragraph (2) of this subsection); and
       (4) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Apportionments.--The Secretary shall apportion 20 
     percent of the amount subject to apportionment for each 
     fiscal year as follows:
       ``(A) To each airport, excluding primary airports but 
     including reliever and nonprimary commercial service 
     airports, in States the lesser of--
       ``(i) $200,000; or
       ``(ii) \1/5\ of the most recently published estimate of the 
     5-year costs for airport improvement for the airport, as 
     listed in the national plan of integrated airport systems 
     developed by the Federal Aviation Administration under 
     section 47103.
       ``(B) Any remaining amount to States as follows:
       ``(i) 0.62 percent of the remaining amount to Guam, 
     American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands, and the Virgin Islands.
       ``(ii) Except as provided in paragraph (3), 49.69 percent 
     of the remaining amount for airports, excluding primary 
     airports but including reliever and nonprimary commercial 
     service airports, in States not named in clause (i) in the 
     proportion that the population of each of those States bears 
     to the total population of all of those States.

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       ``(iii) Except as provided in paragraph (3), 49.69 percent 
     of the remaining amount for airports, excluding primary 
     airports but including reliever and nonprimary commercial 
     service airports, in States not named in clause (i) in the 
     proportion that the area of each of those States bears to the 
     total area of all of those States.''.
       (e) Use of Apportionments for Alaska, Puerto Rico, and 
     Hawaii.--Section 47114(d)(3) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Special rule.--An amount apportioned under paragraph 
     (2) to Alaska, Puerto Rico, or Hawaii for airports in such 
     State may be made available by the Secretary for any public 
     airport in those respective jurisdictions.''.
       (f) Use of State-Apportioned Funds for System Planning.--
     Section 47114(d) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(4) Integrated airport system planning.--Notwithstanding 
     paragraph (2), funds made available under this subsection may 
     be used for integrated airport system planning that 
     encompasses one or more primary airports.''.
       (g) Flexibility in Pavement Construction Standards.--
       Section 47114(d) is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(5) Flexibility in pavement construction standards.--The 
     Secretary may permit the use of State highway specifications 
     for airfield pavement construction using funds made available 
     under this subsection at nonprimary airports serving aircraft 
     that do not exceed 60,000 pounds gross weight if the 
     Secretary determines that--
       ``(A) safety will not be negatively affected; and
       ``(B) the life of the pavement will not be shorter than it 
     would be if constructed using Federal Aviation Administration 
     standards.''.
       (h) Grants for Airport Noise Compatibility Planning.--
     Section 47117(e)(1) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by striking ``31 percent'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``34 percent'';
       (B) in the first sentence by striking ``and for carrying 
     out'' and inserting ``, for carrying out''; and
       (C) by striking the period at the end of the first sentence 
     and inserting the following: ``, and for noise mitigation 
     projects approved in the environmental record of decision for 
     an airport development project under this chapter.''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``At least'' and all 
     that follows through ``sponsors of current'' and inserting 
     ``At least 4 percent to sponsors of current''.
       (i) Supplemental Apportionment for Alaska.--Effective 
     October 1, 2000, section 47114(e) is amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading by striking ``Alternative'' 
     and inserting ``Supplemental'';
       (2) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``Instead of apportioning amounts for 
     airports in Alaska under'' and inserting ``In general.--
     Notwithstanding'';
       (B) by striking ``those airports'' and inserting ``airports 
     in Alaska''; and
       (C) by inserting before the period at the end of the first 
     sentence ``and by increasing the amount so determined for 
     each of those airports by three times'';
       (3) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``Authority for 
     discretionary grants.--'' before ``This subsection'';
       (4) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
       ``(3) Airports eligible for funds.--An amount apportioned 
     under this subsection may be used for any public airport in 
     Alaska.''; and
       (5) by indenting paragraph (1) and aligning paragraph (1) 
     (and its subparagraphs) and paragraph (2) with paragraph (3) 
     (as amended by paragraph (4) of this subsection).
       (j) Repeal of Apportionment Limitation on Commercial 
     Service Airports in Alaska.--Section 47117 is amended by 
     striking subsection (f) and by redesignating subsections (g) 
     and (h) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively.

     SEC. 105. PASSENGER FACILITY FEES.

       (a) Authority To Impose Higher Fee.--Section 40117(b) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary may 
     authorize under this section an eligible agency to impose a 
     passenger facility fee in whole dollar amounts of more than 
     $3 on each paying passenger of an air carrier or foreign air 
     carrier boarding an aircraft at an airport the agency 
     controls to finance an eligible airport-related project, 
     including making payments for debt service on indebtedness 
     incurred to carry out the project, if the Secretary finds--
       ``(A) that the project will make a significant contribution 
     to improving air safety and security, increasing competition 
     among air carriers, reducing current or anticipated 
     congestion, or reducing the impact of aviation noise on 
     people living near the airport;
       ``(B) that the project cannot be paid for from funds 
     reasonably expected to be available for the programs referred 
     to in section 48103; and
       ``(C) that the amount to be imposed is not more than twice 
     that which may be imposed under paragraph (1).''.
       (b) Limitation on Approval of Certain Applications.--
     Section 40117(d) 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:
       ``(4) in the case of an application to impose a fee of more 
     than $3 for a surface transportation or terminal project, the 
     agency has made adequate provision for financing the airside 
     needs of the airport, including runways, taxiways, aprons, 
     and aircraft gates.''.
       (c) Reducing Apportionments.--Section 47114(f) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``An amount'' and inserting the following:
       ``(1) In general.--An amount'';
       (2) by striking ``an amount equal to'' and all that follows 
     through the period at the end and inserting the following: 
     ``an amount equal to--
       ``(A) in the case of a fee of $3 or less, 50 percent of the 
     projected revenues from the fee in the fiscal year but not by 
     more than 50 percent of the amount that otherwise would be 
     apportioned under this section; and
       ``(B) in the case of a fee of more than $3, 75 percent of 
     the projected revenues from the fee in the fiscal year but 
     not by more than 75 percent of the amount that otherwise 
     would be apportioned under this section.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Effective date of reduction.--A reduction in an 
     apportionment required by paragraph (1) shall not take effect 
     until the first fiscal year following the year in which the 
     collection of the fee imposed under section 40117 is 
     begun.''.

     SEC. 106. BUDGET SUBMISSION.

       The Administrator 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 copy of the annual budget estimates of 
     the Federal Aviation Administration, including line item 
     justifications, at the same time the annual budget estimates 
     are submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives.
                    Subtitle B--Airport Development

     SEC. 121. RUNWAY INCURSION PREVENTION DEVICES; EMERGENCY CALL 
                   BOXES.

       (a) Policy.--Section 47101(a)(11) is amended by inserting 
     ``(including integrated in-pavement lighting systems for 
     runways and taxiways and other runway and taxiway incursion 
     prevention devices)'' after ``technology''.
       (b) Maximum Use of Safety Facilities.--Section 47101(f) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (9); and
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (10) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(11) runway and taxiway incursion prevention devices, 
     including integrated in-pavement lighting systems for runways 
     and taxiways.''.
       (c) Inclusion of Universal Access Systems and Emergency 
     Call Boxes as Airport Development.--Section 47102(3)(B) is 
     amended--
       (1) in clause (ii)--
       (A) by striking ``and universal access systems,'' and 
     inserting ``, universal access systems, and emergency call 
     boxes,''; and
       (B) by inserting ``and integrated in-pavement lighting 
     systems for runways and taxiways and other runway and taxiway 
     incursion prevention devices'' before the semicolon at the 
     end; and
       (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end of clause 
     (iii) the following: ``, including closed circuit weather 
     surveillance equipment''.

     SEC. 122. WINDSHEAR DETECTION EQUIPMENT.

       Section 47102(3)(B) is further amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (v);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of clause (vi) and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(vii) windshear detection equipment;''.

     SEC. 123. ENHANCED VISION TECHNOLOGIES.

       (a) Study.--The Administrator shall conduct a study of the 
     feasibility of requiring United States airports to install 
     enhanced vision technologies to replace or enhance 
     conventional landing light systems over the 10-year period 
     following the date of completion of such study.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit to 
     Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under 
     subsection (a), together with such recommendations as the 
     Administrator considers appropriate.
       (c) Inclusion of Installation as Airport Development.--
     Section 47102 is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3)(B) (as amended by this Act) by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(viii) enhanced vision technologies that are certified by 
     the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration and 
     that are intended to replace or enhance conventional landing 
     light systems; and''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(21) Enhanced vision technologies.--The term `enhanced 
     vision technologies' means laser guidance, ultraviolet 
     guidance, infrared, and cold cathode technologies.''.
       (d) Certification.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
     transmit to Congress a schedule for deciding whether or not 
     to certify laser guidance equipment for use as approach 
     lighting at United States airports and of cold cathode 
     lighting equipment for use as runway and taxiway lighting at 
     United States airports and as lighting at United States 
     heliports.

     SEC. 124. PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE.

       (a) Repeal of Pilot Program.--
       (1) In general.--Section 47132 is repealed.

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       (2) Conforming amendment.--The analysis for chapter 471 is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 47132.
       (b) Eligibility as Airport Development.--Section 47102(3) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(H) routine work to preserve and extend the useful life 
     of runways, taxiways, and aprons at airports that are not 
     primary airports, under guidelines issued by the 
     Administrator.''.

     SEC. 125. COMPETITION PLANS.

       (a) In General.--Section 47106 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(f) Competition Plans.--
       ``(1) Prohibition.--Beginning in fiscal year 2001, no 
     passenger facility fee may be approved for a covered airport 
     under section 40117 and no grant may be made under this 
     subchapter for a covered airport unless the airport has 
     submitted to the Secretary a written competition plan in 
     accordance with this subsection.
       ``(2) Contents.--A competition plan under this subsection 
     shall include information on the availability of airport 
     gates and related facilities, leasing and sub-leasing 
     arrangements, gate-use requirements, patterns of air service, 
     gate-assignment policy, financial constraints, airport 
     controls over air- and ground-side capacity, whether the 
     airport intends to build or acquire gates that would be used 
     as common facilities, and airfare levels (as compiled by the 
     Department of Transportation) compared to other large 
     airports.
       ``(3) Covered airport defined.--In this subsection, the 
     term `covered airport' means a commercial service airport--
       ``(A) that has more than .25 percent of the total number of 
     passenger boardings each year at all such airports; and
       ``(B) at which one or two air carriers control more than 50 
     percent of the passenger boardings.''.
       (b) Cross Reference.--Section 40117 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(j) Competition Plans.--Beginning in fiscal year 2001, no 
     eligible agency may impose a passenger facility fee under 
     this section with respect to a covered airport (as such term 
     is defined in section 47106(f)) unless the agency has 
     submitted to the Secretary a written competition plan in 
     accordance with such section. This subsection does not apply 
     to passenger facility fees in effect before the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection.''.

     SEC. 126. MATCHING SHARE.

       Section 47109(a) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), respectively;
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) not more than 90 percent for a project funded by a 
     grant issued to and administered by a State under section 
     47128, relating to the State block grant program;'';
       (3) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3) (as so 
     redesignated);
       (4) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) (as 
     so redesignated) and inserting ``; and''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) 100 percent in fiscal year 2001 for any project--
       ``(A) at an airport other than a primary airport; or
       ``(B) at a primary airport having less than .05 percent of 
     the total number of passenger boardings each year at all 
     commercial service airports.''.

     SEC. 127. LETTERS OF INTENT.

       Section 47110(e) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (2)(C) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(C) that meets the criteria of section 47115(d) and, if 
     for a project at a commercial service airport having at least 
     0.25 percent of the boardings each year at all such airports, 
     the Secretary decides will enhance system-wide airport 
     capacity significantly.''; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
       ``(5) Letters of intent.--The Secretary may not require an 
     eligible agency to impose a passenger facility fee under 
     section 40117 in order to obtain a letter of intent under 
     this section.''.

     SEC. 128. GRANTS FROM SMALL AIRPORT FUND.

       (a) Set-Aside for Meeting Safety Terms in Airport Operating 
     Certificates.--Section 47116 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(e) Set-Aside for Meeting Safety Terms in Airport 
     Operating Certificates.--In the first fiscal year beginning 
     after the effective date of regulations issued to carry out 
     section 44706(b) with respect to airports described in 
     section 44706(a)(2), and in each of the next 4 fiscal years, 
     the lesser of $15,000,000 or 20 percent of the amounts that 
     would otherwise be distributed to sponsors of airports under 
     subsection (b)(2) shall be used to assist the airports in 
     meeting the terms established by the regulations. If the 
     Secretary publishes in the Federal Register a finding that 
     all the terms established by the regulations have been met, 
     this subsection shall cease to be effective as of the date of 
     such publication.''.
       (b) Notification of Source of Grant.--Section 47116 is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Notification of Source of Grant.--Whenever the 
     Secretary makes a grant under this section, the Secretary 
     shall notify the recipient of the grant, in writing, that the 
     source of the grant is from the small airport fund.''.
       (c) Technical Amendments.--Section 47116(d) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``In making'' and inserting the following:
       ``(1) Construction of new runways.--In making'';
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Airport development for turbine powered aircraft.--In 
     making grants to sponsors described in subsection (b)(1), the 
     Secretary shall give priority consideration to airport 
     development projects to support operations by turbine powered 
     aircraft, if the non-Federal share of the project is at least 
     40 percent.''; 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. 129. DISCRETIONARY USE OF UNUSED APPORTIONMENTS.

       Section 47117(f) (as redesignated by section 104(j) of this 
     Act) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) Discretionary Use of Apportionments.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), if the 
     Secretary finds that all or part of an amount of an 
     apportionment under section 47114 is not required during a 
     fiscal year to fund a grant for which the apportionment may 
     be used, the Secretary may use during such fiscal year the 
     amount not so required to make grants for any purpose for 
     which grants may be made under section 48103. The finding may 
     be based on the notifications that the Secretary receives 
     under section 47105(f) or on other information received from 
     airport sponsors.
       ``(2) Restoration of apportionments.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the fiscal year for which a finding 
     is made under paragraph (1) with respect to an apportionment 
     is not the last fiscal year of availability of the 
     apportionment under subsection (b), the Secretary shall 
     restore to the apportionment an amount equal to the amount of 
     the apportionment used under paragraph (1) for a 
     discretionary grant whenever a sufficient amount is made 
     available under section 48103.
       ``(B) Period of availability.--If restoration under this 
     paragraph is made in the fiscal year for which the finding is 
     made or the succeeding fiscal year, the amount restored shall 
     be subject to the original period of availability of the 
     apportionment under subsection (b). If the restoration is 
     made thereafter, the amount restored shall remain available 
     in accordance with subsection (b) for the original period of 
     availability of the apportionment, plus the number of fiscal 
     years during which a sufficient amount was not available for 
     the restoration.
       ``(3) Newly available amounts.--
       ``(A) Restored amounts to be unavailable for discretionary 
     grants.--Of an amount newly available under section 48103 of 
     this title, an amount equal to the amounts restored under 
     paragraph (2) shall not be available for discretionary grant 
     obligations under section 47115.
       ``(B) Use of remaining amounts.--Subparagraph (A) does not 
     impair the Secretary's authority under paragraph (1), after a 
     restoration under paragraph (2), to apply all or part of a 
     restored amount that is not required to fund a grant under an 
     apportionment to fund discretionary grants.
       ``(4) Limitations on obligations apply.--Nothing in this 
     subsection shall be construed to authorize the Secretary to 
     incur grant obligations under section 47104 for a fiscal year 
     in an amount greater than the amount made available under 
     section 48103 for such obligations for such fiscal year.''.

     SEC. 130. DESIGNATING CURRENT AND FORMER MILITARY AIRPORTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 47118 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``12'' and inserting ``15 
     for fiscal year 2000 and 20 for each fiscal year 
     thereafter'';
       (2) by striking subsection (c) and redesignating 
     subsections (d) through (f) as subsections (c) through (e), 
     respectively;
       (3) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) by striking ``47117(e)(1)(E)'' and inserting 
     ``47117(e)(1)(B)'';
       (B) by striking ``5-fiscal-year periods'' and inserting 
     ``periods, each not to exceed 5 fiscal years,''; and
       (C) by striking ``each such subsequent 5-fiscal-year 
     period'' and inserting ``each such subsequent period''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Designation of General Aviation Airport.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, 1 
     airport of the airports designated under subsection (a) for 
     fiscal year 2000 and 3 airports for each fiscal year 
     thereafter shall be general aviation airports that were 
     former military installations closed or realigned under a 
     section referred to in subsection (a)(1).''.
       (b) Terminal Building Facilities.--Section 47118(d) (as 
     redesignated by subsection (a)(2) of this section) is amended 
     by striking ``$5,000,000'' and inserting ``$7,000,000''.
       (c) Eligibility of Air Cargo Terminals.--Section 47118(e) 
     (as redesignated by subsection (a)(2) of this section) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection heading by striking ``and Hangars'' and 
     inserting ``Hangars, and Air Cargo Terminals'';
       (2) by striking ``$4,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$7,000,000''; and
       (3) by inserting after ``hangars'' the following: ``and air 
     cargo terminals of an area that is 50,000 square feet or 
     less''.

     SEC. 131. CONTRACT TOWER COST-SHARING.

       Section 47124(b) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(3) Contract air traffic control tower pilot program.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a pilot 
     program to contract for air

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     traffic control services at Level I air traffic control 
     towers, as defined by the Administrator of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration, that do not qualify for the Contract 
     Tower program established under subsection (a) and continued 
     under paragraph (1) (hereafter in this paragraph referred to 
     as the `Contract Tower Program').
       ``(B) Program components.--In carrying out the pilot 
     program established under subparagraph (A), the Administrator 
     shall--
       ``(i) utilize for purposes of cost-benefit analyses, 
     current, actual, site-specific data, forecast estimates, or 
     airport master plan data provided by a facility owner or 
     operator and verified by the Administrator;
       ``(ii) approve for participation only facilities willing to 
     fund a pro rata share of the operating costs of the air 
     traffic control tower to achieve a one-to-one benefit-to-cost 
     ratio, as required for eligibility under the Contract Tower 
     Program; and
       ``(iii) approve for participation no more than two 
     facilities willing to fund up to 50 percent, but not less 
     than 25 percent, of construction costs for an air traffic 
     control tower built by the airport operator and for each of 
     such facilities the Federal share of construction cost does 
     not exceed $1,100,000.
       ``(C) Priority.--In selecting facilities to participate in 
     the program under this paragraph, the Administrator shall 
     give priority to the following:
       ``(i) Air traffic control towers that are participating in 
     the Contract Tower Program but have been notified that they 
     will be terminated from such program because the 
     Administration has determined that the benefit-to-cost ratio 
     for their continuation in such program is less than 1.0.
       ``(ii) Air traffic control towers that the Administrator 
     determines have a benefit-to-cost ratio of at least .85.
       ``(iii) Air traffic control towers of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration that are closed as a result of the air traffic 
     controllers strike in 1981.
       ``(iv) Air traffic control towers that are located at 
     airports or points at which an air carrier is receiving 
     compensation under the essential air service program under 
     this chapter.
       ``(v) Air traffic control towers located at airports that 
     are prepared to assume partial responsibility for maintenance 
     costs.
       ``(vi) Air traffic control towers that are located at 
     airports with safety or operational problems related to 
     topography, weather, runway configuration, or mix of 
     aircraft.
       ``(D) Costs exceeding benefits.--If the costs of operating 
     an air traffic tower under the pilot program established 
     under this paragraph exceed the benefits, the airport sponsor 
     or State or local government having jurisdiction over the 
     airport shall pay the portion of the costs that exceed such 
     benefit.
       ``(E) Funding.--Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to 
     section 106(k), not to exceed $6,000,000 per fiscal year may 
     be used to carry out this paragraph.''.

     SEC. 132. INNOVATIVE USE OF AIRPORT GRANT FUNDS.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 471 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 47135. Innovative financing techniques

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation may 
     approve applications for not more than 25 airport development 
     projects for which grants received under this subchapter may 
     be used for innovative financing techniques. Such projects 
     shall be located at airports that each year have less than 
     .25 percent of the total number of passenger boardings each 
     year at all commercial service airports.
       ``(b) Purpose.--The purpose of grants made under this 
     section shall be to provide information on the benefits and 
     difficulties of using innovative financing techniques for 
     airport development projects.
       ``(c) Limitations.--
       ``(1) No guarantees.--In no case shall the implementation 
     of an innovative financing technique under this section be 
     used in a manner giving rise to a direct or indirect 
     guarantee of any airport debt instrument by the United States 
     Government.
       ``(2) Types of techniques.--In this section, innovative 
     financing techniques are limited to--
       ``(A) payment of interest;
       ``(B) commercial bond insurance and other credit 
     enhancement associated with airport bonds for eligible 
     airport development; and
       ``(C) flexible non-Federal matching requirements.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for subchapter I of 
     chapter 471 is amended by adding at the end the following:

``47135. Innovative financing techniques.''.

     SEC. 133. AVIATION SECURITY PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 471 is further 
     amended by adding the following new section:

     ``Sec. 47136. Aviation security program

       ``(a) General Authority.--To improve security at public 
     airports in the United States, the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall carry out not less than one project to 
     test and evaluate innovative aviation security systems and 
     related technology.
       ``(b) Priority.--In carrying out this section, the 
     Secretary shall give the highest priority to a request from 
     an eligible sponsor for a grant to undertake a project that--
       ``(1) evaluates and tests the benefits of innovative 
     aviation security systems or related technology, including 
     explosives detection systems, for the purpose of improving 
     aviation security, including aircraft physical security, 
     access control, and passenger and baggage screening; and
       ``(2) provides testing and evaluation of airport security 
     systems and technology in an operational, test bed 
     environment.
       ``(c) Matching Share.--Notwithstanding section 47109, the 
     United States Government's share of allowable project costs 
     for a project under this section shall be 100 percent.
       ``(d) Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may establish 
     such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines 
     appropriate for carrying out a project under this section, 
     including terms and conditions relating to the form and 
     content of a proposal for a project, project assurances, and 
     schedule of payments.
       ``(e) Eligible Sponsor Defined.--In this section, the term 
     `eligible sponsor' means a nonprofit corporation composed of 
     a consortium of public and private persons, including a 
     sponsor of a primary airport, with the necessary engineering 
     and technical expertise to successfully conduct the testing 
     and evaluation of airport and aircraft related security 
     systems.
       ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--Of the amounts made 
     available to the Secretary under section 47115 in a fiscal 
     year, the Secretary shall make available not less than 
     $5,000,000 for the purpose of carrying out this section.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for subchapter I of 
     chapter 471 is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

``47136. Aviation security program.''.

     SEC. 134. INHERENTLY LOW-EMISSION AIRPORT VEHICLE PILOT 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 471 is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 47137. Inherently low-emission airport vehicle pilot 
       program

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     carry out a pilot program at not more than 10 public-use 
     airports under which the sponsors of such airports may use 
     funds made available under section 48103 for use at such 
     airports to carry out inherently low-emission vehicle 
     activities. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     subchapter, inherently low-emission vehicle activities shall 
     for purposes of the pilot program be treated as eligible for 
     assistance under this subchapter.
       ``(b) Location in Air Quality Nonattainment Areas.--A 
     public-use airport shall be eligible for participation in the 
     pilot program only if the airport is located in an air 
     quality nonattainment area (as defined in section 171(2) of 
     the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7501(d)).
       ``(c) Selection Criteria.--In selecting from among 
     applicants for participation in the pilot program, the 
     Secretary shall give priority consideration to applicants 
     that will achieve the greatest air quality benefits measured 
     by the amount of emissions reduced per dollar of funds 
     expended under the pilot program.
       ``(d) Technical Assistance.--
       ``(1) In general.--The sponsor of a public-use airport 
     carrying out inherently low-emission vehicle activities under 
     the pilot program may use not to exceed 10 percent of the 
     amounts made available for expenditure at the airport in a 
     fiscal year under the pilot program to receive technical 
     assistance in carrying out such activities.
       ``(2) Eligible consortium.--To the maximum extent 
     practicable, a sponsor shall use an eligible consortium (as 
     defined in section 5506 of this title) in the region of the 
     airport to receive technical assistance described in 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(e) United States Government's Share.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of this subchapter, the United States 
     Government's share of the costs of a project carried out 
     under the pilot program shall be 50 percent.
       ``(f) Maximum Amount.--Not more than $2,000,000 may be 
     expended under the pilot program at any single public-use 
     airport.
       ``(g) Report to Congress.--Not later than 18 months after 
     the date of the enactment of this section, 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 containing an evaluation of the effectiveness 
     of the pilot program.
       ``(h) Inherently Low-Emission Vehicle Activity Defined.--In 
     this section, the term `inherently low-emission vehicle 
     activity' means--
       ``(1) the construction of infrastructure facilities 
     necessary for the use of vehicles that are certified as 
     inherently low-emission vehicles under title 40 of the Code 
     of Federal Regulations, that are labeled in accordance with 
     section 88.312-93(c) of such title, and that are located or 
     primarily used at public-use airports;
       ``(2) the payment of that portion of the cost of acquiring 
     such vehicles that exceeds the cost of acquiring other 
     vehicles that would be used for the same purpose; or
       ``(3) the acquisition of technological equipment necessary 
     for the use of vehicles described in paragraph (1).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for subchapter I of 
     chapter 471 is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

``47137. Inherently low-emission airport vehicle pilot program.''.

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     SEC. 135. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Continuation of Project Funding.--Section 47108 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Change in Airport Status.--In the event that the 
     status of a primary airport changes to a nonprimary airport 
     at a time when a terminal development project under a 
     multiyear agreement under subsection (a) is not yet 
     completed, the project shall remain eligible for funding from 
     discretionary funds under section 47115 at the funding level 
     and under the terms provided by the agreement, subject to the 
     availability of funds.''.
       (b) Passenger Facility Fee Waiver for Certain Class of 
     Carriers or for Service to Airports in Isolated 
     Communities.--Section 40117(i) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) may permit a public agency to request that collection 
     of a passenger facility fee be waived for--
       ``(A) passengers enplaned by any class of air carrier or 
     foreign air carrier if the number of passengers enplaned by 
     the carrier in the class constitutes not more than 1 percent 
     of the total number of passengers enplaned annually at the 
     airport at which the fee is imposed; or
       ``(B) passengers traveling to an airport--
       ``(i) that has fewer than 2,500 passenger boardings each 
     year and receives scheduled passenger service; and
       ``(ii) in a community which has a population of less than 
     10,000 and is not connected by a land highway to the land-
     connected National Highway System within a State.''.

     SEC. 136. CONVEYANCES OF AIRPORT PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC 
                   AIRPORTS.

       (a) Project Grant Assurances.--Section 47107(h) is amended 
     by inserting ``(including an assurance with respect to 
     disposal of land by an airport owner or operator under 
     subsection (c)(2)(B) without regard to whether or not the 
     assurance or grant was made before December 29, 1987)'' after 
     ``1987''.
       (b) Conveyances of United States Government Land.--Section 
     47125(a) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``The 
     Secretary may only release an option of the United States for 
     a reversionary interest under this subsection after providing 
     notice and an opportunity for public comment. The Secretary 
     shall publish in the Federal Register any decision of the 
     Secretary to release a reversionary interest and the reasons 
     for the decision.''.
       (c) Requests by Public Agencies.--Section 47151 is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Requests by Public Agencies.--Except with respect to 
     a request made by another department, agency, or 
     instrumentality of the executive branch of the United States 
     Government, such a department, agency, or instrumentality 
     shall give priority consideration to a request made by a 
     public agency (as defined in section 47102) for surplus 
     property described in subsection (a) for use at a public 
     airport.''.
       (d) Notice and Public Comment; Publication of Decisions.--
     Section 47153(a) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``, after providing 
     notice and an opportunity for public comment,'' after ``if 
     the Secretary decides''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Publication of decisions.--The Secretary shall 
     publish in the Federal Register any decision to waive a term 
     under paragraph (1) and the reasons for the decision.''.
       (e) Considerations.--Section 47153 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(c) Considerations.--In deciding whether to waive a term 
     required by section 47152 or add another term, the Secretary 
     shall consider the current and future needs of the users of 
     the airport.''.
       (f) References to Gifts.--Chapter 471 is amended--
       (1) in section 47151--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking 
     ``give'' and inserting ``convey to''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2) by striking ``gift'' and inserting 
     ``conveyance'';
       (B) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking ``giving'' and inserting ``conveying''; and
       (ii) by striking ``gift'' and inserting ``conveyance''; and
       (C) in subsection (c)--
       (i) in the subsection heading by striking ``Given'' and 
     inserting ``Conveyed''; and
       (ii) by striking ``given'' and inserting ``conveyed'';
       (2) in section 47152--
       (A) in the section heading by striking ``gifts'' and 
     inserting ``conveyances''; and
       (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking 
     ``gift'' and inserting ``conveyance'';
       (3) in section 47153(a)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``gift'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``conveyance''; and
       (B) by striking ``given'' and inserting ``conveyed''; and
       (4) in the analysis for such chapter by striking the item 
     relating to section 47152 and inserting the following:

``47152. Terms of conveyances.''.

     SEC. 137. INTERMODAL CONNECTIONS.

       (a) Airport Improvement Policy.--Section 47101(a)(5) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(5) to encourage the development of intermodal 
     connections between airports and other transportation modes 
     and systems to promote economic development in a way that 
     will serve States and local communities efficiently and 
     effectively;''.
       (b) Airport Development Defined.--Section 47102(3) is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(I) constructing, reconstructing, or improving an 
     airport, or purchasing capital equipment for an airport, for 
     the purpose of transferring passengers, cargo, or baggage 
     between the airport and ground transportation modes.''.

     SEC. 138. STATE BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.

       Section 47128(a) is amended by striking ``9 qualified'' and 
     inserting ``10 qualified''.

     SEC. 139. ENGINEERED MATERIALS ARRESTING SYSTEMS.

       (a) Eligibility.--Section 47102(3)(B) (as amended by this 
     Act) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ix) engineered materials arresting systems as described 
     in the Advisory Circular No. 150/5220-22 published by the 
     Federal Aviation Administration on August 21, 1998.''.
       (b) Rulemaking.--The Administrator shall initiate a 
     rulemaking proceeding to consider revisions to part 139 of 
     title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, to improve runway 
     safety through the use of engineered materials arresting 
     systems, longer runways, and such other techniques as the 
     Administrator considers appropriate.
                       Subtitle C--Miscellaneous

     SEC. 151. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN FACILITIES AS AIRPORT-RELATED 
                   PROJECTS.

       Section 40117(a)(3)(E) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' and inserting a comma; and
       (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting the 
     following: ``(including structural foundations and floor 
     systems, exterior building walls and load-bearing interior 
     columns or walls, windows, door and roof systems, and 
     building utilities (including heating, air conditioning, 
     ventilation, plumbing, and electrical service)), and aircraft 
     fueling facilities adjacent to the gate.''.

     SEC. 152. TERMINAL DEVELOPMENT COSTS.

       (a) With Respect to Passenger Facility Charges.--Section 
     40117(a)(3) is further amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) as 
     subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
       ``(C) for costs of terminal development referred to in 
     subparagraph (B) incurred after August 1, 1986, at an airport 
     that did not have more than .25 percent of the total annual 
     passenger boardings in the United States in the most recent 
     calendar year for which data is available and at which total 
     passenger boardings declined by at least 16 percent between 
     calendar year 1989 and calendar year 1997;''.
       (b) Repaying Borrowed Money.--Section 47119(a) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``0.05'' and inserting ``0.25''; and
       (B) by striking ``between January 1, 1992, and October 31, 
     1992,'' and inserting ``between August 1, 1986, and September 
     30, 1990, or between June 1, 1991, and October 31, 1992,''; 
     and
       (2) in paragraph (1)(B) by striking ``an airport 
     development project outside the terminal area at that 
     airport'' and inserting ``any needed airport development 
     project affecting safety, security, or capacity''.
       (c) Nonhub Airports.--Section 47119(c) is amended by 
     striking ``0.05'' and inserting ``0.25''.
       (d) Nonprimary Commercial Service Airports.--Section 47119 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Determination of Passenger Boarding at Commercial 
     Service Airport.--For the purpose of determining whether an 
     amount may be distributed for a fiscal year from the 
     discretionary fund in accordance with subsection (b)(2)(A) to 
     a commercial service airport, the Secretary shall make the 
     determination of whether or not a public airport is a 
     commercial service airport on the basis of the number of 
     passenger boardings and type of air service at the public 
     airport in the calendar year that includes the first day of 
     such fiscal year or the preceding calendar year, whichever is 
     more beneficial to the airport.''.

     SEC. 153. GENERAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY.

       (a) Continuation of ILS Inventory Program.--Section 
     44502(a)(4)(B) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``each of fiscal years 1995 and 1996'' and 
     inserting ``each of fiscal years 2000 through 2002''; and
       (2) by inserting ``under new or existing contracts'' after 
     ``including acquisition''.
       (b) Loran-C Navigation Facilities.--Section 44502(a) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Maintenance and upgrade of loran-c navigation 
     facilities.--The Secretary shall maintain and upgrade Loran-C 
     navigation facilities throughout the transition period to 
     satellite-based navigation.''.

     SEC. 154. DENIAL OF AIRPORT ACCESS TO CERTAIN AIR CARRIERS.

       Section 44706 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(g) Included Charter Air Transportation.--For the 
     purposes of subsection (a)(2), a scheduled passenger 
     operation includes charter air transportation for which the 
     general public is provided in advance a schedule containing 
     the departure location, departure time, and arrival location 
     of the flights.

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       ``(h) Authority To Preclude Scheduled Passenger 
     Operations.--The Administrator shall permit an airport that 
     will be subject to certification under subsection (a)(2) to 
     preclude scheduled passenger operations (including public 
     charter operations described in subsection (g)) at the 
     airport if the airport notifies the Administrator, in 
     writing, that it does not intend to obtain an airport 
     operating certificate.''.

     SEC. 155. CONSTRUCTION OF RUNWAYS.

       Notwithstanding any provision of law that specifically 
     restricts the number of runways at a single international 
     airport, the Secretary of Transportation may obligate funds 
     made available under chapters 471 and 481 of title 49, United 
     States Code, for any project to construct a new runway at 
     such airport, unless this section is expressly repealed.

     SEC. 156. USE OF RECYCLED MATERIALS.

       (a) Study.--The Administrator shall conduct a study of the 
     use of recycled materials (including recycled pavements, 
     waste materials, and byproducts) in pavement used for 
     runways, taxiways, and aprons and the specification standards 
     in tests necessary for the use of recycled materials in such 
     pavement. The primary focus of the study shall be on the long 
     term physical performance, safety implications, and 
     environmental benefits of using recycled materials in 
     aviation pavement.
       (b) Contracting.--The Administrator may carry out the study 
     under this section by entering into a contract with a 
     university of higher education with expertise necessary to 
     carry out the study.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit to 
     Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under 
     this section together with recommendations concerning the use 
     of recycled materials in aviation pavement.
       (d) Funding.--Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to 
     section 106(k), not to exceed $1,500,000 in the aggregate may 
     be used to carry out this section.

     SEC. 157. AIRCRAFT NOISE PRIMARILY CAUSED BY MILITARY 
                   AIRCRAFT.

       Section 47504(c) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(6) Aircraft noise primarily caused by military 
     aircraft.--The Administrator may make a grant under this 
     subsection for a project even if the purpose of the project 
     is to mitigate the effect of noise primarily caused by 
     military aircraft at an airport.''.

     SEC. 158. TIMELY ANNOUNCEMENT OF GRANTS.

       The Secretary of Transportation shall announce the making 
     of grants with funds made available under section 48103 of 
     title 49, United States Code, in a timely fashion after 
     receiving necessary documentation for the making of such 
     grants from the Administrator.
                 TITLE II--AIRLINE SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS
    Subtitle A--Service to Airports Not Receiving Sufficient Service

     SEC. 201. ACCESS TO HIGH DENSITY AIRPORTS.

       (a) Phaseout of Slot Rule for O'Hare, LaGuardia, and 
     Kennedy Airports.--Section 41714 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(j) Phaseout of Slot Rule for O'Hare, LaGuardia, and 
     Kennedy Airports.--
       ``(1) O'hare airport.--The slot rule shall be of no force 
     and effect at O'Hare International Airport--
       ``(A) effective March 1, 2000--
       ``(i) with respect to a regional jet aircraft providing air 
     transportation between O'Hare International Airport and a 
     small hub or nonhub airport--

       ``(I) if the operator of the regional jet aircraft was not 
     providing such air transportation during the week of June 15, 
     1999; or
       ``(II) if the level of air transportation to be provided 
     between such airports by the operator of the regional jet 
     aircraft during any week will exceed the level of air 
     transportation provided by such operator between such 
     airports during the week of June 15, 1999; and

       ``(ii) with respect to any aircraft providing foreign air 
     transportation;
       ``(B) effective March 1, 2001, with respect to any aircraft 
     operating before 2:45 post meridiem and after 8:15 post 
     meridiem; and
       ``(C) effective March 1, 2002, with respect to any 
     aircraft.
       ``(2) Laguardia and kennedy.--The slot rule shall be of no 
     force and effect at LaGuardia Airport or John F. Kennedy 
     International Airport--
       ``(A) effective March 1, 2000, with respect to a regional 
     jet aircraft providing air transportation between LaGuardia 
     Airport or John F. Kennedy International Airport and a small 
     hub or nonhub airport--

       ``(I) if the operator of the regional jet aircraft was not 
     providing such air transportation during the week of June 15, 
     1999; or
       ``(II) if the level of air transportation to be provided 
     between such airports by the operator of the regional jet 
     aircraft during any week will exceed the level of air 
     transportation provided by such operator between such 
     airports during the week of June 15, 1999; and

       ``(B) effective January 1, 2007, with respect to any 
     aircraft.''.
       (b) Additional Exemptions From Slot Rule.--Section 41714 is 
     amended by striking subsections (e) and (f) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(e) Additional Exemptions From Slot Rule.--
       ``(1) Slot exemptions for airports not receiving sufficient 
     service.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding chapter 491, the 
     Secretary may by order grant exemptions from the slot rule 
     for Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and O'Hare 
     International Airport to enable air carriers to provide 
     nonstop air transportation using jet aircraft that comply 
     with the stage 3 noise levels of part 36 of title 14, Code of 
     Federal Regulations, between the airport and a small hub or 
     nonhub airport that the Secretary determines has (i) 
     insufficient air carrier service to and from Reagan National 
     Airport or O'Hare International Airport, as the case may be, 
     or (ii) unreasonably high airfares.
       ``(B) Number of slot exemptions to be granted.--
       ``(i) Reagan national.--

       ``(I) Maximum number of exemptions.--No more than 2 
     exemptions from the slot rule per hour and no more than 6 
     exemptions from the slot rule per day may be granted under 
     this paragraph for Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
       ``(II) Maximum distance of flights.--An exemption from the 
     slot rule may be granted under this paragraph for Ronald 
     Reagan Washington National Airport only if the flight 
     utilizing the exemption begins or ends within 1,250 miles of 
     such airport and a stage 3 aircraft is used for such flight.

       ``(ii) O'Hare airport.--20 exemptions from the slot rule 
     per day shall be granted under this paragraph for O'Hare 
     International Airport.
       ``(2) Slot exemptions at o'hare for new entrant air 
     carriers.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall grant 30 exemptions 
     from the slot rule to enable new entrant air carriers to 
     provide air transportation at O'Hare International Airport 
     using stage 3 aircraft.
       ``(B) Priority consideration.--In granting exemptions under 
     this paragraph, the Secretary shall give priority 
     consideration to an application from an air carrier that, as 
     of June 15, 1999, operated or held fewer than 20 slots at 
     O'Hare International Airport.
       ``(3) Insufficient applications.--If, on the 180th day 
     following the date of the enactment of the Aviation 
     Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century, the Secretary 
     has not granted all of the exemptions from the slot rule made 
     available under this subsection at an airport because an 
     insufficient number of eligible applicants have submitted 
     applications for the exemptions, the Secretary may grant the 
     remaining exemptions at the airport to any air carrier 
     applying for the exemptions for the provision of any type of 
     air transportation. An exemption granted under paragraph (1) 
     or (2) pursuant to this paragraph may be reclaimed by the 
     Secretary for issuance in accordance with the terms of 
     paragraph (1) or (2), as the case may be, if subsequent 
     applications under paragraph (1) or (2), as the case maybe, 
     so warrant.
       ``(f) Requirements Relating to Additional Slot 
     Exemptions.--
       ``(1) Applications.--An air carrier interested in obtaining 
     an exemption from the slot rule under subsection (e) shall 
     submit to the Secretary an application for the exemption. No 
     application may be submitted to the Secretary under 
     subsection (e) before the last day of the 30-day period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of the Aviation 
     Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century.
       ``(2) Period of effectiveness.--An exemption from the slot 
     rule granted under subsection (e) shall remain in effect only 
     while the air carrier for whom the exemption is granted 
     continues to provide the air transportation for which the 
     exemption is granted.
       ``(3) Treatment of certain commuter air carriers.--The 
     Secretary shall treat all commuter air carriers that have 
     cooperative agreements, including code share agreements with 
     other air carriers, equally for determining eligibility for 
     exemptions from the slot rule under subsection (e) regardless 
     of the form of the corporate relationship between the 
     commuter air carrier and the other air carrier.''.
       (c) Definitions.--
       (1) In general.--Section 41714(h) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(5) Nonhub airport.--The term `nonhub airport' means an 
     airport that each year has less than .05 percent of the total 
     annual boardings in the United States.
       ``(6) Regional jet aircraft.--The term `regional jet 
     aircraft' means a 2-engine jet aircraft with a design 
     capacity of 70 or fewer seats, manufactured after January 1, 
     1992, that has an effective perceived noise level on takeoff 
     not exceeding 83 decibels when measured according to the 
     procedures described in part 36 of title 14, Code of Federal 
     Regulations.
       ``(7) Slot rule.--The term `slot rule' means the 
     requirements of subparts K and S of part 93 of title 14, Code 
     of Federal Regulations.
       ``(8) Small hub airport.--The term `small hub airport' 
     means an airport that each year has at least .05 percent, but 
     less than .25 percent, of the total annual boardings in the 
     United States.
       ``(9) Unreasonably high airfare.--The term `unreasonably 
     high airfare', as used with respect to an airport, means that 
     the airfare listed in the table entitled `Top 1,000 City-Pair 
     Market Summarized by City', contained in the Domestic Airline 
     Fares Consumer Report of the Department of Transportation, 
     for one or more markets for which the airport is a part of 
     has an average yield listed in such table that is more than 
     19 cents.''.
       (2) Regulatory definition of limited incumbent carrier.--
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     ify the definition of the term ``limited incumbent carrier'' 
     in subpart S of part 93 of title 14, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, to require an air carrier or commuter operator 
     to hold or operate fewer than 20 slots (instead of 12 slots) 
     to meet the criteria of the definition. For purposes of this 
     section, such modification shall be treated as in effect on 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (d) Prohibition on Slot Withdrawals.--Section 41714(b) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by inserting ``at O'Hare International Airport'' after 
     ``a slot''; and
       (B) by striking ``if the withdrawal'' and all that follows 
     before the period; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
       ``(4) Conversion of slots.--Effective March 1, 2000, slots 
     at O'Hare International Airport allocated to an air carrier 
     as of June 15, 1999, to provide foreign air transportation 
     shall be made available to such carrier to provide interstate 
     or intrastate air transportation.''.
       (e) Conforming Amendments.--Section 41714(c) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Slots for New Entrants.--'' and all that 
     follows through ``If the'' and inserting ``Slots for New 
     Entrants.--If the''; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (2).
       (f) Amendments Reflecting Phaseout of Slot Rule for Certain 
     Airports.--Effective January 1, 2007, section 41714 is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (a), (b), (c), (e), (f), (g), 
     (h), and (i);
       (2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (j) as subsections 
     (a) and (b), respectively;
       (3) in the heading for subsection (a) (as so redesignated) 
     by striking ``Special Rules for''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Definitions.--
       ``(1) Nonhub airport.--The term `nonhub airport' means an 
     airport that each year has less than .05 percent of the total 
     annual boardings in the United States.
       ``(2) Regional jet aircraft.--The term `regional jet 
     aircraft' means a 2-engine jet aircraft with a design 
     capacity of 70 or fewer seats, manufactured after January 1, 
     1992, that has an effective perceived noise level on takeoff 
     not exceeding 83 decibels when measured according to the 
     procedures described in part 36 of title 14, Code of Federal 
     Regulations.
       ``(3) Slot.--The term `slot' means a reservation for an 
     instrument flight rule takeoff or landing by an air carrier 
     or an aircraft in air transportation.''.
       ``(4) Slot rule.--The term `slot rule' means the 
     requirements of subparts K and S of part 93 of title 14, Code 
     of Federal Regulations (pertaining to slots at high density 
     airports).
       ``(5) Small hub airport.--The term `small hub airport' 
     means an airport that each year has at least .05 percent, but 
     less than .25 percent, of the total annual boardings in the 
     United States.
       ``(6) Unreasonably high airfare.--The term `unreasonably 
     high airfare', as used with respect to an airport, means that 
     the airfare listed in the table entitled `Top 1,000 City-Pair 
     Market Summarized by City', contained in the Domestic Airline 
     Fares Consumer Report of the Department of Transportation, 
     for one or more markets for which the airport is a part of 
     has an average yield listed in such table that is more than 
     19 cents.''.

     SEC. 202. FUNDING FOR AIR CARRIER SERVICE TO AIRPORTS NOT 
                   RECEIVING SUFFICIENT SERVICE.

       (a) Funding for Airports Not Receiving Sufficient 
     Service.--Chapter 417 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 41743. Airports not receiving sufficient service

       ``(a) Types of Assistance.--The Secretary of Transportation 
     may use amounts made available under this section--
       ``(1) to provide assistance to an air carrier to subsidize 
     service to and from an underserved airport for a period not 
     to exceed 3 years;
       ``(2) to provide assistance to an underserved airport to 
     obtain jet aircraft service (and to promote passenger use of 
     that service) to and from the underserved airport; and
       ``(3) to provide assistance to an underserved airport to 
     implement such other measures as the Secretary, in 
     consultation with such airport, considers appropriate to 
     improve air service both in terms of the cost of such service 
     to consumers and the availability of such service, including 
     improving air service through marketing and promotion of air 
     service and enhanced utilization of airport facilities.
       ``(b) Priority Criteria For Assisting Airports Not 
     Receiving Sufficient Service.--In providing assistance to 
     airports under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give 
     priority to those airports for which a community will 
     provide, from local sources (other than airport revenues), a 
     portion of the cost of the activity to be assisted.
       ``(c) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(1) Underserved airport.--The term `underserved airport' 
     means a nonhub airport or small hub airport (as such terms 
     are defined in section 41731) that--
       ``(A) the Secretary determines is not receiving sufficient 
     air carrier service; or
       ``(B) has unreasonably high airfares.
       ``(2) Unreasonably high airfare.--The term `unreasonably 
     high airfare', as used with respect to an airport, means that 
     the airfare listed in the table entitled `Top 1,000 City-Pair 
     Market Summarized by City', contained in the Domestic Airline 
     Fares Consumer Report of the Department of Transportation, 
     for one or more markets for which the airport is a part of 
     has an average yield listed in such table that is more than 
     19 cents.
       ``(d) Authority To Make Agreements and Incur Obligations.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may make agreements and 
     incur obligations from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund to 
     provide assistance under this section. An agreement by the 
     Secretary under this subsection is a contractual obligation 
     of the Government to pay the Government's share of the 
     compensation. Contract authority made available by this 
     paragraph shall be subject to an obligation limitation.
       ``(2) Amounts made available.--There shall be available to 
     the Secretary out of the Fund not more than $25,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2000 through 2004 to incur obligations 
     under this section. Amounts made available under this section 
     shall remain available until expended.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 417 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

``41743. Airports not receiving sufficient service.''.

     SEC. 203. WAIVER OF LOCAL CONTRIBUTION.

       Section 41736(b) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
     ``Paragraph (4) shall not apply to any place for which a 
     proposal was approved or that was designated as eligible 
     under this section in the period beginning on October 1, 
     1991, and ending on December 31, 1997.''.

     SEC. 204. POLICY FOR AIR SERVICE TO RURAL AREAS.

       Section 40101(a) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(16) ensuring that consumers in all regions of the United 
     States, including those in small communities and rural and 
     remote areas, have access to affordable, regularly scheduled 
     air service.''.

     SEC. 205. DETERMINATION OF DISTANCE FROM HUB AIRPORT.

       The Secretary of Transportation shall not deny assistance 
     with respect to a place under subchapter II of chapter 417 of 
     title 49, United States Code, solely on the basis that the 
     place is located within 70 highway miles of a hub airport (as 
     defined by section 41731 of such title) if the most commonly 
     used highway route between the place and the hub airport 
     exceeds 70 miles.
           Subtitle B--Regional Air Service Incentive Program

     SEC. 211. ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONAL AIR SERVICE INCENTIVE 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 417 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:

        ``SUBCHAPTER III--REGIONAL AIR SERVICE INCENTIVE PROGRAM

     ``Sec. 41761. Purpose

       ``The purpose of this subchapter is to improve service by 
     jet aircraft to underserved markets by providing assistance, 
     in the form of Federal credit instruments, to commuter air 
     carriers that purchase regional jet aircraft for use in 
     serving those markets.

     ``Sec. 41762. Definitions

       ``In this subchapter, the following definitions apply:
       ``(1) Air carrier.--The term `air carrier' means any air 
     carrier holding a certificate of public convenience and 
     necessity issued by the Secretary of Transportation under 
     section 41102.
       ``(2) Aircraft purchase.--The term `aircraft purchase' 
     means the purchase of commercial transport aircraft, 
     including spare parts normally associated with the aircraft.
       ``(3) Capital reserve subsidy amount.--The term `capital 
     reserve subsidy amount' means the amount of budget authority 
     sufficient to cover estimated long-term cost to the United 
     States Government of a Federal credit instrument, calculated 
     on a net present value basis, excluding administrative costs 
     and any incidental effects on government receipts or outlays 
     in accordance with provisions of the Federal Credit Reform 
     Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.).
       ``(4) Commuter air carrier.--The term `commuter air 
     carrier' means an air carrier that primarily operates 
     aircraft designed to have a maximum passenger seating 
     capacity of 75 or less in accordance with published flight 
     schedules.
       ``(5) Federal credit instrument.--The term `Federal credit 
     instrument' means a secured loan, loan guarantee, or line of 
     credit authorized to be made under this subchapter.
       ``(6) Financial obligation.--The term `financial 
     obligation' means any note, bond, debenture, or other debt 
     obligation issued by an obligor in connection with the 
     financing of an aircraft purchase, other than a Federal 
     credit instrument.
       ``(7) Lender.--The term `lender' means any non-Federal 
     qualified institutional buyer (as defined by section 
     230.144A(a) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations (or any 
     successor regulation) known as Rule 144A(a) of the Security 
     and Exchange Commission and issued under the Security 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.
       ``(8) Line of credit.--The term `line of credit' means an 
     agreement entered into by

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     the Secretary with an obligor under section 41763(d) to 
     provide a direct loan at a future date upon the occurrence of 
     certain events.
       ``(9) Loan guarantee.--The term `loan guarantee' means any 
     guarantee or other pledge by the Secretary under section 
     41763(c) to pay all or part of any of the principal of and 
     interest on a loan or other debt obligation issued by an 
     obligor and funded by a lender.
       ``(10) New entrant air carrier.--The term `new entrant air 
     carrier' means an air carrier that has been providing air 
     transportation according to a published schedule for less 
     than 5 years, including any person that has received 
     authority from the Secretary to provide air transportation 
     but is not providing air transportation.
       ``(11) Nonhub airport.--The term `nonhub airport' means an 
     airport that each year has less than .05 percent of the total 
     annual boardings in the United States.
       ``(12) 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.
       ``(13) Regional jet aircraft.--The term `regional jet 
     aircraft' means a civil aircraft--
       ``(A) powered by jet propulsion; and
       ``(B) designed to have a maximum passenger seating capacity 
     of not less than 30 nor more than 75.
       ``(14) Secured loan.--The term `secured loan' means a 
     direct loan funded by the Secretary in connection with the 
     financing of an aircraft purchase under section 41763(b).
       ``(15) Small hub airport.--The term `small hub airport' 
     means an airport that each year has at least .05 percent, but 
     less than .25 percent, of the total annual boardings in the 
     United States.
       ``(16) Underserved market.--The term `underserved market' 
     means a passenger air transportation market (as defined by 
     the Secretary) that--
       ``(A) is served (as determined by the Secretary) by a 
     nonhub airport or a small hub airport;
       ``(B) is not within a 40-mile radius of an airport that 
     each year has at least .25 percent of the total annual 
     boardings in the United States; and
       ``(C) the Secretary determines does not have sufficient air 
     service.

     ``Sec. 41763. Federal credit instruments

       ``(a) In General.--Subject to this section, the Secretary 
     of Transportation may enter into agreements with one or more 
     obligors to make available Federal credit instruments, the 
     proceeds of which shall be used to finance aircraft 
     purchases.
       ``(b) Secured Loans.--
       ``(1) Terms and limitations.--
       ``(A) In general.--A secured loan under this section with 
     respect to an aircraft purchase shall be on such terms and 
     conditions and contain such covenants, representatives, 
     warranties, and requirements (including requirements for 
     audits) as the Secretary determines appropriate.
       ``(B) Maximum amount.--No secured loan may be made under 
     this section--
       ``(i) that extends to more than 50 percent of the purchase 
     price (including the value of any manufacturer credits, post-
     purchase options, or other discounts) of the aircraft, 
     including spare parts, to be purchased; or
       ``(ii) that, when added to the remaining balance on any 
     other Federal credit instruments made under this subchapter, 
     provides more than $100,000,000 of outstanding credit to any 
     single obligor.
       ``(C) Final payment date.--The final payment on the secured 
     loan shall not be due later than 18 years after the date of 
     execution of the loan agreement.
       ``(D) Subordination.--The secured loan may be subordinate 
     to claims of other holders of obligations in the event of 
     bankruptcy, insolvency, or liquidation of the obligor as 
     determined appropriate by the Secretary.
       ``(E) Fees.--The Secretary, subject to appropriations, may 
     establish fees at a level sufficient to cover all or a 
     portion of the costs to the United States Government of 
     making a secured loan under this section. The proceeds of 
     such fees shall be deposited in an account to be used by the 
     Secretary for the purpose of administering the program 
     established under this subchapter and shall be available upon 
     deposit until expended.
       ``(2) Repayment.--
       ``(A) Schedule.--The Secretary shall establish a repayment 
     schedule for each secured loan under this section based on 
     the projected cash flow from aircraft revenues and other 
     repayment sources.
       ``(B) Commencement.--Scheduled loan repayments of principal 
     and interest on a secured loan under this section shall 
     commence no later than 3 years after the date of execution of 
     the loan agreement.
       ``(3) Prepayment.--
       ``(A) Use of excess revenue.--After satisfying scheduled 
     debt service requirements on all financial obligations and 
     secured loans and all deposit requirements under the terms of 
     any trust agreement, bond resolution, or similar agreement 
     securing financial obligations, the secured loan may be 
     prepaid at anytime without penalty.
       ``(B) Use of proceeds of refinancing.--The secured loan may 
     be prepaid at any time without penalty from proceeds of 
     refinancing from non-Federal funding sources.
       ``(c) Loan Guarantees.--
       ``(1) In general.--A loan guarantee under this section with 
     respect to a loan made for an aircraft purchase shall be made 
     in such form and on such terms and conditions and contain 
     such covenants, representatives, warranties, and requirements 
     (including requirements for audits) as the Secretary 
     determines appropriate.
       ``(2) Maximum amount.--No loan guarantee shall be made 
     under this section--
       ``(A) that extends to more than the unpaid interest and 50 
     percent of the unpaid principal on any loan;
       ``(B) that, for any loan or combination of loans, extends 
     to more than 50 percent of the purchase price (including the 
     value of any manufacturer credits, post-purchase options, or 
     other discounts) of the aircraft, including spare parts, to 
     be purchased with the loan or loan combination;
       ``(C) on any loan with respect to which terms permit 
     repayment more than 15 years after the date of execution of 
     the loan; or
       ``(D) that, when added to the remaining balance on any 
     other Federal credit instruments made under this subchapter, 
     provides more than $100,000,000 of outstanding credit to any 
     single obligor.
       ``(3) Fees.--The Secretary, subject to appropriations, may 
     establish fees at a level sufficient to cover all or a 
     portion of the costs to the United States Government of 
     making a loan guarantee under this section. The proceeds of 
     such fees shall be deposited in an account to be used by the 
     Secretary for the purpose of administering the program 
     established under this subchapter and shall be available upon 
     deposit until expended.
       ``(d) Lines of Credit.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to the requirements of this 
     subsection, the Secretary may enter into agreements to make 
     available lines of credit to one 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 aircraft purchase 
     selected under this section.
       ``(2) Terms and limitations.--
       ``(A) In general.--A line of credit under this subsection 
     with respect to an aircraft purchase shall be on such terms 
     and conditions and contain such covenants, representatives, 
     warranties, and requirements (including requirements for 
     audits) as the Secretary determines appropriate.
       ``(B) Maximum amount.--
       ``(i) Total amount.--The amount of any line of credit shall 
     not exceed 50 percent of the purchase price (including the 
     value of any manufacturer credits, post-purchase options, or 
     other discounts) of the aircraft, including spare parts.
       ``(ii) 1-year draws.--The amount drawn in any year shall 
     not exceed 20 percent of the total amount of the line of 
     credit.
       ``(C) Draws.--Any draw on the line of credit shall 
     represent a direct loan.
       ``(D) Period of availability.--The line of credit shall be 
     available not more than 5 years after the aircraft purchase 
     date.
       ``(E) Rights of third-party creditors.--
       ``(i) Against united states government.--A third-party 
     creditor of the obligor shall not have any right against the 
     United States Government with respect to any draw on the line 
     of credit.
       ``(ii) Assignment.--An obligor may assign the line of 
     credit to one or more lenders or to a trustee on the lender's 
     behalf.
       ``(F) Subordination.--A direct loan under this subsection 
     may be subordinate to claims of other holders of obligations 
     in the event of bankruptcy, insolvency, or liquidation of the 
     obligor as determined appropriate by the Secretary.
       ``(G) Fees.--The Secretary, subject to appropriations, may 
     establish fees at a level sufficient to cover all of a 
     portion of the costs to the United States Government of 
     providing a line of credit under this subsection. The 
     proceeds of such fees shall be deposited in an account to be 
     used by the Secretary for the purpose of administering the 
     program established under this subchapter and shall be 
     available upon deposit until expended.
       ``(3) Repayment.--
       ``(A) Schedule.--The Secretary shall establish a repayment 
     schedule for each direct loan under this subsection.
       ``(B) Commencement.--Scheduled loan repayments of principal 
     or interest on a direct loan under this subsection shall 
     commence no later than 3 years after the date of the first 
     draw on the line of credit and shall be repaid, with 
     interest, not later than 18 years after the date of the first 
     draw.
       ``(e) Risk Assessment.--Before entering into an agreement 
     under this section to make available a Federal credit 
     instrument, the Secretary, in consultation with the Director 
     of the Office of Management and Budget, shall determine an 
     appropriate capital reserve subsidy amount for the Federal 
     credit instrument based on such credit evaluations as the 
     Secretary deems necessary.
       ``(f) Conditions.--Subject to subsection (h), the Secretary 
     may only make a Federal credit instrument available under 
     this section if the Secretary finds that--
       ``(1) the aircraft to be purchased with the Federal credit 
     instrument is a regional jet aircraft needed to improve the 
     service and efficiency of operation of a commuter air carrier 
     or new entrant air carrier;
       ``(2) the commuter air carrier or new entrant air carrier 
     enters into a legally binding agreement that requires the 
     carrier to use the aircraft to provide service to underserved 
     markets; and
       ``(3) the prospective earning power of the commuter air 
     carrier or new entrant air carrier, together with the 
     character and value of the security pledged, including the 
     collateral value of the aircraft being acquired and

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     any other assets or pledges used to secure the Federal credit 
     instrument, furnish--
       ``(A) reasonable assurances of the air carrier's ability 
     and intention to repay the Federal credit instrument within 
     the terms established by the Secretary--
       ``(i) to continue its operations as an air carrier; and
       ``(ii) to the extent that the Secretary determines to be 
     necessary, to continue its operations as an air carrier 
     between the same route or routes being operated by the air 
     carrier at the time of the issuance of the Federal credit 
     instrument; and
       ``(B) reasonable protection to the United States.
       ``(g) Limitation on Combined Amount of Federal Credit 
     Instruments.--The Secretary shall not allow the combined 
     amount of Federal credit instruments available for any 
     aircraft purchase under this section to exceed--
       ``(1) 50 percent of the cost of the aircraft purchase; or
       ``(2) $100,000,000 for any single obligor.
       ``(h) Requirement.--Subject to subsection (i), no Federal 
     credit instrument may be made under this section for the 
     purchase of any regional jet aircraft that does not comply 
     with the stage 3 noise levels of part 36 of title 14 of the 
     Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on January 1, 1999.
       ``(i) Other Limitations.--No Federal credit instrument 
     shall be made by the Secretary under this section for the 
     purchase of a regional jet aircraft unless the commuter air 
     carrier or new entrant air carrier enters into a legally 
     binding agreement that requires the carrier to provide 
     scheduled passenger air transportation to the underserved 
     market for which the aircraft is purchased for a period of 
     not less than 36 consecutive months after the date that 
     aircraft is placed in service.

     ``Sec. 41764. Use of Federal facilities and assistance

       ``(a) Use of Federal Facilities.--To permit the Secretary 
     of Transportation to make use of such expert advice and 
     services as the Secretary may require in carrying out this 
     subchapter, the Secretary may use available services and 
     facilities of other agencies and instrumentalities of the 
     United States Government--
       ``(1) with the consent of the appropriate Federal 
     officials; and
       ``(2) on a reimbursable basis.
       ``(b) Assistance.--The head of each appropriate department 
     or agency of the United States Government shall exercise the 
     duties and powers of that head in such manner as to assist in 
     carrying out the policy specified in section 41761.
       ``(c) Oversight.--The Secretary shall make available to the 
     Comptroller General of the United States such information 
     with respect to any Federal credit instrument made under this 
     subchapter as the Comptroller General may require to carry 
     out the duties of the Comptroller General under chapter 7 of 
     title 31, United States Code.

     ``Sec. 41765. Administrative expenses

       ``In carrying out this subchapter, the Secretary shall use 
     funds made available by appropriations to the Department of 
     Transportation for the purpose of administration, in addition 
     to the proceeds of any fees collected under this subchapter, 
     to cover administrative expenses of the Federal credit 
     instrument program under this subchapter.

     ``Sec. 41766. Funding.

       ``Of the amounts appropriated under section 106(k) for each 
     of fiscal years 2001 through 2004, such sums as may be 
     necessary may be used to carry out this subchapter, including 
     administrative expenses.

     ``Sec. 41767. Termination

       ``(a) Authority To Issue Federal Credit Instruments.--The 
     authority of the Secretary of Transportation to issue Federal 
     credit instruments under section 41763 shall terminate on the 
     date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this 
     subchapter.
       ``(b) Continuation of Authority To Administer Program for 
     Existing Federal Credit Instruments.--On and after the 
     termination date, the Secretary shall continue to administer 
     the program established under this subchapter for Federal 
     credit instruments issued under this subchapter before the 
     termination date until all obligations associated with such 
     instruments have been satisfied.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 417 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

        ``SUBCHAPTER III--REGIONAL AIR SERVICE INCENTIVE PROGRAM

``Sec.
``41761. Purpose.
``41762. Definitions.
``41763. Federal credit instruments.
``41764. Use of Federal facilities and assistance.
``41765. Administrative expenses.
``41766. Funding.
``41767. Termination.''.
                    TITLE III--FAA MANAGEMENT REFORM

     SEC. 301. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM DEFINED.

       Section 40102(a) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (41) as 
     paragraphs (6) through (42), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
       ``(5) `air traffic control system' means the combination of 
     elements used to safely and efficiently monitor, direct, 
     control, and guide aircraft in the United States and United 
     States-assigned airspace, including--
       ``(A) allocated electromagnetic spectrum and physical, 
     real, personal, and intellectual property assets making up 
     facilities, equipment, and systems employed to detect, track, 
     and guide aircraft movement;
       ``(B) laws, regulations, orders, directives, agreements, 
     and licenses;
       ``(C) published procedures that explain required actions, 
     activities, and techniques used to ensure adequate aircraft 
     separation; and
       ``(D) trained personnel with specific technical 
     capabilities to satisfy the operational, engineering, 
     management, and planning requirements for air traffic 
     control.''.

     SEC. 302. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL OVERSIGHT BOARD.

       (a) Establishment.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

     ``Sec. 113. Air Traffic Control Oversight Board

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is established within the 
     Department of Transportation an `Air Traffic Control 
     Oversight Board' (in this section referred to as the 
     `Oversight Board').
       ``(b) Membership.--
       ``(1) Composition.--The Oversight Board shall be composed 
     of nine members, as follows:
       ``(A) Six 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) One member shall be the Secretary of Transportation 
     or, if the Secretary so designates, the Deputy Secretary of 
     the Transportation.
       ``(C) One member shall be the Administrator of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration.
       ``(D) One member shall be an individual who is appointed by 
     the President, by and with the advice and consent of the 
     Senate, from among individuals who are the leaders of their 
     respective unions of air traffic control system employees.
       ``(2) Qualifications and terms.--
       ``(A) Qualifications.--Members of the Oversight Board 
     described in paragraph (1)(A) shall--
       ``(i) have a fiduciary responsibility to represent the 
     public interest;
       ``(ii) be citizens of the United States; and
       ``(iii) be appointed without regard to political 
     affiliation and solely on the basis of their professional 
     experience and expertise in one or more of the following 
     areas:

       ``(I) Management of large service organizations.
       ``(II) Customer service.
       ``(III) Management of large procurements.
       ``(IV) Information and communications technology.
       ``(V) Organizational development.
       ``(VI) Labor relations.

     At least three members of the Oversight Board appointed under 
     paragraph (1)(A) should have knowledge of, or a background 
     in, aviation. At least one of such members should have a 
     background in managing large organizations successfully. In 
     the aggregate, such members should collectively bring to bear 
     expertise in all of the areas described in subclauses (I) 
     through (VI) of clause (iii).
       ``(B) Prohibitions.--No member of the Oversight Board 
     described in paragraph (1)(A) may--
       ``(i) have a pecuniary interest in, or own stock in or 
     bonds of, an aviation or aeronautical enterprise;
       ``(ii) engage in another business related to aviation or 
     aeronautics; or
       ``(iii) be a member of any organization that engages, as a 
     substantial part of its activities, in activities to 
     influence aviation-related legislation.
       ``(C) Terms for air traffic control representatives.--A 
     member appointed under paragraph (1)(D) shall be appointed 
     for a term of 3 years, except that the term of such 
     individual shall end whenever the individual no longer meets 
     the requirements of paragraph (1)(D).
       ``(D) Terms for nonfederal officers or employees.--A member 
     appointed under paragraph (1)(A) shall be appointed for a 
     term of 5 years, except that of the members first appointed 
     under paragraph (1)(A)--
       ``(i) two members shall be appointed for a term of 3 years;
       ``(ii) two members shall be appointed for a term of 4 
     years; and
       ``(iii) two members shall be appointed for a term of 5 
     years.
       ``(E) Reappointment.--An individual may not be appointed 
     under paragraph (1)(A) to more than two 5-year terms on the 
     Oversight Board.
       ``(F) 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, an individual appointed under 
     subparagraph (A) or (D) of paragraph (1) shall be treated as 
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     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) Waiver.--At the time the President nominates an 
     individual for appointment as a member of the Oversight Board 
     under paragraph (1)(D), the President may waive for the term 
     of the member any appropriate provision of chapter 11 of 
     title 18, to the extent such waiver is necessary to allow the 
     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.--Five 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.--Any member of the Oversight Board appointed 
     under subparagraph (A) or (D) of paragraph (1) may be removed 
     for cause by the President.
       ``(6) Claims.--
       ``(A) In general.--A member of the Oversight Board 
     appointed under 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 of the Oversight Board.
       ``(B) Effect on other law.--This paragraph shall not be 
     construed--
       ``(i) to affect any other immunity or protection that may 
     be available to a member of the Oversight Board 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.--The Oversight Board shall oversee the 
     Federal Aviation Administration in its administration, 
     management, conduct, direction, and supervision of the air 
     traffic control system.
       ``(2) Confidentiality.--The Oversight Board shall ensure 
     that appropriate confidentiality is maintained in the 
     exercise of its duties.
       ``(d) Specific Responsibilities.--The Oversight Board shall 
     have the following specific responsibilities:
       ``(1) Strategic plans.--To review, approve, and monitor 
     achievements under a strategic plan of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration for the air traffic control system, including 
     the establishment of--
       ``(A) a mission and objectives;
       ``(B) standards of performance relative to such mission and 
     objectives, including safety, efficiency, and productivity; 
     and
       ``(C) annual and long-range strategic plans.
       ``(2) Modernization and improvement.--To review and 
     approve--
       ``(A) methods of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
     accelerate air traffic control modernization and improvements 
     in aviation safety related to air traffic control; and
       ``(B) procurements of air traffic control equipment by the 
     Federal Aviation Administration in excess of $100,000,000.
       ``(3) Operational plans.--To review the operational 
     functions of the Federal Aviation Administration, including--
       ``(A) plans for modernization of the air traffic control 
     system;
       ``(B) plans for increasing productivity or implementing 
     cost-saving measures; and
       ``(C) plans for training and education.
       ``(4) Management.--To--
       ``(A) review and approve the Administrator's appointment of 
     a Chief Operating Officer under section 106(r);
       ``(B) review the Administrator's selection, evaluation, and 
     compensation of senior executives of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration who have program management responsibility 
     over significant functions of the air traffic control system;
       ``(C) review and approve the Administrator's plans for any 
     major reorganization of the Federal Aviation Administration 
     that would impact on the management of the air traffic 
     control system;
       ``(D) review and approve the Administrator's cost 
     accounting and financial management structure and 
     technologies to help ensure efficient and cost-effective air 
     traffic control operation; and
       ``(E) review the performance and cooperation of managers 
     responsible for major acquisition projects, including the 
     ability of the managers to meet schedule and budget targets.
       ``(5) Budget.--To--
       ``(A) review and approve the budget request of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration related to the air traffic control 
     system prepared by the Administrator;
       ``(B) submit such budget request to the Secretary of 
     Transportation; and
       ``(C) ensure that the budget request supports the annual 
     and long-range strategic plans.
     The Secretary shall submit the budget request referred to in 
     paragraph (5)(B) for any fiscal year to the President who 
     shall submit such request, without revision, to the 
     Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and 
     Appropriations of the Senate, together with the President's 
     annual budget request for the Federal Aviation Administration 
     for such fiscal year.
       ``(e) Reporting of Overturning of Board Decisions.--If the 
     Secretary or Administrator overturns a decision of the 
     Oversight Board, the Secretary or Administrator, as 
     appropriate shall report such action to the President, the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation of the Senate.
       ``(f) Board Personnel Matters.--
       ``(1) Compensation of members.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each member of the Oversight Board who--
       ``(i) appointed under subsection (b)(1)(A); or
       ``(ii) appointed under subsection (b)(1)(D) and is not 
     otherwise a Federal officer or employee,
     shall be compensated at a rate of $30,000 per year. All other 
     members shall serve without compensation for such service.
       ``(B) Chairperson.--Notwithstanding 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, 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 (g)(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 United States 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.
       ``(g) 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 Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate.
       ``(B) Additional report.--Upon a determination by the 
     Oversight Board under subsection (c)(1) that the organization 
     and operation of the Federal Aviation Administration's air 
     traffic control system are not allowing the Federal Aviation 
     Administration to carry out its mission, the Oversight Board 
     shall report such determination to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate.
       ``(C) Comptroller general's report.--Not later than April 
     30, 2004, the Comptroller General of the United States 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 success of the Oversight Board in 
     improving the performance of the air traffic control 
     system.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

``113. Air Traffic Control Oversight Board.''.
       (b) Effective Dates.--
       (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 air traffic control oversight 
     board.--The President shall submit the initial nominations of 
     the air traffic control oversight board to the Senate not 
     later than 3 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 
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     tion Administration prior to the appointment of the members 
     of the Air Traffic Control Oversight Board.

     SEC. 303. CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER.

       Section 106 is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(r) Chief Operating Officer.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Appointment.--There shall be a Chief Operating 
     Officer for the air traffic control system to be appointed by 
     the Administrator, with approval of the Air Traffic Control 
     Oversight Board established by section 113. The Chief 
     Operating Officer shall report directly to the Administrator 
     and shall be subject to the authority of the Administrator.
       ``(B) Qualifications.--The Chief Operating Officer shall 
     have a demonstrated ability in management and knowledge of or 
     experience in aviation.
       ``(C) Term.--The Chief Operating Officer shall be appointed 
     for a term of 5 years.
       ``(D) Removal.--The Chief Operating Officer shall serve at 
     the pleasure of the Administrator, except that the 
     Administrator shall make every effort to ensure stability and 
     continuity in the leadership of the air traffic control 
     system.
       ``(E) Vacancy.--Any individual appointed to fill a vacancy 
     in the position of Chief Operating Officer occurring before 
     the expiration of the term for which the individual's 
     predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the 
     remainder of that term.
       ``(2) Annual performance agreement.--The Administrator and 
     the Chief Operating Officer, in consultation with the Air 
     Traffic Control Oversight Board, shall enter into an annual 
     performance agreement that sets forth measurable organization 
     and individual goals for the Chief Operating Officer in key 
     operational areas. The agreement shall be subject to review 
     and renegotiation on an annual basis.
       ``(3) Annual performance report.--The Chief Operating 
     Officer shall prepare and submit to the Secretary of 
     Transportation and Congress an annual management report 
     containing such information as may be prescribed by the 
     Secretary.''.

     SEC. 304. FEDERAL AVIATION MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL.

       (a) Membership.--Section 106(p)(2)(C) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(C) 13 members representing aviation interests, appointed 
     by--
       ``(i) in the case of initial appointments to the Council, 
     the President by and with the advice and consent of the 
     Senate; and
       ``(ii) in the case of subsequent appointments to the 
     Council, the Secretary of Transportation.''.
       (b) Terms of Members.--Section 106(p)(6)(A)(i) is amended 
     by striking ``by the President''.

     SEC. 305. ENVIRONMENTAL STREAMLINING.

       (a) Coordinated Environmental Review Process.--
       (1) Development and implementation.--The Secretary shall 
     develop and implement a coordinated environmental review 
     process for aviation infrastructure 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 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 471 of title 49, 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 or other recipient of assistance under chapter 471 of 
     title 49, United States Code, to provide funds made available 
     from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund to the State or 
     recipient for an aviation 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 
     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.

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     SEC. 306. CLARIFICATION OF REGULATORY APPROVAL PROCESS.

       Section 106(f)(3)(B)(i) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$100,000,000'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``$250,000,000'';
       (2) by striking ``Air Traffic Management System Performance 
     Improvement Act of 1996'' and inserting ``Aviation Investment 
     and Reform Act for the 21st Century'';
       (3) in subclause (I)--
       (A) by inserting ``substantial and'' before ``material''; 
     and
       (B) by inserting ``or'' after the semicolon at the end; and
       (4) by striking subclauses (II), (III), and (IV) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(II) raise novel or significant legal or policy issues 
     arising out of legal mandates that may substantially and 
     materially affect other transportation modes.''.

     SEC. 307. INDEPENDENT STUDY OF FAA COSTS AND ALLOCATIONS.

       (a) Independent Assessment.--
       (1) In general.--The Inspector General of the Department of 
     Transportation shall conduct the assessments described in 
     this section. To conduct the assessments, the Inspector 
     General may use the staff and resources of the Inspector 
     General or contract with one or more independent entities.
       (2) Assessment of adequacy and accuracy of faa cost data 
     and attributions.--
       (A) In general.--The Inspector General shall conduct an 
     assessment to ensure that the method for calculating the 
     overall costs of the Federal Aviation Administration and 
     attributing such costs to specific users is appropriate, 
     reasonable, and understandable to the users.
       (B) Components.--In conducting the assessment under this 
     paragraph, the Inspector General shall assess the following:
       (i) The Federal Aviation Administration's cost input data, 
     including the reliability of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration's source documents and the integrity and 
     reliability of the Federal Aviation Administration's data 
     collection process.
       (ii) The Federal Aviation Administration's system for 
     tracking assets.
       (iii) The Federal Aviation Administration's bases for 
     establishing asset values and depreciation rates.
       (iv) The Federal Aviation Administration's system of 
     internal controls for ensuring the consistency and 
     reliability of reported data.
       (v) The Federal Aviation Administration's definition of the 
     services to which the Federal Aviation Administration 
     ultimately attributes its costs.
       (vi) The cost pools used by the Federal Aviation 
     Administration and the rationale for and reliability of the 
     bases which the Federal Aviation Administration proposes to 
     use in allocating costs of services to users.
       (C) Requirements for assessment of cost pools.--In carrying 
     out subparagraph (B)(vi), the Inspector General shall--
       (i) review costs that cannot reliably be attributed to 
     specific Federal Aviation Administration services or 
     activities (called ``common and fixed costs'' in the Federal 
     Aviation Administration Cost Allocation Study) and consider 
     alternative methods for allocating such costs; and
       (ii) perform appropriate tests to assess relationships 
     between costs in the various cost pools and activities and 
     services to which the costs are attributed by the Federal 
     Aviation Administration.
       (3) Cost effectiveness.--
       (A) In general.--The Inspector General shall assess the 
     progress of the Federal Aviation Administration in cost and 
     performance management, including use of internal and 
     external benchmarking in improving the performance and 
     productivity of the Federal Aviation Administration.
       (B) Annual reports.--Not later than December 31, 2000, and 
     annually thereafter until December 31, 2004, the Inspector 
     General shall transmit to Congress an updated report 
     containing the results of the assessment conducted under this 
     paragraph.
       (C) Information to be included in faa financial report.--
     The Administrator shall include in the annual financial 
     report of the Federal Aviation Administration information on 
     the performance of the Administration sufficient to permit 
     users and others to make an informed evaluation of the 
     progress of the Administration in increasing productivity.
       (b) Funding.--Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to 
     section 106(k) of title 49, United States Code, for fiscal 
     year 2000, not to exceed $1,500,000 may be used to carry out 
     this section.

     SEC. 308. FAILURE TO MEET RULEMAKING DEADLINE.

       Section 106(f)(3)(A) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``If the Administrator does not meet a deadline 
     specified in this subparagraph, the Administrator shall 
     transmit to Congress notification of the missed deadline, 
     including an explanation for missing the deadline and a 
     projected date on which the action that was subject to the 
     deadline will be taken.''.

     SEC. 309. FEDERAL PROCUREMENT INTEGRITY ACT.

       Section 348(b)(2) of the Department of Transportation and 
     Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (49 U.S.C. 40110 
     note; 109 Stat. 460) is amended by striking the period and 
     inserting the following: ``, other than section 27 of the 
     Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 423); 
     except that subsections (f) and (g) of such section 27 shall 
     not apply to the Federal Aviation Administration's 
     acquisition management system. Within 90 days following the 
     date of the enactment of the Aviation Investment and Reform 
     Act for the 21st Century, the Administrator of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration shall adopt definitions for the 
     acquisition management system that are consistent with the 
     purpose and intent of this section and that will allow the 
     application of the criminal, civil and administrative 
     remedies provided. The Administrator shall have the authority 
     to take an adverse personnel action provided in subsection 
     (e)(3)(A)(iv) of such section 27, but shall take any such 
     actions in accordance with the procedures contained in the 
     Federal Aviation Administration's personnel management 
     system.''.
                      TITLE IV--FAMILY ASSISTANCE

     SEC. 401. RESPONSIBILITIES OF NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY 
                   BOARD.

       (a) Prohibition on Unsolicited Communications.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1136(g)(2) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``transportation,'' and inserting 
     ``transportation and in the event of an accident involving a 
     foreign air carrier that occurs within the United States,'';
       (B) by inserting after ``attorney'' the following: 
     ``(including any associate, agent, employee, or other 
     representative of an attorney)''; and
       (C) by striking ``30th day'' and inserting ``45th day''.
       (2) Enforcement.--Section 1151 is amended by inserting 
     ``1136(g)(2),'' before ``or 1155(a)'' each place it appears.
       (b) Prohibition on Actions To Prevent Mental Health and 
     Counseling Services.--Section 1136(g) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(3) Prohibition on actions to prevent mental health and 
     counseling services.--No State or political subdivision may 
     prevent the employees, agents, or volunteers of an 
     organization designated for an accident under subsection 
     (a)(2) from providing mental health and counseling services 
     under subsection (c)(1) in the 30-day period beginning on the 
     date of the accident. The director of family support services 
     designated for the accident under subsection (a)(1) may 
     extend such period for not to exceed an additional 30 days if 
     the director determines that the extension is necessary to 
     meet the needs of the families and if State and local 
     authorities are notified of the determination.''.
       (c) Inclusion of Nonrevenue Passengers in Family Assistance 
     Coverage.--Section 1136(h)(2) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Passenger.--The term `passenger' includes--
       ``(A) an employee of an air carrier or foreign air carrier 
     aboard an aircraft; and
       ``(B) any other person aboard the aircraft without regard 
     to whether the person paid for the transportation, occupied a 
     seat, or held a reservation for the flight.''.
       (d) Limitation on Statutory Construction.--Section 1136 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) Limitation on Statutory Construction.--Nothing in 
     this section may be construed as limiting the actions that an 
     air carrier may take, or the obligations that an air carrier 
     may have, in providing assistance to the families of 
     passengers involved in an aircraft accident.''.

     SEC. 402. AIR CARRIER PLANS.

       (a) Contents of Plans.--
       (1) Flight reservation information.--Section 41113(b) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(14) An assurance that, upon request of the family of a 
     passenger, the air carrier will inform the family of whether 
     the passenger's name appeared on a preliminary passenger 
     manifest for the flight involved in the accident.''.
       (2) Training of employees and agents.--Section 41113(b) is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(15) An assurance that the air carrier will provide 
     adequate training to the employees and agents of the carrier 
     to meet the needs of survivors and family members following 
     an accident.''.
       (3) Consultation on carrier response not covered by plan.--
     Section 41113(b) is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(16) An assurance that the air carrier, in the event that 
     the air carrier volunteers assistance to United States 
     citizens within the United States in the case of an aircraft 
     accident outside the United States involving major loss of 
     life, the air carrier will consult with the Board and the 
     Department of State on the provision of the assistance.''.
       (4) Submission of updated plans.--The amendments made by 
     paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) shall take effect on the 180th 
     day following the date of the enactment of this Act. On or 
     before such 180th day, each air carrier holding a certificate 
     of public convenience and necessity under section 41102 of 
     title 49, United States Code, shall submit to the Secretary 
     of Transportation and the Chairman of the National 
     Transportation Safety Board an updated plan under section 
     41113 of such title that meets the requirement of the 
     amendments made by paragraphs (1), (2), and (3).
       (5) Conforming amendments.--Section 41113 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a) by striking ``Not later than 6 months 
     after the date of the enactment of this section, each air 
     carrier'' and inserting ``Each air carrier''; and
       (B) in subsection (c) by striking ``After the date that is 
     6 months after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
     Secretary'' and inserting ``The Secretary''.
       (b) Limitation on Liability.--Section 41113(d) is amended 
     by inserting ``, or in pro

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     viding information concerning a flight reservation,'' before 
     ``pursuant to a plan''.
       (c) Limitation on Statutory Construction.--Section 41113 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Limitation on Statutory Construction.--Nothing in 
     this section may be construed as limiting the actions that an 
     air carrier may take, or the obligations that an air carrier 
     may have, in providing assistance to the families of 
     passengers involved in an aircraft accident.''.

     SEC. 403. FOREIGN AIR CARRIER PLANS.

       (a) Inclusion of Nonrevenue Passengers in Family Assistance 
     Coverage.--Section 41313(a)(2) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Passenger.--The term `passenger' has the meaning 
     given such term by section 1136 of this title.''.
       (b) Accidents for Which Plan Is Required.--Section 41313(b) 
     is amended by striking ``significant'' and inserting 
     ``major''.
       (c) Contents of Plans.--
       (1) In general.--Section 41313(c) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(15) Training of employees and agents.--An assurance that 
     the foreign air carrier will provide adequate training to the 
     employees and agents of the carrier to meet the needs of 
     survivors and family members following an accident.
       ``(16) Consultation on carrier response not covered by 
     plan.--An assurance that the foreign air carrier, in the 
     event that the foreign air carrier volunteers assistance to 
     United States citizens within the United States in the case 
     of an aircraft accident outside the United States involving 
     major loss of life, the foreign air carrier will consult with 
     the Board and the Department of State on the provision of the 
     assistance.''.
       (2) Submission of updated plans.--The amendment made by 
     paragraph (1) shall take effect on the 180th day following 
     the date of the enactment of this Act. On or before such 
     180th day, each foreign air carrier providing foreign air 
     transportation under chapter 413 of title 49, United States 
     Code, shall submit to the Secretary of Transportation and the 
     Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board an 
     updated plan under section 41313 of such title that meets the 
     requirement of the amendment made by paragraph (1).

     SEC. 404. APPLICABILITY OF DEATH ON THE HIGH SEAS ACT.

       (a) In General.--Section 40120(a) is amended by inserting 
     ``(including the Act entitled `An Act relating to the 
     maintenance of actions for death on the high seas and other 
     navigable waters', approved March 30, 1920, commonly known as 
     the Death on the High Seas Act (46 U.S.C. App. 761-767; 41 
     Stat. 537-538))'' after ``United States''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     applies to civil actions commenced after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and to civil actions that are not 
     adjudicated by a court of original jurisdiction or settled on 
     or before such date of the enactment.
                            TITLE V--SAFETY

     SEC. 501. CARGO COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS DEADLINES.

       (a) In General.--The Administrator shall require by 
     regulation that, no later than December 31, 2002, equipment 
     be installed, on each cargo aircraft with a maximum 
     certificated takeoff weight in excess of 15,000 kilograms, 
     that provides protection from mid-air collisions using 
     technology that provides--
       (1) cockpit based collision detection and conflict 
     resolution guidance, including display of traffic; and
       (2) a margin of safety of at least the same level as 
     provided by the collision avoidance system known as TCAS-II.
       (b) Extension of Deadline.--The Administrator may extend 
     the deadline established by subsection (a) by not more than 2 
     years if the Administrator finds that the extension is needed 
     to promote--
       (1) a safe and orderly transition to the operation of a 
     fleet of cargo aircraft equipped with collision avoidance 
     equipment; or
       (2) other safety or public interest objectives.

     SEC. 502. RECORDS OF EMPLOYMENT OF PILOT APPLICANTS.

       Section 44936(f) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(B) by inserting ``(except a branch of 
     the United States Armed Forces, the National Guard, or a 
     reserve component of the United States Armed Forces)'' after 
     ``person'' the first place it appears;
       (2) in paragraph (1)(B)(ii) by striking ``individual'' the 
     first place it appears and inserting ``individual's 
     performance as a pilot'';
       (3) in paragraph (14)(B) by inserting ``or from a foreign 
     government or entity that employed the individual'' after 
     ``exists''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(15) Electronic access to faa records.--For the purpose 
     of increasing timely and efficient access to Federal Aviation 
     Administration records described in paragraph (1), the 
     Administrator may allow, under terms established by the 
     Administrator, a designated individual to have electronic 
     access to a specified database containing information about 
     such records.''.

     SEC. 503. WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION FOR FAA EMPLOYEES.

       Section 347(b)(1) of the Department of Transportation and 
     Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (49 U.S.C. 106 
     note; 109 Stat. 460) is amended by inserting before the 
     semicolon at the end the following: ``, including the 
     provisions for investigation and enforcement as provided in 
     chapter 12 of title 5, United States Code''.

     SEC. 504. SAFETY RISK MITIGATION PROGRAMS.

       Section 44701 is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(g) Safety Risk Management Program Guidelines.--The 
     Administrator shall issue guidelines and encourage the 
     development of air safety risk mitigation programs throughout 
     the aviation industry, including self-audits and self-
     disclosure programs.''.

     SEC. 505. FLIGHT OPERATIONS QUALITY ASSURANCE RULES.

       Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Administrator shall issue a notice of proposed 
     rulemaking to develop procedures to protect air carriers and 
     their employees from civil enforcement actions under the 
     program known as Flight Operations Quality Assurance. Not 
     later than 1 year after the last day of the period for public 
     comment provided for in the notice of proposed rulemaking, 
     the Administrator shall issue a final rule establishing such 
     procedures.

     SEC. 506. SMALL AIRPORT CERTIFICATION.

       Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Administrator shall issue a notice of proposed 
     rulemaking on implementing section 44706(a)(2) of title 49, 
     United States Code, relating to issuance of airport operating 
     certificates for small scheduled passenger air carrier 
     operations. Not later than 1 year after the last day of the 
     period for public comment provided for in the notice of 
     proposed rulemaking, the Administrator shall issue a final 
     rule on implementing such program.

     SEC. 507. LIFE-LIMITED AIRCRAFT PARTS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 447 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:

     ``Sec. 44725. Life-limited aircraft parts

       ``(a) In General.--The Administrator of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration shall conduct a rulemaking proceeding 
     to require the safe disposition of life-limited parts removed 
     from an aircraft. The rulemaking proceeding shall ensure that 
     the disposition deter installation on an aircraft of a life-
     limited part that has reached or exceeded its life limits.
       ``(b) Safe Disposition.--For the purposes of this section, 
     safe disposition includes any of the following methods:
       ``(1) The part may be segregated under circumstances that 
     preclude its installation on an aircraft.
       ``(2) The part may be permanently marked to indicate its 
     used life status.
       ``(3) The part may be destroyed in any manner calculated to 
     prevent reinstallation in an aircraft.
       ``(4) The part may be marked, if practicable, to include 
     the recordation of hours, cycles, or other airworthiness 
     information. If the parts are marked with cycles or hours of 
     usage, that information must be updated every time the part 
     is removed from service or when the part is retired from 
     service.
       ``(5) Any other method approved by the Administrator.
       ``(c) Deadlines.--In conducting the rulemaking proceeding 
     under subsection (a), the Administrator shall--
       ``(1) not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this section, issue a notice of proposed 
     rulemaking; and
       ``(2) not later than 180 days after the close of the 
     comment period on the proposed rule, issue a final rule.
       ``(d) Prior-Removed Life-Limited Parts.--No rule issued 
     under subsection (a) shall require the marking of parts 
     removed before the effective date of the rules issued under 
     subsection (a), nor shall any such rule forbid the 
     installation of an otherwise airworthy life-limited part.''.
       (b) Civil Penalty.--Section 46301(a)(3) 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 a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) a violation of section 44725, relating to the safe 
     disposal of life-limited aircraft parts;''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 447 is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following:

``44725. Life-limited aircraft parts.''.

     SEC. 508. FAA MAY FINE UNRULY PASSENGERS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 463 is amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 46316 as section 46317; and
       (2) by inserting after section 46315 the following:

     ``Sec. 46316. Interference with cabin or flight crew

       ``(a) Civil Penalty.--An individual who interferes with the 
     duties or responsibilities of the flight crew or cabin crew 
     of a civil aircraft, or who poses an imminent threat to the 
     safety of the aircraft or other individuals on the aircraft, 
     is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty 
     of not more than $25,000.
       ``(b) Ban on Flying.--If the Secretary finds that an 
     individual has interfered with the duties or responsibilities 
     of the flight crew or cabin crew of a civil aircraft in a way 
     that poses an imminent threat to the safety of the aircraft 
     or individuals aboard the aircraft, the individual may be 
     banned by the Secretary for a period of 1 year from flying on 
     any aircraft operated by an air carrier.
       ``(c) Regulations.--The Secretary shall issue regulations 
     to carry out subsection (b), including establishing 
     procedures for imposing bans on flying, implementing such 
     bans,

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     and providing notification to air carriers of the imposition 
     of such bans.''.
       (b) Compromise and Setoff.--Section 46301(f)(1)(A)(i) is 
     amended by inserting ``46316,'' before ``or 47107(b)''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 463 is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 46316 and 
     inserting after the item relating to section 46315 the 
     following:

``46316. Interference with cabin or flight crew.
``46317. General criminal penalty when specific penalty not 
              provided.''.

     SEC. 509. REPORT ON AIR TRANSPORTATION OVERSIGHT SYSTEM.

       Not later than March 1, 2000, and annually thereafter for 
     the next 5 years, the Administrator 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 progress of 
     the Federal Aviation Administration in implementing the air 
     transportation oversight system. At a minimum, the report 
     shall indicate--
       (1) any funding or staffing constraints that would 
     adversely impact the Administration's ability to fully 
     develop and implement such system;
       (2) progress in integrating the aviation safety data 
     derived from such system's inspections with existing aviation 
     data of the Administration in the safety performance analysis 
     system of the Administration; and
       (3) the Administration's efforts in collaboration with the 
     aviation industry to develop and validate safety performance 
     measures and appropriate risk weightings for the air 
     transportation oversight system.

     SEC. 510. AIRPLANE EMERGENCY LOCATORS.

       (a) Requirement.--Section 44712(b) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(b) Nonapplication.--Subsection (a) does not apply to--
       ``(1) aircraft when used in scheduled flights by scheduled 
     air carriers holding certificates issued by the Secretary of 
     Transportation under subpart II of this part;
       ``(2) aircraft when used in training operations conducted 
     entirely within a 50-mile radius of the airport from which 
     the training operations begin;
       ``(3) aircraft when used in flight operations related to 
     the design and testing, manufacture, preparation, and 
     delivery of aircraft;
       ``(4) aircraft when used in research and development if the 
     aircraft holds a certificate from the Administrator of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration to carry out such research 
     and development;
       ``(5) aircraft when used in showing compliance with 
     regulations crew training, exhibition, air racing, or market 
     surveys;
       ``(6) aircraft when used in the aerial application of a 
     substance for an agricultural purpose;
       ``(7) aircraft with a maximum payload capacity of more than 
     7,500 pounds when used in air transportation; or
       ``(8) aircraft capable of carrying only one individual.''.
       (b) Compliance.--Section 44712 is amended by redesignating 
     subsection (c) as subsection (d) and by inserting after 
     subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c) Compliance.--An aircraft meets the requirement of 
     subsection (a) if it is equipped with an emergency locator 
     transmitter that transmits on the 121.5/243 megahertz 
     frequency or the 406 megahertz frequency, or with other 
     equipment approved by the Secretary for meeting the 
     requirement of subsection (a).''.
       (c) Effective Date; Regulations.--
       (1) Regulations.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     issue regulations under section 44712(b) of title 49, United 
     States Code, as amended by this section not later than 
     January 1, 2002.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on January 1, 2002.

     SEC. 511. LANDFILLS INTERFERING WITH AIR COMMERCE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) collisions between aircraft and birds have resulted in 
     fatal accidents;
       (2) bird strikes pose a special danger to smaller aircraft;
       (3) landfills near airports pose a potential hazard to 
     aircraft operating there because they attract birds;
       (4) even if the landfill is not located in the approach 
     path of the airport's runway, it still poses a hazard because 
     of the birds' ability to fly away from the landfill and into 
     the path of oncoming planes;
       (5) while certain mileage limits have the potential to be 
     arbitrary, keeping landfills at least 6 miles away from an 
     airport, especially an airport served by small planes, is an 
     appropriate minimum requirement for aviation safety; and
       (6) closure of existing landfills (due to concerns about 
     aviation safety) should be avoided because of the likely 
     disruption to those who use and depend on such landfills.
       (b) Limitation on Construction.--Section 44718(d) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Limitation on Construction of Landfills.--
       ``(1) In general.--No person shall construct or establish a 
     landfill within 6 miles of an airport primarily served by 
     general aviation aircraft or aircraft designed for 60 
     passengers or less unless the State aviation agency of the 
     State in which the airport is located requests that the 
     Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration exempt 
     the landfill from this prohibition and the Administrator, in 
     response to such a request, determines that the landfill 
     would not have an adverse impact on aviation safety.
       ``(2) Limitation on applicability.--Paragraph (1) shall not 
     apply to construction or establishment of a landfill if a 
     permit relating to construction or establishment of such 
     landfill was issued on or before June 1, 1999.''.
       (c) Civil Penalty for Violations of Limitation on 
     Construction of Landfills.--Section 46301(a)(3) is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) a violation of section 41718(d), relating to 
     limitation on construction of landfills; or''.

     SEC. 512. AMENDMENT OF STATUTE PROHIBITING THE BRINGING OF 
                   HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ABOARD AN AIRCRAFT.

       Section 46312 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``A person'' and inserting ``(a) General.--
     A person''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Knowledge of Regulations.--For purposes of subsection 
     (a), knowledge by the person of the existence of a regulation 
     or requirement related to the transportation of hazardous 
     material prescribed by the Secretary under this part is not 
     an element of an offense under this section but shall be 
     considered in mitigation of the penalty.''.

     SEC. 513. AIRPORT SAFETY NEEDS.

       The Administrator shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to 
     consider revisions of part 139 of title 14, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, to meet current and future airport safety 
     needs--
       (1) focusing, but not limited to, on the mission of rescue 
     personnel, rescue operations response time, and extinguishing 
     equipment; and
       (2) taking into account the need for different requirements 
     for airports depending on their size.

     SEC. 514. LIMITATION ON ENTRY INTO MAINTENANCE IMPLEMENTATION 
                   PROCEDURES.

       The Administrator may not enter into any maintenance 
     implementation procedure through a bilateral aviation safety 
     agreement unless the Administrator determines that the 
     participating nations are inspecting repair stations so as to 
     ensure their compliance with the standards of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration.

     SEC. 515. OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES OF AIRPORT WORKERS.

       (a) Study.--The Administrator shall conduct a study to 
     determine the number of persons working at airports who are 
     injured or killed as a result of being struck by a moving 
     vehicle while on an airport tarmac, the seriousness of the 
     injuries to such persons, and whether or not reflective 
     safety vests or other actions should be required to enhance 
     the safety of such workers.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit to 
     Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under 
     this section.

     SEC. 516. AIRPORT DISPATCHERS.

       (a) Study.--The Administrator shall conduct a study of the 
     role of airport dispatchers in enhancing aviation safety. The 
     study shall include an assessment of whether or not aircraft 
     dispatchers should be required for those operations not 
     presently requiring aircraft dispatcher assistance, 
     operational control issues related to the aircraft 
     dispatching function, and whether or not designation of 
     positions within the Federal Aviation Administration for 
     oversight of dispatchers would enhance aviation safety.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit to 
     Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under 
     this section.

     SEC. 517. IMPROVED TRAINING FOR AIRFRAME AND POWERPLANT 
                   MECHANICS.

       The Administrator shall form a partnership with industry to 
     develop a model program to improve the curriculum, teaching 
     methods, and quality of instructors for training individuals 
     that need certification as airframe and powerplant mechanics.
                   TITLE VI--WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION

     SEC. 601. PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEES PROVIDING AIR SAFETY 
                   INFORMATION.

       (a) General Rule.--Chapter 421 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:

           ``SUBCHAPTER III--WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION PROGRAM

     ``Sec. 42121. Protection of employees providing air safety 
       information

       ``(a) Discrimination Against Airline Employees.--No air 
     carrier or contractor or subcontractor of an air carrier may 
     discharge an employee or otherwise discriminate against an 
     employee with respect to compensation, terms, conditions, or 
     privileges of employment because the employee (or any person 
     acting pursuant to a request of the employee)--
       ``(1) provided, caused to be provided, or is about to 
     provide (with any knowledge of the employer) or cause to be 
     provided to the employer or Federal Government information 
     relating to any violation or alleged violation of any order, 
     regulation, or standard of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration or any other provision of Federal law relating 
     to air carrier safety under this subtitle or any other law of 
     the United States;
       ``(2) has filed, caused to be filed, or is about to file 
     (with any knowledge of the employer) or cause to be filed a 
     proceeding relating to any violation or alleged violation of 
     any order, regulation, or standard of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration or any other provi

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     sion of Federal law relating to air carrier safety under this 
     subtitle or any other law of the United States;
       ``(3) testified or is about to testify in such a 
     proceeding; or
       ``(4) assisted or participated or is about to assist or 
     participate in such a proceeding.
       ``(b) Department of Labor Complaint Procedure.--
       ``(1) Filing and notification.--A person who believes that 
     he or she has been discharged or otherwise discriminated 
     against by any person in violation of subsection (a) may, not 
     later than 90 days after the date on which such violation 
     occurs, file (or have any person file on his or her behalf) a 
     complaint with the Secretary of Labor alleging such discharge 
     or discrimination. Upon receipt of such a complaint, the 
     Secretary of Labor shall notify, in writing, the person named 
     in the complaint and the Administrator of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration of the filing of the complaint, of 
     the allegations contained in the complaint, of the substance 
     of evidence supporting the complaint, and of the 
     opportunities that will be afforded to such person under 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Investigation; preliminary order.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     receipt of a complaint filed under paragraph (1) and after 
     affording the person named in the complaint an opportunity to 
     submit to the Secretary of Labor a written response to the 
     complaint and an opportunity to meet with a representative of 
     the Secretary to present statements from witnesses, the 
     Secretary of Labor shall conduct an investigation and 
     determine whether there is reasonable cause to believe that 
     the complaint has merit and notify, in writing, the 
     complainant and the person alleged to have committed a 
     violation of subsection (a) of the Secretary's findings. If 
     the Secretary of Labor concludes that there is a reasonable 
     cause to believe that a violation of subsection (a) has 
     occurred, the Secretary shall accompany the Secretary's 
     findings with a preliminary order providing the relief 
     prescribed by paragraph (3)(B). Not later than 30 days after 
     the date of notification of findings under this paragraph, 
     either the person alleged to have committed the violation or 
     the complainant may file objections to the findings or 
     preliminary order, or both, and request a hearing on the 
     record. The filing of such objections shall not operate to 
     stay any reinstatement remedy contained in the preliminary 
     order. Such hearings shall be conducted expeditiously. If a 
     hearing is not requested in such 30-day period, the 
     preliminary order shall be deemed a final order that is not 
     subject to judicial review.
       ``(B) Requirements.--
       ``(i) Required showing by complainant.--The Secretary of 
     Labor shall dismiss a complaint filed under this subsection 
     and shall not conduct an investigation otherwise required 
     under subparagraph (A) unless the complainant makes a prima 
     facie showing that any behavior described in paragraphs (1) 
     through (4) of subsection (a) was a contributing factor in 
     the unfavorable personnel action alleged in the complaint.
       ``(ii) Showing by employer.--Notwithstanding a finding by 
     the Secretary that the complainant has made the showing 
     required under clause (i), no investigation otherwise 
     required under subparagraph (A) shall be conducted if the 
     employer demonstrates, by clear and convincing evidence, that 
     the employer would have taken the same unfavorable personnel 
     action in the absence of that behavior.
       ``(iii) Criteria for determination by secretary.--The 
     Secretary may determine that a violation of subsection (a) 
     has occurred only if the complainant demonstrates that any 
     behavior described in paragraphs (1) through (4) of 
     subsection (a) was a contributing factor in the unfavorable 
     personnel action alleged in the complaint.
       ``(iv) Prohibition.--Relief may not be ordered under 
     subparagraph (A) if the employer demonstrates by clear and 
     convincing evidence that the employer would have taken the 
     same unfavorable personnel action in the absence of that 
     behavior.
       ``(3) Final order.--
       ``(A) Deadline for issuance; settlement agreements.--Not 
     later than 120 days after the date of conclusion of a hearing 
     under paragraph (2), the Secretary of Labor shall issue a 
     final order providing the relief prescribed by this paragraph 
     or denying the complaint. At any time before issuance of a 
     final order, a proceeding under this subsection may be 
     terminated on the basis of a settlement agreement entered 
     into by the Secretary of Labor, the complainant, and the 
     person alleged to have committed the violation.
       ``(B) Remedy.--If, in response to a complaint filed under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary of Labor determines that a 
     violation of subsection (a) has occurred, the Secretary of 
     Labor shall order the person who committed such violation 
     to--
       ``(i) take affirmative action to abate the violation;
       ``(ii) reinstate the complainant to his or her former 
     position together with the compensation (including back pay) 
     and restore the terms, conditions, and privileges associated 
     with his or her employment; and
       ``(iii) provide compensatory damages to the complainant.
     If such an order is issued under this paragraph, the 
     Secretary of Labor, at the request of the complainant, shall 
     assess against the person against whom the order is issued a 
     sum equal to the aggregate amount of all costs and expenses 
     (including attorneys' and expert witness fees) reasonably 
     incurred, as determined by the Secretary of Labor, by the 
     complainant for, or in connection with, the bringing the 
     complaint upon which the order was issued.
       ``(C) Frivolous complaints.--If the Secretary of Labor 
     finds that a complaint under paragraph (1) is frivolous or 
     has been brought in bad faith, the Secretary of Labor may 
     award to the prevailing employer a reasonable attorney's fee 
     not exceeding $5,000.
       ``(4) Review.--
       ``(A) Appeal to court of appeals.--Any person adversely 
     affected or aggrieved by an order issued under paragraph (3) 
     may obtain review of the order in the United States Court of 
     Appeals for the circuit in which the violation, with respect 
     to which the order was issued, allegedly occurred or the 
     circuit in which the complainant resided on the date of such 
     violation. The petition for review must be filed not later 
     than 60 days after the date of the issuance of the final 
     order of the Secretary of Labor. Review shall conform to 
     chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code. The commencement of 
     proceedings under this subparagraph shall not, unless ordered 
     by the court, operate as a stay of the order.
       ``(B) Limitation on collateral attack.--An order of the 
     Secretary of Labor with respect to which review could have 
     been obtained under subparagraph (A) shall not be subject to 
     judicial review in any criminal or other civil proceeding.
       ``(5) Enforcement of order by secretary of labor.--Whenever 
     any person has failed to comply with an order issued under 
     paragraph (3), the Secretary of Labor may file a civil action 
     in the United States district court for the district in which 
     the violation was found to occur to enforce such order. In 
     actions brought under this paragraph, the district courts 
     shall have jurisdiction to grant all appropriate relief 
     including, but not limited to, injunctive relief and 
     compensatory damages.
       ``(6) Enforcement of order by parties.--
       ``(A) Commencement of action.--A person on whose behalf an 
     order was issued under paragraph (3) may commence a civil 
     action against the person to whom such order was issued to 
     require compliance with such order. The appropriate United 
     States district court shall have jurisdiction, without regard 
     to the amount in controversy or the citizenship of the 
     parties, to enforce such order.
       ``(B) Attorney fees.--The court, in issuing any final order 
     under this paragraph, may award costs of litigation 
     (including reasonable attorney and expert witness fees) to 
     any party whenever the court determines such award is 
     appropriate.
       ``(c) Mandamus.--Any nondiscretionary duty imposed by this 
     section shall be enforceable in a mandamus proceeding brought 
     under section 1361 of title 28, United States Code.
       ``(d) Nonapplicability to Deliberate Violations.--
     Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to an employee of 
     an air carrier, contractor, or subcontractor who, acting 
     without direction from such air carrier, contractor, or 
     subcontractor (or such person's agent), deliberately causes a 
     violation of any requirement relating to air carrier safety 
     under this subtitle or any other law of the United States.
       ``(e) Contractor Defined.--In this section, the term 
     `contractor' means a company that performs safety-sensitive 
     functions by contract for an air carrier.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 421 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

           ``SUBCHAPTER III--WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION PROGRAM

``42121. Protection of employees providing air safety information.''.

     SEC. 602. CIVIL PENALTY.

       Section 46301(a)(1)(A) is amended by striking ``subchapter 
     II of chapter 421'' and inserting ``subchapter II or III of 
     chapter 421''.
                  TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 701. DUTIES AND POWERS OF ADMINISTRATOR.

       Section 106(g)(1)(A) is amended by striking ``40113(a), 
     (c), and (d),'' and all that follows through ``45302-45304,'' 
     and inserting ``40113(a), 40113(c), 40113(d), 40113(e), 
     40114(a), and 40119, chapter 445 (except sections 44501(b), 
     44502(a)(2), 44502(a)(3), 44502(a)(4), 44503, 44506, 44509, 
     44510, 44514, and 44515), chapter 447 (except sections 44717, 
     44718(a), 44718(b), 44719, 44720, 44721(b), 44722, and 
     44723), chapter 449 (except sections 44903(d), 44904, 44905, 
     44907-44911, 44913, 44915, and 44931-44934), chapter 451, 
     chapter 453, sections''.

     SEC. 702. PUBLIC AIRCRAFT.

       (a) Restatement of Definition of Public Aircraft Without 
     Substantive Change.--Section 40102(a)(38) (as redesignated by 
     section 301 of this Act) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(38) `public aircraft' means an aircraft--
       ``(A) used only for the United States Government, and 
     operated under the conditions specified by section 40125(b) 
     if owned by the Government;
       ``(B) owned by the United States Government, operated by 
     any person for purposes related to crew training, equipment 
     development, or demonstration, and operated under the 
     conditions specified by section 40125(b);
       ``(C) owned and operated by the government of a State, the 
     District of Columbia, a territory or possession of the United 
     States, or a political subdivision of one of these 
     governments, under the conditions specified by section 
     40125(c); or
       ``(D) exclusively leased for at least 90 continuous days by 
     the government of a State,

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     the District of Columbia, a territory or possession of the 
     United States, or a political subdivision of one of these 
     governments, under the conditions specified by section 
     40125(c).
       ``(E) owned by the armed forces or chartered to provide 
     transportation to the armed forces under the conditions 
     specified by section 40125(d).''.
       (b) Qualifications for Public Aircraft Status.--
       (1) In General.--Chapter 401 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:

     ``Sec. 40125. Qualifications for public aircraft status

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(1) Commercial purposes.--The term `commercial purposes' 
     means the transportation of persons or property for 
     compensation or hire, but does not include the operation of 
     an aircraft by the armed forces for reimbursement when that 
     reimbursement is required by Federal law or by one government 
     on behalf of another government under a cost reimbursement 
     agreement if the government on whose behalf the operation is 
     conducted certifies to the Administrator of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration that the operation is necessary to 
     respond to a significant and imminent threat to life or 
     property (including natural resources) and that no service by 
     a private operator is reasonably available to meet the 
     threat.
       ``(2) Governmental function.--The term `governmental 
     function' means an activity undertaken by a government, such 
     as national defense, intelligence missions, firefighting, 
     search and rescue, law enforcement (including transport of 
     prisoners, detainees, and illegal aliens), aeronautical 
     research, or biological or geological resource management.
       ``(3) Qualified non-crewmember.--The term `qualified non-
     crewmember' means an individual, other than a member of the 
     crew, aboard an aircraft--
       ``(A) operated by the armed forces or an intelligence 
     agency of the United States Government; or
       ``(B) whose presence is required to perform, or is 
     associated with the performance of, a governmental function.
       ``(4) Armed forces.--The term `armed forces' has the 
     meaning given such term by section 101 of title 10, United 
     States Code.
       ``(b) Aircraft Owned by the United States.--An aircraft 
     described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 40102(a)(38), 
     if owned by the Government, qualifies as a public aircraft 
     except when it is used for commercial purposes or to carry an 
     individual other than a crewmember or a qualified non-
     crewmember.
       ``(c) Aircraft Owned by State and Local Governments.--An 
     aircraft described in subparagraph (C) or (D) of section 
     40102(a)(38) qualifies as a public aircraft except when it is 
     used for commercial purposes or to carry an individual other 
     than a crewmember or a qualified non-crewmember.
       ``(d) Aircraft owned or operated by the armed forces.--An 
     aircraft described in section 40102(38)(E) qualifies as a 
     public aircraft if--
       ``(1) the aircraft is operated in accordance with title 10; 
     or
       ``(2) the aircraft is chartered to provide transportation 
     to the armed forces and the Secretary of Defense (or the 
     Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 
     operating) designates the operation of the aircraft as being 
     required in the national interest.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The analysis for chapter 401 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

``40125. Qualifications for public aircraft status.''.
       (c) Safety of Public Aircraft.--
       (1) Study.--The National Transportation Safety Board shall 
     conduct a study to compare the safety of public aircraft and 
     civil aircraft. In conducting the study, the Board shall 
     review safety statistics on aircraft operations since 1993.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the National Transportation Safety 
     Board shall transmit to Congress a report containing the 
     results of the study conducted under paragraph (1).

     SEC. 703. PROHIBITION ON RELEASE OF OFFEROR PROPOSALS.

       Section 40110 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(d) Prohibition on Release of Offeror Proposals.--
       ``(1) General rule.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), a 
     proposal in the possession or control of the Administrator 
     may not be made available to any person under section 552 of 
     title 5, United States Code.
       ``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any 
     portion of a proposal of an offeror the disclosure of which 
     is authorized by the Administrator pursuant to procedures 
     published in the Federal Register. The Administrator shall 
     provide an opportunity for public comment on the procedures 
     for a period of not less than 30 days beginning on the date 
     of such publication in order to receive and consider the 
     views of all interested parties on the procedures. The 
     procedures shall not take effect before the 60th day 
     following the date of such publication.
       ``(3) Proposal defined.--In this subsection, the term 
     `proposal' means information contained in or originating from 
     any proposal, including a technical, management, or cost 
     proposal, submitted by an offeror in response to the 
     requirements of a solicitation for a competitive proposal.''.

     SEC. 704. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS.

       Section 40111 is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (b) through (d) as 
     subsections (c) through (e), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
       ``(b) Telecommunications Services.--Notwithstanding section 
     1341(a)(1)(B) of title 31, the Administrator may make a 
     contract of not more than 10 years for telecommunication 
     services that are provided through the use of a satellite if 
     the Administrator finds that the longer contract period would 
     be cost beneficial.''.

     SEC. 705. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION PERSONNEL 
                   MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

       (a) Mediation.--Section 40122(a)(2) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following: ``The 60-day period shall not include 
     any period during which Congress has adjourned sine die.''.
       (b) Right To Contest Adverse Personnel Actions.--Section 
     40122 is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Right To Contest Adverse Personnel Actions.--An 
     employee of the Federal Aviation Administration who is the 
     subject of a major adverse personnel action may contest the 
     action either through any contractual grievance procedure 
     that is applicable to the employee as a member of the 
     collective bargaining unit or through the Administration's 
     internal process relating to review of major adverse 
     personnel actions of the Administration, known as Guaranteed 
     Fair Treatment or under section 347(c) of the Department of 
     Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.
       ``(h) Election of Forum.--Where a major adverse personnel 
     action may be contested through more than one of the 
     indicated forums (such as the contractual grievance 
     procedure, the Federal Aviation Administration's internal 
     process, or that of the Merit Systems Protection Board), an 
     employee must elect the forum through which the matter will 
     be contested. Nothing in this section is intended to allow an 
     employee to contest an action through more than one forum 
     unless otherwise allowed by law.
       ``(i) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `major adverse personnel action' means a suspension of more 
     than 14 days, a reduction in pay or grade, a removal for 
     conduct or performance, a nondisciplinary removal, a furlough 
     of 30 days or less (but not including placement in a nonpay 
     status as the result of a lapse of appropriations or an 
     enactment by Congress), or a reduction in force action.''.
       (c) Applicability of Merit Systems Protection Board 
     Provisions.--Section 347(b) of the Department of 
     Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 
     (109 Stat. 460) 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) sections 1204, 1211-1218, 1221, and 7701-7703, 
     relating to the Merit Systems Protection Board.''.
       (d) Appeals to Merit Systems Protection Board.--Section 
     347(c) of the Department of Transportation and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(c) Appeals to Merit Systems Protection Board.--Under the 
     new personnel management system developed and implemented 
     under subsection (a), an employee of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration may submit an appeal to the Merit Systems 
     Protection Board and may seek judicial review of any 
     resulting final orders or decisions of the Board from any 
     action that was appealable to the Board under any law, rule, 
     or regulation as of March 31, 1996.''.

     SEC. 706. NONDISCRIMINATION IN AIRLINE TRAVEL.

       (a) Discriminatory Practices.--Section 41310(a) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(a) Prohibitions.--
       ``(1) In general.--An air carrier or foreign air carrier 
     may not subject a person, place, port, or type of traffic in 
     foreign air transportation to unreasonable discrimination.
       ``(2) Discrimination against persons.--An air carrier or 
     foreign air carrier may not subject a person in foreign air 
     transportation to discrimination on the basis of race, color, 
     national origin, religion, or sex.''.
       (b) Interstate Air Transportation.--Section 41702 is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``An air carrier'' and inserting ``(a) Safe 
     and Adequate Air Transportation.--An air carrier''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Discrimination Against Persons.--An air carrier may 
     not subject a person in interstate air transportation to 
     discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, 
     religion, or sex.''.
       (c) Discrimination Against Handicapped Individuals by 
     Foreign Air Carriers.--Section 41705 is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) General Prohibition.--'' before ``In 
     providing''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Prohibition Applicable to Foreign Air Carriers.--
     Subject to section 40105(b), the prohibition on 
     discrimination against an otherwise qualified individual set 
     forth in subsection (a) shall apply to a foreign air carrier 
     in providing foreign air transportation.''.
       (d) Civil Penalty for Violations of Prohibition on 
     Discrimination Against the

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     Handicapped.--Section 46301(a)(3) is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(E) a violation of section 41705, relating to 
     discrimination against handicapped individuals.''.
       (e) International Aviation Standards for Accommodating the 
     Handicapped.--The Secretary of Transportation shall work with 
     appropriate international organizations and the aviation 
     authorities of other nations to bring about the establishment 
     of higher standards, if appropriate, for accommodating 
     handicapped passengers in air transportation, particularly 
     with respect to foreign air carriers that code share with 
     domestic air carriers.

     SEC. 707. JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT.

       Section 41716(a)(1) is amended by striking ``an agreement 
     entered into by a major air carrier'' and inserting ``an 
     agreement entered into between two or more major air 
     carriers''.

     SEC. 708. EXTENSION OF WAR RISK INSURANCE PROGRAM.

       Section 44310 is amended by striking ``after'' and all that 
     follows and inserting ``after December 31, 2004.''.

     SEC. 709. GENERAL FACILITIES AND PERSONNEL AUTHORITY.

       Section 44502(a) is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(6) Improvements on leased properties.--The Administrator 
     may make improvements to real property leased for no or 
     nominal consideration for an air navigation facility, 
     regardless of whether the cost of making the improvements 
     exceeds the cost of leasing the real property, if--
       ``(A) the improvements primarily benefit the Government;
       ``(B) the improvements are essential for accomplishment of 
     the mission of the Federal Aviation Administration; and
       ``(C) the interest of the Government in the improvements is 
     protected.''.

     SEC. 710. IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE 83 BIS OF THE CHICAGO 
                   CONVENTION.

       Section 44701 is amended by--
       (1) redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
       ``(e) Bilateral Exchanges of Safety Oversight 
     Responsibilities.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding the provisions of this 
     chapter, the Administrator, pursuant to Article 83 bis of the 
     Convention on International Civil Aviation and by a bilateral 
     agreement with the aeronautical authorities of another 
     country, may exchange with that country all or part of their 
     respective functions and duties with respect to registered 
     aircraft under the following articles of the Convention: 
     Article 12 (Rules of the Air); Article 31 (Certificates of 
     Airworthiness); or Article 32a (Licenses of Personnel).
       ``(2) Relinquishment and acceptance of responsibility.--The 
     Administrator relinquishes responsibility with respect to the 
     functions and duties transferred by the Administrator as 
     specified in the bilateral agreement, under the Articles 
     listed in paragraph (1) for United States-registered aircraft 
     described in paragraph (4)(A) transferred abroad and accepts 
     responsibility with respect to the functions and duties under 
     those Articles for aircraft registered abroad and described 
     in paragraph (4)(B) that are transferred to the United 
     States.
       ``(3) Conditions.--The Administrator may predicate, in the 
     agreement, the transfer of functions and duties under this 
     subsection on any conditions the Administrator deems 
     necessary and prudent, except that the Administrator may not 
     transfer responsibilities for United States registered 
     aircraft described in paragraph (4)(A) to a country that the 
     Administrator determines is not in compliance with its 
     obligations under international law for the safety oversight 
     of civil aviation.
       ``(4) Registered aircraft defined.--In this subsection, the 
     term `registered aircraft' means--
       ``(A) aircraft registered in the United States and operated 
     pursuant to an agreement for the lease, charter, or 
     interchange of the aircraft or any similar arrangement by an 
     operator that has its principal place of business or, if it 
     has no such place of business, its permanent residence in 
     another country; or
       ``(B) aircraft registered in a foreign country and operated 
     under an agreement for the lease, charter, or interchange of 
     the aircraft or any similar arrangement by an operator that 
     has its principal place of business or, if it has no such 
     place of business, its permanent residence in the United 
     States.''.

     SEC. 711. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF AIRMEN RECORDS.

       Section 44703 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) Public Information.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) and 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the information 
     contained in the records of contents of any airman 
     certificate issued under this section that is limited to an 
     airman's name, address, and ratings held shall be made 
     available to the public after the 120th day following the 
     date of the enactment of the Aviation Investment and Reform 
     Act for the 21st Century.
       ``(2) Opportunity to withhold information.--Before making 
     any information concerning an airman available to the public 
     under paragraph (1), the airman shall be given an opportunity 
     to elect that the information not be made available to the 
     public.
       ``(3) Development and implementation of program.--Not later 
     than 60 days after the date of the enactment of the Aviation 
     Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century, the 
     Administrator shall develop and implement, in cooperation 
     with representatives of the aviation industry, a one-time 
     written notification to airmen to set forth the implications 
     of making information concerning an airman available to the 
     public under paragraph (1) and to carry out paragraph (2).''.

     SEC. 712. APPEALS OF EMERGENCY REVOCATIONS OF CERTIFICATES.

       Section 44709(e) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(e) Effectiveness of Orders Pending Appeal.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), if 
     a person files an appeal with the Board under section (d), 
     the order of the Administrator is stayed.
       ``(2) Emergencies.--If the Administrator advises the Board 
     that an emergency exists and safety in air commerce or air 
     transportation requires the order to be effective 
     immediately, the order is effective, except that a person 
     filing an appeal under subsection (d) may file a written 
     petition to the Board for an emergency stay on the issues of 
     the appeal that are related to the existence of the 
     emergency. The Board shall have 10 days to review the 
     materials. If any two members of the Board determine that 
     sufficient grounds exist to grant a stay, an emergency stay 
     shall be granted. If an emergency stay is granted, the Board 
     must meet within 15 days of the granting of the stay to make 
     a final disposition of the issues related to the existence of 
     the emergency.
       ``(3) Final disposition of appeal.--In all cases, the Board 
     shall make a final disposition of the merits of the appeal 
     not later than 60 days after the Administrator advises the 
     Board of the order.''.

     SEC. 713. GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY CONSORTIA.

       Section 44903 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(f) Government and Industry Consortia.--The Administrator 
     may establish at individual airports such consortia of 
     government and aviation industry representatives as the 
     Administrator may designate to provide advice on matters 
     related to aviation security and safety. Such consortia shall 
     not be considered Federal advisory committees.''.

     SEC. 714. PASSENGER MANIFEST.

       Section 44909(a)(2) is amended by striking ``shall'' and 
     inserting ``should''.

     SEC. 715. COST RECOVERY FOR FOREIGN AVIATION SERVICES.

       Section 45301 is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a)(2) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(2) Services (other than air traffic control services) 
     provided to a foreign government or to any entity obtaining 
     services outside the United States, except that the 
     Administrator shall not impose fees in any manner for 
     production-certification related service performed outside 
     the United States pertaining to aeronautical products 
     manufactured outside the United States.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Production-Certification Related Service Defined.--In 
     this section, the term `production-certification related 
     service' has the meaning given that term in appendix C of 
     part 187 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.''.

     SEC. 716. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO CIVIL PENALTY PROVISIONS.

       Section 46301 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)(A) by striking ``46302, 46303, 
     or'';
       (2) in subsection (d)(7)(A) by striking ``an individual'' 
     the first place it appears and inserting ``a person''; and
       (3) in subsection (g) by inserting ``or the Administrator'' 
     after ``Secretary''.

     SEC. 717. WAIVER UNDER AIRPORT NOISE AND CAPACITY ACT.

       (a) Waivers for Aircraft Not Complying With Stage 3 Noise 
     Levels.--Section 47528(b)(1) is amended in the first sentence 
     by inserting ``or foreign air carrier'' after ``air 
     carrier''.
       (b) Exemption for Aircraft Modification or Disposal.--
     Section 47528 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by inserting ``or (f)'' after 
     ``(b)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Aircraft Modification or Disposal.--After December 
     31, 1999, the Secretary may provide a procedure under which a 
     person may operate a stage 1 or stage 2 aircraft in 
     nonrevenue service to or from an airport in the United States 
     in order to--
       ``(1) sell the aircraft outside the United States;
       ``(2) sell the aircraft for scrapping; or
       ``(3) obtain modifications to the aircraft to meet stage 3 
     noise levels.''.
       (c) Limited Operation of Certain Aircraft.--Section 
     47528(e) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) An air carrier operating stage 2 aircraft under this 
     subsection may operate stage 2 aircraft to or from the 48 
     contiguous States on a nonrevenue basis in order to--
       ``(A) perform maintenance (including major alterations) or 
     preventative maintenance on aircraft operated, or to be 
     operated, within the limitations of paragraph (2)(B); or
       ``(B) conduct operations within the limitations of 
     paragraph (2)(B).''.

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     SEC. 718. METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORT AUTHORITY.

       (a) Extension of Application Approvals.--Section 49108 is 
     amended by striking ``2001'' and inserting ``2004''.
       (b) Elimination of Deadline for Appointment of Members to 
     Board of Directors.--Section 49106(c)(6) is amended by 
     striking subparagraph (C) and by redesignating subparagraph 
     (D) as subparagraph (C).

     SEC. 719. ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

       Section 348 of the Department of Transportation and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (49 U.S.C. 106 note; 109 
     Stat. 460) is amended by striking subsection (c) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(c) Contracts Extending Into a Subsequent Fiscal Year.--
     Notwithstanding subsection (b)(3), the Administrator may 
     enter into contracts for procurement of severable services 
     that begin in one fiscal year and end in another if (without 
     regard to any option to extend the period of the contract) 
     the contract period does not exceed 1 year.''.

     SEC. 720. CENTENNIAL OF FLIGHT COMMISSION.

       (a) Membership.--
       (1) Appointment.--Section 4(a)(5) of the Centennial of 
     Flight Commemoration Act (36 U.S.C. 143 note; 112 Stat. 3487) 
     is amended by inserting ``, or his designee,'' after 
     ``prominence''.
       (2) Status.--Section 4 of such Act (112 Stat. 3487) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Status.--The members of the Commission described in 
     paragraphs (1), (3), (4), and (5) of subsection (a) shall not 
     be considered to be officers or employees of the United 
     States.''.
       (b) Duties.--Section 5(a)(7) of such Act (112 Stat. 3488) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(7) as a nonprimary purpose, publish popular and 
     scholarly works related to the history of aviation or the 
     anniversary of the centennial of powered flight.''.
       (c) Conflicts of Interest.--Section 6 of such Act (112 
     Stat. 3488-3489) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(e) Conflicts of Interest.--At its second business 
     meeting, the Commission shall adopt a policy to protect 
     against possible conflicts of interest involving its members 
     and employees. The Commission shall consult with the Office 
     of Government Ethics in the development of such a policy and 
     shall recognize the status accorded its members under section 
     4(g).''.
       (d) Executive Director.--The first sentence of section 7(a) 
     of such Act (112 Stat. 3489) is amended by striking the 
     period at the end and inserting the following: ``or 
     represented on the First Flight Centennial Advisory Board 
     under subparagraphs (A) through (E) of section 12(b)(1).''.
       (e) Exclusive Right to Name, Logos, Emblems, Seals, and 
     Marks.--
       (1) Use of funds.--Section 9(d) of such Act (112 Stat. 
     3490) is amended by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting the following: ``, except that the Commission may 
     transfer any portion of such funds that is in excess of the 
     funds necessary to carry out such duties to any Federal 
     agency or the National Air and Space Museum of the 
     Smithsonian Institution to be used for the sole purpose of 
     commemorating the history of aviation or the centennial of 
     powered flight.''.
       (2) Duties to be carried out by administrator of nasa.--
     Section 9 of such Act (112 Stat. 3490) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(f) Duties To Be Carried Out by Administrator of NASA.--
     The duties of the Commission under this section shall be 
     carried out by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration, in consultation with the 
     Commission.''.

     SEC. 721. AIRCRAFT SITUATIONAL DISPLAY DATA.

       (a) In General.--A memorandum of agreement between the 
     Administrator and any person that directly obtains aircraft 
     situational display data from the Federal Aviation 
     Administration shall require that--
       (1) the person demonstrate to the satisfaction of the 
     Administrator that such person is capable of selectively 
     blocking the display of any aircraft-situation-display-to-
     industry derived data related to any identified aircraft 
     registration number; and
       (2) the person agree to block selectively the aircraft 
     registration numbers of any aircraft owner or operator upon 
     the Administration's request.
       (b) Existing Memoranda To Be Conformed.--The Administrator 
     shall conform any memoranda of agreement, in effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, between the Administration 
     and a person under which that person obtains aircraft 
     situational display data to incorporate the requirements of 
     subsection (a) within 30 days after that date.

     SEC. 722. ELIMINATION OF BACKLOG OF EQUAL EMPLOYMENT 
                   OPPORTUNITY COMPLAINTS.

       (a) Hiring of Additional Personnel.--For fiscal year 2000, 
     the Secretary of Transportation may hire or contract for such 
     additional personnel as may be necessary to eliminate the 
     backlog of pending equal employment opportunity complaints to 
     the Department of Transportation and to ensure that 
     investigations of complaints are completed not later than 180 
     days after the date of initiation of the investigation.
       (b) Funding.--Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to 
     section 106(k) of title 49, United States Code, for fiscal 
     year 2000, $2,000,000 may be used to carry out this section.

     SEC. 723. NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA.

       (a) Authority To Grant Waivers.--Notwithstanding section 16 
     of the Federal Airport Act (as in effect on May 14, 1947) or 
     section 47125 of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary 
     shall, subject to section 47153 of such title (as in effect 
     on June 1, 1998), and subsection (b) of this section, waive 
     with respect to airport property parcels that, according to 
     the Federal Aviation Administration approved airport layout 
     plan for Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport, are 
     no longer required for airport purposes from any term 
     contained in the deed of conveyance dated May 14, 1947, under 
     which the United States conveyed such property to the 
     Peninsula Airport Commission for airport purposes of the 
     Commission.
       (b) Conditions.--Any waiver granted by the Secretary under 
     subsection (a) shall be subject to the following conditions:
       (1) The Peninsula Airport Commission shall agree that, in 
     leasing or conveying any interest in the property with 
     respect to which waivers are granted under subsection (a), 
     the Commission will receive an amount that is equal to the 
     fair lease value or the fair market value, as the case may be 
     (as determined pursuant to regulations issued by the 
     Secretary).
       (2) Peninsula Airport Commission shall use any amount so 
     received only for the development, improvement, operation, or 
     maintenance of Newport News/Williamsburg International 
     Airport.

     SEC. 724. GRANT OF EASEMENT, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

       The City of Los Angeles Department of Airports may grant an 
     easement to the California Department of Transportation to 
     lands required to provide sufficient right-of-way to 
     facilitate the construction of the California State Route 138 
     bypass, as proposed by the California Department of 
     Transportation.

     SEC. 725. REGULATION OF ALASKA GUIDE PILOTS.

       (a) In General.--Beginning on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, flight operations conducted by Alaska guide pilots 
     shall be regulated under the general operating and flight 
     rules contained in part 91 of title 14, Code of Federal 
     Regulations.
       (b) Rulemaking Proceeding.--
       (1) In general.--The Administrator shall conduct a 
     rulemaking proceeding and issue a final rule to modify the 
     general operating and flight rules referred to in subsection 
     (a) by establishing special rules applicable to the flight 
     operations conducted by Alaska guide pilots.
       (2) Contents of rules.--A final rule issued by the 
     Administrator under paragraph (1) shall require Alaska guide 
     pilots--
       (A) to operate aircraft inspected no less often than after 
     125 hours of flight time;
       (B) to participate in an annual flight review, as described 
     in section 61.56 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations;
       (C) to have at least 500 hours of flight time as a pilot;
       (D) to have a commercial rating, as described subpart F of 
     part 61 of such title;
       (E) to hold at least a second-class medical certificate, as 
     described in subpart C of part 67 of such title;
       (F) to hold a current letter of authorization issued by the 
     Administrator; and
       (G) to take such other actions as the Administrator 
     determines necessary for safety.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       (1) Letter of authorization.--The term ``letter of 
     authorization'' means a letter issued by the Administrator 
     once every 5 years to an Alaska guide pilot certifying that 
     the pilot is in compliance with general operating and flight 
     rules applicable to the pilot. In the case of a multi-pilot 
     operation, at the election of the operating entity, a letter 
     of authorization may be issued by the Administrator to the 
     entity or to each Alaska guide pilot employed by the entity.
       (2) Alaska guide pilot.--The term ``Alaska guide pilot'' 
     means a pilot who--
       (A) conducts aircraft operations over or within the State 
     of Alaska;
       (B) operates single engine, fixed wing aircraft on floats, 
     wheels, or skis, providing commercial hunting, fishing, or 
     other guide services and related accommodations in the form 
     of camps or lodges; and
       (C) transports clients by such aircraft incidental to 
     hunting, fishing, or other guide services, or uses air 
     transport to enable guided clients to reach hunting or 
     fishing locations.

     SEC. 726. AIRCRAFT REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE ADVISORY PANEL.

       (a) Establishment of Panel.--The Secretary of 
     Transportation--
       (1) shall establish an Aircraft Repair and Maintenance 
     Advisory Panel to review issues related to the use and 
     oversight of aircraft and aviation component repair and 
     maintenance facilities (in this section referred to as 
     ``aircraft repair facilities'') located within, or outside 
     of, the United States; and
       (2) may seek the advice of the panel on any issue related 
     to methods to increase safety by improving the oversight of 
     aircraft repair facilities.
       (b) Membership.--The panel shall consist of--
       (1) nine members appointed by the Secretary as follows:
       (A) three representatives of labor organizations 
     representing aviation mechanics;
       (B) one representative of cargo air carriers;
       (C) one representative of passenger air carriers;
       (D) one representative of aircraft repair facilities;
       (E) one representative of aircraft manufacturers;
       (F) one representative of on-demand passenger air carriers 
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       (G) one representative of regional passenger air carriers;
       (2) one representative from the Department of Commerce, 
     designated by the Secretary of Commerce;
       (3) one representative from the Department of State, 
     designated by the Secretary of State; and
       (4) one representative from the Federal Aviation 
     Administration, designated by the Administrator.
       (c) Responsibilities.--The panel shall--
       (1) determine the amount and type of work that is being 
     performed by aircraft repair facilities located within, and 
     outside of, the United States; and
       (2) provide advice and counsel to the Secretary with 
     respect to the aircraft and aviation component repair work 
     performed by aircraft repair facilities and air carriers, 
     staffing needs, and any balance of trade or safety issues 
     associated with that work.
       (d) DOT To Request Information From Air Carriers and Repair 
     Facilities.--
       (1) Collection of information.--The Secretary, by 
     regulation, shall require air carriers, foreign air carriers, 
     domestic repair facilities, and foreign repair facilities to 
     submit such information as the Secretary may require in order 
     to assess balance of trade and safety issues with respect to 
     work performed on aircraft used by air carriers, foreign air 
     carriers, United States corporate operators, and foreign 
     corporate operators.
       (2) Drug and alcohol testing information.--Included in the 
     information the Secretary requires under paragraph (1) shall 
     be information on the existence and administration of 
     employee drug and alcohol testing programs in place at the 
     foreign repair facilities, if applicable. The Secretary, if 
     necessary, shall work with the International Civil Aviation 
     Organization to increase the number and improve the 
     administration of employee drug and alcohol testing programs 
     at the foreign repair facilities.
       (3) Description of work done.--Included in the information 
     the Secretary requires under paragraph (1) shall be 
     information on the amount and type of work performed on 
     aircraft registered in and outside of the United States.
       (e) DOT To Facilitate Collection of Information About 
     Aircraft Maintenance.--The Secretary shall facilitate the 
     collection of information from the National Transportation 
     Safety Board, the Federal Aviation Administration, and other 
     appropriate agencies regarding maintenance performed by 
     aircraft repair facilities.
       (f) DOT To Make Information Available to Public.--The 
     Secretary shall make any relevant information received under 
     subsection (c) available to the public, consistent with the 
     authority to withhold trade secrets or commercial, financial, 
     and other proprietary information under section 552 of title 
     5, United States Code.
       (g) Termination.--The panel established under subsection 
     (a) shall terminate on the earlier of--
       (1) the date that is 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act; or
       (2) December 31, 2001.
       (h) Definitions.--The definitions contained in section 
     40102 of title 49, United States Code, shall apply to this 
     section.

     SEC. 727. OPERATIONS OF AIR TAXI INDUSTRY.

       (a) Study.--The Administrator, in consultation with the 
     National Transportation Safety Board and other interested 
     persons, shall conduct a study of air taxi operators 
     regulated under part 135 of title 14, Code of Federal 
     Regulations.
       (b) Contents.--The study shall include an analysis of the 
     size and type of the aircraft fleet, relevant aircraft 
     equipment, hours flown, utilization rates, safety record by 
     various categories of use and aircraft type, sales revenues, 
     and airports served by the air taxi fleet.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit to 
     Congress a report on the results of the study.

     SEC. 728. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS CONCERNING COMPLETION OF 
                   COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL AIRSPACE REDESIGN.

       It is the sense of the Congress that, as soon as is 
     practicable, the Administrator should complete and begin 
     implementation of the comprehensive national airspace 
     redesign that is being conducted by the Administrator.

     SEC. 729. COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order to 
     avoid unnecessary duplication of expense and effort, the 
     Secretary of Transportation may authorize the use, in whole 
     or in part, of a completed environmental assessment or 
     environmental impact study for new construction projects on 
     the air operations area of an airport, if the completed 
     assessment or study was for a project at the airport that is 
     substantially similar in nature to the new project. Any such 
     authorized use shall meet all requirements of Federal law for 
     the completion of such an assessment or study.

     SEC. 730. AIRCRAFT NOISE LEVELS AT AIRPORTS.

       (a) Development of New Standards.--The Secretary of 
     Transportation shall continue to work to develop a new 
     standard for aircraft and aircraft engines that will lead to 
     a further reduction in aircraft noise levels.
       (b) Report.--Not later than March 1, 2000, and annually 
     thereafter, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report 
     regarding the application of new standards or technologies to 
     reduce aircraft noise levels.

     SEC. 731. FAA CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN STATE PROPOSALS.

       The Administrator is encouraged to consider any proposal 
     with a regional consensus submitted by a State aviation 
     authority regarding the expansion of existing airport 
     facilities or the introduction of new airport facilities.

     SEC. 732. CINCINNATI-MUNICIPAL BLUE ASH AIRPORT.

       (a) Approval of Sale.--To maintain the efficient 
     utilization of airports in the high-growth Cincinnati local 
     airport system, and to ensure that the Cincinnati-Municipal 
     Blue Ash Airport continues to operate to relieve congestion 
     at Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport and to 
     provide greater access to the general aviation community 
     beyond the expiration of the City of Cincinnati's grant 
     obligations, the Secretary of Transportation may approve the 
     sale of Cincinnati-Municipal Blue Ash Airport from the City 
     of Cincinnati to the City of Blue Ash upon a finding that the 
     City of Blue Ash meets all applicable requirements for 
     sponsorship and if the City of Blue Ash agrees to continue to 
     maintain and operate Blue Ash Airport, as generally 
     contemplated and described within the Blue Ash Master Plan 
     Update dated November 30, 1998, for a period of 20 years from 
     the date existing grant assurance obligations of the City of 
     Cincinnati expire.
       (b) Treatment of Proceeds From Sale.--The proceeds from the 
     sale approved under subsection (a) shall not be considered to 
     be airport revenue for purposes of section 47107 and 47133 of 
     title 49, United States Code, grant obligations of the City 
     of Cincinnati, or regulations and policies of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration.

     SEC. 733. AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT PARTS FOR USE IN RESPONDING 
                   TO OIL SPILLS.

       (a) Authority To Sell.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 202 of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     483) and subject to subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary of 
     Defense may, during the period beginning June 15, 1999, and 
     ending September 30, 2002, sell aircraft and aircraft parts 
     referred to in paragraph (2) to a person or governmental 
     entity that contracts to deliver oil dispersants by air in 
     order to disperse oil spills, and that has been approved by 
     the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is 
     operating for the delivery of oil dispersants by air in order 
     to disperse oil spills.
       (2) Covered aircraft and aircraft parts.--The aircraft and 
     aircraft parts that may be sold under paragraph (1) are 
     aircraft and aircraft parts of the Department of Defense that 
     are determined by the Secretary of Defense to be--
       (A) excess to the needs of the Department;
       (B) acceptable for commercial sale; and
       (C) with respect to aircraft, 10 years old or older.
       (b) Conditions of Sale.--Aircraft and aircraft parts sold 
     under subsection (a)--
       (1) may be used only for oil spill spotting, observation, 
     and dispersant delivery; and
       (2) may not be flown outside of or removed from the United 
     States, except for the purpose of fulfilling an international 
     agreement to assist in oil spill dispersing efforts or for 
     other purposes that are jointly approved by the Secretary of 
     Defense and the Secretary of Transportation.
       (c) Certification of persons and entities.--The Secretary 
     of Defense may sell aircraft and aircraft parts to a person 
     or governmental entity under subsection (a) only if the 
     Secretary of Transportation certifies to the Secretary of 
     Defense, in writing, before the sale, that the person or 
     governmental entity is capable of meeting the terms and 
     conditions of a contract to deliver oil spill dispersants by 
     air.
       (d) Regulations.--
       (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Transportation and the 
     Administrator of General Services, shall issue regulations 
     relating to the sale of aircraft and aircraft parts under 
     this section.
       (2) Contents.--The regulations shall--
       (A) ensure that the sale of the aircraft and aircraft parts 
     is made at a fair market value as determined by the Secretary 
     of Defense, and, to the extent practicable, on a competitive 
     basis;
       (B) require a certification by the purchaser that the 
     aircraft and aircraft parts will be used in accordance with 
     the conditions set forth in subsection (b);
       (C) establish appropriate means of verifying and enforcing 
     the use of the aircraft and aircraft parts by the purchaser 
     and other users in accordance with the conditions set forth 
     in subsection (b) or pursuant to subsection (e); and
       (D) ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the 
     Secretary of Defense consults with the Administrator of 
     General Services and with the heads of other appropriate 
     departments and agencies of the Federal Government regarding 
     alternative uses for such aircraft and aircraft parts before 
     the sale of such aircraft and aircraft parts under this 
     section.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of 
     Defense may require such other terms and conditions in 
     connection with each sale of aircraft and aircraft parts 
     under this section as the Secretary of Defense considers 
     appropriate for such sale. Such terms and conditions shall 
     meet the requirements of regulations issued under subsection 
     (d).
       (f) Report.--Not later than March 31, 2002, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services 
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     mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the Secretary of Defense's 
     exercise of authority under this section. The report shall 
     set forth--
       (1) the number and types of aircraft sold under this 
     section, and the terms and conditions under which the 
     aircraft were sold;
       (2) the persons or entities to which the aircraft were 
     sold; and
       (3) an accounting of the current use of the aircraft sold.
       (g) Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed 
     as affecting the authority of the Administrator of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration under any other provision of 
     law.
       (h) Proceeds From Sale.--The net proceeds of any amounts 
     received by the Secretary of Defense from the sale of 
     aircraft and aircraft parts under this section shall be 
     deposited into the general fund of the Treasury as 
     miscellaneous receipts.

     SEC. 734. DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES BY COMPUTER RESERVATIONS 
                   SYSTEMS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) Actions Against Discriminatory Activity by Foreign CRS 
     Systems.--Section 41310 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(g) Actions Against Discriminatory Activity by Foreign 
     CRS Systems.--The Secretary of Transportation may take such 
     actions as the Secretary considers are in the public interest 
     to eliminate an activity of a foreign air carrier that owns 
     or markets a computer reservations system, or of a computer 
     reservations system firm whose principal offices are located 
     outside the United States, when the Secretary, on the 
     initiative of the Secretary or on complaint, decides that the 
     activity, with respect to airline service--
       ``(1) is an unjustifiable or unreasonable discriminatory, 
     predatory, or anticompetitive practice against a computer 
     reservations system firm whose principal offices are located 
     inside the United States; or
       ``(2) imposes an unjustifiable or unreasonable restriction 
     on access of such a computer reservations system to a foreign 
     market.''.
       (b) Complaints by CRS Firms.--Section 41310 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``air carrier'' in the first sentence and 
     inserting ``air carrier, computer reservations system 
     firm,'';
       (B) by striking ``subsection (c)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (c) or (g)''; and
       (C) by striking ``air carrier'' in subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting ``air carrier or computer reservations system 
     firm''; and
       (2) in subsection (e)(1) by inserting ``or a computer 
     reservations system firm is subject when providing services 
     with respect to airline service'' before the period at the 
     end of the first sentence.

     SEC. 735. ALKALI SILICA REACTIVITY DISTRESS.

       (a) In General.--The Administrator may make a grant to, or 
     enter into a cooperative agreement with, a nonprofit 
     organization for the conduct of a study on the impact of 
     alkali silica reactivity distress on airport runways and 
     taxiways and the use of lithium salts and other alternatives 
     for mitigation and prevention of such distress.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 18 months after making a grant, 
     or entering into a cooperative agreement, under subsection 
     (a) the Administrator shall transmit a report to Congress on 
     the results of the study.

     SEC. 736. PROCUREMENT OF PRIVATE ENTERPRISE MAPPING, 
                   CHARTING, AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS.

       The Administrator shall consider procuring mapping, 
     charting, and geographic information systems necessary to 
     carry out the duties of the Administrator under title 49, 
     United States Code, from private enterprises, if the 
     Administrator determines that such procurement furthers the 
     mission of the Federal Aviation Administration and is cost 
     effective.

     SEC. 737. LAND USE COMPLIANCE REPORT.

       Section 47131 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) a detailed statement listing airports that are not in 
     compliance with grant assurances or other requirements with 
     respect to airport lands and including the circumstances of 
     such noncompliance, the timelines for corrective action, and 
     the corrective action the Secretary intends to take to bring 
     the airport sponsor into compliance.''.

     SEC. 738. NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION DATA CENTER OF EXCELLENCE.

       Of the amounts made available pursuant to section 
     5117(b)(6)(B) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
     Century (23 U.S.C. 502 note; 112 Stat. 450), not to exceed 
     $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 and 2001 may be made 
     available by the Secretary of Transportation to establish, at 
     an Army depot that has been closed or realigned, a national 
     transportation data center of excellence that will--
       (1) serve as a satellite facility for the central data 
     repository that is hosted by the computer center of the 
     Transportation Administrative Service; and
       (2) analyze transportation data collected by the Federal 
     Government, States, cities, and the transportation industry.

     SEC. 739. MONROE REGIONAL AIRPORT LAND CONVEYANCE.

       The Secretary of Transportation shall waive all terms 
     contained in the 1949 deed of conveyance under which the 
     United States conveyed certain property then constituting 
     Selman Field, Louisiana, to the City of Monroe, Louisiana, 
     subject to the following conditions:
       (1) The city agrees that in conveying any interest in such 
     property the city will receive an amount for such interest 
     that is equal to the fair market value for such interest.
       (2) The amount received by the city for such conveyance 
     shall be used by the city--
       (A) for the development, improvement, operation, or 
     maintenance of a public airport; or
       (B) for the development or improvement of the city's 
     airport industrial park co-located with the Monroe Regional 
     Airport to the extent that such development or improvement 
     will result in an increase, over time, in the amount the 
     industrial park will pay to the airport to an amount that is 
     greater than the amount the city received for such 
     conveyance.

     SEC. 740. AUTOMATED WEATHER FORECASTING SYSTEMS.

       (a) Contract for Study.--The Administrator shall contract 
     with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study of 
     the effectiveness of the automated weather forecasting 
     systems of covered flight service stations solely with regard 
     to providing safe and reliable airport operations.
       (b) Covered Flight Service Stations.--In this section, the 
     term ``covered flight service station'' means a flight 
     service station where automated weather observation 
     constitutes the entire observation and no additional weather 
     information is added by a human weather observer.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit to 
     the Congress a report on the results of the study.

     SEC. 741. NOISE STUDY OF SKY HARBOR AIRPORT, PHOENIX, 
                   ARIZONA.

       (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration shall conduct a study on recent changes to the 
     flight patterns of aircraft using Sky Harbor Airport in 
     Phoenix, Arizona, and the effects of such changes on the 
     noise contours in the Phoenix, Arizona, region.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the enactment 
     of this section, the Administrator shall submit a report to 
     Congress containing the results of the study conducted under 
     subsection (a) and recommendations for measures to mitigate 
     aircraft noise over populated areas in the Phoenix, Arizona, 
     region.
       (2) Availability to the public.--The Administrator shall 
     make the report described in paragraph (1) available to the 
     public.

     SEC. 742. NONMILITARY HELICOPTER NOISE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     conduct a study--
       (1) on the effects of nonmilitary helicopter noise on 
     individuals; and
       (2) to develop recommendations for the reduction of the 
     effects of nonmilitary helicopter noise.
       (b) Consideration of Views.--In conducting the study under 
     this section, the Secretary shall consider the views of 
     representatives of the helicopter industry and 
     representatives of organizations with an interest in reducing 
     nonmilitary helicopter noise.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
     Congress a report on the results of the study under this 
     section.
             TITLE VIII--NATIONAL PARKS AIR TOUR MANAGEMENT

     SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``National Parks Air Tour 
     Management Act of 1999''.

     SEC. 802. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds that--
       (1) the Federal Aviation Administration has sole authority 
     to control airspace over the United States;
       (2) the Federal Aviation Administration has the authority 
     to preserve, protect, and enhance the environment by 
     minimizing, mitigating, or preventing the adverse effects of 
     aircraft overflights of public and tribal lands;
       (3) the National Park Service has the responsibility of 
     conserving the scenery and natural and historic objects and 
     wildlife in national parks and of providing for the enjoyment 
     of the national parks in ways that leave the national parks 
     unimpaired for future generations;
       (4) the protection of tribal lands from aircraft 
     overflights is consistent with protecting the public health 
     and welfare and is essential to the maintenance of the 
     natural and cultural resources of Indian tribes;
       (5) the National Parks Overflights Working Group, composed 
     of general aviation, commercial air tour, environmental, and 
     Native American representatives, recommended that the 
     Congress enact legislation based on the Group's consensus 
     work product; and
       (6) this title reflects the recommendations made by that 
     Group.

     SEC. 803. AIR TOUR MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR NATIONAL PARKS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 401 is further amended by adding 
     at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 40126. Overflights of national parks

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) General requirements.--A commercial air tour operator 
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     mercial air tour operations over a national park (including 
     tribal lands) except--
       ``(A) in accordance with this section;
       ``(B) in accordance with conditions and limitations 
     prescribed for that operator by the Administrator; and
       ``(C) in accordance with any applicable air tour management 
     plan for the park.
       ``(2) Application for operating authority.--
       ``(A) Application required.--Before commencing commercial 
     air tour operations over a national park (including tribal 
     lands), a commercial air tour operator shall apply to the 
     Administrator for authority to conduct the operations over 
     the park.
       ``(B) Competitive bidding for limited capacity parks.--
     Whenever an air tour management plan limits the number of 
     commercial air tour operations over a national park during a 
     specified time frame, the Administrator, in cooperation with 
     the Director, shall issue operation specifications to 
     commercial air tour operators that conduct such operations. 
     The operation specifications shall include such terms and 
     conditions as the Administrator and the Director find 
     necessary for management of commercial air tour operations 
     over the park. The Administrator, in cooperation with the 
     Director, shall develop an open competitive process for 
     evaluating proposals from persons interested in providing 
     commercial air tour operations over the park. In making a 
     selection from among various proposals submitted, the 
     Administrator, in cooperation with the Director, shall 
     consider relevant factors, including--
       ``(i) the safety record of the person submitting the 
     proposal or pilots employed by the person;
       ``(ii) any quiet aircraft technology proposed to be used by 
     the person submitting the proposal;
       ``(iii) the experience of the person submitting the 
     proposal with commercial air tour operations over other 
     national parks or scenic areas;
       ``(iv) the financial capability of the company;
       ``(v) any training programs for pilots provided by the 
     person submitting the proposal; and
       ``(vi) responsiveness of the person submitting the proposal 
     to any relevant criteria developed by the National Park 
     Service for the affected park.
       ``(C) Number of operations authorized.--In determining the 
     number of authorizations to issue to provide commercial air 
     tour operations over a national park, the Administrator, in 
     cooperation with the Director, shall take into consideration 
     the provisions of the air tour management plan, the number of 
     existing commercial air tour operators and current level of 
     service and equipment provided by any such operators, and the 
     financial viability of each commercial air tour operation.
       ``(D) Cooperation with nps.--Before granting an application 
     under this paragraph, the Administrator, in cooperation with 
     the Director, shall develop an air tour management plan in 
     accordance with subsection (b) and implement such plan.
       ``(3) Exception.--
       ``(A) In general.--If a commercial air tour operator 
     secures a letter of agreement from the Administrator and the 
     superintendent for the national park that describes the 
     conditions under which the commercial air tour operation will 
     be conducted, then notwithstanding paragraph (1), the 
     commercial air tour operator may conduct such operations over 
     the national park under part 91 of title 14, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, if such activity is permitted under part 119 of 
     such title.
       ``(B) Limit on exceptions.--Not more than five flights in 
     any 30-day period over a single national park may be 
     conducted under this paragraph.
       ``(4) Special rule for safety requirements.--
     Notwithstanding subsection (d), an existing commercial air 
     tour operator shall apply, not later than 90 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this section, for operating 
     authority under part 119, 121, or 135 of title 14, Code of 
     Federal Regulations. A new entrant commercial air tour 
     operator shall apply for such authority before conducting 
     commercial air tour operations over a national park 
     (including tribal lands). The Administrator shall act on any 
     such application for a new entrant and issue a decision on 
     the application not later than 24 months after it is received 
     or amended.
       ``(b) Air Tour Management Plans.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Administrator, in cooperation with 
     the Director, shall establish an air tour management plan for 
     any national park (including tribal lands) for which such a 
     plan is not in effect whenever a person applies for authority 
     to conduct a commercial air tour operation over the park. The 
     air tour management plan shall be developed by means of a 
     public process in accordance with paragraph (4).
       ``(B) Objective.--The objective of any air tour management 
     plan shall be to develop acceptable and effective measures to 
     mitigate or prevent the significant adverse impacts, if any, 
     of commercial air tours upon the natural and cultural 
     resources, visitor experiences, and tribal lands.
       ``(2) Environmental determination.--In establishing an air 
     tour management plan under this subsection, the Administrator 
     and the Director shall each sign the environmental decision 
     document required by section 102 of the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332) (including 
     a finding of no significant impact, an environmental 
     assessment, and an environmental impact statement) and the 
     record of decision for the air tour management plan.
       ``(3) Contents.--An air tour management plan for a national 
     park--
       ``(A) may limit or prohibit commercial air tour operations;
       ``(B) may establish conditions for the conduct of 
     commercial air tour operations, including commercial air tour 
     operation routes, maximum or minimum altitudes, time-of-day 
     restrictions, restrictions for particular events, maximum 
     number of flights per unit of time, intrusions on privacy on 
     tribal lands, and mitigation of adverse noise, visual, or 
     other impacts;
       ``(C) may apply to all commercial air tour operations;
       ``(D) shall include incentives (such as preferred 
     commercial air tour operation routes and altitudes and relief 
     from flight caps and curfews) for the adoption of quiet 
     aircraft technology by commercial air tour operators 
     conducting commercial air tour operations over the park;
       ``(E) shall provide a system for allocating opportunities 
     to conduct commercial air tours if the air tour management 
     plan includes a limitation on the number of commercial air 
     tour operations for any time period; and
       ``(F) shall justify and document the need for measures 
     taken pursuant to subparagraphs (A) through (E) and include 
     such justifications in the record of decision.
       ``(4) Procedure.--In establishing an air tour management 
     plan for a national park (including tribal lands), the 
     Administrator and the Director shall--
       ``(A) hold at least one public meeting with interested 
     parties to develop the air tour management plan;
       ``(B) publish the proposed plan in the Federal Register for 
     notice and comment and make copies of the proposed plan 
     available to the public;
       ``(C) comply with the regulations set forth in sections 
     1501.3 and 1501.5 through 1501.8 of title 40, Code of Federal 
     Regulations (for purposes of complying with the regulations, 
     the Federal Aviation Administration shall be the lead agency 
     and the National Park Service is a cooperating agency); and
       ``(D) solicit the participation of any Indian tribe whose 
     tribal lands are, or may be, overflown by aircraft involved 
     in a commercial air tour operation over the park, as a 
     cooperating agency under the regulations referred to in 
     subparagraph (C).
       ``(5) Judicial review.--An air tour management plan 
     developed under this subsection shall be subject to judicial 
     review.
       ``(6) Amendments.--The Administrator, in cooperation with 
     the Director, may make amendments to an air tour management 
     plan. Any such amendments shall be published in the Federal 
     Register for notice and comment. A request for amendment of 
     an air tour management plan shall be made in such form and 
     manner as the Administrator may prescribe.
       ``(c) Determination of Commercial Air Tour Operation 
     Status.--In making a determination of whether a flight is a 
     commercial air tour operation, the Administrator may 
     consider--
       ``(1) whether there was a holding out to the public of 
     willingness to conduct a sightseeing flight for compensation 
     or hire;
       ``(2) whether a narrative that referred to areas or points 
     of interest on the surface below the route of the flight was 
     provided by the person offering the flight;
       ``(3) the area of operation;
       ``(4) the frequency of flights conducted by the person 
     offering the flight;
       ``(5) the route of flight;
       ``(6) the inclusion of sightseeing flights as part of any 
     travel arrangement package offered by the person offering the 
     flight;
       ``(7) whether the flight would have been canceled based on 
     poor visibility of the surface below the route of the flight; 
     and
       ``(8) any other factors that the Administrator considers 
     appropriate.
       ``(d) Interim Operating Authority.--
       ``(1) In general.--Upon application for operating 
     authority, the Administrator shall grant interim operating 
     authority under this subsection to a commercial air tour 
     operator for commercial air tour operations over a national 
     park (including tribal lands) for which the operator is an 
     existing commercial air tour operator.
       ``(2) Requirements and limitations.--Interim operating 
     authority granted under this subsection--
       ``(A) shall provide annual authorization only for the 
     greater of--
       ``(i) the number of flights used by the operator to provide 
     such tours within the 12-month period prior to the date of 
     the enactment of this section; or
       ``(ii) the average number of flights per 12-month period 
     used by the operator to provide such tours within the 36-
     month period prior to such date of the enactment, and, for 
     seasonal operations, the number of flights so used during the 
     season or seasons covered by that 12-month period;
       ``(B) may not provide for an increase in the number of 
     commercial air tour operations conducted during any time 
     period by the commercial air tour operator above the number 
     that the air tour operator was originally granted unless such 
     an increase is agreed to by the Administrator and the 
     Director;
       ``(C) shall be published in the Federal Register to provide 
     notice and opportunity for comment;

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       ``(D) may be revoked by the Administrator for cause;
       ``(E) shall terminate 180 days after the date on which an 
     air tour management plan is established for the park or the 
     tribal lands;
       ``(F) shall promote protection of national park resources, 
     visitor experiences, and tribal lands;
       ``(G) shall promote safe operations of the commercial air 
     tour;
       ``(H) shall promote the adoption of quiet technology, as 
     appropriate; and
       ``(I) shall allow for modifications of the operation based 
     on experience if the modification improves protection of 
     national park resources and values and of tribal lands.
       ``(e) Exemptions.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided by paragraph (2), 
     this section shall not apply to--
       ``(A) the Grand Canyon National Park;
       ``(B) tribal lands within or abutting the Grand Canyon 
     National Park; or
       ``(C) any unit of the National Park System located in 
     Alaska or any other land or water located in Alaska.
       ``(2) Exception.--This section shall apply to the Grand 
     Canyon National Park if section 3 of Public Law 100-91 (16 
     U.S.C. 1a-1 note; 101 Stat. 674-678) is no longer in effect.
       ``(3) Lake mead.--This section shall not apply to any air 
     tour operator while flying over or near the Lake Mead 
     National Recreation Area solely, as a transportation route, 
     to conduct an air tour over the Grand Canyon National Park.
       ``(f) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(1) Commercial air tour operator.--The term `commercial 
     air tour operator' means any person who conducts a commercial 
     air tour operation.
       ``(2) Existing commercial air tour operator.--The term 
     `existing commercial air tour operator' means a commercial 
     air tour operator that was actively engaged in the business 
     of providing commercial air tour operations over a national 
     park at any time during the 12-month period ending on the 
     date of the enactment of this section.
       ``(3) New entrant commercial air tour operator.--The term 
     `new entrant commercial air tour operator' means a commercial 
     air tour operator that--
       ``(A) applies for operating authority as a commercial air 
     tour operator for a national park; and
       ``(B) has not engaged in the business of providing 
     commercial air tour operations over the national park 
     (including tribal lands) in the 12-month period preceding the 
     application.
       ``(4) Commercial air tour operation.--The term `commercial 
     air tour operation' means any flight, conducted for 
     compensation or hire in a powered aircraft where a purpose of 
     the flight is sightseeing over a national park, within \1/2\ 
     mile outside the boundary of any national park, or over 
     tribal lands, during which the aircraft flies--
       ``(A) below a minimum altitude, determined by the 
     Administrator in cooperation with the Director, above ground 
     level (except solely for purposes of takeoff or landing, or 
     necessary for safe operation of an aircraft as determined 
     under the rules and regulations of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration requiring the pilot-in-command to take action 
     to ensure the safe operation of the aircraft); or
       ``(B) less than 1 mile laterally from any geographic 
     feature within the park (unless more than \1/2\ mile outside 
     the boundary).
       ``(5) National park.--The term `national park' means any 
     unit of the National Park System.
       ``(6) Tribal lands.--The term `tribal lands' means Indian 
     country (as that term is defined in section 1151 of title 18) 
     that is within or abutting a national park.
       ``(7) Administrator.--The term `Administrator' means the 
     Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.
       ``(8) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of 
     the National Park Service.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 401 is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following:

``40126. Overflights of national parks.''.

     SEC. 804. ADVISORY GROUP.

       (a) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Administrator and the Director 
     of the National Park Service shall jointly establish an 
     advisory group to provide continuing advice and counsel with 
     respect to commercial air tour operations over and near 
     national parks.
       (b) Membership.--
       (1) In general.--The advisory group shall be composed of--
       (A) a balanced group of--
       (i) representatives of general aviation;
       (ii) representatives of commercial air tour operators;
       (iii) representatives of environmental concerns; and
       (iv) representatives of Indian tribes;
       (B) a representative of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration; and
       (C) a representative of the National Park Service.
       (2) Ex officio members.--The Administrator (or the designee 
     of the Administrator) and the Director (or the designee of 
     the Director) shall serve as ex officio members.
       (3) Chairperson.--The representative of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration and the representative of the 
     National Park Service shall serve alternating 1-year terms as 
     chairman of the advisory group, with the representative of 
     the Federal Aviation Administration serving initially until 
     the end of the calendar year following the year in which the 
     advisory group is first appointed.
       (c) Duties.--The advisory group shall provide advice, 
     information, and recommendations to the Administrator and the 
     Director--
       (1) on the implementation of this title and the amendments 
     made by this title;
       (2) on commonly accepted quiet aircraft technology for use 
     in commercial air tour operations over national parks 
     (including tribal lands), which will receive preferential 
     treatment in a given air tour management plan;
       (3) on other measures that might be taken to accommodate 
     the interests of visitors to national parks; and
       (4) at request of the Administrator and the Director, 
     safety, environmental, and other issues related to commercial 
     air tour operations over a national park (including tribal 
     lands).
       (d) Compensation; Support; FACA.--
       (1) Compensation and travel.--Members of the advisory group 
     who are not officers or employees of the United States, while 
     attending conferences or meetings of the group or otherwise 
     engaged in its business, or while serving away from their 
     homes or regular places of business, 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 the Government service employed 
     intermittently.
       (2) Administrative support.--The Federal Aviation 
     Administration and the National Park Service shall jointly 
     furnish to the advisory group clerical and other assistance.
       (3) Nonapplication of faca.--Section 14 of the Federal 
     Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) does not apply to the 
     advisory group.

     SEC. 805. REPORTS.

       (a) Overflight Fee Report.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
     shall transmit to Congress a report on the effects overflight 
     fees are likely to have on the commercial air tour operation 
     industry. The report shall include, but shall not be limited 
     to--
       (1) the viability of a tax credit for the commercial air 
     tour operators equal to the amount of any overflight fees 
     charged by the National Park Service; and
       (2) the financial effects proposed offsets are likely to 
     have on Federal Aviation Administration budgets and 
     appropriations.
       (b) Quiet Aircraft Technology Report.--Not later than 2 
     years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Administrator and the Director shall jointly transmit a 
     report to Congress on the effectiveness of this title in 
     providing incentives for the development and use of quiet 
     aircraft technology.

     SEC. 806. METHODOLOGIES USED TO ASSESS AIR TOUR NOISE.

       Any methodology adopted by a Federal agency to assess air 
     tour noise in any unit of the national park system (including 
     the Grand Canyon and Alaska) shall be based on reasonable 
     scientific methods.

     SEC. 807. EXEMPTIONS.

       This title shall not apply to--
       (1) any unit of the National Park System located in Alaska; 
     or
       (2) any other land or water located in Alaska.

     SEC. 808. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title, the following definitions apply:
       (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.
       (2) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
     the National Park Service.
                      TITLE IX--TRUTH IN BUDGETING

     SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Truth in Budgeting Act''.

     SEC. 902. BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST 
                   FUND.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the receipts 
     and disbursements of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund 
     established by section 9502 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;
       (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. 903. SAFEGUARDS AGAINST DEFICIT SPENDING OUT OF AIRPORT 
                   AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 471 is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 47138. Safeguards against deficit spending

       ``(a) Estimates of Unfunded Aviation Authorizations and Net 
     Aviation Receipts.--Not later than March 31 of each year, the 
     Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, shall estimate--
       ``(1) the amount which would (but for this section) be the 
     unfunded aviation authorizations at the close of the first 
     fiscal year that begins after that March 31; and
       ``(2) the net aviation receipts to be credited to the 
     Airport and Airway Trust Fund during the fiscal year.

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       ``(b) Procedure if Excess Unfunded Aviation 
     Authorizations.--If the Secretary of Transportation 
     determines for any fiscal year that the amount described in 
     subsection (a)(1) exceeds the amount described in subsection 
     (a)(2), the Secretary shall determine the amount of such 
     excess.
       ``(c) Adjustment of Authorizations if Unfunded 
     Authorizations Exceed Receipts.--
       ``(1) Determination of percentage.--If the Secretary 
     determines that there is an excess referred to in subsection 
     (b) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall determine the 
     percentage which--
       ``(A) such excess, is of
       ``(B) the total of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for the 
     next fiscal year.
       ``(2) Adjustment of authorizations.--If the Secretary 
     determines a percentage under paragraph (1), each amount 
     authorized to be appropriated from the Airport and Airway 
     Trust Fund for the next fiscal year shall be reduced by such 
     percentage.
       ``(d) Availability of Amounts Previously Withheld.--
       ``(1) Adjustment of authorizations.--If, after a reduction 
     has been made under subsection (c)(2), the Secretary 
     determines that the amount described in subsection (a)(1) 
     does not exceed the amount described in subsection (a)(2) or 
     that the excess referred to in subsection (b) is less than 
     the amount previously determined, each amount authorized to 
     be appropriated that was reduced under subsection (c)(2) 
     shall be increased, by an equal percentage, to the extent the 
     Secretary determines that it may be so increased without 
     causing the amount described in subsection (a)(1) to exceed 
     the amount described in subsection (a)(2) (but not by more 
     than the amount of the reduction).
       ``(2) Apportionment.--The Secretary shall apportion amounts 
     made available for apportionment by paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Period of availability.--Any funds apportioned under 
     paragraph (2) shall remain available for the period for which 
     they would be available if such apportionment took effect 
     with the fiscal year in which they are apportioned under 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(e) Reports.--Any estimate under subsection (a) and any 
     determination under subsection (b), (c), or (d) shall be 
     reported by the Secretary to Congress.
       ``(f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the 
     following definitions apply:
       ``(1) Net aviation receipts.--The term `net aviation 
     receipts' means, with respect to any period, the excess of--
       ``(A) the receipts (including interest) of the Airport and 
     Airway Trust Fund during such period, over
       ``(B) the amounts to be transferred during such period from 
     the Airport and Airway Trust Fund under section 9502(d) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (other than paragraph (1) 
     thereof).
       ``(2) Unfunded aviation authorizations.--The term `unfunded 
     aviation authorization' means, at any time, the excess (if 
     any) of--
       ``(A) the total amount authorized to be appropriated from 
     the Airport and Airway Trust Fund which has not been 
     appropriated, over
       ``(B) the amount available in the Airport and Airway Trust 
     Fund at such time to make such appropriation (after all other 
     unliquidated obligations at such time which are payable from 
     the Airport and Airway Trust Fund have been liquidated).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for subchapter I of 
     chapter 471 is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

``47138. Safeguards against deficit spending.''.

     SEC. 904. ADJUSTMENTS TO DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.

       When the President submits the budget under section 1105(a) 
     of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2001, the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall, 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(1)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, calculate and the 
     budget shall include appropriate reductions to the 
     discretionary spending limits for each of fiscal years 2001 
     and 2002 set forth in section 251(c)(5)(A) and section 
     251(c)(6)(A) of that Act (as adjusted under section 251 of 
     that Act) to reflect the discretionary baseline trust fund 
     spending (without any adjustment for inflation) for the 
     Federal Aviation Administration that is subject to section 
     902 of this Act for each of those two fiscal years.

     SEC. 905. APPLICABILITY.

       This title (including the amendments made by this Act) 
     shall apply to fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     2000.
            TITLE X--ADJUSTMENT OF TRUST FUND AUTHORIZATIONS

     SEC. 1001. ADJUSTMENT OF TRUST FUND AUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Part C of subtitle VII is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

         ``CHAPTER 483--ADJUSTMENT OF TRUST FUND AUTHORIZATIONS

``Sec.
``48301. Definitions.
``48302. Adjustments to align aviation authorizations with revenues.
``48303. Adjustment to AIP program funding.
``48304. Estimated aviation income.

     ``Sec. 48301. Definitions

       ``In this chapter, the following definitions apply:
       ``(1) Base year.--The term `base year' means the second 
     fiscal year before the fiscal year for which the calculation 
     is being made.
       ``(2) AIP program.--The term `AIP program' means the 
     programs for which amounts are made available under section 
     48103.
       ``(3) Aviation income.--The term `aviation income' means 
     the tax receipts credited to the Airport and Airway Trust 
     Fund and any interest attributable to the Fund.

     ``Sec. 48302. Adjustment to align aviation authorizations 
       with revenues

       ``(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Beginning with 
     fiscal year 2003, if the actual level of aviation income for 
     the base year is greater or less than the estimated aviation 
     income level specified in section 48304 for the base year, 
     the amounts authorized to be appropriated (or made available) 
     for the fiscal year under each of sections 106(k), 48101, 
     48102, and 48103 are adjusted as follows:
       ``(1) If the actual level of aviation income for the base 
     year is greater than the estimated aviation income level 
     specified in section 48304 for the base year, the amount 
     authorized to be appropriated (or made available) for such 
     section is increased by an amount determined by multiplying 
     the amount of the excess by the ratio for such section set 
     forth in subsection (b).
       ``(2) If the actual level of aviation income for the base 
     year is less than the estimated aviation income level 
     specified in section 48304 for the base year, the amount 
     authorized to be appropriated (or made available) for such 
     section is decreased by an amount determined by multiplying 
     the amount of the shortfall by the ratio for such section set 
     forth in subsection (b).
       ``(b) Ratio.--The ratio referred to in subsection (a) with 
     respect to section 106(k), 48101, 48102, or 48103, as the 
     case may be, is the ratio that--
       ``(1) the amount authorized to be appropriated (or made 
     available) under such section for the fiscal year; bears to
       ``(2) the total sum of amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated (or made available) under all of such sections 
     for the fiscal year.
       ``(c) President's Budget.--When the President submits a 
     budget for a fiscal year under section 1105 of title 31, 
     United States Code, the Director of the Office of Management 
     and Budget shall calculate and the budget shall report any 
     increase or decrease in authorization levels resulting from 
     this section.

     ``Sec. 48303. Adjustment to AIP program funding

       ``On the effective date of a general appropriations Act 
     providing appropriations for a fiscal year beginning after 
     September 30, 2000, for the Federal Aviation Administration, 
     the amount made available for a fiscal year under section 
     48103 shall be increased by the amount, if any, by which--
       ``(1) the total sum of amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under all of sections 106(k), 48101, and 48102 
     for such fiscal year, including adjustments made under 
     section 48302; exceeds
       ``(2) the amounts appropriated for programs funded under 
     such sections for such fiscal year.
     Any contract authority made available by this section shall 
     be subject to an obligation limitation.

     ``Sec. 48304. Estimated aviation income

       ``For purposes of section 48302, the estimated aviation 
     income levels are as follows:
       ``(1) $10,734,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.
       ``(2) $11,603,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
       ``(3) $12,316,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       ``(4) $13,062,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of chapters for 
     subtitle VII of such title is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to chapter 482 the following:

``483. ADJUSTMENT OF TRUST FUND AUTHORIZATIONS.............48301''.....

     SEC. 1002. BUDGET ESTIMATES.

       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 and 
     title IX, including the amendments made by such titles.

     SEC. 1003. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON FULLY OFFSETTING 
                   INCREASED AVIATION SPENDING.

       It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) air passengers and other users of the air 
     transportation system pay aviation taxes into a trust fund 
     dedicated solely to improve the safety, security, and 
     efficiency of the aviation system;
       (2) from fiscal year 2001 to fiscal year 2004, air 
     passengers and other users will pay more than $14.3 billion 
     more in aviation taxes into the Airport and Airway Trust Fund 
     than the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
     2000 provides from such Fund for aviation investment under 
     historical funding patterns;
       (3) the Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 
     Century provides $14.3 billion of aviation investment above 
     the levels assumed in that budget resolution for such fiscal 
     years; and
       (4) this increased funding will be fully offset by 
     recapturing unspent aviation taxes and reducing the $778 
     billion general tax cut assumed in that budget resolution by 
     the appropriate amount.
   TITLE XI--EXTENSION OF AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND EXPENDITURE 
                               AUTHORITY

     SEC. 1101. EXTENSION OF EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 9502(d) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986

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     (relating to expenditures from Airport and Airway Trust Fund) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``October 1, 1998'' and inserting ``October 
     1, 2004''; and
       (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end of 
     subparagraph (A) the following ``or the provisions of the 
     Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 providing for payments from the 
     Airport and Airway Trust Fund or the Interim Federal Aviation 
     Administration Authorization Act or section 6002 of the 1999 
     Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act or the Aviation 
     Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century''.
       (b) Limitation on Expenditure Authority.--Section 9502 of 
     such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f) Limitation on Transfers to Trust Fund.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), no 
     amount may be appropriated or credited to the Airport and 
     Airway Trust Fund on and after the date of any expenditure 
     from the Airport and Airway 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 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, 1999, in accordance with the provisions 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. CALVERT, 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.

It was decided in the

Yeas

316

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affirmative

Nays

110

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                                AYES--316

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Isakson
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, Gary
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thune
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--110

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boyd
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Callahan
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Cox
     Crane
     Davis (FL)
     DeLay
     Doggett
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Everett
     Farr
     Foley
     Frelinghuysen
     Gibbons
     Goss
     Graham
     Hall (TX)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kilpatrick
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Lowey
     Luther
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     Meehan
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Obey
     Olver
     Packard
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pelosi
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riley
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Wolf
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Gordon
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Lewis (GA)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     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. 64.29  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. SWEENEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill the Clerk be 
authorized to make technical, conforming, and other changes as may be 
necessary to reflect the actions of the House in the foregoing bill.

para. 64.30  communication from the clerk--designated deputy clerk

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

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, June 15, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Under Clause 2(g) of Rule II of the Rules 
     of the House of Representatives, I hereby designate Martha C. 
     Morrison, Deputy Clerk, in addition to Gerasimos C. Vans, 
     Assistant to the Clerk, and Daniel J. Strodel, Assistant to 
     the Clerk, to sign any and all papers and do all other acts 
     for me under the name of the Clerk of the House which she 
     would be authorized to do by virtue of this designation, 
     except such as are provided by statute, in case of my 
     temporary absence or disability.
       This designation shall remain in effect for the 106th 
     Congress or until modified by me.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Jeff Trandahl,
                                               Clerk of the House.

para. 64.31  recess--10:58 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BRADY, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 10 o'clock and 58 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.



          WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JUNE 15), 1999

para. 64.32  after recess--12:49 a.m.

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

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para. 64.33  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1501 and h.r. 2122

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-69) the resolution (H. Res. 209) providing for consideration of 
the bills (H.R. 1501) to provide grants to ensure increased 
accountability for juvenile offenders, and for consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 2122) to require background checks at gun shows, and for other 
purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 64.34  providing for the consideration of h.r. 659

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-70) the resolution (H. Res. 210) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 659) to authorize appropriations for the protection of 
Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields in Pennsylvania, to direct the 
National Park Service to conduct a special resource study of Paoli and 
Brandywine Battlefields, to authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the 
American Revolution at Valley Forge National Historical Park, and for 
other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.
  And then,

para. 64.35  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. DREIER, at 12 o'clock and 50 minutes a.m., Wednesday, 
June 16 (legislative day of Tuesday, June 15), 1999, 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. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. 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; with an amendment (Rept. 
     No. 106-74, Pt. 3). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 209. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1501) to provide grants to ensure increased accountability 
     for juvenile offenders, and for consideration of the bill 
     (H.R. 2122) to require background checks at gun shows, and 
     for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-186). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee on Rules. House 
     Resolution 210. Resolution providing for consideration of the 
     bill (H.R. 659) to authorize appropriations for the 
     protection of Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields in 
     Pennsylvania, to direct the National Park Service to conduct 
     a special resource study of Paoli and Brandywine 
     Battlefields, to authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the 
     American Resolution at Valley Forge National Historical Park, 
     and for other purpose (Rept. No. 106-187). Referred to the 
     House Calendar.

para. 64.37  time limitation of referred bill

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

       H.R. 434. Referral to the Committee on Ways and Means and 
     Banking and Financial Services extended for a period ending 
     not later than June 16, 1999.

para. 64.38  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Ms. WOOLSEY:
       H.R. 2202. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to make grants to promote the voluntary protection 
     of certain lands in portions of Marin and Sonoma Counties, 
     California, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2203. A bill to eliminate corporate welfare; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Resources, Agriculture, Commerce, 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. BACHUS:
       H.R. 2204. A bill to establish an Office of National 
     Security within the Securities and Exchange Commission, 
     provide for the monitoring of the extent of foreign 
     involvement in United States securities markets, financial 
     institutions, and pension funds, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees 
     on International Relations, Banking and Financial Services, 
     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. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mrs. Bono, and 
             Mr. Reyes):
       H.R. 2205. A bill to amend section 4723 of the Balanced 
     Budget Act of 1997 to assure that the additional funds 
     provided for State emergency health services furnished to 
     undocumented aliens are used to reimburse hospitals and their 
     related providers that treat undocumented aliens and to 
     increase the funds so available for fiscal years 2000 and 
     2001; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GORDON (for himself, Mr. Bryant, and Mr. 
             Clement):
       H.R. 2206. 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. HAYWORTH:
       H.R. 2207. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain fluorinated compound; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       H.R. 2208. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain light absorbing photo dye; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       H.R. 2209. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on filter 
     blue green photo dye; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2210. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain light absorbing photo dyes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       H.R. 2211. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 4,4'-
     Difluorobenzophenone; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2212. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain fluorinated compound; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 2213. A bill to allow an exception from making formal 
     entry for a vessel required to anchor at Belle Isle 
     Anchorage, Port of Detroit, Michigan, while awaiting the 
     availablity of cargo or for the purpose of taking on a pilot 
     or awaiting pilot services, prior to proceeding to the Port 
     of Toledo, Ohio; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2214. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the 
     chemical DiTMP; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2215. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the 
     chemical EBP; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2216. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the 
     chemical HPA; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2217. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the 
     chemical APE; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2218. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the 
     chemical TMPDE; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2219. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the 
     chemical TMPME; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEWIS of California:
       H.R. 2220. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     tungsten concentrates; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McINTOSH:
       H.R. 2221. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds to 
     implement the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework 
     Convention on Climate Change until the Senate gives its 
     advice and consent to ratification of the Kyoto Protocal, and 
     to clarify the authority of Federal agencies with respect to 
     the regulation of emissions of carbon dioxide; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Stark, Ms. Rivers, 
             Mr. Moore, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Luther, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Vento, Ms. Slaughter, and Ms. Eshoo):
       H.R. 2222. A bill to establish fair market value pricing of 
     Federal natural assets, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Agriculture, 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 Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 2223. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to provide grants to State and local 
     educational agencies to pay such agencies for one-half of the 
     salary of a teacher who uses approved sabbatical leave to 
     pursue a course of study that will improve his or her 
     classroom teaching; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       H.R. 2224. A bill to express the sense of Congress 
     regarding the need to carefully review proposed changes to 
     the governance structure of the Civil Air Patrol before any 
     such change is implemented and to require studies by the 
     Comptroller General and the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Defense regarding Civil Air Patrol management 
     and operations; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Armed 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. PICKERING:
       H.R. 2225. A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
     to improve crop insurance coverage and administration, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H.R. 2226. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to specify that impris

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     onment for reentering the United States after removal 
     subsequent to a conviction for a felony shall be under 
     circumstances that stress strenuous work and sparse living 
     conditions, if the alien is convicted of another felony after 
     the reentry; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 2227. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 
     and the Public Health Service Act to permit extension of 
     COBRA continuation coverage for individuals age 55 or older; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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 Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Gephardt, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Coyne, 
             Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cummings, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Deutsch, 
             Mr. Dixon, Mr. Engel, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Kanjorski, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kleczka, 
             Mr. Kucinich, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Maloney 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Markey, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Meehan, 
             Mr. Menendez, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Moakley, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
             Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Shows, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Tierney, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Underwood, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Wise, Ms. 
             Woolsey, and Mr. Wu):
       H.R. 2228. 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 premimums 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:
       H.R. 2229. 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 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.
       H.R. 2230. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to prohibit the inclusion in the adjusted 
     community rate for Medicare+Choice plans of costs that would 
     be unallowable under Medicare principles or the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; 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. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 2231. A bill to amend section 107 of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize the Secretary 
     of Housing and Urban Development to make grants from 
     community development block grant amounts to the City of 
     Youngstown, Ohio, for the construction of a community center 
     and the renovation of a sports complex in such city; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Ms. Lee, and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 2232. A bill to provide bilateral and multilateral 
     debt relief to countries in sub-Saharan Africa; 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. WATTS of Oklahoma:
       H.R. 2233. A bill to provide relief from Federal tax 
     liability arising from the settlement of claims brought by 
     African American farmers against the Department of 
     Agriculture for discrimination in farm credit and benefit 
     programs and to exclude amounts received under such 
     settlement from means-based determinations under programs 
     funding in whole or in part with Federal funds; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
             Clement, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bentsen, and Mr. Sanford):
       H. Con. Res. 133. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     severity of the disease of colon cancer, the preventable 
     nature of the disease, and the need for education in the 
     areas of prevention and early detection, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. PITTS:
       H. Res. 207. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with regard to community renewal through 
     community- and faith-based organizations; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. BROWN of Florida (for herself and Mr. Evans):
       H. Res. 208. A resolution calling on the National Cemetery 
     Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
     provide veterans reasonable access to burial in national 
     cemeteries; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 

para. 64.39  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       111. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of Alaska, relative to House Joint Resolution No. 
     21 memorializing the President, the Congress, and the 
     Secretary of Defense to establish new Joint Cross-Service 
     Groups this year to study issues of power projection and 
     deployment, joint training, joint operations, and other total 
     force considerations; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       112. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Alaska, relative to SCS CSHJR 12(FIN) memorializing the 
     Congress to enact and the President to sign legislation to 
     prohibit any federal claim against money obtained by 
     settlement of state tobacco litigation; to the Committee on 
     Commerce. 

para. 64.40  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

       Mr. TANNER introduced a bill (H.R. 2234) to provide for the 
     reliquidation of certain entries of printing cartridges; 
     which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 64.41  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 49: Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Rodriguez.
       H.R. 116: Mr. Pickett and Mr. Boswell.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Paul and Mr. Ose.
       H.R. 248: Mr. Largent and Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Pickett, and Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Clyburn, and Mr. Gary Miller 
     of California.
       H.R. 315: Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 347: Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 353: Mr. Kildee, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Bachus, Mrs. Jones 
     of Ohio, Mr. Camp, Mr. Sabo, and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 360: Mr. Goodlatte and Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 362: Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 363: Mr. Dicks.
       H.R. 382: Mr. Rush, and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 383: Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 430: Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 453: Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, 
     Mr. Capuano, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Collins, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
     Nadler, Mr. Evans, Mr. Rahall, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
     Mr. Stark, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
     English, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
     Whitfield, Mr. Leach, and Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 516: Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 518: Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 541: Mr. Hastings of Florida and Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 611: Mr. Tancredo.
       H.R. 648: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 653: Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 670: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Sessions, and 
     Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 731: Ms. Rivers, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Capuano, 
     Mr. Payne, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 776: Mr. Weiner, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Davis 
     of Illinois, and Ms. Baldwin.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Roemer, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 827: Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Hall of Ohio, and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 834: Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 837: Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 859: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Clement and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 895: Mr. Sabo and Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 922: Mr. Hilliard and Mr. Hobson.
       H.R. 933: Ms. DeLauro and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 953: Ms. Berkley, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Ms. 
     Pelosi, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Clay, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Fattah, 
     Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Roukema, and Ms. 
     Eshoo.
       H.R. 961: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Calvert, 
     Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 963: Mr. Bonior and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 986: Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 997: Mr. Spratt, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
     Lantos, Mr. Weller, Mr. Wu, Mr. Becerra, and Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1032: Mr. Bonilla and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 1046: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 1063: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 1071: Mr. Dooley of California, Ms. McCarthy of 
     Missouri, and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 1080: Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 1083: Mr. Pombo, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina and Mr. 
     Schaffer.
       H.R. 1102: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
     Boswell, and Mr. Andrews.

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       H.R. 1111: Mr. Goode, Mr. Sisisky, and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1116: Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 1129: Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1130: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 1168: Mr. Turner and Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 1177: Mr. Tancredo.
       H.R. 1194: Mr. Wamp, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Gary Miller of 
     California.
       H.R. 1196: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1216: Mr. Weiner, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Lucas of 
     Kentucky, and Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 1248: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1256: Mr. Graham, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 1281: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 1296: Mr. Isakson.
       H.R. 1300: Mr. Cummings, Mr. Bateman, and Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 1317: Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 1325: Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Fattah, and Mr. 
     Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 1342: Mr. Wu and Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 1357: Mr. Tiahrt and Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 1358: Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 1413: Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Rodriguez, and Mr. Smith 
     of Texas.
       H.R. 1445: Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 1456: Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
     Mr. Baldacci, and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 1462: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1475. Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 1476: Mr. Buyer.
       H.R. 1484: Mr. Baldacci and Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 1495: Mr. Vento and Mr. Larson.
       H.R. 1496: Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Schaffer, and Ms. McCarthy of 
     Missouri.
       H.R. 1504: Mr. Pickett, Mr. Shows, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Castle, 
     Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 1507: Mr. Stump and Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 1525: Mr. Hoeffel, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Brady of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 1540: Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 1603: Mr. Buyer, Mr. Reyes, and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 1606: Mr. Gonzalez and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1614: Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 1620: Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Pitts, and Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 1622: Mr. Meehan, Mr. Weiner, and Mr. Larson.
       H.R. 1649: Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 1661: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 1671: Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 1675: Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 1687: Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 1702: Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 1750: Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 1778: Mr. Goss, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Linder, Mr. Schaffer, 
     Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 1795: Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Davis of Florida, 
     and Mr. Thompson of California.
       H.R. 1812: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1841: Mr. LaFalce and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 1842: Mr. Chambliss and Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 1849: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas and Ms. 
     Kaptur.
       H.R. 1863: Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 1871: Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Cummings, Mr. English, and Ms. 
     Norton.
       H.R. 1886: Mr. Shows, Mr. McHugh, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. 
     Foley.
       H.R. 1895: Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 1929: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1932: Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
     Hinojosa, Mr. John, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Smith of 
     Washington, Mr. Owens, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Berman, Mr. Jackson of 
     Illinois, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Moakley, Mr. 
     Mollohan, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. Hyde.
       H.R. 1977: Mr. Gutierrez and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 1979: Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 1993: Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 1995: Mr. Dreier, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. 
     Talent, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Baker, Mr. Horn, 
     Mr. Dickey, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Fossella, Mr. 
     Boehner, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. Shimkus.
       H.R. 2030: Mr. Crane.
       H.R. 2031: Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Barrett 
     of Wisconsin, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
     Kleczka, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Goode, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. 
     Pickett, and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 2067: Mr. Gilman and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 2081: Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Evans, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
     McGovern, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. Weiner, and Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 2088: Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 2120: Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Baird, Mr. 
     Baldacci, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
     Blagojevich, Mr. Capuano, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
     DeFazio, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
     Hilliard, Mr. Holt, Mr. Inslee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Maloney 
     of New York, Mr. Matsui, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
     Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Olver, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
     Sanders, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Smith of 
     Washington, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Tauscher, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 2125: Mr. Green of Texas.
       H.R. 2128: Mr. Lampson, Mr. Foley, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Frost, 
     Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Hinojosa, and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 2162: Mr. Ehlers.
       H.J. Res. 46: Mr. Towns, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Foley, Ms. 
     Berkley, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Shays, Mr. Hobson, and Mr. Engel.
       H.J. Res. 47: Mr. Engel.
       H.J. Res. 55: Mr. Hayworth and Mr. Stump.
       H.J. Res. 57: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Scarborough.
       H.J. Res. 58: Ms. Sanchez and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H. Con. Res. 30: Mr. Chabot and Mr. Walden of Oregon.
       H. Con. Res. 34: Mr. Waxman.
       H. Con. Res. 75: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Farr of 
     California, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Owens, Mr. McNulty, 
     Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Gephardt, and Ms. Kinney.
       H. Con. Res. 77: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen and Mr. Weiner.
       H. Con. Res. 94: Mr. Tiahrt.
       H. Con. Res. 117: Mr. Saxton, Mr. Shows, Mrs. Maloney of 
     New York, Mr. Crowley, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
     Berman, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Shays, 
     Mr. DeLay, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
     Mr. Engel, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. Salmon.
       H. Con. Res. 120: Mr. Traficant, Mr. Turner, Mr. Bishop, 
     Mr. Sherman, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
     Thompson of California, and Mr. Engel.
       H. Con. Res. 124: Mr. Herger, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Ose, and Mr. 
     Davis of Illinois.
       H. Con. Res. 130: Mr. Ackerman.
       H. Res. 62: Ms. Norton.
       H. Res. 187: Mr. McGovern, Mr. Ballenger, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
     McKinney, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mrs. Morella.
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                      WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 1999 (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 Tuesday, June 15, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 65.2  communications

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

       2618. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative and 
     Intergovernmental Affairs, Commodity Futures Trading 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Fees 
     for Applications for Contract Market Designation, Audits of 
     Leverage Transaction Merchants, and Reviews of the Rule 
     Enforcement Programs of Contract Markets and Registered 
     Futures Associations--received May 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2619. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a request for funds to support critical 
     national security activities; (H. Doc. No. 106-83); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       2620. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the annual report 
     of the exercise of U.S. rights and responsibilities under the 
     Panama Canal Treaty of 1977, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3871; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       2621. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Force Management Policy), transmitting the annual 
     report on the number of waivers granted to aviators who fail 
     to meet operational flying duty requirements; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       2622. A letter from the Chairman, National Credit Union 
     Administration, transmitting the proposed rule on Prompt 
     Corrective Action; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       2623. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, 
     transmitting Final Regulations--William D. Ford Federal 
     Direct Loan Program (RIN: 1840-AC57), pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 
     1232(f); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       2624. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, 
     transmitting Notice of Funding Priority for Fiscal Years 
     1999-2000 for a Disability and Rehabilitation Research 
     Project, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       2625. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, 
     Department of Education, transmitting Notice of Final Funding 
     Priority for Fiscal Year 1999 for a Disability and 
     Rehabilitation Research Project, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 
     1232(f); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       2626. A letter from the Office of Special Education and 
     Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education, 
     transmitting Notice of Final Funding Priority for Fiscal Year 
     1999 for a Disability and Rehabilitation Research Project; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       2627. A letter from the Acting Assistant, General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Office of Safeguards and Security, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting the Classified Matter 
     Protection and Control Manual; to the Committee on Commerce.
       2628. 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 Kansas [KS 078-
     1078; FRL-6361-8] received June 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

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       2629. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Complaint Procedures [Docket No. RM98-13-000; Order No.] 
     received May 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2630. 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 2000; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2631. 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 Greece for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 99-16), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       2632. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a proposed 
     Manufacturing License Agreement with Norway, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       2633. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the report on progress toward a 
     negotiated settlement of the Cyprus question, covering the 
     period February 1, 1999, to March 31, 1999, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2373(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       2634. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report to 
     Congress on Government of Cuba compliance with the U.S.-Cuba 
     migration agreements of September 1994 and May 2, 1995; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       2635. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 13-78, ``General 
     Obligation Bonds and Bond Anticipation Notes for Fiscal Years 
     1999-2004 Authorization Act of 1999,'' pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2636. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 13-76, 
     ``Apostolic Church of Washington, D.C., Equitable Real 
     Property Tax Relief Act of 1999,'' pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2637. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 13-77, 
     ``Children's Defense Fund Equitable Real Property Tax Relief 
     Act of 1999,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       2638. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 13-75, ``Bethea-
     Welch Post 7284, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Equitable Real 
     Property Tax Relief Act of 1999,'' pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2639. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 13-70, ``Ben Ali 
     Way Act of 1999,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2640. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 13-69, 
     ``Criminal Code and Clarifying Technical Amendments Act of 
     1999,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       2641. 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 25, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       2642. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Management 
     and Chief Financial Officer, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting a vacancy notice within the Department; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       2643. A letter from the Administrator, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Annual Report of 
     the Coastal Zone Management Fund; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2644. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the annual reports that set out the current amount of 
     outstanding contingent liabilities of the United States for 
     vessels insured under the authority of Title XII of the 
     Merchant Marine Act of 1936, and for aircraft insured under 
     the authority of chapter 433 of title 49, United States Code, 
     pursuant to Public Law 104-201, section 1079(a) (110 Stat. 
     2670); jointly to the Committees on Armed Services and 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2645. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report on U.S. 
     Contributions to the Korean Peninsula Energy Development 
     Organization; jointly to the Committees on International 
     Relations and Appropriations.
       2646. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's fourth report in the series 
     entitled ``Effectiveness of Occupant Protection Systems and 
     Their Use.,'' pursuant to Public Law 102-240, section 2508(e) 
     (105 Stat. 2086); jointly to the Committees on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure and Commerce.
       2647. 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 
     of full commercial rent for real property occupied by the 
     agency; jointly to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and Government Reform.
       2648. A letter from the Board Members, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend 
     the Social Security Act to provide for the provision of new 
     hire information to the Railroad Retirement Board; jointly to 
     the Committees on Ways and Means and Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2649. A letter from the Board Members, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting the Board's Congressional Justification 
     of Budget Estimates 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. 65.3  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1501 and h.r. 2122

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 209):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1501) to provide grants to ensure increased 
     accountability for juvenile offenders. The first reading of 
     the bill shall be dispersed with. General debate shall be 
     confined to the bill and the amendments made in order by this 
     resolution 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 except those printed in part A of the 
     report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
     resolution. Except as otherwise specified in this resolution, 
     each amendment may be offered only in the order printed in 
     part A of the report. Each 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 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 recognize for consideration of any 
     amendment printed in part A of the report out of the order 
     printed, but not sooner than one hour after the chairman of 
     the Committee on the Judiciary or a designee announces from 
     the floor a request to that effect. 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. At any time after the adoption of this resolution 
     the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, 
     declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill 
     (H.R. 2122) to require background checks at gun shows, 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 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 except those printed in part B of the report of the 
     Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each 
     amendment may be offered only in the order printed in part B 
     of 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

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     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. 3. (a) In the engrossment of H.R. 1501, the Clerk 
     shall--
       (1) await the disposition of H.R. 2122;
       (2) add the text of H.R. 2122, as passed by the House, as 
     new matter at the end of H.R. 1501;
       (3) conform the title of H.R. 1501 to reflect the addition 
     of the text of H.R. 2122 to the engrossment;
       (4) assign appropriate designations to provisions within 
     the engrossment; and
       (5) conform provisions for short titles within the 
     engrossment.
       (b) Upon the addition of the text of H.R. 2122 to the 
     engrossment of H.R. 1501, H.R. 2122 shall be laid on the 
     table.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,

para. 65.4  order of business--consideration of amendment to h.r. 2122

  On motion of Mr. DREIER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order that, notwithstanding any other 
provision of the pending resolution, during consideration of H.R. 2122, 
pursuant to House Resolution 209, the Conyers amendment at the desk 
shall be deemed to have been included as the last amendment printed in 
part B of House Report 106-186, may be offered only by Representative 
Conyers or his designee, and shall be debatable for 30 minutes.
  After further 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. KOLBE, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

240

When there appeared

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Nays

189

para. 65.5                    [Roll No. 210]

                                YEAS--240

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--189

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Brown (CA)
     Davis (IL)
     Gordon
     Houghton
     Lantos
     Owens
  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. 65.6  child safety and protection

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, pursuant to House Resolution 209 
and rule XVIII, 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. 1501) to provide grants to ensure increased accountability for 
juvenile offenders.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. THORNBERRY as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para. 65.7  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 1, beginning on line 4, strike ``Consequences for 
     Juvenile Offenders'' and insert ``Child Safety and Youth 
     Violence Prevention''.
       Page 1, after line 5, insert the following:

     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--CONSEQUENCES FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS ACT OF 1999

Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Grant program.

                   TITLE II--JUVENILE JUSTICE REFORM

Sec. 201. Delinquency proceedings or criminal prosecutions in district 
              courts.
Sec. 202. Custody prior to appearance before judicial officer.
Sec. 203. Technical and conforming amendments to section 5034.
Sec. 204. Detention prior to disposition or sentencing.
Sec. 205. Speedy trial.
Sec. 206. Disposition; availability of increased detention, fines and 
              supervised release for juvenile offenders.
Sec. 207. Juvenile records and fingerprinting.

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Sec. 208. Technical amendments of sections 5031 and 5034.
Sec. 209. Clerical amendments to table of sections for chapter 403.

       TITLE III--EFFECTIVE ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL FIREARMS LAWS

Sec. 301. Armed criminal apprehension program.
Sec. 302. Annual reports.
Sec. 303. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 304. Cross-designation of Federal prosecutors.

     TITLE IV--LIMITING JUVENILE ACCESS TO FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES

Sec. 401. Increased penalties for unlawful juvenile possession of 
              firearms.
Sec. 402. Increased penalties and mandatory minimum sentence for 
              unlawful transfer of firearm to juvenile.
Sec. 403. Prohibiting possession of explosives by juveniles and young 
              adults.

     TITLE V--PREVENTING CRIMINAL ACCESS TO FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES

Sec. 501. Criminal prohibition on distribution of certain information 
              relating to explosives, destructive devices, and weapons 
              of mass destruction.
Sec. 502. Requiring thefts from common carriers to be reported.
Sec. 503. Voluntary submission of dealer's records.
Sec. 504. Grant program for juvenile records.

    TITLE VI--PUNISHING AND DETERRING CRIMINAL USE OF FIREARMS AND 
                               EXPLOSIVES

Sec. 601. Mandatory minimum sentence for discharging a firearm in a 
              school zone.
Sec. 602. Apprehension and procedural treatment of armed violent 
              criminals.
Sec. 603. Increased penalties for possessing or transferring stolen 
              firearms.
Sec. 604. Increased mandatory minimum penalties for using a firearm to 
              commit a crime of violence or drug trafficking crime.
Sec. 605. Increased penalties for misrepresented firearms purchase in 
              aid of a serious violent felony.
Sec. 606. Increasing penalties on gun kingpins.
Sec. 607. Serious recordkeeping offenses that aid gun trafficking.
Sec. 608. Termination of firearms dealer's license upon felony 
              conviction.
Sec. 609. Increased penalty for transactions involving firearms with 
              obliterated serial numbers.
Sec. 610. Forfeiture for gun trafficking.
Sec. 611. Increased penalty for firearms conspiracy.
Sec. 612. Gun convictions as predicate crimes for Armed Career Criminal 
              Act.
Sec. 613. Serious juvenile drug trafficking offenses as Armed Career 
              Criminal Act predicates.
Sec. 614. Forfeiture of firearms used in crimes of violence and 
              felonies.
Sec. 615. Separate licenses for gunsmiths.
Sec. 616. Permits and background checks for purchases of explosives.
Sec. 617. Persons prohibited from receiving or possessing explosives.

   TITLE VII--PUNISHING GANG VIOLENCE AND DRUG TRAFFICKING TO MINORS

Sec. 701. Increased mandatory minimum penalties for using minors to 
              distribute drugs.
Sec. 702. Increased mandatory minimum penalties for distributing drugs 
              to minors.
Sec. 703. Increased mandatory minimum penalties for drug trafficking in 
              or near a school or other protected location.
Sec. 704. Criminal street gangs.
Sec. 705. Increase in offense level for participation in crime as a 
              gang member.
Sec. 706. Interstate and foreign travel or transportation in aid of 
              criminal gangs.
Sec. 707. Gang-related witness intimidation and retaliation.

        TITLE I--CONSEQUENCES FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS ACT OF 1999

     SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Consequences for Juvenile 
     Offenders Act of 1999''.
       Page 2, line 1, strike ``2'' and insert ``102''.
       Page 4, line 11, strike the period and insert a semicolon.
       Page 6, line 10, strike ``juvenile'' and all that follows 
     through ``every'' on line 11 and insert the following: ``a 
     juvenile offender for each delinquent''.
       Page 6, line 13, strike ``or criminal''.
       Page 16, line 16, strike ``utilized'' and insert the 
     following: ``used by a State or unit of local government that 
     receives a grant under this part''.
       Page 16, line 18, strike ``(a)(2)'' and insert ``(b)''.
       Page 20, strike line 4, and insert the following:
       (b) Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 1001(a)(16) 
     of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1965 is 
     amended by striking subparagraph (E).
       (2) Table of contents.--The table of contents
       At the end of the bill, insert the following:

                   TITLE II--JUVENILE JUSTICE REFORM

     SEC. 201. DELINQUENCY PROCEEDINGS OR CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS IN 
                   DISTRICT COURTS.

       Section 5032 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 5032. Delinquency proceedings or criminal prosecutions 
       in district courts

       ``(a)(1) A juvenile alleged to have committed an offense 
     against the United States or an act of juvenile delinquency 
     may be surrendered to State or Indian tribal authorities, but 
     if not so surrendered, shall be proceeded against as a 
     juvenile under this subsection or tried as an adult in the 
     circumstances described in subsections (b) and (c).
       ``(2) A juvenile may be proceeded against as a juvenile in 
     a court of the United States under this subsection if--
       ``(A) the alleged offense or act of juvenile delinquency is 
     committed within the special maritime and territorial 
     jurisdiction of the United States and is one for which the 
     maximum authorized term of imprisonment does not exceed 6 
     months; or
       ``(B) the Attorney General, after investigation, certifies 
     to the appropriate United States district court that--
       ``(i) the juvenile court or other appropriate court of a 
     State or Indian tribe does not have jurisdiction or declines 
     to assume jurisdiction over the juvenile with respect to the 
     alleged act of juvenile delinquency, or
       ``(ii) there is a substantial Federal interest in the case 
     or the offense to warrant the exercise of Federal 
     jurisdiction.
       ``(3) If the Attorney General does not so certify or does 
     not have authority to try such juvenile as an adult, such 
     juvenile shall be surrendered to the appropriate legal 
     authorities of such State or tribe.
       ``(4) If a juvenile alleged to have committed an act of 
     juvenile delinquency is proceeded against as a juvenile under 
     this section, any proceedings against the juvenile shall be 
     in an appropriate district court of the United States. For 
     such purposes, the court may be convened at any time and 
     place within the district, and shall be open to the public, 
     except that the court may exclude all or some members of the 
     public, other than a victim unless the victim is a witness in 
     the determination of guilt or innocence, if required by the 
     interests of justice or if other good cause is shown. The 
     Attorney General shall proceed by information or as 
     authorized by section 3401(g) of this title, and no criminal 
     prosecution shall be instituted except as provided in this 
     chapter.
       ``(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a juvenile 
     shall be prosecuted as an adult--
       ``(A) if the juvenile has requested in writing upon advice 
     of counsel to be prosecuted as an adult; or
       ``(B) if the juvenile is alleged to have committed an act 
     after the juvenile attains the age of 14 years which if 
     committed by an adult would be a serious violent felony or a 
     serious drug offense described in section 3559(c) of this 
     title, or a conspiracy or attempt to commit that felony or 
     offense, which is punishable under section 406 of the 
     Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 846), or section 1013 of 
     the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 
     963).
       ``(2) The requirements of paragraph (1) do not apply if the 
     Attorney General certifies to the appropriate United States 
     district court that the interests of public safety are best 
     served by proceeding against the juvenile as a juvenile.
       ``(c)(1) A juvenile may also be prosecuted as an adult if 
     the juvenile is alleged to have committed an act after the 
     juvenile has attained the age of 13 years which if committed 
     by a juvenile after the juvenile attained the age of 14 years 
     would require that the juvenile be prosecuted as an adult 
     under subsection (b), upon approval of the Attorney General.
       ``(2) The Attorney General shall not delegate the authority 
     to give the approval required under paragraph (1) to an 
     officer or employee of the Department of Justice at a level 
     lower than a Deputy Assistant Attorney General.
       ``(3) Such approval shall not be granted, with respect to a 
     juvenile who has not attained the age of 14 and who is 
     subject to the criminal jurisdiction of an Indian tribal 
     government and who is alleged to have committed an act over 
     which, if committed by an adult, there would be Federal 
     jurisdiction based solely on its commission in Indian country 
     (as defined in section 1151), unless the governing body of 
     the tribe having jurisdiction over the place in which the 
     alleged act was committed has before such act notified the 
     Attorney General in writing of its election that prosecution 
     may take place under this subsection.
       ``(4) A juvenile may also be prosecuted as an adult if the 
     juvenile is alleged to have committed an act which is not 
     described in subsection (b)(1)(B) after the juvenile has 
     attained the age of 14 years and which if committed by an 
     adult would be--
       ``(A) a crime of violence (as defined in section 
     3156(a)(4)) that is a felony;
       ``(B) an offense described in section 844(d), (k), or (l), 
     or subsection (a)(4) or (6), (b), (g), (h), (j), (k), or (l) 
     of section 924;
       ``(C) a violation of section 922(o) that is an offense 
     under section 924(a)(2);
       ``(D) a violation of section 5861 of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 that is an offense under section 5871 of such 
     Code (26 U.S.C. 5871);
       ``(E) a conspiracy to commit an offense described in any of 
     subparagraphs (A) through (D); or
       ``(F) an offense described in section 401 or 408 of the 
     Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841, 848) or a 
     conspiracy or attempt to commit that offense which is 
     punishable under section 406 of the Controlled Sub

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     stances Act (21 U.S.C. 846), or an offense punishable under 
     section 409 or 419 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 
     U.S.C. 849, 860), or an offense described in section 1002, 
     1003, 1005, or 1009 of the Controlled Substances Import and 
     Export Act (21 U.S.C. 952, 953, 955, or 959), or a conspiracy 
     or attempt to commit that offense which is punishable under 
     section 1013 of the Controlled Substances Import and Export 
     Act (21 U.S.C. 963).
       ``(d) A determination to approve or not to approve, or to 
     institute or not to institute, a prosecution under subsection 
     (b) or (c), and a determination to file or not to file, and 
     the contents of, a certification under subsection (a) or (b) 
     shall not be reviewable in any court.
       ``(e) In a prosecution under subsection (b) or (c), the 
     juvenile may be prosecuted and convicted as an adult for any 
     other offense which is properly joined under the Federal 
     Rules of Criminal Procedure, and may also be convicted of a 
     lesser included offense.
       ``(f) The Attorney General shall annually report to 
     Congress--
       ``(1) the number of juveniles adjudicated delinquent or 
     tried as adults in Federal court;
       ``(2) the race, ethnicity, and gender of those juveniles;
       ``(3) the number of those juveniles who were abused or 
     neglected by their families, to the extent such information 
     is available; and
       ``(4) the number and types of assault crimes, such as rapes 
     and beatings, committed against juveniles while incarcerated 
     in connection with the adjudication or conviction.
       ``(g) As used in this section--
       ``(1) the term `State' includes a State of the United 
     States, the District of Columbia, any commonwealth, 
     territory, or possession of the United States and, with 
     regard to an act of juvenile delinquency that would have been 
     a misdemeanor if committed by an adult, a federally 
     recognized tribe; and
       ``(2) the term `serious violent felony' has the same 
     meaning given that term in section 3559(c)(2)(F)(i).''.

     SEC. 202. CUSTODY PRIOR TO APPEARANCE BEFORE JUDICIAL 
                   OFFICER.

       Section 5033 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 5033. Custody prior to appearance before judicial 
       officer

       ``(a) Whenever a juvenile is taken into custody, the 
     arresting officer shall immediately advise such juvenile of 
     the juvenile's rights, in language comprehensible to a 
     juvenile. The arresting officer shall promptly take 
     reasonable steps to notify the juvenile's parents, guardian, 
     or custodian of such custody, of the rights of the juvenile, 
     and of the nature of the alleged offense.
       ``(b) The juvenile shall be taken before a judicial officer 
     without unreasonable delay.''.

     SEC. 203. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 
                   5034.

       Section 5034 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The'' each place it appears at the 
     beginning of a paragraph and inserting ``the'';
       (2) by striking ``If'' at the beginning of the 3rd 
     paragraph and inserting ``if'';
       (3)(A) by designating the 3 paragraphs as paragraphs (1), 
     (2), and (3), respectively; and
       (B) by moving such designated paragraphs 2 ems to the 
     right; and
       (4) by inserting at the beginning of such section before 
     those paragraphs the following:
       ``In a proceeding under section 5032(a)--''.

     SEC. 204. DETENTION PRIOR TO DISPOSITION OR SENTENCING.

       Section 5035 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 5035. Detention prior to disposition or sentencing

       ``(a) A juvenile alleged to be delinquent or a juvenile 
     being prosecuted as an adult, if detained at any time prior 
     to sentencing, shall be detained in such suitable place as 
     the Attorney General may designate. Whenever appropriate, 
     detention shall be in a foster home or community based 
     facility. Preference shall be given to a place located 
     within, or within a reasonable distance of, the district in 
     which the juvenile is being prosecuted.
       ``(b) To the maximum extent feasible, a juvenile prosecuted 
     pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) of section 5032 shall not 
     be detained prior to sentencing in any facility in which the 
     juvenile has regular contact with adult persons convicted of 
     a crime or awaiting trial on criminal charges.
       ``(c) A juvenile who is proceeded against under section 
     5032(a) shall not be detained prior to disposition in any 
     facility in which the juvenile has regular contact with adult 
     persons convicted of a crime or awaiting trial on criminal 
     charges.
       ``(d) Every juvenile who is detained prior to disposition 
     or sentencing shall be provided with reasonable safety and 
     security and with adequate food, heat, light, sanitary 
     facilities, bedding, clothing, recreation, education, and 
     medical care, including necessary psychiatric, psychological, 
     or other care and treatment.''.

     SEC. 205. SPEEDY TRIAL.

       Section 5036 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
     by--
       (1) striking ``If an alleged delinquent'' and inserting 
     ``If a juvenile proceeded against under section 5032(a)'';
       (2) striking ``thirty'' and inserting ``45''; and
       (3) striking ``the court,'' and all that follows through 
     the end of the section and inserting ``the court. The periods 
     of exclusion under section 3161(h) of this title shall apply 
     to this section.''.

     SEC. 206. DISPOSITION; AVAILABILITY OF INCREASED DETENTION, 
                   FINES AND SUPERVISED RELEASE FOR JUVENILE 
                   OFFENDERS.

       (a) Disposition.--Section 5037 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 5037. Disposition

       ``(a) In a proceeding under section 5032(a), if the court 
     finds a juvenile to be a juvenile delinquent, the court shall 
     hold a hearing concerning the appropriate disposition of the 
     juvenile no later than 40 court days after the finding of 
     juvenile delinquency, unless the court has ordered further 
     study pursuant to subsection (e). A predisposition report 
     shall be prepared by the probation officer who shall promptly 
     provide a copy to the juvenile, the juvenile's counsel, and 
     the attorney for the Government. Victim impact information 
     shall be included in the report, and victims, or in 
     appropriate cases their official representatives, shall be 
     provided the opportunity to make a statement to the court in 
     person or present any information in relation to the 
     disposition. After the dispositional hearing, and after 
     considering the sanctions recommended pursuant to subsection 
     (f), the court shall impose an appropriate sanction, 
     including the ordering of restitution pursuant to section 
     3556 of this title. The court may order the juvenile's 
     parent, guardian, or custodian to be present at the 
     dispositional hearing and the imposition of sanctions and may 
     issue orders directed to such parent, guardian, custodian 
     regarding conduct with respect to the juvenile. With respect 
     to release or detention pending an appeal or a petition for a 
     writ of certiorari after disposition, the court shall proceed 
     pursuant to chapter 207.
       ``(b) The term for which probation may be ordered for a 
     juvenile found to be a juvenile delinquent may not extend 
     beyond the maximum term that would be authorized by section 
     3561(c) if the juvenile had been tried and convicted as an 
     adult. Sections 3563, 3564, and 3565 are applicable to an 
     order placing a juvenile on probation.
       ``(c) The term for which official detention may be ordered 
     for a juvenile found to be a juvenile delinquent may not 
     extend beyond the lesser of--
       ``(1) the maximum term of imprisonment that would be 
     authorized if the juvenile had been tried and convicted as an 
     adult;
       ``(2) ten years; or
       ``(3) the date when the juvenile becomes twenty-six years 
     old.

     Section 3624 is applicable to an order placing a juvenile in 
     detention.
       ``(d) The term for which supervised release may be ordered 
     for a juvenile found to be a juvenile delinquent may not 
     extend beyond 5 years. Subsections (c) through (i) of section 
     3583 apply to an order placing a juvenile on supervised 
     release.
       ``(e) If the court desires more detailed information 
     concerning a juvenile alleged to have committed an act of 
     juvenile delinquency or a juvenile adjudicated delinquent, it 
     may commit the juvenile, after notice and hearing at which 
     the juvenile is represented by counsel, to the custody of the 
     Attorney General for observation and study by an appropriate 
     agency or entity. Such observation and study shall be 
     conducted on an outpatient basis, unless the court determines 
     that inpatient observation and study are necessary to obtain 
     the desired information. In the case of an alleged juvenile 
     delinquent, inpatient study may be ordered only with the 
     consent of the juvenile and the juvenile's attorney. The 
     agency or entity shall make a study of all matters relevant 
     to the alleged or adjudicated delinquent behavior and the 
     court's inquiry. The Attorney General shall submit to the 
     court and the attorneys for the juvenile and the Government 
     the results of the study within 30 days after the commitment 
     of the juvenile, unless the court grants additional time. 
     Time spent in custody under this subsection shall be excluded 
     for purposes of section 5036.
       ``(f)(1) The United States Sentencing Commission, in 
     consultation with the Attorney General, shall develop a list 
     of possible sanctions for juveniles adjudicated delinquent.
       ``(2) Such list shall--
       ``(A) be comprehensive in nature and encompass punishments 
     of varying levels of severity;
       ``(B) include terms of confinement; and
       ``(C) provide punishments that escalate in severity with 
     each additional or subsequent more serious delinquent 
     conduct.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The Sentencing Commission shall 
     develop the list required pursuant to section 5037(f), as 
     amended by subsection (a), not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Conforming Amendment to Adult Sentencing Section.--
     Section 3553 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Limitation on Applicability of Statutory Minimums in 
     Certain Prosecutions of Persons Under the Age of 16.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of a 
     defendant convicted for conduct that occurred before the 
     juvenile attained the age of 16 years, the court shall impose 
     a sentence without regard to any statutory minimum sentence, 
     if the court finds at sentencing, after affording the 
     Government an opportunity to make a recommendation, that the 
     juvenile has not been previously adjudicated delinquent for 
     or convicted of an offense described in section 
     5032(b)(1)(B).''.

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     SEC. 207. JUVENILE RECORDS AND FINGERPRINTING.

       Section 5038 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 5038. Juvenile records and fingerprinting

       ``(a)(1) Throughout and upon the completion of the juvenile 
     delinquency proceeding under section 5032(a), the court shall 
     keep a record relating to the arrest and adjudication that 
     is--
       ``(A) equivalent to the record that would be kept of an 
     adult arrest and conviction for such an offense; and
       ``(B) retained for a period of time that is equal to the 
     period of time records are kept for adult convictions.
       ``(2) Such records shall be made available for official 
     purposes, including communications with any victim or, in the 
     case of a deceased victim, such victim's representative, or 
     school officials, and to the public to the same extent as 
     court records regarding the criminal prosecutions of adults 
     are available.
       ``(b) The Attorney General shall establish guidelines for 
     fingerprinting and photographing a juvenile who is the 
     subject of any proceeding authorized under this chapter. Such 
     guidelines shall address the availability of pictures of any 
     juvenile taken into custody but not prosecuted as an adult. 
     Fingerprints and photographs of a juvenile who is prosecuted 
     as an adult shall be made available in the manner applicable 
     to adult offenders.
       ``(c) Whenever a juvenile has been adjudicated delinquent 
     for an act that, if committed by an adult, would be a felony 
     or for a violation of section 924(a)(6), the court shall 
     transmit to the Federal Bureau of Investigation the 
     information concerning the adjudication, including name, date 
     of adjudication, court, offenses, and sentence, along with 
     the notation that the matter was a juvenile adjudication.
       ``(d) In addition to any other authorization under this 
     section for the reporting, retention, disclosure, or 
     availability of records or information, if the law of the 
     State in which a Federal juvenile delinquency proceeding 
     takes place permits or requires the reporting, retention, 
     disclosure, or availability of records or information 
     relating to a juvenile or to a juvenile delinquency 
     proceeding or adjudication in certain circumstances, then 
     such reporting, retention, disclosure, or availability is 
     permitted under this section whenever the same circumstances 
     exist.''.

     SEC. 208. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS OF SECTIONS 5031 AND 5034.

       (a) Elimination of Pronouns.--Sections 5031 and 5034 of 
     title 18, United States Code, are each amended by striking 
     ``his'' each place it appears and inserting ``the 
     juvenile's''.
       (b) Updating of Reference.--Section 5034 of title 18, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the heading of such section, by striking 
     ``magistrate'' and inserting ``judicial officer''; and
       (2) by striking ``magistrate'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``judicial officer''.

     SEC. 209. CLERICAL AMENDMENTS TO TABLE OF SECTIONS FOR 
                   CHAPTER 403.

       The heading and the table of sections at the beginning of 
     chapter 403 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

                  ``CHAPTER 403--JUVENILE DELINQUENCY

``Sec.
``5031. Definitions.
``5032. Delinquency proceedings or criminal prosecutions in district 
              courts.
``5033. Custody prior to appearance before judicial officer.
``5034. Duties of judicial officer.
``5035. Detention prior to disposition or sentencing.
``5036. Speedy trial.
``5037. Disposition.
``5038. Juvenile records and fingerprinting.
``5039. Commitment.
``5040. Support.
``5041. Repealed.
``5042. Revocation of probation.''.

       TITLE III--EFFECTIVE ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL FIREARMS LAWS

     SEC. 301. ARMED CRIMINAL APPREHENSION PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall establish 
     in the office of each United States Attorney a program that 
     meets the requirements of subsections (b) and (c). The 
     program shall be known as the ``Armed Criminal Apprehension 
     Program''.
       (b) Program Requirements.--In the office of each United 
     States Attorney, the program established under subsection (a) 
     shall--
       (1) provide for coordination with State and local law 
     enforcement officials in the identification of violations of 
     Federal firearms laws;
       (2) provide for the establishment of agreements with State 
     and local law enforcement officials for the referral to the 
     Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms and the United 
     States Attorney for prosecution of persons arrested for 
     violations of chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, or 
     section 5861(d) or 5861(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986, relating to firearms;
       (3) require that the United States Attorney designate not 
     less than 1 Assistant United States Attorney to prosecute 
     violations of Federal firearms laws;
       (4) provide for the hiring of agents for the Bureau of 
     Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms to investigate violations of 
     the provisions referred to in paragraph (2); and
       (5) ensure that each person referred to the United States 
     Attorney under paragraph (2) be charged with a violation of 
     the most serious Federal firearm offense consistent with the 
     act committed.
       (c) Public Education Campaign.--As part of the program, 
     each United States Attorney shall carry out, in cooperation 
     with local civic, community, law enforcement, and religious 
     organizations, an extensive media and public outreach 
     campaign focused in high-crime areas to--
       (1) educate the public about the severity of penalties for 
     violations of Federal firearms laws; and
       (2) encourage law-abiding citizens to report the possession 
     of illegal firearms to authorities.
       (d) Waiver Authority.--
       (1) Request for waiver.--A United States attorney may 
     request the Attorney General to waive the requirements of 
     subsection (b) with respect to the United States attorney.
       (2) Provision of waiver.--The Attorney General may waive 
     the requirements of subsection (b) pursuant to a request made 
     under paragraph (1), in accordance with guidelines which 
     shall be established by the Attorney General. In establishing 
     the guidelines, the Attorney General shall take into 
     consideration the number of assistant United States attorneys 
     in the office of the United States attorney making the 
     request and the level of violent youth crime committed in the 
     district for which the United States attorney is appointed.

     SEC. 302. ANNUAL REPORTS.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, and annually thereafter, the Attorney General shall 
     submit to the Committees on the Judiciary of Senate and House 
     of Representatives a report containing the following 
     information:
       (1) The number of Assistant United States Attorneys 
     deisgnated under the program under section 301 and cross-
     deisgnated under section 304 during the year preceding the 
     year in which the report is submitted in order to prosecute 
     violations of Federal firearms laws in Federal court.
       (2) The number of individuals indicted for such violations 
     during that year by reason of the program.
       (3) The increase or decrease in the number of individuals 
     indicted for such violations during that year by reason of 
     the program when compared with the year preceding that year.
       (4) The number of individuals held without bond in 
     anticipation of prosecution by reason of the program.
       (5) The average length of prison sentence of the 
     individuals convicted of violations of Federal firearms laws 
     by reason of the program.

     SEC. 303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out the program under section 301 
     $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, of which--
       (1) $40,000,000 shall be used for salaries and expenses of 
     Assistant United States Attorneys and Bureau of Alcohol, 
     Tobacco, and Firearms agents; and
       (2) $10,000,000 shall be available for the public relations 
     campaign required by subsection (c) of that section.
       (b) Use of Funds.--
       (1) The Assistant United States Attorneys hired using 
     amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
     appropriations in subsection (a) shall prosecute violations 
     of Federal firearms laws in accordance with section 
     301(b)(3).
       (2) The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms agents 
     hired using amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
     authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) shall, to 
     the maximum extent practicable, concentrate their 
     investigations on violations of Federal firearms laws in 
     accordance with section 301(b)(4).
       (3) It is the sense of Congress that amounts made available 
     under this section for the public education campaign required 
     by section 301(c) should, to the maximum extent practicable, 
     be matched with State or local funds or private donations.
       (c) Authorization of Additional Appropriations.--In 
     addition to amounts made available under subsection (a), 
     there is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrative 
     Office of the United States Courts such sums as may be 
     necessary to carry out this title.

     SEC. 304. CROSS-DESIGNATION OF FEDERAL PROSECUTORS.

       To better assist state and local law enforcement agencies 
     in the investigation and prosecution of firearms offenses, 
     each United States Attorney may cross-designate one or more 
     Assistant United States Attorneys to prosecute firearms 
     offenses under State law that are similar to those listed in 
     section 301(b)(2) in State and local courts.

     TITLE IV--LIMITING JUVENILE ACCESS TO FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES

     SEC. 401. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR UNLAWFUL JUVENILE 
                   POSSESSION OF FIREARMS.

       Section 924(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4) by striking ``Whoever'' and inserting 
     ``Except as provided in paragraph (6) of this subsection, 
     whoever''; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:
       ``(6)(A) A juvenile who violates section 922(x) shall be 
     fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or 
     both, except--
       ``(i) the juvenile shall be fined under this title, 
     imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both, if--

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       ``(I) the offense of which the juvenile is charged is a 
     violation of section 922(x); and
       ``(II) the violation was also with the intent to possess 
     the handgun, ammunition, large capacity ammunition feeding 
     device, or semiautomatic assault weapon giving rise to the 
     violation in a school zone, or knowing that another juvenile 
     intends to possess the handgun, ammunition, large capacity 
     feeding device, or semiautomatic assault weapon giving rise 
     to the violation in a school zone;
       ``(ii) the juvenile shall be fined under this title, 
     imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both, if--
       ``(I) the offense of which the juvenile is charged is a 
     violation of section 922(x); and
       ``(II) the violation was also with the intent also to use 
     the handgun, ammunition, large capacity ammunition feeding 
     device, or semiautomatic assault weapon giving rise to the 
     violation in the commission of a violent felony, or knowing 
     that another juvenile intends to use the handgun, ammunition, 
     large capacity ammunition feeding device, or semiautomatic 
     assault weapon giving rise to the violation in the commission 
     of a serious violent felony.
       ``(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `serious 
     violent felony' has the meaning given the term in section 
     3559(c)(2)(F).
       ``(C) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, in any 
     case in which a juvenile is prosecuted in a district court of 
     the United States, and the juvenile is subject to penalties 
     under subparagraph (A)(ii), the juvenile shall be subject to 
     the same laws, rules, and proceedings regarding sentencing 
     (including the availability of probation, restitution, fines, 
     forfeiture, imprisonment, and supervised release) that would 
     be applicable in the case of an adult. No juvenile sentenced 
     to a term of imprisonment shall be released from custody 
     simply because the juvenile attains 18 years of age.''.

     SEC. 402. INCREASED PENALTIES AND MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCE 
                   FOR UNLAWFUL TRANSFER OF FIREARM TO JUVENILE.

       Section 924(a)(6) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     further amended by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as 
     subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively, and by inserting 
     after subparagraph (A) the following:
       ``(B) A person other than a juvenile who knowingly violates 
     section 922(x)--
       ``(i) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more 
     than 5 years, or both;
       ``(ii) if the person violated section 922(x)(1) knowing 
     that a juvenile intended to possess the handgun, ammunition, 
     large capacity ammunition feeding device, or semiautomatic 
     assault weapon giving rise to the violation of section 
     922(x)(1) in a school zone, shall be fined under this title 
     and imprisoned not less than 3 years and not more than 20 
     years; and
       ``(iii) if the person violated section 922(x)(1) knowing 
     that a juvenile intended to use the handgun, ammunition, 
     large capacity ammunition feeding device, or semiautomatic 
     assault weapon giving rise to the violation of section 
     922(x)(1) in the commission of a serious violent felony, 
     shall be imprisoned not less than 10 years and not more than 
     20 years and fined under this title.''.

     SEC. 403. PROHIBITING POSSESSION OF EXPLOSIVES BY JUVENILES 
                   AND YOUNG ADULTS.

       Section 842 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(r)(1) It shall be unlawful for any person who has not 
     attained 21 years of age to ship or transport any explosive 
     materials in interstate or foreign commerce or to receive or 
     possess any explosive materials which has been shipped or 
     transported in interstate or foreign commerce.
       ``(2) This subsection shall not apply to commercially 
     manufactured black powder in bulk quantities not to exceed 
     five pounds, and if the person is less than 18 years of age, 
     the person has the prior written consent of the person's 
     parents or guardian who is not prohibited by Federal, State, 
     or local law from possessing explosive materials, and the 
     person has the prior written consent in the person's 
     possession at all times when the black powder is in the 
     possession of the person.''.

     TITLE V--PREVENTING CRIMINAL ACCESS TO FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES

     SEC. 501. CRIMINAL PROHIBITION ON DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN 
                   INFORMATION RELATING TO EXPLOSIVES, DESTRUCTIVE 
                   DEVICES, AND WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION.

       (a) Unlawful Conduct.--Section 842 of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(p)(1) For purposes of this subsection:
       ``(A) The term `destructive device' has the same meaning as 
     in section 921(a)(4).
       ``(B) The term `explosive' has the same meaning as in 
     section 844(j).
       ``(C) The term `weapon of mass destruction' has the same 
     meaning as in section 2332a(c)(2).
       ``(2) It shall be unlawful for any person--
       ``(A) to teach or demonstrate the making or use of an 
     explosive, a destructive device, or a weapon of mass 
     destruction, or to distribute by any means information 
     pertaining to, in whole or in part, the manufacture or use of 
     an explosive, destructive device, or weapon of mass 
     destruction, with the intent that the teaching, 
     demonstration, or information be used for, or in furtherance 
     of, an activity that constitutes a Federal crime of violence; 
     or
       ``(B) to teach or demonstrate to any person the making or 
     use of an explosive, a destructive device, or a weapon of 
     mass destruction, or to distribute to any person, by any 
     means, information pertaining to, in whole or in part, the 
     manufacture or use of an explosive, destructive device, or 
     weapon of mass destruction, knowing that such person intends 
     to use the teaching, demonstration, or information for, or in 
     furtherance of, an activity that constitutes a Federal crime 
     of violence.''.
       (b) Penalties.--Section 844 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``person who violates 
     any of subsections'' and inserting the following: ``person 
     who--
       ``(1) violates any of subsections'';
       (2) by striking the period and inserting ``; and'';
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) violates section 842(p)(2), shall be fined under this 
     title, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.''; and
       (4) in subsection (j), by inserting ``and section 842(p),'' 
     after ``this section,''.

     SEC. 502. REQUIRING THEFTS FROM COMMON CARRIERS TO BE 
                   REPORTED.

       (a) Section 922(f) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3)(A) It shall be unlawful for any common or contract 
     carrier to fail to report the theft or loss of a firearm 
     within 48 hours after the theft or loss is discovered. The 
     theft or loss shall be reported to the Secretary and to the 
     appropriate local authorities.
       ``(B) The Secretary may impose a civil fine of not more 
     than $10,000 on any person who knowingly violates 
     subparagraph (A).''.
       (b) Section 924(a)(1)(B) of title 18, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking ``(f),'' and inserting ``(f)(1), 
     (f)(2),''.

     SEC. 503. VOLUNTARY SUBMISSION OF DEALER'S RECORDS.

       Section 923(g)(4) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(4) Where a firearms or ammunition business is 
     discontinued and succeeded by a new licensee, the records 
     required to be kept by this chapter shall appropriately 
     reflect such facts and shall be delivered to the successor. 
     Upon receipt of such records the successor licensee may 
     retain the records of the discontinued business or submit the 
     discontinued business records to the Secretary. Additionally, 
     a licensee while maintaining a firearms business may 
     voluntarily submit the records required to be kept by this 
     chapter to the Secretary if such records are at least 20 
     years old. Where discontinuance of the business is absolute, 
     such records shall be delivered within thirty days after the 
     business is discontinued to the Secretary. Where State law or 
     local ordinance requires the delivery of records to another 
     responsible authority, the Secretary may arrange for the 
     delivery of such records to such other responsible 
     authority.''.

     SEC. 504. GRANT PROGRAM FOR JUVENILE RECORDS.

       (a) Program Authorization.--The Attorney General is 
     authorized to provide grants to States to improve the quality 
     and accessibility of juvenile records and to ensure juvenile 
     records are routinely available for background checks 
     performed in connection with the transfer of a firearm.
       (b) Eligibility.--
       (1) In general.--A State that wishes to receive a grant 
     under this section shall submit an application to the 
     Attorney General that meets the requirements of paragraph 
     (2).
       (2) Assurance.--The application referred to in paragraph 
     (1) shall include an assurance that the State has in place a 
     system of records that ensures that juvenile records are 
     available for background checks performed in connection with 
     the transfer of a firearm, in which such system provides 
     that--
       (A) an adjudication of an act of violent juvenile 
     delinquency as defined in section 921(a)(20)(B) is not 
     expunged or set aside after a juvenile reaches the age of 
     majority; and
       (B) such a juvenile record is available and retained as if 
     it were an adult record.
       (c) Allocation.--Of the total funds appropriated under 
     subsection (e), each State that meets the requirements of 
     subsection (b), shall be allocated an amount which bears the 
     same ratio to the amount of funds so appropriated as the 
     population of individuals under the age of 18 living in such 
     State for the most recent calendar year in which such data is 
     available bears to the population of such individuals of all 
     the States that meet the requirements of subsection (b) for 
     such fiscal year.
       (d) Uses of Funds.--A State that receives a grant award 
     under this section may use such funds to support the 
     administrative record system referred to in subsection 
     (b)(2).
       (e) Authorization of Appropriation.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section, $25,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2000 and such sums as may be necessary for each 
     of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.

    TITLE VI--PUNISHING AND DETERRING CRIMINAL USE OF FIREARMS AND 
                               EXPLOSIVES

     SEC. 601. MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCE FOR DISCHARGING A 
                   FIREARM IN A SCHOOL ZONE.

       Section 924(a)(4) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``922(q) shall be fined'' and inserting 
     ``922(q)(2) shall be fined''; and
       (2) by inserting after the first sentence the following: 
     ``Whoever violates section 922(q)(3) with reckless disregard 
     for the safety of another shall be fined under this title, 
     imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both, except

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     that if serious bodily injury results, shall be fined under 
     this title, imprisoned not more than 25 years, or both, or if 
     death results and the person has attained 16 years of age but 
     has not attained 18 years of age, shall be fined under this 
     title, sentenced to imprisonment for life or for any term of 
     years, or both, or if death results and the person has 
     attained 18 years of age, shall be fined under this title, 
     sentenced to death or to imprisonment for any term of years 
     or for life, or both. Whoever knowingly violates section 
     922(q)(3) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not 
     less than 10 years and not more than 20 years, or both, 
     except that if serious bodily injury results, shall be fined 
     under this title, imprisoned not less than 15 years and not 
     more than 25 years, or both, or if death results and the 
     person has attained 16 years of age but has not attained 18 
     years of age, shall be fined under this title, sentenced to 
     imprisonment for life, or both, or if death results and the 
     person has attained 18 years of age, shall be fined under 
     this title, sentenced to death or to imprisonment for life, 
     or both.''.

     SEC. 602. APPREHENSION AND PROCEDURAL TREATMENT OF ARMED 
                   VIOLENT CRIMINALS.

       (a) Pretrial Detention For Possession of Firearms or 
     Explosives By Convicted Felons.--Section 3156(a)(4) of title 
     18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
       (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (C) and 
     inserting ``or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) an offense that is a violation of section 842(i) or 
     922(g) (relating to possession of explosives or firearms by 
     convicted felons); and''.
       (b) Firearms Possession By Violent Felons and Serious Drug 
     Offenders.--Section 924(a)(2) of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Whoever'' and inserting ``(A) Except as 
     provided in subparagraph (B), any person who''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the court 
     shall not grant a probationary sentence for such a violation 
     to a person who has more than 1 previous conviction for a 
     violent felony (as defined in subsection (e)(2)(B)) or a 
     serious drug offense (as defined in subsection (e)(2)(A)), 
     committed under different circumstances.''.

     SEC. 603. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR POSSESSING OR TRANSFERRING 
                   STOLEN FIREARMS.

       (a) In General.--Section 924 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(i), (j),''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) Whoever knowingly violates subsection (i) or (j) of 
     section 922 shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not 
     more than 15 years, or both.'';
       (2) in subsection (i)(1), by striking ``10'' and inserting 
     ``15''; and
       (3) in subsection (l), by striking ``10'' and inserting 
     ``15''.
       (b) Sentencing Commission.--The United States Sentencing 
     Commission shall amend the Federal sentencing guidelines to 
     reflect the amendments made by subsection (a).

     SEC. 604. INCREASED MANDATORY MINIMUM PENALTIES FOR USING A 
                   FIREARM TO COMMIT A CRIME OF VIOLENCE OR DRUG 
                   TRAFFICKING CRIME.

       Section 924 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(1)(A)--
       (A) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in clause (iii), by striking ``10 years.'' and 
     inserting ``12 years; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iv) if the firearm is used to injure another person, be 
     sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 15 
     years.''; and
       (2) in subsection (h), by striking ``imprisoned not more 
     than 10 years'' and inserting ``imprisoned not less than 5 
     years and not more than 10 years''.

     SEC. 605. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR MISREPRESENTED FIREARMS 
                   PURCHASE IN AID OF A SERIOUS VIOLENT FELONY.

       (a) In General.--Section 924(a) of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7)(A) Notwithstanding paragraph (2), whoever knowingly 
     violates section 922(a)(6) for the purpose of selling, 
     delivering, or otherwise transferring a firearm, knowing or 
     having reasonable cause to know that another person will 
     carry or otherwise possess or discharge or otherwise use the 
     firearm in the commission of a serious violent felony, shall 
     be--
       ``(i) fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 15 
     years, or both; or
       ``(ii) imprisoned not less than 10 and not more than 20 
     years and fined under this title, if the procurement is for a 
     juvenile.
       ``(B) For purposes of this paragraph--
       ``(i) the term `juvenile' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 922(x); and
       ``(ii) the term `serious violent felony' has the meaning 
     given the term in section 3559(c)(2)(F).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 606. INCREASING PENALTIES ON GUN KINGPINS.

       (a) Increasing the Penalty for Engaging in an Illegal 
     Firearms Business.--Section 924(a)(2) of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting ``, or willfully 
     violates section 922(a)(1),'' after ``section 922''.
       (b) Sentencing Guidelines Increase for Certain Violations 
     and Offenses.--Pursuant to its authority under section 994(p) 
     of title 28, United States Code, the United States Sentencing 
     Commission shall--
       (1) review and amend the Federal sentencing guidelines to 
     provide an appropriate enhancement for a violation of section 
     922(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code; and
       (2) review and amend the Federal sentencing guidelines to 
     provide additional sentencing increases, as appropriate, for 
     offenses involving more than 50 firearms.

     The Commission shall promulgate the amendments provided for 
     under this subsection as soon as is practicable in accordance 
     with the procedure set forth in section 21(a) of the 
     Sentencing Act of 1987, as though the authority under that 
     Act had not expired.

     SEC. 607. SERIOUS RECORDKEEPING OFFENSES THAT AID GUN 
                   TRAFFICKING.

       Section 924(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking the period and inserting ``; but if the 
     violation is in relation to an offense under subsection 
     (a)(6) or (d) of section 922, shall be fined under this 
     title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.''.

     SEC. 608. TERMINATION OF FIREARMS DEALER'S LICENSE UPON 
                   FELONY CONVICTION.

       Section 925(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``until any conviction pursuant to the indictment 
     becomes final'' and inserting ``until the date of any 
     conviction pursuant to the indictment''.

     SEC. 609. INCREASED PENALTY FOR TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING 
                   FIREARMS WITH OBLITERATED SERIAL NUMBERS.

       Section 924(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``(k),''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``(k),'' after ``(j),''.

     SEC. 610. FORFEITURE FOR GUN TRAFFICKING.

       Section 982(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(9) The court, in imposing a sentence on a person 
     convicted of a gun trafficking offense, as defined in section 
     981(a)(1)(G), or a conspiracy to commit such offense, shall 
     order the person to forfeit to the United States any 
     conveyance used or intended to be used to commit such 
     offense, and any property traceable to such conveyance.''.

     SEC. 611. INCREASED PENALTY FOR FIREARMS CONSPIRACY.

       Section 924 of title 18, United States Code, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(q) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a 
     person who conspires to commit an offense defined in this 
     chapter shall be subject to the same penalties (other than 
     the penalty of death) as those prescribed for the offense the 
     commission of which is the object of the conspiracy.''.

     SEC. 612. GUN CONVICTIONS AS PREDICATE CRIMES FOR ARMED 
                   CAREER CRIMINAL ACT.

       (a) Section 924(e)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``violent felony or a serious drug offense, 
     or both,'' and inserting ``violent felony, a serious drug 
     offense or a violation of section 922(g)(1), or a combination 
     of such offenses,''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following: ``No more than two 
     convictions for violations of section 922(g)(1) shall be 
     considered in determining whether a person has three previous 
     convictions for purposes of this subsection.''.

     SEC. 613. SERIOUS JUVENILE DRUG TRAFFICKING OFFENSES AS ARMED 
                   CAREER CRIMINAL ACT PREDICATES.

       Section 924(e)(2)(C) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``or serious drug offense'' after 
     ``violent felony''.

     SEC. 614. FORFEITURE OF FIREARMS USED IN CRIMES OF VIOLENCE 
                   AND FELONIES.

       (a) Criminal Forfeiture.--Section 982(a) of title 18, 
     United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(10) The court, in imposing a sentence on a person 
     convicted of any crime of violence (as defined in section 16 
     of this title) or any felony under Federal law, shall order 
     that the person forfeit to the United States any firearm (as 
     defined in section 921(a)(3) of this title) used or intended 
     to be used to commit or to facilitate the commission of the 
     offense.''.
       (b) Disposal of Property.--Section 981(c) of title 18, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following flush sentence:

     ``Any firearm forfeited pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(H) of 
     this section or section 982(a)(10) of this title shall be 
     disposed of by the seizing agency in accordance with law.''.
       (c) Authority To Forfeit Property Under Section 924(d).--
     Section 924(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Whenever any firearm is subject to forfeiture under 
     this section, the Secretary of the Treasury shall have the 
     authority to seize and forfeit, in accordance with the 
     procedures of the applicable forfeiture statute, any property 
     otherwise forfeitable under the laws of the United States 
     that was involved in or derived from the crime of violence or 
     drug trafficking crime described in subsection (c) in which 
     the forfeited firearm was used or carried.''.
       (d) 120-Day Rule for Administrative Forfeiture.--Section 
     924(d)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding ``administrative'' after ``Any'' in the last sentence.

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       (e) Section 3665.--Section 3665 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating the first undesignated paragraph as 
     subsection (a)(1) and the second undesignated paragraph as 
     subsection (a)(2); and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) The forfeiture of property under this section, 
     including any seizure and disposition of the property and any 
     related administrative or judicial proceeding, shall be 
     governed by the provisions of section 413 of the 
     Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 
     (21 U.S.C. 853), except for subsection 413(d) which shall not 
     apply to forfeitures under this section.''.

     SEC. 615. SEPARATE LICENSES FOR GUNSMITHS.

       (a) Section 921(a)(11) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(11) The term `dealer' means (A) any person engaged in 
     the business as a firearms dealer, (B) any person engaged in 
     the business as a gunsmith, or (C) any person who is a 
     pawnbroker. The term `licensed dealer' means any dealer who 
     is licensed under the provisions of this chapter.''.
       (b) Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by redesignating paragraphs (12) through (33) as 
     paragraphs (14) through (35), and by inserting after 
     paragraph (11) the following:
       ``(12) The term `firearms dealer' means any person who is 
     engaged in the business of selling firearms at wholesale or 
     retail.
       ``(13) The term `gunsmith' means any person, other than a 
     licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer, 
     who is engaged in the business of repairing firearms or of 
     making or fitting special barrels, stocks or trigger 
     mechanisms to firearms.''.
       (c) Section 923(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) If the applicant is a dealer who is--
       ``(A) a dealer in destructive devices or ammunition for 
     destructive devices, a fee of $1,000 per year;
       ``(B) a dealer in firearms who is not a dealer in 
     destructive devices, a fee of $200 for 3 years, except that 
     the fee for renewal of a valid license shall be $90 for 3 
     years; or
       ``(C) a gunsmith, a fee of $100 for 3 years, except that 
     the fee for renewal of a valid license shall be $50 for 3 
     years.''.

     SEC. 616. PERMITS AND BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR PURCHASES OF 
                   EXPLOSIVES.

       (a) Permits for Purchase of Explosives in General.--Section 
     842 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by amending subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection 
     (a)(3) to read as follows:
       ``(A) to transport, ship, cause to be transported, or 
     receive any explosive materials; or
       ``(B) to distribute explosive materials to any person other 
     than a licensee or permittee.''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by adding ``or'' at the end of paragraph (1);
       (B) by striking ``; or'' at the end of paragraph (2) and 
     inserting a period; and
       (C) by striking paragraph (3).
       (b) Background Checks.--Section 842 of title 18, United 
     States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(q)(1) A licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or 
     licensed dealer shall not transfer explosive materials to any 
     other person who is not a licensee under section 843 of this 
     title unless--
       ``(A) before the completion of the transfer, the licensee 
     contacts the national instant criminal background check 
     system established under section 103(d) of the Brady Handgun 
     Violence Prevention Act;
       ``(B)(i) the system provides the licensee with a unique 
     identification number; or
       ``(ii) 5 business days (meaning a day on which State 
     offices are open) have elapsed since the licensee contacted 
     the system, and the system has not notified the licensee that 
     the receipt of explosive materials by such other person would 
     violate subsection (i) of this section;
       ``(C) the transferor has verified the identity of the 
     transferee by examining a valid identification document (as 
     defined in section 1038(d)(1) of this title) of the 
     transferee containing a photograph of the transferee; and
       ``(D) the transferor has examined the permit issued to the 
     transferee pursuant to section 843 of this title and recorded 
     the permit number on the record of the transfer.
       ``(2) If receipt of explosive materials would not violate 
     section 842(i) of this title or State law, the system shall--
       ``(A) assign a unique identification number to the 
     transfer; and
       ``(B) provide the licensee with the number.
       ``(3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the transfer of 
     explosive materials between a licensee and another person if 
     on application of the transferor, the Secretary has certified 
     that compliance with paragraph (1)(A) is impracticable 
     because--
       ``(A) the ratio of the number of law enforcement officers 
     of the State in which the transfer is to occur to the number 
     of square miles of land area of the State does not exceed 
     0.0025;
       ``(B) the business premises of the licensee at which the 
     transfer is to occur are extremely remote in relation to the 
     chief law enforcement officer (as defined in section 
     922(s)(8)); and
       ``(C) there is an absence of telecommunications facilities 
     in the geographical area in which the business premises are 
     located.
       ``(4) If the national instant criminal background check 
     system notifies the licensee that the information available 
     to the system does not demonstrate that the receipt of 
     explosive materials by such other person would violate 
     subsection (i) or State law, and the licensee transfers 
     explosive materials to such other person, the licensee shall 
     include in the record of the transfer the unique 
     identification number provided by the system with respect to 
     the transfer.
       ``(5) If the licensee knowingly transfers explosive 
     materials to such other person and knowingly fails to comply 
     with paragraph (1) of this subsection with respect to the 
     transfer, the Secretary may, after notice and opportunity for 
     a hearing, suspend for not more than 6 months or revoke any 
     license issued to the licensee under section 843 and may 
     impose on the licensee a civil fine of not more than $5,000.
       ``(6) Neither a local government nor an employee of the 
     Federal Government or of any State or local government, 
     responsible for providing information to the national instant 
     criminal background check system shall be liable in an action 
     at law for damages--
       ``(A) for failure to prevent the sale or transfer of 
     explosive materials to a person whose receipt or possession 
     of the explosive materials is unlawful under this section; or
       ``(B) for preventing such a sale or transfer to a person 
     who may lawfully receive or possess explosive materials.''.
       (c) Administrative Provisions.--Section 103 of the Brady 
     Handgun Violence Prevention Act (18 U.S.C. 922 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (f), by inserting ``or explosive 
     materials'' after ``firearm''; and
       (2) in subsection (g), by inserting ``or that receipt of 
     explosive materials by a prospective transferee would violate 
     section 842(i) of such title, or State law,'' after ``State 
     law,''.
       (d) Remedy for Erroneous Denial of Explosive Materials.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 40 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 843 the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 843A. Remedy for erroneous denial of explosive 
       materials

       ``Any person denied explosive materials pursuant to section 
     842(q)--
       ``(1) due to the provision of erroneous information 
     relating to the person by any State or political subdivision 
     thereof, or by the national instant criminal background check 
     system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun 
     Violence Prevention Act; or
       ``(2) who was not prohibited from receipt of explosive 
     materials pursuant to section 842(i),

     may bring an action against the State or political 
     subdivision responsible for providing the erroneous 
     information, or responsible for denying the transfer, or 
     against the United States, as the case may be, for an order 
     directing that the erroneous information be corrected or that 
     the transfer be approved, as the case may be. In any action 
     under this section, the court, in its discretion, may allow 
     the prevailing party a reasonable attorney's fee as part of 
     the costs.''.
       (2) Technical amendment.--The section analysis for chapter 
     40 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 843 the following:

``843A. Remedy for erroneous denial of explosive materials.''.

       (e) Regulations.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury 
     shall issue final regulations with respect to the amendments 
     made by subsection (a).
       (2) Notice to states.--On the issuance of regulations 
     pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Treasury 
     shall notify the States of the regulations so that the States 
     may consider revising their explosives laws.
       (f) Licenses and User Permits.--Section 843(a) of title 18, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``, including fingerprints and a 
     photograph of the applicant'' before the period at the end of 
     the first sentence; and
       (2) by striking the second sentence and inserting, ``Each 
     applicant for a license shall pay for each license a fee 
     established by the Secretary that shall not exceed $300. Each 
     applicant for a permit shall pay for each permit a fee 
     established by the Secretary that shall not exceed $100.''.
       (g) Penalties.--Section 844 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (a) as subsection (a)(1); 
     and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (a)(1) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(2) Any person who violates section 842(q) shall be fined 
     under this title, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or 
     both.''.
       (h) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections 
     (a), (b), (c), (d), and (g) shall take effect 18 months after 
     the date of enactment of the Act.

     SEC. 617. PERSONS PROHIBITED FROM RECEIVING OR POSSESSING 
                   EXPLOSIVES.

       (a) Distribution of Explosives.--Section 842(d) of title 
     18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``or who has been committed to a mental institution;''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) being an alien--
       ``(A) is illegally or unlawfully in the United States; or
       ``(B) except as provided in subsection (q)(2), has been 
     admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa (as 
     that term is

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     defined in section 101(a)(26) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(26)));
       ``(8) has been discharged from the Armed Forces under 
     dishonorable conditions;
       ``(9) having been a citizen of the United States, has 
     renounced his citizenship;
       ``(10) is subject to a court order that--
       ``(A) was issued after a hearing of which such person 
     received actual notice, and at which such person had an 
     opportunity to participate;
       ``(B) restrains such person from harassing, stalking, or 
     threatening an intimate partner of such person or child of 
     such intimate partner or person, or engaging in other conduct 
     that would place an intimate partner in reasonable fear of 
     bodily injury to the partner or child; and
       ``(C)(i) includes a finding that such person represents a 
     credible threat to the physical safety of such intimate 
     partner or child; or
       ``(ii) by its terms explicitly prohibits the use, attempted 
     use, or threatened use of physical force against such 
     intimate partner or child that would reasonably be expected 
     to cause bodily injury;
       ``(11) has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor 
     crime of domestic violence; or
       ``(12) has been adjudicated delinquent.''.
       (b) Possession of Explosives.--Section 842(i) of title 18, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``or'' at the end; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) who, being an alien--
       ``(A) is illegally or unlawfully in the United States; or
       ``(B) except as provided in subsection (q)(2), has been 
     admitted to the United States under a non-immigrant visa (as 
     that term is defined in section 101(a)(26) of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(26)));
       ``(6) who has been discharged from the Armed Forces under 
     dishonorable conditions;
       ``(7) who, having been a citizen of the United States, has 
     renounced his citizenship;
       ``(8) who is subject to a court order that--
       ``(A) was issued after a hearing of which such person 
     received actual notice, and at which such person had an 
     opportunity to participate;
       ``(B) restrains such person from harassing, stalking, or 
     threatening an intimate partner of such person or child of 
     such intimate partner or person, or engaging in other conduct 
     that would place an intimate partner in reasonable fear of 
     bodily injury to the partner or child; and
       ``(C)(i) includes a finding that such person represents a 
     credible threat to the physical safety of such intimate 
     partner or child; or
       ``(ii) by its terms explicitly prohibits the use, attempted 
     use, or threatened use of physical force against such 
     intimate partner or child that would reasonably be expected 
     to cause bodily injury;
       ``(9) who has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor 
     crime of domestic violence; or
       ``(10) who has been adjudicated delinquent.''.
       (c) Definition.--Section 841 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(r)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), `misdemeanor 
     crime of domestic violence' means an offense that--
       ``(A) is a misdemeanor under Federal or State law; and
       ``(B) has, as an element, the use or attempted use of 
     physical force, or the threatened use of a deadly weapon, 
     committed by a current or former spouse, parent, or guardian 
     of the victim, by a person with whom the victim shares a 
     child in common, by a person who is cohabiting with or has 
     cohabited with the victim as a spouse, parent, or guardian, 
     or by a person similarly situated to a spouse, parent, or 
     guardian of the victim.
       ``(2)(A) A person shall not be considered to have been 
     convicted of such an offense for purposes of this chapter, 
     unless--
       ``(i) the person was represented by counsel in the case, or 
     knowingly and intelligently waived the right to counsel in 
     the case; and
       ``(ii) in the case of a prosecution for an offense 
     described in this paragraph for which a person was entitled 
     to a jury trial in the jurisdiction in which the case was 
     tried--
       ``(I) the case was tried by a jury; or
       ``(II) the person knowingly and intelligently waived the 
     right to have the case tried by jury, by guilty plea or 
     otherwise.
       ``(B) A person shall not be considered to have been 
     convicted of such an offense for purposes of this chapter if 
     the conviction has been expunged or set aside, or is an 
     offense for which the person has been pardoned or has had 
     civil rights restored (if the law of the applicable 
     jurisdiction provides for the loss of civil rights under such 
     an offense) unless the pardon, expungement, or restoration of 
     civil rights expressly provides that the person may not ship, 
     transport, possess, or receive firearms.
       ``(s) `Adjudicated delinquent' means an adjudication of 
     delinquency based upon a finding of the commission of an act 
     by a person prior to his or her eighteenth birthday that, if 
     committed by an adult, would be a serious drug offense or 
     violent felony (as defined in section 3559(c)(2) of this 
     title), on or after the date of enactment of this 
     paragraph.''.
       (d) Aliens Admitted Under Nonimmigrant Visas.--Section 842 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(r)(1) For purposes of 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) Sections (d)(7)(B) and (i)(5)(B) do not apply to any 
     alien who has been lawfully admitted to the United States 
     under a nonimmigrant visa, if that alien is a foreign law 
     enforcement officer of a friendly foreign government entering 
     the United States on official law enforcement business.
       ``(3)(A) Any individual who has been admitted to the United 
     States under a nonimmigrant visa may receive a waiver from 
     the requirements of subsection (i)(5)(B), 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) 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 explosives and certifying that the alien would not, 
     absent the application of subsection (i)(5)(B), otherwise be 
     prohibited from such an acquisition under subsection (i).
       ``(C) The Attorney General shall approve a petition 
     submitted in accordance with this paragraph, if the Attorney 
     General determines that waiving the requirements of 
     subsection (i)(5)(B) with respect to the petitioner--
       ``(i) would be in the interests of justice; and
       ``(ii) would not jeopardize the public safety.''.
       (e) Conforming Amendment.--Section 845 of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, 
     no person convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic 
     violence may ship or transport any explosive materials in 
     interstate or foreign commerce or to receive or possess any 
     explosive materials which have been shipped or transported in 
     interstate or foreign commerce.''.

   TITLE VII--PUNISHING GANG VIOLENCE AND DRUG TRAFFICKING TO MINORS

     SEC. 701. INCREASED MANDATORY MINIMUM PENALTIES FOR USING 
                   MINORS TO DISTRIBUTE DRUGS.

       Section 420 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
     861) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``one year'' and 
     inserting ``3 years''; and
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``one year'' and 
     inserting ``5 years''.

     SEC. 702. INCREASED MANDATORY MINIMUM PENALTIES FOR 
                   DISTRIBUTING DRUGS TO MINORS.

       Section 418 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
     859) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``one year'' and 
     inserting ``3 years''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``one year'' and 
     inserting ``5 years''.

     SEC. 703. INCREASED MANDATORY MINIMUM PENALTIES FOR DRUG 
                   TRAFFICKING IN OR NEAR A SCHOOL OR OTHER 
                   PROTECTED LOCATION.

       Section 419 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
     860) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``one year'' and 
     inserting ``3 years''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``three years'' each 
     place that term appears and inserting ``5 years''.

     SEC. 704. CRIMINAL STREET GANGS.

       (a) In General.--Section 521 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), in the second undesignated 
     paragraph--
       (A) by striking ``5'' and inserting ``3'';
       (B) by inserting ``, whether formal or informal'' after 
     ``or more persons''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or activities'' 
     after ``purposes'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by inserting after ``10 years'' the 
     following: ``and such person shall be subject to the 
     forfeiture prescribed in section 412 of the Controlled 
     Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 853)'';
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) that is a violation of section 522 (relating to the 
     recruitment of persons to participate in criminal gang 
     activity);
       ``(4) that is a violation of section 844, 875, or 876 
     (relating to extortion and threats), section 1084 (relating 
     to gambling), section 1955 (relating to gambling), or chapter 
     73 (relating to obstruction of justice);
       ``(5) that is a violation of section 1956 (relating to 
     money laundering), to the extent that the violation of such 
     section is related to a Federal or State offense involving a 
     controlled substance (as that term is defined in section 102 
     of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802)); or
       ``(6) that is a violation of section 274(a)(1)(A), 277, or 
     278 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1324(a)(1)(A), 1327, or 1328) (relating to alien smuggling); 
     and
       ``(7) a conspiracy, attempt, or solicitation to commit an 
     offense described in paragraphs (1) through (6).''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--Section 3663(c)(4) 
     of title 18, United

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     States Code, is amended by striking ``chapter 46'' and 
     inserting ``section 521, chapter 46,''.

     SEC. 705. INCREASE IN OFFENSE LEVEL FOR PARTICIPATION IN 
                   CRIME AS A GANG MEMBER.

       (a) Definition of Criminal Street Gang.--In this section, 
     the term ``criminal street gang'' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 521(a) of title 18, United States Code.
       (b) Amendment of Sentencing Guidelines.--
       (1) In general.--Pursuant to its authority under section 
     994(p) of title 28, United States Code, the United States 
     Sentencing Commission shall amend the Federal Sentencing 
     Guidelines to provide an appropriate enhancement for any 
     Federal offense described in section 521(c) of title 18, 
     United States Code, if the offense was both committed in 
     connection with, or in furtherance of, the activities of a 
     criminal street gang and the defendant was a member of the 
     criminal street gang at the time of the offense.
       (2) Factors to be considered.--In determining an 
     appropriate enhancement under this section, the United States 
     Sentencing Commission shall give great weight to the 
     seriousness of the offense, the offender's relative position 
     in the criminal gang, and the risk of death or serious bodily 
     injury to any person posed by the offense.
       (c) Construction With Other Guidelines.--The amendment made 
     by subsection (b) shall provide that the increase in the 
     offense level shall be in addition to any other adjustment 
     under chapter 3 of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

     SEC. 706. INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN TRAVEL OR TRANSPORTATION IN 
                   AID OF CRIMINAL GANGS.

       (a) Travel Act Amendment.--Section 1952 of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 1952. Interstate and foreign travel or transportation 
       in aid of racketeering enterprises

       ``(a) Prohibited Conduct and Penalties.--
       ``(1) In general.--Whoever--
       ``(A) travels in interstate or foreign commerce or uses the 
     mail or any facility in interstate or foreign commerce, with 
     intent to--
       ``(i) distribute the proceeds of any unlawful activity; or
       ``(ii) otherwise promote, manage, establish, carry on, or 
     facilitate the promotion, management, establishment, or 
     carrying on, of any unlawful activity; and
       ``(B) after travel or use of the mail or any facility in 
     interstate or foreign commerce described in subparagraph (A), 
     performs, attempts to perform, or conspires to perform an act 
     described in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A);

     shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 
     years, or both.
       ``(2) Crimes of violence.--Whoever--
       ``(A) travels in interstate or foreign commerce or uses the 
     mail or any facility in interstate or foreign commerce, with 
     intent to commit any crime of violence to further any 
     unlawful activity; and
       ``(B) after travel or use of the mail or any facility in 
     interstate or foreign commerce described in subparagraph (A), 
     commits, attempts to commit, or conspires to commit any crime 
     of violence to further any unlawful activity;

     shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 
     20 years, or both, and if death results shall be sentenced to 
     death or be imprisoned for any term of years or for life.
       ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Controlled substance.--The term `controlled 
     substance' has the meaning given that term in section 102(6) 
     of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(6)).
       ``(2) 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.
       ``(3) Unlawful activity.--The term `unlawful activity' 
     means--
       ``(A) any business enterprise involving gambling, liquor on 
     which the Federal excise tax has not been paid, narcotics or 
     controlled substances, or prostitution offenses in violation 
     of the laws of the State in which the offense is committed or 
     of the United States;
       ``(B) extortion, bribery, arson, burglary if the offense 
     involves property valued at not less than $10,000, assault 
     with a deadly weapon, assault resulting in bodily injury, 
     shooting at an occupied dwelling or motor vehicle, or 
     retaliation against or intimidation of witnesses, victims, 
     jurors, or informants, in violation of the laws of the State 
     in which the offense is committed or of the United States; or
       ``(C) any act that is indictable under section 1956 or 1957 
     of this title or under subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 
     31.''.
       (b) Amendment of Sentencing Guidelines.--
       (1) In general.--Pursuant to its authority under section 
     994(p) of title 28, United States Code, the United States 
     Sentencing Commission shall amend chapter 2 of the Federal 
     Sentencing Guidelines to provide an appropriate increase in 
     the offense levels for traveling in interstate or foreign 
     commerce in aid of unlawful activity.
       (2) Unlawful activity defined.--In this subsection, the 
     term ``unlawful activity'' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 1952(b) of title 18, United States Code, as amended 
     by this section.
       (3) Sentencing enhancement for recruitment across state 
     lines.--Pursuant to its authority under section 994(p) of 
     title 28, United States Code, the United States Sentencing 
     Commission shall amend the Federal Sentencing Guidelines to 
     provide an appropriate enhancement for a person who, in 
     violating section 522 of title 18, United States Code, 
     recruits, solicits, induces, commands, or causes another 
     person residing in another State to be or to remain a member 
     of a criminal street gang, or crosses a State line with the 
     intent to recruit, solicit, induce, command, or cause another 
     person to be or to remain a member of a criminal street gang.

     SEC. 707. GANG-RELATED WITNESS INTIMIDATION AND RETALIATION.

       (a) Interstate Travel to Engage in Witness Intimidation or 
     Obstruction of Justice.--Section 1952 of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
     (c) and (d), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
       ``(b) Whoever travels in interstate or foreign commerce 
     with intent by bribery, force, intimidation, or threat, 
     directed against any person, to delay or influence the 
     testimony of or prevent from testifying a witness in a State 
     criminal proceeding or by any such means to cause any person 
     to destroy, alter, or conceal a record, document, or other 
     object, with intent to impair the object's integrity or 
     availability for use in such a proceeding, and thereafter 
     engages or endeavors to engage in such conduct, shall be 
     fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 10 years, 
     or both; and if serious bodily injury (as defined in section 
     1365 of this title) results, shall be so fined or imprisoned 
     for not more than 20 years, or both; and if death results, 
     shall be so fined and imprisoned for any term of years or for 
     life, or both, and may be sentenced to death.''.
       (b) Conspiracy Penalty for Obstruction of Justice Offenses 
     Involving Victims, Witnesses, and Informants.--Section 1512 
     of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(j) Whoever conspires to commit any offense defined in 
     this section or section 1513 of this title shall be subject 
     to the same penalties as those prescribed for the offense the 
     commission of which was the object of the conspiracy.''.
       (c) Witness Relocation Survey and Training Program.--
       (1) Survey.--The Attorney General shall survey all State 
     and selected local witness protection and relocation programs 
     to determine the extent and nature of such programs and the 
     training needs of those programs. Not later than 270 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this section, the Attorney 
     General shall report the results of this survey to Congress.
       (2) Training.--Based on the results of such survey, the 
     Attorney General shall make available to State and local law 
     enforcement agencies training to assist those law enforcement 
     agencies in developing and managing witness protection and 
     relocation programs.
       (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out paragraphs (1) and (2) for 
     fiscal year 2000 not to exceed $500,000.
       (d) Federal-State Coordination and Cooperation Regarding 
     Notification of Interstate Witness Relocation.--
       (1) Attorney general to promote interstate coordination.--
     The Attorney General shall engage in activities, including 
     the establishment of a model Memorandum of Understanding 
     under paragraph (2), which promote coordination among State 
     and local witness interstate relocation programs.
       (2) Model memorandum of understanding.--The Attorney 
     General shall establish a model Memorandum of Understanding 
     for States and localities that engage in interstate witness 
     relocation. Such a model Memorandum of Understanding shall 
     include a requirement that notice be provided to the 
     jurisdiction to which the relocation has been made by the 
     State or local law enforcement agency that relocates a 
     witness to another State who has been arrested for or 
     convicted of a crime of violence as described in section 16 
     of title 18, United States Code.
       (3) Byrne grant assistance.--The Attorney General is 
     authorized to expend up to 10 percent of the total amount 
     appropriated under section 511 of subpart 2 of part E of the 
     Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 for 
     purposes of making grants pursuant to section 510 of that Act 
     to those jurisdictions that have interstate witness 
     relocation programs and that have substantially followed the 
     model Memorandum of Understanding.
       (4) Guidelines and determination of eligibility.--The 
     Attorney General shall establish guidelines relating to the 
     implementation of paragraph (4) and shall determine, 
     consistent with such guidelines, which jurisdictions are 
     eligible for grants under paragraph (4).
       (d) Byrne Grants.--Section 501(b) of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (25);
       (2) by striking the period at the end paragraph (26) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(27) developing and maintaining witness security and 
     relocation programs, including providing training of 
     personnel in the effective management of such programs.''.
       (e) Definition.--As used in this section, the term 
     ``State'' includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and 
     any other commonwealth, territory, or possession of the 
     United States.


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It was decided in the

Yeas

249

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affirmative

Nays

181

para. 65.8                    [Roll No. 211]

                                AYES--249

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Capps
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clement
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thune
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wu
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--181

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Tanner
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Brown (CA)
     Davis (IL)
     Houghton
     Kasich
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 65.9  recorded vote

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

       Add at the end the following:

     SEC. ____. AIMEE'S LAW.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as ``Aimee's 
     Law''.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Dangerous sexual offense.--The term ``dangerous sexual 
     offense'' means sexual abuse or sexually explicit conduct 
     committed by an individual who has attained the age of 18 
     years against an individual who has not attained the age of 
     14 years.
       (2) Murder.--The term ``murder'' has the meaning given the 
     term under applicable State law.
       (3) Rape.--The term ``rape'' has the meaning given the term 
     under applicable State law.
       (4) Sexual abuse.--The term ``sexual abuse'' has the 
     meaning given the term under applicable State law.
       (5) Sexually explicit conduct.--The term ``sexually 
     explicit conduct'' has the meaning given the term under 
     applicable State law.
       (c) Reimbursement to States for Crimes Committed By Certain 
     Released Felons.--
       (1) Penalty.--
       (A) Single state.--In any case in which a State convicts an 
     individual of murder, rape, or a dangerous sexual offense, 
     who has a prior conviction for any 1 of those offenses in a 
     State described in subparagraph (C), the Attorney General 
     shall transfer an amount equal to the costs of incarceration, 
     prosecution, and apprehension of that individual, from 
     Federal law enforcement assistance funds that have been 
     allocated to but not distributed to the State that convicted 
     the individual of the prior offense, to the State account 
     that collects Federal law enforcement assistance funds of the 
     State that convicted that individual of the subsequent 
     offense.
       (B) Multiple states.--In any case in which a State convicts 
     an individual of murder, rape, or a dangerous sexual offense, 
     who has a prior conviction for any 1 or more of those 
     offenses in more than 1 other State described in subparagraph 
     (C), the Attorney General shall transfer an amount equal to 
     the costs of incarceration, prosecution, and apprehension of 
     that individual, from Federal law enforcement assistance 
     funds that have been allocated to but not distributed to each 
     State that convicted such individual of the prior offense, to 
     the State account that collects Federal law enforcement 
     assistance funds of the State that convicted that individual 
     of the subsequent offense.
       (C) State described.--A State is described in this 
     subparagraph if--
       (i) the State has not adopted Federal truth-in-sentencing 
     guidelines under section 20104 of the Violent Crime Control 
     and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13704);
       (ii) the average term of imprisonment imposed by the State 
     on individuals convicted of the offense for which the 
     individual described in subparagraph (A) or (B), as 
     applicable, was convicted by the State is less than 10 
     percent above the average term of imprisonment imposed for 
     that offense in all States; or
       (iii) with respect to the individual described in 
     subparagraph (A) or (B), as applicable, the individual had 
     served less than 85 percent of the term of imprisonment to 
     which that individual was sentenced for the prior offense.
       (2) State applications.--In order to receive an amount 
     transferred under paragraph (1), the chief executive of a 
     State shall submit to the Attorney General an application, in 
     such form and containing such information as the Attorney 
     General may reasonably require, which shall include a 
     certification that the State has convicted an individual of 
     murder, rape, or a dangerous sexual offense, who has a prior 
     conviction for 1 of those offenses in another State.
       (3) Source of funds.--Any amount transferred under 
     paragraph (1) shall be derived by reducing the amount of 
     Federal law enforcement assistance funds received by the 
     State that convicted such individual of the prior offense 
     before the distribution of the funds to the State. The 
     Attorney General, in consultation with the chief executive of 
     the State that convicted such individual of the prior 
     offense, shall establish a payment schedule.
       (4) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection may be 
     construed to diminish or otherwise affect any court ordered 
     restitution.
       (5) Exception.--This subsection does not apply if the 
     individual convicted of murder, rape, or a dangerous sexual 
     offense has been released from prison upon the reversal of a 
     conviction for an offense described in paragraph (1) and 
     subsequently been convicted for an offense described in 
     paragraph (1).
       (d) Collection of Recidivism Data.--
       (1) In general.--Beginning with calendar year 1999, and 
     each calendar year thereafter, the Attorney General shall 
     collect and maintain information relating to, with respect to 
     each State--
       (A) the number of convictions during that calendar year for 
     murder, rape, and any sex offense in the State in which, at 
     the time of

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     the offense, the victim had not attained the age of 14 years 
     and the offender had attained the age of 18 years; and
       (B) the number of convictions described in subparagraph (A) 
     that constitute second or subsequent convictions of the 
     defendant of an offense described in that subparagraph.
       (2) Report.--Not later than March 1, 2000, and on March 1 
     of each year thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit to 
     Congress a report, which shall include--
       (A) the information collected under paragraph (1) with 
     respect to each State during the preceding calendar year; and
       (B) the percentage of cases in each State in which an 
     individual convicted of an offense described in paragraph 
     (1)(A) was previously convicted of another such offense in 
     another State during the preceding calendar year.

It was decided in the

Yeas

412

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affirmative

Nays

15

para. 65.10                   [Roll No. 212]

                                AYES--412

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--15

     Clay
     Conyers
     Frank (MA)
     Jackson (IL)
     Jones (OH)
     Kilpatrick
     Lee
     Martinez
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Payne
     Roybal-Allard
     Scott
     Waters
     Watt (NC)

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Brown (CA)
     Davis (IL)
     Ehlers
     Houghton
     Kasich
     Thomas
     Weiner
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 65.11  recorded vote

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

       Add at the end the following new title:
      TITLE ____--PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM THE CULTURE OF VIOLENCE

     SEC. ____. PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM EXPLICIT SEXUAL OR 
                   VIOLENT MATERIAL.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 71 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 1471. Protection of minors

       ``(a) Prohibition.--Whoever in interstate or foreign 
     commerce knowingly and for monetary consideration, sells, 
     sends, loans, or exhibits, directly to a minor, any picture, 
     photograph, drawing, sculpture, video game, motion picture 
     film, or similar visual representation or image, book, 
     pamphlet, magazine, printed matter, or sound recording, or 
     other matter of any kind containing explicit sexual material 
     or explicit violent material which--
       ``(1) the average person, applying contemporary community 
     standards, would find, taking the material as a whole and 
     with respect to minors, is designed to appeal or pander to 
     the prurient, shameful, or morbid interest;
       ``(2) the average person, applying contemporary community 
     standards, would find the material patently offensive with 
     respect to what is suitable for minors; and
       ``(3) a reasonable person would find, taking the material 
     as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or 
     scientific value for minors;

     shall be punished as provided in subsection (c) of this 
     section.
       ``(b) Definitions.--As used in subsection (a)--
       ``(1) the term `knowingly' means having general knowledge 
     of, or reason to know, or a belief or ground for belief which 
     warrants further inspection or inquiry of--
       ``(A) the character and content of any material described 
     in subsection (a) which is reasonably susceptible of 
     examination by the defendant; and
       ``(B) the age of the minor;

     but an honest mistake is a defense against a prosecution 
     under this section if the defendant made a reasonable bona 
     fide attempt to ascertain the true age of such minor;
       ``(2) the term `minor' means any person under the age of 17 
     years; and
       ``(3) the term `sexual material' means a visual depiction 
     of an actual or simulated display of, or a detailed verbal 
     description or narrative account of--
       ``(A) human male or female genitals, pubic area or buttocks 
     with less than a full opaque covering;
       ``(B) a female breast with less than a fully opaque 
     covering of any portion thereof below the top of the nipple;
       ``(C) covered male genitals in a discernibly turgid state;
       ``(D) acts of masturbation, sodomy, or sexual intercourse;
       ``(E) physical contact with a person's clothed or unclothed 
     genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or if such person be a 
     female, breast;
       ``(4) the term `violent material' means a visual depiction 
     of an actual or simulated display of, or a detailed verbal 
     description or narrative account of--
       ``(A) sadistic or masochistic flagellation by or upon a 
     person;
       ``(B) torture by or upon a person;
       ``(C) acts of mutilation of the human body; or
       ``(D) rape.
       ``(c) Penalties.--The punishment for an offense under this 
     section is--
       ``(1) a fine under this title or imprisonment for not more 
     than 5 years, or both, in the case of an offense which does 
     not occur after a conviction for another offense under this 
     section; and
       ``(2) a fine under this title or imprisonment for not more 
     than 10 years, or both, in the case of an offense which 
     occurs after a conviction for another offense under this 
     section.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 71 of

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     title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new item:

       ``1471. Protection of minors.''.

     SEC. ____. PRE-PURCHASE DISCLOSURE OF LYRICS PACKAGED WITH 
                   SOUND RECORDINGS.

       (a) In General.--It is the sense of Congress that retail 
     establishments engaged in the sale of sound recordings--
       (1) should make available for on-site review, upon the 
     request of a person over the age of 18 years, the lyrics 
     packaged with any sound recording they offer for sale; and
       (2) should post a conspicuous notice of the right to review 
     described in paragraph (1).
       ``(b) Definition.--The term `retail establishment' means 
     any physical place of business which sells directly to a 
     consumer, but does not include mail order, catalog, or on-
     line sales of sound recordings.

     SEC. ____. STUDY OF EFFECTS OF ENTERTAINMENT ON CHILDREN.

       (a) Requirement.--The National Institutes of Health shall 
     conduct a study of the effects of video games and music on 
     child development and youth violence.
       (b) Elements.--The study under subsection (a) shall 
     address--
       (1) whether, and to what extent, video games and music 
     affect the emotional and psychological development of 
     juveniles; and
       (2) whether violence in video games and music contributes 
     to juvenile delinquency and youth violence.

     SEC. ____. TEMPORARY ANTITRUST IMMUNITY TO PERMIT THE 
                   ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY TO SET GUIDELINES TO 
                   HELP PROTECT CHILDREN FROM HARMFUL MATERIAL.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Television is seen and heard in nearly every United 
     States home and is a uniquely pervasive presence in the daily 
     lives of Americans. The average American home has 2.5 
     televisions, and a television is turned on in the average 
     American home 7 hours every day.
       (2) Television plays a particularly significant role in the 
     lives of children. Figures provided by Nielsen Research show 
     that children between the ages of 2 years and 11 years spend 
     an average of 21 hours in front of a television each week.
       (3) Television has an enormous capability to influence 
     perceptions, especially those of children, of the values and 
     behaviors that are common and acceptable in society.
       (4) The influence of television is so great that its images 
     and messages often can be harmful to the development of 
     children. Social science research amply documents a strong 
     correlation between the exposure of children to televised 
     violence and a number of behavioral and psychological 
     problems.
       (5) Hundreds of studies have proven conclusively that 
     children who are consistently exposed to violence on 
     television have a higher tendency to exhibit violent and 
     aggressive behavior, both as children and later in life.
       (6) Such studies also show that repeated exposure to 
     violent programming causes children to become desensitized to 
     and more accepting of real-life violence and to grow more 
     fearful and less trusting of their surroundings.
       (7) A growing body of social science research indicates 
     that sexual content on television can also have a significant 
     influence on the attitudes and behaviors of young viewers. 
     This research suggests that heavy exposure to programming 
     with strong sexual content contributes to the early 
     commencement of sexual activity among teenagers.
       (8) Members of the National Association of Broadcasters 
     (NAB) adhered for many years to a comprehensive code of 
     conduct that was based on an understanding of the influence 
     exerted by television and on a widely held sense of 
     responsibility for using that influence carefully.
       (9) This code of conduct, the Television Code of the 
     National Association of Broadcasters, articulated this sense 
     of responsibility as follows:
       (A) ``In selecting program subjects and themes, great care 
     must be exercised to be sure that the treatment and 
     presentation are made in good faith and not for the purpose 
     of sensationalism or to shock or exploit the audience or 
     appeal to prurient interests or morbid curiosity.''.
       (B) ``Broadcasters have a special responsibility toward 
     children. Programs designed primarily for children should 
     take into account the range of interests and needs of 
     children, from instructional and cultural material to a wide 
     variety of entertainment material. In their totality, 
     programs should contribute to the sound, balanced development 
     of children to help them achieve a sense of the world at 
     large and informed adjustments to their society.''.
       (C) ``Violence, physical, or psychological, may only be 
     projected in responsibly handled contexts, not used 
     exploitatively. Programs involving violence present the 
     consequences of it to its victims and perpetrators. 
     Presentation of the details of violence should avoid the 
     excessive, the gratuitous and the instructional.''.
       (D) ``The presentation of marriage, family, and similarly 
     important human relationships, and material with sexual 
     connotations, shall not be treated exploitatively or 
     irresponsibly, but with sensitivity.''.
       (E) ``Above and beyond the requirements of the law, 
     broadcasters must consider the family atmosphere in which 
     many of their programs are viewed. There shall be no graphic 
     portrayal of sexual acts by sight or sound. The portrayal of 
     implied sexual acts must be essential to the plot and 
     presented in a responsible and tasteful manner.''.
       (10) The National Association of Broadcasters abandoned the 
     code of conduct in 1983 after three provisions of the code 
     restricting the sale of advertising were challenged by the 
     Department of Justice on antitrust grounds and a Federal 
     district court issued a summary judgment against the National 
     Association of Broadcasters regarding one of the provisions 
     on those grounds. However, none of the programming standards 
     of the code were challenged.
       (11) While the code of conduct was in effect, its 
     programming standards were never found to have violated any 
     antitrust law.
       (12) Since the National Association of Broadcasters 
     abandoned the code of conduct, programming standards on 
     broadcast and cable television have deteriorated 
     dramatically.
       (13) In the absence of effective programming standards, 
     public concern about the impact of television on children, 
     and on society as a whole, has risen substantially. Polls 
     routinely show that more than 80 percent of Americans are 
     worried by the increasingly graphic nature of sex, violence, 
     and vulgarity on television and by the amount of programming 
     that openly sanctions or glorifies criminal, antisocial, and 
     degrading behavior.
       (14) At the urging of Congress, the television industry has 
     taken some steps to respond to public concerns about 
     programming standards and content. The broadcast television 
     industry agreed in 1992 to adopt a set of voluntary 
     guidelines designed to ``proscribe gratuitous or excessive 
     portrayals of violence''. Shortly thereafter, both the 
     broadcast and cable television industries agreed to conduct 
     independent studies of the violent content in their 
     programming and make those reports public.
       (15) In 1996, the television industry as a whole made a 
     commitment to develop a comprehensive rating system to label 
     programming that may be harmful or inappropriate for 
     children. That system was implemented at the beginning of 
     1999.
       (16) Despite these efforts to respond to public concern 
     about the impact of television on children, millions of 
     Americans, especially parents with young children, remain 
     angry and frustrated at the sinking standards of television 
     programming, the reluctance of the industry to police itself, 
     and the harmful influence of television on the well-being of 
     the children and the values of the United States.
       (17) The Department of Justice issued a ruling in 1993 
     indicating that additional efforts by the television industry 
     to develop and implement voluntary programming guidelines 
     would not violate the antitrust laws. The ruling states that 
     ``such activities may be likened to traditional standard 
     setting efforts that do not necessarily restrain competition 
     and may have significant procompetitive benefits . . . Such 
     guidelines could serve to disseminate valuable information on 
     program content to both advertisers and television viewers. 
     Accurate information can enhance the demand for, and increase 
     the output of, an industry's products or services.''.
       (18) The Children's Television Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-
     437) states that television broadcasters in the United States 
     have a clear obligation to meet the educational and 
     informational needs of children.
       (19) Several independent analyses have demonstrated that 
     the television broadcasters in the United States have not 
     fulfilled their obligations under the Children's Television 
     Act of 1990 and have not noticeably expanded the amount of 
     educational and informational programming directed at young 
     viewers since the enactment of that Act.
       (20) The popularity of video and personal computer (PC) 
     games is growing steadily among children. Although most 
     popular video and personal computer games are educational or 
     harmless in nature, some are extremely violent. One recent 
     study by Strategic Record Research found that 64 percent of 
     teenagers played video or personal computer games on a 
     regular basis.
       (21) Game players of violent games may be cast in the role 
     of shooter, with points scored for each ``kill''. Similarly, 
     advertising for such games often touts violent content as a 
     selling point--the more graphic and extreme, the better.
       (22) Due to their increasing popularity and graphic 
     quality, video games may increasingly influence 
     impressionable children.
       (23) Music is another extremely pervasive and popular form 
     of entertainment. American children and teenagers listen to 
     music more than any other demographic group. The Journal of 
     American Medicine reported that between the 7th and 12th 
     grades the average teenager listens to 10,500 hours of rock 
     or rap music, just slightly less than the entire number of 
     hours spent in the classroom from kindergarten through high 
     school.
       (24) Teens are among the heaviest purchasers of music, and 
     are most likely to favor music genres that depict, and often 
     appear to glamorize violence.
       (25) Music has a powerful ability to influence perceptions, 
     attitudes, and emotional state. The use of music as therapy 
     indicates its potential to increase emotional, psychological, 
     and physical health. That influence can be used for ill as 
     well.
       (b) Purposes; Construction.--
       (1) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are to permit 
     the entertainment industry--
       (A) to work collaboratively to respond to growing public 
     concern about television pro

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     gramming, movies, video games, Internet content, and music 
     lyrics, and the harmful influence of such programming, 
     movies, games, content, and lyrics on children;
       (B) to develop a set of voluntary programming guidelines 
     similar to those contained in the Television Code of the 
     National Association of Broadcasters; and
       (C) to implement the guidelines in a manner that alleviates 
     the negative impact of television programming, movies, video 
     games, Internet content, and music lyrics on the development 
     of children in the United States and stimulates the 
     development and broadcast of educational and informational 
     programming for such children.
       (2) Construction.--This section may not be construed as--
       (A) providing the Federal Government with any authority to 
     restrict television programming, movies, video games, 
     Internet content, or music lyrics that is in addition to the 
     authority to restrict such programming, movies, games, 
     content, or lyrics under law as of the date of the enactment 
     of this Act; or
       (B) approving any action of the Federal Government to 
     restrict such programming, movies, games, content, or lyrics 
     that is in addition to any actions undertaken for that 
     purpose by the Federal Government under law as of such date.
       (c) Exemption of Voluntary Agreements on Guidelines for 
     Certain Entertainment Material From Applicability of 
     Antitrust Laws.--
       (1) Exemption.--Subject to paragraph (2), the antitrust 
     laws shall not apply to any joint discussion, consideration, 
     review, action, or agreement by or among persons in the 
     entertainment industry for the purpose of developing and 
     disseminating voluntary guidelines designed--
       (A) to alleviate the negative impact of telecast material, 
     movies, video games, Internet content, and music lyrics 
     containing--
       (i) violence, sexual content, criminal behavior; or
       (ii) other subjects that are not appropriate for children; 
     or
       (B) to promote telecast material, movies, video games, 
     Internet content, or music lyrics that are educational, 
     informational, or otherwise beneficial to the development of 
     children.
       (2) Limitation.--The exemption provided in paragraph (1) 
     shall not apply to any joint discussion, consideration, 
     review, action, or agreement that--
       (A) results in a boycott of any person; or
       (B) concerns the purchase or sale of advertising, including 
     restrictions on the number of products that may be advertised 
     in a commercial, the number of times a program may be 
     interrupted for commercials, and the number of consecutive 
     commercials permitted within each interruption.
       (3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Antitrust laws.--The term ``antitrust laws''--
       (i) has the meaning given it in subsection (a) of the first 
     section of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12(a)), except that 
     such term includes section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission 
     Act (15 U.S.C. 45) to the extent such section 5 applies to 
     unfair methods of competition; and
       (ii) includes any State law similar to the laws referred to 
     in subparagraph (A).
       (B) 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.
       (C) Movies.--The term ``movies'' means theatrical motion 
     pictures.
       (D) Person in the entertainment industry.--The term 
     ``person in the entertainment industry'' means a television 
     network, any person that produces or distributes television 
     programming (including theatrical motion pictures), the 
     National Cable Television Association, the Association of 
     Independent Television Stations, Incorporated, the National 
     Association of Broadcasters, the Motion Picture Association 
     of America, each of the affiliate organizations of the 
     television networks, the Interactive Digital Software 
     Association, any person that produces or distributes video 
     games, the Recording Industry Association of America, and any 
     person that produces or distributes music, and includes any 
     individual acting on behalf of any of the above.
       (E) Telecast.--The term ``telecast material'' means any 
     program broadcast by a television broadcast station or 
     transmitted by a cable television system.
       (d) Sunset.--Subsection (d) shall apply only with respect 
     to conduct that occurs in the period beginning on the date of 
     the enactment of this Act and ending 3 years after such date.
       (e) Report.--The Attorney General shall report to the 
     Congress, not later than 90 days after the period described 
     in subsection (d), on the effect of the exemption made by 
     this section.

     SEC. ____. PROMOTING GRASSROOTS SOLUTIONS TO YOUTH VIOLENCE.

       (a) Establishment of National Youth Crime Prevention 
     Demonstration Project.--The Attorney General shall, subject 
     to appropriations, award a grant to the National Center for 
     Neighborhood Enterprise (referred to in this section as the 
     ``National Center'') to enable the National Center to award 
     subgrants to grassroots entities in the following 8 cities:
       (1) Washington, District of Columbia.
       (2) Detroit, Michigan.
       (3) Hartford, Connecticut.
       (4) Indianapolis, Indiana.
       (5) Chicago (and surrounding metropolitan area), Illinois.
       (6) Dallas, Texas.
       (7) Los Angeles, California.
       (8) Norfolk, Virginia.
       (9) Houston, Texas.
       (b) Eligibility.--
       (1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a subgrant under 
     this section, a grassroots entity referred to in subsection 
     (a) shall submit an application to the National Center to 
     fund intervention models that establish violence-free zones.
       (2) Selection criteria.--In awarding subgrants under this 
     section, the National Center shall consider--
       (A) the track record of a grassroots entity and key 
     participating individuals in youth group mediation and crime 
     prevention;
       (B) the engagement and participation of a grassroots entity 
     with other local organizations; and
       (C) the ability of a grassroots entity to enter into 
     partnerships with local housing authorities, law enforcement 
     agencies, and other public entities.
       (c) Uses of Funds.--
       (1) In general.--Funds received under this section shall be 
     used for youth mediation, youth mentoring, life skills 
     training, job creation and entrepreneurship, organizational 
     development and training, development of long-term 
     intervention plans, collaboration with law enforcement, 
     comprehensive support services and local agency partnerships, 
     or other activities to further community objectives in 
     reducing youth crime and violence.
       (2) Technical assistance.--The National Center, in 
     cooperation with the Attorney General, shall also provide 
     technical assistance for startup projects in other cities.
       (3) Fiscal Controls.--The Attorney General is authorized to 
     establish and maintain all appropriate fiscal controls of 
     sub-grantees under subsection (a).
       (d) Reports.--The National Center shall submit a report to 
     the Attorney General evaluating the effectiveness of 
     grassroots agencies and other public entities involved in the 
     demonstration project.
       (e) Definitions.--
       For purposes of this section--
       (1) the term ``grassroots entity'' means a not-for-profit 
     community organization with demonstrated effectiveness in 
     mediating and addressing youth violence by empowering at-risk 
     youth to become agents of peace and community restoration; 
     and
       (2) the term ``National Center for Neighborhood 
     Enterprise'' is a not-for-profit organization incorporated in 
     the District of Columbia.
       (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out this section--
       (A) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
       (B) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
       (C) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
       (D) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and
       (E) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.
       (2) Reservation.--The National Center for Neighborhood 
     Enterprise may use not more than 20 percent of the amounts 
     appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) in any fiscal year for 
     administrative costs, technical assistance and training, 
     comprehensive support services, and evaluation of 
     participating grassroots entities.

It was decided in the

Yeas

146

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negative

Nays

282

para. 65.12                   [Roll No. 213]

                                AYES--146

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     LaHood
     Largent
     Lazio
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Norwood
     Oxley
     Packard
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Portman
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogers
     Roukema
     Ryun (KS)
     Saxton
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

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                                NOES--282

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Burton
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McInnis
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Brown (CA)
     Davis (IL)
     Houghton
     Kasich
     Thomas
     Weiner
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 65.13  recorded vote

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

       At the end of the bill, insert the following:

                       TITLE ____--MATTHEW'S LAW

     SEC. ____. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as ``Matthew's Law''.

     SEC. ____2. ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR CRIMES OF VIOLENCE AGAINST 
                   CHILDREN UNDER AGE 13.

       (a) In General.--Title XVII of the Violent Crime Control 
     and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:

    ``Subtitle C--Enhanced Penalties for Crimes of Violence Against 
                         Children Under Age 13

     ``SEC. 170301. ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR CRIMES OF VIOLENCE 
                   AGAINST CHILDREN UNDER AGE 13.

       ``(a) In General.--The United States Sentencing Commission 
     shall amend the Federal sentencing guidelines to provide a 
     sentencing enhancement of not less than 5 levels above the 
     offense level otherwise provided for a crime of violence, if 
     the crime of violence is against a child.
       ``(b) Definitions.--In this section--
       ``(1) the term `crime of violence' means any crime 
     punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year that 
     has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use 
     of physical force against the person of another; and
       ``(2) the term `child' means a person who has not attained 
     13 years of age at the time of the offense.''.
       (b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 240002 of such Act (28 
     U.S.C. 994 note) is repealed.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of such Act 
     is amended by striking the item relating to subtitle C of 
     title XVII and the items relating to sections 170301 through 
     170303 and inserting the following:

``Subtitle C--Enhanced Penalties for Crimes of Violence Against 
              Children Under Age 13
``Sec. 170301. Enhanced penalties for crimes of violence against 
              children under age 13.''.

     SEC. ____3. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ASSISTANCE 
                   AVAILABLE TO STATE OR LOCAL LAW AUTHORITIES IN 
                   INVESTIGATING POSSIBLE HOMICIDES OF CHILDREN 
                   UNDER THE AGE OF 13.

       To the maximum extent practicable, the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation may provide to State and local law enforcement 
     authorities such assistance as such authorities may require 
     in investigating the death of an individual who has not 
     attained 13 years of age under circumstances indicating that 
     the death may have been a homicide.

It was decided in the

Yeas

401

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

27

para. 65.14                   [Roll No. 214]

                                AYES--401

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky

[[Page 854]]


     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--27

     Campbell
     Clay
     Clayton
     Conyers
     Cummings
     Engel
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kilpatrick
     Lee
     McDermott
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Mink
     Owens
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Rush
     Sanford
     Scott
     Shadegg
     Waters
     Watt (NC)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Brown (CA)
     Ewing
     Houghton
     Kasich
     Thomas
     Weiner
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 65.15  recorded vote

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

       At the end of the bill, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. 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.

It was decided in the

Yeas

296

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

133

para. 65.16                   [Roll No. 215]

                                AYES--296

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kildee
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wu
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--133

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Blumenauer
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Engel
     English
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoeffel
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Brown (CA)
     Houghton
     Kasich
     Thomas
     Weiner
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 65.17  recorded vote

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

       At the end of the bill insert the following:

     SEC. ____. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds that--
       (1) more than 40,000 laws regulating the sale, possession, 
     and use of firearms currently exist at the Federal, State, 
     and local level;
       (2) there have been an extremely low number of prosecutions 
     for Federal firearms violations;
       (3) programs such a Project Exile have succeeded in 
     dramatically decreasing homicide and gun-related crimes; and
       (4) enhanced punishment and aggressive prosecution for 
     crimes committed with fire

[[Page 855]]

     arms, or possessing a firearm during commission of a crime, 
     are common sense solutions to deter gun violence.

It was decided in the

Yeas

293

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

134

para. 65.18                   [Roll No. 216]

                                AYES--293

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--134

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holt
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Brown (CA)
     Dicks
     Gephardt
     Houghton
     Martinez
     Thomas
     Weiner
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 65.19  recorded vote

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

       Add at the end the following new title:

                   TITLE ____--DRUG DEALER LIABILITY

     SEC. ____. FEDERAL CAUSE OF ACTION FOR DRUG DEALER LIABILITY.

       (a) In General.--Part E of the Controlled Substances Act is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 521. FEDERAL CAUSE OF ACTION FOR DRUG DEALER 
                   LIABILITY.

       ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     any person who manufactures or distributes a controlled 
     substance in a felony violation of this title or title III 
     shall be liable in a civil action to any party harmed, 
     directly or indirectly, by the use of that controlled 
     substance.
       ``(b) Exception.--An individual user of a controlled 
     substance may not bring or maintain an action under this 
     section unless the individual personally discloses to 
     narcotics enforcement authorities all of the information 
     known to the individual regarding all that individual's 
     sources of illegal controlled substances.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for the 
     Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 
     is amended by inserting after the time relating to section 
     520 the following new item:

``Sec. 521. Federal cause of action for drug dealer liability.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

424

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

3

para. 65.20                   [Roll No. 217]

                                AYES--424

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George

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     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--3

     Ehrlich
     Gonzalez
     Paul

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Brown (CA)
     Dicks
     Gephardt
     Houghton
     Martinez
     Thomas
     Weiner
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 65.21  recorded vote

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

       At the end of the bill, add the following (and make such 
     technical and conforming changes as may be appropriate):

     SEC. 3. SAFE SCHOOLS.

       (a) Amendments.--Part F of title XIV of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8921 et seq.) is 
     amended as follows:
       (1) Short title.--Section 14601(a) is amended by striking 
     ``Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994'' and inserting ``Safe Schools 
     Act of 1999''.
       (2) Requirements.--Section 14601(b)(1) is amended by 
     inserting after ``determined'' the following: ``to be in 
     possession of felonious quantities of an illegal drug, on 
     school property under the jurisdiction of, or in a vehicle 
     operated by an employee or agent of, a local educational 
     agency in that State, or''.
       (3) Definitions.--Section 14601(b)(4) is amended to read as 
     follows: ``For purposes of this part--
       ``(A) the term ``1 weapon'' means a firearm as such term is 
     defined in section 921 of title 18, United States Code;
       ``(B) the term `illegal drug' means a controlled substance, 
     as defined in section 102(6) of the Controlled Substances Act 
     (21 U.S.C. 802(6)), the possession of which is unlawful under 
     the Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or under the Controlled 
     Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 951 et seq.), but 
     does not mean a controlled substance used pursuant to a valid 
     prescription or as authorized by law; and
       ``(C) the term `illegal drug paraphernalia' means drug 
     paraphernalia, as defined in section 422(d) of the Controlled 
     Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 863(d)), except that the first 
     sentence of that section shall be applied by inserting `or 
     under the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 
     U.S.C. 951 et seq.)', before the period; and
       ``(D) the term `felonious quantities of an illegal drug' 
     means any quantity of an illegal drug--
       ``(i) possession of which quantity would, under Federal, 
     State, or local law, either constitute a felony or indicate 
     an intent to distribute; or
       ``(ii) that is possessed with an intent to distribute.''.
       (4) Report to state.--Section 14601(d)(2)(C) is amended by 
     inserting ``illegal drugs or'' before ``weapons''.
       (5) Repealer.--Section 14601 is amended by striking 
     subsection (f).
       (6) Policy regarding criminal justice system referral.--
     Section 14602(a) is amended by--
       (1) striking ``served by'' and inserting ``under the 
     jurisdiction of''; and
       (2) by inserting after ``who'' the following: ``is in 
     possession of an illegal drug, or illegal drug paraphernalia, 
     on school property under the jurisdiction of, or in a vehicle 
     operated by an employee or agent of, such agency, or who''.
       (7) Data and policy dissemination under idea.--Section 
     14603 is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``current'' before 
     ``policy'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by inserting before ``engaging'' the following 
     ``possessing illegal drugs, or illegal drug paraphernalia, on 
     school property, or in vehicles operated by employees or 
     agents of, schools or local educational agencies, or''; and
       (B) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a period; and
       (3) by striking paragraph (3).
       (b) Compliance Date; Reporting.--(1) States shall have 2 
     years from the date of enactment of this Act to comply with 
     the requirements established in the amendments made by 
     subsection (a).
       (2) Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Education shall submit to Congress 
     a report on any State that is not in compliance with the 
     requirements of this part.
       (3) Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Education shall submit to Congress 
     a report analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of approaches 
     regarding the disciplining of children with disabilities.

It was decided in the

Yeas

184

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

243

para. 65.22                   [Roll No. 218]

                                AYES--184

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     English
     Everett
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Holden
     Horn
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Latham
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Morella
     Myrick
     Ney
     Norwood
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Vitter
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wu
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--243

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Archer
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Matsui

[[Page 857]]


     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Brown (CA)
     Dicks
     Gephardt
     Houghton
     Martinez
     Thomas
     Weiner
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 65.23  recorded vote

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

       At the end of the bill, add the following (and make such 
     technical and conforming changes as may be appropriate):

     SEC. 3. CONSTITUTIONALITY OF MEMORIAL SERVICES AND MEMORIALS 
                   AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress of the United States finds that 
     the saying of a prayer, the reading of a scripture, or the 
     performance of religious music, as part of a memorial service 
     that is held on the campus of a public school in order to 
     honor the memory of any person slain on that campus does not 
     violate the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United 
     States, and that the design and construction of any memorial 
     which includes religious symbols, motifs, or sayings that is 
     placed on the campus of a public school in order to honor the 
     memory of any person slain on that campus does not violate 
     the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
       (b) Lawsuits.--In any lawsuit claiming that the type of 
     memorial or memorial service described in subsection (a) 
     violates the Constitution of the United States--
       (1) each party shall pay its own attorney's fee and costs, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law; and
       (2) the Attorney General is authorized to provide legal 
     assistance to the school district or other government entity 
     that is defending the legality of such memorial service.

It was decided in the

Yeas

300

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

127

para. 65.24                   [Roll No. 219]

                                AYES--300

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--127

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holt
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Porter
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Stark
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Brown (CA)
     Dicks
     Gephardt
     Houghton
     Martinez
     Thomas
     Weiner
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 65.25  recorded vote

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

       Add at the end the following:
  TITLE __--LIMITATION ON RECOVERY OF ATTORNEYS FEES IN CERTAIN CASES

     SEC. __. LIMITATION ON RECOVERY OF ATTORNEYS FEES IN CERTAIN 
                   CASES.

       Section 722(b) of the Revised Statutes of the United States 
     (42 U.S.C. 1988(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``In'' and inserting ``Except as otherwise 
     provided in this subsection, in'';
       (2) by striking ``, except that'' and inserting ``. 
     However,''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:``Attorneys' fees 
     under this section may not be allowed in any action claiming 
     that a public school or its agent violates the constitutional 
     prohibition against the establishment of religion by 
     permitting, facilitating, or accommodating a student's 
     religious expression.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

238

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

189

para. 65.26                   [Roll No. 220]

                                AYES--238

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins

[[Page 858]]


     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kelly
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--189

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Brown (CA)
     Dicks
     Gephardt
     Houghton
     Martinez
     Thomas
     Weiner
  So the amendment was agreed to.



          THURSDAY, JUNE 17 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JUNE 16), 1999

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McCOLLUM, 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. 65.27  commission on international religious freedom

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McCOLLUM, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to section 201(b) of the International 
Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 United States Code 6431) and upon the 
recommendation of the Minority Leader, appointed to a two-year term to 
the Commission on International Religious Freedom, Rabbi David 
Saperstein of Washington, D.C., from private life, on the part of the 
House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para. 65.28  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. THOMAS for 
today after 5 p.m. and balance of the week.
  And then,

para. 65.29  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. LaHOOD, at 1 o'clock and 2 minutes a.m., Thursday, 
June 17 (legislative day of Wednesday, June 16), 1999, the House 
adjourned.

para. 65.30  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

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

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 592. A 
     bill to redesignate Great Kills Park in the Gateway National 
     Recreation Area as ``World War II Veterans Park at Great 
     Kills''; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-188). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para. 65.31  time limitation of referred bill

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

       H.R. 434. Referral to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Banking and Financial Services extended for a period ending 
     not later than June 17, 1999.

para. 65.32  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. GEPHARDT:
       H.R. 2235. A bill to establish a Commission on the 
     Bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and 
     Clark Expedition; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LAFALCE (for himself, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. 
             Meeks of New York):
       H.R. 2236. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to make grants in the form of forgiveable 
     capital advances to help preserve community hospitals 
     experiencing financial difficulties; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Walsh, Mr. McHugh, and 
             Mrs. Kelly):
       H.R. 2237. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to provide emergency assistance to apple producers and onion 
     producers in the State of New York who incurred extensive 
     crop losses in 1998; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. BALDACCI:
       H.R. 2238. A bill to authorize the provision of waivers to 
     allow welfare-to-work funds to be used to cover the start-up 
     costs of forming alliances designed to enable small 
     businesses to purchase discounted health insurance for their 
     employees among whom are individuals eligible for assistance 
     under a welfare-to-work program; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. CHAMBLISS (for himself, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
             Kingston, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Everett, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. 
             Shows):
       H.R. 2239. A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
     to improve crop insurance coverage and administration, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. COYNE (for himself, Mr. English, Mr. Hilliard, 
             Mr. Levin, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey):
       H.R. 2240. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to revise payment amounts to home health 
     agencies 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. FOLEY (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Hayworth, Mr. English, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. Larson):
       H.R. 2241. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 
     to limit the reductions in Federal payments under the 
     Medicare prospective payment system for hospital outpatient 
     department services; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the

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     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. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Deal 
             of Georgia, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, and Mr. Cooksey):
       H.R. 2242. 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. HEFLEY:
       H.R. 2243. A bill to restrict United States assistance for 
     certain reconstruction efforts in the Balkans region of 
     Europe to United States-produced articles and services; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. HUNTER:
       H.R. 2244. 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 Committee on International Relations, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services, 
     Armed Services, and 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.
           By Mr. MCINTOSH (for himself, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
             Mr. Portman, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Castle, 
             Mr. Condit, and Mr. Davis of Virginia):
       H.R. 2245. A bill to ensure the liberties of the people by 
     promoting federalism, to protect the reserved powers of the 
     States, to impose accountability for Federal preemption of 
     State and local laws, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Rules, 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. RYUN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Moran of 
             Kansas, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
             Paul, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, and Mr. 
             Markey):
       H.R. 2246. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 
     to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
     require the collection of data from home health agencies 
     furnishing services under the Medicare Program under the 
     OASIS data collection program from non-Medicare patients, 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. SHIMKUS:
       H.R. 2247. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
     (``Superfund'') to exempt small business concerns from 
     certain liability under that Act; 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. WAMP (for himself and Mr. Stupak):
       H.R. 2248. A bill to provide for the establishment, use, 
     and enforcement of a consistent and comprehensive system for 
     labeling violent content in audio and visual media products; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. WICKER:
       H.R. 2249. A bill to establish the Corinth Unit of Shiloh 
     National Military Park in the vicinity of Corinth, 
     Mississippi, and in the State of Tennessee, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 2250. A bill to establish and implement a competitive 
     oil and gas leasing program that will result in an 
     environmentally sound and job creating program for the 
     exploration, development, and production of the oil and gas 
     resources of Coastal Plain, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H. Con. Res. 134. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress with regard to ``In Memory'' Day; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Lee, 
             Mr. Nadler, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Farr of California, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Borski, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Matsui, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Payne, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Weiner, 
             Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Clay, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Vento, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Towns, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. 
             Becerra):
       H. Con. Res. 135. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress with regard to preserving and expanding 
     Medicare; 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. BASS (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Armey, 
             Mr. Foley, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Upton, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Sununu, 
             Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Pombo, Mr. Horn, Mr. Etheridge, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. King, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Baird, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Borski, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
             Quinn, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Cook, Mr. McIntosh, 
             Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Frost, Mr. Canady of 
             Florida, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Davis of 
             Florida, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Filner, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
             English, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. Fossella):
       H. Res. 211. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the importance of raising public 
     awareness of prostate cancer, and of regular testing and 
     examinations in the fight against prostate cancer; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH:
       H. Res. 212. A resolution expressing hope for a peaceful 
     resolution to the situation in Kashmir; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin:
       H. Res. 213. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that a postage stamp should be issued 
     honoring American farm women; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. HEFLEY:
       H. Res. 214. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the United States share of any 
     reconstruction measures undertaken in the Balkans region of 
     Europe on account of the armed conflict and atrocities that 
     have occured in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia since 
     March 24, 1999; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. LAMPSON (for himself, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Reyes, 
             Mr. Green of Texas, and Mr. Bentsen):
       H. Res. 215. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with regard to the return of Saif Ahmed; 
     to the Committee on International Relations. 

para. 65.33  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       113. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Hawaii, relative to House 
     Concurrent Resolution No. 4 HD1 SD1 memorializing the United 
     States Congress to expand and make permanent the temporary 
     Visa Waiver Program established under the Immigration Control 
     and Reform Act of 1986; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

       114. Also,a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Hawaii, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 
     203 memorializing the United States Congress, the President 
     of the United States, and the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services to support Hawaii's Congressional Delegation's 
     Effort to Amend the Social Security Act; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means. 

para. 65.34  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

           Mr. ISTOOK introduced A bill (H.R. 2251) for the relief 
             of Renato Rosetti; which was referred to the 
             Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 65.35  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 111: Mr. Pickett and Mr. Crane.
       H.R. 137: Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Olver, and Mr. 
     Weiner.
       H.R. 170: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 194: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 263: Mr. Frost.

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       H.R. 274: Mr. Barcia, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Davis of 
     Virginia, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and 
     Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 275: Mr. Baker and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 330: Mr. Hefley and Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 354: Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 382: Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 405: Mr. Owens, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and Mr. 
     Davis of Florida.
       H.R. 408: Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 423: Mr. Kuykendall.
       H.R. 456: Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 483: Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 488: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts and Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Rothman, Mr. Gary Miller of California, and 
     Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 546: Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 566: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 599: Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 623: Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Camp, 
     Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Dickey, Mrs. 
     Emerson, Mr. Everett, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
     Gutknecht, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Istook, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Jones 
     of North Carolina, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Latham, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
     Hill of Montana, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
     Mica, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
     Terry, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Turner, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. Young of 
     Alaska.
       H.R. 653: Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 691: Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 728: Mr. Price of North Carolina and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 730: Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 772: Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 777: Mr. Romero-Barcelo and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 798: Mr. Dixon, Mr. Frost, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
     Kind, and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 827: Mr. Inslee and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 828: Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 844: Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Stump, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Mica, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
     Camp, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Goode, Mr. Ackerman, 
     Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Shows, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
     LaTourette, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Ney, Mr. Pickering, and Mr. Watt 
     of North Carolina.
       H.R. 850: Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 884: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 886: Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Clay, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Ms. DeLauro, 
     Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
     Lantos, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 997: Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
     Boswell, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 1042: Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 1070: Mr. Simpson.
       H.R. 1096: Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 1105: Mr. Sandlin and Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 1109: Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Gordon and Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 1144: Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 1172: Mr. Wicker, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Forbes, 
     Mr. Pickett, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Sessions, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
     Spratt, Mr. Stark, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Pease, Mr. 
     McIntosh, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
     Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Rush, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. 
     Slaughter, Mr. Camp, Mr. Levin, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
     Simpson, Mr. LoBiondo, and Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 1180: Mr. Moran of Kansas.
       H.R. 1193: Mr. Borski, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Kind, 
     Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 1200: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 1215: Mr. Walden of Oregon.
       H.R. 1221: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Canady of 
     Florida, Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Mr. Holt.
       H.R. 1256: Mr. Paul and Mr. Reynolds.
       H.R. 1261: Mrs. Northup, Mr. Ney, and Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 1271: Mrs. Morella, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Woolsey,, Mrs. 
     Meek of Florida, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Jones of 
     Ohio, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Stark, 
     Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Olver, Ms. Maloney of New York, Mr. Sanders, 
     and Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 1275: Mr. Dooley of California, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
     Phelps, Mr. Metcalf, and Mr. Thompson of California.
       H.R. 1287: Mr. Boehlert and Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 1291: Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
     Skelton, and Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 1292: Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Brady of 
     Pennsylvania, and Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 1299: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1337: Mr. Portman and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 1344: Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Aderholt, and Mr. 
     Nethercutt.
       H.R. 1358: Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 1386: Mr. Hayes.
       H.R. 1389: Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Latham, Mr. Phelps, and Mr. 
     Buyer.
       H.R. 1429: Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 1433: Mr. Lampson, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
     Ortiz, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Turner, Mr. Edwards, Ms. 
     Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mrs. 
     Meek of Florida, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
     Berkley, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 1505: Mr. Norwood and Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 1511: Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. 
     Bereuter.
       H.R. 1535: Mr. Sanders and Mr. Thomas.
       H.R. 1586: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Baker, and Ms. 
     Stabenow.
       H.R. 1598: Mr. Hyde and Mr. Green of Texas.
       H.R. 1600: Ms. McKinney and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 1614: Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 1621: Mr. Wu, Mr. Everett, and Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1632: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1648: Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 1732: Ms. Berkley and Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 1775: Mr. Weygand, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Davis of Florida, 
     Mr. Meehan, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Fossella, and Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 1777: Mr. Thompson of California and Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 1795: Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Barton of 
     Texas, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, and Mr. 
     Bachus.
       H.R. 1841: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H.R. 1850: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, 
     and Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 1874: Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 1926: Mr. Wynn, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
     Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 1932: Mr. Camp, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
     LaTourette, Mr. Shays, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
     Knollenberg, Mr. Graham, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Petri, Mr. Vento, 
     Mr. Saxton, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Weldon 
     of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ehrlich, and Mr. Vitter.
       H.R. 1941: Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Jefferson, 
     Mr. Roemer, and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 1993: Mr. Snyder, Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 2004: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 2014: Mr. Pallone, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
     Maloney of Connecticut, and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 2028: Mr. Garry Miller of California, Mr. Aderholt, 
     Mr. Bliley, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Baker, and Mr. 
     Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 2038: Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 2056: Mr. Salmon, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 2057: Mr. DeMint.
       H.R. 2091: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 2096: Mr. Sanders and Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 2202: Mr. Gilchrest and Ms. DeGette.
       H.J. Res. 2: Mr. Green of Wisconsin.
       H.J. Res. 15: Mr. Green of Wisconsin.
       H.J. Res. 21: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.J. Res. 29: Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.J. Res. 55: Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. 
     Crane.
       H. Con. Res. 21: Mr. Meeks of New York.
       H. Con. Res. 58: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen and Mr. Stupak.
       H. Con. Res. 60: Mr. McGovern, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Sanchez, 
     Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. Etheridge.
       H. Con. Res. 119: Mr. Sherman and Mr. Stump.
       H. Con. Res. 128: Mr. Inslee, Mr. Knollenberg, Ms. 
     McKinney, Mr. Ewing, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Holt, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
     Weygand, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Foley, and Ms. Lee.
       H. Con. Res. 130: Ms. DeGette, Ms. Waters, Mrs. Jones of 
     Ohio, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Romero-
     Barcelo, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. Wexler.
       H. Con. Res. 133: Mr. Hastings of Florida and Mr. Shows.
       H. Res. 16: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H. Res. 41: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H. Res. 94: Mr. Inslee, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Gary 
     Miller of California.
       H. Res. 115: Mr. Jefferson.
       H. Res. 183: Mr. Graham.
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  Begun and held at the Capitol, in the City of Washington, in the 
District of Columbia, on Wednesday, the sixth day of January, in the 
year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety-nine, being the first 
session of the One Hundred Sixth Congress, held under the Constitution 
of the United States, and in the two hundred and twenty third year of 
the independence of the United States.

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                      THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1999 (66)

para. 66.1  appointment of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    June 17, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Heather Wilson to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 66.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. WILSON, announced she had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, June 16, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 66.3  communications

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

       2650. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Tebufenozide; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300828; FRL-6072-6] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       2651. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Avermectin; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300825; FRL-6070-6] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2652. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA,

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     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Direct Food Substances Affirmed as 
     Generally Recognized as Safe: Cellulase Enzyme Preparation 
     Derived From Trichoderma Longibrachiatum for Use in 
     Processing Food [Docket No. 79G-0372] received May 28, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2653. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Protection of 
     Stratospheric Ozone: Incorporation of Montreal Protocol 
     Adjustment for a 1999 Interim Reduction in Class I, Group VI 
     Controlled Substances [FRL-6351-6] (RIN: 2060-AI24) received 
     May 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2654. 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 Dakota Control of Landfill Gas Emissions 
     from Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills [SD-001-0003a 
     and SD-001-0004a; FRL-6351-8] received May 26, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2655. 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, Nevada State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, Clark County [NV--034-0016; 
     FRL-6350-5] received May 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2656. 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; Texas; 
     Revision to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) Addressing 
     Sulfur Dioxide in Harris County [TX83-1-7340a; FRL-6349-9] 
     received May 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2657. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Acquisition Regulation: 
     Incorporate solicitation notice for Agency protests [FRL-
     6320-1] received April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2658. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Texas; Final Full 
     Program Adequacy Determination of State Municipal Solid Waste 
     Permit Program [SW-FLR-6319-5] received April 6, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2659. A letter from the Secretary, Division of Market 
     Regulation, Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting 
     the Commission's final rule-- Exemptions of the Securities of 
     the Kingdom of Sweden under the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 for the Purposes of Trading Futures Contracts on Those 
     Securities [Release No. 34-41453, International Series 
     Release No. 1198, File No. S7-4-99] (RIN: 3235-AH68) received 
     May 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2660. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting a series of reports in 
     accordance with Section 36(a) of the Arms Export Conrol Act, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       2661. A letter from the Director, Resource Management and 
     Planning Staff, Trade Development, International Trade 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Market Development Cooperator 
     Program [Docket No. 970424097-9097-04] (RIN: 0625-ZA05] 
     received April 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       2662. A letter from the Alternate OSD Federal Register 
     Liaison Officer, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--OSD Privacy Program--received April 
     29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       2663. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Pennsylvania Regulatory Program [PA-125-FOR] 
     received June 1, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       2664. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Group-Term Insurance; Uniform Premiums [TD 8821] (RIN:1545-
     AN54) received May 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 66.4  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. 1905. An Act making appropriations for the Legislative 
     Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for 
     other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendments 
to the bill (H.R. 1905), ``An Act making appropriations for the 
Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, 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, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. 
Byrd, to be conferees on the part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate disagrees to the amendment 
of the House to the bill (S. 1059), ``An Act to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2000 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. Warner, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. McCain, Mr. Smith of 
New Hampshire, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Santorum, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
Allard, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Levin, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
Bingaman, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Robb, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Cleland, Ms. Landrieu, 
and Mr. Reed, to be conferees on the part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate has passed bills of the 
following titles, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 331. An Act to amend the Social Security Act to expand 
     the availability of health care coverage for working 
     individuals with disabilities, to establish a Ticket to Work 
     and Self-Sufficiency Program in the Social Security 
     Administration to provide such individuals with meaningful 
     opportunities to work, and for other purposes.
       S. 559. An Act to designate the Federal building located at 
     300 East 8th Street in Austin, Texas, as the ``J.J. `Jake' 
     Pickle Federal Building''. 

para. 66.5  child safety and protection

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. WILSON, pursuant to House Resolution 209 
and rule XVIII, 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. 1501) to provide grants to ensure increased 
accountability for juvenile offenders.
  Mr. THORNBERRY, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para. 66.6  recorded vote

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

       Add at the end the following new title:

                TITLE ____--RIGHTS TO RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

     SEC. ____. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds the following:
       (1) The Declaration of Independence declares that 
     governments are instituted to secure certain unalienable 
     rights, including life, liberty, and the pursuit of 
     happiness, with which all human beings are endowed by their 
     Creator and to which they are entitled by the laws of nature 
     and of nature's God.
       (2) The organic laws of the United States Code and the 
     constitutions of every State, using various expressions, 
     recognize God as the source of the blessings of liberty.
       (3) The First Amendment to the Constitution of the United 
     States secures rights against laws respecting an 
     establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise 
     thereof made by the United States Government.
       (4) The rights secured under the First Amendment have been 
     interpreted by courts of the United States Government to be 
     included among the provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment.
       (5) The Tenth Amendment reserves to the States respectively 
     the powers not delegated to the United States Government nor 
     prohibited to the States.
       (6) Disputes and doubts have arisen with respect to public 
     displays of the Ten Commandments and to other public 
     expression of religious faith.
       (7) Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment grants the 
     Congress power to enforce the provisions of the said 
     amendment.
       (8) Article I, Section 8, grants the Congress power to 
     constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court, and 
     Article III, Section 1, grants the Congress power to ordain 
     and establish courts in which the judicial power of the 
     United States Government shall be vested.

     SEC. ____. RELIGIOUS LIBERTY RIGHTS DECLARED.

       (a) Display of Ten Commandments.--The power to display the 
     Ten Commandments on or within property owned or administered 
     by the several States or political subdivisions thereof is 
     hereby declared to be among the powers reserved to the States 
     respectively.
       (b) Expression of Religious Faith.--The expression of 
     religious faith by individual persons on or within property 
     owned or ad

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     ministered by the several States or political subdivisions 
     thereof is hereby--
       (1) declared to be among the rights secured against laws 
     respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the 
     free exercise of religion made or enforced by the United 
     States Government or by any department or executive or 
     judicial officer thereof; and
       (2) declared to be among the liberties of which no State 
     shall deprive any person without due process of law made in 
     pursuance of powers reserved to the States respectively.
       (c) Exercise of Judicial Power.--The courts constituted, 
     ordained, and established by the Congress shall exercise the 
     judicial power in a manner consistent with the foregoing 
     declarations.

It was decided in the

Yeas

248

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

180

para. 66.7                    [Roll No. 221]

                                AYES--248

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--180

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Strickland
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Brown (CA)
     Carson
     Houghton
     McKeon
     Smith (NJ)
     Thomas
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 66.8  recorded vote

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

       At the end of the bill, add the following (and make such 
     technical and conforming changes as may be appropriate):

     SEC. 3. RELIGIOUS NONDISCRIMINATION.

       The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 
     (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) is amended by inserting before title 
     III the following:


                     ``religious nondiscrimination

       ``Sec. 299J. (a) A governmental entity that receives a 
     grant under this title and that is authorized by this title 
     to carry out the purpose for which such grant is made through 
     contracts with, or grants to, nongovernmental entities may 
     use such grant to carry out such purpose through contracts 
     with or grants to religious organizations.
       ``(b) For purposes of subsection (a), subsections (b) 
     through (k) of section 104 of the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 604a) 
     shall apply with respect to the use of a grant received by 
     such entity under this title in the same manner as such 
     subsections apply to States with respect to a program 
     described in section 104(a)(2)(A) of such Act.''. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

346

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

83

para. 66.9                    [Roll No. 222]

                                AYES--346

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz

[[Page 863]]


     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--83

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baldwin
     Berkley
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Conyers
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoeffel
     Horn
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Martinez
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Pallone
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Rangel
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanders
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Tierney
     Udall (CO)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Woolsey
     Wu

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Brown (CA)
     Carson
     Houghton
     Smith (NJ)
     Thomas
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 66.10  recorded vote

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

       At the end of the bill, add the following (and make such 
     technical and conforming changes as may be appropriate):
       

     SEC. 3. NONDISCRIMINATION BASED ON RELIGIOUS OR MORAL 
                   BELIEFS.

       The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 
     (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) is amended by inserting before title 
     III the following:


        ``nondiscrimination based on religious or moral beliefs

       ``Sec. 299J. None of the funds appropriated to carry out 
     this Act may be used, directly or indirectly, to discriminate 
     against, denigrate, or otherwise undermine the religious or 
     moral beliefs of juveniles who participate in programs for 
     which financial assistance is provided under this Act or of 
     the parents or legal guardians of such juveniles.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

210

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

216

para. 66.11                   [Roll No. 223]

                                AYES--210

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Fletcher
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--216

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Goss
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Rangel
     Regula
     Rivers
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wilson
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Carson
     Houghton
     Kolbe
     Linder
     Smith (NJ)
     Thomas
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 66.12  recorded vote

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

       At the end of the bill insert the following:

     SEC. 3. SYSTEM FOR LABELING VIOLENT CONTENT IN AUDIO AND 
                   VISUAL MEDIA PRODUCTS.

       (b) Labeling of Audio and Visual Media Products.--The Fair 
     Packaging and Labeling Act is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:


             ``Labeling of Audio and Visual Media Products

       ``Sec. 14. (a) It is the policy of Congress, and the 
     purpose of this section, to provide for the establishment, 
     use, and enforcement of a consistent and comprehensive system 
     for labeling violent content in audio and visual media 
     products (including labeling of such products in the 
     advertisements for such products), whereby--
       ``(1) the public may be adequately informed of--
       ``(A) the nature, context, and intensity of depictions of 
     violence in audio and visual media products; and

[[Page 864]]

       ``(B) matters needed to judge the appropriateness of the 
     purchase, viewing, listening to, use, or other consumption of 
     audio and visual media products containing violent content by 
     minors of various ages; and
       ``(2) the public may be assured of--
       ``(A) the accuracy and consistency of the system in 
     labeling the nature, context, and intensity of depictions of 
     violence in audio and visual media products; and
       ``(B) the accuracy and consistency of the system in 
     providing information on matters needed to judge the 
     appropriateness of the purchase, viewing, listening to, use, 
     or other consumption of audio and visual media products 
     containing violent content by minors of various ages.
       ``(b)(1) Manufacturers and producers of interactive video 
     game products and services, video program products, motion 
     picture products, and sound recording products may submit to 
     the Federal Trade Commission a joint proposal for a system 
     for labeling the violent content in interactive video game 
     products and services, video program products, motion picture 
     products, and sound recording products.
       ``(2) The proposal under this subsection should, to the 
     maximum extent practicable, meet the requirements set forth 
     in subsection (c).
       ``(3)(A) The antitrust laws shall not apply to any joint 
     discussion, consideration, review, action, or agreement 
     between or among manufacturers and producers referred to in 
     paragraph (1) for purposes of developing a joint proposal for 
     a system for labeling referred to in that paragraph.
       ``(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `antitrust 
     laws' has the meaning given such term in the first section of 
     the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12) and includes section 5 of the 
     Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45).
       ``(c) A system for labeling the violent content in 
     interactive video game products and services, video program 
     products, motion picture products, and sound recording 
     products under this section shall meet the following 
     requirements:
       ``(1) The label of a product or service shall consist of a 
     single label which--
       ``(A) takes into account the nature, context, and intensity 
     of the depictions of violence in the product or service; and
       ``(B) assesses the totality of all depictions of violence 
     in the product or service.
       ``(2) The label of a product or service shall specify a 
     minimum age in years for the purchase, viewing, listening to, 
     use, or consumption of the product or service in light of the 
     totality of all depictions of violence in the product or 
     service.
       ``(3) The format of the label for products and services 
     shall--
       ``(A) incorporate each label provided for under paragraphs 
     (1) and (2);
       ``(B) include a symbol or icon, and written text; and
       ``(C) be identical for each given label provided under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2), regardless of the type of product or 
     service involved.
       ``(4) In the case of a product or service sold in a box, 
     carton, sleeve, or other container, the label shall appear on 
     the box, carton, sleeve, or container in a conspicuous 
     manner.
       ``(5) In the case of a product or service that is intended 
     to be viewed, the label shall--
       ``(A) appear before the commencement of the product or 
     service;
       ``(B) appear in both visual and audio form; and
       ``(C) appear in visual form for at least five seconds.
       ``(6) Any advertisement for a product or service shall 
     include a label of the product or service in accordance with 
     the applicable provisions of this subsection.
       ``(d)(1)(A) If the manufacturers and producers referred to 
     in subsection (b) submit to the Federal Trade Commission a 
     proposal for a labeling system referred to in that subsection 
     not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this section, the Commission shall review the labeling system 
     contained in the proposal to determine whether the labeling 
     system meets the requirements set forth in subsection (c) in 
     a manner that addresses fully the purposes set forth in 
     subsection (a).
       ``(B) Not later than 180 days after commencing a review of 
     the proposal for a labeling system under subparagraph (A), 
     the Commission shall issue a labeling system for purposes of 
     this section. The labeling system issued under this 
     subparagraph may include such modifications of the proposal 
     as the Commission considers appropriate in order to assure 
     that the labeling system meets the requirements set forth in 
     subsection (c) in a manner that addresses fully the purposes 
     set forth in subsection (a).
       ``(2)(A) If the manufacturers and producers referred to in 
     subsection (b) do not submit to the Commission a proposal for 
     a labeling system referred to in that subsection within the 
     time provided under paragraph (1)(A), the Commission shall 
     prescribe regulations to establish a labeling system for 
     purposes of this section that meets the requirements set 
     forth in subsection (c).
       ``(B) Any regulations under subparagraph (A) shall be 
     prescribed not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this section.
       ``(e) Commencing one year after the date of the enactment 
     of this section, a person may not manufacture or produce for 
     sale or distribution in commerce, package for sale or 
     distribution in commerce, or sell or distribute in commerce 
     any interactive video game product or service, video program 
     product, motion picture product, or sound recording product 
     unless the product or service bears a label in accordance 
     with the labeling system issued or prescribed by the Federal 
     Trade Commission under subsection (d) which--
       ``(1) is appropriate for the nature, context, and intensity 
     of the depictions of violence in the product or service; and
       ``(2) specifies an appropriate minimum age in years for 
     purchasers and consumers of the product or service.
       ``(f) Commencing one year after the date of the enactment 
     of this section, a person may not sell in commerce an 
     interactive video game product or service, video program 
     product, motion picture product, or sound recording product 
     to an individual whose age in years is less than the age 
     specified as the minimum age in years for a purchaser and 
     consumer of the product or service, as the case may be, under 
     the labeling system issued or prescribed by the Federal Trade 
     Commission under subsection (d).
       ``(g) The Federal Trade Commission shall have the authority 
     to receive and investigate allegations that an interactive 
     video game product or service, video program product, motion 
     picture product, or sound recording product does not bear a 
     label under the labeling system issued or prescribed by the 
     Commission under subsection (d) that is appropriate for the 
     product or service, as the case may be, given the nature, 
     context, and intensity of the depictions of violence in the 
     product or service.
       ``(h) Any person who violates subsection (e) or (f) shall 
     be subject to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed 
     $10,000 for each such violation. In the case of an 
     interactive video game product or service, video program 
     product, motion picture product, or sound recording product 
     determined to violate subsection (e), each day from the date 
     of the commencement of sale or distribution of the product or 
     service, as the case may be, to the date of the determination 
     of the violation shall constitute a separate violation of 
     subsection (e), and all such violations shall be aggregated 
     together for purposes of determining the total liability of 
     the manufacturer or producer of the product or service, as 
     the case may be, for such violations under that subsection.

It was decided in the

Yeas

161

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

266

para. 66.13                   [Roll No. 224]

                                AYES--161

     Aderholt
     Bachus
     Barcia
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Callahan
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Costello
     Crane
     Cubin
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Forbes
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Goode
     Goodling
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Holden
     Holt
     Horn
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Jenkins
     Jones (NC)
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     LaHood
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     Mica
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Myrick
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Pascrell
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--266

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah

[[Page 865]]


     Filner
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Portman
     Quinn
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Simpson
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Terry
     Thompson (MS)
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walden
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Brown (CA)
     Carson
     Houghton
     Mollohan
     Rahall
     Smith (NJ)
     Thomas
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 66.14  recorded vote

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

       Insert at the end the following new section:

     SEC.   . SURGEON GENERAL REVIEW OF EFFECT ON JUVENILES OF 
                   VIOLENCE IN MEDIA.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) the tragic killings at a high school in Colorado remind 
     us that violence in America continues to occur at 
     unacceptable levels for a civilized society;
       (2) the relationship of violent messages delivered through 
     such popular media as television, radio, film, recordings, 
     video games, advertising, the Internet, and other outlets of 
     mass culture, to self-destructive or violent behavior by 
     children or young adults towards themselves, such as suicide, 
     or to violence directed at others, has been studied intensely 
     both by segments of the media industry itself and by academic 
     institutions;
       (3) the same media used to deliver messages which harm our 
     children can also be used to deliver messages which promote 
     positive behavior;
       (4) much of this research has occurred in the 17 years 
     since the last major review and report of the literature was 
     assembled by the National Institute on Mental Health 
     published in 1982;
       (5) the Surgeon General of the United States last issued a 
     comprehensive report on violence and the media in 1972; and
       (6) the number, pervasiveness, and sophistication of 
     technological avenues for delivering messages through the 
     media to young people has expanded rapidly since these 2 
     reports.
       (b) Comprehensive Review Required.--The Surgeon General, in 
     cooperation with the National Institute of Mental Health, and 
     such other sources of expertise as the Surgeon General deems 
     appropriate, shall undertake a comprehensive review of 
     published research, analysis, studies, and other sources of 
     reliable information concerning the impact on the health and 
     welfare of children and young adults of violent messages 
     delivered through such popular media as television, radio, 
     recordings, video games, advertising, the Internet, and other 
     outlets of mass culture.
       (c) Report.--The Surgeon General shall issue a report based 
     on the review required by subsection (b). Such report shall 
     include, but not be limited to, findings and recommendations 
     concerning what can be done to mitigate any harmful affects 
     on children and young adults from the violent messages 
     described in such subsection, and the identification of gaps 
     in the research that should be filled.
       (d) Deadlines.--The review required by subsection (b) shall 
     be completed in no more than 1 year, and the report required 
     by subsection (c) shall be issued no later than 6 months 
     following completion of the review.

It was decided in the

Yeas

417

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

9

para. 66.15                   [Roll No. 225]

                                AYES--417

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
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     Wolf
     Woolsey
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     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--9

     Barr
     Berkley
     Bonilla
     Goode
     Hulshof
     Paul
     Peterson (MN)
     Shadegg
     Stump

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Brown (CA)
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     Rahall
     Smith (NJ)
     Thomas
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 66.16  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 1, after line 2, insert the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Juvenile Justice Reform Act 
     of 1999''.
       Page 1, strike line 3 and insert the following:

              TITLE I--CONSEQUENCES FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS

     SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

       Page 1, line 4, strike ``Act'' and insert ``title''.
       Page 2, line 1, redesignate section 2 as section 102.
       At the end of the bill, add the following (and make such 
     technical and conforming changes as may be appropriate):

      TITLE II--JUVENILE CRIME CONTROL AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION

     SEC. 200. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Juvenile 
     Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1999''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this title 
     is as follows:

      TITLE II--JUVENILE CRIME CONTROL AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION

Sec. 200. Short title; table of contents.

 Subtitle A--Amendments to Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
                              Act of 1974

Sec. 201. Findings.
Sec. 202. Purpose.
Sec. 203. Definitions.
Sec. 204. Name of office.
Sec. 205. Concentration of Federal effort.
Sec. 206. Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
              Prevention.
Sec. 207. Annual report.
Sec. 208. Allocation.
Sec. 209. State plans.
Sec. 210. Juvenile delinquency prevention block grant program.
Sec. 211. Research; evaluation; technical assistance; training.
Sec. 212. Demonstration projects.
Sec. 213. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 214. Administrative authority.
Sec. 215. Use of funds.
Sec. 216. Limitation on use of funds.
Sec. 217. Rule of construction.
Sec. 218. Leasing surplus Federal property.
Sec. 219. Issuance of Rules.
Sec. 220. Content of materials.
Sec. 221. Technical and conforming amendments.
Sec. 222. References.

      Subtitle B--Amendments to the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act

Sec. 231. Runaway and homeless youth.

 Subtitle C--Repeal of Title V Relating to Incentive Grants for Local 
                    Delinquency Prevention Programs

Sec. 241. Repealer.

    Subtitle D--Amendments to the Missing Children's Assistance Act

Sec. 251. National center for missing and exploited children.

                  Subtitle E--Studies and Evaluations

Sec. 261. Study of school violence.
Sec. 262. Study of mental health needs of juveniles in secure and 
              nonsecure placements in the juvenile justice system.
Sec. 263. Evaluation by General Accounting Office.
Sec. 264. General Accounting Office Report.
Sec. 265. Behavioral and social science research on youth violence.

                     Subtitle F--General Provisions

Sec. 271. Effective date; application of amendments.

 Subtitle A--Amendments to Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
                              Act of 1974

     SEC. 201. FINDINGS.

       Section 101 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601) is amended to read as 
     follows:


                               ``findings

       ``Sec. 101. (a) The Congress finds the following:
       ``(1) There has been a dramatic increase in juvenile 
     delinquency, particularly violent crime committed by 
     juveniles. Weapons offenses and homicides are 2 of the 
     fastest growing crimes committed by juveniles. More than \1/
     2\ of juvenile victims are killed with a firearm. 
     Approximately \1/5\ of the individuals arrested for 
     committing violent crime are less than 18 years of age. The 
     increase in both the number of youth below the age of 15 and 
     females arrested for violent crime is cause for concern.
       ``(2) This problem should be addressed through a 2-track 
     common sense approach that addresses the needs of individual 
     juveniles and society at large by promoting--
       ``(A) quality prevention programs that--
       ``(i) work with juveniles, their families, local public 
     agencies, and community-based organizations, and take into 
     consideration such factors as whether or not juveniles have 
     been the victims of family violence (including child abuse 
     and neglect); and
       ``(ii) are designed to reduce risks and develop 
     competencies in at-risk juveniles that will prevent, and 
     reduce the rate of, violent delinquent behavior; and
       ``(B) programs that assist in holding juveniles accountable 
     for their actions, including a system of graduated sanctions 
     to respond to each delinquent act, requiring juveniles to 
     make restitution, or perform community service, for the 
     damage caused by their delinquent acts, and methods for 
     increasing victim satisfaction with respect to the penalties 
     imposed on juveniles for their acts.
       ``(b) Congress must act now to reform this program by 
     focusing on juvenile delinquency prevention programs, as well 
     as programs that hold juveniles accountable for their acts. 
     Without true reform, the criminal justice system will not be 
     able to overcome the challenges it will face in the coming 
     years when the number of juveniles is expected to increase by 
     30 percent.''.

     SEC. 202. PURPOSE.

       Section 102 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5602) is amended to read as 
     follows:


                               ``purposes

       ``Sec. 102. The purposes of this title and title II are--
       ``(1) to support State and local programs that prevent 
     juvenile involvement in delinquent behavior;
       ``(2) to assist State and local governments in promoting 
     public safety by encouraging accountability for acts of 
     juvenile delinquency; and
       ``(3) to assist State and local governments in addressing 
     juvenile crime through the provision of technical assistance, 
     research, training, evaluation, and the dissemination of 
     information on effective programs for combating juvenile 
     delinquency.''.

     SEC. 203. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5603) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3) by striking ``to help prevent juvenile 
     delinquency'' and inserting ``designed to reduce known risk 
     factors for juvenile delinquent behavior, provides activities 
     that build on protective factors for, and develop 
     competencies in, juveniles to prevent, and reduce the rate 
     of, delinquent juvenile behavior'',
       (2) in paragraph (4) by inserting ``title I of'' before 
     ``the Omnibus'' each place it appears,
       (3) in paragraph (7) by striking ``the Trust Territory of 
     the Pacific Islands,'',
       (4) in paragraph (9) by striking ``justice'' and inserting 
     ``crime control'',
       (5) in paragraph (12)(B) by striking ``, of any 
     nonoffender,'',
       (6) in paragraph (13)(B) by striking ``, any non-
     offender,'',
       (7) in paragraph (14) by inserting ``drug trafficking,'' 
     after ``assault,'',
       (8) in paragraph (16)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A) by adding ``and'' at the end, and
       (B) by striking subparagraph (C),
       (9) by striking paragraph (17),
       (10) in paragraph (22)--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (i), (ii), and (iii) as 
     subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively, and
       (B) by striking ``and'' at the end,
       (11) in paragraph (23) by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting a semicolon,
       (12) by redesignating paragraphs (18), (19), (20), (21), 
     (22), and (23) as paragraphs (17) through (22), respectively, 
     and
       (13) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(23) the term `boot camp' means a residential facility 
     (excluding a private residence) at which there are provided--
       ``(A) a highly regimented schedule of discipline, physical 
     training, work, drill, and ceremony characteristic of 
     military basic training.
       ``(B) regular, remedial, special, and vocational education; 
     and
       ``(C) counseling and treatment for substance abuse and 
     other health and mental health problems;
       ``(24) the term `graduated sanctions' means an 
     accountability-based, graduated series of sanctions 
     (including incentives and services) applicable to juveniles 
     within the juvenile justice system to hold such juveniles 
     accountable for their actions and to protect communities from 
     the effects of juvenile delinquency by providing appropriate 
     sanctions for every act for which a juvenile is adjudicated 
     delinquent, by inducing their law-abiding behavior, and by 
     preventing their subsequent involvement with the juvenile 
     justice system;
       ``(25) the term `violent crime' means--
       ``(A) murder or nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, 
     or robbery, or
       ``(B) aggravated assault committed with the use of a 
     firearm;
       ``(26) the term `co-located facilities' means facilities 
     that are located in the same building, or are part of a 
     related complex of buildings located on the same grounds; and
       ``(27) the term `related complex of buildings' means 2 or 
     more buildings that share--
       ``(A) physical features, such as walls and fences, or 
     services beyond mechanical services (heating, air 
     conditioning, water and sewer); or
       ``(B) the specialized services that are allowable under 
     section 31.303(e)(3)(i)(C)(3) of title 28 of the Code of 
     Federal Regulations, as in effect on December 10, 1996.''.

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     SEC. 204. NAME OF OFFICE.

       Title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
     Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5611 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by amending the heading of part A to read as follows:

      ``Part A--Office of Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency 
                             Prevention'',

       (2) in section 201(a) by striking ``Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention'' and inserting ``Crime Control and Delinquency 
     Prevention'', and
       (3) in subsections section 299A(c)(2) by striking ``Justice 
     and Delinquency Prevention'' and inserting ``Crime Control 
     and Delinquency Prevention''.

     SEC. 205. CONCENTRATION OF FEDERAL EFFORT.

       Section 204 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5614) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1) by striking the last sentence,
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (3) by striking ``and of the prospective'' 
     and all that follows through ``administered'',
       (B) by striking paragraph (5), and
       (C) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs 
     (5) and (6), respectively,
       (3) in subsection (c) by striking ``and reports'' and all 
     that follows through ``this part'', and inserting ``as may be 
     appropriate to prevent the duplication of efforts, and to 
     coordinate activities, related to the prevention of juvenile 
     delinquency'',
       (4) by striking subsection (i), and
       (5) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (f).

     SEC. 206. COORDINATING COUNCIL ON JUVENILE JUSTICE AND 
                   DELINQUENCY PREVENTION.

       Section 206 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5616) is repealed.

     SEC. 207. ANNUAL REPORT.

       Section 207 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5617) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by inserting ``and'' after ``priorities,'', and
       (B) by striking ``, and recommendations of the Council'',
       (2) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5), and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(4) An evaluation of the programs funded under this title 
     and their effectiveness in reducing the incidence of juvenile 
     delinquency, particularly violent crime, committed by 
     juveniles.'', and
       (3) by redesignating such section as section 206.

     SEC. 208. ALLOCATION.

       Section 222 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5632) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) by striking ``amount, up to $400,000,'' and inserting 
     ``amount up to $400,000'',
       (II) by inserting a comma after ``1992'' the 1st place it 
     appears,
       (III) by striking ``the Trust Territory of the Pacific 
     Islands,'', and
       (IV) by striking ``amount, up to $100,000,'' and inserting 
     ``amount up to $100,000'',

       (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) by striking ``(other than part D)'',
       (II) by striking ``or such greater amount, up to $600,000'' 
     and all that follows through ``section 299(a) (1) and (3)'',
       (III) by striking ``the Trust Territory of the Pacific 
     Islands,'',
       (IV) by striking ``amount, up to $100,000,'' and inserting 
     ``amount up to $100,000'', and
       (V) by inserting a comma after ``1992'',

       (B) in paragraph (3) by striking ``allot'' and inserting 
     ``allocate'', and
       (2) in subsection (b) by striking ``the Trust Territory of 
     the Pacific Islands,''.

     SEC. 209. STATE PLANS.

       Section 223 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5633) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the 2nd sentence by striking ``challenge'' and all 
     that follows through ``part E'', and inserting ``, projects, 
     and activities'',
       (B) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) by striking ``, which--'' and inserting ``that--'',
       (ii) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) by striking ``not less'' and all that follows through 
     ``33'', and inserting ``the attorney general of the State or 
     such other State official who has primary responsibility for 
     overseeing the enforcement of State criminal laws, and'',
       (II) by inserting ``, in consultation with the attorney 
     general of the State or such other State official who has 
     primary responsibility for overseeing the enforcement of 
     State criminal laws'' after ``State'',
       (III) in clause (i) by striking ``or the administration of 
     juvenile justice'' and inserting ``, the administration of 
     juvenile justice, or the reduction of juvenile delinquency'',
       (IV) in clause (ii) by striking ``include--'' and all that 
     follows through the semicolon at the end of subclause (VIII), 
     and inserting the following:

     ``represent a multidisciplinary approach to addressing 
     juvenile delinquency and may include--

       ``(I) individuals who represent units of general local 
     government, law enforcement and juvenile justice agencies, 
     public agencies concerned with the prevention and treatment 
     of juvenile delinquency and with the adjudication of 
     juveniles, representatives of juveniles, or nonprofit private 
     organizations, particularly such organizations that serve 
     juveniles; and
       ``(II) such other individuals as the chief executive 
     officer considers to be appropriate; and'', and
       (V) by striking clauses (iv) and (v),

       (iii) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``justice'' and 
     inserting ``crime control'',
       (iv) in subparagraph (D)--

       (I) in clause (i) by inserting ``and'' at the end,
       (II) in clause (ii) by striking ``paragraphs'' and all that 
     follows through ``part E'', and inserting ``paragraphs (11), 
     (12), and (13)'', and
       (III) by striking clause (iii), and

       (v) in subparagraph (E) by striking ``title--'' and all 
     that follows through ``(ii)'' and inserting ``title,'',
       (C) in paragraph (5)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking 
     ``, other than'' and inserting ``reduced by the percentage 
     (if any) specified by the State under the authority of 
     paragraph (25) and excluding'' after ``section 222'', and
       ``(ii) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``paragraphs 
     (12)(A), (13), and (14)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (11), 
     (12), and (13)'',
       (D) by striking paragraph (6),
       (E) in paragraph (7) by inserting ``, including in rural 
     areas'' before the semicolon at the end,
       (F) in paragraph (8)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) by striking ``for (i)'' and all that follows through 
     ``relevant jurisdiction'', and inserting ``for an analysis of 
     juvenile delinquency problems in, and the juvenile 
     delinquency control and delinquency prevention needs 
     (including educational needs) of, the State'',
       (II) by striking ``justice'' the second place it appears 
     and inserting ``crime control'', and
       (III) by striking ``of the jurisdiction; (ii)'' and all 
     that follows through the semicolon at the end, and inserting 
     ``of the State; and'',

       (ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:
       ``(B) contain--
       ``(i) a plan for providing needed gender-specific services 
     for the prevention and treatment of juvenile delinquency;
       ``(ii) a plan for providing needed services for the 
     prevention and treatment of juvenile delinquency in rural 
     areas; and
       ``(iii) a plan for providing needed mental health services 
     to juveniles in the juvenile justice system, including 
     information on how such plan is being implemented and how 
     such services will be targeted to those juveniles in the such 
     system who are in greatest need of such services services;'', 
     and
       (iii) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D),
       (G) by amending paragraph (9) to read as follows:
       ``(9) provide for the coordination and maximum utilization 
     of existing juvenile delinquency programs, programs operated 
     by public and private agencies and organizations, and other 
     related programs (such as education, special education, 
     recreation, health, and welfare programs) in the State;'',
       (H) in paragraph (10)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) by striking ``, specifically'' and inserting 
     ``including'',
       (II) by striking clause (i), and
       (III) redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (i) 
     and (ii), respectively,

       (ii) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``juvenile justice'' 
     and inserting ``juvenile crime control'',
       (iv) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as follows:
       ``(D) programs that provide treatment to juvenile offenders 
     who are victims of child abuse or neglect, and to their 
     families, in order to reduce the likelihood that such 
     juvenile offenders will commit subsequent violations of 
     law;'',
       (iv) in subparagraph (E)--

       (I) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii), and
       (II) by striking ``juveniles, provided'' and all that 
     follows through ``provides; and'', and inserting the 
     following:

     ``juveniles--
       ``(i) to encourage juveniles to remain in elementary and 
     secondary schools or in alternative learning situations;
       ``(ii) to provide services to assist juveniles in making 
     the transition to the world of work and self-sufficiency; 
     and'',
       (v) by amending subparagraph (F) to read as follows:
       ``(F) expanding the use of probation officers--
       ``(i) particularly for the purpose of permitting nonviolent 
     juvenile offenders (including status offenders) to remain at 
     home with their families as an alternative to incarceration 
     or institutionalization; and
       ``(ii) to ensure that juveniles follow the terms of their 
     probation;'',
       (vi) by amending subparagraph (G) to read as follows:
       ``(G) one-on-one mentoring programs that are designed to 
     link at-risk juveniles and juvenile offenders, particularly 
     juveniles residing in high-crime areas and juveniles 
     experiencing educational failure, with responsible adults 
     (such as law enforcement officers, adults working with local 
     businesses, and adults working with community-based 
     organizations and agencies) who are properly screened and 
     trained;'',

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       (vii) in subparagraph (H) by striking ``handicapped youth'' 
     and inserting ``juveniles with disabilities'',
       (viii) by amending subparagraph (K) to read as follows:
       ``(K) boot camps for juvenile offenders;'',
       (ix) by amending subparagraph (L) to read as follows:
       ``(L) community-based programs and services to work with 
     juveniles, their parents, and other family members during and 
     after incarceration in order to strengthen families so that 
     such juveniles may be retained in their homes;'',
       (x) by amending subparagraph (N) to read as follows:
       ``(N) establishing policies and systems to incorporate 
     relevant child protective services records into juvenile 
     justice records for purposes of establishing treatment plans 
     for juvenile offenders;'',
       (xi) in subparagraph (O)--

       (I) in striking ``cultural'' and inserting ``other'', and
       (II) by striking the period at the end and inserting a 
     semicolon, and

       (xii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(P) programs designed to prevent and to reduce hate 
     crimes committed by juveniles; and
       ``(Q) after-school programs that provide at-risk juveniles 
     and juveniles in the juvenile justice system with a range of 
     age-appropriate activities, including tutoring, mentoring, 
     and other educational and enrichment activities.'',
       (I) by amending paragraph (12) to read as follows:
       ``(12) shall, in accordance with rules issued by the 
     Administrator, provide that--
       ``(A) juveniles who are charged with or who have committed 
     an offense that would not be criminal if committed by an 
     adult, excluding--
       ``(i) juveniles who are charged with or who have committed 
     a violation of section 922(x)(2) of title 18, United States 
     Code, or of a similar State law;
       ``(ii) juveniles who are charged with or who have committed 
     a violation of a valid court order; and
       ``(iii) juveniles who are held in accordance with the 
     Interstate Compact on Juveniles as enacted by the State;

     shall not be placed in secure detention facilities or secure 
     correctional facilities; and
       ``(B) juveniles--
       ``(i) who are not charged with any offense; and
       ``(ii) who are--

       ``(I) aliens; or
       ``(II) alleged to be dependent, neglected, or abused;

     shall not be placed in secure detention facilities or secure 
     correctional facilities;'',
       (J) by amending paragraph (13) to read as follows:
       ``(13) provide that--
       ``(A) juveniles alleged to be or found to be delinquent, 
     and juveniles within the purview of paragraph (11), will not 
     be detained or confined in any institution in which they have 
     regular contact, or unsupervised incidental contact, with 
     adults incarcerated because such adults have been convicted 
     of a crime or are awaiting trial on criminal charges; and
       ``(B) there is in effect in the State a policy that 
     requires individuals who work with both such juveniles and 
     such adults in co-located facilities have been 
     trained and certified to work with juveniles;'',
       (K) by amending paragraph (14) to read as follows:
       ``(14) provide that no juvenile will be detained or 
     confined in any jail or lockup for adults except--
       ``(A) juveniles who are accused of nonstatus offenses and 
     who are detained in such jail or lockup for a period not to 
     exceed 6 hours--
       ``(i) for processing or release;
       ``(ii) while awaiting transfer to a juvenile facility; or
       ``(iii) in which period such juveniles make a court 
     appearance;
       ``(B) juveniles who are accused of nonstatus offenses, who 
     are awaiting an initial court appearance that will occur 
     within 48 hours after being taken into custody (excluding 
     Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays), and who are detained 
     in a jail or lockup--
       ``(i) in which--

       ``(I) such juveniles do not have regular contact, or 
     unsupervised incidental contact, with adults incarcerated 
     because such adults have been convicted of a crime or are 
     awaiting trial on criminal charges; and
       ``(II) there is in effect in the State a policy that 
     requires individuals who work with both such juveniles and 
     such adults in co-located facilities have been trained and 
     certified to work with juveniles; and

       ``(ii) that--

       ``(I) is located outside a metropolitan statistical area 
     (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget) and has 
     no existing acceptable alternative placement available;
       ``(II) is located where conditions of distance to be 
     traveled or the lack of highway, road, or transportation do 
     not allow for court appearances within 48 hours (excluding 
     Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) so that a brief (not 
     to exceed an additional 48 hours) delay is excusable; or
       ``(III) is located where conditions of safety exist (such 
     as severe adverse, life-threatening weather conditions that 
     do not allow for reasonably safe travel), in which case the 
     time for an appearance may be delayed until 24 hours after 
     the time that such conditions allow for reasonable safe 
     travel;

       ``(C) juveniles who are accused of nonstatus offenses and 
     who are detained in a jail or lockup that satisfies the 
     requirements of subparagraph (B)(i) if--
       ``(i) such jail or lockup--

       ``(I) is located outside a metropolitan statistical area 
     (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget); and
       ``(II) has no existing acceptable alternative placement 
     available;

       ``(ii) a parent or other legal guardian (or guardian ad 
     litem) of the juvenile involved, in consultation with the 
     counsel representing the juvenile, consents to detaining such 
     juvenile in accordance with this subparagraph and has the 
     right to revoke such consent at any time;
       ``(iii) the juvenile has counsel, and the counsel 
     representing such juvenile--

       ``(I) consults with the parents of the juvenile to 
     determine the appropriate placement of the juvenile; and
       ``(II) has an opportunity to present the juvenile's 
     position regarding the detention involved to the court before 
     the court approves such detention;;

       ``(iv) the court has an opportunity to hear from the 
     juvenile before court approval of such placement; and
       ``(v) detaining such juvenile in accordance with this 
     subparagraph is--

       ``(I) approved in advance by a court with competent 
     jurisdiction that has determined that such placement is in 
     the best interest of such juvenile;
       ``(II) required to be reviewed periodically and in the 
     presence of the juvenile, at intervals of not more than 5 
     days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays), by 
     such court for the duration of detention; and
       ``(III) for a period preceding the sentencing (if any) of 
     such juvenile, but not to exceed a 20-day period;'',

       (L) in paragraph (15)--
       (i) by striking ``paragraph (12)(A), paragraph (13), and 
     paragraph (14)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (11), (12), and 
     (13)'', and
       (ii) by striking ``paragraph (12)(A) and paragraph (13)'' 
     and inserting ``paragraphs (11) and (12)'',
       (M) in paragraph (16) by striking ``mentally, emotionally, 
     or physically handicapping conditions'' and inserting 
     ``disability'',
       (N) by amending paragraph (19) to read as follows:
       ``(19) provide assurances that--
       ``(A) any assistance provided under this Act will not cause 
     the displacement (including a partial displacement, such as a 
     reduction in the hours of nonovertime work, wages, or 
     employment benefits) of any currently employed employee;
       ``(B) activities assisted under this Act will not impair an 
     existing collective bargaining relationship, contract for 
     services, or collective bargaining agreement; and
       ``(C) 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 involved;'',
       (O) in paragraph (22) by inserting before the semicolon, 
     the following:

     ``; and that the State will not expend funds to carry out a 
     program referred to in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of 
     paragraph (5) if the recipient of funds who carried out such 
     program during the preceding 2-year period fails to 
     demonstrate, before the expiration of such 2-year period, 
     that such program achieved substantial success in achieving 
     the goals specified in the application submitted such 
     recipient to the State agency'',
       (P) by amending paragraph (23) to read as follows:
       ``(23) address juvenile delinquency prevention efforts and 
     system improvement efforts designed to reduce, without 
     establishing or requiring numerical standards or quotas, the 
     disproportionate number of juvenile members of minority 
     groups, who come into contact with the juvenile justice 
     system;'',
       (Q) by amending paragraph (24) to read as follows:
       ``(24) provide that if a juvenile is taken into custody for 
     violating a valid court order issued for committing a status 
     offense--
       ``(A) an appropriate public agency shall be promptly 
     notified that such juvenile is held in custody for violating 
     such order;
       ``(B) not later than 24 hours during which such juvenile is 
     so held, an authorized representative of such agency shall 
     interview, in person, such juvenile; and
       ``(C) not later than 48 hours during which such juvenile is 
     so held--
       ``(i) such representative shall submit an assessment to the 
     court that issued such order, regarding the immediate needs 
     of such juvenile; and
       ``(ii) such court shall conduct a hearing to determine--

       ``(I) whether there is reasonable cause to believe that 
     such juvenile violated such order; and
       ``(II) the appropriate placement of such juvenile pending 
     disposition of the violation alleged;'',

       (R) in paragraph (25) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon,
       (S) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (25) as 
     paragraphs (6) through (24), respectively, and
       (T) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(25) specify a percentage (if any), not to exceed 5 
     percent, of funds received by the State under section 222 
     (other than funds made available to the state advisory group 
     under section 222(d)) that the State will reserve for 
     expenditure by the State to provide incentive grants to units 
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     government that reduce the caseload of probation officers 
     within such units, and
       ``(26) provide that the State, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, will implement a system to ensure that if a 
     juvenile is before a court in the juvenile justice system, 
     public child welfare records (including child protective 
     services records) relating to such juvenile that are on file 
     in the geographical area under the jurisdiction of such court 
     will be made known to such court.'', and
       (2) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
       ``(c) If a State fails to comply with any of the applicable 
     requirements of paragraphs (11), (12), (13), and (23) of 
     subsection (a) in any fiscal year beginning after September 
     30, 1999, then the amount allocated to such State for the 
     subsequent fiscal year shall be reduced by not to exceed 12.5 
     percent for each such paragraph with respect to which the 
     failure occurs, unless the Administrator determines that the 
     State--
       ``(1) has achieved substantial compliance with such 
     applicable requirements with respect to which the State was 
     not in compliance; and
       ``(2) has made, through appropriate executive or 
     legislative action, an unequivocal commitment to achieving 
     full compliance with such applicable requirements within a 
     reasonable time.'', and
       (3) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking ``allotment'' and inserting ``allocation'', 
     and
       (B) by striking ``subsection (a) (12)(A), (13), (14) and 
     (23)'' each place it appears and inserting ``paragraphs (11), 
     (12), (13), and (23) of subsection (a)''.

     SEC. 210. JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PREVENTION BLOCK GRANT 
                   PROGRAM.

       Title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
     Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5611 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by striking parts C, D, E, F, G, and H,
       (2) by striking the 1st part I,
       (3) by redesignating the 2nd part I as part F, and
       (4) by inserting after part B the following:

     ``PART C--JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PREVENTION BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM

     ``SEC. 241. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.

       ``The Administrator may make grants to eligible States, 
     from funds allocated under section 242, for the purpose of 
     providing financial assistance to eligible entities to carry 
     out projects designed to prevent juvenile delinquency, 
     including--
       ``(1) projects that provide treatment (including treatment 
     for mental health problems) to juvenile offenders, and 
     juveniles who are at risk of becoming juvenile offenders, who 
     are victims of child abuse or neglect or who have experienced 
     violence in their homes, at school, or in the community, and 
     to their families, in order to reduce the likelihood that 
     such juveniles will commit violations of law;
       ``(2) educational projects or supportive services for 
     delinquent or other juveniles--
       ``(A) to encourage juveniles to remain in elementary and 
     secondary schools or in alternative learning situations in 
     educational settings;
       ``(B) to provide services to assist juveniles in making the 
     transition to the world of work and self-sufficiency;
       ``(C) to assist in identifying learning difficulties 
     (including learning disabilities);
       ``(D) to prevent unwarranted and arbitrary suspensions and 
     expulsions;
       ``(E) to encourage new approaches and techniques with 
     respect to the prevention of school violence and vandalism;
       ``(F) which assist law enforcement personnel and juvenile 
     justice personnel to more effectively recognize and provide 
     for learning-disabled and other juveniles with disabilities;
       ``(G) which develop locally coordinated policies and 
     programs among education, juvenile justice, and social 
     service agencies; or
       ``(H) to provide services to juvenile with serious mental 
     and emotional disturbances (SED) in need of mental health 
     services;
       ``(3) projects which expand the use of probation officers--
       ``(A) particularly for the purpose of permitting nonviolent 
     juvenile offenders (including status offenders) to remain at 
     home with their families as an alternative to incarceration 
     or institutionalization; and
       ``(B) to ensure that juveniles follow the terms of their 
     probation;
       ``(4) one-on-one mentoring projects that are designed to 
     link at-risk juveniles and juvenile offenders who did not 
     commit serious crime, particularly juveniles residing in 
     high-crime areas and juveniles experiencing educational 
     failure, with responsible adults (such as law enforcement 
     officers, adults working with local businesses, and adults 
     working for community-based organizations and agencies) who 
     are properly screened and trained;
       ``(5) community-based projects and services (including 
     literacy and social service programs) which work with 
     juvenile offenders and juveniles who are at risk of becoming 
     juvenile offenders, including those from families with 
     limited English-speaking proficiency, their parents, their 
     siblings, and other family members during and after 
     incarceration of the juvenile offenders, in order to 
     strengthen families, to allow juvenile offenders to be 
     retained in their homes, and to prevent the involvement of 
     other juvenile family members in delinquent activities;
       ``(6) projects designed to provide for the treatment 
     (including mental health services) of juveniles for 
     dependence on or abuse of alcohol, drugs, or other harmful 
     substances;
       ``(7) projects which leverage funds to provide scholarships 
     for postsecondary education and training for low-income 
     juveniles who reside in neighborhoods with high rates of 
     poverty, violence, and drug-related crimes;
       ``(8) projects which provide for an initial intake 
     screening of each juvenile taken into custody--
       ``(A) to determine the likelihood that such juvenile will 
     commit a subsequent offense; and
       ``(B) to provide appropriate interventions (including 
     mental health services) to prevent such juvenile from 
     committing subsequent offenses;
       ``(9) projects (including school- or community-based 
     projects) that are designed to prevent, and reduce the rate 
     of, the participation of juveniles in gangs that commit 
     crimes (particularly violent crimes), that unlawfully use 
     firearms and other weapons, or that unlawfully traffic in 
     drugs and that involve, to the extent practicable, families 
     and other community members (including law enforcement 
     personnel and members of the business community) in the 
     activities conducted under such projects;
       ``(10) comprehensive juvenile justice and delinquency 
     prevention projects that meet the needs of juveniles through 
     the collaboration of the many local service systems juveniles 
     encounter, including schools, courts, law enforcement 
     agencies, child protection agencies, mental health agencies, 
     welfare services, health care agencies, private nonprofit 
     agencies, and public recreation agencies offering services to 
     juveniles;
       ``(11) to develop, implement, and support, in conjunction 
     with public and private agencies, organizations, and 
     businesses, projects for the employment of juveniles and 
     referral to job training programs (including referral to 
     Federal job training programs);
       ``(12) delinquency prevention activities which involve 
     youth clubs, sports, recreation and parks, peer counseling 
     and teaching, the arts, leadership development, community 
     service, volunteer service, before- and after-school 
     programs, violence prevention activities, mediation skills 
     training, camping, environmental education, ethnic or 
     cultural enrichment, tutoring, and academic enrichment;
       ``(13) to establish policies and systems to incorporate 
     relevant child protective services records into juvenile 
     justice records for purposes of establishing treatment plans 
     for juvenile offenders;
       ``(14) programs that encourage social competencies, 
     problem-solving skills, and communication skills, youth 
     leadership, and civic involvement;
       ``(15) programs that focus on the needs of young girls at-
     risk of delinquency or status offenses;
       ``(16) projects which provide for--
       ``(A) an assessment by a qualified mental health 
     professional of incarcerated juveniles who are suspected to 
     be in need of mental health services;
       ``(B) the development of an individualized treatment plan 
     for those incarcerated juveniles determined to be in need of 
     such services;
       ``(C) the inclusion of a discharge plan for incarcerated 
     juveniles receiving mental health services that addresses 
     aftercare services; and
       ``(D) all juveniles receiving psychotropic medications to 
     be under the care of a licensed mental health professional;
       ``(17) after-school programs that provide at-risk juveniles 
     and juveniles in the juvenile justice system with a range of 
     age-appropriate activities, including tutoring, mentoring, 
     and other educational and enrichment activities;
       ``(18) programs related to the establishment and 
     maintenance of a school violence hotline, based on a public-
     private partnership, that students and parents can use to 
     report suspicious, violent, or threatening behavior to local 
     school and law enforcement authorities;
       ``(19) programs (excluding programs to purchase guns from 
     juveniles) designed to reduce the unlawful acquisition and 
     illegal use of guns by juveniles, including partnerships 
     between law enforcement agencies, health professionals, 
     school officials, firearms manufacturers, consumer groups, 
     faith-based groups and community organizations; and
       ``(20) other activities that are likely to prevent juvenile 
     delinquency.

     ``SEC. 242. ALLOCATION.

       ``Funds appropriated to carry out this part shall be 
     allocated among eligible States proportionately based on the 
     population that is less than 18 years of age in the eligible 
     States.

     ``SEC. 243. ELIGIBILITY OF STATES.

       ``(a) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     section 241, a State shall submit to the Administrator an 
     application that contains the following:
       ``(1) An assurance that the State will use--
       ``(A) not more than 5 percent of such grant, in the 
     aggregate, for--
       ``(i) the costs incurred by the State to carry out this 
     part; and
       ``(ii) to evaluate, and provide technical assistance 
     relating to, projects and activities carried out with funds 
     provided under this part; and
       ``(B) the remainder of such grant to make grants under 
     section 244.
       ``(2) An assurance that, and a detailed description of how, 
     such grant will support, and not supplant State and local 
     efforts to prevent juvenile delinquency.
       ``(3) An assurance that such application was prepared after 
     consultation with and

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     participation by community-based organizations, and 
     organizations in the local juvenile justice system, that 
     carry out programs, projects, or activities to prevent 
     juvenile delinquency.
       ``(4) An assurance that each eligible entity described in 
     section 244 that receives an initial grant under section 244 
     to carry out a project or activity shall also receive an 
     assurance from the State that such entity will receive from 
     the State, for the subsequent fiscal year to carry out such 
     project or activity, a grant under such section in an amount 
     that is proportional, based on such initial grant and on the 
     amount of the grant received under section 241 by the State 
     for such subsequent fiscal year, but that does not exceed the 
     amount specified for such subsequent fiscal year in such 
     application as approved by the State.
       ``(5) Such other information and assurances as the 
     Administrator may reasonably require by rule.
       ``(b) Approval of Applications.--
       ``(1) Approval required.--Subject to paragraph (2), the 
     Administrator shall approve an application, and amendments to 
     such application submitted in subsequent fiscal years, that 
     satisfy the requirements of subsection (a).
       ``(2) Limitation.--The Administrator may not approve such 
     application (including amendments to such application) for a 
     fiscal year unless--
       ``(A)(i) the State submitted a plan under section 223 for 
     such fiscal year; and
       ``(ii) such plan is approved by the Administrator for such 
     fiscal year; or
       ``(B) the Administrator waives the application of 
     subparagraph (A) to such State for such fiscal year, after 
     finding good cause for such a waiver.

     ``SEC. 244. GRANTS FOR LOCAL PROJECTS.

       ``(a) Grants by States.--Using a grant received under 
     section 241, a State may make grants to eligible entities 
     whose applications are received by the State to carry out 
     projects and activities described in section 241.
       ``(b) Special Consideration.--For purposes of making grants 
     under subsection (a), the State shall give special 
     consideration to eligible entities that--
       ``(1) propose to carry out such projects in geographical 
     areas in which there is--
       ``(A) a disproportionately high level of serious crime 
     committed by juveniles; or
       ``(B) a recent rapid increase in the number of nonstatus 
     offenses committed by juveniles;
       ``(2)(A) agreed to carry out such projects or activities 
     that are multidisciplinary and involve more than 2 private 
     nonprofit agencies, organizations, and institutions that have 
     experience dealing with juveniles; or
       ``(B) represent communities that have a comprehensive plan 
     designed to identify at-risk juveniles and to prevent or 
     reduce the rate of juvenile delinquency, and that involve 
     other entities operated by individuals who have a 
     demonstrated history of involvement in activities designed to 
     prevent juvenile delinquency; and
       ``(3) the amount of resources (in cash or in kind) such 
     entities will provide to carry out such projects and 
     activities.

     ``SEC. 245. ELIGIBILITY OF ENTITIES.

       ``(a) Eligibility.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     to be eligible to receive a grant under section 244, a unit 
     of general purpose local government, acting jointly with not 
     fewer than 2 private nonprofit agencies, organizations, and 
     institutions that have experience dealing with juveniles, 
     shall submit to the State an application that contains the 
     following:
       ``(1) An assurance that such applicant will use such grant, 
     and each such grant received for the subsequent fiscal year, 
     to carry out throughout a 2-year period a project or activity 
     described in reasonable detail, and of a kind described in 
     one or more of paragraphs (1) through (14) of section 241 as 
     specified in, such application.
       ``(2) A statement of the particular goals such project or 
     activity is designed to achieve, and the methods such entity 
     will use to achieve, and assess the achievement of, each of 
     such goals.
       ``(3) A statement identifying the research (if any) such 
     entity relied on in preparing such application.
       ``(b) Limitation.--If an eligible entity that receives a 
     grant under section 244 to carry out a project or activity 
     for a 2-year period, and receives technical assistance from 
     the State or the Administrator after requesting such 
     technical assistance (if any), fails to demonstrate, before 
     the expiration of such 2-year period, that such project or 
     such activity has achieved substantial success in achieving 
     the goals specified in the application submitted by such 
     entity to receive such grants, then such entity shall not be 
     eligible to receive any subsequent grant under such section 
     to continue to carry out such project or activity.''.

     SEC. 211. RESEARCH; EVALUATION; TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; 
                   TRAINING.

       Title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
     Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5611 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
     after part C, as added by section 110, the following:

     ``PART D--RESEARCH; EVALUATION; TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; TRAINING

     ``SEC. 251. RESEARCH AND EVALUATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSES; 
                   INFORMATION DISSEMINATION

       ``(a) Research and Evaluation.--(1) The Administrator may--
       ``(A) plan and identify, after consultation with the 
     Director of the National Institute of Justice, the purposes 
     and goals of all agreements carried out with funds provided 
     under this subsection; and
       ``(B) make agreements with the National Institute of 
     Justice or, subject to the approval of the Assistant Attorney 
     General for the Office of Justice Programs, with another 
     Federal agency authorized by law to conduct research or 
     evaluation in juvenile justice matters, for the purpose of 
     providing research and evaluation relating to--
       ``(i) the prevention, reduction, and control of juvenile 
     delinquency and serious crime committed by juveniles;
       ``(ii) the link between juvenile delinquency and the 
     incarceration of members of the families of juveniles;
       ``(iii) successful efforts to prevent first-time minor 
     offenders from committing subsequent involvement in serious 
     crime;
       ``(iv) successful efforts to prevent recidivism;
       ``(v) the juvenile justice system;
       ``(vi) juvenile violence;
       ``(vii) appropriate mental health services for juveniles 
     and youth at risk of participating in delinquent activities;
       ``(viii) reducing the proportion of juveniles detained or 
     confined in secure detention facilities, secure correctional 
     facilities, jails, and lockups who are members of minority 
     groups; and
       ``(ix) other purposes consistent with the purposes of this 
     title and title I.
       ``(2) The Administrator shall ensure that an equitable 
     amount of funds available to carry out paragraph (1)(B) is 
     used for research and evaluation relating to the prevention 
     of juvenile delinquency.
       ``(b) Statistical Analyses..--The Administrator may--
       ``(1) plan and identify, after consultation with the 
     Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the purposes 
     and goals of all agreements carried out with funds provided 
     under this subsection; and
       ``(2) make agreements with the Bureau of Justice 
     Statistics, or subject to the approval of the Assistant 
     Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs, with 
     another Federal agency authorized by law to undertake 
     statistical work in juvenile justice matters, for the purpose 
     of providing for the collection, analysis, and dissemination 
     of statistical data and information relating to juvenile 
     delinquency and serious crimes committed by juveniles, to the 
     juvenile justice system, to juvenile violence, and to other 
     purposes consist with the purposes of this title and title I.
       ``(c) Competitive Selection Process.--The Administrator 
     shall use a competitive process, established by rule by the 
     Administrator, to carry out subsections (a) and (b).
       ``(d) Implementation of Agreements.--A Federal agency that 
     makes an agreement under subsections (a)(1)(B) and (b)(2) 
     with the Administrator may carry out such agreement directly 
     or by making grants to or contracts with public and private 
     agencies, institutions, and organizations.
       ``(e) Information Dissemination.--The Administrator may--
       ``(1) review reports and data relating to the juvenile 
     justice system in the United States and in foreign nations 
     (as appropriate), collect data and information from studies 
     and research into all aspects of juvenile delinquency 
     (including the causes, prevention, and treatment of juvenile 
     delinquency) and serious crimes committed by juveniles;
       ``(2) establish and operate, directly or by contract, a 
     clearinghouse and information center for the preparation, 
     publication, and dissemination of information relating to 
     juvenile delinquency, including State and local prevention 
     and treatment programs, plans, resources, and training and 
     technical assistance programs; and
       ``(3) make grants and contracts with public and private 
     agencies, institutions, and organizations, for the purpose of 
     disseminating information to representatives and personnel of 
     public and private agencies, including practitioners in 
     juvenile justice, law enforcement, the courts, corrections, 
     schools, and related services, in the establishment, 
     implementation, and operation of projects and activities for 
     which financial assistance is provided under this title.

     ``SEC. 252. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

       ``(a) Training.--The Administrator may--
       ``(1) develop and carry out projects for the purpose of 
     training representatives and personnel of public and private 
     agencies, including practitioners in juvenile justice, law 
     enforcement, courts, corrections, schools, and related 
     services, to carry out the purposes specified in section 102; 
     and
       ``(2) make grants to and contracts with public and private 
     agencies, institutions, and organizations for the purpose of 
     training representatives and personnel of public and private 
     agencies, including practitioners in juvenile justice, law 
     enforcement, courts, corrections, schools, and related 
     services, to carry out the purposes specified in section 102.
       ``(b) Technical Assistance.--The Administrator may--
       ``(1) develop and implement projects for the purpose of 
     providing technical assistance to representatives and 
     personnel of public and private agencies and organizations, 
     including practitioners in juvenile justice, law enforcement, 
     courts, corrections, schools, and related services, in the 
     establishment, implementation, and operation of programs, 
     projects, and activities for which financial assistance is 
     provided under this title; and
       ``(2) make grants to and contracts with public and private 
     agencies, institutions, and

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     organizations, for the purpose of providing technical 
     assistance to representatives and personnel of public and 
     private agencies, including practitioners in juvenile 
     justice, law enforcement, courts, corrections, schools, and 
     related services, in the establishment, implementation, and 
     operation of programs, projects, and activities for which 
     financial assistance is provided under this title.
       ``(c) Training and Technical Assistance to Mental Health 
     Professionals and Law Enforcement Personnel.--The 
     Administrator shall provide training and technical assistance 
     to mental health professionals and law enforcement personnel 
     (including public defenders, police officers, probation 
     officers, judges, parole officials, and correctional 
     officers) to address or to promote the development, testing, 
     or demonstration of promising or innovative models, programs, 
     or delivery systems that address the needs of juveniles who 
     are alleged or adjudicated delinquent and who, as a result of 
     such status, are placed in secure detention or confinement or 
     in nonsecure residential placements.''.

     SEC. 212. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.

       Title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
     Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5611 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
     after part D, as added by section 111, the following:

    ``PART E--DEVELOPING, TESTING, AND DEMONSTRATING PROMISING NEW 
                        INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS

     ``SEC. 261. GRANTS AND PROJECTS.

       ``(a) Authority To Make Grants.--The Administrator may make 
     grants to and contracts with States, units of general local 
     government, Indian tribal governments, public and private 
     agencies, organizations, and individuals, or combinations 
     thereof, to carry out projects for the development, testing, 
     and demonstration of promising initiatives and programs for 
     the prevention, control, or reduction of juvenile 
     delinquency. The Administrator shall ensure that, to the 
     extent reasonable and practicable, such grants are made to 
     achieve an equitable geographical distribution of such 
     projects throughout the United States.
       ``(b) Use of Grants.--A grant made under subsection (a) may 
     be used to pay all or part of the cost of the project for 
     which such grant is made.

     ``SEC. 262. GRANTS FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

       ``The Administrator may make grants to and contracts with 
     public and private agencies, organizations, and individuals 
     to provide technical assistance to States, units of general 
     local government, Indian tribal governments, local private 
     entities or agencies, or any combination thereof, to carry 
     out the projects for which grants are made under section 261.

     ``SEC. 263. ELIGIBILITY.

       ``To be eligible to receive a grant made under this part, a 
     public or private agency, Indian tribal government, 
     organization, institution, individual, or combination thereof 
     shall submit an application to the Administrator at such 
     time, in such form, and containing such information as the 
     Administrator may reasonable require by rule.

     ``SEC. 264. REPORTS.

       ``Recipients of grants made under this part shall submit to 
     the Administrator such reports as may be reasonably requested 
     by the Administrator to describe progress achieved in 
     carrying the projects for which such grants are made.''.

     SEC. 213. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 299 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5671) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (e), and
       (2) by striking subsections (a), (b), and (c), and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(a) Authorization of Appropriations for Title II 
     (Excluding Parts C and E).--(1) There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this title such sums as may be 
     appropriate for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003.
       ``(2) Of such sums as are appropriated for a fiscal year to 
     carry out this title (other than parts C and E)--
       ``(A) not more than 5 percent shall be available to carry 
     out part A;
       ``(B) not less than 80 percent shall be available to carry 
     out part B; and
       ``(C) not more than 15 percent shall be available to carry 
     out part D.
       ``(b) Authorization of Appropriations for Part C.--There 
     are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part C such 
     sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, 
     and 2003.
       ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations for Part E.--There 
     are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part E, and 
     authorized to remain available until expended, such sums as 
     may be necessary for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 
     2003.''.

     SEC. 214. ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY.

       Section 299A of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5672) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d) by striking ``as are consistent with 
     the purpose of this Act'' and inserting ``only to the extent 
     necessary to ensure that there is compliance with the 
     specific requirements of this title or to respond to requests 
     for clarification and guidance relating to such compliance'', 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) If a State requires by law compliance with the 
     requirements described in paragraphs (11), (12), and (13) of 
     section 223(a), then for the period such law is in effect in 
     such State such State shall be rebuttably presumed to satisfy 
     such requirements.''.

     SEC. 215. USE OF FUNDS.

       Section 299C of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5674) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``may be used for'',
       (B) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``may be used for'' after 
     ``(1)'', and
       (C) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) may not be used for the cost of construction of any 
     facility, except not more than 15 percent of the funds 
     received under this title by a State for a fiscal year may be 
     used for the purpose of renovating or replacing juvenile 
     facilities.'',
       (2) by striking subsection (b), and
       (3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b).

     SEC. 216. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.

       Part F of title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5671 et seq.), as so 
     redesignated by section 210, is amended adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 299F. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.

       ``None of the funds made available to carry out this title 
     may be used to advocate for, or support, the unsecured 
     release of juveniles who are charged with a violent crime.''.

     SEC. 217. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.

       Part F of title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5671 et seq.), as so 
     redesignated by section 210 and amended by section 216, is 
     amended adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 299G. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.

       ``Nothing in this title or title I shall be construed--
       ``(1) to prevent financial assistance from being awarded 
     through grants under this title to any otherwise eligible 
     organization; or
       ``(2) to modify or affect any Federal or State law relating 
     to collective bargaining rights of employees.''.

     SEC. 218. LEASING SURPLUS FEDERAL PROPERTY.

       Part F of title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5671 et seq.), as so 
     redesignated by section 210 and amended by sections 216 and 
     217, is amended adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 299H. LEASING SURPLUS FEDERAL PROPERTY.

       ``The Administrator may receive surplus Federal property 
     (including facilities) and may lease such property to States 
     and units of general local government for use in or as 
     facilities for juvenile offenders, or for use in or as 
     facilities for delinquency prevention and treatment 
     activities.''.

     SEC. 219. ISSUANCE OF RULES.

       Part F of title II or the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5671 et seq.), as so 
     redesignated by section 210 and amended by sections 216, 217, 
     and 218, is amended adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 299I. ISSUANCE OF RULES.

       ``The Administrator shall issue rules to carry out this 
     title, including rules that establish procedures and methods 
     for making grants and contracts, and distributing funds 
     available, to carry out this title.''.

     SEC. 220. CONTENT OF MATERIALS.

       Part F of title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5671 et seq.), as so 
     redesignated by section 210 and amended by sections 216, 217, 
     218, and 219, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 299J. CONTENT OF MATERIALS.

       ``Materials produced, procured, or distributed using funds 
     appropriated to carry out this Act, for the purpose of 
     preventing hate crimes should be respectful of the diversity 
     of deeply held religious beliefs and shall make it clear that 
     for most people religious faith is not associated with 
     prejudice and intolerance.''.

     SEC. 221. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Technical Amendments.--The Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) 
     is amended--
       (1) in section 202(b) by striking ``prescribed for GS-18 of 
     the General Schedule by section 5332'' and inserting 
     ``payable under section 5376'',
       (2) in section 221(b)(2) by striking the last sentence,
       (3) in section 299D by striking subsection (d), and
       (4) by striking titles IV and V, as originally enacted by 
     Public Law 93-415 (88 Stat. 1132-1143).
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 5315 of title 5 of 
     the United States Code is amended by striking ``Office of 
     Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention'' and inserting 
     ``Office of Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency 
     Prevention''.
       (2) Section 4351(b) of title 18 of the United States Code 
     is amended by striking ``Office of Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention'' and inserting ``Office of Juvenile 
     Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention''.
       (3) Subsections (a)(1) and (c) of section 3220 of title 39 
     of the United States Code is amended by striking ``Office of 
     Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``Office of Juvenile Crime Control and 
     Delinquency Prevention''.
       (4) Section 463(f) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     663(f)) is amended by striking ``Office of Juvenile Justice 
     and Delinquency Prevention'' and inserting ``Office of 
     Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention''.

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       (5) Sections 801(a), 804, 805, and 813 of title I of the 
     Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
     3712(a), 3782, 3785, 3786, 3789i) are amended by striking 
     ``Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``Office of Juvenile 
     Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention''.
       (6) The Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13001 
     et seq.) is amended--
       (A) in section 214(b(1) by striking ``262, 293, and 296 of 
     subpart II of title II'' and inserting ``299B and 299E'',
       (B) in section 214A(c)(1) by striking ``262, 293, and 296 
     of subpart II of title II'' and inserting ``299B and 299E'',
       (C) in sections 217 and 222 by striking ``Office of 
     Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``Office of Juvenile Crime Control and 
     Delinquency Prevention'', and
       (D) in section 223(c) by striking ``section 262, 293, and 
     296'' and inserting ``sections 262, 299B, and 299E''.
       (7) The Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 
     et seq.) is amended--
       (A) in section 403(2) by striking ``Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention'' and inserting ``Crime Control and Delinquency 
     Prevention'', and
       (B) in subsections (a)(5)(E) and (b)(1)(B) of section 404 
     by striking ``section 313'' and inserting ``section 331''.
       (8) The Crime Control Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13001 et seq.) 
     is amended--
       (A) in section 217(c)(1) by striking ``sections 262, 293, 
     and 296 of subpart II of title II'' and inserting ``sections 
     299B and 299E'', and
       (B) in section 223(c) by striking ``section 262, 293, and 
     296 of title II'' and inserting ``sections 299B and 299E''.

     SEC. 222. REFERENCES.

       In any Federal law (excluding this title and the Acts 
     amended by this title), Executive order, rule, regulation, 
     order, delegation of authority, grant, contract, suit, or 
     document--
       (1) a reference to the Office of Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention shall be deemed to include a reference 
     to the Office of Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency 
     Prevention, and
       (2) a reference to the National Institute for Juvenile 
     Justice and Delinquency Prevention shall be deemed to include 
     a reference to Office of Juvenile Crime Control and 
     Delinquency Prevention.

      Subtitle B--Amendments to the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act

     SEC. 231. RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH.

       (a) Findings.--Section 302 of the Runaway and Homeless 
     Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``accurate reporting of 
     the problem nationally and to develop'' and inserting ``an 
     accurate national reporting system to report the problem, and 
     to assist in the development of''; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the following:
       ``(8) services for runaway and homeless youth are needed in 
     urban, suburban, and rural areas;''.
       (b) Authority To Make Grants for Centers and Services.--
     Section 311 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5711) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Grants for Centers and Services.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to 
     public and nonprofit private entities (and combinations of 
     such entities) to establish and operate (including 
     renovation) local centers to provide services for runaway and 
     homeless youth and for the families of such youth.
       ``(2) Services provided.--Services provided under paragraph 
     (1)--
       ``(A) shall be provided as an alternative to involving 
     runaway and homeless youth in the law enforcement, child 
     welfare, mental health, and juvenile justice systems;
       ``(B) shall include--
       ``(i) safe and appropriate shelter; and
       ``(ii) individual, family, and group counseling, as 
     appropriate; and
       ``(C) may include--
       ``(i) street-based services;
       ``(ii) home-based services for families with youth at risk 
     of separation from the family; and
       ``(iii) drug abuse education and prevention services.'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``the Trust Territory 
     of the Pacific Islands,''; and
       (3) by striking subsections (c) and (d).
       (c) Eligibility.--Section 312 of the Runaway and Homeless 
     Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5712) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (8), by striking ``paragraph (6)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (7)'';
       (B) in paragraph (10), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (C) in paragraph (11), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(12) shall submit to the Secretary an annual report that 
     includes, with respect to the year for which the report is 
     submitted--
       ``(A) information regarding the activities carried out 
     under this part;
       ``(B) the achievements of the project under this part 
     carried out by the applicant; and
       ``(C) statistical summaries describing--
       ``(i) the number and the characteristics of the runaway and 
     homeless youth, and youth at risk of family separation, who 
     participate in the project; and
       ``(ii) the services provided to such youth by the 
     project.''; and
       (2) by striking subsections (c) and (d) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(c) Applicants Providing Street-Based Services.--To be 
     eligible to use assistance under section 311(a)(2)(C)(i) to 
     provide street-based services, the applicant shall include in 
     the plan required by subsection (b) assurances that in 
     providing such services the applicant will--
       ``(1) provide qualified supervision of staff, including on-
     street supervision by appropriately trained staff;
       ``(2) provide backup personnel for on-street staff;
       ``(3) provide initial and periodic training of staff who 
     provide such services; and
       ``(4) conduct outreach activities for runaway and homeless 
     youth, and street youth.
       ``(d) Applicants Providing Home-Based Services.--To be 
     eligible to use assistance under section 311(a) to provide 
     home-based services described in section 311(a)(2)(C)(ii), an 
     applicant shall include in the plan required by subsection 
     (b) assurances that in providing such services the applicant 
     will--
       ``(1) provide counseling and information to youth and the 
     families (including unrelated individuals in the family 
     households) of such youth, including services relating to 
     basic life skills, interpersonal skill building, educational 
     advancement, job attainment skills, mental and physical 
     health care, parenting skills, financial planning, and 
     referral to sources of other needed services;
       ``(2) provide directly, or through an arrangement made by 
     the applicant, 24-hour service to respond to family crises 
     (including immediate access to temporary shelter for runaway 
     and homeless youth, and youth at risk of separation from the 
     family);
       ``(3) establish, in partnership with the families of 
     runaway and homeless youth, and youth at risk of separation 
     from the family, objectives and measures of success to be 
     achieved as a result of receiving home-based services;
       ``(4) provide initial and periodic training of staff who 
     provide home-based services; and
       ``(5) ensure that--
       ``(A) caseloads will remain sufficiently low to allow for 
     intensive (5 to 20 hours per week) involvement with each 
     family receiving such services; and
       ``(B) staff providing such services will receive qualified 
     supervision.
       ``(e) Applicants Providing Drug Abuse Education and 
     Prevention Services.--To be eligible to use assistance under 
     section 311(a)(2)(C)(iii) to provide drug abuse education and 
     prevention services, an applicant shall include in the plan 
     required by subsection (b)--
       ``(1) a description of--
       ``(A) the types of such services that the applicant 
     proposes to provide;
       ``(B) the objectives of such services; and
       ``(C) the types of information and training to be provided 
     to individuals providing such services to runaway and 
     homeless youth; and
       ``(2) an assurance that in providing such services the 
     applicant shall conduct outreach activities for runaway and 
     homeless youth.''.
       (d) Approval of Applications.--Section 313 of the Runaway 
     and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5713) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 313. APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--An application by a public or private 
     entity for a grant under section 311(a) may be approved by 
     the Secretary after taking into consideration, with respect 
     to the State in which such entity proposes to provide 
     services under this part--
       ``(1) the geographical distribution in such State of the 
     proposed services under this part for which all grant 
     applicants request approval; and
       ``(2) which areas of such State have the greatest need for 
     such services.
       ``(b) Priority.--In selecting applications for grants under 
     section 311(a), the Secretary shall give priority to--
       ``(1) eligible applicants who have demonstrated experience 
     in providing services to runaway and homeless youth; and
       ``(2) eligible applicants that request grants of less than 
     $200,000.''.
       (e) Authority for Transitional Living Grant Program.--
     Section 321 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5714-1) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``purpose and'';
       (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a)''; and
       (3) by striking subsection (b).
       (f) Eligibility.--Section 322(a)(9) of the Runaway and 
     Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714-2(a)(9)) is amended by 
     inserting ``, and the services provided to such youth by such 
     project,'' after ``such project''.
       (g) Coordination.--Section 341 of the Runaway and Homeless 
     Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714-21) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 341. COORDINATION.

       ``With respect to matters relating to the health, 
     education, employment, and housing of runaway and homeless 
     youth, the Secretary--
       ``(1) in conjunction with the Attorney General, shall 
     coordinate the activities of agencies of the Department of 
     Health and Human Services with activities under any other 
     Federal juvenile crime control, prevention, and juvenile 
     offender accountability program and with the activities of 
     other Federal entities; and
       ``(2) shall coordinate the activities of agencies of the 
     Department of Health and Human Services with the activities 
     of other Federal entities and with the activities of entities 
     that are eligible to receive grants under this title.''.
       (h) Authority To Make Grants for Research, Evaluation, 
     Demonstration, and Service Projects.--Section 343 of the Run

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     away and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714-23) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``evaluation,'' 
     after ``research,'';
       (2) in subsection (a), by inserting ``evaluation,'' after 
     ``research,''; and
       (3) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (10) as 
     paragraphs (2) through (9), respectively.
       (i) Study.--Part D of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 5731 et seq.) is amended by adding after section 
     344 the following:

     ``SEC. 345. STUDY

       ``The Secretary shall conduct a study of a representative 
     sample of runaways to determine the percent who leave home 
     because of sexual abuse. The report on the study shall 
     include--
       ``(1) in the case of sexual abuse , the relationship of the 
     assaulter to the runaway; and
       ``(2) recommendations on how Federal laws may be changed to 
     reduce sexual assaults on children.

     The study shall be completed to enable the Secretary to make 
     a report to the committees of Congress with jurisdiction over 
     this Act, and to make such report available to the public, 
     within one year of the date of the enactment of this 
     section.''
       (j) Assistance to Potential Grantees.--Section 371 of the 
     Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714a) is amended 
     by striking the last sentence.
       (k) Reports.--Section 381 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5715) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 381. REPORTS.

       ``(a) In General.--Not later than April 1, 2000, and 
     biennially thereafter, the Secretary shall submit, to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
     Senate, a report on the status, activities, and 
     accomplishments of entities that receive grants under parts 
     A, B, C, D, and E, with particular attention to--
       ``(1) in the case of centers funded under part A, the 
     ability or effectiveness of such centers in--
       ``(A) alleviating the problems of runaway and homeless 
     youth;
       ``(B) if applicable or appropriate, reuniting such youth 
     with their families and encouraging the resolution of 
     intrafamily problems through counseling and other services;
       ``(C) strengthening family relationships and encouraging 
     stable living conditions for such youth; and
       ``(D) assisting such youth to decide upon a future course 
     of action; and
       ``(2) in the case of projects funded under part B--
       ``(A) the number and characteristics of homeless youth 
     served by such projects;
       ``(B) the types of activities carried out by such projects;
       ``(C) the effectiveness of such projects in alleviating the 
     problems of homeless youth;
       ``(D) the effectiveness of such projects in preparing 
     homeless youth for self-sufficiency;
       ``(E) the effectiveness of such projects in assisting 
     homeless youth to decide upon future education, employment, 
     and independent living;
       ``(F) the ability of such projects to encourage the 
     resolution of intrafamily problems through counseling and 
     development of self-sufficient living skills; and
       ``(G) activities and programs planned by such projects for 
     the following fiscal year.
       ``(b) Contents of Reports.--The Secretary shall include in 
     each report submitted under subsection (a), summaries of--
       ``(1) the evaluations performed by the Secretary under 
     section 386; and
       ``(2) descriptions of the qualifications of, and training 
     provided to, individuals involved in carrying out such 
     evaluations.''.
       (l) Evaluation.--Section 384 of the Runaway and Homeless 
     Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5732) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 386. EVALUATION AND INFORMATION.

       ``(a) In General.--If a grantee receives grants for 3 
     consecutive fiscal years under part A, B, C, D, or E (in the 
     alternative), then the Secretary shall evaluate such grantee 
     on-site, not less frequently than once in the period of such 
     3 consecutive fiscal years, for purposes of--
       ``(1) determining whether such grants are being used for 
     the purposes for which such grants are made by the Secretary;
       ``(2) collecting additional information for the report 
     required by section 384; and
       ``(3) providing such information and assistance to such 
     grantee as will enable such grantee to improve the operation 
     of the centers, projects, and activities for which such 
     grants are made.
       ``(b) Cooperation.--Recipients of grants under this title 
     shall cooperate with the Secretary's efforts to carry out 
     evaluations, and to collect information, under this title.''.
       (m) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 385 of the 
     Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5751) is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``SEC. 388. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Authorization.--There is authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this title (other than part E) such 
     sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, 
     and 2003.
       ``(2) Allocation.--
       ``(A) Parts a and b.--From the amount appropriated under 
     paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve 
     not less than 90 percent to carry out parts A and B.
       ``(B) Part b.--Of the amount reserved under subparagraph 
     (A), not less than 20 percent, and not more than 30 percent, 
     shall be reserved to carry out part B.
       ``(3) Parts c and d.--In each fiscal year, after reserving 
     the amounts required by paragraph (2), the Secretary shall 
     use the remaining amount (if any) to carry out parts C and D.
       ``(b) Separate Identification Required.--No funds 
     appropriated to carry out this title may be combined with 
     funds appropriated under any other Act if the purpose of 
     combining such funds is to make a single discretionary grant, 
     or a single discretionary payment, unless such funds are 
     separately identified in all grants and contracts and are 
     used for the purposes specified in this title.''.
       (n) Sexual Abuse Prevention Program.--
       (1) Authority for program.--The Runaway and Homeless Youth 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) is amended--
       (A) by striking the heading for part F;
       (B) by redesignating part E as part F; and
       (C) by inserting after part D the following:

               ``PART E--SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM

     ``SEC. 351. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may make grants to 
     nonprofit private agencies for the purpose of providing 
     street-based services to runaway and homeless, and street 
     youth, who have been subjected to, or are at risk of being 
     subjected to, sexual abuse, prostitution, or sexual 
     exploitation.
       ``(b) Priority.--In selecting applicants to receive grants 
     under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give priority to 
     nonprofit private agencies that have experience in providing 
     services to runaway and homeless, and street youth.''.
       (2) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 388(a) of the 
     Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5751), as amended 
     by subsection (m) of this section, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(4) Part e.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out part E such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
     years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003.''.
       (o) Consolidated Review of Applications.--The Runaway and 
     Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) is amended by 
     inserting after section 383 the following:

     ``SEC. 385. CONSOLIDATED REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.

       ``With respect to funds available to carry out parts A, B, 
     C, D, and E, nothing in this title shall be construed to 
     prohibit the Secretary from--
       ``(1) announcing, in a single announcement, the 
     availability of funds for grants under 2 or more of such 
     parts; and
       ``(2) reviewing applications for grants under 2 or more of 
     such parts in a single, consolidated application review 
     process.''.
       (p) Definitions.--The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 
     386, as amended by subsection (l) of this section, the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 387. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this title:
       ``(1) Drug abuse education and prevention services.--The 
     term `drug abuse education and prevention services'--
       ``(A) means services to runaway and homeless youth to 
     prevent or reduce the illicit use of drugs by such youth; and
       ``(B) may include--
       ``(i) individual, family, group, and peer counseling;
       ``(ii) drop-in services;
       ``(iii) assistance to runaway and homeless youth in rural 
     areas (including the development of community support 
     groups);
       ``(iv) information and training relating to the illicit use 
     of drugs by runaway and homeless youth, to individuals 
     involved in providing services to such youth; and
       ``(v) activities to improve the availability of local drug 
     abuse prevention services to runaway and homeless youth.
       ``(2) Home-based services.--The term `home-based 
     services'--
       ``(A) means services provided to youth and their families 
     for the purpose of--
       ``(i) preventing such youth from running away, or otherwise 
     becoming separated, from their families; and
       ``(ii) assisting runaway youth to return to their families; 
     and
       ``(B) includes services that are provided in the residences 
     of families (to the extent practicable), including--
       ``(i) intensive individual and family counseling; and
       ``(ii) training relating to life skills and parenting.
       ``(3) Homeless youth.--The term `homeless youth' means an 
     individual--
       ``(A) who is--
       ``(i) not more than 21 years of age; and
       ``(ii) for the purposes of part B, not less than 16 years 
     of age;
       ``(B) for whom it is not possible to live in a safe 
     environment with a relative; and
       ``(C) who has no other safe alternative living arrangement.
       ``(4) Street-based services.--The term `street-based 
     services'--
       ``(A) means services provided to runaway and homeless 
     youth, and street youth, in areas where they congregate, 
     designed to assist such youth in making healthy personal 
     choices regarding where they live and how they behave; and
       ``(B) may include--
       ``(i) identification of and outreach to runaway and 
     homeless youth, and street youth;
       ``(ii) crisis intervention and counseling;

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       ``(iii) information and referral for housing;
       ``(iv) information and referral for transitional living and 
     health care services;
       ``(v) advocacy, education, and prevention services related 
     to--

       ``(I) alcohol and drug abuse;
       ``(II) sexual exploitation;
       ``(III) sexually transmitted diseases, including human 
     immunodeficiency virus (HIV); and
       ``(IV) physical and sexual assault.

       ``(5) Street youth.--The term `street youth' means an 
     individual who--
       ``(A) is--
       ``(i) a runaway youth; or
       ``(ii) indefinitely or intermittently a homeless youth; and
       ``(B) spends a significant amount of time on the street or 
     in other areas that increase the risk to such youth for 
     sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, prostitution, or drug 
     abuse.
       ``(6) Transitional living youth project.--The term 
     `transitional living youth project' means a project that 
     provides shelter and services designed to promote a 
     transition to self-sufficient living and to prevent long-term 
     dependency on social services.
       ``(7) Youth at risk of separation from the family.--The 
     term `youth at risk of separation from the family' means an 
     individual--
       ``(A) who is less than 18 years of age; and
       ``(B)(i) who has a history of running away from the family 
     of such individual;
       ``(ii) whose parent, guardian, or custodian is not willing 
     to provide for the basic needs of such individual; or
       ``(iii) who is at risk of entering the child welfare system 
     or juvenile justice system as a result of the lack of 
     services available to the family to meet such needs.''.
       (q) Redesignation of Sections.--Sections 371, 372, 381, 
     382, and 383 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5714b-5851 et seq.), as amended by this title, are 
     redesignated as sections 380, 381, 382, 383, and 384, 
     respectively.
       (r) Technical Amendments.--The Runaway and Homeless Youth 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 331, in the first sentence, by striking 
     ``With'' and all that follows through ``the Secretary'', and 
     inserting ``The Secretary''; and
       (2) in section 344(a)(1), by striking ``With'' and all that 
     follows through ``the Secretary'', and inserting ``The 
     Secretary''.

 Subtitle C--Repeal of Title V Relating to Incentive Grants for Local 
                    Delinquency Prevention Programs

     SEC. 241. REPEALER.

       Title V of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
     Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5681 et seq.), as added by Public Law 
     102-586, is repealed.

    Subtitle D--Amendments to the Missing Children's Assistance Act

     SEC. 251. NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN.

       (a) Findings.--Section 402 of the Missing Children's 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771) 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 a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(9) for 14 years, the National Center for Missing and 
     Exploited Children has--
       ``(A) served as the national resource center and 
     clearinghouse congressionally mandated under the provisions 
     of the Missing Children's Assistance Act of 1984; and
       ``(B) worked in partnership with the Department of Justice, 
     the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of the 
     Treasury, the Department of State, and many other agencies in 
     the effort to find missing children and prevent child 
     victimization;
       ``(10) Congress has given the Center, which is a private 
     non-profit corporation, access to the National Crime 
     Information Center of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
     and the National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System;
       ``(11) since 1987, the Center has operated the National 
     Child Pornography Tipline, in conjunction with the United 
     States Customs Service and the United States Postal 
     Inspection Service and, beginning this year, the Center 
     established a new CyberTipline on child exploitation, thus 
     becoming `the 911 for the Internet';
       ``(12) in light of statistics that time is of the essence 
     in cases of child abduction, the Director of the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation in February of 1997 created a new 
     NCIC child abduction (`CA') flag to provide the Center 
     immediate notification in the most serious cases, resulting 
     in 642 `CA' notifications to the Center and helping the 
     Center to have its highest recovery rate in history;
       ``(13) the Center has established a national and 
     increasingly worldwide network, linking the Center online 
     with each of the missing children clearinghouses operated by 
     the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, as 
     well as with Scotland Yard in the United Kingdom, the Royal 
     Canadian Mounted Police, INTERPOL headquarters in Lyon, 
     France, and others, which has enabled the Center to transmit 
     images and information regarding missing children to law 
     enforcement across the United States and around the world 
     instantly;
       ``(14) from its inception in 1984 through March 31, 1998, 
     the Center has--
       ``(A) handled 1,203,974 calls through its 24-hour toll-free 
     hotline (1-800-THE-LOST) and currently averages 700 calls per 
     day;
       ``(B) trained 146,284 law enforcement, criminal and 
     juvenile justice, and healthcare professionals in child 
     sexual exploitation and missing child case detection, 
     identification, investigation, and prevention;
       ``(C) disseminated 15,491,344 free publications to citizens 
     and professionals; and
       ``(D) worked with law enforcement on the cases of 59,481 
     missing children, resulting in the recovery of 40,180 
     children;
       ``(15) the demand for the services of the Center is growing 
     dramatically, as evidenced by the fact that in 1997, the 
     Center handled 129,100 calls, an all-time record, and by the 
     fact that its new Internet website (www.missingkids.com) 
     receives 1,500,000 `hits' every day, and is linked with 
     hundreds of other websites to provide real-time images of 
     breaking cases of missing children;
       ``(16) in 1997, the Center provided policy training to 256 
     police chiefs and sheriffs from 50 States and Guam at its new 
     Jimmy Ryce Law Enforcement Training Center;
       ``(17) the programs of the Center have had a remarkable 
     impact, such as in the fight against infant abductions in 
     partnership with the healthcare industry, during which the 
     Center has performed 668 onsite hospital walk-throughs and 
     inspections, and trained 45,065 hospital administrators, 
     nurses, and security personnel, and thereby helped to reduce 
     infant abductions in the United States by 82 percent;
       ``(18) the Center is now playing a significant role in 
     international child abduction cases, serving as a 
     representative of the Department of State at cases under The 
     Hague Convention, and successfully resolving the cases of 343 
     international child abductions, and providing greater support 
     to parents in the United States;
       ``(19) the Center is a model of public/private partnership, 
     raising private sector funds to match congressional 
     appropriations and receiving extensive private in-kind 
     support, including advanced technology provided by the 
     computer industry such as imaging technology used to age the 
     photographs of long-term missing children and to reconstruct 
     facial images of unidentified deceased children;
       ``(20) the Center was 1 of only 10 of 300 major national 
     charities given an A+ grade in 1997 by the American Institute 
     of Philanthropy; and
       ``(21) the Center has been redesignated as the Nation's 
     missing children clearinghouse and resource center once every 
     3 years through a competitive selection process conducted by 
     the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of 
     the Department of Justice, and has received grants from that 
     Office to conduct the crucial purposes of the Center.''.
       (b) Definitions.--Section 403 of the Missing Children's 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5772) 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) the term `Center' means the National Center for 
     Missing and Exploited Children.''.
       (c) Duties and Functions of the Administrator.--Section 404 
     of the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5773) is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
       (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Annual Grant to National Center for Missing and 
     Exploited Children.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Administrator shall annually make a 
     grant to the Center, which shall be used to--
       ``(A)(i) operate a national 24-hour toll-free telephone 
     line by which individuals may report information regarding 
     the location of any missing child, or other child 13 years of 
     age or younger whose whereabouts are unknown to such child's 
     legal custodian, and request information pertaining to 
     procedures necessary to reunite such child with such child's 
     legal custodian; and
       ``(ii) coordinate the operation of such telephone line with 
     the operation of the national communications system referred 
     to in part C of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5714-11);
       ``(B) operate the official national resource center and 
     information clearinghouse for missing and exploited children;
       ``(C) provide to State and local governments, public and 
     private nonprofit agencies, and individuals, information 
     regarding--
       ``(i) free or low-cost legal, restaurant, lodging, and 
     transportation services that are available for the benefit of 
     missing and exploited children and their families; and
       ``(ii) the existence and nature of programs being carried 
     out by Federal agencies to assist missing and exploited 
     children and their families;
       ``(D) coordinate public and private programs that locate, 
     recover, or reunite missing children with their families;
       ``(E) disseminate, on a national basis, information 
     relating to innovative and model programs, services, and 
     legislation that benefit missing and exploited children;
       ``(F) provide technical assistance and training to law 
     enforcement agencies, State and local governments, elements 
     of the criminal justice system, public and private nonprofit 
     agencies, and individuals in the prevention, investigation, 
     prosecution, and treatment of cases involving missing and 
     exploited children; and
       ``(G) provide assistance to families and law enforcement 
     agencies in locating and recovering missing and exploited 
     children, both nationally and internationally.

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       ``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this 
     subsection, $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000, 2001, 
     2002, and 2003.
       ``(c) National Incidence Studies.--The Administrator, 
     either by making grants to or entering into contracts with 
     public agencies or nonprofit private agencies, shall--
       ``(1) periodically conduct national incidence studies to 
     determine for a given year the actual number of children 
     reported missing each year, the number of children who are 
     victims of abduction by strangers, the number of children who 
     are the victims of parental kidnapings, and the number of 
     children who are recovered each year; and
       ``(2) provide to State and local governments, public and 
     private nonprofit agencies, and individuals information to 
     facilitate the lawful use of school records and birth 
     certificates to identify and locate missing children.''.
       (d) National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.--
     Section 405(a) of the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5775(a)) is amended by inserting ``the Center and 
     with'' before ``public agencies''.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 408 of the 
     Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5777) is amended 
     by striking ``1997 through 2001'' and inserting ``2000 
     through 2003''.

                  Subtitle E--Studies and Evaluations

     SEC. 261. STUDY OF SCHOOL VIOLENCE.

       (a) Contract for Study.--Not later than 60 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education 
     shall enter into a contract with the National Academy of 
     Sciences for the purposes of conducting a study regarding the 
     antecedents of school violence in urban, suburban, and rural 
     schools, including the incidents of school violence that 
     occurred in Pearl, Mississippi; Paducah, Kentucky; Jonesboro, 
     Arkansas; Springfield, Oregon; Edinboro, Pennsylvania; 
     Fayetteville, Tennessee; Littleton, Colorado; and Conyers, 
     Georgia. Under the terms of such contract, the National 
     Academy of Sciences shall appoint a panel that will--
       (1) review the relevant research about adolescent violence 
     in general and school violence in particular, including the 
     existing longitudinal and cross-sectional studies on youth 
     that are relevant to examining violent behavior,
       (2) relate what can be learned from past and current 
     research and surveys to specific incidents of school 
     shootings,
       (3) interview relevant individuals, if possible, such as 
     the perpetrators of such incidents, their families, their 
     friends, their teachers, mental health providers, and others, 
     and
       (4) give particular attention to such issues as--
       (A) the perpetrators' early development, the relationship 
     with their families, community and school experiences, and 
     utilization of mental health services,
       (B) the relationship between perpetrators and their 
     victims,
       (C) how the perpetrators gained access to firearms,
       (D) the impact of cultural influences and exposure to the 
     media, video games, and the Internet, and
       (E) such other issues as the panel deems important or 
     relevant to the purpose of the study.

     The National Academy of Sciences shall utilize professionals 
     with expertise in such issues, including psychiatrists, 
     social workers, behavioral and social scientists, 
     practitioners, epidemiologists, statisticians, and 
     methodologists.
       (b) Report.--The National Academy of Sciences shall submit 
     a report containing the results of the study required by 
     subsection (a), to the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, the 
     Chair and ranking minority Member of the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, 
     and the Chair and ranking minority Member of the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, not 
     later than January 1, 2001, or 18 months after entering into 
     the contract required by such subsection, whichever is 
     earlier.
       (c) Appropriation.--Of the funds made available under 
     Public Law 105-277 for the Department of Education, $2.1 
     million shall be made available to carry out this section.

     SEC. 262. STUDY OF THE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF JUVENILES IN 
                   SECURE OR NONSECURE PLACEMENTS IN THE JUVENILE 
                   JUSTICE SYSTEM.

       (a) Study.--The Administrator of the Office of Juvenile 
     Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention, in collaboration 
     with the National Institute of Mental Health, shall conduct a 
     study that includes, but is not limited to, all of the 
     following:
       (1) Identification of the scope and nature of the mental 
     health problems or disorders of--
       (A) juveniles who are alleged to be or adjudicated 
     delinquent and who, as a result of such status, have been 
     placed in secure detention or confinement or in nonsecure 
     residential placements, and
       (B) juveniles on probation after having been adjudicated 
     delinquent and having received a disposition as delinquent.
       (2) A comprehensive survey of the types of mental health 
     services that are currently being provided to such juveniles 
     by States and units of local government.
       (3) Identification of governmental entities that have 
     developed or implemented model or promising screening, 
     assessment, or treatment programs or innovative mental health 
     delivery or coordination systems, that address and meet the 
     mental health needs of such juveniles.
       (4) A review of the literature that analyzes the mental 
     health problems and needs of juveniles in the juvenile 
     justice system and that documents innovative and promising 
     models and programs that address such needs.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the 
     Congress, and broadly disseminate to individuals and entities 
     engaged in fields that provide services for the benefit of 
     juveniles or that make policy relating to juveniles, a report 
     containing the results of the study conducted under 
     subsection (a) and documentation identifying promising or 
     innovative models or programs referred to in such subsection.

     SEC. 263. EVALUATION BY GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE.

       (a) Evaluation.--Not later than October 1, 2002, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a 
     comprehensive analysis and evaluation regarding the 
     performance of the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency and 
     Prevention, its functions, its programs, and its grants under 
     specified criteria, and shall submit the report required by 
     subsection (b). In conducting the analysis and evaluation, 
     the Comptroller General shall take into consideration the 
     following factors to document the efficiency and public 
     benefit of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
     Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), excluding the Runaway 
     and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) and the 
     Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.):
       (1) The extent to which the agency has complied with the 
     provisions contained in the Government Performance and 
     Results Act of 1993 (Pub. Law 103-62; 107 Stat. 285).
       (2) The outcome and results of the programs carried out by 
     the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and 
     those administered -through grants by Office of Juvenile 
     Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
       (3) Whether the agency has acted outside the scope of its 
     original authority, and whether the original objectives of 
     the agency have been achieved.
       (4) Whether less restrictive or alternative methods exists 
     to carry out the functions of the agency. Whether present 
     functions or operations are impeded or enhanced by existing, 
     statutes, rules, and procedures.
       (5) The extent to which the jurisdiction of, and the 
     programs administered by, the agency duplicate or conflict 
     with the jurisdiction and programs of other agencies.
       (6) The potential benefits of consolidating programs 
     administered by the agency with similar or duplicative 
     programs of other agencies, and the potential for 
     consolidating such programs.
       (7) The number and types of beneficiaries or persons served 
     by programs carried out under the Act.
       (8) The extent to which any trends, developments, or 
     emerging conditions that are likely to affect the future 
     nature and the extent of the problems or needs the programs 
     carried out by the Act are intended to address.
       (9) The manner with which the agency seeks public input and 
     input from State and local governments on the performance of 
     the functions of the agency.
       (10) Whether the agency has worked to enact changes in the 
     law intended to benefit the public as a whole rather than the 
     specific businesses, institutions, or individuals the agency 
     regulates or funds.
       (11) The extent to which the agency grants have encouraged 
     participation by the public as a whole in making its rules 
     and decisions rather than encouraging participation solely by 
     those it regulates.
       (12) The extent to which the agency complies with section 
     552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the 
     ``Freedom of Information Act'').
       (13) The impact of any regulatory, privacy, and paperwork 
     concerns resulting from the programs carried out by the 
     agency.
       (14) The extent to which the agency has coordinated with 
     state and local governments in performing the functions of 
     the agency.
       (15) The extent to which changes are necessary in the 
     authorizing statutes of the agency in order that the 
     functions of the agency can be performed in a more efficient 
     and effective manner.
       (16) Whether greater oversight is needed of programs 
     developed with grants made by the Office of Juvenile Justice 
     and Delinquency Prevention.
       (b) Report.--The report required by subsection (a) shall--
       (1) include recommendations for legislative changes, as 
     appropriate, based on the evaluation conducted under 
     subsection (a), to be made to the Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), 
     excluding the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 
     et seq.) and the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5771 et seq.), and
       (2) shall be submitted, together with supporting materials, 
     to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 
     President pro tempore of the Senate, and made available to 
     the public .

     SEC. 264. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REPORT.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the General Accounting Office shall transmit to 
     Congress a report containing the following:

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       (1) For each State, a description of the types of after-
     school programs that are available for students in 
     kindergarten through grade 12, including programs sponsored 
     by the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, the Boy Scouts of 
     America, the Girl Scouts of America, YMCAs, and athletic and 
     other programs operated by public schools and other State and 
     local agencies.
       (2) For 15 communities selected to represent a variety of 
     regional, population, and demographic profiles, a detailed 
     analysis of all of the after-school programs that are 
     available for students in kindergarten through grade 12, 
     including programs sponsored by the Boys and Girls Clubs of 
     America, the Boy Scouts of America, the Girl Scouts of 
     America, YMCAs, mentoring programs, athletic programs, and 
     programs operated by public schools, churches, day care 
     centers, parks, recreation centers, family day care, 
     community organizations, law enforcement agencies, service 
     providers, and for-profit and nonprofit organizations.
       (3) For each State, a description of significant areas of 
     unmet need in the quality and availability of after-school 
     programs.
       (4) For each State, a description of barriers which prevent 
     or deter the participation of children in after-school 
     programs.
       (5) For each State, a description of barriers to improving 
     the quality and availability of after-school programs.
       (6) A list of activities, other than after-school programs, 
     in which students in kindergarten through grade 12 
     participate when not in school, including jobs, volunteer 
     opportunities, and other non-school affiliated programs.
       (7) An analysis of the value of the activities listed 
     pursuant to paragraph (6) to the well-being and educational 
     development of students in kindergarten through grade 12.

     SEC. 265. BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH ON YOUTH 
                   VIOLENCE.

       (a) NIH Research.--The National Institutes of Health, 
     acting through the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences 
     Research, shall carry out a coordinated, multi-year course of 
     behavioral and social science research on the causes and 
     prevention of youth violence.
       (b) Nature of Research.--Funds made available to the 
     National Institutes of Health pursuant to this section shall 
     be utilized to conduct, support, coordinate, and disseminate 
     basic and applied behavioral and social science research with 
     respect to youth violence, including research on 1 or more of 
     the following subjects:
       (1) The etiology of youth violence.
       (2) Risk factors for youth violence.
       (3) Childhood precursors to antisocial violent behavior.
       (4) The role of peer pressure in inciting youth violence.
       (5) The processes by which children develop patterns of 
     thought and behavior, including beliefs about the value of 
     human life.
       (6) Science-based strategies for preventing youth violence, 
     including school and community-based programs.
       (7) Other subjects that the Director of the Office of 
     Behavioral and Social Sciences Research deems appropriate.
       (c) Role of the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences 
     Research.--Pursuant to this section and section 404A of the 
     Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 283c), the Director of 
     the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research shall--
       (1) coordinate research on youth violence conducted or 
     supported by the agencies of the National Institutes of 
     Health;
       (2) identify youth violence research projects that should 
     be conducted or supported by the research institutes, and 
     develop such projects in cooperation with such institutes and 
     in consultation with State and Federal law enforcement 
     agencies;
       (3) take steps to further cooperation and collaboration 
     between the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for 
     Disease Control and Prevention, the Substance Abuse and 
     Mental Health Services Administration, the agencies of the 
     Department of Justice, and other governmental and 
     nongovernmental agencies with respect to youth violence 
     research conducted or supported by such agencies;
       (4) establish a clearinghouse for information about youth 
     violence research conducted by governmental and 
     nongovernmental entities; and
       (5) periodically report to Congress on the state of youth 
     violence research and make recommendations to Congress 
     regarding such research.
       (d) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated, 
     $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2004 to 
     carry out this section. If amount are not separately 
     appropriated to carry out this section, the Director of the 
     National Institutes of Health shall carry out this section 
     using funds appropriated generally to the National Institutes 
     of Health, except that funds expended for under this section 
     shall supplement and not supplant existing funding for 
     behavioral research activities at the National Institutes of 
     Health.

                     Subtitle F--General Provisions

     SEC. 271. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Effective Date.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     this title and the amendments made by this title shall take 
     effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Application of Amendments.--The amendments made by this 
     title shall apply only with respect to fiscal years beginning 
     after September 30, 1999.
       Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to amend the 
     Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide 
     grants to ensure increased accountability for juvenile 
     offenders; to amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 to provide quality prevention programs 
     and accountability programs relating to juvenile delinquency; 
     and for other purposes.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

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affirmative

Nays

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                                AYES--424

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky

[[Page 877]]


     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--2

     Bereuter
     Paul
       

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Brown (CA)
     Carson
     Evans
     Houghton
     Miller, Gary
     Shays
     Thomas
     Waxman
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 66.18  recorded vote

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

       At the end of the bill, add the following (and make such 
     technical and conforming changes as may be appropriate):

     SEC. ____. AMENDMENTS TO THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES 
                   EDUCATION ACT.

       (a) Placement in Alternative Educational Setting.--Section 
     615(k) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 
     U.S.C. 1415(k)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (11); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
       ``(10) Discipline with regard to weapons.--
       ``(A) Authority of school personnel.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of this Act, school personnel may discipline 
     (including expel or suspend) a child with a disability who 
     carries or possesses a weapon to or at a school, on school 
     premises, or to or at a school function, under the 
     jurisdiction of a State or a local educational agency, in the 
     same manner in which such personnel may discipline a child 
     without a disability. Such personnel may modify the 
     disciplinary action on a case-by-case basis.
       ``(B) Rule of construction.--Nothing in subparagraph (A) 
     shall be construed to prevent a child with a disability who 
     is disciplined pursuant to the authority provided under 
     subparagraph (A) from asserting a defense that the carrying 
     or possession of the weapon was unintentional or innocent.
       ``(C) Free appropriate public education.--
       ``(i) Ceasing to provide education.--Notwithstanding 
     section 612(a)(1)(A), a child expelled or suspended under 
     subparagraph (A) shall not be entitled to continue 
     educational services, including a free appropriate public 
     education, under this title, during the term of such 
     expulsion or suspension, if the State in which the local 
     educational agency responsible for providing educational 
     services to such child does not require a child without a 
     disability to receive educational services after being 
     expelled or suspended.
       ``(ii) Providing education.--Notwithstanding clause (i), 
     the local educational agency responsible for providing 
     educational services to a child with a disability who is 
     expelled or suspended under subparagraph (A) may choose to 
     continue to provide educational services to such child. If 
     the local educational agency so chooses to continue to 
     provide the services--

       ``(I) nothing in this title shall require the local 
     educational agency to provide such child with a free 
     appropriate public education, or any particular level of 
     service; and
       ``(II) the location where the local educational agency 
     provides the services shall be left to the discretion of the 
     local educational agency.

       ``(D) Relationship to other requirements.--
       ``(i) Plan requirements.--No agency shall be considered to 
     be in violation of section 612 or 613 because the agency has 
     provided discipline, services, or assistance in accordance 
     with this paragraph.
       ``(ii) Procedure.--Actions taken pursuant to this paragraph 
     shall not be subject to the provisions of this section, other 
     than this paragraph.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 615(f)(1) of the 
     Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
     1415(f)(1)) is amended by striking ``Whenever'' and inserting 
     the following: ``Except as provided in section 615(k)(10), 
     whenever''.
       (2) Section 615(k)(1)(A)(ii) of the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1415(k)(1)(A)(ii)) is 
     amended by striking ``but for not more than 45 days if--'' 
     and all that follows through ``(II) the child knowingly 
     possesses or uses illegal drugs'' and inserting ``but for not 
     more than 45 days if the child knowingly possesses or uses 
     illegal drugs''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

300

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

128

para. 66.19                   [Roll No. 227]

                                AYES--300

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capuano
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--128

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jones (OH)
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     Knollenberg
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Slaughter
     Souder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Brown (CA)
     Carson
     Houghton
     Salmon
     Shays
     Thomas
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 66.20  recorded vote

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

       Page 4, line 18, strike, ``and''.
       Page 4, line 21, strike the period and insert a semicolon.

[[Page 878]]

       Page 4, after line 21, insert the following:
       ``(14) establishing partnerships between State educational 
     agencies and local educational agencies for the design and 
     implementation of character education and training programs 
     that reflect the values of parents, teachers, and local 
     communities, and incorporate elements of good character, 
     including honesty, citizenship, courage, justice, respect, 
     personal responsibility, and trustworthiness; and
       ``(15) implementing other activities that foster strong 
     character development in at-risk juveniles and juveniles in 
     the juvenile justice system.

It was decided in the

Yeas

422

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

1

para. 66.21                   [Roll No. 228]

                                AYES--422

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--1

     Capuano
       
       

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Barcia
     Brown (CA)
     Carson
     Houghton
     Johnson, Sam
     Minge
     Northup
     Radanovich
     Salmon
     Shays
     Thomas
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 66.22  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, add the following (and make such 
     technical and conforming changes as may be appropriate):
                TITLE ____--TEACHER LIABILITY PROTECTION

     SEC. ____01. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Teacher Liability 
     Protection Act of 1999''.

     SEC. ____02. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The ability of teachers, principals and other school 
     professionals to teach, inspire and shape the intellect of 
     our Nation's elementary and secondary school students is 
     deterred and hindered by frivolous lawsuits and litigation.
       (2) Each year more and more teachers, principals and other 
     school professionals face lawsuits for actions undertaken as 
     part of their duties to provide millions of school children 
     quality educational opportunities.
       (3) Too many teachers, principals and other school 
     professionals face increasingly severe and random acts of 
     violence in the classroom and in schools.
       (4) Providing teachers, principals and other school 
     professionals a safe and secure environment is an important 
     part of the effort to improve and expand educational 
     opportunities.
       (5) Clarifying and limiting the liability of teachers, 
     principals and other school professionals who undertake 
     reasonable actions to maintain order, discipline and an 
     appropriate educational environment is an appropriate subject 
     of Federal legislation because--
       (A) the scope of the problems created by the legitimate 
     fears of teachers, principals and other school professionals 
     about frivolous, arbitrary or capricious lawsuits against 
     teachers is of national importance; and
       (B) millions of children and their families across the 
     Nation depend on teachers, principals and other school 
     professionals for the intellectual development of children.
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this title is to provide 
     teachers, principals and other school professionals the tools 
     they need to undertake reasonable actions to maintain order, 
     discipline and an appropriate educational environment.

     SEC. ____03. PREEMPTION AND ELECTION OF STATE 
                   NONAPPLICABILITY.

       (a) Preemption.--This title preempts the laws of any State 
     to the extent that such laws are inconsistent with this 
     title, except that this title shall not preempt any State law 
     that provides additional protection from liability relating 
     to teachers.
       (b) Election of State Regarding Nonapplicability.--This 
     title shall not apply to any civil action in a State court 
     against a teacher in which all parties are citizens of the 
     State if such State enacts a statute in accordance with State 
     requirements for enacting legislation--
       (1) citing the authority of this subsection;
       (2) declaring the election of such State that this title 
     shall not apply, as of a date certain, to such civil action 
     in the State; and
       (3) containing no other provisions.

     SEC. ____04. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY FOR TEACHERS.

       (a) Liability Protection for Teachers.--Except as provided 
     in subsections (b) and (c), no teacher in a school shall be 
     liable for harm caused by an act or omission of the teacher 
     on behalf of the school if--
       (1) the teacher was acting within the scope of the 
     teacher's employment or responsibilities related to providing 
     educational services;
       (2) the actions of the teacher were carried out in 
     conformity with local, state, or federal laws, rules or 
     regulations in furtherance of efforts to control, discipline, 
     expel, or suspend a student or maintain order or control in 
     the classroom or school;
       (3) if appropriate or required, the teacher was properly 
     licensed, certified, or authorized by the appropriate 
     authorities for the activities or practice in the State in 
     which the harm occurred, where the activities were or 
     practice was undertaken within the scope of the teacher's 
     responsibilities;
       (4) the harm was not caused by willful or criminal 
     misconduct, gross negligence, reckless misconduct, or a 
     conscious, flagrant indifference to the rights or safety of 
     the individual harmed by the teacher; and

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       (5) the harm was not caused by the teacher operating a 
     motor vehicle, vessel, aircraft, or other vehicle for which 
     the State requires the operator or the owner of the vehicle, 
     craft, or vessel to--
       (A) possess an operator's license; or
       (B) maintain insurance.
       (b) Concerning Responsibility of Teachers to Schools and 
     Governmental Entities.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to affect any civil action brought by any school or 
     any governmental entity against any teacher of such school.
       (c) Exceptions to Teacher Liability Protection.--If the 
     laws of a State limit teacher liability subject to one or 
     more of the following conditions, such conditions shall not 
     be construed as inconsistent with this section:
       (1) A State law that requires a school or governmental 
     entity to adhere to risk management procedures, including 
     mandatory training of teachers.
       (2) A State law that makes the school or governmental 
     entity liable for the acts or omissions of its teachers to 
     the same extent as an employer is liable for the acts or 
     omissions of its employees.
       (3) A State law that makes a limitation of liability 
     inapplicable if the civil action was brought by an officer of 
     a State or local government pursuant to State or local law.
       (d) Limitation on Punitive Damages Based on the Actions of 
     Teachers.--
       (1) General rule.--Punitive damages may not be awarded 
     against a teacher in an action brought for harm based on the 
     action of a teacher acting within the scope of the teacher's 
     responsibilities to a school or governmental entity unless 
     the claimant establishes by clear and convincing evidence 
     that the harm was proximately caused by an action of such 
     teacher which constitutes willful or criminal misconduct, or 
     a conscious, flagrant indifference to the rights or safety of 
     the individual harmed.
       (2) Construction.--Paragraph (1) does not create a cause of 
     action for punitive damages and does not preempt or supersede 
     any Federal or State law to the extent that such law would 
     further limit the award of punitive damages.
       (e) Exceptions to Limitations on Liability.--
       (1) In general.--The limitations on the liability of a 
     teacher under this title shall not apply to any misconduct 
     that--
       (A) constitutes a crime of violence (as that term is 
     defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code) or act 
     of international terrorism (as that term is defined in 
     section 2331 of title 18, United States Code) for which the 
     defendant has been convicted in any court;
       (B) involves a sexual offense, as defined by applicable 
     State law, for which the defendant has been convicted in any 
     court;
       (C) involves misconduct for which the defendant has been 
     found to have violated a Federal or State civil rights law; 
     or
       (D) where the defendant was under the influence (as 
     determined pursuant to applicable State law) of intoxicating 
     alcohol or any drug at the time of the misconduct.
       (2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall 
     be construed to effect subsection (a)(3) or (d).

     SEC. ____05. LIABILITY FOR NONECONOMIC LOSS.

       (a) General Rule.--In any civil action against a teacher, 
     based on an action of a teacher acting within the scope of 
     the teacher's responsibilities to a school or governmental 
     entity, the liability of the teacher for noneconomic loss 
     shall be determined in accordance with subsection (b).
       (b) Amount of Liability.--
       (1) In general.--Each defendant who is a teacher, shall be 
     liable only for the amount of noneconomic loss allocated to 
     that defendant in direct proportion to the percentage of 
     responsibility of that defendant (determined in accordance 
     with paragraph (2)) for the harm to the claimant with respect 
     to which that defendant is liable. The court shall render a 
     separate judgment against each defendant in an amount 
     determined pursuant to the preceding sentence.
       (2) Percentage of responsibility.--For purposes of 
     determining the amount of noneconomic loss allocated to a 
     defendant who is a teacher under this section, the trier of 
     fact shall determine the percentage of responsibility of that 
     defendant for the claimant's harm.

     SEC. ____06. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this title:
       (1) Economic loss.--The term ``economic loss'' means any 
     pecuniary loss resulting from harm (including the loss of 
     earnings or other benefits related to employment, medical 
     expense loss, replacement services loss, loss due to death, 
     burial costs, and loss of business or employment 
     opportunities) to the extent recovery for such loss is 
     allowed under applicable State law.
       (2) Harm.--The term ``harm'' includes physical, 
     nonphysical, economic, and noneconomic losses.
       (3) Noneconomic losses.--The term ``noneconomic losses'' 
     means losses for physical and emotional pain, suffering, 
     inconvenience, physical impairment, mental anguish, 
     disfigurement, loss of enjoyment of life, loss of society and 
     companionship, loss of consortium (other than loss of 
     domestic service), hedonic damages, injury to reputation and 
     all other nonpecuniary losses of any kind or nature.
       (4) School.--The term ``school'' means a public or private 
     kindergarten, a public or private elementary school or 
     secondary school (as defined in section 14101 of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     8801)), or a home school.
       (5) State.--The term ``State'' means 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, the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands, any other territory or possession 
     of the United States, or any political subdivision of any 
     such State, territory, or possession.
       (6) Teacher.--The term ``teacher'' means a teacher, 
     instructor, principal, administrator, or other educational 
     professional that works in a school, a local school board and 
     any member of such board, and a local educational agency and 
     any employee of such agency.

     SEC. ____07. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) In General.--This title shall take effect 90 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act.
       (b) Application.--This title applies to any claim for harm 
     caused by an act or omission of a teacher where that claim is 
     filed on or after the effective date of this Act, without 
     regard to whether the harm that is the subject of the claim 
     or the conduct that caused the harm occurred before such 
     effective date.

It was decided in the

Yeas

300

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

126

para. 66.23                   [Roll No. 229]

                                AYES--300

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--126

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Bono
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Clay
     Clayton
     Conyers

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     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Ehrlich
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Porter
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanders
     Scarborough
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Stark
     Strickland
     Thompson (CA)
     Tierney
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Vitter
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Brown (CA)
     Carson
     Houghton
     Johnson, Sam
     Minge
     Salmon
     Shays
     Thomas
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 66.24  recorded vote

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

       At the end of the bill, add the following (and make such 
     technical and conforming changes as may be appropriate):

     SEC. 3. EVALUATION BY GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE.

       (a) Evaluation.--Not later than October 1, 2002, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a 
     comprehensive analysis and evaluation regarding the 
     performance of the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency and 
     Prevention, its functions, its programs, and its grants under 
     specified criteria, and shall submit the report required by 
     subsection (b). In conducting the analysis and evaluation, 
     the Comptroller General shall take into consideration the 
     following factors to document the efficiency and public 
     benefit of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
     Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), excluding the Runaway 
     and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) and the 
     Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.):
       (1) The outcome and results of the programs carried out by 
     the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and 
     those administered -through grants by Office of Juvenile 
     Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
       (2) The extent to which the agency has complied with the 
     provisions contained in the Government Performance and 
     Results Act of 1993 (Pub. Law 103-62; 107 Stat. 285).
       (3) The extent to which the jurisdiction of, and the 
     programs administered by, the agency duplicate or conflict 
     with the jurisdiction and programs of other agencies.
       (4) The potential benefits of consolidating programs 
     administered by the agency with similar or duplicative 
     programs of other agencies, and the potential for 
     consolidating such programs.
       (5) Whether the agency has acted outside the scope of its 
     original authority, and whether the original objectives of 
     the agency have been achieved.
       (6) Whether less restrictive or alternative methods exists 
     to carry out the functions of the agency. Whether present 
     functions or operations are impeded or enhanced by existing, 
     statutes, rules, and procedures.
       (7) The number and types of beneficiaries or persons served 
     by programs carried out under the Act.
       (8) The extent to which any trends or emerging conditions 
     that are likely to affect the future nature and the extent of 
     the problems or needs the programs carried out by the Act are 
     intended to address.
       (9) The manner with which the agency seeks public input and 
     input from State and local governments on the performance of 
     the functions of the agency.
       (10) Whether the agency has worked to enact changes in the 
     law intended to benefit the public as a whole rather than the 
     specific businesses, institutions, or individuals the agency 
     regulates or funds.
       (11) The extent to which the agency grants have encouraged 
     participation by the public as a whole in making its rules 
     and decisions rather than encouraging participation solely by 
     those it regulates.
       (12) The extent to which the agency complies with section 
     552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the 
     ``Freedom of Information Act'').
       (13) The impact of any regulatory, privacy, and paperwork 
     concerns resulting from the programs carried out by the 
     agency.
       (14) The extent to which the agency has coordinated with 
     state and local governments in performing the functions of 
     the agency.
       (15) Whether greater oversight is needed of programs 
     developed with grants made by the Office of Juvenile Justice 
     and Delinquency Prevention.
       (16) The extent to which changes are necessary in the 
     authorizing statutes of the agency in order that the 
     functions of the agency can be performed in a more efficient 
     and effective manner.
       (b) Report.--The report required by subsection (a) shall--
       (1) include recommendations for legislative changes, as 
     appropriate, based on the evaluation conducted under 
     subsection (a), to be made to the Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), 
     excluding the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 
     et seq.) and the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5771 et seq.), and
       (2) shall be submitted, together with supporting materials, 
     to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 
     President pro tempore of the Senate, and made available to 
     the public, not later than October 1, 2003.

     SEC. 4. CONTINGENT WIND-DOWN AND REPEAL OF JUVENILE JUSTICE 
                   AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ACT OF 1974.

       If funds are not authorized before October 1, 2004, to be 
     appropriated to carry out title II of the Juvenile Justice 
     and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5611-5676) 
     for fiscal year 2005, then--
       (1) effective October 1, 2004--
       (A) sections 205, 206, and 299, and
       (B) parts B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I,

     of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 
     1974 are repealed, and
       (2) effective October 1, 2005--
       (A) the 1st section, and
       (B) titles I and II,

     of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 
     1974 are repealed.

It was decided in the

Yeas

364

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

60

para. 66.25                   [Roll No. 230]

                                AYES--364

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo

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     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--60

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Becerra
     Berman
     Boehlert
     Castle
     Clay
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Greenwood
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jones (OH)
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Morella
     Nadler
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Porter
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Scott
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Towns
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Brown (CA)
     Carson
     Houghton
     Johnson, Sam
     Lucas (OK)
     Menendez
     Minge
     Salmon
     Shays
     Thomas
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. THORNBERRY, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 209, 
reported the bill back to the House with sundry amendments adopted by 
the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  Mr. COBURN demanded a separate vote on the amendment at the end of the 
bill (the Emerson amendment).
  The following remaining amendments, reported from the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union were then agreed to:

       Page 3, strike lines 23 and 24, and insert the following:
       ``(9) establishing and maintaining an automated system of 
     records relating to any adjudication of juveniles less than 
     18 years of age who are adjudicated delinquent for conduct 
     that would be a violent crime if committed by an adult, 
     that--
       ``(A) is equivalent to the system of records that would be 
     kept of adults arrested for such conduct, including 
     fingerprint records and photograph records;
       ``(B) provides for submitting such juvenile records to the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation in the same manner as adult 
     criminal records are so submitted;
       ``(C) requires the retention of juvenile records for a 
     period of time that is equal to the period of time for which 
     adult criminal records are retained; and
       ``(D) makes available, on an expedited basis, to law 
     enforcement agencies, to courts, and to school officials who 
     shall be subject to the same standards and penalties that 
     apply under Federal and State law to law enforcement and 
     juvenile justice personnel with respect to handling such 
     records and disclosing information contained in such records;

       Page 4, after line 21, insert the following:
       (14) establishing and maintaining restorative justice 
     programs.
       (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``restorative justice program'' means a program that 
     emphasizes the moral accountability of an offender toward the 
     victim and the affected community, and may include community 
     reparations boards, restitution, and mediation between victim 
     and offender,'' 

       Page 4, line 11, strike the period and insert the 
     following: ``, and accountability-based, proactive programs, 
     including anti-gang programs, developed by law enforcement 
     agencies to combat juvenile crime;''.

       Page 3, after line 10, insert the following (and 
     redesignate any subsequent paragraphs accordingly):
       ``(6) providing funding to prosecutors for the purpose of 
     establishing and maintaining juvenile witness assistance 
     programs;''. 

       Page 4, line 18, strike ``and'' at the end.
       Page 4, line 21, strike the period at the end and insert a 
     semicolon.
       Page 4, after line 21, insert the following (and make such 
     technical and conforming changes as may be appropriate):
       ``(14) supporting the independent State development and 
     operation of confidential, toll-free telephone hotlines that 
     will operate 7 days per week, 24 hours per day, in order to 
     provide students, school officials, and other individuals 
     with the opportunity to report specific threats of imminent 
     school violence or to report other suspicious or criminal 
     conduct by juveniles to appropriate State and local law 
     enforcement entities for investigation;
       ``(15) ensuring proper State training of personnel who 
     answer and respond to telephone calls to hotlines described 
     in paragraph (14);
       ``(16) assisting in the acquisition of technology necessary 
     to enhance the effectiveness of hotlines described in 
     paragraph (14), including the utilization of Internet web-
     pages or resources;
       ``(17) enhancing State efforts to offer appropriate 
     counseling services to individuals who call a hotline 
     described in paragraph (14) threatening to do harm to 
     themselves or others; and
       ``(18) furthering State efforts to publicize the services 
     offered by the hotlines described in paragraph (14) and to 
     encourage individuals to utilize those services.

       Page 1, beginning on line 4, strike ``Consequences for 
     Juvenile Offenders'' and insert ``Child Safety and Youth 
     Violence Prevention''.
       Page 1, after line 5, insert the following:

     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--CONSEQUENCES FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS ACT OF 1999

Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Grant program.

                   TITLE II--JUVENILE JUSTICE REFORM

Sec. 201. Delinquency proceedings or criminal prosecutions in district 
              courts.
Sec. 202. Custody prior to appearance before judicial officer.
Sec. 203. Technical and conforming amendments to section 5034.
Sec. 204. Detention prior to disposition or sentencing.
Sec. 205. Speedy trial.
Sec. 206. Disposition; availability of increased detention, fines and 
              supervised release for juvenile offenders.
Sec. 207. Juvenile records and fingerprinting.
Sec. 208. Technical amendments of sections 5031 and 5034.
Sec. 209. Clerical amendments to table of sections for chapter 403.

       TITLE III--EFFECTIVE ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL FIREARMS LAWS

Sec. 301. Armed criminal apprehension program.
Sec. 302. Annual reports.
Sec. 303. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 304. Cross-designation of Federal prosecutors.

     TITLE IV--LIMITING JUVENILE ACCESS TO FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES

Sec. 401. Increased penalties for unlawful juvenile possession of 
              firearms.
Sec. 402. Increased penalties and mandatory minimum sentence for 
              unlawful transfer of firearm to juvenile.
Sec. 403. Prohibiting possession of explosives by juveniles and young 
              adults.

     TITLE V--PREVENTING CRIMINAL ACCESS TO FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES

Sec. 501. Criminal prohibition on distribution of certain information 
              relating to explosives, destructive devices, and weapons 
              of mass destruction.
Sec. 502. Requiring thefts from common carriers to be reported.
Sec. 503. Voluntary submission of dealer's records.
Sec. 504. Grant program for juvenile records.

    TITLE VI--PUNISHING AND DETERRING CRIMINAL USE OF FIREARMS AND 
                               EXPLOSIVES

Sec. 601. Mandatory minimum sentence for discharging a firearm in a 
              school zone.
Sec. 602. Apprehension and procedural treatment of armed violent 
              criminals.
Sec. 603. Increased penalties for possessing or transferring stolen 
              firearms.
Sec. 604. Increased mandatory minimum penalties for using a firearm to 
              commit a crime of violence or drug trafficking crime.
Sec. 605. Increased penalties for misrepresented firearms purchase in 
              aid of a serious violent felony.
Sec. 606. Increasing penalties on gun kingpins.
Sec. 607. Serious recordkeeping offenses that aid gun trafficking.
Sec. 608. Termination of firearms dealer's license upon felony 
              conviction.
Sec. 609. Increased penalty for transactions involving firearms with 
              obliterated serial numbers.
Sec. 610. Forfeiture for gun trafficking.
Sec. 611. Increased penalty for firearms conspiracy.
Sec. 612. Gun convictions as predicate crimes for Armed Career Criminal 
              Act.
Sec. 613. Serious juvenile drug trafficking offenses as Armed Career 
              Criminal Act predicates.
Sec. 614. Forfeiture of firearms used in crimes of violence and 
              felonies.
Sec. 615. Separate licenses for gunsmiths.
Sec. 616. Permits and background checks for purchases of explosives.
Sec. 617. Persons prohibited from receiving or possessing explosives.

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   TITLE VII--PUNISHING GANG VIOLENCE AND DRUG TRAFFICKING TO MINORS

Sec. 701. Increased mandatory minimum penalties for using minors to 
              distribute drugs.
Sec. 702. Increased mandatory minimum penalties for distributing drugs 
              to minors.
Sec. 703. Increased mandatory minimum penalties for drug trafficking in 
              or near a school or other protected location.
Sec. 704. Criminal street gangs.
Sec. 705. Increase in offense level for participation in crime as a 
              gang member.
Sec. 706. Interstate and foreign travel or transportation in aid of 
              criminal gangs.
Sec. 707. Gang-related witness intimidation and retaliation.

        TITLE I--CONSEQUENCES FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS ACT OF 1999

     SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Consequences for Juvenile 
     Offenders Act of 1999''.
       Page 2, line 1, strike ``2'' and insert ``102''.
       Page 4, line 11, strike the period and insert a semicolon.
       Page 6, line 10, strike ``juvenile'' and all that follows 
     through ``every'' on line 11 and insert the following: ``a 
     juvenile offender for each delinquent''.
       Page 6, line 13, strike ``or criminal''.
       Page 16, line 16, strike ``utilized'' and insert the 
     following: ``used by a State or unit of local government that 
     receives a grant under this part''.
       Page 16, line 18, strike ``(a)(2)'' and insert ``(b)''.
       Page 20, strike line 4, and insert the following:
       (b) Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 1001(a)(16) 
     of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1965 is 
     amended by striking subparagraph (E).
       (2) Table of contents.--The table of contents
       At the end of the bill, insert the following:

                   TITLE II--JUVENILE JUSTICE REFORM

     SEC. 201. DELINQUENCY PROCEEDINGS OR CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS IN 
                   DISTRICT COURTS.

       Section 5032 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 5032. Delinquency proceedings or criminal prosecutions 
       in district courts

       ``(a)(1) A juvenile alleged to have committed an offense 
     against the United States or an act of juvenile delinquency 
     may be surrendered to State or Indian tribal authorities, but 
     if not so surrendered, shall be proceeded against as a 
     juvenile under this subsection or tried as an adult in the 
     circumstances described in subsections (b) and (c).
       ``(2) A juvenile may be proceeded against as a juvenile in 
     a court of the United States under this subsection if--
       ``(A) the alleged offense or act of juvenile delinquency is 
     committed within the special maritime and territorial 
     jurisdiction of the United States and is one for which the 
     maximum authorized term of imprisonment does not exceed 6 
     months; or
       ``(B) the Attorney General, after investigation, certifies 
     to the appropriate United States district court that--
       ``(i) the juvenile court or other appropriate court of a 
     State or Indian tribe does not have jurisdiction or declines 
     to assume jurisdiction over the juvenile with respect to the 
     alleged act of juvenile delinquency, or
       ``(ii) there is a substantial Federal interest in the case 
     or the offense to warrant the exercise of Federal 
     jurisdiction.
       ``(3) If the Attorney General does not so certify or does 
     not have authority to try such juvenile as an adult, such 
     juvenile shall be surrendered to the appropriate legal 
     authorities of such State or tribe.
       ``(4) If a juvenile alleged to have committed an act of 
     juvenile delinquency is proceeded against as a juvenile under 
     this section, any proceedings against the juvenile shall be 
     in an appropriate district court of the United States. For 
     such purposes, the court may be convened at any time and 
     place within the district, and shall be open to the public, 
     except that the court may exclude all or some members of the 
     public, other than a victim unless the victim is a witness in 
     the determination of guilt or innocence, if required by the 
     interests of justice or if other good cause is shown. The 
     Attorney General shall proceed by information or as 
     authorized by section 3401(g) of this title, and no criminal 
     prosecution shall be instituted except as provided in this 
     chapter.
       ``(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a juvenile 
     shall be prosecuted as an adult--
       ``(A) if the juvenile has requested in writing upon advice 
     of counsel to be prosecuted as an adult; or
       ``(B) if the juvenile is alleged to have committed an act 
     after the juvenile attains the age of 14 years which if 
     committed by an adult would be a serious violent felony or a 
     serious drug offense described in section 3559(c) of this 
     title, or a conspiracy or attempt to commit that felony or 
     offense, which is punishable under section 406 of the 
     Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 846), or section 1013 of 
     the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 
     963).
       ``(2) The requirements of paragraph (1) do not apply if the 
     Attorney General certifies to the appropriate United States 
     district court that the interests of public safety are best 
     served by proceeding against the juvenile as a juvenile.
       ``(c)(1) A juvenile may also be prosecuted as an adult if 
     the juvenile is alleged to have committed an act after the 
     juvenile has attained the age of 13 years which if committed 
     by a juvenile after the juvenile attained the age of 14 years 
     would require that the juvenile be prosecuted as an adult 
     under subsection (b), upon approval of the Attorney General.
       ``(2) The Attorney General shall not delegate the authority 
     to give the approval required under paragraph (1) to an 
     officer or employee of the Department of Justice at a level 
     lower than a Deputy Assistant Attorney General.
       ``(3) Such approval shall not be granted, with respect to a 
     juvenile who has not attained the age of 14 and who is 
     subject to the criminal jurisdiction of an Indian tribal 
     government and who is alleged to have committed an act over 
     which, if committed by an adult, there would be Federal 
     jurisdiction based solely on its commission in Indian country 
     (as defined in section 1151), unless the governing body of 
     the tribe having jurisdiction over the place in which the 
     alleged act was committed has before such act notified the 
     Attorney General in writing of its election that prosecution 
     may take place under this subsection.
       ``(4) A juvenile may also be prosecuted as an adult if the 
     juvenile is alleged to have committed an act which is not 
     described in subsection (b)(1)(B) after the juvenile has 
     attained the age of 14 years and which if committed by an 
     adult would be--
       ``(A) a crime of violence (as defined in section 
     3156(a)(4)) that is a felony;
       ``(B) an offense described in section 844(d), (k), or (l), 
     or subsection (a)(4) or (6), (b), (g), (h), (j), (k), or (l) 
     of section 924;
       ``(C) a violation of section 922(o) that is an offense 
     under section 924(a)(2);
       ``(D) a violation of section 5861 of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 that is an offense under section 5871 of such 
     Code (26 U.S.C. 5871);
       ``(E) a conspiracy to commit an offense described in any of 
     subparagraphs (A) through (D); or
       ``(F) an offense described in section 401 or 408 of the 
     Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841, 848) or a 
     conspiracy or attempt to commit that offense which is 
     punishable under section 406 of the Controlled Substances Act 
     (21 U.S.C. 846), or an offense punishable under section 409 
     or 419 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 849, 860), 
     or an offense described in section 1002, 1003, 1005, or 1009 
     of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 
     952, 953, 955, or 959), or a conspiracy or attempt to commit 
     that offense which is punishable under section 1013 of the 
     Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 963).
       ``(d) A determination to approve or not to approve, or to 
     institute or not to institute, a prosecution under subsection 
     (b) or (c), and a determination to file or not to file, and 
     the contents of, a certification under subsection (a) or (b) 
     shall not be reviewable in any court.
       ``(e) In a prosecution under subsection (b) or (c), the 
     juvenile may be prosecuted and convicted as an adult for any 
     other offense which is properly joined under the Federal 
     Rules of Criminal Procedure, and may also be convicted of a 
     lesser included offense.
       ``(f) The Attorney General shall annually report to 
     Congress--
       ``(1) the number of juveniles adjudicated delinquent or 
     tried as adults in Federal court;
       ``(2) the race, ethnicity, and gender of those juveniles;
       ``(3) the number of those juveniles who were abused or 
     neglected by their families, to the extent such information 
     is available; and
       ``(4) the number and types of assault crimes, such as rapes 
     and beatings, committed against juveniles while incarcerated 
     in connection with the adjudication or conviction.
       ``(g) As used in this section--
       ``(1) the term `State' includes a State of the United 
     States, the District of Columbia, any commonwealth, 
     territory, or possession of the United States and, with 
     regard to an act of juvenile delinquency that would have been 
     a misdemeanor if committed by an adult, a federally 
     recognized tribe; and
       ``(2) the term `serious violent felony' has the same 
     meaning given that term in section 3559(c)(2)(F)(i).''.

     SEC. 202. CUSTODY PRIOR TO APPEARANCE BEFORE JUDICIAL 
                   OFFICER.

       Section 5033 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 5033. Custody prior to appearance before judicial 
       officer

       ``(a) Whenever a juvenile is taken into custody, the 
     arresting officer shall immediately advise such juvenile of 
     the juvenile's rights, in language comprehensible to a 
     juvenile. The arresting officer shall promptly take 
     reasonable steps to notify the juvenile's parents, guardian, 
     or custodian of such custody, of the rights of the juvenile, 
     and of the nature of the alleged offense.
       ``(b) The juvenile shall be taken before a judicial officer 
     without unreasonable delay.''.

     SEC. 203. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 
                   5034.

       Section 5034 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The'' each place it appears at the 
     beginning of a paragraph and inserting ``the'';
       (2) by striking ``If'' at the beginning of the 3rd 
     paragraph and inserting ``if'';

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       (3)(A) by designating the 3 paragraphs as paragraphs (1), 
     (2), and (3), respectively; and
       (B) by moving such designated paragraphs 2 ems to the 
     right; and
       (4) by inserting at the beginning of such section before 
     those paragraphs the following:
       ``In a proceeding under section 5032(a)--''.

     SEC. 204. DETENTION PRIOR TO DISPOSITION OR SENTENCING.

       Section 5035 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 5035. Detention prior to disposition or sentencing

       ``(a) A juvenile alleged to be delinquent or a juvenile 
     being prosecuted as an adult, if detained at any time prior 
     to sentencing, shall be detained in such suitable place as 
     the Attorney General may designate. Whenever appropriate, 
     detention shall be in a foster home or community based 
     facility. Preference shall be given to a place located 
     within, or within a reasonable distance of, the district in 
     which the juvenile is being prosecuted.
       ``(b) To the maximum extent feasible, a juvenile prosecuted 
     pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) of section 5032 shall not 
     be detained prior to sentencing in any facility in which the 
     juvenile has regular contact with adult persons convicted of 
     a crime or awaiting trial on criminal charges.
       ``(c) A juvenile who is proceeded against under section 
     5032(a) shall not be detained prior to disposition in any 
     facility in which the juvenile has regular contact with adult 
     persons convicted of a crime or awaiting trial on criminal 
     charges.
       ``(d) Every juvenile who is detained prior to disposition 
     or sentencing shall be provided with reasonable safety and 
     security and with adequate food, heat, light, sanitary 
     facilities, bedding, clothing, recreation, education, and 
     medical care, including necessary psychiatric, psychological, 
     or other care and treatment.''.

     SEC. 205. SPEEDY TRIAL.

       Section 5036 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
     by--
       (1) striking ``If an alleged delinquent'' and inserting 
     ``If a juvenile proceeded against under section 5032(a)'';
       (2) striking ``thirty'' and inserting ``45''; and
       (3) striking ``the court,'' and all that follows through 
     the end of the section and inserting ``the court. The periods 
     of exclusion under section 3161(h) of this title shall apply 
     to this section.''.

     SEC. 206. DISPOSITION; AVAILABILITY OF INCREASED DETENTION, 
                   FINES AND SUPERVISED RELEASE FOR JUVENILE 
                   OFFENDERS.

       (a) Disposition.--Section 5037 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 5037. Disposition

       ``(a) In a proceeding under section 5032(a), if the court 
     finds a juvenile to be a juvenile delinquent, the court shall 
     hold a hearing concerning the appropriate disposition of the 
     juvenile no later than 40 court days after the finding of 
     juvenile delinquency, unless the court has ordered further 
     study pursuant to subsection (e). A predisposition report 
     shall be prepared by the probation officer who shall promptly 
     provide a copy to the juvenile, the juvenile's counsel, and 
     the attorney for the Government. Victim impact information 
     shall be included in the report, and victims, or in 
     appropriate cases their official representatives, shall be 
     provided the opportunity to make a statement to the court in 
     person or present any information in relation to the 
     disposition. After the dispositional hearing, and after 
     considering the sanctions recommended pursuant to subsection 
     (f), the court shall impose an appropriate sanction, 
     including the ordering of restitution pursuant to section 
     3556 of this title. The court may order the juvenile's 
     parent, guardian, or custodian to be present at the 
     dispositional hearing and the imposition of sanctions and may 
     issue orders directed to such parent, guardian, custodian 
     regarding conduct with respect to the juvenile. With respect 
     to release or detention pending an appeal or a petition for a 
     writ of certiorari after disposition, the court shall proceed 
     pursuant to chapter 207.
       ``(b) The term for which probation may be ordered for a 
     juvenile found to be a juvenile delinquent may not extend 
     beyond the maximum term that would be authorized by section 
     3561(c) if the juvenile had been tried and convicted as an 
     adult. Sections 3563, 3564, and 3565 are applicable to an 
     order placing a juvenile on probation.
       ``(c) The term for which official detention may be ordered 
     for a juvenile found to be a juvenile delinquent may not 
     extend beyond the lesser of--
       ``(1) the maximum term of imprisonment that would be 
     authorized if the juvenile had been tried and convicted as an 
     adult;
       ``(2) ten years; or
       ``(3) the date when the juvenile becomes twenty-six years 
     old.

     Section 3624 is applicable to an order placing a juvenile in 
     detention.
       ``(d) The term for which supervised release may be ordered 
     for a juvenile found to be a juvenile delinquent may not 
     extend beyond 5 years. Subsections (c) through (i) of section 
     3583 apply to an order placing a juvenile on supervised 
     release.
       ``(e) If the court desires more detailed information 
     concerning a juvenile alleged to have committed an act of 
     juvenile delinquency or a juvenile adjudicated delinquent, it 
     may commit the juvenile, after notice and hearing at which 
     the juvenile is represented by counsel, to the custody of the 
     Attorney General for observation and study by an appropriate 
     agency or entity. Such observation and study shall be 
     conducted on an outpatient basis, unless the court determines 
     that inpatient observation and study are necessary to obtain 
     the desired information. In the case of an alleged juvenile 
     delinquent, inpatient study may be ordered only with the 
     consent of the juvenile and the juvenile's attorney. The 
     agency or entity shall make a study of all matters relevant 
     to the alleged or adjudicated delinquent behavior and the 
     court's inquiry. The Attorney General shall submit to the 
     court and the attorneys for the juvenile and the Government 
     the results of the study within 30 days after the commitment 
     of the juvenile, unless the court grants additional time. 
     Time spent in custody under this subsection shall be excluded 
     for purposes of section 5036.
       ``(f)(1) The United States Sentencing Commission, in 
     consultation with the Attorney General, shall develop a list 
     of possible sanctions for juveniles adjudicated delinquent.
       ``(2) Such list shall--
       ``(A) be comprehensive in nature and encompass punishments 
     of varying levels of severity;
       ``(B) include terms of confinement; and
       ``(C) provide punishments that escalate in severity with 
     each additional or subsequent more serious delinquent 
     conduct.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The Sentencing Commission shall 
     develop the list required pursuant to section 5037(f), as 
     amended by subsection (a), not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Conforming Amendment to Adult Sentencing Section.--
     Section 3553 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Limitation on Applicability of Statutory Minimums in 
     Certain Prosecutions of Persons Under the Age of 16.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of a 
     defendant convicted for conduct that occurred before the 
     juvenile attained the age of 16 years, the court shall impose 
     a sentence without regard to any statutory minimum sentence, 
     if the court finds at sentencing, after affording the 
     Government an opportunity to make a recommendation, that the 
     juvenile has not been previously adjudicated delinquent for 
     or convicted of an offense described in section 
     5032(b)(1)(B).''.

     SEC. 207. JUVENILE RECORDS AND FINGERPRINTING.

       Section 5038 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 5038. Juvenile records and fingerprinting

       ``(a)(1) Throughout and upon the completion of the juvenile 
     delinquency proceeding under section 5032(a), the court shall 
     keep a record relating to the arrest and adjudication that 
     is--
       ``(A) equivalent to the record that would be kept of an 
     adult arrest and conviction for such an offense; and
       ``(B) retained for a period of time that is equal to the 
     period of time records are kept for adult convictions.
       ``(2) Such records shall be made available for official 
     purposes, including communications with any victim or, in the 
     case of a deceased victim, such victim's representative, or 
     school officials, and to the public to the same extent as 
     court records regarding the criminal prosecutions of adults 
     are available.
       ``(b) The Attorney General shall establish guidelines for 
     fingerprinting and photographing a juvenile who is the 
     subject of any proceeding authorized under this chapter. Such 
     guidelines shall address the availability of pictures of any 
     juvenile taken into custody but not prosecuted as an adult. 
     Fingerprints and photographs of a juvenile who is prosecuted 
     as an adult shall be made available in the manner applicable 
     to adult offenders.
       ``(c) Whenever a juvenile has been adjudicated delinquent 
     for an act that, if committed by an adult, would be a felony 
     or for a violation of section 924(a)(6), the court shall 
     transmit to the Federal Bureau of Investigation the 
     information concerning the adjudication, including name, date 
     of adjudication, court, offenses, and sentence, along with 
     the notation that the matter was a juvenile adjudication.
       ``(d) In addition to any other authorization under this 
     section for the reporting, retention, disclosure, or 
     availability of records or information, if the law of the 
     State in which a Federal juvenile delinquency proceeding 
     takes place permits or requires the reporting, retention, 
     disclosure, or availability of records or information 
     relating to a juvenile or to a juvenile delinquency 
     proceeding or adjudication in certain circumstances, then 
     such reporting, retention, disclosure, or availability is 
     permitted under this section whenever the same circumstances 
     exist.''.

     SEC. 208. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS OF SECTIONS 5031 AND 5034.

       (a) Elimination of Pronouns.--Sections 5031 and 5034 of 
     title 18, United States Code, are each amended by striking 
     ``his'' each place it appears and inserting ``the 
     juvenile's''.
       (b) Updating of Reference.--Section 5034 of title 18, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the heading of such section, by striking 
     ``magistrate'' and inserting ``judicial officer''; and
       (2) by striking ``magistrate'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``judicial officer''.

     SEC. 209. CLERICAL AMENDMENTS TO TABLE OF SECTIONS FOR 
                   CHAPTER 403.

       The heading and the table of sections at the beginning of 
     chapter 403 of title 18,

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     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

                  ``CHAPTER 403--JUVENILE DELINQUENCY

``Sec.
``5031. Definitions.
``5032. Delinquency proceedings or criminal prosecutions in district 
              courts.
``5033. Custody prior to appearance before judicial officer.
``5034. Duties of judicial officer.
``5035. Detention prior to disposition or sentencing.
``5036. Speedy trial.
``5037. Disposition.
``5038. Juvenile records and fingerprinting.
``5039. Commitment.
``5040. Support.
``5041. Repealed.
``5042. Revocation of probation.''.

       TITLE III--EFFECTIVE ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL FIREARMS LAWS

     SEC. 301. ARMED CRIMINAL APPREHENSION PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall establish 
     in the office of each United States Attorney a program that 
     meets the requirements of subsections (b) and (c). The 
     program shall be known as the ``Armed Criminal Apprehension 
     Program''.
       (b) Program Requirements.--In the office of each United 
     States Attorney, the program established under subsection (a) 
     shall--
       (1) provide for coordination with State and local law 
     enforcement officials in the identification of violations of 
     Federal firearms laws;
       (2) provide for the establishment of agreements with State 
     and local law enforcement officials for the referral to the 
     Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms and the United 
     States Attorney for prosecution of persons arrested for 
     violations of chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, or 
     section 5861(d) or 5861(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986, relating to firearms;
       (3) require that the United States Attorney designate not 
     less than 1 Assistant United States Attorney to prosecute 
     violations of Federal firearms laws;
       (4) provide for the hiring of agents for the Bureau of 
     Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms to investigate violations of 
     the provisions referred to in paragraph (2); and
       (5) ensure that each person referred to the United States 
     Attorney under paragraph (2) be charged with a violation of 
     the most serious Federal firearm offense consistent with the 
     act committed.
       (c) Public Education Campaign.--As part of the program, 
     each United States Attorney shall carry out, in cooperation 
     with local civic, community, law enforcement, and religious 
     organizations, an extensive media and public outreach 
     campaign focused in high-crime areas to--
       (1) educate the public about the severity of penalties for 
     violations of Federal firearms laws; and
       (2) encourage law-abiding citizens to report the possession 
     of illegal firearms to authorities.
       (d) Waiver Authority.--
       (1) Request for waiver.--A United States attorney may 
     request the Attorney General to waive the requirements of 
     subsection (b) with respect to the United States attorney.
       (2) Provision of waiver.--The Attorney General may waive 
     the requirements of subsection (b) pursuant to a request made 
     under paragraph (1), in accordance with guidelines which 
     shall be established by the Attorney General. In establishing 
     the guidelines, the Attorney General shall take into 
     consideration the number of assistant United States attorneys 
     in the office of the United States attorney making the 
     request and the level of violent youth crime committed in the 
     district for which the United States attorney is appointed.

     SEC. 302. ANNUAL REPORTS.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, and annually thereafter, the Attorney General shall 
     submit to the Committees on the Judiciary of Senate and House 
     of Representatives a report containing the following 
     information:
       (1) The number of Assistant United States Attorneys 
     deisgnated under the program under section 301 and cross-
     deisgnated under section 304 during the year preceding the 
     year in which the report is submitted in order to prosecute 
     violations of Federal firearms laws in Federal court.
       (2) The number of individuals indicted for such violations 
     during that year by reason of the program.
       (3) The increase or decrease in the number of individuals 
     indicted for such violations during that year by reason of 
     the program when compared with the year preceding that year.
       (4) The number of individuals held without bond in 
     anticipation of prosecution by reason of the program.
       (5) The average length of prison sentence of the 
     individuals convicted of violations of Federal firearms laws 
     by reason of the program.

     SEC. 303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out the program under section 301 
     $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, of which--
       (1) $40,000,000 shall be used for salaries and expenses of 
     Assistant United States Attorneys and Bureau of Alcohol, 
     Tobacco, and Firearms agents; and
       (2) $10,000,000 shall be available for the public relations 
     campaign required by subsection (c) of that section.
       (b) Use of Funds.--
       (1) The Assistant United States Attorneys hired using 
     amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
     appropriations in subsection (a) shall prosecute violations 
     of Federal firearms laws in accordance with section 
     301(b)(3).
       (2) The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms agents 
     hired using amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
     authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) shall, to 
     the maximum extent practicable, concentrate their 
     investigations on violations of Federal firearms laws in 
     accordance with section 301(b)(4).
       (3) It is the sense of Congress that amounts made available 
     under this section for the public education campaign required 
     by section 301(c) should, to the maximum extent practicable, 
     be matched with State or local funds or private donations.
       (c) Authorization of Additional Appropriations.--In 
     addition to amounts made available under subsection (a), 
     there is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrative 
     Office of the United States Courts such sums as may be 
     necessary to carry out this title.

     SEC. 304. CROSS-DESIGNATION OF FEDERAL PROSECUTORS.

       To better assist state and local law enforcement agencies 
     in the investigation and prosecution of firearms offenses, 
     each United States Attorney may cross-designate one or more 
     Assistant United States Attorneys to prosecute firearms 
     offenses under State law that are similar to those listed in 
     section 301(b)(2) in State and local courts.

     TITLE IV--LIMITING JUVENILE ACCESS TO FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES

     SEC. 401. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR UNLAWFUL JUVENILE 
                   POSSESSION OF FIREARMS.

       Section 924(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4) by striking ``Whoever'' and inserting 
     ``Except as provided in paragraph (6) of this subsection, 
     whoever''; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:
       ``(6)(A) A juvenile who violates section 922(x) shall be 
     fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or 
     both, except--
       ``(i) the juvenile shall be fined under this title, 
     imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both, if--
       ``(I) the offense of which the juvenile is charged is a 
     violation of section 922(x); and
       ``(II) the violation was also with the intent to possess 
     the handgun, ammunition, large capacity ammunition feeding 
     device, or semiautomatic assault weapon giving rise to the 
     violation in a school zone, or knowing that another juvenile 
     intends to possess the handgun, ammunition, large capacity 
     feeding device, or semiautomatic assault weapon giving rise 
     to the violation in a school zone;
       ``(ii) the juvenile shall be fined under this title, 
     imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both, if--
       ``(I) the offense of which the juvenile is charged is a 
     violation of section 922(x); and
       ``(II) the violation was also with the intent also to use 
     the handgun, ammunition, large capacity ammunition feeding 
     device, or semiautomatic assault weapon giving rise to the 
     violation in the commission of a violent felony, or knowing 
     that another juvenile intends to use the handgun, ammunition, 
     large capacity ammunition feeding device, or semiautomatic 
     assault weapon giving rise to the violation in the commission 
     of a serious violent felony.
       ``(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `serious 
     violent felony' has the meaning given the term in section 
     3559(c)(2)(F).
       ``(C) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, in any 
     case in which a juvenile is prosecuted in a district court of 
     the United States, and the juvenile is subject to penalties 
     under subparagraph (A)(ii), the juvenile shall be subject to 
     the same laws, rules, and proceedings regarding sentencing 
     (including the availability of probation, restitution, fines, 
     forfeiture, imprisonment, and supervised release) that would 
     be applicable in the case of an adult. No juvenile sentenced 
     to a term of imprisonment shall be released from custody 
     simply because the juvenile attains 18 years of age.''.

     SEC. 402. INCREASED PENALTIES AND MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCE 
                   FOR UNLAWFUL TRANSFER OF FIREARM TO JUVENILE.

       Section 924(a)(6) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     further amended by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as 
     subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively, and by inserting 
     after subparagraph (A) the following:
       ``(B) A person other than a juvenile who knowingly violates 
     section 922(x)--
       ``(i) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more 
     than 5 years, or both;
       ``(ii) if the person violated section 922(x)(1) knowing 
     that a juvenile intended to possess the handgun, ammunition, 
     large capacity ammunition feeding device, or semiautomatic 
     assault weapon giving rise to the violation of section 
     922(x)(1) in a school zone, shall be fined under this title 
     and imprisoned not less than 3 years and not more than 20 
     years; and
       ``(iii) if the person violated section 922(x)(1) knowing 
     that a juvenile intended to use the handgun, ammunition, 
     large capacity ammunition feeding device, or semiautomatic 
     assault weapon giving rise to the violation of section 
     922(x)(1) in the commission of a serious violent felony, 
     shall be imprisoned not less than 10 years and not more than 
     20 years and fined under this title.''.

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     SEC. 403. PROHIBITING POSSESSION OF EXPLOSIVES BY JUVENILES 
                   AND YOUNG ADULTS.

       Section 842 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(r)(1) It shall be unlawful for any person who has not 
     attained 21 years of age to ship or transport any explosive 
     materials in interstate or foreign commerce or to receive or 
     possess any explosive materials which has been shipped or 
     transported in interstate or foreign commerce.
       ``(2) This subsection shall not apply to commercially 
     manufactured black powder in bulk quantities not to exceed 
     five pounds, and if the person is less than 18 years of age, 
     the person has the prior written consent of the person's 
     parents or guardian who is not prohibited by Federal, State, 
     or local law from possessing explosive materials, and the 
     person has the prior written consent in the person's 
     possession at all times when the black powder is in the 
     possession of the person.''.

     TITLE V--PREVENTING CRIMINAL ACCESS TO FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES

     SEC. 501. CRIMINAL PROHIBITION ON DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN 
                   INFORMATION RELATING TO EXPLOSIVES, DESTRUCTIVE 
                   DEVICES, AND WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION.

       (a) Unlawful Conduct.--Section 842 of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(p)(1) For purposes of this subsection:
       ``(A) The term `destructive device' has the same meaning as 
     in section 921(a)(4).
       ``(B) The term `explosive' has the same meaning as in 
     section 844(j).
       ``(C) The term `weapon of mass destruction' has the same 
     meaning as in section 2332a(c)(2).
       ``(2) It shall be unlawful for any person--
       ``(A) to teach or demonstrate the making or use of an 
     explosive, a destructive device, or a weapon of mass 
     destruction, or to distribute by any means information 
     pertaining to, in whole or in part, the manufacture or use of 
     an explosive, destructive device, or weapon of mass 
     destruction, with the intent that the teaching, 
     demonstration, or information be used for, or in furtherance 
     of, an activity that constitutes a Federal crime of violence; 
     or
       ``(B) to teach or demonstrate to any person the making or 
     use of an explosive, a destructive device, or a weapon of 
     mass destruction, or to distribute to any person, by any 
     means, information pertaining to, in whole or in part, the 
     manufacture or use of an explosive, destructive device, or 
     weapon of mass destruction, knowing that such person intends 
     to use the teaching, demonstration, or information for, or in 
     furtherance of, an activity that constitutes a Federal crime 
     of violence.''.
       (b) Penalties.--Section 844 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``person who violates 
     any of subsections'' and inserting the following: ``person 
     who--
       ``(1) violates any of subsections'';
       (2) by striking the period and inserting ``; and'';
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) violates section 842(p)(2), shall be fined under this 
     title, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.''; and
       (4) in subsection (j), by inserting ``and section 842(p),'' 
     after ``this section,''.

     SEC. 502. REQUIRING THEFTS FROM COMMON CARRIERS TO BE 
                   REPORTED.

       (a) Section 922(f) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3)(A) It shall be unlawful for any common or contract 
     carrier to fail to report the theft or loss of a firearm 
     within 48 hours after the theft or loss is discovered. The 
     theft or loss shall be reported to the Secretary and to the 
     appropriate local authorities.
       ``(B) The Secretary may impose a civil fine of not more 
     than $10,000 on any person who knowingly violates 
     subparagraph (A).''.
       (b) Section 924(a)(1)(B) of title 18, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking ``(f),'' and inserting ``(f)(1), 
     (f)(2),''.

     SEC. 503. VOLUNTARY SUBMISSION OF DEALER'S RECORDS.

       Section 923(g)(4) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(4) Where a firearms or ammunition business is 
     discontinued and succeeded by a new licensee, the records 
     required to be kept by this chapter shall appropriately 
     reflect such facts and shall be delivered to the successor. 
     Upon receipt of such records the successor licensee may 
     retain the records of the discontinued business or submit the 
     discontinued business records to the Secretary. Additionally, 
     a licensee while maintaining a firearms business may 
     voluntarily submit the records required to be kept by this 
     chapter to the Secretary if such records are at least 20 
     years old. Where discontinuance of the business is absolute, 
     such records shall be delivered within thirty days after the 
     business is discontinued to the Secretary. Where State law or 
     local ordinance requires the delivery of records to another 
     responsible authority, the Secretary may arrange for the 
     delivery of such records to such other responsible 
     authority.''.

     SEC. 504. GRANT PROGRAM FOR JUVENILE RECORDS.

       (a) Program Authorization.--The Attorney General is 
     authorized to provide grants to States to improve the quality 
     and accessibility of juvenile records and to ensure juvenile 
     records are routinely available for background checks 
     performed in connection with the transfer of a firearm.
       (b) Eligibility.--
       (1) In general.--A State that wishes to receive a grant 
     under this section shall submit an application to the 
     Attorney General that meets the requirements of paragraph 
     (2).
       (2) Assurance.--The application referred to in paragraph 
     (1) shall include an assurance that the State has in place a 
     system of records that ensures that juvenile records are 
     available for background checks performed in connection with 
     the transfer of a firearm, in which such system provides 
     that--
       (A) an adjudication of an act of violent juvenile 
     delinquency as defined in section 921(a)(20)(B) is not 
     expunged or set aside after a juvenile reaches the age of 
     majority; and
       (B) such a juvenile record is available and retained as if 
     it were an adult record.
       (c) Allocation.--Of the total funds appropriated under 
     subsection (e), each State that meets the requirements of 
     subsection (b), shall be allocated an amount which bears the 
     same ratio to the amount of funds so appropriated as the 
     population of individuals under the age of 18 living in such 
     State for the most recent calendar year in which such data is 
     available bears to the population of such individuals of all 
     the States that meet the requirements of subsection (b) for 
     such fiscal year.
       (d) Uses of Funds.--A State that receives a grant award 
     under this section may use such funds to support the 
     administrative record system referred to in subsection 
     (b)(2).
       (e) Authorization of Appropriation.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section, $25,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2000 and such sums as may be necessary for each 
     of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.

    TITLE VI--PUNISHING AND DETERRING CRIMINAL USE OF FIREARMS AND 
                               EXPLOSIVES

     SEC. 601. MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCE FOR DISCHARGING A 
                   FIREARM IN A SCHOOL ZONE.

       Section 924(a)(4) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``922(q) shall be fined'' and inserting 
     ``922(q)(2) shall be fined''; and
       (2) by inserting after the first sentence the following: 
     ``Whoever violates section 922(q)(3) with reckless disregard 
     for the safety of another shall be fined under this title, 
     imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both, except that if 
     serious bodily injury results, shall be fined under this 
     title, imprisoned not more than 25 years, or both, or if 
     death results and the person has attained 16 years of age but 
     has not attained 18 years of age, shall be fined under this 
     title, sentenced to imprisonment for life or for any term of 
     years, or both, or if death results and the person has 
     attained 18 years of age, shall be fined under this title, 
     sentenced to death or to imprisonment for any term of years 
     or for life, or both. Whoever knowingly violates section 
     922(q)(3) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not 
     less than 10 years and not more than 20 years, or both, 
     except that if serious bodily injury results, shall be fined 
     under this title, imprisoned not less than 15 years and not 
     more than 25 years, or both, or if death results and the 
     person has attained 16 years of age but has not attained 18 
     years of age, shall be fined under this title, sentenced to 
     imprisonment for life, or both, or if death results and the 
     person has attained 18 years of age, shall be fined under 
     this title, sentenced to death or to imprisonment for life, 
     or both.''.

     SEC. 602. APPREHENSION AND PROCEDURAL TREATMENT OF ARMED 
                   VIOLENT CRIMINALS.

       (a) Pretrial Detention For Possession of Firearms or 
     Explosives By Convicted Felons.--Section 3156(a)(4) of title 
     18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
       (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (C) and 
     inserting ``or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) an offense that is a violation of section 842(i) or 
     922(g) (relating to possession of explosives or firearms by 
     convicted felons); and''.
       (b) Firearms Possession By Violent Felons and Serious Drug 
     Offenders.--Section 924(a)(2) of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Whoever'' and inserting ``(A) Except as 
     provided in subparagraph (B), any person who''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the court 
     shall not grant a probationary sentence for such a violation 
     to a person who has more than 1 previous conviction for a 
     violent felony (as defined in subsection (e)(2)(B)) or a 
     serious drug offense (as defined in subsection (e)(2)(A)), 
     committed under different circumstances.''.

     SEC. 603. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR POSSESSING OR TRANSFERRING 
                   STOLEN FIREARMS.

       (a) In General.--Section 924 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(i), (j),''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) Whoever knowingly violates subsection (i) or (j) of 
     section 922 shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not 
     more than 15 years, or both.'';
       (2) in subsection (i)(1), by striking ``10'' and inserting 
     ``15''; and

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       (3) in subsection (l), by striking ``10'' and inserting 
     ``15''.
       (b) Sentencing Commission.--The United States Sentencing 
     Commission shall amend the Federal sentencing guidelines to 
     reflect the amendments made by subsection (a).

     SEC. 604. INCREASED MANDATORY MINIMUM PENALTIES FOR USING A 
                   FIREARM TO COMMIT A CRIME OF VIOLENCE OR DRUG 
                   TRAFFICKING CRIME.

       Section 924 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(1)(A)--
       (A) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in clause (iii), by striking ``10 years.'' and 
     inserting ``12 years; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iv) if the firearm is used to injure another person, be 
     sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 15 
     years.''; and
       (2) in subsection (h), by striking ``imprisoned not more 
     than 10 years'' and inserting ``imprisoned not less than 5 
     years and not more than 10 years''.

     SEC. 605. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR MISREPRESENTED FIREARMS 
                   PURCHASE IN AID OF A SERIOUS VIOLENT FELONY.

       (a) In General.--Section 924(a) of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7)(A) Notwithstanding paragraph (2), whoever knowingly 
     violates section 922(a)(6) for the purpose of selling, 
     delivering, or otherwise transferring a firearm, knowing or 
     having reasonable cause to know that another person will 
     carry or otherwise possess or discharge or otherwise use the 
     firearm in the commission of a serious violent felony, shall 
     be--
       ``(i) fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 15 
     years, or both; or
       ``(ii) imprisoned not less than 10 and not more than 20 
     years and fined under this title, if the procurement is for a 
     juvenile.
       ``(B) For purposes of this paragraph--
       ``(i) the term `juvenile' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 922(x); and
       ``(ii) the term `serious violent felony' has the meaning 
     given the term in section 3559(c)(2)(F).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 606. INCREASING PENALTIES ON GUN KINGPINS.

       (a) Increasing the Penalty for Engaging in an Illegal 
     Firearms Business.--Section 924(a)(2) of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting ``, or willfully 
     violates section 922(a)(1),'' after ``section 922''.
       (b) Sentencing Guidelines Increase for Certain Violations 
     and Offenses.--Pursuant to its authority under section 994(p) 
     of title 28, United States Code, the United States Sentencing 
     Commission shall--
       (1) review and amend the Federal sentencing guidelines to 
     provide an appropriate enhancement for a violation of section 
     922(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code; and
       (2) review and amend the Federal sentencing guidelines to 
     provide additional sentencing increases, as appropriate, for 
     offenses involving more than 50 firearms.

     The Commission shall promulgate the amendments provided for 
     under this subsection as soon as is practicable in accordance 
     with the procedure set forth in section 21(a) of the 
     Sentencing Act of 1987, as though the authority under that 
     Act had not expired.

     SEC. 607. SERIOUS RECORDKEEPING OFFENSES THAT AID GUN 
                   TRAFFICKING.

       Section 924(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking the period and inserting ``; but if the 
     violation is in relation to an offense under subsection 
     (a)(6) or (d) of section 922, shall be fined under this 
     title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.''.

     SEC. 608. TERMINATION OF FIREARMS DEALER'S LICENSE UPON 
                   FELONY CONVICTION.

       Section 925(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``until any conviction pursuant to the indictment 
     becomes final'' and inserting ``until the date of any 
     conviction pursuant to the indictment''.

     SEC. 609. INCREASED PENALTY FOR TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING 
                   FIREARMS WITH OBLITERATED SERIAL NUMBERS.

       Section 924(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``(k),''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``(k),'' after ``(j),''.

     SEC. 610. FORFEITURE FOR GUN TRAFFICKING.

       Section 982(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(9) The court, in imposing a sentence on a person 
     convicted of a gun trafficking offense, as defined in section 
     981(a)(1)(G), or a conspiracy to commit such offense, shall 
     order the person to forfeit to the United States any 
     conveyance used or intended to be used to commit such 
     offense, and any property traceable to such conveyance.''.

     SEC. 611. INCREASED PENALTY FOR FIREARMS CONSPIRACY.

       Section 924 of title 18, United States Code, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(q) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a 
     person who conspires to commit an offense defined in this 
     chapter shall be subject to the same penalties (other than 
     the penalty of death) as those prescribed for the offense the 
     commission of which is the object of the conspiracy.''.

     SEC. 612. GUN CONVICTIONS AS PREDICATE CRIMES FOR ARMED 
                   CAREER CRIMINAL ACT.

       (a) Section 924(e)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``violent felony or a serious drug offense, 
     or both,'' and inserting ``violent felony, a serious drug 
     offense or a violation of section 922(g)(1), or a combination 
     of such offenses,''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following: ``No more than two 
     convictions for violations of section 922(g)(1) shall be 
     considered in determining whether a person has three previous 
     convictions for purposes of this subsection.''.

     SEC. 613. SERIOUS JUVENILE DRUG TRAFFICKING OFFENSES AS ARMED 
                   CAREER CRIMINAL ACT PREDICATES.

       Section 924(e)(2)(C) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``or serious drug offense'' after 
     ``violent felony''.

     SEC. 614. FORFEITURE OF FIREARMS USED IN CRIMES OF VIOLENCE 
                   AND FELONIES.

       (a) Criminal Forfeiture.--Section 982(a) of title 18, 
     United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(10) The court, in imposing a sentence on a person 
     convicted of any crime of violence (as defined in section 16 
     of this title) or any felony under Federal law, shall order 
     that the person forfeit to the United States any firearm (as 
     defined in section 921(a)(3) of this title) used or intended 
     to be used to commit or to facilitate the commission of the 
     offense.''.
       (b) Disposal of Property.--Section 981(c) of title 18, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following flush sentence:

     ``Any firearm forfeited pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(H) of 
     this section or section 982(a)(10) of this title shall be 
     disposed of by the seizing agency in accordance with law.''.
       (c) Authority To Forfeit Property Under Section 924(d).--
     Section 924(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Whenever any firearm is subject to forfeiture under 
     this section, the Secretary of the Treasury shall have the 
     authority to seize and forfeit, in accordance with the 
     procedures of the applicable forfeiture statute, any property 
     otherwise forfeitable under the laws of the United States 
     that was involved in or derived from the crime of violence or 
     drug trafficking crime described in subsection (c) in which 
     the forfeited firearm was used or carried.''.
       (d) 120-Day Rule for Administrative Forfeiture.--Section 
     924(d)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding ``administrative'' after ``Any'' in the last sentence.
       (e) Section 3665.--Section 3665 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating the first undesignated paragraph as 
     subsection (a)(1) and the second undesignated paragraph as 
     subsection (a)(2); and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) The forfeiture of property under this section, 
     including any seizure and disposition of the property and any 
     related administrative or judicial proceeding, shall be 
     governed by the provisions of section 413 of the 
     Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 
     (21 U.S.C. 853), except for subsection 413(d) which shall not 
     apply to forfeitures under this section.''.

     SEC. 615. SEPARATE LICENSES FOR GUNSMITHS.

       (a) Section 921(a)(11) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(11) The term `dealer' means (A) any person engaged in 
     the business as a firearms dealer, (B) any person engaged in 
     the business as a gunsmith, or (C) any person who is a 
     pawnbroker. The term `licensed dealer' means any dealer who 
     is licensed under the provisions of this chapter.''.
       (b) Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by redesignating paragraphs (12) through (33) as 
     paragraphs (14) through (35), and by inserting after 
     paragraph (11) the following:
       ``(12) The term `firearms dealer' means any person who is 
     engaged in the business of selling firearms at wholesale or 
     retail.
       ``(13) The term `gunsmith' means any person, other than a 
     licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer, 
     who is engaged in the business of repairing firearms or of 
     making or fitting special barrels, stocks or trigger 
     mechanisms to firearms.''.
       (c) Section 923(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) If the applicant is a dealer who is--
       ``(A) a dealer in destructive devices or ammunition for 
     destructive devices, a fee of $1,000 per year;
       ``(B) a dealer in firearms who is not a dealer in 
     destructive devices, a fee of $200 for 3 years, except that 
     the fee for renewal of a valid license shall be $90 for 3 
     years; or
       ``(C) a gunsmith, a fee of $100 for 3 years, except that 
     the fee for renewal of a valid license shall be $50 for 3 
     years.''.

     SEC. 616. PERMITS AND BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR PURCHASES OF 
                   EXPLOSIVES.

       (a) Permits for Purchase of Explosives in General.--Section 
     842 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by amending subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection 
     (a)(3) to read as follows:
       ``(A) to transport, ship, cause to be transported, or 
     receive any explosive materials; or
       ``(B) to distribute explosive materials to any person other 
     than a licensee or permittee.''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by adding ``or'' at the end of paragraph (1);
       (B) by striking ``; or'' at the end of paragraph (2) and 
     inserting a period; and

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       (C) by striking paragraph (3).
       (b) Background Checks.--Section 842 of title 18, United 
     States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(q)(1) A licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or 
     licensed dealer shall not transfer explosive materials to any 
     other person who is not a licensee under section 843 of this 
     title unless--
       ``(A) before the completion of the transfer, the licensee 
     contacts the national instant criminal background check 
     system established under section 103(d) of the Brady Handgun 
     Violence Prevention Act;
       ``(B)(i) the system provides the licensee with a unique 
     identification number; or
       ``(ii) 5 business days (meaning a day on which State 
     offices are open) have elapsed since the licensee contacted 
     the system, and the system has not notified the licensee that 
     the receipt of explosive materials by such other person would 
     violate subsection (i) of this section;
       ``(C) the transferor has verified the identity of the 
     transferee by examining a valid identification document (as 
     defined in section 1038(d)(1) of this title) of the 
     transferee containing a photograph of the transferee; and
       ``(D) the transferor has examined the permit issued to the 
     transferee pursuant to section 843 of this title and recorded 
     the permit number on the record of the transfer.
       ``(2) If receipt of explosive materials would not violate 
     section 842(i) of this title or State law, the system shall--
       ``(A) assign a unique identification number to the 
     transfer; and
       ``(B) provide the licensee with the number.
       ``(3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the transfer of 
     explosive materials between a licensee and another person if 
     on application of the transferor, the Secretary has certified 
     that compliance with paragraph (1)(A) is impracticable 
     because--
       ``(A) the ratio of the number of law enforcement officers 
     of the State in which the transfer is to occur to the number 
     of square miles of land area of the State does not exceed 
     0.0025;
       ``(B) the business premises of the licensee at which the 
     transfer is to occur are extremely remote in relation to the 
     chief law enforcement officer (as defined in section 
     922(s)(8)); and
       ``(C) there is an absence of telecommunications facilities 
     in the geographical area in which the business premises are 
     located.
       ``(4) If the national instant criminal background check 
     system notifies the licensee that the information available 
     to the system does not demonstrate that the receipt of 
     explosive materials by such other person would violate 
     subsection (i) or State law, and the licensee transfers 
     explosive materials to such other person, the licensee shall 
     include in the record of the transfer the unique 
     identification number provided by the system with respect to 
     the transfer.
       ``(5) If the licensee knowingly transfers explosive 
     materials to such other person and knowingly fails to comply 
     with paragraph (1) of this subsection with respect to the 
     transfer, the Secretary may, after notice and opportunity for 
     a hearing, suspend for not more than 6 months or revoke any 
     license issued to the licensee under section 843 and may 
     impose on the licensee a civil fine of not more than $5,000.
       ``(6) Neither a local government nor an employee of the 
     Federal Government or of any State or local government, 
     responsible for providing information to the national instant 
     criminal background check system shall be liable in an action 
     at law for damages--
       ``(A) for failure to prevent the sale or transfer of 
     explosive materials to a person whose receipt or possession 
     of the explosive materials is unlawful under this section; or
       ``(B) for preventing such a sale or transfer to a person 
     who may lawfully receive or possess explosive materials.''.
       (c) Administrative Provisions.--Section 103 of the Brady 
     Handgun Violence Prevention Act (18 U.S.C. 922 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (f), by inserting ``or explosive 
     materials'' after ``firearm''; and
       (2) in subsection (g), by inserting ``or that receipt of 
     explosive materials by a prospective transferee would violate 
     section 842(i) of such title, or State law,'' after ``State 
     law,''.
       (d) Remedy for Erroneous Denial of Explosive Materials.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 40 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 843 the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 843A. Remedy for erroneous denial of explosive 
       materials

       ``Any person denied explosive materials pursuant to section 
     842(q)--
       ``(1) due to the provision of erroneous information 
     relating to the person by any State or political subdivision 
     thereof, or by the national instant criminal background check 
     system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun 
     Violence Prevention Act; or
       ``(2) who was not prohibited from receipt of explosive 
     materials pursuant to section 842(i),

     may bring an action against the State or political 
     subdivision responsible for providing the erroneous 
     information, or responsible for denying the transfer, or 
     against the United States, as the case may be, for an order 
     directing that the erroneous information be corrected or that 
     the transfer be approved, as the case may be. In any action 
     under this section, the court, in its discretion, may allow 
     the prevailing party a reasonable attorney's fee as part of 
     the costs.''.
       (2) Technical amendment.--The section analysis for chapter 
     40 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 843 the following:

``843A. Remedy for erroneous denial of explosive materials.''.

       (e) Regulations.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury 
     shall issue final regulations with respect to the amendments 
     made by subsection (a).
       (2) Notice to states.--On the issuance of regulations 
     pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Treasury 
     shall notify the States of the regulations so that the States 
     may consider revising their explosives laws.
       (f) Licenses and User Permits.--Section 843(a) of title 18, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``, including fingerprints and a 
     photograph of the applicant'' before the period at the end of 
     the first sentence; and
       (2) by striking the second sentence and inserting, ``Each 
     applicant for a license shall pay for each license a fee 
     established by the Secretary that shall not exceed $300. Each 
     applicant for a permit shall pay for each permit a fee 
     established by the Secretary that shall not exceed $100.''.
       (g) Penalties.--Section 844 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (a) as subsection (a)(1); 
     and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (a)(1) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(2) Any person who violates section 842(q) shall be fined 
     under this title, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or 
     both.''.
       (h) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections 
     (a), (b), (c), (d), and (g) shall take effect 18 months after 
     the date of enactment of the Act.

     SEC. 617. PERSONS PROHIBITED FROM RECEIVING OR POSSESSING 
                   EXPLOSIVES.

       (a) Distribution of Explosives.--Section 842(d) of title 
     18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``or who has been committed to a mental institution;''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) being an alien--
       ``(A) is illegally or unlawfully in the United States; or
       ``(B) except as provided in subsection (q)(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)));
       ``(8) has been discharged from the Armed Forces under 
     dishonorable conditions;
       ``(9) having been a citizen of the United States, has 
     renounced his citizenship;
       ``(10) is subject to a court order that--
       ``(A) was issued after a hearing of which such person 
     received actual notice, and at which such person had an 
     opportunity to participate;
       ``(B) restrains such person from harassing, stalking, or 
     threatening an intimate partner of such person or child of 
     such intimate partner or person, or engaging in other conduct 
     that would place an intimate partner in reasonable fear of 
     bodily injury to the partner or child; and
       ``(C)(i) includes a finding that such person represents a 
     credible threat to the physical safety of such intimate 
     partner or child; or
       ``(ii) by its terms explicitly prohibits the use, attempted 
     use, or threatened use of physical force against such 
     intimate partner or child that would reasonably be expected 
     to cause bodily injury;
       ``(11) has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor 
     crime of domestic violence; or
       ``(12) has been adjudicated delinquent.''.
       (b) Possession of Explosives.--Section 842(i) of title 18, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``or'' at the end; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) who, being an alien--
       ``(A) is illegally or unlawfully in the United States; or
       ``(B) except as provided in subsection (q)(2), has been 
     admitted to the United States under a non-immigrant visa (as 
     that term is defined in section 101(a)(26) of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(26)));
       ``(6) who has been discharged from the Armed Forces under 
     dishonorable conditions;
       ``(7) who, having been a citizen of the United States, has 
     renounced his citizenship;
       ``(8) who is subject to a court order that--
       ``(A) was issued after a hearing of which such person 
     received actual notice, and at which such person had an 
     opportunity to participate;
       ``(B) restrains such person from harassing, stalking, or 
     threatening an intimate partner of such person or child of 
     such intimate partner or person, or engaging in other conduct 
     that would place an intimate partner in reasonable fear of 
     bodily injury to the partner or child; and
       ``(C)(i) includes a finding that such person represents a 
     credible threat to the physical safety of such intimate 
     partner or child; or
       ``(ii) by its terms explicitly prohibits the use, attempted 
     use, or threatened use of physical force against such 
     intimate partner or child that would reasonably be expected 
     to cause bodily injury;

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       ``(9) who has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor 
     crime of domestic violence; or
       ``(10) who has been adjudicated delinquent.''.
       (c) Definition.--Section 841 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(r)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), `misdemeanor 
     crime of domestic violence' means an offense that--
       ``(A) is a misdemeanor under Federal or State law; and
       ``(B) has, as an element, the use or attempted use of 
     physical force, or the threatened use of a deadly weapon, 
     committed by a current or former spouse, parent, or guardian 
     of the victim, by a person with whom the victim shares a 
     child in common, by a person who is cohabiting with or has 
     cohabited with the victim as a spouse, parent, or guardian, 
     or by a person similarly situated to a spouse, parent, or 
     guardian of the victim.
       ``(2)(A) A person shall not be considered to have been 
     convicted of such an offense for purposes of this chapter, 
     unless--
       ``(i) the person was represented by counsel in the case, or 
     knowingly and intelligently waived the right to counsel in 
     the case; and
       ``(ii) in the case of a prosecution for an offense 
     described in this paragraph for which a person was entitled 
     to a jury trial in the jurisdiction in which the case was 
     tried--
       ``(I) the case was tried by a jury; or
       ``(II) the person knowingly and intelligently waived the 
     right to have the case tried by jury, by guilty plea or 
     otherwise.
       ``(B) A person shall not be considered to have been 
     convicted of such an offense for purposes of this chapter if 
     the conviction has been expunged or set aside, or is an 
     offense for which the person has been pardoned or has had 
     civil rights restored (if the law of the applicable 
     jurisdiction provides for the loss of civil rights under such 
     an offense) unless the pardon, expungement, or restoration of 
     civil rights expressly provides that the person may not ship, 
     transport, possess, or receive firearms.
       ``(s) `Adjudicated delinquent' means an adjudication of 
     delinquency based upon a finding of the commission of an act 
     by a person prior to his or her eighteenth birthday that, if 
     committed by an adult, would be a serious drug offense or 
     violent felony (as defined in section 3559(c)(2) of this 
     title), on or after the date of enactment of this 
     paragraph.''.
       (d) Aliens Admitted Under Nonimmigrant Visas.--Section 842 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(r)(1) For purposes of 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) Sections (d)(7)(B) and (i)(5)(B) do not apply to any 
     alien who has been lawfully admitted to the United States 
     under a nonimmigrant visa, if that alien is a foreign law 
     enforcement officer of a friendly foreign government entering 
     the United States on official law enforcement business.
       ``(3)(A) Any individual who has been admitted to the United 
     States under a nonimmigrant visa may receive a waiver from 
     the requirements of subsection (i)(5)(B), 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) 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 explosives and certifying that the alien would not, 
     absent the application of subsection (i)(5)(B), otherwise be 
     prohibited from such an acquisition under subsection (i).
       ``(C) The Attorney General shall approve a petition 
     submitted in accordance with this paragraph, if the Attorney 
     General determines that waiving the requirements of 
     subsection (i)(5)(B) with respect to the petitioner--
       ``(i) would be in the interests of justice; and
       ``(ii) would not jeopardize the public safety.''.
       (e) Conforming Amendment.--Section 845 of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, 
     no person convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic 
     violence may ship or transport any explosive materials in 
     interstate or foreign commerce or to receive or possess any 
     explosive materials which have been shipped or transported in 
     interstate or foreign commerce.''.

   TITLE VII--PUNISHING GANG VIOLENCE AND DRUG TRAFFICKING TO MINORS

     SEC. 701. INCREASED MANDATORY MINIMUM PENALTIES FOR USING 
                   MINORS TO DISTRIBUTE DRUGS.

       Section 420 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
     861) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``one year'' and 
     inserting ``3 years''; and
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``one year'' and 
     inserting ``5 years''.

     SEC. 702. INCREASED MANDATORY MINIMUM PENALTIES FOR 
                   DISTRIBUTING DRUGS TO MINORS.

       Section 418 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
     859) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``one year'' and 
     inserting ``3 years''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``one year'' and 
     inserting ``5 years''.

     SEC. 703. INCREASED MANDATORY MINIMUM PENALTIES FOR DRUG 
                   TRAFFICKING IN OR NEAR A SCHOOL OR OTHER 
                   PROTECTED LOCATION.

       Section 419 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
     860) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``one year'' and 
     inserting ``3 years''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``three years'' each 
     place that term appears and inserting ``5 years''.

     SEC. 704. CRIMINAL STREET GANGS.

       (a) In General.--Section 521 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), in the second undesignated 
     paragraph--
       (A) by striking ``5'' and inserting ``3'';
       (B) by inserting ``, whether formal or informal'' after 
     ``or more persons''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or activities'' 
     after ``purposes'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by inserting after ``10 years'' the 
     following: ``and such person shall be subject to the 
     forfeiture prescribed in section 412 of the Controlled 
     Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 853)'';
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) that is a violation of section 522 (relating to the 
     recruitment of persons to participate in criminal gang 
     activity);
       ``(4) that is a violation of section 844, 875, or 876 
     (relating to extortion and threats), section 1084 (relating 
     to gambling), section 1955 (relating to gambling), or chapter 
     73 (relating to obstruction of justice);
       ``(5) that is a violation of section 1956 (relating to 
     money laundering), to the extent that the violation of such 
     section is related to a Federal or State offense involving a 
     controlled substance (as that term is defined in section 102 
     of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802)); or
       ``(6) that is a violation of section 274(a)(1)(A), 277, or 
     278 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1324(a)(1)(A), 1327, or 1328) (relating to alien smuggling); 
     and
       ``(7) a conspiracy, attempt, or solicitation to commit an 
     offense described in paragraphs (1) through (6).''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--Section 3663(c)(4) 
     of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``chapter 46'' and inserting ``section 521, chapter 46,''.

     SEC. 705. INCREASE IN OFFENSE LEVEL FOR PARTICIPATION IN 
                   CRIME AS A GANG MEMBER.

       (a) Definition of Criminal Street Gang.--In this section, 
     the term ``criminal street gang'' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 521(a) of title 18, United States Code.
       (b) Amendment of Sentencing Guidelines.--
       (1) In general.--Pursuant to its authority under section 
     994(p) of title 28, United States Code, the United States 
     Sentencing Commission shall amend the Federal Sentencing 
     Guidelines to provide an appropriate enhancement for any 
     Federal offense described in section 521(c) of title 18, 
     United States Code, if the offense was both committed in 
     connection with, or in furtherance of, the activities of a 
     criminal street gang and the defendant was a member of the 
     criminal street gang at the time of the offense.
       (2) Factors to be considered.--In determining an 
     appropriate enhancement under this section, the United States 
     Sentencing Commission shall give great weight to the 
     seriousness of the offense, the offender's relative position 
     in the criminal gang, and the risk of death or serious bodily 
     injury to any person posed by the offense.
       (c) Construction With Other Guidelines.--The amendment made 
     by subsection (b) shall provide that the increase in the 
     offense level shall be in addition to any other adjustment 
     under chapter 3 of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

     SEC. 706. INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN TRAVEL OR TRANSPORTATION IN 
                   AID OF CRIMINAL GANGS.

       (a) Travel Act Amendment.--Section 1952 of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 1952. Interstate and foreign travel or transportation 
       in aid of racketeering enterprises

       ``(a) Prohibited Conduct and Penalties.--
       ``(1) In general.--Whoever--
       ``(A) travels in interstate or foreign commerce or uses the 
     mail or any facility in interstate or foreign commerce, with 
     intent to--
       ``(i) distribute the proceeds of any unlawful activity; or
       ``(ii) otherwise promote, manage, establish, carry on, or 
     facilitate the promotion, management, establishment, or 
     carrying on, of any unlawful activity; and
       ``(B) after travel or use of the mail or any facility in 
     interstate or foreign commerce described in subparagraph (A), 
     performs, attempts to perform, or conspires to perform an act 
     described in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A);

     shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 
     years, or both.
       ``(2) Crimes of violence.--Whoever--
       ``(A) travels in interstate or foreign commerce or uses the 
     mail or any facility in

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     interstate or foreign commerce, with intent to commit any 
     crime of violence to further any unlawful activity; and
       ``(B) after travel or use of the mail or any facility in 
     interstate or foreign commerce described in subparagraph (A), 
     commits, attempts to commit, or conspires to commit any crime 
     of violence to further any unlawful activity;

     shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 
     20 years, or both, and if death results shall be sentenced to 
     death or be imprisoned for any term of years or for life.
       ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Controlled substance.--The term `controlled 
     substance' has the meaning given that term in section 102(6) 
     of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(6)).
       ``(2) 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.
       ``(3) Unlawful activity.--The term `unlawful activity' 
     means--
       ``(A) any business enterprise involving gambling, liquor on 
     which the Federal excise tax has not been paid, narcotics or 
     controlled substances, or prostitution offenses in violation 
     of the laws of the State in which the offense is committed or 
     of the United States;
       ``(B) extortion, bribery, arson, burglary if the offense 
     involves property valued at not less than $10,000, assault 
     with a deadly weapon, assault resulting in bodily injury, 
     shooting at an occupied dwelling or motor vehicle, or 
     retaliation against or intimidation of witnesses, victims, 
     jurors, or informants, in violation of the laws of the State 
     in which the offense is committed or of the United States; or
       ``(C) any act that is indictable under section 1956 or 1957 
     of this title or under subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 
     31.''.
       (b) Amendment of Sentencing Guidelines.--
       (1) In general.--Pursuant to its authority under section 
     994(p) of title 28, United States Code, the United States 
     Sentencing Commission shall amend chapter 2 of the Federal 
     Sentencing Guidelines to provide an appropriate increase in 
     the offense levels for traveling in interstate or foreign 
     commerce in aid of unlawful activity.
       (2) Unlawful activity defined.--In this subsection, the 
     term ``unlawful activity'' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 1952(b) of title 18, United States Code, as amended 
     by this section.
       (3) Sentencing enhancement for recruitment across state 
     lines.--Pursuant to its authority under section 994(p) of 
     title 28, United States Code, the United States Sentencing 
     Commission shall amend the Federal Sentencing Guidelines to 
     provide an appropriate enhancement for a person who, in 
     violating section 522 of title 18, United States Code, 
     recruits, solicits, induces, commands, or causes another 
     person residing in another State to be or to remain a member 
     of a criminal street gang, or crosses a State line with the 
     intent to recruit, solicit, induce, command, or cause another 
     person to be or to remain a member of a criminal street gang.

     SEC. 707. GANG-RELATED WITNESS INTIMIDATION AND RETALIATION.

       (a) Interstate Travel to Engage in Witness Intimidation or 
     Obstruction of Justice.--Section 1952 of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
     (c) and (d), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
       ``(b) Whoever travels in interstate or foreign commerce 
     with intent by bribery, force, intimidation, or threat, 
     directed against any person, to delay or influence the 
     testimony of or prevent from testifying a witness in a State 
     criminal proceeding or by any such means to cause any person 
     to destroy, alter, or conceal a record, document, or other 
     object, with intent to impair the object's integrity or 
     availability for use in such a proceeding, and thereafter 
     engages or endeavors to engage in such conduct, shall be 
     fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 10 years, 
     or both; and if serious bodily injury (as defined in section 
     1365 of this title) results, shall be so fined or imprisoned 
     for not more than 20 years, or both; and if death results, 
     shall be so fined and imprisoned for any term of years or for 
     life, or both, and may be sentenced to death.''.
       (b) Conspiracy Penalty for Obstruction of Justice Offenses 
     Involving Victims, Witnesses, and Informants.--Section 1512 
     of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(j) Whoever conspires to commit any offense defined in 
     this section or section 1513 of this title shall be subject 
     to the same penalties as those prescribed for the offense the 
     commission of which was the object of the conspiracy.''.
       (c) Witness Relocation Survey and Training Program.--
       (1) Survey.--The Attorney General shall survey all State 
     and selected local witness protection and relocation programs 
     to determine the extent and nature of such programs and the 
     training needs of those programs. Not later than 270 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this section, the Attorney 
     General shall report the results of this survey to Congress.
       (2) Training.--Based on the results of such survey, the 
     Attorney General shall make available to State and local law 
     enforcement agencies training to assist those law enforcement 
     agencies in developing and managing witness protection and 
     relocation programs.
       (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out paragraphs (1) and (2) for 
     fiscal year 2000 not to exceed $500,000.
       (d) Federal-State Coordination and Cooperation Regarding 
     Notification of Interstate Witness Relocation.--
       (1) Attorney general to promote interstate coordination.--
     The Attorney General shall engage in activities, including 
     the establishment of a model Memorandum of Understanding 
     under paragraph (2), which promote coordination among State 
     and local witness interstate relocation programs.
       (2) Model memorandum of understanding.--The Attorney 
     General shall establish a model Memorandum of Understanding 
     for States and localities that engage in interstate witness 
     relocation. Such a model Memorandum of Understanding shall 
     include a requirement that notice be provided to the 
     jurisdiction to which the relocation has been made by the 
     State or local law enforcement agency that relocates a 
     witness to another State who has been arrested for or 
     convicted of a crime of violence as described in section 16 
     of title 18, United States Code.
       (3) Byrne grant assistance.--The Attorney General is 
     authorized to expend up to 10 percent of the total amount 
     appropriated under section 511 of subpart 2 of part E of the 
     Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 for 
     purposes of making grants pursuant to section 510 of that Act 
     to those jurisdictions that have interstate witness 
     relocation programs and that have substantially followed the 
     model Memorandum of Understanding.
       (4) Guidelines and determination of eligibility.--The 
     Attorney General shall establish guidelines relating to the 
     implementation of paragraph (4) and shall determine, 
     consistent with such guidelines, which jurisdictions are 
     eligible for grants under paragraph (4).
       (d) Byrne Grants.--Section 501(b) of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (25);
       (2) by striking the period at the end paragraph (26) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(27) developing and maintaining witness security and 
     relocation programs, including providing training of 
     personnel in the effective management of such programs.''.
       (e) Definition.--As used in this section, the term 
     ``State'' includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and 
     any other commonwealth, territory, or possession of the 
     United States.

       Add at the end the following:

     SEC. ____. AIMEE'S LAW.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as ``Aimee's 
     Law''.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Dangerous sexual offense.--The term ``dangerous sexual 
     offense'' means sexual abuse or sexually explicit conduct 
     committed by an individual who has attained the age of 18 
     years against an individual who has not attained the age of 
     14 years.
       (2) Murder.--The term ``murder'' has the meaning given the 
     term under applicable State law.
       (3) Rape.--The term ``rape'' has the meaning given the term 
     under applicable State law.
       (4) Sexual abuse.--The term ``sexual abuse'' has the 
     meaning given the term under applicable State law.
       (5) Sexually explicit conduct.--The term ``sexually 
     explicit conduct'' has the meaning given the term under 
     applicable State law.
       (c) Reimbursement to States for Crimes Committed By Certain 
     Released Felons.--
       (1) Penalty.--
       (A) Single state.--In any case in which a State convicts an 
     individual of murder, rape, or a dangerous sexual offense, 
     who has a prior conviction for any 1 of those offenses in a 
     State described in subparagraph (C), the Attorney General 
     shall transfer an amount equal to the costs of incarceration, 
     prosecution, and apprehension of that individual, from 
     Federal law enforcement assistance funds that have been 
     allocated to but not distributed to the State that convicted 
     the individual of the prior offense, to the State account 
     that collects Federal law enforcement assistance funds of the 
     State that convicted that individual of the subsequent 
     offense.
       (B) Multiple states.--In any case in which a State convicts 
     an individual of murder, rape, or a dangerous sexual offense, 
     who has a prior conviction for any 1 or more of those 
     offenses in more than 1 other State described in subparagraph 
     (C), the Attorney General shall transfer an amount equal to 
     the costs of incarceration, prosecution, and apprehension of 
     that individual, from Federal law enforcement assistance 
     funds that have been allocated to but not distributed to each 
     State that convicted such individual of the prior offense, to 
     the State account that collects Federal law enforcement 
     assistance funds of the State that convicted that individual 
     of the subsequent offense.
       (C) State described.--A State is described in this 
     subparagraph if--
       (i) the State has not adopted Federal truth-in-sentencing 
     guidelines under section 20104 of the Violent Crime Control 
     and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13704);
       (ii) the average term of imprisonment imposed by the State 
     on individuals convicted of the offense for which the 
     individual described in subparagraph (A) or (B), as 
     applicable, was convicted by the State is less than

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     10 percent above the average term of imprisonment imposed for 
     that offense in all States; or
       (iii) with respect to the individual described in 
     subparagraph (A) or (B), as applicable, the individual had 
     served less than 85 percent of the term of imprisonment to 
     which that individual was sentenced for the prior offense.
       (2) State applications.--In order to receive an amount 
     transferred under paragraph (1), the chief executive of a 
     State shall submit to the Attorney General an application, in 
     such form and containing such information as the Attorney 
     General may reasonably require, which shall include a 
     certification that the State has convicted an individual of 
     murder, rape, or a dangerous sexual offense, who has a prior 
     conviction for 1 of those offenses in another State.
       (3) Source of funds.--Any amount transferred under 
     paragraph (1) shall be derived by reducing the amount of 
     Federal law enforcement assistance funds received by the 
     State that convicted such individual of the prior offense 
     before the distribution of the funds to the State. The 
     Attorney General, in consultation with the chief executive of 
     the State that convicted such individual of the prior 
     offense, shall establish a payment schedule.
       (4) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection may be 
     construed to diminish or otherwise affect any court ordered 
     restitution.
       (5) Exception.--This subsection does not apply if the 
     individual convicted of murder, rape, or a dangerous sexual 
     offense has been released from prison upon the reversal of a 
     conviction for an offense described in paragraph (1) and 
     subsequently been convicted for an offense described in 
     paragraph (1).
       (d) Collection of Recidivism Data.--
       (1) In general.--Beginning with calendar year 1999, and 
     each calendar year thereafter, the Attorney General shall 
     collect and maintain information relating to, with respect to 
     each State--
       (A) the number of convictions during that calendar year for 
     murder, rape, and any sex offense in the State in which, at 
     the time of the offense, the victim had not attained the age 
     of 14 years and the offender had attained the age of 18 
     years; and
       (B) the number of convictions described in subparagraph (A) 
     that constitute second or subsequent convictions of the 
     defendant of an offense described in that subparagraph.
       (2) Report.--Not later than March 1, 2000, and on March 1 
     of each year thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit to 
     Congress a report, which shall include--
       (A) the information collected under paragraph (1) with 
     respect to each State during the preceding calendar year; and
       (B) the percentage of cases in each State in which an 
     individual convicted of an offense described in paragraph 
     (1)(A) was previously convicted of another such offense in 
     another State during the preceding calendar year.

       At the end of the bill, insert the following:

                       TITLE ____--MATTHEW'S LAW

     SEC. ____. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as ``Matthew's Law''.

     SEC. ____2. ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR CRIMES OF VIOLENCE AGAINST 
                   CHILDREN UNDER AGE 13.

       (a) In General.--Title XVII of the Violent Crime Control 
     and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:

    ``Subtitle C--Enhanced Penalties for Crimes of Violence Against 
                         Children Under Age 13

     ``SEC. 170301. ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR CRIMES OF VIOLENCE 
                   AGAINST CHILDREN UNDER AGE 13.

       ``(a) In General.--The United States Sentencing Commission 
     shall amend the Federal sentencing guidelines to provide a 
     sentencing enhancement of not less than 5 levels above the 
     offense level otherwise provided for a crime of violence, if 
     the crime of violence is against a child.
       ``(b) Definitions.--In this section--
       ``(1) the term `crime of violence' means any crime 
     punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year that 
     has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use 
     of physical force against the person of another; and
       ``(2) the term `child' means a person who has not attained 
     13 years of age at the time of the offense.''.
       (b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 240002 of such Act (28 
     U.S.C. 994 note) is repealed.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of such Act 
     is amended by striking the item relating to subtitle C of 
     title XVII and the items relating to sections 170301 through 
     170303 and inserting the following:

``Subtitle C--Enhanced Penalties for Crimes of Violence Against 
              Children Under Age 13
``Sec. 170301. Enhanced penalties for crimes of violence against 
              children under age 13.''.

     SEC. ____3. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ASSISTANCE 
                   AVAILABLE TO STATE OR LOCAL LAW AUTHORITIES IN 
                   INVESTIGATING POSSIBLE HOMICIDES OF CHILDREN 
                   UNDER THE AGE OF 13.

       To the maximum extent practicable, the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation may provide to State and local law enforcement 
     authorities such assistance as such authorities may require 
     in investigating the death of an individual who has not 
     attained 13 years of age under circumstances indicating that 
     the death may have been a homicide.

       Add at the end the following:

     SEC. ____. MANDATORY LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR REPEAT SEX 
                   OFFENDERS AGAINST CHILDREN.

       (a) Amendment of Title 18, United States Code.--Section 
     3559 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Mandatory Life Imprisonment for Repeated Sex Offenses 
     Against Children.--
       ``(1) In general.--A person who is convicted of a Federal 
     sex offense in which a minor is the victim shall be sentenced 
     to life imprisonment if the person has a prior sex conviction 
     in which a minor was the victim, unless the sentence of death 
     is imposed.
       ``(2) Definitions.--For the purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) the term `Federal sex offense' means an offense under 
     section 2241 (relating to aggravated sexual abuse), 2242 
     (relating to sexual abuse), 2243 (relating to sexual abuse of 
     a minor or ward), 2244 (relating to abusive sexual contact), 
     2245 (relating to sexual abuse resulting in death), or 2251A 
     (relating to selling or buying of children), or an offense 
     under section 2423 (relating to transportation of minors) 
     involving the transportation of, or the engagement in a 
     sexual act with, an individual who has not attained 16 years 
     of age;
       ``(B) the term `prior sex conviction' means a conviction 
     for which the sentence was imposed before the conduct 
     occurred forming the basis for the subsequent Federal sex 
     offense, and which was for either--
       ``(i) a Federal sex offense; or
       ``(ii) an offense under State law consisting of conduct 
     that would have been a Federal sex offense if, to the extent 
     or in the manner specified in the applicable provision of 
     title 18--

       ``(I) the offense involved interstate or foreign commerce, 
     or the use of the mails; or
       ``(II) the conduct occurred in any commonwealth, territory, 
     or possession of the United States, within the special 
     maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, 
     in a Federal prison, on any land or building owned by, leased 
     to, or otherwise used by or under the control of the 
     Government of the United States, or in the Indian country as 
     defined in section 1151;

       ``(C) the term `minor' means any person under the age of 18 
     years; and
       ``(D) 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) Title 18 Conforming and Technical Amendments.--
       (1) Section 2247.--Section 2247 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting ``, unless section 3559(e) 
     applies'' before the final period.
       (2) Section 2426.--Section 2426 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting ``, unless section 3559(e) 
     applies'' before the final period.
       (3) Technical Amendments.--Sections 2252(c)(1) and 
     2252A(d)(1) of title 18, United States Code, are each amended 
     by striking ``less than three'' and inserting ``fewer than 
     3''.

       Add at the end the following:

     SEC.   . INCREASE OF AGE RELATING TO TRANSFER OF OBSCENE 
                   MATERIAL.

       Section 1470 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``16'' each place it appears and inserting ``18''.

       Add at the end the following new section:

     SEC. ____. 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.''.

       At the end of the bill, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. PROHIBITION ON TRANSFERRING TO JUVENILE A FIREARM 
                   THAT THE TRANSFEROR KNOWS OR HAS REASON TO 
                   BELIEVE WILL BE USED IN A SCHOOL ZONE OR IN A 
                   SERIOUS VIOLENT FELONY.

       (a) Prohibition.--Section 922 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after subsection (y) the 
     following:

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       ``(z)(1) It shall be unlawful for a person to sell, 
     deliver, or otherwise transfer any firearm to a person who 
     the transferor knows or has reasonable cause to believe is a 
     juvenile, and knowing or having reasonable cause to believe 
     that the juvenile intends to possess, discharge, or otherwise 
     use the firearm in a school zone.
       ``(2) It shall be unlawful for a person to sell, deliver, 
     or otherwise transfer any firearm to a person who the 
     transferor knows or has reasonable cause to believe is a 
     juvenile, and knowing or having reasonable cause to believe 
     that the juvenile intends to possess, discharge, or otherwise 
     use the firearm in the commission of a serious violent 
     felony.
       ``(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term `juvenile' 
     means an individual who has not attained 18 years of age.''.
       (b) Penalties.--Section 924(a) of such title is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(7)(A) A person, other than a juvenile, who violates 
     section 922(z)(1) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned 
     as provided in section 924(a)(6)(B)(ii), or both.
       ``(B) A person, other than a juvenile, who violates section 
     922(z)(2) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned as 
     provided in section 924(a)(6)(B)(iii), or both.''.

       At the end of the bill, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. 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.

       Add at the end the following:

                       TITLE ____--JUVENILE GANGS

     SEC. ____1. SOLICITATION OR RECRUITMENT OF PERSONS IN 
                   CRIMINAL STREET GANG ACTIVITY.

       (a) Prohibited Acts.--Chapter 26 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 522. Recruitment of persons to participate in criminal 
       street gang activity

       ``(a) Prohibited Act.--It shall be unlawful for any person, 
     to use any facility in, or travel in, interstate or foreign 
     commerce, or cause another to do so, to recruit, solicit, 
     induce, command, or cause another person to be or remain as a 
     member of a criminal street gang, or conspire to do so, with 
     the intent that the person being recruited, solicited, 
     induced, commanded or caused to be or remain a member of such 
     gang participate in an offense described in section 521(c).
       ``(b) Penalties.--Any person who violates subsection (a) 
     shall--
       ``(1) if the person recruited, solicited, induced, 
     commanded, or caused--
       ``(A) is a minor, be imprisoned not less than 4 years and 
     not more than 10 years, fined in accordance with this title, 
     or both; or
       ``(B) is not a minor, be imprisoned not less than 1 year 
     and not more than 10 years, fined in accordance with this 
     title, or both; and
       ``(2) be liable for any costs incurred by the Federal 
     Government or by any State or local government for housing, 
     maintaining, and treating the minor until the minor attains 
     the age of 18 years.
       ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Criminal street gang.--The term `criminal street 
     gang' has the meaning given the term in section 521.
       ``(2) Minor.--The term `minor' means a person who is 
     younger than 18 years of age.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 26 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``522. Recruitment of persons to participate in criminal street gang 
              activity.''.

       At the end of the bill, add the following (and make such 
     technical and conforming changes as may be appropriate):

     SEC. 3. DISTRICT JUDGES FOR DISTRICTS IN THE STATES OF 
                   ARIZONA, FLORIDA, AND NEVADA.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Emergency Federal Judgeship Act of 1999''.
       (b) In General.--The President shall appoint, by and with 
     the advice and consent of the Senate--
       (1) 3 additional district judges for the district of 
     Arizona;
       (2) 4 additional district judges for the middle district of 
     Florida; and
       (3) 2 additional district judges for the district of 
     Nevada.
       (c) Tables.--In order that the table contained in section 
     133 of title 28, United States Code, will reflect the changes 
     in the total number of permanent district judgeships 
     authorized as a result of subsection (a) of this section--
       (1) the item relating to Arizona in such table is amended 
     to read as follows:

``Arizona.....................................................11'';....

       (2) the item relating to Florida in such table is amended 
     to read as follows:

``Florida:

    Northern.....................................................4 ....

    Middle......................................................15 ....

    Southern..................................................16'';....

     and
       (3) the item relating to Nevada in such table is amended to 
     read as follows:

``Nevada.......................................................6''.....

       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
     the provisions of this section, including such sums as may be 
     necessary to provide appropriate space and facilities for the 
     judicial positions created by this section.

       Page 4, line 23, strike ``To'' and insert the following 
     ``Except as provided in section 1803(f), to''.

         Page 13, after line 19, insert the following:

       ``(f) Special Rules.--
       ``(1) In general.--The funds available under this part for 
     a State shall be reduced by 25 percent and redistributed 
     under paragraph (2) unless the State has in effect throughout 
     the State a law which suspends the driver's license of a 
     juvenile until 21 years of age if such juvenile illegally 
     possess a firearm or uses a firearm in the commission of a 
     crime or an act of juvenile delinquency.
       ``(2) Redistribution.--Any funds available for 
     redistribution shall be redistributed to participating States 
     that have in effect a law referred to in paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Compliance.--The Attorney General shall issue 
     regulations to ensure compliance with the requirements of 
     paragraph (1).''.

       At the end of the bill, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. YOUTH CRIME GUN INTERDICTION INITIATIVE (YCGII).

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     expand--
       (1) to 75 the number of city and county law enforcement 
     agencies that through the Youth Crime Gun Interdiction 
     Initiative (referred to in this section as YCGII) submit 
     identifying information relating to all firearms recovered 
     during law enforcement investigations, including from 
     individuals under 25, to the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     identify the types and origins of such firearms; and
       (2) the resources devoted to law enforcement investigations 
     of illegal youth possessors and users and of illegal firearms 
     traffickers identified through YCGII, including through the 
     hiring of additional agents, inspectors, intelligence 
     analysts, and support personnel.
       (b) Selection of Participants.--The Secretary of the 
     Treasury, in consultation with Federal, State, and local law 
     enforcement officials, shall select cities and counties for 
     participation in the program under this section.
       (c) Establishment of System.--The Secretary of the Treasury 
     shall establish a system through which State and local law 
     enforcement agencies, through online computer technology, can 
     promptly provide firearms-related information to the 
     Secretary of the Treasury and access information derived 
     through YCGII as soon as such capability is available. Not 
     later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     the Secretary shall submit to the Chairman and ranking Member 
     of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate, a report explaining the 
     capacity to provide such online access and the future 
     technical and, if necessary, legal changes required to make 
     such capability available, including cost estimates.
       (d) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the Chairman and 
     ranking Member of the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate a report regarding 
     the types and sources of firearms recovered from individuals, 
     including those under the age of 25;

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     regional, State, and national firearms trafficking trends; 
     and the number of investigations and arrests resulting from 
     YCGII.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Department of the Treasury to carry 
     out this section $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and such 
     sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2001 through 2004.

       At the end of the bill insert the following:

     SEC. ____. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds that--
       (1) more than 40,000 laws regulating the sale, possession, 
     and use of firearms currently exist at the Federal, State, 
     and local level;
       (2) there have been an extremely low number of prosecutions 
     for Federal firearms violations;
       (3) programs such a Project Exile have succeeded in 
     dramatically decreasing homicide and gun-related crimes; and
       (4) enhanced punishment and aggressive prosecution for 
     crimes committed with firearms, or possessing a firearm 
     during commission of a crime, are common sense solutions to 
     deter gun violence.

       Add at the end the following new title:

                   TITLE ____--DRUG DEALER LIABILITY

     SEC. ____. FEDERAL CAUSE OF ACTION FOR DRUG DEALER LIABILITY.

       (a) In General.--Part E of the Controlled Substances Act is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 521. FEDERAL CAUSE OF ACTION FOR DRUG DEALER 
                   LIABILITY.

       ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     any person who manufactures or distributes a controlled 
     substance in a felony violation of this title or title III 
     shall be liable in a civil action to any party harmed, 
     directly or indirectly, by the use of that controlled 
     substance.
       ``(b) Exception.--An individual user of a controlled 
     substance may not bring or maintain an action under this 
     section unless the individual personally discloses to 
     narcotics enforcement authorities all of the information 
     known to the individual regarding all that individual's 
     sources of illegal controlled substances.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for the 
     Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 
     is amended by inserting after the time relating to section 
     520 the following new item:

``Sec. 521. Federal cause of action for drug dealer liability.''.

       At the end of the bill, add the following (and make such 
     technical and conforming changes as may be appropriate):

     SEC. 3. CONSTITUTIONALITY OF MEMORIAL SERVICES AND MEMORIALS 
                   AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress of the United States finds that 
     the saying of a prayer, the reading of a scripture, or the 
     performance of religious music, as part of a memorial service 
     that is held on the campus of a public school in order to 
     honor the memory of any person slain on that campus does not 
     violate the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United 
     States, and that the design and construction of any memorial 
     which includes religious symbols, motifs, or sayings that is 
     placed on the campus of a public school in order to honor the 
     memory of any person slain on that campus does not violate 
     the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
       (b) Lawsuits.--In any lawsuit claiming that the type of 
     memorial or memorial service described in subsection (a) 
     violates the Constitution of the United States--
       (1) each party shall pay its own attorney's fee and costs, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law; and
       (2) the Attorney General is authorized to provide legal 
     assistance to the school district or other government entity 
     that is defending the legality of such memorial service.

       Add at the end the following:
  TITLE __--LIMITATION ON RECOVERY OF ATTORNEYS FEES IN CERTAIN CASES

     SEC. __. LIMITATION ON RECOVERY OF ATTORNEYS FEES IN CERTAIN 
                   CASES.

       Section 722(b) of the Revised Statutes of the United States 
     (42 U.S.C. 1988(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``In'' and inserting ``Except as otherwise 
     provided in this subsection, in'';
       (2) by striking ``, except that'' and inserting ``. 
     However,''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:``Attorneys' fees 
     under this section may not be allowed in any action claiming 
     that a public school or its agent violates the constitutional 
     prohibition against the establishment of religion by 
     permitting, facilitating, or accommodating a student's 
     religious expression.''.

       Add at the end the following new title:

                TITLE ____--RIGHTS TO RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

     SEC. ____. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds the following:
       (1) The Declaration of Independence declares that 
     governments are instituted to secure certain unalienable 
     rights, including life, liberty, and the pursuit of 
     happiness, with which all human beings are endowed by their 
     Creator and to which they are entitled by the laws of nature 
     and of nature's God.
       (2) The organic laws of the United States Code and the 
     constitutions of every State, using various expressions, 
     recognize God as the source of the blessings of liberty.
       (3) The First Amendment to the Constitution of the United 
     States secures rights against laws respecting an 
     establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise 
     thereof made by the United States Government.
       (4) The rights secured under the First Amendment have been 
     interpreted by courts of the United States Government to be 
     included among the provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment.
       (5) The Tenth Amendment reserves to the States respectively 
     the powers not delegated to the United States Government nor 
     prohibited to the States.
       (6) Disputes and doubts have arisen with respect to public 
     displays of the Ten Commandments and to other public 
     expression of religious faith.
       (7) Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment grants the 
     Congress power to enforce the provisions of the said 
     amendment.
       (8) Article I, Section 8, grants the Congress power to 
     constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court, and 
     Article III, Section 1, grants the Congress power to ordain 
     and establish courts in which the judicial power of the 
     United States Government shall be vested.

     SEC. ____. RELIGIOUS LIBERTY RIGHTS DECLARED.

       (a) Display of Ten Commandments.--The power to display the 
     Ten Commandments on or within property owned or administered 
     by the several States or political subdivisions thereof is 
     hereby declared to be among the powers reserved to the States 
     respectively.
       (b) Expression of Religious Faith.--The expression of 
     religious faith by individual persons on or within property 
     owned or administered by the several States or political 
     subdivisions thereof is hereby--
       (1) declared to be among the rights secured against laws 
     respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the 
     free exercise of religion made or enforced by the United 
     States Government or by any department or executive or 
     judicial officer thereof; and
       (2) declared to be among the liberties of which no State 
     shall deprive any person without due process of law made in 
     pursuance of powers reserved to the States respectively.
       (c) Exercise of Judicial Power.--The courts constituted, 
     ordained, and established by the Congress shall exercise the 
     judicial power in a manner consistent with the foregoing 
     declarations.

       At the end of the bill, add the following (and make such 
     technical and conforming changes as may be appropriate):

     SEC. 3. RELIGIOUS NONDISCRIMINATION.

       The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 
     (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) is amended by inserting before title 
     III the following:


                     ``religious nondiscrimination

       ``Sec. 299J. (a) A governmental entity that receives a 
     grant under this title and that is authorized by this title 
     to carry out the purpose for which such grant is made through 
     contracts with, or grants to, nongovernmental entities may 
     use such grant to carry out such purpose through contracts 
     with or grants to religious organizations.
       ``(b) For purposes of subsection (a), subsections (b) 
     through (k) of section 104 of the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 604a) 
     shall apply with respect to the use of a grant received by 
     such entity under this title in the same manner as such 
     subsections apply to States with respect to a program 
     described in section 104(a)(2)(A) of such Act.''. 

       Add at the end the following:

     SEC. ____. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS WITH REGARD TO VIOLENCE AND 
                   THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Incidents of tragic school violence have risen over the 
     past few years.
       (2) Our children are being desensitized by the increase of 
     gun violence shown on television, movies, and video games.
       (3) According to the American Medical Association, by the 
     time an average child reaches age 18, he or she has witnessed 
     more than 200,000 acts of violence on television, including 
     16,000 murders.
       (4) Children who listen to explicit music lyrics, play 
     video ``killing'' games, or go to violent action movies get 
     further brainwashed into thinking that violence is socially 
     acceptable and without consequence.
       (5) No industry does more to glorify gun violence than some 
     elements of the motion picture industry.
       (6) Children are particularly susceptible to the influence 
     of violent subject matter.
       (7) The entertainment industry uses wanton violence in its 
     advertising campaigns directed at young people.
       (8) Alternatives should be developed and considered to 
     discourage the exposure of children to violent subject 
     matter.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that the entertainment industry--
       (1) has been irresponsible in the development of its 
     products and the marketing of those products to America's 
     youth;
       (2) must recognize the power and influence it has over the 
     behavior of our Nation's youth; and
       (3) must do everything in its power to stop these 
     portrayals of pointless acts of brutality by immediately 
     eliminating gratuitous violence in movies, television, music, 
     and video games.

       At the end of the bill, insert the following:

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     SEC. ____. STUDY OF MARKETING PRACTICES OF THE FIREARMS 
                   INDUSTRY.

       (a) In General.--The Federal Trade Commission and the 
     Attorney General shall jointly conduct a study of the 
     marketing practices of the firearms industry with respect to 
     children.
       (b) Issues Examined.--In conducting the study under 
     subsection (a), the Commission and the Attorney General shall 
     examine the extent to which the firearms industry advertises 
     and promotes its products to minors, including in media 
     outlets in which minors comprise a substantial percentage of 
     the audience.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Commission and the Attorney 
     General shall submit to Congress a report on the study 
     conducted under subsection (a).

       Insert at the end the following new section:

     SEC.   . SURGEON GENERAL REVIEW OF EFFECT ON JUVENILES OF 
                   VIOLENCE IN MEDIA.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) the tragic killings at a high school in Colorado remind 
     us that violence in America continues to occur at 
     unacceptable levels for a civilized society;
       (2) the relationship of violent messages delivered through 
     such popular media as television, radio, film, recordings, 
     video games, advertising, the Internet, and other outlets of 
     mass culture, to self-destructive or violent behavior by 
     children or young adults towards themselves, such as suicide, 
     or to violence directed at others, has been studied intensely 
     both by segments of the media industry itself and by academic 
     institutions;
       (3) the same media used to deliver messages which harm our 
     children can also be used to deliver messages which promote 
     positive behavior;
       (4) much of this research has occurred in the 17 years 
     since the last major review and report of the literature was 
     assembled by the National Institute on Mental Health 
     published in 1982;
       (5) the Surgeon General of the United States last issued a 
     comprehensive report on violence and the media in 1972; and
       (6) the number, pervasiveness, and sophistication of 
     technological avenues for delivering messages through the 
     media to young people has expanded rapidly since these 2 
     reports.
       (b) Comprehensive Review Required.--The Surgeon General, in 
     cooperation with the National Institute of Mental Health, and 
     such other sources of expertise as the Surgeon General deems 
     appropriate, shall undertake a comprehensive review of 
     published research, analysis, studies, and other sources of 
     reliable information concerning the impact on the health and 
     welfare of children and young adults of violent messages 
     delivered through such popular media as television, radio, 
     recordings, video games, advertising, the Internet, and other 
     outlets of mass culture.
       (c) Report.--The Surgeon General shall issue a report based 
     on the review required by subsection (b). Such report shall 
     include, but not be limited to, findings and recommendations 
     concerning what can be done to mitigate any harmful affects 
     on children and young adults from the violent messages 
     described in such subsection, and the identification of gaps 
     in the research that should be filled.
       (d) Deadlines.--The review required by subsection (b) shall 
     be completed in no more than 1 year, and the report required 
     by subsection (c) shall be issued no later than 6 months 
     following completion of the review.

       Page 1, after line 2, insert the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Juvenile Justice Reform Act 
     of 1999''.
       Page 1, strike line 3 and insert the following:

              TITLE I--CONSEQUENCES FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS

     SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

       Page 1, line 4, strike ``Act'' and insert ``title''.
       Page 2, line 1, redesignate section 2 as section 102.
       At the end of the bill, add the following (and make such 
     technical and conforming changes as may be appropriate):

      TITLE II--JUVENILE CRIME CONTROL AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION

     SEC. 200. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Juvenile 
     Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1999''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this title 
     is as follows:

      TITLE II--JUVENILE CRIME CONTROL AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION

Sec. 200. Short title; table of contents.

 Subtitle A--Amendments to Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
                              Act of 1974

Sec. 201. Findings.
Sec. 202. Purpose.
Sec. 203. Definitions.
Sec. 204. Name of office.
Sec. 205. Concentration of Federal effort.
Sec. 206. Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
              Prevention.
Sec. 207. Annual report.
Sec. 208. Allocation.
Sec. 209. State plans.
Sec. 210. Juvenile delinquency prevention block grant program.
Sec. 211. Research; evaluation; technical assistance; training.
Sec. 212. Demonstration projects.
Sec. 213. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 214. Administrative authority.
Sec. 215. Use of funds.
Sec. 216. Limitation on use of funds.
Sec. 217. Rule of construction.
Sec. 218. Leasing surplus Federal property.
Sec. 219. Issuance of Rules.
Sec. 220. Content of materials.
Sec. 221. Technical and conforming amendments.
Sec. 222. References.

      Subtitle B--Amendments to the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act

Sec. 231. Runaway and homeless youth.

 Subtitle C--Repeal of Title V Relating to Incentive Grants for Local 
                    Delinquency Prevention Programs

Sec. 241. Repealer.

    Subtitle D--Amendments to the Missing Children's Assistance Act

Sec. 251. National center for missing and exploited children.

                  Subtitle E--Studies and Evaluations

Sec. 261. Study of school violence.
Sec. 262. Study of mental health needs of juveniles in secure and 
              nonsecure placements in the juvenile justice system.
Sec. 263. Evaluation by General Accounting Office.
Sec. 264. General Accounting Office Report.
Sec. 265. Behavioral and social science research on youth violence.

                     Subtitle F--General Provisions

Sec. 271. Effective date; application of amendments.

 Subtitle A--Amendments to Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
                              Act of 1974

     SEC. 201. FINDINGS.

       Section 101 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601) is amended to read as 
     follows:


                               ``findings

       ``Sec. 101. (a) The Congress finds the following:
       ``(1) There has been a dramatic increase in juvenile 
     delinquency, particularly violent crime committed by 
     juveniles. Weapons offenses and homicides are 2 of the 
     fastest growing crimes committed by juveniles. More than \1/
     2\ of juvenile victims are killed with a firearm. 
     Approximately \1/5\ of the individuals arrested for 
     committing violent crime are less than 18 years of age. The 
     increase in both the number of youth below the age of 15 and 
     females arrested for violent crime is cause for concern.
       ``(2) This problem should be addressed through a 2-track 
     common sense approach that addresses the needs of individual 
     juveniles and society at large by promoting--
       ``(A) quality prevention programs that--
       ``(i) work with juveniles, their families, local public 
     agencies, and community-based organizations, and take into 
     consideration such factors as whether or not juveniles have 
     been the victims of family violence (including child abuse 
     and neglect); and
       ``(ii) are designed to reduce risks and develop 
     competencies in at-risk juveniles that will prevent, and 
     reduce the rate of, violent delinquent behavior; and
       ``(B) programs that assist in holding juveniles accountable 
     for their actions, including a system of graduated sanctions 
     to respond to each delinquent act, requiring juveniles to 
     make restitution, or perform community service, for the 
     damage caused by their delinquent acts, and methods for 
     increasing victim satisfaction with respect to the penalties 
     imposed on juveniles for their acts.
       ``(b) Congress must act now to reform this program by 
     focusing on juvenile delinquency prevention programs, as well 
     as programs that hold juveniles accountable for their acts. 
     Without true reform, the criminal justice system will not be 
     able to overcome the challenges it will face in the coming 
     years when the number of juveniles is expected to increase by 
     30 percent.''.

     SEC. 202. PURPOSE.

       Section 102 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5602) is amended to read as 
     follows:


                               ``purposes

       ``Sec. 102. The purposes of this title and title II are--
       ``(1) to support State and local programs that prevent 
     juvenile involvement in delinquent behavior;
       ``(2) to assist State and local governments in promoting 
     public safety by encouraging accountability for acts of 
     juvenile delinquency; and
       ``(3) to assist State and local governments in addressing 
     juvenile crime through the provision of technical assistance, 
     research, training, evaluation, and the dissemination of 
     information on effective programs for combating juvenile 
     delinquency.''.

     SEC. 203. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5603) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3) by striking ``to help prevent juvenile 
     delinquency'' and inserting ``designed to reduce known risk 
     factors for juvenile delinquent behavior, provides activities 
     that build on protective factors for, and develop 
     competencies in, juveniles to prevent, and reduce the rate 
     of, delinquent juvenile behavior'',
       (2) in paragraph (4) by inserting ``title I of'' before 
     ``the Omnibus'' each place it appears,
       (3) in paragraph (7) by striking ``the Trust Territory of 
     the Pacific Islands,'',
       (4) in paragraph (9) by striking ``justice'' and inserting 
     ``crime control'',
       (5) in paragraph (12)(B) by striking ``, of any 
     nonoffender,'',

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       (6) in paragraph (13)(B) by striking ``, any non-
     offender,'',
       (7) in paragraph (14) by inserting ``drug trafficking,'' 
     after ``assault,'',
       (8) in paragraph (16)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A) by adding ``and'' at the end, and
       (B) by striking subparagraph (C),
       (9) by striking paragraph (17),
       (10) in paragraph (22)--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (i), (ii), and (iii) as 
     subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively, and
       (B) by striking ``and'' at the end,
       (11) in paragraph (23) by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting a semicolon,
       (12) by redesignating paragraphs (18), (19), (20), (21), 
     (22), and (23) as paragraphs (17) through (22), respectively, 
     and
       (13) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(23) the term `boot camp' means a residential facility 
     (excluding a private residence) at which there are provided--
       ``(A) a highly regimented schedule of discipline, physical 
     training, work, drill, and ceremony characteristic of 
     military basic training.
       ``(B) regular, remedial, special, and vocational education; 
     and
       ``(C) counseling and treatment for substance abuse and 
     other health and mental health problems;
       ``(24) the term `graduated sanctions' means an 
     accountability-based, graduated series of sanctions 
     (including incentives and services) applicable to juveniles 
     within the juvenile justice system to hold such juveniles 
     accountable for their actions and to protect communities from 
     the effects of juvenile delinquency by providing appropriate 
     sanctions for every act for which a juvenile is adjudicated 
     delinquent, by inducing their law-abiding behavior, and by 
     preventing their subsequent involvement with the juvenile 
     justice system;
       ``(25) the term `violent crime' means--
       ``(A) murder or nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, 
     or robbery, or
       ``(B) aggravated assault committed with the use of a 
     firearm;
       ``(26) the term `co-located facilities' means facilities 
     that are located in the same building, or are part of a 
     related complex of buildings located on the same grounds; and
       ``(27) the term `related complex of buildings' means 2 or 
     more buildings that share--
       ``(A) physical features, such as walls and fences, or 
     services beyond mechanical services (heating, air 
     conditioning, water and sewer); or
       ``(B) the specialized services that are allowable under 
     section 31.303(e)(3)(i)(C)(3) of title 28 of the Code of 
     Federal Regulations, as in effect on December 10, 1996.''.

     SEC. 204. NAME OF OFFICE.

       Title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
     Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5611 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by amending the heading of part A to read as follows:

      ``Part A--Office of Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency 
                             Prevention'',

       (2) in section 201(a) by striking ``Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention'' and inserting ``Crime Control and Delinquency 
     Prevention'', and
       (3) in subsections section 299A(c)(2) by striking ``Justice 
     and Delinquency Prevention'' and inserting ``Crime Control 
     and Delinquency Prevention''.

     SEC. 205. CONCENTRATION OF FEDERAL EFFORT.

       Section 204 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5614) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1) by striking the last sentence,
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (3) by striking ``and of the prospective'' 
     and all that follows through ``administered'',
       (B) by striking paragraph (5), and
       (C) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs 
     (5) and (6), respectively,
       (3) in subsection (c) by striking ``and reports'' and all 
     that follows through ``this part'', and inserting ``as may be 
     appropriate to prevent the duplication of efforts, and to 
     coordinate activities, related to the prevention of juvenile 
     delinquency'',
       (4) by striking subsection (i), and
       (5) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (f).

     SEC. 206. COORDINATING COUNCIL ON JUVENILE JUSTICE AND 
                   DELINQUENCY PREVENTION.

       Section 206 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5616) is repealed.

     SEC. 207. ANNUAL REPORT.

       Section 207 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5617) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by inserting ``and'' after ``priorities,'', and
       (B) by striking ``, and recommendations of the Council'',
       (2) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5), and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(4) An evaluation of the programs funded under this title 
     and their effectiveness in reducing the incidence of juvenile 
     delinquency, particularly violent crime, committed by 
     juveniles.'', and
       (3) by redesignating such section as section 206.

     SEC. 208. ALLOCATION.

       Section 222 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5632) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) by striking ``amount, up to $400,000,'' and inserting 
     ``amount up to $400,000'',
       (II) by inserting a comma after ``1992'' the 1st place it 
     appears,
       (III) by striking ``the Trust Territory of the Pacific 
     Islands,'', and
       (IV) by striking ``amount, up to $100,000,'' and inserting 
     ``amount up to $100,000'',

       (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) by striking ``(other than part D)'',
       (II) by striking ``or such greater amount, up to $600,000'' 
     and all that follows through ``section 299(a) (1) and (3)'',
       (III) by striking ``the Trust Territory of the Pacific 
     Islands,'',
       (IV) by striking ``amount, up to $100,000,'' and inserting 
     ``amount up to $100,000'', and
       (V) by inserting a comma after ``1992'',

       (B) in paragraph (3) by striking ``allot'' and inserting 
     ``allocate'', and
       (2) in subsection (b) by striking ``the Trust Territory of 
     the Pacific Islands,''.

     SEC. 209. STATE PLANS.

       Section 223 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5633) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the 2nd sentence by striking ``challenge'' and all 
     that follows through ``part E'', and inserting ``, projects, 
     and activities'',
       (B) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) by striking ``, which--'' and inserting ``that--'',
       (ii) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) by striking ``not less'' and all that follows through 
     ``33'', and inserting ``the attorney general of the State or 
     such other State official who has primary responsibility for 
     overseeing the enforcement of State criminal laws, and'',
       (II) by inserting ``, in consultation with the attorney 
     general of the State or such other State official who has 
     primary responsibility for overseeing the enforcement of 
     State criminal laws'' after ``State'',
       (III) in clause (i) by striking ``or the administration of 
     juvenile justice'' and inserting ``, the administration of 
     juvenile justice, or the reduction of juvenile delinquency'',
       (IV) in clause (ii) by striking ``include--'' and all that 
     follows through the semicolon at the end of subclause (VIII), 
     and inserting the following:

     ``represent a multidisciplinary approach to addressing 
     juvenile delinquency and may include--

       ``(I) individuals who represent units of general local 
     government, law enforcement and juvenile justice agencies, 
     public agencies concerned with the prevention and treatment 
     of juvenile delinquency and with the adjudication of 
     juveniles, representatives of juveniles, or nonprofit private 
     organizations, particularly such organizations that serve 
     juveniles; and
       ``(II) such other individuals as the chief executive 
     officer considers to be appropriate; and'', and
       (V) by striking clauses (iv) and (v),

       (iii) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``justice'' and 
     inserting ``crime control'',
       (iv) in subparagraph (D)--

       (I) in clause (i) by inserting ``and'' at the end,
       (II) in clause (ii) by striking ``paragraphs'' and all that 
     follows through ``part E'', and inserting ``paragraphs (11), 
     (12), and (13)'', and
       (III) by striking clause (iii), and

       (v) in subparagraph (E) by striking ``title--'' and all 
     that follows through ``(ii)'' and inserting ``title,'',
       (C) in paragraph (5)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking 
     ``, other than'' and inserting ``reduced by the percentage 
     (if any) specified by the State under the authority of 
     paragraph (25) and excluding'' after ``section 222'', and
       ``(ii) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``paragraphs 
     (12)(A), (13), and (14)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (11), 
     (12), and (13)'',
       (D) by striking paragraph (6),
       (E) in paragraph (7) by inserting ``, including in rural 
     areas'' before the semicolon at the end,
       (F) in paragraph (8)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) by striking ``for (i)'' and all that follows through 
     ``relevant jurisdiction'', and inserting ``for an analysis of 
     juvenile delinquency problems in, and the juvenile 
     delinquency control and delinquency prevention needs 
     (including educational needs) of, the State'',
       (II) by striking ``justice'' the second place it appears 
     and inserting ``crime control'', and
       (III) by striking ``of the jurisdiction; (ii)'' and all 
     that follows through the semicolon at the end, and inserting 
     ``of the State; and'',

       (ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:
       ``(B) contain--
       ``(i) a plan for providing needed gender-specific services 
     for the prevention and treatment of juvenile delinquency;
       ``(ii) a plan for providing needed services for the 
     prevention and treatment of juvenile delinquency in rural 
     areas; and
       ``(iii) a plan for providing needed mental health services 
     to juveniles in the juvenile justice system, including 
     information on how such plan is being implemented and how 
     such services will be targeted to those juveniles in the such 
     system who are in greatest need of such services services;'', 
     and
       (iii) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D),
       (G) by amending paragraph (9) to read as follows:

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       ``(9) provide for the coordination and maximum utilization 
     of existing juvenile delinquency programs, programs operated 
     by public and private agencies and organizations, and other 
     related programs (such as education, special education, 
     recreation, health, and welfare programs) in the State;'',
       (H) in paragraph (10)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) by striking ``, specifically'' and inserting 
     ``including'',
       (II) by striking clause (i), and
       (III) redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (i) 
     and (ii), respectively,

       (ii) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``juvenile justice'' 
     and inserting ``juvenile crime control'',
       (iv) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as follows:
       ``(D) programs that provide treatment to juvenile offenders 
     who are victims of child abuse or neglect, and to their 
     families, in order to reduce the likelihood that such 
     juvenile offenders will commit subsequent violations of 
     law;'',
       (iv) in subparagraph (E)--

       (I) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii), and
       (II) by striking ``juveniles, provided'' and all that 
     follows through ``provides; and'', and inserting the 
     following:

     ``juveniles--
       ``(i) to encourage juveniles to remain in elementary and 
     secondary schools or in alternative learning situations;
       ``(ii) to provide services to assist juveniles in making 
     the transition to the world of work and self-sufficiency; 
     and'',
       (v) by amending subparagraph (F) to read as follows:
       ``(F) expanding the use of probation officers--
       ``(i) particularly for the purpose of permitting nonviolent 
     juvenile offenders (including status offenders) to remain at 
     home with their families as an alternative to incarceration 
     or institutionalization; and
       ``(ii) to ensure that juveniles follow the terms of their 
     probation;'',
       (vi) by amending subparagraph (G) to read as follows:
       ``(G) one-on-one mentoring programs that are designed to 
     link at-risk juveniles and juvenile offenders, particularly 
     juveniles residing in high-crime areas and juveniles 
     experiencing educational failure, with responsible adults 
     (such as law enforcement officers, adults working with local 
     businesses, and adults working with community-based 
     organizations and agencies) who are properly screened and 
     trained;'',
       (vii) in subparagraph (H) by striking ``handicapped youth'' 
     and inserting ``juveniles with disabilities'',
       (viii) by amending subparagraph (K) to read as follows:
       ``(K) boot camps for juvenile offenders;'',
       (ix) by amending subparagraph (L) to read as follows:
       ``(L) community-based programs and services to work with 
     juveniles, their parents, and other family members during and 
     after incarceration in order to strengthen families so that 
     such juveniles may be retained in their homes;'',
       (x) by amending subparagraph (N) to read as follows:
       ``(N) establishing policies and systems to incorporate 
     relevant child protective services records into juvenile 
     justice records for purposes of establishing treatment plans 
     for juvenile offenders;'',
       (xi) in subparagraph (O)--

       (I) in striking ``cultural'' and inserting ``other'', and
       (II) by striking the period at the end and inserting a 
     semicolon, and

       (xii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(P) programs designed to prevent and to reduce hate 
     crimes committed by juveniles; and
       ``(Q) after-school programs that provide at-risk juveniles 
     and juveniles in the juvenile justice system with a range of 
     age-appropriate activities, including tutoring, mentoring, 
     and other educational and enrichment activities.'',
       (I) by amending paragraph (12) to read as follows:
       ``(12) shall, in accordance with rules issued by the 
     Administrator, provide that--
       ``(A) juveniles who are charged with or who have committed 
     an offense that would not be criminal if committed by an 
     adult, excluding--
       ``(i) juveniles who are charged with or who have committed 
     a violation of section 922(x)(2) of title 18, United States 
     Code, or of a similar State law;
       ``(ii) juveniles who are charged with or who have committed 
     a violation of a valid court order; and
       ``(iii) juveniles who are held in accordance with the 
     Interstate Compact on Juveniles as enacted by the State;

     shall not be placed in secure detention facilities or secure 
     correctional facilities; and
       ``(B) juveniles--
       ``(i) who are not charged with any offense; and
       ``(ii) who are--

       ``(I) aliens; or
       ``(II) alleged to be dependent, neglected, or abused;

     shall not be placed in secure detention facilities or secure 
     correctional facilities;'',
       (J) by amending paragraph (13) to read as follows:
       ``(13) provide that--
       ``(A) juveniles alleged to be or found to be delinquent, 
     and juveniles within the purview of paragraph (11), will not 
     be detained or confined in any institution in which they have 
     regular contact, or unsupervised incidental contact, with 
     adults incarcerated because such adults have been convicted 
     of a crime or are awaiting trial on criminal charges; and
       ``(B) there is in effect in the State a policy that 
     requires individuals who work with both such juveniles and 
     such adults in co-located facilities have been 
     trained and certified to work with juveniles;'',
       (K) by amending paragraph (14) to read as follows:
       ``(14) provide that no juvenile will be detained or 
     confined in any jail or lockup for adults except--
       ``(A) juveniles who are accused of nonstatus offenses and 
     who are detained in such jail or lockup for a period not to 
     exceed 6 hours--
       ``(i) for processing or release;
       ``(ii) while awaiting transfer to a juvenile facility; or
       ``(iii) in which period such juveniles make a court 
     appearance;
       ``(B) juveniles who are accused of nonstatus offenses, who 
     are awaiting an initial court appearance that will occur 
     within 48 hours after being taken into custody (excluding 
     Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays), and who are detained 
     in a jail or lockup--
       ``(i) in which--

       ``(I) such juveniles do not have regular contact, or 
     unsupervised incidental contact, with adults incarcerated 
     because such adults have been convicted of a crime or are 
     awaiting trial on criminal charges; and
       ``(II) there is in effect in the State a policy that 
     requires individuals who work with both such juveniles and 
     such adults in co-located facilities have been trained and 
     certified to work with juveniles; and

       ``(ii) that--

       ``(I) is located outside a metropolitan statistical area 
     (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget) and has 
     no existing acceptable alternative placement available;
       ``(II) is located where conditions of distance to be 
     traveled or the lack of highway, road, or transportation do 
     not allow for court appearances within 48 hours (excluding 
     Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) so that a brief (not 
     to exceed an additional 48 hours) delay is excusable; or
       ``(III) is located where conditions of safety exist (such 
     as severe adverse, life-threatening weather conditions that 
     do not allow for reasonably safe travel), in which case the 
     time for an appearance may be delayed until 24 hours after 
     the time that such conditions allow for reasonable safe 
     travel;

       ``(C) juveniles who are accused of nonstatus offenses and 
     who are detained in a jail or lockup that satisfies the 
     requirements of subparagraph (B)(i) if--
       ``(i) such jail or lockup--

       ``(I) is located outside a metropolitan statistical area 
     (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget); and
       ``(II) has no existing acceptable alternative placement 
     available;

       ``(ii) a parent or other legal guardian (or guardian ad 
     litem) of the juvenile involved, in consultation with the 
     counsel representing the juvenile, consents to detaining such 
     juvenile in accordance with this subparagraph and has the 
     right to revoke such consent at any time;
       ``(iii) the juvenile has counsel, and the counsel 
     representing such juvenile--

       ``(I) consults with the parents of the juvenile to 
     determine the appropriate placement of the juvenile; and
       ``(II) has an opportunity to present the juvenile's 
     position regarding the detention involved to the court before 
     the court approves such detention;;

       ``(iv) the court has an opportunity to hear from the 
     juvenile before court approval of such placement; and
       ``(v) detaining such juvenile in accordance with this 
     subparagraph is--

       ``(I) approved in advance by a court with competent 
     jurisdiction that has determined that such placement is in 
     the best interest of such juvenile;
       ``(II) required to be reviewed periodically and in the 
     presence of the juvenile, at intervals of not more than 5 
     days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays), by 
     such court for the duration of detention; and
       ``(III) for a period preceding the sentencing (if any) of 
     such juvenile, but not to exceed a 20-day period;'',

       (L) in paragraph (15)--
       (i) by striking ``paragraph (12)(A), paragraph (13), and 
     paragraph (14)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (11), (12), and 
     (13)'', and
       (ii) by striking ``paragraph (12)(A) and paragraph (13)'' 
     and inserting ``paragraphs (11) and (12)'',
       (M) in paragraph (16) by striking ``mentally, emotionally, 
     or physically handicapping conditions'' and inserting 
     ``disability'',
       (N) by amending paragraph (19) to read as follows:
       ``(19) provide assurances that--
       ``(A) any assistance provided under this Act will not cause 
     the displacement (including a partial displacement, such as a 
     reduction in the hours of nonovertime work, wages, or 
     employment benefits) of any currently employed employee;
       ``(B) activities assisted under this Act will not impair an 
     existing collective bargaining relationship, contract for 
     services, or collective bargaining agreement; and
       ``(C) no such activity that would be inconsistent with the 
     terms of a collective bargaining agreement shall be 
     undertaken with

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     out the written concurrence of the labor organization 
     involved;'',
       (O) in paragraph (22) by inserting before the semicolon, 
     the following:

     ``; and that the State will not expend funds to carry out a 
     program referred to in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of 
     paragraph (5) if the recipient of funds who carried out such 
     program during the preceding 2-year period fails to 
     demonstrate, before the expiration of such 2-year period, 
     that such program achieved substantial success in achieving 
     the goals specified in the application submitted such 
     recipient to the State agency'',
       (P) by amending paragraph (23) to read as follows:
       ``(23) address juvenile delinquency prevention efforts and 
     system improvement efforts designed to reduce, without 
     establishing or requiring numerical standards or quotas, the 
     disproportionate number of juvenile members of minority 
     groups, who come into contact with the juvenile justice 
     system;'',
       (Q) by amending paragraph (24) to read as follows:
       ``(24) provide that if a juvenile is taken into custody for 
     violating a valid court order issued for committing a status 
     offense--
       ``(A) an appropriate public agency shall be promptly 
     notified that such juvenile is held in custody for violating 
     such order;
       ``(B) not later than 24 hours during which such juvenile is 
     so held, an authorized representative of such agency shall 
     interview, in person, such juvenile; and
       ``(C) not later than 48 hours during which such juvenile is 
     so held--
       ``(i) such representative shall submit an assessment to the 
     court that issued such order, regarding the immediate needs 
     of such juvenile; and
       ``(ii) such court shall conduct a hearing to determine--

       ``(I) whether there is reasonable cause to believe that 
     such juvenile violated such order; and
       ``(II) the appropriate placement of such juvenile pending 
     disposition of the violation alleged;'',

       (R) in paragraph (25) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon,
       (S) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (25) as 
     paragraphs (6) through (24), respectively, and
       (T) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(25) specify a percentage (if any), not to exceed 5 
     percent, of funds received by the State under section 222 
     (other than funds made available to the state advisory group 
     under section 222(d)) that the State will reserve for 
     expenditure by the State to provide incentive grants to units 
     of general local government that reduce the caseload of 
     probation officers within such units, and
       ``(26) provide that the State, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, will implement a system to ensure that if a 
     juvenile is before a court in the juvenile justice system, 
     public child welfare records (including child protective 
     services records) relating to such juvenile that are on file 
     in the geographical area under the jurisdiction of such court 
     will be made known to such court.'', and
       (2) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
       ``(c) If a State fails to comply with any of the applicable 
     requirements of paragraphs (11), (12), (13), and (23) of 
     subsection (a) in any fiscal year beginning after September 
     30, 1999, then the amount allocated to such State for the 
     subsequent fiscal year shall be reduced by not to exceed 12.5 
     percent for each such paragraph with respect to which the 
     failure occurs, unless the Administrator determines that the 
     State--
       ``(1) has achieved substantial compliance with such 
     applicable requirements with respect to which the State was 
     not in compliance; and
       ``(2) has made, through appropriate executive or 
     legislative action, an unequivocal commitment to achieving 
     full compliance with such applicable requirements within a 
     reasonable time.'', and
       (3) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking ``allotment'' and inserting ``allocation'', 
     and
       (B) by striking ``subsection (a) (12)(A), (13), (14) and 
     (23)'' each place it appears and inserting ``paragraphs (11), 
     (12), (13), and (23) of subsection (a)''.

     SEC. 210. JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PREVENTION BLOCK GRANT 
                   PROGRAM.

       Title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
     Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5611 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by striking parts C, D, E, F, G, and H,
       (2) by striking the 1st part I,
       (3) by redesignating the 2nd part I as part F, and
       (4) by inserting after part B the following:

     ``PART C--JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PREVENTION BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM

     ``SEC. 241. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.

       ``The Administrator may make grants to eligible States, 
     from funds allocated under section 242, for the purpose of 
     providing financial assistance to eligible entities to carry 
     out projects designed to prevent juvenile delinquency, 
     including--
       ``(1) projects that provide treatment (including treatment 
     for mental health problems) to juvenile offenders, and 
     juveniles who are at risk of becoming juvenile offenders, who 
     are victims of child abuse or neglect or who have experienced 
     violence in their homes, at school, or in the community, and 
     to their families, in order to reduce the likelihood that 
     such juveniles will commit violations of law;
       ``(2) educational projects or supportive services for 
     delinquent or other juveniles--
       ``(A) to encourage juveniles to remain in elementary and 
     secondary schools or in alternative learning situations in 
     educational settings;
       ``(B) to provide services to assist juveniles in making the 
     transition to the world of work and self-sufficiency;
       ``(C) to assist in identifying learning difficulties 
     (including learning disabilities);
       ``(D) to prevent unwarranted and arbitrary suspensions and 
     expulsions;
       ``(E) to encourage new approaches and techniques with 
     respect to the prevention of school violence and vandalism;
       ``(F) which assist law enforcement personnel and juvenile 
     justice personnel to more effectively recognize and provide 
     for learning-disabled and other juveniles with disabilities;
       ``(G) which develop locally coordinated policies and 
     programs among education, juvenile justice, and social 
     service agencies; or
       ``(H) to provide services to juvenile with serious mental 
     and emotional disturbances (SED) in need of mental health 
     services;
       ``(3) projects which expand the use of probation officers--
       ``(A) particularly for the purpose of permitting nonviolent 
     juvenile offenders (including status offenders) to remain at 
     home with their families as an alternative to incarceration 
     or institutionalization; and
       ``(B) to ensure that juveniles follow the terms of their 
     probation;
       ``(4) one-on-one mentoring projects that are designed to 
     link at-risk juveniles and juvenile offenders who did not 
     commit serious crime, particularly juveniles residing in 
     high-crime areas and juveniles experiencing educational 
     failure, with responsible adults (such as law enforcement 
     officers, adults working with local businesses, and adults 
     working for community-based organizations and agencies) who 
     are properly screened and trained;
       ``(5) community-based projects and services (including 
     literacy and social service programs) which work with 
     juvenile offenders and juveniles who are at risk of becoming 
     juvenile offenders, including those from families with 
     limited English-speaking proficiency, their parents, their 
     siblings, and other family members during and after 
     incarceration of the juvenile offenders, in order to 
     strengthen families, to allow juvenile offenders to be 
     retained in their homes, and to prevent the involvement of 
     other juvenile family members in delinquent activities;
       ``(6) projects designed to provide for the treatment 
     (including mental health services) of juveniles for 
     dependence on or abuse of alcohol, drugs, or other harmful 
     substances;
       ``(7) projects which leverage funds to provide scholarships 
     for postsecondary education and training for low-income 
     juveniles who reside in neighborhoods with high rates of 
     poverty, violence, and drug-related crimes;
       ``(8) projects which provide for an initial intake 
     screening of each juvenile taken into custody--
       ``(A) to determine the likelihood that such juvenile will 
     commit a subsequent offense; and
       ``(B) to provide appropriate interventions (including 
     mental health services) to prevent such juvenile from 
     committing subsequent offenses;
       ``(9) projects (including school- or community-based 
     projects) that are designed to prevent, and reduce the rate 
     of, the participation of juveniles in gangs that commit 
     crimes (particularly violent crimes), that unlawfully use 
     firearms and other weapons, or that unlawfully traffic in 
     drugs and that involve, to the extent practicable, families 
     and other community members (including law enforcement 
     personnel and members of the business community) in the 
     activities conducted under such projects;
       ``(10) comprehensive juvenile justice and delinquency 
     prevention projects that meet the needs of juveniles through 
     the collaboration of the many local service systems juveniles 
     encounter, including schools, courts, law enforcement 
     agencies, child protection agencies, mental health agencies, 
     welfare services, health care agencies, private nonprofit 
     agencies, and public recreation agencies offering services to 
     juveniles;
       ``(11) to develop, implement, and support, in conjunction 
     with public and private agencies, organizations, and 
     businesses, projects for the employment of juveniles and 
     referral to job training programs (including referral to 
     Federal job training programs);
       ``(12) delinquency prevention activities which involve 
     youth clubs, sports, recreation and parks, peer counseling 
     and teaching, the arts, leadership development, community 
     service, volunteer service, before- and after-school 
     programs, violence prevention activities, mediation skills 
     training, camping, environmental education, ethnic or 
     cultural enrichment, tutoring, and academic enrichment;
       ``(13) to establish policies and systems to incorporate 
     relevant child protective services records into juvenile 
     justice records for purposes of establishing treatment plans 
     for juvenile offenders;
       ``(14) programs that encourage social competencies, 
     problem-solving skills, and communication skills, youth 
     leadership, and civic involvement;
       ``(15) programs that focus on the needs of young girls at-
     risk of delinquency or status offenses;
       ``(16) projects which provide for--
       ``(A) an assessment by a qualified mental health 
     professional of incarcerated juveniles who are suspected to 
     be in need of mental health services;

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       ``(B) the development of an individualized treatment plan 
     for those incarcerated juveniles determined to be in need of 
     such services;
       ``(C) the inclusion of a discharge plan for incarcerated 
     juveniles receiving mental health services that addresses 
     aftercare services; and
       ``(D) all juveniles receiving psychotropic medications to 
     be under the care of a licensed mental health professional;
       ``(17) after-school programs that provide at-risk juveniles 
     and juveniles in the juvenile justice system with a range of 
     age-appropriate activities, including tutoring, mentoring, 
     and other educational and enrichment activities;
       ``(18) programs related to the establishment and 
     maintenance of a school violence hotline, based on a public-
     private partnership, that students and parents can use to 
     report suspicious, violent, or threatening behavior to local 
     school and law enforcement authorities;
       ``(19) programs (excluding programs to purchase guns from 
     juveniles) designed to reduce the unlawful acquisition and 
     illegal use of guns by juveniles, including partnerships 
     between law enforcement agencies, health professionals, 
     school officials, firearms manufacturers, consumer groups, 
     faith-based groups and community organizations; and
       ``(20) other activities that are likely to prevent juvenile 
     delinquency.

     ``SEC. 242. ALLOCATION.

       ``Funds appropriated to carry out this part shall be 
     allocated among eligible States proportionately based on the 
     population that is less than 18 years of age in the eligible 
     States.

     ``SEC. 243. ELIGIBILITY OF STATES.

       ``(a) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     section 241, a State shall submit to the Administrator an 
     application that contains the following:
       ``(1) An assurance that the State will use--
       ``(A) not more than 5 percent of such grant, in the 
     aggregate, for--
       ``(i) the costs incurred by the State to carry out this 
     part; and
       ``(ii) to evaluate, and provide technical assistance 
     relating to, projects and activities carried out with funds 
     provided under this part; and
       ``(B) the remainder of such grant to make grants under 
     section 244.
       ``(2) An assurance that, and a detailed description of how, 
     such grant will support, and not supplant State and local 
     efforts to prevent juvenile delinquency.
       ``(3) An assurance that such application was prepared after 
     consultation with and participation by community-based 
     organizations, and organizations in the local juvenile 
     justice system, that carry out programs, projects, or 
     activities to prevent juvenile delinquency.
       ``(4) An assurance that each eligible entity described in 
     section 244 that receives an initial grant under section 244 
     to carry out a project or activity shall also receive an 
     assurance from the State that such entity will receive from 
     the State, for the subsequent fiscal year to carry out such 
     project or activity, a grant under such section in an amount 
     that is proportional, based on such initial grant and on the 
     amount of the grant received under section 241 by the State 
     for such subsequent fiscal year, but that does not exceed the 
     amount specified for such subsequent fiscal year in such 
     application as approved by the State.
       ``(5) Such other information and assurances as the 
     Administrator may reasonably require by rule.
       ``(b) Approval of Applications.--
       ``(1) Approval required.--Subject to paragraph (2), the 
     Administrator shall approve an application, and amendments to 
     such application submitted in subsequent fiscal years, that 
     satisfy the requirements of subsection (a).
       ``(2) Limitation.--The Administrator may not approve such 
     application (including amendments to such application) for a 
     fiscal year unless--
       ``(A)(i) the State submitted a plan under section 223 for 
     such fiscal year; and
       ``(ii) such plan is approved by the Administrator for such 
     fiscal year; or
       ``(B) the Administrator waives the application of 
     subparagraph (A) to such State for such fiscal year, after 
     finding good cause for such a waiver.

     ``SEC. 244. GRANTS FOR LOCAL PROJECTS.

       ``(a) Grants by States.--Using a grant received under 
     section 241, a State may make grants to eligible entities 
     whose applications are received by the State to carry out 
     projects and activities described in section 241.
       ``(b) Special Consideration.--For purposes of making grants 
     under subsection (a), the State shall give special 
     consideration to eligible entities that--
       ``(1) propose to carry out such projects in geographical 
     areas in which there is--
       ``(A) a disproportionately high level of serious crime 
     committed by juveniles; or
       ``(B) a recent rapid increase in the number of nonstatus 
     offenses committed by juveniles;
       ``(2)(A) agreed to carry out such projects or activities 
     that are multidisciplinary and involve more than 2 private 
     nonprofit agencies, organizations, and institutions that have 
     experience dealing with juveniles; or
       ``(B) represent communities that have a comprehensive plan 
     designed to identify at-risk juveniles and to prevent or 
     reduce the rate of juvenile delinquency, and that involve 
     other entities operated by individuals who have a 
     demonstrated history of involvement in activities designed to 
     prevent juvenile delinquency; and
       ``(3) the amount of resources (in cash or in kind) such 
     entities will provide to carry out such projects and 
     activities.

     ``SEC. 245. ELIGIBILITY OF ENTITIES.

       ``(a) Eligibility.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     to be eligible to receive a grant under section 244, a unit 
     of general purpose local government, acting jointly with not 
     fewer than 2 private nonprofit agencies, organizations, and 
     institutions that have experience dealing with juveniles, 
     shall submit to the State an application that contains the 
     following:
       ``(1) An assurance that such applicant will use such grant, 
     and each such grant received for the subsequent fiscal year, 
     to carry out throughout a 2-year period a project or activity 
     described in reasonable detail, and of a kind described in 
     one or more of paragraphs (1) through (14) of section 241 as 
     specified in, such application.
       ``(2) A statement of the particular goals such project or 
     activity is designed to achieve, and the methods such entity 
     will use to achieve, and assess the achievement of, each of 
     such goals.
       ``(3) A statement identifying the research (if any) such 
     entity relied on in preparing such application.
       ``(b) Limitation.--If an eligible entity that receives a 
     grant under section 244 to carry out a project or activity 
     for a 2-year period, and receives technical assistance from 
     the State or the Administrator after requesting such 
     technical assistance (if any), fails to demonstrate, before 
     the expiration of such 2-year period, that such project or 
     such activity has achieved substantial success in achieving 
     the goals specified in the application submitted by such 
     entity to receive such grants, then such entity shall not be 
     eligible to receive any subsequent grant under such section 
     to continue to carry out such project or activity.''.

     SEC. 211. RESEARCH; EVALUATION; TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; 
                   TRAINING.

       Title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
     Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5611 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
     after part C, as added by section 110, the following:

     ``PART D--RESEARCH; EVALUATION; TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; TRAINING

     ``SEC. 251. RESEARCH AND EVALUATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSES; 
                   INFORMATION DISSEMINATION

       ``(a) Research and Evaluation.--(1) The Administrator may--
       ``(A) plan and identify, after consultation with the 
     Director of the National Institute of Justice, the purposes 
     and goals of all agreements carried out with funds provided 
     under this subsection; and
       ``(B) make agreements with the National Institute of 
     Justice or, subject to the approval of the Assistant Attorney 
     General for the Office of Justice Programs, with another 
     Federal agency authorized by law to conduct research or 
     evaluation in juvenile justice matters, for the purpose of 
     providing research and evaluation relating to--
       ``(i) the prevention, reduction, and control of juvenile 
     delinquency and serious crime committed by juveniles;
       ``(ii) the link between juvenile delinquency and the 
     incarceration of members of the families of juveniles;
       ``(iii) successful efforts to prevent first-time minor 
     offenders from committing subsequent involvement in serious 
     crime;
       ``(iv) successful efforts to prevent recidivism;
       ``(v) the juvenile justice system;
       ``(vi) juvenile violence;
       ``(vii) appropriate mental health services for juveniles 
     and youth at risk of participating in delinquent activities;
       ``(viii) reducing the proportion of juveniles detained or 
     confined in secure detention facilities, secure correctional 
     facilities, jails, and lockups who are members of minority 
     groups; and
       ``(ix) other purposes consistent with the purposes of this 
     title and title I.
       ``(2) The Administrator shall ensure that an equitable 
     amount of funds available to carry out paragraph (1)(B) is 
     used for research and evaluation relating to the prevention 
     of juvenile delinquency.
       ``(b) Statistical Analyses..--The Administrator may--
       ``(1) plan and identify, after consultation with the 
     Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the purposes 
     and goals of all agreements carried out with funds provided 
     under this subsection; and
       ``(2) make agreements with the Bureau of Justice 
     Statistics, or subject to the approval of the Assistant 
     Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs, with 
     another Federal agency authorized by law to undertake 
     statistical work in juvenile justice matters, for the purpose 
     of providing for the collection, analysis, and dissemination 
     of statistical data and information relating to juvenile 
     delinquency and serious crimes committed by juveniles, to the 
     juvenile justice system, to juvenile violence, and to other 
     purposes consist with the purposes of this title and title I.
       ``(c) Competitive Selection Process.--The Administrator 
     shall use a competitive process, established by rule by the 
     Administrator, to carry out subsections (a) and (b).
       ``(d) Implementation of Agreements.--A Federal agency that 
     makes an agreement under subsections (a)(1)(B) and (b)(2) 
     with the Administrator may carry out such agreement directly 
     or by making grants to or contracts with public and private 
     agencies, institutions, and organizations.

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       ``(e) Information Dissemination.--The Administrator may--
       ``(1) review reports and data relating to the juvenile 
     justice system in the United States and in foreign nations 
     (as appropriate), collect data and information from studies 
     and research into all aspects of juvenile delinquency 
     (including the causes, prevention, and treatment of juvenile 
     delinquency) and serious crimes committed by juveniles;
       ``(2) establish and operate, directly or by contract, a 
     clearinghouse and information center for the preparation, 
     publication, and dissemination of information relating to 
     juvenile delinquency, including State and local prevention 
     and treatment programs, plans, resources, and training and 
     technical assistance programs; and
       ``(3) make grants and contracts with public and private 
     agencies, institutions, and organizations, for the purpose of 
     disseminating information to representatives and personnel of 
     public and private agencies, including practitioners in 
     juvenile justice, law enforcement, the courts, corrections, 
     schools, and related services, in the establishment, 
     implementation, and operation of projects and activities for 
     which financial assistance is provided under this title.

     ``SEC. 252. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

       ``(a) Training.--The Administrator may--
       ``(1) develop and carry out projects for the purpose of 
     training representatives and personnel of public and private 
     agencies, including practitioners in juvenile justice, law 
     enforcement, courts, corrections, schools, and related 
     services, to carry out the purposes specified in section 102; 
     and
       ``(2) make grants to and contracts with public and private 
     agencies, institutions, and organizations for the purpose of 
     training representatives and personnel of public and private 
     agencies, including practitioners in juvenile justice, law 
     enforcement, courts, corrections, schools, and related 
     services, to carry out the purposes specified in section 102.
       ``(b) Technical Assistance.--The Administrator may--
       ``(1) develop and implement projects for the purpose of 
     providing technical assistance to representatives and 
     personnel of public and private agencies and organizations, 
     including practitioners in juvenile justice, law enforcement, 
     courts, corrections, schools, and related services, in the 
     establishment, implementation, and operation of programs, 
     projects, and activities for which financial assistance is 
     provided under this title; and
       ``(2) make grants to and contracts with public and private 
     agencies, institutions, and organizations, for the purpose of 
     providing technical assistance to representatives and 
     personnel of public and private agencies, including 
     practitioners in juvenile justice, law enforcement, courts, 
     corrections, schools, and related services, in the 
     establishment, implementation, and operation of programs, 
     projects, and activities for which financial assistance is 
     provided under this title.
       ``(c) Training and Technical Assistance to Mental Health 
     Professionals and Law Enforcement Personnel.--The 
     Administrator shall provide training and technical assistance 
     to mental health professionals and law enforcement personnel 
     (including public defenders, police officers, probation 
     officers, judges, parole officials, and correctional 
     officers) to address or to promote the development, testing, 
     or demonstration of promising or innovative models, programs, 
     or delivery systems that address the needs of juveniles who 
     are alleged or adjudicated delinquent and who, as a result of 
     such status, are placed in secure detention or confinement or 
     in nonsecure residential placements.''.

     SEC. 212. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.

       Title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
     Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5611 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
     after part D, as added by section 111, the following:

    ``PART E--DEVELOPING, TESTING, AND DEMONSTRATING PROMISING NEW 
                        INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS

     ``SEC. 261. GRANTS AND PROJECTS.

       ``(a) Authority To Make Grants.--The Administrator may make 
     grants to and contracts with States, units of general local 
     government, Indian tribal governments, public and private 
     agencies, organizations, and individuals, or combinations 
     thereof, to carry out projects for the development, testing, 
     and demonstration of promising initiatives and programs for 
     the prevention, control, or reduction of juvenile 
     delinquency. The Administrator shall ensure that, to the 
     extent reasonable and practicable, such grants are made to 
     achieve an equitable geographical distribution of such 
     projects throughout the United States.
       ``(b) Use of Grants.--A grant made under subsection (a) may 
     be used to pay all or part of the cost of the project for 
     which such grant is made.

     ``SEC. 262. GRANTS FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

       ``The Administrator may make grants to and contracts with 
     public and private agencies, organizations, and individuals 
     to provide technical assistance to States, units of general 
     local government, Indian tribal governments, local private 
     entities or agencies, or any combination thereof, to carry 
     out the projects for which grants are made under section 261.

     ``SEC. 263. ELIGIBILITY.

       ``To be eligible to receive a grant made under this part, a 
     public or private agency, Indian tribal government, 
     organization, institution, individual, or combination thereof 
     shall submit an application to the Administrator at such 
     time, in such form, and containing such information as the 
     Administrator may reasonable require by rule.

     ``SEC. 264. REPORTS.

       ``Recipients of grants made under this part shall submit to 
     the Administrator such reports as may be reasonably requested 
     by the Administrator to describe progress achieved in 
     carrying the projects for which such grants are made.''.

     SEC. 213. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 299 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5671) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (e), and
       (2) by striking subsections (a), (b), and (c), and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(a) Authorization of Appropriations for Title II 
     (Excluding Parts C and E).--(1) There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this title such sums as may be 
     appropriate for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003.
       ``(2) Of such sums as are appropriated for a fiscal year to 
     carry out this title (other than parts C and E)--
       ``(A) not more than 5 percent shall be available to carry 
     out part A;
       ``(B) not less than 80 percent shall be available to carry 
     out part B; and
       ``(C) not more than 15 percent shall be available to carry 
     out part D.
       ``(b) Authorization of Appropriations for Part C.--There 
     are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part C such 
     sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, 
     and 2003.
       ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations for Part E.--There 
     are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part E, and 
     authorized to remain available until expended, such sums as 
     may be necessary for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 
     2003.''.

     SEC. 214. ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY.

       Section 299A of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5672) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d) by striking ``as are consistent with 
     the purpose of this Act'' and inserting ``only to the extent 
     necessary to ensure that there is compliance with the 
     specific requirements of this title or to respond to requests 
     for clarification and guidance relating to such compliance'', 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) If a State requires by law compliance with the 
     requirements described in paragraphs (11), (12), and (13) of 
     section 223(a), then for the period such law is in effect in 
     such State such State shall be rebuttably presumed to satisfy 
     such requirements.''.

     SEC. 215. USE OF FUNDS.

       Section 299C of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5674) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``may be used for'',
       (B) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``may be used for'' after 
     ``(1)'', and
       (C) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) may not be used for the cost of construction of any 
     facility, except not more than 15 percent of the funds 
     received under this title by a State for a fiscal year may be 
     used for the purpose of renovating or replacing juvenile 
     facilities.'',
       (2) by striking subsection (b), and
       (3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b).

     SEC. 216. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.

       Part F of title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5671 et seq.), as so 
     redesignated by section 210, is amended adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 299F. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.

       ``None of the funds made available to carry out this title 
     may be used to advocate for, or support, the unsecured 
     release of juveniles who are charged with a violent crime.''.

     SEC. 217. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.

       Part F of title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5671 et seq.), as so 
     redesignated by section 210 and amended by section 216, is 
     amended adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 299G. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.

       ``Nothing in this title or title I shall be construed--
       ``(1) to prevent financial assistance from being awarded 
     through grants under this title to any otherwise eligible 
     organization; or
       ``(2) to modify or affect any Federal or State law relating 
     to collective bargaining rights of employees.''.

     SEC. 218. LEASING SURPLUS FEDERAL PROPERTY.

       Part F of title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5671 et seq.), as so 
     redesignated by section 210 and amended by sections 216 and 
     217, is amended adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 299H. LEASING SURPLUS FEDERAL PROPERTY.

       ``The Administrator may receive surplus Federal property 
     (including facilities) and may lease such property to States 
     and units of general local government for use in or as 
     facilities for juvenile offenders, or for use in or as 
     facilities for delinquency prevention and treatment 
     activities.''.

     SEC. 219. ISSUANCE OF RULES.

       Part F of title II or the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5671 et seq.), as so 
     redesignated by section 210 and amended by sections 216, 217, 
     and 218, is amended adding at the end the following:

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     ``SEC. 299I. ISSUANCE OF RULES.

       ``The Administrator shall issue rules to carry out this 
     title, including rules that establish procedures and methods 
     for making grants and contracts, and distributing funds 
     available, to carry out this title.''.

     SEC. 220. CONTENT OF MATERIALS.

       Part F of title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5671 et seq.), as so 
     redesignated by section 210 and amended by sections 216, 217, 
     218, and 219, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 299J. CONTENT OF MATERIALS.

       ``Materials produced, procured, or distributed using funds 
     appropriated to carry out this Act, for the purpose of 
     preventing hate crimes should be respectful of the diversity 
     of deeply held religious beliefs and shall make it clear that 
     for most people religious faith is not associated with 
     prejudice and intolerance.''.

     SEC. 221. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Technical Amendments.--The Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) 
     is amended--
       (1) in section 202(b) by striking ``prescribed for GS-18 of 
     the General Schedule by section 5332'' and inserting 
     ``payable under section 5376'',
       (2) in section 221(b)(2) by striking the last sentence,
       (3) in section 299D by striking subsection (d), and
       (4) by striking titles IV and V, as originally enacted by 
     Public Law 93-415 (88 Stat. 1132-1143).
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 5315 of title 5 of 
     the United States Code is amended by striking ``Office of 
     Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention'' and inserting 
     ``Office of Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency 
     Prevention''.
       (2) Section 4351(b) of title 18 of the United States Code 
     is amended by striking ``Office of Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention'' and inserting ``Office of Juvenile 
     Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention''.
       (3) Subsections (a)(1) and (c) of section 3220 of title 39 
     of the United States Code is amended by striking ``Office of 
     Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``Office of Juvenile Crime Control and 
     Delinquency Prevention''.
       (4) Section 463(f) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     663(f)) is amended by striking ``Office of Juvenile Justice 
     and Delinquency Prevention'' and inserting ``Office of 
     Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention''.
       (5) Sections 801(a), 804, 805, and 813 of title I of the 
     Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
     3712(a), 3782, 3785, 3786, 3789i) are amended by striking 
     ``Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``Office of Juvenile 
     Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention''.
       (6) The Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13001 
     et seq.) is amended--
       (A) in section 214(b(1) by striking ``262, 293, and 296 of 
     subpart II of title II'' and inserting ``299B and 299E'',
       (B) in section 214A(c)(1) by striking ``262, 293, and 296 
     of subpart II of title II'' and inserting ``299B and 299E'',
       (C) in sections 217 and 222 by striking ``Office of 
     Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``Office of Juvenile Crime Control and 
     Delinquency Prevention'', and
       (D) in section 223(c) by striking ``section 262, 293, and 
     296'' and inserting ``sections 262, 299B, and 299E''.
       (7) The Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 
     et seq.) is amended--
       (A) in section 403(2) by striking ``Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention'' and inserting ``Crime Control and Delinquency 
     Prevention'', and
       (B) in subsections (a)(5)(E) and (b)(1)(B) of section 404 
     by striking ``section 313'' and inserting ``section 331''.
       (8) The Crime Control Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13001 et seq.) 
     is amended--
       (A) in section 217(c)(1) by striking ``sections 262, 293, 
     and 296 of subpart II of title II'' and inserting ``sections 
     299B and 299E'', and
       (B) in section 223(c) by striking ``section 262, 293, and 
     296 of title II'' and inserting ``sections 299B and 299E''.

     SEC. 222. REFERENCES.

       In any Federal law (excluding this title and the Acts 
     amended by this title), Executive order, rule, regulation, 
     order, delegation of authority, grant, contract, suit, or 
     document--
       (1) a reference to the Office of Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention shall be deemed to include a reference 
     to the Office of Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency 
     Prevention, and
       (2) a reference to the National Institute for Juvenile 
     Justice and Delinquency Prevention shall be deemed to include 
     a reference to Office of Juvenile Crime Control and 
     Delinquency Prevention.

      Subtitle B--Amendments to the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act

     SEC. 231. RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH.

       (a) Findings.--Section 302 of the Runaway and Homeless 
     Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``accurate reporting of 
     the problem nationally and to develop'' and inserting ``an 
     accurate national reporting system to report the problem, and 
     to assist in the development of''; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the following:
       ``(8) services for runaway and homeless youth are needed in 
     urban, suburban, and rural areas;''.
       (b) Authority To Make Grants for Centers and Services.--
     Section 311 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5711) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Grants for Centers and Services.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to 
     public and nonprofit private entities (and combinations of 
     such entities) to establish and operate (including 
     renovation) local centers to provide services for runaway and 
     homeless youth and for the families of such youth.
       ``(2) Services provided.--Services provided under paragraph 
     (1)--
       ``(A) shall be provided as an alternative to involving 
     runaway and homeless youth in the law enforcement, child 
     welfare, mental health, and juvenile justice systems;
       ``(B) shall include--
       ``(i) safe and appropriate shelter; and
       ``(ii) individual, family, and group counseling, as 
     appropriate; and
       ``(C) may include--
       ``(i) street-based services;
       ``(ii) home-based services for families with youth at risk 
     of separation from the family; and
       ``(iii) drug abuse education and prevention services.'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``the Trust Territory 
     of the Pacific Islands,''; and
       (3) by striking subsections (c) and (d).
       (c) Eligibility.--Section 312 of the Runaway and Homeless 
     Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5712) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (8), by striking ``paragraph (6)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (7)'';
       (B) in paragraph (10), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (C) in paragraph (11), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(12) shall submit to the Secretary an annual report that 
     includes, with respect to the year for which the report is 
     submitted--
       ``(A) information regarding the activities carried out 
     under this part;
       ``(B) the achievements of the project under this part 
     carried out by the applicant; and
       ``(C) statistical summaries describing--
       ``(i) the number and the characteristics of the runaway and 
     homeless youth, and youth at risk of family separation, who 
     participate in the project; and
       ``(ii) the services provided to such youth by the 
     project.''; and
       (2) by striking subsections (c) and (d) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(c) Applicants Providing Street-Based Services.--To be 
     eligible to use assistance under section 311(a)(2)(C)(i) to 
     provide street-based services, the applicant shall include in 
     the plan required by subsection (b) assurances that in 
     providing such services the applicant will--
       ``(1) provide qualified supervision of staff, including on-
     street supervision by appropriately trained staff;
       ``(2) provide backup personnel for on-street staff;
       ``(3) provide initial and periodic training of staff who 
     provide such services; and
       ``(4) conduct outreach activities for runaway and homeless 
     youth, and street youth.
       ``(d) Applicants Providing Home-Based Services.--To be 
     eligible to use assistance under section 311(a) to provide 
     home-based services described in section 311(a)(2)(C)(ii), an 
     applicant shall include in the plan required by subsection 
     (b) assurances that in providing such services the applicant 
     will--
       ``(1) provide counseling and information to youth and the 
     families (including unrelated individuals in the family 
     households) of such youth, including services relating to 
     basic life skills, interpersonal skill building, educational 
     advancement, job attainment skills, mental and physical 
     health care, parenting skills, financial planning, and 
     referral to sources of other needed services;
       ``(2) provide directly, or through an arrangement made by 
     the applicant, 24-hour service to respond to family crises 
     (including immediate access to temporary shelter for runaway 
     and homeless youth, and youth at risk of separation from the 
     family);
       ``(3) establish, in partnership with the families of 
     runaway and homeless youth, and youth at risk of separation 
     from the family, objectives and measures of success to be 
     achieved as a result of receiving home-based services;
       ``(4) provide initial and periodic training of staff who 
     provide home-based services; and
       ``(5) ensure that--
       ``(A) caseloads will remain sufficiently low to allow for 
     intensive (5 to 20 hours per week) involvement with each 
     family receiving such services; and
       ``(B) staff providing such services will receive qualified 
     supervision.
       ``(e) Applicants Providing Drug Abuse Education and 
     Prevention Services.--To be eligible to use assistance under 
     section 311(a)(2)(C)(iii) to provide drug abuse education and 
     prevention services, an applicant shall include in the plan 
     required by subsection (b)--
       ``(1) a description of--
       ``(A) the types of such services that the applicant 
     proposes to provide;
       ``(B) the objectives of such services; and
       ``(C) the types of information and training to be provided 
     to individuals providing such services to runaway and 
     homeless youth; and
       ``(2) an assurance that in providing such services the 
     applicant shall conduct outreach activities for runaway and 
     homeless youth.''.

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       (d) Approval of Applications.--Section 313 of the Runaway 
     and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5713) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 313. APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--An application by a public or private 
     entity for a grant under section 311(a) may be approved by 
     the Secretary after taking into consideration, with respect 
     to the State in which such entity proposes to provide 
     services under this part--
       ``(1) the geographical distribution in such State of the 
     proposed services under this part for which all grant 
     applicants request approval; and
       ``(2) which areas of such State have the greatest need for 
     such services.
       ``(b) Priority.--In selecting applications for grants under 
     section 311(a), the Secretary shall give priority to--
       ``(1) eligible applicants who have demonstrated experience 
     in providing services to runaway and homeless youth; and
       ``(2) eligible applicants that request grants of less than 
     $200,000.''.
       (e) Authority for Transitional Living Grant Program.--
     Section 321 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5714-1) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``purpose and'';
       (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a)''; and
       (3) by striking subsection (b).
       (f) Eligibility.--Section 322(a)(9) of the Runaway and 
     Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714-2(a)(9)) is amended by 
     inserting ``, and the services provided to such youth by such 
     project,'' after ``such project''.
       (g) Coordination.--Section 341 of the Runaway and Homeless 
     Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714-21) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 341. COORDINATION.

       ``With respect to matters relating to the health, 
     education, employment, and housing of runaway and homeless 
     youth, the Secretary--
       ``(1) in conjunction with the Attorney General, shall 
     coordinate the activities of agencies of the Department of 
     Health and Human Services with activities under any other 
     Federal juvenile crime control, prevention, and juvenile 
     offender accountability program and with the activities of 
     other Federal entities; and
       ``(2) shall coordinate the activities of agencies of the 
     Department of Health and Human Services with the activities 
     of other Federal entities and with the activities of entities 
     that are eligible to receive grants under this title.''.
       (h) Authority To Make Grants for Research, Evaluation, 
     Demonstration, and Service Projects.--Section 343 of the 
     Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714-23) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``evaluation,'' 
     after ``research,'';
       (2) in subsection (a), by inserting ``evaluation,'' after 
     ``research,''; and
       (3) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (10) as 
     paragraphs (2) through (9), respectively.
       (i) Study.--Part D of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 5731 et seq.) is amended by adding after section 
     344 the following:

     ``SEC. 345. STUDY

       ``The Secretary shall conduct a study of a representative 
     sample of runaways to determine the percent who leave home 
     because of sexual abuse. The report on the study shall 
     include--
       ``(1) in the case of sexual abuse , the relationship of the 
     assaulter to the runaway; and
       ``(2) recommendations on how Federal laws may be changed to 
     reduce sexual assaults on children.

     The study shall be completed to enable the Secretary to make 
     a report to the committees of Congress with jurisdiction over 
     this Act, and to make such report available to the public, 
     within one year of the date of the enactment of this 
     section.''
       (j) Assistance to Potential Grantees.--Section 371 of the 
     Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714a) is amended 
     by striking the last sentence.
       (k) Reports.--Section 381 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5715) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 381. REPORTS.

       ``(a) In General.--Not later than April 1, 2000, and 
     biennially thereafter, the Secretary shall submit, to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
     Senate, a report on the status, activities, and 
     accomplishments of entities that receive grants under parts 
     A, B, C, D, and E, with particular attention to--
       ``(1) in the case of centers funded under part A, the 
     ability or effectiveness of such centers in--
       ``(A) alleviating the problems of runaway and homeless 
     youth;
       ``(B) if applicable or appropriate, reuniting such youth 
     with their families and encouraging the resolution of 
     intrafamily problems through counseling and other services;
       ``(C) strengthening family relationships and encouraging 
     stable living conditions for such youth; and
       ``(D) assisting such youth to decide upon a future course 
     of action; and
       ``(2) in the case of projects funded under part B--
       ``(A) the number and characteristics of homeless youth 
     served by such projects;
       ``(B) the types of activities carried out by such projects;
       ``(C) the effectiveness of such projects in alleviating the 
     problems of homeless youth;
       ``(D) the effectiveness of such projects in preparing 
     homeless youth for self-sufficiency;
       ``(E) the effectiveness of such projects in assisting 
     homeless youth to decide upon future education, employment, 
     and independent living;
       ``(F) the ability of such projects to encourage the 
     resolution of intrafamily problems through counseling and 
     development of self-sufficient living skills; and
       ``(G) activities and programs planned by such projects for 
     the following fiscal year.
       ``(b) Contents of Reports.--The Secretary shall include in 
     each report submitted under subsection (a), summaries of--
       ``(1) the evaluations performed by the Secretary under 
     section 386; and
       ``(2) descriptions of the qualifications of, and training 
     provided to, individuals involved in carrying out such 
     evaluations.''.
       (l) Evaluation.--Section 384 of the Runaway and Homeless 
     Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5732) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 386. EVALUATION AND INFORMATION.

       ``(a) In General.--If a grantee receives grants for 3 
     consecutive fiscal years under part A, B, C, D, or E (in the 
     alternative), then the Secretary shall evaluate such grantee 
     on-site, not less frequently than once in the period of such 
     3 consecutive fiscal years, for purposes of--
       ``(1) determining whether such grants are being used for 
     the purposes for which such grants are made by the Secretary;
       ``(2) collecting additional information for the report 
     required by section 384; and
       ``(3) providing such information and assistance to such 
     grantee as will enable such grantee to improve the operation 
     of the centers, projects, and activities for which such 
     grants are made.
       ``(b) Cooperation.--Recipients of grants under this title 
     shall cooperate with the Secretary's efforts to carry out 
     evaluations, and to collect information, under this title.''.
       (m) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 385 of the 
     Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5751) is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``SEC. 388. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Authorization.--There is authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this title (other than part E) such 
     sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, 
     and 2003.
       ``(2) Allocation.--
       ``(A) Parts a and b.--From the amount appropriated under 
     paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve 
     not less than 90 percent to carry out parts A and B.
       ``(B) Part b.--Of the amount reserved under subparagraph 
     (A), not less than 20 percent, and not more than 30 percent, 
     shall be reserved to carry out part B.
       ``(3) Parts c and d.--In each fiscal year, after reserving 
     the amounts required by paragraph (2), the Secretary shall 
     use the remaining amount (if any) to carry out parts C and D.
       ``(b) Separate Identification Required.--No funds 
     appropriated to carry out this title may be combined with 
     funds appropriated under any other Act if the purpose of 
     combining such funds is to make a single discretionary grant, 
     or a single discretionary payment, unless such funds are 
     separately identified in all grants and contracts and are 
     used for the purposes specified in this title.''.
       (n) Sexual Abuse Prevention Program.--
       (1) Authority for program.--The Runaway and Homeless Youth 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) is amended--
       (A) by striking the heading for part F;
       (B) by redesignating part E as part F; and
       (C) by inserting after part D the following:

               ``PART E--SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM

     ``SEC. 351. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may make grants to 
     nonprofit private agencies for the purpose of providing 
     street-based services to runaway and homeless, and street 
     youth, who have been subjected to, or are at risk of being 
     subjected to, sexual abuse, prostitution, or sexual 
     exploitation.
       ``(b) Priority.--In selecting applicants to receive grants 
     under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give priority to 
     nonprofit private agencies that have experience in providing 
     services to runaway and homeless, and street youth.''.
       (2) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 388(a) of the 
     Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5751), as amended 
     by subsection (m) of this section, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(4) Part e.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out part E such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
     years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003.''.
       (o) Consolidated Review of Applications.--The Runaway and 
     Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) is amended by 
     inserting after section 383 the following:

     ``SEC. 385. CONSOLIDATED REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.

       ``With respect to funds available to carry out parts A, B, 
     C, D, and E, nothing in this title shall be construed to 
     prohibit the Secretary from--
       ``(1) announcing, in a single announcement, the 
     availability of funds for grants under 2 or more of such 
     parts; and
       ``(2) reviewing applications for grants under 2 or more of 
     such parts in a single, consolidated application review 
     process.''.
       (p) Definitions.--The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 
     386, as amended by subsection (l) of this section, the 
     following:

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     ``SEC. 387. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this title:
       ``(1) Drug abuse education and prevention services.--The 
     term `drug abuse education and prevention services'--
       ``(A) means services to runaway and homeless youth to 
     prevent or reduce the illicit use of drugs by such youth; and
       ``(B) may include--
       ``(i) individual, family, group, and peer counseling;
       ``(ii) drop-in services;
       ``(iii) assistance to runaway and homeless youth in rural 
     areas (including the development of community support 
     groups);
       ``(iv) information and training relating to the illicit use 
     of drugs by runaway and homeless youth, to individuals 
     involved in providing services to such youth; and
       ``(v) activities to improve the availability of local drug 
     abuse prevention services to runaway and homeless youth.
       ``(2) Home-based services.--The term `home-based 
     services'--
       ``(A) means services provided to youth and their families 
     for the purpose of--
       ``(i) preventing such youth from running away, or otherwise 
     becoming separated, from their families; and
       ``(ii) assisting runaway youth to return to their families; 
     and
       ``(B) includes services that are provided in the residences 
     of families (to the extent practicable), including--
       ``(i) intensive individual and family counseling; and
       ``(ii) training relating to life skills and parenting.
       ``(3) Homeless youth.--The term `homeless youth' means an 
     individual--
       ``(A) who is--
       ``(i) not more than 21 years of age; and
       ``(ii) for the purposes of part B, not less than 16 years 
     of age;
       ``(B) for whom it is not possible to live in a safe 
     environment with a relative; and
       ``(C) who has no other safe alternative living arrangement.
       ``(4) Street-based services.--The term `street-based 
     services'--
       ``(A) means services provided to runaway and homeless 
     youth, and street youth, in areas where they congregate, 
     designed to assist such youth in making healthy personal 
     choices regarding where they live and how they behave; and
       ``(B) may include--
       ``(i) identification of and outreach to runaway and 
     homeless youth, and street youth;
       ``(ii) crisis intervention and counseling;
       ``(iii) information and referral for housing;
       ``(iv) information and referral for transitional living and 
     health care services;
       ``(v) advocacy, education, and prevention services related 
     to--

       ``(I) alcohol and drug abuse;
       ``(II) sexual exploitation;
       ``(III) sexually transmitted diseases, including human 
     immunodeficiency virus (HIV); and
       ``(IV) physical and sexual assault.

       ``(5) Street youth.--The term `street youth' means an 
     individual who--
       ``(A) is--
       ``(i) a runaway youth; or
       ``(ii) indefinitely or intermittently a homeless youth; and
       ``(B) spends a significant amount of time on the street or 
     in other areas that increase the risk to such youth for 
     sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, prostitution, or drug 
     abuse.
       ``(6) Transitional living youth project.--The term 
     `transitional living youth project' means a project that 
     provides shelter and services designed to promote a 
     transition to self-sufficient living and to prevent long-term 
     dependency on social services.
       ``(7) Youth at risk of separation from the family.--The 
     term `youth at risk of separation from the family' means an 
     individual--
       ``(A) who is less than 18 years of age; and
       ``(B)(i) who has a history of running away from the family 
     of such individual;
       ``(ii) whose parent, guardian, or custodian is not willing 
     to provide for the basic needs of such individual; or
       ``(iii) who is at risk of entering the child welfare system 
     or juvenile justice system as a result of the lack of 
     services available to the family to meet such needs.''.
       (q) Redesignation of Sections.--Sections 371, 372, 381, 
     382, and 383 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5714b-5851 et seq.), as amended by this title, are 
     redesignated as sections 380, 381, 382, 383, and 384, 
     respectively.
       (r) Technical Amendments.--The Runaway and Homeless Youth 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 331, in the first sentence, by striking 
     ``With'' and all that follows through ``the Secretary'', and 
     inserting ``The Secretary''; and
       (2) in section 344(a)(1), by striking ``With'' and all that 
     follows through ``the Secretary'', and inserting ``The 
     Secretary''.

 Subtitle C--Repeal of Title V Relating to Incentive Grants for Local 
                    Delinquency Prevention Programs

     SEC. 241. REPEALER.

       Title V of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
     Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5681 et seq.), as added by Public Law 
     102-586, is repealed.

    Subtitle D--Amendments to the Missing Children's Assistance Act

     SEC. 251. NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN.

       (a) Findings.--Section 402 of the Missing Children's 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771) 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 a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(9) for 14 years, the National Center for Missing and 
     Exploited Children has--
       ``(A) served as the national resource center and 
     clearinghouse congressionally mandated under the provisions 
     of the Missing Children's Assistance Act of 1984; and
       ``(B) worked in partnership with the Department of Justice, 
     the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of the 
     Treasury, the Department of State, and many other agencies in 
     the effort to find missing children and prevent child 
     victimization;
       ``(10) Congress has given the Center, which is a private 
     non-profit corporation, access to the National Crime 
     Information Center of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
     and the National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System;
       ``(11) since 1987, the Center has operated the National 
     Child Pornography Tipline, in conjunction with the United 
     States Customs Service and the United States Postal 
     Inspection Service and, beginning this year, the Center 
     established a new CyberTipline on child exploitation, thus 
     becoming `the 911 for the Internet';
       ``(12) in light of statistics that time is of the essence 
     in cases of child abduction, the Director of the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation in February of 1997 created a new 
     NCIC child abduction (`CA') flag to provide the Center 
     immediate notification in the most serious cases, resulting 
     in 642 `CA' notifications to the Center and helping the 
     Center to have its highest recovery rate in history;
       ``(13) the Center has established a national and 
     increasingly worldwide network, linking the Center online 
     with each of the missing children clearinghouses operated by 
     the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, as 
     well as with Scotland Yard in the United Kingdom, the Royal 
     Canadian Mounted Police, INTERPOL headquarters in Lyon, 
     France, and others, which has enabled the Center to transmit 
     images and information regarding missing children to law 
     enforcement across the United States and around the world 
     instantly;
       ``(14) from its inception in 1984 through March 31, 1998, 
     the Center has--
       ``(A) handled 1,203,974 calls through its 24-hour toll-free 
     hotline (1-800-THE-LOST) and currently averages 700 calls per 
     day;
       ``(B) trained 146,284 law enforcement, criminal and 
     juvenile justice, and healthcare professionals in child 
     sexual exploitation and missing child case detection, 
     identification, investigation, and prevention;
       ``(C) disseminated 15,491,344 free publications to citizens 
     and professionals; and
       ``(D) worked with law enforcement on the cases of 59,481 
     missing children, resulting in the recovery of 40,180 
     children;
       ``(15) the demand for the services of the Center is growing 
     dramatically, as evidenced by the fact that in 1997, the 
     Center handled 129,100 calls, an all-time record, and by the 
     fact that its new Internet website (www.missingkids.com) 
     receives 1,500,000 `hits' every day, and is linked with 
     hundreds of other websites to provide real-time images of 
     breaking cases of missing children;
       ``(16) in 1997, the Center provided policy training to 256 
     police chiefs and sheriffs from 50 States and Guam at its new 
     Jimmy Ryce Law Enforcement Training Center;
       ``(17) the programs of the Center have had a remarkable 
     impact, such as in the fight against infant abductions in 
     partnership with the healthcare industry, during which the 
     Center has performed 668 onsite hospital walk-throughs and 
     inspections, and trained 45,065 hospital administrators, 
     nurses, and security personnel, and thereby helped to reduce 
     infant abductions in the United States by 82 percent;
       ``(18) the Center is now playing a significant role in 
     international child abduction cases, serving as a 
     representative of the Department of State at cases under The 
     Hague Convention, and successfully resolving the cases of 343 
     international child abductions, and providing greater support 
     to parents in the United States;
       ``(19) the Center is a model of public/private partnership, 
     raising private sector funds to match congressional 
     appropriations and receiving extensive private in-kind 
     support, including advanced technology provided by the 
     computer industry such as imaging technology used to age the 
     photographs of long-term missing children and to reconstruct 
     facial images of unidentified deceased children;
       ``(20) the Center was 1 of only 10 of 300 major national 
     charities given an A+ grade in 1997 by the American Institute 
     of Philanthropy; and
       ``(21) the Center has been redesignated as the Nation's 
     missing children clearinghouse and resource center once every 
     3 years through a competitive selection process conducted by 
     the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of 
     the Department of Justice, and has received grants from that 
     Office to conduct the crucial purposes of the Center.''.
       (b) Definitions.--Section 403 of the Missing Children's 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5772) 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) the term `Center' means the National Center for 
     Missing and Exploited Children.''.

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       (c) Duties and Functions of the Administrator.--Section 404 
     of the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5773) is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
       (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Annual Grant to National Center for Missing and 
     Exploited Children.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Administrator shall annually make a 
     grant to the Center, which shall be used to--
       ``(A)(i) operate a national 24-hour toll-free telephone 
     line by which individuals may report information regarding 
     the location of any missing child, or other child 13 years of 
     age or younger whose whereabouts are unknown to such child's 
     legal custodian, and request information pertaining to 
     procedures necessary to reunite such child with such child's 
     legal custodian; and
       ``(ii) coordinate the operation of such telephone line with 
     the operation of the national communications system referred 
     to in part C of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5714-11);
       ``(B) operate the official national resource center and 
     information clearinghouse for missing and exploited children;
       ``(C) provide to State and local governments, public and 
     private nonprofit agencies, and individuals, information 
     regarding--
       ``(i) free or low-cost legal, restaurant, lodging, and 
     transportation services that are available for the benefit of 
     missing and exploited children and their families; and
       ``(ii) the existence and nature of programs being carried 
     out by Federal agencies to assist missing and exploited 
     children and their families;
       ``(D) coordinate public and private programs that locate, 
     recover, or reunite missing children with their families;
       ``(E) disseminate, on a national basis, information 
     relating to innovative and model programs, services, and 
     legislation that benefit missing and exploited children;
       ``(F) provide technical assistance and training to law 
     enforcement agencies, State and local governments, elements 
     of the criminal justice system, public and private nonprofit 
     agencies, and individuals in the prevention, investigation, 
     prosecution, and treatment of cases involving missing and 
     exploited children; and
       ``(G) provide assistance to families and law enforcement 
     agencies in locating and recovering missing and exploited 
     children, both nationally and internationally.
       ``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this 
     subsection, $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000, 2001, 
     2002, and 2003.
       ``(c) National Incidence Studies.--The Administrator, 
     either by making grants to or entering into contracts with 
     public agencies or nonprofit private agencies, shall--
       ``(1) periodically conduct national incidence studies to 
     determine for a given year the actual number of children 
     reported missing each year, the number of children who are 
     victims of abduction by strangers, the number of children who 
     are the victims of parental kidnapings, and the number of 
     children who are recovered each year; and
       ``(2) provide to State and local governments, public and 
     private nonprofit agencies, and individuals information to 
     facilitate the lawful use of school records and birth 
     certificates to identify and locate missing children.''.
       (d) National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.--
     Section 405(a) of the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5775(a)) is amended by inserting ``the Center and 
     with'' before ``public agencies''.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 408 of the 
     Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5777) is amended 
     by striking ``1997 through 2001'' and inserting ``2000 
     through 2003''.

                  Subtitle E--Studies and Evaluations

     SEC. 261. STUDY OF SCHOOL VIOLENCE.

       (a) Contract for Study.--Not later than 60 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education 
     shall enter into a contract with the National Academy of 
     Sciences for the purposes of conducting a study regarding the 
     antecedents of school violence in urban, suburban, and rural 
     schools, including the incidents of school violence that 
     occurred in Pearl, Mississippi; Paducah, Kentucky; Jonesboro, 
     Arkansas; Springfield, Oregon; Edinboro, Pennsylvania; 
     Fayetteville, Tennessee; Littleton, Colorado; and Conyers, 
     Georgia. Under the terms of such contract, the National 
     Academy of Sciences shall appoint a panel that will--
       (1) review the relevant research about adolescent violence 
     in general and school violence in particular, including the 
     existing longitudinal and cross-sectional studies on youth 
     that are relevant to examining violent behavior,
       (2) relate what can be learned from past and current 
     research and surveys to specific incidents of school 
     shootings,
       (3) interview relevant individuals, if possible, such as 
     the perpetrators of such incidents, their families, their 
     friends, their teachers, mental health providers, and others, 
     and
       (4) give particular attention to such issues as--
       (A) the perpetrators' early development, the relationship 
     with their families, community and school experiences, and 
     utilization of mental health services,
       (B) the relationship between perpetrators and their 
     victims,
       (C) how the perpetrators gained access to firearms,
       (D) the impact of cultural influences and exposure to the 
     media, video games, and the Internet, and
       (E) such other issues as the panel deems important or 
     relevant to the purpose of the study.

     The National Academy of Sciences shall utilize professionals 
     with expertise in such issues, including psychiatrists, 
     social workers, behavioral and social scientists, 
     practitioners, epidemiologists, statisticians, and 
     methodologists.
       (b) Report.--The National Academy of Sciences shall submit 
     a report containing the results of the study required by 
     subsection (a), to the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, the 
     Chair and ranking minority Member of the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, 
     and the Chair and ranking minority Member of the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, not 
     later than January 1, 2001, or 18 months after entering into 
     the contract required by such subsection, whichever is 
     earlier.
       (c) Appropriation.--Of the funds made available under 
     Public Law 105-277 for the Department of Education, $2.1 
     million shall be made available to carry out this section.

     SEC. 262. STUDY OF THE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF JUVENILES IN 
                   SECURE OR NONSECURE PLACEMENTS IN THE JUVENILE 
                   JUSTICE SYSTEM.

       (a) Study.--The Administrator of the Office of Juvenile 
     Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention, in collaboration 
     with the National Institute of Mental Health, shall conduct a 
     study that includes, but is not limited to, all of the 
     following:
       (1) Identification of the scope and nature of the mental 
     health problems or disorders of--
       (A) juveniles who are alleged to be or adjudicated 
     delinquent and who, as a result of such status, have been 
     placed in secure detention or confinement or in nonsecure 
     residential placements, and
       (B) juveniles on probation after having been adjudicated 
     delinquent and having received a disposition as delinquent.
       (2) A comprehensive survey of the types of mental health 
     services that are currently being provided to such juveniles 
     by States and units of local government.
       (3) Identification of governmental entities that have 
     developed or implemented model or promising screening, 
     assessment, or treatment programs or innovative mental health 
     delivery or coordination systems, that address and meet the 
     mental health needs of such juveniles.
       (4) A review of the literature that analyzes the mental 
     health problems and needs of juveniles in the juvenile 
     justice system and that documents innovative and promising 
     models and programs that address such needs.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the 
     Congress, and broadly disseminate to individuals and entities 
     engaged in fields that provide services for the benefit of 
     juveniles or that make policy relating to juveniles, a report 
     containing the results of the study conducted under 
     subsection (a) and documentation identifying promising or 
     innovative models or programs referred to in such subsection.

     SEC. 263. EVALUATION BY GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE.

       (a) Evaluation.--Not later than October 1, 2002, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a 
     comprehensive analysis and evaluation regarding the 
     performance of the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency and 
     Prevention, its functions, its programs, and its grants under 
     specified criteria, and shall submit the report required by 
     subsection (b). In conducting the analysis and evaluation, 
     the Comptroller General shall take into consideration the 
     following factors to document the efficiency and public 
     benefit of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
     Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), excluding the Runaway 
     and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) and the 
     Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.):
       (1) The extent to which the agency has complied with the 
     provisions contained in the Government Performance and 
     Results Act of 1993 (Pub. Law 103-62; 107 Stat. 285).
       (2) The outcome and results of the programs carried out by 
     the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and 
     those administered -through grants by Office of Juvenile 
     Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
       (3) Whether the agency has acted outside the scope of its 
     original authority, and whether the original objectives of 
     the agency have been achieved.
       (4) Whether less restrictive or alternative methods exists 
     to carry out the functions of the agency. Whether present 
     functions or operations are impeded or enhanced by existing, 
     statutes, rules, and procedures.
       (5) The extent to which the jurisdiction of, and the 
     programs administered by, the agency duplicate or conflict 
     with the jurisdiction and programs of other agencies.
       (6) The potential benefits of consolidating programs 
     administered by the agency with similar or duplicative 
     programs of other agencies, and the potential for 
     consolidating such programs.
       (7) The number and types of beneficiaries or persons served 
     by programs carried out under the Act.
       (8) The extent to which any trends, developments, or 
     emerging conditions that are

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     likely to affect the future nature and the extent of the 
     problems or needs the programs carried out by the Act are 
     intended to address.
       (9) The manner with which the agency seeks public input and 
     input from State and local governments on the performance of 
     the functions of the agency.
       (10) Whether the agency has worked to enact changes in the 
     law intended to benefit the public as a whole rather than the 
     specific businesses, institutions, or individuals the agency 
     regulates or funds.
       (11) The extent to which the agency grants have encouraged 
     participation by the public as a whole in making its rules 
     and decisions rather than encouraging participation solely by 
     those it regulates.
       (12) The extent to which the agency complies with section 
     552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the 
     ``Freedom of Information Act'').
       (13) The impact of any regulatory, privacy, and paperwork 
     concerns resulting from the programs carried out by the 
     agency.
       (14) The extent to which the agency has coordinated with 
     state and local governments in performing the functions of 
     the agency.
       (15) The extent to which changes are necessary in the 
     authorizing statutes of the agency in order that the 
     functions of the agency can be performed in a more efficient 
     and effective manner.
       (16) Whether greater oversight is needed of programs 
     developed with grants made by the Office of Juvenile Justice 
     and Delinquency Prevention.
       (b) Report.--The report required by subsection (a) shall--
       (1) include recommendations for legislative changes, as 
     appropriate, based on the evaluation conducted under 
     subsection (a), to be made to the Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), 
     excluding the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 
     et seq.) and the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5771 et seq.), and
       (2) shall be submitted, together with supporting materials, 
     to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 
     President pro tempore of the Senate, and made available to 
     the public .

     SEC. 264. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REPORT.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the General Accounting Office shall transmit to 
     Congress a report containing the following:
       (1) For each State, a description of the types of after-
     school programs that are available for students in 
     kindergarten through grade 12, including programs sponsored 
     by the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, the Boy Scouts of 
     America, the Girl Scouts of America, YMCAs, and athletic and 
     other programs operated by public schools and other State and 
     local agencies.
       (2) For 15 communities selected to represent a variety of 
     regional, population, and demographic profiles, a detailed 
     analysis of all of the after-school programs that are 
     available for students in kindergarten through grade 12, 
     including programs sponsored by the Boys and Girls Clubs of 
     America, the Boy Scouts of America, the Girl Scouts of 
     America, YMCAs, mentoring programs, athletic programs, and 
     programs operated by public schools, churches, day care 
     centers, parks, recreation centers, family day care, 
     community organizations, law enforcement agencies, service 
     providers, and for-profit and nonprofit organizations.
       (3) For each State, a description of significant areas of 
     unmet need in the quality and availability of after-school 
     programs.
       (4) For each State, a description of barriers which prevent 
     or deter the participation of children in after-school 
     programs.
       (5) For each State, a description of barriers to improving 
     the quality and availability of after-school programs.
       (6) A list of activities, other than after-school programs, 
     in which students in kindergarten through grade 12 
     participate when not in school, including jobs, volunteer 
     opportunities, and other non-school affiliated programs.
       (7) An analysis of the value of the activities listed 
     pursuant to paragraph (6) to the well-being and educational 
     development of students in kindergarten through grade 12.

     SEC. 265. BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH ON YOUTH 
                   VIOLENCE.

       (a) NIH Research.--The National Institutes of Health, 
     acting through the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences 
     Research, shall carry out a coordinated, multi-year course of 
     behavioral and social science research on the causes and 
     prevention of youth violence.
       (b) Nature of Research.--Funds made available to the 
     National Institutes of Health pursuant to this section shall 
     be utilized to conduct, support, coordinate, and disseminate 
     basic and applied behavioral and social science research with 
     respect to youth violence, including research on 1 or more of 
     the following subjects:
       (1) The etiology of youth violence.
       (2) Risk factors for youth violence.
       (3) Childhood precursors to antisocial violent behavior.
       (4) The role of peer pressure in inciting youth violence.
       (5) The processes by which children develop patterns of 
     thought and behavior, including beliefs about the value of 
     human life.
       (6) Science-based strategies for preventing youth violence, 
     including school and community-based programs.
       (7) Other subjects that the Director of the Office of 
     Behavioral and Social Sciences Research deems appropriate.
       (c) Role of the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences 
     Research.--Pursuant to this section and section 404A of the 
     Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 283c), the Director of 
     the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research shall--
       (1) coordinate research on youth violence conducted or 
     supported by the agencies of the National Institutes of 
     Health;
       (2) identify youth violence research projects that should 
     be conducted or supported by the research institutes, and 
     develop such projects in cooperation with such institutes and 
     in consultation with State and Federal law enforcement 
     agencies;
       (3) take steps to further cooperation and collaboration 
     between the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for 
     Disease Control and Prevention, the Substance Abuse and 
     Mental Health Services Administration, the agencies of the 
     Department of Justice, and other governmental and 
     nongovernmental agencies with respect to youth violence 
     research conducted or supported by such agencies;
       (4) establish a clearinghouse for information about youth 
     violence research conducted by governmental and 
     nongovernmental entities; and
       (5) periodically report to Congress on the state of youth 
     violence research and make recommendations to Congress 
     regarding such research.
       (d) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated, 
     $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2004 to 
     carry out this section. If amount are not separately 
     appropriated to carry out this section, the Director of the 
     National Institutes of Health shall carry out this section 
     using funds appropriated generally to the National Institutes 
     of Health, except that funds expended for under this section 
     shall supplement and not supplant existing funding for 
     behavioral research activities at the National Institutes of 
     Health.

                     Subtitle F--General Provisions

     SEC. 271. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Effective Date.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     this title and the amendments made by this title shall take 
     effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Application of Amendments.--The amendments made by this 
     title shall apply only with respect to fiscal years beginning 
     after September 30, 1999.
       Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to amend the 
     Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide 
     grants to ensure increased accountability for juvenile 
     offenders; to amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 to provide quality prevention programs 
     and accountability programs relating to juvenile delinquency; 
     and for other purposes.''.

       At the end of the bill, add the following (and make such 
     technical and conforming changes as may be appropriate):
       

     SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY 
                   PREVENTION ACT OF 1974.

       Section 223(a)(10) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5633(a)(10)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (N) by striking ``and'' at the end,
       (2) in subparagraph (O) by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and'', and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(P) programs that provide for improved security at 
     schools and on school grounds, including the placement and 
     use of metal detectors and other deterrent measures.''.

       At the end of the bill, add the following (and make such 
     technical and conforming changes as may be appropriate):

     SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY 
                   PREVENTION ACT OF 1974.

       Section 223(a)(10) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5633(a)(10)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (N) by striking ``and'' at the end,
       (2) in subparagraph (O) by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and'', and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(P)(i) one-on-one mentoring programs that are designed to 
     link at-risk juveniles and juvenile offenders, particularly 
     juveniles residing in high-crime areas and juveniles 
     experiencing educational failure, with responsible adults 
     (such as law enforcement officers, adults working with local 
     businesses, and adults working with community-based 
     organizations and agencies) who are properly screened and 
     trained; or
       ``(ii) programs to promote or develop partnerships with 
     established mentoring programs, including programs operated 
     by nonprofit, faith-based, business, or community 
     organizations to provide positive adult role models and 
     meaningful activities for juveniles offenders, including 
     violent juvenile offenders.''.

       At the end of the bill, add the following (and make such 
     technical and conforming changes as may be appropriate):

     SEC. ____. AMENDMENTS TO THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES 
                   EDUCATION ACT.

       (a) Placement in Alternative Educational Setting.--Section 
     615(k) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 
     U.S.C. 1415(k)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (11); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:

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       ``(10) Discipline with regard to weapons.--
       ``(A) Authority of school personnel.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of this Act, school personnel may discipline 
     (including expel or suspend) a child with a disability who 
     carries or possesses a weapon to or at a school, on school 
     premises, or to or at a school function, under the 
     jurisdiction of a State or a local educational agency, in the 
     same manner in which such personnel may discipline a child 
     without a disability. Such personnel may modify the 
     disciplinary action on a case-by-case basis.
       ``(B) Rule of construction.--Nothing in subparagraph (A) 
     shall be construed to prevent a child with a disability who 
     is disciplined pursuant to the authority provided under 
     subparagraph (A) from asserting a defense that the carrying 
     or possession of the weapon was unintentional or innocent.
       ``(C) Free appropriate public education.--
       ``(i) Ceasing to provide education.--Notwithstanding 
     section 612(a)(1)(A), a child expelled or suspended under 
     subparagraph (A) shall not be entitled to continue 
     educational services, including a free appropriate public 
     education, under this title, during the term of such 
     expulsion or suspension, if the State in which the local 
     educational agency responsible for providing educational 
     services to such child does not require a child without a 
     disability to receive educational services after being 
     expelled or suspended.
       ``(ii) Providing education.--Notwithstanding clause (i), 
     the local educational agency responsible for providing 
     educational services to a child with a disability who is 
     expelled or suspended under subparagraph (A) may choose to 
     continue to provide educational services to such child. If 
     the local educational agency so chooses to continue to 
     provide the services--

       ``(I) nothing in this title shall require the local 
     educational agency to provide such child with a free 
     appropriate public education, or any particular level of 
     service; and
       ``(II) the location where the local educational agency 
     provides the services shall be left to the discretion of the 
     local educational agency.

       ``(D) Relationship to other requirements.--
       ``(i) Plan requirements.--No agency shall be considered to 
     be in violation of section 612 or 613 because the agency has 
     provided discipline, services, or assistance in accordance 
     with this paragraph.
       ``(ii) Procedure.--Actions taken pursuant to this paragraph 
     shall not be subject to the provisions of this section, other 
     than this paragraph.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 615(f)(1) of the 
     Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
     1415(f)(1)) is amended by striking ``Whenever'' and inserting 
     the following: ``Except as provided in section 615(k)(10), 
     whenever''.
       (2) Section 615(k)(1)(A)(ii) of the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1415(k)(1)(A)(ii)) is 
     amended by striking ``but for not more than 45 days if--'' 
     and all that follows through ``(II) the child knowingly 
     possesses or uses illegal drugs'' and inserting ``but for not 
     more than 45 days if the child knowingly possesses or uses 
     illegal drugs''.

       Page 4, line 18, strike, ``and''.
       Page 4, line 21, strike the period and insert a semicolon.
       Page 4, after line 21, insert the following:
       ``(14) establishing partnerships between State educational 
     agencies and local educational agencies for the design and 
     implementation of character education and training programs 
     that reflect the values of parents, teachers, and local 
     communities, and incorporate elements of good character, 
     including honesty, citizenship, courage, justice, respect, 
     personal responsibility, and trustworthiness; and
       ``(15) implementing other activities that foster strong 
     character development in at-risk juveniles and juveniles in 
     the juvenile justice system.

       At the end of the bill, add the following (and make such 
     technical and conforming changes as may be appropriate):
               TITLE ____--CHILDREN'S INTERNET PROTECTION

     SEC. ____01. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Children's Internet 
     Protection Act''.

     SEC. ____02. NO UNIVERSAL SERVICE FOR SCHOOLS OR LIBRARIES 
                   THAT FAIL TO IMPLEMENT A FILTERING OR BLOCKING 
                   TECHNOLOGY FOR COMPUTERS WITH INTERNET ACCESS.

       (a) In General.--Section 254 of the Communications Act of 
     1934 (47 U.S.C. 254) is amended by adding at the end thereof 
     the following:
       ``(l) Implementation of an Internet Filtering or Blocking 
     Technology.--
       ``(1) In general.--An elementary school, secondary school, 
     or library that fails to provide the certification required 
     by paragraph (2) or (3), respectively, is not eligible to 
     receive or retain universal service assistance provided under 
     subsection (h)(1)(B).
       ``(2) Certification for schools.--To be eligible to receive 
     universal service assistance under subsection (h)(1)(B), an 
     elementary or secondary school shall certify to the 
     Commission that it has--
       ``(A) selected a technology for computers with Internet 
     access to filter or block--
       ``(i) child pornographic materials, which shall have the 
     meaning of that term as used in sections 2252, 2252A, 2256 of 
     title 18, United States Code;
       ``(ii) obscene materials, which shall have the meaning of 
     that term as used in section 1460 of title 18, United States 
     Code; and
       ``(iii) during use by minors, materials deemed to be 
     harmful to minors, which shall have the meaning of that term 
     as used in section 231 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
     U.S.C. 231); and
       ``(B) installed, or will install, and uses or will use, as 
     soon as it obtains computers with Internet access, a 
     technology to filter or block such material.
       ``(3) Certification for libraries.--To be eligible to 
     receive universal service assistance under subsection 
     (h)(1)(B),a library shall certify to the Commission that it 
     has--
       ``(A) selected a technology for computers with Internet 
     access to filter or block--
       ``(i) child pornographic materials, which shall have the 
     meaning of that term as used in sections 2252, 2252A, 2256 of 
     title 18, United States Code;
       ``(ii) obscene materials, which shall have the meaning of 
     that term as used in section 1460 of title 18, United States 
     Code; and
       ``(iii) during use by minors, materials deemed to be 
     harmful to minors, which shall have the meaning of that term 
     as used in section 231 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
     U.S.C. 231); and
       ``(B) installed, or will install, and uses or will use, as 
     soon as it obtains computers with Internet access, a 
     technology to filter or block such material.
       ``(4) Time for certification.--The certification required 
     by paragraph (2) or (3) shall be made within 30 days of the 
     date that rules are promulgated by the Federal Communications 
     Commission, or, if later, within 10 days of the date on which 
     any computer with access to the Internet is first made 
     available in the school or library for its intended use.
       ``(5) Notification of cessation; additional internet-
     accessing computer.--
       ``(A) Cessation.--A school or library that has filed the 
     certification required by paragraph (3)(A) shall notify the 
     Commission within 10 days after the date on which it ceases 
     to use the filtering or blocking technology to which the 
     certification related.
       ``(B) Additional internet-accessing computer.--A school or 
     library that has filed the certification required by 
     paragraph (3)(B) that adds another computer with Internet 
     access intended for use by the public (including minors) 
     shall make the certification required by paragraph (3)(A) 
     within 10 days after that computer is made available for use 
     by the public.
       ``(6) Posting of notice.--A school or library that has 
     filed a certification under paragraph (2) or (3) shall post 
     within view of the computers which are the subject of that 
     certification a notice that contains--
       ``(A) a copy of the filter or block certification;
       ``(B) a statement of such school's or library's filtering 
     or block policy; and
       ``(C) information on the specific block technology in use.
       ``(7) Penalty for failure to comply.--A school or library 
     that fails to meet the requirements of this subsection is 
     liable to repay immediately the full amount of all universal 
     service assistance the school or library received under 
     subsection (h)(1)(B) after the date the failure began.
       ``(8) Local determination of material to be filtered.--For 
     purposes of paragraphs (2) and (3), the determination of what 
     material is to be deemed harmful to minors shall be made by 
     the school, school board, library or other authority 
     responsible for making the required certification. No agency 
     or instrumentality of the United States Government may--
       ``(A) establish criteria for making that determination;
       ``(B) review the determination made by the certifying 
     school, school board, library, or other authority; or
       ``(C) consider the criteria employed by the certifying 
     school, school board, library, or other authority in the 
     administration of subsection (h)(1)(B).
       ``(9) No preemtion or other effect.--Nothing in this 
     subsection shall be construed--
       ``(A) to preempt, supersede, or limit any requirements that 
     imposed by a school or library, or by a political authority 
     for a school or library, that are more stringent than the 
     requirements of this subsection; or
       ``(B) to supersede or limit otherwise applicable Federal or 
     State child pornography or obscenity laws.''.
       (b) Conforming Change.--Section 254(h)(1)(B) of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(h)(1)(B)) is 
     amended by striking ``All telecommunications'' and inserting 
     ``Except as provided by subsection (l), all 
     telecommunications''.

     SEC. ____3. FCC TO ADOPT RULES WITHIN 4 MONTHS.

       The Federal Communications Commission shall adopt rules 
     implementing section 254(l) of the Communications Act of 1934 
     (as added by this Act) within 120 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.

       At the end of the bill, add the following (and make such 
     technical and conforming changes as may be appropriate):
                TITLE ____--TEACHER LIABILITY PROTECTION

     SEC. ____01. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Teacher Liability 
     Protection Act of 1999''.

     SEC. ____02. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The ability of teachers, principals and other school 
     professionals to teach, inspire

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     and shape the intellect of our Nation's elementary and 
     secondary school students is deterred and hindered by 
     frivolous lawsuits and litigation.
       (2) Each year more and more teachers, principals and other 
     school professionals face lawsuits for actions undertaken as 
     part of their duties to provide millions of school children 
     quality educational opportunities.
       (3) Too many teachers, principals and other school 
     professionals face increasingly severe and random acts of 
     violence in the classroom and in schools.
       (4) Providing teachers, principals and other school 
     professionals a safe and secure environment is an important 
     part of the effort to improve and expand educational 
     opportunities.
       (5) Clarifying and limiting the liability of teachers, 
     principals and other school professionals who undertake 
     reasonable actions to maintain order, discipline and an 
     appropriate educational environment is an appropriate subject 
     of Federal legislation because--
       (A) the scope of the problems created by the legitimate 
     fears of teachers, principals and other school professionals 
     about frivolous, arbitrary or capricious lawsuits against 
     teachers is of national importance; and
       (B) millions of children and their families across the 
     Nation depend on teachers, principals and other school 
     professionals for the intellectual development of children.
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this title is to provide 
     teachers, principals and other school professionals the tools 
     they need to undertake reasonable actions to maintain order, 
     discipline and an appropriate educational environment.

     SEC. ____03. PREEMPTION AND ELECTION OF STATE 
                   NONAPPLICABILITY.

       (a) Preemption.--This title preempts the laws of any State 
     to the extent that such laws are inconsistent with this 
     title, except that this title shall not preempt any State law 
     that provides additional protection from liability relating 
     to teachers.
       (b) Election of State Regarding Nonapplicability.--This 
     title shall not apply to any civil action in a State court 
     against a teacher in which all parties are citizens of the 
     State if such State enacts a statute in accordance with State 
     requirements for enacting legislation--
       (1) citing the authority of this subsection;
       (2) declaring the election of such State that this title 
     shall not apply, as of a date certain, to such civil action 
     in the State; and
       (3) containing no other provisions.

     SEC. ____04. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY FOR TEACHERS.

       (a) Liability Protection for Teachers.--Except as provided 
     in subsections (b) and (c), no teacher in a school shall be 
     liable for harm caused by an act or omission of the teacher 
     on behalf of the school if--
       (1) the teacher was acting within the scope of the 
     teacher's employment or responsibilities related to providing 
     educational services;
       (2) the actions of the teacher were carried out in 
     conformity with local, state, or federal laws, rules or 
     regulations in furtherance of efforts to control, discipline, 
     expel, or suspend a student or maintain order or control in 
     the classroom or school;
       (3) if appropriate or required, the teacher was properly 
     licensed, certified, or authorized by the appropriate 
     authorities for the activities or practice in the State in 
     which the harm occurred, where the activities were or 
     practice was undertaken within the scope of the teacher's 
     responsibilities;
       (4) the harm was not caused by willful or criminal 
     misconduct, gross negligence, reckless misconduct, or a 
     conscious, flagrant indifference to the rights or safety of 
     the individual harmed by the teacher; and
       (5) the harm was not caused by the teacher operating a 
     motor vehicle, vessel, aircraft, or other vehicle for which 
     the State requires the operator or the owner of the vehicle, 
     craft, or vessel to--
       (A) possess an operator's license; or
       (B) maintain insurance.
       (b) Concerning Responsibility of Teachers to Schools and 
     Governmental Entities.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to affect any civil action brought by any school or 
     any governmental entity against any teacher of such school.
       (c) Exceptions to Teacher Liability Protection.--If the 
     laws of a State limit teacher liability subject to one or 
     more of the following conditions, such conditions shall not 
     be construed as inconsistent with this section:
       (1) A State law that requires a school or governmental 
     entity to adhere to risk management procedures, including 
     mandatory training of teachers.
       (2) A State law that makes the school or governmental 
     entity liable for the acts or omissions of its teachers to 
     the same extent as an employer is liable for the acts or 
     omissions of its employees.
       (3) A State law that makes a limitation of liability 
     inapplicable if the civil action was brought by an officer of 
     a State or local government pursuant to State or local law.
       (d) Limitation on Punitive Damages Based on the Actions of 
     Teachers.--
       (1) General rule.--Punitive damages may not be awarded 
     against a teacher in an action brought for harm based on the 
     action of a teacher acting within the scope of the teacher's 
     responsibilities to a school or governmental entity unless 
     the claimant establishes by clear and convincing evidence 
     that the harm was proximately caused by an action of such 
     teacher which constitutes willful or criminal misconduct, or 
     a conscious, flagrant indifference to the rights or safety of 
     the individual harmed.
       (2) Construction.--Paragraph (1) does not create a cause of 
     action for punitive damages and does not preempt or supersede 
     any Federal or State law to the extent that such law would 
     further limit the award of punitive damages.
       (e) Exceptions to Limitations on Liability.--
       (1) In general.--The limitations on the liability of a 
     teacher under this title shall not apply to any misconduct 
     that--
       (A) constitutes a crime of violence (as that term is 
     defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code) or act 
     of international terrorism (as that term is defined in 
     section 2331 of title 18, United States Code) for which the 
     defendant has been convicted in any court;
       (B) involves a sexual offense, as defined by applicable 
     State law, for which the defendant has been convicted in any 
     court;
       (C) involves misconduct for which the defendant has been 
     found to have violated a Federal or State civil rights law; 
     or
       (D) where the defendant was under the influence (as 
     determined pursuant to applicable State law) of intoxicating 
     alcohol or any drug at the time of the misconduct.
       (2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall 
     be construed to effect subsection (a)(3) or (d).

     SEC. ____05. LIABILITY FOR NONECONOMIC LOSS.

       (a) General Rule.--In any civil action against a teacher, 
     based on an action of a teacher acting within the scope of 
     the teacher's responsibilities to a school or governmental 
     entity, the liability of the teacher for noneconomic loss 
     shall be determined in accordance with subsection (b).
       (b) Amount of Liability.--
       (1) In general.--Each defendant who is a teacher, shall be 
     liable only for the amount of noneconomic loss allocated to 
     that defendant in direct proportion to the percentage of 
     responsibility of that defendant (determined in accordance 
     with paragraph (2)) for the harm to the claimant with respect 
     to which that defendant is liable. The court shall render a 
     separate judgment against each defendant in an amount 
     determined pursuant to the preceding sentence.
       (2) Percentage of responsibility.--For purposes of 
     determining the amount of noneconomic loss allocated to a 
     defendant who is a teacher under this section, the trier of 
     fact shall determine the percentage of responsibility of that 
     defendant for the claimant's harm.

     SEC. ____06. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this title:
       (1) Economic loss.--The term ``economic loss'' means any 
     pecuniary loss resulting from harm (including the loss of 
     earnings or other benefits related to employment, medical 
     expense loss, replacement services loss, loss due to death, 
     burial costs, and loss of business or employment 
     opportunities) to the extent recovery for such loss is 
     allowed under applicable State law.
       (2) Harm.--The term ``harm'' includes physical, 
     nonphysical, economic, and noneconomic losses.
       (3) Noneconomic losses.--The term ``noneconomic losses'' 
     means losses for physical and emotional pain, suffering, 
     inconvenience, physical impairment, mental anguish, 
     disfigurement, loss of enjoyment of life, loss of society and 
     companionship, loss of consortium (other than loss of 
     domestic service), hedonic damages, injury to reputation and 
     all other nonpecuniary losses of any kind or nature.
       (4) School.--The term ``school'' means a public or private 
     kindergarten, a public or private elementary school or 
     secondary school (as defined in section 14101 of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     8801)), or a home school.
       (5) State.--The term ``State'' means 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, the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands, any other territory or possession 
     of the United States, or any political subdivision of any 
     such State, territory, or possession.
       (6) Teacher.--The term ``teacher'' means a teacher, 
     instructor, principal, administrator, or other educational 
     professional that works in a school, a local school board and 
     any member of such board, and a local educational agency and 
     any employee of such agency.

     SEC. ____07. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) In General.--This title shall take effect 90 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act.
       (b) Application.--This title applies to any claim for harm 
     caused by an act or omission of a teacher where that claim is 
     filed on or after the effective date of this Act, without 
     regard to whether the harm that is the subject of the claim 
     or the conduct that caused the harm occurred before such 
     effective date.

       At the end of the bill, add the following (and make such 
     technical and conforming changes as may be appropriate):

     SEC. 3. EVALUATION BY GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE.

       (a) Evaluation.--Not later than October 1, 2002, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a 
     comprehensive analysis and evaluation regarding the 
     performance of the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency and 
     Prevention, its functions, its programs, and its grants under 
     specified criteria, and shall submit the report required by 
     subsection (b). In conducting the analysis and evaluation, 
     the Comptroller General

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     shall take into consideration the following factors to 
     document the efficiency and public benefit of the Juvenile 
     Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
     5601 et seq.), excluding the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) and the Missing Children's 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.):
       (1) The outcome and results of the programs carried out by 
     the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and 
     those administered -through grants by Office of Juvenile 
     Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
       (2) The extent to which the agency has complied with the 
     provisions contained in the Government Performance and 
     Results Act of 1993 (Pub. Law 103-62; 107 Stat. 285).
       (3) The extent to which the jurisdiction of, and the 
     programs administered by, the agency duplicate or conflict 
     with the jurisdiction and programs of other agencies.
       (4) The potential benefits of consolidating programs 
     administered by the agency with similar or duplicative 
     programs of other agencies, and the potential for 
     consolidating such programs.
       (5) Whether the agency has acted outside the scope of its 
     original authority, and whether the original objectives of 
     the agency have been achieved.
       (6) Whether less restrictive or alternative methods exists 
     to carry out the functions of the agency. Whether present 
     functions or operations are impeded or enhanced by existing, 
     statutes, rules, and procedures.
       (7) The number and types of beneficiaries or persons served 
     by programs carried out under the Act.
       (8) The extent to which any trends or emerging conditions 
     that are likely to affect the future nature and the extent of 
     the problems or needs the programs carried out by the Act are 
     intended to address.
       (9) The manner with which the agency seeks public input and 
     input from State and local governments on the performance of 
     the functions of the agency.
       (10) Whether the agency has worked to enact changes in the 
     law intended to benefit the public as a whole rather than the 
     specific businesses, institutions, or individuals the agency 
     regulates or funds.
       (11) The extent to which the agency grants have encouraged 
     participation by the public as a whole in making its rules 
     and decisions rather than encouraging participation solely by 
     those it regulates.
       (12) The extent to which the agency complies with section 
     552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the 
     ``Freedom of Information Act'').
       (13) The impact of any regulatory, privacy, and paperwork 
     concerns resulting from the programs carried out by the 
     agency.
       (14) The extent to which the agency has coordinated with 
     state and local governments in performing the functions of 
     the agency.
       (15) Whether greater oversight is needed of programs 
     developed with grants made by the Office of Juvenile Justice 
     and Delinquency Prevention.
       (16) The extent to which changes are necessary in the 
     authorizing statutes of the agency in order that the 
     functions of the agency can be performed in a more efficient 
     and effective manner.
       (b) Report.--The report required by subsection (a) shall--
       (1) include recommendations for legislative changes, as 
     appropriate, based on the evaluation conducted under 
     subsection (a), to be made to the Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), 
     excluding the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 
     et seq.) and the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5771 et seq.), and
       (2) shall be submitted, together with supporting materials, 
     to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 
     President pro tempore of the Senate, and made available to 
     the public, not later than October 1, 2003.

     SEC. 4. CONTINGENT WIND-DOWN AND REPEAL OF JUVENILE JUSTICE 
                   AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ACT OF 1974.

       If funds are not authorized before October 1, 2004, to be 
     appropriated to carry out title II of the Juvenile Justice 
     and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5611-5676) 
     for fiscal year 2005, then--
       (1) effective October 1, 2004--
       (A) sections 205, 206, and 299, and
       (B) parts B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I,

     of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 
     1974 are repealed, and
       (2) effective October 1, 2005--
       (A) the 1st section, and
       (B) titles I and II,

     of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 
     1974 are repealed.

  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the following amendment (the Emerson 
amendment) on which a separate vote had been demanded?

       Add at the end the following:

     SEC. ____. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS WITH REGARD TO VIOLENCE AND 
                   THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Incidents of tragic school violence have risen over the 
     past few years.
       (2) Our children are being desensitized by the increase of 
     gun violence shown on television, movies, and video games.
       (3) According to the American Medical Association, by the 
     time an average child reaches age 18, he or she has witnessed 
     more than 200,000 acts of violence on television, including 
     16,000 murders.
       (4) Children who listen to explicit music lyrics, play 
     video ``killing'' games, or go to violent action movies get 
     further brainwashed into thinking that violence is socially 
     acceptable and without consequence.
       (5) No industry does more to glorify gun violence than some 
     elements of the motion picture industry.
       (6) Children are particularly susceptible to the influence 
     of violent subject matter.
       (7) The entertainment industry uses wanton violence in its 
     advertising campaigns directed at young people.
       (8) Alternatives should be developed and considered to 
     discourage the exposure of children to violent subject 
     matter.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that the entertainment industry--
       (1) has been irresponsible in the development of its 
     products and the marketing of those products to America's 
     youth;
       (2) must recognize the power and influence it has over the 
     behavior of our Nation's youth; and
       (3) must do everything in its power to stop these 
     portrayals of pointless acts of brutality by immediately 
     eliminating gratuitous violence in movies, television, music, 
     and video games.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. COBURN 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

355

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

68

para. 66.26                   [Roll No. 231]

                                YEAS--355

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton

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     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--68

     Baldwin
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Blumenauer
     Bono
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cummings
     Delahunt
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gephardt
     Hastings (FL)
     Hulshof
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jones (OH)
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Lee
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Martinez
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Napolitano
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Rangel
     Rogan
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Stupak
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Towns
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Brown (CA)
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Cox
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Minge
     Salmon
     Shays
     Spence
     Thomas
  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. CONYERS 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:
    TITLE I--GRANTS TO ENSURE INCREASED ACCOUNTABILITY FOR JUVENILE 
                               OFFENDERS

     SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Consequences for Juvenile 
     Offenders Act of 1999''.

     SEC. 102. GRANT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Part R of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796 et seq.) 
     is amended to read as follows:

             ``PART R--JUVENILE ACCOUNTABILITY BLOCK GRANTS

     ``SEC. 1801. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

       ``(a) In General.--The Attorney General is authorized to 
     provide grants to States, for use by States and units of 
     local government, and in certain cases directly to specially 
     qualified units.
       ``(b) Authorized Activities.--Amounts paid to a State or a 
     unit of local government under this part shall be used by the 
     State or unit of local government for the purpose of 
     strengthening the juvenile justice system, which includes--
       ``(1) developing, implementing, and administering graduated 
     sanctions for juvenile offenders;
       ``(2) building, expanding, renovating, or operating 
     temporary or permanent juvenile correction, detention, or 
     community corrections facilities;
       ``(3) hiring juvenile court judges, probation officers, and 
     court-appointed defenders and special advocates, and funding 
     pretrial services for juvenile offenders, to promote the 
     effective and expeditious administration of the juvenile 
     justice system;
       ``(4) hiring additional prosecutors, so that more cases 
     involving violent juvenile offenders can be prosecuted and 
     case backlogs reduced;
       ``(5) providing funding to enable prosecutors to address 
     drug, gang, and youth violence problems more effectively and 
     for technology, equipment, and training to assist prosecutors 
     in identifying and expediting the prosecution of violent 
     juvenile offenders;
       ``(6) establishing and maintaining training programs for 
     law enforcement and other court personnel with respect to 
     preventing and controlling juvenile crime;
       ``(7) establishing juvenile gun courts for the prosecution 
     and adjudication of juvenile firearms offenders;
       ``(8) establishing drug court programs for juvenile 
     offenders that provide continuing judicial supervision over 
     juvenile offenders with substance abuse problems and the 
     integrated administration of other sanctions and services for 
     such offenders;
       ``(9) establishing and maintaining a system of juvenile 
     records designed to promote public safety;
       ``(10) establishing and maintaining interagency 
     information-sharing programs that enable the juvenile and 
     criminal justice system, schools, and social services 
     agencies to make more informed decisions regarding the early 
     identification, control, supervision, and treatment of 
     juveniles who repeatedly commit serious delinquent or 
     criminal acts;
       ``(11) establishing and maintaining accountability-based 
     programs designed to reduce recidivism among juveniles who 
     are referred by law enforcement personnel or agencies;
       ``(12) establishing and maintaining programs to conduct 
     risk and need assessments of juvenile offenders that 
     facilitate the effective early intervention and the provision 
     of comprehensive services, including mental health screening 
     and treatment and substance abuse testing and treatment to 
     such offenders; and
       ``(13) establishing and maintaining accountability-based 
     programs that are designed to enhance school safety.

     ``SEC. 1802. GRANT ELIGIBILITY.

       ``(a) State Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
     under this section, a State shall submit to the Attorney 
     General an application at such time, in such form, and 
     containing such assurances and information as the Attorney 
     General may require by rule, including assurances that the 
     State and any unit of local government to which the State 
     provides funding under section 1803(b), has in effect (or 
     shall have in effect, not later than 1 year after the date 
     that the State submits such application) laws, or has 
     implemented (or shall implement, not later than 1 year after 
     the date that the State submits such application) policies 
     and programs, that provide for a system of graduated 
     sanctions described in subsection (c).
       ``(b) Local Eligibility.--
       ``(1) Subgrant eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a 
     subgrant, a unit of local government, other than a specially 
     qualified unit, shall provide such assurances to the State as 
     the State shall require, that, to the maximum extent 
     applicable, the unit of local government has in effect (or 
     shall have in effect, not later than 1 year after the date 
     that the unit submits such application) laws, or has 
     implemented (or shall implement, not later than 1 year after 
     the date that the unit submits such application) policies and 
     programs, that provide for a system of graduated sanctions 
     described in subsection (c).
       ``(2) Special rule.--The requirements of paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to a specially qualified unit that receives funds 
     from the Attorney General under section 1803(e), except that 
     information that is otherwise required to be submitted to the 
     State shall be submitted to the Attorney General.
       ``(c) Graduated Sanctions.--A system of graduated 
     sanctions, which may be discretionary as provided in 
     subsection (d), shall ensure, at a minimum, that--
       ``(1) sanctions are imposed on juvenile offenders for each 
     delinquent offense;
       ``(2) sanctions escalate in intensity with each subsequent, 
     more serious delinquent offense;
       ``(3) there is sufficient flexibility to allow for 
     individualized sanctions and services suited to the 
     individual juvenile offender; and
       ``(4) appropriate consideration is given to public safety 
     and victims of crime.
       ``(d) Discretionary Use of Sanctions.--
       ``(1) Voluntary participation.--A State or unit of local 
     government may be eligible to receive a grant under this part 
     if--
       ``(A) its system of graduated sanctions is discretionary; 
     and
       ``(B) it demonstrates that it has promoted the use of a 
     system of graduated sanctions by taking steps to encourage 
     implementation of such a system by juvenile courts.
       ``(2) Reporting requirement if graduated sanctions not 
     used.--
       ``(A) Juvenile courts.--A State or unit of local government 
     in which the imposition of graduated sanctions is 
     discretionary shall require each juvenile court within its 
     jurisdiction--
       ``(i) which has not implemented a system of graduated 
     sanctions, to submit an annual report that explains why such 
     court did not implement graduated sanctions; and
       ``(ii) which has implemented a system of graduated 
     sanctions but has not imposed graduated sanctions in 1 or 
     more specific cases, to submit an annual report that explains 
     why such court did not impose graduated sanctions in each 
     such case.
       ``(B) Units of local government.--Each unit of local 
     government, other than a specially qualified unit, that has 1 
     or more juvenile courts that use a discretionary system of 
     graduated sanctions shall collect the information reported 
     under subparagraph (A) for submission to the State each year.
       ``(C) States.--Each State and specially qualified unit that 
     has 1 or more juvenile courts that use a discretionary system 
     of graduated sanctions shall collect the information reported 
     under subparagraph (A) for submission to the Attorney General 
     each year. A State shall also collect and submit to the 
     Attorney General the information collected under subparagraph 
     (B).
       ``(e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       ``(1) The term `discretionary' means that a system of 
     graduated sanctions is not required to be imposed by each and 
     every juvenile court in a State or unit of local government.
       ``(2) The term `sanctions' means tangible, proportional 
     consequences that hold the juvenile offender accountable for 
     the offense committed. A sanction may include counseling, 
     restitution, community service, a fine, supervised probation, 
     or confinement.

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     ``SEC. 1803. ALLOCATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.

       ``(a) State Allocation.--
       ``(1) In general.--In accordance with regulations 
     promulgated pursuant to this part and except as provided in 
     paragraph (3), the Attorney General shall allocate--
       ``(A) 0.25 percent for each State; and
       ``(B) of the total funds remaining after the allocation 
     under subparagraph (A), to each State, an amount which bears 
     the same ratio to the amount of remaining funds described in 
     this subparagraph as the population of people under the age 
     of 18 living in such State for the most recent calendar year 
     in which such data is available bears to the population of 
     people under the age of 18 of all the States for such fiscal 
     year.
       ``(2) Prohibition.--No funds allocated to a State under 
     this subsection or received by a State for distribution under 
     subsection (b) may be distributed by the Attorney General or 
     by the State involved for any program other than a program 
     contained in an approved application.
       ``(3) Increase for state reserve.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), if a State 
     demonstrates and certifies to the Attorney General that the 
     State's law enforcement expenditures in the fiscal year 
     preceding the date in which an application is submitted under 
     this part is more than 25 percent of the aggregate amount of 
     law enforcement expenditures by the State and its eligible 
     units of local government, the percentage referred to in 
     paragraph (1)(A) shall equal the percentage determined by 
     dividing the State's law enforcement expenditures by such 
     aggregate.
       ``(B) Law enforcement expenditures over 50 percent.--If the 
     law enforcement expenditures of a State exceed 50 percent of 
     the aggregate amount described in subparagraph (A), the 
     Attorney General shall consult with as many units of local 
     government in such State as practicable regarding the State's 
     proposed uses of funds.
       ``(b) Local Distribution.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (a)(3), 
     each State which receives funds under subsection (a)(1) in a 
     fiscal year shall distribute not less than 75 percent of such 
     amounts received among units of local government, for the 
     purposes specified in section 1801. In making such 
     distribution the State shall allocate to such units of local 
     government an amount which bears the same ratio to the 
     aggregate amount of such funds as--
       ``(A) the sum of--
       ``(i) the product of--

       ``(I) three-quarters; multiplied by
       ``(II) the average law enforcement expenditure for such 
     unit of local government for the 3 most recent calendar years 
     for which such data is available; plus

       ``(ii) the product of--

       ``(I) one-quarter; multiplied by
       ``(II) the average annual number of part 1 violent crimes 
     in such unit of local government for the 3 most recent 
     calendar years for which such data is available, bears to--

       ``(B) the sum of the products determined under subparagraph 
     (A) for all such units of local government in the State.
       ``(2) Expenditures.--The allocation any unit of local 
     government shall receive under paragraph (1) for a payment 
     period shall not exceed 100 percent of law enforcement 
     expenditures of the unit for such payment period.
       ``(3) Reallocation.--The amount of any unit of local 
     government's allocation that is not available to such unit by 
     operation of paragraph (2) shall be available to other units 
     of local government that are not affected by such operation 
     in accordance with this subsection.
       ``(c) Unavailability of Data for Units of Local 
     Government.--If the State has reason to believe that the 
     reported rate of part 1 violent crimes or law enforcement 
     expenditures for a unit of local government is insufficient 
     or inaccurate, the State shall--
       ``(1) investigate the methodology used by the unit to 
     determine the accuracy of the submitted data; and
       ``(2) if necessary, use the best available comparable data 
     regarding the number of violent crimes or law enforcement 
     expenditures for the relevant years for the unit of local 
     government.
       ``(d) Local Government With Allocations Less Than $5,000.--
     If under this section a unit of local government is allocated 
     less than $5,000 for a payment period, the amount allotted 
     shall be expended by the State on services to units of local 
     government whose allotment is less than such amount in a 
     manner consistent with this part.
       ``(e) Direct Grants to Specially Qualified Units.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a State does not qualify or apply for 
     funds reserved for allocation under subsection (a) by the 
     application deadline established by the Attorney General, the 
     Attorney General shall reserve not more than 75 percent of 
     the allocation that the State would have received under 
     subsection (a) for such fiscal year to provide grants to 
     specially qualified units which meet the requirements for 
     funding under section 1802.
       ``(2) Award basis.--In addition to the qualification 
     requirements for direct grants for specially qualified units 
     the Attorney General may use the average amount allocated by 
     the States to units of local government as a basis for 
     awarding grants under this section.

     ``SEC. 1804. REGULATIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Attorney General shall issue 
     regulations establishing procedures under which a State or 
     unit of local government that receives funds under section 
     1803 is required to provide notice to the Attorney General 
     regarding the proposed use of funds made available under this 
     part.
       ``(b) Advisory Board.--The regulations referred to in 
     subsection (a) shall include a requirement that such eligible 
     State or unit of local government establish and convene an 
     advisory board to review the proposed uses of such funds. The 
     board shall include representation from, if appropriate--
       ``(1) the State or local police department;
       ``(2) the local sheriff's department;
       ``(3) the State or local prosecutor's office;
       ``(4) the State or local juvenile court;
       ``(5) the State or local probation officer;
       ``(6) the State or local educational agency;
       ``(7) a State or local social service agency; and
       ``(8) a nonprofit, religious, or community group.

     ``SEC. 1805. PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS.

       ``(a) Timing of Payments.--The Attorney General shall pay 
     to each State or unit of local government that receives funds 
     under section 1803 that has submitted an application under 
     this part not later than--
       ``(1) 90 days after the date that the amount is available, 
     or
       ``(2) the first day of the payment period if the State has 
     provided the Attorney General with the assurances required by 
     subsection (c),

     whichever is later.
       ``(b) Repayment of Unexpended Amounts.--
       ``(1) Repayment required.--From amounts awarded under this 
     part, a State or specially qualified unit shall repay to the 
     Attorney General, or a unit of local government shall repay 
     to the State by not later than 27 months after receipt of 
     funds from the Attorney General, any amount that is not 
     expended by the State within 2 years after receipt of such 
     funds from the Attorney General.
       ``(2) Penalty for failure to repay.--If the amount required 
     to be repaid is not repaid, the Attorney General shall reduce 
     payment in future payment periods accordingly.
       ``(3) Deposit of amounts repaid.--Amounts received by the 
     Attorney General as repayments under this subsection shall be 
     deposited in a designated fund for future payments to States 
     and specially qualified units.
       ``(c) Administrative Costs.--A State or unit of local 
     government that receives funds under this part may use not 
     more than 5 percent of such funds to pay for administrative 
     costs.
       ``(d) Nonsupplanting Requirement.--Funds made available 
     under this part to States and units of local government shall 
     not be used to supplant State or local funds as the case may 
     be, but shall be used to increase the amount of funds that 
     would, in the absence of funds made available under this 
     part, be made available from State or local sources, as the 
     case may be.
       ``(e) Matching Funds.--The Federal share of a grant 
     received under this part may not exceed 90 percent of the 
     costs of a program or proposal funded under this part.

     ``SEC. 1806. UTILIZATION OF PRIVATE SECTOR.

       ``Funds or a portion of funds allocated under this part may 
     be used to contract with private, nonprofit entities, or 
     community-based organizations to carry out the purposes 
     specified under section 1801(a)(2).

     ``SEC. 1807. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--A State or specially qualified unit that 
     receives funds under this part shall--
       ``(1) establish a trust fund in which the government will 
     deposit all payments received under this part;
       ``(2) use amounts in the trust fund (including interest) 
     during a period not to exceed 2 years from the date the first 
     grant payment is made to the State or specially qualified 
     unit;
       ``(3) designate an official of the State or specially 
     qualified unit to submit reports as the Attorney General 
     reasonably requires, in addition to the annual reports 
     required under this part; and
       ``(4) spend the funds only for the purposes under section 
     1801(b).
       ``(b) Title I Provisions.--Except as otherwise provided, 
     the administrative provisions of part H shall apply to this 
     part and for purposes of this section any reference in such 
     provisions to title I shall be deemed to include a reference 
     to this part.

     ``SEC. 1808. DEFINITIONS.

       ``For purposes of this part:
       ``(1) The term `unit of local government' means--
       ``(A) a county, township, city, or political subdivision of 
     a county, township, or city, that is a unit of local 
     government as determined by the Secretary of Commerce for 
     general statistical purposes; and
       ``(B) the District of Columbia and the recognized governing 
     body of an Indian tribe or Alaskan Native village that 
     carries out substantial governmental duties and powers.
       ``(2) The term `specially qualified unit' means a unit of 
     local government which may receive funds under this part only 
     in accordance with section 1803(e).
       ``(3) The term `State' means any State of the United 
     States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the 
     Northern Mariana Islands, except that American Samoa, Guam, 
     and the Northern Mariana Islands shall be considered as 1 
     State and that, for purposes of section 1803(a), 33 percent 
     of the amounts allocated shall be al

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     located to American Samoa, 50 percent to Guam, and 17 percent 
     to the Northern Mariana Islands.
       ``(4) The term `juvenile' means an individual who is 17 
     years of age or younger.
       ``(5) The term `law enforcement expenditures' means the 
     expenditures associated with prosecutorial, legal, and 
     judicial services, and corrections as reported to the Bureau 
     of the Census for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year 
     for which a determination is made under this part.
       ``(6) The term `part 1 violent crimes' means murder and 
     nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and 
     aggravated assault as reported to the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation for purposes of the Uniform Crime Reports.

     ``SEC. 1809. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part--
       ``(1) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
       ``(2) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; and
       ``(3) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
       ``(b) Oversight Accountability and Administration.--Not 
     more than 3 percent of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated under subsection (a), with such amounts to 
     remain available until expended, for each of the fiscal years 
     2000 through 2002 shall be available to the Attorney General 
     for evaluation and research regarding the overall 
     effectiveness and efficiency of the provisions of this part, 
     assuring compliance with the provisions of this part, and for 
     administrative costs to carry out the purposes of this part. 
     The Attorney General shall establish and execute an oversight 
     plan for monitoring the activities of grant recipients.
       ``(c) Funding Source.--Appropriations for activities 
     authorized in this part may be made from the Violent Crime 
     Reduction Trust Fund.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendments.--The table of contents of title I 
     of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is 
     amended by striking the item relating to part R and inserting 
     the following:

             ``Part R--Juvenile Accountability Block Grants

``Sec. 1801. Program authorized.
``Sec. 1802. Grant eligibility.
``Sec. 1803. Allocation and distribution of funds.
``Sec. 1804. Regulations.
``Sec. 1805. Payment requirements.
``Sec. 1806. Utilization of private sector.
``Sec. 1807. Administrative provisions.
``Sec. 1808. Definitions.
``Sec. 1809. Authorization of appropriations.''.
      TITLE II--JUVENILE CRIME CONTROL AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION

     SEC. 200. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Juvenile 
     Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1999''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this title 
     is as follows:

      TITLE II--JUVENILE CRIME CONTROL AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION

Sec. 200. Short title; table of contents.

 Subtitle A--Amendments to Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
                              Act of 1974

Sec. 201. Findings.
Sec. 202. Purpose.
Sec. 203. Definitions.
Sec. 204. Name of office.
Sec. 205. Concentration of Federal effort.
Sec. 206. Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
              Prevention.
Sec. 207. Annual report.
Sec. 208. Allocation.
Sec. 209. State plans.
Sec. 210. Juvenile delinquency prevention block grant program.
Sec. 211. Research; evaluation; technical assistance; training.
Sec. 212. Demonstration projects.
Sec. 213. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 214. Administrative authority.
Sec. 215. Use of funds.
Sec. 216. Limitation on use of funds.
Sec. 217. Rule of construction.
Sec. 218. Leasing surplus Federal property.
Sec. 219. Issuance of Rules.
Sec. 220. Content of materials.
Sec. 221. Technical and conforming amendments.
Sec. 222. References.

      Subtitle B--Amendments to the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act

Sec. 231. Runaway and homeless youth.

 Subtitle C--Repeal of Title V Relating to Incentive Grants for Local 
                    Delinquency Prevention Programs

Sec. 241. Repealer.

    Subtitle D--Amendments to the Missing Children's Assistance Act

Sec. 251. National center for missing and exploited children.

                  Subtitle E--Studies and Evaluations

Sec. 261. Study of school violence.
Sec. 262. Study of mental health needs of juveniles in secure and 
              nonsecure placements in the juvenile justice system.
Sec. 263. Evaluation by General Accounting Office.
Sec. 264. General Accounting Office Report.
Sec. 265. Behavioral and social science research on youth violence.

                     Subtitle F--General Provisions

Sec. 271. Effective date; application of amendments.
 Subtitle A--Amendments to Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
                              Act of 1974

     SEC. 201. FINDINGS.

       Section 101 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601) is amended to read as 
     follows:


                               ``findings

       ``Sec. 101. (a) The Congress finds the following:
       ``(1) There has been a dramatic increase in juvenile 
     delinquency, particularly violent crime committed by 
     juveniles. Weapons offenses and homicides are 2 of the 
     fastest growing crimes committed by juveniles. More than \1/
     2\ of juvenile victims are killed with a firearm. 
     Approximately \1/5\ of the individuals arrested for 
     committing violent crime are less than 18 years of age. The 
     increase in both the number of youth below the age of 15 and 
     females arrested for violent crime is cause for concern.
       ``(2) This problem should be addressed through a 2-track 
     common sense approach that addresses the needs of individual 
     juveniles and society at large by promoting--
       ``(A) quality prevention programs that--
       ``(i) work with juveniles, their families, local public 
     agencies, and community-based organizations, and take into 
     consideration such factors as whether or not juveniles have 
     been the victims of family violence (including child abuse 
     and neglect); and
       ``(ii) are designed to reduce risks and develop 
     competencies in at-risk juveniles that will prevent, and 
     reduce the rate of, violent delinquent behavior; and
       ``(B) programs that assist in holding juveniles accountable 
     for their actions, including a system of graduated sanctions 
     to respond to each delinquent act, requiring juveniles to 
     make restitution, or perform community service, for the 
     damage caused by their delinquent acts, and methods for 
     increasing victim satisfaction with respect to the penalties 
     imposed on juveniles for their acts.
       ``(b) Congress must act now to reform this program by 
     focusing on juvenile delinquency prevention programs, as well 
     as programs that hold juveniles accountable for their acts. 
     Without true reform, the criminal justice system will not be 
     able to overcome the challenges it will face in the coming 
     years when the number of juveniles is expected to increase by 
     30 percent.''.

     SEC. 202. PURPOSE.

       Section 102 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5602) is amended to read as 
     follows:


                               ``purposes

       ``Sec. 102. The purposes of this title and title II are--
       ``(1) to support State and local programs that prevent 
     juvenile involvement in delinquent behavior;
       ``(2) to assist State and local governments in promoting 
     public safety by encouraging accountability for acts of 
     juvenile delinquency; and
       ``(3) to assist State and local governments in addressing 
     juvenile crime through the provision of technical assistance, 
     research, training, evaluation, and the dissemination of 
     information on effective programs for combating juvenile 
     delinquency.''.

     SEC. 203. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5603) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3) by striking ``to help prevent juvenile 
     delinquency'' and inserting ``designed to reduce known risk 
     factors for juvenile delinquent behavior, provides activities 
     that build on protective factors for, and develop 
     competencies in, juveniles to prevent, and reduce the rate 
     of, delinquent juvenile behavior'',
       (2) in paragraph (4) by inserting ``title I of'' before 
     ``the Omnibus'' each place it appears,
       (3) in paragraph (7) by striking ``the Trust Territory of 
     the Pacific Islands,'',
       (4) in paragraph (9) by striking ``justice'' and inserting 
     ``crime control'',
       (5) in paragraph (12)(B) by striking ``, of any 
     nonoffender,'',
       (6) in paragraph (13)(B) by striking ``, any non-
     offender,'',
       (7) in paragraph (14) by inserting ``drug trafficking,'' 
     after ``assault,'',
       (8) in paragraph (16)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A) by adding ``and'' at the end, and
       (B) by striking subparagraph (C),
       (9) by striking paragraph (17),
       (10) in paragraph (22)--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (i), (ii), and (iii) as 
     subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively, and
       (B) by striking ``and'' at the end,
       (11) in paragraph (23) by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting a semicolon,
       (12) by redesignating paragraphs (18), (19), (20), (21), 
     (22), and (23) as paragraphs (17) through (22), respectively, 
     and
       (13) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(23) the term `boot camp' means a residential facility 
     (excluding a private residence) at which there are provided--
       ``(A) a highly regimented schedule of discipline, physical 
     training, work, drill, and ceremony characteristic of 
     military basic training.
       ``(B) regular, remedial, special, and vocational education; 
     and
       ``(C) counseling and treatment for substance abuse and 
     other health and mental health problems;
       ``(24) the term `graduated sanctions' means an 
     accountability-based, graduated series of sanctions 
     (including incentives and services) applicable to juveniles 
     within the juvenile

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     justice system to hold such juveniles accountable for their 
     actions and to protect communities from the effects of 
     juvenile delinquency by providing appropriate sanctions for 
     every act for which a juvenile is adjudicated delinquent, by 
     inducing their law-abiding behavior, and by preventing their 
     subsequent involvement with the juvenile justice system;
       ``(25) the term `violent crime' means--
       ``(A) murder or nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, 
     or robbery, or
       ``(B) aggravated assault committed with the use of a 
     firearm;
       ``(26) the term `co-located facilities' means facilities 
     that are located in the same building, or are part of a 
     related complex of buildings located on the same grounds; and
       ``(27) the term `related complex of buildings' means 2 or 
     more buildings that share--
       ``(A) physical features, such as walls and fences, or 
     services beyond mechanical services (heating, air 
     conditioning, water and sewer); or
       ``(B) the specialized services that are allowable under 
     section 31.303(e)(3)(i)(C)(3) of title 28 of the Code of 
     Federal Regulations, as in effect on December 10, 1996.''.

     SEC. 204. NAME OF OFFICE.

       Title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
     Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5611 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by amending the heading of part A to read as follows:

      ``Part A--Office of Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency 
                             Prevention'',

       (2) in section 201(a) by striking ``Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention'' and inserting ``Crime Control and Delinquency 
     Prevention'', and
       (3) in subsections section 299A(c)(2) by striking ``Justice 
     and Delinquency Prevention'' and inserting ``Crime Control 
     and Delinquency Prevention''.

     SEC. 205. CONCENTRATION OF FEDERAL EFFORT.

       Section 204 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5614) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1) by striking the last sentence,
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (3) by striking ``and of the prospective'' 
     and all that follows through ``administered'',
       (B) by striking paragraph (5), and
       (C) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs 
     (5) and (6), respectively,
       (3) in subsection (c) by striking ``and reports'' and all 
     that follows through ``this part'', and inserting ``as may be 
     appropriate to prevent the duplication of efforts, and to 
     coordinate activities, related to the prevention of juvenile 
     delinquency'',
       (4) by striking subsection (i), and
       (5) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (f).

     SEC. 206. COORDINATING COUNCIL ON JUVENILE JUSTICE AND 
                   DELINQUENCY PREVENTION.

       Section 206 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5616) is repealed.

     SEC. 207. ANNUAL REPORT.

       Section 207 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5617) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by inserting ``and'' after ``priorities,'', and
       (B) by striking ``, and recommendations of the Council'',
       (2) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5), and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(4) An evaluation of the programs funded under this title 
     and their effectiveness in reducing the incidence of juvenile 
     delinquency, particularly violent crime, committed by 
     juveniles.'', and
       (3) by redesignating such section as section 206.

     SEC. 208. ALLOCATION.

       Section 222 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5632) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) by striking ``amount, up to $400,000,'' and inserting 
     ``amount up to $400,000'',
       (II) by inserting a comma after ``1992'' the 1st place it 
     appears,
       (III) by striking ``the Trust Territory of the Pacific 
     Islands,'', and
       (IV) by striking ``amount, up to $100,000,'' and inserting 
     ``amount up to $100,000'',

       (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) by striking ``(other than part D)'',
       (II) by striking ``or such greater amount, up to $600,000'' 
     and all that follows through ``section 299(a) (1) and (3)'',
       (III) by striking ``the Trust Territory of the Pacific 
     Islands,'',
       (IV) by striking ``amount, up to $100,000,'' and inserting 
     ``amount up to $100,000'', and
       (V) by inserting a comma after ``1992'',

       (B) in paragraph (3) by striking ``allot'' and inserting 
     ``allocate'', and
       (2) in subsection (b) by striking ``the Trust Territory of 
     the Pacific Islands,''.

     SEC. 209. STATE PLANS.

       Section 223 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5633) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the 2nd sentence by striking ``challenge'' and all 
     that follows through ``part E'', and inserting ``, projects, 
     and activities'',
       (B) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) by striking ``, which--'' and inserting ``that--'',
       (ii) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) by striking ``not less'' and all that follows through 
     ``33'', and inserting ``the attorney general of the State or 
     such other State official who has primary responsibility for 
     overseeing the enforcement of State criminal laws, and'',
       (II) by inserting ``, in consultation with the attorney 
     general of the State or such other State official who has 
     primary responsibility for overseeing the enforcement of 
     State criminal laws'' after ``State'',
       (III) in clause (i) by striking ``or the administration of 
     juvenile justice'' and inserting ``, the administration of 
     juvenile justice, or the reduction of juvenile delinquency'',
       (IV) in clause (ii) by striking ``include--'' and all that 
     follows through the semicolon at the end of subclause (VIII), 
     and inserting the following:

     ``represent a multidisciplinary approach to addressing 
     juvenile delinquency and may include--

       ``(I) individuals who represent units of general local 
     government, law enforcement and juvenile justice agencies, 
     public agencies concerned with the prevention and treatment 
     of juvenile delinquency and with the adjudication of 
     juveniles, representatives of juveniles, or nonprofit private 
     organizations, particularly such organizations that serve 
     juveniles; and
       ``(II) such other individuals as the chief executive 
     officer considers to be appropriate; and'', and
       (V) by striking clauses (iv) and (v),

       (iii) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``justice'' and 
     inserting ``crime control'',
       (iv) in subparagraph (D)--

       (I) in clause (i) by inserting ``and'' at the end,
       (II) in clause (ii) by striking ``paragraphs'' and all that 
     follows through ``part E'', and inserting ``paragraphs (11), 
     (12), and (13)'', and
       (III) by striking clause (iii), and

       (v) in subparagraph (E) by striking ``title--'' and all 
     that follows through ``(ii)'' and inserting ``title,'',
       (C) in paragraph (5)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking 
     ``, other than'' and inserting ``reduced by the percentage 
     (if any) specified by the State under the authority of 
     paragraph (25) and excluding'' after ``section 222'', and
       ``(ii) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``paragraphs 
     (12)(A), (13), and (14)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (11), 
     (12), and (13)'',
       (D) by striking paragraph (6),
       (E) in paragraph (7) by inserting ``, including in rural 
     areas'' before the semicolon at the end,
       (F) in paragraph (8)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) by striking ``for (i)'' and all that follows through 
     ``relevant jurisdiction'', and inserting ``for an analysis of 
     juvenile delinquency problems in, and the juvenile 
     delinquency control and delinquency prevention needs 
     (including educational needs) of, the State'',
       (II) by striking ``justice'' the second place it appears 
     and inserting ``crime control'', and
       (III) by striking ``of the jurisdiction; (ii)'' and all 
     that follows through the semicolon at the end, and inserting 
     ``of the State; and'',

       (ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:
       ``(B) contain--
       ``(i) a plan for providing needed gender-specific services 
     for the prevention and treatment of juvenile delinquency;
       ``(ii) a plan for providing needed services for the 
     prevention and treatment of juvenile delinquency in rural 
     areas; and
       ``(iii) a plan for providing needed mental health services 
     to juveniles in the juvenile justice system, including 
     information on how such plan is being implemented and how 
     such services will be targeted to those juveniles in the such 
     system who are in greatest need of such services services;'', 
     and
       (iii) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D),
       (G) by amending paragraph (9) to read as follows:
       ``(9) provide for the coordination and maximum utilization 
     of existing juvenile delinquency programs, programs operated 
     by public and private agencies and organizations, and other 
     related programs (such as education, special education, 
     recreation, health, and welfare programs) in the State;'',
       (H) in paragraph (10)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) by striking ``, specifically'' and inserting 
     ``including'',
       (II) by striking clause (i), and
       (III) redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (i) 
     and (ii), respectively,

       (ii) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``juvenile justice'' 
     and inserting ``juvenile crime control'',
       (iv) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as follows:
       ``(D) programs that provide treatment to juvenile offenders 
     who are victims of child abuse or neglect, and to their 
     families, in order to reduce the likelihood that such 
     juvenile offenders will commit subsequent violations of 
     law;'',
       (iv) in subparagraph (E)--

       (I) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii), and
       (II) by striking ``juveniles, provided'' and all that 
     follows through ``provides; and'', and inserting the 
     following:

     ``juveniles--
       ``(i) to encourage juveniles to remain in elementary and 
     secondary schools or in alternative learning situations;
       ``(ii) to provide services to assist juveniles in making 
     the transition to the world of work and self-sufficiency; 
     and'',

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       (v) by amending subparagraph (F) to read as follows:
       ``(F) expanding the use of probation officers--
       ``(i) particularly for the purpose of permitting nonviolent 
     juvenile offenders (including status offenders) to remain at 
     home with their families as an alternative to incarceration 
     or institutionalization; and
       ``(ii) to ensure that juveniles follow the terms of their 
     probation;'',
       (vi) by amending subparagraph (G) to read as follows:
       ``(G) one-on-one mentoring programs that are designed to 
     link at-risk juveniles and juvenile offenders, particularly 
     juveniles residing in high-crime areas and juveniles 
     experiencing educational failure, with responsible adults 
     (such as law enforcement officers, adults working with local 
     businesses, and adults working with community-based 
     organizations and agencies) who are properly screened and 
     trained;'',
       (vii) in subparagraph (H) by striking ``handicapped youth'' 
     and inserting ``juveniles with disabilities'',
       (viii) by amending subparagraph (K) to read as follows:
       ``(K) boot camps for juvenile offenders;'',
       (ix) by amending subparagraph (L) to read as follows:
       ``(L) community-based programs and services to work with 
     juveniles, their parents, and other family members during and 
     after incarceration in order to strengthen families so that 
     such juveniles may be retained in their homes;'',
       (x) by amending subparagraph (N) to read as follows:
       ``(N) establishing policies and systems to incorporate 
     relevant child protective services records into juvenile 
     justice records for purposes of establishing treatment plans 
     for juvenile offenders;'',
       (xi) in subparagraph (O)--

       (I) in striking ``cultural'' and inserting ``other'', and
       (II) by striking the period at the end and inserting a 
     semicolon, and

       (xii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(P) programs designed to prevent and to reduce hate 
     crimes committed by juveniles; and
       ``(Q) after-school programs that provide at-risk juveniles 
     and juveniles in the juvenile justice system with a range of 
     age-appropriate activities, including tutoring, mentoring, 
     and other educational and enrichment activities.'',
       (I) by amending paragraph (12) to read as follows:
       ``(12) shall, in accordance with rules issued by the 
     Administrator, provide that--
       ``(A) juveniles who are charged with or who have committed 
     an offense that would not be criminal if committed by an 
     adult, excluding--
       ``(i) juveniles who are charged with or who have committed 
     a violation of section 922(x)(2) of title 18, United States 
     Code, or of a similar State law;
       ``(ii) juveniles who are charged with or who have committed 
     a violation of a valid court order; and
       ``(iii) juveniles who are held in accordance with the 
     Interstate Compact on Juveniles as enacted by the State;

     shall not be placed in secure detention facilities or secure 
     correctional facilities; and
       ``(B) juveniles--
       ``(i) who are not charged with any offense; and
       ``(ii) who are--

       ``(I) aliens; or
       ``(II) alleged to be dependent, neglected, or abused;

     shall not be placed in secure detention facilities or secure 
     correctional facilities;'',
       (J) by amending paragraph (13) to read as follows:
       ``(13) provide that--
       ``(A) juveniles alleged to be or found to be delinquent, 
     and juveniles within the purview of paragraph (11), will not 
     be detained or confined in any institution in which they have 
     regular contact, or unsupervised incidental contact, with 
     adults incarcerated because such adults have been convicted 
     of a crime or are awaiting trial on criminal charges; and
       ``(B) there is in effect in the State a policy that 
     requires individuals who work with both such juveniles and 
     such adults in co-located facilities have been 
     trained and certified to work with juveniles;'',
       (K) by amending paragraph (14) to read as follows:
       ``(14) provide that no juvenile will be detained or 
     confined in any jail or lockup for adults except--
       ``(A) juveniles who are accused of nonstatus offenses and 
     who are detained in such jail or lockup for a period not to 
     exceed 6 hours--
       ``(i) for processing or release;
       ``(ii) while awaiting transfer to a juvenile facility; or
       ``(iii) in which period such juveniles make a court 
     appearance;
       ``(B) juveniles who are accused of nonstatus offenses, who 
     are awaiting an initial court appearance that will occur 
     within 48 hours after being taken into custody (excluding 
     Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays), and who are detained 
     in a jail or lockup--
       ``(i) in which--

       ``(I) such juveniles do not have regular contact, or 
     unsupervised incidental contact, with adults incarcerated 
     because such adults have been convicted of a crime or are 
     awaiting trial on criminal charges; and
       ``(II) there is in effect in the State a policy that 
     requires individuals who work with both such juveniles and 
     such adults in co-located facilities have been trained and 
     certified to work with juveniles; and

       ``(ii) that--

       ``(I) is located outside a metropolitan statistical area 
     (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget) and has 
     no existing acceptable alternative placement available;
       ``(II) is located where conditions of distance to be 
     traveled or the lack of highway, road, or transportation do 
     not allow for court appearances within 48 hours (excluding 
     Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) so that a brief (not 
     to exceed an additional 48 hours) delay is excusable; or
       ``(III) is located where conditions of safety exist (such 
     as severe adverse, life-threatening weather conditions that 
     do not allow for reasonably safe travel), in which case the 
     time for an appearance may be delayed until 24 hours after 
     the time that such conditions allow for reasonable safe 
     travel;

       ``(C) juveniles who are accused of nonstatus offenses and 
     who are detained in a jail or lockup that satisfies the 
     requirements of subparagraph (B)(i) if--
       ``(i) such jail or lockup--

       ``(I) is located outside a metropolitan statistical area 
     (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget); and
       ``(II) has no existing acceptable alternative placement 
     available;

       ``(ii) a parent or other legal guardian (or guardian ad 
     litem) of the juvenile involved, in consultation with the 
     counsel representing the juvenile, consents to detaining such 
     juvenile in accordance with this subparagraph and has the 
     right to revoke such consent at any time;
       ``(iii) the juvenile has counsel, and the counsel 
     representing such juvenile--

       ``(I) consults with the parents of the juvenile to 
     determine the appropriate placement of the juvenile; and
       ``(II) has an opportunity to present the juvenile's 
     position regarding the detention involved to the court before 
     the court approves such detention;;

       ``(iv) the court has an opportunity to hear from the 
     juvenile before court approval of such placement; and
       ``(v) detaining such juvenile in accordance with this 
     subparagraph is--

       ``(I) approved in advance by a court with competent 
     jurisdiction that has determined that such placement is in 
     the best interest of such juvenile;
       ``(II) required to be reviewed periodically and in the 
     presence of the juvenile, at intervals of not more than 5 
     days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays), by 
     such court for the duration of detention; and
       ``(III) for a period preceding the sentencing (if any) of 
     such juvenile, but not to exceed a 20-day period;'',

       (L) in paragraph (15)--
       (i) by striking ``paragraph (12)(A), paragraph (13), and 
     paragraph (14)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (11), (12), and 
     (13)'', and
       (ii) by striking ``paragraph (12)(A) and paragraph (13)'' 
     and inserting ``paragraphs (11) and (12)'',
       (M) in paragraph (16) by striking ``mentally, emotionally, 
     or physically handicapping conditions'' and inserting 
     ``disability'',
       (N) by amending paragraph (19) to read as follows:
       ``(19) provide assurances that--
       ``(A) any assistance provided under this Act will not cause 
     the displacement (including a partial displacement, such as a 
     reduction in the hours of nonovertime work, wages, or 
     employment benefits) of any currently employed employee;
       ``(B) activities assisted under this Act will not impair an 
     existing collective bargaining relationship, contract for 
     services, or collective bargaining agreement; and
       ``(C) 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 involved;'',
       (O) in paragraph (22) by inserting before the semicolon, 
     the following:

     ``; and that the State will not expend funds to carry out a 
     program referred to in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of 
     paragraph (5) if the recipient of funds who carried out such 
     program during the preceding 2-year period fails to 
     demonstrate, before the expiration of such 2-year period, 
     that such program achieved substantial success in achieving 
     the goals specified in the application submitted such 
     recipient to the State agency'',
       (P) by amending paragraph (23) to read as follows:
       ``(23) address juvenile delinquency prevention efforts and 
     system improvement efforts designed to reduce, without 
     establishing or requiring numerical standards or quotas, the 
     disproportionate number of juvenile members of minority 
     groups, who come into contact with the juvenile justice 
     system;'',
       (Q) by amending paragraph (24) to read as follows:
       ``(24) provide that if a juvenile is taken into custody for 
     violating a valid court order issued for committing a status 
     offense--
       ``(A) an appropriate public agency shall be promptly 
     notified that such juvenile is held in custody for violating 
     such order;
       ``(B) not later than 24 hours during which such juvenile is 
     so held, an authorized representative of such agency shall 
     interview, in person, such juvenile; and
       ``(C) not later than 48 hours during which such juvenile is 
     so held--
       ``(i) such representative shall submit an assessment to the 
     court that issued such order,

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     regarding the immediate needs of such juvenile; and
       ``(ii) such court shall conduct a hearing to determine--

       ``(I) whether there is reasonable cause to believe that 
     such juvenile violated such order; and
       ``(II) the appropriate placement of such juvenile pending 
     disposition of the violation alleged;'',

       (R) in paragraph (25) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon,
       (S) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (25) as 
     paragraphs (6) through (24), respectively, and
       (T) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(25) specify a percentage (if any), not to exceed 5 
     percent, of funds received by the State under section 222 
     (other than funds made available to the state advisory group 
     under section 222(d)) that the State will reserve for 
     expenditure by the State to provide incentive grants to units 
     of general local government that reduce the caseload of 
     probation officers within such units, and
       ``(26) provide that the State, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, will implement a system to ensure that if a 
     juvenile is before a court in the juvenile justice system, 
     public child welfare records (including child protective 
     services records) relating to such juvenile that are on file 
     in the geographical area under the jurisdiction of such court 
     will be made known to such court.'', and
       (2) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
       ``(c) If a State fails to comply with any of the applicable 
     requirements of paragraphs (11), (12), (13), and (23) of 
     subsection (a) in any fiscal year beginning after September 
     30, 1999, then the amount allocated to such State for the 
     subsequent fiscal year shall be reduced by not to exceed 12.5 
     percent for each such paragraph with respect to which the 
     failure occurs, unless the Administrator determines that the 
     State--
       ``(1) has achieved substantial compliance with such 
     applicable requirements with respect to which the State was 
     not in compliance; and
       ``(2) has made, through appropriate executive or 
     legislative action, an unequivocal commitment to achieving 
     full compliance with such applicable requirements within a 
     reasonable time.'', and
       (3) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking ``allotment'' and inserting ``allocation'', 
     and
       (B) by striking ``subsection (a) (12)(A), (13), (14) and 
     (23)'' each place it appears and inserting ``paragraphs (11), 
     (12), (13), and (23) of subsection (a)''.

     SEC. 210. JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PREVENTION BLOCK GRANT 
                   PROGRAM.

       Title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
     Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5611 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by striking parts C, D, E, F, G, and H,
       (2) by striking the 1st part I,
       (3) by redesignating the 2nd part I as part F, and
       (4) by inserting after part B the following:

     ``PART C--JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PREVENTION BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM

     ``SEC. 241. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.

       ``The Administrator may make grants to eligible States, 
     from funds allocated under section 242, for the purpose of 
     providing financial assistance to eligible entities to carry 
     out projects designed to prevent juvenile delinquency, 
     including--
       ``(1) projects that provide treatment (including treatment 
     for mental health problems) to juvenile offenders, and 
     juveniles who are at risk of becoming juvenile offenders, who 
     are victims of child abuse or neglect or who have experienced 
     violence in their homes, at school, or in the community, and 
     to their families, in order to reduce the likelihood that 
     such juveniles will commit violations of law;
       ``(2) educational projects or supportive services for 
     delinquent or other juveniles--
       ``(A) to encourage juveniles to remain in elementary and 
     secondary schools or in alternative learning situations in 
     educational settings;
       ``(B) to provide services to assist juveniles in making the 
     transition to the world of work and self-sufficiency;
       ``(C) to assist in identifying learning difficulties 
     (including learning disabilities);
       ``(D) to prevent unwarranted and arbitrary suspensions and 
     expulsions;
       ``(E) to encourage new approaches and techniques with 
     respect to the prevention of school violence and vandalism;
       ``(F) which assist law enforcement personnel and juvenile 
     justice personnel to more effectively recognize and provide 
     for learning-disabled and other juveniles with disabilities;
       ``(G) which develop locally coordinated policies and 
     programs among education, juvenile justice, and social 
     service agencies; or
       ``(H) to provide services to juvenile with serious mental 
     and emotional disturbances (SED) in need of mental health 
     services;
       ``(3) projects which expand the use of probation officers--
       ``(A) particularly for the purpose of permitting nonviolent 
     juvenile offenders (including status offenders) to remain at 
     home with their families as an alternative to incarceration 
     or institutionalization; and
       ``(B) to ensure that juveniles follow the terms of their 
     probation;
       ``(4) one-on-one mentoring projects that are designed to 
     link at-risk juveniles and juvenile offenders who did not 
     commit serious crime, particularly juveniles residing in 
     high-crime areas and juveniles experiencing educational 
     failure, with responsible adults (such as law enforcement 
     officers, adults working with local businesses, and adults 
     working for community-based organizations and agencies) who 
     are properly screened and trained;
       ``(5) community-based projects and services (including 
     literacy and social service programs) which work with 
     juvenile offenders and juveniles who are at risk of becoming 
     juvenile offenders, including those from families with 
     limited English-speaking proficiency, their parents, their 
     siblings, and other family members during and after 
     incarceration of the juvenile offenders, in order to 
     strengthen families, to allow juvenile offenders to be 
     retained in their homes, and to prevent the involvement of 
     other juvenile family members in delinquent activities;
       ``(6) projects designed to provide for the treatment 
     (including mental health services) of juveniles for 
     dependence on or abuse of alcohol, drugs, or other harmful 
     substances;
       ``(7) projects which leverage funds to provide scholarships 
     for postsecondary education and training for low-income 
     juveniles who reside in neighborhoods with high rates of 
     poverty, violence, and drug-related crimes;
       ``(8) projects which provide for an initial intake 
     screening of each juvenile taken into custody--
       ``(A) to determine the likelihood that such juvenile will 
     commit a subsequent offense; and
       ``(B) to provide appropriate interventions (including 
     mental health services) to prevent such juvenile from 
     committing subsequent offenses;
       ``(9) projects (including school- or community-based 
     projects) that are designed to prevent, and reduce the rate 
     of, the participation of juveniles in gangs that commit 
     crimes (particularly violent crimes), that unlawfully use 
     firearms and other weapons, or that unlawfully traffic in 
     drugs and that involve, to the extent practicable, families 
     and other community members (including law enforcement 
     personnel and members of the business community) in the 
     activities conducted under such projects;
       ``(10) comprehensive juvenile justice and delinquency 
     prevention projects that meet the needs of juveniles through 
     the collaboration of the many local service systems juveniles 
     encounter, including schools, courts, law enforcement 
     agencies, child protection agencies, mental health agencies, 
     welfare services, health care agencies, private nonprofit 
     agencies, and public recreation agencies offering services to 
     juveniles;
       ``(11) to develop, implement, and support, in conjunction 
     with public and private agencies, organizations, and 
     businesses, projects for the employment of juveniles and 
     referral to job training programs (including referral to 
     Federal job training programs);
       ``(12) delinquency prevention activities which involve 
     youth clubs, sports, recreation and parks, peer counseling 
     and teaching, the arts, leadership development, community 
     service, volunteer service, before- and after-school 
     programs, violence prevention activities, mediation skills 
     training, camping, environmental education, ethnic or 
     cultural enrichment, tutoring, and academic enrichment;
       ``(13) to establish policies and systems to incorporate 
     relevant child protective services records into juvenile 
     justice records for purposes of establishing treatment plans 
     for juvenile offenders;
       ``(14) programs that encourage social competencies, 
     problem-solving skills, and communication skills, youth 
     leadership, and civic involvement;
       ``(15) programs that focus on the needs of young girls at-
     risk of delinquency or status offenses;
       ``(16) projects which provide for--
       ``(A) an assessment by a qualified mental health 
     professional of incarcerated juveniles who are suspected to 
     be in need of mental health services;
       ``(B) the development of an individualized treatment plan 
     for those incarcerated juveniles determined to be in need of 
     such services;
       ``(C) the inclusion of a discharge plan for incarcerated 
     juveniles receiving mental health services that addresses 
     aftercare services; and
       ``(D) all juveniles receiving psychotropic medications to 
     be under the care of a licensed mental health professional;
       ``(17) after-school programs that provide at-risk juveniles 
     and juveniles in the juvenile justice system with a range of 
     age-appropriate activities, including tutoring, mentoring, 
     and other educational and enrichment activities;
       ``(18) programs related to the establishment and 
     maintenance of a school violence hotline, based on a public-
     private partnership, that students and parents can use to 
     report suspicious, violent, or threatening behavior to local 
     school and law enforcement authorities;
       ``(19) programs (excluding programs to purchase guns from 
     juveniles) designed to reduce the unlawful acquisition and 
     illegal use of guns by juveniles, including partnerships 
     between law enforcement agencies, health professionals, 
     school officials, firearms manufacturers, consumer groups, 
     faith-based groups and community organizations; and
       ``(20) other activities that are likely to prevent juvenile 
     delinquency.

     ``SEC. 242. ALLOCATION.

       ``Funds appropriated to carry out this part shall be 
     allocated among eligible States proportionately based on the 
     population that is

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     less than 18 years of age in the eligible States.

     ``SEC. 243. ELIGIBILITY OF STATES.

       ``(a) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     section 241, a State shall submit to the Administrator an 
     application that contains the following:
       ``(1) An assurance that the State will use--
       ``(A) not more than 5 percent of such grant, in the 
     aggregate, for--
       ``(i) the costs incurred by the State to carry out this 
     part; and
       ``(ii) to evaluate, and provide technical assistance 
     relating to, projects and activities carried out with funds 
     provided under this part; and
       ``(B) the remainder of such grant to make grants under 
     section 244.
       ``(2) An assurance that, and a detailed description of how, 
     such grant will support, and not supplant State and local 
     efforts to prevent juvenile delinquency.
       ``(3) An assurance that such application was prepared after 
     consultation with and participation by community-based 
     organizations, and organizations in the local juvenile 
     justice system, that carry out programs, projects, or 
     activities to prevent juvenile delinquency.
       ``(4) An assurance that each eligible entity described in 
     section 244 that receives an initial grant under section 244 
     to carry out a project or activity shall also receive an 
     assurance from the State that such entity will receive from 
     the State, for the subsequent fiscal year to carry out such 
     project or activity, a grant under such section in an amount 
     that is proportional, based on such initial grant and on the 
     amount of the grant received under section 241 by the State 
     for such subsequent fiscal year, but that does not exceed the 
     amount specified for such subsequent fiscal year in such 
     application as approved by the State.
       ``(5) Such other information and assurances as the 
     Administrator may reasonably require by rule.
       ``(b) Approval of Applications.--
       ``(1) Approval required.--Subject to paragraph (2), the 
     Administrator shall approve an application, and amendments to 
     such application submitted in subsequent fiscal years, that 
     satisfy the requirements of subsection (a).
       ``(2) Limitation.--The Administrator may not approve such 
     application (including amendments to such application) for a 
     fiscal year unless--
       ``(A)(i) the State submitted a plan under section 223 for 
     such fiscal year; and
       ``(ii) such plan is approved by the Administrator for such 
     fiscal year; or
       ``(B) the Administrator waives the application of 
     subparagraph (A) to such State for such fiscal year, after 
     finding good cause for such a waiver.

     ``SEC. 244. GRANTS FOR LOCAL PROJECTS.

       ``(a) Grants by States.--Using a grant received under 
     section 241, a State may make grants to eligible entities 
     whose applications are received by the State to carry out 
     projects and activities described in section 241.
       ``(b) Special Consideration.--For purposes of making grants 
     under subsection (a), the State shall give special 
     consideration to eligible entities that--
       ``(1) propose to carry out such projects in geographical 
     areas in which there is--
       ``(A) a disproportionately high level of serious crime 
     committed by juveniles; or
       ``(B) a recent rapid increase in the number of nonstatus 
     offenses committed by juveniles;
       ``(2)(A) agreed to carry out such projects or activities 
     that are multidisciplinary and involve more than 2 private 
     nonprofit agencies, organizations, and institutions that have 
     experience dealing with juveniles; or
       ``(B) represent communities that have a comprehensive plan 
     designed to identify at-risk juveniles and to prevent or 
     reduce the rate of juvenile delinquency, and that involve 
     other entities operated by individuals who have a 
     demonstrated history of involvement in activities designed to 
     prevent juvenile delinquency; and
       ``(3) the amount of resources (in cash or in kind) such 
     entities will provide to carry out such projects and 
     activities.

     ``SEC. 245. ELIGIBILITY OF ENTITIES.

       ``(a) Eligibility.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     to be eligible to receive a grant under section 244, a unit 
     of general purpose local government, acting jointly with not 
     fewer than 2 private nonprofit agencies, organizations, and 
     institutions that have experience dealing with juveniles, 
     shall submit to the State an application that contains the 
     following:
       ``(1) An assurance that such applicant will use such grant, 
     and each such grant received for the subsequent fiscal year, 
     to carry out throughout a 2-year period a project or activity 
     described in reasonable detail, and of a kind described in 
     one or more of paragraphs (1) through (14) of section 241 as 
     specified in, such application.
       ``(2) A statement of the particular goals such project or 
     activity is designed to achieve, and the methods such entity 
     will use to achieve, and assess the achievement of, each of 
     such goals.
       ``(3) A statement identifying the research (if any) such 
     entity relied on in preparing such application.
       ``(b) Limitation.--If an eligible entity that receives a 
     grant under section 244 to carry out a project or activity 
     for a 2-year period, and receives technical assistance from 
     the State or the Administrator after requesting such 
     technical assistance (if any), fails to demonstrate, before 
     the expiration of such 2-year period, that such project or 
     such activity has achieved substantial success in achieving 
     the goals specified in the application submitted by such 
     entity to receive such grants, then such entity shall not be 
     eligible to receive any subsequent grant under such section 
     to continue to carry out such project or activity.''.

     SEC. 211. RESEARCH; EVALUATION; TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; 
                   TRAINING.

       Title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
     Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5611 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
     after part C, as added by section 110, the following:

     ``PART D--RESEARCH; EVALUATION; TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; TRAINING

     ``SEC. 251. RESEARCH AND EVALUATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSES; 
                   INFORMATION DISSEMINATION

       ``(a) Research and Evaluation.--(1) The Administrator may--
       ``(A) plan and identify, after consultation with the 
     Director of the National Institute of Justice, the purposes 
     and goals of all agreements carried out with funds provided 
     under this subsection; and
       ``(B) make agreements with the National Institute of 
     Justice or, subject to the approval of the Assistant Attorney 
     General for the Office of Justice Programs, with another 
     Federal agency authorized by law to conduct research or 
     evaluation in juvenile justice matters, for the purpose of 
     providing research and evaluation relating to--
       ``(i) the prevention, reduction, and control of juvenile 
     delinquency and serious crime committed by juveniles;
       ``(ii) the link between juvenile delinquency and the 
     incarceration of members of the families of juveniles;
       ``(iii) successful efforts to prevent first-time minor 
     offenders from committing subsequent involvement in serious 
     crime;
       ``(iv) successful efforts to prevent recidivism;
       ``(v) the juvenile justice system;
       ``(vi) juvenile violence;
       ``(vii) appropriate mental health services for juveniles 
     and youth at risk of participating in delinquent activities;
       ``(viii) reducing the proportion of juveniles detained or 
     confined in secure detention facilities, secure correctional 
     facilities, jails, and lockups who are members of minority 
     groups; and
       ``(ix) other purposes consistent with the purposes of this 
     title and title I.
       ``(2) The Administrator shall ensure that an equitable 
     amount of funds available to carry out paragraph (1)(B) is 
     used for research and evaluation relating to the prevention 
     of juvenile delinquency.
       ``(b) Statistical Analyses..--The Administrator may--
       ``(1) plan and identify, after consultation with the 
     Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the purposes 
     and goals of all agreements carried out with funds provided 
     under this subsection; and
       ``(2) make agreements with the Bureau of Justice 
     Statistics, or subject to the approval of the Assistant 
     Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs, with 
     another Federal agency authorized by law to undertake 
     statistical work in juvenile justice matters, for the purpose 
     of providing for the collection, analysis, and dissemination 
     of statistical data and information relating to juvenile 
     delinquency and serious crimes committed by juveniles, to the 
     juvenile justice system, to juvenile violence, and to other 
     purposes consist with the purposes of this title and title I.
       ``(c) Competitive Selection Process.--The Administrator 
     shall use a competitive process, established by rule by the 
     Administrator, to carry out subsections (a) and (b).
       ``(d) Implementation of Agreements.--A Federal agency that 
     makes an agreement under subsections (a)(1)(B) and (b)(2) 
     with the Administrator may carry out such agreement directly 
     or by making grants to or contracts with public and private 
     agencies, institutions, and organizations.
       ``(e) Information Dissemination.--The Administrator may--
       ``(1) review reports and data relating to the juvenile 
     justice system in the United States and in foreign nations 
     (as appropriate), collect data and information from studies 
     and research into all aspects of juvenile delinquency 
     (including the causes, prevention, and treatment of juvenile 
     delinquency) and serious crimes committed by juveniles;
       ``(2) establish and operate, directly or by contract, a 
     clearinghouse and information center for the preparation, 
     publication, and dissemination of information relating to 
     juvenile delinquency, including State and local prevention 
     and treatment programs, plans, resources, and training and 
     technical assistance programs; and
       ``(3) make grants and contracts with public and private 
     agencies, institutions, and organizations, for the purpose of 
     disseminating information to representatives and personnel of 
     public and private agencies, including practitioners in 
     juvenile justice, law enforcement, the courts, corrections, 
     schools, and related services, in the establishment, 
     implementation, and operation of projects and activities for 
     which financial assistance is provided under this title.

     ``SEC. 252. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

       ``(a) Training.--The Administrator may--
       ``(1) develop and carry out projects for the purpose of 
     training representatives and personnel of public and private 
     agencies, including practitioners in juvenile justice, law 
     enforcement, courts, corrections, schools, and related 
     services, to carry out the purposes specified in section 102; 
     and

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       ``(2) make grants to and contracts with public and private 
     agencies, institutions, and organizations for the purpose of 
     training representatives and personnel of public and private 
     agencies, including practitioners in juvenile justice, law 
     enforcement, courts, corrections, schools, and related 
     services, to carry out the purposes specified in section 102.
       ``(b) Technical Assistance.--The Administrator may--
       ``(1) develop and implement projects for the purpose of 
     providing technical assistance to representatives and 
     personnel of public and private agencies and organizations, 
     including practitioners in juvenile justice, law enforcement, 
     courts, corrections, schools, and related services, in the 
     establishment, implementation, and operation of programs, 
     projects, and activities for which financial assistance is 
     provided under this title; and
       ``(2) make grants to and contracts with public and private 
     agencies, institutions, and organizations, for the purpose of 
     providing technical assistance to representatives and 
     personnel of public and private agencies, including 
     practitioners in juvenile justice, law enforcement, courts, 
     corrections, schools, and related services, in the 
     establishment, implementation, and operation of programs, 
     projects, and activities for which financial assistance is 
     provided under this title.
       ``(c) Training and Technical Assistance to Mental Health 
     Professionals and Law Enforcement Personnel.--The 
     Administrator shall provide training and technical assistance 
     to mental health professionals and law enforcement personnel 
     (including public defenders, police officers, probation 
     officers, judges, parole officials, and correctional 
     officers) to address or to promote the development, testing, 
     or demonstration of promising or innovative models, programs, 
     or delivery systems that address the needs of juveniles who 
     are alleged or adjudicated delinquent and who, as a result of 
     such status, are placed in secure detention or confinement or 
     in nonsecure residential placements.''.

     SEC. 212. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.

       Title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
     Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5611 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
     after part D, as added by section 111, the following:

    ``PART E--DEVELOPING, TESTING, AND DEMONSTRATING PROMISING NEW 
                        INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS

     ``SEC. 261. GRANTS AND PROJECTS.

       ``(a) Authority To Make Grants.--The Administrator may make 
     grants to and contracts with States, units of general local 
     government, Indian tribal governments, public and private 
     agencies, organizations, and individuals, or combinations 
     thereof, to carry out projects for the development, testing, 
     and demonstration of promising initiatives and programs for 
     the prevention, control, or reduction of juvenile 
     delinquency. The Administrator shall ensure that, to the 
     extent reasonable and practicable, such grants are made to 
     achieve an equitable geographical distribution of such 
     projects throughout the United States.
       ``(b) Use of Grants.--A grant made under subsection (a) may 
     be used to pay all or part of the cost of the project for 
     which such grant is made.

     ``SEC. 262. GRANTS FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

       ``The Administrator may make grants to and contracts with 
     public and private agencies, organizations, and individuals 
     to provide technical assistance to States, units of general 
     local government, Indian tribal governments, local private 
     entities or agencies, or any combination thereof, to carry 
     out the projects for which grants are made under section 261.

     ``SEC. 263. ELIGIBILITY.

       ``To be eligible to receive a grant made under this part, a 
     public or private agency, Indian tribal government, 
     organization, institution, individual, or combination thereof 
     shall submit an application to the Administrator at such 
     time, in such form, and containing such information as the 
     Administrator may reasonable require by rule.

     ``SEC. 264. REPORTS.

       ``Recipients of grants made under this part shall submit to 
     the Administrator such reports as may be reasonably requested 
     by the Administrator to describe progress achieved in 
     carrying the projects for which such grants are made.''.

     SEC. 213. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 299 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5671) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (e), and
       (2) by striking subsections (a), (b), and (c), and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(a) Authorization of Appropriations for Title II 
     (Excluding Parts C and E).--(1) There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this title such sums as may be 
     appropriate for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003.
       ``(2) Of such sums as are appropriated for a fiscal year to 
     carry out this title (other than parts C and E)--
       ``(A) not more than 5 percent shall be available to carry 
     out part A;
       ``(B) not less than 80 percent shall be available to carry 
     out part B; and
       ``(C) not more than 15 percent shall be available to carry 
     out part D.
       ``(b) Authorization of Appropriations for Part C.--There 
     are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part C such 
     sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, 
     and 2003.
       ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations for Part E.--There 
     are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part E, and 
     authorized to remain available until expended, such sums as 
     may be necessary for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 
     2003.''.

     SEC. 214. ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY.

       Section 299A of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5672) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d) by striking ``as are consistent with 
     the purpose of this Act'' and inserting ``only to the extent 
     necessary to ensure that there is compliance with the 
     specific requirements of this title or to respond to requests 
     for clarification and guidance relating to such compliance'', 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) If a State requires by law compliance with the 
     requirements described in paragraphs (11), (12), and (13) of 
     section 223(a), then for the period such law is in effect in 
     such State such State shall be rebuttably presumed to satisfy 
     such requirements.''.

     SEC. 215. USE OF FUNDS.

       Section 299C of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5674) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``may be used for'',
       (B) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``may be used for'' after 
     ``(1)'', and
       (C) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) may not be used for the cost of construction of any 
     facility, except not more than 15 percent of the funds 
     received under this title by a State for a fiscal year may be 
     used for the purpose of renovating or replacing juvenile 
     facilities.'',
       (2) by striking subsection (b), and
       (3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b).

     SEC. 216. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.

       Part F of title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5671 et seq.), as so 
     redesignated by section 210, is amended adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 299F. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.

       ``None of the funds made available to carry out this title 
     may be used to advocate for, or support, the unsecured 
     release of juveniles who are charged with a violent crime.''.

     SEC. 217. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.

       Part F of title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5671 et seq.), as so 
     redesignated by section 210 and amended by section 216, is 
     amended adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 299G. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.

       ``Nothing in this title or title I shall be construed--
       ``(1) to prevent financial assistance from being awarded 
     through grants under this title to any otherwise eligible 
     organization; or
       ``(2) to modify or affect any Federal or State law relating 
     to collective bargaining rights of employees.''.

     SEC. 218. LEASING SURPLUS FEDERAL PROPERTY.

       Part F of title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5671 et seq.), as so 
     redesignated by section 210 and amended by sections 216 and 
     217, is amended adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 299H. LEASING SURPLUS FEDERAL PROPERTY.

       ``The Administrator may receive surplus Federal property 
     (including facilities) and may lease such property to States 
     and units of general local government for use in or as 
     facilities for juvenile offenders, or for use in or as 
     facilities for delinquency prevention and treatment 
     activities.''.

     SEC. 219. ISSUANCE OF RULES.

       Part F of title II or the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5671 et seq.), as so 
     redesignated by section 210 and amended by sections 216, 217, 
     and 218, is amended adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 299I. ISSUANCE OF RULES.

       ``The Administrator shall issue rules to carry out this 
     title, including rules that establish procedures and methods 
     for making grants and contracts, and distributing funds 
     available, to carry out this title.''.

     SEC. 220. CONTENT OF MATERIALS.

       Part F of title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5671 et seq.), as so 
     redesignated by section 210 and amended by sections 216, 217, 
     218, and 219, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 299J. CONTENT OF MATERIALS.

       ``Materials produced, procured, or distributed using funds 
     appropriated to carry out this Act, for the purpose of 
     preventing hate crimes should be respectful of the diversity 
     of deeply held religious beliefs and shall make it clear that 
     for most people religious faith is not associated with 
     prejudice and intolerance.''.

     SEC. 221. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Technical Amendments.--The Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) 
     is amended--
       (1) in section 202(b) by striking ``prescribed for GS-18 of 
     the General Schedule by section 5332'' and inserting 
     ``payable under section 5376'',
       (2) in section 221(b)(2) by striking the last sentence,
       (3) in section 299D by striking subsection (d), and
       (4) by striking titles IV and V, as originally enacted by 
     Public Law 93-415 (88 Stat. 1132-1143).
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 5315 of title 5 of 
     the United States Code is

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     amended by striking ``Office of Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention'' and inserting ``Office of Juvenile 
     Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention''.
       (2) Section 4351(b) of title 18 of the United States Code 
     is amended by striking ``Office of Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention'' and inserting ``Office of Juvenile 
     Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention''.
       (3) Subsections (a)(1) and (c) of section 3220 of title 39 
     of the United States Code is amended by striking ``Office of 
     Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``Office of Juvenile Crime Control and 
     Delinquency Prevention''.
       (4) Section 463(f) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     663(f)) is amended by striking ``Office of Juvenile Justice 
     and Delinquency Prevention'' and inserting ``Office of 
     Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention''.
       (5) Sections 801(a), 804, 805, and 813 of title I of the 
     Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
     3712(a), 3782, 3785, 3786, 3789i) are amended by striking 
     ``Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``Office of Juvenile 
     Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention''.
       (6) The Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13001 
     et seq.) is amended--
       (A) in section 214(b(1) by striking ``262, 293, and 296 of 
     subpart II of title II'' and inserting ``299B and 299E'',
       (B) in section 214A(c)(1) by striking ``262, 293, and 296 
     of subpart II of title II'' and inserting ``299B and 299E'',
       (C) in sections 217 and 222 by striking ``Office of 
     Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``Office of Juvenile Crime Control and 
     Delinquency Prevention'', and
       (D) in section 223(c) by striking ``section 262, 293, and 
     296'' and inserting ``sections 262, 299B, and 299E''.
       (7) The Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 
     et seq.) is amended--
       (A) in section 403(2) by striking ``Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention'' and inserting ``Crime Control and Delinquency 
     Prevention'', and
       (B) in subsections (a)(5)(E) and (b)(1)(B) of section 404 
     by striking ``section 313'' and inserting ``section 331''.
       (8) The Crime Control Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13001 et seq.) 
     is amended--
       (A) in section 217(c)(1) by striking ``sections 262, 293, 
     and 296 of subpart II of title II'' and inserting ``sections 
     299B and 299E'', and
       (B) in section 223(c) by striking ``section 262, 293, and 
     296 of title II'' and inserting ``sections 299B and 299E''.

     SEC. 222. REFERENCES.

       In any Federal law (excluding this title and the Acts 
     amended by this title), Executive order, rule, regulation, 
     order, delegation of authority, grant, contract, suit, or 
     document--
       (1) a reference to the Office of Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention shall be deemed to include a reference 
     to the Office of Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency 
     Prevention, and
       (2) a reference to the National Institute for Juvenile 
     Justice and Delinquency Prevention shall be deemed to include 
     a reference to Office of Juvenile Crime Control and 
     Delinquency Prevention.
      Subtitle B--Amendments to the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act

     SEC. 231. RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH.

       (a) Findings.--Section 302 of the Runaway and Homeless 
     Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``accurate reporting of 
     the problem nationally and to develop'' and inserting ``an 
     accurate national reporting system to report the problem, and 
     to assist in the development of''; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the following:
       ``(8) services for runaway and homeless youth are needed in 
     urban, suburban, and rural areas;''.
       (b) Authority To Make Grants for Centers and Services.--
     Section 311 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5711) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Grants for Centers and Services.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to 
     public and nonprofit private entities (and combinations of 
     such entities) to establish and operate (including 
     renovation) local centers to provide services for runaway and 
     homeless youth and for the families of such youth.
       ``(2) Services provided.--Services provided under paragraph 
     (1)--
       ``(A) shall be provided as an alternative to involving 
     runaway and homeless youth in the law enforcement, child 
     welfare, mental health, and juvenile justice systems;
       ``(B) shall include--
       ``(i) safe and appropriate shelter; and
       ``(ii) individual, family, and group counseling, as 
     appropriate; and
       ``(C) may include--
       ``(i) street-based services;
       ``(ii) home-based services for families with youth at risk 
     of separation from the family; and
       ``(iii) drug abuse education and prevention services.'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``the Trust Territory 
     of the Pacific Islands,''; and
       (3) by striking subsections (c) and (d).
       (c) Eligibility.--Section 312 of the Runaway and Homeless 
     Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5712) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (8), by striking ``paragraph (6)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (7)'';
       (B) in paragraph (10), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (C) in paragraph (11), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(12) shall submit to the Secretary an annual report that 
     includes, with respect to the year for which the report is 
     submitted--
       ``(A) information regarding the activities carried out 
     under this part;
       ``(B) the achievements of the project under this part 
     carried out by the applicant; and
       ``(C) statistical summaries describing--
       ``(i) the number and the characteristics of the runaway and 
     homeless youth, and youth at risk of family separation, who 
     participate in the project; and
       ``(ii) the services provided to such youth by the 
     project.''; and
       (2) by striking subsections (c) and (d) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(c) Applicants Providing Street-Based Services.--To be 
     eligible to use assistance under section 311(a)(2)(C)(i) to 
     provide street-based services, the applicant shall include in 
     the plan required by subsection (b) assurances that in 
     providing such services the applicant will--
       ``(1) provide qualified supervision of staff, including on-
     street supervision by appropriately trained staff;
       ``(2) provide backup personnel for on-street staff;
       ``(3) provide initial and periodic training of staff who 
     provide such services; and
       ``(4) conduct outreach activities for runaway and homeless 
     youth, and street youth.
       ``(d) Applicants Providing Home-Based Services.--To be 
     eligible to use assistance under section 311(a) to provide 
     home-based services described in section 311(a)(2)(C)(ii), an 
     applicant shall include in the plan required by subsection 
     (b) assurances that in providing such services the applicant 
     will--
       ``(1) provide counseling and information to youth and the 
     families (including unrelated individuals in the family 
     households) of such youth, including services relating to 
     basic life skills, interpersonal skill building, educational 
     advancement, job attainment skills, mental and physical 
     health care, parenting skills, financial planning, and 
     referral to sources of other needed services;
       ``(2) provide directly, or through an arrangement made by 
     the applicant, 24-hour service to respond to family crises 
     (including immediate access to temporary shelter for runaway 
     and homeless youth, and youth at risk of separation from the 
     family);
       ``(3) establish, in partnership with the families of 
     runaway and homeless youth, and youth at risk of separation 
     from the family, objectives and measures of success to be 
     achieved as a result of receiving home-based services;
       ``(4) provide initial and periodic training of staff who 
     provide home-based services; and
       ``(5) ensure that--
       ``(A) caseloads will remain sufficiently low to allow for 
     intensive (5 to 20 hours per week) involvement with each 
     family receiving such services; and
       ``(B) staff providing such services will receive qualified 
     supervision.
       ``(e) Applicants Providing Drug Abuse Education and 
     Prevention Services.--To be eligible to use assistance under 
     section 311(a)(2)(C)(iii) to provide drug abuse education and 
     prevention services, an applicant shall include in the plan 
     required by subsection (b)--
       ``(1) a description of--
       ``(A) the types of such services that the applicant 
     proposes to provide;
       ``(B) the objectives of such services; and
       ``(C) the types of information and training to be provided 
     to individuals providing such services to runaway and 
     homeless youth; and
       ``(2) an assurance that in providing such services the 
     applicant shall conduct outreach activities for runaway and 
     homeless youth.''.
       (d) Approval of Applications.--Section 313 of the Runaway 
     and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5713) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 313. APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--An application by a public or private 
     entity for a grant under section 311(a) may be approved by 
     the Secretary after taking into consideration, with respect 
     to the State in which such entity proposes to provide 
     services under this part--
       ``(1) the geographical distribution in such State of the 
     proposed services under this part for which all grant 
     applicants request approval; and
       ``(2) which areas of such State have the greatest need for 
     such services.
       ``(b) Priority.--In selecting applications for grants under 
     section 311(a), the Secretary shall give priority to--
       ``(1) eligible applicants who have demonstrated experience 
     in providing services to runaway and homeless youth; and
       ``(2) eligible applicants that request grants of less than 
     $200,000.''.
       (e) Authority for Transitional Living Grant Program.--
     Section 321 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5714-1) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``purpose and'';
       (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a)''; and
       (3) by striking subsection (b).
       (f) Eligibility.--Section 322(a)(9) of the Runaway and 
     Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714-2(a)(9)) is amended by 
     inserting ``, and the services provided to such youth by such 
     project,'' after ``such project''.
       (g) Coordination.--Section 341 of the Runaway and Homeless 
     Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714-21) is amended to read as follows:

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     ``SEC. 341. COORDINATION.

       ``With respect to matters relating to the health, 
     education, employment, and housing of runaway and homeless 
     youth, the Secretary--
       ``(1) in conjunction with the Attorney General, shall 
     coordinate the activities of agencies of the Department of 
     Health and Human Services with activities under any other 
     Federal juvenile crime control, prevention, and juvenile 
     offender accountability program and with the activities of 
     other Federal entities; and
       ``(2) shall coordinate the activities of agencies of the 
     Department of Health and Human Services with the activities 
     of other Federal entities and with the activities of entities 
     that are eligible to receive grants under this title.''.
       (h) Authority To Make Grants for Research, Evaluation, 
     Demonstration, and Service Projects.--Section 343 of the 
     Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714-23) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``evaluation,'' 
     after ``research,'';
       (2) in subsection (a), by inserting ``evaluation,'' after 
     ``research,''; and
       (3) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (10) as 
     paragraphs (2) through (9), respectively.
       (i) Study.--Part D of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 5731 et seq.) is amended by adding after section 
     344 the following:

     ``SEC. 345. STUDY

       ``The Secretary shall conduct a study of a representative 
     sample of runaways to determine the percent who leave home 
     because of sexual abuse. The report on the study shall 
     include--
       ``(1) in the case of sexual abuse , the relationship of the 
     assaulter to the runaway; and
       ``(2) recommendations on how Federal laws may be changed to 
     reduce sexual assaults on children.

     The study shall be completed to enable the Secretary to make 
     a report to the committees of Congress with jurisdiction over 
     this Act, and to make such report available to the public, 
     within one year of the date of the enactment of this 
     section.''
       (j) Assistance to Potential Grantees.--Section 371 of the 
     Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714a) is amended 
     by striking the last sentence.
       (k) Reports.--Section 381 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5715) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 381. REPORTS.

       ``(a) In General.--Not later than April 1, 2000, and 
     biennially thereafter, the Secretary shall submit, to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
     Senate, a report on the status, activities, and 
     accomplishments of entities that receive grants under parts 
     A, B, C, D, and E, with particular attention to--
       ``(1) in the case of centers funded under part A, the 
     ability or effectiveness of such centers in--
       ``(A) alleviating the problems of runaway and homeless 
     youth;
       ``(B) if applicable or appropriate, reuniting such youth 
     with their families and encouraging the resolution of 
     intrafamily problems through counseling and other services;
       ``(C) strengthening family relationships and encouraging 
     stable living conditions for such youth; and
       ``(D) assisting such youth to decide upon a future course 
     of action; and
       ``(2) in the case of projects funded under part B--
       ``(A) the number and characteristics of homeless youth 
     served by such projects;
       ``(B) the types of activities carried out by such projects;
       ``(C) the effectiveness of such projects in alleviating the 
     problems of homeless youth;
       ``(D) the effectiveness of such projects in preparing 
     homeless youth for self-sufficiency;
       ``(E) the effectiveness of such projects in assisting 
     homeless youth to decide upon future education, employment, 
     and independent living;
       ``(F) the ability of such projects to encourage the 
     resolution of intrafamily problems through counseling and 
     development of self-sufficient living skills; and
       ``(G) activities and programs planned by such projects for 
     the following fiscal year.
       ``(b) Contents of Reports.--The Secretary shall include in 
     each report submitted under subsection (a), summaries of--
       ``(1) the evaluations performed by the Secretary under 
     section 386; and
       ``(2) descriptions of the qualifications of, and training 
     provided to, individuals involved in carrying out such 
     evaluations.''.
       (l) Evaluation.--Section 384 of the Runaway and Homeless 
     Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5732) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 386. EVALUATION AND INFORMATION.

       ``(a) In General.--If a grantee receives grants for 3 
     consecutive fiscal years under part A, B, C, D, or E (in the 
     alternative), then the Secretary shall evaluate such grantee 
     on-site, not less frequently than once in the period of such 
     3 consecutive fiscal years, for purposes of--
       ``(1) determining whether such grants are being used for 
     the purposes for which such grants are made by the Secretary;
       ``(2) collecting additional information for the report 
     required by section 384; and
       ``(3) providing such information and assistance to such 
     grantee as will enable such grantee to improve the operation 
     of the centers, projects, and activities for which such 
     grants are made.
       ``(b) Cooperation.--Recipients of grants under this title 
     shall cooperate with the Secretary's efforts to carry out 
     evaluations, and to collect information, under this title.''.
       (m) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 385 of the 
     Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5751) is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``SEC. 388. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Authorization.--There is authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this title (other than part E) such 
     sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, 
     and 2003.
       ``(2) Allocation.--
       ``(A) Parts a and b.--From the amount appropriated under 
     paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve 
     not less than 90 percent to carry out parts A and B.
       ``(B) Part b.--Of the amount reserved under subparagraph 
     (A), not less than 20 percent, and not more than 30 percent, 
     shall be reserved to carry out part B.
       ``(3) Parts c and d.--In each fiscal year, after reserving 
     the amounts required by paragraph (2), the Secretary shall 
     use the remaining amount (if any) to carry out parts C and D.
       ``(b) Separate Identification Required.--No funds 
     appropriated to carry out this title may be combined with 
     funds appropriated under any other Act if the purpose of 
     combining such funds is to make a single discretionary grant, 
     or a single discretionary payment, unless such funds are 
     separately identified in all grants and contracts and are 
     used for the purposes specified in this title.''.
       (n) Sexual Abuse Prevention Program.--
       (1) Authority for program.--The Runaway and Homeless Youth 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) is amended--
       (A) by striking the heading for part F;
       (B) by redesignating part E as part F; and
       (C) by inserting after part D the following:

               ``PART E--SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM

     ``SEC. 351. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may make grants to 
     nonprofit private agencies for the purpose of providing 
     street-based services to runaway and homeless, and street 
     youth, who have been subjected to, or are at risk of being 
     subjected to, sexual abuse, prostitution, or sexual 
     exploitation.
       ``(b) Priority.--In selecting applicants to receive grants 
     under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give priority to 
     nonprofit private agencies that have experience in providing 
     services to runaway and homeless, and street youth.''.
       (2) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 388(a) of the 
     Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5751), as amended 
     by subsection (m) of this section, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(4) Part e.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out part E such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
     years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003.''.
       (o) Consolidated Review of Applications.--The Runaway and 
     Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) is amended by 
     inserting after section 383 the following:

     ``SEC. 385. CONSOLIDATED REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.

       ``With respect to funds available to carry out parts A, B, 
     C, D, and E, nothing in this title shall be construed to 
     prohibit the Secretary from--
       ``(1) announcing, in a single announcement, the 
     availability of funds for grants under 2 or more of such 
     parts; and
       ``(2) reviewing applications for grants under 2 or more of 
     such parts in a single, consolidated application review 
     process.''.
       (p) Definitions.--The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 
     386, as amended by subsection (l) of this section, the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 387. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this title:
       ``(1) Drug abuse education and prevention services.--The 
     term `drug abuse education and prevention services'--
       ``(A) means services to runaway and homeless youth to 
     prevent or reduce the illicit use of drugs by such youth; and
       ``(B) may include--
       ``(i) individual, family, group, and peer counseling;
       ``(ii) drop-in services;
       ``(iii) assistance to runaway and homeless youth in rural 
     areas (including the development of community support 
     groups);
       ``(iv) information and training relating to the illicit use 
     of drugs by runaway and homeless youth, to individuals 
     involved in providing services to such youth; and
       ``(v) activities to improve the availability of local drug 
     abuse prevention services to runaway and homeless youth.
       ``(2) Home-based services.--The term `home-based 
     services'--
       ``(A) means services provided to youth and their families 
     for the purpose of--
       ``(i) preventing such youth from running away, or otherwise 
     becoming separated, from their families; and
       ``(ii) assisting runaway youth to return to their families; 
     and
       ``(B) includes services that are provided in the residences 
     of families (to the extent practicable), including--
       ``(i) intensive individual and family counseling; and
       ``(ii) training relating to life skills and parenting.
       ``(3) Homeless youth.--The term `homeless youth' means an 
     individual--

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       ``(A) who is--
       ``(i) not more than 21 years of age; and
       ``(ii) for the purposes of part B, not less than 16 years 
     of age;
       ``(B) for whom it is not possible to live in a safe 
     environment with a relative; and
       ``(C) who has no other safe alternative living arrangement.
       ``(4) Street-based services.--The term `street-based 
     services'--
       ``(A) means services provided to runaway and homeless 
     youth, and street youth, in areas where they congregate, 
     designed to assist such youth in making healthy personal 
     choices regarding where they live and how they behave; and
       ``(B) may include--
       ``(i) identification of and outreach to runaway and 
     homeless youth, and street youth;
       ``(ii) crisis intervention and counseling;
       ``(iii) information and referral for housing;
       ``(iv) information and referral for transitional living and 
     health care services;
       ``(v) advocacy, education, and prevention services related 
     to--

       ``(I) alcohol and drug abuse;
       ``(II) sexual exploitation;
       ``(III) sexually transmitted diseases, including human 
     immunodeficiency virus (HIV); and
       ``(IV) physical and sexual assault.

       ``(5) Street youth.--The term `street youth' means an 
     individual who--
       ``(A) is--
       ``(i) a runaway youth; or
       ``(ii) indefinitely or intermittently a homeless youth; and
       ``(B) spends a significant amount of time on the street or 
     in other areas that increase the risk to such youth for 
     sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, prostitution, or drug 
     abuse.
       ``(6) Transitional living youth project.--The term 
     `transitional living youth project' means a project that 
     provides shelter and services designed to promote a 
     transition to self-sufficient living and to prevent long-term 
     dependency on social services.
       ``(7) Youth at risk of separation from the family.--The 
     term `youth at risk of separation from the family' means an 
     individual--
       ``(A) who is less than 18 years of age; and
       ``(B)(i) who has a history of running away from the family 
     of such individual;
       ``(ii) whose parent, guardian, or custodian is not willing 
     to provide for the basic needs of such individual; or
       ``(iii) who is at risk of entering the child welfare system 
     or juvenile justice system as a result of the lack of 
     services available to the family to meet such needs.''.
       (q) Redesignation of Sections.--Sections 371, 372, 381, 
     382, and 383 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5714b-5851 et seq.), as amended by this title, are 
     redesignated as sections 380, 381, 382, 383, and 384, 
     respectively.
       (r) Technical Amendments.--The Runaway and Homeless Youth 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 331, in the first sentence, by striking 
     ``With'' and all that follows through ``the Secretary'', and 
     inserting ``The Secretary''; and
       (2) in section 344(a)(1), by striking ``With'' and all that 
     follows through ``the Secretary'', and inserting ``The 
     Secretary''.
 Subtitle C--Repeal of Title V Relating to Incentive Grants for Local 
                    Delinquency Prevention Programs

     SEC. 241. REPEALER.

       Title V of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
     Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5681 et seq.), as added by Public Law 
     102-586, is repealed.
    Subtitle D--Amendments to the Missing Children's Assistance Act

     SEC. 251. NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN.

       (a) Findings.--Section 402 of the Missing Children's 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771) 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 a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(9) for 14 years, the National Center for Missing and 
     Exploited Children has--
       ``(A) served as the national resource center and 
     clearinghouse congressionally mandated under the provisions 
     of the Missing Children's Assistance Act of 1984; and
       ``(B) worked in partnership with the Department of Justice, 
     the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of the 
     Treasury, the Department of State, and many other agencies in 
     the effort to find missing children and prevent child 
     victimization;
       ``(10) Congress has given the Center, which is a private 
     non-profit corporation, access to the National Crime 
     Information Center of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
     and the National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System;
       ``(11) since 1987, the Center has operated the National 
     Child Pornography Tipline, in conjunction with the United 
     States Customs Service and the United States Postal 
     Inspection Service and, beginning this year, the Center 
     established a new CyberTipline on child exploitation, thus 
     becoming `the 911 for the Internet';
       ``(12) in light of statistics that time is of the essence 
     in cases of child abduction, the Director of the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation in February of 1997 created a new 
     NCIC child abduction (`CA') flag to provide the Center 
     immediate notification in the most serious cases, resulting 
     in 642 `CA' notifications to the Center and helping the 
     Center to have its highest recovery rate in history;
       ``(13) the Center has established a national and 
     increasingly worldwide network, linking the Center online 
     with each of the missing children clearinghouses operated by 
     the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, as 
     well as with Scotland Yard in the United Kingdom, the Royal 
     Canadian Mounted Police, INTERPOL headquarters in Lyon, 
     France, and others, which has enabled the Center to transmit 
     images and information regarding missing children to law 
     enforcement across the United States and around the world 
     instantly;
       ``(14) from its inception in 1984 through March 31, 1998, 
     the Center has--
       ``(A) handled 1,203,974 calls through its 24-hour toll-free 
     hotline (1-800-THE-LOST) and currently averages 700 calls per 
     day;
       ``(B) trained 146,284 law enforcement, criminal and 
     juvenile justice, and healthcare professionals in child 
     sexual exploitation and missing child case detection, 
     identification, investigation, and prevention;
       ``(C) disseminated 15,491,344 free publications to citizens 
     and professionals; and
       ``(D) worked with law enforcement on the cases of 59,481 
     missing children, resulting in the recovery of 40,180 
     children;
       ``(15) the demand for the services of the Center is growing 
     dramatically, as evidenced by the fact that in 1997, the 
     Center handled 129,100 calls, an all-time record, and by the 
     fact that its new Internet website (www.missingkids.com) 
     receives 1,500,000 `hits' every day, and is linked with 
     hundreds of other websites to provide real-time images of 
     breaking cases of missing children;
       ``(16) in 1997, the Center provided policy training to 256 
     police chiefs and sheriffs from 50 States and Guam at its new 
     Jimmy Ryce Law Enforcement Training Center;
       ``(17) the programs of the Center have had a remarkable 
     impact, such as in the fight against infant abductions in 
     partnership with the healthcare industry, during which the 
     Center has performed 668 onsite hospital walk-throughs and 
     inspections, and trained 45,065 hospital administrators, 
     nurses, and security personnel, and thereby helped to reduce 
     infant abductions in the United States by 82 percent;
       ``(18) the Center is now playing a significant role in 
     international child abduction cases, serving as a 
     representative of the Department of State at cases under The 
     Hague Convention, and successfully resolving the cases of 343 
     international child abductions, and providing greater support 
     to parents in the United States;
       ``(19) the Center is a model of public/private partnership, 
     raising private sector funds to match congressional 
     appropriations and receiving extensive private in-kind 
     support, including advanced technology provided by the 
     computer industry such as imaging technology used to age the 
     photographs of long-term missing children and to reconstruct 
     facial images of unidentified deceased children;
       ``(20) the Center was 1 of only 10 of 300 major national 
     charities given an A+ grade in 1997 by the American Institute 
     of Philanthropy; and
       ``(21) the Center has been redesignated as the Nation's 
     missing children clearinghouse and resource center once every 
     3 years through a competitive selection process conducted by 
     the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of 
     the Department of Justice, and has received grants from that 
     Office to conduct the crucial purposes of the Center.''.
       (b) Definitions.--Section 403 of the Missing Children's 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5772) 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) the term `Center' means the National Center for 
     Missing and Exploited Children.''.
       (c) Duties and Functions of the Administrator.--Section 404 
     of the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5773) is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
       (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Annual Grant to National Center for Missing and 
     Exploited Children.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Administrator shall annually make a 
     grant to the Center, which shall be used to--
       ``(A)(i) operate a national 24-hour toll-free telephone 
     line by which individuals may report information regarding 
     the location of any missing child, or other child 13 years of 
     age or younger whose whereabouts are unknown to such child's 
     legal custodian, and request information pertaining to 
     procedures necessary to reunite such child with such child's 
     legal custodian; and
       ``(ii) coordinate the operation of such telephone line with 
     the operation of the national communications system referred 
     to in part C of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5714-11);
       ``(B) operate the official national resource center and 
     information clearinghouse for missing and exploited children;
       ``(C) provide to State and local governments, public and 
     private nonprofit agencies, and individuals, information 
     regarding--
       ``(i) free or low-cost legal, restaurant, lodging, and 
     transportation services that are available for the benefit of 
     missing and exploited children and their families; and

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       ``(ii) the existence and nature of programs being carried 
     out by Federal agencies to assist missing and exploited 
     children and their families;
       ``(D) coordinate public and private programs that locate, 
     recover, or reunite missing children with their families;
       ``(E) disseminate, on a national basis, information 
     relating to innovative and model programs, services, and 
     legislation that benefit missing and exploited children;
       ``(F) provide technical assistance and training to law 
     enforcement agencies, State and local governments, elements 
     of the criminal justice system, public and private nonprofit 
     agencies, and individuals in the prevention, investigation, 
     prosecution, and treatment of cases involving missing and 
     exploited children; and
       ``(G) provide assistance to families and law enforcement 
     agencies in locating and recovering missing and exploited 
     children, both nationally and internationally.
       ``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this 
     subsection, $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000, 2001, 
     2002, and 2003.
       ``(c) National Incidence Studies.--The Administrator, 
     either by making grants to or entering into contracts with 
     public agencies or nonprofit private agencies, shall--
       ``(1) periodically conduct national incidence studies to 
     determine for a given year the actual number of children 
     reported missing each year, the number of children who are 
     victims of abduction by strangers, the number of children who 
     are the victims of parental kidnapings, and the number of 
     children who are recovered each year; and
       ``(2) provide to State and local governments, public and 
     private nonprofit agencies, and individuals information to 
     facilitate the lawful use of school records and birth 
     certificates to identify and locate missing children.''.
       (d) National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.--
     Section 405(a) of the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5775(a)) is amended by inserting ``the Center and 
     with'' before ``public agencies''.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 408 of the 
     Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5777) is amended 
     by striking ``1997 through 2001'' and inserting ``2000 
     through 2003''.
                  Subtitle E--Studies and Evaluations

     SEC. 261. STUDY OF SCHOOL VIOLENCE.

       (a) Contract for Study.--Not later than 60 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education 
     shall enter into a contract with the National Academy of 
     Sciences for the purposes of conducting a study regarding the 
     antecedents of school violence in urban, suburban, and rural 
     schools, including the incidents of school violence that 
     occurred in Pearl, Mississippi; Paducah, Kentucky; Jonesboro, 
     Arkansas; Springfield, Oregon; Edinboro, Pennsylvania; 
     Fayetteville, Tennessee; Littleton, Colorado; and Conyers, 
     Georgia. Under the terms of such contract, the National 
     Academy of Sciences shall appoint a panel that will--
       (1) review the relevant research about adolescent violence 
     in general and school violence in particular, including the 
     existing longitudinal and cross-sectional studies on youth 
     that are relevant to examining violent behavior,
       (2) relate what can be learned from past and current 
     research and surveys to specific incidents of school 
     shootings,
       (3) interview relevant individuals, if possible, such as 
     the perpetrators of such incidents, their families, their 
     friends, their teachers, mental health providers, and others, 
     and
       (4) give particular attention to such issues as--
       (A) the perpetrators' early development, the relationship 
     with their families, community and school experiences, and 
     utilization of mental health services,
       (B) the relationship between perpetrators and their 
     victims,
       (C) how the perpetrators gained access to firearms,
       (D) the impact of cultural influences and exposure to the 
     media, video games, and the Internet, and
       (E) such other issues as the panel deems important or 
     relevant to the purpose of the study.

     The National Academy of Sciences shall utilize professionals 
     with expertise in such issues, including psychiatrists, 
     social workers, behavioral and social scientists, 
     practitioners, epidemiologists, statisticians, and 
     methodologists.
       (b) Report.--The National Academy of Sciences shall submit 
     a report containing the results of the study required by 
     subsection (a), to the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, the 
     Chair and ranking minority Member of the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, 
     and the Chair and ranking minority Member of the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, not 
     later than January 1, 2001, or 18 months after entering into 
     the contract required by such subsection, whichever is 
     earlier.
       (c) Appropriation.--Of the funds made available under 
     Public Law 105-277 for the Department of Education, $2.1 
     million shall be made available to carry out this section.

     SEC. 262. STUDY OF THE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF JUVENILES IN 
                   SECURE OR NONSECURE PLACEMENTS IN THE JUVENILE 
                   JUSTICE SYSTEM.

       (a) Study.--The Administrator of the Office of Juvenile 
     Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention, in collaboration 
     with the National Institute of Mental Health, shall conduct a 
     study that includes, but is not limited to, all of the 
     following:
       (1) Identification of the scope and nature of the mental 
     health problems or disorders of--
       (A) juveniles who are alleged to be or adjudicated 
     delinquent and who, as a result of such status, have been 
     placed in secure detention or confinement or in nonsecure 
     residential placements, and
       (B) juveniles on probation after having been adjudicated 
     delinquent and having received a disposition as delinquent.
       (2) A comprehensive survey of the types of mental health 
     services that are currently being provided to such juveniles 
     by States and units of local government.
       (3) Identification of governmental entities that have 
     developed or implemented model or promising screening, 
     assessment, or treatment programs or innovative mental health 
     delivery or coordination systems, that address and meet the 
     mental health needs of such juveniles.
       (4) A review of the literature that analyzes the mental 
     health problems and needs of juveniles in the juvenile 
     justice system and that documents innovative and promising 
     models and programs that address such needs.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the 
     Congress, and broadly disseminate to individuals and entities 
     engaged in fields that provide services for the benefit of 
     juveniles or that make policy relating to juveniles, a report 
     containing the results of the study conducted under 
     subsection (a) and documentation identifying promising or 
     innovative models or programs referred to in such subsection.

     SEC. 263. EVALUATION BY GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE.

       (a) Evaluation.--Not later than October 1, 2002, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a 
     comprehensive analysis and evaluation regarding the 
     performance of the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency and 
     Prevention, its functions, its programs, and its grants under 
     specified criteria, and shall submit the report required by 
     subsection (b). In conducting the analysis and evaluation, 
     the Comptroller General shall take into consideration the 
     following factors to document the efficiency and public 
     benefit of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
     Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), excluding the Runaway 
     and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) and the 
     Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.):
       (1) The extent to which the agency has complied with the 
     provisions contained in the Government Performance and 
     Results Act of 1993 (Pub. Law 103-62; 107 Stat. 285).
       (2) The outcome and results of the programs carried out by 
     the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and 
     those administered -through grants by Office of Juvenile 
     Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
       (3) Whether the agency has acted outside the scope of its 
     original authority, and whether the original objectives of 
     the agency have been achieved.
       (4) Whether less restrictive or alternative methods exists 
     to carry out the functions of the agency. Whether present 
     functions or operations are impeded or enhanced by existing, 
     statutes, rules, and procedures.
       (5) The extent to which the jurisdiction of, and the 
     programs administered by, the agency duplicate or conflict 
     with the jurisdiction and programs of other agencies.
       (6) The potential benefits of consolidating programs 
     administered by the agency with similar or duplicative 
     programs of other agencies, and the potential for 
     consolidating such programs.
       (7) The number and types of beneficiaries or persons served 
     by programs carried out under the Act.
       (8) The extent to which any trends, developments, or 
     emerging conditions that are likely to affect the future 
     nature and the extent of the problems or needs the programs 
     carried out by the Act are intended to address.
       (9) The manner with which the agency seeks public input and 
     input from State and local governments on the performance of 
     the functions of the agency.
       (10) Whether the agency has worked to enact changes in the 
     law intended to benefit the public as a whole rather than the 
     specific businesses, institutions, or individuals the agency 
     regulates or funds.
       (11) The extent to which the agency grants have encouraged 
     participation by the public as a whole in making its rules 
     and decisions rather than encouraging participation solely by 
     those it regulates.
       (12) The extent to which the agency complies with section 
     552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the 
     ``Freedom of Information Act'').
       (13) The impact of any regulatory, privacy, and paperwork 
     concerns resulting from the programs carried out by the 
     agency.
       (14) The extent to which the agency has coordinated with 
     state and local governments in performing the functions of 
     the agency.
       (15) The extent to which changes are necessary in the 
     authorizing statutes of the agency in order that the 
     functions of the agency can be performed in a more efficient 
     and effective manner.
       (16) Whether greater oversight is needed of programs 
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     Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
       (b) Report.--The report required by subsection (a) shall--
       (1) include recommendations for legislative changes, as 
     appropriate, based on the evaluation conducted under 
     subsection (a), to be made to the Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), 
     excluding the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 
     et seq.) and the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5771 et seq.), and
       (2) shall be submitted, together with supporting materials, 
     to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 
     President pro tempore of the Senate, and made available to 
     the public .

     SEC. 264. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REPORT.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the General Accounting Office shall transmit to 
     Congress a report containing the following:
       (1) For each State, a description of the types of after-
     school programs that are available for students in 
     kindergarten through grade 12, including programs sponsored 
     by the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, the Boy Scouts of 
     America, the Girl Scouts of America, YMCAs, and athletic and 
     other programs operated by public schools and other State and 
     local agencies.
       (2) For 15 communities selected to represent a variety of 
     regional, population, and demographic profiles, a detailed 
     analysis of all of the after-school programs that are 
     available for students in kindergarten through grade 12, 
     including programs sponsored by the Boys and Girls Clubs of 
     America, the Boy Scouts of America, the Girl Scouts of 
     America, YMCAs, mentoring programs, athletic programs, and 
     programs operated by public schools, churches, day care 
     centers, parks, recreation centers, family day care, 
     community organizations, law enforcement agencies, service 
     providers, and for-profit and nonprofit organizations.
       (3) For each State, a description of significant areas of 
     unmet need in the quality and availability of after-school 
     programs.
       (4) For each State, a description of barriers which prevent 
     or deter the participation of children in after-school 
     programs.
       (5) For each State, a description of barriers to improving 
     the quality and availability of after-school programs.
       (6) A list of activities, other than after-school programs, 
     in which students in kindergarten through grade 12 
     participate when not in school, including jobs, volunteer 
     opportunities, and other non-school affiliated programs.
       (7) An analysis of the value of the activities listed 
     pursuant to paragraph (6) to the well-being and educational 
     development of students in kindergarten through grade 12.

     SEC. 265. BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH ON YOUTH 
                   VIOLENCE.

       (a) NIH Research.--The National Institutes of Health, 
     acting through the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences 
     Research, shall carry out a coordinated, multi-year course of 
     behavioral and social science research on the causes and 
     prevention of youth violence.
       (b) Nature of Research.--Funds made available to the 
     National Institutes of Health pursuant to this section shall 
     be utilized to conduct, support, coordinate, and disseminate 
     basic and applied behavioral and social science research with 
     respect to youth violence, including research on 1 or more of 
     the following subjects:
       (1) The etiology of youth violence.
       (2) Risk factors for youth violence.
       (3) Childhood precursors to antisocial violent behavior.
       (4) The role of peer pressure in inciting youth violence.
       (5) The processes by which children develop patterns of 
     thought and behavior, including beliefs about the value of 
     human life.
       (6) Science-based strategies for preventing youth violence, 
     including school and community-based programs.
       (7) Other subjects that the Director of the Office of 
     Behavioral and Social Sciences Research deems appropriate.
       (c) Role of the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences 
     Research.--Pursuant to this section and section 404A of the 
     Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 283c), the Director of 
     the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research shall--
       (1) coordinate research on youth violence conducted or 
     supported by the agencies of the National Institutes of 
     Health;
       (2) identify youth violence research projects that should 
     be conducted or supported by the research institutes, and 
     develop such projects in cooperation with such institutes and 
     in consultation with State and Federal law enforcement 
     agencies;
       (3) take steps to further cooperation and collaboration 
     between the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for 
     Disease Control and Prevention, the Substance Abuse and 
     Mental Health Services Administration, the agencies of the 
     Department of Justice, and other governmental and 
     nongovernmental agencies with respect to youth violence 
     research conducted or supported by such agencies;
       (4) establish a clearinghouse for information about youth 
     violence research conducted by governmental and 
     nongovernmental entities; and
       (5) periodically report to Congress on the state of youth 
     violence research and make recommendations to Congress 
     regarding such research.
       (d) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated, 
     $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2004 to 
     carry out this section. If amount are not separately 
     appropriated to carry out this section, the Director of the 
     National Institutes of Health shall carry out this section 
     using funds appropriated generally to the National Institutes 
     of Health, except that funds expended for under this section 
     shall supplement and not supplant existing funding for 
     behavioral research activities at the National Institutes of 
     Health.
                     Subtitle F--General Provisions

     SEC. 271. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Effective Date.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     this title and the amendments made by this title shall take 
     effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Application of Amendments.--The amendments made by this 
     title shall apply only with respect to fiscal years beginning 
     after September 30, 1999.
       Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to amend the 
     Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide 
     grants to ensure increased accountability for juvenile 
     offenders; to amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 to provide quality prevention programs 
     and accountability programs relating to juvenile delinquency; 
     and for other purposes.''.
               TITLE III--REAUTHORIZATION OF COPS PROGRAM

     SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Public Safety and 
     Community Policing Grants Reauthorization Act of 1999''.

     SEC. 302. REAUTHORIZATION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY 
                   POLICING (COPS ON THE BEAT) GRANTS.

       Section 1001(a)(11) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
     and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793) is amended--
       (1) in clause (vi) by striking ``268,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2000'' and inserting ``500,000,000 each of fiscal years 
     2000 through 2005.''.

     SEC. 303. RENEWAL OF GRANTS.

       Section 1703 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd-2) is amended by 
     amended subsection (b) to read as follows--
       ``(b) Grants for Hiring.--
       ``(1) In general.--Grants made for hiring or rehiring 
     additional career law enforcement officers or to promote 
     redeployment of officers by hiring civilians may be renewed 
     for an additional 3 year period beginning the fiscal year 
     after the last fiscal year during which a recipient receives 
     its initial grant. The Attorney General may use, at her 
     discretion, a portion of the funding for cooperative 
     partnerships between schools and State and local police 
     departments to provide for the use of police officers in 
     schools.
       ``(2) Initial period expired.--In a case in which a 
     recipient's initial grant has expired prior to the date of 
     the enactment of the Public Safety and Community Policing 
     Grants Reauthorization Act of 1999, grants made for hiring or 
     rehiring additional career law enforcement officers may be 
     renewed for an additional 3 year period beginning the fiscal 
     year after the date of the enactment of such Act.
       ``(3) Authorization for appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary 
     to carry out the provisions of this subsection. In a case in 
     which a recipient receives a grant for an additional 3 year 
     period, the amount for any additional years shall be 
     increased by 3 percent to reflect a cost of living 
     adjustment.''.

     SEC. 304. MATCHING FUNDS.

       Section 1701(i) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd(i)) is amended by 
     striking ``up to 5 years'' and inserting ``each 3 year grant 
     period''.

     SEC. 305. HIRING COSTS.

       Section 1704 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd-3) is amended by 
     repealing subsection (c).
             TITLE IV--SCHOOL ANTI-VIOLENCE EMPOWERMENT ACT

     SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``School Anti-Violence 
     Empowerment Act''.
                   Subtitle A--School Safety Programs

     SEC. 411. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

       The Secretary of Education is authorized to provide grants 
     to local educational agencies to establish or enhance crisis 
     intervention programs, including the hiring of school 
     counselors and to enhance school safety programs for 
     students, staff, and school facilities.

     SEC. 412. GRANT AWARDS.

       (a) Local Awards.--The Secretary shall award grants to 
     local educational agencies on a competitive basis.
       (b) Grant Programs.--From the amounts appropriated under 
     section 416, the Secretary shall reserve--
       (1) 50 percent of such amount to award grants to local 
     educational agencies to hire school counselors; and
       (2) 50 percent of such amount to award grants to local 
     educational agencies to enhance school safety programs for 
     students, staff, and school facilities.
       (c) Priority.--Such awards shall be based on one or more of 
     the following factors:
       (1) Quality of existing or proposed violence prevention 
     program.
       (2) Greatest need for crisis intervention counseling 
     services.
       (3) Documented financial need based on number of students 
     served under part A of

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     title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965.
       (d) Equitable Distribution.--In awarding grants under this 
     subtitle, the Secretary shall ensure, to the extent 
     practicable, an equitable geographic distribution among the 
     regions of the United States and among urban, suburban, and 
     rural areas.
       (e) Administrative Costs.--The Secretary may reserve not 
     more than 1 percent from amounts appropriated under section 
     416 for administrative costs.
       (f) Eligibility.--A local educational agency that meets the 
     requirements of this subtitle shall be eligible to receive a 
     grant to hire school counselors and a grant to enhance school 
     safety programs for students, staff, and school facilities.

     SEC. 413. APPLICATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Each local educational agency desiring a 
     grant under this subtitle shall submit an application to the 
     Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by 
     such information as the Secretary may require.
       (b) Contents.--Such application shall include a plan that 
     contains the following:
       (1) In the case of a local educational agency applying for 
     a grant to enhance school safety programs--
       (A) a description of any existing violence prevention, 
     safety, and crisis intervention programs;
       (B) proposed changes to any such programs and a description 
     of any new programs; and
       (C) documentation regarding financial need.
       (2) In the case of a local educational agency applying for 
     a grant to hire school counselors--
       (A) a description of the need for a crisis intervention 
     counseling program; and
       (B) documentation regarding financial need.

     SEC. 414. REPORTING.

       Each local educational agency that receives a grant under 
     this subtitle shall provide an annual report to the 
     Secretary. In the case of a local educational agency that 
     receives a grant to enhance school safety programs, such 
     report shall describe how such agency used funds provided 
     under this subtitle and include a description of new school 
     safety measures and changes implemented to existing violence 
     prevention, safety, and crisis intervention programs. In the 
     case of a local educational agency that receives a grant to 
     hire school counselors, such report shall describe how such 
     agency used funds provided under this subtitle and include 
     the number of school counselors hired with such funds.

     SEC. 415. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this subtitle:
       (1) The terms ``elementary school'', ``local educational 
     agency'', and ``secondary school'' have the same meanings 
     given the terms in section 14101 of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801).
       (2) The term ``school counselor'' means an individual who 
     has documented competence in counseling children and 
     adolescents in a school setting and who--
       (A) possesses State licensure or certification granted by 
     an independent professional regulatory authority;
       (B) in the absence of such State licensure or 
     certification, possesses national certification in school 
     counseling or a specialty of counseling granted by an 
     independent professional organization; or
       (C) holds a minimum of a master's degree in school 
     counseling from a program accredited by the Council for 
     Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs 
     or the equivalent.
       (3) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
     Education.
       (4) the term ``school safety'' means the safety of 
     students, faculty, and school facilities from acts of 
     violence.

     SEC. 416. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     SUBtitle $700,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 
     2004.
                   Subtitle B--21st Century Learning

     SEC. 421. AFTER-SCHOOL AND LIFE SKILLS PROGRAMS FOR AT-RISK 
                   YOUTH.

       Section 10907 of part I of title X of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8247) is amended 
     by striking ``appropriated'' and all that follows before the 
     period and inserting the following: ``appropriated to carry 
     out this part--
       ``(1) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1999; 
     and
       ``(2) $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 
     2004''.
              Subtitle C--Model Program And Clearinghouse

     SEC. 431. MODEL PROGRAM.

       Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Education, in consultation with 
     the Attorney General, shall develop a model violence 
     prevention program to be made available to local educational 
     agencies.

     SEC. 432. CLEARINGHOUSE.

       The Secretary of Education shall establish and maintain a 
     national clearinghouse to provide technical assistance 
     regarding the establishment and operation of alternative 
     violence prevention programs. The national clearinghouse 
     shall make information regarding alternative violence 
     prevention programs available to local educational agencies.
                TITLE V--CHILDREN'S DEFENSE ACT OF 1999

     SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Children's Defense Act of 
     1999''.

     SEC. 502. STUDY OF EFFECTS OF ENTERTAINMENT ON CHILDREN.

       (a) Requirement.--The National Institutes of Health shall 
     conduct a study of the effects of video games and music on 
     child development and youth violence.
       (b) Elements.--The study under subsection (a) shall 
     address--
       (1) whether, and to what extent, video games and music 
     affect the emotional and psychological development of 
     juveniles; and
       (2) whether violence in video games and music contributes 
     to juvenile delinquency and youth violence.

     SEC. 503. TEMPORARY ANTITRUST IMMUNITY TO PERMIT THE 
                   ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY TO SET GUIDELINES TO 
                   HELP PROTECT CHILDREN FROM HARMFUL MATERIAL.

       (b) Purposes; Construction.--
       (1) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are to permit 
     the entertainment industry--
       (A) to work collaboratively to respond to growing public 
     concern about television programming, movies, video games, 
     Internet content, and music lyrics, and the harmful influence 
     of such programming, movies, games, content, and lyrics on 
     children;
       (B) to develop a set of voluntary programming guidelines 
     similar to those contained in the Television Code of the 
     National Association of Broadcasters; and
       (C) to implement the guidelines in a manner that alleviates 
     the negative impact of television programming, movies, video 
     games, Internet content, and music lyrics on the development 
     of children in the United States and stimulates the 
     development and broadcast of educational and informational 
     programming for such children.
       (2) Construction.--This section may not be construed as--
       (A) providing the Federal Government with any authority to 
     restrict television programming, movies, video games, 
     Internet content, or music lyrics that is in addition to the 
     authority to restrict such programming, movies, games, 
     content, or lyrics under law as of the date of the enactment 
     of this Act; or
       (B) approving any action of the Federal Government to 
     restrict such programming, movies, games, content, or lyrics 
     that is in addition to any actions undertaken for that 
     purpose by the Federal Government under law as of such date.
       (c) Exemption of Voluntary Agreements on Guidelines for 
     Certain Entertainment Material From Applicability of 
     Antitrust Laws.--
       (1) Exemption.--Subject to paragraph (2), the antitrust 
     laws shall not apply to any joint discussion, consideration, 
     review, action, or agreement by or among persons in the 
     entertainment industry for the purpose of developing and 
     disseminating voluntary guidelines designed--
       (A) to alleviate the negative impact of telecast material, 
     movies, video games, Internet content, and music lyrics 
     containing--
       (i) violence, sexual content, criminal behavior; or
       (ii) other subjects that are not appropriate for children; 
     or
       (B) to promote telecast material, movies, video games, 
     Internet content, or music lyrics that are educational, 
     informational, or otherwise beneficial to the development of 
     children.
       (2) Limitation.--The exemption provided in paragraph (1) 
     shall not apply to any joint discussion, consideration, 
     review, action, or agreement that--
       (A) results in a boycott of any person; or
       (B) concerns the purchase or sale of advertising, including 
     restrictions on the number of products that may be advertised 
     in a commercial, the number of times a program may be 
     interrupted for commercials, and the number of consecutive 
     commercials permitted within each interruption.
       (3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Antitrust laws.--The term ``antitrust laws''--
       (i) has the meaning given it in subsection (a) of the first 
     section of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12(a)), except that 
     such term includes section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission 
     Act (15 U.S.C. 45) to the extent such section 5 applies to 
     unfair methods of competition; and
       (ii) includes any State law similar to the laws referred to 
     in subparagraph (A).
       (B) 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.
       (C) Movies.--The term ``movies'' means theatrical motion 
     pictures.
       (D) Person in the entertainment industry.--The term 
     ``person in the entertainment industry'' means a television 
     network, any person that produces or distributes television 
     programming (including theatrical motion pictures), the 
     National Cable Television Association, the Association of 
     Independent Television Stations, Incorporated, the National 
     Association of Broadcasters, the Motion Picture Association 
     of America, each of the affiliate organizations of the 
     television networks, the Interactive Digital Software 
     Association, any person that produces or distributes video 
     games, the Recording Industry Association of America, and any 
     person that produces or distributes

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     music, and includes any individual acting on behalf of any of 
     the above.
       (E) Telecast.--The term ``telecast material'' means any 
     program broadcast by a television broadcast station or 
     transmitted by a cable television system.
       (d) Sunset.--Subsection (d) shall apply only with respect 
     to conduct that occurs in the period beginning on the date of 
     the enactment of this Act and ending 3 years after such date.

  Pending consideration of said motion,

para. 66.27  order of business--debate time on motion to recommit with 
          instructions

  On motion of Mr. CONYERS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order to extend the debate time on the 
motion to recommit with instructions for a total of 15 minutes equally 
divided between the proponent and an opponent.
  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. 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

191

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

233

para. 66.28                   [Roll No. 232]

                                AYES--191

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--233

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Carson
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Houghton
     Minge
     Salmon
     Shays
     Thomas
  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. 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

287

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

139

para. 66.29                   [Roll No. 233]

                                YEAS--287

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Capps
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy

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     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wu
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--139

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stupak
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Brown (CA)
     Carson
     Cubin
     Houghton
     Minge
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Shays
     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.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para. 66.30  mandatory gun show background check

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 209 
and rule XVIII, 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. 2122) to require background checks at gun shows, 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. 66.31  recorded vote

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

       In section 931(c)(1) of title 18, United States Code, as 
     proposed to be added by section 2(c)(1) of the bill, strike 
     ``indicates a willingness to accept'' and insert ``accepts''.
       In section 931(c)(1)(B)(ii)(II) of title 18, United States 
     Code, as proposed to be added by section 2(c)(1) of the bill, 
     strike ``72'' and insert ``24''.
       In section 931(c)(2) of title 18, United States Code, as 
     proposed to be added by section 2(c)(1) of the bill, strike 
     subparagraph (B) and insert the following:
       ``(B) For any instant background check conducted at a gun 
     show, the time period stated in section 922(t)(1)(B)(ii) 
     shall be 24 consecutive hours since the licensee contacted 
     the sytem, and notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     chapter, the system shall, in every instance of a request for 
     an instant background check from a gun show, complete such 
     check over instant checks not originating from a gun show.
       In section 931(d) of title 18, United States Code, as 
     proposed to be added by section 2(c)(1) of the bill, strike 
     ``indicates a willingness to accept'' and insert ``accepts''.
       At the end of section 3 of the bill, insert the following:
       (c) Deliveries to Avoid Theft.--Section 922(a)(5) of title 
     18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and (B)'' and inserting ``(B)''; and
       (2) by inserting ``, and (C) firearms transfers and 
     business away from their business premises with another 
     licensee without regard to whether the business is conducted 
     in the State specified on the license of either licensee'' 
     before the semicolon at the end.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       After section 3 of the bill, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. PENALTIES FOR USING A LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION 
                   FEEDING DEVICE DURING A CRIME OF VIOLENCE OR A 
                   DRUG TRAFFICKING CRIME.

       (a) In General.--Section 924(c) of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by inserting ``large capacity 
     ammunition feeding device,'' after ``short-barreled rifle,''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) For purposes of this subsection, the term `large 
     capacity ammunition feeding device' means a device as defined 
     in section 921(a)(31) regardless of the date it was 
     manufactured.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

It was decided in the

Yeas

218

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affirmative

Nays

211

para. 66.32                   [Roll No. 234]

                                AYES--218

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--211

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel

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     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Northup
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Brown (CA)
     Carson
     Houghton
     Minge
     Salmon
     Thomas
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,



           FRIDAY, JUNE 18 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JUNE 17), 1999

para. 66.33  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mrs. McCARTHY of New 
York:

       Strike section 2(b) and all that follows through the end of 
     the bill and insert the following:
       (b) Definitions.--Section 921(a) of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(35) Gun show.--The term `gun show' means any event--
       ``(A) at which 50 or more firearms are offered or exhibited 
     for sale, transfer, or exchange, if 1 or more of the firearms 
     has been shipped or transported in, or otherwise affects, 
     interstate or foreign commerce; and
       ``(B) at which there are 2 or more gun show vendors.
       ``(36) Gun show promoter.--The term `gun show promoter' 
     means any person who organizes, plans, promotes, or operates 
     a gun show.
       ``(37) Gun show vendor.--The term `gun show vendor' means 
     any person who exhibits, sells, offers for sale, transfers, 
     or exchanges 1 or more firearms at a gun show, regardless of 
     whether or not the person arranges with the gun show promoter 
     for a fixed location from which to exhibit, sell, offer for 
     sale, transfer, or exchange 1 or more firearms.''
       (c) Regulation of Firearms Transfers at Gun Shows.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 44 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 931. Regulation of firearms transfers at gun shows

       ``(a) Registration of Gun Show Promoters.--It shall be 
     unlawful for any person to organize, plan, promote, or 
     operate a gun show unless that person--
       ``(1) registers with the Secretary in accordance with 
     regulations promulgated by the Secretary; and
       ``(2) pays a registration fee, in an amount determined by 
     the Secretary.
       ``(b) Responsibilities of Gun Show Promoters.--It shall be 
     unlawful for any person to organize, plan, promote, or 
     operate a gun show unless that person--
       ``(1) before admitting a gun show vendor, verifies the 
     identity of each gun show vendor participating in the gun 
     show by examining a valid identification document (as defined 
     in section 1028(d)(1)) of the vendor containing a photograph 
     of the vendor;
       ``(2) before admitting a gun show vendir, requires such gun 
     show vendor to sign--
       ``(A) a ledger with identifying information concerning the 
     vendor; and
       ``(B) a notice advising the vendor of the obligations of 
     the vendor under this chapter; and
       ``(3) notifies each person who attends the gun show of the 
     applicable requirements of this section, in accordance with 
     such regulations as the Secretary shall prescribe; and
       ``(4) maintains a copy of the records described in 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) at the permanent place of business of 
     the gun show promoter for such period of time and in such 
     form as the Secretary shall require by regulation.
       ``(c) Responsibilities of Transferors Other Than 
     Licensees.--
       ``(1) In general.--If any part of a firearm transaction 
     takes place at a gun show, it shall be unlawful for any 
     person who is not licensed under this chapter to transfer a 
     firearm to another person who is not licensed under this 
     chapter, unless the firearm is transferred through a licensed 
     importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer in 
     accordance with subsection (e).
       ``(2) Criminal background checks.--A person who is subject 
     to the requirement of paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) shall not transfer the firearm to the transferee 
     until the licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or 
     licensed dealer through which the transfer is made under 
     subsection (e) makes the notification described in subsection 
     (e)(3)(A); and
       ``(B) notwithstanding subparagraph (A), shall not transfer 
     the firearm to the transferee if the licensed importer, 
     licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer through which the 
     transfer is made under subsection (e) makes the notification 
     described in subsection (e)(3)(B).
       ``(3) Absence of recordkeeping requirements.--Nothing in 
     this section shall permit or authorize the Secretary to 
     impose recordkeeping requirements on any nonlicensed vendor.
       ``(d) Responsibilities of Transferees Other Than 
     Licensees.--
       ``(1) In general.--If any part of a firearm transaction 
     takes place at a gun show, it shall be unlawful for any 
     person who is not licensed under this chapter to receive a 
     firearm from another person who is not licensed under this 
     chapter, unless the firearm is transferred through a licensed 
     importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer in 
     accordance with subsection (e).
       ``(2) Criminal background checks.--A person who is subject 
     to the requirement of paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) shall not receive the firearm from the transferor 
     until the licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or 
     licensed dealer through which the transfer is made under 
     subsection (e) makes the notification described in subsection 
     (e)(3)(A); and
       ``(B) notwithstanding subparagraph (A), shall not receive 
     the firearm from the transferor if the licensed importer, 
     licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer through which the 
     transfer is made under subsection (e) makes the notification 
     described in subsection (e)(3)(B).
       ``(e) Responsibilities of Licensees.--A licensed importer, 
     licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer who agrees to 
     assist a person who is not licensed under this chapter in 
     carrying out the responsibilities of that person under 
     subsection (c) or (d) with respect to the transfer of a 
     firearm shall--
       ``(1) enter such information about the firearm as the 
     Secretary may require by regulation into a separate bound 
     record;
       ``(2) record the transfer on a form specified by the 
     Secretary;
       ``(3) comply with section 922(t) as if transferring the 
     firearm from the inventory of the licensed importer, licensed 
     manufacturer, or licensed dealer to the designated transferee 
     (although a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or 
     licensed dealer complying with this subsection shall not be 
     required to comply again with the requirements of section 
     922(t) in delivering the firearm to the nonlicensed 
     transferor), and notify the nonlicensed transferor and the 
     nonlicensed transferee--
       ``(A) of such compliance; and
       ``(B) if the transfer is subject to the requirements of 
     section 922(t)(1), of any receipt by the licensed importer, 
     licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer of a notification 
     from the national instant criminal background check system 
     that the transfer would violate section 922 or would violate 
     State law;
       ``(4) not later than 10 days after the date on which the 
     transfer occurs, submit to the Secretary a report of the 
     transfer, which report--
       ``(A) shall be on a form specified by the Secretary by 
     regulation; and
       ``(B) shall not include the name of or other identifying 
     information relating to any person involved in the transfer 
     who is not licensed under this chapter;
       ``(5) if the licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or 
     licensed dealer assists a person other than a licensee in 
     transferring, at 1 time or during any 5 consecutive business 
     days, 2 or more pistols or revolvers, or any combination of 
     pistols and revolvers totaling 2 or more, to the same 
     nonlicensed person, in addition to the reports required under 
     paragraph (4), prepare a report of the multiple transfers, 
     which report shall be--
       ``(A) prepared on a form specified by the Secretary; and
       ``(B) not later than the close of business on the date on 
     which the transfer occurs, forwarded to--
       ``(i) the office specified on the form described in 
     subparagraph (A); and
       ``(ii) the appropriate State law enforcement agency of the 
     jurisdiction in which the transfer occurs; and
       ``(6) retain a record of the transfer as part of the 
     permanent business records of the licensed importer, licensed 
     manufacturer, or licensed dealer.
       ``(f) Records of Licensee Transfers.--If any part of a 
     firearm transaction takes place at a gun show, each licensed 
     importer, licensed manufacturer, and licensed dealer who 
     transfers 1 or more firearms to a person who is not licensed 
     under this chapter shall,

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     not later than 10 days after the date on which the transfer 
     occurs, submit to the Secretary a report of the transfer, 
     which report--
       ``(1) shall be in a form specified by the Secretary by 
     regulation;
       ``(2) shall not include the name of or other identifying 
     information relating to the transferee; and
       ``(3) shall not duplicate information provided in any 
     report required under subsection (e)(4).
       ``(g) Firearm Transaction Defined.--In this section, the 
     term `firearm transaction'--
       ``(1) includes the offer for sale, sale, transfer, or 
     exchange of a firearm; and
       ``(2) does not include the mere exhibition of a firearm.''.
       (2) Penalties.--Section 924(a) of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7)(A) Whoever knowingly violates section 931(a) shall be 
     fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or 
     both.
       ``(B) Whoever knowingly violates subsection (b) or (c) of 
     section 931, shall be--
       ``(i) fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 2 
     years, or both; and
       ``(ii) in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, 
     such person shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not 
     more than 5 years, or both.
       ``(C) Whoever willfully violates section 931(d), shall be--
       ``(i) fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 2 
     years, or both; and
       ``(ii) in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, 
     such person shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not 
     more than 5 years, or both.
       ``(D) Whoever knowingly violates subsection (e) or (f) of 
     section 931 shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not 
     more than 5 years, or both.
       ``(E) In addition to any other penalties imposed under this 
     paragraph, the Secretary may, with respect to any person who 
     knowingly violates any provision of section 931--
       ``(i) if the person is registered pursuant to section 
     931(a), after notice and opportunity for a hearing, suspend 
     for not more than 6 months or revoke the registration of that 
     person under section 931(a); and
       ``(ii) impose a civil fine in an amount equal to not more 
     than $10,000.''.
       (3) Technical and conforming amendments.--Chapter 44 of 
     title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in the chapter analysis, by adding at the end the 
     following:

``931. Regulation of firearms transfers at gun shows.'';

     and
       (B) in the first sentence of section 923(j), by striking 
     ``a gun show or event'' and inserting ``an event''; and
       (d) Inspection Authority.--Section 923(g)(1) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(E) Notwithstanding subparagraph (B), the Secretary may 
     enter during business hours the place of business of any gun 
     show promoter and any place where a gun show is held for the 
     purposes of examining the records required by sections 923 
     and 931 and the inventory of licensees conducting business at 
     the gun show. Such entry and examination shall be conducted 
     for the purposes of determining compliance with this chapter 
     by gun show promoters and licensees conducting business at 
     the gun show and shall not require a showing of reasonable 
     cause or a warrant.''.
       (e) Increased Penalties for Serious Recordkeeping 
     Violations by Licensees.--Section 924(a)(3) of title 18, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), any 
     licensed dealer, licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or 
     licensed collector who knowingly makes any false statement or 
     representation with respect to the information required by 
     this chapter to be kept in the records of a person licensed 
     under this chapter, or violates section 922(m) shall be fined 
     under this title, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.
       ``(B) If the violation described in subparagraph (A) is in 
     relation to an offense--
       ``(i) under paragraph (1) or (3) of section 922(b), such 
     person shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more 
     than 5 years, or both; or
       ``(ii) under subsection (a)(6) or (d) of section 922, such 
     person shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more 
     than 10 years, or both.''.
       (f) Increased Penalties for Violations of Criminal 
     Background Check Requirements.--
       (1) Penalties.--Section 924 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (5), by striking ``subsection (s) or (t) 
     of section 922'' and inserting ``section 922(s)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(t) shall be 
     fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or 
     both.''.
       (2) Elimination of certain elements of offense.--Section 
     922(t)(5) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``and, at the time'' and all that follows through 
     ``State law''.
       (g) Gun Owner Privacy and Prevention of Fraud and Abuse of 
     System Information.--Section 922(t)(2)(C) of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting before the period at the 
     end the following: ``, as soon as possible, consistent with 
     the responsibility of the Attorney General under section 
     103(h) of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to ensure 
     the privacy and security of the system and to prevent system 
     fraud and abuse, but in no event later than 90 days after the 
     date which the licensee first contacts the system with 
     respect to the transfer. In no event shall such records be 
     used for the creation of a national firearms registry''.
       (h) Interstate Shipment of Licensees.--Nothing in this 
     section shall affect the right of a licensed importer, 
     licensed manufacturer or licensed dealer to receive or ship 
     firearms in interstate commerce in accordance with the 
     provisions of this chapter.
       (i) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made 
     by this section shall take effect 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.

It was decided in the

Yeas

193

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negative

Nays

235

para. 66.34                   [Roll No. 235]

                                AYES--193

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--235

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Reynolds

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     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Brown (CA)
     Carson
     Houghton
     Minge
     Salmon
     Thomas
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARR, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. THORNBERRY, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 66.35  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. 361. 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. 449. 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.

para. 66.36  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Ms. CARSON, for today; and
  To Mr. SHAYS, for today from 3 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
  And then,

para. 66.37  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. THORNBERRY, at 2 o'clock and 8 minutes a.m., Friday, 
June 18 (legislative day of Thursday, June 17), 1999, the House 
adjourned.

para. 66.38  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. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 434. A bill 
     to authorize a new trade and investment policy for sub-Sahara 
     Africa; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-19, 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. 791. A 
     bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the 
     route of the War of 1812 British invasion of Maryland and 
     Washington, District of Columbia, and the route of the 
     American defense, for study for potential addition to the 
     national trails system; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-
     189). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union. 

para. 66.39  discharge of committee

       Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X, the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services discharged. H.R. 434 referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para. 66.40  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Ramstad,Mr. 
             Matsui, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Cook, Mrs. Northup, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mr. Markey, Mr. Becerra, and Mr. McInnis):
       H.R. 2252. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide increased tax incentives for the purchase of 
     alternative fuel and electric vehicles, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CALVERT:
       H.R. 2253. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 to prohibit the use under that Act of any item or 
     information obtained by trespassing on privately owned 
     property, or otherwise taken from privately owned property 
     without the consent of the owner of the property; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 2254. A bill to amend the trade adjustment assistance 
     provisions of the Trade Act of 1974 to allow the 
     reimbursement of training costs incurred and for which 
     payment became due within 30 days before the training is 
     approved by the Secretary of Labor; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Tierney, Mr. Allen, Mr. Luther, Mr. Bonior, and 
             Mr. Farr of California):
       H.R. 2255. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to curb tax abuses by disallowing tax benefits claimed 
     to arise from transactions without substantial economic 
     substance to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GONZALEZ:
       H.R. 2256. A bill to designate the San Antonio 
     International Airport in San Antonio, Texas, as an airport at 
     which certain private aircraft arriving in the United States 
     from a foreign area may land for processing by the Customs 
     Service; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Towns, Mrs. Capps, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. 
             Eshoo, and Mr. Hall of Texas):
       H.R. 2257. A bill to provide for a 1-year moratorium on the 
     disclosure of certain submissions under section 112(r) of the 
     Clean Air Act to provide for the reporting of certain site 
     security information to the Congress, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Government Reform, 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. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. Vento, Mr. Kucinich, 
             Mr. Brown of California, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, and Mrs. Christensen):
       H.R. 2258. A bill to treat arbitration clauses which are 
     unilaterally imposed on consumers as an unfair and deceptive 
     trade practice and prohibit their use in consumer 
     transactions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Shows,Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. 
             Serrano):
       H.R. 2259. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand the dependent care credit; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. 
             Baker, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Burr of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Canady of 
             Florida, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Doyle, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Everett, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Graham, 
             Mr. Goode, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Hayes, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
             Istook, Mr. John, Mr. King, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
             LaFalce, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Largent, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Lucas of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Phelps, 
             Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Portman, Mr. Rahall, 
             Mr. Rogan, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Shows, Mr. Skelton, 
             Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
             Walsh, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. Weldon of Florida):
       H.R. 2260. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     promote pain management and palliative care without 
     permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia, 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 
     forconsideration of such provisions as fall within 
     thejurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 2261. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide incentives for health coverage;to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Maloney 
             of Connecticut):
       H.R. 2262. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restore the deduction for the cost of demolishing 
     structures other than certified historic structures and other 
     than historically residential structures; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut):
       H.R. 2263. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage contributions by individuals of capital 
     gain real property for conservation purposes, to encourage 
     qualified conservation contributions, and to modify the rules 
     governing the estate tax exclusion for land subject to 
     aqualified conservation easement; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Maloney 
             of Connecticut):

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       H.R. 2264. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the expensing of environmental remediation 
     costs to contaminated sites located outside of targeted 
     areas; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. English, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Baldacci, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Evans, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Neal 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. 
             Hinchey):
       H.R. 2265. 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.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. Quinn):
       H.R. 2266. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to increase certain payment amounts made to 
     hospitals furnishing services under the Medicare Program; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McINNIS (for himself, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Schaffer, 
             Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Kind, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Bereuter, and Mr. Vento):
       H.R. 2267. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act 
     to clarify Federal authority relating to land acquisition 
     from willing sellers for the majority of the trails, and for 
     other purposes;to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. McINNIS (for himself, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Herger, 
             Mr. Ramstad, and Mr. Udall of Colorado):
       H.R. 2268. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to assure that Medicare beneficiaries have 
     continued access under current contracts tomanaged health 
     care through the Medicare cost contract 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 forconsideration of such provisions 
     as fall within thejurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. McKINNEY (for herself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Leach, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. McGovern, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Porter, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Underwood, Mrs. Mink 
             of Hawaii, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Markey, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Lantos, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. Allen, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Luther, Mr. 
             Farr of California, Mr. Engel, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Ms. Norton, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Minge, Mr. Fattah, 
             Mr. Doyle, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Towns, 
             Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Clyburn, and Ms. Lee):
       H.R. 2269. 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 Armed 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. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 2270. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reform the interest allocation rules; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. REYES:
       H.R. 2271. 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. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. 
             Cunningham):
       H.R. 2272. 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 Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. TALENT (for himself and Mr. English):
       H.R. 2273. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify that certain small businesses are permitted 
     to use the cash method of accounting even if they use 
     merchandise or inventory; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 2274. A bill to provide for the transfer of 10 percent 
     of a State's apportionment of certain highway funds to the 
     State's highway safety apportionment if the State does not 
     suspend the driver's license of individuals under the age of 
     21 convicted of driving while under the influence of 
     alcohol;to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FLETCHER (for himself, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. 
             McKeon):
       H.R. 2275. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act to ensure choice of 
     physicians; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. MANZULLO:
       H.J. Res. 59. 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. SAXTON:
       H.J. Res. 60. A joint resolution designating the square 
     dance as the national folk dance of the United States;to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY:
       H. Con. Res. 136.Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress relating to the timely distribution of 
     payments to local educational agencies under the Impact Aid 
     program; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. 

para. 66.41  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       115. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     State ofHawaii, relative to Senate Resolution No. 17 
     memorializing the appropriate federal agencies to amend 
     federal acquisition regulations to incorporatelanguage in 
     President Clinton's June 5, 1997, Memorandum encouraging the 
     use of project labor agreements in federal construction 
     contracts; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       116. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Nebraska, relative to Legislative Resolution No. 69 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to oppose the 
     enactment of S. 626 and H.R. 1117 or any version thereof 
     which would have the effect of waiving interest or penalities 
     of any kind with regard to natural gas producer refunds of 
     state ad valorem taxes charged to consumers on the sale of 
     natural gas before 1989; to the Committee on Commerce.
       117. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Colorado, relative to Senate Joint Resolution 99-027 
     memorializing the United States Congress to introduce and 
     pass legislation to strengthen the oversight power and 
     theauthority of the Postal Rate Commission; to the Committee 
     on GovernmentReform.
       118. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Colorado, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 99-32 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to pass the 
     Post-Census Local Review legislation, H.R. 472; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       119. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Colorado, relative to Senate Joint Memorial 99-004 
     memorializing the United StatesCongress to repeal the Federal 
     Unified Gift and Estate Tax; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       120. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State ofMichigan, relative to House Concurrent Resolution 
     No. 26 memorializing the Congress of the United States to 
     Enact Legislation to Affirm the Regulation of Insurance 
     Matters By the States; jointly to the Committees on Commerce 
     and Banking and Financial Services.

para. 66.42  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

           Mr. ISAKSON introduced a bill (H.R. 2276) to provide 
             for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain 
             entries of antifriction bearings; which was referred 
             to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 66.43  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 24: Mr. Quinn, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. Sweeney.
       H.R. 25: Mrs. Roukema and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 26: Mr. Menendez, Mr. Smith of Washington, and Ms. 
     McKinney.
       H.R. 49: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 184: Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 363: Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 372: Mr. Paul and Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 528: Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 541: Mr. Rush and Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 583: Mr. Moakley, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 614: Mr. Kuykendall.
       H.R. 623: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
       H.R. 732: Mr. Lantos and Mr. Kind.
       H.R. 773: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 852: Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Pastor, and Mr. Canady of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 875: Mr. Romero-Barcelo and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 922: Mrs. Emerson and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 993: Mr. Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 1046: Mr. Udall of New Mexico.
       H.R. 1071: Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 1102: Mr. Simpson, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
     LaFalce, and Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Underwood and Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 1130: Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Hoyer, and Mr. Menendez.
       H.R. 1182: Mr. Terry.
       H.R. 1202: Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Larson, and Mr. 
     Meehan.
       H.R. 1221: Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 1228: Mr. Gordon, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Martinez, and Mr. Green of Texas.
       H.R. 1239: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. 
     Berkley, and Ms. Millender-McDonald.

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       H.R. 1247: Mr. Pickering, Mr. Reyes, and Mr. Buyer.
       H.R. 1287: Mr. Leach.
       H.R. 1288: Ms. Kilpatrick and Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 1290: Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1293: Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Udall of 
     New Mexico, Mr. Moore, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. Phelps, and 
     Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 1304: Mr. Lampson, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Shaw, 
     Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 1305: Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 1312: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1315: Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 1327: Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
     DeFazio, and Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 1382: Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
     Mr. Pallone, and Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 1389: Mr. Hastert and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 1413: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 1421: Mr. Martinez and Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 1432: Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 1433: Mr. Scarborough, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
     Wamp, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Metcalf, and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 1452: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ose, Mr. Rogers, and Mr. Thune.
       H.R. 1601: Ms. Dunn, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Wu, Mr. Ramstad, and 
     Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 1606: Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 1634: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 1649: Mr. Scarborough and Mr. Tancredo.
       H.R. 1658: Mr. Coble and Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 1665: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 1684: Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 1687: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 1706: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 1746: Mr. Reynolds and Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 1760: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 1777: Mr. Bonior and Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 1794: Mr. Andrews and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 1806: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Berkley, and 
     Mr. Callahan.
       H.R. 1837: Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. 
     Hulshof, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Rahall, 
     Mr. Barcia, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Ford, 
     and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 1841: Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 1844: Mr. Rahall
       H.R. 1858: Mr. Clay, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Deal of Georgia, and 
     Mr. Thompson of Mississippi.
       H.R. 1881: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas and Mr. 
     Hilliard.
       H.R. 1883: Mr. Norwood, Mr. Shows, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Bachus, 
     Mr. Forbes, Mr. Stump, Mr. Campbell, Mr. King, Mr. Gordon, 
     Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
     Tierney, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Salmon, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Graham, 
     Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Holt, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
     Pallone, Mr. Dixon, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Armey, Ms. 
     Woolsey, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Weiner, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
     Scarborough, Mr. Coble, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
     Gonzalez, Mr. Frost, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Foley, Mrs. 
     Lowey, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Hayworth, 
     and Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 1890: Mr. George Miller of California.
       H.R. 1907: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 1993: Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 2028: Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 2040: Mr. Doyle and Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 2125: Mr. Hilliard and Mr. Becerra.
       H.R. 2238: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 2240: Mr. Murtha and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 2241: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 2243: Mr. Traficant and Mr. Duncan.
       H.J. Res. 55: Mr. Baird and Mr. Tancredo.
       H.J. Res. 57: Ms. Pelosi and Mr. Lipinski.
       H. Con. Res. 30: Mr. Jones of North Carolina.
       H. Con. Res. 109: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
     Sawyer, and Mr. Bereuter.
       H. Con. Res. 112: Mr. Serrano, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
     Condit, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
     Callahan, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Everett, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Tiahrt, 
     Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Moakley, Mr. 
     Meehan, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Whitfield, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Bass, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
     Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Ose, Mr. Gary 
     Miller of California, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Packard, 
     Mr. Gekas, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, 
     Mr. Hobson, Mr. Portman, and Mrs. Myrick.
       H. Con. Res. 124: Mr. Bilbray and Mr. Oberstar.
       H. Con. Res. 129: Mr. McHugh and Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H. Con. Res. 130: Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Towns, Mr. Meeks of New 
     York, and Mr. Payne.
       H. Con. Res. 132: Mr. Campbell.
       H. Con. Res. 133: Mr. Romero-Barcelo and Mrs. Kelly.
       H. Res. 41: Mr. Kuykendall and Ms. Sanchez.
       H. Res. 107: Mrs. Capps, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Baldwin, and 
     Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H. Res. 109: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. 
     Watkins.
       H. Res. 115: Ms. Kaptur.
       H. Res. 211: Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Watt 
     of North Carolina, and Mr. Rush.
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                       FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1999 (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 Thursday, June 17, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 67.2  communications

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

       2665. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Horses 
     From Australia and New Zealand; Quarantine Requirements 
     [Docket No. 98-069-2] received June 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2666. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Propamocarb 
     Hydrochloride; Extension of Tolerance for Emergency 
     Exemptions [OPP-300826; FRL-6070-1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       2667. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Public Housing 
     Development Rule: Information Collection Approval Numbers 
     [Docket No. FR-4443-F-05] received April 8, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       2668. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Final Flood Elevation Determinations--received June 9, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       2669. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations--received June 9, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       2670. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket No. FEMA-
     7288] received June 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       2671. A letter from the Director, Corporate Policy and 
     Research Department, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Allocation of 
     Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for 
     Valuing Benefits--received June 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       2672. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Chief, 
     Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Leesville, Louisiana) [MM Docket No. 98-191] (RM-
     9351) received June 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2673. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide 
     Policy, General Services Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Federal Acquisition Circular 97-
     12; Introduction--received June 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2674. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Matching Credit Card and Debit Card Contributions in 
     Presidential Campaigns [Notice 1999-9] received June 14, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     House Administration.
       2675. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Migratory Bird Special Canada 
     Goose Permit (RIN: 1018-AE46) received June 9, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2676. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Taking and Importing Marine 
     Mammals; Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Power Plant 
     Operations [Docket No. 970703165-9117-03; I.D. 062397A] (RIN: 
     0648-AK00] received June 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2677. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase 
     flexibility in Medicare claims processing; jointly to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce. 

para. 67.3  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:


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       S. Con. Res. 40. Concurrent resolution commending the 
     President and the Armed Forces for the success of Operation 
     Allied Force.

  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 96-388, as 
amended by Public Law 97-84, the Chair, on behalf of the President pro 
tempore, appoints the following Senators to the United States Holocaust 
Memorial Council--
  the Senator from Utah (Mr. Hatch);
  the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Murkowski); and
  the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Abraham).

para. 67.4  mandatory gun show background check

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to House Resolution 209 and rule XVIII, 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. 2122) to 
require background checks at gun shows, and for other purposes.
  Mr. THORNBERRY, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para. 67.5  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:

       At the end of the bill, insert the following:

                    TITLE ____--CHILD HANDGUN SAFETY

     SEC. ____1. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Safe Handgun Storage and 
     Child Handgun Safety Act of 1999''.

     SEC. ____2. PURPOSES.

       The purposes of this title are as follows:
       (1) To promote the safe storage and use of handguns by 
     consumers.
       (2) To prevent unauthorized persons from gaining access to 
     or use of a handgun, including children who may not be in 
     possession of a handgun, unless it is under one of the 
     circumstances provided for in the Youth Handgun Safety Act.
       (3) To avoid hindering industry from supplying law abiding 
     citizens firearms for all lawful purposes, including hunting, 
     self-defense, collecting and competitive or recreational 
     shooting.

     SEC. ____3. FIREARMS SAFETY.

       (a) Unlawful Acts.--
       (1) Mandatory transfer of secure gun storage or safety 
     device.--Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after subsection (y) the following:
       ``(z) Secure Gun Storage or Safety Device.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), it 
     shall be unlawful for any licensed manufacturer, licensed 
     importer, or licensed dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer 
     any handgun to any person other than any person licensed 
     under the provisions of this chapter, unless the transferee 
     is provided with a secure gun storage or safety device, as 
     described in section 921(a)(34), for that handgun.
       ``(2) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) does not apply to the--
       ``(A)(i) manufacture for, transfer to, or possession by, 
     the United States or a State or a department or agency of the 
     United States, or a State or a department, agency, or 
     political subdivision of a State, of a handgun; or
       ``(ii) transfer to, or possession by, a law enforcement 
     officer employed by an entity referred to in clause (i) of a 
     handgun for law enforcement purposes (whether on or off 
     duty); or
       ``(B) transfer to, or possession by, a rail police officer 
     employed by a rail carrier and certified or commissioned as a 
     police officer under the laws of a State of a handgun for 
     purposes of law enforcement (whether on or off duty);
       ``(C) transfer to any person of a handgun listed as a curio 
     or relic by the Secretary pursuant to section 921(a)(13); or
       ``(D) transfer to any person of a handgun for which a 
     secure gun storage or safety device is temporarily 
     unavailable for the reasons described in the exceptions 
     stated in section 923(e): Provided, That the licensed 
     manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer delivers 
     to the transferee within 10 calendar days from the date of 
     the delivery of the handgun to the transferee a secure gun 
     storage or safety device for the handgun.
       ``(3) Liability for use.--(A) Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, a person who has lawful possession and 
     control of a handgun, and who uses a secure gun storage or 
     safety device with the handgun, shall be entitled to immunity 
     from a civil liability action as described in this paragraph.
       ``(B) Prospective actions.--A qualified civil liability 
     action may not be brought in any Federal or State court. The 
     term `qualified civil liability action' means a civil action 
     brought by any person against a person described in 
     subparagraph (A) for damages resulting from the criminal or 
     unlawful misuse of the handgun by a third party, where--
       ``(i) the handgun was accessed by another person who did 
     not have the permission or authorization of the person having 
     lawful possession and control of the handgun to have access 
     to it; and
       ``(ii) at the time access was gained by the person not so 
     authorized, the handgun had been made inoperable by use of a 
     secure gun storage or safety device.

     A `qualified civil liability action' shall not include an 
     action brought against the person having lawful possession 
     and control of the handgun for negligent entrustment or 
     negligence per se.''.
       (b) Civil Penalties.--Section 924 of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``or (f)'' and 
     inserting ``(f), or (p)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(p) Penalties Relating To Secure Gun Storage or Safety 
     Device.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Suspension or revocation of license; civil 
     penalties.--With respect to each violation of section 
     922(z)(1) by a licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or 
     licensed dealer, the Secretary may, after notice and 
     opportunity for hearing--
       ``(i) suspend for up to six months, or revoke, the license 
     issued to the licensee under this chapter that was used to 
     conduct the firearms transfer; or
       ``(ii) subject the licensee to a civil penalty in an amount 
     equal to not more than $2,500.
       ``(B) Review.--An action of the Secretary under this 
     paragraph may be reviewed only as provided in section 923(f).
       ``(2) Administrative remedies.--The suspension or 
     revocation of a license or the imposition of a civil penalty 
     under paragraph (1) does not preclude any administrative 
     remedy that is otherwise available to the Secretary.''.
       (c) Modification of Definition of Secure Gun Storage or 
     Safety Device.--Section 921(a)(34) of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) a device that is easily removable from a firearm and 
     that, if removed from a firearm, is designed to prevent the 
     discharge of the firearm by any person who does not have 
     access to the device.''.
       (d) Liability; Evidence.--
       (1) Liability.--Nothing in this title shall be construed 
     to--
       (A) create a cause of action against any Federal firearms 
     licensee or any other person for any civil liability; or
       (B) establish any standard of care.
       (2) Evidence.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     evidence regarding compliance or noncompliance with the 
     amendments made by this title 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 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 922(z), or to give effect 
     to paragraph (3) of section 922(z).
       (3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall 
     be construed to bar a governmental action to impose a penalty 
     under section 924(p) of title 18, United States Code, for a 
     failure to comply with section 922(z) of that title.

It was decided in the

Yeas

311

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affirmative

Nays

115

para. 67.6                    [Roll No. 236]

                                AYES--311

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hill (IN)
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon

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     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--115

     Aderholt
     Armey
     Bachus
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barton
     Bentsen
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boucher
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Emerson
     Everett
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Green (TX)
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kingston
     Largent
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McIntyre
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Moran (KS)
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Radanovich
     Riley
     Rogers
     Ryun (KS)
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Turner
     Vitter
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (AK)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Brown (CA)
     Frost
     Houghton
     Kaptur
     Lewis (CA)
     Minge
     Salmon
     Thomas
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 67.7  recorded vote

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

       At the end of the bill, insert the following:

                  TITLE ____--COMMUNITY PROTECTION ACT

     SEC. ____1. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Community Protection Act 
     of 1999''.

     SEC. ____2. EXEMPTION OF QUALIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS 
                   FROM STATE LAWS PROHIBITING THE CARRYING OF 
                   CONCEALED FIREARMS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 44 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 926A the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 926B. Carrying of concealed firearms by qualified law 
       enforcement officers

       ``(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the law of any 
     State or any political subdivision thereof, an individual who 
     is a qualified law enforcement officer and who is carrying 
     the identification required by subsection (d) may carry a 
     concealed firearm that has been shipped or transported in 
     interstate or foreign commerce, subject to subsection (b).
       ``(b) This section shall not be construed to supersede or 
     limit the laws of any State that--
       ``(1) permit private persons or entities to prohibit or 
     restrict the possession of concealed firearms on their 
     property; or
       ``(2) prohibit or restrict the possession of firearms on 
     any State or local government property, installation, 
     building, base, or park.
       ``(c) As used in this section, the term `qualified law 
     enforcement officer' means an employee of a governmental 
     agency who--
       ``(1) is authorized by law to engage in or supervise the 
     prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of, or 
     the incarceration of any person for, any violation of law, 
     and has statutory powers of arrest;
       ``(2) is authorized by the agency to carry a firearm;
       ``(3) is not the subject of any disciplinary action by the 
     agency; and
       ``(4) meets standards, if any, established by the agency 
     which require the employee to regularly qualify in the use of 
     a firearm.
       ``(d) The identification required by this subsection is the 
     official badge and photographic identification issued by the 
     governmental agency for which the individual is, or was, 
     employed as a law enforcement officer.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such 
     chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 926A the following:

``926B. Carrying of concealed firearms by qualified law enforcement 
              officers.''.

     SEC. ____3. EXEMPTION OF QUALIFIED RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT 
                   OFFICERS FROM STATE LAWS PROHIBITING THE 
                   CARRYING OF CONCEALED FIREARMS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 44 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is further amended by inserting after section 926B the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 926C. Carrying of concealed firearms by qualified 
       retired law enforcement officers

       ``(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the law of any 
     State or any political subdivision thereof, an individual who 
     is a qualified retired law enforcement officer and who is 
     carrying the identification required by subsection (d) may 
     carry a concealed firearm that has been shipped or 
     transported in interstate or foreign commerce, subject to 
     subsection (b).
       ``(b) This section shall not be construed to supersede or 
     limit the laws of any State that--
       ``(1) permit private persons or entities to prohibit or 
     restrict the possession of concealed firearms on their 
     property; or
       ``(2) prohibit or restrict the possession of firearms on 
     any State or local government property, installation, 
     building, base, or park.
       ``(c) As used in this section, the term `qualified retired 
     law enforcement officer' means an individual who--
       ``(1) retired in good standing from service with a public 
     agency as a law enforcement officer, other than for reasons 
     of mental instability;
       ``(2) before such retirement, was authorized by law to 
     engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, 
     investigation, or prosecution of, or the incarceration of any 
     person for, any violation of law, and had statutory powers of 
     arrest;
       ``(3)(A) before such retirement, was regularly employed as 
     a law enforcement officer for an aggregate of 5 years or 
     more; or
       ``(B) retired from service with such agency, after 
     completing any applicable probationary period of such 
     service, due to a service-connected disability, as determined 
     by such agency;
       ``(4) has a nonforfeitable right to benefits under the 
     retirement plan of the agency;
       ``(5) during the most recent 12-month period or, if the 
     agency requires active duty officers to do so with lesser 
     frequency than every 12 months, during such most recent 
     period as the agency requires with respect to active duty 
     officers, has completed, at the expense of the individual, a 
     program approved by the State for training or qualification 
     in the use of firearms; and
       ``(6) is not prohibited by Federal law from receiving a 
     firearm.
       ``(d) The identification required by this subsection is 
     photographic identification issued by the State in which the 
     agency for which the individual was employed as a law 
     enforcement officer is located.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such 
     chapter is further amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 926B the following:

``926C. Carrying of concealed firearms by qualified retired law 
              enforcement officers.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

372

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

53

para. 67.8                    [Roll No. 237]

                                AYES--372

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella

[[Page 930]]


     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, Gary
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Vento
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--53

     Allen
     Brady (TX)
     Campbell
     Capuano
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Conyers
     Davis (IL)
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Fattah
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kilpatrick
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Napolitano
     Owens
     Oxley
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Rush
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Smith (MI)
     Stark
     Tauscher
     Tierney
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Woolsey

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Brown (CA)
     Dunn
     Frost
     Houghton
     Kaptur
     Lewis (CA)
     Minge
     Salmon
     Thomas
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 67.9  recorded vote

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

       At the end of the bill, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. PROHIBITING JUVENILES FROM POSSESSING 
                   SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT WEAPONS.

       Section 922(x) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) a semiautomatic assault weapon; or
       ``(D) a large capacity ammunition feeding device.'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       (C) by inserting at the end the following:
       ``(C) a semiautomatic assault weapon; or
       ``(D) a large capacity ammunition feeding device.''; and
       (3) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
       ``(3) This subsection shall not apply to--
       ``(A) a temporary transfer of a handgun, ammunition, a 
     large capacity ammunition feeding device, or a semiautomatic 
     assault weapon to a juvenile or to the temporary possession 
     or use of a handgun, ammunition, a large capacity ammunition 
     feeding device, or a semiautomatic assault weapon by a 
     juvenile--
       ``(i) if the handgun, ammunition, large capacity ammunition 
     feeding device, or semiautomatic assault weapon are possessed 
     and used by the juvenile--
       ``(I) in the course of employment,
       ``(II) in the course of ranching or farming related to 
     activities at the residence of the juvenile (or on property 
     used for ranching or farming at which the juvenile, with the 
     permission of the property owner or lessee, is performing 
     activities related to the operation of the farm or ranch),
       ``(III) for target practice,
       ``(IV) for hunting, or
       ``(V) for a course of instruction in the safe and lawful 
     use of a firearm;
       ``(ii) clause (i) shall apply only if the juvenile's 
     possession and use of a handgun, ammunition, a large capacity 
     ammunition feeding device, or a semiautomatic assault weapon 
     under this subparagraph are in accordance with State and 
     local law, and the following conditions are met--
       ``(I) except when a parent or guardian of the juvenile is 
     in the immediate and supervisory presence of the juvenile, 
     the juvenile shall have in the juvenile's possession at all 
     times when a handgun, ammunition, a large capacity ammunition 
     feeding device, or a semiautomatic assault weapon is in the 
     possession of the juvenile, the prior written consent of the 
     juvenile's parent or guardian who is not prohibited by 
     Federal, State, or local law from possessing a firearm or 
     ammunition; and
       ``(II)(aa) during transportation by the juvenile directly 
     from the place of transfer to a place at which an activity 
     described in clause (i) is to take place the firearm shall be 
     unloaded and in a locked container or case, and during the 
     transportation by the juvenile of that firearm, directly from 
     the place at which such an activity took place to the 
     transferor, the firearm shall also be unloaded and in a 
     locked container or case; or
       ``(bb) with respect to employment, ranching or farming 
     activities as described in clause (i), a juvenile may possess 
     and use a handgun, ammunition, a large capacity ammunition 
     feeding device, or a semiautomatic assault weapon with the 
     prior written approval of the juvenile's parent or legal 
     guardian, if such approval is on file with the adult who is 
     not prohibited by Federal, State, or local law from 
     possessing a firearm or ammunition and that person is 
     directing the ranching or farming activities of the juvenile;
       ``(B) a juvenile who is a member of the Armed Forces of the 
     United States or the National Guard who possesses or is armed 
     with a handgun, ammunition, a large capacity ammunition 
     feeding device, or a semiautomatic assault weapon in the line 
     of duty;
       ``(C) a transfer by inheritance of title (but not 
     possession) of a handgun, ammunition, a large capacity 
     ammunition feeding device, or a semiautomatic assault weapon 
     to a juvenile; or
       ``(D) the possession of a handgun, ammunition, a large 
     capacity ammunition feeding device, or a semiautomatic 
     assault weapon taken in lawful defense of the juvenile or 
     other persons in the residence of the juvenile or a residence 
     in which the juvenile is an invited guest.
       ``(4) A handgun, ammunition, a large capacity ammunition 
     feeding device, or a semiautomatic assault weapon, the 
     possession of which is transferred to a juvenile in 
     circumstances in which the transferor is not in violation of 
     this subsection, shall not be subject to permanent 
     confiscation by the Government if its possession by the 
     juvenile subsequently becomes unlawful because of the conduct 
     of the juvenile, but shall be returned to the lawful owner 
     when such handgun, ammunition, large capacity ammunition 
     feeding device, or semiautomatic assault weapon is no longer 
     required by the Government for the purposes of investigation 
     or prosecution.
       ``(5) For purposes of this subsection, the term `juvenile' 
     means a person who is less than 18 years of age.
       ``(6)(A) In a prosecution of a violation of this 
     subsection, the court shall require the presence of a 
     juvenile defendant's parent or legal guardian at all 
     proceedings.
       ``(B) The court may use the contempt power to enforce 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) The court may excuse attendance of a parent or legal 
     guardian of a juvenile defendant at a proceeding in a 
     prosecution of a violation of this subsection for good cause 
     shown.
       ``(7) For purposes of this subsection only, the term `large 
     capacity ammunition feeding device' has the same meaning as 
     in section 921(a)(31) of title 18 and includes similar 
     devices manufactured before the effective date of the Violent 
     Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

354

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

69

para. 67.10                   [Roll No. 238]

                                AYES--354

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey

[[Page 931]]


     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Hill (IN)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--69

     Aderholt
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barton
     Bonilla
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Crane
     Cubin
     DeLay
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Emerson
     Everett
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Largent
     Lewis (KY)
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     McCrery
     Metcalf
     Mollohan
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Packard
     Paul
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pombo
     Riley
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Skeen
     Spence
     Stump
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Vitter
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Wicker
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Blunt
     Brown (CA)
     Frost
     Houghton
     Kaptur
     Lewis (CA)
     Minge
     Pomeroy
     Radanovich
     Salmon
     Thomas
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 67.11  recorded vote

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

       At the end of the bill, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. GUNS PAWNED FOR MORE THAN 1 YEAR REQUIRE 
                   BACKGROUND CHECK.

       Section 922(t) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) Paragraph (1) shall not apply in connection with the 
     redemption from a licensee of a firearm that, during the 
     preceding 365 days, was delivered to the licensee as 
     collateral for a loan.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

247

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

181

para. 67.12                   [Roll No. 239]

                                AYES--247

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas (KY)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (NM)
     Vitter
     Walden
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wu
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--181

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Dunn
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Greenwood
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Larson
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)

[[Page 932]]


     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Tauscher
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Brown (CA)
     Lewis (CA)
     Minge
     Pascrell
     Salmon
     Thomas
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 67.13  recorded vote

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

       At the end of the bill, insert the following:

     SEC.   . REPEAL OF LAW BANNING FIREARMS IN THE DISTRICT OF 
                   COLUMBIA.

       D.C. Law 1-85, enacted September 24, 1976, is hereby 
     repealed, and any provisions of law amended or repealed by 
     such Act are restored and revived as if such Act had not been 
     enacted.

Yeas

175

It was decided in the

Nays

250

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

2

para. 67.14                   [Roll No. 240]

                                AYES--175

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boucher
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Everett
     Fletcher
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Lampson
     Largent
     Lazio
     Lewis (KY)
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller, Gary
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun (KS)
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Turner
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--250

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rangel
     Regula
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--2

     Obey
     Strickland
       

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Bonilla
     Brown (CA)
     Lewis (CA)
     Minge
     Pascrell
     Salmon
     Thomas
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 67.15  recorded vote

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

       Add at the end the following:

     SEC. ____. RIGHT OF LAW-ABIDING RESIDENTS OF THE DICTRICT OF 
                   COLUMBIA TO KEEP A HANDGUN IN THE HOME.

       (a) Defense.--Notwithstanding any provision of law, a 
     person may not be held criminally responsible for the 
     possession of a handgun, or ammunition appropriate to the 
     handgun, if each of the following elements are established:
       (1) The person is a law-abiding individual not less than 18 
     years of age.
       (2) The person is the sole owner of the handgun and is in 
     compliance with all applicable Federal and State registration 
     laws and regulations with respect to the handgun.
       (3) The possession occurred in the District of Columbia--
       (A) in a place of residence of the person; or
       (B) if the handgun is unloaded, while the person was 
     traveling to or from a place of residence of the person 
     solely for the purpose of transporting the handgun in 
     connection with an otherwise lawful transaction or activity 
     relating to the handgun.
       (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``handgun'' has the meaning given such term in 
     section 921 of title 18, United States Code.
       (2) The term ``law-abiding individual'' means an individual 
     who has never been convicted of a criminal offense for which 
     the person actually served time in jail or prison, and has 
     never been convicted of battery, assault, or any other 
     violent criminal offense.

Yeas

213

It was decided in the

Nays

208

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

3

para. 67.16                   [Roll No. 241]

                                AYES--213

     Aderholt
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Fletcher
     Fossella
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Holden

[[Page 933]]


     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kuykendall
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--208

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Tauscher
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--3

     Green (WI)
     Obey
     Strickland

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Archer
     Bonilla
     Brown (CA)
     Cox
     Farr
     Lewis (CA)
     Minge
     Pascrell
     Salmon
     Thomas
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 67.17  recorded vote

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

       At the end of the bill, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. PROHIBITION ON FIREARMS POSSESSION BY VIOLENT 
                   JUVENILE OFFENDERS.

       (a) Definition.--Section 921(a)(20) of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(20)'';
       (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses 
     (i) and (ii), respectively;
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
       ``(B) For purposes of subsections (d) and (g) of section 
     922, the term `adjudicated to have committed an act of 
     violent juvenile delinquency' means an adjudication of 
     delinquency in Federal or State court, based on a finding of 
     the commission of an act by a person prior to his or her 
     eighteenth birthday that, if committed by an adult, would be 
     a serious or violent felony (as defined in section 
     3559(c)(2)(F)(i)) had Federal jurisdiction existed and been 
     exercised.''; and
       (4) in the undesignated paragraph following subparagraph 
     (B) (as added by paragraph (3) of this subsection), by 
     striking ``What constitutes'' and all that follows through 
     ``this chapter,'' and inserting the following:
       ``(C) What constitutes a conviction of such a crime or an 
     adjudication of an act of violent juvenile delinquency shall 
     be determined in accordance with the law of the jurisdiction 
     in which the proceedings were held. Any State conviction or 
     adjudication of an act of violent juvenile delinquency that 
     has been expunged or set aside, or for which a person has 
     been pardoned or has had civil rights restored, by the 
     jurisdiction in which the conviction or adjudication of an 
     act of violent juvenile delinquency occurred shall not be 
     considered to be a conviction or adjudication of an act of 
     violent juvenile delinquency for purposes of this chapter,''.
       (b) Prohibition.--Section 922 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (8), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
       ``(10) has been adjudicated to have committed an act of 
     violent juvenile delinquency.''; and
       (2) in subsection (g)--
       (A) in paragraph (8), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (9), by striking the comma at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
       ``(10) who has been adjudicated to have committed an act of 
     violent juvenile delinquency,''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall only apply to an act of violent juvenile delinquency 
     that occurs 180 days or more after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

It was decided in the

Yeas

395

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affirmative

Nays

27

para. 67.18                   [Roll No. 242]

                                AYES--395

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha

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     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--27

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Barton
     Blunt
     Burton
     Chambliss
     Coble
     Cubin
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Hansen
     Hill (MT)
     Hinchey
     Hostettler
     Kingston
     Linder
     Obey
     Paul
     Riley
     Scarborough
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Stump
     Taylor (NC)
     Tiahrt
     Wamp

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Bonilla
     Brown (CA)
     Cooksey
     Everett
     Forbes
     Graham
     Lewis (CA)
     Minge
     Pascrell
     Rogan
     Salmon
     Thomas
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 67.19  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 as 
modified, submitted by Mr. CONYERS:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

                  TITLE I--GENERAL FIREARM PROVISIONS

     SECTION. 101. EXTENSION OF BRADY BACKGROUND CHECKS TO GUN 
                   SHOWS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) more than 4,400 traditional gun shows are held annually 
     across the United States, attracting thousands of attendees 
     per show and hundreds of Federal firearms licensees and 
     nonlicensed firearms sellers;
       (2) traditional gun shows, as well as flea markets and 
     other organized events, at which a large number of firearms 
     are offered for sale by Federal firearms licensees and 
     nonlicensed firearms sellers, form a significant part of the 
     national firearms market;
       (3) firearms and ammunition that are exhibited or offered 
     for sale or exchange at gun shows, flea markets, and other 
     organized events move easily in and substantially affect 
     interstate commerce;
       (4) in fact, even before a firearm is exhibited or offered 
     for sale or exchange at a gun show, flea market, or other 
     organized event, the gun, its component parts, ammunition, 
     and the raw materials from which it is manufactured have 
     moved in interstate commerce;
       (5) gun shows, flea markets, and other organized events at 
     which firearms are exhibited or offered for sale or exchange, 
     provide a convenient and centralized commercial location at 
     which firearms may be bought and sold anonymously, often 
     without background checks and without records that enable gun 
     tracing;
       (6) at gun shows, flea markets, and other organized events 
     at which guns are exhibited or offered for sale or exchange, 
     criminals and other prohibited persons obtain guns without 
     background checks and frequently use guns that cannot be 
     traced to later commit crimes;
       (7) many persons who buy and sell firearms at gun shows, 
     flea markets, and other organized events cross State lines to 
     attend these events and engage in the interstate 
     transportation of firearms obtained at these events;
       (8) gun violence is a pervasive, national problem that is 
     exacerbated by the availability of guns at gun shows, flea 
     markets, and other organized events;
       (9) firearms associated with gun shows have been 
     transferred illegally to residents of another State by 
     Federal firearms licensees and nonlicensed firearms sellers, 
     and have been involved in subsequent crimes including drug 
     offenses, crimes of violence, property crimes, and illegal 
     possession of firearms by felons and other prohibited 
     persons; and
       (10) Congress has the power, under the interstate commerce 
     clause and other provisions of the Constitution of the United 
     States, to ensure, by enactment of this Act, that criminals 
     and other prohibited persons do not obtain firearms at gun 
     shows, flea markets, and other organized events.
       (b) Definitions.--Section 921(a) of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(35) Gun show.--The term `gun show' means any event--
       ``(A) at which 50 or more firearms are offered or exhibited 
     for sale, transfer, or exchange, if 1 or more of the firearms 
     has been shipped or transported in, or otherwise affects, 
     interstate or foreign commerce; and
       ``(B) at which--
       ``(i) not less than 20 percent of the exhibitors are 
     firearm exhibitors;
       ``(ii) there are not less than 10 firearm exhibitors; or
       ``(iii) 50 or more firearms are offered for sale, transfer, 
     or exchange.
       ``(36) Gun show promoter.--The term `gun show promoter' 
     means any person who organizes, plans, promotes, or operates 
     a gun show.
       ``(37) Gun show vendor.--The term `gun show vendor' means 
     any person who exhibits, sells, offers for sale, transfers, 
     or exchanges 1 or more firearms at a gun show, regardless of 
     whether or not the person arranges with the gun show promoter 
     for a fixed location from which to exhibit, sell, offer for 
     sale, transfer, or exchange 1 or more firearms.''
       (c) Regulation of Firearms Transfers at Gun Shows.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 44 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 931. Regulation of firearms transfers at gun shows

       ``(a) Registration of Gun Show Promoters.--It shall be 
     unlawful for any person to organize, plan, promote, or 
     operate a gun show unless that person--
       ``(1) registers with the Secretary in accordance with 
     regulations promulgated by the Secretary; and
       ``(2) pays a registration fee, in an amount determined by 
     the Secretary.
       ``(b) Responsibilities of Gun Show Promoters.--It shall be 
     unlawful for any person to organize, plan, promote, or 
     operate a gun show unless that person--
       ``(1) before commencement of the gun show, verifies the 
     identity of each gun show vendor participating in the gun 
     show by examining a valid identification document (as defined 
     in section 1028(d)(1)) of the vendor containing a photograph 
     of the vendor;
       ``(2) before commencement of the gun show, requires each 
     gun show vendor to sign--
       ``(A) a ledger with identifying information concerning the 
     vendor; and
       ``(B) a notice advising the vendor of the obligations of 
     the vendor under this chapter; and
       ``(3) notifies each person who attends the gun show of the 
     requirements of this chapter, in accordance with such 
     regulations as the Secretary shall prescribe; and
       ``(4) maintains a copy of the records described in 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) at the permanent place of business of 
     the gun show promoter for such period of time and in such 
     form as the Secretary shall require by regulation.
       ``(c) Responsibilities of Transferors Other Than 
     Licensees.--
       ``(1) In general.--If any part of a firearm transaction 
     takes place at a gun show, it shall be unlawful for any 
     person who is not licensed under this chapter to transfer a 
     firearm to another person who is not licensed under this 
     chapter, unless the firearm is transferred through a licensed 
     importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer in 
     accordance with subsection (e).
       ``(2) Criminal background checks.--A person who is subject 
     to the requirement of paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) shall not transfer the firearm to the transferee 
     until the licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or 
     licensed dealer through which the transfer is made under 
     subsection (e) makes the notification described in subsection 
     (e)(3)(A); and
       ``(B) notwithstanding subparagraph (A), shall not transfer 
     the firearm to the transferee if the licensed importer, 
     licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer through which the 
     transfer is made under subsection (e) makes the notification 
     described in subsection (e)(3)(B).
       ``(3) Absence of recordkeeping requirements.--Nothing in 
     this section shall permit or authorize the Secretary to 
     impose recordkeeping requirements on any nonlicensed vendor.
       ``(d) Responsibilities of Transferees Other Than 
     Licensees.--
       ``(1) In general.--If any part of a firearm transaction 
     takes place at a gun show, it shall be unlawful for any 
     person who is not licensed under this chapter to receive a 
     firearm from another person who is not licensed under this 
     chapter, unless the firearm is transferred through a licensed 
     importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer in 
     accordance with subsection (e).
       ``(2) Criminal background checks.--A person who is subject 
     to the requirement of paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) shall not receive the firearm from the transferor 
     until the licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or 
     licensed dealer through which the transfer is made under 
     subsection (e) makes the notification described in subsection 
     (e)(3)(A); and
       ``(B) notwithstanding subparagraph (A), shall not receive 
     the firearm from the transferor if the licensed importer, 
     licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer through which

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     the transfer is made under subsection (e) makes the 
     notification described in subsection (e)(3)(B).
       ``(e) Responsibilities of Licensees.--A licensed importer, 
     licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer who agrees to 
     assist a person who is not licensed under this chapter in 
     carrying out the responsibilities of that person under 
     subsection (c) or (d) with respect to the transfer of a 
     firearm shall--
       ``(1) enter such information about the firearm as the 
     Secretary may require by regulation into a separate bound 
     record;
       ``(2) record the transfer on a form specified by the 
     Secretary;
       ``(3) comply with section 922(t) as if transferring the 
     firearm from the inventory of the licensed importer, licensed 
     manufacturer, or licensed dealer to the designated transferee 
     (although a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or 
     licensed dealer complying with this subsection shall not be 
     required to comply again with the requirements of section 
     922(t) in delivering the firearm to the nonlicensed 
     transferor), and notify the nonlicensed transferor and the 
     nonlicensed transferee--
       ``(A) of such compliance; and
       ``(B) if the transfer is subject to the requirements of 
     section 922(t)(1), of any receipt by the licensed importer, 
     licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer of a notification 
     from the national instant criminal background check system 
     that the transfer would violate section 922 or would violate 
     State law;
       ``(4) not later than 10 days after the date on which the 
     transfer occurs, submit to the Secretary a report of the 
     transfer, which report--
       ``(A) shall be on a form specified by the Secretary by 
     regulation; and
       ``(B) shall not include the name of or other identifying 
     information relating to any person involved in the transfer 
     who is not licensed under this chapter;
       ``(5) if the licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or 
     licensed dealer assists a person other than a licensee in 
     transferring, at 1 time or during any 5 consecutive business 
     days, 2 or more pistols or revolvers, or any combination of 
     pistols and revolvers totaling 2 or more, to the same 
     nonlicensed person, in addition to the reports required under 
     paragraph (4), prepare a report of the multiple transfers, 
     which report shall be--
       ``(A) prepared on a form specified by the Secretary; and
       ``(B) not later than the close of business on the date on 
     which the transfer occurs, forwarded to--
       ``(i) the office specified on the form described in 
     subparagraph (A); and
       ``(ii) the appropriate State law enforcement agency of the 
     jurisdiction in which the transfer occurs; and
       ``(6) retain a record of the transfer as part of the 
     permanent business records of the licensed importer, licensed 
     manufacturer, or licensed dealer.
       ``(f) Records of Licensee Transfers.--If any part of a 
     firearm transaction takes place at a gun show, each licensed 
     importer, licensed manufacturer, and licensed dealer who 
     transfers 1 or more firearms to a person who is not licensed 
     under this chapter shall, not later than 10 days after the 
     date on which the transfer occurs, submit to the Secretary a 
     report of the transfer, which report--
       ``(1) shall be in a form specified by the Secretary by 
     regulation;
       ``(2) shall not include the name of or other identifying 
     information relating to the transferee; and
       ``(3) shall not duplicate information provided in any 
     report required under subsection (e)(4).
       ``(g) Firearm Transaction Defined.--In this section, the 
     term `firearm transaction'--
       ``(1) includes the offer for sale, sale, transfer, or 
     exchange of a firearm; and
       ``(2) does not include the mere exhibition of a firearm.''.
       (2) Penalties.--Section 924(a) of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7)(A) Whoever knowingly violates section 931(a) shall be 
     fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or 
     both.
       ``(B) Whoever knowingly violates subsection (b) or (c) of 
     section 931, shall be--
       ``(i) fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 2 
     years, or both; and
       ``(ii) in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, 
     such person shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not 
     more than 5 years, or both.
       ``(C) Whoever willfully violates section 931(d), shall be--
       ``(i) fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 2 
     years, or both; and
       ``(ii) in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, 
     such person shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not 
     more than 5 years, or both.
       ``(D) Whoever knowingly violates subsection (e) or (f) of 
     section 931 shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not 
     more than 5 years, or both.
       ``(E) In addition to any other penalties imposed under this 
     paragraph, the Secretary may, with respect to any person who 
     knowingly violates any provision of section 931--
       ``(i) if the person is registered pursuant to section 
     931(a), after notice and opportunity for a hearing, suspend 
     for not more than 6 months or revoke the registration of that 
     person under section 931(a); and
       ``(ii) impose a civil fine in an amount equal to not more 
     than $10,000.''.
       (3) Technical and conforming amendments.--Chapter 44 of 
     title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in the chapter analysis, by adding at the end the 
     following:

``931. Regulation of firearms transfers at gun shows.'';

     and
       (B) in the first sentence of section 923(j), by striking 
     ``a gun show or event'' and inserting ``an event''; and
       (d) Inspection Authority.--Section 923(g)(1) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(E) Notwithstanding subparagraph (B), the Secretary may 
     enter during business hours the place of business of any gun 
     show promoter and any place where a gun show is held for the 
     purposes of examining the records required by sections 923 
     and 931 and the inventory of licensees conducting business at 
     the gun show. Such entry and examination shall be conducted 
     for the purposes of determining compliance with this chapter 
     by gun show promoters and licensees conducting business at 
     the gun show and shall not require a showing of reasonable 
     cause or a warrant.''.
       (e) Increased Penalties for Serious Recordkeeping 
     Violations by Licensees.--Section 924(a)(3) of title 18, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), any 
     licensed dealer, licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or 
     licensed collector who knowingly makes any false statement or 
     representation with respect to the information required by 
     this chapter to be kept in the records of a person, in or 
     affecting interstate commerce, licensed under this chapter, 
     or violates section 922(m) shall be fined under this title, 
     imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.
       ``(B) If the violation described in subparagraph (A) is in 
     relation to an offense--
       ``(i) under paragraph (1) or (3) of section 922(b), such 
     person, in or affecting interstate commerce where the proof 
     of such is an element of the offense, shall be fined under 
     this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both; or
       ``(ii) under subsection (a)(6) or (d) of section 922, such 
     person shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more 
     than 10 years, or both.''.
       (f) Increased Penalties for Violations of Criminal 
     Background Check Requirements.--
       (1) Penalties.--Section 924 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (5), by striking ``subsection (s) or (t) 
     of section 922'' and inserting ``section 922(s)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(t) shall be 
     fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or 
     both.''.
       (2) Elimination of certain elements of offense.--Section 
     922(t)(5) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``and, at the time'' and all that follows through 
     ``State law''.
       (g) Gun Owner Privacy and Prevention of Fraud and Abuse of 
     System Information.--Section 922(t)(2)(C) of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting before the period at the 
     end the following: ``, as soon as possible, consistent with 
     the responsibility of the Attorney General under section 
     103(h) of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to ensure 
     the privacy and security of the system and to prevent system 
     fraud and abuse, but in no event later than 90 days after the 
     date on which the licensee first contacts the system with 
     respect to the transfer''.
       (h) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made 
     by this section shall take effect 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.

       TITLE II--RESTRICTING JUVENILE ACCESS TO CERTAIN FIREARMS

     SEC. 201. PROHIBITION ON FIREARMS POSSESSION BY VIOLENT 
                   JUVENILE OFFENDERS.

       (a) Definition.--Section 921(a)(20) of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(20)'';
       (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses 
     (i) and (ii), respectively;
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
       ``(B) For purposes of subsections (d) and (g) of section 
     922, the term `act of violent juvenile delinquency' means an 
     adjudication of delinquency in Federal or State court, based 
     on a finding of the commission of an act by a person prior to 
     his or her eighteenth birthday that, if committed by an 
     adult, would be a serious or violent felony, as defined in 
     section 3559(c)(2)(F)(i) had Federal jurisdiction existed and 
     been exercised (except that section 3559(c)(3)(A) shall not 
     apply to this subparagraph).''; and
       (4) in the undesignated paragraph following subparagraph 
     (B) (as added by paragraph (3) of this subsection), by 
     striking ``What constitutes'' and all that follows through 
     ``this chapter,'' and inserting the following:
       ``(C) What constitutes a conviction of such a crime or an 
     adjudication of an act of violent juvenile delinquency shall 
     be determined in accordance with the law of the jurisdiction 
     in which the proceedings were held. Any State conviction or 
     adjudication of an act of violent juvenile delinquency that 
     has been expunged or set aside, or for which a person has 
     been pardoned or has had civil rights restored, by the 
     jurisdiction in which the conviction or adjudication of an 
     act of violent juvenile delinquency occurred shall not be 
     considered to be a conviction or adjudication of an act of 
     violent juvenile delinquency for purposes of this chapter,''.

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       (b) Prohibition.--Section 922 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (8), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
       ``(10) has committed an act of violent juvenile 
     delinquency.''; and
       (2) in subsection (g)--
       (A) in paragraph (8), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (9), by striking the comma at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
       ``(10) who has committed an act of violent juvenile 
     delinquency,''.
       (c) Effective Date of Adjudication Provisions.--The 
     amendments made by this section shall only apply to an 
     adjudication of an act of violent juvenile delinquency that 
     occurs after the date that is 30 days after the date on which 
     the Attorney General certifies to Congress and separately 
     notifies Federal firearms licensees, through publication in 
     the Federal Register by the Secretary of the Treasury, that 
     the records of such adjudications are routinely available in 
     the national instant criminal background check system 
     established under section 103(b) of the Brady Handgun 
     Violence Prevention Act.

     SEC. 202. PENALTIES FOR UNLAWFUL ACTS BY JUVENILES.

       (a) Juvenile Weapons Penalties.--Section 924(a) of title 
     18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4) by striking ``Whoever'' at the 
     beginning of the first sentence, and inserting in lieu 
     thereof, ``Except as provided in paragraph (6) of this 
     subsection, whoever''; and
       (2) in paragraph (6), by amending it to read as follows:
       ``(6)(A) A juvenile who violates section 922(x) shall be 
     fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or 
     both, except--
       ``(i) a juvenile shall be sentenced to probation on 
     appropriate conditions and shall not be incarcerated unless 
     the juvenile fails to comply with a condition of probation, 
     if--
       ``(I) the offense of which the juvenile is charged is 
     possession of a handgun, ammunition, large capacity 
     ammunition feeding device or a semiautomatic assault weapon 
     in violation of section 922(x)(2); and
       ``(II) the juvenile has not been convicted in any court of 
     an offense (including an offense under section 922(x) or a 
     similar State law, but not including any other offense 
     consisting of conduct that if engaged in by an adult would 
     not constitute an offense) or adjudicated as a juvenile 
     delinquent for conduct that if engaged in by an adult would 
     constitute an offense; or
       ``(ii) a juvenile shall be fined under this title, 
     imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both, if--
       ``(I) the offense of which the juvenile is charged is 
     possession of a handgun, ammunition, large capacity 
     ammunition feeding device or a semiautomatic assault weapon 
     in violation of section 922(x)(2); and
       ``(II) during the same course of conduct in violating 
     section 922(x)(2), the juvenile violated section 922(q), with 
     the intent to carry or otherwise possess or discharge or 
     otherwise use the handgun, ammunition, large capacity 
     ammunition feeding device or a semiautomatic assault weapon 
     in the commission of a violent felony.
       ``(B) A person other than a juvenile who knowingly violates 
     section 922(x)--
       ``(i) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more 
     than 1 year, or both; and
       ``(ii) if the person sold, delivered, or otherwise 
     transferred a handgun, ammunition, large capacity ammunition 
     feeding device or a semiautomatic assault weapon to a 
     juvenile knowing or having reasonable cause to know that the 
     juvenile intended to carry or otherwise possess or discharge 
     or otherwise use the handgun, ammunition, large capacity 
     ammunition feeding device or semiautomatic assault weapon in 
     the commission of a violent felony, shall be fined under this 
     title, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.
       ``(C) For purposes of this paragraph a `violent felony' 
     means conduct as described in section 924(e)(2)(B) of this 
     title.
       ``(D) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, in any 
     case in which a juvenile is prosecuted in a district court of 
     the United States, and the juvenile is subject to the 
     penalties under clause (ii) of paragraph (A), the juvenile 
     shall be subject to the same laws, rules, and proceedings 
     regarding sentencing (including the availability of 
     probation, restitution, fines, forfeiture, imprisonment, and 
     supervised release) that would be applicable in the case of 
     an adult. No juvenile sentenced to a term of imprisonment 
     shall be released from custody simply because the juvenile 
     reaches the age of 18 years.''.
       (b) Unlawful Weapons Transfers to Juveniles.--Section 
     922(x) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(x)(1) It shall be unlawful for a person to sell, 
     deliver, or otherwise transfer to a person who the transferor 
     knows or has reasonable cause to believe is a juvenile--
       ``(A) a handgun;
       ``(B) ammunition that is suitable for use only in a 
     handgun;
       ``(C) a semiautomatic assault weapon; or
       ``(D) a large capacity ammunition feeding device.
       ``(2) It shall be unlawful for any person who is a juvenile 
     to knowingly possess--
       ``(A) a handgun;
       ``(B) ammunition that is suitable for use only in a 
     handgun;
       ``(C) a semiautomatic assault weapon; or
       ``(D) a large capacity ammunition feeding device.
       ``(3) This subsection does not apply to--
       ``(A) a temporary transfer of a handgun, ammunition, large 
     capacity ammunition feeding device or a semiautomatic assault 
     weapon to a juvenile or to the possession or use of a 
     handgun, ammunition, large capacity ammunition feeding device 
     or a semiautomatic assault weapon by a juvenile--
       ``(i) if the handgun, ammunition, large capacity ammunition 
     feeding device or semiautomatic assault weapon are possessed 
     and used by the juvenile--
       ``(I) in the course of employment,
       ``(II) in the course of ranching or farming related to 
     activities at the residence of the juvenile (or on property 
     used for ranching or farming at which the juvenile, with the 
     permission of the property owner or lessee, is performing 
     activities related to the operation of the farm or ranch),
       ``(III) for target practice,
       ``(IV) for hunting, or
       ``(V) for a course of instruction in the safe and lawful 
     use of a firearm;
       ``(ii) clause (i) shall apply only if the juvenile's 
     possession and use of a handgun, ammunition, large capacity 
     ammunition feeding device or a semiautomatic assault weapon 
     under this subparagraph are in accordance with State and 
     local law, and the following conditions are met--
       ``(I) except when a parent or guardian of the juvenile is 
     in the immediate and supervisory presence of the juvenile, 
     the juvenile shall have in the juvenile's possession at all 
     times when a handgun, ammunition, large capacity ammunition 
     feeding device or semiautomatic assault weapon is in the 
     possession of the juvenile, the prior written consent of the 
     juvenile's parent or guardian who is not prohibited by 
     Federal, State, or local law from possessing a firearm or 
     ammunition; and
       ``(II) during transportation by the juvenile directly from 
     the place of transfer to a place at which an activity 
     described in clause (i) is to take place the firearm shall be 
     unloaded and in a locked container or case, and during the 
     transportation by the juvenile of that firearm, directly from 
     the place at which such an activity took place to the 
     transferor, the firearm shall also be unloaded and in a 
     locked container or case; or
       ``(III) with respect to employment, ranching or farming 
     activities as described in clause (i), a juvenile may possess 
     and use a handgun, ammunition, large capacity ammunition 
     feeding device or a semiautomatic assault rifle with the 
     prior written approval of the juvenile's parent or legal 
     guardian, if such approval is on file with the adult who is 
     not prohibited by Federal, State, or local law from 
     possessing a firearm or ammunition and that person is 
     directing the ranching or farming activities of the juvenile;
       ``(B) a juvenile who is a member of the Armed Forces of the 
     United States or the National Guard who possesses or is armed 
     with a handgun, ammunition, large capacity ammunition feeding 
     device or semiautomatic assault weapon in the line of duty;
       ``(C) a transfer by inheritance of title (but not 
     possession) of a handgun, ammunition, large capacity 
     ammunition feeding device or a semiautomatic assault weapon 
     to a juvenile; or
       ``(D) the possession of a handgun, ammunition, large 
     capacity ammunition feeding device or a semiautomatic assault 
     weapon taken in lawful defense of the juvenile or other 
     persons in the residence of the juvenile or a residence in 
     which the juvenile is an invited guest.
       ``(4) A handgun, ammunition, large capacity ammunition 
     feeding device or a semiautomatic assault weapon, the 
     possession of which is transferred to a juvenile in 
     circumstances in which the transferor is not in violation of 
     this subsection, shall not be subject to permanent 
     confiscation by the Government if its possession by the 
     juvenile subsequently becomes unlawful because of the conduct 
     of the juvenile, but shall be returned to the lawful owner 
     when such handgun, ammunition, large capacity ammunition 
     feeding device or semiautomatic assault weapon is no longer 
     required by the Government for the purposes of investigation 
     or prosecution.
       ``(5) For purposes of this subsection, the term `juvenile' 
     means a person who is less than 18 years of age.
       ``(6)(A) In a prosecution of a violation of this 
     subsection, the court shall require the presence of a 
     juvenile defendant's parent or legal guardian at all 
     proceedings.
       ``(B) The court may use the contempt power to enforce 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) The court may excuse attendance of a parent or legal 
     guardian of a juvenile defendant at a proceeding in a 
     prosecution of a violation of this subsection for good cause 
     shown.
       ``(7) For purposes of this subsection only, the term `large 
     capacity ammunition feeding device' has the same meaning as 
     in section 921(a)(31) of title 18 and includes similar 
     devices manufactured before the effective date of the Violent 
     Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made 
     by this section shall take effect 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.

                       TITLE III--ASSAULT WEAPONS

     SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Juvenile Assault Weapon 
     Loophole Closure Act of 1999''.

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     SEC. 302. BAN ON IMPORTING LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEEDING 
                   DEVICES.

       Section 922(w) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(1) Except as provided 
     in paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``(1)(A) Except as provided 
     in subparagraph (B)'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(2) Paragraph (1)'' and 
     inserting ``(B) Subparagraph (A)'';
       (3) by inserting before paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph (2):
       ``(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to import a large 
     capacity ammunition feeding device.''; and
       (4) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) by striking ``(1)'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``(1)(A)''; and
       (B) by striking ``(2)'' and inserting ``(1)(B)''.

     SEC. 303. DEFINITION OF LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEEDING 
                   DEVICE.

       Section 921(a)(31) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``manufactured after the date of 
     enactment of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 
     Act of 1994''.

                     TITLE IV--CHILD HANDGUN SAFETY

     SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Safe Handgun Storage and 
     Child Handgun Safety Act of 1999''.

     SEC. 402. PURPOSES.

       The purposes of this title are as follows:
       (1) To promote the safe storage and use of handguns by 
     consumers.
       (2) To prevent unauthorized persons from gaining access to 
     or use of a handgun, including children who may not be in 
     possession of a handgun, unless it is under one of the 
     circumstances provided for in the Safe Handgun Storage and 
     Child Handgun Safety Act of 1999.
       (3) To avoid hindering industry from supplying law abiding 
     citizens firearms for all lawful purposes, including hunting, 
     self-defense, collecting and competitive or recreational 
     shooting.

     SEC. 403. FIREARMS SAFETY.

       (a) Unlawful Acts.--
       (1) Mandatory transfer of secure gun storage or safety 
     device.--Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after subsection (y) the following:
       ``(z) Secure Gun Storage or Safety Device.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), it 
     shall be unlawful for any licensed manufacturer, licensed 
     importer, or licensed dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer 
     any handgun to any person who is not licensed under section 
     923, unless the licensee provides the transferee with a 
     secure gun storage or safety device for the handgun.
       ``(2) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the--
       ``(A)(i) manufacture for, transfer to, or possession by, 
     the United States or a department or agency of the United 
     States, or a State or a department, agency, or political 
     subdivision of a State, of a handgun; or
       ``(ii) transfer to, or possession by, a law enforcement 
     officer employed by an entity referred to in clause (i) of a 
     handgun for law enforcement purposes (whether on or off 
     duty); or
       ``(B) transfer to, or possession by, a rail police officer 
     employed by a rail carrier and certified or commissioned as a 
     police officer under the laws of a State of a handgun for 
     purposes of law enforcement (whether on or off duty);
       ``(C) transfer to any person of a handgun listed as a curio 
     or relic by the Secretary pursuant to section 921(a)(13); or
       ``(D) transfer to any person of a handgun for which a 
     secure gun storage or safety device is temporarily 
     unavailable for the reasons described in the exceptions 
     stated in section 923(e): Provided, That the licensed 
     manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer delivers 
     to the transferee within 10 calendar days from the date of 
     the delivery of the handgun to the transferee a secure gun 
     storage or safety device for the handgun.
       ``(3) Liability for use.--(A) Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, a person who has lawful possession and 
     control of a handgun, and who uses a secure gun storage or 
     safety device with the handgun, shall be entitled to immunity 
     from a civil liability action as described in this paragraph.
       ``(B) Prospective actions.--A qualified civil liability 
     action may not be brought in any Federal or State court. The 
     term `qualified civil liability action' means a civil action 
     brought by any person against a person described in 
     subparagraph (A) for damages resulting from the unlawful 
     misuse of the handgun by a third party, if--
       ``(i) the handgun was accessed by another person without 
     authorization of the person so described; and
       ``(ii) when the handgun was so accessed, the handgun had 
     been made inoperable by use of a secure gun storage or safety 
     device.

     A `qualified civil liability action' shall not include an 
     action brought against the person having lawful possession 
     and control of the handgun for negligent entrustment or 
     negligence per se.''.
       (b) Civil Penalties.--Section 924 of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ``, or (p)'' before 
     ``this section''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(p) Penalties Relating to Secure Gun Storage or Safety 
     Device.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Suspension or revocation of license; civil 
     penalties.--With respect to each violation of section 
     922(z)(1) by a licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or 
     licensed dealer, the Secretary may, after notice and 
     opportunity for hearing--
       ``(i) suspend for up to six months, or revoke, the license 
     issued to the licensee under this chapter that was used to 
     conduct the firearms transfer; or
       ``(ii) subject the licensee to a civil penalty in an amount 
     equal to not more than $2,500.
       ``(B) Review.--An action of the Secretary under this 
     paragraph may be reviewed only as provided in section 923(f).
       ``(2) Administrative remedies.--The suspension or 
     revocation of a license or the imposition of a civil penalty 
     under paragraph (1) does not preclude any administrative 
     remedy that is otherwise available to the Secretary.''.
       (c) Liability; Evidence.--
       (1) Liability.--Nothing in this chapter shall be construed 
     to--
       (A) create a cause of action against any Federal firearms 
     licensee or any other person for any civil liability; or
       (B) establish any standard of care.
       (2) Evidence.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     evidence regarding compliance or noncompliance with the 
     amendments made by this chapter 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 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 922(z), or to give effect 
     to paragraph (3) of section 922(z).
       (3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall 
     be construed to bar a governmental action to impose a penalty 
     under section 924(p) of title 18, United States Code, for a 
     failure to comply with section 922(z) of that title.

     SEC. 404. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This title and the amendments made by this title shall take 
     effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

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                                AYES--184

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     Wynn

                                NOES--242

     Aderholt
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     John
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     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Bonilla
     Brown (CA)
     Hilliard
     Lewis (CA)
     Minge
     Pascrell
     Salmon
     Thomas
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. THORNBERRY, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 209, 
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 section 931(c)(1) of title 18, United States Code, as 
     proposed to be added by section 2(c)(1) of the bill, strike 
     ``indicates a willingness to accept'' and insert ``accepts''.
       In section 931(c)(1)(B)(ii)(II) of title 18, United States 
     Code, as proposed to be added by section 2(c)(1) of the bill, 
     strike ``72'' and insert ``24''.
       In section 931(c)(2) of title 18, United States Code, as 
     proposed to be added by section 2(c)(1) of the bill, strike 
     subparagraph (B) and insert the following:
       ``(B) For any instant background check conducted at a gun 
     show, the time period stated in section 922(t)(1)(B)(ii) 
     shall be 24 consecutive hours since the licensee contacted 
     the sytem, and notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     chapter, the system shall, in every instance of a request for 
     an instant background check from a gun show, complete such 
     check over instant checks not originating from a gun show.
       In section 931(d) of title 18, United States Code, as 
     proposed to be added by section 2(c)(1) of the bill, strike 
     ``indicates a willingness to accept'' and insert ``accepts''.
       At the end of section 3 of the bill, insert the following:
       (c) Deliveries to Avoid Theft.--Section 922(a)(5) of title 
     18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and (B)'' and inserting ``(B)''; and
       (2) by inserting ``, and (C) firearms transfers and 
     business away from their business premises with another 
     licensee without regard to whether the business is conducted 
     in the State specified on the license of either licensee'' 
     before the semicolon at the end.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       After section 3 of the bill, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. PENALTIES FOR USING A LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION 
                   FEEDING DEVICE DURING A CRIME OF VIOLENCE OR A 
                   DRUG TRAFFICKING CRIME.

       (a) In General.--Section 924(c) of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by inserting ``large capacity 
     ammunition feeding device,'' after ``short-barreled rifle,''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) For purposes of this subsection, the term `large 
     capacity ammunition feeding device' means a device as defined 
     in section 921(a)(31) regardless of the date it was 
     manufactured.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

       At the end of the bill, insert the following:

                      TITLE ____--ASSAULT WEAPONS

     SEC. ____1. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Juvenile Assault Weapon 
     Loophole Closure Act of 1999''.

     SEC. ____2. BAN ON IMPORTING LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION 
                   FEEDING DEVICES.

       Section 922(w) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(1) Except as provided 
     in paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``(1)(A) Except as provided 
     in subparagraph (B)'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(2) Paragraph (1)'' and 
     inserting ``(B) Subparagraph (A)'';
       (3) by inserting before paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph (2):
       ``(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to import a large 
     capacity ammunition feeding device.''; and
       (4) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) by striking ``(1)'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``(1)(A)''; and
       (B) by striking ``(2)'' and inserting ``(1)(B)''.

     SEC. ____3. DEFINITION OF LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEEDING 
                   DEVICE.

       Section 921(a)(31) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``manufactured after the date of 
     enactment of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 
     Act of 1994''.

       At the end of the bill, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. PROHIBITING JUVENILES FROM POSSESSING 
                   SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT WEAPONS.

       Section 922(x) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) a semiautomatic assault weapon; or
       ``(D) a large capacity ammunition feeding device.'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       (C) by inserting at the end the following:
       ``(C) a semiautomatic assault weapon; or
       ``(D) a large capacity ammunition feeding device.''; and
       (3) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
       ``(3) This subsection shall not apply to--
       ``(A) a temporary transfer of a handgun, ammunition, a 
     large capacity ammunition feeding device, or a semiautomatic 
     assault weapon to a juvenile or to the temporary possession 
     or use of a handgun, ammunition, a large capacity ammunition 
     feeding device, or a semiautomatic assault weapon by a 
     juvenile--
       ``(i) if the handgun, ammunition, large capacity ammunition 
     feeding device, or semiautomatic assault weapon are possessed 
     and used by the juvenile--
       ``(I) in the course of employment,
       ``(II) in the course of ranching or farming related to 
     activities at the residence of the juvenile (or on property 
     used for ranching or farming at which the juvenile, with the 
     permission of the property owner or lessee, is performing 
     activities related to the operation of the farm or ranch),
       ``(III) for target practice,
       ``(IV) for hunting, or
       ``(V) for a course of instruction in the safe and lawful 
     use of a firearm;
       ``(ii) clause (i) shall apply only if the juvenile's 
     possession and use of a handgun, ammunition, a large capacity 
     ammunition feeding device, or a semiautomatic assault weapon 
     under this subparagraph are in accordance with State and 
     local law, and the following conditions are met--
       ``(I) except when a parent or guardian of the juvenile is 
     in the immediate and supervisory presence of the juvenile, 
     the juvenile shall have in the juvenile's possession at all 
     times when a handgun, ammunition, a large capacity ammunition 
     feeding device, or a semiautomatic assault weapon is in the 
     possession of the juvenile, the prior written consent of the 
     juvenile's parent or guardian who is not prohibited by 
     Federal, State, or local law from possessing a firearm or 
     ammunition; and
       ``(II)(aa) during transportation by the juvenile directly 
     from the place of transfer to a place at which an activity 
     described in clause (i) is to take place the firearm shall be 
     unloaded and in a locked container or case, and during the 
     transportation by the juvenile of that firearm, directly from 
     the place at which such an activity took place to the 
     transferor, the firearm shall also be unloaded and in a 
     locked container or case; or
       ``(bb) with respect to employment, ranching or farming 
     activities as described in clause (i), a juvenile may possess 
     and use a handgun, ammunition, a large capacity ammunition 
     feeding device, or a semiautomatic assault weapon with the 
     prior written approval of the juvenile's parent or legal 
     guardian, if such approval is on file with the adult who is 
     not prohibited by Federal, State, or local law from 
     possessing a firearm or ammunition and that person is 
     directing the ranching or farming activities of the juvenile;
       ``(B) a juvenile who is a member of the Armed Forces of the 
     United States or the National Guard who possesses or is armed 
     with a handgun, ammunition, a large capacity ammunition 
     feeding device, or a semiautomatic assault weapon in the line 
     of duty;

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       ``(C) a transfer by inheritance of title (but not 
     possession) of a handgun, ammunition, a large capacity 
     ammunition feeding device, or a semiautomatic assault weapon 
     to a juvenile; or
       ``(D) the possession of a handgun, ammunition, a large 
     capacity ammunition feeding device, or a semiautomatic 
     assault weapon taken in lawful defense of the juvenile or 
     other persons in the residence of the juvenile or a residence 
     in which the juvenile is an invited guest.
       ``(4) A handgun, ammunition, a large capacity ammunition 
     feeding device, or a semiautomatic assault weapon, the 
     possession of which is transferred to a juvenile in 
     circumstances in which the transferor is not in violation of 
     this subsection, shall not be subject to permanent 
     confiscation by the Government if its possession by the 
     juvenile subsequently becomes unlawful because of the conduct 
     of the juvenile, but shall be returned to the lawful owner 
     when such handgun, ammunition, large capacity ammunition 
     feeding device, or semiautomatic assault weapon is no longer 
     required by the Government for the purposes of investigation 
     or prosecution.
       ``(5) For purposes of this subsection, the term `juvenile' 
     means a person who is less than 18 years of age.
       ``(6)(A) In a prosecution of a violation of this 
     subsection, the court shall require the presence of a 
     juvenile defendant's parent or legal guardian at all 
     proceedings.
       ``(B) The court may use the contempt power to enforce 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) The court may excuse attendance of a parent or legal 
     guardian of a juvenile defendant at a proceeding in a 
     prosecution of a violation of this subsection for good cause 
     shown.
       ``(7) For purposes of this subsection only, the term `large 
     capacity ammunition feeding device' has the same meaning as 
     in section 921(a)(31) of title 18 and includes similar 
     devices manufactured before the effective date of the Violent 
     Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.''.

       At the end of the bill, insert the following:

                    TITLE ____--CHILD HANDGUN SAFETY

     SEC. ____1. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Safe Handgun Storage and 
     Child Handgun Safety Act of 1999''.

     SEC. ____2. PURPOSES.

       The purposes of this title are as follows:
       (1) To promote the safe storage and use of handguns by 
     consumers.
       (2) To prevent unauthorized persons from gaining access to 
     or use of a handgun, including children who may not be in 
     possession of a handgun, unless it is under one of the 
     circumstances provided for in the Youth Handgun Safety Act.
       (3) To avoid hindering industry from supplying law abiding 
     citizens firearms for all lawful purposes, including hunting, 
     self-defense, collecting and competitive or recreational 
     shooting.

     SEC. ____3. FIREARMS SAFETY.

       (a) Unlawful Acts.--
       (1) Mandatory transfer of secure gun storage or safety 
     device.--Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after subsection (y) the following:
       ``(z) Secure Gun Storage or Safety Device.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), it 
     shall be unlawful for any licensed manufacturer, licensed 
     importer, or licensed dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer 
     any handgun to any person other than any person licensed 
     under the provisions of this chapter, unless the transferee 
     is provided with a secure gun storage or safety device, as 
     described in section 921(a)(34), for that handgun.
       ``(2) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) does not apply to the--
       ``(A)(i) manufacture for, transfer to, or possession by, 
     the United States or a State or a department or agency of the 
     United States, or a State or a department, agency, or 
     political subdivision of a State, of a handgun; or
       ``(ii) transfer to, or possession by, a law enforcement 
     officer employed by an entity referred to in clause (i) of a 
     handgun for law enforcement purposes (whether on or off 
     duty); or
       ``(B) transfer to, or possession by, a rail police officer 
     employed by a rail carrier and certified or commissioned as a 
     police officer under the laws of a State of a handgun for 
     purposes of law enforcement (whether on or off duty);
       ``(C) transfer to any person of a handgun listed as a curio 
     or relic by the Secretary pursuant to section 921(a)(13); or
       ``(D) transfer to any person of a handgun for which a 
     secure gun storage or safety device is temporarily 
     unavailable for the reasons described in the exceptions 
     stated in section 923(e): Provided, That the licensed 
     manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer delivers 
     to the transferee within 10 calendar days from the date of 
     the delivery of the handgun to the transferee a secure gun 
     storage or safety device for the handgun.
       ``(3) Liability for use.--(A) Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, a person who has lawful possession and 
     control of a handgun, and who uses a secure gun storage or 
     safety device with the handgun, shall be entitled to immunity 
     from a civil liability action as described in this paragraph.
       ``(B) Prospective actions.--A qualified civil liability 
     action may not be brought in any Federal or State court. The 
     term `qualified civil liability action' means a civil action 
     brought by any person against a person described in 
     subparagraph (A) for damages resulting from the criminal or 
     unlawful misuse of the handgun by a third party, where--
       ``(i) the handgun was accessed by another person who did 
     not have the permission or authorization of the person having 
     lawful possession and control of the handgun to have access 
     to it; and
       ``(ii) at the time access was gained by the person not so 
     authorized, the handgun had been made inoperable by use of a 
     secure gun storage or safety device.

     A `qualified civil liability action' shall not include an 
     action brought against the person having lawful possession 
     and control of the handgun for negligent entrustment or 
     negligence per se.''.
       (b) Civil Penalties.--Section 924 of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``or (f)'' and 
     inserting ``(f), or (p)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(p) Penalties Relating To Secure Gun Storage or Safety 
     Device.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Suspension or revocation of license; civil 
     penalties.--With respect to each violation of section 
     922(z)(1) by a licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or 
     licensed dealer, the Secretary may, after notice and 
     opportunity for hearing--
       ``(i) suspend for up to six months, or revoke, the license 
     issued to the licensee under this chapter that was used to 
     conduct the firearms transfer; or
       ``(ii) subject the licensee to a civil penalty in an amount 
     equal to not more than $2,500.
       ``(B) Review.--An action of the Secretary under this 
     paragraph may be reviewed only as provided in section 923(f).
       ``(2) Administrative remedies.--The suspension or 
     revocation of a license or the imposition of a civil penalty 
     under paragraph (1) does not preclude any administrative 
     remedy that is otherwise available to the Secretary.''.
       (c) Modification of Definition of Secure Gun Storage or 
     Safety Device.--Section 921(a)(34) of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) a device that is easily removable from a firearm and 
     that, if removed from a firearm, is designed to prevent the 
     discharge of the firearm by any person who does not have 
     access to the device.''.
       (d) Liability; Evidence.--
       (1) Liability.--Nothing in this title shall be construed 
     to--
       (A) create a cause of action against any Federal firearms 
     licensee or any other person for any civil liability; or
       (B) establish any standard of care.
       (2) Evidence.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     evidence regarding compliance or noncompliance with the 
     amendments made by this title 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 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 922(z), or to give effect 
     to paragraph (3) of section 922(z).
       (3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall 
     be construed to bar a governmental action to impose a penalty 
     under section 924(p) of title 18, United States Code, for a 
     failure to comply with section 922(z) of that title.

       At the end of the bill, insert the following:

                  TITLE ____--COMMUNITY PROTECTION ACT

     SEC. ____1. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Community Protection Act 
     of 1999''.

     SEC. ____2. EXEMPTION OF QUALIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS 
                   FROM STATE LAWS PROHIBITING THE CARRYING OF 
                   CONCEALED FIREARMS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 44 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 926A the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 926B. Carrying of concealed firearms by qualified law 
       enforcement officers

       ``(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the law of any 
     State or any political subdivision thereof, an individual who 
     is a qualified law enforcement officer and who is carrying 
     the identification required by subsection (d) may carry a 
     concealed firearm that has been shipped or transported in 
     interstate or foreign commerce, subject to subsection (b).
       ``(b) This section shall not be construed to supersede or 
     limit the laws of any State that--
       ``(1) permit private persons or entities to prohibit or 
     restrict the possession of concealed firearms on their 
     property; or
       ``(2) prohibit or restrict the possession of firearms on 
     any State or local government property, installation, 
     building, base, or park.
       ``(c) As used in this section, the term `qualified law 
     enforcement officer' means an employee of a governmental 
     agency who--
       ``(1) is authorized by law to engage in or supervise the 
     prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of, or 
     the incarceration of any person for, any violation of law, 
     and has statutory powers of arrest;
       ``(2) is authorized by the agency to carry a firearm;
       ``(3) is not the subject of any disciplinary action by the 
     agency; and
       ``(4) meets standards, if any, established by the agency 
     which require the employee to regularly qualify in the use of 
     a firearm.
       ``(d) The identification required by this subsection is the 
     official badge and photo

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     graphic identification issued by the governmental agency for 
     which the individual is, or was, employed as a law 
     enforcement officer.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such 
     chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 926A the following:

``926B. Carrying of concealed firearms by qualified law enforcement 
              officers.''.

     SEC. ____3. EXEMPTION OF QUALIFIED RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT 
                   OFFICERS FROM STATE LAWS PROHIBITING THE 
                   CARRYING OF CONCEALED FIREARMS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 44 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is further amended by inserting after section 926B the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 926C. Carrying of concealed firearms by qualified 
       retired law enforcement officers

       ``(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the law of any 
     State or any political subdivision thereof, an individual who 
     is a qualified retired law enforcement officer and who is 
     carrying the identification required by subsection (d) may 
     carry a concealed firearm that has been shipped or 
     transported in interstate or foreign commerce, subject to 
     subsection (b).
       ``(b) This section shall not be construed to supersede or 
     limit the laws of any State that--
       ``(1) permit private persons or entities to prohibit or 
     restrict the possession of concealed firearms on their 
     property; or
       ``(2) prohibit or restrict the possession of firearms on 
     any State or local government property, installation, 
     building, base, or park.
       ``(c) As used in this section, the term `qualified retired 
     law enforcement officer' means an individual who--
       ``(1) retired in good standing from service with a public 
     agency as a law enforcement officer, other than for reasons 
     of mental instability;
       ``(2) before such retirement, was authorized by law to 
     engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, 
     investigation, or prosecution of, or the incarceration of any 
     person for, any violation of law, and had statutory powers of 
     arrest;
       ``(3)(A) before such retirement, was regularly employed as 
     a law enforcement officer for an aggregate of 5 years or 
     more; or
       ``(B) retired from service with such agency, after 
     completing any applicable probationary period of such 
     service, due to a service-connected disability, as determined 
     by such agency;
       ``(4) has a nonforfeitable right to benefits under the 
     retirement plan of the agency;
       ``(5) during the most recent 12-month period or, if the 
     agency requires active duty officers to do so with lesser 
     frequency than every 12 months, during such most recent 
     period as the agency requires with respect to active duty 
     officers, has completed, at the expense of the individual, a 
     program approved by the State for training or qualification 
     in the use of firearms; and
       ``(6) is not prohibited by Federal law from receiving a 
     firearm.
       ``(d) The identification required by this subsection is 
     photographic identification issued by the State in which the 
     agency for which the individual was employed as a law 
     enforcement officer is located.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such 
     chapter is further amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 926B the following:

``926C. Carrying of concealed firearms by qualified retired law 
              enforcement officers.''.

       At the end of the bill, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. GUNS PAWNED FOR MORE THAN 1 YEAR REQUIRE 
                   BACKGROUND CHECK.

       Section 922(t) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) Paragraph (1) shall not apply in connection with the 
     redemption from a licensee of a firearm that, during the 
     preceding 365 days, was delivered to the licensee as 
     collateral for a loan.''.

       Add at the end the following:

     SEC. ____. RIGHT OF LAW-ABIDING RESIDENTS OF THE DICTRICT OF 
                   COLUMBIA TO KEEP A HANDGUN IN THE HOME.

       (a) Defense.--Notwithstanding any provision of law, a 
     person may not be held criminally responsible for the 
     possession of a handgun, or ammunition appropriate to the 
     handgun, if each of the following elements are established:
       (1) The person is a law-abiding individual not less than 18 
     years of age.
       (2) The person is the sole owner of the handgun and is in 
     compliance with all applicable Federal and State registration 
     laws and regulations with respect to the handgun.
       (3) The possession occurred in the District of Columbia--
       (A) in a place of residence of the person; or
       (B) if the handgun is unloaded, while the person was 
     traveling to or from a place of residence of the person 
     solely for the purpose of transporting the handgun in 
     connection with an otherwise lawful transaction or activity 
     relating to the handgun.
       (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``handgun'' has the meaning given such term in 
     section 921 of title 18, United States Code.
       (2) The term ``law-abiding individual'' means an individual 
     who has never been convicted of a criminal offense for which 
     the person actually served time in jail or prison, and has 
     never been convicted of battery, assault, or any other 
     violent criminal offense.

       At the end of the bill, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. PROHIBITION ON FIREARMS POSSESSION BY VIOLENT 
                   JUVENILE OFFENDERS.

       (a) Definition.--Section 921(a)(20) of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(20)'';
       (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses 
     (i) and (ii), respectively;
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
       ``(B) For purposes of subsections (d) and (g) of section 
     922, the term `adjudicated to have committed an act of 
     violent juvenile delinquency' means an adjudication of 
     delinquency in Federal or State court, based on a finding of 
     the commission of an act by a person prior to his or her 
     eighteenth birthday that, if committed by an adult, would be 
     a serious or violent felony (as defined in section 
     3559(c)(2)(F)(i)) had Federal jurisdiction existed and been 
     exercised.''; and
       (4) in the undesignated paragraph following subparagraph 
     (B) (as added by paragraph (3) of this subsection), by 
     striking ``What constitutes'' and all that follows through 
     ``this chapter,'' and inserting the following:
       ``(C) What constitutes a conviction of such a crime or an 
     adjudication of an act of violent juvenile delinquency shall 
     be determined in accordance with the law of the jurisdiction 
     in which the proceedings were held. Any State conviction or 
     adjudication of an act of violent juvenile delinquency that 
     has been expunged or set aside, or for which a person has 
     been pardoned or has had civil rights restored, by the 
     jurisdiction in which the conviction or adjudication of an 
     act of violent juvenile delinquency occurred shall not be 
     considered to be a conviction or adjudication of an act of 
     violent juvenile delinquency for purposes of this chapter,''.
       (b) Prohibition.--Section 922 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (8), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
       ``(10) has been adjudicated to have committed an act of 
     violent juvenile delinquency.''; and
       (2) in subsection (g)--
       (A) in paragraph (8), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (9), by striking the comma at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
       ``(10) who has been adjudicated to have committed an act of 
     violent juvenile delinquency,''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall only apply to an act of violent juvenile delinquency 
     that occurs 180 days or more 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. LaHOOD, 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

147

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negative

Nays

280

para. 67.21                   [Roll No. 244]

                                AYES--147

     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bono
     Bryant
     Burton
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Clement
     Coble
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McKeon
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Myrick
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Saxton
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Spence
     Stearns
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)

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     Terry
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Walden
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--280

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Inslee
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Berman
     Bonilla
     Brown (CA)
     Lewis (CA)
     Minge
     Pascrell
     Salmon
     Thomas
  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. 67.22  clerk to correct engrossment--h.r. 1501

  On motion of Mr. BRYANT, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the bill (H.R. 1501) to provide 
grants to ensure increased accountability for juvenile offenders, the 
Clerk be authorized to: (1) make changes in the placement of the table 
of contents; (2) combine duplicative sections; and (3) correct section 
numbers, punctuation, and cross references and to make such other 
technical and conforming changes as may be necessary to reflect the 
actions of the House.

para. 67.23  title amendment--h.r. 1501

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, by unanimous consent, and pursuant 
to amendment numbered 36 printed in part A of House Report 106-186, 
announced the title to the bill (H.R. 1501) to provide grants to ensure 
increased accountability for juvenile offenders; was amended to read as 
follows: ``An Act to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 to provide grants to ensure increased accountability for 
juvenile offenders; to amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 to provide quality prevention programs and 
accountability programs relating to juvenile delinquency; and for other 
purposes .''.

para. 67.24  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Tuesday, June 22, 1999, at 12:30 p.m. for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 67.25  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, June 
23, 1999, under clause 7, rule XV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para. 67.26  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. 40. Concurrent resolution commending the 
     President and the Armed Forces for the success of Operation 
     Allied Force; to the Committee on International Relations in 
     addition to the Armed Services Committee for a period 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. 67.27  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. PASCRELL, for today after 12:15 p.m.; and
  To Mr. LEWIS of California, for today.
  And then,

para. 67.28  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SOUDER, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 3 o'clock and 7 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 22, 1999.

para. 67.29  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. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1659. A bill to 
     reinforce police training and reestablish police and 
     community relations, and to create a commission to study and 
     report on the policies and practices that govern the 
     training, recruitment, and oversight of police officers, and 
     for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-190). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. House Joint 
     Resolution 33. Resolution proposing an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to 
     prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United 
     States (Rept. No. 106-191). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1658. A bill to 
     provide a more just and uniform procedure for Federal civil 
     forfeitures, and for other purposes; with amendments (Rept. 
     No. 106-192). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.

para. 67.30  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. FARR of California (for himself, Mr. Gallegly, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             Bilbray, and Ms. Eshoo):
       H.R. 2277. 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:
       H.R. 2278. A bill to require the National Park Service to 
     conduct a feasibility study regarding options for the 
     protection and expanded visitor enjoyment of nationally 
     significant natural and cultural resources at Fort Hunter 
     Liggett, California; to the Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 2279. A bill to expand the boundaries of Pinnacles 
     National Monument, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Quinn, and 
             Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 2280. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide a cost-of-living adjustment in rates of compensation 
     paid for service-connected disabilities, to enhance the 
     compensation, memorial affairs, and housing programs of the 
     Department of Vet

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     erans Affairs, to improve retirement authorities applicable 
     to judges of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans 
     Claims, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 2281. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     permanently prohibit the possession of firearms by persons 
     who have been convicted of a felony, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
             Scott, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Pomeroy, and Mr. 
             DeMint):
       H.R. 2282. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual 
     retirement plans for adoption expenses and to expand and 
     extend permanently the exclusion allowed for employer 
     adoption assistance programs; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island:
       H.R. 2283. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     improve the authorities relating to the provision of honor 
     guard details at funerals of veterans; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself and Mrs. 
             Northup):
       H.R. 2284. A bill to provide that certain costs of private 
     foundations in removing hazardous substances shall be treated 
     as qualifying distributions; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. RODRIGUEZ (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
             Bonilla, and Mr. Gonzalez):
       H.R. 2285. 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 San Antonio Water System 
     Water Recycling Project Phase III for the reclamation and 
     reuse of water, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mr. Roemer, and Mr. Quinn):
       H.R. 2286. 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.
           By Mr. SERRANO (for himself, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Rangel, and Ms. Lee):
       H.R. 2287. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to ensure that veterans of the United States Armed Forces 
     are eligible for discretionary relief from detention, 
     deportation, exclusion, and removal, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself and Mr. Lewis of Georgia):
       H.R. 2288. A bill to establish the North American Slavery 
     Memorial Council; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. WELDON of Florida (for himself and Mr. Davis of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 2289. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to treat spaceports like airports under the exempt 
     facility bond rules; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROEMER (for himself, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. LaFalce):
       H. Con. Res. 137. A concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress with regard to the recommendations of the 
     National Gambling Impact Study Commission; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary. 

para. 67.31  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 73: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
     Herger, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Coble, and Mr. Archer.
       H.R. 142: Mr. Gutknecht.
       H.R. 175: Mr. Crowley, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
     Serrano, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
     of Texas, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Fossella, and Mr. Boswell.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 303: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Cook, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Thune, and Mr. 
     Hall of Ohio.
       H.R. 316: Mr. Tierney and Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 332: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 491: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 528: Mr. Everett.
       H.R. 531: Mr. Snyder and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 577: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H.R. 682: Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 693: Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 721: Mr. Weygand and Mr. Cannon.
       H.R. 762: Mr. Rothman, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
     Martinez, Mr. Moore, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
     Costello, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Davis of 
     Virginia, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Olver, Mr. Stupak, Ms. Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. King, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Kildee, 
     Mr. Clement, Mr. Larson, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. 
     Mascara, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Ms. 
     Velazquez, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Norton, Mr. Berry, 
     Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Wu, Mr. Scott, Mr. Engel, 
     Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Carson, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
     LaHood, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Shaw, Ms. 
     Lee, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Owens, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
     Fattah, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and 
     Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 764: Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Portman, Mr. Meeks of 
     New York, and Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 772: Mr. Udall of Colorado.
       H.R. 776: Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Costello, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
     Holden, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Roukema, and Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 784: Mr. Holden, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
     Inslee, and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 804: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 835: Mr. Armey, Mr. Hefley, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Bilbray, 
     Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Clement, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
     Gonzalez, Mr. Barcia, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Pascrell, and Mr. 
     Phelps.
       H.R. 853: Mr. Gekas.
       H.R. 859: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 864: Mr. Paul, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, 
     Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Roemer, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
     Crowley, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
     Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Mr. 
     Knollenberg.
       H.R. 909: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 914: Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 958: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1044: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 1053: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 1070: Mr. Jenkins.
       H.R. 1083: Mrs. Cubin and Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 1093: Mr. Weiner, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Berry, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Udall of 
     New Mexico, and Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Jenkins.
       H.R. 1168: Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 1180: Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Andrews, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1196: Mr. Davis of Illinois and Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 1215: Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 1216: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Bishop, and Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 1260: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 1281: Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 1283: Mr. Bryant, Mr. Gary Miller of California, and 
     Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1300: Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 1301: Mr. Bass, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. 
     Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Thune, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
     McIntyre, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Ose, and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 1303: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1317: Mr. Nussle.
       H.R. 1325: Mr. Filner, Mr. Vento, and Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 1328: Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 1344: Mr. Gillmor and Mr. Simpson.
       H.R. 1381: Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 1387: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota and Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 1433: Mr. Smith of Washington and Mr. Inslee.
       H.R. 1442: Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 1456: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Danner, 
     and Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 1525: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts and Ms. Hooley of 
     Oregon.
       H.R. 1622: Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 1645: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1663: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 1676: Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 1707: Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 1731: Mr. Hunter, Mr. Dickey, and Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 1736: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
     Filner, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 1746: Mr. Blunt and Mr. Combest.
       H.R. 1760: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 1784: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Meehan, 
     Mr. McNulty, Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 1810: Mr. LaHood and Mr. Thune.
       H.R. 1837: Mr. Strickland and Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 1863: Mr. Dicks.
       H.R. 1899: Mr. Gilman, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
     Larson, Mr. Turner, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Maloney of New York, and 
     Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1917: Mr. Paul, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
     Watkins, Mr. Visclosky, Ms. Norton, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Romero-
     Barcelo, and Mr. Thompson of California.
       H.R. 1929: Ms. Baldwin.
       H.R. 1932: Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Shows, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
     Frelinghuysen, Mr. Holt, Ms. Granger, and Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 1950: Mr. Forbes, Mr. Metcalf, and Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 1975: Mr. Hayworth and Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 1977: Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Vento, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1990: Mr. Traficant, Mr. Frost, Mr. Wise, Mr. Nadler, 
     and Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 1993: Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 1996: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1998: Mr. Capuano, Mr. Shaw, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Salmon, 
     Mr. Vento, and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 1999: Mr. Stump and Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 2013: Mr. Latham.
       H.R. 2031: Mr. Rahall, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
     Etheridge, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Barcia, 
     and Mr. Turner.
       H.R. 2060: Mr. Evans and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
     Texas.
       H.R. 2101: Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 2121: Mr. Rahall, Mr. LaHood, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
     Rodriguez, and Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 2233: Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Hastings of 
     Florida, Mr. Nethercutt, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
     Bryant, Mr. Cook, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Lazio, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, and Mr. Norwood.

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       H.R. 2252: Mr. Collins.
       H.R. 2260: Mr. DeMint and Mrs. Northup.
       H. Con. Res. 17: Ms. Pelosi.
       H. Con. Res. 100: Mr. Payne and Mr. Gilman.
       H. Con. Res. 112: Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Linder, 
     Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Sanford, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Sweeney, and Mr. 
     Lazio.
       H. Con. Res. 113: Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H. Con. Res. 128: Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Clay, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
     Gephardt, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Filner.
       H. Con. Res. 130: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H. Con. Res. 133: Mr. Frost, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sisisky, and Mr. 
     Bonior.
       H. Res. 34: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, and Ms. Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H. Res. 90: Mr. Meehan, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
     Lampson, Mr. Clement, and Mr. Wu.
       H. Res. 212: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Crowley, and Mr. 
     Kleczka.

para. 67.32  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 853: Mr. Hobson.




.
                       TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 1999 (68)

para. 68.1  appointment of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    June 22, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Sue Wilkins Myrick to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 68.2  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, a bill of the House of the 
following title:

       H.R. 1664. An Act making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for military operations, refugee relief, and 
     humanitarian assistance relating to the conflict in Kosovo, 
     and for military operations in Southwest Asia for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its 
amendments to the bill (H.R. 1664) ``An Act making emergency 
supplemental appropriations for military operations, refugee relief, 
and humanitarian assistance relating to the conflict in Kosovo, and for 
military operations in Southwest Asia 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. Gorton, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Burns, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Gregg, Mr. 
Bennett, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Craig, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Byrd, 
Mr. Inouye, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Harkin, Ms. 
Mikulski, Mr. Reid, Mr. Kohl, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Dorgan, Mrs. Feinstein, 
and Mr. Durbin, to be the conferees on the part of the Senate.

para. 68.3  ``morning-hour debate''

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MYRICK, pursuant to the order of the 
House of Tuesday, January 19, 1999, recognized Members for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para. 68.4  recess--1:33 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MYRICK, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 1 o'clock 33 minutes p.m. until 2 
o'clock p.m.

para. 68.5  after recess--2 p.m.

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

para. 68.6  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Friday, June 18, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 68.7  communications

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

       2678. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--1999 Amendment to Cotton Board 
     Rules and Regulations Adjusting Supplemental Assessment on 
     Imports [CN-99-002] received June 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2679. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final--Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown In 
     California; Final Free and Reserve Percentages for 1998-99 
     Zante Currant Raisins [Docket No. FV99-989-3 FIR] received 
     June 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       2680. A letter from the Director, Test, Systems Engineering 
     & Evaluation, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     notification of intent to obligate funds for out-of-cycle FY 
     1999 FCT projects and FY 2000 in-cycle FCT projects, pursuant 
     to 10 U.S.C. 2350a(g); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2681. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report regarding the FY 1999 acquisition and support 
     workforce reductions; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2682. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act Full 
     Approval of 40 CFR Part 70 Operating Permit Program; State of 
     North Dakota [ND-001a; FRL-6360-3] received June 10, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2683. 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; Colorado; 
     Revisions Regarding Negligibly Reactive Volatile Organic 
     Compounds and Other Regulatory Revisions [CO-001-0027a, CO-
     001-0028a, & CO-001-0033a; FRL-6358-6] received June 10, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2684. 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 VOC Emissions from Decorative Surfaces, Brake Shoe 
     Coatings, Structural Steel Coatings, and Digital Imaging [MD-
     3039a; FRL-6357-5] received June 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2685. 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; Motor Vehicle Inspection and 
     Maintenance Program [PA 133-4087; FRL 6354-9] received June 
     10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       2686. 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 187-150; FRL-6358-3] received June 
     10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       2687. 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; Control of Emissions From Hospital/Medical/
     Infectious Waste Incinerators; State of Iowa [IA 070-1070a] 
     received June 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2688. 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: Louisiana [LA-51-1-7413a; FRL-6360-8] received 
     June 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2689. 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: Texas [TX-108-1-7408a; FRL-6361-4] received June 
     11, 1999, pursuant to 5. U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2690. 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; 1990 NOx Base Year Emission 
     Inventory for the Philadelphia Ozone Nonattainment Area 
     [PA121-4088a; FRL-6361-5] received June 11, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2691. A letter from the Chief, Accounting Policy Division, 
     Common Carrier Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Federal-State Joint 
     Board on Universal Service Access Charge Reform [CC Docket 
     No. 96-45; CC Docket No. 96-262] received June 9, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2692. A letter from the Chief, Accounting Policy Division, 
     Common Carrier Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Changes to the 
     Board of Directors of the National Exchange Carrier 
     Association, Inc. Federal-State Joint Board on Universal

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     Services [CC Docket No. 97-21; CC Docket No. 96-45] received 
     June 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2693. A letter from the Chief, Accounting Policy Division, 
     Common Carrier Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Federal-State Joint 
     Board on Universal Service [CC Docket No. 96-45] received 
     June 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2694. A letter from the Governor, State of Kansas, 
     transmitting a letter to President Clinton regarding the 
     Roberts amendment in the Supplemental Appropriations bill now 
     in conference committee; to the Committee on Commerce.
       2695. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of the 
     Secretary's determination and justification for authorizing 
     the use in year 1999 of Economic Support Funds to provide a 
     modest crowd-control training package for the Indonesian 
     police in support of the June elections, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2261(a)(2); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       2696. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     and Intergovernmental Affairs, United States Information 
     Agency, transmitting a report on U.S. Government-Sponsored 
     International Exchanges and Training on a Review of the MESP 
     and ATLAS Programs in South Africa; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       2697. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the semiannual report of the Inspector General 
     for the 6-month period ending March 31, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       2698. A letter from the Comptroller General, transmitting a 
     listing of new investigations, audits, and evaluations; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       2699. A letter from the Governor, Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands, transmitting a report prepared to 
     clarify some of the statements in the Fourth Annual Report; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       2700. A letter from the Attorney General, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting the annual report on the status of the 
     United States Parole Commission; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       2701. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a report on the methods that are used to 
     implement and enforce the International Management code for 
     the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention 
     under Chapter IX of the Annex to the International Convention 
     for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.

para. 68.8  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1658

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
106-193) the resolution (H. Res. 216) providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 1658) to provide a more just and uniform procedure for 
Federal civil forfeitures, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 68.9  providing for the consideration of h.j. res. 33

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
106-194) the resolution (H. Res. 217) providing for the consideration of 
the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 33) proposing an amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit 
the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 68.10  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, June 22, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted to 
     Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, the Clerk received the following message 
     from the Secretary of the Senate on June 21, 1999 at 1:21 
     p.m.
       That the Senate passed without amendment H. Con. Res. 105.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Jeff Trandahl,
                                                            Clerk.

para. 68.11  prostate cancer awareness

  Mr. BILIRAKIS moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 211): 

       Whereas nearly 180,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate 
     cancer in 1999, and an estimated 37,000 men will die of the 
     disease;
       Whereas prostate cancer is the second most common form of 
     cancer among men and the second leading cause of cancer death 
     among men;
       Whereas prostate cancer can often be treated successfully 
     if detected early on, although most symptoms are nonspecific 
     and there are few reliable risk factors;
       Whereas education and regular testing and examinations are 
     critical to detecting and treating prostate cancer in a 
     timely manner;
       Whereas the American Cancer Society recommends that all men 
     aged 50 and over have annual examinations and tests for 
     prostate cancer, and that African American men and men with 
     family histories of prostate cancer, who are at higher risk 
     for the disease, should consider taking such steps at an 
     earlier age;
       Whereas the House of Representatives as an institution, and 
     Members of Congress as individuals, are in unique positions 
     to help raise public awareness about the detection and 
     treatment of prostate cancer and to support the fight against 
     prostate cancer: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that--
       (1) all American men should take an active role in the 
     fight against prostate cancer by all the means that are 
     available to them, including regular testing and medical 
     examinations;
       (2) the role played by national and community organizations 
     and health care providers in promoting awareness of the 
     importance of regular examinations and testing for prostate 
     cancer, and in providing related information, support, and 
     access to services, should be recognized and applauded;
       (3) the Federal Government has a responsibility to--
       (A) endeavor to raise awareness about the importance of the 
     early detection of, and proper treatment for, prostate 
     cancer;
       (B) continue to fund research so that the causes of, and 
     improved treatment for, prostate cancer may be discovered; 
     and
       (C) continue to consider ways to improve access to, and the 
     quality of, health care services for detecting and treating 
     prostate cancer.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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 resolution?
  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 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. 68.12  israeli soldiers missing in action

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1175) to 
locate and secure the return of Zachary Baumel, an American citizen, and 
other Israeli soldiers missing in action; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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, Mr. PEASE, 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. PEASE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 68.13  community renewal through community and faith-based 
          organizations

  Mr. SOUDER moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 207): 

       Whereas, while the steady economic growth and low inflation 
     in the United States has yielded unprecedented prosperity, 
     many American citizens have not benefited from this 
     prosperity and continue to be socioeconomically 
     disadvantaged;
       Whereas millions of our fellow citizens who live in the 
     inner cities and rural communities continue to be plagued by 
     social breakdown, economic disadvantage, and educational 
     failure that fosters hopelessness and despair;
       Whereas our most intractable pathologies--crime, drug 
     addiction, teen pregnancy, homelessness, and youth violence--
     are each being addressed by small, and sometimes 
     unrecognized, community- or faith-based organizations, whose 
     expertise should not be ignored;
       Whereas these nonprofit organizations have local experts 
     who are moving individ

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     uals from dependency to self-sufficiency and restoring the 
     lives of men, women, and families across the country;
       Whereas many community- and faith-based organizations are 
     offering the American public a new vision of compassion, 
     designed to encourage volunteerism, strengthen the community, 
     and care for the poor and vulnerable;
       Whereas private sector investment in capital development--
     social and economic--in the most poverty stricken pockets 
     across the country is key to long-term renewal of urban 
     centers and distressed rural communities;
       Whereas economic growth attracts new businesses, provides 
     stability to neighborhoods, as well as provides jobs that 
     yield income to support families and nurture self-respect;
       Whereas over 100 bipartisan Members of Congress have 
     cosponsored H.R. 815, the American Community Renewal Act, 
     which targets the 100 poorest communities in the Nation for 
     pro-growth tax benefits, regulatory relief, brownfields 
     cleanup, and home-ownership opportunities that combine to 
     create jobs, hope, and a sense of community;
       Whereas the President and the Vice President, along with 
     congressional organizations such as the Renewal Alliance, 
     have recognized the importance of community renewal and have 
     recently promoted strategies designed to rebuild communities 
     to empower faith-based organizations on the front lines of 
     renewal in our country; and
       Whereas a concerted effort to empower community 
     institutions, encourage community renewal, and implement 
     educational reform will help those who reside in inner cities 
     and distressed rural communities to gain their share of 
     America's prosperity: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) extends gratitude to the private nonprofit 
     organizations and volunteers whose commitment to meet human 
     needs in areas of poverty is key to long-term renewal of 
     urban centers and distressed rural communities;
       (2) seeks to empower the strengths of America's 
     communities, local leaders, and mediating institutions such 
     as its families, schools, spiritual leaders, businesses and 
     nonprofit organizations;
       (3) should work to empower community- and faith-based 
     organizations to promote effective solutions to the social, 
     financial, and emotional needs of urban centers and rural 
     communities, and the long-term solutions to the problems 
     faced by our culture; and
       (4) should work with the Senate and the President to 
     support a compassionate grassroots approach to addressing the 
     family, economic, and cultural breakdown that plagues many of 
     our Nation's urban and rural communities.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. SOUDER and Mr. 
DAVIS of Illinois, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the time for debate was extended by 10 minutes 
to be equally divided and controlled by Mr. SOUDER and Mr. DAVIS of 
Illinois.
  After further debate,
  By unanimous consent, the time for debate was further extended by 1 
minute to be equally divided and controlled by Mr. SOUDER and Mr. DAVIS 
of Illinois.
  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. 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 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. 68.14  providing for the consideration of h.r. 659

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
called up the following resolution (H. Res. 210):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 659) to authorize appropriations for the 
     protection of Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields in 
     Pennsylvania, to direct the National Park Service to conduct 
     a special resource study of Paoli and Brandywine 
     Battlefields, to authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the 
     American Revolution at Valley Forge National Historical Park, 
     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 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 8 
     of rule XVIII. 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. 68.15  paoli and brandywine battlefields in pennsylvania

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to House Resolution 210 
and rule XVIII, 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. 659) to authorize appropriations for the protection of Paoli and 
Brandywine Battlefields in Pennsylvania, to direct the National Park 
Service to conduct a special resource study of Paoli and Brandywine 
Battlefields, to authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the American 
Revolution at Valley Forge National Historical Park, 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,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaHOOD, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 210, 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:
       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Protect America's Treasures 
     of the Revolution for Independence for Our Tomorrow Act'' or 
     the ``PATRIOT Act''.
               TITLE I--PAOLI AND BRANDYWINE BATTLEFIELDS

     SEC. 101. PAOLI BATTLEFIELD PROTECTION.

       (a) Paoli Battlefield.--The Secretary of the Interior 
     (hereinafter referred to as the ``Secretary'') is authorized 
     to provide funds to the borough of Malvern, Pennsylvania, for 
     the acquisition of the area known as the ``Paoli 
     Battlefield'', located in the borough of Malvern, 
     Pennsylvania, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
     ``Paoli Battlefield'' numbered 80,000 and dated April 1999 
     (referred to in this title as the ``Paoli Battlefield''). The 
     map shall be on file in the appropriate offices of the 
     National Park Service.
       (b) Cooperative Agreement and Technical Assistance.--The 
     Secretary shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the 
     borough of Malvern, Pennsylvania, for the management by the 
     borough of the Paoli Battlefield. The Secretary may provide 
     technical assistance to the borough of Malvern to assure the 
     preservation and interpretation of the battlefield's 
     resources.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated $1,250,000 to carry out this section. Such

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     funds shall be expended in the ratio of $1 of Federal funds 
     for each dollar of funds contributed by non-Federal sources. 
     Any funds provided by the Secretary shall be subject to an 
     agreement that provides for the protection of the land's 
     resources.

     SEC. 102. BRANDYWINE BATTLEFIELD PROTECTION.

       (a) Brandywine Battlefield.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to provide 
     funds to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a political 
     subdivision of the Commonwealth, or the Brandywine 
     Conservancy, for the acquisition, protection, and 
     preservation of land in an area generally known as the 
     Meetinghouse Road Corridor, located in Chester County, 
     Pennsylvania, as depicted on a map entitled ``Brandywine 
     Battlefield--Meetinghouse Road Corridor'', numbered 80,000 
     and dated April 1999 (referred to in this title as the 
     ``Brandywine Battlefield''). The map shall be on file in the 
     appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
       (2) Willing sellers or donors.--Interests in land shall be 
     acquired pursuant to this section only from willing sellers 
     or donors.
       (b) Cooperative Agreement and Technical Assistance.--The 
     Secretary shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the 
     same entity that is provided funds under subsection (a) for 
     the management by the entity of the Brandywine Battlefield. 
     The Secretary may also provide technical assistance to the 
     entity to assure the preservation and interpretation of the 
     battlefield's resources.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated $3,000,000 to carry out this section. Such 
     funds shall be expended in the ratio of $1 of Federal funds 
     for each dollar of funds contributed by non-Federal sources. 
     Any funds provided by the Secretary shall be subject to an 
     agreement that provides for the protection of the land's 
     resources.

     SEC. 103. STUDY OF BATTLEFIELDS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date on 
     which funds are made available to carry out this section, the 
     Secretary 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 sections 101 and 102.
       (b) Contents.--The study shall--
       (1) identify the full range of resources and historic 
     themes associated with the Paoli Battlefield and the 
     Brandywine Battlefield, including their relationship to the 
     American Revolutionary War and the Valley Forge National 
     Historical Park; and
       (2) identify alternatives for National Park Service 
     involvement at the sites and include cost estimates for any 
     necessary acquisition, development, interpretation, 
     operation, and maintenance associated with the alternatives 
     identified.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
     this section.
            TITLE II--VALLEY FORGE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

     SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Valley Forge Museum of the 
     American Revolution Act of 1999''.

     SEC. 202. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) Valley Forge National Historical Park, formerly a State 
     park, was established as a unit of the National Park System 
     in 1976. The National Park Service acquired various lands and 
     structures associated with the park, including a visitor 
     center, from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
       (2) Valley Forge National Historical Park maintains an 
     extensive collection of artifacts, books, and other documents 
     associated with the Continental Army's winter encampment of 
     1777-1778 at Valley Forge, Revolutionary War-era artifacts of 
     military life, important archaeological resources, and 
     numerous structures and associated artifacts.
       (3) Between 1982 and 1997 the National Park Service 
     completed a general management plan, long-range interpretive 
     plan, and strategic business plan for Valley Forge National 
     Historical Park that establish goals and priorities for 
     management of the park.
       (4) These plans identify inadequacies in the park's current 
     visitor center and interpretive programs. The plans call for 
     the development of a new or significantly renovated visitor 
     center that would make the collection accessible to the 
     public through exhibits and research facilities. Plans also 
     call for improving the interpretation of the landscape and 
     improving the circulation into and through the park.
       (5) The Valley Forge Historical Society was established in 
     1918 as a nonprofit organization to preserve and interpret 
     for future generations the significant history and artifacts 
     of the American Revolution in their historic setting at 
     Valley Forge. The Valley Forge Historical Society has amassed 
     valuable holdings of artifacts, art, books, and other 
     documents relating to the 1777-1778 encampment of 
     Washington's Continental Army at Valley Forge, the American 
     Revolution, and the American colonial era. The Society 
     continues to pursue additional important collections through 
     bequests, exchanges, and acquisitions.
       (6) The Society's collection is currently housed in a 
     facility inadequate to properly maintain, preserve, and 
     display their ever-growing collection. The Society is 
     interested in developing an up-to-date museum and education 
     facility.
       (7) The Society and the National Park Service have 
     discussed the idea of a joint museum and education and 
     visitor facility. Such a collaborative project would directly 
     support the historical, educational, and interpretive 
     activities and needs of Valley Forge National Historical Park 
     and those of the Valley Forge Historical Society. A joint 
     facility would combine 2 outstanding museum collections and 
     provide an enhanced experience at Valley Forge for visitors, 
     scholars, and researchers.
       (8) The Society has proposed to raise funds to construct a 
     new museum and education and visitor center on park property 
     at Valley Forge National Historical Park that would be 
     planned, developed, and operated jointly with Valley Forge 
     National Historical Park.
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this title is to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with the 
     Valley Forge Historical Society to construct and operate a 
     museum within the boundary of Valley Forge National 
     Historical Park in cooperation with the Secretary.

     SEC. 203. VALLEY FORGE MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 
                   AUTHORIZATION.

       (a) Agreement Authorized.--The Secretary of the Interior, 
     in administering the Valley Forge National Historical Park, 
     is authorized to enter into an agreement under appropriate 
     terms and conditions with the Valley Forge Historical Society 
     to facilitate the planning, construction, and operation of 
     the Valley Forge Museum of the American Revolution on Federal 
     land within the boundary of Valley Forge National Historical 
     Park.
       (b) Contents and Implementation of Agreement.--An agreement 
     entered into under subsection (a) shall--
       (1) authorize the Society to develop and operate the museum 
     pursuant to plans developed by the Secretary and to provide 
     at the museum appropriate and necessary programs and services 
     to visitors to Valley Forge National Historical Park, related 
     to the story of Valley Forge and the American Revolution;
       (2) only be carried out in a manner consistent with the 
     General Management Plan and other plans for the preservation 
     and interpretation of the resources and values of Valley 
     Forge National Historical Park;
       (3) authorize the Secretary to undertake at the museum 
     activities related to the management of Valley Forge National 
     Historical Park, including, but not limited to, provision of 
     appropriate visitor information and interpretive facilities 
     and programs related to Valley Forge National Historical 
     Park;
       (4) authorize the Society, acting as a private nonprofit 
     organization, to engage in activities appropriate for 
     operation of a museum that may include, but are not limited 
     to, charging appropriate fees, conducting events, and selling 
     merchandise, tickets, and food to visitors to the museum;
       (5) provide that the Society's revenues from the museum's 
     facilities and services shall be used to offset the expenses 
     of the museum's operation; and
       (6) authorize the Society to occupy the structure(s) so 
     constructed for the term specified in the Agreement and 
     subject to the following terms and conditions:
       (A) The conveyance by the Society to the United States of 
     America of all right, title, and interest in the structure(s) 
     to be constructed at Valley Forge National Historical Park.
       (B) The Society's right to occupy and use the structure(s) 
     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 of 
     Valley Forge National Historical Park, and to conduct 
     appropriately related activities of the Society consistent 
     with its mission and with the purposes for which the Valley 
     Forge National Historical Park was established. Such right 
     shall not be transferred or conveyed without the express 
     consent of the Secretary.
       (C) Any other terms and conditions as may be determined by 
     the Secretary.

     SEC. 204. PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION.

       Nothing in this Act shall authorize the Secretary or the 
     Society to take any actions in derogation of the preservation 
     and protection of the values and resources of Valley Forge 
     National Historical Park. An agreement entered into under 
     section 203 shall be construed and implemented in light of 
     the high public value and integrity of the Valley Forge 
     National Historical Park and the National Park System.

     SEC. 205. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE 
                   GOODS.

       It is the sense of the Congress that the Society, in 
     constructing and operating the Museum, purchase American-made 
     goods to the greatest degree practicable.

  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. BARTLETT of Maryland, announced that the 
yeas had it.
  Mr. HANSEN 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.


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Yeas

418

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

4

para. 68.16                   [Roll No. 245]

                                YEAS--418

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--4

     Chenoweth
     Coburn
     Paul
     Sanford

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Bilbray
     Brown (CA)
     Cooksey
     Danner
     DeFazio
     Fletcher
     Gilchrest
     Hooley
     Kasich
     Olver
     Thomas
     Tiahrt
  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. 68.17  h.r. 1175--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 1175) to locate and secure the return of Zachary 
Baumel, an American citizen, and other Israeli soldiers missing in 
action; 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

415

It was decided in the

Nays

5

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para. 68.18                   [Roll No. 246]

                                YEAS--415

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema

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     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--5

     Collins
     Deal
     Paul
     Rahall
     Sununu

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Barr
       

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Archer
     Brown (CA)
     Cooksey
     Danner
     DeFazio
     Fletcher
     Gilchrest
     Hooley
     Kasich
     Olver
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Tiahrt 
  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 
locate and secure the return of Zachary Baumel, a United States citizen, 
and other Israeli soldiers missing in action.''.
  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. 68.19  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2084

  Mr. REYNOLDS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-196) the resolution (H. Res. 218) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2084) making appropriations for the Department of 
Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2000, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 68.20  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. TIAHRT, for today;
  To Mr. GILCHREST, for today and June 23;
  To Mr. DeFAZIO, for today and June 23; and
  To Mr. UNDERWOOD, for today through June 24.
  And then,

para. 68.21  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. KIND, at 9 o'clock and 16 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 68.22  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:

       Ms. PRYCE of Ohio: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 
     216. Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1658) to provide a more just and uniform procedure for 
     Federal civil forfeitures, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     106-193). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 217. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.J. 
     Res. 33) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
     United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the 
     physical desecration of the flag of the United States (Rept. 
     No. 106-194). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1653. A 
     bill to approve a governing international fishery agreement 
     between the United States and the Russian Federation (Rept. 
     No. 106-195). Referred to the Committee on the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.
       Mr. REYNOLDS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 218. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2084) making appropriations for the Department of 
     Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     106-196). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 68.23  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. CHABOT:
       H.R. 2290. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the 
     chemical 2 Chloro Amino Toluene; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2291. A bill to implement certain restrictions on 
     purchases from Federal Prison Industries by the Secretary of 
     Defense; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BACHUS:
       H.R. 2292. 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. BARTON of Texas (for himself and Mr. Stenholm):
       H.R. 2293. A bill to reform the budget process; to the 
     Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Rules, and 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.
           By Ms. BERKLEY (for herself, Mrs. Roukema, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Borski, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
             Mrs. Capps, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Mr. Rush, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Costello, 
             Mr. Wynn, Ms. Norton, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. 
             Carson, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Shows, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Udall of Colorado, Mr. Capuano, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia):
       H.R. 2294. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 
     to help prevent osteoporosis; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. CAPPS:
       H.R. 2295. A bill to terminate the participation of the 
     Forest Service in the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program 
     and to offset the revenues lost by such termination by 
     prohibiting the use of appropriated funds to finance 
     engineering support for sales of timber from National Forest 
     System lands; 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. CHRISTENSEN:
       H.R. 2296. 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, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ENGLISH:
       H.R. 2297. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     ferroniobium; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. EVANS:
       H.R. 2298. A bill to provide certain temporary employees 
     with the same benefits as permanent employees; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. EVANS:
       H.R. 2299. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to ensure proper 
     treatment of temporary employees under employee benefit 
     plans; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Armey, 
             Mr. DeLay, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Schaffer, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. DeMint, Mr. 
             Talent, Mr. Graham, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
             Mrs. Northup, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Ms. Granger, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Franks of New 
             Jersey, Ms. Dunn, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Sununu, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hastings of Washington, 
             Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Bliley, 
             Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Stump, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Smith 
             of Michigan, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Shays, Mr. Portman, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
             Pombo, Mr. Terry, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Hostettler):
       H.R. 2300. A bill to allow a State to combine certain funds 
     to improve the academic achievement of all its students; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Barr

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             of Georgia, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. Coble, Mr. Collins, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Mrs. Emerson, 
             Mr. English, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Goode, Mr. Goodling, 
             Mr. Graham, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
             Istook, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Kingston, 
             Mr. Largent, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Ney, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Riley, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Salmon, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Simpson, Mr. 
             Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Wamp, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
             Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 2301. A bill to require Congress and the President to 
     fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal 
     responsibility for Federal laws; 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.
           By Mr. HINCHEY:
       H.R. 2302. A bill to designate the building of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 307 Main Street in Johnson 
     City, New York, as the ``James W. McCabe, Sr. Post Office 
     Building''.; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. LARSON (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Gephardt, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. LaHood, 
             Mr. Davis of Virginia, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Kind, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Wu, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Frost, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
             LaFalce, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. King, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Metcalf, 
             Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Clay, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Stump, Ms. McKinney, 
             Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Quinn, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Holden, Mr. Udall 
             of Colorado, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Goodling, Mr. Vento, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Hoeffel, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Skelton, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Bliley, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Filner, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Duncan, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Moore, Ms. Lee, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Borski, 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Norton, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Ney, 
             Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Ms. 
             Danner, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Ehrlich, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Kucinich, 
             Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Blagojevich, 
             Mr. Pitts, Mr. Rogan, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Spence, 
             Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Mr. Sabo, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Archer, Mr. Lewis of 
             California, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Turner, Mr. Bass, 
             Mr. Dixon, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Murtha, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Souder, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Mica, 
             Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hoyer, 
             Mr. Boyd, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
             Mr. Scott, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Crane, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Young of 
             Florida, Mr. Shays, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. 
             Porter, Mr. Berman, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Sawyer, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
             Oxley, Mr. Horn, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
             Upton, Mr. Berry, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Bateman, Mr. 
             Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Payne, Mr. Etheridge, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Shows, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. 
             Tiahrt, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Roemer, 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Allen, 
             Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lampson, 
             Mr. Callahan, Mr. Evans, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Hayworth, 
             Mr. Olver, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Moakley, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Rush, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
             Bishop, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Baird, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Boswell, Mr. Dooley of California, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Holt, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Goode, Mr. Deal 
             of Georgia, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Foley, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Towns, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Toomey, Mr. Simpson, and Mr. Skeen):
       H.R. 2303. A bill to direct the Librarian of Congress to 
     prepare the history of the House of Representatives, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut:
       H.R. 2304. 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 Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Weygand, 
             Ms. Berkley, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. 
             Carson, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Tierney, and 
             Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 2305. 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.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, and Mrs. Clayton):
       H.R. 2306. A bill to amend the qualification requirements 
     for serving with the Census Monitoring Board; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. McGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Capuano, 
             Mr. Olver, and Mr. Markey):
       H.R. 2307. A bill to designate the building of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 5 Cedar Street in Hopkinton, 
     Massachusetts, as the ``Thomas J. Brown Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Armey, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Kuykendall, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Frost, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Moakley, 
             Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Shays, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
             Cummings, Ms. Lee, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Shows, Mr. Reyes, 
             Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Filner, Mr. Pitts, 
             Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Scott, Mr. Pickering, 
             Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Cook, Mrs. Napolitano, 
             Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. McIntosh, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Horn, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. Hinchey):
       H.R. 2308. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand the deduction for computer donations to 
     schools and public libraries and to allow a tax credit for 
     donated computers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SESSIONS:
       H.R. 2309. A bill to require group health plans and health 
     insurance issuers to provide independent review of adverse 
     coverage determinations; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. SUNUNU:
       H.R. 2310. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain ion-exchange resin; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       H.R. 2311. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain ion-exchange resin; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       H.R. 2312. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain ion-exchange resin; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 2313. A bill to restrict United States assistance for 
     reconstruction efforts in Kosova to United States-produced 
     articles and services; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. WHITFIELD (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
             Mrs. Northup, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Rogers, Mr. 
             Fletcher, Mr. Ney, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Hilleary, and 
             Mr. Bryant):
       H.R. 2314. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to exclude 
     beverage alcohol compounds emitted from aging warehouses from 
     the definition of volatile organic compounds; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. TOWNS:
       H. Con. Res. 138. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress concerning the adverse impact of the 
     current administration Medicare payment policy for 
     noninvasive positive pressure ventilators on individuals with 
     severe respiratory diseases; 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 consider

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     ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
     the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             Waxman, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Smith of Washington, Mr. Cook, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Brady 
             of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bentsen, 
             Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Lampson, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Borski, Mr. Markey, and Mr. 
             Green of Texas):
       H. Con. Res. 139. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     success of lay person CPR training in increasing the rate of 
     survival of cardiac arrest and supporting efforts to enhance 
     public awareness of the need for such training; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mr. Delahunt, 
             and Mr. Conyers):
       H. Con. Res. 140. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that Haiti should conduct free, fair, 
     transparent, and peaceful elections, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. LaFalce, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. George Miller 
             of California, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Watt of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Crowley, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Frost, Mr. Rahall, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Payne, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Wu, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Hall of Ohio):
       H. Con. Res. 141. Concurrent resolution celebrating One 
     America; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 68.24  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

       Mr. DICKS introduced a bill (H.R. 2315) for the relief of 
     James Mervyn Salmon; which was referred to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary. 

para. 68.25  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 36: Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Levin, 
     Mrs. Napolitano, and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 53: Mr. Kuykendall.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 110: Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 116: Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 125: Mr. Green of Texas, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
     Mr. Weiner, and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 131: Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 135: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 225: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. John, Mr. Lucas of 
     Kentucky, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Udall of 
     Colorado, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Price of North Carolina, and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 226: Mr. Engel and Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 239: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Berman, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
     McGovern, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Barrett 
     of Nebraska, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Sawyer, and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Towns, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
     Mascara, and Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 363: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Rahall, and Mrs. 
     Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 372: Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 423: Mr. English.
       H.R. 483: Mr. Bachus and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 486: Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Turner, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. 
     Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 518: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky and Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 527: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 531: Ms. DeLauro and Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Skelton and Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 541: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 588: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 637: Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 670: Mr. Foley, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, 
     and Mr. Larson.
       H.R. 708: Mr. Cramer, Mr. Stump, and Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 721: Mr. Radanovich and Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 732: Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 739: Mr. Ganske, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Moore, 
     Ms. Lee, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Kucinich, 
     and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 740: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Lee, and Ms. 
     Schakowsky.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Boswell, Mr. Simpson, and Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut.
       H.R. 761: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 776: Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 784: Mr. McHugh, Mr. Costello, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. 
     Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 828: Mr. Lucas of Kentucky.
       H.R. 860: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 872: Ms. McKinney, Mr. Luther, and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 895: Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Holt, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Rodriguez, 
     and Mr. Gonzales.
       H.R. 903: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 922: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 933: Mr. McNulty and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 961: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Clay, 
     Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Engel, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
     Nadler, Ms. Waters, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 976: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
     Martinez, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 977: Mr. Romero-Barcelo and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 985: Mr. Burr of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1041: Mr. Simpson.
       H.R. 1063: Mr. Conyers, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 1068: Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 1071: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
     Levin, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Towns, Ms. Lee, and 
     Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1079: Mr. Strickland and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 1082: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 1083: Mr. Lucas of Kentucky.
       H.R. 1095: Mr. Waxman, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
     Weiner, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Udall of 
     Colorado, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. Meeks of New York.
       H.R. 1102: Mr. Crane, Mr. Baird, and Mr. Thompson of 
     California.
       H.R. 1108: Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 1109: Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 1130: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1175: Mr. Campbell, Mr. Ford, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
     King, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Olver, Mr. Tierney, Ms. 
     Stabenow, and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 1214: Mr. Capuano and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 1222: Mr. Chambliss and Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 1237: Mr. Goss.
       H.R. 1244: Mr. Terry and Mr. Roemer.
       H.R. 1248: Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 1250: Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 1256: Mr. Boucher and Mr. Sweeney.
       H.R. 1276: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 1281: Mr. Hastings of Washington and Mr. Riley.
       H.R. 1286: Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 1292: Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 1293: Ms. Sanchez and Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 1304: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Price of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Mascara and Mr. Scott.
       H.R. 1315: Mr. Rogan.
       H.R. 1355: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 1358: Mrs. Bono and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1366: Mr. Pombo, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 1381: Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, and Mr. 
     Boehner.
       H.R. 1399: Mr. Capuano, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. 
     Engel.
       H.R. 1433: Mr. Tanner and Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 1469: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 1485: Mr. Engel, Mr. Weiner, and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 1505: Mr. Brown of Ohio and Mr. Pitts.
       H.R. 1568: Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
     Sanders, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Baker, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
     Cummings, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. 
     Dooley of California, Mr. DeMint, and Mrs. Napolitano.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. Isakson and Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 1595: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1598: Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Collins, Mrs. 
     Johnson of Connecticut, and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 1644: Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Obey, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Carson, and Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 1691: Mr. Coburn, Mr. Hall of Ohio, and Mr. Walden of 
     Oregon.
       H.R. 1702: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Lee, and Mr. 
     Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1739: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 1764: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 1812: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 1814: Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
     Tanner, Mr. Stump, Mr. Goode, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
     Mr. Hobson, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
     Rogan, Mr. Combest, and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 1824: Mr. Hill of Montana.
       H.R. 1827: Mr. Schaffer and Mr. Lazio.
       H.R. 1838: Mr. Ehrlich, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Gary Miller of 
     California, Mr. English, Mr. Bliley, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Crane, 
     Mr. Hefley, and Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 1842: Mr. Reyes, Mr. Inslee, and Mr. Skelton.
       H.R. 1861: Mr. Nussle.
       H.R. 1862: Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 1871: Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Capuano, and Mr. Romero-
     Barcelo.
       H.R. 1874: Mr. Metcalf and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 1884: Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 1932: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 1967: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1990: Mrs. Myrick, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. 
     McInnis.
       H.R. 2028: Mr. Armey and Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 2038: Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 2056: Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Cook, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. 
     Shows.
       H.R. 2066: Mr. Dickey, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mrs. Emerson, 
     Mr. Shows, Mr. McHugh, and Mr. Cooksey.
       H.R. 2077: Mr. Olver, Mrs. Tauscher, and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 2096: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Brady of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Towns, Mr. Owens, and Mrs. McCarthy of New 
     York.
       H.R. 2116: Mr. Cooksey and Mr. Rodriquez.
       H.R. 2136: Mr. Chambliss and Mr. Callahan.
       H.R. 2175: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 2216: Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
     Hobson, Mrs. Northup, and Mr. Kasich.
       H.R. 2243: Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 2260: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland and Mr. Calvert.

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       H.R. 2265: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Paul, 
     Mr. Fattah, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Stark, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Conyers, 
     Mr. Borski, and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi.
       H.R. 2282: Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 2283: Mr. Gilchrest and Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.J. Res. 35: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.J. Res. 43: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.J. Res. 55: Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H. Con. Res. 60: Mr. LaHood, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Lee, 
     and Mr. Davis of Florida.
       H. Con. Res. 74: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H. Con. Res. 77: Ms. Hooley of Oregon and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H. Con. Res. 107: Mr. Norwood.
       H. Con. Res. 113: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi.
       H. Con. Res. 124: Mr. Ackerman, Mr DeFazio, Mr. Hinchey, 
     and Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H. Con. Res. 130: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Evans, 
     Mrs. Clayton, and Mr. Stupak.
       H. Res. 89: Mr. Forbes.
       H. Res. 169: Mr. Luther.
       H. Res. 187: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. Farr of 
     California.
       H. Res. 211: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. Pryce of 
     Ohio, Mr. Spence, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Jenkins, and Mr. Gibbons.
       H. Res. 212: Mr. Sherman, Mr. Rush, Ms. Schakowsky, and 
     Mrs. Maloney of New York.

para. 68.26  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were deleted from public bills as 
follows:

       H.R. 804: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 987: Mr. Traficant.
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                      WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 1999 (69)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 69.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, June 22, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 69.2  communications

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

       2702. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors, 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting the Eighty-Fifth Annual 
     Report of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
     System covering operations during calendar year 1998, 
     pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 247; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       2703. A letter from the Comptroller General, transmitting a 
     report of the Research Notification System; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       2704. A letter from the Management Analyst, Office of the 
     Inspector General, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     semiannual report on activities of the Inspector General for 
     the period October 1, 1998, through March 31, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       2705. A letter from the Writer/Editor, Office of the 
     Inspector General, National Science Foundation, transmitting 
     the semiannual report on the activities of the Office of 
     Inspector General for the period ending March 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       2706. A letter from the Director, Financial Services, 
     Library of Congress, transmitting activities of the United 
     States Capitol Preservation Fund for the first six-months of 
     fiscal year 1999 which ended on March 31, 1999, pursuant to 
     40 U.S.C. 188a-3; to the Committee on House Administration.
       2707. 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; Other Nontrawl Fisheries in the 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 990304063-9063-
     01; I.D. 051499A] received June 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2708. 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 Economic 
     Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; Groundfish Fisheries by Vessels 
     using Hook-and-Line Gear in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 
     990304062-9062-01; I.D. 042399B] received June 7, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2709. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class 
     E Airspace; Lebanon, MO [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-10] 
     received June 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2710. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class 
     E Airspace; Shenandoah, IA [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-16] 
     received June 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2711. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class 
     E Airspace; Rolla/Vichy, MO [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-26] 
     received June 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2712. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class 
     E Airspace; Ottawa, KS [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-21] 
     received June 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2713. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class 
     E Airspace; Cresco, IA [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-13] 
     received June 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2714. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Standard Instrument 
     Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 
     29581; Amdt. No. 1934] received June 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2715. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class 
     E Airspace; Neosho, MO [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-11] 
     received June 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2716. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class 
     E Airspace; Thedford, NE [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-23] 
     received June 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2717. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class 
     E Airspace; Washington, IA [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-18] 
     received June 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2718. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Standard Instrument 
     Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 
     29579; Amdt. No. 1932] received June 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2719. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Standard Instrument 
     Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 
     29580; Amdt. No. 1933] received June 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2720. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, National Cemetery Administration, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     National Cemetery Administration; Title Changes (RIN: 2900-
     AJ79) received June 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       2721. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Medical Expense Deduction for Smoking-Cessation Programs 
     [Rev. Rul. 99-28] received June 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 69.3  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2084

  Mr. REYNOLDS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 218):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the house resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2084) making appropriations for the Department 
     of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2000, 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 4(c) of rule XIII 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 of 
     rule XXI are waived except as follows: page 10,

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     line 16, through page 13, line 13; ``Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law,'' on page 13, line 16; 
     ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law,'' on page 15, 
     line 20; ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law,'' on 
     page 17, line 14; ``Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law,'' on page 18, line 4; ``Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law,'' on page 19, line 5; ``Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law,'' on page 19, line 25; 
     ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law,'' on page 25, 
     line 9; ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law,'' on 
     page 32, line 8; page 50, lines 1 through 9; page 50, line 
     22, through page 51, line 12; and page 52, lines 1 through 
     10. 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 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, and shall not be 
     subject to amendment. Points of order against the amendment 
     printed in the report for failure to comply with clause 2 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 8 of rule XVIII. 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. REYNOLDS 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. HEFLEY, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

416

When there appeared

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Nays

3

para. 69.4                    [Roll No. 247]

                                YEAS--416

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--3

     Baldwin
     Kolbe
     Wu

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Barton
     Brown (CA)
     DeFazio
     Diaz-Balart
     Engel
     Fletcher
     Gilchrest
     Granger
     Kaptur
     Kuykendall
     Leach
     Olver
     Portman
     Rogers
     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. 69.5  transportation appropriations fy 2000

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, pursuant to House Resolution 218 
and rule XVIII, 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. 2084) making appropriations for the Department of Transportation 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and 
for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. CAMP 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 amendment submitted by Mr. ANDREWS:

       Page 52, after line 13, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 348. The amount otherwise provided by section 330 for 
     the Amtrak Reform Council is hereby reduced by $300,000.

It was decided in the

Yeas

289

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affirmative

Nays

141

para. 69.7                    [Roll No. 248]

                                AYES--289

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baird

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     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--141

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Everett
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Kasich
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     Largent
     Lewis (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Morella
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Packard
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Brown (CA)
     DeFazio
     Fletcher
     Gilchrest
  So the amendment was 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. ROGAN:

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new section:
       Sec. ____. None of the funds in this Act may be used for 
     the planning or development of the California State Route 710 
     Freeway extension project through South Pasadena, California 
     (as approved in the Record of Decision on State Route 710 
     Freeway, issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation, 
     Federal Highway Administration, on April 13, 1998).

It was decided in the

Yeas

241

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

190

para. 69.9                    [Roll No. 249]

                                AYES--241

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clayton
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--190

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez

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     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Brown (CA)
     DeFazio
     Gilchrest
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. CAMP, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 218, 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 16, after line 8, insert the following:

                       Grants-in-Aid for Airports


                    (airport and airway trust fund)

                 (rescission of contract authorization)

       Of the obligated balances authorized under section 48103 of 
     title 49, United States Code, $300,000,000 are rescinded.

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new section:
       Sec. ______. Funds provided in this Act for the 
     Transportation Administrative Service Center (TASC) shall be 
     further reduced by $1,000,000.

       Page 52, after line 13, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 348. The amount otherwise provided by section 330 for 
     the Amtrak Reform Council is hereby reduced by $300,000.

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new section:
       Sec. ____. None of the funds in this Act may be used for 
     the planning or development of the California State Route 710 
     Freeway extension project through South Pasadena, California 
     (as approved in the Record of Decision on State Route 710 
     Freeway, issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation, 
     Federal Highway Administration, on April 13, 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,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that pursuant to clause 
10 of rule XX the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

429

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

3

para. 69.10                   [Roll No. 250]

                                YEAS--429

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--3

     Chenoweth
     Paul
     Royce

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Brown (CA)
     DeFazio
     Gilchrest
  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. 69.11  providing for the consideration of h.j. res. 33

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 217):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order to consider in the House the joint 
     resolution (H.J. Res. 33) proposing an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to 
     prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United 
     States. The joint resolution shall be considered as read for 
     amendment. The previous question shall be considered as 
     ordered on the joint resolution and any amendment thereto to 
     final passage without intervening motion except: (1) two 
     hours of debate equally divided and controlled by the 
     chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the 
     Judiciary; (2) an amendment in the nature of a substitute, if 
     offered by Representative Conyers of Michigan 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,

[[Page 955]]

  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. 69.12  satellite signal licensing and carriage

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 1554) to 
amend the provisions of title 17, United States Code, and the 
Communications Act of 1934, relating to copyright licensing and carriage 
of broadcast signals by satellite, together with the amendment of the 
Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. ARMEY, 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. FOLEY, by unanimous consent, 
appointed the following Members as managers on the part of the House at 
said conference:

  From the Committee on Commerce, for consideration of the House bill 
and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Bliley; Tauzin; Oxley; Dingell; and Markey.
  Provided that Mr. Boucher is appointed in lieu of Mr. Markey for 
consideration of sections 712(b)(1), 712(b)(2), and 712(c)(1) of the 
Communications Act of 1934 as added by section 104 of the House bill.
  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. 

  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 69.13  order of business--consideration of h.j. res. 33

  On motion of Mr. CANADY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order that after debate on House Joint 
Resolution 33, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of 
the flag of the United States, notwithstanding the operation of the 
previous question, it may be in order at that point for the Chair to 
postpone further consideration of the joint resolution until the 
following legislative day, on which consideration may resume at a time 
designated by the Speaker.

para. 69.14  desecration of the flag of the united states

  Mr. CANADY, pursuant to House Resolution 217, called up the joint 
resolution (H.J. Res. 33) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of 
the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical 
desecration of the flag of the United States.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 217, said joint resolution was considered 
and read twice,
  After debate,

para. 69.15  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. 
  After further debate,

para. 69.16  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. 775. An Act to establish certain procedures for civil 
     actions brought for damages relating to the failure of any 
     device or system to process or otherwise deal with the 
     transition from the year 1999 to the year 2000, and for other 
     purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 775) ``An Act to establish certain procedures for 
civil actions brought for damages relating to the failure of any device 
or system to process or otherwise deal with the transition from the year 
1999 to the year 2000, and for other purposes,'' requests a conference 
with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and 
appoints from the--
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Mr. McCain, Mr. 
Stevens, Mr. Burns, Mr. Gorton, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Kerry, and Mr. Wyden;
  Committee on the Judiciary: Mr. Hatch, Mr. Thurmond, and Mr. Leahy; 
and
  Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problems: Mr. Bennett 
and Mr. Dodd; to be the conferees on the part of the Senate. 

  After further debate,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, pursuant to the foregoing order 
of the House, announced that further proceedings on the joint resolution 
were postponed until Thursday, June 24, 1999.

para. 69.17  international financial institution advisory commission

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 262r, appointed to the 
International Financial Institution Advisory Commission, on the part of 
the House, the following Member: Mr. Campbell and Mr. Allan H. Meltzer 
of Pennsylvania, from private life.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 69.18  message from the president--u.s. nuclear regulatory 
          commission

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, 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 307(c) of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 
(42 U.S.C. 5877(c)), I transmit herewith the Annual Report of the United 
States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which covers activities that 
occurred in fiscal year 1997.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, June 23, 1999.

  The message, together with the accompanying papers, was referred to 
the Committee on Commerce.

para. 69.19  national commission on terrorism

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

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, June 18, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to Section 591(a)(2) of the 
     Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (112 STAT. 2681-210), I hereby 
     appoint to the National Commission on Terrorism: Honorable 
     Jane Harman of Torrance, California and Mr. Salam Al-Marayati 
     of Shadow Hills, California.

           Yours Very Truly,
                                              Richard A. Gephardt.

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

para. 69.20  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. VENTO, at 8 o'clock and 18 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 69.21  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. 1651. A 
     bill to amend the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 to 
     extend the period during which reimbursement may be provided 
     to owners of United States fishing vessels for costs incurred 
     when such a vessel is seized and detained by a foreign 
     country (Rept. No. 106-197). Referred to the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union. 

para. 69.22  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mrs. EMERSON (for herself, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Lowey, 
             Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen):
       H.R. 2316. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     develop monitoring systems to promote safe motherhood; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mrs. Roukema, and Mr. 
             Holt):
       H.R. 2317. A bill to designate a portion of the Delaware 
     River and associated tributaries as a component of the 
     National Wild

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     and Scenic Rivers System; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
             Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Ms. Dunn, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Crane, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Watkins, and Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut):
       H.R. 2318. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide corporate alternative minimum tax reform; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McHUGH:
       H.R. 2319. A bill to make the American Battle Monuments 
     Commission and the World War II Memorial Advisory Board 
     eligible to use nonprofit standard mail rates of postage; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. GARY MILLER of California (for himself and Mr. 
             Green of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 2320. A bill to allow States to use a portion of their 
     welfare block grants for general education spending; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MORELLA:
       H.R. 2321. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     ensure that coverage under the health benefits program for 
     Federal employees is provided for hearing aids and 
     examinations therefor; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. OBEY:
       H.R. 2322. A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act 
     to terminate Federal milk marketing orders; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       H.R. 2323. A bill to require the national pooling of 
     receipts under Federal milk marketing orders; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       H.R. 2324. A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act 
     to terminate Federal milk marketing orders and to replace 
     such orders with a program to verify receipts of milk; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself and Mrs. Thurman):
       H.R. 2325. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act with respect to changing the requirements 
     for surety bonds of home health agencies, durable medical 
     equipment suppliers, and others under the Medicare and 
     Medicaid Programs; 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. STEARNS:
       H.R. 2326. A bill to prohibit the expenditure of the 
     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; referred 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.
       H.R. 2327. A bill to provide that pay for Members of 
     Congress may not be increased by any adjustment scheduled to 
     take effect in a year immediately following a fiscal year in 
     which a deficit in the budget of the United States Government 
     exists; referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and 
     in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SWEENEY:
       H.R. 2328. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to reauthorize the Clean Lakes Program; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY:
       H.R. 2329. A bill to amend the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     provide for the establishment of the Indiana Dunes National 
     Lakeshore, and for other purposes`` to clarify the authority 
     of the Secretary of the Interior to accept donations of lands 
     that are contiguous to the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. WELDON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             Mr. Stearns, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Diaz-Balart, Mr. Young of Florida, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
             Scarborough, Mr. Mica, Mr. Shaw, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             Boyd, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Canady 
             of Florida, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Foley, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. Wexler):
       H.R. 2330. A bill to name the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs outpatient clinic under construction at 2900 Veterans 
     Way, Melbourne, Florida, as the ``Jerry O'Brien Department of 
     Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic``; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. DUNN (for herself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Dreier, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
             Davis of Virginia, and Mr. Weller):
       H.R. 2331. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase and modify the exclusion relating to 
     qualified small business stock and to provide that the 
     exclusion relating to incentive stock options will no longer 
     be a minimum tax preference; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR:
       H.R. 2332. 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; referred 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 Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO (for himself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Waxman, 
             Mr. Serrano, and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 2333. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to remove special financial limitations that apply to 
     Puerto Rico and certain other territories under the Medicaid 
     Program with respect to medical assistance for Medicare cost-
     sharing and for veterans; referred 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. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. Skelton, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Hinojosa, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Ms. Berkley, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Serrano, 
             Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Fattah, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Ortiz, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
             Waters, Mr. Gutierrez, and Ms. Sanchez):
       H.R. 2334. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     extend and make improvements to the provisions relating to 
     procurement contract goals for small disadvantaged businesses 
     and certain institutions of higher education, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H. Con. Res. 142. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the Congress should have the power 
     to prohibit the desecration of the flag of the United States.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Porter, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Nadler, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weiner, and Mr. Wexler):
       H. Res. 219. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives condemning the arson attacks against three 
     California synagogues on June 18, 1999; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD (for herself, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Norton, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, and Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio):
       H. Res. 220. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with regard to the heart disease in women; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.

para. 69.23  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       21. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, relative to Senate Concurrent 
     Resolution No. 45 memorializing the President, the Congress, 
     and the Navy of the United States of America, on behalf and 
     in representation of the People of Puerto Rico, to 
     immediately respond to the plea of our people to immediately 
     and permanently cease air and naval firing and bombing 
     military practices with live ammunition in the island 
     municipality of Vieques and surrounding waters; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       122. Also a memorial of the Senate of the State of Kansas, 
     relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 1608 
     memorializing the United States Congress to repeal Section 
     656(b) of P.L. 104-208; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure. 

para. 69.24  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 5: Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 8: Mr. Dooley of California and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 25: Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 90: Ms. Pelosi and Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 123: Mr. Bachus, Ms. Calvert, Mrs. Johnson of 
     Connecticut, and Mr. Rogers.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Gilman, Mr. Frost, and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 347: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
       H.R. 413: Mr. Udall of New Mexico and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 423: Mr. Ose.
       H.R. 456: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.

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       H.R. 489: Mr. Weiner and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi.
       H.R. 531: Mr. Aderholt.
       H.R. 557: Mr. Kucinich and Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 583: Mr. Borski and Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 614: Mr. Lucas of Kentucky.
       H.R. 625: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 697: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. DeMint, and Mr. 
     Jenkins.
       H.R. 721: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Largent.
       H.R. 772: Mr. Udall of New Mexico.
       H.R. 784: Mr. Bliley and Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 798: Mr. Crowley, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Wu, and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 826: Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. Menendez.
       H.R. 925: Mr. Delahunt and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 933: Mr. Hall of Ohio and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 958: Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 1020: Mr. Berman, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
     McGovern, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Lee, and Mr. 
     Lampson.
       H.R. 1039: Ms. Pelosi, Mr, Dixon, and Mr. Leach.
       H.R. 1057: Mr. Waxman and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 1083: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 1115: Ms. Valazquez, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Roemer.
       H.R. 1168: Ms. Woolsey and Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1217: Mr. Weller, Mr. Stump, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
     Clement, and Mr. Jenkins.
       H.R. 1221: Mrs. Wilson and Mr. Terry.
       H.R. 1224: Ms. Berkley, Mr. Larson, and Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois.
       H.R. 1238: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. 
     DeFazio.
       H.R. 1257: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 1265: Ms. DeLauro and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1300: Mr. Allen and Mr. Dreier.
       H.R. 1303: Mr. Rangel, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. 
     Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1317: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky and Mr. Sherwood.
       H.R. 1325: Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Borski, 
     and Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 1358: Mr. Walden of Oregon.
       H.R. 1396: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
     Sherman, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, 
     Mr. Meehan, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
     York, Mr. Engel, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Pallone, and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1402: Mr. Dicks, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
     Cunningham, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. 
     Gibbons.
       H.R. 1427: Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 1435: Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 1509: Mr. Fossella, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Skelton, Ms. 
     DeLauro, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
     Foley, and Mr. Gephardt.
       H.R. 1531: Mr. Rahall and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi.
       H.R. 1549: Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 1567: Mr. Edwards.
       H.R. 1590: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 1671: Mr. Davis of Florida and Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1684: Mr. Martinez and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1714: Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 1796: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island and Ms. Hooley of 
     Oregon.
       H.R. 1816: Mr. Inslee.
       H.R. 1832: Ms. McKinney and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1842: Mr. Dicks and Mr. Jenkins.
       H.R. 1850: Mr. Andrews and Mr. Crane.
       H.R. 1858: Mr. Blunt, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 1920: Mr. Kind.
       H.R. 1932: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, 
     Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Ms. Berkley, and Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 1962: Mr. Ganske.
       H.R. 1990: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 1991: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 2028: Mr. Hostettler, Mr. English, and Mr. Hyde.
       H.R. 2088: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 2125: Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 2172: Mr. McNulty, Mr. latourette, Mr. Franks of New 
     Jersey, and Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 2241: Mr. Wexler, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Lucas of 
     Oklahoma, and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 2244: Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 2252: Mr. Largent.
       H.R. 2260: Mr. Pombo, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Armey, and Mr. 
     English.
       H.R. 2282: Mr. Aderholt.
       H.R. 2283: Mr. Clay and Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 2300: Mrs. Chenoweth, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Regula, Mr. 
     Cunningham, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Coburn, 
     Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Isakson, Mrs. 
     Roukema, Mr. Souder, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, and 
     Mrs. Bono.
       H.R. 2306: Mrs. Meek of Florida and Mr. McNulty.
       H.J. Res. 41: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Lowey, and Ms. 
     Stabenow.
       H.J. Res. 55: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
     Hostettler, Mr. Largent, Mr. Souder, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Pitts, 
     and Mr. Herger.
       H.J. Res. 57: Mr. Hunter, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Cook, Ms. 
     Kaptur, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Stearns, 
     and Ms. McKinney.
       H.J. Res. 58: Mr. Royce.
       H. Con. Res. 30: Mr. Sununu.
       H. Con. Res. 38: Mr. Engel, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Brady of 
     Pennsylvania, and Ms. Schakowsky.
       H. Con. Res. 62: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
     Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Crane, and Mr. McHugh.
       H. Con. Res. 100: Mr. Davis of Illinois and Mrs. Lowey.
       H. Con. Res. 124: Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
     Gejdenson, and Mr. Frost.
       H. Con. Res. 130: Mr. LaTourette.
       H. Con. Res. 133: Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Hinchey, and 
     Mr. Berry.
       H. Res. 89: Mr. McGovern.
       H. Res. 115: Mr. Inslee.
       H. Res. 144: Mr. Engel.
       H. Res. 146: Mr. Fattah, Mr. Greenwood, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
     Pallone, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Abercrombie, 
     Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
     Hall of Ohio, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
     Mr. Sherman, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
     of Texas, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Becerra, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Watt 
     of North Carolina, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Foley, Ms. 
     Slaughter, and Mr. Young of Florida.
       H. Res. 201: Mr. Stark.

para. 69.25  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

       20. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Los Angeles 
     County Federation of Republican Women, relative to Resolution 
     No. 1-99 petitioning support for House Concurrent Resolution 
     No. 30; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 
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                      THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1999 (70)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 70.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, June 23, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 70.2  communications

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

       2722. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Performance of Certain Functions by 
     National Futures Association With Respect to Those Foreign 
     Firms Acting in the Capacity of a Futures Commission 
     Merchant--received June 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2723. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Rules of Practice; Final Rules; 
     Correction--received June 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2724. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Fees for Applications for Contract 
     Market Designation--received June 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2725. A letter from the Administrator, Food and Consumer 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Food Stamp Program: Retailer 
     Integrity, Fraud Reduction and Penalties (RIN: 0584-AC46) 
     received May 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       2726. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Kresoxim-methyl; 
     Pesticide Tolerances [OPP-300873; FRL-6085-4] (RIN: 2070-
     AB78) received June 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2727. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Azoxystrobin; Extension 
     of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300840; FRL-6074-
     2] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received May 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2728. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Para-Aramid Fibers and Yarns [DFARS Case 98-D310] received 
     May 12, 1999; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2729. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Applicability of Buy American Clauses to Simplified 
     Acquisitions [DFARS Case 98-D031] received May 12, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       2730. 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 May 12, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       2731. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     approval of the retire

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     ment of Lieutenant General Joseph J. Redden, United States 
     Air Force, and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant 
     general on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       2732. 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.
       2733. A letter from the Commissioner, National Center for 
     Education Statistics, 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.
       2734. 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-6058-6] 
     (RIN: 2070-AD11) received June 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2735. 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 Inspection and Maintenance Program [DC036-
     2017; FRL-6356-4] received June 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2736. 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: Compliance Determination [FRL-
     6341-2] (RIN: 2060-AI27) received May 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2737. 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 Emissions From Existing 
     Hazardous/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators [FRL-6340-6] 
     received May 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2738. 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 South Coast Air 
     Quality Management District [CA012-0144a, FRL-6335-3] 
     received May 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2739. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Halosulfuron; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300854; FRL-6078-5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     May 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2740. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Chief, 
     Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Meyersdale, Pennsylvania) (Richwood, West Virginia) (Newell, 
     Iowa) (Superior, Wyoming) (La Center, Kentucky) (Lovell, 
     Wyoming) (Royal City, Washington) [MM Docket No. 98-28; RM-
     9234] [MM Docket No. 98-33; RM-9224] [MM Docket No. 98-71; 
     RM-9266] [MM Docket No. 98-109; RM-9282] [MM Docket No. 98-
     114; RM-9298] [MM Docket No. 98-116; RM-9281] [MM Docket No. 
     98-150; RM-9302] received May 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2741. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Chief, 
     Mass Media Bureau, 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 May 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       2742. 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; Sucrose 
     Acetate Isobutyrate [Docket No. 91F-0228] received June 7, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2743. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation 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. 99-06), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       2744. 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 United States 
     Government participation in that organization, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 3422(a)(2)(A); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       2745. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Exports to Cuba [Docket No. 
     990427108-9108-01] (RIN: 0694-AB93) received May 11, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       2746. A letter from the Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a list of all reports issued 
     or released by the GAO in April 1999, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     719(h); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2747. A letter from the Inspector General, Railroad 
     Retirement Board, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     activities of the Office of Inspector General for the period 
     October 1, 1998, through March 31, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       2748. 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; Groundfish of the Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands Management Area; Exempted Fishing Permit 
     [I.D. 052699D] received June 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2749. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Establishment of 
     the San Juan High Offshore Airspace Area, PR [Airspace Docket 
     No. 97-ASO-21] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received June 10, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2750. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class 
     E Airspace; West Union, IA [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-12] 
     received June 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2751. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulation; Back Bay of Biloxi, MS [CGD8-96-049] 
     (RIN: 2115-AE47) received June 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2752. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for Weather 
     Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Notice and 
     Request for Proposals [Docket No. 990416102-9102-01] (RIN: 
     0648-ZA64) received June 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       2753. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Schedule for Rating Disabilities; Diseases of the Ear and 
     Other Sense Organs (RIN: 2900-AF22) received May 11, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs. 

para. 70.3  message from the senate

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

       S. 880. An Act to amend the Clean Air Act to remove 
     flammable fuels from the list of substances with respect to 
     which reporting and other activities are required under the 
     risk management plan program.
       S. 886. An Act to authorize appropriations for the 
     Department of State for fiscal years 2000 and 2001; to 
     provide for enhanced security at United States diplomatic 
     facilities; to provide for certain arms control, 
     nonproliferation, and other national security measures; to 
     provide for reform of the United Nations; and for other 
     purposes.
       S. Res. 127. That the Secretary of the Senate is directed 
     to request the House to return the official papers on S. 331.

  The message also announced that pursuant to section 276h-276k of 
title 22, United States Code, as amended, the Chair, on behalf of the 
Vice President, appoints the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Sessions) as a 
member of the Senate Delegation to the Mexico-United States 
Interparliamentary Group Meeting during the First Session of the One 
Hundred Sixth Congress, to be held in Savannah, Georgia, June 25-27, 
1999.

para. 70.4  h.j. res. 33--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, announced the unfinished business 
to be the further consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 33) 
proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the 
flag of the United States.
  When said joint resolution was considered pursuant to House Resolution 
217 and the order of the House of June 23, 1999.
  Mr. WATT of North Carolina submitted the following amendment in the 
nature of a substitute:

       Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the 
     following:


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     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 --

       ``Not inconsistent with the first article of amendment to 
     this Constitution, the Congress shall have power to prohibit 
     the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.''.

  After debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 217, the previous question was ordered on 
the amendment and the joint resolution.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

115

When there appeared

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Nays

310

para. 70.5                    [Roll No. 251]

                                YEAS--115

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Greenwood
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moore
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Tauscher
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Woolsey

                                NAYS--310

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Holt
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kildee
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Barton
     Brown (CA)
     Davis (VA)
     Gilchrest
     Hefley
     Kasich
     Millender-McDonald
     Rangel
     Towns
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  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 two-thirds of 
the Members present had not voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CANADY 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

305

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affirmative

Nays

124

para. 70.6                    [Roll No. 252]

                                AYES--305

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kildee
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone

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     Pascrell
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--124

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hinchey
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Stark
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Tierney
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wu

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Brown (CA)
     Gilchrest
     Kasich
     Millender-McDonald
     Towns
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
said 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. 70.7  year 2000 readiness and responsibility

  On motion of Mr. GOODLATTE, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 775) 
to establish certain procedures for civil actions brought for damages 
relating to the failure of any device or system to process or otherwise 
deal with the transition from the year 1999 to the year 2000, and for 
other purposes; together with the amendment of the Senate thereto, was 
taken from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. GOODLATTE, 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. 70.8  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 775

  Mr. CONYERS moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 775 be 
instructed to ensure, within the scope of conference, that their 
eventual report to the House reflects due regard for the substantive 
concerns of the high-technology community and the possible implications 
of the ``Y2K'' date change on that community and on the Nation's 
economy; the substantive inputs of the Administration and of the 
bipartisan Leaderships in the Congress on the issues committed to 
conference; and the sense of the House that a decision not to follow 
this process will lead to a failure to enact legislation.
  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 to instruct?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. CONYERS 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

426

When there appeared

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Nays

0

para. 70.9                    [Roll No. 253]

                                YEAS--426

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott

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     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Brown (CA)
     Clement
     DeLay
     Ehrlich
     Gilchrest
     Kasich
     Rogan
     Towns
  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. 70.10  appointment of conferees--h.r. 775

  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:

  From the Committee on the Judiciary, for consideration of the House 
bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference:
  Messrs. Hyde, Sensenbrenner, Goodlatte, Conyers, and Ms. Lofgren.
  From the Committee on Commerce, for consideration of section 18 of the 
Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Bliley, Oxley, and Dingell. 

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

para. 70.11  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1658

  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up 
the following resolution (H. Res. 216):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1658) to provide a more just and uniform 
     procedure for Federal civil forfeitures, 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 an amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute consisting of the bill modified by the 
     amendment recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now 
     printed in the bill. Each section of that 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 report of the Committee 
     on Rules accompanying this resolution, which may be offered 
     only by Representative Hyde or his designee, may amend 
     portions of the bill not yet read for amendment, and shall be 
     considered as read. 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 8 
     of rule XVIII and except pro forma amendments for the purpose 
     of debate. Each amendment so printed may be offered only by 
     the Member who caused it to be printed or his designee and 
     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 Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, 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. 70.12  civil asset forfeiture

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to House Resolution 216 
and rule XVIII, 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. 1658) to provide a more just and uniform procedure for Federal 
civil forfeitures, 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,
  The Committee rose informally to receive a message from the President.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BRYANT, assumed the Chair.

para. 70.13  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.

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

para. 70.14  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:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Civil 
     Asset Forfeiture Reform Act''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Creation of general rules relating to civil forfeiture 
              proceedings.
Sec. 3. Compensation for damage to seized property.
Sec. 4. Prejudgment and postjudgment interest.
Sec. 5. Applicability.

     SEC. 2. CREATION OF GENERAL RULES RELATING TO CIVIL 
                   FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 46 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting the following new section after 
     section 982:

     ``Sec. 983. Civil forfeiture procedures

       ``(a) Administrative Forfeitures.--(1)(A) In any 
     nonjudicial civil forfeiture proceeding under a civil 
     forfeiture statute, with respect to which the agency 
     conducting a seizure of property must send written notice of 
     the seizure under section 607(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 
     (19 U.S.C. 1607(a)), such notice together with information on 
     the applicable procedures shall be sent not later than 60 
     days after the seizure to each party known to the seizing 
     agency at the time of the seizure to have an ownership or 
     possessory interest, including a lienholder's interest, in 
     the seized article. If a party's identity or interest is not 
     determined until after the seizure but is determined before a 
     declaration of forfeiture is entered, such written notice and 
     information shall be sent to such interested party not later 
     than 60 days after the seizing agency's determination of the 
     identity of the party or the party's interest.
       ``(B) If the Government does not provide notice of a 
     seizure of property in accordance with subparagraph (A), it 
     shall return the property pending the giving of such notice.
       ``(2) The Government may apply to a Federal magistrate 
     judge (as defined in the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure) 
     in any district where venue for a forfeiture action would lie 
     under section 1355(b) of title 28 for an extension of time in 
     which to comply with paragraph (1)(A). Such an extension 
     shall be granted based on a showing of good cause.
       ``(3) A person with an ownership or possessory interest in 
     the seized article who failed to file a claim within the time 
     period prescribed in subsection (b) may, on motion made not 
     later than 2 years after the date of final publication of 
     notice of seizure of the property, move to set aside a 
     declaration of forfeiture entered pursuant to section 609 of 
     the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1609). Such motion shall be 
     granted if--
       ``(A) the Government failed to take reasonable steps to 
     provide the claimant with notice of the forfeiture; and
       ``(B) the person otherwise had no actual notice of the 
     seizure within sufficient time to enable the person to file a 
     timely claim under subsection (b).

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       ``(4) If the court grants a motion made under paragraph 
     (3), it shall set aside the declaration of forfeiture as to 
     the moving party's interest pending forfeiture proceedings in 
     accordance with section 602 et seq. of the Tariff Act of 1930 
     (19 U.S.C. 1602 et seq.), which proceedings shall be 
     instituted within 60 days of the entry of the order granting 
     the motion.
       ``(5) If, at the time a motion under this subsection is 
     granted, the forfeited property has been disposed of by the 
     Government in accordance with law, the Government shall 
     institute forfeiture proceedings under paragraph (4). The 
     property which will be the subject of the forfeiture 
     proceedings instituted under paragraph (4) shall be a sum of 
     money equal to the value of the forfeited property at the 
     time it was disposed of plus interest.
       ``(6) The institution of forfeiture proceedings under 
     paragraph (4) shall not be barred by the expiration of the 
     statute of limitations under section 621 of the Tariff Act of 
     1930 (19 U.S.C. 1621) if the original publication of notice 
     was completed before the expiration of such limitations 
     period.
       ``(7) A motion made under this subsection shall be the 
     exclusive means of obtaining judicial review of a declaration 
     of forfeiture entered by a seizing agency.
       ``(b) Filing a Claim.--(1) Any person claiming such seized 
     property may file a claim with the appropriate official after 
     the seizure.
       ``(2) A claim under paragraph (1) may not be filed later 
     than 30 days after--
       ``(A) the date of final publication of notice of seizure; 
     or
       ``(B) in the case of a person receiving written notice, the 
     date that such notice is received.
       ``(3) The claim shall set forth the nature and extent of 
     the claimant's interest in the property.
       ``(4) Any person may bring a direct claim under subsection 
     (b) without posting bond with respect to the property which 
     is the subject of the claim.
       ``(c) Filing a Complaint.--(1) In cases where property has 
     been seized or restrained by the Government and a claim has 
     been filed, the Attorney General shall file a complaint for 
     forfeiture in the appropriate court in the manner set forth 
     in the Supplemental Rules for Certain Admiralty and Maritime 
     Claims not later than 90 days after the claim was filed, or 
     return the property pending the filing of a complaint. By 
     mutual agreement between the Government and the claimants, 
     the 90-day filing requirement may be waived.
       ``(2) The Government may apply to a Federal magistrate 
     judge (as defined in the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure) 
     in any district where venue for a forfeiture action would lie 
     under section 1355(b) of title 28 for an extension of time in 
     which to comply with paragraph (1). Such an extension shall 
     be granted based on a showing of good cause.
       ``(3) Upon the filing of a civil complaint, the claimant 
     shall file a claim and answer in accordance with the 
     Supplemental Rules for Certain Admiralty and Maritime Claims.
       ``(d) Appointment of Counsel.--(1) If the person filing a 
     claim is financially unable to obtain representation by 
     counsel and requests that counsel be appointed, the court may 
     appoint counsel to represent that person with respect to the 
     claim. In determining whether to appoint counsel to represent 
     the person filing the claim, the court shall take into 
     account--
       ``(A) the nature and value of the property subject to 
     forfeiture, including the hardship to the claimant from the 
     loss of the property seized, compared to the expense of 
     appointing counsel;
       ``(B) the claimant's standing to contest the forfeiture; 
     and
       ``(C) whether the claim appears to be made in good faith or 
     to be frivolous.
       ``(2) The court shall set the compensation for that 
     representation, which shall be the equivalent to that 
     provided for court-appointed representation under section 
     3006A of this title, and to pay such cost, there are 
     authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary as 
     an addition to the funds otherwise appropriated for the 
     appointment of counsel under such section.
       ``(3) The determination of whether to appoint counsel under 
     this subsection shall be made following a hearing at which 
     the Government shall have an opportunity to present evidence 
     and examine the claimant. The testimony of the claimant at 
     such hearing shall not be admitted in any other proceeding 
     except in accordance with the rules which govern the 
     admissibility of testimony adduced in a hearing on a motion 
     to suppress evidence. Nothing in this paragraph shall be 
     construed to prohibit the admission of any evidence that may 
     be obtained in the course of civil discovery in the 
     forfeiture proceeding or through any other lawful 
     investigative means.
       ``(e) Burden of Proof.--In all suits or actions brought for 
     the civil forfeiture of any property, the burden of proof at 
     trial is on the United States to establish, by a 
     preponderance of the evidence, that the property is subject 
     to forfeiture. If the Government proves that the property is 
     subject to forfeiture, the claimant shall have the burden of 
     establishing any affirmative defense by a preponderance of 
     the evidence.
       ``(f) Innocent Owners.--(1) An innocent owner's interest in 
     property shall not be forfeited in any civil forfeiture 
     action.
       ``(2) With respect to a property interest in existence at 
     the time the illegal conduct giving rise to the forfeiture 
     took place, the term `innocent owner' means an owner who--
       ``(A) did not know of the conduct giving rise to the 
     forfeiture; or
       ``(B) upon learning of the conduct giving rise to the 
     forfeiture, did all that reasonably could be expected under 
     the circumstances to terminate such use of the property.
       ``(3)(A) With respect to a property interest acquired after 
     the conduct giving rise to the forfeiture has taken place, 
     the term `innocent owner' means a person who, at the time 
     that person acquired the interest in the property, was a bona 
     fide purchaser for value and was at the time of the purchase 
     reasonably without cause to believe that the property was 
     subject to forfeiture.
       ``(B) Except as provided in paragraph (4), where the 
     property subject to forfeiture is real property, and the 
     claimant uses the property as his or her primary residence 
     and is the spouse or minor child of the person who committed 
     the offense giving rise to the forfeiture, an otherwise valid 
     innocent owner claim shall not be denied on the ground that 
     the claimant acquired the interest in the property--
       ``(i) in the case of a spouse, through dissolution of 
     marriage or by operation of law, or
       ``(ii) in the case of a minor child, as an inheritance upon 
     the death of a parent,

     and not through a purchase. However, the claimant must 
     establish, in accordance with subparagraph (A), that at the 
     time of the acquisition of the property interest, the 
     claimant was reasonably without cause to believe that the 
     property was subject to forfeiture, and was an owner of the 
     property, as defined in paragraph (6).
       ``(4) Notwithstanding any provision of this section, no 
     person may assert an ownership interest under this section--
       ``(A) in contraband or other property that it is illegal to 
     possess; or
       ``(B) in the illegal proceeds of a criminal act unless such 
     person was a bona fide purchaser for value who was reasonably 
     without cause to believe that the property was subject to 
     forfeiture.
       ``(5) For the purposes of paragraph (2) of this subsection 
     a person does all that reasonably can be expected if the 
     person takes all steps that a reasonable person would take in 
     the circumstances to prevent or terminate the illegal use of 
     the person's property. There is a rebuttable presumption that 
     a property owner took all the steps that a reasonable person 
     would take if the property owner--
       ``(A) gave timely notice to an appropriate law enforcement 
     agency of information that led to the claimant to know the 
     conduct giving rise to a forfeiture would occur or has 
     occurred; and
       ``(B) in a timely fashion, revoked permission for those 
     engaging in such conduct to use the property or took 
     reasonable steps in consultation with a law enforcement 
     agency to discourage or prevent the illegal use of the 
     property.

     The person is not required to take extraordinary steps that 
     the person reasonably believes would be likely to subject the 
     person to physical danger.
       ``(6) As used in this subsection--
       ``(A) the term `civil forfeiture statute' means any 
     provision of Federal law (other than the Tariff Act of 1930 
     or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) providing for the 
     forfeiture of property other than as a sentence imposed upon 
     conviction of a criminal offense.
       ``(B) the term `owner' means a person with an ownership 
     interest in the specific property sought to be forfeited, 
     including a lien, mortgage, recorded security device, or 
     valid assignment of an ownership interest. Such term does not 
     include--
       ``(i) a person with only a general unsecured interest in, 
     or claim against, the property or estate of another;
       ``(ii) a bailee unless the bailor is identified and the 
     bailee shows a colorable legitimate interest in the property 
     seized; or
       ``(iii) a nominee who exercises no dominion or control over 
     the property;
       ``(C) a person shall be considered to have known that the 
     person's property was being used or was likely to be used in 
     the commission of an illegal act if the person was willfully 
     blind.
       ``(7) If the court determines, in accordance with this 
     subsection, that an innocent owner had a partial interest in 
     property otherwise subject to forfeiture, or a joint tenancy 
     or tenancy by the entirety in such property, the court shall 
     enter an appropriate order--
       ``(A) severing the property;
       ``(B) transferring the property to the Government with a 
     provision that the Government compensate the innocent owner 
     to the extent of his or her ownership interest once a final 
     order of forfeiture has been entered and the property has 
     been reduced to liquid assets; or
       ``(C) permitting the innocent owner to retain the property 
     subject to a lien in favor of the Government, to the extent 
     of the forfeitable interest in the property, that will permit 
     the Government to realize its forfeitable interest if the 
     property is transferred to another person.

     To effectuate the purposes of this subsection, a joint 
     tenancy or tenancy by the entireties shall be converted to a 
     tenancy in common by order of the court, irrespective of 
     state law.
       ``(8) An innocent owner defense under this subsection is an 
     affirmative defense.
       ``(g) Motion To Suppress Seized Evidence.--At any time 
     after a claim and answer are filed in a judicial forfeiture 
     proceeding, a claimant with standing to contest the seizure 
     of the property may move to sup

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     press the fruits of the seizure in accordance with the normal 
     rules regarding the suppression of illegally seized evidence. 
     If the claimant prevails on such motion, the fruits of the 
     seizure shall not be admitted into evidence as to that 
     claimant at the forfeiture trial. However, a finding that 
     evidence should be suppressed shall not bar the forfeiture of 
     the property based on evidence obtained independently before 
     or after the seizure.
       ``(h) Use of Hearsay at Pre-Trial Hearings.--At any pre-
     trial hearing under this section in which the governing 
     standard is probable cause, the court may accept and consider 
     hearsay otherwise inadmissible under the Federal Rules of 
     Evidence.
       ``(i) Stipulations.--Notwithstanding the claimant's offer 
     to stipulate to the forfeitability of the property, the 
     Government shall be entitled to present evidence to the 
     finder of fact on that issue before the claimant presents any 
     evidence in support of any affirmative defense.
       ``(j) Preservation of Property Subject to Forfeiture.--The 
     court, before or after the filing of a forfeiture complaint 
     and on the application of the Government, may--
       ``(1) enter any restraining order or injunction in the 
     manner set forth in section 413(e) of the Controlled 
     Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 853(e));
       ``(2) require the execution of satisfactory performance 
     bonds;
       ``(3) create receiverships;
       ``(4) appoint conservators, custodians, appraisers, 
     accountants or trustees; or
       ``(5) take any other action to seize, secure, maintain, or 
     preserve the availability of property subject to forfeiture 
     under this section.
       ``(k) Excessive Fines.--(1) At the conclusion of the trial 
     and following the entry of a verdict of forfeiture, or upon 
     the entry of summary judgment for the Government as to the 
     forfeitability of the property, the claimant may petition the 
     court to determine whether the excessive fines clause of the 
     Eighth Amendment applies, and if so, whether forfeiture is 
     excessive. The claimant shall have the burden of establishing 
     that a forfeiture is excessive by a preponderance of the 
     evidence at a hearing conducted in the manner provided in 
     Rule 43(e), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, by the Court 
     without a jury. If the court determines that the forfeiture 
     is excessive, it shall adjust the forfeiture to the extent 
     necessary to avoid the Constitutional violation.
       ``(2) The claimant may not object to the forfeiture on 
     Eighth Amendment grounds other than as set forth in paragraph 
     (1), except that a claimant may, at any time, file a motion 
     for summary judgment asserting that even if the property is 
     subject to forfeiture, the forfeiture would be excessive. The 
     court shall rule on such motion for summary judgment only 
     after the Government has had an opportunity--
       ``(A) to conduct full discovery on the Eighth Amendment 
     issue; and
       ``(B) to place such evidence as may be relevant to the 
     excessive fines determination before the court in affidavits 
     or at an evidentiary hearing.
       ``(l) Pre-Discovery Standard.--In a judicial proceeding on 
     the forfeiture of property, the Government shall not be 
     required to establish the forfeitability of the property 
     before the completion of discovery pursuant to the Federal 
     Rules of Civil Procedure, particularly Rule 56(f) as may be 
     ordered by the court or if no discovery is ordered before 
     trial.
       ``(m) Applicability.--The procedures set forth in this 
     section apply to any civil forfeiture action brought under 
     any provision of this title, the Controlled Substances Act, 
     or the Immigration and Naturalization Act.''.
       (b) Release of Property.--Chapter 46 of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended to add the following section after 
     section 984:

     ``Sec. 985. Release of property to avoid hardship

       ``(a) A person who has filed a claim under section 983 is 
     entitled to release pursuant to subsection (b) of seized 
     property pending trial if--
       ``(1) the claimant has a possessory interest in the 
     property sufficient to establish standing to contest 
     forfeiture and has filed a nonfrivolous claim on the merits 
     of the forfeiture action;
       ``(2) the claimant has sufficient ties to the community to 
     provide assurance that the property will be available at the 
     time of the trial;
       ``(3) the continued possession by the United States 
     Government pending the final disposition of forfeiture 
     proceedings will cause substantial hardship to the claimant, 
     such as preventing the claimant from working, leaving the 
     claimant homeless, or preventing the functioning of a 
     business;
       ``(4) the claimant's hardship outweighs the risk that the 
     property will be destroyed, damaged, lost, concealed, 
     diminished in value or transferred if it is returned to the 
     claimant during the pendency of the proceeding; and
       ``(5) none of the conditions set forth in subsection (c) 
     applies;
       ``(b)(1) The claimant may make a request for the release of 
     property under this subsection at any time after the claim is 
     filed. If, at the time the request is made, the seizing 
     agency has not yet referred the claim to a United States 
     Attorney pursuant to section 608 of the Tariff Act of 1930 
     (19 U.S.C. 1608), the request may be filed with the seizing 
     agency; otherwise the request must be filed with the United 
     States Attorney to whom the claim was referred. In either 
     case, the request must set forth the basis on which the 
     requirements of subsection (a)(1) are met.
       ``(2) If the seizing agency, or the United States Attorney, 
     as the case may be, denies the request or fails to act on the 
     request within 20 days, the claimant may file the request as 
     a motion for the return of seized property in the district 
     court for the district represented by the United States 
     Attorney to whom the claim was referred, or if the claim has 
     not yet been referred, in the district court that issued the 
     seizure warrant for the property, or if no warrant was 
     issued, in any district court that would have jurisdiction to 
     consider a motion for the return of seized property under 
     Rule 41(e), Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. The motion 
     must set forth the basis on which the requirements of 
     subsection (a) have been met and the steps the claimant has 
     taken to secure the release of the property from the 
     appropriate official.
       ``(3) The district court must act on a motion made pursuant 
     to this subsection within 30 days or as soon thereafter as 
     practicable, and must grant the motion if the claimant 
     establishes that the requirements of subsection (a) have been 
     met. If the court grants the motion, the court must enter any 
     order necessary to ensure that the value of the property is 
     maintained while the forfeiture action is pending, including 
     permitting the inspection, photographing and inventory of the 
     property, and the court may take action in accordance with 
     Rule E of the Supplemental Rules for Certain Admiralty and 
     Maritime Cases. The Government is authorized to place a lien 
     against the property or to file a lis pendens to ensure that 
     it is not transferred to another person.
       ``(4) If property returned to the claimant under this 
     section is lost, stolen, or diminished in value, any 
     insurance proceeds shall be paid to the United States and 
     such proceeds shall be subject to forfeiture in place of the 
     property originally seized.
       ``(c) This section shall not apply if the seized property--
       ``(1) is contraband, currency or other monetary instrument, 
     or electronic funds unless such currency or other monetary 
     instrument or electronic funds constitutes the assets of a 
     business which has been seized,
       ``(2) is evidence of a violation of the law,
       ``(3) by reason of design or other characteristic, is 
     particularly suited for use in illegal activities; or
       ``(4) is likely to be used to commit additional criminal 
     acts if returned to the claimant.''
       ``(d) Once a motion for the release of property under this 
     section is filed, the person filing the motion may request 
     that the motion be transferred to another district where 
     venue for the forfeiture action would lie under section 
     1355(b) of title 28 pursuant to the change of venue 
     provisions in section 1404 of title 28.''.
       (c) Chapter Analysis.--The chapter analysis for chapter 46 
     of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting after the item relating to section 982 the 
     following:

``983. Civil forfeiture procedures''; and

       (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 984 the 
     following:

``985. Release of property to avoid hardship''.

       (f) Civil Forfeiture of Proceeds.--Section 981(a)(1) of 
     title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (C) by inserting before the period the 
     following: ``or any offense constituting `specified unlawful 
     activity' as defined in section 1956(c)(7) of this title or a 
     conspiracy to commit such offense''; and
       (2) by striking subparagraph (E).
       (d) Uniform Definition of Proceeds.--Section 981(a) of 
     title 18, United States Code, as amended by subsection (c), 
     is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``gross receipts'' and 
     ``gross proceeds'' wherever those terms appear and inserting 
     ``proceeds''; and
       (B) by adding the following after paragraph (1):
       ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term `proceeds' 
     means property of any kind obtained, directly or indirectly, 
     as the result of the commission of the offense giving rise to 
     forfeiture, and any property traceable thereto, and is not 
     limited to the net gain or profit realized from the 
     commission of the offense. In a case involving the forfeiture 
     of proceeds of a fraud or false claim under paragraph (1)(C) 
     involving billing for goods or services part of which are 
     legitimate and part of which are not legitimate, the court 
     shall allow the claimant a deduction from the forfeiture for 
     the amount obtained in exchange for the legitimate goods or 
     services. In a case involving goods or services provided by a 
     health care provider, such goods or services are not 
     `legitimate' if they were unnecessary.
       ``(3) For purposes of the provisions of subparagraphs (B) 
     through (H) of paragraph (1) which provide for the forfeiture 
     of proceeds of an offense or property traceable thereto, 
     where the proceeds have been commingled with or invested in 
     real or personal property, only the portion of such property 
     derived from the proceeds shall be regarded as property 
     traceable to the forfeitable proceeds. Where the proceeds of 
     the offense have been invested in real or personal property 
     that has appreciated in value, whether the relationship of 
     the property to the proceeds is too attenuated to support the 
     forfeiture of such property shall be determined in accordance 
     with the excessive fines clause of the Eighth Amendment.''

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     SEC. 3. COMPENSATION FOR DAMAGE TO SEIZED PROPERTY.

       (a) Tort Claims Act.--Section 2680(c) of title 28, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``law-enforcement'' and inserting ``law 
     enforcement''; and
       (2) by inserting before the period the following: ``, 
     except that the provisions of this chapter and section 
     1346(b) of this title do apply to any claim based on the 
     destruction, injury, or loss of goods, merchandise, or other 
     property, while in the possession of any officer of customs 
     or excise or any other law enforcement officer, if the 
     property was seized for the purpose of forfeiture under any 
     provision of Federal law (other than the Tariff Act of 1930 
     or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) providing for the 
     forfeiture of property other than as a sentence imposed upon 
     conviction of a criminal offense but the interest of the 
     claimant is not forfeited.
       (b) Department of Justice.--
       (1) In general.--With respect to a claim that cannot be 
     settled under chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, 
     the Attorney General may settle, for not more than $50,000 in 
     any case, a claim for damage to, or loss of, privately owned 
     property caused by an investigative or law enforcement 
     officer (as defined in section 2680(h) of title 28, United 
     States Code) who is employed by the Department of Justice 
     acting within the scope of his or her employment.
       (2) Limitations.--The Attorney General may not pay a claim 
     under paragraph (1) that--
       (A) is presented to the Attorney General more than 1 year 
     after it occurs; or
       (B) is presented by an officer or employee of the United 
     States Government and arose within the scope of employment.

     SEC. 4. PREJUDGMENT AND POSTJUDGMENT INTEREST.

       Section 2465 of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``Upon''; and
       (2) adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Interest.--
       ``(1) Post-judgment.--Upon entry of judgment for the 
     claimant in any proceeding to condemn or forfeit property 
     seized or arrested under any provision of Federal law (other 
     than the Tariff Act of 1930 or the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986) providing for the forfeiture of property other than as 
     a sentence imposed upon conviction of a criminal offense, the 
     United States shall be liable for post-judgment interest as 
     set forth in section 1961 of this title.
       ``(2) Pre-judgment.--The United States shall not be liable 
     for prejudgment interest in a proceeding under any provision 
     of Federal law (other than the Tariff Act of 1930 or the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986) providing for the forfeiture 
     of property other than as a sentence imposed upon conviction 
     of a criminal offense, except that in cases involving 
     currency, other negotiable instruments, or the proceeds of an 
     interlocutory sale, the United States shall disgorge to the 
     claimant any funds representing--
       ``(A) interest actually paid to the United States from the 
     date of seizure or arrest of the property that resulted from 
     the investment of the property in an interest-bearing account 
     or instrument; and
       ``(B) for any period during which no interest is actually 
     paid, an imputed amount of interest that such currency, 
     instruments, or proceeds would have earned at the rate 
     described in section 1961.
       ``(3) Limitation on other payments.--The United States 
     shall not be required to disgorge the value of any intangible 
     benefits nor make any other payments to the claimant not 
     specifically authorized by this subsection.''.

     SEC. 5. APPLICABILITY.

       Unless otherwise specified in this Act, the amendments made 
     by this Act apply with respect to claims, suits, and actions 
     filed on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

It was decided in the

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                                AYES--155

     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baird
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
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     Bonior
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     Bryant
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Capps
     Cardin
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     Collins
     Condit
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     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Deal
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Etheridge
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Gekas
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hayes
     Herger
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     Hilleary
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
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     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Inslee
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     John
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     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
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     Mica
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     Moore
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     Morella
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     Ose
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
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     Pickering
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     Portman
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     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Regula
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     Souder
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     Terry
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     Thornberry
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     Walsh
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wolf
     Wu
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--268

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
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     Bartlett
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     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
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     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
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     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capuano
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
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     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
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     Dicks
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     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
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     Ewing
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     Foley
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     Fossella
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     Frost
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     Gutknecht
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     Hansen
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     Hilliard
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     Hostettler
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     Jefferson
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     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
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     Linder
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     Manzullo
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     Meehan
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     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
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     Ney
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     Petri
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     Radanovich
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     Royce
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     Upton
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     Wilson
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Berman
     Brown (CA)
     Costello
     Gilchrest
     Kasich
     Largent
     Lazio
     McInnis
     Mollohan
     Packard
     Wise
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaHOOD, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 216, 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 ``Civil Asset Forfeiture 
     Reform Act''.

     SEC. 2. CREATION OF GENERAL RULES RELATING TO CIVIL 
                   FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS.

       Section 981 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting after subsection (i) the following:
       ``(j)(1)(A) In any nonjudicial civil forfeiture proceeding 
     under a civil forfeiture statute, with respect to which the 
     agency conducting a seizure of property must give written 
     notice to interested parties, such notice shall be given as 
     soon as practicable and in no

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     case more than 60 days after the later of the date of the 
     seizure or the date the identity of the interested party is 
     first known or discovered by the agency, except that the 
     court may extend the period for filing a notice for good 
     cause shown.
       ``(B) A person entitled to written notice in such 
     proceeding to whom written notice is not given may on motion 
     void the forfeiture with respect to that person's interest in 
     the property, unless the agency shows--
       ``(i) good cause for the failure to give notice to that 
     person; or
       ``(ii) that the person otherwise had actual notice of the 
     seizure.
       ``(C) If the Government does not provide notice of a 
     seizure of property in accordance with subparagraph (A), it 
     shall return the property and may not take any further action 
     to effect the forfeiture of such property.
       ``(2)(A) Any person claiming property seized in a 
     nonjudicial forfeiture proceeding may file a claim with the 
     appropriate official after the seizure.
       ``(B) A claim under subparagraph (A) may not be filed later 
     than 30 days after--
       ``(i) the date of final publication of notice of seizure; 
     or
       ``(ii) in the case of a person entitled to written notice, 
     the date that notice is received.
       ``(C) The claim shall state the claimant's interest in the 
     property.
       ``(D) Not later than 90 days after a claim has been filed, 
     the Attorney General shall file a complaint for forfeiture in 
     the appropriate court or return the property, except that a 
     court in the district in which the complaint will be filed 
     may extend the period for filing a complaint for good cause 
     shown or upon agreement of the parties.
       ``(E) If the Government does not file a complaint for 
     forfeiture of property in accordance with subparagraph (D), 
     it shall return the property and may not take any further 
     action to effect the forfeiture of such property.
       ``(F) Any person may bring a claim under subparagraph (A) 
     without posting bond with respect to the property which is 
     the subject of the claim.
       ``(3)(A) In any case where the Government files in the 
     appropriate United States district court a complaint for 
     forfeiture of property, any person claiming an interest in 
     the seized property may file a claim asserting such person's 
     interest in the property within 30 days of service of the 
     Government's complaint or, where applicable, within 30 days 
     of alternative publication notice.
       ``(B) A person asserting an interest in seized property in 
     accordance with subparagraph (A) shall file an answer to the 
     Government's complaint for forfeiture within 20 days of the 
     filing of the claim.
       ``(4)(A) If the person filing a claim is financially unable 
     to obtain representation by counsel, the court may appoint 
     counsel to represent that person with respect to the claim.
       ``(B) In determining whether to appoint counsel to 
     represent the person filing the claim, the court shall take 
     into account such factors as--
       ``(i) the claimant's standing to contest the forfeiture; 
     and
       ``(ii) whether the claim appears to be made in good faith 
     or to be frivolous.
       ``(C) The court shall set the compensation for that 
     representation, which shall be equivalent to that provided 
     for court-appointed representation under section 3006A of 
     this title, and to pay such cost there are authorized to be 
     appropriated such sums as are necessary as an addition to the 
     funds otherwise appropriated for the appointment of counsel 
     under such section.
       ``(5) In all suits or actions brought under any civil 
     forfeiture statute for the civil forfeiture of any property, 
     the burden of proof is on the United States Government to 
     establish, by clear and convincing evidence, that the 
     property is subject to forfeiture.
       ``(6)(A) An innocent owner's interest in property shall not 
     be forfeited under any civil forfeiture statute.
       ``(B) With respect to a property interest in existence at 
     the time the illegal conduct giving rise to forfeiture took 
     place, the term `innocent owner' means an owner who--
       ``(i) did not know of the conduct giving rise to 
     forfeiture; or
       ``(ii) upon learning of the conduct giving rise to the 
     forfeiture, did all that reasonably could be expected under 
     the circumstances to terminate such use of the property.
       ``(C) With respect to a property interest acquired after 
     the conduct giving rise to the forfeiture has taken place, 
     the term `innocent owner' means a person who, at the time 
     that person acquired the interest in the property, was--
       ``(i)(I) a bona fide purchaser or seller for value 
     (including a purchaser or seller of goods or services for 
     value); or
       ``(II) a person who acquired an interest in property 
     through probate or inheritance; and
       ``(ii) at the time of the purchase or acquisition 
     reasonably without cause to believe that the property was 
     subject to forfeiture.
       ``(D) Where the property subject to forfeiture is real 
     property, and the claimant uses the property as the 
     claimant's primary residence and is the spouse or minor child 
     of the person who committed the offense giving rise to the 
     forfeiture, an otherwise valid innocent owner claim shall not 
     be denied on the ground that the claimant acquired the 
     interest in the property--
       ``(i) in the case of a spouse, through dissolution of 
     marriage or by operation of law; or
       ``(ii) in the case of a minor child, as an inheritance upon 
     the death of a parent,
     and not through a purchase. However, the claimant must 
     establish, in accordance with subparagraph (C), that at the 
     time of the acquisition of the property interest, the 
     claimant was reasonably without cause to believe that the 
     property was subject to forfeiture.
       ``(7) For the purposes of paragraph (6)--
       ``(A) ways in which a person may show that such person did 
     all that reasonably can be expected may include demonstrating 
     that such person, to the extent permitted by law--
       ``(i) gave timely notice to an appropriate law enforcement 
     agency of information that led the person to know the conduct 
     giving rise to a forfeiture would occur or has occurred; and
       ``(ii) in a timely fashion revoked or attempted to revoke 
     permission for those engaging in such conduct to use the 
     property or took reasonable actions in consultation with a 
     law enforcement agency to discourage or prevent the illegal 
     use of the property; and
       ``(B) in order to do all that can reasonably be expected, a 
     person is not required to take steps that the person 
     reasonably believes would be likely to subject any person 
     (other than the person whose conduct gave rise to the 
     forfeiture) to physical danger.
       ``(8) As used in this subsection:
       ``(1) The term `civil forfeiture statute' means any 
     provision of Federal law (other than the Tariff Act of 1930 
     or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) providing for the 
     forfeiture of property other than as a sentence imposed upon 
     conviction of a criminal offense.
       ``(2) The term `owner' means a person with an ownership 
     interest in the specific property sought to be forfeited, 
     including a leasehold, lien, mortgage, recorded security 
     device, or valid assignment of an ownership interest. Such 
     term does not include--
       ``(i) a person with only a general unsecured interest in, 
     or claim against, the property or estate of another;
       ``(ii) a bailee unless the bailor is identified and the 
     bailee shows a colorable legitimate interest in the property 
     seized; or
       ``(iii) a nominee who exercises no dominion or control over 
     the property.
       ``(k)(1) A claimant under subsection (j) is entitled to 
     immediate release of seized property if--
       ``(A) the claimant has a possessory interest in the 
     property;
       ``(B) the continued possession by the United States 
     Government pending the final disposition of forfeiture 
     proceedings will cause substantial hardship to the claimant, 
     such as preventing the functioning of a business, preventing 
     an individual from working, or leaving an individual 
     homeless; and
       ``(C) the claimant's likely hardship from the continued 
     possession by the United States Government of the seized 
     property outweighs the risk that the property will be 
     destroyed, damaged, lost, concealed, or transferred if it is 
     returned to the claimant during the pendency of the 
     proceeding.
       ``(2) A claimant seeking release of property under this 
     subsection must request possession of the property from the 
     appropriate official, and the request must set forth the 
     basis on which the requirements of paragraph (1) are met.
       ``(3) If within 10 days after the date of the request the 
     property has not been released, the claimant may file a 
     motion or complaint in any district court that would have 
     jurisdiction of forfeiture proceedings relating to the 
     property setting forth--
       ``(A) the basis on which the requirements of paragraph (1) 
     are met; and
       ``(B) the steps the claimant has taken to secure release of 
     the property from the appropriate official.
       ``(4) If a motion or complaint is filed under paragraph 
     (3), the district court shall order that the property be 
     returned to the claimant, pending completion of proceedings 
     by the United States Government to obtain forfeiture of the 
     property, if the claimant shows that the requirements of 
     paragraph (1) have been met. The court may place such 
     conditions on release of the property as it finds are 
     appropriate to preserve the availability of the property or 
     its equivalent for forfeiture.
       ``(5) The district court shall render a decision on a 
     motion or complaint filed under paragraph (3) no later than 
     30 days after the date of the filing, unless such 30-day 
     limitation is extended by consent of the parties or by the 
     court for good cause shown.''; and
       (2) by redesignating existing subsection (j) as subsection 
     (l).

     SEC. 3. COMPENSATION FOR DAMAGE TO SEIZED PROPERTY.

       (a) Tort Claims Act.--Section 2680(c) of title 28, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``law-enforcement'' and inserting ``law 
     enforcement''; and
       (2) by inserting before the period the following: ``, 
     except that the provisions of this chapter and section 
     1346(b) of this title do apply to any claim based on the 
     destruction, injury, or loss of goods, merchandise, or other 
     property, while in the possession of any officer of customs 
     or excise or any other law enforcement officer, if the 
     property was seized for the purpose of forfeiture under any 
     provision of Federal law (other than the Tariff Act of 1930 
     or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) providing for the 
     forfeiture of property other than as a sentence imposed upon 
     conviction of a criminal offense but the interest of the 
     claimant is not forfeited''.
       (b) Department of Justice.--
       (1) In general.--With respect to a claim that cannot be 
     settled under chapter 171 of

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     title 28, United States Code, the Attorney General may 
     settle, for not more than $50,000 in any case, a claim for 
     damage to, or loss of, privately owned property caused by an 
     investigative or law enforcement officer (as defined in 
     section 2680(h) of title 28, United States Code) who is 
     employed by the Department of Justice acting within the scope 
     of his or her employment.
       (2) Limitations.--The Attorney General may not pay a claim 
     under paragraph (1) that--
       (A) is presented to the Attorney General more than 1 year 
     after it occurs; or
       (B) is presented by an officer or employee of the United 
     States Government and arose within the scope of employment.

     SEC. 4. PRE-JUDGMENT AND POST-JUDGMENT INTEREST.

       Section 2465 of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``Upon''; and
       (2) adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Interest.--
       ``(1) Post-judgment.--Upon entry of judgment for the 
     claimant in any proceeding to condemn or forfeit property 
     seized or arrested under any provision of Federal law (other 
     than the Tariff Act of 1930 or the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986) providing for the forfeiture of property other than as 
     a sentence imposed upon conviction of a criminal offense, the 
     United States shall be liable for post-judgment interest as 
     set forth in section 1961 of this title.
       ``(2) Pre-judgment.--The United States shall not be liable 
     for pre-judgment interest in a proceeding under any provision 
     of Federal law (other than the Tariff Act of 1930 or the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986) providing for the forfeiture 
     of property other than as a sentence imposed upon conviction 
     of a criminal offense, except that in cases involving 
     currency, other negotiable instruments, or the proceeds of an 
     interlocutory sale, the United States shall disgorge to the 
     claimant any funds representing--
       ``(A) interest actually paid to the United States from the 
     date of seizure or arrest of the property that resulted from 
     the investment of the property in an interest-bearing account 
     or instrument; and
       ``(B) for any period during which no interest is actually 
     paid, an imputed amount of interest that such currency, 
     instruments, or proceeds would have earned at the rate 
     described in section 1961.
       ``(3) Limitation on other payments.--The United States 
     shall not be required to disgorge the value of any intangible 
     benefits in a proceeding under any provision of Federal law 
     (than the Tariff Act of 1930 or the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986) providing for the forfeiture of property other than as 
     a sentence imposed upon conviction of a criminal offense nor 
     make any other payments to the claimant not specifically 
     authorized by this subsection.''.

     SEC. 5. APPLICABILITY.

       (a) In General.--Unless otherwise specified in this Act, 
     the amendments made by this Act apply with respect to claims, 
     suits, and actions filed on or after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (b) Exceptions.--
       (1) The standard for the required burden of proof set forth 
     in section 981 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by 
     section 2, shall apply in cases pending on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2) The amendment made by section 4 shall apply to any 
     judgment entered 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. HEFLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. HYDE 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

375

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affirmative

Nays

48

para. 70.16                   [Roll No. 255]

                                AYES--375

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--48

     Andrews
     Bachus
     Barrett (WI)
     Bilbray
     Blumenauer
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Bryant
     Chambliss
     Collins
     Condit
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Deutsch
     Gekas
     Gilman
     Hayes
     Hill (IN)
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones (NC)
     Kind (WI)
     Latham
     Maloney (CT)
     McCrery
     Mica
     Moore
     Myrick
     Pascrell
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickering
     Portman
     Ramstad
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Roukema
     Shays
     Shows
     Souder
     Sweeney
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Turner
     Visclosky
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Berman
     Brown (CA)
     Costello
     Gilchrest
     Kasich
     Lazio
     McInnis
     Mollohan
     Packard
     Waters
     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. 70.17  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, laid before the House the 
following communication from Mr. Joe Williams, District Aide, office of 
the Honorable Terry Everett:

                                    Washington, DC, June 18, 1999.
     Hon. Dennis J. Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you, pursuant 
     to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
     that I have been served with a trial subpoena (for testimony) 
     issued by the Circuit Court for Houston County, Alabama in 
     the case of Floyd v. Floyd, No. DR-1998-000040.

[[Page 967]]

       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,
                                                     Joe Williams,
                                                    District Aide.

para. 70.18  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1802

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-199) the resolution (H. Res. 221) providing for consideration of 
(H.R. 1802) to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to 
provide States with more funding and greater flexibility in carrying our 
programs designed to help children make the transition from foster care 
to self-sufficiency, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 70.19  message from the president--u.s.-canada nuclear cooperation 
          agreement

  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:
  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) and (d)), the text of a proposed Protocol Amending the Agreement for 
Cooperation Concerning Civil Uses of Atomic Energy Between the 
Government of the United States of America and the Government of Canada 
signed at Washington on June 15, 1955, as amended. I am also pleased to 
transmit my written approval, authorization, and determination 
concerning the Protocol, and an unclassified Nuclear Proliferation 
Assessment Statement (NPAS) concerning the Protocol. (In accordance with 
section 123 of the Act, as amended by Title XII of the Foreign Affairs 
Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-277), I have 
submitted to the Congress under separate cover a classified annex to the 
NPAS, prepared in consultation with the Director of Central 
Intelligence, summarizing relevant classified information.) The joint 
memorandum submitted to me by the Secretary of State and the Secretary 
of Energy and a letter from the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission stating the views of the Commission are also enclosed.
  The proposed Protocol has been negotiated in accordance with the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and other applicable law. In my 
judgment, it meets all statutory requirements and will advance the 
nonproliferation and other foreign policy interests of the United 
States.
  The Protocol amends the Agreement for Cooperation Concerning Civil 
Uses of Atomic Energy Between the Government of the United States of 
America and the Government of Canada in two respects:
  1. It extends the Agreement, which would otherwise expire by its terms 
on January 1, 2000, for an additional period of 30 years, with the 
provision for automatic extensions thereafter in increments of 5 years 
each unless either Party gives timely notice to terminate the Agreement; 
and
  2. It updates certain provisions of the Agreement relating to the 
physical protection of materials subject to the Agreement.
  The Agreement itself was last amended on April 23, 1980, to bring it 
into conformity with all requirements of the Atomic Energy Act and the 
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978. As amended by the proposed 
Protocol, it will continue to meet all requirements of U.S. law.
  Canada ranks among the closest and most important U.S. partners in 
civil nuclear cooperation, with ties dating back to the early days of 
the Atoms for Peace program. Canada is also in the forefront of 
countries supporting international efforts to prevent the spread of 
nuclear weapons to additional countries. It is a party to the Treaty on 
the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and has an agreement with 
the IAEA for the application of full-scope safeguards to its nuclear 
program. It also subscribes to the Nuclear Supplier Group (NSG) 
Guidelines, which set forth standards for the responsible export of 
nuclear commodities for peaceful use, and to the Zangger (NPT Exporters) 
Committee Guidelines, which oblige members to require the application of 
IAEA safeguards on nuclear exports to nonnuclear weapon states. It is a 
party to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, 
whereby it has agreed to apply international standards of physical 
protection to the storage and transport of nuclear material under its 
jurisdiction or control.
  Continued close cooperation with Canada in the peaceful uses of 
nuclear energy, under the long-term extension of the U.S.-Canada 
Agreement for Cooperation provided for in the proposed Protocol, will 
serve important U.S. national security, foreign policy, and commercial 
interests.
  I have considered the views and recommendations of the interested 
agencies in reviewing the proposed Protocol 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 
Protocol and authorized its execution and urge that the Congress give it 
favorable consideration.
  This transmission shall constitute a submittal for purposes of both 
sections 123 b. and 123 d. of the Atomic Energy Act. My Administration 
is prepared to begin immediate 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, June 24, 1999.

  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. 106-84).

para. 70.20  message from the president--export administration extension

  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 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 
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.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, June 24, 1999.

  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. 106-85).

para. 70.21  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. GILCHREST, for today and balance of the week;
  To Mr. SANFORD, for today after 5 p.m. and balance of the week; and
  To Mr. PACKARD, for today after 4 p.m. and balance of the week.
  And then,

para. 70.22  adjournment

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

para. 70.23  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. YOUNG of Florida: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 
     853. 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; with an amendment, 
     adversely, (Rept. No. 106-198 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Ms. PRYCE of Ohio: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 
     221. Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1802) to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act 
     to provide States with more funding and greater flexibility 
     in carrying out pro

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     grams designed to help children make the transition from 
     foster care to self-sufficiency, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 106-199). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 70.24  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. TOWNS (for himself, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Bishop, and 
             Mr. Hastings of Washington):
       H.R. 2335. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to improve 
     the hydroelectric licensing process by granting the Federal 
     Energy Regulatory Commission statutory authority to better 
     coordinate participation by other agencies and entities, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. MCCOLLUM:
       H.R. 2336. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     provide for appointment of United States marshals by the 
     Attorney General; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Meeks of New York, and 
             Mr. Campbell):
       H.R. 2337. A bill to repeal section 656 of the Illegal 
     Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD:
       H.R. 2338. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to provide an individual who seeks to have a 
     particular type of item or service to be covered benefit 
     under the Medicare Program the option to meet with the 
     Secretary in advance to develop a written agreement 
     specifying the information necessary for the Secretary to 
     make a national coverage determination 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. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Vento, Mr. Hefley, 
             Mr. Rahall, Mr. Castle, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Boehlert, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Mr. Gilchrest, Mrs. Northup, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Mr. Leach, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Ehrlich, 
             Mr. English, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Evans, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Porter, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Phelps, Mr. 
             Udall of Colorado, Ms. Norton, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
             Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Weller, Mr. Clay, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. 
             Blumenauer):
       H.R. 2339. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act 
     to authorize an additional category of national trail known 
     as a national discovery trail, to provide special 
     requirements for the establishment and administration of 
     national discovery trails, and to designate the cross country 
     American Discovery Trail as the first national discovery 
     trail; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BISHOP (for himself and Mr. Chambliss):
       H.R. 2340. A bill to improve the quality, timeliness, and 
     credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BURR of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. 
             Towns):
       H.R. 2341. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to establish a new prospective payment system for 
     Federally-qualified health centers and rural health clinics; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BURR of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. 
             Ballenger):
       H.R. 2342. A bill to implement the Hague Convention on 
     Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of 
     Intercountry Adoption, and for other purposes; 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. CALVERT:
       H.R. 2343. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 to provide for the review and recommendation by the 
     National Academy of Sciences of species that should be 
     removed from lists of endangered species and threatened 
     species; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Florida (for himself, Mr. Roemer, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Ford, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
             Bentsen, Mr. Martinez, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Holt, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Berkley, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Kind, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Lampson, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 2344. A bill to provide funds to assist high-poverty 
     school districts meet their teaching needs; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Armed 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. DeLAURO (for herself, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Roemer, 
             Mr. Bonior, Mr. Frost, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Crowley, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Latham, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Lipinski, and Mr. Cummings):
       H.R. 2345. 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 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 Mr. EHLERS (for himself, Mr. Coble, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Upton, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Traficant, and 
             Mr. Campbell):
       H.R. 2346. 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.
           By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Hill of Montana, and 
             Mr. Nethercutt):
       H.R. 2347. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the look-back method shall not apply to 
     construction contracts required to use the percentage of 
     completion method; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Cook, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
             Udall of Colorado, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
             Tancredo, and Mrs. Cubin):
       H.R. 2348. A bill to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to 
     provide cost sharing for the endangered fish recovery 
     implementation programs for the Upper Colorado and San Juan 
     River Basins; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HERGER (for himself and Ms. Dunn):
       H.R. 2349. 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. Sam JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. McIntosh, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Istook, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Hilleary, Mr. Hostettler, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Graham, 
             Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Pitts, 
             Mr. Dickey, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Sununu, 
             Mr. Hansen, Mr. Souder, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             McInnis, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             DeLay, Mr. Paul, Mr. Manzullo, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Skeen, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Bonilla, 
             Mr. Coburn, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Riley, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
             Spence, and Mr. Metcalf):
       H.R. 2350. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal taxes on American Values; 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. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Watt of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Vento, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. George Miller 
             of California, and Mr. Luther):
       H.R. 2351. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     prohibit the distribution of any check or other negotiable 
     instrument as part of a solicitation by a creditor for an 
     extension of credit, to limit the liability of consumers in 
     conjunction with such solicitations, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself and Mr. Shaw):
       H.R. 2352. A bill to provide for a judicial remedy for 
     United States persons injured as a result of violations by 
     foreign states of their arbitral obligations under 
     international law; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 2353. A bill to direct the President to withhold 
     extension of the WTO Agreement to any country that is not 
     complying with its obligations under the New York Convention, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RAHALL (for himself and Mr. Gibbons):
       H.R. 2354. A bill to grant a federal charter to the 
     Association of American State Geologists; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Baird, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Berman, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Capps,

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             Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Carson, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
             Dixon, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Engel, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Ford, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Hoeffel, 
             Mr. Holt, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hoyer, 
             Mr. Inslee, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kind, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
             Kolbe, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Larson, Mr. Leach, Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Luther, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. McKinney, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Menendez, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. George Miller of California, 
             Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Moore, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             Rothman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sabo, Ms. 
             Sanchez, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Vento, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Weygand, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu, and Mr. 
             Wynn):
       H.R. 2355. A bill to prohibit employment discrimination on 
     the basis of sexual orientation; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on House Administration, Government Reform, 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. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
             Mr. Camp, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. English, Mr. McIntosh, and 
             Mr. LoBiondo):
       H.R. 2356. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to improve review procedures under the Medicare 
     Program by making those procedures more equitable and 
     efficient for beneficiaries and other claimants, 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. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 2357. A bill to designate the United States Post 
     Office located at 3675 Warrensville Center Road in Shaker 
     Heights, Ohio, as the ``Louise Stokes Post Office''; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mr. Roemer, Mr. Buyer, Ms. Carson, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             Hill of Indiana, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Souder, and Mr. 
             Pease):
       H.R. 2358. A bill to designate the United States Post 
     Office located at 3813 Main Street in East Chicago, Indiana, 
     as the ``Lance Corporal Harold Gomez Post Office''; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. George Miller 
             of California, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Frost, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Foley, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Towns, 
             Ms. Waters, Mr. Nethercutt, and Mr. Stupak):
       H.R. 2359. 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. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H.R. 2360. A bill to provide that benefits under chapter 89 
     of title 5, United States Code, may be afforded for covered 
     services provided by a licensed or certified chiropractor, 
     acupuncturist, massage therapist, naturopathic physician, or 
     midwife, without supervision or referral by another health 
     practitioner; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       H.R. 2361. A bill to repeal the interim payment system for 
     home health services furnished under the Medicare Program, to 
     eliminate the mandatory 15 percent reduction in payment 
     amounts for such services under the prospective payment 
     system, to continue periodic interim payments for such 
     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. 

para. 70.25  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 8: Mr. Lampson, Ms. Granger, Mr. Baker, Mr. Bonilla, 
     Mr. Burr of North Carolina, and Mr. Cannon.
       H.R. 25: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 72: Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 82: Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 148: Mr. Ortiz and Mr. Sweeney.
       H.R. 172: Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 175: Mr. Saxton, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. 
     Bliley.
       H.R. 220: Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 323: Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 355: Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 357: Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 405: Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 406: Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 486: Mr. Wynn, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. LoBiondo, and Mr. 
     Kanjorski.
       H.R. 490: Mr. John, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Stenholm, 
     Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Cook, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
     Sessions, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Istook, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Hall of 
     Texas, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, and Mr. 
     Manzullo.
       H.R. 516: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 518: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 555: Mr. George Miller of California.
       H.R. 597: Ms. Granger, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Roemer, and Ms. 
     Schakowsky.
       H.R. 614: Mr. Miller of Florida.
       H.R. 623: Mr. Skelton and Mr. Synder.
       H.R. 628: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 639: Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 655: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 664: Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 675: Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 692: Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 742: Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. 
     Quinn.
       H.R. 756: Mr. Pitts.
       H.R. 765: Mr. Clement and Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Brown of California and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 784: Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H.R. 797: Mr. Gutierrez and Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 804: Mr. Costello and Mr. Kind.
       H.R. 835: Mr. Lampson and Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 853: Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 864: Mr. Fossella, Mr. Luther, Mr. John, Mr. Boswell, 
     Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Stupak, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
     Conyers, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Collins.
       H.R. 865: Mr. Rangel and Mr. Sisisky.
       H.R. 903: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 922: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 976: Mr. Gordon and Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 1020: Mr. Stupak, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
     Johnson of Texas, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1046: Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 1052: Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Weiner, and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 1070: Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Hefley, Mr. English, and Mr. 
     Saxton.
       H.R. 1081: Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 1083: Mr. Goode  and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 1090: Mr. Gilman, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Clay, Ms. 
     Velazquez, and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 1092: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 1103: Mr. Becerra, Mr. Borski, Mr. Boyd, Ms. Brown of 
     Florida, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Dooley of 
     California, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
     Mr. King, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. McCarthy of 
     Missouri, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
     Rahall, Mr. Visclosky, and Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 1144: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 1176: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 1180: Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Becerra, and Mr. 
     Young of Alaska.
       H.R. 1182: Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 1188: Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 1193: Mr. Deutsch and Mr. Murtha.
       H.R. 1218: Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 1221: Mr. Skeen and Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 1222: Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 1247: Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 1260: Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 1264: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 1271: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Frost, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Lee, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Rahall, 
     Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
     Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1287: Mr. Terry.
       H.R. 1300: Mr. Hutchinson and Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 1323: Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. 
     Skeen.
       H.R. 1329: Mr. Manzullo and Mr. Andrews.

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       H.R. 1344: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina and Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 1352: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Evans, Ms. Danner, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
     Allen, Ms. DeLauro, and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 1407: Mr. Holt.
       H.R. 1412: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 1422: Mr. Bishop, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
     Lantos, Mr. Inslee, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
     Rahall, Mr. Frost, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
     Mrs. Emerson, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1443: Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 1450: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 1477: Mr. Weiner, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. Knollenberg.
       H.R. 1495: Mr. Gilchrest and Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 1505: Mr. Kasich and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 1507: Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 1523: Mr. McInnis, Mr. Watkins, and Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 1524: Mr. Boyd.
       H.R. 1525: Mr. Filner, Mrs. Maloney of New York and Mr. 
     Capuano.
       H.R. 1543: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gutierrez, and 
     Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. Dooley of California and Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 1622: Mrs. Lowey and Ms. Baldwin.
       H.R. 1634: Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Cooksey.
       H.R. 1645: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1650: Mr. Castle, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
     McNulty, Mr. Gonzalez, and Mr. Jackson of Illinois.
       H.R. 1671: Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 1681: Mr. Cummings, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Meeks of New 
     York, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Jefferson, 
     Mrs. Clayton, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
     Mr. Towns, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Payne, 
     Ms. Norton, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
     Mr. Scott, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
     Ms. Lee, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Rangel, and Ms. Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 1728: Mr. Rodriguez.
       H.R. 1730: Mr. English, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, and Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 1732: Mr. Thompson of California.
       H.R. 1736: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 1760: Mrs. Morella and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 1785: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Davis 
     of Illinois, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Oliver, Ms. 
     McCarthy of Missouri, and Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 1788: Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Doyle, 
     Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. English, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 1791: Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 1793: Mr. Upton and Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 1794: Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
     Berman, Mr. Wexler, Mr Faleomavaega, and Mr. Davis of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 1795: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Boucher, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
     Green of Texas, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Filner, and Mr.Oberstar.
       H.R. 1837: Mr. Goode, Mr. Hall Of Texas, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
     Oxley, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1839: Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 1841: Mr. Nadler, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Underwood,  and 
     Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1884: Mr. Frost, and Ms. Lee
       H.R. 1899: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Millender-
     McDonald, Mr. Engel, Mr. Smith, of New Jersey, Mr. Lampson, 
     Mr. Rahall, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
     Dixon, Mr. Brown of California, and Mr. Davis of Florida.
       H.R. 1929: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 1935: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1966: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Foley, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. 
     Borski.
       H.R. 1994: Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 2013: Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 2021: Mr. Frost, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Pelosi, 
     and Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 2025: Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 2031: Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. 
     Skelton, Mr. Baker, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Gutknecht, and Mr. 
     Hilliard.
       H.R. 2038: Mr. McInnis and Mr. Shimkus.
       H.R. 2086: Mr. Campbell, Mr. Larson, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
     Barton of Texas, and Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 2101: Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 2106: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 2116: Mr. Smtih of New Jersey and Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 2136: Mr. Shows and Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 2170: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Moakley, Mr. 
     Portman, Mr. Sisisky, and Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 2174: Ms. Lee and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi.
       H.R. 2202: Mr. Kind and Mr. Jones of North Carolina.
       H.R. 2227: Mr. Sanders, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Waxman, Mr. Frost, Ms. Pelosi, and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 2243: Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 2247: Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Tiahrt, and Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 2252: Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 2260: Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
     Packard, and Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 2265: Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
     Mascara, and Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 2280: Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
     Bilirakis, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
     Doyle, Ms. Carson, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Shows, Mr. Abercrombie, 
     Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Olver, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. 
     Hill of Indiana.
       H.R. 2283: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Carson, Ms. Lee, and 
     Mr. Green of Texas.
       H.R. 2287: Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gutierrez, 
     Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Meeks of New 
     York.
       H.R. 2306: Mr. Frost, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. DeLauro, 
     and Mr. Green of Texas.
       H.J. Res. 34: Mr. Pascrell.
       H.J. Res. 55: Mr. Kuykendall and Mr. Packard.
       H. Con. Res. 60: Mr. Tanner, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Barrett 
     of Wisconsin.
       H. Con. Res. 64: Ms. Baldwin, and Mrs. Jones of Ohio.
       H. Con. Res. 97: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Farr of 
     California, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Minge, Mr. English, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
     Berman, Mr. McNulty, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Oberstar.
       H. Con. Res. 111: Mr. Stark, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
     Martinez, and Mr. Becerra.
       H. Con. Res. 124: Ms. Rivers, Mr. Becerra, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H. Con. Res. 128: Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
     Mr. Salmon, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
     Delahunt, Mr. Talent, Mr. Ford, Mr. King, Mr. Bilbray, and 
     Mr. Hunter.
       H. Con. Res. 131: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
     Frost, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Andrews, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Sherman, 
     Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Foley.
       H. Con. Res. 132: Ms. Lee, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Jackson of 
     Illinois, Mr. Stark, and Ms. Waters.
       H. Res. 41: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. LaTourette, and 
     Ms. Schakowsky.
       H. Res. 184: Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Brown of California, 
     Mr. Engel, and Ms. McKinney.
       H. Res. 201: Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Moakley, Mr. 
     Frost, and Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H. Res. 214: Mr. Stupak and Mr. Tancredo.
       H. Res. 215: Mr. King.

para. 70.26  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were deleted from the public 
bills as follows:

       H.R. 222: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 1145: Mrs. Myrick.
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                       FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 1999 (71)

para. 71.1  appointment of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    June 25, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Joe Knollenberg to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 71.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, announced he had examined 
and approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, June 24, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 71.3  communications

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

       2754. 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.; Revision of the Sampling 
     Techniques for Whole Block and Partial Block Diversions and 
     Increasing the Number of Partial Block Diversions Per Season 
     for Tart Cherries [Docket No. FV99-930-2 IFR] received June 
     11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       2755. 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 Revisions, Mojave Desert Air Quality 
     Management District and Tehama County Air Pollution Control 
     District [CA 192-0132a; FRL-6334-5] received May 6, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2756. 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 069-1069a; FRL-6340-3] 
     received May 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2757. 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; 
     Foreword and Definitions, Revision to Definition for Sole 
     Source of Heat and Emissions Standards, Nonsub

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     stantive Changes; General Requirements, Open Burning and 
     Nonsubstantive Changes; and Foreword and Definitions, 
     Addition of Definition for PM10 Nonattainment Area [UT10-1-
     6700a; UT-001-0014a; UT-001-0015a; FRL-6340-1] received May 
     6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       2758. 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; 
     Approval of Fuel Control Program under Section 211(c) [ME61-
     7010A; A-1-FRL-6338-2] received May 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2759. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Appendix A--Test 
     Methods: Three New Methods for Velocity and Volumetric Flow 
     Rate Determination in Stacks or Ducts [FRL-6337-1] received 
     May 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2760. A letter from the Acting Chief, Enforcement Division, 
     Common Carrier Bureau, Federal Communication Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Truth-in-Billing 
     and Billing Format [CC Docket No. 98-170] received June 24, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2761. A letter from the Chief, Fees Section, Financial 
     Operations Division, OMD, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of the 
     Schedule of Application Fees Set Forth in Sections 1.1102 
     through 1.1107 of the Commisson's Rules [GEN Docket No. 86-
     285] received June 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2762. A letter from the Attorney, General & Administrative 
     Law, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Annual Update of Filling Fees 
     [Docket No. RM98-15-000] received June 24,1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2763. A letter from the Attorney, General & Administrative 
     Law, 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 
     June 24,1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2764. A letter from the Attorney, General & 
     AdministrativeLaw, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Standards for 
     Business Practices of Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines 
     [Docket No. RM96-1-009; Order No. 587-I] received June 24, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2765. A letter from the Attorney, General & Administrative 
     Law, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Projects Cost and Annual Limits 
     [Docket No. RM81-19-000] received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2766. A letter from the Attorney, General & Administrative 
     Law, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Standards for Business Practices of 
     Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines [Docket No. RM96-1-012] 
     received June 24,1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2767. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report to 
     Congress on the Investigation of U.S.-Origin Military 
     Equipment in Cyprus and Azerbaijan; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       2768. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Scup 
     Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for Summer Period [Docket 
     No. 981014259-8312-02; I.D. 061699C] received June 24, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2769. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Departmemt 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-90-30 Airplanes [Docket 
     No. 98-NM-109-AD; Amendment 39-11201; AD 99-13-07] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2770. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Standard Instrument 
     Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 
     29594; Amendment No. 1935] received June 24, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       2771. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Standard Instrument 
     Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 
     29594; Amdt. No. 1936] received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2772. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USGC, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Year 2000 (Y2K) 
     Reporting Requirements for Vessels and Marine Facilities 
     [USGC-1998-4819] (RIN: 2115-AF85) received June 24, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2773. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USGC, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Special Local 
     Regulation: Fireworks Displays within the First Coast Guard 
     District [CGD01-99-009] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received June 24, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2774. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USGC, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone: 
     Mashantucket Pequot Fireworks display, Thames River, Groton, 
     CT [CGD01-99-061] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received June 24, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2775. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USGC, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone: 
     Saybrook Summer Pops Concert, Saybrook Point, Connecticut 
     River, CT [CGD01-99-074] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received June 
     24,1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2776. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--IFR Altitudes; 
     Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 29584; Amdt. No. 416] 
     received June 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para. 71.4  message from the senate

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

       S. Con. Res. 39. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress regarding the treatment of religious 
     minorities in the Islamic Republic of Iran, and particularly 
     the recent arrests of members of that country's Jewish 
     community.

para. 71.5  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1802

  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up 
the following resolution (H. Res. 221):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1802) to amend part E of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act to provide States with more funding and 
     greater flexibility in carrying out programs designed to help 
     children make the transition from foster care to self-
     sufficiency, 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 
     401(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. 
     General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not 
     exceed 80 minutes, with 60 minutes equally divided and 
     controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on Ways and Means and 20 minutes 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 
     Ways and Means. 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 401(b) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 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 for amendment the Committee shall rise and report 
     the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been

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     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 of Ohio, 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. 71.6  foster care independence

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, pursuant to House Resolution 
221 and rule XVIII, 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. 1802) to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act 
to provide States with more funding and greater flexibility in carrying 
out programs designed to help children make the transition from foster 
care to self-sufficiency, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, 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. KOLBE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaHOOD, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 221, 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:
       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Foster 
     Care Independence Act of 1999''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

              TITLE I--IMPROVED INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM

            Subtitle A--Improved Independent Living Program

Sec. 101. Improved independent living program.

               Subtitle B--Related Foster Care Provision

Sec. 111. Increase in amount of assets allowable for children in foster 
              care.
Sec. 112. Preparation of foster parents to provide for the needs of 
              children in State care.

                    Subtitle C--Medicaid Amendments

Sec. 121. State option of Medicaid coverage for adolescents leaving 
              foster care.

                Subtitle D--Adoption Incentive Payments

Sec. 131. Increased funding for adoption incentive payments.

                     TITLE II--SSI FRAUD PREVENTION

          Subtitle A--Fraud Prevention and Related Provisions

Sec. 201. Liability of representative payees for overpayments to 
              deceased recipients.
Sec. 202. Recovery of overpayments of SSI benefits from lump sum SSI 
              benefit payments.
Sec. 203. Additional debt collection practices.
Sec. 204. Requirement to provide State prisoner information to Federal 
              and federally assisted benefit programs.
Sec. 205. Rules relating to collection of overpayments from individuals 
              convicted of crimes.
Sec. 206. Treatment of assets held in trust under the SSI program.
Sec. 207. Disposal of resources for less than fair market value under 
              the SSI program.
Sec. 208. Administrative procedure for imposing penalties for false or 
              misleading statements.
Sec. 209. Exclusion of representatives and health care providers 
              convicted of violations from participation in social 
              security programs.
Sec. 210. State data exchanges.
Sec. 211. Study on possible measures to improve fraud prevention and 
              administrative processing.
Sec. 212. Annual report on amounts necessary to combat fraud.
Sec. 213. Computer matches with Medicare and Medicaid 
              institutionalization data.
Sec. 214. Access to information held by financial institutions.

     Subtitle B--Special Benefits For Certain World War II Veterans

Sec. 251. Establishment of program of special benefits for certain 
              World War II veterans.

                           Subtitle C--Study

Sec. 261. Study of denial of SSI benefits for family farmers.

                        TITLE III--CHILD SUPPORT

Sec. 301. Narrowing of hold harmless provision for State share of 
              distribution of collected child support.

                    TITLE IV--TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS

Sec. 401. Technical corrections relating to amendments made by the 
              Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
              Reconciliation Act of 1996.
              TITLE I--IMPROVED INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM
            Subtitle A--Improved Independent Living Program

     SEC. 101. IMPROVED INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) States are required to make reasonable efforts to find 
     adoptive families for all children, including older children, 
     for whom reunification with their biological family is not in 
     the best interests of the child. However, some older children 
     will continue to live in foster care. These children should 
     be enrolled in an Independent Living program designed and 
     conducted by State and local government to help prepare them 
     for employment, postsecondary education, and successful 
     management of adult responsibilities.
       (2) About 20,000 adolescents leave the Nation's foster care 
     system each year because they have reached 18 years of age 
     and are expected to support themselves.
       (3) Congress has received extensive information that 
     adolescents leaving foster care have significant difficulty 
     making a successful transition to adulthood; this information 
     shows that children aging out of foster care show high rates 
     of homelessness, non-marital childbearing, poverty, and 
     delinquent or criminal behavior; they are also frequently the 
     target of crime and physical assaults.
       (4) The Nation's State and local governments, with 
     financial support from the Federal Government, should offer 
     an extensive program of education, training, employment, and 
     financial support for young adults leaving foster care, with 
     participation in such program beginning several years before 
     high school graduation and continuing, as needed, until the 
     young adults emancipated from foster care establish 
     independence or reach 21 years of age.
       (b) Improved Independent Living Program.--Section 477 of 
     the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 677) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 477. INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide 
     States with flexible funding that will enable programs to be 
     designed and conducted--
       ``(1) to identify children who are likely to remain in 
     foster care until 18 years of age and to help these children 
     make the transition to self-sufficiency by providing services 
     such as assistance in obtaining a high school diploma, career 
     exploration, vocational training, job placement and 
     retention, training in daily living skills, training in 
     budgeting and financial management skills, substance abuse 
     prevention, and preventive health activities (including 
     smoking avoidance, nutrition education, and pregnancy 
     prevention);
       ``(2) to help children who are likely to remain in foster 
     care until 18 years of age receive the education, training, 
     and services necessary to obtain employment;
       ``(3) to help children who are likely to remain in foster 
     care until 18 years of age prepare for and enter 
     postsecondary training and education institutions;
       ``(4) to provide personal and emotional support to children 
     aging out of foster care, through mentors and the promotion 
     of interactions with dedicated adults; and
       ``(5) to provide financial, housing, counseling, 
     employment, education, and other appropriate support and 
     services to former foster care recipients between 18 and 21 
     years of age to complement their own efforts to achieve self-
     sufficiency and to assure that program participants recognize 
     and accept their personal responsibility for preparing for 
     and then making the transition from adolescence to adulthood.
       ``(b) Applications.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State may apply for funds from its 
     allotment under subsection (c) for a period of five 
     consecutive fiscal years by submitting to the Secretary, in 
     writing, a plan that meets the requirements of paragraph (2) 
     and the certifications required by paragraph (3) with respect 
     to the plan.
       ``(2) State plan.--A plan meets the requirements of this 
     paragraph if the plan specifies which State agency or 
     agencies will administer, supervise, or oversee the programs 
     carried out under the plan, and describes how the State 
     intends to do the following:
       ``(A) Design and deliver programs to achieve the purposes 
     of this section.
       ``(B) Ensure that all political subdivisions in the State 
     are served by the program, though not necessarily in a 
     uniform manner.
       ``(C) Ensure that the programs serve children of various 
     ages and at various stages of achieving independence.

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       ``(D) Involve the public and private sectors in helping 
     adolescents in foster care achieve independence.
       ``(E) Use objective criteria for determining eligibility 
     for benefits and services under the programs, and for 
     ensuring fair and equitable treatment of benefit recipients.
       ``(F) Cooperate in national evaluations of the effects of 
     the programs in achieving the purposes of this section.
       ``(3) Certifications.--The certifications required by this 
     paragraph with respect to a plan are the following:
       ``(A) A certification by the chief executive officer of the 
     State that the State will provide assistance and services to 
     children who have left foster care because they have attained 
     18 years of age, and who have not attained 21 years of age.
       ``(B) A certification by the chief executive officer of the 
     State that not more than 30 percent of the amounts paid to 
     the State from its allotment under subsection (c) for a 
     fiscal year will be expended for room or board for children 
     who have left foster care because they have attained 18 years 
     of age, and who have not attained 21 years of age.
       ``(C) A certification by the chief executive officer of the 
     State that none of the amounts paid to the State from its 
     allotment under subsection (c) will be expended for room or 
     board for any child who has not attained 18 years of age.
       ``(D) A certification by the chief executive officer of the 
     State that the State will use training funds provided under 
     the program of Federal payments for foster care and adoption 
     assistance to provide training to help foster parents, 
     workers in group homes, and case managers understand and 
     address the issues confronting adolescents preparing for 
     independent living, and will, to the extent possible, 
     coordinate such training with the independent living program 
     conducted for adolescents.
       ``(E) A certification by the chief executive officer of the 
     State that the State has consulted widely with public and 
     private organizations in developing the plan and that the 
     State has given all interested members of the public at least 
     30 days to submit comments on the plan.
       ``(F) A certification by the chief executive officer of the 
     State that the State will make every effort to coordinate the 
     State programs receiving funds provided from an allotment 
     made to the State under subsection (c) with other Federal and 
     State programs for youth (especially transitional living 
     youth projects funded under part B of title III of the 
     Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974), 
     abstinence education programs, local housing programs, 
     programs for disabled youth (especially sheltered workshops), 
     and school-to-work programs offered by high schools or local 
     workforce agencies.
       ``(G) A certification by the chief executive officer of the 
     State that each Indian tribe in the State has been consulted 
     about the programs to be carried out under the plan; that 
     there have been efforts to coordinate the programs with such 
     tribes; and that benefits and services under the programs 
     will be made available to Indian children in the State on the 
     same basis as to other children in the State.
       ``(H) A certification by the chief executive officer of the 
     State that the State will ensure that adolescents 
     participating in the program under this section participate 
     directly in designing their own program activities that 
     prepare them for independent living and that the adolescents 
     accept personal responsibility for living up to their part of 
     the program.
       ``(I) A certification by the chief executive officer of the 
     State that the State has established and will enforce 
     standards and procedures to prevent fraud and abuse in the 
     programs carried out under the plan.
       ``(4) Approval.--The Secretary shall approve an application 
     submitted by a State pursuant to paragraph (1) for a period 
     if--
       ``(A) the application is submitted on or before June 30 of 
     the calendar year in which such period begins; and
       ``(B) the Secretary finds that the application contains the 
     material required by paragraph (1).
       ``(5) Authority to implement certain amendments; 
     notification.--A State with an application approved under 
     paragraph (4) may implement any amendment to the plan 
     contained in the application if the application, 
     incorporating the amendment, would be approvable under 
     paragraph (4). Within 30 days after a State implements any 
     such amendment, the State shall notify the Secretary of the 
     amendment.
       ``(6) Availability.--The State shall make available to the 
     public any application submitted by the State pursuant to 
     paragraph (1), and a brief summary of the plan contained in 
     the application.
       ``(c) Allotments to States.--
       ``(1) In general.--From the amount specified in subsection 
     (h) that remains after applying subsection (g)(2) for a 
     fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to each State with an 
     application approved under subsection (b) for the fiscal year 
     the amount which bears the same ratio to such remaining 
     amount as the number of children in foster care under a 
     program of the State in the most recent fiscal year for which 
     such information is available bears to the total number of 
     children in foster care in all States for such most recent 
     fiscal year, as adjusted in accordance with paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Hold harmless provision.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall allot to each State 
     whose allotment for a fiscal year under paragraph (1) is less 
     than the amount payable to the State under this section for 
     fiscal year 1998 an additional amount equal to the 
     difference.''.
       ``(B) Ratable reduction of certain allotments.--In the case 
     of a State not described in subparagraph (A) for a fiscal 
     year, the Secretary shall reduce the amount allotted to the 
     State for the fiscal year under paragraph (1) by the amount 
     that bears the same ratio to the sum of the differences 
     determined under subparagraph (A) for the fiscal year as the 
     amount so alloted bears to the sum of the amounts allotted to 
     all States not so described.
       ``(d) Use of Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State to which an amount is paid from 
     its allotment under subsection (c) may use the amount in any 
     manner that is reasonably calculated to accomplish the 
     purposes of this section.
       ``(2) No supplantation of other funds available for same 
     general purposes.--The amounts paid to a State from its 
     allotment under subsection (c) shall be used to supplement 
     and not supplant any other funds which are available for the 
     same general purposes in the State.
       ``(3) Two-year availability of funds.--Payments made to a 
     State under this section for a fiscal year shall be expended 
     by the State in the fiscal year or in the succeeding fiscal 
     year.
       ``(e) Penalties.--
       ``(1) Use of grant in violation of this part.--If the 
     Secretary is made aware, by an audit conducted under chapter 
     75 of title 31, United States Code, or by any other means, 
     that a program receiving funds from an allotment made to a 
     State under subsection (c) has been operated in a manner that 
     is inconsistent with, or not disclosed in the State 
     application approved under subsection (b), the Secretary 
     shall assess a penalty against the State in an amount equal 
     to not less than 1 percent and not more than 5 percent of the 
     amount of the allotment.
       ``(2) Failure to comply with data reporting requirement.--
     The Secretary shall assess a penalty against a State that 
     fails during a fiscal year to comply with an information 
     collection plan implemented under subsection (f) in an amount 
     equal to not less than 1 percent and not more than 5 percent 
     of the amount allotted to the State for the fiscal year.
       ``(3) Penalties based on degree of noncompliance.--The 
     Secretary shall assess penalties under this subsection based 
     on the degree of noncompliance.
       ``(f) Data Collection and Performance Measurement.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with 
     State and local public officials responsible for 
     administering independent living and other child welfare 
     programs, child welfare advocates, members of Congress, youth 
     service providers, and researchers, shall--
       ``(A) develop outcome measures (including measures of 
     educational attainment, employment, avoidance of dependency, 
     homelessness, nonmarital childbirth, and high-risk behaviors) 
     that can be used to assess the performance of States in 
     operating independent living programs;
       ``(B) identify data elements needed to track--
       ``(i) the number and characteristics of children receiving 
     services under this section;
       ``(ii) the type and quantity of services being provided; 
     and
       ``(iii) State performance on the outcome measures; and
       ``(C) develop and implement a plan to collect the needed 
     information beginning with the second fiscal year beginning 
     after the date of the enactment of this section.
       ``(2) Report to the congress.--Within 12 months after the 
     date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
     submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a 
     report detailing the plans and timetable for collecting from 
     the States the information described in paragraph (1).
       ``(g) Evaluations.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct evaluations 
     of such State programs funded under this section as the 
     Secretary deems to be innovative or of potential national 
     significance. The evaluation of any such program shall 
     include information on the effects of the program on 
     education, employment, and personal development. To the 
     maximum extent practicable, the evaluations shall be based on 
     rigorous scientific standards including random assignment to 
     treatment and control groups. The Secretary is encouraged to 
     work directly with State and local governments to design 
     methods for conducting the evaluations, directly or by grant, 
     contract, or cooperative agreement.
       ``(2) Funding of evaluations.--The Secretary shall reserve 
     1.5 percent of the amount specified in subsection (h) for a 
     fiscal year to carry out, during the fiscal year, evaluation, 
     technical assistance, performance measurement, and data 
     collection activities related to this section, directly or 
     through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements with 
     appropriate entities.
       ``(h) Limitations on Authorization of Appropriations.--To 
     carry out this section and for payments to States under 
     section 474(a)(4), there are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Secretary $140,000,000 for each fiscal year.''.
       (c) Payments to States.--Section 474(a)(4) of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 674(a)(4)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(4) the lesser of--

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       ``(A) 80 percent of the amount (if any) by which--
       ``(i) the total amount expended by the State during the 
     fiscal year in which the quarter occurs to carry out programs 
     in accordance with the State application approved under 
     section 477(b) for the period in which the quarter occurs 
     (including any amendment that meets the requirements of 
     section 477(b)(5)); exceeds
       ``(ii) the total amount of any penalties assessed against 
     the State under section 477(e) during the fiscal year in 
     which the quarter occurs; or
       ``(B) the amount allotted to the State under section 477 
     for the fiscal year in which the quarter occurs, reduced by 
     the total of the amounts payable to the State under this 
     paragraph for all prior quarters in the fiscal year.''.
       (d) Regulations.--Not later than 12 months after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services shall issue such regulations as may be 
     necessary to carry out the amendments made by this section.
       (e) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that States should provide medical assistance under the State 
     plan approved under title XIX of the Social Security Act to 
     18-, 19-, and 20-year-olds who have been emancipated from 
     foster care.
               Subtitle B--Related Foster Care Provision

     SEC. 111. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF ASSETS ALLOWABLE FOR CHILDREN 
                   IN FOSTER CARE.

       Section 472(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     672(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``In 
     determining whether a child would have received aid under a 
     State plan approved under section 402 (as in effect on July 
     16, 1996), a child whose resources (determined pursuant to 
     section 402(a)(7)(B), as so in effect) have a combined value 
     of not more than $10,000 shall be considered to be a child 
     whose resources have a combined value of not more than $1,000 
     (or such lower amount as the State may determine for purposes 
     of such section 402(a)(7)(B)).''.

     SEC. 112. PREPARATION OF FOSTER PARENTS TO PROVIDE FOR THE 
                   NEEDS OF CHILDREN IN STATE CARE.

       (a) 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 (22);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (23) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(24) include a certification that, before a child in 
     foster care under the responsibility of the State is placed 
     with prospective foster parents, the prospective foster 
     parents will be prepared adequately with the appropriate 
     knowledge and skills to provide for the needs of the child, 
     and that such preparation will be continued, as necessary, 
     after the placement of the child.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1999.
                    Subtitle C--Medicaid Amendments

     SEC. 121. STATE OPTION OF MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR ADOLESCENTS 
                   LEAVING FOSTER CARE.

       (a) In General.--Title XIX of the Social Security Act is 
     amended--
       (1) in section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 
     1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii))--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of subclause (XIII);
       (B) by adding ``or'' at the end of subclause (XIV); and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subclause:

       ``(XV) who are independent foster care adolescents (as 
     defined in (section 1905(v)(1)), or who are within any 
     reasonable categories of such adolescents specified by the 
     State;''; and

       (2) by adding at the end of section 1905 (42 U.S.C. 1396d) 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(v)(1) For purposes of this title, the term `independent 
     foster care adolescent' means an individual--
       ``(A) who is under 21 years of age;
       ``(B) who, on the individual's 18th birthday, was in foster 
     care under the responsibility of a State; and
       ``(C) whose assets, resources, and income do not exceed 
     such levels (if any) as the State may establish consistent 
     with paragraph (2).
       ``(2) The levels established by a State under paragraph 
     (1)(C) may not be less than the corresponding levels applied 
     by the State under section 1931(b).
       ``(3) A State may limit the eligibility of independent 
     foster care adolescents under section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XV) 
     to those individuals with respect to whom foster care 
     maintenance payments or independent living services were 
     furnished under a program funded under part E of title IV 
     before the date the individuals attained 18 years of age.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     apply to medical assistance for items and services furnished 
     on or after October 1, 1999.
                Subtitle D--Adoption Incentive Payments

     SEC. 131. INCREASED FUNDING FOR ADOPTION INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.

       (a) Supplemental Grants.--Section 473A of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 673b) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(j) Supplemental Grants.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to the availability of such 
     amounts as may be provided in advance in appropriations Acts, 
     in addition to any amount otherwise payable under this 
     section to any State that is an incentive-eligible State for 
     fiscal year 1998, the Secretary shall make a grant to the 
     State in an amount equal to the lesser of--
       ``(A) the amount by which--
       ``(i) the amount that would have been payable to the State 
     under this section during fiscal year 1999 (on the basis of 
     adoptions in fiscal year 1998) in the absence of subsection 
     (d)(2) if sufficient funds had been available for the 
     payment; exceeds
       ``(ii) the amount that, before the enactment of this 
     subsection, was payable to the State under this section 
     during fiscal year 1999 (on such basis); or
       ``(B) the amount that bears the same ratio to the dollar 
     amount specified in paragraph (2) as the amount described by 
     subparagraph (A) for the State bears to the aggregate of the 
     amounts described by subparagraph (A) for all States that are 
     incentive-eligible States for fiscal year 1998.
       ``(2) Funding.--$23,000,000 of the amounts appropriated 
     under subsection (h)(1) for fiscal year 2000 may be used for 
     grants under paragraph (1) of this subsection.''.
       (b) Limitation on Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 
     473A(h)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 673b(h)(1)) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) In general.--For grants under subsection (a), there 
     are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary--
       ``(A) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
       ``(B) $43,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; and
       ``(C) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 
     2003.''.
                     TITLE II--SSI FRAUD PREVENTION
          Subtitle A--Fraud Prevention and Related Provisions

     SEC. 201. LIABILITY OF REPRESENTATIVE PAYEES FOR OVERPAYMENTS 
                   TO DECEASED RECIPIENTS.

       (a) Amendment to Title II.--Section 204(a)(2) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 404(a)(2)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new sentence: ``If any payment of more 
     than the correct amount is made to a representative payee on 
     behalf of an individual after the individual's death, the 
     representative payee shall be liable for the repayment of the 
     overpayment, and the Commissioner of Social Security shall 
     establish an overpayment control record under the social 
     security account number of the representative payee.''.
       (b) Amendment to Title XVI.--Section 1631(b)(2) of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1383(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new sentence: ``If any payment of more than the 
     correct amount is made to a representative payee on behalf of 
     an individual after the individual's death, the 
     representative payee shall be liable for the repayment of the 
     overpayment, and the Commissioner of Social Security shall 
     establish an overpayment control record under the social 
     security account number of the representative payee.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to overpayments made 12 months or more after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 202. RECOVERY OF OVERPAYMENTS OF SSI BENEFITS FROM LUMP 
                   SUM SSI BENEFIT PAYMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1631(b)(1)(B)(ii) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1383(b)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``monthly'' before ``benefit payments''; 
     and
       (2) by inserting ``and in the case of an individual or 
     eligible spouse to whom a lump sum is payable under this 
     title (including under section 1616(a) of this Act or under 
     an agreement entered into under section 212(a) of Public Law 
     93-66) shall, as at least one means of recovering such 
     overpayment, make the adjustment or recovery from the lump 
     sum payment in an amount equal to not less than the lesser of 
     the amount of the overpayment or 50 percent of the lump sum 
     payment,'' before ``unless fraud''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect 12 months after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act and shall apply to amounts incorrectly paid which 
     remain outstanding on or after such date.

     SEC. 203. ADDITIONAL DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES.

       (a) In General.--Section 1631(b) of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1383(b)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs 
     (5) and (6), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
       ``(4)(A) With respect to any delinquent amount, the 
     Commissioner of Social Security may use the collection 
     practices described in sections 3711(f), 3716, 3717, and 3718 
     of title 31, United States Code, and in section 5514 of title 
     5, United States Code, all as in effect immediately after the 
     enactment of the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996.
       ``(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term 
     `delinquent amount' means an amount--
       ``(i) in excess of the correct amount of payment under this 
     title;
       ``(ii) paid to a person after such person has attained 18 
     years of age; and
       ``(iii) determined by the Commissioner of Social Security, 
     under regulations, to be otherwise unrecoverable under this 
     section after such person ceases to be a beneficiary under 
     this title.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 3701(d)(2) of title 31, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``section 204(f)'' 
     and inserting ``sections 204(f) and 1631(b)(4)''.
       (c) Technical Amendments.--Section 204(f) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 404(f)) is amended--

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       (1) by striking ``3711(e)'' and inserting ``3711(f)''; and
       (2) by inserting ``all'' before ``as in effect''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to debt outstanding on or after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 204. REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE STATE PRISONER INFORMATION 
                   TO FEDERAL AND FEDERALLY ASSISTED BENEFIT 
                   PROGRAMS.

       Section 1611(e)(1)(I)(ii)(II) of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)(1)(I)(ii)(II)) is amended by striking ``is 
     authorized to'' and inserting ``shall''.

     SEC. 205. RULES RELATING TO COLLECTION OF OVERPAYMENTS FROM 
                   INDIVIDUALS CONVICTED OF CRIMES.

       (a) Waivers Inapplicable to Overpayments by Reason of 
     Payment in Months in Which Beneficiary Is a Prisoner or a 
     Fugitive.--
       (1) Amendment to title ii.--Section 204(b) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 404(b)) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to any 
     payment to any person made during a month in which such 
     benefit was not payable under section 202(x).''.
       (2) Amendment to title xvi.--Section 1631(b)(1)(B)(i) of 
     such Act (42 U.S.C. 1383(b)(1)(B)(i)) is amended by inserting 
     ``unless (I) section 1611(e)(1) prohibits payment to the 
     person of a benefit under this title for the month by reason 
     of confinement of a type described in clause (i) or (ii) of 
     section 202(x)(1)(A), or (II) section 1611(e)(5) prohibits 
     payment to the person of a benefit under this title for the 
     month,'' after ``administration of this title,''.
       (b) Ten-Year Period of Ineligibility for Persons Failing To 
     Notify Commissioner of Overpayments in Months in Which 
     Beneficiary Is a Prisoner or a Fugitive or Failing To Comply 
     With Repayment Schedule for Such Overpayments.--
       (1) Amendment to title ii.--Section 202(x) of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 402(x)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4)(A) No person shall be considered entitled to monthly 
     insurance benefits under this section based on the person's 
     disability or to disability insurance benefits under section 
     223 otherwise payable during the 10-year period that begins 
     on the date the person--
       ``(i) knowingly fails to timely notify the Commissioner of 
     Social Security, in connection with any application for 
     benefits under this title, of any prior receipt by such 
     person of any benefit under this title or title XVI in any 
     month in which such benefit was not payable under the 
     preceding provisions of this subsection; or
       ``(ii) knowingly fails to comply with any schedule imposed 
     by the Commissioner which is for repayment of overpayments 
     comprised of payments described in subparagraph (A) and which 
     is in compliance with section 204.
       ``(B) The Commissioner of Social Security shall, in 
     addition to any other relevant factors, take into account any 
     mental or linguistic limitations of a person (including any 
     lack of facility with the English language) in determining 
     whether the person has knowingly failed to comply with a 
     requirement of clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A).''.
       (2) Amendment to title xvi.--Section 1611(e)(1) of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(J)(i) A person shall not be considered an eligible 
     individual or eligible spouse for purposes of benefits under 
     this title by reason of disability, during the 10-year period 
     that begins on the date the person--
       ``(I) knowingly fails to timely notify the Commissioner of 
     Social Security, in an application for benefits under this 
     title, of any prior receipt by the person of a benefit under 
     this title or title II in a month in which payment to the 
     person of a benefit under this title was prohibited by--
       ``(aa) the preceding provisions of this paragraph by reason 
     of confinement of a type described in clause (i) or (ii) of 
     section 202(x)(1)(A); or
       ``(bb) section 1611(e)(4); or
       ``(II) knowingly fails to comply with any schedule imposed 
     by the Commissioner which is for repayment of overpayments 
     comprised of payments described in clause (i) of this 
     subparagraph and which is in compliance with section 1631(b).
       ``(ii) The Commissioner of Social Security shall, in 
     addition to any other relevant factors, take into account any 
     mental or linguistic limitations of a person (including any 
     lack of facility with the English language) in determining 
     whether the person has knowingly failed to comply with a 
     requirement of subclause (I) or (II) of clause (i).''.
       (c) Continued Collection Efforts Against Prisoners.--
       (1) Amendment to title ii.--Section 204(b) of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 404(b)), as amended by subsection (a)(1) of this 
     section, is amended further by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(3) The Commissioner shall not refrain from recovering 
     overpayments from resources currently available to any 
     overpaid person or to such person's estate solely because 
     such individual is confined as described in clause (i) or 
     (ii) of section 202(x)(1)(A).''.
       (2) Amendment to title xvi.--Section 1631(b)(1)(A) of such 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1383(b)(1)(A)) is amended by adding after and 
     below clause (ii) the following flush left sentence:
     ``The Commissioner shall not refrain from recovering 
     overpayments from resources currently available to any 
     individual solely because the individual is confined as 
     described in clause (i) or (ii) of section 202(x)(1)(A).''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to overpayments made in, and to benefits payable 
     for, months beginning 24 months or more after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 206. TREATMENT OF ASSETS HELD IN TRUST UNDER THE SSI 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Treatment as Resource.--Section 1613 of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382b) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:

                                ``Trusts

       ``(e)(1) In determining the resources of an individual, 
     paragraph (3) shall apply to a trust (other than a trust 
     described in paragraph (5)) established by the individual.
       ``(2)(A) For purposes of this subsection, an individual 
     shall be considered to have established a trust if any assets 
     of the individual (or of the individual's spouse) are 
     transferred to the trust other than by will.
       ``(B) In the case of an irrevocable trust to which are 
     transferred the assets of an individual (or of the 
     individual's spouse) and the assets of any other person, this 
     subsection shall apply to the portion of the trust 
     attributable to the assets of the individual (or of the 
     individual's spouse).
       ``(C) This subsection shall apply to a trust without regard 
     to--
       ``(i) the purposes for which the trust is established;
       ``(ii) whether the trustees have or exercise any discretion 
     under the trust;
       ``(iii) any restrictions on when or whether distributions 
     may be made from the trust; or
       ``(iv) any restrictions on the use of distributions from 
     the trust.
       ``(3)(A) In the case of a revocable trust established by an 
     individual, the corpus of the trust shall be considered a 
     resource available to the individual.
       ``(B) In the case of an irrevocable trust established by an 
     individual, if there are any circumstances under which 
     payment from the trust could be made to or for the benefit of 
     the individual or the individual's spouse, the portion of the 
     corpus from which payment to or for the benefit of the 
     individual or the individual's spouse could be made shall be 
     considered a resource available to the individual.
       ``(4) The Commissioner of Social Security may waive the 
     application of this subsection with respect to an individual 
     if the Commissioner determines that such application would 
     work an undue hardship (as determined on the basis of 
     criteria established by the Commissioner) on the individual.
       ``(5) This subsection shall not apply to a trust described 
     in subparagraph (A) or (C) of section 1917(d)(4).
       ``(6) For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) the term `trust' includes any legal instrument or 
     device that is similar to a trust;
       ``(B) the term `corpus' means, with respect to a trust, all 
     property and other interests held by the trust, including 
     accumulated earnings and any other addition to the trust 
     after its establishment (except that such term does not 
     include any such earnings or addition in the month in which 
     the earnings or addition is credited or otherwise transferred 
     to the trust); and
       ``(C) the term `asset' includes any income or resource of 
     the individual or of the individual's spouse, including--
       ``(i) any income excluded by section 1612(b);
       ``(ii) any resource otherwise excluded by this section; and
       ``(iii) any other payment or property to which the 
     individual or the individual's spouse is entitled but does 
     not receive or have access to because of action by--
       ``(I) the individual or spouse;
       ``(II) a person or entity (including a court) with legal 
     authority to act in place of, or on behalf of, the individual 
     or spouse; or
       ``(III) a person or entity (including a court) acting at 
     the direction of, or on the request of, the individual or 
     spouse.''.
       (b) Treatment as Income.--Section 1612(a)(2) of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1382a(a)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (E);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (F) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(G) any earnings of, and additions to, the corpus of a 
     trust established by an individual (within the meaning of 
     section 1613(e)), of which the individual is a beneficiary, 
     to which section 1613(e) applies, and, in the case of an 
     irrevocable trust, with respect to which circumstances exist 
     under which a payment from the earnings or additions could be 
     made to or for the benefit of the individual.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1902(a)(10) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (E);
       (2) by adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (F); and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following:
       ``(G) that, in applying eligibility criteria of the 
     supplemental security income program under title XVI for 
     purposes of determining eligibility for medical assistance 
     under the State plan of an individual who is not receiving 
     supplemental security income, the State will disregard the 
     provisions of section 1613(e);''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on January 1, 2000, and shall apply to 
     trusts established on or after such date.

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     SEC. 207. DISPOSAL OF RESOURCES FOR LESS THAN FAIR MARKET 
                   VALUE UNDER THE SSI PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 1613(c) of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1382b(c)) is amended--
       (1) in the caption, by striking ``Notification of Medicaid 
     Policy Restricting Eligibility of Institutionalized 
     Individuals for Benefits Based on'';
       (2) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by inserting ``paragraph (1) and'' after ``provisions 
     of'';
       (ii) by striking ``title XIX'' the first place it appears 
     and inserting ``this title and title XIX, respectively,'';
       (iii) by striking ``subparagraph (B)'' and inserting 
     ``clause (ii)'';
       (iv) by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting 
     ``subparagraph (B)'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by striking ``by the State agency''; and
       (ii) by striking ``section 1917(c)'' and all that follows 
     and inserting ``paragraph (1) or section 1917(c).''; and
       (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses 
     (i) and (ii), respectively;
       (3) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``(2)'' and inserting ``(B)''; and
       (B) by striking ``paragraph (1)(B)'' and inserting 
     ``subparagraph (A)(ii)'';
       (4) by striking ``(c)(1)'' and inserting ``(2)(A)''; and
       (5) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated 
     by paragraph (4) of this subsection) the following:
       ``(c)(1)(A)(i) If an individual or the spouse of an 
     individual disposes of resources for less than fair market 
     value on or after the look-back date described in clause 
     (ii)(I), the individual is ineligible for benefits under this 
     title for months during the period beginning on the date 
     described in clause (iii) and equal to the number of months 
     calculated as provided in clause (iv).
       ``(ii)(I) The look-back date described in this subclause is 
     a date that is 36 months before the date described in 
     subclause (II).
       ``(II) The date described in this subclause is the date on 
     which the individual applies for benefits under this title 
     or, if later, the date on which the individual (or the spouse 
     of the individual) disposes of resources for less than fair 
     market value.
       ``(iii) The date described in this clause is the first day 
     of the first month in or after which resources were disposed 
     of for less than fair market value and which does not occur 
     in any other period of ineligibility under this paragraph.
       ``(iv) The number of months calculated under this clause 
     shall be equal to--
       ``(I) the total, cumulative uncompensated value of all 
     resources so disposed of by the individual (or the spouse of 
     the individual) on or after the look-back date described in 
     clause (ii)(I); divided by
       ``(II) the amount of the maximum monthly benefit payable 
     under section 1611(b), plus the amount (if any) of the 
     maximum State supplementary payment corresponding to the 
     State's payment level applicable to the individual's living 
     arrangement and eligibility category that would otherwise be 
     payable to the individual by the Commissioner pursuant to an 
     agreement under section 1616(a) of this Act or section 212(b) 
     of Public Law 93-66, for the month in which occurs the date 
     described in clause (ii)(II),
     rounded, in the case of any fraction, to the nearest whole 
     number, but shall not in any case exceed 36 months.
       ``(B)(i) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), this subsection 
     shall not apply to a transfer of a resource to a trust if the 
     portion of the trust attributable to the resource is 
     considered a resource available to the individual pursuant to 
     subsection (e)(3) (or would be so considered but for the 
     application of subsection (e)(4)).
       ``(ii) In the case of a trust established by an individual 
     or an individual's spouse (within the meaning of subsection 
     (e)), if from such portion of the trust, if any, that is 
     considered a resource available to the individual pursuant to 
     subsection (e)(3) (or would be so considered but for the 
     application of subsection (e)(4)) or the residue of the 
     portion on the termination of the trust--
       ``(I) there is made a payment other than to or for the 
     benefit of the individual; or
       ``(II) no payment could under any circumstance be made to 
     the individual,
     then, for purposes of this subsection, the payment described 
     in clause (I) or the foreclosure of payment described in 
     clause (II) shall be considered a transfer of resources by 
     the individual or the individual's spouse as of the date of 
     the payment or foreclosure, as the case may be.
       ``(C) An individual shall not be ineligible for benefits 
     under this title by reason of the application of this 
     paragraph to a disposal of resources by the individual or the 
     spouse of the individual, to the extent that--
       ``(i) the resources are a home and title to the home was 
     transferred to--
       ``(I) the spouse of the transferor;
       ``(II) a child of the transferor who has not attained 21 
     years of age, or is blind or disabled;
       ``(III) a sibling of the transferor who has an equity 
     interest in such home and who was residing in the 
     transferor's home for a period of at least 1 year immediately 
     before the date the transferor becomes an institutionalized 
     individual; or
       ``(IV) a son or daughter of the transferor (other than a 
     child described in subclause (II)) who was residing in the 
     transferor's home for a period of at least 2 years 
     immediately before the date the transferor becomes an 
     institutionalized individual, and who provided care to the 
     transferor which permitted the transferor to reside at home 
     rather than in such an institution or facility;
       ``(ii) the resources--
       ``(I) were transferred to the transferor's spouse or to 
     another for the sole benefit of the transferor's spouse;
       ``(II) were transferred from the transferor's spouse to 
     another for the sole benefit of the transferor's spouse;
       ``(III) were transferred to, or to a trust (including a 
     trust described in section 1917(d)(4)) established solely for 
     the benefit of, the transferor's child who is blind or 
     disabled; or
       ``(IV) were transferred to a trust (including a trust 
     described in section 1917(d)(4)) established solely for the 
     benefit of an individual who has not attained 65 years of age 
     and who is disabled;
       ``(iii) a satisfactory showing is made to the Commissioner 
     of Social Security (in accordance with regulations 
     promulgated by the Commissioner) that--
       ``(I) the individual who disposed of the resources intended 
     to dispose of the resources either at fair market value, or 
     for other valuable consideration;
       ``(II) the resources were transferred exclusively for a 
     purpose other than to qualify for benefits under this title; 
     or
       ``(III) all resources transferred for less than fair market 
     value have been returned to the transferor; or
       ``(iv) the Commissioner determines, under procedures 
     established by the Commissioner, that the denial of 
     eligibility would work an undue hardship as determined on the 
     basis of criteria established by the Commissioner.
       ``(D) For purposes of this subsection, in the case of a 
     resource held by an individual in common with another person 
     or persons in a joint tenancy, tenancy in common, or similar 
     arrangement, the resource (or the affected portion of such 
     resource) shall be considered to be disposed of by the 
     individual when any action is taken, either by the individual 
     or by any other person, that reduces or eliminates the 
     individual's ownership or control of such resource.
       ``(E) In the case of a transfer by the spouse of an 
     individual that results in a period of ineligibility for the 
     individual under this subsection, the Commissioner shall 
     apportion the period (or any portion of the period) among the 
     individual and the individual's spouse if the spouse becomes 
     eligible for benefits under this title.
       ``(F) For purposes of this paragraph--
       ``(i) the term `benefits under this title' includes 
     payments of the type described in section 1616(a) of this Act 
     and of the type described in section 212(b) of Public Law 93-
     66;
       ``(ii) the term `institutionalized individual' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 1917(e)(3); and
       ``(iii) the term `trust' has the meaning given such term in 
     subsection (e)(6)(A) of this section.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1902(a)(10) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)), as amended by 
     section 206(c) of this Act, is amended by striking ``section 
     1613(e)'' and inserting ``subsections (c) and (e) of section 
     1613''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall be effective with respect to disposals made on or after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 208. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE FOR IMPOSING PENALTIES FOR 
                   FALSE OR MISLEADING STATEMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Part A of title XI of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
     section 1129 the following:

     ``SEC. 1129A. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE FOR IMPOSING PENALTIES 
                   FOR FALSE OR MISLEADING STATEMENTS.

       ``(a) In General.--Any person who makes, or causes to be 
     made, a statement or representation of a material fact for 
     use in determining any initial or continuing right to or the 
     amount of--
       ``(1) monthly insurance benefits under title II; or
       ``(2) benefits or payments under title XVI,
     that the person knows or should know is false or misleading 
     or knows or should know omits a material fact or makes such a 
     statement with knowing disregard for the truth shall be 
     subject to, in addition to any other penalties that may be 
     prescribed by law, a penalty described in subsection (b) to 
     be imposed by the Commissioner of Social Security.
       ``(b) Penalty.--The penalty described in this subsection 
     is--
       ``(1) nonpayment of benefits under title II that would 
     otherwise be payable to the person; and
       ``(2) ineligibility for cash benefits under title XVI,
     for each month that begins during the applicable period 
     described in subsection (c).
       ``(c) Duration of Penalty.--The duration of the applicable 
     period, with respect to a determination by the Commissioner 
     under subsection (a) that a person has engaged in conduct 
     described in subsection (a), shall be--
       ``(1) six consecutive months, in the case of a first such 
     determination with respect to the person;
       ``(2) twelve consecutive months, in the case of a second 
     such determination with respect to the person; and
       ``(3) twenty-four consecutive months, in the case of a 
     third or subsequent such determination with respect to the 
     person.
       ``(d) Effect on Other Assistance.--A person subject to a 
     period of nonpayment of

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     benefits under title II or ineligibility for title XVI 
     benefits by reason of this section nevertheless shall be 
     considered to be eligible for and receiving such benefits, to 
     the extent that the person would be receiving or eligible for 
     such benefits but for the imposition of the penalty, for 
     purposes of--
       ``(1) determination of the eligibility of the person for 
     benefits under titles XVIII and XIX; and
       ``(2) determination of the eligibility or amount of 
     benefits payable under title II or XVI to another person.
       ``(e) Definition.--In this section, the term `benefits 
     under title XVI' includes State supplementary payments made 
     by the Commissioner pursuant to an agreement under section 
     1616(a) of this Act or section 212(b) of Public Law 93-66.
       ``(f) Consultations.--The Commissioner of Social Security 
     shall consult with the Inspector General of the Social 
     Security Administration regarding initiating actions under 
     this section.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment Precluding Delayed Retirement 
     Credit for any Month to Which a Nonpayment of Benefits 
     Penalty Applies.--Section 202(w)(2)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     402(w)(2)(B)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (i);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and 
     inserting ``, and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) such individual was not subject to a penalty 
     imposed under section 1129A.''.
       (c) Elimination of Redundant Provision.--Section 1611(e) of 
     such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (4);
       (2) in paragraph (6)(A)(i), by striking ``(5)'' and 
     inserting ``(4)''; and
       (3) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs 
     (4) and (5), respectively.
       (d) Regulations.--Within 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Social Security 
     shall develop regulations that prescribe the administrative 
     process for making determinations under section 1129A of the 
     Social Security Act (including when the applicable period in 
     subsection (c) of such section shall commence), and shall 
     provide guidance on the exercise of discretion as to whether 
     the penalty should be imposed in particular cases.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to statements and representations made on or 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 209. EXCLUSION OF REPRESENTATIVES AND HEALTH CARE 
                   PROVIDERS CONVICTED OF VIOLATIONS FROM 
                   PARTICIPATION IN SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--Part A of title XI of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1301-1320b-17) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:


 ``exclusion of representatives and health care providers convicted of 
       violations from participation in social security programs

       ``Sec. 1148. (a) In General.--The Commissioner of Social 
     Security shall exclude from participation in the social 
     security programs any representative or health care 
     provider--
       ``(1) who is convicted of a violation of section 208 or 
     1632 of this Act;
       ``(2) who is convicted of any violation under title 18, 
     United States Code, relating to an initial application for or 
     continuing entitlement to, or amount of, benefits under title 
     II of this Act, or an initial application for or continuing 
     eligibility for, or amount of, benefits under title XVI of 
     this Act; or
       ``(3) who the Commissioner determines has committed an 
     offense described in section 1129(a)(1) of this Act.
       ``(b) Notice, Effective Date, and Period of Exclusion.--(1) 
     An exclusion under this section shall be effective at such 
     time, for such period, and upon such reasonable notice to the 
     public and to the individual excluded as may be specified in 
     regulations consistent with paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Such an exclusion shall be effective with respect to 
     services furnished to any individual on or after the 
     effective date of the exclusion. Nothing in this section may 
     be construed to preclude, in determining disability under 
     title II or title XVI, consideration of any medical evidence 
     derived from services provided by a health care provider 
     before the effective date of the exclusion of the health care 
     provider under this section.
       ``(3)(A) The Commissioner shall specify, in the notice of 
     exclusion under paragraph (1), the period of the exclusion.
       ``(B) Subject to subparagraph (C), in the case of an 
     exclusion under subsection (a), the minimum period of 
     exclusion shall be five years, except that the Commissioner 
     may waive the exclusion in the case of an individual who is 
     the sole source of essential services in a community. The 
     Commissioner's decision whether to waive the exclusion shall 
     not be reviewable.
       ``(C) In the case of an exclusion of an individual under 
     subsection (a) based on a conviction or a determination 
     described in subsection (a)(3) occurring on or after the date 
     of the enactment of this section, if the individual has 
     (before, on, or after such date of the enactment) been 
     convicted, or if such a determination has been made with 
     respect to the individual--
       ``(i) on one previous occasion of one or more offenses for 
     which an exclusion may be effected under such subsection, the 
     period of the exclusion shall be not less than 10 years; or
       ``(ii) on two or more previous occasions of one or more 
     offenses for which an exclusion may be effected under such 
     subsection, the period of the exclusion shall be permanent.
       ``(c) Notice to State Agencies.--The Commissioner shall 
     promptly notify each appropriate State agency employed for 
     the purpose of making disability determinations under section 
     221 or 1633(a)--
       ``(1) of the fact and circumstances of each exclusion 
     effected against an individual under this section; and
       ``(2) of the period (described in subsection (b)(3)) for 
     which the State agency is directed to exclude the individual 
     from participation in the activities of the State agency in 
     the course of its employment.
       ``(d) Notice to State Licensing Agencies.--The Commissioner 
     shall--
       ``(1) promptly notify the appropriate State or local agency 
     or authority having responsibility for the licensing or 
     certification of an individual excluded from participation 
     under this section of the fact and circumstances of the 
     exclusion;
       ``(2) request that appropriate investigations be made and 
     sanctions invoked in accordance with applicable State law and 
     policy; and
       ``(3) request that the State or local agency or authority 
     keep the Commissioner and the Inspector General of the Social 
     Security Administration fully and currently informed with 
     respect to any actions taken in response to the request.
       ``(e) Notice, Hearing, and Judicial Review.--(1) Any 
     individual who is excluded (or directed to be excluded) from 
     participation under this section is entitled to reasonable 
     notice and opportunity for a hearing thereon by the 
     Commissioner to the same extent as is provided in section 
     205(b), and to judicial review of the Commissioner's final 
     decision after such hearing as is provided in section 205(g).
       ``(2) The provisions of section 205(h) shall apply with 
     respect to this section to the same extent as it is 
     applicable with respect to title II.
       ``(f) Application for Termination of Exclusion.--(1) An 
     individual excluded from participation under this section may 
     apply to the Commissioner, in the manner specified by the 
     Commissioner in regulations and at the end of the minimum 
     period of exclusion provided under subsection (b)(3) and at 
     such other times as the Commissioner may provide, for 
     termination of the exclusion effected under this section.
       ``(2) The Commissioner may terminate the exclusion if the 
     Commissioner determines, on the basis of the conduct of the 
     applicant which occurred after the date of the notice of 
     exclusion or which was unknown to the Commissioner at the 
     time of the exclusion, that--
       ``(A) there is no basis under subsection (a) for a 
     continuation of the exclusion; and
       ``(B) there are reasonable assurances that the types of 
     actions which formed the basis for the original exclusion 
     have not recurred and will not recur.
       ``(3) The Commissioner shall promptly notify each State 
     agency employed for the purpose of making disability 
     determinations under section 221 or 1633(a) of the fact and 
     circumstances of each termination of exclusion made under 
     this subsection.
       ``(g) Availability of Records of Excluded Representatives 
     and health care providers.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to have the effect of limiting access by any 
     applicant or beneficiary under title II or XVI, any State 
     agency acting under section 221 or 1633(a), or the 
     Commissioner to records maintained by any representative or 
     health care provider in connection with services provided to 
     the applicant or beneficiary prior to the exclusion of such 
     representative or health care provider under this section.
       ``(h) Reporting Requirement.--Any representative or health 
     care provider participating in, or seeking to participate in, 
     a social security program shall inform the Commissioner, in 
     such form and manner as the Commissioner shall prescribe by 
     regulation, whether such representative or health care 
     provider has been convicted of a violation described in 
     subsection (a).
       ``(i) Delegation of Authority.--The Commissioner may 
     delegate authority granted by this section to the Inspector 
     General.
       ``(j) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       ``(1) Exclude.--The term `exclude' from participation 
     means--
       ``(A) in connection with a representative, to prohibit from 
     engaging in representation of an applicant for, or recipient 
     of, benefits, as a representative payee under section 205(j) 
     or 1631(a)(2)(A)(ii), or otherwise as a representative, in 
     any hearing or other proceeding relating to entitlement to 
     benefits; and
       ``(B) in connection with a health care provider, to 
     prohibit from providing items or services to an applicant 
     for, or recipient of, benefits for the purpose of assisting 
     such applicant or recipient in demonstrating disability.
       ``(2) Social security program.--The term `social security 
     programs' means the program providing for monthly insurance 
     benefits under title II, and the program providing for 
     monthly supplemental security income benefits to individuals 
     under title XVI (including State supplementary payments made 
     by the Commissioner pursuant to an agreement under section 
     1616(a) of this Act or section 212(b) of Public Law 93-66).
       ``(3) Convicted.--An individual is considered to have been 
     `convicted' of a violation--

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       ``(A) when a judgment of conviction has been entered 
     against the individual by a Federal, State, or local court, 
     except if the judgment of conviction has been set aside or 
     expunged;
       ``(B) when there has been a finding of guilt against the 
     individual by a Federal, State, or local court;
       ``(C) when a plea of guilty or nolo contendere by the 
     individual has been accepted by a Federal, State, or local 
     court; or
       ``(D) when the individual has entered into participation in 
     a first offender, deferred adjudication, or other arrangement 
     or program where judgment of conviction has been withheld.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to convictions of violations 
     described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1148(a) of the 
     Social Security Act and determinations described in paragraph 
     (3) of such section occurring on or after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 210. STATE DATA EXCHANGES.

       Whenever the Commissioner of Social Security requests 
     information from a State for the purpose of ascertaining an 
     individual's eligibility for benefits (or the correct amount 
     of such benefits) under title II or XVI of the Social 
     Security Act, the standards of the Commissioner promulgated 
     pursuant to section 1106 of such Act or any other Federal law 
     for the use, safeguarding, and disclosure of information are 
     deemed to meet any standards of the State that would 
     otherwise apply to the disclosure of information by the State 
     to the Commissioner.

     SEC. 211. STUDY ON POSSIBLE MEASURES TO IMPROVE FRAUD 
                   PREVENTION AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSING.

       (a) Study.--As soon as practicable after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Social Security, 
     in consultation with the Inspector General of the Social 
     Security Administration and the Attorney General, shall 
     conduct a study of possible measures to improve--
       (1) prevention of fraud on the part of individuals entitled 
     to disability benefits under section 223 of the Social 
     Security Act or benefits under section 202 of such Act based 
     on the beneficiary's disability, individuals eligible for 
     supplemental security income benefits under title XVI of such 
     Act, and applicants for any such benefits; and
       (2) timely processing of reported income changes by 
     individuals receiving such benefits.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Commissioner shall submit to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a written report 
     that contains the results of the Commissioner's study under 
     subsection (a). The report shall contain such recommendations 
     for legislative and administrative changes as the 
     Commissioner considers appropriate.

     SEC. 212. ANNUAL REPORT ON AMOUNTS NECESSARY TO COMBAT FRAUD.

       (a) In General.--Section 704(b)(1) of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 904(b)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(b)(1)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) The Commissioner shall include in the annual budget 
     prepared pursuant to subparagraph (A) an itemization of the 
     amount of funds required by the Social Security 
     Administration for the fiscal year covered by the budget to 
     support efforts to combat fraud committed by applicants and 
     beneficiaries.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to annual budgets prepared for 
     fiscal years after fiscal year 1999.

     SEC. 213. COMPUTER MATCHES WITH MEDICARE AND MEDICAID 
                   INSTITUTIONALIZATION DATA.

       (a) In General.--Section 1611(e)(1) of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)(1)), as amended by section 205(b)(2) 
     of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(K) For the purpose of carrying out this paragraph, the 
     Commissioner of Social Security shall conduct periodic 
     computer matches with data maintained by the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services under title XVIII or XIX. The 
     Secretary shall furnish to the Commissioner, in such form and 
     manner and under such terms as the Commissioner and the 
     Secretary shall mutually agree, such information as the 
     Commissioner may request for this purpose. Information 
     obtained pursuant to such a match may be substituted for the 
     physician's certification otherwise required under 
     subparagraph (G)(i).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1611(e)(1)(G) of such 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)(1)(G)) is amended by striking 
     ``subparagraph (H)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (H) or 
     (K)''.

     SEC. 214. ACCESS TO INFORMATION HELD BY FINANCIAL 
                   INSTITUTIONS.

       Section 1631(e)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1383(e)(1)(B)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(B) The'' and inserting ``(B)(i) The''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(ii)(I) The Commissioner of Social Security may require 
     each applicant for, or recipient of, benefits under this 
     title to provide authorization by the applicant or recipient 
     (or by any other person whose income or resources are 
     material to the determination of the eligibility of the 
     applicant or recipient for such benefits) for the 
     Commissioner to obtain (subject to the cost reimbursement 
     requirements of section 1115(a) of the Right to Financial 
     Privacy Act) from any financial institution (within the 
     meaning of section 1101(1) of such Act) any financial record 
     (within the meaning of section 1101(2) of such Act) held by 
     the institution with respect to the applicant or recipient 
     (or any such other person) whenever the Commissioner 
     determines the record is needed in connection with a 
     determination with respect to such eligibility or the amount 
     of such benefits.
       ``(II) Notwithstanding section 1104(a)(1) of the Right to 
     Financial Privacy Act, an authorization provided by an 
     applicant or recipient (or any other person whose income or 
     resources are material to the determination of the 
     eligibility of the applicant or recipient) pursuant to 
     subclause (I) of this clause shall remain effective until the 
     earliest of--
       ``(aa) the rendering of a final adverse decision on the 
     applicant's application for eligibility for benefits under 
     this title;
       ``(bb) the cessation of the recipient's eligibility for 
     benefits under this title; or
       ``(cc) the express revocation by the applicant or recipient 
     (or such other person referred to in subclause (I)) of the 
     authorization, in a written notification to the Commissioner.
       ``(III)(aa) An authorization obtained by the Commissioner 
     of Social Security pursuant to this clause shall be 
     considered to meet the requirements of the Right to Financial 
     Privacy Act for purposes of section 1103(a) of such Act, and 
     need not be furnished to the financial institution, 
     notwithstanding section 1104(a) of such Act.
       ``(bb) The certification requirements of section 1103(b) of 
     the Right to Financial Privacy Act shall not apply to 
     requests by the Commissioner of Social Security pursuant to 
     an authorization provided under this clause.
       ``(cc) A request by the Commissioner pursuant to an 
     authorization provided under this clause is deemed to meet 
     the requirements of section 1104(a)(3) of the Right to 
     Financial Privacy Act and the flush language of section 1102 
     of such Act.
       ``(IV) The Commissioner shall inform any person who 
     provides authorization pursuant to this clause of the 
     duration and scope of the authorization.
       ``(V) If an applicant for, or recipient of, benefits under 
     this title (or any such other person referred to in subclause 
     (I)) refuses to provide, or revokes, any authorization made 
     by the applicant or recipient for the Commissioner of Social 
     Security to obtain from any financial institution any 
     financial record, the Commissioner may, on that basis, 
     determine that the applicant or recipient is ineligible for 
     benefits under this title.''.
     Subtitle B--Special Benefits For Certain World War II Veterans

     SEC. 251. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM OF SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR 
                   CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS.

       (a) In General.--The Social Security Act is amended by 
     inserting after title VII the following:
    ``TITLE VIII--SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS

                          ``Table of Contents

``Sec. 801. Basic entitlement to benefits.
``Sec. 802. Qualified individuals.
``Sec. 803. Residence outside the United States.
``Sec. 804. Disqualifications.
``Sec. 805. Benefit amount.
``Sec. 806. Applications and furnishing of information.
``Sec. 807. Representative payees.
``Sec. 808. Overpayments and underpayments.
``Sec. 809. Hearings and review.
``Sec. 810. Other administrative provisions.
``Sec. 811. Penalties for fraud.
``Sec. 812. Definitions.
``Sec. 813. Appropriations.

     ``SEC. 801. BASIC ENTITLEMENT TO BENEFITS.

       ``Every individual who is a qualified individual under 
     section 802 shall, in accordance with and subject to the 
     provisions of this title, be entitled to a monthly benefit 
     paid by the Commissioner of Social Security for each month 
     after September 2000 (or such earlier month, if the 
     Commissioner determines is administratively feasible) the 
     individual resides outside the United States.

     ``SEC. 802. QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS.

       ``Except as otherwise provided in this title, an 
     individual--
       ``(1) who has attained the age of 65 on or before the date 
     of the enactment of this title;
       ``(2) who is a World War II veteran;
       ``(3) who is eligible for a supplemental security income 
     benefit under title XVI for--
       ``(A) the month in which this title is enacted; and
       ``(B) the month in which the individual files an 
     application for benefits under this title;
       ``(4) whose total benefit income is less than 75 percent of 
     the Federal benefit rate under title XVI;
       ``(5) who has filed an application for benefits under this 
     title; and
       ``(6) who is in compliance with all requirements imposed by 
     the Commissioner of Social Security under this title,
     shall be a qualified individual for purposes of this title.

     ``SEC. 803. RESIDENCE OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.

       For purposes of section 801, with respect to any month, an 
     individual shall be regarded

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     as residing outside the United States if, on the first day of 
     the month, the individual so resides outside the United 
     States.

     ``SEC. 804. DISQUALIFICATIONS.

       ``Notwithstanding section 802, an individual may not be a 
     qualified individual for any month--
       ``(1) that begins after the month in which the Commissioner 
     of Social Security is notified by the Attorney General that 
     the individual has been removed from the United States 
     pursuant to section 237(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act and before the month in which the Commissioner of Social 
     Security is notified by the Attorney General that the 
     individual is lawfully admitted to the United States for 
     permanent residence;
       ``(2) during any part of which the individual is outside 
     the United States due to flight to avoid prosecution, or 
     custody or confinement after conviction, under the laws of 
     the United States or the jurisdiction within the United 
     States from which the person has fled, for a crime, or an 
     attempt to commit a crime, that is a felony under the laws of 
     the place from which the individual has fled, or which, in 
     the case of the State of New Jersey, is a high misdemeanor 
     under the laws of such State;
       ``(3) during any part of which which the individual 
     violates a condition of probation or parole imposed under 
     Federal or State law; or
       ``(4) during any part of which the individual is confined 
     in a jail, prison, or other penal institution or correctional 
     facility pursuant to a conviction of an offense.

     ``SEC. 805. BENEFIT AMOUNT.

       ``The benefit under this title payable to a qualified 
     individual for any month shall be in an amount equal to 75 
     percent of the Federal benefit rate under title XVI for the 
     month, reduced by the amount of the qualified individual's 
     benefit income for the month.

     ``SEC. 806. APPLICATIONS AND FURNISHING OF INFORMATION.

       ``(a) In General.--The Commissioner of Social Security 
     shall, subject to subsection (b), prescribe such requirements 
     with respect to the filing of applications, the furnishing of 
     information and other material, and the reporting of events 
     and changes in circumstances, as may be necessary for the 
     effective and efficient administration of this title.
       ``(b) Verification Requirement.--The requirements 
     prescribed by the Commissioner of Social Security under 
     subsection (a) shall preclude any determination of 
     entitlement to benefits under this title solely on the basis 
     of declarations by the individual concerning qualifications 
     or other material facts, and shall provide for verification 
     of material information from independent or collateral 
     sources, and the procurement of additional information as 
     necessary in order to ensure that the benefits are provided 
     only to qualified individuals (or their representative 
     payees) in correct amounts.

     ``SEC. 807. REPRESENTATIVE PAYEES.

       ``(a) In General.--If the Commissioner of Social Security 
     determines that the interest of any qualified individual 
     under this title would be served thereby, payment of the 
     qualified individual's benefit under this title may be made, 
     regardless of the legal competency or incompetency of the 
     qualified individual, either directly to the qualified 
     individual, or for his or her benefit, to another person (the 
     meaning of which term, for purposes of this section, includes 
     an organization) with respect to whom the requirements of 
     subsection (b) have been met (in this section referred to as 
     the qualified individual's 'representative payee'). If the 
     Commissioner of Social Security determines that a 
     representative payee has misused any benefit paid to the 
     representative payee pursuant to this section, section 
     205(j), or section 1631(a)(2), the Commissioner of Social 
     Security shall promptly revoke the person's designation as 
     the qualified individual's representative payee under this 
     subsection, and shall make payment to an alternative 
     representative payee or, if the interest of the qualified 
     individual under this title would be served thereby, to the 
     qualified individual.
       ``(b) Examination of Fitness of Prospective Representative 
     Payee.--
       ``(1) Any determination under subsection (a) to pay the 
     benefits of a qualified individual to a representative payee 
     shall be made on the basis of--
       ``(A) an investigation by the Commissioner of Social 
     Security of the person to serve as representative payee, 
     which shall be conducted in advance of the determination and 
     shall, to the extent practicable, include a face-to-face 
     interview with the person (or, in the case of an 
     organization, a representative of the organization); and
       ``(B) adequate evidence that the arrangement is in the 
     interest of the qualified individual.
       ``(2) As part of the investigation referred to in paragraph 
     (1), the Commissioner of Social Security shall--
       ``(A) require the person being investigated to submit 
     documented proof of the identity of the person;
       ``(B) in the case of a person who has a social security 
     account number issued for purposes of the program under title 
     II or an employer identification number issued for purposes 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, verify the number;
       ``(C) determine whether the person has been convicted of a 
     violation of section 208, 811, or 1632; and
       ``(D) determine whether payment of benefits to the person 
     in the capacity as representative payee has been revoked or 
     terminated pursuant to this section, section 205(j), or 
     section 1631(a)(2)(A)(iii) by reason of misuse of funds paid 
     as benefits under this title, title II, or title XVI, 
     respectively.
       ``(c) Requirement for Centralized File.--The Commissioner 
     of Social Security shall establish and maintain a centralized 
     file, which shall be updated periodically and which shall be 
     in a form that renders it readily retrievable by each 
     servicing office of the Social Security Administration. The 
     file shall consist of--
       ``(1) a list of the names and social security account 
     numbers or employer identification numbers (if issued) of all 
     persons with respect to whom, in the capacity of 
     representative payee, the payment of benefits has been 
     revoked or terminated under this section, section 205(j), or 
     section 1631(a)(2)(A)(iii) by reason of misuse of funds paid 
     as benefits under this title, title II, or title XVI, 
     respectively; and
       ``(2) a list of the names and social security account 
     numbers or employer identification numbers (if issued) of all 
     persons who have been convicted of a violation of section 
     208, 811, or 1632.
       ``(d) Persons Ineligible To Serve as Representative 
     Payees.--
       ``(1) In general.--The benefits of a qualified individual 
     may not be paid to any other person pursuant to this section 
     if--
       ``(A) the person has been convicted of a violation of 
     section 208, 811, or 1632;
       ``(B) except as provided in paragraph (2), payment of 
     benefits to the person in the capacity of representative 
     payee has been revoked or terminated under this section, 
     section 205(j), or section 1631(a)(2)(A)(ii) by reason of 
     misuse of funds paid as benefits under this title, title II, 
     or title XVI, respectively; or
       ``(C) except as provided in paragraph (2)(B), the person is 
     a creditor of the qualified individual and provides the 
     qualified individual with goods or services for 
     consideration.
       ``(2) Exemptions.--
       ``(A) The Commissioner of Social Security may prescribe 
     circumstances under which the Commissioner of Social Security 
     may grant an exemption from paragraph (1) to any person on a 
     case-by-case basis if the exemption is in the best interest 
     of the qualified individual whose benefits would be paid to 
     the person pursuant to this section.
       ``(B) Paragraph (1)(C) shall not apply with respect to any 
     person who is a creditor referred to in such paragraph if the 
     creditor is--
       ``(i) a relative of the qualified individual and the 
     relative resides in the same household as the qualified 
     individual;
       ``(ii) a legal guardian or legal representative of the 
     individual;
       ``(iii) a facility that is licensed or certified as a care 
     facility under the law of the political jurisdiction in which 
     the qualified individual resides;
       ``(iv) a person who is an administrator, owner, or employee 
     of a facility referred to in clause (iii), if the qualified 
     individual resides in the facility, and the payment to the 
     facility or the person is made only after the Commissioner of 
     Social Security has made a good faith effort to locate an 
     alternative representative payee to whom payment would serve 
     the best interests of the qualified individual; or
       ``(v) a person who is determined by the Commissioner of 
     Social Security, on the basis of written findings and 
     pursuant to procedures prescribed by the Commissioner of 
     Social Security, to be acceptable to serve as a 
     representative payee.
       ``(C) The procedures referred to in subparagraph (B)(v) 
     shall require the person who will serve as representative 
     payee to establish, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner 
     of Social Security, that--
       ``(i) the person poses no risk to the qualified individual;
       ``(ii) the financial relationship of the person to the 
     qualified individual poses no substantial conflict of 
     interest; and
       ``(iii) no other more suitable representative payee can be 
     found.
       ``(e) Deferral of Payment Pending Appointment of 
     Representative Payee.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), if the 
     Commissioner of Social Security makes a determination 
     described in the first sentence of subsection (a) with 
     respect to any qualified individual's benefit and determines 
     that direct payment of the benefit to the qualified 
     individual would cause substantial harm to the qualified 
     individual, the Commissioner of Social Security may defer (in 
     the case of initial entitlement) or suspend (in the case of 
     existing entitlement) direct payment of the benefit to the 
     qualified individual, until such time as the selection of a 
     representative payee is made pursuant to this section.
       ``(2) Time limitation.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     any deferral or suspension of direct payment of a benefit 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be for a period of not more 
     than 1 month.
       ``(B) Exception in the case of incompetency.--Subparagraph 
     (A) shall not apply in any case in which the qualified 
     individual is, as of the date of the Commissioner of Social 
     Security's determination, legally incompetent under the laws 
     of the jurisdiction in which the individual resides.
       ``(3) Payment of retroactive benefits.--Payment of any 
     benefits which are deferred or suspended pending the 
     selection of a representative payee shall be made to the 
     qualified individual or the representative payee as

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     a single sum or over such period of time as the Commissioner 
     of Social Security determines is in the best interest of the 
     qualified individual.
       ``(f) Hearing.--Any qualified individual who is 
     dissatisfied with a determination by the Commissioner of 
     Social Security to make payment of the qualified individual's 
     benefit to a representative payee under subsection (a) of 
     this section or with the designation of a particular person 
     to serve as representative payee shall be entitled to a 
     hearing by the Commissioner of Social Security to the same 
     extent as is provided in section 809(a), and to judicial 
     review of the Commissioner of Social Security's final 
     decision as is provided in section 809(b).
       ``(g) Notice Requirements.--
       ``(1) In general.--In advance of the payment of a qualified 
     individual's benefit to a representative payee under 
     subsection (a), the Commissioner of Social Security shall 
     provide written notice of the Commissioner's initial 
     determination to so make the payment. The notice shall be 
     provided to the qualified individual, except that, if the 
     qualified individual is legally incompetent, then the notice 
     shall be provided solely to the legal guardian or legal 
     representative of the qualified individual.
       ``(2) Specific requirements.--Any notice required by 
     paragraph (1) shall be clearly written in language that is 
     easily understandable to the reader, shall identify the 
     person to be designated as the qualified individual's 
     representative payee, and shall explain to the reader the 
     right under subsection (f) of the qualified individual or of 
     the qualified individual's legal guardian or legal 
     representative--
       ``(A) to appeal a determination that a representative payee 
     is necessary for the qualified individual;
       ``(B) to appeal the designation of a particular person to 
     serve as the representative payee of qualified individual; 
     and
       ``(C) to review the evidence upon which the designation is 
     based and to submit additional evidence.
       ``(h) Accountability Monitoring.--
       ``(1) In any case where payment under this title is made to 
     a person other than the qualified individual entitled to the 
     payment, the Commissioner of Social Security shall establish 
     a system of accountability monitoring under which the person 
     shall report not less often than annually with respect to the 
     use of the payments. The Commissioner of Social Security 
     shall establish and implement statistically valid procedures 
     for reviewing the reports in order to identify instances in 
     which persons are not properly using the payments.
       ``(2) Special reports.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the 
     Commissioner of Social Security may require a report at any 
     time from any person receiving payments on behalf of a 
     qualified individual, if the Commissioner of Social Security 
     has reason to believe that the person receiving the payments 
     is misusing the payments.
       ``(3) Centralized file.--The Commissioner of Social 
     Security shall maintain a centralized file, which shall be 
     updated periodically and which shall be in a form that is 
     readily retrievable, of--
       ``(A) the name, address, and (if issued) the social 
     security account number or employer identification number of 
     each representative payee who is receiving benefit payments 
     pursuant to this section, section 205(j), or section 
     1631(a)(2); and
       ``(B) the name, address, and social security account number 
     of each individual for whom each representative payee is 
     reported to be providing services as representative payee 
     pursuant to this section, section 205(j), or section 
     1631(a)(2).
       ``(4) The Commissioner of Social Security shall maintain a 
     list, which shall be updated periodically, of public agencies 
     and community-based nonprofit social service agencies which 
     are qualified to serve as representative payees pursuant to 
     this section and which are located in the jurisdiction in 
     which any qualified individual resides.
       ``(i) Restitution.--In any case where the negligent failure 
     of the Commissioner of Social Security to investigate or 
     monitor a representative payee results in misuse of benefits 
     by the representative payee, the Commissioner of Social 
     Security shall make payment to the qualified individual or 
     the individual's alternative representative payee of an 
     amount equal to the misused benefits. The Commissioner of 
     Social Security shall make a good faith effort to obtain 
     restitution from the terminated representative payee.

     ``SEC. 808. OVERPAYMENTS AND UNDERPAYMENTS.

       ``(a) In General.--Whenever the Commissioner of Social 
     Security finds that more or less than the correct amount of 
     payment has been made to any person under this title, proper 
     adjustment or recovery shall be made, as follows:
       ``(1) With respect to payment to a person of more than the 
     correct amount, the Commissioner of Social Security shall 
     decrease any payment under this title to which the overpaid 
     person (if a qualified individual) is entitled, or shall 
     require the overpaid person or his or her estate to refund 
     the amount in excess of the correct amount, or, if recovery 
     is not obtained under these two methods, shall seek or pursue 
     recovery by means of reduction in tax refunds based on notice 
     to the Secretary of the Treasury, as authorized under section 
     3720A of title 31, United States Code.
       ``(2) With respect to payment of less than the correct 
     amount to a qualified individual who, at the time the 
     Commissioner of Social Security is prepared to take action 
     with respect to the underpayment--
       ``(A) is living, the Commissioner of Social Security shall 
     make payment to the qualified individual (or the qualified 
     individual's representative payee designated under section 
     807) of the balance of the amount due the underpaid qualified 
     individual; or
       ``(B) is deceased, the balance of the amount due shall 
     revert to the general fund of the Treasury.
       ``(b) Waiver of Recovery of Overpayment.--In any case in 
     which more than the correct amount of payment has been made, 
     there shall be no adjustment of payments to, or recovery by 
     the United States from, any person who is without fault if 
     the Commissioner of Social Security determines that the 
     adjustment or recovery would defeat the purpose of this title 
     or would be against equity and good conscience.
       ``(c) Limited Immunity for Disbursing Officers.--A 
     disbursing officer may not be held liable for any amount paid 
     by the officer if the adjustment or recovery of the amount is 
     waived under subsection (b), or adjustment under subsection 
     (a) is not completed before the death of the qualified 
     individual against whose benefits deductions are authorized.
       ``(d) Authorized Collection Practices.--
       ``(1) In general.--With respect to any delinquent amount, 
     the Commissioner of Social Security may use the collection 
     practices described in sections 3711(e), 3716, and 3718 of 
     title 31, United States Code, as in effect on October 1, 
     1994.
       ``(2) Definition.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the term 
     `delinquent amount' means an amount--
       ``(A) in excess of the correct amount of the payment under 
     this title; and
       ``(B) determined by the Commissioner of Social Security to 
     be otherwise unrecoverable under this section from a person 
     who is not a qualified individual under this title.

     ``SEC. 809. HEARINGS AND REVIEW.

       ``(a) Hearings.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Commissioner of Social Security 
     shall make findings of fact and decisions as to the rights of 
     any individual applying for payment under this title. The 
     Commissioner of Social Security shall provide reasonable 
     notice and opportunity for a hearing to any individual who is 
     or claims to be a qualified individual and is in disagreement 
     with any determination under this title with respect to 
     entitlement to, or the amount of, benefits under this title, 
     if the individual requests a hearing on the matter in 
     disagreement within 60 days after notice of the determination 
     is received, and, if a hearing is held, shall, on the basis 
     of evidence adduced at the hearing affirm, modify, or reverse 
     the Commissioner of Social Security's findings of fact and 
     the decision. The Commissioner of Social Security may, on the 
     Commissioner of Social Security's own motion, hold such 
     hearings and to conduct such investigations and other 
     proceedings as the Commissioner of Social Security deems 
     necessary or proper for the administration of this title. In 
     the course of any hearing, investigation, or other 
     proceeding, the Commissioner may administer oaths and 
     affirmations, examine witnesses, and receive evidence. 
     Evidence may be received at any hearing before the 
     Commissioner of Social Security even though inadmissible 
     under the rules of evidence applicable to court procedure. 
     The Commissioner of Social Security shall specifically take 
     into account any physical, mental, educational, or linguistic 
     limitation of the individual (including any lack of facility 
     with the English language) in determining, with respect to 
     the entitlement of the individual for benefits under this 
     title, whether the individual acted in good faith or was at 
     fault, and in determining fraud, deception, or intent.
       ``(2) Effect of failure to timely request review.--A 
     failure to timely request review of an initial adverse 
     determination with respect to an application for any payment 
     under this title or an adverse determination on 
     reconsideration of such an initial determination shall not 
     serve as a basis for denial of a subsequent application for 
     any payment under this title if the applicant demonstrates 
     that the applicant failed to so request such a review acting 
     in good faith reliance upon incorrect, incomplete, or 
     misleading information, relating to the consequences of 
     reapplying for payments in lieu of seeking review of an 
     adverse determination, provided by any officer or employee of 
     the Social Security Administration.
       ``(3) Notice requirements.--In any notice of an adverse 
     determination with respect to which a review may be requested 
     under paragraph (1), the Commissioner of Social Security 
     shall describe in clear and specific language the effect on 
     possible entitlement to benefits under this title of choosing 
     to reapply in lieu of requesting review of the determination.
       ``(b) Judicial Review.--The final determination of the 
     Commissioner of Social Security after a hearing under 
     subsection (a)(1) shall be subject to judicial review as 
     provided in section 205(g) to the same extent as the 
     Commissioner of Social Security's final determinations under 
     section 205.

     ``SEC. 810. OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

       ``(a) Regulations and Administrative Arrangements.--The 
     Commissioner of Social Security may prescribe such 
     regulations, and make such administrative and other 
     arrangements, as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     this title.
       ``(b) Payment of Benefits.--Benefits under this title shall 
     be paid at such time or

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     times and in such installments as the Commissioner of Social 
     Security determines are in the interests of economy and 
     efficiency.
       ``(c) Entitlement Redeterminations.--An individual's 
     entitlement to benefits under this title, and the amount of 
     the benefits, may be redetermined at such time or times as 
     the Commissioner of Social Security determines to be 
     appropriate.
       ``(d) Suspension of Benefits.--Regulations prescribed by 
     the Commissioner of Social Security under subsection (a) may 
     provide for the temporary suspension of entitlement to 
     benefits under this title as the Commissioner determines is 
     appropriate.

     ``SEC. 811. PENALTIES FOR FRAUD.

       ``(a) In General.--Whoever--
       ``(1) knowingly and willfully makes or causes to be made 
     any false statement or representation of a material fact in 
     an application for benefits under this title;
       ``(2) at any time knowingly and willfully makes or causes 
     to be made any false statement or representation of a 
     material fact for use in determining any right to the 
     benefits;
       ``(3) having knowledge of the occurrence of any event 
     affecting--
       ``(A) his or her initial or continued right to the 
     benefits; or
       ``(B) the initial or continued right to the benefits of any 
     other individual in whose behalf he or she has applied for or 
     is receiving the benefit,
     conceals or fails to disclose the event with an intent 
     fraudulently to secure the benefit either in a greater amount 
     or quantity than is due or when no such benefit is 
     authorized; or
       ``(4) having made application to receive any such benefit 
     for the use and benefit of another and having received it, 
     knowingly and willfully converts the benefit or any part 
     thereof to a use other than for the use and benefit of the 
     other individual,
     shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned 
     not more than 5 years, or both.
       ``(b) Restitution by Representative Payee.--If a person or 
     organization violates subsection (a) in the person's or 
     organization's role as, or in applying to become, a 
     representative payee under section 807 on behalf of a 
     qualified individual, and the violation includes a willful 
     misuse of funds by the person or entity, the court may also 
     require that full or partial restitution of funds be made to 
     the qualified individual.

     ``SEC. 812. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this title:
       ``(1) World war ii veteran.--The term `World War II 
     veteran' means a person who served during World War II--
       ``(A) in the active military, naval, or air service of the 
     United States during World War II, and who was discharged or 
     released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable 
     after service of 90 days or more; or
       ``(B) in the organized military forces of the Government of 
     the Commonwealth of the Philippines, while the forces were in 
     the service of the Armed Forces of the United States pursuant 
     to the military order of the President dated July 26, 1941, 
     including among the military forces organized guerrilla 
     forces under commanders appointed, designated, or 
     subsequently recognized by the Commander in Chief, Southwest 
     Pacific Area, or other competent authority in the Army of the 
     United States, in any case in which the service was rendered 
     before December 31, 1946.
       ``(2) World war ii.--The term `World War II' means the 
     period beginning on September 16, 1940, and ending on July 
     24, 1947.
       ``(3) Supplemental security income benefit under title 
     xvi.--The term `supplemental security income benefit under 
     title XVI', except as otherwise provided, includes State 
     supplementary payments which are paid by the Commissioner of 
     Social Security pursuant to an agreement under section 
     1616(a) of this Act or section 212(b) of Public Law 93-66.
       ``(4) Federal benefit rate under title xvi.--The term 
     `Federal benefit rate under title XVI' means, with respect to 
     any month, the amount of the supplemental security income 
     cash benefit (not including any State supplementary payment 
     which is paid by the Commissioner of Social Security pursuant 
     to an agreement under section 1616(a) of this Act or section 
     212(b) of Public Law 93-66) payable under title XVI for the 
     month to an eligible individual with no income.
       ``(5) United states.--The term `United States' means, 
     notwithstanding section 1101(a)(1), only the 50 States, the 
     District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
     Mariana Islands.
       ``(6) Benefit income.--The term `benefit income' means any 
     recurring payment received by a qualified individual as an 
     annuity, pension, retirement, or disability benefit 
     (including any veterans' compensation or pension, workmen's 
     compensation payment, old-age, survivors, or disability 
     insurance benefit, railroad retirement annuity or pension, 
     and unemployment insurance benefit), but only if a similar 
     payment was received by the individual from the same (or a 
     related) source during the 12-month period preceding the 
     month in which the individual files an application for 
     benefits under this title.

     ``SEC. 813. APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2001 and 
     subsequent fiscal years such sums as may be necessary to 
     carry out this title.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Social security trust funds lae account.--Section 
     201(g) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 401(g)) is amended--
       (A) in the fourth sentence of paragraph (1)(A), by 
     inserting after ``this title,'' the following: ``title 
     VIII,'';
       (B) in paragraph (1)(B)(i)(I), by inserting after ``this 
     title,'' the following: ``title VIII,''; and
       (C) in paragraph (1)(C)(i), by inserting after ``this 
     title,'' the following: ``title VIII,''.
       (2) Representative payee provisions of title ii.--Section 
     205(j) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 405(j)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ``807 or'' before 
     ``1631(a)(2)'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)(B)(i)(I), by inserting ``, title 
     VIII,'' before ``or title XVI'';
       (C) in paragraph (2)(B)(i)(III), by inserting ``, 811,'' 
     before ``or 1632'';
       (D) in paragraph (2)(B)(i)(IV)--
       (i) by inserting ``, the designation of such person as a 
     representative payee has been revoked pursuant to section 
     807(a),'' before ``or payment of benefits''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``, title VIII,'' before ``or title 
     XVI'';
       (E) in paragraph (2)(B)(ii)(I)--
       (i) by inserting ``whose designation as a representative 
     payee has been revoked pursuant to section 807(a),'' before 
     ``or with respect to whom''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``, title VIII,'' before ``or title 
     XVI'';
       (F) in paragraph (2)(B)(i)(II), by inserting ``, 811,'' 
     before ``or 1632'';
       (G) in paragraph (2)(C)(i)(II) by inserting ``, the 
     designation of such person as a representative payee has been 
     revoked pursuant to section 807(a),'' before ``or payment of 
     benefits'';
       (H) in each of clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph (3)(E), by 
     inserting ``, section 807,'' before ``or section 
     1631(a)(2)'';
       (I) in paragraph (3)(F), by inserting ``807 or'' before 
     ``1631(a)(2)''; and
       (J) in paragraph (4)(B)(i), by inserting ``807 or'' before 
     ``1631(a)(2)''.
       (3) Withholding for child support and alimony 
     obligations.--Section 459(h)(1)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     659(h)(1)(A)) is amended--
       (A) at the end of clause (iii), by striking ``and'';
       (B) at the end of clause (iv), by striking ``but'' and 
     inserting ``and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end a new clause as follows:
       ``(v) special benefits for certain World War II veterans 
     payable under title VIII; but''.
       (4) Social security advisory board.--Section 703(b) of such 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 903(b)) is amended by striking ``title II'' 
     and inserting ``title II, the program of special benefits for 
     certain World War II veterans under title VIII,''.
       (5) Delivery of checks.--Section 708 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     908) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``title II'' and 
     inserting ``title II, title VIII,''; and
       (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``title II'' and 
     inserting ``title II, title VIII,''.
       (6) Civil monetary penalties.--Section 1129 of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1320a-8) is amended--
       (A) in the title, by striking ``II'' and inserting ``II, 
     VIII'';
       (B) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (i) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
       ``(B) benefits or payments under title VIII, or'';
       (C) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ``or title VIII,'' 
     after ``title II'';
       (D) in subsection (e)(1)(C)--
       (i) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (i);
       (ii) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); and
       (iii) by inserting after clause (i) the following:
       ``(ii) by decrease of any payment under title VIII to which 
     the person is entitled, or'';
       (E) in subsection (e)(2)(B), by striking ``title XVI'' and 
     inserting ``title VIII or XVI''; and
       (F) in subsection (l), by striking ``title XVI'' and 
     inserting ``title VIII or XVI''.
       (7) Recovery of ssi overpayments.--Section 1147 of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1320b-17) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (i) by inserting ``or VIII'' after ``title II'' the first 
     place it appears; and
       (ii) by striking ``title II'' the second place it appears 
     and inserting ``such title''; and
       (B) in the title, by striking ``social security'' and 
     inserting ``other''.
       (8) Representative payee provisions of title xvi.--Section 
     1631(a)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1383(a)(2)) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by inserting ``or 807'' after 
     ``205(j)(1)'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B)(ii)(I), by inserting ``, title 
     VIII,'' before ``or this title'';
       (C) in subparagraph (B)(ii)(III), by inserting ``, 811,'' 
     before ``or 1632'';
       (D) in subparagraph (B)(ii)(IV)--
       (i) by inserting ``whether the designation of such person 
     as a representative payee has been revoked pursuant to 
     section 807(a),'' before ``and whether certification''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``, title VIII,'' before ``or this 
     title'';
       (E) in subparagraph (B)(iii)(II), by inserting ``the 
     designation of such person as a representative payee has been 
     revoked pursuant to section 807(a),'' before ``or 
     certification''; and
       (F) in subparagraph (D)(ii)(II)(aa), by inserting ``or 
     807'' after ``205(j)(4)''.

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       (9) Administrative offset.--Section 3716(c)(3)(C) of title 
     31, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by striking ``sections 205(b)(1)'' and inserting 
     ``sections 205(b)(1), 809(a)(1),''; and
       (B) by striking ``either title II'' and inserting ``title 
     II, VIII,''.
                           Subtitle C--Study

     SEC. 261. STUDY OF DENIAL OF SSI BENEFITS FOR FAMILY FARMERS.

       (a) In General.--The Commissioner of Social Security shall 
     conduct a study of the reasons why family farmers with 
     resources of less than $100,000 are denied supplemental 
     security income benefits under title XVI of the Social 
     Security Act, including whether the deeming process unduly 
     burdens and discriminates against family farmers who do not 
     institutionalize a disabled dependent, and shall determine 
     the number of such farmers who have been denied such benefits 
     during each of the preceding 10 years.
       (b) Report to the Congress.--Within 1 year after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Social 
     Security shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
     on Finance of the Senate a report that contains the results 
     of the study, and the determination, required by subsection 
     (a).
                        TITLE III--CHILD SUPPORT

     SEC. 301. NARROWING OF HOLD HARMLESS PROVISION FOR STATE 
                   SHARE OF DISTRIBUTION OF COLLECTED CHILD 
                   SUPPORT.

       (a) In General.--Section 457(d) of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 657(d)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Hold Harmless Provision.--If--
       ``(1) the amounts collected which could be retained by the 
     State in the fiscal year (to the extent necessary to 
     reimburse the State for amounts paid to families as 
     assistance by the State) are less than the State share of the 
     amounts collected in fiscal year 1995 (determined in 
     accordance with section 457 as in effect on the day before 
     the date of the enactment of the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996); and
       ``(2)(A)(i) the State has not retained any of the current 
     support so collected during the preceding fiscal year on 
     behalf of any family that is a recipient of assistance under 
     the State program funded under part A (except any such family 
     in a control group required by a waiver granted to the State 
     under section 1115); and
       ``(ii) at least the lesser of $150 or the total amount of 
     current support paid to such a family in any month is 
     disregarded in determining the amount or type of assistance 
     to be provided to the family for the month under the State 
     program funded under part A; or
       ``(B) the State has distributed to families not less than 
     one-half of the child support arrearages collected pursuant 
     to section 464 during the preceding fiscal year, that accrued 
     after the families ceased to receive assistance from the 
     State (as defined in subsection (c)(1)),
     then the State share otherwise determined for the fiscal year 
     shall be increased by an amount equal to one-half of the 
     amount (if any) by which the State share in fiscal year 1995 
     exceeds the State share for the fiscal year (determined 
     without regard to this subsection).''.
       (b) Authority of State to Pass Through Portion of Child 
     Support Arrearages Collected Through Tax Intercept.--Section 
     457(a)(2)(B)(iv) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 657(a)(2)(B)(iv)) is 
     amended in the first sentence by inserting after the second 
     sentence the following: ``After making such payment, the 
     State may distribute to the family not more than one-half of 
     the remaining amount so retained.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall be effective with respect to calendar quarters 
     beginning on or after October 1, 1998.
       (d) Repealer.--Effective October 1, 2001, section 457 of 
     the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 657) is amended by 
     striking subsection (d).
                    TITLE IV--TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS

     SEC. 401. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS RELATING TO AMENDMENTS MADE 
                   BY THE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND WORK 
                   OPPORTUNITY RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1996.

       (a) Section 402(a)(1)(B)(iv) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 602(a)(1)(B)(iv)) is amended by striking ``Act'' and 
     inserting ``section''.
       (b) Section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)(II) of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B)(i)(II)) is amended by striking 
     ``part'' and inserting ``section''.
       (c) Section 413(g)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     613(g)(1)) is amended by striking ``Act'' and inserting 
     ``section''.
       (d) Section 416 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 616) 
     is amended by striking ``Opportunity Act'' and inserting 
     ``Opportunity Reconciliation Act'' each place such term 
     appears.
       (e) Section 431(a)(6) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     629a(a)(6))) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``, as in effect before August 22, 1986'' 
     after ``482(i)(5)''; and
       (2) by inserting ``, as so in effect'' after 
     ``482(i)(7)(A)''.
       (f) Sections 452(a)(7) and 466(c)(2)(A)(i) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(7) and 666(c)(2)(A)(i)) are 
     each amended by striking ``Social Security'' and inserting 
     ``social security''.
       (g) Section 454 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 654) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``, or'' at the end of each of paragraphs 
     (6)(E)(i) and (19)(B)(i) and inserting ``; or'';
       (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the comma at the end of 
     each of subparagraphs (A), (B), (C) and inserting a 
     semicolon; and
       (3) by striking ``, and'' at the end of each of paragraphs 
     (19)(A) and (24)(A) and inserting ``; and''.
       (h) Section 454(24)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 654(24)(B)) is amended by striking ``Opportunity Act'' 
     and inserting ``Opportunity Reconciliation Act''.
       (i) Section 344(b)(1)(A) of the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 2236) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting the following:
       `(B) equal to the percent specified in paragraph (3) of the 
     sums expended during such quarter that are attributable to 
     the planning, design, development, installation or 
     enhancement of an automatic data processing and information 
     retrieval system (including in such sums the full cost of the 
     hardware components of such system); and'; and''.
       (j) Section 457(a)(2)(B)(i)(I) of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 657(a)(2)(B)(i)(I)) is amended by striking ``Act 
     Reconciliation'' and inserting ``Reconciliation Act''.
       (k) Section 457 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 657) 
     is amended by striking ``Opportunity Act'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``Opportunity Reconciliation Act''.
       (l) Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     section 404(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 604(e)) 
     is amended by inserting ``or tribe'' after ``State'' the 
     first and second places it appears, and by inserting ``or 
     tribal'' after ``State'' the third place it appears.
       (m) Section 466(a)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     666(a)(7)) is amended by striking ``1681a(f))'' and inserting 
     ``1681a(f)))''.
       (n) Section 466(b)(6)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 666(b)(6)(A)) is amended by striking ``state'' and 
     inserting ``State''.
       (o) Section 471(a)(8) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     671(a)(8)) is amended by striking ``(including activities 
     under part F)''.
       (p) Section 1137(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1320b-7(a)(3)) is amended by striking 
     ``453A(a)(2)(B)(iii))'' and inserting 
     ``453A(a)(2)(B)(ii)))''.
       (q) Except as provided in subsection (l), the amendments 
     made by this section shall take effect as if included in the 
     enactment of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996.
  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. KOLBE, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

380

When there appeared

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Nays

6

para. 71.7                    [Roll No. 256]

                                YEAS--380

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde

[[Page 983]]


     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--6

     Cannon
     Chenoweth
     Coburn
     Hefley
     Hostettler
     Paul

                             NOT VOTING--48

     Berman
     Boehlert
     Brown (CA)
     Callahan
     Capuano
     Clay
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cunningham
     Danner
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     Engel
     Everett
     Fletcher
     Forbes
     Gallegly
     Gilchrest
     Granger
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hobson
     Hulshof
     Jefferson
     Kasich
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     McCarthy (NY)
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Miller, Gary
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Obey
     Olver
     Packard
     Rogan
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Towns
     Weiner
  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. 71.8  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill the Clerk be 
authorized to make such technical, conforming, and other changes as may 
be necessary to reflect the actions of the House in amending the bill.

para. 71.9  committee resignation--majority

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    June 24, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     The Capitol.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Effective immediately, I hereby resign 
     from the House Judiciary Committee.
           Yours truly,
                                                        Ed Bryant.

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para. 71.10  committee resignation--majority

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    June 24, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House, Rayburn House Office Building, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I hereby resign from the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           Sincerely,
                                                  J.C. Watts, Jr.,
                                               Member of Congress.

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para. 71.11  committee resignation--majority

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    June 24, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker, I hereby resign from the House Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
           Cordially,
                                                John T. Doolittle,
                                              U.S. Representative.

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para. 71.12  committee election--majority

  Mr. BLUNT, submitted the following privileged resolution (H. Res. 
223):

       Resolved, That the following named Member be, and he is 
     hereby, elected to the following standing committees of the 
     House of Representatives:
       Committee on Government Reform: Mr. Vitter.
       Committee on the Judiciary: Mr. Vitter.
       Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Mr. Vitter.

  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. 71.13  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. BLUNT, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Tuesday, June 29, 1999, at 12:30 p.m. for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 71.14  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. BLUNT, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, June 
30, 1999, under clause 7, rule XV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para. 71.15  mexico-united states interparliamentary group

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT, of Nebraska, by unanimous 
consent, announced that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of 22 
United States Code 276h and clause 10 of rule I, appointed to the 
Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group, in addition to Mr. KOLBE 
of Arizona, Chairman, appointed on February 11, 1999, on the part of the 
House, the following Members: Messrs. Gilman, Vice Chairman, Dreier, 
Barton, Ballenger, Stenholm, Filner, Reyes, and Mrs. Napolitano.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 71.16  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Ms. SLAUGHTER, for today;
  To Mr. MENENDEZ, for today;
  To Mr. BOEHLERT, for today;
  To Mr. Gary MILLER of California, for today; and
  To Mr. ROGAN, for today.
  And then,

para. 71.17  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. EHLERS, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 12 o'clock and 2 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 29, 1999.

para. 71.18  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. 2035. A bill to 
     correct errors in the authorizations of certain programs 
     administered by the National Highway Traffic Administration 
     (Rept. No. 106-200). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.

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       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1652. A 
     bill to establish the Yukon River Salmon Advisory Panel; with 
     an amendment (Rept. No. 106-201). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. STUMP: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 2280. A 
     bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a 
     cost-of-living adjustment in rates of compensation paid for 
     service-connected disabilities, to enhance the compensation, 
     memorial affairs, and housing programs of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, to improve retirement authorities 
     applicable to judges of the United States Court of Appeals 
     for Veterans Claims, and for other purposes; with amendments 
     (Rept. No. 106-202). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2014. A bill to 
     prohibit a State from imposing a discriminatory commuter tax 
     on nonresidents (Rept. No. 106-203). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. CANADY: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1218. A bill 
     to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking 
     minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring 
     the involvement of parents in abortion decisions (Rept. No. 
     106-204). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.

para. 71.19  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of the rule X, the Committee on Commerce 
discharged. H.R. 1802 referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
the State of the Union.

para. 71.20  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H.R. 2362. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals a refundable credit against income 
     tax for the purchase of private health insurance, and to 
     provide for a report on State health insurance safety-net 
     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. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             Murtha, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Goode, Mr. Norwood, 
             Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Baker, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Linder, Mr. Graham, Mr. Wicker, 
             Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Ney, and Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen):
       H.R. 2363. A bill to repeal the Public Utility Holding 
     Company Act of 1935, to enact the Public Utility Holding 
     Company Act of 1999, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mr. ENGLISH:
       H.R. 2364. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the alternative minimum tax; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 2365. A bill to authorize the Director of the Office 
     of National Drug Control Policy to enter into negotiations 
     with representatives of the Government of Cuba to provide for 
     increased cooperation between Cuba and the United States on 
     drug interdiction efforts; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. ROGAN (for himself, Mr. Holden, Mr. Burr of 
             North Carolina, and Mr. Moran of Virginia):
       H.R. 2366. A bill to provide small businesses certain 
     protections from litigation excesses and to limit the product 
     liability of nonmanufacturer product sellers; 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. MEEHAN:
       H. Con. Res. 143. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that Billerica, Massachusetts, should be 
     recognized as ``America's Yankee Doodle Town``; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. HYDE:
       H. Res. 222. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives about the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
     Crisis Negotiation Program; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLUNT:
       H. Res. 223. A resolution designating majority membership 
     on certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to
           By Mr. EWING (for himself and Mr. Dooley of 
             California):
       H. Res. 224. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives on agricultural trade negotiations; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MATSUI (for himself, Mr. Ose, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Herger, Mr. Thompson of California, 
             and Mr. Condit):
       H. Res. 225. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives condemning the arson at three Sacramento, 
     California, area synagogues on June 18, 1999, and affirming 
     its opposition to all forms of hate crimes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary. 

para. 71.21  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       123. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of Washington, relative to Senate Joint Resolution 
     No. 8013 memorializing the President and the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency to favorably respond to any 
     requests by the Governor and authorize the needed maximum 
     available disaster recovery support to address the needs of 
     Washington's citizens devastated by the record rainfall; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para. 71.22  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 38: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 116: Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 353: Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Engel, and Mr. 
     Strickland.
       H.R. 363: Ms. Pryce of Ohio, and Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 383: Mr. Capuano and Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 531: Mr. Gilman, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
     Mr. Blagojevich, and Mr. Turner.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Barr of Georgia and Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 552: Mr. Chabot, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Calvert, 
     Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
     Quinn, and Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 554: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 637: Mr. Rahall, Mr. Stark, and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 714: Mr. Borski, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 772: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 957: Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Kanjorski, and Mr. Sherwood.
       H.R. 987: Mr. Duncan, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
     Camp, and Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 996: Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Lee, and 
     Mr. Meeks of New York.
       H.R. 1001: Mr. Pickering, Mr. Borski, Mr. Barrett of 
     Nebraska, and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 1071: Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Brown of 
     California, Mrs. Capps, and Mr. Clay.
       H.R. 1083: Mr. Everett.
       H.R. 1091: Mr. Gutknecht.
       H.R. 1144: Mr. Bryant.
       H.R. 1187: Mr. Weiner, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. 
     Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
     John, and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1188: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 1190: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 1194: Mr. Paul and Mr. Pitts.
       H.R. 1218: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 1304: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Lee, and Mr. 
     Lewis of California.
       H.R. 1317: Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 1337: Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 1355: Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 1366: Ms. Granger and Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 1388: Mr. Dicks, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Smith of New 
     Jersey, Mr. Filner, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Hilliard, 
     Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Wicker, 
     and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H.R. 1399: Mr. Farr of California, Mrs. Maloney of New 
     York, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1433: Mr. Hall of Texas and Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 1485: Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 1496: Mr. Terry and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1579: Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Costello, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Foley, 
     Mr. Martinez, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Berry, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. 
     Dickey, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Regula, Ms. Granger, 
     Mr. Hobson, and Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 1777: Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 1796: Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 1854: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 1855: Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1887: Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 1891: Mr. Portman.
       H.R. 1967: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut and Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1977: Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 1998: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Stark, Mr. Stump, 
     Mr. Minge, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Pastor, and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 1999: Mr. Luther and Mr. Ewing.
       H.R. 2000: Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Shows, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
     Schaffer, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
     Mr. Rahall, Mr. Goode, and Mr. Collins.
       H.R. 2004: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi.
       H.R. 2028: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 2060: Mr. Blagojevich, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
     Costello, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Mascara, 
     Mr. Phelps, and Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 2087: Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Manzullo, Mrs. Kelly, 
     Mr. Pitts, Mr. Ewing, and Mr. Combest.
       H.R. 2102: Mr. Frost, Mr. Ramstad, and Mrs. Maloney of New 
     York.
       H.R. 2260: Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 2277: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Berman, and Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois.
       H.R. 2280: Mr. Everett, Ms. DeGette, and Mr. Udall of New 
     Mexico.
       H.R. 2282: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 2283: Ms. Rivers Mr. Frost, and Mr. Hoyer.
       H.R. 2294: Mr. Wise and Ms. Baldwin.
       H.R. 2303: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. LaTourette, 
     and Mr. Rodriguez.
       H.R. 2317: Mr. Toomey.

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       H.R. 2318: Mr. Foley.
       H. Con. Res. 58: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H. Con. Res. 100: Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Matsui, 
     Mr. Blagojevich, and Mr. Pascrell.
       H. Con. Res. 117: Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Wexler, Mr. McNulty, 
     Mr. Faleomavaega, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
     Delahunt, and Mr. Tiahrt.
       H. Con. Res. 120: Mr. Murtha and Mr. Inslee.
       H. Con. Res. 123: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Shays, Mr. Lantos, Ms. 
     Millender-McDonald, and Mrs. Napolitano.
       H. Con. Res. 134: Mr. Payne, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Waxman, Ms. 
     Carson, and Ms. Lee.
       H. Con. Res. 140: Mr. Rangel, Mr. Dicks, and Mr. Petri.
       H. Res. 146: Mr. Gary Miller of California and Mr. Bonior.
       H. Res. 205: Mr. Ballenger.

para. 71.23  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 2056: Mr. LaHood.
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                       TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 1999 (72)

  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 19, 1999, Members 
were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 72.1  recess--1:10 p.m.

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

para. 72.2  after recess--2:00 p.m.

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

para. 72.3  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Friday, June 25, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 72.4  communications

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

       2777. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Certain Plant 
     Regulators; Cytokinins, Auxins, Gibberellins, Ethylene, and 
     Pelargonic Acid; Exemptions from the Requirement of a 
     Tolerance [OPP-300690B; FRL-6076-5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     June 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       2778. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Sethoxydim; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300859; FRL-6080-9] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     June 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       2779. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Diphenylamine; 
     Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300773A; FRL-6077-3] (RIN: 2070-
     AB78) received May 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2780. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize the Secretary of Defense to transfer property to 
     the local redevelopment authority (LRA) for a closed or 
     realigned military installation, without consideration, 
     provided the LRA's reuse plan provides for the property to be 
     used for job creation and the LRA uses the economic benefits 
     from the property to reinvest in the economic redevelopment 
     of the installation and the surrounding community; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       2781. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on Department of Defense Aviation Accident 
     Investigations; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2782. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to establish a 
     nonprofit education foundation; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
       2783. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting a 
     draft of proposed legislation to amend the Occupational 
     Safety and Health Act of 1970 to enhance protections for 
     employees reporting workplace hazards to the Occupational 
     Safety and Health Administration; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       2784. 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-6344-
     4] received June 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       2785. 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, Six California Air Pollution 
     Control Districts [CA 009-0137a FRL-6337-8] received May 11, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2786. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Findings of Significant 
     Contribution and Rulemaking on Section 126 Petitions for 
     Purposes of Reducing Interstate Ozone Transport [FRL-6336-9] 
     received May 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2787. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendment to 
     the Finding of Significant Contribution and Rulemaking for 
     Certain States for Purposes of Reducing Regional Transport of 
     Ozone [FRL-6338-6] (RIN: 2060-AH10) received May 11, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2788. 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 Oil and Grease and Non-
     polar Material Under the Clean Water Act and Resource 
     Conservation and Recovery Act [FRL-6341-9] (RIN: 2040-AC63) 
     received May 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2789. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     make amendments to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
     authorizing the Secretary to charge fees for certain 
     regulatory activities related to medical devices and food and 
     color additives; to the Committee on Commerce.
       2790. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Directors, 
     African Development Foundation, transmitting a draft of 
     proposed legislation to amend the International Security and 
     Development Cooperation Act of 1980; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       2791. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Directors, 
     African Development Foundation, transmitting a draft of 
     proposed legislation to authorize appropriations for the 
     African Development Foundation; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       2792. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the semiannual report of the Inspector General 
     for the period ending March 30, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       2793. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     eliminate two inequities under current provisions of the 
     Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal 
     Employees' Retirement System (FERS); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       2794. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     amend the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) law 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.
       2795. A letter from the Director, Office of Government 
     Relations, Smithsonian Institution, transmitting a copy of 
     the ``Annual Proceedings of the One-Hundred Seventh 
     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.
       2796. A letter from the Director, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to establish a working capital fund for the 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2797. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to exempt disaster employees from filing Virgin 
     Island income tax forms; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2798. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to improve the asset forfeiture program; jointly 
     to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Commerce, 
     Resources, Agriculture, and Banking and Financial Services.

para. 72.5  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:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, June 25, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 2(h) of Rule II 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

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     June 25, 1999 at 1:34 p.m. and said to contain a message from 
     the President whereby he submits a copy of an Executive Order 
     entitled, Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention 
     and the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                Martha C. Morrison
                                              (For Jeff Trandahl).

para. 72.6  nuclear, biological and chemical weapons

  The Clerk then read the message from the President, 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 issued Executive Order 12938, declaring a national emergency to 
deal with this danger. 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 12, 1998. 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 further amend Executive Order 12938 in order to more 
effectively respond to the worldwide threat of weapons of mass 
destruction proliferation activities.
  The new executive order, which implements the Chemical Weapons 
Convention Implementation Act of 1998, strengthens Executive Order 12938 
by amending section 3 to authorize the United States to implement 
important provisions of the Convention on the Prohibition of the 
Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on 
Their Destruction, a multilateral agreement that serves to reduce the 
threat posed by chemical weapons. Specifically, the amendment enables 
the United States Government to ensure that imports into the United 
States of certain chemicals from any source are permitted in a manner 
consistent with the relevant provisions of the Convention.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, June 25, 1999.

  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. 106-86).

para. 72.7  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, laid before the House the 
following communication from Ms. Eshoo:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, June 29, 1999,
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker, This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House that I received a 
     subpoena for documents issued by the United States District 
     Court for the Northern District of California.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined to comply with the subpoena to the extent 
     that it is consistent with Rule VIII.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Anna G. Eshoo.

para. 72.8  veterans benefits improvements

  Mr. STUMP moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2280) to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a cost-of-living 
adjustment in rates of compensation paid for service-connected 
disabilities, to enhance the compensation, memorial affairs, and housing 
programs of the Department of Veteran Affairs, to improve retirement 
authorities applicable to judges of the United States Court of Appeals 
for Veteran Claims, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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. PEASE, 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. PEASE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 72.9  commemoration of the veterans of foreign wars

  Mr. STUMP moved to suspend the rules and pass the joint resolution 
(H.J. Res. 34) congratulating and commending the Veterans of Foreign 
Wars.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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 joint resolution?
  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 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. 72.10  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. 72.11  veterans entrepreneurship

  Mr. TALENT moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1568) to 
provide technical, financial, and procurement assistance to veteran 
owned small businesses; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. TALENT and Mrs. 
McCARTHY of New York 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. 72.12  commuter tax restrictions

  Mr. GEKAS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2014) to 
prohibit a State from imposing a discriminatory commuter tax on 
nonresidents.
  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?
  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. 72.13  condemning arson of synagogues in california

  Mr. GEKAS moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 226): 

       Whereas on the evening of June 18, 1999, in Sacramento, 
     California, the Congregation B'nai Israel, Congregation Beth 
     Shalom, and Kenesset Israel Torah Center were victims of 
     malicious and cowardly acts of arson;

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       Whereas such crimes against our institutions of faith are 
     crimes against us all;
       Whereas we have celebrated since our Nation's birth the 
     rich and colorful diversity of its people, and the sanctity 
     of a free and democratic society;
       Whereas the liberties Americans enjoy are attributed in 
     large part to the courage and determination of visionaries 
     who made great strides in overcoming the barriers of 
     oppression, intolerance, and discrimination in order to 
     ensure fair and equal treatment for every American by every 
     American;
       Whereas this type of unacceptable behavior is a direct 
     assault upon the fundamental rights of all Americans who 
     cherish their freedom of religion; and
       Whereas every Member of Congress serves in part as a role 
     model and bears a responsibility to protect and honor the 
     multitude of cultural institutions and traditions we enjoy in 
     the United States of America: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) condemns the crimes that occurred in Sacramento, 
     California, at Congregation B'nai Israel, Congregation Beth 
     Shalom, and Kenesset Israel Torah Center on the evening of 
     June 18, 1999;
       (2) rejects such acts of intolerance and malice in our 
     society and interprets such attacks on cultural and religious 
     institutions as an attack on all Americans;
       (3) in the strongest terms possible, is committed to using 
     Federal law enforcement personnel and resources to identify 
     the persons who committed these heinous acts and bring them 
     to justice in a swift and deliberate manner;
       (4) recognizes and applauds the residents of the 
     Sacramento, California, area who have so quickly joined 
     together to lend support and assistance to the victims of 
     these despicable crimes, and remain committed to preserving 
     the freedom of religion of all members of the community; and
       (5) calls upon all Americans to categorically reject 
     similar acts crimes of hate and intolerance.

  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 agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. OSE 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 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 72.14  maurine b. neuberger united states post office

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1327) to 
designate the United States Postal Service building located at 34480 
Highway 101 South in Cloverdale, Oregon, as the ``Maurine B. Neuberger 
United States Post Office''.
  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. 72.15  public reconciliation and healing

  Mrs. CHENOWETH moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 94): 

       Whereas it is the necessary duty of the people of this 
     Nation not only to humbly offer up our prayers and needs to 
     Almighty God, but also in a solemn and public manner to 
     confess our shortcomings;
       Whereas it is incumbent on all public bodies, as well as 
     private persons, to revere and rely on God Almighty for our 
     day-to-day existence, as well as to follow the charge to love 
     and serve one another;
       Whereas we have witnessed the rejection of God's love 
     through gratuitous violence and mayhem, hate, abuse, 
     exploitation, abandonment, and other harms, much of which has 
     been directed at the most vulnerable of our society, our 
     children;
       Whereas oppression, violence, cultural and ethnic division, 
     strife, and murder have stained our communities and the 
     world;
       Whereas we are compelled to remind the people of the United 
     States of the events that currently burden the hearts of the 
     people, including--
       (1) the senseless murder of our young people in Jonesboro, 
     Arkansas, West Paduca, Kentucky, Springfield, Oregon, Pearl, 
     Mississippi, and Littleton, Colorado;
       (2) the brutal deaths of individuals by dragging, beating, 
     burning, and exposure in Texas, Alabama, and Wyoming; and
       (3) the civil unrest, systematic genocide, and religious 
     and political persecution in Yugoslavia, Tibet, Turkey, 
     China, Rwanda, and Sudan;
       Whereas despite all, we as a Nation have been blessed with 
     great prosperity and an unprecedented period of economic 
     stability, for which we owe a debt of gratitude; and
       Whereas in previous times of public need and moral crisis, 
     the Congress and the President have recommended the 
     observance of a day of solemn prayer, fasting, and 
     humiliation: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) recognizes the unique opportunity that the dawn of a 
     millennium presents to a people in a Nation under God to 
     humble and reconcile themselves with God and with one 
     another;
       (2) urges all Americans to unite in seeking the face of God 
     through humble prayer and fasting, persistently asking God to 
     send spiritual strength and a renewed sense of humility to 
     the Nation so that hate and indifference may be replaced with 
     love and compassion, and so that the suffering in the Nation 
     and the world may be healed by the hand of God; and
       (3) recommends that the leaders in national, State, and 
     local governments, in business, and in the clergy appoint, 
     and call the people they serve to observe, a day of solemn 
     prayer, fasting, and humiliation before God.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mrs. CHENOWETH and Mr. 
WAXMAN, 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. PEASE, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mrs. CHENOWETH 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 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 72.16  h.r. 2280--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 2280) to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
provide a cost-of-living adjustment in rates of compensation paid for 
service-connected disabilities, to enhance the compensation, memorial 
affairs, and housing programs of the Department of Veteran Affairs, to 
improve retirement authorities applicable to judges of the United States 
Court of Appeals for Veteran Claims, 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

424

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affirmative

Nays

0

para. 72.17                   [Roll No. 257]

                                YEAS--424

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards

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     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Allen
     Blagojevich
     Brown (CA)
     Cannon
     Cunningham
     Hoyer
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Watts (OK)
  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. 72.18  h. res. 226--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 226) expressing the sense 
of the House of Representatives condemning the acts of arson at three 
Sacramento, California, area synagogues on June 18, 1999, and affirming 
its opposition to such crimes.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

425

It was decided in the

Nays

0

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affirmative

Answered present

1

para. 72.19                   [Roll No. 258]

                                YEAS--425

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise

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     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Paul
       

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Blagojevich
     Brown (CA)
     Cannon
     Cunningham
     Diaz-Balart
     Meehan
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Watts (OK)
  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. 72.20  h. con. res. 94--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 94) 
recognizing the public need for reconciliation and healing, urging the 
United States to unite in seeking God, and recommending that the 
Nation's leaders call for days of prayer.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

275

It was decided in the

Nays

140

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negative

Answered present

11

para. 72.21                   [Roll No. 259]

                                YEAS--275

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Capps
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pastor
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--140

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinojosa
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Stark
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Tierney
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wu

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--11

     Boyd
     Clayton
     Kaptur
     Maloney (NY)
     Pascrell
     Pomeroy
     Strickland
     Thurman
     Udall (CO)
     Watt (NC)
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Blagojevich
     Brown (CA)
     Cannon
     Cunningham
     Diaz-Balart
     Meehan
     Obey
     Watts (OK)
  So, less than two-thirds of the Members present having not voted in 
favor thereof, the rules were not suspended and said concurrent 
resolution was not agreed to.

para. 72.22  providing for the consideration of h.r. 66

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-208) the resolution (H. Res. 230) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 66) 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. 72.23  providing for the consideration of h.r. 592

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-209) the resolution (H. Res. 231) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 592) to redesignate Great Kills Park in 
the Gateway National Recreation area as ``World War II Veterans Park at 
Great Kills''.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 72.24  providing for the consideration of h.r. 791

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-210) the resolution (H. Res. 232) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 791) to amend the National Trails System 
Act to designate the route of the War of 1812 British invasion of land 
and Washington, District of Columbia, and the route of the American 
defense, for study for potential addition to the national trails system.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 72.25  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1218

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-211) the resolution (H. Res. 233) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1218) to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit 
taking minors across State lines in circumventing of laws requiring the 
involvement of parents in abortion decisions.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

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para. 72.26  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to 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:
  As required by 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), I transmit herewith a 6-
month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to 
Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) as declared in Executive Order 12808 
on May 30, 1992, and with respect to Kosovo as declared in Executive 
Order 13088 on June 9, 1998.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, June 29, 1999.

  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. 106-87).

para. 72.27  message from the president--corporation of public 
          broadcasting

  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 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 1998 and the Inventory of 
the Federal Funds Distributed to Public Telecommunications Entities by 
Federal Departments and Agencies for that same year.
  Among its many outstanding projects over the past year, CPB has put 
considerable time and effort into strengthening the teaching and 
development of America's literary tradition. Working with educators, 
writers, and experts from all across the country, CPB has launched a 
companion website filled with exceptional teaching materials and 
continues to make possible the broadcast of some of the Nation's finest 
literature over our public airwaves. In addition, CPB is also expanding 
the availability of teacher professional development in the social 
sciences, humanities, and literature.
  As we move into the digital age, I am confident that the Corporation 
for Public Broadcasting will continue to act as a guiding force. As the 
projects above illustrate, CPB not only inspires us, it educates and 
enriches our national culture.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, June 29, 1999.

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

para. 72.28  submission of conference report--h.r. 775

  Mr. GOODLATTE submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 106-212) on the 
bill (H.R. 775) to establish certain procedures for civil actions 
brought for damages relating to the failure of any device or system to 
process or otherwise deal with the transition from the year 1999 to the 
year 2000, and for other purposes; together with a statement thereon, 
for printing in the Record under the rule.

para. 72.29  leave of absence

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

para. 72.30  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. ROHRABACHER, at 12 o'clock midnight, the House 
adjourned.

para. 72.31  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. STUMP: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Joint 
     Resolution 34. Resolution congratulating and commending the 
     Veterans of Foreign Wars (Rept. No. 106-205). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. TALENT: Committee on Small Business. H.R. 1568. A bill 
     to provide technical, financial, and procurement assistance 
     to veteran owned small businesses, and for other purposes; 
     with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-206 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. 562. A 
     bill to approve and ratify certain transfers of land and 
     natural resources by or on behalf of the Delaware Nation of 
     Indians, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     106-207). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee on Rules. House 
     Resolution 230. Resolution providing for consideration of the 
     bill (H.R. 66) to preserve the cultural resources of the 
     Route 66 corridor and to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to provide assistance (Rept. No. 106-208). Referred 
     to the House Calendar.
       Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee on Rules. House 
     Resolution 231. Resolution providing for consideration of the 
     bill (H.R. 592) to redesignate Great Kills Park in the 
     Gateway National Recreation Area as ``World War II Veterans 
     Park at Great Kills'' (Rept. No. 106-209). Referred to the 
     House Calendar.
       Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee on Rules. House 
     Resolution 232. Resolution providing for consideration of the 
     bill (H.R. 791) to amend the National Trails System Act to 
     designate the route of the War of 1812 British invasion of 
     Maryland and Washington, District of Columbia, and the route 
     of the American defense, for study for potential addition to 
     the national trails system (Rept. No. 106-210). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.
       Mrs. MYRICK: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 233. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1218) to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit 
     taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws 
     requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions 
     (Rept. No. 106-211). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. HYDE: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 775. A bill to establish certain procedures for civil 
     actions brought for damages relating to the failure of any 
     device or system to process or otherwise deal with the 
     transition from the year 1999 to the year 2000, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 106-212). Ordered to be printed.

para. 72.32  time limitation of referred bill

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

       H.R. 1568. Referral to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
     extended for a period ending not later than June 29, 1999.

para. 72.33  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X, the Committee on Veterans Affairs 
discharged. H.R. 1568 referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
the State of the Union.

para. 72.34  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Gilman, and Ms. McKinney):
       H.R. 2367. A bill to reauthorize 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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, and Mr. George 
             Miller of California:
       H.R. 2368. A bill to assist in the resettlement and 
     relocation of the people of Bikini Atoll by amending the 
     terms of the trust fund established during the United States 
     administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. NETHERCUTT (for himself and Mr. LaFalce):
       H.R. 2369. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of certain 
     biologicals used in treating lower extremity ulcers in 
     patients with diabetes; 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. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Frost, 
             Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Bonior, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
             Carson, and Mrs. McCarthy of New York):
       H.R. 2370. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that no individual shall be denied 
     unemployment compensation solely on the basis of leaving 
     employment due to a reasonable fear of domestic violence; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BONIOR (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Crowley, Mr. Barcia,

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             Mr. Cummings, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas):
       H.R. 2371. A bill to make schools safer by waiving the 
     local matching requirement under the Community Policing 
     program for the placement of law enforcement officers in 
     local schools; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CANADY of Florida (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Dooley of California, Mr. Goode, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
             Diaz-Balart, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Barcia, and Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana):
       H.R. 2372. A bill to simplify and expedite access to the 
     Federal courts for injured parties whose rights and 
     privileges, secured by the United States Constitution, have 
     been deprived by final actions of Federal agencies, or other 
     government officials or entities acting under color of State 
     law; to prevent Federal courts from abstaining from 
     exercising Federal jurisdiction in actions where no State law 
     claim is alleged; to permit certification of unsettled State 
     law questions that are essential to resolving Federal claims 
     arising under the Constitution; and to clarify when 
     government action is sufficiently final to ripen certain 
     Federal claims arising under the Constitution; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DeMINT (for himself and Mr. Baird):
       H.R. 2373. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for Start-up Success Accounts; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FOSSELLA:
       H.R. 2374. 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. GILMAN:
       H.R. 2375. A bill to authorize a demonstration project to 
     expand eligibility under existing State prescription drug 
     assistance programs for low-income seniors; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Simpson, 
             Mr. Fletcher, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Ose, Mr. 
             Kuykendall, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Sweeney, and 
             Mrs. Biggert):
       H.R. 2376. A bill to require executive agencies to 
     establish expedited review procedures for granting a waiver 
     to a State under a grant program administered by the agency 
     if another State has already been granted a similar waiver by 
     the agency under such program; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. HOEFFEL:
       H.R. 2377. A bill to provide for a study and report to the 
     Congress on the use of antique firearms in crime; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
             Mr. Levin, and Ms. Dunn):
       H.R. 2378. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify that advance pricing agreements between 
     taxpayers and the Internal Revenue Service are confidential 
     return information; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. 
             Smith of Washington):
       H.R. 2379. A bill to ensure that adequate frequencies of 
     the electromagnetic spectrum are available for biomedical 
     telemetry; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. MATSUI (for himself, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Becerra, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Waxman, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
             Mr. Minge, Mr. Frost, Mr. Filner, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Ms. Lee, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Vento, 
             Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. Berman):
       H.R. 2380. 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. NEY:
       H.R. 2381. A bill to prohibit United States economic 
     assistance for countries that ratify the treaty known as the 
     Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, a treaty 
     that provides for the establishment of an International 
     Criminal Court, an illegal and illegitimate institution that 
     violates the principles of self-government and popular 
     sovereignty, as well as accepted norms of international law, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. NEY (for himself and Mr. Oxley):
       H.R. 2382. A bill to promote the improvement of information 
     on, and protections against, child sexual abuse; 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. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Gibbons):
       H.R. 2383. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to produce and sell products and to sell 
     publications relating to the Hoover Dam, and to deposit 
     revenues generated from the sales into the Colorado River Dam 
     fund; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Markey, and Mr. 
             Dingell):
       H.R. 2384. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to authorize appropriations for the Corporation for Public 
     Broadcasting; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 2385. A bill to require that the General Accounting 
     Office study and report on possible connections between the 
     recurring incidence of violence by postal employees and 
     workplace-related frustrations experienced by postal workers 
     generally; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. WEINER:
       H.R. 2386. A bill to amend the Expedited Funds Availability 
     Act to prohibit the imposition of fees for any check returned 
     due to insufficient funds for payment, other than a fee 
     imposed on the maker of the check, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY:
       H.R. 2387. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to provide grants to local educational 
     agencies to encourage girls to pursue studies and careers in 
     science, mathematics, and technology; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Slaughter, and Mrs. 
             Capps):
       H. Con. Res. 144. Concurrent resolution urging the United 
     States Government and the United Nations to undertake urgent 
     and strenuous efforts to secure the release of Branko Jelen, 
     Steve Pratt, and Peter Wallace, 3 humanitarian workers 
     employed in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia by CARE 
     International, who are being unjustly held as prisoners by 
     the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Turner, Mr. Spratt, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Brown 
             of Florida, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. Evans, Mr. Payne, Mr. Davis of Florida, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Boyd, Mr. Bishop, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Skelton, 
             Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. 
             Eshoo, and Mr. Sisisky):
       H. Con. Res. 145. Concurrent resolution expressing 
     congratulations and thanks to United States and NATO troops 
     for successfully bringing peace to Kosovo and halting the 
     brutal ethnic cleansing of Kosovar Albanians; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H. Con. Res. 146. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the imposition of sanctions on 
     persons under the Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act of 
     1994 regarding exports to India or Pakistan should be imposed 
     only for direct and material contributions to nuclear weapons 
     and the missiles for delivering them; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mrs. Kelly, and Mrs. Maloney of New York):
       H. Con. Res. 147. Concurrent resolution commending the 
     decision to grant women in Kuwait the right to vote and run 
     for elected office; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. OSE (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Pombo, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Herger, Mr. Lewis of 
             California, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
             Horn, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. 
             Baird, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cox, 
             Mr. Dreier, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Holt, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Stark, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Crowley, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
             Berkley, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Brady 
             of Texas, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Watkins, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
             Dixon, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Becerra, Mr. Martinez, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Hobson, 
             Mr. Pallone, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Gary Miller of 
             California, Mr. Forbes, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Royce, 
             Mr. Packard, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. Ackerman):
       H. Res. 226. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives condemning the acts of arson at three 
     Sacramento, California, area synagogues on June 18, 1999, and 
     affirming its opposition to such crimes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Franks of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Rush, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Menendez, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas):

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       H. Res. 227. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
     Congress in opposition to the Government of Pakistan's 
     support for armed incursion into Jammu and Kashmir, India; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Farr of 
             California, and Mr. Davis of Florida):
       H. Res. 228. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the peace process in Colombia 
     and calling on the government and all other parties to the 
     current conflict in Colombia to take steps to advance the 
     peace process so as to end the ongoing violence which 
     continues to pose a serious threat to democracy, human 
     rights, and economic and social stability in that nation; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Weiner, and 
             Mrs. Lowey):
       H. Res. 229. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that Rabbi Morris Sherer should be 
     recognized for his leadership role in the growth and 
     development of the Orthodox Jewish community in the United 
     States and for fostering religious liberty and understanding 
     around the world; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 72.35  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       124. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of New Hampshire, relative to 
     House Resolution No. 9 memorializing the federal government 
     to make full funding of the Land and Resource Management Plan 
     its highest priority regarding its ownership and management 
     of the White Mountain National Forest; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       125. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Nevada, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 15 
     memorializing Congress to rectify inequities that occur 
     between federal and state regulatory agencies regarding the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 as it relates 
     to appeals processes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       126. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Hawaii, relative to House Concurrent Resolution 
     No. 219 memorializing the United States Congress, the 
     President of the United States, and the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services to support the Hawaii Congressional 
     delegation to amend the Social Security Act to increase 
     Hawaii's Federal Medical Assistance Percentage; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       127. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Nebraska, relative to Legislative Resolution No. 43 
     memorializing Congress to direct the federal Environmental 
     Protection Agency to curtail implementation of new 
     restrictions from its Reregistration Eligibility Decision 
     (RED) on phosphide gas that would require a 500-foot buffer 
     zone and other restrictions that effectively preclude the use 
     of aluminum or magnesium phosphide in most of Nebraska's 
     grain storage facilities and grain transportation; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       128. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Missouri, relative to House Concurrent 
     Resolutions Nos. 24 and 15 memorializing support of state 
     retention of all state tobacco settlement funds; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       129. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Idaho, relative to House Joint Memorial No. 2 memorializing 
     the Congress of the United States to pass legislation 
     reallocating funding to the states from the Federal Land and 
     Water Conservation Fund; to the Committee on Resources.
       130. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the Commonwealth of The Mariana Islands, relative to House 
     Resolution No. 11-140 memorializing the United States House 
     of Representatives to oppose the passage of U.S. Congress 
     H.R. 325, which would make federal wage provisions applicable 
     to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       131. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Hawaii, 
     relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 45 urging the 
     United States government to restore redress funds to 
     compensate individuals of Japanese Ancestry who were unjustly 
     interned during World War II; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       132. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Arizona, relative to House Concurrent Memorial No. 2006 
     memorializing the President of the United States and the 
     Federal Bureau of Prisons to transfer Peter MacDonald to a 
     state prison facility; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       133. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Hawaii, relative to Senate Resolution No. 25 memorializing 
     the United States government to restore redress funds to pay 
     all outstanding Japanese American and Japanese Latin American 
     redress claims and to fulfill the educational mandate of the 
     Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       134. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Hawaii, relative to House Joint Resolution No. 7 
     H.D. 1 memorializing the United States Congress to expand and 
     make the visa waiver program permanent; and to add Taiwan, 
     South Korea, and China to the visa waiver program; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       135. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Nevada, 
     relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 21 memorializing 
     concern regarding proposals redefining the space in which an 
     aircraft may be flown over the Grand Canyon; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       136. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Colorado, relative to Senate Joint Resolution 99-023 
     memorializing the President of the United States and Congress 
     to ensure that no further funding of the United States Army 
     Corps of Engineers should be provided for the Cherry Creek 
     Basin Study until the United States Army Corps of Engineers 
     completes an independent peer review of the National Weather 
     Service data in order to determine the appropriate design 
     flood for the Cherry Creek Basin; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       137. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Idaho, relative to House Joint Memorial No. 01 memorializing 
     Idaho's congressional delegation to support funding for a 
     national veterans cemetery in Idaho to serve veterans in the 
     northwestern states; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       138. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Idaho, relative to House Joint Memorial No. 3 memorializing 
     the Congress to look at repealing the estate and gift tax or 
     to increase the exemption substantially; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       139. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Nevada, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 12 
     memorializing the Federal Government to invest all surplus 
     money in the Federal Insurance Contributions Act for the 
     benefit of the Social Security system; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       140. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Vermont, relative to House Joint Resolution No. 
     113 memorializing the Congress not to enact laws that might 
     diminish or undermine a unified and stable Social Security 
     system; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       141. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Hawaii, 
     relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 132 S.D. 1 
     memorializing the United States Environmental Protection 
     Agency to implement the 1996 Food Quality Protection Act 
     using sound science and real-world data from the data call-in 
     process for realistic risk assessments; jointly to the 
     Committees on Agriculture and Commerce.
       142. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Colorado, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 99-29 
     memorializing the President, the Congress, and the government 
     of the United States to take all actions necessary to provide 
     for the common defense and protect on an equal basis all 
     people, resources, and states of the United States from the 
     threat of missile attack, regardless of the physical location 
     of each state of the union; jointly to the Committees on 
     Armed Services and International Relations.
       143. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Hawaii, 
     relative to House Resolution No. 56 H.D. 1 memorializing the 
     United States Environmental Protection Agency to implement 
     the 1996 Food Quality Protection Act using sound science and 
     real-world data from the data call-in process for realistic 
     risk assessments; jointly to the Committees on Commerce and 
     Agriculture.
       144. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Colorado, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 99-12 
     memorializing the United States Bureau of the Census to 
     conduct the 2000 decennial census consistent with the U.S. 
     Supreme Court ruling in the Department of Commerce and Glavin 
     cases, which requires a traditional headcount of the 
     population and bars the use of statistical sampling to create 
     or adjust the count; jointly to the Committees on Government 
     Reform and the Judiciary.
       145. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Colorado, relative to Senate Joint Memorial No. 99-5 
     memorializing Congress to refrain from enacting any pay 
     increase for members of Congress without an affirmative vote 
     or that takes effect before the following Congress has been 
     elected and fully sworn into office; jointly to the 
     Committees on Government Reform and House Administration.
       146. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Arizona, relative to Senate Concurrent Memorial 1001 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to take steps 
     to address the problems of the Medicare reimbursement rates 
     differential between urban and rural areas and attempt to 
     establish a reimbursement system that will result in more 
     equitable health care coverage for seniors in rural areas of 
     the country; jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Commerce.
       147. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Idaho, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 28 
     memorializing support for the efforts of the U.S. Department 
     of Justice to accomplish the much needed program coordination 
     through the creation of the National Domestic Preparedness 
     Office; jointly to the Committees on the Judiciary, Armed 
     Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Commerce, and 
     Agriculture. 

para. 72.36  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

       Mr. MOORE introduced A bill (H.R. 2388) for the relief of 
     Lieutenant Colonel (retired) Robert L. Stockwell, United 
     States Army; which was referred to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary. 

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para. 72.37  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 8: Mr. Towns, Mr. Combest, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Barton of 
     Texas, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 44: Mr. Barcia, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Inslee.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Barcia and Mr. Inslee.
       H.R. 72: Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 110: Mr. Scott, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 119: Mr. Pickering, Mr. Herger, and Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 202: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 274: Mr. Sanders, Mr. Upton, Mr. Dooley of California, 
     Mr. Wise, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Klink, and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Barcia, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, 
     Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. English, and Mr. Hoyer.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Dingell.
       H.R. 325: Mr. Murtha, Mr. Price of North Carolina, and Mr. 
     Serrano.
       H.R. 358: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 383: Mr. Walsh and Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 405: Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 425: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Coyne, Mrs. Morella, and Mrs. 
     Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 464: Mr. Hobson, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
     Mrs. Wilson, and Mr. Lewis of California.
       H.R. 488: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Schakowsky, and 
     Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 531: Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Forbes and Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 557: Mr. Pickett, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. Pitts.
       H.R. 566: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 595: Mr. Sabo.
       H.R. 628: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 642: Mr. Herger, Mr. Doolittle, and Mr. Kuykendall.
       H.R. 643: Mr. Herger, Mr. Doolittle, and Mr. Kuykendall.
       H.R. 653: Mr. Armey.
       H.R. 690: Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 701: Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
     Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Foley, Mr. Kind, and 
     Mr. Vitter.
       H.R. 710: Mr. Snyder, Mr. Strickland, Mr. McInnis, and Mr. 
     Reyes.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Wynn and Mr. Cardin.
       H.R. 721: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. 
     Cox.
       H.R. 728: Mr. Isakson and Mr. Boswell.
       H.R. 760: Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 777: Mr. Ortiz.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Frost, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. 
     Barcia.
       H.R. 784: Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 804: Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 817: Mr. Fletcher.
       H.R. 827: Ms. Lee, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Blumenauer, 
     and Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 840: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 852: Mr. Crane, Ms. Danner, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Gilman, 
     Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi.
       H.R. 859: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 884: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 922: Mr. Aderholt.
       H.R. 924: Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 933: Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Murtha, and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 977: Ms. Lee and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Inslee, 
     Mr. Meehan, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Delahunt, 
     Mr. Nadler, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, and Mr. Murtha.
       H.R. 984: Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 987: Mr. Stearns, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. 
     Campbell.
       H.R. 1041: Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 1063: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota and Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia.
       H.R. 1070: Mr. Petri, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Hastings 
     of Florida, and Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1071: Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 1083: Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 1095: Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Payne, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
     Lipinski, Mr. Smith of Washington, and Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota.
       H.R. 1102: Mrs. Bono, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Ms. 
     Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Petri, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Rhode Island, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Costello, Mr. Minge, Mr. Diaz-
     Balart, Mrs. Roukema, and Mr. Ballenger.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Cardin and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 1180: Mr. Serrano, Mr. Obey, Mr. Cook, Mr. Hastings of 
     Florida, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Boswell, Mr. 
     Graham, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. 
     Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Wu, Mr. Engel, Mr. Houghton, and Mr. 
     Holden.
       H.R. 1190: Mr. Obey and Mr. Baird.
       H.R. 1193: Mr. Gordon and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 1202: Mr. Faleomavaega and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1217: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
     McNulty, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Davis 
     of Illinois, and Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 1221: Mr. Sabo, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 1238: Mrs. Thurman and Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 1239: Mr. Wu, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Owens and Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 1243: Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Napolitano, 
     Mr. Ortiz, and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 1256: Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. 
     Tauzin.
       H.R. 1260: Mrs. Meek of Florida and Mr. Paul
       H.R. 1272: Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 1283: Mr. Gallegly and Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 1300: Mr. Frost, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Frank 
     of Massachusetts, and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 1305: Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 1313: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
     Price of North Carolina, and Mr. Hoeffel.
       H.R. 1315: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1326: Mr. Pastor, Mr. Hyde, and Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 1329: Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 1361: Ms. Millender-McDonald and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 1381: Mr. Miller of Florida.
       H.R. 1441: Mr. Hall of Texas and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 1482: Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 1485: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 1515: Mr. English, Mr. Minge, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. 
     Clayton, Mr. Berman, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Borski, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
     Bishop, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Holden, Mr. LaFalce, and Ms. 
     Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 1531: Mr. Green of Texas.
       H.R. 1540: Mr. Armey.
       H.R. 1568: Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Lazio, 
     Mr. Lampson, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
     Texas, Mr. Hulshof, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Hayworth, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
     Hunter, and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Houghton, and Mr. 
     Hobson.
       H.R. 1594: Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
     Menendez, Mr. Hoyer, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
     Pastor, and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 1628: Mr. McCollum, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mr. Diaz-
     Balart.
       H.R. 1661: Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 1686: Mr. Gekas, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
     Ewing, Mr. Skeen, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Capuano, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
     Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Baker, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Brady 
     of Texas.
       H.R. 1770: Mr. Hoyer.
       H.R. 1776: Mr. Isakson, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
     Hoyer, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Riley, Mr. Sweeney, 
     Mr. Greenwood, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Lucas of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
     Pickett, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Simpson, and Mr. 
     DeFazio.
       H.R. 1777: Mr. LoBiondo and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 1778: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 1784: Mr. Royce and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 1794: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
     Stark, Mr. Bilbray and Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 1795: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut and Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 1796: Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 1824: Mr. Combest, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, and Mr. 
     Barcia.
       H.R. 1840: Mr. Wynn and Mrs. Bono.
       H.R. 1850: Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 1863: Mr. Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 1868: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Chambliss, 
     and Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 1871: Mr. Meehan and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 1883: Ms. Dunn, Mr. Farr of California Mrs. Thurman, 
     Mr. Engel, Mr. McIntyre, Ms. Granger, Mr. Weller, Mr. Smith 
     of Washington, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Wu, Mr. Horn, 
     Mr. Visclosky, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Etheridge, Mr.  Lucas of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Camp, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Underwood, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
     Porter, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Thompson of 
     California, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Klink, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
     Goodling, Mr. Baird, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
     Weygand, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Holden, Mr. Hoeffel, 
     Ms. Rivers, Mr. Borski, Ms. Berkley, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Shimkus, 
     Mr. Pombo, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Levin, Ms. Sanchez, 
     Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Payne, Mr. Vento, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
     Metcalf, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Miller of 
     Florida, and Mr. Tancredo.
       H.R. 1907: Mr. Smith of Washington, Mrs. Tauscher, and Ms. 
     Eshoo.
       H.R. 1910: Mr. Frost, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Stark, Mr. Wynn, and 
     Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 1917: Mr. Martinez, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
     Phelps, Mr. Combest, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, and Mr. 
     Whitfield.
       H.R. 1926: Mr. Cramer and Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 1993: Mr. Rodriguez.
       H.R. 2077: Mr. Pallone and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 2088: Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 2125: Mr. Pastor and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 2136: Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 2187: Mr. Oxley, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. 
     LaTourette.
       H.R. 2202: Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 2239: Mr. Gilman, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 2240: Mr. Allen, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Cook, Mr. Costello, 
     Mr. McNulty, Mr. Frost, and Mrs. Christensen.
       H.R. 2243: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 2260: Mr. Goodling, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Thune, 
     Mr. Souder, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Brady of 
     Texas, and Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 2282: Mr. Hostettler and Mr. Pitts.
       H.R. 2300: Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
     King, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Collins, Mr. Dreier, Mrs. 
     Fowler, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
     Mr. Kingston, and Mr. Cox.

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       H.R. 2306: Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
     Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Mrs. Napolitano, 
     Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
     Mr. Towns, Mr. Clay, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
     Johnson of Texas, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Conyers, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. 
     Waters, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida, Ms. Lee, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
     Mr. Bishop, Ms. Carson, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
     Owens, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Thompson of 
     Mississippi, Mr. Ford, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. McKinney, and Mr. 
     Rush.
       H.R. 2308: Mr. Regula, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
     Gonzalez, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, Mr. Foley, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Rangel, and Ms. Hooley 
     of Oregon.
       H.R. 2318: Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 2341: Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
     Hilliard, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Frost, and Mr. 
     Davis of Illinois.
       H.J. Res. 56: Mr. Gilman.
       H. Con. Res. 30: Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas.
       H. Con. Res. 34: Mr. Conyers and Mr. Rahall.
       H. Con. Res. 57: Mr. Bliley, Mr. Shows, Mrs. Maloney of New 
     York, Mr. Shays, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Scott.
       H. Con. Res. 58: Mr. Holden.
       H. Con. Res. 77: Mrs. Kelly.
       H. Con. Res. 79: Mr. Spratt, Mr. Borski, Mr. Dreier, Ms. 
     Kaptur, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, and Mrs. Wilson.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Radanovich, 
     Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Bonior, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. 
     Payne.
       H. Con. Res. 100: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Bono, Mr. 
     Talent, and Ms. Eshoo.
       H. Con. Res. 101: Mr. LaTourette.
       H. Con. Res. 113: Mrs. Thurman.
       H. Con. Res. 117: Mr. Gilman.
       H. Con. Res. 119: Mr. Wynn.
       H. Con. Res. 121: Ms. Kaptur.
       H. Con. Res. 130: Ms. Carson.
       H. Con. Res. 132: Mr. English, Ms. Carson, Ms. Brown of 
     Florida, and Ms. McKinney.
       H. Con. Res. 133: Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H. Con. Res. 134: Mr. Underwood, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Frost, and 
     Mr. Gutierrez.
       H. Con. Res. 139: Mr. Hoeffel, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
     Sherwood, Mr. Blagojevich, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas.
       H. Con. Res. 140: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mrs. Meek of 
     Florida, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. 
     Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. 
     Davis of Florida.
       H. Res. 16: Mr. Metcalf.
       H. Res. 17: Mr. Brady of Texas.
       H. Res. 115: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H. Res. 181: Mr. Campbell.
       H. Res. 208: Mr. Bishop, Mr. Shows, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Frost, 
     Mr. Stupak, and Ms. Lee.
       H. Res. 214: Mr. English.
       H. Res. 219: Mr. Farr of California, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
     Becerra, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Waters, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Mr. 
     Frost.

para. 72.38  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       21. The SPEAKER presented a petition of Evergreen Union 
     School District, California, relative to Resolution No. 16-
     98/99 petitioning the Congress to appropriate funds for IDEA 
     to the full authorized level of funding for 40 percent of the 
     excess costs of providing special education and related 
     services; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       22. Also, a petition of Corning Union High School of Tehama 
     County, CA, relative to Resolution No. 212 petitioning 
     Congress to restore parity to students by appropriating funds 
     for IDEA to the full authorized level of funding; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       23. Also, a petition of Richfield School District, Corning, 
     California, relative to Resolution No. 48 petitioning the 
     California Legislature and the Governor to continue current 
     levels of state funding for special education and permit 
     increased federal funding for IDEA; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       24. Also, a petition of Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes School 
     District, Lake Hughes, California, relative to Resolution No. 
     7-98-99 petitioning Congress, the California Legislature and 
     the Governor to restore parity between students by continuing 
     current statutory levels of funding for special education and 
     to permit increased federal funding of IDEA; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
       25. Also, a petition of LaSalle County Board, LaSalle 
     Illinois, relative to Resolution 99-227 petitioning the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States 
     of America in Congress to enact legislation requiring all 
     governmental posts to fly the flag of the United States at 
     half staff to honor all those individuals who died as the 
     result of their service at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 
     and urging all Americans to do likewise; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary. 
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                      WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 1999 (73)

para. 73.1  appointment of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    June 30, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable James T. Walsh to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 73.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALSH, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, June 29, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 73.3  communications

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

       2799. 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 Egypt for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 99-21), pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       2800. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the annual report 
     concerning defense articles that were licensed for export 
     under section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act during Fiscal 
     Year 1998; to the Committee on International Relations.
       2801. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Schedule of Fees for Consular Services, 
     Department of State and Overseas Embassies and Consulates--
     received May 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       2802. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Boeing Model 767 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-
     NM-51-AD; Amendment 39-11185; AD 99-11-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received June 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2803. A letter from the Senior Attorney, Federal Highway 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Credit Assistance for Surface 
     Transportation Projects [OST Docket No. OST-99-5728] (RIN: 
     2125-AE49) received May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2804. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Boeing Model 747-400 Series Airplanes Powered by 
     Pratt & Whitney PW4000 Engines [Docket No. 97-NM-89-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11183; AD 99-11-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     June 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2805. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; General Electric Aircraft Engines CF34 Series 
     Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-19-AD; Amendment 39-
     11179; AD 99-11-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 4, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2806. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-
     NM-223-AD; Amendment 39-11186; AD 99-11-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received June 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2807. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Model 402C Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 99-CE-21-AD; Amendment 39-11184; AD 99-11-13] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2808. A letter from the Chief, Regs and Admin Law, USCG, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Lake Champlain, 
     NY & VT [CGD01-98-032] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received May 27, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2809. A letter from the Chief, Regs and Admin Law, USCG, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety Zone: Chelsea Street Bridge Fender System 
     Repair, Chelsea River, Chelsea, MA [CGD1-99-053] (RIN: 2115-
     AA97) received May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2810. A letter from the Chief, Regs and Admin Law, USCG, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Drawbridge Operating Regulation; Falgout Canal, 
     LA [CGD08-99-035] received

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     May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2811. A letter from the Chief, Regs and Admin Law, USCG, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Drawbridge Operating Regulation; Massalina Bayou, 
     Florida [CGD08-99-033] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received May 27, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2812. A letter from the Chief, Regs and Admin Law, USCG, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Drawbridge Operating Regulation; Muskingum River, 
     Ohio [CGD08-99-020] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received May 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2813. A letter from the Chief, Regs and Admin Law, USCG, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Gulf 
     Intracoastal Waterway, Harvey Canal, LA [CGD08-99-029] 
     received May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2814. A letter from the Chief, Regs and Admin Law, USCG, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Mandatory Ship Reporting Systems [USCG-1999-5525] 
     (RIN: 2115-AF82) received May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2815. A letter from the Chief, Regs and Admin Law, USCG, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Anchorage Ground; Safety Zone; Speed Limit; 
     Tongass Narrows and Ketchikan, AK [CGD17-99-002] (RIN: 2115-
     AF81) received May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2816. A letter from the Chief, Regs and Admin Law, USCG, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety Zone; San Pedro Bay, CA [COTP Los Angeles-
     Long Beach, CA; 99-003] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received May 27, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para. 73.4  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1218

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 233):

       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. 1218) to amend title 
     18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across 
     State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the 
     involvement of parents in abortion decisions. 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 
     equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
     minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary; and (2) 
     one motion to recommit.

  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. 73.5  child custody protection

  On motion of Mr. CANADY, pursuant to House Resolution 233, the House 
considered the bill (H.R. 1218) to amend title 18, United States Code, 
to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumventing of laws 
requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to said resolution, 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. JACKSON-LEE of Texas 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:

       Page 4, after line 11 insert the following:
       (3) The prohibitions of this section do not apply with 
     respect to conduct by an adult sibling or grandparent, or by 
     a minister, rabbi, pastor, priest, or other religious leader 
     of the minor.
  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. BURR, announced that the nays had it.
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

164

When there appeared

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Nays

268

para. 73.6                    [Roll No. 260]

                                YEAS--164

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NAYS--268

     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
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump

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     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--2

     Brown (CA)
     Martinez
       
  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. BURR, 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

270

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affirmative

Nays

159

para. 73.7                    [Roll No. 261]

                                AYES--270

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--159

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Brown (CA)
     Ford
     Lewis (CA)
     Lucas (OK)
     Martinez
  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. 73.8  providing for the consideration of h.r. 66

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
called up the following resolution (H. Res. 230):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 66) to preserve the cultural resources of the 
     Route 66 corridor and to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to provide assistance. 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. 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 8 of rule XVIII. 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. 73.9  providing for the consideration of h.r. 791

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
called up the following resolution (H. Res. 232):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the

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     House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     state of the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 791) 
     to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the 
     route of the War of 1812 British invasion of Maryland and 
     Washington, District of Columbia, and the route of the 
     American defense, for study for potential addition to the 
     national trails system. 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 8 
     of rule XVIII. 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. 73.10  providing for the consideration of h.r. 592

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
called up the following resolution (H. Res. 231):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 592) to redesignate Great Kills Park in the 
     Gateway National Recreation Area as ``World War II Veterans 
     Park at Great Kills''. 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. 
     Points of order against the committee amendment for failure 
     to comply with clause 7 of rule XVI 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 8 of rule XVIII. 
     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. 73.11  route 66 preservation

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, pursuant to House Resolution 230 
and rule XVIII, 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. 66) 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. STEARNS, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. BONILLA as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BONILLA, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 230, 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. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act, the following definitions apply:
       (1) Route 66 corridor.--The term ``Route 66 corridor'' 
     means structures and other cultural resources described in 
     paragraph (3), including--
       (A) lands owned by the Federal Government and lands owned 
     by a State or local government within the immediate vicinity 
     of those portions of the highway formerly designated as 
     United States Route 66; and
       (B) private land within that immediate vicinity that is 
     owned by persons or entities that are willing to participate 
     in the programs authorized by this Act.
       (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 preservation of the Route 66 corridor, 
     either directly or indirectly.
       (3) Preservation of the route 66 corridor.--The term 
     ``preservation of the Route 66 corridor'' means the 
     preservation or restoration of structures or other cultural 
     resources of businesses, sites of interest, and other 
     contributing resources that--
       (A) are located within the land described in paragraph (1);
       (B) existed during the route's period of outstanding 
     historic significance (principally between 1926 and 1970), as 
     defined by the study prepared by the National Park Service 
     and entitled ``Special Resource Study of Route 66'', dated 
     July 1995; and
       (C) remain in existence as of the date of enactment of this 
     Act.
       (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 the Route 66 corridor is located.

     SEC. 2. MANAGEMENT.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary, in collaboration with the 
     entities described in subsection (c), shall facilitate the 
     development of guidelines and a program of technical 
     assistance and grants that will set priorities for the 
     preservation of the Route 66 corridor.
       (b) Designation of Officials.--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 Act.
       (c) 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 for the preservation of the Route 66 corridor by 
     providing technical assistance, participating in cost-sharing 
     programs, and making grants;
       (2) act as a clearinghouse for communication among Federal, 
     State, and local agencies, nonprofit Route 66 preservation 
     entities, Indian tribes, State historic preservation offices, 
     and private persons and entities interested in the 
     preservation of the Route 66 corridor; 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.
       (d) Authorities.--In carrying out this Act, the Secretary 
     may--

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       (1) enter into cooperative agreements, including (but not 
     limited to) cooperative agreements for study, planning, 
     preservation, rehabilitation, and restoration related to the 
     Route 66 corridor;
       (2) accept donations of funds, equipment, supplies, and 
     services as appropriate;
       (3) provide cost-share grants for projects for the 
     preservation of the Route 66 corridor (but not to exceed 50 
     percent of total project costs) and information about 
     existing cost-share opportunities;
       (4) provide technical assistance in historic preservation 
     and interpretation of the Route 66 corridor; and
       (5) coordinate, promote, and stimulate research by other 
     persons and entities regarding the Route 66 corridor.
       (e) Preservation Assistance.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide assistance in 
     the preservation of the Route 66 corridor in a manner that is 
     compatible with the idiosyncratic nature of the Route 66 
     corridor.
       (2) Planning.--The Secretary shall not prepare or require 
     preparation of an overall management plan for the Route 66 
     corridor, 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 the Route 66 corridor.

     SEC. 3. RESOURCE TREATMENT.

       (a) Technical Assistance Program.--
       (1) Program required.--The Secretary shall develop a 
     program of technical assistance in the preservation of the 
     Route 66 corridor and interpretation of the Route 66 
     corridor.
       (2) Program guidelines.--As part of the technical 
     assistance program under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
     establish guidelines for setting priorities for preservation 
     needs for the Route 66 corridor. The Secretary shall base the 
     guidelines on the Secretary's standards for historic 
     preservation.
       (b) 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 events that 
     occurred along the Route 66 corridor.
       (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.

     SEC. 4. 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 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. STEARNS, announced that the yeas had it.
  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. 73.12  national historic trail

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, pursuant to House Resolution 232 
and rule XVIII, 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. 791) to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the 
route of the War of 1812 British invasion of Maryland and Washington, 
District of Columbia, and the route of the American defense, for study 
for potential addition to the national trails system.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. BONILLA as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BONILLA, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 231, 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 ``Star-Spangled Banner 
     National Historic Trail Study Act of 1999''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds that--
       (1) the British invasion of Maryland and Washington, 
     District of Columbia, during the War of 1812 marks a defining 
     period in the history of our Nation, the only occasion on 
     which the United States of America has been invaded by a 
     foreign power;
       (2) the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail traces 
     the arrival of the British fleet in the Patuxent River in 
     Calvert County and St. Mary's County, Maryland, the landing 
     of British forces at Benedict, the sinking of the Chesapeake 
     Flotilla at Pig Point in Prince George's County and Anne 
     Arundel County, Maryland, the American defeat at the Battle 
     of Bladensburg, the siege of the Nation's Capital, 
     Washington, District of Columbia (including the burning of 
     the United States Capitol and the White House), the British 
     naval diversions in the upper Chesapeake Bay leading to the 
     Battle of Caulk's Field in Kent County, Maryland, the route 
     of the American troops from Washington through Georgetown, 
     the Maryland Counties of Montgomery, Howard, and Baltimore, 
     and the city of Baltimore, Maryland, to the Battle of North 
     Point, and the ultimate victory of the Americans at Fort 
     McHenry on September 14, 1814, where a distinguished Maryland 
     lawyer and poet, Francis Scott Key, wrote the words that 
     captured the essence of our national struggle for 
     independence, words that now serve as our national anthem, 
     the Star-Spangled Banner; and
       (3) the designation of this route as a national historic 
     trail--
       (A) would serve as a reminder of the importance of the 
     concept of liberty to all who experience the Star-Spangled 
     Banner National Historic Trail; and
       (B) would give long overdue recognition to the patriots 
     whose determination to stand firm against enemy invasion and 
     bombardment preserved this liberty for future generations of 
     Americans.

     SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF TRAIL FOR STUDY.

       Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1244(c)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (36) (as added by section 3 
     of the El Camino Real Para Los Texas Study Act of 1993 (107 
     Stat. 1497)) as paragraph (37) and in subparagraph (C) by 
     striking ``detemine'' and inserting ``determine'';
       (2) by designating the paragraphs relating to the Old 
     Spanish Trail and the Great Western Scenic Trail as 
     paragraphs (38) and (39), respectively; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(40) Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Star-Spangled Banner National 
     Historic Trail, tracing the War of 1812 route from the 
     arrival of the British fleet in the Patuxent River in Calvert 
     County and St. Mary's County, Maryland, the landing of the 
     British forces at Benedict, the sinking of the Chesapeake 
     Flotilla at Pig Point, the American defeat at the Battle of 
     Bladensburg, the siege of the Nation's Capital, Washington, 
     District of Columbia (including the burning of the United 
     States Capitol and the White House), the British naval 
     diversions in the upper Chesapeake Bay leading to the Battle 
     of Caulk's Field in Kent County, Maryland, the route of the 
     American troops from Washington through Georgetown, the 
     Maryland Counties of Montgomery, Howard, and Baltimore, and 
     the city of Baltimore, Maryland, to the Battle of North 
     Point, and the ultimate victory of the Americans at Fort 
     McHenry on September 14, 1814.
       ``(B) Affected areas.--The trail crosses 8 counties within 
     the boundaries of the State of Maryland, the city of 
     Baltimore, Maryland, and Washington, District of Columbia.
       ``(C) Coordination with other congressionally mandated 
     activities.--The study under this paragraph shall be 
     undertaken in coordination with the study authorized under 
     section 603 of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management 
     Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 1a-5 note; 110 Stat. 4172) and the 
     Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network authorized 
     under the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 
     461 note; 112 Stat. 2961). Such coordination shall extend to 
     any research needed to complete the studies and any findings 
     and implementation actions that result from the studies and 
     shall use available resources to the greatest extent possible 
     to avoid unnecessary duplication of effort.
       ``(D) Deadline for study.--Not later that 2 years after 
     funds are made available for the study under this paragraph, 
     the study shall be completed and transmitted with final 
     recommendations to the Committee on Resources in the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources in 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. STEARNS, 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. 73.13  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. GOODLING, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce was granted permission until 3:00 p.m. on 
Friday, July 9, 1999, to file a report on the bill (H.R. 1995) to amend 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

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of 1965 to empower teachers, improve student achievement through high-
quality professional development for teachers, reauthorize the Reading 
Excellence Act, and for other purposes.

para. 73.14  world war ii veterans park at great kills

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, pursuant to House Resolution 231 
and rule XVIII, 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. 592) to redesignate Great Kills Park in the Gateway National 
Recreation Area as ``World War II Veterans Park at Great Kills''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. BONILLA as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BONILLA, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 231, 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. DESIGNATION OF PORTION OF GATEWAY NATIONAL 
                   RECREATION AREA AS WORLD WAR VETERANS PARK AT 
                   MILLER FIELD.

       Section 3(b) of Public Law 92-592 (16 U.S.C. 460cc-2(b)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The portion of the Staten Island Unit of the 
     recreation area known as Miller Field is hereby designated as 
     `World War Veterans Park at Miller Field'. Any reference to 
     such Miller Field in any law, regulation, map, document, 
     record, or other paper of the United States shall be 
     considered to be a reference to `World War Veterans Park at 
     Miller Field'.''.

  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. STEARNS, 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.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
designate a portion of Gateway National Recreation Area as `World War 
Veterans Park at Miller Field'.''.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para. 73.15  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.

para. 73.16  message from the president--generalized system of 
          preferences regarding gabon and mongolia

  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:
  The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) offers duty-free treatment 
to specified products that are imported from designated beneficiary 
developing countries. The GSP is authorized by title V of the Trade Act 
of 1974, as amended.
  I have determined, based on a consideration of the eligibility 
criteria in title V, that Gabon and Mongolia should be added to the list 
of beneficiary developing countries under the GSP.
  I have also determined that the suspension of preferential treatment 
for Mauritania as a beneficiary developing country under the GSP, as 
reported in my letters to the Speaker of the House and President of the 
Senate of June 25, 1993, should be ended. I had determined to suspend 
Mauritania from the GSP because Mauritania had not taken or was not 
taking steps to afford internationally recognized worker rights. I have 
determined that circumstances in Mauritania have changed and that, based 
on a consideration of the eligibility criteria in title V, preferential 
treatment under the GSP for Mauritania as a least-developed beneficiary 
developing country should be restored.
  This message is submitted in accordance with the requirements of title 
V of the Trade Act of 1974.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, June 30, 1999.

  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. 106-88).

para. 73.17  recess--7:40 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COOKSEY, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 7 o'clock and 40 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.

para. 73.18  after recess--10:18 p.m.

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

para. 73.19  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          h.r. 775

  Mr. SESSIONS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-213) the resolution (H. Res. 234) waiving points of order 
against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 775) to 
establish certain procedures for civil actions brought for damages 
relating to the failure of any device or system to process or otherwise 
deal with the transition from the year 1999 to the year 2000, and for 
other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 73.20  providing for the consideration of h.r. 10

  Mr. SESSIONS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-214) the resolution (H. Res. 235) providing 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 service 
providers, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 73.21  providing for the consideration of a concurrent resolution--
          adjournment of the two houses

  Mr. SESSIONS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-215) the resolution (H. Res. 236) providing for the 
consideration of the concurrent resolution 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.
  And then,

para. 73.22  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SESSIONS, at 10 o'clock and 19 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned.

para. 73.23  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. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 234. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 775) to establish certain 
     procedures for civil actions brought for damages relating to 
     the failure of any device or system to process or otherwise 
     deal with the transition from the year 1999 to the year 2000, 
     and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-213). Referred to the 
     House Calendar.
       Mr. SESSIONS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 235. 
     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. 106-214). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. REYNOLDS. Committee on Rules. House Resolution 236. 
     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. 106-
     215). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 73.24  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. DEAL of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Boyd, Ms. 
             Dunn, Mr. Turner, Mr.

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             Peterson of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Thompson of 
             California):
       H.R. 2389. A bill to restore stability and predictability 
     to the annual payments made to States and counties containing 
     National Forest System lands and public domain lands managed 
     by the Bureau of Land Management for use by the counties for 
     the benefit of public schools, roads, and 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 Mr. MARTINEZ (for himself, Mr. Clay, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Payne, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Roemer, 
             Mr. Scott, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Hinojosa, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mr. Kind, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Kucinich, and Mr. Wu):
       H.R. 2390. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to create small, manageable, 
     accountable classrooms with qualified teachers; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Armed 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. JACKSON of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Norwood, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Wu, Mr. Sanders, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Stark, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Thompson 
             of Mississippi, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Ford, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Ms. Lee, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mr. Scott, Ms. Norton, Mr. Clay, Mr. Owens, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Payne, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
             Meeks of New York, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Ms. Waters, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Bishop, Ms. 
             Carson, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Reyes, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Towns, Mr. Dixon, 
             Mr. Fattah, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Gonzalez, 
             Mr. Nadler, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Lantos, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Ortiz, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. 
             Becerra):
       H.R. 2391. A bill to establish a National Center for 
     Research on Domestic Health Disparities; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. TALENT (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mrs. Kelly, and Ms. Velazquez):
       H.R. 2392. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to extend 
     the authorization for the Small Business Innovation Research 
     Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small 
     Business, 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. BAIRD:
       H.R. 2393. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide disaster relief for homeowners; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CHAMBLISS:
       H.R. 2394. A bill to provide wage parity for certain 
     Department of Defense prevailing rate employees in Georgia; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. COMBEST (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Barrett 
             of Nebraska, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Schaffer, 
             Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Gutknecht, 
             Mr. Roemer, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Evans, Mr. Thornberry, 
             Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Thune, Mr. Ose, Mr. 
             Dickey, and Mr. LaHood):
       H.R. 2395. A bill to amend the Agricultural Market 
     Transition Act to extend through fiscal year 2002 the 
     authority for the advance payment, in full, of the payments 
     required under production flexibility contracts; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Goss, Mr. Taylor of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Istook, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Collins, Mr. Riley, Mr. Paul, Mr. Gary Miller of 
             California, and Mr. Tiahrt):
       H.R. 2396. A bill to provide that the Davis-Bacon Act shall 
     not apply to contracts for the construction and repair of 
     schools and libraries; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Gephardt, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Costello, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Olver, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Stark, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Sanders, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Mr. Luther, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Allen, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Shows, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, 
             Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Lampson, 
             Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Ford, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
             Phelps, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Pallone, Ms. Lee, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mrs. Capps, Mr. Vento, Ms. Carson, Mr. Moore, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Filner, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Engel, Mr. Tierney, 
             Mr. Baird, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Larson, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Waters, Mr. Barrett 
             of Wisconsin, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Levin, Mr. Watt of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Wu, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Rush, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. 
             Lofgren, and Mr. Clyburn):
       H.R. 2397. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 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.
           By Mr. DeLAY:
       H.R. 2398. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify certain existing limitations on private 
     business use of facilities financed with tax-exempt bonds; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GEKAS:
       H.R. 2399. A bill to establish a commission to recommend a 
     strategy for the global eradication of disease; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 2400. 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. LAZIO (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, and Mr. Sherman):
       H.R. 2401. A bill to amend the U.S. Holocaust Assets 
     Commission Act of 1998 to extend the period by which the 
     final report is due and to authorize additional funding; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. English, Ms. 
             Dunn, Mr. Camp, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Paul, 
             and Mrs. Northup):
       H.R. 2402. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to establish a 15-year recovery period for franchise 
     property, to provide a shorter recovery period for the 
     depreciation of certain leasehold improvements, 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. MANZULLO:
       H.R. 2403. A bill to provide for payment in December 1999 
     of Social Security benefits otherwise payable in January 
     2000; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MURTHA:
       H.R. 2404. A bill to protect the privacy of individuals by 
     ensuring the confidentiality of information contained in 
     their medical records and health-care-related information, 
     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 Ms. PELOSI (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Borski, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Clay, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Dixon, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
             Farr of California, Mr. Foley, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Horn, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. McGovern, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Matsui, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of Florida,

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             Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Nadler, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Olver, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stark, 
             Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Towns, 
             Ms. Waters, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wexler, Ms. 
             Woolsey, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 2405. 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.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Levin, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Jefferson, 
             Mr. Tanner, Mr. Becerra, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Doggett, 
             and Mr. Reyes):
       H.R. 2406. A bill to reauthorize the Trade Adjustment 
     Assistance program through fiscal year 2001; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. RIVERS:
       H.R. 2407. A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act 
     to establish certain requirements regarding the approval of 
     facilities for the disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 2408. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to prescribe a rule that 
     prohibits the importation for disposal of polychlorinated 
     biphenyls at concentrations of 50 parts per million or 
     greater; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. RODRIGUEZ:
       H.R. 2409. 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. ROGAN (for himself, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Armey, 
             Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Graham, Mrs. Bono, 
             and Mr. Cannon):
       H.R. 2410. A bill to amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools 
     and Communities Act of 1994 to earmark not less than 
     $150,000,000 for grants to reduce drug-related transactions 
     and drug use in the one-mile areas surrounding elementary and 
     secondary schools; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. ROYCE:
       H.R. 2411. A bill to abolish the Department of Energy; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees 
     on Armed Services, Science, Government Reform, Rules, 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. SOUDER:
       H.R. 2412. A bill to designate the Federal building and 
     United States courthouse located at 1300 South Harrison 
     Street in Fort Wayne, Indiana, as the ``E. Ross Adair Federal 
     Building and United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LUCAS of Oklahoma:
       H. Res. 237. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with regard to fibromyalgia; to the 
     Committee on Commerce. 

para. 73.25  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       148. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of Missouri, relative to Senate Concurrent 
     Resolution No. 14 memorializing the President of the United 
     States and Missouri's Congressional delegation to recognize 
     the effort and resources expended by Missouri to promote and 
     protect its interest throughout the litigation and 
     negotiation of claims against the tobacco industry; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       149. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Maine, relative to H.P. 1157 memorializing the President of 
     the United States and the Congress to pass the important and 
     far-reaching legislation that would help the elderly and, in 
     turn, all Americans; jointly to the Committees on Commerce 
     and Ways and Means. 

para. 73.26  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 8: Mr. Coburn, Mr. DeLay, and Mr. Fossella.
       H.R. 82: Mr. Deutsch and Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 116: Mr. Thompson of California.
       H.R. 215: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 323: Mr. Deal of Georgia and Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 380: Mrs. Kelly and Mr. Sisisky.
       H.R. 407: Mr. Tancredo.
       H.R. 413: Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 525: Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Pastor, and Ms. 
     Baldwin.
       H.R. 681: Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 725: Mr. Pomeroy and Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 732: Mrs. Tauscher and Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 743: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 765: Mr. Duncan, Mr. Bryant, and Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 776: Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Hastert, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Foley, and Mr. 
     Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 828: Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 876: Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 900: Mr. Weiner and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 925: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hall of 
     Ohio, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Murtha.
       H.R. 997: Mr. Sanders, Mr. Luther, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Klink, 
     Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Wise, and Mr. Sisisky.
       H.R. 1006: Mr. Crane.
       H.R. 1081: Mr. Udall of New Mexico.
       H.R. 1082: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1105: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 1106: Mr. Isakson.
       H.R. 1127: Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 1130: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Baldacci, and Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 1163: Mr. Sanders, Mr. Wu, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. 
     Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1168: Mr. Gibbons and Mr. Murtha.
       H.R. 1190: Mr. Moran of Virginia and Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 1195: Mr. Watkins, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Lewis of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Radanovich, and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 1332: Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 1358: Mr. Kuykendall and Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 1433: Mr. Foley and Mr. Green of Texas.
       H.R. 1463: Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 1478: Ms. Waters, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
     McGovern, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 1487: Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Goss, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
     Duncan, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Hill of 
     Montana, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Hefley, and Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 1503: Mr. Gary Miller of California and Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 1525: Mr. Dixon, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
     Costello, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. George Miller of California, and 
     Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 1531: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas and Mr. 
     Pastor.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. Quinn, Mr. Pickering, and Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 1598: Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Boehner, and 
     Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 1620: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
     Chambliss, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Lewis of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Rogan, and Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1622: Mr. Luther, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Shays, and Mr. 
     Castle.
       H.R. 1629: Mr. Klink, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Hayes.
       H.R. 1660: Mr. Clay, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Larson, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
     Hoeffel, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Evans, 
     Mr. Cramer, Ms. Lee, Mr. Hoyer, and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 1702: Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 1786: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Holt, and Mr. 
     Pastor.
       H.R. 1792: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1798: Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 1837: Mrs. Capps, Mr. Costello, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Ose, 
     Mr. Cook, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Moran of 
     Virginia, Ms. Berkley, and Mr. Combest.
       H.R. 1842: Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H.R. 1848: Mr. McGovern and Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 1849: Ms. Lee, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cook, Mr. Brown of 
     Ohio, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Sanchez, and Mr. 
     McDermott.
       H.R. 1867: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 1922: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 1932: Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Lampson, and Mr. 
     Blagojevich.
       H.R. 1933: Mr. Pitts.
       H.R. 1950 Mr. Frost and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 1977: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1990: Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 1998: Mr. Sabo and Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 1999: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 2015: Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Frost, Ms. Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. 
     Gejdenson.
       H.R. 2028: Mr. Brady of Texas and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 2060: Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 2088: Mr. Sanford.
       H.R. 2097: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. King, Mr. Stump, Mr. Regula, and 
     Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 2120: Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Blumenauer, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Brown 
     of California, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Dixon, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Frank 
     of Massachusetts, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Lee, Ms. 
     Lofgren, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pastor, 
     Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Slaughter, and 
     Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 2121: Mr. Holt, Mr. Sawyer, and Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 2136: Mr. English.
       H.R. 2156: Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 2159: Ms. Dunn.
       H.R. 2172: Mr. Souder and Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 2221: Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Doolittle, Mr. Souder, and Mr. Pitts.
       H.R. 2243: Mr. Norwood, Mr. Tancredo, and Mr. Hall of 
     Texas.
       H.R. 2260: Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Moran of Kansas, 
     Mr. Coble, Mr. Hastings  of Washington, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
     Talent, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Jones of North 
     Carolina.
       H.R. 2265: Mr. Shays, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Boehlert, Mrs. 
     Thurman, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 2277: Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
     Dixon, and Mrs. Napolitano.
       H.R. 2283: Mr. Wynn, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. Stupak.

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       H.R. 2286: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island and Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 2301: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 2355: Mr. Foley.
       H.J. Res. 48: Mr. Shimkus,  Mr. Dickey, Mr. Rogan, and Mr. 
     Watkins.
       H. Con. Res. 38: Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Sandlin, and 
     Mrs. Christensen.
       H. Con. Res. 62: Mr. LoBiondo.
       H. Con. Res. 70: Mr. Filner, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Bentsen, and 
     Mr. Turner.
       H. Con. Res. 78: Ms. Pelosi and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H. Con. Res. 117: Mr. Porter and Mr. Deutsch.
       H. Con. Res. 118: Mr. Stupak, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. Maloney 
     of Connecticut.
       H. Con. Res. 128: Mr. Shaw, Mr. Frank  of Massachusetts, 
     Mr. Blagojevich, Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Mr. Shays.
       H. Con. Res. 130: Mr. Sherman.
       H. Con. Res. 145: Mr. Dixon, Mr. Meeks  of New York, Mr. 
     Roemer, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Berman, and Mr. McGovern.
       H. Res. 41: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H. Res. 146: Ms. Lofgren and Mr. Sandlin.
       H. Res. 187: Mr. Holt and Mr. Porter.
       H. Res. 214: Mr. Hall of Texas.

para. 73.27  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       26. The SPEAKER presented a petition of Kirkwood Elementary 
     School District, Tehama, CA, relative to Resolution No. 98/
     99-06 petitioning Congress, to continue statutory levels of 
     state funding for special education and to permit increased 
     federal funding for IDEA; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
       27. Also, a petition of Dixon Unified School District, 
     Dixon, California, relative to Resolution 99-1148 petitioning 
     Congress to pay 40 percent of the costs of special education 
     or remove federal mandates requiring the provision of these 
     services; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       28. Also, a petition of Municipal Council of the Borough of 
     Ringwood, New Jersey, relative to Resolution No. 99-141 
     petitioning Congress to request federal assistance in 
     committing Joanne Chesimard returned to jail in the United 
     States, and support H. Con. Res 254; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       29. Also, a petition of the Municipal Council of the 
     Township of Woodbridge, NJ, relative to House Resolution 1168 
     petitioning Congress to enact H.R. 1168; jointly to the 
     Committees on Science and Transportation and Infrastructure. 
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                       THURSDAY, JULY 1, 1999 (74)

para. 74.1  appointment 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,

                                                     July 1, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Thomas W. Ewing to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 74.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, June 30, 1999.
  Ms. ESHOO, 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. EWING, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. ESHOO objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that the vote would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para. 74.3  communications

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

       2817. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Recordkeeping--received June 4, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       2818. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Economic and Public Interest 
     Requirements for Contract Market Designation--received June 
     4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       2819. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Representations and Disclosures 
     Required by Certain IBs, CPOs and CTAs--received June 3, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       2820. A letter from the Under Secretary, Rural Development, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Community Programs Guaranteed Loans (RIN: 0575-
     AC17) received May 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2821. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Group Risk Plan of Insurance (RIN: 
     0563-AB06) received June 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2822. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Program to Assess Organic 
     Certifying Agencies [Docket Number LS-99-04] (RIN: 0581-AB58) 
     received June 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       2823. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize the transfer of certain resources to the Enhanced 
     Structural Adjustment Facility/Heavily Indebted Poor 
     Countries Trust Fund; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       2824. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP); Determining the 
     Write-Your-Own Expense Allowance (RIN: 3067-AC92) received 
     June 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       2825. A letter from the General Counsel, National Credit 
     Union Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Share Insurance and Appendix--received June 14, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       2826. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Special Education--Training and 
     Information for Parents of Children with Disabilities--
     received June 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       2827. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan 
     Program (RIN: 1840-AC57) received June 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       2828. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Alternative Fuel Transportation 
     Program; Biodiesel Fuel Use Credit [Docket No. EE-RM-99-BIOD] 
     (RIN: 1904-AB-00) received June 1, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2829. 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 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2830. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Retirement 
     Thrift Investment Board, transmitting the Board's final 
     rule--Expansion and Continuation of Thrift Savings Plan 
     Eligibility; Death Benefits; Methods of Withdrawing Funds 
     from the Thrift Savings Plan; and Miscellaneous Regulations 
     --received June 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2831. 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 Plant 
     Eriogonum apricum (inclusive of vars. apricum and prostratum) 
     (Ione Buckwheat) and Threatened Status for the Plant 
     Arctostaphylos myrtifolia (Ione Manzanita) (RIN: 1018-AE25) 
     received May 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       2832. 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; 
     Withdrawal of Regulations Designed to Reduce the Mid-
     Continent Light Goose Population (RIN: 1018-AF05) received 
     June 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       2833. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation which 
     would reauthorize and amend the National Marine Sanctuaries 
     Act; to the Committee on Resources.
       2834. 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; Bycatch Rate Standards for the 
     Second Half of 1999 [Docket No. 961107312-7021-02; I.D. 
     052499E] received June 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2835. 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; Deep-water Species Fishery by 
     Vessels using Trawl Gear in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket

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     No. 990304062-9062-01; I.D. 0423699A] received June 7, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2836. 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 
     [Docket No. 990304062-9062-01; I.D. 060899C] received June 
     14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       2837. 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; Whiting Closure for the Mothership Sector [Docket 
     No. 981231333-9127-03; I.D. 052799E] received June 14, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2838. 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 in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 990304062-
     9062-01; I.D. 060499C] received June 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2839. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 
     1938; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2840. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation regarding the detention of criminal aliens; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2841. A letter from the Rules Administrator, Federal Bureau 
     of Prisons, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Correspondence: Return Address [BOP-
     1073-F] (RIN: 1120-AA69) received June 14, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2842. A letter from the Rules Administrator, Federal Bureau 
     of Prisons, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Federal Prison Industries (FPI) 
     Inmate Work Programs: Eligibility [BOP-1062-F] (RAN: 1120-
     AA57) received June 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2843. A letter from the Chief Financial Officer, Department 
     of State, transmitting the Department's final rule--Visas: 
     Documentation of Nonimmigrants--Passport and Visa Waivers; 
     Deletion of Obsolete Visa Procedures and other Minor 
     Corrections [Public Notice 3048] received May 19, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       2844. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Amendment of VOR Federal Airways; 
     Kahului, HI [Airspace Docket No. 97-AWP-35] (RIN: 2120-AA66) 
     received June 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2845. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell 
     Douglas Model DC-9 and C-9 (Military) Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 98-NM-110-AD; Amendment 39-11177; AD 99-08-05 R1] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2846. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; 
     International Aero Engines AG V2500-A1 and V2500-A5 Series 
     Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 99-NE-37-AD; Amendment 39-11194; 
     AD 99-13-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 14, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2847. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon 
     Aircraft Company Beech Models 45 (YT-34), A45 (T-34A, B-45), 
     and D45 (T-34B) Airplanes [Docket No. 99-CE-22-AD; Amendment 
     39-11193; AD 99-12-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 14, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2848. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Boeing 
     Model 737-200C Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-273-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11192; AD 99-12-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     June 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2849. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon 
     Aircraft Company Model 1900D Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-127-
     AD; Amendment 39-11191; AD 99-12-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received June 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2850. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief 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-350 Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-32-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11189; AD 99-12-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     June 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2851. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Alternate 
     Compliance Program; Incorporations by Reference [USCG-1999-
     5004] (RIN: 2115-AF74) received June 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2852. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; 
     AlliedSignal Inc. VN 411B Very High Frequency (VHF) 
     Navigation Receivers [Docket No. 95-CE-91-AD; Amendment 39-
     11190; AD 99-12-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 14, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2853. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Flight Crewmember Flight Time 
     Limitations and Rest Requirements--received June 14, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2854. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     relating to the management of non-excess property in the 
     Department of Defense; jointly to the Committees on Armed 
     Services and Government Reform.
       2855. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation entitled ``Voluntary Seafood Inspection 
     Performance Based Organization Act of 1999''; jointly to the 
     Committees on Agriculture, Commerce, Resources, and 
     Government Reform.
       2856. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a draft of 
     proposed legislation entitled ``Intercountry Adoption Act''; 
     jointly to the Committees on International Relations, the 
     Judiciary, Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means.
       2857. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation which 
     would implement proposals in the President's FY 2000 Budget 
     to offset discretionary spending; jointly to the Committees 
     on Agriculture, Commerce, Resources, Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, Education and the Workforce, and Ways and 
     Means. 

para. 74.4  message from the senate

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

       S.J. Res. 21. Joint resolution to designate September 29, 
     1999, as ``Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States 
     Day''.

para. 74.5  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
Chair's approval of the Journal of Wednesday, June 30, 1999.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

358

Nays

56

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Answered present

1

para. 74.6                    [Roll No. 262]

                                YEAS--358

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit

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     Cook
     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--56

     Aderholt
     Baird
     Bilbray
     Bonior
     Borski
     Clay
     Costello
     Crane
     DeFazio
     English
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lee
     LoBiondo
     Markey
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Miller, George
     Moran (KS)
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Ramstad
     Riley
     Sabo
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Weller

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Carson
       

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Archer
     Blunt
     Brown (CA)
     Conyers
     Cox
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Ehrlich
     Evans
     Fossella
     Green (TX)
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Nadler
     Rangel
     Scott
     Tierney
     Wise
     Young (AK)
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 74.7  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 775

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 234):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 775) to establish certain procedures for civil 
     actions brought for damages relating to the failure of any 
     device or system to process or otherwise deal with the 
     transition from the year 1999 to the year 2000, 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,
  By unanimous consent, 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.
  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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

423

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

1

para. 74.8                    [Roll No. 263]

                                YEAS--423

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner

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     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Kucinich
       

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Becerra
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Cox
     Doolittle
     Ehrlich
     Fossella
     Green (TX)
     Lewis (CA)
     Pickett
  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. 74.9  providing for the consideration of h.r. 10

  Mr. SESSIONS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 235):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, 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 90 
     minutes, with 45 minutes equally divided and controlled by 
     the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services and 45 minutes 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. 
     In lieu of the amendments 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 the Rules 
     Committee Print dated June 24, 1999. 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 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 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. SESSIONS, 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. 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

227

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

203

para. 74.10                   [Roll No. 264]

                                YEAS--227

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--203

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     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
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky

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     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Brown (CA)
     Fossella
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Serrano
  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. 74.11  year 2000 readiness and responsibility

  Mr. GOODLATTE, pursuant to House Resolution 234, called up the 
following conference report (Rept. No. 106-212):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     775), to establish certain procedures for civil actions 
     brought for damages relating to the failure of any device or 
     system to process or otherwise deal with the transition from 
     the year 1999 to the year 2000, 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 SECTIONS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Y2K Act''.
       (b) Table of Sections.--The table of sections for this Act 
     is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of sections.
Sec. 2. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Application of Act.
Sec. 5. Punitive damages limitations.
Sec. 6. Proportionate liability.
Sec. 7. Prelitigation notice.
Sec. 8. Pleading requirements.
Sec. 9. Duty to mitigate.
Sec. 10. Application of existing impossibility or commercial 
              impracticability doctrines.
Sec. 11. Damages limitation by contract.
Sec. 12. Damages in tort claims.
Sec. 13. State of mind; bystander liability; control.
Sec. 14. Appointment of special masters or magistrate judges for Y2K 
              actions.
Sec. 15. Y2K actions as class actions.
Sec. 16. Applicability of State law.
Sec. 17. Admissible evidence ultimate issue in State courts.
Sec. 18. Suspension of penalties for certain year 2000 failures by 
              small business concerns.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1)(A) Many information technology systems, devices, and 
     programs are not capable of recognizing certain dates in 1999 
     and after December 31, 1999, and will read dates in the year 
     2000 and thereafter as if those dates represent the year 1900 
     or thereafter or will fail to process dates after December 
     31, 1999.
       (B) If not corrected, the problem described in subparagraph 
     (A) and resulting failures could incapacitate systems that 
     are essential to the functioning of markets, commerce, 
     consumer products, utilities, Government, and safety and 
     defense systems, in the United States and throughout the 
     world.
       (2) It is in the national interest that producers and users 
     of technology products concentrate their attention and 
     resources in the time remaining before January 1, 2000, on 
     assessing, fixing, testing, and developing contingency plans 
     to address any and all outstanding year 2000 computer date-
     change problems, so as to minimize possible disruptions 
     associated with computer failures.
       (3)(A) Because year 2000 computer date-change problems may 
     affect virtually all businesses and other users of technology 
     products to some degree, there is a substantial likelihood 
     that actual or potential year 2000 failures will prompt a 
     significant volume of litigation, much of it insubstantial.
       (B) The litigation described in subparagraph (A) would have 
     a range of undesirable effects, including the following:
       (i) It would threaten to waste technical and financial 
     resources that are better devoted to curing year 2000 
     computer date-change problems and ensuring that systems 
     remain or become operational.
       (ii) It could threaten the network of valued and trusted 
     business and customer relationships that are important to the 
     effective functioning of the national economy.
       (iii) It would strain the Nation's legal system, causing 
     particular problems for the small businesses and individuals 
     who already find that system inaccessible because of its 
     complexity and expense.
       (iv) The delays, expense, uncertainties, loss of control, 
     adverse publicity, and animosities that frequently accompany 
     litigation of business disputes could exacerbate the 
     difficulties associated with the date change and work against 
     the successful resolution of those difficulties.
       (4) It is appropriate for the Congress to enact legislation 
     to assure that the year 2000 problems described in this 
     section do not unnecessarily disrupt interstate commerce or 
     create unnecessary caseloads in Federal courts and to provide 
     initiatives to help businesses prepare and be in a position 
     to withstand the potentially devastating economic impact of 
     such problems.
       (5) Resorting to the legal system for resolution of year 
     2000 problems described in this section is not feasible for 
     many businesses and individuals who already find the legal 
     system inaccessible, particularly small businesses and 
     individuals who already find the legal system inaccessible, 
     because of its complexity and expense.
       (6) Concern about the potential for liability--in 
     particular, concern about the substantial litigation expense 
     associated with defending against even the most insubstantial 
     lawsuits--is prompting many persons and businesses with 
     technical expertise to avoid projects aimed at curing year 
     2000 computer date-change problems.
       (7) A proliferation of frivolous lawsuits relating to year 
     2000 computer date-change problems by opportunistic parties 
     may further limit access to courts by straining the resources 
     of the legal system and depriving deserving parties of their 
     legitimate rights to relief.
       (8) Congress encourages businesses to approach their 
     disputes relating to year 2000 computer date-change problems 
     responsibly, and to avoid unnecessary, time-consuming, and 
     costly litigation about Y2K failures, particularly those that 
     are not material. Congress supports good faith negotiations 
     between parties when there is such a dispute, and, if 
     necessary, urges the parties to enter into voluntary, non-
     binding mediation rather than litigation.
       (b) Purposes.--Based upon the power of the Congress under 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution of the 
     United States, the purposes of this Act are--
       (1) to establish uniform legal standards that give all 
     businesses and users of technology products reasonable 
     incentives to solve year 2000 computer date-change problems 
     before they develop;
       (2) to encourage continued remediation and testing efforts 
     to solve such problems by providers, suppliers, customers, 
     and other contracting partners;
       (3) to encourage private and public parties alike to 
     resolve disputes relating to year 2000 computer date-change 
     problems by alternative dispute mechanisms in order to avoid 
     costly and time-consuming litigation, to initiate those 
     mechanisms as early as possible, and to encourage the prompt 
     identification and correction of such problems; and
       (4) to lessen the burdens on interstate commerce by 
     discouraging insubstantial lawsuits while preserving the 
     ability of individuals and businesses that have suffered real 
     injury to obtain complete relief.

     SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) Y2K actions.--The term ``Y2K action''--
       (A) means a civil action commenced in any Federal or State 
     court, or an agency board of contract appeal proceeding, in 
     which the plaintiff's alleged harm or injury arises from or 
     is related to an actual or potential Y2K failure, or a claim 
     or defense arises from or is related to an actual or 
     potential Y2K failure;
       (B) includes a civil action commenced in any Federal or 
     State court by a government entity when acting in a 
     commercial or contracting capacity; but
       (C) does not include an action brought by a government 
     entity acting in a regulatory, supervisory, or enforcement 
     capacity.
       (2) Y2K failure.--The term ``Y2K failure'' means failure by 
     any device or system (including any computer system and any 
     microchip or integrated circuit embedded in another device or 
     product), or any software, firmware, or other set or 
     collection of processing instructions to process, to 
     calculate, to compare, to sequence, to display, to store, to 
     transmit, or to receive year-2000 date-related data, 
     including failures--
       (A) to deal with or account for transitions or comparisons 
     from, into, and between the years 1999 and 2000 accurately;
       (B) to recognize or accurately to process any specific date 
     in 1999, 2000, or 2001; or
       (C) accurately to account for the year 2000's status as a 
     leap year, including recognition and processing of the 
     correct date on February 29, 2000.
       (3) Government entity.--The term ``government entity'' 
     means an agency, instrumentality, or other entity of Federal, 
     State, or local government (including multijurisdictional 
     agencies, instrumentalities, and entities).
       (4) Material defect.--The term ``material deject'' means a 
     defect in any item, whether tangible or intangible, or in the 
     provision of a service, that substantially prevents the item 
     or service from operating or functioning as designed or 
     according to its specifications. The term ``material defect'' 
     does not include a defect that--
       (A) has an insignificant or de minimis effect on the 
     operation or functioning of an item or computer program;
       (B) affects only a component of an item or program that, as 
     a whole, substantially operates or functions as designed; or
       (C) has an insignificant or de minimis effect on the 
     efficacy of the service provided.
       (5) Personal injury.--The ``personal injury'' means 
     physical injury to a natural person, including--
       (A) death as a result of a physical injury; and
       (B) mental suffering, emotional distress, or similar 
     injuries suffered by that person in connection with a 
     physical injury.
       (6) State.--The term ``State'' means any State of the 
     United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
     Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the United States 
     Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and any other

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     territory or possession of the United States, and any 
     political subdivision thereof.
       (7) Contract.--The term ``contract'' means a contract, 
     tariff, license, or warranty.
       (8) Alternative dispute resolution.--The term ``alternative 
     dispute resolution'' means any process or proceeding, other 
     than adjudication by a court or in an administrative 
     proceeding, to assist in the resolution of issues in 
     controversy, through processes such as early neutral 
     evaluation, mediation, minitrial, and arbitration.
       SEC. 4. APPLICATION OF ACT.
       (a) General Rule.--This Act applies to any Y2K action 
     brought after January 1, 1999, for a Y2K failure occurring 
     before January 1, 2003, or for a potential Y2K failure that 
     could occur or has allegedly caused harm or injury before 
     January 1, 2003, including any appeal, remand, stay, or other 
     judicial, administrative, or alternative dispute resolution 
     proceeding in such an action.
       (b) No New Cause of Action Created.--Nothing in this Act 
     creates a new cause of action, and, except as otherwise 
     explicitly provided in this Act, nothing in this Act expands 
     any liability otherwise imposed or limits any defense 
     otherwise available under Federal or State law.
       (c) Claims for Personal Injury or Wrongful Death 
     Excluded.--This Act does not apply to a claim for personal 
     injury or for wrongful death.
       (d) Warranty and Contract Preservation.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), in any Y2K 
     action any written contractual term, including a limitation 
     or an exclusion of liability, or a disclaimer of warranty, 
     shall be strictly enforced unless the enforcement of that 
     term would manifestly and directly contravene applicable 
     State law embodied in any statute in effect on January 1, 
     1999, specifically addressing that term.
       (2) Interpretation of contract.--In any Y2K action in which 
     a contract to which paragraph (1) applies is silent as to a 
     particular issue, the interpretation of the contract as to 
     that issue shall be determined by applicable law in effect at 
     the time the contract was executed.
       (3) Unconscionability.--Nothing in paragraph (1) shall 
     prevent enforcement of State law doctrines of 
     unconscionability, including adhesion, recognized as of 
     January 1, 1999, in controlling judicial precedent by the 
     courts of the State whose law applies to the Y2K action.
       (e) Preemption of State Law.--This Act supersedes State law 
     to the extent that it establishes a rule of law applicable to 
     a Y2K action that is inconsistent with State law, but nothing 
     in this Act implicates, alters, or diminishes the ability of 
     a State to defend itself against any claim on the basis of 
     sovereign immunity.
       (f) Application with Year 2000 Information and Readiness 
     Disclosure Act.--Nothing in this Act supersedes any provision 
     of the Year 2000 Information and Readiness Disclosure Act.
       (g) Application to Actions Brought by a Government 
     Entity.--
       (1) In general.--To the extent provided in this subsection, 
     this Act shall apply to an action brought by a government 
     entity described in section 3(1)(C).
       (2) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Defendant.--
       (i) In general.--The term ``defendant'' includes a State or 
     local government.
       (ii) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several 
     States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, 
     American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands.
       (iii) Local government.--The term ``local government'' 
     means--

       (I) any county, city, town, township, parish, village, or 
     other general purpose political subdivision of a State; and
       (II) any combination of political subdivisions described in 
     subclause (I) recognized by the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development.

       (B) Y2K upset.--The term ``Y2K upset''--
       (i) means an exceptional temporary noncompliance with 
     applicable Federally enforceable measurement, monitoring, or 
     reporting requirements directly related to a Y2K failure that 
     are beyond the reasonable control of the defendant charged 
     with compliance; and
       (ii) does not include--

       (I) noncompliance with applicable Federally enforceable 
     measurement, monitoring, or reporting requirements that 
     constitutes or would create an imminent threat to public 
     health, safety, or the environment;
       (II) noncompliance with applicable Federally enforceable 
     measurement, monitoring, or reporting requirements that 
     provided for the safety and soundness of the banking or 
     monetary system, or for the integrity of the national 
     securities markets, including the protection of depositors 
     and investors;
       (III) noncompliance with applicable Federally enforceable 
     measurement, monitoring, or reporting requirements to the 
     extent caused by operational error or negligence;
       (IV) lack of reasonable preventative maintenance;
       (V) lack of preparedness for a Y2K failure; or
       (VI) noncompliance with the underlying Federally 
     enforceable requirements to which the applicable Federally 
     enforceable measurement, monitoring, or reporting requirement 
     relates.

       (3) Conditions necessary for a demonstration of a y2k 
     upset.--A defendant who wishes to establish the affirmative 
     defense of Y2K upset shall demonstrate, through properly 
     signed, contemporaneous operating logs, or other relevant 
     evidence that--
       (A) the defendant previously made a reasonable good faith 
     effort to anticipate, prevent, and effectively remediate a 
     potential Y2K failure;
       (B) a Y2K upset occurred as a result of a Y2K failure or 
     other emergency directly related to a Y2K failure;
       (C) noncompliance with the applicable Federally enforceable 
     measurement, monitoring, or reporting requirement was 
     unavoidable in the face of an emergency directly related to a 
     Y2K failure and was necessary to prevent the disruption of 
     critical functions or services that could result in harm to 
     life or property;
       (D) upon identification of noncompliance the defendant 
     invoking the defense began immediate actions to correct any 
     violation of Federally enforceable measurement, monitoring, 
     or reporting requirements; and
       (E) the defendant submitted notice to the appropriate 
     Federal regulatory authority of a Y2K upset within 72 hours 
     from the time that the defendant became aware of the upset.
       (4) Grant of a y2k upset defense.--Subject to the other 
     provisions of this subsection, the Y2K upset defense shall be 
     a complete defense to the imposition of a penalty in any 
     action brought as a result of noncompliance with Federally 
     enforceable measurement, monitoring, or reporting 
     requirements for any defendant who establishes by a 
     preponderance of the evidence that the conditions set forth 
     in paragraph (3) are met.
       (5) Length of y2k upset.--The maximum allowable length of 
     the Y2K upset shall be not more than 15 days beginning on the 
     date of the upset unless specific relief by the appropriate 
     regulatory authority is granted.
       (6) Fraudulent invocation of y2k upset defense.--Fraudulent 
     use of the Y2K upset defense provided for in this subjection 
     shall be subject to the sanctions provided in section 1001 of 
     title 18, United States Code.
       (7) Expiration of defense.--The Y2K upset defense may not 
     be asserted for a Y2K upset occurring after June 30, 2000.
       (8) Preservation of authority.--Nothing in this subsection 
     shall affect the authority of a government entity to seek 
     injunctive relief or require a defendant to correct a 
     violation of a Federal enforceable measurement, monitoring, 
     or reporting requirement.
       (h) Consumer Protection From Y2K Failures.--
       (1) In general.--No person who transacts business on 
     matters directly or indirectly affecting residential 
     mortgages shall cause or permit a foreclosure on any such 
     mortgage against a consumer as a result of an actual Y2K 
     failure that results in an inability accurately or timely to 
     process any mortgage payment transaction.
       (2) Notice.--A consumer who is affected by an inability 
     described in paragraph (1) shall notify the servicer for the 
     mortgage, in writing and within 7 business days from the time 
     that the consumer becomes aware of the Y2K failure and the 
     consumer's inability accurately or timely to fulfill his or 
     her obligation to pay, of such failure and inability and 
     shall provide to the servicer any available documentation 
     with respect to the failure.
       (3) Actions may resume after grace period.--Notwithstanding 
     paragraph (1), an action prohibited under paragraph (1) may 
     be resumed, if the consumer's mortgage obligation has not 
     been paid and the servicer of the mortgage has not expressly 
     and in writing granted the consumer an extension of time 
     during which to pay the consumer's mortgage obligation, buy 
     only after the later of--
       (A) 4 weeks after January 1, 2000; or
       (B) 4 weeks after notification is made as required under 
     paragraph (2), except that any notification made on or after 
     March 15, 2000, shall not be effective for purposes of this 
     subsection.
       (4) Applicability.--This subsection does not apply to 
     transactions upon which a default has occurred before 
     December 15, 1999, or with respect to which an imminent 
     default was foreseeable before December 15, 1999.
       (5) Enforcement of obligations merely tolled.--This 
     subsection delays but does not prevent the enforcement of 
     financial obligations, and does not otherwise affect or 
     extinguish the obligation to pay.
       (6) Definition.--In this subsection--
       (A) The term ``consumer'' means a natural person.
       (B) The term ``residential mortgage'' has the meaning given 
     the term ``federally related mortgage loan'' under section 3 
     of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 (12 
     U.S.C. 2602).
       (C) The term ``servicer'' means the person, including any 
     successor, responsible for receiving any scheduled periodic 
     payments from a consumer pursuant to the terms of a 
     residential mortgage, including amounts for any escrow 
     account, and for making the payments of principal and 
     interest and such other payments with respect to the amounts 
     received from the borrower as may be required pursuant to the 
     terms of the mortgage. Such term includes the person, 
     including any successor, who makes or holds a loan if such 
     person also services the loan.
       (i) Applicability to Securities Litigation.--In any Y2K 
     action in which the underlying claim arises under the 
     securities laws (as defined in section 3(a) of the Securities 
     Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)), the provisions of 
     this Act, other than section 13(b) of this Act, shall not 
     apply.

     SEC. 5. PUNITIVE DAMAGES LIMITATIONS.

       (a) In General.--In any Y2K action in which punitive 
     damages are permitted by applicable law, the defendant shall 
     not be liable for punitive damages unless the plaintiff 
     proves by clear and convincing evidence that the applicable 
     standard for awarding damages has been met.
       (b) Caps on Punitive Damages.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to the evidentiary standard 
     established by subsection (a), punitive damages permitted 
     under applicable law against a defendant described in 
     paragraph (2) in a Y2K action may not exceed the lesser of--
       (A) 3 times the amount awarded for compensatory damages; or
       (B) $250,000.
       (2) Defendant described.--A defendant described in this 
     paragraph is a defendant--
       (A) who--
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       (ii) whose net worth does not exceed $500,000; or
       (B) that is an unincorporated business, a partnership, 
     corporation, association, or organization, with fewer than 50 
     full-time employees.
       (3) No cap if injury specifically intended.--Paragraph (1) 
     does not apply if the plaintiff establishes by clear and 
     convincing evidence that the defendant acted with specific 
     intent to injure the plaintiff.
       (c) Government Entities.--Punitive damages in a Y2K action 
     may not be awarded against a government entity.

     SEC. 6. PROPORTIONATE LIABILITY.

       (a) In General.--Except in a Y2K action that is a contract 
     action, and except as provided in subsections (b) through 
     (g), a person against whom a final judgment is entered in a 
     Y2K action shall be liable solely for the portion of the 
     judgment that corresponds to the relative and proportionate 
     responsibility of that person. In determining the percentage 
     of responsibility of any defendant, the trier of fact shall 
     determine that percentage as a percentage of the total fault 
     of all persons, including the plaintiff, who caused or 
     contributed to the total loss incurred by the plaintiff.
       (b) Proportionate Liability.--
       (1) Determination of responsibility.--In any Y2K action 
     that is not a contract action, the court shall instruct the 
     jury to answer special interrogatories, or, if there is no 
     jury, the court shall make findings with respect to each 
     defendant, including defendants who have entered into 
     settlements with the plaintiff or plaintiffs, concerning--
       (A) the percentage of responsibility, if any, of each 
     defendant, measured as a percentage of the total fault of all 
     persons who caused or contributed to the loss incurred by the 
     plaintiff; and
       (B) if alleged by the plaintiff, whether the defendant 
     (other than a defendant who has entered into a settlement 
     agreement with the plaintiff)--
       (i) acted with specific intent to injure the plaintiff; or
       (ii) knowingly committed fraud.
       (2) Contents of special interrogatories or findings.--The 
     responses to interrogatories or findings under paragraph (1) 
     shall specify the total amount of damages that the plaintiff 
     is entitled to recover and the percentage of responsibility 
     of each defendant found to have caused or contributed to the 
     loss incurred by the plaintiff.
       (3) Factors for consideration.--In determining the 
     percentage of responsibility under this subsection, the trier 
     of fact shall consider--
       (A) the nature of the conduct of each person found to have 
     caused or contributed to the loss incurred by the plaintiff; 
     and
       (B) the nature and extent of the causal relationship 
     between the conduct of each such person and the damages 
     incurred by the plaintiff.
       (c) Joint Liability for Specific Intent or Fraud.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the 
     liability of a defendant in a Y2K action that is not a 
     contract action is joint and several if the trier of fact 
     specifically determines that the defendant--
       (A) acted with specific intent to injure the plaintiff; or
       (B) knowingly committed fraud.
       (2) Fraud; recklessness.--
       (A) Knowing commission of fraud described.--For purposes of 
     subsection (b)(1)(B)(ii) and paragraph (1)(B) of this 
     subsection, a defendant knowingly committed fraud if the 
     defendant--
       (i) made an untrue statement of a material fact, with 
     actual knowledge that the statement was false;
       (ii) omitted a fact necessary to make the statement not be 
     misleading, with actual knowledge that, as a result of the 
     omission, the statement was false; and
       (iii) knew that the plaintiff was reasonably likely to rely 
     on the false statement.
       (B) Recklessness.--For purposes of subsection (b)(1)(B) and 
     paragraph (1) of this subsection, reckless conduct by the 
     defendant does not constitute either a specific intent to 
     injure, or the knowing commission of fraud, by the defendant.
       (3) Right to contribution not affected.--Nothing in this 
     section affects the right, under any other law, of a 
     defendant to contribution with respect to another defendant 
     found under subsection (b)(1)(B), or determined under 
     paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection, to have acted with 
     specific intent to injure the plaintiff or to have knowingly 
     committed fraud.
       (d) Special rules.--
       (1) Uncollectible share.--
       (A) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), if, upon 
     motion made not later than 6 months after a final judgment is 
     entered in any Y2K action that is not a contract action, the 
     court determines that all or part of the share of the 
     judgment against a defendant for compensatory damages is not 
     collectible against that defendant, then each other defendant 
     in the action is liable for the uncollectible share as 
     follows:
       (i) Percentage of net worth.--The other defendants are 
     jointly and severally liable for the uncollectible share if 
     the plaintiff establishes that--
       (I) the plaintiff is an individual whose recoverable 
     damages under the final judgment are equal to more than 10 
     percent of the net worth of the plaintiff; and
       (II) the net worth of the plaintiff is less than $200,000.
       (ii) Other plaintiffs.--For a plaintiff not described in 
     clause (i), each of the other defendants is liable for the 
     uncollectible share in proportion to the percentage of 
     responsibility of that defendant.
       (iii) For a plaintiff not described in clause (i), in 
     addition to the share indentified in clause (ii), the 
     defendant is liable for an additional portion of the 
     uncollecitble share in an amount equal to 50 percent of the 
     amount determined under clause (ii) if the plaintiff 
     demonstrates by a preponderance of the evidence that the 
     defendant acted with reckless disregard for the likelihood 
     that its acts would cause injury of the sort suffered by the 
     plaintiff.
       (B) Overall limit.--The total payments required under 
     subparagraph (A) from all defendants may not exceed the 
     amount of the uncollectible share.
       (C) Subject to contribution.--A defendant against whom 
     judgment is not collectible is subject to contribution and to 
     any continuing liability to the plaintiff on the judgment.
       (D) Suits by consumers.--
       (i) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the other defendants 
     are jointly and severally liable for the uncollectible share 
     if--

       (I) the plaintiff is a consumer whose suit alleges or 
     arises out of a defect in a consumer product; and
       (II) the plaintiff is suing as an individual and not a part 
     of a class action.

       (ii) In this subparagraph:

       (I) The term ``class action'' means--

       (aa) a single lawsuit in which (1) damages are sought on 
     behalf of more than 10 persons or prospective class members; 
     or (2) 1 or more named parties seek to recover damages on a 
     representative basis on behalf of themselves and other 
     unnamed parties similarly situated; or
       (bb) any group of lawsuits filed in or pending in the same 
     court in which (1) damages are sought on behalf of more than 
     10 persons; and (2) the lawsuits are joined, consolidated, or 
     otherwise proceed as a single action for any purpose.

       (II) The term ``consumer'' means an individual who acquires 
     a consumer product for purposes other than resale.
       (III) The term ``consumer product'' means any personal 
     property or service which is normally used for personal, 
     family, or household purposes.

       (2) Special right of contribution.--To the extent that a 
     defendant is required to make an additional payment under 
     paragraph (1), that defendant may recover contribution--
       (A) from the defendant originally liable to make the 
     payment;
       (B) from any other defendant that is jointly and severally 
     liable;
       (C) from any other defendant held proportionately liable 
     who is liable to make the same payment and has paid less than 
     that other defendant's proportionate share of that payment; 
     or
       (D) from any other person responsible for the conduct 
     giving rise to the payment that would have been liable to 
     make the same payment.
       (3) Nondisclosure to jury.--The standard for allocation of 
     damages under subsection (a) and subsection (b)(1), and the 
     procedure for reallocation of uncollectible shares under 
     paragraph (1) of this subsection, shall not be disclosed to 
     members of the jury.
       (e) Settlement Discharge.--
       (1) In general.--A defendant who settles a Y2K action that 
     is not a contract action at any time before final verdict or 
     judgment shall be discharged from all claims for contribution 
     brought by other persons. Upon entry of the settlement by the 
     court, the court shall enter an order constituting the final 
     discharge of all obligations to the plaintiff of the settling 
     defendant arising out of the action. The order shall bar all 
     future claims for contribution arising out of the action--
       (A) by any person against the settling defendant; and
       (B) by the settling defendant against any person other than 
     a person whose liability has been extinguished by the 
     settlement of the settling defendant.
       (2) Reduction.--If a defendant enters into a settlement 
     with the plaintiff before the final verdict or judgment, the 
     verdict or judgment shall be reduced by the greater of--
       (A) an amount that corresponds to the percentage of 
     responsibility of that defendant; or
       (B) the amount paid to the plaintiff by that defendant.
       (f) General Right of Contribution.--
       (1) In general.--A defendant who is jointly and severally 
     liable for damages in any Y2K action that is not a contract 
     action may recover contribution from any other person who, if 
     joined in the original action, would have been liable for the 
     same damages. A claim for contribution shall be determined 
     based on the percentage of responsibility of the claimant and 
     of each person against whom a claim for contribution is made.
       (2) Statute of limitations for contribution.--An action for 
     contribution in connection with a Y2K action that is not a 
     contract action shall be brought not later than 6 months 
     after the entry of a final, nonappealable judgment in the Y2K 
     action, except that an action for contribution brought by a 
     defendant who was required to make an additional payment 
     under subsection (d)(1) may be brought not later than 6 
     months after the date on which such payment was made.
       (g) More Protective State Law Not Preempted.--Nothing in 
     this section preempts or supersedes any provision of State 
     law that--
       (1) limits the liability of a defendant in a Y2K action to 
     a lesser amount than the amount determined under this 
     section; or
       (2) otherwise affords a greater degree of protection from 
     joint or several liability than is afforded by this section.

     SEC. 7. PRELITIGATION NOTICE.

       (a) In General.--Before commencing a Y2K action, except an 
     action that seeks only injunctive relief, a prospective 
     plaintiff in a Y2K action shall send a written notice by 
     certified mail (with either return receipt requested or other 
     means of verification that the notice was sent) to each 
     prospective defendant in that action. The notice shall 
     provide specific and detailed information about--

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       (1) the manifestations of any material defect alleged to 
     have caused harm or loss;
       (2) the harm or loss allegedly suffered by the prospective 
     plaintiff;
       (3) how the prospective plaintiff would like the 
     prospective defendant to remedy the problem;
       (4) the basis upon which the prospective plaintiff seeks 
     that remedy; and
       (5) the name, title, address, and telephone number of any 
     individual who has authority to negotiate a resolution of the 
     dispute on behalf of the prospective plaintiff.
       (b) Person to Whom Notice To Be Sent.--The notice required 
     by subsection (a) shall be sent--
       (1) to the registered agent of the prospective defendant 
     for service of legal process;
       (2) if the prospective defendant does not have a registered 
     agent, then to the chief executive officer if the prospective 
     defendant is a corporation, to the managing partner if the 
     prospective defendant is a partnership, to the proprietor if 
     the prospective defendant is a sole proprietorship, or to a 
     similarly-situated person if the prospective defendant is any 
     other enterprise; or
       (3) if the prospective defendant has designated a person to 
     receive prelitigation notices on a Year 2000 Internet Website 
     (as defined in section 3(7) of the Year 2000 Information and 
     Readiness Disclosure Act), to the designated person, if the 
     prospective plaintiff has reasonable access to the Internet.
       (c) Response to Notice.--
       (1) In general.--Within 30 days after receipt of the notice 
     specified in subsection (a), each prospective defendant shall 
     send by certified mail with return receipt requested to each 
     prospective plaintiff a written statement acknowledging 
     receipt of the notice, and describing the actions it has 
     taken or will take to address the problem identified by the 
     prospective plaintiff.
       (2) Willingness to engage in adr.--The written statement 
     shall state whether the prospective defendant is willing to 
     engage in alternative dispute resolution.
       (3) Inadmissibility.--A written statement required by this 
     subsection is not admissible in evidence, under Rule 408 of 
     the Federal Rules of Evidence or any analogous rule of 
     evidence in any State, in any proceeding to prove liability 
     for, or the invalidity of, a claim or its amount, or 
     otherwise as evidence of conduct or statements made in 
     compromise negotiations.
       (4) Presumptive time of receipt.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1), a notice under subsection (a) is presumed to be received 
     7 days after it was sent.
       (5) Priority.--A prospective defendant receiving more than 
     1 notice under this section may give priority to notices with 
     respect to a product or service that involves a health or 
     safety related Y2K failure.
       (d) Failure to Respond.--If a prospective defendant--
       (1) fails to respond to a notice provided pursuant to 
     subsection (a) within the 30 days specified in subsection 
     (c)(1), or
       (2) does not describe the action, if any, the prospective 
     defendant has taken, or will take, to address the problem 
     identified by the prospective plaintiff,

     the prospective plaintiff may immediately commence a legal 
     action against that prospective defendant.
       (e) Remediation Period.--
       (1) In general.--If the prospective defendant responds and 
     proposes remedial action it will take, or offers to engage in 
     alternative dispute resolution, then the prospective 
     plaintiff shall allow the prospective defendant an additional 
     60 days from the end of the 30-day notice period to complete 
     the proposed remedial action or alternative dispute 
     resolution before commencing a legal action against that 
     prospective defendant.
       (2) Extension by agreement.--The prospective plaintiff and 
     prospective defendant may change the length of the 60-day 
     remediation period by written agreement.
       (3) Multiple extensions not allowed.--Except as provided in 
     paragraph (2), a defendant in a Y2K action is entitled to no 
     more than one 30-day period and one 60-day remediation period 
     under paragraph (1).
       (4) Statutes of limitation, etc., tolled.--Any applicable 
     statute of limitations or doctrine of laches in a Y2K action 
     of which paragraph (1) applies shall be tolled during the 
     notice and remediation period under that paragraph.
       (f) Failure to Provide Notice.--If a defendant determines 
     that a plaintiff has filed a Y2K action without providing the 
     notice specified in subsection (a) or without awaiting the 
     expiration of the appropriate waiting period specified in 
     subsection (c), the defendant may treat the plaintiff's 
     complaint as such a notice by so informing the court and the 
     plaintiff in its initial response to the plaintiff. If any 
     defendant elects to treat the complaint as such a notice--
       (1) the court shall stay all discovery and all other 
     proceedings in the action for the appropriate period after 
     filing of the complaint; and
       (2) the time for filing answers and all other pleadings 
     shall be tolled during the appropriate period.
       (g) Effect of Contractual or Statutory Waiting Periods.--In 
     cases in which a contract, or a statute enacted before 
     January 1, 1999, requires notice of non-performance and 
     provides for a period of delay prior to the initiation of 
     suit for breach or repudiation of contract, the period of 
     delay provided by contract or the statute is controlling over 
     the waiting period specified in subsections (c) and (d).
       (h) State Law Controls Alternative Methods.--Nothing in 
     this section supersedes or otherwise preempts any State law 
     or rule of civil procedure with respect to the use of 
     alternative dispute resolution for Y2K actions.
       (i) Provisional Remedies Unaffected.--Nothing in this 
     section interferes with the right of a litigant to 
     provisional remedies otherwise available under Rule 65 of the 
     Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or any State rule of civil 
     procedure providing extraordinary or provisional remedies in 
     any civil action in which the underlying complaint seeks both 
     injunctive and monetary relief.
       (j) Special Rule for Class Actions.--For the purpose of 
     applying this section to a Y2K action that is maintained as a 
     class action in Federal or State court, the requirements of 
     the preceding subsections of this section apply only to named 
     plaintiffs in the class action.

     SEC 8. PLEADING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Application With Rules of Civil Procedure.--This 
     section applies exclusively to Y2K actions and, except to the 
     extent that this section requires additional information to 
     be contained in or attached to pleadings, nothing in this 
     section is intended to amend or otherwise supersede 
     applicable rules of Federal or State civil procedures.
       (B) Nature and Amount of Damages.--In all Y2K actions in 
     which damages are requested, there shall be filed with the 
     complaint a statement of specific information as to the 
     nature and amount of each element of damages and the factual 
     basis for the damages calculation.
       (Co Material Defects.--In any Y2K action in which the 
     plaintiff alleges that there is a material defect in a 
     product or service, there shall be filed with the complaint a 
     statement of specific information regarding the 
     manifestations of the material defects and the facts 
     supporting a conclusion that the defects are material.
       (d) Required State of Mind.--In any Y2K action in which a 
     claim is asserted on which the plaintiff may prevail only on 
     proof that the defendant acted with a particular state of 
     mind, there shall be filed with the complaint, with respect 
     to each element of that claim, a statement of the facts 
     giving rise to a strong inference that the defendant acted 
     with the required state of mind.

     SEC. 9. DUTY TO MITIGATE.

       (A) In General.--Damages awarded in any Y2K action shall 
     exclude compensation for damages the plaintiff could 
     reasonably have avoided in light of any disclosure or other 
     information of which the plaintiff was, or reasonably should 
     have been, aware, including information made available by the 
     defendant to purchasers or users of the defendant's product 
     or services concerning means of remedying or avoiding the Y2K 
     failure involved in the action.
       (b) Preservation of Existing Law.--The duty imposed by this 
     section is in addition to any duty to mitigate imposed by 
     State law.
       (c) Exception for Intentional Fraud.--Subsection (a) does 
     not apply to damages suffered by reason of the plaintiff's 
     justifiable reliance upon an affirmative material 
     misrepresentation by the defendant, made by the defendant 
     with actual knowledge of its falsity, concerning the 
     potential for Y2K failure of the device or system used or 
     sold by the defendant that experienced the Y2K failure 
     alleged to have caused the plaintiff's harm.

     SEC. 10. APPLICATION OF EXISTING IMPOSSIBILITY OR COMMERCIAL 
                   IMPRACTICABILITY DOCTRINES.

       In any Y2K action for breach of repudiation of contract, 
     the applicability of the doctrines of impossibility and 
     commercial impracticability shall be determined by the law in 
     existence on January 1, 1999. Nothing in this Act shall be 
     construed as limiting or impairing a party's right to assert 
     defenses based upon such doctrines.

     SEC. 11. DAMAGES LIMITATION BY CONTRACT.

       In any Y2K action for breach or repudiation of contract, no 
     party may claim, or be awarded, any category of damages 
     unless such damages are allowed--
       (1) by the express terms of the contract; or
       (2) if the contract is silent on such damages, by operation 
     of State law at the time the contract was effective or by 
     operation of Federal law.

     SEC. 12. DAMAGES IN TORT CLAIMS.

       (a) In General.--A party to a Y2K action making a tort 
     claim, other than a claim of intentional tort arising 
     independent of a contract, may not recover damages for 
     economic loss unless--
       (1) the recovery of such losses is provided for in a 
     contract to which the party seeking to recover such losses is 
     a party, or
       (2) such losses result directly from damage to tangible 
     personal or real property caused by the Y2K failure involved 
     in the action (other than damage to property that is the 
     subject of the contract between the parties to the Y2K action 
     or, in the event there is no contract between the parties, 
     other than damage caused only to the property that 
     experienced the Y2K failure),

     and such damages are permitted under applicable Federal or 
     State law.
       (b) Economic Loss.--For purposes of this section only, and 
     except as otherwise specifically provided in a valid and 
     enforceable written contract between the plaintiff and the 
     defendant in a Y2K action, the term ``economic loss'' means 
     amounts awarded to compensate an injured party for any loss, 
     and includes amounts awarded for damages such as--
       (1) lost profits or sales;
       (2) business interruption;
       (3) losses indirectly suffered as a result of the 
     defendant's wrongful act or omission;
       (4) losses that arise because of the claims of third 
     parties;
       (5) losses that must be pled as special damages; and
       (6) consequential damages (as defined in the Uniform 
     Commercial Code or analogous State commercial law).
       (c) Certain Other Actions.--A person liable for damages, 
     whether by settlement or judgment, in a civil action to which 
     this Act does not apply because of section 4(c) whose 
     liability, in whole or in part, is the result of a Y2K 
     failure

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     may, notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, pursue 
     any remedy otherwise available under Federal or State law 
     against the person responsible for that Y2K failure to the 
     extent of recovering the amount of those damages.

     SEC. 13. STATE OF MIND; BYSTANDER LIABILITY; CONTROL.

       (a) Defendant's State of Mind.--In a Y2K action other than 
     a claim for breach or repudiation of contract, and in which 
     the defendant's actual or constructive awareness of an actual 
     or potential Y2K failure is an element of the claim, the 
     defendant is not liable unless the plaintiff establishes that 
     element of the claim by the standard of evidence under 
     applicable State law in effect on the day before January 1, 
     1999.
       (b) Limitation on Bystander Liability for Y2K Failures.--
       (1) In general.--With respect to any Y2K action for money 
     damages in which--
       (A) the defendant is not the manufacturer, seller, or 
     distributor of a product, or the provider of a service, that 
     suffers or causes the Y2K failure at issue,
       (B) the plaintiff is not in substantial privity with the 
     defendant, and
       (C) the defendant's actual or constructive awareness of an 
     actual or potential Y2K failure is an element of the claim 
     under applicable law,

     the defendant shall not be liable unless the plaintiff, in 
     addition to establishing all other requisite elements of the 
     claim, proves, by the standard of evidence under applicable 
     State law in effect on the day before January 1, 1999, that 
     the defendant actually knew, or recklessly disregarded a 
     known and substantial risk, that such failure would occur.
       (2) Substantial privity.--For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), 
     a plaintiff and a defendant are in substantial privity when, 
     in a Y2K action arising out of the performance of 
     professional services, the plaintiff and the defendant either 
     have contractual relations with one another or the plaintiff 
     is a person who, prior to the defendant's performance of such 
     services, was specifically identified to and acknowledged by 
     the defendant as a person for whose special benefit the 
     services were being performed.
       (3) Certain claims excluded.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1)(C), claims in which the defendant's actual or 
     constructive awareness of an actual or potential Y2K failure 
     is an element of the claim under applicable law do not 
     include claims for negligence but do include claims such as 
     fraud, constructive fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, 
     negligent misrepresentation, and interference with contract 
     or economic advantage.
       (c) Control Not Determinative of Liability.--The fact that 
     a Y2K failure occurred in an entity, facility, system, 
     product, or component that was sold, leased, rented, or 
     otherwise within the control of the party against whom a 
     claim is asserted in aY2K action shall not constitute the 
     sole basis for recovery of damages in that action. A claim in 
     a Y2K action for breach or repudiation of contract for such a 
     failure is governed by the terms of the contract.
       (d) Protections of the Year 2000 Information and Readiness 
     Disclosure Act Apply.--The protections for the exchanges of 
     information provided by section 4 of the Year 2000 
     Information and Readiness Disclosure Act (Public Law 105-271) 
     shall apply to any Y2K action.

     SEC. 14. APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL MASTERS OR MAGISTRATE JUDGES 
                   FOR Y2K ACTIONS.

       Any district court of the United States in which a Y2K 
     action is pending may appoint a special master or a 
     magistrate judge to hear the matter and to make findings of 
     fact and conclusions of law in accordance with Rule 53 of the 
     Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

     SEC. 15. Y2K ACTIONS AS CLASS ACTIONS.

       (a) Material Defect Requirement.--A Y2K action involving a 
     claim that a product or service is defective may be 
     maintained as a class action in Federal or State court as to 
     that claim only if--
       (1) it satisfies all other prerequisites established by 
     applicable Federal or State law, including applicable rules 
     of civil procedure; and
       (2) the court finds that the defect in a product or service 
     as alleged would be a material defect for the majority of the 
     members of the class.
       (b) Notification.--In any Y2K action that is maintained as 
     a class action, the court, in addition to any other notice 
     required by applicable Federal or State law, shall direct 
     notice of the action to each member of the class, which shall 
     include--
       (1) a concise and clear description of the nature of the 
     action;
       (2) the jurisdiction where the case is pending; and
       (3) the fee arrangements with class counsel, including the 
     hourly fee being charged, or, if it is a contingency fee, the 
     percentage of the final award which will be paid, including 
     an estimate of the total amount that would be paid if the 
     requested damages were to be granted.
       (c) Forum for Y2K Class Actions.--
       (1) Jurisdiction.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     district courts of the United States shall have original 
     jurisdiction of any Y2K action that is brought as a class 
     action.
       (2) Exceptions.--The district courts of the United States 
     shall not have original jurisdiction over a Y2K action 
     brought as a class action if--
       (A)(i) a substantial majority of the members of the 
     proposed plaintiff class are citizens of a single State;
       (ii) the primary defendants are citizens of that State; and
       (iii) the claims asserted will be governed primarily by the 
     laws of that State;
       (B) the primary defendants are States, State officials, or 
     other governmental entities against whom the district courts 
     of the United States may be foreclosed from ordering relief;
       (C) the plaintiff class does not seek an award of punitive 
     damages, and the amount in controversy is less than the sum 
     of $10,000,000 (exclusive of interest and costs), computed on 
     the basis of all claims to be determined in the action; or
       (D) there are less than 100 members of the proposed 
     plaintiff class.

     A party urging that any exception described in subparagraph 
     (A), (B), (C), or (D) applies to an action shall bear the 
     full burden of demonstrating the applicability of the 
     exception.
       (3) Procedure if requirements not met.--
       (A) dismissal or remand.--A United States district court 
     shall dismiss, of, if after removal, strike the class 
     allegations and remand, any Y2K action brought or removed 
     under this subsection as a class action if--
       (i) the action is subject to the jurisdiction of the court 
     solely under this subsection; and
       (ii) the court determines the action may not proceed as a 
     class action based on a failure to satisfy the conditions of 
     Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
       (B) Amendment; removal.--Nothing in paragraph (A) shall 
     prohibit plaintiffs from filing an amended class action in 
     Federal or State court. A defendant shall have the right to 
     remove such an amended class action to a United States 
     district court under this subsection.
       (C) Period of limitations tolled.--Upon dismissal or 
     remand, the period of limitations for any claim that was 
     asserted in an action on behalf of any named or unnamed 
     member of any proposed class shall be deemed tolled to the 
     full extent provided under Federal law.
       (D) Dismissal without prejudice.--The dismissal of a Y2K 
     action under subparagraph (A) shall be without prejudice.
       (d) Effect on Rules of Civil Procedure.--Except as 
     otherwise provided in this section, nothing in this section 
     supersedes any rule of Federal or State civil procedure 
     applicable to class actions.

     SEC. 16. APPLICABILITY OF STATE LAW.

       Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the 
     applicability of any State law that provides stricter limits 
     on damages and liabilities, affording greater protection to 
     defendants in Y2K actions, than are provided in this Act.

     SEC. 17. ADMISSIBLE EVIDENCE ULTIMATE ISSUE IN STATE COURTS.

       Any party to a Y2K action in a State court in a State that 
     has not adopted a rule of evidence substantially similar to 
     Rule 704 of the Federal Rules of Evidence may introduce in 
     such action evidence that would be admissible if Rule 704 
     applied in that jurisdiction.

     SEC. 18. SUSPENSION OF PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN YEAR 2000 
                   FAILURES BY SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``agency'' means any executive agency, as 
     defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code, that 
     has the authority to impose civil penalties on small business 
     concerns;
       (2) the term ``first-time violation'' means a violation by 
     a small business concern of a federally enforceable rule or 
     regulation (other than a Federal rule or regulation that 
     relates to the safety and soundness of the banking or 
     monetary system or for the integrity of the National 
     Securities markets, including protection of depositors and 
     investors) caused by a Y2K failure if that Federal rule or 
     regulation has not been violated by that small business 
     concern within the preceding 3 years; and
       (3) the term ``small business concern'' has the same 
     meaning as a defendant described in section 5(b)(2)(B).
       (b) Establishment of Liaisons.--Not later than 30 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, each agency shall--
       (1) establish a point of contact with the agency to act as 
     a liaison between the agency and small business concerns with 
     respect to problems arising out of Y2K failures and 
     compliance with Federal rules or regulations; and
       (2) publish the name and phone number of the point of 
     contact for the agency in the Federal Register.
       (c) General Rule.--Subject to subsections (d) and (e), no 
     agency shall impose any civil money penalty on a small 
     business concern for a first-time violation.
       (d) Standards for Waiver.--An agency shall provide a waiver 
     of civil money penalties for a first-time violation, provided 
     that a small business concern demonstrates, and the agency 
     determines, that--
       (1) the small business concern previously made a reasonable 
     good faith effort to anticipate, prevent, and effectively 
     remediate a potential Y2K failure;
       (2) a first-time violation occurred as a result of the Y2K 
     failure of the small business concern or other entity, which 
     significantly affected the small business concern's ability 
     to comply with a Federal rule or regulation;
       (3) the first-time violation was unavoidable in the face of 
     a Y2K failure or occurred as a result of efforts to prevent 
     the disruption of critical functions or services that could 
     result in harm to life or property;
       (4) upon identification of a first-time violation, the 
     small business concern initiated reasonable and prompt 
     measures to correct the violation; and
       (5) the small business concern submitted notice to the 
     appropriate agency of the first-time violation within a 
     reasonable time not to exceed 5 business days from the time 
     that the small business concern became aware that the first-
     time violation had occurred.
       (e) Exceptions.--An agency may impose civil money penalties 
     authorized under Federal law on a small business concern for 
     a first-time violation if--
       (1) the small business concern's failure to comply with 
     Federal rules or regulations resulted in actual harm, or 
     constitutes or creates an imminent threat to public health, 
     safety, or the environment; or
       (2) the small business concern fails to correct the 
     violation not later than 1 month after initial notification 
     to the agency.

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       (f) Expiration.--This section shall not apply to first-time 
     violations caused by a Y2K failure occurring after December 
     31, 2000.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       From the Committee on the Judiciary: Henry Hyde, F. James 
     Sensenbrenner, Jr., Bob Goodlatte,
       From the Committee on Commerce, for consideration of 
     section 18 of the Senate amendment: Tom Bliley, Michael G. 
     Oxley,
       Managers on the Part of the House.
       From the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation: John McCain, Ted Stevens, Conrad Burns, Slade 
     Gorton,  and Ron Wyden,
       From the Committee on the Judiciary: Orrin Hatch, Strom 
     Thurmond,
       From the Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology 
     Problem: Robert F. Bennett, and Christopher Dodd,
       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. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. LOFGREN 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

404

When there appeared

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Nays

24

para. 74.12                   [Roll No. 265]

                                YEAS--404

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     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
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--24

     Bonior
     Capuano
     Crowley
     Delahunt
     Duncan
     Filner
     Hinchey
     Kennedy
     Kucinich
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     McKinney
     Meeks (NY)
     Paul
     Rahall
     Rothman
     Sanders
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Stark
     Tierney
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weygand

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Brown (CA)
     Dingell
     Fossella
     Goodling
     Green (TX)
     Hall (OH)
     Lipinski
  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. 74.13  defense authorization

  On motion of Mr. SPENCE, by direction of the Committee on Armed 
Services and pursuant to clause 1 of rule XXII, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 1059) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2000 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; together with the amendment of the House thereto, was 
taken from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. SPENCE, 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.

para. 74.14  motion to instruct conferees--s. 1059

  Mr. SKELTON moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on S. 1059 be 
instructed to insist upon the provisions contained in section 1207 of 
the House amendment (relating to goals for the conflict with 
Yugoslavia), in order to recognize the achievement of goals stated 
therein by (1) the United States Armed Forces who participated in 
Operation Allied Force and served and succeeded in the highest 
traditions of the Armed Forces of the United States; (2) the families of 
American service men and women participating in Operation Allied Force, 
who have bravely borne the burden of separation from their loved ones, 
and staunchly supported them during the conflict; (3) President Clinton, 
Commander in Chief of United States Armed Forces, for his leadership 
during Operation Allied Force; (4) Secretary of Defense, William Cohen, 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Henry Shelton and Supreme 
Allied Commander-Europe, General Wesley Clark, for their planning and 
implementation of Operation Allied Force; (5) Secretary of State, 
Madeleine Albright, National Security Advisor, Sandy Berger, and other 
Administration officials who engaged in diplomatic efforts to resolve 
the Kosovo conflict; (6) all of the forces from our NATO allies, who 
served with distinction and success; and (7) the front line

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states, Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Romania, which experienced 
firsthand the instability produced by the Federal Republic of 
Yugoslavia's policy of ethnic cleansing.
  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 nays had it.
  Mr. ENGEL 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

261

It was decided in the

Nays

162

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affirmative

Answered present

5

para. 74.15                   [Roll No. 266]

                                YEAS--261

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--162

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Ehrlich
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     Largent
     Lazio
     Lee
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Metcalf
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Vitter
     Walden
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Young (AK)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--5

     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Blagojevich
     Rivers
     Rogan

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Brown (CA)
     Cox
     Fossella
     Gibbons
     Green (TX)
     Lipinski
     Smith (NJ)
  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. 74.16  providing for a closed conference--s. 1059

  Mr. SPENCE moved, pursuant to clause 12(a)(2) of rule XXII, that the 
conference committee meetings between the House and the Senate on the 
bill (S. 1059) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2000 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; 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. LaHOOD, announced that a roll call was 
required under clause 12(a)(2) of rule XXII, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

413

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affirmative

Nays

9

para. 74.17                   [Roll No. 267]

                                YEAS--413

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson

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     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--9

     Blumenauer
     DeFazio
     Kucinich
     Lee
     McKinney
     Oberstar
     Owens
     Stark
     Watt (NC)

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Abercrombie
     Brown (CA)
     Emerson
     Fossella
     Franks (NJ)
     Gibbons
     Green (TX)
     Larson
     Lipinski
     Salmon
     Smith (MI)
     Souder
  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. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, 
appointed the following Members as managers on the part of the House at 
said conference:

  From the Committee on Armed Services, for consideration of the Senate 
bill and the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Messrs. Spence, Stump, Hunter, Bateman, Hansen, Weldon of Pennsylvania, 
Hefley, Saxton, Buyer, Mrs. Fowler, Messrs. McHugh, Talent, Everett, 
Bartlett of Maryland, McKeon, Watts of Oklahoma, Thornberry, Hostettler, 
Chambliss, Hilleary, Skelton, Sisisky, Spratt, Ortiz, Pickett, Evans, 
Taylor of Mississippi, Abercrombie, Meehan, Underwood, Reyes, Turner, 
Ms. Sanchez, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Andrews and Mr. Larson;
  From the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, for consideration 
of the matters within the jurisdiction of that committee under clause 11 
of rule X: Messrs. Goss, Lewis of California, and Dixon;
  From the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, for 
consideration of section 1059 of the Senate bill and section 1409 of the 
House bill, and modifications committed to conference: Messrs. McCollum, 
Bachus, and LaFalce;
  From the Committee on Commerce, for consideration of sections 326, 
601, 602, 1049, 1050, 3151-53, 3155-65, 3173, 3175, 3176-78 of the 
Senate bill, and sections 601, 602, 653, 3161, 3162, 3165, 3167, 3184, 
3186, 3188, 3189, and 3191 of the House amendment, and modifications 
committed to conference: Messrs. Bliley, Barton of Texas, and Dingell;
  Provided that Mr. Bilirakis is appointed in lieu of Mr. Barton of 
Texas for consideration of sections 326, 601, and 602 of the Senate 
bill, and sections 601, 602, and 653 of the House amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference.
  Provided that Mr. Tauzin appointed in lieu of Mr. Barton of Texas for 
consideration of sections 1049 and 1050 of the Senate bill, and 
modifications committed to conference.
  From the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for consideration 
of sections 579 and 698 of the Senate bill, and sections 341, 343, 549, 
567, and 673 of the House amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Messrs. Goodling, Deal of Georgia, and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
  From the Committee on Government Reform, for consideration of 
sections 538, 652, 654, 805-810, 1004, 1052-54, 1080, 1101-1107, 2831, 
2862, 3160, 3161, 3163, and 3173 of the Senate bill, and sections 522, 
524, 525, 661-64, 672, 802, 1101-05, 2802, and 3162 of the House 
amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Messrs. Burton of 
Indiana, Scarborough and Cummings;
  Provided that Mr. Horn is appointed in lieu of Mr. Scarborough for 
consideration of sections 538, 805-810, 1052-1054, 1080, 2831, 2862, 
3160, and 3161 of the Senate bill and sections 802 and 2802 of the 
House amendment.
  From the Committee on International Relations, for consideration of 
sections 1013, 1043, 1044, 1046, 1066, 1071, 1072, and 1083 of the 
Senate bill, and sections 1202, 1206, 1301-1307, and 1404, 1407, 1408, 
1411, and 1413 of the House amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Messrs. Gilman, Bereuter, and Gejdenson.
  From the Committee on the Judiciary, for consideration of sections 
3156 and 3163 of the Senate bill and sections 3166 and 3194 of the 
House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Messrs. 
Hyde, McCollum and Conyers.
  From the Committee on Resources, for consideration of sections 601, 
602, 695, 2833, and 2861 of the Senate bill, and sections 365, 601, 
602, 653, 654, and 2863 of the House amendment, and modifications 
committed to conference: Messrs. Young of Alaska, Tauzin and George 
Miller of California.
  From the Committee on Science, for consideration of sections 1049, 
3151-53, and 3155-65 of the Senate bill, and sections 3167, 3170, 3184, 
3188-90, and 3191 of the House amendment, and modifications committed 
to conference: Messrs. Sensenbrenner, Calvert and Costello.
  From the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for 
consideration of sections 601, 602, 1060, 1079, and 1080 of the Senate 
bill, and sections 361, 601, 602, and 3404 of the House amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference: Messrs. Shuster, Gilchrest and 
DeFazio.
  From the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for consideration of 
sections 671-75, 681, 682, 696, 697, 1062, and 1066 of the Senate bill, 
and modifications committed to conference: Messrs. Bilirakis, Quinn and 
Filner. 

  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 74.18  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. YOUNG of Florida, by unanimous consent, the Committee 
on Appropriations was granted permission until Friday, July 9, 1999 to 
file a privileged report (Rept. No. 106-222) on a bill making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies 
for the fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes.
  Pursuant to clause 1 of rule XXI, all points of order were reserved.

para. 74.19  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. YOUNG of Florida, by unanimous consent, the Committee 
on Appropriations was granted permission until Friday, July 9, 1999 to 
file a privileged report (Rept. No. 106-221) on a bill making 
appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base 
realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal 
year 2000, and for other purposes.
  Pursuant to clause 1 of rule XXI, all points of order were reserved.

para. 74.20  legislative branch appropriations

  On motion of Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, by unanimous consent, the

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bill (H.R. 1905) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes; 
together with the amendments of the Senate thereto, was taken from the 
Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, 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. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, 
appointed Messrs. Taylor of North Carolina, Wamp, Lewis of California, 
Ms. Granger, Messrs. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Young of Florida, Pastor, 
Murtha, Hoyer, and Obey, as managers on the part of the House at said 
conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 74.21  financial services

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 235 
and rule XVIII, 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. LaHOOD, 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 a further message from the 
Senate.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, assumed the Chair.

para. 74.22  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. 775) ``An Act to establish certain 
procedures for civil actions brought for damages relating to the failure 
of any device or system to process or otherwise deal with the transition 
from the year 1999 to the year 2000, and for other purposes.''.
  The message also announced that the Senate has passed a concurrent 
resolution of the following title in which concurrence of the House is 
requested:

       S. Con. Res. 43. Concurrent resolution providing for a 
     conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and a 
     conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives.

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

para. 74.23  recorded vote

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

       Page 29, line 24, before the period insert ``, except this 
     paragraph shall not apply with respect to a company that owns 
     a broadcasting station licensed under title III of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 and the shares of which have been 
     controlled by an insurance company since January 1, 1998''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

238

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

189

para. 74.24                   [Roll No. 268]

                                AYES--238

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek (FL)
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reynolds
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skelton
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Udall (CO)
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--189

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clement
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (WI)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hefley
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Hutchinson
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Scarborough
     Schakowsky
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Tanner
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Turner
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wu

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Fossella
     Ganske
     Green (TX)
     Lipinski
     Pelosi
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 74.25  recorded vote

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

       Page 235, after line 23, insert the following new 
     subsections:
       (c) Prevention of Future Privacy Invasions.--
       (1) In general.--Section 5318(g) of title 31, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(1) In general.--Any financial institution, and any 
     director, officer, employee, or agent of any financial 
     institution, may report to the Secretary any transaction 
     relevant to a possible violation of a law or regulation.'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``suspicious'';

[[Page 1015]]

       (C) in paragraph (4)(A)--
       (i) by striking ``requiring'' and inserting ``receiving''; 
     and
       (ii) by striking ``suspicious transaction'' and inserting 
     ``transaction relevant to a possible violation of a law or 
     regulation'';
       (D) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ``suspicious 
     transaction'' and inserting ``transaction relevant to a 
     possible violation of a law or regulation''; and
       (E) by adding at the end of paragraph (4) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(D) Recordkeeping.--The Secretary shall ensure that no 
     report filed under this paragraph is maintained by the 
     Secretary or any Federal or State law enforcement or 
     supervisory agency to whom access to the report (or 
     information therein) has been granted after the earlier of--
       ``(i) the end of the 4-year period beginning on the date 
     the report was received; or
       ``(ii) 60 days after the expiration of the longest statute 
     of limitations relating to any possible violation of a law or 
     regulation identified in such report,

     unless the report or information contained in the report is 
     being used in an on-going investigation of a possible 
     violation of a law or regulation identified in such 
     report.''.
       (2) Clarification of purposes of anti-money laundering 
     program.--Section 5318(h) of title 31, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Limitation.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), 
     the Secretary may not require or encourage an insured 
     depository institution or any affiliate of an insured 
     depository institution to--
       ``(A) determine the sources of funds used by any customer 
     of the institution or affiliate in any transaction;
       ``(B) assess the purpose of any transaction or seek from 
     the customer an explanation for the transaction;
       ``(C) determine what transactions are normal or expected 
     for a customer;
       ``(D) monitor customer body language or behavior;
       ``(E) monitor customer transactions and compare them to 
     historical patterns; or
       ``(F) report to the Secretary transactions that do not 
     conform to a customer's historical transaction patterns.
       (3) Clerical amendments.--
       (A) The subsection heading for section 5318(g) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(g) Reporting Possible Violations of Laws and 
     Regulations.--''.
       (B) The paragraph heading for section 5318(g)(4) of title 
     31, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(4) Single designee for reporting transactions relevant 
     to a possible violation of law or regulation.--''.
       (d) Increase in Trigger Amount for Cash Transaction 
     Reports.--
       (1) Domestic.--Section 5313(a) of title 31, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     sentence: ``In no event may the Secretary require reports 
     under this section for transactions involving less than 
     $25,000.''.
       (2) Importing and exporting.--Section 5316(a) is amended by 
     striking ``$10,000'' each place such term appears and 
     inserting ``$25,000''.
       (e) Agency Reports on Reconciling Penalty Amounts.--Before 
     the end of the 1-year period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Federal banking agencies (as 
     defined in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act) 
     shall submit reports to the Congress containing proposed 
     legislation to conform the penalties imposed on depository 
     institutions (as defined in section 3 of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act) for violations of subchapter II of chapter 53 
     of title 31, United States Code, to the penalties imposed on 
     such institutions under section 8 of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act.

It was decided in the

Yeas

129

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

299

para. 74.26                   [Roll No. 269]

                                AYES--129

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Campbell
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Crane
     Cubin
     Deal
     DeMint
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehrlich
     English
     Everett
     Fletcher
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kingston
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Ose
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Sherwood
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Tancredo
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Walden
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wicker
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--299

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burton
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Fossella
     Green (TX)
     Lipinski
     Pelosi
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 74.27  recorded vote

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

       Page 311, strike line 4 and all that follows through page 
     312, line 16 and insert the following new section (and amend 
     the table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 241. STUDY OF LIMITING THROUGH REGULATION FEES 
                   ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING FINANCIAL PRODUCTS.

       Not later than 1 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 consequences of 
     limiting, through regulation, commissions, fees, or other 
     costs incurred by customers in the acquisition of financial 
     products.

It was decided in the

Yeas

114

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

313

para. 74.28                   [Roll No. 270]

                                AYES--114

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Bentsen
     Biggert
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cook
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin

[[Page 1016]]


     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Engel
     English
     Everett
     Fletcher
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Goodling
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hutchinson
     Isakson
     Jenkins
     Kingston
     Kuykendall
     Latham
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Maloney (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Miller, Gary
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Packard
     Paul
     Peterson (MN)
     Riley
     Rogers
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Walden
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wicker

                                NOES--313

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Ney
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Chenoweth
     Fossella
     Green (TX)
     Lipinski
     Pelosi
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 74.29  recorded vote

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

       Page 312, after line 16, insert the following new subtitle 
     (and amend the table of contents accordingly):

              Subtitle E--Banks and Bank Holding Companies

     SEC. 251. CONSULTATION.

       (a) In General.--The Securities and Exchange Commission 
     shall consult and coordinate comments with the appropriate 
     Federal banking agency before taking any action or rendering 
     any opinion with respect to the manner in which any insured 
     depository institution or depository institution holding 
     company reports loan loss reserves in its financial 
     statement, including the amount of any such loan loss 
     reserve.
       (b) Definitions.--For purposes of subsection (a), the terms 
     ``insured depository institution'', ``depository institution 
     holding company'', and ``appropriate Federal banking agency'' 
     have the same meaning as in section 3 of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act.

It was decided in the

Yeas

407

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

20

para. 74.30                   [Roll No. 271]

                                AYES--407

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)

[[Page 1017]]


     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--20

     DeGette
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Engel
     Hill (MT)
     Larson
     Luther
     Markey
     Martinez
     McCarthy (MO)
     McKinney
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Stark
     Towns
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Diaz-Balart
     Fossella
     Green (TX)
     Lipinski
     Pelosi
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 74.31  motion to rise

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the motion of Mr. LaFALCE that the Committee do now rise.

It was decided in the

Yeas

179

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

232

para. 74.32                   [Roll No. 272]

                                AYES--179

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wu

                                NOES--232

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Baldacci
     Barton
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Clay
     Combest
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Fossella
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Holden
     Lipinski
     Menendez
     Miller, Gary
     Nussle
     Pelosi
     Pombo
     Porter
     Radanovich
     Rogan
     Sawyer
  So the motion was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 74.33  recorded vote

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

       Page 327, after line 16, insert the following subsection 
     (and redesignate subsequent subsections accordingly):
       ``(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 wholesale financial 
     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.
       Page 336, after line 13, insert the following new subtitle 
     (and redesignate subsequent subtitles and amend the table of 
     contents accordingly):

             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, pursu

[[Page 1018]]

     ant 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 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 
     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 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 
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     lumbia, 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 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.

It was decided in the

Yeas

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affirmative

Nays

203

para. 74.34                   [Roll No. 273]

                                AYES--226

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--203

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Brown (CA)
     Fossella
     Green (TX)
     Lipinski
     Pelosi
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 74.35  recorded vote

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

       Page 378, beginning on line 16, strike subtitle A of title 
     V and insert the following (and conform the table of contents 
     accordingly):

        Subtitle A--Disclosure of Nonpublic Personal Information

     SEC. 501. PROTECTION OF NONPUBLIC PERSONAL INFORMATION.

       (a) Privacy Obligation Policy.--It is the policy of the 
     Congress that each financial institution has an affirmative 
     and continuing obligation to respect the privacy of its 
     customers and to protect the security and confidentiality of 
     those customers' nonpublic personal information.
       (b) Financial Institutions Safeguards.--In furtherance of 
     the policy in subsection (a), each agency or authority 
     described in section 505(a) shall establish appropriate 
     standards for the financial institutions subject to their 
     jurisdiction relating to administrative, technical, and 
     physical safeguards--
       (1) to insure the security and confidentiality of customer 
     records and information;
       (2) to protect against any anticipated threats or hazards 
     to the security or integrity of such records; and
       (3) to protect against unauthorized access to or use of 
     such records or information which could result in substantial 
     harm or inconvenience to any customer.

     SEC. 502. OBLIGATIONS WITH RESPECT TO DISCLOSURES OF PERSONAL 
                   INFORMATION.

       (a) Notice Requirements.--Except as otherwise provided in 
     this subtitle, a financial institution may not, directly or 
     through any affiliate, disclose to a nonaffiliated third 
     party any nonpublic personal information, unless such 
     financial institution provides or has provided to the 
     consumer a notice that complies with section 503(b).
       (b) Opt Out.--
       (1) In general.--A financial institution may not disclose 
     nonpublic personal information to nonaffiliated third parties 
     unless--
       (A) such financial institution clearly and conspicuously 
     discloses to the consumer, in writing or in electronic form 
     (or other form permitted by the regulations prescribed under 
     section 504), that such information may be disclosed to such 
     third parties;
       (B) the consumer is given the opportunity, before the time 
     that such information is initially disclosed, to direct that 
     such information not be disclosed to such third parties; and

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       (C) the consumer is given an explanation of how the 
     consumer can exercise that nondisclosure option.
       (2) Exception.--This subsection shall not prevent a 
     financial institution from providing nonpublic personal 
     information to a nonaffiliated third party to perform 
     services or functions on behalf of the financial institution, 
     including marketing of the financial institution's own 
     products or services or financial products or services 
     offered pursuant to joint agreements between two or more 
     financial institutions that comply with the requirements 
     imposed by the regulations prescribed under section 504, if 
     the financial institution fully discloses the providing of 
     such information and enters into a contractual agreement with 
     the third party that requires the third party to maintain the 
     confidentiality of such information.
       (c) Limits on Reuse of Information.--Except as otherwise 
     provided in this subtitle, a nonaffiliated third party that 
     receives from a financial institution nonpublic personal 
     information under this section shall not, directly or through 
     an affiliate of such receiving third party, disclose such 
     information to any other person that is a nonaffiliated third 
     party of both the financial institution and such receiving 
     third party, unless such disclosure would be lawful if made 
     directly to such other person by the financial institution.
       (d) Limitations on the Sharing of Account Number 
     Information for Marketing Purposes.--A financial institution 
     shall not disclose an account number or similar form of 
     access number or access code for a credit card account, 
     deposit account, or transaction account of a consumer to any 
     nonaffiliated third party for use in telemarketing, direct 
     mail marketing, or other marketing through electronic mail to 
     the consumer.
       (e) General Exceptions.--Subsections (a) and (b) shall not 
     prohibit the disclosure of nonpublic personal information--
       (1) as necessary to effect, administer, or enforce a 
     transaction requested or authorized by the consumer, or in 
     connection with--
       (A) servicing or processing a financial product or service 
     requested or authorized by the consumer;
       (B) maintaining or servicing the consumer's account with 
     the financial institution; or
       (C) a proposed or actual securitization, secondary market 
     sale (including sales of servicing rights), or similar 
     transaction related to a transaction of the consumer;
       (2) with the consent or at the direction of the consumer;
       (3) to protect the confidentiality or security of its 
     records pertaining to the consumer, the service or product, 
     or the transaction therein, or to protect against or prevent 
     actual or potential fraud, unauthorized transactions, claims, 
     or other liability, for required institutional risk control, 
     or for resolving customer disputes or inquiries, or to 
     persons holding a beneficial interest relating to the 
     consumer, or to persons acting in a fiduciary capacity on 
     behalf of the consumer;
       (4) to provide information to insurance rate advisory 
     organizations, guaranty funds or agencies, applicable rating 
     agencies of the financial institution, persons assessing the 
     institution's compliance with industry standards, and the 
     institution's attorneys, accountants, and auditors;
       (5) to the extent specifically permitted or required under 
     other provisions of law and in accordance with the Right to 
     Financial Privacy Act of 1978, to law enforcement agencies 
     (including a Federal functional regulator, a State insurance 
     authority, or the Federal Trade Commission), self-regulatory 
     organizations, or for an investigation on a matter related to 
     public safety;
       (6) to a consumer reporting agency in accordance with the 
     Fair Credit Reporting Act, or in accordance with 
     interpretations of such Act by the Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System or the Federal Trade Commission, 
     including interpretations published as commentary (16 C.F.R. 
     601-622);
       (7) in connection with a proposed or actual sale, merger, 
     transfer, or exchange of all or a portion of a business or 
     operating unit if the disclosure of nonpublic personal 
     information concerns solely consumers of such business or 
     unit; or
       (8) to comply with Federal, State, or local laws, rules, 
     and other applicable legal requirements; to comply with a 
     properly authorized civil, criminal, or regulatory 
     investigation or subpoena by Federal, State, or local 
     authorities; or to respond to judicial process or government 
     regulatory authorities having jurisdiction over the financial 
     institution for examination, compliance, or other purposes as 
     authorized by law.

     SEC. 503. DISCLOSURE OF INSTITUTION PRIVACY POLICY.

       (a) Disclosure Required.--A financial institution shall 
     clearly and conspicuously disclose to each consumer, at the 
     time of establishing the customer relationship with the 
     consumer and not less than annually, in writing or in 
     electronic form (or other form permitted by the regulations 
     prescribed under section 504), its policies and practices 
     with respect to protecting the nonpublic personal information 
     of consumers in accordance with the rules prescribed under 
     section 504.
       (b) Information to be Included.--The disclosure required by 
     subsection (a) shall include--
       (1) the policy and practices of the institution with 
     respect to disclosing nonpublic personal information to 
     nonaffiliated third parties, other than agents of the 
     institution, consistent with section 502 of this subtitle, 
     and including--
       (A) the categories of persons to whom the information is or 
     may be disclosed, other than the persons to whom the 
     information may be provided pursuant to section 502(e); and
       (B) the practices and policies of the institution with 
     respect to disclosing of nonpublic personal information of 
     persons who have ceased to be customers of the financial 
     institution;
       (2) the categories of nonpublic personal information that 
     are collected by the financial institution;
       (3) the policies that the institution maintains to protect 
     the confidentiality and security of nonpublic personal 
     information in accordance with section 501; and
       (4) the disclosures required, if any, under section 
     603(d)(2)(A)(iii) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

     SEC. 504. RULEMAKING.

       (a) Regulatory Authority.--The Federal banking agencies, 
     the National Credit Union Association, the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, and the Securities and Exchange Commission, shall 
     jointly prescribe, after consultation with the Federal Trade 
     Commission, and representatives of State insurance 
     authorities designated by the National Association of 
     Insurance Commissioners, such regulations as may be necessary 
     to carry out the purposes of this subtitle. Such regulations 
     shall be prescribed in accordance with applicable 
     requirements of the title 5, United States Code, and shall be 
     issued in final form within 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (b) Authority To Grant Exceptions.--The regulations 
     prescribed under subsection (a) may include such additional 
     exceptions to subsections (a) and (b) of section 502 as are 
     deemed consistent with the purposes of this subtitle.

     SEC. 505. ENFORCEMENT.

       (a) In General.--This subtitle and the rules prescribed 
     thereunder shall be enforced by the Federal functional 
     regulators, the State insurance authorities, and the Federal 
     Trade Commission with respect to financial institutions 
     subject to their jurisdiction under applicable law, as 
     follows:
       (1) Under section 8 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 
     in the case of--
       (A) national banks, Federal branches and Federal agencies 
     of foreign banks, and any subsidiaries of such entities, 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, organizations 
     operating under section 25 or 25A of the Federal Reserve Act, 
     bank holding companies and their nonbank subsidiaries or 
     affiliates (except broker-dealers, affiliates providing 
     insurance, investment companies, and investment advisers), by 
     the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System;
       (C) banks insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation (other than members of the Federal Reserve 
     System), insured State branches of foreign banks, and any 
     subsidiaries of such entities, by the Board of Directors of 
     the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; and
       (D) savings association the deposits of which are insured 
     by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and any 
     subsidiaries of such a savings association, by the Director 
     of the Office of Thrift Supervision.
       (2) Under the Federal Credit Union Act, by the 
     Administrator of the National Credit Union Administration 
     with respect to any Federal or state chartered credit union, 
     and any subsidiaries of such an entity.
       (3) Under the Farm Credit Act of 1971, by the Farm Credit 
     Administration with respect to the Federal Agricultural 
     Mortgage Corporation, any Federal land bank, Federal land 
     bank association, Federal intermediate credit bank, or 
     production credit association.
       (4) Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, by the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to any 
     broker-dealer.
       (5) Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, by the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to investment 
     companies.
       (6) Under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, by the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to investment 
     advisers registered with the Commission under such Act.
       (7) Under Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and 
     Soundness Act of 1992 (12 U. S. C. 4501 et seq.), by the 
     Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight with respect 
     to the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal 
     Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.
       (8) Under the Federal Home Loan Bank Act, by the Federal 
     Housing Finance Board with respect to Federal home loan 
     banks.
       (9) Under State insurance law, in the case of any person 
     engaged in providing insurance, by the State insurance 
     authority of the State in which the person is domiciled, 
     subject to section 104 of this Act.
       (10) Under the Federal Trade Commission Act, by the Federal 
     Trade Commission for any other financial institution that is 
     not subject to the jurisdiction of any agency or authority 
     under paragraphs (1) through (9) of this subsection.

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       (b) Enforcement of Section 501.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     agencies and authorities described in subsection (a) shall 
     implement the standards prescribed under section 501(b) in 
     the same manner, to the extent practicable, as standards 
     prescribed pursuant to subsection (a) of section 39 of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act are implemented pursuant to 
     such section.
       (2) Exception.--The agencies and authorities described in 
     paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (9), and (10) of subsection (a) 
     shall implement the standards prescribed under section 501(b) 
     by rule with respect to the financial institutions subject to 
     their respective jurisdictions under subsection (a).
       (c) Definitions.--The terms used in subsection (a)(1) that 
     are not defined in this subtitle or otherwise defined in 
     section 3(s) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act shall have 
     the meaning given to them in section 1(b) of the 
     International Banking Act of 1978.

     SEC. 506. FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT AMENDMENT.

       (a) Amendment.--Section 621 of the Fair Credit Reporting 
     Act (15 U.S.C. 1681s) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d), by striking everything following the 
     end of the second sentence; and
       (2) by striking subsection ``(e)'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``(e) Regulatory Authority.--
       ``(1) The Federal banking agencies referred to in 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) shall jointly 
     prescribe such regulations as necessary to carry out the 
     purposes of this Act with respect to any persons identified 
     under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b), or to the 
     holding companies and affiliates of such persons.
       ``(2) The Administrator of the National Credit Union 
     Administration shall prescribe such regulations as necessary 
     to carry out the purposes of this Act with respect to any 
     persons identified under paragraph (3) of subsection (b).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 621(a) of the Fair 
     Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681s(a)) is amended by 
     striking paragraph (4).

     SEC. 507. RELATION TO OTHER PROVISIONS.

       This subtitle shall not apply to any information to which 
     subtitle D of title III applies.

     SEC. 508. STUDY OF INFORMATION SHARING AMONG FINANCIAL 
                   AFFILIATES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury, in 
     conjunction with the Federal functional regulators and the 
     Federal Trade Commission, shall conduct a study of 
     information sharing practices among financial institutions 
     and their affiliates. Such study shall include--
       (1) the purposes for the sharing of confidential customer 
     information with affiliates or with nonaffiliated third 
     parties;
       (2) the extent and adequacy of security protections for 
     such information;
       (3) the potential risks for customer privacy of such 
     sharing of information;
       (4) the potential benefits for financial institutions and 
     affiliates of such sharing of information;
       (5) the potential benefits for customers of such sharing of 
     information;
       (6) the adequacy of existing laws to protect customer 
     privacy;
       (7) the adequacy of financial institution privacy policy 
     and privacy rights disclosure under existing law;
       (8) the feasibility of different approaches, including opt-
     out and opt-in, to permit customers to direct that 
     confidential information not be shared with affiliates and 
     nonaffiliated third parties; and
       (9) the feasibility of restricting sharing of information 
     for specific uses or of permitting customers to direct the 
     uses for which information may be shared.
       (b) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult with 
     representatives of State insurance authorities designated by 
     the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, and also 
     with financial services industry, consumer organizations and 
     privacy groups, and other representatives of the general 
     public, in formulating and conducting the study required by 
     subsection (a).
       (c) Report.--Before the end of the 6-month period beginning 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     submit a report to the Congress containing the findings and 
     conclusions of the study required under subsection (a), 
     together with such recommendations for legislative or 
     administrative action as may be appropriate.

     SEC. 509. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this subtitle:
       (1) Federal banking agency.--The term ``Federal banking 
     agency'' has the meanings given to such terms in section 3 of 
     the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
       (2) Federal functional regulator.--The term ``Federal 
     functional regulator'' means--
       (A) the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System;
       (B) the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency;
       (C) the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation;
       (D) the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision;
       (E) the National Credit Union Administration Board;
       (F) the Farm Credit Administration; and
       (G) the Securities and Exchange Commission.
       (3) Financial institution.--The term ``financial 
     institution'' means any institution the business of which is 
     engaging in financial activities or activities that are 
     incidental to financial activities, as described in section 
     6(c) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956.
       (4) Nonpublic personal information.--
       (A) The term ``nonpublic personal information'' means 
     personally identifiable financial information--
       (i) provided by a consumer to a financial institution;
       (ii) resulting from any transaction with the consumer or 
     the service performed for the consumer; or
       (iii) otherwise obtained by the financial institution.
       (B) Such term does not include publicly available 
     information, as such term is defined by the regulations 
     prescribed under section 504.
       (C) Notwithstanding subparagraph (B), such term shall 
     include any list, description, or other grouping of consumers 
     (and publicly available information pertaining to them) that 
     is derived using any personally identifiable information 
     other than publicly available information.
       (5) Nonaffiliated third parties.--The term ``nonaffiliated 
     third parties'' means any entity that is not an affiliate of, 
     or related by common ownership or affiliated by corporate 
     control with, the financial institution, but does not include 
     a joint employee of such institution.
       (6) Affiliate.--The term ``affiliate'' means any company 
     that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control 
     with another company.
       (7) Necessary to effect, administer, or enforce.--The term 
     ``as necessary to effect, administer or enforce the 
     transaction'' means--
       (A) the disclosure is required, or is a usual, appropriate 
     or acceptable method, to carry out the transaction or the 
     product or service business of which the transaction is a 
     part, and record or service or maintain the consumer's 
     account in the ordinary course of providing the financial 
     service or financial product, or to administer or service 
     benefits or claims relating to the transaction or the product 
     or service business of which it is a part, and includes--
       (i) providing the consumer or the consumer's agent or 
     broker with a confirmation, statement, or other record of the 
     transaction, or information on the status or value of the 
     financial service or financial product; and
       (ii) the accrual or recognition of incentives or bonuses 
     associated with the transaction that are provided by the 
     financial institution or any other party;
       (B) the disclosure is required, or is one of the lawful or 
     appropriate methods, to enforce the rights of the financial 
     institution or of other persons engaged in carrying out the 
     financial transaction, or providing the product or service;
       (C) the disclosure is required, or is a usual, appropriate, 
     or acceptable method, for insurance underwriting at the 
     consumer's request or for reinsurance purposes, or for any of 
     the following purposes as they relate to a consumer's 
     insurance: account administration, reporting, investigating, 
     or preventing fraud or material misrepresentation, processing 
     premium payments, processing insurance claims, administering 
     insurance benefits (including utilization review activities), 
     participating in research projects, or as otherwise required 
     or specifically permitted by Federal or State law; or
       (D) the disclosure is required, or is a usual, appropriate 
     or acceptable method, in connection with--
       (i) the authorization, settlement, billing, processing, 
     clearing, transferring, reconciling, or collection of amounts 
     charged, debited, or otherwise paid using a debit, credit or 
     other payment card, check, or account number, or by other 
     payment means;
       (ii) the transfer of receivables, accounts or interests 
     therein; or
       (iii) the audit of debit, credit or other payment 
     information.
       (8) State insurance authority.--The term ``State insurance 
     authority'' means, in the case of any person engaged in 
     providing insurance, the State insurance authority of the 
     State in which the person is domiciled.
       (9) Consumer.--The term ``consumer'' means an individual 
     who obtains, from a financial institution, financial products 
     or services which are to be used primarily for personal, 
     family, or household purposes, and also means the legal 
     representative of such an individual.
       (10) Joint agreement.--The term ``joint agreement'' means a 
     formal written contract pursuant to which two or more 
     financial institutions jointly offer, endorse, or sponsor a 
     financial product or service, and any payments between the 
     parties are based on business or profit generated.

     SEC. 510. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This subtitle shall take effect 6 months after the date on 
     which the rules under section 503 are promulgated, except--
       (1) to the extent that a later date is specified in such 
     rules; and
       (2) that section 506 shall be effective upon enactment.

It was decided in the

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Nays

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para. 74.36                   [Roll No. 274]

                                AYES--427

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin

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     Paul

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Brown (CA)
     Fossella
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     Lipinski
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     Walsh
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER resumed the Chair.
  When Mrs. EMERSON, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 235, 
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; PURPOSES; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Financial 
     Services Act of 1999''.
       (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 avoid duplicative, potentially conflicting, and 
     overly burdensome regulatory requirements through the 
     creation of a regulatory framework for financial holding 
     companies that respects the divergent requirements of each of 
     the component businesses of the holding company, and that is 
     based upon principles of strong functional regulation and 
     enhanced regulatory coordination.
       (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. Operation of State law.
Sec. 105. Mutual bank holding companies authorized.
Sec. 105A. Public meetings for large bank acquisitions and mergers.
Sec. 106. Prohibition on deposit production offices.
Sec. 107. Clarification of branch closure requirements.
Sec. 108. Amendments relating to limited purpose banks.
Sec. 109. GAO study of economic impact on community banks, other small 
              financial institutions, insurance agents, and consumers.
Sec. 110. Responsiveness to community needs for financial services.
Sec. 110A. Study of financial modernization's affect on the 
              accessibility of small business and farm loans.

  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. Equivalent regulation and supervision.
Sec. 118. Prohibition on FDIC assistance to affiliates and 
              subsidiaries.
Sec. 119. Repeal of savings bank provisions in the Bank Holding Company 
              Act of 1956.
Sec. 120. Technical amendment.

               Subtitle C--Subsidiaries of National Banks

Sec. 121. Permissible activities for subsidiaries of national banks.
Sec. 122. Safety and soundness firewalls between banks and their 
              financial subsidiaries.
Sec. 123. Misrepresentations regarding depository institution liability 
              for obligations of affiliates.
Sec. 124. Repeal of stock loan limit in Federal Reserve Act.

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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--National Treatment

Sec. 151. Foreign banks that are financial holding companies.
Sec. 152. Foreign banks and foreign financial institutions that are 
              wholesale financial institutions.
Sec. 153. Representative offices.
Sec. 154. Reciprocity.

        Subtitle G--Federal Home Loan Bank System Modernization

Sec. 161. Short title.
Sec. 162. Definitions.
Sec. 163. Savings association membership.
Sec. 164. Advances to members; collateral.
Sec. 165. Eligibility criteria.
Sec. 166. Management of banks.
Sec. 167. Resolution Funding Corporation.
Sec. 168. Capital structure of Federal home loan banks.

                       Subtitle H--ATM Fee Reform

Sec. 171. Short title.
Sec. 172. Electronic fund transfer fee disclosures at any host ATM.
Sec. 173. Disclosure of possible fees to consumers when ATM card is 
              issued.
Sec. 174. Feasibility study.
Sec. 175. No liability if posted notices are damaged.

                 Subtitle I--Direct Activities of Banks

Sec. 181. Authority of national banks to underwrite certain municipal 
              bonds.

                  Subtitle J--Deposit Insurance Funds

Sec. 186. Study of safety and soundness of funds.
Sec. 187. Elimination of SAIF and DIF special reserves.

                  Subtitle K--Miscellaneous Provisions

Sec. 191. Termination of ``know your customer'' regulations.
Sec. 192. Study and report on Federal electronic fund transfers.
Sec. 193. General Accounting Office study of conflicts of interest.
Sec. 194. Study of cost of all Federal banking regulations.
Sec. 195. Study and report on adapting existing legislative 
              requirements to online banking and lending.
Sec. 196. Regulation of uninsured State member banks.
Sec. 197. Clarification of source of strength doctrine.
Sec. 198. Interest rates and other charges at interstate branches.
Sec. 198A. Interstate branches and agencies of foreign banks.
Sec. 198B. Fair treatment of women by financial advisers.

                  Subtitle L--Effective Date of Title

Sec. 199. 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. Information sharing.
Sec. 205. Treatment of new hybrid products.
Sec. 206. Definition of excepted banking product.
Sec. 207. Additional definitions.
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. Statutory disqualification for bank wrongdoing.
Sec. 224. Conforming change in definition.
Sec. 225. Conforming amendment.
Sec. 226. Church plan exclusion.
Sec. 227. 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.

    Subtitle D--Disclosure of Customer Costs of Acquiring Financial 
                                Products

Sec. 241. Improved and consistent disclosure.

              Subtitle E--Banks and Bank Holding Companies

Sec. 251. Consultation.

                          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. Title insurance activities of national banks and their 
              affiliates.
Sec. 306. Expedited and equalized dispute resolution for Federal 
              regulators.
Sec. 307. Consumer protection regulations.
Sec. 308. Certain State affiliation laws preempted for insurance 
              companies and affiliates.
Sec. 309. Interagency consultation.
Sec. 310. Definition of State.

             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.

           Subtitle D--Rental Car Agency Insurance Activities

Sec. 341. Standard of regulation for motor vehicle rentals.

                      Subtitle E--Confidentiality

Sec. 351. Confidentiality of health and medical information.

          TITLE IV--UNITARY SAVINGS AND LOAN HOLDING COMPANIES

Sec. 401. Prohibition on new unitary savings and loan holding 
              companies.
Sec. 402. Retention of ``Federal'' in name of converted Federal savings 
              association.

                            TITLE V--PRIVACY

        Subtitle A--Disclosure of Nonpublic Personal Information

Sec. 501. Protection of nonpublic personal information.
Sec. 502. Obligations with respect to disclosures of personal 
              information.
Sec. 503. Disclosure of institution privacy policy.
Sec. 504. Rulemaking.
Sec. 505. Enforcement.
Sec. 506. Fair Credit Reporting Act amendment.
Sec. 507. Relation to other provisions.
Sec. 508. Study of information sharing among financial affiliates.
Sec. 509. Definitions.
Sec. 510. Effective date.

         Subtitle B--Fraudulent Access to Financial Information

Sec. 521. Privacy protection for customer information of financial 
              institutions.
Sec. 522. Administrative enforcement.
Sec. 523. Criminal penalty.
Sec. 524. Relation to State laws.
Sec. 525. Agency guidance.
Sec. 526. Reports.
Sec. 527. Definitions.
  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 of the Banking Act of 
     1933 (12 U.S.C. 377) (commonly referred to as the ``Glass-
     Steagall Act'') is repealed.
       (b) Section 32 Repealed.--Section 32 of the Banking Act of 
     1933 (12 U.S.C. 78) 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:

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       ``(8) shares of any company the activities of which had 
     been determined by the Board by regulation or order under 
     this paragraph as of the day before the date of the enactment 
     of the Financial Services Act of 1999, to be so closely 
     related to banking as to be a proper incident thereto 
     (subject to such terms and conditions contained in such 
     regulation or order, 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 the enactment 
     of the Financial Services Act of 1999.''.

     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.
       ``(D) 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), (B), and (C).
       ``(2) Foreign banks and companies.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1), the Board shall establish and apply comparable 
     capital and other operating 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.--Any depository 
     institution acquired by a bank holding company during the 12-
     month period preceding the submission of a notice under 
     paragraph (1)(D) and any depository institution acquired 
     after the submission of such notice may be excluded for 
     purposes of paragraph (1)(C) during the 12-month period 
     beginning on the date of such acquisition if--
       ``(A) 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; and
       ``(B) the plan has been accepted by such agency.
       ``(c) Engaging in Activities That Are Financial in 
     Nature.--
       ``(1) Financial activities.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding section 4(a), a 
     financial holding company may engage in any activity, and 
     acquire and retain the shares of any company engaged in any 
     activity, that the Board has determined (by regulation or 
     order and in accordance with subparagraph (B)) to be--
       ``(i) financial in nature or incidental to such financial 
     activities; or
       ``(ii) complementary to activities authorized under this 
     subsection to the extent that the amount of such 
     complementary activities remains small.
       ``(B) Coordination between the board and the secretary of 
     the treasury.--
       ``(i) Proposals raised before the board.--

       ``(I) Consultation.--The Board shall notify the Secretary 
     of the Treasury of, and consult with the Secretary of the 
     Treasury concerning, any request, proposal, or application 
     under this subsection, including a regulation or order 
     proposed under paragraph (4), for a determination of whether 
     an activity is financial in nature or incidental to such a 
     financial activity.
       ``(II) Treasury view.--The Board shall not determine that 
     any activity is financial in nature or incidental to a 
     financial activity under this subsection if the Secretary of 
     the Treasury notifies the Board in writing, not later than 30 
     days after the date of receipt of the notice described in 
     subclause (I) (or such longer period as the Board determines 
     to be appropriate in light of the circumstances) that the 
     Secretary of the Treasury believes that the activity is not 
     financial in nature or incidental to a financial activity.

       ``(ii) Proposals raised by the treasury.--

       ``(I) Treasury recommendation.--The Secretary of the 
     Treasury may, at any time, recommend in writing that the 
     Board find an activity to be financial in nature or 
     incidental to a financial activity.
       ``(II) Time period for board action.--Not later than 30 
     days after the date of receipt of a written recommendation 
     from the Secretary of the Treasury under subclause (I) (or 
     such longer period as the Secretary of the Treasury and the 
     Board determine to be appropriate in light of the 
     circumstances), the Board shall determine whether to initiate 
     a public rulemaking proposing that the subject recommended 
     activity be found to be financial in nature or incidental to 
     a financial activity under this subsection, and shall notify 
     the Secretary of the Treasury in writing of the determination 
     of the Board and, in the event that the Board determines not 
     to seek public comment on the proposal, the reasons for that 
     determination.

       ``(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 1999;
       ``(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 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 the enactment of the Financial Services Act of 1999, 
     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 the enactment of the Financial 
     Services Act of 1999) 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 one or more entities 
     (including entities, other than 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;
       ``(ii) such shares, assets, or ownership interests are 
     acquired and held by an affiliate of the bank holding company 
     that is a registered broker or dealer that is engaged in 
     securities underwriting activities, or an affiliate of such 
     broker or dealer, as part of a bona fide underwriting or 
     investment 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 inso

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     far as necessary to achieve the objectives of clause (ii).
       ``(I) Directly or indirectly acquiring or controlling, 
     whether as principal, on behalf of one 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) or providing and issuing annuities;
       ``(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) Authorization of new financial activities.--The Board 
     shall, by regulation or order and in accordance with 
     paragraph (1)(B), 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 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 or in paragraph 
     (6) of this subsection, a 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.
       ``(6) Notice required for large combinations.--
       ``(A) In general.--No financial holding company shall 
     directly or indirectly acquire, and no company that becomes a 
     financial holding company shall directly or indirectly 
     acquire control of, any company in the United States, 
     including through merger, consolidation, or other type of 
     business combination, that--
       ``(i) is engaged in activities permitted under this 
     subsection or subsection (g); and
       ``(ii) has consolidated total assets in excess of 
     $40,000,000,000,
     unless such holding company has provided notice to the Board, 
     not later than 60 days prior to such proposed acquisition or 
     prior to becoming a financial holding company, and during 
     that time period, or such longer time period not exceeding an 
     additional 60 days, as established by the Board, the Board 
     has not issued a notice disapproving the proposed acquisition 
     or retention.
       ``(B) Factors for consideration.--In reviewing any prior 
     notice filed under this paragraph, the Board shall take into 
     consideration--
       ``(i) whether the company is in compliance with all 
     applicable criteria set forth in subsection (b) and the 
     provisions of subsection (d);
       ``(ii) whether the proposed combination represents an undue 
     aggregation of resources;
       ``(iii) whether the proposed combination poses a risk to 
     the deposit insurance system;
       ``(iv) whether the proposed combination poses a risk to 
     State insurance guaranty funds;
       ``(v) whether the proposed combination can reasonably be 
     expected to be in the best interests of depositors or 
     policyholders of the respective entities;
       ``(vi) whether the proposed transaction can reasonably be 
     expected to further the purposes of this Act and produce 
     benefits to the public; and
       ``(vii) whether, and the extent to which, the proposed 
     combination poses an undue risk to the stability of the 
     financial system in the United States.
       ``(C) Required information.--The Board may disapprove any 
     prior notice filed under this paragraph if the company 
     submitting such notice neglects, fails, or refuses to furnish 
     to the Board all relevant information required by the Board.
       ``(D) Solicitation of views of other supervisory 
     agencies.--
       ``(i) In general.--Upon receiving a prior notice under this 
     paragraph, in order to provide for the submission of their 
     views and recommendations, the Board shall give notice of the 
     proposal to--

       ``(I) the appropriate Federal banking agency of any bank 
     involved;
       ``(II) the appropriate functional regulator of any 
     functionally regulated nondepository institution (as defined 
     in section 5(c)(1)(C)) involved; and
       ``(III) the Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney 
     General, and the Federal Trade Commission.

       ``(ii) Timing.--The views and recommendations of any agency 
     provided notice under this paragraph shall be submitted to 
     the Board not later than 30 calendar days after the date on 
     which notice to the agency was given, unless the Board 
     determines that another shorter time period is appropriate.
       ``(d) Provisions Applicable to Financial Holding Companies 
     That Fail To Meet Requirements.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the Board finds, after notice from or 
     consultation with the appropriate Federal banking agency, 
     that a financial holding company is not in compliance with 
     the requirements of subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) 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) Authority to impose limitations.--Until the 
     conditions described in a notice to a financial holding 
     company under paragraph (1) are corrected--
       ``(A) 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; and
       ``(B) the appropriate Federal banking agency may impose 
     such limitations on the conduct or activities of an 
     affiliated depository institution or subsidiary of a 
     depository institution as the appropriate Federal banking 
     agency 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) or (C) 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 or wholesale financial institution 
     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 wholesale financial 
     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 1999 
     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

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       ``(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 to be financial in nature or incidental to 
     activities that are financial in nature under subsection (c), 
     except this paragraph shall not apply with respect to a 
     company that owns a broadcasting station licensed under title 
     III of the Communications Act of 1934 and the shares of which 
     have been controlled by an insurance company since January 1, 
     1998.
       ``(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.--A 
     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 section 
     10(c), 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 1999. The Board 
     may, upon application by a financial holding company, extend 
     such 10-year period by a period 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 
     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) neither the Board nor the Secretary of the Treasury 
     has determined that the activity is not financial in nature 
     or incidental to financial activities under subsection (c);
       ``(6) the holding company is not required to provide prior 
     written notice of the transaction to the Board under 
     subsection (c)(6); and
       ``(7) 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.''.
       (b) Factors For Consideration in Reviewing Application by 
     Financial Holding Company to Acquire Bank.--Section 3(c) of 
     the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) `Too big to fail' factor.--In considering an 
     acquisition, merger, or consolidation under this section 
     involving a financial holding company or a company that would 
     be any such holding company upon the consummation of the 
     transaction, the Board shall consider whether, and the extent 
     to which, the proposed acquisition, merger, or consolidation 
     poses an undue risk to the stability of the financial system 
     of the United States.''.
       (c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 2 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 
     U.S.C. 1841) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(p) Insurance Company.--For purposes of sections 5, 6, 
     and 10, the term `insurance company' includes any person 
     engaged in the business of insurance to the extent of such 
     activities.''.
       (2) Section 4(j) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 
     (12 U.S.C. 1843(j)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ``or in any 
     complementary activity under section 6(c)(1)(B)'' after 
     ``subsection (c)(8) or (a)(2)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) by inserting ``, other than any complementary activity 
     under section 6(c)(1)(B),'' after ``to engage in any 
     activity''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``or a company engaged in any 
     complementary activity under section 6(c)(1)(B)'' after 
     ``insured depository institution''.
       (d) Report.--
       (1) In general.--By the end of the 4-year period beginning 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act and every 4 years 
     thereafter, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
     System and the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a joint 
     report to the Congress containing a summary of new activities 
     which are financial in nature, including grandfathered 
     commercial activities, in which any financial holding company 
     is engaged pursuant to subsection (c)(1) or (f) of section 6 
     of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (as added by 
     subsection (a)).
       (2) Other contents.--Each report submitted to the Congress 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) shall also contain the following:
       (A) A discussion of actions by the Board of Governors of 
     the Federal Reserve System and the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     whether by regulation, order, interpretation, or guideline or 
     by approval or disapproval of an application, with regard to 
     activities of financial holding companies which are 
     incidental to activities financial in nature or complementary 
     to such financial activities.
       (B) An analysis and discussion of the risks posed by 
     commercial activities of financial holding companies to the 
     safety and soundness of affiliate depository institutions.
       (C) An analysis and discussion of the effect of mergers and 
     acquisitions under section 6 of the Bank Holding Company Act 
     of 1956 on market concentration in the financial services 
     industry.
       (D) An analysis and discussion, by the Board and the 
     Secretary in consultation with the other Federal banking 
     agencies (as defined in section 3(z) of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act), of the impact of the implementation of this 
     Act, and the amendments made by this Act, on the extent of 
     meeting community credit needs and capital availability under 
     the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977.

     SEC. 104. OPERATION OF STATE LAW.

       (a) Affiliations.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), no 
     State may, by statute, regulation, order, interpretation, or 
     other action, prevent or restrict an insured depository 
     institution or wholesale financial institution, or a 
     subsidiary or affiliate thereof, from being affiliated 
     directly or indirectly or associated with any person or 
     entity, as authorized or permitted by this Act or any other 
     provision of Federal law.
       (2) Insurance.--With respect to affiliations between 
     insured depository institutions or wholesale financial 
     institutions, or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof, and 
     persons or entities engaged in the business of insurance, 
     paragraph (1) does not prohibit--
       (A) any State from requiring any person or entity that 
     proposes to acquire control of an entity that is engaged in 
     the business of insurance and domiciled in that State 
     (hereafter in this subparagraph referred to as the 
     ``insurer'') to furnish to the insurance regulatory authority 
     of that State, not later than 60 days before the effective 
     date of the proposed acquisition--
       (i) the name and address of each person by whom, or on 
     whose behalf, the affiliation referred to in this 
     subparagraph is to be effected (hereafter in this 
     subparagraph referred to as the ``acquiring party'');
       (ii) if the acquiring party is an individual, his or her 
     principal occupation and all offices and positions held 
     during the 5 years preceding the date of notification, and 
     any conviction of crimes other than minor traffic violations 
     during the 10 years preceding the date of notification;
       (iii) if the acquiring party is not an individual--

       (I) a report of the nature of its business operations 
     during the 5 years preceding the date of notification, or for 
     such shorter period as such person and any predecessors 
     thereof shall have been in existence;
       (II) an informative description of the business intended to 
     be done by the acquiring party and any subsidiary thereof; 
     and
       (III) a list of all individuals who are, or who have been 
     selected to become, directors or executive officers of the 
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     appropriate to such positions, including, for each such 
     individual, the information required by clause (ii);

       (iv) the source, nature, and amount of the consideration 
     used, or to be used, in effecting the merger or other 
     acquisition of control, a description of any transaction 
     wherein funds were, or are to be, obtained for any such 
     purpose, and the identity of persons furnishing such 
     consideration, except that, if a source of such consideration 
     is a loan made in the lender's ordinary course of business, 
     the identity of the lender shall remain confidential if the 
     person filing such statement so requests;
       (v) fully audited financial information as to the earnings 
     and financial condition of each acquiring party for the 5 
     fiscal years preceding the date of notification of each such 
     acquiring party, or for such lesser period as such acquiring 
     party and any predecessors thereof shall have been in 
     existence, and similar unaudited information as of a date not 
     earlier than 90 days before the date of notification, except 
     that, in the case of an acquiring party that is an insurer 
     actively engaged in the business of insurance, the financial 
     statements of such insurer need not be audited, but such 
     audit may be required if the need therefor is determined by 
     the insurance regulatory authority of the State;
       (vi) any plans or proposals that each acquiring party may 
     have to liquidate such insurer, to sell its assets, or to 
     merge or consolidate it with any person or to make any other 
     material change in its business or corporate structure or 
     management;
       (vii) the number of shares of any security of the insurer 
     that each acquiring party proposes to acquire, the terms of 
     any offer, request, invitation, agreement, or acquisition, 
     and a statement as to the method by which the fairness of the 
     proposal was arrived at;
       (viii) the amount of each class of any security of the 
     insurer that is beneficially owned or concerning which there 
     is a right to acquire beneficial ownership by each acquiring 
     party;
       (ix) a full description of any contracts, arrangements, or 
     understandings with respect to any security of the insurer in 
     which any acquiring party is involved, including transfer of 
     any of the securities, joint ventures, loan or option 
     arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of loans, guarantees 
     against loss or guarantees of profits, division of losses or 
     profits, or the giving or withholding of proxies, and 
     identification of the persons with whom such contracts, 
     arrangements, or understandings have been entered into;
       (x) a description of the purchase of any security of the 
     insurer during the 12-month period preceding the date of 
     notification by any acquiring party, including the dates of 
     purchase, names of the purchasers, and consideration paid, or 
     agreed to be paid, therefor;
       (xi) a description of any recommendations to purchase any 
     security of the insurer made during the 12-month period 
     preceding the date of notification by any acquiring party or 
     by any person based upon interviews or at the suggestion of 
     such acquiring party;
       (xii) copies of all tender offers for, requests or 
     invitations for tenders of, exchange offers for and 
     agreements to acquire or exchange any securities of the 
     insurer and, if distributed, of additional soliciting 
     material relating thereto; and
       (xiii) the terms of any agreement, contract, or 
     understanding made with any broker-dealer as to solicitation 
     of securities of the insurer for tender and the amount of any 
     fees, commissions, or other compensation to be paid to 
     broker-dealers with regard thereto;
       (B) in the case of a person engaged in the business of 
     insurance which is the subject of an acquisition or change or 
     continuation in control, the State of domicile of such person 
     from reviewing or taking action (including approval or 
     disapproval) with regard to the acquisition or change or 
     continuation in control, as long as the State reviews and 
     actions--
       (i) are completed by the end of the 60-day period beginning 
     on the later of the date the State received notice of the 
     proposed action or the date the State received the 
     information required under State law regarding such 
     acquisition or change or continuation in control;
       (ii) do not have the effect of discriminating, 
     intentionally or unintentionally, against an insured 
     depository institution or affiliate thereof or against any 
     other person based upon affiliation with an insured 
     depository institution; and
       (iii) are based on standards or requirements relating to 
     solvency or managerial fitness;
       (C) any State from requiring an entity that is acquiring 
     control of an entity that is engaged in the business of 
     insurance and domiciled in that State to maintain or restore 
     the capital requirements of that insurance entity to the 
     level required under the capital regulations of general 
     applicability in that State to avoid the requirement of 
     preparing and filing with the insurance regulatory authority 
     of that State a plan to increase the capital of the entity, 
     except that any determination by the State insurance 
     regulatory authority with respect to such requirement shall 
     be made not later than 60 days after the date of notification 
     under subparagraph (A);
       (D) any State from taking actions with respect to the 
     receivership or conservatorship of any insurance company;
       (E) any State from restricting a change in the ownership of 
     stock in an insurance company, or a company formed for the 
     purpose of controlling such insurance company, for a period 
     of not more than 3 years beginning on the date of the 
     conversion of such company from mutual to stock form; or
       (F) any State from requiring an organization which has been 
     eligible at any time since January 1, 1987, to claim the 
     special deduction provided by section 833 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 to meet certain conditions in order to 
     undergo, as determined by the State, a reorganization, 
     recapitalization, conversion, merger, consolidation, sale or 
     other disposition of substantial operating assets, 
     demutualization, dissolution, or to undertake other similar 
     actions and which is governed under a State statute enacted 
     on May 22, 1998, relating to hospital, medical, and dental 
     service corporation conversions.
       (3) Preservation of state antitrust and general corporate 
     laws.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subsection (c) and the 
     nondiscrimination provisions contained in such subsection, no 
     provision in paragraph (1) shall be construed as affecting 
     State laws, regulations, orders, interpretations, or other 
     actions of general applicability relating to the governance 
     of corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies or 
     other business associations incorporated or formed under the 
     laws of that State or domiciled in that State, or the 
     applicability of the antitrust laws of any State or any State 
     law that is similar to the antitrust laws.
       (B) Definition.--The term ``antitrust laws'' has the same 
     meaning as in subsection (a) of the first section of the 
     Clayton Act, and includes section 5 of the Federal Trade 
     Commission Act to the extent that such section 5 relates to 
     unfair methods of competition.
       (b) Activities.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), and 
     except with respect to insurance sales, solicitation, and 
     cross marketing activities, which shall be governed by 
     paragraph (2), no State may, by statute, regulation, order, 
     interpretation, or other action, prevent or restrict an 
     insured depository institution, wholesale financial 
     institution, or subsidiary or affiliate thereof from engaging 
     directly or indirectly, either by itself or in conjunction 
     with a subsidiary, affiliate, or any other entity or person, 
     in any activity authorized or permitted under this Act.
       (2) Insurance sales.--
       (A) In general.--In accordance with the legal standards for 
     preemption set forth in the decision of the Supreme Court of 
     the United States in Barnett Bank of Marion County N.A. v. 
     Nelson, 517 U.S. 25 (1996), no State may, by statute, 
     regulation, order, interpretation, or other action, prevent 
     or significantly interfere with the ability of an insured 
     depository institution or wholesale financial institution, or 
     a subsidiary or affiliate thereof, to engage, directly or 
     indirectly, either by itself or in conjunction with a 
     subsidiary, affiliate, or any other party, in any insurance 
     sales, solicitation, or cross-marketing activity.
       (B) Certain state laws preserved.--Notwithstanding 
     subparagraph (A), a State may impose any of the following 
     restrictions, or restrictions which are substantially the 
     same as but no more burdensome or restrictive than those in 
     each of the following clauses:
       (i) Restrictions prohibiting the rejection of an insurance 
     policy by an insured depository institution, wholesale 
     financial institution, or any subsidiary or affiliate 
     thereof, solely because the policy has been issued or 
     underwritten by any person who is not associated with such 
     insured depository institution or wholesale financial 
     institution, or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof, when 
     such insurance is required in connection with a loan or 
     extension of credit.
       (ii) Restrictions prohibiting a requirement for any debtor, 
     insurer, or insurance agent or broker to pay a separate 
     charge in connection with the handling of insurance that is 
     required in connection with a loan or other extension of 
     credit or the provision of another traditional banking 
     product by an insured depository institution, wholesale 
     financial institution, or any subsidiary or affiliate 
     thereof, unless such charge would be required when the 
     insured depository institution or wholesale financial 
     institution, or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof, is the 
     licensed insurance agent or broker providing the insurance.
       (iii) Restrictions prohibiting the use of any advertisement 
     or other insurance promotional material by an insured 
     depository institution or wholesale financial institution, or 
     any subsidiary or affiliate thereof, that would cause a 
     reasonable person to believe mistakenly that--

       (I) a State or the Federal Government is responsible for 
     the insurance sales activities of, or stands behind the 
     credit of, the institution, affiliate, or subsidiary; or
       (II) a State, or the Federal Government guarantees any 
     returns on insurance products, or is a source of payment on 
     any insurance obligation of or sold by the institution, 
     affiliate, or subsidiary;

       (iv) Restrictions prohibiting the payment or receipt of any 
     commission or brokerage fee or other valuable consideration 
     for services as an insurance agent or broker to or by any 
     person, unless such person holds a valid State license 
     regarding the applicable class of insurance at the time at 
     which the services are performed, except that, in this 
     clause, the term ``services as an insurance agent or broker'' 
     does not include a referral by an unlicensed person of a 
     customer or potential customer to a licensed insurance agent 
     or broker that does not include a dis

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     cussion of specific insurance policy terms and conditions.
       (v) Restrictions prohibiting any compensation paid to or 
     received by any individual who is not licensed to sell 
     insurance, for the referral of a customer that seeks to 
     purchase, or seeks an opinion or advice on, any insurance 
     product to a person that sells or provides opinions or advice 
     on such product, based on the purchase of insurance by the 
     customer.
       (vi) Restrictions prohibiting the release of the insurance 
     information of a customer (defined as information concerning 
     the premiums, terms, and conditions of insurance coverage, 
     including expiration dates and rates, and insurance claims of 
     a customer contained in the records of the insured depository 
     institution or wholesale financial institution, or a 
     subsidiary or affiliate thereof) to any person or entity 
     other than an officer, director, employee, agent, subsidiary, 
     or affiliate of an insured depository institution or a 
     wholesale financial institution, for the purpose of 
     soliciting or selling insurance, without the express consent 
     of the customer, other than a provision that prohibits--

       (I) a transfer of insurance information to an unaffiliated 
     insurance company, agent, or broker in connection with 
     transferring insurance in force on existing insureds of the 
     insured depository institution or wholesale financial 
     institution, or subsidiary or affiliate thereof, or in 
     connection with a merger with or acquisition of an 
     unaffiliated insurance company, agent, or broker; or
       (II) the release of information as otherwise authorized by 
     State or Federal law.

       (vii) Restrictions prohibiting the use of health 
     information obtained from the insurance records of a customer 
     for any purpose, other than for its activities as a licensed 
     agent or broker, without the express consent of the customer.
       (viii) Restrictions prohibiting the extension of credit or 
     any product or service that is equivalent to an extension of 
     credit, lease or sale of property of any kind, or furnishing 
     of any services or fixing or varying the consideration for 
     any of the foregoing, on the condition or requirement that 
     the customer obtain insurance from an insured depository 
     institution, wholesale financial institution, a subsidiary or 
     affiliate thereof, or a particular insurer, agent, or broker, 
     other than a prohibition that would prevent any insured 
     depository institution or wholesale financial institution, or 
     any subsidiary or affiliate thereof--

       (I) from engaging in any activity described in this clause 
     that would not violate section 106 of the Bank Holding 
     Company Act Amendments of 1970, as interpreted by the Board 
     of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; or
       (II) from informing a customer or prospective customer that 
     insurance is required in order to obtain a loan or credit, 
     that loan or credit approval is contingent upon the 
     procurement by the customer of acceptable insurance, or that 
     insurance is available from the insured depository 
     institution or wholesale financial institution, or any 
     subsidiary or affiliate thereof.

       (ix) Restrictions requiring, when an application by a 
     consumer for a loan or other extension of credit from an 
     insured depository institution or wholesale financial 
     institution is pending, and insurance is offered or sold to 
     the consumer or is required in connection with the loan or 
     extension of credit by the insured depository institution or 
     wholesale financial institution or any affiliate or 
     subsidiary thereof, that a written disclosure be provided to 
     the consumer or prospective customer indicating that his or 
     her choice of an insurance provider will not affect the 
     credit decision or credit terms in any way, except that the 
     insured depository institution or wholesale financial 
     institution may impose reasonable requirements concerning the 
     creditworthiness of the insurance provider and scope of 
     coverage chosen.
       (x) Restrictions requiring clear and conspicuous 
     disclosure, in writing, where practicable, to the customer 
     prior to the sale of any insurance policy that such policy--

       (I) is not a deposit;
       (II) is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation;
       (III) is not guaranteed by the insured depository 
     institution or wholesale financial institution or, if 
     appropriate, its subsidiaries or affiliates or any person 
     soliciting the purchase of or selling insurance on the 
     premises thereof; and
       (IV) where appropriate, involves investment risk, including 
     potential loss of principal.

       (xi) Restrictions requiring that, when a customer obtains 
     insurance (other than credit insurance or flood insurance) 
     and credit from an insured depository institution or 
     wholesale financial institution, or its subsidiaries or 
     affiliates, or any person soliciting the purchase of or 
     selling insurance on the premises thereof, the credit and 
     insurance transactions be completed through separate 
     documents.
       (xii) Restrictions prohibiting, when a customer obtains 
     insurance (other than credit insurance or flood insurance) 
     and credit from an insured depository institution or 
     wholesale financial institution or its subsidiaries or 
     affiliates, or any person soliciting the purchase of or 
     selling insurance on the premises thereof, inclusion of the 
     expense of insurance premiums in the primary credit 
     transaction without the express written consent of the 
     customer.
       (xiii) Restrictions requiring maintenance of separate and 
     distinct books and records relating to insurance 
     transactions, including all files relating to and reflecting 
     consumer complaints, and requiring that such insurance books 
     and records be made available to the appropriate State 
     insurance regulator for inspection upon reasonable notice.
       (C) Limitations.--
       (i) OCC deference.--Section 306(e) does not apply with 
     respect to any State statute, regulation, order, 
     interpretation, or other action regarding insurance sales, 
     solicitation, or cross marketing activities described in 
     subparagraph (A) that was issued, adopted, or enacted before 
     September 3, 1998, and that is not described in subparagraph 
     (B).
       (ii) Nondiscrimination.--Subsection (c) does not apply with 
     respect to any State statute, regulation, order, 
     interpretation, or other action regarding insurance sales, 
     solicitation, or cross marketing activities described in 
     subparagraph (A) that was issued, adopted, or enacted before 
     September 3, 1998, and that is not described in subparagraph 
     (B).
       (iii) Construction.--Nothing in this paragraph shall be 
     construed to limit the applicability of the decision of the 
     Supreme Court in Barnett Bank of Marion County N.A. v. 
     Nelson, 116 S. Ct. 1103 (1996) with respect to a State 
     statute, regulation, order, interpretation, or other action 
     that is not described in subparagraph (B).
       (iv) Limitation on inferences.--Nothing in this paragraph 
     shall be construed to create any inference with respect to 
     any State statute, regulation, order, interpretation, or 
     other action that is not referred to or described in this 
     paragraph.
       (3) Insurance activities other than sales.--State statutes, 
     regulations, interpretations, orders, and other actions shall 
     not be preempted under subsection (b)(1) to the extent that 
     they--
       (A) relate to, or are issued, adopted, or enacted for the 
     purpose of regulating the business of insurance in accordance 
     with the Act of March 9, 1945 (commonly known as the 
     ``McCarran-Ferguson Act'');
       (B) apply only to persons or entities that are not insured 
     depository institutions or wholesale financial institutions, 
     but that are directly engaged in the business of insurance 
     (except that they may apply to depository institutions 
     engaged in providing savings bank life insurance as principal 
     to the extent of regulating such insurance);
       (C) do not relate to or directly or indirectly regulate 
     insurance sales, solicitations, or cross-marketing 
     activities; and
       (D) are not prohibited under subsection (c).
       (4) Financial activities other than insurance.--No State 
     statute, regulation, interpretation, order, or other action 
     shall be preempted under subsection (b)(1) to the extent 
     that--
       (A) it does not relate to, and is not issued and adopted, 
     or enacted for the purpose of regulating, directly or 
     indirectly, insurance sales, solicitations, or cross 
     marketing activities covered under paragraph (2);
       (B) it does not relate to, and is not issued and adopted, 
     or enacted for the purpose of regulating, directly or 
     indirectly, the business of insurance activities other than 
     sales, solicitations, or cross marketing activities, covered 
     under paragraph (3);
       (C) it does not relate to securities investigations or 
     enforcement actions referred to in subsection (d); and
       (D) it--
       (i) does not distinguish by its terms between insured 
     depository institutions, wholesale financial institutions, 
     and subsidiaries and affiliates thereof engaged in the 
     activity at issue and other persons or entities engaged in 
     the same activity in a manner that is in any way adverse with 
     respect to the conduct of the activity by any such insured 
     depository institution, wholesale financial institution, or 
     subsidiary or affiliate thereof engaged in the activity at 
     issue;
       (ii) as interpreted or applied, does not have, and will not 
     have, an impact on depository institutions, wholesale 
     financial institutions, or subsidiaries or affiliates thereof 
     engaged in the activity at issue, or any person or entity 
     affiliated therewith, that is substantially more adverse than 
     its impact on other persons or entities engaged in the same 
     activity that are not insured depository institutions, 
     wholesale financial institutions, or subsidiaries or 
     affiliates thereof, or persons or entities affiliated 
     therewith;
       (iii) does not effectively prevent a depository 
     institution, wholesale financial institution, or subsidiary 
     or affiliate thereof from engaging in activities authorized 
     or permitted by this Act or any other provision of Federal 
     law; and
       (iv) does not conflict with the intent of this Act 
     generally to permit affiliations that are authorized or 
     permitted by Federal law.
       (c) Nondiscrimination.--Except as provided in any 
     restrictions described in subsection (b)(2)(B), no State may, 
     by statute, regulation, order, interpretation, or other 
     action, regulate the insurance activities authorized or 
     permitted under this Act or any other provision of Federal 
     law of an insured depository institution or wholesale 
     financial institution, or subsidiary or affiliate thereof, to 
     the extent that such statute, regulation, order, 
     interpretation, or other action--
       (1) distinguishes by its terms between insured depository 
     institutions or wholesale financial institutions, or 
     subsidiaries or affiliates thereof, and other persons or 
     entities engaged in such activities, in a manner that is in 
     any way adverse to any such insured depository institution or 
     wholesale financial institution, or subsidiary or affiliate 
     thereof;
       (2) as interpreted or applied, has or will have an impact 
     on depository institutions or wholesale financial 
     institutions, or subsidiaries or affiliates thereof, that is 
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     tially more adverse than its impact on other persons or 
     entities providing the same products or services or engaged 
     in the same activities that are not insured depository 
     institutions, wholesale financial institutions, or 
     subsidiaries or affiliates thereof, or persons or entities 
     affiliated therewith;
       (3) effectively prevents a depository institution or 
     wholesale financial institution, or subsidiary or affiliate 
     thereof, from engaging in insurance activities authorized or 
     permitted by this Act or any other provision of Federal law; 
     or
       (4) conflicts with the intent of this Act generally to 
     permit affiliations that are authorized or permitted by 
     Federal law between insured depository institutions or 
     wholesale financial institutions, or subsidiaries or 
     affiliates thereof, and persons and entities engaged in the 
     business of insurance.
       (d) Limitation.--Subsections (a) and (b) shall not be 
     construed to affect the jurisdiction of the securities 
     commission (or any agency or office performing like 
     functions) of any State, under the laws of such State--
       (1) 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; or
       (2) to require the registration of securities or the 
     licensure or registration of brokers, dealers, or investment 
     advisers (consistent with section 203A of the Investment 
     Advisers Act of 1940), or the associated persons of a broker, 
     dealer, or investment adviser (consistent with such section 
     203A).
       (e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       (1) Insured depository institution.--The term ``insured 
     depository institution'' includes any foreign bank that 
     maintains a branch, agency, or commercial lending company in 
     the United States.
       (2) State.--The term ``State'' means any State of the 
     United States, the District of Columbia, any territory of the 
     United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Trust 
     Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Virgin Islands, and the 
     Northern Mariana Islands.

     SEC. 105. MUTUAL BANK HOLDING COMPANIES AUTHORIZED.

       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. 105A. PUBLIC MEETINGS FOR LARGE BANK ACQUISITIONS AND 
                   MERGERS.

       (a) Bank Holding Company Act of 1956.--Section 3(c)(2) of 
     the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)(2)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``factors.--In every case'' and inserting 
     ``factors.--
       ``(A) In general.--In every case''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) Public meetings.--In each case involving one or more 
     insured depository institutions each of which has total 
     assets of $1,000,000,000 or more, the Board shall, as 
     necessary and on a timely basis, conduct public meetings in 
     one or more areas where the Board believes, in the sole 
     discretion of the Board, there will be a substantial public 
     impact.''.
       (b) Federal Deposit Insurance Act.--Section 18(c) of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1828(c)) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(12) Public Meetings.--In each merger transaction 
     involving one or more insured depository institutions each of 
     which has total assets of $1,000,000,000 or more, the 
     responsible agency shall, as necessary and on a timely basis, 
     conduct public meetings in one or more areas where the agency 
     believes, in the sole discretion of the agency, there will be 
     a substantial public impact.''.
       (c) National Bank Consolidation and Merger Act.--The 
     National Bank Consolidation and Merger Act (12 U.S.C. 215 et 
     seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 6. PUBLIC MEETINGS FOR LARGE BANK CONSOLIDATIONS AND 
                   MERGERS.

       ``In each case of a consolidation or merger under this Act 
     involving one or more banks each of which has total assets of 
     $1,000,000,000 or more, the Comptroller shall, as necessary 
     and on a timely basis, conduct public meetings in one or more 
     areas where the Comptroller believes, in the sole discretion 
     of the Comptroller, there will be a substantial public 
     impact.''.
       (d) Home Owners' Loan Act.--Section 10(e) of the Home 
     Owners' Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1463) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) Public meetings for large depository institution 
     acquisitions and mergers.--In each case involving one or more 
     insured depository institutions each of which has total 
     assets of $1,000,000,000 or more, the Director shall, as 
     necessary and on a timely basis, conduct public meetings in 
     one or more areas where the Director believes, in the sole 
     discretion of the Director, there will be a substantial 
     public impact.''.

     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 1999,'' 
     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.

       (a) In General.--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, 
     consumer lending activities in which institutions described 
     in subparagraph (F) or (H) of section 2(c)(2) 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 beyond the control of both the 
     bank and the affiliate;
       ``(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; or
       ``(C) such overdraft--
       ``(i) is incurred on behalf of an affiliate solely in 
     connection with an activity that is so closely related to 
     banking, or managing or controlling banks, as to be a proper 
     incident thereto, to the extent the bank incurring the 
     overdraft and the affiliate on whose behalf the overdraft is 
     incurred each document that the overdraft is incurred for 
     such purpose; and
       ``(ii) does not cause the bank to violate any provision of 
     section 23A or 23B of the Federal Reserve Act, either 
     directly, in the case of a member bank, or by virtue of 
     section 18(j) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, in the 
     case of a nonmember bank.
       ``(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.
     The issuance of any notice under this paragraph that relates 
     to the activities of a bank shall not be construed as 
     affecting the authority of the bank to continue to engage in 
     such activities until the expiration of such 180-day 
     period.''.
       (b) Industrial Loan Companies Affiliate Overdrafts.--
     Section 2(c)(2)(H) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 
     (12 U.S.C. 1841(c)(2)(H)) is amended by inserting before

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     the period at the end ``, or that is otherwise permissible 
     for a bank controlled by a company described in section 
     4(f)(1)''.

     SEC. 109. GAO STUDY OF ECONOMIC IMPACT ON COMMUNITY BANKS, 
                   OTHER SMALL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, INSURANCE 
                   AGENTS, AND CONSUMERS.

       (a) Study Required.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a study of the projected economic impact 
     and the actual economic impact that the enactment of this Act 
     will have on financial institutions, including community 
     banks, registered brokers and dealers and insurance 
     companies, which have total assets of $100,000,000 or less, 
     insurance agents, and consumers.
       (b) Reports to the Congress.--
       (1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall submit reports to the Congress, at the times 
     required under paragraph (2), 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.
       (2) Timing of reports.--The Comptroller General shall 
     submit--
       (A) an interim report before the end of the 6-month period 
     beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act;
       (B) another interim report before the end of the next 6-
     month period; and
       (C) a final report before the end of the 1-year period 
     after such second 6-month period,''.

     SEC. 110. 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), 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, 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. 110A. STUDY OF FINANCIAL MODERNIZATION'S AFFECT ON THE 
                   ACCESSIBILITY OF SMALL BUSINESS AND FARM LOANS.

       (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), shall conduct a study 
     of the extent to which credit is being provided to and for 
     small business and farms, as a result of this Act.
       (b) Report.--Before the end of the 5-year period beginning 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Federal banking agencies, 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.
  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 any of its subsidiary depository institutions 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, or with any State, 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; 
     or
       ``(II) the nature or size of transactions between such 
     subsidiary and any depository institution which is also a 
     subsidiary of such holding company,

     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 by or on behalf of 
     the Securities and Exchange Commission;
       ``(ii) any investment adviser registered by or on behalf of 
     either the Securities and Exchange Commission or any State, 
     whichever is required by law;
       ``(iii) any licensed insurance company by or on behalf of 
     any State regulatory authority responsible for the 
     supervision of insurance companies; and
       ``(iv) 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, prescribe or impose any 
     capital or capital adequacy rules, guidelines, standards, or 
     requirements on any subsidiary of a financial

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     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;
       ``(ii) is registered as an investment adviser under the 
     Investment Advisers Act of 1940, or with any State, whichever 
     is required by law; or
       ``(iii) is licensed as an insurance agent with the 
     appropriate State insurance authority.
       ``(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--
       ``(i) activities of a registered investment adviser other 
     than investment advisory activities or activities incidental 
     to investment advisory activities; or
       ``(ii) activities of a licensed insurance agent other than 
     insurance agency activities or activities incidental to 
     insurance agency activities.
       ``(C) Limitations on indirect action.--In developing, 
     establishing, or assessing holding company capital or capital 
     adequacy rules, guidelines, standards, or requirements for 
     purposes of this paragraph, the Board shall not take into 
     account the activities, operations, or investments of an 
     affiliated investment company registered under the Investment 
     Company Act of 1940, unless the investment company is--
       ``(i) a bank holding company; or
       ``(ii) controlled by a bank holding company by reason of 
     ownership by the bank holding company (including through all 
     of its affiliates) of 25 percent or more of the shares of the 
     investment company, and the shares owned by the bank holding 
     company have a market value equal to more than $1,000,000.
       ``(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 (and rules, regulations, orders, and 
     other directives issued thereunder) relating to the 
     activities, conduct, and operations of registered brokers, 
     dealers, investment advisers, and investment companies;
       ``(B) the relevant State securities authorities with regard 
     to all interpretations of, and the enforcement of, applicable 
     State securities laws (and rules, regulations, orders, and 
     other directives issued thereunder) relating to the 
     activities, conduct, and operations of brokers, dealers, and 
     investment advisers required to be registered under State 
     law; and
       ``(C) the relevant State insurance authorities with regard 
     to all interpretations of, and the enforcement of, applicable 
     State insurance laws (and rules, regulations, orders, and 
     other directives issued thereunder) 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)(D) 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 
     primary supervisor for the bank, 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.

       (a) Bank Holding Companies.--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 with respect to an 
     entity described in subparagraph (A) if--
       ``(A) such funds or assets are to be provided by--
       ``(i) a bank holding company that is an insurance company, 
     a broker or dealer registered under the Securities Exchange 
     Act of 1934, an investment company registered under the 
     Investment Company Act of 1940, or an investment adviser 
     registered by or on behalf of either the Securities and 
     Exchange Commission or any State; or
       ``(ii) an affiliate of the depository institution which is 
     an insurance company or a broker or dealer registered under 
     the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, an investment company 
     registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, or an 
     investment adviser registered by or on behalf of either the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission or any State; and
       ``(B) the State insurance authority for the insurance 
     company or the Securities and Exchange Commission for the 
     registered broker, dealer, investment adviser (solely with 
     respect to investment advisory activities or activities 
     incidental thereto), or investment company, 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, dealer, investment company, or investment 
     adviser, 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, dealer, investment company, or 
     investment adviser 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, the Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, or State securities regulator, 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 that paragraph, the Board may order the bank holding 
     company to divest the insured depository institution not 
     later than 180 days after receiving the 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.''.
       (b) Subsidiaries of Depository Institutions.--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. AUTHORITY OF STATE INSURANCE REGULATOR AND 
                   SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

       ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, any regulation, order, or other action of the 
     appropriate Federal banking agency which requires a 
     subsidiary to provide funds or other assets to an insured 
     depository institution shall not be effective nor enforceable 
     with respect to an entity described in paragraph (1) if--
       ``(1) such funds or assets are to be provided by a 
     subsidiary which is an insurance company, a broker or dealer 
     registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, an 
     investment company registered under the Investment Company 
     Act of 1940, or an investment adviser registered by or on 
     behalf of either the Securities and Exchange Commission or 
     any State; and

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       ``(2) the State insurance authority for the insurance 
     company or the Securities and Exchange Commission for the 
     registered broker or dealer, the investment company, or the 
     investment adviser, as the case may be, determines in writing 
     sent to the insured depository institution and the 
     appropriate Federal banking agency that the subsidiary 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, dealer, investment 
     company, or investment adviser, as the case may be.
       ``(b) Notice to State Insurance Authority or SEC 
     Required.--If the appropriate Federal banking agency requires 
     a subsidiary, which is an insurance company, a broker or 
     dealer, an investment company, or an investment adviser 
     (solely with respect to investment advisory activities or 
     activities incidental thereto) described in subsection (a)(1) 
     to provide funds or assets to an insured depository 
     institution pursuant to any regulation, order, or other 
     action of the appropriate Federal banking agency referred to 
     in subsection (a), the appropriate Federal banking agency 
     shall promptly notify the State insurance authority for the 
     insurance company, the Securities and Exchange Commission, or 
     State securities regulator, as the case may be, of such 
     requirement.
       ``(c) Divestiture in Lieu of Other Action.--If the 
     appropriate Federal banking agency receives a notice 
     described in subsection (a)(2) from a State insurance 
     authority or the Securities and Exchange Commission with 
     regard to a subsidiary referred to in that subsection, the 
     appropriate Federal banking agency may order the insured 
     depository institution to divest the subsidiary not later 
     than 180 days after receiving the notice, or such longer 
     period as the appropriate Federal banking agency determines 
     consistent with the safe and sound operation of the insured 
     depository institution.
       ``(d) Conditions Before Divestiture.--During the period 
     beginning on the date an order to divest is issued by the 
     appropriate Federal banking agency under subsection (c) to an 
     insured depository institution and ending on the date the 
     divestiture is complete, the appropriate Federal banking 
     agency may impose any conditions or restrictions on the 
     insured depository institution's ownership of the subsidiary 
     including restricting or prohibiting transactions between the 
     insured depository institution and the subsidiary, as are 
     appropriate under the circumstances.''.

     SEC. 114. PRUDENTIAL SAFEGUARDS.

       (a) Comptroller of the Currency.--
       (1) In general.--The Comptroller of the Currency may, by 
     regulation or order, impose restrictions or requirements on 
     relationships or transactions between a national bank and a 
     subsidiary of the national bank which the Comptroller finds 
     are consistent with the public interest, the purposes of this 
     Act, title LXII of the Revised Statutes of the United States, 
     and other Federal law applicable to national banks, and the 
     standards in paragraph (2).
       (2) Standards.--The Comptroller of the Currency may 
     exercise authority under paragraph (1) if the Comptroller 
     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 banks.
       (C) Avoid conflicts of interest or other abuses.
       (D) Enhance the privacy of customers of the national bank 
     or any subsidiary of the bank.
       (E) Promote the application of national treatment and 
     equality of competitive opportunity between subsidiaries 
     owned or controlled by domestic banks and subsidiaries owned 
     or controlled by foreign banks operating in the United 
     States.
       (3) Review.--The Comptroller of the Currency 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 
     Comptroller finds is no longer required for such purposes.
       (b) Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.--
       (1) In general.--The Board of Governors of the Federal 
     Reserve System may, by regulation or order, impose 
     restrictions or requirements on relationships or 
     transactions--
       (A) between a depository institution subsidiary of a bank 
     holding company and any affiliate of such depository 
     institution (other than a subsidiary of such institution); or
       (B) between a State member bank and a subsidiary of such 
     bank,
     which the Board finds are consistent with the public 
     interest, the purposes of this Act, the Bank Holding Company 
     Act of 1956, the Federal Reserve Act, and other Federal law 
     applicable to depository institution subsidiaries of bank 
     holding companies or State banks (as the case may be), and 
     the standards in paragraph (2).
       (2) Standards.--The Board of Governors of the Federal 
     Reserve System 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 the State member 
     bank or any subsidiary of the bank.
       (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 of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
     System 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.
       (4) Foreign banks.--
       (A) In general.--The Board may, by regulation or order, 
     impose restrictions or requirements on relationships or 
     transactions between a branch, agency, or commercial lending 
     company of a foreign bank in the United States and any 
     affiliate in the United States of such foreign bank that the 
     Board finds are consistent with the public interest, the 
     purposes of this Act, the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, 
     the Federal Reserve Act, and other Federal law applicable to 
     foreign banks and their affiliates in the United States, and 
     the standards in paragraphs (2) and (3).
       (B) Evasion.--In the event that the Board determines that 
     there may be circumstances that would result in an evasion of 
     this paragraph, the Board may also impose restrictions or 
     requirements on relationships or transactions between a 
     foreign bank outside the United States and any affiliate in 
     the United States of such foreign bank that are consistent 
     with national treatment and equality of competitive 
     opportunity.
       (c) Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.--
       (1) In general.--The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 
     may, by regulation or order, impose restrictions or 
     requirements on relationships or transactions between a State 
     nonmember bank (as defined in section 3 of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act) and a subsidiary of the State 
     nonmember bank which the Corporation finds are consistent 
     with the public interest, the purposes of this Act, the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act, or other Federal law 
     applicable to State nonmember banks and the standards in 
     paragraph (2).
       (2) Standards.--The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 
     may exercise authority under paragraph (1) if the Corporation 
     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 banks.
       (C) Avoid conflicts of interest or other abuses.
       (D) Enhance the privacy of customers of the State nonmember 
     bank or any subsidiary of the bank.
       (E) Promote the application of national treatment and 
     equality of competitive opportunity between subsidiaries 
     owned or controlled by domestic banks and subsidiaries owned 
     or controlled by foreign banks operating in the United 
     States.
       (3) Review.--The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 
     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 
     Corporation finds is no longer required for such purposes.

     SEC. 115. EXAMINATION OF INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

       (a) Exclusive Commission Authority.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), 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 or a savings and loan holding 
     company.
       (2) Prohibition on banking agencies.--Except as provided in 
     paragraph (3), a Federal banking agency may not inspect or 
     examine any registered investment company that is not a bank 
     holding company or a savings and loan holding company.
       (3) Certain examinations authorized.-- Nothing in this 
     subsection prevents the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, if the Corporation finds it necessary to 
     determine the condition of an insured depository institution 
     for insurance purposes, from examining an affiliate of any 
     insured depository institution, pursuant to its authority 
     under section 10(b)(4) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 
     as may be necessary to disclose fully the relationship 
     between the depository institution and the affiliate, and the 
     effect of such relationship on the depository institution.
       (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.

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       (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       (1) Bank holding company.--The term ``bank holding 
     company'' has the same meaning as 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 same meaning as 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.
       (5) Savings and loan holding company.--The term ``savings 
     and loan holding company'' has the same meaning as in section 
     10(a)(1)(D) of the Home Owners' Loan Act.

     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 by or on behalf of 
     either the Securities and Exchange Commission or any State, 
     whichever is required by law, 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, with 
     respect to the insurance activities and activities incidental 
     to such insurance activities, 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. EQUIVALENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the provisions of--
       (1) section 5(c) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 
     (as amended by this Act) that limit the authority of the 
     Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to require 
     reports from, to make examinations of, or to impose capital 
     requirements on bank holding companies and their nonbank 
     subsidiaries or that require deference to other regulators; 
     and
       (2) section 10A of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (as 
     added by this Act) that limit whatever authority the Board 
     might otherwise have to take direct or indirect action with 
     respect to bank holding companies and their nonbank 
     subsidiaries,
     shall also limit whatever authority that a Federal banking 
     agency (as defined in section 3(z) of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act) might otherwise have under any statute to 
     require reports, make examinations, impose capital 
     requirements or take any other direct or indirect action with 
     respect to bank holding companies and their nonbank 
     subsidiaries (including nonbank subsidiaries of depository 
     institutions), subject to the same standards and requirements 
     as are applicable to the Board under such provisions.
       (b) Certain Examinations Authorized.--No provision of this 
     section shall be construed as preventing the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Corporation, if the Corporation finds it necessary 
     to determine the condition of an insured depository 
     institution for insurance purposes, from examining an 
     affiliate of any insured depository institution, pursuant to 
     its authority under section 10(b)(4) of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act, as may be necessary to disclose fully the 
     relationship between the depository institution and the 
     affiliate, and the effect of such relationship on the 
     depository institution.

     SEC. 118. PROHIBITION ON FDIC ASSISTANCE TO AFFILIATES AND 
                   SUBSIDIARIES.

       Section 11(a)(4)(B) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
     (12 U.S.C. 1821(a)(4)(B)) is amended by striking ``to benefit 
     any shareholder of'' and inserting ``to benefit any 
     shareholder, affiliate (other than an insured depository 
     institution that receives assistance in accordance with the 
     provisions of this Act), or subsidiary of''.

     SEC. 119. REPEAL OF SAVINGS BANK PROVISIONS IN THE BANK 
                   HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1956.

       Section 3(f) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 
     U.S.C. 1842(f)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) [Repealed].''.

     SEC. 120. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.

       Section 2(o)(1)(A) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 
     (12 U.S.C. 1841(o)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``section 
     38(b)'' and inserting ``section 38''.
               Subtitle C--Subsidiaries of National Banks

     SEC. 121. PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES FOR SUBSIDIARIES OF NATIONAL 
                   BANKS.

       (a) Financial Subsidiaries of National Banks.--Chapter 1 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 of the United States shall be construed as 
     authorizing a subsidiary of a 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 activities which 
     are financial in nature.--Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), 
     a national bank may control a financial subsidiary, or hold 
     an interest in a financial subsidiary, that is controlled by 
     insured depository institutions or subsidiaries thereof.
       ``(3) Eligibility requirements.--A national bank may 
     control or hold an interest in a company pursuant to 
     paragraph (2) only if--
       ``(A) the national bank and all depository institution 
     affiliates of the national bank are well capitalized;
       ``(B) the national bank and all depository institution 
     affiliates of the national bank are well managed;
       ``(C) the national bank and all depository institution 
     affiliates of such national bank have achieved a rating of 
     `satisfactory record of meeting community credit needs', or 
     better, at the most recent examination of each such bank or 
     institution; and
       ``(D) the bank has received the approval of the Comptroller 
     of the Currency.
       ``(4) Activity limitations.--In addition to any other 
     limitation imposed on the activity of subsidiaries of 
     national banks, a subsidiary of a national bank may not, 
     pursuant to paragraph (2)--
       ``(A) engage as principal in insuring, guaranteeing, or 
     indemnifying against loss, harm, damage, illness, disability, 
     or death (other than in connection with credit-related 
     insurance) or in providing or issuing annuities;
       ``(B) engage in real estate investment or development 
     activities; or
       ``(C) engage in any activity permissible for a financial 
     holding company under paragraph (3)(I) of section 6(c) of the 
     Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (relating to insurance 
     company investments).
       ``(5) Size factor with regard to free-standing national 
     banks.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), a national bank which 
     has total assets of $10,000,000,000 or more may not control a 
     subsidiary engaged in financial activities pursuant to such 
     paragraph unless such national bank is a subsidiary of a bank 
     holding company.
       ``(6) Limited exclusions from community needs requirements 
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     depository institutions.--Any depository institution which 
     becomes an affiliate of a national bank during the 12-month 
     period preceding the date of an approval by the Comptroller 
     of the Currency under paragraph (3)(D) for such bank, and any 
     depository institution which becomes an affiliate of the 
     national bank after such date, may be excluded for purposes 
     of paragraph (3)(C) during the 12-month period beginning on 
     the date of such affiliation if--
       ``(A) the national bank or such depository institution 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; and
       ``(B) the plan has been accepted by such agency.
       ``(7) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       ``(A) Company; control; affiliate; subsidiary.--The terms 
     `company', `control', `affiliate', and `subsidiary' have the 
     same meanings as in section 2 of the Bank Holding Company Act 
     of 1956.
       ``(B) Financial subsidiary.--The term `financial 
     subsidiary' means a company which is a subsidiary of an 
     insured bank and is engaged in financial activities that have 
     been determined to be financial in nature or incidental to 
     such financial activities in accordance with subsection (b) 
     or permitted in accordance with subsection (b)(4), other than 
     activities that are permissible for a national bank to engage 
     in directly or that are authorized under the Bank Service 
     Company Act, section 25 or 25A of the Federal Reserve Act, or 
     any other Federal statute (other than this section) that 
     specifically authorizes the conduct of such activities by its 
     express terms and not by implication or interpretation.
       ``(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 depository institution that has been 
     examined, unless otherwise determined in writing by the 
     appropriate Federal banking agency--

       ``(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 depository institution; and
       ``(II) at least a rating of 2 for management, if that 
     rating is given; or

       ``(ii) in the case of any depository institution that has 
     not been examined, the existence and use of managerial 
     resources that the appropriate Federal banking agency 
     determines are satisfactory.
       ``(E) Incorporated definitions.--The terms `appropriate 
     Federal banking agency' and `depository institution' have the 
     same meanings as in section 3 of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act.
       ``(b) Activities That Are Financial in Nature.--
       ``(1) Financial activities.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a)(7)(B), an 
     activity shall be considered to have been determined to be 
     financial in nature or incidental to such financial 
     activities only if--
       ``(i) such activity is permitted for a financial holding 
     company pursuant to section 6(c)(3) of the Bank Holding 
     Company Act of 1956 (to the extent such activity is not 
     otherwise prohibited under this section or any other 
     provision of law for a subsidiary of a national bank engaged 
     in activities pursuant to subsection (a)(2)); or
       ``(ii) the Secretary of the Treasury determines the 
     activity to be financial in nature or incidental to such 
     financial activities in accordance with subparagraph (B) or 
     paragraph (3).
       ``(B) Coordination between the board and the secretary of 
     the treasury.--
       ``(i) Proposals raised before the secretary of the 
     treasury.--

       ``(I) Consultation.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     notify the Board of, and consult with the Board concerning, 
     any request, proposal, or application under this subsection, 
     including any regulation or order proposed under paragraph 
     (3), for a determination of whether an activity is financial 
     in nature or incidental to such a financial activity.
       ``(II) Board view.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall not 
     determine that any activity is financial in nature or 
     incidental to a financial activity under this subsection if 
     the Board notifies the Secretary in writing, not later than 
     30 days after the date of receipt of the notice described in 
     subclause (I) (or such longer period as the Secretary 
     determines to be appropriate in light of the circumstances) 
     that the Board believes that the activity is not financial in 
     nature or incidental to a financial activity.

       ``(ii) Proposals raised by the board.--

       ``(I) Board recommendation.--The Board may, at any time, 
     recommend in writing that the Secretary of the Treasury find 
     an activity to be financial in nature or incidental to a 
     financial activity (other than an activity which the Board 
     has sole authority to regulate under subparagraph (C)).
       ``(II) Time period for secretarial action.--Not later than 
     30 days after the date of receipt of a written recommendation 
     from the Board under subclause (I) (or such longer period as 
     the Secretary of the Treasury and the Board determine to be 
     appropriate in light of the circumstances), the Secretary 
     shall determine whether to initiate a public rulemaking 
     proposing that the subject recommended activity be found to 
     be financial in nature or incidental to a financial activity 
     under this subsection, and shall notify the Board in writing 
     of the determination of the Secretary and, in the event that 
     the Secretary determines not to seek public comment on the 
     proposal, the reasons for that determination.

       ``(C) Authority over merchant banking.--The Board shall 
     have sole authority to prescribe regulations and issue 
     interpretations to implement this paragraph with respect to 
     activities described in section 6(c)(3)(H) of the Bank 
     Holding Company Act of 1956.
       ``(2) Factors to be considered.--In determining whether an 
     activity is financial in nature or incidental to financial 
     activities, the Secretary shall take into account--
       ``(A) the purposes of this Act and the Financial Services 
     Act of 1999;
       ``(B) changes or reasonably expected changes in the 
     marketplace in which banks 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 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.
       ``(3) Authorization of new financial activities.--The 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall, by regulation or order and 
     in accordance with paragraph (1)(B), 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.
       ``(4) Developing activities.--Subject to subsection (a)(2), 
     a financial subsidiary of a national bank may engage directly 
     or indirectly, or acquire shares of any company engaged, in 
     any activity that the Secretary has not determined to be 
     financial in nature or incidental to financial activities 
     under this subsection if--
       ``(A) the subsidiary reasonably concludes that the activity 
     is financial in nature or incidental to financial activities;
       ``(B) the gross revenues from all activities conducted 
     under this paragraph represent less than 5 percent of the 
     consolidated gross revenues of the national bank;
       ``(C) the aggregate total assets of all companies the 
     shares of which are held under this paragraph do not exceed 5 
     percent of the national bank's consolidated total assets;
       ``(D) the total capital invested in activities conducted 
     under this paragraph represents less than 5 percent of the 
     consolidated total capital of the national bank;
       ``(E) neither the Secretary of the Treasury nor the Board 
     has determined that the activity is not financial in nature 
     or incidental to financial activities under this subsection; 
     and
       ``(F) the national bank provides written notice to the 
     Secretary of the Treasury describing the activity commenced 
     by the subsidiary or conducted by the company acquired no 
     later than 10 business days after commencing the activity or 
     consummating the acquisition.
       ``(c) Provisions Applicable to National Banks That Fail To 
     Meet Requirements.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a national bank or depository 
     institution affiliate is not in compliance with the 
     requirements of subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of subsection 
     (a)(3), the appropriate Federal banking agency shall notify 
     the Comptroller of the Currency, who shall give notice of 
     such finding to the national bank.
       ``(2) Agreement to correct conditions required.--Not later 
     than 45 days after receipt by a national bank of a notice 
     given under paragraph (1) (or such additional period as the 
     Comptroller of the Currency may permit), the national bank 
     and any relevant affiliated depository institution shall 
     execute an agreement acceptable to the Comptroller of the 
     Currency and the other appropriate Federal banking agencies, 
     if any, to comply with the requirements applicable under 
     subsection (a)(3).
       ``(3) Comptroller of the currency may impose limitations.--
     Until the conditions described in a notice to a national bank 
     under paragraph (1) are corrected--
       ``(A) the Comptroller of the Currency may impose such 
     limitations on the conduct or activities of the national bank 
     or any subsidiary of the bank as the Comptroller of the

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     Currency determines to be appropriate under the 
     circumstances; and
       ``(B) the appropriate Federal banking agency may impose 
     such limitations on the conduct or activities of an 
     affiliated depository institution or any subsidiary of the 
     depository institution as such agency determines to be 
     appropriate under the circumstances.
       ``(4) Failure to correct.--If, after receiving a notice 
     under paragraph (1), a national bank and other affiliated 
     depository institutions do 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 (a)(3)(A), restore the national bank or any 
     depository institution affiliate of the bank to well 
     capitalized status before the end of the 180-day period 
     beginning on the date such notice is received by the national 
     bank (or such other period permitted by the Comptroller of 
     the Currency); or
       ``(D) in the case of a notice of failure to comply with 
     subparagraph (B) or (C) of subsection (a)(3), restore 
     compliance with any such subparagraph on or before the date 
     on which the next examination of the depository institution 
     subsidiary is completed or by the end of such other period as 
     the Comptroller of the Currency determines to be appropriate,
     the Comptroller of the Currency may require such national 
     bank, under such terms and conditions as may be imposed by 
     the Comptroller of the Currency and subject to such extension 
     of time as may be granted in the Comptroller of the 
     Currency's discretion, to divest control of any subsidiary 
     engaged in activities pursuant to subsection (a)(2) or, at 
     the election of the national bank, instead to cease to engage 
     in any activity conducted by a subsidiary of the national 
     bank pursuant to subsection (a)(2).
       ``(5) Consultation.--In taking any action under this 
     subsection, the Comptroller of the Currency shall consult 
     with all relevant Federal and State regulatory agencies.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     1 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. Subsidiaries of national banks.''.

     SEC. 122. SAFETY AND SOUNDNESS FIREWALLS BETWEEN BANKS AND 
                   THEIR FINANCIAL SUBSIDIARIES.

       (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
       (1) to protect the safety and soundness of any insured bank 
     that has a financial subsidiary;
       (2) to apply to any transaction between the bank and the 
     financial subsidiary (including a loan, extension of credit, 
     guarantee, or purchase of assets), other than an equity 
     investment, the same restrictions and requirements as would 
     apply if the financial subsidiary were a subsidiary of a bank 
     holding company having control of the bank; and
       (3) to apply to any equity investment of the bank in the 
     financial subsidiary restrictions and requirements equivalent 
     to those that would apply if--
       (A) the bank paid a dividend in the same dollar amount to a 
     bank holding company having control of the bank; and
       (B) the bank holding company used the proceeds of the 
     dividend to make an equity investment in a subsidiary that 
     was engaged in the same activities as the financial 
     subsidiary of the bank.
       (b) Safety and Soundness Firewalls Applicable to 
     Subsidiaries of Banks.--The Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1811 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 45 
     (as added by section 113(b) of this title) the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 46. SAFETY AND SOUNDNESS FIREWALLS APPLICABLE TO 
                   SUBSIDIARIES OF BANKS.

       ``(a) Limiting the Equity Investment of a Bank in a 
     Subsidiary.--
       ``(1) Capital deduction.--In determining whether an insured 
     bank complies with applicable regulatory capital standards--
       ``(A) the appropriate Federal banking agency shall deduct 
     from the assets and tangible equity of the bank the aggregate 
     amount of the outstanding equity investments of the bank in 
     financial subsidiaries of the bank; and
       ``(B) the assets and liabilities of such financial 
     subsidiaries shall not be consolidated with those of the 
     bank.
       ``(2) Investment limitation.--An insured bank shall not, 
     without the prior approval of the appropriate Federal banking 
     agency, make any equity investment in a financial subsidiary 
     of the bank if that investment would, when made, exceed the 
     amount that the bank could pay as a dividend without 
     obtaining prior regulatory approval.
       ``(3) Treatment of retained earnings.--The amount of any 
     net earnings retained by a financial subsidiary of an insured 
     depository institution shall be treated as an outstanding 
     equity investment of the bank in the subsidiary for purposes 
     of paragraph (1).
       ``(b) Operational and Financial Safeguards for the Bank.--
     An insured bank that has a financial subsidiary shall 
     maintain procedures for identifying and managing any 
     financial and operational risks posed by the financial 
     subsidiary.
       ``(c) Maintenance of Separate Corporate Identity and 
     Separate Legal Status.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each insured bank shall ensure that the 
     bank maintains and complies with reasonable policies and 
     procedures to preserve the separate corporate identity and 
     legal status of the bank and any financial subsidiary or 
     affiliate of the bank.
       ``(2) Examinations.--The appropriate Federal banking 
     agency, as part of each examination, shall review whether an 
     insured bank is observing the separate corporate identity and 
     separate legal status of any subsidiaries and affiliates of 
     the bank.
       ``(d) Financial Subsidiary Defined.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term `financial subsidiary' has the meaning 
     given to such term in section 5136A(a)(7)(B) of the Revised 
     Statutes of the United States.
       ``(e) Regulations.--The appropriate Federal banking 
     agencies shall jointly prescribe regulations implementing 
     this section.''.
       (c) 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 is a subsidiary of a bank and is 
     engaged in activities that are financial in nature or 
     incidental to such financial activities pursuant to 
     subsection (a)(2) or (b)(4) of section 5136A of the Revised 
     Statutes of the United States.
       ``(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 or which are 
     authorized by any Federal law other than section 5136A of the 
     Revised Statutes of the United States.
       ``(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.''.
       (d) 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 
     pursuant to subsection (a)(2) or (b)(4) of section 5136A of 
     the Revised Statutes of the United States shall be deemed to 
     be a subsidiary of a bank holding company, and not a 
     subsidiary of a bank.''.

     SEC. 123. 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 
     5 years, or both.
       ``(c) Institution-Affiliated Party Defined.--For purposes 
     of this section, the term `institution-affiliated party' has 
     the same meaning as in section 3 of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act and any reference in that section shall also be 
     deemed to refer 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

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     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. 124. 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.

       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(f)(2);
       ``(C) controls one 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)(D)(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 
     reporting requirements 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

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     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) Limitations on indirect action.--In developing, 
     establishing, or assessing holding company capital or capital 
     adequacy rules, guidelines, standards, or requirements for 
     purposes of this paragraph, the Board shall not take into 
     account the activities, operations, or investments of an 
     affiliated investment company registered under the Investment 
     Company Act of 1940, unless the investment company is--

       ``(I) a bank holding company; or
       ``(II) controlled by a bank holding company by reason of 
     ownership by the bank holding company (including through all 
     of its affiliates) of 25 percent or more of the shares of the 
     investment company, and the shares owned by the bank holding 
     company have a market value equal to more than $1,000,000.

       ``(vi) 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.

       ``(vii) 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 1999, 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 1999, 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.
       ``(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, 
     indirectly, or through any such company in any of such 
     activities 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 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, may request a determination 
     from the Board that such bank or company be treated as a 
     wholesale financial holding company other than for purposes 
     of subsection (c), subject to such conditions as the Board 
     considers appropriate, giving due regard to the principle of 
     national treatment and equality of competitive opportunity 
     and the requirements imposed on domestic banks and companies.
       ``(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, directly or indirectly, and which engages in any 
     activity pursuant to subsection (c) or (g) of section 6, 
     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 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) 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, except that such bank or company shall be subject to 
     the restrictions of paragraphs (2)(A) and (3) of this 
     subsection.
       ``(5) 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.
       ``(6) 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.''.

     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.--The Right to 
     Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3401 et seq.) is 
     amended--
       (1) in section 1101(7) of the (12 U.S.C. 3401(7))--

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       (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) in section 1112(e), 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. 1841) is amended by inserting after 
     subsection (p) (as added by section 103(b)(1)) the following 
     new subsections:
       ``(q) Wholesale Financial Institution.--The term `wholesale 
     financial institution' means a wholesale financial 
     institution subject to section 9B of the Federal Reserve Act.
       ``(r) Commission.--The term `Commission' means the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission.
       ``(s) 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 subject 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 1 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 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.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     1 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) 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 State 
     wholesale financial institution, or to the Comptroller of the 
     Currency to become a national 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 or national 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;
       ``(B) subject to subparagraph (A), all references to the 
     appropriate Federal banking agency or to the Corporation in 
     that section shall be deemed to be references to the 
     Comptroller of the Currency, in the case of a national 
     wholesale financial institution, and to the Board, in the 
     case of all other wholesale financial institutions; and
       ``(C) in the case of wholesale financial institutions, the 
     purpose of prompt corrective action shall be to protect 
     taxpayers and the financial system from the risks associated 
     with the operation and activities of wholesale financial 
     institutions.
       ``(3) Enforcement authority.--Section 3(u), subsections (j) 
     and (k) of section 7, subsections (b) through (n), (s), (u), 
     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 or national 
     banks, as the case may be, 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 or a national 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, and with the approval of--
       ``(A) the Board, in the case of a State-chartered wholesale 
     financial institution; and
       ``(B) the Comptroller of the Currency, in the case of a 
     national bank wholesale financial institution.
       ``(7) Activities of out-of-state branches of wholesale 
     financial institutions.--A State-chartered wholesale 
     financial institution shall be deemed to be a State bank and 
     an insured State bank for purposes of paragraphs (1), (2), 
     and (3) of section 24(j) of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act.
       ``(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.--Except as otherwise provided 
     in section 8A(f) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, no 
     deposits held by a wholesale financial institution shall be 
     insured deposits under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.

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       ``(C) Advertising and disclosure.--The Board and the 
     Comptroller of the Currency shall prescribe jointly 
     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 consistent 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 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 or the authority of the Comptroller of the 
     Currency over national 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.--Not later than 45 
     days after the date 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 not later than 180 days after the date of 
     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 subject to such extension of time as may 
     be granted in the discretion of the Board, 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) Resolution of Wholesale Financial Institutions.--
       ``(1) Conservatorship or receivership.--
       ``(A) Appointment.--The Board may appoint a conservator or 
     receiver 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 or receiver for a national bank.
       ``(B) Powers.--The conservator or receiver for a wholesale 
     financial institution shall exercise the same powers, 
     functions, and duties, subject to the same limitations, as a 
     conservator or receiver for a national bank.
       ``(2) Board authority.--The Board shall have the same 
     authority with respect to any conservator or receiver 
     appointed under paragraph (1), and the wholesale financial 
     institution for which it has been appointed, as the 
     Comptroller of the Currency has with respect to a conservator 
     or receiver for a national bank and the national bank for 
     which the conservator or receiver has been appointed.
       ``(3) Bankruptcy proceedings.--The Comptroller of the 
     Currency (in the case of a national wholesale financial 
     institution) or the Board may direct the conservator or 
     receiver of a wholesale financial institution to file a 
     petition pursuant to title 11, United States Code, in which 
     case, title 11, United States Code, shall apply to the 
     wholesale financial institution in lieu of otherwise 
     applicable Federal or State insolvency law.
       ``(f) Board Backup Authority.--
       ``(1) Notice to the comptroller.--Before taking any action 
     under section 8 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
     involving a wholesale financial institution that is chartered 
     as a national bank, the Board shall notify the Comptroller 
     and recommend that the Comptroller take appropriate action. 
     If the Comptroller fails to take the recommended action or to 
     provide an acceptable plan for addressing the concerns of the 
     Board before the close of the 30-day period beginning on the 
     date of receipt of the formal recommendation from the Board, 
     the Board may take such action.
       ``(2) Exigent circumstances.--Notwithstanding paragraph 
     (1), the Board may exercise its authority without regard to 
     the time period set forth in paragraph (1) where the Board 
     finds that exigent circumstances exist and the Board notifies 
     the Comptroller of the Board's action and of the exigent 
     circumstances.
       ``(g) 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, in the case of an insured State bank, 
     or to the Corporation and the Comptroller of the Currency, in 
     the case of an insured national bank authorized to operate as 
     a wholesale financial institution, 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, in the case of an insured State bank, 
     or the Corporation and the Comptroller of the Currency, in 
     the case of an insured national bank authorized to operate as 
     a wholesale financial institution, has 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 insur

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     ance 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''.
       (d) Technical and Conforming Amendments to the Bankruptcy 
     Code.--
       (1) Bankruptcy code debtors.--Section 109(b)(2) of title 
     11, United States Code, is amended by striking ``; or'' and 
     inserting the following: ``, except that--
       ``(A) a wholesale financial institution established under 
     section 5136B of the Revised Statutes of the United States or 
     section 9B of the Federal Reserve Act may be a debtor if a 
     petition is filed at the direction of the Comptroller of the 
     Currency (in the case of a wholesale financial institution 
     established under section 5136B of the Revised Statutes of 
     the United States) or the Board of Governors of the Federal 
     Reserve System (in the case of any wholesale financial 
     institution); and
       ``(B) a corporation organized under section 25A of the 
     Federal Reserve Act may be a debtor if a petition is filed at 
     the direction of the Board of Governors of the Federal 
     Reserve System; or''.
       (2) Chapter 7 debtors.--Section 109(d) of title 11, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Only a railroad and a person that may be a debtor 
     under chapter 7 of this title, except that a stockbroker, a 
     wholesale financial institution established under section 
     5136B of the Revised Statutes of the United States or section 
     9B of the Federal Reserve Act, a corporation organized under 
     section 25A of the Federal Reserve Act, or a commodity 
     broker, may be a debtor under chapter 11 of this title.''.
       (3) Definition of financial institution.--Section 101(22) 
     of title 11, United States Code, is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(22) `financial institution' means a person that is a 
     commercial or savings bank, industrial savings bank, savings 
     and loan association, trust company, wholesale financial 
     institution established under section 5136B of the Revised 
     Statutes of the United States or section 9B of the Federal 
     Reserve Act, or corporation organized under section 25A of 
     the Federal Reserve Act and, when any such person 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,''.
       (4) Subchapter v of chapter 7.--
       (A) In general.--Section 103 of title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (i) by redesignating subsections (e) through (i) as 
     subsections (f) through (j), respectively; and
       (ii) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
       ``(e) Subchapter V of chapter 7 of this title applies only 
     in a case under such chapter concerning the liquidation of a 
     wholesale financial institution established under section 
     5136B of the Revised Statutes of the United States or section 
     9B of the Federal Reserve Act, or a corporation organized 
     under section 25A of the Federal Reserve Act.''.
       (B) Wholesale bank liquidation.--Chapter 7 of title 11, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

               ``SUBCHAPTER V--WHOLESALE BANK LIQUIDATION

     ``Sec. 781. Definitions for subchapter

       ``In this subchapter--
       ``(1) the term `Board' means the Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System;
       ``(2) the term `depository institution' has the same 
     meaning as in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 
     and includes any wholesale bank;
       ``(3) the term `national wholesale financial institution' 
     means a wholesale financial institution established under 
     section 5136B of the Revised Statutes of the United States; 
     and
       ``(4) the term `wholesale bank' means a national wholesale 
     financial institution, a wholesale financial institution 
     established under section 9B of the Federal Reserve Act, or a 
     corporation organized under section 25A of the Federal 
     Reserve Act.

     ``Sec. 782. Selection of trustee

       ``(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, 
     the conservator or receiver who files the petition shall be 
     the trustee under this chapter, unless the Comptroller of the 
     Currency (in the case of a national wholesale financial 
     institution for which it appointed the conservator or 
     receiver) or the Board (in the case of any wholesale bank for 
     which it appointed the conservator or receiver) designates an 
     alternative trustee. The Comptroller of the Currency or the 
     Board (as applicable) may designate a successor trustee, if 
     required.
       ``(b) Whenever the Comptroller of the Currency or the Board 
     appoints or designates a trustee, chapter 3 and sections 704 
     and 705 of this title shall apply to the Comptroller or the 
     Board, as applicable, in the same way and to the same extent 
     that they apply to a United States trustee.

     ``Sec. 783. Additional powers of trustee

       ``(a) The trustee under this subchapter has power to 
     distribute property not of the estate, including 
     distributions to customers that are mandated by subchapters 
     III and Iv of this chapter.
       ``(b) The trustee under this subchapter may, after notice 
     and a hearing--
       ``(1) sell the wholesale bank to a depository institution 
     or consortium of depository institutions (which consortium 
     may agree on the allocation of the wholesale bank among the 
     consortium);
       ``(2) merge the wholesale bank with a depository 
     institution;
       ``(3) transfer contracts to the same extent as could a 
     receiver for a depository institution under paragraphs (9) 
     and (10) of section 11(e) of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act;
       ``(4) transfer assets or liabilities to a depository 
     institution;
       ``(5) transfer assets and liabilities to a bridge bank as 
     provided in paragraphs (1), (3)(A), (5), (6), and (9) through 
     (13), and subparagraphs (A) through (H) and (K) of paragraph 
     (4) of section 11(n) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 
     except that--
       ``(A) the bridge bank shall be treated as a wholesale bank 
     for the purpose of this subsection; and
       ``(B) any references in any such provision of law to the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation shall be construed to 
     be references to the appointing agency and that references to 
     deposit insurance shall be omitted.
       ``(c) Any reference in this section to transfers of 
     liabilities includes a ratable transfer of liabilities within 
     a priority class.

     ``Sec. 784. Right to be heard

       ``The Comptroller of the Currency (in the case of a 
     national wholesale financial institution), the Board (in the 
     case of any wholesale bank), or a Federal Reserve bank (in 
     the case of a wholesale bank that is a member of that bank) 
     may raise and may appear and be heard on any issue in a case 
     under this subchapter.
       (C) Conforming amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 7 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:


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               ``SUBCHAPTER V--WHOLESALE BANK LIQUIDATION

``781. Definitions for subchapter.
``782. Selection of trustee.
``783. Additional powers of trustee.
``784. Right to be heard.''.
       (e) Resolution of Edge Corporations.--The sixteenth 
     undesignated paragraph of section 25A of the Federal Reserve 
     Act (12 U.S.C. 624) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(16) Appointment of receiver or conservator.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Board may appoint a conservator or 
     receiver for a corporation organized under the provisions of 
     this section to the same extent and in the same manner as the 
     Comptroller of the Currency may appoint a conservator or 
     receiver for a national bank, and the conservator or receiver 
     for such corporation shall exercise the same powers, 
     functions, and duties, subject to the same limitations, as a 
     conservator or receiver for a national bank.
       ``(B) Equivalent authority.--The Board shall have the same 
     authority with respect to any conservator or receiver 
     appointed for a corporation organized under the provisions of 
     this section under this paragraph and any such corporation as 
     the Comptroller of the Currency has with respect to a 
     conservator or receiver of a national bank and the national 
     bank for which a conservator or receiver has been appointed.
       ``(C) Title 11 petitions.--The Board may direct the 
     conservator or receiver of a corporation organized under the 
     provisions of this section to file a petition pursuant to 
     title 11, United States Code, in which case, title 11, United 
     States Code, shall apply to the corporation in lieu of 
     otherwise applicable Federal or State insolvency law.''.
               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 
     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 Amendments.--
       (1) Banks.--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 the following: ``, except that a portion of a 
     transaction is not exempt under this paragraph if such 
     portion of the transaction (A) is subject to section 6 of the 
     Bank Holding Company Act of 1956; and (B) does not require 
     agency approval under section 3 of the Bank Holding Company 
     Act of 1956''.
       (2) Bank holding companies.--Section 7A(c)(8) of the 
     Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 18a(c)(8)) is amended by inserting 
     before the semicolon at the end the following: ``, except 
     that a portion of a transaction is not exempt under this 
     paragraph if such portion of the transaction (A) is subject 
     to section 6 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956; and (B) 
     does not require agency approval under section 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.
       (c) Sunset.--This section shall not apply after the end of 
     the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
                     Subtitle F--National Treatment

     SEC. 151. 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)(D) or 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 the enactment of the 
     Financial Services Act of 1999, 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 114 of the Financial Services 
     Act.''.

     SEC. 152. 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.''.

     SEC. 153. REPRESENTATIVE OFFICES.

       (a) Definition of ``Representative Office''.--Section 
     1(b)(15) of the International Banking Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 
     3101(15)) is amended by striking ``State agency, or 
     subsidiary of a foreign bank'' and inserting ``or State 
     agency''.
       (b) Examinations.--Section 10(c) of the International 
     Banking Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3107(c)) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following: ``The Board may also make 
     examinations of any affiliate of a foreign bank conducting 
     business in any State if the Board deems it necessary to 
     determine and enforce compliance with this Act, the Bank 
     Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.), or 
     other applicable Federal banking law.''.

     SEC. 154. RECIPROCITY.

       (a) National Treatment Reports.--
       (1) Report required in the event of certain acquisitions.--
       (A) In general.--Whenever a person from a foreign country 
     announces its intention to acquire or acquires a bank, a 
     securities underwriter, broker, or dealer, an investment 
     adviser, or insurance company that ranks within the top 50 
     firms in that line of business in the United States, the 
     Secretary of Commerce, in the case of an insurance company, 
     or the Secretary of the Treasury, in the case of a bank, a 
     securities underwriter, broker, or dealer, or an investment 
     adviser, shall, within the earlier of 6 months of such 
     announcement or such acquisition and in consultation with 
     other appropriate Federal and State agencies, prepare and 
     submit to the Congress a report on whether a United States 
     person would be able, de facto or de jure, to acquire an 
     equivalent sized firm in the country in which such person 
     from a foreign country is located.
       (B) Analysis and recommendations.--If a report submitted 
     under subparagraph (A) states that the equivalent treatment 
     referred to in such subparagraph, de facto and de jure, is 
     not provided in the country which is the subject of the 
     report, the Secretary of Commerce or the Secretary of the 
     Treasury,

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     as the case may be and in consultation with other appropriate 
     Federal and State agencies, shall include in the report 
     analysis and recommendations as to how that country's laws 
     and regulations would need to be changed so that reciprocal 
     treatment would exist.
       (2) Report required before financial services negotiations 
     commence.--The Secretary of Commerce, with respect to 
     insurance companies, and the Secretary of the Treasury, with 
     respect to banks, securities underwriters, brokers, dealers, 
     and investment advisers, shall, not less than 6 months before 
     the commencement of the financial services negotiations of 
     the World Trade Organization and in consultation with other 
     appropriate Federal and State agencies, prepare and submit to 
     the Congress a report containing--
       (A) an assessment of the 30 largest financial services 
     markets with regard to whether reciprocal access is available 
     in such markets to United States financial services 
     providers; and
       (B) with respect to any such financial services markets in 
     which reciprocal access is not available to United States 
     financial services providers, an analysis and recommendations 
     as to what legislative, regulatory, or enforcement changes 
     would be required to ensure full reciprocity for such 
     providers.
       (3) Person of a foreign country defined.--For purposes of 
     this subsection, the term ``person of a foreign country'' 
     means a person, or a person which directly or indirectly owns 
     or controls that person, that is a resident of that country, 
     is organized under the laws of that country, or has its 
     principal place of business in that country.
       (b) Provisions Applicable to Submissions.--
       (1) Notice.--Before preparing any report required under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of Commerce or the Secretary of 
     the Treasury, as the case may be, shall publish notice that a 
     report is in preparation and seek comment from United States 
     persons.
       (2) Privileged submissions.--Upon the request of the 
     submitting person, any comments or related communications 
     received by the Secretary of Commerce or the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, as the case may be, with regard to the report 
     shall, for the purposes of section 552 of title 5, of the 
     United States Code, be treated as commercial information 
     obtained from a person that is privileged or confidential, 
     regardless of the medium in which the information is 
     obtained. This confidential information shall be the property 
     of the Secretary and shall be privileged from disclosure to 
     any other person. However, this privilege shall not be 
     construed as preventing access to that confidential 
     information by the Congress.
       (3) Prohibition of unauthorized disclosures.--No person in 
     possession of confidential information, provided under this 
     section may disclose that information, in whole or in part, 
     except for disclosure made in published statistical material 
     that does not disclose, either directly or when used in 
     conjunction with publicly available information, the 
     confidential information of any person.
        Subtitle G--Federal Home Loan Bank System Modernization

     SEC. 161. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Federal Home Loan Bank 
     System Modernization Act of 1999''.

     SEC. 162. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 2 of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1422) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``term `Board' means'' 
     and inserting ``terms `Finance Board' and `Board' mean'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
       ``(3) State.--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.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(13) Community financial institution.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `community financial 
     institution' means a member--
       ``(i) the deposits of which are insured under the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act; and
       ``(ii) that has, as of the date of the transaction at 
     issue, less than $500,000,000 in average total assets, based 
     on an average of total assets over the 3 years preceding that 
     date.
       ``(B) Adjustments.--The $500,000,000 limit referred to in 
     subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be adjusted annually by the 
     Finance Board, based on the annual percentage increase, if 
     any, in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers, as 
     published by the Department of Labor.''.

     SEC. 163. SAVINGS ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP.

       Section 5(f) of the Home Owners' Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1464(f)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) Federal Home Loan Bank Membership.--On and after 
     January 1, 1999, 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.''.

     SEC. 164. ADVANCES TO MEMBERS; COLLATERAL.

       (a) In General.--Section 10(a) of the Federal Home Loan 
     Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1430(a)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as 
     subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively, and indenting 
     appropriately;
       (2) by striking ``(a) Each'' and inserting the following:
       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) All advances.--Each'';
       (3) by striking the second sentence and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(2) Purposes of advances.--A long-term advance may only 
     be made for the purposes of--
       ``(A) providing funds to any member for residential housing 
     finance; and
       ``(B) providing funds to any community financial 
     institution for small business, agricultural, rural 
     development, or low-income community development lending.'';
       (4) by striking ``A Bank'' and inserting the following:
       ``(3) Collateral.--A Bank'';
       (5) in paragraph (3) (as so designated by paragraph (4) of 
     this subsection)--
       (A) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated by paragraph 
     (1) of this subsection) by striking ``Deposits'' and 
     inserting ``Cash or deposits'';
       (B) in subparagraph (D) (as so redesignated by paragraph 
     (1) of this subsection), by striking the second sentence; and
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (D) (as so redesignated 
     by paragraph (1) of this subsection) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(E) Secured loans for small business, agriculture, rural 
     development, or low-income community development, or 
     securities representing a whole interest in such secured 
     loans, in the case of any community financial institution.'';
       (6) in paragraph (5)--
       (A) in the second sentence, by striking ``and the Board'';
       (B) in the third sentence, by striking ``Board'' and 
     inserting ``Federal home loan bank''; and
       (C) by striking ``(5) Paragraphs (1) through (4)'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(4) Additional bank authority.--Subparagraphs (A) through 
     (E) of paragraph (3)''; and
       (7) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Review of certain collateral standards.--The Board 
     may review the collateral standards applicable to each 
     Federal home loan bank for the classes of collateral 
     described in subparagraphs (D) and (E) of paragraph (3), and 
     may, if necessary for safety and soundness purposes, require 
     an increase in the collateral standards for any or all of 
     those classes of collateral.
       ``(6) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     terms `small business', `agriculture', `rural development', 
     and `low-income community development' shall have the 
     meanings given those terms by rule or regulation of the 
     Finance Board.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The section heading for section 10 
     of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1430) is amended 
     to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 10. ADVANCES TO MEMBERS.''.

       (c) Conforming Amendments Relating to Members Which Are Not 
     Qualified Thrift Lenders--The first of the 2 subsections 
     designated as subsection (e) of section 10 of the Federal 
     Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1430(e)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in the last sentence of paragraph (1), by inserting 
     ``or, in the case of any community financial institution, for 
     the purposes described in subsection (a)(2)'' before the 
     period; and
       (2) in paragraph (5)(C), by inserting ``except that, in 
     determining the actual thrift investment percentage of any 
     community financial institution for purposes of this 
     subsection, the total investment of such member in loans for 
     small business, agriculture, rural development, or low-income 
     community development, or securities representing a whole 
     interest in such loans, shall be treated as a qualified 
     thrift investment (as defined in such section 10(m))'' before 
     the period.

     SEC. 165. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.

       Section 4(a) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1424(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting, ``(other than a 
     community financial institution)'' after ``institution''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Limited exemption for community financial 
     institutions.--A community financial institution that 
     otherwise meets the requirements of paragraph (2) may become 
     a member without regard to the percentage of its total assets 
     that is represented by residential mortgage loans, as 
     described in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2).''.

     SEC. 166. MANAGEMENT OF BANKS.

       (a) Board of Directors.--Section 7(d) of the Federal Home 
     Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1427(d)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(d) The term'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(d) Terms of Office.--The term''; and
       (2) by striking ``shall be two years''.
       (b) Compensation.--Section 7(i) of the Federal Home Loan 
     Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1427(i)) is amended by striking ``, 
     subject to the approval of the board''.
       (c) 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).
       (d) Section 12.--Section 12 of the Federal Home Loan Bank 
     Act (12 U.S.C. 1432) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``, but, except'' and all that follows 
     through ``ten years'';
       (B) by striking ``subject to the approval of the Board'' 
     the first place that term appears;
       (C) by striking ``and, by its Board of directors,'' and all 
     that follows through ``agent of

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     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 laws and 
     regulations, as administered by the Finance Board. No 
     officer, employee, attorney, or agent of a Federal home loan 
     bank''; and
       (D) by striking ``Board of directors'' where such term 
     appears in the penultimate sentence and inserting ``board of 
     directors''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``loans banks'' and 
     inserting ``loan banks''.
       (e) Powers and Duties of Federal Housing Finance Board.--
       (1) Issuance of notices of violations.--Section 2B(a) of 
     the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1422b(a)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(5) To issue and serve a notice of charges upon a Federal 
     home loan bank or upon any executive officer or director of a 
     Federal home loan bank if, in the determination of the 
     Finance Board, the bank, executive officer, or director is 
     engaging or has engaged in, or the Finance Board has 
     reasonable cause to believe that the bank, executive officer, 
     or director is about to engage in, any conduct that violates 
     any provision of this Act or any law, order, rule, or 
     regulation or any condition imposed in writing by the Finance 
     Board in connection with the granting of any application or 
     other request by the bank, or any written agreement entered 
     into by the bank with the agency, in accordance with the 
     procedures provided in section 1371(c) of the Federal Housing 
     Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992. Such 
     authority includes the same authority to take affirmative 
     action to correct conditions resulting from violations or 
     practices or to limit activities of a bank or any executive 
     officer or director of a bank as appropriate Federal banking 
     agencies have to take with respect to insured depository 
     institutions under paragraphs (6) and (7) of section 8(b) of 
     the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, and to have all other 
     powers, rights, and duties to enforce this Act with respect 
     to the Federal home loan banks and their executive officers 
     and directors as the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise 
     Oversight has to enforce the Federal Housing Enterprises 
     Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992, the Federal 
     National Mortgage Association Charter Act, or the Federal 
     Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act with respect to the 
     Federal housing enterprises under the Federal Housing 
     Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992.
       ``(6) To address any insufficiencies in capital levels 
     resulting from the application of section 5(f) of the Home 
     Owners' Loan Act.
       ``(7) To sue and be sued, by and through its own 
     attorneys.''.
       (2) Technical amendment.--Section 111 of Public Law 93-495 
     (12 U.S.C. 250) is amended by striking ``Federal Home Loan 
     Bank Board,'' and inserting ``Director of the Office of 
     Thrift Supervision, ``the Federal Housing Finance Board,''.
       (f) 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.--Section 10 of the Federal Home Loan Bank 
     Act (12 U.S.C. 1430) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (c)--
       (i) in the first sentence, by striking ``Board'' and 
     inserting ``Federal home loan bank''; and
       (ii) by striking the second sentence;
       (B) in subsection (d)--
       (i) in the first sentence, by striking ``and the approval 
     of the Board''; and
       (ii) by striking ``Subject to the approval of the Board, 
     any'' and inserting ``Any''; and
       (C) in subsection (j)(1)--
       (i) by striking ``to subsidize the interest rate on 
     advances'' and inserting ``to provide subsidies, including 
     subsidized interest rates on advances'';
       (ii) by striking ``Pursuant'' and inserting the following:
       ``(A) Establishment.--Pursuant''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) Nondelegation of approval authority.--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.''.
       (g) Section 16.--Section 16(a) of the Federal Home Loan 
     Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1436(a)) is amended--
       (1) in the third sentence--
       (A) by striking ``net earnings'' and inserting ``previously 
     retained earnings or current net earnings''; and
       (B) by striking ``, and then only with the approval of the 
     Federal Housing Finance Board''; and
       (2) by striking the fourth sentence.
       (h) Section 18.--Section 18(b) of the Federal Home Loan 
     Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1438(b)) is amended by striking paragraph 
     (4).

     SEC. 167. 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.--
       ``(i) In general.--To the extent that 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 in each calendar 
     year, 20.75 percent of the net earnings of that bank (after 
     deducting expenses relating to section 10(j) and operating 
     expenses).
       ``(ii) Annual determination.--The Board annually shall 
     determine the extent to which the value of the aggregate 
     amounts paid by the Federal home loan banks exceeds or falls 
     short of the value of an annuity of $300,000,000 per year 
     that commences on the issuance date and ends on the final 
     scheduled maturity date of the obligations, and shall select 
     appropriate present value factors for making such 
     determinations.
       ``(iii) Payment term alterations.--The Board shall extend 
     or shorten the term of the payment obligations of a Federal 
     home loan bank under this subparagraph as necessary to ensure 
     that the value of all payments made by the banks is 
     equivalent to the value of an annuity referred to in clause 
     (ii).
       ``(iv) Term beyond maturity.--If the Board extends the term 
     of payments beyond the final scheduled maturity date for the 
     obligations, each Federal home loan bank shall continue to 
     pay 20.75 percent of its net earnings (after deducting 
     expenses relating to section 10(j) and operating expenses) to 
     the Treasury of the United States until the value of all such 
     payments by the Federal home loan banks is equivalent to the 
     value of an annuity referred to in clause (ii). In the final 
     year in which the Federal home loan banks are required to 
     make any payment to the Treasury under this subparagraph, if 
     the dollar amount represented by 20.75 percent of the net 
     earnings of the Federal home loan banks exceeds the remaining 
     obligation of the banks to the Treasury, the Finance Board 
     shall reduce the percentage pro rata to a level sufficient to 
     pay the remaining obligation.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall become effective on January 1, 1999. Payments made by a 
     Federal home loan bank before that effective date shall be 
     counted toward the total obligation of that bank under 
     section 21B(f)(2)(C) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act, as 
     amended by this section.

     SEC. 168. CAPITAL STRUCTURE OF FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANKS.

       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) Regulations.--
       ``(1) Capital standards.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date of the enactment of the Financial Services Act of 1999, 
     the Finance Board shall issue regulations prescribing uniform 
     capital standards applicable to each Federal home loan bank, 
     which shall require each such bank to meet--
       ``(A) the leverage requirement specified in paragraph (2); 
     and
       ``(B) the risk-based capital requirements, in accordance 
     with paragraph (3).
       ``(2) Leverage requirement.--
       ``(A) In general.--The leverage requirement shall require 
     each Federal home loan bank to maintain a minimum amount of 
     total capital based on the aggregate on-balance sheet assets 
     of the bank and shall be 5 percent.
       ``(B) Treatment of stock and retained earnings.--In 
     determining compliance with the minimum leverage ratio 
     established under subparagraph (A), the paid-in value of the 
     outstanding Class B stock shall be multiplied by 1.5, the 
     paid-in value of the outstanding Class C stock and the amount 
     of retained earnings shall be multiplied by 2.0, and such 
     higher amounts shall be deemed to be capital for purposes of 
     meeting the 5 percent minimum leverage ratio.
       ``(3) Risk-based capital standards.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each Federal home loan bank shall 
     maintain permanent capital in an amount that is sufficient, 
     as determined in accordance with the regulations of the 
     Finance Board, to meet--
       ``(i) the credit risk to which the Federal home loan bank 
     is subject; and
       ``(ii) the market risk, including interest rate risk, to 
     which the Federal home loan bank is subject, based on a 
     stress test established by the Finance Board that rigorously 
     tests for changes in market variables, including changes in 
     interest rates, rate volatility, and changes in the shape of 
     the yield curve.
       ``(B) Consideration of other risk-based standards.--In 
     establishing the risk-based standard under subparagraph 
     (A)(ii), the Finance Board shall take due consideration of 
     any risk-based capital test established pursuant to section 
     1361 of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and 
     Soundness Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4611) for the enterprises 
     (as defined in that Act), with such modifications as the 
     Finance Board determines to be appropriate to reflect 
     differences in operations between the Federal home loan banks 
     and those enterprises.
       ``(4) Other regulatory requirements.--The regulations 
     issued by the Finance Board under paragraph (1) shall--
       ``(A) permit each Federal home loan bank to issue, with 
     such rights, terms, and preferences, not inconsistent with 
     this Act and the regulations issued hereunder, as the board 
     of directors of that bank may approve, any one or more of--
       ``(i) Class A stock, which shall be redeemable in cash and 
     at par 6 months following submission by a member of a written 
     notice of its intent to redeem such shares;

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       ``(ii) Class B stock, which shall be redeemable in cash and 
     at par 5 years following submission by a member of a written 
     notice of its intent to redeem such shares; and
       ``(iii) Class C stock, which shall be nonredeemable;
       ``(B) provide that the stock of a Federal home loan bank 
     may be issued to and held by only members of the bank, and 
     that a bank may not issue any stock other than as provided in 
     this section;
       ``(C) prescribe the manner in which stock of a Federal home 
     loan bank may be sold, transferred, redeemed, or repurchased; 
     and
       ``(D) provide the manner of disposition of outstanding 
     stock held by, and the liquidation of any claims of the 
     Federal home loan bank against, an institution that ceases to 
     be a member of the bank, through merger or otherwise, or that 
     provides notice of intention to withdraw from membership in 
     the bank.
       ``(5) Definitions of capital.--For purposes of determining 
     compliance with the capital standards established under this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) permanent capital of a Federal home loan bank shall 
     include (as determined in accordance with generally accepted 
     accounting principles)--
       ``(i) the amounts paid for the Class C stock and any other 
     nonredeemable stock approved by the Finance Board;
       ``(ii) the amounts paid for the Class B stock, in an amount 
     not to exceed 1 percent of the total assets of the bank; and
       ``(iii) the retained earnings of the bank; and
       ``(B) total capital of a Federal home loan bank shall 
     include--
       ``(i) permanent capital;
       ``(ii) the amounts paid for the Class A stock, Class B 
     stock (excluding any amount treated as permanent capital 
     under subparagraph (5)(A)(ii)), or any other class of 
     redeemable stock approved by the Finance Board;
       ``(iii) consistent with generally accepted accounting 
     principles, and subject to the regulation of the Finance 
     Board, a general allowance for losses, which may not include 
     any reserves or allowances made or held against specific 
     assets; and
       ``(iv) any other amounts from sources available to absorb 
     losses incurred by the bank that the Finance Board determines 
     by regulation to be appropriate to include in determining 
     total capital.
       ``(6) Transition period.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provisions of this Act, the requirements relating to purchase 
     and retention of capital stock of a Federal home loan bank by 
     any member thereof in effect on the day before the date of 
     the enactment of the Federal Home Loan Bank System 
     Modernization Act of 1999, shall continue in effect with 
     respect to each Federal home loan bank until the regulations 
     required by this subsection have taken effect and the capital 
     structure plan required by subsection (b) has been approved 
     by the Finance Board and implemented by such bank.
       ``(b) Capital Structure Plan.--
       ``(1) Approval of plans.--Not later than 270 days after the 
     date of publication by the Finance Board of final regulations 
     in accordance with subsection (a), 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 that--
       ``(A) the board of directors determines is best suited for 
     the condition and operation of the bank and the interests of 
     the members of the bank;
       ``(B) meets the requirements of subsection (c); and
       ``(C) meets the minimum capital standards and requirements 
     established under subsection (a) and other regulations 
     prescribed by the Finance Board.
       ``(2) Approval of modifications.--The board of directors of 
     a Federal home loan bank shall submit to the Finance Board 
     for approval any modifications that the bank proposes to make 
     to an approved capital structure plan.
       ``(c) Contents of Plan.--The capital structure plan of each 
     Federal home loan bank shall contain provisions addressing 
     each of the following:
       ``(1) Minimum investment.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each capital structure plan of a Federal 
     home loan bank shall require each member of the bank to 
     maintain a minimum investment in the stock of the bank, the 
     amount of which shall be determined in a manner to be 
     prescribed by the board of directors of each bank and to be 
     included as part of the plan.
       ``(B) Investment alternatives.--
       ``(i) In general.--In establishing the minimum investment 
     required for each member under subparagraph (A), a Federal 
     home loan bank may, in its discretion, include any one or 
     more of the requirements referred to in clause (ii), or any 
     other provisions approved by the Finance Board.
       ``(ii) Authorized requirements.--A requirement is referred 
     to in this clause if it is a requirement for--

       ``(I) a stock purchase based on a percentage of the total 
     assets of a member; or
       ``(II) a stock purchase based on a percentage of the 
     outstanding advances from the bank to the member.

       ``(C) Minimum amount.--Each capital structure plan of a 
     Federal home loan bank shall require that the minimum stock 
     investment established for members shall be set at a level 
     that is sufficient for the bank to meet the minimum capital 
     requirements established by the Finance Board under 
     subsection (a).
       ``(D) Adjustments to minimum required investment.--The 
     capital structure plan of each Federal home loan bank shall 
     impose a continuing obligation on the board of directors of 
     the bank to review and adjust the minimum investment required 
     of each member of that bank, as necessary to ensure that the 
     bank remains in compliance with applicable minimum capital 
     levels established by the Finance Board, and shall require 
     each member to comply promptly with any adjustments to the 
     required minimum investment.
       ``(2) Transition rule.--
       ``(A) In general.--The capital structure plan of each 
     Federal home loan bank shall specify the date on which it 
     shall take effect, and may provide for a transition period of 
     not longer than 3 years to allow the bank to come into 
     compliance with the capital requirements prescribed under 
     subsection (a), and to allow any institution that was a 
     member of the bank on the date of the enactment of the 
     Financial Services Act of 1999, to come into compliance with 
     the minimum investment required pursuant to the plan.
       ``(B) Interim purchase requirements.--The capital structure 
     plan of a Federal home loan bank may allow any member 
     referred to in subparagraph (A) that would be required by the 
     terms of the capital structure plan to increase its 
     investment in the stock of the bank to do so in periodic 
     installments during the transition period.
       ``(3) Disposition of shares.--The capital structure plan of 
     a Federal home loan bank shall provide for the manner of 
     disposition of any stock held by a member of that bank that 
     terminates its membership or that provides notice of its 
     intention to withdraw from membership in that bank.
       ``(4) Classes of stock.--
       ``(A) In general.--The capital structure plan of a Federal 
     home loan bank shall afford each member of that bank the 
     option of maintaining its required investment in the bank 
     through the purchase of any combination of classes of stock 
     authorized by the board of directors of the bank and approved 
     by the Finance Board in accordance with its regulations.
       ``(B) Rights requirement.--A Federal home loan bank shall 
     include in its capital structure plan provisions establishing 
     terms, rights, and preferences, including minimum investment, 
     dividends, voting, and liquidation preferences of each class 
     of stock issued by the bank, consistent with Finance Board 
     regulations and market requirements.
       ``(C) Reduced minimum investment.--The capital structure 
     plan of a Federal home loan bank may provide for a reduced 
     minimum stock investment for any member of that bank that 
     elects to purchase Class B, Class C, or any other class of 
     nonredeemable stock, in a manner that is consistent with 
     meeting the minimum capital requirements of the bank, as 
     established by the Finance Board.
       ``(D) Liquidation of claims.--The capital structure plan of 
     a Federal home loan bank shall provide for the liquidation in 
     an orderly manner, as determined by the bank, of any claim of 
     that bank against a member, including claims for any 
     applicable prepayment fees or penalties resulting from 
     prepayment of advances prior to stated maturity.
       ``(5) Limited transferability of stock.--The capital 
     structure plan of a Federal home loan bank shall--
       ``(A) provide that--
       ``(i) any stock issued by that bank shall be available only 
     to, held only by, and tradable only among members of that 
     bank and between that bank and its members; and
       ``(ii) a bank has no obligation to repurchase its 
     outstanding Class C stock but may do so, provided it is 
     consistent with Finance Board regulations and is at a price 
     that is mutually agreeable to the bank and the member; and
       ``(B) establish standards, criteria, and requirements for 
     the issuance, purchase, transfer, retirement, and redemption 
     of stock issued by that bank.
       ``(6) Bank review of plan.--Before filing a capital 
     structure plan with the Finance Board, each Federal home loan 
     bank shall conduct a review of the plan by--
       ``(A) an independent certified public accountant, to 
     ensure, to the extent possible, that implementation of the 
     plan would not result in any write-down of the redeemable 
     bank stock investment of its members; and
       ``(B) at least one major credit rating agency, to 
     determine, to the extent possible, whether implementation of 
     the plan would have any material effect on the credit ratings 
     of the bank.
       ``(d) Termination of Membership.--
       ``(1) Voluntary withdrawal.--Any member may withdraw from a 
     Federal home loan bank by providing written notice to the 
     bank of its intent to do so. The applicable stock redemption 
     notice periods shall commence upon receipt of the notice by 
     the bank. Upon the expiration of the applicable notice period 
     for each class of redeemable stock, the member may surrender 
     such stock to the bank, and shall be entitled to receive in 
     cash the par value of the stock. During the applicable notice 
     periods, the member shall be entitled to dividends and other 
     membership rights commensurate with continuing stock 
     ownership.
       ``(2) Involuntary withdrawal.--
       ``(A) In general.--The board of directors of a Federal home 
     loan bank may terminate the membership of any institution if, 
     subject to Finance Board regulations, it determines that--

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       ``(i) the member has failed to comply with a provision of 
     this Act or any regulation prescribed under this Act; or
       ``(ii) the member 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 
     the member.
       ``(B) Stock disposition.--An institution, the membership of 
     which is terminated in accordance with subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) shall surrender redeemable stock to the Federal home 
     loan bank, and shall receive in cash the par value of the 
     stock, upon the expiration of the applicable notice period 
     under subsection (a)(4)(A);
       ``(ii) shall receive any dividends declared on its 
     redeemable stock, during the applicable notice period under 
     subsection (a)(4)(A); and
       ``(iii) shall not be entitled to any other rights or 
     privileges accorded to members after the date of the 
     termination.
       ``(C) Commencement of notice period.--With respect to an 
     institution, the membership of which is terminated in 
     accordance with subparagraph (A), the applicable notice 
     period under subsection (a)(4) for each class of redeemable 
     stock shall commence on the earlier of--
       ``(i) the date of such termination; or
       ``(ii) the date on which the member has provided notice of 
     its intent to redeem such stock.
       ``(3) Liquidation of indebtedness.--Upon the termination of 
     the membership of an institution for any reason, the 
     outstanding indebtedness of the member to the bank shall be 
     liquidated in an orderly manner, as determined by the bank 
     and, upon the extinguishment of all such indebtedness, the 
     bank shall return to the member all collateral pledged to 
     secure the indebtedness.
       ``(e) Redemption of Excess Stock.--
       ``(1) In general.--A Federal home loan bank, in its sole 
     discretion, may redeem or repurchase, as appropriate, any 
     shares of Class A or Class B stock issued by the bank and 
     held by a member that are in excess of the minimum stock 
     investment required of that member.
       ``(2) Excess stock.--Shares of stock held by a member shall 
     not be deemed to be `excess stock' for purposes of this 
     subsection by virtue of a member's submission of a notice of 
     intent to withdraw from membership or termination of its 
     membership in any other manner.
       ``(3) Priority.--A Federal home loan bank may not redeem 
     any excess Class B stock prior to the end of the 5-year 
     notice period, unless the member has no Class A stock 
     outstanding that could be redeemed as excess.
       ``(f) Impairment of Capital.--If the Finance Board or the 
     board of directors of a Federal home loan bank determines 
     that the bank has incurred or is likely to incur losses that 
     result in or are expected to result in charges against the 
     capital of the bank, the bank shall not redeem or repurchase 
     any stock of the bank without the prior approval of the 
     Finance Board while such charges are continuing or are 
     expected to continue. In no case may a bank redeem or 
     repurchase any applicable capital stock if, following the 
     redemption, the bank would fail to satisfy any minimum 
     capital requirement.
       ``(g) Rejoining After Divestiture of All Shares.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), and 
     notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, an 
     institution that divests all shares of stock in a Federal 
     home loan bank may not, after such divestiture, acquire 
     shares of any Federal home loan bank before the end of the 5-
     year period beginning on the date of the completion of such 
     divestiture, unless the divestiture is a consequence of a 
     transfer of membership on an uninterrupted basis between 
     banks.
       ``(2) Exception for withdrawals from membership before 
     1998.--Any institution that withdrew from membership in any 
     Federal home loan bank before December 31, 1997, may acquire 
     shares of a Federal home loan bank at any time after that 
     date, subject to the approval of the Finance Board and the 
     requirements of this Act.
       ``(h) Treatment of Retained Earnings.--
       ``(1) In general.--The holders of the Class C stock of a 
     Federal home loan bank, and any other classes of 
     nonredeemable stock approved by the Finance Board (to the 
     extent provided in the terms thereof), shall own the retained 
     earnings, surplus, undivided profits, and equity reserves, if 
     any, of the bank.
       ``(2) No nonredeemable classes of stock.--If a Federal home 
     loan bank has no outstanding Class C or other such 
     nonredeemable stock, then the holders of any other classes of 
     stock of the bank then outstanding shall have ownership in, 
     and a private property right in, the retained earnings, 
     surplus, undivided profits, and equity reserves, if any, of 
     the bank.
       ``(3) Exception.--Except as specifically provided in this 
     section or through the declaration of a dividend or a capital 
     distribution by a Federal home loan bank, or in the event of 
     liquidation of the bank, a member shall have no right to 
     withdraw or otherwise receive distribution of any portion of 
     the retained earnings of the bank.
       ``(4) Limitation.--A Federal home loan bank may not make 
     any distribution of its retained earnings unless, following 
     such distribution, the bank would continue to meet all 
     applicable capital requirements.''.
                       Subtitle H--ATM Fee Reform

     SEC. 171. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``ATM Fee Reform Act of 
     1999''.

     SEC. 172. ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFER FEE DISCLOSURES AT ANY 
                   HOST ATM.

       Section 904(d) of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (15 
     U.S.C. 1693b(d)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Fee disclosures at automated teller machines.--
       ``(A) In general.--The regulations prescribed under 
     paragraph (1) shall require any automated teller machine 
     operator who imposes a fee on any consumer for providing host 
     transfer services to such consumer to provide notice in 
     accordance with subparagraph (B) to the consumer (at the time 
     the service is provided) of--
       ``(i) the fact that a fee is imposed by such operator for 
     providing the service; and
       ``(ii) the amount of any such fee.
       ``(B) Notice requirements.--
       ``(i) On the machine.--The notice required under clause (i) 
     of subparagraph (A) with respect to any fee described in such 
     subparagraph shall be posted in a prominent and conspicuous 
     location on or at the automated teller machine at which the 
     electronic fund transfer is initiated by the consumer; and
       ``(ii) On the screen.--The notice required under clauses 
     (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A) with respect to any fee 
     described in such subparagraph shall appear on the screen of 
     the automated teller machine, or on a paper notice issued 
     from such machine, after the transaction is initiated and 
     before the consumer is irrevocably committed to completing 
     the transaction.
       ``(C) Prohibition on fees not properly disclosed and 
     explicitly assumed by consumer.--No fee may be imposed by any 
     automated teller machine operator in connection with any 
     electronic fund transfer initiated by a consumer for which a 
     notice is required under subparagraph (A), unless--
       ``(i) the consumer receives such notice in accordance with 
     subparagraph (B); and
       ``(ii) the consumer elects to continue in the manner 
     necessary to effect the transaction after receiving such 
     notice.
       ``(D) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       ``(i) Electronic fund transfer.--The term `electronic fund 
     transfer' includes a transaction which involves a balance 
     inquiry initiated by a consumer in the same manner as an 
     electronic fund transfer, whether or not the consumer 
     initiates a transfer of funds in the course of the 
     transaction.
       ``(ii) Automated teller machine operator.--The term 
     `automated teller machine operator' means any person who--

       ``(I) operates an automated teller machine at which 
     consumers initiate electronic fund transfers; and
       ``(II) is not the financial institution which holds the 
     account of such consumer from which the transfer is made.

       ``(iii) Host transfer services.--The term `host transfer 
     services' means any electronic fund transfer made by an 
     automated teller machine operator in connection with a 
     transaction initiated by a consumer at an automated teller 
     machine operated by such operator.''.

     SEC. 173. DISCLOSURE OF POSSIBLE FEES TO CONSUMERS WHEN ATM 
                   CARD IS ISSUED.

       Section 905(a) of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (15 
     U.S.C. 1693c(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 inserting after paragraph (9) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(10) a notice to the consumer that a fee may be imposed 
     by--
       ``(A) an automated teller machine operator (as defined in 
     section 904(d)(3)(D)(ii)) if the consumer initiates a 
     transfer from an automated teller machine which is not 
     operated by the person issuing the card or other means of 
     access; and
       ``(B) any national, regional, or local network utilized to 
     effect the transaction.''.

     SEC. 174. FEASIBILITY STUDY.

       (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a study of the feasibility of requiring, 
     in connection with any electronic fund transfer initiated by 
     a consumer through the use of an automated teller machine--
       (1) a notice to be provided to the consumer before the 
     consumer is irrevocably committed to completing the 
     transaction, which clearly states the amount of any fee which 
     will be imposed upon the consummation of the transaction by--
       (A) any automated teller machine operator (as defined in 
     section 904(d)(3)(D)(ii) of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act) 
     involved in the transaction;
       (B) the financial institution holding the account of the 
     consumer;
       (C) any national, regional, or local network utilized to 
     effect the transaction; and
       (D) any other party involved in the transfer; and
       (2) the consumer to elect to consummate the transaction 
     after receiving the notice described in paragraph (1).
       (b) Factors To Be Considered.--In conducting the study 
     required under subsection (a) with regard to the notice 
     requirement described in such subsection, the Comptroller 
     General shall consider the following factors:
       (1) The availability of appropriate technology.
       (2) Implementation and operating costs.
       (3) The competitive impact any such notice requirement 
     would have on various sizes and types of institutions, if 
     implemented.

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       (4) The period of time which would be reasonable for 
     implementing any such notice requirement.
       (5) The extent to which consumers would benefit from any 
     such notice requirement.
       (6) Any other factor the Comptroller General determines to 
     be appropriate in analyzing the feasibility of imposing any 
     such notice requirement.
       (c) Report to the Congress.--Before the end of the 6-month 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     the Comptroller General shall submit a report to the Congress 
     containing--
       (1) the findings and conclusions of the Comptroller General 
     in connection with the study required under subsection (a); 
     and
       (2) the recommendation of the Comptroller General with 
     regard to the question of whether a notice requirement 
     described in subsection (a) should be implemented and, if so, 
     how such requirement should be implemented.

     SEC. 175. NO LIABILITY IF POSTED NOTICES ARE DAMAGED.

       Section 910 of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (15 U.S.C 
     1693h) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Exception for Damaged Notices.--If the notice 
     required to be posted pursuant to section 904(d)(3)(B)(i) by 
     an automated teller machine operator has been posted by such 
     operator in compliance with such section and the notice is 
     subsequently removed, damaged, or altered by any person other 
     than the operator of the automated teller machine, the 
     operator shall have no liability under this section for 
     failure to comply with section 904(d)(3)(B)(i).''.
                 Subtitle I--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 one or 
     more States, or any public agency or authority of any State 
     or political subdivision of a State, if the national bank is 
     well capitalized (as defined in section 38 of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act).''.
                  Subtitle J--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) Safety and soundness.--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) Concentration levels.--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) Merger issues.--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 same meaning as 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 same meanings as in section 7(l) of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act.

     SEC. 187. ELIMINATION OF SAIF AND DIF SPECIAL RESERVES.

       (a) SAIF Special Reserves.--Section 11(a)(6) of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1821(a)(6)) is amended by 
     striking subparagraph (L).
       (b) DIF Special Reserves.--Section 2704 of the Deposit 
     Insurance Funds Act of 1996 (12 U.S.C. 1821 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (b); and
       (2) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (4);
       (B) in paragraph (6)(C)(i), by striking ``(6) and (7)'' and 
     inserting ``(5), (6), and (7)''; and
       (C) in paragraph (6)(C), by striking clause (ii) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(ii) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (5).''.
                  Subtitle K--Miscellaneous Provisions

     SEC. 191. TERMINATION OF ``KNOW YOUR CUSTOMER'' REGULATIONS.

       (a) In General.--None of the proposed regulations described 
     in subsection (b) may be published in final form and, to the 
     extent any such regulation has become effective before the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, such regulation shall 
     cease to be effective as of such date.
       (b) Proposed Regulations Described.--The proposed 
     regulations referred to in subsection (a) are as follows:
       (1) The regulation proposed by the Comptroller of the 
     Currency to amend part 21 of title 12 of the Code of Federal 
     Regulations, as published in the Federal Register on December 
     7, 1998.
       (2) The regulation proposed by the Director of the Office 
     of Thrift Supervision to amend part 563 of title 12 of the 
     Code of Federal Regulations, as published in the Federal 
     Register on December 7, 1998.
       (3) The regulation proposed by the Board of Governors of 
     the Federal Reserve System to amend parts 208, 211, and 225 
     of title 12 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as published 
     in the Federal Register on December 7, 1998.
       (4) The regulation proposed by the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Corporation to amend part 326 of title 12 of the 
     Code of Federal Regulations, as published in the Federal 
     Register on December 7, 1998.

     SEC. 192. STUDY AND REPORT ON FEDERAL ELECTRONIC FUND 
                   TRANSFERS.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall conduct a 
     feasibility study to determine--
       (1) whether all electronic payments issued by Federal 
     agencies could be routed through the Regional Finance Centers 
     of the Department of the Treasury for verification and 
     reconciliation;
       (2) whether all electronic payments made by the Federal 
     Government could be subjected to the same level of 
     reconciliation as United States Treasury checks, including 
     matching each payment issued with each corresponding deposit 
     at financial institutions;
       (3) whether the appropriate computer security controls are 
     in place in order to ensure the integrity of electronic 
     payments;
       (4) the estimated costs of implementing, if so recommended, 
     the processes and controls described in paragraphs (1), (2), 
     and (3); and
       (5) a possible timetable for implementing those processes 
     if so recommended.
       (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than October 1, 2000, 
     the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a report to 
     Congress containing the results of the study required by 
     subsection (a).
       (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``electronic payment'' means any transfer of funds, other 
     than a transaction originated by check, draft, or similar 
     paper instrument, which is initiated through an electronic 
     terminal, telephonic instrument, or computer or magnetic 
     tapes so as to order, instruct, or authorize a debit or 
     credit to a financial account.

     SEC. 193. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE STUDY OF CONFLICTS OF 
                   INTEREST

       (a) Study Required.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a study analyzing the conflict of 
     interest faced by the Board of Governors of the Federal 
     Reserve System between its role as a primary regulator of the 
     banking industry and its role as a vendor of services to the 
     banking and financial services industry.
       (b) Specific Conflict Required to Be Addressed.--In the 
     course of the study required under subsection (a), the 
     Comptroller General shall address the conflict of interest 
     faced by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 
     between the role of the Board as a regulator of the payment 
     system, generally, and its participation in the payment 
     system as a competitor with private entities who are 
     providing payment services.
       (c) Report to Congress.--Before the end of the 1-year 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     the Comptroller General shall submit a report to the Congress 
     containing the findings and conclusions of the Comptroller 
     General in connection with the study required under this 
     section, together with such recommendations for such 
     legislative or administrative actions as the Comptroller 
     General may determine to be appropriate, including 
     recommendations for resolving any such conflict of interest.

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     SEC. 194. STUDY OF COST OF ALL FEDERAL BANKING REGULATIONS.

       (a) In General.--In accordance with the finding in the 
     Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Staff Study 
     Numbered 171 (April, 1998) that ``Further research covering 
     more and different types of regulations and regulatory 
     requirements is clearly needed to make informed decisions 
     about regulations'', the Board of Governors of the Federal 
     Reserve System, in consultation with the other Federal 
     banking agencies (as defined in section 3 of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act) shall conduct a comprehensive study of 
     the total annual costs and benefits of all Federal financial 
     regulations and regulatory requirements applicable to banks.
       (b) Report Required.--Before the end of the 2-year period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Board 
     of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall submit a 
     comprehensive report to the Congress containing the findings 
     and conclusions of the Board in connection with the study 
     required under subsection (a) and such recommendations for 
     legislative and administrative action as the Board may 
     determine to be appropriate.

     SEC. 195. STUDY AND REPORT ON ADAPTING EXISTING LEGISLATIVE 
                   REQUIREMENTS TO ONLINE BANKING AND LENDING.

       (a) Study Required.--The Federal banking agencies shall 
     conduct a study of banking regulations regarding the delivery 
     of financial services, including those regulations that may 
     assume that there will be person-to-person contact during the 
     course of a financial services transaction, and report their 
     recommendations on adapting those existing requirements to 
     online banking and lending.
       (b) Report Required.--Within 1 year of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Federal banking agencies shall 
     submit a report to the Congress on the findings and 
     conclusions of the agencies with respect to the study 
     required under subsection (a), together with such 
     recommendations for legislative or regulatory action as the 
     agencies may determine to be appropriate.
       (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``Federal banking agencies'' means each Federal banking 
     agency (as defined in section 3(z) of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act).

     SEC. 196. REGULATION OF UNINSURED STATE MEMBER BANKS.

       Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 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. 197. CLARIFICATION OF SOURCE OF STRENGTH DOCTRINE.

       Section 18 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (21 U.S.C. 
     1828) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(t) Limitation on Claims.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law other than paragraph (2), no person shall have any claim 
     for monetary damages or return of assets or other property 
     against any Federal banking agency (including in its capacity 
     as conservator or receiver) relating to the transfer of 
     money, assets, or other property to increase the capital of 
     an insured depository institution by any depository 
     institution holding company or controlling shareholder for 
     such depository institution, or any affiliate or subsidiary 
     of such depository institution, if at the time of the 
     transfer--
       ``(A) the insured depository institution is subject to any 
     direction issued in writing by a Federal banking agency to 
     increase its capital;
       ``(B) the depository institution is undercapitalized, 
     significantly undercapitalized, or critically 
     undercapitalized (as defined in section 38 of this Act); and
       ``(C) for that portion of the transfer that is made by an 
     entity covered by section 5(g) of the Bank Holding Company 
     Act of 1956 or section 45 of this Act, the Federal banking 
     agency has followed the procedure set forth in such section.
       ``(2) Exception.--No provision of this subsection shall be 
     construed as limiting--
       ``(A) the right of an insured depository institution, a 
     depository institution holding company, or any other agency 
     or person to seek direct review of an order or directive 
     issued by a Federal banking agency under this Act, the Bank 
     Holding Company Act of 1956, the National Bank Receivership 
     Act, the Bank Conservation Act, or the Home Owners' Loan Act;
       ``(B) the rights of any party to a contract pursuant to 
     section 11(e) of this Act; or
       ``(C) the rights of any party to a contract with a 
     depository institution holding company or a subsidiary of a 
     depository institution holding company (other than an insured 
     depository institution).''.

     SEC. 198. INTEREST RATES AND OTHER CHARGES AT INTERSTATE 
                   BRANCHES.

       Section 44 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1831u) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
       ``(f) Applicable Rate and Other Charge Limitations.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided for in paragraph (3), 
     upon the establishment of a branch of any insured depository 
     institution in a host State under this section, the maximum 
     interest rate or amount of interest, discount points, finance 
     charges, or other similar charges that may be charged, taken, 
     received, or reserved from time to time in any loan or 
     discount made or upon any note, bill of exchange, financing 
     transaction, or other evidence of debt by any insured 
     depository institution in such State shall be equal to not 
     more than the greater of--
       ``(A) the maximum interest rate or amount of interest, 
     discount points, finance charges, or other similar charges 
     that may be charged, taken, received, or reserved in a 
     similar transaction under the constitution, statutory, or 
     other lows of the home State of the insured depository 
     institution establishing any such branch, without reference 
     to this section, as such maximum interest rate or amount of 
     interest may change from time to time; or
       ``(B) the maximum rate or amount of interest, discount 
     points, finance charges, or other similar charges that may be 
     charged, taken, received, or reserved in a similar 
     transaction by an insured depository institution under the 
     constitution, statutory, or other laws of the host State, 
     without reference to this section.
       ``(2) Preemption.--The limitations established under 
     paragraph (1) shall apply only in any State that has a 
     constitutional provision that sets a maximum lawful rate of 
     interest on any contract at not more than 5 percent per annum 
     above the Federal Reserve Discount Rate or 90-day commercial 
     paper in effect in the Federal Reserve Bank in the Federal 
     Reserve District in which the State is located.
       ``(3) Rule of construction.--No provision of this 
     subsection shall be construed as superseding section 501 of 
     the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control 
     Act of 1980.

     SEC. 198A. INTERSTATE BRANCHES AND AGENCIES OF FOREIGN BANKS.

       Section 5(a)(7) of the International Banking Act of 1978 
     (12 U.S.C. 3103(a)(7)), is amended to read as follows:
       ``(7) Additional authority for interstate branches and 
     agencies of foreign banks, upgrades of certain foreign bank 
     agencies and branches.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and 
     (2), a foreign bank may--
       ``(A) with the approval of the Board and the Comptroller of 
     the Currency, establish and operate a Federal branch or 
     Federal agency or, with the approval of the Board and the 
     appropriate State bank supervisor, a State branch or State 
     agency in any State outside the foreign bank's home State 
     if--
       ``(i) the establishment and operation of such branch or 
     agency is permitted by the State in which the branch or 
     agency is to be established; and
       ``(ii) in the case of a Federal or State branch, the branch 
     receives only such deposits as would be permitted for a 
     corporation organized under section 25A of the Federal 
     Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 611 et seq.); or
       ``(B) with the approval of the Board and the relevant 
     licensing authority (the Comptroller in the case of a Federal 
     branch or the appropriate State supervisor in the case of a 
     State branch), upgrade an agency, or a branch of the type 
     referred to in subparagraph (A)(ii), located in a State 
     outside the foreign bank's home State, into a Federal or 
     State branch if--
       ``(i) the establishment and operation of such branch is 
     permitted by such State; and
       ``(ii) such agency or branch--

       ``(I) was in operation in such State on the day before 
     September 29, 1994; or
       ``(II) has been in operation in such State for a period of 
     time that meets the State's minimum age requirement permitted 
     under section 44(a)(5) of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act.''.

     SEC. 198B. FAIR TREATMENT OF WOMEN BY FINANCIAL ADVISERS.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
       (1) Women's stature in society has risen considerably, as 
     they are now able to vote, own property, and pursue 
     independent careers, and are granted equal protection under 
     the law.
       (2) Women are at least as fiscally responsible as men, and 
     more than half of all women have sole responsibility for 
     balancing the family checkbook and paying the bills.
       (3) Estate planners, trust officers, investment advisers, 
     and other financial planners and advisers still encourage the 
     unjust and outdated practice of leaving assets in trust for 
     the category of wives and daughters, along with senile 
     parents, minors, and mentally incompetent children.
       (4) Estate planners, trust officers, investment advisers, 
     and other financial planners and advisers still use sales 
     themes and tactics detrimental to women by stereotyping women 
     as uncomfortable handling money and needing protection from 
     their own possible errors of judgment and ``fortune 
     hunters''.
       (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that estate planners, trust officers, investment advisers, 
     and other financial planners and advisers should--
       (1) eliminate examples in their training materials which 
     portray women as incapable and foolish; and
       (2) develop fairer and more balanced presentations that 
     eliminate outmoded and

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     stereotypical examples which lead clients to take actions 
     that are financially detrimental to their wives and 
     daughters.
                  Subtitle L--Effective Date of Title

     SEC. 199. 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 180-day period beginning 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 one or more of the following activities under the 
     conditions described:
       ``(i) Third party brokerage arrangements.--The bank enters 
     into a contractual or other written 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 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 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 types of investment vehicles 
     available from the bank and the broker or dealer under the 
     arrangement;
       ``(VI) bank employees do not 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 as permitted under clause (ii) or (viii) 
     of this subparagraph; 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 or fiduciary capacity in its trust department, or 
     another department where the trust or fiduciary activity is 
     regularly examined by bank examiners under the same standards 
     and in the same way as such activities are examined in the 
     trust department, and--

       ``(I) is chiefly compensated for such transactions, 
     consistent with fiduciary principles and standards, 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 equal to not more than the cost incurred by the bank in 
     connection with executing securities transactions for trustee 
     and fiduciary customers, or any combination of such fees; and
       ``(II) does not 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 a registered transfer agent (including as a 
     registrar of stocks), 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 affiliates (as defined in 
     section 2 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956), 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 chiefly of administration fees, or flat or capped 
     per order processing fees, or both.

       ``(II) Dividend reinvestment plans.--The bank effects 
     transactions, as a registered transfer agent (including as a 
     registrar of stocks), 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 chiefly of administration fees, or flat or capped 
     per order processing fees, or both.

       ``(III) Issuer plans.--The bank effects transactions, as a 
     registered transfer agent (including as a registrar of 
     stocks), in the securities of an issuer as part of that 
     issuer's plan 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 chiefly of administration fees, or flat or capped 
     per order processing fees, or both.

       ``(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 1999; 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 
     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 (as defined in 
     section 2 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956) of the 
     bank 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 the date that is 1 year after the 
     date of the enactment of the Financial Services Act of 1999, 
     is not affiliated with a broker or dealer that has been 
     registered for more than 1 year in accordance with this Act, 
     and engages in dealing, market making, or underwriting 
     activities, other than with respect to exempted securities; 
     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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     if the bank maintains records separately identifying the 
     securities and the customer.

       ``(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) of this 
     title 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) Excepted banking products.--The bank effects 
     transactions in excepted banking products, as defined in 
     section 206 of the Financial Services Act of 1999.
       ``(x) Municipal securities.--The bank effects transactions 
     in municipal securities.
       ``(xi) De minimis exception.--The bank effects, other than 
     in transactions referred to in clauses (i) through (x), 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 broker or 
     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) 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 1999, subject to section 15(e) of 
     this title; 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 other separate entity, of securities backed by or 
     representing an interest in notes, drafts, acceptances, 
     loans, leases, receivables, other obligations (other than 
     securities of which the bank is not the issuer), or pools of 
     any such obligations predominantly originated by--

       ``(I) the bank;
       ``(II) an affiliate of any such bank other than a broker or 
     dealer; or
       ``(III) a syndicate of banks of which the bank is a member, 
     if the obligations or pool of obligations consists of 
     mortgage obligations or consumer-related receivables.

       ``(iv) Excepted banking products.--The bank buys or sells 
     excepted banking products, as defined in section 206 of the 
     Financial Services Act of 1999.
       ``(v) Derivative instruments.--The bank issues, buys, or 
     sells any derivative instrument to which the bank is a 
     party--

       ``(I) 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 the enactment of this Act, engaged in 
     effecting such sales.''.

     SEC. 204. 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. 205. TREATMENT OF NEW HYBRID PRODUCTS.

       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 Hybrid 
     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 hybrid 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 hybrid product unless the Commission 
     determines that--
       ``(A) the new hybrid 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) Considerations.--In making a determination under 
     paragraph (2), the Commission shall consider--
       ``(A) the nature of the new hybrid product; and
       ``(B) the history, purpose, extent, and appropriateness of 
     the regulation of the new hybrid product under the Federal 
     securities laws and under the Federal banking laws.
       ``(4) Consultation.--In promulgating rules under this 
     subsection, the Commission shall consult with and consider 
     the views of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
     System regarding the nature of the new hybrid product, the 
     history, purpose, extent, and appropriateness of the 
     regulation of the new product under the Federal banking laws, 
     and the impact of the proposed rule on the banking industry.
       ``(5) New hybrid product.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `new hybrid product' means a product that--
       ``(A) was not subjected to regulation by the Commission as 
     a security prior to the date of the enactment of this 
     subsection; and
       ``(B) is not an excepted banking product, as such term is 
     defined in section 206 of the Financial Services Act of 
     1999.''.

     SEC. 206. DEFINITION OF EXCEPTED BANKING PRODUCT.

       (a) Definition of Excepted Banking Product.--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 
     ``excepted banking product'' means--

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       (1) a deposit account, savings account, certificate of 
     deposit, or other deposit instrument issued by a bank;
       (2) a banker's acceptance;
       (3) a letter of credit issued or loan made by a bank;
       (4) a debit account at a bank arising from a credit card or 
     similar arrangement;
       (5) 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--
       (A) to qualified investors; or
       (B) 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
       (6) a derivative instrument that involves or relates to--
       (A) currencies, except options on currencies that trade on 
     a national securities exchange;
       (B) interest rates, except interest rate derivative 
     instruments that--
       (i) 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) provide for the delivery of one or more securities 
     (other than government securities); or
       (iii) trade on a national securities exchange; or
       (C) commodities, other rates, indices, or other assets, 
     except derivative instruments that--
       (i) 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) provide for the delivery of one or more securities 
     (other than government securities); or
       (iii) trade on a national securities exchange.
       (b) Classification Limited.--Classification of a particular 
     product as an excepted banking product pursuant to this 
     section 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.
       (c) Incorporated Definitions.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       (1) the terms ``bank'', ``qualified investor'', and 
     ``securities laws'' have the same meanings given in section 
     3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended by 
     this Act; and
       (2) the term ``government securities'' has the meaning 
     given in section 3(a)(42) of such Act (as amended by this 
     Act), and, for purposes of this section, commercial paper, 
     bankers acceptances, and commercial bills shall be treated in 
     the same manner as government securities.

     SEC. 207. ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS.

       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 an excepted banking 
     product, as defined in paragraphs (1) through (5) of section 
     206(a) of the Financial Services Act of 1999.
       ``(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, 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 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);
       ``(x) the government of any foreign country;
       ``(xi) any corporation, company, or partnership that owns 
     and invests on a discretionary basis, not less than 
     $10,000,000 in investments;
       ``(xii) any natural person who owns and invests on a 
     discretionary basis, not less than $10,000,000 in 
     investments;
       ``(xiii) 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
       ``(xiv) any multinational or supranational entity or any 
     agency or instrumentality thereof.
       ``(B) Additional authority.--The Commission may, by rule or 
     order, define a `qualified investor' as any other person, 
     taking into consideration such factors as the financial 
     sophistication of the person, 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 sections 15, 15C, and 17A as applied 
     to a bank, a qualified Canadian government obligation as 
     defined in section 5136 of the Revised Statutes of the United 
     States.''.

     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

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     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 the 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 same meanings given 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 given in 
     section 3 of 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 given in the 
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but does not include an 
     insurance company or investment company.''.

     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)(A) of the 
     Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b-2(a)(11)(A)) 
     is amended 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 given in 
     section 3 of 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 given in 
     section 3 of 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

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     a bank, 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 other 
     provision of law.
       ``(c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `appropriate Federal banking agency' shall have the same 
     meaning given 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. STATUTORY DISQUALIFICATION FOR BANK WRONGDOING.

       Section 9(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 
     U.S.C. 80a-9(a)) is amended in paragraphs (1) and (2) by 
     striking ``securities dealer, transfer agent,'' and inserting 
     ``securities dealer, bank, transfer agent,''.

     SEC. 224. 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. 225. 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. 226. CHURCH PLAN EXCLUSION.

       Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 
     U.S.C. 80a-3(c)(14)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph 
     (B) as subclauses (I) and (II), respectively;
       (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses 
     (i) and (ii), respectively;
       (3) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(14)''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) If a registered investment company would be excluded 
     from the definition of investment company under this 
     subsection but for the fact that some of the company's assets 
     do not satisfy the condition of subparagraph (A)(ii) of this 
     paragraph, then any investment adviser to the company or 
     affiliated person of such investment adviser shall not be 
     subject to the requirements of section 15(g)(1)(B) with 
     respect to shares of the investment company.''.

     SEC. 227. 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 (k); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (h) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(i) Investment Bank Holding Companies.--
       ``(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 the date of 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 1 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.

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       ``(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:
       ``(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', `savings association', and 
     `wholesale financial institution' have the same meanings 
     given in section 2 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 
     (12 U.S.C. 1841).
       ``(D) The term `insured bank' has the same meaning given in 
     section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
       ``(E) The term `foreign bank' has the same meaning given 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' mean any person directly or indirectly 
     controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, an 
     investment bank holding company.''.
       ``(j) 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 subparagraph:
       ``(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

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     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--Disclosure of Customer Costs of Acquiring Financial 
                                Products

     SEC. 241. IMPROVED AND CONSISTENT DISCLOSURE.

       (a) Revised Regulations Required.--Within 1 year after the 
     date of the 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, 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.
              Subtitle E--Banks and Bank Holding Companies

     SEC. 251. CONSULTATION.

       (a) In General.--The Securities and Exchange Commission 
     shall consult and coordinate comments with the appropriate 
     Federal banking agency before taking any action or rendering 
     any opinion with respect to the manner in which any insured 
     depository institution or depository institution holding 
     company reports loan loss reserves in its financial 
     statement, including the amount of any such loan loss 
     reserve.
       (b) Definitions.--For purposes of subsection (a), the terms 
     ``insured depository institution'', ``depository institution 
     holding company'', and ``appropriate Federal banking agency'' 
     have the same meaning as in section 3 of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act.
                          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 shall engage in the business of insurance in a 
     State as principal or agent unless such person is licensed as 
     required by the appropriate insurance regulator of such State 
     in accordance with the relevant State insurance law, subject 
     to section 104.

     SEC. 303. FUNCTIONAL REGULATION OF INSURANCE.

       The insurance activities of any person (including a 
     national bank exercising its power to act as agent under the 
     eleventh undesignated paragraph of section 13 of the Federal 
     Reserve Act) shall be functionally regulated by the States, 
     subject to section 104.

     SEC. 304. INSURANCE UNDERWRITING IN NATIONAL BANKS.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in section 305, 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, 1999, 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--
       (1) any product regulated as insurance as of January 1, 
     1999, 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, 1999, 
     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; 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, if the bank were subject to tax as an insurance 
     company under section 831 of that 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.

     SEC. 305. TITLE INSURANCE ACTIVITIES OF NATIONAL BANKS AND 
                   THEIR AFFILIATES.

       (a) General Prohibition.--No national bank, and no 
     subsidiary of a national bank, may engage in any activity 
     involving the underwriting or sale of title insurance.
       (b) Nondiscrimination Parity Exception.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     (including section 104 of this Act), in the case of any State 
     in which banks organized under the laws of such State are 
     authorized to sell title insurance as agency, a national bank 
     and a subsidiary of a national bank may sell title insurance 
     as agent in such State, but only in the same manner, to the 
     same extent, and under the same restrictions as such State 
     banks are authorized to sell title insurance as agent in such 
     State.
       (2) Coordination with ``wildcard'' provision.--A State law 
     which authorizes State banks to engage in any activities in 
     such State in which a national bank may engage shall not be 
     treated as a statute which authorizes State banks to sell 
     title insurance as agent, for purposes of paragraph (1).
       (c) Grandfathering With Consistent Regulation.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and 
     (3) and notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), a national 
     bank, and a subsidiary of a national bank, may conduct title 
     insurance activities which such national bank or subsidiary 
     was actively and lawfully conducting 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 the 
     underwriting 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 other than a subsidiary which provides 
     insurance as principal, the national bank may not directly 
     engage in any activity involving the underwriting of title 
     insurance.
       (d) ``Affiliate'' and ``Subsidiary'' Defined.--For purposes 
     of this section, the terms ``affiliate'' and ``subsidiary'' 
     have the same meanings as in section 2 of the Bank Holding 
     Company Act of 1956.
       (e) Rule of Construction.--No provision of this Act or any 
     other Federal law shall be construed as superseding or 
     affecting a State law which was in effect before the date of 
     the enactment of this Act and which prohibits title insurance 
     from being offered, provided, or sold in such State, or from 
     being underwritten with respect to real property in such 
     State, by any person whatsoever.

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     SEC. 306. EXPEDITED AND EQUALIZED DISPUTE RESOLUTION FOR 
                   FEDERAL REGULATORS.

       (a) Filing in Court of Appeals.--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 
     subsection (a) shall complete all action on such petition, 
     including rendering a judgment, before the end of the 60-day 
     period beginning on the date on which such petition is filed, 
     unless all parties to such proceeding agree to any extension 
     of such period.
       (c) Supreme Court Review.--Any request for certiorari 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 Supreme 
     Court of the United States as soon as practicable after such 
     judgment is issued.
       (d) Statute of Limitation.--No petition may be filed under 
     this section challenging an order, ruling, determination, or 
     other action of a Federal regulator or State insurance 
     regulator after the later of--
       (1) the end of the 12-month period beginning on the date on 
     which the first public notice is made of such order, ruling, 
     determination or other action in its final form; or
       (2) the end of the 6-month period beginning on the date on 
     which such order, ruling, determination, or other action 
     takes effect.
       (e) Standard of Review.--The court shall decide a petition 
     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. 307. CONSUMER PROTECTION REGULATIONS.

       The Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1811 et seq.) 
     is amended by inserting after section 46 (as added by section 
     122(b) of this Act) the following new section:

     ``SEC. 47. 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 the 
     Financial Services Act of 1999, 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
       ``(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 
     (iii), 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.
       ``(iii) 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.

       ``(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'.
       ``(iv) `NOT INSURED BY ANY GOVERNMENT AGENCY'.
       ``(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;
       ``(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; or
       ``(C) in the case of an institution or subsidiary at which 
     insurance products are sold or offered for sale, the fact 
     that--
       ``(i) the approval of an extension of credit to a customer 
     by the institution or subsidiary may not be conditioned on 
     the purchase of an insurance product by such customer from 
     the institution or subsidiary; and
       ``(ii) the customer is free to purchase the insurance 
     product from another source.''.
       ``(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 is kept, to the 
     extent practicable, physically segregated from insurance 
     product activity.
       ``(2) Requirements.--Regulations prescribed pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) shall include the following:
       ``(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 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 wholesale financial 
     institution or any person who is engaged in such activities 
     at an office

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     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 one 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. 308. CERTAIN STATE AFFILIATION LAWS PREEMPTED FOR 
                   INSURANCE COMPANIES AND AFFILIATES.

       Except as provided in section 104(a)(2), 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.

     SEC. 309. INTERAGENCY CONSULTATION.

       (a) Purpose.--It is the intention of the 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

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     ``insured depository institution'' 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'' 
     have the same meanings as in section 2 of the Bank Holding 
     Company Act of 1956.

     SEC. 310. DEFINITION OF STATE.

       For purposes of this subtitle, the term ``State'' means any 
     State of the United States, the District of Columbia, any 
     territory of the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, American 
     Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Virgin 
     Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
             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 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 
     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 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.

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     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 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, not later than 3 years after 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 that such producer is 
     permitted to sell or solicit the purchase of insurance in its 
     State, if the producer's home State also awards such licenses 
     on such a reciprocal basis, 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.
       (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 2 
     years after the date on which such uniformity or reciprocity 
     ceases to exist, 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.
       (g) Uniform Licensing.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to require any State to adopt new or additional 
     licensing requirements to achieve the uniformity necessary to 
     satisfy subsection (a)(1).

     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 agent or instrumentality 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.).

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     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'').

     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 period 
     preceding the date on which 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 
     separate classes of membership, 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 seven members 
     appointed by the NAIC.
       (2) Requirement.--At least four 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 seven members of the Board of 
     the Association, the initial Board shall consist of the seven 
     State insurance regulators of the seven 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 seven 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 one-third 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 NAIC 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) thirty 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) upon 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 
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     proposal, in the same manner as if such proposed bylaw change 
     were a proposed rule change within the meaning of such 
     subsection.
       (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.--Not later than 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 not later than 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 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 on which 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 shall 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 clause (ii) of this subparagraph, 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 a 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, or not renewed (hereafter in this section referred 
     to as a ``disciplinary action''), the Association shall bring 
     specific charges, notify such member of such charges, 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.--
       (1) In general.--In any proceeding to review such action, 
     after notice and the opportunity for hearing, the NAIC 
     shall--
       (A) determine whether the action should be taken;
       (B) affirm, modify, or rescind the disciplinary sanction; 
     or
       (C) remand to the Association for further proceedings.
       (2) Dismissal of review.--The NAIC may dismiss a proceeding 
     to review disciplinary action if the NAIC finds that--
       (A) the specific grounds on which the action is based exist 
     in fact;
       (B) the action is in accordance with applicable rules and 
     regulations; and
       (C) such rules and regulations are, and were, applied in a 
     manner consistent with the purposes of this subtitle.

     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 that the NAIC 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) Examinations.--The NAIC may make such examinations and 
     inspections of the Association and require the Association to 
     furnish to the NAIC 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) Report by association.--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 beginning 
     on 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), (b), and (c) of 
     section 321; and
       (2) the NAIC has not approved the Association's bylaws as 
     required by section 328 or is unable to operate or supervise 
     the Association, or the Association is not conducting its 
     activities as required under this Act.

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       (b) Board Appointments.--If the repeals required by 
     subsection (a) are implemented, the following shall apply:
       (1) General appointment power.--The President, with the 
     advice and consent of the 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 subsection (a) take effect, 
     the NAIC shall, not later than 60 days thereafter, provide a 
     list of recommended candidates to the President. If the NAIC 
     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 Senate, 
     make the requisite appointments without considering the views 
     of the NAIC.
       (B) Subsequent appointments.--After the initial 
     appointments, the NAIC shall provide a list of at least six 
     recommended candidates for the Board to the President by 
     January 15 of each subsequent year. If the NAIC fails to 
     provide a list by that date, or if any list that is provided 
     does not include at least six 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 
     suspend the effectiveness of any rule, or prohibit any 
     action, of the Association which the President or the 
     designee determines is contrary to the public interest.
       (c) Annual Report.--As soon as practicable after the close 
     of each fiscal year, the Association shall submit to the 
     President and to the 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 other actions purporting to regulate insurance 
     producers shall be preempted as provided in subsection (b).
       (b) Prohibited Actions.--No State shall--
       (1) 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) 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) 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 from 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; 
     or
       (4) 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.
       (c) Savings Provision.--Except as provided in subsections 
     (a) and (b), no provision of this section shall be construed 
     as altering or affecting the continuing effectiveness of any 
     law, regulation, provision, or other 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.

     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 shall be 
     required to 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) 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.
       (2) Insurance.--The term ``insurance'' means any product, 
     other than title insurance, defined or regulated as insurance 
     by the appropriate State insurance regulatory authority.
       (3) 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.
       (4) State.--The term ``State'' includes any State, the 
     District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and 
     the United States Virgin Islands.
       (5) 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.
           Subtitle D--Rental Car Agency Insurance Activities

     SEC. 341. STANDARD OF REGULATION FOR MOTOR VEHICLE RENTALS.

       (a) Protection Against Retroactive Application of 
     Regulatory and Legal Action.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (b), during the 3-year period beginning on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, it shall be a presumption 
     that no State law imposes any licensing, appointment, or 
     education requirements on any person who solicits the 
     purchase of or sells insurance connected with, and incidental 
     to, the lease or rental of a motor vehicle.
       (b) Preeminence of State Insurance Law.--No provision of 
     this section shall be construed as altering the validity, 
     interpretation, construction, or effect of--
       (1) any State statute;
       (2) the prospective application of any court judgment 
     interpreting or applying any State statute; or
       (3) the prospective application of any final State 
     regulation, order, bulletin, or other statutorily authorized 
     interpretation or action,
     which, by its specific terms, expressly regulates or exempts 
     from regulation any person who solicits the purchase of or 
     sells insurance connected with, and incidental to, the short-
     term lease or rental of a motor vehicle.
       (c) Scope of Application.--This section shall apply with 
     respect to--
       (1) the lease or rental of a motor vehicle for a total 
     period of 90 consecutive days or less; and
       (2) insurance which is provided in connection with, and 
     incidentally to, such lease or rental for a period of 
     consecutive days not exceeding the lease or rental period.
       (d) Motor Vehicle Defined.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term ``motor vehicle'' has the meaning given to such term 
     in section 13102 of title 49, United States Code.
                      Subtitle E--Confidentiality

     SEC. 351. CONFIDENTIALITY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL INFORMATION.

       (a) In General.--A company which underwrites or sells 
     annuities contracts or contracts insuring, guaranteeing, or 
     indemnifying against loss, harm, damage, illness, disability, 
     or death (other than credit-related insurance) and any 
     subsidiary or affiliate thereof shall maintain a practice of 
     protecting the confidentiality of individually identifiable 
     customer health and medical and genetic information and may 
     disclose such information only--
       (1) with the consent, or at the direction, of the customer;
       (2) for insurance underwriting and reinsuring policies, 
     account administration, re

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     porting, investigating, or preventing fraud or material 
     misrepresentation, processing premium payments, processing 
     insurance claims, administering insurance benefits (including 
     utilization review activities), providing information to the 
     customer's physician or other health care provider, 
     participating in research projects, enabling the purchase, 
     transfer, merger, or sale of any insurance-related business, 
     or as otherwise required or specifically permitted by Federal 
     or State law; or
       (3) in connection with--
       (A) the authorization, settlement, billing, processing, 
     clearing, transferring, reconciling, or collection of amounts 
     charged, debited, or otherwise paid using a debit, credit, or 
     other payment card or account number, or by other payment 
     means;
       (B) the transfer of receivables, accounts, or interest 
     therein;
       (C) the audit of the debit, credit, or other payment 
     information;
       (D) compliance with Federal, State, or local law;
       (E) compliance with a properly authorized civil, criminal, 
     or regulatory investigation by Federal, State, or local 
     authorities as governed by the requirements of this section; 
     or
       (F) fraud protection, risk control, resolving customer 
     disputes or inquiries, communicating with the person to whom 
     the information relates, or reporting to consumer reporting 
     agencies.
       (b) State Actions for Violations.--In addition to such 
     other remedies as are provided under State law, if the chief 
     law enforcement officer of a State, State insurance 
     regulator, or an official or agency designated by a State, 
     has reason to believe that any person has violated or is 
     violating this title, the State may bring an action to enjoin 
     such violation in any appropriate United States district 
     court or in any other court of competent jurisdiction.
       (c) Effective Date; Sunset.--
       (1) Effective date.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     subsection (a) shall take effect on February 1, 2000.
       (2) Sunset.--Subsection (a) shall not take effect if, or 
     shall cease to be effective on and after the date on which, 
     legislation is enacted that satisfies the requirements in 
     section 264(c)(1) of the Health Insurance Portability and 
     Accountability Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-191; 110 Stat. 
     2033).
       (d) Consultation.--While subsection (a) is in effect, State 
     insurance regulatory authorities, through the National 
     Association of Insurance Commissioners, shall consult with 
     the Secretary of Health and Human Services in connection with 
     the administration of such subsection.
          TITLE IV--UNITARY SAVINGS AND LOAN HOLDING COMPANIES

     SEC. 401. PROHIBITION ON NEW UNITARY SAVINGS AND LOAN 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 
     holding company.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B) and 
     notwithstanding paragraph (3), no company may directly or 
     indirectly, including through any merger, consolidation, or 
     other type of business combination, acquire control of a 
     savings association after March 4, 1999, unless the company 
     is engaged, directly or indirectly (including through a 
     subsidiary other than a savings association), only in 
     activities that are permitted--
       ``(i) under paragraph (1)(C) or (2); or
       ``(ii) for financial holding companies under section 6(c) 
     of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956.
       ``(B) Existing unitary 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 one or more savings associations described 
     in paragraph (3) pursuant to applications at least one of 
     which was filed on or before March 4, 1999; or
       ``(II) subject to subparagraph (C), became a savings and 
     loan holding company by acquiring control of the company 
     described in subclause (I); and

       ``(ii) continues to control the savings association 
     referred to in clause (i)(II) or the successor to any such 
     savings association.
       ``(C) Notice process for nonfinancial activities by a 
     successor unitary holding company.--
       ``(i) Notice required.--Subparagraph (B) shall not apply to 
     any company described in subparagraph (B)(i)(II) which 
     engages, directly or indirectly, in any activity other than 
     activities described in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph 
     (A), unless--

       ``(I) in addition to an application to the Director under 
     this section to become a savings and loan holding company, 
     the company submits a notice to the Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System of such nonfinancial activities in the 
     same manner as a notice of nonbanking activities is filed 
     with the Board under section 4(j) of the Bank Holding Company 
     Act of 1956; and
       ``(II) before the end of the applicable period under such 
     section 4(j), the Board either approves or does not 
     disapprove of the continuation of such activities by such 
     company, directly or indirectly, after becoming a savings and 
     loan holding company.

       ``(ii) Procedure.--Section 4(j) of the Bank Holding Company 
     Act of 1956, including the standards for review, shall apply 
     to any notice filed with the Board under this subparagraph in 
     the same manner as it applies to notices filed under such 
     section.''.
       (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''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 10(o)(5) of the Home 
     Owners' Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1467a(o)(5)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``, except 
     subparagraph (B)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(F) In the case of a mutual holding company which is a 
     savings and loan holding company described in subsection 
     (c)(3), engaging in the activities permitted for financial 
     holding companies under section 6(c) of the Bank Holding 
     Company Act of 1956.''.

     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'', 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 1999 may 
     retain the term `Federal' in the name of such institution if 
     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 as in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act.''.
                            TITLE V--PRIVACY
        Subtitle A--Disclosure of Nonpublic Personal Information

     SEC. 501. PROTECTION OF NONPUBLIC PERSONAL INFORMATION.

       (a) Privacy Obligation Policy.--It is the policy of the 
     Congress that each financial institution has an affirmative 
     and continuing obligation to respect the privacy of its 
     customers and to protect the security and confidentiality of 
     those customers' nonpublic personal information.
       (b) Financial Institutions Safeguards.--In furtherance of 
     the policy in subsection (a), each agency or authority 
     described in section 505(a) shall establish appropriate 
     standards for the financial institutions subject to their 
     jurisdiction relating to administrative, technical, and 
     physical safeguards--
       (1) to insure the security and confidentiality of customer 
     records and information;
       (2) to protect against any anticipated threats or hazards 
     to the security or integrity of such records; and
       (3) to protect against unauthorized access to or use of 
     such records or information which could result in substantial 
     harm or inconvenience to any customer.

     SEC. 502. OBLIGATIONS WITH RESPECT TO DISCLOSURES OF PERSONAL 
                   INFORMATION.

       (a) Notice Requirements.--Except as otherwise provided in 
     this subtitle, a financial institution may not, directly or 
     through any affiliate, disclose to a nonaffiliated third 
     party any nonpublic personal information, unless such 
     financial institution provides or has provided to the 
     consumer a notice that complies with section 503(b).
       (b) Opt Out.--
       (1) In general.--A financial institution may not disclose 
     nonpublic personal information to nonaffiliated third parties 
     unless--
       (A) such financial institution clearly and conspicuously 
     discloses to the consumer, in writing or in electronic form 
     (or other form permitted by the regulations prescribed under 
     section 504), that such information may be disclosed to such 
     third parties;
       (B) the consumer is given the opportunity, before the time 
     that such information is initially disclosed, to direct that 
     such information not be disclosed to such third parties; and
       (C) the consumer is given an explanation of how the 
     consumer can exercise that nondisclosure option.
       (2) Exception.--This subsection shall not prevent a 
     financial institution from providing nonpublic personal 
     information to a nonaffiliated third party to perform 
     services or functions on behalf of the financial institution, 
     including marketing of the financial institution's own 
     products or services or financial products or services 
     offered pursuant to joint agreements between two or more 
     financial institutions that comply with the requirements 
     imposed by the regulations prescribed under section 504, if 
     the financial institution fully discloses the providing of 
     such information and enters into a contractual agreement with 
     the third party that requires the third party to maintain the 
     confidentiality of such information.
       (c) Limits on Reuse of Information.--Except as otherwise 
     provided in this subtitle, a nonaffiliated third party that 
     receives from a financial institution nonpublic personal 
     information under this section shall not, directly or through 
     an affiliate of such receiving third party, disclose such 
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     any other person that is a nonaffiliated third party of both 
     the financial institution and such receiving third party, 
     unless such disclosure would be lawful if made directly to 
     such other person by the financial institution.
       (d) Limitations on the Sharing of Account Number 
     Information for Marketing Purposes.--A financial institution 
     shall not disclose an account number or similar form of 
     access number or access code for a credit card account, 
     deposit account, or transaction account of a consumer to any 
     nonaffiliated third party for use in telemarketing, direct 
     mail marketing, or other marketing through electronic mail to 
     the consumer.
       (e) General Exceptions.--Subsections (a) and (b) shall not 
     prohibit the disclosure of nonpublic personal information--
       (1) as necessary to effect, administer, or enforce a 
     transaction requested or authorized by the consumer, or in 
     connection with--
       (A) servicing or processing a financial product or service 
     requested or authorized by the consumer;
       (B) maintaining or servicing the consumer's account with 
     the financial institution; or
       (C) a proposed or actual securitization, secondary market 
     sale (including sales of servicing rights), or similar 
     transaction related to a transaction of the consumer;
       (2) with the consent or at the direction of the consumer;
       (3) to protect the confidentiality or security of its 
     records pertaining to the consumer, the service or product, 
     or the transaction therein, or to protect against or prevent 
     actual or potential fraud, unauthorized transactions, claims, 
     or other liability, for required institutional risk control, 
     or for resolving customer disputes or inquiries, or to 
     persons holding a beneficial interest relating to the 
     consumer, or to persons acting in a fiduciary capacity on 
     behalf of the consumer;
       (4) to provide information to insurance rate advisory 
     organizations, guaranty funds or agencies, applicable rating 
     agencies of the financial institution, persons assessing the 
     institution's compliance with industry standards, and the 
     institution's attorneys, accountants, and auditors;
       (5) to the extent specifically permitted or required under 
     other provisions of law and in accordance with the Right to 
     Financial Privacy Act of 1978, to law enforcement agencies 
     (including a Federal functional regulator, a State insurance 
     authority, or the Federal Trade Commission), self-regulatory 
     organizations, or for an investigation on a matter related to 
     public safety;
       (6) to a consumer reporting agency in accordance with the 
     Fair Credit Reporting Act, or in accordance with 
     interpretations of such Act by the Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System or the Federal Trade Commission, 
     including interpretations published as commentary (16 CFR 
     601-622);
       (7) in connection with a proposed or actual sale, merger, 
     transfer, or exchange of all or a portion of a business or 
     operating unit if the disclosure of nonpublic personal 
     information concerns solely consumers of such business or 
     unit; or
       (8) to comply with Federal, State, or local laws, rules, 
     and other applicable legal requirements; to comply with a 
     properly authorized civil, criminal, or regulatory 
     investigation or subpoena by Federal, State, or local 
     authorities; or to respond to judicial process or government 
     regulatory authorities having jurisdiction over the financial 
     institution for examination, compliance, or other purposes as 
     authorized by law.

     SEC. 503. DISCLOSURE OF INSTITUTION PRIVACY POLICY.

       (a) Disclosure Required.--A financial institution shall 
     clearly and conspicuously disclose to each consumer, at the 
     time of establishing the customer relationship with the 
     consumer and not less than annually, in writing or in 
     electronic form (or other form permitted by the regulations 
     prescribed under section 504), its policies and practices 
     with respect to protecting the nonpublic personal information 
     of consumers in accordance with the rules prescribed under 
     section 504.
       (b) Information to be Included.--The disclosure required by 
     subsection (a) shall include--
       (1) the policy and practices of the institution with 
     respect to disclosing nonpublic personal information to 
     nonaffiliated third parties, other than agents of the 
     institution, consistent with section 502 of this subtitle, 
     and including--
       (A) the categories of persons to whom the information is or 
     may be disclosed, other than the persons to whom the 
     information may be provided pursuant to section 502(e); and
       (B) the practices and policies of the institution with 
     respect to disclosing of nonpublic personal information of 
     persons who have ceased to be customers of the financial 
     institution;
       (2) the categories of nonpublic personal information that 
     are collected by the financial institution;
       (3) the policies that the institution maintains to protect 
     the confidentiality and security of nonpublic personal 
     information in accordance with section 501; and
       (4) the disclosures required, if any, under section 
     603(d)(2)(A)(iii) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

     SEC. 504. RULEMAKING.

       (a) Regulatory Authority.--The Federal banking agencies, 
     the National Credit Union Association, the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, and the Securities and Exchange Commission, shall 
     jointly prescribe, after consultation with the Federal Trade 
     Commission, and representatives of State insurance 
     authorities designated by the National Association of 
     Insurance Commissioners, such regulations as may be necessary 
     to carry out the purposes of this subtitle. Such regulations 
     shall be prescribed in accordance with applicable 
     requirements of the title 5, United States Code, and shall be 
     issued in final form within 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (b) Authority to Grant Exceptions.--The regulations 
     prescribed under subsection (a) may include such additional 
     exceptions to subsections (a) and (b) of section 502 as are 
     deemed consistent with the purposes of this subtitle.

     SEC. 505. ENFORCEMENT.

       (a) In General.--This subtitle and the rules prescribed 
     thereunder shall be enforced by the Federal functional 
     regulators, the State insurance authorities, and the Federal 
     Trade Commission with respect to financial institutions 
     subject to their jurisdiction under applicable law, as 
     follows:
       (1) Under section 8 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 
     in the case of--
       (A) national banks, Federal branches and Federal agencies 
     of foreign banks, and any subsidiaries of such entities, 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, organizations 
     operating under section 25 or 25A of the Federal Reserve Act, 
     bank holding companies and their nonbank subsidiaries or 
     affiliates (except broker-dealers, affiliates providing 
     insurance, investment companies, and investment advisers), by 
     the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System;
       (C) banks insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation (other than members of the Federal Reserve 
     System), insured State branches of foreign banks, and any 
     subsidiaries of such entities, by the Board of Directors of 
     the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; and
       (D) savings association the deposits of which are insured 
     by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and any 
     subsidiaries of such a savings association, by the Director 
     of the Office of Thrift Supervision.
       (2) Under the Federal Credit Union Act, by the 
     Administrator of the National Credit Union Administration 
     with respect to any Federal or state chartered credit union, 
     and any subsidiaries of such an entity.
       (3) Under the Farm Credit Act of 1971, by the Farm Credit 
     Administration with respect to the Federal Agricultural 
     Mortgage Corporation, any Federal land bank, Federal land 
     bank association, Federal intermediate credit bank, or 
     production credit association.
       (4) Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, by the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to any 
     broker-dealer.
       (5) Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, by the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to investment 
     companies.
       (6) Under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, by the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to investment 
     advisers registered with the Commission under such Act.
       (7) Under Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and 
     Soundness Act of 1992 (12 U. S. C. 4501 et seq.), by the 
     Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight with respect 
     to the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal 
     Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.
       (8) Under the Federal Home Loan Bank Act, by the Federal 
     Housing Finance Board with respect to Federal home loan 
     banks.
       (9) Under State insurance law, in the case of any person 
     engaged in providing insurance, by the State insurance 
     authority of the State in which the person is domiciled, 
     subject to section 104 of this Act.
       (10) Under the Federal Trade Commission Act, by the Federal 
     Trade Commission for any other financial institution that is 
     not subject to the jurisdiction of any agency or authority 
     under paragraphs (1) through (9) of this subsection.
       (b) Enforcement of Section 501.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     agencies and authorities described in subsection (a) shall 
     implement the standards prescribed under section 501(b) in 
     the same manner, to the extent practicable, as standards 
     prescribed pursuant to subsection (a) of section 39 of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act are implemented pursuant to 
     such section.
       (2) Exception.--The agencies and authorities described in 
     paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (9), and (10) of subsection (a) 
     shall implement the standards prescribed under section 501(b) 
     by rule with respect to the financial institutions subject to 
     their respective jurisdictions under subsection (a).
       (c) Definitions.--The terms used in subsection (a)(1) that 
     are not defined in this subtitle or otherwise defined in 
     section 3(s) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act shall have 
     the meaning given to them in section 1(b) of the 
     International Banking Act of 1978.

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     SEC. 506. FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT AMENDMENT.

       (a) Amendment.--Section 621 of the Fair Credit Reporting 
     Act (15 U.S.C. 1681s) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d), by striking everything following the 
     end of the second sentence; and
       (2) by striking subsection ``(e)'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``(e) Regulatory Authority.--
       ``(1) The Federal banking agencies referred to in 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) shall jointly 
     prescribe such regulations as necessary to carry out the 
     purposes of this Act with respect to any persons identified 
     under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b), or to the 
     holding companies and affiliates of such persons.
       ``(2) The Administrator of the National Credit Union 
     Administration shall prescribe such regulations as necessary 
     to carry out the purposes of this Act with respect to any 
     persons identified under paragraph (3) of subsection (b).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 621(a) of the Fair 
     Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681s(a)) is amended by 
     striking paragraph (4).

     SEC. 507. RELATION TO OTHER PROVISIONS.

       This subtitle shall not apply to any information to which 
     subtitle D of title III applies.

     SEC. 508. STUDY OF INFORMATION SHARING AMONG FINANCIAL 
                   AFFILIATES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury, in 
     conjunction with the Federal functional regulators and the 
     Federal Trade Commission, shall conduct a study of 
     information sharing practices among financial institutions 
     and their affiliates. Such study shall include--
       (1) the purposes for the sharing of confidential customer 
     information with affiliates or with nonaffiliated third 
     parties;
       (2) the extent and adequacy of security protections for 
     such information;
       (3) the potential risks for customer privacy of such 
     sharing of information;
       (4) the potential benefits for financial institutions and 
     affiliates of such sharing of information;
       (5) the potential benefits for customers of such sharing of 
     information;
       (6) the adequacy of existing laws to protect customer 
     privacy;
       (7) the adequacy of financial institution privacy policy 
     and privacy rights disclosure under existing law;
       (8) the feasibility of different approaches, including opt-
     out and opt-in, to permit customers to direct that 
     confidential information not be shared with affiliates and 
     nonaffiliated third parties; and
       (9) the feasibility of restricting sharing of information 
     for specific uses or of permitting customers to direct the 
     uses for which information may be shared.
       (b) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult with 
     representatives of State insurance authorities designated by 
     the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, and also 
     with financial services industry, consumer organizations and 
     privacy groups, and other representatives of the general 
     public, in formulating and conducting the study required by 
     subsection (a).
       (c) Report.--Before the end of the 6-month period beginning 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     submit a report to the Congress containing the findings and 
     conclusions of the study required under subsection (a), 
     together with such recommendations for legislative or 
     administrative action as may be appropriate.

     SEC. 509. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this subtitle:
       (1) Federal banking agency.--The term ``Federal banking 
     agency'' has the meanings given to such terms in section 3 of 
     the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
       (2) Federal functional regulator.--The term ``Federal 
     functional regulator'' means--
       (A) the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System;
       (B) the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency;
       (C) the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation;
       (D) the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision;
       (E) the National Credit Union Administration Board;
       (F) the Farm Credit Administration; and
       (G) the Securities and Exchange Commission.
       (3) Financial institution.--The term ``financial 
     institution'' means any institution the business of which is 
     engaging in financial activities or activities that are 
     incidental to financial activities, as described in section 
     6(c) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956.
       (4) Nonpublic personal information.--
       (A) The term ``nonpublic personal information'' means 
     personally identifiable financial information--
       (i) provided by a consumer to a financial institution;
       (ii) resulting from any transaction with the consumer or 
     the service performed for the consumer; or
       (iii) otherwise obtained by the financial institution.
       (B) Such term does not include publicly available 
     information, as such term is defined by the regulations 
     prescribed under section 504.
       (C) Notwithstanding subparagraph (B), such term shall 
     include any list, description, or other grouping of consumers 
     (and publicly available information pertaining to them) that 
     is derived using any personally identifiable information 
     other than publicly available information.
       (5) Nonaffiliated third parties.--The term ``nonaffiliated 
     third parties'' means any entity that is not an affiliate of, 
     or related by common ownership or affiliated by corporate 
     control with, the financial institution, but does not include 
     a joint employee of such institution.
       (6) Affiliate.--The term ``affiliate'' means any company 
     that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control 
     with another company.
       (7) Necessary to effect, administer, or enforce.--The term 
     ``as necessary to effect, administer or enforce the 
     transaction'' means--
       (A) the disclosure is required, or is a usual, appropriate 
     or acceptable method, to carry out the transaction or the 
     product or service business of which the transaction is a 
     part, and record or service or maintain the consumer's 
     account in the ordinary course of providing the financial 
     service or financial product, or to administer or service 
     benefits or claims relating to the transaction or the product 
     or service business of which it is a part, and includes--
       (i) providing the consumer or the consumer's agent or 
     broker with a confirmation, statement, or other record of the 
     transaction, or information on the status or value of the 
     financial service or financial product; and
       (ii) the accrual or recognition of incentives or bonuses 
     associated with the transaction that are provided by the 
     financial institution or any other party;
       (B) the disclosure is required, or is one of the lawful or 
     appropriate methods, to enforce the rights of the financial 
     institution or of other persons engaged in carrying out the 
     financial transaction, or providing the product or service;
       (C) the disclosure is required, or is a usual, appropriate, 
     or acceptable method, for insurance underwriting at the 
     consumer's request or for reinsurance purposes, or for any of 
     the following purposes as they relate to a consumer's 
     insurance: account administration, reporting, investigating, 
     or preventing fraud or material misrepresentation, processing 
     premium payments, processing insurance claims, administering 
     insurance benefits (including utilization review activities), 
     participating in research projects, or as otherwise required 
     or specifically permitted by Federal or State law; or
       (D) the disclosure is required, or is a usual, appropriate 
     or acceptable method, in connection with--
       (i) the authorization, settlement, billing, processing, 
     clearing, transferring, reconciling, or collection of amounts 
     charged, debited, or otherwise paid using a debit, credit or 
     other payment card, check, or account number, or by other 
     payment means;
       (ii) the transfer of receivables, accounts or interests 
     therein; or
       (iii) the audit of debit, credit or other payment 
     information.
       (8) State insurance authority.--The term ``State insurance 
     authority'' means, in the case of any person engaged in 
     providing insurance, the State insurance authority of the 
     State in which the person is domiciled.
       (9) Consumer.--The term ``consumer'' means an individual 
     who obtains, from a financial institution, financial products 
     or services which are to be used primarily for personal, 
     family, or household purposes, and also means the legal 
     representative of such an individual.
       (10) Joint agreement.--The term ``joint agreement'' means a 
     formal written contract pursuant to which two or more 
     financial institutions jointly offer, endorse, or sponsor a 
     financial product or service, and any payments between the 
     parties are based on business or profit generated.

     SEC. 510. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This subtitle shall take effect 6 months after the date on 
     which the rules under section 503 are promulgated, except--
       (1) to the extent that a later date is specified in such 
     rules; and
       (2) that section 506 shall be effective upon enactment.
         Subtitle B--Fraudulent Access to Financial Information

     SEC. 521. PRIVACY PROTECTION FOR CUSTOMER INFORMATION OF 
                   FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

       (a) Prohibition on Obtaining Customer Information by False 
     Pretenses.--It shall be a violation of this subtitle for any 
     person to obtain or attempt to obtain, or cause to be 
     disclosed or attempt to cause to be disclosed to any person, 
     customer information of a financial institution relating to 
     another person--
       (1) by making a false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement 
     or representation to an officer, employee, or agent of a 
     financial institution;
       (2) by making a false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement 
     or representation to a customer of a financial institution; 
     or
       (3) by providing any document to an officer, employee, or 
     agent of a financial institution, knowing that the document 
     is forged, counterfeit, lost, or stolen, was fraudulently 
     obtained, or contains a false, fictitious, or fraudulent 
     statement or representation.
       (b) Prohibition on Solicitation of a Person To Obtain 
     Customer Information From Financial Institution Under False 
     Pretenses.--It shall be a violation of this subtitle to 
     request a person to obtain customer information of a 
     financial institution, knowing that the person will obtain, 
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     tion in any manner described in subsection (a).
       (c) Nonapplicability to Law Enforcement Agencies.--No 
     provision of this section shall be construed so as to prevent 
     any action by a law enforcement agency, or any officer, 
     employee, or agent of such agency, to obtain customer 
     information of a financial institution in connection with the 
     performance of the official duties of the agency.
       (d) Nonapplicability to Financial Institutions in Certain 
     Cases.--No provision of this section shall be construed so as 
     to prevent any financial institution, or any officer, 
     employee, or agent of a financial institution, from obtaining 
     customer information of such financial institution in the 
     course of--
       (1) testing the security procedures or systems of such 
     institution for maintaining the confidentiality of customer 
     information;
       (2) investigating allegations of misconduct or negligence 
     on the part of any officer, employee, or agent of the 
     financial institution; or
       (3) recovering customer information of the financial 
     institution which was obtained or received by another person 
     in any manner described in subsection (a) or (b).
       (e) Nonapplicability to Insurance Institutions for 
     Investigation of Insurance Fraud.--No provision of this 
     section shall be construed so as to prevent any insurance 
     institution, or any officer, employee, or agency of an 
     insurance institution, from obtaining information as part of 
     an insurance investigation into criminal activity, fraud, 
     material misrepresentation, or material nondisclosure that is 
     authorized for such institution under State law, regulation, 
     interpretation, or order.
       (f) Nonapplicability to Certain Types of Customer 
     Information of Financial Institutions.--No provision of this 
     section shall be construed so as to prevent any person from 
     obtaining customer information of a financial institution 
     that otherwise is available as a public record filed pursuant 
     to the securities laws (as defined in section 3(a)(47) of the 
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934).
       (g) Nonapplicability to Collection of Child Support 
     Judgments.--No provision of this section shall be construed 
     to prevent any State-licensed private investigator, or any 
     officer, employee, or agent of such private investigator, 
     from obtaining customer information of a financial 
     institution, to the extent reasonably necessary to collect 
     child support from a person adjudged to have been delinquent 
     in his or her obligations by a Federal or State court, and to 
     the extent that such action by a State-licensed private 
     investigator is not unlawful under any other Federal or State 
     law or regulation, and has been authorized by an order or 
     judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.

     SEC. 522. ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT.

       (a) Enforcement by Federal Trade Commission.--Compliance 
     with this subtitle shall be enforced by the Federal Trade 
     Commission in the same manner and with the same power and 
     authority as the Commission has under the title VIII, the 
     Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, to enforce compliance 
     with such title.
       (b) Notice of Actions.--The Federal Trade Commission 
     shall--
       (1) notify the Securities and Exchange Commission whenever 
     the Federal Trade Commission initiates an investigation with 
     respect to a financial institution subject to regulation by 
     the Securities and Exchange Commission;
       (2) notify the Federal banking agency (as defined in 
     section 3(z) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act) whenever 
     the Commission initiates an investigation with respect to a 
     financial institution subject to regulation by such Federal 
     banking agency; and
       (3) notify the appropriate State insurance regulator 
     whenever the Commission initiates an investigation with 
     respect to a financial institution subject to regulation by 
     such regulator.

     SEC. 523. CRIMINAL PENALTY.

       (a) In General.--Whoever knowingly and intentionally 
     violates, or knowingly and intentionally attempts to violate, 
     section 521 shall be fined in accordance with title 18, 
     United States Code, or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, 
     or both.
       (b) Enhanced Penalty for Aggravated Cases.--Whoever 
     violates, or attempts to violate, section 521 while violating 
     another law of the United States or as part of a pattern of 
     any illegal activity involving more than $100,000 in a 12-
     month period shall be fined twice the amount provided in 
     subsection (b)(3) or (c)(3) (as the case may be) of section 
     3571 of title 18, United States Code, imprisoned for not more 
     than 10 years, or both.

     SEC. 524. RELATION TO STATE LAWS.

       (a) In General.--This subtitle 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 
     provisions of this subtitle, and then only to the extent of 
     the inconsistency.
       (b) Greater Protection Under State Law.--For purposes of 
     this section, a State statute, regulation, order, or 
     interpretation is not inconsistent with the provisions of 
     this subtitle if the protection such statute, regulation, 
     order, or interpretation affords any person is greater than 
     the protection provided under this subtitle as determined by 
     the Commission, on its own motion or upon the petition of any 
     interested party.

     SEC. 525. AGENCY GUIDANCE.

       In furtherance of the objectives of this subtitle, each 
     Federal banking agency (as defined in section 3(z) of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act) and the Securities and 
     Exchange Commission or self-regulatory organizations, as 
     appropriate, shall review regulations and guidelines 
     applicable to financial institutions under their respective 
     jurisdictions and shall prescribe such revisions to such 
     regulations and guidelines as may be necessary to ensure that 
     such financial institutions have policies, procedures, and 
     controls in place to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of 
     customer financial information and to deter and detect 
     activities proscribed under section 521.

     SEC. 526. REPORTS.

       (a) Report to the Congress.--Before the end of the 18-month 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     the Comptroller General, in consultation with the Federal 
     Trade Commission, Federal banking agencies, the Securities 
     and Exchange Commission, appropriate Federal law enforcement 
     agencies, and appropriate State insurance regulators, shall 
     submit to the Congress a report on the following:
       (1) The efficacy and adequacy of the remedies provided in 
     this subtitle in addressing attempts to obtain financial 
     information by fraudulent means or by false pretenses.
       (2) Any recommendations for additional legislative or 
     regulatory action to address threats to the privacy of 
     financial information created by attempts to obtain 
     information by fraudulent means or false pretenses.
       (b) Annual Report by Administering Agencies.--The Federal 
     Trade Commission and the Attorney General shall submit to 
     Congress an annual report on number and disposition of all 
     enforcement actions taken pursuant to this subtitle.

     SEC. 527. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this subtitle, the following definitions 
     shall apply:
       (1) Customer.--The term ``customer'' means, with respect to 
     a financial institution, any person (or authorized 
     representative of a person) to whom the financial institution 
     provides a product or service, including that of acting as a 
     fiduciary.
       (2) Customer information of a financial institution.--The 
     term ``customer information of a financial institution'' 
     means any information maintained by or for a financial 
     institution which is derived from the relationship between 
     the financial institution and a customer of the financial 
     institution and is identified with the customer.
       (3) Document.--The term ``document'' means any information 
     in any form.
       (4) Financial institution.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``financial institution'' means 
     any institution engaged in the business of providing 
     financial services to customers who maintain a credit, 
     deposit, trust, or other financial account or relationship 
     with the institution.
       (B) Certain financial institutions specifically included.--
     The term ``financial institution'' includes any depository 
     institution (as defined in section 19(b)(1)(A) of the Federal 
     Reserve Act), any broker or dealer, any investment adviser or 
     investment company, any insurance company, any loan or 
     finance company, any credit card issuer or operator of a 
     credit card system, and any consumer reporting agency that 
     compiles and maintains files on consumers on a nationwide 
     basis (as defined in section 603(p)).
       (C) Securities institutions.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (B)--
       (i) the terms ``broker'' and ``dealer'' have the meanings 
     provided in section 3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
     (15 U.S.C. 78c);
       (ii) the term ``investment adviser'' has the meaning 
     provided in section 202(a)(11) of the Investment Advisers Act 
     of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b-2(a)); and
       (iii) the term ``investment company'' has the meaning 
     provided in section 3 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 
     (15 U.S.C. 80a-3).
       (D) Further definition by regulation.--The Federal Trade 
     Commission, after consultation with Federal banking agencies 
     and the Securities and Exchange Commission, may prescribe 
     regulations clarifying or describing the types of 
     institutions which shall be treated as financial institutions 
     for purposes of this subtitle.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. MARKEY moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on Banking and 
Financial Services with instructions to report the bill back to the 
House forthwith with the following amendments:

       Page 9, after line 19, insert the following new 
     subparagraph (and redesignate the subsequent subparagraph 
     accordingly):
       ``(D) In the case of any bank holding company which 
     underwrites or sells, or any affiliate of which underwrites 
     or sells, annuities contracts or contracts insuring, 
     guaranteeing, or indemnifying against loss, harm, damage, 
     illness, disability, or death--
       ``(i) the company or affiliate has not been adjudicated in 
     any Federal court, and has not entered into a consent decree 
     filed in a Federal court or into a settlement agreement, 
     premised upon a violation of the Fair Housing Act for the 
     activities described in this subparagraph;
       ``(ii) if such company or affiliate has entered into any 
     such consent decree or settlement agreement, the company or 
     the affiliate is not in violation of the decree or settlement 
     agreement as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction 
     or the agency with

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     which the decree or agreement was entered into; or
       ``(iii) the company has been exempted from the requirements 
     of clauses (i) and (ii) by the Board under paragraph (4).
       Page 9, line 24, strike ``and (C)'' and insert ``(C), and 
     (D)''.
       Page 10, line 15, strike ``(1)(D)'' and insert ``(1)(E)''.
       Page 11, after line 4, insert the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Violations of the fair housing act.--The Board may, 
     on a case-by-case basis, exempt a bank holding company from 
     meeting the requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph 
     (1)(D).
       Page 25, line 2, strike ``or (C)'' and insert ``(C), or 
     (D)''.
       Page 26, line 18, strike ``(B) or (C)'' and insert ``(B), 
     (C), or (D)''.
       Page 84, line 18, strike ``(1)(D)'' and insert ``(1)(E)''.
       Page 184, line 17, strike ``(1)(D)'' and insert ``(1)(E)''.
       Page 370, beginning on line 20, strike subtitle D of title 
     III through page 373, line 17 (and conform the table of 
     contents accordingly).
       Strike title V and insert the following (and conform the 
     table of contents accordingly):

                TITLE V--PRIVACY OF CONSUMER INFORMATION

        Subtitle A--Disclosure of Nonpublic Personal Information

     SEC. 501. PROTECTION OF NONPUBLIC PERSONAL INFORMATION.

       (a) Privacy Obligation Policy.--It is the policy of the 
     Congress that each financial institution has an affirmative 
     and continuing obligation to respect the privacy of its 
     customers and to protect the security and confidentiality of 
     those customers' nonpublic personal information.
       (b) Financial Institutions Safeguards.--In furtherance of 
     the policy in subsection (a), each Federal functional 
     regulator shall establish appropriate standards for the 
     financial institutions subject to their jurisdiction, and the 
     Commission shall establish such standards for any financial 
     institutions not subject to such jurisdiction, relating to 
     administrative, technical, and physical safeguards--
       (1) to insure the security and confidentiality of customer 
     records and information;
       (2) to protect against any anticipated threats or hazards 
     to the security or integrity of such records; and
       (3) to protect against unauthorized access to or use of 
     such records or information which could result in substantial 
     harm or inconvenience to any customer.

     SEC. 502. OBLIGATIONS WITH RESPECT TO PERSONAL INFORMATION.

       (a) General Requirements.--Except as otherwise provided in 
     this subtitle, a financial institution may not, directly or 
     through any affiliate, disclose or make an unrelated use of 
     any nonpublic personal information collected by the financial 
     institution in connection with any transaction with a 
     consumer in any financial product or any financial service, 
     unless--
       (1) such financial institution provides or has provided to 
     the consumer a notice that complies with section 503 and the 
     rules thereunder; and
       (2) such financial institution maintains procedures to 
     protect the confidentiality and security of nonpublic 
     personal information.
       (b) Opt-Out Required for Information Transfers.--
       (1) Opportunity to object required.--The Commission shall 
     by rule prohibit a financial institution from making 
     available any nonpublic personal information to any affiliate 
     of the institution, or to any other person that is not an 
     affiliate of the institution, unless the consumer to whom the 
     information pertains--
       (A) is given the opportunity in accordance with such rule 
     to object to the transfer of such information; and
       (B) does not object, or withdraws the objection.
       (2) Flexibility of form.--A financial institution may, in 
     complying with paragraph (1), present the opportunity to 
     object in a manner that permits the consumer to object--
       (A)(i) with respect to both affiliates and nonaffiliated 
     persons;
       (ii) separately with respect to affiliates generally and 
     nonaffiliated persons generally; or
       (iii) separately with respect to specified affiliates and 
     nonaffiliated persons; and
       (B) separately with respect to specified financial and 
     nonfinancial products and services that may be offered to the 
     consumer.
       (c) Access to and Correction of Information Vended to Third 
     Parties.--
       (1) Rule required.--The Commission shall by rule require a 
     financial institution that, for any consideration, makes 
     available nonpublic personal information collected by the 
     financial institution in connection with any transaction with 
     a consumer in any financial product or any financial service 
     to any person or entity other than an employee or agent of 
     such institution, an affiliate of such institution, or an 
     employee or agent of such affiliate, to afford that 
     consumer--
       (A) the opportunity to examine, upon request, the nonpublic 
     personal information that was so made available; and
       (B) the opportunity to dispute the accuracy of any of such 
     information, and to present evidence thereon.
       (2) Exception for proprietary information.--The rule 
     required by paragraph (1) shall not require a financial 
     institution to afford a customer who requests access to the 
     nonpublic personal information that was made available the 
     opportunity to examine or dispute any data obtained by any 
     analysis or evaluation performed using such information, or 
     to examine or dispute the methodology of such analysis or 
     evaluation.
       (d) Limitations on the Sharing of Account Number 
     Information for Marketing Purposes.--A financial institution 
     shall not disclose an account number or similar form of 
     access number or access code for a credit card account, 
     deposit account, or transaction account of a consumer to any 
     nonaffiliated third party for use in telemarketing, direct 
     mail marketing, or other marketing through electronic mail to 
     the consumer.
       (e) General Exceptions.--Subsections (a) and (b) shall not 
     prohibit the disclosing of nonpublic personal information, 
     the making of an unrelated use of such information, or the 
     making available of such information to affiliates or other 
     persons by the financial institution--
       (1) as necessary to effect, administer, or enforce the 
     transaction or a related transaction;
       (2) with the consent or at the direction of the consumer;
       (3) as necessary to protect the confidentiality or security 
     of its records pertaining to the consumer, the financial 
     service or financial product, or the transaction therein;
       (4) as necessary to take precautions against liability or 
     to protect against or prevent actual or potential fraud, 
     unauthorized transactions, claims, or other liability;
       (5) as necessary to respond to judicial process;
       (6) to the extent permitted or required under other 
     provisions of law and in accordance with the Right to 
     Financial Privacy Act of 1974, to provide information to law 
     enforcement agencies (including a functional regulator, a 
     State insurance authority, or the Commission) or for an 
     investigation on a matter related to public safety;
       (7) to a consumer reporting agency in accordance with title 
     VI of the Consumer Credit Protection Act;
       (8) in executing a sale or exchange whereby the financial 
     institution transfers to another financial institution or 
     other person the business unit or operation, or substantially 
     all the assets of the business unit or operation, with which 
     the customer's transactions were effected; or
       (9) in connection with a proposed or actual securitization, 
     secondary market sale or similar commercial transaction;
       (10) for reinsurance purposes.

     SEC. 503. NOTICE CONCERNING DISCLOSING INFORMATION.

       (a) Rule Required.--The Commission shall, after 
     consultation with the Federal functional regulators and one 
     or more representatives of State insurance regulators, 
     prescribe rules in accordance with this section to prohibit 
     unfair and deceptive acts and practices in connection with 
     the disclosing of nonpublic personal information or with 
     making unrelated uses of such information. Such rules shall 
     require any financial institution, through the use of a form 
     that complies with the rules prescribed under subsection (b), 
     to clearly and conspicuously disclose to the consumer--
       (1) the categories of nonpublic personal information that 
     are collected by the financial institution;
       (2) the practices and policies of the financial institution 
     with respect to disclosing nonpublic personal information, or 
     making unrelated uses of such information, including--
       (A) the categories of persons to whom the information is or 
     may be disclosed or who may be permitted to make unrelated 
     uses of such information, other than the persons to whom the 
     information must be provided to effect, administer, or 
     enforce the transaction; and
       (B) the practices and policies of the institution with 
     respect to disclosing or making unrelated uses of nonpublic 
     personal information of persons who have ceased to be 
     customers of the financial institution; and
       (3) the policies that the institution maintains to protect 
     the confidentiality and security of nonpublic personal 
     information.
       (b) Design of Notice Requirements.--In prescribing the form 
     of a notice for purposes of subsection (a), the Commission 
     shall ensure that consumers are readily able to compare 
     differences in the measures that the financial institution 
     takes, and the policies that the institution has established, 
     to protect the consumer's privacy as compared to the measures 
     taken and the policies established by other financial 
     institutions. Such form shall specifically identify the 
     rights the institution affords consumers to grant or deny 
     consent to (1) the disclosing of nonpublic personal 
     information for any purpose other than as required in order 
     to effect, administer, or enforce the consumer's transaction, 
     or (2) the making of an unrelated use of such information.
       (c) Additional Contents of Rules; Exemptive Rules.--The 
     Commission shall, by rule after consultation with the 
     functional regulators, and may by order--
       (1) specify the disclosures and uses of information which, 
     for purposes of this subtitle and the rules prescribed 
     thereunder, may be treated as necessary to effect, 
     administer, or enforce a consumer's transaction with respect 
     to a variety of financial services and financial products;
       (2) specify timing requirements with respect to notices to 
     new and existing customers, which shall not require notices 
     more frequently than annually unless there has

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     been a change in the information required to be disclosed 
     pursuant to subsection (a); and
       (3) provide, consistent with the purposes of this subtitle, 
     exemptions or temporary waivers to, or delayed effective 
     dates for, any requirement of this subtitle or the rules 
     prescribed thereunder.
       (d) Exemptive Rules To Permit Efficient Data Storage and 
     Retrieval.--The exemptive rules prescribed by the Commission 
     pursuant to subsection (c)(3) shall include such rules as may 
     be necessary to permit financial institutions and their 
     affiliates to establish and maintain efficient systems to 
     collect and access nonpublic personal information in shared 
     or networked data storage and retrieval facilities that are 
     implemented in a manner consistent with the requirements of 
     sections 501 and 502.
       (e) Rulemaking Deadline.--The Commission shall initially 
     prescribe the rules required by this section within one year 
     after the date of enactment of this Act. Such rules, and any 
     revisions of such rules, shall be prescribed in accordance 
     with section 553 of title 5, United States Code.

     SEC. 504. ENFORCEMENT.

       (a) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (d), this 
     subtitle and the rules prescribed thereunder shall be 
     enforced by the Federal Trade Commission under the Federal 
     Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.).
       (b) Actions by the Commission.--The Federal Trade 
     Commission shall prevent any person from violating this 
     subtitle and the rules prescribed thereunder 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 
     subtitle, except that notwithstanding section 5(a)(2) of such 
     Act (15 U.S.C. 45(a)(2)) the Commission shall, for purposes 
     of this title, have jurisdiction with respect to banks, 
     savings and loan institutions, and Federal credit unions. Any 
     person who violates this subtitle or the rules prescribed 
     thereunder 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 
     subtitle.
       (c) Treatment of Rules.--A rule issued by the Commission 
     under this title shall be treated as a rule issued under 
     section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 
     U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)).
       (d) Regulations Prescribed Under Section501.--The 
     regulations prescribed under section 501 by the Federal 
     functional regulators shall be enforced by the Federal 
     functional regulators with respect to financial institutions 
     subject to their jurisdiction under applicable law, as 
     follows:
       (1) Under section 8 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 
     in the case of--
       (A) national banks, Federal branches and Federal agencies 
     of foreign banks, and any subsidiaries of such entities, 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, organizations 
     operating under section 25 or 25A of the Federal Reserve Act, 
     bank holding companies and their nonbank subsidiaries or 
     affiliates (except broker-dealers, affiliates providing 
     insurance, investment companies, and investment advisers), by 
     the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System;
       (C) banks insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation (other than members of the Federal Reserve 
     System), insured State branches of foreign banks, and any 
     subsidiaries of such entities, by the Board of Directors of 
     the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; and
       (D) savings association the deposits of which are insured 
     by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and any 
     subsidiaries of such a savings association, by the Director 
     of the Office of Thrift Supervision.
       (2) Under the Federal Credit Union Act, by the 
     Administrator of the National Credit Union Administration 
     with respect to any Federal or state chartered credit union, 
     and any subsidiaries of such an entity.
       (3) Under the Farm Credit Act of 1971, by the Farm Credit 
     Administration with respect to the Federal Agricultural 
     Mortgage Corporation, any Federal land bank, Federal land 
     bank association, Federal intermediate credit bank, or 
     production credit association.
       (4) Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, by the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to any 
     broker-dealer.
       (5) Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, by the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to investment 
     companies.
       (6) Under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, by the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to investment 
     advisers registered with the Commission under such Act.
       (7) Under Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and 
     Soundness Act of 1992 (12 U. S. C. 4501 et seq.), by the 
     Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight with respect 
     to the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal 
     Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.
       (8) Under the Federal Home Loan Bank Act, by the Federal 
     Housing Finance Board with respect to Federal home loan 
     banks.

     SEC. 505. FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT AMENDMENT.

       (a) Amendment.--Section 621 of the Fair Credit Reporting 
     Act (15 U.S.C. 1681s) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d), by striking everything following the 
     end of the second sentence; and
       (2) by striking subsection ``(e)'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``(e) Regulatory Authority.--
       ``(1) The Federal banking agencies referred to in 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) shall jointly 
     prescribe such regulations as necessary to carry out the 
     purposes of this Act with respect to any persons identified 
     under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b).
       ``(2) The Administrator of the National Credit Union 
     Administration shall prescribe such regulations as necessary 
     to carry out the purposes of this Act with respect to any 
     persons identified under paragraph (3) of subsection (b).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 621 of the Fair Credit 
     Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681s) is further amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (4) of subsection (a); and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by inserting ``and bank holding companies, and 
     subsidiaries of bank holding companies other than depository 
     institutions,'' after ``Federal Reserve Act,'' in paragraph 
     (1)(B); and
       (B) by inserting ``, and savings and loan holding companies 
     and subsidiaries of savings and loan holding companies'' 
     after ``Insurance Corporation'' in paragraph (2).

     SEC. 506. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this subtitle:
       (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
     Trade Commission.
       (2) Federal functional regulator.--The term ``Federal 
     functional regulator'' means--
       (A) the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System;
       (B) the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency;
       (C) the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation;
       (D) the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision;
       (E) the National Credit Union Administration Board;
       (F) the Farm Credit Administration; and
       (G) the Securities and Exchange Commission.
       (3) Financial institution.--The term ``financial 
     institution'' means any institution the business of which is 
     engaging in financial activities or activities that are 
     incidental to financial activities, as determined under 
     section 6(c) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956. Such 
     term, when used in connection with a transaction for a 
     consumer, means only the financial institution with which the 
     consumer expects to conduct such transaction and does not 
     include any affiliate, subsidiary, or contractually-related 
     party of that financial institution, even if such affiliate, 
     subsidiary, or party is also a financial institution and 
     participates in the effecting, administering, or enforcing 
     such transaction.
       (4) Nonpublic personal information.--
       (A) The term ``nonpublic personal information'' means 
     personally identifiable financial information--
       (i) provided by a consumer to a financial institution;
       (ii) resulting from any transaction with the consumer or 
     the service performed for the consumer; or
       (iii) otherwise obtained by the financial institution.
       (B) Such term does not include publicly available 
     information, as such term is defined by the regulations 
     prescribed under section 504.
       (C) Notwithstanding subparagraph (B), such term shall 
     include any list, description, or other grouping of consumers 
     (and publicly available information pertaining to them) that 
     is derived using any personally identifiable information 
     other than publicly available information.
       (5) Directory information.--The term ``publicly available 
     directory information'' means subscriber list information 
     required to be made available for publication pursuant to 
     section 222(e) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
     222(3)).
       (6) Unrelated use.--The term ``unrelated use'', when used 
     with respect to information collected by the financial 
     institution in connection with any transaction with a 
     consumer in any financial product or any financial service, 
     means any use other than a use that is necessary to effect, 
     administer, or enforce such transaction.
       (7) Affiliate.--The term ``affiliate'' means any company 
     that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control 
     with another company.
       (8) Necessary to effect, administer, or enforce.--The 
     disclosing or use of nonpublic personal information shall be 
     treated--
       (A) as necessary to effect or administer a transaction with 
     a consumer if the disclosing or use is required, or is one of 
     the usual and accepted methods, to carry out the transaction 
     and record and maintain the customer's account in the 
     ordinary course of providing the financial service or 
     financial product, and includes--
       (i) providing the consumer with a confirmation, statement, 
     or other record of the transaction, or information on the 
     status or value of the financial service or financial 
     product; and

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       (ii) the accrual or recognition of incentives or bonuses 
     associated with the transaction that are provided by the 
     financial institution or any other party;
       (B) as necessary to enforce a transaction with a consumer 
     if the disclosing or use is required, or is one of the lawful 
     methods, to enforce the rights of the financial institution 
     or of other persons engaged in carrying out the financial 
     transaction, or providing the financial product or financial 
     service; and
       (C) as necessary to effect, administer, or enforce a 
     transaction with a consumer if the disclosure is made in 
     connection with--
       (i) the authorization, settlement, billing, processing, 
     clearing, transferring, reconciling, or collection of amounts 
     charged, debited, or otherwise paid using a debit, credit or 
     other payment card or account number, or by other payment 
     means;
       (ii) the transfer of receivables, accounts or interests 
     therein; or
       (iii) the audit of debit, credit or other payment 
     information.
     The Commission shall, consistent with the purposes of this 
     subtitle, prescribe by rule actions that shall, in a variety 
     of financial services, and with respect to a variety of 
     financial products, be treated as necessary to effect, 
     administer, or enforce a financial transaction.
       (9) Financial services; financial products; transaction; 
     related transaction.--The Commission shall, consistent with 
     the purposes of this subtitle, prescribe by rule definitions 
     of the terms ``financial services'', ``financial products'', 
     ``transaction'', ``related transaction'', and ``unrelated 
     third party'' for purposes of this subtitle.

     SEC. 507. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This subtitle shall take effect one year after the date on 
     which the Commission prescribes in final form the rules 
     required by section 503(a), except to the extent that a later 
     date is specified in such rules.

         Subtitle B--Fraudulent Access to Financial Information

     SEC. 521. PRIVACY PROTECTION FOR CUSTOMER INFORMATION OF 
                   FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

       (a) Prohibition on Obtaining Customer Information by False 
     Pretenses.--It shall be a violation of this subtitle for any 
     person to obtain or attempt to obtain, or cause to be 
     disclosed or attempt to cause to be disclosed to any person, 
     customer information of a financial institution relating to 
     another person--
       (1) by making a false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement 
     or representation to an officer, employee, or agent of a 
     financial institution;
       (2) by making a false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement 
     or representation to a customer of a financial institution; 
     or
       (3) by providing any document to an officer, employee, or 
     agent of a financial institution, knowing that the document 
     is forged, counterfeit, lost, or stolen, was fraudulently 
     obtained, or contains a false, fictitious, or fraudulent 
     statement or representation.
       (b) Prohibition on Solicitation of a Person To Obtain 
     Customer Information From Financial Institution Under False 
     Pretenses.--It shall be a violation of this subtitle to 
     request a person to obtain customer information of a 
     financial institution, knowing that the person will obtain, 
     or attempt to obtain, the information from the institution in 
     any manner described in subsection (a).
       (c) Nonapplicability to Law Enforcement Agencies.--No 
     provision of this section shall be construed so as to prevent 
     any action by a law enforcement agency, or any officer, 
     employee, or agent of such agency, to obtain customer 
     information of a financial institution in connection with the 
     performance of the official duties of the agency.
       (d) Nonapplicability to Financial Institutions in Certain 
     Cases.--No provision of this section shall be construed so as 
     to prevent any financial institution, or any officer, 
     employee, or agent of a financial institution, from obtaining 
     customer information of such financial institution in the 
     course of--
       (1) testing the security procedures or systems of such 
     institution for maintaining the confidentiality of customer 
     information;
       (2) investigating allegations of misconduct or negligence 
     on the part of any officer, employee, or agent of the 
     financial institution; or
       (3) recovering customer information of the financial 
     institution which was obtained or received by another person 
     in any manner described in subsection (a) or (b).
       (e) Nonapplicability to Insurance Institutions for 
     Investigation of Insurance Fraud.--No provision of this 
     section shall be construed so as to prevent any insurance 
     institution, or any officer, employee, or agency of an 
     insurance institution, from obtaining information as part of 
     an insurance investigation into criminal activity, fraud, 
     material misrepresentation, or material nondisclosure that is 
     authorized for such institution under State law, regulation, 
     interpretation, or order.
       (f) Nonapplicability to Certain Types of Customer 
     Information of Financial Institutions.--No provision of this 
     section shall be construed so as to prevent any person from 
     obtaining customer information of a financial institution 
     that otherwise is available as a public record filed pursuant 
     to the securities laws (as defined in section 3(a)(47) of the 
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934).

     SEC. 522. ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT.

       (a) Enforcement by Federal Trade Commission.--Compliance 
     with this subtitle shall be enforced by the Federal Trade 
     Commission in the same manner and with the same power and 
     authority as the Commission has under the title VIII, the 
     Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, to enforce compliance 
     with such title.
       (b) Notice of Actions.--The Federal Trade Commission 
     shall--
       (1) notify the Securities and Exchange Commission whenever 
     the Federal Trade Commission initiates an investigation with 
     respect to a financial institution subject to regulation by 
     the Securities and Exchange Commission;
       (2) notify the Federal banking agency (as defined in 
     section 3(z) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act) whenever 
     the Commission initiates an investigation with respect to a 
     financial institution subject to regulation by such Federal 
     banking agency; and
       (3) notify the appropriate State insurance regulator 
     whenever the Commission initiates an investigation with 
     respect to a financial institution subject to regulation by 
     such regulator.

     SEC. 523. CRIMINAL PENALTY.

       (a) In General.--Whoever knowingly and intentionally 
     violates, or knowingly and intentionally attempts to violate, 
     section 521 shall be fined in accordance with title 18, 
     United States Code, or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, 
     or both.
       (b) Enhanced Penalty for Aggravated Cases.--Whoever 
     violates, or attempts to violate, section 521 while violating 
     another law of the United States or as part of a pattern of 
     any illegal activity involving more than $100,000 in a 12-
     month period shall be fined twice the amount provided in 
     subsection (b)(3) or (c)(3) (as the case may be) of section 
     3571 of title 18, United States Code, imprisoned for not more 
     than 10 years, or both.

     SEC. 524. RELATION TO STATE LAWS.

       (a) In General.--This subtitle 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 
     provisions of this subtitle, and then only to the extent of 
     the inconsistency.
       (b) Greater Protection Under State Law.--For purposes of 
     this section, a State statute, regulation, order, or 
     interpretation is not inconsistent with the provisions of 
     this subtitle if the protection such statute, regulation, 
     order, or interpretation affords any person is greater than 
     the protection provided under this subtitle as determined by 
     the Commission, on its own motion or upon the petition of any 
     interested party.

     SEC. 525. AGENCY GUIDANCE.

       In furtherance of the objectives of this subtitle, each 
     Federal banking agency (as defined in section 3(z) of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act) and the Securities and 
     Exchange Commission or self-regulatory organizations, as 
     appropriate, shall review regulations and guidelines 
     applicable to financial institutions under their respective 
     jurisdictions and shall prescribe such revisions to such 
     regulations and guidelines as may be necessary to ensure that 
     such financial institutions have policies, procedures, and 
     controls in place to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of 
     customer financial information and to deter and detect 
     activities proscribed under section 521.

     SEC. 526. REPORTS.

       (a) Report to the Congress.--Before the end of the 18-month 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     the Comptroller General, in consultation with the Federal 
     Trade Commission, Federal banking agencies, the Securities 
     and Exchange Commission, appropriate Federal law enforcement 
     agencies, and appropriate State insurance regulators, shall 
     submit to the Congress a report on the following:
       (1) The efficacy and adequacy of the remedies provided in 
     this subtitle in addressing attempts to obtain financial 
     information by fraudulent means or by false pretenses.
       (2) Any recommendations for additional legislative or 
     regulatory action to address threats to the privacy of 
     financial information created by attempts to obtain 
     information by fraudulent means or false pretenses.
       (b) Annual Report by Administering Agencies.--The Federal 
     Trade Commission and the Attorney General shall submit to 
     Congress an annual report on number and disposition of all 
     enforcement actions taken pursuant to this subtitle.

     SEC. 527. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this subtitle, the following definitions 
     shall apply:
       (1) Customer.--The term ``customer'' means, with respect to 
     a financial institution, any person (or authorized 
     representative of a person) to whom the financial institution 
     provides a product or service, including that of acting as a 
     fiduciary.
       (2) Customer information of a financial institution.--The 
     term ``customer information of a financial institution'' 
     means any information maintained by or for a financial 
     institution which is derived from the relationship between 
     the financial institution and a customer of the financial 
     institution and is identified with the customer.
       (3) Document.--The term ``document'' means any information 
     in any form.
       (4) Financial institution.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``financial institution'' means 
     any institution engaged in the business of providing 
     financial services to customers who maintain a credit, 
     deposit, trust, or other financial account or relationship 
     with the institution.
       (B) Certain financial institutions specifically included.--
     The term ``financial institution'' includes any depository 
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     tion (as defined in section 19(b)(1)(A) of the Federal 
     Reserve Act), any broker or dealer, any investment adviser or 
     investment company, any insurance company, any loan or 
     finance company, any credit card issuer or operator of a 
     credit card system, and any consumer reporting agency that 
     compiles and maintains files on consumers on a nationwide 
     basis (as defined in section 603(p)).
       (C) Securities institutions.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (B)--
       (i) the terms ``broker'' and ``dealer'' have the meanings 
     provided in section 3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
     (15 U.S.C. 78c);
       (ii) the term ``investment adviser'' has the meaning 
     provided in section 202(a)(11) of the Investment Advisers Act 
     of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b-2(a)); and
       (iii) the term ``investment company'' has the meaning 
     provided in section 3 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 
     (15 U.S.C. 80a-3).
       (D) Further definition by regulation.--The Federal Trade 
     Commission, after consultation with Federal banking agencies 
     and the Securities and Exchange Commission, may prescribe 
     regulations clarifying or describing the types of 
     institutions which shall be treated as financial institutions 
     for purposes of this subtitle.

  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 announced that the nays had it.
  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 vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

198

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negative

Nays

232

para. 74.37                   [Roll No. 275]

                                YEAS--198

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     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
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Phelps
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NAYS--232

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Brown (CA)
     Fossella
     Green (TX)
     Lipinski
     Pelosi
  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 announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. LEACH 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

343

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affirmative

Nays

86

para. 74.38                   [Roll No. 276]

                                AYES--343

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)

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     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--86

     Abercrombie
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bonilla
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dingell
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Granger
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Kaptur
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Markey
     Martinez
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Mica
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Nadler
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Paul
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Sanders
     Schakowsky
     Serrano
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stupak
     Tancredo
     Taylor (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Turner
     Waters
     Waxman
     Woolsey

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Archer
     Brown (CA)
     Fossella
     Green (TX)
     Lipinski
     Pelosi
  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. 74.39  adjournment of the two houses

  On motion of Mr. REYNOLDS, by unanimous consent, the following 
concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 43) was taken from the Speaker's 
table:

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That when the Senate recesses or adjourns at the 
     close of business on Thursday, July 1, 1999, Friday, July 2, 
     1999, or Saturday, July 3, 1999, on a motion offered pursuant 
     to this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his 
     designee, it stand recessed or adjourned until noon on 
     Monday, July 12, 1999, or until such time on that day as may 
     be specified by its 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 
     Thursday, July 1, 1999, or Friday, July 2, 1999, on a motion 
     offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its 
     Majority Leader or his designee, it stand adjourned until 
     12:30 p.m. on Monday, July 12, 1999, for morning-hour debate, 
     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 the Minority Leader of the 
     House, shall notify the Members of the Senate and 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 votes whereby said concurrent resolution 
was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.
  By unanimous consent, House Resolution 236 was laid on the table.

para. 74.40  speaker and minority leader to accept resignations, appoint 
          commissions

  On motion of Mr. REYNOLDS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, notwithstanding any adjournment of the House until 
12:30 p.m. on Monday, July 12, 1999, 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. 74.41  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. REYNOLDS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, July 
14, 1999, under clause 7, rule XV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para. 74.42  appointment of speaker pro tempore to sign enrollments

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     July 1, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Thomas M. Davis to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint 
     resolutions through July 12, 1999.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  By unanimous consent, the appointment was approved.

para. 74.43  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. FOSELLA, for 
today and July 2.
  And then,

para. 74.44  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SCHAFFER, pursuant to the provisions of Senate 
Concurrent Resolution 43, at 12 o'clock midnight, the House adjourned 
until 12:30 p.m. on Monday, July 12, 1999.

para. 74.45  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 Judiciary. H.R. 1761. A bill to 
     amend provisions of title 17, United States Code; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 106-216). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Florida: Committee on Appropriations. Report 
     on the Revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal 
     Year 2000 (Rept. No. 106-217). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1413. A 
     bill to reauthorize and amend the Coastal Barrier Resources 
     Act; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-218). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. CANADY: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1691. A bill 
     to protect religious liberty; with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     106-219). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 1180. A bill to 
     amend the Social Security Act to expand the availability of 
     health care coverage for working individuals with 
     disabilities, to establish a Ticket to Work and Self-
     Sufficiency Program in the Social Security Administration to 
     provide such individuals with meaningful opportunities to 
     work, and for other purposes; (Rept. No. 106-220 Pt. 1). 
     Ordered to be printed.

para. 74.46  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Gordon, and Mrs. 
             Morella):
       H.R. 2413. A bill to amend the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology Act to enhance the ability of the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology to improve 
     computer security, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Science.
           By Mr. TANCREDO (for himself, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Burton 
             of Indiana, and Mr. Barr of Georgia):
       H.R. 2414. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to eliminate certain particularly unfair tax provisions, 
     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.

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           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Ms. 
             McKinney):
       H.R. 2415. A bill to enhance security of United States 
     missions and personnel overseas, to authorize appropriations 
     for the Department of State for fiscal year 2000, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. WELLER (for himself and Ms. Dunn):
       H.R. 2416. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide incentives for the construction of public 
     schools; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARCIA (for himself and Mr. Wu):
       H.R. 2417. A bill to establish an educational technology 
     extension service at colleges and universities; 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. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Green of Texas, and 
             Mr. Pallone):
       H.R. 2418. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     revise and extend programs relating to organ procurement and 
     transplantation; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Tauzin, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Towns, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Canady of 
             Florida, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Bass, Mrs. 
             Fowler, Mr. Walden of Oregon, and Mr. Stearns): o 
             reflect original Congressional intent by requiring 
             that the new risk adjustment methodology for 
             Medicare+Choice payment rates be implemented in a 
             budget neutral manner, 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. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
             Mr. Graham, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Rush, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
             Barcia, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Hayes, 
             Mr. Wynn, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
             Terry, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Burr of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Sweeney, and Mrs. Myrick):
       H.R. 2420. A bill to deregulate the Internet and high speed 
     data services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH (for himself, Mr. Waxman, and Ms. 
             Norton):
       H.R. 2421. A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to regulate the sale and manufacture of certain 
     armor piercing ammunition and armor piercing incendiary 
     ammunition, and to regulate laser sights under the National 
     Firearms Act; 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. BURTON of Indiana (for himself and Mr. Gilman):
       H.R. 2422. A bill to provide for the determination that 
     Cuba is a major drug-transit country for purposes of section 
     490(h) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. CAMP (for himself and Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 2423. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the motor fuel excise taxes on intercity 
     buses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Campbell, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Traficant, Mr. Frost, Ms. Lee, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Lantos, Mr. DeFazio, Mrs. Clayton, 
             Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Pastor, Mrs. Christensen, and Ms. 
             McKinney):
       H.R. 2424. A bill to require the Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System to post on its premises notices to 
     employees regarding the applicable provisions of title VII of 
     the Civil Rights Act of 1964; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Education and the Workforce, and Government Reform, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. FARR of California (for himself, Mr. Greenwood, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Olver, 
             Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Romero-
             Barcelo, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Markey, Mr. Baird, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, 
             Mr. Houghton, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Waters, 
             Mr. Kasich, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Ms. 
             Schakowsky):
       H.R. 2425. A bill to establish the Commission on Ocean 
     Policy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. COSTELLO:
       H.R. 2426. A bill to require truth-in-budgeting with 
     respect to the on-budget trust funds; 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. COX:
       H.R. 2427. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to remove a 
     provision limiting States to proportionately less assistance 
     than their respective populations and tax payments to the 
     Federal government; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. COYNE (for himself and Mr. Holden):
       H.R. 2428. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 11-
     Aminoundecanoic acid; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Hayworth, 
             and Mr. Watkins):
       H.R. 2429. 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, Ms. Dunn, and Mr. 
             McDermott):
       H.R. 2430. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax treatment for foreign investment through 
     a United States regulated investment company comparable to 
     the tax treatment for direct foreign investment and 
     investment through a foreign mutual fund; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Weller, Mr. Portman, and Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas):
       H.R. 2431. 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. FILNER (for himself, Ms. McKinney, and Mr. 
             Matsui):
       H.R. 2432. A bill to prohibit insurers from canceling or 
     refusing to renew fire insurance policies covering houses of 
     worship and related support structures, 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. GOODE (for himself, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. Shows):
       H.R. 2433. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals to designate any portion of a 
     refund for use by the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     in providing catastrophic health coverage to individuals who 
     do not otherwise have health 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. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Talent, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Graham, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
             Fletcher, Mr. DeMint, and Mr. Isakson):
       H.R. 2434. A bill to require labor organizations to secure 
     prior, voluntary, written authorization as a condition of 
     using any portion of dues or fees for activities not 
     necessary to performing duties relating to the representation 
     of employees in dealing with the employer on labor-management 
     issues, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GOODLING:
       H.R. 2435. A bill to expand the boundaries of the 
     Gettysburg National Military Park to include the Wills House, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             and Mr. Canady of Florida):
       H.R. 2436. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     and the Uniform Code of Military Justice to protect unborn 
     children from assault and murder, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Armed 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. JONES of North Carolina:
       H.R. 2437. A bill to provide an exception from the 
     enforcement of an accessibility construction requirement of 
     the Fair Housing Act for certain buildings constructed in 
     compliance with a local building code; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.

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           By Mr. KLINK:
       H.R. 2438. A bill to require specific Congressional 
     authorization for the Secretary of the Interior to authorize 
     construction of any visitor's center or museum in the 
     proximity of or within the boundaries of Gettysburg National 
     Military Park; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. KUCINICH:
       H.R. 2439. A bill to ensure the efficient allocation of 
     telephone numbers; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. LAZIO:
       H.R. 2440. A bill to provide for commemoration of the 
     victory of freedom in the Cold War; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. LAZIO (for himself, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Cook, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Largent, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Mr. Baker, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Schaffer, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
             Gillmor, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
             DeLay, Mr. Shays, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Armey, Mr. Tauzin, 
             and Mr. Hall of Texas):
       H.R. 2441. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to reduce fees on securities transactions; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. LAZIO (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Morella, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Baker, Mr. Berman, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Crowley, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Franks of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. King, 
             Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. LoBiondo, 
             Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Martinez, 
             Mr. Mascara, Ms. McKinney, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Wu, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Wexler, Ms. 
             Berkley, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. 
             Ackerman):
       H.R. 2442. A bill to provide for the preparation of a 
     Government report detailing injustices suffered by Italian 
     Americans during World War II, and a formal acknowledgement 
     of such injustices by the President; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Ms. Carson, Ms. Norton, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Lee, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and 
             Mr. Weiner):
       H.R. 2443. A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United 
     States Code, relating to the regulation of firearms dealers, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mr. Underwood, Mr. Filner, Mr. Olver, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Rush, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Shows, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Brown of California, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Bentsen, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 2444. A bill to provide for an interim census of 
     Americans abroad, the data from which shall be used in 
     deciding whether to count such individuals in future 
     decennial censuses; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Gilman, 
             Mr. Engel, Mr. Towns, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Ackerman, and Mr. Hinchey):
       H.R. 2445. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974, Public Health Service Act, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the application of 
     the mental health parity provisions to annual and lifetime 
     visit or benefit limits, as well as dollar limits; 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. MATSUI (for himself, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Levin, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Jefferson, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Allen, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Berman, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
             Mrs. Capps, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Cummings, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
             Dooley of California, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Hoeffel, Mr. Holt, Mr. Larson, Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. George Miller of California, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Serrano, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Tierney, 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall 
             of New Mexico, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weygand, and Ms. 
             Woolsey):
       H.R. 2446. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax to holders of 
     Better America Bonds; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Inslee, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Stark, Mr. Dicks, and Mr. Smith of 
             Washington):
       H.R. 2447. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to include in the calculation of Medicare+Choice 
     payment rates under the Medicare program the costs 
     attributable to medical services furnished to Medicare-
     eligible beneficiaries by medical facilities of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense; 
     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. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 2448. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to assure that immigrants do not have to wait longer for 
     an immigrant visa as a result of a reclassification from 
     family second preference to family first preference because 
     of the naturalization of a parent or spouse; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NORWOOD (for himself, Ms. DeGette, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. English, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Shows, Mr. Regula, Mr. Barr of Georgia, 
             Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Linder, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Collins, 
             Mr. Isakson, Mr. Deal of Georgia, and Mr. Graham):
       H.R. 2449. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act relating to Federal facilities pollution control; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Wise, Mr. Traficant, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Norton, and Ms. Millender-McDonald):
       H.R. 2450. 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.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD:
       H.R. 2451. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to classify certain franchise operation property as 15-
     year depreciable property; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
             Sanford, Mr. Paul, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Largent, Mr. Pitts, and 
             Mr. Salmon):
       H.R. 2452. A bill to dismantle the Department of Commerce; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Banking and 
     Financial Services, International Relations, Armed Services, 
     Ways and Means, Government Reform, 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.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Armey):
       H.R. 2453. A bill to require certain conditions to be met 
     before the International Monetary Fund may sell gold; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Pickering, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr. 
             Tanner):
       H.R. 2454. A bill to assure the long-term conservation of 
     mid-continent light geese and the biological diversity of the 
     ecosystem upon which many North American migratory birds 
     depend, by directing the Secretary of the Interior to 
     implement rules to reduce the overabundant population of mid-
     continent light geese; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
             LaTourette, and Mr. McHugh):
       H.R. 2455. 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, for 
     a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SIMPSON (for himself, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. 
             Hastings of Washington, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Skeen, 
             and Mr. Pombo):

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       H.R. 2456. A bill to preserve the authority of the States 
     over waters within their boundaries, to delegate the 
     authority of the Congress to the States to regulate water, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     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. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Delahunt, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Frost, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Ms. Norton, Mr. Regula, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. Serrano):
       H.R. 2457. A bill to prohibit health insurance and 
     employment discrimination against individuals and their 
     family members on the basis of predictive genetic information 
     or genetic services; 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. STARK (for himself and Mr. Markey):
       H.R. 2458. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a refundable caregivers tax credit; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Edwards, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             Mr. Larson, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Ortiz, 
             Mr. Pickett, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Spratt, 
             Mr. King, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Stenholm, 
             Mr. John, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Etheridge, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Davis of Florida, Ms. 
             Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Markey, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Allen, Mr. Moore, Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Mr. Kleczka, 
             Mr. Lantos, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
             Gordon, Mr. Wu, Mr. Clay, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Payne, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Roemer, Mr. Obey, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
             Vento, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Turner, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Kind, 
             Mr. Rothman, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Mr. Engel, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Levin, Mr. Hill 
             of Indiana, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Udall of 
             New Mexico, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
             Klink, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Dicks, 
             Ms. Velazquez, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Berry, Mr. Bishop, 
             Mr. Inslee, Mr. Scott, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Watt 
             of North Carolina, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Condit, Mr. Phelps, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Lampson, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Gephardt, and Mr. Bentsen):
       H.R. 2459. A bill to authorize the President to award a 
     gold medal on behalf of the Congress to General Wesley Clark 
     and to provide for the production of bronze duplicates of 
     such medal for sale to the public; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. Shows, 
             Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Pickering, 
             and Mr. Wicker):
       H.R. 2460. A bill to designate the United States Post 
     Office located at 125 Border Avenue West in Wiggins, 
     Mississippi, as the ``Jay Hanna `Dizzy' Dean Post Office''; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 2461. 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 Administration.
           By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, and 
             Mr. George Miller of California):
       H.R. 2462. A bill to amend the Organic Act of Guam, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. WATKINS (for himself and Mr. Hinchey):
       H.R. 2463. A bill to amend section 2007 of the Social 
     Security Act to provide grant funding for additional 
     Empowerment Zones, Enterprise Communities, and Strategic 
     Planning Communities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WATKINS (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Herger, and Mr. Traficant):
       H.R. 2464. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that certain amounts received by electric 
     energy, gas, or steam utilities shall be excluded from gross 
     income as contributions to capital; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. MICA (for himself, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Gilman, 
             Mr. McCollum, Mr. Portman, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Souder, 
             Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Kingston, and Mr. Ose):
       H.J. Res. 61. A joint resolution calling upon the 
     Government of Mexico to undertake greater and more effective 
     counterdrug measures, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. BONILLA (for himself, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Armey, 
             Mr. Baker, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Barton of Texas, 
             Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
             Bryant, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
             Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Canady of 
             Florida, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, 
             Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins, Mr. Combest, Mr. Cox, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Ehlers, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Graham, Ms. Granger, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, Mr. Istook, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Kingston, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Latham, Mr. Linder, 
             Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
             Gary Miller of California, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Packard, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pombo, Ms. Pryce of 
             Ohio, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
             Scarborough, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, 
             Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Smith of Michigan, 
             Mr. Sununu, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
             Upton, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. 
             Wicker):
       H. Con. Res. 148. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     must be replaced with a new, low, single-rate system that is 
     simple and fair, allowing the Internal Revenue Service, as we 
     know it, to be abolished; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. STABENOW:
       H. Con. Res. 149. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that access to affordable prescription 
     drugs is critical to the quality of life of older Americans 
     and that coverage for prescription drugs should be included 
     in the Medicare Program as soon as possible, 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. STEARNS:
       H. Con. Res. 150. Concurrent resolution to require the 
     posting of the Ten Commandments in the House and Senate 
     chambers; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. BLILEY (for himself and Mr. Oberstar):
       H. Res. 238. A resolution permitting payments to be made by 
     employing authorities of the House of Representatives to 
     reimburse Members, officers, and employees for qualified 
     adoption expenses; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. GARY MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Pickering, 
             Mr. DeLay, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Goode, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. DeMint, and Mr. English):
       H. Res. 239. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with regard to obscenity and sexual 
     objectification in the United States; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H. Res. 240. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1660) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand the incentives for the construction and 
     renovation of public schools and to provide tax incentives 
     for corporations to participate in cooperative agreements 
     with public schools in distressed areas; to the Committee on 
     Rules. 

para. 74.47  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 8: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
     Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
     Oxley, Mr. Norwood, Mrs. Roukema, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
     Smith of Texas, Mr. King, Mr. Istook, and Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 21: Mr. McIntyre.
       H.R. 25: Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 73: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota and Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland.
       H.R. 110: Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 125: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 175: Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
     Latourette, Mr. Goode, and Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 202: Mr. Campbell and Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 254: Mr. Lewis of California.
       H.R. 265: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Mollohan.
       H.R. 329: Mr. Pastor and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 347: Mr. Pickett and Mr. Simpson.

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       H.R. 355: Mr. Oxley.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Sawyer, Mr. McNulty, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Pitts, 
     Mr. Capuano, Mr. Forbes, and Mrs. Jones of Ohio.
       H.R. 383: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 393: Mr. Bonior and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 405: Mr. Baker and Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 406: Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 453: Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Farr of California, 
     Mr. Boehner, Mr. Castle, and Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 475: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 530: Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 557: Mrs. Kelly and Mr. Visclosky.
       H.R. 568: Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 580: Mr. Portman.
       H.R. 583: Mr. Wu and Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 605: Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 612: Mr. Costello and Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 615: Mr. Weller and Mr. Ballenger.
       H.R. 616: Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 637: Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 692: Mr. Sanford.
       H.R. 701: Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
     Mollohan, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Green of Texas.
       H.R. 710: Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Delay, Mr. Thompson of 
     California, and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 721: Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and Ms. 
     McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 728: Mr. Norwood, Mr. Bereuter, and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 731: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 735: Mr. Tauzin.
       H.R. 736: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 765: Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 773: Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 784: Mr. Tancredo.
       H.R. 789: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Holden, and Mr. Green of Texas.
       H.R. 804: Mr. Rogan.
       H.R. 809: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 827: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 828: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 844: Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
     Manzullo, Mr. Sandlin, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Green of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Holt, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. 
     Packard, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Davis of Virginia, and 
     Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 846: Mr. Bonior and Mr. Berry.
       H.R. 864: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
     LaTourette, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
     Sherwood, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Tauzin.
       H.R. 865: Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. 
     Buyer.
       H.R. 896: Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 903: Mr. Hill of Indiana and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 904: Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 922: Mr. Shows and Mr. Ewing.
       H.R. 933: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 953: Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 961: Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Mascara, and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 976: Mr. Baird and Mr. Green of Texas.
       H.R. 987: Mr. Spence and Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 1001: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 1032: Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 1044: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1054: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 1070: Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 1082: Mrs. Biggert.
       H.R. 1083: Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Simpson, Mr. 
     Kuykendall, and Mr. Tauzin.
       H.R. 1093: Mr. Moakley, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Thompson 
     of Mississippi, Ms. Danner, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
     Nadler, Mr. Moore, Mr. Kanjorski, and Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 1102: Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Pickett, Mr. 
     Dicks, and Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 1108: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 1112: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 1115: Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
     Shaw, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 1122: Mr. Shaw, Mr. Packard, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
     Campbell, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Paul, Mr. Bass, Mr. Moakley, Mr. 
     Deal of Georgia, Mr. Nussle, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
     DeMint, and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 1123: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 1142: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
     Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Hunter, 
     Mr. Hayes, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Souder, Mr. Packard, and Mr. 
     Sweeney.
       H.R. 1168: Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 1172: Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
     Dooley of California, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Capuano, Mr. McNulty, 
     Mr. Rogan, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
     Fletcher, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Greenwood, and Ms. 
     Baldwin.
       H.R. 1180: Mr. King, Mr. Phelps, and Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 1187: Mr. Wexler and Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 1194: Mr. Gejdenson and Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 1221: Mr. Deutsch and Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H.R. 1248: Mr. Reyes and Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 1261: Mr. Graham and Mr. Isakson.
       H.R. 1291: Mr. Rogers and Mr. Hyde.
       H.R. 1300: Mr. Houghton, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Lazio, and Mr. 
     Upton.
       H.R. 1301: Mr. Lazio, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
     Bereuter, Mr. Leach, Mr. Phelps, and Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 1303: Mr. Thornberry and Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 1304: Mr. Kind, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 1310: Mrs. Northup, Mr. Clay, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
     Farr of California, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. Dunn, 
     Mr. Houghton, Mr. Leach, Mr. Souder, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Smith 
     of Michigan, Mr. Foley, Mr. Callahan, and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 1311: Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Evans, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
     Lipinski, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Bachus, Mr. LaHood, Mrs. Johnson of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Leach, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Costello, 
     Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Walsh, Mrs. Morella, 
     Mr. Pickett, Mr. Blagojevich, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Boyd, Mr. 
     McHugh, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Weller, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 1322: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 1333: Mr. Houghton, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Thompson of 
     Mississippi, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 1336: Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 1337: Mr. Hunter and Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1344: Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 1354: Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
     Nussle, and Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1355: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 1356: Mr. Gutierrez and Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 1358: Mr. Watkins and Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 1360: Mr. Hobson.
       H.R. 1388: Mr. Delahunt and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 1392: Mr. Sandlin and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1443: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1477: Mr. Cramer and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 1495: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 1505: Mr. McIntosh and Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 1507: Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 1511: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 1544: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 1547: Mr. Shows, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Smith 
     of Washington, and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 1579: Mr. Oxley, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Cramer, 
     Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mrs. 
     Emerson, Mr. Schafer, and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 1592: Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 1594: Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
     Rodriguez, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. 
     Vento.
       H.R. 1598: Mr. McCrery and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1599: Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 1601: Mr. Evans, Ms. Norton, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
     Aderholt, Mr. Luther, and Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 1621: Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 1624: Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Pastor, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 1630: Mr. Dingell.
       H.R. 1644: Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 1645: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 1646: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 1682: Mr. Crowley, Mr. Holt, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
     Frost, and Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 1685: Mr. Meehan, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Rodriguez, 
     Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Talent, Mr. Olver, and Mr. 
     McGovern.
       H.R. 1693: Mr. Pallone and Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 1736: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 1750: Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 1760: Mr. Moran of Kansas and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 1776: Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Holden, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
     Wamp, Mr. Herger, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
     Davis of Illinois, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Petri, Mrs. 
     Johnson of Connecticut, and Mr. Kuykendall.
       H.R. 1777: Mr. Baldacci and Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 1788: Mr. Boyd, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. 
     McIntosh.
       H.R. 1810: Mr. Ewing, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 1811: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1812: Mr. Tancredo.
       H.R. 1816: Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Green of Texas, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 1821: Mr. Clyburn, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
     Texas, Mr. Farr of California, Ms. Norton, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
     Wynn, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Traficant, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Millender-
     McDonald, Mrs. Christensen, and Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 1827: Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
     Gilman, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 1839: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1840: Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 1849: Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 1862: Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H.R. 1863: Mr. Walden of Oregon.
       H.R. 1868: Mr. Kind and Mr. Tanner.
       H.R. 1884: Mr. Clay.
       H.R. 1885: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
     Hinchey, and Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 1899: Mr. Inslee, Mr. Owens, Mr. King, Ms. Hooley of 
     Oregon, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. 
     Serrano.
       H.R. 1916: Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Green of Texas, 
     Mr. Edwards, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
     Hinojosa, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Collins, Mr. Young of 
     Alaska, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Udall of New 
     Mexico, Mr. John, and Mr. Boyd.
       H.R. 1932: Mr. Sweeney.
       H.R. 1935: Mr. Wynn, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Lofgren, and Ms. 
     Baldwin.
       H.R. 1939. Mr. Bonior, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
     McGovern, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1966: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1975: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 1976: Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. Horn.

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       H.R. 1977: Mr. Moran of Kansas.
       H.R. 1983: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 1992: Mr. Cramer, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Kildee, and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 1994: Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1995: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
     Royce, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Souder, Mr. Petri, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
     Ehlers, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Greenwood, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
     Radanovich, and Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 1996: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. English.
       H.R. 1998: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1999: Mr. Sabo.
       H.R. 2000: Mr. Pastor, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
     Inslee, Mr. Wu, Mr. Isakson, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 2004: Mr. Tancredo.
       H.R. 2018: Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 2028: Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 2030: Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 2031: Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Boyd, 
     Mr. Graham, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 2039: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 2056: Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 2088: Mr. Fletcher.
       H.R. 2102: Mr. Foley, Mr. Moakley, Ms. Dunn, and Mrs. 
     Emerson.
       H.R. 2116: Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 2125: Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
     Diaz-Balart, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. 
     Matsui.
       H.R. 2136: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 2137: Ms. Dunn.
       H.R. 2138: Ms. Dunn.
       H.R. 2139: Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 2166: Mr. Martinez, Mr. Price of North Carolina, and 
     Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 2193: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Kucinich, and 
     Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 2202: Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Snyder, Ms. 
     Sanchez, and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 2221: Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 2227: Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 2241: Mr. Clay, Ms. Danner, and Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 2245: Mr. Terry, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Tancredo, 
     Mrs. Biggert, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Green of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Gary 
     Miller of California, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Sweeny, Mr. Vitter, 
     Mr. Toomey, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Sherwood, 
     and Mr. Ose.
       H.R. 2246: Mr. Moore, Mr. Baker, and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 2247: Mr. English.
       H.R. 2252: Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 2260: Mr. Oxley, Mr. Wolf, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Lipinski, 
     Mr. Pease, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Hill of 
     Montana, Mr. Costello, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Camp, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
     Wicker, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Petri, 
     Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, and Mr. 
     Chambliss.
       H.R. 2282: Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Paul, Mr. Roemer, 
     Mr. Pickett, and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 2283: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 2287: Ms. Schakowsky and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 2300: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. 
     Thornberry, and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 2303: Mr. Coyne and Mr. Hyde.
       H.R. 2305: Mr. Meeks of New York.
       H.R. 2306: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 2308: Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Watkins, Mr. English, Ms. 
     Dunn, Mr. Hulshof, and Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 2337: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 2344: Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 2345: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 2372: Mr. Scarborough and Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 2377: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 2381: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 2389: Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
     Shows, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
     Taylor of North Carolina, and Mr. Walden of Oregon.
       H.J. Res. 55: Mr. Duncan, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
     Hill of Montana, Mr. Schaffer, and Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H. Con. Res. 57: Mr. Pickett.
       H. Con. Res. 60: Mr. Wynn, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
     Porter, Mr. Royce, and Mr. Hall of Ohio.
       H. Con. Res. 62: Mr. Minge and Mr. Kleczka.
       H. Con. Res. 64: Mr. Sessions.
       H. Con. Res. 100: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Martinez, 
     Mr. Filner, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Visclosky, and Mr. Waxman.
       H. Con. Res. 116: Mr. Pastor.
       H. Con. Res. 121: Mr. Smith of New Jersey and Mr. Wolf.
       H. Con. Res. 124: Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Capuano, and Mr. 
     Rangel.
       H. Con. Res. 128: Mr. LaTourette and Mr. Bentsen.
       H. Con. Res. 129: Mr. Shows, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Archer.
       H. Con. Res. 134: Ms. Lofgren.
       H. Con. Res. 140: Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Towns, Ms. Millender-
     McDonald, Mr. Sanford, Mr.  Engel, and Mr. Payne.
       H. Con. Res. 141: Mr. Lampson, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Owens, Ms. 
     Schakowsky, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
     Mr.  Gejdenson, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Brady of 
     Pennsylvania, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
     Deutsch, Mr. Hutchinson, Ms. Berkley, and Mr. Waxman.
       H. Con. Res. 145: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. English, and Mr. 
     Waxman.
       H. Con. Res. 147: Mr. Cummings.
       H. Res. 89: Ms. Norton, Mr. Aderholt, and Mr. Wu.
       H. Res. 107: Mr. Dixon, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Meehan.
       H. Res. 164: Mr. Berry, Mr. Minge, and Mr. Sandlin.
       H. Res. 203: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
     Wynn, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mrs. 
     Capps, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Barcia, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Franks of New 
     Jersey, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Gilman, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
     Castle, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Holden, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Schaffer, 
     and Mr. Green of Texas.

para. 74.48  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 1300: Mr. Frost.
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                       MONDAY, JULY 12, 1999 (75)

para. 75.1  appointment of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    July 12, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Robert W. Ney to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

para. 75.2  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
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. 323. An Act to redesignate the Black Canyon of the 
     Gunnison National Monument as a national park and establish 
     the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 376. An Act to amend the Communications Satellite Act of 
     1962 to promote competition and privatization in satellite 
     communications, and for other purposes.
       S. 416. An Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     convey to the city of Sisters, Oregon, a certain parcel of 
     land for use in connection with a sewage treatment facility.
       S. 606. An Act for the relief of Global Exploration and 
     Development Corporation, Kerr-McGee Corporation, and Kerr-
     McGee Chemical, LLC (successor to Kerr-McGee Chemical 
     Corporation), and for other purposes.
       S. 700. An Act to amend the National Trails System Act to 
     designate the Ala Kahakai Trail as a National Historic Trail.
       S. 768. An Act to establish court-martial jurisdiction over 
     civilians serving with the Armed Forces during contingency 
     operations, and to establish Federal jurisdiction over crimes 
     committed outside the United States by former members of the 
     Armed Forces and civilians accompanying the Armed Forces 
     outside the United States.
       S. 776. An Act to authorize the National Park Service to 
     conduct a feasibility study for the preservation of the Loess 
     Hills in western Iowa.
       S. 1027. An Act to reauthorize the participation of the 
     Bureau of Reclamation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy, 
     and for other purposes.
       S. 1257. An Act to amend statutory damages provisions of 
     title 17, United States Code.
       S. 1258. An Act to authorize funds for the payment of 
     salaries and expenses of the Patent and Trademark Office, and 
     for other purposes.
       S. 1259. An Act to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 relating 
     to dilution of famous marks, and for other purposes.
       S. 1260. An Act to make technical corrections in title 17, 
     United States Code, and other laws.
       S. Con. Res. 36. Concurrent resolution condemning 
     Palestinian efforts to revive the original Palestine 
     partition plan of November 29, 1947, and condemning the 
     United Nations Commission on Human Rights for its April 27, 
     1999, resolution endorsing Palestinian self-determination on 
     the basis of the original Palestine partition plan.

  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-277, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, who consulted with the Speaker 
of the House and the Minority Leaders of the Senate and the House, 
announces the designation of Allan H. Meltzer, of Pennsylvania, as the 
Chairman of the International Financial Institution Advisory Commission.

para. 75.3  ``morning-hour debate''

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, pursuant to the order of the House 
of Tuesday, January 19, 1999, recognized Members for ``morning-hour 
debate''.

para. 75.4  recess--12:43 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 12

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o'clock 43 minutes p.m. until 2 o'clock p.m.

para. 75.5  after recess--2 p.m.

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

para. 75.6  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, July 1, 1999.
  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. GOODLATTE, 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. GOODLATTE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that the vote would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para. 75.7  communications

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

       2858. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Imported Fire Ant; Quarantined Areas and Treatment [Docket 
     No. 98-125-1] received May 19, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2859. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Karnal 
     Bunt Regulated Areas [Docket No. 96-016-24] (RIN: 0579-AA83) 
     received June 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       2860. 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; Removal of Quarantined Area [Docket 
     No. 98-083-4] received June 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2861. 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. 98-082-4] received June 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2862. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Oriental Fruit Fly; Designation of Quarantined Area [Docket 
     No. 99-044-1] received June 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2863. A letter from the Administrator, Food Safety and 
     Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Use of Soy Protein Concentrate, 
     Modified Food Starch, and Carrageenan as Binders in Certain 
     Meat Products [Docket No. 94-015DF] (RIN: 0583-AB82) received 
     June 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       2864. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Difenoconazole; 
     Pesticide Tolerance; Technical Amendment [OPP-300863A; FRL-
     6089-3] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received June 29, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2865. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Cyfluthrin: [cyano[4-
     fluoro-3- phenoxyphenyl]-methyl-3- [2,2-dichloroethenyl] -
     2,2-dimethyl- cyclopropane carboxylate]; Pesticide Tolerance 
     [OPP-300887; FRL-6088-9] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received June 29, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       2866. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Aminoethoxyvinylglycine; Temporary Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-
     300858; FRL-6080-4] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received June 9, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       2867. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Sulfosate; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300878; FRL-6086-6] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     June 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       2868. 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 Academy is initiating a cost 
     comparison of the Communications functions at the United 
     States Air Force Academy, Colorado, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
     2304 nt.; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2869. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, Department of the 
     Air Force, transmitting notification that the Civil Engineer 
     Squadron at MacDill AFB will become a Native American owned 
     firm; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2870. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Contract Actions for Leased Equipment [DFARS Case 99-D012] 
     received June 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       2871. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Congressional Medal of Honor [DFARS Case 98-D304] received 
     June 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       2872. A letter from the Senior Civilian Official, 
     Department of Defense, Deputy Director of Central 
     Intelligence for Community Management, transmitting a report 
     regarding 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; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2873. A letter from the Legislative and Regulatory 
     Activities Division Office of 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. 99-07] (RIN: 1557-AB65) (RIN: 99-07) 
     received May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       2874. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize appropriations for the United States contribution 
     to the HIPC Trust Fund, administered by the International 
     Bank for Reconstruction and Development; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       2875. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Suspension of Community Eligibility [Docket No. FEMA-7713] 
     received May 19, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       2876. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Final Flood Elevation Determinations--received May 19, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       2877. 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-7712] received May 19, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       2878. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket No. FEMA-
     7285] received May 19, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       2879. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations--received May 19, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       2880. A letter from the Director, Office of Thrift 
     Supervision, transmitting the Office of Thrift Supervision's 
     1998 Annual Report to Congress on the Preservation of 
     Minority Savings Institutions, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     1462a(g); to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       2881. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, 
     Department of Education, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Notice of Final Funding Priority for Fiscal Year 1999 
     for a Disability and Rehabilitation Research Project--
     received June 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       2882. A letter from the Administrator, National Highway 
     Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting a report on the efforts of the Administration's 
     collaboration with the National Center on Sleep Disorders 
     Research, to develop a public education program to combat 
     drowsy driving due to fatigue, sleep disorders and 
     inattention; to the Committee on Commerce.
       2883. 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-Further-Progress Plan for the 1996-1999 Period, 
     Attainment Demonstration, Contingency Plan, Motor Vehicle 
     Emission Budgets, and 1990

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     Emission Inventory for the Baton Rouge Ozone Nonattainment 
     Area; Louisiana Point Source Banking Regulations [LA-29-1-
     7403; FRL-6370-8] received June 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2884. 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; 
     Foreword and Definitions, Revision to Definition for Sole 
     Source of Heat and Emissions Standards, Nonsubstantive 
     Changes; General Requirements, Open Burning and 
     Nonsubstantive Changes; and Foreword and Definitions, 
     Addition of Definition for PM10 Nonattainment Area [UT-001-
     0018; UT-001-0019; UT-001-0020; FRL-6368-8] received June 29, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2885. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Phoenix; Arizona Ozone 
     Nonattainment Area, Revision to the 15 Percent Rate of 
     Progress Plan [AZ-005-ROP; FRL-6371-2] received June 29, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2886. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Interim Final Stay of 
     Action on Section 126 Petitions for Purposes of Reducing 
     Interstate Ozone Transport [FRL No. 6364-4] (RIN: 2060-AH88) 
     received June 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2887. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Hazardous Waste 
     Management System; Modification of the Hazardous Waste 
     Program; Hazardous Waste Lamps [FRL-6371-3] (RIN: 2050-AD93) 
     received June 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2888. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Sustainable Development 
     Challenge Grant Program [FRL-6370-4] received June 29, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2889. 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 
     Florida; Approval of Recodification of the Florida 
     Administrative Code [FL-62-1-9610a; FL-66-1-9729a; FRL-6352-
     5] received June 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       2890. 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; 
     Reasonably Available Control Technology Requirements for 
     Nitrogen Oxides [DE011-1020; FRL-6357-7] received June 9, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2891. 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 Florida: Approval of 
     Revisions to the Florida State Implementation Plan [FL-61-2-
     9823a; FRL-6352-3] received June 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2892. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Record Keeping 
     Requirements for Low Volume Exemption and Low Release and 
     Exposure Exemption; Technical Correction [OPPT-50636; FRL-
     6068-5] received June 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2893. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Chief, 
     Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Manzanita, Cannon Beach and Bay City, Oregon) [MM 
     Docket No. 98-189; RM-9377; RM-9475) received June 28, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2894. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Chief, 
     Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Deer Lodge, Hamilton and Shelby, Montana) [MM 
     Docket No. 99-70 RM-9380] received June 9, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2895. A letter from the Special Assistant, Mass Media 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), 
     Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. (Cannon Ball, 
     North Dakota) [MM Docket No.99-4 RM-9429]; (Velva, North 
     Dakota) [MM Docket. 99-5 RM-9430]; (Delhi, New York) [MM 
     Docket No. 99-7 RM-9432]; (Flasher, North Dakota) [MM Docket 
     No. 99-37 RM-9450]; (Berthold, North Dakota) [MM Docket No. 
     99-38 RM-9451]; (Ranier, Oregon) [MM Docket No. 99-39 RM-
     9464]; (Richardton, North Dakota) [MM Docket No. 99-40 RM-
     9465]; (Wimbledon, North Dakota) [MM Docket No. 99-41 RM-
     9466] Received June 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2896. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Chief, 
     Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Tumon, Guam) [MM Docket No. 98-113 RM-9296] 
     received June 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2897. 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-
     0824] received May 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2898. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Secondary Direct Food 
     Additives Permitted in Food for Human Consumption; Boiler 
     Water Additives [Docket No. 97F-0450] received June 7, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2899. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Office of General Counsel, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Formal 
     and Informal Adjudicatory Hearing Procedures; Clarification 
     of Eligibility to Participate (RIN: 3150-AG27) received June 
     14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       2900. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's report entitled 
     ``Report to Congress on Abnormal Occurrences, Fiscal Year 
     1998'' for events at nuclear facilities, pursuant to 42 
     U.S.C. 5848; to the Committee on Commerce.
       2901. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--NRC Generic Letter 99-02, 
     ``Laboratory Testing of Nuclear-Grade Activated Charcoal''-- 
     received June 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2902. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the quarterly report on the denial 
     of safeguards information for the period of January 1, 
     through March 31, 1999, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2167(e); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2903. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting authorization requests for fiscal 
     years 2000 and 2001, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2904. A letter from the Director, Congressional Relations, 
     U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's Annual Report for Fiscal Year 1998, pursuant to 
     15 U.S.C. 2076(j); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2905. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his declaration of a National emergency 
     with respect to the threat to the United States posed by the 
     actions and policies of the Afghan Taliban and an executive 
     order to deal with this threat, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 
     1703(b); (H. Doc. No. 106--90); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       2906. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting the Department of the Army's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to Greece (Transmittal No. 
     10-99), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       2907. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to the Taipei Economic and Cultural 
     Representative Office for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 99-19), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       2908. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to the Taipei Economic and Cultural 
     Representative Office for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 99-18), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       2909. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     the President has authorized funds from the U.S. Emergency 
     Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund to meet the urgent and 
     unexpected needs relating to the program under which the 
     United States will provide refuge in the United States to 
     refugees fleeing the Kosovo crisis, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2601(c)(3); to the Committee on International Relations.
       2910. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     the President is considering Mark Wylea Erwin, of North 
     Carolina, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 
     of the United States of America to the Republic of Mauritius 
     and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation 
     as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Federal and Islamic Republic of the 
     Comoros and to the Republic of Seychelles, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 3944(b)(2); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.

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       2911. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     the President is considering Johnnie Carson, of Illinois, to 
     be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Republic of Kenya, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 3944(b)(2); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       2912. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     the President is considering Gregory Lee Johnson, of 
     Washington, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and 
     Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the 
     Kingdom of Swaziland, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3944(b)(2); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       2913. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     the President is considering A. Peter Burleigh, of 
     California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and 
     Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the 
     Republic of the Philippines, and to serve concurrently and 
     without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary 
     and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the 
     Republic of Palau, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3944(b)(2); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       2914. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     the President is considering Larry C. Napper, of Texas, to be 
     Ambassador during tenure of service as Coordinator of the 
     Support for East European Democracy Program, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 3944(b)(2); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       2915. 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.
       2916. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Entity List: Addition of Entities 
     located in the People's Republic of China; and Correction to 
     Spelling of One Indian Entity Name [Docket No. 970428099-
     9105-09] (RIN: 0694-AB60) received June 1, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       2917. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Addition of Macau to the Export 
     Administration Regulations [Docket No. 990318078-9078-01] 
     (RIN: 0694-AB89) received June 1, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       2918. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the first of six 
     annual reports by the Department of State on enforcement and 
     monitoring of the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign 
     Public Officials in International Business Transactions of 
     the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       2919. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report 
     concerning efforts made by the United Nations and the 
     Specialized Agencies to employ an adequate number of 
     Americans during 1998; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       2920. A letter from the Commissioner, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the Office of the Inspector 
     General's Semiannual Report, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     3944(b)(2); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2921. A letter from the Director, OCA, WCPS, SWSD, Office 
     of Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Prevailing Rate Systems; Abolishment of Kansas City, 
     MO, Special Wage Schedule for Printing Positions (RIN: 3206-
     AI11) received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2922. 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 May 19, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2923. 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 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2924. A letter from the Chairman, International Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Semiannual Report of the 
     Inspector General of the U.S. International Trade Commission 
     for the period October 1, 1998 through March 31, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       2925. A letter from the Executive Director, Interstate 
     Commission on the Potomac River Basin, transmitting the 
     audited Fifty-Eighth Financial Statement for the period 
     October 1, 1997--September 30, 1998, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2926. A letter from the General Counsel, Legal Services 
     Corporation, transmitting the Legal Services Corporation's 
     Inspector General's Semiannual Report for the period of 
     October 1, 1998 through March 31, 1999, and the corresponding 
     report of the Corporation's Board of Directors; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       2927. A letter from the Chairman, National Credit Union 
     Administration, transmitting the NCUA Inspector General's 
     semi-annual report for October 1, 1998 through March 31, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2928. A letter from the Chairman and General Counsel, 
     National Labor Relations Board, transmitting the Semiannual 
     Report of the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the 
     National Labor Relations Board for the Period October 1, 1998 
     through March 31, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. 
     Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2929. A letter from the Director, Employment Service 
     Staffing Reinvention Office, Office of Personnel Management, 
     transmitting the Office's final rule--Reemployment Rights of 
     Employees Performing Military Duty (RINS: 3206-AG02 and 3206-
     AH15) received June 1, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2930. A letter from the Director, Employment Service, 
     Office of Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's 
     final rule--Statutory Bar to Appointment of Persons Who Fail 
     to Register Under Selective Service Law; Technical Amendment 
     (RIN: 3206-AI72) received June 1, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2931. A letter from the Director, WCPS, OCA, SWSD, Office 
     of Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Prevailing Rate Systems; Abolishment of the Lubbock, 
     Texas, Nonappropriated Fund Wage Area (RIN: 3206-AH88) 
     received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       2932. A letter from the Chairman, Postal Rate Commission, 
     transmitting the annual report on International Mail Costs, 
     Revenues, and Volumes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2933. A letter from the Chairman of the Board of Governors, 
     Postal Service, transmitting the Semiannual Report of the 
     Inspector General and the Postal Service management response 
     to the report for the period ending March 31, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       2934. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting the Semiannual Report of the Office of Inspector 
     General for the period October 1, 1998, through March 31, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2935. A letter from the Administrator, Small Business 
     Administration, transmitting the annual report on the state 
     of internal controls over financial and administrative 
     activities, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       2936. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Treatment of Limited Liability Companies Under the Federal 
     Election Campaign Act [Notice 1999-10] received June 29, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     House Administration.
       2937. 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; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Commercial Cod 
     Harvest [Docket No. 990318076-9109-02; I.D. 052199E] received 
     May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       2938. A letter from the Fisheries Biologist, Office of 
     Protected Resources, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and 
     Designating Critical Habitat: Petition To List Eleven New 
     Species Genus of Bryozoans From Capron Shoal, Florida, as 
     Threatened or Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act 
     (ESA) [Docket No. 990520140-9140-01; I.D. 041699A] received 
     June 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       2939. 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 
     Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries; 1999 
     Specifications [Docket No. 981106278-8336-02; I.D. 060999A] 
     (RIN: 0648-AL76) received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2940. A letter from the Senior Attorney, Federal Register 
     Certifying Officer, Department of Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rul--Transfer of Debts to Treasury for 
     Collection (RIN: 1510-AA68) received April 22, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2941. A letter from the Director, Policy Directives and 
     Instructions Branch, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Adjustment of Status; 
     Continued Validity of Nonimmigrant Status, Unexpired 
     Employment Authorization, and Travel Authorization for 
     Certain Applicants Maintaining Nonimmigrant H or L Status 
     [INS No. 1881-97] (RIN: 1115-AE96) received June 1, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       2942. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Sixteenth An

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     nual Report of Accomplishments Under the Airport Improvement 
     Program for Fiscal Year 1997, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. app. 
     2203(b)(2); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2943. A letter from the the Assistant Secretary of the 
     Army, Civil Works, the Department of the Army, transmitting a 
     recommendation for authorization of a flood damage reduction 
     and recreation project for the Upper Guadalupe River, Santa 
     Clara County, California; (H. Doc. No. 106-89); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and ordered to 
     be printed.
       2944. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Sikorsky Aircraft Model S-76A Helicopters [Docket 
     No. 99-SW-26-AD; Amendment 39-11205; AD 99-11-04] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received June 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2945. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of Chief 
     Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Boeing 
     Model 747-300 and -400 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 99-NM-45-
     AD; Amendment 39-11212; AD 99-14-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received June 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2946. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; The New 
     Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-23, PA-30, PA-31, PA-34, PA-39, PA-
     40, and PA-42 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-77-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11209; AD 99-14-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     June 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2947. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; LET 
     Aeronautical Works Model L33 SOLO Sailplanes [Docket No. 98-
     CE-120-AD; Amendment 39-11210; AD 99-14-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received June 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2948. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of Chief 
     Counsel, FAA, 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-122-AD; Amendment 39-11211; AD 99-14-03] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received June 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2949. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; MT-Propeller Entwicklung GMBH Model MTV-3-B-C 
     Propellers [Docket No. 97-ANE-36-AD; Amendment 39-11206; AD 
     97-21-01 R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 28, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2950. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada (BHTC) Model 206L-
     4 Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-62-AD; Amendment 39-11203; AD 
     99-13-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 28, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       2951. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Boeing Model 777 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 99-
     NM-116-AD; Amendment 39-11198; AD 99-13-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received June 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2952. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Robinson Helicopter Company (Robinson) Model R44 
     Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-71-AD; Amendment 39-11204; AD 
     99-13-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 28, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       2953. A letter from the Administrator, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting a 
     report on the FAA domestic positive passenger-baggage match 
     program; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2954. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Modification of 
     Class E Airspace; Kokomo, IN [Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-21] 
     received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2955. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Modification of 
     Class E Airspace; Juneau, WI [Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-22] 
     received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2956. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Modification of 
     Class E Airspace; Neillsville, WI [Airspace Docket No. 99-
     AGL-23] received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2957. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Modification of 
     Class E Airspace; Savanna, IL [Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-19] 
     received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2958. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Modification of 
     Class E Airspace; Hamilton, OH [Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-
     18] received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2959. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Modification of 
     Class E Airspace; Willmar, MN [Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-17] 
     received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2960. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Establishment of 
     Class E airspace; De Kalb, IL [Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-20] 
     received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2961. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Alexander Schleicher Segelflugzeugbau Model ASK 
     21 Gliders [Docket No. 91-CE-25-AD; Amendment 39-11149; AD 
     95-11-15-R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 24, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2962. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Boeing Model 777 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 99-
     NM-116-AD; Amendment 39-11198; AD 99-13-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2963. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Lockheed Model L-1011-385 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 97-NM-11-AD; Amendment 39-11202; AD 99-13-08] 
     received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2964. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone: 
     Rowayton Fireworks Display, Bayley Beach, Rowayton, CT 
     [CGD01-99-081] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received June 24, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2965. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Special Local 
     Regulations; 4th of July Celebration Ohio River Mile 469.2-
     470.5, Cincinnati, OH [CGD08-99-042] (RIN: 2115-AE46) 
     received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2966. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Office of 
     Size Standards, Small Business Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Small Business Size 
     Standards; Engineering Services, Architectural Services, 
     Surveying, and Mapping Services--received June 24, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Small 
     Business.
       2967. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Office of 
     Size Standards, Small Business Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Business Loan Program--
     received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Small Business.
       2968. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Office of 
     Disaster Assistance, Small Business Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Disaster Loan 
     Program; Correction--received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Small Business.
       2969. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Office of 
     Surety Guarantees, Small Business Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Surety Bond 
     Guarantees--received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Small Business.
       2970. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Office of 
     Financial Assistance, Small Business Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Business Loan 
     Program--received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Small Business.
       2971. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--VA Acquisition Regula

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     tion: Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of 
     Interest and Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 
     (RIN: 2900-AJ06) received June 1, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       2972. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Veterans Benefits, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Reinstatement of Benefits Eligibility Based Upon Terminated 
     Marital Relationships (RIN: 2900-AJ53) received June 7, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       2973. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his determination to implement action to 
     facilitate a positive Adjustment to competition from imports 
     of lamb meat, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2253(b); (H. Doc. No. 
     106-91); to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be 
     printed.
       2974. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Weighted Average Interest Rate Update [Notice 99-33] received 
     June 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       2975. 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 Deductions [TD 8823] (RIN: 1545-AU31) received 
     June 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       2976. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Department Store Inventory Price Indexes--[Rev. Rul. 99-30] 
     received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2977. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a report on Prisoners Transferred from 
     United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, 
     Kansas, to Federal Bureau of Prisons; jointly to the 
     Committees on Armed Services and the Judiciary.
       2978. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification that 
     Panama and Costa Rica have adopted a regulatory program 
     governing the incidental taking of certain sea turtles, 
     pursuant to Public Law 101- 162, section 609(b)(2) (103 Sat. 
     1038); jointly to the Committees on International Relations 
     and Appropriations.
       2979. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     transfer of up to $100M in defense articles and services to 
     the Government of Bosnia-Herzegovina, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
     118; jointly to the Committees on International Relations and 
     Appropriations.
       2980. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of 
     the intent to obligate funds for an additional program 
     proposal for purposes of Nonproliferation and Disarmament 
     Fund activities; jointly to the Committees on International 
     Relations and Appropriations.
       2981. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report on 
     violence in Indonesia during the May 1998 riots; jointly to 
     the Committees on International Relations and Appropriations.
       2982. A letter from the Secretary, Judicial Conference of 
     the United States, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation entitled the ``Federal Courts Improvement Act of 
     1999''; jointly to the Committees on the Judiciary and 
     Government Reform.
       2983. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a Memorandum which serves as the 
     ``Implementation Plan for Veterans Subvention''; jointly to 
     the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Ways and Means, and 
     Commerce. 

para. 75.8  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:

                                              Office of the Clerk.


                                 U.S. House of Representatives

                                     Washingotn, DC, July 2, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washignton, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission to clause 2(h) 
     of rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, 
     the Clerk received the following message from the Secretary 
     of the Senate on July 2, 1999 at 11:19 a.m. that the Senate 
     passed without amendment H. Con. Res. 35.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely
                                                    Jeff Trandahl,
                                                            Clerk.

para. 75.9  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, laid before the House 
thefollowing communication from Ms. Reva Britan, Congressional Aide, 
office of the Honorable Peter Deutsch:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     July 8, 1999.
     Hon. Dennis J. Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you, pursuant 
     to rule VIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
     that I have been served with a trial subpoena (for testimony) 
     issued by the Circuit Court for Broward County, Florida in 
     the case of State v. Bush, No. 96006912GF10A.
       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,
                                                      Reva Britan,
                                              Congressional Aide. 

para. 75.10  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, laid before the House the 
following communication from Ms. Susan B. Lewis-Ruddy, Director of 
Constituent Services, office of the Honorable Peter Deutsch:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     July 8, 1999.
     Hon. Dennis J. Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you, pursuant 
     to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
     that I have been served with a trial subpoena (for testimony) 
     issued by the Circuit Court for Broward County, Florida in 
     the case of State v. Bush, No. 96006912GF10A.
       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,
                                             Susan B. Lewis-Ruddy,
                                Director of Constituent Services. 

para. 75.11  national highway traffic administration

  Mr. BLILEY moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2035) to 
correct errors in the authorization of certain programs administered by 
the National Highway Traffic Administration.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. BLILEY and Ms. 
NORTON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voice,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  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 was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
correct errors in the authorizations of certain programs administered by 
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.''.
  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 request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para. 75.12  American psychological association article

  Mr. SALMON moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 107); as amended: 

       Whereas no segment of our society is more critical to the 
     future of human survival than our children;
       Whereas children are a precious gift and responsibility 
     given to parents by God;
       Whereas the spiritual, physical, and mental well-being of 
     children are parents' sacred duty;
       Whereas parents have the right to expect government to 
     refrain from interfering with them in fulfilling their sacred 
     duty and to render necessary assistance;
       Whereas the Supreme Court has held that parents ``who have 
     this primary responsibility for children's well-being are 
     entitled to the support of laws designed to aid discharge of 
     that responsibility'' (Ginsberg v. New York, 390 U.S. 629, 
     639 (1968));
       Whereas it is the obligation of all public policymakers not 
     only to support, but also to defend, the health and rights of 
     parents, families, and children;
       Whereas information endangering children is being made 
     public and, in some instances, may be given unwarranted or 
     unintended credibility through release under professional 
     titles or through professional organizations;
       Whereas elected officials have a duty to inform and counter 
     actions they consider damaging to children, parents, 
     families, and society;
       Whereas Congress has made sexual molestation and 
     exploitation of children a felony;
       Whereas all credible studies in this area, including those 
     published by the American Psychological Association, condemn 
     child sexual abuse as criminal and harmful to children;

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       Whereas, once published and allowed to stand, scientific 
     literature may become a source for additional research;
       Whereas the Psychological Bulletin has recently published a 
     severely flawed study, entitled ``A Meta-Analytic Examination 
     of Assumed Properties of Child Sexual Abuse Using College 
     Samples'', which suggests that sexual relationships between 
     adults and children are less harmful than believed and might 
     be positive for ``willing'' children (Psychological Bulletin, 
     vol. 124, No. 1, July 1998);
       Whereas, in order to clarify any inconsistencies between 
     the two conclusions the authors of the study suggest and the 
     position of the American Psychological Association that 
     sexual relations between children and adults are abusive, 
     exploitive, and reprehensible, and should never be considered 
     or labeled as harmless or acceptable, the American 
     Psychological Association has issued a public ``Resolution 
     Opposing Child Sexual Abuse'';
       Whereas the American Psychological Association should be 
     congratulated for publicly clarifying its opposition to any 
     adult-child sexual relations, which will help to deny 
     pedophiles from citing ``A Meta-Analytic Examination of 
     Assumed Properties of Child Sexual Abuse Using College 
     Samples'' in a legal defense, and for resolving to evaluate 
     the scientific articles it publishes in light of their 
     potential social, legal, and political implications;
       Whereas the Supreme Court has recognized that ``sexually 
     exploited children are unable to develop healthy affectionate 
     relationships in later life, have sexual dysfunctions, and 
     have a tendency to become sexual abusers as adults'' (New 
     York v. Ferber, 458 U.S. 747, 758, n.9 (1982));
       Whereas Paidika--The Journal of Pedophilia, a publication 
     advocating the legalization of sex with ``willing'' children, 
     has published an article by one of the authors of the study, 
     Robert Bauserman, Ph.D. (see ``Man-Boy Sexual Relationships 
     in a Cross-Cultural Perspective,'' vol. 2, No. 1, Summer 
     1989); and
       Whereas pedophiles and organizations, such as the North 
     American Man-Boy Love Association, that advocate laws to 
     permit sex between adults and children are exploiting the 
     study to promote and justify child sexual abuse: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That Congress--
       (1) condemns and denounces all suggestions in the article 
     ``A Meta-Analytic Examination of Assumed Properties of Child 
     Sexual Abuse Using College Samples'' that indicate that 
     sexual relationships between adults and ``willing'' children 
     are less harmful than believed and might be positive for 
     ``willing'' children (Psychological Bulletin, vol. 124, No. 
     1, July 1998);
       (2) vigorously opposes any public policy or legislative 
     attempts to normalize adult-child sex or to lower the age of 
     consent;
       (3) urges the President likewise to reject and condemn, in 
     the strongest possible terms, any suggestion that sexual 
     relations between children and adults--regardless of the 
     child's frame of mind--are anything but abusive, destructive, 
     exploitive, reprehensible, and punishable by law; and
       (4) encourages competent investigations to continue to 
     research the effects of child sexual abuse using the best 
     methodology, so that the public, and public policymakers, may 
     act upon accurate information.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. SALMON and Mr. 
KILDEE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voice,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. SALMON 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. GOODLATTE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 75.13  release of humanitarian workers in Yugoslavia

  Mr. SALMON moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 144): 

       Whereas Branko Jelen, Steve Pratt, and Peter Wallace are 3 
     humanitarian workers employed in the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia by CARE International, the relief and development 
     organization, providing food, medicines, and fuel to more 
     than 50,000 Serbian refugees in Serbia and to displaced 
     ethnic Albanians in Kosovo;
       Whereas Steve Pratt and Peter Wallace, 2 Australian 
     nationals, were detained on March 31, 1999, and later accused 
     of operating and managing a spy ring and being employed by a 
     spy ring, and Branko Jelen, a citizen of the Federal Republic 
     of Yugoslavia, was arrested 1 week later on the same charges;
       Whereas on March 30, 1999, CARE International received a 
     letter of commendation from the Government of the Federal 
     Republic of Yugoslavia relating to CARE International's 
     humanitarian work in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia;
       Whereas 1 of the 3 men, Steve Pratt, appeared on Serbian 
     television on April 11, 1999, and he was coerced into saying 
     that he had performed covert intelligence activities;
       Whereas the 3 CARE International humanitarian workers were 
     held without access to outsiders for 20 days;
       Whereas on May 29, 1999, a Serbian military court dismissed 
     every element of the original indictment against the 3 CARE 
     International humanitarian workers, but then proceeded to 
     convict the 3 individuals on an entirely new charge of 
     passing on information to a foreign organization, namely CARE 
     International, and sentenced Pratt to 12 years, Jelen to 6 
     years, and Wallace to 4 years;
       Whereas this last charge was introduced at the reading of 
     the verdict, denying lawyers for the 3 CARE International 
     humanitarian workers any opportunity to mount an appropriate 
     defense;
       Whereas it appears the 3 CARE International humanitarian 
     workers were convicted of providing ``situation reports'' to 
     their head office and other CARE International offices around 
     the world, based on legitimately gathered information, 
     necessary to enable CARE International management to plan 
     their humanitarian assistance in a rapidly changing context 
     and to inform CARE International management of the security 
     situation in which their staff were working;
       Whereas the convictions of the 3 CARE International 
     humanitarian workers raise serious questions regarding the 
     ability of humanitarian aid organizations to operate in the 
     Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, with implications for their 
     operations in other areas of conflict around the world;
       Whereas the 3 CARE International humanitarian workers are 
     innocent, having committed no crime, and are being held as 
     prisoners unjustly;
       Whereas the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia needs 
     humanitarian workers who feel secure enough to do their work 
     and who are not at risk of going to prison on false charges; 
     and
       Whereas many leaders around the world have raised the issue 
     and sought to free the captives, including United Nations 
     Secretary General Kofi Annan, former South African President 
     Nelson Mandela, Finnish President Marti Ahtisaari, United 
     Nations Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson, and the 
     Reverend Jesse Jackson: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) urges the United States Government and the United 
     Nations to undertake urgent and strenuous efforts to secure 
     the release of Branko Jelen, Steve Pratt, and Peter Wallace, 
     3 humanitarian workers employed in the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia by CARE International; and
       (2) calls upon the Government of the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia to send a positive signal to the international 
     humanitarian community and to give these humanitarian workers 
     their freedom without further delay.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. SALMON and Mr. 
ROTHMAN, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voice,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution?
  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 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. 75.14  united nations resolution es-10/6

  Mr. SALMON moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 117); as amended:

       Whereas in an Emergency Special Session, the United Nations 
     General Assembly voted on February 9, 1999, to pass 
     Resolution ES-10/6, Illegal Israeli Actions In Occupied East 
     Jerusalem And The Rest Of The Occupied Palestinian Territory, 
     to convene for the first time in 50 years the parties of the 
     Fourth Geneva Convention for the Protection of Civilians in 
     Time of War;
       Whereas such resolution singles out Israel for 
     unprecedented enforcement proceedings, which have never been 
     invoked, even against governments with records of massive 
     violations of the Fourth Geneva Convention;
       Whereas such resolution unfairly places full blame for the 
     deterioration of the Middle East Peace Process on Israel and 
     dangerously politicizes the Fourth Geneva Convention, which 
     was established to address humanitarian crises; and

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       Whereas such vote, initiated by the Arab Group at the 
     behest of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), serves 
     to prejudge and undercut direct negotiations, puts added and 
     undue pressure on Israel to influence the results of those 
     negotiations, and contravenes the written commitment that 
     Yasser Arafat gave to then Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak 
     Rabin that issues of permanent status would only be dealt 
     with directly by the parties: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) commends the Department of State for the vote of the 
     United States against United Nations General Assembly 
     Resolution ES-10/6 affirming that the text of such resolution 
     politicizes the Fourth Geneva Convention for the Protection 
     of Civilians in Time of War which was primarily humanitarian 
     in nature;
       (2) urges the Department of State to continue its efforts 
     against convening the conference, which is scheduled to be 
     held in Geneva, Switzerland, on July 15, 1999;
       (3) urges the member states of the United Nations to 
     vigorously oppose any and all efforts to manipulate the 
     Fourth Geneva Convention for the purpose of attacking Israel; 
     and
       (4) urges United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan and 
     Switzerland, which serves as the depository of the Fourth 
     Geneva Convention, to refrain from assisting in the convening 
     of the conference.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. SALMON and Mr. 
ROTHMAN, 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. GOODLATTE, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. SALMON 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. GOODLATTE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 75.15  recess--2:55 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess at 2 o'clock and 55 minutes p.m., until 
approximately 6 o'clock p.m.

para. 75.16  after recess--6:10 p.m.

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

para. 75.17  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARTON, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
Chair's approval of the Journal of Thursday, July 1, 1999.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARTON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. PEASE 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

329

Nays

36

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Answered present

2

para. 75.18                   [Roll No. 277]

                                YEAS--329

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Collins
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--36

     Aderholt
     Baird
     Borski
     Costello
     DeFazio
     English
     Evans
     Filner
     Gibbons
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LoBiondo
     Miller, George
     Moran (KS)
     Oberstar
     Pallone
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Sabo
     Schaffer
     Slaughter
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Visclosky
     Weller
     Wicker

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--2

     Schakowsky
     Tancredo
       

                             NOT VOTING--67

     Armey
     Baker
     Baldwin
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Bateman
     Berkley
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Combest
     Danner
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Goodling
     Hulshof
     Isakson
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kolbe
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Markey
     McDermott
     McIntosh
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Payne
     Pomeroy
     Pryce (OH)
     Rogers
     Royce
     Rush
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shows
     Simpson
     Spratt
     Stark
     Taylor (NC)
     Thurman
     Towns
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weygand
     Wise
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 75.19  h. con. res. 107--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARTON, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 107) 
expressing the sense of Congress rejecting the conclusions of a recent 
article published by the American Psychological Association that 
suggests that sexual relationships between adults and children might be 
positive for children; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to the concurrent 
resolution, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.


[[Page 1083]]



Yeas

355

It was decided in the

Nays

0

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

13

para. 75.20                   [Roll No. 278]

                                YEAS--355

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Collins
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--13

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Baird
     Conyers
     Delahunt
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Hastings (FL)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Mink
     Moran (VA)
     Stark
     Strickland

                             NOT VOTING--66

     Armey
     Baker
     Baldwin
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Bateman
     Berkley
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Combest
     Danner
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Fletcher
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Hulshof
     Isakson
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kolbe
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Markey
     McDermott
     McIntosh
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Northup
     Payne
     Pomeroy
     Pryce (OH)
     Rogers
     Royce
     Rush
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shows
     Simpson
     Spratt
     Taylor (NC)
     Thurman
     Towns
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weygand
     Wise
  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: ``A 
concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress rejecting the 
conclusions of a recent article published in the Psychological Bulletin, 
a journal of the American Psychological Association, that suggests that 
sexual relationships between adults and children might be positive for 
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. 75.21  h. con. res. 117--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARTON, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to said concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 117) 
concerning United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-10/6; 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

365

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

5

para. 75.22                   [Roll No. 279]

                                YEAS--365

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Collins
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens

[[Page 1084]]


     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--5

     Bonior
     Conyers
     Dingell
     Rahall
     Sununu

                             NOT VOTING--64

     Armey
     Baker
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bateman
     Berkley
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Combest
     Danner
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Engel
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Hulshof
     Isakson
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kolbe
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Markey
     McDermott
     McIntosh
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Mollohan
     Payne
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Pryce (OH)
     Rangel
     Rogers
     Royce
     Rush
     Scott
     Shows
     Simpson
     Spratt
     Taylor (NC)
     Thurman
     Towns
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weygand
     Wise
  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. 75.23  communication from the clerk--message from the president

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

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, July 12, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, I have the honor to transmit a sealed 
     envelop received from the White House on July 12, 1999 at 
     3:33 p.m. and said to contain a message from the President 
     whereby he transmits the District of Columbia's Fiscal Year 
     2000 Budget Request Act.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Jeff Trandahl.

para. 75.24  district of columbia budget fy 2000

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

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with section 202(c) of the District of Columbia 
Financial Management and Responsibility Assistance Act of 1995 and 
section 446 of the District of Columbia Self-Governmental Reorganization 
Act, as amended, I am transmitting the District of Columbia's Fiscal 
Year 2000 Budget Request Act.
  This proposed Fiscal Year 2000 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. For Fiscal Year 2000, the District 
estimates revenue of $5.482 billion and total expenditures of $5.482 
billion, resulting in a budget surplus of $47,000.
  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 12, 1999.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to 
be printed (H. Doc. 106-92).

para. 75.25  enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARTON, announced that pursuant to clause 
4, rule I, the Speaker signed the following enrolled bill on Tuesday, 
June 29, 1999:

       H.R. 4. To declare it to be the policy of the United States 
     to deploy a national missile defense.

para. 75.26  commission on terrorism

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

                                         House of Representatives,


                              Office of the Democratic Leader,

                                     Washington, DC, July 9, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I am writing to inform you that I am 
     withdrawing my appointment of Mr. Salam Al-Marayati to the 
     National Commission on Terrorism.
       Mr. Al-Marayati was recommended for this commission by 
     individuals who knew him to possess several qualifications, 
     including knowledge of the subject matter, involvement in 
     interfaith dialogue, and extensive public service experience. 
     Upon subsequently learning of questions about this 
     appointment, I supported efforts to refer them to those 
     agencies that will be involved in conducting background 
     investigations and issuing security clearances for all 
     members of the commission.
       I have since been informed that unlike Mr. Al-Marayati, all 
     other appointees to the commission either hold or recently 
     held security clearances and will only require a brief update 
     in order to begin their service. I have also been notified 
     that in order to issue for any individual a first-time 
     security clearance of the level likely to be required for the 
     sensitive matters to be reviewed by the commission, the 
     investigating agencies generally require up to twelve months 
     or more to conduct a complete background investigation.
       In light of the fact that the term of the commission is 
     only six months, it has become evident that an appropriate 
     security clearance is not likely to be processed in time for 
     Mr. Al-Marayati to participate in the commission's work. This 
     situation has therefore required that his appointment to the 
     commission be withdrawn.
       Despite these circumstances, Mr. Al-Marayati is prepared to 
     provide input to the commission on matters of interest and 
     concern to the American Muslim community. I hope the 
     commission will listen to the voices of this community and 
     address the issues of civil rights for all Americans 
     consistent with a strong U.S. anti-terrorism policy.
           Sincerely,
                                              Richard A. Gephardt.

  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing withdrawal 
of appointment.

para. 75.27  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2465

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-227) the resolution (H. Res. 242) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2465) 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. 75.28  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2466

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-228) the resolution (H. Res. 243) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2466) making appropriations for the Department of the 
Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2000, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 75.29  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. 323. An Act to redesignate the Black Canyon of the 
     Gunnison National Monument

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     as a national park and establish the Gunnison Gorge National 
     Conservation Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       S. 376. An Act 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.
       S. 416. An Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     convey to the city of Sisters, Oregon, a certain parcel of 
     land for use in connection with a sewage treatment facility; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       S. 700. An Act to amend the National Trails System Act to 
     designate the Ala Kahakai Trail as a National Historic Trail; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       S. 768. An Act to establish court-martial jurisdiction over 
     civilians serving with the Armed Forces during contingency 
     operations, and to establish Federal jurisdiction over crimes 
     committed outside the United States by former members of the 
     Armed Forces and civilians accompanying the Armed Forces 
     outside the United States; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services, 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.
       S. 776. An Act to authorize the National Park Service to 
     conduct a feasibility study for the preservation of the Loess 
     Hills in western Iowa; to the Committee on Resources.
       S. 1027. An Act to reauthorize the participation of the 
     Bureau of Reclamation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
       S. Con. Res. 36. Concurrent resolution condemning 
     Palestinian efforts to revive the original Palestine 
     partition plan of November 29, 1947, and condemning the 
     United Nations Commission on Human Rights for its April 27, 
     1999, resolution endorsing Palestinian self-determination on 
     the basis of the original Palestine partition plan; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.

para. 75.30  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. COMBEST, for today;
  To Mrs. THURMAN, for today;
  To Ms. BALDWIN, for today and July 13;
  To Mr. POMEROY, for today;
  To Ms. JACKSON-LEE, for today;
  To Mr. KIND, for today; and
  To Ms. KILPATRICK, for today.
  And then,

para. 75.31  adjournment

  On motion of Ms. BERKLEY, at 8 o'clock and 17 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 75.32  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 on July 2, 1999]

       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 805. A bill to 
     amend title 18, United States Code, to affirm the rights of 
     United States persons to use and sell encryption and to relax 
     export controls on encryption; with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     106-117 Pt. 2). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. TALENT: Committee on Small Business. H.R. 413. 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; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 106-184 Pt. 2). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

   [Pursuant to the order of the House on July 1, 1999 the following 
                  reports were filed on July 2, 1999]

       Mr. HOBSON: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 2465. 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, 2000, and 
     for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-221). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. REGULA: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 2466. A bill 
     making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and 
     related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2000, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-222). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

                       [Submitted July 12, 1999]

       Mr. SENSENBRENNER: Committee on Science. H.R. 1551. A bill 
     to authorize the Federal Aviation Administration's civil 
     aviation research and development programs for fiscal years 
     2000 and 2001, and for other purposes; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 106-223). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1243. A 
     bill to reauthorize the National Marine Sanctuaries Act; with 
     amendments (Rept. No. 106-224). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mrs. MYRICK: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 242. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2465) making appropriations for military construction, family 
     housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department 
     of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and 
     for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-227). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee on Rules. House 
     Resolution 243. Resolution providing for consideration of the 
     bill (H.R. 2466) making appropriations for the Department of 
     the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2000, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-
     228). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 75.33  time limitation of referred bill

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

                [The following occurred on July 2, 1999]

       H.R. 850. Referral to the Committee on International 
     Relations extended for a period ending not later than July 
     16, 1999.
       H.R. 850. Referral to the Committee on Armed Services and 
     the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence extended for a 
     period ending not later than July 23, 1999.

para. 75.34  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. GOODLING:
       H.R. 2467. A bill to require labor organizations to secure 
     prior, voluntary, written authorization as a condition of 
     using any portion of dues or fees for activities not 
     necessary to performing duties relating to the representation 
     of employees in dealing with the employer on labor-management 
     issues, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2468. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to require States, in awarding 
     subgrants under the State charter school grant program, to 
     give priority to charter schools that will provide a racially 
     integrated educational experience; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       H.R. 2469. A bill to establish State revolving funds for 
     school construction; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Norwood, 
             Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, and Mr. 
             Upton):
       H.R. 2470. A bill to ensure confidentiality with respect to 
     medical records and health care-related information, 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 Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, 
             Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Christensen, 
             Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Danner, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Gonzalez, Mrs. Lowey, 
             Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. 
             Waters, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Clay, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Dixon, Mr. Owens, Mr. Towns, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mr. Payne, Ms. Norton, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Scott, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Ford, Mr. Meeks 
             of New York, Ms. Lee, and Ms. Kilpatrick):
       H.R. 2471. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for screenings, referrals, and education regarding 
     osteoporosis; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. McINTOSH:
       H.R. 2472. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     dimethoxy butanone (DMB); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2473. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     dicholor aniline (DCA); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2474. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     diphenyl sulfide; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2475. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     trifluralin; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2476. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     diethyl imidazolidinnone (DMI); to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       H.R. 2477. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     ethalfluralin; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2478. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     benefluralin; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2479. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 3-
     amino-5-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole (AMT); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2480. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     diethyl phosphorochoridothiate (DEPCT); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.

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       H.R. 2481. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     refined quinoline; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2482. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2,2'-
     dithiobis(8-fluoro-5-methoxy [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c] 
     pyrimidine (DMDS); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McKEON:
       H.R. 2483. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army, 
     acting through the Chief of Engineers and in coordination 
     with other Federal agency heads, to participate in the 
     funding and implementation of a balanced, long-term solution 
     to the problems of groundwater contamination, water supply, 
     and reliability affecting the Eastern Santa Clara groundwater 
     basin in California, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MINGE:
       H.R. 2484. A bill to provide that land which is owned by 
     the Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota 
     but which is not held in trust by the United States for the 
     Community may be leased or transferred by the Community 
     without further approval by the United States; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Shows, Mrs. Myrick, 
             and Mrs. Cubin):
       H.R. 2485. A bill to amend title X of the Public Health 
     Service Act to permit family planning projects to offer 
     adoption services; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Carson, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Farr of California, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Morella, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. 
             Waxman):
       H.R. 2486. A bill to provide for infant crib safety, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. KUYKENDALL:
       H. Res. 241. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with regard to the United States Women's 
     Soccer Team and its winning performance in the 1999 Women's 
     World Cup tournament; to the Committee on Government Reform.

para. 75.35  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       150. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the Commonwealth of Guam, relative to Resolution No. 60 
     memorializing Guam's Delegate to Congress, to petition the 
     United States Congress to include certain language in the 
     proposed Omnibus Territories Act; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       151. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Nevada, 
     relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 19 memorializing 
     Congress permanently to mitigate the consequences of the 
     provisions of Section 110 of the Illegal Immigration Reform 
     and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       152. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Maine, relative to H.P. 1595 Joint Resolution memorializing 
     the United States Congress to reauthorize the Northeat 
     Interstate Dairy Compact; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       153. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, relative to Resolution No. 110-A 
     memorializing Congress to remove the United States Navy from 
     the territory it occupies on the island of Vieques; jointly 
     to the Committees on Armed Services and Resources.
       154. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Illinois, relative to Senate Resolution No. 70 memorializing 
     Congress to hold the Health Care Financing Authority 
     accountable for the timely implementation of a fair 
     prospective payment system; jointly to the Committees on Ways 
     and Means and Commerce.
       155. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the Commonwealth of 
     Pennsylvania, relative to Resolution No. 10 memorializing 
     Congress to support the concept of creating interest-free 
     loans to state and local governments and school districts to 
     provide for capital projects for schools, roads, bridges, 
     water and sewer projects, waste disposal projects, public 
     housing, public buildings and environmental projects; jointly 
     to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services, 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and Education and the 
     Workforce.

para. 75.36  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

       Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts introduced A bill (H.R. 2487) 
     for the relief of Phin Cohen, M.D.; which was referred to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 75.37  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 calender, as follows:

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. S. 361. 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 (Rept. No. 106-225). Referred to the 
     Private Calendar.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. S. 449. 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 (Rept. No. 106-226). Referred to the Private 
     Calendar.

para. 75.38  additional sponsors to public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 8: Mr. Smith of Washington and Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 44: Mr. Boucher, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Hall of Ohio, and Mr. 
     Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Camp, Mr. Goode, and Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 82: Mr. Menendez, Ms. Lee, Mr. Pomeroy, and Mr. Brown 
     of Ohio.
       H.R. 194: Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 205: Mr. Campbell and Mr. Smith of Jersey.
       H.R. 229: Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 230: Mr. Becerra, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
     Hilliard, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 274: Mr. Luther, Mr. Markey, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
     Mr. Forbes, Mr. Knollenberg, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 296: Mr. English, Mr. Terry, and Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 303: Ms. Carson, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Lewis of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Camp, 
     Mr. Forbes, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Olver, and Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 329: Ms. Waters.
       H.R. 353: Mr. Cummings, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
     Gilchrest, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, and Mr. Watt of 
     North Carolina.
       H.R. 405: Mr. Tierney, Mr. Clement, Mr. Shays, Mrs. 
     Roukema, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 407: Mr. Whitfield and Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 423: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 424: Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 430: Mr. Hill of Montana.
       H.R. 456: Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 488: Mr. Martinez, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Mr. 
     Payne.
       H.R. 531: Mr. Armey, Mrs. Cubin, Ms. Lee, and Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Bliley, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
     Goodlatte.
       H.R. 583: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 585: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 590: Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 637: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 675: Mr. Inslee
       H.R. 750: Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Baker and Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 784: Ms. Slaughter and Mr. Turner.
       H.R. 804: Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 809: Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 827: Ms. Slaughter and Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 845: Ms. Lee and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 889: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 890: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 914: Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 919: Mr. Capuano and Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 925: Mr. Allen, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, and Ms. 
     Lee.
       H.R. 933: Ms. Lee and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 939: Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 1020: Mr. Holden Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Inslee, Mrs. 
     Morella, and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 1037: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Mendendez, and 
     Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 1046: Mr. Sabo, Mr. Riley, and Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 1053: Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 1083: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania and Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 1090: Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Canady of 
     Florida, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Phelps, Mr. 
     Abercrombie Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 1096: Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Weiner Mr. Greenwood Mr. Boucher and Mr. 
     Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 1163: Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 1168: Mr. Hoeffel and Mr. Hall of Ohio.
       H.R. 1173: Mr. Campbell and Mr. Jackson of Illinois.
       H.R. 1174: Ms. Dunn.
       H.R. 1219: Mr. Bachus and Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 1246: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 1248: Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 1256: Mrs. Wilson.
       H.R. 1265: Mr. Ose.
       H.R. 1285: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas.
       H.R. 1287: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 1290: Mr. Hansen.
       H.R. 1313: Mr. Bonior and Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 1317: Mr. Hulshof.
       H.R. 1322: Mr. English.
       H.R. 1323: Mr. Roemer, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
     Talent, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Lee, and Mr. Isakson.
       H.R. 1324: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. 
     Maloney of New York, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 1325: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
     Hulshof, and Mr. Becerra.
       H.R. 1330: Mrs. Biggert.
       H.R. 1344: Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 1355: Mrs. Biggert and Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 1358: Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 1366: Mrs. Cubin and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 1389: Mr. Tierney, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
     Hutchinson, and Mr. Turner.
       H.R. 1465: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Cook, 
     Mrs. Bono, Mr. Gordon, and Mr. Gejdenson.

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       H.R. 1470: Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 1478: Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 1485: Mr. Blumenauer and Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 1505: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 1590: Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. Pitts, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Thomas, 
     Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 1650: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Oberstar, Mrs. 
     Maloney of New York, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
     Baird, Mr. Foley, Mr. Doyle, and Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 1660: Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Spratt, 
     Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Thompson of California.
       H.R. 1710: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 1775: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 1794: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Souder, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
     Sherman, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1810: Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Shimkus, and Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 1824: Mr. Pitts and Mr. Sweeney.
       H.R. 1861: Mr. Houghton and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 1869: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 1881: Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 1885: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1907: Mr. Largent, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
     Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
     Bilbray.
       H.R. 1917: Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Goode, Mr. Tierney, Mrs. 
     Capps, and Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 1921: Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 1926: Mrs. Northup, Mr. DeFazio, and Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 1933: Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 1937: Mrs. Biggert.
       H.R. 1967: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 1990: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 2003: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 2022: Mr. Burton of Indiana and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 2023: Mr. Burton of Indiana and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 2038: Mr. Matsui, Mr. Sununu, and Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 2054: Mr. Hulshof.
       H.R. 2056: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 2077: Mr. Berman, Mr. Campbell, and Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 2116: Mrs. Cubin and Mr. Tancredo.
       H.R. 2121: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Sununu, and Mr. 
     King.
       H.R. 2125: Mr. McGovern and Mrs. Christensen.
       H.R. 2136: Mr. Houghton, Mr. Turner, and Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2172: Mr. Doyle, Mr. King, and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 2202: Mr. Farr of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
     McDermott, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Markey, Ms. Eshoo, 
     Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Hill of Indiana.
       H.R. 2221: Mr. DeMint.
       H.R. 2243: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania and Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 2255: Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 2282: Mr. Bereuter, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
     Boehlert, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
     Texas, and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 2288: Mr. McDermott and Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2300: Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Brady of 
     Texas, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
     Nussle, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Ose, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
     Radanovich, and Mr. Hyde.
       H.R. 2303: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 2331: Mrs. Bono.
       H.R. 2337: Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas and Mr. Becerra.
       H.R. 2339: Mr. Wise, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 2367: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2370: Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Schakowsky, and Ms. Jackson-Lee 
     of Texas.
       H.R. 2414: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 2436: Mr. Pitts and Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 2444: Ms. Lee and Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 2445: Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 2453: Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 2457: Mrs. Capps, Ms. Danner, Ms. Lee, Mr. Wynn, and 
     Mr. Nadler.
       H.J. Res. 55: Mr. English, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mrs. 
     Maloney of New York.
       H. Con. Res. 30: Mr. Hall of Texas and Mrs. Cubin.
       H. Con. Res. 34: Ms. Berkley and Mr. Kildee.
       H. Con. Res. 97: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Jackson of 
     Illinois, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
     Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Payne, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Rush, and 
     Mr. George Miller of California.
       H. Con. Res. 107: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania and Mr. 
     Bachus.
       H. Con. Res. 116: Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H. Con. Res. 119: Mr. Spratt.
       H. Con. Res. 120: Mr. Mascara, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
     George Miller of California, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. 
     Matsui.
       H. Con. Res. 132: Mr. Payne, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
     Mr. Meeks of New York, and Mr. Hall of Ohio.
       H. Con. Res. 136: Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
     Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. Rush.
       H. Con. Res. 140: Mr. Lantos.
       H. Con. Res. 145: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
     Pallone, and Mr. Underwood.
       H. Res. 57: Mr. Lantos.
       H. Res. 107: Mr. Capuano, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
     Cummings, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H. Res. 201: Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Berry, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. 
     Millender-McDonald, and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H. Res. 214: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.

para. 75.39  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       30. The SPEAKER presented a petition of South San Francisco 
     Unified School District, Board of Trustees, relative to 
     Resolution No. 99-55 petitioning Congress to restore parity 
     to two classes of students by appropriating funds for IDEA to 
     the full authorized level of funding for 40 percent of the 
     excess costs of providing Special Education and related 
     services; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       31. Also, a petition of Benicia Unified School District, 
     relative to Resolution No. 98-99-35 petitioning Congress to 
     restore parity to two classes of students by appropriating 
     funds for IDEA to the full authorized level of funding for 40 
     percent of the excess costs of providing special education 
     and related services; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       32. Also, a petition of the County of Jefferson, New York, 
     Office of the County Administrator, relative to Resolution 
     No. 126 petitioning the President and Congress to support the 
     enactment of legislation providing for the establishment of a 
     Northeast Dairy Compact to regulate the pricing of milk used 
     only for fluid consumption in the Northeast region, 
     regardless of where the milk originates; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
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                       TUESDAY, JULY 13, 1999 (76)

  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 19, 1999, Members 
were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 76.1  recess--9:27 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess until 10 o'clock a.m.

para. 76.2  after recess--10 a.m.

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

para. 76.3  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, July 12, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 76.4  communications

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

       2984. A letter from the Under Secretary, Rural Development, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Community Facilities Grant Program (RIN: 0575-
     AC10) received June 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2985. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     notification that the Secretary has approved the retirement 
     of Lieutenant General George A. Fisher, Jr., United States 
     Army, and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general 
     on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2986. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Single Family 
     Mortgage Insurance; Informed Consumer Choice Disclosure 
     Notice [Docket No. FR-4411-F-02] (RIN: 2502-AH30) received 
     June 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       2987. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Office of 
     Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of 
     Education, transmitting Notice of Final Funding Priorities 
     for Fiscal Year 1999 for New Awards under the Assistive 
     Technology Act Technical Assistance Program, pursuant to 20 
     U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       2988. 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: 
     Off-Site Waste and Recovery Operations [FRL-6377-5] (RIN: 
     2060-AH96) received July 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2989. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Chief, 
     Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Zapata, Texas) [MM Docket No. 98-133 RM-9314] 
     received June 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2990. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Guides 
     for the Watch Industry--received June 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2991. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for defense articles and defense serv

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     ices to Greece [Transmittal No. DTC 111-98], pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       2992. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed Manufacturing License Agreement for the export of 
     defense services to the United Kingdom [Transmittal No. DTC 
     5-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       2993. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed Manufacturing and Technical Assistance Agreement for 
     the export of defense services under a contract to the 
     Netherlands and Germany, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       2994. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     effective May 23, 1999, the danger pay rate for Sierra Leone 
     is designated at the 25% level, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5928; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       2995. A letter from the Under Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting 
     notification that since a report on February 25, 1999, the 
     U.S. Department of Commerce has issued additional export 
     licenses for commercial communications satellites and related 
     items under the Department's jurisdiction; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       2996. A letter from the Director of the Peace Corps, 
     transmitting the semi-annual report of the Inspector General 
     of the Peace Corps for the period beginning October 1, 1998 
     and ending March 31, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. 
     Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       2997. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's 1998 CFOA Report, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       2998. A letter from the Director, Administration and 
     Management, Office of the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report of vacancy; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2999. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting the twentieth Semiannual Report to Congress on 
     Audit Follow-Up, covering the period from October 1, 1998, to 
     March 31, 1999, pursuant to Public Law 100-504, section 
     106(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       3000. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Indiana Regulatory Program [SPATS No. IN-145-FOR; 
     State Program Amendment No. 98-1] received June 9, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3001. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the 1997 annual report on 
     the activities and operations of the Public Integrity 
     Section, Criminal Division, and reporting on the nationwide 
     federal law enforcement effort against public corruption, 
     pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 529; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3002. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Visas: Documentation of Nonimmigrants--Passport 
     and Visa Waivers; Deletion of Obsolete Visa Procedures and 
     other Minor Corrections [Public Notice 3048] received May 11, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       3003. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report entitled 
     ``Report of Denial of Visas to Confiscators of American 
     Property''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3004. A letter from the Executive Director, Special 
     Designee of the Governor, State Properties Commission, 
     transmitting notification that the States of Georgia and 
     South Carolina have agreed upon the location of the Georgia-
     South Carolina boundary from Savannah to the lateral seaward 
     boundary; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3005. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone: 
     Virginia Beach Weekly Fireworks Display, Rudee Inlet, 
     Virginia Beach, Virginia, and Atlantic Ocean, Coastal Waters, 
     between 17th and 20th Street, Virginia Beach, Virginia [CGD 
     05-99-041] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received June 24, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       3006. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone: 
     Salvage of Sunken Fishing Vessel CAPE FEAR, Buzzards Bay, MA 
     [CGD01 99-078] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received June 24, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3007. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulation; Bayou Des Allemands, LA (CGD08-99-040) 
     received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3008. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Regulations: Hackensack River, NJ [CGD01-99-059] received 
     June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3009. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations: Hackensack River, NJ [CGD01-99-084] 
     received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3010. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone: Glen 
     Cove, New York Fireworks, Hempstead Harbor, NY [CGD01-99-042] 
     (RIN: 2115-AA97) received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3011. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Special 
     Regulations: Skull Creek, Hilton Head, SC [CGD07-99-037] 
     (RIN: 2115-AE47) received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3012. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone: Cocos 
     Lagoon, Guam [COTP GUAM 99-011] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received 
     June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3013. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone: 
     Clamfest Fireworks, Sandy Hook Bay, Atlantic Highlands, New 
     Jersey [CGD01-99-071] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received June 24, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3014. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Special Local 
     Regulations; 4th of July Celebration Ohio River Mile 469.2-
     470.5, Cincinnati, OH [CGD08-99-041] (RIN: 2115-AE46) 
     received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3015. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone: Sag 
     Harbor Fireworks Display, Sag Harbor Bay, Sag Harbor, NY 
     [CGD01-99-072] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received June 24, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3016. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone: 
     Heritage of Pride Fireworks, Hudson River, New York [CGD01-
     99-056] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. 

para. 76.5  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a concurrent 
resolution of the House of the following title:

       H. Con. Res. 144. Concurrent Resolution urging the United 
     States Government and the United Nations to undertake urgent 
     and strenuous efforts to secure the release of Branko Jelen, 
     Steve Pratt, and Peter Wallace, 3 humanitarian workers 
     employed in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia by CARE 
     International, who are being unjustly held as prisoners by 
     the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

para. 76.6  technical amendments relating to arbitration

  Mr. GEKAS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 916) to 
make technical amendments to section 10 of title 9, United States Code; 
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.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
make technical amendments to section 10 of title 9, United States Code, 
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.

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  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para. 76.7  united states women's soccer team

  Mrs. BIGGERT moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 244):

       Whereas each of the athletes on the United States Women's 
     Soccer Team has honored the Nation through her dedication to 
     excellence;
       Whereas the United States Women's Soccer Team has raised 
     the level of awareness and appreciation for women's sports 
     throughout the United States;
       Whereas the members of the United States Women's Soccer 
     Team have become positive role models for American youth 
     aspiring to participate in national and international level 
     sports; and
       Whereas the United States Women's Soccer Team has qualified 
     for the 2000 summer Olympic games: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) congratulates the United States Women's Soccer Team on 
     its winning championship performance in the World Cup 
     tournament;
       (2) recognizes the important contribution each individual 
     team member has made to the United States and to the 
     advancement of women's sports; and
       (3) invites the members of the United States Women's Soccer 
     Team to the United States Capitol to be honored and 
     recognized by the House of Representatives for their 
     achievements.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mrs. BIGGERT 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?
  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 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. 76.8  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2465

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 242):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2465) making appropriations for military 
     construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
     closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2000, 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 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 8 of rule XVIII. 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 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. 76.9  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2466

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
called up the following resolution (H. Res. 243):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2466) making appropriations for the Department 
     of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2000, 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 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 of rule XXI are waived except as follows: 
     beginning with ``Provided'' on page 37, line 23, through the 
     closing quotation mark on page 38, line 13; beginning with 
     ``Provided'' on page 59, line 13, through 22; beginning with 
     ``and such new'' on page 76, line 16, through 22; and page 
     80, line 11, through ``funding agreements'' on line 23. 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 
     report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution 
     may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, 
     shall be considered as read, 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 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 8 
     of rule XVIII. 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 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. 76.10  recess--11:40 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 11 o'clock and 40 minutes a.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.

para. 76.11  after recess--2:34 p.m.

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

para. 76.12  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1691

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-229) the resolution (H. Res. 245) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1691) to protect religious liberty.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 76.13  military construction appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to House Resolution 242 
and rule XVIII, 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. 2465) making appropriations for military construction, family 
housing, and base realignment and closure for the

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Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and 
for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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 House Resolution 245, 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,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that pursuant to clause 
10 of rule XX the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

418

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affirmative

Nays

4

para. 76.14                   [Roll No. 280]

                                YEAS--418

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--4

     Norwood
     Paul
     Royce
     Stark

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Brown (CA)
     Chenoweth
     Combest
     Gejdenson
     Hastings (FL)
     Kasich
     McDermott
     Meek (FL)
     Scarborough
     Sweeney
     Thurman
     Weygand
     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. 76.15  interior appropriations fy 2000

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to House Resolution 243 
and rule XVIII, 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. 2466) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for 
other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. LaTOURETTE as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para. 76.16  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 2, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $1,000,000)''.
       Page 3, line 8, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $1,000,000)''.
       Page 19, line 16, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $30,000,000)''.
       Page 69, line 14, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $29,000,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

213

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

202

para. 76.17                   [Roll No. 281]

                                AYES--213

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hayworth
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall

[[Page 1091]]


     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shows
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--202

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Coble
     Coburn
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fletcher
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Tancredo
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Vitter
     Walden
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Allen
     Baldwin
     Brown (CA)
     Chenoweth
     Combest
     Cox
     Davis (VA)
     Hastings (FL)
     Kasich
     McDermott
     Meek (FL)
     Rivers
     Scarborough
     Simpson
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Tauzin
     Thompson (CA)
     Thurman
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 76.18  recorded vote

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

       Page 6, line 4, after the first dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $20,000,000)''.
       Page 69, line 14, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $50,000,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

248

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

169

para. 76.19                   [Roll No. 282]

                                AYES--248

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Boyd
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Buyer
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaTourette
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moore
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shows
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thune
     Toomey
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--169

     Aderholt
     Bachus
     Baker
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Cardin
     Clement
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     English
     Eshoo
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Lewis (CA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Mascara
     McCrery
     Meeks (NY)
     Mica
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Pryce (OH)
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Allen
     Baldwin
     Brown (CA)
     Combest
     Davis (VA)
     Hastings (FL)
     Kasich
     Kuykendall
     McDermott
     Meek (FL)
     Rivers
     Scarborough
     Simpson
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Tauzin
     Thurman
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 76.20  recorded vote

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

       Page 11, line 2, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced 
     by $2,000,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

131

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

287

para. 76.21                   [Roll No. 283]

                                AYES--131

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cox

[[Page 1092]]


     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Everett
     Foley
     Fossella
     Franks (NJ)
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Klink
     LaHood
     Largent
     Lazio
     Linder
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Norwood
     Paul
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Turner
     Upton
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--287

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baird
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Allen
     Baldwin
     Brown (CA)
     Combest
     Davis (VA)
     Hastings (FL)
     Kasich
     Kuykendall
     McDermott
     Meek (FL)
     Rivers
     Scarborough
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Tauzin
     Thurman
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaTOURETTE, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 76.22  treasury, postal service appropriations fy 2000

  Mr. KOLBE submitted a privileged report (Rept. No. 106-231) on the 
bill (H.R. 2490) 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, 
2000, and for other purposes.
  When said bill and report were referred to the Union Calendar and 
ordered printed.
  Pursuant to clause 1 of rule XXI, all points of order were reserved.

para. 76.23  interior appropriations fy 2000

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 243 
and rule XVIII, 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. 2466) making appropriations for the Department of the 
Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2000, and for other purposes.
  Mr. LaROURETTE, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYES, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaTOURETTE, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 76.24  communication from the clerk--message from the president

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

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, July 13, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 2(h) of Rule II 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 13, 1999 at 
     1:00 p.m. and said to contain a message from the President 
     whereby he transmits a six-month periodic report on the 
     national emergency concerning weapons of mass destruction 
     declared by Executive Order 12938.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Jeff Trandahl.

para. 76.25  national emergency regarding proliferation of nuclear, 
          biological, and chemical weapons

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

To the Congress of the United States:
  As required by section 204 of the International Emergency Economics 
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, July 13, 1999.

  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. 106-93).

para. 76.26  bill presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, reported that 
that committee did on this day present to the President, for his 
approval, a bill of the House of the following title:

           On July 12, 1999:
       H.R. 4. To declare it to be the policy of the United States 
     to deploy a national missile defense.

para. 76.27  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Ms. BALDWIN, for today after 5:30 p.m. and July 14;
  To Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, for today; and
  To Mrs. THURMAN, for today.
  And then,

para. 76.28  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. GANSKE, at 10 o'clock and 42 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

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para. 76.29  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:

       Mrs. MYRICK: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 245. 
     Resolutions Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1691) to protect religious liberty (Rept. No. 106-229). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 535. A 
     bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make 
     corrections to a map relating to the Coastal Barrier 
     Resources System (Rept. No. 106-230). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. KOLBE: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 2490. 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 
     Septmber 30, 2000, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-
     231). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     state of the Union.

para. 76.30  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. ARCHER:
       H.R. 2488. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce individual income tax rates, to provide 
     marriage penalty relief, to reduce taxes on savings and 
     investments, to provide estate and gift tax relief, to 
     provide incentives for education savings and health care, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Levin, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Jefferson, and 
             Mr. Houghton):
       H.R. 2489. A bill to authorize a new trade and investment 
     policy for sub-Sahara Africa; 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.
           By Mr. KOLBE:
       H.R. 2490. 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, 2000, and for other 
     purposes; House Calendar No. 132. House Report No. 106-231.
           By Mr. COX:
       H.R. 2491. A bill to amend section 213 of the National 
     Housing Act to authorize trusts to hold memberships in 
     nonprofit cooperative ownership housing corporations that own 
     properties with mortgages insured under such section; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself and Mr. Lazio):
       H.R. 2492. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to revise Medicare payment policy with respect 
     to home health services furnished 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 Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mr. Walsh, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Sweeney, and Mr. Reynolds):
       H.R. 2493. A bill to declare as citizens of the United 
     States certain women who lost citizenship solely by reason of 
     marriage to an alien prior to September 22, 1922; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HOSTETTLER (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
             English, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Schaffer, Mr. Stump, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Shows, Mr. Baldacci, and Mr. Gary Miller 
             of California):
       H.R. 2494. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a religious exemption from providing 
     identifying numbers for dependents to claim certain credits 
     and deductions on a tax return; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI:
       H.R. 2495. 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 the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ORTIZ:
       H.R. 2496. A bill to reauthorize the Junior Duck Stamp 
     Conservation and Design Program Act of 1994; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. English, Mr. Boehlert, 
             Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Peterson 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Largent, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Tancredo, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Hostettler, 
             Mr. DeMint, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. Goode):
       H.R. 2497. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income gain on the sale or 
     exchange of farmland which by covenant is restricted to use 
     as farmland and to exclude the value of such farmland from 
     estate taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bilbray, 
             Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Cook, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Foley, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Gekas, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hilliard, 
             Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Mascara, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Sandlin, and 
             Mr. Weiner):
       H.R. 2498. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for recommendations of the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services regarding the placement of automatic external 
     defibrillators in Federal buildings in order to improve 
     survival rates of individuals who experience cardiac arrest 
     in such buildings, and to establish protections from civil 
     liability arising from the emergency use of the devices; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. WEINER (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Shays, Ms. Rivers, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Stark, Mr. King, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. Markey, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Larson, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Ms. Lee, and 
             Mr. Capuano):
       H.R. 2499. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the operation of certain aircraft not complying with 
     stage 4 noise levels; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY:
       H.R. 2500. A bill to establish demonstration projects to 
     provide family income to respond to significant transitions, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. COOK:
       H. Con. Res. 151. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that Federal funding for elementary and 
     secondary teacher training be used first for activities to 
     advance science, mathematics, and engineering education for 
     elementary and secondary teachers; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. MASCARA (for himself, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. 
             Ackerman):
       H. Con. Res. 152. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that urgent action is needed to limit the 
     hardship endured by senior citizens when meeting their 
     prescription drug needs; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GARY MILLER of California:
       H. Con. Res. 153. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that Federal funding for elementary and 
     secondary teacher training be used first for science 
     scholarships for elementary and secondary teachers; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. KUYKENDALL (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Foley, Ms. 
             Dunn, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Shays, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Barr of Georgia, 
             Mr. Sununu, Mr. Talent, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Saxton, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Cook, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Chabot, Ms. Eshoo, and Ms. Norton):
       H. Res. 244. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with regard to the United States Women's 
     Soccer Team and its winning performance in the 1999 Women's 
     World Cup tournament.

para. 76.31  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, private bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Ms. LEE:
       H.R. 2501. A bill for the relief of Geert Botzen; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 2502. A bill for the relief of Lawrence Williams; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 76.32  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 5: Mr. Foley, Mr. Riley, Mr. Ose, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
     Everett, and Ms. Granger.
       H.R. 41: Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 53: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 82: Mr. Gallegly, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
     Martinez, and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 165: Mr. Udall of New Mexico.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 219: Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 323: Mr. Ehlers, and Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 329: Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 347: Mr. Coburn and Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 353: Mr. Luther, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
     Spence, and Mr. Bass.
       H.R. 354: Mr. Royce.

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       H.R. 357: Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 372: Ms. DeLauro and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 383: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 405: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. 
     Aderholt.
       H.R. 415: Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Turner.
       H.R. 557: Mr. Ehlers and Mr. Isakson.
       H.R. 566: Mr. Forbes and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 601: Mr. Boucher, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Hall of 
     Texas, Mr. Shows, and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 637: Mr. Kucinich and Ms. Eschoo.
       H.R. 675: Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 684: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 721: Mr. Riley, Mr. Royce, and Mr. Sisisky.
       H.R. 735: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 754: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 771: Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 785: Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 796: Mr. Skelton and Mr. Levin.
       H.R. 798: Mr. Mollohan and Ms. Baldwin.
       H.R. 802: Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 832: Mr. Skelton.
       H.R. 844: Mr. Buyer, Mr. Becerra, and Mr. Levin.
       H.R. 845: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 853: Mr. Toomey.
       H.R. 854: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 895: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 965: Mr. Lipinski and Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 976: Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Inslee, and Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 997: Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Dooley of California, 
     and Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 1004: Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 1068: Mr. Bishop and Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 1070: Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 1083: Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 1095: Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Norton, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
     Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Meehan, 
     Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 1102: Mr. Strickland and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Stupak, Mr. Mascara, and Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 1130: Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 1144: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 1150: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 1172: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Barr of 
     Georgia, Mr. Collins, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Farr of California, 
     Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Hulshof, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Becerra, 
     Mr. Portman, Mr. Minge, Mr. Riley, and Mr. Green of Texas.
       H.R. 1179: Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 1180: Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mrs. McCarthy of 
     New York, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
     Hutchinson, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Ms. Millender-
     McDonald.
       H.R. 1190: Mr. Gekas and Mr. Toomey.
       H.R. 1193: Mr. Shays, Mr. Lazio, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Hilliard, 
     and Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1194: Mr. Davis of Illinois and Mr. Hyde.
       H.R. 1202: Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Meek of Florida and Ms. 
     DeLauro.
       H.R. 1217: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island and Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 1221: Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. 
     Whitfield, and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 1244: Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 1281: Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 1304: Mr. Holden, Mr. Gilchrest, and Ms. Eschoo.
       H.R. 1315: Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 1358: Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 1381: Mr. Duncan, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, and Mr. 
     Shuster.
       H.R. 1441: Mr. Hyde, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
     Jones of North Carolina, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 1442: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Gary Miller of California, and 
     Mr. Bryant.
       H.R. 1494: Mr. Davis of Virginia.
       H.R. 1511: Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 1581: Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Porter, 
     Mr. Levin, Ms. Lee, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
     Roemer, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Evans, Mr. Horn, and 
     Mr. Thompson of Mississippi.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. Hansen, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
     Talent, and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 1598: Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 1621: Mr. Rothman, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
     Rahall, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Goodlatte, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Sanders, 
     Mr. hinojosa, Mr. Martinez, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
     Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Doyle, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1777: Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 1795: Mr. Vento, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Isakson, Ms. 
     Schakowsky, Mr. Pomeroy, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Watt of 
     North Carolina, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, 
     Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 1798: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 1820: Mr. Bonior, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Meeks of New York, 
     and Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 1824: Ms. Pryce of Ohio and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 1837: Mr. Riley, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Shows, Mr. Hansen, 
     Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Canady of Florida, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
     Goodlatte, Mr. Hefley, and Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 1838: Mr. McNulty, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Mr. 
     Sununu.
       H.R. 1842: Mr. Edwards.
       H.R. 1845: Mr. Menendez, Mr. Clement, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
     Visclosky, and Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 1858: Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 1871: Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Filner, Mrs. 
     Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Carson, and Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 1884: Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1885: Mr. Hutchinson and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1899: Mr. Wexler, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. 
     Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr.  Oberstar, and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 1907: Mr. Frost, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Sweeney, and Mr. 
     Sherman.
       H.R. 1926: Mr. Armey, Mr. Bishop, and Mr. Jenkins.
       H.R. 1933: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 1935: Mr. Farr of California, Ms. McKinney, and Mr. 
     Markey.
       H.R. 1941: Mr. Conyers, Ms. Lee, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Roybal-
     Allard, Mr. McDermott,  Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. 
     Woolsey, Mr. Olver, and Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 1942: Mr. Portman.
       H.R. 1954: Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 1977: Mr. Kasich.
       H.R. 1991: Mr. Turner.
       H.R. 1995: Mr. Cox.
       H.R. 1998: Mr. Tierney, Ms. Lee, Mr. Hefley, and Mr. Neal 
     of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1999: Mr. Vento, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota.
       H.R. 2000: Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Saxton,  Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
     Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Abercrombie, 
     Mr. Spratt, and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 2005: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 2030: Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 2066: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Ney, Mr. English, 
     Mr. Wicker, Mr. Dicks, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. Weldon 
     of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2088: Mr. Goodlatte and Mr. Hulshof.
       H.R. 2120: Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Carson, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
     Serrano, Mr. Crowley, and Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 2128: Mr. Metcalf, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
     Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Fletcher.
       H.R. 2129: Mr. Gillmor and Mr. Hayes.
       H.R. 2162: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania and Mr. Ose.
       H.R. 2170: Mr. Capuano, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Payne, 
     Mr. Phelps, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Mascara, and Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 2172: Mr. English, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 2187: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 2202: Mr. Vento and Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 2221: Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 2235: Mr. Clay and Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 2240: Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Baldacci, 
     Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
     Sandlin, Mr. Greenwood, and Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 2241: Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Moakley, Mr. Baird, and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 2242: Mr. Nussle.
       H.R. 2247: Mrs. Bono and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 2260: Mr. Klink, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
     Tiahrt, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Riley, Mr. Gutknecht, 
     Mr. Latham, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Crane, Mr. Bachus, Mrs. Cubin, 
     Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Sweeney.
       H.R. 2265: Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Fowler, Mrs. 
     McCarthy of New York, Mr. Rush, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
     Weygand, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Brown 
     of California.
       H.R. 2289: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, 
     Mr. Cook, Mr. Ortiz, and Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 2294: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Allen, and Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 2295: Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 2305: Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 2308: Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Inslee, and Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois.
       H.R. 2338: Mr. English.
       H.R. 2341: Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Brady of 
     Pennsylvania, Ms. Lee, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Rush, Mr. Shows, and 
     Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 2350: Mr. Terry, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. 
     Radanovich, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 2369: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Weldon 
     of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
     Cook, and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 2376: Mr. Toomey.
       H.R. 2377: Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 2280: Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. 
     Pastor.
       H.R. 2383: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 2399: Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 2446: Mr. McGovern, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. 
     Inslee, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Lee, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, 
     Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
     Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. 
     Evans.
       H.R. 2470: Mr. Cook.
       H.J. Res. 55: Mr. Walden of Oregon.
       H. Con. Res. 34: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H. Con. Res. 39: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H. Con. Res. 46: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas.
       H. Con. Res. 58: Mr. Oxley and Mr. Ney.
       H. Con. Res. 77: Mrs. Thurman.
       H. Con. Res. 78: Mr. Cummings and Mr. Pallone.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. Rothman, Mr. Klink, Mr. Farr of 
     California, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Carson, Mr. Stark, 
     Mrs. Bono, and Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H. Con. Res. 100: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Royce, 
     Mr. Meehan, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Holt, and 
     Ms. Carson.
       H. Con. Res. 109: Ms. Norton.
       H. Con. Res. 112: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
     Isakson, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Hall of Ohio, and Mrs. Morella.
       H. Con. Res. 124: Mr. Engel, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Stabenow, 
     Mr. Inslee, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Weiner,

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     Ms. Lee, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Farr of 
     California, Mr. Meeks of New York, and Mr. Cummings.
       H. Con. Res. 128: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. McCarthy of 
     New York, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
     Hinchey, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
     Mr. Vento, and Mr. Rush.
       H. Con. Res. 133: Mr. Matsui.
       H. Con. Res. 146: Mr. Hastings of Florida and Mr. Brown of 
     Ohio.
       H. Con. Res. 147: Mr. McNulty, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Slaughter, 
     Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
     Sawyer, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Waters, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. 
     Millender-McDonald, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Doyle, 
     Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Meek 
     of Florida, Ms. Rivers.
       H. Res. 89: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H. Res. 202: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.

para. 76.33  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       33. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Puerto Rico Bar 
     Association Board of Directors, relative to Resolution No. 34 
     petitioning the President of the United States to cease the 
     target practices of the United States of North America at the 
     island of Vieques and adjacent water bodies; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       34. Also, a petition of the Legislature of Rockland County, 
     relative to Resolution No. 208 petitioning Congress to enact 
     legislation prohibiting the physical destruction of the 
     American Flag by Constitutional Amendment; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary. 
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                      WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1999 (77)

para. 77.1  appointment of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    July 14, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Charles H. Taylor to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 77.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, announced he 
had examined and approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, 
July 13, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 77.3  communications

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

       3017. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification that the President has 
     requested and made available appropriations of $100,000,000 
     in budget authority for the Department of Health and Human 
     Services' Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program; (H. Doc. 
     No. 106-94); to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered 
     to be printed.
       3018. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the ninth annual report on the 
     renovation of the Pentagon Reservation; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       3019. A letter from the Acquisition and Technology, Under 
     Secretary of Defense, transmitting the report regarding the 
     Department of Defense Strategy to Address Low-Level Exposures 
     to Chemical Warfare Agents, May 1999; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       3020. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Office of 
     Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of 
     Education, transmitting Special Education--Training and 
     Information for Parents of Children with Disabilities, 
     pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
       3021. A letter from the Corporation for National Service, 
     transmitting their 1998 Annual Report; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       3022. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting two reports 
     regarding the latest data available in the Toxics Release 
     Inventory; to the Committee on Commerce.
       3023. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report regarding Infertility and 
     Sexually Transmitted Diseases; to the Committee on Commerce.
       3024. 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 Saudi 
     Arabia [Transmittal No. DTC 139-98], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       3025. 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, Ukraine, Russia, and the United Kingdom [Transmittal 
     No. DTC 6-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       3026. A letter from the Acting Deputy Under Secretary, 
     International Programs, Office of the Under Secretary of 
     Defense, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 06-99 which 
     constitutes a Request for Final Approval for the Memorandum 
     of Agreement between the U.S. and Italy concerning technology 
     demonstration and system prototype projects, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on International Relations.
       3027. A letter from the President and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, 
     transmitting the annual report of the Corporation for Fiscal 
     Year 1998, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2200a; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       3028. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Semiannual Report of the Office of Inspector 
     General for the 6-month period of October 1, 1998, through 
     March 31, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3029. A letter from the Chairman, Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission, transmitting the Semiannual Report of the 
     Inspector General for the period October 1, 1998 through 
     March 31, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3030. A letter from the Corporation for National Service, 
     transmitting the Inspector General's Semi-Annual Report and 
     the Corporation's Report of Final Action, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       3031. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Management 
     and Chief Financial Officer, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting notification of a vacancy in an office within 
     the Department; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3032. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Management 
     and Chief Financial Officer, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting notification of a vacancy in an office within 
     the Department; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3033. A letter from the District of Columbia Auditor, 
     transmitting a report entitled, ``Audit of Advisory 
     Neighborhood Commission 4B for the period 10/01/95 through 
     09/30/98''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3034. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Housing Finance 
     Board, transmitting a report on the activities of the Board's 
     Office of the Inspector General for the six-month period 
     ending March 31, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. 
     Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3035. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's Final Annual 
     Performance Plan for FY 2000; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       3036. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors, 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting the Semiannual Report to 
     Congress prepared by the Board's Inspector General, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       3037. A letter from the Chairman, National Science Board, 
     transmitting the Acting Inspector General's Semiannual Report 
     to Congress, covering the period of October 1, 1998, through 
     March 31, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3038. A letter from the Office of the Attorney General, 
     transmitting the Semiannual Management Report and the Office 
     of the Inspector General Semiannual Report for the period 
     October 1, 1998 to March 31, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       3039. A letter from the Board of Directors, Panama Canal 
     Commission, transmitting the semiannual report of the 
     Inspector General of the Panama Canal Commission, covering 
     October 1, 1998 through March 31, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       3040. A letter from the Acting Director, United States 
     Information Agency, transmitting the Inspector General's 
     Semiannual Report for the period October 1, 1998, through 
     March 31, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3041. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's 1998 Annual Report, 
     pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 438(a)(9); to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
       3042. A letter from the Commissioner, Bureau of 
     Reclamation, Department of the Interior, transmitting a 
     modification report describing the need for the safety 
     modifications and the proposed corrective actions, along with 
     other pertinent technical information applicable to Willow 
     Creek Dam, Sun River Project, Montana; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3043. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting 
     the first Self-Employment Assistance Program Report; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       3044. A letter from the Commissioner, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the 1999 Annual Report of the 
     Supplemental Security Income Program; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       3045. A letter from the Director, Office of Thrift 
     Supervision, transmitting the Office's 1998 Annual Consumer 
     Report, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1462a(g); jointly to the 
     Committees on Banking and Financial Services and Commerce.

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       3046. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     the President has issued the required determination to waive 
     certain restrictions on the maintenance of a Palestine 
     Liberation Organization Office and on expenditure of PLO 
     funds through October 21, 1999 [Presidential Determination 
     No. 99-25]; jointly to the Committees on International 
     Relations and Appropriations. 

para. 77.4  interior appropriations fy 2000

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, pursuant to 
House Resolution 243 and rule XVIII, 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. 2466) making appropriations for 
the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
  Mr. LaTOURETTE, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para. 77.5  recorded vote

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

       Page 70, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $13,000,000)''.
       Page 70, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $13,000,000)''.
       Page 71, line 5, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $13,000,000)''.
       Page 71, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $13,000,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

243

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affirmative

Nays

180

para. 77.6                    [Roll No. 284]

                                AYES--243

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green (WI)
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu

                                NOES--180

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Fowler
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Vitter
     Walden
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Baldwin
     Brown (CA)
     Kasich
     Lewis (CA)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Rahall
     Rivers
     Thurman
     Wynn
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 77.7  recorded vote

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

       Page 71, beginning on line 5, strike ``, contingent on a 
     cost share of 25 percent by each participating State or other 
     qualified participant.''

It was decided in the

Yeas

198

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

225

para. 77.8                    [Roll No. 285]

                                AYES--198

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Larson
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherwood
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Tanner
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu

[[Page 1097]]



                                NOES--225

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Turner
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Baldwin
     Brown (CA)
     Kasich
     Lewis (CA)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Rahall
     Rivers
     Thurman
     Wynn 
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 77.9  recorded vote

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

       Page 71, line 19, insert ``(reduced by $20,000,000)'' after 
     the dollar figure.
       Page. 87, line 19, insert ``(increased by $10,000,000)'' 
     after the dollar figure.
       Page 88, line 18, insert ``(increased by $10,000,000)'' 
     after the dollar figure.

It was decided in the

Yeas

207

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

217

para. 77.10                   [Roll No. 286]

                                AYES--207

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu

                                NOES--217

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Baldwin
     Brown (CA)
     Davis (FL)
     Ehrlich
     Kasich
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Rivers
     Thurman
     Wynn
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

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. STEARNS:

       Page 87, line 19, insert ``(reduced by $2,087,500)'' after 
     the dollar figure.

It was decided in the

Yeas

124

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

300

para. 77.12                   [Roll No. 287]

                                AYES--124

     Aderholt
     Armey
     Bachus
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Boehner
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Emerson
     Everett
     Fletcher
     Fossella
     Gibbons
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Green (WI)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     Metcalf

[[Page 1098]]


     Miller, Gary
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Paul
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shows
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Vitter
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wicker
     Wolf

                                NOES--300

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Calvert
     Camp
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     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
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thune
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Baldwin
     Brown (CA)
     Ehrlich
     Granger
     Kasich
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Rivers
     Thurman
     Wynn 
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

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. RAHALL:

       On page 108, after line 14, insert the following new 
     section:
       ``Sec. 332. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     shall be used to process applications for approval of 
     patents, plans or operations, or amendments to plans of 
     operations in contravention of the opinion dated November 7, 
     1997, by the Solicitor of the Department of the Interior.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

273

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

151

para. 77.14                   [Roll No. 288]

                                AYES--273

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hulshof
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu

                                NOES--151

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bateman
     Berkley
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Emerson
     Everett
     Fletcher
     Fowler
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller, Gary
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pastor
     Paul
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Royce
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Schaffer
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Vitter
     Walden
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

[[Page 1099]]



                             NOT VOTING--10

     Baldwin
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Combest
     Hoyer
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Rivers
     Thurman
     Wynn
  So the amendment was 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. WELDON of Florida:

       Page 108, after line 14, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 332. No funds made available under this Act may be 
     expended to approve class III gaming on Indian lands by any 
     means other than a Tribal-State compact entered into between 
     a State and a tribe, as those terms are defined in the Indian 
     Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.).

It was decided in the

Yeas

205

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

217

para. 77.16                   [Roll No. 289]

                                AYES--205

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cook
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holt
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ose
     Packard
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Roukema
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--217

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Goss
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Pryce (OH)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Baldwin
     Brown (CA)
     Combest
     McDermott
     McIntosh
     McNulty
     Rivers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Thomas
     Thurman
     Wynn
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 77.17  recorded vote

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

       At the end of the bill, insert the following:
       SEC. 332. No funds made available under this Act may be 
     used to implement alternatives B, C, or D identified in the 
     Final Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for 
     Gettysburg National Military Park dated June 1999.

It was decided in the

Yeas

227

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

199

para. 77.18                   [Roll No. 290]

                                AYES--227

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     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
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu

                                NOES--199

     Aderholt
     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle

[[Page 1100]]


     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Simpson
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Archer
     Baldwin
     Brown (CA)
     Combest
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Rivers
     Thurman
     Wynn
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 77.19  recorded vote

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

       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 authorize, permit, administer, or promote the use 
     of any jawed leghold trap or neck snare in any unit of the 
     National Wildlife Refuge System except for research, 
     subsistence, conservation, or facilities protection.

It was decided in the

Yeas

259

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

166

para. 77.20                   [Roll No. 291]

                                AYES--259

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burton
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Northup
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Phelps
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--166

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cook
     Cramer
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Fletcher
     Fowler
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Shadegg
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Turner
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Wicker
     Wise
     Young (AK)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Baldwin
     Brown (CA)
     Combest
     Dreier
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Rivers
     Thurman
     Wynn
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 77.21  recorded vote

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

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following:
       Sec.   . The amount otherwise provided by this Act for 
     ``DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE--Forest Service--Forest and 
     Rangeland Research'' is hereby reduced by $16,929,000.

It was decided in the

Yeas

135

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

291

para. 77.22                   [Roll No. 292]

                                AYES--135

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Everett
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gekas
     Goode
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kuykendall
     Largent
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Luther
     Manzullo
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Norwood
     Paul
     Pease
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Ramstad
     Riley
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns

[[Page 1101]]


     Stump
     Sununu
     Tancredo
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Vitter
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--291

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shows
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Baldwin
     Brown (CA)
     Combest
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Rivers
     Thurman
     Wynn
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 77.23  recorded vote

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

       On page 108, after line 14,
       Insert before the short title the following new section:
       ``Sec.   . Of the amounts provided for in the bill under 
     the heading National Forest System, $196,885,000 shall be for 
     timber sales management, $120,475,000 shall be for wildlife 
     and fisheries habitat management, and $40,165,000 shall be 
     for watershed improvements as authorized by the Multiple Use 
     Sustained Yield Act of 1960 (Public Law 86-517).''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

174

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

250

para. 77.24                   [Roll No. 293]

                                AYES--174

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hinchey
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hulshof
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Tauscher
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wu

                                NOES--250

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Baldwin
     Bereuter
     Brown (CA)
     Combest
     Davis (FL)
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Rivers
     Thurman
     Wynn
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaTOURETTE, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 243, 
reported the bill back to the House with

[[Page 1102]]

sundry amendments adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  Mr. GOODLING demanded a separate vote on the amendment at the end of 
the bill (the Klink amendment).

para. 77.25  order of business--reduction of time for vote

  On motion of Mr. LaFALCE, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order to reduce to a minimum of 5 minutes 
the period of time for electronic voting, if ordered, on the motion to 
recommit and on passage, following a 15 minute vote on the amendment at 
the end of the bill (the Klink amendment).
  The following remaining amendments, reported from the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union were then agreed to:

       Page 70, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $13,000,000)''.
       Page 70, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $13,000,000)''.
       Page 71, line 5, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $13,000,000)''.
       Page 71, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $13,000,000)''.

       On page 6, line 13, strike ``$20,000,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``$15,000,000''.
       On page 68, line 20, strike ``$190,000,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``$256,000,000''.
       And at the end of the bill insert the following:
       ``Sec.   . Each amount of budget authority for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 2000, provided in this Act for 
     payments not required by law, is hereby reduced by 0.48 
     percent: Provided, That such reductions shall be applied 
     ratably to each account, program, activity, and project 
     provided for in this Act.''

       On page 108, after line 14, insert the following new 
     section:
       ``Sec. 332. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     shall be used to process applications for approval of 
     patents, plans or operations, or amendments to plans of 
     operations in contravention of the opinion dated November 7, 
     1997, by the Solicitor of the Department of the Interior.''.

       At the end of the bill, insert the following:
       SEC. 332. No funds made available under this Act may be 
     used to implement alternatives B, C, or D identified in the 
     Final Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for 
     Gettysburg National Military Park dated June 1999.

       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 authorize, permit, administer, or promote the use 
     of any jawed leghold trap or neck snare in any unit of the 
     National Wildlife Refuge System except for research, 
     subsistence, conservation, or facilities protection.

  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the following amendment (the Klink amendment) 
on which a separate vote had been demanded?

       At the end of the bill, insert the following:
       SEC. 332. No funds made available under this Act may be 
     used to implement alternatives B, C, or D identified in the 
     Final Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for 
     Gettysburg National Military Park dated June 1999.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. DICKS 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

220

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

206

para. 77.26                   [Roll No. 294]

                                AYES--220

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     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
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu

                                NOES--206

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Baldwin
     Brown (CA)
     Combest
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Paul
     Rivers
     Thurman
     Wynn
  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.



     THURSDAY, JULY 15 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF WEDNESDAY, JULY 14), 1999

  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:

       On page 6, line 13, after ``$20,000,000'' insert: 
     ``(increased by $28,000,000)''
       On page 13, line 23, after ``$42,000,000'' insert: 
     ``(increased by $27,000,000)''
       On page 17, line 13, after ``$45,449,000'' insert: 
     ``(increased by $4,000,000)''

[[Page 1103]]

       On page 19, line 16, after ``$102,000,000'' insert: 
     ``(increased by $28,000,000)''
       On page 71, line 19, after ``$159,000,000'' insert: 
     ``(increased by $13,000,000)''
       On page 87, line 19, after ``$83,500,000'' insert: 
     ``(increased by $10,000,000)''
       On page 88, line 18, after ``$96,800,000'' insert: 
     ``(increased by $10,000,000)'' 

  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

187

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

239

para. 77.27                   [Roll No. 295]

                                AYES--187

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     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
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu

                                NOES--239

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Baldwin
     Brown (CA)
     Combest
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Peterson (MN)
     Rivers
     Thurman
     Wynn
  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 
10 of rule XX the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

377

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

47

para. 77.28                   [Roll No. 296]

                                YEAS--377

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall

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     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wu
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--47

     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Conyers
     Davis (IL)
     Delahunt
     Doggett
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Goodling
     Hefley
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Jackson (IL)
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy
     Larson
     Lee
     Markey
     McKinney
     Menendez
     Miller, George
     Obey
     Olver
     Paul
     Payne
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Royce
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schakowsky
     Sensenbrenner
     Simpson
     Slaughter
     Souder
     Stark
     Stearns
     Tancredo
     Tiahrt
     Weiner
     Woolsey

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Baldwin
     Brown (CA)
     Combest
     Gutierrez
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Nussle
     Pickering
     Rivers
     Thurman
     Wynn
  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. 77.29  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2490

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 106-234) the resolution (H. Res. 246) providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2490) 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, 2000, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 77.30  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2415

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 106-235) the resolution (H. Res. 247) providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2415) to enhance security of United 
States missions and personnel overseas, to authorize appropriations for 
the Department of State for fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 77.31  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. McNULTY, for after 10 a.m. on July 14 and balance of the week;
  To Ms. BALDWIN, for today and balance of the week;
  To Mrs. THURMAN, for today and balance of the week; and
  To Mr. WYNN, for today.
  And then,

para. 77.32  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SANFORD, at 12 o'clock and 24 minutes a.m., Thursday, 
July 15 (legislative day of Wednesday, July 14), 1999, the House 
adjourned.

para. 77.33  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. GOODLING: Committee on Education and the Workforce. 
     H.R. 1995. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to empower teachers, improve student 
     achievement through high-quality professional development for 
     teachers, reauthorize the Reading Excellence Act, and for 
     other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-232, Pt. 1). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Florida: Committee on Appropriations. Report 
     on Revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal 
     Year 2000 (Rept. No. 106-233). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SESSIONS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 246. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2490) 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, 2000, and for other purposes (Rept. 
     No. 106-234). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 247. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2415) to enhance security of United States missions and 
     personnel overseas, to authorize appropriations for the 
     Department of State for fiscal year 2000, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 106-235). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 77.34  time limitation of referred bill

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

       H.R. 1995. Referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
     extended for a period ending not later than July 14, 1999.

para. 77.35  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X, the Committee on Armed Services 
discharged. H.R. 1995 referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
the State of the Union.

para. 77.36  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Matsui, 
             Mr. Hansen, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. DeGette, 
             and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas):
       H.R. 2503. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to deter the smuggling of tobacco products into the 
     United States, and for other purposes; 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. BACHUS (by request):
       H.R. 2504. A bill to authorize the United States 
     participation in and appropriations for United States 
     contributions to various international financial 
     institutions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mr. Clay, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Martinez, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Norton, and Ms. 
             Baldwin):
       H.R. 2505. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 and the National Education Statistics 
     Act of 1994 to ensure that elementary and secondary schools 
     prepare girls to compete in the 21st century, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Greenwood, and Mrs. Thurman):
       H.R. 2506. A bill to amend title IX of the Public Health 
     Service Act to revise and extend the Agency for Health Care 
     Policy and Research; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 2507. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow all taxpayers a credit against income tax for 
     up to $200 of charitable contributions; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       H.R. 2508. A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights 
     Act of 1964 to clarify the intent of Congress to hold 
     individuals responsible for discriminatory acts committed by 
     them in employment; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       H.R. 2509. A bill to require implementation of an 
     alternative program for providing a benefit or employment 
     preference under Federal law; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       H.R. 2510. A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights 
     Act of 1964 to establish criminal liability for unlawful 
     discrimination based on disparate treatment; 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. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Largent, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Smith 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Pitts, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Spence, 
             Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Terry, 
             Mr.

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             LaTourette, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Gary Miller of 
             California, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Tancredo, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Hilleary, and Mr. 
             Pickering):
       H.R. 2511. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     make grants to carry out certain activities toward promoting 
     adoption counseling, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Berman, Mr. Blagojevich, 
             Mr. Bonior, Mr. Borski, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
             Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Carson, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Clay, Mr. Clement, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Green of Texas, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Holt, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lampson, 
             Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Luther, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Markey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Meeks of New York, 
             Mr. Menendez, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Pallone, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Rangel, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Rothman, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Shays, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stark, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Tierney, Mr. Towns, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. 
             Wynn):
       H.R. 2512. 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, to designate certain Federal 
     lands as Ancient Forests, Roadless Areas, Watershed 
     Protection Areas, and Special Areas where logging and other 
     intrusive activities are prohibited, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Resources, and Armed 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. PEASE:
       H.R. 2513. A bill to direct the Administrator of General 
     Services to acquire a building located in Terre Haute, 
     Indiana, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform, 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. SHAW:
       H.R. 2514. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds 
     to finance public-private partnership activities relating to 
     school facilities in public elementary and secondary schools, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WEINER:
       H.R. 2515. A bill to provide for the recognition of 
     Jerusalem as the capital of Israel; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 2516. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     atmosphere firing; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2517. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     ceramic coater; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2518. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     capacitance tester and reeler; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       H.R. 2519. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on vision 
     inspection systems; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LAZIO (for himself, Mr. Dooley of California, 
             Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Kind, Mr. Castle, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Ganske, Mr. 
             Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Price of 
             North Carolina, and Mr. Smith of Washington):
       H.R. 2520. A bill to authorize the President to enter into 
     agreements to provide regulatory credit for voluntary early 
     action to mitigate potential environmental impacts from 
     greenhouse gas emissions; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 2521. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on anode 
     presses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2522. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     rackers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2523. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     epoxide resins; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2524. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on trim 
     and form; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LINDER (for himself and Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota):
       H.R. 2525. A bill to promote freedom, fairness, and 
     economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other 
     taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting 
     a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the 
     States; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 2526. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain assembly machines; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Campbell, 
             Mr. Holden, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Stupak, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, and Mr. Wu):
       H. Con. Res. 154. Concurrent resolution congratulating Ehud 
     Barak on his election as Prime Minister of Israel and 
     encouraging Israel and her neighbors, Syria and Lebanon, to 
     establish a lasting peace agreement; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. SCHAFFER (for himself, Mr. Kolbe, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Paul, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Salmon, and Mr. Tancredo):
       H. Con. Res. 155. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the Federal Government should not 
     directly invest Social Security trust funds in private 
     financial markets; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, Mrs. Capps, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, and Mrs. Kelly):
       H. Res. 248. A resolution commending and congratulating the 
     United States Women's National Soccer Team for winning the 
     1999 Women's World Cup soccer tournament; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform. 

para. 77.37  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 123: Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 135: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 329: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 338: Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 346: Mr. Cannon.
       H.R. 405: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 443: Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, and Mr. 
     Rangel.
       H.R. 448: Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 461: Mr. Ose.
       H.R. 528: Mr. Ose.
       H.R. 531: Mr. Watt of North Carolina and Mr. Lucas of 
     Kentucky.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Green of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 555: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 595: Mr. Jackson of Illinois.
       H.R. 614: Mr. Ose.
       H.R. 664: Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 670: Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Evans, Mr. Boswell, 
     Mr. Owens, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shaw, Ms. 
     Pelosi, Mr. Ose, and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 680: Mr. Wu and Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 732: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri and Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 772: Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 773: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H.R. 828: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts and Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 872: Mr. Davis of Illinois
       H.R. 965: Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 987: Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 998: Mrs. Clayton and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 1032: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 1080: Mr. Hoeffel and Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 1112: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 1144: Mr. Pickering, Mr. Talent, and Mr. Udall of New 
     Mexico.
       H.R. 1145: Mr. Frost and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1286: Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 1291: Mr. Cook and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 1300: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kind, 
     and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 1344: Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Bonilla, and Mr. Turner.
       H.R. 1363: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 1383: Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Maloney 
     of Connecticut, and Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 1432: Mr. Capuano, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, and Mr. 
     Sweeney.
       H.R. 1441: Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 1445: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
     and Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 1488: Mr. King, Mr. Oberstar, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. 
     Kaptur, Mr. Porter, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 1494: Mr. Hyde.
       H.R. 1514: Ms. Lee, Mr. Holt, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
     of Texas, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Ms. Waters.
       H.R. 1531: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Hill of 
     Indiana, Mr. McIntyre, and Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 1601: Mrs. Bono, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
     Chambliss, and Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 1604: Mr. Graham and Mr. Vitter.
       H.R. 1621: Mr. Turner, Mr. Pomeroy, and Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 1628: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1704: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1719: Mr. Frost, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Weiner, and 
     Ms. Schakowsky.

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       H.R. 1720: Mr. Frost, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Weiner, and 
     Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 1721: Mr. Frost, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Weiner, and 
     Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 1722: Mr. Frost, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Weiner, and 
     Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 1723: Mr. Frost, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Weiner, and 
     Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 1724: Mr. Frost, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Weiner, and 
     Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 1726: Mr. Frost, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Weiner, and 
     Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 1731: Mr. Duncan, Mr. Largent, and Mr. Thompson of 
     California.
       H.R. 1732: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 1750: Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 1791: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1827: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1830: Mr. pastor.
       H.R. 1840: Mr. Iasakson.
       H.R. 1841: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1850: Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 1686: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 1885: Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 1887: Ms. Pelsoi, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. 
     Sherman.
       H.R. 1907: Mr. Dooley of California.
       H.R. 1912: Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 1929: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1932: Mr. Clement, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Cook, Mrs. 
     Napolitano, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1976: Mr. Kuykendall.
       H.R. 2004: Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 2028: Mr. Pombo, Mr. Paul, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
     Hilleary, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. 
     DeMint, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Largent, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Hoekstra, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Terry.
       H.R. 2056: Mr. English and Mr. Cannon.
       H.R. 2124: Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Paul and Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvnia.
       H.R. 2202: Mr. Dingell, Mr. Sanders and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 2204: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 2221: Mr. Sununu, Mr. Largent, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
     Hilleary, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Manzullo and Mr. 
     Whitefield.
       H.R. 2258: Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 2260: Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas and Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 2282: Mr. Canady of Florida and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 2283: Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 2306: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 2337: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 2386: Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 2405: Mr. Lee and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 2418: Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Frost, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. 
     Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. 
     Bachus, and Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 2419: Mrs. Northup, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Barton of Texas, 
     Mr. Foley, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Sununu, Mrs. 
     Kelly, and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 2436: Mr. Bliley and Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 2444: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 2456: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 2470: Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 2488: Mr. Crane, Mr. English, Mr. McInnis, and Mr. 
     Hill of Montana.
       H.R. 2499: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.J. Res. 41: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
     Becerra, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Bonior, 
     Mr. Boucher, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
     Clay, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cummings, 
     Mr. Davis of Florida, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dooley of California, 
     Mr. Edwards, Mr. Engel, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr 
     of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frost, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
     Hinojosa, Mr. Hoeffel, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
     Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Kind, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
     Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, 
     Mr. McNulty, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
     Matsui, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Millender-
     McDonald, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Norton, 
     Mr. Owens, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
     Rodriguez, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sabo, Ms. 
     Sanchez, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Sisisky, 
     Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stark, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
     Towns, Mr. Vento, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Waxman, Mr. Wexler, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.J. Res. 46: Mr. Sessions.
       H.J. Res. 55: Mr. Calvert.
       H. Con. Res. 57: Ms. Eshoo.
       H. Con. Res. 62: Mr. Goode, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
     McGovern, and Mr. Duncan.
       H. Con. Res. 79: Mr. Barton of Texas and Mr. Stearns.
       H. Con. Res. 110: Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
     Nethercutt, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Holden, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
     Nadler, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Pastor, and Mr. 
     Tiahrt.
       H. Con. Res. 124: Mr. Rush and Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H. Con. Res. 134: Mr. Rush and Mr. Sandlin.
       H. Con. Res. 146: Mr. English.
       H. Res. 208: Mr. Owens.
       H. Res. 214: Ms. Danner and Mr. Gilchrest.
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                      THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1999 (78)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 78.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, July 14, 1999.
  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 8, rule XX, announced that the vote 
would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para. 78.2  communications

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

       3047. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting notification of a transaction which 
     involves U.S. exports to a private company in the energy 
     sector of Russia; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       3048. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Chief, 
     Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Lordsburg and Hurley, New Mexico) [MM Docket No. 
     98-222 RM-9407] received July 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3049. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Chief, 
     Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Shelby and Dutton, Montana) [MM Docket No. 99-63 
     RM-9398] received July 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3050. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Chief, 
     Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Madison, Indiana) [MM Docket No. 98-105 RM-9295] 
     received July 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3051. A letter from the Special Assistant of the Chief, 
     Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.606(b), Table of Allotments, TV Broadcast 
     Stations. (El Dorado and Camden, Arkansas) [MM Docket No. 99-
     45 RM-9401] received July 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3052. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Chief, 
     Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Giddings and Buda, Texas) [MM Docket No. 99-69 RM-
     9468] received July 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3053. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Fiscal Year 1996 report on the 
     administration of the Maternal and Child Health Program; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3054. A letter from the Under Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting 
     notification that the Department of Commerce, in consultation 
     with the Department of State, is imposing on the Portuguese 
     Colony of Macau certain foreign policy-based export controls; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       3055. A letter from the Ambassador, Embassy of the State of 
     Qatar, transmitting a letter from Mr. Mohamed bin Mubarak Al-
     Kholiefi, Speaker of the Advisory Council of the State of 
     Qatar; to the Committee on International Relations.
       3056. A letter from the Executive Director, District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority, transmitting a Resolution and Order Approving 
     Fiscal Year 2000 Financial Plan and Budget; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       3057. A letter from the Secretary, Judicial Conference of 
     the United States, transmitting the Biennial Survey of 
     Article III Judgeship Needs in the U.S. courts of appeals and 
     the U.S. district courts; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3058. A letter from the Office of the Attorney General, 
     transmitting a report containing a recommendation for 
     continuing authorization of the State Criminal Alien 
     Assistance Program; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3059. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Dassault Model 2000, 900EX, and Mystere Falcon 
     900 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 99-NM-63-AD; Amendment 39-
     11218; AD 99-14-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 9, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3060. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report on participation, assignment, 
     and amounts of extra billing in the Medicare program; jointly 
     to the Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce. 

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para. 78.3  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. 2465. 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, 2000, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 2465) ``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, 2000, 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. Craig, Mr. Kyl, 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 has passed a bill of the 
following title in which concurrence of the House is requested.

       S. 604. An Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     complete a land exchange with Georgia Power Company.

para. 78.4  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
Chair's approval of the Journal of Wednesday, July 14, 1999.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. HAYES 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

346

Nays

53

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Answered present

2

para. 78.5                    [Roll No. 297]

                                YEAS--346

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--53

     Aderholt
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bonior
     Borski
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Costello
     Crane
     DeFazio
     Fattah
     Filner
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gutknecht
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LoBiondo
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Moran (KS)
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Ramstad
     Rogan
     Sabo
     Schaffer
     Slaughter
     Strickland
     Sweeney
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Weller
     Wu

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--2

     Carson
     Tancredo
       

                             NOT VOTING--33

     Archer
     Baldwin
     Brown (CA)
     Burr
     Capuano
     Chenoweth
     Cummings
     Delahunt
     Dingell
     Dixon
     English
     Frost
     Gutierrez
     Hunter
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones (OH)
     Kasich
     Kennedy
     Latham
     Lewis (CA)
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Miller, George
     Porter
     Regula
     Rivers
     Rush
     Ryun (KS)
     Stabenow
     Thurman
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 78.6  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1691

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 245):

       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. 1691) to protect 
     religious liberty. 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, 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) a further amendment printed 
     in the Congressional Record pursuant to clause 8 of rule 
     XVIII, if offered by Representative Conyers of Michigan 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. 78.7  religious liberty protection

  Mr. CANADY, pursuant to House Resolution 245, called up the bill (H.R. 
1691) to protect religious liberty.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 245, the following amendment in the 
nature

[[Page 1108]]

of a substitute by the Committee on the Judiciary was considered as 
adopted:

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Religious Liberty Protection 
     Act of 1999''.

     SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF RELIGIOUS EXERCISE.

       (a) General Rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), a 
     government shall not substantially burden a person's 
     religious exercise--
       (1) in a program or activity, operated by a government, 
     that receives Federal financial assistance; or
       (2) in any case in which the substantial burden on the 
     person's religious exercise affects, or in which a removal of 
     that substantial burden would affect, commerce with foreign 
     nations, among the several States, or with Indian tribes;
     even if the burden results from a rule of general 
     applicability.
       (b) Exception.--A government may substantially burden a 
     person's religious exercise if the government demonstrates 
     that application of the burden to the person--
       (1) is in furtherance of a compelling governmental 
     interest; and
       (2) is the least restrictive means of furthering that 
     compelling governmental interest.
       (c) Remedies of the United States.--Nothing in this section 
     shall be construed to authorize the United States to deny or 
     withhold Federal financial assistance as a remedy for a 
     violation of this Act. However, nothing in this subsection 
     shall be construed to deny, impair, or otherwise affect any 
     right or authority of the Attorney General or the United 
     States or any agency, officer, or employee thereof under 
     other law, including section 4(d) of this Act, to institute 
     or intervene in any action or proceeding.

     SEC. 3. ENFORCEMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.

       (a) Procedure.--If a claimant produces prima facie evidence 
     to support a claim alleging a violation of the Free Exercise 
     Clause or a violation of a provision of this Act enforcing 
     that clause, the government shall bear the burden of 
     persuasion on any element of the claim; however, the claimant 
     shall bear the burden of persuasion on whether the challenged 
     government practice, law, or regulation burdens or 
     substantially burdens the claimant's exercise of religion.
       (b) Land Use Regulation.--
       (1) Limitation on land use regulation.--
       (A) Where, in applying or implementing any land use 
     regulation or exemption, or system of land use regulations or 
     exemptions, a government has the authority to make 
     individualized assessments of the proposed uses to which real 
     property would be put, the government may not impose a 
     substantial burden on a person's religious exercise, unless 
     the government demonstrates that application of the burden to 
     the person is in furtherance of a compelling governmental 
     interest and is the least restrictive means of furthering 
     that compelling governmental interest.
       (B) No government shall impose or implement a land use 
     regulation in a manner that does not treat religious 
     assemblies or institutions on equal terms with nonreligious 
     assemblies or institutions.
       (C) No government shall impose or implement a land use 
     regulation that discriminates against any assembly or 
     institution on the basis of religion or religious 
     denomination.
       (D) No government with zoning authority shall unreasonably 
     exclude from the jurisdiction over which it has authority, or 
     unreasonably limit within that jurisdiction, assemblies or 
     institutions principally devoted to religious exercise.
       (2) Full faith and credit.--Adjudication of a claim of a 
     violation of the Free Exercise Clause or this subsection in a 
     non-Federal forum shall be entitled to full faith and credit 
     in a Federal court only if the claimant had a full and fair 
     adjudication of that claim in the non-Federal forum.
       (3) Nonpreemption.--Nothing in this subsection shall 
     preempt State law that is equally or more protective of 
     religious exercise.

     SEC. 4. JUDICIAL RELIEF.

       (a) Cause of Action.--A person may assert a violation of 
     this Act as a claim or defense in a judicial proceeding and 
     obtain appropriate relief against a government. Standing to 
     assert a claim or defense under this section shall be 
     governed by the general rules of standing under article III 
     of the Constitution.
       (b) Attorneys' Fees.--Section 722(b) of the Revised 
     Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1988(b)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``the Religious Liberty Protection Act of 
     1998,'' after ``Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993,''; 
     and
       (2) by striking the comma that follows a comma.
       (c) Prisoners.--Any litigation under this Act in which the 
     claimant is a prisoner shall be subject to the Prison 
     Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (including provisions of law 
     amended by that Act).
       (d) Authority of United States to Enforce This Act.--The 
     United States may sue for injunctive or declaratory relief to 
     enforce compliance with this Act.

     SEC. 5. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.

       (a) Religious Belief Unaffected.--Nothing in this Act shall 
     be construed to authorize any government to burden any 
     religious belief.
       (b) Religious Exercise Not Regulated.--Nothing in this Act 
     shall create any basis for restricting or burdening religious 
     exercise or for claims against a religious organization, 
     including any religiously affiliated school or university, 
     not acting under color of law.
       (c) Claims to Funding Unaffected.--Nothing in this Act 
     shall create or preclude a right of any religious 
     organization to receive funding or other assistance from a 
     government, or of any person to receive government funding 
     for a religious activity, but this Act may require government 
     to incur expenses in its own operations to avoid imposing a 
     burden or a substantial burden on religious exercise.
       (d) Other Authority To Impose Conditions on Funding 
     Unaffected.--Nothing in this Act shall--
       (1) authorize a government to regulate or affect, directly 
     or indirectly, the activities or policies of a person other 
     than a government as a condition of receiving funding or 
     other assistance; or
       (2) restrict any authority that may exist under other law 
     to so regulate or affect, except as provided in this Act.
       (e) Governmental Discretion in Alleviating Burdens on 
     Religious Exercise.--A government may avoid the preemptive 
     force of any provision of this Act by changing the policy 
     that results in the substantial burden on religious exercise, 
     by retaining the policy and exempting the burdened religious 
     exercise, by providing exemptions from the policy for 
     applications that substantially burden religious exercise, or 
     by any other means that eliminates the substantial burden.
       (f) Effect on Other Law.--In a claim under section 2(a)(2) 
     of this Act, proof that a substantial burden on a person's 
     religious exercise, or removal of that burden, affects or 
     would affect commerce, shall not establish any inference or 
     presumption that Congress intends that any religious exercise 
     is, or is not, subject to any other law.
       (g) Broad Construction.--This Act should be construed in 
     favor of a broad protection of religious exercise, to the 
     maximum extent permitted by its terms and the Constitution.
       (h) Severability.--If any provision of this Act or of an 
     amendment made by this Act, or any application of such 
     provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be 
     unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act, the amendments 
     made by this Act, and the application of the provision to any 
     other person or circumstance shall not be affected.

     SEC. 6. ESTABLISHMENT CLAUSE UNAFFECTED.

       Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect, 
     interpret, or in any way address that portion of the first 
     amendment to the Constitution prohibiting laws respecting an 
     establishment of religion (referred to in this section as the 
     ``Establishment Clause''). Granting government funding, 
     benefits, or exemptions, to the extent permissible under the 
     Establishment Clause, shall not constitute a violation of 
     this Act. As used in this section, the term ``granting'', 
     used with respect to government funding, benefits, or 
     exemptions, does not include the denial of government 
     funding, benefits, or exemptions.

     SEC. 7. AMENDMENTS TO RELIGIOUS FREEDOM RESTORATION ACT.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 5 of the Religious Freedom 
     Restoration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 2000bb-2) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``a State, or subdivision 
     of a State'' and inserting ``a covered entity or a 
     subdivision of such an entity'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``term'' and all that 
     follows through ``includes'' and inserting ``term `covered 
     entity' means''; and
       (3) in paragraph (4), by striking all after ``means,'' and 
     inserting ``any exercise of religion, whether or not 
     compelled by, or central to, a system of religious belief, 
     and includes (A) the use, building, or conversion of real 
     property by a person or entity intending that property for 
     religious exercise; and (B) any conduct protected as exercise 
     of religion under the first amendment to the Constitution.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 6(a) of the Religious 
     Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 2000bb-3(a)) is 
     amended by striking ``and State''.

     SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this Act--
       (1) the term ``religious exercise'' means any exercise of 
     religion, whether or not compelled by, or central to, a 
     system of religious belief, and includes (A) the use, 
     building, or conversion of real property by a person or 
     entity intending that property for religious exercise; and 
     (B) any conduct protected as exercise of religion under the 
     first amendment to the Constitution;
       (2) the term ``Free Exercise Clause'' means that portion of 
     the first amendment to the Constitution that proscribes laws 
     prohibiting the free exercise of religion and includes the 
     application of that proscription under the 14th amendment to 
     the Constitution;
       (3) the term ``land use regulation'' means a law or 
     decision by a government that limits or restricts a private 
     person's uses or development of land, or of structures 
     affixed to land, where the law or decision applies to one or 
     more particular parcels of land or to land within one or more 
     designated geographical zones, and where the private person 
     has an ownership, leasehold, easement, servitude, or other 
     property interest in the regulated land, or a contract or 
     option to acquire such an interest;

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       (4) the term ``program or activity'' means a program or 
     activity as defined in paragraph (1) or (2) of section 606 of 
     the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d-4a);
       (5) the term ``demonstrates'' means meets the burdens of 
     going forward with the evidence and of persuasion; and
       (6) the term ``government''--
       (A) means--
       (i) a State, county, municipality, or other governmental 
     entity created under the authority of a State;
       (ii) any branch, department, agency, instrumentality, 
     subdivision, or official of an entity listed in clause (i); 
     and
       (iii) any other person acting under color of State law; and
       (B) for the purposes of sections 3(a) and 5, includes the 
     United States, a branch, department, agency, instrumentality 
     or official of the United States, and any person acting under 
     color of Federal law.

  Pursuant to House Resolution 245, Mr. NADLER 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 ``Religious Liberty Protection 
     Act of 1999''.

     SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF RELIGIOUS EXERCISE.

       (a) General Rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), a 
     government shall not substantially burden a person's 
     religious exercise--
       (1) in a program or activity, operated by a government, 
     that receives Federal financial assistance; or
       (2) in any case in which the substantial burden on the 
     person's religious exercise affects, or in which a removal of 
     that substantial burden would affect, commerce with foreign 
     nations, among the several States, or with Indian tribes;

     even if the burden results from a rule of general 
     applicability.
       (b) Exception.--A government may substantially burden a 
     person's religious exercise if the government demonstrates 
     that application of the burden to the person--
       (1) is in furtherance of a compelling governmental 
     interest; and
       (2) is the least restrictive means of furthering that 
     compelling governmental interest.
       (c) Remedies of the United States.--Nothing in this section 
     shall be construed to authorize the United States to deny or 
     withhold Federal financial assistance as a remedy for a 
     violation of this Act. However, nothing in this subsection 
     shall be construed to deny, impair, or otherwise affect any 
     right or authority of the Attorney General or the United 
     States or any agency, officer, or employee thereof under 
     other law, including section 4(d) of this Act, to institute 
     or intervene in any action or proceeding.

     SEC. 3. ENFORCEMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.

       (a) Procedure.--If a claimant produces prima facie evidence 
     to support a claim alleging a violation of the Free Exercise 
     Clause or a violation of a provision of this Act enforcing 
     that clause, the government shall bear the burden of 
     persuasion on any element of the claim; however, the claimant 
     shall bear the burden of persuasion on whether the challenged 
     government practice, law, or regulation burdens or 
     substantially burdens the claimant's exercise of religion.
       (b) Land Use Regulation.--
       (1) Limitation on land use regulation.--
       (A) Where, in applying or implementing any land use 
     regulation or exemption, or system of land use regulations or 
     exemptions, a government has the authority to make 
     individualized assessments of the proposed uses to which real 
     property would be put, the government may not impose a 
     substantial burden on a person's religious exercise, unless 
     the government demonstrates that application of the burden to 
     the person is in furtherance of a compelling governmental 
     interest and is the least restrictive means of furthering 
     that compelling governmental interest.
       (B) No government shall impose or implement a land use 
     regulation in a manner that does not treat religious 
     assemblies or institutions on equal terms with nonreligious 
     assemblies or institutions.
       (C) No government shall impose or implement a land use 
     regulation that discriminates against any assembly or 
     institution on the basis of religion or religious 
     denomination.
       (D) No government with zoning authority shall unreasonably 
     exclude from the jurisdiction over which it has authority, or 
     unreasonably limit within that jurisdiction, assemblies or 
     institutions principally devoted to religious exercise.
       (2) Full faith and credit.--Adjudication of a claim of a 
     violation of the Free Exercise Clause or this subsection in a 
     non-Federal forum shall be entitled to full faith and credit 
     in a Federal court only if the claimant had a full and fair 
     adjudication of that claim in the non-Federal forum.
       (3) Nonpreemption.--Nothing in this subsection shall 
     preempt State law that is equally or more protective of 
     religious exercise.

     SEC. 4. JUDICIAL RELIEF.

       (a) Cause of Action.--A person may assert a violation of 
     this Act as a claim or defense in a judicial proceeding and 
     obtain appropriate relief against a government. Standing to 
     assert a claim or defense under this section shall be 
     governed by the general rules of standing under article III 
     of the Constitution.
       (b) Attorneys' Fees.--Section 722(b) of the Revised 
     Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1988(b)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``the Religious Liberty Protection Act of 
     1998,'' after ``Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993,''; 
     and
       (2) by striking the comma that follows a comma.
       (c) Prisoners.--Any litigation under this Act in which the 
     claimant is a prisoner shall be subject to the Prison 
     Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (including provisions of law 
     amended by that Act).
       (d) Authority of United States to Enforce This Act.--The 
     United States may sue for injunctive or declaratory relief to 
     enforce compliance with this Act.
       (e) Persons Who May Raise a Claim or Defense.--A person who 
     may raise a claim or defense under subsection (a) is--
       (1) an owner of a dwelling described in section 803(b) of 
     the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3603(b)), with respect to a 
     prohibition relating to discrimination in housing;
       (2) with respect to a prohibition against discrimination in 
     employment--
       (A) a religious corporation, association, educational 
     institution (as described in 42 U.S.C. 2000e-2(e)), or 
     society, with respect to the employment of individuals who 
     perform duties such as spreading or teaching faith, other 
     instructional functions, performing or assisting in 
     devotional services, or activities relating to the internal 
     governance of such corporation, association, educational 
     institution, or society in the carrying on of its activities; 
     or
       (B) an entity employing 5 or fewer individuals; or
       (3) any other person, with respect to an assertion of any 
     other claim or defense relating to a law other than a law--
       (A) prohibiting discrimination in housing and employment, 
     except as described in paragraphs (1) and (2); or
       (B) prohibiting discrimination in a public accommodation.

     SEC. 5. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.

       (a) Religious Belief Unaffected.--Nothing in this Act shall 
     be construed to authorize any government to burden any 
     religious belief.
       (b) Religious Exercise Not Regulated.--Nothing in this Act 
     shall create any basis for restricting or burdening religious 
     exercise or for claims against a religious organization, 
     including any religiously affiliated school or university, 
     not acting under color of law.
       (c) Claims to Funding Unaffected.--Nothing in this Act 
     shall create or preclude a right of any religious 
     organization to receive funding or other assistance from a 
     government, or of any person to receive government funding 
     for a religious activity, but this Act may require government 
     to incur expenses in its own operations to avoid imposing a 
     burden or a substantial burden on religious exercise.
       (d) Other Authority To Impose Conditions on Funding 
     Unaffected.--Nothing in this Act shall--
       (1) authorize a government to regulate or affect, directly 
     or indirectly, the activities or policies of a person other 
     than a government as a condition of receiving funding or 
     other assistance; or
       (2) restrict any authority that may exist under other law 
     to so regulate or affect, except as provided in this Act.
       (e) Governmental Discretion in Alleviating Burdens on 
     Religious Exercise.--A government may avoid the preemptive 
     force of any provision of this Act by changing the policy 
     that results in the substantial burden on religious exercise, 
     by retaining the policy and exempting the burdened religious 
     exercise, by providing exemptions from the policy for 
     applications that substantially burden religious exercise, or 
     by any other means that eliminates the substantial burden.
       (f) Effect on Other Law.--In a claim under section 2(a)(2) 
     of this Act, proof that a substantial burden on a person's 
     religious exercise, or removal of that burden, affects or 
     would affect commerce, shall not establish any inference or 
     presumption that Congress intends that any religious exercise 
     is, or is not, subject to any other law.
       (g) Broad Construction.--This Act should be construed in 
     favor of a broad protection of religious exercise, to the 
     maximum extent permitted by its terms and the Constitution.
       (h) Severability.--If any provision of this Act or of an 
     amendment made by this Act, or any application of such 
     provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be 
     unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act, the amendments 
     made by this Act, and the application of the provision to any 
     other person or circumstance shall not be affected.

     SEC. 6. ESTABLISHMENT CLAUSE UNAFFECTED.

       Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect, 
     interpret, or in any way address that portion of the first 
     amendment to the Constitution prohibiting laws respecting an 
     establishment of religion (referred to in this section as the 
     ``Establishment Clause''). Granting government funding, 
     benefits, or exemptions, to the extent permissible under the 
     Establishment Clause, shall not constitute a violation of 
     this Act. As used in this section, the term ``granting'', 
     used with respect to government funding, benefits, or 
     exemptions, does not include the denial of government 
     funding, benefits, or exemptions.

     SEC. 7. AMENDMENTS TO RELIGIOUS FREEDOM RESTORATION ACT.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 5 of the Religious Freedom 
     Restoration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 2000bb-2) is amended--

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       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``a State, or subdivision 
     of a State'' and inserting ``a covered entity or a 
     subdivision of such an entity'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``term'' and all that 
     follows through ``includes'' and inserting ``term `covered 
     entity' means''; and
       (3) in paragraph (4), by striking all after ``means,'' and 
     inserting ``any exercise of religion, whether or not 
     compelled by, or central to, a system of religious belief, 
     and includes (A) the use, building, or conversion of real 
     property by a person or entity intending that property for 
     religious exercise; and (B) any conduct protected as exercise 
     of religion under the first amendment to the Constitution.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 6(a) of the Religious 
     Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 2000bb-3(a)) is 
     amended by striking ``and State''.

     SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this Act--
       (1) the term ``religious exercise'' means any exercise of 
     religion, whether or not compelled by, or central to, a 
     system of religious belief, and includes (A) the use, 
     building, or conversion of real property by a person or 
     entity intending that property for religious exercise; and 
     (B) any conduct protected as exercise of religion under the 
     first amendment to the Constitution;
       (2) the term ``Free Exercise Clause'' means that portion of 
     the first amendment to the Constitution that proscribes laws 
     prohibiting the free exercise of religion and includes the 
     application of that proscription under the 14th amendment to 
     the Constitution;
       (3) the term ``land use regulation'' means a law or 
     decision by a government that limits or restricts a private 
     person's uses or development of land, or of structures 
     affixed to land, where the law or decision applies to one or 
     more particular parcels of land or to land within one or more 
     designated geographical zones, and where the private person 
     has an ownership, leasehold, easement, servitude, or other 
     property interest in the regulated land, or a contract or 
     option to acquire such an interest;
       (4) the term ``program or activity'' means a program or 
     activity as defined in paragraph (1) or (2) of section 606 of 
     the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d-4a);
       (5) the term ``demonstrates'' means meets the burdens of 
     going forward with the evidence and of persuasion; and
       (6) the term ``government''--
       (A) means--
       (i) a State, county, municipality, or other governmental 
     entity created under the authority of a State;
       (ii) any branch, department, agency, instrumentality, 
     subdivision, or official of an entity listed in clause (i); 
     and
       (iii) any other person acting under color of State law; and
       (B) for the purposes of sections 3(a) and 5, includes the 
     United States, a branch, department, agency, instrumentality 
     or official of the United States, and any person acting under 
     color of Federal law.

  After further debate,
  Pursuant to said resolution, the previous question was ordered on the 
bill, as amended, and the further amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the further amendment in the nature of a 
substitute?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that the 
nays had it.
  Mr. NADLER 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

190

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negative

Nays

234

para. 78.8                    [Roll No. 298]

                                YEAS--190

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NAYS--234

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Baldwin
     Brown (CA)
     Chenoweth
     Frost
     Gilchrest
     Latham
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Rivers
     Thurman
  So the further amendment in the nature of a substitute 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, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, 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

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affirmative

Nays

118

para. 78.9                    [Roll No. 299]

                                AYES--306

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert

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     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--118

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baird
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Becerra
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capuano
     Carson
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Crane
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hostettler
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Matsui
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Rangel
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Stark
     Sununu
     Tancredo
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wu

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Baldwin
     Brown (CA)
     Chenoweth
     Frost
     Gilchrest
     Latham
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Rivers
     Thurman
  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. 78.10  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2490

  Mr. SESSIONS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 246):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2490) 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, 2000, 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 
     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 rule XCI 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 8 of rule XVIII. 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 of final passage without 
     intervening motion except on emotion to recommit with or 
     without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. SESSIONS 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. PEASE, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. FLETCHER 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

276

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

147

para. 78.11                   [Roll No. 300]

                                YEAS--276

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez

[[Page 1112]]


     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--147

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berry
     Boswell
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Capps
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Coble
     Cook
     Costello
     Cramer
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fletcher
     Fossella
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green (WI)
     Hall (TX)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Inslee
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones (NC)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lazio
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Mica
     Minge
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Nethercutt
     Norwood
     Ose
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Ramstad
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thune
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Wamp
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wu

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Ackerman
     Baldwin
     Brown (CA)
     Chenoweth
     Frost
     Gilchrest
     Latham
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Rivers
     Thurman
     Wynn 
  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. PEASE, 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. 78.12  treasury and u.s. postal service appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to House Resolution 246 
and rule XVIII, 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. 2490) 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, 
2000, 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. 78.13  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 509.

It was decided in the

Yeas

188

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

230

para. 78.14                   [Roll No. 301]

                                AYES--188

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     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
     Filner
     Foley
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kuykendall
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     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
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Sweeney
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--230

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Costello
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kildee
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller, Gary
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

[[Page 1113]]



                             NOT VOTING--16

     Baldwin
     Barton
     Brown (CA)
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Frost
     Gilchrest
     Hilliard
     Latham
     Luther
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Quinn
     Thurman
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

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. SESSIONS:

       Strike section 644 (relating to compensation of the 
     President). 

It was decided in the

Yeas

82

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

334

para. 78.16                   [Roll No. 302]

                                AYES--82

     Aderholt
     Barcia
     Bartlett
     Berkley
     Berry
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Chabot
     Combest
     Cook
     Crane
     Danner
     DeMint
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Emerson
     Everett
     Fletcher
     Fossella
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Graham
     Green (WI)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill (IN)
     Hilleary
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kind (WI)
     Kucinich
     Largent
     Lewis (KY)
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Paul
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Riley
     Rogan
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Skeen
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stump
     Tancredo
     Taylor (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Upton
     Vitter
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Wu

                                NOES--334

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     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
     Dreier
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Baldwin
     Brown (CA)
     Burton
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Cooksey
     Fattah
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gilchrest
     Latham
     Luther
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Peterson (PA)
     Quinn
     Royce
     Thurman
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

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 Mrs. LOWEY to the 
amendment submitted by Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
  Amendment submitted by Mrs. LOWEY:

       In the text of the matter proposed to be inserted, on line 
     3, strike the words ``or moral convictions''.

  Amendment submitted by Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:

       In section 635 (relating to contraceptive coverage), strike 
     paragraph (2) of subsection (b) and insert the following:
       (2) any existing or future plan, if the carrier for the 
     plan objects to such coverage on the basis of religious 
     beliefs or moral convictions.
       In subsection (c) of such section 635, strike ``prescribe'' 
     and insert ``prescribe or otherwise provide for''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

217

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

200

para. 78.18                   [Roll No. 303]

                                AYES--217

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--200

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Buyer

[[Page 1114]]


     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kildee
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Baldwin
     Brown (CA)
     Burton
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Cooksey
     Frost
     Gilchrest
     Gordon
     Latham
     Luther
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Peterson (PA)
     Royce
     Schaffer
     Thurman
  So the amendment to the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

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 Mr. SANDERS:

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceeding the short title) the following new section:


LIMITATION ON USE OF EXCHANGE STABILIZATION FUND FOR FOREIGN LOANS AND 
                                CREDITS

       Sec.  . None of the funds made available in this Act may be 
     used to make any loan or credit in excess of $1,000,000,000 
     to a foreign entity or government of a foreign country 
     through the exchange stabilization fund under section 5302 of 
     title 31, United States Code, except as otherwise provided by 
     law enacted by the Congress.

It was decided in the

Yeas

192

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

228

para. 78.20                   [Roll No. 304]

                                AYES--192

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Bonilla
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Buyer
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Clay
     Coburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Evans
     Everett
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kingston
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Largent
     Lee
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Ney
     Norwood
     Owens
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stark
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey

                                NOES--228

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Archer
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Combest
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green (TX)
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McGovern
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Radanovich
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Vento
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wilson
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Baldwin
     Brown (CA)
     Burton
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Cooksey
     Frost
     Gilchrest
     Latham
     Luther
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Peterson (PA)
     Thurman
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaHOOD, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 246, 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 3, line 9, insert before the period at the end the 
     following:

     : Provided, That, of the total amount provided under this 
     heading, $3,000,000 shall be for grants authorized in part 2 
     of subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 31, United States 
     Code (relating to money laundering and related financial 
     crimes)

       In the text of the matter proposed to be inserted, on line 
     3, strike the words ``or moral convictions''.

       In section 635 (relating to contraceptive coverage), strike 
     paragraph (2) of subsection (b) and insert the following:
       (2) any existing or future plan, if the carrier for the 
     plan objects to such coverage on the basis of religious 
     beliefs or moral convictions.
       In subsection (c) of such section 635, strike ``prescribe'' 
     and insert ``prescribe or otherwise provide for''.


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       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 implement, administer, or enforce any prohibition 
     on women breastfeeding their children in Federal buildings or 
     on Federal property.

       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 by the United States Customs Service to admit for 
     importation into the United States any item of children's 
     sleepwear that does not have affixed to it the label required 
     by the flammability standards issued by the Consumer Product 
     Safety Commission under the Flammable Fabrics Act (15 U.S.C. 
     1191 et seq.) and in effect on September 9, 1996.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. HOYER moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Appropriations.
  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 
10 of rule XX the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

210

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affirmative

Nays

209

para. 78.21                   [Roll No. 305]

                                YEAS--210

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pease
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Saxton
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--209

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     itts
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Baldwin
     Brown (CA)
     Burton
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Cooksey
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gilchrest
     Latham
     Luther
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Peterson (PA)
     Sanford
     Thurman
  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. 78.22  appointment of conferees--s. 1059

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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 House to 
the bill (S. 1059) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2000 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: Messrs. Thomas, Boehner, and Hoyer.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 78.23  privileges of the house--return of senate bill

  Mr. PORTMAN rose to a question of the privileges of the House and 
submitted the following resolution (H. Res. 249):

       Resolved, That the bill of the Senate (S. 254) entitled the 
     ``Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Accountability and 
     Rehabilitation Act of 1999'', 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 respectively returned to the Senate with a message 
     communicating this resolution.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did present a question of the privileges of the House under 
rule IX, and recognized Mr. PORTMAN and Mr. RANGEL, each for thirty 
minutes.
  After debate,



      FRIDAY, JULY 16 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF THURSDAY, JULY 15), 1999

  On motion of Mr. PORTMAN, 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.
  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.

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para. 78.24  providing for the consideration of h.r. 434

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 106-236) the resolution (H. Res. 250) providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 434) to authorize a new trade and 
investment policy for sub-Sahara Africa.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 78.25  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2415

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 247):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2415) to enhance security of United States 
     missions and personnel overseas, to authorize appropriations 
     for the Department of State for fiscal year 2000, 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. 
     The bill shall be considered as read. Before consideration of 
     any other amendment it shall be in order to consider the 
     first amendment printed in part A of the report of the 
     Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, if offered 
     by Representative Gilman or his designee. That amendment 
     shall be considered as read, shall 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. All points of order 
     against that amendment are waived. After disposition of that 
     amendment, the provisions of the bill as then amended shall 
     be considered as original text for the purpose of further 
     amendment under the five-minute rule. No further amendment to 
     the bill shall be in order except those printed in the report 
     of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution and 
     amendments en bloc described in section 2 of this resolution. 
     Each amendment printed in the report of the Committee on 
     Rules 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. 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. It shall be in order at any time for the chairman 
     of the Committee on International Relations or his designee 
     to offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed 
     in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules not earlier 
     disposed of or 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 International Relations 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. 3. After passage of H.R. 2415, it shall be in order to 
     take from the Speaker's table the bill S. 886 and to consider 
     the Senate bill in the House. All points of order against the 
     Senate bill and against its consideration are waived. It 
     shall be in order to move to strike all after the enacting 
     clause of the Senate bill and to insert in lieu thereof the 
     provisions of H.R. 2415 as passed by the House. All points of 
     order against that motion are waived.

  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. 78.26  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. 604. An Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     complete a land exchange with Georgia Power Company; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.

para. 78.27  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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. 775. An Act to establish certain procedures for civil 
     actions brought for damages relating to the failure of any 
     device or system to process or otherwise deal with the 
     transition from the year 1999 to the year 2000, and for other 
     purposes.

para. 78.28  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. FROST, for today and July 16;
  To Mr. COBLE, for today after 3:30 p.m. until July 21; and
  To Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, after 8 p.m. today and July 16.
  And then,

para. 78.29  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. DIAZ-BALART, at 12 o'clock and 45 minutes a.m., 
Friday, July 16, (legislative day of Thursday, July 15), 1999, the House 
adjourned.

para. 78.30  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. REYNOLDS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 250. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 434) 
     to authorize a new trade and investment policy for sub-Sahara 
     Africa (Rept. No. 106-236). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 78.31  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Boehner, 
             Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Ackerman, 
             and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas):
       H.R. 2527. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for research on the disease known as 
     lymphangioleiomyomatosis (commonly known as LAM); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. ROGERS (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
             Reyes, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, 
             Mr. Becerra, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bonilla, 
             Mrs. Bono, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Brady of Texas, 
             Mr. Callahan, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Cannon, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Clement, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
             Condit, Mr. Costello, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ford, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Goodlatte, Ms. Granger, 
             Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Hobson, Mr. 
             Hunter, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Kingston, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Latham, Mr. Lewis of 
             California, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Minge, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Packard, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
             Snyder, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Stump, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Turner, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Whitfield):
       H.R. 2528. A bill to establish the Bureau of Immigration 
     Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement within the 
     Department of Justice; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. REYNOLDS (for himself, Mr. Dreier, Mr. DeLay, 
             Mr. Blunt, Mr. Foley, Mr. Linder, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, 
             Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Portman, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Sweeney, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. McCollum,

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             Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Fossella, Mr. 
             Weller, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Terry, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. English, Mr. Camp, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
             Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. 
             Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Tancredo, 
             Mr. Mica, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Ose, Mr. Smith of Michigan, 
             Mr. Scarborough, and Mrs. Fowler):
       H.R. 2529. A bill to take certain steps toward recognition 
     by the United States of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. Ewing, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Whitfield, 
             Mr. Hill of Montana, and Ms. Danner):
       H.R. 2530. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to 
     increase the maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan 
     deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive 
     during the 1999 crop year; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself and Mr. Hall of 
             Texas) (both by request):
       H.R. 2531. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     Nuclear Regulatory Commission for fiscal year 2000, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. HEFLEY:
       H.R. 2532. A bill to provide for the establishment of 
     national heritage areas; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Gekas, and Mr. 
             Goodlatte):
       H.R. 2533. A bill to amend the Clayton Act and the 
     Administrative Procedures Act; 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. LARSON (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Brown of California, Mr. Costello, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Cook, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Wu, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Udall of Colorado, 
             Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Crowley, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas):
       H.R. 2534. A bill directing the National Science Foundation 
     to develop a report on the establishment of high-speed, large 
     bandwidth capacity Internet access for all public elementary 
     and secondary schools and libraries in the United States, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Kucinich, and Ms. 
             Schakowsky):
       H.R. 2535. A bill to preserve, protect, and promote the 
     viability of the United States Postal Service; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California:
       H.R. 2536. A bill to reduce the risk of oil pollution and 
     improve the safety of navigation in San Francisco Bay by 
     removing hazards to navigation, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. NETHERCUTT:
       H.R. 2537. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exempt farm equipment and other property used in 
     farming from the requirement that all gain on the sale of 
     such property be recognized in the year of the sale; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Becerra, 
             Mr. Bentsen, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Boswell, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Carson, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Cox, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Ms. Danner, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Dooley 
             of California, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Granger, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kildee, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. McGovern, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
             Menendez, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. George Miller of California, Mrs. Mink 
             of Hawaii, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Rush, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Sandlin, 
             Mr. Scott, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shows, Mr. Skelton, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stark, Mr. Stupak, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
             Walsh, Ms. Waters, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wise, 
             and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 2538. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for a national folic acid education program to 
     prevent birth defects, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. SANCHEZ (for herself, Mr. Berman, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Condit, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Horn, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Radanovich, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Mr. Waxman, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 2539. A bill to designate the United States Post 
     Office building located at 3101 West Sunflower Avenue in 
     Santa Ana, California, as the ``Hector G. Godinez Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. 
             Oberstar):
       H.R. 2540. A bill to establish grant programs and provide 
     other forms of Federal assistance to pregnant women, children 
     in need of adoptive families, and individuals and families 
     adopting children; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, Commerce, the Judiciary, Banking and Financial 
     Services, Armed 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 committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi:
       H.R. 2541. A bill to adjust the boundaries of the Gulf 
     Islands National Seashore to include Cat Island, Mississippi; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PORTMAN:
       H. Res. 249. A resolution returning to the Senate the bill 
     S. 254; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. LUTHER (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Horn, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
             Visclosky, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Stark, and Mr. 
             Capuano):
       H. Res. 251. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with regard to the escalating violence in 
     East Timor; to the Committee on International Relations. 

para. 78.32  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       156. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Michigan, relative to House 
     Concurrent Resolution No. 29 and House Resolution No. 56 
     memorializing the Department of Energy and the Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission to fulfill their obligation to 
     establish a permanent repository for high-level nuclear 
     waste; to the Committee on Commerce.
       157. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Nevada, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 2 
     memorializing Congress to amend the provisions of the Wild 
     Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act to require the Secretary 
     of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to establish 
     the necessary regulations and procedures whereby horses and 
     burros in excess of the appropriate management levels are 
     gathered in a timely fashion, and unadoptable horses and 
     burros are made available for sale at open market; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       158. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the 
     Commonwealth of Guam, relative to Resolution No. 101 
     memorializing Congress to authorize the Guam Legislature to 
     appropriate some or all of the Ten Million Dollars, currently 
     earmarked to Guam for infrastructure costs due to the impact 
     of the Compacts of Free Association, for use in job training 
     and job development, entrepreneurial and business development 
     programs as shall be enacted by the laws of Guam; to the 
     Committee on Resources. 

para. 78.33  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 44: Mr. Mascara, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 82: Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
     and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 110: Mr. Lucas of Kentucky.
       H.R. 123: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 303: Mr. King, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Bishop, Mr Ehrlich, 
     Mr. Ney, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Strickland and, Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 354: Mr. Meeks of New York.
       H.R. 486: Mr. DeMint, Mr. Linder, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. 
     Kingston.
       H.R. 498: Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 531: Mr. Graham and Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 583: Mr. Leech.
       H.R. 595: Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 601: Mr. Watkins and Mr. Frost.

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       H.R. 721: Mr. Petri, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Jenkins, and Mr. 
     Whitfield.
       H.R. 750: Mr. DeMint, Mr. Manzullo, and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 773: Mr. Moore.
       H.R. 783: Mr. King, Mr. Whitfield, and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 784: Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
     Sweeney, and Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 798: Mr. Thompson of California.
       H.R. 815: Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Gekas, and Mr. Spence.
       H.R. 827: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 852: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 864: Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Gillmor, 
     Mr. Goodlatte, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
     Castle, Mr. Oxley, and Mr. Toomey.
       H.R. 865: Mr. Pickett, Mr. Shows, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
     Scarborough, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
     Mascara, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Watkins, Mr. Sununu, and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 969: Mr. Isakson.
       H.R. 987: Mr. Reynolds.
       H.R. 1046: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 1053: Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 1083: Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 1093: Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1102: Mr. Condit, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1111: Mrs. Capps, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. 
     Farr of California.
       H.R. 1116: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 1164: Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 1168: Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Kind.
       H.R. 1193: Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. 
     Aderholt.
       H.R. 1195: Mr. Hulshof and Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1200: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1216: Mr. Stupak, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Sabo.
       H.R. 1222: Mr. Fletcher.
       H.R. 1256: Mr. Pickering and Mr. Burr of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1275: Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Sherman, 
     Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Waxman, and 
     Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 1300: Mr. Tanner.
       H.R. 1304: Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 1315: Mr. Waxman and Mr. Becerra.
       H.R. 1325: Ms. Lofgren and Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 1328: Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 1345: Mr. Young of Alaska.
       H.R. 1347: Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 1352: Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 1355: Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 1416: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 1454: Mr. Hoeffel.
       H.R. 1485: Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 1505: Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 1507: Mr. Rogan.
       H.R. 1510: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1525: Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
     Becerra, Ms. Pelosi, and Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 1547: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 1585: Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Shadegg, Mrs. 
     Christensen, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. Knollenberg.
       H.R. 1594: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
     Martinez, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Scott, Ms. Lee, Ms. 
     Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 1617: Mr. Buyer, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 1622: Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. 
     Sherman, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Hill of Indiana, and Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 1684: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Luther, and Mrs. 
     Christensen.
       H.R. 1685: Mr. Ortiz.
       H.R. 1775: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut and Mr. Lazio.
       H.R. 1838: Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Barton of Texas, and Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1841: Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Holt.
       H.R. 1844: Mr. Berman and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1863: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 1871: Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 1887: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Berman, and Ms. Baldwin.
       H.R. 1890: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 1907: Mr. McDermott and Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 1932: Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Toomey, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
     Oberstar, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Norton, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. 
     Pelosi, and Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 1948: Mrs. Christensen.
       H.R. 1958: Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 1986: Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 2015: Mr. Pastor, Mr. Davis of Florida, and Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 2028: Mr. Fletcher.
       H.R. 2053: Mr. Owens, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Wynn, 
     and Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 2068: Mr. Terry.
       H.R. 2086: Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Wu, Mr. LaFalce, 
     Mr. Wicker, Mr. English, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Baird, and Mr. 
     Martinez.
       H.R. 2116: Mr. Hansen, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Carson, 
     Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. 
     Filner, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 2159: Mr. Collins.
       H.R. 2172: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 2243: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 2247: Mr. Ryun of Kansas and Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 2258: Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 2260: Mr. Cannon and Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 2294: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 2332: Mr. Visclosky, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Rush, Mr. English, 
     Ms. Rivers, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Barcia, 
     Mr. Conyers, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 2339: Mr. Goodlatte and Mr. Rodriguez.
       H.R. 2378: Mr. Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 2380: Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 2384: Mr. Gillmor, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Engel, and Mr. 
     Kilde.
       H.R. 2389: Mr. Herger and Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 2396: Mr. Armey and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 2409: Mr. Lampson and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 2420: Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
     Meeks of New York, and Mr.  Baker.
       H.R. 2436: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. 
     Tancredo.
       H.R. 2446: Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
     McDermott, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, 
     Mr. Baird, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Holden, Mr. Obey, Mr. Traficant, 
      and Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 2453: Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 2503: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 2506: Mr. Waxman, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Farr 
     of California, and Mr. Davis of Florida.
       H.R. 2515: Mr. Weygand, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
     Crowley, Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Mr. Phelps.
       H.J. Res. 46: Mr. Rangel and Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H. Con. Res. 30: Mr. Spence.
       H. Con. Res. 38: Ms. Carson, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
     Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Owens, Mr. Towns, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
     Fattah, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Millender-McDonald, and Mr. Clay.
       H. Con. Res. 60: Mrs. Cubin, Mr. King, and Ms. Eshoo.
       H. Con. Res. 111: Mr. Rangel, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and 
     Mr. Nadler.
       H. Con. Res. 112: Mr. Ganske, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Levin, Ms. 
     Pelosi, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Obey, Mr. Wu, Mr. 
     Hinojosa, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
     Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
     Boehner, Mr. Paul, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
     Lucas of Kentucky, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Collins, Mr. Dingell, 
     Mr. Berry, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
     Royce, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Sessions, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Reynolds, 
     Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Sununu, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
     Berman, and Mr. Crowley.
       H. Con. Res. 134: Mr. McGovern.
       H. Con. Res. 136: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
     Bryant, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H. Con. Res. 145: Mr. Rush.
       H. Con. Res. 152: Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
     McNulty, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. LaTourette, and 
     Mr. Meehan.
       H. Res. 172: Mr. McHugh and Mr. LoBiondo.
       H. Res. 203: Mr. Martinez, Mr. English, Mr. Porter, and Mr. 
     Coyne.
       H. Res. 228: Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. Leach.

para. 78.34  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       35. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Board of 
     Education of the Leggett Valley School District, relative to 
     a resolution petitioning Congress to keep its promise and pay 
     for 40 percent of the costs of special education, or, in the 
     alternative, remove federal mandates requiring the provision 
     of these services; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       36. Also, a petition of the governing board of the El 
     Centro Elementary School District, relative to Resolution No. 
     051199-476 petitioning Congress to restore parity to two 
     classes of students by appropriating funds for IDEA to the 
     full authorized level of funding for 40 percent of the excess 
     costs of providing special education and related services; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       37. Also, a petition of the Knox County Commission, 
     relative to Resolution 906 petitioning Congress to fully fund 
     the state and local share of the Land and Water Conservation 
     Fund; to the Committee on Resources. 
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  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 79.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Thursday, July 15, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 79.2  communications

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

       3061. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Hexaconazole; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300871; FRL-6084-4] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       3062. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information,

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     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Fludioxonil; Pesticide Tolerance for Emergency 
     Exemption [OPP-300877; FRL-6086-4] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       3063. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Cyprodinil; Pesticide 
     Tolerance for Emergency Exemption [OPP-300876; FRL-6086-3] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3064. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Aspergillus flavus 
     AF36; Exemption from Temporary Tolerance, Technical Amendment 
     [OPP-300860A; FRL-6087-3] received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3065. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his requests for FY 2000 budget 
     amendments for the Departments of Energy and Labor, and the 
     Corps of Engineers, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1107; (H. Doc. No. 
     106-95); to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       3066. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his request for transfers from the 
     Information Technology Systems and Related Expenses account; 
     (H. Doc. No. 106-96); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       3067. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his request for emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for the Department of Transportation to 
     improve the Coast Guard's readiness and support peacekeeping 
     operations in Kosovo; (H. Doc. No. 106-97); to the Committee 
     on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       3068. 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; Correction [AD-FRL-6368-7] (RIN: 2060-AE55) 
     received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3069. 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 [MI73-
     7281a; FRL-6366-5] received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3070. 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 
     Nonattainment Area; PM-10 [AZ079-0014; FRL-6365-9] (RIN: 
     2060-A122) received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3071. 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-33-2-
     9926a; FRL-6368-6] received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3072. 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, Modoc County Air Pollution 
     Control District, Siskiyou County Air Pollution Control 
     District, Tehama County Air Pollution Control District, and 
     Tuolumne County Air Pollution Control District [CA 210-0103; 
     FRL-6365-3] received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3073. 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 Joaquin Valley Unified Air 
     Pollution Control District [CA 009-130c; FRL-6368-4] received 
     June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       3074. 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; Tennessee; 
     Revised Format for Materials Being Incorporated by Reference 
     [TN-9922; FRL-6367-5] received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3075. 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; Mississippi 
     Update to Materials Incorporated by Reference [MS9921: FRL-
     6348-4] received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3076. 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: Massachusetts; Plan for Controlling MWC Emissions 
     From Existing MWC Plants [Docket No. MA-068-7203a; FRL-6377-
     1] received July 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       3077. 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 [IL186-1a; FRL-
     6374-1] received July 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3078. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Chief, 
     Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Belfield, North Dakota) [MM Docket No. 98-224 RM-
     9416] (Medina, North Dakota) [MM Docket No. 98-225 RM-9417] 
     (Burlington, North Dakota) [MM Docket No. 98-226 RM-9415] 
     (Hazelton, North Dakota) [MM Docket No. 98-230 RM-9422] 
     (Gackle, North Dakota) [MM Docket No. 98-231 RM-9421] (New 
     England, North Dakota) [MM Docket No. 98-232 RM-9420] 
     received July 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3079. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Establishment of 
     Class E Airspace; Palmer, AK [Airspace Docket No. 99-AAL-5] 
     received July 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3080. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Revision of Class E 
     Airspace; Atqasuk, AK [Airspace Docket No. 99-AAL-3] received 
     July 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3081. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Revision of Class E 
     Airspace; Adak, AK [Airspace Docket No. 98-AAL-9] received 
     July 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3082. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Revision of Class E 
     Airspace; Yakutat, AK [Airspace Docket No. 99-AAL-2] received 
     July 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3083. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Standard Instrument 
     Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 
     29616; Amt. No. 1937] received July 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3084. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Standard Instrument 
     Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 
     29617; Amdt. No. 1938] received July 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3085. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 99-
     NM-112-AD; Amendment 39-11215; AD 99-08-02 R1] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received July 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3086. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Eurocopter Deutschland (Eurocopter) Model EC135 
     Helicopters [Docket No. 99-SW-38-AD; Amendment 39-11217; AD 
     99-12-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 9, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3087. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone: Royal 
     Handel Fireworks, Boston, MA [CGD01-99-102] (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     received July 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3088. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative, Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone: 
     Fenwick Fireworks Display, Long Island Sound [CGD01-99-095] 
     (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3089. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USGC, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone: 
     Koechlin Wedding Fireworks, Western Long Island Sound, Rye, 
     New York [CGD01-99030] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 9, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3090. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USGC, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone: 
     Madison 4th of July Celebration, Long Island

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     Sound [CGD01-99-092] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 9, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3091. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Easy 
     Referral of Issues to Appeals [Revenue Procedure 99-28] 
     received July 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 79.3  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 of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 2035. An Act to correct errors in the authorizations 
     of certain programs administered by the National Highway 
     Traffic Safety Administration.

  The message also announced that the Senate has passed a bill of the 
following title in which concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 468. 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.

para. 79.4  providing for the consideration of h.r. 434

  Mr. REYNOLDS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 250):

       Resolved, That, at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 434) to authorize a new trade and investment 
     policy for sub-Sahara Africa. 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 ninety minutes, 
     with forty-five minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
     chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     International Relations and forty-five 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. In lieu of the amendments recommended by 
     the Committees on International Relations 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. 2489. 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 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 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. 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

263

When there appeared

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Nays

141

para. 79.5                    [Roll No. 306]

                                YEAS--263

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Archer
     Armey
     Baird
     Baker
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clay
     Coburn
     Combest
     Cook
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Eshoo
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauscher
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--141

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Berkley
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Capps
     Capuano
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeMint
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Emerson
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Goode
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hayes
     Hill (IN)
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hunter
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jones (NC)
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Largent
     Lee
     Lipinski
     Lucas (KY)
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Menendez
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Norwood
     Obey
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Schakowsky
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Smith (TX)
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
       

                             NOT VOTING--31

     Baldwin
     Brown (CA)
     Burton
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Cooksey
     Engel
     Forbes
     Frost

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     Ganske
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     John
     Latham
     Luther
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Peterson (PA)
     Porter
     Rothman
     Serrano
     Stark
     Tauzin
     Thurman
     Udall (NM)
     Whitfield
     Wu
     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. 79.6  african growth and opportunity

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to House Resolution 250 
and rule XVIII, 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. 434) to authorize a new trade and investment policy for sub-Sahara 
Africa.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, 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. SHIMKUS, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. EWING, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 250, 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 and that sustained economic 
     growth in sub-Saharan Africa depends in large measure upon 
     the development of a receptive environment for trade and 
     investment. 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;
       (9) continuing to support development assistance for those 
     countries in sub-Saharan Africa attempting to build civil 
     societies; and
       (10) encouraging the establishment and development of small 
     businesses in sub-Saharan Africa and encouraging trade 
     between United States small businesses and these newly-
     established small businesses in sub-Saharan Africa.

     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) the protection of internationally recognized worker 
     rights, including the right of association, the right to 
     organize and bargain collectively, a prohibition on the use 
     of any form of forced or compulsory labor, a minimum age for 
     the employment of children, and acceptable conditions of work 
     with respect to minimum wages, hours of work, and 
     occupational safety and health;
       (6) 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;
       (7) foreign investment issues, such as the provision of 
     national treatment for foreign investors, removing 
     restrictions on investment, and other measures to create an 
     environment conducive to domestic and foreign investment;
       (8) supporting the growth of regional markets within a free 
     trade area framework;
       (9) 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;
       (10) supporting the growth of the private sector, in 
     particular by promoting the emergence of a new generation of 
     African entrepreneurs;
       (11) encouraging the private ownership of government-
     controlled economic enterprises through divestiture programs; 
     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) 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 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.

     SEC. 5. 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 Congress and 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.

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       (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 2 
     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. 6. 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. 7. 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 $54,001,863,000 in 1997.
       (3) Sub-Saharan Africa has limited textile manufacturing 
     capacity. During 1999 and the 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 
     1999 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 the 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. 8. 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

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     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, 2009, 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, 1999, 
     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, 1999.

     SEC. 9. 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 the 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.

     SEC. 10. EXECUTIVE BRANCH INITIATIVES.

       (a) Statement of the Congress.--The Congress recognizes 
     that the stated policy of the executive branch in 1997, the 
     ``Partnership for Growth and Opportunity in Africa'' 
     initiative, is a step toward the establishment of a 
     comprehensive trade and development policy for sub-Saharan 
     Africa. It is the sense of the Congress that this Partnership 
     is a companion to the policy goals set forth in this Act.
       (b) Technical Assistance To Promote Economic Reforms and 
     Development.--In addition to continuing bilateral and 
     multilateral economic and development assistance, the 
     President shall target technical assistance toward--
       (1) developing relationships between United States firms 
     and firms in sub-Saharan Africa through a variety of business 
     associations and networks;
       (2) providing assistance to 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;
       (C) make financial and fiscal reforms; and
       (D) promote greater agribusiness linkages;
       (3) addressing such critical agricultural policy issues as 
     market liberalization, agricultural export development, and 
     agribusiness investment in processing and transporting 
     agricultural commodities;
       (4) increasing the number of reverse trade missions to 
     growth-oriented countries in sub-Saharan Africa;
       (5) increasing trade in services; and
       (6) encouraging greater sub-Saharan participation in future 
     negotiations in the World Trade Organization on services and 
     making further commitments in their schedules to the General 
     Agreement on Trade in Services in order to encourage the 
     removal of tariff and nontariff barriers.

     SEC. 11. SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA INFRASTRUCTURE FUND.

       (a) Initiation of Funds.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that the Overseas Private Investment Corporation should 
     exercise the authorities it has to initiate an equity fund or 
     equity funds in support of projects in the countries in sub-
     Saharan Africa, in addition to the existing equity fund for 
     sub-Saharan Africa created by the Corporation.
       (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) 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.
       (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 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.

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     SEC. 13. ASSISTANT UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE FOR 
                   SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA.

       (a) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that the position of Assistant United States Trade 
     Representative for African Affairs is integral to the United 
     States commitment to increasing United States--sub-Saharan 
     African trade and investment.
       (b) Maintenance of Position.--The President shall maintain 
     a position of Assistant United States Trade Representative 
     for African Affairs within the Office of the United States 
     Trade Representative to direct and coordinate interagency 
     activities on United States-Africa trade policy and 
     investment matters and serve as--
       (1) a primary point of contact in the executive branch for 
     those persons engaged in trade between the United States and 
     sub-Saharan Africa; and
       (2) the chief advisor to the United States Trade 
     Representative on issues of trade with Africa.
       (c) Funding and Staff.--The President shall ensure that the 
     Assistant United States Trade Representative for African 
     Affairs has adequate funding and staff to carry out the 
     duties described in subsection (b), subject to the 
     availability of appropriations.

     SEC. 14. EXPANSION OF THE UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN 
                   COMMERCIAL SERVICE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The United States and Foreign Commercial Service 
     (hereafter in this section referred to as the ``Commercial 
     Service'') plays an important role in helping United States 
     businesses identify export opportunities and develop reliable 
     sources of information on commercial prospects in foreign 
     countries.
       (2) During the 1980s, the presence of the Commercial 
     Service in sub-Saharan Africa consisted of 14 professionals 
     providing services in eight countries. By early 1997, that 
     presence had been reduced by half to seven, in only four 
     countries.
       (3) Since 1997, the Department of Commerce has slowly begun 
     to increase the presence of the Commercial Service in sub-
     Saharan Africa, adding five full-time officers to established 
     posts.
       (4) Although the Commercial Service Officers in these 
     countries have regional responsibilities, this kind of 
     coverage does not adequately service the needs of United 
     States businesses attempting to do business in sub-Saharan 
     Africa.
       (5) The Congress has, on several occasions, encouraged the 
     Commercial Service to focus its resources and efforts in 
     countries or regions in Europe or Asia to promote greater 
     United States export activity in those markets.
       (6) Because market information is not widely available in 
     many sub-Saharan African countries, the presence of 
     additional Commercial Service Officers and resources can play 
     a significant role in assisting United States businesses in 
     markets in those countries.
       (b) Appointments.--Subject to the availability of 
     appropriations, by not later than December 31, 2000, the 
     Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Assistant Secretary 
     of Commerce and Director General of the United States and 
     Foreign Commercial Service, shall take steps to ensure that--
       (1) at least 20 full-time Commercial Service employees are 
     stationed in sub-Saharan Africa; and
       (2) full-time Commercial Service employees are stationed in 
     not less than ten different sub-Saharan African countries.
       (c) Commercial Service Initiative for Sub-Saharan Africa.--
     In order to encourage the export of United States goods and 
     services to sub-Saharan African countries, the Commercial 
     Service shall make a special effort to--
       (1) identify United States goods and services which are not 
     being exported to sub-Saharan African countries but which are 
     being exported to those countries by competitor nations;
       (2) identify, where appropriate, trade barriers and 
     noncompetitive actions, including violations of intellectual 
     property rights, that are preventing or hindering sales of 
     United States goods and services to, or the operation of 
     United States companies in, sub-Saharan Africa;
       (3) present, periodically, a list of the goods and services 
     identified under paragraph (1), and any trade barriers or 
     noncompetitive actions identified under paragraph (2), to 
     appropriate authorities in sub-Saharan African countries with 
     a view to securing increased market access for United States 
     exporters of goods and services;
       (4) facilitate the entrance by United States businesses 
     into the markets identified under paragraphs (1) and (2); and
       (5) monitor and evaluate the results of efforts to increase 
     the sales of goods and services in such markets.
       (d) Reports to the Congress.--Not later than 1 year after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, and each year 
     thereafter for 5 years, the Secretary of Commerce, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of State, shall report to the 
     Congress on actions taken to carry out subsections (b) and 
     (c). Each report shall specify--
       (1) in what countries full-time Commercial Service Officers 
     are stationed, and the number of such officers placed in each 
     such country;
       (2) the effectiveness of the presence of the additional 
     Commercial Service Officers in increasing United States 
     exports to sub-Saharan African countries; and
       (3) the specific actions taken by Commercial Service 
     Officers, both in sub-Saharan African countries and in the 
     United States, to carry out subsection (c), including 
     identifying a list of targeted export sectors and countries.

     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 six 1-year periods 
     thereafter, a comprehensive report on the trade and 
     investment policy of the United States for sub-Saharan 
     Africa, and on the implementation of this Act. The last 
     report required by section 134(b) of the Uruguay Round 
     Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3554(b)) shall be consolidated and 
     submitted with the first report required by this section.

     SEC. 16. DONATION OF 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) air traffic control equipment that is no longer in use, 
     including appropriate related reimbursable technical 
     assistance.

     SEC. 17. 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.
       (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) Supporting democratization, good governance and civil 
     society and conflict resolution efforts.
       (D) Increasing food security by promoting the expansion of 
     agricultural and agriculture-based industrial production and 
     productivity and increasing real incomes for poor 
     individuals.
       (E) Promoting an enabling environment for private sector-
     led growth through sustained economic reform, privatization 
     programs, and market-led economic activities.
       (F) Promoting decentralization and local participation in 
     the development process, especially linking the rural 
     production sectors and the industrial and market centers 
     throughout Africa.
       (G) Increasing the technical and managerial capacity of 
     sub-Saharan African individuals to manage the economy of sub-
     Saharan Africa.
       (H) 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:

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       ``(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. 18. ASSISTANCE FROM UNITED STATES PRIVATE SECTOR TO 
                   PREVENT AND REDUCE HIV/AIDS IN SUB-SAHARAN 
                   AFRICA.

       It is the sense of the Congress that United States 
     businesses should be encouraged to provide assistance to sub-
     Saharan African countries to prevent and reduce the incidence 
     of HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. In providing such 
     assistance, United States businesses should be encouraged to 
     consider the establishment of an HIV/AIDS Response Fund in 
     order to provide for coordination among such businesses in 
     the collection and distribution of the assistance to sub-
     Saharan African countries.

     SEC. 19. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS RELATING TO HIV/AIDS CRISIS IN 
                   SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) Sustained economic development in sub-Saharan Africa 
     depends in large measure upon successful trade with and 
     foreign assistance to the countries of sub-Saharan Africa.
       (2) The HIV/AIDS crisis has reached epidemic proportions in 
     sub-Saharan Africa, where more than 21,000,000 men, women, 
     and children are infected with HIV.
       (3) 83 percent of the estimated 11,700,000 deaths from HIV/
     AIDS worldwide have been in sub-Saharan Africa.
       (4) The HIV/AIDS crisis in sub-Saharan Africa is weakening 
     the structure of families and societies.
       (5)(A) The HIV/AIDS crisis threatens the future of the 
     workforce in sub-Saharan Africa.
       (B) Studies show that HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa most 
     severely affects individuals between the ages of 15 and 49--
     the age group that provides the most support for the 
     economies of sub-Saharan African countries.
       (6) Clear evidence demonstrates that HIV/AIDS is 
     destructive to the economies of sub-Saharan African 
     countries.
       (7) Sustained economic development is critical to creating 
     the public and private sector resources in sub-Saharan Africa 
     necessary to fight the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
       (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that--
       (1) addressing the HIV/AIDS crisis in sub-Saharan Africa 
     should be a central component of United States foreign policy 
     with respect to sub-Saharan Africa;
       (2) significant progress needs to be made in preventing and 
     treating HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa in order to sustain a 
     mutually beneficial trade relationship between the United 
     States and sub-Saharan African countries; and
       (3) the HIV/AIDS crisis in sub-Saharan Africa is a global 
     threat that merits further attention through greatly expanded 
     public, private, and joint public-private efforts, and 
     through appropriate United States legislation.

     SEC. 20. 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 or any successor political entities:
       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).

     SEC. 21. LIMITATION ON USE OF NON-ACCRUAL EXPERIENCE METHOD 
                   OF ACCOUNTING.

       (a) In General.--Section 448(d)(5) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 (relating to special rule for services) is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``in fields described in paragraph 
     (2)(A)'' after ``services by such person''; and
       (2) by inserting ``certain personal'' before ``services'' 
     in the heading.
       (b) 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 
     over a period (not greater than 4 taxable years) beginning 
     with such first taxable year.

     SEC. 22. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN VACCINES AGAINST STREPTOCOCCUS 
                   PNEUMONIAE TO LIST OF TAXABLE VACCINES.

       (a) In General.--Section 4132(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 (defining taxable vaccine) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(L) Any conjugate vaccine against streptococcus 
     pneumoniae.''
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) Sales.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
     to vaccine sales beginning on the day after the date on which 
     the Centers for Disease Control makes a final recommendation 
     for routine administration to children of any conjugate 
     vaccine against streptococcus pneumoniae.
       (2) Deliveries.--For purposes of paragraph (1), in the case 
     of sales on or before the date described in such paragraph 
     for which delivery is made after such date, the delivery date 
     shall be considered the sale date.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall prepare and submit a report to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Finance of the Senate on the operation of the 
     Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund and on the adequacy of 
     such Fund to meet future claims made under the Vaccine Injury 
     Compensation Program.

  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 section 7 and insert the following:

     SEC. 7. SPECIAL ACCESS PROGRAM FOR 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 eligible apparel articles from 
     such eligible countries in sub-Saharan Africa under which 
     imports of such eligible apparel articles are not subject to 
     duties or quotas.
       (2) Program modeled on existing program.--The program under 
     paragraph (1) should be modeled on the existing program 
     providing for preferential tariff and quota treatment on 
     apparel articles originating in Mexico, 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.--Apparel articles are eligible for the 
     special access program established under subsection (a) only 
     if the articles are--
       (A) apparel articles classified under chapter 61 or 62 of 
     the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States that are 
     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, and sewn with 
     thread formed in the United States, whether or not such 
     articles were subjected to stone-washing, enzyme-washing, 
     acid-washing, perma-pressing, oven-baking, bleaching, 
     garment-dyeing, embroidery, or other similar processes; or

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       (B) handloomed, handmade, or folklore articles of an 
     eligible sub-Saharan African country that are identified 
     under paragraph (2) and are certified as such by the 
     competent authority of that 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 
     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 normal trade relations 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 the President 
     determines that 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. 8. PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF CUSTOMS LAWS INVOLVING 
                   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 Apparel Goods.--
       ``(1) Fraud.--Notwithstanding subsection (c), the civil 
     penalty for a fraudulent violation of subsection (a) based on 
     a claim that apparel goods are eligible 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 
     apparel goods.
       ``(2) Gross negligence.--Notwithstanding subsection (c), 
     the civil penalty for a grossly negligent violation of 
     subsection (a) based on a claim that apparel goods are 
     eligible 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 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 apparel goods are eligible 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 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 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 apparel goods are eligible 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 apparel goods that are claimed to be 
     eligible 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 apparel goods that are 
     claimed to be eligible 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 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, or 
     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.
       Redesignate succeeding sections, and references thereto, 
     accordingly.
       Page 18, line 19, insert after ``(b)'' the following: 
     ``(other than apparel articles described in paragraph (1)(A) 
     of subsection (b))''.

  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. PEASE, announced that the nays had it.
  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. SHIMKUS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. TRAFICANT demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was not supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote 
was not ordered.
  Mr. TRAFICANT 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

234

When there appeared

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Nays

163

para. 79.7                    [Roll No. 307]

                                YEAS--234

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bono
     Borski
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clement
     Cook
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof

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     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (OH)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Neal
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Sununu
     Tancredo
     Tauscher
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NAYS--163

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Capuano
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Emerson
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Filner
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hayes
     Hilleary
     Holden
     Holt
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Lantos
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Markey
     Mascara
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller, George
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Ney
     Norwood
     Obey
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Schakowsky
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--37

     Baird
     Baker
     Baldwin
     Bilirakis
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Burton
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Cooksey
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gordon
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hobson
     Istook
     John
     Largent
     Latham
     McDermott
     McInnis
     McNulty
     Miller (FL)
     Nethercutt
     Ortiz
     Peterson (PA)
     Shadegg
     Stark
     Tauzin
     Thurman
     Wicker
     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. 79.8  the late honorable george e. brown, jr.

  Mr. FARR submitted the following privileged resolution (H. Res. 252):

       Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of 
     the death of the Honorable George E. Brown, Jr., a 
     Representative from the State of California.
       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.
  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. 79.9  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, July 19, 1999, at 12:30 p.m. for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 79.10  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

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

para. 79.11  bill presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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. 775. To establish certain procedures for civil actions 
     brought for damages relating to the failure of any device or 
     system to process or otherwise deal with the transition from 
     the year 1999 to the year 2000, and for other purposes.

para. 79.12  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. BOSWELL, for today after 11:30 a.m.;
  To Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, for today; and
  To Mr. ORTIZ, for today.
  And then,

para. 79.13  adjournment

  On motion of Mrs. CAPPS, pursuant to the provisions of House 
Resolution 252, at 2 o'clock and 34 minutes p.m., the House adjourned 
out of respect for the late Honorable George E. Brown, Jr., until 12:30 
p.m. on Monday, July 19, 1999.

para. 79.14  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. STUMP: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 2116. A 
     bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
     program of extended care services for veterans and to make 
     other improvements in health care programs of the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-237). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 2488. A bill 
     to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce 
     individual income tax rates, to provide marriage penalty 
     relief, to reduce taxes on savings and investments, to 
     provide estate and gift tax relief, to provide incentives for 
     education savings and health care, and for other purposes; 
     with amendments (Rept. No. 106-238). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para. 79.15  time limitation of referred bill

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

       H.R. 850. Referral to the Committee on International 
     Relations extended for a period ending not later than July 
     19, 1999.

para. 79.16  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. CRAMER:
       H.R. 2542. A bill to encourage the reduction of the costs 
     of access to space for both the Federal Government and the 
     private sector, thereby regaining recently lost market share 
     of the United States commercial launch industry, improving 
     the economic competitiveness of the United States in the 
     world markets, and strengthening and maintaining the national 
     security of the United States; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. JONES of North Carolina:
       H.R. 2543. A bill to make the Department of Defense anthrax 
     vaccination immuniza

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     tion program voluntary for all members of the Armed Forces; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. METCALF:
       H.R. 2544. 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.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 2545. A bill to provide for nuclear disarmament and 
     economic conversion in accordance with District of Columbia 
     Initiative Measure Number 37 of 1992; to the Committee on 
     Armed 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. RILEY (for himself and Mr. Etheridge):
       H.R. 2546. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide more 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 Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 2547. A bill to provide for the conveyance of lands 
     interests to Chugach Alaska Corportion to fulfill the intent, 
     purpose, and promise of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
     Act; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Gilman, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             King, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Stark, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Hilliard, and Ms. Lee):
       H. Con. Res. 156. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress supporting World Tibet Day; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Rohrabacher, and 
             Mr. DeLay):
       H. Con. Res. 157. Concurrent resolution concerning the 
     accidental bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade during 
     Operation Allied Force and the subsequent demonstrations at 
     the United States embassy and other facilities in China; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. DELAY (for himself, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Hastert, 
             Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Armey, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Davis of Virginia, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. Bonior):
       H. Con. Res. 158. Concurrent resolution Designating the 
     Document Door of the United States Capitol as the ``Memorial 
     Door''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FARR of California
       H. Res. 252. A resolution expressing the condolences of the 
     House on the death of the Honorable George E. Brown, Jr.

para. 79.17  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 7: Ms. Granger and Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 8: Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 73: Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 175: Mr. Goodlatte, Ms. Granger, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
     Hutchinson, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Toomey, and 
     Mr. Ballenger.
       H.R. 254: Mr. Goodlatte and Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 348: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 425: Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Clay, Mr. Baird, and Mr. Smith of 
     Washington.
       H.R. 486: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Ford, Mr. Herger, and Mr. 
     Pickering.
       H.R. 568: Mr. McIntyre.
       H.R. 655: Mr. Delahunt and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 670: Mr. Phelps and Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 721: Mr. Phelps, Mr. Ose, and Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington.
       H.R. 730: Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 797: Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Tierney, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 802: Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Condit, and Mr. Lucas of Kentucky.
       H.R. 810: Mr. Rahall, Mr. Mollohan, and Mr. Regula.
       H.R. 835: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 838: Ms. Berkley and Mr. Hoeffel.
       H.R. 914: Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 941: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Lee, Ms. Jackson-
     Lee of Texas, and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 957: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Smith of Texas, 
     and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 980: Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Lucas of 
     Oklahoma, and Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 1001: Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Weiner, 
     Mr. Becerra, Mr. John, and Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 1012: Mr. Collins and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 1081: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 1083: Mr. Sherwood.
       H.R. 1091: Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 1119: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1138: Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 1168: Mr. Goode, Mr. Skelton, and Mr. Sherwood.
       H.R. 1187: Ms. Granger, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Lee, and Mr. 
     Cummings.
       H.R. 1221: Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 1237: Mr. Ackerman and Mr. Lazio.
       H.R. 1290: Mr. Doolittle, Mr. English, Mr. Gutknecht, and 
     Mr. Brady of Texas.
       H.R. 1331: Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 1349: Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 1338: Mr. Ose, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Rhode Island, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Tierney, and Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 1402: Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Ortiz, and Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 1477: Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 1488: Mr. Traficant, Mrs. Napolitano, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1518: Mr. Payne, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
     Hinchey, Mr. Rush, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. McGovern, 
     and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1579: Mr. Isakson, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
     Talent, Mr. Hutchinson, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Condit.
       H.R. 1634: Mr. Houghton and Mr. McIntyre.
       H.R. 1644: Mr. Ganske.
       H.R. 1731: Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1736: Ms. Schakowsky and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1760: Mr. Houghton, Mr. Leach, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
     Owens, and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 1824: Mr. Latham.
       H.R. 1837: Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Sununu, Ms. 
     Millender-McDonald, and Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 1858: Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 1861: Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 1863: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 1869: Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 1875: Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
     Bartlett of Maryland, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Davis of Virginia, 
     and Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 1899: Mr. Meehan, Mr. Holt, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Sanchez, 
     Mr. Markey, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 1932: Mr. Rothman and Mr. Gephardt.
       H.R. 1967: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania and Mr. Condit.
       H.R. 1975: Mr. Calvert and Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 1990: Mr. Coyne, Mr. Strickland, and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 1998: Mr. Matsui, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 1999: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 2004: Mr. Capuano and Mrs. Christensen.
       H.R. 2013: Mr. LaHood and Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 2020: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 2030: Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 2031: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania and Mr. Kennedy of 
     Rhode Island.
       H.R. 2106: Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 2185: Mr. Coyne and Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 2241: Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Boucher, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 2247: Mr. Isakson, Mr. Knollenberg, and Mr. Barr of 
     Georgia.
       H.R. 2331: Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 2337: Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 2388: Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 2341: Mr. Callahan, Mr. Costello, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
     McDermott, and Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 2344: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 2400: Mr. Watkins, Mr. Frost, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. 
     Ballenger.
       H.R. 2409: Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Gonzalez, and Mr. 
     Gutierrez.
       H.R. 2446: Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. 
     Conyers.
       H.R. 2452: Mr. Armey.
       H.R. 2458: Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 2488: Mr. Thomas, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Smith of Texas, and 
     Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 2498: Mr. Serrano, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     McGovern, Mr. Doyle, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
     Filner, and Ms. Dunn.
       H.R. 2499: Mr. Towns and Mr. Dingell.
       H.R. 2515: Mrs. Lowey and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H. Con. Res. 38: Mr. Scott and Mr. Bishop.
       H. Con. Res. 110: Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
     Horn, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Goode, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Hobson, Mr. 
     Rahall, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
     Riley, Mr. Petri, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
     Bachus, Mr. Knollenberg, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. 
     Carson, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Cook, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
     Gutknecht, Mr. Skelton, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. 
     Myrick, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
     Phelps, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Hall of 
     Texas, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, and 
     Ms. Danner.
       H. Con. Res. 113: Mr. McIntyre.
       H. Con. Res. 120: Mr. Bass and Mr. Bonior.
       H. Con. Res. 137: Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H. Res. 169: Mr. Sabo.
       H. Res. 201: Mrs. Northup, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
     DeMint, and Mr. Berman.
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para. 80.1  appointment of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    July 19, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Cliff Stearns to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.


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  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 19, 
1999, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 80.2  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. 80.3  recess--1:10 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 1 o'clock 10 minutes p.m. until 2 
o'clock p.m.

para. 80.4  after recess--2 p.m.

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

para. 80.5  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Friday, July 16, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 80.6  communications

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

       3092. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Common Crop Insurance Regulations; 
     Onion Crop Insurance Provisions--received June 30, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       3093. 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 [CA079-149; FRL-6363-2] received 
     June 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       3094. 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: Oregon, 
     Correction of Effective Date under CRA [FRL-6363-6] received 
     June 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       3095. 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-6363-5] received June 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3096. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Electronic Service of Documents--received June 8, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3097. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Revisions of Existing Regulations Governing the Filing of 
     Applications for the Construction and Operation of Facilities 
     to Provide Service or to Abandon Facilities or Service under 
     Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act--Docket No. RM98-9-000--
     received June 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3098. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Open 
     Access Same-Time Information System (OASIS), Final Rule on 
     OASIS Issues (RM98-3-000, Order No. 605) received June 8, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3099. 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 1998,'' pursuant to 
     45 U.S.C. 9651; to the Committee on Commerce.
       3100. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation 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. 99-24), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       3101. 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 commercially under a contract to Egypt [Transmittal No. 
     DTC 64-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       3102. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed Manufacturing License Agreement with Portugal 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 16-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       3103. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for defense articles and defense services to 
     Japan [Transmittal No. DTC 56-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       3104. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a supplemental report to ensure that the 
     Congress is kept fully informed on continued U.S. 
     contributions in support of peacekeeping efforts in the 
     former Yugoslavia; (H. Doc. No. 106-100); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       3105. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report 
     concerning efforts made by the United Nations and the 
     Specialized Agencies to employ an adequate number of 
     Americans during 1998; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       3106. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting the 38th Semiannual Report of the Inspector 
     General for the six-month period ending March 31, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       3107. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting a semiannual report on Office of 
     Inspector General auditing activity, together with a report 
     providing management's perspective on the implementation 
     status of audit recommendations, pursuant to Public Law 100-
     504, section 104(a) (102 Stat. 2525); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       3108. A letter from the Chairman, National Endowment for 
     the Arts, transmitting the 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, 1998 through March 31, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       3109. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Inspector General's Semiannual 
     Report 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.
       3110. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     a report on the activities and progress made in protecting 
     and restoring the living resources and habitat of the 
     Chesapeake Bay; to the Committee on Resources.
       3111. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting a report by the Attorney General regarding the 
     results of a survey of the States to determine the extent to 
     which prisoners have access to interactive computer services; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3112. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Veterans Education: Increase in 
     Educational Assistance Rates (RIN: 2900-AJ37) received June 
     14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
       3113. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Qualified Zone Academy Bonds; Obligation of States and 
     Political Subdivisions [TD 8826] (RIN: 1545-AX23) received 
     June 30, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       3114. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Qualified Zone Academy Bond Credit Rate [Notice 99-35] 
     received June 30, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3115. A letter from the Deputy Executive Secretary to the 
     Department, Health Care Financing Administration, Department 
     of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Hospital 
     Conditions of Participation: Patients' Rights [HCFA-3018-IFC] 
     (RIN: 0938-AJ56) received June 30, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Commerce. 

para. 80.7  message from the president--albanian emigration laws

  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 in 
sections 402 and 409 of the Trade Act of 1974. That action allowed for 
the continuation of normal trade relations 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.  

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  The White House, July 19, 1999.

  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. 106-98).

para. 80.8  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to libya

  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 report to the Congress on the developments since my last 
report of December 30, 1998, concerning the national emergency with 
respect to Libya that was declared in Executive Order 12543 of January 
7, 1986. This report is submitted pursuant to section 401(c) of the 
National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); section 204(c) of the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); 
and section 505(c) of the International Security and Development 
Cooperation Act of 1985, 22 U.S.C. 2349aa-9(c).
  1. On December 30, 1998, I renewed for another year the national 
emergency with respect to Libya pursuant to IEEPA. This renewal extended 
the current comprehensive financial and trade embargo against Libya in 
effect since 1986. Under this sanctions, virtually all trade with Libya 
is prohibited, and all assets owned or controlled by the Government of 
Libya in the United States or in the possession or control of U.S. 
persons are blocked.
  2. On April 28, 1999, I announced that the United States will exempt 
commercial sales of agricultural commodities and products, medicine, and 
medical equipment from future unilateral sanctions regimes. In addition, 
my Administration will extend this policy to existing sanctions programs 
by modifying licensing policies for currently embargoed countries to 
permit case-by-case review of specific proposals for commercial sales of 
these items. Certain restrictions apply.
  The Office of Foreigns Assets Control (OFAC) of the Department of the 
Treasury is currently drafting amendments to the Libyan Sanctions 
Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 550 (the Regulations), to implement this 
initiative. The amended Regulations will provide for the licensing of 
sales of agricultural commodities and products, medicine, and medical 
supplies to nongovernmental entities in Libya or to government 
procurement agencies and parastatals not affiliated with the coercive 
organs of that country. The amended Regulations will also provide for 
the licensing of all transactions necessary and incident to licensed 
sales transactions, such as insurance and shipping arrangements. 
Financing for the licensed sales transactions will be permitted in the 
manner described in the amended Regulations.

  3. During the reporting period, OFAC reviewed numerous applications 
for licenses to authorize transactions under the Regulations. 
Consistent with OFAC's ongoing scrutiny of banking transactions, the 
largest category of license approvals (20) involved types of financial 
transactions that are consistent with U.S. policy. Most of these 
licenses authorized personal remittances not involving Libya between 
persons who are not blocked parties to flow through Libyan banks 
located outside Libya. Three licenses were issued authorizing certain 
travel-related transactions. One license was issued to a U.S. firm to 
allow it to protect its intellectual property rights in Libya; another 
authorized receipt of payment for legal services; and a third 
authorized payments for telecommunications services. A total of 26 
licenses were issued during the reporting period.
  4. During the current 6-month period, OFAC continued to emphasize to 
the international banking community in the United States the importance 
of identifying and blocking payments made by or on behalf of Libya. The 
office worked closely with the banks to assure the effectiveness of 
interdiction software systems used to identify such payments. During 
the reporting period, 87 transactions potentially involving Libya, 
totaling nearly $3.4 million, were interdicted.
  5. Since my last report, OFAC has collected 7 civil monetary 
penalties totaling $38,000 from 2 U.S. financial institutions, 3 
companies, and 2 individuals for violations of the U.S. sanctions 
against Libya. The violations involved export transactions relating to 
Libya and dealings in Government of Libya property or property in which 
the Government of Libya had an interest.

  On April 23, 1999, a foreign national permanent resident in the 
United States was sentenced by the Federal District court for the 
Middle District of Florida to 2 years in prison and 2 years supervised 
release for criminal conspiracy to violate ecomonic sanctions against 
Libya, Iran, and Iraq. He had previously been convicted of violation of 
the Libyan Sanctions Regulations, the Iranian Transactions Regulations, 
the Iraqi Sanctions Regulations, and the Export Administration 
Regulations for exportation of industrial equipment to the oil, gas, 
petrochemical, water, and power industries of Libya, Iran, and Iraq.
  Various enforcement actions carried over from previous reporting 
periods have continued to be aggressively pursued. Numerous 
investigations are ongoing and new reports of violations are being 
scrutinized.
  6. The expenses incurred by the Federal Government in the 6-month 
period from January 7 through July 6, 1999, that are directly 
attributable to the exercise of powers and authorities conferred by the 
declaration of the Libyan national emergency are estimated at 
approximately $4.4 million. Personnel costs were largely centered in 
the Department of the Treasury (particularly in the Office of Foreign 
Assets Control, the Office of the General Counsel, and the U.S. Customs 
Service), the Department of State, and the Department of Commerce.
  7. In April 1999, Libya surrendered the 2 suspects in the Lockerbie 
bombing for trial before a Scottish court seated in the Netherlands. In 
accordance with UNSCR 748, upon the suspects' transfer, UN sanctions 
were immediately suspended. We will insist that Libya fulfill the 
remaining UNSCR requirements for lifting UN sanctions and are working 
with UN Secretary Annan and UN Secretary Council members to ensure that 
Libya does so promptly. U.S. unilateral sanctions remain in force, and 
I will continue to exercise the powers at my disposal to apply these 
sanctions fully and effectively, as long as they remain appropriate. I 
will continue to report periodically to the Congress on significant 
developments as required by law.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, July 19, 1999.

  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. 106-99).

para. 80.9  lewis and clark expedition bicentennial commemorative coin

  Mr. BEREUTER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1033) 
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.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. BEREUTER 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. PEASE, 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. PEASE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 80.10  leif ericsson commemorative coin

  Mr. LEACH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 31) 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.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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. PEASE, announced that two-thirds of

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the 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. 80.11  cold war victory and fall of the berlin wall

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 121); as amended: 

       Whereas the cold war was an enduring struggle between 
     communism and democracy throughout the second half of the 
     20th century;
       Whereas an estimated 24,000,000 members of the United 
     States Armed Forces served during the cold war;
       Whereas 400,000,000 people were freed from the bondage of 
     communism during the cold war in the countries then known as 
     the Soviet Union, East Germany, Poland, Hungary, 
     Czechoslovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Latvia, Estonia, and 
     Lithuania;
       Whereas the victory of the United States in the cold war 
     will signify freedom and security for decades to come;
       Whereas the fall of the Berlin Wall, one of the most 
     significant events of the 20th century, symbolized the 
     triumph of democracy over communism; and
       Whereas November 9, 1999, will mark the 10th anniversary of 
     this historic event: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that the 
     Nation should celebrate the victory of the United States in 
     the cold war and the 10th anniversary of the fall of the 
     Berlin Wall by--
       (1) promoting education about the cold war and its 
     historical significance;
       (2) supporting efforts to establish a memorial museum to 
     victims of communism that reflects the suffering of millions 
     of victims worldwide and the role of the United States in 
     promoting freedom and democracy that led to the end of the 
     cold war;
       (3) celebrating peace, freedom, and the principles of 
     democratic government;
       (4) honoring and reflecting upon the role of the United 
     States in the international struggle for individual human 
     rights and the evolution of the free enterprise system; and
       (5) recognizing the veterans who served during the cold 
     war.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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. PEASE, 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. PEASE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 80.12  peru and ecuador peace agreement

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 25): 

       Whereas the Governments of Peru and Ecuador have been 
     engaged in a serious border dispute dating as far back as 
     Spanish colonial times;
       Whereas the Rio Protocol signed in 1942 between Peru and 
     Ecuador, and guaranteed by 4 nations including the United 
     States, failed to settle the dispute;
       Whereas Peru and Ecuador have gone to war 3 times over the 
     border areas with the most recent clashes taking place in 
     1995 resulting in dozens of deaths on both sides; and
       Whereas the Governments of Peru and Ecuador recently 
     completed long and difficult negotiations and reached a final 
     settlement of the dispute on October 26, 1998: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) congratulates the Governments of Peru and Ecuador for 
     ending the border dispute between their two countries which 
     has been a source of armed conflict for over 50 years;
       (2) commends the Presidents of both nations for personally 
     becoming involved in the negotiations and for reaching this 
     historic agreement;
       (3) recognizes the commitment of the Presidents of the 
     guarantor nations of Argentina, Brazil, and Chile, along with 
     the United States, in seeking a viable solution to the border 
     dispute;
       (4) urges both the Governments of Peru and Ecuador to honor 
     the border settlement and to cooperate with each other in 
     bringing peace, stability, and economic development to the 
     troubled area; and
       (5) reaffirms the commitment of the United States to 
     support both governments in the implementation of the border 
     agreement.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
MENENDEZ, 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. 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 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. 80.13  nuclear assistance to iran

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1477) 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.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
MENENDEZ, 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.
  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 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 80.14  embassy security and state department authorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILMAN, pursuant to House Resolution 247 
and rule XVIII, 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. 2415) to enhance security of the United States missions and 
personnel overseas, to authorize appropriations for the Department of 
State for fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes.
  The Speaker pro tempore, Mr. GILMAN, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. KOLBE 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. PEASE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. KOLBE, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 80.15  recess--4:07 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 7 minutes p.m., until 
approximately 6 o'clock p.m.

para. 80.16  after recess--6:02 p.m.

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

para. 80.17  party affiliation

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

                                  House Republican Conference,

                                    Washington, DC, July 19, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to inform you that pursuant to 
     clause 5(b) of rule X, Representative Michael P. Forbes is no 
     longer a member of the Republican Conference.
           Sincerely,
                                                  J.C. Watts, Jr.,
                                                         Chairman.

para. 80.18  committee membership--majority

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


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                                              The Speaker's Rooms,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, July 19, 1999.
     Hon. C.W. Bill Young,
     Chairman, Committee on Appropriations,
     House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: This is to advise you that 
     Representative Michael P. Forbes' election to the Committee 
     on Appropriations has been automatically vacated pursuant to 
     clause 5(b) of rule X effective today.
           Sincerely,
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 80.19  committee membership--majority

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

                                              The Speaker's Rooms,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, July 19, 1999.
     Hon. James M. Talent,
     Chairman, Committee on Small Business,
     House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: This is to advise you that 
     Representative Michael P. Forbes's election to the Committee 
     on Small Business has been automatically vacated pursuant to 
     clause 5(b) of rule X effective today.
           Sincerely,
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 80.20  h.r. 1033--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 1033) 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.
  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

381

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

1

para. 80.21                   [Roll No. 308]

                                YEAS--381

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--51

     Allen
     Andrews
     Baker
     Barrett (NE)
     Berman
     Brown (FL)
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Collins
     Cooksey
     Crowley
     Danner
     Edwards
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gutierrez
     Hayes
     Hinchey
     Houghton
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Kennedy
     Klink
     Larson
     Lewis (GA)
     McDermott
     McIntosh
     Meeks (NY)
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Neal
     Norwood
     Olver
     Owens
     Peterson (PA)
     Porter
     Pryce (OH)
     Rush
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sessions
     Smith (TX)
     Sweeney
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thurman
     Toomey
     Towns
     Weiner
     Wise 
  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. 80.22  h. con. res. 121--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 121) 
expressing the sense of Congress regarding the victory of the United 
States in the cold war and the fall of the Berlin Wall, 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

381

It was decided in the

Nays

0

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

2

para. 80.23                   [Roll No. 309]

                                YEAS--381

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo

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     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--2

     Kucinich
     Lee
       

                             NOT VOTING--50

     Allen
     Andrews
     Baker
     Barrett (NE)
     Berman
     Brown (FL)
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Collins
     Cooksey
     Crowley
     Danner
     Edwards
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Granger
     Gutierrez
     Hayes
     Hinchey
     Houghton
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Kennedy
     Klink
     Larson
     Lewis (GA)
     McDermott
     McIntosh
     Meeks (NY)
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Neal
     Norwood
     Olver
     Owens
     Peterson (PA)
     Porter
     Pryce (OH)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sessions
     Smith (TX)
     Sweeney
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thurman
     Toomey
     Towns
     Wise
  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. 80.24  h.r. 1477--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1477) 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.
  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

383

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

1

para. 80.25                   [Roll No. 310]

                                YEAS--383

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Carson
       

                             NOT VOTING--49

     Allen
     Andrews
     Baker
     Barrett (NE)
     Berman
     Brown (FL)
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Collins
     Cooksey
     Crowley
     Danner

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     Edwards
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gutierrez
     Hayes
     Hinchey
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Kennedy
     Klink
     Larson
     Lewis (GA)
     McDermott
     McIntosh
     Meeks (NY)
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Neal
     Norwood
     Olver
     Peterson (PA)
     Porter
     Pryce (OH)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Smith (TX)
     Sweeney
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thurman
     Toomey
     Towns
     Wise
  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. 80.26  embassy security and state department authorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, pursuant to House Resolution 247 
and rule XVIII, 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. 2415) to enhance security of the United States missions 
and personnel overseas, to authorize appropriations for the Department 
of State for fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes.
  Mr. MILLER of Florida, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair; and after 
some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, 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. 80.27  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1995

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-240) the resolution (H. Res. 253) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1995) to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 to empower teachers, improve student achievement through high-
quality professional development for teachers, reauthorizing the Reading 
Excellence Act, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 80.28  embassy security and state department authorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, pursuant to House Resolution 247 
and rule XVIII, 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. 2415) to enhance security of the United States missions 
and personnel overseas, to authorize appropriations for the Department 
of State for fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes.
  The Acting Chairman, Mr. MILLER of Florida assumed the Chair; and 
after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, 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. 80.29  committee election--majority

  Mr. CALVERT, submitted the following privileged resolution (H. Res. 
255):

       Resolved, That the following named Member be, and he is 
     hereby, elected to the following standing committee of the 
     House of Representatives:
       Committee on Appropriations: Mr. Blunt of Missouri. 

  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. 80.30  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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. 2035. An Act to correct errors in the authorizations 
     of certain programs administered by the National Highway 
     Traffic Safety Administration.

para. 80.31  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mrs. THURMAN, for today;
  To Mr. TOOMEY, for today;
  To Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, for today and balance of the week;
  To Mrs. FOWLER, for today; and
  To Mr. TAUZIN, for today.
  And then,

para. 80.32  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. STENHOLM, at 11 o'clock and 6 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 80.33  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. GILMAN: Committee on International Relations. H.R. 850. 
     A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to affirm the 
     rights of United States persons to use and sell encryption 
     and to relax export controls on encryption; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 106-117 Pt. 3). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. COMBEST: Committee on Agriculture. H.R. 1402. A bill to 
     require the Secretary of Agriculture to implement the Class I 
     milk price structure known as Option 1-A as part of the 
     implementation of the final rule to consolidate Federal milk 
     marketing orders; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-239). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Ms. PRYCE of Ohio: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 
     253. Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1995) to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965 to empower teachers, improve student achievement through 
     high-quality professional development for teachers, 
     reauthorize the Reading Excellent Act, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 106-240). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 80.34  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. 
             Filner):
       H.R. 2548. A bill to suspend further implementation of the 
     Department of Defense anthrax vaccination program until the 
     vaccine is determined to be safe and effective and to provide 
     for a study by the National Institutes of Health of that 
     vaccine; to the Committee on Armed 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. GREENWOOD:
       H.R. 2549. A bill to provide that the United States 
     District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania be 
     held at Doylestown, Pennsylvania, in addition to those other 
     places currently provided by law; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. DeLAY:
       H.R. 2550. A bill to compensate owners of private property 
     for the effect of certain regulatory restrictions; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Collins, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Coble, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. Frost, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Stump, Mr. Barcia, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. Souder, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Weygand, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Berry, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Upton, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Camp, Mr. Klink, 
             Mr. Ewing, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Norwood, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Schaffer, 
             Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Ney, Mr. Royce, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Terry, and Mr. Duncan):
       H.R. 2551. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     require Federal Prision Industries to compete of its Federal 
     contracts to minimize unfair competition with private firms 
     (depriving law-abiding workers of job opportunities), to save 
     taxpayer dollars by empowering Federal contracting officers 
     to be able to acquire commercial products that better meet 
     agencies' needs, more quickly and at less cost without having 
     to obtain permission from Federal Prison Industries, to 
     further empower contracting officers to compel Federal Prison 
     Industries to fully perform its contract obligations to the 
     same extent as all other contractors, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. Weiner):
       H.R. 2552. A bill to promote the health and safety of 
     children by requiring the posting of Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission child care center safety standards in child care 
     centers and by requiring that the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services report to Con

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     gress with recommendations to promote compliance with such 
     standards; 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. POMEROY (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mr. Paul, Ms. 
             Lee, and Mrs. Christensen):
       H.R. 2553. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow certain individuals a credit against income tax 
     for elective deferrals and IRA contributions; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 2554. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the amount of the deduction allowed for 
     meals and entertainment expenses; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Canady of Florida, Mr. Cook, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Duncan, 
             Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Foley, 
             Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             Oxley, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Taylor of 
             North Carolina, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Upton):
       H.R. 2555. 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 Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and 
     the Workforce, Veterans' Affairs, and Government Reform, for 
     a period to be 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:
       H.R. 2556. A bill to require the Secretary of 
     Transportation through the Congestion Mitigation and Air 
     Quality Program to make a grant to a nonprofit private entity 
     for the purpose of developing a design for a proposed pilot 
     program relating to the use of telecommuting as a means of 
     reducing emissions of air polluntants that are precursors to 
     ground level ozone; 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 Mrs. MEEK of Florida:
       H.R. 2557. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a feasibility study on the inclusion in Biscayne 
     National Park, Florida, of the archaeological site know as 
     the Miami Circle; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. 
             Porter):
       H. Res. 254. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives condemning recent hate crimes in Illinois 
     and Indiana; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CALVERT:
       H. Res. 255. A resolution designating majority membership 
     to certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to. 

para. 80.35  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       159. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Montana, relative to House 
     Joint Resolution No. 8 memorializing Congress to oppose the 
     designation of any river in Montana as an American Heritage 
     River under the Federal American Heritage Rivers Initiative; 
     to the Committee on Resources. 

para. 80.36  additional sponsors to public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 21: Mr. Etheridge and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 82: Mr. King, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
     and Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 170: Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 202: Mr. Towns and Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 274: Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, and 
     Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 275: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 316: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 363: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota and Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 488: Mr. Clay.
       H.R. 583: Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 637: Mr. McIntyre.
       H.R. 710: Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Moore, Mr. 
     Coble, Mr. Baird, and Mr. Skelton.
       H.R. 731: Mr. Wynn and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Smith of Washington and Mr. Davis of 
     Virginia.
       H.R. 869: Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 904: Ms. Stabenow and Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 915: Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 976: Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 1046: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1063: Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Udall of Colorado, 
     and Mr. Moore.
       H.R. 1070: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Talent, and Mr. 
     Shadegg.
       H.R. 1071: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 1083: Mr. Hill of Montana and Mr. Hillard.
       H.R. 1180: Ms. Sanchez, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Jackson of 
     Illinois, Ms. Lofgren and Mr. Davis of Florida.
       H.R. 1271: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Eshoo, 
     Mr. Filner, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
     Martinez, and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1324: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Rahall, 
     Ms. Carson, and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 1325: Mr. Hinchey and Ford.
       H.R. 1329: Mr. Hyde, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. 
     Graham.
       H.R. 1336: Mr. Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 1355: Mrs. Christensen.
       H.R. 1356: Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Tancredo, and Mr. 
     Green of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1413: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 1433: Ms. Waters and Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 1494: Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 1515: Mr. Conyers, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
     Ford, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Frost, Ms. Hooley of 
     Oregon, Mr. Weiner, and Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 1556: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. Blunt, Mr. Souder, and Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington.
       H.R. 1622: Mr. Baird, Mr. Delahunt, and Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois.
       H.R. 1657: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 1747: Mr. English, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
     Sessions, Mr. Spence, and Mr. Davis of Virginia.
       H.R. 1749: Mr. Burr of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1776: Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
     Smith of Washington, and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1779: Mr. Kildee, Mr. Castle, and Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 1850: Ms. Schakowsky and Mr. Gekas.
       H.R. 1863: Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 1883: Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
     Aderholt, Mr. Dicks, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Burr of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
     Hunter, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Gary 
     Miller of California, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
     Green of Texas, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Bateman, Mr. 
     Mascara, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Linder, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Hinchey, 
     Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Barton of 
     Texas, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Terry, Mr. Costello, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
     Bilbray, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Kildee, 
     Mr. Vitter, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
     Strickland, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mrs. McCarthy of 
     New York, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Bryant, 
     Mr. Largent, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Towns, Mr. Wolf, Mrs. Cubin, 
     Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Markey, Ms. 
     Stabenow, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
     Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kind, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
     Andrews, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Ryan of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Reynolds, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. 
     DeMint.
       H.R. 1885: Mr. Bereuter and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 1907: Mr. Portman and Mr. Davis of Florida.
       H.R. 1932: Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
     Menendez, Mr. McGovern, and Ms. Dunn.
       H.R. 1937: Mr. Calvert and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 1964: Mr. Green of Texas and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1990: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1999: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 2028: Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 2172: Mr. Porter and Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 2243: Mr. Rahall and Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 2265: Mr. Kildee and Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 2267: Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
     Rodriguez, Mr. Boehlert, and Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 2395: Mr. Nethercutt, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Hill of 
     Montana, Mr. Ganske, and Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 2409: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 2414: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2427: Mr. Condit, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
     Cunningham, and Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 2436: Mr. Kingston, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. DeMint, Mr. 
     Green of Wisconsin, and Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 2441: Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Cunningham, 
     Mr. Gekas, and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2444: Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 2446: Mr. Clay, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
     Costello, Mr. Delahunt, and Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 2539: Ms. Waters, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. Filner.
       H.J. Res. 46: Mr. Forbes, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. Houghton.
       H.J. Res. 48: Mr. Bishop, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
     Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. 
     Frelinghuysen.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Shows, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
     Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Shays, 
     Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Holt, and Mr. 
     Aderholt.
       H. Con. Res. 100: Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. Sanchez, 
     Mr. Shows, Mr. Foley, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Shays, 
     Mr. Wamp, and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H. Con. Res. 124: Mr. George Miller of California, Mrs. 
     Lowey, and Mr. Wamp.
       H. Con. Res. 129: Mr. Hilliard.
       H. Con. Res. 147: Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
     Lantos, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Carson, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Wexler, 
     Mr. McGovern, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
     Ms. McKinney, Mr. Porter, and Mr. Dixon.
       H. Con. Res. 154: Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Dixon.
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                       TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1999 (81)

para. 81.1  appointment of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 9 o'clock a.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mrs. WILSON, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    July 20, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Heather Wilson to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 19, 
1999, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 81.2  recess--9:35 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. WILSON, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 9 o'clock 35 minutes a.m. until 10 
o'clock a.m.

para. 81.3  after recess--10 a.m.

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

para. 81.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, July 19, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 81.5  communications

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

       3116. 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; Kansas 
     [Docket No. 99-051-1] received July 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3117. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his requests for FY 2000 budget 
     amendments for the Departments of Defense, Health and Human 
     Services, and Justice and for International Assistance 
     Programs, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1107; (H. Doc. No. 106--101); 
     to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       3118. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
     Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Comprehensive 
     Improvement Assistance Program [Docket No. FR-4462-F-02] 
     (RIN: 2577-AB97) received July 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       3119. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing, 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Single Family Mortgage Insurance; 
     Informed Consumer Choice Disclosure Notice: Technical 
     Correction [Docket No. FR-4411-F-03] (RIN: 2502-AH30) 
     received July 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       3120. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Government National Mortgage Association, 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Ginnie Mae MBS Program: Book-Entry 
     Securities [Docket No. FR-4331-F-02] (RIN: 2503-AA12) 
     received July 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       3121. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Uniform Financial 
     Reporting Standards for HUD Housing Programs; Technical 
     Amendment [Docket No. FR-4321-F-06] (RIN: 2501-AC49) received 
     July 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       3122. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Disposition of HUD-
     Acquired Single Family Property; Officer Next Door Sales 
     Program [Docket No. FR-4277-1-02] (RIN: 2502-AH37) received 
     July 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       3123. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting Final Regulations--Privacy Act Regulations (RIN: 
     1880-AA78) received June 9, 1999, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 
     1232(f); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       3124. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, 
     Department of Education, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Notice of Final Funding Priorities for Fiscal Year 1999 
     for New Awards under the Administrative Technology Act--
     received July 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       3125. A letter from the Director, Corporate Policy and 
     Research Department, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Allocation of 
     Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for 
     Valuing Benefits--received July 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       3126. A letter from the Attorney, National Highway and 
     Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Tire Identification 
     and Recordkeeping; Tire Identification Symbols [Docket No. 
     99-5928] (RIN: 2127-AH10) received July 9, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3127. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Chief, 
     Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Mullins and Briarcliffe Acres, South Carolina) [MM 
     Docket No. 97-72 RM-9017] received July 14, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3128. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Chief, 
     Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Logan, Utah and Evanston, Wyoming) [MM Docket No. 
     98-211 RM-9349 RM-9477] received July 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3129. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting 
     Inservice Inspection Code Case Acceptability, ASME Section 
     XI, Division 1; to the Committee on Commerce.
       3130. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting 
     Materials Code Case Acceptability ASME Section III, Division 
     1; to the Committee on Commerce.
       3131. A letter from the Executive Director, Federal Labor 
     Relations Authority, transmitting a report concerning 
     implementation of the Sunshine Act during calendar year 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       3132. A letter from the Administrator, National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration, transmitting the Semiannual Report 
     of the Inspector General of NASA for the period ending March 
     31, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3133. A letter from the Director, Administration and 
     Management, Office of the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     notification of a vacancy in the Office of the Secretary of 
     Defense; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3134. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Pay 
     Administration (General); Lump-Sum Payments for Annual Leave 
     (RIN: 3206-AF38) received July 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3135. 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; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Huachuca 
     Water Umbel, a Plant (RIN: 1018-AF37) received July 6, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3136. 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; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Cactus 
     Ferruginous Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium brasilianum cactorum) (RIN: 
     1018-AF36) received July 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3137. 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 the West Coast 
     States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish 
     Fishery; Trip Limit Adjustments [Docket No. 981231333-8333; 
     I.D. 062999D] received July 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3138. A letter from the Fisheries Biologist, Office of 
     Protected Resources, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Sea Turtle Conservation; Shrimp Trawling Requirements 
     [Docket No. 950427117-8292-05; I.D. 112398G] (RIN: 0648-AH97) 
     received July 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       3139. 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 [Public Notice No. 3077] (RIN: 1400-
     A75) received July 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3140. A letter from the Administrator, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, transmitting a report of events, programs, 
     and accomplishments in civil aviation security in 1997, 
     pursuant to 49 U.S.C. app. 1356(a); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3141. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone: T E L 
     Enterprises Fireworks Display, Great South Bay off Davis 
     Park, N.Y. [CGD01-99-

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     115] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3142. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Technical 
     Amendments to USCG Regulations to Update RIN numbers; 
     Correction [CGD01-99-106] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 12, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3143. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Stemme GmbH & Co. KG Model S10-VT Sailplanes 
     [Docket No. 99-CE-07-AD; Amendment 39-11222; AD 99-15-03] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3144. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT9D Series Turbofan Engines 
     [Docket No. 92-ANE-23; Amendment 39-11219; AD 99-14-08] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received July 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3145. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Rules of Practice, 
     Procedure, and Evidence for Administrative Proceedings of the 
     Coast Guard [USCG-1998-3472] (RIN: 2115-AF59) received July 
     12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3146. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA-46-310P 
     and PA-46-350P Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-112-AD; Amendment 
     39-11223; AD 99-15-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 15, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3147. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Special Local 
     Regulations: Harbour Town Fireworks Display, Calibogue Sound, 
     Hilton Head, SC [CGD07 99-036] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received July 
     12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3148. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; MT-Propeller Entwicklung GMBH Models MTV-9-B-C 
     and MTV-3-B-C Propellers [Docket No. 99-NE-35-AD; Amendment 
     39-11216; AD 99-14-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 15, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3149. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone: Staten 
     Island Fireworks, Raritan Bay and Lower New York Bay [CGD01-
     99-083] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 12, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3150. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Establishment of 
     Class E Airspace; Avon Park, FL [Airspace Docket No. 99-ASO-
     8] received July 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3151. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Adjustment of Fees 
     for Issuing Numbers to Undocumented Vessels in Alaska [USCG 
     1998-3386] (RIN: 2115-AF62) received July 9, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       3152. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the twenty-second annual report on the 
     Child Support Enforcement Program, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     652(a)(10); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3153. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of the Public 
     Debt, Department of Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Government Securities: Call for Large Position 
     Reports--received July 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3154. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Removal of Regulations Providing Guidance Under Subpart F 
     Relating to Partnerships and Branches [TD 8827] (RIN: 1545-
     AW49) received July 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3155. 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. 
     99-30] received July 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3156. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Announcement Requesting Comments on Foreign Contingent Debt 
     [Announcement 99-76] received July 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 81.6  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. 2490. 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, 2000, and for other 
     purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 2490) ``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, 2000, 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. Kyl, Mr. Stevens, 
Mr. Dorgan, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Byrd, to be the conferees on the part 
of the Senate.

para. 81.7  private calendar

  Pursuant to clause 5, rule XV,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, directed the Private Calendar to 
be called.
  When,

para. 81.8  bills 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. 660. A bill for the relief of Suchada Kwong.
  The bills of the Senate of the following titles were severally 
considered, read twice, ordered to be read a third time, were severally 
read a third time by title, and passed:
  S. 361. 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. 449. 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.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.
  The bill of the following title was considered, read twice; the 
amendment following was agreed to, and the bill, as amended, was ordered 
to be engrossed and read a third time, was read a third time by title, 
and passed:
  H.R. 322. 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.
  Amendment 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 SUCHADA KWONG.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of 
     section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Suchada 
     Kwong 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 Suchada Kwong 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 Suchada Kwong, 
     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

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     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 Suchada Kwong 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.

para. 81.9  capitol ``memorial door'' designated

  Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey moved to suspend the rules and agree to the 
following concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 158); as amended: 

       Whereas on July 24, 1998, a lone gunman entered the United 
     States Capitol through the door known as the Document Door, 
     located on the first floor of the East Front;
       Whereas Officer Jacob Joseph Chestnut was the first United 
     States Capitol Police officer to confront the gunman just 
     inside the Document Door and lost his life as a result;
       Whereas Detective John Michael Gibson also confronted the 
     gunman and lost his life in the ensuing shootout;
       Whereas the last shot fired by Detective John Gibson--his 
     final act as an officer of the law--finally brought down the 
     gunman and ended his deadly rampage;
       Whereas while the gunman's intentions are not fully known, 
     nor may ever be known, it is clear that he would have killed 
     more innocent people if United States Capitol Police Officer 
     Jacob Chestnut and Detective John Gibson had not ended the 
     violent rampage;
       Whereas the United States Capitol Police represent true 
     dedication and professionalism in their duties to keep the 
     United States Capitol and the Senate and House of 
     Representatives office buildings safe for all who enter them;
       Whereas the United States Capitol shines as a beacon of 
     freedom and democracy all around the world;
       Whereas keeping the sacred halls of the United States 
     Capitol, known as the People's House, accessible for all the 
     people of the United States and the world is a true testament 
     of Congress and of our Nation's dedication to upholding the 
     virtues of freedom;
       Whereas the door near where this tragic incident took place 
     has been known as the Document Door; and
       Whereas it is fitting and appropriate that the Document 
     Door henceforth be known as the Memorial Door in honor of 
     Officer Jacob Chestnut and Detective John Gibson: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the door known as the Document Door and 
     located on the first floor of the East Front of the United 
     States Capitol is designated as the ``Memorial Door'' in 
     honor of Officer Jacob Joseph Chestnut and Detective John 
     Michael Gibson of the United States Capitol Police, who gave 
     their lives in the line of duty on July 24, 1998, near that 
     door.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, recognized Mr. FRANKS of New 
Jersey and Mr. SHOWS, 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. CALVERT, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. SHUSTER 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

417

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

0

para. 81.10                   [Roll No. 311]

                                YEAS--417

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Abercrombie
     Baker
     Coble
     Combest
     Danner
     English
     Fattah
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Jefferson
     Kennedy
     Lewis (GA)
     McDermott
     Ortiz
     Peterson (PA)
     Stark
     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.
  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. 81.11  embassy security and state department authorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 247 
and rule XVIII, 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. 2415) to enhance security of the United States missions 
and personnel overseas, to authorize appropriations for the Department 
of State

[[Page 1139]]

for fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes.
  Mr. CALVERT, Acting Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, assumed 
the chair; and after some time spent therein,

para. 81.12  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following substitute amendment submitted by Mr. 
CAMPBELL to the amendment by Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
  Substitute amendment submitted by Mr. CAMPBELL;

       Page 19, strike line 1, and all that follows through line 
     17 on page 21, and insert the following:
       (d) Contributions to United Nations Population Fund.--
       (1) Limitations on amount of contribution.--Of the amounts 
     made available under subsection (a), not more than 
     $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 shall be available for the 
     United Nations Population Fund (hereinafter in this 
     subsection referred to as the ``UNFPA'').
       (2) Prohibition on use of funds in china.--None of the 
     funds made available under subsection (a) may be made 
     available for the UNFPA for a country program in the People's 
     Republic of China.
       (3) Conditions on availability of funds.--Amounts made 
     available under subsection (a) for fiscal year 2000 for the 
     UNFPA may not be made available to UNFPA unless--
       (A) the UNFPA maintains amounts made available to the UNFPA 
     under this section in an account separate from other accounts 
     of the UNFPA;
       (B) the UNFPA does not commingle amounts made available to 
     the UNFPA under this section with other sums; and
       (C) the UNFPA does not fund abortions.
       (4) Report to congress and withholding of funds.--
       (A) Not later than February 15, 2000, the Secretary of 
     State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
     committees indicating the amount of funds that the United 
     Nations Population Fund is budgeting for the years in which 
     the report is submitted for a country program in the People's 
     Republic of China.
       (B) If a report under subparagraph (A) indicates that the 
     United Nations Population Fund plans to spend funds for a 
     country program in the People's Republic of China in the year 
     covered by the report, then the amount of such funds that the 
     UNFPA plans to spend in the People's Republic of China shall 
     be deducted from the funds made available to the UNFPA after 
     March 1 for obligation for the remainder of the fiscal year 
     in which the report is submitted.

  Amendment submitted by Mr. SMITH of New Jersey;

       Page 19, strike line 1 and all that follows through line 
     17, on page 21, and insert the following:
       (d) Contribution to United Nations Population Fund.--
       (1) Limitation.--Of the amounts made available under 
     subsection (a) for United States voluntary contributions no 
     funds may be made available to the United Nations Population 
     Fund (UNFPA) unless the President submits to the appropriate 
     congressional committees the certification described in 
     paragraph (2).
       (2) Certification.--The certification referred to in 
     paragraph (1) is a certification by the President that--
       (A) the 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
       (B) 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.
       (3) Definition.--As used in this subsection, the term 
     ``coercion'' includes physical duress or abuse, destruction 
     or confiscation of property, loss of means of livelihood, and 
     severe psychological pressure. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

221

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

198

para. 81.13                   [Roll No. 312]

                                AYES--221

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Strickland
     Sweeney
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--198

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kildee
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Baker
     Coble
     Combest
     English
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Jefferson
     Kennedy
     Lewis (GA)
     McDermott
     Ortiz
     Peterson (PA)
     Stark
     Towns
  So the substitute amendment was agreed to.

para. 81.14  recorded vote

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

       Page 14, line 23, strike `$17,500,000'' and insert 
     ``$12,000,000''.
       Page 15, strike lines 19 and 20, and insert ``$1,500,000 
     for the fiscal year 2000.''.
       Page 21, line 25, strike ``$15,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$8,000,000''.


[[Page 1140]]



Yeas

180

It was decided in the

Nays

237

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

1

para. 81.15                   [Roll No. 313]

                                AYES--180

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Everett
     Fletcher
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kingston
     Klink
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--237

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Calvert
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Campbell
       

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Baker
     Coble
     Combest
     English
     Gekas
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Jefferson
     Kennedy
     Lewis (GA)
     McDermott
     Ortiz
     Peterson (PA)
     Stark
     Towns
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 81.16  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 16, strike line 5 and all that follows through line 17 
     on page 21, and insert the following: None of the amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a) are 
     authorized to be appropriated for a United States 
     contribution to the United Nations, any organ of the United 
     Nations, or any entity affiliated with the United Nations.

It was decided in the

Yeas

74

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

342

para. 81.17                   [Roll No. 314]

                                AYES--74

     Aderholt
     Bachus
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bilirakis
     Bonilla
     Burton
     Cannon
     Chenoweth
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Cunningham
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Everett
     Foley
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kingston
     Lewis (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     Metcalf
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Pombo
     Riley
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Stump
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tiahrt
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--342

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan

[[Page 1141]]


     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Baker
     Coble
     Combest
     Edwards
     English
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Jefferson
     Kennedy
     Lewis (GA)
     McDermott
     Meek (FL)
     Ortiz
     Peterson (PA)
     Radanovich
     Stark
     Towns
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. CALVERT, Acting Chairman, reported that the Committee, having 
had under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 81.18  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1995

  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up 
the following resolution (H. Res. 253):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1995) to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to empower teachers, improve student 
     achievement through high-quality professional development for 
     teachers, reauthorize the Reading Excellence Act, 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. 
     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. No amendment to the commmittee 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 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 of Ohio, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

227

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

187

para. 81.19                   [Roll No. 315]

                                YEAS--227

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--187

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Larson
     Lee
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

[[Page 1142]]



                             NOT VOTING--19

     Berman
     Calvert
     Cardin
     Coble
     Cooksey
     Engel
     English
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Kennedy
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     McDermott
     Ortiz
     Peterson (PA)
     Stark
     Towns
     Watt (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. 81.20  teacher empowerment

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, pursuant to House Resolution 253 
and rule XVIII, 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. 1995) to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
to empower teachers, improve student achievement through high-quality 
professional development for teachers, reauthorize the Reading 
Excellence Act, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. SHIMKUS as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; 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. GOODLING:

       Page 4, after line 25, insert the following:
       ``(ii) Nonparticipating states.--In the case of a State 
     that did not receive any funds for fiscal year 1999 under one 
     or more of the provisions referred to in subclauses (I) 
     through (III) of clause (i), the amount allotted to the State 
     under such clause shall be the total amount that the State 
     would have received for fiscal year 1999 if it had elected to 
     participate in all of the programs for which it was eligible 
     under each of the provisions referred to in such subclauses.
       Page 5, line 1, strike ```(ii)'' and insert ```(iii)''.
       Page 7, strike lines 11 through 21 and insert the 
     following:
     if the State agrees to expend at least 95 percent of the 
     amount of the funds provided under the grant for the purpose 
     of making, in accordance with this part, subgrants to local 
     educational agencies under subpart 3 and subgrants to 
     eligible partnerships under subpart 2.
       Page 7, line 24, strike ``3'' and insert ``5''.
       Page 8, beginning on line 6, strike ``Subgrants'' and all 
     that follows through the end of line 7 and insert 
     ``Subgrants.--''.
       Page 8, beginning on line 9, strike ``Except'' and all that 
     follows through ``a'' on line 10 and insert ``A''.
       Page 8, line 12, strike ``(b)(1)(A)'' and insert 
     ``(b)(1)''.
       Page 9, strike lines 10 through 13 and insert the 
     following:
       ``(B) Minimum amount.--
       ``(i) In general.--For any fiscal year for which a local 
     educational agency would receive under subparagraph (A) an 
     amount that is less than the total amount that the agency 
     received for fiscal year 1999 under--

       ``(I) section 2203(1)(B) of this Act (as in effect on the 
     day before the date of the enactment of the Teacher 
     Empowerment Act); and
       ``(II) section 307 of the Department of Education 
     Appropriations Act, 1999;

     a State receiving a grant under this subpart shall ensure 
     that the local educational agency receives under this 
     paragraph an amount equal to such total amount.
       ``(ii) Source of funds.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), a 
     State shall use such portion of the funds described in 
     paragraph (2)(A) as may be necessary to pay to a local 
     educational agency the difference between the agency's 
     allotment under subparagraph (A) and the allotment to the 
     agency required under clause (i).
       Page 9, line 15, strike ``A State'' and insert ``Subject to 
     subparagraph (C), a State''.
       Page 9, line 18, strike ``(b)(1)(A)'' and insert ``(b)(1) 
     (or such portion of such amount as remains after satisfaction 
     of the requirements in subparagraphs (A) and (B)(ii) of 
     paragraph (1))''.
       Page 9, line 25, strike ``high-need''.
       Page 10, after line 2, insert the following:
       ``(C) Subgrants to eligible partnerships.--A State 
     receiving a grant under this subpart shall expend at least 3 
     percent of the amount described in subparagraph (A) for the 
     purpose of making subgrants to eligible partnerships under 
     subpart 2.
       Page 10, line 20, strike ``teachers'' and insert 
     ``teachers, especially in the areas of mathematics and 
     science,''.
       Beginning on page 12, strike line 9 through page 13, line 
     8, and insert the following:
       ``(f) Public Accountability.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State that receives a grant under this 
     subpart--
       ``(A) in the event the State provides public State report 
     cards on education, shall include in such report cards 
     information on the State's progress with respect to--
       ``(i) subject to paragraph (2), improving student academic 
     achievement, as defined by the State;
       ``(ii) closing academic achievement gaps, as defined by the 
     State, between the groups described in paragraph (2)(A)(i);
       ``(iii) increasing the percentage of classes in core 
     academic areas taught by fully qualified teachers; and
       ``(iv) reducing class size; or
       ``(B) in the event the State provides no such report card, 
     shall publicly report the information described in 
     subparagraph (A) through other means.
       ``(2) Disaggregated data.--The information described in 
     paragraph (1)(A)(i) and section 2013(b)(3)((A) shall be--
       ``(A) disaggregated--
       ``(i) by minority and non-minority status and by low-income 
     and non-low-income status; and
       ``(ii) using assessments consistent with section 
     1111(b)(3); and
       ``(B) publicly reported in the form of disaggregated data 
     only when such data are statistically sound.
       Beginning on page 13, strike line 22 through page 14, line 
     13, and insert the following:
       ``(2) A plan to ensure all teachers within the State are 
     fully qualified not later than December 31, 2003.
       ``(3) An assurance that the State will require each local 
     educational agency and school receiving funds under this 
     title to publicly report their annual progress on the 
     agency's and the school's performance indicators in the 
     following:
       ``(A) Subject to section 2012(f)(2), improving student 
     academic achievement, as defined by the State.
       ``(B) Closing academic achievement gaps, as defined by the 
     State, between the groups described in section 
     2012(f)(2)(A)(i).
       ``(C) Increasing the percentage of classes in core academic 
     areas taught by fully qualified teachers.
       ``(4) A description of how the State will hold local 
     educational agencies and schools accountable for making 
     annual gains in meeting the performance indicators described 
     in paragraph (3).
       Page 14, line 14, strike ```(4)'' and insert ```(5)''.
       Page 15, line 5, strike ```(5)'' and insert ```(6)''.
       Page 15, line 20, strike ``2012(b)(1)(B),'' and insert 
     ``2012(c)(2)(C),''.
       Page 16, line 2, strike ``State.'' and insert ``State. Not 
     more than 5 percent of the amount made available to an agency 
     to carry out this subpart may be used for planning and 
     administration.''.
       Page 18, line 4, strike ``provided to'' and insert 
     ``expended by''.
       Page 20, line 16, strike ``certified'' and insert ``fully 
     qualified''.
       Page 20, line 17, strike ``certified'' and insert ``fully 
     qualified''.
       Page 22, line 12, before ``teachers'' insert ``fully 
     qualified''.
       Page 22, line 17, strike ``certification;'' and insert 
     ``certification, especially in the areas of mathematics and 
     science;''.
       Page 25, beginning on line 16, strike ``highest proportion 
     of out-of-field teachers;'' and insert ``lowest proportion of 
     fully qualified teachers;''.
       Page 27, line 24, strike ``2013(b)(2);'' and insert 
     ``2013(b)(3);''.
       Page 28, line 21, strike the period at the end and insert 
     ``and, with respect to any professional development program 
     described in subparagraphs (F) and (G) of section 2031(b)(3), 
     shall, if appropriate, be developed with extensive 
     coordination with, and participation of, professionals with 
     expertise in such types of professional development.''.
       Page 30, line 10, strike ``lack of full certification'' and 
     insert ``not being fully qualified''.
       Page 34, line 23, strike ``1999,'' and insert ``2000,''.
       Beginning on page 35, strike line 24 through page 36, line 
     9.
       Page 36, after line 15, insert the following:

     ``SEC. 2043. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR PRINCIPALS AS 
                   LEADERS OF SCHOOL REFORM.

       ``(a) Competitive Grants.--The Secretary shall award grants 
     on a competitive basis to eligible partnerships--
       ``(1) consisting of--
       ``(A) one or more institutions of higher education that 
     provide professional development for principals and other 
     school administrators; and
       ``(B) one or more local educational agencies; and
       ``(2) that may include other entities, agencies, or 
     organizations, such as a State educational agency, a State 
     agency for higher education, educational service agencies, or 
     professional organizations of principals and teachers.
       ``(b) Application.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any eligible partnership that desires to 
     receive a grant under this section shall submit an 
     application at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
     information as the Secretary may require.
       ``(2) Contents.--Each such application shall include a 
     description of--
       ``(A) the activities the partnership will carry out to 
     achieve the purpose of this section;
       ``(B) how those activities will build on, and be 
     coordinated with, other professional development programs and 
     activities, including activities under title I of this Act 
     and title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965; and
       ``(C) how principals, teachers, and other interested 
     individuals were involved in developing the application and 
     will be involved in planning and carrying out activities 
     under this section.
       ``(c) Use of Funds.--An eligible partnership that receives 
     a grant under this section shall use the grant funds to 
     provide professional development to principals and other

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     school administrators to enable them to be effective school 
     leaders and prepare all students to achieve to challenging 
     State content and student performance standards, including 
     professional development relating to--
       ``(1) leadership skills;
       ``(2) recruitment, assignment, retention, and evaluation of 
     teachers and other staff;
       ``(3) effective instructional practices, including the use 
     of technology;
       ``(4) using smaller classes effectively; and
       ``(5) parental and community involvement.
       Page 37, after line 15, insert the following:
       ``(2) Fully qualified.--The term `fully qualified'--
       ``(A) when used with respect to a public elementary or 
     secondary school teacher (other than a teacher teaching in a 
     public charter school), means that the teacher has obtained 
     State certification as a teacher (including certification 
     obtained through alternative routes to certification) or 
     passed the State teacher licensing exam and holds a license 
     to teach in such State; and
       ``(B) when used with respect to --
       ``(i) an elementary school teacher, means that the teacher 
     holds a bachelor's degree and demonstrates knowledge and 
     teaching skills in reading, writing, mathematics, science, 
     and other areas of the elementary school curriculum; or
       ``(ii) a middle or secondary school teacher, means that the 
     teacher holds a bachelor's degree and demonstrates a high 
     level of competency in all subject areas in which he or she 
     teaches through--

       ``(I) a high level of performance on a rigorous State or 
     local academic subject areas test; or
       ``(II) completion of an academic major in each of the 
     subject areas in which he or she provides instruction.

       Page 37, line 16, strike ```(2)'' and insert ```(3)''.
       Page 38, strike lines 5 through 12 and insert the 
     following:
       ``(4) Publicly report.--The term `publicly report', when 
     used with respect to the dissemination of information, means 
     that the information is made widely available to the public, 
     including parents and students, through such means as the 
     Internet and major print and broadcast media outlets.
       Page 38, line 13, strike ```(4)'' and insert ```(5)''.
       Page 39, strike lines 13 through 17 and insert the 
     following:
       (1) National writing project.--Section 10992(i) of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     8332(i)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated for the grant to the National 
     Writing Project, such sums as may be necessary for each of 
     fiscal years 2000 through 2004 to carry out the provisions of 
     this section.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

424

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affirmative

Nays

1

para. 81.22                    [Roll No.316]

                                AYES--424

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--1

       
     Paul
       

                              NOT VOTING--8

     English
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Kennedy
     Lewis (GA)
     McDermott
     Peterson (PA)
     Stark
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 81.23  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 40, line 24, before the semicolon insert ``and 
     redesignating part E as part D''.
       Page 40, strike line 25 and insert the following:
       (2) by inserting after section 2260 the following:

     ``PART C--USE OF SABBATICAL LEAVE FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

     ``SEC. 2301. GRANTS FOR SALARY DURING SABBATICAL LEAVE.

       ``(a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary may make grants to 
     State educational agencies and local educational agencies to 
     pay such agencies for one-half of the amount of the salary 
     that otherwise would be earned by an eligible teacher 
     described in subsection (b), if, in lieu of fulfilling the 
     teacher's ordinary teaching assignment, the teacher completes 
     a course of study described in subsection (c) during a 
     sabbatical term described in subsection (d).
       ``(b) Eligible Teachers.--An eligible teacher described in 
     this subsection is a teacher who--
       ``(1) is employed by an agency receiving a grant under this 
     section to provide classroom instruction to children at an 
     elementary or secondary school that provides free public 
     education;
       ``(2) has secured from such agency, and any other person or 
     agency whose approval is required under State law, approval 
     to take sabbatical leave for a sabbatical term described in 
     subsection (d);
       ``(3) has submitted to the agency an application for a 
     subgrant at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
     information as the agency may require, including--
       ``(A) written proof--
       ``(i) of the approval described in paragraph (2); and
       ``(ii) of the teacher's having been accepted for enrollment 
     in a course of study described in subsection (c); and
       ``(B) assurances that the teacher--
       ``(i) will notify the agency in writing within a reasonable 
     time if the teacher terminates enrollment in the course of 
     study described in subsection (c) for any reason;

[[Page 1144]]

       ``(ii) in the discretion of the agency, will reimburse to 
     the agency some or all of the amount of the subgrant if the 
     teacher fails to complete the course of study; and
       ``(iii) otherwise will provide the agency with proof of 
     having completed such course of study not later than 60 days 
     after such completion; and
       ``(4) has been selected by the agency to receive a subgrant 
     based on the agency's plan for meeting its classroom needs.
       ``(c) Course of Study.--A course of study described in this 
     subsection is a course of study at an institution of higher 
     education that--
       ``(1) requires not less than one academic semester and not 
     more than one academic year to complete;
       ``(2) is open for enrollment for professional development 
     purposes to an eligible teacher described in subsection (b); 
     and
       ``(3) is designed to improve the classroom teaching of such 
     teachers through academic and child development studies.
       ``(d) Sabbatical Term.--A sabbatical term described in this 
     subsection is a leave of absence from teaching duties granted 
     to an eligible teacher for not less than one academic 
     semester and not more than one academic year, during which 
     period the teacher receives--
       ``(1) one-half of the amount of the salary that otherwise 
     would be earned by the teacher, if the teacher had not been 
     granted a leave of absence, from State or local funds made 
     available by a State educational agency or a local 
     educational agency; and
       ``(2) one-half of such amount from Federal funds received 
     by such agency through a grant under this section.
       ``(e) Payments.--
       ``(1) To eligible teachers.--In making a subgrant to an 
     eligible teacher under this section, a State educational 
     agency or a local educational agency shall agree to pay the 
     teacher, for tax and administrative purposes, as if the 
     teacher's regular employment and teaching duties had not been 
     suspended.
       ``(2) Repayment of secretary.--A State educational agency 
     or a local educational agency receiving a grant under this 
     section shall agree to pay over to the Secretary the Federal 
     share of any amount recovered by the agency pursuant to 
     subsection (b)(3)(B)(ii).
       ``(f) Funding.--For the purpose of carrying out this 
     section, there are authorized to be appropriated $200,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2000 and such sums as may be necessary for 
     fiscal years 2001 through 2004.''; and

It was decided in the

Yeas

181

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negative

Nays

242

para. 81.24                   [Roll No. 317]

                                AYES--181

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--242

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Turner
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     English
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Kennedy
     Lewis (GA)
     McDermott
     Peterson (PA)
     Porter
     Stark
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 81.25  recorded vote

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

       Page 42, after line 10, insert the following:

     SEC. 5. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of the Congress that high quality teachers 
     are an important part of the development of our children and 
     it is essential that Congress work to ensure that the 
     teachers who instruct our children are of the highest quality 
     possible.

It was decided in the

Yeas

425

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 81.26                   [Roll No. 318]

                                AYES--425

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling

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     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     English
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Kennedy
     Lewis (GA)
     McDermott
     Peterson (PA)
     Stark
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 81.27  recorded vote

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

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Smart Classrooms Act''.

     SEC. 2. SMART CLASSROOMS.

       (a) In General.--Title II of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by striking the heading for title II and inserting the 
     following:
                    ``TITLE II--SMART CLASSROOMS'';
       (2) by striking sections 2001 through 2003;
       (3) by striking parts A, B, and D;
       (3) by redesignating part C as part D; and
       (4) by inserting after the title heading the following:

            ``PART A--QUALIFIED TEACHERS IN EVERY CLASSROOM

    ``Subpart 1--Findings; Purpose; Authorization of Appropriations

     ``SEC. 2001. FINDINGS.

       ``The Congress finds as follows:
       ``(1) All students can learn and achieve to high standards.
       ``(2) States that have shown the most success in improving 
     student achievement are those that have developed challenging 
     content and student performance standards, have aligned 
     curricula and assessments with those standards, have prepared 
     educators to teach to those standards, and have held schools 
     accountable for the achievement of all students against those 
     standards.
       ``(3) Increased teachers' knowledge of academic content and 
     effective teaching skills is associated with increases in 
     student achievement. While other factors also influence 
     learning, teacher quality makes a critical difference in how 
     well students learn, across all categories of students. For 
     example, recent research has found that teachers' expertise 
     has a greater impact on students' achievement in reading than 
     any other in-school factor.
       ``(4) A crucial component of an effective strategy for 
     achieving high standards is ensuring, through professional 
     development, that all teachers provide their students with 
     challenging learning experiences in the core academic 
     subjects.
       ``(5) Recent research has found that teachers who 
     participate in sustained curriculum-centered professional 
     development are much more likely to report that their 
     teaching is aligned with high standards than are teachers who 
     have not received such training.
       ``(6) Research has found that high-quality professional 
     development is--
       ``(A) linked to high standards: professional development 
     activities should improve the ability of teachers to help all 
     students, including females, minorities, children with 
     disabilities, children with limited English proficiency, and 
     economically disadvantaged children, reach high State 
     academic standards;
       ``(B) focused on content: professional development 
     activities should advance teacher understanding of 1 or more 
     of the core academic subject areas and effective 
     instructional strategies for improving student achievement in 
     those areas;
       ``(C) collaborative: professional development activities 
     should involve collaborative groups of teachers, principals, 
     administrators, and other school staff from the same school 
     or district;
       ``(D) sustained: professional development activities should 
     be of sufficient duration to have a positive and lasting 
     impact on classroom instruction and, to the greatest extent 
     possible, should include follow-up and school-based support 
     such as coaching or study groups;
       ``(E) embedded in a plan: professional development 
     activities should be embedded in school and district-wide 
     plans designed to raise student achievement to State academic 
     standards; and
       ``(F) informed by research: professional development 
     activities should be based on the best available research on 
     teaching and learning.
       ``(7) Students who attend schools with large numbers of 
     poor children are less likely to be taught by teachers who 
     have met all State requirements for certification or 
     licensure or who have a solid academic background in the 
     subject matter they are teaching.
       ``(8) Despite the fact that every year the Nation's 
     colleges and universities produce many more teachers than are 
     hired and that over 2,000,000 individuals who possess 
     education degrees are currently engaged in activities other 
     than teaching, many school districts experience difficulty 
     recruiting and hiring enough fully qualified teachers. Among 
     the reasons researchers have found for districts hiring less 
     than fully qualified teachers are--
       ``(A) cumbersome and poorly coordinated State licensing 
     procedures and local hiring practices;
       ``(B) the lack of reciprocity of teacher credentials, 
     pensions, and credited years of experience across State and 
     school district lines;
       ``(C) a lack of support for new teachers, such as high-
     quality mentoring programs, that can help reduce the 
     attrition rate and the number of new teachers that school 
     districts must hire every year; and
       ``(D) compensation systems that do not adequately reward 
     teachers for improving their knowledge and skills.

     ``SEC. 2002. PURPOSE.

       ``The purpose of this part is to support the improvement of 
     classroom instruction, so that all students are able to 
     achieve to challenging State content and student performance 
     standards in the core academic subjects, by providing 
     assistance to State and local educational agencies in their 
     efforts to recruit and retain a fully qualified instructional 
     staff by--
       ``(1) supporting States and local educational agencies in 
     continuing the task of developing challenging content and 
     student performance standards and aligned assessments, 
     revising curricula and teacher certification requirements, 
     and using challenging content and student performance 
     standards to improve teaching and learning;
       ``(2) assisting high-poverty local educational agencies and 
     low-performing local educational agencies that have the 
     greatest difficulty in recruiting and retaining fully 
     qualified teachers;
       ``(3) supporting States and local educational agencies, in 
     partnerships with institutions of higher education, to 
     recruit and retain teachers in subject areas in which the 
     State has determined there to be a shortage of teachers;
       ``(4) ensuring that all instructional staff have the 
     subject matter knowledge and teaching skills necessary to 
     teach effectively in all subjects in which they provide 
     instruction;
       ``(5) providing assistance to new teachers during their 
     first 3 years in the classroom; and
       ``(6) ensuring that teachers, principals, administrators, 
     and other school staff have access to professional 
     development that is aligned with challenging State content 
     and

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     student performance standards in the core academic subjects.

     ``SEC. 2003. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``(a) Subpart 2.--For the purpose of carrying out subpart 
     2, there are authorized to be appropriated $1,500,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2000, $1,875,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, 
     $2,250,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, $2,625,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2003, and $3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.
       ``(b) Subpart 3.--For the purpose of carrying out subpart 
     3, there are authorized to be appropriated $40,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2000 and such sums as may be necessary for each 
     of fiscal years 2001 through 2004.

                ``Subpart 2--State and Local Activities

     ``SEC. 2011. ALLOCATIONS TO STATES.

       ``(a) In General.--In the case of each State that in 
     accordance with section 2013 submits to the Secretary an 
     application for a fiscal year, and has that application 
     approved under section 2013(c), the Secretary shall make a 
     grant for the year to the State for the uses specified in 
     section 2012. The grant shall consist of the allocation 
     determined for the State under subsection (b) or (c).
       ``(b) Reservation of Funds.--From the amount made available 
     to carry out this subpart for any fiscal year, the Secretary 
     shall reserve--
       ``(1) \1/2\ of 1 percent to provide assistance to the 
     Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of 
     the Northern Mariana Islands, to be distributed among these 
     outlying areas on the basis of their relative need, as 
     determined by the Secretary in accordance with the purpose of 
     this part; and
       ``(2) \1/2\ of 1 percent for the Secretary of the Interior 
     for activities under this subpart for teachers, principals, 
     administrators, and other school staff in schools operated or 
     funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
       ``(c) State Allocations.--
       ``(1) In general.--After reserving funds under subsection 
     (b), the Secretary shall allocate the remaining amount made 
     available to carry out this subpart for any fiscal year among 
     the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth 
     of Puerto Rico as follows:
       ``(A) 50 percent of such amount shall be allocated among 
     such States on the basis of their relative populations of 
     individuals aged 5 through 17, as determined by the Secretary 
     on the basis of the most recent satisfactory data.
       ``(B) 50 percent of such amount shall be allocated among 
     such States in proportion to the number of children, aged 5 
     to 17, who reside within the State 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 
     are available, compared to the number of such individuals who 
     reside in all such States for that fiscal year.
       ``(2) Minimum allocation.--No State receiving an allocation 
     under paragraph (1) may receive less than \1/4\ of 1 percent 
     of the total amount made available to carry out this subpart 
     for any fiscal year and not reserved under subsection (b).

     ``SEC. 2012. WITHIN-STATE ALLOCATIONS.

       ``(a) Subgrants to Local Educational Agencies.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each State receiving a grant under this 
     subpart shall expend at least 92 percent of the amount of the 
     funds provided under the grant for the purpose of making 
     subgrants to local educational agencies as follows:
       ``(A) subject to paragraph (2), 80 percent of such amount 
     shall be allocated as follows:
       ``(i) 60 percent shall be allocated among local educational 
     agencies having an approved application under section 2017 in 
     proportion to the number of children, aged 5 to 17, who 
     reside within the jurisdiction served by the agency from 
     families with incomes below the poverty line (as defined by 
     the Office of Management and Budget as 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 are available, compared to the number 
     of such children who reside in all such jurisdictions for 
     that fiscal year.
       ``(ii) 40 percent shall be allocated among local 
     educational agencies having an approved application under 
     section 2017 on the basis of their relative populations of 
     children aged 5 to 17, as determined by the Secretary on the 
     basis of the most recent satisfactory data.
       ``(B) 20 percent of such amount shall be used to provide 
     additional funds to local educational agencies, and 
     partnerships described in section 2016(b)(1), having an 
     approved application under section 2018 in accordance with 
     such section.
       ``(2) Minimum amount.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(A), a 
     local educational agency may not receive an allocation under 
     such paragraph for any fiscal year that is less than its 
     allocation for fiscal year 1999 under section 2203(1) of this 
     Act (as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment 
     of the Smart Classrooms Act). If the amount available for 
     allocations under paragraph (1)(A) is insufficient to satisfy 
     the preceding sentence, each allocation under such paragraph 
     shall be ratably reduced.
       ``(b) Subgrants to Partnerships.--Each State receiving a 
     grant under this subpart shall expend at least 2 percent of 
     the amount of the funds provided under the grant for the 
     purpose of making subgrants to partnerships under section 
     2016.
       ``(c) State-Level Activities.--Each State receiving a grant 
     under this part may expend not more than 6 percent of the 
     amount of the funds provided under the grant for one or more 
     of the State-level activities described in section 2015.
       ``(d) Administration and Evaluations.--Subject to section 
     2023, each State receiving a grant under this subpart or part 
     C shall expend not more than \1/6\ of its allocation under 
     subsection (c) for--
       ``(1) its costs of administering this subpart and part C;
       ``(2) evaluations of the effectiveness of activities under 
     this subpart and part C, including effectiveness as measured 
     using the indicators of program performance described in 
     section 2451; and
       ``(3) reports required under section 2208, if the State 
     receives funds under part C.

     ``SEC. 2013. STATE APPLICATION.

       ``(a) Applications Required.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each State desiring to receive its 
     allocation under this subpart shall submit, through its State 
     educational agency, an application to the Secretary at such 
     time, in such form, and containing such information as the 
     Secretary reasonably may require.
       ``(2) Consultation.--The State educational agency shall 
     develop the State application--
       ``(A) in consultation with the State agency for higher 
     education, community-based and other nonprofit organizations 
     of demonstrated effectiveness in professional development, 
     and institutions of higher education; and
       ``(B) with the extensive participation of teachers, teacher 
     educators, school administrators, and content specialists.
       ``(b) Contents.--Each such application shall include the 
     following:
       ``(1) A description of how the State educational agency 
     will use all funds received under this subpart to implement 
     State plans or policies that support comprehensive standards-
     based education reform through the following strategies:
       ``(A) Supporting the alignment of curricula and assessments 
     with challenging State content and student performance 
     standards.
       ``(B) Supporting local educational agencies in their 
     efforts to recruit and retain fully qualified teachers, with 
     special consideration given to recruiting highly qualified 
     teachers from minority and other historically 
     underrepresented groups, including bilingual teachers.
       ``(C) Ensuring that teachers employed by local educational 
     agencies are proficient in content knowledge and teaching 
     skills in all subjects in which they provide instruction.
       ``(D) Providing professional development, aligned with 
     State content and student performance standards, in core 
     academic subjects.
       ``(2) A plan for ensuring that all teachers teaching in 
     schools served under this part are fully qualified not later 
     than November 1, 2003.
       ``(3) An assurance that teacher aides or other 
     paraprofessionals who are not fully qualified teachers 
     provide instruction to students only under the direct and 
     immediate supervision of a fully qualified teacher, and have 
     received the professional development necessary to perform 
     their duties.
       ``(4) A description of the process the State educational 
     agency will use to make competitive awards to local 
     educational agencies under section 2018, including a 
     description of--
       ``(A) the State's criteria for classifying local 
     educational agencies as among those having the greatest need 
     for services provided under this subpart and its 
     justification for those criteria;
       ``(B) the State's strategies for ensuring that local 
     educational agencies that have historically had little 
     success in competing for funds are provided a reasonable 
     opportunity compete for subgrants;
       ``(C) the State's criteria for determining the amounts that 
     it will award to recipients and the criteria for providing 
     noncompetitive renewals of subgrants; and
       ``(D) the technical assistance that the State educational 
     agency will provide, under section 2018(e)(2), to local 
     educational agencies that it identifies as having the 
     greatest need for services and that fail to receive an award 
     under section 2018.
       ``(5) A description of how the State educational agency 
     will ensure that all recipients of funds under this subpart 
     will report on their level of performance based on the 
     program performance indicators described in section 2451.
       ``(6) A list of any additional indicators of program 
     performance, beyond those described in section 2451, on which 
     the State educational agency and the State agency for higher 
     education will require recipients to report.
       ``(7) A set of specific, numerical, annual goals for each 
     of the performance indicators required under section 2451 and 
     for any additional indicators that the State elects to use 
     for measuring the progress of the State and local educational 
     agencies receiving funds under this subpart.
       ``(8) A description of how the State will coordinate 
     professional development activities authorized under this 
     subpart with professional development activities provided 
     under other Federal, State, and local programs, including 
     those authorized under title I, title III, title IV, part A 
     of title VII, and (where applicable) the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act and the Carl D. Perkins Vocational 
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     plication shall also describe the comprehensive strategy that 
     the State will take as part of such coordination effort, to 
     ensure that teachers are trained in the utilization of 
     technology so that technology and its applications are 
     effectively used in the classroom to improve teaching and 
     learning in all curriculum and content areas, as appropriate.
       ``(c) Approval.--The Secretary shall, using a peer-review 
     process, approve a State application if it meets the 
     requirements of this section and holds reasonable promise of 
     achieving the purpose described in section 2002.

     ``SEC. 2014. STATE ACCOUNTABILITY.

       ``(a) Annual Reports.--Each State educational agency that 
     receives funds under this subpart and part C shall, beginning 
     in fiscal year 2002, annually compile, publish, submit to the 
     Secretary, and distribute to the public, a report including 
     the following information:
       ``(1) The percentage of teachers teaching in the State who 
     have not met State qualifications and licensing criteria for 
     the grade levels and subject areas in which they provide 
     instruction.
       ``(2) The percentage of teachers teaching in the State 
     under emergency or other provisional status through which 
     State qualifications or licensing criteria have been waived.
       ``(3) The percentage of teachers teaching in the State who 
     do not hold a postsecondary degree with a major in the 
     subject areas in which they provide instruction.
       ``(4) The average class size.
       ``(5) The percentage of teachers with certification from 
     the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
       ``(6) Information on the progress of recipients of 
     subgrants under this subpart, measured based on the program 
     performance indicators described in section 2041 and any 
     additional indicators included in the State's application.
       ``(7) Student achievement.
       ``(8) Such other information as the Secretary may 
     reasonably require.
       ``(b) Disaggregated Data.--
       ``(1) In general.--Data collected for the purpose of 
     carrying out this section shall be disaggregated by State, 
     local educational agency, and school.
       ``(2) Data on student achievement.--Data collected for the 
     purpose of carrying out subsection (a)(7) shall also be 
     disaggregated by the following:
       ``(A) Gender.
       ``(B) Each major racial and ethnic group.
       ``(C) English proficiency status.
       ``(D) Students with disabilities as compared to nondisabled 
     students.
       ``(E) Economically disadvantaged students as compared to 
     students who are not economically disadvantaged.

     ``SEC. 2015. STATE-LEVEL ACTIVITIES.

       ``Each State shall use funds it reserves under section 
     2012(c) to carry out activities described in its approved 
     application that promote high-quality classroom instruction, 
     such as--
       ``(1) supporting the continued improvement of State content 
     and student performance standards and assessments aligned 
     with those standards;
       ``(2) providing technical assistance and other services to 
     increase the capacity of local educational agencies and 
     schools to develop and implement systemic local improvement 
     plans, implement State and local assessments, and develop 
     curricula consistent with State content and performance 
     standards;
       ``(3) supporting the development and implementation, at the 
     local educational agency and school-building level, of 
     improved systems for recruiting, selecting, hiring, 
     mentoring, supporting, evaluating, and rewarding principals 
     and fully qualified teachers;
       ``(4) redesigning and strengthening professional licensure 
     systems for educators;
       ``(5) developing performance-based assessment systems for 
     full teacher licensure;
       ``(6) establishing, expanding, or improving rigorous 
     alternative routes to State certification or licensure that 
     lead to certification within 2 years and require applicants 
     to meet the same standards and pass the same tests as other 
     applicants;
       ``(7) developing or strengthening assessments to test the 
     content knowledge and teaching skills of new teachers;
       ``(8) developing and implementing professional development 
     opportunities for teachers, principals, administrators, and 
     other school staff based on State content and student 
     performance standards;
       ``(9) operating a teacher academy that establishes and 
     demonstrates models for local educational agencies to improve 
     teaching and learning through activities such as--
       ``(A) using master teachers to mentor and train student 
     teachers; and
       ``(B) providing ongoing professional development 
     opportunities and support for teachers;
       ``(10) providing professional development programs that 
     enable teachers to effectively communicate with parents in 
     the education process to support classroom instruction and 
     work effectively with parent volunteers;
       ``(11) executing policies and practices that will ensure 
     that low-income and minority students are not taught by 
     emergency certified or unqualified teachers at rates higher 
     than other students; and
       ``(12) increasing the portability of teacher pensions and 
     reciprocity of teaching credentials across State lines.

     ``SEC. 2016. SUBGRANTS TO PARTNERSHIPS.

       ``(a) Administration.--From the funds made available to it 
     under section 2012(b) for any fiscal year, a State agency for 
     higher education may use not more than 5 percent for its 
     expenses in administering this section, including conducting 
     evaluations and reporting under subsection (g).
       ``(b) Subgrants to Partnerships.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Partnerships.--For the purpose of providing 
     professional development to elementary and secondary school 
     teachers in a local educational agency that is both a high-
     poverty local educational agency and a low-performing local 
     educational agency, a State agency for higher education, 
     subject to subsection (a) and in conjunction with the State 
     educational agency, shall use the funds made available to it 
     under section 2012(b) for any fiscal year to make subgrants 
     to partnerships consisting of--
       ``(i) one or more institutions of higher education 
     (including historically Black colleges and universities and 
     Hispanic-serving institutions), or nonprofit organizations of 
     demonstrated effectiveness in providing professional 
     development in the core academic subjects; and
       ``(ii) a local educational agency that is both a high-
     poverty local educational agency and a low-performing local 
     educational agency, or more than one such agency.
       ``(B) Requirement for institutions of higher education.--
     Participating institutions of higher education shall meet the 
     criteria under section 203(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965.
       ``(2) Size, duration, and peer review.--Each subgrant under 
     this section shall be--
       ``(A) of sufficient size and duration to carry out the 
     purpose of this subpart effectively; and
       ``(B) awarded, using a peer-review process, on a 
     competitive basis.
       ``(3) Priority.--In making subgrants under this section, a 
     State agency for higher education shall give a priority to 
     projects that focus on induction programs for new teachers.
       ``(4) Other factors.--In making subgrants under this 
     section, a State agency for higher education shall consider--
       ``(A) the need for the proposed professional development 
     activities in the jurisdiction of the local educational 
     agency; and
       ``(B) the quality of the proposed program and its 
     likelihood of success in improving classroom instruction and 
     student academic achievement.
       ``(c) Partnership Agreements.--No institution of higher 
     education or nonprofit organization may receive a subgrant 
     under this section unless it enters into a written agreement 
     with at least one local educational agency that is both a 
     high-poverty local educational agency and a low-performing 
     local educational agency to provide professional development 
     to elementary and secondary school teachers in the schools of 
     that agency in the core academic subjects. Each such 
     agreement shall identify specific goals for how the 
     professional development that the subgrantee provides will 
     enhance the ability of those teachers to prepare all 
     students, including females, minorities, students with 
     disabilities, students with limited English proficiency, and 
     economically disadvantaged students, to achieve to 
     challenging State content and student performance standards 
     in all subjects in which those teachers provide instruction.
       ``(d) Coordination.--Any professional development 
     activities carried out under this section by a partnership 
     shall be coordinated with activities carried out under title 
     II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021 et 
     seq.), if any member of the partnership is participating in 
     programs funded under that title.
       ``(e) Joint Efforts Within Institutions of Higher 
     Education.--In the case of a partnership that includes an 
     institution of higher education, each activity assisted under 
     this section shall involve the joint effort of the 
     institution's school or department of education and the 
     schools or departments responsible for the specific 
     disciplines in which the professional development will be 
     provided.
       ``(f) Uses of Funds.--A recipient of funds under this 
     section shall use those funds for--
       ``(1) research-based programs to assist new teachers during 
     their first 3 years in the classroom, which may include--
       ``(A) mentoring and coaching by appropriately trained and 
     certified teachers;
       ``(B) team teaching with experienced teachers;
       ``(C) observation by, and consultation with, experienced 
     teachers and higher education faculty;
       ``(D) assignment of fewer course preparations; and
       ``(E) provision of additional time for preparation;
       ``(2) professional development in the core academic 
     subjects, aligned with State content and student performance 
     standards, for teams of teachers from a school or local 
     educational agency and, where appropriate, principals, 
     administrators, and other school staff; and
       ``(3) providing technical assistance to school and local 
     educational agency staff for planning, implementing, and 
     evaluating professional development.
       ``(g) Annual Reports.--
       ``(1) In general.--Beginning with fiscal year 2002, each 
     subgrantee under this section shall submit an annual report 
     to the State agency for higher education, by a date set by 
     that agency, on its progress, as measured using the 
     indicators of partnership performance described in section 
     2041.
       ``(2) Content.--Each such report--

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       ``(A) shall include a copy of each written agreement 
     required by subsection (c); and
       ``(B) shall describe how the partners have collaborated to 
     achieve the specific goals set out in the agreement, and the 
     results of that collaboration.
       ``(3) Copy.--The State agency for higher education shall 
     provide the State educational agency with a copy of each 
     subgrantee's annual report.
       ``(h) Special Rule.--No single participant in a partnership 
     receiving a subgrant under this section may retain more than 
     50 percent of the funds made available to the partnership 
     under this section.

     ``SEC. 2017. LOCAL APPLICATIONS FOR FORMULA SUBGRANTS.

       ``(a) Application Required.--Each local educational agency 
     desiring to receive its allocation from funds made available 
     under section 2012(a)(1)(A) for any fiscal year shall submit 
     an application to the State educational agency at such time, 
     in such form, and containing such information as the State 
     educational agency reasonably may require. Each such 
     application shall include an agency-wide plan for raising 
     student achievement against State standards through each of 
     the following strategies:
       ``(1) Supporting the alignment of curricula, assessments, 
     classroom instructional strategies, and professional 
     development with challenging State content and student 
     performance standards.
       ``(2) Carrying out activities to recruit fully qualified 
     teachers, particularly in subject areas and in schools in 
     which there is a shortage of such teachers with special 
     consideration given to recruiting fully qualified teachers 
     from minority and other historically underrepresented groups, 
     including bilingual teachers.
       ``(3) Ensuring that teachers employed by the local 
     educational agency are proficient in teaching skills and in 
     the content knowledge necessary to effectively teach the 
     content called for by State and local standards in all 
     subjects in which they provide instruction and are prepared 
     to integrate technology into the classroom.
       ``(4) Targeting funds to schools within the jurisdiction of 
     the local educational agency that--
       ``(A) have the highest proportion of teachers who are not 
     fully qualified;
       ``(B) have the largest average class size; or
       ``(C) are identified for school improvement under section 
     1116(c).
       ``(5) Carrying out activities to assist new teachers during 
     their first 3 years in the classroom.
       ``(6) Providing professional development in core academic 
     subjects.
       ``(b) Additional Contents.--Each such application shall 
     also--
       ``(1) identify specific, measurable goals for achieving the 
     purpose described in section 2002 that, at a minimum, reflect 
     the performance indicators described in section 2041;
       ``(2) describe how the local educational agency will use 
     funds received under this subpart to help implement the plan 
     described in subsection (a);
       ``(3) include an assurance that the local educational 
     agency will collect data that measure progress toward the 
     indicators of program performance described in section 2041;
       ``(4) describe how the local educational agency will 
     address the needs of high-poverty, low-performing schools 
     within its jurisdiction;
       ``(5) describe how the local educational agency will 
     address the needs of teachers of students with limited 
     English proficiency and other students with special needs;
       ``(6) describe how the local educational agency will meet 
     the professional development needs of its principals and 
     teachers; and
       ``(7) describe how the local educational agency will 
     coordinate funds under this subpart with the professional 
     development activities funded through other State and Federal 
     programs.
       ``(c) Approval.--Notwithstanding section 2012(a)(1)(A), a 
     State educational agency shall approve a local educational 
     agency's application under this section only if the 
     application satisfies the requirements of this section and 
     the State educational agency determines that the application 
     holds reasonable promise of achieving the purpose described 
     in section 2002.
       ``(d) Consolidated Application.--Local educational agencies 
     may consolidate applications under this section and section 
     2018.

     ``SEC. 2018. LOCAL APPLICATIONS FOR COMPETITIVE SUBGRANTS.

       ``(a) In General.--Each State educational agency shall use 
     the funds described in section 2012(A)(1)(B) for competitive 
     grants to local educational agencies, and partnerships 
     described in section 2016(b)(1), that focus primarily on 
     those agencies and partnerships with the greatest need for--
       ``(1) activities related to the development, and effective 
     implementation, of curricula aligned with state content and 
     student performance standards; and
       ``(2) professional development activities that are aligned 
     with those standards.
       ``(b) Selection Process.--
       ``(1) In general.--The State educational agency shall award 
     subgrants under this section through a peer-review process 
     that includes reviewers who are knowledgeable in the academic 
     content areas.
       ``(2) Public availability.--The State educational agency--
       ``(A) shall provide local educational agencies and the 
     general public with a list of the selection criteria that the 
     State educational agency will use in making subgrants under 
     this section; and
       ``(B) at the completion of the awards process, make public 
     a complete list of applicants and of the applicants that 
     received awards.
       ``(c) Demonstration of Need.--The State educational agency 
     shall identify the applicants with the greatest need for 
     services, based on the following objective data supplied by 
     the applicant:
       ``(1) The number or percentage of children who fail to meet 
     State performance standards on assessments used for part A of 
     title I.
       ``(2) The number or percentage of schools identified for 
     school improvement under section 1116(c).
       ``(3) The number or percentage of teachers employed who 
     have not received full State certification or licensure.
       ``(4) The number or percentage of secondary school teachers 
     who do not have an academic major in a subject area directly 
     related to the area in which they provide instruction.
       ``(5) The number or percentage of students living in 
     poverty.
       ``(6) The number or percentage of students who have limited 
     English proficiency.
       ``(7) The applicant's fiscal capacity to fund programs 
     described in section 2019 without Federal assistance.
       ``(d) Selection of Subgrantees.--The State educational 
     agency shall make awards to applicants based on--
       ``(1) the quality of the applicant's proposal and the 
     likelihood of its success in improving classroom instruction 
     and student academic achievement;
       ``(2) the demonstrated need of the applicant under 
     subsection (c); and
       ``(3) the applicant's need for professional development in 
     mathematics and science.
       ``(e) Opportunity To Compete.--
       ``(1) Strategies.--To ensure that local educational 
     agencies that have the greatest need are provided a 
     reasonable opportunity to complete for an award, State 
     educational agencies shall adopt at least one of the 
     following strategies:
       ``(A) Holding more than one competition for funds for a 
     fiscal year and, before each such competition, providing 
     technical assistance in developing a high-quality application 
     to local educational agencies that have demonstrated the 
     greatest need but were unsuccessful in the previous grant 
     competition.
       ``(B) Holding a competition restricted to local educational 
     agencies that it has identified under subsection (c) as 
     having the greatest need for services.
       ``(C) Requiring recipients seeking a renewal of a subgrant 
     under this section to form a partnership with an applicant 
     that applied for, but failed to receive, such a subgrant.
       ``(D) Providing a competitive priority to those local 
     educational agencies the State educational agency has 
     identified under subsection (c) as having the greatest need 
     for services.
       ``(2) Technical assistance.--At a minimum, a State 
     educational agency shall, after the completion of an award 
     cycle and before the start of the next cycle, provide 
     technical assistance in developing a high-quality application 
     for future competitions to any local educational agency 
     identified under subsection (c) as having the greatest need 
     for services that did not receive a subgrant.
       ``(f) Scope of Projects.--The State educational agency 
     shall award a subgrant under this section only for projects 
     that are of sufficient size, scope, and quality to achieve 
     the purpose of this part.

     ``SEC. 2019. USES OF FUNDS.

       ``(a) Priority for Professional Development in Mathematics 
     and Science.--
       ``(1) Appropriation equal to or less than $300,000,000.--
     Except as provided in section 2020(d), in any fiscal year for 
     which the amount appropriated for this subpart is 
     $300,000,000 or less, each local educational agency shall 
     ensure that all funds received by the agency under this 
     subpart are used for professional development in mathematics 
     and science.
       ``(2) Appropriation greater than $300,000,000.--Except as 
     provided in section 2020(d), in any fiscal year for which the 
     amount appropriated for this subpart is greater than 
     $300,000,000, each local educational agency shall ensure that 
     the amount of funds under this subpart that the agency uses 
     for professional development in mathematics and science is at 
     least as much as the amount that would have been made 
     available to the agency if the amount appropriated had been 
     $300,000,000.
       ``(3) Interdisciplinary activities.--In meeting the 
     requirement under paragraph (1) or (2), a local educational 
     agency may use funds under this subpart for activities that 
     focus on more than one core academic subject if those 
     activities focus predominantly on improving instruction in 
     mathematics or science.
       ``(4) Waiver.--
       ``(A) Application.--A local educational agency, in 
     consultation with teachers and principals, may seek a waiver 
     of the requirements under paragraph (1) or (2) from a State 
     in order to allow the local educational agency to use such 
     funds for professional development in academic subjects other 
     than mathematics and science.
       ``(B) Standard for granting.--A State may not approve such 
     a waiver unless the local educational agency is able to 
     demonstrate that--

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       ``(i) the professional development needs of mathematics and 
     science teachers, including elementary teachers responsible 
     for teaching mathematics and science, have been adequately 
     met and will continue to be adequately met if the waiver is 
     approved;
       ``(ii) State assessments in mathematics and science 
     demonstrate that each school within the local educational 
     agency has made and will continue to make progress toward 
     meeting the challenging State content standards and student 
     performance standards in these areas; and
       ``(iii) State assessments in other academic subjects 
     demonstrate a need to focus on subjects other than 
     mathematics and science.
       ``(C) Grandfather of old waivers.--A waiver provided to a 
     local educational agency under part D of title XIV prior to 
     the date of the enactment of the Smart Classrooms Act shall 
     be deemed effective until such time as it otherwise would 
     have ceased to be effective.
       ``(b) Other Professional Development Activities.--Each 
     local educational agency shall ensure that funds under this 
     subpart that the agency uses for professional development, in 
     areas other than mathematics or science, are used to provide 
     professional development activities in one or more of the 
     other core academic subjects.
       ``(c) Other Uses of Funds.--Subject to subsection (a), a 
     local educational agency that receives funds under this 
     subpart may use those funds for activities to raise student 
     achievement against challenging State standards, in 
     accordance with its plan described in section 2017(a), which 
     may include the following:
       ``(1) Activities to recruit fully qualified teachers, 
     including teachers from historically underrepresented groups, 
     such as the provision of signing bonuses and other financial 
     incentives.
       ``(2) Providing the necessary education and training, 
     including paying (for programs that meet the criteria under 
     section 203(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 1023(b)(2)(A)(i))) the costs of college tuition 
     and other student fees to assist current teachers or other 
     school personnel who are not fully qualified teachers to 
     become fully qualified, except that, to receive funds under 
     this paragraph, an individual must be within 2 years of 
     completing an undergraduate degree and must agree to teach in 
     a high-poverty, low-performing school for a period of at 
     least 3 years.
       ``(3) Programs to assist new teachers during their first 3 
     years in the classroom, such as--
       ``(A) mentoring and coaching by trained mentor teachers;
       ``(B) team teaching with experienced teachers;
       ``(C) observation by, and consultation with, experienced 
     teachers and higher education faculty;
       ``(D) assignment of fewer course preparations; and
       ``(E) provision of additional time for preparation.
       ``(4) Provision of professional development aligned with 
     State content and student performance standards.
       ``(5) Provision of professional development programs that 
     enable teachers to effectively communicate with parents and 
     involve parents in the educational process to support 
     classroom instruction and to work effectively with parent 
     volunteers.
       ``(6) Participation by teams of teachers in summer 
     institutes and summer immersion activities that focus on 
     preparing teachers to bring all students to high standards in 
     one or more of the core academic subjects.
       ``(7) Subsidizing fees for teachers who participate in the 
     assessment process of the National Board for Professional 
     Teaching Standards.
       ``(8) Teacher participation in working groups, task forces, 
     or committees, charged with adapting and implementing high 
     standards for all students, including district-wide and 
     school-based teams of teachers charged with aligning 
     curricula and lesson plans with State content and student 
     performance standards and assessments.
       ``(9) Programs to implement peer-assistance peer-review 
     processes for teachers, principals, administrators, and other 
     school staff.
       ``(10) Establishment and maintenance of local professional 
     networks that provide a forum for interaction among teachers 
     and that allow for the exchange of information on advances in 
     content and pedagogy.
       ``(11) Development of incentives to encourage teachers 
     employed by the agency, and other qualified individuals, to 
     obtain proficiency in content knowledge in a core academic 
     subject area identified by the agency as having a shortage of 
     qualified teachers.
       ``(12) Development and acquisition of curricular materials 
     and other instructional aids, if they are not normally 
     provided by the local educational agency or the State as part 
     of the regular instructional program, that will advance local 
     reform efforts to raise student achievement against State 
     content and student performance standards.
       ``(13) Providing increased opportunities for minorities, 
     individuals with disabilities, and other individuals 
     underrepresented in the teaching profession.

     ``SEC. 2020. LOCAL ACCOUNTABILITY.

       ``(a) Annual Reports.--Each local educational agency that 
     receives funds under this subpart shall, beginning in fiscal 
     year 2002, annually compile, publish, and submit to the State 
     educational agency a report on its activities under this 
     subpart, at such time, in such form, and containing such 
     information as the State educational agency may reasonably 
     require.
       ``(b) Contents.--Each report shall include the following 
     information:
       ``(1) The percentage of teachers teaching in the 
     jurisdiction of the agency who have not met State 
     qualifications and licensing criteria for the grade levels 
     and subject areas in which they provide instruction.
       ``(2) The percentage of teachers teaching in the 
     jurisdiction of the agency under emergency or other 
     provisional status through which State qualifications or 
     licensing criteria have been waived.
       ``(3) The percentage of teachers teaching in the 
     jurisdiction of the agency who do not hold a postsecondary 
     degree with a major in the subject areas in which they 
     provide instruction.
       ``(4) The average class size.
       ``(5) Information on the progress of schools and teachers 
     under this subpart, measured based on the program performance 
     indicators described in section 2041 and any additional 
     indicators included in the local educational agency's 
     application.
       ``(6) Student achievement.
       ``(7) Such other information as the State educational 
     agency may reasonably require.
       ``(c) Disaggregated Data.--
       ``(1) In general.--Data collected for the purpose of 
     carrying out this section shall be disaggregated by local 
     educational agency and school.
       ``(2) Data on student achievement.--Data collected for the 
     purpose of carrying out subsection (b)(6) shall also be 
     disaggregated by the following:
       ``(A) Gender.
       ``(B) Each major racial and ethnic group.
       ``(C) English proficiency status.
       ``(D) Students with disabilities as compared to nondisabled 
     students.
       ``(E) Economically disadvantaged students as compared to 
     students who are not economically disadvantaged.
       ``(d) Funding.--A local educational agency may reserve up 
     to 5 percent of the amount it receives under section 
     2012(a)(1)(A) to carry out this section.

     ``SEC. 2021. PARENTS' RIGHT TO KNOW.

       ``Each local educational agency that receives funds under 
     this subpart shall provide, upon request, to any parent of a 
     student attending any school receiving funds under this 
     subpart, in an understandable and uniform format, information 
     regarding the professional qualifications of the student's 
     teacher, including--
       ``(1) whether the teacher has met State qualification and 
     licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in 
     which the teacher provides instruction;
       ``(2) whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or 
     other provisional status through which the State 
     qualifications or licensing criteria have been waived;
       ``(3) the college major of the teacher and any other 
     graduate certification or degree held by the teacher, and the 
     field or discipline of the certificate or degree; and
       ``(4) the school or local educational agency's hiring 
     policy.

     ``SEC. 2022. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

       ``The State educational agency shall provide technical 
     assistance to local educational agencies receiving a subgrant 
     under this subpart that fail for 2 consecutive years to meet 
     their goals, as measured using the performance indicators 
     described in section 2041.

     ``SEC. 2023. CORRECTIVE ACTION.

       ``The State educational agency shall take corrective 
     action, against any local educational agency that does not 
     make sufficient effort to comply with this subpart within the 
     time specified. In a case in which a State fails to take 
     corrective action, the Secretary shall withhold funds from 
     such State up to an amount equal to that described in section 
     2012(d).

     ``SEC. 2024. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.

       ``No funds may be provided to a local educational agency 
     for a fiscal year under this subpart unless the State 
     educational agency is satisfied that the local educational 
     agency will spend, from other sources, at least as much for 
     activities described in this subpart as the average amount it 
     spent from other sources for those activities over the 
     previous 3 fiscal years.

     ``SEC. 2025. EQUIPMENT AND TEXTBOOKS.

       ``A local educational agency may not use subgrant funds 
     under this subpart for equipment, computer hardware, 
     textbooks, telecommunications fees, or other items, that 
     would otherwise be provided by the local educational agency, 
     the State, or a private school whose students receive 
     services under this part.

     ``SEC. 2026. SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.

       ``A local educational agency that receives funds under this 
     subpart shall use those funds only to supplement the amount 
     of funds or resources that would, in the absence of those 
     Federal funds, be made available from non-Federal sources for 
     the purposes of the program authorized under this subpart, 
     and not to supplant those non-Federal funds or resources.

 ``Subpart 3--National Activities for the Improvement of Teaching and 
                           School Leadership

     ``SEC. 2031. ACTIVITIES OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may make grants to, and 
     enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with, local 
     educational agencies, educational service agencies, State 
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     cies for higher education, institutions of higher education, 
     and other public and private nonprofit agencies, 
     organizations, and institutions to carry out subsection (b).
       ``(b) Activities.--The Secretary--
       ``(1) may support activities of national significance that 
     are not supported through other sources and that the 
     Secretary determines will contribute to the improvement of 
     teaching and school leadership in the Nation's schools, such 
     as--
       ``(A) supporting collaborative efforts by States, or 
     consortia of States, to review and benchmark the quality, 
     rigor, and alignment of State standards and assessments;
       ``(B) supporting collaborative efforts by States, or 
     consortia of States, to develop performance-based systems for 
     assessing content knowledge and teaching skills prior to full 
     teacher licensure;
       ``(C) efforts to increase the portability of teacher 
     pensions and reciprocity of teaching credentials across State 
     lines; and
       ``(D) research, evaluation, and dissemination activities 
     related to effective strategies for increasing the 
     portability of teachers' credited years of experience across 
     State and local educational agency lines;
       ``(2) may support activities of national significance that 
     the Secretary determines will contribute to the recruitment 
     and retention of fully qualified teachers and principals in 
     high-poverty local educational agencies and low-performing 
     local educational agencies, such as--
       ``(A) providing States with assistance in the development 
     of alternative certification programs that lead to 
     certification within 2 years and require applicants to meet 
     the same standards and pass the same tests as other 
     applicants;
       ``(B) the development and implementation of a national 
     teacher recruitment clearinghouse and job bank, which shall 
     be coordinated and, to the extent feasible, integrated with 
     the America's Job Bank administered by the Secretary of 
     Labor--
       ``(i) to disseminate information and resources nationwide 
     on entering the teaching profession to persons interested in 
     becoming teachers;
       ``(ii) to serve as a national resource center for effective 
     practices in teacher recruitment and retention;
       ``(iii) to link prospective teachers to local educational 
     agencies and training resources with particular attention to 
     high-poverty local educational agencies and low-performing 
     local educational agencies with critical teacher shortages; 
     and
       ``(iv) to provide information and technical assistance to 
     prospective teachers about certification and other State and 
     local requirements related to teaching; and
       ``(C) the development and implementation, or expansion, of 
     programs that recruit talented individuals to become 
     principals, including such programs that employ alternative 
     routes to State certification, and that prepare both new and 
     experienced principals to serve as instructional leaders, 
     which may include the creation and operation of a national 
     center for the preparation and support of principals as 
     leaders of school reform; and
       ``(3) may support the National Board for Professional 
     Teaching Standards.

     ``SEC. 2032. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR PRINCIPALS AS 
                   LEADERS OF SCHOOL REFORM.

       ``(a) Competitive Grants.--The Secretary may reserve not 
     more than 5 percent of the amount appropriated under section 
     2003(b) for competitive grants to eligible partnerships--
       ``(1) consisting of--
       ``(A) one or more institutions of higher education that 
     provide professional development for principals and other 
     school administrators; and
       ``(B) one or more local educational agencies; and
       ``(2) that may include other entities, agencies, and 
     organizations, such as a State educational agency, a State 
     agency for higher education, or professional organizations 
     for principals, administrators, teachers, and parents.
       ``(b) Application.--An eligible partnership that desires to 
     receive a grant under this section shall submit an 
     application at such time, in such form, and containing such 
     information as the Secretary may require. Each such 
     application shall include--
       ``(1) a description of the activities the partnership will 
     carry out to meet the purpose of this part;
       ``(2) a description of how those activities will build on 
     and be coordinated with other professional development 
     activities, including activities under this title and title 
     II of the Higher Education Act of 1965;
       ``(3) a description of how principals, teachers, and other 
     interested parties were involved in developing the 
     application and will be involved in planning and carrying out 
     the activities under this section; and
       ``(4) a description of how the professional development 
     will result in the acquisition of a license, degree, or 
     continuing education unit.
       ``(c) Use of Funds.--An eligible partnership that receives 
     a grant under this section shall use the grant funds to 
     provide professional development to principals and other 
     school administrators to enable them to be effective school 
     leaders and prepare all students to achieve to challenging 
     State content and student performance standards, including 
     professional development on--
       ``(1) comprehensive school reform;
       ``(2) leadership skills;
       ``(3) recruitment, assignment, retention and evaluation of 
     teacher and other instructional staff;
       ``(4) State content standards;
       ``(5) effective instructional practice;
       ``(6) using smaller classes effectively; and
       ``(7) parental and community involvement.

     ``SEC. 2033. SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY CENTERS.

       ``(a) Competitive Grants.--The Secretary may reserve not 
     more than 5 percent of the amount appropriated under section 
     2003(b) for competitive grants to eligible partnerships 
     consisting of--
       ``(1) one or more institutions of higher education;
       ``(2) one or more technology-deficient local educational 
     agencies or schools;
       ``(3) one or more technology-proficient local educational 
     agencies or schools; and
       ``(4) such other entities, agencies, and organizations, 
     such as a State educational agency, a State agency for higher 
     education, nonprofit organizations, or businesses, as the 
     partners described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) determine 
     to be appropriate.
       ``(b) Application.--An eligible partnership that desires to 
     receive a grant under this section shall submit an 
     application at such time, in such form, and containing such 
     information as the Secretary may require. Each such 
     application shall include--
       ``(1) a description of the activities the partnership will 
     carry out under this section;
       ``(2) a description of how the partners will work together 
     to build the capacity to use technology to improve teaching 
     and learning in the partners described in subsection (a)(2); 
     and
       ``(3) a description of the goals of each partner and how 
     progress toward those goals will be measured.
       ``(c) Use of Funds.--An eligible partnership that receives 
     a grant under this section shall use the grant funds to 
     develop or expand a technology center serving the partners 
     described in subsection (a)(2).

     ``SEC. 2034. EISENHOWER NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR 
                   MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE EDUCATION.

       ``(a) Establishment of Clearinghouse.--The Secretary shall 
     award a competitive grant or contract to establish the 
     Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science 
     Education (hereafter in this section referred to as the 
     `Clearinghouse').
       ``(b) Authorized Activities.--
       ``(1) Application and award basis.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each entity desiring to establish and 
     operate the Clearinghouse shall submit an application to the 
     Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
     information as the Secretary may require.
       ``(B) Peer review.--The Secretary shall establish a peer 
     review process to make recommendations on the recipient of 
     the award for the Clearinghouse.
       ``(C) Merit.--The Secretary shall make the award for the 
     Clearinghouse on the basis of merit.
       ``(2) Duration.--The Secretary shall award the grant or 
     contract for the Clearinghouse for a period of 5 years.
       ``(3) Activities.--The award recipient shall use the award 
     funds to--
       ``(A) maintain a permanent collection of such mathematics 
     and science education instructional materials and programs 
     for elementary and secondary schools as the Secretary finds 
     appropriate, with a priority for such materials and programs 
     that have been identified as promising or exemplary, through 
     a systematic approach such as the use of expert panels 
     required under the Educational Research, Development, 
     Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994;
       ``(B) disseminate the materials and programs described in 
     paragraph (1) to the public, State educational agencies, 
     institutions of higher education, local educational agencies, 
     and schools (particularly high-poverty, low-performing 
     schools), including through the maintenance of an interactive 
     national electronic information management and retrieval 
     system accessible through the Worldwide Web and other 
     advanced communications technologies;
       ``(C) coordinate with other databases containing 
     mathematics and science curriculum and instructional 
     materials, including Federal, non-Federal, and, where 
     feasible, international databases;
       ``(D) support the development and dissemination of model 
     professional development materials in mathematics and science 
     education;
       ``(E) contribute materials or information, as appropriate, 
     to other national repositories or networks; and
       ``(F) gather qualitative and evaluative data on submissions 
     to the Clearinghouse, and disseminate that data widely, 
     including through the use of electronic dissemination 
     networks.
       ``(4) Submission to clearinghouse.--Each Federal agency or 
     department that develops mathematics or science education 
     instructional materials or programs, including the National 
     Science Foundation and the Department, shall submit copies of 
     that material and those programs to the Clearinghouse.
       ``(5) Steering committee.--The Secretary may appoint a 
     steering committee to recommend policies and activities for 
     the Clearinghouse.
       ``(6) Application of copyright laws.--
       ``(A) In general.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to allow the use or copying, in any medium, of any 
     material collected by the Clearinghouse that is protected 
     under the copyright laws of the United States unless the 
     permission of the owner of the copyright is obtained.

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       ``(B) Compliance.--In carrying out this section, the 
     Clearinghouse shall ensure compliance with title 17 of the 
     United States Code.

     ``SEC. 2035. DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ON RESEARCH-BASED 
                   PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

       ``The Secretary shall gather and disseminate information 
     related to comprehensive, research-based professional 
     development, in the core academic subjects other than math 
     and science, including business.

     ``SEC. 2036. SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAM.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may award grants under 
     this section to establish or expand elementary and secondary 
     school counseling programs.
       ``(b) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the 
     Secretary shall give special consideration to applications 
     describing programs that--
       ``(1) demonstrate the greatest need for new or additional 
     counseling services among the children in the elementary and 
     secondary schools served by the applicant;
       ``(2) propose the most promising and innovative approaches 
     for initiating or expanding elementary and secondary school 
     counseling; and
       ``(3) show the greatest potential for replication and 
     dissemination.

     ``SEC. 2037. HOLOCAUST EDUCATION.

       ``(a) Competitive Grants.--The Secretary may reserve not 
     more than 5 percent of the amount appropriated under section 
     2003(b) for competitive grants to eligible Holocaust 
     educators to carry out activities described in this section.
       ``(b) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
     under this section, an eligible Holocaust educator shall 
     submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
     form, and containing such information as the Secretary may 
     reasonably require and contain a specific and detailed 
     description of the Holocaust education program for which the 
     grant will be used.
       ``(c) Use of Funds.--A Holocaust educator receiving a grant 
     under this section shall use such grant to carry out a 
     Holocaust education program that--
       ``(1) has as its specific and primary purpose the 
     improvement in awareness and understanding of the Holocaust 
     among elementary and secondary school students; and
       ``(2) to achieve such purpose, furnishes at a school or 
     Holocaust education center--
       ``(A) 1 or more classes, seminars, or conferences;
       ``(B) educational materials;
       ``(C) teaching training; and
       ``(D) any good or service designed to improve awareness and 
     understanding of the Holocaust.

     ``SEC. 2038. RURAL TEACHERS.

       ``(a) Competitive Grants.--The Secretary may reserve not 
     more than 5 percent of the amount appropriated under section 
     2003(b) for competitive grants to eligible rural local 
     educational agencies to carry out activities described under 
     this section.
       ``(b) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
     under this section, an eligible rural local educational 
     agency shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 
     time, in such form, and containing such information as the 
     Secretary may reasonably require.
       ``(c) Use of Funds.--An eligible rural local educational 
     agency that receives a grant under this section may use such 
     funds to develop incentive programs--
       ``(1) to recruit and retain fully qualified teachers; and
       ``(2) to provide high quality professional development to 
     teachers.

  ``PART B--TRANSITION OF CAREER-CHANGING PROFESSIONALS TO TEACHING; 
                           TROOPS TO TEACHERS

     ``SEC. 2101. FINDINGS.

       ``The Congress finds as follows:
       ``(1) School districts will need to hire more than 
     2,000,000 teachers during the first decade of the 21st 
     century.
       ``(2) The need for teachers in the areas of math, science, 
     foreign languages, special education, and bilingual 
     education, and for teachers able to teach in high-poverty 
     school districts, will be particularly high. To meet this 
     need, talented Americans of all ages should be recruited to 
     become successful, qualified teachers.
       ``(3) Nearly 13 percent of teachers of academic subjects 
     have neither an undergraduate major nor minor in their main 
     assignment fields. This problem is most acute in high-poverty 
     local educational agencies, where the out-of-field teaching 
     percentage is 22 percent.
       ``(4) The Third International Math and Science Study 
     (TIMSS) ranked United States high school seniors last among 
     16 countries in physics and next to last in math. It is also 
     evident, mainly from the TIMSS data, that based on academic 
     scores, a stronger emphasis needs to be placed on the 
     academic preparation of our children in math and science.
       ``(5) One-fourth of high-poverty local educational agencies 
     find it very difficult to fill bilingual teaching positions, 
     and nearly half of public school teachers have students in 
     their classrooms for whom English is a second language.
       ``(6) Many career-changing professionals with strong 
     content-area skills are interested in a teaching career, but 
     they need assistance in getting the appropriate pedagogical 
     training and classroom experience.
       ``(7) The teacher placement program known as the `troops-
     to-teachers program', which was established by the Secretary 
     of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation under section 
     1151 of title 10, United States Code, has been highly 
     successful in securing high-quality teachers for teaching 
     positions in high-poverty local educational agencies.

     ``SEC. 2102. PURPOSE.

       ``The purpose of this part is to address the need of local 
     educational agencies that are high-poverty local educational 
     agencies or low-performing local educational agencies for 
     fully qualified teachers in particular subject areas, such as 
     mathematics, science, foreign languages, bilingual education, 
     and special education, by--
       ``(1) continuing and enhancing the troops-to-teachers 
     program for recruiting and supporting the placement of former 
     members of the Armed Forces as teachers in such local 
     educational agencies; and
       ``(2) recruiting, preparing, placing, and supporting 
     career-changing professionals who have knowledge and 
     experience that will help them become such teachers.

     ``SEC. 2103. CONTINUATION AND SUPPORT FOR TROOPS-TO-TEACHERS 
                   PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Continuation.--The Secretary may enter into a written 
     agreement with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
     Transportation, or take such other steps as the Secretary 
     determines are appropriate, to ensure effective continuation 
     of the troops-to-teachers program, notwithstanding the 
     duration of the program specified in section 1151(c)(1)(A) of 
     title 10, United States Code.
       ``(b) Support.--Before providing any assistance under 
     section 2104 for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall first--
       ``(1) consult with the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of Transportation regarding the appropriate amount 
     of funding needed to continue and enhance the troops-to-
     teachers program; and
       ``(2) upon agreement, transfer that amount to the Secretary 
     of Defense to carry out the troops-to-teachers program.

     ``SEC. 2104. TRANSITION OF CAREER-CHANGING PROFESSIONALS TO 
                   TEACHING.

       ``(a) Authority To Support Transition Programs.--The 
     Secretary may use funds appropriated pursuant to the 
     authorization of appropriations in section 2108 to award 
     grants to, and enter into contracts or cooperative agreements 
     with, institutions of higher education, including 
     historically Black colleges and universities and Hispanic-
     serving institutions, and public and private nonprofit 
     agencies or organizations to recruit, prepare, place, and 
     support career-changing professionals as teachers in local 
     educational agencies that are high-poverty local educational 
     agencies or low-performing local educational agencies.
       ``(b) Application.--Each entity described in subsection (a) 
     that desires assistance under subsection (a) shall submit an 
     application to the Secretary containing such information as 
     the Secretary may require, including--
       ``(1) a description of the target group of career-changing 
     professionals upon which the applicant will focus in carrying 
     out its program under this part, including a description of 
     the characteristics of that target group that shows how the 
     knowledge and experience of its members are relevant to 
     meeting the purpose of this part;
       ``(2) a description of how the applicant will identify and 
     recruit career-changing professionals for its program under 
     this part;
       ``(3) a description of the training that career-changing 
     professionals will receive in the program and how that 
     training will relate to their certification as teachers;
       ``(4) a description of how the applicant will ensure that 
     career-changing professionals are placed and teach in high-
     poverty local educational agencies or low-performing local 
     educational agencies;
       ``(5) a description of the teacher induction services 
     (which may be provided through existing induction programs) 
     that the career-changing professionals in the program will 
     receive throughout at least their first year of teaching;
       ``(6) a description of how the applicant will collaborate, 
     as needed, with other institutions, agencies, or 
     organizations to recruit, train, place, and support career-
     changing professionals under this part, including evidence of 
     the commitment of those institutions, agencies, or 
     organizations to the applicant's program;
       ``(7) a description of how the applicant will evaluate the 
     progress and effectiveness of its program, including--
       ``(A) the program's goals and objectives;
       ``(B) the performance indicators the applicant will use to 
     measure the program's progress; and
       ``(C) the outcome measures that will be used to determine 
     the program's effectiveness; and
       ``(8) an assurance that the applicant will provide to the 
     Secretary such information as the Secretary determines 
     necessary to determine the overall effectiveness of programs 
     under this part.

     ``SEC. 2105. USES OF FUNDS AND PERIOD OF SERVICE.

       ``(a) Authorized Activities.--Funds provided under section 
     2104 may be used for--
       ``(1) recruiting career-changing professionals, including 
     informing them of opportunities under the program and putting 
     them in contact with other institutions, agencies, or 
     organizations that would train, place, and support them;
       ``(2) training stipends and other financial incentives for 
     career-changing professional in the program, such as moving 
     expenses,

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     not to exceed $5,000, in the aggregate, per participant;
       ``(3) assisting institutions of higher education or other 
     providers of teacher training to tailor their training to 
     meet the particular needs of career-changing professionals;
       ``(4) placement activities, including identifying high-
     poverty, low-performing local educational agencies with needs 
     for the particular skills and characteristics of the newly 
     trained career-changing professionals and assisting those 
     persons to obtain employment in those local educational 
     agencies; and
       ``(5) post-placement induction or support activities.
       ``(b) Period of Service.--A career-changing professional 
     selected to participant in a program under this part who 
     completes his or her training shall serve in a high-poverty 
     local educational agency or a low-performing local 
     educational agency for at least three years.
       ``(c) Repayment.--The Secretary shall establish such 
     requirements as the Secretary determines appropriate to 
     ensure that career-changing professionals who receive a 
     training stipend or other financial incentive under 
     subsection (a)(2), but who fail to complete their service 
     obligation under subsection (b), repay all or a portion of 
     such stipend or other incentive.

     ``SEC. 2106. EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.

       ``To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall make 
     awards and enter into contracts and cooperative agreements 
     under section 2104 to support teacher placement programs for 
     career-changing professionals in different geographic regions 
     of the United States.

     ``SEC. 2107. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``For the purpose of carrying out this part, there is 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $18,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005.

                     ``PART C--CLASS SIZE REDUCTION

     ``SEC. 2201. FINDINGS.

       ``The Congress finds as follows:
       ``(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 3/4 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 lesson other tasks, 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--
       ``(A) well-prepared teachers are hired and appropriately 
     assigned to fill additional classroom positions; and
       ``(B) 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 1 
     through 3, and by helping to ensure that the new teachers 
     brought into the classroom are well prepared.

     ``SEC. 2202. PURPOSE.

       ``The purpose of this part is to help States and local 
     educational agencies recruit, train, and hire 100,000 
     additional fully qualified teachers over a 7-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. 2203. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

       ``(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of 
     carrying out this part, there are authorized to be 
     appropriated, $1,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, 
     $1,800,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, $2,100,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2002, $2,400,000,000 for fiscal year 2003, 
     $2,700,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, and $3,000,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2005.
       ``(b) Allotments.--From the amount appropriated under 
     subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary--
       ``(1) shall make a total of 1 percent available to the 
     Secretary of the Interior (on behalf of the Bureau of Indian 
     Affairs) and the outlying areas for activities that meet the 
     purpose of this part; and
       ``(2) shall allot to each State the same percentage of the 
     remaining funds as the percentage it received of funds 
     allocated to States for the previous fiscal year under 
     section 1122 or section 2011(c) (or, as applicable, section 
     2202(b) (as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of the Smart Classrooms Act)), whichever percentage 
     is greater, except that such allotments shall be ratably 
     decreased as necessary.
       ``(c) Within-State Distribution.----
       ``(1) In general.--Each State that receives an allotment 
     under this section shall distribute the amount of the 
     allotted funds that remain after using funds in accordance 
     with subsection (b)(3) to local educational agencies in the 
     State, of which--
       ``(A) 80 percent of such remainder shall be allocated to 
     such local educational agencies in proportion to the relative 
     number of children, aged 5 to 17, who reside in the 
     jurisdiction served by such local educational agency and are 
     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 jurisdictions served by all the 
     local educational agencies in the State for that fiscal year; 
     and
       ``(B) 20 percent of such remainder 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 schools and secondary schools in 
     the jurisdictions within the boundaries of such agencies.
       ``(2) Award rule.--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--
       ``(A) 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;
       ``(B) the local educational agency agrees to supplement the 
     award with non-Federal funds sufficient to pay the cost of 
     hiring a teacher; or
       ``(C) the local educational agency agrees to use the funds 
     for professional development related to teaching smaller 
     classes.

     ``SEC. 2204. USE OF FUNDS.

       ``(a) In General.--Each local educational agency that 
     receives funds under this part shall use such funds to carry 
     out effective approaches to reducing class size with fully 
     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 research has shown class size 
     reduction is most effective.
       ``(b) Class Reduction.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each such local educational agency may 
     pursue the goal of reducing class size through--
       ``(A) recruiting, hiring, and training fully qualified 
     regular and special education teachers and teachers of 
     special-needs children;
       ``(B) testing new teachers for academic content knowledge, 
     and to meet the State qualifications and licensing criteria 
     in the areas in which they teach; and
       ``(C) providing professional development to teachers, 
     including special education teachers and teachers of special-
     needs children.
       ``(2) Restriction(s).--A local educational agency may use 
     not more than a total of 15 percent of the funds received 
     under this part for each of the fiscal years 2000 through 
     2005, to carry out activities described in subparagraphs (B) 
     and (C) of section 2204(b)(1).
       ``(3) Special rule.--A local educational agency that has 
     already reduced class size in the early grades to 18 or fewer 
     children may use funds received under this part--
       ``(A) to make further class-size reductions in grades 1 
     through 3;
       ``(B) to reduce class size in kindergarten or other grades; 
     or
       ``(C) to carry out activities to improve teacher quality, 
     including providing--
       ``(i) professional development;
       ``(ii) financial incentives to new or veteran fully 
     qualified teachers to join the instructional staff of schools 
     in which at least 50 percent of the students are from low-
     income families; and
       ``(iii) financial incentives to fully qualified teachers 
     who are currently teaching in schools in which at least 50 
     percent of the students are from low-income families.
       ``(4) Recruitment.--In order to ensure that it hires only 
     fully qualified teachers, a local educational agency that is 
     having difficulty recruiting such teachers to teach in its 
     schools may use funds under this part to recruit such 
     teachers through the use of incentives such as training 
     stipends and scholarships, signing bonuses, and other 
     inducements.
       ``(5) Existing programs.--A local educational agency that, 
     prior to enactment of this part, is implementing a program to 
     reduce average class size in the early grades to not more 
     than 20 children may use funds under this part, in accordance 
     with its terms, as if that local educational agency's 
     preexisting average class size goal were the goal of 18 or 
     fewer children.
       ``(c) Supplement Not Supplant.--A local educational agency 
     shall use funds under this part 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 part.
       ``(d) Professional Development.--If a local educational 
     agency uses funds made available under this part for 
     professional development activities, the agency shall ensure 
     the equitable participation of private

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     nonprofit elementary and secondary schools in such 
     activities. Sections 14503 through 14506 shall not apply to 
     other activities under this section.
       ``(e) Administrative Expenses.--A local educational agency 
     that receives funds under this part may use not more than 3 
     percent of such funds for local administrative expenses.
       ``(f) Consortia Requirement.--Notwithstanding subsection 
     (b)(3), if a local educational agency has already reduced 
     class size in the early grades to 18 or fewer children and 
     intends to use funds provided under this section to carry out 
     professional development activities, including activities to 
     improve teacher quality, then the State shall make the award 
     under subsection (b) to the local educational agency without 
     requiring the formation of a consortium.

     ``SEC. 2205. COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.

       ``(a) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of 
     activities carried out under this part--
       ``(1) may be up to 100 percent in local educational 
     agencies with child-poverty levels of 50 percent or greater; 
     and
       ``(2) shall be no more than 65 percent for local 
     educational agencies with child-poverty rates of less than 50 
     percent.
       ``(b) Local Share.--A local educational agency shall 
     provide the non-Federal share of a project under this part 
     through cash expenditures from non-Federal sources, except 
     that if an agency has allocated funds under section 1113(c) 
     to one or more schoolwide programs under section 1114, 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) and notwithstanding 
     section 1114(a)(3)(B).

     ``SEC. 2206. REQUEST FOR FUNDS.

       ``In order for a local educational agency to receive funds 
     under this part, the local educational agency shall include 
     in the application submitted under section 2017 a request for 
     such funds and a description of the agency's program under 
     this part to reduce class size by hiring additional fully 
     qualified teachers.

     ``SEC. 2207. REPORTS.

       ``Each State educational agency receiving funds under this 
     part shall report on activities in the State under this 
     section as a part of its report under section 2014.''.
       (b) National Writing Project; Sabbatical Leave for 
     Professional Development; General Provisions.--Title II of 
     such Act is amended by striking part E and inserting the 
     following:

                   ``PART E--NATIONAL WRITING PROJECT

     ``SEC. 2301. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

       ``(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       ``(1) the United States faces a continuing crisis in 
     writing in schools and in the workplace;
       ``(2) the writing problem has been magnified by the rapidly 
     changing student population, the growing number of at-risk 
     students due to limited English proficiency, the shortage of 
     adequately trained teachers, and the specialized knowledge 
     required of teachers to teach students with special needs who 
     are now part of mainstream classrooms;
       ``(3) nationwide reports from universities and colleges 
     show that entering students are unable to meet the demands of 
     college level writing, almost all 2-year institutions of 
     higher education offer remedial writing courses, and three-
     quarters of public 4-year institutions of higher education 
     and half of all private 4-year institutions of higher 
     education must provide remedial courses in writing;
       ``(4) American businesses and corporations are concerned 
     about the limited writing skills of both entry-level workers 
     and executives whose promotions are denied due to inadequate 
     writing abilities;
       ``(5) writing is fundamental to learning, including 
     learning to read, yet writing has been neglected historically 
     in schools and in teacher training institutions;
       ``(6) writing is a central feature in State and school 
     district education standards in all disciplines;
       ``(7) since 1973, the only national program to address the 
     writing problem in the Nation's schools has been the National 
     Writing Project, a network of collaborative university-school 
     programs the goals of which are to improve student 
     achievement in writing and student learning through improving 
     the teaching and uses of writing at all grade levels and in 
     all disciplines;
       ``(8) the National Writing Project is a nationally 
     recognized and honored nonprofit organization that improves 
     the quality of teaching and teachers through developing 
     teacher leaders who teach other teachers in summer and school 
     year programs;
       ``(9) evaluations of the National Writing Project document 
     the positive impact the project has had on improving the 
     teaching of writing, student performance in writing, and 
     student learning;
       ``(10) the National Writing Project has become a model for 
     programs to improve teaching in such other fields as 
     mathematics, science, history, reading and literature, 
     performing arts and foreign languages;
       ``(11) each year over 150,000 participants benefit from 
     National Writing Project programs in 1 of 156 United States 
     sites located in 46 States and the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico; and
       ``(12) the National Writing Project is a cost-effective 
     program and leverages over 6 dollars for every 1 Federal 
     dollar.
       ``(b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this part--
       ``(1) to support and promote the expansion of the National 
     Writing Project network of sites so that teachers in every 
     region of the United States will have access to a National 
     Writing Project program;
       ``(2) to ensure the consistent high quality of the sites 
     through ongoing review, evaluation and technical assistance;
       ``(3) to support and promote the establishment of programs 
     to disseminate effective practices and research findings 
     about the teaching of writing; and
       ``(4) to coordinate activities assisted under this part 
     with activities assisted under this Act.

     ``SEC. 2302. AUTHORIZATION.

       ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary is authorized to make a 
     grant to the National Writing Project (hereafter in this 
     section referred to as the `grantee'), a nonprofit 
     educational organization that has as its primary purpose the 
     improvement of the quality of student writing and learning, 
     to improve the teaching and uses of writing to learn in our 
     Nation's classrooms.
       ``(b) Requirements of Grant.--The grant shall provide 
     that--
       ``(1) the grantee will enter into contracts with 
     institutions of higher education or other nonprofit 
     educational providers (hereafter in this section referred to 
     as `contractors') under which the contractors will agree to 
     establish, operate, and provide the non-Federal share of the 
     cost of teacher training programs in effective approaches and 
     processes for the teaching of writing;
       ``(2) funds made available by the Secretary to the grantee 
     pursuant to any contract entered into under this section will 
     be used to pay the Federal share of the cost of establishing 
     and operating teacher training programs as provided in 
     paragraph (1); and
       ``(3) the grantee will meet such other conditions and 
     standards as the Secretary determines to be necessary to 
     assure compliance with the provisions of this section and 
     will provide such technical assistance as may be necessary to 
     carry out the provisions of this section.
       ``(c) Teacher Training Programs.--The teacher training 
     programs authorized in subsection (a) shall--
       ``(1) be conducted during the school year and during the 
     summer months;
       ``(2) train teachers who teach grades kindergarten through 
     college;
       ``(3) select teachers to become members of a National 
     Writing Project teacher network whose members will conduct 
     writing workshops for other teachers in the area served by 
     each National Writing Project site; and
       ``(4) encourage teachers from all disciplines to 
     participate in such teacher training programs.
       ``(d) Federal Share.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2) or 
     (3) and for purposes of subsection (a), the term `Federal 
     share' means, with respect to the costs of teacher training 
     programs authorized in subsection (a), 50 percent of such 
     costs to the contractor.
       ``(2) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the provisions of 
     paragraph (1) on a case-by-case basis if the National 
     Advisory Board described in subsection (e) determines, on the 
     basis of financial need, that such waiver is necessary.
       ``(3) Maximum.--The Federal share of the costs of teacher 
     training programs conducted pursuant to subsection (a) may 
     not exceed $100,000 for any one contractor, or $200,000 for a 
     statewide program administered by any one contractor in at 
     least five sites throughout the State.
       ``(e) National Advisory Board.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--The National Writing Project shall 
     establish and operate a National Advisory Board.
       ``(2) Composition.--The National Advisory Board established 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) shall consist of--
       ``(A) national educational leaders;
       ``(B) leaders in the field of writing; and
       ``(C) such other individuals as the National Writing 
     Project deems necessary.
       ``(3) Duties.--The National Advisory Board established 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) shall--
       ``(A) advise the National Writing Project on national 
     issues related to student writing and the teaching of 
     writing;
       ``(B) review the activities and programs of the National 
     Writing Project; and
       ``(C) support the continued development of the National 
     Writing Project.
       ``(f) Evaluation.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct an 
     independent evaluation by grant or contract of the teacher 
     training programs administered pursuant to this Act in 
     accordance with section 14701. Such evaluation shall specify 
     the amount of funds expended by the National Writing Project 
     and each contractor receiving assistance under this section 
     for administrative costs. The results of such evaluation 
     shall be made available to the appropriate committees of the 
     Congress.
       ``(2) Funding limitation.--The Secretary shall reserve not 
     more than $150,000 from the total amount appropriated 
     pursuant to the authority of subsection (h) for fiscal year 
     1994 and the four succeeding fiscal years to conduct the 
     evaluation described in paragraph (1).
       ``(g) Application Review.--
       ``(1) Review board.--The National Writing Project shall 
     establish and operate a National Review Board that shall 
     consist of--
       ``(A) leaders in the field of research in writing; and
       ``(B) such other individuals as the National Writing 
     Project deems necessary.
       ``(2) Duties.--The National Review Board shall--

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       ``(A) review all applications for assistance under this 
     subsection; and
       ``(B) recommend applications for assistance under this 
     subsection for funding by the National Writing Project.
       ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated for the grant to the National 
     Writing Project, $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and such 
     sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2001 
     through 2004.

        ``PART F--SABBATICAL LEAVE FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

     ``SEC. 2351. GRANTS FOR SALARY DURING SABBATICAL LEAVE.

       ``(a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary may make grants to 
     State educational agencies and local educational agencies to 
     pay such agencies for one-half of the amount of the salary 
     that otherwise would be earned by an eligible teacher 
     described in subsection (b), if, in lieu of fulfilling the 
     teacher's ordinary teaching assignment, the teacher completes 
     a course of study described in subsection (c) during a 
     sabbatical term described in subsection (d).
       ``(b) Eligible Teachers.--An eligible teacher described in 
     this subsection is a teacher who--
       ``(1) has been employed for the 3 previous years by a local 
     educational agency that is both a high-poverty local 
     educational agency and a low-performing local educational 
     agency;
       ``(2) has secured from such agency, and any other person or 
     agency whose approval is required under State law, approval 
     to take sabbatical leave for a sabbatical term described in 
     subsection (d); and
       ``(3) has submitted to the agency an application for a 
     subgrant at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
     information as the agency may require, including--
       ``(A) written proof--
       ``(i) of the approval described in paragraph (2); and
       ``(ii) of the teacher's having been accepted for enrollment 
     in a course of study described in subsection (c); and
       ``(B) assurances that the teacher--
       ``(i) will notify the agency in writing within a reasonable 
     time if the teacher terminates enrollment in the course of 
     study described in subsection (c) for any reason;
       ``(ii) in the discretion of the agency, will reimburse to 
     the agency some or all of the amount of the subgrant if the 
     teacher fails to complete the course of study; and
       ``(iii) otherwise will provide the agency with proof of 
     having completed such course of study not later than 60 days 
     after such completion;
       ``(4) has agreed to continue teaching in the high-poverty, 
     low-performing local educational agency for a period of 3 
     years following the sabbatical;
       ``(5) has agreed to collaborate with other teachers of the 
     same subject in the local educational agency following the 
     sabbatical to share the skills and knowledge obtained through 
     the sabbatical; and
       ``(6) has been selected by the agency to receive a subgrant 
     based on the agency's plan for meeting its classroom needs.
       ``(c) Course of Study.--A course of study described in this 
     subsection is a course of study at an institution of higher 
     education that--
       ``(1) requires not less than one academic semester and not 
     more than one academic year to complete;
       ``(2) is open for enrollment for professional development 
     purposes to an eligible teacher described in subsection (b); 
     and
       ``(3) is designed to improve the classroom teaching of such 
     teachers through academic and child development studies.
       ``(d) Sabbatical Term.--A sabbatical term described in this 
     subsection is a leave of absence from teaching duties granted 
     to an eligible teacher for not less than one academic 
     semester and not more than one academic year, during which 
     period the teacher receives--
       ``(1) one-half of the amount of the salary that otherwise 
     would be earned by the teacher, if the teacher had not been 
     granted a leave of absence, from State or local funds made 
     available by a State educational agency or a local 
     educational agency; and
       ``(2) one-half of such amount from Federal funds received 
     by such agency through a grant under this section.
       ``(e) Payments.--
       ``(1) To eligible teachers.--In making a subgrant to an 
     eligible teacher under this section, a State educational 
     agency or a local educational agency shall agree to pay the 
     teacher, for tax and administrative purposes, as if the 
     teacher's regular employment and teaching duties had not been 
     suspended.
       ``(2) Repayment of secretary.--A State educational agency 
     or a local educational agency receiving a grant under this 
     section shall agree to pay over to the Secretary the Federal 
     share of any amount recovered by the agency pursuant to 
     subsection (b)(3)(B)(ii).
       ``(f) Funding.--For the purpose of carrying out this 
     section, there are authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2000 and such sums as may be necessary for 
     fiscal years 2001 through 2004.

             ``PART G--IMPROVING SPECIAL EDUCATION QUALITY

     ``SEC. 2401. SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER IMPROVEMENT.

       ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide 
     assistance through part D of the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.) to 
     improve the quality of instruction provided by special 
     education teachers and the instructional strategies of other 
     elementary and secondary school teachers who provide 
     education to children with disabilities.
       ``(b) Grants to Local Educational Agencies.--The Secretary 
     shall make grants to local educational agencies and the 
     outlying areas, and provide funds to the Secretary of the 
     Interior, based on the number of children with disabilities 
     who are receiving special education and related services, for 
     the purpose of providing additional funds to carry out--
       ``(1) subpart 1 of part D of the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.); and
       ``(2) section 673 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1473).
       ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
     $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2004.
       ``(d) Definitions.--The terms used in this section shall 
     have the meaning given such terms in section 602 of the 
     Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1401).

                      ``PART H--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     ``SEC. 2451. PERFORMANCE INDICATORS.

       ``(a) Minimum Indicators.--At a minimum, the indicators of 
     program performance under this title, against which 
     recipients of funds under this title shall report their 
     progress in such manner as the Secretary may determine, are 
     the following:
       ``(1) Improvement in student achievement.
       ``(2) Closing of the achievement gap between groups of 
     students.
       ``(3) An increase in the percentage of fully qualified 
     teachers, including teachers from minority and other 
     historically underrepresented groups.
       ``(4) An equalization, between high- and low-poverty 
     schools in a local educational agency, of classes in core 
     academic areas taught by fully qualified teachers.
       ``(5) An increase in the percentage of new teachers 
     receiving support during their first 3 years of teaching.
       ``(6) An increase in the percentage of teachers 
     participating in high-quality professional development.
       ``(7) An increase in the percentage of paraprofessionals 
     enrolled in certification programs.
       ``(8) A decrease in the average class size.

     ``SEC. 2452. DEFINITIONS.

       ``As used in this title:
       ``(1) Career-changing professional.--The term `career-
     changing professional' means a person who--
       ``(A) holds at least a baccalaureate degree;
       ``(B) demonstrates a commitment to changing the person's 
     current professional career and becoming a teacher; and
       ``(C) has knowledge and experience that is relevant to 
     teaching a high-need subject area in a high-poverty local 
     educational agency.
       ``(2) Core academic subjects.--The term `core academic 
     subjects' means--
       ``(A) mathematics;
       ``(B) science;
       ``(C) reading (or language arts) and English;
       ``(D) social studies (history, civics/government, 
     geography, and economics);
       ``(E) foreign languages; and
       ``(F) fine arts (music, dance, drama, and the visual arts).
       ``(3) Eligible rural local educational agency.--The term 
     `eligible rural local educational agency' means a local 
     educational agency--
       ``(A) that is not located in a metropolitan statistical 
     area, as defined by the Census Bureau; and
       ``(B) in which 20 percent or more of the children, aged 5 
     to 17, served by such agency are 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 
     are available.
       ``(4) Fully qualified.--The term `fully qualified'--
       ``(A) when used with respect to an elementary or secondary 
     school teacher, means that the teacher has obtained 
     certification or passed the State licensing exam and holds a 
     license; and
       ``(B) when used with respect to--
       ``(i) an elementary school teacher, means that the teacher 
     holds a bachelor's degree and demonstrates general knowledge, 
     teaching skill, and subject matter knowledge required to 
     teach at the elementary school level the academic subjects 
     described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (2); 
     or
       ``(ii) a middle or secondary school teacher, means that the 
     teacher holds a bachelor's degree and demonstrates a high 
     level of competency in all subject areas in which he or she 
     teaches through--

       ``(I) a high level of performance on a rigorous academic 
     subject area test; or
       ``(II) completion of an academic major in each of the 
     subject areas in which he or she provides instruction.

       ``(5) High-poverty local educational agency.--The term 
     `high-poverty local educational agency' means a local 
     educational agency in which--
       ``(A) the percentage of children, ages 5 to 17, 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

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     which satisfactory data are available is 33 percent or 
     greater; or
       ``(B) the number of such children exceeds 10,000.
       ``(6) Holocaust educator.--The term `Holocaust educator' 
     means a school, Holocaust education center, or any other 
     person or entity providing education about the Holocaust.
       ``(7) Low-performing local educational agency.--The term 
     `low-performing local educational agency' means--
       ``(A) a local educational agency that includes a school 
     identified by the agency for school improvement under section 
     1116(c); or
       ``(B) a local educational agency that includes a school in 
     which at least 50 percent of the students fail to meet State 
     student performance standards based on assessments the agency 
     is using under part A of title I.
       ``(8) Professional development.--The term `professional 
     development' means sustained and intensive activities that 
     improve teachers' content knowledge and teaching skills and 
     that--
       ``(A) enhance the ability of teachers to help all students, 
     including females, minorities, children with disabilities, 
     children with limited English proficiency and economically 
     disadvantaged children, reach high State and local content 
     and student performance standards;
       ``(B) advance teacher understanding of one or more of the 
     core academic subject areas and effective instructional 
     strategies for improving student achievement in those areas, 
     including technology;
       ``(C) are directly related to the subject area in which the 
     teacher provides instruction;
       ``(D) are of sufficient duration to have a positive and 
     lasting impact on classroom instruction;
       ``(E) are an integral part of broader school and district-
     wide plans for raising student achievement to State and local 
     standards;
       ``(F) are aligned with State content and student 
     performance standards;
       ``(G) are based on the best available research on teaching 
     and learning;
       ``(H) include professional development activities that 
     involve collaborative groups of teachers and administrators 
     from the same school or district, institutions of higher 
     education, and, to the greatest extent possible, include 
     follow-up and school-based support such as coaching or study 
     groups; and
       ``(I) as a whole, are regularly evaluated for their impact 
     on increased teacher effectiveness and improved student 
     achievement, with the findings of such evaluations used to 
     improve the quality of professional development.
       ``(9) Technology deficient.--The term `technology 
     deficient', when used with respect to a local educational 
     agency or a school, means that the agency or school does not 
     possess the equipment, networking, or skills to use 
     technology to enhance teaching and learning.
       ``(10) Technology proficient.--The term `technology 
     proficient', when used with respect to a local educational 
     agency or a school, means that the agency or school possesses 
     the equipment, networking, and skills to use technology to 
     enhance teaching and learning.
       ``(11) Troops-to-teachers program.--The term `troops-to-
     teachers program' means the teachers and teachers' aide 
     placement program for separated members of the Armed Forces 
     that was established by the Secretary of Defense, and the 
     Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard, 
     under section 1151 of title 10, United States Code.
       ``(12) Unqualified teacher.--The term `unqualified teacher' 
     means a teacher who is not fully qualified.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) National writing project.--Part K of title X of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     8331 et seq.) is repealed.
       (2) Reference to national clearinghouse for mathematics and 
     science education.--Section 13302(1) of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8672(1)) is 
     amended by striking ``2102(b)'' and inserting ``2032(b)''.
       (3) Definition of covered program.--Section 14101(10)(C) of 
     the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     8801(10)(C)) is amended by striking ``(other than section 
     2103 and part D)'' and inserting ``(other than subpart 3 of 
     part A)''.
       (4) Private school participation.--Section 14503(b)(1)(B) 
     (20 U.S.C. 8893(b)(1)(B)) of such Act is amended by striking 
     ``(other than section 2103 and part D of such title)''.

     SEC. 3. READING EXCELLENCE ACT.

       Section 2260(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6661i(a)) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(3) Fiscal years 2001 to 2004.--There are authorized to 
     be appropriated to carry out this part $286,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
     years 2002 through 2004.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

207

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negative

Nays

217

para. 81.28                   [Roll No. 319]

                                AYES--207

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     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
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--217

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     English
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Kennedy
     Lewis (GA)
     McDermott
     Peterson (PA)
     Stark
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. GIBBONS, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 253, 
reported the bill back to the House

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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 ``Teacher Empowerment Act''.

     SEC. 2. TEACHER EMPOWERMENT.

       (a) In General.--Title II of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by striking the heading for title II and inserting the 
     following:
                     ``TITLE II--TEACHER QUALITY'';
       (2) by repealing sections 2001 through 2003; and
       (3) by amending part A to read as follows:

                     ``PART A--TEACHER EMPOWERMENT

     ``SEC. 2001. PURPOSE.

       ``The purpose of this part is to provide grants to States 
     and local educational agencies in order to assist their 
     efforts to increase student academic achievement through such 
     strategies as improving teacher quality.

                     ``Subpart 1--Grants to States

     ``SEC. 2011. FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES.

       ``(a) In General.--In the case of each State that in 
     accordance with section 2013 submits to the Secretary an 
     application for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall make a 
     grant for the year to the State for the uses specified in 
     section 2012. The grant shall consist of the allotment 
     determined for the State under subsection (b).
       ``(b) Determination of Amount of Allotment.--
       ``(1) Reservation of funds.--From the amount made available 
     to carry out this subpart for any fiscal year, the Secretary 
     shall reserve--
       ``(A) \1/2\ of 1 percent for allotments for the Virgin 
     Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands, to be distributed among these 
     outlying areas on the basis of their relative need, as 
     determined by the Secretary in accordance with the purpose of 
     this part; and
       ``(B) \1/2\ of 1 percent for the Secretary of the Interior 
     for programs under this part for professional development 
     activities for teachers, other staff, and administrators in 
     schools operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
       ``(2) State allotments.--
       ``(A) Hold harmless.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), from the 
     total amount made available to carry out this subpart for any 
     fiscal year and not reserved under paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary shall allot to each of the 50 States, the District 
     of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico an amount 
     equal to the total amount that such State received for fiscal 
     year 1999 under--

       ``(I) section 2202(b) of this Act (as in effect on the day 
     before the date of the enactment of the Teacher Empowerment 
     Act);
       ``(II) section 307 of the Department of Education 
     Appropriations Act, 1999; and
       ``(III) section 304(b) of the Goals 2000: Educate America 
     Act.

       ``(ii) Nonparticipating states.--In the case of a State 
     that did not receive any funds for fiscal year 1999 under one 
     or more of the provisions referred to in subclauses (I) 
     through (III) of clause (i), the amount allotted to the State 
     under such clause shall be the total amount that the State 
     would have received for fiscal year 1999 if it had elected to 
     participate in all of the programs for which it was eligible 
     under each of the provisions referred to in such subclauses.
       ``(iii) Ratable reduction.--If the total amount made 
     available to carry out this subpart for any fiscal year and 
     not reserved under paragraph (1) is insufficient to pay the 
     full amounts that all States are eligible to receive under 
     clause (i) for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall ratably 
     reduce such amounts for such fiscal year.
       ``(B) Allotment of additional funds.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), for any fiscal 
     year for which the total amount made available to carry out 
     this subpart and not reserved under paragraph (1) exceeds the 
     total amount made available to the 50 States, the District of 
     Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for fiscal year 
     1999 under the authorities described in subparagraph (A)(i), 
     the Secretary shall allot such excess amount as follows:

       ``(I) 50 percent of such excess amount shall be allotted 
     among such States on the basis of their relative populations 
     of individuals aged 5 through 17, as determined by the 
     Secretary on the basis of the most recent satisfactory data.
       ``(II) 50 percent of such excess amount shall be allotted 
     among such States in proportion to the number of children, 
     aged 5 to 17, who reside within the State 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 
     are available, compared to the number of such individuals who 
     reside in all such States for that fiscal year.

       ``(ii) Exception.--No State receiving an allotment under 
     clause (i) may receive less than \1/2\ of 1 percent of the 
     total excess amount allotted under clause (i).
       ``(3) Reallotment.--If any State does not apply for an 
     allotment under this subsection for any fiscal year, the 
     Secretary shall reallot such amount to the remaining States 
     in accordance with this subsection.

     ``SEC. 2012. WITHIN-STATE ALLOCATIONS.

       ``(a) Use of Funds.--Each State receiving a grant under 
     this subpart shall use the funds provided under the grant in 
     accordance with this section to carry out activities for the 
     improvement of teaching and learning.
       ``(b) Required and Authorized Expenditures.--
       ``(1) Required expenditures.--The Secretary may make a 
     grant to a State under this subpart only if the State agrees 
     to expend at least 95 percent of the amount of the funds 
     provided under the grant for the purpose of making, in 
     accordance with this part, subgrants to local educational 
     agencies under subpart 3 and subgrants to eligible 
     partnerships under subpart 2.
       ``(2) Authorized expenditures.--A State that receives a 
     grant under this subpart may expend not more than 5 percent 
     of the amount of the funds provided under the grant for one 
     or more of the authorized State activities described in 
     subsection (d) (of which percent, the State may use up to 5 
     percent for planning and administration related to carrying 
     out such activities and making subgrants to local educational 
     agencies under subpart 3).
       ``(c) Distribution of Subgrants.--
       ``(1) Formula for 80 percent of funds.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State receiving a grant under this 
     subpart shall distribute 80 percent of the amount described 
     in subsection (b)(1) through a formula under which--
       ``(i) 50 percent is allocated to local educational agencies 
     in accordance with the relative enrollment in public and 
     private nonprofit elementary and secondary schools within the 
     boundaries of such agencies; and
       ``(ii) 50 percent is allocated to local educational 
     agencies in proportion to the number of children, aged 5 to 
     17, who reside within the geographic area served by such 
     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 are available, compared to the 
     number of such individuals who reside in the geographic areas 
     served by all the local educational agencies in the State for 
     that fiscal year.
       ``(B) Minimum amount.--
       ``(i) In general.--For any fiscal year for which a local 
     educational agency would receive under subparagraph (A) an 
     amount that is less than the total amount that the agency 
     received for fiscal year 1999 under--

       ``(I) section 2203(1)(B) of this Act (as in effect on the 
     day before the date of the enactment of the Teacher 
     Empowerment Act); and
       ``(II) section 307 of the Department of Education 
     Appropriations Act, 1999,

     a State receiving a grant under this subpart shall ensure 
     that the local educational agency receives under this 
     paragraph an amount equal to such total amount.
       ``(ii) Source of funds.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), a 
     State shall use such portion of the funds described in 
     paragraph (2)(A) as may be necessary to pay to a local 
     educational agency the difference between the agency's 
     allotment under subparagraph (A) and the allotment to the 
     agency required under clause (i).
       ``(2) Distribution of 20 percent of funds.--
       ``(A) Competitive process.--Subject to subparagraph (C), a 
     State receiving a grant under this subpart shall distribute 
     20 percent of the amount described in subsection (b)(1) (or 
     such portion of such amount as remains after satisfaction of 
     the requirements in subparagraphs (A) and (B)(ii) of 
     paragraph (1)) through a competitive process that results in 
     an equitable distribution by geographic area within the 
     State.
       ``(B) Participants.--The competitive process under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be open to local educational agencies 
     and eligible partnerships (as defined in section 2021(d)), 
     except that a State shall give priority to local educational 
     agencies that focus on math, science, or reading professional 
     development programs.
       ``(C) Subgrants to eligible partnerships.--A State 
     receiving a grant under this subpart shall expend at least 3 
     percent of the amount described in subparagraph (A) for the 
     purpose of making subgrants to eligible partnerships under 
     subpart 2.
       ``(d) Authorized State Activities.--The authorized State 
     activities referred to in subsection (b)(2) are the 
     following:
       ``(1) Reforming teacher certification, recertification, or 
     licensure requirements to ensure that--
       ``(A) teachers have the necessary teaching skills and 
     academic content knowledge in the subject areas in which they 
     are assigned to teach;
       ``(B) they are aligned with the State's challenging State 
     content standards; and
       ``(C) teachers have the knowledge and skills necessary to 
     help students meet challenging State student performance 
     standards.
       ``(2) Carrying out programs that--
       ``(A) include support during the initial teaching 
     experience, such as mentoring programs that--

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       ``(i) provide mentoring to beginning teachers from veteran 
     teachers with expertise in the same subject matter that the 
     beginning teachers will be teaching;
       ``(ii) provide mentors time for activities such as 
     coaching, observing, and assisting the teachers who are 
     mentored; and
       ``(iii) use standards or assessments for guiding beginning 
     teachers that are consistent with the State's student 
     performance standards and with the requirements for 
     professional development activities under section 2033.
       ``(B) establish, expand, or improve alternative routes to 
     State certification of teachers, especially in the areas of 
     mathematics and science, for highly qualified individuals 
     with a baccalaureate degree, including mid-career 
     professionals from other occupations, paraprofessionals, 
     former military personnel, and recent college or university 
     graduates with records of academic distinction who 
     demonstrate the potential to become highly effective 
     teachers.
       ``(3) Developing and implementing effective mechanisms to 
     assist local educational agencies and schools in effectively 
     recruiting and retaining highly qualified and effective 
     teachers and principals.
       ``(4) Reforming tenure systems and implementing teacher 
     testing and other procedures to expeditiously remove 
     incompetent and ineffective teachers from the classroom.
       ``(5) Developing enhanced performance systems to measure 
     the effectiveness of specific professional development 
     programs and strategies.
       ``(6) Providing technical assistance to local educational 
     agencies consistent with this part.
       ``(7) Funding projects to promote reciprocity of teacher 
     certification or licensure between or among States, except 
     that no reciprocity agreement developed under this paragraph 
     or developed using funds provided under this part may lead to 
     the weakening of any State teaching certification or 
     licensing requirement.
       ``(8) Developing or assisting local educational agencies or 
     eligible partnerships (as defined in section 2021(d)) in the 
     development and utilization of proven, innovative strategies 
     to deliver intensive professional development programs that 
     are both cost-effective and easily accessible, such as 
     through the use of technology and distance learning.
       ``(9) Providing assistance to local educational agencies 
     and eligible partnerships (as defined in section 2021(d)) for 
     the development and implementation of innovative professional 
     development programs that train teachers to use technology to 
     improve teaching and learning and are consistent with the 
     requirements of section 2033.
       ``(e) Components of Alternative Routes to State 
     Certification Programs.--To the extent appropriate, programs 
     under subsection (d)(2)(B) shall--
       ``(1) include strong academic and teaching-related course 
     work that provides teachers with the subject matter and 
     teaching knowledge needed to help students reach the States 
     content standards;
       ``(2) provide intensive field experience in the form of an 
     internship, or student teaching, under the direct daily 
     supervision of an expert, veteran teacher; and
       ``(3) provide that, before entry into teaching, candidates 
     must be fully qualified.
       ``(f) Coordination.--States receiving grants under section 
     202 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 shall coordinate the 
     use of such funds with activities carried out under this 
     section.
       ``(g) Public Accountability.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State that receives a grant under this 
     subpart--
       ``(A) in the event the State provides public State report 
     cards on education, shall include in such report cards 
     information on the State's progress with respect to--
       ``(i) subject to paragraph (2), improving student academic 
     achievement, as defined by the State;
       ``(ii) closing academic achievement gaps, as defined by the 
     State, between the groups described in paragraph (2)(A)(i);
       ``(iii) increasing the percentage of classes in core 
     academic areas taught by fully qualified teachers; and
       ``(iv) reducing class size; or
       ``(B) in the event the State provides no such report card, 
     shall publicly report the information described in 
     subparagraph (A) through other means.
       ``(2) Disaggregated data.--The information described in 
     paragraph (1)(A)(i) and section 2013(b)(3)((A) shall be--
       ``(A) disaggregated--
       ``(i) by minority and non-minority status and by low-income 
     and non-low-income status; and
       ``(ii) using assessments consistent with section 
     1111(b)(3); and
       ``(B) publicly reported in the form of disaggregated data 
     only when such data are statistically sound.

     ``SEC. 2013. APPLICATIONS BY STATES.

       ``(a) In General.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     this subpart, a State shall submit an application to the 
     Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
     information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
       ``(b) Contents.--Each application under this section shall 
     include the following:
       ``(1) A description of how the State will ensure that a 
     local educational agency receiving a subgrant under subpart 3 
     will comply with the requirements of such subpart, including 
     the required use of funds for mathematics and science 
     programs, professional development, and hiring teachers to 
     reduce class size.
       ``(2) A plan to ensure all teachers within the State are 
     fully qualified not later than December 31, 2003.
       ``(3) An assurance that the State will require each local 
     educational agency and school receiving funds under this 
     title to publicly report their annual progress on the 
     agency's and the school's performance indicators in the 
     following:
       ``(A) Subject to section 2012(f)(2), improving student 
     academic achievement, as defined by the State.
       ``(B) Closing academic achievement gaps, as defined by the 
     State, between the groups described in section 
     2012(f)(2)(A)(i).
       ``(C) Increasing the percentage of classes in core academic 
     areas taught by fully qualified teachers.
       ``(4) A description of how the State will hold local 
     educational agencies and schools accountable for making 
     annual gains in meeting the performance indicators described 
     in paragraph (3).
       ``(5) A description of how the State will coordinate 
     professional development activities authorized under this 
     part with professional development activities provided under 
     other Federal, State, and local programs, including those 
     authorized under title I, title III, title IV, part A of 
     title VII, and (where applicable) the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act and the Carl D. Perkins Vocational 
     and Technical Education Act. The application shall also 
     describe the comprehensive strategy that the State will take 
     as part of such coordination effort, to ensure that teachers 
     are trained in the utilization of technology so that 
     technology and its applications are effectively used in the 
     classroom to improve teaching and learning in all curriculum 
     and content areas, as appropriate.
       ``(6) A description of how the State will encourage the 
     development of proven, innovative strategies to deliver 
     intensive professional development programs that are both 
     cost-effective and easily accessible, such as through the use 
     of technology and distance learning.
       ``(7) A description of how the State will ensure that local 
     educational agencies will comply with the requirement under 
     section 2033(b)(5), especially with respect to ensuring the 
     participation of teachers and parents.
       ``(c) Application Submission.--A State application 
     submitted to the Secretary under this section shall be 
     approved by the Secretary unless the Secretary makes a 
     written determination, within 90 days after receiving the 
     application, that the application is in violation of the 
     provisions of this Act.

            ``Subpart 2--Subgrants to Eligible Partnerships

     ``SEC. 2021. PARTNERSHIP GRANTS.

       ``(a) In General.--From the amount described in section 
     2012(c)(2)(C), the State agency for higher education, working 
     in conjunction with the State educational agency (if such 
     agencies are separate), shall award grants on a competitive 
     basis to eligible partnerships to enable such partnerships to 
     carry out activities described in subsection (b). Such grants 
     shall be equitably distributed by geographic area within the 
     State. Not more than 5 percent of the amount made available 
     to an agency to carry out this subpart may be used for 
     planning and administration.
       ``(b) Use of Funds.--A recipient of funds under this 
     section shall use the funds for--
       ``(1) professional development activities in core academic 
     subjects to ensure that teachers have content knowledge in 
     the subjects they teach; and
       ``(2) developing and providing assistance to local 
     educational agencies and the teachers, principals, and 
     administrators, of public and private schools in each such 
     agency, for sustained, high-quality professional development 
     activities which--
       ``(A) ensure they are able to use State content standards, 
     performance standards, and assessments to improve 
     instructional practices and improve student achievement; and
       ``(B) may include intensive programs designed to prepare 
     teachers who will return to their school to provide such 
     instruction to other teachers within such school.
       ``(c) Special Rule.--No single participant in an eligible 
     partnership may retain more than 50 percent of the funds made 
     available to the partnership under this section.
       ``(d) Eligible Partnerships.--As used in this section, the 
     term `eligible partnerships' means an entity that--
       ``(1) shall include--
       ``(A) a high-need local educational agency;
       ``(B) a school of arts and sciences; and
       ``(C) an institution that prepares teachers; and
       ``(2) may include other local educational agencies, a 
     public charter school, a public or private elementary or 
     secondary school, an educational service agency, a public or 
     private nonprofit educational organization, or a business.
       ``(e) Coordination.--Partnerships receiving grants under 
     section 203 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 shall 
     coordinate the use of such funds with any related activities 
     carried out by such partnership with funds made available 
     under this section.

          ``Subpart 3--Subgrants to Local Educational Agencies

     ``SEC. 2031. LOCAL USE OF FUNDS.

       ``(a) Required Activities.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each local educational agency that 
     receives a subgrant under this subpart shall use the subgrant 
     to carry out the activities described in this subsection.
       ``(2) Mathematics and science.--

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       ``(A) In general.--Of the amount made available to each 
     local educational agency under this subpart for a fiscal 
     year, the agency shall use not less than the amount expended 
     by the agency under section 2206(b) of this Act (as in effect 
     on the day before the date of the enactment of the Teacher 
     Empowerment Act) for the fiscal year preceding such enactment 
     for professional development activities in mathematics and 
     science in accordance with section 2033.
       ``(B) Waiver.--
       ``(i) Application.--A local educational agency, in 
     consultation with teachers and principals, may seek a waiver 
     of the requirement in subparagraph (A) from a State in order 
     to allow the local educational agency to use such funds for 
     professional development in academic subjects other than 
     mathematics and science.
       ``(ii) Standard for granting.--A State may not approve such 
     a waiver unless the local educational agency is able to 
     demonstrate that--

       ``(I) the professional development needs of mathematics and 
     science teachers, including elementary teachers responsible 
     for teaching mathematics and science, have been adequately 
     served and will continue to be adequately served if the 
     waiver is approved;
       ``(II) State assessments in mathematics and science 
     demonstrate that each school within the local educational 
     agency has made and will continue to make progress toward 
     meeting the challenging State or local content standards and 
     student performance standards in these areas; and
       ``(III) State assessments in other academic subjects 
     demonstrate a need to focus on subjects other than 
     mathematics and science.

       ``(iii) Grandfather of old waivers.--A waiver provided to a 
     local educational agency under part D of title XIV prior to 
     the date of the enactment of the Teacher Empowerment Act 
     shall be deemed effective until such time as it otherwise 
     would have ceased to be effective.
       ``(3) Professional development activities.--Each local 
     educational agency that receives a subgrant under this 
     subpart shall use a portion of such funds for professional 
     development activities that give teachers, principals, and 
     administrators the knowledge and skills to provide students 
     with the opportunity to meet challenging State or local 
     content standards and student performance standards. Such 
     activities shall be consistent with sections 2033 and 2034.
       ``(4) Hiring and retaining well-qualified and effective 
     teachers.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each local educational agency that 
     receives a subgrant under this subpart shall use a portion of 
     such funds for recruiting, hiring, and training fully 
     qualified teachers, including teachers fully qualified 
     through State and local alternative routes, in order to 
     reduce class size.
       ``(B) Special rule for special education teachers.--
     Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), a local educational agency 
     may use some or all of the funds described in such 
     subparagraph to hire special education teachers regardless of 
     whether such action reduces class size.
       ``(C) Waiver.--
       ``(i) Application.--A local educational agency may seek a 
     waiver of the requirement in subparagraph (A) from a State in 
     order to allow the local educational agency to use such funds 
     for purposes other than hiring teachers in order to reduce 
     class size.
       ``(ii) Standard for granting.--A State may not approve such 
     a waiver unless the local educational agency is able to 
     demonstrate that--

       ``(I) such funds will be used to ensure that all 
     instructional staff have the subject matter knowledge, 
     teaching knowledge, and teaching skills necessary to teach 
     effectively in the content area or areas in which they 
     provide instruction; or
       ``(II) an initiative to reduce class size would result in 
     having to rely on underqualified teachers, inadequate 
     classroom space, or would have any other negative consequence 
     affecting the efforts of the local educational agency to 
     improve student academic achievement.

       ``(b) Allowable Activities.--Each local educational agency 
     that receives a subgrant under this subpart may use the 
     subgrant to carry out the following activities:
       ``(1) Initiatives to assist recruitment of fully qualified 
     teachers who will be assigned teaching positions within their 
     field, including--
       ``(A) providing signing bonuses or other financial 
     incentives, such as differential pay, for teachers to teach 
     in academic subject areas in which there exists a shortage of 
     such fully qualified teachers within a school or the local 
     educational agency;
       ``(B) establishing programs that--
       ``(i) recruit professionals from other fields and provide 
     such professionals with alternative routes to teacher 
     certification, especially in the areas of mathematics and 
     science; and
       ``(ii) provide increased opportunities for minorities, 
     individuals with disabilities, and other individuals 
     underrepresented in the teaching profession; and
       ``(C) implementing hiring policies that ensure 
     comprehensive recruitment efforts as a way to expand the 
     applicant pool, such as through identifying teachers 
     certified through alternative routes, coupled with a system 
     of intensive screening designed to hire the most qualified 
     applicant.
       ``(2) Initiatives to promote retention of highly qualified 
     teachers and principals including--
       ``(A) programs that provide mentoring to newly hired 
     teachers, such as from master teachers, and to newly hired 
     principals; or
       ``(B) programs that provide other incentives, including 
     financial incentives, to retain teachers who have a record of 
     success in helping low-achieving students improve their 
     academic success.
       ``(3) Programs and activities that are designed to improve 
     the quality of the teacher force, such as--
       ``(A) innovative professional development programs (which 
     may be through partnerships including institutions of higher 
     education), including programs that train teachers to utilize 
     technology to improve teaching and learning, that are 
     consistent with the requirements of section 2033;
       ``(B) development and utilization of proven, cost-effective 
     strategies for the implementation of professional development 
     activities, such as through the utilization of technology and 
     distance learning;
       ``(C) tenure reform;
       ``(D) merit pay;
       ``(E) testing of elementary and secondary school teachers 
     in the subject areas taught by such teachers;
       ``(F) professional development programs that provide 
     instruction in how to teach children with different learning 
     styles, particularly children with disabilities and children 
     with special learning needs (including those who are gifted 
     and talented);
       ``(G) professional development programs that provide 
     instruction in how best to discipline children in the 
     classroom and identify early and appropriate interventions to 
     help children described in subparagraph (F) learn; and
       ``(H) professional development programs that provide 
     instruction in how to teach character education in a manner 
     that--
       ``(i) reflects the values of parents, teachers, and local 
     communities; and
       ``(ii) incorporates elements of good character, including 
     honesty, citizenship, courage, justice, respect, personal 
     responsibility, and trustworthiness.
       ``(4) Teacher opportunity payments, consistent with section 
     2034.
       ``(5) Professional activities designed to improve the 
     quality of principals.

     ``SEC. 2032. LOCAL APPLICATIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--A local educational agency seeking to 
     receive a subgrant from a State under this subpart shall 
     submit an application to the State--
       ``(1) at such time as the State shall require; and
       ``(2) which is coordinated with other programs under this 
     Act, or other Acts, as appropriate.
       ``(b) Local Application Contents.--The local application 
     described in subsection (a), shall include, at a minimum, the 
     following:
       ``(1) A description of how the local educational agency 
     intends to use funds provided under this subpart, including 
     an assurance that the local educational agency will meet the 
     requirements for the use of funds for mathematics and science 
     programs, professional development, and hiring teachers to 
     reduce class size, under section 2031.
       ``(2) An assurance that the local educational agency will 
     target funds to schools within the jurisdiction of the local 
     educational agency that--
       ``(A) have the lowest proportion of fully qualified 
     teachers;
       ``(B) have the largest average class size; or
       ``(C) are identified for school improvement under section 
     1116(c).
       ``(3) A description of how the local educational agency 
     will coordinate professional development activities 
     authorized under this subpart with professional development 
     activities provided through other Federal, State, and local 
     programs, including those authorized under title I, title 
     III, title IV, part A of title VII, and (where applicable) 
     the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the Carl 
     D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act.
       ``(4) A description of how the local educational agency 
     will integrate funds under this subpart with funds received 
     under title III that are used for professional development to 
     train teachers in how to use technology to improve learning 
     and teaching.
       ``(5) A description of how the local educational agency has 
     collaborated with teachers, principals, parents, and 
     administrators in the preparation of the application.
       ``(c) Parents' Right-To-Know.--A local educational agency 
     that receives funds under this subpart shall provide, upon 
     request and in an understandable and uniform format, to any 
     parent of a student attending any school receiving funds 
     under this subpart, information regarding the professional 
     qualifications of the student's classroom teachers, 
     including, at a minimum, the following:
       ``(1) Whether the teacher has met State qualification and 
     licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in 
     which the teacher provides instruction.
       ``(2) Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or 
     other provisional status through which State qualification or 
     licensing criteria have been waived.
       ``(3) The baccalaureate degree major of the teacher and any 
     other graduate certification or degree held by the teacher, 
     and the field or discipline of the certification or degree.

     ``SEC. 2033. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS.

       ``(a) Limitation Relating to Curriculum and Content 
     Areas.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     professional development funds under this subpart may not be 
     provided for a teacher and an activity if the activity is 
     not--

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       ``(A) directly related to the curriculum and content areas 
     in which the teacher provides instruction; or
       ``(B) designed to enhance the ability of the teacher to 
     understand and use the State's standards for the subject area 
     in which the teacher provides instruction.
       ``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) does not apply to funds for 
     professional development activities that instruct in methods 
     of disciplining children.
       ``(b) Other Requirements.--Professional development 
     activities funded under this subpart--
       ``(1) shall be measured, in terms of progress, using the 
     specific performance indicators established by the State in 
     accordance with section 2013(b)(3);
       ``(2) shall be tied to challenging State or local content 
     standards and student performance standards;
       ``(3) shall be tied to scientifically based research 
     demonstrating the effectiveness of such program in increasing 
     student achievement or substantially increasing the knowledge 
     and teaching skills of such teachers;
       ``(4) shall be of sufficient intensity and duration (such 
     as not to include 1-day or short-term workshops and 
     conferences) to have a positive and lasting impact on the 
     teacher's performance in the classroom, except that this 
     paragraph shall not apply to an activity if such activity is 
     one component of a long-term comprehensive professional 
     development plan established by the teacher and the teacher's 
     supervisor based upon an assessment of their needs, their 
     students' needs, and the needs of the local educational 
     agency;
       ``(5) shall be developed with extensive participation of 
     teachers, principals, parents, and administrators of schools 
     to be served under this part and, with respect to any 
     professional development program described in subparagraphs 
     (F) and (G) of section 2031(b)(3), shall, if appropriate, be 
     developed with extensive coordination with, and participation 
     of, professionals with expertise in such types of 
     professional development; and
       ``(6) shall, to the extent appropriate, provide training 
     for teachers in the use of technology so that technology and 
     its applications are effectively used in the classroom to 
     improve teaching and learning in the curriculum and academic 
     content areas in which those teachers provide instruction.
       ``(c) Accountability.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State shall notify a local educational 
     agency that the agency is on notice of the possibility that 
     the agency may be subject to the requirement in paragraph (3) 
     if, after any fiscal year, the State determines that the 
     programs or activities funded by the agency fail to meet the 
     requirements of subsections (a) and (b).
       ``(2) Technical assistance.--A local educational agency 
     that has been put on notice pursuant to paragraph (1) may 
     request technical assistance from the State in order to 
     provide the opportunity for such local educational agency to 
     comply with the requirements of subsections (a) and (b).
       ``(3) Requirement to provide teacher opportunity 
     payments.--A local educational agency that has been put on 
     notice by the State pursuant to paragraph (1) during any 2 
     consecutive fiscal years shall expend under section 2034 for 
     the succeeding fiscal year a proportion of the amount made 
     available to the agency under this subpart equal to the 
     proportion of such amount expended by the agency on 
     professional development for the second fiscal year in which 
     it was put on notice.

     ``SEC. 2034. TEACHER OPPORTUNITY PAYMENTS.

       ``(a) In General.--A local educational agency receiving 
     funds under this subpart may (or, in the case of a local 
     educational agency described in section 2033(c)(3), shall) 
     provide funds directly to a teacher or a group of teachers 
     seeking opportunities to participate in a professional 
     development activity of their choice.
       ``(b) Notice to Teachers.--Local educational agencies 
     distributing funds under this section shall establish and 
     implement a timely process through which proper notice of 
     availability of funds will be given to all teachers within 
     schools identified by the agency and shall develop a process 
     whereby teachers will be specifically recommended by 
     principals to participate in such program by virtue of--
       ``(1) their not being fully qualified to teach in the 
     subject or subjects in which they teach; or
       ``(2) their need for additional assistance to ensure that 
     their students make progress toward meeting challenging State 
     content standards and student performance standards.
       ``(c) Selection of Teachers.--In the event adequate funding 
     is not available to provide payments under this section to 
     all teachers seeking such assistance, or identified as 
     needing such assistance pursuant to subsection (b), a local 
     educational agency shall establish procedures for selecting 
     teachers which provide a priority for those teachers 
     described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b).
       ``(d) Eligible Program.--Teachers receiving a payment under 
     this section shall have the choice of attending any 
     professional development program that meets the criteria set 
     forth in subsection (a) or (b) of section 2033.

                    ``Subpart 4--National Activities

     ``SEC. 2041. ALTERNATIVE ROUTES TO TEACHING.

       ``(a) Teacher Excellence Academies.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may award grants on a 
     competitive basis to eligible consortia to carry out 
     activities described in this subsection.
       ``(2) Use of funds.--
       ``(A) In general.--An eligible consortium receiving funds 
     under this subsection shall use the funds to pay the costs 
     associated with the establishment or expansion of a teacher 
     academy in an elementary or secondary school facility that 
     carries out the activities promoting alternative routes to 
     State teacher certification specified in subparagraph (B), 
     the model professional development activities specified in 
     subparagraph (C), or all such activities.
       ``(B) Promoting alternative routes to teacher 
     certification.--The activities promoting alternative routes 
     to State teacher certification specified in this subparagraph 
     are the design and implementation of a course of study and 
     activities providing an alternative route to State teacher 
     certification that--
       ``(i) provide opportunities to highly qualified individuals 
     with a baccalaureate degree, including mid-career 
     professionals from other occupations, paraprofessionals, 
     former military personnel, and recent college or university 
     graduates with records of academic distinction;
       ``(ii) provide stipends, for not more than 2 years, to 
     permit individuals described in clause (i) to participate as 
     student teachers able to fill teaching needs in academic 
     subjects in which there is a demonstrated shortage of 
     teachers;
       ``(iii) provide for the recruitment and hiring of master 
     teachers to mentor and train student teachers within such 
     academies; and
       ``(iv) include a reasonable service requirement for 
     individuals completing the alternative certification program 
     established by the consortium.
       ``(C) Model professional development.--The model 
     professional development activities specified in this 
     subparagraph are activities providing ongoing professional 
     development opportunities for teachers, such as--
       ``(i) innovative programs and model curricula in the area 
     of professional development which may serve as models to be 
     disseminated to other schools and local educational agencies; 
     and
       ``(ii) developing innovative techniques for evaluating the 
     effectiveness of professional development programs.
       ``(3) Priority.--The Secretary shall award not less than 
     one grant to a consortium that--
       ``(A) includes a high-need local educational agency located 
     in a rural area; and
       ``(B) proposes the extensive use of distance learning in 
     order to provide the applicable course work to student 
     teachers.
       ``(4) Special rule.--No single participant in an eligible 
     consortium may retain more than 50 percent of the funds made 
     available to the consortium under this subsection.
       ``(5) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     this subsection, an eligible consortium shall submit an 
     application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 
     and containing such information as the Secretary may 
     reasonably require.
       ``(6) Eligible consortium.--In this subsection, the term 
     `eligible consortium' means a consortium for a State that--
       ``(A) shall include--
       ``(i) the State agency responsible for certifying teachers;
       ``(ii) not less than one high-need local educational 
     agency;
       ``(iii) a school of arts and sciences; and
       ``(iv) an institution that prepares teachers; and
       ``(B) may include local educational agencies, public 
     charter schools, public or private elementary or secondary 
     schools, educational service agencies, public or private 
     nonprofit educational organizations, museums, or businesses.
       ``(b) Continuation of Troops-to-Teachers Program.--
       ``(1) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this subsection to 
     authorize the continuation after September 30, 2000, of the 
     teachers and teachers' aide placement program known as the 
     `troops-to-teachers program', which was established by the 
     Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Transportation 
     with respect to the Coast Guard, under section 1151 of title 
     10, United States Code.
       ``(2) Transfer of funds to continue program.--Subject to 
     the requirements of this subsection, the Secretary of 
     Education may provide a transfer of funds to the Defense 
     Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support of the 
     Department of Defense to permit the Defense Activity to carry 
     out the troops-to-teachers program under section 1151 of 
     title 10, United States Code, notwithstanding the termination 
     date specified in subsection (c)(1)(A) of such section.
       ``(3) Defense and coast guard contribution.--The Secretary 
     of Education may not make a transfer of funds under paragraph 
     (2) unless the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of 
     Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard, agree to 
     cover not less than 25 percent of the costs associated with 
     the activities conducted under the troops-to-teachers 
     program. The contributions may be in the form of in-kind 
     contributions or cash expenditures, which may include the use 
     of private contributions made for purposes of the program.

     ``SEC. 2042. EISENHOWER NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR 
                   MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE EDUCATION.

       ``The Secretary may award a grant or contract, in 
     consultation with the Director of the National Science 
     Foundation, to continue the Eisenhower National Clearing

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     house for Mathematics and Science Education.

     ``SEC. 2043. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR PRINCIPALS AS 
                   LEADERS OF SCHOOL REFORM.

       ``(a) Competitive Grants.--The Secretary shall award grants 
     on a competitive basis to eligible partnerships--
       ``(1) consisting of--
       ``(A) one or more institutions of higher education that 
     provide professional development for principals and other 
     school administrators; and
       ``(B) one or more local educational agencies; and
       ``(2) that may include other entities, agencies, or 
     organizations, such as a State educational agency, a State 
     agency for higher education, educational service agencies, or 
     professional organizations of principals and teachers.
       ``(b) Application.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any eligible partnership that desires to 
     receive a grant under this section shall submit an 
     application at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
     information as the Secretary may require.
       ``(2) Contents.--Each such application shall include a 
     description of--
       ``(A) the activities the partnership will carry out to 
     achieve the purpose of this section;
       ``(B) how those activities will build on, and be 
     coordinated with, other professional development programs and 
     activities, including activities under title I of this Act 
     and title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965; and
       ``(C) how principals, teachers, and other interested 
     individuals were involved in developing the application and 
     will be involved in planning and carrying out activities 
     under this section.
       ``(c) Use of Funds.--An eligible partnership that receives 
     a grant under this section shall use the grant funds to 
     provide professional development to principals and other 
     school administrators to enable them to be effective school 
     leaders and prepare all students to achieve to challenging 
     State content and student performance standards, including 
     professional development relating to--
       ``(1) leadership skills;
       ``(2) recruitment, assignment, retention, and evaluation of 
     teachers and other staff;
       ``(3) effective instructional practices, including the use 
     of technology;
       ``(4) using smaller classes effectively; and
       ``(5) parental and community involvement.

     ``SEC. 2044. NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR TEACHER 
                   ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

       ``The Secretary may award a grant or contract to an 
     organization or institution with substantial experience in 
     entrepreneurship education to establish and operate a 
     National Clearinghouse for Teacher Entrepreneurship to 
     coordinate professional development opportunities for 
     teachers, collect and disseminate curricular materials, and 
     undertake other activities to encourage teacher interest and 
     involvement in entrepreneurship education, particularly for 
     teachers of grades 7 through 12.

     ``SEC. 2045. RURAL TEACHERS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may award grants on a 
     competitive basis to rural eligible local educational 
     agencies to carry out activities described in subsection (b).
       ``(b) Use of Funds.--A rural eligible local educational 
     agency that receives a grant under this section may use such 
     funds to develop incentive programs--
       ``(1) to recruit and retain qualified teachers; and
       ``(2) to provide high-quality professional development to 
     teachers.
       ``(c) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     this section, a rural eligible local educational agency shall 
     submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
     manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 
     reasonably require.
       ``(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       ``(1) Metropolitan statistical area.--The term 
     `metropolitan statistical area' has the meaning given such 
     term by the Bureau of the Census.
       ``(2) Rural eligible local educational agency.--The term 
     `rural eligible local educational agency' means a local 
     educational agency--
       ``(A) that is not located in a metropolitan statistical 
     area; and
       ``(B) in which there is a high percentage of individuals 
     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))).

     ``SEC. 2046. TRANSITION TO TEACHING.

       ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to address 
     the need of high-need local educational agencies for highly 
     qualified teachers in particular subject areas, such as 
     mathematics, science, foreign languages, bilingual education, 
     and special education, needed by those agencies, following 
     the model of the successful teachers placement program known 
     as the `Troops-to-Teachers program', by recruiting, 
     preparing, placing, and supporting career-changing 
     professionals who have knowledge and experience that will 
     help them become such teachers.
       ``(b) Program Authorized.--
       ``(1) Authority.--The Secretary is authorized to use funds 
     appropriated under paragraph (2) for each fiscal year to 
     award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to 
     institutions of higher education and public and private 
     nonprofit agencies or organizations to carry out programs 
     authorized by this section.
       ``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--For the purpose of 
     carrying out this section, there are authorized to be 
     appropriated $9,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and such sums as 
     may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2004.
       ``(c) Application.--Each applicant that desires an award 
     under subsection (b)(1) shall submit an application to the 
     Secretary containing such information as the Secretary 
     requires, including--
       ``(1) a description of the target group of career-changing 
     professionals upon which the applicant will focus its 
     recruitment efforts in carrying out its program under this 
     section, including a description of the characteristics of 
     that target group that shows how the knowledge and experience 
     of its members are relevant to meeting the purpose of this 
     section;
       ``(2) a description of the training that program 
     participants will receive and how that training will relate 
     to their certification as teachers;
       ``(3) a description of how the applicant will collaborate, 
     as needed, with other institutions, agencies, or 
     organizations to recruit, train, place, support, and provide 
     teacher induction programs to program participants under this 
     section, including evidence of the commitment of those 
     institutions, agencies, or organizations to the applicant's 
     program;
       ``(4) a description of how the applicant will evaluate the 
     progress and effectiveness of its program, including--
       ``(A) the program's goals and objectives;
       ``(B) the performance indicators the applicant will use to 
     measure the program's progress; and
       ``(C) the outcome measures that will be used to determine 
     the program's effectiveness; and
       ``(5) such other information and assurances as the 
     Secretary may require.
       ``(d) Uses of Funds and Period of Service.--
       ``(1) Authorized activities.--Funds under this section may 
     be used for--
       ``(A) recruiting program participants, including informing 
     them of opportunities under the program and putting them in 
     contact with other institutions, agencies, or organizations 
     that would train, place, and support them;
       ``(B) training stipends and other financial incentives for 
     program participants, not to exceed $5,000 per participant;
       ``(C) assisting institutions of higher education or other 
     providers of teacher training to tailor their training to 
     meet the particular needs of professionals who are changing 
     their careers to teaching;
       ``(D) placement activities, including identifying high-need 
     local educational agencies with a need for the particular 
     skills and characteristics of the newly trained program 
     participants and assisting those participants to obtain 
     employment in those local educational agencies; and
       ``(E) post-placement induction or support activities for 
     program participants.
       ``(2) Period of service.--A program participant in a 
     program under this section who completes his or her training 
     shall serve in a high-need local educational agency for at 
     least 3 years.
       ``(3) Repayment.--The Secretary shall establish such 
     requirements as the Secretary determines appropriate to 
     ensure that program participants who receive a training 
     stipend or other financial incentive under paragraph (1)(B), 
     but fail to complete their service obligation under paragraph 
     (2), repay all or a portion of such stipend or other 
     incentive.
       ``(e) Equitable Distribution.--To the extent practicable, 
     the Secretary shall make awards under this section that 
     support programs in different geographic regions of the 
     Nation.
       ``(f) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       ``(1) The term `high-need local educational agency' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 2061.
       ``(2) The term `program participants' means career-changing 
     professionals who--
       ``(A) hold at least a baccalaureate degree;
       ``(B) demonstrate interest in, and commitment to, becoming 
     a teacher; and
       ``(C) have knowledge and experience that are relevant to 
     teaching a high-need subject area in a high-need local 
     educational agency.

                          ``Subpart 5--Funding

     ``SEC. 2051. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``(a) Fiscal Year 2000.--For the purpose of carrying out 
     this part (other than section 2043), there are authorized to 
     be appropriated $2,019,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, of which 
     $15,000,000 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
     subpart 4 (other than section 2043).
       ``(b) Other Fiscal Years.--For the purpose of carrying out 
     this part (other than section 2043), there are authorized to 
     be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
     years 2001 through 2004.

                    ``Subpart 6--General Provisions

     ``SEC. 2061. DEFINITIONS.

       ``For purposes of this part--
       ``(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 one or more academic majors in disciplines or content 
     areas corresponding to the academic subject matter areas in 
     which teachers provide instruction; and

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       ``(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 sciences organizational 
     unit.
       ``(2) Fully qualified.--The term `fully qualified'--
       ``(A) when used with respect to a public elementary or 
     secondary school teacher (other than a teacher teaching in a 
     public charter school), means that the teacher has obtained 
     State certification as a teacher (including certification 
     obtained through alternative routes to certification) or 
     passed the State teacher licensing exam and holds a license 
     to teach in such State; and
       ``(B) when used with respect to --
       ``(i) an elementary school teacher, means that the teacher 
     holds a bachelor's degree and demonstrates knowledge and 
     teaching skills in reading, writing, mathematics, science, 
     and other areas of the elementary school curriculum; or
       ``(ii) a middle or secondary school teacher, means that the 
     teacher holds a bachelor's degree and demonstrates a high 
     level of competency in all subject areas in which he or she 
     teaches through--

       ``(I) a high level of performance on a rigorous State or 
     local academic subject areas test; or
       ``(II) completion of an academic major in each of the 
     subject areas in which he or she provides instruction.

       ``(3) Beginning teacher.--The term `beginning teacher' 
     means an educator in a public school who has not yet been 
     teaching 3 full school years.
       ``(4) 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 (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)));
       ``(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.
       ``(5) Mentoring program.--The term `mentoring program' 
     means to provide professional support and development, 
     instruction, and guidance to beginning teachers, but does not 
     include a teacher or individual who begins to work in a 
     supervisory position.
       ``(6) Publicly report.--The term `publicly report', when 
     used with respect to the dissemination of information, means 
     that the information is made widely available to the public, 
     including parents and students, through such means as the 
     Internet and major print and broadcast media outlets.
       ``(7) Scientifically based research.--The term 
     `scientifically based research'--
       ``(A) means the application of rigorous, systematic, and 
     objective procedures to obtain valid knowledge relevant to 
     professional development of teachers; 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.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) National writing project.--Section 10992(i) of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     8332(i)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated for the grant to the National 
     Writing Project, such sums as may be necessary for each of 
     fiscal years 2000 through 2004 to carry out the provisions of 
     this section.''.
       (2) Reference to national clearinghouse for mathematics and 
     science education.--Section 13302(1) of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8672(1)) is 
     amended by striking ``2102(b)'' and inserting ``2042''.

     SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO READING EXCELLENCE ACT.

       (a) Repeal of Part B.--Part B of title II of the Elementary 
     and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6641-6651) is 
     repealed.
       (b) Reading Excellence Act.--
       (1) Part heading.--Part C of title II of such Act is 
     redesignated as part B and the heading for such part B is 
     amended to read as follows:

                  ``PART B--READING EXCELLENCE ACT''.

       (2) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 2260(a) of 
     the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     6661i(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Fiscal years 2001 to 2004.--There are authorized to 
     be appropriated to carry out this part $260,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
     years 2002 through 2004.''.

     SEC. 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

       (a) In General.--Title II of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by repealing part D;
       (2) by redesignating part E as part C; and
       (3) by striking sections 2401 and 2402 and inserting the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 2401. PROHIBITION ON MANDATORY NATIONAL CERTIFICATION 
                   OF TEACHERS.

       ``(a) Prohibition on Mandatory Testing or Certification.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary is 
     prohibited from using Federal funds to plan, develop, 
     implement, or administer any mandatory national teacher test 
     or certification.
       ``(b) Prohibition on Withholding Funds.--The Secretary is 
     prohibited from withholding funds from any State or local 
     educational agency if such State or local educational agency 
     fails to adopt a specific method of teacher certification.

     ``SEC. 2402. PROVISIONS RELATED TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS.

       ``The provisions of sections 14503 through 14506 apply to 
     programs under this title.

     ``SEC. 2403. HOME SCHOOLS.

       ``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 bar private, religious, or home schools from participation 
     in programs or services under this title.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Definition of covered program.--Section 14101(10)(C) of 
     the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     8801(10)(C)) is amended by striking ``(other than section 
     2103 and part D)''.
       (2) Private school participation.--Section 14503(b)(1)(B) 
     (20 U.S.C. 8893(b)(1)(B)) of such Act is amended by striking 
     ``(other than section 2103 and part D of such title)''.

     SEC. 5. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of the Congress that high quality teachers 
     are an important part of the development of our children and 
     it is essential that Congress work to ensure that the 
     teachers who instruct our children are of the highest quality 
     possible. 

  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. GOODLING 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

239

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affirmative

Nays

185

para. 81.29                   [Roll No. 320]

                                AYES--239

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holt
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent

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     Tancredo
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--185

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--10

     English
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Kennedy
     Lazio
     Lewis (GA)
     McDermott
     Peterson (PA)
     Stark
     Waxman
  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. 81.30  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 correct section numbers, cross references, and 
punctuation, and to make such other changes as may be necessary to 
reflect the actions of the House in amending the bill.

para. 81.31  defense appropriations

  Mr. LEWIS of California submitted a privileged report (Rept. No. 106-
244) on the bill (H.R. 2561) making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other 
purposes.
  When said bill and report were referred to the Union Calendar and 
ordered printed.
  Pursuant to clause 1 of rule XXI, all points of order were reserved.

para. 81.32  financial services modernization

  On motion of Mr. LEACH, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 900) to enhance competition in the financial services industry by 
providing a prudential framework for the affiliation of banks, security 
firms, and other financial service providers, 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. 10, 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 
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.''.
  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 
amendment.

para. 81.33  recess--11:55 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. VITTER, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 11 o'clock and 55 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.



         WEDNESDAY, JULY 21 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JULY 20), 1999.

para. 81.34  after recess--12:51 a.m.

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

para. 81.35  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2488

  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 106-246) the resolution (H. Res. 256) providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2488) to amend the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 to reduce individual income tax rates, to provide marriage 
penalty relief, to reduce taxes on savings and investments, to provide 
estate and gift tax relief, to provide incentives for education savings 
and health care, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 81.36  bill presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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. 2035. To correct errors in the authorizations of 
     certain programs administered by the National Highway Traffic 
     Safety Administration.

para. 81.37  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. ROGAN for today from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.;
  To Mr. STARK, for today;
  To Mr. ORTIZ, for today before 2 p.m.; and
  To Mr. ENGLISH, for today.
  And then,

para. 81.38  adjournment

  On motion of Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, at 12 o'clock and 52 minutes a.m., the 
House adjourned.

para. 81.39  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. 834. A 
     bill to extend the authorization for the National Historic 
     Preservation Fund, and for other purposes; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 106-241). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1934. A 
     bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to 
     establish the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue 
     Assistance Grant Program; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-
     242). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. SENSENBRENNER: Committee on Science. H.R. 1655. A bill 
     to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 
     for the civilian energy and scientific research, development, 
     and demonstration and related commercial application of 
     energy technology programs, projects, and activities of the 
     Department of Energy, and for other purposes; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 106-243). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. LEWIS of California: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 
     2561. A bill making appropriations for the Department of 
     Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and 
     for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-244). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Florida: Committee on Appropriations. Report 
     on the Revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal 
     Year 2000 (Rept. No. 106-245). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.

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       Ms. PRYCE of Ohio: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 
     256. Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2488) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce 
     individual income tax rates, to provide marriage penalty 
     relief, to reduce taxes on savings and investments, to 
     provide estate and gift tax relief, to provide incentives for 
     education savings and health care, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 106-246). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 81.40  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. MCCOLLUM (for himself and Mr. Scott):
       H.R. 2558. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     reform Federal Prison Industries, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COMBEST (for himself, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. 
             Hayes):
       H.R. 2559. A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
     to strengthen the safety net for agricultural producers by 
     providing greater access to more affordable risk management 
     tools and improved protection from production and income 
     loss, to improve the efficiency and integrity of the Federal 
     crop insurance program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. ISTOOK (for himself, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Franks of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Shows, Mr. Souder, and Mr. Terry):
       H.R. 2560. A bill to require public schools and libraries 
     that receive Federal funds for the acquisition or operation 
     of computers to install software to protect children from 
     obscenity; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. LEWIS of California:
       H.R. 2561. A bill making appropriations for the Department 
     of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and 
     for other purposes.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Horn, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Holden, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mr. Phelps, Mr. Shows, Mr. English, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Foley, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Kuykendall, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Borski, and 
             Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 2562. 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.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Hoyer, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Norton, Mr. Wolf, 
             and Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 2563. A bill to amend the Woodrow Wilson Memorial 
     Bridge Authority Act of 1995 to provide an authorization of 
     contract authority for fiscal years 2004 through 2007, 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. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, 
             Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Frost, Mr. Schaffer, 
             Mr. Shows, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Barcia, Mr. Herger, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Dickey, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Young of Alaska, 
             Mr. Cook, Mr. Allen, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Kind, and Mr. LaTourette):
       H.R. 2564. A bill to provide funds to the National Center 
     for Rural Law Enforcement; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEACH (for himself, Mr. Callahan, and Mr. 
             Metcalf):
       H.R. 2565. A bill to clarify the quorum requirement for the 
     Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United 
     States; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. LEACH:
       H.R. 2566. A bill to direct the President to renew the 
     membership of the United States in the United Nations 
     Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. LEE (for herself, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Frost, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Owens, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Waters, Ms. Carson, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, and Mr. Green of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 2567. A bill to recruit, hire, and train additional 
     school-based mental health personnel; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. MORAN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
             Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Talent, and Mr. Watkins):
       H.R. 2568. A bill to provide partial compensation to farm 
     owners and producers for the loss of markets for the 1999 
     crop of commodities covered by production flexibility 
     contracts under the Agricultural Market Transition Act; 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 Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 2569. A bill to enhance the benefits of the national 
     electric system by encouraging and supporting State programs 
     for renewable energy sources, universal electric service, 
     affordable electric service, and energy conservation and 
     efficiency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Gillmor, 
             Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Ney, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Klink, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Oxley, and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 2570. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior 
     to undertake a study regarding methods to commemorate the 
     national significance of the United States roadways that 
     comprise the Lincoln Highway, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Barrett 
             of Wisconsin, Mr. Bass, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Campbell, 
             Mr. Castle, Mr. Cook, Mr. Cox, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Crane, 
             Mr. English, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Franks 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
             Gekas, Mr. Goss, Mr. Hutchinson, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Kolbe, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Luther, Mr. McIntosh, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Porter, Mr. Portman, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sanford, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Sununu, 
             Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Wamp, 
             and Mr. Weiner):
       H.R. 2571. 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 require the Secretary of 
     Agriculture to purchase peanuts and peanut products for 
     nutrition programs only at the world market price; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, 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. SOUDER (for himself and Mr. Weldon of Florida):
       H.R. 2572. A bill to direct the Administrator of NASA to 
     design and present an award to the Apollo astronauts; to the 
     Committee on Science.
           By Mr. WAXMAN (for himself, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. 
             Bonior):
       H.R. 2573. 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. MALONEY of Connecticut (for himself, Mr. Roemer, 
             Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Smith of Washington, 
             Mr. Weygand, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Moore, and 
             Mr. Stupak):
       H.R. 2574. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide comprehensive tax relief for American 
     families and businesses to encourage family stability, 
     economic growth, and tax simplification; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 2575. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the rates of income tax imposed on individual 
     taxpayers by 3 percentage points; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Horn, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Shows, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Holden, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Klink, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. English, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Visclosky, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Porter, Mr. Dixon, and Mr. Evans):
       H. Con. Res. 159. Concurrent resolution urging the 
     compliance by Turkey with United Nations Resolutions relating 
     to Cyprus; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. EHLERS (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mr. Camp, and Mr. LoBiondo):
       H. Con. Res. 160. Concurrent resolution providing a sense 
     of the Congress regarding the reduction of the national debt 
     of the United States held by the public; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.

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           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Sawyer, Mr. Salmon, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Sabo, 
             and Ms. Danner):
       H. Con. Res. 161. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress with regard to the St. Petersburg 
     Declaration of the Organization for Security and Cooperation 
     in Europe Parliamentary Assembly; to the Committee on 
     International Relations. 

para. 81.41  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

       160. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     State of Illinois, relative to Senate Resolution No. 133 
     memorializing Governor George Ryan to immediately engage the 
     Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection 
     Agency to meet and resolve the technical challenges of using 
     ethanol in Phase II RFG; to the Committee on Commerce. 

para. 81.42  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 72: Mr. Tancredo.
       H.R. 123: Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 212: Mr. Smith of Michigan and Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 218: Mr. McIntyre and Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 354: Mr. Conyers and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 371: Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 405: Mr. Spence, Mr. Ney, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 418: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 456: Mr. rodriguez.
       H.R. 488: Mr. Lantos and Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Bateman and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 599: Mr. Underwood and Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 601: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 648: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Hall of Texas, and 
     Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 664: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Doggett, and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 670: Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 750: Ms. Baldwin.
       H.R. 765: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Ford, Mr. Strickland, 
     and Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 786: Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 797: Mr. Bereuter, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
     Gejdenson, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Olver, Ms. Carson, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, and 
     Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 803: Mrs. Emerson and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 845: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 850: Mr. Menendez.
       H.R. 859: Mr. Nussle.
       H.R. 860: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 901: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 1080: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 1095: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Hilliard, and 
     Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 1102: Mr. Borski, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington.
       H.R. 1130: Mrs. Maloney of New York and Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 1140: Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 1193: Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Green of Texas, and Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 1217: Mr. Reyes and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
     Texas.
       H.R. 1228: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Gilman, 
     Ms. Woolsey, and Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H.R. 1229: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 1276: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi.
       H.R. 1283: Mr. Porter, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Pombo, and Mr. 
     Thornberry.
       H.R. 1320: Mr. Moore.
       H.R. 1344: Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 1433: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 1497: Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 1507: Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 1511: Mr. McIntyre.
       H.R. 1559: Mr. McInnis, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
     Gibbons, and Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 1578: Mr. Buyer.
       H.R. 1590: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. Greenwood and Mr. Gillmor.
       H.R. 1598: Mr. Castle, Mr. Baker, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
     Blagojevich, and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 1620: Mr. Fletcher and Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H.R. 1621: Mr. Phelps, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
     Traficant, Mr. Regula, Mr. Klink, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Latham, 
     Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 1629: Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 1676: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 1736: Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 1777: Mr. Capuano and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 1795: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
     Shays, and Mr. Clay.
       H.R. 1798: Mr. Hoyer.
       H.R. 1804: Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 1816: Ms. Millender-McDonald and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1839: Mrs. Christensen and Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 1850: Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 1857: Mr. Gordon and Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 1861: Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 1907: Mrs. Napolitano, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
     Petri, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Ballenger, and Mrs. Johnson of 
     Connecticut.
       H.R. 1932: Mr. Tancredo and Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 1954: Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 1983: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 2120: Mr. Kind, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Green of Texas.
       H.R. 2189: Mr. Cunningham and Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 2202: Mr. Pickett, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Blumenauer, and 
     Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 2236: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 2241: Mr. Weller, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Goode, Mr. Deutsch, 
     Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 2247: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2319: Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 2377: Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 2384: Mr. LaHood, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
     Sawyer, Mr. Wynn, and Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 2386: Mr. Hinchey and Mrs. Christensen.
       H.R. 2417: Mr. Udall of Colorado.
       H.R. 2420: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Mr. 
     Green of Texas.
       H.R. 2436: Mr. Tiahrt and Mr. Hyde.
       H.R. 2444: Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 2453: Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 2457: Mr. Waxman and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2499: Mr. Delahunt and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 2511: Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Rahall, and 
     Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H.R. 2515: Mr. Holden, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Green of Texas, 
     and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 2529: Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Ballenger, and 
     Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 2538: Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Berry, Mr. Smith of New 
     Jersey, and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.J. Res. 55: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.J. Res. 59: Ms. Danner.
       H. Con. Res. 58: Mr. Hobson.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. English, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Waxman, 
     Mr. Lantos, and Mrs. Jones of Ohio.
       H. Con. Res. 100: Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Baird, Mr. Lantos, 
     Mrs. Jones of Ohio, and Ms. Rivers.
       H. Con. Res. 130: Mr. Luther.
       H. Con. Res. 134: Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H. Con. Res. 136: Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
     Pickett, and Mr. Costello.
       H. Con. Res. 139: Ms.  Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. 
     Capps, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Lantos, and Mrs. Johnson 
     of Connecticut.
       H. Con. Res. 154: Mr. Frost.
       H. Con. Res. 158: Mr. Hoyer.
       H. Res. 37: Ms. Rivers and Ms. Stabenow.
       H. Res. 107: Mr. Berman and Ms. Carson.

para. 81.43  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       38. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Municipal 
     Council of the Township of Woodbridge, relative to a 
     Resolution petitioning support for Senate Bill S-512 and 
     House of Representatives Bill H.R.-274; to the Committee on 
     Commerce. 
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                      WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1999 (82)

para. 82.1  appointment 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:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    July 21, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Richard Burr to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

para. 82.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURR, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, July 20, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 82.3  communications

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

       3157. 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-300883; FRL 6087-5] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received July 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3158. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Mangement and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Fosetyl-Al; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300892; FRL-6090-3] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     July 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       3159. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Imazamox; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300879; FRL-6086-5] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received July 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3160. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Imidacloprid; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300884; FRL-6088-3] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received July 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3161. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information,

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     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Myclobutanil; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency 
     Exemptions; Correction [OPP-300705A; FRL-6089-2] (RIN: 2070-
     AB78) received July 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3162. A letter from the Comptroller, Under Secretary of 
     Defense, transmitting a letter reporting a violation of the 
     Antideficiency Act by the Department of the Air Force, case 
     number 95-10; to the Committee on Appropriations.
       3163. A letter from the Comptroller, Under Secretary of 
     Defense, transmitting a letter reporting a violation of the 
     Antideficiency Act by the Department of the Air Force, case 
     number 96-04; to the Committee on Appropriations.
       3164. A letter from the Alternate OSD Federal Register 
     Liaison Officer, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Civilian Health and Medical Program 
     of the Uniformaed Services (CHAMPUS); Extension of the Active 
     Duty Dependents Dental Plan to Overseas Areas (RIN: 0720-
     AA36) received July 19, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       3165. A letter from the Executive Director, National 
     Commission on Libraries and Information Science, transmitting 
     the twenty-seventh annual report of the activities of the 
     Commission covering the period October 1, 1997 through 
     September 30, 1998, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1504; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       3166. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Medical 
     Devices; Performance Standard for Diagnostic X-Ray Systems; 
     Amendment [Docket No. 98N-0877] received July 12, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3167. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Consolidated Rules of 
     Practice Governing the Administrative Assessment of Civil 
     Penalties, Issuance of Compliance or Corrective Action 
     Orders, and the Revocation, Termination or Suspension of 
     Permits [FRL-6373-3] (RIN: 2020-AA13) received July 2, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3168. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Implementation Plan and 
     Redesignation Request for Williamson County, Tennessee Lead 
     Nonattainment Area [TN-217-1-9920a; FRL-6373-9] received July 
     2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       3169. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Project XL Rulemaking 
     for New York State Public Utilities; Hazardous Waste 
     Management System [FRL-6374-8] received July 2, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3170. 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; Approval of Clean Fuel Fleet Substitution Program 
     Revision [LA52-1-7422a; FRL-6378-3] received July 13, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3171. 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. NY31-192a, FRL-6379-2] received 
     July 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       3172. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act Direct 
     Final Approval of Title V Prohibitory Rule as a State 
     Implementation Plan Revision; Sacramento Metropolitan Air 
     Quality Management District, California [CA 210-162a; FRL-
     6378-5] received July 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3173. A letter from the Management Analyst, AMD-Performance 
     Evaluation and Records Management, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 
     1999 [MD Docket No. 98-200; FCC 99-146] received July 9, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3174. 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 October 1, 1998, through March 31, 1999, pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 2376(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       3175. A letter from the Acting Deputy Under Secretary 
     (International Programs), Office of the Under Secretary of 
     Defense, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 07-99 which 
     constitutes a Request for Final Approval for the Memorandum 
     of Agreement between the U.S. and the NATO Airborne Early 
     Warning Command Program Management Organization concerning 
     cooperative projects for the E-3 aircraft, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on International Relations.
       3176. A letter from the Administrator, Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting the Inspector 
     General's Semiannual Report for the period ending March 31, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3177. 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 Deletion--received July 19, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3178. A letter from the Chairman, Amtrak, National Railroad 
     Passenger Corporation, transmitting Amtrak's Office of 
     Inspector General's Semiannual Report to Congress for the 
     period ending March 31, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       3179. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Semiannual Report of the 
     Inspector General and the Management Response for the period 
     of October 1, 1998 to March 31, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       3180. 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 1998 Audited Financial Statements, pursuant 
     to Public Law 101-73, section 511(a) (103 Stat. 404); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       3181. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting reports regarding the receipt and 
     use of federal funds by candidates who accepted public 
     financing for the 1996 Presidential Primary and General 
     Elections, pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 9009(a)(5)(A); to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
       3182. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Land 
     and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Electronic 
     Reporting (RIN: 1010-AC40) received July 12, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3183. A letter from the Chief, Forest Service, Department 
     of Agriculture, transmitting the new Record of Decision 1999 
     for the Final Environmental Impact Statement on the Tongass 
     Land Management Plan Revision; to the Committee on Resources.
       3184. A letter from the Director, Policy Directives and 
     Instructions Branch, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Canadian Border Boat 
     Landing Program [INS No. 1796-96] (RIN: 1115-AE53) received 
     July 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       3185. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army 
     (Civil Works), Department of the Army, transmitting a 
     recommendation for modification of the flood damage reduction 
     project for the Potomac River, Washington, DC; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3186. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operating Regulation; Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, LA [CGD 08-
     99-039] received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3187. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting an informational copy of a lease 
     prospectus for the U.S. Attorneys Office in Seattle, WA, 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 606(a); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3188. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Compromises [TD 8829] (RIN: 1545-AW87) received July 19, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       3189. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     August 1999 Applicable Federal Rates [Revenue Ruling 99-32] 
     received July 19, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 82.4  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. 46. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that the July 20, 1999, 30th anniversary of the 
     first lunar landing should be a day of celebration and 
     reflection on the Apollo-11 mission to the Moon and the 
     accomplishments of the Apollo program throughout the 1960's 
     and 1970's. 

para. 82.5  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. HOBSON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 
11:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 22, 1999.

para. 82.6  military construction appropriations

  On motion of Mr. HOBSON, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 2465) 
making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and 
base re

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alignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes; together with the 
amendment of the Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. HOBSON, 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. 82.7  treasury and u.s. postal service appropriations

  On motion of Mr. KOLBE, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 2490) 
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, 2000, and 
for other purposes; 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. 82.8  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2490

  Mr. OLVER moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 2490, be 
instructed to restore $50 million in funding for the IRS to complete its 
Year 2000 compliance work to ensure that taxpayers receive their refunds 
in the year 2000.
  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. BURR, 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.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 82.9  embassy security and state department authorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURR, pursuant to House Resolution 247 
and rule XVIII, 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. 2415) to enhance security of the United States missions 
and personnel overseas, to authorize appropriations for the Department 
of State for fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes.
  Mr. KOLBE, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,

para. 82.10  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. 
GILMAN:

       Page 84, after line 16, insert the following (and make such 
     technical and conforming changes as may be necessary):

     SEC. 703 RESTRICTIONS ON NUCLEAR COOPERATION WITH NORTH 
                   KOREA.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     or any international agreement, no agreement for cooperation 
     (as defined in sec. 11 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 
     (42 U.S.C. 2014 b.)) between the United States and North 
     Korea may become effective, no license may be issued for 
     export directly or indirectly to North Korea of any nuclear 
     material, facilities, components, or other goods, services, 
     or technology that would be subject to such agreement, and no 
     approval may be given for the transfer or re-transfer 
     directly or indirectly to North Korea of any nuclear 
     material, facilities, components, or other goods, services, 
     or technology that would be subject to such agreement, 
     until--
       (1) the President determines and reports to the Committee 
     on International Relations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that--
       (A) North Korea has come into full compliance with its 
     safeguards agreement with the IAEA (INFCIRC/403) and has 
     taken all steps that have been deemed necessary by the IAEA 
     in this regard;
       (B) North Korea has permitted the IAEA full access to all 
     additional sites and all information (including historical 
     records) deemed necessary by the IAEA to verify the accuracy 
     and completeness of North Korea's initial report of May 4, 
     1992, to the IAEA on all nuclear sites and material in North 
     Korea;
       (C) North Korea is in full compliance with its obligations 
     under the Agreed Framework;
       (D) North Korea is in full compliance with its obligations 
     under the Joint Declaration on Denuclearization;
       (E) North Korea does not have the capability to enrich 
     uranium, and is not seeking to acquire or develop such 
     capability, or any additional capability to reprocess spent 
     nuclear fuel;
       (F) North Korea has terminated its nuclear weapons program, 
     including all efforts to acquire, develop, test, produce, or 
     deploy such weapons; and
       (G) the transfer to North Korea of key nuclear components, 
     under the proposed agreement for cooperation with North Korea 
     and in accordance with the Agreed Framework, is in the 
     national interest of the United States; and
       (2) there is enacted a joint resolution stating in 
     substance that the Congress concurs in the determination and 
     report of the President submitted pursuant to paragraph (1).
       (b) Construction.--The restrictions contained in subsection 
     (a) shall apply in addition to all other applicable 
     procedures, requirements, and restrictions contained in the 
     Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and other laws.


          Amendment No. 22, As Modified, Offered by Mr. Gilman

  Mr. GILMAN. Madam Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that my amendment 
be modified with the modification that I have placed at the desk.
  The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The Clerk will report the modification.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Part B amendment No. 22, as modified, offered by Mr. 
     Gilman:
       Page 84, after line 16, insert the following (and make such 
     technical and conforming changes as may be necessary):

     SEC. 703. RESTRICTIONS ON NUCLEAR COOPERATION WITH NORTH 
                   KOREA.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     or any international agreement, no agreement for cooperation 
     (as defined in sec. 11 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 
     (42 U.S.C. 2014 b.)) between the United States and North 
     Korea may become effective, no license may be issued for 
     export directly or indirectly to North Korea of any nuclear 
     material, facilities, components, or other goods, services, 
     or technology that would be subject to such agreement, and no 
     approval may be given for the transfer or retransfer directly 
     or indirectly to North Korea of any nuclear material, 
     facilities, components, or other goods, services, or 
     technology that would be subject to such agreement, until--
       (1) the President determines and reports to the Committee 
     on International Relations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that--
       (A) North Korea has come into full compliance with its 
     safeguards agreement with the IAEA (INFCIRC/403), and has 
     taken all steps that have been deemed necessary by the IAEA 
     in this regard;
       (B) North Korea has permitted the IAEA full access to all 
     additional sites and all information (including historical 
     records) deemed necessary by the IAEA to verify the accuracy 
     and completeness of North Korea's initial report of May 4, 
     1992, to the IAEA on all nuclear sites and material in North 
     Korea;
       (C) North Korea is in full compliance with its obligations 
     under the Agreed Framework;
       (D) North Korea is in full compliance with its obligations 
     under the Joint Declaration on Denuclearization;
       (E) North Korea does not have the capability to enrich 
     uranium, and is not seeking to acquire or develop such 
     capability, or any additional capability to reprocess spent 
     nuclear fuel;
       (F) North Korea has terminated its nuclear weapons program, 
     including all efforts to acquire, develop, test, produce, or 
     deploy such weapons; and
       (G) the transfer to North Korea of key nuclear components, 
     under the proposed agreement for cooperation with North Korea 
     and in accordance with the Agreed Framework, is in the 
     national interest of the United States; and
       (2) there is enacted a joint resolution stating in 
     substance that the Congress concurs in the determination and 
     report of the President submitted pursuant to paragraph (1).
       (b) Construction.--The restrictions contained in subsection 
     (a) shall apply in addition to all other applicable 
     procedures, requirements, and restrictions contained in the 
     Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and other laws.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Agreed framework.--The term ``Agreed Framework'' means 
     the ``Agreed Framework Between the United States of America 
     and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea'', signed in 
     Geneva on October 21, 1994, and the Confidential Minute to 
     that Agreement.
       (2) IAEA.--The term ``IAEA'' means the International Atomic 
     Energy Agency.

[[Page 1167]]

       (3) North korea.--The term ``North Korea'' means the 
     Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
       (4) Joint declaration on denuclearization.--The term 
     ``Joint Declaration on Denuclearization'' means the Joint 
     Declaration on the Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, 
     signed by the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People's 
     Republic of Korea on January 1, 1992.

It was decided in the

Yeas

305

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

120

para. 82.11                   [Roll No. 321]

                                AYES--305

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--120

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Green (TX)
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Stark
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Udall (CO)
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Woolsey

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Chenoweth
     Dicks
     Hinchey
     Kennedy
     Largent
     McDermott
     Peterson (PA)
     Talent
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 82.12  recorded vote

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

       Page 35, after line 9, insert the following (and conform 
     the table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 211. PROHIBITION ON INTERFERENCE WITH INTELLECTUAL 
                   PROPERTY LAW RELATING TO PHARMACEUTICALS OF 
                   CERTAIN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

       No employee of the Department of State shall take any 
     action to deter or to otherwise interfere with any 
     intellectual property law or policy of any country in Africa 
     or Asia (including Israel) that is designed to make 
     pharmaceuticals more affordable if such law or policy, as the 
     case may be, complies with the Agreement on Trade-Related 
     Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights referred to in 
     section 101(d)(15) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 
     U.S.C. 3511(d)(15)).

It was decided in the

Yeas

117

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

307

para. 82.13                   [Roll No. 322]

                                AYES--117

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Becerra
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capuano
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cox
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dixon
     Duncan
     Emerson
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kucinich
     Lantos
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Wamp
     Waters
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--307

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe

[[Page 1168]]


     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pease
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Chenoweth
     Dicks
     Hinchey
     Kennedy
     Lewis (CA)
     McDermott
     Mica
     Peterson (PA)
     Talent
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 82.14  recorded vote

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

       Page 46, after line 22, insert the following:

     SEC. 257. ISSUANCE OF PASSPORTS FOR THE FIRST TIME TO 
                   CHILDREN UNDER AGE 14.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall issue 
     regulations providing that before a child under the age of 14 
     years is issued a passport for the first time, the 
     requirements under paragraph (2) shall apply under penalty of 
     perjury.
       (2) Requirements.--
       (A) Both parents, or the child's legal guardian, must 
     execute the application and provide documentary evidence 
     demonstrating that they are the parents or guardian; or
       (B) the person executing the application must provide 
     documentary evidence that such person--
       (i) has sole custody of the child;
       (ii) has the consent of the other parent to the issuance of 
     the passport; or
       (iii) is in loco parentis and has the consent of both 
     parents, of a parent with sole custody over the child, or of 
     the child's legal guardian, to the issuance of the passport.
       (b) Exceptions.--The regulations required by subsection (a) 
     may provide for exceptions in exigent circumstances, such as, 
     those involving the health or welfare of the child.

It was decided in the

Yeas

418

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

3

para. 82.15                   [Roll No. 323]

                                AYES--418

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--3

     Barr
     McKinney
     Paul

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Becerra
     Bishop
     Chenoweth
     DeLay
     Hinchey
     Johnson, Sam
     Kennedy
     LaFalce
     McDermott
     Peterson (PA)
     Talent
     Udall (CO)
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 82.16  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 84, after line 16, insert the following new title:
 TITLE VIII--PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES THAT CONSISTENTLY 
    OPPOSE THE UNITED STATES POSITION IN THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL 
                                ASSEMBLY

     SEC. 801. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES THAT 
                   CONSISTENTLY OPPOSE THE UNITED STATES POSITION 
                   IN THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

       (a) Prohibition.--United States assistance may not be 
     provided to a country that consistently opposed the United 
     States position in the United Nations General Assembly during 
     the most recent session of the General Assembly.
       (b) Change in Government.--If--
       (1) the Secretary of State determines that, since the 
     beginning of the most recent session of the General Assembly, 
     there has been a fundamental change in the leadership and 
     policies of the government of a country to which the 
     prohibition in subsection (a) applies, and
       (2) the Secretary believes that because of that change the 
     government of that country will no longer consistently oppose 
     the United States position in the General Assembly,


[[Page 1169]]


     the Secretary may exempt that country from that prohibition. 
     Any such exemption shall be effective only until submission 
     of the next report under section 406 of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (22 U.S.C. 
     2414a). The Secretary shall submit to the Congress a 
     certification of each exemption made under this subsection. 
     Such certification shall be accompanied by a discussion of 
     the basis for the Secretary's determination and belief with 
     respect to such exemption.
       (c) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of State may waive the 
     requirement of subsection (a) if the Secretary determines and 
     reports to the Congress that despite the United Nations 
     voting pattern of a particular country, the provision of 
     United States assistance to that country is necessary to 
     promote United States foreign policy objectives.
       (d) Definitions.--As used in this section--
       (1) the term ``consistently opposed the United States 
     position'' means, in the case of a country, that the 
     country's votes in the United Nations General Assembly 
     coincided with the United States position less than 25 
     percent of the time, using for this purpose the overall 
     percentage-of-voting coincidences set forth in the annual 
     report submitted to the Congress pursuant to section 406 of 
     the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 
     and 1991;
       (2) the term ``most recent session of the General 
     Assembly'' means the most recently completed plenary session 
     of the General Assembly for which overall percentage-of-
     voting coincidences is set forth in the most recent report 
     submitted to the Congress pursuant to section 406 of the 
     Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 
     1991; and
       (3) the term ``United States assistance'' means assistance 
     under--
       (A) chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (relating to the economic support fund),
       (B) chapter 5 of part II of that Act (relating to 
     international military education and training), or
       (C) the ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' account 
     under section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act.
       (e) Effective Date.--This section takes effect upon the 
     date of the submission to the Congress of the report pursuant 
     to section 406 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991, that is required to be submitted 
     by March 31, 2000.

It was decided in the

Yeas

169

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

256

para. 82.17                   [Roll No. 324]

                                AYES--169

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Everett
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     King (NY)
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--256

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Archer
     Ballenger
     Chenoweth
     Hyde
     Kennedy
     McDermott
     Peterson (PA)
     Roukema
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 82.18  recorded vote

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

       Page 84, after line 16, insert the following:

     SEC. 703. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO LINDA SHENWICK.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Linda Shenwick, an employee of the Department of State, 
     in the performance of her duties, informed the Congress of 
     waste, fraud, and mismanagement at the United Nations.
       (2) Ms. Shenwick is being persecuted by Secretary of State 
     Madeleine Albright and other State Department officials who 
     have removed her from her current position at the United 
     Nations and withheld her salary.
       (3) Ms. Shenwick was even blocked from entering her office 
     at the United States Mission to the United Nations to 
     retrieve her personal effects unless accompanied by an armed 
     guard.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that employees of the Department of State who, in the 
     performance of their duties, inform the Congress of pertinent 
     facts concerning their responsibilities, should not as a 
     result be demoted or removed from their current position or 
     from Federal employment.

It was decided in the

Yeas

287

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

136

para. 82.19                   [Roll No. 325]

                                AYES--287

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes

[[Page 1170]]


     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meek (FL)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--136

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holt
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Serrano
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Archer
     Chenoweth
     Hilleary
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Kennedy
     McDermott
     Obey
     Peterson (PA)
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Acting Chairman, reported that the 
Committee, having had under consideration said bill, had come to no 
resolution thereon.

para. 82.20  order of business--consideration of amendments to h.r. 2415

  On motion of Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order in the Committee of the Whole to 
consider amendment No. 31 by Ms. Waters, printed in part B of House 
Report 106-235 following amendment No. 33 by Mr. Bilbray printed in part 
B of House Report 106-235.

para. 82.21  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. 82.22  embassy security and state department authorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, pursuant to House Resolution 
247 and rule XVIII, 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. 2415) to enhance security of the United States 
missions and personnel overseas, to authorize appropriations for the 
Department of State for fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes.
  Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Acting Chairman of the Committee of the 
Whole, resumed the chair; and after some time spent therein,

para. 82.23  recorded vote

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

       Page 84, after line 16, insert the following:

     SEC. 703. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRACY 
                   IN PERU AND THE RELEASE OF LORI BERENSON, AN 
                   AMERICAN CITIZEN IMPRISONED IN PERU.

       It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) the United States should increase its support to 
     democracy and human rights activists in Peru, providing 
     assistance with the same intensity and decisiveness with 
     which it supported the pro-democracy movements in Eastern 
     Europe during the Cold War;
       (2) the United States should complete the review of the 
     Department of State investigation of threats to press freedom 
     and judicial independence in Peru and publish the findings;
       (3) the United States should use all available diplomatic 
     efforts to secure the release of Lori Berenson, an American 
     citizen who was accused of being a terrorist, denied the 
     opportunity to defend herself of the charges, allowed no 
     witnesses to speak in her defense, allowed no time to 
     privately consult with her lawyer, and declared guilty by a 
     hooded judge in a military court; and
       (4) in deciding whether to provide economic and other forms 
     of assistance to Peru, the United States should take into 
     consideration the willingness of Peru to assist in [the 
     release of] Lori Berenson.

Yeas

189

It was decided in the

Nays

234

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

5

para. 82.24                   [Roll No. 326]

                                AYES--189

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Callahan
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

[[Page 1171]]



                                NOES--234

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--5

     Barrett (WI)
     Hill (IN)
     Reyes
     Snyder
     Wilson

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Chenoweth
     Kennedy
     McDermott
     Peterson (PA)
     Towns
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 82.25  recorded vote

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

     SEC. 703. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING SEWAGE TREATMENT ALONG 
                   THE BORDER BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND 
                   MEXICO.

       (a) Findings.--
       (1) The Congress finds that it must take action to address 
     the comprehensive treatment of sewage emanating from the 
     Tijuana River, so as to eliminate river and ocean pollution 
     in the San Diego border region.
       (2) Congress bases this finding on the following factors:
       (A) The San Diego border region is adversely impacted from 
     cross border raw sewage flows that effect the health and 
     safety of citizens in the United States and Mexico and the 
     environment.
       (B) The United States and Mexico have agreed pursuant to 
     the Treaty for the Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and 
     Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande, dated February 3, 1944, 
     ``to give preferential attention to the solution of all 
     border sanitation problems''.
       (C) The United States and Mexico recognize the need for 
     utilization of reclaimed water to supply the growing needs of 
     the City of Tijuana, Republic of Mexico, and the entire 
     border region.
       (D) Current legislative authority limits the scope of 
     proposed treatment options in a way that prevents a 
     comprehensive plan to address the volume of cross border raw 
     sewage flows and the effective utilization of reclamation 
     opportunities.
       (E) This section encourages action to address the 
     comprehensive treatment of sewage emanating from the Tijuana 
     River, so as to eliminate river and ocean pollution in the 
     San Diego border region, and to exploit effective reclamation 
     opportunities.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--The Congress--
       (1) encourages the Secretary of State to give the highest 
     priority to the negotiation and execution of a new treaty 
     minute with Mexico, which would augment Minute 283 so as to 
     allow for the siting of sewage treatment facilities in 
     Mexico, to provide for additional treatment capacity, up to 
     50,000,000 gallons per day, for the treatment of additional 
     sewage emanating from the Tijuana area, and to provide 
     direction and authority so that a comprehensive solution to 
     this trans-border sanitation problem may be implemented as 
     soon as practicable;
       (2) encourages the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency and the United States section of the 
     International Boundary and Water Commission to enter into an 
     agreement to provide for secondary treatment in Mexico of 
     effluent from the International Wastewater Treatment Plant 
     (IWTP);
       (3) encourages the United States section of the 
     International Boundary and Water Commission to provide for 
     the development of a privately-funded Mexican Facility, 
     through the execution of a fee-for-services contract with the 
     owner of such facility, in order to provide for--
       (A) secondary treatment of effluent from the IWTP, if found 
     to be necessary, in compliance with applicable water quality 
     laws of the United States, Mexico, and California; and
       (B) additional capacity for primary and secondary treatment 
     of up to 50,000,000 gallons per day, for the purpose of 
     providing additional sewage treatment capacity in order to 
     fully address the trans-border sanitation problem;
       (C) provision for any and all approvals from Mexican 
     authorities necessary to facilitate water quality 
     verification and enforcement at the Mexican Facility to be 
     carried out by the International Boundary and Water 
     Commission or other appropriate authority;
       (D) any terms and conditions deemed necessary to allow for 
     use in the United States of treated effluent from the Mexican 
     Facility if there is reclaimed water surplus to the needs of 
     users in Mexico; and
       (E) return transportation of whatever portion of the 
     treated effluent which cannoted by reused to the South Bay 
     Ocean Outfall; and
       (4) in addition to other terms and conditions considered 
     appropriate by the International Boundary and Water 
     Commission, in any fee-for-services contract, encourages the 
     International Boundary and Water Commission to include the 
     following terms and conditions--
       (A) a term of 30 years;
       (B) appropriate arrangements for the monitoring and 
     verification of compliance with applicable United States, 
     California, and Mexican water quality standards;
       (C) arrangements for the appropriate disposition of sludge, 
     produced from the IWTP and the Mexican Facility, at a 
     location or locations in Mexico; and
       (D) payment of appropriate fees from the International 
     Boundary and Water Commission to the owner of the Mexican 
     Facility for sewage treatment services, with the annual 
     amount payable to be reflective of all costs associated with 
     the development, construction, operation, and financing of 
     the Mexican Facility.

It was decided in the

Yeas

427

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 82.26                   [Roll No. 327]

                                AYES--427

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard

[[Page 1172]]


     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Bateman
     Chenoweth
     Kennedy
     McDermott
     Peterson (PA)
     Towns
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 82.27  recorded vote

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

       Page 84, after line 16, insert the following new title:
         TITLE VIII--GULF WAR VETERANS' IRAQI CLAIMS PROTECTION

     SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Gulf War Veterans' Iraqi 
     Claims Protection Act of 1999''.

     SEC. 802. ADJUDICATION OF CLAIMS.

       (a) Claims Against Iraq.--The United States Commission is 
     authorized to receive and determine the validity and amounts 
     of any claims by nationals of the United States against the 
     Government of Iraq. Such claims must be submitted to the 
     United States Commission within the period specified by such 
     Commission by notice published in the Federal Register. The 
     United States Commission shall certify to each claimant the 
     amount determined by the Commission to be payable on the 
     claim under this title.
       (b) Decision Rules.--In deciding claims under subsection 
     (a), the United States Commission shall apply, in the 
     following order--
       (1) applicable substantive law, including international 
     law; and
       (2) applicable principles of justice and equity.
       (c) Priority Claims.--Before deciding any other claim 
     against the Government of Iraq, the United States Commission 
     shall, to the extent practical, decide all pending non-
     commercial claims of active, retired, or reserve members of 
     the United States Armed Forces, retired former members of the 
     United States Armed Forces, and other individuals arising out 
     of Iraq's invasion and occupation of Kuwait or out of the 
     1987 attack on the USS Stark.
       (d) Applicability of International Claims Settlement Act.--
     To the extent they are not inconsistent with the provisions 
     of this title, the provisions of title I (other than section 
     802(c)) and title VII of the International Claims Settlement 
     Act of 1949 (22 U.S.C. 1621-1627 and 1645-1645o) shall apply 
     with respect to claims under this title.

     SEC. 803. CLAIMS FUNDS.

       (a) Iraq Claims Fund.--The Secretary of the Treasury is 
     authorized to establish in the Treasury of the United States 
     a fund (hereafter in this title referred to as the ``Iraq 
     Claims Fund'') for payment of claims certified under section 
     802(a). The Secretary of the Treasury shall cover into the 
     Iraq Claims Fund such amounts as are allocated to such fund 
     pursuant to subsection (b).
       (b) Allocation of Proceeds From Iraqi Asset Liquidation.--
       (1) In general.--The President shall allocate funds 
     resulting from the liquidation of assets pursuant to section 
     804 in the manner the President determines appropriate 
     between the Iraq Claims Fund and such other accounts as are 
     appropriate for the payment of claims of the United States 
     Government against Iraq, subject to the limitation in 
     paragraph (2).
       (2) Limitation.--The amount allocated pursuant to this 
     subsection for payment of claims of the United States 
     Government against Iraq may not exceed the amount which bears 
     the same relation to the amount allocated to the Iraq Claims 
     Fund pursuant to this subsection as the sum of all certified 
     claims of the United States Government against Iraq bears to 
     the sum of all claims certified under section 802(a). As used 
     in this paragraph, the term ``certified claims of the United 
     States Government against Iraq'' means those claims of the 
     United States Government against Iraq which are determined by 
     the Secretary of State to be outside the jurisdiction of the 
     United Nations Commission and which are determined to be 
     valid, and whose amount has been certified, under such 
     procedures as the President may establish.

     SEC. 804. AUTHORITY TO VEST IRAQI ASSETS.

       The President is authorized to vest and liquidate as much 
     of the assets of the Government of Iraq in the United States 
     that have been blocked pursuant to the International 
     Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) as may 
     be necessary to satisfy claims under section 802(a), claims 
     of the United States Government against Iraq which are 
     determined by the Secretary of State to be outside the 
     jurisdiction of the United Nations Commission, and 
     administrative expenses under section 805.

     SEC. 805. REIMBURSEMENT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.

       (a) Deduction.--In order to reimburse the United States 
     Government for its expenses in administering this title, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall deduct 1.5 percent of any 
     amount covered into the Iraq Claims Fund to satisfy claims 
     under this title.
       (b) Deductions Treated as Miscellaneous Receipts.--Amounts 
     deducted pursuant to subsection (a) shall be deposited in the 
     Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts.

     SEC. 806. PAYMENTS.

       (a) In General.--The United States Commission shall certify 
     to the Secretary of the Treasury each award made pursuant to 
     section 802. The Secretary of the Treasury shall make 
     payment, out of the Iraq Claims Fund, in the following order 
     of priority to the extent funds are available in such fund:
       (1) Payment of $10,000 or the principal amount of the 
     award, whichever is less.
       (2) For each claim that has priority under section 802(c), 
     payment of an additional $90,000 toward the unpaid balance of 
     the principal amount of the award.
       (3) Payments from time to time in ratable proportions on 
     account of the unpaid balance of the principal amounts of all 
     awards according to the proportions which the unpaid balance 
     of such awards bear to the total amount in the Iraq Claims 
     Fund that is available for distribution at the time such 
     payments are made.
       (4) After payment has been made of the principal amounts of 
     all such awards, pro rata payments on account of accrued 
     interest on such awards as bear interest.
       (b) Unsatisfied Claims.--Payment of any award made pursuant 
     to this title shall not extinguish any unsatisfied claim, or 
     be construed to have divested any claimant, or the United 
     States on his or her behalf, of any rights against the 
     Government of Iraq with respect to any unsatisfied claim.

     SEC. 807. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER RECORDS.

       The head of any Executive agency may transfer or otherwise 
     make available to the United States Commission such records 
     and documents relating to claims authorized to be determined 
     under this title as may be required by the United States 
     Commission in carrying out its functions under this title.

     SEC. 808. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS; DISPOSITION OF UNUSED 
                   FUNDS.

       (a) Statute of Limitations.--Any demand or claim for 
     payment on account of an award that is certified under this 
     title shall be barred on and after the date that is one year 
     after the date of publication of the notice required by 
     subsection (b).
       (b) Publication of Notice.--
       (1) In general.--At the end of the 9-year period specified 
     in paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Treasury shall publish 
     a notice in the Federal Register detailing the statute of 
     limitations provided for in subsection (a) and identifying 
     the claim numbers of, and the names of the claimants holding, 
     unpaid certified claims.
       (2) Publication date.--The notice required by paragraph (1) 
     shall be published 9 years

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     after the last date on which the Secretary of the Treasury 
     covers into the Iraq Claims Fund amounts allocated to that 
     fund pursuant to section 803(b).
       (c) Disposition of Unused Funds.--
       (1) Disposition.--At the end of the 2-year period beginning 
     on the publication date of the notice required by subsection 
     (b), the Secretary of the Treasury shall dispose of all 
     unused funds described in paragraph (2) by depositing in the 
     Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts any 
     such funds that are not used for payments of certified claims 
     under this title.
       (2) Unused funds.--The unused funds referred to in 
     paragraph (1) are any remaining balance in the Iraq Claims 
     Fund.

     SEC. 809. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this title:
       (1) Executive agency.--The term ``Executive agency'' has 
     the meaning given that term by section 105 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (2) Government of iraq.--The term ``Government of Iraq'' 
     includes agencies, instrumentalities, and entities controlled 
     by that government (including public sector enterprises).
       (3) United nations commission.--The term ``United Nations 
     Commission'' means the United Nations Compensation Commission 
     established pursuant to United Nations Security Council 
     Resolution 687 (1991).
       (4) United states commission.--The term ``United States 
     Commission'' means the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission 
     of the United States.

It was decided in the

Yeas

427

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 82.28                   [Roll No. 328]

                                AYES--427

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Abercrombie
     Chenoweth
     Kennedy
     McDermott
     Peterson (PA)
     Towns
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 82.29  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 84, after line 16, add the following (and conform the 
     table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 703. KOSOVAR ALBANIAN PRISONERS HELD IN SERBIA.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) At the conclusion of the NATO campaign to halt the 
     Serbian and Yugoslav ethnic cleansing in Kosova, a large, but 
     undetermined number of Kosovar Albanians held in Serbian 
     prisons in Kosova were taken from Kosova before and during 
     the withdrawal of Serbian and Yugoslav police and military 
     forces from Kosova.
       (2) Serbian Justice Minister Dragoljub Jankovic has 
     admitted that 1,860 prisoners were brought to Serbia from 
     Kosova on June 10, 1999, the day Serbian and Yugoslav police 
     and military forces began their withdrawal from Kosova.
       (3) International humanitarian organizations, including the 
     International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Human 
     Rights Watch, have expressed serious concern with the 
     detention of Kosovar Albanians in prisons in Serbia.
       (4) On June 25, 1999, Serbia released 166 of the detained 
     Kosovar Albanian prisoners to the ICRC.
       (5) On July 10, 1999, the Parliamentary Assembly of the 
     Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, 
     comprised of parliamentarians from Across Europe, the United 
     States and Canada, adopted a resolution calling upon Serbia 
     and Yugoslavia, in accordance with international humanitarian 
     law, to grant full, immediate and ongoing ICRC access to all 
     prisoners held in relation to the Kosova crisis, to ensure 
     the humane treatment of such prisoners, and to arrange for 
     the release of all such prisoners.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that--
       (1) the Serbian and Yugoslav Governments should immediately 
     account for all Kosovar Albanians held in their prisons and 
     treat them in accordance with all applicable international 
     standards;
       (2) the ICRC should be given full, immediate, and ongoing 
     access to all Kosovar Albanians held in Serbian and Yugoslav 
     prisons; and
       (3) all Kosovar Albanians held in Serbian and Yugoslav 
     prisons should be released and returned to Kosova.

It was decided in the

Yeas

424

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 82.30                   [Roll No. 329]

                                AYES--424

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay

[[Page 1174]]


     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Chenoweth
     Coburn
     DeLay
     Forbes
     Kennedy
     McDermott
     Peterson (PA)
     Towns
     Watts (OK)
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House 
Resolution 247, 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 4, after line 9, add the following (and conform the 
     table of contents accordingly):
         DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED PROVISIONS
       Page 12, line 4, before the period insert ``and for 
     returned or returning refugees, displaced persons, and other 
     victims of the humanitarian crisis within Kosovo''.
       Page 15, strike lines 1 through 16, and insert the 
     following:
       (4) National endowment for democracy.--For the ``National 
     Endowment for Democracy'', $32,000,000 for the fiscal year 
     2000.
       (5) Reagan-fascell democracy fellows.--For a fellowship 
     program, to be known as the ``Reagan-Fascell Democracy 
     Fellows'', for democracy activists and scholars from around 
     the world at the International Forum for Democratic Studies 
     in Washington, D.C., to study, write, and exchange views with 
     other activists and scholars and with Americans, $2,000,000 
     for the fiscal year 2000.
       Page 17, after line 14, insert the following:
       (5) UNICEF.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
     under subsection (a), $110,000,000 for the fiscal year 2000 
     is authorized to be appropriated only for a United States 
     contribution to UNICEF.
       Page 21, line 25, strike ``such sums as may be necessary'' 
     and insert ``$15,000,000''.
       Page 56, strike line 16.
       Page 67, after line 22, insert the following new section:

     SEC. 332. PRESERVATION OF DIVERSITY IN REORGANIZATION.

       Section 1613(c) of the Foreign Affairs Reform and 
     Restructuring Act of 1998 (as enacted by division G of the 
     Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1999; Public Law 105-277) is amended in 
     the first sentence by striking ``changed.'' and inserting 
     ``changed, nor shall the relative positions of women and 
     minorities in the administrative structures of the agencies 
     subject to this section be adversely affected as a result of 
     such transfers.''.
       Page 68, strike line 21, and all that follows through line 
     4 on page 70 and insert the following:

     SEC. 402. CONDUCT OF CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL 
                   EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.

       Section 102 of the Human Rights, Refugee, and Other Foreign 
     Relations Provisions Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 2452 note) is 
     amended by striking ``Director'' and all that follows through 
     the period and inserting the following: ``Secretary of State, 
     with the assistance of the Under Secretary for Public 
     Diplomacy, shall--
       ``(1) include, as a significant proportion of the 
     participants in such programs, nationals of such countries 
     who the Secretary has reason to believe are committed to 
     freedom and democracy;
       ``(2) consult with human rights and democracy advocates 
     from such countries on the inclusion of participants and 
     grantee organizations for such programs;
       ``(3) take all appropriate steps to ensure that inclusion 
     in such programs does not compromise the personal safety of 
     participants; and
       ``(4) select grantee organizations for such programs 
     through an open, competitive process in which proposals are 
     solicited from multiple applicants and in which important 
     factors inthe selection of a grantee include the relative 
     likelihood that each of the competing applicants would be 
     willing and able--
       ``(A) to recruit as participants in the program persons 
     described in paragraph (1); and
       ``(B) in selecting participants who are associated with 
     governments or other institutions wielding power in countries 
     described in this section, to recruit those most likely to be 
     open to an understanding of the principles of freedom and 
     democracy, and to avoid--
       ``(i) giving such governments inappropriate influence in 
     the selection process; and
       ``(ii) selecting those who are so firmly committed to the 
     suppression of freedom and democracy that their inclusion 
     could create an appearance that the United States condones 
     such suppression.''.
       Page 84, after line 16, add the following (and conform the 
     table of contents accordingly):
               DIVISION B--SECURITY ASSISTANCE PROVISIONS

     SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Security Assistance Act 
     of 1999''.
             TITLE XI--TRANSFERS OF EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES

     SEC. 1101. EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES FOR CENTRAL EUROPEAN 
                   COUNTRIES.

       Section 105 of Public Law 104-164 (110 Stat. 1427) is 
     amended by striking ``1996 and 1997'' and inserting ``2000 
     and 2001''.

     SEC. 1102. EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES FOR CERTAIN INDEPENDENT 
                   STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION.

       (a) Uses For Which Funds Are Available.--Notwithstanding 
     section 516(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2321j(e)), during each of the fiscal years 2000 and 
     2001, funds available to the Department of Defense may be 
     expended for crating, packing, handling, and transportation 
     of excess defense articles transferred under the authority of 
     section 516 of that Act to Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, 
     Moldova, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
       (b) Content of Congressional Notification.--Each 
     notification required to be submitted under section 516(f) of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j(f)) with 
     respect to a proposed transfer of a defense article described 
     in subsection (a) shall include an estimate of the amount of 
     funds to be expended under subsection (a) with respect to 
     that transfer.

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             TITLE XII--FOREIGN MILITARY SALES AUTHORITIES

     SEC. 1201. TERMINATION OF FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCED TRAINING.

       Section 617 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2367) is amended--
       (1) by inserting in the second sentence ``and the Arms 
     Export Control Act'' after ``under this Act'' the first place 
     it appears;
       (2) by striking ``under this Act'' the second place it 
     appears; and
       (3) by inserting in the third sentence ``and under the Arms 
     Export Control Act'' after ``this Act''.

     SEC. 1202. SALES OF EXCESS COAST GUARD PROPERTY.

       Section 21(a)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2761(a)(1)) is amended in the text above subparagraph (A) by 
     inserting ``and the Coast Guard'' after ``Department of 
     Defense''.

     SEC. 1203. COMPETITIVE PRICING FOR SALES OF DEFENSE ARTICLES.

       Section 22(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2762(d)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Procurement contracts'' and inserting 
     ``(1) Procurement contracts''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Direct costs associated with meeting additional or 
     unique requirements of the purchaser shall be allowable under 
     contracts described in paragraph (1). 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.''.

     SEC. 1204. REPORTING OF OFFSET AGREEMENTS.

       (a) Government-to-Government Sales.--Section 36(b)(1) of 
     the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(b)(1)) is amended 
     in the fourth sentence by striking ``(if known on the date of 
     transmittal of such certification)'' and inserting ``and, if 
     known on the date of transmittal of such certification, a 
     description of the offset agreement. Such description may be 
     included in the classified portion of such numbered 
     certification''.
       (b) Commercial Sales.--Section 36(c)(1) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(c)(1)) is amended in the second 
     sentence by striking ``(if known on the date of transmittal 
     of such certification)'' and inserting ``and, if known on the 
     date of transmittal of such certification, a description of 
     the offset agreement. Such description may be included in the 
     classified portion of such numbered certification''.

     SEC. 1205. NOTIFICATION OF UPGRADES TO DIRECT COMMERCIAL 
                   SALES.

       Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2776(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) The provisions of subsection (b)(5) shall apply to 
     any equipment, article, or service for which a numbered 
     certification has been transmitted to Congress pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) in the same manner and to the same extent as 
     that subsection applies to any equipment, article, or service 
     for which a numbered certification has been transmitted to 
     Congress pursuant to subsection (b)(1). For purposes of such 
     application, any reference in subsection (b)(5) to `a letter 
     of offer' or `an offer' shall be deemed to be a reference to 
     `a contract'.''.

     SEC. 1206. EXPANDED PROHIBITION ON INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 39A(a) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act (22 U.S.C. 2779a(a)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``or licensed'' after ``sold''; and
       (2) by inserting ``or export'' after ``sale''.
       (b) Definition of United States Person.--Section 
     39A(d)(3)(B)(ii) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2779a(d)(3)(B)(ii)) is amended by inserting ``or by an entity 
     described in clause (i)'' after ``subparagraph (A)''.

     SEC. 1207. ADMINISTRATIVE FEES FOR LEASING OF DEFENSE 
                   ARTICLES.

       Section 61(a) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2796(a)) is amended in paragraph (4) of the first sentence by 
     inserting after ``including reimbursement for depreciation of 
     such articles while leased,'' the following: ``a fee for the 
     administrative services associated with processing such 
     leasing,''.
   TITLE XIII--STOCKPILING OF DEFENSE ARTICLES FOR FOREIGN COUNTRIES

     SEC. 1301. ADDITIONS TO UNITED STATES WAR RESERVE STOCKPILES 
                   FOR ALLIES.

       Paragraph (2) of section 514(b) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h(b)(2)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2)(A) The value of such additions to stockpiles of 
     defense articles in foreign countries shall not exceed 
     $340,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and $60,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2000.
       ``(B)(i) 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.
       ``(ii) Of the amount specified in subparagraph (A) for 
     fiscal year 2000, not more than $40,000,000 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.''.

     SEC. 1302. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN OBSOLETE OR SURPLUS DEFENSE 
                   ARTICLES IN THE WAR RESERVES STOCKPILE FOR 
                   ALLIES.

       (a) Items in the Korean Stockpile.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h), the President is 
     authorized to transfer to the Republic of Korea, in return 
     for concessions to be negotiated by the Secretary of Defense, 
     with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, any or all of 
     the items described in paragraph (2).
       (2) Covered items.--The items referred to in paragraph (1) 
     are munitions, equipment, and material such as tanks, trucks, 
     artillery, mortars, general purpose bombs, repair parts, 
     ammunition, barrier material, and ancillary equipment, if 
     such items are--
       (A) obsolete or surplus items;
       (B) in the inventory of the Department of Defense;
       (C) intended for use as reserve stocks for the Republic of 
     Korea; and
       (D) as of the date of enactment of this Act, located in a 
     stockpile in the Republic of Korea.
       (b) Items in the Thailand Stockpile.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h), the President is 
     authorized to transfer to Thailand, in return for concessions 
     to be negotiated by the Secretary of Defense, with the 
     concurrence of the Secretary of State, any or all of the 
     items in the WRS-T stockpile described in paragraph (2).
       (2) Covered items.--The items referred to in paragraph (1) 
     are munitions, equipment, and material such as tanks, trucks, 
     artillery, mortars, general purpose bombs, repair parts, 
     ammunition, barrier material, and ancillary equipment, if 
     such items are--
       (A) obsolete or surplus items;
       (B) in the inventory of the Department of Defense;
       (C) intended for use as reserve stocks for Thailand; and
       (D) as of the date of enactment of this Act, located in a 
     stockpile in Thailand.
       (c) Valuation of Concessions.--The value of concessions 
     negotiated pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) shall be at 
     least equal to the fair market value of the items 
     transferred. The concessions may include cash compensation, 
     services, waiver of charges otherwise payable by the United 
     States, and other items of value.
       (d) Prior Notifications of Proposed Transfers.--Not less 30 
     days before making a transfer under the authority of this 
     section, the President shall transmit to the chairmen of the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives a detailed notification of the proposed 
     transfer, which shall include an identification of the items 
     to be transferred and the concessions to be received.
       (e) Termination of Authority.--No transfer may be made 
     under the authority of this section more than three years 
     after the date of enactment of this Act.
    TITLE XIV--INTERNATIONAL ARMS SALES CODE OF CONDUCT ACT OF 1999

     SEC. 1401. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``International Arms Sales 
     Code of Conduct Act of 1999''.

     SEC. 1402. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds the following:
       (1) The proliferation of conventional arms and conflicts 
     around the globe are multilateral problems. The only way to 
     effectively prevent rogue nations from acquiring conventional 
     weapons is through a multinational ``arms sales code of 
     conduct''.
       (2) Approximately 40,000,000 people, over 75 percent of 
     whom were civilians, died as a result of civil and 
     international wars fought with conventional weapons during 
     the 45 years of the cold war, demonstrating that conventional 
     weapons can in fact be weapons of mass destruction.
       (3) Conflict has actually increased in the post cold war 
     era.
       (4) It is in the national security and economic interests 
     of the United States to reduce dramatically the 
     $840,000,000,000 that all countries spend on armed forces 
     every year, $191,000,000,000 of which is spent by developing 
     countries, an amount equivalent to 4 times the total 
     bilateral and multilateral foreign assistance such countries 
     receive every year.
       (5) The Congress has the constitutional responsibility to 
     participate with the executive branch in decisions to provide 
     military assistance and arms transfers to a foreign 
     government, and in the formulation of a policy designed to 
     reduce dramatically the level of international 
     militarization.
       (6) A decision to provide military assistance and arms 
     transfers to a government that is undemocratic, does not 
     adequately protect human rights, or is currently engaged in 
     acts of armed aggression should require a higher level of 
     scrutiny than does a decision to provide such assistance and 
     arms transfers to a government to which these conditions do 
     not apply.

     SEC. 1403. INTERNATIONAL ARMS SALES CODE OF CONDUCT.

       (a) Negotiations.--The President shall attempt to achieve 
     the foreign policy goal of an international arms sales code 
     of conduct with all Wassenaar Arrangement countries. The 
     President shall take the necessary steps to begin 
     negotiations with all Wassenaar Arrangement countries within 
     120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. The 
     purpose of these negotiations shall be to conclude an 
     agreement on restricting or prohibiting arms transfers to 
     countries that do not meet the following criteria:
       (1) Promotes democracy.--The government of the country--
       (A) was chosen by and permits free and fair elections;
       (B) promotes civilian control of the military and security 
     forces and has civilian institutions controlling the policy, 
     operation, and spending of all law enforcement and se

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     curity institutions, as well as the armed forces;
       (C) promotes the rule of law, equality before the law, and 
     respect for individual and minority rights, including freedom 
     to speak, publish, associate, and organize; and
       (D) promotes the strengthening of political, legislative, 
     and civil institutions of democracy, as well as autonomous 
     institutions to monitor the conduct of public officials and 
     to combat corruption.
       (2) Respects human rights.--The government of the country--
       (A) does not engage in gross violations of internationally 
     recognized human rights, including--
       (i) extra judicial or arbitrary executions;
       (ii) disappearances;
       (iii) torture or severe mistreatment;
       (iv) prolonged arbitrary imprisonment;
       (v) systematic official discrimination on the basis of 
     race, ethnicity, religion, gender, national origin, or 
     political affiliation; and
       (vi) grave breaches of international laws of war or 
     equivalent violations of the laws of war in internal 
     conflicts;
       (B) vigorously investigates, disciplines, and prosecutes 
     those responsible for gross violations of internationally 
     recognized human rights;
       (C) permits access on a regular basis to political 
     prisoners by international humanitarian organizations such as 
     the International Committee of the Red Cross;
       (D) promotes the independence of the judiciary and other 
     official bodies that oversee the protection of human rights;
       (E) does not impede the free functioning of domestic and 
     international human rights organizations; and
       (F) provides access on a regular basis to humanitarian 
     organizations in situations of conflict or famine.
       (3) Not engaged in certain acts of armed aggression.--The 
     government of the country is not currently engaged in acts of 
     armed aggression in violation of international law.
       (4) Full participation in united nations register of 
     conventional arms.--The government of the country is fully 
     participating in the United Nations Register of Conventional 
     Arms.
       (b) Reports to Congress.--(1) In the report required in 
     sections 116(d) and 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961, the Secretary of State shall describe the extent to 
     which the practices of each country evaluated meet the 
     criteria in paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (a).
       (2) Not later than 6 months after the commencement of the 
     negotiations under subsection (a), and not later than the end 
     of every 6-month period thereafter until an agreement 
     described in subsection (a) is concluded, the President shall 
     report to the appropriate committees of the Congress on the 
     progress made during these negotiations.
       (c) Definition.--The term ``Wassenaar Arrangement 
     countries'' means Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, 
     Bulgaria, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, 
     France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, 
     Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, 
     Portugal, the Republic of Korea, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, 
     Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, and the United 
     Kingdom.
TITLE XV--AUTHORITY TO EXEMPT INDIA AND PAKISTAN FROM CERTAIN SANCTIONS

     SEC. 1501. WAIVER AUTHORITY.

       (a) Authority.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
     President may waive, 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 (22 U.S.C. 2799aa or 2799aa-1), section 620E(e) 
     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2375(e)), or 
     section 2(b)(4) of the Export Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 
     U.S.C. 635(b)(4)).
       (2) Effective date.--A waiver of the application of a 
     sanction or prohibition (or portion thereof) under paragraph 
     (1) shall be effective only for a period ending on or before 
     September 30, 2000.
       (b) Exception.--The authority to waive the application of a 
     sanction or prohibition (or portion thereof) under subsection 
     (a) shall not apply with respect to a sanction or prohibition 
     contained in subparagraph (B), (C), or (G) of section 
     102(b)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act.
       (c) Notification.--A waiver of the application of a 
     sanction or prohibition (or portion thereof) contained in 
     section 541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not 
     become effective until 15 days after notice of such waiver 
     has been reported to the congressional committees specified 
     in section 634A(a) of such Act in accordance with the 
     procedures applicable to reprogramming notifications under 
     that section.

     SEC. 1502. CONSULTATION.

       Prior to each exercise of the authority provided in section 
     1501, the President shall consult with the appropriate 
     congressional committees.

     SEC. 1503. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

       Not later than August 31, 2000, the Secretary of State 
     shall prepare and submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report on economic and national security 
     developments in India and Pakistan.

     SEC. 1504. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.

       In this title, the term ``appropriate congressional 
     committees'' means--
       (1) the Committee on International Relations and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; 
     and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate.
   TITLE XVI--TRANSFER OF NAVAL VESSELS TO CERTAIN FOREIGN COUNTRIES

     SEC. 1601. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER NAVAL VESSELS.

       (a) Dominican Republic.--The Secretary of the Navy is 
     authorized to transfer to the Government of the Dominican 
     Republic the medium auxiliary floating dry dock AFDM 2. Such 
     transfer shall be on a grant basis under section 516 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j).
       (b) Ecuador.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to 
     transfer to the Government of Ecuador the ``OAK RIDGE'' class 
     medium auxiliary repair dry dock ALAMOGORDO (ARDM 2). Such 
     transfer shall be on a sales basis under section 21 of the 
     Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761).
       (c) Egypt.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to 
     transfer to the Government of Egypt the ``NEWPORT'' class 
     tank landing ships BARBOUR COUNTY (LST 1195) and PEORIA (LST 
     1183). Such transfers shall be on a sales basis under section 
     21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761).
       (d) Greece.--(1) The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to 
     transfer to the Government of Greece the ``KNOX'' class 
     frigate CONNOLE (FF 1056). Such transfer shall be on a grant 
     basis under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2321j).
       (2) The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to transfer to 
     the Government of Greece the medium auxiliary floating dry 
     dock COMPETENT (AFDM 6). Such transfer shall be on a sales 
     basis under section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2761).
       (e) Mexico.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to 
     transfer to the Government of Mexico the ``NEWPORT'' class 
     tank landing ship NEWPORT (LST 1179) and the ``KNOX'' class 
     frigate WHIPPLE (FF 1062). Such transfers shall be on a sales 
     basis under section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2761).
       (f) Poland.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to 
     transfer to the Government of Poland the ``OLIVER HAZARD 
     PERRY'' class guided missile frigate CLARK (FFG 11). Such 
     transfer shall be on a grant basis under section 516 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j).
       (g) Taiwan.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to 
     transfer to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative 
     Office in the United States (which is the Taiwan 
     instrumentality designated pursuant to section 10(a) of the 
     Taiwan Relations Act) the ``NEWPORT'' class tank landing ship 
     SCHENECTADY (LST 1185). Such transfer shall be on a sales 
     basis under section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2761).
       (h) Thailand.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to 
     transfer to the Government of Thailand the ``KNOX'' class 
     frigate TRUETT (FF 1095). Such transfer shall be on a grant 
     basis under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2321j).
       (i) Turkey.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to 
     transfer to the Government of Turkey the ``OLIVER HAZARD 
     PERRY'' class guided missile frigates FLATLEY (FFG 21) and 
     JOHN A. MOORE (FFG 19). Such transfers shall be on a sales 
     basis under section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2761).

     SEC. 1602. INAPPLICABILITY OF AGGREGATE ANNUAL LIMITATION ON 
                   VALUE 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 
     section 1601 shall not be counted for the purposes of section 
     516(g) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 in the aggregate 
     value of excess defense articles transferred to countries 
     under that section in any fiscal year.

     SEC. 1603. COSTS OF TRANSFERS.

       Any expense incurred by the United States in connection 
     with a transfer of a vessel authorized by section 1601 shall 
     be charged to the recipient.

     SEC. 1604. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.

       The authority to transfer vessels under section 1601 shall 
     expire at the end of the 2-year period beginning on the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1605. REPAIR AND REFURBISHMENT OF VESSELS IN UNITED 
                   STATES SHIPYARDS.

       The Secretary of the Navy shall require, to the maximum 
     extent possible, as a condition of a transfer of a vessel 
     under section 1601, 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.

     SEC. 1606. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS RELATING TO TRANSFER OF 
                   NAVAL VESSELS AND AIRCRAFT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF 
                   THE PHILIPPINES.

       (a) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that--
       (1) the President should transfer to the Government of the 
     Philippines, on a grant basis under section 516 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j), the excess 
     defense articles described in subsection (b); and
       (2) the United States should not oppose the transfer of F-5 
     aircraft by a third country to the Government of the 
     Philippines.
       (b) Excess Defense Articles.--The excess defense articles 
     described in this subsection are the following:

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       (1) UH-1 helicopters, A-4 aircraft, and the ``POINT'' class 
     Coast Guard cutter POINT EVANS.
       (2) Amphibious landing craft, naval patrol vessels 
     (including patrol vessels of the Coast Guard), and other 
     naval vessels (such as frigates), if such vessels are 
     available.
                  TITLE XVII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 1701. ANNUAL MILITARY ASSISTANCE REPORTS.

       Section 655(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2415(b)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Information Relating to Military Assistance and 
     Military Exports.--Each such report shall show the aggregate 
     dollar value and quantity of defense articles (including 
     excess defense articles), defense services, and international 
     military education and training activities authorized by the 
     United States and of such articles, services, and activities 
     provided by the United States, excluding any activity that is 
     reportable under title V of the National Security Act of 
     1947, to each foreign country and international organization. 
     The report shall specify, by category, whether such defense 
     articles--
       ``(1) were furnished by grant under chapter 2 or chapter 5 
     of part II of this Act or under any other authority of law or 
     by sale under chapter 2 of the Arms Export Control Act;
       ``(2) were furnished with the financial assistance of the 
     United States Government, including through loans and 
     guarantees; or
       ``(3) were licensed for export under section 38 of the Arms 
     Export Control Act.''.

     SEC. 1702. PUBLICATION OF ARMS SALES CERTIFICATIONS.

       Section 36 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776) 
     is amended in the second subsection (e) (as added by section 
     155 of Public Law 104-164)--
       (1) by inserting ``in a timely manner'' after ``to be 
     published''; and
       (2) by striking ``the full unclassified text of'' and all 
     that follows and inserting the following: ``the full 
     unclassified text of--
       ``(1) each numbered certification submitted pursuant to 
     subsection (b);
       ``(2) each notification of a proposed commercial sale 
     submitted under subsection (c); and
       ``(3) each notification of a proposed commercial technical 
     assistance or manufacturing licensing agreement submitted 
     under subsection (d).''.

     SEC. 1703. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL EXPORT OF 
                   SIGNIFICANT MILITARY EQUIPMENT ON UNITED STATES 
                   MUNITIONS LIST.

       (a) Notification Requirement.--Section 38 of the Arms 
     Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(i) As prescribed in regulations issued under this 
     section, a United States person to whom a license has been 
     granted to export an item identified as significant military 
     equipment on the United States Munitions List shall, not 
     later than 15 days after the item is exported, submit to the 
     Department of State a report containing all shipment 
     information, including a description of the item and the 
     quantity, value, port of exit, and destination of the 
     item.''.
       (b) Quarterly Reports to Congress.--Section 36(a) of the 
     Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(a)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (11), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (12), by striking ``third-party 
     transfers.'' and inserting ``third-party transfers; and''; 
     and
       (C) by adding after paragraph (12) (but before the last 
     sentence of the subsection), the following:
       ``(13) a report on all exports of significant military 
     equipment for which information has been provided pursuant to 
     section 38(i).''.

     SEC. 1704. ENFORCEMENT OF ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT.

       The Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) is 
     amended in sections 38(e), 39A(c), and 40(k) by inserting 
     after ``except that'' each place it appears the following: 
     ``section 11(c)(2)(B) of such Act shall not apply, and 
     instead, as prescribed in regulations issued under this 
     section, the Secretary of State may assess civil penalties 
     for violations of this Act and regulations prescribed 
     thereunder and further may commence a civil action to recover 
     such civil penalties, and except further that''.

     SEC. 1705. VIOLATIONS RELATING TO MATERIAL SUPPORT TO 
                   TERRORISTS.

       Section 38(g)(1)(A)(iii) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2778(g)(1)(A)(iii)) is amended by adding at the end 
     before the comma the following: ``or section 2339A of such 
     title (relating to providing material support to 
     terrorists)''.

     SEC. 1706. AUTHORITY TO CONSENT TO THIRD PARTY TRANSFER OF 
                   EX-U.S.S. BOWMAN COUNTY TO USS LST SHIP 
                   MEMORIAL, INC.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) It is the long-standing policy of the United States 
     Government to deny requests for the retransfer of significant 
     military equipment that originated in the United States to 
     private entities.
       (2) In very exceptional circumstances, when the United 
     States public interest would be served by the proposed 
     retransfer and end-use, such requests may be favorably 
     considered.
       (3) Such retransfers to private entities have been 
     authorized in very exceptional circumstances following 
     appropriate demilitarization and receipt of assurances from 
     the private entity that the item to be transferred would be 
     used solely in furtherance of Federal Government contracts or 
     for static museum display.
       (4) Nothing in this section should be construed as a 
     revision of long-standing policy referred to in paragraph 
     (1).
       (5) The Government of Greece has requested the consent of 
     the United States Government to the retransfer of HS Rodos 
     (ex-U.S.S. Bowman County (LST 391)) to the USS LST Ship 
     Memorial, Inc.
       (b) Authority To Consent to Retransfer.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the President 
     may consent to the retransfer by the Government of Greece of 
     HS Rodos (ex-U.S.S. Bowman County (LST 391)) to the USS LST 
     Ship Memorial, Inc.
       (2) Conditions for consent.--The President should not 
     exercise the authority under paragraph (1) unless USS LST 
     Memorial, Inc.--
       (A) utilizes the vessel for public, nonprofit, museum-
     related purposes;
       (B) submits a certification with the import application 
     that no firearms frames or receivers, ammunition, or other 
     firearms as defined in section 5845 of the National Firearms 
     Act (26 U.S.C. 5845) will be imported with the vessel; and
       (C) complies with regulatory policy requirements related to 
     the facilitation of monitoring by the Federal Government of, 
     and the mitigation of potential environmental hazards 
     associated with, aging vessels, and has a demonstrated 
     financial capability to so comply.

     SEC. 1707. EXCEPTIONS RELATING TO PROHIBITIONS ON ASSISTANCE 
                   TO COUNTRIES INVOLVED IN TRANSFER OR USE OF 
                   NUCLEAR EXPLOSIVE DEVICES.

       (a) In General.--Section 2 of the Agriculture Export Relief 
     Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-194; 112 Stat. 627) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (d); and
       (2) by striking the second sentence of subsection (e).
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act or 
     September 30, 1999, whichever occurs earlier.

     SEC. 1708. CONTINUATION OF THE EXPORT CONTROL REGULATIONS 
                   UNDER IEEPA.

       To the extent that the President exercises the authorities 
     of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to carry 
     out the provisions of the Export Administration Act of 1979 
     in order to continue in full force and effect the export 
     control system maintained by the Export Administration 
     regulations issued under that Act, including regulations 
     issued under section 8 of that Act, the following shall 
     apply:
       (1) The penalties for violations of the regulations 
     continued pursuant to the International Emergency Economic 
     Powers Act shall be the same as the penalties for violations 
     under section 11 of the Export Administration Act of 1979, as 
     if that section were amended--
       (A) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     whoever knowingly violates or conspires to or attempts to 
     violate any provision of this Act or any license, order, or 
     regulation issued under this Act--
       ``(1) except in the case of an individual, shall be fined 
     not more than $500,000 or 5 times the value of any exports 
     involved, whichever is greater; and
       ``(2) in the case of an individual, shall be fined not more 
     than $250,000 or 5 times the value of any exports involved, 
     whichever is greater, or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or 
     both.'';
       (B) in subsection (b)--
       (i) in paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(A) by striking ``five 
     times'' and inserting ``10 times'';
       (ii) in paragraph (1)(B) by striking ``$250,000'' and 
     inserting ``$500,000''; and
       (iii) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking ``$250,000, or 
     imprisoned not more than 5 years'' and inserting ``$500,000, 
     or imprisoned not more than 10 years'';
       (C) in subsection (c)(1)--
       (i) by striking ``$10,000'' and inserting ``$250,000''; and
       (ii) by striking ``except that the civil penalty'' and all 
     that follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting 
     ``except that the civil penalty for a violation of the 
     regulations issued pursuant to section 8 may not exceed 
     $50,000.''; and
       (D) in subsection (h)(1), by inserting after ``Arms Export 
     Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778)'' the following: ``section 16 of 
     the Trading with the enemy Act (50 U.S.C. 16), or, to the 
     extent the violation involves the export of goods or 
     technology controlled under this or any other Act or defense 
     articles or defense services controlled under the Arms Export 
     Control Act, section 371 or 1001 of title 18, United States 
     Code,''.
       (2) The authorities set forth in section 12(a) of the 
     Export Administration Act of 1979 may be exercised in 
     carrying out the regulations continued pursuant to the 
     International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
       (3) The provisions of sections 12(c) and 13 of the Export 
     Administration Act of 1979 shall apply in carrying out the 
     regulations continued pursuant to the International Emergency 
     Economic Powers Act.
       (4) The continuation of the provisions of the Export 
     Administration Regulations pur

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     suant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act 
     shall not be construed as not having satisfied the 
     requirements of that Act.

       Page 12, after line 4, insert the following:
       (F) International rape counseling program--Of the amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated in paragraph (1), $2,500,000 
     for the fiscal year 2000 are authorized to be appropriated 
     only for a United States based rape counseling program for 
     assistance to women who have been victimized by the 
     systematic use of rape as a weapon in times of conflict and 
     war.
       Page 15, after line 20, insert the following:
       (6) Israel-arab peace partners program.--Of the amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated under clause (i), $1,500,000 
     for the fiscal year 2000 is authorized to be available only 
     for people-to-people activities (with a focus on young 
     people) to support the Middle East peace process involving 
     participants from Israel, the Palestinian Authority, Arab 
     countries, and the United States, to be known as the 
     ``Israel-Arab Peace Partners Program''. Not later than 90 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of State shall submit a plan to the Committee on 
     International Relations of the House of Representatives for 
     implementation of such program, The Secretary shall not 
     implement the plan until 45 days after its submission to the 
     Committee.
                                  ____

       Page 35, after line 9, insert the following:

     SEC 211. GENDER RELATED PERSECUTION TASK FORCE.

       (a) Establishment of Task Force.--The Secretary of State, 
     in consultation with other Federal agencies, shall establish 
     a task force with the goal of determining eligibility 
     guidelines for women seeking refugee status overseas due to 
     gender-related persecution (including but not limited to 
     domestic and workplace violence and female genital 
     mutilation).
       (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall prepare 
     and submit to the Congress a report outlining the guidelines 
     determined by the task force under subsection (a).
       Page 46, after line 22, insert the following:

     SEC. 257. DENIAL OF PASSPORTS TO NONCUSTODIAL PARENTS SUBJECT 
                   TO STATE ARREST WARRANTS IN CASES OF NONPAYMENT 
                   OF CHILD SUPPORT.

       The Secretary of State is authorized to refuse a passport 
     or revoke, restrict, or limit a passport in any case in which 
     the Secretary of State determines, or is informed by 
     competent authority, that the applicant or passport holder is 
     a noncustodial parent who is the subject of an outstanding 
     State warrant of arrest for nonpayment of child support, 
     where the amount in controversy is not less than $2,500.
       Page 57, after line 18, insert the following:

     SEC. 303. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ADVISER TO SECRETARY OF 
                   STATE.

       (a) Establishment of Position.--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:
       ``(g) Science and Technology Adviser.--
       ``(1) In general.--There shall be within the Department of 
     State a Science and Technology Adviser (in this paragraph 
     referred to as the `Adviser'). The Adviser shall have 
     substantial experience in the area of science and technology. 
     The Adviser shall report to the Secretary of State through 
     the Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs.
       ``(2) Duties.--The Adviser shall--
       ``(A) advise the Secretary of State, through the Under 
     Secretary of State for Global Affairs, on international 
     science and technology matters affecting the foreign policy 
     of the United States; and
       ``(B) perform such duties, exercise such powers, and have 
     such rank and status as the Secretary of State shall 
     prescribe.''.
       (b) Report.--Not later than six months after receipt by the 
     Secretary of State of the report by the National Research 
     Council of the National Academy of Sciences with respect to 
     the contributions that science, technology, and health 
     matters can make to the foreign policy of the United States, 
     the Secretary of State, acting through the Under Secretary of 
     State for Global Affairs, shall submit a report to Congress 
     setting forth the Secretary of State's plans for 
     implementation, as appropriate, of the recommendations of the 
     report.
       Page 68, after line 20, insert the following:
       (c) Scholarships for Preservation of Tibet's Culture, 
     Language, and Religion.--Section 103(b)(1) of the Human 
     Rights, Refugee, and Other Foreign Relations Provisions Act 
     of 1966 (Public Law 104-319; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is further 
     amended by striking ``Tibet,'' and inserting ``Tibet 
     (whenever practical giving consideration to individuals who 
     are active in the preservation of Tibet's culture, language, 
     and religion),''.
                                  ____

       Page 75, line 7, strike ``The Secretary of State'' and 
     insert ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection 
     (b), the Secretary of State''.
       ``Page 75, line 8, strike ``that members'' and insert ``the 
     following:
       (1) Members''.
       Page 75, beginning on line 13, strike ``unless'' and insert 
     a period.
       Page 75, after line 13, insert the following:
       (2) Items designated as crime control and detection 
     instruments and equipment for purposes of section 6(n) of the 
     Export Administration Act (50 U.S.C. app. 2405(n)) are not 
     approved for export for use by the RUC.
       Page 75, line 14, strike ``the President'' and insert the 
     following:
       ``(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply if the 
     President''.
       Page 75, beginning on line 20, strike ``, in which case'' 
     and all that follows through line 21 and insert a period.
       Page 84, after line 16, add the following (and conform the 
     table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 703. RECOGNITION OF THE MAGEN DAVID ADOM SOCIETY IN 
                   ISRAEL AS A FULL MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL 
                   RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT MOVEMENT.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) It is the mission of the International Red Cross and 
     Red Crescent Movement to prevent and alleviate human 
     suffering, wherever it may be found, without discrimination
       (2) The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement 
     is a worldwide institution in which all National Red Cross 
     and Red Crescent Societies have equal status and share equal 
     responsibilities.
       (3) The state of Israel has ratified the Geneva Conventions 
     which govern the International Red Cross and Red Crescent 
     Movement.
       (4) The Magen David Adom Society is the national 
     humanitarian society in the state of Israel.
       (5) The Magen David Adom Society follows all the principles 
     of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
       (6) Since the founding of the Magen David Adom Society in 
     1930, the American Red Cross has regarded it as a sister 
     national society and close working ties have been established 
     between the two societies.
       (7) The Magen David Adom Society is excluded from full 
     membership in the International Conference of the Red Cross 
     and Red Crescent Movement solely because the Society is not 
     an official protective symbol recognized by either the Geneva 
     Conventions governing the International Red Cross and Red 
     Crescent Movement or the Statutes of the International Red 
     Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
       (8) During the past 25 years the American Red Cross has 
     consistently advocated recognition and membership of the 
     Magen David Adom Society in the International Red Cross and 
     Red Crescent Movement.
       (9) The state of Israel has unsuccessfully tried in the 
     past to amend the Geneva Conventions to allow for the 
     emblematic recognition of the Magen David Adom Society.
       (10) Recognition of the Magen David Adom Society in Israel 
     as a member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent 
     Movement would help fortify the spirit of goodwill in the 
     Middle East peace process.
       (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that--
       (1) the President should, at the earliest possible date, 
     enlist the cooperation of all nations that are signatory to 
     the Geneva Conventions to ensure that the recognition of the 
     Magen David Adom Society in Israel as a full member of the 
     International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is resolved 
     at the forthcoming 27th International Conference of the Red 
     Cross and Red Crescent; and
       (2) the President should support a resolution by that 
     Conference requesting the International Committee of the Red 
     Cross to waive on an exceptional basis the 5th condition of 
     recognition in article 4 of its Statutes of the Movement, 
     thus enabling the full participation of the Magen David Adom 
     Society as a member of the International Red Cross and Red 
     Crescent Movement.
       Page 84, after line 16, add the following (and conform the 
     table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 703. ANNUAL REPORTING ON WAR CRIMES, CRIMES AGAINST 
                   HUMANITY, AND GENOCIDE.

       (a) Section 116 of Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.--Section 
     116(d) of the Foreign assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2151n(d)) 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) wherever applicable, consolidated information 
     regarding the commission of war crimes, crimes against 
     humanity, and evidence of acts that may constitute 
     genocide.''.
       (b) Section 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.--
     Section 502B(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2304(b)) is amended by inserting after the first 
     sentence the following: ``Wherever applicable, such report 
     shall include consolidated information regarding the 
     commission of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and 
     evidence of acts that may constitute genocide.''.
       Page 34, strike line 18, and all that follows through line 
     9 on page 35, and insert the following:

     SEC. 210. EFFECTIVE REGULATION OF SATELLITE EXPORT 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Licensing regime.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary of State shall establish 
     a regulatory regime for the licensing for export of 
     commercial satellites, satellite technologies, their 
     components, and systems which shall include expedited 
     approval, as appropriate, of the licensing for export by 
     United States companies of commercial satellites, satellite 
     technologies, their components, and systems, to NATO allies, 
     major non-NATO allies, and other

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     friendly countries, but not to the Peoples Republic of China.
       (2) Requirements.--For proposed exports to those nations 
     which meet the requirements of paragraph (1) above, the 
     regime should include expedited processing of requests for 
     export authorizations that--
       (A) are time-critical, including a transfer or exchange of 
     information relating to a satellite failure or anomaly in-
     flight or on-orbit;
       (B) are required to submit bids to procurements offered by 
     foreign persons;
       (C) relate to the re-export of unimproved materials, 
     products, or data; or
       (D) are required to obtain launch and on-orbit insurance.
       (b) Financial and Personnel Resources.--Of the funds 
     authorized to be appropriated in section 101(1)(A), 
     $11,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Office 
     of Defense Trade Controls for fiscal year 2000, to enable 
     that office to carry out its responsibilities.
       (c) Improvement and Assessment.--The Secretary shall, not 
     later than six months after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, submit to the Congress a plan for--
       (1) continuously gathering industry and public suggestions 
     for potential improvements in the State Department's export 
     control regime for commercial satellites; and
       (2) arranging for the conduct and submission to Congress, 
     not later than 15 months after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, an independent review of the export control regime for 
     commercial satellites as to its effectiveness at promoting 
     national security and economic competitiveness.
       Page 35, after line 9, insert the following:

     SEC. 211. REPORT CONCERNING ATTACK IN CAMBODIA.

       Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, and every 6 months thereafter until the 
     investigation referred to in this section is completed, the 
     Secretary of State, in consultation with the Attorney 
     General, shall submit a report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees, in classified and unclassified 
     form, containing the most current information on the 
     investigation into the March 30, 1997, grenade attack in 
     Cambodia, including a discussion of communication between the 
     United States Embassy in Phnom Penh and Washington.
       Page 46, after line 22, insert the following new section:

     SEC. 257. REPORT ON TERRORIST ACTIVITY IN WHICH UNITED STATES 
                   CITIZENS WERE KILLED AND RELATED MATTERS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than six months after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter, the 
     Secretary of State shall prepare and submit a report, with a 
     classified annex as necessary, to the appropriate 
     congressional committees regarding terrorist attacks in 
     Israel, in territory administered by Israel, and in territory 
     administered by the Palestinian Authority.
       (b) Contents.--Each report under subsection (a) shall 
     contain the following information:
       (1) A list of formal commitments the Palestinian Authority 
     has made to combat terrorism.
       (2) A list of terrorist attacks, occurring between 
     September 13, 1993 and the date of the report, against United 
     States citizens in Israel, in territory administered by 
     Israel, or in territory administered by the Palestinian 
     Authority, including--
       (A) a list of all citizens of the United States killed or 
     injured in such attacks;
       (B) the date of each attack and the total number of people 
     killed or injured in each attack;
       (C) the person or group claiming responsibility for the 
     attack and where such person or group has found refuge or 
     support;
       (D) a list of suspects implicated in each attack and the 
     nationality of each suspect, including information on--
       (i) which suspects are in the custody of the Palestinian 
     Authority and which suspects are in the custody of Israel;
       (ii) which suspects are still at large in areas controlled 
     by the Palestinian Authority or Israel; and
       (iii) the whereabouts (or suspected whereabouts) of 
     suspects implicated in each attack.
       (3) Of the suspects implicated in the attacks described in 
     paragraph (2) and detained by Palestinian or Israeli 
     authorities, information on--
       (A) the date each suspect was incarcerated;
       (B) whether any suspects have been released, the date of 
     such release, and whether any released suspect was implicated 
     in subsequent acts of terrorism; and
       (C) the status of each case pending against a suspect, 
     including information on whether the suspect has been 
     indicted, prosecuted, or convicted by the 
     PalestinianAuthority or Israel.
       (4) The policy of the Department of State with respect to 
     offering rewards for information on terrorist suspects, 
     including any information on whether a reward has been posted 
     for suspects involved in terrorist attacks listed in the 
     report.
       (5) A list of each request by the United States for 
     assistance in investigating terrorist attacks listed in the 
     report, a list of each request by the United States for the 
     transfer of terrorist suspects from the Palestinian Authority 
     and Israel since September 13, 1993, and the response to each 
     request from the Palestinian Authority and Israel.
       (6) A description of efforts made by United States 
     officials since September 13, 1993, to bring to justice 
     perpetrators of terrorist acts against United States citizens 
     as listed in the report.
       (7) A list of any terrorist suspects in each such case who 
     are members of Palestinian police or security forces, the 
     Palestine Liberation Organization, or any Palestinian 
     governing body.
       (c) Consultation With Other Departments.--In preparing each 
     report required by this section, the Secretary of State shall 
     consult and coordinate with all other Government officials 
     who have information necessary to complete the report. 
     Nothing contained in this section shall require the 
     disclosure, on a classified or unclassified basis, of 
     information that would jeopardize sensitive sources and 
     methods or other vital national security interests or 
     jeopardize ongoing criminal investigations or proceedings.
       (d) Initial Report.--The initial report filed under this 
     section shall cover the period between September 13, 1993, 
     and the date of the report.
       (e) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term ``appropriate congressional 
     committee'' means the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate and the Committee on International Relations of the 
     House of Representatives.
       Page 84, after line 16, insert the following:

     SEC. 703. SENSE OF CONGRESS SUPPORTING HUMANITARIAN 
                   ASSISTANCE TO THE PEOPLE OF BURMA.

       It is the sense of the Congress that the United States 
     Government should support humanitarian assistance that is 
     targeted to the people of Burma and does not support the 
     State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) and is only 
     implemented and monitored by international or private 
     voluntary organizations that are independent of the SPDC.

       Page 19, strike line 1, and all that follows through line 
     17 on page 21, and insert the following:
       (d) Contributions to United Nations Population Fund.--
       (1) Limitations on amount of contribution.--Of the amounts 
     made available under subsection (a), not more than 
     $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 shall be available for the 
     United Nations Population Fund (hereinafter in this 
     subsection referred to as the ``UNFPA'').
       (2) Prohibition on use of funds in china.--None of the 
     funds made available under subsection (a) may be made 
     available for the UNFPA for a country program in the People's 
     Republic of China.
       (3) Conditions on availability of funds.--Amounts made 
     available under subsection (a) for fiscal year 2000 for the 
     UNFPA may not be made available to UNFPA unless--
       (A) the UNFPA maintains amounts made available to the UNFPA 
     under this section in an account separate from other accounts 
     of the UNFPA;
       (B) the UNFPA does not commingle amounts made available to 
     the UNFPA under this section with other sums; and
       (C) the UNFPA does not fund abortions.
       (4) Report to congress and withholding of funds.--
       (A) Not later than February 15, 2000, the Secretary of 
     State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
     committees indicating the amount of funds that the United 
     Nations Population Fund is budgeting for the year in which 
     the report is submitted for a country program in the People's 
     Republic of China.
       (B) If a report under subparagraph (A) indicates that the 
     United Nations Population Fund plans to spend funds for a 
     country program in the People's Republic of China in the year 
     covered by the report, then the amount of such funds that the 
     UNFPA plans to spend in the People's Republic of China shall 
     be deducted from the funds made available to the UNFPA after 
     March 1 for obligation for the remainder of the fiscal year 
     in which the report is submitted.

       Page 35, after line 9, insert the following:

     SEC. 211. REPORT CONCERNING THE DIPLOMATIC INITIATIVES OF THE 
                   UNITED STATES AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES IN 
                   THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA.

       No later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
     appropriate congressional committees assessing the diplomatic 
     initiatives of the United States and other interested parties 
     in the period leading up to and during the war in Kosovo. The 
     report shall be written by an independent panel of experts 
     (from the National Academy of Sciences). The report shall 
     give particular consideration to the Rambouilliet 
     negotiations, diplomatic initiatives undertaken by 
     representatives of Russia, Cyprus, Finland, United States 
     congressional members, other United States citizens, and 
     other parties. The report analysis will evaluate the role of 
     diplomacy in ending the war and compare the final agreement 
     with various proposed agreements dating from before the 
     commencement of the bombing campaign.

       Page 46, after line 22, insert the following:

     SEC. 257. ISSUANCE OF PASSPORTS FOR THE FIRST TIME TO 
                   CHILDREN UNDER AGE 14.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall issue 
     regulations providing that before a child under the age of 14 
     years is issued a passport for the first time, the 
     requirements under paragraph (2) shall apply under penalty of 
     perjury.
       (2) Requirements.--
       (A) Both parents, or the child's legal guardian, must 
     execute the application and

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     provide documentary evidence demonstrating that they are the 
     parents or guardian; or
       (B) the person executing the application must provide 
     documentary evidence that such person--
       (i) has sole custody of the child;
       (ii) has the consent of the other parent to the issuance of 
     the passport; or
       (iii) is in loco parentis and has the consent of both 
     parents, of a parent with sole custody over the child, or of 
     the child's legal guardian, to the issuance of the passport.
       (b) Exceptions.--The regulations required by subsection (a) 
     may provide for exceptions in exigent circumstances, such as, 
     those involving the health or welfare of the child.

       Page 84, after line 16, insert the following (and make such 
     technical and conforming changes as may be necessary):

     SEC. 703. RESTRICTIONS ON NUCLEAR COOPERATION WITH NORTH 
                   KOREA.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     or any international agreement, no agreement for cooperation 
     (as defined in sec. 11 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 
     (42 U.S.C. 2014 b.)) between the United States and North 
     Korea may become effective, no license may be issued for 
     export directly or indirectly to North Korea of any nuclear 
     material, facilities, components, or other goods, services, 
     or technology that would be subject to such agreement, and no 
     approval may be given for the transfer or retransfer directly 
     or indirectly to North Korea of any nuclear material, 
     facilities, components, or other goods, services, or 
     technology that would be subject to such agreement, until--
       (1) the President determines and reports to the Committee 
     on International Relations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that--
       (A) North Korea has come into full compliance with its 
     safeguards agreement with the IAEA (INFCIRC/403), and has 
     taken all steps that have been deemed necessary by the IAEA 
     in this regard;
       (B) North Korea has permitted the IAEA full access to all 
     additional sites and all information (including historical 
     records) deemed necessary by the IAEA to verify the accuracy 
     and completeness of North Korea's initial report of May 4, 
     1992, to the IAEA on all nuclear sites and material in North 
     Korea;
       (C) North Korea is in full compliance with its obligations 
     under the Agreed Framework;
       (D) North Korea is in full compliance with its obligations 
     under the Joint Declaration on Denuclearization;
       (E) North Korea does not have the capability to enrich 
     uranium, and is not seeking to acquire or develop such 
     capability, or any additional capability to reprocess spent 
     nuclear fuel;
       (F) North Korea has terminated its nuclear weapons program, 
     including all efforts to acquire, develop, test, produce, or 
     deploy such weapons; and
       (G) the transfer to North Korea of key nuclear components, 
     under the proposed agreement for cooperation with North Korea 
     and in accordance with the Agreed Framework, is in the 
     national interest of the United States; and
       (2) there is enacted a joint resolution stating in 
     substance that the Congress concurs in the determination and 
     report of the President submitted pursuant to paragraph (1).
       (b) Construction.--The restrictions contained in subsection 
     (a) shall apply in addition to all other applicable 
     procedures, requirements, and restrictions contained in the 
     Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and other laws.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Agreed framework.--The term ``Agreed Framework'' means 
     the ``Agreed Framework Between the United States of America 
     and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea'', signed in 
     Geneva on October 21, 1994, and the Confidential Minute to 
     that Agreement.
       (2) IAEA.--The term ``IAEA'' means the International Atomic 
     Energy Agency.
       (3) North korea.--The term ``North Korea'' means the 
     Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
       (4) Joint declaration on denuclearization.--The term 
     ``Joint Declaration on Denuclearization'' means the Joint 
     Declaration on the Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, 
     signed by the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People's 
     Republic of Korea on January 1, 1992.

       Page 84, after line 16, add the following (and make such 
     technical and conforming changes as may be necessary):

     SEC. 703. SELF-DETERMINATION IN EAST TIMOR.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) On May 5, 1999, the Government of Indonesia and the 
     Government of Portugal signed an agreement that provides for 
     a vote on the political status of East Timor to be held on 
     August 8, 1999, under the auspices of the United Nations.
       (2) On June 22, 1999, the vote was rescheduled for August 
     21 or 22, 1999, because of concerns that the conditions 
     necessary for a free and fair vote could not be established 
     prior to August 8, 1999.
       (3) On January 27, 1999, Indonesian President Habibie 
     expressed a willingness to consider independence for East 
     Timor if a majority of the East Timorese reject autonomy in 
     the August 1999 vote.
       (4) Under the agreement between the Governments of 
     Indonesia and Portugal, the Government of Indonesia is 
     responsible for ensuring that the August 1999 vote is carried 
     out in a fair and peaceful way and in an atmosphere free of 
     intimidation, violence, or interference.
       (5) The inclusion of anti-independence militia members in 
     Indonesian forces that are responsible for establishing 
     security in East Timor violates this agreement because the 
     agreement states that the absolute neutrality of the military 
     and police is essential for holding a free and fair vote.
       (6) The arming of anti-independence militias by members of 
     the Indonesian military for the purpose of sabotaging the 
     August 1999 ballot has resulted in hundreds of civilians 
     killed, injured, or missing in separate attacks by these 
     militias and these militias continue to act without 
     restraint.
       (7) The United Nations Secretary General has received 
     credible reports of political violence, including 
     intimidation and killing, by armed anti-independence militias 
     against unarmed pro-independence civilians in East Timor.
       (8) There have been killings of opponents of independence 
     for East Timor, including civilians and militia members.
       (9) The killings in East Timor should be fully investigated 
     and the individuals responsible brought to justice.
       (10) Access to East Timor by international human rights 
     monitors and humanitarian organizations is limited and 
     members of the press have been threatened.
       (11) The presence of members of the United Nations 
     Assistance Mission in East Timor has already resulted in an 
     improved security environment in the East Timorese capital of 
     Dili.
       (12) A robust international observer mission and police 
     force throughout East Timor is critical to creating a stable 
     and secure environment necessary for a free and fair vote.
       (13) The Administration should be commended for its support 
     for the United Nations Assistance Mission in East Timor which 
     will provide monitoring and support for the ballot and 
     include international civilian police, military liaison 
     officers, and election monitors.
       (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that--
       (1) the President and the Secretary of State should 
     immediately intensify their efforts to prevail upon the 
     Indonesian Government and military--
       (A) to disarm and disband anti-independence militias in 
     East Timor;
       (B) to grant full access to East Timor by international 
     human rights monitors, humanitarian organizations, and the 
     press; and
       (C) to allow Timorese who have been living in exile to 
     return to East Timor to participate in the vote on the 
     political status of East Timor to be held on August 1999 
     under the auspices of the United Nations; and
       (2) not later than 21 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the President should prepare and transmit to the 
     Congress a report that contains a description of the efforts 
     of the Administration, and an assessment of the steps taken 
     by the Indonesian Government and military, to ensure a stable 
     and secure environment in East Timor for the vote on the 
     political status of East Timor, including an assessment of 
     the steps taken in accordance with subparagraphs (A), (B), 
     and (C) of paragraph (1).

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    TITLE VIII--LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES

     SEC. 801. LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT OUTSIDE THE UNITED 
                   STATES.

       (a) In General.--Funds made available for assistance for 
     fiscal year 2000 under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     the Arms Export Control Act, or any other provision of law 
     described in this Act for which amounts are authorized to be 
     appropriated for such fiscal years, may be used for 
     procurement outside the United States or less developed 
     countries only if--
       (1) such funds are used for the procurement of commodities 
     or services, or defense articles or defense services, 
     produced in the country in which the assistance is to be 
     provided, except that this paragraph only applies if 
     procurement in that country would cost less than procurement 
     in the United States or less developed countries;
       (2) the provision of such assistance requires commodities 
     or services, or defense articles or defense services, of a 
     type that are not produced in, and available for purchase 
     from, the United States, less developed countries, or the 
     country in which the assistance is to be provided;
       (3) the Congress has specifically authorized procurement 
     outside the United States or less developed countries; or
       (4) the President determines on a case-by-case basis that 
     procurement outside the United States or less developed 
     countries would result in the more efficient use of United 
     States foreign assistance resources.

       Page 84, after line 16, insert the following:

     SEC. 703. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO LINDA SHENWICK.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Linda Shenwick, an employee of the Department of State, 
     in the performance of her duties, informed the Congress of 
     waste, fraud, and mismanagement at the United Nations.
       (2) Ms. Shenwick is being persecuted by Secretary of State 
     Madeleine Albright and other State Department officials who 
     have removed her from her current position at the United 
     Nations and withheld her salary.

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       (3) Ms. Shenwick was even blocked from entering her office 
     at the United States Mission to the United Nations to 
     retrieve her personal effects unless accompanied by an armed 
     guard.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that employees of the Department of State who, in the 
     performance of their duties, inform the Congress of pertinent 
     facts concerning their responsibilities, should not as a 
     result be demoted or removed from their current position or 
     from Federal employment.

     SEC. 703. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING SEWAGE TREATMENT ALONG 
                   THE BORDER BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND 
                   MEXICO.

       (a) Findings.--
       (1) The Congress finds that it must take action to address 
     the comprehensive treatment of sewage emanating from the 
     Tijuana River, so as to eliminate river and ocean pollution 
     in the San Diego border region.
       (2) Congress bases this finding on the following factors:
       (A) The San Diego border region is adversely impacted from 
     cross border raw sewage flows that effect the health and 
     safety of citizens in the United States and Mexico and the 
     environment.
       (B) The United States and Mexico have agreed pursuant to 
     the Treaty for the Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and 
     Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande, dated February 3, 1944, 
     ``to give preferential attention to the solution of all 
     border sanitation problems''.
       (C) The United States and Mexico recognize the need for 
     utilization of reclaimed water to supply the growing needs of 
     the City of Tijuana, Republic of Mexico, and the entire 
     border region.
       (D) Current legislative authority limits the scope of 
     proposed treatment options in a way that prevents a 
     comprehensive plan to address the volume of cross border raw 
     sewage flows and the effective utilization of reclamation 
     opportunities.
       (E) This section encourages action to address the 
     comprehensive treatment of sewage emanating from the Tijuana 
     River, so as to eliminate river and ocean pollution in the 
     San Diego border region, and to exploit effective reclamation 
     opportunities.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--The Congress--
       (1) encourages the Secretary of State to give the highest 
     priority to the negotiation and execution of a new treaty 
     minute with Mexico, which would augment Minute 283 so as to 
     allow for the siting of sewage treatment facilities in 
     Mexico, to provide for additional treatment capacity, up to 
     50,000,000 gallons per day, for the treatment of additional 
     sewage emanating from the Tijuana area, and to provide 
     direction and authority so that a comprehensive solution to 
     this trans-border sanitation problem may be implemented as 
     soon as practicable;
       (2) encourages the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency and the United States section of the 
     International Boundary and Water Commission to enter into an 
     agreement to provide for secondary treatment in Mexico of 
     effluent from the International Wastewater Treatment Plant 
     (IWTP);
       (3) encourages the United States section of the 
     International Boundary and Water Commission to provide for 
     the development of a privately-funded Mexican Facility, 
     through the execution of a fee-for-services contract with the 
     owner of such facility, in order to provide for--
       (A) secondary treatment of effluent from the IWTP, if found 
     to be necessary, in compliance with applicable water quality 
     laws of the United States, Mexico, and California; and
       (B) additional capacity for primary and secondary treatment 
     of up to 50,000,000 gallons per day, for the purpose of 
     providing additional sewage treatment capacity in order to 
     fully address the trans-border sanitation problem;
       (C) provision for any and all approvals from Mexican 
     authorities necessary to facilitate water quality 
     verification and enforcement at the Mexican Facility to be 
     carried out by the International Boundary and Water 
     Commission or other appropriate authority;
       (D) any terms and conditions deemed necessary to allow for 
     use in the United States of treated effluent from the Mexican 
     Facility if there is reclaimed water surplus to the needs of 
     users in Mexico; and
       (E) return transportation of whatever portion of the 
     treated effluent which cannoted by reused to the South Bay 
     Ocean Outfall; and
       (4) in addition to other terms and conditions considered 
     appropriate by the International Boundary and Water 
     Commission, in any fee-for-services contract, encourages the 
     International Boundary and Water Commission to include the 
     following terms and conditions--
       (A) a term of 30 years;
       (B) appropriate arrangements for the monitoring and 
     verification of compliance with applicable United States, 
     California, and Mexican water quality standards;
       (C) arrangements for the appropriate disposition of sludge, 
     produced from the IWTP and the Mexican Facility, at a 
     location or locations in Mexico; and
       (D) payment of appropriate fees from the International 
     Boundary and Water Commission to the owner of the Mexican 
     Facility for sewage treatment services, with the annual 
     amount payable to be reflective of all costs associated with 
     the development, construction, operation, and financing of 
     the Mexican Facility.

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         TITLE VIII--GULF WAR VETERANS' IRAQI CLAIMS PROTECTION

     SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Gulf War Veterans' Iraqi 
     Claims Protection Act of 1999''.

     SEC. 802. ADJUDICATION OF CLAIMS.

       (a) Claims Against Iraq.--The United States Commission is 
     authorized to receive and determine the validity and amounts 
     of any claims by nationals of the United States against the 
     Government of Iraq. Such claims must be submitted to the 
     United States Commission within the period specified by such 
     Commission by notice published in the Federal Register. The 
     United States Commission shall certify to each claimant the 
     amount determined by the Commission to be payable on the 
     claim under this title.
       (b) Decision Rules.--In deciding claims under subsection 
     (a), the United States Commission shall apply, in the 
     following order--
       (1) applicable substantive law, including international 
     law; and
       (2) applicable principles of justice and equity.
       (c) Priority Claims.--Before deciding any other claim 
     against the Government of Iraq, the United States Commission 
     shall, to the extent practical, decide all pending non-
     commercial claims of active, retired, or reserve members of 
     the United States Armed Forces, retired former members of the 
     United States Armed Forces, and other individuals arising out 
     of Iraq's invasion and occupation of Kuwait or out of the 
     1987 attack on the USS Stark.
       (d) Applicability of International Claims Settlement Act.--
     To the extent they are not inconsistent with the provisions 
     of this title, the provisions of title I (other than section 
     802(c)) and title VII of the International Claims Settlement 
     Act of 1949 (22 U.S.C. 1621-1627 and 1645-1645o) shall apply 
     with respect to claims under this title.

     SEC. 803. CLAIMS FUNDS.

       (a) Iraq Claims Fund.--The Secretary of the Treasury is 
     authorized to establish in the Treasury of the United States 
     a fund (hereafter in this title referred to as the ``Iraq 
     Claims Fund'') for payment of claims certified under section 
     802(a). The Secretary of the Treasury shall cover into the 
     Iraq Claims Fund such amounts as are allocated to such fund 
     pursuant to subsection (b).
       (b) Allocation of Proceeds From Iraqi Asset Liquidation.--
       (1) In general.--The President shall allocate funds 
     resulting from the liquidation of assets pursuant to section 
     804 in the manner the President determines appropriate 
     between the Iraq Claims Fund and such other accounts as are 
     appropriate for the payment of claims of the United States 
     Government against Iraq, subject to the limitation in 
     paragraph (2).
       (2) Limitation.--The amount allocated pursuant to this 
     subsection for payment of claims of the United States 
     Government against Iraq may not exceed the amount which bears 
     the same relation to the amount allocated to the Iraq Claims 
     Fund pursuant to this subsection as the sum of all certified 
     claims of the United States Government against Iraq bears to 
     the sum of all claims certified under section 802(a). As used 
     in this paragraph, the term ``certified claims of the United 
     States Government against Iraq'' means those claims of the 
     United States Government against Iraq which are determined by 
     the Secretary of State to be outside the jurisdiction of the 
     United Nations Commission and which are determined to be 
     valid, and whose amount has been certified, under such 
     procedures as the President may establish.

     SEC. 804. AUTHORITY TO VEST IRAQI ASSETS.

       The President is authorized to vest and liquidate as much 
     of the assets of the Government of Iraq in the United States 
     that have been blocked pursuant to the International 
     Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) as may 
     be necessary to satisfy claims under section 802(a), claims 
     of the United States Government against Iraq which are 
     determined by the Secretary of State to be outside the 
     jurisdiction of the United Nations Commission, and 
     administrative expenses under section 805.

     SEC. 805. REIMBURSEMENT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.

       (a) Deduction.--In order to reimburse the United States 
     Government for its expenses in administering this title, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall deduct 1.5 percent of any 
     amount covered into the Iraq Claims Fund to satisfy claims 
     under this title.
       (b) Deductions Treated as Miscellaneous Receipts.--Amounts 
     deducted pursuant to subsection (a) shall be deposited in the 
     Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts.

     SEC. 806. PAYMENTS.

       (a) In General.--The United States Commission shall certify 
     to the Secretary of the Treasury each award made pursuant to 
     section 802. The Secretary of the Treasury shall make 
     payment, out of the Iraq Claims Fund, in the following order 
     of priority to the extent funds are available in such fund:
       (1) Payment of $10,000 or the principal amount of the 
     award, whichever is less.
       (2) For each claim that has priority under section 802(c), 
     payment of an additional $90,000 toward the unpaid balance of 
     the principal amount of the award.
       (3) Payments from time to time in ratable proportions on 
     account of the unpaid balance

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     of the principal amounts of all awards according to the 
     proportions which the unpaid balance of such awards bear to 
     the total amount in the Iraq Claims Fund that is available 
     for distribution at the time such payments are made.
       (4) After payment has been made of the principal amounts of 
     all such awards, pro rata payments on account of accrued 
     interest on such awards as bear interest.
       (b) Unsatisfied Claims.--Payment of any award made pursuant 
     to this title shall not extinguish any unsatisfied claim, or 
     be construed to have divested any claimant, or the United 
     States on his or her behalf, of any rights against the 
     Government of Iraq with respect to any unsatisfied claim.

     SEC. 807. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER RECORDS.

       The head of any Executive agency may transfer or otherwise 
     make available to the United States Commission such records 
     and documents relating to claims authorized to be determined 
     under this title as may be required by the United States 
     Commission in carrying out its functions under this title.

     SEC. 808. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS; DISPOSITION OF UNUSED 
                   FUNDS.

       (a) Statute of Limitations.--Any demand or claim for 
     payment on account of an award that is certified under this 
     title shall be barred on and after the date that is one year 
     after the date of publication of the notice required by 
     subsection (b).
       (b) Publication of Notice.--
       (1) In general.--At the end of the 9-year period specified 
     in paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Treasury shall publish 
     a notice in the Federal Register detailing the statute of 
     limitations provided for in subsection (a) and identifying 
     the claim numbers of, and the names of the claimants holding, 
     unpaid certified claims.
       (2) Publication date.--The notice required by paragraph (1) 
     shall be published 9 years after the last date on which the 
     Secretary of the Treasury covers into the Iraq Claims Fund 
     amounts allocated to that fund pursuant to section 803(b).
       (c) Disposition of Unused Funds.--
       (1) Disposition.--At the end of the 2-year period beginning 
     on the publication date of the notice required by subsection 
     (b), the Secretary of the Treasury shall dispose of all 
     unused funds described in paragraph (2) by depositing in the 
     Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts any 
     such funds that are not used for payments of certified claims 
     under this title.
       (2) Unused funds.--The unused funds referred to in 
     paragraph (1) are any remaining balance in the Iraq Claims 
     Fund.

     SEC. 809. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this title:
       (1) Executive agency.--The term ``Executive agency'' has 
     the meaning given that term by section 105 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (2) Government of iraq.--The term ``Government of Iraq'' 
     includes agencies, instrumentalities, and entities controlled 
     by that government (including public sector enterprises).
       (3) United nations commission.--The term ``United Nations 
     Commission'' means the United Nations Compensation Commission 
     established pursuant to United Nations Security Council 
     Resolution 687 (1991).
       (4) United states commission.--The term ``United States 
     Commission'' means the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission 
     of the United States.

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     table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 703. KOSOVAR ALBANIAN PRISONERS HELD IN SERBIA.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) At the conclusion of the NATO campaign to halt the 
     Serbian and Yugoslav ethnic cleansing in Kosova, a large, but 
     undetermined number of Kosovar Albanians held in Serbian 
     prisons in Kosova were taken from Kosova before and during 
     the withdrawal of Serbian and Yugoslav police and military 
     forces from Kosova.
       (2) Serbian Justice Minister Dragoljub Jankovic has 
     admitted that 1,860 prisoners were brought to Serbia from 
     Kosova on June 10, 1999, the day Serbian and Yugoslav police 
     and military forces began their withdrawal from Kosova.
       (3) International humanitarian organizations, including the 
     International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Human 
     Rights Watch, have expressed serious concern with the 
     detention of Kosovar Albanians in prisons in Serbia.
       (4) On June 25, 1999, Serbia released 166 of the detained 
     Kosovar Albanian prisoners to the ICRC.
       (5) On July 10, 1999, the Parliamentary Assembly of the 
     Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, 
     comprised of parliamentarians from Across Europe, the United 
     States and Canada, adopted a resolution calling upon Serbia 
     and Yugoslavia, in accordance with international humanitarian 
     law, to grant full, immediate and ongoing ICRC access to all 
     prisoners held in relation to the Kosova crisis, to ensure 
     the humane treatment of such prisoners, and to arrange for 
     the release of all such prisoners.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that--
       (1) the Serbian and Yugoslav Governments should immediately 
     account for all Kosovar Albanians held in their prisons and 
     treat them in accordance with all applicable international 
     standards;
       (2) the ICRC should be given full, immediate, and ongoing 
     access to all Kosovar Albanians held in Serbian and Yugoslav 
     prisons; and
       (3) all Kosovar Albanians held in Serbian and Yugoslav 
     prisons should be released and returned to Kosova.

       Page 8, after line 12, insert the following:
       (c) Civil Budget of the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization.--For the fiscal year 2000, there are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to pay the 
     full amount for the United States assessment for the civil 
     budget of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

       Page 35, after line 9, insert the following:

     SEC. 211. REPORT CONCERNING PROLIFERATION OF SMALL ARMS.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report containing--
       (1) an assessment of whether the global trade in small arms 
     poses any proliferation problems including--
       (A) estimates of the numbers and sources of licit and 
     illicit small arms and light arms in circulation and their 
     origins;
       (B) the challenges associated with monitoring small arms; 
     and
       (C) the political, economic, and security dimensions of 
     this issue, and the threats posed, if any, by these weapons 
     to United States interests, including national security 
     interests;
       (2) an assessment of whether the export of small arms of 
     the type sold commercially in the United States should be 
     considered a foreign policy or proliferation issue;
       (3) a description and analysis of the adequacy of current 
     Department of State activities to monitor and, to the extent 
     possible ensure adequate control of, both the licit and 
     illicit manufacture, transfer, and proliferation of small 
     arms and light weapons, including efforts to survey and 
     assess this matter with respect to Africa and to survey and 
     assess the scope and scale of the issue, including stockpile 
     security and destruction of excess inventory, in NATO and 
     Partnership for Peace countries;
       (4) a description of the impact of the reorganization of 
     the Department of State made by the Foreign Affairs Reform 
     and Restructuring Act of 1998 on the transfer of functions 
     relating to monitoring licensing, analysis, and policy on 
     small arms and light weapons, including--
       (A) the integration of and the functions relating to small 
     arms and light weapons of the United States Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency with those of the Department of State;
       (B) the functions of the Bureau of Arms Control, the Bureau 
     of Nonproliferation, the Bureau of Political-Military 
     Affairs, the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law 
     Enforcement, regional bureaus, and any other relevant bureau 
     or office of the Department of State, including the 
     allocation of personnel and funds, as they pertain to small 
     arms and light weapons;
       (C) the functions of the regional bureaus of the Department 
     of State in providing information and policy coordination in 
     bilateral and multilateral settings on small arms and light 
     weapons;
       (D) the functions of the Under Secretary of State for Arms 
     Control and International Security pertaining to small arms 
     and light weapons; and
       (E) the functions of the scientific and policy advisory 
     board on arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament 
     pertaining to small arms and light weapons; and
       (5) an assessment of whether foreign governments are 
     enforcing their own laws concerning small arms and light 
     weapons import and sale, including commitments under the 
     Inter-American Convention Against the Illicit Manufacturing 
     of an Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and 
     Other Related Materials or other relevant international 
     agreements.

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     SEC. 703. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING COLOMBIA.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Colombia is a democratic country fighting multiple 
     wars--
       (A) a war against the Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces 
     (FARC);
       (B) a war against the National Liberation Army (ELN);
       (C) a war against the United Self-Defense Forces of 
     Colombia (AUC) and other paramilitary organizations; and
       (D) a war against drug lords who traffic in deadly cocaine 
     and heroin.
       (2) In 1998 alone, 308,000 Colombians were internally 
     displaced in Colombia. Over the last decade, 35,000 
     Colombians have been killed.
       (3) The operations of the FARC, ELN, AUC, and other 
     extragovernmental forces have profited from, and become 
     increasingly dependent upon, cooperation with the illicit 
     narcotics trade.
       (4) The FARC and ELN have waged the longest-running anti-
     government insurgenices in Latin America and control roughly 
     60 percent of the country, including a demilitarized zone 
     ruled by the FARC.
       (5) Representatives of the Government of Colombia and the 
     FARC are scheduled to begin peace talks on July 20, 1999.
       (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that--
       (1) the United States should recognize the crisis in 
     Colombia and play a more pro-active role in its resolution, 
     including offering U.S. political support to help Colombia 
     with the peace process:

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       (2) all extragovernmental combatant groups, including the 
     FARC, ELN, and AUC, should demonstrate their commitment to 
     peace by ceasing to engage in violence, kidnapping, and 
     cooperation with the drug trade; and
       (3) the United States should mobilize the international 
     community pro-actively engage in resolving the Colombian 
     wars.

       Page 84, after line 16, insert the following:

     SEC. 703, SENSE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCERNING 
                   HAITIAN ELECTIONS.

       The House of Representatives supports the critically 
     important Haitian parliamentary and local elections scheduled 
     for November 1999 and urges the Department of State to review 
     embassy operations to ensure that the embassy has sufficient 
     personnel and resources necessary to carry out its important 
     responsibilities during the run-up to the fall elections.

       Page 84, after line 16, insert the following new section:

     SEC. 703. SENSE OF CONGRESS COMMENDING THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL 
                   FOR REAFFIRMING THE DEMOCRATIC IDEALS OF ISRAEL 
                   IN ITS ELECTIONS.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Since its creation in 1948, Israel has fulfilled the 
     dreams of its founders who envisioned a vigorous, open, and 
     stable democracy.
       (2) The centerpiece of Israeli democracy is its system of 
     competitive and free elections.
       (3) On May 17, 1999, the Israeli people--Israeli Jews and 
     Israeli Arabs--went to the polls in large numbers in a 
     remarkably peaceful election.
       (4) This election is only the latest example of Israel's 
     commitment to the democratic ideals of freedom and pluralism, 
     values that it shares with the United States.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--The Congress--
       (1) commends the people of Israel for reaffirming, in the 
     May 17, 1999, election, its dedication to democratic ideals;
       (2) congratulates Ehud Barak on his election as Prime 
     Minister of Israel; and
       (3) pledges to work with the President of the United States 
     and the new Government of Israel to strengthen the bonds 
     between the United States and Israel and to advance the cause 
     of peace in the Middle East.

       Page 84, after line 16, insert the following:

     SEC. 703. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE SOVEREIGNTY OF 
                   TERRITORIES IN THE AEGEAN SEA.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The maritime borders between Greece and Turkey in the 
     Aegean have been delimited in international law and are 
     regarded as having been agreed, established, and settled.
       (2) A fundamental principle of international law is that, 
     once agreed, a boundary shall remain stable and predictable.
       (3) Turkey is claiming sovereignty to numerous islands and 
     islets and unspecified ``gray areas'' in the Aegean Sea.
       (4) In Article 15 of the Treaty of Peace with Turkey, and 
     Other Instruments, signed at Lausanne on July 24, 1923, 
     Turkey renounced in favor of Italy all right, title, and 
     interest of Turkey in the 12 enumerated island in the 
     Dodecanese region that were occupied at the time of the 
     treaty by Italy, including the Island of Calimnos, and the 
     islets dependent on such islands.
       (5) The Convention Between Italy and Turkey for the 
     Delimitation of the Territorial Waters Between the Coasts of 
     Anatolia and the Island of Castellorizo, signed at Ankara on 
     January 4, 1932, established the rights of Italy and Turkey 
     in coastal islands, waters, and rocks in the Aegean Sea and 
     delimited a maritime frontier between the two countries.
       (6) A protocol dated December 28, 1932, annexed to that 
     Convention memorialized an agreement on a water boundary 
     between Italy and Turkey which placed the Imia Islets under 
     the sovereignty of Italy.
       (7) In Article 14 of the 1947 Paris Treaty of Peace with 
     Italy, Italy ceded to Greece the Dodecanese Islands under 
     Italy's control, including the Island of Calimnos and the 
     adjacent Islets of Imia.
       (8) By resolution dated February 15, 1996, the European 
     Parliament resolved that the water boundaries established in 
     the Treaty of Lausanne of 1923 and the 1932 Convention 
     Between Italy and Turkey, including the protocol annexed to 
     such Convention, are the borders between Greece and Turkey.
       (9) Greece, as the successor state to Italy under the 
     above-enumerated treaties, conventions, and protocols, 
     acceded to sovereignty under the same treaties, conventions, 
     and protocols.
       (10) Turkish Government claims to territories in the Aegean 
     delimited as Greek sovereign territory under the above-
     enumerated treaties, conventions, and protocols contravene 
     these same treaties, conventions, and treaties.
       (11) Both Greece and Turkey are members of the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and allies of the United 
     States.
       (12) It is in the interest of the United States and other 
     nations to have disputes resolved peacefully.
       (13) The Eastern Mediterranean region, in which the Aegean 
     Sea is located, is a region of vital strategic importance to 
     the United States.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that--
       (1) the water boundaries established in the Treaty of 
     Lausanne of 1923 and the 1932 Convention Between Italy and 
     Turkey, including the Protocol annexed to such Convention, 
     are the borders between Greece and Turkey in the Aegean Sea; 
     and
       (2) any party, including Turkey, objecting to these 
     established boundaries should seek redress in the 
     International Court of Justice at The Hague.

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     SEC. 703. SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT THE PRESIDENT SHOULD SEEK A 
                   PUBLIC RENUNCIATION BY THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 
                   CHINA OF ANY USE OF FORCE, OR THREAT TO USE 
                   FORCE, AGAINST TAIWAN, AND THAT THE UNITED 
                   STATES SHOULD HELP TAIWAN IN CASE OF THREATS OR 
                   A MILITARY ATTACK BY THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 
                   CHINA.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) In March 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 
     elections.
       (2) The People's Republic of China refuses to renounce the 
     use of force against Taiwan.
       (3) The House of Representatives passed a resolution by a 
     vote of 411-0 in June 1998 urging the President to seek, 
     during his July 1998 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, aainst democratic Taiwan.
       (4) Senior United States executive branch officials have 
     called upon the People's Republic of China to renounce the 
     use of force against Taiwan.
       (5) The use of force, and the threat to use force, by the 
     People's Republic of China against Taiwan threatens peace and 
     stability in the region.
       (6) The Taiwan Relations Act, enacted in 197, states that 
     ``[i]t is the policy of the United States . . . to consider 
     any effort to determine the future of Taiwan by other than 
     peaceful means, including by boycotts or embargoes, a threat 
     to the peace and security of the Western Pacific area and of 
     grave concern to the United States''.
       (7) The Taiwan Relations Act states that it is the policy 
     of the United States to provide Taiwan with arms of a 
     defensive character.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--
       (1) The Congress commends the people of Taiwan for having 
     established a democracy in Taiwan over the past decades and 
     repeatedly reaffirming their dedication to democratic ideals.
       (2) It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (A) the President of the United States should seek a public 
     renunciation by the People's Republic of China of any use of 
     force, or threat to use force, against Taiwan, especially in 
     Taiwan's March 2000 free Presidential elections; and
       (B) the United States should help Taiwan defend itself in 
     case of threats or a military attack by the People's Republic 
     of China against Taiwan.

       Page 84, after line 16, insert the following:

     SEC. 703. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING SUPPORT FOR THE IRAQI 
                   DEMOCRATIC OPPOSITION.

       It is the sense of Congress that the United States 
     Government should support the holding of a plenary session of 
     the Iraqi National Assembly in the near future. 

  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 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. 82.31  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. GILMAN, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill the Clerk be 
authorized to correct section numbers, cross references, punctuation, 
and indentation, and to make such other technical and conforming changes 
as may be necessary to reflect the actions of the House.

para. 82.32  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to iraq

  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:
  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 Iraqi emergency is to continue in 
effect beyond August 2, 1999, to the Federal Register for publication.
  The crisis between the United States and Iraq that led to the 
declaration on

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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 20, 1999.

  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. 106-102).

para. 82.33  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2561

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
106-247) the resolution (H. Res. 257) providing for the consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2561) making appropriations for the Department of Defense 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 82.34  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1074

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
106-248) the resolution (H. Res. 258) providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 1074) to provide Government-wide accounting of regulatory 
costs and benefits, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 82.35  appointment of conferees--h.r. 2465

  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. 2465) making 
appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base 
realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes:

  Messrs. Hobson, Porter, Wicker, Tiahrt, Walsh, Miller of Florida, 
Aderholt, Ms. Granger, Messrs. Young of Florida, Olver, Edwards, Farr of 
California, Boyd, Dicks, and Obey. 

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

para. 82.36  appointment of conferees--h.r. 2490

  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. 2490) 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, 2000, and for other 
purposes:

  Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Wolf, Mrs. Northup, Mrs. Emerson,  Messrs. Sununu, 
Peterson of Pennsylvania, Blunt, Young of Florida, Hoyer, Mrs. Meek of 
Florida, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Mr. Obey. 

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

para. 82.37  recess--5:23 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 5 o'clock and 23 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.

para. 82.38  after recess--10:18 p.m.

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

para. 82.39  fuels regulatory relief

  On motion of Mr. BLUNT, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 880) to amend the Clean Air Act to remove flammable fuels from the 
list of substances with respect to which reporting and other activities 
are required under the risk management plan program; was taken from the 
Speaker's table.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Mr. BLUNT 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 ``Chemical Safety Information, 
     Site Security and Fuels Regulatory Relief Act''.

     SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF PROPANE SOLD BY RETAILERS AND OTHER 
                   FLAMMABLE FUELS FROM RISK MANAGEMENT LIST.

       Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412(r)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) of 
     paragraph (4) as clauses (i) through (iii), respectively, and 
     indenting appropriately;
       (2) by striking in paragraph (4) ``Administrator shall 
     consider each of the following criteria--'' and inserting the 
     following: ``Administrator--
       ``(A) shall consider--'';
       (3) in subparagraph (A)(iii) (as designated by paragraphs 
     (1) and (2)), of paragraph (4)by striking the period at the 
     end and inserting ``; and'';
       (4) by adding at the end of paragraph (4) the following:
       ``(B) shall not list a flammable substance when used as a 
     fuel or held for sale as a fuel at a retail facility under 
     this subsection solely because of the explosive or flammable 
     properties of the substance, unless a fire or explosion 
     caused by the substance will result in acute adverse heath 
     effects from human exposure to the substance, including the 
     unburned fuel or its combustion byproducts, other than those 
     caused by the heat of the fire or impact of the explosion.''; 
     and
       (5) by inserting the following new subparagraph at the end 
     of paragraph (2):
       ``(D) The term `retail facility' means a stationary source 
     at which more than one-half of the income is obtained from 
     direct sales to end users or at which more than one-half of 
     the fuel sold, by volume, is sold through a cylinder exchange 
     program.''.

     SEC. 3. PUBLIC ACCESS TO OFF-SITE CONSEQUENCE ANALYSIS 
                   INFORMATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 112(r)(7) of the Clean Air Act (42 
     U.S.C. 7412(r)(7)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(H) Public access to off-site consequence analysis 
     information.--
       ``(i) Definitions.--In this subparagraph:

       ``(I) Covered person.--The term `covered person' means--

       ``(aa) an officer or employee of the United States;
       ``(bb) an officer or employee of an agent or contractor of 
     the Federal Government;
       ``(cc) an officer or employee of a State or local 
     government;
       ``(dd) an officer or employee of an agent or contractor of 
     a State or local government;
       ``(ee) an individual affiliated with an entity that has 
     been given, by a State or local government, responsibility 
     for preventing, planning for, or responding to accidental 
     releases;
       ``(ff) an officer or employee or an agent or contractor of 
     an entity described in item (ee); and
       ``(gg) a qualified researcher under clause (vii).

       ``(II) Official use.--The term `official use' means an 
     action of a Federal, State, or local government agency or an 
     entity referred to in subclause (I)(ee) intended to carry out 
     a function relevant to preventing, planning for, or 
     responding to accidental releases.
       ``(III) Off-site consequence analysis information.--The 
     term `off-site consequence analysis information' means those 
     portions of a risk management plan, excluding the executive 
     summary of the plan, consisting of an evaluation of 1 or more 
     worst-case release scenarios or alternative release 
     scenarios, and any electronic data base created by the 
     Administrator from those portions.
       ``(IV) Risk management plan.--The term `risk management 
     plan' means a risk management plan submitted to the 
     Administrator by an owner or operator of a stationary source 
     under subparagraph (B)(iii).

       ``(ii) Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
     of enactment of this subparagraph, the President shall--

       ``(I) assess--

       ``(aa) the increased risk of terrorist and other criminal 
     activity associated with the posting of off-site consequence 
     analysis information on the Internet; and
       ``(bb) the incentives created by public disclosure of off-
     site consequence analysis information for reduction in the 
     risk of accidental releases; and

       ``(II) based on the assessment under subclause (I), 
     promulgate regulations governing the distribution of off-site 
     consequence analysis information in a manner that, in the 
     opinion of the President, minimizes the likelihood of 
     accidental releases and the risk described in subclause 
     (I)(aa) and the likelihood of harm to public health and 
     welfare, and--

       ``(aa) allows access by any member of the public to paper 
     copies of off-site consequence analysis information for a 
     limited number of stationary sources located anywhere in the 
     United States, without any geographical restriction;
       ``(bb) allows other public access to off-site consequence 
     analysis information as appropriate;
       ``(cc) allows access for official use by a covered person 
     described in any of items (cc)

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     through (ff) of clause (i)(I) (referred to in this subclause 
     as a `State or local covered person') to off-site consequence 
     analysis information relating to stationary sources located 
     in the person's State;
       ``(dd) allows a State or local covered person to provide, 
     for official use, off-site consequence analysis information 
     relating to stationary sources located in the person's State 
     to a State or local covered person in a contiguous State; and
       ``(ee) allows a State or local covered person to obtain for 
     official use, by request to the Administrator, off-site 
     consequence analysis information that is not available to the 
     person under item (cc).
       ``(iii) Availability under freedom of information act.--

       ``(I) First year.--Off-site consequence analysis 
     information, and any ranking of stationary sources derived 
     from the information, shall not be made available under 
     section 552 of title 5, United States Code, during the 1-year 
     period beginning on the date of enactment of this 
     subparagraph.
       ``(II) After first year.--If the regulations under clause 
     (ii) are promulgated on or before the end of the period 
     described in subclause (I), off-site consequence analysis 
     information covered by the regulations, and any ranking of 
     stationary sources derived from the information, shall not be 
     made available under section 552 of title 5, United States 
     Code, after the end of that period.
       ``(III) Applicability.--Subclauses (I) and (II) apply to 
     off-site consequence analysis information submitted to the 
     Administrator before, on, or after the date of enactment of 
     this subparagraph.

       ``(iv) Availability of information during transition 
     period.--The Administrator shall make off-site consequence 
     analysis information available to covered persons for 
     official use in a manner that meets the requirements of items 
     (cc) through (ee) of clause (ii)(II), and to the public in a 
     form that does not make available any information concerning 
     the identity or location of stationary sources, during the 
     period--

       ``(I) beginning on the date of enactment of this 
     subparagraph; and
       ``(II) ending on the earlier of the date of promulgation of 
     the regulations under clause (ii) or the date that is 1 year 
     after the date of enactment of this subparagraph.

       ``(v) Prohibition on unauthorized disclosure of information 
     by covered persons.--

       ``(I) In general.--Beginning on the date of enactment of 
     this subparagraph, a covered person shall not disclose to the 
     public off-site consequence analysis information in any form, 
     or any statewide or national ranking of identified stationary 
     sources derived from such information, except as authorized 
     by this subparagraph (including the regulations promulgated 
     under clause (ii)). After the end of the 1-year period 
     beginning on the date of enactment of this subparagraph, if 
     regulations have not been promulgated under clause (ii), the 
     preceding sentence shall not apply.
       ``(II) Criminal penalties.--Notwithstanding section 113, a 
     covered person that willfully violates a restriction or 
     prohibition established by this subparagraph (including the 
     regulations promulgated under clause (ii)) shall, upon 
     conviction, be fined for an infraction under section 3571 of 
     title 18, United States Code, (but shall not be subject to 
     imprisonment) for each unauthorized disclosure of off-site 
     consequence analysis information, except that subsection (d) 
     of such section 3571 shall not apply to a case in which the 
     offense results in pecuniary loss unless the defendant knew 
     that such loss would occur. The disclosure of off-site 
     consequence analysis information for each specific stationary 
     source shall be considered a separate offense. The total of 
     all penalties that may be imposed on a single person or 
     organization under this item shall not exceed $1,000,000 for 
     violations committed during any 1 calendar year.
       ``(III) Applicability.--If the owner or operator of a 
     stationary source makes off-site consequence analysis 
     information relating to that stationary source available to 
     the public without restriction--

       ``(aa) subclauses (I) and (II) shall not apply with respect 
     to the information; and
       ``(bb) the owner or operator shall notify the Administrator 
     of the public availability of the information.

       ``(IV) List.--The Administrator shall maintain and make 
     publicly available a list of all stationary sources that have 
     provided notification under subclause (III)(bb).

       ``(vi) Notice.--The Administrator shall provide notice of 
     the definition of official use as provided in clause (i)(III) 
     and examples of actions that would and would not meet that 
     definition, and notice of the restrictions on further 
     dissemination and the penalties established by this Act to 
     each covered person who receives off-site consequence 
     analysis information under clause (iv) and each covered 
     person who receives off-site consequence analysis information 
     for an official use under the regulations promulgated under 
     clause (ii).
       ``(vii) Qualified researchers.--

       ``(I) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this subparagraph, the Administrator, in 
     consultation with the Attorney General, shall develop and 
     implement a system for providing off-site consequence 
     analysis information, including facility identification, to 
     any qualified researcher, including a qualified researcher 
     from industry or any public interest group.
       ``(II) Limitation on dissemination.--The system shall not 
     allow the researcher to disseminate, or make available on the 
     Internet, the off-site consequence analysis information, or 
     any portion of the off-site consequence analysis information, 
     received under this clause.

       ``(viii) Read-only information technology system.--In 
     consultation with the Attorney General and the heads of other 
     appropriate Federal agencies, the Administrator shall 
     establish an information technology system that provides for 
     the availability to the public of off-site consequence 
     analysis information by means of a central data base under 
     the control of the Federal Government that contains 
     information that users may read, but that provides no means 
     by which an electronic or mechanical copy of the information 
     may be made.
       ``(ix) Voluntary industry accident prevention standards.--
     The Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of 
     Justice, and other appropriate agencies may provide technical 
     assistance to owners and operators of stationary sources and 
     participate in the development of voluntary industry 
     standards that will help achieve the objectives set forth in 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(x) Effect on state or local law.--

       ``(I) In general.--Subject to subclause (II), this 
     subparagraph (including the regulations promulgated under 
     this subparagraph) shall supersede any provision of State or 
     local law that is inconsistent with this subparagraph 
     (including the regulations).
       ``(II) Availability of information under state law.--
     Nothing in this subparagraph precludes a State from making 
     available data on the off-site consequences of chemical 
     releases collected in accordance with State law.

       ``(xi) Report.--

       ``(I) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     enactment of this subparagraph, the Attorney General, in 
     consultation with appropriate State, local, and Federal 
     Government agencies, affected industry, and the public, shall 
     submit to Congress a report that describes the extent to 
     which regulations promulgated under this paragraph have 
     resulted in actions, including the design and maintenance of 
     safe facilities, that are effective in detecting, preventing, 
     and minimizing the consequences of releases of regulated 
     substances that may be caused by criminal activity. As part 
     of this report, the Attorney General, using available data to 
     the extent possible, and a sampling of covered stationary 
     sources selected at the discretion of the Attorney General, 
     and in consultation with appropriate State, local, and 
     Federal governmental agencies, affected industry, and the 
     public, shall review the vulnerability of covered stationary 
     sources to criminal and terrorist activity, current industry 
     practices regarding site security, and security of 
     transportation of regulated substances. The Attorney General 
     shall submit this report, containing the results of the 
     review, together with recommendations, if any, for reducing 
     vulnerability of covered stationary sources to criminal and 
     terrorist activity, to the Committee on Commerce of the 
     United States House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works of the United States Senate and 
     other relevant committees of Congress.
       ``(II) Interim report.--Not later than 12 months after the 
     date of enactment of this subparagraph, the Attorney General 
     shall submit to the Committee on Commerce of the United 
     States House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works of the United States Senate, and 
     other relevant committees of Congress, an interim report that 
     includes, at a minimum--

       ``(aa) the preliminary findings under subclause (I);
       ``(bb) the methods used to develop the findings; and
       ``(cc) an explanation of the activities expected to occur 
     that could cause the findings of the report under subclause 
     (I) to be different than the preliminary findings.

       ``(III) Availability of information.--Information that is 
     developed by the Attorney General or requested by the 
     Attorney General and received from a covered stationary 
     source for the purpose of conducting the review under 
     subclauses (I) and (II) shall be exempt from disclosure under 
     section 552 of title 5, United States Code, if such 
     information would pose a threat to national security.

       ``(xii) Scope.--This subparagraph--

       ``(I) applies only to covered persons; and
       ``(II) does not restrict the dissemination of off-site 
     consequence analysis information by any covered person in any 
     manner or form except in the form of a risk management plan 
     or an electronic data base created by the Administrator from 
     off-site consequence analysis information.

       ``(xiii) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator and the 
     Attorney General such sums as are necessary to carry out this 
     subparagraph (including the regulations promulgated under 
     clause (ii)), to remain available until expended.''.
       (b) Reports.--
       (1) Definition of accidental release.--In this subsection, 
     the term ``accidental release'' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 112(r)(2) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
     7412(r)(2)).
       (2) Report on status of certain amendments.--Not later than 
     2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the status of the development of 
     amendments to the National Fire Protection Association Code 
     for Liquefied Petroleum Gas that will result in the provision 
     of information to local emergency re

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     sponse personnel concerning the off-site effects of 
     accidental releases of substances exempted from listing under 
     section 112(r)(4)(B) of the Clean Air Act (as added by 
     section 3).
       (3) Report on compliance with certain information 
     submission requirements.--Not later than 3 years after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall submit to Congress a report that--
       (A) describes the level of compliance with Federal and 
     State requirements relating to the submission to local 
     emergency response personnel of information intended to help 
     the local emergency response personnel respond to chemical 
     accidents or related environmental or public health threats; 
     and
       (B) contains an analysis of the adequacy of the information 
     required to be submitted and the efficacy of the methods for 
     delivering the information to local emergency response 
     personnel.
       (c) Reevaluation of Regulations.--The President shall 
     reevaluate the regulations promulgated under this section 
     within 6 years after the enactment of this Act. If the 
     President determines not to modify such regulations, the 
     President shall publish a notice in the Federal Register 
     stating that such reevaluation has been completed and that a 
     determination has been made not to modify the regulations. 
     Such notice shall include an explanation of the basis of such 
     decision.

     SEC. 4. PUBLIC MEETING DURING MORATORIUM PERIOD.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, each owner or operator of a stationary 
     source covered by section 112(r)(7)(B)(ii) of the Clean Air 
     Act shall convene a public meeting, after reasonable public 
     notice, in order to describe and discuss the local 
     implications of the risk management plan submitted by the 
     stationary source pursuant to section 112(r)(7)(B)(iii) of 
     the Clean Air Act, including a summary of the off-site 
     consequence analysis portion of the plan. Two or more 
     stationary sources may conduct a joint meeting. In lieu of 
     conducting such a meeting, small business stationary sources 
     as defined in section 507(c)(1) of the Clean Air Act may 
     comply with this section by publicly posting a summary of the 
     off-site consequence analysis information for their facility 
     not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act. Not 
     later than 10 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     each such owner or operator shall send a certification to the 
     director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation stating that 
     such meeting has been held, or that such summary has been 
     posted, within 1 year prior to, or within 6 months after, the 
     date of the enactment of this Act. This section shall not 
     apply to sources that employ only Program 1 processes within 
     the meaning of regulations promulgated under section 
     112(r)(7)(B)(i) of the Clean Air Act.
       (b) Enforcement.--The Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency may bring an action in the appropriate 
     United States district court against any person who fails or 
     refuses to comply with the requirements of this section, and 
     such court may issue such orders, and take such other 
     actions, as may be necessary to require compliance with such 
     requirements.

  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 Clean Air Act to remove flammable fuels from the list of 
substances with respect to which reporting and other activities are 
required under the risk management plan program 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.

para. 82.40  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2488

  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up 
the following resolution (H. Res. 256):

       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. 2488) to amend the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce individual income tax 
     rates, to provide marriage penalty relief, to reduce taxes on 
     savings and investments, to provide estate and gift tax 
     relief, to provide incentives for education savings and 
     health care, 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 amendments printed in part A of 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) 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; (2) a further amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute printed in part B of the report of the Committee 
     on Rules, 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.

  When said resolution was considered.
  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio submitted the following amendment in the nature of a 
substitute:
       Strike out all after the resolved clause and insert:

       ``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. 2488) to amend the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce individual income tax rates, 
     to provide marriage penalty relief, to reduce taxes on 
     savings and investments, to provide estate and gift tax 
     relief, to provide incentives for education savings and 
     health care, 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 amendments printed in section 3 of 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 final passage 
     without interviewing 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; (2) the further amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute printed in part B of House Report 106-246, if 
     offered by Representatives 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 our without instructions.
       ``Sec. 2. During consideration of H.R. 2488, 
     notwithstanding the operation of the previous question, the 
     Chair may postpone further consideration of the bill until 
     the following legislation day, when consideration shall 
     resume at a time designated by the Speaker.
       ``Sec. 3. The amendments specified in the first section of 
     this resolution are as follows:
       Page 10, strike the table after line 18 and insert the 
     following:

``For taxable years beginning in calendarThe applicable percentage is--
      2001 through 2003............................................1.0 
      2004.........................................................2.5 
      2005 through 2007............................................5.0 
      2008.........................................................7.5 
      2009 and thereafter........................................10.0. 
     In the case of taxable years beginning in calendar year 2001, 
     the rounding referred to in the preceding sentence shall be 
     to the next highest tenth.
       ``(9) Post-2001 rate reductions contingent on no increase 
     in interest on total united states debt.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of taxable years beginning 
     after December 31, 2001, paragraph (8) shall apply only to 
     taxable years beginning after the first debt reduction 
     calendar year.
       ``(B) Delay of further rate reductions if increase in 
     interest on total united states debt.--For each calendar year 
     after 2000 which is not a debt reduction calendar year, the 
     table in paragraph (8) shall be applied for each subsequent 
     calendar year by substituting the calendar year which is 1 
     year later. The preceding sentence shall cease to apply after 
     the earliest calendar year with respect to which the 
     applicable percentage under paragraph (8) is 10 percent 
     (after the application of the preceding sentence).
       ``(C) Debt reduction calendar year.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `debt reduction calendar year' means any 
     calendar year after 2000 if, for the 12-month period ending 
     on July 31 of such calendar year, the interest expense on the 
     total United States debt is not greater than such interest 
     expense for the 12-month period ending on July 31 of the 
     preceding calendar year.
       ``(D) Total united states debt.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `total United States debt' means 
     obligations which are subject to the public debt limit in 
     section 3101 of title 31, United States Code.''
       Page 16, line 24, strike ``2007'' and insert ``2008''.
       Page 17, line 7, strike ``2002'' and insert ``2004''.
       Page 17, line 8, strike ``2008'' and insert ``2009''.
       Page 17, strike the table after line 13 and insert the 
     following new table:

``For taxable years beginning in calendarThe applicable percentage is--
    2005...........................................................80  
    2006...........................................................70  
    2007...........................................................60  
    2008........................................................50.''  

       Page 18, lines 18 and 19, strike ``2007'' and insert 
     ``2008''.
       Page 20, strike lines 1 through 6 and insert the following:
       ``(A) in the case of any taxable year beginning in 2001 or 
     2002, $50 ($100 in the case of a joint return),
       ``(B) in the case of any taxable year beginning in 2003 or 
     2004, $100 ($200 in the case of a joint return), and
       ``(C) in the case of any taxable year beginning after 2004, 
     $200 ($400 in the case of a joint return).

[[Page 1187]]

       Page 38, strike line 24 and all that follows through page 
     40, line 17, and insert the following:
       ``(2) a tax of 30 percent of the net capital gain (or, if 
     less, taxable income).
       ``(b) Cross References.--For computation of the alternative 
     tax--
       ``(1) in the case of life insurance companies, see section 
     801(a)(2),
       ``(2) in the case of regulated investment companies and 
     their shareholders, see section 852(b)(3)(A) and (D), and
       ``(3) in the case of real estate investment trusts, see 
     section 857(b)(3)(A).''
       (b) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1445(e) are each 
     amended by striking ``35 percent'' and inserting ``30 
     percent''.
       (2)(A) The second sentence of section 7518(g)(6)(A) is 
     amended by striking ``34 percent'' and inserting ``30 
     percent''.
       (B) The second sentence of section 607(h)(6)(A) of the 
     Merchant Marine Act, 1936, is amended by striking ``34 
     percent'' and inserting ``30 percent''.
       (c) 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, 2004.
       (2) Withholding.--The amendment made by subsection (b)(1) 
     shall apply to amounts paid after December 31, 2004.
       Page 41, strike line 16 and all that follows through the 
     end of the page and insert the following:
       ``(2) Corporations for taxable years beginning after 
     2004.--In the case of a corporation for any taxable year 
     beginning after 2004 and before 2009, the limitation under 
     paragraph (1) shall be increased by the applicable percentage 
     (determined in accordance with the following table) of the 
     tentative minimum tax for the taxable year.

``For taxable years beginning in calendarThe applicable percentage is--
    2005...........................................................20  
    2006...........................................................30  
    2007...........................................................40  
    2008..........................................................50.  

       Page 42, line 17, strike ``2002'' and insert ``2004''.
       Page 42, line 24, strike ``2007'' and insert ``2008''.
       Page 85, strike line 20 and all that follows through page 
     88, line 7, and insert the following new section:

     SEC. 611. ADDITIONAL REDUCTIONS OF ESTATE AND GIFT TAX RATES.

       (a) Maximum Rate of Tax Reduced to 50 Percent.--
       (1) In general.--The table contained in section 2001(c)(1) 
     is amended by striking the 2 highest brackets and inserting 
     the following:

$1,025,800, plus 50% of the excess over $2,500,000.''..................

       (2) Phase-in of reduced rate.--Subsection (c) of section 
     2001 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) Phase-in of reduced rate.--In the case of decedents 
     dying, and gifts made, during 2001, the last item in the 
     table contained in paragraph (1) shall be applied by 
     substituting `53%' for `50%'.''
       (b) Repeal of Phaseout of Graduated Rates.--Subsection (c) 
     of section 2001 is amended by striking paragraph (2) and 
     redesignating paragraph (3), as added by subsection (a), as 
     paragraph (2).
       (c) Additional Reductions of Rates of Tax.--Subsection (c) 
     of section 2001, as so amended, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Phasedown of tax.--In the case of estates of 
     decedents dying, and gifts made, during any calendar year 
     after 2004 and before 2009--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (C), 
     the tentative tax under this subsection shall be determined 
     by using a table prescribed by the Secretary (in lieu of 
     using the table contained in paragraph (1)) which is the same 
     as such table; except that--
       ``(i) each of the rates of tax shall be reduced by the 
     number of percentage points determined under subparagraph 
     (B), and
       ``(ii) the amounts setting forth the tax shall be adjusted 
     to the extent necessary to reflect the adjustments under 
     clause (i).
       ``(B) Percentage points of reduction.--

                                                          The number of
``For calendar year:                              percentage points is:
      2003.........................................................1.0 
      2004.........................................................2.0 
      2005.........................................................3.0 
      2006.........................................................4.0 
      2007.........................................................5.5 
      2008.........................................................7.5.
       ``(C) Coordination with income tax rates.--The reductions 
     under subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) shall not reduce any rate under paragraph (1) below 
     the lowest rate in section 1(c), and
       ``(ii) shall not reduce the highest rate under paragraph 
     (1) below the highest rate in section 1(c).
       ``(D) Coordination with credit for state death taxes.--
     Rules similar to the rules of subparagraph (A) shall apply to 
     the table contained in section 2011(b) except that the 
     Secretary shall prescribe percentage point reductions which 
     maintain the proportionate relationship (as in effect before 
     any reduction under this paragraph) between the credit under 
     section 2011 and the tax rates under subsection (c).''
       (d) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Subsections (a) and (b).--The amendments made by 
     subsections (a) and (b) shall apply to estates of decedents 
     dying, and gifts made, after December 31, 2000.
       (2) Subsection (c).--The amendment made by subsection (c) 
     shall apply to estates of decedents dying, and gifts made, 
     after December 31, 2004.
       Page 278, strike line 1 and all that follows through page 
     282, line 6.
       Page 334, strike line 6 and all that follows through page 
     336, line 13.
       Page 345, strike line 10 and all that follows through page 
     349, line 15.
       Page 358, after line 2, insert the following new section:

     SEC. 1264. TREATMENT OF MULTIEMPLOYER PLANS UNDER SECTION 
                   415.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (11) of section 415(b) (relating 
     to limitation for defined benefit plans) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(11) Special limitation rule for governmental and 
     multiemployer plans.--In the case of a governmental plan (as 
     defined in section 414(d)) or a multiemployer plan (as 
     defined in section 414(f)), subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) 
     shall not apply.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 2000.
       At the end of the bill insert the following new titles:

                TITLE XVII--COMMITMENT TO DEBT REDUCTION

     SEC. 1701. COMMITMENT TO DEBT REDUCTION.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       (1) the national debt of the United States held by the 
     public is $3.619 trillion as of fiscal year 1999,
       (2) the Federal budget is projected to produce a surplus 
     each year in the next 10 fiscal years, and
       (3) refunding taxes and reducing the national debt held by 
     the public will assure continued economic growth and 
     financial freedom for future generations.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that the national debt held by the public shall be reduced 
     from $3.619 trillion to a level below $1.61 trillion by 
     fiscal year 2009.

                    TITLE XVIII--BUDGETARY TREATMENT

     SEC. 1801. 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 estimate of 
     changes in direct spending outlays and receipts under section 
     252(d) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985 resulting from the enactment of this Act.
       Conform the section numbering and the table of contents 
     accordingly.

  On motion of Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, the previous question was ordered on 
the amendment and resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, 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. COMBEST, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

219

When there appeared

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Nays

208

para. 82.41                   [Roll No. 330]

                                AYES--219

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh

[[Page 1188]]


     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--208

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Engel
     Kennedy
     McDermott
     Mollohan
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickett
     Sabo
  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.



          THURSDAY, JULY 22 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JULY 21), 1999

para. 82.42  financial freedom

  Mr. ARCHER, pursuant to House Resolution 256, called up the bill (H.R. 
2488) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce individual 
income tax rates, to provide marriage penalty relief, to reduce taxes on 
savings and investments, to provide estate and gift tax relief, to 
provide incentives for education savings and health care, and for other 
purposes.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 256, the amendment recommended by the 
Committee on Ways and Means printed in the bill, as modified by the 
following amendments printed in section 3 of House Resolution 256, were 
considered as adopted:

       Page 10, strike the table after line 18 and insert the 
     following:

``For taxable years beginning in calendarThe applicable percentage is--
      2001 through 2003............................................1.0 
      2004.........................................................2.5 
      2005 through 2007............................................5.0 
      2008.........................................................7.5 
      2009 and thereafter........................................10.0. 
     In the case of taxable years beginning in calendar year 2001, 
     the rounding referred to in the preceding sentence shall be 
     to the next highest tenth.
       ``(9) Post-2001 rate reductions contingent on no increase 
     in interest on total united states debt.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of taxable years beginning 
     after December 31, 2001, paragraph (8) shall apply only to 
     taxable years beginning after the first debt reduction 
     calendar year.
       ``(B) Delay of further rate reductions if increase in 
     interest on total united states debt.--For each calendar year 
     after 2000 which is not a debt reduction calendar year, the 
     table in paragraph (8) shall be applied for each subsequent 
     calendar year by substituting the calendar year which is 1 
     year later. The preceding sentence shall cease to apply after 
     the earliest calendar year with respect to which the 
     applicable percentage under paragraph (8) is 10 percent 
     (after the application of the preceding sentence).
       ``(C) Debt reduction calendar year.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `debt reduction calendar year' means any 
     calendar year after 2000 if, for the 12-month period ending 
     on July 31 of such calendar year, the interest expense on the 
     total United States debt is not greater than such interest 
     expense for the 12-month period ending on July 31 of the 
     preceding calendar year.
       ``(D) Total united states debt.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `total United States debt' means 
     obligations which are subject to the public debt limit in 
     section 3101 of title 31, United States Code.''
       Page 16, line 24, strike ``2007'' and insert ``2008''.
       Page 17, line 7, strike ``2002'' and insert ``2004''.
       Page 17, line 8, strike ``2008'' and insert ``2009''.
       Page 17, strike the table after line 13 and insert the 
     following new table:

``For taxable years beginning in calendarThe applicable percentage is--
    2005...........................................................80  
    2006...........................................................70  
    2007...........................................................60  
    2008........................................................50.''  

       Page 18, lines 18 and 19, strike ``2007'' and insert 
     ``2008''.
       Page 20, strike lines 1 through 6 and insert the following:
       ``(A) in the case of any taxable year beginning in 2001 or 
     2002, $50 ($100 in the case of a joint return),
       ``(B) in the case of any taxable year beginning in 2003 or 
     2004, $100 ($200 in the case of a joint return), and
       ``(C) in the case of any taxable year beginning after 2004, 
     $200 ($400 in the case of a joint return).
       Page 38, strike line 24 and all that follows through page 
     40, line 17, and insert the following:
       ``(2) a tax of 30 percent of the net capital gain (or, if 
     less, taxable income).
       ``(b) Cross References.--For computation of the alternative 
     tax--
       ``(1) in the case of life insurance companies, see section 
     801(a)(2),
       ``(2) in the case of regulated investment companies and 
     their shareholders, see section 852(b)(3)(A) and (D), and
       ``(3) in the case of real estate investment trusts, see 
     section 857(b)(3)(A).''
       (b) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1445(e) are each 
     amended by striking ``35 percent'' and inserting ``30 
     percent''.
       (2)(A) The second sentence of section 7518(g)(6)(A) is 
     amended by striking ``34 percent'' and inserting ``30 
     percent''.
       (B) The second sentence of section 607(h)(6)(A) of the 
     Merchant Marine Act, 1936, is amended by striking ``34 
     percent'' and inserting ``30 percent''.
       (c) 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, 2004.
       (2) Withholding.--The amendment made by subsection (b)(1) 
     shall apply to amounts paid after December 31, 2004.
       Page 41, strike line 16 and all that follows through the 
     end of the page and insert the following:
       ``(2) Corporations for taxable years beginning after 
     2004.--In the case of a corporation for any taxable year 
     beginning after 2004 and before 2009, the limitation under 
     paragraph (1) shall be increased by the applicable percentage 
     (determined in accordance with the following table) of the 
     tentative minimum tax for the taxable year.

``For taxable years beginning in calendarThe applicable percentage is--
    2005...........................................................20  
    2006...........................................................30  
    2007...........................................................40  
    2008..........................................................50.  

       Page 42, line 17, strike ``2002'' and insert ``2004''.
       Page 42, line 24, strike ``2007'' and insert ``2008''.
       Page 85, strike line 20 and all that follows through page 
     88, line 7, and insert the following new section:

[[Page 1189]]

     SEC. 611. ADDITIONAL REDUCTIONS OF ESTATE AND GIFT TAX RATES.

       (a) Maximum Rate of Tax Reduced to 50 Percent.--
       (1) In general.--The table contained in section 2001(c)(1) 
     is amended by striking the 2 highest brackets and inserting 
     the following:

$1,025,800, plus 50% of the excess over $2,500,000.''..................

       (2) Phase-in of reduced rate.--Subsection (c) of section 
     2001 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) Phase-in of reduced rate.--In the case of decedents 
     dying, and gifts made, during 2001, the last item in the 
     table contained in paragraph (1) shall be applied by 
     substituting `53%' for `50%'.''
       (b) Repeal of Phaseout of Graduated Rates.--Subsection (c) 
     of section 2001 is amended by striking paragraph (2) and 
     redesignating paragraph (3), as added by subsection (a), as 
     paragraph (2).
       (c) Additional Reductions of Rates of Tax.--Subsection (c) 
     of section 2001, as so amended, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Phasedown of tax.--In the case of estates of 
     decedents dying, and gifts made, during any calendar year 
     after 2004 and before 2009--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (C), 
     the tentative tax under this subsection shall be determined 
     by using a table prescribed by the Secretary (in lieu of 
     using the table contained in paragraph (1)) which is the same 
     as such table; except that--
       ``(i) each of the rates of tax shall be reduced by the 
     number of percentage points determined under subparagraph 
     (B), and
       ``(ii) the amounts setting forth the tax shall be adjusted 
     to the extent necessary to reflect the adjustments under 
     clause (i).
       ``(B) Percentage points of reduction.--

                                                          The number of
``For calendar year:                              percentage points is:
      2003.........................................................1.0 
      2004.........................................................2.0 
      2005.........................................................3.0 
      2006.........................................................4.0 
      2007.........................................................5.5 
      2008.........................................................7.5.
       ``(C) Coordination with income tax rates.--The reductions 
     under subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) shall not reduce any rate under paragraph (1) below 
     the lowest rate in section 1(c), and
       ``(ii) shall not reduce the highest rate under paragraph 
     (1) below the highest rate in section 1(c).
       ``(D) Coordination with credit for state death taxes.--
     Rules similar to the rules of subparagraph (A) shall apply to 
     the table contained in section 2011(b) except that the 
     Secretary shall prescribe percentage point reductions which 
     maintain the proportionate relationship (as in effect before 
     any reduction under this paragraph) between the credit under 
     section 2011 and the tax rates under subsection (c).''
       (d) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Subsections (a) and (b).--The amendments made by 
     subsections (a) and (b) shall apply to estates of decedents 
     dying, and gifts made, after December 31, 2000.
       (2) Subsection (c).--The amendment made by subsection (c) 
     shall apply to estates of decedents dying, and gifts made, 
     after December 31, 2004.
       Page 278, strike line 1 and all that follows through page 
     282, line 6.
       Page 334, strike line 6 and all that follows through page 
     336, line 13.
       Page 345, strike line 10 and all that follows through page 
     349, line 15.
       Page 358, after line 2, insert the following new section:

     SEC. 1264. TREATMENT OF MULTIEMPLOYER PLANS UNDER SECTION 
                   415.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (11) of section 415(b) (relating 
     to limitation for defined benefit plans) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(11) Special limitation rule for governmental and 
     multiemployer plans.--In the case of a governmental plan (as 
     defined in section 414(d)) or a multiemployer plan (as 
     defined in section 414(f)), subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) 
     shall not apply.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 2000.
       At the end of the bill insert the following new titles:

                TITLE XVII--COMMITMENT TO DEBT REDUCTION

     SEC. 1701. COMMITMENT TO DEBT REDUCTION.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       (1) the national debt of the United States held by the 
     public is $3.619 trillion as of fiscal year 1999,
       (2) the Federal budget is projected to produce a surplus 
     each year in the next 10 fiscal years, and
       (3) refunding taxes and reducing the national debt held by 
     the public will assure continued economic growth and 
     financial freedom for future generations.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that the national debt held by the public shall be reduced 
     from $3.619 trillion to a level below $1.61 trillion by 
     fiscal year 2009.

                    TITLE XVIII--BUDGETARY TREATMENT

     SEC. 1801. 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 estimate of 
     changes in direct spending outlays and receipts under section 
     252(d) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985 resulting from the enactment of this Act.
       Conform the section numbering and the table of contents 
     accordingly.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. THORNBERRY, recognized Mr. ARCHER and Mr. 
RANGEL for 60 minutes each.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to section 2 of House Resolution 256, further consideration 
of the bill was postponed until the next legislative day.

para. 82.43  commission on security in europe

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

                                         House of Representatives,


                                        Office of the Speaker,

                                    Washington, DC, July 21, 1999.
     Hon. Michael P. Forbes,
     House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Forbes: This is to inform you that pursuant to 
     Sec. 3 Public Law 94-304, as amended by Sec. 1, Public Law 
     99-7, I am withdrawing your appointment to the Commission on 
     Security and Cooperation in Europe effective immediately.
           Sincerely,
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                                             Speaker of the House.

para. 82.44  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. 46. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that the July 20, 1999, 30th anniversary of the 
     first lunar landing should be a day of celebration and 
     reflection on the Apollo-11 mission to the Moon and the 
     accomplishments of the Apollo program throughout the 1960's 
     and 1970's; to the Committee on Government Reform.

para. 82.45  senate enrolled bills signed

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

       S. 361. 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. 449. 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.

para. 82.46  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mrs. CHENOWETH, 
for today.
  And then,

para. 82.47  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. NUSSLE, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 1 o'clock and 26 minutes a.m., Thursday, July 22 
(legislative day of Wednesday, July 21), 1999, the House adjourned until 
11 o'clock a.m. on Thursday, July 22, 1999.

para. 82.48  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:

       Mrs. MYRICK: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 257. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2561) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 106-247). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SESSIONS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 258. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1074) to provide Government-wide accounting of regulatory 
     costs and benefits, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-
     248). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 82.49  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Nethercutt, 
             Mr. Rush, Mr. Oxley, and Mr. Terry):
       H.R. 2576. 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 Mrs. CUBIN:
       H.R. 2577. A bill to authorize the development and 
     maintenance of a multi-agency

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     campus project in the town of Jackson, Wyoming; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. EHLERS (for himself and Mr. Hoekstra):
       H.R. 2578. A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act to allow business and industry guaranteed 
     loans to be made for farmer-owned projects that add value to 
     or process agricultural products; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Capuano, 
             Mr. Luther, Mr. Inslee, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. 
             McGovern):
       H.R. 2579. A bill to impose restrictions on the sale of 
     cigars; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Ganske, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Traficant, 
             Mr. Clay, Mr. Shows, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Ehrlich, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Shimkus, and Mr. Burr of North Carolina):
       H.R. 2580. A bill to encourage the creation, development, 
     and enhancement of State response programs for contaminated 
     sites, removing existing Federal barriers to the cleanup of 
     brownfield sites, and cleaning up and returning contaminated 
     sites to economically productive or other beneficial uses; 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 Mrs. MEEK of Florida:
       H.R. 2581. A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act 
     and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to ensure the safety 
     of imported meat and poultry products; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 2582. A bill to eliminate a limitation with respect to 
     the collection of tolls for use of the Verrazano Narrows 
     Bridge, New York; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota:
       H.R. 2583. A bill to provide a temporary exception for 
     certain Minnesota counties from the limitation on the 
     percentage of cropland that may be enrolled in the 
     conservation reserve and wetlands reserve programs; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H.R. 2584. A bill to amend the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 
     1995; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. RYUN of Kansas:
       H. Res. 259. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of the Olympics; to the Committee on International Relations. 


para. 82.50  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       161. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Colorado, relative to House 
     Joint Resolution 99-1035 memorializing Congress to Curtail 
     implementation of new restrictions from its Reregistration 
     Eligibility Decision on phosphine gas that would require a 
     buffer zone of 500 feet and other restrictions that 
     effectively preclude the use of aluminum or magnesium 
     phosphide in most Colorado grain storage facilities and grain 
     transportation; to the Committee on Commerce.
       162. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, relative to a Resolution 
     memorializing the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation to 
     make motions urging the Federal Communications Commission to 
     permit the Department of Telecommunications and Energy to 
     take all necessary and reasonable measures to address the 
     impending area code crisis in Massachusetts; to the Committee 
     on Commerce. 

para. 82.51  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

           Mr. SHAYS introduced A bill (H.R. 2585) to authorize 
             the Secretary of Transportation to convey a National 
             Defense reserve Fleet vessel to the Glacier Society, 
             Inc., of Bridgeport, Connecticut; which was referred 
             to the Committee on Armed Services. 

para. 82.52  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 6: Mr. Vitter.
       H.R. 44: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Sununu, and Mr. 
     Calvert.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 86: Mr. Vitter.
       H.R. 116: Mr. Becerra.
       H.R. 123: Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Calvert and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 318: Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 348: Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 354: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin and Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
     Texas.
       H.R. 357: Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 380: Mr. Coburn, Mr. Gordon, and Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 415: Ms. Carson and Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 486: Ms. Brown of Florida and Mr. John.
       H.R. 488: Mr. Hoeffel.
       H.R. 491: Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 531: Mr. Norwood and Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 544: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 557: Mr. Green of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 583: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 595: Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 625: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 655: Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 670: Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 721: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Walden and Mr. DeMint.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
     Davis of Illinois, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 784: Mr. Moore.
       H.R. 793: Mr. Holt.
       H.R. 809: Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Skeen, and Mr. 
     LaTourette.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 876: Mr. Tancredo.
       H.R. 915: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 952: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 997: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 1068: Mr. Hoyer.
       H.R. 1098: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1102: Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 1103: Mr. Moakley, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
     Andrews, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Coyne, and Mr. 
     Hoeffel.
       H.R. 1115: Mrs. McCarthy of New York and Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 1168: Mr. Gekas, Mr. Spence, Mr. Lampson, and Mr. 
     Nussle.
       H.R. 1176: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Gillmor, and Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1233: Mr. Wu and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 1237: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 1260: Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 1292: Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 1293: Mrs. Emerson and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 1301: Mr. Tanner.
       H.R. 1304: Mr. Clay, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Ney, Mr. McIntosh, 
     Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Clyburn, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 1329: Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Hayes, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Barr of 
     Georgia, Mr. Ramstad, Ms. Ros-Lehteinen, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
     Burton of Indiana, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Goss, Mr. Pickering, and 
     Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 1354: Mr. Ramstad and Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 1355: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 1358: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Fossella, and Mr. Pitts.
       H.R. 1433: Mr. Duncan and Mr. jenkins.
       H.R. 1485: Mr. Matsui and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 1495: Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. Jenkins and Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 1621: Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Carson, and Mr. 
     Barcia.
       H.R. 1645: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 1650: Ms. Stabenow, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
     Lipinski, Mr. Ney, and Ms. Dunn.
       H.R. 1660: Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. 
     Forbes, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
     Gonzalez, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 1714: Mr. Cannon.
       H.R. 1775: Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 1785: Mr. Boucher, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. 
     Hinchey.
       H.R. 1788: Ms. Berkley, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. McDermott, 
     Mr. Meehan, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
     Mr. Turner, Mr. Rogan, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas.
       H.R. 1791: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 1798: Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 1841: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1842: Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 1858: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1863: Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 1868: Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 1907: Mr. Bryant, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
     Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Dicks, and Mr. Watt of North 
     Carolina.
       H.R. 1926: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Moore, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Goode, 
     and Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 1932: Mr. Murtha and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 1975: Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 1977: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 1989: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1998: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 1999: Mr. Crowley, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 2028: Mr. Fossella.
       H.R. 2030: Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 2111: Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 2113: Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Davis of Florida, Ms. 
     Lee, and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 2120: Ms. Rivrs.
       H.R. 2260: Mr. Hefley, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. 
     Vitter, and Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 2265: Mr. Blagojevich and Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 2282: Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 2300: Mr. Spence, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
     Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Linder, and Mr. Vitter.
       H.R. 2331: Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 2373: Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Pitts, and Mr. English.
       H.R. 2382: Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 2384: Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 2397: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 2409: Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 2418: Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Goode, and Mr. Tauzin.
       H.R. 2420: Mr. Ney and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H.R. 2436: Mr. Largent, Mr. Istook, Mr. Hill of Montana, 
     and Mr. Aderholt.
       H.R. 2443: Mrs. Capps and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 2444: Ms. McKinney, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Davis of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 2445: Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 2454: Mr. Pickett, Mr. John, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Tauzin, 
     Mr. Sherwood, and Mr. Largent.
       H.R. 2456: Mr. Hill of Montana and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 2491: Mr. Largent, Mr. Royce, and Mr. Lewis of 
     California.

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       H.R. 2539: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 2571: Mr. Allen and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.J. Res. 41: Mr. Reyes, Ms. Lee, Mr. Capuano, and Ms. 
     Berkley.
       H.J. Res. 55: Ms. McKinney, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Bilbray.
       H. Con. Res. 34: Mr. Mascara and Mr. Allen.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Ms. Lee, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Gekas, Mr. 
     Crane, Mr. LaHood, Mrs. Capps, and Mr. Matsui.
       H. Con. Res. 89: Mr. Sabo, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Luther, and 
     Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H. Con. Res. 101: Mr. Hayes, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, and Mr. 
     DeMint.
       H. Con. Res. 109: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H. Con. Res. 124: Mr. Luther.
       H. Con. Res. 132: Mr. Olver, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
     Pallone, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. Metcalf.
       H. Con. Res. 152: Mr. Ose, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Filner, Mr. Frost, and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H. Con. Res. 160: Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H. Res. 238: Mr. Delahunt.

para. 82.53  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 987: Mr. Barcia.
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                      THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1999 (83)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 83.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, July 21, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 83.2  communications

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

       3190. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Karnal 
     Bunt; Compensation for the 1997-1998 Crop Season [Docket No. 
     96-016-35] (RIN: 0579-AA83) received July 12, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3191. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket No. FEMA-
     7289] received July 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       3192. A letter from the General Counsel, National Credit 
     Union Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Credit Union Service Organizations--received July 13, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       3193. A letter from the General Counsel, National Credit 
     Union Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Investment and Deposit Activities; Credit Union Service 
     Organizations--received July 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       3194. 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 Tennessee SIP Regarding National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants and Volatile Organic 
     Compounds [TN-207-1-9924a; TN-214-1-9925a; FRL-6379-4] 
     received July 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3195. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     the first of six annual reports under the International Anti-
     Bribery and Fair Competition Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3196. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the annual report of the Securities 
     Investor Protection Corporation for the year 1998, pursuant 
     to 15 U.S.C. 78ggg(c)(2); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3197. 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 48-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       3198. 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 The 
     Netherlands [Transmittal No. DTC 65-99], pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       3199. 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 67-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       3200. 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 the 
     United Kingdom [Transmittal No. DTC 49-99], pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       3201. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed Manufacturing License Agreement with Oman 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 71-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       3202. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed Technical Assistance Agreement with the United 
     Kingdom [Transmittal No. DTC 14-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(d); to the Committee on International Relations.
       3203. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed Manufacturing License Agreement with Finland 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 9-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       3204. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed Manufacturing License Agreement with Norway 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 53-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       3205. A letter from the Director, Retirement and Insurance 
     Services, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting the 
     Office's final rule--Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) 
     Program and Department of Defense (DoD) Demonstration Project 
     (RIN: 3206-AI63) received July 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3206. A letter from the Director, Retirement and Insurance 
     Service, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting the 
     Office's final rule--Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) 
     Program and Department of Defense (DoD) Demonstration 
     Project; and Other Miscellaneous Changes (RIN: 3206-AI67) 
     received July 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       3207. 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 Designation of Critical Habitat for the Rio 
     Grande Silvery Minnow (RIN: 1018-AF72) received July 2, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3208. 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 Economic 
     Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; Shallow-water Species Fishery by 
     Vessels using Trawl Gear in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 
     990304062-9062-01; I.D. 062399A] received July 12, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3209. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the thirty-first in a series of 
     reports on refugee resettlement in the United States covering 
     the period October 1, 1996, through September 30, 1997, 
     pursuant to 8 U.S.C. 1523(a); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       3210. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General for 
     Administration, Justice Management Division, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment 
     to the Justice Acquisition Regulations (JAR) Regarding: 
     Electronic Funds Transfer (RIN: 1105-AA68) received July 1, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       3211. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Premerger Notification: Reporting and Waiting Period 
     Requirements--received July 1, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3212. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-10, -20, -30, -40, 
     and -50 [Docket No. 97-NM-49-AD; Amendment 39-11224; AD 99-
     15-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3213. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Boeing Model 777-200 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 
     98-NM-243-AD; Amendment 39-11214; AD 99-14-05] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received July 1, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3214. A letter from the Senior Regulations Analyst, Office 
     of the Secretary, Department of Transportation, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Participation by Disadvantaged 
     Business Enterprises in Department of Transportation Programs 
     [Docket No. OST-97-2550] (RIN: 2105-AB92) received July 1, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3215. A letter from the Attorney, Research and Special 
     Programs Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Hazardous Ma

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     terials: Revision to Regulations Governing Transportation and 
     Unloading of Liquefied Compressed Gases (Chlorine) [Docket 
     No. RSPA-97-2718 (HM-225A)] (RIN: 2137-AD07) received July 1, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3216. A letter from the 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 
     for the period of January 1, 1998, through December 31, 1998, 
     pursuant to Rule XXVII, clause 1, of the House Rules; (H. 
     Doc. No. 106-103); to the Committee on Standards of Official 
     Conduct and ordered to be printed. 

para. 83.3  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. 158. Concurrent resolution designating the 
     Document Door of the United States Capitol as the ``Memorial 
     Door''.

  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. 1555. An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 2000 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 insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 1555) ``An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2000 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 from the 
Select Committee on Intelligence: Mr. Shelby, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Lugar, Mr. 
DeWine, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Allard, Mr. 
Kerrey, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Graham, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Robb, Mr. 
Lautenberg, and Mr. Levin; and from the Committee on Armed Services: Mr. 
Warner, to be the conferees on the part of the Senate.

para. 83.4  h.r. 2488--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to House Resolution 256, announced the 
unfinished business to be the further consideration of the bill (H.R. 
2488) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce individual 
income tax rates, to provide marriage penalty relief, to reduce taxes on 
savings and investments, to provide estate and gift tax relief, to 
provide incentives for education savings and health care, and for other 
purposes.
  When said bill was considered further, pursuant to said resolution.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 256, Mr. RANGEL 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; ETC.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Tax 
     Reduction Act of 1999''.
       (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.
Sec. 2. Tax reductions contingent on social security and medicare 
              solvency certifications.

                    TITLE I--TAX RELIEF FOR FAMILIES

Sec. 101. Marriage penalty relief.
Sec. 102. Nonrefundable personal credits fully allowed against regular 
              tax liability and minimum tax liability.
Sec. 103. Increase in child tax credit.
Sec. 104. Deduction of State and local general sales taxes in lieu of 
              State and local income taxes.

                   TITLE II--INCENTIVES FOR EDUCATION

Sec. 201. Expansion of incentives for public schools.
Sec. 202. Extension of exclusion for employer-provided educational 
              assistance; exclusion to apply to assistance for graduate 
              education.

        TITLE III--INCENTIVES FOR HEALTH CARE AND LONG-TERM CARE

Sec. 301. Long-term care tax credit.
Sec. 302. Deduction for 100 percent of health insurance costs of self-
              employed individuals.

      TITLE IV--PERMANENT EXTENSION OF CERTAIN EXPIRING PROVISIONS

Sec. 401. Research credit.
Sec. 402. Work opportunity and welfare-to-work credits.
Sec. 403. Subpart F exemption for active financing income.
Sec. 404. Expensing of environmental remediation costs.

               TITLE V--COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES

Sec. 501. Increase in State ceiling on low-income housing credit.
Sec. 502. New markets tax credit.
Sec. 503. Credit to holders of Better America Bonds.

                  TITLE VI--SMALL BUSINESS INCENTIVES

Sec. 601. Acceleration of $1,000,000 estate tax exclusion.
Sec. 602. Increase in expense treatment for small businesses.

                     TITLE VII--PENSION PROVISIONS

Sec. 701. Treatment of multiemployer plans under section 415.
Sec. 702. Actuarial reduction only for benefits beginning before age 62 
              in case of benefits under multiemployer plans.

                      TITLE VIII--REVENUE OFFSETS

Sec. 801. Returns relating to cancellations of indebtedness by 
              organizations lending money.
Sec. 802. Extension of Internal Revenue Service user fees.
Sec. 803. Limitations on welfare benefit funds of 10 or more employer 
              plans.
Sec. 804. Increase in elective withholding rate for nonperiodic 
              distributions from deferred compensation plans.
Sec. 805. Controlled entities ineligible for REIT status.
Sec. 806. Treatment of gain from constructive ownership transactions.
Sec. 807. Transfer of excess defined benefit plan assets for retiree 
              health benefits.
Sec. 808. Modification of installment method and repeal of installment 
              method for accrual method taxpayers.
Sec. 809. Limitation on use of nonaccrual experience method of 
              accounting.
Sec. 810. Exclusion of like-kind exchange property from nonrecognition 
              treatment on the sale of a principal residence.
Sec. 811. Disallowance of noneconomic tax attributes.

     TITLE IX--NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TAX REFORM AND SIMPLIFICATION

Sec. 901. Establishment.
Sec. 902. Functions.
Sec. 903. Administration.
Sec. 904. General.

     SEC. 2. TAX REDUCTIONS CONTINGENT ON SOCIAL SECURITY AND 
                   MEDICARE SOLVENCY CERTIFICATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this Act, no provision of this Act (or amendment made 
     thereby) shall take effect until there is--
       (1) a social security certification,
       (2) a Medicare certification, and
       (3) a balanced budget certification.
       (b) Extension of Expiring Provisions and Revenue Offsets 
     Not Affected.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     sections 102, 202, title IV, and title VIII shall take effect 
     without regard to the provisions of subsection (a).
       (2) Only 2-year extension of certain provisions if no 
     solvency and budget determinations.--
       (A) In general.--If, as of January 1, 2002, all of the 
     certifications under subsection (a) have not been made--
       (i) section 26 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall 
     be applied to taxable years beginning during the suspension 
     period without regard to the amendment made by section 102,
       (ii) section 127 of such Code shall not apply with respect 
     to courses beginning during the suspension period,
       (iii) sections 41 and 198 of such Code shall not apply to 
     amounts paid or incurred during the suspension period,
       (iv) sections 51 and 51A of such Code shall not apply to 
     individuals who begin work for the employer during the 
     suspension period, and
       (v) sections 953(e) and 954(h) of such Code shall not apply 
     to taxable years beginning during the suspension period.
       (B) Suspension period.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
     the suspension period is the period beginning on January 1, 
     2002, and ending on the earliest date that all of the 
     certifications under subsection (a) have been made.
       (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       (1) Social security solvency certification.--The term 
     ``social security solvency certification'' means a 
     certification by the Board of Trustees of the Social Security 
     Trust Funds 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)).
       (2) Medicare solvency certification.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term ``Medicare solvency certification'' 
     means a

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     certification by the Board of Trustees of the Federal 
     Hospital Insurance Trust Fund that such Trust Fund is in 
     actuarial balance until the year 2027.
       (3) Balanced budget certification.--There is a balanced 
     budget certification if the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget certifies that the tax reductions made 
     by this Act will not create an on-budget deficit for any 
     fiscal year in the period 2000 through 2009 after taking into 
     account non-Social-Security deficit amounts necessary for the 
     certifications under paragraphs (1) and (2).

                    TITLE I--TAX RELIEF FOR FAMILIES

     SEC. 101. MARRIAGE PENALTY RELIEF.

       (a) Standard Deduction.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (2) of section 63(c) (relating 
     to standard deduction) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``$5,000'' in subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting ``twice the dollar amount in effect under 
     subparagraph (C) for the taxable year'',
       (B) by adding ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (B),
       (C) by striking ``in the case of'' and all that follows in 
     subparagraph (C) and inserting ``in any other case.'', and
       (D) by striking subparagraph (D).
       (2) Technical amendments.--
       (A) 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''.
       (B) 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).''.
       (b) Earned Income Credit.--Subsection (a) of section 32 
     (relating to credit for earned income) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Reduction of marriage penalty.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a joint return, the 
     phaseout amount under this section shall be such amount 
     (determined without regard to this paragraph) increased by 
     $2,500 ($2,000 in the case of taxable years beginning during 
     2000).
       ``(B) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of any taxable 
     year beginning in a calendar year after 2001, the $2,500 
     amount contained in subparagraph (A) shall be increased by an 
     amount equal to the product of--
       ``(i) such dollar amount, and
       ``(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable 
     year begins, determined by substituting `calendar year 2000' 
     for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof.
     If any increase determined under the preceding sentence is 
     not a multiple of $50, such increase shall be rounded to the 
     next lowest multiple of $50.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1999.
       (d) Phasein of Increase in Basic Standard Deduction.--In 
     the case of taxable years beginning during 2000--
       (1) there shall be taken into account under subparagraph 
     (A) section 63(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     only one-half of the increase which would (but for this 
     subsection) apply, and
       (2) the basic standard deduction for a married individual 
     filing a separate return shall be one-half of the amount 
     applicable under such subparagraph.

     SEC. 102. NONREFUNDABLE PERSONAL CREDITS FULLY ALLOWED 
                   AGAINST REGULAR TAX LIABILITY AND MINIMUM TAX 
                   LIABILITY.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 26 (relating to 
     limitation based on amount of tax) 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).''.
       (b) Child Credit.--Subsection (d) of section 24 is amended 
     by striking paragraph (2) and by redesignating paragraph (3) 
     as paragraph (2).
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1998.

     SEC. 103. INCREASE IN CHILD TAX CREDIT.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 24 (relating to 
     child tax credit), as amended by section 301, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new sentence:
     ``In the case of a qualifying child who has not attained age 
     5 as of the close of the calendar year in which the taxable 
     year of the taxpayer begins, paragraph (1) shall be applied 
     by substituting `$750' for `$500'.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2000.

     SEC. 104. DEDUCTION OF STATE AND LOCAL GENERAL SALES TAXES IN 
                   LIEU OF STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 164 is amended 
     by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) General sales taxes.--For purposes of subsection 
     (a)--
       ``(A) Election to deduct state and local sales taxes in 
     lieu of state and local income taxes.--
       ``(i) In general.--At the election of the taxpayer for the 
     taxable year, subsection (a) shall be applied--

       ``(I) without regard to the reference to State and local 
     income taxes,
       ``(II) as if State and local general sales taxes were 
     referred to in a paragraph thereof, and
       ``(III) without regard to the last sentence.

       ``(B) Definition of general sales tax.--The term `general 
     sales tax' means a tax imposed at one rate in respect of the 
     sale at retail of a broad range of classes of items.
       ``(C) Special rules for food, etc.--In the case of items of 
     food, clothing, medical supplies, and motor vehicles--
       ``(i) the fact that the tax does not apply in respect of 
     some or all of such items shall not be taken into account in 
     determining whether the tax applies in respect of a broad 
     range of classes of items, and
       ``(ii) the fact that the rate of tax applicable in respect 
     of some or all of such items is lower than the general rate 
     of tax shall not be taken into account in determining whether 
     the tax is imposed at one rate.
       ``(D) Items taxed at different rates.--Except in the case 
     of a lower rate of tax applicable in respect of an item 
     described in subparagraph (C), no deduction shall be allowed 
     under this paragraph for any general sales tax imposed in 
     respect of an item at a rate other than the general rate of 
     tax.
       ``(E) Compensating use taxes.--A compensating use tax in 
     respect of an item shall be treated as a general sales tax. 
     For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term 
     `compensating use tax' means, in respect of any item, a tax 
     which--
       ``(i) is imposed on the use, storage, or consumption of 
     such item, and
       ``(ii) is complementary to a general sales tax, but only if 
     a deduction is allowable under this paragraph in respect of 
     items sold at retail in the taxing jurisdiction which are 
     similar to such item.
       ``(F) Special rule for motor vehicles.--In the case of 
     motor vehicles, if the rate of tax exceeds the general rate, 
     such excess shall be disregarded and the general rate shall 
     be treated as the rate of tax.
       ``(G) Separately stated general sales taxes.--If the amount 
     of any general sales tax is separately stated, then, to the 
     extent that the amount so stated is paid by the consumer 
     (otherwise than in connection with the consumer's trade or 
     business) to his seller, such amount shall be treated as a 
     tax imposed on, and paid by, such consumer.
       ``(H) Amount of deduction to be determined under tables.--
       ``(i) In general.--The amount of the deduction allowed by 
     this paragraph shall be determined under tables prescribed by 
     the Secretary.
       ``(ii) Requirements for tables.--The tables prescribed 
     under clause (i) shall reflect the provisions of this 
     paragraph and shall be based on the average consumption by 
     taxpayers on a State-by-State basis, as determined by the 
     Secretary, taking into account filing status, number of 
     dependents, adjusted gross income, and rates of State and 
     local general sales taxation.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1999.

                   TITLE II--INCENTIVES FOR EDUCATION

     SEC. 201. EXPANSION OF INCENTIVES FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subchapter:

         ``Subchapter X--Public School Modernization Provisions

``Part I. Credit to holders of qualified public school modernization 
              bonds.
``Part II. Qualified school construction bonds.
``Part III. Incentives for education zones.

 ``PART I--CREDIT TO HOLDERS OF QUALIFIED PUBLIC SCHOOL MODERNIZATION 
                                 BONDS

``Sec. 1400F. Credit to holders of qualified public school 
              modernization bonds.

     ``SEC. 1400F. CREDIT TO HOLDERS OF QUALIFIED PUBLIC SCHOOL 
                   MODERNIZATION BONDS.

       ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--In the case of a taxpayer who 
     holds a qualified public school modernization bond on a 
     credit allowance date of such bond which occurs during the 
     taxable year, there shall be allowed as a credit against the 
     tax imposed by this chapter for such taxable year an amount 
     equal to the sum of the credits determined under subsection 
     (b) with respect to credit allowance dates during such year 
     on which the taxpayer holds such bond.
       ``(b) Amount of Credit.--
       ``(1) In general.--The amount of the credit determined 
     under this subsection with respect to any credit allowance 
     date for a qualified public school modernization bond is 25 
     percent of the annual credit determined with respect to such 
     bond.
       ``(2) Annual credit.--The annual credit determined with 
     respect to any qualified public school modernization bond is 
     the product of--
       ``(A) the applicable credit rate, multiplied by
       ``(B) the outstanding face amount of the bond.
       ``(3) Applicable credit rate.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1), the applicable credit rate with respect to an issue is 
     the rate equal to an average market yield (as of the day 
     before the date of issuance of the issue)

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     on outstanding long-term corporate debt obligations 
     (determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary).
       ``(4) Special rule for issuance and redemption.--In the 
     case of a bond which is issued during the 3-month period 
     ending on a credit allowance date, the amount of the credit 
     determined under this subsection with respect to such credit 
     allowance date shall be a ratable portion of the credit 
     otherwise determined based on the portion of the 3-month 
     period during which the bond is outstanding. A similar rule 
     shall apply when the bond is redeemed.
       ``(c) Limitation Based on Amount of Tax.--
       ``(1) In general.--The credit allowed under subsection (a) 
     for any taxable year shall not exceed the excess of--
       ``(A) the sum of the regular tax liability (as defined in 
     section 26(b)) plus the tax imposed by section 55, over
       ``(B) the sum of the credits allowable under part IV of 
     subchapter A (other than subpart C thereof, relating to 
     refundable credits).
       ``(2) Carryover of unused credit.--If the credit allowable 
     under subsection (a) exceeds the limitation imposed by 
     paragraph (1) for such taxable year, such excess shall be 
     carried to the succeeding taxable year and added to the 
     credit allowable under subsection (a) for such taxable year.
       ``(d) Qualified Public School Modernization Bond; Credit 
     Allowance Date.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Qualified public school modernization bond.--The term 
     `qualified public school modernization bond' means--
       ``(A) a qualified zone academy bond, and
       ``(B) a qualified school construction bond.
       ``(2) Credit allowance date.--The term `credit allowance 
     date' means--
       ``(A) March 15,
       ``(B) June 15,
       ``(C) September 15, and
       ``(D) December 15.
     Such term includes the last day on which the bond is 
     outstanding.
       ``(e) Other Definitions.--For purposes of this subchapter--
       ``(1) Local educational agency.--The term `local 
     educational agency' has the meaning given to such term by 
     section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965. Such term includes the local educational agency that 
     serves the District of Columbia but does not include any 
     other State agency.
       ``(2) Bond.--The term `bond' includes any obligation.
       ``(3) State.--The term `State' includes the District of 
     Columbia and any possession of the United States.
       ``(4) Public school facility.--The term `public school 
     facility' shall not include--
       ``(A) any stadium or other facility primarily used for 
     athletic contests or exhibitions or other events for which 
     admission is charged to the general public, or
       ``(B) any facility which is not owned by a State or local 
     government or any agency or instrumentality of a State or 
     local government.
       ``(f) Credit Included in Gross Income.--Gross income 
     includes the amount of the credit allowed to the taxpayer 
     under this section (determined without regard to subsection 
     (c)) and the amount so included shall be treated as interest 
     income.
       ``(g) Bonds Held by Regulated Investment Companies.--If any 
     qualified public school modernization bond is held by a 
     regulated investment company, the credit determined under 
     subsection (a) shall be allowed to shareholders of such 
     company under procedures prescribed by the Secretary.
       ``(h) Credits May be Stripped.--Under regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary--
       ``(1) In general.--There may be a separation (including at 
     issuance) of the ownership of a qualified public school 
     modernization bond and the entitlement to the credit under 
     this section with respect to such bond. In case of any such 
     separation, the credit under this section shall be allowed to 
     the person who on the credit allowance date holds the 
     instrument evidencing the entitlement to the credit and not 
     to the holder of the bond.
       ``(2) Certain rules to apply.--In the case of a separation 
     described in paragraph (1), the rules of section 1286 shall 
     apply to the qualified public school modernization bond as if 
     it were a stripped bond and to the credit under this section 
     as if it were a stripped coupon.
       ``(i) Treatment for Estimated Tax Purposes.--Solely for 
     purposes of sections 6654 and 6655, the credit allowed by 
     this section to a taxpayer by reason of holding a qualified 
     public school modernization bonds on a credit allowance date 
     shall be treated as if it were a payment of estimated tax 
     made by the taxpayer on such date.
       ``(j) Credit May Be Transferred.--Nothing in any law or 
     rule of law shall be construed to limit the transferability 
     of the credit allowed by this section through sale and 
     repurchase agreements.
       ``(k) Reporting.--Issuers of qualified public school 
     modernization bonds shall submit reports similar to the 
     reports required under section 149(e).
       ``(l) Termination.--This section shall not apply to any 
     bond issued after September 30, 2004.

             ``PART II--QUALIFIED SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION BONDS

``Sec. 1400G. Qualified school construction bonds.

     ``SEC. 1400G. QUALIFIED SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION BONDS.

       ``(a) Qualified School Construction Bond.--For purposes of 
     this subchapter, the term `qualified school construction 
     bond' means any bond issued as part of an issue if--
       ``(1) 95 percent or more of the proceeds of such issue are 
     to be used for the construction, rehabilitation, or repair of 
     a public school facility or for the acquisition of land on 
     which such a facility is to be constructed with part of the 
     proceeds of such issue,
       ``(2) the bond is issued by a State or local government 
     within the jurisdiction of which such school is located,
       ``(3) the issuer designates such bond for purposes of this 
     section, and
       ``(4) the term of each bond which is part of such issue 
     does not exceed 15 years.
       ``(b) Limitation on Amount of Bonds Designated.--The 
     maximum aggregate face amount of bonds issued during any 
     calendar year which may be designated under subsection (a) by 
     any issuer shall not exceed the sum of--
       ``(1) the limitation amount allocated under subsection (d) 
     for such calendar year to such issuer, and
       ``(2) if such issuer is a large local educational agency 
     (as defined in subsection (e)(4)) or is issuing on behalf of 
     such an agency, the limitation amount allocated under 
     subsection (e) for such calendar year to such agency.
       ``(c) National Limitation on Amount of Bonds Designated.--
     There is a national qualified school construction bond 
     limitation for each calendar year. Such limitation is--
       ``(1) $11,000,000,000 for 2000,
       ``(2) $11,000,000,000 for 2001, and
       ``(3) except as provided in subsection (f), zero after 
     2001.
       ``(d) Half of Limitation Allocated Among States.--
       ``(1) In general.--One-half of the limitation applicable 
     under subsection (c) for any calendar year shall be allocated 
     among the States under paragraph (2) by the Secretary. The 
     limitation amount allocated to a State under the preceding 
     sentence shall be allocated by the State to issuers within 
     such State and such allocations may be made only if there is 
     an approved State application.
       ``(2) Allocation formula.--The amount to be allocated under 
     paragraph (1) for any calendar year shall be allocated among 
     the States in proportion to the respective amounts each such 
     State received for Basic Grants under subpart 2 of part A of 
     title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 6331 et seq.) for the most recent fiscal year 
     ending before such calendar year. For purposes of the 
     preceding sentence, Basic Grants attributable to large local 
     educational agencies (as defined in subsection (e)) shall be 
     disregarded.
       ``(3) Minimum allocations to states.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall adjust the 
     allocations under this subsection for any calendar year for 
     each State to the extent necessary to ensure that the sum 
     of--
       ``(i) the amount allocated to such State under this 
     subsection for such year, and
       ``(ii) the aggregate amounts allocated under subsection (e) 
     to large local educational agencies in such State for such 
     year,
     is not less than an amount equal to such State's minimum 
     percentage of the amount to be allocated under paragraph (1) 
     for the calendar year.
       ``(B) Minimum percentage.--A State's minimum percentage for 
     any calendar year is the minimum percentage described in 
     section 1124(d) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6334(d)) for such State for the most 
     recent fiscal year ending before such calendar year.
       ``(4) Allocations to certain possessions.--The amount to be 
     allocated under paragraph (1) to any possession of the United 
     States other than Puerto Rico shall be the amount which would 
     have been allocated if all allocations under paragraph (1) 
     were made on the basis of respective populations of 
     individuals below the poverty line (as defined by the Office 
     of Management and Budget). In making other allocations, the 
     amount to be allocated under paragraph (1) shall be reduced 
     by the aggregate amount allocated under this paragraph to 
     possessions of the United States.
       ``(5) Allocations for indian schools.--In addition to the 
     amounts otherwise allocated under this subsection, 
     $200,000,000 for calendar year 2000, and $200,000,000 for 
     calendar year 2001, shall be allocated by the Secretary of 
     the Interior for purposes of the construction, 
     rehabilitation, and repair of schools funded by the Bureau of 
     Indian Affairs. In the case of amounts allocated under the 
     preceding sentence, Indian tribal governments (as defined in 
     section 7871) shall be treated as qualified issuers for 
     purposes of this subchapter.
       ``(6) Approved state application.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1), the term `approved State application' means an 
     application which is approved by the Secretary of Education 
     and which includes--
       ``(A) the results of a recent publicly-available survey 
     (undertaken by the State with the involvement of local 
     education officials, members of the public, and experts in 
     school construction and management) of such State's needs for 
     public school facilities, including descriptions of--
       ``(i) health and safety problems at such facilities,
       ``(ii) the capacity of public schools in the State to house 
     projected enrollments, and
       ``(iii) the extent to which the public schools in the State 
     offer the physical infrastructure needed to provide a high-
     quality education to all students, and

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       ``(B) a description of how the State will allocate to local 
     educational agencies, or otherwise use, its allocation under 
     this subsection to address the needs identified under 
     subparagraph (A), including a description of how it will--
       ``(i) give highest priority to localities with the greatest 
     needs, as demonstrated by inadequate school facilities 
     coupled with a low level of resources to meet those needs,
       ``(ii) use its allocation under this subsection to assist 
     localities that lack the fiscal capacity to issue bonds on 
     their own, and
       ``(iii) ensure that its allocation under this subsection is 
     used only to supplement, and not supplant, the amount of 
     school construction, rehabilitation, and repair in the State 
     that would have occurred in the absence of such allocation.
     Any allocation under paragraph (1) by a State shall be 
     binding if such State reasonably determined that the 
     allocation was in accordance with the plan approved under 
     this paragraph.
       ``(e) Half of Limitation Allocated Among Largest School 
     Districts.--
       ``(1) In general.--One-half of the limitation applicable 
     under subsection (c) for any calendar year shall be allocated 
     under paragraph (2) by the Secretary among local educational 
     agencies which are large local educational agencies for such 
     year. No qualified school construction bond may be issued by 
     reason of an allocation to a large local educational agency 
     under the preceding sentence unless such agency has an 
     approved local application.
       ``(2) Allocation formula.--The amount to be allocated under 
     paragraph (1) for any calendar year shall be allocated among 
     large local educational agencies in proportion to the 
     respective amounts each such agency received for Basic Grants 
     under subpart 2 of part A of title I of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6331 et seq.) for 
     the most recent fiscal year ending before such calendar year.
       ``(3) Allocation of unused limitation to state.--The amount 
     allocated under this subsection to a large local educational 
     agency for any calendar year may be reallocated by such 
     agency to the State in which such agency is located for such 
     calendar year. Any amount reallocated to a State under the 
     preceding sentence may be allocated as provided in subsection 
     (d)(1).
       ``(4) Large local educational agency.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term `large local educational agency' means, 
     with respect to a calendar year, any local educational agency 
     if such agency is--
       ``(A) among the 100 local educational agencies with the 
     largest numbers of children aged 5 through 17 from families 
     living below the poverty level, as determined by the 
     Secretary using the most recent data available from the 
     Department of Commerce that are satisfactory to the 
     Secretary, or
       ``(B) 1 of not more than 25 local educational agencies 
     (other than those described in subparagraph (A)) that the 
     Secretary of Education determines (based on the most recent 
     data available satisfactory to the Secretary) are in 
     particular need of assistance, based on a low level of 
     resources for school construction, a high level of enrollment 
     growth, or such other factors as the Secretary deems 
     appropriate.
       ``(5) Approved local application.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1), the term `approved local application' means an 
     application which is approved by the Secretary of Education 
     and which includes--
       ``(A) the results of a recent publicly-available survey 
     (undertaken by the local educational agency or the State with 
     the involvement of school officials, members of the public, 
     and experts in school construction and management) of such 
     agency's needs for public school facilities, including 
     descriptions of--
       ``(i) the overall condition of the local educational 
     agency's school facilities, including health and safety 
     problems,
       ``(ii) the capacity of the agency's schools to house 
     projected enrollments, and
       ``(iii) the extent to which the agency's schools offer the 
     physical infrastructure needed to provide a high-quality 
     education to all students,
       ``(B) a description of how the local educational agency 
     will use its allocation under this subsection to address the 
     needs identified under subparagraph (A), and
       ``(C) a description of how the local educational agency 
     will ensure that its allocation under this subsection is used 
     only to supplement, and not supplant, the amount of school 
     construction, rehabilitation, or repair in the locality that 
     would have occurred in the absence of such allocation.
     A rule similar to the rule of the last sentence of subsection 
     (d)(6) shall apply for purposes of this paragraph.
       ``(f) Carryover of Unused Limitation.--If for any calendar 
     year--
       ``(1) the amount allocated under subsection (d) to any 
     State, exceeds
       ``(2) the amount of bonds issued during such year which are 
     designated under subsection (a) pursuant to such allocation,
     the limitation amount under such subsection for such State 
     for the following calendar year shall be increased by the 
     amount of such excess. A similar rule shall apply to the 
     amounts allocated under subsection (d)(5) or (e).
       ``(g) Special Rules Relating to Arbitrage.--
       ``(1) In general.--A bond shall not be treated as failing 
     to meet the requirement of subsection (a)(1) solely by reason 
     of the fact that the proceeds of the issue of which such bond 
     is a part are invested for a temporary period (but not more 
     than 36 months) until such proceeds are needed for the 
     purpose for which such issue was issued.
       ``(2) Binding commitment requirement.--Paragraph (1) shall 
     apply to an issue only if, as of the date of issuance, there 
     is a reasonable expectation that--
       ``(A) at least 10 percent of the proceeds of the issue will 
     be spent within the 6-month period beginning on such date for 
     the purpose for which such issue was issued, and
       ``(B) the remaining proceeds of the issue will be spent 
     with due diligence for such purpose.
       ``(3) Earnings on proceeds.--Any earnings on proceeds 
     during the temporary period shall be treated as proceeds of 
     the issue for purposes of applying subsection (a)(1) and 
     paragraph (1) of this subsection.

               ``PART III--INCENTIVES FOR EDUCATION ZONES

``Sec. 1400H. Qualified zone academy bonds.
``Sec. 1400I. Corporate contributions to specialized training centers.

     ``SEC. 1400H. QUALIFIED ZONE ACADEMY BONDS.

       ``(a) Qualified Zone Academy Bond.--For purposes of this 
     subchapter--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified zone academy bond' 
     means any bond issued as part of an issue if--
       ``(A) 95 percent or more of the proceeds of such issue are 
     to be used for a qualified purpose with respect to a 
     qualified zone academy established by a local educational 
     agency,
       ``(B) the bond is issued by a State or local government 
     within the jurisdiction of which such academy is located,
       ``(C) the issuer--
       ``(i) designates such bond for purposes of this section,
       ``(ii) certifies that it has written assurances that the 
     private business contribution requirement of paragraph (2) 
     will be met with respect to such academy, and
       ``(iii) certifies that it has the written approval of the 
     local educational agency for such bond issuance, and
       ``(D) the term of each bond which is part of such issue 
     does not exceed 15 years.
     Rules similar to the rules of section 1400G(g) shall apply 
     for purposes of paragraph (1).
       ``(2) Private business contribution requirement.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
     private business contribution requirement of this paragraph 
     is met with respect to any issue if the local educational 
     agency that established the qualified zone academy has 
     written commitments from private entities to make qualified 
     contributions having a present value (as of the date of 
     issuance of the issue) of not less than 10 percent of the 
     proceeds of the issue.
       ``(B) Qualified contributions.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), the term `qualified contribution' means any 
     contribution (of a type and quality acceptable to the local 
     educational agency) of--
       ``(i) equipment for use in the qualified zone academy 
     (including state-of-the-art technology and vocational 
     equipment),
       ``(ii) technical assistance in developing curriculum or in 
     training teachers in order to promote appropriate market 
     driven technology in the classroom,
       ``(iii) services of employees as volunteer mentors,
       ``(iv) internships, field trips, or other educational 
     opportunities outside the academy for students, or
       ``(v) any other property or service specified by the local 
     educational agency.
       ``(3) Qualified zone academy.--The term `qualified zone 
     academy' means any public school (or academic program within 
     a public school) which is established by and operated under 
     the supervision of a local educational agency to provide 
     education or training below the postsecondary level if--
       ``(A) such public school or program (as the case may be) is 
     designed in cooperation with business to enhance the academic 
     curriculum, increase graduation and employment rates, and 
     better prepare students for the rigors of college and the 
     increasingly complex workforce,
       ``(B) students in such public school or program (as the 
     case may be) will be subject to the same academic standards 
     and assessments as other students educated by the local 
     educational agency,
       ``(C) the comprehensive education plan of such public 
     school or program is approved by the local educational 
     agency, and
       ``(D)(i) such public school is located in an empowerment 
     zone or enterprise community (including any such zone or 
     community designated after the date of the enactment of this 
     section), or
       ``(ii) there is a reasonable expectation (as of the date of 
     issuance of the bonds) that at least 35 percent of the 
     students attending such school or participating in such 
     program (as the case may be) will be eligible for free or 
     reduced-cost lunches under the school lunch program 
     established under the National School Lunch Act.
       ``(4) Qualified purpose.--The term `qualified purpose' 
     means, with respect to any qualified zone academy--
       ``(A) constructing, rehabilitating, or repairing the public 
     school facility in which the academy is established,
       ``(B) acquiring the land on which such facility is to be 
     constructed with part of the proceeds of such issue,
       ``(C) providing equipment for use at such academy,
       ``(D) developing course materials for education to be 
     provided at such academy, and

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       ``(E) training teachers and other school personnel in such 
     academy.
       ``(b) Limitations on Amount of Bonds Designated.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is a national zone academy bond 
     limitation for each calendar year. Such limitation is--
       ``(A) $400,000,000 for 1998,
       ``(B) $400,000,000 for 1999,
       ``(C) $1,000,000,000 for 2000,
       ``(D) $1,400,000,000 for 2001, and
       ``(E) except as provided in paragraph (3), zero after 2001.
       ``(2) Allocation of limitation.--
       ``(A) Allocation among states.--
       ``(i) 1998 and 1999 limitations.--The national zone academy 
     bond limitations for calendar years 1998 and 1999 shall be 
     allocated by the Secretary among the States on the basis of 
     their respective populations of individuals below the poverty 
     line (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget).
       ``(ii) Limitation after 1999.--The national zone academy 
     bond limitation for any calendar year after 1999 shall be 
     allocated by the Secretary among the States in the manner 
     prescribed by section 1400G(d); except that in making the 
     allocation under this clause, the Secretary shall take into 
     account--

       ``(I) Basic Grants attributable to large local educational 
     agencies (as defined in section 1400G(e)).
       ``(II) the national zone academy bond limitation.

       ``(B) Allocation to local educational agencies.--The 
     limitation amount allocated to a State under subparagraph (A) 
     shall be allocated by the State education agency to qualified 
     zone academies within such State.
       ``(C) Designation subject to limitation amount.--The 
     maximum aggregate face amount of bonds issued during any 
     calendar year which may be designated under subsection (a) 
     with respect to any qualified zone academy shall not exceed 
     the limitation amount allocated to such academy under 
     subparagraph (B) for such calendar year.
       ``(3) Carryover of unused limitation.--If for any calendar 
     year--
       ``(A) the limitation amount under this subsection for any 
     State, exceeds
       ``(B) the amount of bonds issued during such year which are 
     designated under subsection (a) (or the corresponding 
     provisions of prior law) with respect to qualified zone 
     academies within such State,
     the limitation amount under this subsection for such State 
     for the following calendar year shall be increased by the 
     amount of such excess.

     ``SEC. 1400I. CORPORATE CONTRIBUTIONS TO SPECIALIZED TRAINING 
                   CENTERS.

       ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of section 38, in the 
     case of a corporation, the specialized training center credit 
     determined under this section is an amount equal to 50 
     percent of the amount of the designated qualified 
     contributions made by the taxpayer during the taxable year to 
     a specialized training center.
       ``(b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Specialized training center.--The term `specialized 
     training center' means any qualified zone academy (as defined 
     in section 1400H(a)(3))--
       ``(A) which is located in an empowerment zone or enterprise 
     community, or
       ``(B) which is located in proximity to such a zone or 
     community and a significant number of the students attending 
     such academy have their principal place of abode in such zone 
     or community.
       ``(2) Designated qualified contributions.--The term 
     `designated qualified contribution' means any contribution--
       ``(A) which is made pursuant to an agreement under which 
     the taxpayer participates in the design of the academic 
     program of the specialized training center, and
       ``(B) which is designated under subsection (c).
       ``(c) Designation of Contributions.--
       ``(1) Limitation on amount designated.--The maximum amount 
     of contributions made which may be designated under this 
     subsection with respect to all specialized training centers 
     located an empowerment zone or enterprise community shall not 
     exceed--
       ``(A) $8,000,000 in the case of an empowerment zone, and
       ``(B) $2,000,000 in the case of an enterprise community.
       ``(2) Designations.--Designations under this subsection 
     shall be made (in consultation with the local educational 
     agency) by the local government agency responsible for 
     implementing the strategic plan described in section 
     1391(f)(2) for the empowerment zone or enterprise community.
       ``(d) Value of Contributions.--The amount of any designated 
     qualified contribution which may be taken into account under 
     this section shall be--
       ``(1) the amount of such contribution which would be 
     allowed as a deduction under section 170 without regard to 
     section 280C(d), or
       ``(2) in the case of a contribution of services performed 
     on the premises of a specialized training center by an 
     employee of the taxpayer, the amount of wages (as defined in 
     section 3306(b) but without regard to any dollar limitation 
     contained in such section) paid by the taxpayer for such 
     services.''
       (b) Reporting.--Subsection (d) of section 6049 (relating to 
     returns regarding payments of interest) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) Reporting of credit on qualified public school 
     modernization bonds.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a), the term 
     `interest' includes amounts includible in gross income under 
     section 1400F(f) and such amounts shall be treated as paid on 
     the credit allowance date (as defined in section 
     1400F(d)(2)).
       ``(B) Reporting to corporations, etc.--Except as otherwise 
     provided in regulations, in the case of any interest 
     described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, subsection 
     (b)(4) of this section shall be applied without regard to 
     subparagraphs (A), (H), (I), (J), (K), and (L)(i).
       ``(C) Regulatory authority.--The Secretary may prescribe 
     such regulations as are necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     the purposes of this paragraph, including regulations which 
     require more frequent or more detailed reporting.''
       (c) Conforming Amendments Related to Credit for Corporate 
     Contributions to Specialized Training Centers.--
       (1) Denial of double benefit.--Section 280C is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Credit for Corporate Contributions to Specialized 
     Training Centers.--No deduction shall be allowed for that 
     portion of the designated qualified contributions (as defined 
     in section 1400I(b)) made during the taxable year which is 
     equal to the credit determined for the taxable year under 
     section 1400I(a). Paragraph (3) of subsection (b) shall apply 
     for purposes of this subsection.''
       (2) Credit to be part of general business credit.--
       (A) Section 38(b) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (11),
       (ii) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (12) 
     and inserting ``, plus'', and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(13) in the case of a corporation, the specialized 
     training center credit determined under section 1400I(a).''
       (B) Subsection (d) of section 39 (relating to carryback and 
     carryforward of unused credits) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(9) No carryback of section 1400i credit before january 
     1, 2000.--No portion of the unused business credit for any 
     taxable year which is attributable to the credit determined 
     under section 1400I may be carried back to a taxable year 
     beginning before January 1, 2000.''.
       (d) Other Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subchapter U of chapter 1 is amended by striking part 
     IV, by redesignating part V as part IV, and by redesignating 
     section 1397F as section 1397E.
       (2) The table of subchapters for chapter 1 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new item:

``Subchapter X. Public school modernization provisions.''

       (3) The table of parts of subchapter U of chapter 1 is 
     amended by striking the last 2 items and inserting the 
     following item:

``Part IV. Regulations.''

       (e) Application of Certain Labor Standards on Construction 
     Projects Financed Under Public School Modernization 
     Program.--Section 439 of the General Education Provisions Act 
     (relating to labor standards) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``All laborers and 
     mechanics'', and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b)(1) For purposes of this section, the term `applicable 
     program' also includes the qualified zone academy bond 
     provisions enacted by section 226 of the Taxpayer Relief Act 
     of 1997 and the program established by section 2 of the 
     Public School Modernization Act of 1999.
       ``(2) A State or local government participating in a 
     program described in paragraph (1) shall--
       ``(A) in the awarding of contracts, give priority to 
     contractors with substantial numbers of employees residing in 
     the local education area to be served by the school being 
     constructed; and
       ``(B) include in the construction contract for such school 
     a requirement that the contractor give priority in hiring new 
     workers to individuals residing in such local education area.
       ``(3) In the case of a program described in paragraph (1), 
     nothing in this subsection or subsection (a) shall be 
     construed to deny any tax credit allowed under such program. 
     If amounts are required to be withheld from contractors to 
     pay wages to which workers are entitled, such amounts shall 
     be treated as expended for construction purposes in 
     determining whether the requirements of such program are 
     met.''.
       (f) Employment and Training Activities Relating to 
     Construction or Reconstruction of Public School Facilities.--
       (1) In general.--Section 134 of the Workforce Investment 
     Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2864) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(f) Local Employment and Training Activities Relating to 
     Construction or Reconstruction of Public School Facilities.--
       ``(1) In general.--In order to provide training services 
     related to construction or reconstruction of public school 
     facilities receiving funding assistance under an applicable 
     program, each State shall establish a specialized program of 
     training meeting the following requirements:
       ``(A) The specialized program provides training for jobs in 
     the construction industry.

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       ``(B) The program is designed to provide trained workers 
     for projects for the construction or reconstruction of public 
     school facilities receiving funding assistance under an 
     applicable program.
       ``(C) The program is designed to ensure that skilled 
     workers (residing in the area to be served by the school 
     facilities) will be available for the construction or 
     reconstruction work.
       ``(2) Coordination.--The specialized program established 
     under paragraph (1) shall be integrated with other activities 
     under this Act, with the activities carried out under the 
     National Apprenticeship Act of 1937 by the State 
     Apprenticeship Council or through the Bureau of 
     Apprenticeship and Training in the Department of Labor, as 
     appropriate, and with activities carried out under the Carl 
     D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998. 
     Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require 
     services duplicative of those referred to in the preceding 
     sentence.
       ``(3) Applicable program.--In this subsection, the term 
     `applicable program' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 439(b) of the General Education Provisions Act 
     (relating to labor standards).''.
       (2) State plan.--Section 112(b)(17)(A) of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2822(b)(17)(A)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in clause (iii), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (v); and
       (C) by inserting after clause (iii) the following:
       ``(iv) how the State will establish and carry out a 
     specialized program of training under section 134(f); and''.
       (g) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply 
     to obligations issued after December 31, 1999.
       (2) Credit for corporate contributions to specialized 
     training centers.--Section 1400I of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 (as added by this section) shall apply to taxable 
     years beginning after December 31, 1999.
       (3) Repeal of restriction on zone academy bond holders.--In 
     the case of bonds to which section 1397E of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 (as in effect before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act) applies, the limitation of such 
     section to eligible taxpayers (as defined in subsection 
     (d)(6) of such section) shall not apply after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (4) Application of labor standards; training program.--The 
     amendments made by subsections (e) and (f) shall take effect 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 202. EXTENSION OF EXCLUSION FOR EMPLOYER-PROVIDED 
                   EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE; EXCLUSION TO APPLY TO 
                   ASSISTANCE FOR GRADUATE EDUCATION.

       (a) Permanent Extension.--Subsection (d) of section 127 is 
     hereby repealed.
       (b) Exclusion To Apply to Graduate Students.--The last 
     sentence of section 127(c)(1) is amended by striking 
     ``hobbies'' and all that follows and inserting ``hobbies.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to courses beginning after May 31, 2000.

        TITLE III--INCENTIVES FOR HEALTH CARE AND LONG-TERM CARE

     SEC. 301. LONG-TERM CARE TAX CREDIT.

       (a) Allowance of Credit.--
       (1) In general.--Section 24(a) (relating to allowance of 
     child tax credit) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--There shall be allowed as a 
     credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the 
     taxable year an amount equal to the sum of--
       ``(1) $500 multiplied by the number of qualifying children 
     of the taxpayer, plus
       ``(2) $1,000 multiplied by the number of applicable 
     individuals with respect to whom the taxpayer is an eligible 
     caregiver for the taxable year.''
       (2) Additional credit for taxpayer with 3 or more separate 
     credit amounts.--So much of section 24(d) as precedes 
     paragraph (1)(A) thereof is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Additional Credit for Taxpayers With 3 or More 
     Separate Credit Amounts.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the sum of the number of qualifying 
     children of the taxpayer and the number of applicable 
     individuals with respect to which the taxpayer is an eligible 
     caregiver is 3 or more for any taxable year, the aggregate 
     credits allowed under subpart C shall be increased by the 
     lesser of--''.
       (3) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) The heading for section 32(n) is amended by striking 
     ``Child'' and inserting ``Family Care''.
       (B) The heading for section 24 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 24. FAMILY CARE CREDIT.''

       (C) The table of sections for subpart A of part IV of 
     subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 24 and inserting the following new item:

``Sec. 24. Family care credit.''.

       (b) Definitions.--Section 24(c) (defining qualifying child) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Qualifying child.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualifying child' means any 
     individual if--
       ``(i) the taxpayer is allowed a deduction under section 151 
     with respect to such individual for the taxable year,
       ``(ii) such individual has not attained the age of 17 as of 
     the close of the calendar year in which the taxable year of 
     the taxpayer begins, and
       ``(iii) such individual bears a relationship to the 
     taxpayer described in section 32(c)(3)(B).
       ``(B) Exception for certain noncitizens.--The term 
     `qualifying child' shall not include any individual who would 
     not be a dependent if the first sentence of section 152(b)(3) 
     were applied without regard to all that follows `resident of 
     the United States'.
       ``(2) Applicable individual.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `applicable individual' means, 
     with respect to any taxable year, any individual who has been 
     certified, before the due date for filing the return of tax 
     for the taxable year (without extensions), by a physician (as 
     defined in section 1861(r)(1) of the Social Security Act) as 
     being an individual with long-term care needs described in 
     subparagraph (B) for a period--
       ``(i) which is at least 180 consecutive days, and
       ``(ii) a portion of which occurs within the taxable year.
     Such term shall not include any individual otherwise meeting 
     the requirements of the preceding sentence unless within the 
     39\1/2\ month period ending on such due date (or such other 
     period as the Secretary prescribes) a physician (as so 
     defined) has certified that such individual meets such 
     requirements.
       ``(B) Individuals with long-term care needs.--An individual 
     is described in this subparagraph if the individual meets any 
     of the following requirements:
       ``(i) The individual is at least 6 years of age and--

       ``(I) is unable to perform (without substantial assistance 
     from another individual) at least 3 activities of daily 
     living (as defined in section 7702B(c)(2)(B)) due to a loss 
     of functional capacity, or
       ``(II) requires substantial supervision to protect such 
     individual from threats to health and safety due to severe 
     cognitive impairment and is unable to perform at least 1 
     activity of daily living (as so defined) or to the extent 
     provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary (in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services), is unable to engage in age appropriate activities.

       ``(ii) The individual is at least 2 but not 6 years of age 
     and is unable due to a loss of functional capacity to perform 
     (without substantial assistance from another individual) at 
     least 2 of the following activities: eating, transferring, or 
     mobility.
       ``(iii) The individual is under 2 years of age and requires 
     specific durable medical equipment by reason of a severe 
     health condition or requires a skilled practitioner trained 
     to address the individual's condition to be available if the 
     individual's parents or guardians are absent.
       ``(3) Eligible caregiver.--
       ``(A) In general.--A taxpayer shall be treated as an 
     eligible caregiver for any taxable year with respect to the 
     following individuals:
       ``(i) The taxpayer.
       ``(ii) The taxpayer's spouse.
       ``(iii) An individual with respect to whom the taxpayer is 
     allowed a deduction under section 151 for the taxable year.
       ``(iv) An individual who would be described in clause (iii) 
     for the taxable year if section 151(c)(1)(A) were applied by 
     substituting for the exemption amount an amount equal to the 
     sum of the exemption amount the standard deduction under 
     section 63(c)(2)(C), and any additional standard deduction 
     under section 63(c)(3) which would be applicable to the 
     individual if clause (iii) applied.
       ``(v) An individual who would be described in clause (iii) 
     for the taxable year if--

       ``(I) the requirements of clause (iv) are met with respect 
     to the individual, and
       ``(II) the requirements of subparagraph (B) are met with 
     respect to the individual in lieu of the support test of 
     section 152(a).

       ``(B) Residency test.--The requirements of this 
     subparagraph are met if an individual has as his principal 
     place of abode the home of the taxpayer and--
       ``(i) in the case of an individual who is an ancestor or 
     descendant of the taxpayer or the taxpayer's spouse, is a 
     member of the taxpayer's household for over half the taxable 
     year, or
       ``(ii) in the case of any other individual, is a member of 
     the taxpayer's household for the entire taxable year.
       ``(C) Special rules where more than 1 eligible caregiver.--
       ``(i) In general.--If more than 1 individual is an eligible 
     caregiver with respect to the same applicable individual for 
     taxable years ending with or within the same calendar year, a 
     taxpayer shall be treated as the eligible caregiver if each 
     such individual (other than the taxpayer) files a written 
     declaration (in such form and manner as the Secretary may 
     prescribe) that such individual will not claim such 
     applicable individual for the credit under this section.
       ``(ii) No agreement.--If each individual required under 
     clause (i) to file a written declaration under clause (i) 
     does not do so, the individual with the highest modified 
     adjusted gross income (as defined in section 32(c)(5)) shall 
     be treated as the eligible caregiver.
       ``(iii) Married individuals filing separately.--In the case 
     of married individuals filing separately, the determination 
     under this subparagraph as to whether the husband or wife is 
     the eligible caregiver shall be made under the rules of 
     clause (ii) (whether or not

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     one of them has filed a written declaration under clause 
     (i)).''.
       (c) Identification Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--Section 24(e) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new sentence: ``No credit shall be allowed 
     under this section to a taxpayer with respect to any 
     applicable individual unless the taxpayer includes the name 
     and taxpayer identification number of such individual, and 
     the identification number of the physician certifying such 
     individual, on the return of tax for the taxable year.''.
       (2) Assessment.--Section 6213(g)(2)(I) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``or physician identification'' after 
     ``correct TIN'', and
       (B) by striking ``child'' and inserting ``family care''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1999.

     SEC. 302. DEDUCTION FOR 100 PERCENT OF HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS 
                   OF SELF-EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 162(l) 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, 
     1999.
      TITLE IV--PERMANENT EXTENSION OF CERTAIN EXPIRING PROVISIONS

     SEC. 401. RESEARCH CREDIT.

       (a) Permanent Extension.--
       (1) In general.--Section 41 is amended by striking 
     subsection (h).
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Paragraph (1) of section 45C(b) 
     is amended by striking subparagraph (D).
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after June 30, 1999.
       (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, 1999.

     SEC. 402. WORK OPPORTUNITY AND WELFARE-TO-WORK CREDITS.

       (a) Work Opportunity Credit.--Subsection (c) of section 51 
     is amended by striking paragraph (4).
       (b) Welfare-to-Work Credit.--Section 51A is amended by 
     striking subsection (f).
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to individuals who begin work for the employer 
     after June 30, 1999.

     SEC. 403. SUBPART F EXEMPTION FOR ACTIVE FINANCING INCOME.

       (a) Exempt Insurance Income.--Section 953(e) is amended by 
     striking paragraph (10) and by redesignating paragraph (11) 
     as paragraph (10).
       (b) Foreign Personal Holding Company Income.--Section 
     954(h) is amended by striking paragraph (9).
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1999.

     SEC. 404. EXPENSING OF ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION COSTS.

       Section 198 is amended by striking subsection (h).
               TITLE V--COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES

     SEC. 501. INCREASE IN STATE CEILING ON LOW-INCOME HOUSING 
                   CREDIT.

       (a) In General.--Clause (i) of section 42(h)(3)(C) is 
     amended by striking ``$1.25'' and inserting ``$1.75''.
       (b) Adjustment of State Ceiling for Increases in Cost-of-
     Living.--Paragraph (3) of section 42(h) (relating to housing 
     credit dollar amount for agencies) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(H) Cost-of-living adjustment.--
       ``(i) In general.--In the case of a calendar year after 
     2000, the dollar amount contained in subparagraph (C)(i) 
     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 such calendar year by substituting 
     `calendar year 1999' for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph 
     (B) thereof.

       ``(ii) Rounding.--If any increase under clause (i) is not a 
     multiple of 5 cents, such increase shall be rounded to the 
     next lowest multiple of 5 cents.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to calendar years after 1999.

     SEC. 502. NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT.

       (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of 
     chapter 1 (relating to business-related credits) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 45D. NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT.

       ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of section 38, in the case 
     of a taxpayer who holds a qualified equity investment on a 
     credit allowance date of such investment which occurs during 
     the taxable year, the new markets tax credit determined under 
     this section for such taxable year is an amount equal to 6 
     percent of the amount paid to the qualified community 
     development entity for such investment at its original issue.
       ``(2) Credit allowance date.--The term `credit allowance 
     date' means, with respect to any qualified equity 
     investment--
       ``(A) the date on which such investment is initially made, 
     and
       ``(B) each of the 4 anniversary dates of such date 
     thereafter.
       ``(b) Qualified Equity Investment.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified equity investment' 
     means any equity investment in a qualified community 
     development entity if--
       ``(A) such investment is acquired by the taxpayer at its 
     original issue (directly or through an underwriter) solely in 
     exchange for cash,
       ``(B) substantially all of such cash is used by the 
     qualified community development entity to make qualified low-
     income community investments, and
       ``(C) such investment is designated for purposes of this 
     section by the qualified community development entity.
     Such term shall not include any equity investment issued by a 
     qualified community development entity more than 5 years 
     after the date that such entity receives an allocation under 
     subsection (f). Any allocation not used within such 5-year 
     period may be reallocated by the Secretary under subsection 
     (f).
       ``(2) Limitation.--The maximum amount of equity investments 
     issued by a qualified community development entity which may 
     be designated under paragraph (1)(C) by such entity shall not 
     exceed the portion of the limitation amount allocated under 
     subsection (f) to such entity.
       ``(3) Safe harbor for determining use of cash.--The 
     requirement of paragraph (1)(B) shall be treated as met if at 
     least 85 percent of the aggregate gross assets of the 
     qualified community development entity are invested in 
     qualified low-income community investments.
       ``(4) Treatment of subsequent purchasers.--The term 
     `qualified equity investment' includes any equity investment 
     which would (but for paragraph (1)(A)) be a qualified equity 
     investment in the hands of the taxpayer if such investment 
     was a qualified equity investment in the hands of a prior 
     holder.
       ``(5) Redemptions.--A rule similar to the rule of section 
     1202(c)(3) shall apply for purposes of this subsection.
       ``(6) Equity investment.--The term `equity investment' 
     means--
       ``(A) any stock in a qualified community development entity 
     which is a corporation, and
       ``(B) any capital interest in a qualified community 
     development entity which is a partnership.
       ``(c) Qualified Community Development Entity.--For purposes 
     of this section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified community 
     development entity' means any domestic corporation or 
     partnership if--
       ``(A) the primary mission of the entity is serving, or 
     providing investment capital for, low-income communities or 
     low-income persons,
       ``(B) the entity maintains accountability to residents of 
     low-income communities through representation on governing or 
     advisory boards or otherwise, and
       ``(C) the entity is certified by the Secretary for purposes 
     of this section as being a qualified community development 
     entity.
       ``(2) Special rules for certain organizations.--The 
     requirements of paragraph (1) shall be treated as met by--
       ``(A) any specialized small business investment company (as 
     defined in section 1044(c)(3)), and
       ``(B) any community development financial institution (as 
     defined in section 103 of the Community Development Banking 
     and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4702)).
       ``(d) Qualified Low-Income Community Investments.--For 
     purposes of this section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified low-income community 
     investment' means--
       ``(A) any equity investment in, or loan to, any qualified 
     active low-income community business,
       ``(B) the purchase from another community development 
     entity of any loan made by such entity which is a qualified 
     low-income community investment if the amount received by 
     such other entity from such purchase is used by such other 
     entity to make qualified low-income community investments,
       ``(C) financial counseling and other services specified in 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary to businesses located 
     in, and residents of, low-income communities, and
       ``(D) any equity investment in, or loan to, any qualified 
     community development entity if substantially all of the 
     investment or loan is used by such entity to make qualified 
     low-income community investments described in subparagraphs 
     (A), (B), and (C).
       ``(2) Qualified active low-income community business.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the term 
     `qualified active low-income community business' means, with 
     respect to any taxable year, any corporation or partnership 
     if for such year--
       ``(i) at least 50 percent of the total gross income of such 
     entity is derived from the ac

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     tive conduct of a qualified business within any low-income 
     community,
       ``(ii) a substantial portion of the use of the tangible 
     property of such entity (whether owned or leased) is within 
     any low-income community,
       ``(iii) a substantial portion of the services performed for 
     such entity by its employees are performed in any low-income 
     community,
       ``(iv) less than 5 percent of the average of the aggregate 
     unadjusted bases of the property of such entity is 
     attributable to collectibles (as defined in section 
     408(m)(2)) other than collectibles that are held primarily 
     for sale to customers in the ordinary course of such 
     business, and
       ``(v) less than 5 percent of the average of the aggregate 
     unadjusted bases of the property of such entity is 
     attributable to nonqualified financial property (as defined 
     in section 1397B(e)).
       ``(B) Proprietorship.--Such term shall include any business 
     carried on by an individual as a proprietor if such business 
     would meet the requirements of subparagraph (A) were it 
     incorporated.
       ``(C) Portions of business may be qualified active low-
     income community business.--The term `qualified active low-
     income community business' includes any trades or businesses 
     which would qualify as a qualified active low-income 
     community business if such trades or businesses were 
     separately incorporated.
       ``(3) Qualified business.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `qualified business' has the meaning given to such 
     term by section 1397B(d); except that--
       ``(A) in lieu of applying paragraph (2)(B) thereof, the 
     rental to others of real property located in any low-income 
     community shall be treated as a qualified business if there 
     are substantial improvements located on such property,
       ``(B) paragraph (3) thereof shall not apply, and
       ``(C) such term shall not include any business if a 
     significant portion of the equity interests in such business 
     are held by any person who holds a significant portion of the 
     equity investments in the community development entity.
       ``(e) Low-Income Community.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `low-income community' means 
     any population census tract if--
       ``(A) the poverty rate for such tract is at least 20 
     percent, or
       ``(B)(i) in the case of a tract not located within a 
     metropolitan area, the median family income for such tract 
     does not exceed 80 percent of statewide median family income, 
     or
       ``(ii) in the case of a tract located within a metropolitan 
     area, the median family income for such tract does not exceed 
     80 percent of the greater of statewide median family income 
     or the metropolitan area median family income.
       ``(2) Areas not within census tracts.--In the case of an 
     area which is not tracted for population census tracts, the 
     equivalent county divisions (as defined by the Bureau of the 
     Census for purposes of defining poverty areas) shall be used 
     for purposes of determining poverty rates and median family 
     income.
       ``(f) National Limitation on Amount of Investments 
     Designated.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is a new markets tax credit 
     limitation of $1,200,000,000 for each of calendar years 2000 
     through 2004.
       ``(2) Allocation of limitation.--The limitation under 
     paragraph (1) shall be allocated by the Secretary among 
     qualified community development entities selected by the 
     Secretary. In making allocations under the preceding 
     sentence, the Secretary shall give priority to entities with 
     records of having successfully provided capital or technical 
     assistance to disadvantaged businesses or communities.
       ``(3) Carryover of unused limitation.--If the new markets 
     tax credit limitation for any calendar year exceeds the 
     aggregate amount allocated under paragraph (2) for such year, 
     such limitation for the succeeding calendar year shall be 
     increased by the amount of such excess.
       ``(g) Recapture of Credit In Certain Cases.--
       ``(1) In general.--If, at any time during the 5-year period 
     beginning on the date of the original issue of a qualified 
     equity investment in a qualified community development 
     entity, there is a recapture event with respect to such 
     investment, then the tax imposed by this chapter for the 
     taxable year in which such event occurs shall be increased by 
     the credit recapture amount.
       ``(2) Credit recapture amount.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1), the credit recapture amount is an amount equal to the 
     sum of--
       ``(A) the aggregate decrease in the credits allowed to the 
     taxpayer under section 38 for all prior taxable years which 
     would have resulted if no credit had been determined under 
     this section with respect to such investment, plus
       ``(B) interest at the overpayment rate established under 
     section 6611 on the amount determined under subparagraph (A) 
     for each prior taxable year for the period beginning on the 
     due date for filing the return for the prior taxable year 
     involved.
     No deduction shall be allowed under this chapter for interest 
     described in subparagraph (B).
       ``(3) Recapture event.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 
     there is a recapture event with respect to an equity 
     investment in a qualified community development entity if--
       ``(A) such entity ceases to be a qualified community 
     development entity,
       ``(B) the proceeds of the investment cease to be used as 
     required of subsection (b)(1)(B), or
       ``(C) such investment is redeemed by such entity.
       ``(4) Special rules.--
       ``(A) Tax benefit rule.--The tax for the taxable year shall 
     be increased under paragraph (1) only with respect to credits 
     allowed by reason of this section which were used to reduce 
     tax liability. In the case of credits not so used to reduce 
     tax liability, the carryforwards and carrybacks under section 
     39 shall be appropriately adjusted.
       ``(B) No credits against tax.--Any increase in tax under 
     this subsection shall not be treated as a tax imposed by this 
     chapter for purposes of determining the amount of any credit 
     under this chapter or for purposes of section 55.
       ``(h) Basis Reduction.--The basis of any qualified equity 
     investment shall be reduced by the amount of any credit 
     determined under this section with respect to such 
     investment.
       ``(i) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be appropriate to carry out this section, 
     including regulations--
       ``(1) which limit the credit for investments which are 
     directly or indirectly subsidized by other Federal benefits 
     (including the credit under section 42 and the exclusion from 
     gross income under section 103),
       ``(2) which prevent the abuse of the provisions of this 
     section through the use of related parties,
       ``(3) which impose appropriate reporting requirements
       ``(4) which apply the provisions of this section to newly 
     formed entities.''
       (b) Credit Made Part of General Business Credit.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (b) of section 38 is amended by 
     striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (12), by striking 
     the period at the end of paragraph (13) and inserting ``, 
     plus'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(14) the new markets tax credit determined under section 
     45D(a).''
       (2) Limitation on carryback.--Subsection (d) of section 39 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(10) No carryback of new markets tax credit before 
     january 1, 2000.--No portion of the unused business credit 
     for any taxable year which is attributable to the credit 
     under section 45D may be carried back to a taxable year 
     ending before January 1, 2000.''
       (c) Deduction for Unused Credit.--Subsection (c) of section 
     196 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 at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(9) the new markets tax credit determined under section 
     45D(a).''
       (d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
     D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 45D. New markets tax credit.''

       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to investments made after December 31, 1999.

     SEC. 503. CREDIT TO HOLDERS OF BETTER AMERICA BONDS.

       (a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of 
     chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 30B. CREDIT TO HOLDERS OF BETTER AMERICA BONDS.

       ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--In the case of a taxpayer who 
     holds a Better America Bond on a credit allowance date of 
     such bond which occurs during the taxable year, there shall 
     be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this 
     chapter for such taxable year an amount equal to the sum of 
     the credits determined under subsection (b) with respect to 
     credit allowance dates during such year on which the taxpayer 
     holds such bond.
       ``(b) Amount of Credit.--
       ``(1) In general.--The amount of the credit determined 
     under this subsection with respect to any credit allowance 
     date for a Better America Bond is 25 percent of the annual 
     credit determined with respect to such bond.
       ``(2) Annual credit.--The annual credit determined with 
     respect to any Better America Bond is the product of--
       ``(A) the applicable credit rate, multiplied by
       ``(B) the outstanding face amount of the bond.
       ``(3) Applicable credit rate.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1), the applicable credit rate with respect to an issue is 
     the rate equal to an average market yield (as of the day 
     before the date of issuance of the issue) on outstanding 
     long-term corporate debt obligations (determined under 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary).
       ``(4) Special rule for issuance and redemption.--In the 
     case of a bond which is issued during the 3-month period 
     ending on a credit allowance date, the amount of the credit 
     determined under this subsection with respect to such credit 
     allowance date shall be a ratable portion of the credit 
     otherwise determined based on the portion of the 3-month 
     period during which the bond is outstanding. A similar rule 
     shall apply when the bond is redeemed.
       ``(c) Better America Bond.--For purposes of this section--

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       ``(1) In general.--The term `Better America Bond' means any 
     bond issued as part of an issue if--
       ``(A) 95 percent or more of the proceeds of such issue are 
     to be used for any qualified purpose,
       ``(B) the bond is issued by a State or local government 
     within the jurisdiction of which the qualified purpose of the 
     issue is to be carried out,
       ``(C) the issuer designates such bond for purposes of this 
     section,
       ``(D) the term of each bond which is part of such issue 
     does not exceed 15 years,
       ``(E) the requirements of section 147(f) are met with 
     respect to such issue, and
       ``(F) except in the case of the proceeds of such issue 
     which are to be used for the qualified purpose described in 
     paragraph (2)(A)(iv), the payment of the principal of such 
     issue is secured by taxes of general applicability imposed by 
     a general purpose governmental unit.
       ``(2) Qualified purpose.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified purpose' means any 
     of the following:
       ``(i) The acquisition of land for use as open space, 
     wetlands, public parks, or greenways, and the provision of 
     visitor facilities (such as campgrounds and hiking or biking 
     trails) for land so used, but only if--

       ``(I) such land and facilities are to be owned by the 
     issuer or a qualified owner, and
       ``(II) the initial owner of such land and facilities 
     records pursuant to State law a qualified restrictive 
     covenant with respect to such land and facilities.

       ``(ii) The remediation of land acquired under clause (i) 
     (or other publicly owned land) to enhance water quality by--

       ``(I) restoring hydrology or planting trees or other 
     vegetation,
       ``(II) undertaking reasonable measures to control erosion,
       ``(III) restoring wetlands, or
       ``(IV) remediating conditions caused by the prior disposal 
     of toxic or other waste.

       ``(iii) The acquisition by the issuer or any qualified 
     owner of any restriction on privately owned open land which 
     prevents commercial development and any substantial change in 
     the use or character of the land if such restriction would, 
     if contributed by the owner of the open land to a qualified 
     organization (as defined in section 170(h)(3)), be a 
     qualified conservation contribution (as defined in section 
     170(h)).
       ``(iv) The environmental assessment and remediation of real 
     property owned by any State or local government if--

       ``(I) such property was acquired by such government as a 
     result of being abandoned by the prior owner, and
       ``(II) such property is located in an area at or on which 
     there has been a release (or threat of release) or disposal 
     of any hazardous substance (as defined in section 198).

       ``(B) Remediation of national priorities listed sites not 
     qualified purpose.--Subparagraph (A)(ii) shall not apply to 
     remediation of any site which is on, or proposed for, the 
     national priorities list under section 105(a)(8)(B) of the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980.
       ``(C) Qualified owner.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     term `qualified owner' means any organization described in 
     section 501(c)(3) whose exempt purpose includes environmental 
     protection.
       ``(D) Qualified restrictive covenant.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A)(i)(II), the term `qualified restrictive 
     covenant' means, with respect to land or facilities, any 
     covenant which prohibits the person who owns such land or 
     facilities at the end of the term of the bond from selling or 
     otherwise permitting a use of such land or facilities which 
     is not described in subparagraph (A) unless--
       ``(i) a reasonable period is allowed for a qualified owner 
     to purchase such land or facilities,
       ``(ii) the purchase price is not greater than the price 
     originally paid in conjunction with the expenditure of bond 
     proceeds, and
       ``(iii) the purchaser records pursuant to State law a 
     covenant with respect to the purchased land and facilities 
     which protects in perpetuity the use of such land and 
     facilities for a use described in subparagraph (A).
       ``(3) Public availability requirement, etc.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `Better America Bond' shall not 
     include any bond which is part of an issue if--
       ``(i) any portion of the proceeds of the issue are to be 
     used for any private business use (as defined in section 
     141(b)(6)), or
       ``(ii) the payment of the principal of, or the interest on, 
     any portion of such proceeds is (under the terms of such 
     issue or any underlying arrangement) directly or indirectly 
     secured or to be derived as described in subparagraph (A) or 
     (B) of section 141(b)(2).
       ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to 
     proceeds used for a qualified purpose described in paragraph 
     (2)(A)(iv).
       ``(d) Limitation on Amount of Bonds Designated.--
       ``(1) In general.--The maximum aggregate face amount of 
     bonds issued during any calendar year which may be designated 
     under subsection (c)(1) by any issuer shall not exceed the 
     limitation amount allocated under paragraph (3) for such 
     calendar year to such issuer.
       ``(2) National limitation on amount of bonds designated.--
     There is a national Better America Bond limitation for each 
     calendar year. Such limitation is--
       ``(A) $1,900,000,000 for each of calendar years 2000, 2001, 
     2002, 2003, and 2004, and
       ``(B) except as provided in paragraph (4), zero after 2004.
       ``(3) Allocation of limitation among states and local 
     governments.--
       ``(A) In general.--The national Better America Bond 
     limitation for any calendar year shall be allocated by the 
     EPA Administrator to States and local governments having 
     approved applications. As part of the competitive application 
     process, the Environmental Protection Agency should, when 
     possible, allocate such limitation on a per capita basis.
       ``(B) Approved application.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A), the term `approved application' means an application 
     which is approved by the EPA Administrator and includes such 
     information as the EPA Administrator shall specify.
       ``(4) Carryover of unused limitation.--If for any calendar 
     year--
       ``(A) the amount allocated under paragraph (4) to any State 
     or local government, exceeds
       ``(B) the amount of bonds issued during such year which are 
     designated under subsection (c)(1) pursuant to such 
     allocation,
     the limitation amount under paragraph (3) for such State or 
     local government for the following calendar year shall be 
     increased by the amount of such excess.
       ``(e) Limitation Based on Amount of Tax.--
       ``(1) In general.--The credit allowed under subsection (a) 
     for any taxable year shall not exceed the excess of--
       ``(A) the sum of the regular tax liability (as defined in 
     section 26(b)) plus the tax imposed by section 55, over
       ``(B) the sum of the credits allowable under part IV of 
     subchapter A (other than subpart C thereof, relating to 
     refundable credits).
       ``(2) Carryover of unused credit.--If the credit allowable 
     under subsection (a) exceeds the limitation imposed by 
     paragraph (1) for such taxable year, such excess shall be 
     carried to the succeeding taxable year and added to the 
     credit allowable under subsection (a) for such taxable year.
       ``(f) Other Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Credit allowance date.--The term `credit allowance 
     date' means--
       ``(A) March 15,
       ``(B) June 15,
       ``(C) September 15, and
       ``(D) December 15.''.
     Such term includes the last day on which the bond is 
     outstanding.
       ``(2) Bond.--The term `bond' includes any obligation.
       ``(3) State.--The term `State' includes the District of 
     Columbia, any possession of the United States, and any Indian 
     tribal government (within the meaning of section 7871).
       ``(4) Local government.--The term `local government' 
     means--
       ``(A) any county, city, town, township, parish, village, or 
     other general purpose political subdivision of a State, and
       ``(B) any combination of political subdivisions described 
     in subparagraph (A) recognized by the EPA Administrator.
       ``(5) EPA administrator.--The term `EPA Administrator' 
     means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency.
       ``(g) Credit Included in Gross Income.--Gross income 
     includes the amount of the credit allowed to the taxpayer 
     under this section (determined without regard to subsection 
     (e)) and the amount so included shall be treated as interest 
     income.
       ``(h) Special Rules Relating to Arbitrage.--
       ``(1) In general.--A bond shall not be treated as failing 
     to meet the requirements of subsection (c)(1) solely by 
     reason of the fact that the proceeds of the issue of which 
     such bond is a part are invested for a temporary period (but 
     not more than 36 months) until such proceeds are needed for 
     the purpose for which such issue was issued.
       ``(2) Reasonable expectation and binding commitment 
     requirements.--Paragraph (1) shall apply to an issue only if, 
     as of the date of issuance--
       ``(A) the issuer reasonably expects that--
       ``(i) at least 95 percent of the proceeds of the issue will 
     be spent for a qualified purpose within the 3-year period 
     beginning on such date, and
       ``(ii) property financed with such proceeds will be used 
     for qualified purposes for at least 15 years after being so 
     financed,
       ``(B) there is a binding commitment with a third party to 
     spend at least 10 percent of the proceeds of the issue for 
     qualified purposes within the 6-month period beginning on 
     such date, and
       ``(C) the issuer reasonably expects that the remaining 
     proceeds of the issue will be spent with due diligence for 
     qualified purposes.
       ``(3) Earnings on proceeds.--Any earnings on proceeds 
     during the temporary period shall be treated as proceeds of 
     the issue for purposes of applying subsection (c)(1) and 
     paragraph (1) of this subsection.
       ``(i) Denial of Deduction for Environmental Remediation 
     Expenditures.--Expenditures financed by any Better America 
     Bond shall not be allowed as a deduction under section 198.
       ``(j) Other Special Rules.--
       ``(1) Bonds held by regulated investment companies.--If any 
     Better America Bond is held by a regulated investment 
     company, the credit determined under subsection (a) shall be 
     allowed to shareholders of such company under procedures 
     prescribed by the Secretary.
       ``(2) Credits may be stripped.--Under regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary--
       ``(A) In general.--There may be a separation (including at 
     issuance) of the ownership of a Better America Bond and the 
     entitlement to the credit under this section with

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     respect to such bond. In case of any such separation, the 
     credit under this section shall be allowed to the person who 
     on the credit allowance date holds the instrument evidencing 
     the entitlement to the credit and not to the holder of the 
     bond.
       ``(B) Certain rules to apply.--In the case of a separation 
     described in subparagraph (A), the rules of section 1286 
     shall apply to the Better America Bond as if it were a 
     stripped bond and to the credit under this section as if it 
     were a stripped coupon.
       ``(3) Treatment for estimated tax purposes.--Solely for 
     purposes of sections 6654 and 6655, the credit allowed by 
     this section to a taxpayer by reason of holding a Better 
     America Bond on a credit allowance date shall be treated as 
     if it were a payment of estimated tax made by the taxpayer on 
     such date.
       ``(4) Credit may be transferred.--Nothing in any law or 
     rule of law shall be construed to limit the transferability 
     of the credit allowed by this section through sale and 
     repurchase agreements.
       ``(5) Reporting.--Issuers of Better America Bonds shall 
     submit reports similar to the reports required under section 
     149(e).
       ``(k) Recapture of Portion of Credit Where Cessation of 
     Qualified Use.--
       ``(1) In general.--If any bond which when issued purported 
     to be a Better America Bond ceases to meet the requirements 
     of subsection (c), the issuer shall pay to the United States 
     (at the time required by the Secretary) an amount equal to 
     the aggregate of the credits allowable under this section 
     (determined without regard to subsection (e)) for taxable 
     years ending during the calendar year in which such cessation 
     occurs and the 2 preceding calendar years.
       ``(2) Failure to pay.--If the issuer fails to timely pay 
     the amount required by paragraph (1) with respect to any 
     issue, the tax imposed by this chapter on each holder of any 
     bond which is part of such issue shall be increased (for the 
     taxable year of the holder in which such cessation occurs) by 
     the aggregate decrease in the credits allowed under this 
     section to such holder for taxable years beginning in such 3 
     calendar years which would have resulted solely from denying 
     any credit under this section with respect to such issue for 
     such taxable years.
       ``(3) Special rules.--
       ``(A) Tax benefit rule.--The tax for the taxable year shall 
     be increased under paragraph (2) only with respect to credits 
     allowed by reason of this section which were used to reduce 
     tax liability. In the case of credits not so used to reduce 
     tax liability, the carryforwards and carrybacks under section 
     39 shall be appropriately adjusted.
       ``(B) No credits against tax.--Any increase in tax under 
     paragraph (2) shall not be treated as a tax imposed by this 
     chapter for purposes of determining--
       ``(i) the amount of any credit allowable under this part, 
     or
       ``(ii) the amount of the tax imposed by section 55.
       ``(l) Termination.--This section shall not apply to any 
     bond issued after December 31, 2004.''
       (b) Reporting.--Subsection (d) of section 6049 (relating to 
     returns regarding payments of interest) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) Reporting of credit on better america bonds.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a), the term 
     `interest' includes amounts includible in gross income under 
     section 30B(g) and such amounts shall be treated as paid on 
     the credit allowance date (as defined in section 30B(f)(1)).
       ``(B) Reporting to corporations, etc.--Except as otherwise 
     provided in regulations, in the case of any interest 
     described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, subsection 
     (b)(4) of this section shall be applied without regard to 
     subparagraphs (A), (H), (I), (J), (K), and (L)(i).
       ``(C) Regulatory authority.--The Secretary may prescribe 
     such regulations as are necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     the purposes of this paragraph, including regulations which 
     require more frequent or more detailed reporting.''
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 30B. Credit to holders of Better America Bonds.''

       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to obligations issued after December 31, 1999.
       (e) Guidelines for Applications.--Not later than January 1, 
     2000, guidelines specifying the criteria to be used in 
     approving applications under section 30B(d)(3) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this Act) shall be 
     developed and published by the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal Register.
                  TITLE VI--SMALL BUSINESS INCENTIVES

     SEC. 601. ACCELERATION OF $1,000,000 ESTATE TAX EXCLUSION.

       (a) Estate Tax Credit.--
       (1) Subsection (a) of section 2010 (relating to unified 
     credit against estate tax) is amended by striking ``the 
     applicable credit amount'' and inserting ``$345,800''.
       (2) Paragraph (2) of section 2001(c) 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 $705,000.''
       (3)(A) Subparagraph (A) of section 2057(a)(3) is amended by 
     striking `` the applicable exclusion amount under section 
     2010 shall be $625,000'' and inserting ``the credit under 
     section 2010 shall be $202,050''.
       (B) Subparagraph (B) of section 2057(a)(3) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(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 credit under section 2010 
     shall be equal to the lesser of $345,800 or the tentative tax 
     which would be determined under the rate schedule set forth 
     in section 2001(c) if the amount with respect to which such 
     tentative tax is computed were equal to the sum of--
       ``(i) the excess of $675,000 over the amount of the 
     deduction allowed, and
       ``(ii) $625,000.''
       (4) Subparagraph (A) of section 2102(c)(3) is amended by 
     striking ``the applicable credit amount in effect under 
     section 2010(c) for the calendar year which includes the date 
     of death'' and inserting ``$345,800''.
       (5) Paragraph (1) of section 6018(a) is amended by striking 
     ``the applicable exclusion amount in effect under section 
     2010(c) for the calendar year which includes the date of 
     death'' and inserting ``$1,000,000''.
       (6)(A) Subparagraph (A) of section 6601(j)(2) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(A) $345,800, or''.
       (B) Paragraph (3) of section 6601(j) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``$1,000,000'' each place it occurs and 
     inserting ``$345,800'', and
       (ii) by striking ``$10,000'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``$1,000''.
       (b) Unified Gift Tax Credit.--Paragraph (1) of section 
     2505(a) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) $345,800, reduced by''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to the estates of decedents dying, and gifts 
     made, after December 31, 1999.

     SEC. 602. INCREASE IN EXPENSE TREATMENT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.

       (a) In General.--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 $30,000.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2000.
                     TITLE VII--PENSION PROVISIONS

     SEC. 701. TREATMENT OF MULTIEMPLOYER PLANS UNDER SECTION 415.

       (a) Compensation Limit.--Paragraph (11) of section 415(b) 
     (relating to limitation for defined benefit plans) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(11) Special limitation rule for governmental and 
     multiemployer plans.--In the case of a governmental plan (as 
     defined in section 414(d)) or a multiemployer plan (as 
     defined in section 414(f)), subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) 
     shall not apply.''.
       (b) Exemption for Survivor and Disability Benefits.--
     Subparagraph (I) of section 415(b)(2) (relating to limitation 
     for defined benefit plans) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``or a multiemployer plan (as defined in 
     section 414(f))'' after ``section 414(d))'' in clause (i),
       (2) by inserting ``or multiemployer plan'' after 
     ``governmental plan'' in clause (ii), and
       (3) by inserting ``and multiemployer'' after 
     ``governmental'' in the heading.
       (c) Combining and Aggregation of Plans.--
       (1) Combining of plans.--Subsection (f) of section 415 
     (relating to combining of plans) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(3) Exception for multiemployer plans.--Notwithstanding 
     paragraph (1) and subsection (g), a multiemployer plan (as 
     defined in section 414(f)) shall not be combined or 
     aggregated with any other plan maintained by an employer for 
     purposes of applying the limitations established in this 
     section, except that such plan shall be combined or 
     aggregated with another plan which is not such a 
     multiemployer plan solely for purposes of determining whether 
     such other plan meets the requirements of subsection 
     (b)(1)(A).''.
       (2) Conforming amendment for aggregation of plans.--
     Subsection (g) of section 415 (relating to aggregation of 
     plans) is amended by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting 
     ``Except as provided in subsection (f)(3), the Secretary''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 1999.

     SEC. 702. ACTUARIAL REDUCTION ONLY FOR BENEFITS BEGINNING 
                   BEFORE AGE 62 IN CASE OF BENEFITS UNDER 
                   MULTIEMPLOYER PLANS.

       (A) In General.--Subparagraph (F) of section 415(b)(2) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(F) Multiemployer plans and plans maintained by 
     governments and tax exempt organizations.--
       ``(i) In general.--In the case of a governmental plan 
     (within the meaning of section 414(d)), a plan maintained by 
     an organization (other than a governmental unit) exempt from 
     tax under this subtitle, a multiemployer plan (as defined in 
     section 414(f)), or a qualified merchant marine plan--

       ``(I) subparagraph (C) shall be applied by substituting 
     `age 62' for `social security retirement age' each place it 
     appears, and as if the last sentence thereof read as follows: 
     `The reduction under this subparagraph shall not reduce the 
     limitation of paragraph (1)(A) below (i) $75,000 if the 
     benefit begins at or after age 55, or (ii) if the benefit 
     begins before age 55, the equivalent of the $75,000 
     limitation for age 55.', and

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       ``(II) subparagraph (D) shall be applied by substituting 
     `age 65' for `social security retirement age' each place it 
     appears.

       ``(ii) Special rule for multiemployer plans.--In the case 
     of a multiemployer plan (as so defined), the $75,000 amount 
     referred to in clause (i)(I) shall in no event be less than 
     the amount equal to 80 percent of the dollar limit under 
     paragraph (1)(A).
       ``(iii) Definitions.--For purposes of this subparagraph--

       ``(I) Qualified merchant marine plan.--The term `qualified 
     merchant marine plan' means a plan in existence on January 1, 
     1986, the participants in which are merchant marine officers 
     holding licenses issued by the Secretary of Transportation 
     under title 46, United States Code.
       ``(II) Exempt organization plan covering 50 percent of its 
     employees.--A plan shall be treated as a plan maintained by 
     an organization (other than a governmental unit) exempt from 
     tax under this subtitle if at least 50 percent of the 
     employees benefiting under the plan are employees of an 
     organization (other than a governmental unit) exempt from tax 
     under this subtitle. If less than 50 percent of the employees 
     benefiting under a plan are employees of an organization 
     (other than a governmental unit) exempt from tax under this 
     subtitle, the plan shall be treated as a plan maintained by 
     an organization (other than a governmental unit) exempt from 
     tax under this subtitle only with respect to employees of 
     such an organization.''.

       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 1999.
                      TITLE VIII--REVENUE OFFSETS

     SEC. 801. RETURNS RELATING TO CANCELLATIONS OF INDEBTEDNESS 
                   BY ORGANIZATIONS LENDING MONEY.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 6050P(c) 
     (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, 
     1999.

     SEC. 802. EXTENSION OF INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE USER FEES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 77 (relating to miscellaneous 
     provisions) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 7527. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE USER FEES.

       ``(a) General Rule.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     program requiring the payment of user fees for--
       ``(1) requests to the Internal Revenue Service for ruling 
     letters, opinion letters, and determination letters, and
       ``(2) other similar requests.
       ``(b) Program Criteria.--
       ``(1) In general.--The fees charged under the program 
     required by subsection (a)--
       ``(A) shall vary according to categories (or subcategories) 
     established by the Secretary,
       ``(B) shall be determined after taking into account the 
     average time for (and difficulty of) complying with requests 
     in each category (and subcategory), and
       ``(C) shall be payable in advance.
       ``(2) Exemptions, etc.--The Secretary shall provide for 
     such exemptions (and reduced fees) under such program as the 
     Secretary determines to be appropriate.
       ``(3) Average fee requirement.--The average fee charged 
     under the program required by subsection (a) shall not be 
     less than the amount determined under the following table:

``Category                                                  Average Fee
  Employee plan ruling and opinion............................$250 ....

  Exempt organization ruling..................................$350 ....

  Employee plan determination.................................$300 ....

  Exempt organization determination...........................$275 ....

  Chief counsel ruling........................................$200.....

       ``(c) Termination.--No fee shall be imposed under this 
     section with respect to requests made after September 30, 
     2009.''
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) The table of sections for chapter 77 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 7527. Internal Revenue Service user fees.''

       (2) Section 10511 of the Revenue Act of 1987 is repealed.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to requests made after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 803. LIMITATIONS ON WELFARE BENEFIT FUNDS OF 10 OR MORE 
                   EMPLOYER PLANS.

       (a) Benefits to Which Exception Applies.--Section 
     419A(f)(6)(A) (relating to exception for 10 or more employer 
     plans) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) In general.--This subpart shall not apply to a 
     welfare benefit fund which is part of a 10 or more employer 
     plan if the only benefits provided through the fund are 1 or 
     more of the following:
       ``(i) Medical benefits.
       ``(ii) Disability benefits.
       ``(iii) Group term life insurance benefits which do not 
     provide for any cash surrender value or other money that can 
     be paid, assigned, borrowed, or pledged for collateral for a 
     loan.
     The preceding sentence shall not apply to any plan which 
     maintains experience-rating arrangements with respect to 
     individual employers.''
       (b) Limitation on Use of Amounts for Other Purposes.--
     Section 4976(b) (defining disqualified benefit) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Special rule for 10 or more employer plans exempted 
     from prefunding limits.--For purposes of paragraph (1)(C), 
     if--
       ``(A) subpart D of part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 does 
     not apply by reason of section 419A(f)(6) to contributions to 
     provide 1 or more welfare benefits through a welfare benefit 
     fund under a 10 or more employer plan, and
       ``(B) any portion of the welfare benefit fund attributable 
     to such contributions is used for a purpose other than that 
     for which the contributions were made,
     then such portion shall be treated as reverting to the 
     benefit of the employers maintaining the fund.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to contributions paid or accrued after June 9, 
     1999, in taxable years ending after such date.

     SEC. 804. INCREASE IN ELECTIVE WITHHOLDING RATE FOR 
                   NONPERIODIC DISTRIBUTIONS FROM DEFERRED 
                   COMPENSATION PLANS.

       (a) In General.--Section 3405(b)(1) (relating to 
     withholding) is amended by striking `10 percent' and 
     inserting `15 percent'.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to distributions after December 31, 1999.

     SEC. 805. CONTROLLED ENTITIES INELIGIBLE FOR REIT STATUS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 856 (relating to 
     definition of real estate investment trust) is amended by 
     striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (6), by 
     redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8), and by 
     inserting after paragraph (6) the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) which is not a controlled entity (as defined in 
     subsection (l)); and''.
       (b) Controlled Entity.--Section 856 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(l) Controlled Entity.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a)(7), an 
     entity is a controlled entity if, at any time during the 
     taxable year, one person (other than a qualified entity)--
       ``(A) in the case of a corporation, owns stock--
       ``(i) possessing at least 50 percent of the total voting 
     power of the stock of such corporation, or
       ``(ii) having a value equal to at least 50 percent of the 
     total value of the stock of such corporation, or
       ``(B) in the case of a trust, owns beneficial interests in 
     the trust which would meet the requirements of subparagraph 
     (A) if such interests were stock.
       ``(2) Qualified entity.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
     term `qualified entity' means--
       ``(A) any real estate investment trust, and
       ``(B) any partnership in which one real estate investment 
     trust owns at least 50 percent of the capital and profits 
     interests in the partnership.
       ``(3) Attribution rules.--For purposes of this paragraphs 
     (1) and (2)--
       ``(A) In general.--Rules similar to the rules of 
     subsections (d)(5) and (h)(3) shall apply.
       ``(B) Stapled entities.--A group of entities which are 
     stapled entities (as defined in section 269B(c)(2)) shall be 
     treated as 1 person.
       ``(4) Exception for certain new reits.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `controlled entity' shall not 
     include an incubator REIT.
       ``(B) Incubator reit.--A corporation shall be treated as an 
     incubator REIT for any taxable year during the eligibility 
     period if it meets all the following requirements for such 
     year:
       ``(i) The corporation elects to be treated as an incubator 
     REIT.
       ``(ii) The corporation has only voting common stock 
     outstanding.
       ``(iii) Not more than 50 percent of the corporation's real 
     estate assets consist of mortgages.
       ``(iv) From not later than the beginning of the last half 
     of the second taxable year, at least 10 percent of the 
     corporation's capital is provided by lenders or equity 
     investors who are unrelated to the corporation's largest 
     shareholder.
       ``(v) The directors of the corporation adopt a resolution 
     setting forth an intent to engage in a going public 
     transaction.
     No election may be made with respect to any REIT if an 
     election under this subsection was in effect for any 
     predecessor of such REIT.
       ``(C) Eligibility period.--The eligibility period (for 
     which an incubator REIT election can be made) begins with the 
     REIT's second taxable year and ends at the close of the 
     REIT's third taxable year, but, subject to the following 
     rules, it may be extended for an additional 2 taxable years 
     if the REIT so elects:
       ``(i) A REIT cannot elect to extend the eligibility period 
     unless it agrees that, if it does not engage in a going 
     public transaction by the end of the extended eligibility 
     period, it shall pay Federal income taxes for the 2 years of 
     the extended eligibility period as if it had not made an 
     incubator REIT election and had ceased to qualify as a REIT 
     for those 2 taxable years.

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       ``(ii) In the event the corporation ceases to be treated as 
     a REIT by operation of clause (i), the corporation shall file 
     any appropriate amended returns reflecting the change in 
     status within 3 months of the close of the extended 
     eligibility period. Interest would be payable but, unless 
     there was a finding under subparagraph (D), no substantial 
     underpayment penalties shall be imposed. The corporation 
     shall, at the same time, also notify its shareholders and any 
     other persons whose tax position is, or may reasonably be 
     expected to be, affected by the change in status so they also 
     may file any appropriate amended returns to conform their tax 
     treatment consistent with the corporation's loss of REIT 
     status. The Secretary shall provide appropriate regulations 
     setting forth transferee liability and other provisions to 
     ensure collection of tax and the proper administration of 
     this provision.
       ``(iii) Clause (i) and (ii) shall not apply if the 
     corporation allows its incubator REIT status to lapse at the 
     end of the initial 2-year eligibility period without engaging 
     in a going public transaction, provided the corporation 
     satisfies the requirements of the closely-held test 
     commencing with its fourth taxable year. In such a case, the 
     corporation's directors may still be liable for the penalties 
     described in subparagraph (D) during the eligibility period.
       ``(D) Special penalties.--If the Secretary determines that 
     an incubator REIT election was filed for a principal purpose 
     other than as part of a reasonable plan to undertake a going 
     public transaction, an excise tax of $20,000 would be imposed 
     on each of the corporation's directors for each taxable year 
     for which an election was in effect.
       ``(E) Going public transaction.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, a going public transaction means--
       ``(i) a public offering of shares of the stock of the 
     incubator REIT;
       ``(ii) a transaction, or series of transactions, that 
     results in the stock of the incubator REIT being regularly 
     traded on an established securities market and that results 
     in at least 50 percent of such stock being held by 
     shareholders who are unrelated to persons who held such stock 
     before it began to be so regularly traded; or
       ``(iii) any transaction resulting in ownership of the REIT 
     by 200 or more persons (excluding the largest single 
     shareholder) who in the aggregate own at least 50 percent of 
     the stock of the REIT.
     For the purposes of this subparagraph, the rules of paragraph 
     (3) shall apply in determining the ownership of stock.
       ``(F) Definitions.--The term `established securities 
     market' shall have the meaning set forth in the regulations 
     under section 897.''
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (2) of section 856(h) 
     is amended by striking ``and (6)'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``, (6), and (7)''.
       (d) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to taxable years ending after July 12, 1999.
       (2) Exception for existing controlled entities.--The 
     amendments made by this section shall not apply to any entity 
     which is a controlled entity (as defined in section 856(l) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this section) 
     as of July 12, 1999, which is a real estate investment trust 
     for the taxable year which includes such date, and which has 
     significant business assets or activities as of such date.

     SEC. 806. TREATMENT OF GAIN FROM CONSTRUCTIVE OWNERSHIP 
                   TRANSACTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Part IV of subchapter P of chapter 1 
     (relating to special rules for determining capital gains and 
     losses) is amended by inserting after section 1259 the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 1260. GAINS FROM CONSTRUCTIVE OWNERSHIP TRANSACTIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--If the taxpayer has gain from a 
     constructive ownership transaction with respect to any 
     financial asset and such gain would (without regard to this 
     section) be treated as a long-term capital gain--
       ``(1) such gain shall be treated as ordinary income to the 
     extent that such gain exceeds the net underlying long-term 
     capital gain, and
       ``(2) to the extent such gain is treated as a long-term 
     capital gain after the application of paragraph (1), the 
     determination of the capital gain rate (or rates) applicable 
     to such gain under section 1(h) shall be determined on the 
     basis of the respective rate (or rates) that would have been 
     applicable to the net underlying long-term capital gain.
       ``(b) Interest Charge on Deferral of Gain Recognition.--
       ``(1) In general.--If any gain is treated as ordinary 
     income for any taxable year by reason of subsection (a)(1), 
     the tax imposed by this chapter for such taxable year shall 
     be increased by the amount of interest determined under 
     paragraph (2) with respect to each prior taxable year during 
     any portion of which the constructive ownership transaction 
     was open. Any amount payable under this paragraph shall be 
     taken into account in computing the amount of any deduction 
     allowable to the taxpayer for interest paid or accrued during 
     such taxable year.
       ``(2) Amount of interest.--The amount of interest 
     determined under this paragraph with respect to a prior 
     taxable year is the amount of interest which would have been 
     imposed under section 6601 on the underpayment of tax for 
     such year which would have resulted if the gain (which is 
     treated as ordinary income by reason of subsection (a)(1)) 
     had been included in gross income in the taxable years in 
     which it accrued (determined by treating the income as 
     accruing at a constant rate equal to the applicable Federal 
     rate as in effect on the day the transaction closed). The 
     period during which such interest shall accrue shall end on 
     the due date (without extensions) for the return of tax 
     imposed by this chapter for the taxable year in which such 
     transaction closed.
       ``(3) Applicable federal rate.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (2), the applicable Federal rate is the applicable Federal 
     rate determined under 1274(d) (compounded semiannually) which 
     would apply to a debt instrument with a term equal to the 
     period the transaction was open.
       ``(4) No credits against increase in tax.--Any increase in 
     tax under paragraph (1) shall not be treated as tax imposed 
     by this chapter for purposes of determining--
       ``(A) the amount of any credit allowable under this 
     chapter, or
       ``(B) the amount of the tax imposed by section 55.
       ``(c) Financial Asset.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `financial asset' means--
       ``(A) any equity interest in any pass-thru entity, and
       ``(B) to the extent provided in regulations--
       ``(i) any debt instrument, and
       ``(ii) any stock in a corporation which is not a pass-thru 
     entity.
       ``(2) Pass-thru entity.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 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) a trust,
       ``(F) a common trust fund,
       ``(G) a passive foreign investment company (as defined in 
     section 1297),
       ``(H) a foreign personal holding company, and
       ``(I) a foreign investment company (as defined in section 
     1246(b)).
       ``(d) Constructive Ownership Transaction.--For purposes of 
     this section--
       ``(1) In general.--The taxpayer shall be treated as having 
     entered into a constructive ownership transaction with 
     respect to any financial asset if the taxpayer--
       ``(A) holds a long position under a notional principal 
     contract with respect to the financial asset,
       ``(B) enters into a forward or futures contract to acquire 
     the financial asset,
       ``(C) is the holder of a call option, and is the grantor of 
     a put option, with respect to the financial asset and such 
     options have substantially equal strike prices and 
     substantially contemporaneous maturity dates, or
       ``(D) to the extent provided in regulations prescribed by 
     the Secretary, enters into 1 or more other transactions (or 
     acquires 1 or more positions) that have substantially the 
     same effect as a transaction described in any of the 
     preceding subparagraphs.
       ``(2) Exception for positions which are marked to market.--
     This section shall not apply to any constructive ownership 
     transaction if all of the positions which are part of such 
     transaction are marked to market under any provision of this 
     title or the regulations thereunder.
       ``(3) Long position under notional principal contract.--A 
     person shall be treated as holding a long position under a 
     notional principal contract with respect to any financial 
     asset if such person--
       ``(A) has the right to be paid (or receive credit for) all 
     or substantially all of the investment yield (including 
     appreciation) on such financial asset for a specified period, 
     and
       ``(B) is obligated to reimburse (or provide credit for) all 
     or substantially all of any decline in the value of such 
     financial asset.
       ``(4) Forward contract.--The term `forward contract' means 
     any contract to acquire in the future (or provide or receive 
     credit for the future value of) any financial asset.
       ``(e) Net Underlying Long-Term Capital Gain.--For purposes 
     of this section, in the case of any constructive ownership 
     transaction with respect to any financial asset, the term 
     `net underlying long-term capital gain' means the aggregate 
     net capital gain that the taxpayer would have had if--
       ``(1) the financial asset had been acquired for fair market 
     value on the date such transaction was opened and sold for 
     fair market value on the date such transaction was closed, 
     and
       ``(2) only gains and losses that would have resulted from 
     the deemed ownership under paragraph (1) were taken into 
     account.
     The amount of the net underlying long-term capital gain with 
     respect to any financial asset shall be treated as zero 
     unless the amount thereof is established by clear and 
     convincing evidence.
       ``(f) Special Rule Where Taxpayer Takes Delivery.--Except 
     as provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary, if a 
     constructive ownership transaction is closed by reason of 
     taking delivery, this section shall be applied as if the 
     taxpayer had sold all the contracts, options, or other 
     positions which are part of such transaction for fair market 
     value on the closing date. The amount of gain recognized 
     under the preceding sentence shall not exceed the amount of 
     gain treated as ordinary income under subsection (a). Proper 
     adjustments shall be made in the amount of any gain or loss 
     subsequently re

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     alized for gain recognized and treated as ordinary income 
     under this subsection.
       ``(g) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     the purposes of this section, including regulations--
       ``(1) to permit taxpayers to mark to market constructive 
     ownership transactions in lieu of applying this section, and
       ``(2) to exclude certain forward contracts which do not 
     convey substantially all of the economic return with respect 
     to a financial asset.''
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part IV 
     of subchapter P of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new item:

``Sec. 1260. Gains from constructive ownership transactions.''.

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to transactions entered into after July 11, 1999.

     SEC. 807. TRANSFER OF EXCESS DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN ASSETS FOR 
                   RETIREE HEALTH BENEFITS.

       (a) Extension.--Paragraph (5) of section 420(b) (relating 
     to expiration) is amended by striking ``in any taxable year 
     beginning after December 31, 2000'' and inserting ``made 
     after September 30, 2009''.
       (b) Application of Minimum Cost Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (3) of section 420(c) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(3) Minimum cost requirements.--
       ``(A) In general.--The requirements of this paragraph are 
     met if each group health plan or arrangement under which 
     applicable health benefits are provided provides that the 
     applicable employer cost for each taxable year during the 
     cost maintenance period shall not be less than the higher of 
     the applicable employer costs for each of the 2 taxable years 
     immediately preceding the taxable year of the qualified 
     transfer.
       ``(B) Applicable employer cost.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `applicable employer cost' means, with 
     respect to any taxable year, the amount determined by 
     dividing--
       ``(i) the qualified current retiree health liabilities of 
     the employer for such taxable year determined--

       ``(I) without regard to any reduction under subsection 
     (e)(1)(B), and
       ``(II) in the case of a taxable year in which there was no 
     qualified transfer, in the same manner as if there had been 
     such a transfer at the end of the taxable year, by

       ``(ii) the number of individuals to whom coverage for 
     applicable health benefits was provided during such taxable 
     year.
       ``(C) Election to compute cost separately.--An employer may 
     elect to have this paragraph applied separately with respect 
     to individuals eligible for benefits under title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act at any time during the taxable year and 
     with respect to individuals not so eligible.
       ``(D) Cost maintenance period.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `cost maintenance period' means the 
     period of 5 taxable years beginning with the taxable year in 
     which the qualified transfer occurs. If a taxable year is in 
     2 or more overlapping cost maintenance periods, this 
     paragraph shall be applied by taking into account the highest 
     applicable employer cost required to be provided under 
     subparagraph (A) for such taxable year.''
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Clause (iii) of section 420(b)(1)(C) is amended by 
     striking ``benefits'' and inserting ``cost''.
       (B) Subparagraph (D) of section 420(e)(1) is amended by 
     striking ``and shall not be subject to the minimum benefit 
     requirements of subsection (c)(3)'' and inserting ``or in 
     calculating applicable employer cost under subsection 
     (c)(3)(B)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to qualified transfers occurring after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 808. MODIFICATION OF INSTALLMENT METHOD AND REPEAL OF 
                   INSTALLMENT METHOD FOR ACCRUAL METHOD 
                   TAXPAYERS.

       (a) Repeal of Installment Method for Accrual Basis 
     Taxpayers.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 453 (relating to 
     installment method) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Use of Installment Method.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section, income from an installment sale shall be taken into 
     account for purposes of this title under the installment 
     method.
       ``(2) Accrual method taxpayer.--The installment method 
     shall not apply to income from an installment sale if such 
     income would be reported under an accrual method of 
     accounting without regard to this section. The preceding 
     sentence shall not apply to a disposition described in 
     subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (l)(2).''
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Sections 453(d)(1), 453(i)(1), 
     and 453(k) are each amended by striking ``(a)'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``(a)(1)''.
       (b) Modification of Pledge Rules.--Paragraph (4) of section 
     453A(d) (relating to pledges, etc., of installment 
     obligations) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
     ``A payment shall be treated as directly secured by an 
     interest in an installment obligation to the extent an 
     arrangement allows the taxpayer to satisfy all or a portion 
     of the indebtedness with the installment obligation.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to sales or other dispositions occurring on or 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 809. LIMITATION ON USE OF NONACCRUAL EXPERIENCE METHOD 
                   OF ACCOUNTING.

       (a) In General.--Section 448(d)(5) (relating to special 
     rule for services) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``in fields described in paragraph 
     (2)(A)'' after ``services by such person'', and
       (2) by inserting ``certain personal'' before ``services'' 
     in the heading.
       (b) 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 
     over a period (not greater than 4 taxable years) beginning 
     with such first taxable year.

     SEC. 810. EXCLUSION OF LIKE-KIND EXCHANGE PROPERTY FROM 
                   NONRECOGNITION TREATMENT ON THE SALE OF A 
                   PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 121 (relating to 
     the exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(9) Like-kind exchanges.--Subsection (a) shall not apply 
     to any sale or exchange of a residence if such residence was 
     acquired by the taxpayer during the 5-year period ending on 
     the date of such sale or exchange in an exchange in which any 
     amount of gain was not recognized under section 1031.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to any sale or exchange of a principal residence 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 811. DISALLOWANCE OF NONECONOMIC TAX ATTRIBUTES.

       (a) In General.--Section 7701 is amended by redesignating 
     subsection (m) as subsection (n) and by inserting after 
     subsection (l) the following new subsection:
       ``(m) Disallowance of Noneconomic Tax Attributes.--
       ``(1) In general.--In determining liability for any tax 
     under subtitle A, noneconomic tax attributes shall not be 
     allowed.
       ``(2) Noneconomic tax attribute.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, a noneconomic tax attribute is any deduction, 
     loss, or credit claimed to result from any transaction 
     unless--
       ``(A) the transaction changes in a meaningful way (apart 
     from Federal income tax consequences) the taxpayer's economic 
     position, and
       ``(B)(i) the present value of the reasonably expected 
     potential income from the transaction (and the taxpayer's 
     risk of loss from the transaction) are substantial in 
     relationship to the present value of the tax benefits 
     claimed, or
       ``(ii) in the case of a transaction which is in substance 
     the borrowing of money or the acquisition of financial 
     capital, the deductions claimed with respect to the 
     transaction for any period are not significantly in excess of 
     the economic return for such period realized by the person 
     lending the money or providing the financial capital.
       ``(3) Presumption of noneconomic tax attributes.--For 
     purposes of paragraph (2), the following factors shall give 
     rise to a presumption that a transaction fails to meet the 
     requirements of paragraph (2):
       ``(A) The fact that the payments, liabilities, or assets 
     that purport to create a loss (or other benefit) for tax 
     purposes are not reflected to any meaningful extent on the 
     taxpayer's books and records for financial reporting 
     purposes.
       ``(B) The fact that the transaction results in an 
     allocation of income or gain to a tax-indifferent party which 
     is substantially in excess of such party's economic income or 
     gain from the transaction.
       ``(4) Treatment of built-in loss.--The determination of 
     whether a transaction results in the realization of a built-
     in loss shall be made under subtitle A as if this subsection 
     had not been enacted. For purposes of the preceding sentence, 
     the term `built-in loss' means any loss or deduction to the 
     extent that such loss or deduction had economically been 
     incurred before such transaction is entered into and to the 
     extent that the loss or deduction was economically borne by 
     the taxpayer.
       ``(5) Definition and special rules.--For purposes of this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) Tax-indifferent party.--The term `tax-indifferent 
     party' means any person or entity exempt from tax under 
     subtitle A. A person shall be treated as a tax-indifferent 
     party with respect to a transaction if, by reason of such 
     person's method of accounting, the items taken into account 
     with respect to the transaction have no substantial impact on 
     such person's liability under subtitle A.
       ``(B) Series of related transaction.--A transaction which 
     is part of a series of related transactions shall be treated 
     as meet

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     ing the requirements of paragraph (2) only if--
       ``(i) such transaction meets such requirements without 
     regard to the other transactions, and
       ``(ii) such transactions, if treated as 1 transaction, 
     would meet such requirements.
     A similar rule shall apply to a multiple step transaction 
     with each step being treated as a separate related 
     transaction.
       ``(C) Normal business transactions.--In the case of a 
     transaction which is an integral part of a taxpayer's trade 
     or business and which is entered into in the normal course of 
     such trade or business, the determination of the potential 
     income from such transaction shall be made by taking into 
     account its relationship to the overall trade or business of 
     the taxpayer.
       ``(D) Treatment of fees.--In determining whether there is 
     risk of loss from a transaction (and the amount thereof), 
     potential loss of fees and other transaction expenses shall 
     be disregarded.
       ``(E) Treatment of economic return enhancements.--The 
     following shall be treated as economic returns and not tax 
     benefits:
       ``(i) The credit under section 29 (relating to credit for 
     producing fuel from a nonconventional source).
       ``(ii) The credit under section 42 (relating to low-income 
     housing credit).
       ``(iii) The credit under section 45 (relating to 
     electricity produced from certain renewable resources).
       ``(iv) The credit under section 1397E (relating to credit 
     to holders of qualified zone academy bonds) or any similar 
     program hereafter enacted.
       ``(v) Any other tax benefit specified in regulations.
       ``(F) Exceptions for nonbusiness transactions.--
       ``(i) Individuals.--In the case of an individual, this 
     subsection shall only apply to transactions entered into in 
     connection with a trade or business or activity engaged in 
     for profit.
       ``(ii) Charitable transfers.--This subsection shall not 
     apply in determining the amount allowable as a deduction 
     under section 170, 545(b)(2), 556(b)(2), or 642(c).
       ``(6) Economic substance doctrine, etc., not affected.--The 
     provisions of this subsection shall not be construed as 
     altering or supplanting any rule of law referred to in 
     section 6662(i)(2)(B) and the requirements of this subsection 
     shall be construed as being in addition to any such rule of 
     law.''
       (b) Increase in Substantial Underpayment Penalty With 
     Respect to Disallowed Noneconomic Tax Attributes.--Section 
     6662 (relating to imposition of accuracy-related penalty) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(i) Increase in Penalty in Case of Disallowed Noneconomic 
     Tax Attributes.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of the portion of the 
     underpayment to which this subsection applies--
       ``(A) subsection (a) shall be applied with respect to such 
     portion by substituting `40 percent' for `20 percent', and
       ``(B) subsection (d)(2)(B) and section 6664(c) shall not 
     apply.
       ``(2) Underpayments to which subsection applies.--This 
     subsection shall apply to an underpayment to which this 
     section applies by reason of paragraph (1) or (2) of 
     subsection (b) to the extent that such underpayment is 
     attributable to--
       ``(A) the disallowance of any noneconomic tax attribute 
     (determined under section 7701(m)), or
       ``(B) the disallowance of any other benefit--
       ``(i) because of a lack of economic substance or business 
     purpose for the transaction giving rise to the claimed 
     benefit,
       ``(ii) because the form of the transaction did not reflect 
     its substance, or
       ``(iii) because of any other similar rule of law.
       ``(3) Increase in penalty not to apply if compliance with 
     disclosure requirements.--Paragraph (1)(A) shall not apply if 
     the taxpayer--
       ``(A) discloses to the Secretary within 30 days after the 
     closing of the transaction appropriate documents describing 
     the transaction, and
       ``(B) files with the taxpayer's return of tax imposed by 
     subtitle A--
       ``(i) a statement verifying that such disclosure has been 
     made,
       ``(ii) a detailed description of the facts, assumptions of 
     facts, and factual conclusions with respect to the business 
     or economic purposes or objectives of the transaction that 
     are relied upon to support the manner in which it is reported 
     on the return,
       ``(iii) a description of the due diligence performed to 
     ascertain the accuracy of such facts, assumptions, and 
     factual conclusions,
       ``(iv)(I) a statement (signed by the senior financial 
     officer of the corporation under penalty of perjury) that the 
     facts, assumptions, or factual conclusions relied upon in 
     reporting the transaction are true and correct as of the date 
     the return is filed, to the best of such officer's knowledge 
     and belief, and
       ``(II) if the actual facts varied materially from the 
     facts, assumptions, or factual conclusions relied upon, a 
     statement describing such variances,
       ``(v) copies of any written material provided in connection 
     with the offer of the transaction to the taxpayer by a third 
     party,
       ``(vi) a full description of any express or implied 
     agreement or arrangement with any advisor, or with any 
     offeror, that the fee payable to such person would be 
     contingent or subject to possible reimbursement, and
       ``(vii) a full description of any express or implied 
     warranty from any person with respect to the anticipated tax 
     results from the transaction.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to transactions after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
     TITLE IX--NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TAX REFORM AND SIMPLIFICATION

     SEC. 901. ESTABLISHMENT.

       (a) In General.--There is established the National 
     Commission on Tax Reform and Simplification. The Commission 
     shall be composed of 15 members appointed or designated by 
     the President and selected as follows:
       (1) 5 members selected by the President from among officers 
     or employees of the Executive Branch, private citizens of the 
     United States, or both. Not more than 3 of the members 
     selected by the President shall be members of the same 
     political party;
       (2) 5 members selected by the Majority 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;
       (3) 5 members selected by the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives from among members of the House, 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.
       (b) Chairman.--The President shall designate a Chairman 
     from among the members of the Commission.

     SEC. 902. FUNCTIONS.

       (a) In General.--The Commission shall review the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986, identify provisions of such Code which 
     are unnecessarily complex and may be simplified, and make 
     appropriate recommendations to the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     the President, and to Congress.
       (b) Report.--The Commission shall make its report to the 
     President not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 903. ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Information From Executive Agencies.--The heads of 
     Executive agencies shall, to the extent permitted by law, 
     provide the Commission such information as it may require for 
     the purpose of carrying out its functions.
       (b) Pay.--Members of the Commission shall serve without any 
     additional compensation for their work on the Commission. 
     However, members appointed from among private citizens of the 
     United States may be allowed travel expenses, including per 
     diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law for persons 
     serving intermittently in the government service (5 U.S.C. 
     5701-5707), to the extent funds are available therefor.
       (c) Staff.--The Commission shall have a staff headed by an 
     Executive Director. Any expenses of the Commission shall be 
     paid from such funds as may be available to the Secretary of 
     the Treasury.

     SEC. 904. GENERAL.

        (a) Authority of Secretary of Treasury.--Notwithstanding 
     any Executive Order, the responsibilities of the President 
     under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, except 
     that of reporting annually to the Congress, which are 
     applicable to the Commission, shall be performed by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury in accordance with the guidelines 
     and procedures established by the Administrator of General 
     Services.
       (b) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate 30 days 
     after submitting its report.

  After further debate,
  Pursuant to said resolution, the previous question was ordered on the 
bill, as amended, and the further amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the 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 the 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

173

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negative

Nays

258

para. 83.5                    [Roll No. 331]

                                AYES--173

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford

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     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--258

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Olver
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Kennedy
     McDermott
     Peterson (PA)
  So the further amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed 
to.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read a 
third time by title.
  Mr. TANNER moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on Ways and 
Means with instructions to report the bill back to the House promptly 
with the following amendment:

       (1) which provides a net 10-year tax reduction of not more 
     than 25 percent of the currently projected non-Social 
     Security surpluses, and
       (2) which provides that the effectiveness of each tax 
     reduction contained therein is contingent on a certification 
     by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget that--
       (a) 100 percent of the Social Security Trust Fund surpluses 
     and 50 percent of the non-Social Security surpluses are 
     dedicated to reducing the amount of the publicly-held 
     national debt,
       (b) there are protections (comparable to those applicable 
     to the Social Security Trust Fund surpluses) that assure that 
     100 percent of the Social Security Trust Fund surpluses and 
     50 percent of non-Social Security surpluses are used to 
     reduce the amount of publicly-held national debt, and
       (c) 100 percent of the Social Security Trust Fund surpluses 
     and 50 percent of the non-Social Security surpluses shall not 
     be available for any purposes other than reducing publicly-
     held national debt.

  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. THORNBERRY, announced that the nays had 
it.
  Mr. TANNER demanded a recorded vote on the motion to recommit with 
instructions, 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

211

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

220

para. 83.6                    [Roll No. 332]

                                AYES--211

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     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
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--220

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing

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     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Kennedy
     McDermott
     Peterson (PA)
  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. THORNBERRY, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. CARDIN 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

223

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

208

para. 83.7                    [Roll No. 333]

                                AYES--223

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--208

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Kennedy
     McDermott
     Peterson (PA)
  So the bill was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
provide for reconciliation pursuant to sections 105 and 211 of the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2000.''.
  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. 83.8  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2561

  Mr. SESSIONS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 257):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2561) making appropriations for the Department 
     of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and 
     for other purposes. 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 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 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 8 of rule XVIII. 
     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 min

[[Page 1208]]

     utes. 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 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. 83.9  order of business--consideration of amendment numbered 4--
          h.r. 2561

  On motion of Mr. LEWIS of California, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order during consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 2561) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes, in the 
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union: (1) all debate 
on amendment numbered 4 offered by Mr. Barr and any amendment thereto be 
limited to 60 minutes, equally divided between Mr. Barr and an opponent; 
and (2) Mr. Barr be allowed to withdraw the amendment prior to action 
thereon.

para. 83.10  department of defense appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to House Resolution 257 
and rule XVIII, 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. 2561) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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. HANSEN, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. CAMP, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 257, 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 8, line 20, after the word ``facilities'', add the 
     following proviso:
       ``: Provided, That of the funds made available under this 
     heading, $7,000,000 shall only be available to the Secretary 
     of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, only for 
     demolition and removal of facilities, buildings, and 
     structures used at MOTBY (a Military Traffic Management 
     Command facility)''.
       On page 9, line 7, after the word ``Fund'' add the 
     following proviso:
       ``: Provided, That of the funds available under this 
     heading, $300,000 shall be available only for site design and 
     planning, and materials and equipment acquisition for the 
     Maritime Fire Training Center at MERTS''.
       On page 10, line 6, delete ``$11,401,733,000'' and insert 
     in lieu thereof ``$11,402,733,000''.
       On page 11, line 25, after ``tractors'' at the end of line 
     25, add the following proviso:
       ``: Provided further, That of the amounts provided under 
     this heading, $6,300,000 is available only for the Department 
     of Defense STARBASE program''.
       On page 32, line 7, delete ``$6,964,227,000`` and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``$6,958,227,000''.
       On page 32, line 8, after ``2002'' insert the following new 
     proviso:
       ``: Provided, That of the amounts provided under this 
     heading, $82,363,000 shall be available only for procurement 
     of the 60K A/C Loader program: Provided further, That of the 
     amounts provided under this heading, $179,339,000 is 
     available only for the Base Information Infrastructure 
     program''.
       On page 36, line 10, delete ``$8,930,149,000'' and insert 
     in lieu thereof ``$8,935,149,000''.
       On page 37, line 12, after the word ``proviso'', insert the 
     following proviso:
       ``: Provided further, That of the amounts provided under 
     this heading, $5,000,000 is only for a technology insertion 
     program, to be carried out by a federally funded research and 
     development center and other units it affiliates with, to 
     demonstrate the cost savings and efficiency benefits of 
     applying commercially available software and information 
     technology to the manufacturing lines of small defense 
     firms''.
       On page 83, line 23, section 8071, insert after ``a State'' 
     the following:
       ``(as defined in section 381(d) of title 10, United States 
     Code).''
       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new section.
       ``Sec.  . None of the funds provided in this Act may be 
     used to transfer to any nongovernmental entity ammunition 
     held by the Department of Defense that has a center-fire 
     cartridge and a United States military nomenclature 
     designation of ``armor penetrator'', ``armor piercing (AP)'', 
     ``armor piercing incendiary (API)'', or ``armor-piercing 
     incendiary-tracer (API-T)''.''

       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 by the Armed Forces to participate in, or to provide 
     support for, any airshow or trade exhibition held outside 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,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, announced that pursuant to clause 
10 of rule XX the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

379

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affirmative

Nays

45

para. 83.11                   [Roll No. 334]

                                YEAS--379

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)

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     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--45

     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Brown (OH)
     Capuano
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Doggett
     Duncan
     Eshoo
     Filner
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gutierrez
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Jones (OH)
     Kucinich
     Larson
     Lazio
     Lee
     Lofgren
     Luther
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meeks (NY)
     Miller, George
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Owens
     Paul
     Payne
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rush
     Sanders
     Schakowsky
     Sensenbrenner
     Stark
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Waxman

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Becerra
     Dunn
     Kasich
     Kennedy
     McDermott
     McInnis
     Peterson (PA)
     Portman
     Towns
     Whitfield
  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. 83.12  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. LEWIS of California, by unanimous consent, the 
Committee on Appropriations was granted permission until midnight, 
Friday, July 23, 1999, to file a privileged report on the bill making 
appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
  Pursuant to clause 1 of rule XXI, all points of order were reserved.

para. 83.13  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. LEWIS of California, by unanimous consent, the 
Committee on Appropriations was granted permission until midnight, 
Friday, July 23, 1999, to file a privileged report on the bill making 
appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other 
activities chargeable in whole or in a part against revenues of said 
District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other 
purposes.
  Pursuant to clause 1 of rule XXI, all points of order were reserved.

para. 83.14  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. LEWIS of California, by unanimous consent, the 
Committee on Appropriations was granted permission until midnight, 
Friday, July 23, 1999, to file a privileged report on the bill making 
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other 
purposes.
  Pursuant to clause 1 of rule XXI, all points of order were reserved.

para. 83.15  order of business--consideration of h.j. res. 57

  On motion of Mr. DREIER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order at any time on July 27, 1999, or any 
day thereafter, to consider in the House the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 
57) disapproving the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal 
trade relations 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 
three 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 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 most-favored-nation treatment to the 
People's Republic of China for the remainder of the first session of the 
One Hundred Sixth Congress.

para. 83.16  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1074

  Mr. SESSIONS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 258):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1074) to provide Government-wide accounting of 
     regulatory costs and benefits, 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 Government 
     Reform. 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 
     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 except those printed in the 
     portion of the Congressional Record designated for that 
     purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII and except pro forma 
     amendments for the purpose of debate. Each amendment so 
     printed may be offered only by the Member who caused it to be 
     printed or his designee and 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,

para. 83.17  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. HANSEN, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. OBEY demanded a recorded vote on motion, which demand was not 
supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was not ordered.
  Mr. OBEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  Mr. OBEY withdrew his objection to the vote.
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.
  After further debate,
  On motion of Mr. SESSIONS, 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. 83.18  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. DREIER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, July 26, 1999, at 12:30 p.m. for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 83.19  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. DREIER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, July 
28, 1999, under clause 7, rule XV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para. 83.20  water resources development

  On motion of Mr. BOEHLERT, by unanimous consent, the bill of the 
Senate (S. 507) 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; was taken from the Speaker's 
table.

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  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Mr. BOEHLERT submitted the following amendment which was agreed to:
       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     provisions of H.R. 1480, as passed by the House.

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1999''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Secretary defined.

                   TITLE I--WATER RESOURCES PROJECTS

Sec. 101. Project authorizations.
Sec. 102. Small flood control projects.
Sec. 103. Small bank stabilization projects.
Sec. 104. Small navigation projects.
Sec. 105. Small projects for improvement of the environment.
Sec. 106. Small aquatic ecosystem restoration projects.

                      TITLE II--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 201. Small flood control authority.
Sec. 202. Use of non-Federal funds for compiling and disseminating 
              information on floods and flood damages.
Sec. 203. Contributions by States and political subdivisions.
Sec. 204. Sediment decontamination technology.
Sec. 205. Control of aquatic plants.
Sec. 206. Use of continuing contracts required for construction of 
              certain projects.
Sec. 207. Support of Army civil works program.
Sec. 208. Water resources development studies for the Pacific region.
Sec. 209. Everglades and south Florida ecosystem restoration.
Sec. 210. Beneficial uses of dredged material.
Sec. 211. Harbor cost sharing.
Sec. 212. Aquatic ecosystem restoration.
Sec. 213. Watershed management, restoration, and development.
Sec. 214. Flood mitigation and riverine restoration pilot program.
Sec. 215. Shoreline management program.
Sec. 216. Assistance for remediation, restoration, and reuse.
Sec. 217. Shore damage mitigation.
Sec. 218. Shore protection.
Sec. 219. Flood prevention coordination.
Sec. 220. Annual passes for recreation.
Sec. 221. Cooperative agreements for environmental and recreational 
              measures.
Sec. 222. Nonstructural flood control projects.
Sec. 223. Lakes program.
Sec. 224. Construction of flood control projects by non-Federal 
              interests.
Sec. 225. Enhancement of fish and wildlife resources.
Sec. 226. Sense of Congress; requirement regarding notice.
Sec. 227. Periodic beach nourishment.
Sec. 228. Environmental dredging.
Sec. 229. Wetlands mitigation.

                 TITLE III--PROJECT-RELATED PROVISIONS

Sec. 301. Missouri River Levee System.
Sec. 302. Ouzinkie Harbor, Alaska.
Sec. 303. Greers Ferry Lake, Arkansas.
Sec. 304. Ten- and Fifteen-Mile Bayous, Arkansas.
Sec. 305. Loggy Bayou, Red River below Denison Dam, Arkansas, 
              Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Sec. 306. Sacramento River, Glenn-Colusa, California.
Sec. 307. San Lorenzo River, California.
Sec. 308. Terminus Dam, Kaweah River, California.
Sec. 309. Delaware River mainstem and channel deepening, Delaware, New 
              Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
Sec. 310. Potomac River, Washington, District of Columbia.
Sec. 311. Brevard County, Florida.
Sec. 312. Broward County and Hillsboro Inlet, Florida.
Sec. 313. Fort Pierce, Florida.
Sec. 314. Nassau County, Florida.
Sec. 315. Miami Harbor Channel, Florida.
Sec. 316. Lake Michigan, Illinois.
Sec. 317. Springfield, Illinois.
Sec. 318. Little Calumet River, Indiana.
Sec. 319. Ogden Dunes, Indiana.
Sec. 320. Saint Joseph River, South Bend, Indiana.
Sec. 321. White River, Indiana.
Sec. 322. Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana.
Sec. 323. Larose to Golden Meadow, Louisiana.
Sec. 324. Louisiana State Penitentiary Levee, Louisiana.
Sec. 325. Twelve-mile Bayou, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
Sec. 326. West Bank of the Mississippi River (East of Harvey Canal), 
              Louisiana.
Sec. 327. Tolchester Channel, Baltimore Harbor and channels, Chesapeake 
              Bay, Kent County, Maryland.
Sec. 328. Sault Sainte Marie, Chippewa County, Michigan.
Sec. 329. Jackson County, Mississippi.
Sec. 330. Tunica Lake, Mississippi.
Sec. 331. Bois Brule Drainage and Levee District, Missouri.
Sec. 332. Meramec River Basin, Valley Park Levee, Missouri.
Sec. 333. Missouri River mitigation project, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, 
              and Nebraska.
Sec. 334. Wood River, Grand Island, Nebraska.
Sec. 335. Absecon Island, New Jersey.
Sec. 336. New York Harbor and Adjacent Channels, Port Jersey, New 
              Jersey
Sec. 337. Passaic River, New Jersey.
Sec. 338. Sandy Hook to Barnegat Inlet, New Jersey.
Sec. 339. Arthur Kill, New York and New Jersey.
Sec. 340. New York City watershed.
Sec. 341. New York State Canal System.
Sec. 342. Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point, New york.
Sec. 343. Broken Bow Lake, Red River Basin, Oklahoma.
Sec. 344. Willamette River temperature control, Mckenzie Subbasin, 
              Oregon.
Sec. 345. Aylesworth Creek Reservoir, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 346. Curwensville Lake, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 347. Delaware River, Pennsylvania and Delaware.
Sec. 348. Mussers Dam, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 349. Nine-Mile Run, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 350. Raystown Lake, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 351. South Central Pennsylvania.
Sec. 352. Cooper River, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina.
Sec. 353. Bowie County Levee, Texas.
Sec. 354. Clear Creek, Texas.
Sec. 355. Cypress Creek, Texas.
Sec. 356. Dallas Floodway Extension, Dallas, Texas.
Sec. 357. Upper Jordan River, Utah.
Sec. 358. Elizabeth River, Chesapeake, Virginia.
Sec. 359. Bluestone Lake, Ohio River Basin, West Virginia.
Sec. 360. Greenbrier Basin, West Virginia.
Sec. 361. Moorefield, West Virginia.
Sec. 362. West Virginia and Pennsylvania Flood Control.
Sec. 363. Project reauthorizations.
Sec. 364. Project deauthorizations.
Sec. 365. American and Sacramento Rivers, California.
Sec. 366. Martin, Kentucky.
Sec. 367. Southern West Virginia pilot program.
Sec. 368. Black Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers, Jackson, Alabama.
Sec. 369. Tropicana Wash and Flamingo Wash, Nevada.
Sec. 370. Comite River, Louisiana.
Sec. 371. St. Mary's River, Michigan.
Sec. 372. City of Charlxvoix: reimbursement, Michigan.

                           TITLE IV--STUDIES

Sec. 401. Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers levees and streambanks 
              protection.
Sec. 402. Upper Mississippi River comprehensive plan.
Sec. 403. El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas.
Sec. 404. Sweetwater Reservoir, San Diego County, California.
Sec. 405. Whitewater River Basin, California.
Sec. 406. Little Econlackhatchee River Basin, Florida.
Sec. 407. Port Everglades Inlet, Florida.
Sec. 408. Upper Des Plaines River and tributaries, Illinois and 
              Wisconsin.
Sec. 409. Cameron Parish west of Calcasieu River, Louisiana.
Sec. 410. Grand Isle and vicinity, Louisiana.
Sec. 411. Lake Pontchartrain seawall, Louisiana.
Sec. 412. Westport, Massachusetts.
Sec. 413. Southwest Valley, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Sec. 414. Cayuga Creek, New York.
Sec. 415. Arcola Creek Watershed, Madison, Ohio.
Sec. 416. Western Lake Erie Basin, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan.
Sec. 417. Schuylkill River, Norristown, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 418. Lakes Marion and Moultrie, South Carolina.
Sec. 419. Day County, South Dakota.
Sec. 420. Corpus Christi, Texas.
Sec. 421. Mitchell's Cut Channel (Caney Fork Cut), Texas.
Sec. 422. Mouth of Colorado River, Texas.
Sec. 423. Kanawha River, Fayette County, West Virginia.
Sec. 424. West Virginia ports.
Sec. 425. Great Lakes region comprehensive study.
Sec. 426. Nutrient loading resulting from dredged material disposal.
Sec. 427. Santee Delta focus area, South Carolina.
Sec. 428. Del Norte County, California.
Sec. 429. St. Clair River and Lake St. Clair, Michigan.
Sec. 430. Cumberland County, Tennessee.

                   TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 501. Corps assumption of NRCS projects.
Sec. 502. Construction assistance.
Sec. 503. Contaminated sediment dredging technology.
Sec. 504. Dam safety.
Sec. 505. Great Lakes remedial action plans.
Sec. 506. Sea Lamprey control measures in the Great Lakes.
Sec. 507. Maintenance of navigation channels.
Sec. 508. Measurement of Lake Michigan diversions.
Sec. 509. Upper Mississippi River environmental management program.
Sec. 510. Atlantic Coast of New York monitoring.

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Sec. 511. Water control management.
Sec. 512. Beneficial use of dredged material.
Sec. 513. Design and construction assistance.
Sec. 514. Lower Missouri River aquatic restoration projects.
Sec. 515. Aquatic resources restoration in the Northwest.
Sec. 516. Innovative technologies for watershed restoration.
Sec. 517. Environmental restoration.
Sec. 518. Expedited consideration of certain projects.
Sec. 519. Dog River, Alabama.
Sec. 520. Elba, Alabama.
Sec. 521. Geneva, Alabama.
Sec. 522. Navajo Reservation, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah.
Sec. 523. Augusta and Devalls Bluff, Arkansas.
Sec. 524. Beaver Lake, Arkansas.
Sec. 525. Beaver Lake trout production facility, Arkansas.
Sec. 526. Chino Dairy Preserve, California.
Sec. 527. Novato, California.
Sec. 528. Orange and San Diego Counties, California.
Sec. 529. Salton Sea, California.
Sec. 530. Santa Cruz Harbor, California.
Sec. 531. Point Beach, Milford, Connecticut.
Sec. 532. Lower St. Johns River Basin, Florida.
Sec. 533. Shoreline protection and environmental restoration, Lake 
              Allatoona, Georgia.
Sec. 534. Mayo's Bar Lock and Dam, Coosa River, Rome, Georgia.
Sec. 535. Comprehensive flood impact response modeling system, 
              Coralville Reservoir and Iowa River Watershed, Iowa.
Sec. 536. Additional construction assistance in Illinois.
Sec. 537. Kanopolis Lake, Kansas.
Sec. 538. Southern and Eastern Kentucky.
Sec. 539. Southeast Louisiana.
Sec. 540. Snug Harbor, Maryland.
Sec. 541. Welch Point, Elk River, Cecil County, and Chesapeake City, 
              Maryland.
Sec. 542. West View Shores, Cecil County, Maryland.
Sec. 543. Restoration projects for Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West 
              Virginia.
Sec. 544. Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts.
Sec. 545. St. Louis, Missouri.
Sec. 546. Beaver Branch of Big Timber Creek, New Jersey.
Sec. 547. Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River water levels, New York.
Sec. 548. New York-New Jersey Harbor, New York and New Jersey.
Sec. 549. Sea Gate Reach, Coney Island, New York, New York.
Sec. 550. Woodlawn, New York.
Sec. 551. Floodplain mapping, New York.
Sec. 552. White Oak River, North Carolina.
Sec. 553. Toussaint River, Carroll Township, Ottawa County, Ohio.
Sec. 554. Sardis Reservoir, Oklahoma.
Sec. 555. Waurika Lake, Oklahoma, water conveyance facilities.
Sec. 556. Skinner Butte Park, Eugene, Oregon.
Sec. 557. Willamette River basin, Oregon.
Sec. 558. Bradford and Sullivan Counties, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 559. Erie Harbor, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 560. Point Marion Lock And Dam, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 561. Seven Points' Harbor, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 562. Southeastern Pennsylvania.
Sec. 563. Upper Susquehanna-Lackawanna watershed restoration 
              initiative.
Sec. 564. Aguadilla Harbor, Puerto Rico.
Sec. 565. Oahe Dam to Lake Sharpe, South Dakota, study.
Sec. 566. Integrated water management planning, Texas.
Sec. 567. Bolivar Peninsula, Jefferson, Chambers, and Galveston 
              Counties, Texas.
Sec. 568. Galveston Beach, Galveston County, Texas.
Sec. 569. Packery Channel, Corpus Christi, Texas.
Sec. 570. Northern West Virginia.
Sec. 571. Urbanized peak flood management research.
Sec. 572. Mississippi River Commission.
Sec. 573. Coastal aquatic habitat management.
Sec. 574. West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.
Sec. 575. Abandoned and inactive noncoal mine restoration.
Sec. 576. Beneficial use of waste tire rubber.
Sec. 577. Site designation.
Sec. 578. Land conveyances.
Sec. 579. Namings.
Sec. 580. Folsom Dam and Reservoir additional storage and additional 
              flood control studies.
Sec. 581. Wallops Island, Virginia.
Sec. 582. Detroit River, Detroit, Michigan.
Sec. 583. Northeastern Minnesota.
Sec. 584. Alaska.
Sec. 585. Central West Virginia.
Sec. 586. Sacramento Metropolitan area watershed restoration, 
              California.
Sec. 587. Onondaga Lake.
Sec. 588. East Lynn Lake, West Virginia.
Sec. 589. Eel River, California.
Sec. 590. North Little Rock, Arkansas.
Sec. 591. Upper Mississippi River, Mississippi Place, St. Paul, 
              Minnesota.

     SEC. 2. SECRETARY DEFINED.

       In this Act, the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
     the Army.

                   TITLE I--WATER RESOURCES PROJECTS

     SEC. 101. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) Projects With Chief's Reports.--The following projects 
     for water resources development and conservation and other 
     purposes are authorized to be carried out by the Secretary 
     substantially in accordance with the plans, and subject to 
     the conditions, described in the respective reports 
     designated in this subsection:
       (1) Sand point harbor, alaska.--The project for navigation, 
     Sand Point Harbor, Alaska: Report of the Chief of Engineers 
     dated October 13, 1998, at a total cost of $11,760,000, with 
     an estimated Federal cost of $6,964,000 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $4,796,000.
       (2) Rio salado, salt river, phoenix and tempe, arizona.--
     The project for flood control and environmental restoration, 
     Rio Salado, Salt River, Phoenix and Tempe, Arizona: Report of 
     the Chief of Engineers dated August 20, 1998, at a total cost 
     of $88,048,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $56,355,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $31,693,000.
       (3) Tucson drainage area, arizona.--The project for flood 
     control, Tucson drainage area, Arizona: Report of the Chief 
     of Engineers, dated May 20, 1998, at a total cost of 
     $29,900,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $16,768,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $13,132,000.
       (4) American river watershed, california.--
       (A) In general.--The Folsom Dam Modification portion of the 
     Folsom Modification Plan described in the United States Army 
     Corps of Engineers Supplemental Information Report for the 
     American River Watershed Project, California, dated March 
     1996, as modified by the report entitled ``Folsom Dam 
     Modification Report, New Outlets Plan,'' dated March 1998, 
     prepared by the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency, at an 
     estimated cost of $150,000,000, with an estimated Federal 
     cost of $97,500,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 
     $52,500,000. The Secretary shall coordinate with the 
     Secretary of the Interior with respect to the design and 
     construction of modifications at Folsom Dam authorized by 
     this paragraph.
       (B) Reoperation measures.--Upon completion of the 
     improvements to Folsom Dam authorized by subparagraph (A), 
     the variable space allocated to flood control within the 
     Reservoir shall be reduced from the current operating range 
     of 400,000-670,000 acre-feet to 400,000-600,000 acre-feet.
       (C) Makeup of water shortages caused by flood control 
     operation.--The Secretary of the Interior shall enter into, 
     or modify, such agreements with the Sacramento Area Flood 
     Control Agency regarding the operation of Folsom Dam and 
     reservoir as may be necessary in order that, notwithstanding 
     any prior agreement or provision of law, 100 percent of the 
     water needed to make up for any water shortage caused by 
     variable flood control operation during any year at Folsom 
     Dam and resulting in a significant impact on recreation at 
     Folsom Reservoir shall be replaced, to the extent the water 
     is available for purchase, by the Secretary of the Interior.
       (D) Significant impact on recreation.--For the purposes of 
     this paragraph, a significant impact on recreation is defined 
     as any impact that results in a lake elevation at Folsom 
     Reservoir below 435 feet above sea level starting on May 15 
     and ending on September 15 of any given year.
       (5) Oakland harbor, california.--The project for 
     navigation, Oakland Harbor, California: Report of the Chief 
     of Engineers dated April 21, 1999, at a total cost of 
     $252,290,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $128,081,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $124,209,000.
       (6) South sacramento county streams, california.--The 
     project for flood control, environmental restoration and 
     recreation, South Sacramento County streams, California: 
     Report of the Chief of Engineers dated October 6, 1998, at a 
     total cost of $65,500,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $41,200,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $24,300,000.
       (7) Upper guadalupe river, california.--The project for 
     flood control and recreation, Upper Guadalupe River, 
     California: Locally Preferred Plan (known as the ``Bypass 
     Channel Plan''), Report of the Chief of Engineers dated 
     August 19, 1998, at a total cost of $140,328,000, with an 
     estimated Federal cost of $70,164,000 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $70,164,000.
       (8) Yuba river basin, california.--The project for flood 
     control, Yuba River Basin, California: Report of the Chief of 
     Engineers dated November 25, 1998, at a total cost of 
     $26,600,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $17,350,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $9,250,000.
       (9) Delaware bay coastline, delaware and new jersey-
     broadkill beach, delaware.--The project for hurricane and 
     storm damage reduction, Delaware Bay coastline, Delaware and 
     New Jersey-Broadkill Beach, Delaware: Report of the Chief of 
     Engineers dated August 17, 1998, at a total cost of 
     $9,049,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $5,674,000 and 
     an estimated non-Federal cost of $3,375,000, and at an 
     estimated average annual cost of $538,200 for periodic 
     nourishment over the 50-year life of the project, with an 
     estimated annual Federal cost of $349,800 and an estimated 
     annual non-Federal cost of $188,400.
       (10) Delaware bay coastline, delaware and new jersey-port 
     mahon, delaware.--The project for ecosystem restoration, 
     Delaware Bay coastline, Delaware and New Jersey-Port Mahon, 
     Delaware: Report of the

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     Chief of Engineers dated September 28, 1998, at a total cost 
     of $7,644,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $4,969,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $2,675,000, and at an 
     estimated average annual cost of $234,000 for periodic 
     nourishment over the 50-year life of the project, with an 
     estimated annual Federal cost of $152,000 and an estimated 
     annual non-Federal cost of $82,000.
       (11) Delaware bay coastline, delaware and new jersey-
     roosevelt inlet-lewes beach, delaware.--The project for 
     navigation mitigation and hurricane and storm damage 
     reduction, Delaware Bay coastline, Delaware and New Jersey-
     Roosevelt Inlet-Lewes Beach, Delaware: Report of the Chief of 
     Engineers dated February 3, 1999, at a total cost of 
     $3,393,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $2,620,000 and 
     an estimated non-Federal cost of $773,000, and at an 
     estimated average annual cost of $196,000 for periodic 
     nourishment over the 50-year life of the project, with an 
     estimated annual Federal cost of $152,000 and an estimated 
     annual non-Federal cost of $44,000.
       (12) Delaware bay coastline, delaware and new jersey-villas 
     and vicinity, new jersey.--The project for shore protection 
     and ecosystem restoration, Delaware Bay coastline, Delaware 
     and New Jersey-Villas and vicinity, New Jersey: Report of the 
     Chief of Engineers dated April 21, 1999, at a total cost of 
     $7,520,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $4,888,000 and 
     an estimated non-Federal cost of $2,632,000.
       (13) Delaware coast from cape henelopen to fenwick island, 
     bethany beach/south bethany beach, delaware.--The project for 
     hurricane and storm damage reduction, Delaware Coast from 
     Cape Henelopen to Fenwick Island, Bethany Beach/South Bethany 
     Beach, Delaware: Report of the Chief of Engineers dated April 
     21, 1999, at a total cost of $22,205,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $14,433,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $7,772,000, and at an estimated average annual cost of 
     $1,584,000 for periodic nourishment over the 50-year life of 
     the project, with an estimated annual Federal cost of 
     $1,030,000 and an estimated annual non-Federal cost of 
     $554,000.
       (14) Jacksonville harbor, florida.--
       (A) In general.--The project for navigation, Jacksonville 
     Harbor, Florida: Report of the Chief of Engineers April 21, 
     1999, at a total cost of $26,116,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $9,129,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $16,987,000.
       (B) Special rule.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the 
     Secretary may construct the project to a depth of 40 feet if 
     the non-Federal interest agrees to pay any additional costs 
     above those for the recommended plan.
       (15) Tampa harbor-big bend channel, florida.--The project 
     for navigation, Tampa Harbor-Big Bend Channel, Florida: 
     Report of the Chief of Engineers dated October 13, 1998, at a 
     total cost of $9,356,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $6,235,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $3,121,000.
       (16) Brunswick harbor, georgia.--The project for 
     navigation, Brunswick Harbor, Georgia: Report of the Chief of 
     Engineers dated October 6, 1998, at a total cost of 
     $50,717,000, with an estimate Federal cost of $32,966,000 and 
     an estimated non-Federal cost of $17,751,000.
       (17) Beargrass creek, kentucky.--The project for flood 
     control, Beargrass Creek, Kentucky: Report of the Chief of 
     Engineers, dated May 12, 1998, at a total cost of 
     $11,171,300, with an estimated Federal cost of $7,261,500 and 
     an estimated non-Federal cost of $3,909,800.
       (18) Amite river and tributaries, louisiana.--The project 
     for flood control, Amite River and tributaries, Louisiana: 
     Report of the Chief of Engineers dated December 23, 1996, at 
     a total cost of $112,900,000, with an estimated Federal cost 
     of $84,675,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 
     $28,225,000. Cost sharing for the project shall be determined 
     in accordance with section 103(a) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213), as in effect on 
     October 11, 1996.
       (19) Baltimore harbor anchorages and channels, maryland and 
     virginia.--The project for navigation, Baltimore harbor 
     anchorages and channels, Maryland and Virginia: Report of the 
     Chief of Engineers, dated June 8, 1998, at a total cost of 
     $28,430,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $19,000,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $9,430,000.
       (20) Red river lake at crookston, minnesota.--The project 
     for flood control, Red River Lake at Crookston, Minnesota: 
     Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated April 20, 1998, at a 
     total cost of $8,950,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $5,720,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $3,230,000.
       (21) Turkey creek basin, kansas city, missouri, and kansas 
     city, kansas.--The project for flood damage reduction, Turkey 
     Creek Basin, Kansas City, Missouri, and Kansas City, Kansas: 
     Report of the Chief of Engineers dated April 21, 1999, at a 
     total cost of $42,875,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $25,596,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $17,279,000.
       (22) Lower cape may meadows, cape may point, new jersey.--
     The project for navigation mitigation, ecosystem restoration, 
     and hurricane and storm damage reduction, Lower Cape May 
     Meadows, Cape May Point, New Jersey: Report of the Chief of 
     Engineers dated April 5, 1999, at a total cost of 
     $15,952,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $12,118,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $3,834,000, and at an 
     estimated average annual cost of $1,114,000 for periodic 
     nourishment over the 50-year life of the project, with an 
     estimated annual Federal cost of $897,000 and an estimated 
     annual non-Federal cost of $217,000.
       (23) New jersey shore protection: townsends inlet to cape 
     may inlet, new jersey.--The project for hurricane and storm 
     damage reduction and ecosystem restoration, New Jersey Shore 
     Protection: Townsends Inlet to Cape May Inlet, New Jersey: 
     Report of the Chief of Engineers dated September 28, 1998, at 
     a total cost of $56,503,000, with an estimated Federal cost 
     of $36,727,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 
     $19,776,000, and at an estimated average annual cost of 
     $2,000,000 for periodic nourishment over the 50-year life of 
     the project, with an estimated annual Federal cost of 
     $1,300,000 and an estimated annual non-Federal cost of 
     $700,000.
       (24) Guanajibo river, puerto rico.--The project for flood 
     control, Guanajibo River, Puerto Rico: Report of the Chief of 
     Engineers, dated February 27, 1996, at a total cost of 
     $27,031,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $20,273,250 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $6,757,750. Cost sharing 
     for the project shall be determined in accordance with 
     section 103(a) of the Water Resources Development Act 1986 
     (33 U.S.C. 2213) as in effect on October 11, 1986.
       (25) Rio grande de manati, barceloneta, puerto rico.--The 
     project for flood control, Rio Grande De Manati, Barceloneta, 
     Puerto Rico: Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated January 
     22, 1999, at a total cost of $13,491,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $8,785,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $4,706,000.
       (26) Rio nigua at salinas, puerto rico.--The project for 
     flood control, Rio Nigua at Salinas, Puerto Rico: Report of 
     the Chief of Engineers, dated April 15, 1997, at a total cost 
     of $13,702,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $7,645,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $6,057,000.
       (27) Salt creek, graham, texas.--The project for flood 
     control, environmental restoration and recreation, Salt 
     Creek, Graham, Texas: Report of the Chief of Engineers dated 
     October 6, 1998, at a total cost of $10,080,000, with an 
     estimated Federal cost of $6,560,000 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $3,520,000.
       (b) Projects Subject to Report.--The following projects for 
     water resources development and conservation and other 
     purposes are authorized to be carried out by the Secretary 
     substantially in accordance with the plans, and subject to 
     the conditions, recommended in a final report of the Corps of 
     Engineers, if the report is completed not later than 
     September 30, 1999.
       (1) Nome, alaska.--The project for navigation, Nome, 
     Alaska, at a total cost of $24,608,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $19,660,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $4,948,000.
       (2) Seward harbor, alaska.--The project for navigation, 
     Seward Harbor, Alaska, at a total cost of $12,240,000, with 
     an estimated Federal cost of $4,364,000 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $7,876,000.
       (3) Hamilton airfield, california.--The project for 
     wetlands restoration, Hamilton Airfield, California, at a 
     total cost of $55,200,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $41,400,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $13,800,000.
       (4) Delaware bay coastline, delaware and new jersey: 
     oakwood beach, new jersey.--The project for shore protection, 
     Delaware Bay Coastline, Delaware and New Jersey: Oakwood 
     Beach, New Jersey, at a total cost of $3,360,000, with an 
     estimated Federal cost of $2,184,000 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $1,176,000.
       (5) Delaware bay coastline, delaware and new jersey: reeds 
     beach and pierces point, new jersey.--The project for shore 
     protection and ecosystem restoration, Delaware Bay Coastline, 
     Delaware and New Jersey: Reeds Beach and Pierces Point, New 
     Jersey, at a total cost of $4,057,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $2,637,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $1,420,000.
       (6) Little talbot island, duval county, florida.--The 
     project for hurricane and storm damage prevention, Little 
     Talbot Island, Duval County, Florida, at a total cost of 
     $5,915,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $3,839,000 and 
     an estimated non-Federal cost of $2,076,000.
       (7) Ponce de leon inlet, florida.--The project for 
     navigation and related purposes, Ponce de Leon Inlet, Volusia 
     County, Florida, at a total cost of $5,454,000, with an 
     estimated Federal cost of $2,988,000 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $2,466,000.
       (8) Savannah harbor expansion, georgia.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the project 
     for navigation, Savannah Harbor expansion, Georgia, including 
     implementation of the mitigation plan, with such 
     modifications as the Secretary deems appropriate, at a total 
     cost of $230,174,000 (of which amount a portion is authorized 
     for implementation of the mitigation plan), with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $145,160,000 and an estimated non-Federal 
     cost of $85,014,000.
       (B) Conditions.--The project authorized by subparagraph (A) 
     may be carried out only after--
       (i) the Secretary, in consultation with affected Federal, 
     State of Georgia, State of South Carolina, regional, and 
     local entities, has reviewed and approved an environmental 
     impact statement for the project that includes--

       (I) an analysis of the impacts of project depth 
     alternatives ranging from 42 feet through 48 feet; and
       (II) a selected plan for navigation and an associated 
     mitigation plan as required by

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     section 906(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
     (33 U.S.C. 2283); and

       (ii) the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of 
     Commerce, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, and the Secretary have approved the selected plan and 
     have determined that the mitigation plan adequately addresses 
     the potential environmental impacts of the project.
       (C) Mitigation requirements.--The mitigation plan shall be 
     implemented in advance of or concurrently with construction 
     of the project.
       (9) Des plaines river, illinois.--The project for flood 
     control, Des Plaines River, Illinois, at a total cost of 
     $44,300,000 with an estimated Federal cost of $28,800,000 and 
     an estimated non-Federal cost of $15,500,000.
       (10) New jersey shore protection, brigantine inlet to great 
     egg harbor, brigantine island, new jersey.--The project for 
     hurricane and storm damage reduction, New Jersey shore 
     protection, Brigantine Inlet to Great Egg Harbor, Brigantine 
     Island, New Jersey, at a total cost of $4,970,000, with an 
     estimated Federal cost of $3,230,000 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $1,740,000, and at an estimated average 
     annual cost of $465,000 for periodic nourishment over the 50-
     year life of the project, with an estimated annual Federal 
     cost of $302,000 and an estimated annual non-Federal cost of 
     $163,000.
       (11) Columbia river channel, oregon and washington.--The 
     project for navigation, Columbia River Channel, Oregon and 
     Washington, at a total cost of $183,623,000 with an estimated 
     Federal cost $106,132,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $77,491,000.
       (12) Johnson creek, arlington, texas.--The locally 
     preferred project for flood control, Johnson Creek, 
     Arlington, Texas, at a total cost of $20,300,000, with an 
     estimated Federal cost of $12,000,000 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $8,300,000.
       (13) Howard hanson dam, washington.--The project for water 
     supply and ecosystem restoration, Howard Hanson Dam, 
     Washington, at a total cost of $75,600,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $36,900,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $38,700,000.

     SEC. 102. SMALL FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a study for 
     each of the following projects and, after completion of such 
     study, shall carry out the project under section 205 of the 
     Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s):
       (1) Lancaster, california.--Project for flood control, 
     Lancaster, California, westside stormwater retention 
     facility.
       (2) Gateway triangle area, florida.--Project for flood 
     control, Gateway Triangle area, Collier County, Florida.
       (3) Plant city, florida.--Project for flood control, Plant 
     City, Florida.
       (4) Stone island, lake monroe, florida.--Project for flood 
     control, Stone Island, Lake Monroe, Florida.
       (5) Ohio river, illinois.--Project for flood control, Ohio 
     River, Illinois.
       (6) Repaupo creek, new jersey.--Project for flood control, 
     Repaupo Creek, New Jersey.
       (7) Owasco lake seawall, new york.--Project for flood 
     control, Owasco Lake seawall, New York.
       (8) Port clinton, ohio.--Project for flood control, Port 
     Clinton, Ohio.
       (9) North canadian river, oklahoma.--Project for flood 
     control, North Canadian River, Oklahoma.
       (10) Abington township, pennsylvania.--Project for flood 
     control, Baeder and Wanamaker Roads, Abington Township, 
     Pennsylvania.
       (11) Port indian, west norriton township, montgomery 
     county, pennsylvania.--Project for flood control, Port 
     Indian, West Norriton Township, Montgomery County, 
     Pennsylvania.
       (12) Port providence, upper providence township, 
     pennsylvania.--Project for flood control, Port Providence, 
     Upper Providence Township, Pennsylvania.
       (13) Springfield township, montgomery county, 
     pennsylvania.--Project for flood control, Springfield 
     Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
       (14) First creek, knoxville, tennessee.--Project for flood 
     control, First Creek, Knoxville, Tennessee.
       (15) Metro center levee, cumberland river, nashville, 
     tennessee.--Project for flood control, Metro Center Levee, 
     Cumberland River, Nashville, Tennessee.
       (b) Festus and Crystal City, Missouri.--
       (1) Maximum federal expenditure.--The maximum amount of 
     Federal funds that may be expended for the project for flood 
     control, Festus and Crystal City, Missouri, shall be 
     $10,000,000.
       (2) Revision of project cooperation agreement.--The 
     Secretary shall revise the project cooperation agreement for 
     the project referred to in paragraph (1) to take into account 
     the change in the Federal participation in such project 
     pursuant to paragraph (1).
       (3) Cost sharing.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to affect any cost-sharing requirement applicable 
     to the project referred to in paragraph (1) under the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986.

      SEC. 103. SMALL BANK STABILIZATION PROJECTS.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study for each of the 
     following projects and, after completion of such study, shall 
     carry out the project under section 14 of the Flood Control 
     Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 701r):
       (1) Saint joseph river, indiana.--Project for streambank 
     erosion control, Saint Joseph River, Indiana.
       (2) Saginaw river, bay city, michigan.--Project for 
     streambank erosion control, Saginaw River, Bay City, 
     Michigan.
       (3) Big timber creek, new jersey.--Project for streambank 
     erosion control, Big Timber Creek, New Jersey.
       (4) Lake shore road, athol springs, new york.--Project for 
     streambank erosion control, Lake Shore Road, Athol Springs, 
     New York.
       (5) Marist college, poughkeepsie, new york.--Project for 
     streambank erosion control, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, New 
     York.
       (6) Monroe county, ohio.--Project for streambank erosion 
     control, Monroe County, Ohio.
       (7) Green valley, west virginia.--Project for streambank 
     erosion control, Green Valley, West Virginia.

      SEC. 104. SMALL NAVIGATION PROJECTS.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study for each of the 
     following projects and, after completion of such study, shall 
     carry out the project under section 107 of the River and 
     Harbor Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577):
       (1) Grand marais, arkansas.--Project for navigation, Grand 
     Marais, Arkansas.
       (2) Fields landing channel, humboldt harbor, california.--
     Project for navigation, Fields Landing Channel, Humboldt 
     Harbor, California.
       (3) San mateo (pillar point harbor), california.--Project 
     for navigation San Mateo (Pillar Point Harbor), California.
       (4) Agana marina, guam.--Project for navigation, Agana 
     Marina, Guam.
       (5) Agat marina, guam.--Project for navigation, Agat 
     Marina, Guam.
       (6) Apra harbor fuel piers, guam.--Project for navigation, 
     Apra Harbor Fuel Piers, Guam.
       (7) Apra harbor pier f-6, guam.--Project for navigation, 
     Apra Harbor Pier F-6, Guam.
       (8) Apra harbor seawall, guam.--Project for navigation 
     including a seawall, Apra Harbor, Guam.
       (9) Guam harbor, guam.--Project for navigation, Guam 
     Harbor, Guam.
       (10) Illinois river near chautauqua park, illinois.--
     Project for navigation, Illinois River near Chautauqua Park, 
     Illinois.
       (11) Whiting shoreline waterfront, whiting, indiana.--
     Project for navigation, Whiting Shoreline Waterfront, 
     Whiting, Indiana.
       (12) Naraguagus river, machias, maine.--Project for 
     navigation, Naraguagus River, Machias, Maine.
       (13) Union river, ellsworth, maine.--Project for 
     navigation, Union River, Ellsworth, Maine.
       (14) Detroit waterfront, michigan.--Project for navigation, 
     Detroit River, Michigan, including dredging and removal of a 
     reef.
       (15) Fortescue inlet, delaware bay, new jersey.--Project 
     for navigation for Fortescue Inlet, Delaware Bay, New Jersey.
       (16) Buffalo and lasalle park, new york.--Project for 
     navigation, Buffalo and LaSalle Park, New York.
       (17) Sturgeon point, new york.--Project for navigation, 
     Sturgeon Point, New York.
       (18) Fairport harbor, ohio.--Project for navigation, 
     Fairport Harbor, Ohio, including a recreation channel.

     SEC. 105. SMALL PROJECTS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a study for 
     each of the following projects and, after completion of such 
     study, shall carry out the project under section 1135 of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a):
       (1) Illinois river in the vicinity of havana, illinois.--
     Project for the improvement of the environment, Illinois 
     River in the vicinity of Havana, Illinois.
       (2) Knitting mill creek, virginia.--Project for the 
     improvement of the environment, Knitting Mill Creek, 
     Virginia.
       (b) Pine Flat Dam, Kings River, California.--The Secretary 
     shall carry out under section 1135(a) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a(a)) a project to 
     construct a turbine bypass at Pine Flat Dam, Kings River, 
     California, in accordance with the Project Modification 
     Report and Environmental Assessment dated September 1996.

     SEC. 106. SMALL AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION PROJECTS.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study for each of the 
     following projects and, after completion of such study, shall 
     carry out the project under section 206 of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330):
       (1) Contra costa county, bay delta, california.--Project 
     for aquatic ecosystem restoration, Contra Costa County, Bay 
     Delta, California.
       (2) Indian river, florida.--Project for aquatic ecosystem 
     restoration and lagoon restoration, Indian River, Florida.
       (3) Little wekiva river, florida.--Project for aquatic 
     ecosystem restoration and erosion control, Little Wekiva 
     River, Florida.
       (4) Cook county, illinois.--Project for aquatic ecosystem 
     restoration and lagoon restoration and protection, Cook 
     County, Illinois.
       (5) Grand batture island, mississippi.--Project for aquatic 
     ecosystem restoration, Grand Batture Island, Mississippi.
       (6) Hancock, harrison, and jackson counties, mississippi.--
     Project for aquatic ecosystem restoration and reef 
     restoration along the Gulf Coast, Hancock, Harrison, and 
     Jackson Counties, Mississippi.
       (7) Mississippi river and river des peres, st. louis, 
     missouri.--Project for aquatic eco

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     system restoration and recreation, Mississippi River and 
     River Des Peres, St. Louis, Missouri.
       (8) Hudson river, new york.--Project for aquatic ecosystem 
     restoration, Hudson River, New York.
       (9) Oneida lake, new york.--Project for aquatic ecosystem 
     restoration, Oneida Lake, Oneida County, New York.
       (10) Otsego lake, new york.--Project for aquatic ecosystem 
     restoration, Otsego Lake, Otsego County, New York.
       (11) North fork of yellow creek, ohio.--Project for aquatic 
     ecosystem restoration, North Fork of Yellow Creek, Ohio.
       (12) Wheeling creek watershed, ohio.--Project for aquatic 
     ecosystem restoration, Wheeling Creek watershed, Ohio.
       (13) Springfield millrace, oregon.--Project for aquatic 
     ecosystem restoration, Springfield Millrace, Oregon.
       (14) Upper amazon creek, oregon.--Project for aquatic 
     ecosystem restoration, Upper Amazon Creek, Oregon.
       (15) Lake ontelaunee reservoir, berks county, 
     pennsylvania.--Project for aquatic ecosystem restoration and 
     distilling pond facilities, Lake Ontelaunee Reservoir, Berks 
     County, Pennsylvania.
       (16) Blackstone river basin, rhode island and 
     massachusetts.--Project for aquatic ecosystem restoration and 
     fish passage facilities, Blackstone River Basin, Rhode Island 
     and Massachusetts.

                      TITLE II--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 201. SMALL FLOOD CONTROL AUTHORITY.

       Section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 
     701s) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``construction of small projects'' and 
     inserting ``implementation of small structural and 
     nonstructural projects''; and
       (2) by striking ``$5,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$7,000,000''.

     SEC. 202. USE OF NON-FEDERAL FUNDS FOR COMPILING AND 
                   DISSEMINATING INFORMATION ON FLOODS AND FLOOD 
                   DAMAGES.

       The last sentence of section 206(b) of the Flood Control 
     Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 709a(b)) is amended by inserting 
     before the period the following: ``; except that this 
     limitation on fees shall not apply to funds voluntarily 
     contributed by such entities for the purpose of expanding the 
     scope of the services requested by such entities''.

     SEC. 203. CONTRIBUTIONS BY STATES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.

       Section 5 of the Flood Control Act of June 22, 1936 (33 
     U.S.C. 701h), is amended by inserting ``or environmental 
     restoration'' after ``flood control''.

     SEC. 204. SEDIMENT DECONTAMINATION TECHNOLOGY.

       Section 405 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 
     (33 U.S.C. 2239 note; 106 Stat. 4863) is amended--
       (1) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following:
       ``(4) Practical end-use products.--Technologies selected 
     for demonstration at the pilot scale shall be intended to 
     result in practical end-use products.
       ``(5) Assistance by the secretary.--The Secretary shall 
     assist the project to ensure expeditious completion by 
     providing sufficient quantities of contaminated dredged 
     material to conduct the full-scale demonstrations to stated 
     capacity.'';
       (2) in subsection (c) by striking the first sentence and 
     inserting the following: ``There is authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this section $22,000,000 to 
     complete technology testing, technology commercialization, 
     and the development of full scale processing facilities 
     within the New York/New Jersey Harbor.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Support.--In carrying out the program under this 
     section, the Secretary is encouraged to utilize contracts, 
     cooperative agreements, and grants with colleges and 
     universities and other non-Federal entities.''.

     SEC. 205. CONTROL OF AQUATIC PLANTS.

       Section 104 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (33 U.S.C. 
     610) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by inserting ``arundo,'' after 
     ``milfoil,'';
       (2) in subsection (b) by striking ``$12,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$15,000,000.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Support.--In carrying out this program, the Secretary 
     is encouraged to utilize contracts, cooperative agreements, 
     and grants with colleges and universities and other non-
     Federal entities.''.

     SEC. 206. USE OF CONTINUING CONTRACTS REQUIRED FOR 
                   CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN PROJECTS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Secretary shall not implement a fully allocated 
     funding policy with respect to a water resources project if 
     initiation of construction has occurred but sufficient funds 
     are not available to complete the project. The Secretary 
     shall enter into continuing contracts for such project.
       (b) Initiation of Construction Clarified.--For the purposes 
     of this section, initiation of construction for a project 
     occurs on the date of the enactment of an Act that 
     appropriates funds for the project from one of the following 
     appropriation accounts:
       (1) Construction, General.
       (2) Operation and Maintenance, General.
       (3) Flood Control, Mississippi River and Tributaries.

     SEC. 207. SUPPORT OF ARMY CIVIL WORKS PROGRAM.

       The requirements of section 2361 of title 10, United States 
     Code, shall not apply to any contract, cooperative research 
     and development agreement, cooperative agreement, or grant 
     entered into under section 229 of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3703) between the 
     Secretary and Marshall University or entered into under 
     section 350 of this Act between the Secretary and Juniata 
     College.

     SEC. 208. WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT STUDIES FOR THE PACIFIC 
                   REGION.

       Section 444 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
     (110 Stat. 3747) is amended by striking ``interest of 
     navigation'' and inserting ``interests of water resources 
     development, including navigation, flood damage reduction, 
     and environmental restoration''.

     SEC. 209. EVERGLADES AND SOUTH FLORIDA ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION.

       (a) Program Extension.--Section 528(b)(3) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3769) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``1999'' and inserting 
     ``2000''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (C)(i) by striking ``1999'' and 
     inserting ``2003''.
       (b) Credit.--Section 528(b)(3) of such Act is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) Credit of past and future activities.--The Secretary 
     may provide a credit to the non-Federal interests toward the 
     non-Federal share of a project implemented under subparagraph 
     (A). The credit shall be for reasonable costs of work 
     performed by the non-Federal interests if the Secretary 
     determines that the work substantially expedited completion 
     of the project and is compatible with and an integral part of 
     the project, and the credit is provided pursuant to a 
     specific project cooperation agreement.''.
       (c) Caloosahatchee River Basin, Florida.--Section 528(e)(4) 
     of such Act is amended by inserting before the period at the 
     end of the first sentence the following: ``if the Secretary 
     determines that such land acquisition is compatible with and 
     an integral component of the Everglades and South Florida 
     ecosystem restoration, including potential land acquisition 
     in the Caloosahatchee River basin or other areas''.

     SEC. 210. BENEFICIAL USES OF DREDGED MATERIAL.

       Section 204 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 
     (106 Stat. 4826-4827) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c) by striking ``cooperative agreement 
     in accordance with the requirements of section 221 of the 
     Flood Control Act of 1970'' and inserting ``binding agreement 
     with the Secretary''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Non-Federal Interests.--Notwithstanding section 
     221(b) of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-
     5b(b)), the Secretary, after coordination with the 
     appropriate State and local government officials having 
     jurisdiction over an area in which a project under this 
     section will be carried out, may allow a nonprofit entity to 
     serve as the non-Federal interest for the project.''.

     SEC. 211. HARBOR COST SHARING.

       (a) In General.--Sections 101 and 214 of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211 and 2241; 
     Public Law 99-662) are amended by striking ``45 feet'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``53 feet''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall only apply to a project, or separable element thereof, 
     on which a contract for physical construction has not been 
     awarded before the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 212. AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION.

       Section 206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
     (110 Stat. 3679-3680) is amended--
       (1) by adding at the end of subsection (b) the following: 
     ``Before October 1, 2003, the Federal share may be provided 
     in the form of grants or reimbursements of project costs.''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end of subsection (c) the following: 
     ``Notwithstanding section 221(b) of the Flood Control Act of 
     1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5b(b)), the Secretary, after 
     coordination with the appropriate State and local government 
     officials having jurisdiction over an area in which a project 
     under this section will be carried out, may allow a nonprofit 
     entity to serve as the non-Federal interest for the 
     project.''.

     SEC. 213. WATERSHED MANAGEMENT, RESTORATION, AND DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) Nonprofit Entity as Non-Federal Interest.--Section 
     503(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 
     Stat. 3756) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
     ``Notwithstanding section 221(b) of the Flood Control Act of 
     1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5b(b)), the Secretary, after 
     coordination with the appropriate State and local government 
     officials having jurisdiction over an area in which a project 
     under this section will be carried out, may allow a nonprofit 
     entity to serve as the non-Federal interest for the 
     project.''.
       (b) Project Locations.--Section 503(d) of such Act is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (7) by inserting before the period at the 
     end ``, including Clear Lake''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(14) Fresno Slough watershed, California.
       ``(15) Hayward Marsh, Southern San Francisco Bay watershed, 
     California.
       ``(16) Kaweah River watershed, California.
       ``(17) Malibu Creek watershed, California.
       ``(18) Illinois River watershed, Illinois.
       ``(19) Catawba River watershed, North Carolina.
       ``(20) Cabin Creek basin, West Virginia.
       ``(21) Lower St. Johns River basin, Florida.''.

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     SEC. 214. FLOOD MITIGATION AND RIVERINE RESTORATION PILOT 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary may undertake a program for 
     the purpose of conducting projects that reduce flood hazards 
     and restore the natural functions and values of rivers 
     throughout the United States.
       (b) Studies and Projects.--
       (1) Authority.--In carrying out the program, the Secretary 
     may conduct studies to identify appropriate flood damage 
     reduction, conservation, and restoration measures and may 
     design and implement projects described in subsection (a).
       (2) Consultation and coordination.--The studies and 
     projects carried out under this section shall be conducted, 
     to the maximum extent practicable, in consultation and 
     coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and 
     other appropriate Federal agencies, and in consultation and 
     coordination with appropriate State, tribal, and local 
     agencies.
       (3) Nonstructural approaches.--The studies and projects 
     shall emphasize, to the maximum extent practicable and 
     appropriate, nonstructural approaches to preventing or 
     reducing flood damages.
       (4) Use of state, tribal, and local studies and projects.--
     The studies and projects shall include consideration of and 
     coordination with any State, tribal, and local flood damage 
     reduction or riverine and wetland restoration studies and 
     projects that conserve, restore, and manage hydrologic and 
     hydraulic regimes and restore the natural functions and 
     values of floodplains.
       (c) Cost-Sharing Requirements.--
       (1) Studies.--Studies conducted under this section shall be 
     subject to cost sharing in accordance with section 105 of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2215).
       (2) Environmental restoration and nonstructural flood 
     control projects.--The non-Federal interests shall pay 35 
     percent of the cost of any environmental restoration or 
     nonstructural flood control project carried out under this 
     section. The non-Federal interests shall provide all land, 
     easements, rights-of-way, dredged material disposal areas, 
     and relocations necessary for such projects. The value of 
     such land, easements, rights-of-way, dredged material 
     disposal areas, and relocations shall be credited toward the 
     payment required under this paragraph.
       (3) Structural flood control projects.--Any structural 
     flood control measures carried out under this section shall 
     be subject to cost sharing in accordance with section 103(a) 
     of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
     2213(a)).
       (4) Operation and maintenance.--The non-Federal interests 
     shall be responsible for all costs associated with operating, 
     maintaining, replacing, repairing, and rehabilitating all 
     projects carried out under this section.
       (d) Project Justification.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     or requirement for economic justification established 
     pursuant to section 209 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 
     U.S.C. 1962-2), the Secretary may implement a project under 
     this section if the Secretary determines that the project--
       (A) will significantly reduce potential flood damages;
       (B) will improve the quality of the environment; and
       (C) is justified considering all costs and beneficial 
     outputs of the project.
       (2) Establishment of selection and rating criteria and 
     policies.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this section, the Secretary, in cooperation with 
     State, tribal, and local agencies, shall develop, and 
     transmit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, 
     criteria for selecting and rating projects to be carried out 
     under this section and shall establish policies and 
     procedures for carrying out the studies and projects 
     undertaken under this section. Such criteria shall include, 
     as a priority, the extent to which the appropriate State 
     government supports the project.
       (e) Priority Areas.--In carrying out this section, the 
     Secretary shall examine the potential for flood damage 
     reductions at appropriate locations, including the following:
       (1) Upper Delaware River, New York.
       (2) Willamette River floodplain, Oregon.
       (3) Pima County, Arizona, at Paseo De Las Iglesias and 
     Rillito River.
       (4) Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers, California.
       (5) Murrieta Creek, California.
       (6) Napa County, California, at Yountville, St. Helena, 
     Calistoga, and American Canyon.
       (7) Santa Clara basin, California, at Upper Guadalupe River 
     and tributaries, San Francisquito Creek, and Upper Penitencia 
     Creek.
       (8) Pine Mount Creek, New Jersey.
       (9) Chagrin River, Ohio.
       (10) Blair County, Pennsylvania, at Altoona and Frankstown 
     Township.
       (11) Lincoln Creek, Wisconsin.
       (f) Program Review.--
       (1) In general.--The program established under this section 
     shall be subject to an independent review to evaluate the 
     efficacy of the program in achieving the dual goals of flood 
     hazard mitigation and riverine restoration.
       (2) Report.--Not later than April 15, 2003, 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 findings of the review conducted under this 
     subsection with any recommendations concerning continuation 
     of the program.
       (g) Cost Limitations.--
       (1) Maximum federal cost per project.--No more than 
     $30,000,000 may be expended by the United States on any 
     single project under this section.
       (2) Committee resolution procedure.--
       (A) Limitation on appropriations.--No appropriation shall 
     be made to construct any project under this section the total 
     Federal cost of construction of which exceeds $15,000,000 if 
     the project has not been approved by resolutions adopted by 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate.
       (B) Report.--For the purpose of securing consideration of 
     approval under this paragraph, the Secretary shall transmit a 
     report on the proposed project, including all relevant data 
     and information on all costs.
       (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section--
       (1) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
       (2) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 if $12,500,000 or more 
     is appropriated to carry out subsection (e) for fiscal year 
     2000;
       (3) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 if $12,500,000 or more 
     is appropriated to carry out subsection (e) for fiscal year 
     2001; and
       (4) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2003 if $12,500,000 or more 
     is appropriated to carry out subsection (e) for fiscal year 
     2002.

     SEC. 215. SHORELINE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) Review.--The Secretary shall review the implementation 
     of the Corps of Engineers' shoreline management program, with 
     particular attention to inconsistencies in implementation 
     among the divisions and districts of the Corps of Engineers 
     and complaints by or potential inequities regarding property 
     owners in the Savannah District including an accounting of 
     the number and disposition of complaints over the last 5 
     years in the District.
       (b) Report.--As expeditiously as practicable 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 a report describing the results of 
     the review conducted under subsection (a).

     SEC. 216. ASSISTANCE FOR REMEDIATION, RESTORATION, AND REUSE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary may provide to State and 
     local governments assessment, planning, and design assistance 
     for remediation, environmental restoration, or reuse of areas 
     located within the boundaries of such State or local 
     governments where such remediation, environmental 
     restoration, or reuse will contribute to the conservation of 
     water and related resources of drainage basins and watersheds 
     within the United States.
       (b) Beneficial Use of Dredged Material.--In providing 
     assistance under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
     encourage the beneficial use of dredged material, consistent 
     with the findings of the Secretary under section 204 of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2326).
       (c) Non-Federal Share.--The non-Federal share of the cost 
     of assistance provided under subsection (a) shall be 50 
     percent.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $3,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2000 through 2004.

     SEC. 217. SHORE DAMAGE MITIGATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 111 of the River and Harbor Act of 
     1968 (33 U.S.C. 426i; 100 Stat. 4199) is amended by inserting 
     after ``navigation works'' the following: ``and shore damages 
     attributable to the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway and the 
     Gulf Intracoastal Waterway''.
       (b) Palm Beach County, Florida.--The project for 
     navigation, Palm Beach County, Florida, authorized by section 
     2 of the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945 (59 Stat. 11), 
     is modified to authorize the Secretary to undertake beach 
     nourishment as a dredged material disposal option under the 
     project.
       (c) Galveston County, Texas.--The Secretary may place 
     dredged material from the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway on the 
     beaches along Rollover Pass, Galveston County, Texas, to 
     stabilize beach erosion.

     SEC. 218. SHORE PROTECTION.

       (a) Non-Federal Share of Periodic Nourishment.--Section 
     103(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 
     Stat. 4085-5086) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1) Construction.--'' before ``Costs of 
     constructing'';
       (2) by inserting at the end the following:
       ``(2) Periodic nourishment.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the non-
     Federal share of costs of periodic nourishment measures for 
     shore protection or beach erosion control that are carried 
     out--
       ``(i) after January 1, 2001, shall be 40 percent;
       ``(ii) after January 1, 2002, shall be 45 percent; and
       ``(iii) after January 1, 2003, shall be 50 percent;
       ``(B) Benefits to privately owned shores.--All costs 
     assigned to benefits of periodic nourishment measures to 
     privately owned shores (where use of such shores is limited 
     to private interests) or to prevention of losses of private 
     lands shall be borne by

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     the non-Federal interest and all costs assigned to the 
     protection of federally owned shores for such measures shall 
     be borne by the United States.''; and
       (C) by indenting paragraph (1) (as designated by 
     subparagraph (A) of this paragraph) and aligning such 
     paragraph with paragraph (2) (as added by subparagraph (B) of 
     this paragraph).
       (b) Utilization of Sand From Outer Continental Shelf.--
     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''.
       (c) Report on Nation's Shorelines.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall report to 
     Congress on the state of the Nation's shorelines.
       (2) Contents.--The report shall include--
       (A) a description of the extent of, and economic and 
     environmental effects caused by, erosion and accretion along 
     the Nation's shores and the causes thereof;
       (B) a description of resources committed by local, State, 
     and Federal governments to restore and renourish shorelines;
       (C) a description of the systematic movement of sand along 
     the Nation's shores; and
       (D) recommendations regarding (i) appropriate levels of 
     Federal and non-Federal participation in shoreline 
     protection, and (ii) utilization of a systems approach to 
     sand management.
       (3) Utilization of specific location data.--In developing 
     the report, the Secretary shall utilize data from specific 
     locations on the Atlantic, Pacific, Great Lakes, and Gulf of 
     Mexico coasts.
       (d) National Coastal Data Bank.--
       (1) Establishment of data bank.--Not later than 2 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall establish a national coastal data bank containing data 
     on the geophysical and climatological characteristics of the 
     Nation's shorelines.
       (2) Content.--To the extent practical, the national coastal 
     data bank shall include data regarding current and predicted 
     shoreline positions, information on federally-authorized 
     shore protection projects, and data on the movement of sand 
     along the Nation's shores, including impediments to such 
     movement caused by natural and manmade features.
       (3) Access.--The national coastal data bank shall be made 
     readily accessible to the public.

     SEC. 219. FLOOD PREVENTION COORDINATION.

       Section 206 of the Flood Control Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 
     709a) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
     (c) and (d), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
       ``(b) Flood Prevention Coordination.--The Secretary shall 
     coordinate with the Director of the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency and the heads of other Federal agencies to 
     ensure that flood control projects and plans are 
     complementary and integrated to the extent practicable and 
     appropriate.''.

     SEC. 220. ANNUAL PASSES FOR RECREATION.

       Section 208(c)(4) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (16 U.S.C. 460d note; 110 Stat. 3680) is amended by 
     striking ``1999, or the date of transmittal of the report 
     under paragraph (3)'' and inserting ``2003''.

     SEC. 221. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND 
                   RECREATIONAL MEASURES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to enter into 
     cooperative agreements with non-Federal public bodies and 
     non-profit entities for the purpose of facilitating 
     collaborative efforts involving environmental protection and 
     restoration, natural resources conservation, and recreation 
     in connection with the development, operation, and management 
     of water resources projects under the jurisdiction of the 
     Department of the Army.
       (b) Report.--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 a report that includes--
       (1) a listing and general description of the cooperative 
     agreements entered into by the Secretary with non-Federal 
     public bodies and entities under subsection (a);
       (2) a determination of whether such agreements are 
     facilitating collaborative efforts; and
       (3) a recommendation on whether such agreements should be 
     further encouraged.

     SEC. 222. NONSTRUCTURAL FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS.

       (a) Analysis of Benefits.--Section 308 of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2318; 104 Stat. 
     4638) is amended--
       (1) in the heading to subsection (a) by inserting 
     ``Elements Excluded from'' before ``Benefit-Cost'';
       (2) by redesignating subsections (b) through (e) as 
     subsections (c) through (f), respectively; and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
       ``(b) Flood Damage Reduction Benefits.--In calculating the 
     benefits of a proposed project for nonstructural flood damage 
     reduction, the Secretary shall calculate benefits of 
     nonstructural projects using methods similar to structural 
     projects, including similar treatment in calculating the 
     benefits from losses avoided from both structural and 
     nonstructural alternatives. In carrying out this subsection, 
     the Secretary should avoid double counting of benefits.''.
       (b) Reevaluation of Flood Control Projects.--At the request 
     of a non-Federal interest for a flood control project, the 
     Secretary shall conduct a reevaluation of a previously 
     authorized project to consider nonstructural alternatives in 
     light of the amendments made by subsection (a).
       (c) Cost Sharing.--Section 103(b) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(b)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following: ``At any time during 
     construction of the project, where the Secretary determines 
     that the costs of lands, easements, rights-of-way, dredged 
     material disposal areas, and relocations in combination with 
     other costs contributed by the non-Federal interests will 
     exceed 35 percent, any additional costs for the project, but 
     not to exceed 65 percent of the total costs of the project, 
     shall be a Federal responsibility and shall be contributed 
     during construction as part of the Federal share.''.

     SEC. 223. LAKES PROGRAM.

       Section 602(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1986 (110 Stat. 3758) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (15);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (16) and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(17) Clear Lake, Lake County, California, removal of silt 
     and aquatic growth and measures to address excessive 
     sedimentation and high nutrient concentration;
       ``(18) Osgood Pond, Milford, Hillsborough County, New 
     Hampshire, removal of silt and aquatic growth and measures to 
     address excessive sedimentation; and
       ``(19) Flints Pond, Hollis, Hillsborough County, New 
     Hampshire, removal of silt and aquatic growth and measures to 
     address excessive sedimentation.''.

     SEC. 224. CONSTRUCTION OF FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS BY NON-
                   FEDERAL INTERESTS.

       (a) Construction by Non-Federal Interests.--Section 
     211(d)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 
     U.S.C. 701b-13(d)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(b) or'';
       (2) by striking ``Any non-Federal'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) Studies and design activities under subsection (b).--
     A non-Federal interest may only carry out construction for 
     which studies and design documents are prepared under 
     subsection (b) if the Secretary approves such construction. 
     The Secretary shall approve such construction unless the 
     Secretary determines, in writing, that the design documents 
     do not meet standard practices for design methodologies or 
     that the project is not economically justified or 
     environmentally acceptable or does not meet the requirements 
     for obtaining the appropriate permits required under the 
     Secretary's authority. The Secretary shall not unreasonably 
     withhold approval. Nothing in this subparagraph may be 
     construed to affect any regulatory authority of the 
     Secretary.
       ``(B) Studies and design activities under subsection (c).--
     Any non-Federal''; and
       (3) by aligning the remainder of subparagraph (B) (as 
     designated by paragraph (2) of this subsection) with 
     subparagraph (A) (as inserted by paragraph (2) of this 
     subsection).
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 211(d)(2) of such Act is 
     amended by inserting ``(other than paragraph (1)(A))'' after 
     ``this subsection''.
       (c) Reimbursement.--
       (1) In general.--Section 211(e)(1) of such Act is amended--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (1) by inserting 
     after ``constructed pursuant to this section'' the following: 
     ``and provide credit for the non-Federal share of the 
     project'';
       (B) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (C) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) if the construction work is reasonably equivalent to 
     Federal construction work.''.
       (2) Special rules.--Section 211(e)(2)(A) of such Act is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``subject to amounts being made available 
     in advance in appropriations Acts'' and inserting ``subject 
     to appropriations''; and
       (B) by inserting after ``the cost of such work'' the 
     following: ``, or provide credit (depending on the request of 
     the non-Federal interest) for the non-Federal share of such 
     work,''.
       (3) Schedule and manner of reimbursements.--Section 211(e) 
     of such Act (33 U.S.C. 701b-13(e)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(6) Schedule and manner of reimbursement.--
       ``(A) Budgeting.--The Secretary shall budget and request 
     appropriations for reimbursements under this section on a 
     schedule that is consistent with a Federal construction 
     schedule.
       ``(B) Commencement of reimbursements.--Reimbursements under 
     this section may commence upon approval of a project by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(C) Credit.--At the request of a non-Federal interest, 
     the Secretary may reimburse the non-Federal interest by 
     providing credit toward future non-Federal costs of the 
     project.
       ``(D) Scheduling.--Nothing in this paragraph shall affect 
     the President's discretion to schedule new construction 
     starts.''.

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     SEC. 225. ENHANCEMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES.

       Section 906(e) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1986 (33 U.S.C. 2283(e)) is amended by inserting after the 
     second sentence the following: ``Not more than 80 percent of 
     the non-Federal share of such first costs may be satisfied 
     through in-kind contributions, including facilities, 
     supplies, and services that are necessary to carry out the 
     enhancement project.''.

     SEC. 226. SENSE OF CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT REGARDING NOTICE.

       (a) Purchase of American-Made Equipment and Products.--It 
     is the sense of Congress that, to the greatest extent 
     practicable, all equipment and products purchased with funds 
     made available under this Act should be American made.
       (b) Notice to Recipients of Assistance.--In providing 
     financial assistance under this Act, the Secretary, to the 
     greatest extent practicable, shall provide to each recipient 
     of the assistance a notice describing the statement made in 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 227. PERIODIC BEACH NOURISHMENT.

       (a) In General.--Section 506(a) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3757) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(5) Lee county, florida.--Project for shoreline 
     protection, Lee County, Captiva Island segment, Florida.''.
       (b) Projects.--Section 506(b)(3) of such Act (110 Stat. 
     3758) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and 
     redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (D) as subparagraphs 
     (A) through (C), respectively.

     SEC. 228. ENVIRONMENTAL DREDGING.

       Section 312 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 
     (104 Stat. 4639-4640) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ``50'' and inserting 
     ``35''; and
       (2) in subsection (d) by striking ``non-Federal 
     responsibility'' and inserting ``shared as a cost of 
     construction''.

     SEC. 229. WETLANDS MITIGATION.

       In carrying out a water resources project that involves 
     wetlands mitigation and that has an impact that occurs within 
     the service area of a mitigation bank, the Secretary, to the 
     maximum extent practicable and where appropriate, shall give 
     preference 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).

                 TITLE III--PROJECT-RELATED PROVISIONS

     SEC. 301. MISSOURI RIVER LEVEE SYSTEM.

       The project for flood control, Missouri River Levee System, 
     authorized by section 10 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 (58 Stat. 897), is modified to 
     provide that project costs totaling $2,616,000 expended on 
     Units L-15, L-246, and L-385 out of the Construction, General 
     account of the Corps of Engineers before the date of the 
     enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
     U.S.C. 2201 note) shall not be treated as part of total 
     project costs.

     SEC. 302. OUZINKIE HARBOR, ALASKA.

       (a) Maximum Federal Expenditure.--The maximum amount of 
     Federal funds that may be expended for the project for 
     navigation, Ouzinkie Harbor, Alaska, shall be $8,500,000.
       (b) Revision of Project Cooperation Agreement.--The 
     Secretary shall revise the project cooperation agreement for 
     the project referred to in subsection (a) to take into 
     account the change in the Federal participation in such 
     project pursuant to subsection (a).
       (c) Cost Sharing.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to affect any cost-sharing requirement applicable 
     to the project referred to in subsection (a) under the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986.

     SEC. 303. GREERS FERRY LAKE, ARKANSAS.

       The project for flood control, Greers Ferry Lake, Arkansas, 
     authorized by the Act entitled ``An Act authorizing the 
     construction of certain public works on rivers and harbors 
     for flood control, and other purposes'', approved June 28, 
     1938 (52 Stat. 1218), is modified to authorize the Secretary 
     to construct water intake facilities for the benefit of 
     Lonoke and White Counties, Arkansas.

     SEC. 304. TEN- AND FIFTEEN-MILE BAYOUS, ARKANSAS.

       The project for flood control, St. Francis River Basin, 
     Missouri and Arkansas, authorized by section 204 of the Flood 
     Control Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 172), is modified to expand the 
     project boundaries to include Ten- and Fifteen-Mile Bayous 
     near West Memphis, Arkansas. Notwithstanding section 103(f) 
     of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 
     4086), the flood control work at Ten- and Fifteen-Mile Bayous 
     shall not be considered separable elements of the St. Francis 
     River Basin project.

     SEC. 305. LOGGY BAYOU, RED RIVER BELOW DENISON DAM, ARKANSAS, 
                   LOUISIANA, OKLAHOMA, AND TEXAS.

       The project for flood control on the Red River Below 
     Denison Dam, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas, 
     authorized by section 10 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 (60 
     Stat. 647), is modified to direct the Secretary to conduct a 
     study to determine the feasibility of expanding the project 
     to include mile 0.0 to mile 7.8 of Loggy Bayou between the 
     Red River and Flat River. If the Secretary determines as a 
     result of the study that the project should be expanded, the 
     Secretary may assume responsibility for operation and 
     maintenance of the expanded project.

     SEC. 306. SACRAMENTO RIVER, GLENN-COLUSA, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) In General.--The project for flood control, Sacramento 
     River, California, authorized by section 2 of the Act 
     entitled ``An Act to provide for the control of the floods of 
     the Mississippi River and of the Sacramento River, 
     California, and for other purposes'', approved March 1, 1917 
     (39 Stat. 949), and modified by section 102 of the Energy and 
     Water Development Appropriations Act, 1990 (103 Stat. 649), 
     section 301(b)(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3110), and title I of the Energy and Water 
     Development Appropriations Act, 1999 (112 Stat. 1841), is 
     further modified to authorize the Secretary--
       (1) to carry out the portion of the project at Glenn-
     Colusa, California, at a total cost of $26,000,000, with an 
     estimated Federal cost of $20,000,000 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $6,000,000; and
       (2) to carry out bank stabilization work in the vicinity of 
     the riverbed gradient facility, particularly in the vicinity 
     of River Mile 208.
       (b) Credit.--The Secretary shall provide the non-Federal 
     interests for the project referred to in subsection (a) a 
     credit of up to $4,000,000 toward the non-Federal share of 
     the project costs for the direct and indirect costs incurred 
     by the non-Federal sponsor in carrying out activities 
     associated with environmental compliance for the project. 
     Such credit may be in the form of reimbursements for costs 
     which were incurred by the non-Federal interests prior to an 
     agreement with the Corps of Engineers, to include the value 
     of lands, easements, rights-of-way, relocations, or dredged 
     material disposal areas.

     SEC. 307. SAN LORENZO RIVER, CALIFORNIA.

       The project for flood control and habitat restoration, San 
     Lorenzo River, California, authorized by section 101(a)(5) of 
     the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3663), 
     is modified to authorize the Secretary to expand the 
     boundaries of the project to include bank stabilization for a 
     1,000-foot portion of the San Lorenzo River.

     SEC. 308. TERMINUS DAM, KAWEAH RIVER, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Transfer of Title to Additional Land.--If the non-
     Federal interests for the project for flood control and water 
     supply, Terminus Dam, Kaweah River, California, authorized by 
     section 101(b)(5) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3667), transfers to the Secretary without 
     consideration title to perimeter lands acquired for the 
     project by the non-Federal interests, the Secretary may 
     accept the transfer of such title.
       (b) Lands, Easement, and Rights-of-Way.--Nothing in this 
     section shall be construed to change, modify, or otherwise 
     affect the responsibility of the non-Federal interests to 
     provide lands, easements, rights-of-way, relocations, and 
     dredged material disposal areas necessary for the Terminus 
     Dam project and to perform operation and maintenance for the 
     project.
       (c) Operation and Maintenance.--Upon request by the non-
     Federal interests, the Secretary shall carry out operation, 
     maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation of the 
     project if the non-Federal interests enter into a binding 
     agreement with the Secretary to reimburse the Secretary for 
     100 percent of the costs of such operation, maintenance, 
     repair, replacement, and rehabilitation.
       (d) Hold Harmless.--The non-Federal interests shall hold 
     the United States harmless for ownership, operation, and 
     maintenance of lands and facilities of the Terminus Dam 
     project title to which is transferred to the Secretary under 
     this section.

     SEC. 309. DELAWARE RIVER MAINSTEM AND CHANNEL DEEPENING, 
                   DELAWARE, NEW JERSEY, AND PENNSYLVANIA.

       The project for navigation, Delaware River Mainstem and 
     Channel Deepening, Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, 
     authorized by section 101(6) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4802), is modified as 
     follows:
       (1) The Secretary is authorized to provide non-Federal 
     interests credit toward cash contributions required for 
     construction and subsequent to construction for engineering 
     and design and construction management work that is performed 
     by non-Federal interests and that the Secretary determines is 
     necessary to implement the project. Any such credits extended 
     shall reduce the Philadelphia District's private sector 
     performance goals for engineering work by a like amount.
       (2) The Secretary is authorized to provide to non-Federal 
     interests credit toward cash contributions required during 
     construction and subsequent to construction for the costs of 
     construction carried out by the non-Federal interest on 
     behalf of the Secretary and that the Secretary determines is 
     necessary to implement the project.
       (3) The Secretary is authorized to enter into an agreement 
     with a non-Federal interest for the payment of disposal or 
     tipping fees for dredged material from a Federal project 
     other than for the construction or operation and maintenance 
     of the new deepening project as described in the Limited 
     Reevaluation Report of May 1997, where the non-Federal 
     interest has supplied the corresponding disposal capacity.
       (4) The Secretary is authorized to enter into an agreement 
     with a non-Federal interest that will provide that the non-
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     terest may carry out or cause to have carried out, on behalf 
     of the Secretary, a disposal area management program for 
     dredged material disposal areas necessary to construct, 
     operate, and maintain the project and to authorize the 
     Secretary to reimburse the non-Federal interest for the costs 
     of the disposal area management program activities carried 
     out by the non-Federal interest.

     SEC. 310. POTOMAC RIVER, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

       The project for flood control, Potomac River, Washington, 
     District of Columbia, authorized by section 5 of the Flood 
     Control Act of June 22, 1936 (69 Stat. 1574), and modified by 
     section 301(a)(4) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3707), is further modified to authorize the 
     Secretary to construct the project at a Federal cost of 
     $6,129,000.

     SEC. 311. BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the non-
     Federal interest, shall conduct a study of any damage to the 
     project for shoreline protection, Brevard County, Florida, 
     authorized by section 101(b)(7) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3667), to determine 
     whether the damage is the result of a Federal navigation 
     project.
       (b) Conditions.--In conducting the study, the Secretary 
     shall utilize the services of an independent coastal expert 
     who shall consider all relevant studies completed by the 
     Corps of Engineers and the project's local sponsor. The study 
     shall be completed within 120 days of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (c) Mitigation of Damages.--After completion of the study, 
     the Secretary shall mitigate any damage to the shoreline 
     protection project that is the result of a Federal navigation 
     project. The costs of the mitigation shall be allocated to 
     the Federal navigation project as operation and maintenance.

     SEC. 312. BROWARD COUNTY AND HILLSBORO INLET, FLORIDA.

       The project for shoreline protection, Broward County and 
     Hillsboro Inlet, Florida, authorized by section 301 of the 
     River and Harbor Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1090), is modified to 
     authorize the Secretary to reimburse the non-Federal interest 
     for the Federal share of the cost of preconstruction planning 
     and design for the project upon execution of a contract to 
     construct the project if the Secretary determines such work 
     is compatible with and integral to the project.

     SEC. 313. FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA.

       (a) In General.--The project for shore protection and 
     harbor mitigation, Fort Pierce, Florida, authorized by 
     section 301 of the River and Harbor Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 
     1092) and section 506(a)(2) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3757), is modified to 
     incorporate an additional 1 mile into the project in 
     accordance with a final approved General Reevaluation Report, 
     at a total cost for initial nourishment for the entire 
     project of $9,128,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $7,073,500 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $2,054,500.
       (b) Period Nourishment.--Periodic nourishment is authorized 
     for the project in accordance with section 506(a)(2) of Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3757).
       (c) Revision of the Project Cooperation Agreement.--The 
     Secretary shall revise the project cooperation agreement for 
     the project referred to in subsection (a) to take into 
     account the change in Federal participation in the project 
     pursuant to subsection (a).

     SEC. 314. NASSAU COUNTY, FLORIDA.

       The project for beach erosion control, Nassau County 
     (Amelia Island), Florida, authorized by section 3(a)(3) of 
     the Water Resources Development Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 4013), 
     is modified to authorize the Secretary to construct the 
     project at a total cost of $17,000,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $13,300,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $3,700,000.

     SEC. 315. MIAMI HARBOR CHANNEL, FLORIDA.

       The project for navigation, Miami Harbor Channel, Florida, 
     authorized by section 101(a)(9) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4606), is modified to 
     include construction of artificial reefs and related 
     environmental mitigation required by Federal, State, and 
     local environmental permitting agencies for the project.

     SEC. 316. LAKE MICHIGAN, ILLINOIS.

       The project for storm damage reduction and shoreline 
     erosion protection, Lake Michigan, Illinois, from Wilmette, 
     Illinois, to the Illinois-Indiana State line, authorized by 
     section 101(a)(12) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3664), is modified to authorize the Secretary 
     to provide a credit against the non-Federal share of the cost 
     of the project for costs incurred by the non-Federal 
     interest--
       (1) in constructing Reach 2D and Segment 8 of Reach 4 of 
     the project; and
       (2) in reconstructing Solidarity Drive in Chicago, 
     Illinois, prior to entry into a project cooperation agreement 
     with the Secretary.

     SEC. 317. SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS.

       Section 417 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
     (110 Stat. 3743) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``The 
     Secretary''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Cost Sharing.--The non-Federal share of assistance 
     provided under this section before, on, or after the date of 
     the enactment of this subsection shall be 50 percent.''.

     SEC. 318. LITTLE CALUMET RIVER, INDIANA.

       The project for flood control, Little Calumet River, 
     Indiana, authorized by section 401(a) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4115), is modified to 
     authorize the Secretary to construct the project 
     substantially in accordance with the report of the Corps of 
     Engineers, at a total cost of $167,000,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $122,000,000 and an estimated non-Federal 
     cost of $45,000,000.

     SEC. 319. OGDEN DUNES, INDIANA.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of beach 
     erosion in and around the town of Ogden Dunes, Indiana, to 
     determine whether the damage is the result of a Federal 
     navigation project.
       (b) Mitigation of Damages.--After completion of the study, 
     the Secretary shall mitigate any damage to the beach and 
     shoreline that is the result of a Federal navigation project. 
     The cost of the mitigation shall be allocated to the Federal 
     navigation project as operation and maintenance.

     SEC. 320. SAINT JOSEPH RIVER, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA.

       (a) Maximum Total Expenditure.--The maximum total 
     expenditure for the project for streambank erosion, 
     recreation, and pedestrian access features, Saint Joseph 
     River, South Bend, Indiana, shall be $7,800,000.
       (b) Revision of Project Cooperation Agreement.--The 
     Secretary shall revise the project cooperation agreement for 
     the project referred to in subsection (a) to take into 
     account the change in the Federal participation in such 
     project pursuant to subsection (a).
       (c) Cost Sharing.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to affect any cost-sharing requirement applicable 
     to the project referred to in subsection (a) under title I of 
     the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211 
     et seq.).

     SEC. 321. WHITE RIVER, INDIANA.

       The project for flood control, Indianapolis on West Fork of 
     the White River, Indiana, authorized by section 5 of the Act 
     entitled ``An Act authorizing the construction of certain 
     public works on rivers and harbors for flood control, and 
     other purposes'', approved June 22, 1936 (49 Stat. 1586), and 
     modified by section 323 of the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3716), is further modified to 
     authorize the Secretary to undertake riverfront alterations 
     as described in the Central Indianapolis Waterfront Concept 
     Master Plan, dated February 1994, at a total cost of 
     $110,975,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $52,475,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $58,500,000.

     SEC. 322. LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN, LOUISIANA.

       The project for hurricane-flood protection, Lake 
     Pontchartrain, Louisiana, authorized by section 204 of the 
     Flood Control Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1077), is modified--
       (1) to direct the Secretary to conduct a study to determine 
     the feasibility of constructing a pump adjacent to each of 
     the 4 proposed drainage structures for the Saint Charles 
     Parish feature of the project; and
       (2) to authorize the Secretary to construct such pumps upon 
     completion of the study.

     SEC. 323. LAROSE TO GOLDEN MEADOW, LOUISIANA.

       The project for hurricane protection Larose to Golden 
     Meadow, Louisiana, authorized by section 204 of the Flood 
     Control Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1077), is modified to direct 
     the Secretary to convert the Golden Meadow floodgate into a 
     navigation lock if the Secretary determines that the 
     conversion is feasible.

     SEC. 324. LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY LEVEE, LOUISIANA.

       The Louisiana State Penitentiary Levee project, Louisiana, 
     authorized by section 401(a) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4117), is modified to 
     direct the Secretary to provide credit to the non-Federal 
     interest toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the 
     project. The credit shall be for cost of work performed by 
     the non-Federal interest prior to the execution of a project 
     cooperation agreement as determined by the Secretary to be 
     compatible with and an integral part of the project.

     SEC. 325. TWELVE-MILE BAYOU, CADDO PARISH, LOUISIANA.

       The Secretary shall be responsible for maintenance of the 
     levee along Twelve-Mile Bayou from its junction with the 
     existing Red River Below Denison Dam Levee approximately 26 
     miles upstream to its terminus at high ground in the vicinity 
     of Black Bayou, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, if the Secretary 
     determines that such maintenance is economically justified 
     and environmentally acceptable and that the levee was 
     constructed in accordance with appropriate design and 
     engineering standards.

     SEC. 326. WEST BANK OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER (EAST OF HARVEY 
                   CANAL), LOUISIANA.

       (a) In General.--The project for flood control and storm 
     damage reduction, West Bank of the Mississippi River (East of 
     Harvey Canal), Louisiana, authorized by section 401(b) of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4128) and 
     section 101(a)(17) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3665), is modified--
       (1) to provide that any liability under the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) from the construction of the 
     project is a Federal responsibility; and
       (2) to authorize the Secretary to carry out operation and 
     maintenance of that portion of the project included in the 
     report of the Chief of Engineers, dated May 1, 1995, re

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     ferred to as ``Algiers Channel'', if the non-Federal sponsor 
     reimburses the Secretary for the amount of such operation and 
     maintenance included in the report of the Chief of Engineers.
       (b) Combination of Projects.--The Secretary shall carry out 
     work authorized as part of the Westwego to Harvey Canal 
     project, the East of Harvey Canal project, and the Lake 
     Cataouatche modifications as a single project, to be known as 
     the West Bank and vicinity, New Orleans, Louisiana, hurricane 
     protection project, with a combined total cost of 
     $280,300,000.

     SEC. 327. TOLCHESTER CHANNEL, BALTIMORE HARBOR AND CHANNELS, 
                   CHESAPEAKE BAY, KENT COUNTY, MARYLAND.

       The project for navigation, Tolchester Channel, Baltimore 
     Harbor and Channels, Chesapeake Bay, Kent County, Maryland, 
     authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 
     (72 Stat. 297), is modified to authorize the Secretary to 
     straighten the navigation channel in accordance with the 
     District Engineer's Navigation Assessment Report and 
     Environmental Assessment, dated April 30, 1997. This 
     modification shall be carried out in order to improve 
     navigation safety.

     SEC. 328. SAULT SAINTE MARIE, CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MICHIGAN.

       The project for navigation Sault Sainte Marie, Chippewa 
     County, Michigan, authorized by section 1149 of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4254-4255) and 
     modified by section 330 of the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3717-3718), is further modified to 
     provide that the amount to be paid by non-Federal interests 
     pursuant to section 101(a) of the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211(a)) and subsection (a) of such 
     section 330 shall not include any interest payments.

     SEC. 329. JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.

       The project for environmental infrastructure, Jackson 
     County, Mississippi, authorized by section 219(c)(5) of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835) and 
     modified by section 504 of the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3757), is further modified to direct 
     the Secretary to provide a credit, not to exceed $5,000,000, 
     against the non-Federal share of the cost of the project for 
     the costs incurred by the Jackson County Board of Supervisors 
     since February 8, 1994, in constructing the project if the 
     Secretary determines that such costs are for work that the 
     Secretary determines is compatible with and integral to the 
     project.

     SEC. 330. TUNICA LAKE, MISSISSIPPI.

       The project for flood control, Mississippi River Channel 
     Improvement Project, Tunica Lake, Mississippi, authorized by 
     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 (45 Stat. 534-538), is 
     modified to include construction of a weir at the Tunica 
     Cutoff, Mississippi.

     SEC. 331. BOIS BRULE DRAINAGE AND LEVEE DISTRICT, MISSOURI.

       (a) Maximum Federal Expenditure.--The maximum amount of 
     Federal funds that may be allocated for the project for flood 
     control, Bois Brule Drainage and Levee District, Missouri, 
     authorized pursuant to section 205 of the Flood Control Act 
     of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s), shall be $15,000,000.
       (b) Revision of the Project Cooperation Agreement.--The 
     Secretary shall revise the project cooperation agreement for 
     the project referred to in subsection (a) to take into 
     account the change in Federal participation in the project 
     pursuant to subsection (a).
       (c) Cost Sharing.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to affect any cost-sharing requirement applicable 
     to the project referred to in subsection (a) under title I of 
     the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211 
     et seq.).

     SEC. 332. MERAMEC RIVER BASIN, VALLEY PARK LEVEE, MISSOURI.

       The project for flood control, Meramec River Basin, Valley 
     Park Levee, Missouri, authorized by section 2(h) of an Act 
     entitled ``An Act to deauthorize several projects within the 
     jurisdiction of the Army Corps of Engineers'' (95 Stat. 1682-
     1683) and modified by section 1128 of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986, (100 Stat. 4246), is further 
     modified to authorize the Secretary to construct the project 
     at a maximum Federal expenditure of $35,000,000.

     SEC. 333. MISSOURI RIVER MITIGATION PROJECT, MISSOURI, 
                   KANSAS, IOWA, AND NEBRASKA.

       (a) In General.--The project for mitigation of fish and 
     wildlife losses, Missouri River Bank Stabilization and 
     Navigation Project, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska, 
     authorized by section 601 of the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4143), is modified to increase by 
     118,650 acres the lands and interests in lands to be acquired 
     for the project.
       (b) Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary, in conjunction with the 
     States of Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri, shall conduct 
     a study to determine the cost of restoring, under the 
     authority of the Missouri River fish and wildlife mitigation 
     project, a total of 118,650 acres of lost Missouri River 
     habitat.
       (2) Report.--The Secretary shall report to Congress on the 
     results of the study not later than 6 months after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 334. WOOD RIVER, GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA.

       The project for flood control, Wood River, Grand Island, 
     Nebraska, authorized by section 101(a)(19) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3665), is 
     modified to authorize the Secretary to construct the project 
     substantially in accordance with the report of the Corps of 
     Engineers dated June 29, 1998, at a total cost of 
     $17,039,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $9,730,000 and 
     an estimated non-Federal cost of $7,309,000.

     SEC. 335. ABSECON ISLAND, NEW JERSEY.

       The project for storm damage reduction and shoreline 
     protection, Brigantine Inlet to Great Egg Harbor Inlet, 
     Absecon Island, New Jersey, authorized by section 101(b)(13) 
     of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 
     3668), is modified to provide that, if, after October 12, 
     1996, the non-Federal interests carry out any work associated 
     with the project that is later recommended by the Chief of 
     Engineers and approved by the Secretary, the Secretary may 
     credit the non-Federal interests toward the non-Federal share 
     of the cost of the project an amount equal to the Federal 
     share of the cost of such work, without interest.

     SEC. 336. NEW YORK HARBOR AND ADJACENT CHANNELS, PORT JERSEY, 
                   NEW JERSEY

       The project for navigation, New York Harbor and Adjacent 
     Channels, New York and New Jersey, authorized by section 
     202(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 
     Stat. 4098), is modified to authorize the Secretary to 
     construct that portion of the project that is located between 
     Military Ocean Terminal Bayonne and Global Terminal in 
     Bayonne, New Jersey, substantially in accordance with the 
     report of the Corps of Engineers, at a total cost of 
     $103,267,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $76,909,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $26,358,000.

     SEC. 337. PASSAIC RIVER, NEW JERSEY.

       Section 101(a)(18)(B) of the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4608-4609) is amended by inserting ``, 
     including an esplanade for safe pedestrian access with an 
     overall width of 600 feet'' after ``public access to Route 
     21''.

     SEC. 338. SANDY HOOK TO BARNEGAT INLET, NEW JERSEY.

       The project for shoreline protection, Sandy Hook to 
     Barnegat Inlet, New Jersey, authorized by section 101 of the 
     River and Harbor Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 299), is modified--
       (1) to include the demolition of Long Branch pier and 
     extension of Ocean Grove pier; and
       (2) to authorize the Secretary to reimburse the non-Federal 
     sponsor for the Federal share of costs associated with the 
     demolition of Long Branch pier and the construction of the 
     Ocean Grove pier.

     SEC. 339. ARTHUR KILL, NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY.

       The project for navigation, Arthur Kill, New York and New 
     Jersey, authorized by section 202(b) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4098) and modified by 
     section 301(b)(11) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3711), is further modified to authorize the 
     Secretary to construct the portion of the project at Howland 
     Hook Marine Terminal substantially in accordance with the 
     report of the Corps of Engineers, dated September 30, 1998, 
     at a total cost of $315,700,000, with an estimated Federal 
     cost of $183,200,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 
     $132,500,000.

     SEC. 340. NEW YORK CITY WATERSHED.

       Section 552(i) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3781) is amended by striking ``$22,500,000'' 
     and inserting ``$42,500,000''.

     SEC. 341. NEW YORK STATE CANAL SYSTEM.

       Section 553(e) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3781) is amended by striking ``$8,000,000'' 
     and inserting ``$18,000,000''.

     SEC. 342. FIRE ISLAND INLET TO MONTAUK POINT, NEW YORK.

       The project for combined beach erosion control and 
     hurricane protection, Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point, 
     Long Island, New York, authorized by the River and Harbor Act 
     of 1960 (74 Stat. 483) and modified by the River and Harbor 
     Act of 1962, the Water Resources Development Act of 1974, and 
     the Water Resources Development Act of 1986, is further 
     modified to direct the Secretary, in coordination with the 
     heads of other Federal departments and agencies, to complete 
     all procedures and reviews expeditiously and to adopt and 
     transmit to Congress not later than June 30, 1999, a mutually 
     acceptable shore erosion plan for the Fire Island Inlet to 
     Moriches Inlet reach of the project.

     SEC. 343. BROKEN BOW LAKE, RED RIVER BASIN, OKLAHOMA.

       The project for flood control and water supply, Broken Bow 
     Lake, Red River Basin, Oklahoma, authorized by section 203 of 
     the Flood Control Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 309) and modified by 
     section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1187), 
     section 102(v) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 
     (106 Stat. 4808), and section 338 of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3720), is further modified 
     to require the Secretary to make seasonal adjustments to the 
     top of the conservation pool at the project as follows (if 
     the Secretary determines that the adjustments will be 
     undertaken at no cost to the United States and will 
     adequately protect impacted water and related resources):
       (1) Maintain an elevation of 599.5 from November 1 through 
     March 31.
       (2) Increase elevation gradually from 599.5 to 602.5 during 
     April and May.
       (3) Maintain an elevation of 602.5 from June 1 to September 
     30.
       (4) Decrease elevation gradually from 602.5 to 599.5 during 
     October.

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     SEC. 344. WILLAMETTE RIVER TEMPERATURE CONTROL, MCKENZIE 
                   SUBBASIN, OREGON.

       (a) In General.--The project for environmental restoration, 
     Willamette River Temperature Control, McKenzie Subbasin, 
     Oregon, authorized by section 101(a)(25) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3665), is 
     modified to authorize the Secretary to construct the project 
     substantially in accordance with the Feature Memorandum dated 
     July 31, 1998, at a total cost of $64,741,000.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall report to Congress 
     on the reasons for the cost growth of the Willamette River 
     project and outline the steps the Corps of Engineers is 
     taking to control project costs, including the application of 
     value engineering and other appropriate measures. In the 
     report, the Secretary shall also include a cost estimate for, 
     and recommendations on the advisability of, adding fish 
     screens to the project.

     SEC. 345. AYLESWORTH CREEK RESERVOIR, PENNSYLVANIA.

       The project for flood control, Aylesworth Creek Reservoir, 
     Pennsylvania, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control 
     Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1182), is modified to authorize the 
     Secretary to transfer, in each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000, 
     $50,000 to the Aylesworth Creek Reservoir Park Authority for 
     recreational facilities.

     SEC. 346. CURWENSVILLE LAKE, PENNSYLVANIA.

       Section 562 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
     (110 Stat. 3784) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``The Secretary shall provide design and 
     construction assistance for recreational facilities at 
     Curwensville Lake and, when appropriate, may require the non-
     Federal interest to provide not more than 25 percent of the 
     cost of designing and constructing such facilities. The 
     Secretary may transfer, in each of fiscal years 1999 through 
     2003, $100,000 to the Clearfield County Municipal Services 
     and Recreation Authority for recreational facilities.''.

     SEC. 347. DELAWARE RIVER, PENNSYLVANIA AND DELAWARE.

       The project for navigation, Delaware River, Philadelphia to 
     Wilmington, Pennsylvania and Delaware, authorized by section 
     3(a)(12) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1988 (102 
     Stat. 4014), is modified to authorize the Secretary to extend 
     the channel of the Delaware River at Camden, New Jersey, to 
     within 150 feet of the existing bulkhead and to relocate the 
     40-foot deep Federal navigation channel, eastward within 
     Philadelphia Harbor, from the Ben Franklin Bridge to the Walt 
     Whitman Bridge, into deep water.

     SEC. 348. MUSSERS DAM, PENNSYLVANIA.

       Section 209 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 
     (106 Stat. 4830) is amended by striking subsection (e) and 
     redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e).

     SEC. 349. NINE-MILE RUN, ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.

       The Nine-Mile Run project, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 
     carried out pursuant to section 206 of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330; 110 Stat. 3679-
     3680), is modified to authorize the Secretary to provide a 
     credit toward the non-Federal share of the project for costs 
     incurred by the non-Federal interest in preparing 
     environmental and feasibility documentation for the project 
     before entering into an agreement with the Corps of Engineers 
     with respect to the project if the Secretary determines such 
     costs are for work that is compatible with and integral to 
     the project.

     SEC. 350. RAYSTOWN LAKE, PENNSYLVANIA.

       (a) Recreation Partnership Initiative.--Section 519(b) of 
     the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3765) 
     is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) Engineering and design services.--The Secretary may 
     perform, at full Federal expense, engineering and design 
     services for project infrastructure expected to be associated 
     with the development of the site at Raystown Lake, Hesston, 
     Pennsylvania.''.
       (b) Construction Assistance.--
       (1) In general.--Consistent with the master plan described 
     in section 318 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 
     (106 Stat. 4848), the Secretary may provide a grant to 
     Juniata College for the construction of facilities and 
     structures at Raystown Lake, Pennsylvania, to interpret and 
     understand environmental conditions and trends. As a 
     condition of the receipt of such financial assistance, 
     officials at Juniata College shall coordinate with the 
     Baltimore District of the Army Corps of Engineers.
       (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated $5,000,000 for fiscal years beginning 
     after September 30, 1998, to carry out this subsection.

     SEC. 351. SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 313(g)(1) of 
     the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4846) 
     is amended by striking ``$80,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$180,000,000''.
       (b) Corps of Engineers Expenses.--Section 313(g) of such 
     Act (106 Stat. 4846) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(4) Corps of engineers expenses.--10 percent of the 
     amounts appropriated to carry out this section for each of 
     fiscal years 2000 through 2002 may be used by the Corps of 
     Engineers district offices to administer and implement 
     projects under this section at 100 percent Federal 
     expense.''.

     SEC. 352. COOPER RIVER, CHARLESTON HARBOR, SOUTH CAROLINA.

       The project for rediversion, Cooper River, Charleston 
     Harbor, South Carolina, authorized by section 101 of the 
     River and Harbor Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 731) and modified by 
     title I of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations 
     Act, 1992 (105 Stat. 516), is further modified to authorize 
     the Secretary to pay to the State of South Carolina not more 
     than $3,750,000 if the Secretary and the State enter into a 
     binding agreement for the State to perform all future 
     operation of, including associated studies to assess the 
     efficacy of, the St. Stephen, South Carolina, fish lift. The 
     agreement must specify the terms and conditions under which 
     payment will be made and the rights of, and remedies 
     available to, the Federal Government to recover all or a 
     portion of such payment in the event the State suspends or 
     terminates operation of the fish lift or fails to operate the 
     fish lift in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary. 
     Maintenance of the fish lift shall remain a Federal 
     responsibility.

     SEC. 353. BOWIE COUNTY LEVEE, TEXAS.

       The project for flood control, Red River Below Denison Dam, 
     Texas and Oklahoma, authorized by section 10 of the Flood 
     Control Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 647), is modified to direct the 
     Secretary to implement the Bowie County Levee feature of the 
     project in accordance with the plan defined as Alternative B 
     in the draft document entitled ``Bowie County Local Flood 
     Protection, Red River, Texas Project Design Memorandum No. 1, 
     Bowie County Levee'', dated April 1997. In evaluating and 
     implementing this modification, the Secretary shall allow the 
     non-Federal interest to participate in the financing of the 
     project in accordance with section 903(c) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4184) to the 
     extent that the Secretary's evaluation indicates that 
     applying such section is necessary to implement the project.

     SEC. 354. CLEAR CREEK, TEXAS.

       Section 575 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
     (110 Stat. 3789) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by inserting ``or nonstructural (buyout) actions'' 
     after ``flood control works constructed''; and
       (B) by inserting ``or nonstructural (buyout) actions'' 
     after ``construction of the project''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) the project for flood control, Clear Creek, Texas, 
     authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1968 
     (82 Stat. 742).''.

     SEC. 355. CYPRESS CREEK, TEXAS.

       (a) In General.--The project for flood control, Cypress 
     Creek, Texas, authorized by section 3(a)(13) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 4014), is 
     modified to authorize the Secretary to carry out a 
     nonstructural flood control project at a total cost of 
     $5,000,000.
       (b) Reimbursement for Work.--The Secretary may reimburse 
     the non-Federal interest for the Cypress Creek project for 
     work done by the non-Federal interest on the nonstructural 
     flood control project in an amount equal to the estimate of 
     the Federal share, without interest, of the cost of such 
     work--
       (1) if, after authorization and before initiation of 
     construction of such nonstructural project, the Secretary 
     approves the plans for construction of such nonstructural 
     project by the non-Federal interest; and
       (2) if the Secretary finds, after a review of studies and 
     design documents prepared to carry out such nonstructural 
     project, that construction of such nonstructural project is 
     economically justified and environmentally acceptable.

     SEC. 356. DALLAS FLOODWAY EXTENSION, DALLAS, TEXAS.

       The project for flood control, Dallas Floodway Extension, 
     Dallas, Texas, authorized by section 301 of the River and 
     Harbor Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1091) and modified by section 
     351 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 
     3724), is further modified to add environmental restoration 
     and recreation as project purposes.

     SEC. 357. UPPER JORDAN RIVER, UTAH.

       The project for flood control, Upper Jordan River, Utah, 
     authorized by section 101(a)(23) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4610) and modified by 
     section 301(a)(14) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3709), is further modified to direct the 
     Secretary to carry out the locally preferred project, 
     entitled ``Upper Jordan River Flood Control Project, Salt 
     Lake County, Utah--Supplemental Information'' and identified 
     in the document of Salt Lake County, Utah, dated July 30, 
     1998, at a total cost of $12,870,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $8,580,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $4,290,000.

     SEC. 358. ELIZABETH RIVER, CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, after September 
     30, 1999, the City of Chesapeake, Virginia, shall not be 
     obligated to make the annual cash contribution required under 
     paragraph 1(9) of the Local Cooperation Agreement dated 
     December 12, 1978, between the Government and the city

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     for the project for navigation, southern branch of Elizabeth 
     River, Chesapeake, Virginia.

     SEC. 359. BLUESTONE LAKE, OHIO RIVER BASIN, WEST VIRGINIA.

       Section 102(ff) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1992 (106 Stat. 4810) is amended by striking ``take such 
     measures as are technologically feasible'' and inserting 
     ``implement Plan C/G, as defined in the Evaluation Report of 
     the District Engineer, dated December 1996,''.

     SEC. 360. GREENBRIER BASIN, WEST VIRGINIA.

       Section 579(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3790) is amended by striking ``$12,000,000'' 
     and inserting ``$73,000,000''.

     SEC. 361. MOOREFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA.

       Effective October 1, 1999, the project for flood control, 
     Moorefield, West Virginia, authorized by section 101(a)(25) 
     of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 
     4610-4611), is modified to provide that the non-Federal 
     interest shall not be required to pay the unpaid balance, 
     including interest, of the non-Federal share of the cost of 
     the project.

     SEC. 362. WEST VIRGINIA AND PENNSYLVANIA FLOOD CONTROL.

       Section 581(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3790) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may design and construct--
       ``(1) flood control measures in the Cheat and Tygart River 
     basins, West Virginia, at a level of protection that is 
     sufficient to prevent any future losses to these communities 
     from flooding such as occurred in January 1996 but no less 
     than a 100-year level of protection; and
       ``(2) structural and nonstructural flood control, 
     streambank protection, stormwater management, and channel 
     clearing and modification measures in the Lower Allegheny, 
     Lower Monongahela, West Branch Susquehanna, and Juniata River 
     basins, Pennsylvania, at a level of protection that is 
     sufficient to prevent any future losses to communities in 
     these basins from flooding such as occurred in January 1996, 
     but no less than a 100-year level of flood protection with 
     respect to those measures that incorporate levees or 
     floodwalls.''.

     SEC. 363. PROJECT REAUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) Lee Creek, Arkansas and Oklahoma.--The project for 
     flood protection on Lee Creek, Arkansas and Oklahoma, 
     authorized by section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1965 
     (79 Stat. 1078) and deauthorized pursuant to section 
     1001(b)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
     U.S.C. 579a(b)(1)), is authorized to be carried out by the 
     Secretary.
       (b) Indian River County, Florida.--The project for shore 
     protection, Indian River County, Florida, authorized by 
     section 501 of the Water Resources and Development Act of 
     1986 (100 Stat. 4134) and deauthorized pursuant to section 
     1001(b)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
     U.S.C. 579a(b)(1)), is authorized to be carried out by the 
     Secretary.
       (c) Lido Key, Florida.--The project for shore protection, 
     Lido Key, Florida, authorized by section 101 of the River and 
     Harbor Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1819) and deauthorized pursuant 
     to section 1001(b)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act 
     of 1986 (33 U.S.C 579a(b)(2)), is authorized to be carried 
     out by the Secretary.
       (d) St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida.--
       (1) In general.--The project for shore protection and storm 
     damage reduction, St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida, 
     authorized by section 501 of the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1986 and deauthorized pursuant to section 1001(a) of 
     such Act (33 U.S.C. 579a(a)), is authorized to include 
     navigation mitigation as a project purpose and to be carried 
     out by the Secretary substantially in accordance with the 
     General Reevaluation Report dated November 18, 1998, at a 
     total cost of $16,086,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $12,949,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $3,137,000.
       (2) Periodic nourishment.--The Secretary is authorized to 
     carry out periodic nourishment for the project for a 50-year 
     period at an estimated average annual cost of $1,251,000, 
     with an estimated annual Federal cost of $1,007,000 and an 
     estimated annual non-Federal cost of $244,000.
       (e) Cass River, Michigan (Vassar).--The project for flood 
     protection, Cass River, Michigan (Vassar), authorized by 
     section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 311) 
     and deauthorized pursuant to section 1001(b)(2) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a(b)(2)), is 
     authorized to be carried out by the Secretary.
       (f) Saginaw River, Michigan (Shiawassee Flats).--The 
     project for flood control, Saginaw River, Michigan 
     (Shiawassee Flats), authorized by section 203 of the Flood 
     Control Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 311) and deauthorized pursuant 
     to section 1001(b)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act 
     of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a(b)(2)), is authorized to be carried 
     out by the Secretary.
       (g) Park River, Grafton, North Dakota.--The project for 
     flood control, Park River, Grafton, North Dakota, authorized 
     by section 401(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1986 (100 Stat. 4121) and deauthorized pursuant to section 
     1001(a) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 579a(a)), is authorized to be 
     carried out by the Secretary.
       (h) Memphis Harbor, Memphis, Tennessee.--The project for 
     navigation, Memphis Harbor, Memphis, Tennessee, authorized by 
     section 601(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
     (100 Stat. 4145) and deauthorized pursuant to 1001(a) of such 
     Act (33 U.S.C 579a(a)), is authorized to be carried out by 
     the Secretary.

     SEC. 364. PROJECT DEAUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The following projects or portions of 
     projects are not authorized after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act:
       (1) Bridgeport harbor, connecticut.--That portion of the 
     project for navigation, Bridgeport Harbor, Connecticut, 
     authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 
     (72 Stat. 297), consisting of a 2.4-acre anchorage area, 9 
     feet deep, and an adjacent 0.6-acre anchorage, 6 feet deep, 
     located on the west side of Johnsons River.
       (2) Clinton harbor, connecticut.--That portion of the 
     project for navigation, Clinton Harbor, Connecticut, 
     authorized by the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1945, House 
     Document 240, 76th Congress, 1st Session, lying upstream of a 
     line designated by the 2 points N158,592.12, E660,193.92 and 
     N158,444.58, E660,220.95.
       (3) Bass harbor, maine.--The following portions of the 
     project for navigation, Bass Harbor, Maine, authorized on May 
     7, 1962, under section 107 of the River and Harbor Act of 
     1960 (33 U.S.C. 577):
       (A) Beginning at a bend in the project, N149040.00, 
     E538505.00, thence running easterly about 50.00 feet along 
     the northern limit of the project to a point N149061.55, 
     E538550.11, thence running southerly about 642.08 feet to a 
     point, N14877.64, E538817.18, thence running southwesterly 
     about 156.27 feet to a point on the westerly limit of the 
     project, N148348.50, E538737.02, thence running northerly 
     about 149.00 feet along the westerly limit of the project to 
     a bend in the project, N148489.22, E538768.09, thence running 
     northwesterly about 610.39 feet along the westerly limit of 
     the project to the point of origin.
       (B) Beginning at a point on the westerly limit of the 
     project, N148118.55, E538689.05, thence running southeasterly 
     about 91.92 feet to a point, N148041.43, E538739.07, thence 
     running southerly about 65.00 feet to a point, N147977.86, 
     E538725.51, thence running southwesterly about 91.92 feet to 
     a point on the westerly limit of the project, N147927.84, 
     E538648.39, thence running northerly about 195.00 feet along 
     the westerly limit of the project to the point of origin.
       (4) Boothbay harbor, maine.--The project for navigation, 
     Boothbay Harbor, Maine, authorized by the River and Harbor 
     Act of 1912 (37 Stat. 201).
       (5) Bucksport harbor, maine.--That portion of the project 
     for navigation, Bucksport Harbor, Maine, authorized by the 
     River and Harbor Act of 1902, consisting of a 16-foot deep 
     channel beginning at a point N268.748.16, E423.390.76, thence 
     running north 47 degrees 02 minutes 23 seconds east 51.76 
     feet to a point N268.783.44, E423.428.64, thence running 
     north 67 degrees 54 minutes 32 seconds west 1513.94 feet to a 
     point N269.352.81, E422.025.84, thence running south 47 
     degrees 02 minutes 23 seconds west 126.15 feet to a point 
     N269.266.84, E421.933.52, thence running south 70 degrees 24 
     minutes 28 seconds east 1546.79 feet to the point of origin.
       (6) Carvers harbor, vinalhaven, maine.--That portion of the 
     project for navigation, Carvers Harbor, Vinalhaven, Maine, 
     authorized by the Act of June 3, 1896 (commonly known as the 
     ``River and Harbor Appropriations Act of 1896'') (29 Stat. 
     202, chapter 314), consisting of the 16-foot anchorage 
     beginning at a point with coordinates N137,502.04, 
     E895,156.83, thence running south 6 degrees 34 minutes 57.6 
     seconds west 277.660 feet to a point N137,226.21, 
     E895,125.00, thence running north 53 degrees, 5 minutes 42.4 
     seconds west 127.746 feet to a point N137,302.92, E895022.85, 
     thence running north 33 degrees 56 minutes 9.8 seconds east 
     239.999 feet to the point of origin.
       (7) East boothbay harbor, maine.--The project for 
     navigation, East Boothbay Harbor, Maine, authorized by the 
     first section of the Act entitled, ``An Act making 
     appropriations for the construction, repair, and preservation 
     of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other 
     purposes'', approved June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 631).
       (8) Searsport harbor, searsport, maine.--That portion of 
     the project for navigation, Searsport Harbor, Searsport, 
     Maine, authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act 
     of 1962 (76 Stat. 1173), consisting of the 35-foot turning 
     basin beginning at a point with coordinates N225,008.38, 
     E395,464.26, thence running north 43 degrees 49 minutes 53.4 
     seconds east 362.001 feet to a point N225,269.52, 
     E395,714.96, thence running south 71 degrees 27 minutes 33.0 
     seconds east 1,309.201 feet to a point N224,853.22, 
     E396,956.21, thence running north 84 degrees 3 minutes 45.7 
     seconds west 1,499.997 feet to the point of origin.
       (9) Wells harbor, maine.--The following portions of the 
     project for navigation, Wells Harbor, Maine, authorized by 
     section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (74 Stat. 
     480):
       (A) The portion of the 6-foot channel the boundaries of 
     which begin at a point with coordinates N177,992.00, 
     E394,831.00, thence running south 83 degrees 58 minutes 14.8 
     seconds west 10.38 feet to a point N177,990.91, E394,820.68, 
     thence running south 11 degrees 46 minutes 47.7 seconds west 
     991.76 feet to a point N177,020.04, E394,618.21, thence 
     running south 78 degrees 13 minutes 45.7 seconds east 10.00 
     feet to a point N177,018.00, E394,628.00, thence running 
     north 11 degrees 46 minutes 22.8 seconds east 994.93 feet to 
     the point of origin.
       (B) The portion of the 6-foot anchorage the boundaries of 
     which begin at a point with co

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     ordinates N177,778.07, E394,336.96, thence running south 51 
     degrees 58 minutes 32.7 seconds west 15.49 feet to a point 
     N177,768.53, E394,324.76, thence running south 11 degrees 46 
     minutes 26.5 seconds west 672.87 feet to a point N177,109.82, 
     E394,187.46, thence running south 78 degrees 13 minutes 45.7 
     seconds east 10.00 feet to a point N177,107.78, E394,197.25, 
     thence running north 11 degrees 46 minutes 25.4 seconds east 
     684.70 feet to the point of origin.
       (C) The portion of the 10-foot settling basin the 
     boundaries of which begin at a point with coordinates 
     N177,107.78, E394,197.25, thence running north 78 degrees 13 
     minutes 45.7 seconds west 10.00 feet to a point N177,109.82, 
     E394,187.46, thence running south 11 degrees 46 minutes 15.7 
     seconds west 300.00 feet to a point N176,816.13, E394,126.26, 
     thence running south 78 degrees 12 minutes 21.4 seconds east 
     9.98 feet to a point N176,814.09, E394,136.03, thence running 
     north 11 degrees 46 minutes 29.1 seconds east 300.00 feet to 
     the point of origin.
       (D) The portion of the 10-foot settling basin the 
     boundaries of which begin at a point with coordinates 
     N177,018.00, E394,628.00, thence running north 78 degrees 13 
     minutes 45.7 seconds west 10.00 feet to a point N177,020.04, 
     E394,618.21, thence running south 11 degrees 46 minutes 44.0 
     seconds west 300.00 feet to a point N176,726.36, E394,556.97, 
     thence running south 78 degrees 12 minutes 30.3 seconds east 
     10.03 feet to a point N176,724.31, E394,566.79, thence 
     running north 11 degrees 46 minutes 22.4 seconds east 300.00 
     feet to the point of origin.
       (10) Falmouth harbor, massachusetts.--That portion of the 
     project for navigation, Falmouth Harbor, Massachusetts, 
     authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1948 
     lying southeasterly of a line commencing at a point 
     N199,286.41, E844,394.91, thence running north 66 degrees 52 
     minutes 3.31 seconds east 472.95 feet to a point N199,472.21, 
     E844,829.83, thence running north 43 degrees 9 minutes 28.3 
     seconds east 262.64 feet to a point N199,633.80, E845,009.48, 
     thence running north 21 degrees 40 minutes 11.26 seconds east 
     808.38 feet to a point N200,415.05, E845,307.98, thence 
     running north 32 degrees 25 minutes 29.01 seconds east 160.76 
     feet to a point N200,550.75, E845,394.18, thence running 
     north 24 degrees 56 minutes 42.29 seconds east 1,410.29 feet 
     to a point N201,829.48, E845,988.97.
       (11) Green harbor, massachusetts.--That portion of the 
     project for navigation, Green Harbor, Massachusetts, 
     undertaken pursuant to section 107 of the River and Harbor 
     Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577), consisting of the 6-foot deep 
     channel beginning at a point along the west limit of the 
     existing project, North 395990.43, East 831079.16, thence 
     running northwesterly about 752.85 feet to a point, North 
     396722.80, East 830904.76, thence running northwesterly about 
     222.79 feet to a point along the west limit of the existing 
     project, North 396844.34, East 830718.04, thence running 
     southwesterly about 33.72 feet along the west limit of the 
     existing project to a point, North 396810.80, East 830714.57, 
     thence running southeasterly about 195.42 feet along the west 
     limit of the existing project to a point, North 396704.19, 
     East 830878.35, thence running about 544.66 feet along the 
     west limit of the existing project to a point, North 
     396174.35, East 831004.52, thence running southeasterly about 
     198.49 feet along the west limit of the existing project to 
     the point of beginning.
       (12) New bedford and fairhaven harbor, massachusetts.--The 
     following portions of the project for navigation, New Bedford 
     and Fairhaven Harbor, Massachusetts:
       (A) A portion of the 25-foot spur channel leading to the 
     west of Fish Island, authorized by the River and Harbor Act 
     of 3 March 1909, beginning at a point with coordinates 
     N232,173.77, E758,791.32, thence running south 27 degrees 36 
     minutes 52.8 seconds west 38.2 feet to a point N232,139.91, 
     E758,773.61, thence running south 87 degrees 35 minutes 31.6 
     seconds west 196.84 feet to a point N232,131.64, E758,576.94, 
     thence running north 47 degrees 47 minutes 48.4 seconds west 
     502.72 feet to a point N232,469.35, E758,204.54, thence 
     running north 10 degrees 10 minutes 20.3 seconds west 438.88 
     feet to a point N232,901.33, E758,127.03, thence running 
     north 79 degrees 49 minutes 43.1 seconds east 121.69 feet to 
     a point N232,922.82, E758,246.81, thence running south 04 
     degrees 29 minutes 17.6 seconds east 52.52 feet to a point 
     N232,870.46, E758,250.92, thence running south 23 degrees 56 
     minutes 11.2 seconds east 49.15 feet to a point N323,825.54, 
     E758,270.86, thence running south 79 degrees 49 minutes 27.0 
     seconds west 88.19 feet to a point N232,809.96, E758,184.06, 
     thence running south 10 degrees 10 minutes 25.7 seconds east 
     314.83 feet to a point N232,500.08, E758,239.67, thence 
     running south 56 degrees 33 minutes 56.1 seconds east 583.07 
     feet to a point N232,178.82, E758,726.25, thence running 
     south 85 degrees 33 minutes 16.0 seconds east to the point of 
     origin.
       (B) A portion of the 30-foot west maneuvering basin, 
     authorized by the River and Harbor Act of 3 July 1930, 
     beginning at a point with coordinates N232,139.91, 
     E758,773.61, thence running north 81 degrees 49 minutes 30.1 
     seconds east 160.76 feet to a point N232,162.77, E758.932.74, 
     thence running north 85 degrees 33 minutes 16.0 seconds west 
     141.85 feet to a point N232,173.77, E758,791.32, thence 
     running south 27 degrees 36 minutes 52.8 seconds west to the 
     point of origin.
       (b) Anchorage Area, Clinton Harbor, Connecticut.--That 
     portion of the Clinton Harbor, Connecticut, navigation 
     project referred to in subsection (a)(2) beginning at a point 
     beginning: N158,444.58, E660,220.95, thence running north 79 
     degrees 37 minutes 14 seconds east 833.31 feet to a point 
     N158,594.72, E661,040.67, thence running south 80 degrees 51 
     minutes 53 seconds east 181.21 feet to a point N158,565.95, 
     E661,219.58, thence running north 57 degrees 38 minutes 04 
     seconds west 126.02 feet to a point N158,633.41, E660,113.14, 
     thence running south 79 degrees 37 minutes 14 seconds west 
     911.61 feet to a point N158,469.17, E660,216.44, thence 
     running south 10 degrees 22 minutes 46 seconds east 25 feet 
     returning to a point N158,444.58, E660,220.95 is redesignated 
     as an anchorage area.
       (c) Wells Harbor, Maine.--
       (1) Project modification.--The Wells Harbor, Maine, 
     navigation project referred to in subsection (a)(9) is 
     modified to authorize the Secretary to realign the channel 
     and anchorage areas based on a harbor design capacity of 150 
     craft.
       (2) Redesignations.--
       (A) 6-foot anchorage.--The following portions of the Wells 
     Harbor, Maine, navigation project referred to in subsection 
     (a)(9) shall be redesignated as part of the 6-foot anchorage:
       (i) The portion of the 6-foot channel the boundaries of 
     which begin at a point with coordinates N177,990.91, 
     E394,820.68, thence running south 83 degrees 58 minutes 40.8 
     seconds west 94.65 feet to a point N177,980.98, E394,726.55, 
     thence running south 11 degrees 46 minutes 22.4 seconds west 
     962.83 feet to a point N177,038.40, E394,530.10, thence 
     running south 78 degrees 13 minutes 45.7 seconds east 90.00 
     feet to a point N177,020.04, E394,618.21, thence running 
     north 11 degrees 46 minutes 47.7 seconds east 991.76 feet to 
     the point of origin.
       (ii) The portion of the 10-foot inner harbor settling basin 
     the boundaries of which begin at a point with coordinates 
     N177,020.04, E394,618.21, thence running north 78 degrees 13 
     minutes 30.5 seconds west 160.00 feet to a point N177,052.69, 
     E394,461.58, thence running south 11 degrees 46 minutes 45.4 
     seconds west 299.99 feet to a point N176,759.02, E394,400.34, 
     thence running south 78 degrees 13 minutes 17.9 seconds east 
     160 feet to a point N176,726.36, E394,556.97, thence running 
     north 11 degrees 46 minutes 44.0 seconds east 300.00 feet to 
     the point of origin.
       (B) 6-foot channel.--The following portion of the Wells 
     Harbor, Maine, navigation project referred to in subsection 
     (a)(9) shall be redesignated as part of the 6-foot channel: 
     the portion of the 6-foot anchorage the boundaries of which 
     begin at a point with coordinates N178,102.26, E394,751.83, 
     thence running south 51 degrees 59 minutes 42.1 seconds west 
     526.51 feet to a point N177,778.07, E394,336.96, thence 
     running south 11 degrees 46 minutes 26.6 seconds west 511.83 
     feet to a point N177,277.01, E394,232.52, thence running 
     south 78 degrees 13 minutes 17.9 seconds east 80.00 feet to a 
     point N177,260.68, E394,310.84, thence running north 11 
     degrees 46 minutes 24.8 seconds east 482.54 feet to a point 
     N177,733.07, E394,409.30, thence running north 51 degrees 59 
     minutes 41.0 seconds east 402.63 feet to a point N177,980.98, 
     E394,726.55, thence running north 11 degrees 46 minutes 27.6 
     seconds east 123.89 feet to the point of origin.
       (3) Realignment.--The 6-foot anchorage area described in 
     paragraph (2)(B) shall be realigned to include the area 
     located south of the inner harbor settling basin in existence 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act beginning at a point 
     with coordinates N176,726.36, E394,556.97, thence running 
     north 78 degrees 13 minutes 17.9 seconds west 160.00 feet to 
     a point N176,759.02, E394,400.34, thence running south 11 
     degrees 47 minutes 03.8 seconds west 45 feet to a point 
     N176,714.97, E394,391.15, thence running south 78 degrees 13 
     minutes 17.9 seconds 160.00 feet to a point N176,682.31, 
     E394,547.78, thence running north 11 degrees 47 minutes 03.8 
     seconds east 45 feet to the point of origin.
       (4) Relocation.--The Secretary may relocate the settling 
     basin feature of the Wells Harbor, Maine, navigation project 
     referred to in subsection (a)(9) to the outer harbor between 
     the jetties.
       (5) Additional actions.--In carrying out the operation and 
     the maintenance of the Wells Harbor, Maine, navigation 
     project referred to in subsection (a)(9), the Secretary shall 
     undertake each of the actions of the Corps of Engineers 
     specified in section IV(B) of the memorandum of agreement 
     relating to the project dated January 20, 1998, including 
     those actions specified in such section IV(B) that the 
     parties agreed to ask the Corps of Engineers to undertake.
       (d) Anchorage Area, Green Harbor, Massachusetts.--The 
     portion of the Green Harbor, Massachusetts, navigation 
     project referred to in subsection (a)(11) consisting of a 6-
     foot deep channel that lies northerly of a line whose 
     coordinates are North 394825.00, East 831660.00 and North 
     394779.28, East 831570.64 is redesignated as an anchorage 
     area.

     SEC. 365. AMERICAN AND SACRAMENTO RIVERS, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) In General.--The project for flood damage reduction, 
     American and Sacramento Rivers, California, authorized by 
     section 101(a)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3662-3663), is modified to direct the 
     Secretary to include the following improvements as part of 
     the overall project:
       (1) Raising the left bank of the non-Federal levee upstream 
     of the Mayhew Drain for a distance of 4,500 feet by an 
     average of 2.5 feet.
       (2) Raising the right bank of the American River levee from 
     1,500 feet upstream to 4,000 feet downstream of the Howe 
     Avenue bridge by an average of 1 feet.
       (3) Modifying the south levee of the Natomas Cross Canal 
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     miles to ensure that the south levee is consistent with the 
     level of protection provided by the authorized levee along 
     the east bank of the Sacramento River.
       (4) Modifying the north levee of the Natomas Cross Canal 
     for a distance of 5 miles to ensure that the height of the 
     levee is equivalent to the height of the south levee as 
     authorized by paragraph (3).
       (5) Installing gates to the existing Mayhew Drain culvert 
     and pumps to prevent backup of floodwater on the Folsom 
     Boulevard side of the gates.
       (6) Installation of a slurry wall in the north levee of the 
     American River from the east levee of the Natomas east Main 
     Drain upstream for a distance of approximately 1.2 miles.
       (7) Installation of a slurry wall in the north levee of the 
     American River from 300 feet west of Jacob Lane north for a 
     distance of approximately 1 mile to the end of the existing 
     levee.
       (b) Cost Limitations.--Section 101(a)(1)(A) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3662) is amended 
     by striking ``at a total cost of'' and all that follows 
     through ``$14,225,000,'' and inserting the following: ``at a 
     total cost of $91,900,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $68,925,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 
     $22,975,000,''.
       (c) Cost Sharing.--For purposes of section 103 of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213), the 
     modifications authorized by this section shall be subject to 
     the same cost sharing in effect for the project for flood 
     damage reduction, American and Sacramento Rivers, California, 
     authorized by section 101(a)(1) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3662).

     SEC. 366. MARTIN, KENTUCKY.

       The project for flood control, Martin, Kentucky, authorized 
     by section 202(a) of the Energy and Water Development 
     Appropriations Act, 1981 (94 Stat. 1339) is modified to 
     authorize the Secretary to take all necessary measures to 
     prevent future losses that would occur from a flood equal in 
     magnitude to a 100-year frequency event.

     SEC. 367. SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA PILOT PROGRAM.

       Section 340(g) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1992 (106 Stat. 4856) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out the pilot program under this 
     section $40,000,000 for fiscal years beginning after 
     September 30, 1992. Such sums shall remain available until 
     expended.''.

     SEC. 368. BLACK WARRIOR AND TOMBIGBEE RIVERS, JACKSON, 
                   ALABAMA.

       The project for navigation, Black Warrior and Tombigbee 
     Rivers, vicinity of Jackson, Alabama, as authorized by 
     section 106 of the Energy and Water Development 
     Appropriations Act, 1987 (100 Stat. 3341-199), is modified to 
     authorize the Secretary to acquire lands for mitigation of 
     the habitat losses attributable to the project, including the 
     navigation channel, dredged material disposal areas, and 
     other areas directly impacted by construction of the project. 
     Notwithstanding section 906 of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2283), the Secretary may 
     construct the project prior to acquisition of the mitigation 
     lands if the Secretary takes such actions as may be necessary 
     to ensure that any required mitigation lands will be acquired 
     not later than 2 years after initiation of construction of 
     the new channel and such acquisition will fully mitigate any 
     adverse environmental impacts resulting from the project.

     SEC. 369. TROPICANA WASH AND FLAMINGO WASH, NEVADA.

       Any Federal costs associated with the Tropicana and 
     Flamingo Washes, Nevada, authorized by section 101(13) of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4803), 
     incurred by the non-Federal interest to accelerate or modify 
     construction of the project, in cooperation with the Corps of 
     Engineers, shall be considered to be eligible for 
     reimbursement by the Secretary.

     SEC. 370. COMITE RIVER, LOUISIANA.

       The Comite River Diversion Project for flood control, 
     authorized as part of the project for flood control, Amite 
     River and Tributaries, Louisiana, by section 101(11) of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4802-4803) 
     and modified by section 301(b)(5) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3709-3710), is further 
     modified to authorize the Secretary to include the costs of 
     highway relocations to be cost shared as a project 
     construction feature if the Secretary determines that such 
     treatment of costs is necessary to facilitate construction of 
     the project.

     SEC. 371. ST. MARY'S RIVER, MICHIGAN.

       The project for navigation, St. Mary's River, Michigan, is 
     modified to direct the Secretary to provide an additional 
     foot of overdraft between Point Louise Turn and the Locks and 
     Sault Saint Marie, Michigan, consistent with the channels 
     upstream of Point Louise Turn. The modification shall be 
     carried out as operation and maintenance to improve 
     navigation safety.

     SEC. 372. CITY OF CHARLXVOIX: REIMBURSEMENT, MICHIGAN.

       The Secretary, shall review and, if consistent with 
     authorized project Purposes, reimburse the City of 
     Charlevoix, Michigan, for the Federal share of costs 
     associated with construction of the new revetment to the 
     Federal navigation project at Charlevoix Harbor, Michigan.

                           TITLE IV--STUDIES

     SEC. 401. UPPER MISSISSIPPI AND ILLINOIS RIVERS LEVEES AND 
                   STREAMBANKS PROTECTION.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study of erosion damage to 
     levees and infrastructure on the upper Mississippi and 
     Illinois Rivers and the impact of increased barge and 
     pleasure craft traffic on deterioration of levees and other 
     flood control structures on such rivers.

     SEC. 402. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

       (a) Development.--The Secretary shall develop a plan to 
     address water and related land resources problems and 
     opportunities in the Upper Mississippi and Illinois River 
     Basins, extending from Cairo, Illinois, to the headwaters of 
     the Mississippi River, in the interest of systemic flood 
     damage reduction by means of a mixture of structural and 
     nonstructural flood control and floodplain management 
     strategies, continued maintenance of the navigation project, 
     management of bank caving and erosion, watershed nutrient and 
     sediment management, habitat management, recreation needs, 
     and other related purposes.
       (b) Contents.--The plan shall contain recommendations on 
     future management plans and actions to be carried out by the 
     responsible Federal and non-Federal entities and shall 
     specifically address recommendations to authorize 
     construction of a systemic flood control project in 
     accordance with a plan for the Upper Mississippi River. The 
     plan shall include recommendations for Federal action where 
     appropriate and recommendations for follow-on studies for 
     problem areas for which data or current technology does not 
     allow immediate solutions.
       (c) Consultation and Use of Existing Data.--The Secretary 
     shall consult with appropriate State and Federal agencies and 
     shall make maximum use of existing data and ongoing programs 
     and efforts of States and Federal agencies in developing the 
     plan.
       (d) Cost Sharing.--Development of the plan under this 
     section shall be at Federal expense. Feasibility studies 
     resulting from development of such plan shall be subject to 
     cost sharing under section 105 of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2215).
       (e) Report.--The Secretary shall submit a report that 
     includes the comprehensive plan to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works of the Senate not later than 3 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 403. EL DORADO, UNION COUNTY, ARKANSAS.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of improvements to regional water supplies for El 
     Dorado, Union County, Arkansas.

     SEC. 404. SWEETWATER RESERVOIR, SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study of the potential water 
     quality problems and pollution abatement measures in the 
     watershed in and around Sweetwater Reservoir, San Diego 
     County, California.

     SEC. 405. WHITEWATER RIVER BASIN, CALIFORNIA.

       The Secretary shall undertake and complete a feasibility 
     study for flood damage reduction in the Whitewater River 
     basin, California, and, based upon the results of such study, 
     give priority consideration to including the recommended 
     project, including the Salton Sea wetlands restoration 
     project, in the flood mitigation and riverine restoration 
     pilot program authorized in section 214 of this Act.

     SEC. 406. LITTLE ECONLACKHATCHEE RIVER BASIN, FLORIDA.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study of pollution abatement 
     measures in the Little Econlackhatchee River basin, Florida.

     SEC. 407. PORT EVERGLADES INLET, FLORIDA.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of carrying out a sand bypass project at Port 
     Everglades Inlet, Florida.

     SEC. 408. UPPER DES PLAINES RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, ILLINOIS 
                   AND WISCONSIN.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary is directed to conduct a 
     study of the upper Des Plaines River and tributaries, 
     Illinois and Wisconsin, upstream of the confluence with Salt 
     Creek at Riverside, Illinois, to determine the feasibility of 
     improvements in the interests of flood damage reduction, 
     environmental restoration and protection, water quality, 
     recreation, and related purposes.
       (b) Special Rule.--In conducting the study, the Secretary 
     may not exclude from consideration and evaluation flood 
     damage reduction measures based on restrictive policies 
     regarding the frequency of flooding, drainage area, and 
     amount of runoff.
       (c) Consultation and Use of Existing Data.--The Secretary 
     shall consult with appropriate State and Federal agencies and 
     shall make maximum use of existing data and ongoing programs 
     and efforts of States and Federal agencies in conducting the 
     study.

     SEC. 409. CAMERON PARISH WEST OF CALCASIEU RIVER, LOUISIANA.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of carrying out a project for storm damage 
     reduction and environmental restoration, Cameron Parish west 
     of Calcasieu River, Louisiana.

     SEC. 410. GRAND ISLE AND VICINITY, LOUISIANA.

       In carrying out a study of the storm damage reduction 
     benefits to Grand Isle and vicinity, Louisiana, the Secretary 
     shall include benefits that a storm damage reduction project 
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     isiana, may have on the mainland coast of Louisiana as 
     project benefits attributable to the Grand Isle project.

     SEC. 411. LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN SEAWALL, LOUISIANA.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall complete a post-
     authorization change report on the project for hurricane-
     flood protection, Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, and 
     vicinity, authorized by section 204 of the Flood Control Act 
     of 1965 (79 Stat. 1077), to incorporate and accomplish 
     structural modifications to the seawall fronting protection 
     along the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain from the New 
     Basin Canal on the west to the Inner harbor Navigation Canal 
     on the east.
       (b) Report.--The Secretary shall ensure expeditious 
     completion of the post-authorization change report required 
     by subsection (a) not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this section.

     SEC. 412. WESTPORT, MASSACHUSETTS.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of carrying out a navigation project for the town 
     of Westport, Massachusetts, and the possible beneficial uses 
     of dredged material for shoreline protection and storm damage 
     reduction in the area. In determining the benefits of the 
     project, the Secretary shall include the benefits derived 
     from using dredged material for shoreline protection and 
     storm damage reduction.

     SEC. 413. SOUTHWEST VALLEY, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO.

       The Secretary shall undertake and complete a feasibility 
     study for flood damage reduction in the Southwest Valley, 
     Albuquerque, New Mexico, and, based upon the results of such 
     study, give priority consideration to including the 
     recommended project in the flood mitigation and riverine 
     restoration pilot program authorized in section 214 of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 414. CAYUGA CREEK, NEW YORK.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of carrying out a project for flood control for 
     Cayuga Creek, New York.

     SEC. 415. ARCOLA CREEK WATERSHED, MADISON, OHIO.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of a project to provide environmental restoration 
     and protection for the Arcola Creek watershed, Madison, Ohio.

     SEC. 416. WESTERN LAKE ERIE BASIN, OHIO, INDIANA, AND 
                   MICHIGAN.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
     develop measures to improve flood control, navigation, water 
     quality, recreation, and fish and wildlife habitat in a 
     comprehensive manner in the western Lake Erie basin, Ohio, 
     Indiana, and Michigan, including watersheds of the Maumee, 
     Ottawa, and Portage Rivers.
       (b) Cooperation.--In carrying out the study, the Secretary 
     shall cooperate with interested Federal, State, and local 
     agencies and nongovernmental organizations and consider all 
     relevant programs of such agencies.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     a report on the results of the study, including findings and 
     recommendations.

     SEC. 417. SCHUYLKILL RIVER, NORRISTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of carrying out a project for flood control for 
     Schuylkill River, Norristown, Pennsylvania, including 
     improvement to existing stormwater drainage systems.

     SEC. 418. LAKES MARION AND MOULTRIE, SOUTH CAROLINA.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of carrying out a project for Lakes Marion and 
     Moultrie to provide water supply, treatment, and distribution 
     to Calhoun, Clarendon, Colleton, Dorchester, Orangeburg, and 
     Sumter Counties, South Carolina.

     SEC. 419. DAY COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA.

       The Secretary shall conduct an investigation of flooding 
     and other water resources problems between the James River 
     and Big Sioux watersheds in South Dakota and an assessment of 
     flood damage reduction needs of the area.

     SEC. 420. CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.

       The Secretary shall include, as part of the study 
     authorized in a resolution of the Committee on Public Works 
     and Transportation of the House of Representatives, dated 
     August 1, 1990, a review of two 175-foot-wide barge shelves 
     on either side of the navigation channel at the Port of 
     Corpus Christi, Texas.

     SEC. 421. MITCHELL'S CUT CHANNEL (CANEY FORK CUT), TEXAS.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of carrying out a project for navigation, 
     Mitchell's Cut Channel (Caney Fork Cut), Texas.

     SEC. 422. MOUTH OF COLORADO RIVER, TEXAS.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of carrying out a project for navigation at the 
     mouth of the Colorado River, Texas, to provide a minimum 
     draft navigation channel extending from the Colorado River 
     through Parkers Cut (also known as ``Tiger Island Cut''), or 
     an acceptable alternative, to Matagorda Bay.

     SEC. 423. KANAWHA RIVER, FAYETTE COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of developing a public port along the Kanawha 
     River in Fayette County, West Virginia, at a site known as 
     ``Longacre''.

     SEC. 424. WEST VIRGINIA PORTS.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of expanding public port development in West 
     Virginia along the Ohio River and navigable portion of the 
     Kanawha River from its mouth to river mile 91.0

     SEC. 425. GREAT LAKES REGION COMPREHENSIVE STUDY.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a comprehensive 
     study of the Great Lakes region to ensure the future use, 
     management, and protection of water and related resources of 
     the Great Lakes basin.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 4 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, 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 that includes the 
     strategic plan for Corps of Engineers programs in the Great 
     Lakes basin and details of proposed Corps of Engineers 
     environmental, navigation, and flood damage reduction 
     projects in the region.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for 
     fiscal years 2000 through 2003.

     SEC. 426. NUTRIENT LOADING RESULTING FROM DREDGED MATERIAL 
                   DISPOSAL.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of nutrient 
     loading that occurs as a result of discharges of dredged 
     material into open-water sites in the Chesapeake Bay.
       (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 results of the study.

     SEC. 427. SANTEE DELTA FOCUS AREA, SOUTH CAROLINA.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study of the Santee Delta 
     focus area, South Carolina, to determine the feasibility of 
     carrying out a project for enhancing wetlands values and 
     public recreational opportunities in the area.

     SEC. 428. DEL NORTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.

       The Secretary shall undertake and complete a feasibility 
     study for designating a permanent disposal site for dredged 
     materials from Federal navigation projects in Del Norte 
     County, California.

     SEC. 429. ST. CLAIR RIVER AND LAKE ST. CLAIR, MICHIGAN.

       (a) Plan.--The Secretary, in coordination with State and 
     local governments and appropriate Federal and provincial 
     authorities of Canada, shall develop a comprehensive 
     management plan for St. Clair River and Lake St. Clair. Such 
     plan shall include the following elements:
       (1) The causes and sources of environmental degradation.
       (2) Continuous monitoring of organic, biological, metallic, 
     and chemical contamination levels.
       (3) Timely dissemination of information of such 
     contamination levels to public authorities, other interested 
     parties, and the public.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
     Congress a report that includes the plan developed under 
     subsection (a), together with recommendations of potential 
     restoration measures.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $400,000.

     SEC. 430. CUMBERLAND COUNTY, TENNESSEE.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of improvements to regional water supplies for 
     Cumberland County, Tennessee.

                   TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 501. CORPS ASSUMPTION OF NRCS PROJECTS.

       (a) Llagas Creek, California.--The Secretary is authorized 
     to complete the remaining reaches of the Natural Resources 
     Conservation Service's flood control project at Llagas Creek, 
     California, undertaken pursuant to section 5 of the Watershed 
     Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1005), 
     substantially in accordance with the Natural Resources 
     Conservation Service watershed plan for Llagas Creek, 
     Department of Agriculture, and in accordance with the 
     requirements of local cooperation as specified in section 4 
     of such Act, at a total cost of $45,000,000, with an 
     estimated Federal cost of $21,800,000 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $23,200,000.
       (b) Thornton Reservoir, Cook County, Illinois.--
       (1) In general.--The Thornton Reservoir project, an element 
     of the project for flood control, Chicagoland Underflow Plan, 
     Illinois, authorized by section 3(a)(5) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 4013), is 
     modified to authorize the Secretary to include additional 
     permanent flood control storage attributable to the Natural 
     Resources Conservation Service Thornton Reservoir (Structure 
     84), Little Calumet River Watershed, Illinois, approved under 
     the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1001 et seq.).
       (2) Cost sharing.--Costs for the Thornton Reservoir project 
     shall be shared in accordance with section 103 of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213).
       (3) Transitional storage.--The Secretary of Agriculture may 
     cooperate with non-Federal interests to provide, on a 
     transitional basis, flood control storage for the Natural 
     Resources Conservation Service Thornton Reservoir (Structure 
     84) in the west lobe of the Thornton quarry in advance of 
     Corps' construction.
       (4) Crediting.--The Secretary may credit against the non-
     Federal share of the Thorn

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     ton Reservoir project all design, lands, easements, rights-
     of-way (as of the date of authorization), and construction 
     costs incurred by the non-Federal interests before the 
     signing of the project cooperation agreement.
       (5) Reevaluation report.--The Secretary shall determine the 
     credits authorized by paragraph (4) that are integral to the 
     Thornton Reservoir project and the current total project 
     costs based on a limited reevaluation report.

     SEC. 502. CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE.

       Section 219(e) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1992 (106 Stat. 4836-4837) is amended by striking paragraphs 
     (5) and (6) and inserting the following:
       ``(5) $25,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
     (c)(2);
       ``(6) $20,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
     (c)(9);
       ``(7) $30,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
     (c)(16);
       ``(8) $30,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
     (c)(17);
       ``(9) $20,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
     (c)(19);
       ``(10) $15,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
     (c)(20);
       ``(11) $11,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
     (c)(21);
       ``(12) $2,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
     (c)(22);
       ``(13) $3,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
     (c)(23);
       ``(14) $1,500,000 for the project described in subsection 
     (c)(24);
       ``(15) $2,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
     (c)(25);
       ``(16) $8,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
     (c)(26);
       ``(17) $8,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
     (c)(27), of which $3,000,000 shall be available only for 
     providing assistance for the Montoursville Regional Sewer 
     Authority, Lycoming County;
       ``(18) $10,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
     (c)(28); and
       ``(19) $1,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
     (c)(29).''.

     SEC. 503. CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT DREDGING TECHNOLOGY.

       (a) Contaminated Sediment Dredging Project.--
       (1) Review.--The Secretary shall conduct a review of 
     innovative dredging technologies designed to minimize or 
     eliminate contamination of a water column upon removal of 
     contaminated sediments. The Secretary shall complete such 
     review by June 1, 2001.
       (2) Testing.--After completion of the review under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall select the technology of 
     those reviewed that the Secretary determines will increase 
     the effectiveness of removing contaminated sediments and 
     significantly reduce contamination of the water column. Not 
     later than December 31, 2001, the Secretary shall enter into 
     an agreement with a public or private entity to test such 
     technology in the vicinity of Peoria Lakes, Illinois.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000.

     SEC. 504. DAM SAFETY.

       (a) Assistance.--The Secretary is authorized to provide 
     assistance to enhance dam safety at the following locations:
       (1) Healdsburg Veteran's Memorial Dam, California.
       (2) Felix Dam, Pennsylvania.
       (3) Kehly Run Dam, Pennsylvania.
       (4) Owl Creek Reservoir, Pennsylvania.
       (5) Sweet Arrow Lake Dam, Pennsylvania.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated $6,000,000 to carry out this section.

     SEC. 505. GREAT LAKES REMEDIAL ACTION PLANS.

       Section 401(a)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1990 (110 Stat. 3763) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``Nonprofit public or private entities may 
     contribute all or a portion of the non-Federal share.''.

     SEC. 506. SEA LAMPREY CONTROL MEASURES IN THE GREAT LAKES.

       (a) In General.--In conjunction with the Great Lakes 
     Fishery Commission, the Secretary is authorized to undertake 
     a program for the control of sea lampreys in and around 
     waters of the Great Lakes. The program undertaken pursuant to 
     this section may include projects which consist of either 
     structural or nonstructural measures or a combination 
     thereof.
       (b) Cost Sharing.--Projects carried out under this section 
     on lands owned by the United States shall be carried out at 
     full Federal expense. The non-Federal share of the cost of 
     any such project undertaken on lands not in Federal ownership 
     shall be 35 percent.
       (c) Non-Federal Interests.--Notwithstanding section 221(b) 
     of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5b(b)), the 
     Secretary, after coordination with the appropriate State and 
     local government officials having jurisdiction over an area 
     in which a project under this section will be carried out, 
     may allow a nonprofit entity to serve as the non-Federal 
     interest for the project.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2000 through 2005.

     SEC. 507. MAINTENANCE OF NAVIGATION CHANNELS.

       Section 509(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3759) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(12) Acadiana Navigation Channel, Louisiana.
       ``(13) Contraband Bayou, Louisiana, as part of the 
     Calcasieu River and Pass Ship Channel.
       ``(14) Lake Wallula Navigation Channel, Washington.
       ``(15) Wadley Pass (also known as McGriff Pass), Suwanee 
     River, Florida.''.

     SEC. 508. MEASUREMENT OF LAKE MICHIGAN DIVERSIONS.

       Section 1142(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1986 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-20 note; 100 Stat. 4253) is amended by 
     striking ``$250,000'' and inserting ``$1,250,000''.

     SEC. 509. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Authorized Activities.--Section 1103(e)(1) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 652(e)(1)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``long-term resource 
     monitoring program; and'' and inserting ``long-term resource 
     monitoring, computerized data inventory and analysis, and 
     applied research program.''; and
       (3) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the 
     following:
     ``In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 
     establish an independent technical advisory committee to 
     review projects, monitoring plans, and habitat and natural 
     resource needs assessments.''.
       (b) Reports.--Section 1103(e)(2) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 
     652(e)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Reports.--Not later than December 31, 2004, and not 
     later than December 31st of every sixth year thereafter, the 
     Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior 
     and the States of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and 
     Wisconsin, shall transmit to Congress a report that--
       ``(A) contains an evaluation of the programs described in 
     paragraph (1);
       ``(B) describes the accomplishments of each of such 
     programs;
       ``(C) provides updates of a systemic habitat needs 
     assessment; and
       ``(D) identifies any needed adjustments in the 
     authorization.''.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1103(e) of 
     such Act (33 U.S.C. 652(e)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3) by striking ``not to exceed'' and all 
     that follows before the period at the end and inserting 
     ``$22,750,000 for fiscal year 1999 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter'';
       (2) in paragraph (4) by striking ``not to exceed'' and all 
     that follows before the period at the end and inserting 
     ``$10,420,000 for fiscal year 1999 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter''; and
       (3) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
       ``(5) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out paragraph (1)(A) $350,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 1999 through 2009.''.
       (d) Transfer of Amounts.--Section 1103(e)(6) of such Act is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(6) Transfer of amounts.--For fiscal year 1999, and each 
     fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with 
     the Secretary of the Interior and the States of Illinois, 
     Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin, may transfer not to 
     exceed 20 percent of the amounts appropriated to carry out 
     subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) to the amounts 
     appropriated to carry out the other of such subparagraphs.''.
       (e) Habitat Needs Assessment.--Section 1103(h)(2) of such 
     Act (33 U.S.C. 652(h)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``The Secretary shall complete the on-going 
     habitat needs assessment conducted under this paragraph not 
     later than September 30, 2000, and shall include in each 
     report required by subsection (e)(2) the most recent habitat 
     needs assessment conducted under this paragraph.''.
       (f) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1103 of such Act (33 
     U.S.C. 652) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (e)(7) by striking ``paragraphs (1)(B) 
     and (1)(C)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)(B)''; and
       (2) in subsection (f)(2)--
       (A) by striking ``(2)(A)'' and inserting ``(2)''; and
       (B) by striking subparagraph (B).

     SEC. 510. ATLANTIC COAST OF NEW YORK MONITORING.

       Section 404(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1992 (106 Stat. 4863) is amended by striking ``1993, 1994, 
     1995, 1996, and 1997'' and inserting ``1993 through 2003''.

     SEC. 511. WATER CONTROL MANAGEMENT.

       (a) In General.--In evaluating potential improvements for 
     water control management activities and consolidation of 
     water control management centers, the Secretary may consider 
     a regionalized water control management plan but may not 
     implement such a plan until the date on which a report is 
     transmitted under subsection (b).
       (b) 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 and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Environment and Public Works and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report containing 
     the following:
       (1) A description of the primary objectives of streamlining 
     water control management activities.
       (2) A description of the benefits provided by streamlining 
     water control management activities through consolidation of 
     centers for such activities.

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       (3) A determination of whether or not benefits to users of 
     regional water control management centers will be retained in 
     each district office of the Corps of Engineers that does not 
     have a regional center.
       (4) A determination of whether or not users of such 
     regional centers will receive a higher level of benefits from 
     streamlining water management control management activities.
       (5) A list of the Members of Congress who represent a 
     district that currently includes a water control management 
     center that is to be eliminated under a proposed regionalized 
     plan.

     SEC. 512. BENEFICIAL USE OF DREDGED MATERIAL.

       The Secretary is authorized to carry out the following 
     projects under section 204 of the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2326):
       (1) Bodega bay, california.--A project to make beneficial 
     use of dredged materials from a Federal navigation project in 
     Bodega Bay, California.
       (2) Sabine refuge, louisiana.--A project to make beneficial 
     use of dredged materials from Federal navigation projects in 
     the vicinity of Sabine Refuge, Louisiana.
       (3) Hancock, harrison, and jackson counties, mississippi.--
     A project to make beneficial use of dredged material from a 
     Federal navigation project in Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson 
     Counties, Mississippi.
       (4) Rose city marsh, orange county, texas.--A project to 
     make beneficial use of dredged material from a Federal 
     navigation project in Rose City Marsh, Orange County, Texas.
       (5) Bessie heights marsh, orange county, texas.--A project 
     to make beneficial use of dredged material from a Federal 
     navigation project in Bessie Heights Marsh, Orange County, 
     Texas.

     SEC. 513. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE.

       Section 507(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3758) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Expansion and improvement of Long Pine Run Dam and 
     associated water infrastructure in accordance with the 
     requirements of subsections (b) through (e) of section 313 of 
     the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4845) 
     at a total cost of $20,000,000.''.

     SEC. 514. LOWER MISSOURI RIVER AQUATIC RESTORATION PROJECTS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after funds are made 
     available for such purposes, the Secretary shall complete a 
     comprehensive report--
       (1) identifying a general implementation strategy and 
     overall plan for environmental restoration and protection 
     along the Lower Missouri River between Gavins Point Dam and 
     the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers; and
       (2) recommending individual environmental restoration 
     projects that can be considered by the Secretary for 
     implementation under section 206 of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330; 110 Stat. 3679-
     3680).
       (b) Scope of Projects.--Any environmental restoration 
     projects recommended under subsection (a) shall provide for 
     such activities and measures as the Secretary determines to 
     be necessary to protect and restore fish and wildlife habitat 
     without adversely affecting private property rights or water 
     related needs of the region surrounding the Missouri River, 
     including flood control, navigation, and enhancement of water 
     supply, and shall include some or all of the following 
     components:
       (1) Modification and improvement of navigation training 
     structures to protect and restore fish and wildlife habitat.
       (2) Modification and creation of side channels to protect 
     and restore fish and wildlife habitat.
       (3) Restoration and creation of fish and wildlife habitat.
       (4) Physical and biological monitoring for evaluating the 
     success of the projects.
       (c) Coordination.--To the maximum extent practicable, the 
     Secretary shall integrate projects carried out in accordance 
     with this section with other Federal, tribal, and State 
     restoration activities.
       (d) Cost Sharing.--The report under subsection (a) shall be 
     undertaken at full Federal expense.

     SEC. 515. AQUATIC RESOURCES RESTORATION IN THE NORTHWEST.

       (a) In General.--In cooperation with other Federal 
     agencies, the Secretary is authorized to develop and 
     implement projects for fish screens, fish passage devices, 
     and other similar measures agreed to by non-Federal interests 
     and relevant Federal agencies to mitigate adverse impacts 
     associated with irrigation system water diversions by local 
     governmental entities in the States of Oregon, Washington, 
     Montana, and Idaho.
       (b) Procedure and Participation.--
       (1) Consultation requirement; use of existing data.--In 
     providing assistance under subsection (a), the Secretary 
     shall consult with other Federal, State, and local agencies 
     and make maximum use of data and studies in existence on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Participation by non-federal interests.--Participation 
     by non-Federal interests in projects under this section shall 
     be voluntary. The Secretary shall not take any action under 
     this section that will result in a non-Federal interest being 
     held financially responsible for an action under a project 
     unless the non-Federal interest has voluntarily agreed to 
     participate in the project.
       (c) Cost Sharing.--Projects carried out under this section 
     on lands owned by the United States shall be carried out at 
     full Federal expense. The non-Federal share of the cost of 
     any such project undertaken on lands not in Federal ownership 
     shall be 35 percent.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for 
     fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1999.

     SEC. 516. INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR WATERSHED RESTORATION.

       The Secretary shall use, and encourage the use of, 
     innovative treatment technologies, including membrane 
     technologies, for watershed and environmental restoration and 
     protection projects involving water quality.

     SEC. 517. ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION.

       (a) Atlanta, Georgia.--Section 219(c)(2) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835) is amended 
     by inserting before the period ``and watershed restoration 
     and development in the regional Atlanta watershed, including 
     Big Creek and Rock Creek''.
       (b) Paterson and Passaic Valley, New Jersey.--Section 
     219(c)(9) of such Act (106 Stat. 4836) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(9) Paterson, passaic county, and passaic valley, new 
     jersey.--Drainage facilities to alleviate flooding problems 
     on Getty Avenue in the vicinity of St. Joseph's Hospital for 
     the City of Paterson, New Jersey, and Passaic County, New 
     Jersey, and innovative facilities to manage and treat 
     additional flows in the Passaic Valley, Passaic River basin, 
     New Jersey.''.
       (c) Nashua, New Hampshire.--Section 219(c) of such Act is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(19) Nashua, new hampshire.--A sewer and drainage system 
     separation and rehabiliation program for Nashua, New 
     Hampshire.''.
       (d) Fall River and New Bedford, Massachusetts.--Section 
     219(c) of such Act is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(20) Fall river and new bedford, massachusetts.--
     Elimination or control of combined sewer overflows in the 
     cities of Fall River and New Bedford, Massachusetts.''.
       (e) Additional Project Descriptions.--Section 219(c) of 
     such Act is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(21) Findlay township, pennsylvania.--Water and sewer 
     lines in Findlay Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
       ``(22) Dillsburg borough authority, pennsylvania.--Water 
     and sewer systems in Franklin Township, York County, 
     Pennsylvania.
       ``(23) Hampton township, pennsylvania.--Water, sewer, and 
     stormsewer improvements in Hampton Township, Cumberland 
     County, Pennsylvania.
       ``(24) Towamencin township, pennsylvania.--Sanitary sewer 
     and water lines in Towamencin Township, Montgomery County, 
     Pennsylvania.
       ``(25) Dauphin county, pennsylvania.--Combined sewer and 
     water system rehabilitation for the City of Harrisburg, 
     Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
       ``(26) Lee, norton, wise, and scott counties, virginia.--
     Water supply and wastewater treatment in Lee, Norton, Wise, 
     and Scott Counties, Virginia.
       ``(27) Northeast pennsylvania.--Water-related 
     infrastructure in Lackawanna, Lycoming, Susquehanna, Wyoming, 
     Pike, and Monroe Counties, Pennsylvania, including assistance 
     for the Montoursville Regional Sewer Authority, Lycoming 
     County.
       ``(28) Calumet region, indiana.--Water-related 
     infrastructure in Lake and Porter Counties, Indiana.
       ``(29) Clinton county, pennsylvania.--Water-related 
     infrastructure in Clinton County, Pennsylvania.''.

     SEC. 518. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN PROJECTS.

       The Secretary shall expedite completion of the reports for 
     the following projects and proceed directly to project 
     planning, engineering, and design:
       (1) Arroyo Pasajero, San Joaquin River basin, California, 
     project for flood control.
       (2) Success Dam, Tule River, California, project for flood 
     control and water supply.
       (3) Alafia Channel, Tampa Harbor, Florida, project for 
     navigation.
       (4) Columbia Slough, Portland, Oregon, project for 
     ecosystem restoration.
       (5) Ohio River Greenway, Indiana, project for environmental 
     restoration and recreation.

     SEC. 519. DOG RIVER, ALABAMA.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to establish, 
     in cooperation with non-Federal interests, a pilot project to 
     restore natural water depths in the Dog River, Alabama, 
     between its mouth and the Interstate Route 10 crossing, and 
     in the downstream portion of its principal tributaries.
       (b) Form of Assistance.--Assistance provided under 
     subsection (a) shall be in the form of design and 
     construction of water-related resource protection and 
     development projects affecting the Dog River, including 
     environmental restoration and recreational navigation.
       (c) Non-Federal Share.--The non-Federal share of the cost 
     of the project carried out with assistance under this section 
     shall be 90 percent.
       (d) Lands, Easements, and Rights-of-Way.--The non-Federal 
     sponsor provide all lands, easements, rights of way, 
     relocations, and dredged material disposal areas including 
     retaining dikes required for the project.
       (e) Operation Maintenance.--The non-Federal share of the 
     cost of operation, main

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     tenance, repair, replacement, or rehabilitation of the 
     project carried out with assistance under this section shall 
     be 100 percent.
       (f) Credit Toward Non-Federal Share.--The value of the 
     lands, easements, rights of way, relocations, and dredged 
     material disposal areas, including retaining dikes, provided 
     by the non-Federal sponsor shall be credited toward the non-
     Federal share.

     SEC. 520. ELBA, ALABAMA.

       The Secretary is authorized to repair and rehabilitate a 
     levee in the City of Elba, Alabama at a total cost of 
     $12,900,000.

      SEC. 521. GENEVA, ALABAMA.

       The Secretary is authorized to repair and rehabilitate a 
     levee in the City of Geneva, Alabama at a total cost of 
     $16,600,000.

      SEC. 522. NAVAJO RESERVATION, ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO, AND UTAH.

       (a) In General.--In cooperation with other appropriate 
     Federal and local agencies, the Secretary shall undertake a 
     survey of, and provide technical, planning, and design 
     assistance for, watershed management, restoration, and 
     development on the Navajo Indian Reservation, Arizona, New 
     Mexico, and Utah.
       (b) Cost Sharing.--The Federal share of the cost of 
     activities carried out under this section shall be 75 
     percent. Funds made available under the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et 
     seq.) may be used by the Navajo Nation in meeting the non-
     Federal share of the cost of such activities.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $12,000,000 for 
     fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1999.

     SEC. 523. AUGUSTA AND DEVALLS BLUFF, ARKANSAS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to perform 
     operations, maintenance, and rehabilitation on 37 miles of 
     levees in and around Augusta and Devalls Bluff, Arkansas.
       (b) Reimbursement.--After performing the operations, 
     maintenance, and rehabilitation under subsection (a), the 
     Secretary may seek reimbursement from the Secretary of the 
     Interior of an amount equal to the costs allocated to 
     benefits to a Federal wildlife refuge of such operations, 
     maintenance, and rehabilitation.

     SEC. 524. BEAVER LAKE, ARKANSAS.

       (a) Water Supply Storage Reallocation.--The Secretary shall 
     reallocate approximately 31,000 additional acre-feet at 
     Beaver Lake, Arkansas, to water supply storage at no 
     additional cost to the Beaver Water District or the Carroll-
     Boone Water District above the amount that has already been 
     contracted for. At no time may the bottom of the conservation 
     pool be at an elevation that is less than 1,076 feet NGVD.
       (b) Contract Pricing.--The contract price for additional 
     storage for the Carroll-Boone Water District beyond that 
     which is provided for in subsection (a) shall be based on the 
     original construction cost of Beaver Lake and adjusted to the 
     1998 price level net of inflation between the date of 
     initiation of construction and the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 525. BEAVER LAKE TROUT PRODUCTION FACILITY, ARKANSAS.

       (a) Expedited Construction.--The Secretary shall construct, 
     under the authority of section 105 of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1976 (90 Stat. 2921) and section 1135 of 
     the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4251-
     4252), the Beaver Lake trout hatchery as expeditiously as 
     possible, but in no event later than September 30, 2002.
       (b) Mitigation Plan.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in conjunction 
     with the State of Arkansas, shall prepare a plan for the 
     mitigation of effects of the Beaver Dam project on Beaver 
     Lake. Such plan shall provide for construction of the Beaver 
     Lake trout production facility and related facilities.

     SEC. 526. CHINO DAIRY PRESERVE, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary, in coordination 
     with the heads of other Federal agencies, shall provide 
     technical assistance to State and local agencies in the 
     study, design, and implementation of measures for flood 
     damage reduction and environmental restoration and protection 
     in the Santa Ana River watershed, California, with particular 
     emphasis on structural and nonstructural measures in the 
     vicinity of the Chino Dairy Preserve.
       (b) Comprehensive Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a 
     feasibility study to determine the most cost-effective plan 
     for flood damage reduction and environmental restoration and 
     protection in the vicinity of the Chino Dairy Preserve, Santa 
     Ana River watershed, Orange County and San Bernardino County, 
     California.

     SEC. 527. NOVATO, CALIFORNIA.

       The Secretary shall carry out a project for flood control 
     under section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 
     701s) at Rush Creek, Novato, California.

     SEC. 528. ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA.

       The Secretary, in cooperation with local governments, may 
     prepare special area management plans in Orange and San Diego 
     Counties, California, to demonstrate the effectiveness of 
     using such plans to provide information regarding aquatic 
     resources. The Secretary may use such plans in making 
     regulatory decisions and issue permits consistent with such 
     plans.

     SEC. 529. SALTON SEA, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary, in coordination 
     with other Federal agencies, shall provide technical 
     assistance to Federal, State, and local agencies in the 
     study, design, and implementation of measures for the 
     environmental restoration and protection of the Salton Sea, 
     California.
       (b) Study.--The Secretary, in coordination with other 
     Federal, State, and local agencies, shall conduct a study to 
     determine the most effective plan for the Corps of Engineers 
     to assist in the environmental restoration and protection of 
     the Salton Sea, California.

     SEC. 530. SANTA CRUZ HARBOR, CALIFORNIA.

       The Secretary is authorized to modify the cooperative 
     agreement with the Santa Cruz Port District, California, to 
     reflect unanticipated additional dredging effort and to 
     extend such agreement for 10 years.

     SEC. 531. POINT BEACH, MILFORD, CONNECTICUT.

       (a) Maximum Federal Expenditure.--The maximum amount of 
     Federal funds that may be expended for the project for 
     hurricane and storm damage reduction, Point Beach, Milford, 
     Connecticut, shall be $3,000,000.
       (b) Revision of Project Cooperation Agreement.--The 
     Secretary shall revise the project cooperation agreement for 
     the project referred to in subsection (a) to take into 
     account the change in the Federal participation in such 
     project.
       (c) Cost Sharing.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to affect any cost-sharing requirement applicable 
     to the project referred to in subsection (a) under section 
     101 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (31 U.S.C. 
     2211).

     SEC. 532. LOWER ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN, FLORIDA.

       (a) Computer Model.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may apply the computer model 
     developed under the St. Johns River basin feasibility study 
     to assist non-Federal interests in developing strategies for 
     improving water quality in the Lower St. Johns River basin, 
     Florida.
       (2) Cost sharing.--The non-Federal share of the cost of 
     assistance provided under this subsection shall be 50 
     percent.
       (b) Topographic Survey.--The Secretary is authorized to 
     provide 1-foot contour topographic survey maps of the Lower 
     St. Johns River basin, Florida, to non-Federal interests for 
     analyzing environmental data and establishing benchmarks for 
     subbasins.

     SEC. 533. SHORELINE PROTECTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, 
                   LAKE ALLATOONA, GEORGIA.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, is 
     authorized to carry out the following water-related 
     environmental restoration and resource protection activities 
     to restore Lake Allatoona and the Etowah River in Georgia:
       (1) Lake allatoona/etowah river shoreline restoration 
     design.--Develop pre-construction design measures to 
     alleviate shoreline erosion and sedimentation problems.
       (2) Little river environmental restoration.--Conduct a 
     feasibility study to evaluate environmental problems and 
     recommend environmental infrastructure restoration measures 
     for the Little River within Lake Allatoona, Georgia.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 
     30, 1999--
       (1) $850,000 to carry out subsection (a)(1); and
       (2) $250,000 to carry out subsection (a)(2).

     SEC. 534. MAYO'S BAR LOCK AND DAM, COOSA RIVER, ROME, 
                   GEORGIA.

       The Secretary is authorized to provide technical 
     assistance, including planning, engineering, and design 
     assistance, for the reconstruction of the Mayo's Bar Lock and 
     Dam, Coosa River, Rome, Georgia. The non-Federal share of 
     assistance under this section shall be 50 percent.

     SEC. 535. COMPREHENSIVE FLOOD IMPACT RESPONSE MODELING 
                   SYSTEM, CORALVILLE RESERVOIR AND IOWA RIVER 
                   WATERSHED, IOWA.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
     University of Iowa, shall conduct a study and develop a 
     Comprehensive Flood Impact Response Modeling System for 
     Coralville Reservoir and the Iowa River watershed, Iowa.
       (b) Contents of Study.--The study shall include--
       (1) an evaluation of the combined hydrologic, geomorphic, 
     environmental, economic, social, and recreational impacts of 
     operating strategies within the Iowa River watershed;
       (2) development of an integrated, dynamic flood impact 
     model; and
       (3) development of a rapid response system to be used 
     during flood and other emergency situations.
       (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 5 years after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     transmit to Congress a report containing the results of the 
     study and modeling system together with such recommendations 
     as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $900,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2000 through 2004.

     SEC. 536. ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE IN ILLINOIS.

       The Secretary may carry out the project for Georgetown, 
     Illinois, and the project for Olney, Illinois, referred to in 
     House Report Number 104-741, accompanying Public Law 104-182.

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     SEC. 537. KANOPOLIS LAKE, KANSAS.

       (a) Water Storage.--The Secretary shall offer to the State 
     of Kansas the right to purchase water storage in Kanopolis 
     Lake, Kansas, at a price calculated in accordance with and in 
     a manner consistent with the terms of the memorandum of 
     understanding entitled ``Memorandum of Understanding Between 
     the State of Kansas and the U.S. Department of the Army 
     Concerning the Purchase of Municipal and Industrial Water 
     Supply Storage'', dated December 11, 1985.
       (b) Effective Date.--For the purposes of this section, the 
     effective date of that memorandum of understanding shall be 
     deemed to be the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 538. SOUTHERN AND EASTERN KENTUCKY.

       Section 531(h) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3774) is amended by striking ``$10,000,000'' 
     and inserting ``$25,000,000''.

     SEC. 539. SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA.

       Section 533(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3775) is amended by striking ``$100,000,000'' 
     and inserting ``$200,000,000''.

     SEC. 540. SNUG HARBOR, MARYLAND.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary, in coordination with the 
     Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is 
     authorized--
       (1) to provide technical assistance to the residents of 
     Snug Harbor, in the vicinity of Berlin, Maryland, for 
     purposes of flood damage reduction;
       (2) to conduct a study of a project for nonstructural 
     measures for flood damage reduction in the vicinity of Snug 
     Harbor, Maryland, taking into account the relationship of 
     both the Ocean City Inlet and Assateague Island to the 
     flooding; and
       (3) after completion of the study, to carry out the project 
     under the authority of section 205 of the Flood Control Act 
     of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s).
       (b) FEMA Assistance.--The Director, in coordination with 
     the Secretary and under the authorities of the Robert T. 
     Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5121 note), may provide technical assistance and 
     nonstructural measures for flood damage mitigation in the 
     vicinity of Snug Harbor, Maryland.
       (c) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of 
     assistance under this section shall not exceed $3,000,000. 
     The non-Federal share of such cost shall be determined in 
     accordance with the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
     or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
     Assistance Act, as appropriate.

     SEC. 541. WELCH POINT, ELK RIVER, CECIL COUNTY, AND 
                   CHESAPEAKE CITY, MARYLAND.

       (a) Spillage of Dredged Materials.--The Secretary shall 
     carry out a study to determine if the spillage of dredged 
     materials that were removed as part of the project for 
     navigation, Inland Waterway from Delaware River to Chesapeake 
     Bay, Delaware and Maryland, authorized by the first section 
     of the Act of August 30, 1935 (49 Stat. 1030), is a 
     significant impediment to vessels transiting the Elk River 
     near Welch Point, Maryland. If the Secretary determines that 
     the spillage is an impediment to navigation, the Secretary 
     may conduct such dredging as may be required to permit 
     navigation on the river.
       (b) Damage to Water Supply.--The Secretary shall carry out 
     a study to determine if additional compensation is required 
     to fully compensate the City of Chesapeake, Maryland, for 
     damage to the city's water supply resulting from dredging of 
     the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal project. If the Secretary 
     determines that such additional compensation is required, the 
     Secretary may provide the compensation to the City of 
     Chesapeake.

     SEC. 542. WEST VIEW SHORES, CECIL COUNTY, MARYLAND.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary shall carry out an investigation of 
     the contamination of the well system in West View Shores, 
     Cecil County, Maryland. If the Secretary determines that the 
     disposal site from any Federal navigation project has 
     contributed to the contamination of the wells, the Secretary 
     may provide alternative water supplies, including replacement 
     of wells, at full Federal expense.

     SEC. 543. RESTORATION PROJECTS FOR MARYLAND, PENNSYLVANIA, 
                   AND WEST VIRGINIA.

       Section 539 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
     (110 Stat. 3776-3777) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1) by striking ``technical'';
       (2) in subsection (a)(1) by inserting ``(or in the case of 
     projects located on lands owned by the United States, to 
     Federal interests)'' after ``interests'';
       (3) in subsection (a)(3) by inserting ``or in conjunction'' 
     after ``consultation''; and
       (4) by inserting at the end of subsection (d) the 
     following: ``Funds authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
     section 340 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 
     (106 Stat. 4856) are authorized for projects undertaken under 
     subsection (a)(1)(B).''.

     SEC. 544. CAPE COD CANAL RAILROAD BRIDGE, BUZZARDS BAY, 
                   MASSACHUSETTS.

       (a) Alternative Transportation.--The Secretary is 
     authorized to provide up to $300,000 for alternative 
     transportation that may arise as a result of the operation, 
     maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation of the Cape Cod Canal 
     Railroad Bridge.
       (b) Operation and Maintenance Contract Renegotiation.--Not 
     later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary shall enter into negotiation with the 
     owner of the railroad right-of-way for the Cape Cod Canal 
     Railroad Bridge for the purpose of establishing the rights 
     and responsibities for the operation and maintenance of the 
     Bridge. The Secretary is authorized to include in any new 
     contract the termination of the prior contract numbered ER-
     W175-ENG-1.

     SEC. 545. ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

       (a) Demonstration Project.--The Secretary, in consultation 
     with local officials, shall conduct a demonstration project 
     to improve water quality in the vicinity of St. Louis, 
     Missouri.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated $1,700,000 to carry out this section.

      SEC. 546. BEAVER BRANCH OF BIG TIMBER CREEK, NEW JERSEY.

       Upon request of the State of New Jersey or a political 
     subdivision thereof, the Secretary may compile and 
     disseminate information on floods and flood damages, 
     including identification of areas subject to inundation by 
     floods, and provide technical assistance regarding floodplain 
     management for Beaver Branch of Big Timber Creek, New Jersey.

     SEC. 547. LAKE ONTARIO AND ST. LAWRENCE RIVER WATER LEVELS, 
                   NEW YORK.

       Upon request, the Secretary shall provide technical 
     assistance to the International Joint Commission and the St. 
     Lawrence River Board of Control in undertaking studies on the 
     effects of fluctuating water levels on the natural 
     environment, recreational boating, property flooding, and 
     erosion along the shorelines of Lake Ontario and the St. 
     Lawrence River in New York. The Commission and Board are 
     encouraged to conduct such studies in a comprehensive and 
     thorough manner before implementing any change to water 
     regulation Plan 1958-D.

     SEC. 548. NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY HARBOR, NEW YORK AND NEW 
                   JERSEY.

       The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with 
     non-Federal interests to investigate, develop, and support 
     measures for sediment management and reduction of contaminant 
     sources which affect navigation in the Port of New York-New 
     Jersey and the environmental conditions of the New York-New 
     Jersey Harbor estuary. Such investigation shall include an 
     analysis of the economic and environmental benefits and costs 
     of potential sediment management and contaminant reduction 
     measures.

     SEC. 549. SEA GATE REACH, CONEY ISLAND, NEW YORK, NEW YORK.

       The Secretary is authorized to construct a project for 
     shoreline protection which includes a beachfill with 
     revetment and T-groin for the Sea Gate Reach on Coney Island, 
     New York, as identified in the March 1998 report prepared for 
     the Corps of Engineers, New York District, entitled ``Field 
     Data Gathering, Project Performance Analysis and Design 
     Alternative Solutions to Improve Sandfill Retention'', at a 
     total cost of $9,000,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $5,850,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $3,150,000.

     SEC. 550. WOODLAWN, NEW YORK.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall provide planning, 
     design, and other technical assistance to non-Federal 
     interests for identifying and mitigating sources of 
     contamination at Woodlawn Beach in Woodlawn, New York.
       (b) Cost Sharing.--The non-Federal share of the cost of 
     assistance provided under this section shall be 50 percent.

     SEC. 551. FLOODPLAIN MAPPING, NEW YORK.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall provide assistance for 
     a project to develop maps identifying 100- and 500-year flood 
     inundation areas in the State of New York.
       (b) Requirements.--Maps developed under the project shall 
     include hydrologic and hydraulic information and shall 
     accurately show the flood inundation of each property by 
     flood risk in the floodplain. The maps shall be produced in a 
     high resolution format and shall be made available to all 
     flood prone areas in the State of New York in an electronic 
     format.
       (c) Participation of FEMA.--The Secretary and the non-
     Federal sponsor of the project shall work with the Director 
     of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to ensure the 
     validity of the maps developed under the project for flood 
     insurance purposes.
       (d) Forms of Assistance.--In carrying out the project, the 
     Secretary may enter into contracts or cooperative agreements 
     with the non-Federal sponsor or provide reimbursements of 
     project costs.
       (e) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of the 
     project shall be 75 percent.
       (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $12,000,000 for 
     fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1998.

     SEC. 552. WHITE OAK RIVER, NORTH CAROLINA.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine if water 
     quality deterioration and sedimentation of the White Oak 
     River, North Carolina, are the result of the Atlantic 
     Intracoastal Waterway navigation project. If the Secretary 
     determines that the water quality deterioration and 
     sedimentation are the result of the project, the Secretary 
     shall take appropriate measures to mitigate the deterioration 
     and sedimentation.

     SEC. 553. TOUSSAINT RIVER, CARROLL TOWNSHIP, OTTAWA COUNTY, 
                   OHIO.

       The Secretary is authorized to provide technical assistance 
     for the removal of military ordnance from the Toussaint 
     River, Carroll Township, Ottawa County, Ohio.

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     SEC. 554. SARDIS RESERVOIR, OKLAHOMA.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall accept from the State 
     of Oklahoma or an agent of the State an amount, as determined 
     under subsection (b), as prepayment of 100 percent of the 
     water supply cost obligation of the State under Contract No. 
     DACW56-74-JC-0314 for water supply storage at Sardis 
     Reservoir, Oklahoma.
       (b) Determination of Amount.--The amount to be paid by the 
     State of Oklahoma under subsection (a) shall be subject to 
     adjustment in accordance with accepted discount purchase 
     methods for Federal Government properties as determined by an 
     independent accounting firm designated by the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget. The cost of such 
     determination shall be paid for by the State of Oklahoma or 
     an agent of the State.
       (c) Effect.--Nothing in this section affects any of the 
     rights or obligations of the parties to the contract referred 
     to in subsection (a).

     SEC. 555. WAURIKA LAKE, OKLAHOMA, WATER CONVEYANCE 
                   FACILITIES.

       For the project for construction of the water conveyances 
     authorized by the first section of Public Law 88-253 (77 
     Stat. 841), the requirement for the Waurika Project Master 
     Conservancy District to repay the $2,900,000 in costs 
     (including interest) resulting from the October 1991 
     settlement of the claim before the United States Claims 
     Court, and the payment of $1,190,451 of the final cost 
     representing the difference between the 1978 estimate of cost 
     and the actual cost determined after completion of such 
     project in 1991, are waived.

     SEC. 556. SKINNER BUTTE PARK, EUGENE, OREGON.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of the 
     south bank of the Willamette River, in the area of Skinner 
     Butte Park from Ferry Street Bridge to the Valley River 
     footbridge, to determine the feasibility of carrying out a 
     project to stabilize the river bank, and to restore and 
     enhance riverine habitat, using a combination of structural 
     and bioengineering techniques.
       (b) Construction.--If, upon completion of the study, the 
     Secretary determines that the project is feasible, the 
     Secretary shall participate with non-Federal interests in the 
     construction of the project.
       (c) Cost Share.--The non-Federal share of the cost of the 
     project shall be 35 percent.
       (d) Lands, Easements, and Rights-of-Way.--The non-Federal 
     interest shall provide lands, easements, rights-of-way, 
     relocations, and dredged material disposal areas necessary 
     for construction of the project. The value of such items 
     shall be credited toward the non-Federal share of the cost of 
     the project.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for 
     fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1999.

     SEC. 557. WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN, OREGON.

       The Secretary, Director of the Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     and heads of other appropriate Federal agencies shall, using 
     existing authorities, assist the State of Oregon in 
     developing and implementing a comprehensive basin-wide 
     strategy in the Willamette River basin of Oregon for 
     coordinated and integrated management of land and water 
     resources to improve water quality, reduce flood hazards, 
     ensure sustainable economic activity, and restore habitat for 
     native fish and wildlife. The heads of such Federal agencies 
     may provide technical assistance, staff and financial support 
     for development of the basin-wide management strategy. The 
     heads of Federal agencies shall seek to exercise flexibility 
     in administrative actions and allocation of funding to reduce 
     barriers to efficient and effective implementing of the 
     strategy.

     SEC. 558. BRADFORD AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES, PENNSYLVANIA.

       The Secretary is authorized to provide assistance for 
     water-related environmental infrastructure and resource 
     protection and development projects in Bradford and Sullivan 
     Counties, Pennsylvania, using the funds and authorities 
     provided in title I of the Energy and Water Development 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-245) under the 
     heading ``Construction, General'' (112 Stat. 1840) for 
     similar projects in Lackawanna, Lycoming, Susquehanna, 
     Wyoming, Pike, and Monroe Counties, Pennsylvania.

     SEC. 559. ERIE HARBOR, PENNSYLVANIA.

       The Secretary may reimburse the appropriate non-Federal 
     interest not more than $78,366 for architect and engineering 
     costs incurred in connection with the Erie Harbor basin 
     navigation project, Pennsylvania.

     SEC. 560. POINT MARION LOCK AND DAM, PENNSYLVANIA.

       The project for navigation, Point Marion Lock and Dam, 
     Borough of Point Marion, Pennsylvania, as authorized by 
     section 301(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
     (100 Stat. 4110), is modified to direct the Secretary, in the 
     operation and maintenance of the project, to mitigate damages 
     to the shoreline, at a total cost of $2,000,000. The cost of 
     the mitigation shall be allocated as an operation and 
     maintenance cost of a Federal navigation project.

     SEC. 561. SEVEN POINTS' HARBOR, PENNSYLVANIA.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized, at full 
     Federal expense, to construct a breakwater-dock combination 
     at the entrance to Seven Points' Harbor, Pennsylvania.
       (b) Operation and Maintenance Costs.--All operation and 
     maintenance costs associated with the facility constructed 
     under this section shall be the responsibility of the lessee 
     of the marina complex at Seven Points' Harbor.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated $850,000 to carry out this section.

     SEC. 562. SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

       Section 566(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3786) is amended by inserting ``environmental 
     restoration,'' after ``water supply and related 
     facilities,''.

     SEC. 563. UPPER SUSQUEHANNA-LACKAWANNA WATERSHED RESTORATION 
                   INITIATIVE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary, in cooperation with 
     appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies and 
     nongovernmental institutions, is authorized to prepare a 
     watershed plan for the Upper Susquehanna-Lackawanna Watershed 
     (USGS Cataloguing Unit 02050107). The plan shall utilize 
     geographic information system and shall include a 
     comprehensive environmental assessment of the watershed's 
     ecosystem, a comprehensive flood plain management plan, a 
     flood plain protection plan, water resource and environmental 
     restoration projects, water quality improvement, and other 
     appropriate infrastructure and measures.
       (b) Non-Federal Share.--The non-Federal share of the cost 
     of preparation of the plan under this section shall be 50 
     percent. Services and materials instead of cash may be 
     credited toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the 
     plan.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for 
     fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1999.

      SEC. 564. AGUADILLA HARBOR, PUERTO RICO.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine if erosion 
     and additional storm damage risks that exist in the vicinity 
     of Aguadilla Harbor, Puerto Rico, are the result of a Federal 
     navigation project. If the Secretary determines that such 
     erosion and additional storm damage risks are the result of 
     the project, the Secretary shall take appropriate measures to 
     mitigate the erosion and storm damage.

     SEC. 565. OAHE DAM TO LAKE SHARPE, SOUTH DAKOTA, STUDY.

       Section 441 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
     (110 Stat. 3747) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) Investigation.--'' before ``The 
     Secretary''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Report.--Not later than September 30, 1999, the 
     Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the results 
     of the investigation under this section. The report shall 
     include the examination of financing options for regular 
     maintenance and preservation of the lake. The report shall be 
     prepared in coordination and cooperation with the Natural 
     Resources Conservation Service, other Federal agencies, and 
     State and local officials.''.

     SEC. 566. INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT PLANNING, TEXAS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary, in cooperation with other 
     Federal agencies and the State of Texas, shall provide 
     technical, planning, and design assistance to non-Federal 
     interests in developing integrated water management plans and 
     projects that will serve the cities, counties, water 
     agencies, and participating planning regions under the 
     jurisdiction of the State of Texas.
       (b) Purposes of Assistance.--Assistance provided under 
     subsection (a) shall be in support of non-Federal planning 
     and projects for the following purposes:
       (1) Plan and develop integrated, near- and long-term water 
     management plans that address the planning region's water 
     supply, water conservation, and water quality needs.
       (2) Study and develop strategies and plans that restore, 
     preserve, and protect the State's and planning region's 
     natural ecosystems.
       (3) Facilitate public communication and participation.
       (4) Integrate such activities with other ongoing Federal 
     and State projects and activities associated with the State 
     of Texas water plan and the State of Texas legislation.
       (c) Cost Sharing.--The non-Federal share of the cost of 
     assistance provided under subsection (a) shall be 50 percent, 
     of which up to \1/2\ of the non-Federal share may be provided 
     as in kind services.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section, $10,000,000 for 
     the fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1999.

     SEC. 567. BOLIVAR PENINSULA, JEFFERSON, CHAMBERS, AND 
                   GALVESTON COUNTIES, TEXAS.

       (a) Shore Protection Project.--The Secretary is authorized 
     to design and construct a shore protection project between 
     the south jetty of the Sabine Pass Channel and the north 
     jetty of the Galveston Harbor Entrance Channel in Jefferson, 
     Chambers, and Galveston Counties, Texas, including beneficial 
     use of dredged material from Federal navigation projects.
       (b) Applicability of Benefit-Cost Ratio Waiver Authority.--
     In evaluating and implementing the project, the Secretary 
     shall allow the non-Federal interest to participate in the 
     financing of the project in accordance with section 903(c) of 
     the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4184), 
     notwithstanding any limitation on the purpose of projects to 
     which such section applies, to the extent that the 
     Secretary's evaluation indicates that applying such section 
     is necessary to implement the project.

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     SEC. 568. GALVESTON BEACH, GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS.

       The Secretary is authorized to design and construct a shore 
     protection project between the Galveston South Jetty and San 
     Luis Pass, Galveston County, Texas, using innovative 
     nourishment techniques, including beneficial use of dredged 
     material from Federal navigation projects.

     SEC. 569. PACKERY CHANNEL, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall construct a navigation 
     and storm protection project at Packery Channel, Mustang 
     Island, Texas, consisting of construction of a channel and a 
     channel jetty and placement of sand along the length of the 
     seawall.
       (b) Ecological and Recreational Benefits.--In evaluating 
     the project, the Secretary shall include the ecological and 
     recreational benefits of reopening the Packery Channel.
       (c) Applicability of Benefit-Cost Ratio Waiver Authority.--
     In evaluating and implementing the project, the Secretary 
     shall allow the non-Federal interest to participate in the 
     financing of the project in accordance with section 903(c) of 
     the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4184), 
     notwithstanding any limitation on the purpose of projects to 
     which such section applies, to the extent that the 
     Secretary's evaluation indicates that applying such section 
     is necessary to implement the project.

     SEC. 570. NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.

       The projects described in the following reports are 
     authorized to be carried out by the Secretary substantially 
     in accordance with the plans, and subject to the conditions, 
     recommended in such reports:
       (1) Parkersburg, west virginia.--Report of the Corps of 
     Engineers entitled ``Parkersburg/Vienna Riverfront Park 
     Feasibility Study'', dated June 1998, at a total cost of 
     $8,400,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $4,200,000, and 
     an estimated non-Federal cost of $4,200,000.
       (2) Weirton, west virginia.--Report of the Corps of 
     Engineers entitled ``Feasibility Master Plan for Weirton Port 
     and Industrial Center, West Virginia Public Port Authority'', 
     dated December 1997, at a total cost of $18,000,000, with an 
     estimated Federal cost of $9,000,000, and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $9,000,000.
       (3) Erickson/wood county, west virginia.--Report of the 
     Corps of Engineers entitled ``Feasibility Master Plan for 
     Erickson/Wood County Port District, West Virginia Public Port 
     Authority'', dated July 7, 1997, at a total cost of 
     $28,000,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $14,000,000, 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $14,000,000.
       (4) Monongahela river, west virginia.--Monongahela River, 
     West Virginia, Comprehensive Study Reconnaissance Report, 
     dated September 1995, consisting of the following elements:
       (A) Morgantown Riverfront Park, Morgantown, West Virginia, 
     at a total cost of $1,600,000, with an estimated Federal cost 
     of $800,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $800,000.
       (B) Caperton Rail to Trail, Monongahela County, West 
     Virginia, at a total cost of $4,425,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $2,212,500 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $2,212,500.
       (C) Palatine Park, Fairmont, West Virginia, at a total cost 
     of $1,750,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $875,000 and 
     an estimated non-Federal cost of $875,000.

     SEC. 571. URBANIZED PEAK FLOOD MANAGEMENT RESEARCH.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall develop and implement 
     a research program to evaluate opportunities to manage peak 
     flood flows in urbanized watersheds located in the State of 
     New Jersey.
       (b) Scope of Research.--The research program authorized by 
     subsection (a) shall be accomplished through the New York 
     District. The research shall specifically include the 
     following:
       (1) Identification of key factors in urbanized watersheds 
     that are under development and impact peak flows in the 
     watersheds and downsteam of the watersheds.
       (2) Development of peak flow management models for 4 to 6 
     watersheds in urbanized areas located with widely differing 
     geology, areas, shapes, and soil types that can be used to 
     determine optimal flow reduction factors for individual 
     watersheds.
       (3) Utilization of such management models to determine 
     relationships between flow and reduction factors and change 
     in imperviousness, soil types, shape of the drainage basin, 
     and other pertinent parameters from existing to ultimate 
     conditions in watersheds under consideration for development.
       (4) Development and validation of an inexpensive accurate 
     model to establish flood reduction factors based on runoff 
     curve numbers, change in imperviousness, the shape of the 
     basin, and other pertinent factors.
       (c) Report to Congress.--The Secretary shall evaluate 
     policy changes in the planning process for flood control 
     projects based on the results of the research authorized by 
     this section and transmit to Congress a report not later than 
     3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carryout this section $3,000,000 for 
     fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1999.
       (e) Flow Reduction Factors Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``flow reduction factors'' means the ratio of estimated 
     allowable peak flows of stormwater after projected 
     development when compared to pre-existing conditions.

     SEC. 572. MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION.

       Section 8 of the Flood Control Act of May 15, 1928 (Public 
     Law 391, 70th Congress), is amended by striking ``$7,500'' 
     and inserting ``$21,500''.

     SEC. 573. COASTAL AQUATIC HABITAT MANAGEMENT.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary may cooperate with the 
     Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior, the 
     Administrators of the Environmental Protection Agency and the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, other 
     appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies, and affected 
     private entities, in the development of a management strategy 
     to address problems associated with toxic microorganisms and 
     the resulting degradation of ecosystems in the tidal and 
     nontidal wetlands and waters of the United States for the 
     States along the Atlantic Ocean. As part of such management 
     strategy, the Secretary may provide planning, design, and 
     other technical assistance to each participating State in the 
     development and implementation of nonregulatory measures to 
     mitigate environmental problems and restore aquatic 
     resources.
       (b) Cost Sharing.--The Federal share of the cost of 
     measures undertaken under this section shall not exceed 65 
     percent.
       (c) Operation and Maintenance.--The non-Federal share of 
     operation and maintenance costs for projects constructed with 
     assistance provided under this section shall be 100 percent.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriation.--There is authorized to 
     be appropriated to carry out this section $7,000,000 for 
     fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1999.

     SEC. 574. WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH, LOUISIANA.

       The Secretary shall expedite completion of the report for 
     the West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, project for 
     waterfront and riverine preservation, restoration, and 
     enhancement modifications along the Mississippi River.

     SEC. 575. ABANDONED AND INACTIVE NONCOAL MINE RESTORATION.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to provide 
     technical, planning, and design assistance to Federal and 
     non-Federal interests for carrying out projects to address 
     water quality problems caused by drainage and related 
     activities from abandoned and inactive noncoal mines.
       (b) Specific Measures.--Assistance provided under 
     subsection (a) may be in support of projects for the 
     following purposes:
       (1) Management of drainage from abandoned and inactive 
     noncoal mines.
       (2) Restoration and protection of streams, rivers, 
     wetlands, other waterbodies, and riparian areas degraded by 
     drainage from abandoned and inactive noncoal mines.
       (3) Demonstration of management practices and innovative 
     and alternative treatment technologies to minimize or 
     eliminate adverse environmental effects associated with 
     drainage from abandoned and inactive noncoal mines.
       (c) Non-Federal Share.--The non-Federal share of the cost 
     of assistance under subsection (a) shall be 50 percent; 
     except that the Federal share with respect to projects 
     located on lands owned by the United States shall be 100 
     percent.
       (d) Effect on Authority of the Secretary of the Interior.--
     Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting the 
     authority of the Secretary of the Interior under title IV of 
     the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 
     U.S.C. 1231 et seq.).
       (e) Technology Database for Reclamation of Abandoned 
     Mines.--The Secretary is authorized to provide assistance to 
     non-Federal and non-profit entities to develop, manage, and 
     maintain a database of conventional and innovative, cost-
     effective technologies for reclamation of abandoned and 
     inactive noncoal mine sites. Such assistance shall be 
     provided through the rehabilitation of abandoned mine sites 
     program, managed by the Sacramento District Office of the 
     Corps of Engineers.
       (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000.

     SEC. 576. BENEFICIAL USE OF WASTE TIRE RUBBER.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to conduct 
     pilot projects to encourage the beneficial use of waste tire 
     rubber, including crumb rubber, recycled from tires. Such 
     beneficial use may include marine pilings, underwater 
     framing, floating docks with built-in flotation, utility 
     poles, and other uses associated with transportation and 
     infrastructure projects receiving Federal funds. The 
     Secretary shall, when appropriate, encourage the use of waste 
     tire rubber, including crumb rubber, in such federally funded 
     projects.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for 
     fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1998.

     SEC. 577. SITE DESIGNATION.

       Section 102(c)(4) of the Marine Protection, Research, and 
     Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1412(c)(4)) is amended by 
     striking ``January 1, 2000'' and inserting ``January 1, 
     2005''.

     SEC. 578. LAND CONVEYANCES.

       (a) Exchange of Land in Pike County, Missouri.--
       (1) Exchange of land.--Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), 
     at such time as Holnam Inc. conveys all right, title, and 
     interest in and to the land described in paragraph (2)(A) to 
     the United States, the Secretary shall

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     convey all right, title, and interest in the land described 
     in paragraph (2)(B) to Holnam Inc.
       (2) Description of lands.--The lands referred to in 
     paragraph (1) are the following:
       (A) Non-federal land.--152.45 acres with existing flowage 
     easements situated in Pike County, Missouri, described a 
     portion of Government Tract Number FM-9 and all of Government 
     Tract Numbers FM-11, FM-10, FM-12, FM-13, and FM-16, owned 
     and administered by the Holnam Inc.
       (B) Federal land.--152.61 acres situated in Pike County, 
     Missouri, known as Government Tract Numbers FM-17 and a 
     portion of FM-18, administered by the Corps of Engineers.
       (3) Conditions of exchange.--The exchange of land 
     authorized by paragraph (1) shall be subject to the following 
     conditions:
       (A) Deeds.--
       (i) Federal land.--The instrument of conveyance used to 
     convey the land described in paragraph (2)(B) to Holnam Inc. 
     shall contain such reservations, terms, and conditions as the 
     Secretary considers necessary to allow the United States to 
     operate and maintain the Mississippi River 9-Foot Navigation 
     Project.
       (ii) Non-federal land.--The conveyance of the land 
     described in paragraph (2)(A) to the Secretary shall be by a 
     warranty deed acceptable to the Secretary.
       (B) Removal of improvements.--Holnam Inc. may remove any 
     improvements on the land described in paragraph (2)(A). The 
     Secretary may require Holnam Inc. to remove any improvements 
     on the land described in paragraph (2)(A). In either case, 
     Holnam Inc. shall hold the United States harmless from 
     liability, and the United States shall not incur cost 
     associated with the removal or relocation of any such 
     improvements.
       (C) Time limit for exchange.--The land exchange authorized 
     by paragraph (1) shall be completed not later than 2 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (D) Legal description.--The Secretary shall provide the 
     legal description of the land described in paragraph (2). The 
     legal description shall be used in the instruments of 
     conveyance of the land.
       (E) Administrative costs.--The Secretary shall require 
     Holnam Inc. to pay reasonable administrative costs associated 
     with the exchange.
       (4) Value of properties.--If the appraised fair market 
     value, as determined by the Secretary, of the land conveyed 
     to Holnam Inc. by the Secretary under paragraph (1) exceeds 
     the appraised fair market value, as determined by the 
     Secretary, of the land conveyed to the United States by 
     Holnam Inc. under paragraph (1), Holnam Inc. shall make a 
     payment equal to the excess in cash or a cash equivalent to 
     the United States.
       (b) Candy Lake Project, Osage County, Oklahoma.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following 
     definitions apply:
       (A) Fair market value.--The term ``fair market value'' 
     means the amount for which a willing buyer would purchase and 
     a willing seller would sell a parcel of land, as determined 
     by a qualified, independent land appraiser.
       (B) Previous owner of land.--The term ``previous owner of 
     land'' means a person (including a corporation) that 
     conveyed, or a descendant of a deceased individual who 
     conveyed, land to the Corps of Engineers for use in the Candy 
     Lake project in Osage County, Oklahoma.
       (2) Land conveyances.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall convey, in accordance 
     with this subsection, all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in and to the land acquired by the United 
     States for the Candy Lake project in Osage County, Oklahoma.
       (B) Previous owners of land.--
       (i) In general.--The Secretary shall give a previous owner 
     of land the first option to purchase the land described in 
     subparagraph (A).
       (ii) Application.--

       (I) In general.--A previous owner of land that desires to 
     purchase the land described in subparagraph (A) that was 
     owned by the previous owner of land, or by the individual 
     from whom the previous owner of land is descended, shall file 
     an application to purchase the land with the Secretary not 
     later than 180 days after the official date of notice to the 
     previous owner of land under paragraph (3).
       (II) First to file has first option.--If more than 1 
     application is filed to purchase a parcel of land described 
     in subparagraph (A), the first option to purchase the parcel 
     of land shall be determined in the order in which 
     applications for the parcel of land were filed.

       (iii) Identification of previous owners of land.--As soon 
     as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, identify each 
     previous owner of land.
       (iv) Consideration.--Consideration for land conveyed under 
     this paragraph shall be the fair market value of the land.
       (C) Disposal.--Any land described in subparagraph (A) for 
     which an application to purchase the land has not been filed 
     under subparagraph (B)(ii) within the applicable time period 
     shall be disposed of in accordance with law.
       (D) Extinguishment of easements.--All flowage easements 
     acquired by the United States for use in the Candy Lake 
     project in Osage County, Oklahoma, are extinguished.
       (3) Notice.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall notify--
       (i) each person identified as a previous owner of land 
     under paragraph (2)(B)(iii), not later than 90 days after 
     identification, by United States mail; and
       (ii) the general public, not later than 90 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, by publication in the 
     Federal Register.
       (B) Contents of notice.--Notice under this paragraph shall 
     include--
       (i) a copy of this subsection;
       (ii) information sufficient to separately identify each 
     parcel of land subject to this subsection; and
       (iii) specification of the fair market value of each parcel 
     of land subject to this subsection.
       (C) Official date of notice.--The official date of notice 
     under this paragraph shall be the later of--
       (i) the date on which actual notice is mailed; or
       (ii) the date of publication of the notice in the Federal 
     Register.
       (c) Lake Hugo, Oklahoma, Area Land Conveyance.--
       (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey at fair 
     market value to Choctaw County Industrial Authority, 
     Oklahoma, the property described in paragraph (2).
       (2) Description.--The property to be conveyed under 
     paragraph (1) is--
       (A) that portion of land at Lake Hugo, Oklahoma, above 
     elevation 445.2 located in the N\1/2\ of the NW\1/4\ of 
     Section 24, R 18 E, T 6 S, and the S\1/2\ of the SW\1/4\ of 
     Section 13, R 18 E, T 6 S bounded to the south by a line 50 
     north on the centerline of Road B of Sawyer Bluff Public Use 
     Area and to the north by the \1/2\ quarter section line 
     forming the south boundary of Wilson Point Public Use Area; 
     and
       (B) a parcel of property at Lake Hugo, Oklahoma, commencing 
     at the NE corner of the SE\1/4\ SW\1/4\ of Section 13, R 18 
     E, T 6 S, 100 feet north, then east approximately \1/2\ mile 
     to the county line road between Section 13, R 18 E, T 6 S, 
     and Section 18, R 19 E, T 6 S.
       (3) Terms and conditions.--The conveyances under this 
     subsection shall be subject to such terms and conditions, 
     including payment of reasonable administrative costs and 
     compliance with applicable Federal floodplain management and 
     flood insurance programs, as the Secretary considers 
     necessary and appropriate to protect the interests of the 
     United States.
       (d) Conveyance of Property in Marshall County, Oklahoma.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall convey to the State of 
     Oklahoma all right, title, and interest of the United States 
     to real property located in Marshall County, Oklahoma, and 
     included in the Lake Texoma (Denison Dam), Oklahoma and 
     Texas, project consisting of approximately 1,580 acres and 
     leased to the State of Oklahoma for public park and 
     recreation purposes.
       (2) Consideration.--Consideration for the conveyance under 
     paragraph (1) shall be the fair market value of the real 
     property, as determined by the Secretary. All costs 
     associated with the conveyance under paragraph (1) shall be 
     paid by the State of Oklahoma.
       (3) Description.--The exact acreage and legal description 
     of the real property to be conveyed under paragraph (1) shall 
     be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. The 
     cost of the survey shall be paid by the State of Oklahoma.
       (4) Environmental compliance.--Before making the conveyance 
     under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
       (A) conduct an environmental baseline survey to determine 
     if there are levels of contamination for which the United 
     States would be responsible under the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.); and
       (B) ensure that the conveyance complies with the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
       (5) Other terms and conditions.--The conveyance under 
     paragraph (1) shall be subject to such other terms and 
     conditions as the Secretary considers necessary and 
     appropriate to protect the interests of the United States, 
     including reservation by the United States of a flowage 
     easement over all portions of the real property to be 
     conveyed that are at or below elevation 645.0 NGVD.
       (e) Summerfield Cemetery Association, Oklahoma, Land 
     Conveyance.--
       (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transfer to 
     the Summerfield Cemetery Association, Oklahoma, all right, 
     title, and interest of the United State in and to the land 
     described in paragraph (3) for use as a cemetery.
       (2) Reversion.--If the land to be transferred under this 
     subsection ever cease to be used as a not-for-profit cemetery 
     or for other public purposes the land shall revert to the 
     United States.
       (3) Description.--The land to be conveyed under this 
     subsection is the approximately 10 acres of land located in 
     Leflore County, Oklahoma, and described as follows:


                         indian basin meridian

              Section 23, Township 5 North, Range 23 East

       SW SE SW NW
       NW NE NW SW
       N\1/2\ SW SW NW.
       (4) Consideration.--The conveyance under this subsection 
     shall be without consideration. All costs associated with the 
     conveyance shall be paid by the Summerfield Cemetery 
     Association, Oklahoma.

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       (5) Other terms and conditions.--The conveyance under this 
     subsection shall be subject to such other terms and 
     conditions as the Secretary considers necessary and 
     appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.
       (f) Dexter, Oregon.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall convey to the Dexter 
     Sanitary District all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in and to a parcel of land consisting of 
     approximately 5 acres located at Dexter Lake, Oregon, under 
     lease to the Dexter Sanitary District.
       (2) Consideration.--Land to be conveyed under this section 
     shall be conveyed without consideration. If the land is no 
     longer held in public ownership or no longer used for 
     wastewater treatment purposes, title to the land shall revert 
     to the Secretary.
       (3) Terms and conditions.--The conveyance by the United 
     States shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of 
     the United States.
       (4) Description.--The exact acreage and description of the 
     land to be conveyed under paragraph (1) shall be determined 
     by such surveys as the Secretary considers necessary. The 
     cost of the surveys shall be borne by the Dexter Sanitary 
     District.
       (g) Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake, South Carolina.--
       (1) In general.--Upon execution of an agreement under 
     paragraph (4) and subject to the requirements of this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall convey, without 
     consideration, to the State of South Carolina all right, 
     title, and interest of the United States to the lands 
     described in paragraph (2) that are managed, as of the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, by the South Carolina 
     Department of Natural Resources for fish and wildlife 
     mitigation purposes in connection with the Richard B. Russell 
     Dam and Lake, South Carolina, project.
       (2) Description.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the lands to 
     be conveyed under paragraph (1) are described in Exhibits A, 
     F, and H of Army Lease Number DACW21-1-93-0910 and associated 
     Supplemental Agreements or are designated in red in Exhibit A 
     of Army License Number DACW21-3-85-1904; except that all 
     designated lands in the license that are below elevation 346 
     feet mean sea level or that are less than 300 feet measured 
     horizontally from the top of the power pool are excluded from 
     the conveyance. Management of the excluded lands shall 
     continue in accordance with the terms of Army License Number 
     DACW21-3-85-1904 until the Secretary and the State enter into 
     an agreement under paragraph (4).
       (B) Survey.--The exact acreage and legal description of the 
     lands to be conveyed under paragraph (1) shall be determined 
     by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary, with the cost of 
     the survey to be paid by the State. The State shall be 
     responsible for all other costs, including real estate 
     transaction and environmental compliance costs, associated 
     with the conveyance.
       (3) Terms and conditions.--
       (A) Management of lands.--All lands that are conveyed under 
     paragraph (1) shall be retained in public ownership and shall 
     be managed in perpetuity for fish and wildlife mitigation 
     purposes in accordance with a plan approved by the Secretary. 
     If the lands are not managed for such purposes in accordance 
     with the plan, title to the lands shall revert to the United 
     States. If the lands revert to the United States under this 
     subparagraph, the Secretary shall manage the lands for such 
     purposes.
       (B) Terms and conditions.--The Secretary may require such 
     additional terms and conditions in connection with the 
     conveyance as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect 
     the interests of the United States.
       (4) Payments.--
       (A) Agreements.--The Secretary is authorized to pay to the 
     State of South Carolina not more than $4,850,000 if the 
     Secretary and the State enter into a binding agreement for 
     the State to manage for fish and wildlife mitigation 
     purposes, in perpetuity, the lands conveyed under this 
     subsection and the lands not covered by the conveyance that 
     are designated in red in Exhibit A of Army License Number 
     DACW21-3-85-1904.
       (B) Terms and conditions.--The agreement shall specify the 
     terms and conditions under which the payment will be made and 
     the rights of, and remedies available to, the Federal 
     Government to recover all or a portion of the payment in the 
     event the State fails to manage the lands in a manner 
     satisfactory to the Secretary.
       (h) Charleston, South Carolina.--The Secretary is 
     authorized to convey the property of the Corps of Engineers 
     known as the ``Equipment and Storage Yard'', located on 
     Meeting Street in Charleston, South Carolina, in as-is 
     condition for fair-market value with all proceeds from the 
     conveyance to be applied by the Corps of Engineers, 
     Charleston District, to offset a portion of the costs of 
     moving or leasing (or both) an office facility in the City of 
     Charleston.
       (i) Clarkston, Washington.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall convey to the Port of 
     Clarkston, Washington, all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in and to a portion of the land described in 
     Army Lease Number DACW68-1-97-22, consisting of approximately 
     31 acres, the exact boundaries of which shall be determined 
     by the Secretary and the Port of Clarkston.
       (2) Additional land.--The Secretary may convey to the Port 
     of Clarkston, Washington, at fair market value as determined 
     by the Secretary, such additional land located in the 
     vicinity of Clarkston, Washington, as the Secretary 
     determines to be excess to the needs of the Columbia River 
     Project and appropriate for conveyance.
       (3) Terms and conditions.--The conveyances made under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be subject to such terms and 
     conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary to 
     protect the interests of the United States, including a 
     requirement that the Port of Clarkston pay all administrative 
     costs associated with the conveyances (including the cost of 
     land surveys and appraisals and costs associated with 
     compliance with applicable environmental laws, including 
     regulations).
       (4) Use of land.--The Port of Clarkston shall be required 
     to pay the fair market value, as determined by the Secretary, 
     of any land conveyed pursuant to paragraph (1) that is not 
     retained in public ownership or is used for other than public 
     park or recreation purposes, except that the Secretary shall 
     have a right of reverter to reclaim possession and title to 
     any such land.
       (j) Land Conveyance to Matewan, West Virginia.--
       (1) In general.--The United States shall convey by quit 
     claim deed to the Town of Matewan, West Virginia, all right, 
     title, and interest of the United States in and to four 
     parcels of land deemed excess by the Secretary of the Army, 
     acting through the Chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 
     to the structural project for flood control constructed by 
     the Corps of Engineers along the Tug Fork River pursuant to 
     section 202 of Public Law 96-367.
       (2) Property description.--The parcels of land referred to 
     in paragraph (1) are as follows:
       (A) A certain parcel of land in the State of West Virginia, 
     Mingo County, Town of Matewan, and being more particularly 
     bounded and described as follows:
       Beginning at a point on the southerly right-of-way line of 
     a 40-foot-wide street right-of-way (known as McCoy Alley), 
     having an approximate coordinate value of N228,695, 
     E1,662,397, in the line common to the land designated as 
     U.S.A. Tract No. 834, and the land designated as U.S.A. Tract 
     No. 837, said point being South 51 deg.52' East 81.8 feet 
     from an iron pin and cap marked M-12 on the boundary of the 
     Matewan Area Structural Project, on the north right-of-way 
     line of said street, at a corner common to designated U.S.A. 
     Tracts Nos. 834 and 836; thence, leaving the right-of-way of 
     said street, with the line common to the land of said Tract 
     No. 834, and the land of said Tract No. 837.
       South 14 deg.37' West 46 feet to the corner common to the 
     land of said Tract No. 834, and the land of said Tract No. 
     837; thence, leaving the land of said Tract No. 837, severing 
     the lands of said Project.
       South 14 deg.37' West 46 feet.
       South 68 deg.07' East 239 feet.
       North 26 deg.05' East 95 feet to a point on the southerly 
     right-of-way line of said street; thence, with the right-of-
     way of said street, continuing to sever the lands of said 
     Project.
       South 63 deg.55' East 206 feet; thence, leaving the right-
     of-way of said street, continuing to sever the lands of said 
     Project.
       South 26 deg.16' West 63 feet; thence, with a curve to the 
     left having a radius of 70 feet, a delta of 33 deg.58', an 
     arc length of 41 feet, the chord bearing.
       South 09 deg.17' West 41 feet; thence, leaving said curve, 
     continuing to sever the lands of said Project.
       South 07 deg.42' East 31 feet to a point on the right-of-
     way line of the floodwall; thence, with the right-of-way of 
     said floodwall, continuing to sever the lands of said 
     Project.
       South 77 deg.04' West 71 feet.
       North 77 deg.10' West 46 feet.
       North 67 deg.07' West 254 feet.
       North 67 deg.54' West 507 feet.
       North 57 deg.49' West 66 feet to the intersection of the 
     right-of-way line of said floodwall with the southerly right-
     of-way line of said street; thence, leaving the right-of-way 
     of said floodwall and with the southerly right-of-way of said 
     street, continuing to sever the lands of said Project.
       North 83 deg.01' East 171 feet.
       North 89 deg.42' East 74 feet.
       South 83 deg.39' East 168 feet.
       South 83 deg.38' East 41 feet.
       South 77 deg.26' East 28 feet to the point of beginning, 
     containing 2.59 acres, more or less. The bearings and 
     coordinate used herein are referenced to the West Virginia 
     State Plane Coordinate System, South Zone.
       (B) A certain parcel of land in the State of West Virginia, 
     Mingo County, Town of Matewan, and being more particularly 
     bounded and described as follows:
       Beginning at an iron pin and cap designated Corner No. M2-2 
     on the southerly right-of-way line of the Norfolk and Western 
     Railroad, having an approximate coordinate value of N228,755 
     E1,661,242, and being at the intersection of the right-of-way 
     line of the floodwall with the boundary of the Matewan Area 
     Structural Project; thence, leaving the right-of-way of said 
     floodwall and with said Project boundary, and the southerly 
     right-of-way of said Railroad.
       North 59 deg.45' East 34 feet.
       North 69 deg.50' East 44 feet.
       North 58 deg.11' East 79 feet.
       North 66 deg.13' East 102 feet.
       North 69 deg.43' East 98 feet.
       North 77 deg.39' East 18 feet.
       North 72 deg.39' East 13 feet to a point at the 
     intersection of said Project boundary, and the southerly 
     right-of-way of said Railroad, with the westerly right-of-way 
     line of State Route 49/10; thence, leaving said Project 
     boundary, and the southerly right-of-way of

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     said Railroad, and with the westerly right-of-way of said 
     road.
       South 03 deg.21' East 100 feet to a point at the 
     intersection of the westerly right-of-way of said road with 
     the right-of-way of said floodwall; thence, leaving the 
     right-of-way of said road, and with the right-of-way line of 
     said floodwall.
       South 79 deg.30' West 69 feet.
       South 78 deg.28' West 222 feet.
       South 80 deg.11' West 65 feet.
       North 38 deg.40' West 14 feet to the point of beginning, 
     containing 0.53 acre, more or less. The bearings and 
     coordinate used herein are referenced to the West Virginia 
     State Plane Coordinate System, South Zone.
       (C) A certain parcel of land in the State of West Virginia, 
     Mingo County, Town of Matewan, and being more particularly 
     bounded and described as follows:
       Beginning at a point on the southerly right-of-way line of 
     the Norfolk and Western Railroad, having an approximate 
     coordinate value of N228,936 E1,661,672, and being at the 
     intersection of the easterly right-of-way line of State Route 
     49/10 with the boundary of the Matewan Area Structural 
     Project; thence, leaving the right-of-way of said road, and 
     with said Project boundary, and the southerly right-of-way of 
     said Railroad.
       North 77 deg.49' East 89 feet to an iron pin and cap 
     designated as U.S.A. Corner No. M-4.
       North 79 deg.30' East 74 feet to an iron pin and cap 
     designated as U.S.A. Corner No. M-5-1; thence, leaving the 
     southerly right-of-way of said Railroad, and continuing with 
     the boundary of said Project.
       South 06 deg.33' East 102 to an iron pipe and cap 
     designated U.S.A. Corner No. M-6-1 on the northerly right-of-
     way line of State Route 49/28; thence, leaving the boundary 
     of said Project, and with the right-of-way of said road, 
     severing the lands of said Project.
       North 80 deg.59' West 171 feet to a point at the 
     intersection of the Northerly right-of-way line of said State 
     Route 49/28 with the easterly right-of-way line of said State 
     Route 49/10; thence, leaving the right-of-way of said State 
     Route 49/28 and with the right-of-way of said State Route 49/
     10.
       North 03 deg.21' West 42 feet to the point of beginning, 
     containing 0.27 acre, more or less. The bearings and 
     coordinate used herein are referenced to the West Virginia 
     State Plane Coordinate System, South Zone.
       (D) A certain parcel of land in the State of West Virginia, 
     Mingo County, Town of Matewan, and being more particularly 
     bounded and described as follows:
       Beginning at a point at the intersection of the easterly 
     right-of-way line of State Route 49/10 with the right-of-way 
     line of the floodwall, having an approximate coordinate value 
     of N228,826 E1,661,679; thence, leaving the right-of-way of 
     said floodwall, and with the right-of-way of said State Route 
     49/10.
       North 03 deg.21' West 23 feet to a point at the 
     intersection of the easterly right-of-way line of said State 
     Route 49/10 with the southerly right-of-way line of State 
     Route 49/28; thence, leaving the right-of-way of said State 
     Route 49/10 and with the right-of-way of said State Route 49/
     28.
       South 80 deg.59' East 168 feet.
       North 82 deg.28' East 45 feet to an iron pin and cap 
     designated as U.S.A. Corner No. M-8-1 on the boundary of the 
     Western Area Structural Project; thence, leaving the right-
     of-way of said State Route 49/28, and with said Project 
     boundary.
       South 08 deg.28' East 88 feet to an iron pin and cap 
     designated as U.S.A. Corner No. M-9-1 point on the northerly 
     right-of-way line of a street (known as McCoy Alley); thence, 
     leaving said Project boundary and with the northerly right-
     of-way of said street.
       South 83 deg.01' West 38 feet to a point on the right-of-
     way line of said floodwall; thence, leaving the right-of-way 
     of said street, and with the right-of-way of said floodwall.
       North 57 deg.49' West 180 feet.
       South 79 deg.30' West 34 feet to a point of beginning, 
     containing 0.24 acre, more or less. The bearings and 
     coordinate used herein are referenced to the West Virginia 
     State Plane Coordinate System, South Zone.
       (k) Merrisach Lake, Arkansas County, Arkansas.--
       (1) Land conveyance.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, the Secretary shall convey to eligible private 
     property owners at fair market value, as determined by the 
     Secretary, all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to certain lands acquired for Navigation Pool 
     No. 2, McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, 
     Merrisach Lake Project, Arkansas County, Arkansas.
       (2) Property description.--The lands to be conveyed under 
     paragraph (1) include those lands lying between elevation 
     163, National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, and the 
     Federal Government boundary line for Tract Numbers 102, 129, 
     132-1, 132-2, 132-3, 134, 135, 136-1, 136-2, 138, 139, 140, 
     141, 142, 143, 144, and 145, located in sections 18, 19, 29, 
     30, 31, and 32, Township 7 South, Range 2 West, and the SE\1/
     4\ of Section 36, Township 7 South, Range 3 West, Fifth 
     Principal Meridian, with the exception of any land designated 
     for public park purposes.
       (3) Terms and conditions.--Any lands conveyed under 
     paragraph (1) shall be subject to--
       (A) a perpetual flowage easement prohibiting human 
     habitation and restricting construction activities;
       (B) the reservation of timber rights by the United States; 
     and
       (C) such additional terms and conditions as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.
       (4) Eligible property owner defined.--In this subsection, 
     the term ``eligible private property owner'' means the owner 
     of record of land contiguous to lands owned by the United 
     States in connection with the project referred to in 
     paragraph (1).

     SEC. 579. NAMINGS.

       (a) Francis Bland Floodway Ditch, Arkansas.--
       (1) Designation.--8-Mile Creek in Paragould, Arkansas, 
     shall be known and designated as the ``Francis Bland Floodway 
     Ditch''.
       (2) Legal reference.--Any reference in a law, map, 
     regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
     States to the creek referred to in paragraph (1) shall be 
     deemed to be a reference to the ``Francis Bland Floodway 
     Ditch''.
       (b) Lawrence Blackwell Memorial Bridge, Arkansas.--
       (1) Designation.--The bridge over lock and dam numbered 4 
     on the Arkansas River, Arkansas, constructed as part of the 
     project for navigation on the Arkansas River and tributaries, 
     shall be known and designated as the ``Lawrence Blackwell 
     Memorial Bridge''.
       (2) Legal reference.--Any reference in a law, map, 
     regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
     States to the bridge referred to in paragraph (1) shall be 
     deemed to be a reference to the ``Lawrence Blackwell Memorial 
     Bridge''.

     SEC. 580. FOLSOM DAM AND RESERVOIR ADDITIONAL STORAGE AND 
                   ADDITIONAL FLOOD CONTROL STUDIES.

       (a) Folsom Flood Control Studies.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     State of California and local water resources agencies, shall 
     undertake a study of increasing surcharge flood control 
     storage at the Folsom Dam and Reservoir.
       (2) Limitations.--The study of the Folsom Dam and Reservoir 
     undertaken under paragraph (1) shall assume that there is to 
     be no increase in conservation storage at the Folsom 
     Reservoir.
       (3) Report.--Not later than March 1, 2000, the Secretary 
     shall transmit to Congress a report on the results of the 
     study under this subsection.
       (b) American and Sacramento Rivers Flood Control Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall undertake a study of 
     all levees on the American River and on the Sacramento River 
     downstream and immediately upstream of the confluence of such 
     Rivers to access opportunities to increase potential flood 
     protection through levee modifications.
       (2) Deadline for completion.--Not later than March 1, 2000, 
     the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the 
     results of the study undertaken under this subsection.

     SEC. 581. WALLOPS ISLAND, VIRGINIA.

       (a) Emergency Action.--The Secretary shall take emergency 
     action to protect Wallops Island, Virginia, from damaging 
     coastal storms, by improving and extending the existing 
     seawall, replenishing and renourishing the beach, and 
     constructing protective dunes.
       (b) Reimbursement.--The Secretary may seek reimbursement 
     from other Federal agencies whose resources are protected by 
     the emergency action taken under subsection (a).
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $8,000,000.

     SEC. 582. DETROIT RIVER, DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to repair and 
     rehabilitate the seawalls on the Detroit River in Detroit, 
     Michigan.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 
     30, 1999, $1,000,000 to carry out this section.

     SEC. 583. NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA.

       (a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary may establish 
     a pilot program for providing environmental assistance to 
     non-Federal interests in northeastern Minnesota.
       (b) Form of Assistance.--Assistance under this section may 
     be in the form of design and construction assistance for 
     water-related environmental infrastructure and resource 
     protection and development projects in northeastern 
     Minnesota, including projects for wastewater treatment and 
     related facilities, water supply and related facilities, 
     environmental restoration, and surface water resource 
     protection and development.
       (c) Public Ownership Requirement.--The Secretary may 
     provide assistance for a project under this section only if 
     the project is publicly owned.
       (d) Local Cooperation Agreement.--
       (1) In general.--Before providing assistance under this 
     section, the Secretary shall enter into a local cooperation 
     agreement with a non-Federal interest to provide for design 
     and construction of the project to be carried out with the 
     assistance.
       (2) Requirements.--Each local cooperation agreement entered 
     into under this subsection shall provide for the following:
       (A) Plan.--Development by the Secretary, in consultation 
     with appropriate Federal and State officials, of a facilities 
     or resource protection and development plan, including 
     appropriate engineering plans and specifications.
       (B) Legal and institutional structures.--Establishment of 
     such legal and institutional structures as are necessary to 
     ensure the effective long-term operation of the project by 
     the non-Federal interest.
       (3) Cost sharing.--
       (A) In general.--The Federal share of project costs under 
     each local cooperation agreement entered into under this sub

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     section shall be 75 percent. The Federal share may be in the 
     form of grants or reimbursements of project costs.
       (B) Credit for design work.--The non-Federal interest shall 
     receive credit for the reasonable costs of design work 
     completed by the non-Federal interest prior to entering into 
     a local cooperation agreement with the Secretary for a 
     project. The credit for the design work shall not exceed 6 
     percent of the total construction costs of the project.
       (C) Credit for interest.--In the event of a delay in the 
     funding of the non-Federal share of a project that is the 
     subject of an agreement under this section, the non-Federal 
     interest shall receive credit for reasonable interest 
     incurred in providing the non-Federal share of a project's 
     cost.
       (D) Land, easements, and rights-of-way credit.--The non-
     Federal interest shall receive credit for land, easements, 
     rights-of-way, and relocations toward its share of project 
     costs (including all reasonable costs associated with 
     obtaining permits necessary for the construction, operation, 
     and maintenance of the project on publicly owned or 
     controlled land), but not to exceed 25 percent of total 
     project costs.
       (E) Operation and maintenance.--The non-Federal share of 
     operation and maintenance costs for projects constructed with 
     assistance provided under this section shall be 100 percent.
       (e) Applicability of Other Federal and State Laws.--Nothing 
     in this section shall be construed as waiving, limiting, or 
     otherwise affecting the applicability of any provision of 
     Federal or State law that would otherwise apply to a project 
     to be carried out with assistance provided under this 
     section.
       (f) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2001, the 
     Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the results 
     of the pilot program carried out under this section, together 
     with recommendations concerning whether or not such program 
     should be implemented on a national basis.
       (g) Northeastern Minnesota Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``northeastern Minnesota'' means the counties of Cook, 
     Lake, St. Louis, Koochiching, Itasca, Cass, Crow Wing, 
     Aitkin, Carlton, Pine, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Benton, 
     Sherburne, Isanti, and Chisago, Minnesota.
       (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $40,000,000 for 
     fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1999. Such sums 
     shall remain available until expended.

     SEC. 584. ALASKA.

       (a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary may establish 
     a pilot program for providing environmental assistance to 
     non-Federal interests in Alaska.
       (b) Form of Assistance.--Assistance under this section may 
     be in the form of design and construction assistance for 
     water-related environmental infrastructure and resource 
     protection and development projects in Alaska, including 
     projects for wastewater treatment and related facilities, 
     water supply and related facilities, and surface water 
     resource protection and development.
       (c) Ownership Requirements.--The Secretary may provide 
     assistance for a project under this section only if the 
     project is publicly owned or is owned by a native corporation 
     as defined by section 1602 of title 43, United States Code.
       (d) Local Cooperation Agreements.--
       (1) In general.--Before providing assistance under this 
     section, the Secretary shall enter into a local cooperation 
     agreement with a non-Federal interest to provide for design 
     and construction of the project to be carried out with the 
     assistance.
       (2) Requirements.--Each local cooperation agreement entered 
     into under this subsection shall provide for the following:
       (A) Plan.--Development by the Secretary, in consultation 
     with appropriate Federal and State officials, of a facilities 
     or resource protection and development plan, including 
     appropriate engineering plans and specifications.
       (B) Legal and institutional structures.--Establishment of 
     such legal and institutional structures as are necessary to 
     ensure the effective long-term operation of the project by 
     the non-Federal interest.
       (3) Cost sharing.--
       (A) In general.--The Federal share of the project costs 
     under each local cooperation agreement entered into under 
     this subsection shall be 75 percent. The Federal share may be 
     in the form of grants or reimbursements of project costs.
       (B) Credit for design work.--The non-Federal interest shall 
     receive credit for the reasonable costs of design work 
     completed by the non-Federal interest prior to entering into 
     a local cooperation agreement with the Secretary for a 
     project. The credit for the design work shall not exceed 6 
     percent of the total construction costs of the project.
       (C) Credit for interest.--In the event of a delay in the 
     funding of the non-Federal share of a project that is the 
     subject of an agreement under this section, the non-Federal 
     interest shall receive credit for reasonable interest 
     incurred in providing the non-Federal share of a project's 
     cost.
       (D) Land, easements, and rights-of-way credit.--The non-
     Federal interest shall receive credit for land, easements, 
     rights-of-way, and relocations toward its share of project 
     costs (including all reasonable costs associated with 
     obtaining permits necessary for the construction, operation, 
     and maintenance of the project on publicly owned or 
     controlled land), but not to exceed 25 percent of total 
     project costs.
       (E) Operation and maintenance.--The non-Federal share of 
     operation and maintenance costs for projects constructed with 
     assistance provided under this section shall be 100 percent.
       (e) Applicability of Other Federal and State Laws.--Nothing 
     in this section shall be construed as waiving, limiting, or 
     otherwise affecting the applicability of any provision of 
     Federal or State law that would otherwise apply to a project 
     to be carried out with assistance provided under this 
     section.
       (f) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2001, the 
     Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the results 
     of the pilot program carried out under this section, together 
     with recommendations concerning whether or not such program 
     should be implemented on a national basis.
       (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for 
     fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1999. Such sums 
     shall remain available until expended.

     SEC. 585. CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.

       (a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary may establish 
     a pilot program for providing environmental assistance to 
     non-Federal interests in central West Virginia.
       (b) Form of Assistance.--Assistance under this section may 
     be in the form of design and construction assistance for 
     water-related environmental infrastructure and resource 
     protection and development projects in central West Virginia, 
     including projects for wastewater treatment and related 
     facilities, water supply and related facilities, and surface 
     water resource protection and development.
       (c) Public Ownership Requirement.--The Secretary may 
     provide assistance for a project under this section only if 
     the project is publicly owned.
       (d) Local Cooperation Agreements.--
       (1) In general.--Before providing assistance under this 
     section, the Secretary shall enter into a local cooperation 
     agreement with a non-Federal interest to provide for design 
     and construction of the project to be carried out with the 
     assistance.
       (2) Requirements.--Each local cooperation agreement entered 
     into under this subsection shall provide for the following:
       (A) Plan.--Development by the Secretary, in consultation 
     with appropriate Federal and State officials, of a facilities 
     or resource protection and development plan, including 
     appropriate engineering plans and specifications.
       (B) Legal and institutional structures.--Establishment of 
     such legal and institutional structures as are necessary to 
     ensure the effective long-term operation of the project by 
     the non-Federal interest.
       (3) Cost sharing.--
       (A) In general.--The Federal share of the project costs 
     under each local cooperation agreement entered into under 
     this subsection shall be 75 percent. The Federal share may be 
     in the form of grants or reimbursements of project costs.
       (B) Credit for design work.--The non-Federal interest shall 
     receive credit for the reasonable costs of design work 
     completed by the non-Federal interest prior to entering into 
     a local cooperation agreement with the Secretary for a 
     project. The credit for the design work shall not exceed 6 
     percent of the total construction costs of the project.
       (C) Credit for interest.--In the event of a delay in the 
     funding of the non-Federal share of a project that is the 
     subject of an agreement under this section, the non-Federal 
     interest shall receive credit for reasonable interest 
     incurred in providing the non-Federal share of a project's 
     cost.
       (D) Land, easements, and rights-of-way credit.--The non-
     Federal interest shall receive credit for land, easements, 
     rights-of-way, and relocations toward its share of project 
     costs (including all reasonable costs associated with 
     obtaining permits necessary for the construction, operation, 
     and maintenance of the project on publicly owned or 
     controlled land), but not to exceed 25 percent of total 
     project costs.
       (E) Operation and maintenance.--The non-Federal share of 
     operation and maintenance costs for projects constructed with 
     assistance provided under this section shall be 100 percent.
       (e) Applicability of Other Federal and State Laws.--Nothing 
     in this section shall be construed as waiving, limiting, or 
     otherwise affecting the applicability of any provision of 
     Federal or State law that would otherwise apply to a project 
     to be carried out with assistance provided under this 
     section.
       (f) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2001, the 
     Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the results 
     of the pilot program carried out under this section, together 
     with recommendations concerning whether or not such program 
     should be implemented on a national basis.
       (g) Central West Virginia Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``central West Virginia'' means the counties of Mason, 
     Jackson, Putnam, Kanawha, Roane, Wirt, Calhoun, Clay, 
     Nicholas, Braxton, Gilmer, Lewis, Upshur, Randolph, 
     Pendleton, Hardy, Hampshire, Morgan, Berkeley, and Jefferson, 
     West Virginia.
       (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for 
     fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1999. Such sums 
     shall remain available until expended.

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     SEC. 586. SACRAMENTO METROPOLITAN AREA WATERSHED RESTORATION, 
                   CALIFORNIA.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to undertake 
     environmental restoration activities included in the 
     Sacramento Metropolitan Water Authority's ``Watershed 
     Management Plan''. These activities shall be limited to 
     cleanup of contaminated groundwater resulting directly from 
     the acts of any Federal agency or Department of the Federal 
     Government at or in the vicinity of McClellan Air Force Base, 
     California; Mather Air Force Base, California; Sacramento 
     Army Depot, California; or any location within the watershed 
     where the Federal Government would be a responsible party 
     under any Federal environmental law.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for 
     fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1999.

     SEC. 587. ONONDAGA LAKE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to plan, 
     design, and construct projects for the environmental 
     restoration, conservation, and management of Onondaga Lake, 
     New York, and to provide, in coordination with the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     financial assistance to the State of New York and political 
     subdivisions thereof for the development and implementation 
     of projects to restore, conserve, and manage Onondaga Lake.
       (b) Partnership.--In carrying out this section, the 
     Secretary shall establish a partnership with appropriate 
     Federal agencies (including the Environmental Protection 
     Agency) and the State of New York and political subdivisions 
     thereof for the purpose of project development and 
     implementation. Such partnership shall be dissolved not later 
     than 15 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Cost Sharing.--The non-Federal share of the cost of a 
     project constructed under subsection (a) shall be not less 
     than 30 percent of the total cost of the project and may be 
     provided through in-kind services.
       (d) Effect on Liability.--Financial assistance provided 
     under this section shall not relieve from liability any 
     person who would otherwise be liable under Federal or State 
     law for damages, response costs, natural resource damages, 
     restitution, equitable relief, or any other relief.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated $10,000,000 to carry out the purposes of 
     this section.
       (f) Repeal.--Section 401 of the Great Lakes Critical 
     Programs Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 3010) and section 411 of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4648) are 
     repealed as of the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 588. EAST LYNN LAKE, WEST VIRGINIA.

       The Secretary shall defer any decision relating to the 
     leasing of mineral resources underlying East Lynn Lake, West 
     Virginia, project lands to the Federal entity vested with 
     such leasing authority.

     SEC. 589. EEL RIVER, CALIFORNIA.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine if 
     flooding in the City of Ferndale, California, is the result 
     of a Federal flood control project on the Eel River. If the 
     Secretary determines that the flooding is the result of the 
     project, the Secretary shall take appropriate measures 
     (including dredging of the Salt River and construction of 
     sediment ponds at the confluence of Francis, Reas, and 
     Williams Creeks) to mitigate the flooding.

     SEC. 590. NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall review a report 
     prepared by the non-Federal interest concerning flood 
     protection for the Dark Hollow area of North Little Rock, 
     Arkansas. If the Secretary determines that the report meets 
     the evaluation and design standards of the Corps of Engineers 
     and that the project is economically justified, technically 
     sound, and environmentally acceptable, the Secretary shall 
     carry out the project.
       (b) Treatment of Design and Plan Preparation Costs.--The 
     costs of design and preparation of plans and specifications 
     shall be included as project costs and paid during 
     construction.

     SEC. 591. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER, MISSISSIPPI PLACE, ST. 
                   PAUL, MINNESOTA.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary may enter into a cooperative 
     agreement to participate in a project for the planning, 
     design, and construction of infrastructure and other 
     improvements at Mississippi Place, St. Paul, Minnesota.
       (b) Cost Sharing.--
       (1) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of the 
     project shall be 50 percent. The Federal share may be 
     provided in the form of grants or reimbursements of project 
     costs.
       (2) Credit for non-federal work.--The non-Federal interest 
     shall receive credit toward the non-Federal share of the cost 
     of the project for reasonable costs incurred by the non-
     Federal interests as a result of participation in the 
     planning, design, and construction of the project.
       (3) Land, easements, and rights-of-way credit.--The non-
     Federal interest shall receive credit toward the non-Federal 
     share of the cost of the project for land, easements, rights-
     of-way, and relocations provided by the non-Federal interest 
     with respect to the project.
       (4) Operation and maintenance.--The non-Federal share of 
     operation and maintenance costs for the project shall be 100 
     percent.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated $3,000,000 to carry out this section.

  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 
provide for the conservation and development of water and related 
resources, to authorize the United States Army Corps of Engineers to 
construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the 
United States, 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.
  When on motion of Mr. BOEHLERT, 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.
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EHRLICH, by unanimous consent, 
appointed Messrs. Shuster, Young of Alaska, Boehlert, Baker, Doolittle, 
Sherwood, Oberstar, Borski, Mrs. Tauscher, and Mr. Baird, as managers on 
the part of the House at said conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.
  And then,

para. 83.21  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. UNDERWOOD, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 7 o'clock and 17 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
12:30 p.m. on Monday, July 22, 1999.

para. 83.22  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. ISTOOK: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 2587. 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, 2000, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-
     249). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. COBLE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1565. A bill to 
     amend the Trademark Act of 1946 relating to dilution of 
     famous marks, and for other purposes; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 106-250). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 2181. A 
     bill to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to acquire and 
     equip fishery survey vessels (Rept. No. 106-251). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1487. A 
     bill to provide for public participation in the declaration 
     of national monuments under the Act popularly known as the 
     Antiquities Act of 1906; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-
     252). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.

para. 83.23  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Ms. BROWN of Florida (for herself, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Shows, and Mr. Udall of New Mexico):
       H.R. 2586. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     increase the amount of veterans' burial benefit paid for plot 
     allowances, and to provide for the payment to States of plot 
     allowances for veterans eligible for burial in a national 
     cemetery who are buried in cemeteries of such States; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ISTOOK:
       H.R. 2587. 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, 2000, and for other 
     purposes.
           By Mr. CRAMER (for himself and Mr. Wicker):
       H.R. 2588. 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. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. 
             Cox):
       H.R. 2589. A bill to provide for the privatization of the 
     United States Postal Service; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mrs. Morella, 
             Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Christensen, 
             Mr. Sandlin, Mr.

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             Frost, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Borski, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. 
             Lantos):
       H.R. 2590. 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 or disabled persons are protected from institutional, 
     community, and domestic violence and sexual assault and to 
     improve outreach efforts and other services available to 
     older or disabled persons 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. MORAN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Ryun of 
             Kansas, Mr. Tiahrt, and Mr. Moore):
       H.R. 2591. A bill to designate the United States Post 
     Office located at 713 Elm Street in Wakefield, Kansas, as the 
     ``William H. Avery Post Office''; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. ROGAN (for himself, Mr. Berman, Mr. Ehrlich, 
             Mrs. Capps, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mr. Bryant, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Gallegly, and 
             Mr. Dingell):
       H.R. 2592. A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act 
     to provide that low-speed electric bicycles are consumer 
     products subject to such Act; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Frost, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Morella, 
             Ms. DeGette, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Lofgren, and Ms. 
             Schakowsky):
       H.R. 2593. A bill to provide for parity in the treatment of 
     mental illness; 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:
       H.R. 2594. A bill to provide grants to establish 25 
     demonstration mental health diversion courts; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Bonior, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Quinn, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Upton, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Barcia, Mr. Klink, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
             Kucinich, and Mr. Gillmor):
       H.R. 2595. A bill to place a moratorium on the export of 
     bulk fresh water until certain conditions are met; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. Weldon 
             of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 2596. A bill to provide for a testing program for the 
     Navy Theater-Wide system and the Theater High-Altitude Area 
     Defense system; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. WICKER:
       H.R. 2597. A bill to provide that the Federal Government 
     and States shall be subject to the same procedures and 
     substantive laws that would apply to persons on whose behalf 
     certain civil actions may be brought, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WU:
       H.R. 2598. A bill to terminate the price support and 
     marketing quota programs for peanuts; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       H.R. 2599. A bill to terminate the Federal price support 
     programs for sugar beets and sugarcane; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       H.R. 2600. A bill to require that the level of long-range 
     nuclear forces of the Department of Defense be reduced to 
     3,500 warheads consistent with the provisions of the START II 
     treaty; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       H.R. 2601. A bill to preserve Federal land by requiring a 
     moratorium on new mining activities on such land; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. WYNN:
       H.R. 2602. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act with 
     respect to electric reliability and oversight, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. WU:
       H.R. 2603. A bill to eliminate the use of the Savannah 
     River nuclear waste separation facilities in South Carolina; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Armed 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.
       H.R. 2604. A bill to terminate funding for the Fast Flux 
     Test Facility at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in 
     Washington; to the Committee on Science, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Commerce, and Armed 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. LINDER (for himself, Mr. Kingston, and Mr. 
             Spence):
       H.J. Res. 62. A joint resolution to grant the consent of 
     Congress to the boundary change between Georgia and South 
     Carolina; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. CHENOWETH:
       H.J. Res. 63. A 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.
           By Ms. BERKLEY (for herself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Berman, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Crowley, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Foley, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Inslee, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Levin, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Luther, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy 
             of New York, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. McGovern, Ms. McKinney, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Moore, 
             Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Pallone, 
             Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Pomeroy, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Shows, Mr. Sisisky, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Udall of Colorado, 
             Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Weygand, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Wu):
       H. Con. Res. 162. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the Auschwitz-Birkenau state 
     museum in Poland should release seven paintings by Auschwitz 
     survivor Dina Babbitt made while she was imprisoned there, 
     and that the governments of the United States and Poland 
     should facilitate the return of Dina Babbitt's artwork to 
     her; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. WEINER:
       H. Con. Res. 163. Concurrent resolution calling for the 
     full investigation of the Jewish Cultural Center bombing in 
     Buenos Aires, Argentina, on July 18, 1994; to the Committee 
     on International Relations. 

para. 83.24  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       163. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Michigan, relative to House 
     Resolution No. 98 memorializing Congress to oppose the Kyoto 
     Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions and to memorialize the 
     United States Senate not to ratify the Kyoto Climate Treaty; 
     to the Committee on International Relations. 

para. 83.25  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 8: Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 25: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Gilchrest, and 
     Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 72: Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 82: Mr. Hinchey and Mrs. Wilson.
       H.R. 123: Mr. Ramstad and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 133: Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 175: Mr. Moran of Kansas.
       H.R. 229: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 239: Mr. Kildee, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Thompson of 
     California, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Pastor, and Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 254: Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 274: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 275: Mr. King.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Brown of Ohio and Mr. Obey.
       H.R. 353: Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 372: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 418: Mr. Nadler, Mr. Hinchey, and Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 470: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 486: Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 488: Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 505: Mr. Rodriquez.
       H.R. 531: Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 580: Mr. Fattah and Mr. Becerra.
       H.R. 583: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 632: Mr. Boyd.
       H.R. 679: Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 732: Mr. Berman, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Rangel, 
     Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Fattah, and Mr. Roemer.
       H.R. 742: Ms. Carson, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 772: Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Kind and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 784: Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Wolf, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Linder, Mr. Smith of 
     Texas, and Mr. Cox.
       H.R. 826: Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 835: Mr. Franks of New Jersey and Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 837: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 850: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 864: Ms. Kaptur and Mr. Moran of Kansas.
       H.R. 1083: Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 1085: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
     and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 1093: Mr. Markey and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
     Texas.
       H.R. 1102: Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1106: Mr. Davis of Illinois.

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       H.R. 1116: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 1122: Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Holt, Ms. Lee, 
     Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
     Hoeffel, and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 1130: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1168: Mr. John.
       H.R. 1187: Mr. Skeen and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 1193: Mr. Inslee and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 1196: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1244: Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 1261: Mr. Ose.
       H.R. 1310: Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Barcia, Mr. 
     Kleczka, Mr. Largent, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. 
     McHugh.
       H.R. 1311: Mr. English, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Hulshof, 
     Mr. Bliley, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Ford, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
     Porter, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Holt, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
     Gordon, Mr. Largent, Mr. Herger, Mr. Baird, Mrs. Meek of 
     Florida, Mr. Upton, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
     Tancredo, Ms. Carson, Mr. Foley, Mr. Shows, and Mr. Diaz-
     Balart.
       H.R. 1325: Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 1360: Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 1366: Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 1381: Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 1385: Mr. Deutsch and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 1388: Mr. Holden, Mr. Gordon, and Mr. Watt of North 
     Carolina.
       H.R. 1443: Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 1456: Mr. Visclosky, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Underwood, and 
     Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 1482: Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 1483: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
     Holden, and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1505: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1507: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1511: Mr. Hill of Montana.
       H.R. 1531: Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 1572: Mr. Cook, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1579: Mr. Dooley of California, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
     George Miller of California, Mr. Hall of Ohio, and Mr. 
     Deutsch.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. Tiahrt and Mr. DeMint.
       H.R. 1616: Mr. Lazio.
       H.R. 1634: Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 1644: Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 1760: Mr. Gilman, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. George Miller of 
     California, Mr. Sherwood, and Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 1771: Mr. Hayworth and Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 1786: Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 1841: Mr. Reyes, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 1887: Mr. Bereuter and Mr. Rogan.
       H.R. 1907: Mr. Dreier, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
     Calvert, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
     Mr. Clement, Mr. Ford, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. 
     Etheridge.
       H.R. 1917: Mr. Clay, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island, Mr. Markey, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
     Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Doyle, and Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 1929: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 1933: Mr. Dreier and Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 1950: Mr. Holt, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Saxton, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. 
     Fattah.
       H.R. 1987: Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
     Greenwood, Mr. Graham, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Deal of 
     Georgia, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. DeMint, 
     Mr. Goode, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
     and Mr. Ganske.
       H.R. 1990: Mr. Gillmor.
       H.R. 2000: Mr. DeMint, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
     Bilirakis, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Sisisky, and 
     Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 2004: Mr. Stupak, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, and Ms. 
     Woolsey.
       H.R. 2005: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 2031: Mr. Nussle and Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 2081: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 2101: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 2102: Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. McNulty, and Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 2166: Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
     Cook, and Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 2171: Mrs. Biggert.
       H.R. 2241: Mr. Meehan and Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 2247: Mr. Talent and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 2277: Ms. Roybal-Allard and Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 2282: Mr. Fossella.
       H.R. 2287: Mr. Owens and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 2316: Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 2319: Mr. Houghton, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Stump, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
     and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 2333: Mr. Towns, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Brady 
     of Pennsylvania, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Engel, 
     and Mr. Rodriguez.
       H.R. 2344: Mr. Frost and Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 2362: Mr. Smith of New Jersey and Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 2365: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Rush, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
     Cummings, and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 2380: Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 2396: Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 2400: Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 2420: Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Foley, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
     Mr. Kildee, and Mr. King.
       H.R. 2429: Mr. Callahan, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. 
     Tauzin.
       H.R. 2436: Mr. Souder, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Burton 
     of Indiana, and Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 2439: Mr. Bass.
       H.R. 2446: Mr. Mascara, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
     Clyburn, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Stark, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Slaughter, 
     Mr. Pickett, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 2457: Mr. Brown of Ohio and Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 2511: Mr. Istook.
       H.R. 2515: Mr. Frost, Mr. McNulty, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H.R. 2520: Mr. English and Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 2529: Mrs. Northup, Ms. Dunn, and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 2530: Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Frost, and 
     Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 2534: Mr. Andrews, Mr. Shows, Ms. Berkley, Ms. 
     DeLauro, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 2539: Mr. Cox.
       H.R. 2548: Mr. Mica, Mr. Ose, Mr. Borski, and Ms. Baldwin.
       H.R. 2571: Mr. Goodling and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 2572: Mr. DeLay, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Aderholt, 
     Mr. Cramer, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Foley, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
     Rohrabacher, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Ney, 
     and Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 2584: Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
     Lucas of Oklahoma, and Mr. Chambliss.
       H.J. Res. 41: Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Clement, Mr. Fattah, Mrs. 
     Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
     Pomeroy, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Wu.
       H. Con. Res. 30: Mr. Petri.
       H. Con. Res. 62: Mr. Foley.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. Andrews, Mr. Olver, Mr. Traficant, and 
     Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H. Con. Res. 110: Mr. LaHood, Ms. Norton, Mr. Baird, Mr. 
     Gejdenson, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Reyes, 
     Mr. Bateman, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Watt of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Porter, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mrs. Johnson of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Frost, Mr. Souder, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
     McIntyre, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, and Mr. Simpson.
       H. Con. Res. 120: Mr. Callahan, Mrs. Capps, and Ms. 
     Slaughter.
       H. Con. Res. 124: Mr. Deutsch and Mr. McNulty.
       H. Res. 16: Mr. Gutknecht.
       H. Res. 107: Mr. Hinchey and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H. Res. 163: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. 
     Morella, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Baird, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
     Strickland, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Ms. 
     Millender-McDonald.
       H. Res. 238: Mr. Stearns.
       H. Res. 251: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
     Hefley, Mr. Dixon, Mr. English, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
     Mr. McDermott, Mr. Vento, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
     Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. 
     Underwood.

para. 83.26  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 798: Mr. Sessions.




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                       MONDAY, JULY 26, 1999 (84)

para. 84.1  appointment of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    July 26, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Jim Gibbons to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 19, 
1999, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 84.2  recess--12:32 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 12 o'clock 32 minutes p.m. until 2 
o'clock p.m.

para. 84.3  after recess--2 p.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para. 84.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Thursday, July 22, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 84.5  communications

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

       3217. 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 Final Free

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     and Restricted Percentages for the 1998-99 Marketing Year 
     [Docket No. FV99-982-1 FIR] received June 30, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3218. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Olives Grown in California; 
     Modification to Handler Membership on the California Olive 
     Committee [Docket No. FV99-932-2 FIR] received June 30, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       3219. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting notification that a transaction 
     involving U.S. exports to a private company in the energy 
     sector in Russia is now ready to proceed; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       3220. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a statement regarding a transaction 
     involving a U.S. export to Bulgaria; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       3221. 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 1998,'' pursuant to 42 
     U.S.C. 2120e(d)(2)(E)(ii)(II); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3222. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 
     99-0B, which relates to the Department of the Army's proposed 
     enhancements or upgrades from the level of sensitivity of 
     technology or capability of defense article(s) previously 
     sold to Greece, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b)(5); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       3223. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation 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. 99-17), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       3224. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Maryland Regulatory Program [MD-043-FOR] received 
     July 1, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       3225. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Land 
     and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Change to Delegated 
     State Audit Functions (RIN: 1010-AC51) received July 1, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3226. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Federal 
     Housing and Enterprise Oversight, Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Debt Collection (RIN: 2550-AA07) received June 24, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       3227. A letter from the Attorney for National Council on 
     Radiation Protection and Measurements, LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene 
     and MacRae, L.L.P., transmitting the 1998 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.
       3228. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting an informational copy of the 
     fiscal year 2000 Captial Investment and Leasing Program of 
     the General Services Administration's Public Buildings 
     Service, pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 606(a); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3229. A letter from the Commissioner, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting notification of the status of 
     the National Laboratory Center and the Fire Investigation 
     Research and Education facility proposed for the Bureau of 
     Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3230. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Annual Report of the Metals Initiative; to the Committee 
     on Science.
       3231. A letter from the Railroad Retirement Board, 
     transmitting a report on the actuarial status of the railroad 
     retirement system, including any recommendations for 
     financing changes, pursuant to 45 U.S.C. 321f-1; jointly to 
     the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Ways 
     and Means.
       3232. A letter from the Railroad Retirement Board, 
     transmitting the 1999 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. 84.6  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. 1480. An Act to provide for the conservation and 
     development of water and related resources, to authorize the 
     United States Army Corps of Engineers to construct various 
     projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United 
     States, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 1480) ``An Act to provide for the conservation and 
development of water and related resources, to authorize the United 
States Army Corps of Engineers to construct various projects for 
improvements to rivers and harbors of 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. Chafee, Mr. Warner, 
Mr. Smith of New Hampshire, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Moynihan, and 
Mrs. Boxer, to be the conferees on the part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate disagrees to the amendments 
of the House to the bill (S. 900) ``An Act to enhance competition in the 
financial services industry by providing a prudential framework for the 
affiliation of banks, securities firms, insurance companies, and other 
financial service providers, and for other purposes,'' requests a 
conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses 
thereon, and appoints Mr. Gramm, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Mack, Mr. Bennett, Mr. 
Grams, Mr. Allard, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Bunning, Mr. 
Crapo, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Johnson, Mr. 
Reed, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Bayh, and Mr. Edwards, to be the conferees on the 
part of the Senate.

para. 84.7  lake oconee land exchange

  Mr. GOODLATTE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the 
Senate (S. 604) to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to complete a 
land exchange with Georgia Power Company.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. GOODLATTE and Mr. 
PETERSON of Minnesota, 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. 84.8  export-import bank board quorum requirements

  Mr. LEACH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2565) to 
clarify the quorum requirement for the Board of Directors of the Export-
Import Bank of the United States; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. LEACH 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. 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. 84.9  committee records on mia's in southeast asia

  Mr. THOMAS moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 172): 

       Resolved, That the Archivist of the United States is 
     authorized and directed to make available for public use the 
     records of the House of Representatives Select Committee on 
     Missing Persons in Southeast Asia (94th Congress).

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. THOMAS and Mr. 
HOYER, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,

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  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution?
  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 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. 84.10  organ donor leave

  Mrs. BIGGERT moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 457) 
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. PEASE, recognized Mrs. BIGGERT 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. 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. 84.11  technical corrections in title 17, united states code

  Mr. COBLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 1260) to make technical corrections in title 17, United States Code, 
and other laws.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. COBLE 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. 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. 84.12  trademark amendments

  Mr. COBLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 1259) to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 relating to dilution of 
famous marks, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. COBLE 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. 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. 84.13  patent fee integrity and innovation protection

  Mr. COBLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 1258) to authorize funds for the payment of salaries and expenses of 
the Patent and Trademark Office, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. COBLE 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. 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. 84.14  regulatory costs and benefits

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to House Resolution 258 
and rule XVIII, 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. 1074) to provide Governmentwide accounting of regulatory costs and 
benefits, 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,
  The Committee rose informally to receive messages from the President.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, assumed the Chair.

para. 84.15  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,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaHOOD, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 84.16  recess--4:45 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, pursuant to clause 12 
of rule I, declared the House in recess at 4 o'clock and 45 minutes 
p.m., until approximately 6 o'clock p.m.

para. 84.17  after recess--6:01 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, called the House to 
order.

para. 84.18  regulatory costs and benefits

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, pursuant to House 
Resolution 258 and rule XVIII, 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. 1074) to provide Governmentwide 
accounting of regulatory costs and benefits, and for other purposes.
  Mr. LaHOOD, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,

para. 84.19  recorded vote

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

       At the end of the bill add the following:

     SEC.  . INFORMATION REGARDING OFFSETTING SUBSIDIES.

       In addition to the information required under section 4, 
     the President shall include in each accounting statement 
     under that section an analysis of the extent to which the 
     costs imposed on incorporated entities by Federal regulatory 
     programs are offset by subsidies given to those entities by 
     the Federal Government, including subsidies in the form of 
     grants, preferential loans, preferential tax treatment, 
     federally funded research, or use of Federal facilities, 
     assets, or public lands at less than market value. The 
     analysis shall--
       (1) identify such subsidies;
       (2) analyze the costs and benefits of such subsidies; and
       (3) be sufficiently specific to--
       (A) account for the amounts of subsidies provided to the 
     entities; and
       (B) identify the entities that receive such subsidies.

     SEC.  . TAXPAYER PROTECTIONS.

       (a) Limitation on Expenditures.--
       (1) In General.--The aggregate amount expended by the 
     Director and agencies each fiscal year to carry out this Act 
     may not exceed $1,000,000.
       (3) Limitation on Application.--Paragraph (1) shall not 
     apply to any expenditure for any analysis or data generation 
     that is required under any other law, regulation, or 
     Executive Order and used to fulfill the requirements of this 
     Act.
       (b) Sunset.--This Act shall have no force or effect after 
     the expiration of the four-

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     year-period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.

It was decided in the

Yeas

192

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negative

Nays

217

para. 84.20                   [Roll No. 335]

                                AYES--192

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--217

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clement
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kelly
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Blagojevich
     Cannon
     Chenoweth
     Coburn
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Dixon
     Ehrlich
     Farr
     Fossella
     Ganske
     Gordon
     Granger
     Hunter
     Johnson, E. B.
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McDermott
     Murtha
     Oberstar
     Peterson (PA)
     Pryce (OH)
     Taylor (NC)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaHOOD, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 258, 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 ``Regulatory Right-to-Know Act 
     of 1999''.

     SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

       The purposes of this Act are to--
       (1) promote the public right-to-know about the costs and 
     benefits of Federal regulatory programs and rules;
       (2) increase Government accountability; and
       (3) improve the quality of Federal regulatory programs and 
     rules.

     SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section, the definitions under section 551 of title 5, United 
     States Code, shall apply to this Act.
       (2) Benefit.--The term ``benefit'' means the reasonably 
     identifiable significant favorable effects, quantifiable and 
     nonquantifiable, including social, health, safety, 
     environmental, and economic effects, that are expected to 
     result from implementation of, or compliance with, a rule.
       (3) Cost.--The term ``cost'' means the reasonably 
     identifiable significant adverse effects, quantifiable and 
     nonquantifiable, including social, health, safety, 
     environmental, and economic effects, that are expected to 
     result from implementation of, or compliance with, a rule.
       (4) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget.
       (5) Major rule.--The term ``major rule'' has the meaning 
     that term has under section 804(2) of title 5, United States 
     Code.
       (6) Nonmajor rule.--The term ``nonmajor rule'' means any 
     rule, as that term is defined in section 804(3) of title 5, 
     United States Code, other than a major rule.
       (7) Paperwork.--The term ``paperwork'' has the meaning 
     given the term ``collection of information'' under section 
     3502 of title 44, United States Code.
       (8) Program component.--The term ``program component'' 
     means a set of related rules.

     SEC. 4. ACCOUNTING STATEMENT.

       (a) In General.--Not later than February 5, 2001, and on 
     the first Monday in February of each year thereafter, the 
     President, acting through the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, shall prepare and submit to the 
     Congress an accounting statement and associated report 
     containing an estimate of the total annual costs and benefits 
     of Federal regulatory programs, including rules and 
     paperwork--
       (1) in the aggregate;
       (2) by agency, agency program, and program component; and
       (3) by major rule.
       (b) Additional Information.--In addition to the information 
     required under subsection (a), the Director shall include in 
     each accounting statement under subsection (a) the following 
     information:
       (1) An analysis of impacts of Federal rules and paperwork 
     on Federal, State, local, and tribal government, the private 
     sector, small business, wages, consumer prices, economic 
     growth as well as on public health, public safety, the 
     environment, consumer protection, equal opportunity, and 
     other public policy goals.
       (2) An identification and analysis of overlaps, 
     duplications, and potential inconsistencies among Federal 
     regulatory programs.
       (3) Recommendations to reform inefficient or ineffective 
     regulatory programs or program components, including 
     recommendations for addressing market failures that are not 
     adequately addressed by existing regulatory programs or 
     program components.
       (c) Net Benefits and Costs.--To the extent feasible, the 
     Director shall, in estimates contained in any submission 
     under subsection (a), quantify the net benefits or net costs 
     of--
       (1) each program component covered by the submission;
       (2) each major rule covered by the submission; and
       (3) each option for which costs and benefits were included 
     in any regulatory impact analysis issued for any major rule 
     covered by the submission.
       (d) Summary of Regulatory Activity.--The Director shall 
     include in each submission under subsection (a) a table 
     stating the number of major rules and the number of nonmajor 
     rules issued by each agency in the preceding fiscal year.
       (e) Years Covered by Accounting Statement.--Each accounting 
     statement sub

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     mitted under this section shall, at a minimum--
       (1) cover expected costs and benefits for the fiscal year 
     for which the statement is submitted and each of the 4 fiscal 
     years following that fiscal year;
       (2) cover previously expected costs and benefits for each 
     of the 2 fiscal years preceding the fiscal year for which the 
     statement is submitted, or the most recent revision of such 
     costs and benefits; and
       (3) with respect to each major rule, include the estimates 
     of costs and benefits for each of the fiscal years referred 
     to in paragraphs (1) and (2) that were included in the 
     regulatory impact analysis that was prepared for the major 
     rule.
       (f) Delayed Application of Certain Requirements.--
       (1) Application after first statement.--The following 
     requirements shall not apply to the first accounting 
     statement submitted under this section:
       (A) The requirement under subsection (a)(2) to include 
     estimates with respect to program components.
       (B) The requirement under subsection (b)(2).
       (2) Application after second statement.--The requirement 
     under subsection (b)(1) to include analyses of impacts on 
     wages, consumer prices, economic growth, public health, 
     public safety, the environment, consumer protection, equal 
     opportunity, and other public policy goals shall not apply to 
     the first and second accounting statements submitted under 
     this section.

     SEC. 5. NOTICE AND COMMENT.

       (a) In General.--Before submitting an accounting statement 
     and the associated report to Congress under section 4, and 
     before preparing final guidelines under section 6, the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall--
       (1) provide public notice and an opportunity of at least 60 
     days for submission of comments on the statement and report 
     or guidelines, respectively; and
       (2) consult with the Director of the Congressional Budget 
     Office on the statement and report or guidelines, 
     respectively.
       (b) Appendix.--After consideration of the comments, the 
     Director shall include an appendix to the report or 
     guidelines, respectively, addressing the public comments and 
     peer review comments under section 7.
       (c) Availability of Peer Review Comments.--To ensure 
     openness, the Director shall make all final peer review 
     comments available in their entirety to the public.

     SEC. 6. GUIDELINES FROM THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, in consultation with the Council of 
     Economic Advisers, shall issue guidelines to agencies to 
     standardize--
       (1) most plausible measures of costs and benefits;
       (2) the means of gathering information used to prepare 
     accounting statements under this Act, including information 
     required for impact analyses required under section 4(b)(1); 
     and
       (3) the format of information provided for accounting 
     statements, including summary tables.
       (b) Review.--The Director shall review submissions from the 
     agencies to ensure consistency with the guidelines under this 
     section.

     SEC. 7. PEER REVIEW.

       (a) In General.--The Director of the Office of Management 
     and Budget shall arrange for two or more persons that have 
     nationally recognized expertise in regulatory analysis and 
     regulatory accounting and that are independent of and 
     external to the Government, to provide peer review of each 
     accounting statement and associated report under section 4 
     and the guidelines under section 6 before the statement, 
     report, or guidelines are final.
       (b) Written Comments.--The peer review under this section 
     shall provide written comments to the Director in a timely 
     manner. The Director shall use the peer review comments in 
     preparing the final statements, associated reports, and 
     guidelines.
       (c) FACA.--Peer review under this section shall not be 
     subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
     App.).
       (d) Balance and Independence.--The Director shall ensure 
     that--
       (1) the persons that provide peer review under subsection 
     (a) are fairly balanced with respect to the points of view 
     represented;
       (2) no person that provides peer review under subsection 
     (a) has a conflict of interest that is relevant to the 
     functions to be performed in the review; and
       (3) the comments provided by those persons--
       (A) are not inappropriately influenced by any special 
     interest; and
       (B) are the result of independent judgment.

     SEC. 8. SPECIAL RULES RELATING TO CERTAIN FEDERAL BANKING 
                   AGENCIES AND MONETARY POLICY.

       (a) Transfer of Authority and Duties of Director.--The head 
     of each Federal banking agency (as that term is defined in 
     section 3(z) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1813(z)) and the National Credit Union Administration, and 
     not the Director, shall exercise all authority and carry out 
     all duties otherwise vested under this Act in the Director 
     with respect to that agency, other than the authority and 
     duty to submit accounting statements and reports under 
     section 4(a). The head of each such agency shall submit to 
     the Director all estimates and other information required by 
     this Act to be included in such statements and reports with 
     respect to that agency.
       (b) Exclusion of Monetary Policy.--No provision of this Act 
     shall apply to any matter relating to monetary policy that is 
     proposed or promulgated by the Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System or the Federal Open Market Committee.

  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. 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

254

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affirmative

Nays

157

para. 84.21                   [Roll No. 336]

                                AYES--254

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--157

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jones (OH)
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee

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     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--22

     Blagojevich
     Chenoweth
     Coburn
     Crane
     Cubin
     Dixon
     Ehrlich
     Farr
     Fossella
     Ganske
     Gordon
     Granger
     Hunter
     Johnson, E. B.
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McDermott
     Murtha
     Oberstar
     Peterson (PA)
     Pryce (OH)
     Taylor (NC)
  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. 84.22  message from the president--peace process

  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:
  As required by section 7 of Public Law 105-174, the 1998 Supplemental 
Appropriations and Rescissions Act, I transmit herewith a 6-month 
periodic report on progress made toward achieving benchmarks for a 
sustainable peace process.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, July 23, 1999.

  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. 106-104).

para. 84.23  message from the president--highway safety

  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 1996 calendar year reports as prepared by the 
Department of Transportation on activities under the National Traffic 
and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966, the Highway Safety Act, and the 
Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act of 1972, as amended.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, July 26, 1999.

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

para. 84.24  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2587

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-263) the resolution (H. Res. 260) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2587) 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, 2000, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 84.25  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2605

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-264) the resolution (H. Res. 261) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2605) making appropriations for energy and water 
development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other 
purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 84.26  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Ms. GRANGER, for today;
  To Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, for today and balance of the week;
  To Mr. EHRLICH, for today; and
  To Mrs. CHENOWETH, for today.
  And then,

para. 84.27  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. ROHRABACHER, at 11 o'clock and 25 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned.

para. 84.28  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:

  [Pursuant to the order of the House on July 22, 1999 the following 
                  report were filed on July 23, 1999]

       Mr. SPENCE: Committee on Armed Services. H.R. 850. A bill 
     to amend title 18, United States Code, to affirm the rights 
     of United States persons to use and sell encryption and to 
     relax export controls on encryption; with amendment (Rept. 
     No. 106-117 pt. 4). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. GOSS. Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. H.R. 
     850. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to affirm 
     the rights of United States persons to use and sell 
     encryption and to relax export controls on encryption; with 
     an amendment (Rept. No. 106-117 Pt. 5). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. PACKARD: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 2605. A bill 
     making appropriations for energy and water development for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 106-253). referred to the Committee of 
     the whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. CALLAHAN: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 2606. A 
     bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
     financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 200, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-
     254). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.

                        [Filed on July 26, 1999]

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 468. A 
     bill to establish the Saint Helena Island National Scenic 
     Area; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-255). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 695. A 
     bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary 
     of the Interior to convey an administrative site in San Juan 
     County, New Mexico, to San Juan College; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 106-256). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 841. 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; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-257). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 862. 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 (Rept. No. 106-258). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 992. A 
     bill to convey the Sly Park Dam and Reservoir to the El 
     Dorado Irrigation District, and for other purposes; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 106-259). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1019. A 
     bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey lands 
     and interests comprising the Carlsbad Irrigation Project to 
     the Carlsbad Irrigation District, New Mexico (Rept. No. 106-
     260). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 2079. A 
     bill to provide for the conveyance of certain National Forest 
     System lands in the State of South Dakota (Rept. No. 106-
     261). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. House Joint 
     Resolution 57. Resolution disapproving the extension of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations 
     treatment) to the products of the People's Republic of China; 
     adversely (Rept. No. 106-262). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 260. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2587) 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, 2000, and for other purposes (Rept. 
     No. 106-263). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 261. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2605) making appropriations for energy and water development 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30,

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     2000, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-264). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.

para. 84.29  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H.R. 2607. A bill to promote the development of the 
     commercial space transportation industry, to authorize 
     appropriations for the Office of the Associate Administrator 
     for Commercial Space Transportation, to authorize 
     appropriations for the Office of Space Commercialization, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H.R. 2608. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to clarify the definition of ``major drug-transit 
     country'' under the international narcotics control program; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. CAMP (for himself and Mr. Levin):
       H.R. 2609. A bill to promote product development and 
     testing in the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOEKSTRA:
       H.R. 2610. A bill to provide an affirmative defense in a 
     civil action brought with respect to a Federal requirement 
     which is potentially in conflict with another Federal 
     requirement; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California:
       H.R. 2611. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from income the salary of certain teachers 
     who teach in high-poverty schools; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT (for himself and Mr. Visclosky):
       H.R. 2612. A bill to expand United States exports of goods 
     and services by requiring the development of objective 
     criteria to achieve market access in foreign countries, to 
     provide the President with reciprocal trade authority, 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. 

para. 84.30  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       164. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative 
     to House Resolution No. 175 memorializing Congress to enact 
     the same mandated benefits as contained in Act 98 of 1998 in 
     all Federal insurance programs and all federally regulated, 
     self-funded health insurance programs governed by the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       165. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Nevada, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 24 
     memorializing Congress to adopt legislation mandating that 
     all products containing a steroid ingredient, including over-
     the-counter products and prescription drugs, be externally 
     labeled as containing a ``steroid'' ingredient by the 
     manufacturer and include inside the packaging an insert of 
     information; to the Committee on Commerce.
       166. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative to House 
     Resolution No. 192 memorializing the President and Congress 
     to support legislation authorizing states to restrict the 
     amount of solid waste being imported from other states and 
     creating a rational solid waste management strategy that is 
     equitable among states and environmentally sound; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       167. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the Commonwealth of 
     Pennsylvania, relative to Senate Resolution No. 25 
     memorializing the President and the Congress to take whatever 
     steps necessary to initiate talks with the Democratic 
     People's Republic of Korea, the People's Republic of China, 
     Russia and Vietnam for the purpose of obtaining the release 
     of Americans being held against their will; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       168. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Oregon, 
     relative to Senate Joint Memorial No. 10 memorializing 
     Congress and the President to use all appropriate legal, 
     diplomatic and economic means to obtain the full cooperation 
     of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and other 
     nations in resolving the issue of American soldiers and 
     pilots missing from the Korean War; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       169. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Nevada, 
     relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 1 memorializing 
     Congress to appropriate for distribution to the counties in 
     the State of Nevada the amount of money necessary to correct 
     the underpayments to those counties pursuant to the Act for 
     the previous fiscal years; to the Committee on Resources.
       170. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative to House 
     Resolution No. 123 memorializing the President and Congress 
     to make the $1 billion of Federal moneys already earmarked 
     for abandoned mine land reclamation available to states to 
     clean up and make safe abandoned mine lands; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       171. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Nevada, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 1 
     memorializing Congress to authorize the United States Air 
     Force to withdraw the public land located within the Nellis 
     Air Force Range indefinitely; jointly to the Committees on 
     Armed Services, Commerce, and Resources. 

para. 84.31  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 8: Mr. Clay.
       H.R. 82: Mr. Coyne, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 119: Mr. Udall of Colorado.
       H.R. 121: Mr. Dickey and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 135: Mr. Udall of New Mexico.
       H.R. 140: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 354: Mrs. Myrick and Ms. Granger.
       H.R. 405: Mr. Hoeffel and Ms. Baldwin.
       H.R. 488: Ms. Woolsey and Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 583: Mr. Thompson of California.
       H.R. 614: Mr. Toomey.
       H.R. 628: Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 664: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 797: Mr. Rogers, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Evans, Mr. Moakley, 
     Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Clyburn, 
     Mr. Reyes, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Costello, Ms. Lee, 
     and Mr. Fletcher.
       H.R. 798: Mr. Baird.
       H.R. 809: Mr. Coburn and Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 1055: Mr. Wamp, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 1080: Mr. Klink and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1095: Mrs. Jones of Ohio.
       H.R. 1102: Mr. Nadler, Mr. Delahunt, and Mr. Farr of 
     California.
       H.R. 111: Mr. Cramer and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1168: Ms. Lee, Mr. Greenwood, and Mr. Dicks.
       H.R. 1193: Mr. Weiner, Mr. Everett, Mr. Clyburn, and Mr. 
     Fletcher.
       H.R. 1248: Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Moran 
     of Kansas, and Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 1272: Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Nethercutt, and Mr. 
     Bachus.
       H.R. 1290: Mrs. Cubin and Mr. Largent.
       H.R. 1333: Ms. Brown of Florida and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1344: Mr. Combest and Ms. Baldwin.
       H.R. 1355: Mr. Moran of Virginia and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 1358: Mr. Pickering and Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 1413: Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 1446: Mr. Gordon and Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 1485: Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 1624: Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Jackson-
     Lee of Texas, Mr. Towns, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 1879: Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Wu, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
     Maloney of Connecticut, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1814: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Terry, Mr. Blunt, and 
     Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 1818: Mr. McDermott, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. 
     Maloney of New York, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 1837: Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Hinchey, 
     Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Kind, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Neal 
     of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1841: Ms. Roybal-Allard and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 1870: Mr. Shows, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut, and Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 1907: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri and Mr. Hill of 
     Montana.
       H.R. 1932: Mr. Pickett and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 1993: Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 2000: Mr. Duncan, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. McHugh, 
     and Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 2121: Mr. Dingell, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
     Meeks of New York, and Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 2202: Mr. Allen and Mr. Clay.
       H.R. 2221: Mr. Burton of Indiana and Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 2235: Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 2245: Mr. McHugh and Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 2265: Mr. Bishop, Mr. Ackerman, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 2303: Mr. Cambell.
       H.R. 2319: Mr. Nethercutt, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Holden, and 
     Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 2339: Mr. Moore, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
     Cooksey, and Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 2341: Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Wise, 
     Mr. McNulty, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
     Weller, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Goode, Ms. Lofgren, and Ms. 
     Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 2346: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 2389: Mr. Hill of Montana and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 2418: Mr. Foley and Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 2452: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 2454: Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 2483: Mr. Dreier.
       H.R. 2498: Mr. Waxman, Mr. Shays, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Duncan, 
     Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 2534: Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. 
     Hinchey.
       H.R. 2543: Mr. Regula.
       H.R. 2548: Mr. Rohrabacher and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 2555: Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 2563: Mr. Bateman.
       H.R. 2565: Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 2567: Mr. Payne, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Stark, Ms. Berkley, 
     Mr. Menendez, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Mr. Clay.

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       H.R. 2571: Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 2584: Mr. Rogan.
       H. Con. Res. 8: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H. Con. Res. 100: Mr. Crane, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Goodling, Ms. Lee, 
     Mr. Kildee, Mr. Clay, and Mr. Ford.
       H. Con. Res. 159: Ms. Lee, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Baird, Mr. 
     Crane, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
     Coyne, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. Ford.
       H. Res. 172: Mr. Metcalf and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania.

para. 84.32  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 3 of rule XII:

       39. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Utah Sheriff's 
     Association, relative to USA Resolution 99-1 petitioning 
     against the expansion of the authority, jurisdiction, and 
     scope of federal powers and law enforcement; which was 
     referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 




.
                       TUESDAY, JULY 27, 1999 (85)

para. 85.1  appointment of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 9 o'clock a.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mrs. WILSON, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    July 27, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Heather Wilson to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 19, 
1999, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 85.2  recess--9:25 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. WILSON, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 9 o'clock 25 minutes a.m. until 10 
o'clock a.m.

para. 85.3  after recess--10 a.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para. 85.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Monday, July 26, 1999.
  Mr. FROST, 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. FROST objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, announced that the vote 
would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para. 85.5  communications

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

       3233. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Implementation of Preferred Lender Program and 
     Streamlining of Guaranteed Farm Loan Programs Loan 
     Regulations; Correction (RIN: 0560-AF38) received July 26, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       3234. 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. 98-082-5] received July 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3235. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval of Hospital/
     Medical/ Infectious Waste Incinerator State Plan For 
     Designated Facilities and Pollutants: Illinois [IL188-1a; 
     FRL-6371-5] received June 30, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3236. 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; Texas; 
     Revised Format for Materials Being Incorporated by Reference 
     [TX-92-1-7368; FRL-6342-9] received June 30, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3237. A letter from the Acting Chief, Enforcement Division, 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Amendment of Policies and Rules 
     Concerning Operator Service Providers and Call Aggregators 
     [CC Docket No. 94-158] received July 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3238. A letter from the Special Assistant Chief, Mass Media 
     Bureau, 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 
     July 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       3239. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Chief, 
     Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Lufkin, Texas) [MM Docket No. 98-125] (RM-9301) 
     received July 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3240. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Bureau 
     Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations, (Genoa, Mt. Morris, and Oregon, Illinois) [MM 
     Docket No. 99-64] (RM-9485) received July 26, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3241. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Chief, 
     Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Llano, Texas) [MM Docket No. 99-131 RM-9333] 
     received July 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3242. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed Manufacturing License Agreement with Spain and Italy 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 31-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       3243. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed Manufacturing License Agreement with the United 
     Kingdom, Spain, and Italy [Transmittal No. DTC 42-99], 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       3244. 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 France 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 32-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       3245. 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 23-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       3246. 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 France 
     and the United Kingdom [Transmittal No. DTC 35-99], pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       3247. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 13-99, ``Equal 
     Opportunity for Local, Small, or Disadvantaged Business 
     Enterprises Temporary Amendment Act of 1999'' received July 
     22, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       3248. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 13-98, ``Use of 
     Trained Employees to Administer Medication Clarification 
     Temporary Amendment Act of 1999'' received July 22, 1999, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       3249. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 13-104, 
     ``Taxicab Commission Temporary Amendment Act of 1999'' 
     received July 22, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3250. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 13-105, 
     ``Emergency Financial Assistance for Hospitals Temporary Act 
     of 1999'' received July 22, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3251. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 13-97, ``Office 
     of Cable Television and Telecommunications Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 1999'' received July 22, 1999, pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       3252. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 13-102, ``Motor 
     Vehicle Excessive Idling Fine Increase Amendment Act of 
     1999'' received July 22, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 
     1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3253. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 13-100, 
     ``Uniform Controlled Substances Temporary Amendment Act of 
     1999'' received July 22, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 
     1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform. 

[[Page 1245]]

para. 85.6  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. 2280. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide a cost-of-living adjustment in rates of compensation 
     paid for service-connected disabilities, to enhance the 
     compensation, memorial affairs, and housing programs of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, to improve retirement 
     authorities applicable to judges of the United States Court 
     of Appeals for Veterans Claims, 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. 296. An act to provide for continuation of the Federal 
     research investment in a fiscally sustainable way, and for 
     other purposes.
       S. 1402. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     enhance programs providing education benefits for veterans, 
     and for other purposes.

para. 85.7  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
Chair's approval of the Journal of Monday, July 26, 1999.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

352

Nays

53

When there appeared

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Answered present

1

para. 85.8                    [Roll No. 337]

                                YEAS--352

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--53

     Aderholt
     Baird
     Bilbray
     Borski
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Costello
     Crane
     DeFazio
     English
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Gephardt
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hefley
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hutchinson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kucinich
     LoBiondo
     Markey
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Miller, George
     Moran (KS)
     Neal
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Peterson (MN)
     Ramstad
     Riley
     Sabo
     Sanford
     Schaffer
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Udall (NM)
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Weller
     Wicker
     Wolf

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Tancredo
       

                             NOT VOTING--27

     Abercrombie
     Armey
     Bereuter
     Burton
     Campbell
     Chenoweth
     Collins
     Cramer
     Davis (FL)
     Deutsch
     Edwards
     Fowler
     Gordon
     Greenwood
     Hinchey
     Kilpatrick
     McDermott
     Meek (FL)
     Oberstar
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickett
     Pryce (OH)
     Snyder
     Watkins
     Weldon (PA)
     Wise
     Young (AK)
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 85.9  mfn-china

  Mr. ARCHER, pursuant to the order of the House of Thursday, July 22, 
1999, called up the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 57) disapproving the 
extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations 
treatment) to the products of the People's Republic of China.
  When said joint resolution was considered and read twice.
  Pursuant to the order of the House of Thursday, July 22, 1999, the 
SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, recognized Messrs. ARCHER and STARK 
for 90 minutes each,
  After debate,
  Pursuant to the order of the House of July 22, the previous question 
was 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. SHIMKUS, announced that the nays 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,
  The roll was called under clause 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

170

It was decided in the

Nays

260

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

1

para. 85.10                   [Roll No. 338]

                                YEAS--170

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Burton
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Evans
     Everett
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Gallegly
     Ganske

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     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodling
     Graham
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Lantos
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Ney
     Norwood
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickering
     Pombo
     Rahall
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Royce
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sisisky
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--260

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clayton
     Clement
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Toomey
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Slaughter
       

                              NOT VOTING--3

     McDermott
     Oberstar
     Peterson (PA)
  So the joint resolution was not passed.

para. 85.11  submission of conference report--h.r. 2465

  Mr. HOBSON submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 106-266) on the 
bill (H.R. 2465) making appropriations for military construction, family 
housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes; 
together with a statement thereon, for printing in the Record under the 
rule.

para. 85.12  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2587

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 260):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2587) 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, 2000, 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 4(c) of rule XIII or section 
     306 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. Points 
     of order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply 
     with clause 2 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, and shall not be 
     subject to amendment. 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 8 of rule XVIII. 
     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. 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, Mrs. EMERSON, 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.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 85.13  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2605

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 261):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2605) making appropriations for energy and 
     water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2000, 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 4 
     of rule XIII 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 clause 5(a) of rule XXI are waived 
     except as follows: page 7, line 1, through page 9, line 2; 
     page 36, lines 21 through 25. During consideration of the 
     bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the 
     Whole may accord priority

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     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 8 
     of rule XVIII. 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. 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. 85.14  h. res. 260--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
resolution (H. Res. 260) providing for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 2587) 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, 2000, 
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

227

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

201

para. 85.15                   [Roll No. 339]

                                YEAS--227

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--201

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Chenoweth
     Cummings
     McDermott
     Oberstar
     Peterson (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. 85.16  energy and water appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, pursuant to House Resolution 
261 and rule XVIII, 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. 2605) making appropriations for energy and water development 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. HANSEN as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and 
after some time spent therein,

para. 85.17  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 6, line 11, after ``until'' insert the following: ``30 
     days prior to the final publication of the proposed 
     replacement permits for the nationwide permit 26 under 
     section 404 of the Clean Water Act''.
       Page 6, line 13, strike ``report'' and insert the 
     following: ``studies and analyses not later than December 30, 
     1999''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

426

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

1

para. 85.18                   [Roll No. 340]

                                AYES--426

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle

[[Page 1248]]


     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--1

       
     Dingell
       

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Johnson (CT)
     Martinez
     McDermott
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Peterson (PA)
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 85.19  recorded vote

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

       Page 5, line 25, strike the comma and all that follows 
     through page 6, line 23, and insert a period.

It was decided in the

Yeas

183

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

245

para. 85.20                   [Roll No. 341]

                                AYES--183

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu

                                NOES--245

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Turner
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Martinez
     McDermott
     Oberstar
     Peterson (PA)
     Roybal-Allard
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

[[Page 1249]]

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. HANSEN, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 261, 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 6, line 11, after ``until'' insert the following: ``30 
     days prior to the final publication of the proposed 
     replacement permits for the nationwide permit 26 under 
     section 404 of the Clean Water Act''.
       Page 6, line 13, strike ``report'' and insert the 
     following: ``studies and analyses not later than December 30, 
     1999''.

       Page 15, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $30,000,000)''.
       Page 19, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $37,500,000)''.

  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,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that pursuant to clause 
10 of rule XX the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

420

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

8

para. 85.21                   [Roll No. 342]

                                YEAS--420

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--8

     Chenoweth
     DeFazio
     Gibbons
     Paul
     Royce
     Sanford
     Smith (WA)
     Wilson

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Clement
     Martinez
     McDermott
     Oberstar
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
  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. 85.22  d.c. appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 260 
and rule XVIII, 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. 2587) 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, 2000, 
and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. BEREUTER as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HILL of Montana, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BEREUTER, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 85.23  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HILL of Montana, laid before the House 
the following communication from Mr. Ackerman:

                                                    July 23, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House that I received a 
     subpoena for documents and testimony issued by the United 
     States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined to comply with the subpoena to the extent 
     that it is consistent with Rule VIII.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Gary L. Ackerman,
                                               Member of Congress.

para. 85.24  appointment of funeral committee of the late george e. 
          brown, jr.

  The SPEAKER, pro tempore, Mr. HILL of Montana, by unanimous consent 
and pursuant to House Resolution 252, appointed as members to attend the 
funeral for the late Honorable George E. Brown, Jr. the following 
Members on the part of the House:

  Messrs. Stark, Hastert, Gephardt, Bonior, George Miller of 
California, Waxman, Dixon, Lewis of California, Matsui, Thomas, Dreier, 
Hunter, Lantos, Martinez, Berman, Packard, Gallegly, Herger, Ms. 
Pelosi, Messrs. Cox, Rohrabacher, Condit, Cunningham, Dooley, 
Doolittle, Ms. Waters, Messrs. Becerra, Calvert, Ms. Eshoo, Messrs. 
Filner, Horn, McKeon, Pombo, Ms. Roybal-Allard,

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Mr. Royce, Ms. Woolsey, Messrs. Farr, Bilbray, Ms. Lofgren, Messrs. 
Radanovich, Campbell, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Messrs. Rogan, Sherman, 
Ms. Sanchez, Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. Capps, Mrs. Bono, Ms. Lee, Messrs. 
Kuykendall, Gary Miller of California, Mrs. Napolitano, Messrs. Ose, 
Thompson, Obey, Kildee, Sensenbrenner, Hall of Texas, Boehlert, Barton, 
Gordon, Costello, Faleomavaega, McNulty, Roemer, Barcia, Ms. Eddie 
Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Ehlers, Ms. Rivers, Messrs. Lampson, 
Holt.

para. 85.25  waiving points of order against conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 2465

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 106-268) the resolution (H. Res. 262) waiving points of order 
against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2465) making 
appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base 
realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 85.26  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2606

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 106-269) the resolution (H. Res. 263) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2606) making appropriations for foreign 
operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 85.27  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Thursday, July 29, 1999 at 10 o'clock a.m.

para. 85.28  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. 296. An act to provide for continuation of the Federal 
     research investment in a fiscally sustainable way, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
       S. 1402. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     enhance programs providing education benefits for veterans, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
     in addition to the Committee on Armed 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. 85.29  senate enrolled bills signed

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

       S. 604. An act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     complete a land exchange with Georgia Power Company.
       S. 1258. An act to authorize funds for the payment of 
     salaries and expenses of the Patent and Trademark Office, and 
     for other purposes.
       S. 1259. An act to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 relating 
     to dilution of famous marks, and for other purposes.
       S. 1260. An act to make technical corrections in title 17, 
     United States Code, and for other purposes.

para. 85.30  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mrs. FOWLER, for 
today until 1 p.m.
  And then,

para. 85.31  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HOEKSTRA, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 12 o'clock midnight, the House adjourned until 10 o'clock 
a.m. on Thursday, July 29, 1999.

para. 85.32  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. 2031. A bill to 
     provide for injunctive relief in Federal district court to 
     enforce State laws relating to the interstate transportation 
     of intoxicating liquor; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-
     265). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. HOBSON: Committee of Conference. Conference Report on 
     H.R. 2465. 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, 2000, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     106-266). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 2368. A 
     bill to assist in the resettlement and relocation of the 
     people of Bikini Atoll by amending the terms of the trust 
     fund established during the United States administration of 
     the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Rept. No. 106-
     267). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mrs. MYRICK: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 262. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2465) making 
     appropriations for military construction, family housing, and 
     base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 106-268). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 263. 
     Resolution for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2606) making 
     appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and 
     related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2000, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-269). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.

para. 85.33  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. LATHAM:
       H.R. 2613. A bill to provide additional funding to combat 
     methamphetamine production and abuse, 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. TALENT (for himself, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Bono, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. 
             Berkley, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. McCarthy 
             of New York, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Combest, and Mr. 
             DeMint):
       H.R. 2614. A bill to amend the Small Business Investment 
     Act to make improvements to the certified development company 
     program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small 
     Business.
           By Mr. TALENT (for himself, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Mrs. Bono, Ms. Berkley, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Combest, and 
             Mr. DeMint):
       H.R. 2615. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to make 
     improvements to the general business loan program, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. GOSS (for himself, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Lewis of 
             California, Mr. Castle, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bass, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. LaHood, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
             Sisisky, Mr. Condit, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Oxley, and Mr. Stearns):
       H.R. 2616. A bill to clarify the policy of the United 
     States with respect to the use and export of encryption 
     products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on International 
     Relations, and Government Reform, for a period to be 
     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. Lewis of California, Mr. 
             Bass, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. LaHood):
       H.R. 2617. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a tax credit for development costs of 
     encryption products with plaintext capability without the 
     user's knowledge; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Smith 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Baker, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. King, Ms. Lee, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Mascara, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             McNulty, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Ney, 
             Mr. Rahall, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Serrano, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Towns, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
             Weiner, and Mr. Whitfield):
       H.R. 2618. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act and title IV of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 
     to eliminate the 15 percent reduction in payment amounts to 
     home health agencies furnishing home health services under 
     the Medicare Program, and to provide for a 36-month grace 
     period for home health agencies to repay overpay

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     ments made by the Secretary of Health and Human 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. CANNON:
       H.R. 2619. A bill to amend the Colorado River Basin 
     Salinity Control Act to authorize additional measures to 
     carry out the control of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam in 
     a cost-effective manner; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and 
             Mr. Cooksey):
       H.R. 2620. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage of glaucoma detection 
     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. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             and Mr. Ose):
       H.R. 2621. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the establishment of a pediatric research 
     initiative; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. HAYES:
       H.R. 2622. A bill to provide for a mechanism by which a 
     Member of, or Member-elect to, Congress may decline an annual 
     pay adjustment; to the Committee on Government Reform, and in 
     addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a 
     period to 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. LOFGREN:
       H.R. 2623. A bill to amend the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 with respect to export 
     controls on high performance computers; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Armed 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. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Wexler, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. 
             Norton, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Towns, Mr. Waxman, 
             Mr. Nadler, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Stark, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Frost, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Baird, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Lee, Ms. Waters, 
             Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. Hinchey):
       H.R. 2624. A bill to protect women's reproductive health 
     and constitutional right to choice, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on the Judiciary, Education and the Workforce, 
     Armed Services, and Government Reform, for a period to be 
     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, Mr. Holden, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Vento, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mr. McIntyre, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Barcia, and Mr. 
             Filner):
       H.R. 2625. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     temporarily expand the Department of Defense program by which 
     State and local law enforcement agencies may procure certain 
     law enforcement equipment through the Department; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself, Mr. Lazio, and Mr. 
             Inslee):
       H.R. 2626. A bill to amend certain consumer protection laws 
     to facilitate the electronic delivery of disclosures and 
     other information; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 2627. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to prevent abuse of recipients of long-
     term care services 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. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Lucas of 
             Oklahoma, and Mr. Watkins):
       H.R. 2628. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide greater equity to Medicare-certified 
     home health agencies, and to ensure access of Medicare 
     beneficiaries to medically necessary home health services 
     furnished in an efficient manner 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. HAYES:
       H. Con. Res. 164. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the President should adhere to a 
     consistent policy with respect to the introduction of United 
     States Armed Forces into hostile situations; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
             Shays, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Olver, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, and Mr. Vento):
       H. Res. 264. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives honoring Lance Armstrong, America's 
     premier cyclist, and his winning performance in the 1999 Tour 
     de France; to the Committee on Government Reform. 

para. 85.34  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

           Mr. SHOWS introduced A bill (H.R. 2629) for the relief 
             of Juan Carlos Lemus-Medrano; which was referred to 
             the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 85.35  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 6: Mr. Holt.
       H.R. 22: Mr. Miller of Florida.
       H.R. 44: Ms. Pryce of Ohio and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 65: Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 179: Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 215: Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 274: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 303: Ms. Pryce of Ohio and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 329: Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 348: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 357: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 417: Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 486: Mrs. Jones of Ohio.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Shuster, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Sessions, 
     and Ms. Granger.
       H.R. 623: Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 664: Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 701: Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Boswell, Mr. 
     Klink, Mr. Camp, and Mr. Davis of Virginia.
       H.R. 721: Mr. Olver and Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 732: Mr. Moran of Virginia and Mrs. Biggert.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Kildee and Mr. Spence.
       H.R. 783: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 802: Mr. Barcia, Mr. Weiner, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 827: Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Kelly, and Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 828: Mr. Payne and Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 838: Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 910: Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 933: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 997: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 1037: Mr. Abercrombie and Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 1063: Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 1070: Mr. Gallegly and Mr. Canaday of Florida.
       H.R. 1083: Mr. Clyburn and Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 1084: Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 1102: Mr. Lewis of California.
       H.R. 1116: Mr. Terry.
       H.R. 1130: Mr. Holt.
       H.R. 1180: Mr. Reyes, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
     DeFazio, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Owens, 
     Mr. Hayes, Mr. Porter, Mr. Callahan, and Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 1195: Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 1215: Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 1237: Mr. Smith of New Jersey and Ms. Brown of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 1256: Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 1272: Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 1292: Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 1303: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1313: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 1315: Mr. McKeon and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 1325: Mr. Pitts and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 1358: Mr. Moran of Kansas.
       H.R. 1441: Mr. Manzullo and Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 1482: Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 1505: Mr. McNulty, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
     Green of Texas, Mr. Costello, Mr. Mascara, and Mr. 
     Blagojevich.
       H.R. 1514: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 1525: Mr. Sanders and Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. English, Mr. Buyer, and Mr. Smith of 
     Washington.
       H.R. 1621: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Riley, Mr. King, 
     Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Toomey.
       H.R. 1622: Mr. Moore, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
     and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1623: Mr. Dingell, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Sandlin, and 
     Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 1629: Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Berry, and 
     Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 1648: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Isakson.
       H.R. 1728: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1750: Mr. Gejdenson and Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1777: Mr. Tierney and Mr. John.
       H.R. 1791: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 1816: Mr. Stark and Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 1820: Mr. Hinchey and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 1824: Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 1838: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 1839: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1840: Ms. McKinney.

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       H.R. 1841: Mr. Weygand, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Frost, and 
     Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 1887: Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
     Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 1896: Mr. Boucher, Mr. McDermott, and Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 1932: Mr. Reynolds and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 1960: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Hooley of 
     Oregon, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 1987: Mr. Talent, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Campbell, and Mr. 
     Sam Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 1990: Mr. Hoyer.
       H.R. 1998: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut and Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 1999: Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 2004: Mr. Lipinski and Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 2030: Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 2060: Mr. Hilliard and Mrs. Biggert.
       H.R. 2120: Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 2241: Mr. Costello, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Frost, and Mrs. 
     McCarthy of New York.
       H.R. 2247: Mr. Hill of Montana.
       H.R. 2252: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 2260: Mr. Combest and Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 2268: Mr. Edwards.
       H.R. 2283: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 2308: Mr. Lazio.
       H.R. 2319: Mr. Underwood, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Green of Texas, 
     Mr. English, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 2320: Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin and Mr. DeMint.
       H.R. 2337: Mr. Hill of Montana and Mr. Young of Alaska.
       H.R. 2345: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 2348: Ms. DeGette and Mr. Udall of New Mexico.
       H.R. 2369: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holt, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. 
     Pallone.
       H.R. 2372: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland and Mr. Barton of 
     Texas.
       H.R. 2386: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 2401: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Franks of New 
     Jersey, Mr. English, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Pallone, Mr. McNulty, 
     Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Frost, Mr. Waxman, 
     Mr. Berman, and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 2436: Mr. Hayes, Mr. Boehner, Mr. English, Mr. Blunt, 
     Mr. Barcia, and Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 2439: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 2442: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
     Rangel, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Terry, and Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 2457: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 2505: Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, Ms. Lee, Mr. Abercrombie, 
     and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 2515: Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 2550: Mr. Pombo, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Doolittle, 
     Mr. Skeen, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. 
     Gibbons, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
     Knollenberg, Mr. Souder, Mr. Packard, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
     Cunningham, Mr. McInnis, and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 2551: Mr. Bliley, Mr. Talent, Mr. Goode, Mr. Bryant, 
     Mr. Everett, and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 2572: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
     Hilliard, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Green of Texas, 
     Mr. Frost, Mr. English, Mr. LaTourette, and Mrs. Jones of 
     Ohio.
       H.R. 2573: Mr. Frost and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 2584: Mr. English.
       H.J. Res. 55: Ms. Lee.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. Norwood, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Baird, Mr. 
     Clay, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Ney, Mr. Ford, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. 
     Kildee.
       H. Con. Res. 119: Mrs. Kelly.
       H. Con. Res. 128: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Minge, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
     Sabo, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Markey, Mr. Luther, Mr. Frelinghuysen, 
     Mr. Toomey, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Hayworth, Ms. Brown of 
     Florida, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. Lazio.
       H. Con. Res. 147: Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Weiner, 
     Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H. Res. 239: Mr. Largent and Mr. Salmon.
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                      THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1999 (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 Tuesday, July 27, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 86.2  communications

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

       3254. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Chicago Board of Trade Petition for 
     Exemption From the Statutory Dual Trading Prohibition in the 
     Ten-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contract Traded on the 
     Project A Electronic Trading System--received June 28, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       3255. A letter from the Acquisition and Technology, Under 
     Secretary of Defense, transmitting the Selected Acquisition 
     Reports (SARS) for the quarter ending June 30, 1999, pursuant 
     to 10 U.S.C. 2432; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       3256. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Navy, 
     transmitting a schedule for implementing best commercial 
     inventory practices for the acquisition and distribution of 
     secondary supply items managed by the department; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       3257. A letter from the Comptroller of the Currency, 
     Administrator of National Banks, transmitting the four issues 
     of the Quarterly Journal that comprise the 1998 annual 
     report; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       3258. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Regulations and Legislation Division, Office of Thrift 
     Supervision, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Branch Closings [Docket No. 99-33] 
     received June 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       3259. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Assistance to States for the 
     Education of Children with Disabilities (RIN: 1820-AB40) 
     received June 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       3260. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting an 
     Assessment; to the Committee on Commerce.
       3261. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Lead; Requirements for 
     Disclosure of Known Lead-Based Paint and/or Lead-Based Paint 
     hazards in Housing, Technical Correction to Reflect OMB 
     Approval of the Information Collection Requirements [OPPTS-
     62130B; FRL-6053-9] received June 30, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3262. 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.
       3263. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a determination 
     and justification regarding the United Nations Assistance 
     Mission to East Timor; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       3264. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 13-94, 
     ``Comprehensive Plan Technical Corrections and Response to 
     NCPC Recommendations and Closing of a Public Alley in Square 
     1189, S.O. 98-150, Act of 1999'' received June 29, 1999, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       3265. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Policy, 
     Management and Budget and Chief Financial Officer, Department 
     of the Interior, transmitting the Annual Accountability 
     Report for fiscal year 1998; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       3266. A letter from the Chairperson, Cost Accounting 
     Standards Board, Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting the eighth annual report of the Cost Accounting 
     Standards Board; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3267. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Housing Finance 
     Board, transmitting the 1998 management reports of the 12 
     Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks) and the Financing 
     Corporation (FICO), pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       3268. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting the 1998 Annual Report indicating compliance 
     with the Government in the Sunshine Act, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     552b(j); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3269. A letter from the Office of the District of Columbia 
     Auditor, transmitting a report entitled, ``Audit of Advisory 
     Neighborhood Commission 6A for the Period 10/01/93 Through 
     06/30/98''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3270. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting 
     notification that the President has submitted a nomination 
     for the position of Assistant Secretary of Labor for Policy; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3271. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, the Department of State, transmitting Presidential 
     Determination 99-26, 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 continuation of the 
     waiver applicable to the Republic of Belarus will 
     substantially promote the objectives of section 402 of the 
     Act; (H. Doc. No. 106-105); to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means and ordered to be printed.
       3272. A letter from the Secretary of Education, Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs, transmitting a report on the progress of 
     developing and implementing procedures for cancellations and 
     deferments of federal student loans for eligible disabled 
     veterans; jointly to the Committees on Education and the 
     Workforce and Veterans' Affairs.
       3273. A letter from the Administrator, National Highway 
     Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting a report entitled, ``Status of NHTSA Plan for 
     Side Impact Regulation Harmonization and Upgrade''; jointly 
     to the Committees on Commerce and Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3274. 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

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     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. 

para. 86.3  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. 1501. An Act to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide grants to ensure 
     increased accountability for juvenile offenders; to amend the 
     Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to 
     provide quality prevention programs and accountability 
     programs relating to juvenile delinquency; and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 2561. An Act making appropriations for the Department 
     of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 2605. An Act making appropriations for energy and 
     water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2000, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 1501) ``An Act to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide grants to ensure increased 
accountability for juvenile offenders; to amend the Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to provide quality prevention 
programs and accountability programs relating to juvenile delinquency; 
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, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Kennedy, 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. 2561) ``An Act making appropriations for the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, 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, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Byrd, 
Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Dorgan, and Mr. Durbin, 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. 2605) ``An Act making appropriations for energy and 
water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, 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.
  The message also announced that the Senate had passed bills of the 
following titles, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 305. An Act to reform unfair and anticompetitive 
     practices in the professional boxing industry.
       S. 918. An Act to authorize the Small Business 
     Administration to provide financial and business development 
     assistance to military reservists' small businesses, and for 
     other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate disagrees to the amendments 
of the House to the bill (S. 507) ``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,'' agrees to a conference asked by the House on the disagreeing 
votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Chafee, Mr. Warner, 
Mr. Smith of New Hampshire, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Moynihan, and 
Mrs. Boxer, to be the conferees on the part of the Senate.

para. 86.4  communication from the clerk--message from the senate

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

                                         House of Representatives,


                                          Office of the Clerk,

                                    Washington, DC, July 28, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted to 
     Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, the Clerk received the following message 
     from the Secretary of the Senate on July 28, 1999 at 10:10 
     a.m., that the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 66.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Jeff Trandahl,
                                                            Clerk.

para. 86.5  subpoena response

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NUSSLE, laid before the House the 
following communication from Mr. KING:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, July 27, 1999.
     Hon. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House and I received a 
     subpoena for documents and testimony issued by the superior 
     Court of the District of Columbia.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     will make the determinations required by Rule VIII.
                                                    Peter T. King.

para. 86.6  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 2465

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 262):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 2465) making appropriations for military 
     construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
     closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2000, 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 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. 86.7  military construction appropriations

  Mr. HOBSON, pursuant to House Resolution 262, called up the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 106-266):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2465) ``making appropriations for military construction, 
     family housing, and base realignment and closure for the 
     Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 
     30, 2000, 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, 2000, 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, $1,042,033,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2004: Provided, That of this amount, not to 
     exceed $91,605,000 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, 
     $901,531,000, to remain available until September 30, 2004: 
     Provided, That of this amount, not to exceed $72,630,000 
     shall be available for study, planning, design, architect and 
     engineer services, as authorized by law, unless

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     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, $777,238,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2004: Provided, That of this 
     amount, not to exceed $36,412,000 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, $593,615,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2004: 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 $48,324,000 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, Army National Guard

       For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, 
     and conversion of facilities for the training and 
     administration of the Army National Guard, and contribution 
     therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United 
     States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, 
     $227,456,000, to remain available until September 30, 2004.

               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, 
     $263,724,000, to remain available until September 30, 2004.

                  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, $111,340,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2004.

                  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, $28,457,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2004.

                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, $64,404,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2004.

     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, $81,000,000, 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, 
     $80,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2004; 
     for Operation and Maintenance, and for debt payment, 
     $1,086,312,000; in all $1,167,012,000.

                 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, $341,071,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2004; for Operation and Maintenance, and for 
     debt payment, $891,470,000; in all $1,232,541,000.

                       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, 
     $349,456,000, to remain available until September 30, 2004; 
     for Operation and Maintenance, and for debt payment, 
     $818,392,000; in all $1,167,848,000.

                      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, $50,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2004; for Operation and Maintenance, $41,440,000; in all 
     $41,490,000.

         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 relating to 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 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), $672,311,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That not more than $346,403,000 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; (2) purchases 
     negotiated by the Attorney General or his designee; (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.
       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 terri

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     tories 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 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 30 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 2 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 5-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 30 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 in the New Independent States of the former Soviet 
     Union.
       Sec. 125. (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 Armed Services and the Military 
     Construction Subcommittee, Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives.


                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 126. 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. 127. Not later than April 30, 2000, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
     a report examining the adequacy of special education 
     facilities and services available to the dependent children 
     of uniformed personnel stationed in the United States. The 
     report shall identify the following:
       (1) The schools on military installations in the United 
     States that are operated by the Department of Defense, other 
     entities of the Federal government, or local school 
     districts.
       (2) School districts in the United States that have 
     experienced an increase in enrollment of 20 percent or more 
     in the fast five years resulting from base realignments or 
     consolidations.
       (3) The impact of increased special education requirements 
     on student populations, student-teacher ratios, and financial 
     requirements in school districts supporting installations 
     designated by the military departments as compassionate 
     assignment posts.
       (4) The adequacy of special education services and 
     facilities for dependent children of uniformed personnel 
     within the United States, particularly at compassionate 
     assignment posts.
       (5) Corrective measures that are needed to adequately 
     support the special education needs of military families, 
     including such improvements as the renovation of existing 
     schools or the construction of new schools.
       (6) An estimate of the cost of needed improvements, and a 
     recommended source of funding within the Department of 
     Defense.
       Sec. 128. Notwithstanding this or any other provision of 
     law, funds appropriated in Military Construction 
     Appropriations Acts for operations and maintenance of family 
     housing shall be the exclusive source of funds for repair and 
     maintenance of all family housing units, including flag and 
     general officer quarters; Provided, That not more than 
     $25,000 per unit may be spent annually for the maintenance 
     and repair of any general or flag officer quarters without 
     thirty days advance prior notification of the appropriate 
     committees of Congress; Provided further, That beginning 
     January 15, 2000 the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) 
     is to report annually to the Committees on Appropriations all 
     operations and maintenance expenditures for each individual 
     flag and general officer quarters for the prior fiscal year.
       Sec. 129. The first proviso under the heading ``MILITARY 
     CONSTRUCTION TRANSFER FUND'' in chapter 6 of title II of the 
     1999 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act (Public Law 
     106-31) is amended by inserting ``and to the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization Security Investment Program as provided 
     in section 2806 of title 10, United States Code'' after ``to 
     military construction accounts'': Provided, That funds 
     transferred to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     Security Investment Program from the Military Construction 
     Transfer Fund pursuant to such authority shall be available 
     for all purposes of the Security Investment Program and shall 
     remain available until expended.
       Sec. 130. The Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force are 
     directed to submit to the appropiate committees of the 
     Congress by July 1, 2000, a Family Housing Master Plan 
     demonstrating how they plan to meet the year 2010 housing 
     goals with traditional construction, operation and 
     maintenance support, as well as privatization initiative 
     proposals. Each plan shall include projected life cycle costs 
     for family housing construction, basic allowance for housing, 
     operation and maintenace, other associated

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     costs, and a time line for housing completions each year.
       Sec. 131. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act or 
     any other Act may be obligated or expended for any purpose 
     relating to the construction at Bluegrass Army Depot, 
     Kentucky, of any facility employing a specific technology for 
     the demilitarization of assembled chemical munitions until 
     the date on which the Secretary of Defense certifies to the 
     Committees on Appropriations that the Department of Defense 
     will complete a demonstration of the six alternatives to 
     baseline incineration for the destruction of chemical agents 
     and munitions as identified by the Program Evaluation Team of 
     the Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment program.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Military Construction 
     Appropriations Act, 2000''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
     David L. Hobson,
     John Edward Porter,
     Roger F. Wicker,
     Todd Tiahrt,
     James T. Walsh,
     Dan Miller,
     Robert B. Aderholt,
     Kay Granger,
     C.W. Bill Young,
     John W. Olver,
     Chet Edwards,
     Sam Farr,
     Allen Boyd,
     Normal D. Dicks,
     David R. Obey,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Conrad Burns,
     Kay Bailey Hutchison,
     Larry E. Craig,
     Jon Kyl,
     Ted Stevens,
     Patty Murray,
     Harry Reid,
     Daniel K. Inouye,
     Robert C. Byrd,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. HOBSON, 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. NUSSLE, announced that pursuant to clause 
10 of rule XX the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

412

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

8

para. 86.8                    [Roll No. 343]

                                YEAS--412

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--8

     Barrett (WI)
     Hefley
     Kleczka
     Norwood
     Paul
     Sensenbrenner
     Stark
     Thompson (CA)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Becerra
     Cubin
     Dickey
     Jones (OH)
     Lipinski
     McDermott
     Neal
     Peterson (PA)
     Sabo
     Sherwood
     Skelton
     Weiner
     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. 86.9  d.c. appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NUSSLE, pursuant to House Resolution 260 
and rule XVIII, 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. 2587) 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, 2000, and for other purposes.
  Mr. BEREUTER, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para. 86.10  recorded vote

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

       On page 56 strike lines 18 through 22 and insert in lieu, 
     thereof the following:


                   sterile needles funds restriction

       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

241

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

187

para. 86.11                   [Roll No. 344]

                                AYES--241

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer

[[Page 1257]]


     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--187

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (OH)
     McDermott
     Peterson (PA)
     Skelton
     Sununu
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 86.12  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 54, strike lines 19 through 25 (and redesignate the 
     succeeding provisions accordingly).

It was decided in the

Yeas

214

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

214

para. 86.13                   [Roll No. 345]

                                AYES--214

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     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
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--214

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas

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     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Jones (OH)
     McDermott
     Peterson (PA)
     Skelton
     Sununu
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 86.14  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 65, insert after line 24 the following:
       Sec. 167. 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

213

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

215

para. 86.15                   [Roll No. 346]

                                AYES--213

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Fletcher
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller, Gary
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Turner
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--215

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Jones (OH)
     McDermott
     Peterson (PA)
     Skelton
     Sununu
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BEREUTER, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 260, 
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 65, insert after line 24 the following:


                       sex offender registration

       Sec. 167. (a) Permitting Court Services and Offender 
     Supervision Agency to Carry Out Sex Offender Registration.--
     Section 11233(c) of the National Capital Revitalization and 
     Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 (DC Code, sec. 24-
     1233(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) Sex offender registration.--The Agency shall carry 
     out sex offender registration functions in the District of 
     Columbia, and shall have the authority to exercise all powers 
     and functions relating to sex offender registration that are 
     granted to the Agency under any District of Columbia law.''.
       (b) Authority During Transition to Full Operation of 
     Agency.--
       (1) Authority of pretrial services, parole, adult probation 
     and offender supervision trustee.--Notwithstanding section 
     11232(b)(1) of the National Capital Revitalization and Self-
     Government Improvement Act of 1997 (DC Code, sec. 24-
     1232(b)(1)), the Pretrial Services, Parole, Adult Probation 
     and Offender Supervision Trustee appointed under section 
     11232(a) of such Act (hereafter referred to as the 
     ``Trustee'') shall, in accordance with section 11232 of such 
     Act, exercise the powers and functions of the Court Services 
     and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia 
     (hereafter referred to as the ``Agency'') relating to sex 
     offender registration (as granted to the Agency under any 
     District of Columbia law) only upon the Trustee's 
     certification that the Trustee is able to assume such powers 
     and functions.
       (2) Authority of metropolitan police department.--During 
     the period that begins on the date of the enactment of the 
     Sex Offender Registration Emergency Act of 1999 and ends on 
     the date the Trustee makes the certification described in 
     paragraph (1), the Metropolitan Police Department of the 
     District of Columbia shall have the authority to carry out 
     any powers and functions relating to sex offender 
     registration that are granted to the Agency or to the Trustee 
     under any District of Columbia law.

       On page 56 strike lines 18 through 22 and insert in lieu, 
     thereof the following:


                   sterile needles funds restriction

       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 65, insert after line 24 the following new section:
       Sec. 167. None of the funds contained in this Act may be 
     used to enact or carry out any law, rule, or regulation 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.

  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. HEFLEY, announced that pursuant to clause 
10 of rule XX the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.


[[Page 1259]]



It was decided in the

Yeas

333

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

92

para. 86.16                   [Roll No. 347]

                                YEAS--333

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hill (IN)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--92

     Archer
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Blagojevich
     Brown (OH)
     Burton
     Buyer
     Campbell
     Chabot
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Duncan
     Everett
     Filner
     Fossella
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Green (TX)
     Hall (TX)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hinchey
     Jackson (IL)
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Largent
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Moran (KS)
     Nadler
     Obey
     Olver
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Riley
     Roemer
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Tancredo
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson (MS)
     Towns
     Waters
     Watkins

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Ballenger
     Clay
     Dreier
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Jones (OH)
     McDermott
     Peterson (PA)
     Skelton
  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. 86.17  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2606

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 263):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2606) making appropriations for foreign 
     operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, 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 of rule XXI are waived. Before consideration of 
     any other amendment it shall be in order to consider the 
     amendments printed in part A of the report of the Committee 
     on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each amendment printed 
     in part A of the report may be considered only in the order 
     printed in the report. The amendment printed in part B of the 
     report may be offered only at the appropriate point in the 
     reading of the bill. Each amendment 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 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 8 of rule XVIII. 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,
  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. HEFLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. PELOSI 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

256

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

172

para. 86.18                   [Roll No. 348]

                                YEAS--256

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English

[[Page 1260]]


     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wu
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--172

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Dicks
     Jones (OH)
     Martinez
     McDermott
     Peterson (PA)
     Skelton
  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. 86.19  foreign operations appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, pursuant to House Resolution 263 
and rule XVIII, 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. 2606) making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2000, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. THORNBERRY as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para. 86.20  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:

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following:


 limitation on funds for foreign organizations that perform or promote 
                                abortion

       Sec.  . (a) Section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151b) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(h) Restriction on Assistance to Foreign Organizations 
     That Perform or Actively Promote Abortions.--
       ``(1) Performacne 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.
       ``(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 or any foreign 
     private, non-governmental, 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) The President may waive the provisions of section 
     104(h)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to 
     population assistance to foreign organizations that perform 
     abortions in foreign countries), as added by subsection (a), 
     for any fiscal year.

It was decided in the

Yeas

228

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

200

para. 86.21                   [Roll No. 349]

                                AYES--228

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kildee
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich

[[Page 1261]]


     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--200

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     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
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     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
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Chenoweth
     Jones (OH)
     McDermott
     Peterson (PA)
     Rahall
     Skelton
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 86.22  recorded vote

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

       At the end of this bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following:


   restriction on population planning activities or other population 
                               assistance

       Sec. ______. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 
     otherwise made available for population planning activities 
     or other population assistance under title II of this Act may 
     be made available to a foreign nongovernmental organization 
     unless the organization certifies that--
       (1) it will not use such funds to promote abortion as a 
     method of family planning or to lobby for or against 
     abortion;
       (2) it will use such funds that are made available for 
     family planning services to reduce the incidence of abortion 
     as a method of family planning;
       (3) it will not violate the laws or policies of the foreign 
     government relating to the circumstances under which abortion 
     is permitted, regulated, or prohibited; and
       (4) it will not engage in any activity or effort in 
     violation of applicable laws or policies of the foreign 
     government to alter the laws or policies of such foreign 
     government relating to the circumstances under which abortion 
     is permitted, regulated, or prohibited, except with respect 
     to activities in opposition to coercive abortion or 
     involuntary sterilization.
       (b) The limitation on availability of funds to a foreign 
     nongovernmental organization under subsection (a) shall 
     apply--
       (1) to funds made available to an organization either 
     directly or indirectly as a subcontractor or subgrantee; and
       (2) to activities in which the organization engages either 
     directly or indirectly through a subcontractor or subgrantee.

It was decided in the

Yeas

221

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

208

para. 86.23                   [Roll No. 350]

                                AYES--221

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Sweeney
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--208

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kildee
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin

[[Page 1262]]


     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Chenoweth
     McDermott
     Peterson (PA)
     Skelton
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. THORNBERRY, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 86.24  providing for the consideration of a concurrent resolution 
          waiving requirement for July 31 sine die adjournment

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-274) the resolution (H. Res. 266) providing for consideration of 
a concurrent resolution waiving the requirement in section 132 of the 
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 that the Congress adjourn sine 
die not later than July 31, 1999.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 86.25  foreign operations appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, pursuant to House Resolution 263 
and rule XVIII, 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. 2606) making appropriations for foreign operations, 
export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
  Mr. THORNBERRY, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. THORNBERRY, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 86.26  order of business--consideration of amendments to h.r. 2606

  On motion of Mr. CALLAHAN, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, during the further consideration of (H.R. 2606) making 
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other 
purposes, in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, 
no amendment shall be in order except for the following amendments, 
which may be offered only by the Member designated, 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, and shall 
be debatable for 10 minutes, except for the amendment by Mr. Burton 
which shall be debatable for 50 minutes, equally divided and controlled 
by the proponent and a Member opposed thereto: (1) an amendment by Mr. 
Burton regarding a reduction in aid to India; (2) an amendment by Ms. 
Jackson-Lee transferring $4,000,000 from IMET to ERMA and ESF; (3) an 
amendment by Mr. Paul prohibiting funds for family planning and 
abortion; (4) an amendment by Mr. Paul prohibiting funds for Ex-Im Bank, 
OPIC, and TDA; (5) an amendment by Mr. Stearns requiring a report on 
actions in Kosovo; (6) an amendment by Mr. Hastings of Florida 
expressing the sense of Congress regarding flower imports from Colombia; 
(7) an amendment by Ms. Jackson-Lee prohibiting military funds for 
Eritrea and Ethiopia; (8) an amendment by Ms. Jackson-Lee expressing the 
sense of Congress regarding peace between Eritrea and Ethiopia; (9) an 
amendment by Mr. Kucinich regarding OPIC; and (10) an amendment by Mr. 
Tancredo regarding man in the biosphere.

para. 86.27  foreign operations appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 263 
and rule XVIII, 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. 2606) making appropriations for foreign operations, 
export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
  Mr. THORNBERRY, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. THORNBERRY, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 86.28  order of business--consideration of amendment to h.r. 2606

  On motion of Mr. CALLAHAN, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order during further consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 2606) making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2000, and for other purposes, on a subsequent day to consider the 
amendment by Mr. Andrews, which shall be debatable for 30 minutes 
equally divided by the proponents and opponents.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to the order of the 
House heretofore agreed to, announced that the amendment by Mr. Andrews 
was withdrawn from present consideration in the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union without prejudice.

para. 86.29  foreign operations appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 263 
and rule XVIII, 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. 2606) making appropriations for foreign operations, 
export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
  Mr. THORNBERRY, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para. 86.30  recorded vote

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

       Page 15, line 7, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced 
     by $30,000,000)''.
       Page 15, line 11, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced 
     by $20,000,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

13

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

414

para. 86.31                   [Roll No. 351]

                                AYES--13

     Boucher
     Campbell
     Conyers
     Hostettler
     McKinney
     Paul
     Payne
     Rohrabacher
     Sanford
     Sensenbrenner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (MS)
     Watt (NC)

                                NOES--414

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)

[[Page 1263]]


     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Barton
     Gutierrez
     McDermott
     Peterson (PA)
     Shuster
     Skelton
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 86.32  recorded vote

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

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following:


          LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS

       SEC.  . None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used for programs at the United 
     States Army School of the Americas located at Fort Benning, 
     Georgia.

It was decided in the

Yeas

230

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

197

para. 86.33                   [Roll No. 352]

                                AYES--230

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hulshof
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McInnis
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauscher
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--197

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Everett
     Fletcher
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Latham
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas (OK)
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pease
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Turner
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Barton
     Gutierrez
     McDermott
     Peterson (PA)
     Shuster
     Skelton
  So the amendment was agreed to.



      FRIDAY, JULY 30 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF THURSDAY, JULY 29), 1999

para. 86.34  recorded vote

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

       Page 116, after line 5, insert the following:


         limitation on child survival and disease programs fund

       Sec.  . None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act in title II, under the heading ``CHILD 
     SURVIVAL AND DISEASE PROGRAMS FUND'' may be used for programs 
     and activities designed to control fertility or to reduce or 
     delay childbirths or pregnancies (except breastfeeding 
     programs). 


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It was decided in the

Yeas

187

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negative

Nays

237

para. 86.35                   [Roll No. 353]

                                AYES--187

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Franks (NJ)
     Gekas
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kildee
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Vitter
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--237

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McInnis
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Sweeney
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Barton
     Cubin
     Ford
     Gutierrez
     McDermott
     Peterson (PA)
     Rush
     Shuster
     Skelton
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. THORNBERRY, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 86.36  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. 305. An Act to reform unfair and anticompetitive 
     practices in the professional boxing industry; to the 
     Committee on Commerce; 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.
       S. 918. An Act to authorize the Small Business 
     Administration to provide financial and business development 
     assistance to military reservists' small businesses, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.

para. 86.37  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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. 66. An Act to preserve the cultural resources of the 
     Route 66 corridor and to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to provide assistance.

para. 86.38  bill presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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. 66. An Act to preserve the cultural resources of the 
     Route 66 corridor and to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to provide assistance.

para. 86.39  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. SKELTON, for 
today and Friday, July 30.
  And then,

para. 86.40  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HAYWORTH, at 12 o'clock and 14 minutes a.m., Friday, 
July 30 (legislative day of Thursday, July 29), 1999, the House 
adjourned.

para. 86.41  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.  456. 
     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 United States 
     helicopters over Iraq; with amendments (Rept. No. 106-270). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R.  2454. A 
     bill to assure the long-term conservation of mid-continent 
     light geese and the biological diversity of the ecosystem 
     upon which many North American migratory birds depend, by 
     directing the Secretary of the Interior to implement rules to 
     reduce the overabundant population of mid-continent light 
     geese; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-271). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Education and the Workforce. 
     H.R.  987. A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to wait 
     for completion of a National Academy of Sciences study before 
     promulgating a standard or guideline on ergonomics (Rept. No. 
     106-272). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R.  717. A bill to amend title 49, United 
     States Code, to regulate overflights of national parks, and 
     for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-273 Pt. 1). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 266. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of a concurrent 
     resolution waiving the requirement in section 132 of the 
     Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 that the Congress 
     adjourn sine die not later than July 31, 1999 (Rept. No. 106-
     274). Referred to the House Calendar.

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para. 86.42  time limitation of referred bill

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

       H.R. 717. Referral to the Committee on Resources extended 
     for a period ending not later than July 29, 1999.

para. 86.43  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X, Committee on Resources discharged from 
further consideration of H.R. 717.

para. 86.44  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. TAUZIN:
       H.R. 2630. A bill to reauthorize the National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Cummings, Ms. Norton, Mr. Wynn, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Wolf, and Mr. Lantos):
       H.R. 2631. A bill to amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, 
     United States Code, to modify employee contributions to the 
     Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees 
     Retirement System to the percentages in effect before the 
     statutory temporary increase in calendar year 1999, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. RILEY:
       H.R. 2632. A bill to designate certain Federal lands in the 
     Talladega National Forest in the State of Alabama as the 
     Dugger Mountain Wilderness; 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. HORN (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Ramstad, 
             Mr. Shows, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Holden, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Inslee, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Kolbe, 
             Mr. Luther, Mr. English, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Stupak, Ms. Danner, Mr. Ose, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Berkley, 
             and Mr. Gary Miller of California):
       H.R. 2633. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prevent the misuse of genuine and counterfeit police badges 
     by those seeking to commit a crime, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Oxley, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Cox, Mr. Greenwood, and Mr. 
             Coble):
       H.R. 2634. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act 
     with respect to registration requirements for practitioners 
     who dispense narcotic drugs in schedule IV or V for 
     maintenance treatment or detoxification treatment; 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. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Dreier, 
             Mr. Wynn, Mr. Paul, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Stump, Mr. Rahall, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Costello, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Farr of California, and Mr. Taylor of North 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 2635. A bill to allow patients access to drugs and 
     medical devices recommended and provided by health care 
     practitioners that are not approved by the Food and Drug 
     Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Bachus, 
             Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
             DeLay, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Ehrlich, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Everett, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Gutknecht, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Largent, 
             Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Metcalf, 
             Mr. Mica, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
             Salmon, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Schaffer, 
             Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Sununu, Mr. Talent, Mr. Terry, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
             Mr. Coble, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
             Baker, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Royce, Mr. Souder, 
             Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Stearns, 
             Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Linder, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
             Kingston, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, 
             Mrs. Myrick, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
             Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Hilleary, Mrs. Bono, 
             Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. English, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Watkins, and 
             Mr. Fletcher):
       H.R. 2636. 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 Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 2637. A bill to protect consumer and community choice 
     in access to Internet providers, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Ms. Danner, Mr. Skelton, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Talent, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, 
             and Mr. Hulshof):
       H.R. 2638. A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act 
     to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from taking land 
     into trust for Indian tribes for gaming purposes under 
     certain conditions, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. BONILLA (for himself, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
             Sununu, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Pitts, Mrs. Northup, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
             Cooksey, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Hefley, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Hoekstra, Ms. Pryce of 
             Ohio, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
             Linder, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Skeen, and Mr. Paul):
       H.R. 2639. 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.
           By Mr. CAMP:
       H.R. 2640. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that long-term vehicle storage by tax-exempt 
     organizations which conduct county and similar fairs shall 
     not be treated as an unrelated trade or business; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. CUBIN (for herself and Mr. Largent):
       H.R. 2641. A bill to make technical corrections to title X 
     of the Energy Policy Act of 1992; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey:
       H.R. 2642. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide that aliens who commit acts of torture abroad 
     are inadmissible and removable and to establish within the 
     Criminal Division of the Department of Justice an Office of 
     Special Investigations having responsibilities under that Act 
     with respect to all alien participants in acts of genocide 
     and torture abroad; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington:
       H.R. 2643. A bill to amend the Native American Graves 
     Protection and Repatriation Act to provide for appropriate 
     study and repatriation of remains for which a cultural 
     affiliation is not readily ascertainable; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. 
             George Miller of California):
       H.R. 2644. 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 indviduals; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, and Ms. Baldwin):
       H.R. 2645. A bill to provide for the restructuring of the 
     electric power industry; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York:
       H.R. 2646. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide common sense tax relief for families; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHADEGG:
       H.R. 2647. A bill to amend the Act entitled ``An Act 
     relating to the water rights of the Ak-Chin Indian 
     Community`` to clarify certain provisions concerning the 
     leasing of such water rights, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SHAW:
       H.R. 2648. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to 
     clarify the rules for treatment of international travel 
     merchandise and bonded warehouses and staging areas; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHAYS:
       H.R. 2649. A bill to reduce Federal spending in several 
     programs; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
     Resources, Science, Commerce, 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. STARK:
       H.R. 2650. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to improve and streamline the physician self-
     referral law; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the

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     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Baird, Mr. Crane, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. McCrery, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Camp, and Mr. Ramstad):
       H.R. 2651. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act with respect to the restrictions on physician 
     self-referral; 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. TIERNEY:
       H.R. 2652. A bill to increase monitoring of the use of 
     offsets in international defense trade; 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. MICA (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Knollenberg, and Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey):
       H. Con. Res. 165. Concurrent resolution expressing United 
     States policy toward the Slovak Republic; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Sweeney, and 
             Mr. Cook):
       H. Con. Res. 166. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the United States should adopt a 
     ``One China, One Taiwan Policy'' which reflects the present 
     day reality that Taiwan and China are two separate nations; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, 
             and Mr. Wise):
       H. Con. Res. 167. Concurrent resolution authorizing the 
     Architect of the Capitol to permit temporary construction and 
     other work on the Capitol Grounds that may be necessary for 
     construction of a building on Constitution Avenue Northwest, 
     between 2nd Street Northwest and Louisiana Avenue Northwest; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Berman, Mr. Crowley, 
             Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Sawyer, and Mr. Wexler):
       H. Res. 265. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the President should actively 
     encourage holders of Jordanian debt to provide debt relief in 
     order to strengthen the economy of Jordan; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas):
       H. Res. 267. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with regard to Shuttle Mission STS-93, 
     commanded by Colonel Eileen Collins, the first female space 
     shuttle commander; to the Committee on Science. 

para. 86.45  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

       Mr. WU introduced a bill (H.R. 2653) to exempt certain 
     entries of titanium disks from anti-dumping duties 
     retroactively applied by the United States Customs Service; 
     which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 86.46  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 19: Mrs. Biggert and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 36: Mr. Wexler and Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 44: Mr. Klink and Mr. Bass.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 135: Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 170: Mr. Gordon, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. McNulty, 
     and Mr. Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 175: Mr. Moran of Virginia and Mr. Udall of New 
     Mexico.
       H.R. 269: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 274: Mrs. Jones of Ohio.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Klink, 
     and Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. McKinney, and Mr. 
     Holt.
       H.R. 323: Mrs. Biggert.
       H.R. 332: Mr. Miller of Florida.
       H.R. 338: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 346: Mr. Simpson.
       H.R. 354: Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 360: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 405: Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Skelton, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. 
     Pallone.
       H.R. 431: Mr. Miller of Florida.
       H.R. 486: Mr. Regula, Mrs. Wilson, and Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 488: Mr. Rangel and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 561: Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 611: Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 623: Mr. Burr of North Carolina.
       H.R. 637: Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 664: Mr. Crowley.
       H.R. 708: Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 721: Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Thune.
       H.R. 736: Mr. Miller of Florida.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Walden of Oregon and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 773: Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 780: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 784: Mr. Klink and Mr. Moakley.
       H.R. 798: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 804: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 810: Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 835: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 842: Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 844: Mr. Larson.
       H.R. 845: Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 859: Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 868: Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 878: Mr. Miller of Florida.
       H.R. 925: Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. 
     Gejdenson.
       H.R. 952: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 984: Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 1003: Mr. Pitts and Mr. Taylor of Mississippi.
       H.R. 1041: Mr. Miller of Florida and Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 1055: Mr. Sweeney.
       H.R. 1071: Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 1079: Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Rahall, Mr. LaHood, 
     Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1080: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1083: Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Kind.
       H.R. 1140: Mr. Stark, Mr. George Miller of California, and 
     Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 1168: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1172: Mr. Waxman, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Wolf, 
     Mr. Moore, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
     Mr. Whitfield, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     McDermott, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Clement, Ms. McCarthy of 
     Missouri, Mr. Talent, and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 1180: Mr. Wexler, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Clyburn, 
     and Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 1190: Mr. Davis of Virginia.
       H.R. 1194: Mr. Evans, Mr. Tancredo, and Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 1219: Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 1221: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 1222: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 1238: Mrs. Lowey and Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 1244: Mr. Talent, Mr. Pease, and Mr. Gary Miller of 
     California.
       H.R. 1260: Mr. Pickering and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1271: Mr. Baird and Mr. George Miller of California.
       H.R. 1272: Mr. Hayes.
       H.R. 1275: Mrs. Northup, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Evans, Mr. George 
     Miller of California, Mr. Shaw, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 1278: Mr. Evans and Mr. Hill of Indiana.
       H.R. 1283: Mrs. Northup, Mrs. Bono, and Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 1286: Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 1303: Mr. Davis of Illinois and Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 1337: Mr. Boehlert, Ms. McKinney, and Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 1334: Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, and Mr. 
     Minge.
       H.R. 1356: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 1358: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1363: Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 1366: Mr. Simpson.
       H.R. 1433: Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 1454: Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 1456: Mr. Fattah, Mr. Wise, and Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 1476: Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 1497: Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 1505: Mr. Capuano and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 1518: Mr. Conyers and Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 1525: Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 1598: Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Aderholt, and Mr. Riley.
       H.R. 1603: Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 1620: Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 1621: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 1622: Mr. Allen and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 1649: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1660: Mr. George Miller of California, Mrs. Meek of 
     Florida, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Visclosky, 
     Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Wise, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Holden, and Mr. 
     Stupak.
       H.R. 1671: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1697: Mr. Romero-Barcelo and Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 1706: Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 1707: Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 1746: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 1747: Mr. Bateman, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
     Linder, Mr. Largent, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. DeMint, Mr. 
     Toomey, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
     Weldon of Florida, Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mr. Miller of Florida.
       H.R. 1760: Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. King, Mr. 
     Baird, Mr. Sweeney, and Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 1764: Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 1777: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 1788: Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. 
     Woolsey, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Sweeney, and Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 1791: Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Kolbe, and Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 1838: Mr. Radanovich and Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 1841: Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
     Becerra, Mr. Rodriguez, and Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 1885: Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. 
     Sandlin.
       H.R. 1887: Mr. Hyde, Mr. Cook, Mr. Rothman, and Mr. Franks 
     of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1890: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 1899: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
     Bilbray, Mrs. Christensen, and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1907: Mr. Castle and Mr. Mascara.

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       H.R. 1918: Mr. Miller of Florida.
       H.R. 1926: Mr. Souder, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Rahall, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Vento, and Mr. 
     Dickey.
       H.R. 1932: Mr. Cooksey, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. 
     Gary Miller of California, and Mr. Hansen.
       H.R. 1933: Mr. Combest.
       H.R. 1935: Mr. LoBiondo and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1958: Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 1967: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 1977: Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H.R. 1987: Mr. Souder, Mr. Upton, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Barrett 
     of Nebraska, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, and Mr. Fletcher.
       H.R. 1993: Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 1997: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Wise, Mr. 
     Everett, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 1998: Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 2000: Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. King, Mrs. Mink of 
     Hawaii, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Moore, and Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 2010: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 2028: Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 2030: Mr. Cook, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 2106: Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 2124: Mr. Hayes.
       H.R. 2136: Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 2170: Mr. Strickland, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
     Costello, Mr. Rodriguez, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Scott, Mrs. 
     Christensen, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Spence, Mr. Shows, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, and Mr. Sabo.
       H.R. 2202: Mr. Weygand and Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 2221: Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas and Mr. Combest.
       H.R. 2236: Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 2240: Mr. Kind, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Olver, 
     Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 2241: Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Shaw, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
     Hilliard, Mrs. Emerson, Mrs. Christensen, and Mr. Dicks.
       H.R. 2244: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 2245: Mr. Goode, Ms. Danner, and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 2246: Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 2247: Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 2260: Mr. Cook and Mr. Callahan.
       H.R. 2265: Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Clyburn, and Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 2288: Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 2300: Mr. Largent and Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 2303: Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
     Kuykendall, Mr. Cook, Mr. Wise, Ms. Carson, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
     Condit, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Radanovich, 
     and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 2319: Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Ms. Kaptur, 
     and Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 2337: Mr. Moran of Kansas and Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 2356: Mr. Foley, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mrs. Emerson, 
     Mr. Shays, Mr. Hayworth, Mrs. Northrup, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
     Burr of North Carolina, and Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 2364: Mr. Istook.
       H.R. 2367: Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 2373: Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 2384: Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 2420: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
     Wexler, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 2436: Mr. Dickey, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
     Lewis of Kentucky, and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 2439: Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 2444: Mr. Dingell.
       H.R. 2446: Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Payne, Mr. Vento, 
     Mr. Weiner, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
     Blagojevich, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 2457: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
     Porter, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Holt.
       H.R. 2463: Mr. Pickering, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 2491: Mr. Rangel, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Ms. 
     Roybal-Allard, and Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 2493: Mr. Bonior, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. 
     Thurman, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 2498: Mr. Shows, Mr. Wu, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
     Quinn, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. English, and Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2503: Mr. Allen, Mr. Weiner, and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 2512: Mr. Becerra.
       H.R. 2528: Mr. Cox, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hutchinson, 
     Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
     Reynolds, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
     Skelton, Mr. Spence, and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 2534: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Ms. Lee, Mr. Holt, 
     Mr. Weiner, Mr. Shays, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Baird, 
     and Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 2543: Mr. Filner, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Barton of Texas, and Mr. Hayes.
       H.R. 2548: Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 2560: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 2584: Mr. Horn, Mr. Bilbray, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H.R. 2586: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Frost, and Mr. 
     Gutierrez.
       H.R. 2592: Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 2593: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 2595: Mr. Kildee and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 2612: Mr. Klink and Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 2618: Mr. Evans, Mrs. Emerson, and Mrs. McCarthy of 
     New York.
       H.J. Res. 41: Mrs. Capps, Mr. Holt, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Udall 
     of Colorado, and Mr. Udall of New Mexico.
       H.J. Res. 48: Mr. Shays and Mr. Weygand.
       H.J. Res. 55: Mr. Moran of Kansas.
       H. Con. Res. 34: Mr. Baird and Mr. Coyne.
       H. Con. Res. 78: Mr. Engel.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. Lampson, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
     Ms. Woolsey, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
     Kleczka, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
     Bilbray, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
     Mascara, Mr. Levin, Mr. Royce, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
     Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Weygand, and Ms. Eshoo.
       H. Con. Res. 100: Mr. Lampson, Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. Norton, Mr. Phelps, 
     Mr. Pastor, Mr. English, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
     Markey, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Mascara.
       H. Con. Res. 111: Mrs. Lowey.
       H. Con. Res. 134: Mr. Murtha, Mr. Klink, Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota, Ms. Rivers, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
     Cook, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Kingston, 
     and Mr. McHugh.
       H. Con. Res. 139: Mr. Wynn, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Ms. Lee, Mr. Skelton, and Mr. Matsui.
       H. Con. Res. 147: Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H. Con. Res. 152: Mr. Wynn, Mr. Rush, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
     Boucher, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, and Mr. Borski.
       H. Con. Res. 159: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Ms. 
     Woolsey, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
     Abercrombie, and Ms. Rivers.
       H. Res. 16: Mr. Duncan.
       H. Res. 205: Mr. Whitfield and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H. Res. 251: Mr. Hall of Ohio, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
     Rush, and Mr. Wexler.
       H. Res. 264: Mr. Minge, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
     McInnis, and Mr. Kasich.

para. 86.47  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

       40. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Common Council 
     of the City of Buffalo, relative to Resolution No. 202 
     petitioning the Congress to support H.R. 1833 and S. 219 and 
     the addition of 125 US Customs cargo inspectors, 40 US 
     special agents, and 10 US intelligence agents and $26,582,000 
     for equipment ill tile bill currently being discussed in the 
     conference committee; to the Committee on Ways and Means. 
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                       FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1999 (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, July 29, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 87.2  communications

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

       3275. 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.; Additional Option for Handler 
     Diversion and Receipt of Diversion Credits [Docket No. FV99-
     930-1 FIR] received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3276. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Pension and 
     Welfare Benefits Administration, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Interpretive Bullet 
     99-1; Payroll Deduction Programs for Individual Retirement 
     Accounts (RIN: 1210-AA70) received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       3277. A letter from the Acting Director, Professional 
     Responsibility Advisory Office, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Ethical Standards 
     for Attorneys for the Government [AG Order No. 2216-99] 
     received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3278. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Boeing Model 777 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 99-
     NM-113-AD; Amendment 39-11230; AD 99-15-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received July 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3279. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; deHavilland Inc. Models DHC-2 Mk. I, DHC-2 Mk. 
     II, and DHC-2 Mk. III Airplanes [Docket No. 99-CE-05-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11226; AD 99-15-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     July 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3280. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; MD Helicopters, Inc (MDHI) Model 369D and E 
     Helicopters [Docket No. 99-SW-40-AD; Amendment 39-11228; AD 
     99-13-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 22, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.

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       3281. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class 
     E Airspace; Ottawa, KS [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-21] 
     received July 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3282. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Revision of Class D 
     and Class E Airspace; Cannon AFB, Clovis, NM [Airspace Docket 
     No. 99-ASW-02] received July 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3283. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Standard Instrument 
     Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 
     29642; Amdt. No. 1940] received July 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3284. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Standard Instrument 
     Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 
     29641; Amdt. No. 1939] received July 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3285. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class 
     E Airspace; Harlan, IA [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-22] 
     received July 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3286. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Revision of Class E 
     Airspace; Raton, NM [Airspace Docket No. 99-ASW-11] received 
     July 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3287. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulation; Inner Harbor Navigation Canal, LA 
     (CGD08-99-011) received July 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3288. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations: Harlem River, NY [CGD01-99-093] 
     received July 22, 1999; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       3289. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Anchorage Grounds: 
     Hudson River, Hyde Park, NY [CGD01-97-086] (RIN: 2115-AA98) 
     received July 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3290. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Revocation of Class 
     D Airspace; Dallas NAS, Dallas, TX [Airspace Docket No. 99-
     ASW-08] received July 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3291. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Boeing Model 747-200 and -300 Series Airplanes 
     Equipped with General Electric CF6-80C2 Series Engines 
     [Docket No. 98-NM-247-AD; Amendment 39-11227; AD 99-15-08] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3292. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Model 206L, 206L-
     1. 206L-3, and 206L-4 Helicopters [Docket No. 99-SW-23-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11207; AD 99-13-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     July 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3293. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; British Aerospace HP137 Mk1, Jetstream Series 
     200, and Jetstream Models 3101 and 3201 Airplanes [Docket No. 
     98-CE-115-AD; Amendment 39-11231; AD 99-15-11] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received July 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3294. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--SAFETY ZONE: 
     Gloucester Schooner Fest, Gloucester, MA [CGD01-99-104] (RIN: 
     2115-AA97) received July 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3295. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Special Local 
     Regulations for Marine Events; Chesapeake Challenge, Patapsco 
     River, Baltimore, Maryland [CGD 05-99-064] (RIN: 2115-AE46) 
     received July 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3296. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Special Local 
     Regulations and Safety Zone; Northern California Annual 
     Marine Events [CGD11-99-007] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received July 
     22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3297. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operations Regulations; Columbia River, OR [CGD13-99-007] 
     (RIN: 2115-AE47) received July 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3298. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Hackensack River, NJ [CGD01-98-091] 
     (RIN: 2115-AE47) received July 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3299. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Steamboat Slough, WA [CGD13-99-019] 
     received July 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3300. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Mullica River, New Jersey [CGD05-99-
     034] received July 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3301. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW), 
     Beaufort, South Carolina [CGD07-99-038] (RIN: 2115-AE47) 
     received July 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3302. A letter from the Deputy Executive Secretary to the 
     Department, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Medicare Program; 
     Adjustment in Payment Amounts for New Technology Intraocular 
     Lenses Furnished by Ambulatory Surgical Centers [HCFA-3831-F] 
     (RIN: 0938-AH15) received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Commerce and Ways 
     and Means. 

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 with an amendment in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House of the 
following title:

       H.R. 819. An Act to authorize appropriations for the 
     Federal Maritime Commission for fiscal years 2000 and 2001.

para. 87.4  recess--9:05 a.m.

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, declared the House in 
recess at 9 o'clock and 5 minutes a.m., for approximately 5 minutes.

para. 87.5  after recess--9:10 a.m.

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

para. 87.6  child safety and protection

  On motion of Mr. HYDE, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 1501) to 
provide grants to ensure increased accountability for juvenile 
offenders; together with the amendment of the Senate thereto, was taken 
from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. HYDE, 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. 87.7  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 1501

  Mr. CONYERS moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 1501 be 
instructed to insist that, (1) the committee of conference recommend a 
conference substitute which, (a) includes a requirement that background 
checks be conducted on all firearms sales at gun shows so as to 
effectively preclude criminals and other prohibited purchasers (e.g. 
murderers, rapists, child molesters, fugitives from justice, ille

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gal aliens, stalkers, and batterers) from obtaining firearms from non-
licensed persons and federally licensed firearms dealers at gun shows; 
(b) does not include any measure that would weaken the effectiveness of 
background checks currently conducted on individuals seeking to purchase 
a firearm from a federally licensed firearms dealer; (c) does not 
include any measure that would otherwise weaken or eliminate any other 
provision of Federal firearms law or regulation; and (d) includes 
provisions which would authorize funding for school resource officers 
and school violence prevention programs, including school counselors; 
(2) all meetings of the committee of conference, (a) be open to the 
public and to the print and electronic media; (b) be held in venues 
selected to maximize the capacity for attendance of the public and the 
media; and (c) be held during reasonable hours; and (3) the committee of 
conference allow sufficient opportunity for all members of the committee 
of conference to offer and debate amendments at all meetings of the 
committee of conference; and (4) the committee of conference recommend a 
conference substitute before Congress adjourns for the August recess so 
that Congress can pass reasonable gun safety measures before children 
return to school.
  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.
  Mr. CONYERS 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

305

When there appeared

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Nays

84

para. 87.8                    [Roll No. 354]

                                YEAS--305

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--84

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bilirakis
     Bonilla
     Boucher
     Brady (TX)
     Callahan
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Deal
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Emerson
     Everett
     Fletcher
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Graham
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Jenkins
     Jones (NC)
     Kingston
     Largent
     Lewis (KY)
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Ney
     Paul
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Rahall
     Riley
     Rogers
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Souder
     Spence
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Vitter
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise

                             NOT VOTING--44

     Barton
     Blagojevich
     Brown (FL)
     Burr
     Burton
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hutchinson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kleczka
     Lantos
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Markey
     McCrery
     McDermott
     Nadler
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Peterson (PA)
     Skelton
     Stark
     Stearns
     Tauzin
     Tierney
     Towns
     Waters
     Weller
     Young (AK)
  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. 87.9  appointment of conferees--h.r. 1501

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, 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, McCollum, Gekas, Coble, Smith of Texas, Canady 
of Florida, Barr of Georgia, Conyers, Frank of Massachusetts, Scott, 
Berman and Ms. Lofgren.
  Provided, that Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas is appointed in lieu of Mr. 
Frank of Massachusetts for consideration of sections 741, 1501, 1505, 
1534-35, and titles V, VI, and IX of the Senate amendment.
  Provided, that Mr. Meehan is appointed in lieu of Mr. Berman for 
consideration of sections 741, 1501, 1505, 1534-35, and titles V, VI, 
and IX of the Senate amendment.
  From the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for consideration 
of the House bill, and the Senate amendment (except sections 741, 1501, 
1505, 1534-35, and titles V, VI and IX), and modifications committed to 
conference: Messrs. Goodling, Petri, Castle, Greenwood, DeMint, Clay, 
Kildee, and Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
  From the Committee on Commerce, for consideration of sections 1365 and 
1401-03 of the House bill, and sections 1504, 1515, and 1523 of the 
Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Mr. Bliley 
and Mr. Dingell.
  Provided, that Mr. Bilirakis is appointed for consideration of section 
1365 of the House bill and section 1523 of the Senate amendment.
  Provided, that Mr. Tauzin is appointed for consideration of sections 
1401-03 of the House bill and sections 1504 and 1515 of the Senate 
amendment. 

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

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para. 87.10  board of trustees of the harry s. truman scholarship 
          foundation

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to section 5(b) of Public Law 93-642 (20 
United States Code 2004 (b)), appointed to the Board of Trustees of the 
Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, on the part of the House, the 
following Members: Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Skelton.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para. 87.11  recess--10:18 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 10 o'clock and 18 minutes a.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.

para. 87.12  after recess--12:48 p.m.

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

para. 87.13  board of visitors to the united states air force academy

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to 10 United States Code 9355(a), appointed 
to the Board of Visitors to the United States Air Force Academy, on the 
part of the House, the following Members: Messrs. Thompson and Dicks.

para. 87.14  financial services modernization

  On motion of Mr. LEACH, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 900) to enhance competition in the financial services industry by 
providing a prudential framework for the affiliation of banks, security 
firms, and other financial service providers, and for other purposes; 
together with the amendment of the House thereto, was taken from the 
Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. LEACH, 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.

para. 87.15  motion to instruct conferees--s. 900

  Mr. LaFALCE moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on S. 900, and the 
House amendment thereto, to ensure, consistent with the scope of the 
conference, that: (1) Consumers have the strongest consumer financial 
privacy protections possible, including protections against the misuse 
of confidential information and inappropriate marketing practices, and 
ensuring that consumers receive notice and the right to say ``no'' when 
a financial institution wishes to disclose a consumer's nonpublic 
personal information for use in telemarketing, direct marketing, or 
other marketing through electronic mail; and (2) Consumers enjoy the 
benefits of comprehensive financial modernization legislation that 
provides robust competition and equal and non-discriminatory access to 
financial services and economic opportunities in their communities; and 
(3) Consumers have the strongest medical privacy protections possible, 
and thereby prevent financial institutions from disclosing or making 
unrelated uses of health and medical and genetic information without the 
consent of their customers, and therefore agree to recede to the Senate 
on Subtitle E of Title III of the House 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. PEASE, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. DINGELL 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

241

When there appeared

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Nays

132

para. 87.16                   [Roll No. 355]

                                YEAS--241

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Forbes
     Ford
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Hall (OH)
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McGovern
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NAYS--132

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Crane
     Cunningham
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Fossella
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hobson
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     King (NY)
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (TX)
     Spence
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Toomey
     Vitter
     Walden
     Wamp
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--61

     Baker
     Ballenger
     Berman
     Bilirakis
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Burr
     Buyer
     Camp
     Carson
     Chabot
     Clay
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Gallegly
     Goode
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hoekstra
     Hutchinson
     Jefferson
     John
     LaHood
     Luther
     Manzullo
     McDermott
     McIntosh
     Meehan
     Mica
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Quinn
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Salmon
     Shaw
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)

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  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. 87.17  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. 87.18  appointment of conferees--s. 900

  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:

  From the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, for 
consideration of the Senate bill, and the House amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference:
  Mr. Leach, Mr. McCollum, Mrs. Roukema, and Messrs. Bereuter, Baker, 
Lazio, Bachus, Castle, LaFalce, and Vento.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Banking and Financial 
Services, for consideration of titles I, III (except section 304), IV 
and VII of the Senate bill, and title I of the House amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference:
  Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Waters, and Mrs. 
Maloney of New York.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Banking and Financial 
Service, for consideration of title V of the Senate bill, and title II 
of the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
  Mr. Kanjorski, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Watt of North Carolina 
and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Banking and Financial 
Services, for consideration of title II of the Senate bill, and title 
III of the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
  Mr. Kanjorski, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Velazquez, and Ms. Hooley 
of Oregon.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Banking and Financial 
Services, for consideration of title VI of the Senate bill, and title IV 
of the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
  Ms. Waters, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Gutierrez and Mr. Bentsen.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Banking and Financial 
Services, for consideration of section 304 of the Senate bill, and title 
V of the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
  Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Waters, and Mr. 
Ackerman.
  From the Committee on Commerce, for consideration of the Senate bill, 
and the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Bliley, Oxley, Tauzin, Gillmor, Greenwood, Cox, Largent, 
Bilbray, Dingell, Towns, Markey, Waxman, Ms. DeGette and Mrs. Capps.
  Provided, that Mr. Rush is appointed in lieu of Mrs. Capps for 
consideration of section 316 of the Senate bill.
  From the Committee on Agriculture, for consideration of title V of 
the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Combest, Ewing, and Stenholm.
  From the Committee on the Judiciary, for consideration of sections 
104(a), 104(d)(3), and 104(f)(2) of the Senate bill, and sections 
104(a)(3), 104(b)(3)(A), 104(b)(4)(B), 136(b), 136(d)-(e), 141-44, 197, 
301, and 306 of the House amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference:
  Messrs. Hyde, Gekas, and Conyers. 
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 87.19  providing for the consideration of h. con. res. 168

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 266):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order to consider in the House a concurrent 
     resolution waiving the requirements in section 132 of the 
     Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 that the Congress 
     adjourn sine die not later than July 31, 1999. The concurrent 
     resolution shall be considered as read for amendment and 
     shall not be subject to debate. The previous question shall 
     be considered as ordered on the concurrent resolution to 
     final adoption without intervening motion.

  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. 87.20  adjournment of the 106th congress

  Mr. DREIER, pursuant to House Resolution 266, called up the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 168):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That, notwithstanding the provisions of section 
     132(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 
     U.S.C. 198(a)), the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     shall not adjourn for a period in excess of three days, or 
     adjourn sine die, until both Houses of Congress have adopted 
     a concurrent resolution providing either for an adjournment 
     (in excess of three days) to a day certain or for adjournment 
     sine die.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to said resolution, 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 request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para. 87.21  order of business--consideration of h.j. res. 58

  On motion of Mr. DREIER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order at any time on August 3, 1999, or any 
day thereafter, to consider in the House the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 
58) 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 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 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 
first session of the One Hundred Sixth Congress,

para. 87.22  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. DREIER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, August 2, 1999, at 12:30 p.m. for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 87.23  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. DREIER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, August 
4, 1999, under clause 7, rule XV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para. 87.24  lance armstrong--winner of the 1999 tour de france

  On motion of Mr. SESSIONS, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Government Reform and Oversight was discharged from further 
consideration of the following resolution (H. Res. 264):

       Whereas Lance Armstrong was diagnosed with advanced 
     testicular cancer in 1996 and given a less than 50 percent 
     chance of survival by doctors;
       Whereas testicular cancer is the most common form of cancer 
     in men between 15 and 35 years old;
       Whereas Lance Armstrong has established the Lance Armstrong 
     Foundation, devoted to fighting cancer through awareness, 
     education, and research;

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       Whereas Lance Armstrong has made one of the most memorable 
     comebacks in sports history;
       Whereas the Tour de France is one of the most physically 
     demanding endurance sporting events in the world; and
       Whereas Lance Armstrong has honored the Nation with his 
     courageous performance by winning the Tour de France: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) congratulates Lance Armstrong on his spectacular 
     performance, winning the 1999 Tour de France; and
       (2) recognizes the contribution Lance Armstrong's 
     perseverance has made to inspire those fighting cancer and 
     survivors of cancer around the world.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. SESSIONS, 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. 87.25  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to terrorists and the middle east peace process

  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:
  As required by 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), I transmit herewith a 6-month 
periodic report on 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.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, July 29, 1999. 

  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. 106-106).

para. 87.26  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. LUTHER, for today;
  To Mr. GOODE, for today and August 2; and
  To Mr. ORTIZ, for today.
  And then,

para. 87.27  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. FLETCHER, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 4 o'clock and 43 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
12:30 p.m. on Monday, August 2, 1999.

para. 87.28  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. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform. H.R. 1442. A 
     bill to amend the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 to continue and extend authority for 
     transfers to State and local governments of certain property 
     for law enforcement, public safety, and emergency response 
     purposes; with amendments (Rept. No. 106-275). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. COBLE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2112. A bill to 
     amend title 28, United States Code, to allow a judge to whom 
     a case is transferred to retain jurisdiction over certain 
     multidistrict litigation cases for trial, and to provide for 
     Federal jurisdiction of certain multiparty, multiforum civil 
     actions; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-276). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform. H.R. 1219. A 
     bill to amend the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
     and the Miller Act, relating to payment protections for 
     persons providing labor and materials for Federal 
     construction projects; with amendments (Rept. No. 106-277 Pt. 
     1). Ordered to be printed. 

para. 87.29  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 2654. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to 
     provide enhanced protection for inventors and innovators, 
     protect patent terms, reduce patent litigation, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. Metcalf):
       H.R. 2655. A bill to restore the separation of powers 
     between the Congress and the President; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on 
     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. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee of Texas, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Scott, and 
             Ms. Waters):
       H.R. 2656. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to withhold funds in certain cases, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Meeks of New York, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Lee, and Mr. 
             Ackerman):
       H.R. 2657. A bill to amend section 204 of the National 
     Housing Act to make HUD-owned single family properties 
     available at a discount to individuals who teach in inner 
     city schools; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. McNulty, Ms. McKinney, Mr. McGovern, and Ms. 
             Lee):
       H.R. 2658. A bill to provide that the Commissioner of Food 
     and Drugs shall by regulation require over the counter drug 
     sunscreen products to include an expiration date and storage 
     recommendations on their label; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. Payne):
       H.R. 2659. A bill to provide grants to eligible urban local 
     educational agencies to enable the agencies to recruit and 
     retain qualified teachers; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. FILNER (for himself, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Evans, 
             and Mr. Doyle):
       H.R. 2660. A bill to amend title 38 of the United States 
     Code to provide pay parity for dentists with physicians 
     employed by the Veterans Health Administration; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Udall of 
             New Mexico, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Pomeroy, and Mr. 
             Kolbe):
       H.R. 2661. A bill to amend title 36 of the United States 
     Code to establish the American Indian Education Foundation, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Evans, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Boehner, Mrs. Christensen, 
             and Mr. Snyder):
       H.R. 2662. A bill to provide for work authorization for 
     nonimmigrant spouses of intracompany transferees, if the 
     United States has an agreement with the country of which the 
     transferee is a national under which United States nationals 
     will be afforded reciprocal treatment; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MURTHA:
       H.R. 2663. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of 
     the Korean War to honor the United States Marine Corps 
     participation; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. NETHERCUTT:
       H.R. 2664. A bill to provide for equitable compensation of 
     the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation in 
     settlement of its claims concerning its contribution to the 
     production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H.R. 2665. A bill to provide for a study of Radium 224 in 
     drinking water and to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to 
     require that a national primary drinking water standard be 
     established for Radium 224, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SHOWS (for himself and Mr. Lampson):
       H.R. 2666. 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. DREIER:
       H. Con. Res. 168. Concurrent resolution waiving the 
     requirement in section 132 of the Legislative Reorganization 
     Act of 1946 that the Congress adjourn sine die not later than 
     July 31, 1999; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
             Ewing, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, and Mr. Toomey):
       H. Res. 268. A resolution calling for equitable sharing of 
     the costs associated with the reconstruction, peacekeeping, 
     and United Nations programs in Kosovo; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Graham, 
             Mr. Sanford, Mr. Spence, and Mr. Spratt):
       H. Res. 269. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that Joseph Jefferson ``Shoeless Joe'' 
     Jackson should be appropriately honored for his outstanding 
     baseball accomplishments; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Costello, Mr.

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             Etheridge, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Hoyer, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. King, Mr. Klink, 
             Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Ms. Norton, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Reyes, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Vento, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wu, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Upton, Mr. Knollenberg, and Mr. 
             Tiahrt):
       H. Res. 270. 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. 87.30  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       172. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     State of Oregon, relative to Senate Joint Memorial No. 9 
     memorializing Congress to disregard calls for a 
     constitutional convention on balancing the federal budget 
     because there exists no guarantee that a federal 
     constitutional convention, once convened, could be limited to 
     the subject of a balanced federal budget, and therefore such 
     a convention may intrude into other constitutional revisions; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       173. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Oklahoma, relative to House Concurrent 
     Resolution No. 1022 memorializing Congress and the Department 
     of Justice to closely monitor any large corporation that 
     controls the production, processing and marketing of 
     agriculture's food and fiber; jointly to the Committees on 
     Agriculture and the Judiciary. 

para. 87.31  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 40: Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 71: Mr. Goode, Mr. Barcia, and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 225: Mr. Forbes and Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 226: Mrs. Thurman and Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 230: Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Udall of Colorado.
       H.R. 346: Mr. Fletcher.
       H.R. 357: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 382: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen and Ms. Waters.
       H.R. 405: Mr. Gejdenson and Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 415: Mr. Condit, Mr. Holden, and Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 425: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Mascara and Mr. Boswell.
       H.R. 580: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 601: Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 637: Mr. Minge, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 699: Mr. George Miller of California.
       H.R. 728: Mr. Boucher and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 802: Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 809: Mr. English.
       H.R. 864: Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. LaFalce, and Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 865: Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 879: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Etheridge, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
     Underwood, and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 957: Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 980: Mr. Miller of Florida and Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 997: Mr. English.
       H.R. 1001: Mr. Levin, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Kingston, and Mr. 
     Allen.
       H.R. 1041: Mr. Ramstad and Mr. Fletcher.
       H.R. 1064: Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 1091: Mr. Goode and Mr. Callahan.
       H.R. 1095: Mr. Dicks, Mr. Moore, and Mr. Menendez.
       H.R. 1122: Mr. Udall of Colorado and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1145: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 1193: Mr. McDermott and Mr. Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 1237: Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 1238: Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 1252: Mr. Miller of Florida.
       H.R. 1265: Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 1304: Ms. Danner, Mr. McIntyre, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. 
     McKinney, and Mr. Istook.
       H.R. 1310: Mr. Traficant, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
     Gordon, and Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 1311: Mr. DeMint, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
     Greenwood, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
     Moakley, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Shays, and Mr. 
     Blunt.
       H.R. 1325: Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 1328: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota and Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 1344: Mr. Smith of Texas and Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota.
       H.R. 1358: Mr. Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 1389: Mr. Holt.
       H.R. 1432: Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 1442: Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 1443: Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 1505: Mrs. Emerson and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 1511: Mr. Hansen and Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 1515: Mr. Olver, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Vento, 
     Mr. Tierney, and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 1531: Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Owens, Mr. Riley, Mr. Moore, 
     and Mr. Sweeney.
       H.R. 1598: Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Barr of Georgia, and Mr. 
     Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1657: Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 1671: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1728: Mr. Shows, Mr. Kind, and Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 1747: Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Porter, and Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 1787: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 1795: Mr. Clement, Mr. Pastor, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
     Kleczka, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Lipinski, 
     and Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 1837: Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Baird, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
     Dickey, and Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 1863: Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 1899: Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Baldacci, and Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 1907: Mr. Shadegg and Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 1914: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1932: Mr. Wise and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 1933: Ms. Rivers and Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H.R. 1967: Mr. Klink, Mr. Hunter and Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 1990: Mr. Klink, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Castle, and Mr. 
     Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2033: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 2120: Ms. McKinney and Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 2128: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Smith of Michigan, and Mr. 
     Shays.
       H.R. 2159: Mr. English.
       H.R. 2171: Mr. Miller of Florida.
       H.R. 2187: Mr. Bentsen. 
       H.R. 2265: Mr. Sawyer and Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 2294: Ms. Lee. 
       H.R. 2303: Mr. McKeon, Mr. Martinez, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
     Brown of Ohio, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Ms. McCarthy of 
     Missouri, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
     Sherwood, and Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H.R. 2308: Mrs. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 2319: Mrs. Myrick and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 2341: Mr. Pallone, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Maloney 
     of Connecticut, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Stenholm, and Mrs. Mink of 
     Hawaii.
       H.R. 2386: Ms. Lee and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 2436: Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 2457: Mr. Hoeffel. 
       H.R. 2493: Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Rush, and Ms. Millender-
     McDonald.
       H.R. 2499: Mrs. Roukema. 
       H.R. 2505: Mr. Markey and Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 2511: Mr. Hayes, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Coburn, 
     Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Ewing, and Mr. 
     Lipinski.
       H.R. 2515: Mr. Reyes. 
       H.R. 2550: Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Lucas of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Bonilla, and Mr. 
     Hilleary.
       H.R. 2553: Ms. McKinney, Mr. Evans, and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 2584: Mr. Foley and Mr. Green of Texas.
       H.R. 2612: Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 2614: Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Baird, and Mr. Udall of New 
     Mexico.
       H.R. 2615: Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Baird, and Mr. Udall of New 
     Mexico.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. Meek of 
     Florida, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Lewis of California, Ms. 
     Stabenow, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
     Knollenberg, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Costello, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
     Bachus, Mr. Holden, and Ms. Rivers.
       H. Con. Res. 111: Mr. Tierney, Mr. Meehan, and Ms. Norton.
       H. Con. Res. 118: Mr. Underwood.
       H. Con. Res. 129: Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
     Condit, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Petri, and Mr. Martinez.
       H. Con. Res. 136: Mr. Skelton, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
     Mr. Pastor, Mr. Reyes, Mrs. Biggert, and Mr. Edwards.
       H. Con. Res. 162: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Meehan, 
     Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Porter, and Mr. Tierney.
       H. Res. 82: Mrs. Lowey and Mr. Owens.
       H. Res. 107: Mr. Weiner.
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                       MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 1999 (88)

para. 88.1  appointment 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,

                                                   August 2, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Cliff Stearns to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 19, 
1999, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 88.2  recess--12:58 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 12 o'clock 58 minutes p.m. until 2 
o'clock p.m.

para. 88.3  after recess--2 p.m.

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

para. 88.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, announced he had examined

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and approved the Journal of the proceedings of Friday, July 30, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 88.5  communications

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

       3303. A letter from the the Director, the Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting the cumulative report on 
     rescissions and deferrals, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685(e); (H. 
     Doc. No. 106-108); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       3304. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a request for emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for the Department of Defense; (H. Doc. No. 
     106-110); to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to 
     be printed.
       3305. A letter from the Comptroller, Under Secretary of 
     Defense, transmitting notification of a violation of the 
     Antideficiency Act; to the Committee on Appropriations.
       3306. A letter from the Acquisition and Technology, Under 
     Secretary of Defense, transmitting a report on the 
     Performance of Commercial Activities for Fiscal Year 1998, 
     pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 nt.; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       3307. A letter from the Personnel and Readiness, Under 
     Secretary of Defense, transmitting the Department's Defense 
     Manpower Requirements Report for FY 2000, pursuant to 10 
     U.S.C. 115(b)(3)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       3308. A letter from the Health Affairs, Assistant Secretary 
     of Defense, transmitting a report on TRICARE Head Injury 
     Policy and Provider Network Adequacy; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       3309. A letter from the Deputy Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting notification of the decision to waive the 
     limitations for the number of management headquarters and 
     headquarters support activities staff in the Department of 
     Defense as of October 1, 1998; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       3310. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     notification of the approval of the retirement of General 
     Dennis J. Reimer, United States Army, and his advancement to 
     the grade of general on the retired list; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       3311. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     notification that the Department of Defense intends to 
     obligate up to $438.4 million in FY 1999 funds to implement 
     the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program under the FY 1999 
     Department of Defense Appropriations Act; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       3312. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     notification of the approval of Lieutenant General John B. 
     Hall, Jr., United States Air Force, and his advancement to 
     the grade of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       3313. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     notification of the approval of the retirement of Lieutenant 
     General John A. Dubia, United States Army, and his 
     advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the retired 
     list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       3314. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     notification of the approval of the retirement of Lieutenant 
     General Patrick M. Hughes, United States Army, and his 
     advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the retired 
     list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       3315. A letter from the Under Secretary for Domestic 
     Finance, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the annual 
     report on the Resolution Funding Corporation for the calendar 
     year 1998; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       3316. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary, Rural 
     Development, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing 
     Program (RIN: 0575-AC14) received June 14, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       3317. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a report involving U.S. exports to 
     China, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       3318. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a report involving U.S. exports to 
     Japan, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       3319. A letter from the Board of Governors, Federal Reserve 
     System, transmitting a report on the profitability of the 
     credit card operations of depository institutions, pursuant 
     to 15 U.S.C. 1637; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       3320. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a report on direct spending or receipts 
     legislation; to the Committee on the Budget.
       3321. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting Final Regulations Correction--Assistance to 
     States for the Education of Children with Disabilities (RIN: 
     1820-AB40), pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
       3322. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting a 
     report entitled, ``Interface with the Defense Nuclear 
     Facilities Safety Board''; to the Committee on Commerce.
       3323. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting a report 
     on Conference Management; to the Committee on Commerce.
       3324. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Law, Office of Procurement and Assistance 
     Management, Department of Energy, transmitting a report 
     regarding Deviations, Local Clauses, Uniform Contract Format, 
     and Clause Matrix; to the Committee on Commerce.
       3325. A letter from the Director, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the NIEHS Report on Health 
     Effects from Exposure to Power-Line Frequency Electric and 
     Magnetic Fields; to the Committee on Commerce.
       3326. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting 
     Instruction Concerning Prenatal Radiation Exposure; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       3327. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting a report 
     on Design and Fabrication Code Case Acceptability, ASME 
     Section III, Division 1; to the Committee on Commerce.
       3328. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's Management Directive 5.6, ``Integrated Materials 
     Performance Evaluation Program''; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3329. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the 1998 Annual Report on Low-Level Radioactive Waste 
     Management Progress; to the Committee on Commerce.
       3330. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled, ``Developmental Disabilities Assistance Amendments 
     of 1999''; to the Committee on Commerce.
       3331. 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 Egypt for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 99-23), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       3332. 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 Egypt for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 99-22), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       3333. 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 81-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       3334. 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 82-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       3335. 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 141-98], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       3336. 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 the 
     United Kingdom [Transmittal No. DTC 69-99], pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       3337. 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 66-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       3338. 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 the 
     United Kingdom [Transmittal No. DTC 68-99], pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       3339. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed Manufacturing License Agreement with Germany 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 76-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       3340. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed Manufacturing License Agreement for the export of 
     defense services under a contract with Italy [DTC 47-99], 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       3341. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed Manufacturing License Agreement for the export of 
     defense services under a contract with Canada [Transmittal 
     No. DTC 44-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.

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       3342. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed Technical Assistance License Agreement with Spain 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 77-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       3343. A letter from the Acting Deputy Under Secretary 
     (International Programs), Office of the Under Secretary of 
     Defense, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 08-99 which 
     constitutes a Request for Final Approval for the Project 
     Arrangement (PA) between the U.S. and Sweden concerning the 
     Foliage Penetration Radar Sensor Project, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on International Relations.
       3344. 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.
       3345. 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.
       3346. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     effective July 4, 1999, the 20% danger pay allowance for 
     Central African Republic was eliminated, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     5928; to the Committee on International Relations.
       3347. 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.
       3348. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification 
     regarding the proposed transfer of major defense equipment to 
     Germany [Transmittal No. RSAT-1-99]; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       3349. 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.
       3350. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     the Inspector General's semiannual report and the Secretary's 
     report on final action taken on Inspector General audits, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(d); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       3351. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting 
     the Semiannual Reports of the Corporation's Executive 
     Director and the Office of Inspector General, respectively, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       3352. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 13-87, 
     ``Moratorium on the Issuance of New Retailer's Licenses Class 
     B Temporary Amendment Act of 1999'' received June 18, 1999, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       3353. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 13-91, ``O 
     Street Wall Restoration Temporary Act of 1999'' received June 
     18, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       3354. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 13-86, 
     ``Metropolitan Police Department Excepted Service Sworn 
     Employees' Compensation System Amendment Act of 1999'' 
     received June 18, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3355. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 13-82, ``Mount 
     Horeb Plaza Symbolic Street Designation Act of 1999'' 
     received June 18, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3356. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 13-85, ``Peoples 
     Involvement Corporation Equitable Real Property Tax Relief 
     Act of 1999'' received June 18, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3357. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 13-83, ``Lowell 
     School, Inc., Real Property Tax Exemption and Equitable Real 
     Property Tax Relief Act of 1999'' received June 18, 1999, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       3358. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 13-84, ``Closing 
     and Dedication of a Public Alley in Square 275, S.O. 95-62, 
     Act of 1999'' received June 18, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3359. A letter from the Federal Co-Chairman, Appalachian 
     Regional Commission, transmitting the semiannual report of 
     the Inspector General for the period October 1, 1998, through 
     March 31, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3360. A letter from the Comptroller General, transmitting a 
     monthly listing of new investigations, audits, and 
     evaluations; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3361. A letter from the Deputy Director for Support, 
     Personal and Family Readiness Division, Department of the 
     Navy, transmitting the annual report for 1998 of the 
     Retirement Plan for Civilian Employees of the United States 
     Marine Corps Personal and Family Readiness Division; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       3362. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     correction of an error in the auditor's opinion section of 
     the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's 1998 Chief 
     Financial Officers Act Report; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       3363. A letter from the General Accounting Office, 
     transmitting a list of vacancies; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       3364. A letter from the Inspector General, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting the Audit Report Register, 
     including all financial recommendations, for the period 
     ending March 31, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. 
     Act) section 5(d); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3365. A letter from the Treasurer, National Gallery of Art, 
     transmitting the 1998 Annual Report which contains the 
     audited financial statements for years ended September 30, 
     1998 and 1997, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       3366. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting notification that effective February 24, 1999, 
     the Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary 
     Education resigned; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3367. 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 March 31, 1999, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       3368. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Assistant Attorney General, 
     Office of Justice Programs, transmitting the Office of 
     Justice Programs Annual Report for Fiscal Year 1998, pursuant 
     to 42 U.S.C. 3712(b); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3369. A letter from the Chairman, National Gambling Impact 
     Study Commission, transmitting the Final Report of the 
     National Gambling Impact Study Commission; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       3370. 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 1998, pursuant 
     to 36 U.S.C. 1101(39) and 1103; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       3371. A letter from the Attorney General, State of South 
     Carolina, transmitting a certified copy of the 1996 South 
     Carolina legislation which, along with Georgia's 1994 
     legislation, forms the basis for an interstate compact 
     pursuant to Article IV, Section 10 of the United States 
     Constitution; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3372. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend title 
     49, United States Code, to revise and clarify the definition 
     of ``public aircraft''; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       3373. A letter from the the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, the Department of State, transmitting 
     notification that the President has issued the required 
     determination necessary to continue normal trade relations 
     with the People's Republic of China [Presidential 
     Determination No. 99-28], pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2432(c) and 
     (d); (H. Doc. No. 106-107); to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means and ordered to be printed.
       3374. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Market Segment 
     Specialization Program Audit Techniques Guide--Low-Income 
     Housing Credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3375. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary 
     of the Army, transmitting notification of the intention of 
     the Departments of the Army and Agriculture to interchange 
     jurisdiction of civil works and Forest Service acquired lands 
     and interests in lands at the Willow Island Locks and Dam 
     navigation project, adjacent to the Wayne National Forest in 
     the State of Ohio, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 505a; jointly to the 
     Committees on Agriculture and Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3376. 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 Appropriations and Resources.
       3377. 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 Appropriations and Resources.
       3378. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's report entitled ``Importing 
     Noncomplying Motor Vehicles'' for calendar year 1998, 
     pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30169(b); jointly to the Committees on 
     Commerce and Ways and Means.

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       3379. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the President has 
     issued the determination required to suspend the limitation 
     on the obligation of FY 1999 State Department Appropriations 
     [Presidential Determination 99-29]; jointly to the Committees 
     on International Relations and Appropriations.
       3380. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend the 
     Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Authority Act of 1995 to 
     provide advance contract authority for fiscal years 2004 
     through 2007; jointly to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and Ways and Means. 

para. 88.6  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. 88.7  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. 107. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress rejecting the conclusions of a recent 
     article published in the Psychological Bulletin, a journal of 
     the American Psychological Association, that suggests that 
     sexual relationships between adults and children might be 
     positive for children.
       H. Con. Res. 168. Concurrent resolution waiving the 
     requirement in section 132 of the Legislative Reorganization 
     Act of 1946 that the Congress adjourn sine die not later than 
     July 31, 1999.

  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. 2488. An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to 
     sections 105 and 211 of the concurrent resolution on the 
     budget for fiscal year 2000.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 2488) ``An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant 
to sections 105 and 211 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for 
fiscal year 2000,'' and requests a conference with the House on the 
disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Roth, Mr. 
Lott, and Mr. Moynihan, to be the conferees on the part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate had passed bills of the 
following titles, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 1467. An Act to extend the funding levels for aviation 
     programs for 60 days.
       S. 1468. An Act to authorize the minting and issuance of 
     Capitol Visitor Center Commemorative coins, and for other 
     purposes.

  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 100-458, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, appoints the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Warner) to the Board of Trustees of the John C. Stennis 
Center for Public Service Training and Development, for a term ending 
October 11, 2004.

para. 88.8  national commission on terrorism

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

                                         House of Representatives,


                              Office of the Democratic Leader,

                                    Washington, DC, July 30, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House,
     House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to Section 591(a)(2) of the 
     Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (112 STAT. 2681-210), I hereby 
     appoint to the National Commission on Terrorism:
       Ms. Juliette N. Kayyem of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
           Yours Very Truly,
                                              Richard A. Gephardt.

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

para. 88.9  message from the president--impoundment control

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, 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 one revised deferral of budget authority, 
now totaling $173 million.
  The deferral affects programs of the Department of State.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, August 2, 1999.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to 
be printed (H. Doc. 106-109).

para. 88.10  discount window loans

  Mr. LEACH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1094) to 
amend the Federal Reserve Act to broaden the range of discount window 
loans which may be used as collateral for Federal reserve notes; 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.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para. 88.11  colonel eileen collins commendation

  Mr. SENSENBRENNER moved to suspend the rules and agree to the 
following resolution (H. Res. 267): 

       Whereas Shuttle Mission STS-93 successfully deployed the 
     Chandra X-Ray Observatory;
       Whereas the Chandra X-Ray Observatory will provide 
     scientists from around the world with a better understanding 
     of the structure and evolution of the universe;
       Whereas Shuttle Mission STS-93 is the first mission in the 
     history of the United States space program to be commanded by 
     a woman;
       Whereas women continue to be underrepresented in the 
     science, engineering, and technology fields;
       Whereas the selection of Colonel Eileen Collins as the 
     first female space shuttle commander has raised the level of 
     awareness and appreciation of women's contributions in the 
     advancement of science; and
       Whereas Colonel Eileen Collins' accomplishments in the 
     United States space program have made her a role model for 
     women pursuing an education and career in scientific fields: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) congratulates the crew of Shuttle Mission STS-93 and 
     honors Colonel Eileen Collins on being the first female 
     commander of a United States space shuttle;
       (2) recognizes the important contribution Colonel Eileen 
     Collins has made to the United States space program and to 
     the advancement of women in science; and
       (3) invites Colonel Eileen Collins and the crew of STS-93 
     to the United States Capitol to be honored and recognized by 
     the House of Representatives for their achievements.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, recognized Mr. SENSENBRENNER and 
Ms. LOFGREN, 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. 88.12  global exploration and development relief

  Mr. McCOLLUM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the 
Senate (S. 606) for the relief of Global Exploration and Development 
Corporation, Kerr-Mcgee Corporation, and Kerr-Mcgee Chemical, LLC 
(successor to Kerr-McGee Chemical Corporation), and for other purposes; 
as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, recognized Mr. McCOLLUM 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?

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  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 
amendment.

para. 88.13  arctic tundra habitat conservation

  Mr. SAXTON moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2454) to 
assure the long-term conservation of mid-continent light geese and the 
biological diversity of the ecosystem upon which many North American 
migratory birds depend, by directing the Secretary of the Interior to 
implement rules to reduce the overabundant population of mid-continent 
light geese; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, recognized Mr. SAXTON and Mr. 
George 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. 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. 88.14  arizona statehood and enabling amendments

  Mr. SAXTON moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 747) to 
protect the permanent trust funds of the State of Arizona from erosion 
due to inflation and modify the basis on which distributions are made 
from those funds.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, recognized Mr. SAXTON and Mr. 
George 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. STEARNS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. SAXTON 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 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 88.15  franklin d. roosevelt historical site visitor center

  Mr. SAXTON moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1104) 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.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, recognized Mr. SAXTON and Mr. 
George 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. 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. 88.16  san juan county, new mexico site land transfer

  Mr. SAXTON moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 695) to 
direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to 
convey an administrative site in San Juan County, New Mexico, to San 
Juan College; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, recognized Mr. SAXTON and Mr. 
George 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. 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. 88.17  federal construction projects

  Mr. HORN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1219) to 
amend the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act and the Miller Act, 
relating to payment protections for persons providing labor and 
materials for Federal construction projects; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, recognized Mr. HORN and Mr. 
TURNER, 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. 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. STEARNS, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 88.18  law enforcement and public safety

  Mr. HORN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1442) to 
amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to 
continue and extend authority for transfers to State and local 
governments of certain property for law enforcement, public safety, and 
emergency response purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, recognized Mr. HORN and Mr. 
TURNER, 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.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act 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.''. 
  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. 88.19  silk road strategy

  Mr. BEREUTER moved to spend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1152) 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; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, recognized Mr. BEREUTER and Mr. 
HOEFFEL, 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. 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. 88.20  small business investment improvements

  Mrs. KELLY moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2614) to 
amend the Small Business Investment Act to make improvements to the 
certified development company program, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, recognized Mrs. KELLY 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?
  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 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. 88.21  small business improvement loans

  Mr. TALENT moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2615) to 
amend the Small Business Act to make improvements to the general 
business loan program, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, recognized Mr. TALENT 
and Mr. MANZULLO, 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. 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 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. 88.22  thomas s. foley federal building

  Mr. COBLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 211) to 
designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 
West 920 Riverside Avenue in Spokane, Washington, as the ``Thomas S. 
Foley Federal Building and United States Courthouse'', and the plaza at 
the south entrance of such building and courthouse as the ``Walter F. 
Horan Plaza''; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, recognized Mr. COBLE 
and Mr. BAIRD, 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.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 
920 West Riverside Avenue in Spokane, Washington, as the `Thomas S. 
Foley United States Courthouse', and the plaza at the south entrance of 
such building and courthouse as the `Walter F. Horan Plaza'.''.
  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. 88.23  copyright damages improvements

  Mr. COBLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1761) to 
amend provisions of title 17, United States Code; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, recognized Mr. COBLE 
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. 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.
  On motion of Mr. COBLE, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 1257) to amend statutory damages provisions of title 17, United 
States Code; was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  On motion of Mr. COBLE, the following amendment was agreed to:
       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     provisions of H.R. 1761, 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 provisions of title 17, United States Code, relating to 
penalties, 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. 1761, a similar House bill, was laid on 
the table.

para. 88.24  recess--5:03 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, pursuant to clause 12 
of rule I, declared the House in recess at 5 o'clock and 3 minutes p.m., 
until approximately 5:15 p.m.

para. 88.25  after recess--5:17 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, called the House to 
order.

para. 88.26  financial freedom

  On motion of Mr. ARCHER, by direction of the Committee on Ways and 
Means and pursuant to clause 1 of rule XXII, the bill (H.R. 2488) to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce individual income tax 
rates, to provide marriage penalty relief, to reduce taxes on savings 
and investments, to provide estate and gift tax relief, to provide 
incentives for education savings and health care, 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.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 88.27  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2488

  Mr. RANGEL 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 bill, H.R. 2488, (1) in order to preserve 100 percent 
of the Social Security Trust Fund surpluses for the Social Security 
program and to preserve 50 percent of the currently projected non-Social 
Security surpluses for purposes of reducing the publicly held national 
debt; and (2) in order to ensure that there will be adequate budgetary 
resources available to extend the solvency of the Social Security and 
Medicare systems and to provide a Medicare prescription drug ben

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efit; be instructed (to the extent permitted within the scope of 
conference) to insist on limiting the net 10-year tax reduction provided 
in the conference report to not more than 25 percent of the currently 
projected non-Social Security surpluses (or if greater, the smallest tax 
reduction permitted within the scope of conference).
  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. MILLER of Florida, announced that the 
nays had it.
  Mr. RANGEL 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

205

When there appeared

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Nays

213

para. 88.28                   [Roll No. 356]

                                YEAS--205

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     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
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NAYS--213

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Abercrombie
     Bilbray
     Clayton
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Frank (MA)
     Ganske
     Lantos
     McDermott
     McIntosh
     Peterson (PA)
     Pryce (OH)
     Reyes
     Scarborough
     Taylor (NC)
  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 not agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para. 88.29  h.r. 747--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 747) to protect the permanent trust funds of the 
State of Arizona from erosion due to inflation and modify the basis on 
which distributions are made from those funds.
  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

416

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 88.30                   [Roll No. 357]

                                YEAS--416

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)

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     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Abercrombie
     Bilbray
     Clayton
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Frank (MA)
     Gephardt
     Lantos
     McDermott
     Metcalf
     Peterson (PA)
     Pryce (OH)
     Reyes
     Scarborough
     Smith (TX)
     Taylor (NC)
     Weldon (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 request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para. 88.31  h.r. 1219--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1219) to amend the Office of Federal 
Procurement Policy Act and the Miller Act, relating to payment 
protections for persons providing labor and materials for Federal 
construction projects; 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

416

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 88.32                   [Roll No. 358]

                                YEAS--416

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Abercrombie
     Bilbray
     Clayton
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Frank (MA)
     Gephardt
     Hastings (WA)
     Lantos
     McDermott
     Moran (VA)
     Ney
     Peterson (PA)
     Pryce (OH)
     Reyes
     Scarborough
     Taylor (NC)
  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 Miller Act, relating to payment protections for persons 
providing labor and materials for Federal construction projects.''.
  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. 88.33  providing for the consideration of h.r. 987

  Mr. REYNOLDS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-280) the resolution (H. Res. 271) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 987) to require the Secretary of Labor to wait for 
completion of a National Academy of Sciences study before promulgating a 
standard or guideline on ergonomics.

[[Page 1281]]

  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 88.34  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2031

  Mr. REYNOLDS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-281) the resolution (H. Res. 272) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2031) to provide for injunctive relief in Federal 
district court to enforce State laws relating to the interstate 
transportation of intoxicating liquor.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 88.35  appointment of conferees--h.r. 2488

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, 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 2488) to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce individual income tax rates, to provide 
marriage penalty relief, to reduce taxes on savings and investments, to 
provide estate and gift tax relief, to provide incentives for education 
savings and health care, and for other purposes:

  Messrs. Archer, Armey, Crane, Thomas, Rangel, and Stark.
  As additional conferees for consideration of sections 313, 315-316, 
318, 325, 335, 338, 341-42, 344-45, 351, 362-63, 365, 369, 371, 381, 
1261, 1305, and 1406 of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
committed to conference:
  Messrs. Goodling, Boehner, and Clay. 

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

para. 88.36  foreign operations appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, pursuant to House Resolution 263 
and rule XVIII, 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. 2606) making appropriations for foreign operations, 
export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
  Mr. THORNBERRY, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para. 88.37  recorded vote

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

       Page 116, after line 5, insert the following:


               prohibition on funds for new opic projects

       Sec. 585. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, after 
     the enactment of this Act, for the issuance of any new 
     guarantee, insurance, reinsurance, or financing, or for 
     initiating any other activity which the Corporation is 
     otherwise authorized to undertake.

It was decided in the

Yeas

103

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

315

para. 88.38                   [Roll No. 359]

                                AYES--103

     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Berkley
     Bono
     Brown (OH)
     Burton
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Cox
     Crane
     DeFazio
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Ehrlich
     Evans
     Farr
     Fletcher
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Graham
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kingston
     Kucinich
     Largent
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Luther
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Norwood
     Obey
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Smith (MI)
     Souder
     Stark
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tancredo
     Terry
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Woolsey

                                NOES--315

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (OH)
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Abercrombie
     Bilbray
     Cooksey
     Frank (MA)
     Gephardt
     Hall (OH)
     Lantos
     McDermott
     Peterson (PA)
     Pryce (OH)
     Reyes
     Scarborough
     Sherwood
     Shuster
     Waxman
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TANCREDO, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. THORNBERRY, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 88.39  commerce, justice, state, and judiciary appropriations

  Mr. CALLAHAN submitted a privileged report (Rept. No. 106-283) on the 
bill (H.R. 2670) making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, 
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
  When said bill and report were referred to the Union Calendar and 
ordered printed.
  Pursuant to clause 1 of rule XXI, all points of order were reserved.

para. 88.40  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:


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       S. 1468. An Act to authorize the minting and issuance of 
     Capitol Visitor Center Commemorative coins, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

para. 88.41  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. ABERCROMBIE, for today;
  To Mr. REYES, for today;
  To Mrs. CLAYTON, for today from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.;
  To Mr. BILBRAY, for today and the balance of the week; and
  To Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, for today and the balance of the 
week.
  And then,

para. 88.42  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. OLVER, at 11 o'clock and 3 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 88.43  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. TALENT: Committee on Small Business. H.R. 2614. A bill 
     to amend the Small Business Investment Act to make 
     improvements to the certified development company program, 
     and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-278). Referred to the 
     Committee on the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. TALENT: Committee on Small Business. H.R. 2615. A bill 
     to amend the Small Business Act to make improvements to the 
     general business loan program, and for other purposes (Rept. 
     No. 106-279). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.
       Mr. REYNOLDS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 271. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     987) to require the Secretary of Labor to wait for completion 
     of a National Academy of Sciences study before promulgating a 
     standard or guideline on ergonomics (Rept. No. 106-280). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 272. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2031) to provide for injunctive relief in Federal district 
     court to enforce State laws relating to the interstate 
     transportation of intoxicating liquor (Rept. No. 106-281). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. House Joint 
     Resolution 58. 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. 106-
     282). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. ROGERS: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 2670. A bill 
     making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, 
     Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 106-283). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union. 

para. 88.44  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. ALLEN (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Inslee, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mr. George Miller of California, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Quinn, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Stark, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Vento):
       H.R. 2667. 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. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Ehlers, Mr. Mica, and Mr. Ewing):
       H.R. 2668. 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 Administration.
           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H.R. 2669. A bill to reauthorize the Coastal Zone 
     Management Act of 1972, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ROGERS:
       H.R. 2670. A bill making appropriations for the Departments 
     of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
     agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and 
     for other purposes.
           By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska:
       H.R. 2671. A bill to provide for the Yankton Sioux Tribe 
     and the Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska certain benefits of 
     the Missouri River Basin Pick-Sloan project, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ETHERIDGE (for himself, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Wu, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Wynn, 
             Mr. John, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Becerra, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Dooley of California, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Spratt, Mr. George Miller 
             of California, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Goode, Mr. Hansen, 
             Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Watt of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Turner, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Condit, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Phelps, 
             Ms. Danner, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. Thune, Mr. Terry, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Towns, Mr. Aderholt, and Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York):
       H.R. 2672. A bill to authorize the President to award a 
     gold medal on behalf of the Congress to General Henry H. 
     Shelton and to provide for the production of bronze 
     duplicates of such medal for sale to the public; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. GEJDENSON (for himself, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Wu, Mr. Etheridge, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Scott, and Mr. 
             McGovern):
       H.R. 2673. A bill to provide training to professionals who 
     work with children affected by violence, to provide for 
     violence prevention, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 2674. A bill providing for conveyance of the Palmetto 
     Bend project to the State of Texas; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Ose, and 
             Mr. Hastings of Washington):
       H.R. 2675. A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998 to provide increased flexibility for the transfer of 
     within state allocations between adult and disclocated worker 
     employment and training activities; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. RIVERS:
       H.R. 2676. 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.
       H.R. 2677. 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. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Mica):
       H. Con. Res. 169. Concurrent resolution expressing United 
     States policy toward Romania; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       H. Con. Res. 170. Concurrent resolution expressing United 
     States policy toward the Republic of Bulgaria; to the 
     Committee on International Relations. 

para. 88.45  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       174. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of Maryland, relative to Senate Joint Resolution 
     No. 7 memorializing Congress to amend the Employment 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to authorize each 
     state to monitor and to regulate self-funded employer-based 
     health plans and to make a specific amendment to the ERISA; 
     urging other state legislatures to enact a resolution similar 
     to this resolution; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       175. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Maryland, relative to House Joint Resolution No. 8 
     memorializing Congress to amend the Employment Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974 to authorize each state to 
     monitor and to regulate self-funded employer-based health 
     plans and to make a specific amendment to the ERISA; urging 
     other state legislatures to enact a resolution similar to 
     this resolution; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       176. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Alabama, relative to House Joint Resolution No. 
     178 memorializing Congress to enact legislation amending the 
     Social Security Act to prohibit recoupment by the federal 
     government of state tobacco settlement funds; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       177. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Illinois, relative to Senate Resolution No. 138 memorializing 
     President Clinton's commitment to undertake significant 
     efforts in order to promote substantial progress towards a 
     solution to the Cyprus problem in 1999; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       178. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Missouri, relative to House Joint Resolution No. 26 
     memorializing the current federal government policies on 
     national forest road closures and obliteration be suspended 
     and that Congress reaffirm its directives that forest lands 
     be managed in

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     accordance with forest plans that provide for multiple-use 
     management; jointly to the Committees on Agriculture and 
     Resources. 

para. 88.46  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 82: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Baldacci, and Mrs. 
     Morella.
       H.R. 269: Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Udall of New Mexico.
       H.R. 323: Mr. Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 355: Mr. McHugh and Mr. Udall of Colorado.
       H.R. 357: Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 372: Mr. Filner, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Mr. 
     Lucas of Kentucky.
       H.R. 488: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 557: Mr. Sisisky and Mr. Goodlattee.
       H.R. 559: Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 625: Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 728: Mr. Linder.
       H.R. 731: Mr. Wu and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 815: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 900: Mr. Baird.
       H.R. 960: Mr. Hall of Ohio and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 961: Mr. Weygand and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 1068: Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Ackerman, 
     and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1115: Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Goodling, 
     Mr. Camp, and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1187: Mr. Walden of Oregon.
       H.R. 1195: Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1274: Mr. Inslee, Ms. Lofgren, and Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 1300: Mr. Sanders, Mr. Mascara, and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1381: Mr. Knollenberg.
       H.R. 1388: Mr. Sabo, Mr. DeLay, and Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 1414: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1482: Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 1488: Ms. Rivers, Mrs. Christensen, and Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 1497: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1579: Mr. Kind, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Skelton, 
     Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Turner, Mr. Moore, 
     Mr. Hyde, Mr. Filner, Mr. Kasich, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Scott, Ms. 
     Lofgren, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Smith of Washington, and Mr. 
     Shays.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Ehrlich, and 
     Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 1604: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1631: Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 1684: Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 1693: Mr. Archer and Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 1747: Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 1777: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 1816: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1917: Mr. Baird, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
     Mascara, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Green of Texas, and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 1932: Mr. Pallone, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Brady 
     of Pennsylvania, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Evans, Mr. Goode, 
     Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Serrano, Ms. 
     Slaughter, and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 1933: Mr. Duncan and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 1999: Mr. McNulty and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 2030: Mr. Moakley and Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 2102: Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Barcia, and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 2121: Mr. Scott, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Mr. 
     Knollenberg.
       H.R. 2265: Mr. Oberstar and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 2288: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 2303: Ms. Kaptur, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Dicks, 
     and Mr. Reynolds.
       H.R. 2314: Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 2337: Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 2351: Ms. Schakowsky and Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 2405: Ms. Schakowsky and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 2418: Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Baker, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
     Cooksey, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 2436: Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Skimkus, and Mr. Hunter.
       H.R. 2494: Mr. Tancredo and Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 2529: Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 2538: Ms. Lee, Mr. Wu, and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 2568: Mr. Hill of Montana.
       H.R. 2584: Mr. Lazio.
       H.R. 2612: Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 2618: Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Shows, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
     Texas.
       H.R. 2639: Mr. Simpson and Mr. Miller of Florida.
       H.J. Res. 55: Mr. Gibbons.
       H. Con. Res. 30: Mr. Isakson.
       H. Con. Res. 38: Mr. Nadler.
       H. Con. Res. 77: Mr. Kuykendall.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
     Delahunt, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
     Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Cook, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
     and Mr. Gephardt.
       H. Con. Res. 100: Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Holden, Mrs. Thurman, 
     Mr. Costello, Mr. Scott, Mr. Allen, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bachus, 
     Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Sanford, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Dreier, 
     Mr. Davis of Virginia, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Cook, Mr. Hoyer, and 
     Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H. Con. Res. 159: Mr. Foley, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Gejdenson, 
     Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Scott, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
     Sanford, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. DeGette, and Mr. McNulty.
       H. Res. 224: Mr. Skelton, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
     Watkins, Mr. Ose, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Frost, and Mr. 
     Gillmor.
       H. Res. 267: Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Cook, Mr. Ehlers, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and 
     Mr. Kuykendall.

para. 88.47  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       41. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Berea City 
     Counsel, relative to Resolution No. 99-28 petitioning support 
     for the ratification, by the United States, of the United 
     Nations convention on the elimination of all forms of 
     discrimination against women; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       42. Also, a petition of Anthony Ray Wright, relative to a 
     request for impeachment of a Baton Rouge, LA. U.S. District 
     Court Judge Frank J. Polozola; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary. 
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                      TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1999 (89)

  The House was called to order at 9 o'clock a.m. by the SPEAKER, when, 
pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 19, 1999, Members 
were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 89.1  recess--9:45 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SIMPSON, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 10 o'clock a.m.

para. 89.2  after recess--10 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. WILSON, called the House to order.

para. 89.3  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. WILSON, announced she had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, August 2, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 89.4  communications

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

       3381. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the annual Animal Welfare Enforcement Report for 
     fiscal year 1998, pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2155; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       3382. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule-- Tart Cherries Grown in the 
     States of Michigan, et al.; Decreased Assessment Rates 
     [Docket No. FV99-930-3 IFR] received July 28, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3383. A letter from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
     Service, Congressional Review Coordinator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Limited Ports; Memphis, TN Sec.Docket No. 98-102-2] received 
     June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       3384. 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 FIR] received July 16, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3385. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Licensing Requirements for Dogs and Cats [Docket No. 97-018-
     4] (RIN: 0579-AA95) received July 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3386. A letter from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
     Service, Congressional Review Coordinator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Noxious Weeds; Permits and Interstate Movement [Docket No. 
     98-091-1] (RIN: 0579-AB08) received July 26, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3387. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Cut 
     Flowers [Docket No. 98-021-2] received July 16, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       3388. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Citrus 
     Canker; Addition to Quarantined Areas [Docket No. 95-086-3] 
     received July 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       3389. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule-- Amendments to Rules of Practice 
     Under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) 
     [Docket Number FV98-358] received July 16, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3390. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information,

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     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Tebufenozide; Benzoic Acid, 3, 5-dimethyl-1-(1,1-
     dimethylethyl)-2-(4-ethylbenzoyl) hydrazide; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300896; FRL-6092-1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     July 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       3391. 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; Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300886; FRL-6088-8] (RIN: 
     2070-AB78) received July 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3392. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Fosetyl-Al; Pesticide 
     Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300889; FRL-6089-8] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received July 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3393. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Loan Policies and Operations 
     Leasing; General Provisions; Accounting and Reporting 
     Requirements (RIN: 3052-AB63) received June 24, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       3394. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     notification of the approval of the retirement of Lieutenant 
     General Joseph E. Hurd, United States Air Force, and his 
     advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the retired 
     list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       3395. A letter from the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting the Department's Five Year Plan for 
     Energy Efficiency for the five years from 1999 through 2003, 
     pursuant to Public Law 101--625, section 945(d) (104 Stat. 
     4416); to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       3396. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and 
     Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Technical Amendment to the 
     Section 8 Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) [Docket No. 
     FR-4498-1-01] (RIN: 2577-AC10) received July 26, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       3397. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Community 
     Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program; Clarification of the 
     Nature of Required CDBG Expenditure Documentation [Docket No. 
     FR-4449-I-01] (RIN: 2506-AC00) received July 26, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       3398. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a report involving U.S. exports to 
     China, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       3399. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a report involving U.S. exports to 
     Taiwan, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       3400. 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-7716] received July 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       3401. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Suspension of Community Eligibility [Docket No. FEMA-7717] 
     received July 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       3402. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Final Flood Elevation Determinations--received July 12, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       3403. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Reserve System, 
     transmitting the Board's mid-year Monetary Policy Report, 
     pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 225a; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       3404. 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.
       3405. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, Office 
     of Justice Programs, Violence Against Women Office, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Grants to Combat Violent Crimes Against Women on 
     Campuses (RIN: 1121-AA49) received July 20, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       3406. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the 1998 Annual Report of the 
     Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 
     797(d); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3407. A letter from the General Counsel, Consumer Product 
     Safety Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Requirements for Child Resistant Packaging; Household 
     Products Containing Methacrylic Acid--received July 26, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3408. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Occupational ALARA Program Guide; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3409. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department of Energy Employee Concerns Program; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       3410. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Management and Administration of Radiation Protection 
     Programs Guide; to the Committee on Commerce.
       3411. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     report entitled, ``Interface with the Defense Nuclear 
     Facilities Safety Board''; to the Committee on Commerce.
       3412. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting an 
     Acquisition Letter on Consortium Buying; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3413. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting an 
     Assessment; to the Committee on Commerce.
       3414. A letter from the Senior Attorney, NHTS, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Adminstration's final 
     rule--Importation of Vehicles and Equipment Subject to 
     Federal Safety, Bumper, and Theft Prevention Standards 
     [Docket No. 99-NHTSA-5240; Notice 2] (RIN: 2127-AH45) 
     received July 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3415. A letter from the Senior Attorney, NHTSA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Civil Penalities [Docket No. NHTSA 99-5448; Notice 2] (RIN: 
     2127-AH48) received July 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3416. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implemention Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision; Kern County Air Pollution 
     Control District; Mojave Desert Air Quality Management 
     District; Ventura County Air Pollution Control District[CA 
     105-153a; FRL-6378-7] received July 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3417. 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 --
     Fuel Burning Equipment [MD063-3023a; FRL-6379-6] received 
     July 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       3418. 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 [FRL-6376-5] received July 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3419. 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; West 
     Virginia; Approval of Revisions to Coal Preparation Plants 
     and Coal Handling Operations [WV016-6010a; FRL-6372-3] 
     received July 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3420. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's Report to Congress: 
     Cigar Sales and Advertising and Promotional Expenditures for 
     Calendar Years 1996 and 1997; to the Committee on Commerce.
       3421. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule-- Secondary Direct Food 
     Additives Permitted in Food for Human Consumption [Docket No. 
     98F-0894] received July 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3422. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the 1997 annual report as required 
     by the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3423. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the sixteenth annual report to 
     Congress of the Orphan Products Board (OPB), pursuant to 42 
     U.S.C. 236(e); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3424. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Market 
     Regulation, Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting 
     the Commission's final rule-- Broker-Dealer Registration and 
     Reporting [Release No. 34-41594; File No. S7-16-99] (RIN: 
     3235-AH73) received July 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3425. 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 Australia for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 99-20), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.

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       3426. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation 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. 99-25), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       3427. 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 to French Guiana (Transmittal No. DTC 74-
     99), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       3428. 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 Turkey [Transmittal No. DTC 80-99], 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       3429. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed Manufacturing License Agreement for export of 
     defense services under a contract to Spain (Transmittal No. 
     DTC 2-99), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       3430. 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 78-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       3431. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     effective July 4, 1999, the 15% danger pay allowance for 
     Eritrea has been eliminated, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5928; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       3432. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Management Report for the 6-month period 
     ending March 31, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. 
     Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3433. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the twentieth Semiannual Report to Congress prepared by the 
     Department of Energy's Inspector General, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       3434. A letter from the Comptroller General, transmitting a 
     list of GAO reports from the previous month; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       3435. A letter from the Associate Administrator for Human 
     Resources and Education, General Accounting Office, 
     transmitting a list of vacancies; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       3436. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting the Office's report entitled the ``1999 
     Federal Financial Management Status Report and Five-Year 
     Plan,'' pursuant to Public Law 101--576, section 301(a) (104 
     Stat. 2849); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3437. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting Amendments to Deferred Maintenance 
     Reporting; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3438. A letter from the Acting Deputy Director for 
     Management, Office of Management and Budget, transmitting the 
     report entitled, ``Electronic Purchasing and Payment in the 
     Federal Government''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3439. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting notification of the approval of the 
     final plan for a human resources management demonstration 
     project at the Naval Research Laboratory; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       3440. A letter from the Office of Special Counsel, 
     transmitting the Annual Report of the Office of the Special 
     Counsel (OSC) for Fiscal Year (FY) 1998, pursuant to Public 
     Law 101--12, section 3(a)(11) (103 Stat. 29); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       3441. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting notification that effective June 21, 1999, the 
     Commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics 
     resigned; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3442. A letter from the Librarian of Congress, transmitting 
     the Annual Report of the Librarian of Congress, for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 
     139; to the Committee on House Administration.
       3443. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting the 1998 Annual Report for the Office of Surface 
     Mining (OSM), pursuant to 30 U.S.C. 1211(f), 1267(g), and 
     1295; to the Committee on Resources.
       3444. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Lands and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Leasing of Sulphur or Oil and 
     Gas in the Outer Continental Shelf-- Bonus Payments with Bids 
     (RIN: 1010-AC49) received July 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3445. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Land 
     and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendments to Gas 
     Valuation Regulations for Indian Leases (RIN: 1010-AB57) 
     received July 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       3446. A letter from the Manager, Yakima River Basin Water 
     Enhancement Project, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     a report on Biologically Based Flows for the Yakima River 
     Basin; to the Committee on Resources.
       3447. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; 
     Deep-Water Species Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the 
     Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 990304062-9060-01; I.D. 072199A] 
     received July 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       3448. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule--Financial 
     Assistance for Research and Development Projects to 
     Strengthen and Develop the U.S. Fishing Industry [Docket No. 
     960223046-9151-04; I.D. 050799B] (RIN: 0648-ZA09) received 
     July 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       3449. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule--Fisheries 
     of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Observer and 
     Inseason Management Requirements for Pollock Catcher/
     Processors; Extension of Expiration Date [Docket No. 
     990113011-9011-01; I.D. 010699A] (RIN: 0648-AM06) received 
     June 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       3450. A letter from the Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Safe Harbor 
     Agreements and Candidate Conservation Agreements With 
     Assurances (RIN: 1018-AD95) received July 2, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3451. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     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; Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of 
     Mexico; Certification Bycatch [Docket No. 990330083-9166-02; 
     I.D. 031999B] (RIN: 0648-AK32) received July 28, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3452. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Atlantic Highly Migratory 
     Species (HMS) Fisheries; Fishery Management Plan (FMP), Plan 
     Amendment, and Consolidation of Regulations [Docket No. 
     981216308-9124-02; I.D. 071698B] (RIN:0648-AJ67) received 
     July 19, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       3453. 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 Ocean Perch in the West 
     Yakutat District of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 990304062-
     9062-01; I.D. 071699B] received July 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3454. 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; Northern Rockfish in the Central 
     Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 990304062-
     9062-01; I.D. 071699A] received July 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3455. A letter from the Deputy 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; Steller Sea Lion Protection 
     Measures for the Pollock Fisheries off Alaska; Extension of 
     an Expiration Date [Docket No. 990115017-9193-02; I.D. 
     011199A] (RIN: 0648-AM08) received July 26, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3456. 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 Ocean Perch in the Western 
     Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 990304062-
     9062-01; I.D. 071699C] received July 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3457. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting notification that the National Park Service has 
     recently purchased lands and interests in land in Katmai 
     National Park and Preserve, Alaska, and has conveyed other 
     lands into private ownership within this unit of the National 
     Park System; to the Committee on Resources.
       3458. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Employment 
     and Training, Department of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Labor Certification Process for the 
     Temporary Employment of Nonimmigrant Aliens in Agriculture in 
     the United States; Administrative Measure To Improve Program 
     Performance (RIN: 1205-AB19) received July 2, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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       3459. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's annual report entitled ``Report 
     to Congress on Transportation Security'' for Calendar Year 
     1997, pursuant to Public Law 101--604, section 102(a) (104 
     Stat. 3068); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3460. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule-- Airworthiness 
     Directives; Airbus Industrie Model A300-600 Series Airplanes 
     [ Docket No. 98-NM-62-AD; Amendment 39-11236; AD 99-16-01] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3461. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule-- Airworthiness 
     Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT9D Series Turbofan Engines 
     [Docket No. 98-ANE-21-AD; Amendment 39-11233; AD 98-23-07 R1] 
     received July 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3462. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule-- Airworthiness 
     Directives; Boeing Model 737-600 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 
     99-NM-155-AD; Amendment 39-11229; AD 99-15-09] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received July 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3463. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule-- Establishment of 
     Class E Airspace; Taylor, AZ [Airspace Docket No. 97-AWP-2] 
     received July 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3464. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule-- Correction of 
     Class D Airspace, Bullhead City, AZ [Airspace Docket No. 99-
     AWP-8] received July 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3465. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Management 
     Information System (MIS) Requirements [USCG-1998-4469] (RIN: 
     2115-AF67) received July 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3466. A letter from the Regulations Officer, Federal 
     Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--National Standards 
     for Traffic Control Devices; Metric Conversion [FHWA Docket 
     No. FHWA-97-2353; 96-20] (RIN: 2125-AD63) received July 9, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3467. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule-- Amendment to Class E Airspace; 
     York, NE [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-25] received June 21, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3468. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule-- Revision of Class E Airspace, Santa 
     Catalina, Ca [Airspace Docket No. 99-AWP-6] received June 21, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3469. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule-- Establishment of Class E Airspace; 
     Taylor, AZ [Airspace Docket No. 97-AWP-2] received June 21, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3470. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule-- Airworthiness Directives; Cessna 
     Aircraft Company Models 206H and T206H Airplanes [Docket No. 
     99-CE-23-AD; Amendment 39-11197; AD 99-13-04] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received June 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3471. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule-- Amendment to Class E Airspace; 
     Macon, MO [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-20] received June 21, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3472. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule-- Amendment to Class E Airspace; 
     Emporia, KS [Airspace Docket No. 099-ACE-24] received June 
     21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3473. A letter from the Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Miscellaneous 
     Administrative Revisions--received July 2, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       3474. 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--received July 2, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science.
       3475. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting a response to the Report of the Congressional 
     Commission on Servicemembers and Veterans Transition 
     Assistance; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       3476. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of the Public 
     Debt, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--General Regulations Governing U.S. 
     Securities--received July 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3477. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of the Public 
     Debt, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule-- Regulations Governing U.S. Savings 
     Bonds, Series A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, and K, and U.S. 
     Savings Notes; Regulations Governing United States Savings 
     Bonds, Series EE and HH; Regulations Governing Book-Entry 
     Treasury Bonds, Notes and Bills; and Electronic Transactions 
     and Funds Transfers Related to U.S. Securities--received July 
     2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       3478. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--BLS-
     LIFO Department Store Indexes-- June 1999--received July 29, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       3479. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting notification that the Department is 
     allotting emergency funds to 16 States and the District of 
     Columbia; jointly to the Committees on Commerce and Education 
     and the Workforce.
       3480. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled, ``Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program 
     Amendments of 1999''; jointly to the Committees on Commerce 
     and Ways and Means. 

para. 89.5  foreign operations appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. WILSON, pursuant to House Resolution 263 
and rule XVIII, 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. 2606) making appropriations for foreign operations, 
export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
  Mr. THORNBERRY, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para. 89.6  recorded vote

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

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following:


   limitation on funds for abortion, family planning, or population 
                            control efforts

       Sec.   . None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be made available for--
       (1) population control or population planning programs;
       (2) family planning activities; or
       (3) abortion procedures.

It was decided in the

Yeas

145

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

272

para. 89.7                    [Roll No. 360]

                                AYES--145

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Costello
     Crane
     Cubin
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Fletcher
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Talent
     Tancredo

[[Page 1287]]


     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Vitter
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker

                                NOES--272

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Callahan
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Bilbray
     Cunningham
     Frank (MA)
     Hinchey
     Johnson (CT)
     Lantos
     McDermott
     Mollohan
     Owens
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pryce (OH)
     Smith (NJ)
     Thompson (MS)
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 89.8  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 116, after line 5, insert the following:


   Limitation on funds for export-import bank of the united states, 
overseas private investment corporation, and the trade and development 
                                 agency

       Sec.  . None of the funds made available pursuant to this 
     At for the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the 
     Overseas Private Investment Corporation, or the Trade and 
     Development Agency, may be used to enter into any new 
     obligation, guarantee, or agreement on or after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

It was decided in the

Yeas

58

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

360

para. 89.9                    [Roll No. 361]

                                AYES--58

     Armey
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Bono
     Burton
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Cox
     DeFazio
     DeMint
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Goode
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Istook
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kingston
     Linder
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Miller (FL)
     Myrick
     Paul
     Pease
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Smith (MI)
     Stupak
     Tancredo
     Terry
     Thune
     Visclosky
     Wamp

                                NOES--360

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Bilbray
     Frank (MA)
     Hinchey
     Johnson (CT)
     Klink
     Lantos
     McDermott
     Mollohan
     Owens
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pryce (OH)
     Serrano
     Thompson (MS)
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. THORNBERRY, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 263, 
reported the bill back to the House with sundry amendments adopted by 
the Committee.

[[Page 1288]]

  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:


 limitation on funds for foreign organizations that perform or promote 
                                abortion

       Sec.  . (a) Section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151b) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(h) Restriction on Assistance to Foreign Organizations 
     That Perform or Actively Promote Abortions.--
       ``(1) Performacne 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.
       ``(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 or any foreign 
     private, non-governmental, 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) The President may waive the provisions of section 
     104(h)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to 
     population assistance to foreign organizations that perform 
     abortions in foreign countries), as added by subsection (a), 
     for any fiscal year.

       At the end of this bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following:


   restriction on population planning activities or other population 
                               assistance

       Sec. ______. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 
     otherwise made available for population planning activities 
     or other population assistance under title II of this Act may 
     be made available to a foreign nongovernmental organization 
     unless the organization certifies that--
       (1) it will not use such funds to promote abortion as a 
     method of family planning or to lobby for or against 
     abortion;
       (2) it will use such funds that are made available for 
     family planning services to reduce the incidence of abortion 
     as a method of family planning;
       (3) it will not violate the laws or policies of the foreign 
     government relating to the circumstances under which abortion 
     is permitted, regulated, or prohibited; and
       (4) it will not engage in any activity or effort in 
     violation of applicable laws or policies of the foreign 
     government to alter the laws or policies of such foreign 
     government relating to the circumstances under which abortion 
     is permitted, regulated, or prohibited, except with respect 
     to activities in opposition to coercive abortion or 
     involuntary sterilization.
       (b) The limitation on availability of funds to a foreign 
     nongovernmental organization under subsection (a) shall 
     apply--
       (1) to funds made available to an organization either 
     directly or indirectly as a subcontractor or subgrantee; and
       (2) to activities in which the organization engages either 
     directly or indirectly through a subcontractor or subgrantee.

       Page 7, line 10, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $5,000,000)''.
       Page 27, line 6, after the first dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $5,000,000)''.

       In title IV of the bill, in the item relating to 
     ``contribution to the international development 
     association'', after the first dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $8,000,000)''.

       Page 33, line 16, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $8,000,000)''.

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following:


          LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS

       SEC.  . None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used for programs at the United 
     States Army School of the Americas located at Fort Benning, 
     Georgia.

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new sections:
       Sec.____. Of the funds appropriated in title II of this Act 
     under the heading ``Assistance for the Independent States of 
     the Former Soviet Union'', not more than $172,000,000 shall 
     be available for the Government of the Russian Federation.
       Sec. ____. None of the funds appropriated in titles I, II, 
     or III of this Act may be made available to the government of 
     any foreign country if the funds are to be used to purchase 
     any equipment or product made in a country other than such 
     foreign country or the United States of America.

       Page 104, beginning on line 19, strike ``: Provided,'' and 
     all that follows through line 21 and insert a period.

       Page 116, after line 5, insert the following:
       Sec.   . None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be provided for the United Nations 
     Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Program or the United Nations 
     World Heritage Fund.
  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. HANSEN, announced that pursuant to clause 
10 of rule XX the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

385

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

35

para. 89.10                   [Roll No. 362]

                                YEAS--385

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman

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     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--35

     Barr
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Goode
     Goodling
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hefley
     Herger
     Jones (NC)
     LaFalce
     Largent
     Lucas (OK)
     McInnis
     Paul
     Petri
     Pombo
     Rahall
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Sanford
     Sensenbrenner
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Traficant

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Bilbray
     Buyer
     Frank (MA)
     Gilchrest
     Johnson (CT)
     Lantos
     McDermott
     Mollohan
     Owens
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Thompson (MS)
  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. 89.11  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. 2587. 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, 2000, and for other 
     purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 2587) ``An Act 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, 2000, and for other purposes,'' requests a 
conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses 
thereon, and appoints Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Durbin, 
and Mr. Inouye, 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. 335. An Act to amend chapter 30 of title 39, United 
     States Code, to provide for the nonmailability of certain 
     deceptive matter relating to sweepstakes, skill contests, 
     facsimile checks, administrative procedures, orders, and 
     civil penalties relating to such matter, and for other 
     purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendment of 
the House to the bill (S. 880) ``An Act to amend the Clean Air Act to 
remove flammable fuels from the list of substances with respect to which 
reporting and other activities are required under the risk management 
plan program.''.

para. 89.12  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2031

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 272):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2031) to provide for injunctive relief in 
     Federal district court to enforce State laws relating to the 
     interstate transportation of intoxicating liquor. 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 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 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 8 of rule XVIII. 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. 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. 89.13  twenty-first amendment enforcement

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOSS, pursuant to House Resolution 272 
and rule XVIII, 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. 2031) to provide for injunctive relief in Federal district court 
to enforce State laws relating to the interstate transportation of 
intoxicating liquor.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOSS, 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. CALVERT, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House 
Resolution 272, 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 ``Twenty-First Amendment 
     Enforcement Act''.

     SEC. 2. SHIPMENT OF INTOXICATING LIQUOR INTO STATE IN 
                   VIOLATION OF STATE LAW.

       The Act entitled ``An Act divesting intoxicating liquors of 
     their interstate character in certain cases'', approved March 
     1, 1913 (commonly known as the ``Webb-Kenyon Act'') (27 
     U.S.C. 122) is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 2. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF IN FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
       ``(1) the term `attorney general' means the attorney 
     general or other chief law enforcement officer of a State, or 
     the designee thereof;
       ``(2) the term `intoxicating liquor' means any spirituous, 
     vinous, malted, fermented, or other intoxicating liquor of 
     any kind;
       ``(3) the term `person' means any individual and any 
     partnership, corporation, company, firm, society, 
     association, joint stock company, trust, or other entity 
     capable of holding a legal or beneficial interest in 
     property, but does not include a State or agency thereof; and
       ``(4) the term `State' means any State of the United 
     States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico, or any territory or possession of the United States.
       ``(b) Action by State Attorney General.--If the attorney 
     general has reasonable cause to believe that a person is 
     engaged in, or has engaged in, any act that would constitute 
     a violation of a State law regulating the importation or 
     transportation of any intoxicating liquor, the attorney 
     general may bring a civil action in accordance with this 
     section for injunctive relief (including a preliminary or 
     permanent injunc

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     tion or other order) against the person, as the attorney 
     general determines to be necessary to--
       ``(1) restrain the person from engaging, or continuing to 
     engage, in the violation; and
       ``(2) enforce compliance with the State law.
       ``(c) Federal Jurisdiction.--
       ``(1) In general.--The district courts of the United States 
     shall have jurisdiction over any action brought under this 
     section by an attorney general against any person, except one 
     licensed or otherwise authorized to produce, sell, or store 
     intoxicating liquor in such State.
       ``(2) Venue.--An action under this section may be brought 
     only in accordance with section 1391 of title 28, United 
     States Code, or in the district in which the recipient of the 
     intoxicating liquor resides or is found.
       ``(d) Requirements for Injunctions and Orders.--
       ``(1) In general.--In any action brought under this 
     section, upon a proper showing by the attorney general of the 
     State, the court may issue a preliminary or permanent 
     injunction or other order to restrain a violation of this 
     section. A proper showing under this paragraph shall require 
     clear and convincing evidence that a violation of State law 
     as described in subsection (b) has taken place. In addition, 
     no temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction may 
     be granted except upon--
       ``(A) evidence demonstrating the probability of irreparable 
     injury if injunctive relief is not granted; and
       ``(B) evidence supporting the probability of success on the 
     merits.
       ``(2) Notice.--No preliminary injunction or permanent 
     injunction or other order may be issued under paragraph (1) 
     without notice to the adverse party and an opportunity for a 
     hearing.
       ``(3) Form and scope of order.--Any preliminary or 
     permanent injunction or other order entered in an action 
     brought under this section shall--
       ``(A) set forth the reasons for the issuance of the order;
       ``(B) be specific in its terms;
       ``(C) describe in reasonable detail, and not by reference 
     to the complaint or other document, the act or acts sought to 
     be restrained; and
       ``(D) be binding upon--
       ``(i) the parties to the action and the officers, agents, 
     employees, and attorneys of those parties; and
       ``(ii) persons in active concert or participation with the 
     parties to the action who receive actual notice of the order 
     by personal service or otherwise.
       ``(e) Additional Remedies.--
       ``(1) In general.--A remedy under this section is in 
     addition to any other remedies provided by law.
       ``(2) State court proceedings.--Nothing in this section may 
     be construed to prohibit an authorized State official from 
     proceeding in State court on the basis of an alleged 
     violation of any State law.

     ``SEC. 3. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

       ``(a) Effect on Internet Tax Freedom Act.--Nothing in this 
     Act may be construed to modify or supersede the operation of 
     the Internet Tax Freedom Act (47 U.S.C. 151 note).
       ``(b) Enforcement of Twenty-First Amendment.--It is the 
     purpose of this Act to assist the States in the enforcement 
     of section 2 of the twenty-first article of amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States, and not to impose an 
     unconstitutional burden on interstate commerce in violation 
     of article I, section 8, of the Constitution of the United 
     States. No State may enforce under this Act a law regulating 
     the importation or transportation of any intoxicating liquor 
     that unconstitutionally discriminates against interstate 
     commerce by out-of-State sellers by favoring local 
     industries, erecting barriers to competition, and 
     constituting mere economic protectionism.
       ``(c) Support for Internet and Other Interstate Commerce.--
     Nothing in this Act may be construed--
       ``(1) to permit State regulation or taxation of Internet 
     services or any other related interstate telecommunications 
     services; or
       ``(2) to authorize any injunction against--
       ``(A) an interactive computer service (as defined in 
     section 230(f) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
     230(f)); or
       ``(B) electronic communication service (as defined in 
     section 2510(15) of title 18, United States Code) used by 
     another person to engage in any activity that is subject to 
     this Act.''.

     SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT.

       (a) Effective Date.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     this Act and the amendment made by this Act shall take effect 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Application of Amendment.--The amendment made by this 
     Act shall apply only with respect to the importation or 
     transportation of any intoxicating liquor occurring after--
       (1) October 31, 1999, or the expiration of the 90-day 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     whichever is earlier, if this Act is enacted before November 
     1, 1999; or
       (2) the date of the enactment of this Act if this Act is 
     enacted after October 31, 1999.

     SEC. 4. STUDY.

       The Attorney General shall submit to the Congress the 
     results of a study to determine the impact of this Act. The 
     Attorney General shall carry out the study required by 
     subsection (a) and shall submit the results of such study not 
     later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.

  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the engrossment and third reading of the 
bill, as amended?
  The Speaker pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

325

When there appeared

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Nays

99

para. 89.14                   [Roll No. 363]

                                YEAS--325

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wu
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--99

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Berman
     Blumenauer
     Borski
     Boucher
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Capps
     Carson
     Clay
     Conyers
     Cox
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fattah
     Forbes
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hill (IN)
     Hinchey
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter

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     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kuykendall
     LaTourette
     Lee
     Lewis (CA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McKinney
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Rangel
     Rohrabacher
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Schakowsky
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Woolsey

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Bilbray
     Frank (MA)
     Gephardt
     Lantos
     McDermott
     Mollohan
     Peterson (PA)
     Vitter
     Wynn
  So 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 the 
Judiciary with instructions to report the bill back to the House 
forthwith with the following amendment:

       At the end of the bill, add the following:
       Section 4. STUDY
       The Attorney General shall submit to the Congress the 
     results of a study to determine the impact of this Act. The 
     Attorney General shall carry out the study required by 
     subsection (a) and shall submit the results of such study not 
     later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
  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. CALVERT, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was agreed to.
  Mr. SCARBOROUGH, 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. CALVERT, 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. CALVERT, 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

310

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

112

para. 89.15                   [Roll No. 364]

                                YEAS--310

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mica
     Miller, Gary
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--112

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Barton
     Berman
     Blumenauer
     Boucher
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Capps
     Carson
     Clay
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Forbes
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gordon
     Goss
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hill (IN)
     Hinchey
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kasich
     Kilpatrick
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaTourette
     Lee
     Lewis (CA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Rangel
     Rohrabacher
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Schakowsky
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Barcia
     Bilbray
     Kennedy
     Lantos
     McDermott
     Meek (FL)
     Mollohan
     Peterson (PA)
     Portman
     Vitter
     Wynn
  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. 89.16  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. SCARBOROUGH, 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. 89.17  trade waiver with respect to vietnam

  On motion of Mr. CRANE, pursuant to the order of the House agreed to 
on Friday, July 30, 1999, the House considered the joint resolution 
(H.J. Res. 58) disapproving the extension of the waiver authority 
contained in section 402(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to 
Vietnam.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  After debate,
  By the order of the House of July 30, 1999, the joint resolution was 
considered as read for amendment, and the previous question was ordered.
  The joint resolution was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.

[[Page 1292]]

  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass the joint resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURR, announced that the nays 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

130

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

297

para. 89.18                   [Roll No. 365]

                                YEAS--130

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Baker
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bilirakis
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burton
     Buyer
     Canady
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Forbes
     Frelinghuysen
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodling
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     LaHood
     Lazio
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Norwood
     Paul
     Pelosi
     Pombo
     Porter
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Royce
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wolf
     Wu
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--297

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Burr
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Sununu
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Bilbray
     Lantos
     McDermott
     Metcalf
     Mollohan
     Peterson (PA)
  So the joint resolution was not passed.

para. 89.19  district of columbia appropriations

  On motion of Mr. ISTOOK, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 2587) 
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, 2000, and for other 
purposes; together with the amendment of the Senate thereto, was taken 
from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. ISTOOK, 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. BURR, by unanimous consent, 
appointed Messrs. Istook, Cunningham, Tiahrt, Aderholt, Mrs. Emerson, 
Messrs. Sununu, Young of Florida, Moran, Dixon, Mollohan and Obey, as 
managers on the part of the House at said conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 89.20  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2670

  Mr. REYNOLDS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-284) the resolution (H. Res. 273) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H. R. 2670) making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 89.21  providing for the consideration of h.r. 987

  Mr. REYNOLDS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 271):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 987) to require the Secretary of Labor to wait 
     for completion of a National Academy of Sciences study before 
     promulgating a standard or guideline on ergonomics. 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 two hours. 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 8 
     of rule XVIII. 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,

[[Page 1293]]

  On motion of Mr. REYNOLDS, 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. 89.22  ergonomics study

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ISAKSON, pursuant to House Resolution 271 
and rule XVIII, 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. 987) to require the Secretary of Labor to wait for completion of a 
National Academy of Sciences study before promulgating a standard or 
guideline on ergonomics.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ISAKSON, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. SHIMKUS as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. SHIMKUS, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 271, 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. MILLER of Florida, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

217

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

209

para. 89.23                   [Roll No. 366]

                                YEAS--217

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Turner
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--209

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Larson
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Bilbray
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     McDermott
     Metcalf
     Mollohan
     Peterson (PA)
     Thompson (MS)
  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. 89.24  va-hud appropriations

  Mr. WALSH submitted a privileged report (Rept. No. 106-286) on the 
bill (H.R. 2684) making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans 
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent 
agencies, boards, commission, corporations, and offices for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
  When said bill and report were referred to the Union Calendar and 
ordered printed.
  Pursuant to clause 1 of rule XXI, all points of order were reserved.

para. 89.25  order of business--consideration of h.r. 1664

  On motion of Mr. DREIER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order at any time on August 4, 1999, or any 
day thereafter, to take from the Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 1664) 
making emergency supplemental appropriations for military operations, 
refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relating to the conflict in 
Kosovo, and for military operations in Southwest Asia for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes, with the Senate 
amendments thereto, and to consider in the House, any rule of the House 
to the contrary nothwithstanding, a single motion offered by the 
chairman of the Committee on Appropriations or his designee that the 
House concur in the Senate amendments; that the Senate amendments and 
the motion be considered as read; that the motion be debatable for one 
hour equally divided and controlled among Representative Regula of Ohio, 
Representative Mollohan of West Virginia, and the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, or 
his designees; and that the previous question be considered as ordered 
on the motion to final adoption without intervening motion or demand for 
division of the question.

para. 89.26  capitol grounds construction authorization

  Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, moved to suspend the rules and agree to the

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following concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 167): 

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring),

     SECTION 1. USE OF CAPITOL GROUNDS.

       The Architect of the Capitol may permit temporary 
     construction and other work on the Capitol Grounds that may 
     be necessary for construction of a building on Constitution 
     Avenue Northwest, between 2nd Street Northwest and Louisiana 
     Avenue Northwest. Such work may include activities resulting 
     in temporary obstruction of a curbside parking lane on 
     Louisiana Avenue Northwest and on Constitution Avenue 
     Northwest, between 2nd Street Northwest and Louisiana Avenue 
     Northwest.

     SEC. 2. PERIOD OF USE.

       Work on the Capitol Grounds under section 1 is authorized 
     during the period beginning August 6, 1999, and ending 
     October 31, 2001, or such longer period as the Architect of 
     the Capitol determines necessary.

     SEC. 3. TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

       (a) In General.--Work on the Capitol Grounds under section 
     1 may not begin until the Architect of the Capitol receives 
     such assurances as the Architect may require to ensure that--
       (1) all areas of the Capitol Grounds that are disturbed by 
     reason of such work will be restored to their original 
     condition without expense to the United States; and
       (2) such work will be carried out so as not to interfere 
     with the needs of Congress, under conditions to be prescribed 
     by the Architect of the Capitol.
       (b) Expenses and Liabilities.--The United States shall not 
     incur any expense or liability incident to any activity 
     associated with work on the Capitol Grounds under section 1.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, recognized Mr. FRANKS 
of New Jersey and Ms. NORTON, 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. 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 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. 89.27  inventors protection

  Mr. COBLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1907) to 
amend title 35, United States Code, to provide enhanced protection for 
inventors and innovators, protect patent terms, reduce patent 
litigation, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, recognized Mr. COBLE 
and Ms. LOFGREN, each for 20 minutes.
  Pending consideration of said bill,

para. 89.28  point of order

  Mr. RHORABACHER made a point of order against the division of time, 
and said:
       ``With all fairness here, claiming opposition is not what 
     the question is. If the gentlewoman from Ohio is indeed 
     opposed to the bill, she deserves to have this time as 
     compared to someone who is unwilling to say that they are 
     opposed to the bill.''
  Ms. LOFGREN was recognized to speak to the point of order and said:
       ``Mr. Speaker, if I may, I have reservations about the 
     changes made today. I hope that I can be convinced that they 
     are adequately made by the time the debate is over.''
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, overruled the point of 
order, and said:
       ``At this point, the Chair does not question the motives of 
     the Member. The Member has stated she is in opposition to the 
     bill.''
  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. 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. MILLER of Florida, pursuant to clause 5, 
rule I, announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed 
until Wednesday, August 4, 1999, pursuant to the prior announcement of 
the Chair.

para. 89.31  notice--motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 1905

  Mr. TOOMEY, pursuant to clause 7(c)(1)(B) of rule XXII, 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. 1905) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes, 
to insist upon; (1) the House provisions for the funding of the House of 
Representatives under title I of the bill; (2) the Senate amendment for 
the funding of the Senate under title I of the bill, including funding 
provided under the heading ``JOINT ITEMS----ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL----
Capitol Buildings and Grounds----senate office buildings''; (3) the 
House provisions of the funding of Joint Items under title I of the bill 
other than the funding provided under the heading ``JOINT ITEMS----
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL----Capitol Buildings and Grounds----senate 
office buildings''; and (4) the House version of title II of the bill.

para. 89.32  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. 335. An Act to amend chapter 30 of title 39, United 
     States Code, to provide for the nonmailability of certain 
     deceptive matter relating to sweeptakes, skill contests, 
     facsimile checks, administrative procedures, orders, and 
     civil penalties relating to such matter, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.

para. 89.33  senate enrolled bill signed

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

       S. 880. An Act to amend the Clean Air Act to remove 
     flammable fuels from the list of substances with respect to 
     which reporting and other activities are required under the 
     risk management plan program, and for other purposes.
  And then,

para. 89.34  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. GANSKE, at 11 o'clock and 59 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 89.35  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. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 273. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2670) making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, 
     Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 106-284). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 940. A 
     bill to establish the Lackawanna Heritage Valley American 
     Heritage Area; with amendments (Rept. No. 106-285). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union.
       Mr. WALSH: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 2684. A bill 
     making appropriations for the Department 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, 2000, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 106-286). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union. 

para. 89.36  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.  1907. A bill 
     to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide enhanced 
     protection for inventors and innovators, protect patent 
     terms, reduce patent litigation, and for other purposes, with 
     an amendment; referred to the Committee on Government Reform 
     for a period ending not later than August 3, 1999, 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. 106-287, Pt. 1). Ordered to be 
     printed.

para. 89.37  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X, Committee on Government Reform 
discharged. H.R. 1907 referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
the State of the Union. 

para. 89.38  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. McCOLLUM:
       H.R. 2678. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     provide for the establishment of a notification system under 
     which individ

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     uals may elect not to receive mailings related to skill 
     contests or sweepstakes, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Petri, 
             and Mr. Rahall):
       H.R. 2679. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     establish the National Motor Carrier Administration in the 
     Department of Transportation, to improve the safety of 
     commercial motor vehicle operators and carriers, to 
     strengthen commercial driver's licenses, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Berman, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. Meehan):
       H.R. 2680. A bill to replace the Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service with the National Immigration Bureau, 
     to separate the immigration enforcement and adjudication 
     functions performed by officers and employees of the Bureau 
     reporting to the Director, to amend the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act to restore eligibility for adjustment of 
     status under section 245(i) of that Act and to restructure 
     the use of fees collected for providing adjudication and 
     naturalization services, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Petri, 
             and Mr. Rahall):
       H.R. 2681. A bill to establish a program, coordinated by 
     the National Transportation Safety Board, of assistance to 
     families of passengers involved in rail passenger accidents; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Petri, 
             and Mr. Rahall) (all by request):
       H.R. 2682. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     enhance the safety of motor carrier operations and the 
     Nation's highway system, including highway-rail crossings, by 
     amending existing safety laws to strengthen commercial driver 
     licensing, to improve compliance, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       H.R. 2683. A bill to authorize activities under the Federal 
     railroad safety laws for fiscal years 2000 through 2003, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WALSH:
       H.R. 2684. 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, 2000, and for other purposes.
           By Mr. BONILLA (for himself and Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 2685. 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 
     Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Veterans' Affairs, 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 Virginia:
       H.R. 2686. A bill to amend subchapter III of chapter 83 of 
     title 5, United States Code, to make service performed as an 
     employee of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality after 1965 
     and before 1987 creditable for retirement purposes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Sanchez, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Meehan, and Mr. Kind):
       H.R. 2687. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to establish a 5-year pilot program under which certain 
     aliens completing a postsecondary degree in mathematics, 
     science, engineering, or computer science are permitted to 
     change nonimmigrant classification in order to remain in the 
     United States for a 5-year period for the purpose of working 
     in one of those fields; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 2688. 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. NEY:
       H.R. 2689. A bill to impose a one-year moratorium on 
     promulgation of new rules by the Health Care Financing 
     Administration; 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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Payne):
       H.R. 2690. 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. STARK (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Olver, Mr. Capuano, 
             and Mr. Gordon):
       H.R. 2691. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 and titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to 
     provide a range of long-term care services; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Commerce, Government Reform, 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. WEINER:
       H.R. 2692. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand the child tax credit; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY:
       H.R. 2693. A bill to amend the Child Care and Development 
     Grant Act of 1990 to provide for improved care for young 
     children; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       H.R. 2694. A bill to increase the availability of child 
     care for children whose parents work nontraditional hours or 
     shifts; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Petri, 
             and Mr. Rahall):
       H. Con. Res. 171. Concurrent resolution congratulating the 
     American Public Transit Association for 25 years of 
     commendable service to the transit industry and the Nation; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para. 89.39  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       179. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Colorado, relative to House 
     Joint Resolution No. 99-1043 memorializing Congress to pass 
     legislation requiring labels that disclose the country of 
     origin on meats, poultry, and fresh produce; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       180. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Illinois, relative to House Joint Resolution No. 
     12 memorializing Congress and the Department of Agriculture 
     to re-examine our national agricultural policy and give due 
     attention and action to remedy the current agricultural 
     economic dilemma; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       181. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of New Hampshire, relative to House Joint 
     Resolution No. 7 memorializing support for the continued 
     management of the White Mountain National Forest for multiple 
     uses as a part of the National Forest System; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       182. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Colorado, relative to House Joint Resolution No. 
     99-1032 memorializing Congress to repeal all provisions of 
     federal law that allow or require a labor organization to 
     represent employees who choose not to join or financially 
     support such labor organization; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       183. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of New Hampshire, relative to House Concurrent 
     Resolution No. 6 memorializing the President and Congress to 
     fund 40 percent of the average per pupil expenditure in 
     public elementary and secondary schools in the United States 
     as promised under the IDEA to ensure that all children, 
     regardless of disability, receive a quality education and are 
     treated with the dignity and respect they deserve; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       184. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     New York, relative to Senate No. 1557 memorializing the New 
     York State Congressional Delegation to effectuate a repeal of 
     the oxygenate mandate for reformulated gasoline; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       185. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Colorado, relative to House Joint Resolution No. 
     99-1047 memorializing Congress to subject the ``Regional Haze 
     Rule'' to congressional rule review, to reject the rule, and 
     return it to the EPA for proper participation by all 
     interested parties prior to promulgation in accordance with 
     the requirements of the federal ``Administrative Procedures 
     Act''; to the Committee on Commerce.
       186. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Colorado, relative to House Joint Resolution No. 
     99-1037 memorializing Congress to require the EPA to 
     recognize that the State of Colorado has the requisite 
     authority, expertise, experience, and resources to administer 
     delegated federal environmental programs; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       187. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of New Hampshire, relative to House Joint 
     Resolution No. 2 memorializing federal air pollution programs 
     to not punish early adopters of air pollution control 
     technology; to the Committee on Commerce.
       188. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of New Hampshire, relative to House Joint 
     Resolution No. 9 memorializing Congress to eliminate the 
     oxygenate requirements of the federal Clean Air Act without 
     imposing any new federal requirements to reduce air 
     pollution; to the Committee on Commerce.
       189. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of New Hampshire, relative to House Concurrent 
     Resolution No. 12 memorializing Congress to enact legislation 
     amending the Social Security Act to prohibit recoupment by 
     the federal govern

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     ment of state tobacco settlement funds; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       190. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of New Hampshire, relative to House Concurrent 
     Resolution No. 12 memorializing Congress to enact legislation 
     amending the Social Security Act to prohibit recoupment by 
     the federal government of state tobacco settlement funds; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       191. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Alabama, relative to House Joint Resolution No. 
     178 memorializing Congress to enact legislation amending the 
     Social Security Act to prohibit recoupment by the federal 
     government of state tobacco settlement funds; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       192. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Rhode Island, relative to Joint Resolution 99-S 1003 
     memorializing the President and Congress to ratify the United 
     Nations convention on the Rights of the Child; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       193. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Hawaii, relative to House Resolution No. 219 HD1 
     memorializing the United Nations Children's Fund to establish 
     a center for the health, welfare, and rights of children and 
     youth in Hawaii and support for the center is respectfully 
     requested from the President of the United States and 
     Congress; to the Committee on International Relations.
       194. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the 
     Commonwealth of Guam, relative to Resolution No. 126 
     memorializing Guam's Delegate to the U.S. Congress introduce 
     legislation that would further amend the Organic Act of Guam 
     to allow for the first election of the Attorney General of 
     Guam to be held in the General Election in the year 2000; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       195. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Colorado, relative to House Joint Resolution No. 
     99-1023 memorializing the Department of the Interior and the 
     Bureau of Land Management to withdraw the current proposal to 
     amend the federal regulations, 43 C.F.R. subpart 3809 and 
     published at 64 F.R. 6422 on February 9, 1999, governing 
     hardrock mining activity; to the Committee on Resources.
       196. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Colorado, relative to House Joint Resolution No. 
     99-1020 memorializing opposition towards H.R. 829, the 
     ``Colorado Wilderness Act of 1999''; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       197. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Colorado, relative to House Joint Resolution No. 
     99-1051 memorializing Congress to adopt certain amendments to 
     the federal ``Endangered Species Act of 1973''; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       198. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Colorado, relative to House Joint Resolution No. 
     99-1049 memorializing support for the most integrated setting 
     mandate in regulations adopted by the United States Attorney 
     General pursuant to the federal ``Americans With Disabilities 
     Act of 1990''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       199. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of New Hampshire, relative to House Concurrent 
     Resolution No. 4 memorializing the Secretary of 
     Transportation to expeditiously authorize the inclusion of 
     U.S. Route 2 through the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and 
     Vermont as a designated border corridor highway under the 
     auspices of Section 1118 and 1119 of the Transportation 
     Equity Act of the 21st Century; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       200. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of New Hampshire, relative to House Concurrent 
     Resolution No. 11 memorializing Congress and the Internal 
     Revenue Service to make changes to the Internal Revenue Code 
     and federal tax regulations necessary to broaden the ability 
     of taxpayers to make tax-deductible contributions to Nuclear 
     Decommissioning Reserve Funds and to permit all contributions 
     toward future decommissioning expenses to receive beneficial 
     tax treatment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       201. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Nevada, 
     relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 22 memorializing 
     Congress to ensure that the provisions of H.R. 10, S. 900 and 
     any similar federal legislation do not interfere with the 
     jurisdiction of Nevada to regulate providers of insurance for 
     the protection of its residents; jointly to the Committees on 
     Commerce and Banking and Financial Services.
       202. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Idaho, relative to House Joint Memorial No. 5 memorializing 
     support for the stabilization of payments of the United 
     States Forest Service to county governments through the State 
     Treasurer; jointly to the Committees on Resources and 
     Agriculture.
       203. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Colorado, relative to Senate Joint Memorial No. 99-003 
     memorializing Congress to establish a block grant program for 
     the distribution of federal highway moneys, to use a uniform 
     measure when considering the donor and donee issue, to 
     eliminate demonstration projects, and to expand activities to 
     combat the evasion of federal highway taxes and fees; jointly 
     to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and 
     Ways and Means.
       204. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of New Hampshire, relative to House Concurrent 
     Resolution No. 9 memorializing the federal government to 
     review Medicare policies and procedures to ensure that New 
     Hampshire senior citizens retain all Medicare options; 
     jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce. 

para. 89.40  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

       Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts introduced A bill (H.R. 2695) to 
     provide for the relief of Kathy Barrett; which was referred 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 89.41  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 44: Mr. Cook, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Gary Miller 
     of California, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 269: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 274: Mr. English and Mr. Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 303: Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, and Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 382: Mr. Doyle and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 393: Mrs. Napolitano.
       H.R. 405: Mr. Kolbe and Mr. Murtha.
       H.R. 410: Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 488: Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 489: Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 531: Mr. Oxley.
       H.R. 552: Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 566: Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 583: Mr. Kucinich and Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 595: Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 601: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 606: Mr. Bass.
       H.R. 655: Mr. Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 671: Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 776: Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 783: Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 784: Mr. Ackerman and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 809: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 852: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 854: Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 919: Mr. Berman, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. 
     Tierney.
       H.R. 997: Mr. Smith of Washington, and Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 1055: Mr. English and Mr. Green of Texas.
       H.R. 1067: Mr. Campbell and Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 1102: Mr. Mascara, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Green 
     of Texas, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr. Kuykendall.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Walsh, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Baker, Mr. Kildee, 
     and Mr. Menendez.
       H.R. 1168: Mr. Diaz-Balart and Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 1221: Mr. Wexler and Mr. Goss.
       H.R. 1272: Mr. Fletcher.
       H.R. 1317: Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 1322: Mr. Minge and Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 1334: Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 1344: Mr. Baker, Mr. Kolbe, and Mr. Udall of New 
     Mexico.
       H.R. 1355: Mr. Ose.
       H.R. 1356: Mr. Goodling, Mr. Stearns, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
     Pitts, and Mr. Hall of Ohio.
       H.R. 1360: Mr. Gordon and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 1399: Mr. Weiner and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1452: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Ney, and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 1505: Mr. Kucinich and Mr. Cannon.
       H.R. 1531: Mr. Weiner and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1547: Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 1577: Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Graham, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
     Texas, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Sessions, and 
     Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 1579: Mr. Ose.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. Berry and Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 1594: Mr. Berman, Mr. Stark, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Wynn, 
     Mr. Weygand, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 1621: Mr. Coyne, Mr. Aderholt, Ms. Lee, Mr. Holden, 
     and Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 1622: Mr. Isakson.
       H.R. 1640: Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. McNulty, Mr. McGovern, 
     Mr. Clay, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Barcia, and Mr. Scott.
       H.R. 1649: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 1685: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1728: Mr. Olver, Mr. Coyne, and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 1750: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 1777: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 1791: Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 1810: Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 1821: Ms. Danner, Mr. Reyes, and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 1824: Mr. Hyde.
       H.R. 1832: Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and 
     Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 1838: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. 
     Linder.
       H.R. 1844: Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 1856: Mr. Vitter.
       H.R. 1876: Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mrs. 
     Northup, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Isakson.
       H.R. 1883: Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Fossella, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
     Minge, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Dreier, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1887: Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 1899: Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Barton of Texas, and Mr. 
     Olver.
       H.R. 1933: Mr. Souder, Mr. Tiahrt, and Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 1977: Mr. Hilliard and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 1987: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 1990: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Holt, Mr. Oxley, 
     and Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 1998: Mr. Lewis of California.
       H.R. 2004: Ms. Lee.

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       H.R. 2030: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 2057: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania and Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 2120: Mr. Hastings of Florida and Mr. Edwards.
       H.R. 2221: Mr. Vitter.
       H.R. 2241: Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
     Gejdenson, and Mr. Gekas.
       H.R. 2245: Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 2258: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 2260: Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Quinn, 
     Mr. Bliley, and Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 2268: Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 2282: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 2303: Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Portman, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
     Hastings of Washington, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Regula, 
     Mr. Sununu, Mr. Hall of Ohio, and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 2308: Mr. Udall of New Mexico.
       H.R. 2354: Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 2357: Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Oxley, 
     Mr. Strickland, Mr. Hobson, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
     Brown of Ohio, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Ney, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
     Portman, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
     Clay, Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Skelton, Mrs. Meek 
     of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Gillmor.
       H.R. 2372: Mr. McHugh, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Watkins, Mr. 
     Shimkus, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
     Turner, Mr. Foley, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Stearns, 
     Mr. Hilleary, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Holden, Mr. Hobson, Mr. 
     Hoyer, and Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 2395: Mr. Bereuter and Mr. Simpson.
       H.R. 2419: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Radanovich, and 
     Mr. Rogers.
       H.R. 2420: Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Boyd, and Mr. 
     Isakson.
       H.R. 2424: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 2434: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Lewis 
     of Kentucky, and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 2441: Mr. Upton, Mr. Cox,  Mr. Owens, and Mr. Barrett 
     of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 2470: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 2494: Mr. Largent.
       H.R. 2498: Mr. Ramstad, Mrs. Capps, and Mr. Smith of 
     Washington.
       H.R. 2512: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Ford, and Mr. 
     Sawyer.
       H.R. 2515: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 2534: Ms. Lofgren and Mr. Moore.
       H.R. 2543: Mr. Stearns and Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 2548: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Jones of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Traficant, and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 2558: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 2559: Mr. Hill. of Montana, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Smith of 
     Michigan, and Mr. Cooksey.
       H.R. 2574: Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and Mrs. 
     McCarthy. of New York.
       H.R. 2586: Mr. Romero-Barcelo..
       H.R. 2631: Mr. Underwood and Mr. Dicks.
       H.R. 2662: Mr. Houghton.
       H.J. Res. 2: Mr. Forbes.
       H Con. Res. 111: Mr. Weiner and Ms. Sanchez.
       H. Con. Res. 129: Mr. Porter.
       H. Con. Res. 134: Mr. Oberstar.
       H. Res. 155: Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Hunter, Mrs. 
     Lowey, and Mr. Stark.
       H. Res. 268: Mr. Baker.

para. 89.42  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       43. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Municipal 
     Assembly of Isabela, relative to Resolution No. 87 
     petitioning the President of the United States to withdraw 
     the Navy from Vieques, Puerto Rico; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       44. Also, a petition of the City of Strongsville, relative 
     to Resolution No. 1999-141 petitioning support for the 
     ratification, by the United States, of the United Nations 
     Convention on the elimination of all forms of discimination 
     against women; to the Committee on International Relations.
       45. Also, a petition of the Legislature of Rockland County, 
     relative to Resolution No. 191 of 1999 petitioning Congress 
     to return to state side Land and Water Conservation Fund 
     funding in the 1999-2000 Federal Budget; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       46. Also, a petition of the City of Miami Commission, 
     relative to Resolution No. 99-359 petitioning support for 
     Stiltsville, and recommending that it not be demolished as 
     presently intended, and supporting efforts to have 
     Stiltsville reconsidered as a designated historic site by 
     Biscayne National Park, the National Park Service, the U.S. 
     Department of the Interior, and further directing the City 
     Clerk to transmit a copy of this resolution to the officials 
     designated herein; to the Committee on Resources.
       47. Also, a petition of the Common Council of the City of 
     Albany, relative to Resolution No. 79.102.98R petitioning 
     support for the adoption of pending federal and state hate 
     crimes legislation and urging speedy action by colleagues in 
     the Congress and State Legislature; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       48. Also, a petition of the Legislature of Rockland County, 
     relative to Resolution No. 204 of 1999 petitioning Congress 
     to adopt the Immunosuppresive Drug Extension Coverage Act of 
     1999; jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Commerce. 
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                     WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1999 (90)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 90.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, August 3, 1999.
  Mr. McNULTY, 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. McNULTY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, announced that the vote 
would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para. 90.2  communications

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

       3481. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Performance of Certain Functions by 
     the National Futures Association with Respect to Regulation 
     9.11--received July 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3482. A letter from the Deputy Under Secretary, National 
     Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Land Uses; Appeal 
     of Decisions Relating to Occupancy and Use of National Forest 
     System Lands; Mediation of Grazing Disputes (RIN: 0596-AB59) 
     received July 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       3483. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Gypsy 
     Moth Generally Infested Areas [Docket No. 99-042-1] received 
     July 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       3484. 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-300872; 
     FRL-6083-9] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received June 17, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3485. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Propargite; Revocation 
     of Certain Tolerances [OPP-300891; FRL-6089-7] (RIN: 2070-
     AB78) received July 19, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3486. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Dalapon, Fluchloralin, 
     et al.; Various Tolerance Revocations [OPP-300841A; FRL-6093-
     6] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received July 19, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3487. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Biphenyl, Calcium 
     cyanide, and Captafol, et al.; Final Tolerance Actions [OPP-
     300898; FRL-6092-7] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received July 19, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       3488. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Bentazon, Cyanazine, 
     Dicrotophos, Diquat, Ethephon, Oryzalin, Oxadiazon, Picloram, 
     Prometryn, and Trifluralin; Tolerance Actions [Opp-300847A; 
     FRL-6093-9] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received July 19, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3489. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Zinc Phosphide; 
     Extension of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300893; 
     FRL-6090-9] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received July 21, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3490. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Formaldehyde; 
     Revocation of Exemptions from the Requirement of Tolerances 
     [OPP-300868A; FRL-6097-1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received July 29, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       3491. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Fenbutatin oxide, 
     Glyphosate, Linuron, and Mevinphos; Tolerance Actions [OPP-
     300906; FRL-6096-2] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received July 29, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.

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       3492. 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-300880; FRL-6086-9] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received July 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3493. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Spinosad; Pesticide 
     Tolerances For Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300882; FRL-6086-7] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received July 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3494. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Pyriproxyfen; Extension 
     of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300901; FRL-6092-
     9] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received July 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3495. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a request for appropriations in budget 
     authority for the Department of Health and Human Services' 
     Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program; (H. Doc. No. 106-
     111); to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       3496. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Electronic Publication of DFARS [DFARS Case 98-D024] received 
     July 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       3497. A letter from the Director, Defense Porcurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Improved Accounting for Defense Contract Services [DFARS Case 
     98-D312] received July 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       3498. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Short Form Research Contract Clauses [DFARS Case 99-D014] 
     received July 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       3499. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a report involving U.S. exports to 
     South Africa, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       3500. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     the Corporation's final rule--Asset and Liability Backup 
     Program (RIN: 3064-AC23) received June 17, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       3501. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--
     Procedures (RIN: 3069-AA86) received June 24, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       3502. A letter from the General Counsel, National Credit 
     Union Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Organization and Operations of Federal Credit Unions; 
     Fidelity Bond and Insurance Coverage for Federal Credit 
     Unions; Requirements for Insurance--received June 18, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       3503. A letter from the General Counsel, National Credit 
     Union Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Change in Official or Senior Executive officer in 
     Credit Unions that are Newly Chartered or are in a Troubled 
     Condition (RIN: 3133-AC03) received June 18, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       3504. A letter from the General Counsel, National Credit 
     Union Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Organization and Operation of Federal Credit Unions; 
     Member Business Loans [12 C.F.R. Part 723] received June 27, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       3505. A letter from the General Counsel, Corporation for 
     National and Community Service, transmitting the 
     Corporation's final rule--AmeriCorps Education Awards (RIN: 
     3045-AA09) received July 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       3506. A letter from the Executive Director, Federal Labor 
     Relations Authority, transmitting the Authority's final 
     rule--Amendment of Equal Access to Justice Act Attorney Fees 
     Regulations [5 CFR part 2430] received June 15, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       3507. A letter from the Director, Corporate Policy and 
     Research Department, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Allocation of 
     Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for 
     Valuing Benefits; Correction--received July 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       3508. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the fifteenth 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.
       3509. A letter from the Director, Acquisition Policy and 
     Programs, Office of the Secretary, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Solicitation 
     Provisions and Contract Clauses; Women-Owned Small Business 
     Sources [Docket No. 981202294-8294-01] (RIN: 0605-AA13) 
     received July 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3510. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Law, Office of Hearings and Appeals, Department of 
     Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule--Criteria 
     and Procedure for DOE Contractor Employee Protection Program 
     (RIN: 1901-AA78) received July 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3511. A letter from the Deputy Executive Secretary to the 
     Department, Department of Health and Human Resources, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Over-the-Counter 
     Human Drugs; Labeling Requirements [Docket Nos. 98N-0337, 
     96N-0420, 95N-0259, and 90P-0201] (RIN: 0910-AA79) received 
     August 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       3512. A letter from the Deputy Executive Secretary to the 
     Department, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--National Vaccine 
     Injury Compensation Program: Addition of Vaccines Against 
     Rotavirus to the Program (RIN: 0906-AA50) received August 2, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3513. A letter from the Attorney, NHTSA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Motor Vehicle Content Labeling [Docket No. NHTSA-98-5064, 
     Notice 2] (RIN: 2127-AH33) received July 29, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3514. A letter from the Trial Attorney, National Highway 
     Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Vehicle 
     Certification; Contents of Certification Labels for Altered 
     Vehicles [Docket No. NHTSA-99-5937] (RIN: 2127-AH49) received 
     July 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       3515. 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 125-1a; 
     FRL 6375-6] received July 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3516. 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: Corrections to Standards and Requirements for 
     Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline [FRL-6375-1] (RIN: 
     2060-AG76) received July 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3517. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Consumer and Commercial 
     Products: Wood Furniture, Aerospace, and Shipbuilding and 
     Ship Repair Coatings: Control Techniques Guidelines in Lieu 
     of Regulations [AD-FRL-6375-2] (RIN: 2060-AG59) received July 
     6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       3518. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Classification of the 
     San Francisco Bay Area Ozone Nonattainment Area for 
     Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) [CA-010-0001, 
     FRL-6401-6] received July 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3519. 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 [CA--227-151; FRL-6378-2] received July 20, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3520. 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 [IN96-1a; FRL 
     6401-9] received July 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3521. 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; 
     Reasonably Available Control Technology Requirements for 
     Major Sources of Nitrogen Oxides [MD 027-3038; FRL-6362-2] 
     received June 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3522. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Interim Final Stay of 
     Action on Section 126 Petitions for Purposes of Reducing 
     Interstate Ozone Transport [FRL 6364-4] (RIN: 2060-AH88) 
     received June 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3523. 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; Revised 
     Format for Materials Being Incorporated by Reference for 
     Missouri [MO 065-1065; FRL-6364-3] received June 21, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3524. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical and 
     Procedural Amendments to TSCA Regulations-Disposal of 
     Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) [OPPTS-66009E; FRL-6072-4] 
     (RIN: 2070-AC01) received June 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3525. 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 California State Implementation Plan for 
     the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District 
     [CA 71-154a; FRL-6400-1] received July 19, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3526. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Priorities for 
     Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites [FRL-6401-5] received July 
     21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       3527. 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 [DC25-2018a; FRL-6412-5] 
     received July 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3528. 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 and Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management 
     District [CA 226-0159a FRL-6376-3] received July 15, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3529. 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 [MI69-
     01-7277a; FRL-6357-3] received July 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3530. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Correction to 
     Partial Withdrawl of Direct Final Rule, ``Protection of 
     Stratospheric Ozone: Reconsideration of Petition Criteria and 
     Incorporation of Montreal Protocol Decisions'' [AD-FRL-6400-
     9] received July 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       3531. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Air Quality Index 
     Reporting [FRL-6409-7] (RIN: 2060-AH92) received July 27, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3532. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Findings of Failure to 
     Submit a Revised State Implementation Plan (SIP) for Lead; 
     Missouri; Doe Run-Herculaneum Lead Nonattainment Area [Region 
     VII Tracking No. MO-076-1076; FRL-6408-3] received July 22, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3533. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Hazardous Air 
     Pollutants: Regulations Governing Constructed or 
     Reconstructed Major Sources [AD-FRL-6369-6] (RIN: 2060-AD06) 
     received June 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3534. 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: Group I Polymers and 
     Resins and Group IV Polymers and Resins [AD-FRL-6369-9] (RIN: 
     2060-AH47) received June 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3535. 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: Transportation 
     Conformity Rule [TX-56-1-7391a; FRL-6372-6] received July 1, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3536. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Acquisition Regulation: 
     Contractor Performance Evaluations [FRL-6409-6] received July 
     27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       3537. A letter from the Special Assistant Chief, Mass Media 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), 
     Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Saltillo, 
     Mississippi) [MM Docket No. 99-2 RM-9347] (Rozel, Kansas) [MM 
     Docket No. 99-3 RM-9427] (New Castle, Colorado) [MM Docket 
     No. 99-27 RM-9437] (Walden, Colorado) [MM Docket No. 99-29 
     RM-9439] (Aberdeen, Idaho) [MM Docket No. 99-30 RM-9443] 
     (Palisade, Colorado) [MM Docket No. 99-31 RM-9444] (Rye, 
     Colorado) [MM Docket No. 99-32 RM-9445] (Burdett, Kansas) [MM 
     Docket No. 99-33 RM-9453] received July 26, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3538. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Chief, 
     Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Tecopa, California) [MM Docket No. 99-46 RM-9470] (Council 
     Grove, Kansas) [MM Docket No. 99-47 RM-9471] (Carbondale, 
     Colorado) [MM Docket No. 99-48 RM-9472] (El Jebel, Colorado) 
     [MM Docket No. 99-49 RM-9473] received July 26, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3539. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Report to Congress for 1997 
     Pursuant to the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising 
     Act, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1337(b); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3540. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Secondary Direct Food 
     Additives Permitted in Food for Human Consumption [Docket No. 
     98F-0894] received July 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3541. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Monitoring the Effectiveness of Maintenance at Nuclear 
     Power Plants (RIN: 3150-AF95) received July 22, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3542. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Domestic Licensing of Special 
     Nuclear Material; Possession of a Critical Mass of Special 
     Nuclear Material (RIN: 3150-AF22) received July 30, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3543. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting a report 
     entitled, ``Consolidated Guidance About Materials Licenses''; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       3544. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, 
     Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Licensing Requirements for the Independent 
     Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive 
     Waste (RIN: 3150-AF80) received July 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3545. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Year 2000 Operational Capability Requirements for 
     Registered Broker-Dealers and Transfer Agents [Release No. 
     34-41661; File No. S7-8-99] (RIN: 3235-AH61) received July 
     28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       3546. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Revisions to the Export 
     Administration Regulations; Commerce Control List: Revision 
     to Categories 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,and 9 Based on Wassenaar 
     Arrangement Review [Docket No. 990625176-9176-01] (RIN: 0694-
     AB86) received July 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       3547. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Expansion of License Exception CIV 
     Eligibility for ``Microprocessors'' Controlled by ECCN 3A001 
     [Docket No. 990701179-9179-01] (RIN: 0694-AB90) received July 
     15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       3548. A letter from the Bureau of Export Administration, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Revision of High Performance Computer Licensing Policy 
     [Docket No. 990709187-9187-01] (RIN: 0694-AB96) received July 
     30, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       3549. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the text of ILO 
     Recommendation No. 189 concerning General Conditions to 
     Stimulate Job Creation in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       3550. A letter from the Sr. Investment Specialist, 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.
       3551. 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 Deletion--received July 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3552. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting

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     the Committee's final rule--Procurement List Additions and 
     Deletion--received July 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3553. 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 13, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       3554. A letter from the Alternate OSD Federal Register 
     Liaison Officer, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Implementation of Wildfire 
     Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-307) 
     (RIN: 0790-AG68) received May 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3555. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--General 
     Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; Reissuance of 
     48 CFR Chapter 5 (RIN: 3090-AE90) received June 21, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       3556. A letter from the General Counsel, Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting notification of two 
     recent actions relating to vacancies in OMB; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       3557. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Career 
     Transition Assistance for Surplus and Displaced Federal 
     Employees (RIN: 3206-AI39) received July 28, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       3558. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Positions 
     Restricted to Preference Eligibles (RIN: 3206-AI69) received 
     July 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       3559. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--North Dakota Regulatory Program [SPATS No. ND-
     039-FOR, Amendment No. XXVIII] received July 15, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3560. A letter from the Acting Chair, Federal Subsistence 
     Board, Fish and Wildlife Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule--Subsistence Management Regulations for Public 
     Lands in Alaska, Subparts A, B, C, And D, Redefinition to 
     Include Waters Subject to Subsistence Priority; Correction 
     (RIN: 1018-AD68) received July 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3561. 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. 990304063-9063-
     01; I.D. 070999A] received July 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3562. 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. 990304062-9062-01; I.D. 070999B] 
     received July 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       3563. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Atlantic Highly 
     Migratory Species Fisheries; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna [I.D. 
     060399A] received July 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3564. 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 [I.D. 062599B] received July 
     22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       3565. A letter from the Deputy 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 Crustacean 
     Fisheries; Bank-Specific Harvest Guidelines [Docket No. 
     990630177-9177-01; I.D. 51099A] (RIN: 0648-AK61) received 
     July 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       3566. A letter from the Deputy 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 Crustacean 
     Fisheries; 1999 Bank-Specific Harvest Guidelines [Docket No. 
     990630178-9178-01; I.D. 062499A] (RIN: 0648-XA31) received 
     July 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       3567. A letter from the Fisheries Biologist, Office of 
     Protected Resources, PR3, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day 
     Finding for a Petition to List Barndoor Skate 
     (``Rajalaevis'') as Threatened or Endangered [Docket No. 
     990614160-9160-01; I.D. 061199C] received July 19, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3568. A letter from the General Counsel, Presidio Trust, 
     transmitting the Trust's final rule--Management of the 
     Presidio: Environmental Quality (RIN: 3212-AA02) received 
     July 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       3569. 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 March 16, 1999, pursuant to 28 
     U.S.C. 331; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3570. A letter from the Treasurer, Congressional Medal of 
     Honor Society, transmitting the annual financial report of 
     the Society for calendar year 1998, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 
     1101(19) and 1103; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3571. A letter from the Accounting Admin. Supervisor, 
     Daughters of the American Revolution, transmitting the report 
     of the audit of the Society for the fiscal year ended 
     February 28, 1999, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1101(20) and 1103; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3572. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of the State, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--VISAS: Documentation of 
     Nonimmigrants Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, as 
     Amended--Border Crossing Cards [Public Notice 2976] received 
     July 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       3573. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, Office 
     of Justice Programs, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Timing of Police Corps 
     Reimbursements of Educational Expenses [OJP(OJP)-1205] (RIN: 
     1121-AA50) received June 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3574. A letter from the Director, Policy Directives and 
     Instructions Branch, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Extending the Period of Duration of 
     Status for Certain F and J Nonimmigrant Aliens [INS 1992-99] 
     (RIN: 1115-AF47) received June 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3575. A letter from the Principal Deputy Director, Office 
     of Community Oriented Policing Services, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting the Department's final rule--FY 1998 
     Police Recruitment Program (RIN: 1105-AA58) received July 1, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       3576. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment of Class 
     E Airspace; Sanford, NC [Airspace Docket No. 99-ASO-7] 
     received July 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3577. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class 
     D and Class E Airspace; San Juan, PR. [Airspace Docket No. 9-
     ASO-6] received July 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3578. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Boeing 
     Model 737-700 and -800 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 99-NM-
     133-AD; Amendment 39-11213; AD 99-13-51] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received July 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3579. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule-- Airworthiness 
     Directives; SAAB Model SAAB 2000 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 
     98-NM-350-AD; Amendment 39-11232; AD 99-15-12] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received July 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3580. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Sikorsky Aircraft-Manufactured Model CH-54B 
     Helicopters [Docket No. 97-SW-59-AD; Amendment 39-11235; AD 
     99-15-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 26, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       3581. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Alexander Schleicher Segelflugzeugbau Model ASH 
     26E Sailplanes [Docket No. 99-CE-06-AD; Amendment 39-11234; 
     AD 99-15-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 26, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3582. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; AlliedSignal Inc. (formerly Textron Lycoming) 
     Model ALF502R-5 and ALF502R-3A Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 
     98-ANE-42-AD; Amendment 39-11225; AD 99-15-06] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received July 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

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       3583. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Establishment of 
     VOR Federal Airways; WA [Airspace Docket No. 97-ANM-23] (RIN: 
     2120-AA66) received July 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3584. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class 
     E Airspace; Parsons, KS [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-36] 
     received July 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3585. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class 
     E Airspace; Lawrence, KS [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-35] 
     received July 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3586. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class 
     E Airspace; Grain Valley, MO [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-28] 
     received July 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3587. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Revision of Class E 
     Airspace; Perry, OK [Airspace Docket No. 99-ASW-15] received 
     July 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3588. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Revision of Class E 
     Airspace; Center, TX. [Airspace Docket No. 99-ASW-14] 
     received July 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3589. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Revision of Class E 
     Airspace; Galveston, TX [Airspace Docket No. 99-ASW-09] 
     received July 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3590. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Revision of Class E 
     Airspace; Shreveport, LA. [Airspace Docket No. 99-ASW-10] 
     received July 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3591. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class 
     E Airspace; Decorah, IA [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-19] 
     received July 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3592. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Change Name of 
     Using Agency for Restricted Areas R-2102A, R-2102B, and 
     R2102C; AL [Airspace Docket No. 98-ASO-11] (RIN: 2120-AA66) 
     received July 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3593. A letter from the Deputy Assistant General Counsel, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in 
     Air Travel; Compensation for Damage to Wheelchairs and Other 
     Assistance Devices (RIN: 2105-AC77) received July 26, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3594. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Standard Instrument 
     Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 
     29666; Amdt. No. 1942] received July 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3595. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Standard Instrument 
     Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 
     29665; Amdt. No. 1941] received July 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3596. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Standard Instrument 
     Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 
     29667; Amdt. No. 1943] received July 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3597. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Technical 
     Amendments; Organizational Changes; Miscellaneous Editorial 
     Changes and Conforming Amendments [USCG-1999-5832] received 
     July 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3598. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Proposed 
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Imperial County, CA 
     [Airspace Docket No. 98-AWP-33] received July 20, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3599. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Modification of 
     Legal Description of the Class D Airspace; Cincinnati, OH 
     [Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-25] received July 20, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3600. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Modification of 
     Class E Airspace; Indianapolis, IN; and Revocation of Class E 
     Airspace; Greenwood, IN [Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-26] 
     received July 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3601. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Modification of 
     Class E Airspace; Barnesville, OH [Airspace Docket No. 99-
     AGL-24] received July 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3602. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT9D Series Turbofan Engines 
     [Docket No. 98-ANE-31-AD; Amendment 39-11221; AD 99-15-02] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3603. A letter from the Attorney, Research and Special 
     Programs Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Pipeline Safety: 
     Adoption of Consensus for Breakout Tanks [Docket No. RSPA-97-
     2095; Amendment 195-66] (RIN: 2137-AC11) received July 20, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3604. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Establishment of 
     Class E Airspace; Minden, NV [Airspace Docket No. 97-AWP-16] 
     received July 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3605. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment of VOR 
     Federal Airways; Kahului, HI [Airspace Docket No. 97-AWP-35] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received July 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3606. A letter from the Senior Analyst, Office of the 
     Secretary, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Exemptions Form Passenger Tariff-
     Filing Requirements in Certain Instances [Docket No. OST-97-
     2050; Notice No. 97-1] (RIN: 2105-AC61) received July 20, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3607. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone: 
     Fireworks, Parade of Lights, Boston, MA [CGD01-99-110] (RIN: 
     2115-AA97) received July 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3608. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class 
     E Airspace; North Platte, NE [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-33] 
     received July 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3609. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, United States Coast Guard, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Hampton Offshore 
     Challenge, Chesapeake Bay, Hampton, Virgina [CGD 05-99-038] 
     (RIN: 2115-AE46) received June 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3610. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, United States Coast Guard, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations: Independence Day Celebration, 
     Cumberland River mile 190.0-191.0, Nashville, TN [CGD08-99-
     036](RIN: 2115-AE46) received June 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3611. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, United States Coast Guard, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone: 4th of July Fireworks, Charles River Esplanade, 
     Boston, MA [CGD01-99-057] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received June 17, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.

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     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3612. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, United States Coast Guard, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone: New York Super Boat Race, Hudson River, New York 
     [CGD01-98-175] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received June 17, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3613. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, United States Coast Guard, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Fort Point Channel, MA 
     [CGD01-98-173] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received June 17, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3614. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, United States Coast Guard, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations: Riverfest '99, Tennessee River, 
     Mile Marker 140.0-141.0, Parsons, TN [CGD08-99-038] (RIN: 
     2115-AE46) received June 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3615. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, United States Coast Guard, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations: Riverbend Festival, Tennessee 
     River mile 463.5 to 464.5, Chattanooga, TN [CGD08-99-037] 
     (RIN: 2115-AE46) received June 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3616. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, United States Coast Guard, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special local Regulations for Marine Events; Sharptown 
     Outboard Regatta, Nanticoke River, Sharptown, Maryland [CGD 
     05-99-037] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received June 17, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       3617. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Establishment of Class E Airspace; 
     Escobas, TX [Airspace Docket No. 99-ASW-05] received June 17, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3618. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Bell 
     Helicopter Textron Canada (BHTC) Model 206L-4 Helicopters 
     [Docket No. 98-SW-66-AD; Amendment 39-11196; AD 99-13-03] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3619. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter 
     France Model AS 332C, L, L1, and L2 Helicopters [Docket No. 
     99-SW-17-AD; Amendment 39-11195; AD 99-13-02] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received June 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3620. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Revision of Class E Airspace; 
     Guthrie, OK; [Airspace Docket No. 99-ASW-06] received June 
     17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3621. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Revision of Class E Airspace; 
     Shawnee, OK [Airspace Docket No. 99-ASW-07] received June 17, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3622. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Procedures for Protests and Contract 
     Disputes; Amendment of Equal Access to Justice Act 
     Regulations [Docket No. FAA-1998-4379; Amendment No. 14-03 
     17-01] (RIN: 2120-AG19) received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3623. A letter from the Senior Attorney, Office of the 
     Secretary, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Petitions Involving the Effective 
     Dates of the Disclosure Code-Sharing Arrangements and Long-
     Term Wet Leases Final Rule CFR Part 257, and the Disclosure 
     of Change-of-Guage Services Final Rule, 14 CFR Part 258 
     [Docket Nos. OST-95-179, OST-95-623, and OST-95-177] (RIN: 
     2105-AC10, 2105-AC17) received July 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3624. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Pollutant 
     Discharge Elimination System Permit Application Requirements 
     for Publicly Owned Treatment Works and Other Treatment Works 
     Treating Domestic Sewage [FRL-6401-2] (RIN: 2040-AB39) 
     received July 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3625. 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 [FRL-6377-3] received July 19, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3626. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Standards for the Use 
     or Disposal of Sewage Sludge [FRL-6401-3] (RIN: 2040-AC25) 
     received July 19, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3627. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Conduct at the Mt. Weather Emergency Assistance Center and at 
     the National Emergency Training Center [64 FR 31136] (RIN: 
     3067-AC83) received June 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3628. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Veterans Education: Effective Date for Reducing Educational 
     Assistance (RIN: 2900-AJ39) received July 20, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
       3629. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--VA Acquisition Regulation: Taxes 
     (RIN: 2900-AJ32) received July 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       3630. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, Customs 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Exemption of 
     Originating Mexican Goods From Certain Customs User Fees [TD 
     99-61] (RIN: 1515-AC47) received July 30, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3631. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Employment Tax Deposits--De Minimis Rule (RIN: 1545-AW28) 
     received June 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801 (a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3632. A letter from the Deputy Executive Secretary to the 
     Department, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Implementation of 
     Section 403(a)(2) of Social Security Act Bonus to Reward 
     Decrease in Illegitimacy Ratio (RIN: 0970-AB79) received 
     August 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       3633. A letter from the Deputy Executive Secretary to the 
     Department, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Child Support 
     Enforcement Program; Standards for Program Operations (RIN: 
     0970-AB82) received August 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3634. A letter from the Deputy Executive Secretary to the 
     Department, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Child Support 
     Enforcement Program; State Plan Requirements, Standards for 
     Program Operations, and Federal Financial Participation (RIN: 
     0970-AB69) received August 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3635. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Early 
     Referal Of Issues To Appeals--received July 14, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       3636. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Returns Relating to Payments of Qualified Tuition and Related 
     Expenses; and Returns Relating to Payments of Interest on 
     Education Loans [Notice 99-37] received July 15, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       3637. A letter from the Acting Associate Chief, Forest 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting an annual 
     report of Forest Service accomplishments; jointly to the 
     Committees on Agriculture and Resources.
       3638. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting the transfer of up to $100M 
     in defense articles and services to the Government of Bosnia-
     Herzegovina; jointly to the Committees on International 
     Relations and Appropriations.
       3639. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on the objectives and endpoints of contingency 
     operations involving over 500 US military personnel for which 
     supplemental appropriations are requested; jointly to the 
     Committees on International Relations and Armed Services.
       3640. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting a report 
     entitled, ``HUD Procurement Reform: Substantial Progress 
     Underway''; jointly to the Committees on Government Reform 
     and Banking and Financial Services.
       3641. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the first Semiannual Report to Congress prepared 
     by the Office of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax 
     Administration (TIGTA) for the period ending March 31, 1999; 
     jointly to the Committees on Government Reform and Ways and 
     Means.

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       3642. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the First Edition of the U.S. Department of 
     Transportation's Transportation Research and Development 
     Plan; jointly to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and Science.
       3643. A letter from the Deputy Executive Secretary to the 
     Department, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Medicare Program; 
     Hospice Wage Index [HCFA-1054-N] (RIN: 0938-AJ62) received 
     August 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to 
     the Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce.
       3644. A letter from the Deputy Executive Secretary to the 
     Department, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Medicare Program; 
     Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems 
     and Fiscal Year 2000 Rates [HCFA-1053-F] (RIN: 0938-AJ50) 
     received August 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce.
       3645. A letter from the Deputy Executive Secretary to the 
     Department, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Health Care 
     Programs: Fraud and Abuse; Revised OIG Sanction Authorities 
     Resulting From Public Law 105-33 (RIN: 0991-AA95) received 
     July 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to 
     the Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce.
       3646. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve, Chairperson, Commodity Futures Trading 
     Commission, Secretary of the Treasury, Chairman, Securities 
     transmitting the report of the President's Working Group on 
     Financial Markets on Hedge Funds, Leverage, and the Lessons 
     of Long-Term Capital Management (LTCM); jointly to the 
     Committees on Banking and Financial Services, Commerce, and 
     Agriculture. 

para. 90.3  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. 2415. An Act to enhance security of United States 
     missions and personnel overseas, to authorize appropriations 
     for the Department of State for fiscal year 2000, and for 
     other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 2415) ``An Act to enhance security of United States 
missions and personnel overseas, to authorize appropriations for the 
Department of State for fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes,'' 
requests a conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two 
Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Helms, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. 
Grams, Mr. Biden, Mr. Sarbanes, and Mr. Dodd, to be the conferees on the 
part of the Senate.
  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. 2465) ``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, 2000, and for other purposes.''

para. 90.4  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
Chair's approval of the Journal of Tuesday, August 3, 1999.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. STRICKLAND 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

366

Nays

56

When there appeared

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Answered present

1

para. 90.5                    [Roll No. 367]

                                YEAS--366

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--56

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Baird
     Borski
     Brown (OH)
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Condit
     Costello
     Crane
     Crowley
     DeFazio
     Dickey
     English
     Evans
     Filner
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kucinich
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Pallone
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Ramstad
     Riley
     Rogan
     Sabo
     Schaffer
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Weller
     Wolf

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Tancredo
       

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Armey
     Bilbray
     Fattah
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     Maloney (NY)
     McDermott
     Miller, George
     Peterson (PA)
     Thompson (MS)
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 90.6  h.r. 1907--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1907) to amend title 35, United States 
Code, to

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provide enhanced protection for inventors and innovators, protect patent 
terms, reduce patent litigation, 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

376

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

43

para. 90.7                    [Roll No. 368]

                                YEAS--376

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Armey
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--43

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Bartlett
     Bonior
     Brown (OH)
     Capuano
     Chenoweth
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Dingell
     Duncan
     Filner
     Forbes
     Goode
     Green (TX)
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kucinich
     Lee
     McGovern
     Mink
     Moakley
     Owens
     Paul
     Rangel
     Sanders
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Shows
     Slaughter
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Tierney
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Wu

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Archer
     Bilbray
     Cox
     Fattah
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     McDermott
     Miller, George
     Peterson (PA)
     Radanovich
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Thompson (MS)
     Watkins 
  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. 90.8  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2670

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 273):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2670) making appropriations for the 
     Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, 
     and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2000, 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 4 
     of rule XIII and 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 provisions in the bill for failure to 
     comply with clause 2 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, and shall not be 
     subject to amendment. 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 8 of rule XVIII. 
     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 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,
  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. 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

221

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

205

para. 90.9                    [Roll No. 369]

                                YEAS--221

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr

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     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--205

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     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
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Bilbray
     Deal
     Ehrlich
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     McDermott
     Peterson (PA)
     Thompson (MS) 
  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. 90.10  commerce, justice, state, and judiciary appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, pursuant to House Resolution 273 
and rule XVIII, 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. 2670) making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, 
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; 
and after some time spent therein,

para. 90.11  recorded vote

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

       Page 12, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $23,000,000)''.
       Page 14, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $20,000,000)''.
       Page 18, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $44,000,000)''.
       Page 21, line 21, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $44,000,000)''.
       Page 22, line 21, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $32,000,000)''.
       Page 65, line 17, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $24,000,000)''.
       Page 72, line 5, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $10,000,000)''.
       Page 93, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $109,000,000)''.
       Page 94, line 1, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $108,110,000)''.
       Page 94, line 2, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $890,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

242

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

178

para. 90.12                   [Roll No. 370]

                                AYES--242

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     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
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

[[Page 1306]]



                                NOES--178

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Gallegly
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Latham
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Myrick
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Vitter
     Walden
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Bilbray
     Cox
     Cramer
     Jefferson
     John
     Lantos
     Largent
     McDermott
     Peterson (PA)
     Shaw
     Slaughter
     Stenholm
     Tanner
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 90.13  motion to rise

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the motion of Mr. OBEY that the Committee do now rise.

It was decided in the

Yeas

166

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

249

para. 90.14                   [Roll No. 371]

                                AYES--166

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--249

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Ballenger
     Barton
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Boehner
     Burr
     Diaz-Balart
     Fletcher
     Fowler
     Lantos
     McCrery
     McDermott
     Oxley
     Peterson (PA)
     Reyes
     Sawyer
     Shuster
     Watts (OK)
  So the motion was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

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 Mr. SCOTT:

       In title I, in the item relating to ``Office of Justice 
     Programs--state and local law enforcement assistance'', after 
     the first dollar amount (relating to the aggregate amount), 
     insert the following: ``(reduced by $87,300,000)''.
       In title I, in the item relating to ``Office of Justice 
     Programs--state and local law enforcement assistance'', after 
     the third dollar amount (relating to Boys and Girls Clubs), 
     insert the following: ``(increased by $50,000,000)''.
       In title I, in the item relating to ``Office of Justice 
     Programs--state and local law enforcement assistance'', after 
     the sixth dollar amount (relating to violent offender 
     incarceration and trust in sentencing incentive grants), 
     insert the following: ``(reduced by $137,300,000)''.
       In title I, in the item relating to ``Office of Justice 
     Programs--violent crime reduction programs, state and local 
     law enforcement assistance'', after the first dollar amount 
     (relating to the aggregate amount), insert the following: 
     ``(increased by $87,300,000)''.
       In title I, in the item relating to ``Office of Justice 
     Programs--violent crime reduction programs, state and local 
     law enforcement assistance'', after the fifteenth dollar 
     amount (relating to grants for residential substance abuse 
     treatment for State prisoners), insert the following: 
     ``(increased by $37,300,000)''.
       In title I, in the item relating to ``Office of Justice 
     Programs--violent crime reduction programs, state and local 
     law enforcement assistance'', after the eighteenth dollar 
     amount (relating to drug courts), insert the following: 
     ``(increased by $50,000,000)''. 


[[Page 1307]]



It was decided in the

Yeas

164

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

263

para. 90.16                   [Roll No. 372]

                                AYES--164

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hutchinson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Larson
     Leach
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NOES--263

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pease
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wu
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Bilbray
     Brady (TX)
     Lantos
     McDermott
     Peterson (PA)
     Reyes
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 90.17  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

160

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

268

para. 90.18                   [Roll No. 373]

                                AYES--160

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kuykendall
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--268

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kildee
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce

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     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Bilbray
     Lantos
     McDermott
     Peterson (PA)
     Reyes
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 90.19  recorded vote

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

       Page 47, line 8, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced 
     by $2,753,253,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

171

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

257

para. 90.20                   [Roll No. 374]

                                AYES--171

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Baird
     Baldwin
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Filner
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Linder
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Manzullo
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     Meehan
     Mica
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nussle
     Olver
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Ramstad
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Smith (WA)
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Turner
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Wu

                                NOES--257

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Biggert
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Cannon
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Latham
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Rodriguez
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Towns
     Traficant
     Udall (CO)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Bilbray
     Lantos
     McDermott
     Peterson (PA)
     Reyes
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, 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. 90.21  emergency supplemental appropriations

  On motion of Mr. REGULA and pursuant to the order of the House of 
August 3, 1999, the bill (H.R. 1664) making emergency supplemental 
appropriations for military operations, refugee relief, and humanitarian 
assistance relating to the conflict in Kosovo, and for military 
operations in Southwest Asia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1999, and for other purposes; together with the following amendments of 
the Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table: 

       Page 2, strike out all after line 7 over to and including 
     line 21 on page 3 and insert:
       Sec. 101. Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Program. (a) Short 
     Title.--This chapter may be cited as the ``Emergency Steel 
     Loan Guarantee Act of 1999''.
       (b) Congressional Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) the United States steel industry has been severely 
     harmed by a record surge of more than 40,000,000 tons of 
     steel imports into the United States in 1998, caused by the 
     world financial crisis;
       (2) this surge in imports resulted in the loss of more than 
     10,000 steel worker jobs in 1998, and was the imminent cause 
     of 3 bankruptcies by medium-sized steel companies, Acme 
     Steel, Laclede Steel, and Geneva Steel;
       (3) the crisis also forced almost all United States steel 
     companies into--
       (A) reduced volume, lower prices, and financial losses; and
       (B) an inability to obtain credit for continued operations 
     and reinvestment in facilities;
       (4) the crisis also has affected the willingness of private 
     banks and investment institutions to make loans to the United 
     States steel industry for continued operation and 
     reinvestment in facilities;
       (5) these steel bankruptcies, job losses, and financial 
     losses are also having serious negative effects on the tax 
     base of cities, counties, and States, and on the essential 
     health, education, and municipal services that these 
     government entities provide to their citizens; and
       (6) a strong steel industry is necessary to the adequate 
     defense preparedness of the United States in order to have 
     sufficient steel available to build the ships, tanks, planes, 
     and armaments necessary for the national defense.
       (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the Loan Guarantee 
     Board established under subsection (e).
       (2) Program.--The term ``Program'' means the Emergency 
     Steel Guarantee Loan Program established under subsection 
     (d).
       (3) Qualified steel company.--The term ``qualified steel 
     company'' means any company that--
       (A) is incorporated under the laws of any State;
       (B) is engaged in the production and manufacture of a 
     product defined by the American Iron and Steel Institute as a 
     basic steel mill product, including ingots, slab and billets, 
     plates, flat-rolled steel, sections and structural products, 
     bars, rail type products, pipe and tube, and wire rod; and
       (C) has experienced layoffs, production losses, or 
     financial losses since the beginning of the steel import 
     crisis, in January 1998 or that operates substantial assets 
     of a company that meets these qualifications.
       (d) Establishment of Emergency Steel Guarantee Loan 
     Program.--There is estab

[[Page 1309]]

     lished the Emergency Steel Guarantee Loan Program, to be 
     administered by the Board, the purpose of which is to provide 
     loan guarantees to qualified steel companies in accordance 
     with this section.
       (e) Loan Guarantee Board Membership.--There is established 
     a Loan Guarantee Board, which shall be composed of--
       (1) the Secretary of Commerce;
       (2) the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal 
     Reserve System, who shall serve as Chairman of the Board; and
       (3) the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
       (f) Loan Guarantee Program.--
       (1) Authority.--The Program may guarantee loans provided to 
     qualified steel companies by private banking and investment 
     institutions in accordance with the procedures, rules, and 
     regulations established by the Board.
       (2) Total guarantee limit.--The aggregate amount of loans 
     guaranteed and outstanding at any one time under this section 
     may not exceed $1,000,000,000.
       (3) Individual guarantee limit.--The aggregate amount of 
     loans guaranteed under this section with respect to a single 
     qualified steel company may not exceed $250,000,000.
       (4) Timelines.--The Board shall approve or deny each 
     application for a guarantee under this section as soon as 
     possible after receipt of such application.
       (5) Additional costs.--For the additional cost of the loans 
     guaranteed under this subsection, including the costs of 
     modifying the loans as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a), there is 
     appropriated $140,000,000 to remain available until expended.
       (g) Requirements for Loan Guarantees.--A loan guarantee may 
     be issued under this section upon application to the Board by 
     a qualified steel company pursuant to an agreement to provide 
     a loan to that qualified steel company by a private bank or 
     investment company, if the Board determines that--
       (1) credit is not otherwise available to that company under 
     reasonable terms or conditions sufficient to meet its 
     financing needs, as reflected in the financial and business 
     plans of that company;
       (2) the prospective earning power of that company, together 
     with the character and value of the security pledged, furnish 
     reasonable assurance of repayment of the loan to be 
     guaranteed in accordance with its terms;
       (3) the loan to be guaranteed bears interest at a rate 
     determined by the Board to be reasonable, taking into account 
     the current average yield on outstanding obligations of the 
     United States with remaining periods of maturity comparable 
     to the maturity of such loan;
       (4) the company has agreed to an audit by the General 
     Accounting Office prior to the issuance of the loan guarantee 
     and annually thereafter while any such guaranteed loan is 
     outstanding; and
       (5) In the case of a purchaser of substantial assets of a 
     qualified steel company, the qualified steel company 
     establishes that it is unable to reorganize itself.
       (h) Terms and Conditions of Loan Guarantees.--
       (1) Loan duration.--All loans guaranteed under this section 
     shall be payable in full not later than December 31, 2005, 
     and the terms and conditions of each such loan shall provide 
     that the loan may not be amended, or any provision thereof 
     waived, without the consent of the Board.
       (2) Loan security.--Any commitment to issue a loan 
     guarantee under this section shall contain such affirmative 
     and negative covenants and other protective provisions that 
     the Board determines are appropriate. The Board shall require 
     security for the loans to be guaranteed under this section at 
     the time at which the commitment is made.
       (3) Fees.--A qualified steel company receiving a guarantee 
     under this section shall pay a fee to the Department of the 
     Treasury to cover costs of the program, but in no event shall 
     such fee exceed an amount equal to 0.5 percent of the 
     outstanding principal balance of the guaranteed loan.
       (4) Guarantee level.--No loan guarantee may be provided 
     under this section if the guarantee exceeds 85 percent of the 
     amount of principal of the loan.
       (i) Reports to Congress.--The Secretary of Commerce shall 
     submit to Congress a full report of the activities of the 
     Board under this section during each of fiscal years 1999 and 
     2000, and annually thereafter, during such period as any loan 
     guaranteed under this section is outstanding.
       (j) Salaries and Administrative Expenses.--For necessary 
     expenses to administer the Program, $5,000,000 is 
     appropriated to the Department of Commerce, to remain 
     available until expended, which may be transferred to the 
     Office of the Assistant Secretary for Trade Development of 
     the International Trade Administration.
       (k) Termination of Guarantee Authority.--The authority of 
     the Board to make commitments to guarantee any loan under 
     this section shall terminate on December 31, 2001.
       (l) Regulatory Action.--The Board shall issue such final 
     procedures, rules, and regulations as may be necessary to 
     carry out this section not later than 60 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act.
       (m) Iron Ore Companies.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to the requirements of this 
     subsection, an iron ore company incorporated under the laws 
     of any State shall be treated as a qualified steel company 
     for purposes of the Program.
       (2) Total guarantee limit for iron ore company.--Of the 
     aggregate amount of loans authorized to be guaranteed and 
     outstanding at any one time under subsection (f)(2), an 
     amount not to exceed $30,000,000 shall be loans with respect 
     to iron ore companies.


               federal administrative and travel expenses

                             (rescissions)

       Sec. 102. (a) Of the funds available in the nondefense 
     category to the agencies of the Federal Government, 
     $145,000,000 are hereby rescinded: Provided, That rescissions 
     pursuant to this subsection shall be taken only from 
     administrative and travel accounts: Provided further, That 
     rescissions shall be taken on a pro rata basis from funds 
     available to every Federal agency, department, and office in 
     the Executive Branch, including the Office of the President.
       (b) Within 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
     submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate a listing of the amounts by 
     account of the reductions made pursuant to the provisions of 
     subsection (a) of this section.
       Page 4, strike out all after line 1 over to and including 
     line 14 on page 22 and insert:
       Sec. 201. Petroleum Development Management. (a) Short 
     Title.--This chapter may be cited as the ``Emergency Oil and 
     Gas Guaranteed Loan Program Act''.
       (b) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) consumption of foreign oil in the United States is 
     estimated to equal 56 percent of all oil consumed, and that 
     percentage could reach 68 percent by 2010 if current prices 
     prevail;
       (2) the number of oil and gas rigs operating in the United 
     States is at its lowest since 1944, when records of this 
     tally began;
       (3) if prices do not increase soon, the United States could 
     lose at least half its marginal wells, which in aggregate 
     produce as much oil as the United States imports from Saudi 
     Arabia;
       (4) oil and gas prices are unlikely to increase for at 
     least several years;
       (5) declining production, well abandonment, and greatly 
     reduced exploration and development are shrinking the 
     domestic oil and gas industry;
       (6) the world's richest oil producing regions in the Middle 
     East are experiencing increasingly greater political 
     instability;
       (7) United Nations policy may make Iraq the swing oil 
     producing nation, thereby granting Saddam Hussein tremendous 
     power;
       (8) reliance on foreign oil for more than 60 percent of our 
     daily oil and gas consumption is a national security threat;
       (9) the level of United States oil security is directly 
     related to the level of domestic production of oil, natural 
     gas liquids, and natural gas; and
       (10) a national security policy should be developed that 
     ensures that adequate supplies of oil are available at all 
     times free of the threat of embargo or other foreign hostile 
     acts.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the Loan Guarantee 
     Board established by subsection (e).
       (2) Program.--The term ``Program'' means the Emergency Oil 
     and Gas Guaranteed Loan Program established by subsection 
     (d).
       (3) Qualified oil and gas company.--The term ``qualified 
     oil and gas company'' means a company that--
       (A) is--
       (i) an independent oil and gas company (within the meaning 
     of section 57(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986); or
       (ii) a small business concern under section 3 of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632) (or a company based in Alaska, 
     including an Alaska Native Corporation created pursuant to 
     the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et 
     seq.)) that is an oil field service company whose main 
     business is providing tools, products, personnel, and 
     technical solutions on a contractual basis to exploration and 
     production operators that drill, complete wells, and produce, 
     transport, refine, and sell hydrocarbons and their byproducts 
     as the main commercial business of the concern or company; 
     and
       (B) has experienced layoffs, production losses, or 
     financial losses since the beginning of the oil import 
     crisis, after January 1, 1997.
       (d) Emergency Oil and Gas Guaranteed Loan Program.--
       (1) In general.--There is established the Emergency Oil and 
     Gas Guaranteed Loan Program, the purpose of which shall be to 
     provide loan guarantees to qualified oil and gas companies in 
     accordance with this section.
       (2) Loan guarantee board.--There is established to 
     administer the Program a Loan Guarantee Board, to be composed 
     of--
       (A) the Secretary of Commerce;
       (B) the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal 
     Reserve System, who shall serve as Chairman of the Board; and
       (C) the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
       (e) Authority.--
       (1) In general.--The Program may guarantee loans provided 
     to qualified oil and gas companies by private banking and 
     investment institutions in accordance with procedures, rules, 
     and regulations established by the Board.
       (2) Total guarantee limit.--The aggregate amount of loans 
     guaranteed and outstanding at any 1 time under this section 
     shall not exceed $500,000,000.
       (3) Individual guarantee limit.--The aggregate amount of 
     loans guaranteed under this section with respect to a single 
     qualified oil and gas company shall not exceed $10,000,000.
       (4) Expeditious action on applications.--The Board shall 
     approve or deny an application for a guarantee under this 
     section as soon as practicable after receipt of an 
     application.
       (5) Additional costs.--For the additional cost of the loans 
     guaranteed under this subsection, including the costs of 
     modifying the loans as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a), there is 
     appropriated $122,500,000 to remain available until expended.
       (f) Requirements for Loan Guarantees.--The Board may issue 
     a loan guarantee on appli

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     cation by a qualified oil and gas company under an agreement 
     by a private bank or investment company to provide a loan to 
     the qualified oil and gas company, if the Board determines 
     that--
       (1) credit is not otherwise available to the company under 
     reasonable terms or conditions sufficient to meet its 
     financing needs, as reflected in the financial and business 
     plans of the company;
       (2) the prospective earning power of the company, together 
     with the character and value of the security pledged, provide 
     a reasonable assurance of repayment of the loan to be 
     guaranteed in accordance with its terms;
       (3) the loan to be guaranteed bears interest at a rate 
     determined by the Board to be reasonable, taking into account 
     the current average yield on outstanding obligations of the 
     United States with remaining periods of maturity comparable 
     to the maturity of the loan; and
       (4) the company has agreed to an audit by the General 
     Accounting Office before issuance of the loan guarantee and 
     annually while the guaranteed loan is outstanding.
       (g) Terms and Conditions of Loan Guarantees.--
       (1) Loan duration.--All loans guaranteed under this section 
     shall be repayable in full not later than December 31, 2010, 
     and the terms and conditions of each such loan shall provide 
     that the loan agreement may not be amended, or any provision 
     of the loan agreement waived, without the consent of the 
     Board.
       (2) Loan security.--A commitment to issue a loan guarantee 
     under this section shall contain such affirmative and 
     negative covenants and other protective provisions as the 
     Board determines are appropriate. The Board shall require 
     security for the loans to be guaranteed under this section at 
     the time at which the commitment is made.
       (3) Fees.--A qualified oil and gas company receiving a loan 
     guarantee under this section shall pay a fee to the 
     Department of the Treasury to cover costs of the program, but 
     in no event shall such fee exceed an amount equal to 0.5 
     percent of the outstanding principal balance of the 
     guaranteed loan.
       (4) Guarantee level.--No loan guarantee may be provided 
     under this section if the guarantee exceeds 85 percent of the 
     amount of principal of the loan.
       (h) Reports.--During fiscal year 1999 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter until each guaranteed loan has been repaid in 
     full, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit to Congress a 
     report on the activities of the Board.
       (i) Salaries and Administrative Expenses.--For necessary 
     expenses to administer the Program, $2,500,000 is 
     appropriated to the Department of Commerce, to remain 
     available until expended, which may be transferred to the 
     Office of the Assistant Secretary for Trade Development of 
     the International Trade Administration.
       (j) Termination of Guarantee Authority.--The authority of 
     the Board to make commitments to guarantee any loan under 
     this section shall terminate on December 31, 2001.
       (k) Regulatory Action.--Not later than 60 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Board shall issue such 
     final procedures, rules, and regulations as are necessary to 
     carry out this section.


               federal administrative and travel expenses

                             (rescissions)

       Sec. 202. (a) Of the funds available in the nondefense 
     category to the agencies of the Federal Government, 
     $125,000,000 are hereby rescinded: Provided, That rescissions 
     pursuant to this subsection shall be taken only from 
     administrative and travel accounts: Provided further, That 
     rescissions shall be taken on a pro rata basis from funds 
     available to every Federal agency, department, and office in 
     the Executive Branch, including the Office of the President.
       (b) Within 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
     submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate a listing of the amounts by 
     account of the reductions made pursuant to the provisions of 
     subsection (a) of this section.
       Page 22, strike out all after line 15 over to and including 
     line 4 on page 32 and insert:

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 301. No part of any appropriation contained in the Act 
     shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Steel Loan 
     Guarantee and Emergency Oil and Gas Guaranteed Loan Act of 
     1999''.
  Amend the title so as to read: ``An Act providing emergency authority 
for guarantees of loans to qualified steel and iron ore companies and to 
qualified oil and gas companies, and for other purposes.''.

  Mr. REGULA, pursuant to the order of the House of August 3, moved that 
the House concur in the amendments of the Senate to the bill.
  Pending consideration of said motion.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to the order of the 
House of August 3, 1999, recognized Messrs. REGULA, MOLLOHAN, LEACH, and 
LaFALCE for 15 minutes each,
  After debate,
  Pursuant to the order of the House of August 3, 1999, 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. LaHOOD announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. LEACH 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.

Yeas

246

It was decided in the

Nays

176

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affirmative

Answered present

1

para. 90.22                   [Roll No. 375]

                                AYES--246

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barton
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Cannon
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--176

     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clayton
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Cox
     Crane
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Eshoo
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gilchrest
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     McCollum
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Packard
     Paul
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich

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     Ramstad
     Reynolds
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Simpson
     Smith (MI)
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Tancredo
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thune
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Upton
     Vento
     Walden
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weldon (FL)
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Souder
       

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Berman
     Bilbray
     Frank (MA)
     Houghton
     Lantos
     McDermott
     Oxley
     Peterson (PA)
     Reyes
     Shuster
     Weldon (PA)
  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. 90.23  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, 
August 4, 1999, to file a conference report (Rept. No. 106-290) on the 
bill (H.R. 1905) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes; 
together with a statement thereon, for printing in the Record under the 
rule.

para. 90.24  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 1905

  Mr. TOOMEY 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. 1905) making 
appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2000, and for other purposes, to insist upon; (1) the 
House provisions for the funding of the House of Representatives under 
title I of the bill; (2) the Senate amendment for the funding of the 
Senate under title I of the bill, including funding provided under the 
heading ``JOINT ITEMS----ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL----Capitol Buildings 
and Grounds----senate office buildings''; (3) the House provisions of 
the funding of Joint Items under title I of the bill other than the 
funding provided under the heading ``JOINT ITEMS----ARCHITECT OF THE 
CAPITOL----Capitol Buildings and Grounds----senate office buildings''; 
and (4) the House version of title II of the bill.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, 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. LaHOOD, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. TOOMEY 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 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed until 
August 5, 1999.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para. 90.25  submission of conference report--h.r. 2488

  Mr. ARCHER submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 106-289) on the 
bill (H.R. 2488) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce 
individual income tax rates, to provide marriage penalty relief, to 
reduce taxes on savings and investments, to provide estate and gift tax 
relief, to provide incentives for education savings and health care, and 
for other purposes; together with a statement thereon, for printing in 
the Record under the rule.

para. 90.26  recess--11:44 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SWEENEY pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 11 o'clock and 44 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.



         THURSDAY, AUGUST 5 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF AUGUST 4), 1999

para. 90.27  after recess--12:38 a.m.

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

para. 90.28  waiving points of order against conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 2488

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-291) the resolution (H. Res. 274) waiving points of order 
against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2488) to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce individual income tax rates, 
to provide marriage penalty relief, to reduce taxes on savings and 
investments, to provide estate and gift tax relief, to provide 
incentives for education savings and health care, 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. 2684

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-292) the resolution (H. Res. 275) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2684) 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, 2000, 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 S. 1467

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-293) the resolution (H. Res. 276) providing for consideration of 
the bill (S. 1467) to extend the funding levels for aviation programs 
for 60 days.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 90.31  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. REYES, for 
today after 7 p.m. and August 5.
  And then,

para. 90.32  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. LINDER, at 12 o'clock and 40 minutes a.m., Thursday, 
August 5 (legislative day of Wednesday, August 4), 1999, the House 
adjourned.

para. 90.33  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 calender, as follows:

       Mr. YOUNG of Florida: Committee on Appropriations. Report 
     on the Revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal 
     Year 2000 (Rept. No. 106-288). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 2488. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to reduce individual income tax rates, to provide marriage 
     penalty relief, to reduce taxes on savings and investments, 
     to provide estate and gift tax relief, to provide incentives 
     for education savings and health care, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 106-289) Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina: Committee of Conference. 
     Conference report on H.R. 1905. A bill making appropriations 
     for the Legislative Branch of the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2000, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-
     290). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 274. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2488) to amend the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce individual income tax 
     rates, to provide marriage penalty relief, to reduce taxes on 
     savings and investments, to provide estate and gift tax 
     relief, to provide incentives for education savings and 
     health care, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-291). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Ms. PRYCE of Ohio: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 
     275. Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2684) 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, 2000, and 
     for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-292). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. REYNOLDS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 276. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1467) 
     to extend the funding levels for aviation programs for 60 
     days (Rept. No. 106-293). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 90.34  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the 
following

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titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia:
       H.R. 2696. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide for more equitable policies relating to overtime pay 
     for Federal employees and the accumulation and use of credit 
     hours; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. MANZULLO:
       H.R. 2697. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish a presumption of service connection for purposes of 
     veterans benefits for certain chronic symptoms occurring in 
     veterans who served in the Persian Gulf War; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. DREIER (for himself, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Ms. 
             Dunn, and Mr. Rogan):
       H.R. 2698. A bill to promote economic growth and 
     opportunity by increasing the level of visas available for 
     highly specialized scientists and engineers and by 
     eliminating the earnings penalty on senior citizens who 
     continue to work after reaching retirement age; 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. BISHOP (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and 
             Mr. Chambliss):
       H.R. 2699. A bill to designate the United States courthouse 
     located at 223 Broad Street in Albany, Georgia, as the ``C.B. 
     King United States Courthouse``; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois:
       H.R. 2700. A bill to require that United States supported 
     clinical research that is conducted in sub-Saharan African 
     countries be conducted in accordance with the most protective 
     ethical standards regarding the use of human research 
     subjects, and to prohibit the revocation or revision of 
     intellectual property or competition laws or policies of sub-
     Saharan African countries that are designed to promote access 
     to pharmaceuticals or other medical technologies; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. HYDE:
       H.R. 2701. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     provide remedies for losses occasioned by unreasonable delay 
     in the processing of certain Federal Communications 
     Commission licenses; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Roukema, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shays, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Martinez, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
             Weiner, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lee, 
             Mr. Lantos, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Vento, and Mr. 
             Kucinich):
       H.R. 2702. A bill to reestablish the Office of Noise 
     Abatement and Control in the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     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. MINGE:
       H.R. 2703. A bill to ensure that land enrolled in the land 
     conservation program of the State of Minnesota known as 
     Reinvest in Minnesota remains eligible for enrollment in the 
     conservation reserve upon the expiration of the Reinvest in 
     Minnesota contract; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       H.R. 2704. A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to 
     restore and improve the farmer owned reserve program, to 
     extend the term of marketing assistance loans made under the 
     Agricultural Market Transition Act, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 2705. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to prevent the avoidance of gain recognition through 
     swap funds; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WEINER:
       H.R. 2706. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, 
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and 
     chapter 5, United States Code, to require coverage for the 
     treatment of infertility; to the Committee on Commerce, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 
     and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. WU:
       H.R. 2707. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 
     to establish pension counseling programs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Foley, 
             Mr. Greenwood, and Mr. Barcia):
       H.R. 2708. A bill to amend the Victims of Child Abuse Act 
     of 1990 to require electronic communication service providers 
     to report child pornography violations to the Cyber Tip Line 
     at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Moran of 
             Kansas, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Simpson, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Goode, and Mrs. Emerson):
       H.R. 2709. A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to 
     provide for a national standard of interoperability and 
     portablility applicable to electronic food stamp benefit 
     transactions; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. HEFLEY:
       H.R. 2710. A bill to establish the National Law Enforcement 
     Museum on Federal land in the District of Columbia; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. 
             Sweeney):
       H.R. 2711. A bill to amend section 4531(c) of the Balanced 
     Budget Act of 1997 to permit payment for ALS intercept 
     services furnished in areas other than rural areas, 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. ROMERO-BARCELO (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Towns, and Mr. 
             McCrery):
       H.R. 2712. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to increase the percentage of the national rate 
     payable for inpatient hospitals services applicable to 
     hospitals located in Puerto Rico to 100 percent; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Salmon, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Brady of Texas, 
             Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. Bono, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. LaTourette, 
             Mr. LaHood, Ms. Granger, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gekas, Mr. 
             DeLay, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
             Mr. Foley, and Mrs. Myrick):
       H.J. Res. 64. 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. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Armey, 
             Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
             Brady of Texas, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, Ms. 
             Dunn, Mr. Goode, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
             Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hostettler, 
             Mr. Istook, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Lewis of 
             California, Mr. Linder, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             McInnis, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Mica, Mr. Gary Miller of 
             California, Mr. Ney, Mr. Ose, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pease, 
             Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
             Schaffer, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
             Tancredo, Mr. Terry, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Cook, and 
             Mrs. Myrick):
       H. Con. Res. 172. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress in opposition to a ``bit tax'' on Internet 
     data proposed in the Human Development Report 1999 published 
     by the United Nations Development Programme; to the Committee 
     on International Relations. 

para. 90.35  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       205. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     State of Louisiana, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution 
     No. 60 memorializing Congress to restore National Resource 
     Conservation Service's budget in order that it can continue 
     to serve the conservation and environmental needs of 
     Louisiana; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       206. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 42 
     memorializing Congress to proclaim the first week in August 
     of each year as ``National Week of Prayer for Schools''; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       207. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 12 
     memorializing Congress to pursue viable alternatives to the 
     current Turtle Excluder Device regulations; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       208. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 136 
     memorializing Congress to pass the Flag Protection Amendment, 
     an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving 
     Congress the authority to pass laws protecting the United 
     States flag from desecration; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       209. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 30 
     memorializing Congress to authorize and to urge the governor 
     of the state of Louisiana to support the development of the 
     ``Comprehensive Hurricane Protection Plan for Coastal 
     Louisiana'' by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide 
     continuous hurricane protection from Morgan City to the 
     Mississippi border; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       210. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Michigan, relative to Senate Resolution No. 55 memorializing 
     Congress on voluntary, individual, unorganized, and non-
     mandatory prayer in public schools; jointly

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     to the Committees on Education and the Workforce and the 
     Judiciary.
       211. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 59 
     memorializing Congress to take certain actions to guarantee 
     all monies due to states from any tobacco industry 
     settlement, agreement, or judgment be paid in full to such 
     states and to prohibit any activities that would result in 
     reducing the amount of funds available to the states from any 
     tobacco industry settlement, agreement, or judgment; jointly 
     to the Committees on Commerce and Ways and Means.
       212. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to Senate Resolution No. 51 memorializing 
     Congress to adopt legislation which would allow the sale of 
     food and other humanitarian aid to the people of Cuba; 
     jointly to the Committees on International Relations and 
     Agriculture.
       213. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 124 
     memorializing Congress to provide funding for the 
     construction of the Big Creek Recreation Access Project; 
     jointly to the Committees on Resources and Agriculture.
       214. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Michigan, relative to House Concurrent 
     Resolution No. 27 and House Resolution No. 51 memorializing 
     Congress to investigate the issue of apple juice concentrate 
     from other countries being sold in the American Market at 
     prices below cost; jointly to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means and Agriculture. 

para. 90.36  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 9: Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 44: Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 61: Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 86: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 123: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 170: Mr. Royce
       H.R. 191: Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 303: Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 316: Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 353: Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Wise, 
     Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Smith of Washington, and Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 355: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 405: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Gekas, Mr. 
     Pickett, and Mr. Holt.
       H.R. 415: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 453: Mr. Clement, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. George Miller of 
     California, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Allen, and Mr. Smith of 
     Washington.
       H.R. 488: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 501: Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 516: Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 531: Mr. Vitter.
       H.R. 648: Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 714: Mr. Baird, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Kind, and 
     Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 731: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Wu, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Ney and Mr. Jones of North Carolina.
       H.R. 802: Mr. Minge, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Larson, Mr. Wu, and 
     Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 845: Mr. Dingell.
       H.R. 915: Mr. Wise and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 919: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 976: Mr. Smith of Washington and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 997: Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 1032: Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 1063: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 1070: Mr. Kolbe and Mr. Vitter.
       H.R. 1111: Mrs. Napolitano and Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 1149: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 1180: Mr. Blagojevich and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 1221: Mr. Bereuter and Mr. Gekas.
       H.R. 1222: Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 1288: Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 1298: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1325: Mr. Lucas of Kentucky.
       H.R. 1337: Mr. Wexler and Mr. Rogers.
       H.R. 1344: Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 1354: Mr. Kelly, Mr. Terry, and Ms. Dunn.
       H.R. 1356: Mr. Sherman and Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 1358: Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 1445: Mr. Olver and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 1482: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 1491: Mr. Smith of Washington and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 1504: Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 1507: Mr. Simpson.
       H.R. 1577: Mr. Hunter and Mr. Riley.
       H.R. 1581: Mr. Coyne, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Gallegly, 
     Mr. Goss, and Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 1622: Mr. Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 1629: Mr. Deal of Georgia and Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 1644: Ms. Christensen and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 1650: Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Blagojevich, 
     Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Hobson, and Mr. Young of Alaska.
       H.R. 1685: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 1731: Mr. Hutchinson and Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 1747: Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Terry.
       H.R. 1788: Mr. Menendez and Mr. Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 1812: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 1838: Mr. Berman and Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 1849: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 1857: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 1862: Mr. Brown of Ohio and Mr. Boswell.
       H.R. 1863: Mr. Baird.
       H.R. 1883: Mr. Leach, Mr. Souder, Mr. Iasakson, Mr. Tanner, 
     Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Pickering, 
     Mr. Barcia, Mr. Sisisky, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Franks of 
     New Jersey, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
     Allen, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Moore, Mr. 
     Larson, Mr. Luther, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Ryun of 
     Kansas, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 1887: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Horn, Mr. Smith of 
     Texas, and Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 1926: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Linder, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
     Manzullo, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, and Mr. Sisisky.
       H.R. 1933: Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
     Hutchinson, Mr. Hansen, and Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 1983: Mrs. Christensen.
       H.R. 2056: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 2120: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
     Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Waters, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. 
     Stabenow, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Wu, 
     Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 2130: Mr. Waxman, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hobson, Mr. 
     Nethercutt, Mr. Bass, and Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 2283: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 2286: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 2289: Mr. English, Mr. Skeen, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Souder, 
     Mr. Hastings of Washington, and Mr. Goss.
       H.R. 2303: Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Gekas, 
     Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Smith of Texas, and 
     Mr. Fletcher.
       H.R. 2305: Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 2340: Mr. Deal of Georgia and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 2344: Ms. Lee and Mr. Green of Texas.
       H.R. 2356: Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 2357: Mr. Kasich and Mr. Regula.
       H.R. 2386: Mr. Filner and Mr. George Miller of California.
       H.R. 2409: Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 2420: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland and Mr. Callahan.
       H.R. 2434: Mr. Hefley and Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 2446: Mr. Gonzalez and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 2491: Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, and Mr. 
     Greenwood.
       H.R. 2498: Mr. Pickering and Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 2527: Mr. Green of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 2532: Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 2539: Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 2548: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
     Hinchey, and Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H.R. 2573: Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 2586: Mr. Rahall and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 2687: Mr. Frost.
       H. Con. Res. 34: Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.Con. Res. 60: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
     Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. Snyder, Mr. McIntyre, and Ms. DeGette.
       H. Con. Res. 120: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. DeFazio, Mrs. Myrick, 
     Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Moore, Mr. Hyde, and Mr. Camp.
       H. Con. Res. 124: Ms. Norton and Mr. Watt of North 
     Carolina.
       H. Con. Res. 128: Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Oberstar, 
     and Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H. Res. 134: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
     Jackson of Illinois, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mrs. Morella, 
     Mr. Packard, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
     Udall of Colorado, and Mr. Waxman.
       H. Res. 187: Mr. Costello.
       H. Res. 203: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Hilleary, and Mr. Gary Miller 
     of California.
       H. Res. 238: Mr. Kolbe and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H. Res. 268: Mr. English and Ms. Dunn.
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                      THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1999 (91)

para. 91.1  appointment of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   August 5, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Jim Kolbe to act as Speaker 
     pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 91.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, August 4, 1999.
  Mr. DOGGETT, 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. KOLBE, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. DOGGETT objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.

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  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

356

Nays

50

When there appeared

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Answered present

1

para. 91.3                    [Roll No. 376]

                                YEAS--356

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schakowsky
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--50

     Baird
     Borski
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Costello
     DeFazio
     Doggett
     English
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Kucinich
     LoBiondo
     Moran (KS)
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Pallone
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Ramstad
     Rogan
     Sabo
     Sanford
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Spratt
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Udall (NM)
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Weller

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Tancredo
       

                             NOT VOTING--27

     Barton
     Bilbray
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chenoweth
     Cox
     Crane
     Dixon
     Engel
     Ganske
     Lantos
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Miller, George
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Olver
     Payne
     Peterson (PA)
     Radanovich
     Reyes
     Sanders
     Slaughter
     Tauzin
     Wexler
     Young (AK)
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 91.4  communications

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

       3647. A letter from the Administrator, Office of the 
     Secretary, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Adjustment of Appendices to the 
     Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation for the 
     1999 Tariff-Rate Quota Year--received July 14, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3648. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Milk in the Iowa Marketing Area; 
     Termination of Proceeding [DA-99-02] received August 4, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       3649. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Melons Grown in South Texas; 
     Change in Container Regulation [Docket No. FV99-979-1 FIR] 
     received August 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3650. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Kiwifruit Grown in California; 
     Changes in Minimum Size, Pack, Container, and Inspection 
     Requirements [Docket No. FV98-920-4 FR] received August 4, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       3651. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Rules of Practice Governing 
     Proceedings Under the Egg Products Inspection Act [Docket No. 
     PY-99-003] received August 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3652. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Almonds Grown in California; 
     Revisions to Requirements Regarding Credit for Promotion and 
     Advertising Activities [Docket No. FV99-981-2 FR] received 
     August 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       3653. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Peanut Promotion, Research, and 
     Information Order [FV-98-702-FR] received August 4, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       3654. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Diuron; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300881; FRL 6087-2] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received July 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3655. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Imidacloprid; Pesticide 
     Tolerances [OPP-300894; FRL-6090-2] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     July 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       3656. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Propiconazole; Re-
     estabilshment of Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-
     300902; FRL-6094-2] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received July 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       3657. 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-300874; FRL-6084-3] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received June 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3658. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Bifenthrin; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300888; FRL-6089-9] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     June 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       3659. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Fludioxonil; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300870; FRL-6085-3] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     June 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.

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       3660. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a request for transfers from the 
     Information Technology Systems and Security Transfer Account; 
     (H. Doc. No. 106-112); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       3661. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Radioactive Waste Management Manual; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3662. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator, 
     Office of Division Control, Department of Justice, Drug 
     Enforcement Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Schedules of Controlled Substances: Rescheduling 
     of the Food and Drug Administration Approved Product 
     Containing Sythetic Dronabinol [(=)-Delta9-(trans)--
     Tetrahydrocannabinol] in Sesame Oil and Encapsulated in Soft 
     Gelatin Capsules From Schedule II to Schedule III [DEA-180F] 
     received August 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       3663. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator, 
     Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Schedules of 
     Controlled Substances: Placement of Ketamine into Schedule 
     III [DEA-183F] received August 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3664. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Amendment to the 
     Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the 
     Bleached Papergrade Kraft and Soda Subcategory of the Pulp, 
     Paper, and Paperboard Point Source Category: Final Rule; OMB 
     Approvals Under the Paperwork Reduction Act: Technical 
     Amendments [FRL-6372-9] (RIN: 2040-AD05) received July 1, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3665. 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--
     Albuquerque/Bernalillo County: Transportation Conformity Rule 
     [NM-37-1-7392a; FRL-6372-7] received July 1, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3666. 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: Washington [Docket No. WA-1-0001; FRL-6408-6] 
     received July 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3667. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--OMB Approvals Under the 
     Paperwork Reduction Act; Technical Amendment [FRL-6409-2] 
     received July 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3668. 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 Requirements 
     [FRL-6367-1] received June 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3669. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Toxic Substances 
     Control Act Test Guidelines [OPPTS-42193A; FRL-6067-4] (RIN: 
     2070-AB94) received June 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3670. A letter from the 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-6410-1] 
     received July 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3671. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--New Jersey: 
     Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Program [FRL-6411-2] 
     received July 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3672. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Idaho: Incorporation by 
     Reference of Approved State Hazardous Waste Management [FRL-
     6364-2] received June 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3673. 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, Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control 
     District, and Ventura County Air Pollution Control District 
     [CA 210-147a FRL-6362-9] received June 22, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3674. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Bureau 
     Chief, Mass Media Bureau, 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 June 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3675. A letter from the Legal Advisor, Cable Services 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Definition of Markets for Purposes 
     of the Cable Television Broadcast Signal Carriage Rules [CS 
     Docket No. 95-178] received July 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3676. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Bureau 
     Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Sibley, Iowa, and Brandon, South Dakota) [MM 
     Docket No. 96-66, RM-8729, RM-8821] received June 21, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3677. A letter from the Legal Advisor, Cable Services 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Implementation of Section 703(e) of 
     the Telecommunications Act of 1996 Amendment of the 
     Commission's Rules and Policies Governing Pole Attachments 
     [CS Docket No. 97-151] received June 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3678. A letter from the Associate Bureau Chief, Wireless 
     Telecommunications Bureau, 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 July 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3679. A letter from the Legal Counsel, Office of 
     Engineering and Technology, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Amendment of Section 2.106 of the Commission's Rules to 
     Allocate Spectrum at 2 GHz for Use by the Mobile-Satellite 
     Service [ET Docket No. 95-18] received June 17, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3680. A letter from the Legal Counsel, Office of 
     Engineering and Technology, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Reallocation of Television Channels 60-69, the 746-806 MHz 
     Band [ET Docket No. 97-157] received June 17, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3681. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Chief, 
     Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Ironton and Salem, Missouri) [MM Docket No. 99-71 
     RM-9362] received June 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3682. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Chief, 
     Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Kerrville, Leakey and Mason, Texas) [MM Docket No. 97-244, 
     RM-9200, RM-9235, RM-9236] received June 21, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3683. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Chief, 
     Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Joliet, Montana) [MM Docket No. 99-12 RM-9441] 
     (Eden, Texas) [MM Docket No. 99-16 RM-9403] (Lockwood, 
     Montana) [MM Docket No. 99-19 RM-9397] (Florence, Montana) 
     [MM Docket No. 99-20 RM-9413] (Perry, Florida) [MM Docket No. 
     99-21 RM-9389] (Ashland, Wisconsin) [MM Docket No. 99-22 RM-
     9426] (Belt, Montana) [MM Docket No. 99-17 RM-9409] received 
     June 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       3684. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Chief, 
     Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Reno, Texas) [MM Docket No. 99-62 RM-9410] (Fort Benton, 
     Montana) [MM Docket No. 99-60 RM-9449] (Fairfield, Montana) 
     [MM Docket No. 99-59 RM-9447] received June 21, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3685. A letter from the Deputy Chief, Information 
     Technology Division, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--1998 Biennial 
     Regulatory Review--Amendment of Part 0 of the Commission's 
     Rules to Close the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau's 
     Gettysburg Reference Facility [WT Docket No. 98-160] received 
     August 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       3686. A letter from the Associate Chief, International 
     Bureau, Telecom Division, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--1998 Biennial 
     Regulatory Review--Review of Accounts Settlement in the 
     Maritime Mobile and Maritime Mobile-Satellite Radio Services 
     and Withdrawl of the Commission as an Accounting Authority in 
     the Maritime Mobile and Maritime Mobile-Satellite Radio 
     Services [IB Docket No. 98-96] received August 4, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.

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       3687. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting a report on the nondisclosure of 
     Safeguards Information for the calendar year quarter 
     beginning April 1 and extending through June 30, 1999, 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2167(e); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3688. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--``Requirements for Those Who Possess Certain Industrial 
     Devices Containing Byproduct Material to Provide Requested 
     Information'' (RIN: 3150-AG06) received August 4, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3689. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Division of 
     Market Regulation, Securities and Exchange Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Broker-Dealer 
     Registration and Reporting (RIN: 3235-AH73) received August 
     2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       3690. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force'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. 99-31), pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       3691. 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 the Taipei Economic and Cultural 
     Representative Office in the United States for defense 
     articles and services (Transmittal No. 99-30), pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       3692. 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 Brazil for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 99-27), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       3693. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting the Department of the Army's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to Singapore (Transmittal 
     No. 12-99), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       3694. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to title VIII of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1990-91, as amended, 
     pursuant to Public Law 104-107, section 604(b)(1) (110 Stat. 
     756); to the Committee on International Relations.
       3695. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     effective August 1, 1999, the 15% danger pay allowance for 
     Lima, Peru was eliminated, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5928; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       3696. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Foreign Assets 
     Control, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Blocked Persons, Specially 
     Designated Nationals, Specially Designated Terrorists, 
     Foreign Terrorist Organizations, and Specially Designated 
     Narcotics Traffickers: Designations of Senior UNITA 
     Officials--received June 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       3697. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Foreign Assets 
     Control, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Blocked Persons, Specially 
     Designated Nationals, Specially Designated Terrorists, 
     Foreign Terrorist Organizations, and Specially Designated 
     Narcotics Traffickers: Additional Designations and Removals 
     and Supplementary Information on Specially Designated 
     Narcotics Traffickers: Removal of Appendix B; Redesignation 
     of Appendix C--received June 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       3698. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Office of Foreign 
     Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Sudanese Sanctions Regulations: 
     Libyan Sanctions Regulations; Iranian Transactions 
     Regulations; Licensing of Commerical Sales of Agricultural 
     Commodities and Products, Medicine, and Medical Equipment--
     received July 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       3699. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 13-114, 
     ``Designation of Capitalsaurus Court and Technical Correction 
     Amendment Act of 1999'' received August 4, 1999, pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       3700. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 13-118, ``Bail 
     Reform Temporary Act of 1999'' received August 4, 1999, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       3701. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 13-119, 
     ``Redevelopment Land Agency Disposition Review Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 1999'' received August 4, 1999, pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       3702. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 13-113, ``Board 
     of Elections and Ethics Subpoena Authority Amendment Act of 
     1999'' received August 4, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 
     1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3703. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 13-120, 
     ``Tobacco Settlement Model Temporary Act of 1999'' received 
     August 4, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       3704. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 13-115, 
     ``Closing of a Public Alley in Square 113, S.O. 97-85, Act of 
     1999'' received August 4, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 
     1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3705. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 13-112, 
     ``Alcoholic Beverage Control Act Tavern Exception Amendment 
     Act of 1999'' received August 4, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3706. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 13-116, 
     ``Closing of a Public Alley in Square 507, S.O. 97-183, Act 
     of 1999'' received August 4, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3707. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 13-111, 
     ``Service Improvement and Fiscal Year 2000 Budget Support Act 
     of 1999'' received August 4, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3708. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severly Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions to and 
     Deletions from the Procurement List--received July 21, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       3709. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting notification that effective April 15, 1999, the 
     Chief Financial Officer resigned; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       3710. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Definition of a ``Member'' of a Membership Organization 
     [Notice 1999-12] received July 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on House Administration.
       3711. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule--Fisheries 
     of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies 
     Fishery; Framework Adjustments 27 and 30 to the Northeast 
     Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP) [Docket No. 
     990723203-9203-01; I.D. 061599A] (RIN: 0648-AM65) received 
     August 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       3712. A letter from the Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, Department of Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
     and Plants; Listing of Nine Evolutionarily Significant Units 
     of Chinook Salmon, Chum Salmon, Sockeye Salmon, and Steelhead 
     (RIN: 1018-AF70) received July 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3713. A letter from the Acting Chair, Federal Subsistence 
     Board, Fish and Wildlife Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule--Subsistence Management Regulations for Public 
     Lands in Alaska, Subpart C and Subpart D-1999-2000 
     Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife Regulations (RIN: 
     1018-AE69) received July 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3714. 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 [Docket No. 990304062-9062-
     01; I.D. 061099B] received July 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3715. 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; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery, 
     Framework Adjustment 11; Northeast Multispecies Fishery, 
     Framework Adjustment 29 [Docket No. 990527146-9146-01; I.D. 
     052099B] (RIN: 0648-AM24) received July 17, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3716. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class 
     E Airspace; Anaktuvuk Pass, AK [Airspace Docket No. 99-AAL-4] 
     received July 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3717. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--IFR 
     Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 29678; Amdt. 
     No. 417] received July 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3718. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's final

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     rule--Pension Benefits (RIN: 2900-AJ50) received June 21, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       3719. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Direct Service Connection (Post-traumatic Stress Disorder) 
     (RIN: 2900-AI97) received June 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       3720. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--VA Acquisition Regulation: Bonds and 
     Insurance (RIN: 2900-AJ47) received July 27, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
       3721. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Schedule for Rating Disabilities; Fibromyalgia (RIN: 2900-
     AH05) received June 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       3722. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, Customs 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Automated 
     Export System (AES) [T.D. 99-57] (RIN: 1515-AC42) received 
     July 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       3723. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Computation of the differential earnings rate and the 
     recomputed differential earnings rate [Rev. Rul. 99-35] 
     received August 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3724. A letter from the Deputy Executive Secretary to the 
     Department, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Medicare Program; 
     Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for 
     Skilled Nursing Facilities--Update [HCFA-1056-N] (RIN: 0938-
     AJ65) received August 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Commerce.
       3725. A letter from the Deputy Executive Secretary to the 
     Department, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Medicare Program; 
     Schedules of Per-Visit and Per-Beneficiary Limitations on 
     Home Health Agency Costs for Cost Reporting Periods Beginning 
     on or After October 1, 1999 and Portions of Cost Reporting 
     Periods Beginning Before October 1, 2000 [HCFA-1060-NC] (RIN: 
     0938-AJ57) received August 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Commerce.
       3726. A letter from the Deputy Executive Secretary to the 
     Department, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Medicare Program; 
     Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for 
     Skilled Nursing Facilities [HCFA-1913-F] (RIN: 0938-AI47) 
     received August 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce.
       3727. A letter from the Fiscal Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     March 1999 ``Treasury Bulletin,'' pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 
     9602(a); jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means, 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, Commerce, Resources, 
     Education and the Workforce, and Agriculture.
       3728. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Texan 
     (Splenetic) Fever in Cattle; Incorporation by Reference 
     [Docket No. 96-067-2] received August 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3729. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Viruses, Serums, Toxins, and Analogous Products and Patent 
     Term Restoration; Nonsubstantive Technical Changes [Docket 
     No. 97-117-1] received August 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3730. A letter from the Administrator, Food Safety and 
     Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Fee Increase for Inspection 
     Services [Docket No. 98-052F] (RIN: 0583-AC54) received 
     August 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       3731. A letter from the Administrator, Food Safety and 
     Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Designation of the State of 
     Alaska Under the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry 
     Products Inspection Act [Docket no. 99-036F] received August 
     5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       3732. 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 -
     2y] oxy]acetamide; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency 
     Exemptions [OPP-300897; FRL-6091-9] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     August 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       3733. 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-300895; FRL-6091-6] (RIN: 2070-
     AB78) received August 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3734. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Standards of Conduct; Loan 
     Policies and Operations; General Provisions; Regulatory 
     Burden (RIN: 3052-AB85) received August 3, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3735. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to authorize the 
     Secretary of Agriculture to provide educational assistance, 
     technical assistance, and research services to 
     nonagricultural cooperatives of rural residents; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       3736. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Department of the Air Force, transmitting 
     notification that the Commander of Air Mobility Command is 
     initiating a Command-wide cost comparison of the Switchboard 
     Operations, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 nt.; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       3737. A letter from the Acquisition and Technology, Under 
     Secretary of Defense, transmitting the Department's annual 
     report on the Defense Environmental Quality Program for 
     Fiscal Year 1998, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2706(b)(1); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       3738. A letter from the Acting Branch Chief, Environmental 
     Planning Branch, Department of the Air Force, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Environmental Impact Analysis 
     Process (EIAP) (RIN: 0701-AA56) received July 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       3739. A letter from the Army Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Records Management & Declassification Agency, 
     Department of the Army, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Radiation Sources on Army Land--received August 5, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       3740. A letter from the Army Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Records Management and Declassification Agency, 
     Department of the Army, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Manufacture, Sale, Wear, Commercial Use and Quality 
     Control of Heraldic Items--received August 5, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       3741. A letter from the Executive Director, Procurement 
     Management Directorate (DLSC-P), Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--DLA Acquisition 
     Directive; Types of Contracts--received August 5, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       3742. A letter from the Deputy Under Secretary (Readiness), 
     Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     notification of the efforts to develop an implementation plan 
     for the DoD Strategic Plan for Advanced Distributed Learning; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       3743. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     notification of the approval of the retirement of Lieutenant 
     General David L. Vesely, United States Air Force, and his 
     advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the retired 
     list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       3744. A letter from the Acquisition and Technology, Under 
     Secretary of Defense, transmitting a report for Department of 
     Defense purchases from foreign entities in Fiscal Year 1998; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       3745. A letter from the Acquisition and Technology, Under 
     Secretary of Defense, transmitting a report on the 
     implementation of the ``Pilot Program for Revitalizing the 
     Laboratories and Test and Evaluation Centers of the 
     Department of Defense''; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       3746. A letter from the Director, FinCEN, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule--Extension 
     of Grant of Conditional Exception--received July 30, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       3747. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to authorize vouchers for extremely low-income 
     elderly families in support of the President's FY 2000 
     Budget, which opens doors for more Americans and helps lead 
     communities into the new centruy; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
       3748. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to make technical and conforming amendments 
     necessitated by passage of the Quality Housing and Work 
     Responsibility Act of 1998 and to make other technical and 
     conforming amendments; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       3749. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Services, Office of the Inspector General, 
     Department of Education, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Privacy Act Regulations (RIN: 1880-AA78) received June 
     7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
       3750. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report

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     of projects funded under Section 681(b)(A) of the Community 
     Services Block Grant Act of Fiscal Year 1995; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       3751. A letter from the Fiscal Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting notification that no 
     exceptions to the prohibition against favored treatment of a 
     government securities broker or dealer were granted by the 
     Secretary during the period of January 1, 1998, through 
     December 31, 1998, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3121 nt.; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       3752. A letter from the Chief, Field Coordination, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Identification of Currently Funded Projects Eligible to 
     be Extended for an Additional Year of Funding in Light of 
     MBDA's Intent to Revise Its Client Service-Delivery Programs 
     [Docket No. 990713191-9191-01] (RIN: 0640-ZA05) received 
     August 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       3753. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Law, Office of the Seretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Unclassified 
     Foreign Visits and Assignments--received July 19, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3754. A letter from the Deputy Executive Secretary to the 
     Department, OCOS, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Medicare, Medicaid, 
     and CLIA Plograms; Extension of Certain Effective Dates for 
     Clinical Laboratory Requirements Under CLIA [HCFA-2024-FC] 
     (RIN: 0938-AI94) received August 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3755. 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 40 CFR part 52 for Materials Being Incorporated by 
     Reference for Rhode Island [RI-38-6985a; A-1-FRL-6411-3] 
     received August 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       3756. 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. NY 32-194a, FRL-6414-1] received 
     August 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       3757. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Lead; Requirements for 
     Lead-Based Paint Activities in Target Housing and Child-
     Occupied Facilities; Certification Requirements and Work 
     Practice Standards for Individuals and Firms; Amendment 
     [OPPTS-62128C; FRL-6097-5] (RIN: 2070-AC64) received August 
     4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       3758. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--NESHAPS: Final 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Hazardous Waste 
     Combustors[FRL-6413-3] (RIN: 2050-AE01) received August 4, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3759. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--OMB Approvals Under the 
     Paperwork Reducation Act Relating to the Federal Test 
     Procedures for Emissions From Motor Vehicles; Technical 
     Amendment [FRL-6409-2] received August 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3760. 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; Pima County Department of 
     Environmental Quality [FRL-6366-8] received June 22, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3761. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Bureau 
     Chief, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Amendment of Section 73.606(b), 
     Table of Allotments, Television Broadcast Stations and 
     Section 73.622(b), Table of Allotments, Digital Television 
     Broadcast Stations (Buffalo, New York) [MM Docket No. 98-175; 
     Rm-9364] received August 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3762. A letter from the Deputy Chief, Industry Analysis 
     Division, Common Carrier Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--1998 
     Biennial Regulatory Review----Streamlined Contributor 
     Reporting Requirements Associated with Administration of 
     Telecommunications Relay Services, North American Numbering 
     Plan, Local Number Portability, and Universal Service Support 
     Mechanisms [CC Docket No. 98-171] received June 17, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3763. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Chief, 
     Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.20(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Narrowsburg, New York) [MM Docket No. 99-43 RM-9468] (Allen 
     , Nebraska) [MM Docket No. 99-82 RM-9496] (Overton, Neveda) 
     [MM Docket No. 99-85 RM-9504] (Wells, Neveda) [MM Docket No. 
     99-88 RM-9515] (Caliente, Nevada) [MM Docket No. 99-89 RM-
     9516] received August 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3764. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Chief, 
     Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (De Ridder, Louisiana) [MM Docket No. 98-209 RM-9406] 
     received August 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       3765. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Chief, 
     Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Castle Dale, Utah) [MM Docket No. 99-124 RM-9519] 
     (Huntington, Utah) [MM Docket No. 99-125 RM 9542] (Hurricane, 
     Utah) [MM Docket No. 99-126 RM-9518] (Monticello, Utah) [MM 
     Docket No. 99-129 RM-9541] (Wellington, Utah) [MM Docket No. 
     99-130 RM-9517](Groveton, Te xas) [MM Docket No. 99-135 RM-
     9522] (Lovelady, Texas) [MM Docket No. 99-139 RM-9569] 
     (Midland, Maryland) [MM Docket No. 99-132 RM-9525] received 
     August 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       3766. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Licensee Qualification For Performing Safety Analyses--
     received July 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3767. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--General Statement of Policy and Procedures for NRC 
     Enforcement Actions, NUREG-1600 REV. 1--received August 4, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3768. 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 Japan for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 99-28), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       3769. 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 Spain for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 99-26), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       3770. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting a report of enhancement or 
     upgrade of sensitivity of technology or capability for the 
     Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office 
     [Transmittal No. 99-02], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b)(5)(A); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       3771. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed Manufacturing License Agreement with the Republic of 
     Korea [Transmittal No. DTC 89-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(d); to the Committee on International Relations.
       3772. 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 under a contract to 
     Denmark [Transmittal No. DTC 72-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       3773. 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 the 
     United Kingdom and Greece [Transmittal No. DTC 50-99], 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       3774. 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 the 
     territory of French Guiana [Transmittal No. DTC 73-99], 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       3775. 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 Russia 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 79-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       3776. 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 91-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       3777. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed Manufacturing License Agreement with Germany 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 88-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       3778. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed Manufacturing License Agreement for the export of 
     defense services under a contract

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     to Finland [Transmittal No. DTC 3-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       3779. 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 43-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       3780. 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 45-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       3781. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed Manufacturing and Technical Assistance Agreement of 
     defense services under a contract to the Netherlands 
     [Transmittal No. DTC-52-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       3782. 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 27-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       3783. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed Manufacturing License Agreement for the export of 
     defense services under a contract to Japan [Transmittal No. 
     DTC 46-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       3784. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed Manufacturing License Agreement with Germany 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 83-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       3785. 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 84-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       3786. 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 France 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 86-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       3787. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed Manufacturing License Agreement for the export of 
     defense articles and defense services sold commercially under 
     a contract to Australia, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Greece, 
     The Netherlands, Norway, Spain and Turkey, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       3788. A letter from the Chairman Ranking Member, Commission 
     on Security and Cooperation in Europe, transmitting a report 
     on the work of the bipartisan congressional delegation that 
     participated in the Eighth Annual Session of the 
     Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and 
     Cooperation in Europe, pursuant to Public Law 102--138, 
     section 169(e) (105 Stat. 679); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       3789. A letter from the Under Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting 
     notification of certain foreign policy-based export controls; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       3790. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of 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 the 
     United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates [Transmittal No. 
     DTC 90-99], pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       3791. 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 Italy 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 62-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       3792. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of 
     unauthorized transfers of U.S.-origin defense articles by 
     Bosnia-Herzegovina, Canada, France, and Germany; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       3793. A letter from the President, Parliamentary Conference 
     of the Americas, transmitting a report of the second meeting 
     of the Steering Committee of the Parliamentary Conference of 
     the Americas; to the Committee on International Relations.
       3794. A letter from the Director, Bureau of the Census, 
     transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Amendment to Foreign 
     Trade Statistics Regulations: Provisions for filing Shipper's 
     Export Data Electronically Using the Automated Export System 
     (AES) [Docket No. 980929251-9148-03] (RIN: 0607-AA19) 
     received July 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       3795. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severly Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions to the 
     Procurement List--received August 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3796. A letter from the Comptroller General, transmitting a 
     report on General Accounting Office employees detailed to 
     congressional committees as of July 19, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       3797. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Office of Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation; Reform of Affirmative Action in Federal 
     Procurement [FAC 97-13; FAR Case 97-004] (RIN: 9000-AH59) 
     received July 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       3798. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Department of State Acquisition Regulation 
     (DOSAR) [Public Notice #3025] (RIN: 1400-AA71) received July 
     30, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       3799. A letter from the United States Trade Representative, 
     Executive Office of the President, transmitting a summary of 
     responses with respect to the recommendations contained in 
     the report entitled, ``Building American Prosperity in the 
     21st Century''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3800. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Office of the General Counsel, Farm Credit 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Releasing Information (RIN: 3052-AB84) received July 
     27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       3801. A letter from the Chairman, Merit Systems Protection 
     Board, transmitting a report entitled, ``Federal Supervisors 
     and Poor Performers''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3802. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     provide a temporary authority for the use of voluntary 
     separation incentives to assist Federal agencies in reducing 
     employment levels; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3803. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the annual report of the Civil 
     Service Retirement and Disability Fund for Fiscal Year 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1308(a); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       3804. A letter from the the Chief Administrative Officer, 
     transmitting the Statement of Disbursements of the House as 
     Compiled by the Chief Administrative Officer from April 1, 
     1999 through June 30, 1999, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 104a; (H. 
     Doc. No. 106--113); to the Committee on House Administration 
     and ordered to be printed.
       3805. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Party 
     Committee Coordinated Expenditures; Costs of Media Travel 
     with Publicly Financed Presidential Candidates--received 
     August 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
       3806. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Documentation Requirements for Matching Credit Card and Debit 
     Card Contributions in Presidential Campaigns [Notice 1999-15] 
     received August 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on House Administration.
       3807. A letter from the Commissioner, Bureau of 
     Reclamation, Department of the Interior, transmitting a draft 
     of proposed legislation to increase $380,000,000 the 
     authorized cost ceiling for the Bureau of Reclamation's dam 
     safety program; to the Committee on Resources.
       3808. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule--Atlantic 
     Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fisheries; Regulatory 
     Adjustments [Docket No. 981216308-9180-03; I.D. 052699A] 
     (RIN: 0648-AJ67) received August 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3809. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department'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. 990304063-9063-
     01; I.D. 072799D] received August 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3810. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Ocean Perch in the Western Aleutian District of the 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 990304063-9063-
     01; I.D. 072799E] received August 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3811. A letter from the Fisheries Biologist, Office of 
     Protected Resources, PR3, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and 
     Designating Critical Habitat: Petition To List Eighteen 
     Species of Marine Fishes in Puget Sound, Washington [Docket 
     No. 990614161-9161-01; I.D. 061199B] received August 5, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3812. 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; License Limitation Program [Docket 
     No. 990407088-9199-02; I.D. 030999A] (RIN: 0648-AK69) 
     received August 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       3813. 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 1 to the Atlantic 
     Salmon Fishery Management Plan [Docket No. 990119022-9164-02; 
     I.D. 111998C] (RIN: 0648-AM13) received August 6, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3814. 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 Catcher/Processor Sector [Docket No. 981231333-9127-
     03; I.D. 071999C] received August 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3815. 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 ending December 31, 1998, pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 621; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3816. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a report entitled, ``A Study of the 
     Interaction of Gambling and Bankruptcy''; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       3817. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a copy of the Office of 
     the Police Corps and Law Enforcement Education Fiscal Year 
     1998 Annual Report; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3818. 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.
       3819. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize appropriations for the Refugee and Entrant 
     Assistance Program for fiscal years 2000 through 2004; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       3820. A letter from the Interim Staff Director, United 
     States Sentencing Commission, transmitting the 1998 annual 
     report of the activities of the Commission, pursuant to 28 
     U.S.C. 997; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3821. A letter from the Assistant Secretary (Civil Works), 
     Department of the Army, transmitting notification of a plan 
     to rescue the Everglades from extinction; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3822. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--class E Airspace; 
     Lake Charles, LA [Airspace Docket No. 99-ASW-04] received 
     June 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3823. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Special Local 
     Regulations; National Youth Conference Air Show; Ohio River 
     Mile 602.0--605.0; Louisville, KY [CGD08-99-046] (RIN: 2115-
     AE46) received August 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3824. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Special Local 
     Regulations; Aurora APR Powerboat Races; Ohio River Mile 
     496.5--498.5, Aurora, IN [CGD08-99-048] (RIN: 2115-AE46) 
     received August 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3825. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Sacramento River, California 
     Department of Transportation highway bridge at mile 90.1, at 
     Knights Landing, between Sutter and Yolo Counties, CA [CGD11-
     99-012] received August 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3826. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Special Anchorage 
     Areas; St. John's River, Jacksonville, Florida [CGD07-99-023] 
     (RIN: 2115-AA98) received August 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3827. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulation; Tennessee River, TN [CGD08-99-047] 
     (RIN: 2115-AE47) received August 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3828. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, 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-370-AD; Amendment 39-
     11239; AD 99-16-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 6, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3829. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Name Change of Guam 
     Island, Agana NAS, GU Class D Airspace Area [Airspce Docket 
     No. 99-AWP-9] received August 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3830. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, 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-47-AD; Amendment 39-11237; 
     AD 99-16-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 6, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3831. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--airworthiness 
     Directives; Learjet Model 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 31, 55, and 60 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-372-AD; Amendment 39-
     11238; AD 99-16-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 6, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3832. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Saab Model SAAB 2000 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 
     97-NM-151-AD; Amendment 39-11240; AD 99-16-05] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received August 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3833. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Model PA-46-350P 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 99-CE-01-AD; Amendment 39-11241; AD 99-
     16-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 6, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3834. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Rotocraft Load 
     Combination Safety Requirements [Docket No. 29277; Amendment 
     No. 27-36 and 29-43] (RIN: 2120-AG59) received August 6, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3835. A letter from the Legal Technician, NHTSA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Uniform Procedures for State Highway Safety Programs [Docket 
     No. NHTSA-99-6011] (RIN: 2127-AH53) received August 6, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3836. A letter from the Legal Technician, NHTSA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Operation of Motor Vehicles by Intoxicated Persons [Docket 
     No. NHTSA-99-5873] (RIN: 2127-AH39) received August 6, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3837. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Extension of Filing Date for Discrimination Complaints (RIN: 
     3067-AC99) received July 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3838. A letter from the Chairman, Bureau of Tariffs, 
     Certification, and Licensing, Federal Maritime Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Termination of 
     Dial-Up Service Contract Filing System [Docket No. 99-12] 
     received July 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3839. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend title 
     49, United States Code, to enhance the safety of motor 
     carrier operations and the Nation's highway system, including 
     commercial driver licensing, to improve compliance, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3840. A letter from the Administrator, National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to amend the Commercial Space Act of 1998 by 
     adding section 108, the ``Space Station Commercial 
     Development Demonstration Program''; to the Committee on 
     Science.
       3841. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Satellite and Information Services, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Use of Satellite, Data, and Information Service 
     [Docket No. 980608149-8149-01] (RIN: 0648-ZA44) received July 
     22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Science.
       3842. A letter from the Deputy, Office of General Counsel, 
     Small Business Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Administrative Claims Under the

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     Tort Claims Act and Representations and Indemnifications of 
     SBA Employees--received August 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Small Business.
       3843. A letter from the Secretary, Department 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.
       3844. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, Customs 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Technical 
     Corrections to the Customs Regulations [T.D. 99-64] received 
     August 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       3845. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, Customs 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Detention of 
     Merchandise [T.D. 99-65] (RIN: 1515-AB75) received August 6, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       3846. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Weighted Average Interest Rate 
     Update [Notice 99-38] received August 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3847. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Conforming Adjustments Subsequent to 
     Section 482 Allocations [Revenue Procedure 99-32] received 
     August 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       3848. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Exception From Supplemental Annuity Tax on Railroad Employers 
     [TD 8832] (RIN: 1545-AT56) received August 5, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3849. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Examples of Corrections to Employee Plans--received August 5, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       3850. A letter from the Acting Regulations Officer, 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; Determining Disability and Blindness; 
     Clarification of ``Age'' As a Vocational Factor [Regulations 
     Nos. 4 and 16] received August 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3851. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Annual Report for the National Security Education 
     Program, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1906; jointly to the 
     Committees on Education and the Workforce and Intelligence 
     (Permanent Select).
       3852. A letter from the Deputy, Executive Secretary to the 
     Department, OCOS, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--CLIA Program; 
     Simplifying CLIA Regulations Relating to Accreditation, 
     Exemption of Laboratories Under a State Licensure Program, 
     Proficiency Testing, and Inspection [HCFA-2239-F] (RIN: 0938-
     AH82) received August 2, 1999, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 
     30169(b); jointly to the Committees on Commerce and Ways and 
     Means.
       3853. A letter from the Deputy Executive Secretary to the 
     Department, OGC, Health Care Financing Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Medicare and 
     Medicaid Program; Appeal of the Loss of Nurse Aide Training 
     Programs [HCFA-2045-IFC] (RIN: 0938-AJ59) received August 2, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the 
     Committees on Commerce and Ways and Means.
       3854. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting notification that the Department is 
     allotting emergency funds to nine States; jointly to the 
     Committees on Commerce and Education and the Workforce.
       3855. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation entitled, 
     ``Federal Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 1999''; jointly 
     to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and 
     the Judiciary.
       3856. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend the Act 
     of May 13, 1954, P.L. 358 (33 U.S.C. 981, et seq.), as 
     amended, to improve the operation, maintenance, and safety of 
     the St. Lawrence Seaway, within the territorial limits of the 
     United States, by establishing the Saint Lawrence Seaway 
     Development Corporation as a performance based organization 
     in the Department of Transportation; jointly to the 
     Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and 
     Government Reform.
       3857. A letter from the Deputy Executive Secretary to the 
     Department, OGC, Health Care Financing Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Medicare and 
     Medicaid Programs; Civil Money Penalities for Nursing Homes 
     (SNF/NF), Change in Notice Requirements, and Expansion of 
     Discretionary Remedy Delegation [HCFA-2035-FC] received 
     August 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to 
     the Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce.
       3858. A letter from the Executive Director, Medicare 
     Payment Advisory Commission, transmitting a comment on a 
     report submitted to the Congress by the Department of Health 
     and Human Services that are required by law and relate to 
     Medicare payment policies; jointly to the Committees on Ways 
     and Means and Commerce.
       3859. A letter from the Commissioner, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     amend Title XXVIII of the Act of October 30, 1992; jointly to 
     the Committees on Resources, the Judiciary, and Government 
     Reform.
       3860. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, Secretary of 
     Defense, transmitting a report on Tritium Production 
     Technology Options; jointly to the Committees on Science, 
     Commerce, and Armed Services. 

para. 91.5  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. 2606. An Act making appropriations for foreign 
     operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other 
     purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 2606) ``An Act making appropriations for foreign 
operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes,'' requests a 
conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses 
thereon, and appoints Mr. McConnell, Mr. Specter, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Shelby, 
Mr. Bennett, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Bond, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Inouye, 
Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Harkin, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Byrd, to 
be the conferees on the part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendment of 
the House to the bill (S. 606) ``An Act for the relief of Global 
Exploration and Development Corporation, Kerr-McGee Corporation, and 
Kerr-McGee Chemical, LLC (successor to Kerr-Mcgee Chemical Corporation), 
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. 695. An Act to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     to establish a national cemetery for veterans in various 
     locations in the United States, and for other purposes.

para. 91.6  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 2488

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 274):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 2488) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to reduce individual income tax rates, to provide marriage 
     penalty relief, to reduce taxes on savings and investments, 
     to provide estate and gift tax relief, to provide incentives 
     for education savings and health care, 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. The yeas and nays shall 
     be considered as ordered on the question of adoption of the 
     conference report and on any subsequent conference report or 
     on any motion to dispose of an amendment between the houses 
     on H.R. 2488. Clause 5(b) of rule XXI shall not apply to the 
     question of adoption of the conference report and to any 
     subsequent conference report or to any motion to dispose of 
     an amendment between the houses on H.R. 2488.

  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. KOLBE, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

224

When there appeared

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Nays

203

para. 91.7                    [Roll No. 377]

                                YEAS--224

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr

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     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--203

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     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
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Bilbray
     Lantos
     McDermott
     Mollohan
     Peterson (PA)
     Reyes
     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. 91.8  financial freedom

  Mr. ARCHER called up the following conference report (Rept. No. 106-
289):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2488), to provide for reconciliation pursuant to sections 105 
     and 211 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
     year 2000, 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; ETC.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayer 
     Refund and Relief Act of 1999''.
       (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) Section 15 Not To Apply.--No amendment made by this Act 
     shall be treated as a change in a rate of tax for purposes of 
     section 15 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       (d) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; etc.

               TITLE I--BROAD-BASED AND FAMILY TAX RELIEF

            Subtitle A--Reduction in Individual Income Taxes

Sec. 101. Reduction in individual income taxes.

                     Subtitle B--Family Tax Relief

Sec. 111. Elimination of marriage penalty in standard deduction.
Sec. 112. Exclusion for foster care payments to apply to payments by 
              qualified placement agencies.
Sec. 113. Expansion of adoption credit.
Sec. 114. Modification of dependent care credit.
Sec. 115. Marriage penalty relief for earned income credit.

      Subtitle C--Repeal of Alternative Minimum Tax on Individuals

Sec. 121. Repeal of alternative minimum tax on individuals.

       TITLE II--RELIEF FROM TAXATION ON SAVINGS AND INVESTMENTS

                  Subtitle A--Capital Gains Tax Relief

Sec. 201. Reduction in individual capital gain tax rates.
Sec. 202. Indexing of certain assets acquired after December 31, 1999, 
              for purposes of determining gain.
Sec. 203. Capital gains tax rates applied to capital gains of 
              designated settlement funds.
Sec. 204. Special rule for members of uniformed services and Foreign 
              Service, and other employees, in determining exclusion of 
              gain from sale of principal residence.
Sec. 205. Tax treatment of income and loss on derivatives.
Sec. 206. Worthless securities of financial institutions.

             Subtitle B--Individual Retirement Arrangements

Sec. 211. Modification of deduction limits for IRA contributions.
Sec. 212. Modification of income limits on contributions and rollovers 
              to Roth IRAs.
Sec. 213. Deemed IRAs under employer plans.
Sec. 214. Catchup contributions to IRAs by individuals age 50 or over.

               TITLE III--ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX REFORM

Sec. 301. Modification of alternative minimum tax on corporations.
Sec. 302. Repeal of 90 percent limitation on foreign tax credit.

                 TITLE IV--EDUCATION SAVINGS INCENTIVES

Sec. 401. Modifications to education individual retirement accounts.
Sec. 402. Modifications to qualified tuition programs.
Sec. 403. Exclusion of certain amounts received under the National 
              Health Service Corps Scholarship Program, the F. Edward 
              Hebert Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship and 
              Financial Assistance Program, and certain other programs.
Sec. 404. Extension of exclusion for employer-provided educational 
              assistance.
Sec. 405. Additional increase in arbitrage rebate exception for 
              governmental bonds used to finance educational 
              facilities.
Sec. 406. Modification of arbitrage rebate rules applicable to public 
              school construction bonds.
Sec. 407. Elimination of 60-month limit and increase in income 
              limitation on student loan interest deduction.
Sec. 408. 2-percent floor on miscellaneous itemized deductions not to 
              apply to qualified professional development expenses of 
              elementary and secondary school teachers.

                    TITLE V--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

Sec. 501. Deduction for health and long-term care insurance costs of 
              individuals not participating in employer-subsidized 
              health plans.
Sec. 502. Long-term care insurance permitted to be offered under 
              cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements.

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Sec. 503. Additional personal exemption for taxpayer caring for elderly 
              family member in taxpayer's home.
Sec. 504. Expanded human clinical trials qualifying for orphan drug 
              credit.
Sec. 505. Inclusion of certain vaccines against streptococcus 
              pneumoniae to list of taxable vaccines; reduction in per 
              dose tax rate.
Sec. 506. Drug benefits for medicare beneficiaries.

                      TITLE VI--ESTATE TAX RELIEF

  Subtitle A--Repeal of Estate, Gift, and Generation-Skipping Taxes; 
                  Repeal of Step Up in Basis At Death

Sec. 601. Repeal of estate, gift, and generation-skipping taxes.
Sec. 602. Termination of step up in basis at death.
Sec. 603. Carryover basis at death.

  Subtitle B--Reductions of Estate and Gift Tax Rates Prior to Repeal

Sec. 611. Additional reductions of estate and gift tax rates.

   Subtitle C--Unified Credit Replaced With Unified Exemption Amount

Sec. 621. Unified credit against estate and gift taxes replaced with 
              unified exemption amount.

     Subtitle D--Modifications of Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax

Sec. 631. Deemed allocation of gst exemption to lifetime transfers to 
              trusts; retroactive allocations.
Sec. 632. Severing of trusts.
Sec. 633. Modification of certain valuation rules.
Sec. 634. Relief provisions.

                   Subtitle E--Conservation Easements

Sec. 641. Expansion of estate tax rule for conservation easements.

    TITLE VII--TAX RELIEF FOR DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES AND INDUSTRIES

           Subtitle A--American Community Renewal Act of 1999

Sec. 701. Short title.
Sec. 702. Designation of and tax incentives for renewal communities.
Sec. 703. Extension of expensing of environmental remediation costs to 
              renewal communities.
Sec. 704. Extension of work opportunity tax credit for renewal 
              communities.
Sec. 705. Conforming and clerical amendments.

                     Subtitle B--Farming Incentive

Sec. 711. Production flexibility contract payments.

                   Subtitle C--Oil and Gas Incentives

Sec. 721. 5-year net operating loss carryback for losses attributable 
              to operating mineral interests of independent oil and gas 
              producers.
Sec. 722. Deduction for delay rental payments.
Sec. 723. Election to expense geological and geophysical expenditures.
Sec. 724. Temporary suspension of limitation based on 65 percent of 
              taxable income.
Sec. 725. Determination of small refiner exception to oil depletion 
              deduction.

                     Subtitle D--Timber Incentives

Sec. 731. Temporary suspension of maximum amount of amortizable 
              reforestation expenditures.
Sec. 732. Capital gain treatment under section 631(b) to apply to 
              outright sales by land owner.

                TITLE VIII--RELIEF FOR SMALL BUSINESSES

Sec. 801. Deduction for 100 percent of health insurance costs of self-
              employed individuals.
Sec. 802. Increase in expense treatment for small businesses.
Sec. 803. Repeal of Federal unemployment surtax.
Sec. 804. Increased deduction for meal expenses; increased 
              deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals 
              subject to Federal limitations on hours of service.
Sec. 805. Income averaging for farmers and fishermen not to increase 
              alternative minimum tax liability.
Sec. 806. Farm, fishing, and ranch risk management accounts.
Sec. 807. Exclusion of investment securities income from passive income 
              test for bank S corporations.
Sec. 808. Treatment of qualifying director shares.

                   TITLE IX--INTERNATIONAL TAX RELIEF

Sec. 901. Interest allocation rules.
Sec. 902. Look-thru rules to apply to dividends from noncontrolled 
              section 902 corporations.
Sec. 903. Clarification of treatment of pipeline transportation income.
Sec. 904. Subpart F treatment of income from transmission of high 
              voltage electricity.
Sec. 905. Recharacterization of overall domestic loss.
Sec. 906. Treatment of military property of foreign sales corporations.
Sec. 907. Treatment of certain dividends of regulated investment 
              companies.
Sec. 908. Repeal of special rules for applying foreign tax credit in 
              case of foreign oil and gas income.
Sec. 909. Advance pricing agreements treated as confidential taxpayer 
              information.
Sec. 910. Increase in dollar limitation on section 911 exclusion.
Sec. 911. Airline mileage awards to certain foreign persons.

        TITLE X--PROVISIONS RELATING TO TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS

Sec. 1001. Exemption from income tax for State-created organizations 
              providing property and casualty insurance for property 
              for which such coverage is otherwise unavailable.
Sec. 1002. Modification of special arbitrage rule for certain funds.
Sec. 1003. Exemption procedure from taxes on self-dealing.
Sec. 1004. Expansion of declaratory judgment remedy to tax-exempt 
              organizations.
Sec. 1005. Modifications to section 512(b)(13).
Sec. 1006. Mileage reimbursements to charitable volunteers excluded 
              from gross income.
Sec. 1007. Charitable contribution deduction for certain expenses 
              incurred in support of Native Alaskan subsistence 
              whaling.
Sec. 1008. Simplification of lobbying expenditure limitation.
Sec. 1009. Tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts 
              for charitable purposes.

                    TITLE XI--REAL ESTATE PROVISIONS

         Subtitle A--Improvements in Low-Income Housing Credit

Sec. 1101. Modification of State ceiling on low-income housing credit.
Sec. 1102. Modification of criteria for allocating housing credits 
              among projects.
Sec. 1103. Additional responsibilities of housing credit agencies.
Sec. 1104. Modifications to rules relating to basis of building which 
              is eligible for credit.
Sec. 1105. Other modifications.
Sec. 1106. Carryforward rules.
Sec. 1107. Effective date.

    Subtitle B--Provisions Relating to Real Estate Investment Trusts

   Part I--Treatment of Income and Services Provided by Taxable REIT 
                              Subsidiaries

Sec. 1111. Modifications to asset diversification test.
Sec. 1112. Treatment of income and services provided by taxable REIT 
              subsidiaries.
Sec. 1113. Taxable REIT subsidiary.
Sec. 1114. Limitation on earnings stripping.
Sec. 1115. 100 percent tax on improperly allocated amounts.
Sec. 1116. Effective date.

                       Part II--Health Care REITs

Sec. 1121. Health care REITs.

      Part III--Conformity With Regulated Investment Company Rules

Sec. 1131. Conformity with regulated investment company rules.

 Part IV--Clarification of Exception From Impermissible Tenant Service 
                                 Income

Sec. 1141. Clarification of exception for independent operators.

           Part V--Modification of Earnings and Profits Rules

Sec. 1151. Modification of earnings and profits rules.

     Subtitle C--Modification of At-Risk Rules for Publicly Traded 
                            Nonrecourse Debt

Sec. 1161. Treatment under at-risk rules of publicly traded nonrecourse 
              debt.

 Subtitle D--Treatment of Certain Contributions to Capital of Retailers

Sec. 1171. Exclusion from gross income for certain contributions to the 
              capital of certain retailers.

              Subtitle E--Private Activity Bond Volume Cap

Sec. 1181. Acceleration of phase-in of increase in volume cap on 
              private activity bonds.

          Subtitle F--Deduction for Renovating Historic Homes

Sec. 1191. Deduction for renovating historic homes.

               TITLE XII--PROVISIONS RELATING TO PENSIONS

                     Subtitle A--Expanding Coverage

Sec. 1201. Increase in benefit and contribution limits.
Sec. 1202. Plan loans for subchapter S owners, partners, and sole 
              proprietors.
Sec. 1203. Modification of top-heavy rules.
Sec. 1204. Elective deferrals not taken into account for purposes of 
              deduction limits.
Sec. 1205. Repeal of coordination requirements for deferred 
              compensation plans of State and local governments and 
              tax-exempt organizations.
Sec. 1206. Elimination of user fee for requests to IRS regarding 
              pension plans.
Sec. 1207. Deduction limits.
Sec. 1208. Option to treat elective deferrals as after-tax 
              contributions.
Sec. 1209. Reduced PBGC premium for new plans of small employers.
Sec. 1210. Reduction of additional PBGC premium for new and small 
              plans.

                Subtitle B--Enhancing Fairness for Women

Sec. 1221. Catchup contributions for individuals age 50 or over.
Sec. 1222. Equitable treatment for contributions of employees to 
              defined contribution plans.
Sec. 1223. Faster vesting of certain employer matching contributions.
Sec. 1224. Simplify and update the minimum distribution rules.
Sec. 1225. Clarification of tax treatment of division of section 457 
              plan benefits upon divorce.
Sec. 1226. Modification of safe harbor relief for hardship withdrawals 
              from cash or deferred arrangements.

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          Subtitle C--Increasing Portability for Participants

Sec. 1231. Rollovers allowed among various types of plans.
Sec. 1232. Rollovers of IRAs into workplace retirement plans.
Sec. 1233. Rollovers of after-tax contributions.
Sec. 1234. Hardship exception to 60-day rule.
Sec. 1235. Treatment of forms of distribution.
Sec. 1236. Rationalization of restrictions on distributions.
Sec. 1237. Purchase of service credit in governmental defined benefit 
              plans.
Sec. 1238. Employers may disregard rollovers for purposes of cash-out 
              amounts.
Sec. 1239. Minimum distribution and inclusion requirements for section 
              457 plans.

       Subtitle D--Strengthening Pension Security and Enforcement

Sec. 1241. Repeal of 150 percent of current liability funding limit.
Sec. 1242. Maximum contribution deduction rules modified and applied to 
              all defined benefit plans.
Sec. 1243. Missing participants.
Sec. 1244. Excise tax relief for sound pension funding.
Sec. 1245. Excise tax on failure to provide notice by defined benefit 
              plans significantly reducing future benefit accruals.
Sec. 1246. Protection of investment of employee contributions to 401(k) 
              plans.
Sec. 1247. Treatment of multiemployer plans under section 415.

                Subtitle E--Reducing Regulatory Burdens

Sec. 1251. Modification of timing of plan valuations.
Sec. 1252. ESOP dividends may be reinvested without loss of dividend 
              deduction.
Sec. 1253. Repeal of transition rule relating to certain highly 
              compensated employees.
Sec. 1254. Employees of tax-exempt entities.
Sec. 1255. Clarification of treatment of employer-provided retirement 
              advice.
Sec. 1256. Reporting simplification.
Sec. 1257. Improvement of employee plans compliance resolution system.
Sec. 1258. Substantial owner benefits in terminated plans.
Sec. 1259. Modification of exclusion for employer provided transit 
              passes.
Sec. 1260. Repeal of the multiple use test.
Sec. 1261. Flexibility in nondiscrimination, coverage, and line of 
              business rules.
Sec. 1262. Extension to international organizations of moratorium on 
              application of certain nondiscrimination rules applicable 
              to State and local plans.

                      Subtitle F--Plan Amendments

Sec. 1271. Provisions relating to plan amendments.

                  TITLE XIII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

         Subtitle A--Provisions Primarily Affecting Individuals

Sec. 1301. Consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety 
              officers killed in the line of duty.
Sec. 1302. Expansion of dc homebuyer tax credit.
Sec. 1303. No Federal income tax on amounts and lands received by 
              Holocaust victims or their heirs.

         Subtitle B--Provisions Primarily Affecting Businesses

Sec. 1311. Distributions from publicly traded partnerships treated as 
              qualifying income of regulated investment companies.
Sec. 1312. Special passive activity rule for publicly traded 
              partnerships to apply to regulated investment companies.
Sec. 1313. Large electric trucks, vans, and buses eligible for 
              deduction for clean-fuel vehicles in lieu of credit.
Sec. 1314. Modifications to special rules for nuclear decommissioning 
              costs.
Sec. 1315. Consolidation of life insurance companies with other 
              corporations.
Sec. 1316. Modification of active business definition under section 
              355.
Sec. 1317. Expansion of exemption from personal holding company tax for 
              lending or finance companies.
Sec. 1318. Extension of expensing of environmental remediation costs.

            Subtitle C--Provisions Relating to Excise Taxes

Sec. 1321. Consolidation of Hazardous Substance Superfund and Leaking 
              Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund.
Sec. 1322. Repeal of certain motor fuel excise taxes on fuel used by 
              railroads and on inland waterway transportation.
Sec. 1323. Repeal of excise tax on fishing tackle boxes.
Sec. 1324. Clarification of excise tax imposed on arrow components.
Sec. 1325. Exemption from ticket taxes for certain transportation 
              provided by small seaplanes.
Sec. 1326. Modification of rural airport definition.

                      Subtitle D--Other Provisions

Sec. 1331. Tax-exempt financing of qualified highway infrastructure 
              construction.
Sec. 1332. Tax treatment of Alaska Native Settlement Trusts.
Sec. 1333. Increase in threshold for Joint Committee reports on refunds 
              and credits.
Sec. 1334. Credit for clinical testing research expenses attributable 
              to certain qualified academic institutions including 
              teaching hospitals.
Sec. 1335. Payment of dividends on stock of cooperatives without 
              reducing patronage dividends.

                    Subtitle E--Tax Court Provisions

Sec. 1341. Tax court filing fee in all cases commenced by filing 
              petition.
Sec. 1342. Expanded use of Tax Court practice fee.
Sec. 1343. Confirmation of authority of Tax Court to apply doctrine of 
              equitable recoupment.

              TITLE XIV--EXTENSIONS OF EXPIRING PROVISIONS

Sec. 1401. Research credit.
Sec. 1402. Subpart F exemption for active financing income.
Sec. 1403. Taxable income limit on percentage depletion for marginal 
              production.
Sec. 1404. Work opportunity credit and welfare-to-work credit.
Sec. 1405. Extension and modification of credit for producing 
              electricity from certain renewable resources.

                       TITLE XV--REVENUE OFFSETS

Sec. 1501. Returns relating to cancellations of indebtedness by 
              organizations lending money.
Sec. 1502. Extension of Internal Revenue Service user fees.
Sec. 1503. Limitations on welfare benefit funds of 10 or more employer 
              plans.
Sec. 1504. Increase in elective withholding rate for nonperiodic 
              distributions from deferred compensation plans.
Sec. 1505. Controlled entities ineligible for REIT status.
Sec. 1506. Treatment of gain from constructive ownership transactions.
Sec. 1507. Transfer of excess defined benefit plan assets for retiree 
              health benefits.
Sec. 1508. Modification of installment method and repeal of installment 
              method for accrual method taxpayers.
Sec. 1509. Limitation on use of nonaccrual experience method of 
              accounting.
Sec. 1510. Charitable split-dollar life insurance, annuity, and 
              endowment contracts.
Sec. 1511. Restriction on use of real estate investment trusts to avoid 
              estimated tax payment requirements.
Sec. 1512. Modification of anti-abuse rules related to assumption of 
              liability.
Sec. 1513. Allocation of basis on transfers of intangibles in certain 
              nonrecognition transactions.
Sec. 1514. Distributions to a corporate partner of stock in another 
              corporation.
Sec. 1515. Prohibited allocations of S corporation stock held by an 
              ESOP.

                 TITLE XVI--COMPLIANCE WITH BUDGET ACT

Sec. 1601. Compliance with Budget Act.

               TITLE I--BROAD-BASED AND FAMILY TAX RELIEF

            Subtitle A--Reduction in Individual Income Taxes

     SEC. 101. REDUCTION IN INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAXES.

       (a) Regular Income Tax Rates.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (f) of section 1 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) Rate reductions.--The following adjustments shall 
     apply in prescribing the tables under paragraph (1):
       ``(A) Reduction in lowest rate.--With respect to taxable 
     years beginning after December 31, 2000, the rate applicable 
     to the lowest income bracket shall be--
       ``(i) 14.5 percent in the case of taxable years beginning 
     during 2001 or 2002, and
       ``(ii) 14.0 percent in the case of taxable years beginning 
     after 2002.
       ``(B) Reduction in other rates.--With respect to taxable 
     years beginning after December 31, 2004, each rate (other 
     than the rate referred to in subparagraph (A)) shall be 
     reduced by 1 percentage point.
       ``(C) Phaseout of marriage penalty in lowest bracket.--
       ``(i) In general.--With respect to taxable years beginning 
     after December 31, 2004--

       ``(I) the maximum taxable income in the lowest rate bracket 
     in the table contained in subsection (a) (and the minimum 
     taxable income in the next higher taxable income bracket in 
     such table) shall be the applicable percentage of the maximum 
     taxable income in the lowest rate bracket in the table 
     contained in subsection (c) (after any other adjustment under 
     this subsection), and
       ``(II) the comparable taxable income amounts in the table 
     contained in subsection (d) shall be \1/2\ of the amounts 
     determined under subclause (I).

       ``(ii) Applicable percentage.--For purposes of clause (i), 
     the applicable percentage shall be determined in accordance 
     with the following table:

``For taxable years beginning                            The applicable
  in calendar year--                                    percentage is--
      2005.......................................................173.7 
      2006.......................................................176.1 
      2007.......................................................188.1 
      2008 and thereafter.......................................200.0. 
       ``(D) Increase in maximum taxable income in lowest bracket 
     for other individuals.--
       ``(i) In general.--With respect to taxable years beginning 
     after December 31, 2005, the maximum taxable income in the 
     lowest rate bracket in the tables contained in subsections 
     (b) and (c), after any other adjustment under this subsection 
     (and the minimum taxable income in the next higher taxable 
     income bracket in such tables, as so adjusted) shall be 
     increased by $3,000.

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       ``(ii) Cost-of-living adjustment.--In the case of any 
     taxable year beginning in any calendar year after 2006, the 
     $3,000 amount in clause (i) shall be increased by an amount 
     equal to--

       ``(I) such dollar amount, multiplied by
       ``(II) the cost-of living adjustment determined under 
     paragraph (3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year 
     begins, determined by substituting `calendar year 2005' for 
     `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof.''.

       ``(iii) Any increase under clause (ii) shall be added to 
     the amount it is increasing before such amount is rounded 
     under paragraph (6).
       ``(9) Post-2001 rate reductions contingent on no increase 
     in interest on total united states debt.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the calendar year preceding any 
     adjustment year is not a debt reduction calendar year, then--
       ``(i) such adjustment shall not take effect until the 
     calendar year following the adjustment year, and
       ``(ii) this subparagraph shall apply to such following 
     calendar year as if it were an adjustment year.
     For purposes of this subparagraph, the term `adjustment year' 
     means, with respect to any adjustment under subparagraph (A), 
     (B), or (D) of paragraph (8), the first calendar year for 
     which such adjustment takes effect without regard to this 
     paragraph.
       ``(B) Debt reduction calendar year.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `debt reduction calendar year' means any 
     calendar year after 2000 if the Secretary of the Treasury 
     (after consultation with the chairman of the Federal Reserve 
     Board) determines by August 31 of such calendar year that the 
     United States interest expense for the 12-month period ending 
     on July 31 of such calendar year is not more than 
     $1,000,000,000 greater than the United States interest 
     expense for the 12-month period ending on July 31 of the 
     preceding calendar year.
       ``(C) United states interest expense.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `United States interest expense' means 
     interest on obligations which are subject to the public debt 
     limit in section 3101 of title 31, United States Code.''.
       (2) Technical amendments.--
       (A) Subparagraph (B) of section 1(f)(2) is amended by 
     inserting ``except as provided in paragraph (8),'' before 
     ``by not changing''.
       (B) Subparagraph (C) of section 1(f)(2) is amended by 
     inserting ``and the reductions under paragraph (8) in the 
     rates of tax'' before the period.
       (C) The heading for subsection (f) of section 1 is amended 
     by inserting ``Rate Reductions;'' before ``Adjustments''.
       (D) Section 1(g)(7)(B)(ii)(II) is amended by striking ``15 
     percent'' and inserting ``the percentage applicable to the 
     lowest income bracket in subsection (c)''.
       (E) Subparagraphs (A)(ii)(I) and (B)(i) of section 1(h)(1) 
     are each amended by striking ``28 percent'' and inserting 
     ``27 percent''.
       (F) Section 531 is amended by striking ``39.6 percent of 
     the accumulated taxable income'' and inserting ``the product 
     of the accumulated taxable income and the percentage 
     applicable to the highest income bracket in section 1(c)''.
       (G) Section 541 is amended by striking ``39.6 percent of 
     the undistributed personal holding company income'' and 
     inserting ``the product of the undistributed personal holding 
     company income and the percentage applicable to the highest 
     income bracket in section 1(c)''.
       (H) Section 3402(p)(1)(B) is amended by striking 
     ``specified is 7, 15, 28, or 31 percent'' and all that 
     follows and inserting ``specified is--
       ``(i) 7 percent,
       ``(ii) a percentage applicable to 1 of the 3 lowest income 
     brackets in section 1(c), or
       ``(iii) such other percentage as is permitted under 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary.''.
       (I) Section 3402(p)(2) is amended by striking ``15 percent 
     of such payment'' and inserting ``the product of such payment 
     and the percentage applicable to the lowest income bracket in 
     section 1(c)''.
       (J) Section 3402(q)(1) is amended by striking ``28 percent 
     of such payment'' and inserting ``the product of such payment 
     and the percentage applicable to the next to the lowest 
     income bracket in section 1(c)''.
       (K) Section 3402(r)(3) is amended by striking ``31 
     percent'' and inserting ``the rate applicable to the third 
     income bracket in such section''.
       (L) Section 3406(a)(1) is amended by striking ``31 percent 
     of such payment'' and inserting ``the product of such payment 
     and the percentage applicable to the third income bracket in 
     section 1(c)''.
       (b) Minimum Tax Rates.--Subparagraph (A) of section 
     55(b)(1) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     clause:
       ``(iv) Rate reduction.--In the case of taxable years 
     beginning after December 31, 2004, each rate in clause (i) 
     shall be reduced by 1 percentage point.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2000.

                     Subtitle B--Family Tax Relief

     SEC. 111. 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 ``200 percent of 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) Phase-in.--Subsection (c) of section 63 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) Phase-in of increase in basic standard deduction.--In 
     the case of taxable years beginning before January 1, 2005--
       ``(A) paragraph (2)(A) shall be applied by substituting for 
     `200 percent'--
       ``(i) `172.8 percent' in the case of taxable years 
     beginning during 2001,
       ``(ii) `180.1 percent' in the case of taxable years 
     beginning during 2002,
       ``(iii) `187.0 percent' in the case of taxable years 
     beginning during 2003, and
       ``(iv) `193.5 percent' in the case of taxable years 
     beginning during 2004, and
       ``(B) the basic standard deduction for a married individual 
     filing a separate return shall be one-half of the amount 
     applicable under paragraph (2)(A).
     If any amount determined under subparagraph (A) is not a 
     multiple of $50, such amount shall be rounded to the next 
     lowest multiple of $50.''.
       (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, 
     2000.

     SEC. 112. EXCLUSION FOR FOSTER CARE PAYMENTS TO APPLY TO 
                   PAYMENTS BY QUALIFIED PLACEMENT AGENCIES.

       (a) In General.--The matter preceding subparagraph (B) of 
     section 131(b)(1) (defining qualified foster care payment) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified foster care payment' 
     means any payment made pursuant to a foster care program of a 
     State or political subdivision thereof--
       ``(A) which is paid by--
       ``(i) the State or political subdivision thereof, or
       ``(ii) a qualified foster care placement agency, and''.
       (b) Qualified Foster Individuals To Include Individuals 
     Placed by Qualified Placement Agencies.--Subparagraph (B) of 
     section 131(b)(2) (defining qualified foster individual) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) a qualified foster care placement agency.''.
       (c) Qualified Foster Care Placement Agency Defined.--
     Subsection (b) of section 131 is amended by redesignating 
     paragraph (3) as paragraph (4) and by inserting after 
     paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Qualified foster care placement agency.--The term 
     `qualified foster care placement agency' means any placement 
     agency which is licensed or certified by--
       ``(A) a State or political subdivision thereof, or
       ``(B) an entity designated by a State or political 
     subdivision thereof,
     for the foster care program of such State or political 
     subdivision to make foster care payments to providers of 
     foster care.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1999.

     SEC. 113. EXPANSION OF ADOPTION CREDIT.

       (a) In General.--Section 23(a)(1) (relating to allowance of 
     credit) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of an individual, there 
     shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this 
     chapter--
       ``(A) in the case of an adoption of a child other than a 
     child with special needs, the amount of the qualified 
     adoption expenses paid or incurred by the taxpayer, and
       ``(B) in the case of an adoption of a child with special 
     needs, $10,000.''.
       (b) Dollar Limitation.--Section 23(b)(1) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``($6,000, in the case of a child with 
     special needs)'', and
       (2) by striking ``subsection (a)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (a)(1)''.
       (c) Year Credit Allowed.--Section 23(a)(2) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new flush sentence:
     ``In the case of the adoption of a child with special needs, 
     the credit allowed under paragraph (1) shall be allowed for 
     the taxable year in which the adoption becomes final.''.
       (d) Definition of Eligible Child.--
       (1) In general.--Section 23(d)(2) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) Eligible child.--The term `eligible child' means any 
     individual who--
       ``(A) has not attained age 18, or
       ``(B) is physically or mentally incapable of caring for 
     himself.''.
       (2) Clarification of termination.--Section 23 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(i) Termination for Children Without Special Needs.--
     Except in the case of a child with special needs, this 
     section shall not apply to expenses paid or incurred after 
     December 31, 2001.''
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2000.

     SEC. 114. MODIFICATION OF DEPENDENT CARE CREDIT.

       (a) Increase in Percentage of Employment-Related Expenses 
     Taken Into Account.--Subsection (a)(2) of section 21 
     (relating to expenses for household and dependent care 
     services necessary for gainful employment) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``30 percent'' and inserting ``35 percent 
     (40 percent in the case of taxable years beginning after 
     December 31, 2005)'',

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       (2) by striking ``$2,000'' and inserting ``$1,000'', and
       (3) by striking ``$10,000'' and inserting ``$30,000''.
       (b) Indexing of Limit on Employment-Related Expenses.--
     Section 21(c) (relating to dollar limit on amount creditable) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Dollar Limit on Amount Creditable.--
       ``(1) In general.--The amount of the employment-related 
     expenses incurred during any taxable year which may be taken 
     into account under subsection (a) shall not exceed--
       ``(A) an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount 
     determined under subparagraph (B) if there is 1 qualifying 
     individual with respect to the taxpayer for such taxable 
     year, or
       ``(B) $4,800 if there are 2 or more qualifying individuals 
     with respect to the taxpayer for such taxable year.
     The amount determined under subparagraph (A) or (B) 
     (whichever is applicable) shall be reduced by the aggregate 
     amount excludable from gross income under section 129 for the 
     taxable year.
       ``(2) Cost-of-living adjustment.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a taxable year beginning 
     after 2001, the $4,800 amount under paragraph (1)(B) 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, determined by substituting `calendar year 2000' 
     for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof.
       ``(B) Rounding rules.--If any amount after adjustment under 
     subparagraph (A) is not a multiple of $50, such amount shall 
     be rounded to the next lower multiple of $50.''.
       (c) Minimum Dependent Care Credit Allowed for Stay-at-Home 
     Parents.--Section 21(e) (relating to special rules) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(11) Minimum credit allowed for stay-at-home parents.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (d), in the 
     case of any taxpayer with 1 or more qualifying individuals 
     described in subsection (b)(1)(A) under the age of 1, such 
     taxpayer shall be deemed to have employment-related expenses 
     for the taxable year with respect to each such qualifying 
     individual in an amount equal to the sum of--
       ``(i) $200 for each month in such taxable year during which 
     such qualifying individual is under the age of 1, and
       ``(ii) the amount of employment-related expenses otherwise 
     incurred for such qualifying individual for the taxable year 
     (determined under this section without regard to this 
     paragraph).
       ``(B) Election to not apply this paragraph.--This paragraph 
     shall not apply with respect to any qualifying individual for 
     any taxable year if the taxpayer elects to not have this 
     paragraph apply to such qualifying individual for such 
     taxable year.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2001.
       (2) Subsection (c).--The amendment made by subsection (c) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2005.

     SEC. 115. MARRIAGE PENALTY RELIEF FOR EARNED INCOME CREDIT.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 32(b) (relating 
     to percentages and amounts) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Amounts.--The earned'' and inserting 
     ``Amounts.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
     earned'', and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) Joint returns.--In the case of a joint return, the 
     phaseout amount determined under subparagraph (A) shall be 
     increased by $2,000.''.
       (b) Inflation adjustment.--Paragraph (1)(B) of section 
     32(j) (relating to inflation adjustments) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable 
     year begins, determined--
       ``(i) in the case of amounts in subsections (b)(1)(A) and 
     (i)(1), by substituting `calendar year 1995' for `calendar 
     year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof, and
       ``(ii) in the case of the $2,000 amount in subsection 
     (b)(1)(B), by substituting `calendar year 2005' for `calendar 
     year 1992' in subparagraph (B) of such section 1.''.
       (c) Rounding.--Section 32(j)(2)(A) (relating to rounding) 
     is amended by striking ``subsection (b)(2)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (b)(2)(A) (after being increased under 
     subparagraph (B) thereof)''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2005.

      Subtitle C--Repeal of Alternative Minimum Tax on Individuals

     SEC. 121. REPEAL OF ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX ON INDIVIDUALS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 55 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new flush sentence:
     ``For purposes of this title, the tentative minimum tax on 
     any taxpayer other than a corporation for any taxable year 
     beginning after December 31, 2007, shall be zero.''.
       (b) Reduction of Tax on Individuals Prior to Repeal.--
     Section 55 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f) Phaseout of Tax on Individuals.--
       ``(1) In general.--The tax imposed by this section on a 
     taxpayer other than a corporation for any taxable year 
     beginning after December 31, 2004, and before January 1, 
     2008, shall be the applicable percentage of the tax which 
     would be imposed but for this subsection.
       ``(2) Applicable percentage.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1), the applicable percentage shall be determined in 
     accordance with the following table:

``For taxable years beginning                            The applicable
  in calendar year--                                    percentage is--
    2005..........................................................80   
    2006..........................................................70   
    2007.......................................................60.''.  
       (c) Nonrefundable Personal Credits Fully Allowed Against 
     Regular Tax Liability.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 26 (relating to 
     limitation based on amount of tax) 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 taxpayer's regular tax liability 
     for the taxable year.''.
       (2) Child credit.--Subsection (d) of section 24 is amended 
     by striking paragraph (2) and by redesignating paragraph (3) 
     as paragraph (2).
       (d) Limitation on Use of Credit for Prior Year Minimum Tax 
     Liability.--Subsection (c) of section 53 is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(c) Limitation.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, the credit allowable under subsection (a) for any 
     taxable year shall not exceed the excess (if any) of--
       ``(A) the regular tax liability of the taxpayer for such 
     taxable year reduced by the sum of the credits allowable 
     under subparts A, B, D, E, and F of this part, over
       ``(B) the tentative minimum tax for the taxable year.
       ``(2) Taxable years beginning after 2007.--In the case of 
     any taxable year beginning after 2007, the credit allowable 
     under subsection (a) to a taxpayer other than a corporation 
     for any taxable year shall not exceed 90 percent of the 
     excess (if any) of--
       ``(A) regular tax liability of the taxpayer for such 
     taxable year, over
       ``(B) the sum of the credits allowable under subparts A, B, 
     D, E, and F of this part.''.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1998.

       TITLE II--RELIEF FROM TAXATION ON SAVINGS AND INVESTMENTS

                  Subtitle A--Capital Gains Tax Relief

     SEC. 201. REDUCTION IN INDIVIDUAL CAPITAL GAIN TAX RATES.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Sections 1(h)(1)(B) and 55(b)(3)(B) are each amended by 
     striking ``10 percent'' and inserting ``8 percent''.
       (2) The following sections are each amended by striking 
     ``20 percent'' and inserting ``18 percent'':
       (A) Section 1(h)(1)(C).
       (B) Section 55(b)(3)(C).
       (C) Section 1445(e)(1).
       (D) The second sentence of section 7518(g)(6)(A).
       (E) The second sentence of section 607(h)(6)(A) of the 
     Merchant Marine Act, 1936.
       (3) Sections 1(h)(1)(D) and 55(b)(3)(D) are each amended by 
     striking ``25 percent'' and inserting ``23 percent''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 311 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 is 
     amended by striking subsection (e).
       (2) Section 1(h) is amended--
       (A) by striking paragraphs (2), (9), and (13),
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (8) as 
     paragraphs (2) through (7), respectively, and
       (C) by redesignating paragraphs (10), (11), and (12) as 
     paragraphs (8), (9), and (10), respectively.
       (3) Paragraph (3) of section 55(b) is amended by striking 
     ``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).''.
       (4) Paragraph (7) of section 57(a) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``42 percent'' and inserting ``28 
     percent'', and
       (B) by striking the last sentence.
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided by this 
     subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply 
     to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1998.
       (2) Withholding.--The amendment made by subsection 
     (a)(2)(C) shall apply to amounts paid after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 202. INDEXING OF CERTAIN ASSETS ACQUIRED AFTER DECEMBER 
                   31, 1999, FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING GAIN.

       (a) In General.--Part II of subchapter O of chapter 1 
     (relating to basis rules of general application) is amended 
     by inserting after section 1021 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 1022. INDEXING OF CERTAIN ASSETS ACQUIRED AFTER 
                   DECEMBER 31, 1999, FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING 
                   GAIN.

       ``(a) General Rule.--
       ``(1) Indexed basis substituted for adjusted basis.--Solely 
     for purposes of determining gain on the sale or other 
     disposition by a taxpayer (other than a corporation) of an 
     indexed asset which has been held for more than 1 year, the 
     indexed basis of the asset shall be substituted for its 
     adjusted basis.
       ``(2) Exception for depreciation, etc.--The deductions for 
     depreciation, depletion, and amortization shall be determined 
     without regard to the application of paragraph (1) to the 
     taxpayer or any other person.
       ``(3) Exception for principal residences.--Paragraph (1) 
     shall not apply to any disposition of the principal residence 
     (within the meaning of section 121) of the taxpayer .
       ``(b) Indexed Asset.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `indexed asset' means--
       ``(A) common stock in a C corporation (other than a foreign 
     corporation), and

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       ``(B) tangible property,
     which is a capital asset or property used in the trade or 
     business (as defined in section 1231(b)).
       ``(2) Stock in certain foreign corporations included.--For 
     purposes of this section--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `indexed asset' includes common 
     stock in a foreign corporation which is regularly traded on 
     an established securities market.
       ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to--
       ``(i) stock of a foreign investment company (within the 
     meaning of section 1246(b)),
       ``(ii) stock in a passive foreign investment company (as 
     defined in section 1296),
       ``(iii) stock in a foreign corporation held by a United 
     States person who meets the requirements of section 
     1248(a)(2), and
       ``(iv) stock in a foreign personal holding company (as 
     defined in section 552).
       ``(C) Treatment of american depository receipts.--An 
     American depository receipt for common stock in a foreign 
     corporation shall be treated as common stock in such 
     corporation.
       ``(c) Indexed Basis.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) General rule.--The indexed basis for any asset is--
       ``(A) the adjusted basis of the asset, increased by
       ``(B) the applicable inflation adjustment.
       ``(2) Applicable inflation adjustment.--The applicable 
     inflation adjustment for any asset is an amount equal to--
       ``(A) the adjusted basis of the asset, multiplied by
       ``(B) the percentage (if any) by which--
       ``(i) the chain-type price index for GDP for the last 
     calendar quarter ending before the asset is disposed of, 
     exceeds
       ``(ii) the chain-type price index for GDP for the last 
     calendar quarter ending before the asset was acquired by the 
     taxpayer.
     The percentage under subparagraph (B) shall be rounded to the 
     nearest \1/10\ of 1 percentage point.
       ``(3) Chain-type price index for GDP.--The chain-type price 
     index for GDP for any calendar quarter is such index for such 
     quarter (as shown in the last revision thereof released by 
     the Secretary of Commerce before the close of the following 
     calendar quarter).
       ``(d) Suspension of Holding Period Where Diminished Risk of 
     Loss; Treatment of Short Sales.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the taxpayer (or a related person) 
     enters into any transaction which substantially reduces the 
     risk of loss from holding any asset, such asset shall not be 
     treated as an indexed asset for the period of such reduced 
     risk.
       ``(2) Short sales.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a short sale of an 
     indexed asset with a short sale period in excess of 1 year, 
     for purposes of this title, the amount realized shall be an 
     amount equal to the amount realized (determined without 
     regard to this paragraph) increased by the applicable 
     inflation adjustment. In applying subsection (c)(2) for 
     purposes of the preceding sentence, the date on which the 
     property is sold short shall be treated as the date of 
     acquisition and the closing date for the sale shall be 
     treated as the date of disposition.
       ``(B) Short sale period.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
     the short sale period begins on the day that the property is 
     sold and ends on the closing date for the sale.
       ``(e) Treatment of Regulated Investment Companies and Real 
     Estate Investment Trusts.--
       ``(1) Adjustments at entity level.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     paragraph, the adjustment under subsection (a) shall be 
     allowed to any qualified investment entity (including for 
     purposes of determining the earnings and profits of such 
     entity).
       ``(B) Exception for corporate shareholders.--Under 
     regulations--
       ``(i) in the case of a distribution by a qualified 
     investment entity (directly or indirectly) to a corporation--

       ``(I) the determination of whether such distribution is a 
     dividend shall be made without regard to this section, and
       ``(II) the amount treated as gain by reason of the receipt 
     of any capital gain dividend shall be increased by the 
     percentage by which the entity's net capital gain for the 
     taxable year (determined without regard to this section) 
     exceeds the entity's net capital gain for such year 
     determined with regard to this section, and

       ``(ii) there shall be other appropriate adjustments 
     (including deemed distributions) so as to ensure that the 
     benefits of this section are not allowed (directly or 
     indirectly) to corporate shareholders of qualified investment 
     entities.
     For purposes of the preceding sentence, any amount includible 
     in gross income under section 852(b)(3)(D) shall be treated 
     as a capital gain dividend and an S corporation shall not be 
     treated as a corporation.
       ``(C) Exception for qualification purposes.--This section 
     shall not apply for purposes of sections 851(b) and 856(c).
       ``(D) Exception for certain taxes imposed at entity 
     level.--
       ``(i) Tax on failure to distribute entire gain.--If any 
     amount is subject to tax under section 852(b)(3)(A) for any 
     taxable year, the amount on which tax is imposed under such 
     section shall be increased by the percentage determined under 
     subparagraph (B)(i)(II). A similar rule shall apply in the 
     case of any amount subject to tax under paragraph (2) or (3) 
     of section 857(b) to the extent attributable to the excess of 
     the net capital gain over the deduction for dividends paid 
     determined with reference to capital gain dividends only. The 
     first sentence of this clause shall not apply to so much of 
     the amount subject to tax under section 852(b)(3)(A) as is 
     designated by the company under section 852(b)(3)(D).
       ``(ii) Other taxes.--This section shall not apply for 
     purposes of determining the amount of any tax imposed by 
     paragraph (4), (5), or (6) of section 857(b).
       ``(2) Adjustments to interests held in entity.--
       ``(A) Regulated investment companies.--Stock in a regulated 
     investment company (within the meaning of section 851) shall 
     be an indexed asset for any calendar quarter in the same 
     ratio as--
       ``(i) the average of the fair market values of the indexed 
     assets held by such company at the close of each month during 
     such quarter, bears to
       ``(ii) the average of the fair market values of all assets 
     held by such company at the close of each such month.
       ``(B) Real estate investment trusts.--Stock in a real 
     estate investment trust (within the meaning of section 856) 
     shall be an indexed asset for any calendar quarter in the 
     same ratio as--
       ``(i) the fair market value of the indexed assets held by 
     such trust at the close of such quarter, bears to
       ``(ii) the fair market value of all assets held by such 
     trust at the close of such quarter.
       ``(C) Ratio of 80 percent or more.--If the ratio for any 
     calendar quarter determined under subparagraph (A) or (B) 
     would (but for this subparagraph) be 80 percent or more, such 
     ratio for such quarter shall be 100 percent.
       ``(D) Ratio of 20 percent or less.--If the ratio for any 
     calendar quarter determined under subparagraph (A) or (B) 
     would (but for this subparagraph) be 20 percent or less, such 
     ratio for such quarter shall be zero.
       ``(E) Look-thru of partnerships.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, a qualified investment entity which holds a 
     partnership interest shall be treated (in lieu of holding a 
     partnership interest) as holding its proportionate share of 
     the assets held by the partnership.
       ``(3) Treatment of return of capital distributions.--Except 
     as otherwise provided by the Secretary, a distribution with 
     respect to stock in a qualified investment entity which is 
     not a dividend and which results in a reduction in the 
     adjusted basis of such stock shall be treated as allocable to 
     stock acquired by the taxpayer in the order in which such 
     stock was acquired.
       ``(4) Qualified investment entity.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `qualified investment entity' means--
       ``(A) a regulated investment company (within the meaning of 
     section 851), and
       ``(B) a real estate investment trust (within the meaning of 
     section 856).
       ``(f) Other Pass-Thru Entities.--
       ``(1) Partnerships.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a partnership, the 
     adjustment made under subsection (a) at the partnership level 
     shall be passed through to the partners.
       ``(B) Special rule in the case of section 754 elections.--
     In the case of a transfer of an interest in a partnership 
     with respect to which the election provided in section 754 is 
     in effect--
       ``(i) the adjustment under section 743(b)(1) shall, with 
     respect to the transferor partner, be treated as a sale of 
     the partnership assets for purposes of applying this section, 
     and
       ``(ii) with respect to the transferee partner, the 
     partnership's holding period for purposes of this section in 
     such assets shall be treated as beginning on the date of such 
     adjustment.
       ``(2) S corporations.--In the case of an S corporation, the 
     adjustment made under subsection (a) at the corporate level 
     shall be passed through to the shareholders. This section 
     shall not apply for purposes of determining the amount of any 
     tax imposed by section 1374 or 1375.
       ``(3) Common trust funds.--In the case of a common trust 
     fund, the adjustment made under subsection (a) at the trust 
     level shall be passed through to the participants.
       ``(4) Indexing adjustment disregarded in determining loss 
     on sale of interest in entity.--Notwithstanding the preceding 
     provisions of this subsection, for purposes of determining 
     the amount of any loss on a sale or exchange of an interest 
     in a partnership, S corporation, or common trust fund, the 
     adjustment made under subsection (a) shall not be taken into 
     account in determining the adjusted basis of such interest.
       ``(g) Dispositions Between Related Persons.--
       ``(1) In general.--This section shall not apply to any sale 
     or other disposition of property between related persons 
     except to the extent that the basis of such property in the 
     hands of the transferee is a substituted basis.
       ``(2) Related persons defined.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term `related persons' means--
       ``(A) persons bearing a relationship set forth in section 
     267(b), and
       ``(B) persons treated as single employer under subsection 
     (b) or (c) of section 414.
       ``(h) Transfers To Increase Indexing Adjustment.--If any 
     person transfers cash, debt, or any other property to another 
     person and the principal purpose of such transfer is to 
     secure or increase an adjustment under subsection (a), the 
     Secretary may disallow part or all of such adjustment or 
     increase.
       ``(i) Special Rules.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Treatment of improvements, etc.--If there is an 
     addition to the adjusted basis of any tangible property or of 
     any stock in a corporation during the taxable year by reason 
     of an improvement to such property or a contribution to 
     capital of such corporation--
       ``(A) such addition shall never be taken into account under 
     subsection (c)(1)(A) if the aggregate amount thereof during 
     the taxable year with respect to such property or stock is 
     less than $1,000, and
       ``(B) such addition shall be treated as a separate asset 
     acquired at the close of such taxable year if the aggregate 
     amount thereof during the

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     taxable year with respect to such property or stock is $1,000 
     or more.
     A rule similar to the rule of the preceding sentence shall 
     apply to any other portion of an asset to the extent that 
     separate treatment of such portion is appropriate to carry 
     out the purposes of this section.
       ``(2) Assets which are not indexed assets throughout 
     holding period.--The applicable inflation adjustment shall be 
     appropriately reduced for periods during which the asset was 
     not an indexed asset.
       ``(3) Treatment of certain distributions.--A distribution 
     with respect to stock in a corporation which is not a 
     dividend shall be treated as a disposition.
       ``(4) Acquisition date where there has been prior 
     application of subsection (a)(1) with respect to the 
     taxpayer.--If there has been a prior application of 
     subsection (a)(1) to an asset while such asset was held by 
     the taxpayer, the date of acquisition of such asset by the 
     taxpayer shall be treated as not earlier than the date of the 
     most recent such prior application.
       ``(5) Collapsible corporations.--The application of section 
     341(a) (relating to collapsible corporations) shall be 
     determined without regard to this section.
       ``(j) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     the purposes of this section.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part II 
     of subchapter O of chapter 1 is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 1021 the following new item:

``Sec. 1022. Indexing of certain assets acquired after December 31, 
              1999, for purposes of determining gain.''.
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to the disposition of any property the holding period 
     of which begins after December 31, 1999.
       (2) Certain transactions between related persons.--The 
     amendments made by this section shall not apply to the 
     disposition of any property acquired after December 31, 1999, 
     from a related person (as defined in section 1022(g)(2) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this section) 
     if--
       (A) such property was so acquired for a price less than the 
     property's fair market value, and
       (B) the amendments made by this section did not apply to 
     such property in the hands of such related person.
       (d) Election To Recognize Gain on Assets Held on January 1, 
     2000.--For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986--
       (1) In general.--A taxpayer other than a corporation may 
     elect to treat--
       (A) any readily tradable stock (which is an indexed asset) 
     held by such taxpayer on January 1, 2000, and not sold before 
     the next business day after such date, as having been sold on 
     such next business day for an amount equal to its closing 
     market price on such next business day (and as having been 
     reacquired on such next business day for an amount equal to 
     such closing market price), and
       (B) any other indexed asset held by the taxpayer on January 
     1, 2000, as having been sold on such date for an amount equal 
     to its fair market value on such date (and as having been 
     reacquired on such date for an amount equal to such fair 
     market value).
       (2) Treatment of gain or loss.--
       (A) Any gain resulting from an election under paragraph (1) 
     shall be treated as received or accrued on the date the asset 
     is treated as sold under paragraph (1) and shall be 
     recognized notwithstanding any provision of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.
       (B) Any loss resulting from an election under paragraph (1) 
     shall not be allowed for any taxable year.
       (3) Election.--An election under paragraph (1) shall be 
     made in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury or his 
     delegate may prescribe and shall specify the assets for which 
     such election is made. Such an election, once made with 
     respect to any asset, shall be irrevocable.
       (4) Readily tradable stock.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term ``readily tradable stock'' means any 
     stock which, as of January 1, 2000, is readily tradable on an 
     established securities market or otherwise.

     SEC. 203. CAPITAL GAINS TAX RATES APPLIED TO CAPITAL GAINS OF 
                   DESIGNATED SETTLEMENT FUNDS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 468B(b) (relating 
     to taxation of designated settlement funds) is amended by 
     inserting ``(subject to section 1(h))'' after ``maximum 
     rate''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1999.

     SEC. 204. SPECIAL RULE FOR MEMBERS OF UNIFORMED SERVICES AND 
                   FOREIGN SERVICE, AND OTHER EMPLOYEES, 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 paragraphs:
       ``(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 Refund and Relief Act of 1999.
       ``(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 Refund 
     and Relief Act of 1999.
       ``(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.
       ``(10) Other employees.--
       ``(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 as an employee for a period in 
     excess of 90 days in an assignment by such employee's 
     employer outside the United States.
       ``(B) Limitations and special rules.--
       ``(i) Maximum period of suspension.--The suspension under 
     subparagraph (A) with respect to a principal residence shall 
     not exceed (in the aggregate) 5 years.
       ``(ii) Members of uniformed services and foreign service.--
     Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to an individual to whom 
     paragraph (9) applies.
       ``(iii) Self-employed individual not considered an 
     employee.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term 
     `employee' does not include an individual who is an employee 
     within the meaning of section 401(c)(1) (relating to self-
     employed individuals).''.
       (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. 205. TAX TREATMENT OF INCOME AND LOSS ON DERIVATIVES.

       (a) In General.--Section 1221 (defining capital assets) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``For purposes'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(a) In General.--For purposes'',
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and 
     inserting a semicolon, and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) any commodities derivative financial instrument held 
     by a commodities derivatives dealer, unless--
       ``(A) it is established to the satisfaction of the 
     Secretary that such instrument has no connection to the 
     activities of such dealer as a dealer, and
       ``(B) such instrument is clearly identified in such 
     dealer's records as being described in subparagraph (A) 
     before the close of the day on which it was acquired, 
     originated, or entered into (or such other time as the 
     Secretary may by regulations prescribe);
       ``(7) any hedging transaction which is clearly identified 
     as such before the close of the day on which it was acquired, 
     originated, or entered into (or such other time as the 
     Secretary may by regulations prescribe); or
       ``(8) supplies of a type regularly used or consumed by the 
     taxpayer in the ordinary course of a trade or business of the 
     taxpayer.
       ``(b) Definitions and Special Rules.--
       ``(1) Commodities derivative financial instruments.--For 
     purposes of subsection (a)(6)--
       ``(A) Commodities derivatives dealer.--The term 
     `commodities derivatives dealer' means a person which 
     regularly offers to enter into, assume, offset, assign, or 
     terminate positions in commodities derivative financial 
     instruments with customers in the ordinary course of a trade 
     or business.
       ``(B) Commodities derivative financial instrument.--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `commodities derivative 
     financial instrument' means any contract or financial 
     instrument with respect to commodities (other than a share of 
     stock in a corporation, a beneficial interest in a 
     partnership or trust, a note, bond, debenture, or other 
     evidence of indebtedness, or a section 1256 contract (as 
     defined in section 1256(b)), the value or settlement price of 
     which is calculated by or determined by reference to a 
     specified index.
       ``(ii) Specified index.--The term `specified index' means 
     any one or more or any combination of--

       ``(I) a fixed rate, price, or amount, or
       ``(II) a variable rate, price, or amount,

     which is based on any current, objectively determinable 
     financial or economic information with respect to commodities 
     which is not within the control of any of the parties to the 
     contract or instrument and is not unique to any of the 
     parties' circumstances.
       ``(2) Hedging transaction.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `hedging transaction' means any transaction entered into by 
     the taxpayer in the normal course of the taxpayer's trade or 
     business primarily--
       ``(i) to manage risk of price changes or currency 
     fluctuations with respect to ordinary property which is held 
     or to be held by the taxpayer,
       ``(ii) to manage risk of interest rate or price changes or 
     currency fluctuations with respect to borrowings made or to 
     be made, or ordinary obligations incurred or to be incurred, 
     by the taxpayer, or
       ``(iii) to manage such other risks as the Secretary may 
     prescribe in regulations.
       ``(B) Treatment of nonidentification or improper 
     identification of hedging transactions.--Notwithstanding 
     subsection (a)(7), the Secretary shall prescribe regulations 
     to properly characterize any income, gain, expense, or loss 
     arising from a transaction--

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       ``(i) which is a hedging transaction but which was not 
     identified as such in accordance with subsection (a)(7), or
       ``(ii) which was so identified but is not a hedging 
     transaction.
       ``(3) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as are appropriate to carry out the purposes of 
     paragraph (6) and (7) of subsection (a) in the case of 
     transactions involving related parties.''.
       (b) Management of Risk.--
       (1) Section 475(c)(3) is amended by striking ``reduces'' 
     and inserting ``manages''.
       (2) Section 871(h)(4)(C)(iv) is amended by striking ``to 
     reduce'' and inserting ``to manage''.
       (3) Clauses (i) and (ii) of section 988(d)(2)(A) are each 
     amended by striking ``to reduce'' and inserting ``to 
     manage''.
       (4) Paragraph (2) of section 1256(e) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) Definition of hedging transaction.--For purposes of 
     this subsection, the term `hedging transaction' means any 
     hedging transaction (as defined in section 1221(b)(2)(A)) if, 
     before the close of the day on which such transaction was 
     entered into (or such earlier time as the Secretary may 
     prescribe by regulations), the taxpayer clearly identifies 
     such transaction as being a hedging transaction.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Each of the following sections are amended by striking 
     ``section 1221'' and inserting ``section 1221(a)'':
       (A) Section 170(e)(3)(A).
       (B) Section 170(e)(4)(B).
       (C) Section 367(a)(3)(B)(i).
       (D) Section 818(c)(3).
       (E) Section 865(i)(1).
       (F) Section 1092(a)(3)(B)(ii)(II).
       (G) Subparagraphs (C) and (D) of section 1231(b)(1).
       (H) Section 1234(a)(3)(A).
       (2) Each of the following sections are amended by striking 
     ``section 1221(1)'' and inserting ``section 1221(a)(1)'':
       (A) Section 198(c)(1)(A)(i).
       (B) Section 263A(b)(2)(A).
       (C) Clauses (i) and (iii) of section 267(f)(3)(B).
       (D) Section 341(d)(3).
       (E) Section 543(a)(1)(D)(i).
       (F) Section 751(d)(1).
       (G) Section 775(c).
       (H) Section 856(c)(2)(D).
       (I) Section 856(c)(3)(C).
       (J) Section 856(e)(1).
       (K) Section 856(j)(2)(B).
       (L) Section 857(b)(4)(B)(i).
       (M) Section 857(b)(6)(B)(iii).
       (N) Section 864(c)(4)(B)(iii).
       (O) Section 864(d)(3)(A).
       (P) Section 864(d)(6)(A).
       (Q) Section 954(c)(1)(B)(iii).
       (R) Section 995(b)(1)(C).
       (S) Section 1017(b)(3)(E)(i).
       (T) Section 1362(d)(3)(C)(ii).
       (U) Section 4662(c)(2)(C).
       (V) Section 7704(c)(3).
       (W) Section 7704(d)(1)(D).
       (X) Section 7704(d)(1)(G).
       (Y) Section 7704(d)(5).
       (3) Section 818(b)(2) is amended by striking ``section 
     1221(2)'' and inserting ``section 1221(a)(2)''.
       (4) Section 1397B(e)(2) is amended by striking ``section 
     1221(4)'' and inserting ``section 1221(a)(4)''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to any instrument held, acquired, or entered 
     into, any transaction entered into, and supplies held or 
     acquired on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 206. WORTHLESS SECURITIES OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

       (a) In General.--The first sentence following section 
     165(g)(3)(B) (relating to securities of affiliated 
     corporation) is amended to read as follows: ``In computing 
     gross receipts for purposes of the preceding sentence, (i) 
     gross receipts from sales or exchanges of stocks and 
     securities shall be taken into account only to the extent of 
     gains therefrom, and (ii) gross receipts from royalties, 
     rents, dividends, interest, annuities, and gains from sales 
     or exchanges of stocks and securities derived from (or 
     directly related to) the conduct of an active trade or 
     business of an insurance company subject to tax under 
     subchapter L or a qualified financial institution (as defined 
     in subsection (l)(3)) shall be treated as from such sources 
     other than royalties, rents, dividends, interest, annuities, 
     and gains.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to securities which become worthless in taxable 
     years beginning after December 31, 1999.

             Subtitle B--Individual Retirement Arrangements

     SEC. 211. MODIFICATION OF DEDUCTION LIMITS FOR IRA 
                   CONTRIBUTIONS.

       (a) Increase in Contribution Limit.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (1)(A) of section 219(b) 
     (relating to maximum amount of deduction) is amended by 
     striking ``$2,000'' and inserting ``the deductible amount''.
       (2) Deductible amount.--Section 219(b) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Deductible amount.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1)(A)--
       ``(A) In general.--The deductible amount shall be 
     determined in accordance with the following table:

``For taxable years beginning in:             The deductible amount is:
    512001, 2002, and 2003......................................$3,000 
    2004 and 2005...............................................$4,000 
    2006 and thereafter.........................................$5,000.
       ``(B) Cost-of-living adjustment.--
       ``(i) In general.--In the case of any taxable year 
     beginning in a calendar year after 2006, the $5,000 amount 
     under subparagraph (A) 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, determined by substituting `calendar year 2005' 
     for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof.

       ``(ii) Rounding rules.--If any amount after adjustment 
     under clause (i) is not a multiple of $100, such amount shall 
     be rounded to the next lower multiple of $100.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 408(a)(1) is amended by striking ``in excess of 
     $2,000 on behalf of any individual'' and inserting ``on 
     behalf of any individual in excess of the amount in effect 
     for such taxable year under section 219(b)(1)(A)''.
       (2) Section 408(b)(2)(B) is amended by striking ``$2,000'' 
     and inserting ``the dollar amount in effect under section 
     219(b)(1)(A)''.
       (3) Section 408(b) is amended by striking ``$2,000'' in the 
     matter following paragraph (4) and inserting ``the dollar 
     amount in effect under section 219(b)(1)(A)''.
       (4) Section 408(j) is amended by striking ``$2,000''.
       (5) Section 408(p)(8) is amended by striking ``$2,000'' and 
     inserting ``the dollar amount in effect under section 
     219(b)(1)(A)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2000.

     SEC. 212. MODIFICATION OF INCOME LIMITS ON CONTRIBUTIONS AND 
                   ROLLOVERS TO ROTH IRAS.

       (a) Repeal of AGI Limit on Contributions.--Section 
     408A(c)(3) (relating to limits based on modified adjusted 
     gross income) is amended--
       (1) by striking clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting:
       ``(ii) $10,000.'', and
       (2) by striking clause (ii) of subparagraph (C) and 
     inserting:
       ``(ii) the applicable dollar amount is--

       ``(I) $200,000 in the case of a taxpayer filing a joint 
     return, and
       ``(II) $100,000 in the case of any other taxpayer.''

       (b) Increase in AGI Limit for Rollover Contributions.--
     Section 408A(c)(3)(B) (relating to rollover from IRA) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) Rollover from ira.--A taxpayer shall not be allowed 
     to make a qualified rollover contribution from an individual 
     retirement plan other than a Roth IRA during any taxable year 
     if, for the taxable year of the distribution to which the 
     contribution relates, the taxpayer's adjusted gross income 
     exceeds $100,000 ($200,000 in the case of a taxpayer filing a 
     joint return).''
       (c) Effective Dates.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2002.

     SEC. 213. DEEMED IRAS UNDER EMPLOYER PLANS.

       (a) In General.--Section 408 (relating to individual 
     retirement accounts) is amended by redesignating subsection 
     (q) as subsection (r) and by inserting after subsection (p) 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(q) Deemed IRAs Under Qualified Employer Plans.--
       ``(1) General rule.--If--
       ``(A) a qualified employer plan elects to allow employees 
     to make voluntary employee contributions to a separate 
     account or annuity established under the plan, and
       ``(B) under the terms of the qualified employer plan, such 
     account or annuity meets the applicable requirements of this 
     section or section 408A for an individual retirement account 
     or annuity,
     then such account or annuity shall be treated for purposes of 
     this title in the same manner as an individual retirement 
     plan (and contributions to such account or annuity as 
     contributions to an individual retirement plan). For purposes 
     of subparagraph (B), the requirements of subsection (a)(5) 
     shall not apply.
       ``(2) Special rules for qualified employer plans.--For 
     purposes of this title--
       ``(A) a qualified employer plan shall not fail to meet any 
     requirement of this title solely by reason of establishing 
     and maintaining a program described in paragraph (1), and
       ``(B) any account or annuity described in paragraph (1), 
     and any contribution to the account or annuity, shall not be 
     subject to any requirement of this title applicable to a 
     qualified employer plan or taken into account in applying any 
     such requirement to any other contributions under the plan.
       ``(3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) Qualified employer plan.--The term `qualified 
     employer plan' has the meaning given such term by section 
     72(p)(4).
       ``(B) Voluntary employee contribution.--The term `voluntary 
     employee contribution' means any contribution (other than a 
     mandatory contribution within the meaning of section 
     411(c)(2)(C))--
       ``(i) which is made by an individual as an employee under a 
     qualified employer plan which allows employees to elect to 
     make contributions described in paragraph (1), and
       ``(ii) with respect to which the individual has designated 
     the contribution as a contribution to which this subsection 
     applies.''.
       (b) Amendment of ERISA.--
       (1) In general.--Section 4 of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1003) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) If a pension plan allows an employee to elect to make 
     voluntary employee contributions to accounts and annuities as 
     provided in section 408(q) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986, such accounts and annuities (and contributions thereto) 
     shall not be treated as part of such plan (or as a separate 
     pension plan) for purposes of any provision of this title 
     other than section 403(c), 404, or 405 (relating to exclusive 
     benefit, and fiduciary and co-fiduciary responsibilities).''.

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       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 4(a) of such Act (29 
     U.S.C. 1003(a)) is amended by inserting ``or (c)'' after 
     ``subsection (b)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 1999.

     SEC. 214. CATCHUP CONTRIBUTIONS TO IRAS BY INDIVIDUALS AGE 50 
                   OR OVER.

       (a) In General.--Section 219(b), as amended by section 211, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Catchup contributions.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of an individual who has 
     attained the age of 50 before the close of the taxable year, 
     the dollar amount in effect under paragraph (1)(A) for such 
     taxable year shall be equal to the applicable percentage of 
     such amount determined without regard to this paragraph.
       ``(B) Applicable percentage.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the applicable percentage shall be determined in 
     accordance with the following table:

``For taxable years beginning in:         The applicable percentage is:
    2001...................................................110 percent 
    2002...................................................120 percent 
    2003...................................................130 percent 
    2004...................................................140 percent 
    2005 and thereafter..................................150percent.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to contributions in taxable years beginning after 
     December 31, 2000.

               TITLE III--ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX REFORM

     SEC. 301. MODIFICATION OF ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX ON 
                   CORPORATIONS.

       (a) Limitation on Use of Credit for Prior Year Minimum Tax 
     Liability.--Subsection (c) of section 53, as amended by 
     section 121, is amended by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
     paragraph (3) and by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Corporations for taxable years beginning after 
     2004.--In the case of a corporation for any taxable year 
     beginning after 2004, the limitation under paragraph (1) 
     shall be increased by the lesser of--
       ``(A) 50 percent of the tentative minimum tax for the 
     taxable year, or
       ``(B) the excess (if any) of the tentative minimum tax for 
     the taxable year over the regular tax for the taxable year.''
       (b) Repeal of 90 Percent Limitation on NOL Deduction.--
     Section 56(d)(1)(A) is amended by striking ``90 percent'' and 
     inserting ``90 percent (100 percent in the case of a 
     corporation)''.
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Subsection (a).--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2004.
       (2) Subsection (b).--The amendment made by subsection (b) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2001.

     SEC. 302. REPEAL OF 90 PERCENT LIMITATION ON FOREIGN TAX 
                   CREDIT.

       (a) In General.--Section 59(a) (relating to alternative 
     minimum tax foreign tax credit) is amended by striking 
     paragraph (2) and by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 
     paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 53(d)(1)(B)(i)(II) is 
     amended by striking ``and if section 59(a)(2) did not 
     apply''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2001.

                 TITLE IV--EDUCATION SAVINGS INCENTIVES

     SEC. 401. MODIFICATIONS TO EDUCATION INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT 
                   ACCOUNTS.

       (a) Maximum Annual Contributions.--
       (1) In general.--Section 530(b)(1)(A)(iii) (defining 
     education individual retirement account) is amended by 
     striking ``$500'' and inserting ``$2,000''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 4973(e)(1)(A) is amended 
     by striking ``$500'' and inserting ``$2,000''.
       (b) 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)).
       ``(B) Qualified state tuition programs.--Such term shall 
     include any contribution to a qualified State tuition program 
     (as defined in section 529(b)) on behalf of the designated 
     beneficiary (as defined in section 529(e)(1)); but there 
     shall be no increase in the investment in the contract for 
     purposes of applying section 72 by reason of any portion of 
     such contribution which is not includible in gross income by 
     reason of subsection (d)(2).''.
       (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, and
       ``(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) Conforming amendments.--Section 530 is amended--
       (A) by striking ``higher'' each place it appears in 
     subsections (b)(1) and (d)(2), and
       (B) by striking ``higher'' in the heading for subsection 
     (d)(2).
       (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 subparagraphs (A)(ii) and (E) and 
     paragraphs (5) and (6) of subsection (d) shall not apply to 
     any designated beneficiary with special needs (as determined 
     under regulations prescribed by the Secretary).''.
       (d) Entities 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) Time When Contributions Deemed Made.--
       (1) In general.--Section 530(b) (relating to definitions 
     and special rules), as amended by subsection (b)(2), is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Time when contributions deemed made.--An individual 
     shall be deemed to have made a contribution to an education 
     individual retirement 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).''.
       (2) Extension of time to return excess contributions.--
     Subparagraph (C) of section 530(d)(4) (relating to additional 
     tax for distributions not used for educational expenses) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking clause (i) and inserting the following new 
     clause:
       ``(i) such distribution is made before the 1st day of the 
     6th month of the taxable year following the taxable year, 
     and'', and
       (B) by striking ``due date of return'' in the heading and 
     inserting ``certain date''.
       (f) Coordination With Hope and Lifetime Learning Credits 
     and Qualified Tuition Programs.--
       (1) In general.--Section 530(d)(2)(C) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(C) Coordination with hope and lifetime learning credits 
     and qualified tuition programs.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A)--
       ``(i) Credit coordination.--The total amount of qualified 
     higher education expenses with respect to an individual for 
     the taxable year shall be reduced--

       ``(I) as provided in section 25A(g)(2), and
       ``(II) by the amount of such expenses which were taken into 
     account in determining the credit allowed to the taxpayer or 
     any other person under section 25A.

       ``(ii) Coordination with qualified tuition programs.--If, 
     with respect to an individual for any taxable year--

       ``(I) the aggregate distributions during such year to which 
     subparagraph (A) and section 529(c)(3)(B) apply, exceed
       ``(II) the total amount of qualified education expenses 
     (after the application of clause (i)) for such year,

     the taxpayer shall allocate such expenses among such 
     distributions for purposes of determining the amount of the 
     exclusion under subparagraph (A) and section 529(c)(3)(B).''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Subsection (e) of section 25A is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(e) Election Not To Have Section Apply.--A taxpayer may 
     elect not to have this section apply with respect to the 
     qualified tuition and related expenses of an individual for 
     any taxable year.''.
       (B) Section 135(d)(2)(A) is amended by striking 
     ``allowable'' and inserting ``allowed''.
       (C) Section 530(d)(2)(D) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``or credit'', and
       (ii) by striking ``credit or'' in the heading.
       (D) Section 4973(e)(1) is amended by adding ``and'' at the 
     end of subparagraph (A), by striking subparagraph (B), and by 
     redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B).
       (g) Renaming Education Individual Retirement Accounts as 
     Education Savings Accounts.--
       (1) In general.--
       (A) Section 530 (as amended by the preceding provisions of 
     this section) is amended by striking ``education individual 
     retirement account'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``education savings account''.
       (B) The heading for paragraph (1) of section 530(b) is 
     amended by striking ``Education individual retirement 
     account'' and inserting ``Education savings account''.
       (C) The heading for section 530 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 530. EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.''.

       (D) The item in the table of contents for part VII of 
     subchapter F of chapter 1 relating to section 530 is amended 
     to read as follows:

``Sec. 530. Education savings accounts.''.

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       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) The following provisions are each amended by striking 
     ``education individual retirement'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``education savings'':
       (i) Section 25A(e)(2).
       (ii) Section 26(b)(2)(E).
       (iii) Section 72(e)(9).
       (iv) Section 135(c)(2)(C).
       (v) Subsections (a) and (e) of section 4973.
       (vi) Subsections (c) and (e) of section 4975.
       (vii) Section 6693(a)(2)(D).
       (B) The headings for each of the following provisions are 
     amended by striking ``education individual retirement 
     accounts'' each place it appears and inserting ``education 
     savings accounts''.
       (i) Section 72(e)(9).
       (ii) Section 135(c)(2)(C).
       (iii) Section 4973(e).
       (iv) Section 4975(c)(5).
       (h) 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, 2000.
       (2) Subsection (g).--The amendments made by subsection (g) 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 402. MODIFICATIONS TO QUALIFIED TUITION PROGRAMS.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Collegiate Learning and Student Savings (CLASS) Act''.
       (b) 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 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.--Clause (ii) of section 529(b)(1)(A) is amended by 
     inserting ``in the case of a program established and 
     maintained by a State or agency or instrumentality thereof,'' 
     before ``may make''.
       (3) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Sections 72(e)(9), 135(c)(2)(C), 135(d)(1)(D), 529, 
     530(b)(2)(B), 4973(e), and 6693(a)(2)(C) are each amended by 
     striking ``qualified State tuition'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``qualified tuition''.
       (B) The headings for sections 72(e)(9) and 135(c)(2)(C) are 
     each amended by striking ``qualified state tuition'' and 
     inserting ``qualified tuition''.
       (C) The headings for sections 529(b) and 530(b)(2)(B) are 
     each amended by striking ``Qualified state tuition'' and 
     inserting ``Qualified tuition''.
       (D) The heading for section 529 is amended by striking 
     ``state''.
       (E) 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) Exclusion From Gross Income of Education Distributions 
     From Qualified Tuition Programs.--
       (1) In general.--Section 529(c)(3)(B) (relating to 
     distributions) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) Distributions for qualified higher education 
     expenses.--For purposes of this paragraph--
       ``(i) In-kind distributions.--No amount shall be includible 
     in gross income under subparagraph (A) by reason of a 
     distribution which consists of providing a benefit to the 
     distributee which, if paid for by the distributee, would 
     constitute payment of a qualified higher education expense.
       ``(ii) Cash distributions.--In the case of distributions 
     not described in clause (i), if--

       ``(I) such distributions do not exceed the qualified higher 
     education expenses (reduced by expenses described in clause 
     (i)), no amount shall be includible in gross income, and
       ``(II) in any other case, the amount otherwise includible 
     in gross income shall be reduced by an amount which bears the 
     same ratio to such amount as such expenses bear to such 
     distributions.

       ``(iii) Exception for institutional programs.--In the case 
     of any taxable year beginning before January 1, 2004, clauses 
     (i) and (ii) shall not apply with respect to any distribution 
     during such taxable year under a qualified tuition program 
     established and maintained by 1 or more eligible educational 
     institutions.
       ``(iv) Treatment as distributions.--Any benefit furnished 
     to a designated beneficiary under a qualified tuition program 
     shall be treated as a distribution to the beneficiary for 
     purposes of this paragraph.
       ``(v) Coordination with hope and lifetime learning 
     credits.--The total amount of qualified higher education 
     expenses with respect to an individual for the taxable year 
     shall be reduced--

       ``(I) as provided in section 25A(g)(2), and
       ``(II) by the amount of such expenses which were taken into 
     account in determining the credit allowed to the taxpayer or 
     any other person under section 25A.

       ``(vi) Coordination with education individual retirement 
     accounts.--If, with respect to an individual for any taxable 
     year--

       ``(I) the aggregate distributions to which clauses (i) and 
     (ii) and section 530(d)(2)(A) apply, exceed
       ``(II) the total amount of qualified higher education 
     expenses otherwise taken into account under clauses (i) and 
     (ii) (after the application of clause (v)) for such year,

     the taxpayer shall allocate such expenses among such 
     distributions for purposes of determining the amount of the 
     exclusion under clauses (i) and (ii) and section 
     530(d)(2)(A).''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 135(d)(2)(B) is amended by striking ``the 
     exclusion under section 530(d)(2)'' and inserting ``the 
     exclusions under sections 529(c)(3)(B)(i) and 530(d)(2)''.
       (B) Section 221(e)(2)(A) is amended by inserting ``529,'' 
     after ``135,''.
       (d) Rollover to Different Program for Benefit of Same 
     Designated Beneficiary.--Section 529(c)(3)(C) (relating to 
     change in beneficiaries) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``transferred to the credit'' in clause (i) 
     and inserting ``transferred--

       ``(I) to another qualified tuition program for the benefit 
     of the designated beneficiary, or
       ``(II) to the credit'',

       (2) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iii) Limitation on certain rollovers.--Clause (i)(I) 
     shall not apply to any amount transferred with respect to a 
     designated beneficiary if, at any time during the 1-year 
     period ending on the day of such transfer, any other amount 
     was transferred with respect to such beneficiary which was 
     not includible in gross income by reason of clause (i)(I).'', 
     and
       (3) by inserting ``or programs'' after ``beneficiaries'' in 
     the heading.
       (e) Member of Family Includes First Cousin.--Section 
     529(e)(2) (defining member of family) is amended by striking 
     ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B), by striking the 
     period at the end of subparagraph (C) and by inserting ``; 
     and'', and by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(D) any first cousin of such beneficiary.''.
       (f) Definition of Qualified Higher Education Expenses.--
       (1) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 529(e)(3) 
     (relating to definition of qualified higher education 
     expenses) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified higher education 
     expenses' means--
       ``(i) tuition and fees required for the enrollment or 
     attendance of a designated beneficiary at an eligible 
     educational institution for courses of instruction of such 
     beneficiary at such institution, and
       ``(ii) expenses for books, supplies, and equipment which 
     are incurred in connection with such enrollment or 
     attendance, but not to exceed the allowance for books and 
     supplies included in the cost of attendance (as defined in 
     section 472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1087ll), as in effect on the date of enactment of the 
     Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act of 1999) as determined by the 
     eligible educational institution.''.
       (2) Exception for education involving sports, etc.--
     Paragraph (3) of section 529(e) (relating to qualified higher 
     education expenses) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Exception for education involving sports, etc.--The 
     term `qualified higher education expenses' shall not include 
     expenses with respect to any course or other education 
     involving sports, games, or hobbies unless such course or 
     other education is part of the beneficiary's degree program 
     or is taken to acquire or improve job skills of the 
     beneficiary.''.
       (g) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1999.
       (2) Qualified higher education expenses.--The amendments 
     made by subsection (f) shall apply to amounts paid for 
     courses beginning after December 31, 1999.

     SEC. 403. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN AMOUNTS RECEIVED UNDER THE 
                   NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS SCHOLARSHIP 
                   PROGRAM, THE F. EDWARD HEBERT ARMED FORCES 
                   HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL 
                   ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, AND CERTAIN OTHER PROGRAMS.

       (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 Service Corps Scholarship program 
     under section 338A(g)(1)(A) of the Public Health Service Act,
       ``(B) the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship and 
     Financial Assistance program under subchapter I of chapter 
     105 of title 10, United States Code,
       ``(C) the National Institutes of Health Undergraduate 
     Scholarship program under section 487D of the Public Health 
     Service Act, or
       ``(D) any State program determined by the Secretary to have 
     substantially similar objectives as such programs.''.
       (b) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to amounts 
     received in taxable years beginning after December 31, 1993.
       (2) State programs.--Section 117(c)(2)(D) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by the amendments made by 
     subsection (a)) shall apply to amounts received in taxable 
     years beginning after December 31, 1999.

     SEC. 404. 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, 2003''.

     SEC. 405. ADDITIONAL INCREASE IN ARBITRAGE REBATE EXCEPTION 
                   FOR GOVERNMENTAL BONDS USED TO FINANCE 
                   EDUCATIONAL 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''.

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       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to obligations issued in calendar years beginning 
     after December 31, 1999.

     SEC. 406. 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 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, 60 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, 1999.

     SEC. 407. ELIMINATION OF 60-MONTH LIMIT AND INCREASE IN 
                   INCOME LIMITATION ON STUDENT LOAN INTEREST 
                   DEDUCTION.

       (a) Elimination of 60-Month Limit.--
       (1) In general.--Section 221 (relating to interest on 
     education loans) is amended by striking subsection (d) and by 
     redesignating subsections (e), (f), and (g) as subsections 
     (d), (e), and (f), respectively.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 6050S(e) is amended by 
     striking ``section 221(e)(1)'' and inserting ``section 
     221(d)(1)''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply with respect to any loan interest paid after 
     December 31, 1999, in taxable years ending after such date.
       (b) Increase in Income Limitation.--
       (1) In general.--Section 221(b)(2)(B) (relating to amount 
     of reduction) is amended by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(i) the excess of--

       ``(I) the taxpayer's modified adjusted gross income for 
     such taxable year, over
       ``(II) $45,000 ($90,000 in the case of a joint return), 
     bears to

       ``(ii) $15,000.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 221(g)(1) is amended by 
     striking ``$40,000 and $60,000 amounts'' and inserting 
     ``$45,000 and $90,000 amounts''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 1999.

     SEC. 408. 2-PERCENT FLOOR ON MISCELLANEOUS ITEMIZED 
                   DEDUCTIONS NOT TO APPLY TO QUALIFIED 
                   PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES OF ELEMENTARY 
                   AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS.

       (a) In General.--Section 67(b) (defining miscellaneous 
     itemized deductions) is amended by striking ``and'' at the 
     end of paragraph (11), by striking the period at the end of 
     paragraph (12) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(13) any deduction allowable for the qualified 
     professional development expenses of an eligible teacher.''.
       (b) Definitions.--Section 67 (relating to 2-percent floor 
     on miscellaneous itemized deductions) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Qualified Professional Development Expenses of 
     Eligible Teachers.--For purposes of subsection (b)(13)--
       ``(1) Qualified professional development expenses.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified professional 
     development expenses' means expenses in an amount not to 
     exceed $1,000 for any taxable year--
       ``(i) for tuition, fees, books, supplies, equipment, and 
     transportation required for the enrollment or attendance of 
     an individual in a qualified course of instruction, and
       ``(ii) with respect to which a deduction is allowable under 
     section 162 (determined without regard to this section).
       ``(B) Qualified course of instruction.--The term `qualified 
     course of instruction' means a course of instruction which--
       ``(i) is--

       ``(I) at an institution of higher education (as defined in 
     section 481 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1088), as in effect on the date of the enactment of this 
     subsection), or
       ``(II) a professional conference, and

       ``(ii) is part of a program of professional development 
     which is approved and certified by the appropriate local 
     educational agency as furthering the individual's teaching 
     skills.
       ``(C) Local educational agency.--The term `local 
     educational agency' has the meaning given such term by 
     section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965, as so in effect.
       ``(2) Eligible teacher.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `eligible teacher' means an 
     individual who is a kindergarten through grade 12 classroom 
     teacher, instructor, counselor, aide, or principal in an 
     elementary or secondary school.
       ``(B) Elementary or secondary school.--The terms 
     `elementary school' and `secondary school' have the meanings 
     given such terms by section 14101 of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801), as so in 
     effect.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2000, and ending before January 1, 2005.

                    TITLE V--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

     SEC. 501. DEDUCTION FOR HEALTH AND LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE 
                   COSTS OF INDIVIDUALS NOT PARTICIPATING IN 
                   EMPLOYER-SUBSIDIZED HEALTH PLANS.

       (a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 is 
     amended by redesignating section 222 as section 223 and by 
     inserting after section 221 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 222. HEALTH AND LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE COSTS.

       ``(a) In General.--In the case of an individual, there 
     shall be allowed as a deduction an amount equal to the 
     applicable percentage of the amount paid during the taxable 
     year for insurance which constitutes medical care for the 
     taxpayer and the taxpayer's spouse and dependents.
       ``(b) Applicable Percentage.--For purposes of subsection 
     (a), the applicable percentage shall be determined in 
     accordance with the following table:

``For taxable years beginning                            The applicable
  in calendar year--                                    percentage is--
  2002, 2003, and 2004.............................................25  
  2005.............................................................35  
  2006.............................................................65  
  2007 and thereafter............................................100.  
       ``(c) Limitation Based on Other Coverage.--
       ``(1) Coverage under certain subsidized employer plans.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any 
     taxpayer for any calendar month for which the taxpayer 
     participates in any health plan maintained by any employer of 
     the taxpayer or of the spouse of the taxpayer if 50 percent 
     or more of the cost of coverage under such plan (determined 
     under section 4980B and without regard to payments made with 
     respect to any coverage described in subsection (e)) is paid 
     or incurred by the employer.
       ``(B) Employer contributions to cafeteria plans, flexible 
     spending arrangements, and medical savings accounts.--
     Employer contributions to a cafeteria plan, a flexible 
     spending or similar arrangement, or a medical savings account 
     which are excluded from gross income under section 106 shall 
     be treated for purposes of subparagraph (A) as paid by the 
     employer.
       ``(C) Aggregation of plans of employer.--A health plan 
     which is not otherwise described in subparagraph (A) shall be 
     treated as described in such subparagraph if such plan would 
     be so described if all health plans of persons treated as a 
     single employer under subsections (b), (c), (m), or (o) of 
     section 414 were treated as one health plan.
       ``(D) Separate application to health insurance and long-
     term care insurance.--Subparagraphs (A) and (C) shall be 
     applied separately with respect to--
       ``(i) plans which include primarily coverage for qualified 
     long-term care services or are qualified long-term care 
     insurance contracts, and
       ``(ii) plans which do not include such coverage and are not 
     such contracts.
       ``(2) Coverage under certain federal programs.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any 
     amount paid for any coverage for an individual for any 
     calendar month if, as of the first day of such month, the 
     individual is covered under any medical care program 
     described in--
       ``(i) title XVIII, XIX, or XXI of the Social Security Act,
       ``(ii) chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code,
       ``(iii) chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code,
       ``(iv) chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, or
       ``(v) the Indian Health Care Improvement Act.
       ``(B) Exceptions.--
       ``(i) Qualified long-term care.--Subparagraph (A) shall not 
     apply to amounts paid for coverage under a qualified long-
     term care insurance contract.
       ``(ii) Continuation coverage of fehbp.--Subparagraph 
     (A)(iv) shall not apply to coverage which is comparable to 
     continuation coverage under section 4980B.
       ``(d) Long-Term Care Deduction Limited to Qualified Long-
     Term Care Insurance Contracts.--In the case of a qualified 
     long-term care insurance contract, only eligible long-term 
     care premiums (as defined in section 213(d)(10)) may be taken 
     into account under subsection (a).
       ``(e) Deduction Not Available for Payment of Ancillary 
     Coverage Premiums.--Any amount paid as a premium for 
     insurance which provides for--
       ``(1) coverage for accidents, disability, dental care, 
     vision care, or a specified illness, or
       ``(2) making payments of a fixed amount per day (or other 
     period) by reason of being hospitalized.
     shall not be taken into account under subsection (a).
       ``(f) Special Rules.--
       ``(1) Coordination with deduction for health insurance 
     costs of self-employed individuals.--The amount taken into 
     account by the taxpayer in computing the deduction under 
     section 162(l) shall not be taken into account under this 
     section.

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       ``(2) Coordination with medical expense deduction.--The 
     amount taken into account by the taxpayer in computing the 
     deduction under this section shall not be taken into account 
     under section 213.
       ``(g) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be appropriate to carry out this section, 
     including regulations requiring employers to report to their 
     employees and the Secretary such information as the Secretary 
     determines to be appropriate.''.
       (b) Deduction Allowed Whether or Not Taxpayer Itemizes 
     Other Deductions.--Subsection (a) of section 62 is amended by 
     inserting after paragraph (17) the following new item:
       ``(18) Health and long-term care insurance costs.--The 
     deduction allowed by section 222.''.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part VII 
     of subchapter B of chapter 1 is amended by striking the last 
     item and inserting the following new items:

``Sec. 222. Health and long-term care insurance costs.
``Sec. 223. Cross reference.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2000.

     SEC. 502. LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE PERMITTED TO BE OFFERED 
                   UNDER CAFETERIA PLANS AND FLEXIBLE SPENDING 
                   ARRANGEMENTS.

       (a) Cafeteria Plans.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (f) of section 125 (defining 
     qualified benefits) is amended by inserting before the period 
     at the end ``; except that such term shall include the 
     payment of premiums for any qualified long-term care 
     insurance contract (as defined in section 7702B) to the 
     extent the amount of such payment does not exceed the 
     eligible long-term care premiums (as defined in section 
     213(d)(10)) for such contract''.
       (b) Flexible Spending Arrangements.--Section 106 (relating 
     to contributions by employer to accident and health plans) is 
     amended by striking subsection (c).
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2001.

     SEC. 503. ADDITIONAL PERSONAL EXEMPTION FOR TAXPAYER CARING 
                   FOR ELDERLY FAMILY MEMBER IN TAXPAYER'S HOME.

       (a) In General.--Section 151 (relating to allowance of 
     deductions for personal exemptions) is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f) and by 
     inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Additional Exemption for Certain Elderly Family 
     Members Residing With Taxpayer.--
       ``(1) In general.--An exemption of the exemption amount for 
     each qualified family member of the taxpayer.
       ``(2) Qualified family member.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `qualified family member' means, with 
     respect to any taxable year, any individual--
       ``(A) who is an ancestor of the taxpayer or of the 
     taxpayer's spouse or who is the spouse of any such ancestor,
       ``(B) who is a member for the entire taxable year of a 
     household maintained by the taxpayer, and
       ``(C) who has been certified, before the due date for 
     filing the return of tax for the taxable year (without 
     extensions), by a physician (as defined in section 1861(r)(1) 
     of the Social Security Act) as being an individual with long-
     term care needs described in paragraph (3) for a period--
       ``(i) which is at least 180 consecutive days, and
       ``(ii) a portion of which occurs within the taxable year.
     Such term shall not include any individual otherwise meeting 
     the requirements of the preceding sentence unless within the 
     39\1/2\ month period ending on such due date (or such other 
     period as the Secretary prescribes) a physician (as so 
     defined) has certified that such individual meets such 
     requirements.
       ``(3) Individuals with long-term care needs.--An individual 
     is described in this paragraph if the individual--
       ``(A) is unable to perform (without substantial assistance 
     from another individual) at least 2 activities of daily 
     living (as defined in section 7702B(c)(2)(B)) due to a loss 
     of functional capacity, or
       ``(B) requires substantial supervision to protect such 
     individual from threats to health and safety due to severe 
     cognitive impairment and is unable to perform, without 
     reminding or cuing assistance, at least 1 activity of daily 
     living (as so defined) or to the extent provided in 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary (in consultation with 
     the Secretary of Health and Human Services), is unable to 
     engage in age appropriate activities.
       ``(4) Special rules.--Rules similar to the rules of 
     paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), and (5) of section 21(e) shall 
     apply for purposes of this subsection.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1999.

     SEC. 504. EXPANDED HUMAN CLINICAL TRIALS QUALIFYING FOR 
                   ORPHAN DRUG CREDIT.

       (a) In General.--Subclause (I) of section 45C(b)(2)(A)(ii) 
     is amended to read as follows:

       ``(I) after the date that the application is filed for 
     designation under such section 526, and''.

       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Clause (i) of section 
     45C(b)(2)(A) is amended by inserting ``which is'' before 
     ``being'' and by inserting before the comma at the end ``and 
     which is designated under section 526 of such Act''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after December 31, 
     1999.

     SEC. 505. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN VACCINES AGAINST STREPTOCOCCUS 
                   PNEUMONIAE TO LIST OF TAXABLE VACCINES; 
                   REDUCTION IN PER DOSE TAX RATE.

       (a) Inclusion of Vaccines.--
       (1) In general.--Section 4132(a)(1) (defining taxable 
     vaccine) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(L) Any conjugate vaccine against streptococcus 
     pneumoniae.''.
       (2) Effective date.--
       (A) Sales.--The amendment made by this subsection shall 
     apply to vaccine sales beginning on the day after the date on 
     which the Centers for Disease Control makes a final 
     recommendation for routine administration to children of any 
     conjugate vaccine against streptococcus pneumoniae, but shall 
     not take effect if subsection (c) does not take effect.
       (B) Deliveries.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), in the 
     case of sales on or before the date described in such 
     subparagraph for which delivery is made after such date, the 
     delivery date shall be considered the sale date.
       (b) Reduction in Per Dose Tax Rate.--
       (1) In general.--Section 4131(b)(1) (relating to amount of 
     tax) is amended by striking ``75 cents'' and inserting ``50 
     cents''.
       (2) Effective date.--
       (A) Sales.--The amendment made by this subsection shall 
     apply to vaccine sales after December 31, 2004, but shall not 
     take effect if subsection (c) does not take effect.
       (B) Deliveries.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), in the 
     case of sales on or before the date described in such 
     subparagraph for which delivery is made after such date, the 
     delivery date shall be considered the sale date.
       (3) Limitation on certain credits or refunds.--For purposes 
     of applying section 4132(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 with respect to any claim for credit or refund filed 
     after August 31, 2004, the amount of tax taken into account 
     shall not exceed the tax computed under the rate in effect on 
     January 1, 2005.
       (c) Vaccine Tax and Trust Fund Amendments.--
       (1) Sections 1503 and 1504 of the Vaccine Injury 
     Compensation Program Modification Act (and the amendments 
     made by such sections) are hereby repealed.
       (2) Subparagraph (A) of section 9510(c)(1) is amended by 
     striking ``August 5, 1997'' and inserting ``October 21, 
     1998''.
       (3) The amendments made by this subsection shall take 
     effect as if included in the provisions of the Tax and Trade 
     Relief Extension Act of 1998 to which they relate.

     SEC. 506. DRUG BENEFITS FOR MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 213 (relating to medical, dental, 
     etc., expenses) is amended by redesignating subsection (e) as 
     subsection (f) and by inserting after subsection (d) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(e) Drug Benefits for Medicare Beneficiaries.--
       ``(1) Deduction for certain former prescription drugs.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subsection (b) shall not apply to 
     amounts paid for eligible former prescription drugs for a 
     medicare beneficiary who is the taxpayer or the taxpayer's 
     spouse or dependent (as defined in section 152).
       ``(B) Eligible former prescription drug.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), the term `eligible former prescription 
     drug' means any drug or biological which is not a prescribed 
     drug at the time purchased by the taxpayer but was a 
     prescribed drug at any prior time during the calendar year in 
     which so purchased or during the 2 preceding calendar years.
       ``(2) Adjusted gross income threshold not to apply to 
     prescription drug insurance coverage for medicare 
     beneficiaries if certain conditions met.--The 7.5 percent 
     adjusted gross income threshold in subsection (a) shall not 
     apply to the expenses paid during the taxable year for 
     prescription drug insurance coverage for a medicare 
     beneficiary who is the taxpayer or the taxpayer's spouse or 
     dependent (as defined in section 152) if--
       ``(A) the Secretary certifies that, throughout such taxable 
     year, the conditions specified in paragraph (3) are met, and
       ``(B) the charge for such coverage is either separately 
     stated in the contract or furnished to the policyholder by 
     the insurance company in a separate statement.
       ``(3) Conditions.--For purposes of paragraph (2), the 
     conditions specified in this paragraph are met if all of the 
     following are in effect:
       ``(A) Assistance for prescription drugs for low-income 
     medicare beneficiaries.--
       ``(i) Low-income assistance is available to enable the 
     purchase of coverage of prescription drugs as described in 
     subparagraph (B) or (C) for medicare beneficiaries with 
     incomes under 135 percent of the applicable Federal poverty 
     level, with such assistance phasing out for beneficiaries 
     with incomes between 135 percent and 150 percent of such 
     level.
       ``(ii) The Federal Government provides funding for the 
     costs of such assistance.
       ``(B) Authorizing medigap coverage solely of prescription 
     drugs.--At least 1 of the benefit packages authorized to be 
     offered under a medicare supplemental policy under the Social 
     Security Act is a package which provides solely for the 
     coverage of costs of prescription drugs.
       ``(C) Structural medicare reform.--Coverage for outpatient 
     prescription drugs for medicare beneficiaries is provided 
     only through integrated comprehensive health plans which 
     offer current medicare covered services and maximum 
     limitations on out-of-pocket spending and such comprehensive 
     plans sponsored by the Health Care Financing Administration 
     compete on the same basis as private plans.
       ``(D) Deduction for eligible former prescription drugs.--
     The treatment under paragraph (1) of expenses paid for 
     eligible former prescription drugs applies for such taxable 
     year.

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       ``(4) Definition and special rule.--
       ``(A) Medicare beneficiary.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `medicare beneficiary' means an 
     individual who is entitled to benefits under part A, or 
     enrolled under part B or C, of title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act.
       ``(B) Coordination with other expenses.--Expenses to which 
     the 7.5 percent adjusted gross income threshold in subsection 
     (a) does not apply by reason of paragraph (1) and (2) shall 
     not be taken into account in applying such threshold to other 
     expenses.''
       (b) Deduction for Prescription Drug Insurance Coverage 
     Allowed Whether or Not Taxpayer Itemizes Other Deductions.--
     Subsection (a) of section 62 (defining adjusted gross income) 
     is amended by inserting after paragraph (18) the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(19) Prescription drug insurance coverage for medicare 
     beneficiaries.--The deduction allowed by section 213(a) to 
     the extent of the expenses to which the 7.5 percent adjusted 
     gross income threshold in subsection (a) does not apply by 
     reason of paragraph (2) of section 213(e).''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2002.

                      TITLE VI--ESTATE TAX RELIEF

  Subtitle A--Repeal of Estate, Gift, and Generation-Skipping Taxes; 
                  Repeal of Step Up in Basis At Death

     SEC. 601. REPEAL OF ESTATE, GIFT, AND GENERATION-SKIPPING 
                   TAXES.

       (a) In General.--Subtitle B is hereby repealed.
       (b) Effective Date.--The repeal made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to the estates of decedents dying, and gifts and 
     generation-skipping transfers made, after December 31, 2008.

     SEC. 602. TERMINATION OF STEP UP IN BASIS AT DEATH.

       (a) Termination of Application of Section 1014.--Section 
     1014 (relating to basis of property acquired from a decedent) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Termination.--In the case of a decedent dying after 
     December 31, 2008, this section shall not apply to property 
     for which basis is provided by section 1023.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (a) of section 1016 
     (relating to adjustments to basis) is amended by striking 
     ``and'' at the end of paragraph (26), by striking the period 
     at the end of paragraph (27) and inserting ``; and'', and by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(28) to the extent provided in section 1023 (relating to 
     basis for certain property acquired from a decedent dying 
     after December 31, 2008).''.

     SEC. 603. CARRYOVER BASIS AT DEATH.

       (a) General Rule.--Part II of subchapter O of chapter 1 
     (relating to basis rules of general application) is amended 
     by inserting after section 1022, as added by section 202, the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 1023. CARRYOVER BASIS FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY ACQUIRED 
                   FROM A DECEDENT DYING AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2008.

       ``(a) Carryover Basis.--Except as otherwise provided in 
     this section, the basis of carryover basis property in the 
     hands of a person acquiring such property from a decedent 
     shall be determined under section 1015.
       ``(b) Carryover Basis Property Defined.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `carryover basis property' means any property--
       ``(A) which is acquired from or passed from a decedent who 
     died after December 31, 2008, and
       ``(B) which is not excluded pursuant to paragraph (2).
     The property taken into account under subparagraph (A) shall 
     be determined under section 1014(b) without regard to 
     subparagraph (A) of the last sentence of paragraph (9) 
     thereof.
       ``(2) Certain property not carryover basis property.--The 
     term `carryover basis property' does not include--
       ``(A) any item of gross income in respect of a decedent 
     described in section 691,
       ``(B) property which was acquired from the decedent by the 
     surviving spouse of the decedent but only if the value of 
     such property would have been deductible from the value of 
     the taxable estate of the decedent under section 2056, as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the 
     Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act of 1999, and
       ``(C) any includible property of the decedent if the 
     aggregate adjusted fair market value of such property does 
     not exceed $2,000,000.
     For purposes of this subsection, the term `adjusted fair 
     market value' means, with respect to any property, fair 
     market value reduced by any indebtedness secured by such 
     property.
       ``(3) Limitation on exception for property acquired by 
     surviving spouse.--The adjusted fair market value of property 
     which is not carryover basis property by reason of paragraph 
     (2)(B) shall not exceed $3,000,000. The executor shall 
     allocate the limitation under the preceding sentence among 
     such property.
       ``(4) Phasein of carryover basis if property exceeds 
     $1,300,000.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the aggregate adjusted fair market 
     value of the includible property of the decedent exceeds 
     $1,300,000, but does not exceed $2,000,000, the amount of the 
     increase in the basis of includible property which would (but 
     for this paragraph) result under section 1014 shall be 
     reduced by the amount which bears the same ratio to such 
     increase as such excess bears to $700,000.
       ``(B) Allocation of reduction.--The reduction under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be allocated among only the excepted 
     includible property having net appreciation and shall be 
     allocated in proportion to the respective amounts of such net 
     appreciation. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the 
     term `net appreciation' means the excess of the adjusted fair 
     market value over the decedent's adjusted basis immediately 
     before such decedent's death.
       ``(5) Includible property.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     term `includible property' means property which would be 
     included in the gross estate of the decedent under any of the 
     following provisions as in effect on the day before the date 
     of the enactment of the Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act of 
     1999:
       ``(i) Section 2033.
       ``(ii) Section 2038.
       ``(iii) Section 2040.
       ``(iv) Section 2041.
       ``(v) Section 2042(1).
       ``(B) Exclusion of property acquired by spouse.--Such term 
     shall not include property which is not carryover basis 
     property by reason of paragraph (2)(B).
       ``(c) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of 
     this section.''.
       (b) Miscellaneous Amendments Related To Carryover Basis.--
       (1) Capital gain treatment for inherited art work or 
     similar property.--
       (A) In general.--Subparagraph (C) of section 1221(3) 
     (defining capital asset) is amended by inserting ``(other 
     than by reason of section 1023)'' after ``is determined''.
       (B) Coordination with section 170.--Paragraph (1) of 
     section 170(e) (relating to certain contributions of ordinary 
     income and capital gain property) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following: ``For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     determination of whether property is a capital asset shall be 
     made without regard to the exception contained in section 
     1221(3)(C) for basis determined under section 1023.''.
       (2) Definition of Executor.--Section 7701(a) (relating to 
     definitions) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(47) Executor.--The term `executor' means the executor or 
     administrator of the decedent, or, if there is no executor or 
     administrator appointed, qualified, and acting within the 
     United States, then any person in actual or constructive 
     possession of any property of the decedent.''.
       (3) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for part II 
     of subchapter O of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new item:

``Sec. 1023. Carryover basis for certain property acquired from a 
              decedent dying after December 31, 2008.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to estates of decedents dying after December 31, 
     2008.

  Subtitle B--Reductions of Estate and Gift Tax Rates Prior to Repeal

     SEC. 611. ADDITIONAL REDUCTIONS OF ESTATE AND GIFT TAX RATES.

       (a) Maximum Rate of Tax Reduced to 50 Percent.--
       (1) In general.--The table contained in section 2001(c)(1) 
     is amended by striking the 2 highest brackets and inserting 
     the following:

$1,025,800, plus 50% of the excess over $2,500,000.''..................
       (2) Phase-in of reduced rate.--Subsection (c) of section 
     2001 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) Phase-in of reduced rate.--In the case of decedents 
     dying, and gifts made, during 2001, the last item in the 
     table contained in paragraph (1) shall be applied by 
     substituting `53%' for `50%'.''.
       (b) Repeal of Phaseout of Graduated Rates.--Subsection (c) 
     of section 2001 is amended by striking paragraph (2) and 
     redesignating paragraph (3), as added by subsection (a), as 
     paragraph (2).
       (c) Additional Reductions of Rates of Tax.--Subsection (c) 
     of section 2001, as so amended, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Phasedown of tax.--In the case of estates of 
     decedents dying, and gifts made, during any calendar year 
     after 2004 and before 2009--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (C), 
     the tentative tax under this subsection shall be determined 
     by using a table prescribed by the Secretary (in lieu of 
     using the table contained in paragraph (1)) which is the same 
     as such table; except that--
       ``(i) each of the rates of tax shall be reduced by the 
     number of percentage points determined under subparagraph 
     (B), and
       ``(ii) the amounts setting forth the tax shall be adjusted 
     to the extent necessary to reflect the adjustments under 
     clause (i).
       ``(B) Percentage points of reduction.--

                                                        The number of  
    ``For calendar year:                          percentage points is:
      2003.........................................................1.0 
      2004.........................................................2.0 
      2005.........................................................3.0 
      2006.........................................................4.0 
      2007.........................................................5.5 
      2008.........................................................7.5.
       ``(C) Coordination with income tax rates.--The reductions 
     under subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) shall not reduce any rate under paragraph (1) below 
     the lowest rate in section 1(c), and
       ``(ii) shall not reduce the highest rate under paragraph 
     (1) below the highest rate in section 1(c).
       ``(D) Coordination with credit for state death taxes.--
     Rules similar to the rules of subparagraph (A) shall apply to 
     the table contained in section 2011(b) except that the 
     Secretary shall prescribe percentage point reductions which 
     maintain the proportionate relationship (as in effect before 
     any reduction under this paragraph) between the credit under 
     section 2011 and the tax rates under subsection (c).''.
       (d) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Subsections (a) and (b).--The amendments made by 
     subsections (a) and (b) shall apply to

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     estates of decedents dying, and gifts made, after December 
     31, 2000.
       (2) Subsection (c).--The amendment made by subsection (c) 
     shall apply to estates of decedents dying, and gifts made, 
     after December 31, 2004.

   Subtitle C--Unified Credit Replaced With Unified Exemption Amount

     SEC. 621. UNIFIED CREDIT AGAINST ESTATE AND GIFT TAXES 
                   REPLACED WITH UNIFIED EXEMPTION AMOUNT.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Estate tax.--Part IV of subchapter A of chapter 11 is 
     amended by inserting after section 2051 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 2052. EXEMPTION.

       ``(a) In general.--For purposes of the tax imposed by 
     section 2001, the value of the taxable estate shall be 
     determined by deducting from the value of the gross estate an 
     amount equal to the excess (if any) of--
       ``(1) the exemption amount for the calendar year in which 
     the decedent died, over
       ``(2) the sum of--
       ``(A) the aggregate amount allowed as an exemption under 
     section 2521 with respect to gifts made by the decedent after 
     December 31, 2000, and
       ``(B) the aggregate amount of gifts made by the decedent 
     for which credit was allowed by section 2505 (as in effect on 
     the day before the date of the enactment of the Taxpayer 
     Refund and Relief Act of 1999).
     Gifts which are includible in the gross estate of the 
     decedent shall not be taken into account in determining the 
     amounts under paragraph (2).
       ``(b) Exemption Amount.--For purposes of subsection (a), 
     the term `exemption amount' means the amount determined in 
     accordance with the following table:

``In the case of                                          The exemption
  calendar year:                                             amount is:
  2001........................................................$675,000 
  2002 and 2003...............................................$700,000 
  2004........................................................$850,000 
  2005........................................................$950,000 
  2006 or thereafter......................................$1,000,000.''
       (2) Gift tax.--Subchapter C of chapter 12 (relating to 
     deductions) is amended by inserting before section 2522 the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 2521. EXEMPTION.

       ``In computing taxable gifts for any calendar year, there 
     shall be allowed as a deduction in the case of a citizen or 
     resident of the United States an amount equal to the excess 
     of--
       ``(1) the exemption amount determined under section 2052 
     for such calendar year, over
       ``(2) the sum of--
       ``(A) the aggregate amount allowed as an exemption under 
     this section for all preceding calendar years after 2000, and
       ``(B) the aggregate amount of gifts for which credit was 
     allowed by section 2505 (as in effect on the day before the 
     date of the enactment of the Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act 
     of 1999).''
       (b) Repeal of Unified Credits.--
       (1) Section 2010 (relating to unified credit against estate 
     tax) is hereby repealed.
       (2) Section 2505 (relating to unified credit against gift 
     tax) is hereby repealed.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subparagraph (B) of section 2001(b)(1) is amended by 
     inserting before the comma ``reduced by the amount described 
     in section 2052(a)(2)(B)''.
       (2)(A) Subsection (b) of section 2011 is amended--
       (i) by striking ``adjusted'' in the table, and
       (ii) by striking the last sentence.
       (B) Subsection (f) of section 2011 is amended by striking 
     ``, reduced by the amount of the unified credit provided by 
     section 2010''.
       (3) Subsection (a) of section 2012 is amended by striking 
     ``and the unified credit provided by section 2010''.
       (4)(A) Subsection (b) of section 2013 is amended by 
     inserting before the period at the end of the first sentence 
     ``and increased by the exemption allowed under section 2052 
     or 2106(a)(4) (or the corresponding provisions of prior law) 
     in determining the taxable estate of the transferor for 
     purposes of the estate tax''.
       (B) Subparagraph (A) of section 2013(c)(1) is amended by 
     striking ``2010,''.
       (5) Paragraph (2) of section 2014(b) is amended by striking 
     ``2010,''.
       (6) Clause (ii) of section 2056A(b)(12)(C) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(ii) to treat any reduction in the tax imposed by 
     paragraph (1)(A) by reason of the credit allowable under 
     section 2010 (as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of the Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act of 1999) or 
     the exemption allowable under section 2052 with respect to 
     the decedent as a credit under section 2505 (as so in effect) 
     or exemption under section 2521 (as the case may be) 
     allowable to such surviving spouse for purposes of 
     determining the amount of the exemption allowable under 
     section 2521 with respect to taxable gifts made by the 
     surviving spouse during the year in which the spouse becomes 
     a citizen or any subsequent year,''.
       (7) Paragraph (3) of section 2057(a) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(3) Coordination with exemption amount.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     if this section applies to an estate, the exemption amount 
     under section 2052 shall be $625,000.
       ``(B) Increase in exemption amount if deduction is less 
     than $675,000.--If the deduction allowed by this section is 
     less than $675,000, the amount of the exemption amount under 
     section 2052 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.''
       (8)(A) Subparagraph (B) of section 2101(b)(1) is amended by 
     inserting before the comma ``reduced by the aggregate amount 
     of gifts for which credit was allowed by section 2505 (as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the 
     Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act of 1999)''
       (B) Subsection (b) of section 2101 is amended by striking 
     the last sentence.
       (9) Section 2102 is amended by striking subsection (c).
       (10) Subsection (a) of section 2106 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Exemption.--
       ``(A) In general.--An exemption of $60,000.
       ``(B) Residents of possessions of the united states.--In 
     the case of a decedent who is considered to be a nonresident 
     not a citizen of the United States under section 2209, the 
     exemption under this paragraph shall be the greater of--
       ``(i) $60,000, or
       ``(ii) that proportion of $175,000 which the value of that 
     part of the decedent's gross estate which at the time of his 
     death is situated in the United States bears to the value of 
     his entire gross estate wherever situated.
       ``(C) Special rules.--
       ``(i) Coordination with treaties.--To the extent required 
     under any treaty obligation of the United States, the 
     exemption allowed under this paragraph shall be equal to the 
     amount which bears the same ratio to the exemption amount 
     under section 2052 (for the calendar year in which the 
     decedent died) as the value of the part of the decedent's 
     gross estate which at the time of his death is situated in 
     the United States bears to the value of his entire gross 
     estate wherever situated. For purposes of the preceding 
     sentence, property shall not be treated as situated in the 
     United States if such property is exempt from the tax imposed 
     by this subchapter under any treaty obligation of the United 
     States.
       ``(ii) Coordination with gift tax exemption and unified 
     credit.--If an exemption has been allowed under section 2521 
     (or a credit has been allowed under section 2505 as in effect 
     on the day before the date of the enactment of the Taxpayer 
     Refund and Relief Act of 1999) with respect to any gift made 
     by the decedent, each dollar amount contained in subparagraph 
     (A) or (B) or the exemption amount applicable under clause 
     (i) of this subparagraph (whichever applies) shall be reduced 
     by the exemption so allowed under 2521 (or, in the case of 
     such a credit, by the amount of the gift for which the credit 
     was so allowed).''
       (11)(A) Subsection (a) of section 2107 is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Limitation on exemption amount.--Subparagraphs (B) 
     and (C) of section 2106(a)(4) shall not apply in applying 
     section 2106 for purposes of this section.''
       (B) Subsection (c) of section 2107 is amended--
       (i) by striking paragraph (1) and by redesignating 
     paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), 
     respectively, and
       (ii) by striking the second sentence of paragraph (2) (as 
     so redesignated).
       (12) Section 2206 is amended by striking ``the taxable 
     estate'' in the first sentence and inserting ``the sum of the 
     taxable estate and the amount of the exemption allowed under 
     section 2052 or 2106(a)(4) in computing the taxable estate''.
       (13) Section 2207 is amended by striking ``the taxable 
     estate'' in the first sentence and inserting ``the sum of the 
     taxable estate and the amount of the exemption allowed under 
     section 2052 or 2106(a)(4) in computing the taxable estate''.
       (14) Subparagraph (B) of section 2207B(a)(1) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(B) the sum of the taxable estate and the amount of the 
     exemption allowed under section 2052 or 2106(a)(4) in 
     computing the taxable estate.''
       (15) Subsection (a) of section 2503 is amended by striking 
     ``section 2522'' and inserting ``section 2521''.
       (16) Paragraph (1) of section 6018(a) is amended by 
     striking ``the applicable exclusion amount in effect under 
     section 2010(c)'' and inserting ``the exemption amount under 
     section 2052''.
       (17) Subparagraph (A) of section 6601(j)(2) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(A) the amount of the tax which would be imposed by 
     chapter 11 on an amount of taxable estate equal to 
     $1,000,000, or''.
       (18) The table of sections for part II of subchapter A of 
     chapter 11 is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 2010.
       (19) The table of sections for part IV of subchapter A of 
     chapter 11 is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 2051 the following new item:

``Sec. 2052. Exemption.''
       (20) The table of sections for subchapter A of chapter 12 
     is amended by striking the item relating to section 2505.
       (21) The table of sections for subchapter C of chapter 12 
     is amended by inserting before the item relating to section 
     2522 the following new item:

``Sec. 2521. Exemption.''
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section--
       (1) insofar as they relate to the tax imposed by chapter 11 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, shall apply to estates 
     of decedents dying after December 31, 2000, and
       (2) insofar as they relate to the tax imposed by chapter 12 
     of such Code, shall apply to gifts made after December 31, 
     2000.

     Subtitle D--Modifications of Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax

     SEC. 631. DEEMED ALLOCATION OF GST EXEMPTION TO LIFETIME 
                   TRANSFERS TO TRUSTS; RETROACTIVE ALLOCATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 2632 (relating to special rules 
     for allocation of GST exemption) is

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     amended by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (e) and 
     by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(c) Deemed Allocation to Certain Lifetime Transfers to 
     GST Trusts.--
       ``(1) In general.--If any individual makes an indirect skip 
     during such individual's lifetime, any unused portion of such 
     individual's GST exemption shall be allocated to the property 
     transferred to the extent necessary to make the inclusion 
     ratio for such property zero. If the amount of the indirect 
     skip exceeds such unused portion, the entire unused portion 
     shall be allocated to the property transferred.
       ``(2) Unused portion.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
     unused portion of an individual's GST exemption is that 
     portion of such exemption which has not previously been--
       ``(A) allocated by such individual,
       ``(B) treated as allocated under subsection (b) with 
     respect to a direct skip occurring during or before the 
     calendar year in which the indirect skip is made, or
       ``(C) treated as allocated under paragraph (1) with respect 
     to a prior indirect skip.
       ``(3) Definitions.--
       ``(A) Indirect skip.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     term `indirect skip' means any transfer of property (other 
     than a direct skip) subject to the tax imposed by chapter 12 
     made to a GST trust.
       ``(B) GST trust.--The term `GST trust' means a trust that 
     could have a generation-skipping transfer with respect to the 
     transferor unless--
       ``(i) the trust instrument provides that more than 25 
     percent of the trust corpus must be distributed to or may be 
     withdrawn by 1 or more individuals who are non-skip persons--

       ``(I) before the date that the individual attains age 46,
       ``(II) on or before 1 or more dates specified in the trust 
     instrument that will occur before the date that such 
     individual attains age 46, or
       ``(III) upon the occurrence of an event that, in accordance 
     with regulations prescribed by the Secretary, may reasonably 
     be expected to occur before the date that such individual 
     attains age 46;

       ``(ii) the trust instrument provides that more than 25 
     percent of the trust corpus must be distributed to or may be 
     withdrawn by 1 or more individuals who are non-skip persons 
     and who are living on the date of death of another person 
     identified in the instrument (by name or by class) who is 
     more than 10 years older than such individuals;
       ``(iii) the trust instrument provides that, if 1 or more 
     individuals who are non-skip persons die on or before a date 
     or event described in clause (i) or (ii), more than 25 
     percent of the trust corpus either must be distributed to the 
     estate or estates of 1 or more of such individuals or is 
     subject to a general power of appointment exercisable by 1 or 
     more of such individuals;
       ``(iv) the trust is a trust any portion of which would be 
     included in the gross estate of a non-skip person (other than 
     the transferor) if such person died immediately after the 
     transfer;
       ``(v) the trust is a charitable lead annuity trust (within 
     the meaning of section 2642(e)(3)(A)) or a charitable 
     remainder annuity trust or a charitable remainder unitrust 
     (within the meaning of section 664(d)); or
       ``(vi) the trust is a trust with respect to which a 
     deduction was allowed under section 2522 for the amount of an 
     interest in the form of the right to receive annual payments 
     of a fixed percentage of the net fair market value of the 
     trust property (determined yearly) and which is required to 
     pay principal to a non-skip person if such person is alive 
     when the yearly payments for which the deduction was allowed 
     terminate.
     For purposes of this subparagraph, the value of transferred 
     property shall not be considered to be includible in the 
     gross estate of a non-skip person or subject to a right of 
     withdrawal by reason of such person holding a right to 
     withdraw so much of such property as does not exceed the 
     amount referred to in section 2503(b) with respect to any 
     transferor, and it shall be assumed that powers of 
     appointment held by non-skip persons will not be exercised.
       ``(4) Automatic allocations to certain gst trusts.--For 
     purposes of this subsection, an indirect skip to which 
     section 2642(f) applies shall be deemed to have been made 
     only at the close of the estate tax inclusion period. The 
     fair market value of such transfer shall be the fair market 
     value of the trust property at the close of the estate tax 
     inclusion period.
       ``(5) Applicability and effect.--
       ``(A) In general.--An individual--
       ``(i) may elect to have this subsection not apply to--

       ``(I) an indirect skip, or
       ``(II) any or all transfers made by such individual to a 
     particular trust, and

       ``(ii) may elect to treat any trust as a GST trust for 
     purposes of this subsection with respect to any or all 
     transfers made by such individual to such trust.
       ``(B) Elections.--
       ``(i) Elections with respect to indirect skips.--An 
     election under subparagraph (A)(i)(I) shall be deemed to be 
     timely if filed on a timely filed gift tax return for the 
     calendar year in which the transfer was made or deemed to 
     have been made pursuant to paragraph (4) or on such later 
     date or dates as may be prescribed by the Secretary.
       ``(ii) Other elections.--An election under clause (i)(II) 
     or (ii) of subparagraph (A) may be made on a timely filed 
     gift tax return for the calendar year for which the election 
     is to become effective.
       ``(d) Retroactive Allocations.--
       ``(1) In general.--If--
       ``(A) a non-skip person has an interest or a future 
     interest in a trust to which any transfer has been made,
       ``(B) such person--
       ``(i) is a lineal descendant of a grandparent of the 
     transferor or of a grandparent of the transferor's spouse or 
     former spouse, and
       ``(ii) is assigned to a generation below the generation 
     assignment of the transferor, and
       ``(C) such person predeceases the transferor,
     then the transferor may make an allocation of any of such 
     transferor's unused GST exemption to any previous transfer or 
     transfers to the trust on a chronological basis.
       ``(2) Special rules.--If the allocation under paragraph (1) 
     by the transferor is made on a gift tax return filed on or 
     before the date prescribed by section 6075(b) for gifts made 
     within the calendar year within which the non-skip person's 
     death occurred--
       ``(A) the value of such transfer or transfers for purposes 
     of section 2642(a) shall be determined as if such allocation 
     had been made on a timely filed gift tax return for each 
     calendar year within which each transfer was made,
       ``(B) such allocation shall be effective immediately before 
     such death, and
       ``(C) the amount of the transferor's unused GST exemption 
     available to be allocated shall be determined immediately 
     before such death.
       ``(3) Future interest.--For purposes of this subsection, a 
     person has a future interest in a trust if the trust may 
     permit income or corpus to be paid to such person on a date 
     or dates in the future.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (2) of section 2632(b) 
     is amended by striking ``with respect to a direct skip'' and 
     inserting ``or subsection (c)(1)''.
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Deemed allocation.--Section 2632(c) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by subsection (a)), and the 
     amendment made by subsection (b), shall apply to transfers 
     subject to chapter 11 or 12 made after December 31, 1999, and 
     to estate tax inclusion periods ending after December 31, 
     1999.
       (2) Retroactive allocations.--Section 2632(d) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by subsection (a)) 
     shall apply to deaths of non-skip persons occurring after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 632. SEVERING OF TRUSTS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 2642 (relating 
     to inclusion ratio) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Severing of trusts.--
       ``(A) In general.--If a trust is severed in a qualified 
     severance, the trusts resulting from such severance shall be 
     treated as separate trusts thereafter for purposes of this 
     chapter.
       ``(B) Qualified severance.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A)--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `qualified severance' means the 
     division of a single trust and the creation (by any means 
     available under the governing instrument or under local law) 
     of 2 or more trusts if--

       ``(I) the single trust was divided on a fractional basis, 
     and
       ``(II) the terms of the new trusts, in the aggregate, 
     provide for the same succession of interests of beneficiaries 
     as are provided in the original trust.

       ``(ii) Trusts with inclusion ratio greater than zero.--If a 
     trust has an inclusion ratio of greater than zero and less 
     than 1, a severance is a qualified severance only if the 
     single trust is divided into 2 trusts, one of which receives 
     a fractional share of the total value of all trust assets 
     equal to the applicable fraction of the single trust 
     immediately before the severance. In such case, the trust 
     receiving such fractional share shall have an inclusion ratio 
     of zero and the other trust shall have an inclusion ratio of 
     1.
       ``(iii) Regulations.--The term `qualified severance' 
     includes any other severance permitted under regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary.
       ``(C) Timing and manner of severances.--A severance 
     pursuant to this paragraph may be made at any time. The 
     Secretary shall prescribe by forms or regulations the manner 
     in which the qualified severance shall be reported to the 
     Secretary.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to severances after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 633. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN VALUATION RULES.

       (a) Gifts for Which Gift Tax Return Filed or Deemed 
     Allocation Made.--Paragraph (1) of section 2642(b) (relating 
     to valuation rules, etc.) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) Gifts for which gift tax return filed or deemed 
     allocation made.--If the allocation of the GST exemption to 
     any transfers of property is made on a gift tax return filed 
     on or before the date prescribed by section 6075(b) for such 
     transfer or is deemed to be made under section 2632 (b)(1) or 
     (c)(1)--
       ``(A) the value of such property for purposes of subsection 
     (a) shall be its value as finally determined for purposes of 
     chapter 12 (within the meaning of section 2001(f)(2)), or, in 
     the case of an allocation deemed to have been made at the 
     close of an estate tax inclusion period, its value at the 
     time of the close of the estate tax inclusion period, and
       ``(B) such allocation shall be effective on and after the 
     date of such transfer, or, in the case of an allocation 
     deemed to have been made at the close of an estate tax 
     inclusion period, on and after the close of such estate tax 
     inclusion period.''.
       (b) Transfers at Death.--Subparagraph (A) of section 
     2642(b)(2) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) Transfers at death.--If property is transferred as a 
     result of the death of the transferor, the value of such 
     property for purposes of subsection (a) shall be its value as 
     finally determined for purposes of chapter 11; except that, 
     if the requirements prescribed by the Secretary respecting 
     allocation of post-death changes in value are not met, the 
     value of such property shall be determined as of the time of 
     the distribution concerned.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in

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     the amendments made by section 1431 of the Tax Reform Act of 
     1986.

     SEC. 634. RELIEF PROVISIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 2642 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Relief Provisions.--
       ``(1) Relief for late elections.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall by regulation 
     prescribe such circumstances and procedures under which 
     extensions of time will be granted to make--
       ``(i) an allocation of GST exemption described in paragraph 
     (1) or (2) of subsection (b), and
       ``(ii) an election under subsection (b)(3) or (c)(5) of 
     section 2632.
     Such regulations shall include procedures for requesting 
     comparable relief with respect to transfers made before the 
     date of the enactment of this paragraph.
       ``(B) Basis for determinations.--In determining whether to 
     grant relief under this paragraph, the Secretary shall take 
     into account all relevant circumstances, including evidence 
     of intent contained in the trust instrument or instrument of 
     transfer and such other factors as the Secretary deems 
     relevant. For purposes of determining whether to grant relief 
     under this paragraph, the time for making the allocation (or 
     election) shall be treated as if not expressly prescribed by 
     statute.
       ``(2) Substantial compliance.--An allocation of GST 
     exemption under section 2632 that demonstrates an intent to 
     have the lowest possible inclusion ratio with respect to a 
     transfer or a trust shall be deemed to be an allocation of so 
     much of the transferor's unused GST exemption as produces the 
     lowest possible inclusion ratio. In determining whether there 
     has been substantial compliance, all relevant circumstances 
     shall be taken into account, including evidence of intent 
     contained in the trust instrument or instrument of transfer 
     and such other factors as the Secretary deems relevant.''.
       (b) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Relief for late elections.--Section 2642(g)(1) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by subsection (a)) 
     shall apply to requests pending on, or filed after, the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Substantial compliance.--Section 2642(g)(2) of such 
     Code (as so added) shall take effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and shall apply to allocations made 
     prior to such date for purposes of determining the tax 
     consequences of generation-skipping transfers with respect to 
     which the period of time for filing claims for refund has not 
     expired. No implication is intended with respect to the 
     availability of relief for late elections or the application 
     of a rule of substantial compliance prior to the enactment of 
     this amendment.

                   Subtitle E--Conservation Easements

     SEC. 641. EXPANSION OF ESTATE TAX RULE FOR CONSERVATION 
                   EASEMENTS.

       (a) Where Land Is Located.--
       (1) In general.--Clause (i) of section 2031(c)(8)(A) 
     (defining land subject to a conservation easement) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``25 miles'' both places it appears and 
     inserting ``50 miles'', and
       (B) striking ``10 miles'' and inserting ``25 miles''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to estates of decedents dying after December 31, 
     1999.
       (b) Clarification of Date for Determining Value of Land and 
     Easement.--
       (1) In general.--Section 2031(c)(2) (defining applicable 
     percentage) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     sentence: ``The values taken into account under the preceding 
     sentence shall be such values as of the date of the 
     contribution referred to in paragraph (8)(B).''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection 
     shall apply to estates of decedents dying after December 31, 
     1997.

    TITLE VII--TAX RELIEF FOR DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES AND INDUSTRIES

           Subtitle A--American Community Renewal Act of 1999

     SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``American Community 
     Renewal Act of 1999''.

     SEC. 702. 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) all shall be chosen from nominated areas which are 
     empowerment zones or enterprise communities (and are 
     otherwise eligible for designation under this section); and
       ``(ii) 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) al.--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, 2007,
       ``(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

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       ``(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.
       ``(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, 2000, and before January 1, 2008, 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 capital 
     or profits interest in a domestic partnership if--
       ``(A) such interest is acquired by the taxpayer after 
     December 31, 2000, and before January 1, 2008;
       ``(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, 
     2000, and before January 1, 2008;
       ``(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, 2008; 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.

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     ``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. 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 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.
       ``(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 iras.--No deduction shall be 
     allowed under this section for any taxable year to any person 
     by reason of a payment to an account for the benefit of a 
     qualified individual if any amount is paid for such taxable 
     year 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 section 
     72(t)(8)).
       ``(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 trade or business other than any trade or 
     business--
       ``(i) which consists of the operation of any facility 
     described in section 144(c)(6)(B), or
       ``(ii) which contravenes 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.
       ``(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 10 
     percent of the portion of such amount which is includible in 
     gross income.

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       ``(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) Application of Section.--This section shall apply to 
     amounts paid to a family development account for any taxable 
     year beginning after December 31, 2000, and before January 1, 
     2008.

     ``SEC. 1400I. 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, 2007.

                    ``PART IV--ADDITIONAL INCENTIVES

``Sec. 1400K. Commercial revitalization deduction.
``Sec. 1400L. Increase in expensing under section 179.

     ``SEC. 1400K. COMMERCIAL REVITALIZATION DEDUCTION.

       ``(a) General Rule.--At the election of the taxpayer, 
     either--
       ``(1) one-half of any qualified revitalization expenditures 
     chargeable to capital account with respect to any qualified 
     revitalization building shall be allowable as a deduction for 
     the taxable year in which the building is placed in service, 
     or
       ``(2) a deduction for all such expenditures shall be 
     allowable ratably over the 120-month period beginning with 
     the month in which the building is placed in service.
     The deduction provided by this section with respect to such 
     expenditure shall be in lieu of any depreciation deduction 
     otherwise allowable on account of such expenditure.
       ``(b) 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, 2000;
       ``(B) a commercial revitalization deduction amount is 
     allocated to the building under subsection (d); and
       ``(C) depreciation (or amortization in lieu of 
     depreciation) is allowable with respect to the building 
     (without regard to this section).
       ``(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 (without regard to this section) and which 
     is--

       ``(I) nonresidential real property; or
       ``(II) an addition or improvement to property described in 
     subclause (I);

       ``(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; and
       ``(iii) for land (including land which is functionally 
     related to such property and subordinate thereto).
       ``(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 deduction under this section 
     for all preceding taxable years.
       ``(C) Certain expenditures not included.--The term 
     `qualified revitalization expenditure' does not include--
       ``(i) 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.
       ``(ii) Credits.--Any expenditure which the taxpayer may 
     take into account in computing any credit allowable under 
     this title unless the taxpayer elects to take the expenditure 
     into account only for purposes of this section.
       ``(c) When Expenditures Taken Into Account.--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.
       ``(d) Limitation on Aggregate Deductions Allowable With 
     Respect to Buildings Located in a State.--
       ``(1) In general.--The amount of the deduction determined 
     under this section for any taxable year with respect to any 
     building shall not exceed the commercial revitalization 
     deduction amount (in the case of an amount determined under 
     subsection (a)(2), the present value of such amount as 
     determined under the rules of section 42(b)(2)(C) by 
     substituting `100 percent' for `72 percent' in clause (ii) 
     thereof) allocated to such building under this subsection by 
     the commercial revitalization 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 deduction amount for 
     agencies.--
       ``(A) In general.--The aggregate commercial revitalization 
     deduction amount which a commercial revitalization agency may 
     allocate for any calendar year is the amount of the State 
     commercial revitalization deduction ceiling determined under 
     this paragraph for such calendar year for such agency.
       ``(B) State commercial revitalization deduction ceiling.--
     The State commercial revitalization deduction ceiling 
     applicable to any State--
       ``(i) for each calendar year after 2000 and before 2008 is 
     $6,000,000 for each renewal community in the State; and
       ``(ii) zero for each calendar year thereafter.
       ``(C) Commercial revitalization agency.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term `commercial revitalization agency' 
     means any agency authorized by a State to carry out this 
     section.
       ``(e) Responsibilities of Commercial Revitalization 
     Agencies.--
       ``(1) Plans for allocation.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this section, the commercial revitalization 
     deduction 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 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 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.
       ``(f) Regulations.--For purposes of this section, the 
     Secretary shall, by regulations, provide for the application 
     of rules similar to the rules of section 49 and subsections 
     (a) and (b) of section 50.
       ``(g) Termination.--This section shall not apply to any 
     building placed in service after December 31, 2007.

     ``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

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     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, 
     2000, and before January 1, 2008; 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. 703. 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) with respect to expenditures 
     paid or incurred after December 31, 2000.''.
       (b) Extension of Termination Date for Renewal 
     Communities.--Subsection (h) of section 198 is amended by 
     inserting before the period ``(December 31, 2007, in the case 
     of a renewal community, as defined in section 1400E).''.

     SEC. 704. 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''.
       (4) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to individuals who begin work for the employer 
     after December 31, 2000.

     SEC. 705. 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 inserting after paragraph (19) 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(20) Family development accounts.--The deduction allowed 
     by section 1400H(a)(1).''.
       (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 family development accounts, the term 
     `excess contributions' means the sum of--
       ``(1) the excess (if any) of--
       ``(A) the amount contributed for the taxable year to the 
     accounts (other than a qualified rollover, as defined in 
     section 1400H(c)(7)), 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 accounts 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 accounts 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.
     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 Deduction.--
       (1) Section 172 is amended by redesignating subsection (j) 
     as subsection (k) and by inserting after subsection (i) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(j) No carryback of section 1400k Deduction Before Date 
     of the Enactment.--No portion of the net operating loss for 
     any taxable year which is attributable to any commercial 
     revitalization deduction determined under section 1400K may 
     be carried back to a taxable year ending before the date of 
     the enactment of section 1400K.''.
       (2) 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.
       (3) Subparagraph (C) of section 469(i)(3) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``or section 1400K'' after ``section 42''; 
     and
       (B) by inserting ``and commercial revitalization 
     deduction'' after ``credit'' in the heading.
       (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.''.

                     Subtitle B--Farming Incentive

     SEC. 711. PRODUCTION FLEXIBILITY CONTRACT PAYMENTS.

       Any option to accelerate the receipt of any payment under a 
     production flexibility contract which is payable under the 
     Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 
     U.S.C. 7200 et seq.), as in effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, shall be disregarded in determining 
     the taxable year for which such payment is properly 
     includible in gross income for purposes of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.

                   Subtitle C--Oil and Gas Incentives

     SEC. 721. 5-YEAR NET OPERATING LOSS CARRYBACK FOR LOSSES 
                   ATTRIBUTABLE TO OPERATING MINERAL INTERESTS OF 
                   INDEPENDENT OIL AND GAS PRODUCERS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 172(b) (relating 
     to years to which loss may be carried) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(H) Losses on operating mineral interests of independent 
     oil and gas producers.--In the case of a taxpayer--
       ``(i) which has an eligible oil and gas loss (as defined in 
     subsection (j)) for a taxable year, and

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       ``(ii) which is not an integrated oil company (as defined 
     in section 291(b)(4)),
     such eligible oil and gas loss shall be a net operating loss 
     carryback to each of the 5 taxable years preceding the 
     taxable year of such loss.''.
       (b) Eligible Oil and Gas Loss.--Section 172 is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (k) and by 
     inserting after subsection (i) the following new subsection:
       ``(j) Eligible Oil and Gas Loss.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `eligible oil and gas 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 operating mineral interests (as defined in section 614(d)) 
     in oil and gas wells 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), an eligible oil and gas 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)(H) from any loss year may 
     elect to have the carryback period with respect to such loss 
     year determined without regard to subsection (b)(1)(H).''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to net operating losses for taxable years 
     beginning after December 31, 1998.

     SEC. 722. DEDUCTION FOR DELAY RENTAL PAYMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 263 (relating to capital 
     expenditures) is amended by adding after subsection (i) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(j) Delay Rental Payments for Domestic Oil and Gas 
     Wells.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), a 
     taxpayer may elect to treat delay rental payments incurred in 
     connection with the development of oil or gas within the 
     United States (as defined in section 638) as payments which 
     are not chargeable to capital account. Any payments so 
     treated shall be allowed as a deduction in the taxable year 
     in which paid or incurred.
       ``(2) Delay rental payments.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1), the term `delay rental payment' means an amount paid for 
     the privilege of deferring development of an oil or gas 
     well.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 263A(c)(3) is amended by 
     inserting ``263(j),'' after ``263(i),''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to amounts paid or incurred in taxable years 
     beginning after December 31, 1999.

     SEC. 723. ELECTION TO EXPENSE GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL 
                   EXPENDITURES.

       (a) In General.--Section 263 (relating to capital 
     expenditures) is amended by adding after subsection (j) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(k) Geological and Geophysical Expenditures for Domestic 
     Oil and Gas Wells.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), a 
     taxpayer may elect to treat geological and geophysical 
     expenses incurred in connection with the exploration for, or 
     development of, oil or gas within the United States (as 
     defined in section 638) as expenses which are not chargeable 
     to capital account. Any expenses so treated shall be allowed 
     as a deduction in the taxable year in which paid or 
     incurred.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 263A(c)(3) is amended by 
     inserting ``263(k),'' after ``263(j),''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to costs paid or incurred in taxable years 
     beginning after December 31, 1999.

     SEC. 724. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF LIMITATION BASED ON 65 
                   PERCENT OF TAXABLE INCOME.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 613A (relating 
     to limitation on percentage depletion in case of oil and gas 
     wells) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(6) Temporary suspension of taxable income limit.--
     Paragraph (1) shall not apply to taxable years beginning 
     after December 31, 1998, and before January 1, 2005, 
     including with respect to amounts carried under the second 
     sentence of paragraph (1) to such taxable years.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1998.

     SEC. 725. DETERMINATION OF SMALL REFINER EXCEPTION TO OIL 
                   DEPLETION DEDUCTION.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (4) of section 613A(d) (relating 
     to certain refiners excluded) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(4) Certain refiners excluded.--If the taxpayer or a 
     related person engages in the refining of crude oil, 
     subsection (c) shall not apply to the taxpayer for a taxable 
     year if the average daily refinery runs of the taxpayer and 
     the related person for the taxable year exceed 50,000 
     barrels. For purposes of this paragraph, the average daily 
     refinery runs for any taxable year shall be determined by 
     dividing the aggregate refinery runs for the taxable year by 
     the number of days in the taxable year.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1999.

                     Subtitle D--Timber Incentives

     SEC. 731. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF 
                   AMORTIZABLE REFORESTATION EXPENDITURES.

       (a) Increase in Dollar Limitation.--Paragraph (1) of 
     section 194(b) (relating to amortization of reforestation 
     expenditures) is amended by striking ``$10,000 ($5,000'' and 
     inserting ``$25,000 ($12,500''.
       (b) Temporary Suspension of Increased Dollar Limitation.--
     Subsection (b) of section 194(b) (relating to amortization of 
     reforestation expenditures) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Suspension of dollar limitation.--Paragraph (1) shall 
     not apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1999, 
     and before January 1, 2004.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (1) of section 48(b) 
     is amended by striking ``section 194(b)(1)'' and inserting 
     ``section 194(b)(1) and without regard to section 
     194(b)(5)''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1999.

     SEC. 732. CAPITAL GAIN TREATMENT UNDER SECTION 631(B) TO 
                   APPLY TO OUTRIGHT SALES BY LAND OWNER.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 631 (relating to 
     disposal of timber with a retained economic interest) is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``and Outright Sales of Timber'' after 
     Economic Interest'' in the subsection heading, and
       (2) by adding before the last sentence the following new 
     sentence: ``The requirement in the first sentence of this 
     subsection to retain an economic interest in timber shall not 
     apply to an outright sale of such timber by the owner thereof 
     if such owner owned the land (at the time of such sale) from 
     which the timber is cut.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to sales after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.

                TITLE VIII--RELIEF FOR SMALL BUSINESSES

     SEC. 801. DEDUCTION FOR 100 PERCENT OF HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS 
                   OF SELF-EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 162(l) 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 and the taxpayer's spouse and dependents.''.
       (b) Clarification of Limitations on Other Coverage.--The 
     first sentence of section 162(l)(2)(B) is amended to read as 
     follows: ``Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any taxpayer for 
     any calendar month for which the taxpayer participates in any 
     subsidized health plan maintained by any employer (other than 
     an employer described in section 401(c)(4)) of the taxpayer 
     or the spouse of the taxpayer.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1999.

      SEC. 802. INCREASE IN EXPENSE TREATMENT FOR SMALL 
                   BUSINESSES.

       (a) In General.--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 $30,000.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1999.

     SEC. 803. REPEAL OF FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT SURTAX.

       (a) In General.--Section 3301 (relating to rate of Federal 
     unemployment tax) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``2007'' and inserting ``2004'', and
       (2) by striking ``2008'' and inserting ``2005''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to calendar years beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 804. INCREASED DEDUCTION FOR MEAL EXPENSES; INCREASED 
                   DEDUCTIBILITY OF BUSINESS MEAL EXPENSES FOR 
                   INDIVIDUALS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL LIMITATIONS ON 
                   HOURS OF SERVICE.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 274(n) (relating 
     to only 50 percent of meal and entertainment expenses allowed 
     as deduction) is amended by striking ``50 percent'' in the 
     text and inserting ``the allowable percentage''.
       (b) Allowable Percentages.--Subsection (n) of section 274 
     is amended by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
     paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively, and by inserting after 
     paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Allowable percentage.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 
     the allowable percentage is--
       ``(A) in the case of amounts for items described in 
     paragraph (1)(B), 50 percent, and
       ``(B) in the case of expenses for food or beverages, the 
     percentage determined in accordance with the following table:

``For taxable years beginning                            The applicable
  in calendar year--                                    percentage is--
      2000 through 2005.............................................50 
      2006..........................................................55 
      2007 and thereafter........................................60.''.
       (c) Individuals Subject to Federal Limitations on Hours of 
     Service.--The table in section 274(n)(4)(B) (relating to 
     special rule for individuals subject to Federal hours of 
     service), as redesignated by subsection (b), is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or 2007'', and
       (2) by striking ``2008'' and inserting ``2007''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) The heading for subsection (n) of section 274 is 
     amended by striking ``50 Percent'' and inserting ``Limited 
     Percentages''.
       (2) Subparagraph (A) of section 274(n)(4), as redesignated 
     by subsection (b), is amended by striking ``50 percent'' and 
     inserting ``the allowable percentage''.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1999.

     SEC. 805. INCOME AVERAGING FOR FARMERS AND FISHERMEN NOT TO 
                   INCREASE ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX LIABILITY.

       (a) In General.--Section 55(c) (defining regular tax) is 
     amended by redesignating para

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     graph (2) as paragraph (3) and by inserting after paragraph 
     (1) the following:
       ``(2) Coordination with income averaging for farmers and 
     fishermen.--Solely for purposes of this section, section 1301 
     (relating to averaging of farm and fishing income) shall not 
     apply in computing the regular tax.''.
       (b) Allowing Income Averaging for Fishermen.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1301(a) is amended by striking 
     ``farming business'' and inserting ``farming business or 
     fishing business,''.
       (2) Definition of elected farm income.--
       (A) In general.--Clause (i) of section 1301(b)(1)(A) is 
     amended by inserting ``or fishing business'' before the 
     semicolon.
       (B) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (B) of section 
     1301(b)(1) is amended by inserting ``or fishing business'' 
     after ``farming business'' both places it occurs.
       (3) Definition of fishing business.--Section 1301(b) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Fishing business.--The term `fishing business' means 
     the conduct of commercial fishing as defined in section 3 of 
     the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 1802).''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1999.

     SEC. 806. FARM, FISHING, AND RANCH RISK MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTS.

       (a) In General.--Subpart C of part II of subchapter E of 
     chapter 1 (relating to taxable year for which deductions 
     taken) is amended by inserting after section 468B the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 468C. FARM AND RANCH RISK MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTS.

       ``(a) Deduction Allowed.--In the case of an individual 
     engaged in an eligible farming business or commercial 
     fishing, there shall be allowed as a deduction for any 
     taxable year the amount paid in cash by the taxpayer during 
     the taxable year to a Farm, Fishing, and Ranch Risk 
     Management Account (hereinafter referred to as the `FFARRM 
     Account').
       ``(b) Limitation.--
       ``(1) Contributions.--The amount which a taxpayer may pay 
     into the FFARRM Account for any taxable year shall not exceed 
     20 percent of so much of the taxable income of the taxpayer 
     (determined without regard to this section) which is 
     attributable (determined in the manner applicable under 
     section 1301) to any eligible farming business or commercial 
     fishing.
       ``(2) Distributions.--Distributions from a FFARRM Account 
     may not be used to purchase, lease, or finance any new 
     fishing vessel, add capacity to any fishery, or otherwise 
     contribute to the overcapitalization of any fishery. The 
     Secretary of Commerce shall implement regulations to enforce 
     this paragraph.
       ``(c) Eligible Businesses.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Eligible farming business.--The term `eligible 
     farming business' means any farming business (as defined in 
     section 263A(e)(4)) which is not a passive activity (within 
     the meaning of section 469(c)) of the taxpayer.
       ``(2) Commercial Fishing.--The term `commercial fishing' 
     has the meaning given such term by section (3) of the 
     Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1802) but only if such fishing is not a passive 
     activity (within the meaning of section 469(c)) of the 
     taxpayer.
       ``(d) FFARRM Account.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `FFARRM Account' means a trust 
     created or organized in the United States for the exclusive 
     benefit of the taxpayer, but only if the written governing 
     instrument creating the trust meets the following 
     requirements:
       ``(A) No contribution will be accepted for any taxable year 
     in excess of the amount allowed as a deduction under 
     subsection (a) for such year.
       ``(B) The trustee is a bank (as defined in section 408(n)) 
     or another person who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the 
     Secretary that the manner in which such person will 
     administer the trust will be consistent with the requirements 
     of this section.
       ``(C) The assets of the trust consist entirely of cash or 
     of obligations which have adequate stated interest (as 
     defined in section 1274(c)(2)) and which pay such interest 
     not less often than annually.
       ``(D) All income of the trust is distributed currently to 
     the grantor.
       ``(E) The assets of the trust will not be commingled with 
     other property except in a common trust fund or common 
     investment fund.
       ``(2) Account taxed as grantor trust.--The grantor of a 
     FFARRM Account shall be treated for purposes of this title as 
     the owner of such Account and shall be subject to tax thereon 
     in accordance with subpart E of part I of subchapter J of 
     this chapter (relating to grantors and others treated as 
     substantial owners).
       ``(e) Inclusion of Amounts Distributed.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     there shall be includible in the gross income of the taxpayer 
     for any taxable year--
       ``(A) any amount distributed from a FFARRM Account of the 
     taxpayer during such taxable year, and
       ``(B) any deemed distribution under--
       ``(i) subsection (f)(1) (relating to deposits not 
     distributed within 5 years),
       ``(ii) subsection (f)(2) (relating to cessation in eligible 
     farming business), and
       ``(iii) subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (f)(3) 
     (relating to prohibited transactions and pledging account as 
     security).
       ``(2) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1)(A) shall not apply to--
       ``(A) any distribution to the extent attributable to income 
     of the Account, and
       ``(B) the distribution of any contribution paid during a 
     taxable year to a FFARRM Account to the extent that such 
     contribution exceeds the limitation applicable under 
     subsection (b) if requirements similar to the requirements of 
     section 408(d)(4) are met.
     For purposes of subparagraph (A), distributions shall be 
     treated as first attributable to income and then to other 
     amounts.
       ``(f) Special Rules.--
       ``(1) Tax on deposits in account which are not distributed 
     within 5 years.--
       ``(A) In general.--If, at the close of any taxable year, 
     there is a nonqualified balance in any FFARRM Account--
       ``(i) there shall be deemed distributed from such Account 
     during such taxable year an amount equal to such balance, and
       ``(ii) the taxpayer's tax imposed by this chapter for such 
     taxable year shall be increased by 10 percent of such deemed 
     distribution.
     The preceding sentence shall not apply if an amount equal to 
     such nonqualified balance is distributed from such Account to 
     the taxpayer before the due date (including extensions) for 
     filing the return of tax imposed by this chapter for such 
     year (or, if earlier, the date the taxpayer files such return 
     for such year).
       ``(B) Nonqualified balance.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A), the term `nonqualified balance' means any balance in the 
     Account on the last day of the taxable year which is 
     attributable to amounts deposited in such Account before the 
     4th preceding taxable year.
       ``(C) Ordering rule.--For purposes of this paragraph, 
     distributions from a FFARRM Account (other than distributions 
     of current income) shall be treated as made from deposits in 
     the order in which such deposits were made, beginning with 
     the earliest deposits.
       ``(2) Cessation in eligible business.--At the close of the 
     first disqualification period after a period for which the 
     taxpayer was engaged in an eligible farming business or 
     commercial fishing, there shall be deemed distributed from 
     the FFARRM Account of the taxpayer an amount equal to the 
     balance in such Account (if any) at the close of such 
     disqualification period. For purposes of the preceding 
     sentence, the term `disqualification period' means any period 
     of 2 consecutive taxable years for which the taxpayer is not 
     engaged in an eligible farming business or commercial 
     fishing.
       ``(3) Certain rules to apply.--Rules similar to the 
     following rules shall apply for purposes of this section:
       ``(A) Section 220(f)(8) (relating to treatment on death).
       ``(B) Section 408(e)(2) (relating to loss of exemption of 
     account where individual engages in prohibited transaction).
       ``(C) Section 408(e)(4) (relating to effect of pledging 
     account as security).
       ``(D) Section 408(g) (relating to community property laws).
       ``(E) Section 408(h) (relating to custodial accounts).
       ``(4) Time when payments deemed made.--For purposes of this 
     section, a taxpayer shall be deemed to have made a payment to 
     a FFARRM Account on the last day of a taxable year if such 
     payment is made on account of such taxable year and is made 
     on or before the due date (without regard to extensions) for 
     filing the return of tax for such taxable year.
       ``(5) Individual.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `individual' shall not include an estate or trust.
       ``(6) Deduction not allowed for self-employment tax.--The 
     deduction allowable by reason of subsection (a) shall not be 
     taken into account in determining an individual's net 
     earnings from self-employment (within the meaning of section 
     1402(a)) for purposes of chapter 2.
       ``(g) Reports.--The trustee of a FFARRM Account shall make 
     such reports regarding such Account to the Secretary and to 
     the person for whose benefit the Account is maintained with 
     respect to contributions, distributions, and such other 
     matters as the Secretary may require under regulations. The 
     reports required by this subsection shall be filed at such 
     time and in such manner and furnished to such persons at such 
     time and in such manner as may be required by such 
     regulations.''.
       (b) Tax on Excess Contributions.--
       (1) Subsection (a) of section 4973 (relating to tax on 
     excess contributions to certain tax-favored accounts and 
     annuities) is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of 
     paragraph (3), by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph 
     (5), and by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
       ``(4) a FFARRM Account (within the meaning of section 
     468C(d)), or''.
       (2) Section 4973 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(g) Excess Contributions to FFARRM Accounts.--For 
     purposes of this section, in the case of a FFARRM Account 
     (within the meaning of section 468C(d)), the term `excess 
     contributions' means the amount by which the amount 
     contributed for the taxable year to the Account exceeds the 
     amount which may be contributed to the Account under section 
     468C(b) for such taxable year. For purposes of this 
     subsection, any contribution which is distributed out of the 
     FFARRM Account in a distribution to which section 
     468C(e)(2)(B) applies shall be treated as an amount not 
     contributed.''.
       (3) The section heading for section 4973 is amended to read 
     as follows:

     ``SEC. 4973. EXCESS CONTRIBUTIONS TO CERTAIN ACCOUNTS, 
                   ANNUITIES, ETC.''.

       (4) The table of sections for chapter 43 is amended by 
     striking the item relating to section 4973 and inserting the 
     following:

``Sec. 4973. Excess contributions to certain accounts, annuities, 
              etc.''.
       (c) Tax on Prohibited Transactions.--
       (1) Subsection (c) of section 4975 (relating to tax on 
     prohibited transactions) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(6) Special rule for ffarrm accounts.--A person for whose 
     benefit a FFARRM Account

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     (within the meaning of section 468C(d)) is established 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 FFARRM Account 
     by reason of the application of section 468C(f)(3)(A) to such 
     account.''.
       (2) Paragraph (1) of section 4975(e) is amended by 
     redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) as subparagraphs (F) 
     and (G), respectively, and by inserting after subparagraph 
     (D) the following:
       ``(E) a FFARRM Account described in section 468C(d),''.
       (d) Failure To Provide Reports on FFARRM Accounts.--
     Paragraph (2) of section 6693(a) (relating to failure to 
     provide reports on certain tax-favored accounts or annuities) 
     is amended by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as 
     subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively, and by inserting 
     after subparagraph (B) the following:
       ``(C) section 468C(g) (relating to FFARRM Accounts),''.
       (e) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
     C of part II of subchapter E of chapter 1 is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 468B the 
     following:

``Sec. 468C. Farm, Fishing and Ranch Risk Management Accounts.''.
       (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2000.

     SEC. 807. EXCLUSION OF INVESTMENT SECURITIES INCOME FROM 
                   PASSIVE INCOME TEST FOR BANK S CORPORATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1362(d)(3)(C) (defining passive 
     investment income) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(v) Exception for banks; etc.--In the case of a bank (as 
     defined in section 581), a bank holding company (as defined 
     in section 246A(c)(3)(B)(ii)), or a qualified subchapter S 
     subsidiary bank, the term `passive investment income' shall 
     not include--

       ``(I) interest income earned by such bank, bank holding 
     company, or qualified subchapter S subsidiary bank, or
       ``(II) dividends on assets required to be held by such 
     bank, bank holding company, or qualified subchapter S 
     subsidiary bank to conduct a banking business, including 
     stock in the Federal Reserve Bank, the Federal Home Loan 
     Bank, or the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Bank or 
     participation certificates issued by a Federal Intermediate 
     Credit Bank.''.

       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1999.

     SEC. 808. TREATMENT OF QUALIFYING DIRECTOR SHARES.

       (a) In General.--Section 1361 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(f) Treatment of Qualifying Director Shares.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this subchapter--
       ``(A) qualifying director shares shall not be treated as a 
     second class of stock, and
       ``(B) no person shall be treated as a shareholder of the 
     corporation by reason of holding qualifying director shares.
       ``(2) Qualifying director shares defined.--For purposes of 
     this subsection, the term `qualifying director shares' means 
     any shares of stock in a bank (as defined in section 581) or 
     in a bank holding company registered as such with the Federal 
     Reserve System--
       ``(i) which are held by an individual solely by reason of 
     status as a director of such bank or company or its 
     controlled subsidiary; and
       ``(ii) which are subject to an agreement pursuant to which 
     the holder is required to dispose of the shares of stock upon 
     termination of the holder's status as a director at the same 
     price as the individual acquired such shares of stock.
       ``(3) Distributions.--A distribution (not in part or full 
     payment in exchange for stock) made by the corporation with 
     respect to qualifying director shares shall be includible as 
     ordinary income of the holder and deductible to the 
     corporation as an expense in computing taxable income under 
     section 1363(b) in the year such distribution is received.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 1361(b)(1) is amended by inserting ``, except 
     as provided in subsection (f),'' before ``which does not''.
       (2) Section 1366(a) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(3) Allocation with respect to qualifying director 
     shares.--The holders of qualifying director shares (as 
     defined in section 1361(f)) shall not, with respect to such 
     shares of stock, be allocated any of the items described in 
     paragraph (1).''.
       (3) Section 1373(a) 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 adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(3) no amount of an expense deductible under this 
     subchapter by reason of section 1361(f)(3) shall be 
     apportioned or allocated to such income.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1999.

                   TITLE IX--INTERNATIONAL TAX RELIEF

     SEC. 901. INTEREST ALLOCATION RULES.

       (a) Election To Allocate Interest on a Worldwide Basis.--
     Subsection (e) of section 864 (relating to rules for 
     allocating interest, etc.) is amended by redesignating 
     paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (7) and (8), 
     respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (5) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Election to allocate interest on a worldwide basis.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in this paragraph, 
     this subsection shall be applied by treating a worldwide 
     affiliated group for which an election under this paragraph 
     is in effect as an affiliated group solely for purposes of 
     allocating and apportioning interest expense of each domestic 
     corporation which is a member of such group.
       ``(B) Worldwide affiliated group.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `worldwide affiliated group' means the 
     group of corporations which consists of--
       ``(i) all corporations in an affiliated group (as defined 
     in section 1504 without regard to paragraphs (2) and (4) of 
     section 1504(b)), and
       ``(ii) all foreign corporations (other than a FSC, as 
     defined in section 922(a)) with respect to which corporations 
     described in clause (i) own stock meeting the ownership 
     requirements of section 957(a).
     For purposes of clause (ii), ownership shall be determined 
     under section 958; except that paragraphs (3) and (4) of 
     section 318(a) shall not apply for purposes of section 
     958(b).
       ``(C) Treatment of worldwide affiliated group.--For 
     purposes of applying paragraph (1), the taxable income of the 
     domestic members of a worldwide affiliated group from sources 
     outside the United States shall be determined by allocating 
     and apportioning the interest expense of such domestic 
     members to such income in an amount equal to the excess (if 
     any) of--
       ``(i) the total interest expense of the worldwide 
     affiliated group multiplied by the ratio which the foreign 
     assets of the worldwide affiliated group bears to all the 
     assets of the worldwide affiliated group, over
       ``(ii) the interest expense of all foreign corporations 
     which are members of the worldwide affiliated group to the 
     extent such interest expense of such foreign corporations 
     would have been allocated and apportioned to foreign source 
     income if this subsection were applied to a group consisting 
     of all the foreign corporations in such worldwide affiliated 
     group.
       ``(D) Assets and interest expense of foreign 
     corporations.--
       ``(i) In general.--For purposes of subparagraph (C), only 
     the applicable percentage of the interest expense and assets 
     of a foreign corporation described in subparagraph (B)(ii) 
     shall be taken into account.
       ``(ii) Applicable percentage.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `applicable percentage' means, with 
     respect to any foreign corporation, the percentage equal to 
     the ratio which the value of the stock in such corporation 
     taken into account under subparagraph (B)(ii) (without regard 
     to stock considered as owned under section 958(b)) bears to 
     the aggregate value of all stock in such corporation.
       ``(E) Election.--An election under this paragraph with 
     respect to any worldwide affiliated group may be made only by 
     the common parent of the affiliated group referred to in 
     subparagraph (B)(i) and may be made only for the first 
     taxable year beginning after December 31, 2001, in which a 
     worldwide affiliated group exists which includes such 
     affiliated group and at least 1 corporation described in 
     subparagraph (B)(ii). Such an election, once made, shall 
     apply to such common parent and all other corporations which 
     are members of such worldwide affiliated group for such 
     taxable year and all subsequent years unless revoked with the 
     consent of the Secretary.''.
       (b) Election To Allocate Interest Within Financial 
     Institution Groups and Subsidiary Groups.--Section 864 is 
     amended by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g) and 
     by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f) Election To Apply Subsection (e) on Basis of 
     Financial Institution Group and Subsidiary Groups.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a worldwide affiliated 
     group for which an election under subsection (e)(6) is in 
     effect, subsection (e) shall be applied--
       ``(A) by treating an electing financial institution group 
     as if it were a separate worldwide affiliated group, and
       ``(B) by treating each electing subsidiary group as if it 
     were a separate worldwide affiliated group for purposes of 
     allocating interest expense with respect to qualified 
     indebtedness of members of an electing subsidiary group.
     Subsection (e) shall apply to any such electing group in the 
     same manner as subsection (e) applies to the pre-election 
     worldwide affiliated group of which such electing group is a 
     part.
       ``(2) Electing financial institution group.--For purposes 
     of this subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `electing financial institution 
     group' means any group of corporations if--
       ``(i) such group consists only of all of the financial 
     corporations in the pre-election worldwide affiliated group, 
     and
       ``(ii) an election under this paragraph is in effect for 
     such group of corporations.
       ``(B) Financial corporation.--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `financial corporation' means 
     any corporation if at least 80 percent of its gross income is 
     income described in section 904(d)(2)(C)(ii) and the 
     regulations thereunder which is derived from transactions 
     with unrelated persons.
       ``(ii) Income from related financial corporations.--
     Dividend income, and income described in section 
     904(d)(2)(C)(ii) and the regulations thereunder, which is 
     derived directly or indirectly from a financial corporation 
     (as defined in clause (i) without regard to this clause) 
     which is not an unrelated person shall be treated as income 
     described in clause (i).
       ``(iii) Bank holding companies.--To the extent provided in 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary, a bank holding 
     company (within the meaning of section 2(a) of the Bank 
     Holding Company Act of 1956) shall be treated as a 
     corporation meeting the requirements of clause (i).
       ``(iv) Antiabuse rule.--For purposes of this subparagraph, 
     there shall be disregarded any item of income or gain from a 
     transaction or series of transactions a principal purpose of 
     which

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     is the qualification of any corporation as a financial 
     corporation.
       ``(C) Effect of certain transactions.--Rules similar to the 
     rules of paragraph (3)(D) shall apply to transactions between 
     any member of the electing financial institution group and 
     any member of the pre-election worldwide affiliated group 
     (other than a member of the electing financial institution 
     group).
       ``(D) Election.--An election under this paragraph with 
     respect to any financial institution group may be made only 
     by the common parent of the pre-election worldwide affiliated 
     group and may be made only for the first taxable year 
     beginning after December 31, 2001, in which such affiliated 
     group includes 1 or more financial corporations described in 
     subparagraph (B). Such an election, once made, shall apply to 
     such taxable year and all subsequent years unless revoked 
     with the consent of the Secretary.
       ``(3) Electing subsidiary groups.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `electing subsidiary group' 
     means any group of corporations if--
       ``(i) such group consists only of corporations in the pre-
     election worldwide affiliated group,
       ``(ii) such group includes--

       ``(I) a domestic corporation (which is not the common 
     parent of the pre-election worldwide affiliated group or a 
     member of an electing financial institution group) which 
     incurs interest expense with respect to qualified 
     indebtedness, and
       ``(II) every other corporation (other than a member of an 
     electing financial institution group) which is in the pre-
     election worldwide affiliated group and which would be a 
     member of an affiliated group having such domestic 
     corporation as the common parent, and

       ``(iii) an election under this paragraph is in effect for 
     such group.
       ``(B) Equalization rule.--All interest expense of a 
     domestic corporation which is a member of a pre-election 
     worldwide affiliated group (other than subsidiary group 
     interest expense) shall be treated as allocated to foreign 
     source income to the extent such expense does not exceed the 
     excess (if any) of--
       ``(i) the interest expense of the pre-election worldwide 
     affiliated group (including subsidiary group interest 
     expense) which would (but for any election under this 
     paragraph) be allocated to foreign source income, over
       ``(ii) the subsidiary group interest expense allocated to 
     foreign source income.
     For purposes of the preceding sentence, the subsidiary group 
     interest expense is the interest expense to which subsection 
     (e) applies separately by reason of paragraph (1)(B).
       ``(C) Qualified indebtedness.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `qualified indebtedness' means any 
     indebtedness of a domestic corporation--
       ``(i) which is held by an unrelated person, and
       ``(ii) which is not guaranteed (or otherwise supported) by 
     any corporation which is a member of the pre-election 
     worldwide affiliated group other than a corporation which is 
     a member of the electing subsidiary group.
       ``(D) Effect of certain transactions on qualified 
     indebtedness.--In the case of a corporation which is a member 
     of an electing subsidiary group, to the extent that such 
     corporation--
       ``(i) distributes dividends or makes other distributions 
     with respect to its stock after the date of the enactment of 
     this paragraph to any member of the pre-election worldwide 
     affiliated group (other than to a member of the electing 
     subsidiary group) in excess of the greater of--

       ``(I) its average annual dividend (expressed as a 
     percentage of current earnings and profits) during the 5-
     taxable-year period ending with the taxable year preceding 
     the taxable year, or
       ``(II) 25 percent of its average annual earnings and 
     profits for such 5 taxable year period, or

       ``(ii) deals with any person in any manner not clearly 
     reflecting the income of the corporation (as determined under 
     principles similar to the principles of section 482),
     except as provided by the Secretary, an amount of qualified 
     indebtedness equal to the excess distribution or the 
     understatement or overstatement of income, as the case may 
     be, shall be recharacterized (for the taxable year and 
     subsequent taxable years) for purposes of this subsection as 
     indebtedness which is not qualified indebtedness. If a 
     corporation has not been in existence for 5 taxable years, 
     this subparagraph shall be applied with respect to the period 
     it was in existence.
       ``(E) Election.--An election under this paragraph with 
     respect to any electing subsidiary group may be made only by 
     the common parent of the pre-election worldwide affiliated 
     group. Such an election, once made, shall apply to the 
     taxable year for which made and the 4 succeeding taxable 
     years unless revoked with the consent of the Secretary. No 
     election may be made under this paragraph if the effect of 
     the election would be to have the same member of the pre-
     election worldwide affiliated group included in more than 1 
     electing subsidiary group.
       ``(4) Pre-election worldwide affiliated group.--For 
     purposes of this subsection, the term `pre-election worldwide 
     affiliated group' means, with respect to a corporation, the 
     worldwide affiliated group of which such corporation would 
     (but for an election under this subsection) be a member for 
     purposes of applying subsection (e).
       ``(5) Unrelated person.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `unrelated person' means any person not bearing a 
     relationship specified in section 267(b) or 707(b)(1) to the 
     corporation.
       ``(6) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be appropriate to carry out this 
     subsection and subsection (e), including regulations--
       ``(A) providing for the direct allocation of interest 
     expense in other circumstances where such allocation would be 
     appropriate to carry out the purposes of this subsection,
       ``(B) preventing assets or interest expense from being 
     taken into account more than once, and
       ``(C) dealing with changes in members of any group (through 
     acquisitions or otherwise) treated under this subsection as 
     an affiliated group for purposes of subsection (e).''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2001.

     SEC. 902. LOOK-THRU RULES TO APPLY TO DIVIDENDS FROM 
                   NONCONTROLLED SECTION 902 CORPORATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 904(d)(4) (relating to application 
     of look-thru rules to dividends from noncontrolled section 
     902 corporations) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(4) Look-thru applies to dividends from noncontrolled 
     section 902 corporations.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this subsection, any 
     dividend from a noncontrolled section 902 corporation with 
     respect to the taxpayer shall be treated as income in a 
     separate category in proportion to the ratio of--
       ``(i) the portion of earnings and profits attributable to 
     income in such category, to
       ``(ii) the total amount of earnings and profits.
       ``(B) Special rules.--For purposes of this paragraph--
       ``(i) In general.--Rules similar to the rules of paragraph 
     (3)(F) shall apply; except that the term `separate category' 
     shall include the category of income described in paragraph 
     (1)(I).
       ``(ii) Earnings and profits.--

       ``(I) In general.--The rules of section 316 shall apply.
       ``(II) Regulations.--The Secretary may prescribe 
     regulations regarding the treatment of distributions out of 
     earnings and profits for periods before the taxpayer's 
     acquisition of the stock to which the distributions relate.

       ``(iii) Dividends not allocable to separate category.--The 
     portion of any dividend from a noncontrolled section 902 
     corporation which is not treated as income in a separate 
     category under subparagraph (A) shall be treated as a 
     dividend to which subparagraph (A) does not apply.
       ``(iv) Look-thru with respect to carryforwards of credit.--
     Rules similar to subparagraph (A) also shall apply to any 
     carryforward under subsection (c) from a taxable year 
     beginning before January 1, 2002, of tax allocable to a 
     dividend from a noncontrolled section 902 corporation with 
     respect to the taxpayer.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subparagraph (E) of section 904(d)(1), as in effect 
     both before and after the amendments made by section 1105 of 
     the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, is hereby repealed.
       (2) Section 904(d)(2)(C)(iii), as so in effect, is amended 
     by striking subclause (II) and by redesignating subclause 
     (III) as subclause (II).
       (3) The last sentence of section 904(d)(2)(D), as so in 
     effect, is amended to read as follows: ``Such term does not 
     include any financial services income.''.
       (4) Section 904(d)(2)(E) is amended by striking clauses 
     (ii) and (iv) and by redesignating clause (iii) as clause 
     (ii).
       (5) Section 904(d)(3)(F) is amended by striking ``(D), or 
     (E)'' and inserting ``or (D)''.
       (6) Section 864(d)(5)(A)(i) is amended by striking 
     ``(C)(iii)(III)'' and inserting ``(C)(iii)(II)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2001.

     SEC. 903. CLARIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF PIPELINE 
                   TRANSPORTATION INCOME.

       (a) In General.--Section 954(g)(1) (defining foreign base 
     company oil related income) is amended by striking ``or'' at 
     the end of subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the 
     end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ``, or'', and by 
     inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) the pipeline transportation of oil or gas within such 
     foreign country.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years of controlled foreign 
     corporations beginning after December 31, 2001, and taxable 
     years of United States shareholders with or within which such 
     taxable years of controlled foreign corporations end.

     SEC. 904. SUBPART F TREATMENT OF INCOME FROM TRANSMISSION OF 
                   HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRICITY.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 954(e) (relating 
     to foreign base company services income) is amended by 
     striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking 
     the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ``, 
     or'', and by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(C) the transmission of high voltage electricity.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years of controlled foreign 
     corporations beginning after December 31, 2001, and taxable 
     years of United States shareholders with or within which such 
     taxable years of controlled foreign corporations end.

     SEC. 905. RECHARACTERIZATION OF OVERALL DOMESTIC LOSS.

       (a) General Rule.--Section 904 is amended by redesignating 
     subsections (g), (h), (i), (j), and (k) as subsections (h), 
     (i), (j), (k), and (l), respectively, and by inserting after 
     subsection (f) the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Recharacterization of Overall Domestic Loss.--
       ``(1) General rule.--For purposes of this subpart and 
     section 936, in the case of any taxpayer who sustains an 
     overall domestic loss for any taxable year beginning after 
     December 31, 2005, that portion of the taxpayer's taxable 
     income from sources within the United States for

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     each succeeding taxable year which is equal to the lesser 
     of--
       ``(A) the amount of such loss (to the extent not used under 
     this paragraph in prior taxable years), or
       ``(B) 50 percent of the taxpayer's taxable income from 
     sources within the United States for such succeeding taxable 
     year,
     shall be treated as income from sources without the United 
     States (and not as income from sources within the United 
     States).
       ``(2) Overall domestic loss defined.--For purposes of this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `overall domestic loss' means 
     any domestic loss to the extent such loss offsets taxable 
     income from sources without the United States for the taxable 
     year or for any preceding taxable year by reason of a 
     carryback. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term 
     `domestic loss' means the amount by which the gross income 
     for the taxable year from sources within the United States is 
     exceeded by the sum of the deductions properly apportioned or 
     allocated thereto (determined without regard to any carryback 
     from a subsequent taxable year).
       ``(B) Taxpayer must have elected foreign tax credit for 
     year of loss.--The term `overall domestic loss' shall not 
     include any loss for any taxable year unless the taxpayer 
     chose the benefits of this subpart for such taxable year.
       ``(3) Characterization of subsequent income.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any income from sources within the 
     United States that is treated as income from sources without 
     the United States under paragraph (1) shall be allocated 
     among and increase the income categories in proportion to the 
     loss from sources within the United States previously 
     allocated to those income categories.
       ``(B) Income category.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     term `income category' has the meaning given such term by 
     subsection (f)(5)(E)(i).
       ``(4) Coordination with subsection (f).--The Secretary 
     shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to 
     coordinate the provisions of this subsection with the 
     provisions of subsection (f).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 535(d)(2) is amended by striking ``section 
     904(g)(6)'' and inserting ``section 904(h)(6)''.
       (2) Subparagraph (A) of section 936(a)(2) is amended by 
     striking ``section 904(f)'' and inserting ``subsections (f) 
     and (g) of section 904''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to losses for taxable years beginning after 
     December 31, 2005.

     SEC. 906. TREATMENT OF MILITARY PROPERTY OF FOREIGN SALES 
                   CORPORATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 923(a) (defining exempt foreign 
     trade income) is amended by striking paragraph (5) and by 
     redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5).
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2001.

     SEC. 907. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN DIVIDENDS OF REGULATED 
                   INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

       (a) Treatment of Certain Dividends.--
       (1) Nonresident alien individuals.--Section 871 (relating 
     to tax on nonresident alien individuals) is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (l) and by 
     inserting after subsection (j) the following new subsection:
       ``(k) Exemption for Certain Dividends of Regulated 
     Investment Companies.--
       ``(1) Interest-related dividends.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     no tax shall be imposed under paragraph (1)(A) of subsection 
     (a) on any interest-related dividend received from a 
     regulated investment company.
       ``(B) Exceptions.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply--
       ``(i) to any interest-related dividend received from a 
     regulated investment company by a person to the extent such 
     dividend is attributable to interest (other than interest 
     described in clause (i), (iii), or the last sentence of 
     subparagraph (E)) received by such company on indebtedness 
     issued by such person or by any corporation or partnership 
     with respect to which such person is a 10-percent 
     shareholder,
       ``(ii) to any interest-related dividend with respect to 
     stock of a regulated investment company unless the person who 
     would otherwise be required to deduct and withhold tax from 
     such dividend under chapter 3 receives a statement (which 
     meets requirements similar to the requirements of subsection 
     (h)(5)) that the beneficial owner of such stock is not a 
     United States person, and
       ``(iii) to any interest-related dividend paid to any person 
     within a foreign country (or any interest-related dividend 
     payment addressed to, or for the account of, persons within 
     such foreign country) during any period described in 
     subsection (h)(6) with respect to such country.
     Clause (iii) shall not apply to any dividend with respect to 
     any stock the holding period of which begins on or before the 
     date of the publication of the Secretary's determination 
     under subsection (h)(6).
       ``(C) Interest-related dividend.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, an interest-related dividend is any dividend (or 
     part thereof) which is designated by the regulated investment 
     company as an interest-related dividend in a written notice 
     mailed to its shareholders not later than 60 days after the 
     close of its taxable year. If the aggregate amount so 
     designated with respect to a taxable year of the company 
     (including amounts so designated with respect to dividends 
     paid after the close of the taxable year described in section 
     855) is greater than the qualified net interest income of the 
     company for such taxable year, the portion of each 
     distribution which shall be an interest-related dividend 
     shall be only that portion of the amounts so designated which 
     such qualified net interest income bears to the aggregate 
     amount so designated.
       ``(D) Qualified net interest income.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (C), the term `qualified net interest income' 
     means the qualified interest income of the regulated 
     investment company reduced by the deductions properly 
     allocable to such income.
       ``(E) Qualified interest income.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (D), the term `qualified interest income' means 
     the sum of the following amounts derived by the regulated 
     investment company from sources within the United States:
       ``(i) Any amount includible in gross income as original 
     issue discount (within the meaning of section 1273) on an 
     obligation payable 183 days or less from the date of original 
     issue (without regard to the period held by the company).
       ``(ii) Any interest includible in gross income (including 
     amounts recognized as ordinary income in respect of original 
     issue discount or market discount or acquisition discount 
     under part V of subchapter P and such other amounts as 
     regulations may provide) on an obligation which is in 
     registered form; except that this clause shall not apply to--

       ``(I) any interest on an obligation issued by a corporation 
     or partnership if the regulated investment company is a 10-
     percent shareholder in such corporation or partnership, and
       ``(II) any interest which is treated as not being portfolio 
     interest under the rules of subsection (h)(4).

       ``(iii) Any interest referred to in subsection (i)(2)(A) 
     (without regard to the trade or business of the regulated 
     investment company).
       ``(iv) Any interest-related dividend includable in gross 
     income with respect to stock of another regulated investment 
     company.
     Such term includes any interest derived by the regulated 
     investment company from sources outside the United States 
     other than interest that is subject to a tax imposed by a 
     foreign jurisdiction if the amount of such tax is reduced (or 
     eliminated) by a treaty with the United States.
       ``(F) 10-percent shareholder.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `10-percent shareholder' has the meaning 
     given such term by subsection (h)(3)(B).
       ``(2) Short-term capital gain dividends.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     no tax shall be imposed under paragraph (1)(A) of subsection 
     (a) on any short-term capital gain dividend received from a 
     regulated investment company.
       ``(B) Exception for aliens taxable under subsection 
     (a)(2).--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply in the case of any 
     nonresident alien individual subject to tax under subsection 
     (a)(2).
       ``(C) Short-term capital gain dividend.--For purposes of 
     this paragraph, a short-term capital gain dividend is any 
     dividend (or part thereof) which is designated by the 
     regulated investment company as a short-term capital gain 
     dividend in a written notice mailed to its shareholders not 
     later than 60 days after the close of its taxable year. If 
     the aggregate amount so designated with respect to a taxable 
     year of the company (including amounts so designated with 
     respect to dividends paid after the close of the taxable year 
     described in section 855) is greater than the qualified 
     short-term gain of the company for such taxable year, the 
     portion of each distribution which shall be a short-term 
     capital gain dividend shall be only that portion of the 
     amounts so designated which such qualified short-term gain 
     bears to the aggregate amount so designated.
       ``(D) Qualified short-term gain.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (C), the term `qualified short-term gain' means 
     the excess of the net short-term capital gain of the 
     regulated investment company for the taxable year over the 
     net long-term capital loss (if any) of such company for such 
     taxable year. For purposes of this subparagraph--
       ``(i) the net short-term capital gain of the regulated 
     investment company shall be computed by treating any short-
     term capital gain dividend includible in gross income with 
     respect to stock of another regulated investment company as a 
     short-term capital gain, and
       ``(ii) the excess of the net short-term capital gain for a 
     taxable year over the net long-term capital loss for a 
     taxable year (to which an election under section 4982(e)(4) 
     does not apply) shall be determined without regard to any net 
     capital loss or net short-term capital loss attributable to 
     transactions after October 31 of such year, and any such net 
     capital loss or net short-term capital loss shall be treated 
     as arising on the 1st day of the next taxable year.
     To the extent provided in regulations, clause (ii) shall 
     apply also for purposes of computing the taxable income of 
     the regulated investment company.''.
       (2) Foreign corporations.--Section 881 (relating to tax on 
     income of foreign corporations not connected with United 
     States business) is amended by redesignating subsection (e) 
     as subsection (f) and by inserting after subsection (d) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(e) Tax Not To Apply to Certain Dividends of Regulated 
     Investment Companies.--
       ``(1) Interest-related dividends.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     no tax shall be imposed under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) 
     on any interest-related dividend (as defined in section 
     871(k)(1)) received from a regulated investment company.
       ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply--
       ``(i) to any dividend referred to in section 871(k)(1)(B), 
     and
       ``(ii) to any interest-related dividend received by a 
     controlled foreign corporation (within the meaning of section 
     957(a)) to the extent such dividend is attributable to 
     interest received by the regulated investment company from a 
     person who is a related person (within the meaning of section 
     864(d)(4)) with respect to such controlled foreign 
     corporation.
       ``(C) Treatment of dividends received by controlled foreign 
     corporations.--The rules of subsection (c)(5)(A) shall apply 
     to any inter

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     est-related dividend received by a controlled foreign 
     corporation (within the meaning of section 957(a)) to the 
     extent such dividend is attributable to interest received by 
     the regulated investment company which is described in clause 
     (ii) of section 871(k)(1)(E) (and not described in clause 
     (i), (iii), or the last sentence of such section).
       ``(2) Short-term capital gain dividends.--No tax shall be 
     imposed under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) on any short-
     term capital gain dividend (as defined in section 871(k)(2)) 
     received from a regulated investment company.''.
       (3) Withholding taxes.--
       (A) Section 1441(c) (relating to exceptions) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(12) Certain dividends received from regulated investment 
     companies.--
       ``(A) In general.--No tax shall be required to be deducted 
     and withheld under subsection (a) from any amount exempt from 
     the tax imposed by section 871(a)(1)(A) by reason of section 
     871(k).
       ``(B) Special rule.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
     clause (i) of section 871(k)(1)(B) shall not apply to any 
     dividend unless the regulated investment company knows that 
     such dividend is a dividend referred to in such clause. A 
     similar rule shall apply with respect to the exception 
     contained in section 871(k)(2)(B).''.
       (B) Section 1442(a) (relating to withholding of tax on 
     foreign corporations) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``and the reference in section 
     1441(c)(10)'' and inserting ``the reference in section 
     1441(c)(10)'', and
       (ii) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, and the references in section 1441(c)(12) to 
     sections 871(a) and 871(k) shall be treated as referring to 
     sections 881(a) and 881(e) (except that for purposes of 
     applying subparagraph (A) of section 1441(c)(12), as so 
     modified, clause (ii) of section 881(e)(1)(B) shall not apply 
     to any dividend unless the regulated investment company knows 
     that such dividend is a dividend referred to in such 
     clause)''.
       (b) Estate Tax Treatment of Interest in Certain Regulated 
     Investment Companies.--Section 2105 (relating to property 
     without the United States for estate tax purposes) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Stock in a RIC.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this subchapter, stock 
     in a regulated investment company (as defined in section 851) 
     owned by a nonresident not a citizen of the United States 
     shall not be deemed property within the United States in the 
     proportion that, at the end of the quarter of such investment 
     company's taxable year immediately preceding a decedent's 
     date of death (or at such other time as the Secretary may 
     designate in regulations), the assets of the investment 
     company that were qualifying assets with respect to the 
     decedent bore to the total assets of the investment company.
       ``(2) Qualifying assets.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     qualifying assets with respect to a decedent are assets that, 
     if owned directly by the decedent, would have been--
       ``(A) amounts, deposits, or debt obligations described in 
     subsection (b) of this section,
       ``(B) debt obligations described in the last sentence of 
     section 2104(c), or
       ``(C) other property not within the United States.''.
       (c) Treatment of Regulated Investment Companies Under 
     Section 897.--
       (1) Paragraph (1) of section 897(h) is amended by striking 
     ``REIT'' each place it appears and inserting ``qualified 
     investment entity''.
       (2) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 897(h) are amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(2) Sale of stock in domestically controlled entity not 
     taxed.--The term `United States real property interest' does 
     not include any interest in a domestically controlled 
     qualified investment entity.
       ``(3) Distributions by domestically controlled qualified 
     investment entities.--In the case of a domestically 
     controlled qualified investment entity, rules similar to the 
     rules of subsection (d) shall apply to the foreign ownership 
     percentage of any gain.''.
       (3) Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 897(h)(4) are 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) Qualified investment entity.--The term `qualified 
     investment entity' means any real estate investment trust and 
     any regulated investment company.
       ``(B) Domestically controlled.--The term `domestically 
     controlled qualified investment entity' means any qualified 
     investment entity in which at all times during the testing 
     period less than 50 percent in value of the stock was held 
     directly or indirectly by foreign persons.''.
       (4) Subparagraphs (C) and (D) of section 897(h)(4) are each 
     amended by striking ``REIT'' and inserting ``qualified 
     investment entity''.
       (5) The subsection heading for subsection (h) of section 
     897 is amended by striking ``REITS'' and inserting ``Certain 
     Investment Entities''.
       (d) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply 
     to dividends with respect to taxable years of regulated 
     investment companies beginning after December 31, 2004.
       (2) Estate tax treatment.--The amendment made by subsection 
     (b) shall apply to estates of decedents dying after December 
     31, 2004.
       (3) Certain other provisions.--The amendments made by 
     subsection (c) (other than paragraph (1) thereof) shall take 
     effect on January 1, 2005.

     SEC. 908. REPEAL OF SPECIAL RULES FOR APPLYING FOREIGN TAX 
                   CREDIT IN CASE OF FOREIGN OIL AND GAS INCOME.

       (a) In General.--Section 907 (relating to special rules in 
     case of foreign oil and gas income) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Each of the following provisions are amended by 
     striking ``907,'':
       (A) Section 245(a)(10).
       (B) Section 865(h)(1)(B).
       (C) Section 904(d)(1).
       (D) Section 904(g)(10)(A).
       (2) Section 904(f)(5)(E)(iii) is amended by inserting ``, 
     as in effect before its repeal by the Taxpayer Refund and 
     Relief Act of 1999'' after ``section 907(c)(4)(B)''.
       (3) Section 954(g)(1) is amended by inserting ``, as in 
     effect before its repeal by the Taxpayer Refund and Relief 
     Act of 1999'' after ``907(c)''.
       (4) Section 6501(i) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``, or under section 907(f) (relating to 
     carryback and carryover of disallowed oil and gas extraction 
     taxes)'', and
       (B) by striking ``or 907(f)''.
       (5) The table of sections for subpart A of part III of 
     subchapter N of chapter 1 is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 907.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2007.

     SEC. 909. ADVANCE PRICING AGREEMENTS TREATED AS CONFIDENTIAL 
                   TAXPAYER INFORMATION.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Treatment as return information.--Paragraph (2) of 
     section 6103(b) (defining return information) is amended by 
     striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A), by inserting 
     ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B), and by inserting 
     after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) any advance pricing agreement entered into by a 
     taxpayer and the Secretary and any background information 
     related to such agreement or any application for an advance 
     pricing agreement,''.
       (2) Exception from public inspection as written 
     determination.--Paragraph (1) of section 6110(b) (defining 
     written determination) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new sentence: ``Such term shall not include any 
     advance pricing agreement entered into by a taxpayer and the 
     Secretary and any background information related to such 
     agreement or any application for an advance pricing 
     agreement.''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Annual Report Regarding Advance Pricing Agreements.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the end of 
     each calendar year, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     prepare and publish a report regarding advance pricing 
     agreements.
       (2) Contents of report.--The report shall include the 
     following for the calendar year to which such report relates:
       (A) Information about the structure, composition, and 
     operation of the advance pricing agreement program office.
       (B) A copy of each model advance pricing agreement.
       (C) The number of--
       (i) applications filed during such calendar year for 
     advanced pricing agreements;
       (ii) advance pricing agreements executed cumulatively to 
     date and during such calendar year;
       (iii) renewals of advanced pricing agreements issued;
       (iv) pending requests for advance pricing agreements;
       (v) pending renewals of advance pricing agreements;
       (vi) for each of the items in clauses (ii) through (v), the 
     number that are unilateral, bilateral, and multilateral, 
     respectively;
       (vii) advance pricing agreements revoked or canceled, and 
     the number of withdrawals from the advance pricing agreement 
     program; and
       (viii) advanced pricing agreements finalized or renewed by 
     industry.
       (D) General descriptions of--
       (i) the nature of the relationships between the related 
     organizations, trades, or businesses covered by advance 
     pricing agreements;
       (ii) the covered transactions and the business functions 
     performed and risks assumed by such organizations, trades, or 
     businesses;
       (iii) the related organizations, trades, or businesses 
     whose prices or results are tested to determine compliance 
     with transfer pricing methodologies prescribed in advanced 
     pricing agreements;
       (iv) methodologies used to evaluate tested parties and 
     transactions and the circumstances leading to the use of 
     those methodologies;
       (v) critical assumptions made and sources of comparables 
     used;
       (vi) comparable selection criteria and the rationale used 
     in determining such criteria;
       (vii) the nature of adjustments to comparables or tested 
     parties;
       (viii) the nature of any ranges agreed to, including 
     information regarding when no range was used and why, when 
     interquartile ranges were used, and when there was a 
     statistical narrowing of the comparables;
       (ix) adjustment mechanisms provided to rectify results that 
     fall outside of the agreed upon advance pricing agreement 
     range;
       (x) the various term lengths for advance pricing 
     agreements, including rollback years, and the number of 
     advance pricing agreements with each such term length;
       (xi) the nature of documentation required; and
       (xii) approaches for sharing of currency or other risks.
       (E) Statistics regarding the amount of time taken to 
     complete new and renewal advance pricing agreements.
       (F) A detailed description of the Secretary of the 
     Treasury's efforts to ensure compliance with existing advance 
     pricing agreements.
       (3) Confidentiality.--The reports required by this 
     subsection shall be treated as authorized by the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 for purposes of section 6103 of such 
     Code, but the reports shall not include information--
       (A) which would not be permitted to be disclosed under 
     section 6110(c) of such Code if such

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     report were a written determination as defined in section 
     6110 of such Code, or
       (B) which can be associated with, or otherwise identify, 
     directly or indirectly, a particular taxpayer.
       (4) First report.--The report for calendar year 1999 shall 
     include prior calendar years after 1990.
       (c) User Fee.--Section 7527, as added by title XV of this 
     Act, is amended by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 
     (d) and by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) Advance Pricing Agreements.--
       ``(1) In general.--In addition to any fee otherwise imposed 
     under this section, the fee imposed for requests for advance 
     pricing agreements shall be increased by $500.
       ``(2) Reduced fee for small businesses.--The Secretary 
     shall provide an appropriate reduction in the amount imposed 
     by reason of paragraph (1) for requests for advance pricing 
     agreements for small businesses.''.
       (d) Regulations.--The Secretary of the Treasury or the 
     Secretary's delegate shall prescribe such regulations as may 
     be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of 
     section 6103(b)(2)(C), and the last sentence of section 
     6110(b)(1), of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by 
     this section.

     SEC. 910. INCREASE IN DOLLAR LIMITATION ON SECTION 911 
                   EXCLUSION.

       (a) General Rule.--The table contained in clause (i) of 
     section 911(b)(2)(D) is amended to read as follows:

``For calendar year--                         The exclusion amount is--
    2000.......................................................$76,000 
    2001....................................................... 78,000 
    2002....................................................... 80,000 
    2003....................................................... 83,000 
    2004....................................................... 86,000 
    2005....................................................... 89,000 
    2006....................................................... 92,000 
    2007 and thereafter..................................... 95,000.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Clause (ii) of section 
     911(b)(2)(D) is amended by striking ``$80,000'' and inserting 
     ``$95,000''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1999.

     SEC. 911. AIRLINE MILEAGE AWARDS TO CERTAIN FOREIGN PERSONS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 4261(e) is 
     amended by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D) 
     and by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) Mileage awards issued to individuals residing outside 
     the united states.--The tax imposed by subsection (a) shall 
     not apply to amounts attributable to mileage awards credited 
     to individuals whose mailing addresses on record with the 
     person providing the right to air transportation are outside 
     the United States.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to amounts paid after December 31, 2004.

        TITLE X--PROVISIONS RELATING TO TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS

     SEC. 1001. EXEMPTION FROM INCOME TAX FOR STATE-CREATED 
                   ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING PROPERTY AND CASUALTY 
                   INSURANCE FOR PROPERTY FOR WHICH SUCH COVERAGE 
                   IS OTHERWISE UNAVAILABLE.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 501 (relating to 
     exemption from tax on corporations, certain trusts, etc.) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(28)(A) Any association created before January 1, 1999, 
     by State law and organized and operated exclusively to 
     provide property and casualty insurance coverage for property 
     located within the State for which the State has determined 
     that coverage in the authorized insurance market is limited 
     or unavailable at reasonable rates, if--
       ``(i) no part of the net earnings of which inures to the 
     benefit of any private shareholder or individual,
       ``(ii) except as provided in clause (v), no part of the 
     assets of which may be used for, or diverted to, any purpose 
     other than--
       ``(I) to satisfy, in whole or in part, the liability of the 
     association for, or with respect to, claims made on policies 
     written by the association,
       ``(II) to invest in investments authorized by applicable 
     law,
       ``(III) to pay reasonable and necessary administration 
     expenses in connection with the establishment and operation 
     of the association and the processing of claims against the 
     association, or
       ``(IV) to make remittances pursuant to State law to be used 
     by the State to provide for the payment of claims on policies 
     written by the association, purchase reinsurance covering 
     losses under such policies, or to support governmental 
     programs to prepare for or mitigate the effects of natural 
     catastrophic events,
       ``(iii) the State law governing the association permits the 
     association to levy assessments on insurance companies 
     authorized to sell property and casualty insurance in the 
     State, or on property and casualty insurance policyholders 
     with insurable interests in property located in the State to 
     fund deficits of the association, including the creation of 
     reserves,
       ``(iv) the plan of operation of the association is subject 
     to approval by the chief executive officer or other official 
     of the State, by the State legislature, or both, and
       ``(v) the assets of the association revert upon dissolution 
     to the State, the State's designee, or an entity designated 
     by the State law governing the association, or State law does 
     not permit the dissolution of the association.
       ``(B)(i) An entity described in clause (ii) shall be 
     disregarded as a separate entity and treated as part of the 
     association described in subparagraph (A) from which it 
     receives remittances described in clause (ii) if an election 
     is made within 30 days after the date that such association 
     is determined to be exempt from tax.
       ``(ii) An entity is described in this clause if it is an 
     entity or fund created before January 1, 1999, pursuant to 
     State law and organized and operated exclusively to receive, 
     hold, and invest remittances from an association described in 
     subparagraph (A) and exempt from tax under subsection (a), to 
     make disbursements to pay claims on insurance contracts 
     issued by such association, and to make disbursements to 
     support governmental programs to prepare for or mitigate the 
     effects of natural catastrophic events.''.
       (b) Unrelated Business Taxable Income.--Subsection (a) of 
     section 512 (relating to unrelated business taxable income) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Special rule applicable to organizations described in 
     section 501(c)(28).--In the case of an organization described 
     in section 501(c)(28), the term `unrelated business taxable 
     income' means taxable income for a taxable year computed 
     without the application of section 501(c)(28) if at the end 
     of the immediately preceding taxable year the organization's 
     net equity exceeded 15 percent of the total coverage in force 
     under insurance contracts issued by the organization and 
     outstanding at the end of such preceding year.''.
       (c) Transitional Rule.--No income or gain shall be 
     recognized by an association as a result of a change in 
     status to that of an association described by section 
     501(c)(28) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended 
     by subsection (a).
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1999.

     SEC. 1002. MODIFICATION OF SPECIAL ARBITRAGE RULE FOR CERTAIN 
                   FUNDS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 648 of the Tax 
     Reform Act of 1984 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) such securities or obligations are held in a fund--
       ``(A) which, except to the extent of the investment 
     earnings on such securities or obligations, cannot be used, 
     under State constitutional or statutory restrictions 
     continuously in effect since October 9, 1969, through the 
     date of issue of the bond issue, to pay debt service on the 
     bond issue or to finance the facilities that are to be 
     financed with the proceeds of the bonds, or
       ``(B) the annual distributions from which cannot exceed 7 
     percent of the average fair market value of the assets held 
     in such fund except to the extent distributions are necessary 
     to pay debt service on the bond issue,''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (3) of such section is 
     amended by striking ``the investment earnings of'' and 
     inserting ``distributions from''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on January 1, 2000.

     SEC. 1003. EXEMPTION PROCEDURE FROM TAXES ON SELF-DEALING.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 4941 (relating 
     to taxes on self-dealing) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Special exemption.--The Secretary shall establish an 
     exemption procedure for purposes of this subsection. Pursuant 
     to such procedure, the Secretary may grant a conditional or 
     unconditional exemption of any disqualified person or 
     transaction or class of disqualified persons or transactions, 
     from all or part of the restrictions imposed by paragraph 
     (1). The Secretary may not grant an exemption under this 
     paragraph unless he finds that such exemption is--
       ``(A) administratively feasible,
       ``(B) in the interests of the private foundation, and
       ``(C) protective of the rights of the private foundation.
     Before granting an exemption under this paragraph, the 
     Secretary shall require adequate notice to be given to 
     interested persons and shall publish notice in the Federal 
     Register of the pendency of such exemption and shall afford 
     interested persons an opportunity to present views.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to transactions occurring after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1004. EXPANSION OF DECLARATORY JUDGMENT REMEDY TO TAX-
                   EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 7428 (relating 
     to creation of remedy) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B) by inserting after ``509(a))'' the 
     following: ``or as a private operating foundation (as defined 
     in section 4942(j)(3))'', and
       (2) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:
       ``(C) with respect to the initial qualification or 
     continuing qualification of an organization as an 
     organization described in section 501(c) (other than 
     paragraph (3)) which is exempt from tax under section 501(a), 
     or''.
       (b) Court Jurisdiction.--Subsection (a) of section 7428 is 
     amended in the material following paragraph (2) by striking 
     ``United States Tax Court, the United States Claims Court, or 
     the district court of the United States for the District of 
     Columbia'' and inserting the following: ``United States Tax 
     Court (in the case of any such determination or failure) or 
     the United States Claims Court or the district court of the 
     United States for the District of Columbia (in the case of a 
     determination or failure with respect to an issue referred to 
     in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1)),''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to pleadings filed with respect to determinations 
     (or requests for determinations) made after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

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     SEC. 1005. MODIFICATIONS TO SECTION 512(B)(13).

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (13) of section 512(b) is 
     amended by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F) 
     and by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(E) Paragraph to apply only to excess payments.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subparagraph (A) shall apply only to the 
     portion of a specified payment received by the controlling 
     organization that exceeds the amount which would have been 
     paid if such payment met the requirements prescribed under 
     section 482.
       ``(ii) Addition to tax for valuation misstatements.--The 
     tax imposed by this chapter on the controlling organization 
     shall be increased by an amount equal to 20 percent of such 
     excess.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by this section shall 
     apply to payments received or accrued after December 31, 
     1999.
       (2) Payments subject to binding contract transition rule.--
     If the amendments made by section 1041 of the Taxpayer Relief 
     Act of 1997 do not apply to any amount received or accrued 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act under any 
     contract described in subsection (b)(2) of such section, such 
     amendments also shall not apply to amounts received or 
     accrued under such contract before January 1, 2000.

     SEC. 1006. MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENTS TO CHARITABLE VOLUNTEERS 
                   EXCLUDED FROM GROSS INCOME.

       (a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 is 
     amended by inserting after section 138 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 138A. MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENTS TO CHARITABLE VOLUNTEERS.

       ``(a) In General.--Gross income of an individual does not 
     include amounts received, from an organization described in 
     section 170(c), as reimbursement of operating expenses with 
     respect to use of a passenger automobile for the benefit of 
     such organization for which a deduction would otherwise be 
     allowable under section 170. The preceding sentence shall 
     apply only to the extent that such reimbursement would be 
     deductible under section 274(d) (determined by applying the 
     standard business mileage rate established pursuant to 
     section 274(d)) if the organization were not so described and 
     such individual were an employee of such organization.
       ``(b) No Double Benefit.--Subsection (a) shall not apply 
     with respect to any expenses if the individual claims a 
     deduction or credit for such expenses under any other 
     provision of this title.
       ``(c) Exemption From Reporting Requirements.--Section 6041 
     shall not apply with respect to reimbursements excluded from 
     income under subsection (a).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part III 
     of subchapter B of chapter 1 is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 138 the following new items:

``Sec. 138A. Reimbursement for use of passenger automobile for 
              charity.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1999.

     SEC. 1007. CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN 
                   EXPENSES INCURRED IN SUPPORT OF NATIVE ALASKAN 
                   SUBSISTENCE WHALING.

       (a) In General.--Section 170 (relating to charitable, etc., 
     contributions and gifts) is amended by redesignating 
     subsection (m) as subsection (n) and by inserting after 
     subsection (l) the following new subsection:
       ``(m) Expenses Paid by Certain Whaling Captains in Support 
     of Native Alaskan Subsistence Whaling.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of an individual who is 
     recognized by the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission as a 
     whaling captain charged with the responsibility of 
     maintaining and carrying out sanctioned whaling activities 
     and who engages in such activities during the taxable year, 
     the amount described in paragraph (2) (to the extent such 
     amount does not exceed $7,500 for the taxable year) shall be 
     treated for purposes of this section as a charitable 
     contribution.
       ``(2) Amount described.--
       ``(A) In general.--The amount described in this paragraph 
     is the aggregate of the reasonable and necessary whaling 
     expenses paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year in 
     carrying out sanctioned whaling activities.
       ``(B) Whaling expenses.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
     the term `whaling expenses' includes expenses for--
       ``(i) the acquisition and maintenance of whaling boats, 
     weapons, and gear used in sanctioned whaling activities,
       ``(ii) the supplying of food for the crew and other 
     provisions for carrying out such activities, and
       ``(iii) storage and distribution of the catch from such 
     activities.
       ``(3) Sanctioned whaling activities.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `sanctioned whaling activities' means 
     subsistence bowhead whale hunting activities conducted 
     pursuant to the management plan of the Alaska Eskimo Whaling 
     Commission.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1999.

     SEC. 1008. SIMPLIFICATION OF LOBBYING EXPENDITURE LIMITATION.

       (a) Repeal of Grassroots Expenditure Limit.--Paragraph (1) 
     of section 501(h) (relating to expenditures by public 
     charities to influence legislation) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(1) General rule.--In the case of an organization to 
     which this subsection applies, exemption from taxation under 
     subsection (a) shall be denied because a substantial part of 
     the activities of such organization consists of carrying on 
     propaganda, or otherwise attempting, to influence 
     legislation, but only if such organization normally makes 
     lobbying expenditures in excess of the lobbying ceiling 
     amount for such organization for each taxable year.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 501(h)(2) is amended by striking subparagraphs 
     (C) and (D).
       (2) Section 4911(b) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Excess Lobbying Expenditures.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term `excess lobbying expenditures' means, for a 
     taxable year, the amount by which the lobbying expenditures 
     made by the organization during the taxable year exceed the 
     lobbying nontaxable amount for such organization for such 
     taxable year.''.
       (3) Section 4911(c) is amended by striking paragraphs (3) 
     and (4).
       (4) Paragraph (1)(A) of section 4911(f) is amended by 
     striking ``limits of section 501(h)(1) have'' and inserting 
     ``limit of section 501(h)(1) has''.
       (5) Paragraph (1)(C) of section 4911(f) is amended by 
     striking ``limits of section 501(h)(1) are'' and inserting 
     ``limit of section 501(h)(1) is''.
       (6) Paragraphs (4)(A) and (4)(B) of section 4911(f) are 
     each amended by striking ``limits of section 501(h)(1)'' and 
     inserting ``limit of section 501(h)(1)''.
       (7) Paragraph (8) of section 6033(b) (relating to certain 
     organizations described in section 501(c)(3)) is amended by 
     inserting ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A) and by 
     striking subparagraphs (C) and (D).
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1999.

     SEC. 1009. TAX-FREE DISTRIBUTIONS FROM INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT 
                   ACCOUNTS FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 408 (relating to 
     individual retirement accounts) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) Distributions for charitable purposes.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a qualified charitable 
     distribution from an individual retirement account to an 
     organization described in section 170(c), no amount shall be 
     includible in the gross income of the distributee.
       ``(B) Qualified charitable distribution.--For purposes of 
     this paragraph, the term `qualified charitable distribution' 
     means any distribution from an individual retirement 
     account--
       ``(i) which is made on or after the date that the 
     individual for whose benefit the account is maintained has 
     attained age 70\1/2\, and
       ``(ii) which is a charitable contribution (as defined in 
     section 170(c)) made directly from the account to an 
     organization or entity described in section 170(c).
       ``(C) Denial of deduction.--The amount allowable as a 
     deduction to the taxpayer for the taxable year under section 
     170 for qualified charitable distributions shall be reduced 
     (but not below zero) by the sum of the amounts of the 
     qualified charitable distributions during such year which 
     (but for this paragraph) would have been includible in the 
     gross income of the taxpayer for such year.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2002.

                    TITLE XI--REAL ESTATE PROVISIONS

         Subtitle A--Improvements in Low-Income Housing Credit

     SEC. 1101. MODIFICATION OF STATE CEILING ON LOW-INCOME 
                   HOUSING CREDIT.

       (a) In General.--Clauses (i) and (ii) of section 
     42(h)(3)(C) (relating to State housing credit ceiling) are 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(i) the unused State housing credit ceiling (if any) of 
     such State for the preceding calendar year,
       ``(ii) the greater of--

       ``(I) the applicable amount under subparagraph (H) 
     multiplied by the State population, or
       ``(II) $2,000,000,''.

       (b) Applicable Amount.--Paragraph (3) of section 42(h) 
     (relating to housing credit dollar amount for agencies) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(H) Applicable amount of state ceiling.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (C)(ii), the applicable amount shall be 
     determined under the following table:

                                              The applicable amount is:
      2000......................................................$1.35  
      2001.....................................................  1.45  
      2002.....................................................  1.55  
      2003.....................................................  1.65  
      2004 and thereafter.....................................  1.75.  
       (d) Adjustment of State Ceiling for Increases in Cost-of-
     Living.--Paragraph (3) of section 42(h) (relating to housing 
     credit dollar amount for agencies), as amended by subsection 
     (c), is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(I) Cost-of-living adjustment.--
       ``(i) In general.--In the case of a calendar year after 
     2004, the $2,000,000 in subparagraph (C) and the $1.75 amount 
     in subparagraph (H) shall each 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 such calendar year by substituting 
     `calendar year 2003' for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph 
     (B) thereof.

       ``(ii) Rounding.--

       ``(I) In the case of the amount in subparagraph (C), any 
     increase under clause (i) which is not a multiple of $5,000 
     shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $5,000.
       ``(II) In the case of the amount in subparagraph (H), any 
     increase under clause (i) which is not a multiple of 5 cents 
     shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of 5 cents.''.

       (e) Conforming Amendments.--

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       (1) Section 42(h)(3)(C), as amended by subsection (a), is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``clause (ii)'' in the matter following 
     clause (iv) and inserting ``clause (i)'', and
       (B) by striking ``clauses (i)'' in the matter following 
     clause (iv) and inserting ``clauses (ii)''.
       (2) Section 42(h)(3)(D)(ii) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``subparagraph (C)(ii)'' and inserting 
     ``subparagraph (C)(i)'', and
       (B) by striking ``clauses (i)'' in subclause (II) and 
     inserting ``clauses (ii)''.
       (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to calendar years after 2000 but shall not take 
     effect if sections 1102 and 1103 do not take effect.

     SEC. 1102. MODIFICATION OF CRITERIA FOR ALLOCATING HOUSING 
                   CREDITS AMONG PROJECTS.

       (a) Selection Criteria.--Subparagraph (C) of section 
     42(m)(1) (relating to certain selection criteria must be 
     used) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``, including whether the project includes 
     the use of existing housing as part of a community 
     revitalization plan'' before the comma at the end of clause 
     (iii), and
       (2) by striking clauses (v), (vi), and (vii) and inserting 
     the following new clauses:
       ``(v) tenant populations with special housing needs,
       ``(vi) public housing waiting lists,
       ``(vii) tenant populations of individuals with children, 
     and
       ``(viii) projects intended for eventual tenant 
     ownership.''.
       (b) Preference for Community Revitalization Projects 
     Located in Qualified Census Tracts.--Clause (ii) of section 
     42(m)(1)(B) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of 
     subclause (I), by adding ``and'' at the end of subclause 
     (II), and by inserting after subclause (II) the following new 
     subclause:

       ``(III) projects which are located in qualified census 
     tracts (as defined in subsection (d)(5)(C)) and the 
     development of which contributes to a concerted community 
     revitalization plan,''.

     SEC. 1103. ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF HOUSING CREDIT 
                   AGENCIES.

       (a) Market Study; Public Disclosure of Rationale for Not 
     Following Credit Allocation Priorities.--Subparagraph (A) of 
     section 42(m)(1) (relating to responsibilities of housing 
     credit agencies) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of 
     clause (i), by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) 
     and inserting a comma, and by adding at the end the following 
     new clauses:
       ``(iii) a comprehensive market study of the housing needs 
     of low-income individuals in the area to be served by the 
     project is conducted before the credit allocation is made and 
     at the developer's expense by a disinterested party who is 
     approved by such agency, and
       ``(iv) a written explanation is available to the general 
     public for any allocation of a housing credit dollar amount 
     which is not made in accordance with established priorities 
     and selection criteria of the housing credit agency.''.
       (b) Site Visits.--Clause (iii) of section 42(m)(1)(B) 
     (relating to qualified allocation plan) is amended by 
     inserting before the period ``and in monitoring for 
     noncompliance with habitability standards through regular 
     site visits''.

     SEC. 1104. MODIFICATIONS TO RULES RELATING TO BASIS OF 
                   BUILDING WHICH IS ELIGIBLE FOR CREDIT.

       (a) Adjusted Basis To Include Portion of Certain Buildings 
     Used by Low-Income Individuals Who Are Not Tenants and by 
     Project Employees.--Paragraph (4) of section 42(d) (relating 
     to special rules relating to determination of adjusted basis) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``subparagraph (B)'' in subparagraph (A) 
     and inserting ``subparagraphs (B) and (C)'',
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D), 
     and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) Inclusion of basis of property used to provide 
     services for certain nontenants.--
       ``(i) In general.--The adjusted basis of any building 
     located in a qualified census tract (as defined in paragraph 
     (5)(C)) shall be determined by taking into account the 
     adjusted basis of property (of a character subject to the 
     allowance for depreciation and not otherwise taken into 
     account) used throughout the taxable year in providing any 
     community service facility.
       ``(ii) Limitation.--The increase in the adjusted basis of 
     any building which is taken into account by reason of clause 
     (i) shall not exceed 10 percent of the eligible basis of the 
     qualified low-income housing project of which it is a part. 
     For purposes of the preceding sentence, all community service 
     facilities which are part of the same qualified low-income 
     housing project shall be treated as 1 facility.
       ``(iii) Community service facility.--For purposes of this 
     subparagraph, the term `community service facility' means any 
     facility designed to serve primarily individuals whose income 
     is 60 percent or less of area median income (within the 
     meaning of subsection (g)(1)(B)).''.
       (b) Certain Native American Housing Assistance Disregarded 
     in Determining Whether Building Is Federally Subsidized for 
     Purposes of the Low-Income Housing Credit.--Subparagraph (E) 
     of section 42(i)(2) (relating to determination of whether 
     building is federally subsidized) is amended--
       (1) in clause (i), by inserting ``or the Native American 
     Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 
     U.S.C. 4101 et seq.) (as in effect on October 1, 1997)'' 
     after ``this subparagraph)'', and
       (2) in the subparagraph heading, by inserting ``or native 
     american housing assistance'' after ``home assistance''.

     SEC. 1105. OTHER MODIFICATIONS.

       (a) Allocation of Credit Limit to Certain Buildings.--
       (1) The first sentence of section 42(h)(1)(E)(ii) is 
     amended by striking ``(as of'' the first place it appears and 
     inserting ``(as of the later of the date which is 6 months 
     after the date that the allocation was made or''.
       (2) The last sentence of section 42(h)(3)(C) is amended by 
     striking ``project which'' and inserting ``project which 
     fails to meet the 10 percent test under paragraph (1)(E)(ii) 
     on a date after the close of the calendar year in which the 
     allocation was made or which''.
       (b) Determination of Whether Buildings Are Located in High 
     Cost Areas.--The first sentence of section 42(d)(5)(C)(ii)(I) 
     is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``either'' before ``in which 50 percent'', 
     and
       (2) by inserting before the period ``or which has a poverty 
     rate of at least 25 percent''.

     SEC. 1106. CARRYFORWARD RULES.

       (a) In General.--Clause (ii) of section 42(h)(3)(D) 
     (relating to unused housing credit carryovers allocated among 
     certain States) is amended by striking ``the excess'' and all 
     that follows and inserting ``the excess (if any) of--

       ``(I) the unused State housing credit ceiling for the year 
     preceding such year, over
       ``(II) the aggregate housing credit dollar amount allocated 
     for such year.''.

       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The second sentence of section 
     42(h)(3)(C) (relating to State housing credit ceiling) is 
     amended by striking ``clauses (i) and (iii)'' and inserting 
     ``clauses (i) through (iv)''.

     SEC. 1107. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, the 
     amendments made by this subtitle shall apply to--
       (1) housing credit dollar amounts allocated after December 
     31, 1999, and
       (2) buildings placed in service after such date to the 
     extent paragraph (1) of section 42(h) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 does not apply to any building by reason of 
     paragraph (4) thereof, but only with respect to bonds issued 
     after such date.

    Subtitle B--Provisions Relating to Real Estate Investment Trusts

   PART I--TREATMENT OF INCOME AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY TAXABLE REIT 
                              SUBSIDIARIES

     SEC. 1111. MODIFICATIONS TO ASSET DIVERSIFICATION TEST.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 856(c)(4) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(B)(i) not more than 25 percent of the value of its total 
     assets is represented by securities (other than those 
     includible under subparagraph (A)), and
       ``(ii) except with respect to a taxable REIT subsidiary and 
     securities includible under subparagraph (A)--
       ``(I) not more than 5 percent of the value of its total 
     assets is represented by securities of any 1 issuer,
       ``(II) the trust does not hold securities possessing more 
     than 10 percent of the total voting power of the outstanding 
     securities of any 1 issuer, and
       ``(III) the trust does not hold securities having a value 
     of more than 10 percent of the total value of the outstanding 
     securities of any 1 issuer.''.
       (b) Exception for Straight Debt Securities.--Subsection (c) 
     of section 856 is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(7) Straight debt safe harbor in applying paragraph 
     (4).--Securities of an issuer which are straight debt (as 
     defined in section 1361(c)(5) without regard to subparagraph 
     (B)(iii) thereof) shall not be taken into account in applying 
     paragraph (4)(B)(ii)(III) if--
       ``(A) the issuer is an individual, or
       ``(B) the only securities of such issuer which are held by 
     the trust or a taxable REIT subsidiary of the trust are 
     straight debt (as so defined), or
       ``(C) the issuer is a partnership and the trust holds at 
     least a 20 percent profits interest in the partnership.''.

     SEC. 1112. TREATMENT OF INCOME AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY 
                   TAXABLE REIT SUBSIDIARIES.

       (a) Income From Taxable REIT Subsidiaries Not Treated as 
     Impermissible Tenant Service Income.--Clause (i) of section 
     856(d)(7)(C) (relating to exceptions to impermissible tenant 
     service income) is amended by inserting ``or through a 
     taxable REIT subsidiary of such trust'' after ``income''.
       (b) Certain Income From Taxable REIT Subsidiaries Not 
     Excluded From Rents From Real Property.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (d) of section 856 (relating to 
     rents from real property defined) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(8) Special rule for taxable reit subsidiaries.--For 
     purposes of this subsection, amounts paid to a real estate 
     investment trust by a taxable REIT subsidiary of such trust 
     shall not be excluded from rents from real property by reason 
     of paragraph (2)(B) if the requirements of either of the 
     following subparagraphs are met:
       ``(A) Limited rental exception.--The requirements of this 
     subparagraph are met with respect to any property if at least 
     90 percent of the leased space of the property is rented to 
     persons other than taxable REIT subsidiaries of such trust 
     and other than persons described in section 856(d)(2)(B). The 
     preceding sentence shall apply only to the extent that the 
     amounts paid to the trust as rents from real property (as 
     defined in paragraph (1) without regard to paragraph (2)(B)) 
     from such property are substantially comparable to such rents 
     made by the other tenants of the trust's property for 
     comparable space.

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       ``(B) Exception for certain lodging facilities.--The 
     requirements of this subparagraph are met with respect to an 
     interest in real property which is a qualified lodging 
     facility leased by the trust to a taxable REIT subsidiary of 
     the trust if the property is operated on behalf of such 
     subsidiary by a person who is an eligible independent 
     contractor.
       ``(9) Eligible independent contractor.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (8)(B)--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `eligible independent 
     contractor' means, with respect to any qualified lodging 
     facility, any independent contractor if, at the time such 
     contractor enters into a management agreement or other 
     similar service contract with the taxable REIT subsidiary to 
     operate the facility, such contractor (or any related person) 
     is actively engaged in the trade or business of operating 
     qualified lodging facilities for any person who is not a 
     related person with respect to the real estate investment 
     trust or the taxable REIT subsidiary.
       ``(B) Special rules.--Solely for purposes of this paragraph 
     and paragraph (8)(B), a person shall not fail to be treated 
     as an independent contractor with respect to any qualified 
     lodging facility by reason of any of the following:
       ``(i) The taxable REIT subsidiary bears the expenses for 
     the operation of the facility pursuant to the management 
     agreement or other similar service contract.
       ``(ii) The taxable REIT subsidiary receives the revenues 
     from the operation of such facility, net of expenses for such 
     operation and fees payable to the operator pursuant to such 
     agreement or contract.
       ``(iii) The real estate investment trust receives income 
     from such person with respect to another property that is 
     attributable to a lease of such other property to such person 
     that was in effect as of the later of--

       ``(I) January 1, 1999, or
       ``(II) the earliest date that any taxable REIT subsidiary 
     of such trust entered into a management agreement or other 
     similar service contract with such person with respect to 
     such qualified lodging facility.

       ``(C) Renewals, etc., of existing leases.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (B)(iii)--
       ``(i) a lease shall be treated as in effect on January 1, 
     1999, without regard to its renewal after such date, so long 
     as such renewal is pursuant to the terms of such lease as in 
     effect on whichever of the dates under subparagraph (B)(iii) 
     is the latest, and
       ``(ii) a lease of a property entered into after whichever 
     of the dates under subparagraph (B)(iii) is the latest shall 
     be treated as in effect on such date if--

       ``(I) on such date, a lease of such property from the trust 
     was in effect, and
       ``(II) under the terms of the new lease, such trust 
     receives a substantially similar or lesser benefit in 
     comparison to the lease referred to in subclause (I).

       ``(D) Qualified lodging facility.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `qualified lodging facility' 
     means any lodging facility unless wagering activities are 
     conducted at or in connection with such facility by any 
     person who is engaged in the business of accepting wagers and 
     who is legally authorized to engage in such business at or in 
     connection with such facility.
       ``(ii) Lodging facility.--The term `lodging facility' means 
     a hotel, motel, or other establishment more than one-half of 
     the dwelling units in which are used on a transient basis.
       ``(iii) Customary amenities and facilities.--The term 
     `lodging facility' includes customary amenities and 
     facilities operated as part of, or associated with, the 
     lodging facility so long as such amenities and facilities are 
     customary for other properties of a comparable size and class 
     owned by other owners unrelated to such real estate 
     investment trust.
       ``(E) Operate includes manage.--References in this 
     paragraph to operating a property shall be treated as 
     including a reference to managing the property.
       ``(F) Related person.--Persons shall be treated as related 
     to each other if such persons are treated as a single 
     employer under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (B) of section 
     856(d)(2) is amended by inserting ``except as provided in 
     paragraph (8),'' after ``(B)''.
       (3) Determining rents from real property.--
       (A)(i) Paragraph (1) of section 856(d) is amended by 
     striking ``adjusted bases'' each place it occurs and 
     inserting ``fair market values''.
       (ii) The amendment made by this subparagraph shall apply to 
     taxable years beginning after December 31, 2000.
       (B)(i) Clause (i) of section 856(d)(2)(B) is amended by 
     striking ``number'' and inserting ``value''.
       (ii) The amendment made by this subparagraph shall apply to 
     amounts received or accrued in taxable years beginning after 
     December 31, 2000, except for amounts paid pursuant to leases 
     in effect on July 12, 1999, or pursuant to a binding contract 
     in effect on such date and at all times thereafter.

     SEC. 1113. TAXABLE REIT SUBSIDIARY.

       (a) In General.--Section 856 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(l) Taxable REIT Subsidiary.--For purposes of this part--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `taxable REIT subsidiary' 
     means, with respect to a real estate investment trust, a 
     corporation (other than a real estate investment trust) if--
       ``(A) such trust directly or indirectly owns stock in such 
     corporation, and
       ``(B) such trust and such corporation jointly elect that 
     such corporation shall be treated as a taxable REIT 
     subsidiary of such trust for purposes of this part.
     Such an election, once made, shall be irrevocable unless both 
     such trust and corporation consent to its revocation. Such 
     election, and any revocation thereof, may be made without the 
     consent of the Secretary.
       ``(2) 35 percent ownership in another taxable reit 
     subsidiary.--The term `taxable REIT subsidiary' includes, 
     with respect to any real estate investment trust, any 
     corporation (other than a real estate investment trust) with 
     respect to which a taxable REIT subsidiary of such trust owns 
     directly or indirectly--
       ``(A) securities possessing more than 35 percent of the 
     total voting power of the outstanding securities of such 
     corporation, or
       ``(B) securities having a value of more than 35 percent of 
     the total value of the outstanding securities of such 
     corporation.
     The preceding sentence shall not apply to a qualified REIT 
     subsidiary (as defined in subsection (i)(2)). The rule of 
     section 856(c)(7) shall apply for purposes of subparagraph 
     (B).
       ``(3) Exceptions.--The term `taxable REIT subsidiary' shall 
     not include--
       ``(A) any corporation which directly or indirectly operates 
     or manages a lodging facility or a health care facility, and
       ``(B) any corporation which directly or indirectly provides 
     to any other person (under a franchise, license, or 
     otherwise) rights to any brand name under which any lodging 
     facility or health care facility is operated.
     Subparagraph (B) shall not apply to rights provided to an 
     eligible independent contractor to operate or manage a 
     lodging facility if such rights are held by such corporation 
     as a franchisee, licensee, or in a similar capacity and such 
     lodging facility is either owned by such corporation or is 
     leased to such corporation from the real estate investment 
     trust.
       ``(4) Definitions.--For purposes of paragraph (3)--
       ``(A) Lodging facility.--The term `lodging facility' has 
     the meaning given to such term by paragraph (9)(D)(ii).
       ``(B) Health care facility.--The term `health care 
     facility' has the meaning given to such term by subsection 
     (e)(6)(D)(ii).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (2) of section 856(i) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``Such term shall not include a taxable REIT subsidiary.''.

     SEC. 1114. LIMITATION ON EARNINGS STRIPPING.

       Paragraph (3) of section 163(j) (relating to limitation on 
     deduction for interest on certain indebtedness) is amended by 
     striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking 
     the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ``, 
     and'', and by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) any interest paid or accrued (directly or indirectly) 
     by a taxable REIT subsidiary (as defined in section 856(l)) 
     of a real estate investment trust to such trust.''.

     SEC. 1115. 100 PERCENT TAX ON IMPROPERLY ALLOCATED AMOUNTS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 857 (relating to 
     method of taxation of real estate investment trusts and 
     holders of shares or certificates of beneficial interest) is 
     amended by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as paragraphs 
     (8) and (9), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph 
     (6) the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) Income from redetermined rents, redetermined 
     deductions, and excess interest.--
       ``(A) Imposition of tax.--There is hereby imposed for each 
     taxable year of the real estate investment trust a tax equal 
     to 100 percent of redetermined rents, redetermined 
     deductions, and excess interest.
       ``(B) Redetermined rents.--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `redetermined rents' means 
     rents from real property (as defined in subsection 856(d)) 
     the amount of which would (but for subparagraph (E)) be 
     reduced on distribution, apportionment, or allocation under 
     section 482 to clearly reflect income as a result of services 
     furnished or rendered by a taxable REIT subsidiary of the 
     real estate investment trust to a tenant of such trust.
       ``(ii) Exception for certain services.--Clause (i) shall 
     not apply to amounts received directly or indirectly by a 
     real estate investment trust for services described in 
     paragraph (1)(B) or (7)(C)(i) of section 856(d).
       ``(iii) Exception for de minimis amounts.--Clause (i) shall 
     not apply to amounts described in section 856(d)(7)(A) with 
     respect to a property to the extent such amounts do not 
     exceed the one percent threshold described in section 
     856(d)(7)(B) with respect to such property.
       ``(iv) Exception for comparably priced services.--Clause 
     (i) shall not apply to any service rendered by a taxable REIT 
     subsidiary of a real estate investment trust to a tenant of 
     such trust if--

       ``(I) such subsidiary renders a significant amount of 
     similar services to persons other than such trust and tenants 
     of such trust who are unrelated (within the meaning of 
     section 856(d)(8)(F)) to such subsidiary, trust, and tenants, 
     but
       ``(II) only to the extent the charge for such service so 
     rendered is substantially comparable to the charge for the 
     similar services rendered to persons referred to in subclause 
     (I).

       ``(v) Exception for certain separately charged services.--
     Clause (i) shall not apply to any service rendered by a 
     taxable REIT subsidiary of a real estate investment trust to 
     a tenant of such trust if--

       ``(I) the rents paid to the trust by tenants (leasing at 
     least 25 percent of the net leasable space in the trust's 
     property) who are not receiving such service from such 
     subsidiary are substantially comparable to the rents paid by 
     tenants leasing comparable space who are receiving such 
     service from such subsidiary, and
       ``(II) the charge for such service from such subsidiary is 
     separately stated.

       ``(vi) Exception for certain services based on subsidiary's 
     income from the services.--Clause (i) shall not apply to any 
     service rendered by a taxable REIT subsidiary of a real 
     estate investment trust to a tenant of such trust if

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     the gross income of such subsidiary from such service is not 
     less than 150 percent of such subsidiary's direct cost in 
     furnishing or rendering the service.
       ``(vii) Exceptions granted by secretary.--The Secretary may 
     waive the tax otherwise imposed by subparagraph (A) if the 
     trust establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary that 
     rents charged to tenants were established on an arms' length 
     basis even though a taxable REIT subsidiary of the trust 
     provided services to such tenants.
       ``(C) Redetermined deductions.--The term `redetermined 
     deductions' means deductions (other than redetermined rents) 
     of a taxable REIT subsidiary of a real estate investment 
     trust if the amount of such deductions would (but for 
     subparagraph (E)) be decreased on distribution, 
     apportionment, or allocation under section 482 to clearly 
     reflect income as between such subsidiary and such trust.
       ``(D) Excess interest.--The term `excess interest' means 
     any deductions for interest payments by a taxable REIT 
     subsidiary of a real estate investment trust to such trust to 
     the extent that the interest payments are in excess of a rate 
     that is commercially reasonable.
       ``(E) Coordination with section 482.--The imposition of tax 
     under subparagraph (A) shall be in lieu of any distribution, 
     apportionment, or allocation under section 482.
       ``(F) Regulatory authority.--The Secretary shall prescribe 
     such regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry 
     out the purposes of this paragraph. Until the Secretary 
     prescribes such regulations, real estate investment trusts 
     and their taxable REIT subsidiaries may base their 
     allocations on any reasonable method.''.
       (b) Amount Subject to Tax Not Required To Be Distributed.--
     Subparagraph (E) of section 857(b)(2) (relating to real 
     estate investment trust taxable income) is amended by 
     striking ``paragraph (5)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (5) and 
     (7)''.

     SEC. 1116. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) In General.--The amendments made by this part shall 
     apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2000.
       (b) Transitional Rules Related to Section 1111.--
       (1) Existing arrangements.--
       (A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     paragraph, the amendment made by section 1111 shall not apply 
     to a real estate investment trust with respect to--
       (i) securities of a corporation held directly or indirectly 
     by such trust on July 12, 1999,
       (ii) securities of a corporation held by an entity on July 
     12, 1999, if such trust acquires control of such entity 
     pursuant to a written binding contract in effect on such date 
     and at all times thereafter before such acquisition,
       (iii) securities received by such trust (or a successor) in 
     exchange for, or with respect to, securities described in 
     clause (i) or (ii) in a transaction in which gain or loss is 
     not recognized, and
       (iv) securities acquired directly or indirectly by such 
     trust as part of a reorganization (as defined in section 
     368(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) with respect 
     to such trust if such securities are described in clause (i), 
     (ii), or (iii) with respect to any other real estate 
     investment trust.
       (B) New trade or business or substantial new assets.--
     Subparagraph (A) shall cease to apply to securities of a 
     corporation as of the first day after July 12, 1999, on which 
     such corporation engages in a substantial new line of 
     business, or acquires any substantial asset, other than--
       (i) pursuant to a binding contract in effect on such date 
     and at all times thereafter before the acquisition of such 
     asset,
       (ii) in a transaction in which gain or loss is not 
     recognized by reason of section 1031 or 1033 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986, or
       (iii) in a reorganization (as so defined) with another 
     corporation the securities of which are described in 
     paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection.
       (C) Limitation on transition rules.--Subparagraph (A) shall 
     cease to apply to securities of a corporation held, acquired, 
     or received, directly or indirectly, by a real estate 
     investment trust as of the first day after July 12, 1999, on 
     which such trust acquires any additional securities of such 
     corporation other than--
       (i) pursuant to a binding contract in effect on July 12, 
     1999, and at all times thereafter, or
       (ii) in a reorganization (as so defined) with another 
     corporation the securities of which are described in 
     paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection.
       (2) Tax-free conversion.--If--
       (A) at the time of an election for a corporation to become 
     a taxable REIT subsidiary, the amendment made by section 1021 
     does not apply to such corporation by reason of paragraph 
     (1), and
       (B) such election first takes effect before January 1, 
     2004,
     such election shall be treated as a reorganization qualifying 
     under section 368(a)(1)(A) of such Code.

                       PART II--HEALTH CARE REITS

     SEC. 1121. HEALTH CARE REITS.

       (a) Special Foreclosure Rule for Health Care Properties.--
     Subsection (e) of section 856 (relating to special rules for 
     foreclosure property) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Special rule for qualified health care properties.--
     For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) Acquisition at expiration of lease.--The term 
     `foreclosure property' shall include any qualified health 
     care property acquired by a real estate investment trust as 
     the result of the termination of a lease of such property 
     (other than a termination by reason of a default, or the 
     imminence of a default, on the lease).
       ``(B) Grace period.--In the case of a qualified health care 
     property which is foreclosure property solely by reason of 
     subparagraph (A), in lieu of applying paragraphs (2) and 
     (3)--
       ``(i) the qualified health care property shall cease to be 
     foreclosure property as of the close of the second taxable 
     year after the taxable year in which such trust acquired such 
     property, and
       ``(ii) if the real estate investment trust establishes to 
     the satisfaction of the Secretary that an extension of the 
     grace period in clause (i) is necessary to the orderly 
     leasing or liquidation of the trust's interest in such 
     qualified health care property, the Secretary may grant 1 or 
     more extensions of the grace period for such qualified health 
     care property.
     Any such extension shall not extend the grace period beyond 
     the close of the 6th year after the taxable year in which 
     such trust acquired such qualified health care property.
       ``(C) Income from independent contractors.--For purposes of 
     applying paragraph (4)(C) with respect to qualified health 
     care property which is foreclosure property by reason of 
     subparagraph (A) or paragraph (1), income derived or received 
     by the trust from an independent contractor shall be 
     disregarded to the extent such income is attributable to--
       ``(i) any lease of property in effect on the date the real 
     estate investment trust acquired the qualified health care 
     property (without regard to its renewal after such date so 
     long as such renewal is pursuant to the terms of such lease 
     as in effect on such date), or
       ``(ii) any lease of property entered into after such date 
     if--

       ``(I) on such date, a lease of such property from the trust 
     was in effect, and
       ``(II) under the terms of the new lease, such trust 
     receives a substantially similar or lesser benefit in 
     comparison to the lease referred to in subclause (I).

       ``(D) Qualified health care property.--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `qualified health care 
     property' means any real property (including interests 
     therein), and any personal property incident to such real 
     property, which--

       ``(I) is a health care facility, or
       ``(II) is necessary or incidental to the use of a health 
     care facility.

       ``(ii) Health care facility.--For purposes of clause (i), 
     the term `health care facility' means a hospital, nursing 
     facility, assisted living facility, congregate care facility, 
     qualified continuing care facility (as defined in section 
     7872(g)(4)), or other licensed facility which extends medical 
     or nursing or ancillary services to patients and which, 
     immediately before the termination, expiration, default, or 
     breach of the lease of or mortgage secured by such facility, 
     was operated by a provider of such services which was 
     eligible for participation in the medicare program under 
     title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to such 
     facility.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2000.

      PART III--CONFORMITY WITH REGULATED INVESTMENT COMPANY RULES

     SEC. 1131. CONFORMITY WITH REGULATED INVESTMENT COMPANY 
                   RULES.

       (a) Distribution Requirement.--Clauses (i) and (ii) of 
     section 857(a)(1)(A) (relating to requirements applicable to 
     real estate investment trusts) are each amended by striking 
     ``95 percent (90 percent for taxable years beginning before 
     January 1, 1980)'' and inserting ``90 percent''.
       (b) Imposition of Tax.--Clause (i) of section 857(b)(5)(A) 
     (relating to imposition of tax in case of failure to meet 
     certain requirements) is amended by striking ``95 percent (90 
     percent in the case of taxable years beginning before January 
     1, 1980)'' and inserting ``90 percent''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2000.

 PART IV--CLARIFICATION OF EXCEPTION FROM IMPERMISSIBLE TENANT SERVICE 
                                 INCOME

     SEC. 1141. CLARIFICATION OF EXCEPTION FOR INDEPENDENT 
                   OPERATORS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 856(d) (relating 
     to independent contractor defined) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following flush sentence:
     ``In the event that any class of stock of either the real 
     estate investment trust or such person is regularly traded on 
     an established securities market, only persons who own, 
     directly or indirectly, more than 5 percent of such class of 
     stock shall be taken into account as owning any of the stock 
     of such class for purposes of applying the 35 percent 
     limitation set forth in subparagraph (B) (but all of the 
     outstanding stock of such class shall be considered 
     outstanding in order to compute the denominator for purpose 
     of determining the applicable percentage of ownership).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2000.

           PART V--MODIFICATION OF EARNINGS AND PROFITS RULES

     SEC. 1151. MODIFICATION OF EARNINGS AND PROFITS RULES.

       (a) Rules for Determining Whether Regulated Investment 
     Company Has Earnings and Profits From Non-RIC Year.--
     Subsection (c) of section 852 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Distributions to meet requirements of subsection 
     (a)(2)(B).--Any distribution which is made in order to comply 
     with the requirements of subsection (a)(2)(B)--
       ``(A) shall be treated for purposes of this subsection and 
     subsection (a)(2)(B) as made from the earliest earnings and 
     profits accumulated in any taxable year to which the 
     provisions of this part did not apply rather than the most 
     recently accumulated earnings and profits, and
       ``(B) to the extent treated under subparagraph (A) as made 
     from accumulated earnings and profits, shall not be treated 
     as a distribution for purposes of subsection (b)(2)(D) and 
     section 855.''.

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       (b) Clarification of Application of REIT Spillover Dividend 
     Rules to Distributions To Meet Qualification Requirement.--
     Subparagraph (B) of section 857(d)(3) is amended by inserting 
     before the period ``and section 858''.
       (c) Application of Deficiency Dividend Procedures.--
     Paragraph (1) of section 852(e) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new sentence: ``If the determination under 
     subparagraph (A) is solely as a result of the failure to meet 
     the requirements of subsection (a)(2), the preceding sentence 
     shall also apply for purposes of applying subsection (a)(2) 
     to the non-RIC year.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to distributions after December 31, 2000.

     Subtitle C--Modification of At-Risk Rules for Publicly Traded 
                            Nonrecourse Debt

     SEC. 1161. TREATMENT UNDER AT-RISK RULES OF PUBLICLY TRADED 
                   NONRECOURSE DEBT.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 465(b)(6) 
     (relating to qualified nonrecourse financing treated as 
     amount at risk) is amended by striking ``share of'' and all 
     that follows and inserting ``share of--
       ``(i) any qualified nonrecourse financing which is secured 
     by real property used in such activity, and
       ``(ii) any other financing which--

       ``(I) would (but for subparagraph (B)(ii)) be qualified 
     nonrecourse financing,
       ``(II) is qualified publicly traded debt, and
       ``(III) is not borrowed by the taxpayer from a person 
     described in subclause (I), (II), or (III) of section 
     49(a)(1)(D)(iv).''.

       (b) Qualified Publicly Traded Debt.--Paragraph (6) of 
     section 465(b) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(F) Qualified publicly traded debt.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), the term `qualified publicly traded debt' 
     means any debt instrument which is readily tradable on an 
     established securities market. Such term shall not include 
     any debt instrument which has a yield to maturity which 
     equals or exceeds the limitation in section 163(i)(1)(B).''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to debt instruments issued after December 31, 
     1999.

 Subtitle D--Treatment of Certain Contributions to Capital of Retailers

     SEC. 1171. EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME FOR CERTAIN 
                   CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CAPITAL OF CERTAIN 
                   RETAILERS.

       (a) In General.--Section 118 (relating to contributions to 
     the capital of a corporation) is amended by redesignating 
     subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (e) and (f), 
     respectively, and by inserting after subsection (c) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(d) Safe Harbor for Contributions to Certain Retailers.--
       ``(1) General rule.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `contribution to the capital of the taxpayer' includes any 
     amount of money or other property received by the taxpayer 
     if--
       ``(A) the taxpayer has entered into an agreement to operate 
     (or cause to be operated) a qualified retail business at a 
     particular location for a period of at least 15 years,
       ``(B)(i) immediately after the receipt of such money or 
     other property, the taxpayer owns the land and the structure 
     to be used by the taxpayer in carrying on a qualified retail 
     business at such location, or
       ``(ii) the taxpayer uses such amount to acquire ownership 
     of at least such land and structure,
       ``(C) such amount meets the requirements of the expenditure 
     rule of paragraph (2), and
       ``(D) the contributor of such amount does not hold a 
     beneficial interest in any property located on the premises 
     of such qualified retail business other than de minimis 
     amounts of property associated with the operation of property 
     adjacent to such premises.
       ``(2) Expenditure rule.--An amount meets the requirements 
     of this paragraph if--
       ``(A) an amount equal to such amount is expended for the 
     acquisition of land or for acquisition or construction of 
     other property described in section 1231(b)--
       ``(i) which was the purpose motivating the contribution, 
     and
       ``(ii) which is used predominantly in a qualified retail 
     business at the location referred to in paragraph (1)(A),
       ``(B) the expenditure referred to in subparagraph (A) 
     occurs before the end of the second taxable year after the 
     year in which such amount was received, and
       ``(C) accurate records are kept of the amounts contributed 
     and expenditures made on the basis of the project for which 
     the contribution was made and on the basis of the year of the 
     contribution expenditure.
       ``(3) Definition of qualified retail business.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the term `qualified retail business' means a trade or 
     business of selling tangible personal property to the general 
     public if the premises on which such trade or business is 
     conducted is in close proximity to property that the 
     contributor of the amount referred to in paragraph (1) is 
     developing or operating for profit (or, in the case of a 
     contributor which is a governmental entity, is attempting to 
     revitalize).
       ``(B) Services.--A trade or business shall not fail to be 
     treated as a qualified retail business by reason of sales of 
     services if such sales are incident to the sale of tangible 
     personal property or if the services are de minimis in 
     amount.
       ``(4) Special rules.--
       ``(A) Leases.--For purposes of paragraph (1)(B)(i), 
     property shall be treated as owned by the taxpayer if the 
     taxpayer is the lessee of such property under a lease having 
     a term of at least 30 years and on which only nominal rent is 
     required.
       ``(B) Controlled groups.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     all persons treated as a single employer under subsection (a) 
     or (b) of section 52 shall be treated as 1 person.
       ``(5) Disallowance of deductions and credits; adjusted 
     basis.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, 
     no deduction or credit shall be allowed for, or by reason of, 
     any amount received by the taxpayer which constitutes a 
     contribution to capital to which this subsection applies. The 
     adjusted basis of any property acquired with the 
     contributions to which this subsection applies shall be 
     reduced by the amount of the contributions to which this 
     subsection applies.
       ``(6) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations are appropriate to prevent the abuse of the 
     purposes of the subsection, including regulations which 
     allocate income and deductions (or adjust the amount 
     excludable under this subsection) in cases in which--
       ``(A) payments in excess of fair market value are paid to 
     the contributor by the taxpayer, or
       ``(B) the contributor and the taxpayer are related 
     parties.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (e) of section 118 
     (as redesignated by subsection (a)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following flush sentence:
     ``Rules similar to the rules of the preceding sentence shall 
     apply to any amount treated as a contribution to the capital 
     of the taxpayer under subsection (d).''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to amounts received after December 31, 1999.

              Subtitle E--Private Activity Bond Volume Cap

     SEC. 1181. ACCELERATION OF PHASE-IN OF INCREASE IN VOLUME CAP 
                   ON PRIVATE ACTIVITY BONDS.

       (a) In General.--The table contained in section 146(d)(2) 
     (relating to per capita limit; aggregate limit) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       


        Calendar Year            Per Capita Limit      Aggregate Limit

  2000.......................         $55.00             165,000,000
  2001.......................          60.00             180,000,000
  2002.......................          65.00             195,000,000
  2003.......................          70.00             210,000,000
  2004 and thereafter........          75.00            225,000,000.''


       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to calendar years beginning after 1999.

          Subtitle F--Deduction for Renovating Historic Homes

     SEC. 1191. DEDUCTION FOR RENOVATING HISTORIC HOMES.

       (a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 
     (relating to additional itemized deductions for individuals) 
     is amended by redesignating section 223 as section 224 and by 
     inserting after section 222 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 223. HISTORIC HOMEOWNERSHIP REHABILITATION DEDUCTION.

       ``(a) General Rule.--In the case of an individual, there 
     shall be allowed as a deduction an amount equal to 50 percent 
     of the qualified rehabilitation expenditures made by the 
     taxpayer with respect to a qualified historic home.
       ``(b) Dollar Limitation.--The deduction allowed by 
     subsection (a) with respect to any residence of a taxpayer 
     shall not exceed $50,000 ($25,000 in the case of a married 
     individual filing a separate return).
       ``(c) Qualified Rehabilitation Expenditure.--For purposes 
     of this section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified rehabilitation 
     expenditure' means any amount properly chargeable to capital 
     account--
       ``(A) in connection with the certified rehabilitation of a 
     qualified historic home, and
       ``(B) for property for which depreciation would be 
     allowable under section 168 if the qualified historic home 
     were used in a trade or business.
       ``(2) Certain expenditures not included.--
       ``(A) Exterior.--Such term shall not include any 
     expenditure in connection with the rehabilitation of a 
     building unless at least 5 percent of the total expenditures 
     made in the rehabilitation process are allocable to the 
     rehabilitation of the exterior of such building.
       ``(B) Other rules to apply.--Rules similar to the rules of 
     clauses (ii) and (iii) of section 47(c)(2)(B) shall apply.
       ``(3) Mixed use or multifamily building.--If only a portion 
     of a building is used as the principal residence of the 
     taxpayer, only qualified rehabilitation expenditures which 
     are properly allocable to such portion shall be taken into 
     account under this section.
       ``(d) Certified Rehabilitation.--For purposes of this 
     section:
       ``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, the term `certified rehabilitation' has the 
     meaning given such term by section 47(c)(2)(C).
       ``(2) Factors to be considered in the case of targeted area 
     residences, etc.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of applying section 
     47(c)(2)(C) under this section with respect to the 
     rehabilitation of a building to which this paragraph applies, 
     consideration shall be given to--
       ``(i) the feasibility of preserving existing architectural 
     and design elements of the interior of such building,
       ``(ii) the risk of further deterioration or demolition of 
     such building in the event that certification is denied 
     because of the failure to preserve such interior elements, 
     and
       ``(iii) the effects of such deterioration or demolition on 
     neighboring historic properties.
       ``(B) Buildings to which this paragraph applies.--This 
     paragraph shall apply with respect to any building--
       ``(i) any part of which is a targeted area residence within 
     the meaning of section 143(j)(1), or

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       ``(ii) which is located within an enterprise community or 
     empowerment zone as designated under section 1391,
     but shall not apply with respect to any building which is 
     listed in the National Register.
       ``(3) Approved state program.--The term `certified 
     rehabilitation' includes a certification made by--
       ``(A) a State Historic Preservation Officer who administers 
     a State Historic Preservation Program approved by the 
     Secretary of the Interior pursuant to section 101(b)(1) of 
     the National Historic Preservation Act, as in effect on July 
     21, 1999, or
       ``(B) a local government, certified pursuant to section 
     101(c)(1) of the National Historic Preservation Act, as in 
     effect on July 21, 1999, and authorized by a State Historic 
     Preservation Officer, or the Secretary of the Interior where 
     there is no approved State program),
     subject to such terms and conditions as may be specified by 
     the Secretary of the Interior for the rehabilitation of 
     buildings within the jurisdiction of such officer (or local 
     government) for purposes of this section.
       ``(e) Definitions and Special Rules.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) Qualified historic home.--The term `qualified 
     historic home' means a certified historic structure--
       ``(A) which has been substantially rehabilitated, and
       ``(B) which (or any portion of which)--
       ``(i) is owned by the taxpayer, and
       ``(ii) is used (or will, within a reasonable period, be 
     used) by such taxpayer as his principal residence.
       ``(2) Substantially rehabilitated.--The term `substantially 
     rehabilitated' has the meaning given such term by section 
     47(c)(1)(C); except that, in the case of any building 
     described in subsection (d)(2), clause (i)(I) of section 
     47(c)(1)(C) shall not apply.
       ``(3) Principal residence.--The term `principal residence' 
     has the same meaning as when used in section 121.
       ``(4) Certified historic structure.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `certified historic structure' 
     means any building (and its structural components) which--
       ``(i) is listed in the National Register, or
       ``(ii) is located in a registered historic district (as 
     defined in section 47(c)(3)(B)) within which only qualified 
     census tracts (or portions thereof) are located, and is 
     certified by the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary 
     as being of historic significance to the district.
       ``(B) Certain structures included.--Such term includes any 
     building (and its structural components) which is designated 
     as being of historic significance under a statute of a State 
     or local government, if such statute is certified by the 
     Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary as containing 
     criteria which will substantially achieve the purpose of 
     preserving and rehabilitating buildings of historic 
     significance.
       ``(C) Qualified census tracts.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A)(ii)--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `qualified census tract' means 
     a census tract in which the median family income is less than 
     twice the statewide median family income.
       ``(ii) Data used.--The determination under clause (i) shall 
     be made on the basis of the most recent decennial census for 
     which data are available.
       ``(5) Rehabilitation not complete before certification.--A 
     rehabilitation shall not be treated as complete before the 
     date of the certification referred to in subsection (d).
       ``(6) Lessees.--A taxpayer who leases his principal 
     residence shall, for purposes of this section, be treated as 
     the owner thereof if the remaining term of the lease (as of 
     the date determined under regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary) is not less than such minimum period as the 
     regulations require.
       ``(7) Tenant-stockholder in cooperative housing 
     corporation.--If the taxpayer holds stock as a tenant-
     stockholder (as defined in section 216) in a cooperative 
     housing corporation (as defined in such section), such 
     stockholder shall be treated as owning the house or apartment 
     which the taxpayer is entitled to occupy as such stockholder.
       ``(8) Allocation of expenditures relating to exterior of 
     building containing cooperative or condominium units.--The 
     percentage of the total expenditures made in the 
     rehabilitation of a building containing cooperative or 
     condominium residential units allocated to the rehabilitation 
     of the exterior of the building shall be attributed 
     proportionately to each cooperative or condominium 
     residential unit in such building for which a deduction under 
     this section is claimed.
       ``(f) When Expenditures Taken Into Account.--Qualified 
     rehabilitation expenditures shall be treated for purposes of 
     this section as made on the date the rehabilitation is 
     completed.
       ``(g) Recapture.--
       ``(1) In general.--If, before the end of the 5-year period 
     beginning on the date on which the rehabilitation of the 
     building is completed--
       ``(A) the taxpayer disposes of such taxpayer's interest in 
     such building, or
       ``(B) such building ceases to be used as the principal 
     residence of the taxpayer,
     the taxpayer's gross income for the taxable year in which 
     such disposition or cessation occurs shall be increased by 
     the recapture percentage of the deduction allowed under this 
     section for all prior taxable years with respect to such 
     rehabilitation.
       ``(2) Recapture percentage.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 
     the recapture percentage shall be determined in accordance 
     with the following table:



                                                                 The
                                                              recapture
     ``If the disposition or cessation occurs within--        percentage
                                                                 is--

(i) One full year after the taxpayer becomes entitled to             100
 the deduction.............................................
(ii) One full year after the close of the period described           805
 in clause (i).............................................
(iii) One full year after the close of the period described           60
 in clause (ii)............................................
(iv) One full year after the close of the period described            40
 in clause (iii)...........................................
(v) One full year after the close of the period described         20.''.
 in clause (iv)............................................


       ``(h) Basis Adjustments.--For purposes of this subtitle, if 
     a deduction is allowed under this section for any expenditure 
     with respect to any property, the increase in the basis of 
     such property which would (but for this subsection) result 
     from such expenditure shall be reduced by the amount of the 
     deduction so allowed.
       ``(i) Denial of Double Benefit.--No deduction shall be 
     allowed under this section for any amount for which credit is 
     allowed under section 47.
       ``(j) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be appropriate to carry out the purposes 
     of this section, including regulations where less than all of 
     a building is used as a principal residence and where more 
     than 1 taxpayer use the same dwelling unit as their principal 
     residence.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Clause (i) of section 56(b)(1)(A) is amended by 
     inserting before the comma ``other than the deduction under 
     section 223 (relating to historic homeownership 
     rehabilitation deduction)''.
       (2) Subsection (a) of section 1016 is amended by striking 
     ``and'' at the end of paragraph (27), by striking the period 
     at the end of paragraph (28) and inserting ``, and'', and by 
     adding at the end the following new item:
       ``(29) to the extent provided in section 223(h).''.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part VII 
     of subchapter B of chapter 1 is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 223 and inserting the following new 
     items:

``Sec. 223. Historic homeownership rehabilitation deduction.
``Sec. 224. Cross reference.''
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to expenses paid or incurred in taxable years 
     beginning after December 31, 1999.

               TITLE XII--PROVISIONS RELATING TO PENSIONS

                     Subtitle A--Expanding Coverage

     SEC. 1201. INCREASE IN BENEFIT AND CONTRIBUTION LIMITS.

       (a) Defined Benefit Plans.--
       (1) Dollar limit.--
       (A) Subparagraph (A) of section 415(b)(1) (relating to 
     limitation for defined benefit plans) is amended by striking 
     ``$90,000'' and inserting ``$160,000''.
       (B) Subparagraphs (C) and (D) of section 415(b)(2) are each 
     amended by striking ``$90,000'' each place it appears in the 
     headings and the text and inserting ``$160,000''.
       (C) Paragraph (7) of section 415(b) (relating to benefits 
     under certain collectively bargained plans) is amended by 
     striking ``the greater of $68,212 or one-half the amount 
     otherwise applicable for such year under paragraph (1)(A) for 
     `$90,000' '' and inserting ``one-half the amount otherwise 
     applicable for such year under paragraph (1)(A) for 
     `$160,000' ''.
       (2) Limit reduced when benefit begins before age 62.--
     Subparagraph (C) of section 415(b)(2) is amended by striking 
     ``the social security retirement age'' each place it appears 
     in the heading and text and inserting ``age 62''.
       (3) Limit increased when benefit begins after age 65.--
     Subparagraph (D) of section 415(b)(2) is amended by striking 
     ``the social security retirement age'' each place it appears 
     in the heading and text and inserting ``age 65''.
       (4) Cost-of-living adjustments.--Subsection (d) of section 
     415 (related to cost-of-living adjustments) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``$90,000'' in paragraph (1)(A) and 
     inserting ``$160,000'', and
       (B) in paragraph (3)(A)--
       (i) by striking ``$90,000'' in the heading and inserting 
     ``$160,000'', and
       (ii) by striking ``October 1, 1986'' and inserting ``July 
     1, 2000''.
       (5) Conforming amendment.--Section 415(b)(2) is amended by 
     striking subparagraph (F).
       (b) Defined Contribution Plans.--
       (1) Dollar limit.--Subparagraph (A) of section 415(c)(1) 
     (relating to limitation for defined contribution plans) is 
     amended by striking ``$30,000'' and inserting ``$40,000''.
       (2) Cost-of-living adjustments.--Subsection (d) of section 
     415 (related to cost-of-living adjustments) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``$30,000'' in paragraph (1)(C) and 
     inserting ``$40,000'', and
       (B) in paragraph (3)(D)--
       (i) by striking ``$30,000'' in the heading and inserting 
     ``$40,000'', and
       (ii) by striking ``October 1, 1993'' and inserting ``July 
     1, 2000''.
       (c) Qualified Trusts.--
       (1) Compensation limit.--Sections 401(a)(17), 404(l), 
     408(k), and 505(b)(7) are each amended by striking 
     ``$150,000'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``$200,000''.
       (2) Base period and rounding of cost-of-living 
     adjustment.--Subparagraph (B) of section 401(a)(17) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``October 1, 1993'' and inserting ``July 1, 
     2000'', and
       (B) by striking ``$10,000'' both places it appears and 
     inserting ``$5,000''.
       (d) Elective Deferrals.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 402(g) (relating 
     to limitation on exclusion for elective deferrals) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Limitation.--Notwithstanding subsections (e)(3) and 
     (h)(1)(B), the elective defer

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     rals of any individual for any taxable year shall be included 
     in such individual's gross income to the extent the amount of 
     such deferrals for the taxable year exceeds the applicable 
     dollar amount.
       ``(B) Applicable dollar amount.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), the applicable dollar amount shall be the 
     amount determined in accordance with the following table:

    ``For taxable years                                  The applicable
      beginning in                                       dollar amount:
      calendar year:
      2001.....................................................$11,000 
      2002.....................................................$12,000 
      2003.....................................................$13,000 
      2004.....................................................$14,000 
      2005 or thereafter.....................................$15,000.''
       (2) Cost-of-living adjustment.--Paragraph (5) of section 
     402(g) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(5) Cost-of-living adjustment.--In the case of taxable 
     years beginning after December 31, 2005, the Secretary shall 
     adjust the $15,000 amount under paragraph (1)(B) at the same 
     time and in the same manner as under section 415(d), except 
     that the base period shall be the calendar quarter beginning 
     July 1, 2004, and any increase under this paragraph which is 
     not a multiple of $500 shall be rounded to the next lowest 
     multiple of $500.''.
       (3) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 402(g) (relating to limitation on exclusion for 
     elective deferrals), as amended by paragraphs (1) and (2), is 
     further amended by striking paragraph (4) and redesignating 
     paragraphs (5), (6), (7), (8), and (9) as paragraphs (4), 
     (5), (6), (7), and (8), respectively.
       (B) Paragraph (2) of section 457(c) is amended by striking 
     ``402(g)(8)(A)(iii)'' and inserting ``402(g)(7)(A)(iii)''.
       (C) Clause (iii) of section 501(c)(18)(D) is amended by 
     striking ``(other than paragraph (4) thereof)''.
       (e) Deferred Compensation Plans of State and Local 
     Governments and Tax-Exempt Organizations.--
       (1) In general.--Section 457 (relating to deferred 
     compensation plans of State and local governments and tax-
     exempt organizations) is amended--
       (A) in subsections (b)(2)(A) and (c)(1) by striking 
     ``$7,500'' each place it appears and inserting ``the 
     applicable dollar amount'', and
       (B) in subsection (b)(3)(A) by striking ``$15,000'' and 
     inserting ``twice the dollar amount in effect under 
     subsection (b)(2)(A)''.
       (2) Applicable dollar amount; cost-of-living adjustment.--
     Paragraph (15) of section 457(e) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(15) Applicable dollar amount.--
       ``(A) In general.--The applicable dollar amount shall be 
     the amount determined in accordance with the following table:

    ``For taxable years                                  The applicable
      beginning in                                       dollar amount:
      calendar year:
      2001.....................................................$11,000 
      2002.....................................................$12,000 
      2003.....................................................$13,000 
      2004.....................................................$14,000 
      2005 or thereafter.......................................$15,000.
       ``(B) Cost-of-living adjustments.--In the case of taxable 
     years beginning after December 31, 2005, the Secretary shall 
     adjust the $15,000 amount specified in the table in 
     subparagraph (A) at the same time and in the same manner as 
     under section 415(d), except that the base period shall be 
     the calendar quarter beginning July 1, 2004, and any increase 
     under this paragraph which is not a multiple of $500 shall be 
     rounded to the next lowest multiple of $500.''.
       (f) Simple Retirement Accounts.--
       (1) Limitation.--Clause (ii) of section 408(p)(2)(A) 
     (relating to general rule for qualified salary reduction 
     arrangement) is amended by striking ``$6,000'' and inserting 
     ``the applicable dollar amount''.
       (2) Applicable dollar amount.--Subparagraph (E) of 
     408(p)(2) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(E) Applicable dollar amount; cost-of-living 
     adjustment.--
       ``(i) In general.--For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), 
     the applicable dollar amount shall be the amount determined 
     in accordance with the following table:

    ``For taxable years                                  The applicable
      beginning in                                       dollar amount:
      calendar year:
          2001..................................................$7,000 
          2002..................................................$8,000 
          2003..................................................$9,000 
          2004 or thereafter...................................$10,000.
       ``(ii) Cost-of-living adjustment.--In the case of a year 
     beginning after December 31, 2004, the Secretary shall adjust 
     the $10,000 amount under clause (i) at the same time and in 
     the same manner as under section 415(d), except that the base 
     period taken into account shall be the calendar quarter 
     beginning July 1, 2003, and any increase under this 
     subparagraph which is not a multiple of $500 shall be rounded 
     to the next lower multiple of $500.''.
       (3) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Clause (I) of section 401(k)(11)(B)(i) is amended by 
     striking ``$6,000'' and inserting ``the amount in effect 
     under section 408(p)(2)(A)(ii)''.
       (B) Section 401(k)(11) is amended by striking subparagraph 
     (E).
       (g) Rounding Rule Relating to Defined Benefit Plans and 
     Defined Contribution Plans.--Paragraph (4) of section 415(d) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(4) Rounding.--
       ``(A) $160,000 amount.--Any increase under subparagraph (A) 
     of paragraph (1) which is not a multiple of $5,000 shall be 
     rounded to the next lowest multiple of $5,000.
       ``(B) $40,000 amount.--Any increase under subparagraph (C) 
     of paragraph (1) which is not a multiple of $1,000 shall be 
     rounded to the next lowest multiple of $1,000.''.
       (h) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 2000.

     SEC. 1202. PLAN LOANS FOR SUBCHAPTER S OWNERS, PARTNERS, AND 
                   SOLE PROPRIETORS.

       (a) Amendment to 1986 Code.--Subparagraph (B) of section 
     4975(f)(6) (relating to exemptions not to apply to certain 
     transactions) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new clause:
       ``(iii) Loan exception.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A)(i), the term `owner-employee' shall only include a person 
     described in subclause (II) or (III) of clause (i).''.
       (b) Amendment to ERISA.--Section 408(d)(2) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1108(d)(2)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) For purposes of paragraph (1)(A), the term `owner-
     employee' shall only include a person described in clause 
     (ii) or (iii) of subparagraph (A).''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to loans made after December 31, 2000.

     SEC. 1203. MODIFICATION OF TOP-HEAVY RULES.

       (a) Simplification of Definition of Key Employee.--
       (1) In general.--Section 416(i)(1)(A) (defining key 
     employee) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``or any of the 4 preceding plan years'' in 
     the matter preceding clause (i),
       (B) by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:
       ``(i) an officer of the employer having an annual 
     compensation greater than $150,000,'',
       (C) by striking clause (ii) and redesignating clauses (iii) 
     and (iv) as clauses (ii) and (iii), respectively, and
       (D) by striking the second sentence in the matter following 
     clause (iii), as redesignated by subparagraph (C).
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 416(i)(1)(B)(iii) is 
     amended by striking ``and subparagraph (A)(ii)''.
       (b) Matching Contributions Taken Into Account for Minimum 
     Contribution Requirements.--Section 416(c)(2)(A) (relating to 
     defined contribution plans) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following: ``Employer matching contributions (as defined 
     in section 401(m)(4)(A)) shall be taken into account for 
     purposes of this subparagraph.''.
       (c) Distributions During Last Year Before Determination 
     Date Taken Into Account.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (3) of section 416(g) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(3) Distributions during last year before determination 
     date taken into account.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of determining--
       ``(i) the present value of the cumulative accrued benefit 
     for any employee, or
       ``(ii) the amount of the account of any employee,
     such present value or amount shall be increased by the 
     aggregate distributions made with respect to such employee 
     under the plan during the 1-year period ending on the 
     determination date. The preceding sentence shall also apply 
     to distributions under a terminated plan which if it had not 
     been terminated would have been required to be included in an 
     aggregation group.
       ``(B) 5-year period in case of in-service distribution.--In 
     the case of any distribution made for a reason other than 
     separation from service, death, or disability, subparagraph 
     (A) shall be applied by substituting `5-year period' for `1-
     year period'.''.
       (2) Benefits not taken into account.--Subparagraph (E) of 
     section 416(g)(4) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``last 5 years'' in the heading and 
     inserting ``last year before determination date'', and
       (B) by striking ``5-year period'' and inserting ``1-year 
     period''.
       (d) Definition of Top-Heavy Plans.--Paragraph (4) of 
     section 416(g) (relating to other special rules for top-heavy 
     plans) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(H) Cash or deferred arrangements using alternative 
     methods of meeting nondiscrimination requirements.--The term 
     `top-heavy plan' shall not include a plan which consists 
     solely of--
       ``(i) a cash or deferred arrangement which meets the 
     requirements of section 401(k)(12), and
       ``(ii) matching contributions with respect to which the 
     requirements of section 401(m)(11) are met.
     If, but for this subparagraph, a plan would be treated as a 
     top-heavy plan because it is a member of an aggregation group 
     which is a top-heavy group, contributions under the plan may 
     be taken into account in determining whether any other plan 
     in the group meets the requirements of subsection (c)(2).''.
       (e) Frozen Plan Exempt From Minimum Benefit Requirement.--
     Subparagraph (C) of section 416(c)(1) (relating to defined 
     benefit plans) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``clause (ii)'' in clause (i) and inserting 
     ``clause (ii) or (iii)'', and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) Exception for frozen plan.--For purposes of 
     determining an employee's years of service with the employer, 
     any service with the employer shall be disregarded to the 
     extent that such service occurs during a plan year when the 
     plan benefits (within the meaning of section 410(b)) no 
     employee or former employee.''.
       (f) Elimination of Family Attribution.--Section 
     416(i)(1)(B) (defining 5-percent owner) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iv) Family attribution disregarded.--Solely for purposes 
     of applying this paragraph (and not for purposes of any 
     provision of this title which incorporates by reference the 
     definition of a key employee or 5-percent owner under this 
     paragraph), section 318 shall be applied without regard to 
     subsection (a)(1) thereof in determining whether any person 
     is a 5-percent owner.''.

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       (g) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 2000.

     SEC. 1204. ELECTIVE DEFERRALS NOT TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT FOR 
                   PURPOSES OF DEDUCTION LIMITS.

       (a) In General.--Section 404 (relating to deduction for 
     contributions of an employer to an employees' trust or 
     annuity plan and compensation under a deferred payment plan) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(n) Elective Deferrals Not Taken Into Account for 
     Purposes of Deduction Limits.--Elective deferrals (as defined 
     in section 402(g)(3)) shall not be subject to any limitation 
     contained in paragraph (3), (7), or (9) of subsection (a), 
     and such elective deferrals shall not be taken into account 
     in applying any such limitation to any other 
     contributions.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 2000.

     SEC. 1205. REPEAL OF COORDINATION REQUIREMENTS FOR DEFERRED 
                   COMPENSATION PLANS OF STATE AND LOCAL 
                   GOVERNMENTS AND TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 457 (relating to 
     deferred compensation plans of State and local governments 
     and tax-exempt organizations), as amended by section 1201, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Limitation.--The maximum amount of the compensation 
     of any one individual which may be deferred under subsection 
     (a) during any taxable year shall not exceed the amount in 
     effect under subsection (b)(2)(A) (as modified by any 
     adjustment provided under subsection (b)(3)).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 2000.

     SEC. 1206. ELIMINATION OF USER FEE FOR REQUESTS TO IRS 
                   REGARDING PENSION PLANS.

       (a) Elimination of Certain User Fees.--The Secretary of the 
     Treasury or the Secretary's delegate shall not require 
     payment of user fees under the program established under 
     section 7527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for 
     requests to the Internal Revenue Service for determination 
     letters with respect to the qualified status of a pension 
     benefit plan maintained solely by one or more eligible 
     employers or any trust which is part of the plan. The 
     preceding sentence shall not apply to any request--
       (1) made after the 5th plan year the pension benefit plan 
     is in existence, or
       (2) made by the sponsor of any prototype or similar plan 
     which the sponsor intends to market to participating 
     employers.
       (b) Pension Benefit Plan.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term ``pension benefit plan'' means a pension, profit-
     sharing, stock bonus, annuity, or employee stock ownership 
     plan.
       (c) Eligible Employer.--For purposes of this section, the 
     term ``eligible employer'' has the same meaning given such 
     term in section 408(p)(2)(C)(i)(I) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986. The determination of whether an employer is an 
     eligible employer under this section shall be made as of the 
     date of the request described in subsection (a).
       (d) Effective Date.--The provisions of this section shall 
     apply with respect to requests made after December 31, 2000.

     SEC. 1207. DEDUCTION LIMITS.

       (a) In General.--Section 404(a) (relating to general rule) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(12) Definition of compensation.--For purposes of 
     paragraphs (3), (7), (8), and (9), the term `compensation' 
     shall include amounts treated as participant's compensation 
     under subparagraph (C) or (D) of section 415(c)(3).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subparagraph (B) of section 
     404(a)(3) is amended by striking the last sentence thereof.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 2000.

     SEC. 1208. OPTION TO TREAT ELECTIVE DEFERRALS AS AFTER-TAX 
                   CONTRIBUTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Subpart A of part I of subchapter D of 
     chapter 1 (relating to deferred compensation, etc.) is 
     amended by inserting after section 402 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 402A. OPTIONAL TREATMENT OF ELECTIVE DEFERRALS AS PLUS 
                   CONTRIBUTIONS.

       ``(a) General Rule.--If an applicable retirement plan 
     includes a qualified plus contribution program--
       ``(1) any designated plus contribution made by an employee 
     pursuant to the program shall be treated as an elective 
     deferral for purposes of this chapter, except that such 
     contribution shall not be excludable from gross income, and
       ``(2) such plan (and any arrangement which is part of such 
     plan) shall not be treated as failing to meet any requirement 
     of this chapter solely by reason of including such program.
       ``(b) Qualified Plus Contribution Program.--For purposes of 
     this section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified plus contribution 
     program' means a program under which an employee may elect to 
     make designated plus contributions in lieu of all or a 
     portion of elective deferrals the employee is otherwise 
     eligible to make under the applicable retirement plan.
       ``(2) Separate accounting required.--A program shall not be 
     treated as a qualified plus contribution program unless the 
     applicable retirement plan--
       ``(A) establishes separate accounts (`designated plus 
     accounts') for the designated plus contributions of each 
     employee and any earnings properly allocable to the 
     contributions, and
       ``(B) maintains separate recordkeeping with respect to each 
     account.
       ``(c) Definitions and Rules Relating to Designated Plus 
     Contributions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Designated plus contribution.--The term `designated 
     plus contribution' means any elective deferral which--
       ``(A) is excludable from gross income of an employee 
     without regard to this section, and
       ``(B) the employee designates (at such time and in such 
     manner as the Secretary may prescribe) as not being so 
     excludable.
       ``(2) Designation limits.--The amount of elective deferrals 
     which an employee may designate under paragraph (1) shall not 
     exceed the excess (if any) of--
       ``(A) the maximum amount of elective deferrals excludable 
     from gross income of the employee for the taxable year 
     (without regard to this section), over
       ``(B) the aggregate amount of elective deferrals of the 
     employee for the taxable year which the employee does not 
     designate under paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Rollover contributions.--
       ``(A) In general.--A rollover contribution of any payment 
     or distribution from a designated plus account which is 
     otherwise allowable under this chapter may be made only if 
     the contribution is to--
       ``(i) another designated plus account of the individual 
     from whose account the payment or distribution was made, or
       ``(ii) a Roth IRA of such individual.
       ``(B) Coordination with limit.--Any rollover contribution 
     to a designated plus account under subparagraph (A) shall not 
     be taken into account for purposes of paragraph (1).
       ``(d) Distribution Rules.--For purposes of this title--
       ``(1) Exclusion.--Any qualified distribution from a 
     designated plus account shall not be includible in gross 
     income.
       ``(2) Qualified distribution.--For purposes of this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified distribution' has 
     the meaning given such term by section 408A(d)(2)(A) (without 
     regard to clause (iv) thereof).
       ``(B) Distributions within nonexclusion period.--A payment 
     or distribution from a designated plus account shall not be 
     treated as a qualified distribution if such payment or 
     distribution is made within the 5-taxable-year period 
     beginning with the earlier of--
       ``(i) the 1st taxable year for which the individual made a 
     designated plus contribution to any designated plus account 
     established for such individual under the same applicable 
     retirement plan, or
       ``(ii) if a rollover contribution was made to such 
     designated plus account from a designated plus account 
     previously established for such individual under another 
     applicable retirement plan, the 1st taxable year for which 
     the individual made a designated plus contribution to such 
     previously established account.
       ``(C) Distributions of excess deferrals and earnings.--The 
     term `qualified distribution' shall not include any 
     distribution of any excess deferral under section 402(g)(2) 
     and any income on the excess deferral.
       ``(3) Aggregation rules.--Section 72 shall be applied 
     separately with respect to distributions and payments from a 
     designated plus account and other distributions and payments 
     from the plan.
       ``(e) Other Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Applicable retirement plan.--The term `applicable 
     retirement plan' means--
       ``(A) an employees' trust described in section 401(a) which 
     is exempt from tax under section 501(a), and
       ``(B) a plan under which amounts are contributed by an 
     individual's employer for an annuity contract described in 
     section 403(b).
       ``(2) Elective deferral.--The term `elective deferral' 
     means any elective deferral described in subparagraph (A) or 
     (C) of section 402(g)(3).''.
       (b) Excess Deferrals.--Section 402(g) (relating to 
     limitation on exclusion for elective deferrals) is amended--
       (1) by adding at the end of paragraph (1) the following new 
     sentence: ``The preceding sentence shall not apply to so much 
     of such excess as does not exceed the designated plus 
     contributions of the individual for the taxable year.'', and
       (2) by inserting ``(or would be included but for the last 
     sentence thereof)'' after ``paragraph (1)'' in paragraph 
     (2)(A).
       (c) Rollovers.--Subparagraph (B) of section 402(c)(8) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
     ``If any portion of an eligible rollover distribution is 
     attributable to payments or distributions from a designated 
     plus account (as defined in section 402A), an eligible 
     retirement plan with respect to such portion shall include 
     only another designated plus account and a Roth IRA.''.
       (d) Reporting Requirements.--
       (1) W-2 information.--Section 6051(a)(8) is amended by 
     inserting ``, including the amount of designated plus 
     contributions (as defined in section 402A)'' before the comma 
     at the end.
       (2) Information.--Section 6047 is amended by redesignating 
     subsection (f) as subsection (g) and by inserting after 
     subsection (e) the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Designated Plus Contributions.--The Secretary shall 
     require the plan administrator of each applicable retirement 
     plan (as defined in section 402A) to make such returns and 
     reports regarding designated plus contributions (as so 
     defined) to the Secretary, participants and beneficiaries of 
     the plan, and such other persons as the Secretary may 
     prescribe.''.
       (e) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 408A(e) is amended by adding after the first 
     sentence the following new sentence: ``Such term includes a 
     rollover contribution described in section 402A(c)(3)(A).''.
       (2) The table of sections for subpart A of part I of 
     subchapter D of chapter 1 is amended by in

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     serting after the item relating to section 402 the following 
     new item:

``Sec. 402A. Optional treatment of elective deferrals as plus 
              contributions.''.
       (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2000.

     SEC. 1209. REDUCED PBGC PREMIUM FOR NEW PLANS OF SMALL 
                   EMPLOYERS.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 4006(a)(3) of 
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 
     U.S.C. 1306(a)(3)(A)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (i), by inserting ``other than a new single-
     employer plan (as defined in subparagraph (F)) maintained by 
     a small employer (as so defined),'' after ``single-employer 
     plan,'',
       (2) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``, and'', and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iv) in the case of a new single-employer plan (as 
     defined in subparagraph (F)) maintained by a small employer 
     (as so defined) for the plan year, $5 for each individual who 
     is a participant in such plan during the plan year.''.
       (b) Definition of New Single-Employer Plan.--Section 
     4006(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
     1974 (29 U.S.C. 1306(a)(3)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subparagraph:
       ``(F)(i) For purposes of this paragraph, a single-employer 
     plan maintained by a contributing sponsor shall be treated as 
     a new single-employer plan for each of its first 5 plan years 
     if, during the 36-month period ending on the date of the 
     adoption of such plan, the sponsor or any member of such 
     sponsor's controlled group (or any predecessor of either) had 
     not established or maintained a plan to which this title 
     applies with respect to which benefits were accrued for 
     substantially the same employees as are in the new single-
     employer plan.
       ``(ii)(I) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `small 
     employer' means an employer which on the first day of any 
     plan year has, in aggregation with all members of the 
     controlled group of such employer, 100 or fewer employees.
       ``(II) In the case of a plan maintained by 2 or more 
     contributing sponsors that are not part of the same 
     controlled group, the employees of all contributing sponsors 
     and controlled groups of such sponsors shall be aggregated 
     for purposes of determining whether any contributing sponsor 
     is a small employer.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to plans established after December 31, 2000.

     SEC. 1210. REDUCTION OF ADDITIONAL PBGC PREMIUM FOR NEW AND 
                   SMALL PLANS.

       (a) New Plans.--Subparagraph (E) of section 4006(a)(3) of 
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 
     U.S.C. 1306(a)(3)(E)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new clause:
       ``(v) In the case of a new defined benefit plan, the amount 
     determined under clause (ii) for any plan year shall be an 
     amount equal to the product of the amount determined under 
     clause (ii) and the applicable percentage. For purposes of 
     this clause, the term `applicable percentage' means--
       ``(I) 0 percent, for the first plan year.
       ``(II) 20 percent, for the second plan year.
       ``(III) 40 percent, for the third plan year.
       ``(IV) 60 percent, for the fourth plan year.
       ``(V) 80 percent, for the fifth plan year.
     For purposes of this clause, a defined benefit plan (as 
     defined in section 3(35)) maintained by a contributing 
     sponsor shall be treated as a new defined benefit plan for 
     its first 5 plan years if, during the 36-month period ending 
     on the date of the adoption of the plan, the sponsor and each 
     member of any controlled group including the sponsor (or any 
     predecessor of either) did not establish or maintain a plan 
     to which this title applies with respect to which benefits 
     were accrued for substantially the same employees as are in 
     the new plan.''.
       (b) Small Plans.--Paragraph (3) of section 4006(a) of the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 
     1306(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The'' in subparagraph (E)(i) and 
     inserting ``Except as provided in subparagraph (G), the'', 
     and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(G)(i) In the case of an employer who has 25 or fewer 
     employees on the first day of the plan year, the additional 
     premium determined under subparagraph (E) for each 
     participant shall not exceed $5 multiplied by the number of 
     participants in the plan as of the close of the preceding 
     plan year.
       ``(ii) For purposes of clause (i), whether an employer has 
     25 or fewer employees on the first day of the plan year is 
     determined taking into consideration all of the employees of 
     all members of the contributing sponsor's controlled group. 
     In the case of a plan maintained by 2 or more contributing 
     sponsors, the employees of all contributing sponsors and 
     their controlled groups shall be aggregated for purposes of 
     determining whether 25-or-fewer-employees limitation has been 
     satisfied.''.
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Subsection (a).--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to plans established after December 31, 2000.
       (2) Subsection (b).--The amendments made by subsection (b) 
     shall apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 2000.

                Subtitle B--Enhancing Fairness for Women

     SEC. 1221. CATCHUP CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS AGE 50 OR 
                   OVER.

       (a) In General.--Section 414 (relating to definitions and 
     special rules) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(v) Catchup Contributions for Individuals Age 50 or 
     Over.--
       ``(1) In general.--An applicable employer plan shall not be 
     treated as failing to meet any requirement of this title 
     solely because the plan permits an eligible participant to 
     make additional elective deferrals in any plan year.
       ``(2) Limitation on amount of additional deferrals.--
       ``(A) In general.--A plan shall not permit additional 
     elective deferrals under paragraph (1) for any year in an 
     amount greater than the lesser of--
       ``(i) the applicable percentage of the applicable dollar 
     amount for such elective deferrals for such year, or
       ``(ii) the excess (if any) of--

       ``(I) the participant's compensation for the year, over
       ``(II) any other elective deferrals of the participant for 
     such year which are made without regard to this subsection.

       ``(B) Applicable percentage.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the applicable percentage shall be determined in 
     accordance with the following table:

``For taxable years beginning in:         The applicable percentage is:
    2001....................................................10 percent 
    2002....................................................20 percent 
    2003....................................................30 percent 
    2004....................................................40 percent 
    2005 and thereafter.....................................50 percent.
       ``(3) Treatment of contributions.--In the case of any 
     contribution to a plan under paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) such contribution shall not, with respect to the year 
     in which the contribution is made--
       ``(i) be subject to any otherwise applicable limitation 
     contained in section 402(g), 402(h), 403(b), 404(a), 404(h), 
     408, 415, or 457, or
       ``(ii) be taken into account in applying such limitations 
     to other contributions or benefits under such plan or any 
     other such plan, and
       ``(B) such plan shall not be treated as failing to meet the 
     requirements of section 401(a)(4), 401(a)(26), 401(k)(3), 
     401(k)(11), 401(k)(12), 401(m), 403(b)(12), 408(k), 408(p), 
     408B, 410(b), or 416 by reason of the making of (or the right 
     to make) such contribution.
       ``(4) Eligible participant.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `eligible participant' means, with 
     respect to any plan year, a participant in a plan--
       ``(A) who has attained the age of 50 before the close of 
     the plan year, and
       ``(B) with respect to whom no other elective deferrals may 
     (without regard to this subsection) be made to the plan for 
     the plan year by reason of the application of any limitation 
     or other restriction described in paragraph (3) or contained 
     in the terms of the plan.
       ``(5) Other definitions and rules.--For purposes of this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) Applicable dollar amount.--The term `applicable 
     dollar amount' means, with respect to any year, the amount in 
     effect under section 402(g)(1)(B), 408(p)(2)(E)(i), or 
     457(e)(15)(A), whichever is applicable to an applicable 
     employer plan, for such year.
       ``(B) Applicable employer plan.--The term `applicable 
     employer plan' means--
       ``(i) an employees' trust described in section 401(a) which 
     is exempt from tax under section 501(a),
       ``(ii) a plan under which amounts are contributed by an 
     individual's employer for an annuity contract described in 
     section 403(b),
       ``(iii) an eligible deferred compensation plan under 
     section 457 of an eligible employer as defined in section 
     457(e)(1)(A), and
       ``(iv) an arrangement meeting the requirements of section 
     408 (k) or (p).
       ``(C) Elective deferral.--The term `elective deferral' has 
     the meaning given such term by subsection (u)(2)(C).
       ``(D) Exception for section 457 plans.--This subsection 
     shall not apply to an applicable employer plan described in 
     subparagraph (B)(iii) for any year to which section 457(b)(3) 
     applies.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to contributions in taxable years beginning after 
     December 31, 2000.

     SEC. 1222. EQUITABLE TREATMENT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS OF EMPLOYEES 
                   TO DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS.

       (a) Equitable Treatment.--
       (1) In general.--Subparagraph (B) of section 415(c)(1) 
     (relating to limitation for defined contribution plans) is 
     amended by striking ``25 percent'' and inserting ``100 
     percent''.
       (2) Application to section 403(b).--Section 403(b) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``the exclusion allowance for such taxable 
     year'' in paragraph (1) and inserting ``the applicable limit 
     under section 415'',
       (B) by striking paragraph (2), and
       (C) by inserting ``or any amount received by a former 
     employee after the 5th taxable year following the taxable 
     year in which such employee was terminated'' before the 
     period at the end of the second sentence of paragraph (3).
       (3) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Subsection (f) of section 72 is amended by striking 
     ``section 403(b)(2)(D)(iii))'' and inserting ``section 
     403(b)(2)(D)(iii), as in effect before the enactment of the 
     Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act of 1999)''.
       (B) Section 404(a)(10)(B) is amended by striking ``, the 
     exclusion allowance under section 403(b)(2),''.
       (C) Section 415(a)(2) is amended by striking ``, and the 
     amount of the contribution for such portion shall reduce the 
     exclusion allowance as provided in section 403(b)(2)''.
       (D) Section 415(c)(3) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) Annuity contracts.--In the case of an annuity 
     contract described in section 403(b), the term `participant's 
     compensation' means the participant's includible compensation 
     determined under section 403(b)(3).''.
       (E) Section 415(c) is amended by striking paragraph (4).

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       (F) Section 415(c)(7) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(7) Certain contributions by church plans not treated as 
     exceeding limit.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this subsection, at the election of a participant who is an 
     employee of a church or a convention or association of 
     churches, including an organization described in section 
     414(e)(3)(B)(ii), contributions and other additions for an 
     annuity contract or retirement income account described in 
     section 403(b) with respect to such participant, when 
     expressed as an annual addition to such participant's 
     account, shall be treated as not exceeding the limitation of 
     paragraph (1) if such annual addition is not in excess of 
     $10,000.
       ``(B) $40,000 aggregate limitation.--The total amount of 
     additions with respect to any participant which may be taken 
     into account for purposes of this subparagraph for all years 
     may not exceed $40,000.
       ``(C) Annual addition.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     term `annual addition' has the meaning given such term by 
     paragraph (2).''.
       (G) Subparagraph (B) of section 402(g)(7) (as redesignated 
     by section 1201) is amended by inserting before the period at 
     the end the following: ``(as in effect before the enactment 
     of the Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act of 1999)''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 2000.
       (b) Special Rules for Sections 403(b) and 408.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (k) of section 415 is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Special rules for sections 403(b) and 408.--For 
     purposes of this section, any annuity contract described in 
     section 403(b) for the benefit of a participant shall be 
     treated as a defined contribution plan maintained by each 
     employer with respect to which the participant has the 
     control required under subsection (b) or (c) of section 414 
     (as modified by subsection (h)). For purposes of this 
     section, any contribution by an employer to a simplified 
     employee pension plan for an individual for a taxable year 
     shall be treated as an employer contribution to a defined 
     contribution plan for such individual for such year.''.
       (2) Effective date.--
       (A) In general.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall 
     apply to limitation years beginning after December 31, 1999.
       (B) Exclusion allowance.--Effective for limitation years 
     beginning in 2000, in the case of any annuity contract 
     described in section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986, the amount of the contribution disqualified by reason 
     of section 415(g) of such Code shall reduce the exclusion 
     allowance as provided in section 403(b)(2) of such Code.
       (3) Modification of 403(b) exclusion allowance to conform 
     to 415 modification.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     modify the regulations regarding the exclusion allowance 
     under section 403(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to render void the requirement that contributions to a 
     defined benefit pension plan be treated as previously 
     excluded amounts for purposes of the exclusion allowance. For 
     taxable years beginning after December 31, 1999, such 
     regulations shall be applied as if such requirement were 
     void.
       (c) Deferred Compensation Plans of State and Local 
     Governments and Tax-Exempt Organizations.--
       (1) In general.--Subparagraph (B) of section 457(b)(2) 
     (relating to salary limitation on eligible deferred 
     compensation plans) is amended by striking ``33\1/3\ 
     percent'' and inserting ``100 percent''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 2000.

     SEC. 1223. FASTER VESTING OF CERTAIN EMPLOYER MATCHING 
                   CONTRIBUTIONS.

       (a) Amendments to 1986 Code.--Section 411(a) (relating to 
     minimum vesting standards) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``A plan'' and inserting 
     ``Except as provided in paragraph (12), a plan'', and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(12) Faster vesting for matching contributions.--In the 
     case of matching contributions (as defined in section 
     401(m)(4)(A)), paragraph (2) shall be applied--
       ``(A) by substituting `3 years' for `5 years' in 
     subparagraph (A), and
       ``(B) by substituting the following table for the table 
     contained in subparagraph (B):

``Years of service:                   The nonforfeitable percentage is:
    2...............................................................20 
    3...............................................................40 
    4...............................................................60 
    5...............................................................80 
    6...........................................................100.''.
       (b) Amendments to ERISA.--Section 203(a) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1053(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``A plan'' and inserting 
     ``Except as provided in paragraph (4), a plan'', and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Faster vesting for matching contributions.--In the 
     case of matching contributions (as defined in section 
     401(m)(4)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), paragraph 
     (2) shall be applied--
       ``(A) by substituting `3 years' for `5 years' in 
     subparagraph (A), and
       ``(B) by substituting the following table for the table 
     contained in subparagraph (B):

``Years of service:                   The nonforfeitable percentage is:
    2...............................................................20 
    3...............................................................40 
    4...............................................................60 
    5...............................................................80 
    6...........................................................100.''.
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall apply to contributions 
     for plan years beginning after December 31, 2000.
       (2) Collective bargaining agreements.--In the case of a 
     plan maintained pursuant to 1 or more collective bargaining 
     agreements between employee representatives and 1 or more 
     employers ratified by the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     amendments made by this section shall not apply to 
     contributions on behalf of employees covered by any such 
     agreement for plan years beginning before the earlier of--
       (A) the later of--
       (i) the date on which the last of such collective 
     bargaining agreements terminates (determined without regard 
     to any extension thereof on or after such date of enactment), 
     or
       (ii) January 1, 2001, or
       (B) January 1, 2005.
       (3) Service required.--With respect to any plan, the 
     amendments made by this section shall not apply to any 
     employee before the date that such employee has 1 hour of 
     service under such plan in any plan year to which the 
     amendments made by this section apply.

     SEC. 1224. SIMPLIFY AND UPDATE THE MINIMUM DISTRIBUTION 
                   RULES.

       (a) Simplification and Finalization of Minimum Distribution 
     Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall--
       (A) simplify and finalize the regulations relating to 
     minimum distribution requirements under sections 401(a)(9), 
     408(a)(6) and (b)(3), 403(b)(10), and 457(d)(2) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and
       (B) modify such regulations to--
       (i) reflect current life expectancy, and
       (ii) revise the required distribution methods so that, 
     under reasonable assumptions, the amount of the required 
     minimum distribution does not decrease over a participant's 
     life expectancy.
       (2) Fresh start.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (D) of 
     section 401(a)(9) of such Code, during the first year that 
     regulations are in effect under this subsection, required 
     distributions for future years may be redetermined to reflect 
     changes under such regulations. Such redetermination shall 
     include the opportunity to choose a new designated 
     beneficiary and to elect a new method of calculating life 
     expectancy.
       (3) Effective date for regulations.--Regulations referred 
     to in paragraph (1) shall be effective for years beginning 
     after December 31, 2000, and shall apply in such years 
     without regard to whether an individual had previously begun 
     receiving minimum distributions.
       (b) Repeal of Rule Where Distributions Had Begun Before 
     Death Occurs.--
       (1) In general.--Subparagraph (B) of section 401(a)(9) is 
     amended by striking clause (i) and redesignating clauses 
     (ii), (iii), and (iv) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), 
     respectively.
       (2) Conforming changes.--
       (A) Clause (i) of section 401(a)(9)(B) (as so redesignated) 
     is amended--
       (i) by striking ``for other cases'' in the heading, and
       (ii) by striking ``the distribution of the employee's 
     interest has begun in accordance with subparagraph (A)(ii)'' 
     and inserting ``his entire interest has been distributed to 
     him,''.
       (B) Clause (ii) of section 401(a)(9)(B) (as so 
     redesignated) is amended by striking ``clause (ii)'' and 
     inserting ``clause (i)''.
       (C) Clause (iii) of section 401(a)(9)(B) (as so 
     redesignated) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``clause (iii)(I)'' and inserting ``clause 
     (ii)(I)'',
       (ii) by striking ``clause (iii)(III)'' in subclause (I) and 
     inserting ``clause (ii)(III)'',
       (iii) by striking ``the date on which the employee would 
     have attained the age 70\1/2\,'' in subclause (I) and 
     inserting ``April 1 of the calendar year following the 
     calendar year in which the spouse attains 70\1/2\,'', and
       (iv) by striking ``the distributions to such spouse 
     begin,'' in subclause (II) and inserting ``his entire 
     interest has been distributed to him,''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 2000.
       (c) Reduction in Excise Tax.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 4974 is amended 
     by striking ``50 percent'' and inserting ``10 percent''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 2000.

     SEC. 1225. CLARIFICATION OF TAX TREATMENT OF DIVISION OF 
                   SECTION 457 PLAN BENEFITS UPON DIVORCE.

       (a) In General.--Section 414(p)(11) (relating to 
     application of rules to governmental and church plans) is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``or an eligible deferred compensation 
     plan (within the meaning of section 457(b))'' after 
     ``subsection (e))'', and
       (2) in the heading, by striking ``governmental and church 
     plans'' and inserting ``certain other plans''.
       (b) Waiver of Certain Distribution Requirements.--Paragraph 
     (10) of section 414(p) is amended by striking ``and section 
     409(d)'' and inserting ``section 409(d), and section 
     457(d)''.
       (c) Tax Treatment of Payments From a Section 457 Plan.--
     Subsection (p) of section 414 is amended by redesignating 
     paragraph (12) as paragraph (13) and inserting after 
     paragraph (11) the following new paragraph:
       ``(12) Tax treatment of payments from a section 457 plan.--
     If a distribution or payment from an eligible deferred 
     compensation plan described in section 457(b) is made 
     pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order, rules 
     similar to the rules of section 402(e)(1)(A) shall apply to 
     such distribution or payment.''.

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       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to transfers, distributions, and payments made 
     after December 31, 2000.

     SEC. 1226. MODIFICATION OF SAFE HARBOR RELIEF FOR HARDSHIP 
                   WITHDRAWALS FROM CASH OR DEFERRED ARRANGEMENTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall revise 
     the regulations relating to hardship distributions under 
     section 401(k)(2)(B)(i)(IV) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the period an employee is prohibited 
     from making elective and employee contributions in order for 
     a distribution to be deemed necessary to satisfy financial 
     need shall be equal to 6 months.
       (b) Effective Date.--The revised regulations under 
     subsection (a) shall apply to years beginning after December 
     31, 2000.

          Subtitle C--Increasing Portability for Participants

     SEC. 1231. ROLLOVERS ALLOWED AMONG VARIOUS TYPES OF PLANS.

       (a) Rollovers From and to Section 457 Plans.--
       (1) Rollovers from section 457 plans.--
       (A) In general.--Section 457(e) (relating to other 
     definitions and special rules) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(16) Rollover amounts.--
       ``(A) General rule.--In the case of an eligible deferred 
     compensation plan established and maintained by an employer 
     described in subsection (e)(1)(A), if--
       ``(i) any portion of the balance to the credit of an 
     employee in such plan is paid to such employee in an eligible 
     rollover distribution (within the meaning of section 
     402(c)(4) without regard to subparagraph (C) thereof),
       ``(ii) the employee transfers any portion of the property 
     such employee receives in such distribution to an eligible 
     retirement plan described in section 402(c)(8)(B), and
       ``(iii) in the case of a distribution of property other 
     than money, the amount so transferred consists of the 
     property distributed,
     then such distribution (to the extent so transferred) shall 
     not be includible in gross income for the taxable year in 
     which paid.
       ``(B) Certain rules made applicable.--The rules of 
     paragraphs (2) through (7) (other than paragraph (4)(C)) and 
     (9) of section 402(c) and section 402(f) shall apply for 
     purposes of subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) Reporting.--Rollovers under this paragraph shall be 
     reported to the Secretary in the same manner as rollovers 
     from qualified retirement plans (as defined in section 
     4974(c)).''.
       (B) Deferral limit determined without regard to rollover 
     amounts.--Section 457(b)(2) (defining eligible deferred 
     compensation plan) is amended by inserting ``(other than 
     rollover amounts)'' after ``taxable year''.
       (C) Direct rollover.--Paragraph (1) of section 457(d) is 
     amended by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A), 
     by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting ``, and'', and by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
     the following:
       ``(C) in the case of a plan maintained by an employer 
     described in subsection (e)(1)(A), the plan meets 
     requirements similar to the requirements of section 
     401(a)(31).
     Any amount transferred in a direct trustee-to-trustee 
     transfer in accordance with section 401(a)(31) shall not be 
     includible in gross income for the taxable year of 
     transfer.''.
       (D) Withholding.--
       (i) Paragraph (12) of section 3401(a) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(E) under or to an eligible deferred compensation plan 
     which, at the time of such payment, is a plan described in 
     section 457(b) maintained by an employer described in section 
     457(e)(1)(A); or''.
       (ii) Paragraph (3) of section 3405(c) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(3) Eligible rollover distribution.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `eligible rollover distribution' has the 
     meaning given such term by section 402(f)(2)(A).''.
       (iii) Liability for withholding.--Subparagraph (B) of 
     section 3405(d)(2) 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:
       ``(iv) section 457(b).''.
       (2) Rollovers to section 457 plans.--
       (A) In general.--Section 402(c)(8)(B) (defining eligible 
     retirement plan) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of 
     clause (iii), by striking the period at the end of clause 
     (iv) and inserting ``, and'', and by inserting after clause 
     (iv) the following new clause:
       ``(v) an eligible deferred compensation plan described in 
     section 457(b) of an employer described in section 
     457(e)(1)(A).''.
       (B) Separate accounting.--Section 402(c) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(11) Separate accounting.--Unless a plan described in 
     clause (v) of paragraph (8)(B) agrees to separately account 
     for amounts rolled into such plan from eligible retirement 
     plans not described in such clause, the plan described in 
     such clause may not accept transfers or rollovers from such 
     retirement plans.''.
       (C) 10 percent additional tax.--Subsection (t) of section 
     72 (relating to 10-percent additional tax on early 
     distributions from qualified retirement plans) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(9) Special rule for rollovers to section 457 plans.--For 
     purposes of this subsection, a distribution from an eligible 
     deferred compensation plan (as defined in section 457(b)) of 
     an employer described in section 457(e)(1)(A) shall be 
     treated as a distribution from a qualified retirement plan 
     described in 4974(c)(1) to the extent that such distribution 
     is attributable to an amount transferred to an eligible 
     deferred compensation plan from a qualified retirement plan 
     (as defined in section 4974(c)).''.
       (b) Allowance of Rollovers From and to 403(b) Plans.--
       (1) Rollovers from section 403(b) plans.--Section 
     403(b)(8)(A)(ii) (relating to rollover amounts) is amended by 
     striking ``such distribution'' and all that follows and 
     inserting ``such distribution to an eligible retirement plan 
     described in section 402(c)(8)(B), and''.
       (2) Rollovers to section 403(b) plans.--Section 
     402(c)(8)(B) (defining eligible retirement plan), as amended 
     by subsection (a), is amended by striking ``and'' at the end 
     of clause (iv), by striking the period at the end of clause 
     (v) and inserting ``, and'', and by inserting after clause 
     (v) the following new clause:
       ``(vi) an annuity contract described in section 403(b).''.
       (c) Expanded Explanation to Recipients of Rollover 
     Distributions.--Paragraph (1) of section 402(f) (relating to 
     written explanation to recipients of distributions eligible 
     for rollover treatment) 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) of the provisions under which distributions from the 
     eligible retirement plan receiving the distribution may be 
     subject to restrictions and tax consequences which are 
     different from those applicable to distributions from the 
     plan making such distribution.''.
       (d) Spousal Rollovers.--Section 402(c)(9) (relating to 
     rollover where spouse receives distribution after death of 
     employee) is amended by striking ``; except that'' and all 
     that follows up to the end period.
       (e) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 72(o)(4) is amended by striking ``and 
     408(d)(3)'' and inserting ``403(b)(8), 408(d)(3), and 
     457(e)(16)''.
       (2) Section 219(d)(2) is amended by striking ``or 
     408(d)(3)'' and inserting ``408(d)(3), or 457(e)(16)''.
       (3) Section 401(a)(31)(B) is amended by striking ``and 
     403(a)(4)'' and inserting ``, 403(a)(4), 403(b)(8), and 
     457(e)(16)''.
       (4) Subparagraph (A) of section 402(f)(2) is amended by 
     striking ``or paragraph (4) of section 403(a)'' and inserting 
     ``, paragraph (4) of section 403(a), subparagraph (A) of 
     section 403(b)(8), or subparagraph (A) of section 
     457(e)(16)''.
       (5) Paragraph (1) of section 402(f) is amended by striking 
     ``from an eligible retirement plan''.
       (6) Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 402(f)(1) are 
     amended by striking ``another eligible retirement plan'' and 
     inserting ``an eligible retirement plan''.
       (7) Subparagraph (B) of section 403(b)(8) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(B) Certain rules made applicable.--The rules of 
     paragraphs (2) through (7) and (9) of section 402(c) and 
     section 402(f) shall apply for purposes of subparagraph (A), 
     except that section 402(f) shall be applied to the payor in 
     lieu of the plan administrator.''.
       (8) Section 408(a)(1) is amended by striking ``or 
     403(b)(8)'' and inserting ``, 403(b)(8), or 457(e)(16)''.
       (9) Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 415(b)(2) are each 
     amended by striking ``and 408(d)(3)'' and inserting 
     ``403(b)(8), 408(d)(3), and 457(e)(16)''.
       (10) Section 415(c)(2) is amended by striking ``and 
     408(d)(3)'' and inserting ``408(d)(3), and 457(e)(16)''.
       (11) Section 4973(b)(1)(A) is amended by striking ``or 
     408(d)(3)'' and inserting ``408(d)(3), or 457(e)(16)''.
       (f) Effective Date; Special Rule.--
       (1) Effective date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to distributions after December 31, 2000.
       (2) Special rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, subsections (h)(3) and (h)(5) of section 1122 of the Tax 
     Reform Act of 1986 shall not apply to any distribution from 
     an eligible retirement plan (as defined in clause (iii) or 
     (iv) of section 402(c)(8)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986) on behalf of an individual if there was a rollover to 
     such plan on behalf of such individual which is permitted 
     solely by reason of any amendment made by this section.

     SEC. 1232. ROLLOVERS OF IRAS INTO WORKPLACE RETIREMENT PLANS.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 408(d)(3) 
     (relating to rollover amounts) is amended by adding ``or'' at 
     the end of clause (i), by striking clauses (ii) and (iii), 
     and by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ii) the entire amount received (including money and any 
     other property) is paid into an eligible retirement plan for 
     the benefit of such individual not later than the 60th day 
     after the date on which the payment or distribution is 
     received, except that the maximum amount which may be paid 
     into such plan may not exceed the portion of the amount 
     received which is includible in gross income (determined 
     without regard to this paragraph).
     For purposes of clause (ii), the term `eligible retirement 
     plan' means an eligible retirement plan described in clause 
     (iii), (iv), (v), or (vi) of section 402(c)(8)(B).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Paragraph (1) of section 403(b) is amended by striking 
     ``section 408(d)(3)(A)(iii)'' and inserting ``section 
     408(d)(3)(A)(ii)''.
       (2) Clause (i) of section 408(d)(3)(D) is amended by 
     striking ``(i), (ii), or (iii)'' and inserting ``(i) or 
     (ii)''.
       (3) Subparagraph (G) of section 408(d)(3) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(G) Simple retirement accounts.--In the case of any 
     payment or distribution out of a simple retirement account 
     (as defined in subsection (p)) to which section 72(t)(6) 
     applies, this

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     paragraph shall not apply unless such payment or distribution 
     is paid into another simple retirement account.''.
       (c) Effective Date; Special Rule.--
       (1) Effective date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to distributions after December 31, 2000.
       (2) Special rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, subsections (h)(3) and (h)(5) of section 1122 of the Tax 
     Reform Act of 1986 shall not apply to any distribution from 
     an eligible retirement plan (as defined in clause (iii) or 
     (iv) of section 402(c)(8)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986) on behalf of an individual if there was a rollover to 
     such plan on behalf of such individual which is permitted 
     solely by reason of the amendments made by this section.

     SEC. 1233. ROLLOVERS OF AFTER-TAX CONTRIBUTIONS.

       (a) Rollovers From Exempt Trusts.--Paragraph (2) of section 
     402(c) (relating to maximum amount which may be rolled over) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following: ``The 
     preceding sentence shall not apply to such distribution to 
     the extent--
       ``(A) such portion is transferred in a direct trustee-to-
     trustee transfer to a qualified trust which is part of a plan 
     which is a defined contribution plan and which agrees to 
     separately account for amounts so transferred, including 
     separately accounting for the portion of such distribution 
     which is includible in gross income and the portion of such 
     distribution which is not so includible, or
       ``(B) such portion is transferred to an eligible retirement 
     plan described in clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (8)(B).''.
       (b) Optional Direct Transfer of Eligible Rollover 
     Distributions.--Subparagraph (B) of section 401(a)(31) 
     (relating to limitation) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``The preceding sentence shall not apply to such 
     distribution if the plan to which such distribution is 
     transferred--
       ``(i) agrees to separately account for amounts so 
     transferred, including separately accounting for the portion 
     of such distribution which is includible in gross income and 
     the portion of such distribution which is not so includible, 
     or
       ``(ii) is an eligible retirement plan described in clause 
     (i) or (ii) of section 402(c)(8)(B).''.
       (c) Rules for Applying Section 72 to IRAs.--Paragraph (3) 
     of section 408(d) (relating to special rules for applying 
     section 72) is amended by inserting at the end the following:
       ``(H) Application of section 72.--
       ``(i) In general.--If--

       ``(I) a distribution is made from an individual retirement 
     plan, and
       ``(II) a rollover contribution is made to an eligible 
     retirement plan described in section 402(c)(8)(B)(iii), (iv), 
     (v), or (vi) with respect to all or part of such 
     distribution,

     then, notwithstanding paragraph (2), the rules of clause (ii) 
     shall apply for purposes of applying section 72.
       ``(ii) Applicable rules.--In the case of a distribution 
     described in clause (i)--

       ``(I) section 72 shall be applied separately to such 
     distribution,
       ``(II) notwithstanding the pro rata allocation of income 
     on, and investment in, the contract to distributions under 
     section 72, the portion of such distribution rolled over to 
     an eligible retirement plan described in clause (i) shall be 
     treated as from income on the contract (to the extent of the 
     aggregate income on the contract from all individual 
     retirement plans of the distributee), and
       ``(III) appropriate adjustments shall be made in applying 
     section 72 to other distributions in such taxable year and 
     subsequent taxable years.''.

       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to distributions made after December 31, 2000.

     SEC. 1234. HARDSHIP EXCEPTION TO 60-DAY RULE.

       (a) Exempt Trusts.--Paragraph (3) of section 402(c) 
     (relating to transfer must be made within 60 days of receipt) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Transfer must be made within 60 days of receipt.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     paragraph (1) shall not apply to any transfer of a 
     distribution made after the 60th day following the day on 
     which the distributee received the property distributed.
       ``(B) Hardship exception.--The Secretary may waive the 60-
     day requirement under subparagraph (A) where the failure to 
     waive such requirement would be against equity or good 
     conscience, including casualty, disaster, or other events 
     beyond the reasonable control of the individual subject to 
     such requirement.''.
       (b) IRAs.--Paragraph (3) of section 408(d) (relating to 
     rollover contributions), as amended by section 1233, is 
     amended by adding after subparagraph (H) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(I) Waiver of 60-day requirement.--The Secretary may 
     waive the 60-day requirement under subparagraphs (A) and (D) 
     where the failure to waive such requirement would be against 
     equity or good conscience, including casualty, disaster, or 
     other events beyond the reasonable control of the individual 
     subject to such requirement.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to distributions after December 31, 2000.

     SEC. 1235. TREATMENT OF FORMS OF DISTRIBUTION.

       (a) Plan Transfers.--
       (1) Amendment to internal revenue code of 1986.--Paragraph 
     (6) of section 411(d) (relating to accrued benefit not to be 
     decreased by amendment) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(D) Plan transfers.--
       ``(i) A defined contribution plan (in this subparagraph 
     referred to as the `transferee plan') shall not be treated as 
     failing to meet the requirements of this subsection merely 
     because the transferee plan does not provide some or all of 
     the forms of distribution previously available under another 
     defined contribution plan (in this subparagraph referred to 
     as the `transferor plan') to the extent that--

       ``(I) the forms of distribution previously available under 
     the transferor plan applied to the account of a participant 
     or beneficiary under the transferor plan that was transferred 
     from the transferor plan to the transferee plan pursuant to a 
     direct transfer rather than pursuant to a distribution from 
     the transferor plan,
       ``(II) the terms of both the transferor plan and the 
     transferee plan authorize the transfer described in subclause 
     (I),
       ``(III) the transfer described in subclause (I) was made 
     pursuant to a voluntary election by the participant or 
     beneficiary whose account was transferred to the transferee 
     plan,
       ``(IV) the election described in subclause (III) was made 
     after the participant or beneficiary received a notice 
     describing the consequences of making the election,
       ``(V) if the transferor plan provides for an annuity as the 
     normal form of distribution under the plan in accordance with 
     section 417, the transfer is made with the consent of the 
     participant's spouse (if any), and such consent meets 
     requirements similar to the requirements imposed by section 
     417(a)(2), and
       ``(VI) the transferee plan allows the participant or 
     beneficiary described in clause (iii) to receive any 
     distribution to which the participant or beneficiary is 
     entitled under the transferee plan in the form of a single 
     sum distribution.

       ``(ii) Clause (i) shall apply to plan mergers and other 
     transactions having the effect of a direct transfer, 
     including consolidations of benefits attributable to 
     different employers within a multiple employer plan.
       ``(E) Elimination of form of distribution.--Except to the 
     extent provided in regulations, a defined contribution plan 
     shall not be treated as failing to meet the requirements of 
     this section merely because of the elimination of a form of 
     distribution previously available thereunder. This 
     subparagraph shall not apply to the elimination of a form of 
     distribution with respect to any participant unless--
       ``(i) a single sum payment is available to such participant 
     at the same time or times as the form of distribution being 
     eliminated, and
       ``(ii) such single sum payment is based on the same or 
     greater portion of the participant's account as the form of 
     distribution being eliminated.''.
       (2) Amendment to erisa.--Section 204(g) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1054(g)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4)(A) A defined contribution plan (in this subparagraph 
     referred to as the `transferee plan') shall not be treated as 
     failing to meet the requirements of this subsection merely 
     because the transferee plan does not provide some or all of 
     the forms of distribution previously available under another 
     defined contribution plan (in this subparagraph referred to 
     as the `transferor plan') to the extent that--
       ``(i) the forms of distribution previously available under 
     the transferor plan applied to the account of a participant 
     or beneficiary under the transferor plan that was transferred 
     from the transferor plan to the transferee plan pursuant to a 
     direct transfer rather than pursuant to a distribution from 
     the transferor plan;
       ``(ii) the terms of both the transferor plan and the 
     transferee plan authorize the transfer described in clause 
     (i);
       ``(iii) the transfer described in clause (i) was made 
     pursuant to a voluntary election by the participant or 
     beneficiary whose account was transferred to the transferee 
     plan;
       ``(iv) the election described in clause (iii) was made 
     after the participant or beneficiary received a notice 
     describing the consequences of making the election;
       ``(v) if the transferor plan provides for an annuity as the 
     normal form of distribution under the plan in accordance with 
     section 205, the transfer is made with the consent of the 
     participant's spouse (if any), and such consent meets 
     requirements similar to the requirements imposed by section 
     205(c)(2); and
       ``(vi) the transferee plan allows the participant or 
     beneficiary described in clause (iii) to receive any 
     distribution to which the participant or beneficiary is 
     entitled under the transferee plan in the form of a single 
     sum distribution.
       ``(B) Subparagraph (A) shall apply to plan mergers and 
     other transactions having the effect of a direct transfer, 
     including consolidations of benefits attributable to 
     different employers within a multiple employer plan.
       ``(5) Elimination of form of distribution.--Except to the 
     extent provided in regulations, a defined contribution plan 
     shall not be treated as failing to meet the requirements of 
     this section merely because of the elimination of a form of 
     distribution previously available thereunder. This paragraph 
     shall not apply to the elimination of a form of distribution 
     with respect to any participant unless--
       ``(A) a single sum payment is available to such participant 
     at the same time or times as the form of distribution being 
     eliminated; and
       ``(B) such single sum payment is based on the same or 
     greater portion of the participant's account as the form of 
     distribution being eliminated.''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 2000.
       (b) Regulations.--
       (1) Amendment to internal revenue code of 1986.--The last 
     sentence of paragraph (6)(B) of section 411(d) (relating to 
     accrued benefit not to be decreased by amendment) is amended 
     to read as follows: ``The Secretary shall by regulations 
     provide that this subparagraph shall not apply to any plan 
     amendment that does not ad

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     versely affect the rights of participants in a material 
     manner.''.
       (2) Amendment to erisa.--The last sentence of section 
     204(g)(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
     1974 (29 U.S.C. 1054(g)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 
     ``The Secretary of the Treasury shall by regulations provide 
     that this paragraph shall not apply to any plan amendment 
     that does not adversely affect the rights of participants in 
     a material manner.''.
       (3) Secretary directed.--Not later than December 31, 2001, 
     the Secretary of the Treasury is directed to issue final 
     regulations under section 411(d)(6) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 and section 204(g) of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974, including the regulations 
     required by the amendments made by this subsection. Such 
     regulations shall apply to plan years beginning after 
     December 31, 2001, or such earlier date as is specified by 
     the Secretary of the Treasury.

     SEC. 1236. RATIONALIZATION OF RESTRICTIONS ON DISTRIBUTIONS.

       (a) Modification of Same Desk Exception.--
       (1) Section 401(k).--
       (A) Section 401(k)(2)(B)(i)(I) (relating to qualified cash 
     or deferred arrangements) is amended by striking ``separation 
     from service'' and inserting ``severance from employment''.
       (B) Subparagraph (A) of section 401(k)(10) (relating to 
     distributions upon termination of plan or disposition of 
     assets or subsidiary) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) In general.--An event described in this subparagraph 
     is the termination of the plan without establishment or 
     maintenance of another defined contribution plan (other than 
     an employee stock ownership plan as defined in section 
     4975(e)(7)).''.
       (C) Section 401(k)(10) is amended--
       (i) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) by striking ``An event'' in clause (i) and inserting 
     ``A termination'', and
       (II) by striking ``the event'' in clause (i) and inserting 
     ``the termination'',

       (ii) by striking subparagraph (C), and
       (iii) by striking ``or disposition of assets or 
     subsidiary'' in the heading.
       (2) Section 403(b).--
       (A) Paragraphs (7)(A)(ii) and (11)(A) of section 403(b) are 
     each amended by striking ``separates from service'' and 
     inserting ``has a severance from employment''.
       (B) The heading for paragraph (11) of section 403(b) is 
     amended by striking ``separation from service'' and inserting 
     ``severance from employment''.
       (3) Section 457.--Clause (ii) of section 457(d)(1)(A) is 
     amended by striking ``is separated from service'' and 
     inserting ``has a severance from employment''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to distributions after December 31, 2000.

     SEC. 1237. PURCHASE OF SERVICE CREDIT IN GOVERNMENTAL DEFINED 
                   BENEFIT PLANS.

       (a) 403(b) Plans.--Subsection (b) of section 403 is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(13) Trustee-to-trustee transfers to purchase permissive 
     service credit.--No amount shall be includible in gross 
     income by reason of a direct trustee-to-trustee transfer to a 
     defined benefit governmental plan (as defined in section 
     414(d)) if such transfer is--
       ``(A) for the purchase of permissive service credit (as 
     defined in section 415(n)(3)(A)) under such plan, or
       ``(B) a repayment to which section 415 does not apply by 
     reason of subsection (k)(3) thereof.''.
       (b) 457 Plans.--
       (1) Subsection (e) of section 457 is amended by adding 
     after paragraph (16) the following new paragraph:
       ``(17) Trustee-to-trustee transfers to purchase permissive 
     service credit.--No amount shall be includible in gross 
     income by reason of a direct trustee-to-trustee transfer to a 
     defined benefit governmental plan (as defined in section 
     414(d)) if such transfer is--
       ``(A) for the purchase of permissive service credit (as 
     defined in section 415(n)(3)(A)) under such plan, or
       ``(B) a repayment to which section 415 does not apply by 
     reason of subsection (k)(3) thereof.''.
       (2) Section 457(b)(2) is amended by striking ``(other than 
     rollover amounts)'' and inserting ``(other than rollover 
     amounts and amounts received in a transfer referred to in 
     subsection (e)(17))''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to trustee-to-trustee transfers after December 
     31, 2000.

     SEC. 1238. EMPLOYERS MAY DISREGARD ROLLOVERS FOR PURPOSES OF 
                   CASH-OUT AMOUNTS.

       (a) Qualified Plans.--
       (1) Amendment to internal revenue code of 1986.--Section 
     411(a)(11) (relating to restrictions on certain mandatory 
     distributions) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) Special rule for rollover contributions.--A plan 
     shall not fail to meet the requirements of this paragraph if, 
     under the terms of the plan, the present value of the 
     nonforfeitable accrued benefit is determined without regard 
     to that portion of such benefit which is attributable to 
     rollover contributions (and earnings allocable thereto). For 
     purposes of this subparagraph, the term `rollover 
     contributions' means any rollover contribution under sections 
     402(c), 403(a)(4), 403(b)(8), 408(d)(3)(A)(ii), and 
     457(e)(16).''.
       (2) Amendment to erisa.--Section 203(e) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1053(c)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) A plan shall not fail to meet the requirements of 
     this subsection if, under the terms of the plan, the present 
     value of the nonforfeitable accrued benefit is determined 
     without regard to that portion of such benefit which is 
     attributable to rollover contributions (and earnings 
     allocable thereto). For purposes of this subparagraph, the 
     term `rollover contributions' means any rollover contribution 
     under sections 402(c), 403(a)(4), 403(b)(8), 
     408(d)(3)(A)(ii), and 457(e)(16) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986.''.
       (b) Eligible Deferred Compensation Plans.--Clause (i) of 
     section 457(e)(9)(A) is amended by striking ``such amount'' 
     and inserting ``the portion of such amount which is not 
     attributable to rollover contributions (as defined in section 
     411(a)(11)(D))''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to distributions after December 31, 2000.

     SEC. 1239. MINIMUM DISTRIBUTION AND INCLUSION REQUIREMENTS 
                   FOR SECTION 457 PLANS.

       (a) Minimum Distribution Requirements.--Paragraph (2) of 
     section 457(d) (relating to distribution requirements) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Minimum distribution requirements.--A plan meets the 
     minimum distribution requirements of this paragraph if such 
     plan meets the requirements of section 401(a)(9).''.
       (b) Inclusion in Gross Income.--
       (1) Year of inclusion.--Subsection (a) of section 457 
     (relating to year of inclusion in gross income) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(a) Year of inclusion in gross income.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any amount of compensation deferred 
     under an eligible deferred compensation plan, and any income 
     attributable to the amounts so deferred, shall be includible 
     in gross income only for the taxable year in which such 
     compensation or other income--
       ``(A) is paid to the participant or other beneficiary, in 
     the case of a plan of an eligible employer described in 
     subsection (e)(1)(A), and
       ``(B) is paid or otherwise made available to the 
     participant or other beneficiary, in the case of a plan of an 
     eligible employer described in subsection (e)(1)(B).
       ``(2) Special rule for rollover amounts.--To the extent 
     provided in section 72(t)(9), section 72(t) shall apply to 
     any amount includible in gross income under this 
     subsection.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) So much of paragraph (9) of section 457(e) as precedes 
     subparagraph (A) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(9) Benefits of tax exempt organization plans not treated 
     as made available by reason of certain elections, etc.--In 
     the case of an eligible deferred compensation plan of an 
     employer described in subsection (e)(1)(B)--''.
       (B) Section 457(d) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Special rule for government plan.--An eligible 
     deferred compensation plan of an employer described in 
     subsection (e)(1)(A) shall not be treated as failing to meet 
     the requirements of this subsection solely by reason of 
     making a distribution described in subsection (e)(9)(A).''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to distributions after December 31, 2000.

       Subtitle D--Strengthening Pension Security and Enforcement

     SEC. 1241. REPEAL OF 150 PERCENT OF CURRENT LIABILITY FUNDING 
                   LIMIT.

       (a) Amendment to Internal Revenue Code of 1986.--Section 
     412(c)(7) (relating to full-funding limitation) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``the applicable percentage'' in 
     subparagraph (A)(i)(I) and inserting ``in the case of plan 
     years beginning before January 1, 2004, the applicable 
     percentage'', and
       (2) by amending subparagraph (F) to read as follows:
       ``(F) Applicable percentage.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A)(i)(I), the applicable percentage shall be determined in 
     accordance with the following table:

``In the case of any plan year beginning The applicable percentage is--
      2001.........................................................160 
      2002.........................................................165 
      2003......................................................170.''.
       (b) Amendment to ERISA.--Section 302(c)(7) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1082(c)(7)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``the applicable percentage'' in 
     subparagraph (A)(i)(I) and inserting ``in the case of plan 
     years beginning before January 1, 2004, the applicable 
     percentage'', and
       (2) by amending subparagraph (F) to read as follows:
       ``(F) Applicable percentage.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A)(i)(I), the applicable percentage shall be determined in 
     accordance with the following table:

``In the case of any plan year beginning The applicable percentage is--
      2001.........................................................160 
      2002.........................................................165 
      2003......................................................170.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 2000.

     SEC. 1242. MAXIMUM CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION RULES MODIFIED AND 
                   APPLIED TO ALL DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (D) of section 404(a)(1) 
     (relating to special rule in case of certain plans) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(D) Special rule in case of certain plans.--
       ``(i) In general.--In the case of any defined benefit plan, 
     except as provided in regulations, the maximum amount 
     deductible under the limitations of this paragraph shall not 
     be less than the unfunded termination liability (determined 
     as if the proposed termination date referred to

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     in section 4041(b)(2)(A)(i)(II) of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974 were the last day of the plan 
     year).
       ``(ii) Plans with less than 100 participants.--For purposes 
     of this subparagraph, in the case of a plan which has less 
     than 100 participants for the plan year, termination 
     liability shall not include the liability attributable to 
     benefit increases for highly compensated employees (as 
     defined in section 414(q)) resulting from a plan amendment 
     which is made or becomes effective, whichever is later, 
     within the last 2 years before the termination date.
       ``(iii) Rule for determining number of participants.--For 
     purposes of determining whether a plan has more than 100 
     participants, all defined benefit plans maintained by the 
     same employer (or any member of such employer's controlled 
     group (within the meaning of section 412(l)(8)(C))) shall be 
     treated as 1 plan, but only employees of such member or 
     employer shall be taken into account.
       ``(iv) Plans established and maintain by professional 
     service employers.--Clause (i) shall not apply to a plan 
     described in section 4021(b)(13) of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (6) of section 4972(c) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(6) Exceptions.--In determining the amount of 
     nondeductible contributions for any taxable year, there shall 
     not be taken into account so much of the contributions to 1 
     or more defined contribution plans which are not deductible 
     when contributed solely because of section 404(a)(7) as does 
     not exceed the greater of--
       ``(A) the amount of contributions not in excess of 6 
     percent of compensation (within the meaning of section 
     404(a)) paid or accrued (during the taxable year for which 
     the contributions were made) to beneficiaries under the 
     plans, or
       ``(B) the sum of--
       ``(i) the amount of contributions described in section 
     401(m)(4)(A), plus
       ``(ii) the amount of contributions described in section 
     402(g)(3)(A).
     For purposes of this paragraph, the deductible limits under 
     section 404(a)(7) shall first be applied to amounts 
     contributed to a defined benefit plan and then to amounts 
     described in subparagraph (B).''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 2000.

     SEC. 1243. MISSING PARTICIPANTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 4050 of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1350) is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (e) and by 
     inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c) Multiemployer Plans.--The corporation shall prescribe 
     rules similar to the rules in subsection (a) for 
     multiemployer plans covered by this title that terminate 
     under section 4041A.
       ``(d) Plans Not Otherwise Subject to Title.--
       ``(1) Transfer to corporation.--The plan administrator of a 
     plan described in paragraph (4) may elect to transfer a 
     missing participant's benefits to the corporation upon 
     termination of the plan.
       ``(2) Information to the corporation.--To the extent 
     provided in regulations, the plan administrator of a plan 
     described in paragraph (4) shall, upon termination of the 
     plan, provide the corporation information with respect to 
     benefits of a missing participant if the plan transfers such 
     benefits--
       ``(A) to the corporation, or
       ``(B) to an entity other than the corporation or a plan 
     described in paragraph (4)(B)(ii).
       ``(3) Payment by the corporation.--If benefits of a missing 
     participant were transferred to the corporation under 
     paragraph (1), the corporation shall, upon location of the 
     participant or beneficiary, pay to the participant or 
     beneficiary the amount transferred (or the appropriate 
     survivor benefit) either--
       ``(A) in a single sum (plus interest), or
       ``(B) in such other form as is specified in regulations of 
     the corporation.
       ``(4) Plans described.--A plan is described in this 
     paragraph if--
       ``(A) the plan is a pension plan (within the meaning of 
     section 3(2))--
       ``(i) to which the provisions of this section do not apply 
     (without regard to this subsection), and
       ``(ii) which is not a plan described in paragraphs (2) 
     through (11) of section 4021(b), and
       ``(B) at the time the assets are to be distributed upon 
     termination, the plan--
       ``(i) has missing participants, and
       ``(ii) has not provided for the transfer of assets to pay 
     the benefits of all missing participants to another pension 
     plan (within the meaning of section 3(2)).
       ``(5) Certain provisions not to apply.--Subsections (a)(1) 
     and (a)(3) shall not apply to a plan described in paragraph 
     (4).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to distributions made after final regulations 
     implementing subsections (c) and (d) of section 4050 of the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (as added by 
     subsection (a)), respectively, are prescribed.

     SEC. 1244. EXCISE TAX RELIEF FOR SOUND PENSION FUNDING.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 4972 (relating 
     to nondeductible contributions) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) Defined benefit plan exception.--In determining the 
     amount of nondeductible contributions for any taxable year, 
     an employer may elect for such year not to take into account 
     any contributions to a defined benefit plan except to the 
     extent that such contributions exceed the full-funding 
     limitation (as defined in section 412(c)(7), determined 
     without regard to subparagraph (A)(i)(I) thereof). For 
     purposes of this paragraph, the deductible limits under 
     section 404(a)(7) shall first be applied to amounts 
     contributed to defined contribution plans and then to amounts 
     described in this paragraph. If an employer makes an election 
     under this paragraph for a taxable year, paragraph (6) shall 
     not apply to such employer for such taxable year.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 2000.

     SEC. 1245. EXCISE TAX ON FAILURE TO PROVIDE NOTICE BY DEFINED 
                   BENEFIT PLANS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING FUTURE 
                   BENEFIT ACCRUALS.

       (a) Amendment to 1986 Code.--Chapter 43 of subtitle D 
     (relating to qualified pension, etc., plans) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 4980F. FAILURE OF APPLICABLE PLANS REDUCING BENEFIT 
                   ACCRUALS TO SATISFY NOTICE REQUIREMENTS.

       ``(a) Imposition of Tax.--There is hereby imposed a tax on 
     the failure of any applicable pension plan to meet the 
     requirements of subsection (e) with respect to any applicable 
     individual.
       ``(b) Amount of Tax.--
       ``(1) In general.--The amount of the tax imposed by 
     subsection (a) on any failure with respect to any applicable 
     individual shall be $100 for each day in the noncompliance 
     period with respect to such failure.
       ``(2) Noncompliance period.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term `noncompliance period' means, with respect to any 
     failure, the period beginning on the date the failure first 
     occurs and ending on the date the failure is corrected.
       ``(c) Limitations on Amount of Tax.--
       ``(1) Overall limitation for unintentional failures.--In 
     the case of failures that are due to reasonable cause and not 
     to willful neglect, the tax imposed by subsection (a) for 
     failures during the taxable year of the employer (or, in the 
     case of a multiemployer plan, the taxable year of the trust 
     forming part of the plan) shall not exceed $500,000. For 
     purposes of the preceding sentence, all multiemployer plans 
     of which the same trust forms a part shall be treated as 1 
     plan. For purposes of this paragraph, if not all persons who 
     are treated as a single employer for purposes of this section 
     have the same taxable year, the taxable years taken into 
     account shall be determined under principles similar to the 
     principles of section 1561.
       ``(2) Waiver by secretary.--In the case of a failure which 
     is due to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect, the 
     Secretary may waive part or all of the tax imposed by 
     subsection (a) to the extent that the payment of such tax 
     would be excessive relative to the failure involved.
       ``(d) Liability for Tax.--The following shall be liable for 
     the tax imposed by subsection (a):
       ``(1) In the case of a plan other than a multiemployer 
     plan, the employer.
       ``(2) In the case of a multiemployer plan, the plan.
       ``(e) Notice Requirements for Plans Significantly Reducing 
     Benefit Accruals.--
       ``(1) In general.--If an applicable pension plan is amended 
     to provide for a significant reduction in the rate of future 
     benefit accrual, the plan administrator shall provide written 
     notice to each applicable individual (and to each employee 
     organization representing applicable individuals).
       ``(2) Notice.--The notice required by paragraph (1) shall 
     be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the 
     average plan participant and shall provide sufficient 
     information (as determined in accordance with regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary) to allow applicable individuals 
     to understand the effect of the plan amendment.
       ``(3) Timing of notice.--Except as provided in regulations, 
     the notice required by paragraph (1) shall be provided within 
     a reasonable time before the effective date of the plan 
     amendment.
       ``(4) Designees.--Any notice under paragraph (1) may be 
     provided to a person designated, in writing, by the person to 
     which it would otherwise be provided.
       ``(5) Notice before adoption of amendment.--A plan shall 
     not be treated as failing to meet the requirements of 
     paragraph (1) merely because notice is provided before the 
     adoption of the plan amendment if no material modification of 
     the amendment occurs before the amendment is adopted.
       ``(f) Applicable Individual; Applicable Pension Plan.--For 
     purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Applicable individual.--The term `applicable 
     individual' means, with respect to any plan amendment--
       ``(A) any participant in the plan, and
       ``(B) any beneficiary who is an alternate payee (within the 
     meaning of section 414(p)(8)) under an applicable qualified 
     domestic relations order (within the meaning of section 
     414(p)(1)(A)),
     who may reasonably be expected to be affected by such plan 
     amendment.
       ``(2) Applicable pension plan.--The term `applicable 
     pension plan' means--
       ``(A) any defined benefit plan, or
       ``(B) an individual account plan which is subject to the 
     funding standards of section 412,
     which had 100 or more participants who had accrued a benefit, 
     or with respect to whom contributions were made, under the 
     plan (whether or not vested) as of the last day of the plan 
     year preceding the plan year in which the plan amendment 
     becomes effective. Such term shall not include a governmental 
     plan (within the meaning of section 414(d)) or a church plan 
     (within the meaning of section 414(e)) with respect to which 
     the election provided by section 410(d) has not been made.''.
       (b) Amendment to ERISA.--Section 204(h) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act or 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1054(h)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3)(A) A plan to which paragraph (1) applies shall not be 
     treated as meeting the requirements of such paragraph unless, 
     in addition to any

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     notice required to be provided to an individual or 
     organization under such paragraph, the plan administrator 
     provides the notice described in subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) The notice required by subparagraph (A) shall be 
     written in a manner calculated to be understood by the 
     average plan participant and shall provide sufficient 
     information (as determined in accordance with regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury) to allow 
     individuals to understand the effect of the plan amendment.
       ``(C) Except as provided in regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, the notice required by 
     subparagraph (A) shall be provided within a reasonable time 
     before the effective date of the plan amendment.
       ``(D) A plan shall not be treated as failing to meet the 
     requirements of subparagraph (A) merely because notice is 
     provided before the adoption of the plan amendment if no 
     material modification of the amendment occurs before the 
     amendment is adopted.''.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     43 of subtitle D is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

 ``Sec. 4980F. Failure of applicable plans reducing benefit accruals to 
              satisfy notice requirements.''.
       (d) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to plan amendments taking effect on or after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Transition.--Until such time as the Secretary of the 
     Treasury issues regulations under sections 4980F(e)(2) and 
     (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and section 
     204(h)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
     1974 (as added by the amendments made by this section), a 
     plan shall be treated as meeting the requirements of such 
     sections if it makes a good faith effort to comply with such 
     requirements.
       (3) Special rule.--The period for providing any notice 
     required by the amendments made by this section shall not end 
     before the date which is 3 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1246. PROTECTION OF INVESTMENT OF EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS 
                   TO 401(K) PLANS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1524(b) of the Taxpayer Relief Act 
     of 1997 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Effective Date.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall apply to elective 
     deferrals for plan years beginning after December 31, 1998.
       ``(2) Nonapplication to previously acquired property.--The 
     amendments made by this section shall not apply to any 
     elective deferral which is invested in assets consisting of 
     qualifying employer securities, qualifying employer real 
     property, or both, if such assets were acquired before 
     January 1, 1999.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply as if included in the provision of the Taxpayer 
     Relief Act of 1997 to which it relates.

     SEC. 1247. TREATMENT OF MULTIEMPLOYER PLANS UNDER SECTION 
                   415.

       (a) Compensation Limit.--Paragraph (11) of section 415(b) 
     (relating to limitation for defined benefit plans) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(11) Special limitation rule for governmental and 
     multiemployer plans.--In the case of a governmental plan (as 
     defined in section 414(d)) or a multiemployer plan (as 
     defined in section 414(f)), subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) 
     shall not apply.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 2000.

                Subtitle E--Reducing Regulatory Burdens

     SEC. 1251. MODIFICATION OF TIMING OF PLAN VALUATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 412(c)(9) (relating to annual 
     valuation) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``For purposes'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes'', and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Election to use prior year valuation.--
       ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), if, 
     for any plan year--

       ``(I) an election is in effect under this subparagraph with 
     respect to a plan, and
       ``(II) the assets of the plan are not less than 125 percent 
     of the plan's current liability (as defined in paragraph 
     (7)(B)), determined as of the valuation date for the 
     preceding plan year,

     then this section shall be applied using the information 
     available as of such valuation date.
       ``(ii) Exceptions.--

       ``(I) Actual valuation every 3 years.--Clause (i) shall not 
     apply for more than 2 consecutive plan years and valuation 
     shall be under subparagraph (A) with respect to any plan year 
     to which clause (i) does not apply by reason of this 
     subclause.
       ``(II) Regulations.--Clause (i) shall not apply to the 
     extent that more frequent valuations are required under the 
     regulations under subparagraph (A).

       ``(iii) Adjustments.--Information under clause (i) shall, 
     in accordance with regulations, be actuarially adjusted to 
     reflect significant differences in participants.
       ``(iv) Election.--An election under this subparagraph, once 
     made, shall be irrevocable without the consent of the 
     Secretary.''.
       (b) Amendments to ERISA.--Paragraph (9) of section 302(c) 
     of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 
     U.S.C. 1053(c)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(9)'', and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), if, for any 
     plan year--
       ``(I) an election is in effect under this subparagraph with 
     respect to a plan, and
       ``(II) the assets of the plan are not less than 125 percent 
     of the plan's current liability (as defined in paragraph 
     (7)(B)), determined as of the valuation date for the 
     preceding plan year,
     then this section shall be applied using the information 
     available as of such valuation date.
       ``(ii)(I) Clause (i) shall not apply for more than 2 
     consecutive plan years and valuation shall be under 
     subparagraph (A) with respect to any plan year to which 
     clause (i) does not apply by reason of this subclause.
       ``(II) Clause (i) shall not apply to the extent that more 
     frequent valuations are required under the regulations under 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(iii) Information under clause (i) shall, in accordance 
     with regulations, be actuarially adjusted to reflect 
     significant differences in participants.
       ``(iv) An election under this subparagraph, once made, 
     shall be irrevocable without the consent of the Secretary of 
     the Treasury.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 2000.

     SEC. 1252. ESOP DIVIDENDS MAY BE REINVESTED WITHOUT LOSS OF 
                   DIVIDEND DEDUCTION.

       (a) In General.--Section 404(k)(2)(A) (defining applicable 
     dividends) is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of clause 
     (ii), by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv), and by 
     inserting after clause (ii) the following new clause:
       ``(iii) is, at the election of such participants or their 
     beneficiaries--

       ``(I) payable as provided in clause (i) or (ii), or
       ``(II) paid to the plan and reinvested in qualifying 
     employer securities, or''.

       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2000.

     SEC. 1253. REPEAL OF TRANSITION RULE RELATING TO CERTAIN 
                   HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (4) of section 1114(c) of the 
     Tax Reform Act of 1986 is hereby repealed.
       (b) Effective Date.--The repeal made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 1999.

     SEC. 1254. EMPLOYEES OF TAX-EXEMPT ENTITIES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall modify 
     Treasury Regulations section 1.410(b)-6(g) to provide that 
     employees of an organization described in section 
     403(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 who are 
     eligible to make contributions under section 403(b) of such 
     Code pursuant to a salary reduction agreement may be treated 
     as excludable with respect to a plan under section 401 (k) or 
     (m) of such Code that is provided under the same general 
     arrangement as a plan under such section 401(k), if--
       (1) no employee of an organization described in section 
     403(b)(1)(A)(i) of such Code is eligible to participate in 
     such section 401(k) plan or section 401(m) plan, and
       (2) 95 percent of the employees who are not employees of an 
     organization described in section 403(b)(1)(A)(i) of such 
     Code are eligible to participate in such plan under such 
     section 401 (k) or (m).
       (b) Effective Date.--The modification required by 
     subsection (a) shall apply as of the same date set forth in 
     section 1426(b) of the Small Business Job Protection Act of 
     1996.

     SEC. 1255. CLARIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF EMPLOYER-PROVIDED 
                   RETIREMENT ADVICE.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 132 (relating to 
     exclusion from gross income) 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) qualified retirement planning services.''.
       (b) Qualified Retirement Planning Services Defined.--
     Section 132 is amended by redesignating subsection (m) as 
     subsection (n) and by inserting after subsection (l) the 
     following:
       ``(m) Qualified Retirement Planning Services.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `qualified retirement planning services' means any retirement 
     planning service provided to an employee and his spouse by an 
     employer maintaining a qualified employer plan.
       ``(2) Nondiscrimination rule.--Subsection (a)(7) shall 
     apply in the case of highly compensated employees only if 
     such services are available on substantially the same terms 
     to each member of the group of employees normally provided 
     education and information regarding the employer's qualified 
     employer plan.
       ``(3) Qualified employer plan.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `qualified employer plan' means a plan, 
     contract, pension, or account described in section 
     219(g)(5).''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 2000.

     SEC. 1256. REPORTING SIMPLIFICATION.

       (a) Simplified Annual Filing Requirement for Owners and 
     Their Spouses.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall modify 
     the requirements for filing annual returns with respect to 
     one-participant retirement plans to ensure that such plans 
     with assets of $250,000 or less as of the close of the plan 
     year need not file a return for that year.
       (2) One-participant retirement plan defined.--For purposes 
     of this subsection, the term ``one-participant retirement 
     plan'' means a retirement plan that--
       (A) on the first day of the plan year--
       (i) covered only the employer (and the employer's spouse) 
     and the employer owned the entire business (whether or not 
     incorporated), or
       (ii) covered only one or more partners (and their spouses) 
     in a business partnership (including partners in an S or C 
     corporation),
       (B) meets the minimum coverage requirements of section 
     410(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 without being 
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     plan of the business that covers the employees of the 
     business,
       (C) does not provide benefits to anyone except the employer 
     (and the employer's spouse) or the partners (and their 
     spouses),
       (D) does not cover a business that is a member of an 
     affiliated service group, a controlled group of corporations, 
     or a group of businesses under common control, and
       (E) does not cover a business that leases employees.
       (3) Other definitions.--Terms used in paragraph (2) which 
     are also used in section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 shall have the respective meanings given such terms by 
     such section.
       (b) Simplified Annual Filing Requirement for Plans With 
     Fewer Than 25 Employees.--In the case of a retirement plan 
     which covers less than 25 employees on the 1st day of the 
     plan year and meets the requirements described in 
     subparagraphs (B), (D), and (E) of subsection (a)(2), the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall provide for the filing of a 
     simplified annual return that is substantially similar to the 
     annual return required to be filed by a one-participant 
     retirement plan.
       (c) Effective Date.--The provisions of this section shall 
     take effect on January 1, 2001.

     SEC. 1257. IMPROVEMENT OF EMPLOYEE PLANS COMPLIANCE 
                   RESOLUTION SYSTEM.

       The Secretary of the Treasury shall continue to update and 
     improve the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (or 
     any successor program) giving special attention to--
       (1) increasing the awareness and knowledge of small 
     employers concerning the availability and use of the program,
       (2) taking into account special concerns and circumstances 
     that small employers face with respect to compliance and 
     correction of compliance failures,
       (3) extending the duration of the self-correction period 
     under the Administrative Policy Regarding Self-Correction for 
     significant compliance failures,
       (4) expanding the availability to correct insignificant 
     compliance failures under the Administrative Policy Regarding 
     Self-Correction during audit, and
       (5) assuring that any tax, penalty, or sanction that is 
     imposed by reason of a compliance failure is not excessive 
     and bears a reasonable relationship to the nature, extent, 
     and severity of the failure.

     SEC. 1258. SUBSTANTIAL OWNER BENEFITS IN TERMINATED PLANS.

       (a) Modification of Phase-In of Guarantee.--Section 
     4022(b)(5) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
     1974 (29 U.S.C. 1322(b)(5)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(5)(A) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `majority 
     owner' means an individual who, at any time during the 60-
     month period ending on the date the determination is being 
     made--
       ``(i) owns the entire interest in an unincorporated trade 
     or business,
       ``(ii) in the case of a partnership, is a partner who owns, 
     directly or indirectly, 50 percent or more of either the 
     capital interest or the profits interest in such partnership, 
     or
       ``(iii) in the case of a corporation, owns, directly or 
     indirectly, 50 percent or more in value of either the voting 
     stock of that corporation or all the stock of that 
     corporation.
     For purposes of clause (iii), the constructive ownership 
     rules of section 1563(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     shall apply (determined without regard to section 
     1563(e)(3)(C)).
       ``(B) In the case of a participant who is a majority owner, 
     the amount of benefits guaranteed under this section shall 
     equal the product of--
       ``(i) a fraction (not to exceed 1) the numerator of which 
     is the number of years from the later of the effective date 
     or the adoption date of the plan to the termination date, and 
     the denominator of which is 10, and
       ``(ii) the amount of benefits that would be guaranteed 
     under this section if the participant were not a majority 
     owner.''.
       (b) Modification of Allocation of Assets.--
       (1) Section 4044(a)(4)(B) of the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1344(a)(4)(B)) is amended by 
     striking ``section 4022(b)(5)'' and inserting ``section 
     4022(b)(5)(B)''.
       (2) Section 4044(b) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1344(b)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``(5)'' in paragraph (2) and inserting 
     ``(4), (5),'', and
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (6) as 
     paragraphs (4) through (7), respectively, and by inserting 
     after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) If assets available for allocation under paragraph 
     (4) of subsection (a) are insufficient to satisfy in full the 
     benefits of all individuals who are described in that 
     paragraph, the assets shall be allocated first to benefits 
     described in subparagraph (A) of that paragraph. Any 
     remaining assets shall then be allocated to benefits 
     described in subparagraph (B) of that paragraph. If assets 
     allocated to such subparagraph (B) are insufficient to 
     satisfy in full the benefits described in that subparagraph, 
     the assets shall be allocated pro rata among individuals on 
     the basis of the present value (as of the termination date) 
     of their respective benefits described in that 
     subparagraph.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 4021 of the Employee Retirement Income Security 
     Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1321) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b)(9), by striking ``as defined in 
     section 4022(b)(6)'', and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) For purposes of subsection (b)(9), the term 
     `substantial owner' means an individual who, at any time 
     during the 60-month period ending on the date the 
     determination is being made--
       ``(1) owns the entire interest in an unincorporated trade 
     or business,
       ``(2) in the case of a partnership, is a partner who owns, 
     directly or indirectly, more than 10 percent of either the 
     capital interest or the profits interest in such partnership, 
     or
       ``(3) in the case of a corporation, owns, directly or 
     indirectly, more than 10 percent in value of either the 
     voting stock of that corporation or all the stock of that 
     corporation.
     For purposes of paragraph (3), the constructive ownership 
     rules of section 1563(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     shall apply (determined without regard to section 
     1563(e)(3)(C)).''.
       (2) Section 4043(c)(7) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1343(c)(7)) 
     is amended by striking ``section 4022(b)(6)'' and inserting 
     ``section 4021(d)''.
       (d) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall apply to plan 
     terminations--
       (A) under section 4041(c) of the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1341(c)) with respect to 
     which notices of intent to terminate are provided under 
     section 4041(a)(2) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1341(a)(2)) after 
     December 31, 2000, and
       (B) under section 4042 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1342) with 
     respect to which proceedings are instituted by the 
     corporation after such date.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--The amendments made by 
     subsection (c) shall take effect on the date of enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 1259. MODIFICATION OF EXCLUSION FOR EMPLOYER PROVIDED 
                   TRANSIT PASSES.

       (a) In General.--Section 132(f)(3) (relating to cash 
     reimbursements) is amended by striking the last sentence.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1999.

     SEC. 1260. REPEAL OF THE MULTIPLE USE TEST.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (9) of section 401(m) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(9) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of 
     this subsection and subsection (k), including regulations 
     permitting appropriate aggregation of plans and 
     contributions.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 2000.

     SEC. 1261. FLEXIBILITY IN NONDISCRIMINATION, COVERAGE, AND 
                   LINE OF BUSINESS RULES.

       (a) Nondiscrimination.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall, by 
     regulation, provide that a plan shall be deemed to satisfy 
     the requirements of section 401(a)(4) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 if such plan satisfies the facts and 
     circumstances test under section 401(a)(4) of such Code, as 
     in effect before January 1, 1994, but only if--
       (A) the plan satisfies conditions prescribed by the 
     Secretary to appropriately limit the availability of such 
     test, and
       (B) the plan is submitted to the Secretary for a 
     determination of whether it satisfies such test.
     Subparagraph (B) shall only apply to the extent provided by 
     the Secretary.
       (2) Effective dates.--
       (A) Regulations.--The regulation required by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 2000.
       (B) Conditions of availability.--Any condition of 
     availability prescribed by the Secretary under paragraph 
     (1)(A) shall not apply before the first year beginning not 
     less than 120 days after the date on which such condition is 
     prescribed.
       (b) Coverage Test.--
       (1) In general.--Section 410(b)(1) (relating to minimum 
     coverage requirements) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(D) In the case that the plan fails to meet the 
     requirements of subparagraphs (A), (B) and (C), the plan--
       ``(i) satisfies subparagraph (B), as in effect immediately 
     before the enactment of the Tax Reform Act of 1986,
       ``(ii) is submitted to the Secretary for a determination of 
     whether it satisfies the requirement described in clause (i), 
     and
       ``(iii) satisfies conditions prescribed by the Secretary by 
     regulation that appropriately limit the availability of this 
     subparagraph.
     Clause (ii) shall apply only to the extent provided by the 
     Secretary.''.
       (2) Effective dates.--
       (A) In general.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall 
     apply to years beginning after December 31, 2000.
       (B) Conditions of availability.--Any condition of 
     availability prescribed by the Secretary under regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary under section 410(b)(1)(D) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall not apply before the 
     first year beginning not less than 120 days after the date on 
     which such condition is prescribed.
       (c) Line of Business Rules.--The Secretary of the Treasury 
     shall, on or before December 31, 2000, modify the existing 
     regulations issued under section 414(r) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 in order to expand (to the extent that 
     the Secretary determines appropriate) the ability of a 
     pension plan to demonstrate compliance with the line of 
     business requirements based upon the facts and circumstances 
     surrounding the design and operation of the plan, even though 
     the plan is unable to satisfy the mechanical tests currently 
     used to determine compliance.

     SEC. 1262. EXTENSION TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS OF 
                   MORATORIUM ON APPLICATION OF CERTAIN 
                   NONDISCRIMINATION RULES APPLICABLE TO STATE AND 
                   LOCAL PLANS.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (G) of section 401(a)(5), 
     subparagraph (H) of section 401(a)(26), subparagraph (G) of 
     section 401(k)(3), and paragraph (2) of section 1505(d) of 
     the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 are each amended by inserting 
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     zation which is described in section 414(d)'' after ``or 
     instrumentality thereof)''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) The headings for subparagraph (G) of section 401(a)(5) 
     and subparagraph (H) of section 401(a)(26) are each amended 
     by inserting ``and international organization'' after 
     ``governmental''.
       (2) Subparagraph (G) of section 401(k)(3) is amended by 
     inserting ``State and local governmental and international 
     organization plans.--'' after ``(G)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 2000.

                      Subtitle F--Plan Amendments

     SEC. 1271. PROVISIONS RELATING TO PLAN AMENDMENTS.

       (a) In General.--If this section applies to any plan or 
     contract amendment--
       (1) such plan or contract shall be treated as being 
     operated in accordance with the terms of the plan during the 
     period described in subsection (b)(2)(A), and
       (2) such plan shall not fail to meet the requirements of 
     section 411(d)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by 
     reason of such amendment.
       (b) Amendments to Which Section Applies.--
       (1) In general.--This section shall apply to any amendment 
     to any plan or annuity contract which is made--
       (A) pursuant to any amendment made by this title, or 
     pursuant to any regulation issued under this title, and
       (B) on or before the last day of the first plan year 
     beginning on or after January 1, 2003.
     In the case of a government plan (as defined in section 
     414(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), this paragraph 
     shall be applied by substituting ``2005'' for ``2003''.
       (2) Conditions.--This section shall not apply to any 
     amendment unless--
       (A) during the period--
       (i) beginning on the date the legislative or regulatory 
     amendment described in paragraph (1)(A) takes effect (or in 
     the case of a plan or contract amendment not required by such 
     legislative or regulatory amendment, the effective date 
     specified by the plan), and
       (ii) ending on the date described in paragraph (1)(B) (or, 
     if earlier, the date the plan or contract amendment is 
     adopted),
     the plan or contract is operated as if such plan or contract 
     amendment were in effect, and
       (B) such plan or contract amendment applies retroactively 
     for such period.

                  TITLE XIII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

         Subtitle A--Provisions Primarily Affecting Individuals

     SEC. 1301. CONSISTENT TREATMENT OF SURVIVOR BENEFITS FOR 
                   PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF 
                   DUTY.

       Subsection (b) of section 1528 of the Taxpayer Relief Act 
     of 1997 (Public Law 105-34) is amended by striking the period 
     and inserting `, and to amounts received in taxable years 
     beginning after December 31, 1999, with respect to 
     individuals dying on or before December 31, 1996.''.

     SEC. 1302. EXPANSION OF DC HOMEBUYER TAX CREDIT.

       (a) Expansion of Income Limitation.--Section 1400C(b)(1) 
     (relating to limitation based on modified adjusted gross 
     income) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$110,000'' in subparagraph (A)(i) and 
     inserting ``$140,000'', and
       (2) by inserting ``($40,000 in the case of a joint 
     return)'' after ``$20,000'' in subparagraph (B).
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to purchases on or after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1303. NO FEDERAL INCOME TAX ON AMOUNTS AND LANDS 
                   RECEIVED BY HOLOCAUST VICTIMS OR THEIR HEIRS.

       (a) In General.--For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986, gross income shall not include--
       (1) any amount received by an individual (or any heir of 
     the individual)--
       (A) from the Swiss Humanitarian Fund established by the 
     Government of Switzerland or from any similar fund 
     established by any foreign country, or
       (B) as a result of the settlement of the action entitled 
     ``In re Holocaust Victims' Asset Litigation'', (E.D. NY), 
     C.A. No. 96-4849, or as a result of any similar action; and
       (2) the value of any land (including structures thereon) 
     recovered by an individual (or any heir of the individual) 
     from a government of a foreign country as a result of a 
     settlement of a claim arising out of the confiscation of such 
     land in connection with the Holocaust.
       (b) Effective Date.--This section shall apply to any amount 
     received on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

         Subtitle B--Provisions Primarily Affecting Businesses

     SEC. 1311. DISTRIBUTIONS FROM PUBLICLY TRADED PARTNERSHIPS 
                   TREATED AS QUALIFYING INCOME OF REGULATED 
                   INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 851(b) (defining 
     regulated investment company) is amended by inserting 
     ``income derived from an interest in a publicly traded 
     partnership (as defined in section 7704(b)),'' after 
     ``dividends, interest,''.
       (b) Source Flow-Through Rule Not To Apply.--The last 
     sentence of section 851(b) is amended by inserting ``(other 
     than a publicly traded partnership (as defined in section 
     7704(b)))'' after ``derived from a partnership''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2000.

     SEC. 1312. SPECIAL PASSIVE ACTIVITY RULE FOR PUBLICLY TRADED 
                   PARTNERSHIPS TO APPLY TO REGULATED INVESTMENT 
                   COMPANIES.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (k) of section 469 (relating to 
     separate application of section in case of publicly traded 
     partnerships) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(4) Application to regulated investment companies.--For 
     purposes of this section, a regulated investment company (as 
     defined in section 851) holding an interest in a publicly 
     traded partnership shall be treated as a taxpayer described 
     in subsection (a)(2) with respect to items attributable to 
     such interest.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2000.

     SEC. 1313. LARGE ELECTRIC TRUCKS, VANS, AND BUSES ELIGIBLE 
                   FOR DEDUCTION FOR CLEAN-FUEL VEHICLES IN LIEU 
                   OF CREDIT.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 30(c) (relating 
     to credit for qualified electric vehicles) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new flush sentence:
     ``Such term shall not include any vehicle described in 
     subclause (I) or (II) of section 179A(b)(1)(A)(iii).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 
     1999.

     SEC. 1314. MODIFICATIONS TO SPECIAL RULES FOR NUCLEAR 
                   DECOMMISSIONING COSTS.

       (a) Repeal of Limitation on Deposits Into Fund Based on 
     Cost of Service.--Subsection (b) of section 468A is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(b) Limitation on Amounts Paid Into Fund.--The amount 
     which a taxpayer may pay into the Fund for any taxable year 
     shall not exceed the ruling amount applicable to such taxable 
     year.''.
       (b) Clarification of Treatment of Fund Transfers.--
     Subsection (e) of section 468A is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) Treatment of fund transfers.--If, in connection with 
     the transfer of the taxpayer's interest in a nuclear 
     powerplant, the taxpayer transfers the Fund with respect to 
     such powerplant to the transferee of such interest and the 
     transferee elects to continue the application of this section 
     to such Fund--
       ``(A) the transfer of such Fund shall not cause such Fund 
     to be disqualified from the application of this section, and
       ``(B) no amount shall be treated as distributed from such 
     Fund, or be includible in gross income, by reason of such 
     transfer.''.
       (c) Transfers of Balances in Nonqualified Funds.--Section 
     468A is amended by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as 
     subsections (g) and (h), respectively, and by inserting after 
     subsection (e) the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Transfers of Balances in Nonqualified Funds Into 
     Qualified Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (b), any 
     taxpayer maintaining a Fund to which this section applies 
     with respect to a nuclear powerplant may transfer into such 
     Fund amounts held in any nonqualified fund of such taxpayer 
     with respect to such powerplant.
       ``(2) Maximum amount permitted to be transferred.--The 
     amount permitted to be transferred under paragraph (1) shall 
     not exceed the balance in the nonqualified fund as of 
     December 31, 1998.
       ``(3) Deduction for amounts transferred.--
       ``(A) In general.--The deduction allowed by subsection (a) 
     for any transfer permitted by this subsection shall be 
     allowed ratably over the remaining estimated useful life 
     (within the meaning of subsection (d)(2)(A)) of the nuclear 
     powerplant, beginning with the later of the taxable year 
     during which the transfer is made or the taxpayer's first 
     taxable year beginning after December 31, 2001.
       ``(B) Denial of deduction for previously deducted 
     amounts.--No deduction shall be allowed for any transfer 
     under this subsection of an amount for which a deduction was 
     allowed when such amount was paid into the nonqualified fund. 
     For purposes of the preceding sentence, a ratable portion of 
     each transfer shall be treated as being from previously 
     deducted amounts to the extent thereof.
       ``(C) Transfers of qualified funds.--If--
       ``(i) any transfer permitted by this subsection is made to 
     any Fund to which this section applies, and
       ``(ii) such Fund is transferred thereafter,
     any deduction under this subsection for taxable years ending 
     after the date that such Fund is transferred shall be allowed 
     to the transferee and not to the transferor. The preceding 
     sentence shall not apply if the transferor is an organization 
     exempt from tax imposed by this chapter.
       ``(4) New ruling amount required.--Paragraph (1) shall not 
     apply to any transfer unless the taxpayer requests from the 
     Secretary a new schedule of ruling amounts in connection with 
     such transfer.
       ``(5) Nonqualified fund.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `nonqualified fund' means, with respect to any 
     nuclear powerplant, any fund in which amounts are irrevocably 
     set aside pursuant to the requirements of any State or 
     Federal agency exclusively for the purpose of funding the 
     decommissioning of such powerplant.
       ``(6) No basis in qualified funds.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, the basis of any Fund to which this 
     section applies shall not be increased by reason of any 
     transfer permitted by this subsection.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1999.

     SEC. 1315. CONSOLIDATION OF LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES WITH 
                   OTHER CORPORATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1504(b) (defining includible 
     corporation) is amended by striking paragraph (2).
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--

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       (1) Subsection (c) of section 1503 is amended by striking 
     paragraph (2) (relating to losses of recent nonlife 
     affiliates).
       (2) Section 1504 is amended by striking subsection (c) and 
     by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as subsections 
     (c), (d), and (e), respectively.
       (3) Section 1503(c)(1) (relating to special rule for 
     application of certain losses against income of insurance 
     companies taxed under section 801) is amended by striking 
     ``an election under section 1504(c)(2) is in effect for the 
     taxable year and''.
       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2000.
       (2) Losses of recent nonlife affiliates.--The amendment 
     made by subsection (b)(1) shall apply to taxable years 
     beginning after December 31, 2005.
       (d) No Carryback Before January 1, 2006.--To the extent 
     that a consolidated net operating loss is allowed or 
     increased by reason of the amendments made by this section, 
     such loss may not be carried back to a taxable year beginning 
     before January 1, 2006.
       (e) Nontermination of Group.--No affiliated group shall 
     terminate solely as a result of the amendments made by this 
     section.
       (f) Waiver of 5-Year Waiting Period.--Under regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate, 
     an automatic waiver from the 5-year waiting period for 
     reconsolidation provided in section 1504(a)(3) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be granted to any 
     corporation which was previously an includible corporation 
     but was subsequently deemed a nonincludible corporation as a 
     result of becoming a subsidiary of a corporation which was 
     not an includible corporation solely by operation of section 
     1504(c)(2) of such Code (as in effect on the day before the 
     date of the enactment of this Act).

     SEC. 1316. MODIFICATION OF ACTIVE BUSINESS DEFINITION UNDER 
                   SECTION 355.

       (a) In General.--Section 355(b) (defining active conduct of 
     a trade or business) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Special rules relating to active business 
     requirement.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of determining whether a 
     corporation meets the requirement of paragraph (2)(A), all 
     members of such corporation's separate affiliated group shall 
     be treated as 1 corporation. For purposes of the preceding 
     sentence, a corporation's separate affiliated group is the 
     affiliated group which would be determined under section 
     1504(a) if such corporation were the common parent and 
     section 1504(b) did not apply.
       ``(B) Control.--For purposes of paragraph (2)(D), all 
     distributee corporations which are members of the same 
     affiliated group (as defined in section 1504(a) without 
     regard to section 1504(b)) shall be treated as 1 distributee 
     corporation.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subparagraph (A) of section 355(b)(2) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(A) it is engaged in the active conduct of a trade or 
     business,''.
       (2) Section 355(b)(2) is amended by striking the last 
     sentence.
       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to distributions after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (2) Transition rule.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall not apply to any distribution pursuant to a transaction 
     which is--
       (A) made pursuant to an agreement which was binding on such 
     date and at all times thereafter,
       (B) described in a ruling request submitted to the Internal 
     Revenue Service on or before such date, or
       (C) described on or before such date in a public 
     announcement or in a filing with the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission.
       (3) Election to have amendments apply.--Paragraph (2) shall 
     not apply if the distributing corporation elects not to have 
     such paragraph apply to distributions of such corporation. 
     Any such election, once made, shall be irrevocable.

     SEC. 1317. EXPANSION OF EXEMPTION FROM PERSONAL HOLDING 
                   COMPANY TAX FOR LENDING OR FINANCE COMPANIES.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (6) of section 542(c) (defining 
     personal holding company) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``rents,'' in subparagraph (B), and
       (2) by adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B),
       (3) by striking subparagraph (C), and
       (4) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C).
       (b) Exception for Lending or Finance Companies Determined 
     on Affiliated Group Basis.--Subsection (d) of section 542 is 
     amended by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the 
     following new paragraphs:
       ``(1) Lending or finance business defined.-- For purposes 
     of subsection (c)(6), the term `lending or finance business' 
     means a 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) rendering services or making facilities available in 
     the ordinary course of a lending or finance business.
       ``(E) rendering services or making facilities available in 
     connection with activities described in subparagraphs (A), 
     (B), and (C) carried on by the corporation rendering services 
     or making facilities available, or
       ``(F) rendering services or making facilities available to 
     another corporation which is engaged in the lending or 
     finance business (within the meaning of this paragraph), if 
     such services or facilities are related to the lending or 
     finance business (within such meaning) of such other 
     corporation and such other corporation and the corporation 
     rendering services or making facilities available are members 
     of the same affiliated group (as defined in section 1504).
       ``(2) Exception determined on an affiliated group basis.--
     In the case of a lending or finance company which is a member 
     of an affiliated group (as defined in section 1504), such 
     company shall be treated as meeting the requirements of 
     subsection (c)(6) if such group (determined by taking into 
     account only members of such group which are engaged in a 
     lending or finance business) meets such requirements.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 1999.

     SEC. 1318. EXTENSION OF EXPENSING OF ENVIRONMENTAL 
                   REMEDIATION COSTS.

       (a) Expansion of Qualified Contaminated Site.--Section 
     198(c) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Qualified Contaminated Site.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified contaminated site' 
     means any area--
       ``(A) which is held by the taxpayer for use in a trade or 
     business or for the production of income, or which is 
     property described in section 1221(1) in the hands of the 
     taxpayer, and
       ``(B) at or on which there has been a release (or threat of 
     release) or disposal of any hazardous substance.
       ``(2) National priorities listed sites not included.--Such 
     term shall not include any site which is on, or proposed for, 
     the national priorities list under section 105(a)(8)(B) of 
     the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980 (as in effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this section).
       ``(3) Taxpayer must receive statement from state 
     environmental agency.--An area shall be treated as a 
     qualified contaminated site with respect to expenditures paid 
     or incurred during any taxable year only if the taxpayer 
     receives a statement from the appropriate agency of the State 
     in which such area is located that such area meets the 
     requirement of paragraph (1)(B).
       ``(4) Appropriate state agency.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (2), the chief executive officer of each State may, in 
     consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency, designate the appropriate State 
     environmental agency within 60 days of the date of the 
     enactment of this section. If the chief executive officer of 
     a State has not designated an appropriate State environmental 
     agency within such 60-day period, the appropriate 
     environmental agency for such State shall be designated by 
     the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to expenditures paid or incurred after December 
     31, 1999.

            Subtitle C--Provisions Relating to Excise Taxes

     SEC. 1321. CONSOLIDATION OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND AND 
                   LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 98 (relating to 
     trust fund code) is amended by striking sections 9507 and 
     9508 and inserting the following new section:

     ``SEC. 9507. ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION TRUST FUND.

       ``(a) Creation of Trust Fund.--There is established in the 
     Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the 
     `Environmental Remediation Trust Fund' consisting of such 
     amounts as may be--
       ``(1) appropriated to the Environmental Remediation Trust 
     Fund as provided in this section,
       ``(2) appropriated to the Environmental Remediation Trust 
     Fund pursuant to section 517(b) of the Superfund Revenue Act 
     of 1986, or
       ``(3) credited to the Environmental Remediation Trust Fund 
     as provided in section 9602(b).
       ``(b) Transfers to Environmental Remediation Trust Fund.--
       ``(1) In general.--There are hereby appropriated to the 
     Environmental Remediation Trust Fund amounts equivalent to--
       ``(A) the taxes received in the Treasury under--
       ``(i) section 59A, 4611, 4661, or 4671 (relating to 
     environmental taxes),
       ``(ii) section 4041(d) (relating to additional taxes on 
     motor fuels),
       ``(iii) section 4081 (relating to tax on gasoline, diesel 
     fuel, and kerosene) to the extent attributable to the 
     Environmental Remediation Trust Fund financing rate under 
     such section,
       ``(iv) section 4091 (relating to tax on aviation fuel) to 
     the extent attributable to the Environmental Remediation 
     Trust Fund financing rate under such section, and
       ``(v) section 4042 (relating to tax on fuel used in 
     commercial transportation on inland waterways) to the extent 
     attributable to the Environmental Remediation Trust Fund 
     financing rate under such section,
       ``(B) amounts recovered on behalf of the Environmental 
     Remediation Trust Fund under the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
     (hereinafter in this section referred to as `CERCLA'),
       ``(C) all moneys recovered or collected under section 
     311(b)(6)(B) of the Clean Water Act,
       ``(D) penalties assessed under title I of CERCLA,
       ``(E) punitive damages under section 107(c)(3) of CERCLA, 
     and
       ``(F) amounts received in the Treasury and collected under 
     section 9003(h)(6) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act.
       ``(2) Limitation on transfers.--

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       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     no amount may be appropriated or credited to the 
     Environmental Remediation Trust Fund on and after the date of 
     any expenditure from any such 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) in 
     accordance with the provisions of this section.''.
       ``(c) Expenditures From Environmental Remediation Trust 
     Fund.--
       ``(1) In general.--Amounts in the Environmental Remediation 
     Trust Fund shall be available, as provided in appropriation 
     Acts, only for purposes of making expenditures--
       ``(A) to carry out the purposes of--
       ``(i) paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (6) of section 111(a) 
     of CERCLA as in effect on July 12, 1999,
       ``(ii) section 111(c) of CERCLA (as so in effect), other 
     than paragraphs (1) and (2) thereof, and
       ``(iii) section 111(m) of CERCLA (as so in effect), or
       ``(B) to carry out section 9003(h) of the Solid Waste 
     Disposal Act as in effect on July 12, 1999.
       ``(2) Exception for certain transfers, etc., of hazardous 
     substances.--No amount in the Environmental Remediation Trust 
     Fund or derived from the Environmental Remediation Trust Fund 
     shall be available or used for the transfer or disposal of 
     hazardous waste carried out pursuant to a cooperative 
     agreement between the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency and a State if the following conditions 
     apply--
       ``(A) the transfer or disposal, if made on December 13, 
     1985, would not comply with a State or local requirement,
       ``(B) the transfer is to a facility for which a final 
     permit under section 3005(a) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act 
     was issued after January 1, 1983, and before November 1, 
     1984, and
       ``(C) the transfer is from a facility identified as the 
     McColl Site in Fullerton, California.
       ``(3) Transfers from trust fund for certain repayments and 
     credits.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall pay from time to 
     time from the Environmental Remediation Trust Fund into the 
     general fund of the Treasury amounts equivalent to--
       ``(i) amounts paid under--

       ``(I) section 6420 (relating to amounts paid in respect of 
     gasoline used on farms),
       ``(II) section 6421 (relating to amounts paid in respect of 
     gasoline used for certain nonhighway purposes or by local 
     transit systems), and
       ``(III) section 6427 (relating to fuels not used for 
     taxable purposes), and

       ``(ii) credits allowed under section 34,
     with respect to the taxes imposed by section 4041(d) or by 
     sections 4081 and 4091 (to the extent attributable to the 
     Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund financing rate or 
     the Environmental Remediation Trust Fund financing rate under 
     such sections).
       ``(B) Transfers based on estimates.--Transfers under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be made on the basis of estimates by 
     the Secretary, and proper adjustments shall be made in 
     amounts subsequently transferred to the extent prior 
     estimates were in excess of or less than the amounts required 
     to be transferred.
       ``(d) Liability of United States Limited to Amount in Trust 
     Fund.--
       ``(1) General rule.--Any claim filed against the 
     Environmental Remediation Trust Fund may be paid only out of 
     the Environmental Remediation Trust Fund.
       ``(2) Coordination with other provisions.--Nothing in 
     CERCLA or the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 
     1986 (or in any amendment made by either of such Acts) shall 
     authorize the payment by the United States Government of any 
     amount with respect to any such claim out of any source other 
     than the Environmental Remediation Trust Fund.
       ``(3) Order in which unpaid claims are to be paid.--If at 
     any time the Environmental Remediation Trust Fund has 
     insufficient funds to pay all of the claims payable out of 
     the Environmental Remediation Trust Fund at such time, such 
     claims shall, to the extent permitted under paragraph (1), be 
     paid in full in the order in which they were finally 
     determined.
       ``(e) Separate Accounting if Superfund Reauthorized.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a Federal law is enacted after 
     September 30, 1999, which authorizes expenditures out of the 
     Environmental Remediation Trust Fund for purposes of carrying 
     out provisions of CERCLA not described in subsection 
     (c)(1)(A), this section shall be applied as if such Fund 
     consisted of 2 accounts: a Superfund Account and a Leaking 
     Underground Storage Tank Account.
       ``(2) Amounts in accounts.--
       ``(A) Leaking underground storage tank account.--The 
     Leaking Underground Storage Tank Account--
       ``(i) shall consist of amounts which would have been 
     appropriated or credited to the Leaking Underground Storage 
     Tank Trust Fund but for the amendments made by section 1321 
     of the Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act of 1999, and
       ``(ii) shall be available, as provided in appropriation 
     Acts, for the purposes for which the Leaking Underground 
     Storage Tank Trust Fund was available (as in effect on the 
     day before the date of the enactment of such amendments).
       ``(B) Superfund account.--The Superfund Account--
       ``(i) shall consist of amounts which would have been 
     appropriated or credited to the Hazardous Substance Superfund 
     but for such amendments, and
       ``(ii) shall be available, as provided in appropriation 
     Acts, for the purposes for which the Hazardous Substance 
     Superfund was available (as so in effect).
       ``(3) Opening balances.--
       ``(A) Leaking underground storage tank account.--The 
     balance in the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Account as of 
     the date of the enactment of the Federal law referred to in 
     paragraph (1) shall be the sum of--
       ``(i) the amount which bears the same ratio to the balance 
     in such Trust Fund as of such date, bears to the sum of the 
     balances (as of the close of September 30, 1999) in Leaking 
     Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund and the Hazardous 
     Substance Superfund, and
       ``(ii) the aggregate amount appropriated to the 
     Environmental Remediation Trust Fund after September 30, 
     1999, by reason of taxes received in the Treasury.
       ``(B) Superfund account.--The balance in the Superfund 
     Account as of the date of the enactment of the Federal law 
     referred to in paragraph (1) shall be the excess of the 
     balance in such Trust Fund as of such date over the balance 
     of the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Account determined 
     under subparagraph (A).
       ``(4) Special transfer rule.--If the balance in the 
     Environmental Remediation Trust Fund as of the date of the 
     enactment of the Federal law referred to in paragraph (1) is 
     less than the required balance for the Leaking Underground 
     Storage Tank Account, amounts otherwise required to be 
     deposited in the Superfund Account shall be reduced (to the 
     extent of the shortfall) and deposited into the Leaking 
     Underground Storage Tank Account.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subsections (c) and (e) of section 4611 are each 
     amended by striking ``Hazardous Substance Superfund'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``Environmental Remediation 
     Trust Fund''.
       (2) Subsection (c) of section 4661 is amended by striking 
     ``Hazardous Substance Superfund'' and inserting 
     ``Environmental Remediation Trust Fund''.
       (3) Sections 4041(d), 4042(b), 4081(a)(2)(B), 4081(d)(3), 
     4091(b), 4092(b), 6421(f), and 6427(l) are each amended by 
     striking ``Leaking Underground Storage Tank'' each place it 
     appears (other than the headings) and inserting 
     ``Environmental Remediation''.
       (4) The heading for subsection (d) of section 4041 is 
     amended by striking ``Leaking Underground Storage Tank'' and 
     inserting ``Environmental Remediation''.
       (5) The headings for subsections (a)(2)(B) and (d)(3) of 
     section 4081 and section 4091(b)(2) are each amended by 
     striking ``Leaking underground storage tank'' and inserting 
     ``Environmental remediation''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1999.
       (d) Environmental Remediation Trust Fund Treated as 
     Continuation of Old Trust Funds.--The Environmental 
     Remediation Trust Fund established by the amendments made by 
     this section shall be treated for all purposes of law as a 
     continuation of both the Hazardous Substance Superfund and 
     the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund. Any 
     reference in any law to the Hazardous Substance Superfund or 
     the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund shall be 
     deemed to include (wherever appropriate) a reference to the 
     Environmental Remediation Trust Fund established by such 
     amendments.

     SEC. 1322. REPEAL OF CERTAIN MOTOR FUEL EXCISE TAXES ON FUEL 
                   USED BY RAILROADS AND ON INLAND WATERWAY 
                   TRANSPORTATION.

       (a) Repeal of Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund 
     Taxes on Fuel Used in Trains.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 4041(d) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``The preceding sentence shall not apply to any sale for use, 
     or use, of fuel in a diesel-powered train.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Paragraph (3) of section 6421(f) is amended by striking 
     ``with respect to--'' and all that follows through ``so much 
     of'' and inserting ``with respect to so much of''.
       (B) Paragraph (3) of section 6427(l) is amended by striking 
     ``with respect to--'' and all that follows through ``so much 
     of'' and inserting ``with respect to so much of''.
       (b) Repeal of 4.3-Cent Motor Fuel Excise Taxes on Railroads 
     and Inland Waterway Transportation Which Remain in General 
     Fund.--
       (1) Taxes on trains.--
       (A) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 4041(a)(1) is 
     amended by striking ``or a diesel-powered train'' each place 
     it appears and by striking ``or train''.
       (B) Conforming amendments.--
       (i) Subparagraph (C) of section 4041(a)(1) is amended by 
     striking clause (ii) and by redesignating clause (iii) as 
     clause (ii).
       (ii) Subparagraph (C) of section 4041(b)(1) is amended by 
     striking all that follows ``section 6421(e)(2)'' and 
     inserting a period.
       (iii) Paragraph (3) of section 4083(a) is amended by 
     striking ``or a diesel-powered train''.
       (iv) Section 6421(f) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
       (v) Section 6427(l) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
       (2) Fuel used on inland waterways.--
       (A) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 4042(b) is 
     amended by adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A), by 
     striking ``, and'' at the end of subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting a period, and by striking subparagraph (C).
       (B) Conforming amendment.--Paragraph (2) of section 4042(b) 
     is amended by striking subparagraph (C).
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall take effect on October 1,

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     1999 (October 1, 2003, in the case of the amendments made by 
     subsection (b)), but shall not take effect if section 1321 
     does not take effect.

     SEC. 1323. REPEAL OF EXCISE TAX ON FISHING TACKLE BOXES.

       (a) Repeal.--Paragraph (6) of section 4162(a) (defining 
     sport fishing equipment) is amended by striking subparagraph 
     (C) and by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (J) as 
     subparagraphs (C) through (I), respectively.
       (b) Modification of Transfer to Aquatic Resources Trust 
     Fund.--Section 9503(b)(4)(D) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``11.5 cents'' in clause (i) and inserting 
     ``11.7 cents'',
       (2) by striking ``13 cents'' in clause (ii) and inserting 
     ``13.2 cents'', and
       (3) by striking ``13.5 cents'' in clause (iii) and 
     inserting ``13.7 cents''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect 30 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 1324. CLARIFICATION OF EXCISE TAX IMPOSED ON ARROW 
                   COMPONENTS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 4161(b) (relating 
     to bows and arrows, etc.) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Arrows.--
       ``(A) In general.--There is hereby imposed on the sale by 
     the manufacturer, producer, or importer of any shaft, point, 
     article used to attach a point to a shaft, nock, or vane of a 
     type used in the manufacture of any arrow which after its 
     assembly--
       ``(i) measures 18 inches overall or more in length, or
       ``(ii) measures less than 18 inches overall in length but 
     is suitable for use with a bow described in paragraph (1)(A),
     a tax equal to 12.4 percent of the price for which so sold.
       ``(B) Reduced rate on certain hunting points.--Subparagraph 
     (A) shall be applied by substituting `11 percent' for `12.4 
     percent' in the case of a point which is designed primarily 
     for use in hunting fish or large animals.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to articles sold by the manufacturer, producer, 
     or importer after the close of the first calendar month 
     ending more than 30 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 1325. EXEMPTION FROM TICKET TAXES FOR CERTAIN 
                   TRANSPORTATION PROVIDED BY SMALL SEAPLANES.

       (a) In General.--Section 4281 (relating to small aircraft 
     on nonestablished lines) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 4281. SMALL AIRCRAFT.

       ``The taxes imposed by sections 4261 and 4271 shall not 
     apply to--
       ``(1) transportation by an aircraft having a maximum 
     certificated takeoff weight of 6,000 pounds or less, except 
     when such aircraft is operated on an established line, and
       ``(2) transportation by a seaplane having a maximum 
     certificated takeoff weight of 6,000 pounds or less with 
     respect to any segment consisting of a takeoff from, and a 
     landing on, water.
     For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term `maximum 
     certificated takeoff weight' means the maximum such weight 
     contained in the type certificate or airworthiness 
     certificate.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part III 
     of subchapter C of chapter 33 is amended by striking ``on 
     nonestablished lines'' in the item relating to section 4281.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to amounts paid for transportation beginning 
     after December 31, 1999, but shall not apply to any amount 
     paid on or before such date with respect to taxes imposed by 
     sections 4261 and 4271 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

     SEC. 1326. MODIFICATION OF RURAL AIRPORT DEFINITION.

       (a) In General.--Clause (ii) of section 4261(e)(1)(B) 
     (defining rural airport) is amended by striking the period at 
     the end of subclause (II) and inserting ``, or'', and by 
     adding at the end the following new subclause:

       ``(III) is not connected by paved roads to another 
     airport.''.

       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to calendar years beginning after 1999.

                      Subtitle D--Other Provisions

     SEC. 1331. TAX-EXEMPT FINANCING OF QUALIFIED HIGHWAY 
                   INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION.

       (a) Treatment as Exempt Facility Bond.--A bond described in 
     subsection (b) shall be treated as described in section 
     141(e)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, except 
     that--
       (1) section 146 of such Code shall not apply to such bond, 
     and
       (2) section 147(c)(1) of such Code shall be applied by 
     substituting ``any portion of'' for ``25 percent or more''.
       (b) Bond Described.--
       (1) In general.--A bond is described in this subsection if 
     such bond is issued after December 31, 1999, as part of an 
     issue--
       (A) 95 percent or more of the net proceeds of which are to 
     be used to provide a qualified highway infrastructure 
     project, and
       (B) to which there has been allocated a portion of the 
     allocation to the project under paragraph (2)(C)(ii) which is 
     equal to the aggregate face amount of bonds to be issued as 
     part of such issue.
       (2) Qualified highway infrastructure projects.--
       (A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the term 
     ``qualified highway infrastructure project'' means a 
     project--
       (i) for the construction or reconstruction of a highway, 
     and
       (ii) designated under subparagraph (B) as an eligible pilot 
     project.
       (B) Eligible pilot project.--
       (i) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall select 
     not more than 15 highway infrastructure projects to be pilot 
     projects eligible for tax-exempt financing.
       (ii) Eligibility criteria.--In determining the criteria 
     necessary for the eligibility of pilot projects, the 
     Secretary of Transportation shall include the following:

       (I) The project must serve the general public.
       (II) The project is necessary to evaluate the potential of 
     the private sector's participation in the provision of the 
     highway infrastructure of the United States.
       (III) The project must be located on publicly-owned rights-
     of-way.
       (IV) The project must be publicly owned or the ownership of 
     the highway constructed or reconstructed under the project 
     must revert to the public.
       (V) The project must be consistent with a transportation 
     plan developed pursuant to section 134(g) or 135(e) of title 
     23, United States Code.

       (C) Aggregate face amount of tax-exempt financing.--
       (i) In general.--The aggregate face amount of bonds issued 
     pursuant to this section shall not exceed $15,000,000,000, 
     determined without regard to any bond the proceeds of which 
     are used exclusively to refund (other than to advance refund) 
     a bond issued pursuant to this section (or a bond which is a 
     part of a series of refundings of a bond so issued) if the 
     amount of the refunding bond does not exceed the outstanding 
     amount of the refunded bond.
       (ii) Allocation.--The Secretary of Transportation, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall 
     allocate the amount described in clause (i) among the 
     eligible pilot projects designated under subparagraph (B).
       (iii) Reallocation.--If any portion of an allocation under 
     clause (ii) is unused on the date which is 3 years after such 
     allocation, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of the Treasury, may reallocate such 
     portion among the remaining eligible pilot projects.

     SEC. 1332. TAX TREATMENT OF ALASKA NATIVE SETTLEMENT TRUSTS.

       (a) In General.--Subpart A of part I of subchapter J of 
     chapter 1 (relating to general rules for taxation of trusts 
     and estates) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``SEC. 646. ELECTING ALASKA NATIVE SETTLEMENT TRUSTS.

       ``(a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section, the provisions of this subchapter and section 1(e) 
     shall apply to all Settlement Trusts.
       ``(b) Beneficiaries of Electing Trust Not Taxed on 
     Contributions.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a Settlement Trust for 
     which an election under paragraph (2) is in effect for any 
     taxable year, no amount shall be includible in the gross 
     income of a beneficiary of the Settlement Trust by reason of 
     a contribution to the Settlement Trust made during such 
     taxable year.
       ``(2) One-time election.--
       ``(A) In general.--A Settlement Trust may elect to have the 
     provisions of this section apply to the trust and its 
     beneficiaries.
       ``(B) Time and method of election.--An election under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be made--
       ``(i) on or before the due date (including extensions) for 
     filing the Settlement Trust's return of tax for the 1st 
     taxable year of the Settlement Trust ending after December 
     31, 1999, and
       ``(ii) by attaching to such return of tax a statement 
     specifically providing for such election.
       ``(C) Period election in effect.--Except as provided in 
     paragraph (3), an election under subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) shall apply to the 1st taxable year described in 
     subparagraph (B)(i) and all subsequent taxable years, and
       ``(ii) may not be revoked once it is made.
       ``(c) Special Rules Where Transfer Restrictions Modified.--
       ``(1) Transfer of beneficial interests.--If, at any time, a 
     beneficial interest in a Settlement Trust may be disposed of 
     to a person in a manner which would not be permitted by 
     section 7(h) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 
     U.S.C. 1606(h)) if the interest were Settlement Common 
     Stock--
       ``(A) no election may be made under subsection (b)(2) with 
     respect to such trust, and
       ``(B) if such an election is in effect as of such time, 
     such election shall cease to apply for purposes of subsection 
     (b)(1) as of the 1st day of the taxable year following the 
     taxable year in which such disposition is first permitted.
       ``(2) Stock in corporation.--If--
       ``(A) the Settlement Common Stock in any Native Corporation 
     which transferred assets to a Settlement Trust making an 
     election under subsection (b)(2) may be disposed of to a 
     person in a manner not permitted by section 7(h) of the 
     Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1606(h)), and
       ``(B) at any time after such disposition of stock is first 
     permitted, such corporation transfers assets to such trust,
     subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) shall be applied to such 
     trust on and after the date of the transfer in the same 
     manner as if the trust permitted dispositions of beneficial 
     interests in the trust in a manner not permitted by such 
     section 7(h).
       ``(c) Tax Treatment of Distributions to Beneficiaries.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a Settlement Trust for 
     which an election under subsection (b)(2) is in effect for 
     any taxable year, any distribution to a beneficiary shall be 
     included in gross income of the beneficiary as ordinary 
     income to the extent such distribution reduces the earnings 
     and profits of any Native Corporation making a contribution 
     to such Trust.

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       ``(2) Earnings and profits.--The earnings and profits of 
     any Native Corporation making a contribution to a Settlement 
     Trust shall not be reduced on account thereof at the time of 
     such contribution, but such earnings and profits shall be 
     reduced (up to the amount of such contribution) as 
     distributions are thereafter made by the Settlement Trust 
     which exceed the sum of--
       ``(A) such Trust's total undistributed net income for all 
     prior years during which an election under subsection (b)(2) 
     is in effect, and
       ``(B) such Trust's distributable net income.
       ``(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Native corporation.--The term `Native Corporation' 
     has the meaning given such term by section 3(m) of the Alaska 
     Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602(m)).
       ``(2) Settlement trust.--The term `Settlement Trust' means 
     a trust which constitutes a Settlement Trust under section 39 
     of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
     1629e).''.
       (b) Withholding on Distributions by Electing ANCSA 
     Settlement Trusts.--Section 3402 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(t) Tax Withholding on Distributions by Electing ANCSA 
     Settlement Trusts.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any Settlement Trust (as defined in 
     section 646(d)) for which an election under section 646(b)(2) 
     is in effect (in this subsection referred to as an `electing 
     trust') and which makes a payment to any beneficiary which is 
     includable in gross income under section 646(c) shall deduct 
     and withhold from such payment a tax in an amount equal to 
     such payment's proportionate share of the annualized tax.
       ``(2) Exception.--The tax imposed by paragraph (1) shall 
     not apply to any payment to the extent that such payment, 
     when annualized, does not exceed an amount equal to the 
     amount in effect under section 6012(a)(1)(A)(i) for taxable 
     years beginning in the calendar year in which the payment is 
     made.
       ``(3) Annualized tax.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
     term `annualized tax' means, with respect to any payment, the 
     amount of tax which would be imposed by section 1(c) 
     (determined without regard to any rate of tax in excess of 31 
     percent) on an amount of taxable income equal to the excess 
     of--
       ``(A) the annualized amount of such payment, over
       ``(B) the amount determined under paragraph (2).
       ``(4) Annualization.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     amounts shall be annualized in the manner prescribed by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(5) Alternate withholding procedures.--At the election of 
     an electing trust, the tax imposed by this subsection on any 
     payment made by such trust shall be determined in accordance 
     with such tables or computational procedures as may be 
     specified in regulations prescribed by the Secretary (in lieu 
     of in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3)).
       ``(6) Coordination with other sections.--For purposes of 
     this chapter and so much of subtitle F as relates to this 
     chapter, payments which are subject to withholding under this 
     subsection shall be treated as if they were wages paid by an 
     employer to an employee.''.
       (c) Reporting.--Section 6041 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Application to Alaska Native Settlement Trusts.--In 
     the case of any distribution from a Settlement Trust (as 
     defined in section 646(d)) to a beneficiary which is 
     includable in gross income under section 646(c), this section 
     shall apply, except that--
       ``(1) this section shall apply to such distribution without 
     regard to the amount thereof,
       ``(2) the Settlement Trust shall include on any return or 
     statement required by this section information as to the 
     character of such distribution (if applicable) and the amount 
     of tax imposed by chapter 1 which has been deducted and 
     withheld from such distribution, and
       ``(3) the filing of any return or statement required by 
     this section shall satisfy any requirement to file any other 
     form or schedule under this title with respect to 
     distributive share information (including any form or 
     schedule to be included with the trust's tax return).''.
       (d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
     A of part I of subchapter J of chapter 1 is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 646. Electing Alaska Native Settlement Trusts.''.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years of Settlement Trusts ending 
     after December 31, 1999, and to contributions to such trusts 
     after such date.

     SEC. 1333. INCREASE IN THRESHOLD FOR JOINT COMMITTEE REPORTS 
                   ON REFUNDS AND CREDITS.

       (a) General Rule.--Subsections (a) and (b) of section 6405 
     are each amended by striking ``$1,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$2,000,000''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     except that such amendment shall not apply with respect to 
     any refund or credit with respect to a report that has been 
     made before such date of the enactment under section 6405 of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

     SEC. 1334. CREDIT FOR CLINICAL TESTING RESEARCH EXPENSES 
                   ATTRIBUTABLE TO CERTAIN QUALIFIED ACADEMIC 
                   INSTITUTIONS INCLUDING TEACHING HOSPITALS.

       (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of 
     chapter 1 (relating to business related credits) is amended 
     by inserting after section 41 the following:

     ``SEC. 41A. CREDIT FOR MEDICAL INNOVATION EXPENSES.

       ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of section 38, the 
     medical innovation credit determined under this section for 
     the taxable year shall be an amount equal to 40 percent of 
     the excess (if any) of--
       ``(1) the qualified medical innovation expenses for the 
     taxable year, over
       ``(2) the medical innovation base period amount.
       ``(b) Qualified Medical Innovation Expenses.--For purposes 
     of this section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified medical innovation 
     expenses' means the amounts which are paid or incurred by the 
     taxpayer during the taxable year directly or indirectly to 
     any qualified academic institution for clinical testing 
     research activities.
       ``(2) Clinical testing research activities.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `clinical testing research 
     activities' means human clinical testing conducted at any 
     qualified academic institution in the development of any 
     product, which occurs before--
       ``(i) the date on which an application with respect to such 
     product is approved under section 505(b), 506, or 507 of the 
     Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (as in effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this section),
       ``(ii) the date on which a license for such product is 
     issued under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (as 
     so in effect), or
       ``(iii) the date classification or approval of such product 
     which is a device intended for human use is given under 
     section 513, 514, or 515 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act (as so in effect).
       ``(B) Product.--The term `product' means any drug, 
     biologic, or medical device.
       ``(3) Qualified academic institution.--The term `qualified 
     academic institution' means any of the following 
     institutions:
       ``(A) Educational institution.--A qualified organization 
     described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(iii) which is owned by, or 
     affiliated with, an institution of higher education (as 
     defined in section 3304(f)).
       ``(B) Teaching hospital.--A teaching hospital which--
       ``(i) is publicly supported or owned by an organization 
     described in section 501(c)(3), and
       ``(ii) is affiliated with an organization meeting the 
     requirements of subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) Foundation.--A medical research organization 
     described in section 501(c)(3) (other than a private 
     foundation) which is affiliated with, or owned by--
       ``(i) an organization meeting the requirements of 
     subparagraph (A), or
       ``(ii) a teaching hospital meeting the requirements of 
     subparagraph (B).
       ``(D) Charitable research hospital.--A hospital that is 
     designated as a cancer center by the National Cancer 
     Institute.
       ``(4) Exclusion for amounts funded by grants, etc.--The 
     term `qualified medical innovation expenses' shall not 
     include any amount to the extent such amount is funded by any 
     grant, contract, or otherwise by another person (or any 
     governmental entity).
       ``(c) Medical Innovation Base Period Amount.--For purposes 
     of this section, the term `medical innovation base period 
     amount' means the average annual qualified medical innovation 
     expenses paid by the taxpayer during the 3-taxable year 
     period ending with the taxable year immediately preceding the 
     first taxable year of the taxpayer beginning after December 
     31, 1998.
       ``(d) Special Rules.--
       ``(1) Limitation on foreign testing.--No credit shall be 
     allowed under this section with respect to any clinical 
     testing research activities conducted outside the United 
     States.
       ``(2) Certain rules made applicable.--Rules similar to the 
     rules of subsections (f) and (g) of section 41 shall apply 
     for purposes of this section.
       ``(3) Election.--This section shall apply to any taxpayer 
     for any taxable year only if such taxpayer elects to have 
     this section apply for such taxable year.
       ``(4) Coordination with credit for increasing research 
     expenditures and with credit for clinical testing expenses 
     for certain drugs for rare diseases.--Any qualified medical 
     innovation expense for a taxable year to which an election 
     under this section applies shall not be taken into account 
     for purposes of determining the credit allowable under 
     section 41 or 45C for such taxable year.''.
       (b) Credit To Be Part of General Business Credit.--
       (1) In general.--Section 38(b) (relating to current year 
     business credits) is amended by striking ``plus'' at the end 
     of paragraph (11), by striking the period at the end of 
     paragraph (12) and inserting ``, plus'', and by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(13) the medical innovation expenses credit determined 
     under section 41A(a).''.
       (2) Transition rule.--Section 39(d) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(9) No carryback of section 41a credit before 
     enactment.--No portion of the unused business credit for any 
     taxable year which is attributable to the medical innovation 
     credit determined under section 41A may be carried back to a 
     taxable year beginning before January 1, 1999.''.
       (c) Denial of Double Benefit.--Section 280C is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Credit for Increasing Medical Innovation Expenses.--
       ``(1) In general.--No deduction shall be allowed for that 
     portion of the qualified medical innovation expenses (as 
     defined in section 41A(b)) otherwise allowable as a deduction 
     for the taxable year which is equal to the amount of the 
     credit determined for such taxable year under section 41A(a).
       ``(2) Certain rules to apply.--Rules similar to the rules 
     of paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of

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     subsection (c) shall apply for purposes of this 
     subsection.''.
       (d) Deduction for Unused Portion of Credit.--Section 196(c) 
     (defining qualified business credits) is amended by 
     redesignating paragraphs (5) through (8) as paragraphs (6) 
     through (9), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph 
     (4) the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) the medical innovation expenses credit determined 
     under section 41A(a) (other than such credit determined under 
     the rules of section 280C(d)(2)),''.
       (e) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
     D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by 
     adding after the item relating to section 41 the following:

``Sec. 41A. Credit for medical innovation expenses.''.
       (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1998.

     SEC. 1335. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS ON STOCK OF COOPERATIVES 
                   WITHOUT REDUCING PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 1388 (relating 
     to patronage dividend defined) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following: ``For purposes of paragraph (3), net 
     earnings shall not be reduced by amounts paid during the year 
     as dividends on capital stock or other proprietary capital 
     interests of the organization to the extent that the articles 
     of incorporation or bylaws of such organization or other 
     contract with patrons provide that such dividends are in 
     addition to amounts otherwise payable to patrons which are 
     derived from business done with or for patrons during the 
     taxable year.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to distributions in taxable years beginning after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.

                    Subtitle E--Tax Court Provisions

     SEC. 1341. TAX COURT FILING FEE IN ALL CASES COMMENCED BY 
                   FILING PETITION.

       (a) In General.--Section 7451 (relating to fee for filing a 
     Tax Court petition) is amended by striking all that follows 
     ``petition'' and inserting a period.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1342. EXPANDED USE OF TAX COURT PRACTICE FEE.

       Subsection (b) of section 7475 (relating to use of fees) is 
     amended by inserting before the period at the end ``and to 
     provide services to pro se taxpayers''.

     SEC. 1343. CONFIRMATION OF AUTHORITY OF TAX COURT TO APPLY 
                   DOCTRINE OF EQUITABLE RECOUPMENT.

       (a) Confirmation of Authority of Tax Court To Apply 
     Doctrine of Equitable Recoupment.--Subsection (b) of section 
     6214 (relating to jurisdiction over other years and quarters) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Tax Court may 
     apply the doctrine of equitable recoupment to the same extent 
     that it is available in civil tax cases before the district 
     courts of the United States and the United States Court of 
     Federal Claims.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to any action or proceeding in the Tax Court with 
     respect to which a decision has not become final (as 
     determined under section 7481 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986) as of the date of the enactment of this Act.

              TITLE XIV--EXTENSIONS OF EXPIRING PROVISIONS

     SEC. 1401. RESEARCH CREDIT.

       (a) Extension.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 41(h) (relating 
     to termination) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``June 30, 1999'' and inserting ``June 30, 
     2004'', and
       (B) by striking the material following subparagraph (B).
       (2) Technical amendment.--Subparagraph (D) of section 
     45C(b)(1) is amended by striking ``June 30, 1999'' and 
     inserting ``June 30, 2004''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after June 30, 1999.
       (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, 1999.

     SEC. 1402. SUBPART F EXEMPTION FOR ACTIVE FINANCING INCOME.

       (a) In General.--Sections 953(e)(10) and 954(h)(9) are each 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``the first taxable year'' and inserting 
     ``taxable years'', and
       (2) by striking ``January 1, 2000'' and inserting ``January 
     1, 2005''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1999.

     SEC. 1403. TAXABLE INCOME LIMIT ON PERCENTAGE DEPLETION FOR 
                   MARGINAL PRODUCTION.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (H) of section 613A(c)(6) is 
     amended by striking ``January 1, 2000'' and inserting 
     ``January 1, 2005''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1999.

     SEC. 1404. WORK OPPORTUNITY CREDIT AND WELFARE-TO-WORK 
                   CREDIT.

       (a) Temporary Extension.--Sections 51(c)(4)(B) and 51A(f) 
     (relating to termination) are each amended by striking ``June 
     30, 1999'' and inserting ``December 31, 2001''.
       (b) Clarification of First Year of Employment.--Paragraph 
     (2) of section 51(i) is amended by striking ``during which he 
     was not a member of a targeted group''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to individuals who begin work for the employer 
     after June 30, 1999.

     SEC. 1405. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF CREDIT FOR PRODUCING 
                   ELECTRICITY FROM CERTAIN RENEWABLE RESOURCES.

       (a) Extension and Modification of Placed-in-Service 
     Rules.--Paragraph (3) of section 45(c) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(3) Qualified facility.--
       ``(A) Wind facility.--In the case of a facility using wind 
     to produce electricity, the term `qualified facility' means 
     any facility owned by the taxpayer which is originally placed 
     in service after December 31, 1993, and before July 1, 2003.
       ``(B) Closed-loop biomass facility.--In the case of a 
     facility using closed-loop biomass to produce electricity, 
     the term `qualified facility' means any facility owned by the 
     taxpayer which is originally placed in service after December 
     31, 1992, and before July 1, 2003.
       ``(C) Poultry waste facility.--In the case of a facility 
     using poultry waste to produce electricity, the term 
     `qualified facility' means any facility of the taxpayer which 
     is originally placed in service after December 31, 1999, and 
     before July 1, 2003.''.
       (b) Expansion of Qualified Energy Resources.--
       (1) In general.--Section 45(c)(1) (defining qualified 
     energy resources) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end 
     of subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the end of 
     subparagraph (B) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at 
     the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) poultry waste.''.
       (2) Definition.--Section 45(c) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Poultry waste.--The term `poultry waste' means 
     poultry manure and litter, including wood shavings, straw, 
     rice hulls, and other bedding material for the disposition of 
     manure.''.
       (c) Special Rules.--Section 45(d) (relating to definitions 
     and special rules) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraphs:
       ``(6) Credit eligibility in the case of government-owned 
     facilities using poultry waste.--In the case of a facility 
     using poultry waste to produce electricity and owned by a 
     governmental unit, the person eligible for the credit under 
     subsection (a) is the lessor or the operator of such 
     facility.
       ``(7) Credit not to apply to electricity sold to utilities 
     under certain contracts.--
       ``(A) In general.--The credit determined under subsection 
     (a) shall not apply to electricity--
       ``(i) produced at a qualified facility described in 
     paragraph (3)(A) which is placed in service by the taxpayer 
     after June 30, 1999, and
       ``(ii) sold to a utility pursuant to a contract originally 
     entered into before January 1, 1987 (whether or not amended 
     or restated after that date).
       ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if--
       ``(i) the prices for energy and capacity from such facility 
     are established pursuant to an amendment to the contract 
     referred to in subparagraph (A)(ii);
       ``(ii) such amendment provides that the prices set forth in 
     the contract which exceed avoided cost prices determined at 
     the time of delivery shall apply only to annual quantities of 
     electricity (prorated for partial years) which do not exceed 
     the greater of--

       ``(I) the average annual quantity of electricity sold to 
     the utility under the contract during calendar years 1994, 
     1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998, or
       ``(II) the estimate of the annual electricity production 
     set forth in the contract, or, if there is no such estimate, 
     the greatest annual quantity of electricity sold to the 
     utility under the contract in any of the calendar years 1996, 
     1997, or 1998; and

       ``(iii) such amendment provides that energy and capacity in 
     excess of the limitation in clause (ii) may be--

       ``(I) sold to the utility only at prices that do not exceed 
     avoided cost prices determined at the time of delivery, or
       ``(II) sold to a third party subject to a mutually agreed 
     upon advance notice to the utility.

     For purposes of this subparagraph, avoided cost prices shall 
     be determined as provided for in 18 CFR 292.304(d)(1) or any 
     successor regulation.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

                       TITLE XV--REVENUE OFFSETS

     SEC. 1501. RETURNS RELATING TO CANCELLATIONS OF INDEBTEDNESS 
                   BY ORGANIZATIONS LENDING MONEY.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 6050P(c) 
     (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, 
     1999.

     SEC. 1502. EXTENSION OF INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE USER FEES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 77 (relating to miscellaneous 
     provisions) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

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     ``SEC. 7527. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE USER FEES.

       ``(a) General Rule.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     program requiring the payment of user fees for--
       ``(1) requests to the Internal Revenue Service for ruling 
     letters, opinion letters, and determination letters, and
       ``(2) other similar requests.
       ``(b) Program Criteria.--
       ``(1) In general.--The fees charged under the program 
     required by subsection (a)--
       ``(A) shall vary according to categories (or subcategories) 
     established by the Secretary,
       ``(B) shall be determined after taking into account the 
     average time for (and difficulty of) complying with requests 
     in each category (and subcategory), and
       ``(C) shall be payable in advance.
       ``(2) Exemptions, etc.--The Secretary shall provide for 
     such exemptions (and reduced fees) under such program as the 
     Secretary determines to be appropriate.
       ``(3) Average fee requirement.--The average fee charged 
     under the program required by subsection (a) shall not be 
     less than the amount determined under the following table:

``Category:                                                Average Fee:
    Employee plan ruling and opinion..............................$250 
    Exempt organization ruling....................................$350 
    Employee plan determination...................................$300 
    Exempt organization determination.............................$275 
    Chief counsel ruling..........................................$200.
       ``(c) Termination.--No fee shall be imposed under this 
     section with respect to requests made after September 30, 
     2009.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) The table of sections for chapter 77 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 7527. Internal Revenue Service user fees.''.
       (2) Section 10511 of the Revenue Act of 1987 is repealed.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to requests made after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 1503. LIMITATIONS ON WELFARE BENEFIT FUNDS OF 10 OR MORE 
                   EMPLOYER PLANS.

       (a) Benefits to Which Exception Applies.--Section 
     419A(f)(6)(A) (relating to exception for 10 or more employer 
     plans) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) In general.--This subpart shall not apply to a 
     welfare benefit fund which is part of a 10 or more employer 
     plan if the only benefits provided through the fund are 1 or 
     more of the following:
       ``(i) Medical benefits.
       ``(ii) Disability benefits.
       ``(iii) Group term life insurance benefits which do not 
     provide directly or indirectly for any cash surrender value 
     or other money that can be paid, assigned, borrowed, or 
     pledged for collateral for a loan.
     The preceding sentence shall not apply to any plan which 
     maintains experience-rating arrangements with respect to 
     individual employers.''.
       (b) Limitation on Use of Amounts for Other Purposes.--
     Section 4976(b) (defining disqualified benefit) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Special rule for 10 or more employer plans exempted 
     from prefunding limits.--For purposes of paragraph (1)(C), 
     if--
       ``(A) subpart D of part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 does 
     not apply by reason of section 419A(f)(6) to contributions to 
     provide 1 or more welfare benefits through a welfare benefit 
     fund under a 10 or more employer plan, and
       ``(B) any portion of the welfare benefit fund attributable 
     to such contributions is used for a purpose other than that 
     for which the contributions were made,
     then such portion shall be treated as reverting to the 
     benefit of the employers maintaining the fund.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to contributions paid or accrued after June 9, 
     1999, in taxable years ending after such date.

     SEC. 1504. INCREASE IN ELECTIVE WITHHOLDING RATE FOR 
                   NONPERIODIC DISTRIBUTIONS FROM DEFERRED 
                   COMPENSATION PLANS.

       (a) In General.--Section 3405(b)(1) (relating to 
     withholding) is amended by striking ``10 percent'' and 
     inserting ``15 percent''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to distributions after December 31, 2000.

     SEC. 1505. CONTROLLED ENTITIES INELIGIBLE FOR REIT STATUS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 856 (relating to 
     definition of real estate investment trust) is amended by 
     striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (6), by 
     redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8), and by 
     inserting after paragraph (6) the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) which is not a controlled entity (as defined in 
     subsection (l)); and''.
       (b) Controlled Entity.--Section 856 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(l) Controlled Entity.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a)(7), an 
     entity is a controlled entity if, at any time during the 
     taxable year, one person (other than a qualified entity)--
       ``(A) in the case of a corporation, owns stock--
       ``(i) possessing at least 50 percent of the total voting 
     power of the stock of such corporation, or
       ``(ii) having a value equal to at least 50 percent of the 
     total value of the stock of such corporation, or
       ``(B) in the case of a trust, owns beneficial interests in 
     the trust which would meet the requirements of subparagraph 
     (A) if such interests were stock.
       ``(2) Qualified entity.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
     term `qualified entity' means--
       ``(A) any real estate investment trust, and
       ``(B) any partnership in which one real estate investment 
     trust owns at least 50 percent of the capital and profits 
     interests in the partnership.
       ``(3) Attribution rules.--For purposes of this paragraphs 
     (1) and (2)--
       ``(A) In general.--Rules similar to the rules of 
     subsections (d)(5) and (h)(3) shall apply; except that 
     section 318(a)(3)(C) shall not be applied under such rules to 
     treat stock owned by a qualified entity as being owned by a 
     person which is not a qualified entity.
       ``(B) Stapled entities.--A group of entities which are 
     stapled entities (as defined in section 269B(c)(2)) shall be 
     treated as 1 person.
       ``(4) Exception for certain new reits.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `controlled entity' shall not 
     include an incubator REIT.
       ``(B) Incubator reit.--A corporation shall be treated as an 
     incubator REIT for any taxable year during the eligibility 
     period if it meets all the following requirements for such 
     year:
       ``(i) The corporation elects to be treated as an incubator 
     REIT.
       ``(ii) The corporation has only voting common stock 
     outstanding.
       ``(iii) Not more than 50 percent of the corporation's real 
     estate assets consist of mortgages.
       ``(iv) From not later than the beginning of the last half 
     of the second taxable year, at least 10 percent of the 
     corporation's capital is provided by lenders or equity 
     investors who are unrelated to the corporation's largest 
     shareholder.
       ``(v) The corporation annually increases the value of its 
     real estate assets by at least 10 percent.
       ``(vi) The directors of the corporation adopt a resolution 
     setting forth an intent to engage in a going public 
     transaction.
     No election may be made with respect to any REIT if an 
     election under this subsection was in effect for any 
     predecessor of such REIT.
       ``(C) Eligibility period.--
       ``(i) In general.--The eligibility period (for which an 
     incubator REIT election can be made) begins with the REIT's 
     second taxable year and ends at the close of the REIT's third 
     taxable year, except that the REIT may, subject to clauses 
     (ii), (iii), and (iv), elect to extend such period for an 
     additional 2 taxable years.
       ``(ii) Going public transaction.--A REIT may not elect to 
     extend the eligibility period under clause (i) unless it 
     enters into an agreement with the Secretary that if it does 
     not engage in a going public transaction by the end of the 
     extended eligibility period, it shall pay Federal income 
     taxes for the 2 years of the extended eligibility period as 
     if it had not made an incubator REIT election and had ceased 
     to qualify as a REIT for those 2 taxable years.
       ``(iii) Returns, interest, and notice.--

       ``(I) Returns.--In the event the corporation ceases to be 
     treated as a REIT by operation of clause (ii), the 
     corporation shall file any appropriate amended returns 
     reflecting the change in status within 3 months of the close 
     of the extended eligibility period.
       ``(II) Interest.--Interest shall be payable on any tax 
     imposed by reason of clause (ii) for any taxable year but, 
     unless there was a finding under subparagraph (D), no 
     substantial underpayment penalties shall be imposed.
       ``(III) Notice.--The corporation shall, at the same time it 
     files its returns under subclause (I), notify its 
     shareholders and any other persons whose tax position is, or 
     may reasonably be expected to be, affected by the change in 
     status so they also may file any appropriate amended returns 
     to conform their tax treatment consistent with the 
     corporation's loss of REIT status.
       ``(IV) Regulations.--The Secretary shall provide 
     appropriate regulations setting forth transferee liability 
     and other provisions to ensure collection of tax and the 
     proper administration of this provision.

       ``(iv) Clauses (ii) and (iii) shall not apply if the 
     corporation allows its incubator REIT status to lapse at the 
     end of the initial 2-year eligibility period without engaging 
     in a going public transaction if the corporation is not a 
     controlled entity as of the beginning of its fourth taxable 
     year. In such a case, the corporation's directors may still 
     be liable for the penalties described in subparagraph (D) 
     during the eligibility period.
       ``(D) Special penalties.--If the Secretary determines that 
     an incubator REIT election was filed for a principal purpose 
     other than as part of a reasonable plan to undertake a going 
     public transaction, an excise tax of $20,000 shall be imposed 
     on each of the corporation's directors for each taxable year 
     for which an election was in effect.
       ``(E) Going public transaction.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, a going public transaction means--
       ``(i) a public offering of shares of the stock of the 
     incubator REIT;
       ``(ii) a transaction, or series of transactions, that 
     results in the stock of the incubator REIT being regularly 
     traded on an established securities market and that results 
     in at least 50 percent of such stock being held by 
     shareholders who are unrelated to persons who held such stock 
     before it began to be so regularly traded; or
       ``(iii) any transaction resulting in ownership of the REIT 
     by 200 or more persons (excluding the largest single 
     shareholder) who in the aggregate own at least 50 percent of 
     the stock of the REIT.
     For the purposes of this subparagraph, the rules of paragraph 
     (3) shall apply in determining the ownership of stock.
       ``(F) Definitions.--The term `established securities 
     market' shall have the meaning set forth in the regulations 
     under section 897.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (2) of section 856(h) 
     is amended by striking ``and (6)'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``, (6), and (7)''.
       (d) Effective Date.--

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       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to taxable years ending after July 14, 1999.
       (2) Exception for existing controlled entities.--The 
     amendments made by this section shall not apply to any entity 
     which is a controlled entity (as defined in section 856(l) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this section) 
     as of July 14, 1999, which is a real estate investment trust 
     for the taxable year which includes such date, and which has 
     significant business assets or activities as of such date. 
     For purposes of the preceding sentence, an entity shall be 
     treated as such a controlled entity on July 14, 1999, if it 
     becomes such an entity after such date in a transaction--
       (A) made pursuant to a written agreement which was binding 
     on such date and at all times thereafter, or
       (B) described on or before such date in a filing with the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission required solely by reason 
     of the transaction.

     SEC. 1506. TREATMENT OF GAIN FROM CONSTRUCTIVE OWNERSHIP 
                   TRANSACTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Part IV of subchapter P of chapter 1 
     (relating to special rules for determining capital gains and 
     losses) is amended by inserting after section 1259 the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 1260. GAINS FROM CONSTRUCTIVE OWNERSHIP TRANSACTIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--If the taxpayer has gain from a 
     constructive ownership transaction with respect to any 
     financial asset and such gain would (without regard to this 
     section) be treated as a long-term capital gain--
       ``(1) such gain shall be treated as ordinary income to the 
     extent that such gain exceeds the net underlying long-term 
     capital gain, and
       ``(2) to the extent such gain is treated as a long-term 
     capital gain after the application of paragraph (1), the 
     determination of the capital gain rate (or rates) applicable 
     to such gain under section 1(h) shall be determined on the 
     basis of the respective rate (or rates) that would have been 
     applicable to the net underlying long-term capital gain.
       ``(b) Interest Charge on Deferral of Gain Recognition.--
       ``(1) In general.--If any gain is treated as ordinary 
     income for any taxable year by reason of subsection (a)(1), 
     the tax imposed by this chapter for such taxable year shall 
     be increased by the amount of interest determined under 
     paragraph (2) with respect to each prior taxable year during 
     any portion of which the constructive ownership transaction 
     was open. Any amount payable under this paragraph shall be 
     taken into account in computing the amount of any deduction 
     allowable to the taxpayer for interest paid or accrued during 
     such taxable year.
       ``(2) Amount of interest.--The amount of interest 
     determined under this paragraph with respect to a prior 
     taxable year is the amount of interest which would have been 
     imposed under section 6601 on the underpayment of tax for 
     such year which would have resulted if the gain (which is 
     treated as ordinary income by reason of subsection (a)(1)) 
     had been included in gross income in the taxable years in 
     which it accrued (determined by treating the income as 
     accruing at a constant rate equal to the applicable Federal 
     rate as in effect on the day the transaction closed). The 
     period during which such interest shall accrue shall end on 
     the due date (without extensions) for the return of tax 
     imposed by this chapter for the taxable year in which such 
     transaction closed.
       ``(3) Applicable federal rate.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (2), the applicable Federal rate is the applicable Federal 
     rate determined under 1274(d) (compounded semiannually) which 
     would apply to a debt instrument with a term equal to the 
     period the transaction was open.
       ``(4) No credits against increase in tax.--Any increase in 
     tax under paragraph (1) shall not be treated as tax imposed 
     by this chapter for purposes of determining--
       ``(A) the amount of any credit allowable under this 
     chapter, or
       ``(B) the amount of the tax imposed by section 55.
       ``(c) Financial Asset.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `financial asset' means--
       ``(A) any equity interest in any pass-thru entity, and
       ``(B) to the extent provided in regulations--
       ``(i) any debt instrument, and
       ``(ii) any stock in a corporation which is not a pass-thru 
     entity.
       ``(2) Pass-thru entity.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 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) a trust,
       ``(F) a common trust fund,
       ``(G) a passive foreign investment company (as defined in 
     section 1297 without regard to subsection (e) thereof),
       ``(H) a foreign personal holding company,
       ``(I) a foreign investment company (as defined in section 
     1246(b)), and
       ``(J) a REMIC.
       ``(d) Constructive Ownership Transaction.--For purposes of 
     this section--
       ``(1) In general.--The taxpayer shall be treated as having 
     entered into a constructive ownership transaction with 
     respect to any financial asset if the taxpayer--
       ``(A) holds a long position under a notional principal 
     contract with respect to the financial asset,
       ``(B) enters into a forward or futures contract to acquire 
     the financial asset,
       ``(C) is the holder of a call option, and is the grantor of 
     a put option, with respect to the financial asset and such 
     options have substantially equal strike prices and 
     substantially contemporaneous maturity dates, or
       ``(D) to the extent provided in regulations prescribed by 
     the Secretary, enters into 1 or more other transactions (or 
     acquires 1 or more positions) that have substantially the 
     same effect as a transaction described in any of the 
     preceding subparagraphs.
       ``(2) Exception for positions which are marked to market.--
     This section shall not apply to any constructive ownership 
     transaction if all of the positions which are part of such 
     transaction are marked to market under any provision of this 
     title or the regulations thereunder.
       ``(3) Long position under notional principal contract.--A 
     person shall be treated as holding a long position under a 
     notional principal contract with respect to any financial 
     asset if such person--
       ``(A) has the right to be paid (or receive credit for) all 
     or substantially all of the investment yield (including 
     appreciation) on such financial asset for a specified period, 
     and
       ``(B) is obligated to reimburse (or provide credit for) all 
     or substantially all of any decline in the value of such 
     financial asset.
       ``(4) Forward contract.--The term `forward contract' means 
     any contract to acquire in the future (or provide or receive 
     credit for the future value of) any financial asset.
       ``(e) Net Underlying Long-Term Capital Gain.--For purposes 
     of this section, in the case of any constructive ownership 
     transaction with respect to any financial asset, the term 
     `net underlying long-term capital gain' means the aggregate 
     net capital gain that the taxpayer would have had if--
       ``(1) the financial asset had been acquired for fair market 
     value on the date such transaction was opened and sold for 
     fair market value on the date such transaction was closed, 
     and
       ``(2) only gains and losses that would have resulted from 
     the deemed ownership under paragraph (1) were taken into 
     account.
     The amount of the net underlying long-term capital gain with 
     respect to any financial asset shall be treated as zero 
     unless the amount thereof is established by clear and 
     convincing evidence.
       ``(f) Special Rule Where Taxpayer Takes Delivery.--Except 
     as provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary, if a 
     constructive ownership transaction is closed by reason of 
     taking delivery, this section shall be applied as if the 
     taxpayer had sold all the contracts, options, or other 
     positions which are part of such transaction for fair market 
     value on the closing date. The amount of gain recognized 
     under the preceding sentence shall not exceed the amount of 
     gain treated as ordinary income under subsection (a). Proper 
     adjustments shall be made in the amount of any gain or loss 
     subsequently realized for gain recognized and treated as 
     ordinary income under this subsection.
       ``(g) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     the purposes of this section, including regulations--
       ``(1) to permit taxpayers to mark to market constructive 
     ownership transactions in lieu of applying this section, and
       ``(2) to exclude certain forward contracts which do not 
     convey substantially all of the economic return with respect 
     to a financial asset.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part IV 
     of subchapter P of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new item:

``Sec. 1260. Gains from constructive ownership transactions.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to transactions entered into after July 11, 1999.

     SEC. 1507. TRANSFER OF EXCESS DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN ASSETS FOR 
                   RETIREE HEALTH BENEFITS.

       (a) Extension.--
       (1) In General.--Paragraph (5) of section 420(b) (relating 
     to expiration) is amended by striking ``in any taxable year 
     beginning after December 31, 2000'' and inserting ``made 
     after September 30, 2009''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 101(e)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1021(e)(3)) is amended by 
     striking ``1995'' and inserting ``2001''.
       (B) Section 403(c)(1) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1103(c)(1)) is 
     amended by striking ``1995'' and inserting ``2001''.
       (C) Paragraph (13) of section 408(b) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1108(b)(13)) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``in a taxable year beginning before 
     January 1, 2001'' and inserting ``made before October 1, 
     2009'', and
       (ii) by striking ``1995'' and inserting ``2001''.
       (b) Application of Minimum Cost Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (3) of section 420(c) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(3) Minimum cost requirements.--
       ``(A) In general.--The requirements of this paragraph are 
     met if each group health plan or arrangement under which 
     applicable health benefits are provided provides that the 
     applicable employer cost for each taxable year during the 
     cost maintenance period shall not be less than the higher of 
     the applicable employer costs for each of the 2 taxable years 
     immediately preceding the taxable year of the qualified 
     transfer.
       ``(B) Applicable employer cost.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `applicable employer cost' means, with 
     respect to any taxable year, the amount determined by 
     dividing--
       ``(i) the qualified current retiree health liabilities of 
     the employer for such taxable year determined--

       ``(I) without regard to any reduction under subsection 
     (e)(1)(B), and
       ``(II) in the case of a taxable year in which there was no 
     qualified transfer, in the same

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     manner as if there had been such a transfer at the end of the 
     taxable year, by

       ``(ii) the number of individuals to whom coverage for 
     applicable health benefits was provided during such taxable 
     year.
       ``(C) Election to compute cost separately.--An employer may 
     elect to have this paragraph applied separately with respect 
     to individuals eligible for benefits under title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act at any time during the taxable year and 
     with respect to individuals not so eligible.
       ``(D) Cost maintenance period.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `cost maintenance period' means the 
     period of 5 taxable years beginning with the taxable year in 
     which the qualified transfer occurs. If a taxable year is in 
     2 or more overlapping cost maintenance periods, this 
     paragraph shall be applied by taking into account the highest 
     applicable employer cost required to be provided under 
     subparagraph (A) for such taxable year.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Clause (iii) of section 420(b)(1)(C) is amended by 
     striking ``benefits'' and inserting ``cost''.
       (B) Subparagraph (D) of section 420(e)(1) is amended by 
     striking ``and shall not be subject to the minimum benefit 
     requirements of subsection (c)(3)'' and inserting ``or in 
     calculating applicable employer cost under subsection 
     (c)(3)(B)''.
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to qualified transfers occurring after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2) Transition rule.--If the cost maintenance period for 
     any qualified transfer after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act includes any portion of a benefit maintenance period 
     for any qualified transfer on or before such date, the 
     amendments made by subsection (b) shall not apply to such 
     portion of the cost maintenance period (and such portion 
     shall be treated as a benefit maintenance period).

     SEC. 1508. MODIFICATION OF INSTALLMENT METHOD AND REPEAL OF 
                   INSTALLMENT METHOD FOR ACCRUAL METHOD 
                   TAXPAYERS.

       (a) Repeal of Installment Method for Accrual Basis 
     Taxpayers.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 453 (relating to 
     installment method) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Use of Installment Method.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section, income from an installment sale shall be taken into 
     account for purposes of this title under the installment 
     method.
       ``(2) Accrual method taxpayer.--The installment method 
     shall not apply to income from an installment sale if such 
     income would be reported under an accrual method of 
     accounting without regard to this section. The preceding 
     sentence shall not apply to a disposition described in 
     subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (l)(2).''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Sections 453(d)(1), 453(i)(1), 
     and 453(k) are each amended by striking ``(a)'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``(a)(1)''.
       (b) Modification of Pledge Rules.--Paragraph (4) of section 
     453A(d) (relating to pledges, etc., of installment 
     obligations) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
     ``A payment shall be treated as directly secured by an 
     interest in an installment obligation to the extent an 
     arrangement allows the taxpayer to satisfy all or a portion 
     of the indebtedness with the installment obligation.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to sales or other dispositions occurring on or 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1509. LIMITATION ON USE OF NONACCRUAL EXPERIENCE METHOD 
                   OF ACCOUNTING.

       (a) In General.--Section 448(d)(5) (relating to special 
     rule for services) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``in fields described in paragraph 
     (2)(A)'' after ``services by such person'', and
       (2) by inserting ``certain personal'' before ``services'' 
     in the heading.
       (b) 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 
     over a period (not greater than 4 taxable years) beginning 
     with such first taxable year.

     SEC. 1510. CHARITABLE SPLIT-DOLLAR LIFE INSURANCE, ANNUITY, 
                   AND ENDOWMENT CONTRACTS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (f) of section 170 (relating to 
     disallowance of deduction in certain cases and special rules) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(10) Split-dollar life insurance, annuity, and endowment 
     contracts.--
       ``(A) In general.--Nothing in this section or in section 
     545(b)(2), 556(b)(2), 642(c), 2055, 2106(a)(2), or 2522 shall 
     be construed to allow a deduction, and no deduction shall be 
     allowed, for any transfer to or for the use of an 
     organization described in subsection (c) if in connection 
     with such transfer--
       ``(i) the organization directly or indirectly pays, or has 
     previously paid, any premium on any personal benefit contract 
     with respect to the transferor, or
       ``(ii) there is an understanding or expectation that any 
     person will directly or indirectly pay any premium on any 
     personal benefit contract with respect to the transferor.
       ``(B) Personal benefit contract.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), the term `personal benefit contract' means, 
     with respect to the transferor, any life insurance, annuity, 
     or endowment contract if any direct or indirect beneficiary 
     under such contract is the transferor, any member of the 
     transferor's family, or any other person (other than an 
     organization described in subsection (c)) designated by the 
     transferor.
       ``(C) Application to charitable remainder trusts.--In the 
     case of a transfer to a trust referred to in subparagraph 
     (E), references in subparagraphs (A) and (F) to an 
     organization described in subsection (c) shall be treated as 
     a reference to such trust.
       ``(D) Exception for certain annuity contracts.--If, in 
     connection with a transfer to or for the use of an 
     organization described in subsection (c), such organization 
     incurs an obligation to pay a charitable gift annuity (as 
     defined in section 501(m)) and such organization purchases 
     any annuity contract to fund such obligation, persons 
     receiving payments under the charitable gift annuity shall 
     not be treated for purposes of subparagraph (B) as indirect 
     beneficiaries under such contract if--
       ``(i) such organization possesses all of the incidents of 
     ownership under such contract,
       ``(ii) such organization is entitled to all the payments 
     under such contract, and
       ``(iii) the timing and amount of payments under such 
     contract are substantially the same as the timing and amount 
     of payments to each such person under such obligation (as 
     such obligation is in effect at the time of such transfer).
       ``(E) Exception for certain contracts held by charitable 
     remainder trusts.--A person shall not be treated for purposes 
     of subparagraph (B) as an indirect beneficiary under any life 
     insurance, annuity, or endowment contract held by a 
     charitable remainder annuity trust or a charitable remainder 
     unitrust (as defined in section 664(d)) solely by reason of 
     being entitled to any payment referred to in paragraph (1)(A) 
     or (2)(A) of section 664(d) if--
       ``(i) such trust possesses all of the incidents of 
     ownership under such contract, and
       ``(ii) such trust is entitled to all the payments under 
     such contract.
       ``(F) Excise tax on premiums paid.--
       ``(i) In general.--There is hereby imposed on any 
     organization described in subsection (c) an excise tax equal 
     to the premiums paid by such organization on any life 
     insurance, annuity, or endowment contract if the payment of 
     premiums on such contract is in connection with a transfer 
     for which a deduction is not allowable under subparagraph 
     (A), determined without regard to when such transfer is made.
       ``(ii) Payments by other persons.--For purposes of clause 
     (i), payments made by any other person pursuant to an 
     understanding or expectation referred to in subparagraph (A) 
     shall be treated as made by the organization.
       ``(iii) Reporting.--Any organization on which tax is 
     imposed by clause (i) with respect to any premium shall file 
     an annual return which includes--

       ``(I) the amount of such premiums paid during the year and 
     the name and TIN of each beneficiary under the contract to 
     which the premium relates, and
       ``(II) such other information as the Secretary may require.

     The penalties applicable to returns required under section 
     6033 shall apply to returns required under this clause. 
     Returns required under this clause shall be furnished at such 
     time and in such manner as the Secretary shall by forms or 
     regulations require.
       ``(iv) Certain rules to apply.--The tax imposed by this 
     subparagraph shall be treated as imposed by chapter 42 for 
     purposes of this title other than subchapter B of chapter 42.
       ``(G) Special rule where state requires specification of 
     charitable gift annuitant in contract.--In the case of an 
     obligation to pay a charitable gift annuity referred to in 
     subparagraph (D) which is entered into under the laws of a 
     State which requires, in order for the charitable gift 
     annuity to be exempt from insurance regulation by such State, 
     that each beneficiary under the charitable gift annuity be 
     named as a beneficiary under an annuity contract issued by an 
     insurance company authorized to transact business in such 
     State, the requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of 
     subparagraph (D) shall be treated as met if--
       ``(i) such State law requirement was in effect on February 
     8, 1999,
       ``(ii) each such beneficiary under the charitable gift 
     annuity is a bona fide resident of such State at the time the 
     obligation to pay a charitable gift annuity is entered into, 
     and
       ``(iii) the only persons entitled to payments under such 
     contract are persons entitled to payments as beneficiaries 
     under such obligation on the date such obligation is entered 
     into.
       ``(H) Member of family.--For purposes of this paragraph, an 
     individual's family consists of the individual's 
     grandparents, the grandparents of such individual's spouse, 
     the lineal descendants of such grandparents, and any spouse 
     of such a lineal descendant.
       ``(I) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     the purposes of this paragraph, including regulations to 
     prevent the avoidance of such purposes.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section, the amendment made by this section shall apply to 
     transfers made after February 8, 1999.
       (2) Excise tax.--Except as provided in paragraph (3) of 
     this subsection, section 170(f)(10)(F) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this section) shall apply 
     to premiums paid after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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       (3) Reporting.--Clause (iii) of such section 170(f)(10)(F) 
     shall apply to premiums paid after February 8, 1999 
     (determined as if the tax imposed by such section applies to 
     premiums paid after such date).

     SEC. 1511. RESTRICTION ON USE OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT 
                   TRUSTS TO AVOID ESTIMATED TAX PAYMENT 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (e) of section 6655 (relating 
     to estimated tax by corporations) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Treatment of certain reit dividends.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any dividend received from a closely 
     held real estate investment trust by any person which owns 
     (after application of subsections (d)(5) and (l)(3)(B) of 
     section 856) 10 percent or more (by vote or value) of the 
     stock or beneficial interests in the trust shall be taken 
     into account in computing annualized income installments 
     under paragraph (2) in a manner similar to the manner under 
     which partnership income inclusions are taken into account.
       ``(B) Closely held reit.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
     the term `closely held real estate investment trust' means a 
     real estate investment trust with respect to which 5 or fewer 
     persons own (after application of subsections (d)(5) and 
     (l)(3)(B) of section 856) 50 percent or more (by vote or 
     value) of the stock or beneficial interests in the trust.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to estimated tax payments due on or after 
     September 15, 1999.

     SEC. 1512. MODIFICATION OF ANTI-ABUSE RULES RELATED TO 
                   ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITY.

       (a) In General.--Section 357(b)(1) (relating to tax 
     avoidance purpose) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``the principal purpose'' and inserting ``a 
     principal purpose'', and
       (2) by striking ``on the exchange'' in subparagraph (A).
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to assumptions of liability after July 14, 1999.

     SEC. 1513. ALLOCATION OF BASIS ON TRANSFERS OF INTANGIBLES IN 
                   CERTAIN NONRECOGNITION TRANSACTIONS.

       (a) Transfers to Corporations.--Section 351 (relating to 
     transfer to corporation controlled by transferor) is amended 
     by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i) and by 
     inserting after subsection (g) the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Treatment of Transfers of Intangible Property.--
       ``(1) Transfers of less than all substantial rights.
       ``(A) In general.--A transfer of an interest in intangible 
     property (as defined in section 936(h)(3)(B)) shall be 
     treated under this section as a transfer of property even if 
     the transfer is of less than all of the substantial rights of 
     the transferor in the property.
       ``(B) Allocation of basis.--In the case of a transfer of 
     less than all of the substantial rights of the transferor in 
     the intangible property, the transferor's basis immediately 
     before the transfer shall be allocated among the rights 
     retained by the transferor and the rights transferred on the 
     basis of their respective fair market values.
       ``(2) Nonrecognition not to apply to intangible property 
     developed for transferee.--This section shall not apply to a 
     transfer of intangible property developed by the transferor 
     or any related person if such development was pursuant to an 
     arrangement with the transferee.''.
       (b) Transfers to Partnerships.--Subsection (d) of section 
     721 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Transfers of Intangible Property.--
       ``(1) In general.--Rules similar to the rules of section 
     351(h) shall apply for purposes of this section.
       ``(2) Transfers to foreign partnerships.--For regulatory 
     authority to treat intangibles transferred to a partnership 
     as sold, see section 367(d)(3).''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to transfers on or after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1514. DISTRIBUTIONS TO A CORPORATE PARTNER OF STOCK IN 
                   ANOTHER CORPORATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 732 (relating to basis of 
     distributed property other than money) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Corresponding Adjustment to Basis of Assets of a 
     Distributed Corporation Controlled by a Corporate Partner.--
       ``(1) In general.--If--
       ``(A) a corporation (hereafter in this subsection referred 
     to as the `corporate partner') receives a distribution from a 
     partnership of stock in another corporation (hereafter in 
     this subsection referred to as the `distributed 
     corporation'),
       ``(B) the corporate partner has control of the distributed 
     corporation immediately after the distribution or at any time 
     thereafter, and
       ``(C) the partnership's adjusted basis in such stock 
     immediately before the distribution exceeded the corporate 
     partner's adjusted basis in such stock immediately after the 
     distribution,
     then an amount equal to such excess shall be applied to 
     reduce (in accordance with subsection (c)) the basis of 
     property held by the distributed corporation at such time 
     (or, if the corporate partner does not control the 
     distributed corporation at such time, at the time the 
     corporate partner first has such control).
       ``(2) Exception for certain distributions before control 
     acquired.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any distribution 
     of stock in the distributed corporation if--
       ``(A) the corporate partner does not have control of such 
     corporation immediately after such distribution, and
       ``(B) the corporate partner establishes to the satisfaction 
     of the Secretary that such distribution was not part of a 
     plan or arrangement to acquire control of the distributed 
     corporation.
       ``(3) Limitations on basis reduction.--
       ``(A) In general.--The amount of the reduction under 
     paragraph (1) shall not exceed the amount by which the sum of 
     the aggregate adjusted bases of the property and the amount 
     of money of the distributed corporation exceeds the corporate 
     partner's adjusted basis in the stock of the distributed 
     corporation.
       ``(B) Reduction not to exceed adjusted basis of property.--
     No reduction under paragraph (1) in the basis of any property 
     shall exceed the adjusted basis of such property (determined 
     without regard to such reduction).
       ``(4) Gain recognition where reduction limited.--If the 
     amount of any reduction under paragraph (1) (determined after 
     the application of paragraph (3)(A)) exceeds the aggregate 
     adjusted bases of the property of the distributed 
     corporation--
       ``(A) such excess shall be recognized by the corporate 
     partner as long-term capital gain, and
       ``(B) the corporate partner's adjusted basis in the stock 
     of the distributed corporation shall be increased by such 
     excess.
       ``(5) Control.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 
     `control' means ownership of stock meeting the requirements 
     of section 1504(a)(2).
       ``(6) Indirect distributions.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1), if a corporation acquires (other than in a distribution 
     from a partnership) stock the basis of which is determined 
     (by reason of being distributed from a partnership) in whole 
     or in part by reference to subsection (a)(2) or (b), the 
     corporation shall be treated as receiving a distribution of 
     such stock from a partnership.
       ``(7) Special rule for stock in controlled corporation.--If 
     the property held by a distributed corporation is stock in a 
     corporation which the distributed corporation controls, this 
     subsection shall be applied to reduce the basis of the 
     property of such controlled corporation. This subsection 
     shall be reapplied to any property of any controlled 
     corporation which is stock in a corporation which it 
     controls.
       ``(8) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of 
     this subsection, including regulations to avoid double 
     counting and to prevent the abuse of such purposes.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendment made by this section shall apply to distributions 
     made after July 14, 1999.
       (2) Partnerships in existence on July 14, 1999.--In the 
     case of a corporation which is a partner in a partnership as 
     of July 14, 1999, the amendment made by this section shall 
     apply to distributions made to such partner from such 
     partnership after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1515. PROHIBITED ALLOCATIONS OF S CORPORATION STOCK HELD 
                   BY AN ESOP.

       (a) In General.--Section 409 (relating to qualifications 
     for tax credit employee stock ownership plans) is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (p) as subsection (q) and by 
     inserting after subsection (o) the following new subsection:
       ``(p) Prohibited Allocation of Securities in an S 
     Corporation.--
       ``(1) In general.--An employee stock ownership plan holding 
     employer securities consisting of stock in an S corporation 
     shall provide that no portion of the assets of the plan 
     attributable to (or allocable in lieu of) such employer 
     securities may, during a nonallocation year, accrue (or be 
     allocated directly or indirectly under any plan of the 
     employer meeting the requirements of section 401(a)) for the 
     benefit of any disqualified individual.
       ``(2) Failure to meet requirements.--If a plan fails to 
     meet the requirements of paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) the plan shall be treated as having distributed to 
     any disqualified individual the amount allocated to the 
     account of such individual in violation of paragraph (1) at 
     the time of such allocation,
       ``(B) the provisions of section 4979A shall apply, and
       ``(C) the statutory period for the assessment of any tax 
     imposed by section 4979A shall not expire before the date 
     which is 3 years from the later of--
       ``(i) the allocation of employer securities resulting in 
     the failure under paragraph (1) giving rise to such tax, or
       ``(ii) the date on which the Secretary is notified of such 
     failure.
       ``(3) Nonallocation year.--For purposes of this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `nonallocation year' means any 
     plan year of an employee stock ownership plan if, at any time 
     during such plan year--
       ``(i) such plan holds employer securities consisting of 
     stock in an S corporation, and
       ``(ii) disqualified individuals own at least 50 percent of 
     the number of outstanding shares of stock in such S 
     corporation.
       ``(B) Attribution rules.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A)--
       ``(i) In general.--The rules of section 318(a) shall apply 
     for purposes of determining ownership, except that--

       ``(I) in applying paragraph (1) thereof, the members of an 
     individual's family shall include members of the family 
     described in paragraph (4)(D), and
       ``(II) paragraph (4) thereof shall not apply.

       ``(ii) Deemed-owned shares.--Notwithstanding the employee 
     trust exception in section 318(a)(2)(B)(i), disqualified 
     individuals shall be treated as owning deemed-owned shares.
       ``(4) Disqualified individual.--For purposes of this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `disqualified individual' means 
     any individual who is a participant or beneficiary under the 
     employee stock ownership plan if--

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       ``(i) the aggregate number of deemed-owned shares of such 
     individual and the members of the individual's family is at 
     least 20 percent of the number of outstanding shares of stock 
     in the S corporation constituting employer securities of such 
     plan, or
       ``(ii) if such individual is not described in clause (i), 
     the number of deemed-owned shares of such individual is at 
     least 10 percent of the number of outstanding shares of stock 
     in such corporation.
       ``(B) Treatment of family members.--In the case of a 
     disqualified individual described in subparagraph (A)(i), any 
     member of the individual's family with deemed-owned shares 
     shall be treated as a disqualified individual if not 
     otherwise a disqualified individual under subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) Deemed-owned shares.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `deemed-owned shares' means, 
     with respect to any participant or beneficiary under the 
     employee stock ownership plan--

       ``(I) the stock in the S corporation constituting employer 
     securities of such plan which is allocated to such 
     participant or beneficiary under the plan, and
       ``(II) such participant's or beneficiary's share of the 
     stock in such corporation which is held by such trust but 
     which is not allocated under the plan to employees.

       ``(ii) Individual's share of unallocated stock.--For 
     purposes of clause (i)(II), an individual's share of 
     unallocated S corporation stock held by the trust is the 
     amount of the unallocated stock which would be allocated to 
     such individual if the unallocated stock were allocated to 
     individuals in the same proportions as the most recent stock 
     allocation under the plan.
       ``(D) Member of family.--For purposes of this paragraph, 
     the term `member of the family' means, with respect to any 
     individual--
       ``(i) the spouse of the individual,
       ``(ii) an ancestor or lineal descendant of the individual 
     or the individual's spouse,
       ``(iii) a brother or sister of the individual or the 
     individual's spouse and any lineal descendant of the brother 
     or sister, and
       ``(iv) the spouse of any person described in clause (ii) or 
     (iii).
       ``(5) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) Employee stock ownership plan.--The term `employee 
     stock ownership plan' has the meaning given such term by 
     section 4975(e)(7).
       ``(B) Employer securities.--The term `employer security' 
     has the meaning given such term by section 409(l).
       ``(6) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of 
     this subsection, including regulations providing for the 
     treatment of any stock option, restricted stock, stock 
     appreciation right, phantom stock unit, performance unit, or 
     similar instrument granted by an S corporation as stock or 
     not stock.''.
       (b) Excise Tax.--
       (1) In general.--Section 4979A(b) (defining prohibited 
     allocation) 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) any allocation of employer securities which violates 
     the provisions of section 409(p).''.
       (2) Liability.--Section 4979A(c) (defining liability for 
     tax) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     sentence: ``In the case of a prohibited allocation described 
     in subsection (b)(3), such tax shall be paid by the S 
     corporation the stock in which was allocated in violation of 
     section 409(p).''.
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 2000.
       (2) Exception for certain plans.--In the case of any--
       (A) employee stock ownership plan established after July 
     14, 1999, or
       (B) employee stock ownership plan established on or before 
     such date if employer securities held by the plan consist of 
     stock in a corporation with respect to which an election 
     under section 1362(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
     not in effect on such date,
     the amendments made by this section shall apply to plan years 
     ending after July 14, 1999.

                 TITLE XVI--COMPLIANCE WITH BUDGET ACT

     SEC. 1601. COMPLIANCE WITH BUDGET ACT.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), all 
     provisions of, and amendments made by, this Act which are in 
     effect on September 30, 2009, shall cease to apply as of the 
     close of September 30, 2009.
       (b) Sunset for Certain Provisions.--The amendments made by 
     sections 101, 111, 121, 201, 202, 211, 214, and 1221 of this 
     Act shall not apply to any taxable year beginning after 
     December 31, 2008.
       And the Senate agrees to the same.
     For consideration of the House bill, and the Senate 
     amendment, and modfications committed to conference:
     Wm. Archer.
     Dick Armey.
     Philip M. Crane.
     Wm. Thomas.
     As additional conferees for consideration of sections 313, 
     315-16, 318, 325, 335, 338, 341-42, 344-45, 351, 362-63, 365, 
     369, 371, 381, 1261, 1305, and 1406 of the Senate amendment, 
     and modfications committed to conference:
     Bill Goodling.
     John Boehner.
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Wm. V. Roth, Jr.
     Trent Lott.
                               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. RANGEL moved to recommit the conference report on H.R. 2488 to the 
committee of conference with instructions for the managers on the part 
of the House to:
       1. In order--
       A. to preserve 100 percent of the Social Security Trust 
     Fund surpluses for the Social Security program and to 
     preserve 50 percent of the currently projected non-Social 
     Security surpluses for purposes of reducing the publicly held 
     debt, and
       B. to insure that there will be adequate budgetary 
     resources available to extend the solvency of the Social 
     Security and Medicare systems, and to provide a Medicare 
     prescription drug benefit,
     the House managers shall, to the extent permitted within the 
     scope of conference, insist on limiting the net 10-year tax 
     reduction provided in the conference report to not more than 
     25 percent of the currently projected non-Social Security 
     surpluses, (or if greater, the smallest tax reduction 
     permitted within the scope of conference)
       2. The House managers shall, to the extent permitted within 
     the scope of conference, insist on not including in the 
     conference report any provision which would constitute a 
     limited tax benefit within the meaning of the Line Item Veto 
     Act.
  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. KOLBE, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. RANGEL 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken 
by electronic device.

Yeas

205

When there appeared

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Nays

221

para. 91.9                    [Roll No. 378]

                                YEAS--205

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NAYS--221

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell

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     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Bilbray
     Ganske
     Lantos
     Largent
     McDermott
     Mollohan
     Peterson (PA)
     Reyes
  So the motion to recommit the conference report with instructions was 
not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voice,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, pursuant to House Resolution 274, 
the yeas and nays are ordered, and the call was taken by electronic 
device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

221

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affirmative

Nays

206

para. 91.10                   [Roll No. 379]

                                YEAS--221

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--206

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Bilbray
     Gutierrez
     Lantos
     McDermott
     Mollohan
     Peterson (PA)
     Reyes
  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. 91.11  submission of conference report--S. 507

  Mr. SHUSTER submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 106-298) on the 
bill (S. 507) 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; together with a statement 
thereon, for printing in the Record under the rule.

para. 91.12  commerce, justice, state, and judiciary appropriations

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to House Resolution 273 and rule XVIII, 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. 2670) making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2000, 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. 91.13  recorded vote

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


[[Page 1377]]


       In title IV, under DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Arrearage Payments, 
     strike the first proviso.

It was decided in the

Yeas

206

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

221

para. 91.14                   [Roll No. 380]

                                AYES--206

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Larson
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--221

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Bilbray
     Lantos
     McDermott
     Meek (FL)
     Mollohan
     Peterson (PA)
     Reyes
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, 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. 91.15  order of business--further consideration of h.r. 2670

  On motion of Mr. ROGERS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, during further consideration of H.R. 2670 in the 
Committee of the Whole, no amendment shall be in order except for pro 
forma amendments offered by the Chairman and Ranking Member, and the 
following amendments, which may be offered only by the Member 
designated, shall be considered as read, if printed, 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, and shall be debatable for 
10 minutes, equally divided and controlled by the proponent and a Member 
opposed thereto: an amendment by Mr. Kucinich numbered 1; an amendment 
by Mr. Campbell numbered 5; an amendment by Mr. Crowley numbered 7; an 
amendment by Messrs. Tauzin and Dingell regarding FCC regulations; an 
amendment by Mr. Wynn increasing EEOC, with decrease in State 
Department; an amendment by Mr. Hayworth regarding UN world heritage 
sites; an amendment by Ms. Jackson-Lee regarding hate crimes; an 
amendment by Mr. Davis of Illinois regarding law enforcement grants; and 
an amendment by Mr. Dingell regarding criminal records history upgrade.

para. 91.16  commerce, justice, state, and judiciary appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 273 
and rule XVIII, 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. 2670) making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, 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 Committee rose informally to receive a message from the Senate.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, assumed the Chair.

para. 91.17  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 amendments 
of the House to the bill (S. 507) ``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.''
  The Committee resumed its sitting; and after some further time spent 
therein,
  The Committee rose informally to receive a message from the President.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, assumed the Chair.

para. 91.18  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. 91.19  recorded vote

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

       At the appropriate place in the title relating to ``GENERAL 
     PROVISIONS'', insert the following new section:

[[Page 1378]]

     SEC. ____. EFFICIENT ALLOCATION OF TELEPHONE NUMBERS.

       (a) Plan.--Not later than March 31, 2000, the Federal 
     Communications Commission shall develop and implement a plan 
     for the efficient allocation of telephone numbers.
       (b) Elements.--The plan under subsection (a) shall--
       (1) include mechanisms to ensure portability of telephone 
     numbers among services and service providers within 
     individual rating areas, if there is a bona fide demand, and 
     establish rules applicable to service providers not subject 
     to or otherwise not in compliance with such number 
     portability requirements;
       (2) take into account any telecommunications technology 
     widely available as of March 31, 2000, that requires a 
     telephone number;
       (3) consider and take steps to minimize the total societal 
     costs and impacts of the plan for the efficient allocation of 
     telephone numbers and any specific number relief or 
     conservation measures that may arise therefrom; and
       (4) provide for allocating unassigned telephone numbers 
     among telecommunications carriers in blocks of 1,000 in order 
     to fairly share such numbers without the waste associated 
     with allocating in blocks of 10,000.
       (c) Delegation of Numbering Jurisdiction.--During the 
     period beginning 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act and ending upon the Commission fully implementing 
     the plan required by subsection (a), the Commission shall, 
     upon the request of a State commission whose State has been 
     determined to be within 12 months of telephone number 
     capacity, delegate to the State commission the jurisdiction 
     of the Commission over telecommunications numbering with 
     respect to the State under section 251(e)(1) of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 251(e)(1)) to the 
     extent that such delegation will permit the State commission 
     to implement measures to conserve telephone numbers, 
     including measures as follows:
       (1) To conduct audits of the use of telephone numbers and 
     central office codes.
       (2) To require telecommunications carriers to return unused 
     central office codes and to return central office codes that 
     have been obtained in a manner contrary to Federal or State 
     numbering guidelines or protocols.
       (3) To develop and establish dialing protocols applicable 
     for calls placed within the same area code or local calling 
     area (or both) of the calling party that will consider, in 
     addition to the potential effect upon competition, matters of 
     public convenience and safety and the public interest 
     generally.
       (4) To develop and implement, where the State commission 
     finds it to be in the public interest and supportive of 
     number conservation measures that it may adopt, area code 
     relief measures involving the use of overlay area codes 
     applicable to telecommunications service providers not 
     subject to or otherwise not in compliance with local number 
     portability, including a requirement that existing telephone 
     numbers assigned to or in use (or both) by such service 
     providers be transferred to the overlay area code, and 
     including a requirement that calls placed within a calling 
     party's home area code continue to be dialable on a 7-digit 
     basis.

It was decided in the

Yeas

169

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

256

para. 91.20                   [Roll No. 381]

                                AYES--169

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bono
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dixon
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Filner
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gejdenson
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodling
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (WA)
     Herger
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Holt
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Pitts
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reynolds
     Rodriguez
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Simpson
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Sununu
     Tancredo
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Velazquez
     Walden
     Wamp
     Waters
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Woolsey

                                NOES--256

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bateman
     Berkley
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McKeon
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Bilbray
     Frank (MA)
     Lantos
     Leach
     McDermott
     Mollohan
     Peterson (PA)
     Reyes
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 91.21  recorded vote

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

       At the end of the bill (preceding the short title), add the 
     following:

                           TITLE--LIMITATION

       Sec.   . Of the amounts made available by this Act, not 
     more than $2,350,000 may be obligated or expended for the 
     Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission.

It was decided in the

Yeas

211

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

215

para. 91.22                   [Roll No. 382]

                                AYES--211

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn

[[Page 1379]]


     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Larson
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--215

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pease
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Bilbray
     Frank (MA)
     Lantos
     McDermott
     Mollohan
     Peterson (PA)
     Reyes
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 91.23  recorded vote

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

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following:

               TITLE VIII--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 801. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for any activity in support of adding or maintaining 
     any World Heritage Site in the United States on the List of 
     World Heritage in Danger as maintained under the Convention 
     Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural 
     Heritage. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

217

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

209

para. 91.24                   [Roll No. 383]

                                AYES--217

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--209

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Larson
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

[[Page 1380]]



                              NOT VOTING--7

     Bilbray
     Frank (MA)
     Lantos
     McDermott
     Mollohan
     Peterson (PA)
     Reyes
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 91.25  recorded vote

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

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following:

               TITLE VIII--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 801. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to administer or enforce the Uniform System of 
     Accounts for Telecommunications Companies of the Federal 
     Communications Commission (47 C.F.R. part 32) with respect to 
     any common carrier that--
       (1) was determined to be subject to price cap regulation by 
     the Commission's order in CC Docket No. 87-313, In the Matter 
     of Policy and Rules Concerning Rates for Dominant Carriers 
     (9-19-90), at paragraph 262; or
       (2) has elected to be subject to price cap regulation 
     pursuant to section 61.41(a)(3) of the Commission's 
     regulations (47 C.F.R. 61.41(a)(3)). 

It was decided in the

Yeas

374

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

49

para. 91.26                   [Roll No. 384]

                                AYES--374

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--49

     Baird
     Barrett (WI)
     Brown (OH)
     Clement
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Filner
     Forbes
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gejdenson
     Hinchey
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Largent
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Markey
     Martinez
     McCarthy (MO)
     McHugh
     McKinney
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pomeroy
     Rogers
     Royce
     Sanders
     Schakowsky
     Stark
     Stupak
     Waters
     Waxman
     Wilson

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Bilbray
     DeFazio
     Edwards
     Gutierrez
     Lantos
     Levin
     McDermott
     Mollohan
     Peterson (PA)
     Reyes
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 91.27  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 VIII--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 801. 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

196

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

226

para. 91.28                   [Roll No. 385]

                                AYES--196

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Berkley
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burton
     Capps
     Capuano
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Emerson
     Engel
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanders
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--226

     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger

[[Page 1381]]


     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clement
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Petri
     Pickett
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Toomey
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wu
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Cubin
     Ewing
     Istook
     Lantos
     McDermott
     Mollohan
     Peterson (PA)
     Reyes
     Stearns
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Chairman, pursuant to House 
Resolution 273, 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 12, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $23,000,000)''.
       Page 14, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $20,000,000)''.
       Page 18, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $44,000,000)''.
       Page 21, line 21, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $44,000,000)''.
       Page 22, line 21, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $32,000,000)''.
       Page 65, line 17, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $24,000,000)''.
       Page 72, line 5, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $10,000,000)''.
       Page 93, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $109,000,000)''.
       Page 94, line 1, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $108,110,000)''.
       Page 94, line 2, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $890,000)''.

       Page 24, line 14, after the dollar figure insert ``(reduced 
     by $2,000,000)''.
       Page 34, line 8, after the dollar figure insert 
     ``(increased by $2,000,000)''.-c

       Page 33, line 11, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $7,500,000)''.

       Page 53, line 26, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $390,000)''.
       Page 54, line 12, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $390,000)''.
       Page 54, line 13, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $390,000)''.
       Page 54, line 18, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $390,000)''.
       Page 56, line 9, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced 
     by $390,000)''.

       Page 53, line 26, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced 
     by $3,000,000)''.
       Page 54, line 12, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced 
     by $3,000,000)''.
       Page 54, line 13, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced 
     by $3,000,000)''.
       Page 54, line 24, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced 
     by $3,000,000)''.
       Page 88, line 3, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $2,000,000)''.

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following:

               TITLE VIII--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 801. None of the funds made available to the 
     Department of Justice in this Act may be used to discriminate 
     against, denigrate, or otherwise undermine the religious or 
     moral beliefs of students who participate in programs for 
     which financial assistance is provided from those funds, or 
     of the parents or legal guardians of such students. 

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new title:

                   TITLE VIII--LIMITATION PROVISIONS

       Sec.   . None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 
     be available for the purpose of processing or providing 
     immigrant or nonimmigrant visas to citizens, subjects, 
     nationals, or residents of countries that the Attorney 
     General has determined deny or unreasonably delay accepting 
     the return of citizens, subjects, nationals, or residents 
     under section 243(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following:

               TITLE VIII--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 801. None of the funds made available to the 
     Department of Justice in this Act may be used for the purpose 
     of transporting an individual who is a prisoner pursuant to 
     conviction for crime under State or Federal law and is 
     classified as a maximum or high security prisoner, other than 
     to a prison or other facility certified by BOP as 
     appropriately secure for housing such a prisoner. 

       Page 110, after line 6, insert the following:

               TITLE VIII--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 801. 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.

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following:

               TITLE VIII--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 801. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for any activity in support of adding or maintaining 
     any World Heritage Site in the United States on the List of 
     World Heritage in Danger as maintained under the Convention 
     Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural 
     Heritage. 

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following:

               TITLE VIII--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 801. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to administer or enforce the Uniform System of 
     Accounts for Telecommunications Companies of the Federal 
     Communications Commission (47 C.F.R. part 32) with respect to 
     any common carrier that--
       (1) was determined to be subject to price cap regulation by 
     the Commission's order in CC Docket No. 87-313, In the Matter 
     of Policy and Rules Concerning Rates for Dominant Carriers 
     (9-19-90), at paragraph 262; or
       (2) has elected to be subject to price cap regulation 
     pursuant to section 61.41(a)(3) of the Commission's 
     regulations (47 C.F.R. 61.41(a)(3)). 

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. BONIOR moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Appropriations with instructions to report the bill back to the House 
with an amendment that increases the amount provided for community 
oriented policing services to the amount requested in the President's 
budget, with corresponding adjustments to keep the bill within the 
committee 302(b) allocation.
  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. QUINN, 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

[[Page 1382]]

quorum, so a recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

208

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

219

para. 91.29                   [Roll No. 386]

                                AYES--208

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     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
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--219

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

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Bilbray
     Lantos
     McDermott
     Mollohan
     Peterson (PA)
     Reyes
  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. QUINN, announced that pursuant to clause 
10 of rule XX the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

217

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

210

para. 91.30                   [Roll No. 387]

                                YEAS--217

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pease
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--210

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler

[[Page 1383]]


     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Bilbray
     Kleczka
     Lantos
     McDermott
     Mollohan
     Peterson (PA)
     Reyes
  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. 91.31  submission of conference report--h.r. 2587

  Mr. ISTOOK submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 106-299) on the 
bill (H.R. 2587) 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, 2000, and for other purposes; together with a statement thereon, for 
printing in the Record under the rule.

para. 91.32  further message from the senate

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

       H. Con. Res. 167. Concurrent resolution authorizing the 
     Architect of the Capitol to permit temporary construction and 
     other work on the Capitol Grounds that may be necessary for 
     construction of a building on Constitution Avenue Northwest, 
     between 2nd Street Northwest and Louisiana Avenue Northwest.

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the report of the 
committee on conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2488) ``An Act to provide 
for reconciliation pursuant to sections 105 and 211 of the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2000.''.
  The message also announced that the Senate has passed a bill and a 
concurrent resolution of the following titles in which concurrence of 
the House is requested:

       S. 1543. An Act to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 
     1938 to release and protect the release of tobacco production 
     and marketing information.
       S. Con. Res. 51. Concurrent resolution providing for a 
     conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and a 
     conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives.

para. 91.33  permission to file report

  On motion of Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Commerce was granted permission until midnight, Tuesday, September 7, 
1999, to file reports on the bills (H.R. 1714) to facilitate the use of 
electronic records and signatures in interstate or foreign commerce; 
(H.R. 1858) to promote electronic commerce through improved access for 
consumers to electronic databases, including securities market 
information databases; (H.R. 486) 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; (H.R. 2130) to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
add gamma hydroxybutyric acid and ketamine to the schedules of control 
substances, to provide for a national awareness campaign, and for other 
purposes; and (H.R. 2506) to amend title IX of the Public Health Service 
Act to revise and extend the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.

para. 91.34  order of business--consideration of h.r. 1905

  On motion of Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order at any time on the legislative day of 
August 5, 1999, to consider the conference report to accompany H.R. 
1905, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2000; the conference report be considered as 
read and all points of order against its consideration be waived, and; 
the previous question be ordered to final adoption without intervening 
motion except 20 minutes of debate, equally divided and controlled by 
the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on 
Appropriations or their designees and one motion to recommit.

para. 91.35  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2684

  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up 
the following resolution (H. Res. 275):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2684) 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, 2000, 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 of 
     rule XXI are waived except as follows: beginning with 
     ``Provided'' on page 70, line 15, through ``Act:'' on line 
     22; and page 93, lines 1 through 6. 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. 
     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, which may be 
     offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be 
     considered as read, may amend portions of the bill not yet 
     read for amendment, 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. Points of order 
     against the amendment printed in the report for failure to 
     comply with clause 2 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 8 
     of rule XVIII. 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,
  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, 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. QUINN, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

217

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

208

para. 91.36                   [Roll No. 388]

                                YEAS--217

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono

[[Page 1384]]


     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--208

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     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
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Bilbray
     Clay
     Lantos
     Leach
     Linder
     McDermott
     Mollohan
     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. QUINN, 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. 91.37  order of business--futher proceedings on the motion to 
          instruct conferees on h.r. 1905

  The Speaker pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, announced pursuant to clause 
8(a)(2)(C) of rule XX, with the filing of the conference report on the 
bill (H.R. 1905) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes, 
proceedings will not resume on the motion to instruct conferees 
considered last evening on which further proceedings had been postponed.

para. 91.38  legislative branch appropriations

  Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, pursuant to the previous order of the 
House, called up the following conference report (Rept. No. 106-290):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     1905) ``making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, 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:
       In lieu of the matter proposed, insert:

                                 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, 
     $89,968,000, 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, $1,721,000.

                  office of the president pro tempore

       For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $437,000.

              offices of the majority and minority leaders

       For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, 
     $2,644,000.

               offices of the majority and minority whips

       For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $1,634,000.

                      committee on appropriations

       For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, 
     $6,525,000.

                         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, $1,132,000 for each such 
     committee; in all, $2,264,000.

 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, $590,000.

                           policy committees

       For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the 
     Minority Policy Committee, $1,151,000 for each such 
     committee; in all, $2,302,000.

                         office of the chaplain

       For Office of the Chaplain, $277,000.

                        office of the secretary

       For Office of the Secretary, $14,202,000.

             office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper

       For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, 
     $34,794,000.

        offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority

       For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the 
     Secretary for the Minority, $1,246,000.

               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, $3,901,000.

                     Office of Senate Legal Counsel

       For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal 
     Counsel, $1,035,000.

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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, $71,604,000.


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, $66,261,000.

                          miscellaneous items

       For miscellaneous items, $8,655,000.

        senators' official personnel and office expense account

       For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense 
     Account, $245,703,000.

                          official mail costs

       For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the 
     Senate, $300,000.

                       administrative provisions

       Section 1. Effective in the case of any fiscal year which 
     begins on or after October 1, 1999, 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)--
       ``(I) in case the Senator represents Alabama, $116,300, 
     Alaska, $221,600, Arizona, $128,975, Arkansas, $118,250, 
     California, $168,950, Colorado, $124,100, Connecticut, 
     $105,575, Delaware, $95,825, Florida, $120,200, Georgia, 
     $116,300, Hawaii, $245,000, Idaho, $128,000, Illinois, 
     $138,725, Indiana, $116,300, Iowa, $119,225, Kansas, 
     $119,225, Kentucky, $115,325, Louisiana, $120,200, Maine, 
     $110,450, Maryland, $100,700, Massachusetts, $114,350, 
     Michigan, $124,100, Minnesota, $120,200, Mississippi, 
     $118,250, Missouri, $121,175, Montana, $128,000, Nebraska, 
     $120,200, Nevada, $129,950, New Hampshire, $106,550, New 
     Jersey, $110,450, New Mexico, $125,075, New York, $145,550, 
     North Carolina, $112,400, North Dakota, $119,225, Ohio, 
     $129,950, Oklahoma, $123,125, Oregon, $132,875, Pennsylvania, 
     $128,975, Rhode Island, $104,600, South Carolina, $110,450, 
     South Dakota, $120,200, Tennessee, $116,300, Texas, $149,450, 
     Utah, $128,000, Vermont, $105,575, Virginia, $106,550, 
     Washington, $135,800, West Virginia, $105,575, Wisconsin, 
     $119,225, Wyoming, $123,125, plus
       ``(II) the amount that is equal to the Senator's share for 
     the fiscal year, as determined in accordance with regulations 
     of the Committee on Rules and Administration, of the amount 
     made available within the Senators' Official Personnel and 
     Office Expense Account in the contingent fund of the Senate 
     for official mail expenses of Senators, 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 ``that part of the amount referred to in 
     subparagraph (A)(iii) that is not specifically allocated for 
     official mail expenses'' and inserting ``the amount referred 
     to in subparagraph (A)(iii)(I)''; and
       (2) by striking: ``the part of the amount referred to in 
     subparagraph (A)(iii) that is allocated for official mail 
     expenses'' and inserting ``the amount referred to in 
     subparagraph (A)(iii)(II)''.
       (c) The amendments made by this section shall apply to any 
     fiscal year which begins on or after October 1, 1999.
       Sec. 2. Effective on and after October 1, 1999, 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 8 of 
     Public Law 105-275, increased by an additional $50,000 each.
       Sec. 3. Senate Office Space Allocations. Section 3 under 
     the heading ``Administrative Provisions'' in the 
     appropriation for the Senate in the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1975 (2 U.S.C. 59; 88 Stat. 428) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) 5,000 square feet if the population of the State of 
     the Senator is less than 3,000,000;'';
       (B) by striking ``8,000'' in paragraph (13) and inserting 
     ``8,200''; and
       (C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (13) as 
     paragraphs (2) through (12), respectively; and
       (2) in subsection (c)(2)--
       (A) by striking ``$30,000'' and inserting ``$40,000'';
       (B) by striking ``4,800'' and inserting ``5,000'';
       (C) by striking ``$734'' and inserting ``$1,000''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following: ``Effective 
     beginning with the 106th Congress, the aggregate amount in 
     effect under this paragraph for any Congress shall be 
     increased by the inflation adjustment factor for the calendar 
     year in which the Congress begins. For purposes of the 
     preceding sentence, the inflation adjustment factor for any 
     calendar year is a fraction the numerator of which is the 
     implicit price deflator for the gross domestic product as 
     computed and published by the Department of Commerce for the 
     preceding calendar year and the denominator of which is such 
     deflator for the calendar year 1998.''.
       Sec. 4. Section 6(c) of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-275; 2 U.S.C. 121b-
     1(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) The provisions of section 4 of the Act of July 31, 
     1946 (40 U.S.C. 193d), except for the provisions relating to 
     solicitation, shall not apply to any activity carried out 
     pursuant to this section, subject to approval of such 
     activities by the Committee on Rules and Administration.''.
       Sec. 5. The first section of Public Law 87-82 (40 U.S.C. 
     174j-1) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``The 
     provisions of section 4 of the Act of July 31, 1946 (40 
     U.S.C. 193d), except for the provisions relating to 
     solicitation, shall not apply to any activity carried out 
     pursuant to this section, subject to the approval of such 
     activities by the Committee on Rules and Administration.''.
       Sec. 6. The Legislative Counsel may, subject to the 
     approval of the President pro tempore of the Senate, 
     designate one of the Senior Counsels appointed under section 
     102 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1979 (2 
     U.S.C. 274 note; Public Law 95-391; 92 Stat. 771) as Deputy 
     Legislative Counsel. The Deputy Legislative Counsel shall 
     perform the functions of the Legislative Counsel during the 
     absence or disability of the Legislative Counsel, or when the 
     office is vacant.
       Sec. 7. Section 814(i) of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 (22 U.S.C. 2291 
     note) is amended by striking ``September 30, 1999'' and 
     inserting ``September 30, 2002''.
       and strike all beginning on page 2, line 5, of the House 
     engrossed bill, H.R. 1905, down through page 11, line 12, and 
     insert the following:

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, 
     $760,884,000, as follows:

                        house leadership offices

       For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, 
     $14,202,000, including: Office of the Speaker, $1,740,000, 
     including $25,000 for official expenses of the Speaker; 
     Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $1,705,000, including 
     $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority Leader; Office 
     of the Minority Floor Leader, $2,071,000, including $10,000 
     for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the 
     Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, 
     $1,423,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the 
     Majority Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the 
     Chief Deputy Minority Whip, $1,057,000, including $5,000 for 
     official expenses of the Minority Whip; Speaker's Office for 
     Legislative Floor Activities, $406,000; Republican Steering 
     Committee, $757,000; Republican Conference, $1,244,000; 
     Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, $1,337,000; 
     Democratic Caucus, $664,000; nine minority employees, 
     $1,218,000; training and program development--majority, 
     $290,000; and training and program development--minority, 
     $290,000: Provided, That the amounts otherwise provided under 
     this heading for the various leadership offices shall be 
     reduced in a manner approved by the Committee on 
     Appropriations such that the aggregate amount appropriated 
     under this heading is $142,000 less than the aggregate amount 
     otherwise provided.

                  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, 
     $406,279,000.

                          Committee Employees

                Standing Committees, Special and Select

       For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special 
     and select, authorized by House resolutions, $93,878,000: 
     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, $21,095,000, 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, $90,150,000, 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, 
     $14,881,000; 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, $3,746,000; for 
     salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief 
     Administrative Officer, $57,289,000, of which $2,500,000 
     shall remain available until expended, including $25,519,000 
     for salaries, expenses and temporary personal services of 
     House Information Resources, of which $24,641,000 is provided 
     herein: Provided, That of the amount provided for House 
     Information Resources, $6,260,000 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

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     this account; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
     Inspector General, $3,926,000; for salaries and expenses of 
     the Office of General Counsel, $840,000; for the Office of 
     the Chaplain, $136,000; for salaries and expenses of the 
     Office of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian 
     and $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, $1,172,000; for 
     salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision 
     Counsel of the House, $2,045,000; for salaries and expenses 
     of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, 
     $5,085,000; for salaries and expenses of the Corrections 
     Calendar Office, $825,000; and for other authorized 
     employees, $205,000.

                        allowances and expenses

       For allowances and expenses as authorized by House 
     resolution or law, $135,422,000, including: supplies, 
     materials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, 
     $2,741,000; 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, $131,595,000; 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, $676,000.

                           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) Compliance With Admission Requirements.--The 
     General Counsel of the House of Representatives and any other 
     counsel in the Office of the General Counsel of the House of 
     Representatives, including any counsel specially retained by 
     the Office of General Counsel, shall be entitled, for the 
     purpose of performing the counsel's functions, to enter an 
     appearance in any proceeding before any court of the United 
     States or of any State or political subdivision thereof 
     without compliance with any requirements for admission to 
     practice before such court, except that the authorization 
     conferred by this subsection shall not apply with respect to 
     the admission of any such person to practice before the 
     United States Supreme Court.
       (b) Notification by Attorney General.--The Attorney General 
     shall notify the General Counsel of the House of 
     Representatives with respect to any proceeding in which the 
     United States is a party of any determination by the Attorney 
     General or Solicitor General not to appeal any court decision 
     affecting the constitutionality of an Act or joint resolution 
     of Congress within such time as will enable the House to 
     direct the General Counsel to intervene as a party in such 
     proceeding pursuant to applicable rules of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (c) General Counsel Definition.--In this section, the term 
     ``General Counsel of the House of Representatives'' means--
       (1) the head of the Office of General Counsel established 
     and operating under clause 8 of rule II of the Rules of the 
     House of Representatives;
       (2) the head of any successor office to the Office of 
     General Counsel which is established after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act; and
       (3) any other person authorized and directed in accordance 
     with the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide 
     legal assistance and representation to the House in 
     connection with the matters described in this section.
       (d) Effective Date.--The provisions of this section shall 
     become effective beginning with the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       Sec. 102. section 104(a) of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-275; 112 Stat. 2439) 
     is amended by striking ``(2 U.S.C. 59(e)(2))'' and inserting 
     ``(2 U.S.C. 59e(e)(2))''.
       Sec. 103. (a) Clarification of Rules Regarding Use of Funds 
     for Official Mail.--
       (1) In general.--Section 311(e)(1) of the Legislative 
     Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 59e(e)(1)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``There is established'' and all that follows through ``shall 
     be prescribed--'' and inserting the following: ``The use of 
     funds of the House of Representatives which are made 
     available for official mail of Members, officers, and 
     employees of the House of Representatives who are persons 
     entitled to use the congressional frank shall be governed by 
     regulations promulgated--''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``the Allowance'' and 
     inserting ``official mail (except as provided in subparagraph 
     (B))''.
       (2) Limitations on availability of funds.--Section 
     311(e)(2) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 59e(e)(2)), as amended by 
     section 104(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
     1999, is amended--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``The Official Mail Allowance'' and inserting ``Funds used 
     for official mail'';
       (B) by striking subparagraph (A); and
       (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B).
       (3) Repeal of obsolete transfer authority.--Section 311(e) 
     of such Act (2 U.S.C. 59e(e)) is amended by striking 
     paragraph (3).
       (4) Conforming amendments.--(A) section 1(a) of House 
     Resolution 457, Ninety-second Congress, agreed to July 21, 
     1971, as enacted into permanent law by chapter IV of the 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1972 (2 U.S.C. 57(a)), is 
     amended by striking ``the Official Mail Allowance'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``official mail''.
       (B) section 311(a)(3) of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 59e(a)(3)) is amended by 
     striking ``costs charged against the Official Mail Allowance 
     for'' and inserting ``costs incurred for official mail by''.
       (b) Repeal of Obsolete References to Clerk Hire 
     Allowance.--
       (1) In general.--Section 104(a) of the House of 
     Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections 
     Act (2 U.S.C. 92(a)) is amended by striking ``clerk hire'' 
     each place it appears.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The heading of section 104 of 
     such Act (2 U.S.C. 92(a)) is amended by striking ``clerk 
     hire''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to the first session of the One 
     Hundred Sixth Congress and each succeeding session of 
     Congress.
       Sec. 104. Requiring Amounts Remaining in Members' 
     Representational Allowances to be Used for Deficit Reduction 
     or to Reduce the Federal Debt.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, any amounts appropriated under this Act for 
     ``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--Salaries and Expenses--Members' 
     Representational Allowances'' shall be available only for 
     fiscal year 2000. Any amount remaining after all payments are 
     made under such allowances for fiscal year 2000 shall be 
     deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, 
     if there is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments 
     have been made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner 
     as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate).
       ; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 2:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 2, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter striken and inserted, insert:

                              JOINT ITEMS

       For Joint Committees, as follows:

                        Joint Economic Committee

       For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, 
     $3,200,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.

                      Joint Committee on Taxation

       For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on 
     Taxation, $6,456,000, 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 three 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 not to 
     exceed eleven assistants on the basis heretofore provided for 
     such assistants; and (4) $1,002,600 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, $1,898,000, 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, $78,501,000, of which $37,725,000 is provided to 
     the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, to be 
     disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House, 
     and $40,776,000 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, 
     $6,574,000, to be disbursed by the Capitol Police Board or 
     their delegee: 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 2000 shall be paid by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury from funds available to the Department of the 
     Treasury.

                        Administrative Provision

       Sec. 105. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2000 for the 
     Capitol Police Board for the Capitol

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     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, $2,293,000, 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 first session of 
     the One Hundred Sixth 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 the Congressional Accountability 
     Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $2,000,000.

                      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, $26,221,000: Provided, That no part of 
     such amount may be used for the purchase or hire of a 
     passenger motor vehicle.

                        Administrative Provision

       Sec. 106. (a) The Director of the Congressional Budget 
     Office shall have the authority to make lump-sum payments to 
     enhance staff recruitment and to reward exceptional 
     performance by an employee or a group of employees.
       (b) Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal years 
     beginning after September 30, 1999.

                        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, 
     $46,836,000, of which $4,390,000 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, $5,427,000, of which 
     $155,000 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, $64,038,000, of which 
     $22,305,000 shall remain available until expended.
       and strike all beginning on page 18, line 19, of the House 
     engrossed bill, H.R. 1905, down through page 18, line 22, and 
     insert the following:

                         house office buildings

       For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
     operation of the House office buildings, $37,279,000, of 
     which $4,442,000 shall remain available until expended.
       ; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 3:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 3, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted, insert:

                          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, $38,054,000, of which $3,000,000 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 2000.

                          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, $71,244,000: 
     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 Administration of the House of 
     Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration 
     of the Senate.

                       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, $73,577,000: 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.
       This title may be cited as the ``Congressional Operations 
     Appropriations Act, 2000''.

                        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, $3,425,000.

                          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, $256,779,000, of which not more than $6,500,000 
     shall be derived from collections credited to this 
     appropriation during fiscal year 2000, 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 
     2000 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, $10,321,380 is to remain available until 
     expended for acquisition of books, periodicals, newspapers, 
     and all

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     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, $2,347,000 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, 
     $5,579,000 is to remain available until expended for the 
     purpose of teaching educators how to incorporate the 
     Library's digital collections into school curricula, which 
     amount shall be transferred to the educational consortium 
     formed to conduct the ``Joining Hands Across America: Local 
     Community Initiative'' project as approved by the Library: 
     Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, 
     $600,000 is to remain available until expended for the 
     purpose of digitizing archival materials relating to ethnic 
     groups of California, including Japanese Americans, which 
     amount shall be transferred to an educational archive able to 
     conduct such a project as approved by the Library.

                            Copyright Office

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, 
     $37,628,000, of which not more than $20,800,000, to remain 
     available until expended, shall be derived from collections 
     credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2000 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 $5,454,000 shall be derived from 
     collections during fiscal year 2000 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 
     $26,254,000: 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 
     $4,250 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 and for copyright delegations, visitors, 
     and seminars.

             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), 
     $47,984,000, of which $14,019,000 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, $5,415,000.

                       Administrative Provisions

       Sec. 201. Appropriations in this Act available to the 
     Library of Congress shall be available, in an amount of not 
     more than $198,390, of which $59,300 is for the Congressional 
     Research Service, when specifically authorized by the 
     Librarian of Congress, for attendance at meetings concerned 
     with the function or activity for which the appropriation is 
     made.
       Sec. 202. (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. 203. 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. 204. 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. 205. 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. 206. (a) For fiscal year 2000, the obligational 
     authority of the Library of Congress for the activities 
     described in subsection (b) may not exceed $98,788,000.
       (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. 207. The Library of Congress may use available funds, 
     now and hereafter, to enter into contracts for the lease or 
     acquisition of severable services for a period that begins in 
     one fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal year and to enter 
     into multi-year contracts for the acquisition of property and 
     services pursuant to sections 303L and 304B, respectively, of 
     the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act (41 
     U.S.C. 253l and 254c).
       Sec. 208. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     regarding the qualifications and method of appointment of 
     employees of the Library of Congress, the Librarian of 
     Congress, using such method of appointment as the Librarian 
     may select, may appoint not more than three individuals who 
     meet such qualifications as the Librarian may impose to serve 
     as management specialists for a term not to exceed three 
     years.
       (b) No individual appointed as a management specialist 
     under subsection (a) may serve in such position after 
     December 31, 2004.
       Sec. 209. (a) section 904 of the Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1983 (2 U.S.C. 136a-2) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``Sec. 904. Notwithstanding any other provision of law--
       ``(1) the Librarian of Congress shall be compensated at an 
     annual rate of pay which is equal to the annual rate of basic 
     pay payable for positions at level II of the Executive 
     Schedule under section 5313 of title 5, United States Code; 
     and
       ``(2) the Deputy Librarian of Congress shall be compensated 
     at an annual rate of pay which is equal to the annual rate of 
     basic pay payable for positions at level III of the Executive 
     Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States 
     Code.''.
       (b) section 203(c)(1) of the Legislative Reorganization Act 
     of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166(c)(1)) is amended by striking the 
     second sentence and inserting the following: ``The basic pay 
     of the Director shall be at a per annum rate equal to the 
     rate of basic pay provided for level III of the Executive 
     Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States 
     Code.''.
       (c) The amendments made by this section shall apply with 
     respect to the first pay period which begins on or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act and each subsequent pay 
     period.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                     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, $16,033,000, of which $3,650,000 shall 
     remain available until expended.

                       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, $29,986,000: Provided, That travel 
     expenses, including travel expenses of the Depository Library 
     Council to the Public Printer, shall not exceed $175,000: 
     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 1998 and 1999 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 
     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 
     headings ``Office of Superintendent of Documents'' and 
     ``salaries and expenses'' together may not be available for 
     the full-time equivalent employment of more than 3,313 
     workyears (or such other number of workyears as the Public 
     Printer may request, subject to the approval of the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives): 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.

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                        Administrative Provision

       Sec. 210. (a) section 311 of title 44, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, section 
     3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5) shall apply with 
     respect to purchases and contracts for the Government 
     Printing Office as if the reference to `$25,000' in clause 
     (1) of such section were a reference to `$100,000'.''.
       (b) The heading of section 311 of title 44, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``authority'' and inserting 
     ``authority; small purchase threshold''.
       (c) The table of sections for chapter 3 of title 44, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 311 and inserting the following:

``311. Purchases exempt from the Federal Property and Administrative 
              Services Act; contract negotiation authority; small 
              purchase threshold.''.

                       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, $379,000,000: 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 $1,400,000 of such funds shall be available 
     for use in fiscal year 2000: 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 the Forum 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.

                     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 Administration 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 2000 
     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. Section 308 of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-275; 112 Stat. 2452) 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``(40 U.S.C. 174j-
     1(b)(1))'' and inserting ``(40 U.S.C. 174j-1 note)'';
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``(40 U.S.C. 174j-
     1(c))'' and inserting ``(40 U.S.C. 174j-1 note)''; and
       (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``(40 U.S.C. 174j-
     1(e))'' and inserting ``(40 U.S.C. 174j-1 note)''.
       Sec. 309. Section 316 of Public Law 101-302 is amended in 
     the first sentence of subsection (a) by striking ``1999'' and 
     inserting ``2000''.
       Sec. 310. Chapter 5 of title II of division B of the 
     Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-
     569) is amended in the matter under the subheading ``Capitol 
     Visitor Center'' under the heading ``ARCHITECT OF THE 
     CAPITOL'' by striking ``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'' and inserting ``the 
     United States Capitol Preservation Commission established 
     under section 801 of the Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act of 
     1988 (40 U.S.C. 188a)''.
       Sec. 311. Trade Deficit Review Commission. (a) 
     Appropriations.--Section 127(i) of the Trade Deficit Review 
     Commission Act (19 U.S.C. 2213 note) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new sentence:
     ``Amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall 
     remain available until the date which is 90 days after the 
     date on which the Commission submits the final report 
     described in subsection (e).''.
       (b) Applicability of certain pay authorities to members of 
     the commission.--Section 127(g) of the Trade Deficit Review 
     Commission Act is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(6) Applicability of certain pay authorities.--
       ``(A) In general.--An individual who is a member of the 
     Commission and is an annuitant or otherwise covered by 
     section 8344 or 8468 of title 5, United States Code, by 
     reason of membership on the Commission is not subject to the 
     provisions of section 8344 or 8468 (whichever is applicable) 
     with respect to such membership.
       ``(B) Uniformed service.--An individual who is a member of 
     the Commission and is a member or former member of a 
     uniformed service is not subject to the provisions of 
     subsections (b) and (c) of section 5532, United States Code, 
     with respect to membership on the Commission.''.
       (c) Termination of Commission and Other Matters.--Section 
     127 of the Trade Deficit Review Commission Act is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(j) Federal Advisory Committee Act.--The provisions of 
     the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463; 5 
     U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Commission.
       ``(k) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate 90 days 
     after the date on which the Commission submits the final 
     report under subsection (e).''.
       Sec. 312. Creditable Service With Congressional Campaign 
     Committees. Section 8332(m)(1)(A) of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) such employee has at least 4 years and 6 months of 
     service on such committees as of December 12, 1980; and''.
       Sec. 313. Section 507 of Public Law 104-1 (109 Stat. 43; 2 
     U.S.C. 1436) is repealed.

    TITLE IV--FISCAL YEAR 1999 SUPPLEMENTAL LEGISLATIVE BRANCH FUNDS

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

      Payments to Widows and Heirs of Deceased Members of Congress

       For payment to Marta Macias Brown, widow of George E. 
     Brown, Jr., late a Representative from the State of 
     California, $136,700: Provided, That this provision shall 
     take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

                        Administrative Provision

       Sec. 401. (a) The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
     1999 (Public Law 105-275; 112 Stat. 2437) is amended in the 
     item relating to ``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--Salaries and 
     Expenses--salaries, officers and employees'' by striking 
     ``$24,282,000'' and inserting ``$24,982,000''.
       (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect 
     as if included in the enactment of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1999.
       This title may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999''.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 2000''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.

     Charles H. Taylor,
     Zach Wamp,
     Jerry Lewis,

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     Kay Granger,
     Bill Young,
     Ed Pastor,
     John P. Murtha,
     Steny H. Hoyer,
     David Obey
       (except for the Russian exchange program),
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Robert F. Bennett,
     Ted Stevens,
     Larry Craig,
     Thad Cochran,
     Dianne Feinstein,
     Richard J. Durbin,
     Robert C. Byrd,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.
  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to the previous order of the House, 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 question being put,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that pursuant to 
previous order of the House and clause 10 of rule XX, the yeas and nays 
were ordered, and the call was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

367

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affirmative

Nays

49

para. 91.39                   [Roll No. 389]

                                YEAS--367

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--49

     Aderholt
     Baird
     Barr
     Berkley
     Berry
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Goode
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Hulshof
     Inslee
     Jones (NC)
     Kildee
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Moran (KS)
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanford
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shows
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Taylor (MS)
     Thune
     Toomey
     Vitter
     Wu

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Bilbray
     Clay
     Gephardt
     Lantos
     Leach
     Linder
     McDermott
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Ortiz
     Peterson (PA)
     Radanovich
     Rangel
     Spratt
     Stark
     Waxman
     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. 91.40  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. 1568. An Act to provide technical, financial, and 
     procurement assistance to veteran owned small businesses, 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. 1546. An Act to amend the International Religious 
     Freedom Act of 1998 to provide additional administrative 
     authorities to the United States Commission on International 
     Religious Freedom, and to make technical corrections to that 
     Act, and for other purposes.

para. 91.41  committee resignation--minority

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

                                                 James E. Clyburn,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, August 5, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     U.S. House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker:
       Please accept this correspondence as my resignation from 
     the House Committee on Appropriations for the 106th Congress, 
     effective this date.
       With kindest regards, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                 James E. Clyburn,
                                               Member of Congress.
  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para. 91.42  committee resignation--minority

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

                                                 Gary L. Ackerman,


                                Congress of the United States,

                           5th District, New York, August 5, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This letter is to inform you of that I do 
     hereby resign from the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services, effective immediately.
       Sincerely,
                                                 Gary L. Ackerman,
                                               Member of Congress.
  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para. 91.43  committee election--minority

  Mr. FROST, by direction of the Democratic Caucus, submitted the fol

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lowing privileged resolution (H. Res. 277):

       Resolved, that the following named Member be, and is 
     hereby, elected to the following standing committees of the 
     House of Representatives:
       Committee on Appropriations: Mr. Forbes of New York, to 
     rank immediately after Mr. Price of North Carolina; and
       Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Mr. Forbes 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. 91.44  water resources development

  Mr. SHUSTER called up the following conference report (Rept. No. 106-
298):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the House to the bill (S. 
     507), 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, 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 to the text of the bill 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 ``Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1999''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

                   TITLE I--WATER RESOURCES PROJECTS

Sec. 101. Project authorizations.
Sec. 102. Small flood control projects.
Sec. 103. Small bank stabilization projects.
Sec. 104. Small navigation projects.
Sec. 105. Small projects for improvement of the quality of the 
              environment.
Sec. 106. Small aquatic ecosystem restoration projects.

                      TITLE II--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 201. Small flood control authority.
Sec. 202. Use of non-Federal funds for compiling and disseminating 
              information on floods and flood damage.
Sec. 203. Contributions by States and political subdivisions.
Sec. 204. Sediment decontamination technology.
Sec. 205. Control of aquatic plants.
Sec. 206. Use of continuing contracts for construction of certain 
              projects.
Sec. 207. Water resources development studies for the Pacific region.
Sec. 208. Everglades and south Florida ecosystem restoration.
Sec. 209. Beneficial uses of dredged material.
Sec. 210. Aquatic ecosystem restoration.
Sec. 211. Watershed management, restoration, and development.
Sec. 212. Flood mitigation and riverine restoration program.
Sec. 213. Shore management program.
Sec. 214. Shore damage prevention or mitigation.
Sec. 215. Shore protection.
Sec. 216. Flood prevention coordination.
Sec. 217. Disposal of dredged material on beaches.
Sec. 218. Annual passes for recreation.
Sec. 219. Nonstructural flood control projects.
Sec. 220. Lakes program.
Sec. 221. Enhancement of fish and wildlife resources.
Sec. 222. Purchase of American-made equipment and products.
Sec. 223. Construction of flood control projects by non-Federal 
              interests.
Sec. 224. Environmental dredging.
Sec. 225. Recreation user fees.
Sec. 226. Small storm damage reduction projects.
Sec. 227. Use of private enterprises.

                 TITLE III--PROJECT-RELATED PROVISIONS

Sec. 301. Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway wildlife mitigation, Alabama and 
              Mississippi.
Sec. 302. Ouzinkie Harbor, Alaska.
Sec. 303. St. Paul Harbor, St. Paul, Alaska.
Sec. 304. Loggy Bayou, Red River below Denison Dam, Arkansas, 
              Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Sec. 305. Sacramento River, Glenn-Colusa, California.
Sec. 306. San Lorenzo River, California.
Sec. 307. Terminus Dam, Kaweah River, California.
Sec. 308. Delaware River mainstem and channel deepening, Delaware, New 
              Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
Sec. 309. Potomac River, Washington, District of Columbia.
Sec. 310. Brevard County, Florida.
Sec. 311. Broward County and Hillsboro Inlet, Florida.
Sec. 312. Lee County, Captiva Island segment, Florida, periodic beach 
              nourishment.
Sec. 313. Fort Pierce, Florida.
Sec. 314. Nassau County, Florida.
Sec. 315. Miami Harbor channel, Florida.
Sec. 316. St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida.
Sec. 317. Milo Creek, Idaho.
Sec. 318. Lake Michigan, Illinois.
Sec. 319. Springfield, Illinois.
Sec. 320. Ogden Dunes, Indiana.
Sec. 321. Saint Joseph River, South Bend, Indiana.
Sec. 322. White River, Indiana.
Sec. 323. Dubuque, Iowa.
Sec. 324. Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana.
Sec. 325. Larose to Golden Meadow, Louisiana.
Sec. 326. Louisiana State Penitentiary Levee, Louisiana.
Sec. 327. Twelve-Mile Bayou, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
Sec. 328. West bank of the Mississippi River (east of Harvey Canal), 
              Louisiana.
Sec. 329. Tolchester Channel S-Turn, Baltimore, Maryland.
Sec. 330. Sault Sainte Marie, Chippewa County, Michigan.
Sec. 331. Jackson County, Mississippi.
Sec. 332. Bois Brule Drainage and Levee District, Missouri.
Sec. 333. Meramec River basin, Valley Park Levee, Missouri.
Sec. 334. Missouri River mitigation project, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, 
              and Nebraska.
Sec. 335. Wood River, Grand Island, Nebraska.
Sec. 336. Absecon Island, New Jersey.
Sec. 337. New York Harbor and adjacent channels, Port Jersey, New 
              Jersey.
Sec. 338. Arthur Kill, New York and New Jersey.
Sec. 339. Kill Van Kull and Newark Bay channels, New York and New 
              Jersey.
Sec. 340. New York City watershed.
Sec. 341. New York State canal system.
Sec. 342. Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point, New York.
Sec. 343. Broken Bow Lake, Red River basin, Oklahoma.
Sec. 344. Willamette River temperature control, McKenzie Subbasin, 
              Oregon.
Sec. 345. Curwensville Lake, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 346. Delaware River, Pennsylvania and Delaware.
Sec. 347. Mussers Dam, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 348. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 349. Nine Mile Run, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 350. Raystown Lake, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 351. South Central Pennsylvania.
Sec. 352. Fox Point hurricane barrier, Providence, Rhode Island.
Sec. 353. Cooper River, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina.
Sec. 354. Clear Creek, Texas.
Sec. 355. Cypress Creek, Texas.
Sec. 356. Dallas floodway extension, Dallas, Texas.
Sec. 357. Upper Jordan River, Utah.
Sec. 358. Elizabeth River, Chesapeake, Virginia.
Sec. 359. Columbia River channel, Washington and Oregon.
Sec. 360. Greenbrier River basin, West Virginia.
Sec. 361. Bluestone Lake, Ohio River basin, West Virginia.
Sec. 362. Moorefield, West Virginia.
Sec. 363. West Virginia and Pennsylvania flood control.
Sec. 364. Project reauthorizations.
Sec. 365. Project deauthorizations.
Sec. 366. American and Sacramento Rivers, California.
Sec. 367. Martin, Kentucky.
Sec. 368. Southern West Virginia pilot program.
Sec. 369. Black Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers, Jackson, Alabama.
Sec. 370. Tropicana Wash and Flamingo Wash, Nevada.
Sec. 371. Comite River, Louisiana.
Sec. 372. St. Marys River, Michigan.
Sec. 373. Charlevoix, Michigan.
Sec. 374. White River basin, Arkansas and Missouri.
Sec. 375. Waurika Lake, Oklahoma, water conveyance facilities.

                           TITLE IV--STUDIES

Sec. 401. Deep draft harbor cost sharing.
Sec. 402. Boydsville, Arkansas.
Sec. 403. Greers Ferry Lake, Arkansas.
Sec. 404. Del Norte County, California.
Sec. 405. Frazier Creek, Tulare County, California.
Sec. 406. Mare Island Strait, California.
Sec. 407. Strawberry Creek, Berkeley, California.
Sec. 408. Sweetwater Reservoir, San Diego County, California.
Sec. 409. Whitewater River basin, California.
Sec. 410. Destin-Noriega Point, Florida.
Sec. 411. Little Econlackhatchee River basin, Florida.
Sec. 412. Port Everglades, Broward County, Florida.
Sec. 413. Lake Allatoona, Etowah River, and Little River watershed, 
              Georgia.
Sec. 414. Boise, Idaho.
Sec. 415. Goose Creek watershed, Oakley, Idaho.
Sec. 416. Little Wood River, Gooding, Idaho.
Sec. 417. Snake River, Lewiston, Idaho.
Sec. 418. Snake River and Payette River, Idaho.
Sec. 419. Upper Des Plaines River and tributaries, Illinois and 
              Wisconsin.
Sec. 420. Cameron Parish west of Calcasieu River, Louisiana.
Sec. 421. Coastal Louisiana.
Sec. 422. Grand Isle and vicinity, Louisiana.
Sec. 423. Gulf Intracoastal Waterway ecosystem, Chef Menteur to Sabine 
              River, Louisiana.
Sec. 424. Muddy River, Brookline and Boston, Massachusetts.
Sec. 425. Westport, Massachusetts.
Sec. 426. St. Clair River and Lake St. Clair, Michigan.
Sec. 427. St. Clair Shores, Michigan.
Sec. 428. Woodtick Peninsula, Michigan, and Toledo Harbor, Ohio.
Sec. 429. Pascagoula Harbor, Mississippi.

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Sec. 430. Tunica Lake weir, Mississippi.
Sec. 431. Yellowstone River, Montana.
Sec. 432. Las Vegas Valley, Nevada.
Sec. 433. Southwest Valley, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Sec. 434. Cayuga Creek, New York.
Sec. 435. Lake Champlain, New York and Vermont.
Sec. 436. Oswego River basin, New York.
Sec. 437. White Oak River, North Carolina.
Sec. 438. Arcola Creek watershed, Madison, Ohio.
Sec. 439. Cleveland harbor, Cleveland, Ohio.
Sec. 440. Toussaint River, Carroll Township, Ohio.
Sec. 441. Western Lake Erie basin, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan.
Sec. 442. Schuylkill River, Norristown, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 443. South Carolina coastal areas.
Sec. 444. Santee Delta focus area, South Carolina.
Sec. 445. Waccamaw River, South Carolina.
Sec. 446. Day County, South Dakota.
Sec. 447. Niobrara River and Missouri River, South Dakota.
Sec. 448. Corpus Christi, Texas.
Sec. 449. Mitchell's Cut Channel (Caney Fork Cut), Texas.
Sec. 450. Mouth of Colorado River, Texas.
Sec. 451. Santa Clara River, Utah.
Sec. 452. Mount St. Helens, Washington.
Sec. 453. Kanawha River, Fayette County, West Virginia.
Sec. 454. West Virginia ports.
Sec. 455. John Glenn Great Lakes basin program.
Sec. 456. Great Lakes navigational system.
Sec. 457. Nutrient loading resulting from dredged material disposal.
Sec. 458. Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers levees and streambanks 
              protection.
Sec. 459. Upper Mississippi River comprehensive plan.
Sec. 460. Susquehanna River and Upper Chesapeake Bay.

                   TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 501. Corps assumption of NRCS projects.
Sec. 502. Environmental infrastructure.
Sec. 503. Contaminated sediment dredging technology.
Sec. 504. Dam safety.
Sec. 505. Great Lakes remedial action plans.
Sec. 506. Projects for improvement of the environment.
Sec. 507. Maintenance of navigation channels.
Sec. 508. Measurements of Lake Michigan diversions, Illinois.
Sec. 509. Upper Mississippi River environmental management program.
Sec. 510. Atlantic Coast of New York.
Sec. 511. Water control management.
Sec. 512. Beneficial use of dredged material.
Sec. 513. Design and construction assistance.
Sec. 514. Missouri and Middle Mississippi Rivers enhancement project.
Sec. 515. Irrigation diversion protection and fisheries enhancement 
              assistance.
Sec. 516. Innovative technologies for watershed restoration.
Sec. 517. Expedited consideration of certain projects.
Sec. 518. Dog River, Alabama.
Sec. 519. Levees in Elba and Geneva, Alabama.
Sec. 520. Navajo Reservation, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah.
Sec. 521. Beaver Lake, Arkansas, water supply storage reallocation.
Sec. 522. Beaver Lake trout production facility, Arkansas.
Sec. 523. Chino dairy preserve, California.
Sec. 524. Orange and San Diego Counties, California.
Sec. 525. Rush Creek, Novato, California.
Sec. 526. Santa Cruz Harbor, California.
Sec. 527. Lower St. Johns River Basin, Florida.
Sec. 528. Mayo's Bar Lock and Dam, Coosa River, Rome, Georgia.
Sec. 529. Comprehensive flood impact response modeling system, 
              Coralville Reservoir and Iowa River watershed, Iowa.
Sec. 530. Additional construction assistance in Illinois.
Sec. 531. Kanopolis Lake, Kansas.
Sec. 532. Southern and Eastern Kentucky.
Sec. 533. Southeast Louisiana.
Sec. 534. Snug Harbor, Maryland.
Sec. 535. Welch Point, Elk River, Cecil County, and Chesapeake City, 
              Maryland.
Sec. 536. Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts.
Sec. 537. St. Louis, Missouri.
Sec. 538. Beaver branch of Big Timber Creek, New Jersey.
Sec. 539. Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River water levels, New York.
Sec. 540. New York-New Jersey Harbor, New York and New Jersey.
Sec. 541. Sea Gate Reach, Coney Island, New York, New York.
Sec. 542. Woodlawn, New York.
Sec. 543. Floodplain mapping, New York.
Sec. 544. Toussaint River, Carroll Township, Ottawa County, Ohio.
Sec. 545. Sardis Reservoir, Oklahoma.
Sec. 546. Skinner Butte Park, Eugene, Oregon.
Sec. 547. Willamette River Basin, Oregon.
Sec. 548. Bradford and Sullivan Counties, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 549. Erie Harbor, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 550. Point Marion Lock and Dam, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 551. Seven Points' Harbor, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 552. Southeastern Pennsylvania.
Sec. 553. Upper Susquehanna-Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, watershed 
              management and restoration study.
Sec. 554. Aguadilla Harbor, Puerto Rico.
Sec. 555. Oahe Dam to Lake Sharpe, South Dakota, study.
Sec. 556. North Padre Island storm damage reduction and environmental 
              restoration project.
Sec. 557. Northern West Virginia.
Sec. 558. Mississippi River Commission.
Sec. 559. Coastal aquatic habitat management.
Sec. 560. Abandoned and inactive noncoal mine restoration.
Sec. 561. Beneficial use of waste tire rubber.
Sec. 562. Site designation.
Sec. 563. Land conveyances.
Sec. 564. McNary Pool, Washington.
Sec. 565. Namings.
Sec. 566. Folsom Dam and Reservoir additional storage and additional 
              flood control studies.
Sec. 567. Wallops Island, Virginia.
Sec. 568. Detroit River, Michigan.
Sec. 569. Northeastern Minnesota.
Sec. 570. Alaska.
Sec. 571. Central West Virginia.
Sec. 572. Sacramento Metropolitan Area watershed restoration, 
              California.
Sec. 573. Onondaga Lake, New York.
Sec. 574. East Lynn Lake, West Virginia.
Sec. 575. Eel River, California.
Sec. 576. North Little Rock, Arkansas.
Sec. 577. Upper Mississippi River, Mississippi Place, St. Paul, 
              Minnesota.
Sec. 578. Dredging of salt ponds in the State of Rhode Island.
Sec. 579. Upper Susquehanna River basin, Pennsylvania and New York.
Sec. 580. Cumberland, Maryland, flood project mitigation.
Sec. 581. City of Miami Beach, Florida.
Sec. 582. Research and development program for Columbia and Snake 
              Rivers salmon survival.
Sec. 583. Larkspur Ferry Channel, California.
Sec. 584. Holes Creek flood control project, Ohio.
Sec. 585. San Jacinto disposal area, Galveston, Texas.
Sec. 586. Water monitoring station.
Sec. 587. Overflow management facility, Rhode Island.
Sec. 588. Lower Chena River, Alaska.
Sec. 589. Numana Dam Fish passage, Nevada.
Sec. 590. Embrey Dam, Virginia.
Sec. 591. Environmental remediation, Front Royal, Virginia.
Sec. 592. Mississippi.
Sec. 593. Central New Mexico.
Sec. 594. Ohio.
Sec. 595. Rural Nevada and Montana.
Sec. 596. Phoenix, Arizona.
Sec. 597. National Harbor, Maryland.

  TITLE VI--CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX TRIBE, LOWER BRULE SIOUX TRIBE, AND 
     STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA TERRESTRIAL WILDLIFE HABITAT RESTORATION

Sec. 601. Definitions.
Sec. 602. Terrestrial wildlife habitat restoration.
Sec. 603. South Dakota Terrestrial Wildlife Habitat Restoration Trust 
              Fund.
Sec. 604. Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and Lower Brule Sioux Tribe 
              Terrestrial Wildlife Habitat Restoration Trust Funds.
Sec. 605. Transfer of Federal land to State of South Dakota.
Sec. 606. Transfer of Corps of Engineers land for Indian tribes.
Sec. 607. Administration.
Sec. 608. Study.
Sec. 609. Authorization of appropriations.
                   TITLE I--WATER RESOURCES PROJECTS

     SEC. 101. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) Projects With Chief's Reports.--The following projects 
     for water resources development and conservation and other 
     purposes are authorized to be carried out by the Secretary 
     substantially in accordance with the plans, and subject to 
     the conditions, described in the respective reports 
     designated in this subsection:
       (1) Nome harbor improvements, alaska.--The project for 
     navigation, Nome Harbor improvements, Alaska: Report of the 
     Chief of Engineers dated June 8, 1999, as amended by the 
     Chief of Engineers on August 2, 1999, at a total cost of 
     $25,651,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $20,192,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $5,459,000.
       (2) Sand point harbor, alaska.--The project for navigation, 
     Sand Point Harbor, Alaska: Report of the Chief of Engineers 
     dated October 13, 1998, at a total cost of $11,760,000, with 
     an estimated Federal cost of $6,964,000 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $4,796,000.
       (3) Seward harbor, alaska.--The project for navigation, 
     Seward Harbor, Alaska: Report of the Chief of Engineers dated 
     June 8, 1999, at a total cost of $12,240,000, with an 
     estimated Federal cost of $4,089,000 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $8,151,000.
       (4) Rio salado (salt river), phoenix and tempe, arizona.--
     The project for flood control and environmental restoration, 
     Rio Salado (Salt River), Phoenix and Tempe, Arizona: Report 
     of the Chief of Engineers dated August 20, 1998, at a total 
     cost of $88,048,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $56,355,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $31,693,000.
       (5) Tucson drainage area, arizona.--The project for flood 
     damage reduction, environmental restoration, and recreation, 
     Tucson drainage area, Arizona: Report of the Chief of 
     Engineers dated May 20, 1998, at a total cost of $29,900,000, 
     with an estimated Federal cost of $16,768,000 and an 
     estimated non-Federal cost of $13,132,000.
       (6) American and sacramento rivers, california.--
       (A) In general.--The Folsom Dam Modification portion of the 
     Folsom Modification Plan described in the United States Army 
     Corps of Engineers Supplemental Information Report for the 
     American River Watershed Project, California, dated March 
     1996, as modified by the report entitled ``Folsom Dam 
     Modification Report, New Outlets Plan,'' dated March 1998, 
     prepared by the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency, at an 
     estimated cost of $150,000,000, with an esti

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     mated Federal cost of $97,500,000 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $52,500,000. The Secretary shall coordinate 
     with the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the design 
     and construction of modifications at Folsom Dam authorized by 
     this paragraph.
       (B) Reoperation measures.--Upon completion of the 
     improvements to Folsom Dam authorized by subparagraph (A), 
     the variable space allocated to flood control within the 
     Reservoir shall be reduced from the current operating range 
     of 400,000-670,000 acre-feet to 400,000-600,000 acre-feet.
       (C) Makeup of water shortages caused by flood control 
     operation.--The Secretary of the Interior shall enter into, 
     or modify, such agreements with the Sacramento Area Flood 
     Control Agency regarding the operation of Folsom Dam and 
     reservoir as may be necessary in order that, notwithstanding 
     any prior agreement or provision of law, 100 percent of the 
     water needed to make up for any water shortage caused by 
     variable flood control operation during any year at Folsom 
     Dam and resulting in a significant impact on recreation at 
     Folsom Reservoir shall be replaced, to the extent the water 
     is available for purchase, by the Secretary of the Interior.
       (D) Significant impact on recreation.--For the purposes of 
     this paragraph, a significant impact on recreation is defined 
     as any impact that results in a lake elevation at Folsom 
     Reservoir below 435 feet above sea level starting on May 15 
     and ending on September 15 of any given year.
       (E) Updated flood management plan.--The Secretary, in 
     cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall update 
     the flood management plan for Folsom Dam authorized by 
     section 9159(f)(2) of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1993 (106 Stat. 1946), to reflect the 
     operational capabilities created by the modification 
     authorized by subparagraph (A) and improved weather forecasts 
     based on the Advanced Hydrologic Prediction System of the 
     National Weather Service.
       (7) Oakland harbor, california.--The project for 
     navigation, Oakland Harbor, California: Report of the Chief 
     of Engineers dated April 21, 1999, at a total cost of 
     $252,290,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $128,081,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $124,209,000.
       (8) South sacramento county streams, california.--The 
     project for flood control, environmental restoration and 
     recreation, South Sacramento County streams, California: 
     Report of the Chief of Engineers dated October 6, 1998, at a 
     total cost of $65,500,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $41,200,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $24,300,000.
       (9) Upper guadalupe river, california.--Construction of the 
     locally preferred plan for flood damage reduction and 
     recreation, Upper Guadalupe River, California, described as 
     the Bypass Channel Plan of the Chief of Engineers dated 
     August 19, 1998, at a total cost of $140,328,000, with an 
     estimated Federal cost of $44,000,000 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $96,328,000.
       (10) Yuba river basin, california.--The project for flood 
     damage reduction, Yuba River Basin, California: Report of the 
     Chief of Engineers dated November 25, 1998, at a total cost 
     of $26,600,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $17,350,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $9,250,000.
       (11) Delaware bay coastline, delaware and new jersey-
     broadkill beach, delaware.--The project for hurricane and 
     storm damage reduction, Delaware Bay coastline, Delaware and 
     New Jersey-Broadkill Beach, Delaware: Report of the Chief of 
     Engineers dated August 17, 1998, at a total cost of 
     $9,049,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $5,674,000 and 
     an estimated non-Federal cost of $3,375,000, and at an 
     estimated average annual cost of $538,200 for periodic 
     nourishment over the 50-year life of the project, with an 
     estimated annual Federal cost of $349,800 and an estimated 
     annual non-Federal cost of $188,400.
       (12) Delaware bay coastline, delaware and new jersey-port 
     mahon, delaware.--The project for ecosystem restoration, 
     Delaware Bay coastline, Delaware and New Jersey-Port Mahon, 
     Delaware: Report of the Chief of Engineers dated September 
     28, 1998, at a total cost of $7,644,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $4,969,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $2,675,000, and at an estimated average annual cost of 
     $234,000 for periodic nourishment over the 50-year life of 
     the project, with an estimated annual Federal cost of 
     $152,000 and an estimated annual non-Federal cost of $82,000.
       (13) Delaware bay coastline, delaware and new jersey-
     roosevelt inlet-lewes beach, delaware.--The project for 
     navigation mitigation and hurricane and storm damage 
     reduction, Delaware Bay coastline, Delaware and New Jersey-
     Roosevelt Inlet-Lewes Beach, Delaware: Report of the Chief of 
     Engineers dated February 3, 1999, at a total cost of 
     $3,393,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $2,620,000 and 
     an estimated non-Federal cost of $773,000, and at an 
     estimated average annual cost of $196,000 for periodic 
     nourishment over the 50-year life of the project, with an 
     estimated annual Federal cost of $152,000 and an estimated 
     annual non-Federal cost of $44,000.
       (14) Delaware bay coastline, delaware and new jersey-villas 
     and vicinity, new jersey.--The project for shore protection 
     and ecosystem restoration, Delaware Bay coastline, Delaware 
     and New Jersey-Villas and vicinity, New Jersey: Report of the 
     Chief of Engineers dated April 21, 1999, at a total cost of 
     $7,520,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $4,888,000 and 
     an estimated non-Federal cost of $2,632,000.
       (15) Delaware coast from cape henelopen to fenwick island, 
     bethany beach/south bethany beach, delaware.--The project for 
     hurricane and storm damage reduction, Delaware Coast from 
     Cape Henelopen to Fenwick Island, Bethany Beach/South Bethany 
     Beach, Delaware: Report of the Chief of Engineers dated April 
     21, 1999, at a total cost of $22,205,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $14,433,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $7,772,000, and at an estimated average annual cost of 
     $1,584,000 for periodic nourishment over the 50-year life of 
     the project, with an estimated annual Federal cost of 
     $1,030,000 and an estimated annual non-Federal cost of 
     $554,000.
       (16) Hillsboro and okeechobee aquifer, florida.--The 
     project for aquifer storage and recovery described in the 
     Corps of Engineers Central and Southern Florida Water Supply 
     Study, Florida, dated April 1989, and in House Document 369, 
     dated July 30, 1968, at a total cost of $27,000,000, with an 
     estimated Federal cost of $13,500,000 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $13,500,000.
       (17) Jacksonville harbor, florida.--The project for 
     navigation, Jacksonville Harbor, Florida: Report of the Chief 
     of Engineers dated April 21, 1999, at a total cost of 
     $26,116,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $9,129,000 and 
     an estimated non-Federal cost of $16,987,000.
       (18) Tampa harbor-big bend channel, florida.--The project 
     for navigation, Tampa Harbor-Big Bend Channel, Florida: 
     Report of the Chief of Engineers dated October 13, 1998, at a 
     total cost of $12,356,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $6,235,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $6,121,000.
       (19) Brunswick harbor, georgia.--The project for 
     navigation, Brunswick Harbor, Georgia: Report of the Chief of 
     Engineers dated October 6, 1998, at a total cost of 
     $50,717,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $32,966,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $17,751,000.
       (20) Beargrass creek, kentucky.--The project for flood 
     control, Beargrass Creek, Kentucky: Report of the Chief of 
     Engineers dated May 12, 1998, at a total cost of $11,171,300, 
     with an estimated Federal cost of $7,261,500 and an estimated 
     non-Federal cost of $3,909,800.
       (21) Amite river and tributaries, louisiana, east baton 
     rouge parish watershed.--The project for flood damage 
     reduction and recreation, Amite River and Tributaries, 
     Louisiana, East Baton Rouge Parish Watershed: Report of the 
     Chief of Engineers dated December 23, 1996, at a total cost 
     of $112,900,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $73,400,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $39,500,000.
       (22) Baltimore harbor anchorages and channels, maryland and 
     virginia.--
       (A) In general.--The project for navigation, Baltimore 
     Harbor Anchorages and Channels, Maryland and Virginia, Report 
     of the Chief of Engineers dated June 8, 1998, at a total cost 
     of $28,426,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $18,994,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $9,432,000.
       (B) Credit or reimbursement.--If a project cooperation 
     agreement is entered into, the non-Federal interest shall 
     receive credit toward, or reimbursement of, the Federal share 
     of project costs for construction work performed by the non-
     Federal interest before execution of the project cooperation 
     agreement if the Secretary finds the work to be integral to 
     the project.
       (C) Study of modifications.--During the preconstruction 
     engineering and design phase of the project, the Secretary 
     shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility of 
     undertaking further modifications to the Dundalk Marine 
     Terminal access channels, consisting of--
       (i) deepening and widening the Dundalk access channels to a 
     depth of 50 feet and a width of 500 feet;
       (ii) widening the flares of the access channels; and
       (iii) providing a new flare on the west side of the 
     entrance to the east access channel.
       (D) Report.--
       (i) In general.--Not later than March 1, 2000, the 
     Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the study 
     under subparagraph (C).
       (ii) Contents.--The report shall include a determination 
     of--

       (I) the feasibility of performing the project modifications 
     described in subparagraph (C); and
       (II) the appropriateness of crediting or reimbursing the 
     Federal share of the cost of the work performed by the non-
     Federal interest on the project modifications.

       (23) Red lake river at crookston, minnesota.--The project 
     for flood control, Red Lake River at Crookston, Minnesota: 
     Report of the Chief of Engineers dated April 20, 1998, at a 
     total cost of $8,950,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $5,720,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $3,230,000.
       (24) Turkey creek basin, kansas city, missouri, and kansas 
     city, kansas.--The project for flood damage reduction, Turkey 
     Creek Basin, Kansas City, Missouri, and Kansas City, Kansas: 
     Report of the Chief of Engineers dated April 21, 1999, at a 
     total cost of $42,875,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $25,596,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $17,279,000.
       (25) Lower cape may meadows, cape may point, new jersey.--
     The project for navigation mitigation, ecosystem restoration, 
     shore protection, and hurricane and storm damage reduction, 
     Lower Cape May Meadows, Cape May Point, New Jersey: Report of 
     the Chief of Engineers dated April 5, 1999, at a total cost 
     of $15,952,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $12,118,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $3,834,000, and at an 
     estimated average annual cost of $1,114,000 for periodic 
     nourishment over the 50-year life of the project, with an 
     estimated annual Federal cost of $897,000 and an estimated 
     annual non-Federal cost of $217,000.
       (26) Townsends inlet to cape may inlet, new jersey.--The 
     project for hurricane and storm damage reduction, shore 
     protection, and ecosystem restoration, Townsends Inlet to 
     Cape May Inlet, New Jersey: Report of the Chief of Engineers 
     dated September 28, 1998, at a total cost of $56,503,000, 
     with an estimated Federal cost of $36,727,000 and an 
     estimated non-Federal cost of $19,776,000, and at an 
     estimated average annual cost of $2,000,000 for periodic 
     nourishment over the 50-year life of the project, with an

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     estimated annual Federal cost of $1,300,000 and an estimated 
     annual non-Federal cost of $700,000.
       (27) Guanajibo river, puerto rico.--
       (A) In general.--The project for flood control, Guanajibo 
     River, Puerto Rico: Report of the Chief of Engineers dated 
     February 27, 1996, at a total cost of $27,031,000, with an 
     estimated Federal cost of $20,273,250 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $6,757,750.
       (B) Cost sharing.--Cost sharing for the project shall be 
     determined in accordance with section 103(a) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(a)), as in 
     effect on October 11, 1996.
       (28) Rio grande de manati, barceloneta, puerto rico.--The 
     project for flood control, Rio Grande De Manati, Barceloneta, 
     Puerto Rico: Report of the Chief of Engineers dated January 
     22, 1999, at a total cost of $13,491,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $8,785,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $4,706,000.
       (29) Rio nigua, salinas, puerto rico.--The project for 
     flood control, Rio Nigua, Salinas, Puerto Rico: Report of the 
     Chief of Engineers dated April 15, 1997, at a total cost of 
     $13,702,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $7,645,000 and 
     an estimated non-Federal cost of $6,057,000.
       (30) Salt creek, graham, texas.--The project for flood 
     control, environmental restoration, and recreation, Salt 
     Creek, Graham, Texas: Report of the Chief of Engineers dated 
     October 6, 1998, at a total cost of $10,080,000, with an 
     estimated Federal cost of $6,560,000 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $3,520,000.
       (b) Projects Subject to a Final Report.--The following 
     projects for water resources development and conservation and 
     other purposes are authorized to be carried out by the 
     Secretary substantially in accordance with the plans, and 
     subject to the conditions, recommended in a final report of 
     the Chief of Engineers if a favorable report of the Chief is 
     completed not later than December 31, 1999:
       (1) Heritage harbor, wrangell, alaska.--The project for 
     navigation, Heritage Harbor, Wrangell, Alaska, at a total 
     cost of $24,556,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $14,447,000 and estimated non-Federal cost of $10,109,000.
       (2) Arroyo pasajero, california.--The project for flood 
     damage reduction, Arroyo Pasajero, California, at a total 
     cost of $260,700,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $170,100,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 
     $90,600,000.
       (3) Hamilton airfield, california.--The project for 
     environmental restoration, Hamilton Airfield, California, at 
     a total cost of $55,200,000, with an estimated Federal cost 
     of $41,400,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 
     $13,800,000.
       (4) Success dam, tule river basin, california.--The project 
     for flood damage reduction and water supply, Success Dam, 
     Tule River basin, California, at a total cost of $17,900,000, 
     with an estimated Federal cost of $11,635,000 and an 
     estimated non-Federal cost of $6,265,000.
       (5) Delaware bay coastline, delaware and new jersey: 
     oakwood beach, new jersey.--The project for shore protection, 
     Delaware Bay coastline, Delaware and New Jersey: Oakwood 
     Beach, New Jersey, at a total cost of $3,360,000, with an 
     estimated Federal cost of $2,184,000 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $1,176,000, and at an estimated average 
     annual cost of $81,000 for periodic nourishment over the 50-
     year life of the project, with an estimated annual Federal 
     cost of $53,000 and an estimated annual non-Federal cost of 
     $28,000.
       (6) Delaware bay coastline, delaware and new jersey: reeds 
     beach and pierces point, new jersey.--The project for shore 
     protection and ecosystem restoration, Delaware Bay coastline, 
     Delaware and New Jersey: Reeds Beach and Pierces Point, New 
     Jersey, at a total cost of $4,057,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $2,637,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $1,420,000.
       (7) Little talbot island, duval county, florida.--The 
     project for hurricane and storm damage prevention and shore 
     protection, Little Talbot Island, Duval County, Florida, at a 
     total cost of $5,915,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $3,839,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $2,076,000.
       (8) Ponce de leon inlet, florida.--The project for 
     navigation and related purposes, Ponce de Leon Inlet, Volusia 
     County, Florida, at a total cost of $5,454,000, with an 
     estimated Federal cost of $2,988,000 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $2,466,000.
       (9) Savannah harbor expansion, georgia.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the project 
     for navigation, Savannah Harbor expansion, Georgia, including 
     implementation of the mitigation plan, with such 
     modifications as the Secretary considers appropriate, at a 
     total cost of $230,174,000 (of which amount a portion is 
     authorized for implementation of the mitigation plan), with 
     an estimated Federal cost of $145,160,000 and an estimated 
     non-Federal cost of $85,014,000.
       (B) Conditions.--The project authorized by subparagraph (A) 
     may be carried out only after--
       (i) the Secretary, in consultation with affected Federal, 
     State of Georgia, State of South Carolina, regional, and 
     local entities, reviews and approves an environmental impact 
     statement for the project that includes--

       (I) an analysis of the impacts of project depth 
     alternatives ranging from 42 feet through 48 feet; and
       (II) a selected plan for navigation and an associated 
     mitigation plan as required under section 906(a) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2283(a)); and

       (ii) the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of 
     Commerce, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, and the Secretary approve the selected plan and 
     determine that the associated mitigation plan adequately 
     addresses the potential environmental impacts of the project.
       (C) Mitigation requirements.--The mitigation plan shall be 
     implemented before or concurrently with construction of the 
     project.
       (10) Des plaines river, illinois.--The project for flood 
     control, Des Plaines River, Illinois, at a total cost of 
     $48,800,000 with an estimated Federal cost of $31,700,000 and 
     an estimated non-Federal cost of $17,100,000.
       (11) Reelfoot lake, kentucky and tennessee.--The project 
     for ecosystem restoration, Reelfoot Lake, Kentucky and 
     Tennessee, at a total cost of $35,287,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $23,601,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $11,686,000.
       (12) Brigantine inlet to great egg harbor, brigantine 
     island, new jersey.--The project for hurricane and storm 
     damage reduction and shore protection, Brigantine Inlet to 
     Great Egg Harbor, Brigantine Island, New Jersey, at a total 
     cost of $4,970,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $3,230,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $1,740,000, 
     and at an estimated average annual cost of $465,000 for 
     periodic nourishment over the 50-year life of the project, 
     with an estimated annual Federal cost of $302,000 and an 
     estimated annual non-Federal cost of $163,000.
       (13) Columbia river channel, oregon and washington.--The 
     project for navigation, Columbia River Channel, Oregon and 
     Washington, at a total cost of $183,623,000, with an 
     estimated Federal cost of $106,132,000 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $77,491,000.
       (14) Johnson creek, arlington, texas.--The project for 
     flood damage reduction, environmental restoration, and 
     recreation, Johnson Creek, Arlington, Texas, at a total cost 
     of $20,300,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $12,000,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $8,300,000.
       (15) Howard hanson dam, washington.--The project for water 
     supply and ecosystem restoration, Howard Hanson Dam, 
     Washington, at a total cost of $75,600,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $36,900,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $38,700,000.

     SEC. 102. SMALL FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a study for 
     each of the following projects and, if the Secretary 
     determines that a project is feasible, may carry out the 
     project under section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 
     (33 U.S.C. 701s).
       (1) Eyak river, cordova, alaska.--Project for flood damage 
     reduction, Eyak River, Cordova, Alaska.
       (2) Salcha river and piledriver slough, fairbanks, 
     alaska.--Project for flood damage reduction to protect 
     against surface water flooding, lower Salcha River and 
     Piledriver Slough from its headwaters at the mouth of the 
     Salcha River to the Chena Lakes Flood Control Project, 
     Fairbanks, Alaska.
       (3) Lancaster, california.--Project for flood control, 
     Lancaster, California, westside stormwater retention 
     facility.
       (4) Magpie creek, california.--Project for flood control, 
     Magpie Creek, California, located within the boundaries of 
     McClellan Air Force Base.
       (5) Gateway triangle area, florida.--Project for flood 
     control, Gateway Triangle area, Collier County, Florida.
       (6) Plant city, florida.--Project for flood control, Plant 
     City, Florida.
       (7) Stone island, lake monroe, florida.--Project for flood 
     control, Stone Island, Lake Monroe, Florida.
       (8) Ohio river, illinois.--Project for flood control, Ohio 
     River, Illinois.
       (9) Hamilton dam, michigan.--Project for flood control, 
     Hamilton Dam, Michigan.
       (10) Repaupo creek and delaware river, gloucester county, 
     new jersey.--Project for tidegate and levee improvements for 
     Repaupo Creek and the Delaware River, Gloucester County, New 
     Jersey.
       (11) Irondequoit creek, new york.--Project for flood 
     control, Irondequoit Creek watershed, New York.
       (12) Owasco lake seawall, new york.--Project for flood 
     control, Owasco Lake seawall, New York.
       (13) Port clinton, ohio.--Project for flood control, Port 
     Clinton, Ohio.
       (14) Abington township, pennsylvania.--Project for flood 
     control, Baeder and Wanamaker Roads, Abington Township, 
     Pennsylvania.
       (15) Port indian, west norriton township, montgomery 
     county, pennsylvania.--Project for flood control, Port 
     Indian, West Norriton Township, Montgomery County, 
     Pennsylvania.
       (16) Port providence, upper providence township, 
     pennsylvania.--Project for flood control, Port Providence, 
     Upper Providence Township, Pennsylvania.
       (17) Springfield township, montgomery county, 
     pennsylvania.--Project for flood control, Springfield 
     Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
       (18) Tawney run creek, pennsylvania.--Project for flood 
     control, Tawney Run Creek, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
       (19) Wissahickon watershed, pennsylvania.--Project for 
     flood control, Wissahickon watershed, Philadelphia, 
     Pennsylvania.
       (20) Tioga county, pennsylvania.--Project for flood 
     control, Tioga River and Cowanesque River and their 
     tributaries, Tioga County, Pennsylvania.
       (21) First creek, knoxville, tennessee.--Project for flood 
     control, First Creek, Knoxville, Tennessee.
       (22) Metro center levee, cumberland river, nashville, 
     tennessee.--Project for flood control, Metro Center Levee, 
     Cumberland River, Nashville, Tennessee.
       (b) Festus and Crystal City, Missouri.--
       (1) Maximum federal expenditure.--The maximum amount of 
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     expended for the project for flood control, Festus and 
     Crystal City, Missouri, is $10,000,000.
       (2) Revision of project cooperation agreement.--The 
     Secretary shall revise the project cooperation agreement for 
     the project described in paragraph (1) to take into account 
     the change in the Federal participation in the project under 
     paragraph (1).

     SEC. 103. SMALL BANK STABILIZATION PROJECTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a study for 
     each of the following projects and, if the Secretary 
     determines that a project is feasible, may carry out the 
     project under section 14 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 (33 
     U.S.C. 701r):
       (1) Arctic ocean, barrow, alaska.--Project for storm damage 
     reduction and coastal erosion, Barrow, Alaska.
       (2) Saint joseph river, indiana.--Project for streambank 
     erosion control, Saint Joseph River, Indiana.
       (3) Saginaw river, bay city, michigan.--Project for 
     streambank erosion control, Saginaw River, Bay City, 
     Michigan.
       (4) Big timber creek, new jersey.--Project for streambank 
     erosion control, Big Timber Creek, New Jersey.
       (5) Lake shore road, athol springs, new york.--Project for 
     streambank erosion control, Lake Shore Road, Athol Springs, 
     New York.
       (6) Marist college, poughkeepsie, new york.--Project for 
     streambank erosion control, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, New 
     York.
       (7) Monroe county, ohio.--Project for streambank erosion 
     control, Monroe County, Ohio.
       (8) Green valley, west virginia.--Project for streambank 
     erosion control, Green Valley, West Virginia.
       (b) Yellowstone River, Billings, Montana.--The streambank 
     protection project at Coulson Park, along the Yellowstone 
     River, Billings, Montana, shall be eligible for assistance 
     under section 14 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 
     701r).

     SEC. 104. SMALL NAVIGATION PROJECTS.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study for each of the 
     following projects and, if the Secretary determines that a 
     project is feasible, may carry out the project under section 
     107 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577).
       (1) Grand marais, arkansas.--Project for navigation, Grand 
     Marais, Arkansas.
       (2) Fields landing channel, humboldt harbor, california.--
     Project for navigation, Fields Landing Channel, Humboldt 
     Harbor, California.
       (3) San mateo (pillar point harbor), california.--Project 
     for navigation, San Mateo (Pillar Point Harbor), California.
       (4) Agana marina, guam.--Project for navigation, Agana 
     Marina, Guam.
       (5) Agat marina, guam.--Project for navigation, Agat 
     Marina, Guam.
       (6) Apra harbor fuel piers, guam.--Project for navigation, 
     Apra Harbor Fuel Piers, Guam.
       (7) Apra harbor pier f-6, guam.--Project for navigation, 
     Apra Harbor Pier F-6, Guam.
       (8) Apra harbor seawall, guam.--Project for navigation 
     including a seawall, Apra Harbor, Guam.
       (9) Guam harbor, guam.--Project for navigation, Guam 
     Harbor, Guam.
       (10) Illinois river near chautauqua park, illinois.--
     Project for navigation, Illinois River near Chautauqua Park, 
     Illinois.
       (11) Whiting shoreline waterfront, whiting, indiana.--
     Project for navigation, Whiting shoreline waterfront, 
     Whiting, Indiana.
       (12) Union river, ellsworth, maine.--Project for 
     navigation, Union River, Ellsworth, Maine.
       (13) Naraguagus river, machias, maine.--Project for 
     navigation, Naraguagus River, Machias, Maine.
       (14) Detroit river, michigan.--Project for navigation, 
     Detroit River, Michigan, including dredging and removal of a 
     reef.
       (15) Fortescue inlet, delaware bay, new jersey.--Project 
     for navigation, Fortescue Inlet, Delaware Bay, New Jersey.
       (16) Braddock bay, greece, new york.--Project for 
     navigation, Braddock Bay, Greece, New York.
       (17) Buffalo and lasalle park, new york.--Project for 
     navigation, Buffalo and LaSalle Park, New York.
       (18) Sturgeon point, new york.--Project for navigation, 
     Sturgeon Point, New York.
       (19) Fairport harbor, ohio.--Project for navigation, 
     Fairport Harbor, Ohio, including a recreation channel.

     SEC. 105. SMALL PROJECTS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF THE QUALITY OF 
                   THE ENVIRONMENT.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a study for 
     each of the following projects and, if the Secretary 
     determines that a project is appropriate, may carry out the 
     project under section 1135(a) of the Water Reseources 
     Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a(a):
       (1) Illinois river in the vicinity of havana, illinois.--
     Project for improvement of the quality of the environment, 
     Illinois River in the vicinity of Havana, Illinois.
       (2) Knitting mill creek, virginia.--Project for improvement 
     of the quality of the environment, Knitting Mill Creek, 
     Virginia.
       (b) Pine Flat Dam, Kings River, California.--Under 
     authority of section 1135(a) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a(a)), the Secretary 
     shall carry out a project to construct a turbine bypass at 
     Pine Flat Dam, Kings River, California, in accordance with 
     the project modification report and environmental assessment 
     dated September 1996.

     SEC. 106. SMALL AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION PROJECTS.

       The Secretary is authorized to carry out the following 
     projects under section 206 of the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330):
       (1) Contra costa county, bay delta, california.--Project 
     for aquatic ecosystem restoration, Contra Costa County, Bay 
     Delta, California.
       (2) Indian river, florida.--Project for aquatic ecosystem 
     restoration and lagoon restoration, Indian River, Florida.
       (3) Little wekiva river, florida.--Project for aquatic 
     ecosystem restoration and erosion control, Little Wekiva 
     River, Florida.
       (4) Cook county, illinois.--Project for aquatic ecosystem 
     restoration and lagoon restoration and protection, Cook 
     County, Illinois.
       (5) Grand batture island, mississippi.--Project for aquatic 
     ecosystem restoration, Grand Batture Island, Mississippi.
       (6) Hancock, harrison, and jackson counties, mississippi.--
     Project for aquatic ecosystem restoration and reef 
     restoration along the Gulf Coast, Hancock, Harrison, and 
     Jackson Counties, Mississippi.
       (7) Mississippi river and river des peres, st. louis, 
     missouri.--Project for aquatic ecosystem restoration and 
     recreation, Mississippi River and River Des Peres, St. Louis, 
     Missouri.
       (8) Hudson river, new york.--Project for aquatic ecosystem 
     restoration, Hudson River, New York.
       (9) Oneida lake, new york.--Project for aquatic ecosystem 
     restoration, Oneida Lake, Oneida County, New York.
       (10) Otsego lake, new york.--Project for aquatic ecosystem 
     restoration, Otsego Lake, Otsego County, New York.
       (11) North fork of yellow creek, ohio.--Project for aquatic 
     ecosystem restoration, North Fork of Yellow Creek, Ohio.
       (12) Wheeling creek watershed, ohio.--Project for aquatic 
     ecosystem restoration, Wheeling Creek watershed, Ohio.
       (13) Springfield millrace, oregon.--Project for aquatic 
     ecosystem restoration, Springfield Millrace, Oregon.
       (14) Upper amazon creek, oregon.--Project for aquatic 
     ecosystem restoration, Upper Amazon Creek, Oregon.
       (15) Lake ontelaunee reservoir, berks county, 
     pennsylvania.--Project for aquatic ecosystem restoration and 
     distilling pond facilities, Lake Ontelaunee Reservoir, Berks 
     County, Pennsylvania.
       (16) Blackstone river basin, rhode island and 
     massachusetts.--Project for aquatic ecosystem restoration and 
     fish passage facilities, Blackstone River Basin, Rhode Island 
     and Massachusetts.
                      TITLE II--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 201. SMALL FLOOD CONTROL AUTHORITY.

       Section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 
     701s) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``construction of 
     small projects'' and inserting ``implementation of small 
     structural and nonstructural projects''; and
       (2) in the third sentence, by striking ``$5,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$7,000,000''.

     SEC. 202. USE OF NON-FEDERAL FUNDS FOR COMPILING AND 
                   DISSEMINATING INFORMATION ON FLOODS AND FLOOD 
                   DAMAGE.

       Section 206(b) of the Flood Control Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 
     709a(b)) is amended in the third sentence by inserting before 
     the period at the end the following: ``, but the Secretary of 
     the Army may accept funds voluntarily contributed by such 
     entities for the purpose of expanding the scope of the 
     services requested by the entities''.

     SEC. 203. CONTRIBUTIONS BY STATES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.

       Section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (33 U.S.C. 701h), is 
     amended by inserting ``or environmental restoration'' after 
     ``flood control''.

     SEC. 204. SEDIMENT DECONTAMINATION TECHNOLOGY.

       Section 405 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 
     (33 U.S.C. 2239 note; Public Law 102-580) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Practical end-use products.--Technologies selected 
     for demonstration at the pilot scale shall be intended to 
     result in practical end-use products.
       ``(5) Assistance by the secretary.--The Secretary shall 
     assist the project to ensure expeditious completion by 
     providing sufficient quantities of contaminated dredged 
     material to conduct the full-scale demonstrations to stated 
     capacity.'';
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking the first sentence and 
     inserting the following: ``There is authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this section $22,000,000 to 
     complete technology testing, technology commercialization, 
     and the development of full scale processing facilities 
     within the New York/New Jersey Harbor.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Support.--In carrying out the program under this 
     section, the Secretary is encouraged to use contracts, 
     cooperative agreements, and grants with colleges and 
     universities and other non-Federal entities.''.

     SEC. 205. CONTROL OF AQUATIC PLANTS.

       Section 104 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (33 U.S.C. 
     610) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
     ``water-hyacinth, alligatorweed, Eurasian water milfoil, 
     melaleuca, and other obnoxious aquatic plant growths, from'' 
     and inserting ``noxious aquatic plant growths from'';
       (2) in the first sentence of subsection (b), by striking 
     ``$12,000,000'' and inserting ``$15,000,000.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Support.--In carrying out the program under this 
     section, the Secretary is encouraged to use contracts, 
     cooperative agreements, and grants with colleges and 
     universities and other non-Federal entities.''.

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     SEC. 206. USE OF CONTINUING CONTRACTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF 
                   CERTAIN PROJECTS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Secretary shall not implement a fully allocated 
     funding policy with respect to a water resource project if 
     initiation of construction has occurred but sufficient funds 
     are not available to complete the project.
       (b) Continuing Contracts.--The Secretary shall enter into a 
     continuing contract for a project described in subsection 
     (a).
       (c) Initiation of Construction Clarified.--For the purposes 
     of this section, initiation of construction for a project 
     occurs on the date of enactment of an Act that appropriates 
     funds for the project from 1 of the following appropriation 
     accounts:
       (1) Construction, General.
       (2) Operation and Maintenance, General.
       (3) Flood Control, Mississippi River and Tributaries.

     SEC. 207. WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT STUDIES FOR THE PACIFIC 
                   REGION.

       Section 444 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
     (110 Stat. 3747) is amended by striking ``interest of 
     navigation'' and inserting ``interests of water resources 
     development including navigation, flood damage reduction, and 
     environmental restoration''.

     SEC. 208. EVERGLADES AND SOUTH FLORIDA ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION.

       (a) Extension of Program.--Section 528(b)(3) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1996 is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B) (110 Stat. 3769), by striking 
     ``1999'' and inserting ``2003''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (C)(i) (110 Stat. 3769), by striking 
     ``1999'' and inserting ``2003''.
       (b) Credit and Reimbursement of Past and Future 
     Activities.--Section 528(b)(3) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3768) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(D) Credit and reimbursement of past and future 
     activities.--The Secretary may provide credit to or reimburse 
     the non-Federal project sponsor (using funds authorized by 
     subparagraph (C)) for the reasonable costs of any work that 
     has been performed or will be performed in connection with a 
     study or activity meeting the requirements of subparagraph 
     (A) if--
       ``(i) the Secretary determines that--

       ``(I) the work performed by the non-Federal project sponsor 
     will substantially expedite completion of a critical 
     restoration project; and
       ``(II) the work is necessary for a critical restoration 
     project; and

       ``(ii) the credit or reimbursement is granted pursuant to a 
     project-specific agreement that prescribes the terms and 
     conditions of the credit or reimbursement.''.
       (c) Caloosahatchee River Basin, Florida.--Section 528(e)(4) 
     of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 
     3770) is amended in the first sentence by inserting before 
     the period at the end the following: ``if the Secretary 
     determines that the acquisition is compatible with and an 
     integral component of the Everglades and South Florida 
     ecosystem restoration, including potential acquisition of 
     land or interests in land in the Caloosahatchee River basin 
     or other areas''.
       (d) In-Kind Work.--Section 528(e)(4) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3770) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Regardless'' and inserting the following:
       ``(1) Land acquisition.--Regardless''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) In-kind work.--
       ``(A) In general.--During the preconstruction, engineering, 
     and design phase and the construction phase of the Central 
     and Southern Florida Project, the Secretary shall allow 
     credit against the non-Federal share of the cost of 
     activities described in subsection (b) for work performed by 
     non-Federal interests at the request of the Secretary in 
     furtherance of the design of features included in the 
     comprehensive plan under that subsection.
       ``(B) Audits.--In-kind work to be credited under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be subject to audit.''.

     SEC. 209. BENEFICIAL USES OF DREDGED MATERIAL.

       Section 204 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 
     (33 U.S.C. 2326) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c), by striking ``cooperative agreement 
     in accordance with the requirements of section 221 of the 
     Flood Control Act of 1970'' and inserting ``binding agreement 
     with the Secretary''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Nonprofit Entities.--Notwithstanding section 221 of 
     the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5b), for any 
     project carried out under this section, a non-Federal 
     interest may include a nonprofit entity, with the consent of 
     the affected local government.''.

     SEC. 210. AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION.

       Section 206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
     (33 U.S.C. 2330) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``Non-Federal'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--Non-Federal''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Form.--Before October 1, 2003, the Federal share of 
     the cost of a project under this section may be provided in 
     the form of reimbursements of project costs.''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``Construction'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--Construction''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Nonprofit entities.--Notwithstanding section 221 of 
     the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5b), for any 
     project carried out under this section, a non-Federal 
     interest may include a nonprofit entity, with the consent of 
     the affected local government.''.

     SEC. 211. WATERSHED MANAGEMENT, RESTORATION, AND DEVELOPMENT.

       Section 503 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
     (110 Stat. 3756) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (10) and inserting the following:
       ``(10) Regional Atlanta watershed, Atlanta, Georgia, and 
     Lake Lanier, Forsyth and Hall Counties, Georgia.''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(14) Clear Lake watershed, California.
       ``(15) Fresno Slough watershed, California.
       ``(16) Hayward Marsh, Southern San Francisco Bay watershed, 
     California.
       ``(17) Kaweah River watershed, California.
       ``(18) Lake Tahoe watershed, California and Nevada.
       ``(19) Malibu Creek watershed, California.
       ``(20) Lower St. Johns River basin, Florida.
       ``(21) Illinois River watershed, Illinois.
       ``(22) Truckee River basin, Nevada.
       ``(23) Walker River basin, Nevada.
       ``(24) Bronx River watershed, New York.
       ``(25) Catawba River watershed, North Carolina.
       ``(26) Columbia Slough watershed, Oregon.
       ``(27) Cabin Creek basin, West Virginia.'';
       (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
       ``(e) Nonprofit Entities.--Notwithstanding section 221(b) 
     of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5b(b)), for 
     any project undertaken under this section, a non-Federal 
     interest may include a nonprofit entity, with the consent of 
     the affected local government.''.

     SEC. 212. FLOOD MITIGATION AND RIVERINE RESTORATION PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary may undertake a program for 
     the purpose of conducting projects to reduce flood hazards 
     and restore the natural functions and values of rivers 
     throughout the United States.
       (b) Studies and Projects.--
       (1) Authority.--In carrying out the program, the Secretary 
     may conduct studies to identify appropriate flood damage 
     reduction, conservation, and restoration measures and may 
     design and implement projects described in subsection (a).
       (2) Consultation and coordination.--The studies and 
     projects carried out under this section shall be conducted, 
     to the maximum extent practicable, in consultation and 
     coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and 
     other appropriate Federal agencies, and in consultation and 
     coordination with appropriate State and local agencies and 
     tribes.
       (3) Nonstructural approaches.--The studies and projects 
     shall emphasize, to the maximum extent practicable and 
     appropriate, nonstructural approaches to preventing or 
     reducing flood damages.
       (4) Participation.--The studies and projects shall be 
     conducted, to the maximum extent practicable, in cooperation 
     with State and local agencies and tribes to ensure the 
     coordination of local flood damage reduction or riverine and 
     wetland restoration studies with projects that conserve, 
     restore, and manage hydrologic and hydraulic regimes and 
     restore the natural functions and values of floodplains.
       (c) Cost-Sharing Requirements.--
       (1) Studies.--Studies conducted under this section shall be 
     subject to cost sharing in accordance with section 105 of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2215).
       (2) Environmental restoration and nonstructural flood 
     control projects.--
       (A) In general.--The non-Federal interests shall pay 35 
     percent of the cost of any environmental restoration or 
     nonstructural flood control project carried out under this 
     section.
       (B) Items provided by non-federal interests.--The non-
     Federal interests shall provide all land, easements, rights-
     of-way, dredged material disposal areas, and relocations 
     necessary for such projects.
       (C) Credit.--The value of such land, easements, rights-of-
     way, dredged material disposal areas, and relocations shall 
     be credited toward the payment required under this paragraph.
       (3) Structural flood control projects.--Any structural 
     flood control projects carried out under this section shall 
     be subject to cost sharing in accordance with section 103(a) 
     of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
     2213(a)).
       (4) Operation and maintenance.--The non-Federal interests 
     shall be responsible for all costs associated with operating, 
     maintaining, replacing, repairing, and rehabilitating all 
     projects carried out under this section.
       (d) Project Justification.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     or requirement for economic justification established under 
     section 209 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962-
     2), the Secretary may implement a project under this section 
     if the Secretary determines that the project--
       (A) will significantly reduce potential flood damages;
       (B) will improve the quality of the environment; and
       (C) is justified considering all costs and beneficial 
     outputs of the project.
       (2) Establishment of selection and rating criteria and 
     policies.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in cooperation with 
     State and local agencies and tribes, shall--
       (i) develop, 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, 
     criteria for selecting and rating projects to be carried out 
     under this section; and

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       (ii) establish policies and procedures for carrying out the 
     studies and projects undertaken under this section.
       (B) Criteria.--The criteria referred to in subparagraph 
     (A)(i) shall include, as a priority, the extent to which the 
     appropriate State government supports the project.
       (e) Priority Areas.--In carrying out this section, the 
     Secretary shall examine appropriate locations, including--
       (1) Pima County, Arizona, at Paseo De Las Iglesias and 
     Rillito River;
       (2) Coachella Valley, Riverside County, California;
       (3) Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers, California;
       (4) Murrieta Creek, California;
       (5) Napa River Valley watershed, California, at Yountville, 
     St Helena, Calistoga, and American Canyon;
       (6) Santa Clara basin, California, at Upper Guadalupe River 
     and Tributaries, San Francisquito Creek, and Upper Penitencia 
     Creek;
       (7) Pond Creek, Kentucky;
       (8) Red River of the North, Minnesota, North Dakota, and 
     South Dakota;
       (9) Connecticut River, New Hampshire;
       (10) Pine Mount Creek, New Jersey;
       (11) Southwest Valley, Albuquerque, New Mexico;
       (12) Upper Delaware River, New York;
       (13) Briar Creek, North Carolina;
       (14) Chagrin River, Ohio;
       (15) Mill Creek, Cincinnati, Ohio;
       (16) Tillamook County, Oregon,
       (17) Willamette River basin, Oregon;
       (18) Blair County, Pennsylvania, at Altoona and Frankstown 
     Township;
       (19) Delaware River, Pennsylvania;
       (20) Schuylkill River, Pennsylvania;
       (21) Providence County, Rhode Island;
       (22) Shenandoah River, Virginia; and
       (23) Lincoln Creek, Wisconsin.
       (f) Program Review.--
       (1) In general.--The program established under this section 
     shall be subject to an independent review to evaluate the 
     efficacy of the program in achieving the dual goals of flood 
     hazard mitigation and riverine restoration.
       (2) Report.--Not later than April 15, 2003, 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 findings of the review conducted under this 
     subsection with any recommendations concerning continuation 
     of the program.
       (g) Maximum Federal Cost per Project.--Not more than 
     $30,000,000 may be expended by the United States on any 
     single project under this section.
       (h) Procedure.--
       (1) All projects.--The Secretary shall not implement any 
     project under this section until--
       (A) the Secretary submits to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives a written notification describing the project 
     and the determinations made under subsection (d)(1); and
       (B) 21 calendar days have elapsed after the date on which 
     the notification was received by the committees.
       (2) Projects exceeding $15,000,000.--
       (A) Limitation on appropriations.--No appropriation shall 
     be made to construct any project under this section the total 
     Federal cost of construction of which exceeds $15,000,000 if 
     the project has not been approved by resolutions adopted by 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate.
       (B) Report.--For the purpose of securing consideration of 
     approval under this paragraph, the Secretary shall submit a 
     report on the proposed project, including all relevant data 
     and information on all costs.
       (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out this section--
       (A) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
       (B) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; and
       (C) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2005.
       (2)  Full funding.--All studies and projects carried out 
     under this section from Army Civil Works appropriations shall 
     be fully funded within the program funding levels provided in 
     this subsection.

     SEC. 213. SHORE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) Review.--The Secretary shall review the implementation 
     of the Corps of Engineers shore management program, with 
     particular attention to--
       (1) inconsistencies in implementation among the divisions 
     and districts of the Corps of Engineers; and
       (2) complaints by or potential inequities regarding 
     property owners in the Savannah District, including an 
     accounting of the number and disposition of complaints in the 
     Savannah District during the 5-year period preceding the date 
     of enactment of this Act.
       (b) Report.--As expeditiously as practicable, but not later 
     than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 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 describing the results of the review under subsection 
     (a).

     SEC. 214. SHORE DAMAGE PREVENTION OR MITIGATION.

       Section 111 of the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (33 U.S.C. 
     426i) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence--
       (A) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting ``(a) In 
     General.--The Secretary''; and
       (B) by inserting after ``navigation works'' the following: 
     ``and shore damage attributable to the Atlantic Intracoastal 
     Waterway and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway'';
       (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``The costs'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(b) Cost Sharing.--The costs'';
       (3) in the third sentence--
       (A) by striking ``No such'' and inserting the following:
       ``(c) Requirement for Specific Authorization.--No such''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``$2,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$5,000,000''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Coordination.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(1) coordinate the implementation of the measures under 
     this section with other Federal and non-Federal shore 
     protection projects in the same geographic area; and
       ``(2) to the extent practicable, combine mitigation 
     projects with other shore protection projects in the same 
     area into a comprehensive regional project.''.

     SEC. 215. SHORE PROTECTION.

       (a) Periodic Nourishment.--Section 103(d) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(d)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``Costs of constructing'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) Construction.--Costs of constructing''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Periodic nourishment.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a project authorized for 
     construction after December 31, 1999, or for which a 
     feasibility study is completed after that date, the non-
     Federal cost of the periodic nourishment of the project, or 
     any measure for shore protection or beach erosion control for 
     the project, that is carried out--
       ``(i) after January 1, 2001, shall be 40 percent;
       ``(ii) after January 1, 2002, shall be 45 percent; and
       ``(iii) after January 1, 2003, shall be 50 percent.
       ``(B) Benefits to privately owned shores.--All costs 
     assigned to benefits of periodic nourishment projects or 
     measures to privately owned shores (where use of such shores 
     is limited to private interests) or to prevention of losses 
     of private land shall be borne by the non-Federal interest.
       ``(C) Benefits to federally owned shores.--All costs 
     assigned to the protection of federally owned shores for 
     periodic nourishment measures shall be borne by the United 
     States.''.
       (b) Outer Continental Shelf.--
       (1) Use of sand from outer continental shelf.--Section 
     8(k)(2)(B) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 
     U.S.C. 1337(k)(2)(B)) is amended in the second sentence by 
     striking ``an agency of the Federal Government'' and 
     inserting ``a Federal, State, or local government agency''.
       (2) Reimbursement of local interests.--Any amounts paid by 
     non-Federal interests for beach erosion control, hurricane 
     protection, shore protection, or storm damage reduction 
     projects as a result of an assessment under section 8(k) of 
     the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(k)) 
     shall be fully reimbursed.
       (c) Report on Shores of the United States.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall report to Congress 
     on the state of the shores of the United States.
       (2) Contents.--The report shall include--
       (A) a description of--
       (i) the extent of, and economic and environmental effects 
     caused by, erosion and accretion along the shores of the 
     United States; and
       (ii) the causes of such erosion and accretion;
       (B) a description of resources committed by Federal, State, 
     and local governments to restore and renourish shores;
       (C) a description of the systematic movement of sand along 
     the shores of the United States; and
       (D) recommendations regarding--
       (i) appropriate levels of Federal and non-Federal 
     participation in shore protection; and
       (ii) use of a systems approach to sand management.
       (3) Use of specific location data.--In developing the 
     report, the Secretary shall use data from specific locations 
     on the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Great 
     Lakes, and Gulf of Mexico.
       (d) National Coastal Data Bank.--
       (1) Establishment of data bank.--Not later than 2 years 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     establish a national coastal data bank containing data on the 
     geophysical and climatological characteristics of the shores 
     of the United States.
       (2) Content.--To the extent practicable, the national 
     coastal data bank shall include data regarding current and 
     predicted shore positions, information on federally 
     authorized shore protection projects, and data on the 
     movement of sand along the shores of the United States, 
     including impediments to such movement caused by natural and 
     manmade features.
       (3) Access.--The national coastal data bank shall be made 
     readily accessible to the public.

     SEC. 216. FLOOD PREVENTION COORDINATION.

       Section 206 of the Flood Control Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 
     709a) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
     (c) and (d), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
       ``(b) Flood Prevention Coordination.--The Secretary shall 
     coordinate with the Director of the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency and the heads of other Federal agencies to 
     ensure that flood control projects and plans are 
     complementary and integrated to the extent practicable and 
     appropriate.''.

     SEC. 217. DISPOSAL OF DREDGED MATERIAL ON BEACHES.

       (a) In General.--Section 145 of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1976 (33 U.S.C. 426j) is amended in the 
     first sentence by striking ``50'' and inserting ``35''.

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       (b) Great Lakes Basin.--The Secretary shall work with the 
     State of Ohio, other Great Lakes States, and political 
     subdivisions of the States to fully implement and maximize 
     beneficial reuse of dredged material as provided under 
     section 145 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 
     (33 U.S.C. 426j).
       (c) Bolivar Peninsula, Jefferson, Chambers, and Galveston 
     Counties, Texas.--The Secretary may design and construct a 
     shore protection project between the south jetty of the 
     Sabine Pass Channel and the north jetty of the Galveston 
     Harbor Entrance Channel in Jefferson, Chambers, and Galveston 
     Counties, Texas, including beneficial use of dredged material 
     from Federal navigation projects as provided under section 
     145 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 (33 U.S.C. 
     426j).
       (d) Galveston Beach, Galveston County, Texas.--The 
     Secretary may design and construct a shore protection project 
     between the Galveston South Jetty and San Luis Pass, 
     Galveston County, Texas, using innovative nourishment 
     techniques, including beneficial use of dredged material from 
     Federal navigation projects as provided under section 145 of 
     the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 (33 U.S.C. 426j).
       (e) Rollover Pass, Galveston County, Texas.--The Secretary 
     may place dredged material from the Gulf Intracoastal 
     Waterway on the beaches along Rollover Pass, Galveston 
     County, Texas, to stabilize beach erosion as provided under 
     section 145 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 
     (33 U.S.C. 426j).

     SEC. 218. ANNUAL PASSES FOR RECREATION.

       Section 208(c)(4) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (16 U.S.C. 460d-3 note; 110 Stat. 3681) is amended by 
     striking ``later of December 31, 1999, or the date of 
     transmittal of the report under paragraph (3)'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2003''.

     SEC. 219. NONSTRUCTURAL FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS.

       (a) Analysis of Benefits.--Section 308 of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2318) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the heading of subsection (a), by inserting 
     ``Exclusion of Elements From'' before ``Benefit-Cost'';
       (2) by redesignating subsections (b) through (e) as 
     subsections (c) through (f), respectively;
       (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
       ``(b) Flood Damage Reduction Benefits.--
       ``(1) In general.--In calculating the benefits of a 
     proposed project for nonstructural flood damage reduction, 
     the Secretary shall calculate the benefits of the 
     nonstructural project using methods similar to those used for 
     calculating the benefits of structural projects, including 
     similar treatment in calculating the benefits from losses 
     avoided.
       ``(2) Avoidance of double counting.--In carrying out 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary should avoid double counting of 
     benefits.''; and
       (4) in subsection (d), by striking ``subsection (b)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (c)''.
       (b) Reevaluation of Flood Control Projects.--At the request 
     of a non-Federal interest for a flood control project, the 
     Secretary shall conduct a reevaluation of a project 
     authorized before the date of enactment of this Act to 
     consider nonstructural alternatives in light of the 
     amendments made by subsection (a).
       (c) Cost Sharing.--Section 103(b) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The non-Federal'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--The non-Federal''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Non-federal contribution in excess of 35 percent.--At 
     any time during construction of a project, if the Secretary 
     determines that the costs of land, easements, rights-of-way, 
     dredged material disposal areas, and relocations for the 
     project, in combination with other costs contributed by the 
     non-Federal interests, will exceed 35 percent, any additional 
     costs for the project (not to exceed 65 percent of the total 
     costs of the project) shall be a Federal responsibility and 
     shall be contributed during construction as part of the 
     Federal share.''.

     SEC. 220. LAKES PROGRAM.

       Section 602(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1986 (100 Stat. 4148; 110 Stat. 3758) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (14), by inserting ``and nutrient 
     monitoring'' after ``growth'';
       (2) in paragraph (15), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (3) in paragraph (16), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(17) Clear Lake, Lake County, California, removal of silt 
     and aquatic growth and measures to address excessive 
     sedimentation and high nutrient concentration;
       ``(18) Flints Pond, Hollis, Hillsborough County, New 
     Hampshire, removal of silt and aquatic growth and measures to 
     address excessive sedimentation; and
       ``(19) Osgood Pond, Milford, Hillsborough County, New 
     Hampshire, removal of silt and aquatic growth and measures to 
     address excessive sedimentation.''.

     SEC. 221. ENHANCEMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES.

       Section 906(e) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1986 (33 U.S.C. 2283(e)) is amended by inserting after the 
     second sentence the following: ``Not more than 80 percent of 
     the non-Federal share of such first costs may be satisfied 
     through in-kind contributions, including facilities, 
     supplies, and services that are necessary to carry out the 
     enhancement project.''.

     SEC. 222. PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTS.

       (a) In General.--It is the sense of Congress that, to the 
     extent practicable, all equipment and products purchased with 
     funds made available under this Act should be American made.
       (b) Notice to Recipients of Assistance.--In providing 
     financial assistance under this Act, the Secretary, to the 
     greatest extent practicable, shall provide to each recipient 
     of the assistance a notice describing the statement made in 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 223. CONSTRUCTION OF FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS BY NON-
                   FEDERAL INTERESTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 211(d) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 701b-13(d)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Any non-Federal 
     interest that has received from the Secretary pursuant to 
     subsection (b) or (c)'' and inserting the following:
       ``(A) Studies and design activities under subsection (b).--
       ``(i) In general.--A non-Federal interest may carry out 
     construction for which studies and design documents are 
     prepared under subsection (b) only if the Secretary approves 
     the project for construction.
       ``(ii) Criteria for approval.--The Secretary shall approve 
     a project for construction if the Secretary determines that 
     the project is technically sound, economically justified, and 
     environmentally acceptable and meets the requirements for 
     obtaining the appropriate permits required under the 
     authority of the Secretary.
       ``(iii) No unreasonable withholding of approval.--The 
     Secretary shall not unreasonably withhold approval of a 
     project for construction.
       ``(iv) No effect on regulatory authority.--Nothing in this 
     subparagraph affects any regulatory authority of the 
     Secretary.
       ``(B) Studies and design activities under subsection (c).--
     Any non-Federal interest that has received from the Secretary 
     under subsection (c)''; and
       (2) in the first sentence of paragraph (2), by inserting 
     ``(other than paragraph (1)(A))'' after ``this subsection''.
       (b) Reimbursement.--
       (1) In general.--Section 211(e)(1) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 701b-13(e)(1)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting 
     after ``constructed pursuant to this section'' the following: 
     ``and provide credit for the non-Federal share of the 
     project'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) if the construction work is substantially in 
     accordance with plans prepared under subsection (b).''.
       (2) Special rules.--Section 211(e)(2)(A) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 701b-
     13(e)(2)(A)) is amended--
       (A) in the subparagraph heading, by inserting ``or credit'' 
     after ``Reimbursement'';
       (B) by striking ``subject to amounts being made available 
     in advance in appropriations Acts'' and inserting ``subject 
     to the availability of appropriations''; and
       (C) by inserting after ``the cost of such work'' the 
     following: ``, or provide credit (depending on the request of 
     the non-Federal interest) for the non-Federal share of such 
     work,''.
       (3) Schedule and manner of reimbursements.--Section 211(e) 
     of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 
     701b-13(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) Schedule and manner of reimbursement.--
       ``(A) Budgeting.--The Secretary shall budget and request 
     appropriations for reimbursements under this section on a 
     schedule that is consistent with a Federal construction 
     schedule.
       ``(B) Commencement of reimbursements.--Reimbursements under 
     this section may commence on approval of a project by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(C) Credit.--At the request of a non-Federal interest, 
     the Secretary may reimburse the non-Federal interest by 
     providing credit toward future non-Federal costs of the 
     project.
       ``(D) Scheduling.--Nothing in this paragraph affects the 
     discretion of the President to schedule new construction 
     starts.''.

     SEC. 224. ENVIRONMENTAL DREDGING.

       Section 312 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 
     (33 U.S.C. 1272) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``50'' and inserting 
     ``35''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$20,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$50,000,000'';
       (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``non-Federal 
     responsibility'' and inserting ``shared as a cost of 
     construction''; and
       (3) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) Passaic River and Newark Bay, New Jersey.
       ``(7) Snake Creek, Bixby, Oklahoma.
       ``(8) Willamette River, Oregon.''.

     SEC. 225. RECREATION USER FEES.

       (a) Withholding of Amounts.--
       (1) In general.--During fiscal years 1999 through 2002, the 
     Secretary may withhold from the special account established 
     under section 4(i)(1)(A) of the Land and Water Conservation 
     Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a(i)(1)(A)) 100 percent of 
     the amount of receipts above a baseline of $34,000,000 per 
     each fiscal year received from fees imposed at recreation 
     sites under the administrative jurisdiction of the Department 
     of the Army under section 4(b) of that Act (16 U.S.C. 460l-
     6a(b)).
       (2) Use.--The amounts withheld shall be retained by the 
     Secretary and shall be available, without further Act of 
     appropriation, for expenditure by the Secretary in accordance 
     with subsection (b).
       (3) Availability.--The amounts withheld shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2005.
       (b) Use of Amounts Withheld.--In order to increase the 
     quality of the visitor experience at

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     public recreational areas and to enhance the protection of 
     resources, the amounts withheld under subsection (a) may be 
     used only for--
       (1) repair and maintenance projects (including projects 
     relating to health and safety);
       (2) interpretation;
       (3) signage;
       (4) habitat or facility enhancement;
       (5) resource preservation;
       (6) annual operation (including fee collection);
       (7) maintenance; and
       (8) law enforcement related to public use.
       (c) Availability.--Each amount withheld by the Secretary 
     shall be available for expenditure, without further Act of 
     appropriation, at the specific project from which the amount, 
     above baseline, is collected.

     SEC. 226. SMALL STORM DAMAGE REDUCTION PROJECTS.

       Section 3 of the Act of August 13, 1946 (33 U.S.C. 426g), 
     is amended by striking ``$2,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$3,000,000''.

     SEC. 227. USE OF PRIVATE ENTERPRISES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall comply with the 
     requirements of the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act 
     of 1998 (31 U.S.C. 501 note; Public Law 105-270).
       (b) Compliance With Other Law.--
       (1) Inventory and review.--In carrying out this section, 
     the Secretary shall inventory and review all activities that 
     are not inherently governmental in nature in accordance with 
     the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998.
       (2) Architectural and engineering services.--Any review and 
     conversion by the Secretary to performance by private 
     enterprise of an architectural or engineering service 
     (including a surveying or mapping service) shall be carried 
     out in accordance with title IX of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 541 et seq.).
                 TITLE III--PROJECT-RELATED PROVISIONS

     SEC. 301. TENNESSEE-TOMBIGBEE WATERWAY WILDLIFE MITIGATION, 
                   ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI.

       The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Wildlife Mitigation 
     Project, Alabama and Mississippi, authorized by section 
     601(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 
     Stat. 4138), is modified to authorize the Secretary to 
     complete the project at a cost of $93,530,000, in accordance 
     with the post authorization change report dated August 17, 
     1998.

     SEC. 302. OUZINKIE HARBOR, ALASKA.

       (a) Maximum Federal Expenditure.--The maximum amount of 
     Federal funds that may be expended for the project for 
     navigation, Ouzinkie Harbor, Alaska, shall be $8,500,000.
       (b) Revision of Project Cooperation Agreement.--The 
     Secretary shall revise the project cooperation agreement for 
     the project referred to in subsection (a) to take into 
     account the change in the Federal participation in the 
     project under subsection (a).

     SEC. 303. ST. PAUL HARBOR, ST. PAUL, ALASKA.

       The project for navigation, St. Paul Harbor, St. Paul, 
     Alaska, authorized by section 101(b)(3) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3667), is 
     modified to include the construction of additional features 
     for a small boat harbor with an entrance channel and 
     maneuvering area dredged to a 20-foot depth and appropriate 
     wave protection features at an additional estimated total 
     cost of $12,700,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $5,000,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $7,700,000.

     SEC. 304. LOGGY BAYOU, RED RIVER BELOW DENISON DAM, ARKANSAS, 
                   LOUISIANA, OKLAHOMA, AND TEXAS.

       The project for flood control on the Red River below 
     Denison Dam, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas, 
     authorized by section 10 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 (60 
     Stat. 647), is modified to direct the Secretary to conduct a 
     study to determine the feasibility of expanding the project 
     to include mile 0.0 to mile 7.8 of Loggy Bayou between the 
     Red River and Flat River.

     SEC. 305. SACRAMENTO RIVER, GLENN-COLUSA, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) In General.--The project for flood control, Sacramento 
     River, California, authorized by section 2 of the Act 
     entitled ``An Act to provide for the control of the floods of 
     the Mississippi River and of the Sacramento River, 
     California, and for other purposes'', approved March 1, 1917 
     (39 Stat. 949), and modified by section 102 of the Energy and 
     Water Development Appropriations Act, 1990 (103 Stat. 649), 
     section 301(b)(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3110), and title I of the Energy and Water 
     Development Appropriations Act, 1999 (112 Stat. 1841), is 
     further modified to authorize the Secretary--
       (1) to carry out the portion of the project at Glenn-
     Colusa, California, at a total cost of $26,000,000, with an 
     estimated Federal cost of $20,000,000 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $6,000,000; and
       (2) to carry out bank stabilization work in the riverbed 
     gradient facility, particularly in the vicinity of River Mile 
     208, if the Secretary determines that such work is necessary 
     to protect the overall integrity of the project, on the 
     condition that additional environmental review of the project 
     is conducted.

     SEC. 306. SAN LORENZO RIVER, CALIFORNIA.

       The project for flood control, San Lorenzo River, 
     California, authorized by section 101(a)(5) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3663), is 
     modified to authorize the Secretary to include as a part of 
     the project streambank erosion control measures to be 
     undertaken substantially in accordance with the report 
     entitled ``Bank Stabilization Concept, Laurel Street 
     Extension'', dated April 23, 1998, at a total cost of 
     $4,800,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $3,100,000 and 
     an estimated non-Federal cost of $1,700,000.

     SEC. 307. TERMINUS DAM, KAWEAH RIVER, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Transfer of Title to Additional Land.--If the non-
     Federal interests for the project for flood control and water 
     supply, Terminus Dam, Kaweah River, California, authorized by 
     section 101(b)(5) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3667), transfer to the Secretary without 
     consideration title to perimeter lands acquired for the 
     project by the non-Federal interests, the Secretary may 
     accept the transfer of that title.
       (b) Land, Easements, and Rights-of-Way.--Nothing in this 
     section changes, modifies, or otherwise affects the 
     responsibility of the non-Federal interests to provide land, 
     easements, rights-of-way, relocations, and dredged material 
     disposal areas necessary for the Terminus Dam project and to 
     perform operation and maintenance for the project.
       (c) Operation and Maintenance.--On request by the non-
     Federal interests, the Secretary shall carry out operation, 
     maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation of the 
     project if the non-Federal interests enter into a binding 
     agreement with the Secretary to reimburse the Secretary for 
     100 percent of the costs of such operation, maintenance, 
     repair, replacement, and rehabilitation, and any other 
     expenses incurred by the Corps of Engineers under this 
     section.
       (d) Hold Harmless.--The non-Federal interests shall hold 
     the United States harmless for ownership, operation, and 
     maintenance of lands and facilities of the Terminus Dam 
     project title to which is transferred to the Secretary under 
     this section.

     SEC. 308. DELAWARE RIVER MAINSTEM AND CHANNEL DEEPENING, 
                   DELAWARE, NEW JERSEY, AND PENNSYLVANIA.

       The project for navigation, Delaware River Mainstem and 
     Channel Deepening, Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, 
     authorized by section 101(6) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4802), is modified as 
     follows:
       (1) Credit for engineering and design and construction 
     management work.--The Secretary may provide the non-Federal 
     interests credit, toward cash contributions required for 
     construction and subsequent to construction, for the costs of 
     engineering and design and construction management work that 
     is performed by the non-Federal interests and that the 
     Secretary determines is necessary to implement the project. 
     Any such credit shall reduce the Philadelphia District's 
     private sector performance goals for engineering work by the 
     amount of the credit.
       (2) Credit for costs of construction.--The Secretary may 
     provide the non-Federal interests credit, toward cash 
     contributions required during construction and subsequent to 
     construction, for the costs of construction performed by the 
     non-Federal interests on behalf of the Secretary and that the 
     Secretary determines is necessary to implement the project.
       (3) Payment of disposal or tipping fees.--The Secretary may 
     enter into an agreement with a non-Federal interest for the 
     payment of disposal or tipping fees for dredged material from 
     a Federal project, other than for the construction or 
     operation and maintenance of the new deepening project as 
     described in the Limited Reevaluation Report dated May 1997, 
     if the non-Federal interest has supplied the corresponding 
     disposal capacity.
       (4) Disposal area management plan.--The Secretary may enter 
     into an agreement with a non-Federal interest under which--
       (A) the non-Federal interest may carry out or cause to have 
     carried out on behalf of the Secretary a disposal area 
     management program for dredged material disposal areas 
     necessary to construct, operate, and maintain the project; 
     and
       (B) the Secretary shall reimburse the non-Federal interest 
     for the costs of carrying out the program.

     SEC. 309. POTOMAC RIVER, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

       The project for flood control, Potomac River, Washington, 
     District of Columbia, authorized by section 5 of the Act of 
     June 22, 1936 (49 Stat. 1574, chapter 688), and modified by 
     section 301(a)(4) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3707), is modified to authorize the Secretary 
     to construct the project at a Federal cost of $5,965,000, in 
     accordance with the post authorization change report dated 
     June 29, 1998.

     SEC. 310. BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA.

       (a) Study.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in cooperation with the 
     non-Federal interest, shall complete a study of any damage to 
     the project for shore protection, Brevard County, Florida, 
     authorized by section 101(b)(7) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3667), to determine 
     whether the damage is the result of a Federal navigation 
     project.
       (b) Conditions.--In conducting the study, the Secretary 
     shall use the services of an independent coastal expert, who 
     shall consider all relevant studies completed by the Corps of 
     Engineers and the local sponsor of the project.
       (c) Mitigation of Damage.--After completion of the study, 
     the Secretary shall mitigate any damage to the shore 
     protection project that is the result of a Federal navigation 
     project. The costs of the mitigation shall be allocated to 
     the Federal navigation project as operation and maintenance 
     costs.

     SEC. 311. BROWARD COUNTY AND HILLSBORO INLET, FLORIDA.

       The project for shore protection, Broward County and 
     Hillsboro Inlet, Florida, authorized by section 301 of the 
     River and Harbor Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1090), is modified to 
     authorize the Secretary, on execution of a contract to 
     construct the project, to reimburse the non-Federal interest 
     for the Federal share of the cost of preconstruction planning 
     and design for the project, if the Secretary determines that 
     the work is compatible with and integral to the project.

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     SEC. 312. LEE COUNTY, CAPTIVA ISLAND SEGMENT, FLORIDA, 
                   PERIODIC BEACH NOURISHMENT.

       (a) In General.--The project for shore protection, Lee 
     County, Captiva Island segment, Florida, authorized by 
     section 506(b)(3)(A) of the Water Resources Development Act 
     of 1996 (110 Stat. 3758), is modified to direct the Secretary 
     to enter into an agreement with the non-Federal interest to 
     carry out the project in accordance with section 206 of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 426i-1).
       (b) Decision Document.--The design memorandum approved in 
     1996 shall be the decision document supporting continued 
     Federal participation in cost sharing of the project.

     SEC. 313. FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA.

       (a) In General.--The project for shore protection and 
     harbor mitigation, Fort Pierce, Florida, authorized by 
     section 301 of the River and Harbor Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 
     1092) and section 506(a)(2) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3757), is modified to 
     incorporate 1 additional mile into the project in accordance 
     with a final approved general reevaluation report, at a total 
     cost for initial nourishment for the entire project of 
     $9,128,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $7,073,500 and 
     an estimated non-Federal cost of $2,054,500, at an average 
     annual cost of $556,000 for periodic nourishment over the 50-
     year life of the project, with an estimated annual Federal 
     cost of $431,000 and an estimated annual non-Federal cost of 
     $125,000.
       (b) Periodic Beach Nourishment.--Periodic beach nourishment 
     is authorized for the project in accordance with section 
     506(a)(2) of Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 
     Stat. 3757).

     SEC. 314. NASSAU COUNTY, FLORIDA.

       The project for beach erosion control, Nassau County 
     (Amelia Island), Florida, authorized by section 3(a)(3) of 
     the Water Resources Development Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 4013), 
     is modified to authorize the Secretary to construct the 
     project at a total cost of $17,000,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $13,300,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $3,700,000, at an average annual cost of $1,177,000 for 
     periodic nourishment over the 50-year life of the project, 
     with an estimated annual Federal cost of $807,000 and an 
     estimated annual non-Federal cost of $370,000.

     SEC. 315. MIAMI HARBOR CHANNEL, FLORIDA.

       The project for navigation, Miami Harbor Channel, Florida, 
     authorized by section 101(a)(9) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4606), is modified to 
     include construction of artificial reefs and related 
     environmental mitigation required by Federal, State, and 
     local environmental permitting agencies for the project, if 
     the Secretary determines that the project as modified is 
     technically sound, environmentally acceptable, and 
     economically justified.

     SEC. 316. ST. AUGUSTINE, ST. JOHNS COUNTY, FLORIDA.

       The project for shore protection and storm damage 
     reduction, St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida, 
     authorized by section 501(a) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4133) is modified to 
     include navigation mitigation as a project purpose and to be 
     carried by the Secretary substantially in accordance with the 
     general reevaluation report dated November 18, 1998, at a 
     total cost of $17,208,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $13,852,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $3,356,000, 
     and at an estimated average annual cost of $1,360,000 for 
     periodic nourishment over the 50-year life of the project, 
     with an estimated annual Federal cost of $1,095,000 and an 
     estimated annual non-Federal cost of $265,000.

     SEC. 317. MILO CREEK, IDAHO.

       The Secretary shall reimburse the non-Federal interests for 
     65 percent of the reasonable costs of flood control for the 
     South Division Street Segment, Milo Creek Flood Control 
     Project, Idaho, to be constructed by the State of Idaho as 
     described in the provision entitled ``Add Alternative I'' in 
     the Milo Creek Phase II plans and specifications dated April 
     1999.

     SEC. 318. LAKE MICHIGAN, ILLINOIS.

       (a) In General.--The project for storm damage reduction and 
     shore protection, Lake Michigan, Illinois, from Wilmette, 
     Illinois, to the Illinois-Indiana State line, authorized by 
     section 101(a)(12) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3664), is modified to provide for 
     reimbursement for additional project work undertaken by the 
     non-Federal interest.
       (b) Credit or Reimbursement.--The Secretary shall credit or 
     reimburse the non-Federal interest for the Federal share of 
     project costs incurred by the non-Federal interest in 
     designing, constructing, or reconstructing reach 2F (700 feet 
     south of Fullerton Avenue and 500 feet north of Fullerton 
     Avenue), reach 3M (Meigs Field), and segments 7 and 8 of 
     reach 4 (43rd Street to 57th Street), if the non-Federal 
     interest carries out the work in accordance with plans 
     approved by the Secretary, at an estimated total cost of 
     $83,300,000.
       (c) Reimbursement.--The Secretary shall reimburse the non-
     Federal interest for the Federal share of project costs 
     incurred by the non-Federal interest in reconstructing the 
     revetment structures protecting Solidarity Drive in Chicago, 
     Illinois, before the signing of the project cooperation 
     agreement, at an estimated total cost of $7,600,000.

     SEC. 319. SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS.

       Section 417 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
     (110 Stat. 3743) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``The 
     Secretary''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Cost Sharing.--The non-Federal share of assistance 
     provided under this section before, on, or after the date of 
     enactment of this subsection shall be 50 percent.''.

     SEC. 320. OGDEN DUNES, INDIANA.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of beach 
     erosion in and around the town of Ogden Dunes, Indiana, to 
     determine whether the damage is the result of a Federal 
     navigation project.
       (b) Mitigation of Damage.--If the Secretary determines that 
     the damage described in subsection (a) is the result of a 
     Federal navigation project, the Secretary shall take 
     appropriate measures to mitigate the damage.
       (c) Cost.--The cost of the mitigation shall be allocated to 
     the Federal navigation project as an operation and 
     maintenance cost.

     SEC. 321. SAINT JOSEPH RIVER, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA.

       (a) Maximum Total Expenditure.--The maximum total 
     expenditure for the project for streambank erosion, 
     recreation, and pedestrian access features, Saint Joseph 
     River, South Bend, Indiana, shall be $7,800,000.
       (b) Revision of Project Cooperation Agreement.--The 
     Secretary shall revise the project cooperation agreement for 
     the project referred to in subsection (a) to take into 
     account the change in the Federal participation in the 
     project under subsection (a).

     SEC. 322. WHITE RIVER, INDIANA.

       The project for flood control, Indianapolis on West Fork of 
     the White River, Indiana, authorized by section 5 of the Act 
     entitled ``An Act authorizing the construction of certain 
     public works on rivers and harbors for flood control, and 
     other purposes'', approved June 22, 1936 (49 Stat. 1586, 
     chapter 688), as modified by section 323 of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3716), is 
     modified to authorize the Secretary to undertake the 
     riverfront alterations described in the Central Indianapolis 
     Waterfront Concept Plan, dated February 1994, for the Canal 
     Development (Upper Canal feature) and the Beveridge Paper 
     feature, at a total cost not to exceed $25,000,000, of which 
     $12,500,000 is the estimated Federal cost and $12,500,000 is 
     the estimated non-Federal cost, except that no such 
     alterations may be undertaken unless the Secretary determines 
     that the alterations authorized by this section, in 
     combination with the alterations undertaken under section 323 
     of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 
     3716), are economically justified.

     SEC. 323. DUBUQUE, IOWA.

       The project for navigation, Dubuque, Iowa, authorized by 
     section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (74 Stat. 
     482), is modified to authorize the development of a wetland 
     demonstration area of approximately 1.5 acres to be developed 
     and operated by the Dubuque County Historical Society or a 
     successor nonprofit organization.

     SEC. 324. LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN, LOUISIANA.

       The project for hurricane-flood protection, Lake 
     Pontchartrain, Louisiana, authorized by section 204 of the 
     Flood Control Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1077), is modified--
       (1) to direct the Secretary to conduct a study to determine 
     the feasibility of constructing a pump adjacent to each of 
     the 4 proposed drainage structures for the Saint Charles 
     Parish feature of the project; and
       (2) to authorize the Secretary to construct the pumps, with 
     a Federal cost of 65 percent, if the Secretary determines 
     that the project as modified is technically sound, 
     environmentally acceptable, and economically justified.

     SEC. 325. LAROSE TO GOLDEN MEADOW, LOUISIANA.

       The project for hurricane protection Larose to Golden 
     Meadow, Louisiana, authorized by section 204 of the Flood 
     Control Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1077), is modified to authorize 
     the Secretary to convert the Golden Meadow floodgate into a 
     navigation lock if the Secretary determines that the 
     conversion is technically feasible, environmentally 
     acceptable, and economically justified.

     SEC. 326. LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY LEVEE, LOUISIANA.

       The Secretary may credit against the non-Federal share work 
     performed in the project area of the Louisiana State 
     Penitentiary Levee, Mississippi River, Louisiana, authorized 
     by section 401(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1986 (100 Stat. 4117).

     SEC. 327. TWELVE-MILE BAYOU, CADDO PARISH, LOUISIANA.

       The Red River Below Denison Dam project, authorized by 
     section 10 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 647), 
     is modified to incorporate the Twelve-Mile Bayou and levee 
     from its confluence with the Red River and levee 
     approximately 26 miles upstream to the vicinity of Black 
     Bayou, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.

     SEC. 328. WEST BANK OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER (EAST OF HARVEY 
                   CANAL), LOUISIANA.

       (a) In General.--The project to prevent flood damage and 
     for hurricane damage reduction, west bank of the Mississippi 
     River (east of Harvey Canal), Louisiana, authorized by 
     section 401(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
     (100 Stat. 4128) and section 101(a)(17) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3665), is 
     modified to direct the Secretary to continue Federal 
     operation and maintenance of the portion of the project 
     included in the report of the Chief of Engineers dated May 1, 
     1995, referred to as ``Algiers Channel''.
       (b) Combination of Projects.--The Secretary shall carry out 
     work authorized as part of the Westwego to Harvey Canal 
     project, the East of Harvey Canal project, and the Lake 
     Cataouatche modifications as a single project, to be known as 
     the ``West Bank and Vicinity, New Orleans, Louisiana, 
     Hurricane Protection Project'', with a combined total cost of 
     $280,300,000.

     SEC. 329. TOLCHESTER CHANNEL S-TURN, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

       The project for navigation, Baltimore Harbor and Channels, 
     Maryland, authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor 
     Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 297), is modified to direct the 
     Secretary to

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     straighten the Tolchester Channel S-turn as part of project 
     maintenance.

     SEC. 330. SAULT SAINTE MARIE, CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MICHIGAN.

       The project for navigation Sault Sainte Marie, Chippewa 
     County, Michigan, authorized by section 1149 of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4254) and 
     modified by section 330 of the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3717), is further modified to provide 
     that the amount to be paid by non-Federal interests under 
     section 101(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
     (33 U.S.C. 2211(a)) and section 330(a) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1996 shall not include any interest 
     payments.

     SEC. 331. JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.

       The project for environmental infrastructure, Jackson 
     County, Mississippi, authorized by section 219(c)(5) of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835) and 
     modified by section 504 of the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3757), is further modified to direct 
     the Secretary to provide a credit, not to exceed $5,000,000, 
     toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the project for 
     the costs incurred by the Jackson County Board of Supervisors 
     since February 8, 1994, in constructing the project, if the 
     Secretary determines that the work is compatible with and 
     integral to the project.

     SEC. 332. BOIS BRULE DRAINAGE AND LEVEE DISTRICT, MISSOURI.

       (a) Maximum Federal Expenditure.--The maximum amount of 
     Federal funds that may be allocated for the project for flood 
     control, Bois Brule Drainage and Levee District, Missouri, 
     authorized under section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 
     (33 U.S.C. 701s), is $15,000,000.
       (b) Revision of Project Cooperation Agreement.--The 
     Secretary shall revise the project cooperation agreement for 
     the project referred to in subsection (a) to take into 
     account the change in Federal participation in the project 
     under subsection (a).
       (c) Cost Sharing.--Nothing in this section affects any 
     cost-sharing requirement applicable to the project referred 
     to in subsection (a) under title I of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211 et seq.).

     SEC. 333. MERAMEC RIVER BASIN, VALLEY PARK LEVEE, MISSOURI.

       The project for flood control, Meramec River Basin, Valley 
     Park Levee, Missouri, authorized by section 2(h) of the Act 
     entitled ``An Act to deauthorize several projects within the 
     jurisdiction of the Army Corps of Engineers'' (Public Law 97-
     128; 95 Stat. 1682) and modified by section 1128 of the Water 
     Resources Developoment Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4246), is 
     further modified to authorize the Secretary to construct the 
     project at a maximum Federal expenditure of $35,000,000, if 
     the Secretary determines that the project as modified is 
     technically sound, environmentally acceptable, and 
     economically justified.

     SEC. 334. MISSOURI RIVER MITIGATION PROJECT, MISSOURI, 
                   KANSAS, IOWA, AND NEBRASKA.

       (a) In General.--The project for mitigation of fish and 
     wildlife losses, Missouri River Bank Stabilization and 
     Navigation Project, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska, 
     authorized by section 601(a) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4143) is modified to 
     increase by 118,650 acres the amount of land and interests in 
     land to be acquired for the project.
       (b) Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary, in conjunction with the 
     States of Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska, shall conduct 
     a study to determine the cost of restoring, under the 
     authority of the Missouri River fish and wildlife mitigation 
     project, a total of 118,650 acres of lost Missouri River fish 
     and wildlife habitat.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall report to Congress 
     on the results of the study.

     SEC. 335. WOOD RIVER, GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA.

       The project for flood control, Wood River, Grand Island, 
     Nebraska, authorized by section 101(a)(19) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3665), is 
     modified to authorize the Secretary to construct the project 
     substantially in accordance with the report of the Corps of 
     Engineers dated June 29, 1998, at a total cost of 
     $17,039,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $9,730,000 and 
     an estimated non-Federal cost of $7,309,000.

     SEC. 336. ABSECON ISLAND, NEW JERSEY.

       The project for storm damage reduction and shore 
     protection, Brigantine Inlet to Great Egg Harbor Inlet, 
     Absecon Island, New Jersey, authorized by section 101(b)(13) 
     of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 
     3668), is modified to provide that if, after October 12, 
     1996, the non-Federal interests carry out any work associated 
     with the project that is later recommended by the Chief of 
     Engineers and approved by the Secretary, the Secretary may 
     provide the non-Federal interests credit toward the non-
     Federal share of the cost of the project in an amount equal 
     to the Federal share of the cost of the work, without 
     interest.

     SEC. 337. NEW YORK HARBOR AND ADJACENT CHANNELS, PORT JERSEY, 
                   NEW JERSEY.

       (a) In General.--The project for navigation, New York 
     Harbor and Adjacent Channels, New York and New Jersey, 
     authorized by section 202(b) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4098), is further modified 
     to authorize the Secretary to construct the portion of the 
     project that is located between Military Ocean Terminal 
     Bayonne and Global Terminal in Bayonne, New Jersey, at a 
     total cost of $103,267,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $76,909,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $26,358,000.
       (b) Limitation.--No funds may be obligated to carry out 
     work under the modification under subsection (a) until 
     completion of a final report by the Chief of Engineers 
     finding that the work is technically sound, environmentally 
     acceptable, and economically justified.

     SEC. 338. ARTHUR KILL, NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY.

       (a) In General.--The project for navigation, Arthur Kill, 
     New York and New Jersey, authorized by section 202(b) of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4098) and 
     modified by section 301(b)(11) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3711), is further modified 
     to authorize the Secretary to construct the project 
     substantially in accordance with the report of the Corps of 
     Engineers dated July 23, 1999, at a total cost of 
     $315,700,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $183,200,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $132,500,000.
       (b) Credit.--The Secretary may provide non-Federal 
     interests--
       (1) credit toward cash contributions required prior to and 
     during construction and subsequent to construction for 
     planning, engineering, and design and construction management 
     work that is performed by non-Federal interests and that the 
     Secretary determines is necessary to implement the project; 
     and
       (2) credit toward cash contributions required during 
     construction and subsequent to construction for the costs of 
     construction carried out by the non-Federal interest on 
     behalf of the Secretary and that the Secretary determines is 
     necessary to implement the project.

     SEC. 339. KILL VAN KULL AND NEWARK BAY CHANNELS, NEW YORK AND 
                   NEW JERSEY.

       The project for navigation, Kill Van Kull and Newark Bay 
     Channels, New York and New Jersey, authorized by chapter IV 
     of title I of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1985 (99 
     Stat. 313), section 202(a) of the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4095), and section 301(b)(12) of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3711), is 
     further modified to authorize the Secretary to provide the 
     non-Federal interests credit toward cash contributions 
     required--
       (1) before, during, and after construction for planning, 
     engineering and design, and construction management work that 
     is performed by the non-Federal interests and that the 
     Secretary determines is necessary to implement the project; 
     and
       (2) during and after construction for the costs of the 
     construction that the non-Federal interests carry out on 
     behalf of the Secretary and that the Secretary determines is 
     necessary to implement the project.

     SEC. 340. NEW YORK CITY WATERSHED.

       Section 552 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
     (110 Stat. 3779) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d), by striking ``for the project to be 
     carried out with such assistance'' and inserting ``, or a 
     public entity designated by the State director, to carry out 
     the project with the assistance, subject to the project's 
     meeting the certification requirement of subsection (c)(1)''; 
     and
       (2) in subsection (i), by striking ``$22,500,000'' and 
     inserting ``$42,500,000''.

     SEC. 341. NEW YORK STATE CANAL SYSTEM.

       Section 553(e) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3781) is amended by striking ``$8,000,000'' 
     and inserting ``$18,000,000''.

     SEC. 342. FIRE ISLAND INLET TO MONTAUK POINT, NEW YORK.

       The project for combined beach erosion control and 
     hurricane protection, Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point, 
     Long Island, New York, authorized by section 101(a) of the 
     River and Harbor Act of 1960 (74 Stat. 483) and modified by 
     the River and Harbor Act of 1962, the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1974, and the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1986, is further modified to direct the Secretary, in 
     coordination with the heads of other Federal departments and 
     agencies, to complete all procedures and reviews 
     expeditiously and to adopt and submit to Congress, not later 
     than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, a 
     mutually acceptable shore erosion plan for the Fire Island 
     Inlet to Moriches Inlet reach of the project.

     SEC. 343. BROKEN BOW LAKE, RED RIVER BASIN, OKLAHOMA.

       The project for flood control and water supply, Broken Bow 
     Lake, Red River Basin, Oklahoma, authorized by section 203 of 
     the Flood Control Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 309) and modified by 
     section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1187), 
     section 102(v) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 
     (106 Stat. 4808), and section 338 of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3720), is further modified 
     to require the Secretary to make seasonal adjustments to the 
     top of the conservation pool at the project, if the Secretary 
     determines that the adjustments will be undertaken at no cost 
     to the United States and will adequately protect affected 
     water and related resources, as follows:
       (1) Maintain an elevation of 599.5 from November 1 through 
     March 31.
       (2) Increase elevation gradually from 599.5 to 602.5 during 
     April and May.
       (3) Maintain an elevation of 602.5 from June 1 to September 
     30.
       (4) Decrease elevation gradually from 602.5 to 599.5 during 
     October.

     SEC. 344. WILLAMETTE RIVER TEMPERATURE CONTROL, MCKENZIE 
                   SUBBASIN, OREGON.

       (a) In General.--The project for environmental restoration, 
     Willamette River Temperature Control, McKenzie Subbasin, 
     Oregon, authorized by section 101(a)(25) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3665), is 
     modified to authorize the Secretary to construct the project 
     substantially in accordance with the Feature Memorandum dated 
     July 31, 1998, at a total cost of $64,741,000, if the 
     Secretary determines that the project as modified is

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     technically sound and environmentally acceptable.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     a report that--
       (1) states the reasons for the increase in the cost of the 
     project;
       (2) outlines the steps that the Corps of Engineers is 
     taking to control project costs, including the application of 
     value engineering and other appropriate measures; and
       (3) includes a cost estimate for, and recommendations on 
     the advisability of, adding fish screens to the project.

     SEC. 345. CURWENSVILLE LAKE, PENNSYLVANIA.

       Section 562 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
     (110 Stat. 3784) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Recreation Facilities.--The Secretary--
       ``(1) may provide design and construction assistance for 
     recreational facilities at Curwensville Lake; and
       ``(2) may require the non-Federal interest to provide not 
     more than 25 percent of the cost of designing and 
     constructing the recreational facilities.''.

     SEC. 346. DELAWARE RIVER, PENNSYLVANIA AND DELAWARE.

       The project for navigation, Delaware River, Philadelphia to 
     Wilmington, Pennsylvania and Delaware, authorized by section 
     3(a)(12) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1988 (102 
     Stat. 4014), is modified to authorize the Secretary to extend 
     the channel of the Delaware River at Camden, New Jersey, to 
     within 150 feet of the existing bulkhead and to relocate the 
     40-foot deep Federal navigation channel, eastward within 
     Philadelphia Harbor, from the Ben Franklin Bridge to the Walt 
     Whitman Bridge, into deep water, if the Secretary determines 
     that the project as modified is technically sound, 
     economically acceptable, and economically justified.

     SEC. 347. MUSSERS DAM, PENNSYLVANIA.

       Section 209 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 
     (106 Stat. 4830) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (e); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e).

     SEC. 348. PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

       Section 564(c)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3785) is amended by striking ``$2,700,000'' 
     and inserting ``$4,000,000''.

     SEC. 349. NINE MILE RUN, ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.

       If the Secretary determines that the documentation is 
     integral to the project, the Secretary shall credit against 
     the non-Federal share such costs, not to exceed $1,000,000, 
     as are incurred by the non-Federal interests in preparing the 
     environmental restoration report, planning and design-phase 
     scientific and engineering technical services documentation, 
     and other preconstruction documentation for the habitat 
     restoration project, Nine Mile Run, Pennsylvania.

     SEC. 350. RAYSTOWN LAKE, PENNSYLVANIA.

       (a) Recreation Partnership Initiative.--Section 519(b) of 
     the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2328 
     note; 110 Stat. 3765) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) Engineering and design services.--The Secretary may 
     perform engineering and design services for project 
     infrastructure expected to be associated with the development 
     of the site at Raystown Lake, Hesston, Pennsylvania.''.
       (b) Construction Assistance.--
       (1) In general.--Consistent with the master plan described 
     in section 318 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 
     (106 Stat. 4848), the Secretary may provide a grant to 
     Juniata College for the construction of facilities and 
     structures at Raystown Lake, Pennsylvania, to interpret and 
     understand environmental conditions and trends. As a 
     condition of the receipt of financial assistance, officials 
     at Juniata College shall coordinate the construction with the 
     Baltimore District of the Army Corps of Engineers.
       (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $5,000,000.

     SEC. 351. SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 313(g)(1) of 
     the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4846; 
     110 Stat. 3723) is amended by striking ``$80,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$180,000,000''.
       (b) Corps of Engineers Expenses.--Section 313(g) of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4846) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Corps of engineers expenses.--10 percent of the 
     amounts appropriated to carry out this section for each of 
     fiscal years 2000 through 2002 may be used by the Corps of 
     Engineers district offices to administer and implement 
     projects under this section at 100 percent Federal 
     expense.''.

     SEC. 352. FOX POINT HURRICANE BARRIER, PROVIDENCE, RHODE 
                   ISLAND.

       The project for hurricane-flood protection, Fox Point, 
     Providence, Rhode Island, authorized by section 203 of the 
     Flood Control Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 306), is modified to 
     direct the Secretary to undertake the necessary repairs to 
     the barrier, as identified in the Condition Survey and 
     Technical Assessment dated April 1998, with Supplement dated 
     August 1998, at a total cost of $3,000,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $1,950,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $1,050,000.

     SEC. 353. COOPER RIVER, CHARLESTON HARBOR, SOUTH CAROLINA.

       (a) In General.--The project for rediversion, Cooper River, 
     Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, authorized by section 101 
     of the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 731) and 
     modified by title I of the Energy and Water Development 
     Appropriations Act, 1992 (105 Stat. 517), is further modified 
     to authorize the Secretary to pay to the State of South 
     Carolina not more than $3,750,000 if the Secretary and the 
     State enter into a binding agreement for the State to perform 
     all future operation of the fish lift at St. Stephen, South 
     Carolina, including performance of studies to assess the 
     efficacy of the fish lift.
       (b) Contents of Agreement.--The agreement under subsection 
     (a) shall specify--
       (1) the terms and conditions under which payment will be 
     made; and
       (2) the rights of, and remedies available to, the Federal 
     Government to recover all or a portion of the payment if the 
     State suspends or terminates operation of the fish lift or 
     fails to operate the fish lift in a manner satisfactory to 
     the Secretary.
       (c) Maintenance.--Maintenance of the fish lift shall remain 
     a Federal responsibility.

     SEC. 354. CLEAR CREEK, TEXAS.

       Section 575 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
     (110 Stat. 3789) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by inserting ``or nonstructural actions'' after ``flood 
     control works constructed''; and
       (B) by inserting ``or nonstructural actions'' after 
     ``construction of the project''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) the project for flood control, Clear Creek, Texas, 
     authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1968 
     (82 Stat. 742).''.

     SEC. 355. CYPRESS CREEK, TEXAS.

       (a) In General.--The project for flood control, Cypress 
     Creek, Texas, authorized by section 3(a)(13) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 4014), is 
     modified to authorize the Secretary to carry out a 
     nonstructural flood control project at a total cost of 
     $5,000,000.
       (b) Reimbursement for Work.--The Secretary may reimburse 
     the non-Federal interest for the Cypress Creek project for 
     work done by the non-Federal interest on the nonstructural 
     flood control project in an amount equal to the estimate of 
     the Federal share, without interest, of the cost of the 
     work--
       (1) if, after authorization and before initiation of 
     construction of the nonstructural project, the Secretary 
     approves the plans for construction of the nonstructural 
     project by the non-Federal interest; and
       (2) if the Secretary finds, after a review of studies and 
     design documents prepared to carry out the nonstructural 
     project, that construction of the nonstructural project is 
     economically justified and environmentally acceptable.

     SEC. 356. DALLAS FLOODWAY EXTENSION, DALLAS, TEXAS.

       The project for flood control, Dallas Floodway Extension, 
     Dallas, Texas, authorized by section 301 of the River and 
     Harbor Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1091) and modified by section 
     351 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 
     3724), is further modified to add environmental restoration 
     and recreation as project purposes.

     SEC. 357. UPPER JORDAN RIVER, UTAH.

       The project for flood control, Upper Jordan River, Utah, 
     authorized by section 101(a)(23) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4610) and modified by 
     section 301(a)(14) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3709), is further modified to direct the 
     Secretary to carry out the locally preferred project, 
     entitled ``Upper Jordan River Flood Control Project, Salt 
     Lake County, Utah--Supplemental Information'' and identified 
     in the document of Salt Lake County, Utah, dated July 30, 
     1998, at a total cost of $12,870,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $8,580,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $4,290,000, if the Secretary determines that the project 
     as modified is technically sound, environmentally acceptable, 
     and economically justified.

     SEC. 358. ELIZABETH RIVER, CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, after September 
     30, 1999, the city of Chesapeake, Virginia, shall not be 
     obligated to make the annual cash contribution required under 
     paragraph 1(9) of the Local Cooperation Agreement dated 
     December 12, 1978, between the Government and the city for 
     the project for navigation, southern branch of the Elizabeth 
     River, Chesapeake, Virginia.

     SEC. 359. COLUMBIA RIVER CHANNEL, WASHINGTON AND OREGON.

       (a) In General.--The project for navigation, Columbia River 
     between Vancouver, Washington, and The Dalles, Oregon, 
     authorized by the first section of the Act of July 24, 1946 
     (60 Stat. 637, chapter 595), is modified to authorize the 
     Secretary to construct an alternate barge channel to traverse 
     the high span of the Interstate Route 5 bridge between 
     Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, to a depth of 17 
     feet, with a width of approximately 200 feet through the high 
     span of the bridge and a width of approximately 300 feet 
     upstream of the bridge.
       (b) Distance Upstream.--The channel shall continue upstream 
     of the bridge approximately 2,500 feet to about river mile 
     107, then to a point of convergence with the main barge 
     channel at about river mile 108.
       (c) Distance Downstream.--
       (1) Southern edge.--The southern edge of the channel shall 
     continue downstream of the bridge approximately 1,500 feet to 
     river mile 106+10, then turn northwest to tie into the edge 
     of the Upper Vancouver Turning Basin.
       (2) Northern edge.--The northern edge of the channel shall 
     continue downstream of the bridge to the Upper Vancouver 
     Turning Basin.

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     SEC. 360. GREENBRIER RIVER BASIN, WEST VIRGINIA.

       Section 579(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3790) is amended by striking ``$12,000,000'' 
     and inserting ``$47,000,000''.

     SEC. 361. BLUESTONE LAKE, OHIO RIVER BASIN, WEST VIRGINIA.

       Section 102(ff) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1992 (106 Stat. 4810) is amended by striking ``take such 
     measures as are technologically feasible'' and inserting 
     ``implement Plan C/G, as defined in the Evaluation Report of 
     the District Engineer dated December 1996,''.

     SEC. 362. MOOREFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA.

       Effective October 1, 1999, the project for flood control, 
     Moorefield, West Virginia, authorized by section 101(a)(25) 
     of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 
     4610), is modified to provide that the non-Federal interest 
     shall not be required to pay the unpaid balance, including 
     interest, of the non-Federal share of the cost of the 
     project.

     SEC. 363. WEST VIRGINIA AND PENNSYLVANIA FLOOD CONTROL.

       Section 581 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
     (110 Stat. 3790) is amended by striking subsection (a) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may design and construct--
       ``(1) flood control measures in the Cheat and Tygart River 
     basins, West Virginia, at a level of protection that is 
     sufficient to prevent any future losses to communities in the 
     basins from flooding such as occurred in January 1996, but 
     not less than a 100-year level of protection; and
       ``(2) structural and nonstructural flood control, 
     streambank protection, stormwater management, and channel 
     clearing and modification measures in the lower Allegheny, 
     lower Monongahela, West Branch Susquehanna, and Juniata River 
     basins, Pennsylvania, at a level of protection that is 
     sufficient to prevent any future losses to communities in the 
     basins from flooding such as occurred in January 1996, but 
     not less than a 100-year level of flood protection with 
     respect to measures that incorporate levees or floodwalls.''.

     SEC. 364. PROJECT REAUTHORIZATIONS.

       Each of the following projects is authorized to be carried 
     out by the Secretary, if the Secretary determines that the 
     project is technically sound, environmentally acceptable, and 
     economically justified, as appropriate:
       (1) Indian river county, florida.--The project for shore 
     protection, Indian River County, Florida, authorized by 
     section 501(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
     (100 Stat. 4134) and deauthorized under section 1001(b)(1) of 
     the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
     579a(b)(1)).
       (2) Lido key beach, sarasota, florida.--
       (A) In general.--The project for shore protection, Lido Key 
     Beach, Sarasota, Florida, authorized by section 101 of the 
     River and Harbor Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1819) and deauthorized 
     under section 1001(b) of the Water Resources Development Act 
     of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a(b)), at a total cost of $5,200,000, 
     with an estimated Federal cost of $3,380,000 and an estimated 
     non-Federal cost of $1,820,000.
       (B) Periodic nourishment.--The Secretary may carry out 
     periodic nourishment for the project for a 50-year period at 
     an estimated average annual cost of $602,000, with an 
     estimated annual Federal cost of $391,000 and an estimated 
     annual non-Federal cost of $211,000.
       (3) Cass river, michigan (vassar).--The project for flood 
     protection, Cass River, Michigan (Vassar), authorized by 
     section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 311) 
     and deauthorized under section 1001(b)(2) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a(b)(2)).
       (4) Saginaw river, michigan (shiawassee flats).--The 
     project for flood control, Saginaw River, Michigan 
     (Shiawassee Flats), authorized by section 203 of the Flood 
     Control Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 311) and deauthorized under 
     section 1001(b)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a(b)(2)).
       (5) Park river, grafton, north dakota.--The project for 
     flood control, Park River, Grafton, North Dakota, authorized 
     by section 401(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1986 (100 Stat. 4121) and deauthorized under section 1001(a) 
     of that Act (33 U.S.C. 579a(a)), at a total cost of 
     $28,100,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $18,265,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $9,835,000.
       (6) Memphis harbor, memphis, tennessee.--The project for 
     navigation, Memphis Harbor, Memphis, Tennessee, authorized by 
     section 601(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
     (100 Stat. 4145) and deauthorized pursuant to section 1001(a) 
     of that Act (33 U.S.C 579a(a)), is authorized to be carried 
     out by the Secretary.

     SEC. 365. PROJECT DEAUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The following projects or portions of 
     projects are not authorized after the date of enactment of 
     this Act:
       (1) Bridgeport harbor, connecticut.--The portion of the 
     project for navigation, Bridgeport Harbor, Connecticut, 
     authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 
     (72 Stat. 297), consisting of a 2.4-acre anchorage area, 9 
     feet deep, and an adjacent 0.6-acre anchorage, 6 feet deep, 
     located on the west side of Johnsons River.
       (2) Clinton harbor, connecticut.--The portion of the 
     project for navigation, Clinton Harbor, Connecticut, 
     authorized by section 2 of the Act of March 2, 1945 (59 Stat. 
     13, chapter 19), and House Document 240, 76th Congress, 1st 
     Session, lying upstream of a line designated by the points 
     N158,592.12, E660,193.92 and N158,444.58, E660,220.95.
       (3) Bass harbor, maine.--The following portions of the 
     project for navigation, Bass Harbor, Maine, authorized on May 
     7, 1962, under section 107 of the River and Harbor Act of 
     1960 (33 U.S.C. 577):
       (A) Beginning at a bend in the project, N149040.00, 
     E538505.00, thence running easterly about 50.00 feet along 
     the northern limit of the project to a point N149061.55, 
     E538550.11, thence running southerly about 642.08 feet to a 
     point, N14877.64, E538817.18, thence running southwesterly 
     about 156.27 feet to a point on the westerly limit of the 
     project, N148348.50, E538737.02, thence running northerly 
     about 149.00 feet along the westerly limit of the project to 
     a bend in the project, N148489.22, E538768.09, thence running 
     northwesterly about 610.39 feet along the westerly limit of 
     the project to the point of origin.
       (B) Beginning at a point on the westerly limit of the 
     project, N148118.55, E538689.05, thence running southeasterly 
     about 91.92 feet to a point, N148041.43, E538739.07, thence 
     running southerly about 65.00 feet to a point, N147977.86, 
     E538725.51, thence running southwesterly about 91.92 feet to 
     a point on the westerly limit of the project, N147927.84, 
     E538648.39, thence running northerly about 195.00 feet along 
     the westerly limit of the project to the point of origin.
       (4) Boothbay harbor, maine.--The project for navigation, 
     Boothbay Harbor, Maine, authorized by the Act of July 25, 
     1912 (37 Stat. 201, chapter 253).
       (5) Bucksport harbor, maine.--The portion of the project 
     for navigation, Bucksport Harbor, Maine, authorized by the 
     first section of the Act of June 13, 1902 (32 Stat. 331, 
     chapter 1079), consisting of a 16-foot deep channel beginning 
     at a point N268.748.16, E423.390.76, thence running north 47 
     degrees 02 minutes 23 seconds east 51.76 feet to a point 
     N268.783.44, E423.428.64, thence running north 67 degrees 54 
     minutes 32 seconds west 1513.94 feet to a point N269.352.81, 
     E422.025.84, thence running south 47 degrees 02 minutes 23 
     seconds west 126.15 feet to a point N269.266.84, E421.933.52, 
     thence running south 70 degrees 24 minutes 28 seconds east 
     1546.79 feet to the point of origin.
       (6) Carvers harbor, vinalhaven, maine.--The portion of the 
     project for navigation, Carvers Harbor, Vinalhaven, Maine, 
     authorized by the Act of June 3, 1896 (commonly known as the 
     ``River and Harbor Appropriations Act of 1896'') (29 Stat. 
     202, chapter 314), consisting of the 16-foot anchorage 
     beginning at a point with coordinates N137,502.04, 
     E895,156.83, thence running south 6 degrees 34 minutes 57.6 
     seconds west 277.660 feet to a point N137,226.21, 
     E895,125.00, thence running north 53 degrees, 5 minutes 42.4 
     seconds west 127.746 feet to a point N137,302.92, E895022.85, 
     thence running north 33 degrees 56 minutes 9.8 seconds east 
     239.999 feet to the point of origin.
       (7) East boothbay harbor, maine.--Section 364 of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1996 is amended by striking 
     paragraph (9) (110 Stat. 3734) and inserting the following:
       ``(9) East boothbay harbor, maine.--The project for 
     navigation, East Boothbay Harbor, Maine, authorized by the 
     first section of the Act entitled `An Act making 
     appropriations for the construction, repair, and preservation 
     of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other 
     purposes', approved June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 631, chapter 
     382).''.
       (8) Searsport harbor, searsport, maine.--The portion of the 
     project for navigation, Searsport Harbor, Searsport, Maine, 
     authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1962 
     (76 Stat. 1173), consisting of the 35-foot turning basin 
     beginning at a point with coordinates N225,008.38, 
     E395,464.26, thence running north 43 degrees 49 minutes 53.4 
     seconds east 362.001 feet to a point N225,269.52, 
     E395,714.96, thence running south 71 degrees 27 minutes 33.0 
     seconds east 1,309.201 feet to a point N224,853.22, 
     E396,956.21, thence running north 84 degrees 3 minutes 45.7 
     seconds west 1,499.997 feet to the point of origin.
       (9) Wells harbor, maine.--The following portions of the 
     project for navigation, Wells Harbor, Maine, authorized by 
     section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (74 Stat. 
     480):
       (A) The portion of the 6-foot channel the boundaries of 
     which begin at a point with coordinates N177,992.00, 
     E394,831.00, thence running south 83 degrees 58 minutes 14.8 
     seconds west 10.38 feet to a point N177,990.91, E394,820.68, 
     thence running south 11 degrees 46 minutes 47.7 seconds west 
     991.76 feet to a point N177,020.04, E394,618.21, thence 
     running south 78 degrees 13 minutes 45.7 seconds east 10.00 
     feet to a point N177,018.00, E394,628.00, thence running 
     north 11 degrees 46 minutes 22.8 seconds east 994.93 feet to 
     the point of origin.
       (B) The portion of the 6-foot anchorage the boundaries of 
     which begin at a point with coordinates N177,778.07, 
     E394,336.96, thence running south 51 degrees 58 minutes 32.7 
     seconds west 15.49 feet to a point N177,768.53, E394,324.76, 
     thence running south 11 degrees 46 minutes 26.5 seconds west 
     672.87 feet to a point N177,109.82, E394,187.46, thence 
     running south 78 degrees 13 minutes 45.7 seconds east 10.00 
     feet to a point N177,107.78, E394,197.25, thence running 
     north 11 degrees 46 minutes 25.4 seconds east 684.70 feet to 
     the point of origin.
       (C) The portion of the 10-foot settling basin the 
     boundaries of which begin at a point with coordinates 
     N177,107.78, E394,197.25, thence running north 78 degrees 13 
     minutes 45.7 seconds west 10.00 feet to a point N177,109.82, 
     E394,187.46, thence running south 11 degrees 46 minutes 15.7 
     seconds west 300.00 feet to a point N176,816.13, E394,126.26, 
     thence running south 78 degrees 12 minutes 21.4 seconds east 
     9.98 feet to a point N176,814.09, E394,136.03, thence running 
     north 11 degrees 46 minutes 29.1 seconds east 300.00 feet to 
     the point of origin.
       (D) The portion of the 10-foot settling basin the 
     boundaries of which begin at a point with coordinates 
     N177,018.00, E394,628.00, thence running north 78 degrees 13 
     minutes 45.7 seconds west 10.00 feet to a point N177,020.04, 
     E394,618.21, thence running south 11 degrees 46 minutes 44.0 
     seconds west 300.00 feet to a point N176,726.36, E394,556.97, 
     thence running south

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     78 degrees 12 minutes 30.3 seconds east 10.03 feet to a point 
     N176,724.31, E394,566.79, thence running north 11 degrees 46 
     minutes 22.4 seconds east 300.00 feet to the point of origin.
       (10) Falmouth harbor, massachusetts.--The portion of the 
     project for navigation, Falmouth Harbor, Massachusetts, 
     authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1948 
     (62 Stat. 1172) lying southeasterly of a line commencing at a 
     point N199,286.41, E844,394.91, thence running north 66 
     degrees 52 minutes 3.31 seconds east 472.95 feet to a point 
     N199,472.21, E844,829.83, thence running north 43 degrees 9 
     minutes 28.3 seconds east 262.64 feet to a point N199,633.80, 
     E845,009.48, thence running north 21 degrees 40 minutes 11.26 
     seconds east 808.38 feet to a point N200,415.05, E845,307.98, 
     thence running north 32 degrees 25 minutes 29.01 seconds east 
     160.76 feet to a point N200,550.75, E845,394.18, thence 
     running north 24 degrees 56 minutes 42.29 seconds east 
     1,410.29 feet to a point N201,829.48, E845,988.97.
       (11) Green harbor, massachusetts.--The portion of the 
     project for navigation, Green Harbor, Massachusetts, 
     undertaken pursuant to section 107 of the River and Harbor 
     Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577), consisting of the 6-foot deep 
     channel beginning at a point along the west limit of the 
     existing project, north 395990.43, east 831079.16, thence 
     running northwesterly about 752.85 feet to a point, north 
     396722.80, east 830904.76, thence running northwesterly about 
     222.79 feet to a point along the west limit of the existing 
     project, north 396844.34, east 830718.04, thence running 
     southwesterly about 33.72 feet along the west limit of the 
     existing project to a point, north 396810.80, east 830714.57, 
     thence running southeasterly about 195.42 feet along the west 
     limit of the existing project to a point, north 396704.19, 
     east 830878.35, thence running about 544.66 feet along the 
     west limit of the existing project to a point, north 
     396174.35, east 831004.52, thence running southeasterly about 
     198.49 feet along the west limit of the existing project to 
     the point of beginning.
       (12) New bedford and fairhaven harbor, massachusetts.--The 
     following portions of the project for navigation, New Bedford 
     and Fairhaven Harbor, Massachusetts:
       (A) A portion of the 25-foot spur channel leading to the 
     west of Fish Island, authorized by section 3 of the Act of 
     March 3, 1909 (35 Stat. 816, chapter 264), beginning at a 
     point with coordinates N232,173.77, E758,791.32, thence 
     running south 27 degrees 36 minutes 52.8 seconds west 38.2 
     feet to a point N232,139.91, E758,773.61, thence running 
     south 87 degrees 35 minutes 31.6 seconds west 196.84 feet to 
     a point N232,131.64, E758,576.94, thence running north 47 
     degrees 47 minutes 48.4 seconds west 502.72 feet to a point 
     N232,469.35, E758,204.54, thence running north 10 degrees 10 
     minutes 20.3 seconds west 438.88 feet to a point N232,901.33, 
     E758,127.03, thence running north 79 degrees 49 minutes 43.1 
     seconds east 121.69 feet to a point N232,922.82, E758,246.81, 
     thence running south 04 degrees 29 minutes 17.6 seconds east 
     52.52 feet to a point N232,870.46, E758,250.92, thence 
     running south 23 degrees 56 minutes 11.2 seconds east 49.15 
     feet to a point N323,825.54, E758,270.86, thence running 
     south 79 degrees 49 minutes 27.0 seconds west 88.19 feet to a 
     point N232,809.96, E758,184.06, thence running south 10 
     degrees 10 minutes 25.7 seconds east 314.83 feet to a point 
     N232,500.08, E758,239.67, thence running south 56 degrees 33 
     minutes 56.1 seconds east 583.07 feet to a point N232,178.82, 
     E758,726.25, thence running south 85 degrees 33 minutes 16.0 
     seconds east to the point of origin.
       (B) A portion of the 30-foot west maneuvering basin, 
     authorized by the first section of the Act of July 3, 1930 
     (46 Stat. 918, chapter 847), beginning at a point with 
     coordinates N232,139.91, E758,773.61, thence running north 81 
     degrees 49 minutes 30.1 seconds east 160.76 feet to a point 
     N232,162.77, E758.932.74, thence running north 85 degrees 33 
     minutes 16.0 seconds west 141.85 feet to a point N232,173.77, 
     E758,791.32, thence running south 27 degrees 36 minutes 52.8 
     seconds west to the point of origin.
       (b) Anchorage Area, Clinton Harbor, Connecticut.--The 
     portion of the Clinton Harbor, Connecticut, navigation 
     project referred to in subsection (a)(2) beginning at a point 
     with coordinates N158,444.58, E660,220.95, thence running 
     north 79 degrees 37 minutes 14 seconds east 833.31 feet to a 
     point N158,594.72, E661,040.67, thence running south 80 
     degrees 51 minutes 53 seconds east 181.21 feet to a point 
     N158,565.95, E661,219.58, thence running north 57 degrees 38 
     minutes 04 seconds west 126.02 feet to a point N158,633.41, 
     E660,113.14, thence running south 79 degrees 37 minutes 14 
     seconds west 911.61 feet to a point N158,469.17, E660,216.44, 
     thence running south 10 degrees 22 minutes 46 seconds east 25 
     feet returning to a point N158,444.58, E660,220.95, is 
     redesignated as an anchorage area.
       (c) Wells Harbor, Maine.--
       (1) Project modification.--The Wells Harbor, Maine, 
     navigation project referred to in subsection (a)(9) is 
     modified to authorize the Secretary to realign the channel 
     and anchorage areas based on a harbor design capacity of 150 
     craft.
       (2) Redesignations.--
       (A) 6-foot anchorage.--The following portions of the Wells 
     Harbor, Maine, navigation project referred to in subsection 
     (a)(9) shall be redesignated as part of the 6-foot anchorage:
       (i) The portion of the 6-foot channel the boundaries of 
     which begin at a point with coordinates N177,990.91, 
     E394,820.68, thence running south 83 degrees 58 minutes 40.8 
     seconds west 94.65 feet to a point N177,980.98, E394,726.55, 
     thence running south 11 degrees 46 minutes 22.4 seconds west 
     962.83 feet to a point N177,038.40, E394,530.10, thence 
     running south 78 degrees 13 minutes 45.7 seconds east 90.00 
     feet to a point N177,020.04, E394,618.21, thence running 
     north 11 degrees 46 minutes 47.7 seconds east 991.76 feet to 
     the point of origin.
       (ii) The portion of the 10-foot inner harbor settling basin 
     the boundaries of which begin at a point with coordinates 
     N177,020.04, E394,618.21, thence running north 78 degrees 13 
     minutes 30.5 seconds west 160.00 feet to a point N177,052.69, 
     E394,461.58, thence running south 11 degrees 46 minutes 45.4 
     seconds west 299.99 feet to a point N176,759.02, E394,400.34, 
     thence running south 78 degrees 13 minutes 17.9 seconds east 
     160 feet to a point N176,726.36, E394,556.97, thence running 
     north 11 degrees 46 minutes 44.0 seconds east 300.00 feet to 
     the point of origin.
       (B) 6-foot channel.--The following portion of the Wells 
     Harbor, Maine, navigation project referred to in subsection 
     (a)(9) shall be redesignated as part of the 6-foot channel: 
     the portion of the 6-foot anchorage the boundaries of which 
     begin at a point with coordinates N178,102.26, E394,751.83, 
     thence running south 51 degrees 59 minutes 42.1 seconds west 
     526.51 feet to a point N177,778.07, E394,336.96, thence 
     running south 11 degrees 46 minutes 26.6 seconds west 511.83 
     feet to a point N177,277.01, E394,232.52, thence running 
     south 78 degrees 13 minutes 17.9 seconds east 80.00 feet to a 
     point N177,260.68, E394,310.84, thence running north 11 
     degrees 46 minutes 24.8 seconds east 482.54 feet to a point 
     N177,733.07, E394,409.30, thence running north 51 degrees 59 
     minutes 41.0 seconds east 402.63 feet to a point N177,980.98, 
     E394,726.55, thence running north 11 degrees 46 minutes 27.6 
     seconds east 123.89 feet to the point of origin.
       (3) Realignment.--The 6-foot anchorage area described in 
     paragraph (2)(B) shall be realigned to include the area 
     located south of the inner harbor settling basin in existence 
     on the date of enactment of this Act beginning at a point 
     with coordinates N176,726.36, E394,556.97, thence running 
     north 78 degrees 13 minutes 17.9 seconds west 160.00 feet to 
     a point N176,759.02, E394,400.34, thence running south 11 
     degrees 47 minutes 03.8 seconds west 45 feet to a point 
     N176,714.97, E394,391.15, thence running south 78 degrees 13 
     minutes 17.9 seconds 160.00 feet to a point N176,682.31, 
     E394,547.78, thence running north 11 degrees 47 minutes 03.8 
     seconds east 45 feet to the point of origin.
       (4) Relocation.--The Secretary may relocate the settling 
     basin feature of the Wells Harbor, Maine, navigation project 
     referred to in subsection (a)(9) to the outer harbor between 
     the jetties.
       (5) Additional actions.--In carrying out the operation and 
     the maintenance of the Wells Harbor, Maine, navigation 
     project referred to in subsection (a)(9), the Secretary shall 
     undertake each of the actions of the Corps of Engineers 
     specified in section IV(B) of the memorandum of agreement 
     relating to the project dated January 20, 1998, including the 
     actions specified in section IV(B) that the parties agreed to 
     ask the Corps of Engineers to undertake.
       (6) Conservation easement.--The Secretary of the Interior, 
     acting through the Director of the United States Fish and 
     Wildlife Service, may accept a conveyance of the right, but 
     not the obligation, to enforce a conservation easement to be 
     held by the State of Maine over certain land owned by the 
     town of Wells, Maine, that is adjacent to the Rachel Carson 
     National Wildlife Refuge.
       (d) Anchorage Area, Green Harbor, Massachusetts.--The 
     portion of the Green Harbor, Massachusetts, navigation 
     project referred to in subsection (a)(11) consisting of a 6-
     foot deep channel that lies northerly of a line the 
     coordinates of which are North 394825.00, East 831660.00 and 
     North 394779.28, East 831570.64 is redesignated as an 
     anchorage area.

     SEC. 366. AMERICAN AND SACRAMENTO RIVERS, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) In General.--The project for flood damage reduction, 
     American and Sacramento Rivers, California, authorized by 
     section 101(a)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3662-3663), is modified to direct the 
     Secretary to include the following improvements as part of 
     the overall project:
       (1) Raising the left bank of the non-Federal levee upstream 
     of the Mayhew Drain for a distance of 4,500 feet by an 
     average of 2.5 feet.
       (2) Raising the right bank of the American River levee from 
     1,500 feet upstream to 4,000 feet downstream of the Howe 
     Avenue bridge by an average of 1 foot.
       (3) Modifying the south levee of the Natomas Cross Canal 
     for a distance of 5 miles to ensure that the south levee is 
     consistent with the level of protection provided by the 
     authorized levee along the east bank of the Sacramento River.
       (4) Modifying the north levee of the Natomas Cross Canal 
     for a distance of 5 miles to ensure that the height of the 
     levee is equivalent to the height of the south levee as 
     authorized by paragraph (3).
       (5) Installing gates to the existing Mayhew Drain culvert 
     and pumps to prevent backup of floodwater on the Folsom 
     Boulevard side of the gates.
       (6) Installing a slurry wall in the north levee of the 
     American River from the east levee of the Natomas east Main 
     Drain upstream for a distance of approximately 1.2 miles.
       (7) Installing a slurry wall in the north levee of the 
     American River from 300 feet west of Jacob Lane north for a 
     distance of approximately 1 mile to the end of the existing 
     levee.
       (b) Cost Limitations.--Section 101(a)(1)(A) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3662) is amended 
     by striking ``at a total cost of'' and all that follows 
     through ``$14,225,000,'' and inserting the following: ``at a 
     total cost of $91,900,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $68,925,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 
     $22,975,000,''.
       (c) Cost Sharing.--For the purposes of section 103 of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213), the 
     modifications authorized by this section shall be subject to 
     the same cost sharing in effect for the project for flood 
     damage reduction, American and Sacramento Rivers, California, 
     authorized by sec

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     tion 101(a)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
     (110 Stat. 3662).

     SEC. 367. MARTIN, KENTUCKY.

       The project for flood control, Martin, Kentucky, authorized 
     by section 202(a) of the Energy and Water Development 
     Appropriations Act, 1981 (94 Stat. 1339), is modified to 
     authorize the Secretary to take all necessary measures to 
     prevent future losses that would occur as a result of a flood 
     equal in magnitude to a 100-year frequency event.

     SEC. 368. SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA PILOT PROGRAM.

       Section 340(g) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1992 (106 Stat. 4856) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out the pilot program under this 
     section $40,000,000 for fiscal years beginning after 
     September 30, 1992. Such sums shall remain available until 
     expended.''.

     SEC. 369. BLACK WARRIOR AND TOMBIGBEE RIVERS, JACKSON, 
                   ALABAMA.

       (a) In General.--The project for navigation, Black Warrior 
     and Tombigbee Rivers, vicinity of Jackson, Alabama, 
     authorized by section 106 of the Energy and Water Development 
     Appropriations Act, 1987 (100 Stat. 3341-199), is modified to 
     authorize the Secretary to acquire land for mitigation of the 
     habitat losses attributable to the project, including the 
     navigation channel, dredged material disposal areas, and 
     other areas directly affected by construction of the project.
       (b) Construction Before Acquisition of Mitigation Land.--
     Notwithstanding section 906 of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2283), the Secretary may 
     construct the project before acquisition of the mitigation 
     land if the Secretary takes such actions as are necessary to 
     ensure that any required mitigation land will be acquired not 
     later than 2 years after initiation of construction of the 
     new channel and that the acquisition will fully mitigate any 
     adverse environmental impacts resulting from the project.

     SEC. 370. TROPICANA WASH AND FLAMINGO WASH, NEVADA.

       Any Federal costs associated with the Tropicana Wash and 
     Flamingo Wash, Nevada, authorized by section 101(13) of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4803), 
     incurred by the non-Federal interest to accelerate or modify 
     construction of the project, in cooperation with the Corps of 
     Engineers, shall be eligible for reimbursement by the 
     Secretary.

     SEC. 371. COMITE RIVER, LOUISIANA.

       The Comite River Diversion Project for flood control, 
     authorized as part of the project for flood control, Amite 
     River and Tributaries, Louisiana, by section 101(11) of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4802) and 
     modified by section 301(b)(5) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3709), is further modified 
     to authorize the Secretary to include the costs of highway 
     relocations to be cost shared as a project construction 
     feature.

     SEC. 372. ST. MARYS RIVER, MICHIGAN.

       The project for navigation, St. Marys River, Michigan, is 
     modified to direct the Secretary to provide an additional 
     foot of overdraft between Point Louise Turn and the Locks, 
     Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, consistent with the channels 
     upstream of Point Louise Turn. The modification shall be 
     carried out as operation and maintenance to improve 
     navigation safety.

     SEC. 373. CHARLEVOIX, MICHIGAN.

       The Secretary shall review and, if consistent with 
     authorized project purposes, reimburse the city of 
     Charlevoix, Michigan, for the Federal share of costs 
     associated with construction of the new revetment connection 
     to the Federal navigation project at Charlevoix Harbor, 
     Michigan.

     SEC. 374. WHITE RIVER BASIN, ARKANSAS AND MISSOURI.

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the project for 
     flood control, power generation, and other purposes at the 
     White River Basin, Arkansas and Missouri, authorized by 
     section 4 of the Act of June 28, 1938 (52 Stat. 1218, chapter 
     795), and modified by House Document 917, 76th Congress, 3d 
     Session, and House Document 290, 77th Congress, 1st Session, 
     approved August 18, 1941, and House Document 499, 83d 
     Congress, 2d Session, approved September 3, 1954, and by 
     section 304 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
     (110 Stat. 3711) is further modified to authorize the 
     Secretary to provide minimum flows necessary to sustain tail 
     water trout fisheries by reallocating the following amounts 
     of project storage: Beaver Lake, 1.5 feet; Table Rock, 2 
     feet; Bull Shoals Lake, 5 feet; Norfork Lake, 3.5 feet; and 
     Greers Ferry Lake, 3 feet.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--No funds may be obligated to carry out 
     work on the modification under subsection (a) until 
     completion of a final report by the Chief of Engineers 
     finding that the work is technically sound, environmentally 
     acceptable, and economically justified.
       (2) Timing.--The Secretary shall submit the report to 
     Congress not later than July 30, 2000.
       (3) Contents.--The report shall include determinations 
     concerning whether--
       (A) the modification under subsection (a) adversely affects 
     other authorized project purposes; and
       (B) Federal costs will be incurred in connection with the 
     modification.

     SEC. 375. WAURIKA LAKE, OKLAHOMA, WATER CONVEYANCE 
                   FACILITIES.

       For the project for construction of the water conveyances 
     authorized by the first section of Public Law 88-253 (77 
     Stat. 841), the requirements for the Waurika Project Master 
     Conservancy District to repay the $2,900,000 in costs 
     (including interest) resulting from the October 1991 
     settlement of the claim before the United States Claims 
     Court, and to make a payment of $595,000 of the final cost 
     representing a portion of the difference between the 1978 
     estimate of cost and the actual cost determined after 
     completion of the project in 1991, are waived.
                           TITLE IV--STUDIES

     SEC. 401. DEEP DRAFT HARBOR COST SHARING.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall undertake a study of 
     non-Federal cost-sharing requirements for the construction 
     and operation and maintenance of deep draft harbor projects 
     to determine whether--
       (1) cost sharing adversely affects United States port 
     development or domestic and international trade; and
       (2) any revision of the cost-sharing requirements would 
     benefit United States domestic and international trade.
       (b) Recommendations.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than May 30, 2001, 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 any 
     recommendations that the Secretary may have in light of the 
     study under subsection (a).
       (2) Considerations.--In making recommendations, the 
     Secretary shall consider--
       (A) the potential economic, environmental, and budgetary 
     impacts of any proposed revision of the cost-sharing 
     requirements; and
       (B) the effect that any such revision would have on 
     regional port competition.

     SEC. 402. BOYDSVILLE, ARKANSAS.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of the reservoir and associated improvements to 
     provide for flood control, recreation, water quality, and 
     fish and wildlife purposes in the vicinity of Boydsville, 
     Arkansas.

     SEC. 403. GREERS FERRY LAKE, ARKANSAS.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of constructing water intake facilities at Greers 
     Ferry Lake, Arkansas.

     SEC. 404. DEL NORTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of designating a permanent disposal site for 
     dredged material from Federal navigation projects in Del 
     Norte County, California.

     SEC. 405. FRAZIER CREEK, TULARE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine--
       (1) the feasibility of restoring Frazier Creek, Tulare 
     County, California; and
       (2) the Federal interest in flood control, environmental 
     restoration, conservation of fish and wildlife resources, 
     recreation, and water quality of the creek.

     SEC. 406. MARE ISLAND STRAIT, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a general 
     reevaluation to determine the Federal interest in 
     reconfiguring the Mare Island Strait channel.
       (b) Considerations.--In determining the Federal interest, 
     the Secretary shall consider the benefits of economic 
     activity associated with potential future uses of the channel 
     and any other benefits that could be realized by increasing 
     the width and depth of the channel to accommodate both 
     current and potential future uses of the channel.

     SEC. 407. STRAWBERRY CREEK, BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine--
       (1) the feasibility of restoring Strawberry Creek, 
     Berkeley, California; and
       (2) the Federal interest in environmental restoration, 
     conservation of fish and wildlife resources, recreation, and 
     water quality of the creek.

     SEC. 408. SWEETWATER RESERVOIR, SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study of the potential water 
     quality problems and pollution abatement measures in the 
     watershed in and around Sweetwater Reservoir, San Diego 
     County, California.

     SEC. 409. WHITEWATER RIVER BASIN, CALIFORNIA.

       The Secretary shall complete a study to determine the 
     feasibility of a flood damage reduction project in the 
     Whitewater River basin (also known as ``Thousand Palms''), 
     California.

     SEC. 410. DESTIN-NORIEGA POINT, FLORIDA.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of--
       (1) restoring Noriega Point, Florida, to serve as a 
     breakwater for Destin Harbor; and
       (2) including Noriega Point as part of the East Pass, 
     Florida, navigation project.

     SEC. 411. LITTLE ECONLACKHATCHEE RIVER BASIN, FLORIDA.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study of pollution abatement 
     measures in the Little Econlackhatchee River basin, Florida.

     SEC. 412. PORT EVERGLADES, BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of constructing a sand bypassing project at the 
     Port Everglades Inlet, Florida.

     SEC. 413. LAKE ALLATOONA, ETOWAH RIVER, AND LITTLE RIVER 
                   WATERSHED, GEORGIA.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, may 
     carry out the following water-related environmental 
     restoration and resource protection investigations into 
     restoring Lake Allatoona, the Etowah River, and the Little 
     River watershed, Georgia:
       (1) Lake allatoona/etowah river shoreline restoration 
     investigation.--Feasibility phase investigation to identify 
     and recommend to Congress structural and nonstructural 
     measures to alleviate shore erosion and sedimentation 
     problems along the shores of Lake Allatoona and the Etowah 
     River.
       (2) Little river environmental restoration investigation.--
     Feasibility phase investigation to evaluate environmental 
     problems and

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     recommend environmental restoration measures (including 
     appropriate environmental structural and nonstructural 
     measures) for the Little River watershed, Georgia.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated for the period beginning with fiscal year 
     2000--
       (1) $850,000 to carry out subsection (a)(1); and
       (2) $500,000 to carry out subsection (a)(2).

     SEC. 414. BOISE, IDAHO.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of undertaking flood control on the Boise River 
     in Boise, Idaho.

     SEC. 415. GOOSE CREEK WATERSHED, OAKLEY, IDAHO.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of undertaking flood damage reduction, water 
     conservation, ground water recharge, ecosystem restoration, 
     and related activities along the Goose Creek watershed near 
     Oakley, Idaho.

     SEC. 416. LITTLE WOOD RIVER, GOODING, IDAHO.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of restoring and repairing the Lava Rock Little 
     Wood River Containment System to prevent flooding in the city 
     of Gooding, Idaho.

     SEC. 417. SNAKE RIVER, LEWISTON, IDAHO.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of undertaking bank stabilization and flood 
     control on the Snake River at Lewiston, Idaho.

     SEC. 418. SNAKE RIVER AND PAYETTE RIVER, IDAHO.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of undertaking a flood control project along the 
     Snake River and Payette River, in the vicinity of Payette, 
     Idaho.

     SEC. 419. UPPER DES PLAINES RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, ILLINOIS 
                   AND WISCONSIN.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of the 
     upper Des Plaines River and tributaries, Illinois and 
     Wisconsin, upstream of the confluence with Salt Creek at 
     Riverside, Illinois, to determine the feasibility of 
     improvements in the interests of flood damage reduction, 
     environmental restoration and protection, water quality, 
     recreation, and related purposes.
       (b) Special Rule.--In conducting the study, the Secretary 
     may not exclude from consideration and evaluation flood 
     damage reduction measures based on restrictive policies 
     regarding the frequency of flooding, the drainage area, and 
     the amount of runoff.
       (c) Consultation and Use of Existing Data.--In carrying out 
     this section, the Secretary shall--
       (1) consult with appropriate Federal and State agencies; 
     and
       (2) make maximum use of data in existence on the date of 
     enactment of this Act and ongoing programs and efforts of 
     Federal agencies and States.

     SEC. 420. CAMERON PARISH WEST OF CALCASIEU RIVER, LOUISIANA.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of undertaking a storm damage reduction and 
     ecosystem restoration project for Cameron Parish west of 
     Calcasieu River, Louisiana.

     SEC. 421. COASTAL LOUISIANA.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of using dredged material from maintenance 
     activities at Federal navigation projects in coastal 
     Louisiana to benefit coastal areas in the State.

     SEC. 422. GRAND ISLE AND VICINITY, LOUISIANA.

       In carrying out a study of the storm damage reduction 
     benefits to Grand Isle and vicinity, Louisiana, the Secretary 
     shall include benefits that a storm damage reduction project 
     for Grand Isle and vicinity, Louisiana, may have on the 
     mainland coast of Louisiana as project benefits attributable 
     to the Grand Isle project.

     SEC. 423. GULF INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY ECOSYSTEM, CHEF MENTEUR 
                   TO SABINE RIVER, LOUISIANA.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
     determine the feasibility of undertaking ecosystem 
     restoration and protection measures along the Gulf 
     Intracoastal Waterway from Chef Menteur to Sabine River, 
     Louisiana.
       (b) Matters To Be Addressed.--The study shall address 
     saltwater intrusion, tidal scour, erosion, compaction, 
     subsidence, wind and wave action, bank failure, and other 
     problems relating to ecosystem restoration and protection.

     SEC. 424. MUDDY RIVER, BROOKLINE AND BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall evaluate the January 
     1999 study commissioned by the Boston Parks and Recreation 
     Department, Boston, Massachusetts, and entitled ``The Emerald 
     Necklace Environmental Improvement Master Plan, Phase I Muddy 
     River Flood Control, Water Quality and Habitat Enhancement'', 
     to determine whether the plans outlined in the study for 
     flood control, water quality, habitat enhancements, and other 
     improvements to the Muddy River in Brookline and Boston, 
     Massachusetts, are cost-effective, technically sound, 
     environmentally acceptable, and in the Federal interest.
       (b) Report.--Not later than June 30, 2000, the Secretary 
     shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the 
     evaluation.

     SEC. 425. WESTPORT, MASSACHUSETTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
     determine the feasibility of undertaking a navigation project 
     for the town of Westport, Massachusetts.
       (b) Considerations.--In determining the benefits of the 
     project, the Secretary shall include the benefits derived 
     from using dredged material for shore protection and storm 
     damage reduction.

     SEC. 426. ST. CLAIR RIVER AND LAKE ST. CLAIR, MICHIGAN.

       (a) Plan.--The Secretary, in coordination with State and 
     local governments and appropriate Federal and provincial 
     authorities of Canada, shall develop a comprehensive 
     management plan for St. Clair River and Lake St. Clair.
       (b) Elements.--The plan shall include the following 
     elements:
       (1) Identification of the causes and sources of 
     environmental degradation.
       (2) Continuous monitoring of organic, biological, metallic, 
     and chemical contamination levels.
       (3) Timely dissemination of information of contamination 
     levels to public authorities, other interested parties, and 
     the public.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     a report that includes the plan developed under subsection 
     (a) and recommendations for potential restoration measures.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $400,000.

     SEC. 427. ST. CLAIR SHORES, MICHIGAN.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of constructing a flood control project at St. 
     Clair Shores, Michigan.

     SEC. 428. WOODTICK PENINSULA, MICHIGAN, AND TOLEDO HARBOR, 
                   OHIO.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of using dredged material from Toledo Harbor, 
     Ohio, to provide erosion reduction, navigation, and ecosystem 
     restoration at Woodtick Peninsula, Michigan.

     SEC. 429. PASCAGOULA HARBOR, MISSISSIPPI.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
     determine an alternative plan for dredged material management 
     for the Pascagoula River portion of the project for 
     navigation, Pascagoula Harbor, Mississippi, authorized by 
     section 202(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
     (100 Stat. 4094).
       (b) Contents.--The study under subsection (a) shall--
       (1) include an analysis of the feasibility of expanding the 
     Singing River Island Disposal Area or constructing a new 
     dredged material disposal facility; and
       (2) identify methods of managing and reducing sediment 
     transport into the Federal navigation channel.

     SEC. 430. TUNICA LAKE WEIR, MISSISSIPPI.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
     determine the feasibility of constructing an outlet weir at 
     Tunica Lake, Tunica County, Mississippi, and Lee County, 
     Arkansas, for the purpose of stabilizing water levels in the 
     lake.
       (b) Economic Analysis.--In carrying out the study, the 
     Secretary shall include as part of the economic analysis the 
     benefits derived from recreation uses at Tunica Lake and 
     economic benefits associated with restoration of fish and 
     wildlife habitat.

     SEC. 431. YELLOWSTONE RIVER, MONTANA.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a comprehensive 
     study of the Yellowstone River from Gardiner, Montana, to the 
     confluence of the Missouri River to determine the hydrologic, 
     biological, and socioeconomic cumulative impacts on the 
     river.
       (b) Consultation and Coordination.--The Secretary shall 
     conduct the study in consultation with the United States Fish 
     and Wildlife Service, the United States Geological Survey, 
     and the Natural Resources Conservation Service and with the 
     full participation of the State of Montana and tribal and 
     local entities, and provide for public participation.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 5 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     a report on the results of the study.

     SEC. 432. LAS VEGAS VALLEY, NEVADA.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a 
     comprehensive study of water resources in the Las Vegas 
     Valley, Nevada.
       (b) Objectives.--The study shall identify problems and 
     opportunities related to ecosystem restoration, water quality 
     (particularly the quality of surface runoff), and flood 
     control.

     SEC. 433. SOUTHWEST VALLEY, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of undertaking a project for flood damage 
     reduction in the Southwest Valley, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

     SEC. 434. CAYUGA CREEK, NEW YORK.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of undertaking a project for flood control for 
     Cayuga Creek, New York.

     SEC. 435. LAKE CHAMPLAIN, NEW YORK AND VERMONT.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of restoring Lake Champlain, New York and 
     Vermont, to improve water quality, fish and wildlife habitat, 
     and navigation.

     SEC. 436. OSWEGO RIVER BASIN, NEW YORK.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of establishing a flood forecasting system in the 
     Oswego River basin, New York.

     SEC. 437. WHITE OAK RIVER, NORTH CAROLINA.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine whether 
     there is a Federal interest in a project for water quality, 
     environmental restoration and protection, and related 
     purposes on the White Oak River, North Carolina.

     SEC. 438. ARCOLA CREEK WATERSHED, MADISON, OHIO.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of undertaking a project to provide environmental 
     restoration and protection for the Arcola Creek watershed, 
     Madison, Ohio.

     SEC. 439. CLEVELAND HARBOR, CLEVELAND, OHIO.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of undertaking repairs and related navigation 
     improvements at Dike 14, Cleveland, Ohio.

     SEC. 440. TOUSSAINT RIVER, CARROLL TOWNSHIP, OHIO.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of undertaking navigation

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     improvements on the Toussaint River, Carroll Township, Ohio.

     SEC. 441. WESTERN LAKE ERIE BASIN, OHIO, INDIANA, AND 
                   MICHIGAN.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
     develop measures to improve flood control, navigation, water 
     quality, recreation, and fish and wildlife habitat in a 
     comprehensive manner in the western Lake Erie basin, Ohio, 
     Indiana, and Michigan, including watersheds of the Maumee, 
     Ottawa, and Portage Rivers.
       (b) Cooperation.--In carrying out the study, the Secretary 
     shall--
       (1) cooperate with interested Federal, State, and local 
     agencies and nongovernmental organizations; and
       (2) consider all relevant programs of the agencies.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     a report on the results of the study, including findings and 
     recommendations.

     SEC. 442. SCHUYLKILL RIVER, NORRISTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of undertaking a project for flood control for 
     the Schuylkill River, Norristown, Pennsylvania.

     SEC. 443. SOUTH CAROLINA COASTAL AREAS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall review pertinent 
     reports and conduct other studies and field investigations to 
     determine the best available science and methods for 
     management of contaminated dredged material and sediments in 
     the coastal areas of South Carolina.
       (b) Focus.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary 
     shall place particular focus on areas where the Corps of 
     Engineers maintains deep draft navigation projects, such as 
     Charleston Harbor, Georgetown Harbor, and Port Royal, South 
     Carolina.
       (c) Cooperation.--The studies shall be conducted in 
     cooperation with the appropriate Federal and State 
     environmental agencies.

     SEC. 444. SANTEE DELTA FOCUS AREA, SOUTH CAROLINA.

       Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary shall complete a comprehensive study 
     of the ecosystem in the Santee Delta focus area, South 
     Carolina, to determine the feasibility of undertaking a 
     project to enhance wetland habitat and public recreational 
     opportunities in the area.

     SEC. 445. WACCAMAW RIVER, SOUTH CAROLINA.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of undertaking a flood control project for the 
     Waccamaw River in Horry County, South Carolina.

     SEC. 446. DAY COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA.

       The Secretary shall conduct--
       (1) an investigation of flooding and other water resources 
     problems between the James River and Big Sioux watersheds, 
     South Dakota; and
       (2) an assessment of flood damage reduction needs of the 
     area.

     SEC. 447. NIOBRARA RIVER AND MISSOURI RIVER, SOUTH DAKOTA.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study of the Niobrara River 
     watershed and the operations of Fort Randall Dam and Gavins 
     Point Dam on the Missouri River, South Dakota, to determine 
     the feasibility of alleviating the bank erosion, 
     sedimentation, and related problems in the lower Niobrara 
     River and the Missouri River below Fort Randall Dam.

     SEC. 448. CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.

       The Secretary shall include, as part of the study 
     authorized by a resolution of the Committee on Public Works 
     and Transportation of the House of Representatives dated 
     August 1, 1990, a review of two 175-foot-wide barge shelves 
     on either side of the navigation channel at the Port of 
     Corpus Christi, Texas.

     SEC. 449. MITCHELL'S CUT CHANNEL (CANEY FORK CUT), TEXAS.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of undertaking a project for navigation, 
     Mitchell's Cut Channel (Caney Fork Cut), Texas.

     SEC. 450. MOUTH OF COLORADO RIVER, TEXAS.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of undertaking a project for navigation at the 
     mouth of the Colorado River, Texas, to provide a minimum 
     draft navigation channel extending from the Colorado River 
     through Parkers Cut (also known as ``Tiger Island Cut''), or 
     an acceptable alternative, to Matagorda Bay.

     SEC. 451. SANTA CLARA RIVER, UTAH.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
     determine the feasibility of undertaking measures to 
     alleviate damage caused by flooding, bank erosion, and 
     sedimentation along the watershed of the Santa Clara River, 
     Utah, above the Gunlock Reservoir.
       (b) Contents.--The study shall include an analysis of 
     watershed conditions and water quality, as related to 
     flooding and bank erosion, along the Santa Clara River in the 
     vicinity of Gunlock, Utah.

     SEC. 452. MOUNT ST. HELENS, WASHINGTON.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
     determine the feasibility of undertaking ecosystem 
     restoration improvements throughout the Cowlitz and Toutle 
     River basins, Washington, including the 6,000 acres of 
     wetland, riverine, riparian, and upland habitats lost or 
     altered due to the eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980 and 
     subsequent emergency actions.
       (b) Requirements.--In carrying out the study, the Secretary 
     shall--
       (1) work in close coordination with local governments, 
     watershed entities, the State of Washington, and other 
     Federal agencies; and
       (2) place special emphasis on--
       (A) conservation and restoration strategies to benefit 
     species that are listed or proposed for listing as threatened 
     or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); and
       (B) other watershed restoration objectives.

     SEC. 453. KANAWHA RIVER, FAYETTE COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of developing a public port along the Kanawha 
     River in Fayette County, West Virginia, at a site known as 
     ``Longacre''.

     SEC. 454. WEST VIRGINIA PORTS.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of expanding public port development in West 
     Virginia along the Ohio River and the navigable portion of 
     the Kanawha River from its mouth to river mile 91.0.

     SEC. 455. JOHN GLENN GREAT LAKES BASIN PROGRAM.

       (a) Strategic Plans.--
       (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a comprehensive 
     study of the Great Lakes region to ensure the future use, 
     management, and protection of water resources and related 
     resources of the Great Lakes basin.
       (2) Report.--
       (A) In general.--As expeditiously as possible, but not 
     later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     and every 2 years thereafter, 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 outlining a strategic 
     plan for Corps of Engineers programs and proposed Corps of 
     Engineers projects in the Great Lakes basin.
       (B) Contents.--The plan shall include--
       (i) details of projects in the Great Lakes region relating 
     to--

       (I) navigation improvements, maintenance, and operations 
     for commercial and recreational vessels;
       (II) environmental restoration activities;
       (III) water level maintenance activities;
       (IV) technical and planning assistance to States and 
     remedial action planning committees;
       (V) sediment transport analysis, sediment management 
     planning, and activities to support prevention of excess 
     sediment loadings;
       (VI) flood damage reduction and shoreline erosion 
     prevention; and
       (VII) all other relevant activities of the Corps of 
     Engineers; and

       (ii) an analysis of factors limiting use of programs and 
     authorities of the Corps of Engineers in existence on the 
     date of enactment of this Act in the Great Lakes basin, 
     including the need for new or modified authorities.
       (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for 
     the period of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
       (b) Great Lakes Biohydrological Information.--
       (1) Inventory.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall request each 
     Federal agency that may possess information relevant to the 
     Great Lakes biohydrological system to provide an inventory of 
     all such information in the possession of the agency.
       (B) Relevant information.--For the purpose of subparagraph 
     (A), relevant information includes information on--
       (i) ground and surface water hydrology;
       (ii) natural and altered tributary dynamics;
       (iii) biological aspects of the system influenced by and 
     influencing water quantity and water movement;
       (iv) meteorological projections and the impacts of weather 
     conditions on Great Lakes water levels; and
       (v) other Great Lakes biohydrological system data relevant 
     to sustainable water use management.
       (2) Report.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with 
     the States, Indian tribes, and Federal agencies, and after 
     requesting information from the provinces and the federal 
     government of Canada, shall--
       (i) compile the inventories of information;
       (ii) analyze the information for consistency and gaps; and
       (iii) submit to Congress, the International Joint 
     Commission, and the Great Lakes States a report that includes 
     recommendations on ways to improve the information base on 
     the biohydrological dynamics of the Great Lakes ecosystem as 
     a whole, so as to support environmentally sound decisions 
     regarding diversions and consumptive uses of Great Lakes 
     water.
       (B) Recommendations.--The recommendations in the report 
     under subparagraph (A) shall include recommendations relating 
     to the resources and funds necessary for implementing 
     improvement of the information base.
       (C) Considerations.--In developing the report under 
     subparagraph (A), the Secretary, in cooperation with the 
     Secretary of State, the Secretary of Transportation, and the 
     heads of other agencies as appropriate, shall consider and 
     report on the status of the issues described and 
     recommendations made in--
       (i) the Report of the International Joint Commission to the 
     Governments of the United States and Canada under the 1977 
     reference issued in 1985; and
       (ii) the 1993 Report of the International Joint Commission 
     to the Governments of Canada and the United States on Methods 
     of Alleviating Adverse Consequences of Fluctuating Water 
     Levels in the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Basin.
       (c) Great Lakes Recreational Boating.--Not later than 18 
     months after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary, using information and studies in existence on the 
     date of enactment of this Act to the extent practicable, and 
     in cooperation with the Great Lakes States, shall submit to 
     Congress a report detailing the economic benefits of 
     recreational boating in the Great Lakes basin, particularly 
     at harbors benefiting from operation and maintenance projects 
     of the Corps of Engineers.

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       (d) Cooperation.--In undertaking activities under this 
     section, the Secretary shall--
       (1) encourage public participation; and
       (2) cooperate, and, as appropriate, collaborate, with Great 
     Lakes States, tribal governments, and Canadian federal, 
     provincial, and tribal governments.
       (e) Water Use Activities and Policies.--The Secretary may 
     provide technical assistance to the Great Lakes States to 
     develop interstate guidelines to improve the consistency and 
     efficiency of State-level water use activities and policies 
     in the Great Lakes basin.
       (f) Cost Sharing.--The Secretary may seek and accept funds 
     from non-Federal entities to be used to pay up to 25 percent 
     of the cost of carrying out subsections (b), (c), (d), and 
     (e).

     SEC. 456. GREAT LAKES NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM.

       In consultation with the St. Lawrence Seaway Development 
     Corporation, the Secretary shall review the Great Lakes 
     Connecting Channel and Harbors Report dated March 1985 to 
     determine the feasibility of undertaking any modification of 
     the recommendations made in the report to improve commercial 
     navigation on the Great Lakes navigation system, including 
     locks, dams, harbors, ports, channels, and other related 
     features.

     SEC. 457. NUTRIENT LOADING RESULTING FROM DREDGED MATERIAL 
                   DISPOSAL.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of nutrient 
     loading that occurs as a result of discharges of dredged 
     material into open-water sites in the Chesapeake Bay.
       (b) 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.

     SEC. 458. UPPER MISSISSIPPI AND ILLINOIS RIVERS LEVEES AND 
                   STREAMBANKS PROTECTION.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study of erosion damage to 
     levees and other flood control structures on the upper 
     Mississippi and Illinois Rivers and the impact of increased 
     barge and pleasure craft traffic on deterioration of the 
     levees and other flood control structures.

     SEC. 459. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

       (a) Development.--The Secretary shall develop a plan to 
     address water resource and related land resource problems and 
     opportunities in the upper Mississippi and Illinois River 
     basins, from Cairo, Illinois, to the headwaters of the 
     Mississippi River, in the interest of systemic flood damage 
     reduction by means of--
       (1) structural and nonstructural flood control and 
     floodplain management strategies;
       (2) continued maintenance of the navigation project;
       (3) management of bank caving and erosion;
       (4) watershed nutrient and sediment management;
       (5) habitat management;
       (6) recreation needs; and
       (7) other related purposes.
       (b) Contents.--The plan under subsection (a) shall--
       (1) contain recommendations on management plans and actions 
     to be carried out by the responsible Federal and non-Federal 
     entities;
       (2) specifically address recommendations to authorize 
     construction of a systemic flood control project for the 
     upper Mississippi River; and
       (3) include recommendations for Federal action where 
     appropriate and recommendations for follow-on studies for 
     problem areas for which data or current technology does not 
     allow immediate solutions.
       (c) Consultation and Use of Existing Data.--In carrying out 
     this section, the Secretary shall--
       (1) consult with appropriate Federal and State agencies; 
     and
       (2) make maximum use of data in existence on the date of 
     enactment of this Act and ongoing programs and efforts of 
     Federal agencies and States in developing the plan under 
     subsection (a).
       (d) Cost Sharing.--
       (1) Development.--Development of the plan under subsection 
     (a) shall be at Federal expense.
       (2) Feasibility studies.--Feasibility studies resulting 
     from development of the plan shall be subject to cost sharing 
     under section 105 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1986 (33 U.S.C. 2215).
       (e) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, 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 that includes the plan 
     under subsection (a).

     SEC. 460. SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AND UPPER CHESAPEAKE BAY.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of 
     controlling and managing waterborne debris in the interest of 
     navigation, flood control, environmental restoration, and 
     other purposes in the Susquehanna River Basin, New York, 
     Pennsylvania, and Maryland, and the upper Chesapeake Bay, 
     Maryland.
       (b) Evaluation of Technologies and Practices.--The study 
     shall include an evaluation of technologies and practices 
     currently available, in use, or in development in the United 
     States for debris removal programs at various dams and 
     harbors and recommendations for applying those techniques and 
     practices in the Susquehanna River and the upper Chesapeake 
     Bay.
       (c) Cooperation.--The study shall be conducted in 
     cooperation with State agencies and other Federal agencies, 
     the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, and owners of major 
     dams.
                   TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 501. CORPS ASSUMPTION OF NRCS PROJECTS.

       (a) Llagas Creek, California.--The Secretary may complete 
     the remaining reaches of the Natural Resources Conservation 
     Service flood control project at Llagas Creek, California, 
     undertaken pursuant to section 5 of the Watershed Protection 
     and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1005), substantially in 
     accordance with the Natural Resources Conservation Service 
     watershed plan for Llagas Creek, Department of Agriculture, 
     and in accordance with the requirements of local cooperation 
     as specified in section 4 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 1004), at a 
     total cost of $45,000,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $21,800,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $23,200,000.
       (b) Thornton Reservoir, Cook County, Illinois.--
       (1) In general.--The Thornton Reservoir project, an element 
     of the project for flood control, Chicagoland Underflow Plan, 
     Illinois, authorized by section 3(a)(5) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 4013), is 
     modified to authorize the Secretary to include additional 
     permanent flood control storage attributable to the Natural 
     Resources Conservation Service Thornton Reservoir (Structure 
     84), Little Calumet River Watershed, Illinois, approved under 
     the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1001 et seq.).
       (2) Limitation.--No funds may be obligated to carry out 
     work under the modification under paragraph (1) until 
     completion and approval by the Secretary of a final report by 
     the Chief of Engineers finding that the work is technically 
     sound, environmentally acceptable, and economically 
     justified.
       (3) Cost sharing.--Costs for the Thornton Reservoir project 
     shall be shared in accordance with section 103 of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213).
       (4) Transitional storage.--The Secretary of Agriculture may 
     cooperate with non-Federal interests to provide, on a 
     transitional basis, flood control storage for the Natural 
     Resources Conservation Service Thornton Reservoir (Structure 
     84) project in the west lobe of the Thornton quarry.
       (5) Credit toward non-federal share.--The Secretary may 
     credit toward the non-Federal share of the costs of the 
     Thornton Reservoir project all design and construction costs 
     incurred by the non-Federal interests before the date of 
     signing of the project cooperation agreement.
       (6) Reevaluation report.--The Secretary shall determine the 
     credits authorized by paragraph (5) that are integral to the 
     Thornton Reservoir project and the current total project 
     costs based on a limited reevaluation report.

     SEC. 502. ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE.

       (a) In General.--Section 219(e) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 110 Stat. 3757) is 
     amended by striking paragraphs (5) and (6) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(5) $25,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
     (c)(2);
       ``(6) $20,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
     (c)(9);
       ``(7) $30,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
     (c)(16); and
       ``(8) $30,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
     (c)(17).''.
       (b) Additional Assistance.--Section 219 of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1992 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(f) Additional Assistance.--The Secretary may provide 
     assistance under subsection (a) and assistance for 
     construction for the following:
       ``(1) Atlanta, georgia.--The project described in 
     subsection (c)(2), modified to include $25,000,000 for 
     watershed restoration and development in the regional Atlanta 
     watershed, including Big Creek and Rock Creek.
       ``(2) Paterson, passaic county, and passaic valley, new 
     jersey.--The project described in subsection (c)(9), modified 
     to include $20,000,000 for drainage facilities to alleviate 
     flooding problems on Getty Avenue in the vicinity of St. 
     Joseph's Hospital for the city of Paterson, New Jersey, and 
     Passaic County, New Jersey, and innovative facilities to 
     manage and treat additional flows in the Passaic Valley, 
     Passaic River basin, New Jersey.
       ``(3) Nashua, new hampshire.--$20,000,000 for a project to 
     eliminate or control combined sewer overflows in the city of 
     Nashua, New Hampshire.
       ``(4) Fall river and new bedford, massachusetts.--
     $15,000,000 for a project to eliminate or control combined 
     sewer overflows in the cities of Fall River and New Bedford, 
     Massachusetts.
       ``(5) Findlay township, pennsylvania.--$11,000,000 for 
     water and wastewater infrastructure in Findlay Township, 
     Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
       ``(6) Dillsburg borough authority, pennsylvania.--
     $2,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in 
     Franklin Township, York County, Pennsylvania.
       ``(7) Hampden township, pennsylvania.--$3,000,000 for 
     water, sewer, and storm sewer improvements in Hampden 
     Township, Pennsylvania.
       ``(8) Towamencin township, pennsylvania.--$1,500,000 for 
     sanitary sewer and water and wastewater infrastructure in 
     Towamencin Township, Pennsylvania.
       ``(9) Dauphin county, pennsylvania.--$2,000,000 for a 
     project to eliminate or control combined sewer overflows and 
     water system rehabilitation for the city of Harrisburg, 
     Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
       ``(10) Eastern shore and southwest virginia.--$20,000,000 
     for water supply and wastewater infrastructure projects in 
     the counties of Accomac, Northampton, Lee, Norton, Wise, 
     Scott, Russell, Dickenson, Buchanan, and Tazewell, Virginia.
       ``(11) Northeast pennsylvania.--$20,000,000 for water 
     related infrastructure in the counties of Lackawanna, 
     Lycoming, Susquehanna, Wyoming, Pike, Wayne, Sullivan, 
     Bradford, and Monroe, Pennsylvania, including assistance for 
     the Mountoursville Regional Sewer Authority, Lycoming County, 
     Pennsylvania.

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       ``(12) Calumet region, indiana.--$10,000,000 for water 
     related infrastructure projects in the counties of Lake and 
     Porter, Indiana.
       ``(13) Clinton county, pennsylvania.--$1,000,000 for water 
     related infrastructure in Clinton County, Pennsylvania.
       ``(14) Patton township, pennsylvania.--$1,400,000 for water 
     related infrastructure in Patton Township, Pennsylvania.
       ``(15) North fayette township, allegheny county, 
     pennsylvania.--$500,000 for water related infrastructure in 
     North Fayette Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
       ``(16) Springdale borough, pennsylvania.--$500,000 for 
     water related infrastructure in Springdale Borough, 
     Pennsylvania.
       ``(17) Robinson township, pennsylvania.--$1,200,000 for 
     water related infrastructure in Robinson Township, 
     Pennsylvania.
       ``(18) Upper allen township, pennsylvania.--$3,400,000 for 
     water related infrastructure in Upper Allen Township, 
     Pennsylvania.
       ``(19) Jefferson township, greene county, pennsylvania.--
     $1,000,000 for water-related infrastructure in Jefferson 
     Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania.
       ``(20) Lumberton, north carolina.--$1,700,000 for water and 
     wastewater infrastructure projects in Lumberton, North 
     Carolina.
       ``(21) Baton rouge, louisiana.--$10,000,000 for water 
     related infrastructure for the parishes of East Baton Rouge, 
     Ascension, and Livingston, Louisiana.
       ``(22) East san joaquin county, california.--$25,000,000 
     for ground water recharge and conjunctive use projects in 
     Stockton East Water District, California.
       ``(23) Sacramento area, california.--$25,000,000 for 
     regional water conservation and recycling projects in Placer 
     and El Dorado Counties and the San Juan Suburban Water 
     District, California.
       ``(24) Cumberland county, tennessee.--$5,000,000 for water 
     supply projects in Cumberland County, Tennessee.
       ``(25) Lakes marion and moultrie, south carolina.--
     $5,000,000 for water supply treatment and distribution 
     projects in the counties of Calhoun, Clarendon, Colleton, 
     Dorchester, Orangeberg, and Sumter, South Carolina.
       ``(26) Bridgeport, connecticut.--$10,000,000 for a project 
     to eliminate or control combined sewer overflows in the city 
     of Bridgeport, Connecticut.
       ``(27) Hartford, connecticut.--$10,000,000 for a project to 
     eliminate or control combined sewer overflows in the city of 
     Hartford, Connecticut.
       ``(28) New haven, connecticut.--$10,000,000 for a project 
     to eliminate or control combined sewer overflows in the city 
     of New Haven, Connecticut.
       ``(29) Oakland county, michigan.--$20,000,000 for a project 
     to eliminate or control combined sewer overflows in the 
     cities of Berkley, Ferndale, Madison Heights, Royal Oak, 
     Birmingham, Hazel Park, Oak Park, Southfield, Clawson, 
     Huntington Woods, Pleasant Ridge, and Troy, and the village 
     of Beverly Hills, and the Charter Township of Royal Oak, 
     Michigan.
       ``(30) Desoto county, mississippi.--$10,000,000 for a 
     wastewater treatment project in the county of DeSoto, 
     Mississippi.
       ``(31) Kansas city, missouri.--$15,000,000 for a project to 
     eliminate or control combined sewer overflows in the city of 
     Kansas City, Missouri.
       ``(32) St. louis, missouri.--$15,000,000 for a project to 
     eliminate or control combined sewer overflows in the city of 
     St. Louis, Missouri.
       ``(33) Elizabeth, new jersey.--$20,000,000 for a project to 
     eliminate or control combined sewer overflows in the city of 
     Elizabeth, New Jersey.
       ``(34) North hudson, new jersey.--$10,000,000 for a project 
     to eliminate or control combined sewer overflows in the city 
     of North Hudson, New Jersey.
       ``(35) Inner harbor project, new york, new york.--
     $15,000,000 for a project to eliminate or control combined 
     sewer overflows for the inner harbor project, New York, New 
     York.
       ``(36) Outer harbor project, new york, new york.--
     $15,000,000 for a project to eliminate or control combined 
     sewer overflows for the outer harbor project, New York, New 
     York.
       ``(37) Lebanon, new hampshire.--$8,000,000 for a project to 
     eliminate or control combined sewer overflows in the city of 
     Lebanon, New Hampshire.
       ``(38) Astoria, oregon.--$5,000,000 for a project to 
     eliminate or control combined sewer overflows in the city of 
     Astoria, Oregon.
       ``(39) Cache county, utah.--$5,000,000 for a wastewater 
     infrastructure project for Cache County, Utah.
       ``(40) Lawton, oklahoma.--$5,000,000 for a wastewater 
     infrastructure project for the city of Lawton, Oklahoma.
       ``(41) Lancaster, california.--$1,500,000 for a project to 
     provide water facilities for the Fox Field Industrial 
     Corridor, Lancaster, California.
       ``(42) San ramon valley, california.--$15,000,000 for a 
     project for recycled water for San Ramon Valley, California.
       ``(43) Harbor/south bay, california.--$15,000,000 for an 
     industrial water reuse project for the Harbor/South Bay area, 
     California.''.

     SEC. 503. CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT DREDGING TECHNOLOGY.

       (a) Review of Innovative Dredging Technologies.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than June 1, 2001, the Secretary 
     shall complete a review of innovative dredging technologies 
     designed to minimize or eliminate contamination of a water 
     column upon removal of contaminated sediments.
       (2) Testing.--
       (A) Selection of technology.--After completion of the 
     review under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall select, from 
     among the technologies reviewed, the technology that the 
     Secretary determines will best increase the effectiveness of 
     removing contaminated sediments and significantly reduce 
     contamination of the water column.
       (B) Agreement.--Not later than December 31, 2001, the 
     Secretary shall enter into an agreement with a public or 
     private entity to test the selected technology in the 
     vicinity of Peoria Lakes, Illinois.
       (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $2,000,000.
       (b) Accelerated Adoption of Innovative Technologies.--
     Section 8 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1988 (33 
     U.S.C. 2314) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
     (c) and (d), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
       ``(b) Accelerated Adoption of Innovative Technologies for 
     Management of Contaminated Sediments.--
       ``(1) Test projects.--The Secretary shall approve an 
     appropriate number of projects to test, under actual field 
     conditions, innovative technologies for environmentally sound 
     management of contaminated sediments.
       ``(2) Demonstration projects.--The Secretary may approve an 
     appropriate number of projects to demonstrate innovative 
     technologies that have been pilot tested under paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Conduct of projects.--Each pilot project under 
     paragraph (1) and demonstration project under paragraph (2) 
     shall be conducted by a university with proven expertise in 
     the research and development of contaminated sediment 
     treatment technologies and innovative applications using 
     waste materials.
       ``(4) Location.--At least 1 of the projects under this 
     subsection shall be conducted in New England by the 
     University of New Hampshire.''.

     SEC. 504. DAM SAFETY.

       (a) Assistance.--The Secretary may provide assistance to 
     enhance dam safety at the following locations:
       (1) Healdsburg Veteran's Memorial Dam, California.
       (2) Kehly Run Dam, Pennsylvania.
       (3) Sweet Arrow Lake Dam, Pennsylvania.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $6,000,000.

     SEC. 505. GREAT LAKES REMEDIAL ACTION PLANS.

       Section 401(a)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1990 (33 U.S.C. 1268 note; 104 Stat. 4644; 110 Stat. 3763) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``Non-Federal'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) In general.--Non-Federal''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Contributions by entities.--Nonprofit public or 
     private entities may contribute all or a portion of the non-
     Federal share.''.

     SEC. 506. PROJECTS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT.

       Section 1135(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a(c)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``If the Secretary'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--If the Secretary''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Control of sea lamprey.--Congress finds that--
       ``(A) the Great Lakes navigation system has been 
     instrumental in the spread of sea lamprey and the associated 
     impacts on its fishery; and
       ``(B) the use of the authority under this subsection for 
     control of sea lamprey at any Great Lakes basin location is 
     appropriate.''.

     SEC. 507. MAINTENANCE OF NAVIGATION CHANNELS.

       Section 509(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3759) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(12) Acadiana Navigation Channel, Louisiana.
       ``(13) Contraband Bayou, Louisiana, as part of the 
     Calcasieu River and Pass Ship Channel.
       ``(14) Lake Wallula Navigation Channel, Washington.
       ``(15) Wadley Pass (also known as `McGriff Pass'), Suwanee 
     River, Florida.''.

     SEC. 508. MEASUREMENTS OF LAKE MICHIGAN DIVERSIONS, ILLINOIS.

       Section 1142(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1986 (100 Stat. 4253) is amended by striking ``$250,000 per 
     fiscal year for each fiscal year beginning after September 
     30, 1986,'' and inserting ``$1,250,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 1999 through 2003''.

     SEC. 509. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Authorized Activities.--Section 1103(e) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 652(e)) is 
     amended by striking ``(e)(1)'' and all that follows through 
     the end of paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(e) Program Authority.--
       ``(1) Authority.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of the Interior and the States of Illinois, Iowa, 
     Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin, may undertake, as 
     identified in the master plan--
       ``(i) a program for the planning, construction, and 
     evaluation of measures for fish and wildlife habitat 
     rehabilitation and enhancement; and
       ``(ii) implementation of a long-term resource monitoring, 
     computerized data inventory and analysis, and applied 
     research program.
       ``(B) Advisory committee.--In carrying out subparagraph 
     (A)(i), the Secretary shall establish an independent 
     technical advisory committee to review projects, monitoring 
     plans, and habitat and natural resource needs assessments.''.
       (b) Reports.--Section 1103(e) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 652(e)) is amended by 
     striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Reports.--Not later than December 31, 2004, and not 
     later than December 31 of every sixth year thereafter, the 
     Secretary, in consulta

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     tion with the Secretary of the Interior and the States of 
     Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin, shall 
     submit to Congress a report that--
       ``(A) contains an evaluation of the programs described in 
     paragraph (1);
       ``(B) describes the accomplishments of each of the 
     programs;
       ``(C) provides updates of a systemic habitat needs 
     assessment; and
       ``(D) identifies any needed adjustments in the 
     authorization of the programs.''.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1103(e) of 
     the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
     652(e)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking ``(1)(A)'' and inserting ``(1)(A)(i)''; and
       (B) by striking ``Secretary not to exceed'' and all that 
     follows before the period at the end and inserting 
     ``Secretary $22,750,000 for fiscal year 1999 and each fiscal 
     year thereafter'';
       (2) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) by striking ``(1)(B)'' and inserting ``(1)(A)(ii)''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``Secretary not to exceed'' and all that 
     follows before the period at the end and inserting 
     ``Secretary $10,420,000 for fiscal year 1999 and each fiscal 
     year thereafter''; and
       (3) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
       ``(5) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out paragraph (1)(A)(i) $350,000 
     for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2009.''.
       (d) Transfer of Amounts.--Section 1103(e) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 652(e)) is 
     amended by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(6) Transfer of amounts.--For fiscal year 1999 and each 
     fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with 
     the Secretary of the Interior and the States of Illinois, 
     Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin, may transfer not to 
     exceed 20 percent of the amounts appropriated to carry out 
     clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (1)(A) to the amounts 
     appropriated to carry out the other of those clauses.''.
       (e) Cost Sharing.--Section 1103(e)(7)(A) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 652(e)(7)(A)) is 
     amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``and, in the case of any project requiring non-
     Federal cost sharing, the non-Federal share of the cost of 
     the project shall be 35 percent''.
       (f) Habitat Needs Assessment.--Section 1103(h)(2) of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 652(h)(2)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(2) The Secretary'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(2) Determination.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Requirements.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(i) complete the ongoing habitat needs assessment 
     conducted under this paragraph not later than September 30, 
     2000; and
       ``(ii) include in each report under subsection (e)(2) the 
     most recent habitat needs assessment conducted under this 
     paragraph.''.
       (g) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1103 of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 652) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (e)(7)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(1)(A)'' and 
     inserting ``(1)(A)(i)''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``paragraphs (1)(B) 
     and (1)(C)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)(A)(ii)''; and
       (2) in subsection (f)(2)--
       (A) by striking ``(2)(A)'' and inserting ``(2)''; and
       (B) by striking subparagraph (B).

     SEC. 510. ATLANTIC COAST OF NEW YORK.

       Section 404(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1992 (106 Stat. 4863) is amended in the first sentence--
       (1) by striking ``is'' and inserting ``are''; and
       (2) by inserting after ``1997'' the following: ``, and an 
     additional total of $2,500,000 for fiscal years thereafter''.

     SEC. 511. WATER CONTROL MANAGEMENT.

       (a) In General.--In evaluating potential improvements for 
     water control management activities and consolidation of 
     water control management centers, the Secretary may consider 
     a regionalized water control management plan but may not 
     implement such a plan until the date on which a report is 
     submitted under subsection (b).
       (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Environment and Public Works and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report 
     containing--
       (1) a description of the primary objectives of streamlining 
     water control management activities;
       (2) a description of the benefits provided by streamlining 
     water control management activities through consolidation of 
     centers for those activities;
       (3) a determination whether the benefits to users of 
     establishing regional water control management centers will 
     be retained in each district office of the Corps of Engineers 
     that does not have a regional center;
       (4) a determination whether users of regional centers will 
     receive a higher level of benefits from streamlining water 
     control management activities; and
       (5) a list of the members of Congress who represent a 
     district that includes a water control management center that 
     is to be eliminated under a proposed regionalized plan.

     SEC. 512. BENEFICIAL USE OF DREDGED MATERIAL.

       The Secretary may carry out the following projects under 
     section 204 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 
     (33 U.S.C. 2326):
       (1) Bodega bay, california.--A project to make beneficial 
     use of dredged material from a Federal navigation project in 
     Bodega Bay, California.
       (2) Sabine refuge, louisiana.--A project to make beneficial 
     use of dredged material from Federal navigation projects in 
     the vicinity of Sabine Refuge, Louisiana.
       (3) Hancock, harrison, and jackson counties, mississippi.--
     A project to make beneficial use of dredged material from a 
     Federal navigation project in Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson 
     Counties, Mississippi.
       (4) Rose city marsh, orange county, texas.--A project to 
     make beneficial use of dredged material from a Federal 
     navigation project in Rose City Marsh, Orange County, Texas.
       (5) Bessie heights marsh, orange county, texas.--A project 
     to make beneficial use of dredged material from a Federal 
     navigation project in Bessie Heights Marsh, Orange County, 
     Texas.

     SEC. 513. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE.

       Section 507 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
     (110 Stat. 3758) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(2) Expansion and improvement of Long Pine Run Dam, 
     Pennsylvania, and associated water infrastructure, in 
     accordance with subsections (b) through (e) of section 313 of 
     the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4845), 
     at a total cost of $20,000,000.''.

     SEC. 514. MISSOURI AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVERS ENHANCEMENT 
                   PROJECT.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Middle mississippi river.--The term ``middle 
     Mississippi River'' means the reach of the Mississippi River 
     from the mouth of the Ohio River (river mile 0, upper 
     Mississippi River) to the mouth of the Missouri River (river 
     mile 195).
       (2) Missouri river.--The term ``Missouri River'' means the 
     main stem and floodplain of the Missouri River (including 
     reservoirs) from its confluence with the Mississippi River at 
     St. Louis, Missouri, to its headwaters near Three Forks, 
     Montana.
       (3) Project.--The term ``project'' means the project 
     authorized by this section.
       (b) Protection and Enhancement Activities.--
       (1) Plan.--
       (A) Development.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a plan for 
     a project to protect and enhance fish and wildlife habitat of 
     the Missouri River and the middle Mississippi River.
       (B) Activities.--
       (i) In general.--The plan shall provide for such activities 
     as are necessary to protect and enhance fish and wildlife 
     habitat without adversely affecting--

       (I) the water-related needs of the region surrounding the 
     Missouri River and the middle Mississippi River, including 
     flood control, navigation, recreation, and enhancement of 
     water supply; and
       (II) private property rights.

       (ii) Required activities.--The plan shall include--

       (I) modification and improvement of navigation training 
     structures to protect and enhance fish and wildlife habitat;
       (II) modification and creation of side channels to protect 
     and enhance fish and wildlife habitat;
       (III) restoration and creation of island fish and wildlife 
     habitat;
       (IV) creation of riverine fish and wildlife habitat;
       (V) establishment of criteria for prioritizing the type and 
     sequencing of activities based on cost-effectiveness and 
     likelihood of success; and
       (VI) physical and biological monitoring for evaluating the 
     success of the project, to be performed by the River Studies 
     Center of the United States Geological Survey in Columbia, 
     Missouri.

       (2) Implementation of activities.--
       (A) In general.--Using funds made available to carry out 
     this section, the Secretary shall carry out the activities 
     described in the plan.
       (B) Use of existing authority for unconstructed features of 
     the project.--Using funds made available to the Secretary 
     under other law, the Secretary shall design and construct any 
     feature of the project that may be carried out using the 
     authority of the Secretary to modify an authorized project, 
     if the Secretary determines that the design and construction 
     will--
       (i) accelerate the completion of activities to protect and 
     enhance fish and wildlife habitat of the Missouri River or 
     the middle Mississippi River; and
       (ii) be compatible with the project purposes described in 
     this section.
       (c) Integration of Other Activities.--
       (1) In general.--In carrying out the activities described 
     in subsection (b), the Secretary shall integrate the 
     activities with other Federal, State, and tribal activities.
       (2) New authority.--Nothing in this section confers any new 
     regulatory authority on any Federal or non-Federal entity 
     that carries out any activity authorized by this section.
       (d) Public Participation.--In developing and carrying out 
     the plan and the activities described in subsection (b), the 
     Secretary shall provide for public review and comment in 
     accordance with applicable Federal law, including--
       (1) providing advance notice of meetings;
       (2) providing adequate opportunity for public input and 
     comment;
       (3) maintaining appropriate records; and
       (4) compiling a record of the proceedings of meetings.

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       (e) Compliance With Applicable Law.--In carrying out the 
     plan and the activities described in subsections (b) and (c), 
     the Secretary shall comply with any applicable Federal law, 
     including the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
     U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
       (f) Cost Sharing.--
       (1) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of the cost 
     of the project shall be 35 percent.
       (2) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of any 1 
     activity described in subsection (b) shall not exceed 
     $5,000,000.
       (3) Operation and maintenance.--The operation and 
     maintenance of the project shall be a non-Federal 
     responsibility.
       (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to pay the Federal share of the cost of 
     carrying out this section $30,000,000 for the period of 
     fiscal years 2000 and 2001.

     SEC. 515. IRRIGATION DIVERSION PROTECTION AND FISHERIES 
                   ENHANCEMENT ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary may provide technical 
     planning and design assistance to non-Federal interests and 
     may conduct other site-specific studies to formulate and 
     evaluate fish screens, fish passages devices, and other 
     measures to decrease the incidence of juvenile and adult fish 
     inadvertently entering irrigation systems.
       (b) Cooperation.--Measures under subsection (a)--
       (1) shall be developed in cooperation with Federal and 
     State resource agencies; and
       (2) shall not impair the continued withdrawal of water for 
     irrigation purposes.
       (c) Priority.--In providing assistance under subsection 
     (a), the Secretary shall give priority based on--
       (1) the objectives of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
     (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.);
       (2) cost-effectiveness; and
       (3) the potential for reducing fish mortality.
       (d) Non-Federal Share.--
       (1) In general.--The non-Federal share of the cost of 
     measures under subsection (a) shall be 50 percent.
       (2) In-kind contributions.--Not more than 50 percent of the 
     non-Federal contribution may be made through the provision of 
     services, materials, supplies, or other in-kind 
     contributions.
       (e) No Construction Activity.--This section does not 
     authorize any construction activity.
       (f) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     a report on--
       (1) fish mortality caused by irrigation water intake 
     devices;
       (2) appropriate measures to reduce fish mortality;
       (3) the extent to which those measures are currently being 
     employed in arid States;
       (4) the construction costs associated with those measures; 
     and
       (5) the appropriate Federal role, if any, to encourage the 
     use of those measures.

     SEC. 516. INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR WATERSHED RESTORATION.

       The Secretary shall examine using, and, if appropriate, 
     encourage the use of, innovative treatment technologies, 
     including membrane technologies, for watershed and 
     environmental restoration and protection projects involving 
     water quality.

     SEC. 517. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN PROJECTS.

       The Secretary shall expedite completion of the reports for 
     the following projects and, if justified, proceed directly to 
     project preconstruction, engineering, and design:
       (1) Sluice Creek, Guilford, Connecticut, and Lighthouse 
     Point Park, New Haven, Connecticut.
       (2) Alafia Channel, Tampa Harbor, Florida, project for 
     navigation.
       (3) Little Calumet River, Indiana.
       (4) Ohio River Greenway, Indiana, project for environmental 
     restoration and recreation.
       (5) Mississippi River, West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, 
     project for waterfront and riverine preservation, 
     restoration, and enhancement modifications.
       (6) Extension of locks 20, 21, 22, 24, and 25 on the upper 
     Mississippi River and the La Grange and Peoria locks on the 
     Illinois River, project to provide lock chambers 110 feet in 
     width and 1,200 feet in length.

     SEC. 518. DOG RIVER, ALABAMA.

       The Secretary shall provide $1,500,000 for environmental 
     restoration for a pilot project, in cooperation with non-
     Federal interests, to restore natural water depths in the Dog 
     River, Alabama.

     SEC. 519. LEVEES IN ELBA AND GENEVA, ALABAMA.

       (a) Elba, Alabama.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may repair and rehabilitate 
     a levee in the city of Elba, Alabama, at a total cost of 
     $12,900,000.
       (2) Cost sharing.--The non-Federal share of the cost of 
     repair and rehabilitation under paragraph (1) shall be 35 
     percent.
       (b) Geneva, Alabama.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may repair and rehabilitate 
     a levee in the city of Geneva, Alabama, at a total cost of 
     $16,600,000.
       (2) Cost sharing.--The non-Federal share of the cost of 
     repair and rehabilitation under paragraph (1) shall be 35 
     percent.

     SEC. 520. NAVAJO RESERVATION, ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO, AND UTAH.

       (a) In General.--In cooperation with other appropriate 
     Federal and local agencies, the Secretary shall undertake a 
     survey of, and provide technical, planning, and design 
     assistance for, watershed management, restoration, and 
     development on the Navajo Indian Reservation, Arizona, New 
     Mexico, and Utah.
       (b) Cost Sharing.--The Federal share of the cost of 
     activities carried out under this section shall be 75 
     percent. Funds made available under the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et 
     seq.) may be used by the Navajo Nation in meeting the non-
     Federal share of the cost of the activities.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $12,000,000 for 
     the period beginning with fiscal year 2000.

     SEC. 521. BEAVER LAKE, ARKANSAS, WATER SUPPLY STORAGE 
                   REALLOCATION.

       The Secretary shall reallocate approximately 31,000 
     additional acre-feet at Beaver Lake, Arkansas, to water 
     supply storage at no cost to the Beaver Water District or the 
     Carroll-Boone Water District, except that at no time shall 
     the bottom of the conservation pool be at an elevation that 
     is less than 1,076 feet, NGVD.

     SEC. 522. BEAVER LAKE TROUT PRODUCTION FACILITY, ARKANSAS.

       Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary, in conjunction with the State of 
     Arkansas, shall prepare a plan for the mitigation of effects 
     of the Beaver Dam project on Beaver Lake, including the 
     benefits of and schedule for construction of the Beaver Lake 
     trout production facility and related facilities.

     SEC. 523. CHINO DAIRY PRESERVE, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary, in coordination 
     with the heads of other Federal agencies, shall provide 
     technical assistance to State and local agencies in the 
     study, design, and implementation of measures for flood 
     damage reduction and environmental restoration and protection 
     in the Santa Ana River watershed, California, with particular 
     emphasis on structural and nonstructural measures in the 
     vicinity of the Chino Dairy Preserve.
       (b) Cost Sharing.--The non-Federal share of the cost of 
     activities assisted under subsection (a) shall be 50 percent.
       (c) Comprehensive Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a 
     feasibility study to determine the most cost-effective plan 
     for flood damage reduction and environmental restoration and 
     protection in the vicinity of the Chino Dairy Preserve, Santa 
     Ana River watershed, Orange County and San Bernardino County, 
     California.

     SEC. 524. ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary, in cooperation with local 
     governments, may prepare special area management plans for 
     Orange and San Diego Counties, California, to demonstrate the 
     effectiveness of using the plans to provide information 
     regarding aquatic resources.
       (b) Use of Plans.--The Secretary may--
       (1) use plans described in subsection (a) in making 
     regulatory decisions; and
       (2) issue permits consistent with the plans.

     SEC. 525. RUSH CREEK, NOVATO, CALIFORNIA.

       The Secretary shall carry out a project for flood control 
     under section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 
     701s) at Rush Creek, Novato, California, if the Secretary 
     determines that the project is technically sound, 
     environmentally acceptable, and economically justified.

     SEC. 526. SANTA CRUZ HARBOR, CALIFORNIA.

       The Secretary may--
       (1) modify the cooperative agreement with the Santa Cruz 
     Port District, California, to reflect unanticipated 
     additional dredging effort; and
       (2) extend the agreement for 10 years.

     SEC. 527. LOWER ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN, FLORIDA.

       (a) Computer Model.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may apply the computer model 
     developed under the St. Johns River basin feasibility study 
     to assist non-Federal interests in developing strategies for 
     improving water quality in the Lower St. Johns River basin, 
     Florida.
       (2) Cost sharing.--The non-Federal share of the cost of 
     activities assisted under paragraph (1) shall be 50 percent.
       (b) Topographic Survey.--The Secretary may provide 1-foot 
     contour topographic survey maps of the Lower St. Johns River 
     basin, Florida, to non-Federal interests for analyzing 
     environmental data and establishing benchmarks for subbasins.

     SEC. 528. MAYO'S BAR LOCK AND DAM, COOSA RIVER, ROME, 
                   GEORGIA.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary may provide technical 
     assistance (including planning, engineering, and design 
     assistance) for the reconstruction of the Mayo's Bar Lock and 
     Dam, Coosa River, Rome, Georgia.
       (b) Non-Federal Share.--The non-Federal share of the cost 
     of activities assisted under subsection (a) shall be 50 
     percent.

     SEC. 529. COMPREHENSIVE FLOOD IMPACT RESPONSE MODELING 
                   SYSTEM, CORALVILLE RESERVOIR AND IOWA RIVER 
                   WATERSHED, IOWA.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
     University of Iowa, shall conduct a study and develop a 
     comprehensive flood impact response modeling system for 
     Coralville Reservoir and the Iowa River watershed, Iowa.
       (b) Study.--The study shall include--
       (1) an evaluation of the combined hydrologic, geomorphic, 
     environmental, economic, social, and recreational impacts of 
     operating strategies within the watershed;
       (2) creation of an integrated, dynamic flood impact model; 
     and
       (3) the development of a rapid response system to be used 
     during flood and emergency situations.
       (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 5 years after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a 
     report to Congress on the results of the study and modeling 
     system and such recommendations as the Secretary determines 
     to be appropriate.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $3,000,000.

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     SEC. 530. ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE IN ILLINOIS.

       The Secretary may carry out the project for Georgetown, 
     Illinois, and the project for Olney, Illinois, referred to in 
     House Report Number 104-741, accompanying the Safe Drinking 
     Water Act Amendments of 1996 (Public Law 104-182).

     SEC. 531. KANOPOLIS LAKE, KANSAS.

       (a) Water Storage.--The Secretary shall offer to the State 
     of Kansas the right to purchase water storage in Kanapolis 
     Lake, Kansas, at the average of--
       (1) the cost calculated in accordance with the terms of the 
     memorandum of understanding entitled ``Memorandum of 
     Understanding Between the State of Kansas and the U.S. 
     Department of the Army Concerning the Purchase of Municipal 
     and Industrial Water Supply Storage'', dated December 11, 
     1985; and
       (2) the cost calculated in accordance with procedures 
     established as of the date of enactment of this Act by the 
     Secretary to determine the cost of water storage at other 
     projects under the Secretary's jurisdiction.
       (b) Effective Date.--For the purposes of this section, the 
     effective date of the memorandum of understanding referred to 
     in subsection (a)(1) shall be deemed to be the date of 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 532. SOUTHERN AND EASTERN KENTUCKY.

       Section 531 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
     (110 Stat. 3773) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``and surface'' and inserting ``surface''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``development.'' and inserting 
     ``development, and small stream flooding, local storm water 
     drainage, and related problems.'';
       (2) in subsection (d)(1), by adding at the end the 
     following: ``Notwithstanding section 221(b) of the Flood 
     Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5b(b)), for any project 
     undertaken under this section, with the consent of the 
     affected local government, a non-Federal interest may include 
     a nonprofit entity.''; and
       (3) in subsection (h), by striking ``$10,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$25,000,000''.

     SEC. 533. SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA.

       Section 533(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3775) is amended by striking ``$100,000,000'' 
     and inserting ``$250,000,000''.

     SEC. 534. SNUG HARBOR, MARYLAND.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary, in coordination with the 
     Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, may--
       (1) provide technical assistance to the residents of Snug 
     Harbor, in the vicinity of Berlin, Maryland, for the purpose 
     of flood damage reduction;
       (2) conduct a study of a project consisting of 
     nonstructural measures for flood damage reduction in the 
     vicinity of Snug Harbor, Maryland, taking into account the 
     relationship of both the Ocean City Inlet and Assateague 
     Island to the flooding; and
       (3) after completion of the study, carry out the project 
     under section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 
     701s).
       (b) FEMA Assistance.--The Director, in coordination with 
     the Secretary and under the authorities of the Robert T. 
     Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), may provide technical assistance and 
     nonstructural measures for flood damage mitigation in the 
     vicinity of Snug Harbor, Maryland.
       (c) Cost Sharing.--
       (1) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of 
     assistance under this section shall not exceed $3,000,000.
       (2) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of the cost 
     of assistance under this section shall be determined in 
     accordance with title I of the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211 et seq.) or the Robert T. 
     Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), as appropriate.

     SEC. 535. WELCH POINT, ELK RIVER, CECIL COUNTY, AND 
                   CHESAPEAKE CITY, MARYLAND.

       (a) Spillage of Dredged Materials.--The Secretary shall 
     carry out a study to determine whether the spillage of 
     dredged materials that were removed as part of the project 
     for navigation, Inland Waterway from Delaware River to 
     Chesapeake Bay, Delaware and Maryland, authorized by the 
     first section of the Act of August 30, 1935 (49 Stat. 1030, 
     chapter 831), is a significant impediment to vessels 
     transiting the Elk River near Welch Point, Maryland. If the 
     Secretary determines that the spillage is an impediment to 
     navigation, the Secretary may conduct such dredging as may be 
     required to permit navigation on the river.
       (b) Damage to Water Supply.--The Secretary shall carry out 
     a study to determine whether additional compensation is 
     required to fully compensate the city of Chesapeake, 
     Maryland, for damage to the city's water supply resulting 
     from dredging of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal project. 
     If the Secretary determines that such additional compensation 
     is required, the Secretary may provide the compensation to 
     the city of Chesapeake.

     SEC. 536. CAPE COD CANAL RAILROAD BRIDGE, BUZZARDS BAY, 
                   MASSACHUSETTS.

       (a) Alternative Transportation.--The Secretary may provide 
     up to $300,000 for meeting the need for alternative 
     transportation that may arise as a result of the operation, 
     maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation of the Cape Cod Canal 
     Railroad Bridge.
       (b) Operation and Maintenance Contract Renegotiation.--Not 
     later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     the Secretary shall enter into negotiation with the owner of 
     the railroad right-of-way for the Cape Cod Canal Railroad 
     Bridge for the purpose of establishing the rights and 
     responsibilities for the operation and maintenance of the 
     Bridge. The Secretary may include in any new contract the 
     termination of the prior contract numbered ER-W175-ENG-1.

     SEC. 537. ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

       (a) Demonstration Project.--The Secretary, in consultation 
     with local officials, shall conduct a demonstration project 
     to improve water quality in the vicinity of St. Louis, 
     Missouri.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated $1,700,000 to carry out this section.

     SEC. 538. BEAVER BRANCH OF BIG TIMBER CREEK, NEW JERSEY.

       At the request of the State of New Jersey or a political 
     subdivision of the State, using authority under law in effect 
     on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary may--
       (1) compile and disseminate information on floods and flood 
     damage, including identification of areas subject to 
     inundation by floods; and
       (2) provide technical assistance regarding floodplain 
     management for the Beaver Branch of Big Timber Creek, New 
     Jersey.

     SEC. 539. LAKE ONTARIO AND ST. LAWRENCE RIVER WATER LEVELS, 
                   NEW YORK.

       On request, the Secretary may provide technical assistance 
     to the International Joint Commission and the St. Lawrence 
     River Board of Control in undertaking studies on the effects 
     of fluctuating water levels on the natural environment, 
     recreational boating, property flooding, and erosion along 
     the shorelines of Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River in 
     New York. The Commission and the Board are encouraged to 
     conduct such studies in a comprehensive and thorough manner 
     before implementing any change to Water Regulation Plan 1958-
     D.

     SEC. 540. NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY HARBOR, NEW YORK AND NEW 
                   JERSEY.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
     analyze the economic and environmental benefits and costs of 
     potential sediment management and contaminant reduction 
     measures.
       (b) Cooperative Agreements.--In conducting the study, the 
     Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with non-
     Federal interests to investigate, develop, and support 
     measures for sediment management and reduction of sources of 
     contaminant that affect navigation in the Port of New York-
     New Jersey and the environmental conditions of the New York-
     New Jersey Harbor estuary.

     SEC. 541. SEA GATE REACH, CONEY ISLAND, NEW YORK, NEW YORK.

       The Secretary may construct a project for shoreline 
     protection that includes a beachfill with revetment and T-
     groin for the Sea Gate Reach on Coney Island, New York, as 
     identified in the March 1998 report prepared for the Corps of 
     Engineers, New York District, entitled ``Field Data 
     Gathering, Project Performance Analysis and Design 
     Alternative Solutions to Improve Sandfill Retention'', at a 
     total cost of $9,000,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $5,850,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $3,150,000.

     SEC. 542. WOODLAWN, NEW YORK.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall provide planning, 
     design, and other technical assistance to non-Federal 
     interests for identifying and mitigating sources of 
     contamination at Woodlawn Beach in Woodlawn, New York.
       (b) Cost Sharing.--The non-Federal share of the cost of 
     assistance provided under subsection (a) shall be 50 percent.

     SEC. 543. FLOODPLAIN MAPPING, NEW YORK.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall provide assistance for 
     a project to develop maps identifying 100- and 500-year flood 
     inundation areas in the State of New York.
       (b) Requirements.--Maps developed under the project shall 
     include hydrologic and hydraulic information and shall 
     accurately show the flood inundation of each property by 
     flood risk in the floodplain. The maps shall be produced in a 
     high resolution format and shall be made available to all 
     flood prone areas in the State of New York in an electronic 
     format.
       (c) Participation of FEMA.--The Secretary and the non-
     Federal interests for the project shall work with the 
     Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to ensure 
     the validity of the maps developed under the project for 
     flood insurance purposes.
       (d) Forms of Assistance.--In carrying out the project, the 
     Secretary may enter into contracts or cooperative agreements 
     with the non-Federal interests or provide reimbursements of 
     project costs.
       (e) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of the 
     project shall be 50 percent.
       (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for 
     the period beginning with fiscal year 2000.

     SEC. 544. TOUSSAINT RIVER, CARROLL TOWNSHIP, OTTAWA COUNTY, 
                   OHIO.

       The Secretary may provide technical assistance for the 
     removal of military ordnance from the Toussaint River, 
     Carroll Township, Ottawa County, Ohio.

     SEC. 545. SARDIS RESERVOIR, OKLAHOMA.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall accept from the State 
     of Oklahoma or an agent of the State an amount, determined 
     under subsection (b), as prepayment of 100 percent of the 
     water supply cost obligation of the State under Contract No. 
     DACW56-74-JC-0314 for water supply storage at Sardis 
     Reservoir, Oklahoma.
       (b) Determination of Amount.--The amount to be paid by the 
     State of Oklahoma under subsection (a) shall be subject to 
     adjustment in accordance with accepted discount purchase 
     methods for Federal Government properties as determined by an 
     independent accounting firm designated by the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget. The cost of the 
     determination shall be paid for by the State of Oklahoma or 
     an agent of the State.
       (c) Effect.--Nothing in this section affects any of the 
     rights or obligations of the parties to the contract referred 
     to in subsection (a).

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     SEC. 546. SKINNER BUTTE PARK, EUGENE, OREGON.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of the 
     south bank of the Willamette River, in the area of Skinner 
     Butte Park from Ferry Street Bridge to the Valley River 
     footbridge, to determine the feasibility of carrying out a 
     project to stabilize the river bank, and to restore and 
     enhance riverine habitat, using a combination of structural 
     and bioengineering techniques.
       (b) Federal Participation.--If, on completion of the study, 
     the Secretary determines that the project is technically 
     sound, environmentally acceptable, and economically 
     justified, the Secretary may participate with non-Federal 
     interests in the project.
       (c) Cost Sharing.--The non-Federal share of the cost of the 
     project shall be 35 percent.
       (d) Land, Easements, and Rights-of-Way.--
       (1) In general.--The non-Federal interest shall provide 
     land, easements, rights-of-way, relocations, and dredged 
     material disposal areas necessary for construction of the 
     project.
       (2) Credit toward non-federal share.--The value of the 
     land, easements, rights-of-way, relocations, and dredged 
     material disposal areas provided by the non-Federal interests 
     shall be credited toward the non-Federal share.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for 
     the period beginning with fiscal year 2000.

     SEC. 547. WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN, OREGON.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary, the Director of the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, and the heads of other 
     appropriate Federal agencies shall, using authorities under 
     law in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, assist 
     the State of Oregon in developing and implementing a 
     comprehensive basin-wide strategy in the Willamette River 
     basin, Oregon, for coordinated and integrated management of 
     land and water resources to improve water quality, reduce 
     flood hazards, ensure sustainable economic activity, and 
     restore habitat for native fish and wildlife.
       (b) Technical Assistance, Staff, and Financial Support.--
     The heads of the Federal agencies may provide technical 
     assistance, staff, and financial support for development of 
     the basin-wide management strategy.
       (c) Flexibility.--The heads of the Federal agencies shall 
     exercise flexibility to reduce barriers to efficient and 
     effective implementation of the basin-wide management 
     strategy.

     SEC. 548. BRADFORD AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES, PENNSYLVANIA.

       The Secretary may provide assistance for water-related 
     environmental infrastructure and resource protection and 
     development projects in Bradford and Sullivan Counties, 
     Pennsylvania, using the funds and authorities provided in 
     title I of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations 
     Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-245), under the heading 
     ``Construction, General'' (112 Stat. 1840) for similar 
     projects in Lackawanna, Lycoming, Susquehanna, Wyoming, Pike, 
     and Monroe Counties, Pennsylvania.

     SEC. 549. ERIE HARBOR, PENNSYLVANIA.

       The Secretary may reimburse the appropriate non-Federal 
     interest not more than $78,366 for architectural and 
     engineering costs incurred in connection with the Erie Harbor 
     basin navigation project, Pennsylvania.

     SEC. 550. POINT MARION LOCK AND DAM, PENNSYLVANIA.

       (a) In General.--The project for navigation, Point Marion 
     Lock and Dam, borough of Point Marion, Pennsylvania, 
     authorized by section 301(a) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4110), is modified to 
     direct the Secretary, in the operation and maintenance of the 
     project, to mitigate damages to the shoreline, at a total 
     cost of $2,000,000.
       (b) Allocation.--The cost of the mitigation shall be 
     allocated as an operation and maintenance cost of a Federal 
     navigation project.

     SEC. 551. SEVEN POINTS' HARBOR, PENNSYLVANIA.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary may, at full Federal 
     expense, construct a breakwater at the entrance to Seven 
     Points' Harbor, Pennsylvania.
       (b) Operation and Maintenance Costs.--All operation and 
     maintenance costs associated with the facility constructed 
     under this section shall be the responsibility of the lessee 
     of the marina complex at Seven Points' Harbor.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $850,000.

     SEC. 552. SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

       Section 566(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3786) is amended by inserting ``environmental 
     restoration,'' after ``water supply and related 
     facilities,''.

     SEC. 553. UPPER SUSQUEHANNA-LACKAWANNA, PENNSYLVANIA, 
                   WATERSHED MANAGEMENT AND RESTORATION STUDY.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
     determine the feasibility of a comprehensive floodplain 
     management and watershed restoration project for the Upper 
     Susquehanna-Lackawanna Watershed, Pennsylvania.
       (b) Geographic Information System.--In conducting the 
     study, the Secretary shall use a geographic information 
     system.
       (c) Plans.--The study shall formulate plans for 
     comprehensive floodplain management and environmental 
     restoration.
       (d) Credit Toward Non-Federal Share.--Non-Federal interests 
     may receive credit toward the non-Federal share for in-kind 
     services and materials that contribute to the study. The 
     Secretary may credit non-Corps Federal assistance provided to 
     the non-Federal interest toward the non-Federal share of the 
     costs of the study to the maximum extent authorized by law.

     SEC. 554. AGUADILLA HARBOR, PUERTO RICO.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine whether 
     erosion and additional storm damage risks that exist in the 
     vicinity of Aguadilla Harbor, Puerto Rico, are the result of 
     a Federal navigation project. If the Secretary determines 
     that such erosion and additional storm damage risks are the 
     result of the project, the Secretary shall take appropriate 
     measures to mitigate the erosion and storm damage.

     SEC. 555. OAHE DAM TO LAKE SHARPE, SOUTH DAKOTA, STUDY.

       Section 441 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
     (110 Stat. 3747) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) Investigation.--'' before ``The 
     Secretary''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Report.--Not later than September 30, 1999, the 
     Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the results of 
     the investigation under this section. The report shall 
     include the examination of financing options for regular 
     maintenance and preservation of the lake. The report shall be 
     prepared in coordination and cooperation with the Natural 
     Resources Conservation Service, other Federal agencies, and 
     State and local officials.''.

     SEC. 556. NORTH PADRE ISLAND STORM DAMAGE REDUCTION AND 
                   ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROJECT.

       The Secretary is directed to carry out a project for 
     ecosystem restoration and storm damage reduction at North 
     Padre Island, Corpus Christi Bay, Texas, at a total estimated 
     cost of $30,000,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $19,500,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $10,500,000, 
     if the Secretary determines that the work is technically 
     sound and environmentally acceptable. The Secretary shall 
     make such a determination not later than 270 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 557. NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.

       The projects described in the following reports are 
     authorized to be carried out by the Secretary substantially 
     in accordance with the plans, and subject to the conditions, 
     recommended in the reports, and subject to a favorable report 
     of the Chief of Engineers:
       (1) Parkersburg, west virginia.--Report of the Corps of 
     Engineers entitled ``Parkersburg/Vienna Riverfront Park 
     Feasibility Study'', dated June 1998, at a total cost of 
     $8,400,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $4,200,000, and 
     an estimated non-Federal cost of $4,200,000.
       (2) Weirton, west virginia.--Report of the Corps of 
     Engineers entitled ``Feasibility Master Plan for Weirton Port 
     and Industrial Center, West Virginia Public Port Authority'', 
     dated December 1997, at a total cost of $18,000,000, with an 
     estimated Federal cost of $9,000,000, and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $9,000,000.
       (3) Erickson/wood county, west virginia.--Report of the 
     Corps of Engineers entitled ``Feasibility Master Plan for 
     Erickson/Wood County Port District, West Virginia Public Port 
     Authority'', dated July 7, 1997, at a total cost of 
     $28,000,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $14,000,000, 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $14,000,000.

     SEC. 558. MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION.

       Section 8 of the Act of May 15, 1928 (33 U.S.C. 702h; 45 
     Stat. 537, chapter 569) (commonly known as the ``Flood 
     Control Act of 1928)''), is amended by striking ``$7,500'' 
     and inserting ``$21,500''.

     SEC. 559. COASTAL AQUATIC HABITAT MANAGEMENT.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary may cooperate with the 
     Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior, the 
     Administrators of the Environmental Protection Agency and the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, other 
     appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies, and affected 
     private entities, in the development of a management strategy 
     to address problems associated with toxic microorganisms and 
     the resulting degradation of ecosystems in the tidal and 
     nontidal wetlands and waters of the United States.
       (b) Assistance.--As part of the management strategy, the 
     Secretary may provide planning, design, and other technical 
     assistance to each participating State in the development and 
     implementation of nonregulatory measures to mitigate 
     environmental problems and restore aquatic resources.
       (c) Cost Sharing.--The Federal share of the cost of 
     measures undertaken under this section shall not exceed 65 
     percent.
       (d) Operation and Maintenance.--The non-Federal share of 
     operation and maintenance costs for projects constructed with 
     assistance provided under this section shall be 100 percent.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $7,000,000 for 
     the period beginning with fiscal year 2000.

     SEC. 560. ABANDONED AND INACTIVE NONCOAL MINE RESTORATION.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary may provide technical, 
     planning, and design assistance to Federal and non-Federal 
     interests for carrying out projects to address water quality 
     problems caused by drainage and related activities from 
     abandoned and inactive noncoal mines.
       (b) Specific Measures.--Assistance provided under 
     subsection (a) may be in support of projects for the purposes 
     of--
       (1) managing drainage from abandoned and inactive noncoal 
     mines;
       (2) restoring and protecting streams, rivers, wetlands, 
     other waterbodies, and riparian areas degraded by drainage 
     from abandoned and inactive noncoal mines; and
       (3) demonstrating management practices and innovative and 
     alternative treatment technologies to minimize or eliminate 
     adverse environmental effects associated with drainage from 
     abandoned and inactive noncoal mines.
       (c) Non-Federal Share.--The non-Federal share of the cost 
     of assistance under subsection (a) shall be 50 percent, 
     except that the Federal share with respect to projects 
     located on land owned by the United States shall be 100 
     percent.

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       (d) Effect on Authority of Secretary of the Interior.--
     Nothing in this section affects the authority of the 
     Secretary of the Interior under title IV of the Surface 
     Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1231 et 
     seq.).
       (e) Technology Database for Reclamation of Abandoned 
     Mines.--The Secretary may provide assistance to non-Federal 
     and nonprofit entities to develop, manage, and maintain a 
     database of conventional and innovative, cost-effective 
     technologies for reclamation of abandoned and inactive 
     noncoal mine sites. Such assistance shall be provided through 
     the Rehabilitation of Abandoned Mine Sites Program managed by 
     the Sacramento District Office of the Corps of Engineers.
       (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000.

     SEC. 561. BENEFICIAL USE OF WASTE TIRE RUBBER.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall, when appropriate, 
     encourage the beneficial use of waste tire rubber (including 
     crumb rubber and baled tire products) recycled from tires.
       (b) Included Beneficial Uses.--Beneficial uses under 
     subsection (a) may include marine pilings, underwater 
     framing, floating docks with built-in flotation, utility 
     poles, and other uses associated with transportation and 
     infrastructure projects receiving Federal funds.
       (c) Use of Waste Tire Rubber.--The Secretary shall 
     encourage the use, when appropriate, of waste tire rubber 
     (including crumb rubber) in projects described in subsection 
     (b).

     SEC. 562. SITE DESIGNATION.

       Section 102(c)(4) of the Marine Protection, Research, and 
     Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1412(c)(4)) is amended in 
     the third sentence by striking ``January 1, 2000'' and 
     inserting ``January 1, 2003''.

     SEC. 563. LAND CONVEYANCES.

       (a) Toronto Lake and El Dorado Lake, Kansas.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall convey to the State of 
     Kansas, by quitclaim deed and without consideration, all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the 
     2 parcels of land described in paragraph (2) on which 
     correctional facilities operated by the Kansas Department of 
     Corrections are situated.
       (2) Land description.--The parcels of land referred to in 
     paragraph (1) are--
       (A) the parcel located in Butler County, Kansas, adjacent 
     to the El Dorado Lake Project, consisting of approximately 
     32.98 acres; and
       (B) the parcel located in Woodson County, Kansas, adjacent 
     to the Toronto Lake Project, consisting of approximately 
     51.98 acres.
       (3) Conditions.--
       (A) Use of land.--A conveyance of a parcel under paragraph 
     (1) shall be subject to the condition that all right, title, 
     and interest in and to the parcel shall revert to the United 
     States if the parcel is used for a purpose other than that of 
     a correctional facility.
       (B) Costs.--The Secretary may require such additional 
     terms, conditions, reservations, and restrictions in 
     connection with the conveyance as the Secretary determines 
     are necessary to protect the interests of the United States, 
     including a requirement that the State pay all reasonable 
     administrative costs associated with the conveyance.
       (b) Pike County, Missouri.--
       (1) Land exchange.--Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), at 
     such time as Holnam Inc. conveys all right, title, and 
     interest in and to the parcel of land described in paragraph 
     (2)(A) to the United States, the Secretary shall convey all 
     right, title, and interest in the parcel of land described in 
     paragraph (2)(B) to Holnam Inc.
       (2) Land description.--The parcels of land referred to in 
     paragraph (1) are the following:
       (A) Non-federal land.--152.45 acres with existing flowage 
     easements situated in Pike County, Missouri, described as a 
     portion of Government Tract Number FM-9 and all of Government 
     Tract Numbers FM-11, FM-10, FM-12, FM-13, and FM-16, owned 
     and administered by Holnam Inc.
       (B) Federal land.--152.61 acres situated in Pike County, 
     Missouri, known as Government Tract Numbers FM-17 and a 
     portion of FM-18, administered by the Corps of Engineers.
       (3) Conditions.--The exchange of land under paragraph (1) 
     shall be subject to the following conditions:
       (A) Deeds.--
       (i) Non-federal land.--The conveyance of the land described 
     in paragraph (2)(A) to the Secretary shall be by a warranty 
     deed acceptable to the Secretary.
       (ii) Federal land.--The instrument of conveyance used to 
     convey the land described in paragraph (2)(B) to Holnam Inc. 
     shall contain such reservations, terms, and conditions as the 
     Secretary considers necessary to allow the United States to 
     operate and maintain the Mississippi River 9-Foot Navigation 
     Project.
       (B) Removal of improvements.--Holnam Inc. may remove any 
     improvements on the land described in paragraph (2)(A). The 
     Secretary may require Holnam Inc. to remove any improvements 
     on the land described in paragraph (2)(A). In either case, 
     Holnam Inc. shall hold the United States harmless from 
     liability, and the United States shall not incur cost 
     associated with the removal or relocation of any of the 
     improvements.
       (C) Time limit for exchange.--The land exchange under 
     paragraph (1) shall be completed not later than 2 years after 
     the date of enactment of this Act.
       (D) Legal description.--The Secretary shall provide the 
     legal description of the land described in paragraph (2). The 
     legal description shall be used in the instruments of 
     conveyance of the land.
       (E) Administrative costs.--The Secretary shall require 
     Holnam Inc. to pay reasonable administrative costs associated 
     with the exchange.
       (4) Value of properties.--If the appraised fair market 
     value, as determined by the Secretary, of the land conveyed 
     to Holnam Inc. by the Secretary under paragraph (1) exceeds 
     the appraised fair market value, as determined by the 
     Secretary, of the land conveyed to the United States by 
     Holnam Inc. under paragraph (1), Holnam Inc. shall make a 
     payment equal to the excess in cash or a cash equivalent to 
     the United States.
       (c) Candy Lake Project, Osage County, Oklahoma.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Fair market value.--The term ``fair market value'' 
     means the amount for which a willing buyer would purchase and 
     a willing seller would sell a parcel of land, as determined 
     by a qualified, independent land appraiser.
       (B) Previous owner of land.--The term ``previous owner of 
     land'' means a person (including a corporation) that 
     conveyed, or a descendant of a deceased individual who 
     conveyed, land to the Corps of Engineers for use in the Candy 
     Lake project in Osage County, Oklahoma.
       (2) Conveyances.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall convey all right, 
     title, and interest of the United States in and to the land 
     acquired by the United States for the Candy Lake project in 
     Osage County, Oklahoma.
       (B) Previous owners of land.--
       (i) In general.--The Secretary shall give a previous owner 
     of land the first option to purchase the land described in 
     subparagraph (A).
       (ii) Application.--

       (I) In general.--A previous owner of land that desires to 
     purchase the land described in paragraph (1) that was owned 
     by the previous owner of land, or by the individual from whom 
     the previous owner of land is descended, shall file an 
     application to purchase the land with the Secretary not later 
     than 180 days after the official date of notice to the 
     previous owner of land under paragraph (3).
       (II) First to file has first option.--If more than 1 
     application is filed to purchase a parcel of land described 
     in subparagraph (A), the first option to purchase the parcel 
     of land shall be determined in the order in which 
     applications for the parcel of land were filed.

       (iii) Identification of previous owners of land.--As soon 
     as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, identify each 
     previous owner of land.
       (iv) Consideration.--Consideration for land conveyed under 
     this subsection shall be the fair market value of the land.
       (C) Disposal.--Any land described in subparagraph (A) for 
     which an application to purchase the land has not been filed 
     under subparagraph (B)(ii) within the applicable time period 
     shall be disposed of in accordance with law.
       (D) Extinguishment of easements.--All flowage easements 
     acquired by the United States for use in the Candy Lake 
     project in Osage County, Oklahoma, are extinguished.
       (3) Notice.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall notify--
       (i) each person identified as a previous owner of land 
     under paragraph (2)(B)(iii), not later than 90 days after 
     identification, by United States mail; and
       (ii) the general public, not later than 90 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, by publication in the Federal 
     Register.
       (B) Contents of notice.--Notice under this paragraph shall 
     include--
       (i) a copy of this subsection;
       (ii) information sufficient to separately identify each 
     parcel of land subject to this subsection; and
       (iii) specification of the fair market value of each parcel 
     of land subject to this subsection.
       (C) Official date of notice.--The official date of notice 
     under this subsection shall be the later of--
       (i) the date on which actual notice is mailed; or
       (ii) the date of publication of the notice in the Federal 
     Register.
       (d) Lake Hugo, Oklahoma, Area Land Conveyance.--
       (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey at fair 
     market value to Choctaw County Industrial Authority, 
     Oklahoma, the parcels of land described in paragraph (2).
       (2) Land description.--
       (A) In general.--The parcel of land to be conveyed under 
     paragraph (1) is the parcel lying above elevation 445.2 feet 
     (NGVD) located in the S\1/2\N\1/2\SE\1/4\ and the S\1/2\SW\1/
     4\ of Section 13 and the N\1/2\NW\1/4\ of Section 24, T 6 S, 
     R 18 E, of the Indian Meridian, in Choctaw County, Oklahoma, 
     the parcel also being part of the Sawyer Bluff Public Use 
     Area and including parts of Hugo Lake Tracts 134 and 139, and 
     more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point 
     on the east line of Section 13, the point being 100.00 feet 
     north of the southeast corner of S\1/2\N\1/2\SE\1/4\ of 
     Section 13; thence S 01 deg. 36' 24" 100.00 to a Corps of 
     Engineers brass-capped monument at the southeast corner of 
     S\1/2\N\1/2\SE\1/4\ of Section 13; thence S 88 deg. 16' 57" 
     W, along the south line of the S\1/2\N\1/2\SE\1/4\ of Section 
     13, 2649.493 feet, more or less, to a Corps of Engineers 
     brass-capped monument on the centerline of Section 13; thence 
     S 01 deg. 20' 53" E, along the centerline of Section 13, 
     1316.632 feet to a Corps of Engineers brass-capped monument; 
     thence S 00 deg. 41' 35" E, along the centerline of Section 
     24, 1000.00 feet, more or a less, to a point lying 50.00 feet 
     north and 300.00 feet, more or less, east of Road B of the 
     Sawyer Bluff Public Use Area; thence westerly and 
     northwesterly, parallel to Road B, to the approximate 
     location of the 445.2-foot contour; thence meandering 
     northerly along the 445.2-foot contour to a point 
     approximately 100.00 feet west and 100.00 feet north of the 
     southwest corner of the S\1/2\N\1/2\SE\1/4\ of Section 13; 
     thence east, paralleling the south line of the S\1/2\N\1/
     2\SE\1/4\ of Section 13, 2649.493 feet, more or less, to the 
     point of beginning.

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       (B) Survey.--The exact description and acreage of the 
     parcel shall be determined by a metes and bounds survey 
     provided by the Choctaw County Industrial Authority.
       (e) Conveyance of Property in Marshall County, Oklahoma.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall convey to the State of 
     Oklahoma all right, title, and interest of the United States 
     in and to real property located in Marshall County, Oklahoma, 
     and included in the Lake Texoma (Denison Dam), Oklahoma and 
     Texas, project, consisting of approximately 1,580 acres and 
     leased to the State of Oklahoma for public park and 
     recreation purposes.
       (2) Consideration.--Consideration for the conveyance under 
     paragraph (1) shall be the fair market value of the real 
     property, as determined by the Secretary. All costs 
     associated with the conveyance under paragraph (1) shall be 
     paid by the State of Oklahoma.
       (3) Description.--The exact acreage and legal description 
     of the real property to be conveyed under paragraph (1) shall 
     be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. The 
     cost of the survey shall be paid by the State of Oklahoma.
       (4) Environmental compliance.--Before making the conveyance 
     under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
       (A) conduct an environmental baseline survey to determine 
     whether there are levels of contamination for which the 
     United States would be responsible under the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.); and
       (B) ensure that the conveyance complies with the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
       (5) Other terms and conditions.--The conveyance under 
     paragraph (1) shall be subject to such other terms and 
     conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect 
     the interests of the United States, including reservation by 
     the United States of a flowage easement over all portions of 
     the real property to be conveyed that are at or below 
     elevation 645.0 NGVD.
       (f) Summerfield Cemetery Association, Oklahoma.--
       (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transfer to the 
     Summerfield Cemetery Association, Oklahoma, all right, title, 
     and interest of the United States in and to the land 
     described in paragraph (3) for use as a cemetery.
       (2) Reversion.--If the land to be transferred under this 
     subsection ever ceases to be used as a not-for-profit 
     cemetery or for another public purpose, the land shall revert 
     to the United States.
       (3) Description.--The land to be conveyed under this 
     subsection is the approximately 10 acres of land located in 
     Leflore County, Oklahoma, and described as follows:


                         indian basin meridian

              Section 23, Township 5 North, Range 23 East

       SW SE SW NW
       NW NE NW SW
       N\1/2\ SW SW NW.
       (4) Consideration.--The conveyance under this subsection 
     shall be without consideration. All costs associated with the 
     conveyance shall be paid by the Summerfield Cemetery 
     Association, Oklahoma.
       (5) Other terms and conditions.--The conveyance under this 
     subsection shall be subject to such other terms and 
     conditions as the Secretary considers necessary to protect 
     the interests of the United States.
       (g) Dexter, Oregon.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall convey to the Dexter 
     Sanitary District all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in and to a parcel of land consisting of 
     approximately 5 acres located at Dexter Lake, Oregon, under 
     lease to the Dexter Sanitary District.
       (2) Consideration.--Land to be conveyed under this 
     subsection shall be conveyed without consideration. If the 
     land is no longer held in public ownership or no longer used 
     for wastewater treatment purposes, title to the land shall 
     revert to the Secretary.
       (3) Terms and conditions.--The conveyance by the United 
     States shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of 
     the United States.
       (4) Surveys.--The exact acreage and description of the land 
     to be conveyed under paragraph (1) shall be determined by 
     such surveys as the Secretary considers necessary. The cost 
     of the surveys shall be borne by the Dexter Sanitary 
     District.
       (h) Charleston, South Carolina.--The Secretary may convey 
     the property of the Corps of Engineers known as the 
     ``Equipment and Storage Yard'', located on Meeting Street in 
     Charleston, South Carolina, in as-is condition for fair 
     market value, with all proceeds from the conveyance to be 
     applied by the Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, to 
     offset a portion of the costs of moving or leasing an office 
     facility in the city of Charleston, South Carolina.
       (i) Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake, South Carolina.--
       (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall convey to the State of South 
     Carolina all right, title, and interest of the United States 
     in and to the parcels of land described in paragraph (2)(A) 
     that are being managed, as of the date of enactment of this 
     Act, by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources 
     for fish and wildlife mitigation purposes for the Richard B. 
     Russell Dam and Lake, South Carolina, project authorized by 
     section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1966 (80 Stat. 1420) 
     and modified by section 601(a) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4140).
       (2) Land description.--
       (A) In general.--The parcels of land to be conveyed are 
     described in Exhibits A, F, and H of Army Lease No. DACW21-1-
     93-0910 and associated supplemental agreements or are 
     designated in red in Exhibit A of Army License No. DACW21-3-
     85-1904, excluding all designated parcels in the license that 
     are below elevation 346 feet mean sea level or that are less 
     than 300 feet measured horizontally from the top of the power 
     pool.
       (B) Management of excluded parcels.--Management of the 
     excluded parcels shall continue in accordance with the terms 
     of Army License No. DACW21-3-85-1904 until the Secretary and 
     the State enter into an agreement under paragraph (6).
       (C) Survey.--The exact acreage and legal description of the 
     land shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
     Secretary, with the cost of the survey borne by the State.
       (3) Costs of conveyance.--The State shall be responsible 
     for all costs, including real estate transaction and 
     environmental compliance costs, associated with the 
     conveyance.
       (4) Perpetual status.--
       (A) In general.--All land conveyed under this subsection 
     shall be retained in public ownership and shall be managed in 
     perpetuity for fish and wildlife mitigation purposes in 
     accordance with a plan approved by the Secretary.
       (B) Reversion.--If any parcel of land is not managed for 
     fish and wildlife mitigation purposes in accordance with the 
     plan, title to the parcel shall revert to the United States.
       (5) Additional terms and conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under this subsection as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.
       (6) Fish and wildlife mitigation agreement.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary may pay the State of South 
     Carolina not more than $4,850,000, subject to the Secretary 
     and the State entering into a binding agreement for the State 
     to manage for fish and wildlife mitigation purposes in 
     perpetuity the parcels of land conveyed under this subsection 
     and excluded parcels designated in Exhibit A of Army License 
     No. DACW21-3-85-1904.
       (B) Failure of performance.--The agreement shall specify 
     the terms and conditions under which payment will be made and 
     the rights of, and remedies available to, the Federal 
     Government to recover all or a portion of the payment if the 
     State fails to manage any parcel in a manner satisfactory to 
     the Secretary.
       (j) Clarkston, Washington.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall convey to the Port of 
     Clarkston, Washington, all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in and to a portion of the land described in 
     the Department of the Army lease No. DACW68-1-97-22, 
     consisting of approximately 31 acres, the exact boundaries of 
     which shall be determined by the Secretary and the Port of 
     Clarkston.
       (2) Additional land.--The Secretary may convey to the Port 
     of Clarkston, Washington, such additional land located in the 
     vicinity of Clarkston, Washington, as the Secretary 
     determines to be excess to the needs of the Columbia River 
     Project and appropriate for conveyance.
       (3) Terms and conditions.--The conveyances made under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be subject to such terms and 
     conditions as the Secretary considers necessary to protect 
     the interests of the United States, including a requirement 
     that the Port of Clarkston pay all administrative costs 
     associated with the conveyances, including the cost of land 
     surveys and appraisals and costs associated with compliance 
     with applicable environmental laws (including regulations).
       (4) Use of land.--The Port of Clarkston shall be required 
     to pay the fair market value, as determined by the Secretary, 
     of any land conveyed under paragraphs (1) and (2) that is not 
     retained in public ownership and used for public park or 
     recreation purposes, except that the Secretary shall have a 
     right of reverter to reclaim possession and title to any such 
     land.
       (k) Matewan, West Virginia.--
       (1) In general.--The United States shall convey by 
     quitclaim deed to the town of Matewan, West Virginia, all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 4 
     parcels of land that the Secretary determines to be excess to 
     the structural project for flood control constructed by the 
     Corps of Engineers along the Tug Fork River under section 202 
     of the Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act, 1981 
     (94 Stat. 1339).
       (2) Property description.--The parcels of land referred to 
     in paragraph (1) are as follows:
       (A) A certain parcel of land in the State of West Virginia, 
     Mingo County, town of Matewan, being more particularly 
     bounded and described as follows:
       Beginning at a point on the southerly right-of-way line of 
     a 40-foot-wide street right-of-way (known as McCoy Alley), 
     having an approximate coordinate value of N228,695, 
     E1,662,397, in the line common to the land designated as 
     U.S.A. Tract No. 834, and the land designated as U.S.A. Tract 
     No. 837, said point being South 51 deg.52' East 81.8 feet 
     from an iron pin and cap marked M-12 on the boundary of the 
     Matewan Area Structural Project, on the north right-of-way 
     line of said street, at a corner common to designated U.S.A. 
     Tracts Nos. 834 and 836; thence, leaving the right-of-way of 
     said street, with the line common to the land of said Tract 
     No. 834, and the land of said Tract No. 837.
       South 14 deg.37' West 46 feet to the corner common to the 
     land of said Tract No. 834, and the land of said Tract No. 
     837; thence, leaving the land of said Tract No. 837, severing 
     the lands of said Project.
       South 14 deg.37' West 46 feet.
       South 68 deg.07' East 239 feet.
       North 26 deg.05' East 95 feet to a point on the southerly 
     right-of-way line of said street; thence, with the right-of-
     way of said street, continuing to sever the lands of said 
     Project.

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       South 63 deg.55' East 206 feet; thence, leaving the right-
     of-way of said street, continuing to sever the lands of said 
     Project.
       South 26 deg.16' West 63 feet; thence, with a curve to the 
     left having a radius of 70 feet, a delta of 33 deg.58', an 
     arc length of 41 feet, the chord bearing.
       South 09 deg.17' West 41 feet; thence, leaving said curve, 
     continuing to sever the lands of said Project.
       South 07 deg.42' East 31 feet to a point on the right-of-
     way line of the floodwall; thence, with the right-of-way of 
     said floodwall, continuing to sever the lands of said 
     Project.
       South 77 deg.04' West 71 feet.
       North 77 deg.10' West 46 feet.
       North 67 deg.07' West 254 feet.
       North 67 deg.54' West 507 feet.
       North 57 deg.49' West 66 feet to the intersection of the 
     right-of-way line of said floodwall with the southerly right-
     of-way line of said street; thence, leaving the right-of-way 
     of said floodwall and with the southerly right-of-way of said 
     street, continuing to sever the lands of said Project.
       North 83 deg.01' East 171 feet.
       North 89 deg.42' East 74 feet.
       South 83 deg.39' East 168 feet.
       South 83 deg.38' East 41 feet.
       South 77 deg.26' East 28 feet to the point of beginning, 
     containing 2.59 acres, more or less.
     The bearings and coordinate used in this subparagraph are 
     referenced to the West Virginia State Plane Coordinate 
     System, South Zone.
       (B) A certain parcel of land in the State of West Virginia, 
     Mingo County, town of Matewan, being more particularly 
     bounded and described as follows:
       Beginning at an iron pin and cap designated Corner No. M2-2 
     on the southerly right-of-way line of the Norfolk and Western 
     Railroad, having an approximate coordinate value of N228,755 
     E1,661,242, and being at the intersection of the right-of-way 
     line of the floodwall with the boundary of the Matewan Area 
     Structural Project; thence, leaving the right-of-way of said 
     floodwall and with said Project boundary, and the southerly 
     right-of-way of said Railroad.
       North 59 deg.45' East 34 feet.
       North 69 deg.50' East 44 feet.
       North 58 deg.11' East 79 feet.
       North 66 deg.13' East 102 feet.
       North 69 deg.43' East 98 feet.
       North 77 deg.39' East 18 feet.
       North 72 deg.39' East 13 feet to a point at the 
     intersection of said Project boundary, and the southerly 
     right-of-way of said Railroad, with the westerly right-of-way 
     line of State Route 49/10; thence, leaving said Project 
     boundary, and the southerly right-of-way of said Railroad, 
     and with the westerly right-of-way of said road.
       South 03 deg.21' East 100 feet to a point at the 
     intersection of the westerly right-of-way of said road with 
     the right-of-way of said floodwall; thence, leaving the 
     right-of-way of said road, and with the right-of-way line of 
     said floodwall.
       South 79 deg.30' West 69 feet.
       South 78 deg.28' West 222 feet.
       South 80 deg.11' West 65 feet.
       North 38 deg.40' West 14 feet to the point of beginning, 
     containing 0.53 acre, more or less.
     The bearings and coordinate used in this subparagraph are 
     referenced to the West Virginia State Plane Coordinate 
     System, South Zone.
       (C) A certain parcel of land in the State of West Virginia, 
     Mingo County, town of Matewan, being more particularly 
     bounded and described as follows:
       Beginning at a point on the southerly right-of-way line of 
     the Norfolk and Western Railroad, having an approximate 
     coordinate value of N228,936 E1,661,672, and being at the 
     intersection of the easterly right-of-way line of State Route 
     49/10 with the boundary of the Matewan Area Structural 
     Project; thence, leaving the right-of-way of said road, and 
     with said Project boundary, and the southerly right-of-way of 
     said Railroad.
       North 77 deg.49' East 89 feet to an iron pin and cap 
     designated as U.S.A. Corner No. M-4.
       North 79 deg.30' East 74 feet to an iron pin and cap 
     designated as U.S.A. Corner No. M-5-1; thence, leaving the 
     southerly right-of-way of said Railroad, and continuing with 
     the boundary of said Project.
       South 06 deg.33' East 102 to an iron pipe and cap 
     designated U.S.A. Corner No. M-6-1 on the northerly right-of-
     way line of State Route 49/28; thence, leaving the boundary 
     of said Project, and with the right-of-way of said road, 
     severing the lands of said Project.
       North 80 deg.59' West 171 feet to a point at the 
     intersection of the Northerly right-of-way line of said State 
     Route 49/28 with the easterly right-of-way line of said State 
     Route 49/10; thence, leaving the right-of-way of said State 
     Route 49/28 and with the right-of-way of said State Route 49/
     10.
       North 03 deg.21' West 42 feet to the point of beginning, 
     containing 0.27 acre, more or less.
     The bearings and coordinate used in this subparagraph are 
     referenced to the West Virginia State Plane Coordinate 
     System, South Zone.
       (D) A certain parcel of land in the State of West Virginia, 
     Mingo County, town of Matewan, being more particularly 
     bounded and described as follows:
       Beginning at a point at the intersection of the easterly 
     right-of-way line of State Route 49/10 with the right-of-way 
     line of the floodwall, having an approximate coordinate value 
     of N228,826 E1,661,679; thence, leaving the right-of-way of 
     said floodwall, and with the right-of-way of said State Route 
     49/10.
       North 03 deg.21' West 23 feet to a point at the 
     intersection of the easterly right-of-way line of said State 
     Route 49/10 with the southerly right-of-way line of State 
     Route 49/28; thence, leaving the right-of-way of said State 
     Route 49/10 and with the right-of-way of said State Route 49/
     28.
       South 80 deg.59' East 168 feet.
       North 82 deg.28' East 45 feet to an iron pin and cap 
     designated as U.S.A. Corner No. M-8-1 on the boundary of the 
     Western Area Structural Project; thence, leaving the right-
     of-way of said State Route 49/28, and with said Project 
     boundary.
       South 08 deg.28' East 88 feet to an iron pin and cap 
     designated as U.S.A. Corner No. M-9-1 point on the northerly 
     right-of-way line of a street (known as McCoy Alley); thence, 
     leaving said Project boundary and with the northerly right-
     of-way of said street.
       South 83 deg.01' West 38 feet to a point on the right-of-
     way line of said floodwall; thence, leaving the right-of-way 
     of said street, and with the right-of-way of said floodwall.
       North 57 deg.49' West 180 feet.
       South 79 deg.30' West 34 feet to a point of beginning, 
     containing 0.24 acre, more or less.
     The bearings and coordinate used in this subparagraph are 
     referenced to the West Virginia State Plane Coordinate 
     System, South Zone.
       (l) McNary National Wildlife Refuge.--
       (1) Transfer of administrative jurisdiction.--
     Administrative jurisdiction over the McNary National Wildlife 
     Refuge is transferred from the Secretary to the Secretary of 
     the Interior.
       (2) Land exchange with the port of walla walla, 
     washington.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may 
     exchange approximately 188 acres of land located south of 
     Highway 12 and comprising a portion of the McNary National 
     Wildlife Refuge for approximately 122 acres of land owned by 
     the Port of Walla Walla, Washington, and located at the 
     confluence of the Snake River and the Columbia River.
       (B) Terms and conditions.--The land exchange under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be carried out in accordance with such 
     terms and conditions as the Secretary of the Interior 
     determines to be necessary to protect the interests of the 
     United States, including a requirement that the Port pay--
       (i) reasonable administrative costs (not to exceed $50,000) 
     associated with the exchange; and
       (ii) any excess (as determined by the Secretary of the 
     Interior) of the fair market value of the parcel conveyed by 
     the Secretary of the Interior over the fair market value of 
     the parcel conveyed by the Port.
       (C) Use of funds.--The Secretary of the Interior may retain 
     any funds received under subparagraph (B)(ii) and, without 
     further Act of appropriation, may use the funds to acquire 
     replacement habitat for the Mid-Columbia River National 
     Wildlife Refuge Complex.
       (3) Management.--The McNary National Wildlife Refuge and 
     land conveyed by the Port of Walla Walla, Washington, under 
     paragraph (2) shall be managed in accordance with applicable 
     laws, including section 120(h) of the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)) and the National Environmental 
     Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).

     SEC. 564. MCNARY POOL, WASHINGTON.

       (a) Extinguishment of Reversionary Interests and Use 
     Restrictions.--With respect to each deed listed in subsection 
     (b)--
       (1) the reversionary interests and the use restrictions 
     relating to port or industrial purposes are extinguished;
       (2) the human habitation or other building structure use 
     restriction is extinguished in each area where the elevation 
     is above the standard project flood elevation; and
       (3) the use of fill material to raise low areas above the 
     standard project flood elevation is authorized, except in any 
     low area constituting wetland for which a permit under 
     section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
     U.S.C. 1344) would be required.
       (b) Affected Deeds.--The deeds with the following county 
     auditor's file numbers are referred to in subsection (a):
       (1) Auditor's File Numbers 521608 and 529071 of Benton 
     County, Washington.
       (2) Auditor's File Numbers 262980, 206344, 318437, and 
     404398 of Franklin County, Washington.
       (3) Auditor's File Numbers 411133, 447417, 447418, 462156, 
     500655, and 569593 of Walla Walla County, Washington.
       (4) Auditor's File Number 285215 of Umatilla County, 
     Oregon, executed by the United States.
       (c) No Effect on Other Rights.--Nothing in this section 
     affects the remaining rights and interests of the Corps of 
     Engineers for authorized project purposes.

     SEC. 565. NAMINGS.

       (a) Francis Bland Floodway Ditch, Arkansas.--
       (1) Designation.--8-Mile Creek in Paragould, Arkansas, 
     shall be known and designated as the ``Francis Bland Floodway 
     Ditch''.
       (2) Legal reference.--Any reference in a law, map, 
     regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
     States to the creek referred to in paragraph (1) shall be 
     deemed to be a reference to the ``Francis Bland Floodway 
     Ditch''.
       (b) Lawrence Blackwell Memorial Bridge, Arkansas.--
       (1) Designation.--The bridge over lock and dam numbered 4 
     on the Arkansas River, Arkansas, constructed as part of the 
     project for navigation on the Arkansas River and tributaries, 
     shall be known and designated as the ``Lawrence Blackwell 
     Memorial Bridge''.
       (2) Legal reference.--Any reference in a law, map, 
     regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
     States to the bridge referred to in paragraph (1) shall be 
     deemed to be a reference to the ``Lawrence Blackwell Memorial 
     Bridge''.
       (c) John H. Chafee National Wildlife Refuge.--Title II of 
     Public Law 100-610 (16 U.S.C. 668dd note; 102 Stat. 3176) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the title heading, by striking ``PETTAQUAMSCUTT 
     COVE'' and inserting ``JOHN H. CHAFEE'';
       (2) in section 201--
       (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the end;

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       (B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) John H. Chafee has been a steadfast champion for the 
     conservation of fish, wildlife, and natural resources 
     throughout a distinguished career of public service to the 
     people of Rhode Island and the United States.'';
       (3) in section 202, by striking ``Pettaquamscutt Cove'' and 
     inserting ``John H. Chafee''; and
       (4) in section 203(1), by striking ``Pettaquamscutt Cove'' 
     and inserting ``John H. Chafee''.

     SEC. 566. FOLSOM DAM AND RESERVOIR ADDITIONAL STORAGE AND 
                   ADDITIONAL FLOOD CONTROL STUDIES.

       (a) Folsom Flood Control Studies.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     State of California and local water resources agencies, shall 
     undertake a study of increasing surcharge flood control 
     storage at the Folsom Dam and Reservoir.
       (2) Limitations.--The study of the Folsom Dam and Reservoir 
     undertaken under paragraph (1) shall assume that there is to 
     be no increase in conservation storage at the Folsom 
     Reservoir.
       (3) Report.--Not later than March 1, 2000, the Secretary 
     shall transmit to Congress a report on the results of the 
     study under this subsection.
       (b) American and Sacramento Rivers Flood Control Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall undertake a study of 
     all levees on the American River and on the Sacramento River 
     downstream and immediately upstream of the confluence of such 
     Rivers to access opportunities to increase potential flood 
     protection through levee modifications.
       (2) Deadline for completion.--Not later than March 1, 2000, 
     the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the 
     results of the study undertaken under this subsection.

     SEC. 567. WALLOPS ISLAND, VIRGINIA.

       (a) Emergency Action.--The Secretary shall take emergency 
     action to protect Wallops Island, Virginia, from damaging 
     coastal storms, by improving and extending the existing 
     seawall, replenishing and renourishing the beach, and 
     constructing protective dunes.
       (b) Reimbursement.--The Secretary may seek reimbursement 
     from other Federal agencies whose resources are protected by 
     the emergency action taken under subsection (a).
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $8,000,000.

     SEC. 568. DETROIT RIVER, MICHIGAN.

       (a) Greenway Corridor Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a 
     study to determine the feasibility of a project for shoreline 
     protection, frontal erosion, and associated purposes in the 
     Detroit River shoreline area from the Belle Isle Bridge to 
     the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit, Michigan.
       (b) Potential Modifications.--As part of the study, the 
     Secretary shall review potential project modifications to any 
     Corps of Engineers project within the Detroit River shoreline 
     area.
       (c) Repair and Rehabilitation.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may repair and rehabilitate 
     the seawalls on the Detroit River in Detroit, Michigan, if 
     the Secretary determines that such work is technically sound, 
     environmentally acceptable, and economically justified.
       (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out paragraph (1) $1,000,000 for 
     the period beginning with fiscal year 2000.

     SEC. 569. NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA.

       (a) Definition of Northeastern Minnesota.--In this section, 
     the term ``northeastern Minnesota'' means the counties of 
     Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Koochiching, Itasca, Cass, Crow Wing, 
     Aitkin, Carlton, Pine, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Benton, 
     Sherburne, Isanti, and Chisago, Minnesota.
       (b) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary may establish 
     a pilot program to provide environmental assistance to non-
     Federal interests in northeastern Minnesota.
       (c) Form of Assistance.--Assistance under this section may 
     be in the form of design and construction assistance for 
     water-related environmental infrastructure and resource 
     protection and development projects in northeastern 
     Minnesota, including projects for wastewater treatment and 
     related facilities, water supply and related facilities, 
     environmental restoration, and surface water resource 
     protection and development.
       (d) Public Ownership Requirement.--The Secretary may 
     provide assistance for a project under this section only if 
     the project is publicly owned.
       (e) Local Cooperation Agreement.--
       (1) In general.--Before providing assistance under this 
     section, the Secretary shall enter into a local cooperation 
     agreement with a non-Federal interest to provide for design 
     and construction of the project to be carried out with the 
     assistance.
       (2) Requirements.--Each local cooperation agreement entered 
     into under this subsection shall provide for the following:
       (A) Plan.--Development by the Secretary, in consultation 
     with appropriate Federal and State officials, of a facilities 
     or resource protection and development plan, including 
     appropriate engineering plans and specifications.
       (B) Legal and institutional structures.--Establishment of 
     such legal and institutional structures as are necessary to 
     ensure the effective long-term operation of the project by 
     the non-Federal interest.
       (3) Cost sharing.--
       (A) In general.--The Federal share of project costs under 
     each local cooperation agreement entered into under this 
     subsection shall be 75 percent. The Federal share may be in 
     the form of grants or reimbursements of project costs.
       (B) Credit for design work.--The non-Federal interest shall 
     receive credit for the reasonable costs of design work 
     completed by the non-Federal interest before entering into a 
     local cooperation agreement with the Secretary for a project. 
     The credit for the design work shall not exceed 6 percent of 
     the total construction costs of the project.
       (C) Credit for interest.--In case of a delay in the funding 
     of the non-Federal share of the costs of a project that is 
     the subject of an agreement under this section, the non-
     Federal interest shall receive credit for reasonable interest 
     incurred in providing the non-Federal share of the project's 
     costs.
       (D) Land, easements, and rights-of-way credit.--The non-
     Federal interest shall receive credit for land, easements, 
     rights-of-way, and relocations toward the non-Federal share 
     of project costs (including all reasonable costs associated 
     with obtaining permits necessary for the construction, 
     operation, and maintenance of the project on publicly owned 
     or controlled land), but not to exceed 25 percent of total 
     project costs.
       (E) Operation and maintenance.--The non-Federal share of 
     operation and maintenance costs for projects constructed with 
     assistance provided under this section shall be 100 percent.
       (f) Applicability of Other Federal and State Laws.--Nothing 
     in this section waives, limits, or otherwise affects the 
     applicability of any provision of Federal or State law that 
     would otherwise apply to a project to be carried out with 
     assistance provided under this section.
       (g) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2001, the 
     Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the results of 
     the pilot program carried out under this section, including 
     recommendations concerning whether the program should be 
     implemented on a national basis.
       (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $40,000,000 for 
     the period beginning with fiscal year 2000, to remain 
     available until expended.

     SEC. 570. ALASKA.

       (a) Definition of Native Corporation.--In this section, the 
     term ``Native Corporation'' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 
     U.S.C. 1602).
       (b) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary may establish 
     a pilot program to provide environmental assistance to non-
     Federal interests in Alaska.
       (c) Form of Assistance.--Assistance under this section may 
     be in the form of design and construction assistance for 
     water-related environmental infrastructure and resource 
     protection and development projects in Alaska, including 
     projects for wastewater treatment and related facilities, 
     water supply and related facilities, and surface water 
     resource protection and development.
       (d) Ownership Requirements.--The Secretary may provide 
     assistance for a project under this section only if the 
     project is publicly owned or is owned by a Native 
     Corporation.
       (e) Local Cooperation Agreements.--
       (1) In general.--Before providing assistance under this 
     section, the Secretary shall enter into a local cooperation 
     agreement with a non-Federal interest to provide for design 
     and construction of the project to be carried out with the 
     assistance.
       (2) Requirements.--Each local cooperation agreement entered 
     into under this subsection shall provide for the following:
       (A) Plan.--Development by the Secretary, in consultation 
     with appropriate Federal and State officials, of a facilities 
     or resource protection and development plan, including 
     appropriate engineering plans and specifications.
       (B) Legal and institutional structures.--Establishment of 
     such legal and institutional structures as are necessary to 
     ensure the effective long-term operation of the project by 
     the non-Federal interest.
       (3) Cost sharing.--
       (A) In general.--The Federal share of the project costs 
     under each local cooperation agreement entered into under 
     this subsection shall be 75 percent. The Federal share may be 
     in the form of grants or reimbursements of project costs.
       (B) Credit for design work.--The non-Federal interest shall 
     receive credit for the reasonable costs of design work 
     completed by the non-Federal interest before entering into a 
     local cooperation agreement with the Secretary for a project. 
     The credit for the design work shall not exceed 6 percent of 
     the total construction costs of the project.
       (C) Credit for interest.--In case of a delay in the funding 
     of the non-Federal share of a project that is the subject of 
     an agreement under this section, the non-Federal interest 
     shall receive credit for reasonable interest incurred in 
     providing the non-Federal share of the project's costs.
       (D) Land, easements, and rights-of-way credit.--The non-
     Federal interest shall receive credit for land, easements, 
     rights-of-way, and relocations toward the non-Federal share 
     of project costs (including all reasonable costs associated 
     with obtaining permits necessary for the construction, 
     operation, and maintenance of the project on publicly owned 
     or controlled land), but not to exceed 25 percent of total 
     project costs.
       (E) Operation and maintenance.--The non-Federal share of 
     operation and maintenance costs for projects constructed with 
     assistance provided under this section shall be 100 percent.
       (f) Applicability of Other Federal and State Laws.--Nothing 
     in this section waives, limits, or otherwise affects the 
     applicability of any provision of Federal or State law that 
     would otherwise apply to a project to be carried out with 
     assistance provided under this section.
       (g) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2001, the 
     Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the results of 
     the pilot program carried out under this section, including a 
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     tion concerning whether the program should be implemented on 
     a national basis.
       (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for 
     the period beginning with fiscal year 2000, to remain 
     available until expended.

     SEC. 571. CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.

       (a) Definition of Central West Virginia.--In this section, 
     the term ``central West Virginia'' means the counties of 
     Mason, Jackson, Putnam, Kanawha, Roane, Wirt, Calhoun, Clay, 
     Nicholas, Braxton, Gilmer, Lewis, Upshur, Randolph, 
     Pendleton, Hardy, Hampshire, Morgan, Berkeley, and Jefferson, 
     West Virginia.
       (b) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary may establish 
     a pilot program to provide environmental assistance to non-
     Federal interests in central West Virginia.
       (c) Form of Assistance.--Assistance under this section may 
     be in the form of design and construction assistance for 
     water-related environmental infrastructure and resource 
     protection and development projects in central West Virginia, 
     including projects for wastewater treatment and related 
     facilities, water supply and related facilities, and surface 
     water resource protection and development.
       (d) Public Ownership Requirement.--The Secretary may 
     provide assistance for a project under this section only if 
     the project is publicly owned.
       (e) Local Cooperation Agreements.--
       (1) In general.--Before providing assistance under this 
     section, the Secretary shall enter into a local cooperation 
     agreement with a non-Federal interest to provide for design 
     and construction of the project to be carried out with the 
     assistance.
       (2) Requirements.--Each local cooperation agreement entered 
     into under this subsection shall provide for the following:
       (A) Plan.--Development by the Secretary, in consultation 
     with appropriate Federal and State officials, of a facilities 
     or resource protection and development plan, including 
     appropriate engineering plans and specifications.
       (B) Legal and institutional structures.--Establishment of 
     such legal and institutional structures as are necessary to 
     ensure the effective long-term operation of the project by 
     the non-Federal interest.
       (3) Cost sharing.--
       (A) In general.--The Federal share of the project costs 
     under each local cooperation agreement entered into under 
     this subsection shall be 75 percent. The Federal share may be 
     in the form of grants or reimbursements of project costs.
       (B) Credit for design work.--The non-Federal interest shall 
     receive credit for the reasonable costs of design work 
     completed by the non-Federal interest before entering into a 
     local cooperation agreement with the Secretary for a project. 
     The credit for the design work shall not exceed 6 percent of 
     the total construction costs of the project.
       (C) Credit for interest.--In case of a delay in the funding 
     of the non-Federal share of a project that is the subject of 
     an agreement under this section, the non-Federal interest 
     shall receive credit for reasonable interest incurred in 
     providing the non-Federal share of the project's costs.
       (D) Land, easements, and rights-of-way credit.--The non-
     Federal interest shall receive credit for land, easements, 
     rights-of-way, and relocations toward the non-Federal share 
     of project costs (including all reasonable costs associated 
     with obtaining permits necessary for the construction, 
     operation, and maintenance of the project on publicly owned 
     or controlled land), but not to exceed 25 percent of total 
     project costs.
       (E) Operation and maintenance.--The non-Federal share of 
     operation and maintenance costs for projects constructed with 
     assistance provided under this section shall be 100 percent.
       (f) Applicability of Other Federal and State Laws.--Nothing 
     in this section waives, limits, or otherwise affects the 
     applicability of any provision of Federal or State law that 
     would otherwise apply to a project to be carried out with 
     assistance provided under this section.
       (g) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2001, the 
     Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the results of 
     the pilot program carried out under this section, including a 
     recommendation concerning whether the program should be 
     implemented on a national basis.
       (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for 
     the period beginning with fiscal year 2000, to remain 
     available until expended.

     SEC. 572. SACRAMENTO METROPOLITAN AREA WATERSHED RESTORATION, 
                   CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Limitation.--The Secretary may undertake studies to 
     determine the extent of ground water contamination and the 
     feasibility of prevention and cleanup of such contamination 
     resulting from the acts of a Federal department or agency--
       (1) at or in the vicinity of McClellan Air Force Base, 
     Mather Air Force Base, or Sacramento Army Depot, California; 
     or
       (2) at any place in the Sacramento metropolitan area 
     watershed where the Federal Government would be a responsible 
     party under any Federal environmental law.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for 
     the period beginning with fiscal year 2000.

     SEC. 573. ONONDAGA LAKE, NEW YORK.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall--
       (1) plan, design, and construct projects that are 
     consistent with the Onondaga Lake Management Plan and comply 
     with the amended consent judgment and the project labor 
     agreement for the environmental restoration, conservation, 
     and management of Onondaga Lake, New York; and
       (2) provide, in coordination with the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, financial assistance, 
     including grants to the State of New York and political 
     subdivisions of the State, for the development and 
     implementation of projects to restore, conserve, and manage 
     the lake.
       (b) Partnership.--
       (1) In general.--In carrying out this section, the 
     Secretary shall establish and lead a partnership with 
     appropriate Federal agencies (including the Environmental 
     Protection Agency) and the State of New York and political 
     subdivisions of the State for the purpose of development and 
     implementation of the projects.
       (2) Coordination with actions under other law.--
       (A) In general.--The partnership shall coordinate the 
     actions taken under this section with actions to restore and 
     conserve Onondaga Lake taken under other provisions of 
     Federal or State law.
       (B) No effect on other law.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (g), this section does not alter, modify, or 
     affect any other provision of Federal or State law.
       (3) Termination.--Unless the Secretary and the Governor of 
     the State of New York agree otherwise, the partnership 
     established under this subsection shall terminate not later 
     than the date that is 15 years after the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
       (c) Revisions to the Onondaga Lake Management Plan.--
       (1) In general.--In consultation with the partnership 
     established under subsection (b) and after providing for 
     public review and comment, the Secretary and the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall 
     approve revisions to the Onondaga Lake Management Plan if the 
     Governor of the State of New York concurs in the approval.
       (2) No effect on modification of amended consent 
     judgment.--Paragraph (1) has no effect on the conditions 
     under which the amended consent judgment referred to in 
     subsection (a)(1) may be modified.
       (d) Cost Sharing.--
       (1) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of the cost 
     of a project constructed under subsection (a) shall be not 
     less than 30 percent of the total cost of the project and may 
     be provided through the provision of in-kind services.
       (2) Administration and management.--The Secretary's 
     administration and management of the project shall be at full 
     Federal expense.
       (e) No Effect on Liability.--The provision of financial 
     assistance under this section shall not relieve from 
     liability any person that would otherwise be liable under 
     Federal or State law for damages, response costs, natural 
     resource damages, restitution, equitable relief, or any other 
     relief.
       (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000.
       (g) Repeal.--Title IV of the Great Lakes Critical Programs 
     Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 3010) and section 411 of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4648) are 
     repealed effective on the date that is 1 year after the date 
     of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 574. EAST LYNN LAKE, WEST VIRGINIA.

       The Secretary shall defer any decision relating to the 
     leasing of mineral resources underlying East Lynn Lake, West 
     Virginia, project lands to the Federal entity vested with 
     such leasing authority.

     SEC. 575. EEL RIVER, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
     determine whether flooding in the city of Ferndale, 
     California, is the result of the Federal flood control 
     project on the Eel River.
       (b) Mitigation Measures.--If the Secretary determines that 
     the flooding is the result of the project, the Secretary 
     shall take appropriate measures (including dredging of the 
     Salt River and construction of sediment ponds at the 
     confluence of Francis, Reas, and Williams Creeks) to mitigate 
     the flooding.

     SEC. 576. NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.

       The Secretary--
       (1) shall review a report prepared by the non-Federal 
     interest concerning flood protection for the Dark Hollow area 
     of North Little Rock, Arkansas; and
       (2) if the Secretary determines that the report meets the 
     evaluation and design standards of the Corps of Engineers and 
     that the project is economically justified, technically 
     sound, and environmentally acceptable, may carry out the 
     project.

     SEC. 577. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER, MISSISSIPPI PLACE, ST. 
                   PAUL, MINNESOTA.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary may enter into a cooperative 
     agreement to participate in a project for the planning, 
     design, and construction of infrastructure and other 
     improvements at Mississippi Place, St. Paul, Minnesota.
       (b) Cost Sharing.--
       (1) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of the 
     project shall be 50 percent. The Federal share may be 
     provided in the form of grants or reimbursements of project 
     costs.
       (2) Credit for non-federal work.--The non-Federal interest 
     shall receive credit toward the non-Federal share of the cost 
     of the project for reasonable costs incurred by the non-
     Federal interest as a result of participation in the 
     planning, design, and construction of the project.
       (3) Land, easements, and rights-of-way credit.--The non-
     Federal interest shall receive credit toward the non-Federal 
     share of the cost of the project for land, easements, rights-
     of-way, and relocations provided by the non-Federal interest 
     with respect to the project.
       (4) Operation and maintenance.--The non-Federal share of 
     operation and maintenance costs for the project shall be 100 
     percent.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated $3,000,000 to carry out this section.

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     SEC. 578. DREDGING OF SALT PONDS IN THE STATE OF RHODE 
                   ISLAND.

       The Secretary may acquire for the State of Rhode Island a 
     dredge and associated equipment with the capacity to dredge 
     approximately 100 cubic yards per hour for use by the State 
     in dredging salt ponds in the State.

     SEC. 579. UPPER SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN, PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW 
                   YORK.

       Section 567(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3787) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(3) The Chemung River watershed, New York, at an 
     estimated Federal cost of $5,000,000.''.

     SEC. 580. CUMBERLAND, MARYLAND, FLOOD PROJECT MITIGATION.

       (a) In General.--The project for flood control and other 
     purposes, Cumberland, Maryland, authorized by section 5 of 
     the Act of June 22, 1936 (commonly known as the ``Flood 
     Control Act of 1936'') (49 Stat. 1574, chapter 688), is 
     modified to authorize the Secretary to undertake, as a 
     separate part of the project, restoration of the historic 
     Chesapeake and Ohio Canal substantially in accordance with 
     the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historic Park, 
     Cumberland, Maryland, Rewatering Design Analysis, dated 
     February 1998, at a total cost of $15,000,000, with an 
     estimated Federal cost of $9,750,000 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $5,250,000.
       (b) In-Kind Services.--The non-Federal interest for the 
     restoration project under subsection (a)--
       (1) may provide all or a portion of the non-Federal share 
     of project costs in the form of in-kind services; and
       (2) shall receive credit toward the non-Federal share of 
     project costs for design and construction work performed by 
     the non-Federal interest before execution of a project 
     cooperation agreement and for land, easements, and rights-of-
     way required for the restoration and acquired by the non-
     Federal interest before execution of such an agreement.
       (c) Operation and Maintenance.--The operation and 
     maintenance of the restoration project under subsection (a) 
     shall be the full responsibility of the National Park 
     Service.

     SEC. 581. CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA.

       Section 5(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Act of August 13, 1946 (33 
     U.S.C. 426h), is amended by inserting before the semicolon 
     the following: ``, including the city of Miami Beach, 
     Florida''.

     SEC. 582. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR COLUMBIA AND 
                   SNAKE RIVERS SALMON SURVIVAL.

       Section 511 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
     (16 U.S.C. 3301 note; Public Law 104-303) is amended by 
     striking subsection (a) and all that follows and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(a) Salmon Survival Activities.--
       ``(1) In general.--In conjunction with the Secretary of 
     Commerce and Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary shall 
     accelerate ongoing research and development activities, and 
     may carry out or participate in additional research and 
     development activities, for the purpose of developing 
     innovative methods and technologies for improving the 
     survival of salmon, especially salmon in the Columbia/Snake 
     River Basin.
       ``(2) Accelerated activities.--Accelerated research and 
     development activities referred to in paragraph (1) may 
     include research and development related to--
       ``(A) impacts from water resources projects and other 
     impacts on salmon life cycles;
       ``(B) juvenile and adult salmon passage;
       ``(C) light and sound guidance systems;
       ``(D) surface-oriented collector systems;
       ``(E) transportation mechanisms; and
       ``(F) dissolved gas monitoring and abatement.
       ``(3) Additional activities.--Additional research and 
     development activities referred to in paragraph (1) may 
     include research and development related to--
       ``(A) studies of juvenile salmon survival in spawning and 
     rearing areas;
       ``(B) estuary and near-ocean juvenile and adult salmon 
     survival;
       ``(C) impacts on salmon life cycles from sources other than 
     water resources projects;
       ``(D) cryopreservation of fish gametes and formation of a 
     germ plasma repository for threatened and endangered 
     populations of native fish; and
       ``(E) other innovative technologies and actions intended to 
     improve fish survival, including the survival of resident 
     fish.
       ``(4) Coordination.--The Secretary shall coordinate any 
     activities carried out under this subsection with appropriate 
     Federal, State, and local agencies, affected Indian tribes, 
     and the Northwest Power Planning Council.
       ``(5) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999, the 
     Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the research 
     and development activities carried out under this subsection, 
     including any recommendations of the Secretary concerning the 
     research and development activities.
       ``(6) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated $10,000,000 to carry out research and 
     development activities under paragraph (3).
       ``(b) Advanced Turbine Development.--
       ``(1) In general.--In conjunction with the Secretary of 
     Energy, the Secretary shall accelerate efforts toward 
     developing and installing in Corps of Engineers-operated dams 
     innovative, efficient, and environmentally safe hydropower 
     turbines, including design of fish-friendly turbines, for use 
     on the Columbia/Snake River hydrosystem.
       ``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated $35,000,000 to carry out this subsection.
       ``(c) Management of Predation on Columbia/Snake River 
     System Native Fishes.--
       ``(1) Nesting avian predators.--In conjunction with the 
     Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Interior, and 
     consistent with a management plan to be developed by the 
     United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Secretary shall 
     carry out methods to reduce nesting populations of avian 
     predators on dredge spoil islands in the Columbia River under 
     the jurisdiction of the Secretary.
       ``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated $1,000,000 to carry out research and 
     development activities under this subsection.
       ``(d) Implementation.--Nothing in this section affects the 
     authority of the Secretary to implement the results of the 
     research and development carried out under this section or 
     any other law.''.

     SEC. 583. LARKSPUR FERRY CHANNEL, CALIFORNIA.

       The Secretary shall work with the Secretary of 
     Transportation on a proposed solution to carry out the 
     project to maintain the Larkspur Ferry Channel, Larkspur, 
     California, authorized by section 601(d) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4148).

     SEC. 584. HOLES CREEK FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT, OHIO.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the non-Federal share of project costs for the project 
     for flood control, Holes Creek, Ohio, shall not exceed the 
     sum of--
       (1) the total amount projected as the non-Federal share as 
     of September 30, 1996, in the Project Cooperation Agreement 
     executed on that date; and
       (2) 100 percent of the amount of any increases in the cost 
     of the locally preferred plan over the cost estimated in the 
     Project Cooperation Agreement.
       (b) Reimbursement.--The Secretary shall reimburse the non-
     Federal interest any amount paid by the non-Federal interest 
     in excess of the non-Federal share.

     SEC. 585. SAN JACINTO DISPOSAL AREA, GALVESTON, TEXAS.

       Section 108 of the Energy and Water Development 
     Appropriations Act, 1994 (107 Stat. 1320), is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by inserting 
     ``all or any part of'' after ``absolute title to'';
       (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Compensation for Conveyance.--
       ``(1) In general.--Upon receipt of compensation from the 
     City of Galveston, the Secretary shall convey the parcel, or 
     any part of the parcel, as described in subsection (a).
       ``(2) Full parcel.--If the full 605-acre parcel is 
     conveyed, the compensation shall be--
       ``(A) conveyance to the Department of the Army of fee 
     simple absolute title to a parcel of land containing 
     approximately 564 acres on Pelican Island, Texas, in the 
     Eneas Smith Survey, A-190, Pelican Island, city of Galveston, 
     Galveston County, Texas, adjacent to property currently owned 
     by the United States, with the fair market value of the 
     parcel being determined in accordance with subsection (d); 
     and
       ``(B) payment to the United States of an amount equal to 
     the difference between the fair market value of the parcel to 
     be conveyed under subsection (a) and the fair market value of 
     the parcel to be conveyed under subparagraph (A).
       ``(3) Partial parcel.--If the conveyance is 125 acres or 
     less, compensation shall be an amount equal to the fair 
     market value of the parcel to be conveyed, with the fair 
     market value of the parcel being determined in accordance 
     with subsection (d).''; and
       (3) in the second sentence of subsection (c)--
       (A) by inserting ``, or any part of the parcel,'' after 
     ``parcel''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, if any,'' after ``LCA''.

     SEC. 586. WATER MONITORING STATION.

       Section 584(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3791) is amended by striking ``$50,000'' and 
     inserting ``$100,000''.

     SEC. 587. OVERFLOW MANAGEMENT FACILITY, RHODE ISLAND.

       Section 585 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
     (110 Stat. 3791) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``river'' and inserting 
     ``sewer''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``$30,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$60,000,000''.

     SEC. 588. LOWER CHENA RIVER, ALASKA.

       The Secretary may expend up to $500,000 in fiscal year 2000 
     to complete the dredging project initiated on the Lower Chena 
     River, Alaska.

     SEC. 589. NUMANA DAM FISH PASSAGE, NEVADA.

       After the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall complete planning, design, and construction of the 
     Numana Dam Fish Passage Project, currently being evaluated 
     under section 1135 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a), under section 906(b) of that Act (33 
     U.S.C. 2283(b)).

     SEC. 590. EMBREY DAM, VIRGINIA.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall remove the Embrey Dam 
     on the Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg, Virginia, at 
     full Federal expense.
       (b) Use of Existing Studies.--The Secretary shall expedite 
     the feasibility study and preconstruction, engineering, and 
     design of the project by using, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, existing studies prepared by the State and non-
     Federal interests.
       (c) Authorization.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out this section $10,000,000.

     SEC. 591. ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION, FRONT ROYAL, VIRGINIA.

       (a) Participation of Secretary.--
       (1) Authorization.--The Secretary shall participate with 
     other Federal departments and agencies in environmental 
     restoration and remediation activities (including the 
     demolition of contaminated buildings) at the Avtex Fibers fa

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     cility in Front Royal, Virginia, at full Federal expense.
       (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $12,000,000.
       (b) Participation of Secretary of Defense.--
       (1) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall make 
     available $5,000,000 for environmental restoration and 
     remediation activities (including the demolition of 
     contaminated buildings) at the Avtex Fibers facility in Front 
     Royal, Virginia.
       (2) Source of funds.--The amount made available under 
     paragraph (1) shall be derived from amounts in the 
     Environmental Restoration Account, Formerly Used Defense 
     Sites, established by section 2703 of title 10, United States 
     Code.

     SEC. 592. MISSISSIPPI.

       (a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary may establish 
     a pilot program to provide environmental assistance to non-
     Federal interests in Mississippi.
       (c) Form of Assistance.--Assistance under this section may 
     be in the form of design and construction assistance for 
     water-related environmental infrastructure and resource 
     protection and development projects in Mississippi, including 
     projects for wastewater treatment and related facilities, 
     elimination or control of combined sewer overflows, water 
     supply and related facilities, environmental restoration, and 
     surface water resource protection and development.
       (d) Public Ownership Requirement.--The Secretary may 
     provide assistance for a project under this section only if 
     the project is publicly owned.
       (e) Local Cooperation Agreement.--
       (1) In general.--Before providing assistance under this 
     section, the Secretary shall enter into a local cooperation 
     agreement with a non-Federal interest to provide for design 
     and construction of the project to be carried out with the 
     assistance.
       (2) Requirements.--Each local cooperation agreement entered 
     into under this subsection shall provide for the following:
       (A) Plan.--Development by the Secretary, in consultation 
     with appropriate Federal and State officials, of a facilities 
     or resource protection and development plan, including 
     appropriate engineering plans and specifications.
       (B) Legal and institutional structures.--Establishment of 
     such legal and institutional structures as are necessary to 
     ensure the effective long-term operation of the project by 
     the non-Federal interest.
       (3) Cost sharing.--
       (A) In general.--The Federal share of project costs under 
     each local cooperation agreement entered into under this 
     subsection shall be 75 percent. The Federal share may be in 
     the form of grants or reimbursements of project costs.
       (B) Credit for design work.--The non-Federal interest shall 
     receive credit for the reasonable costs of design work 
     completed by the non-Federal interest before entering into a 
     local cooperation agreement with the Secretary for a project. 
     The credit for the design work shall not exceed 6 percent of 
     the total construction costs of the project.
       (C) Credit for interest.--In case of a delay in the funding 
     of the non-Federal share of the costs of a project that is 
     the subject of an agreement under this section, the non-
     Federal interest shall receive credit for reasonable interest 
     incurred in providing the non-Federal share of the project's 
     costs.
       (D) Land, easements, and rights-of-way credit.--The non-
     Federal interest shall receive credit for land, easements, 
     rights-of-way, and relocations toward the non-Federal share 
     of project costs (including all reasonable costs associated 
     with obtaining permits necessary for the construction, 
     operation, and maintenance of the project on publicly owned 
     or controlled land), but not to exceed 25 percent of total 
     project costs.
       (E) Operation and maintenance.--The non-Federal share of 
     operation and maintenance costs for projects constructed with 
     assistance provided under this section shall be 100 percent.
       (f) Applicability of Other Federal and State Laws.--Nothing 
     in this section waives, limits, or otherwise affects the 
     applicability of any provision of Federal or State law that 
     would otherwise apply to a project to be carried out with 
     assistance provided under this section.
       (g) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2001, the 
     Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the results of 
     the pilot program carried out under this section, including 
     recommendations concerning whether the program should be 
     implemented on a national basis.
       (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for 
     the period beginning with fiscal year 2000, to remain 
     available until expended.

     SEC. 593. CENTRAL NEW MEXICO.

       (a) Definition of Central New Mexico.--In this section, the 
     term ``central New Mexico'' means the counties of Bernalillo, 
     Sandoval, and Valencia, New Mexico.
       (b) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary may establish 
     a pilot program to provide environmental assistance to non-
     Federal interests in central New Mexico.
       (c) Form of Assistance.--Assistance under this section may 
     be in the form of design and construction assistance for 
     water-related environmental infrastructure and resource 
     protection and development projects in central New Mexico, 
     including projects for wastewater treatment and related 
     facilities, water supply, conservation, and related 
     facilities, stormwater retention and remediation, 
     environmental restoration, and surface water resource 
     protection and development.
       (d) Public Ownership Requirement.--The Secretary may 
     provide assistance for a project under this section only if 
     the project is publicly owned.
       (e) Local Cooperation Agreement.--
       (1) In general.--Before providing assistance under this 
     section, the Secretary shall enter into a local cooperation 
     agreement with a non-Federal interest to provide for design 
     and construction of the project to be carried out with the 
     assistance.
       (2) Requirements.--Each local cooperation agreement entered 
     into under this subsection shall provide for the following:
       (A) Plan.--Development by the Secretary, in consultation 
     with appropriate Federal and State officials, of a facilities 
     or resource protection and development plan, including 
     appropriate engineering plans and specifications.
       (B) Legal and institutional structures.--Establishment of 
     such legal and institutional structures as are necessary to 
     ensure the effective long-term operation of the project by 
     the non-Federal interest.
       (3) Cost sharing.--
       (A) In general.--The Federal share of project costs under 
     each local cooperation agreement entered into under this 
     subsection shall be 75 percent. The Federal share may be in 
     the form of grants or reimbursements of project costs.
       (B) Credit for design work.--The non-Federal interest shall 
     receive credit for the reasonable costs of design work 
     completed by the non-Federal interest before entering into a 
     local cooperation agreement with the Secretary for a project. 
     The credit for the design work shall not exceed 6 percent of 
     the total construction costs of the project.
       (C) Credit for interest.--In case of a delay in the funding 
     of the non-Federal share of the costs of a project that is 
     the subject of an agreement under this section, the non-
     Federal interest shall receive credit for reasonable interest 
     incurred in providing the non-Federal share of the project's 
     costs.
       (D) Land, easements, and rights-of-way credit.--The non-
     Federal interest shall receive credit for land, easements, 
     rights-of-way, and relocations toward the non-Federal share 
     of project costs (including all reasonable costs associated 
     with obtaining permits necessary for the construction, 
     operation, and maintenance of the project on publicly owned 
     or controlled land), but not to exceed 25 percent of total 
     project costs.
       (E) Operation and maintenance.--The non-Federal share of 
     operation and maintenance costs for projects constructed with 
     assistance provided under this section shall be 100 percent.
       (f) Applicability of Other Federal and State Laws.--Nothing 
     in this section waives, limits, or otherwise affects the 
     applicability of any provision of Federal or State law that 
     would otherwise apply to a project to be carried out with 
     assistance provided under this section.
       (g) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2001, the 
     Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the results of 
     the pilot program carried out under this section, including 
     recommendations concerning whether the program should be 
     implemented on a national basis.
       (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for 
     the period beginning with fiscal year 2000, to remain 
     available until expended.

     SEC. 594. OHIO.

       (a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary shall 
     establish a program to provide environmental assistance to 
     non-Federal interests in Ohio.
       (b) Form of Assistance.--Assistance under this section may 
     be in the form of design and construction assistance for 
     water-related environmental infrastructure and resource 
     protection and development projects in Ohio, including 
     projects for--
       (1) wastewater treatment and related facilities;
       (2) combined sewer overflow, water supply, storage, 
     treatment, and related facilities;
       (3) mine drainage;
       (4) environmental restoration; and
       (5) surface water resource protection and development.
       (c) Public Ownership Requirement.--The Secretary may 
     provide assistance for a project under this section only if 
     the project is publicly owned.
       (d) Project Cooperation Agreements.--
       (1) In general.--Before providing assistance under this 
     section, the Secretary shall enter into a project cooperation 
     agreement with a non-Federal interest to provide for design 
     and construction of the project to be carried out with the 
     assistance.
       (2) Requirements.--Each project cooperation agreement 
     entered into under this subsection shall provide for the 
     following:
       (A) Plan.--Development by the Secretary, in consultation 
     with appropriate Federal and State officials, of a facilities 
     development plan or resource protection plan, including 
     appropriate plans and specifications.
       (B) Legal and institutional structures.--Establishment of 
     such legal and institutional structures as are necessary to 
     ensure the effective long-term operation of the project by 
     the non-Federal interest.
       (3) Cost sharing.--
       (A) In general.--The Federal share of project costs under 
     each project cooperation agreement entered into under this 
     subsection shall be 75 percent. The Federal share may be in 
     the form of grants or reimbursements of project costs.
       (B) Credit for design work.--The non-Federal interest shall 
     receive credit for the reasonable costs of design work 
     completed by the non-Federal interest before entering into a 
     project cooperation agreement with the Secretary.
       (C) Credit for certain financing costs.--In case of a delay 
     in the reimbursement of the non-Federal share of the costs of 
     a project, the non-Federal interest shall receive credit for 
     reasonable interest and other associated financing

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     costs necessary for the non-Federal interest to provide the 
     non-Federal share of the project costs.
       (D) Land, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations.--The 
     non-Federal interest shall receive credit for land, 
     easements, rights-of-way, and relocations provided by the 
     non-Federal interest toward the non-Federal share of project 
     costs (including costs associated with obtaining permits 
     necessary for the placement of the project on publicly owned 
     or controlled land), but not to exceed 25 percent of total 
     project costs.
       (E) Operation and maintenance.--The non-Federal share of 
     operation and maintenance costs for projects constructed 
     under an agreement entered into under this subsection shall 
     be 100 percent.
       (e) Applicability of Other Federal and State Laws.--Nothing 
     in this section waives, limits, or otherwise affects the 
     applicability of any provision of Federal or State law that 
     would otherwise apply to a project to be carried out with 
     assistance provided under this section.
       (f) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2001, the 
     Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the results of 
     the program carried out under this section, including 
     recommendations concerning whether the program should be 
     implemented on a national basis.
       (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $60,000,000.

     SEC. 595. RURAL NEVADA AND MONTANA.

       (a) Definition of Rural Nevada.--In this section, the term 
     ``rural Nevada'' means--
       (1) the counties of Lincoln, White Pine, Nye, Eureka, Elko, 
     Humbardt, Pershing, Churchill, Storey, Lyon, Carson, Douglas, 
     Mineral, Esmeralda, and Lander, Nevada;
       (2) the portions of Washoe County, Nevada, that are located 
     outside the cities of Reno and Sparks; and
       (3) the portions of Clark County, Nevada, that are located 
     outside the cities of Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, and 
     Henderson and the unincorporated portion of the county in the 
     Las Vegas Valley.
       (b) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary may establish 
     a program for providing environmental assistance to non-
     Federal interests in rural Nevada and Montana.
       (c) Form of Assistance.--Assistance under this section may 
     be in the form of design and construction assistance for 
     water-related environmental infrastructure and resource 
     protection and development projects in rural Nevada and 
     Montana, including projects for--
       (1) wastewater treatment and related facilities;
       (2) water supply and related facilities;
       (3) environmental restoration; and
       (4) surface water resource protection and development.
       (d) Public Ownership Requirement.--The Secretary may 
     provide assistance for a project under this section only if 
     the project is publicly owned.
       (e) Local Cooperation Agreement.--
       (1) In general.--Before providing assistance under this 
     section, the Secretary shall enter into a local cooperation 
     agreement with a non-Federal interest to provide for design 
     and construction of the project to be carried out with the 
     assistance.
       (2) Requirements.--Each local cooperation agreement entered 
     into under this subsection shall provide for the following:
       (A) Plan.--Development by the Secretary, in consultation 
     with appropriate Federal and State officials, of a facilities 
     or resource protection and development plan, including 
     appropriate engineering plans and specifications.
       (B) Legal and institutional structures.--Establishment of 
     such legal and institutional structures as are necessary to 
     ensure the effective long-term operation of the project by 
     the non-Federal interest.
       (3) Cost sharing.--
       (A) In general.--The Federal share of project costs under 
     each local cooperation agreement entered into under this 
     subsection shall be 75 percent. The Federal share may be in 
     the form of grants or reimbursements of project costs.
       (B) Credit for design work.--The non-Federal interest shall 
     receive credit for the reasonable costs of design work 
     completed by the non-Federal interest before entering into a 
     local cooperation agreement with the Secretary for a project.
       (C) Credit for interest.--In case of a delay in the funding 
     of the non-Federal share of the costs of a project that is 
     the subject of an agreement under this section, the non-
     Federal interest shall receive credit for reasonable interest 
     incurred in providing the non-Federal share of the project 
     costs.
       (D) Land, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations.--The 
     non-Federal interest shall receive credit for land, 
     easements, rights-of way, and relocations provided by the 
     non-Federal interest toward the non-Federal share of project 
     costs (including all reasonable costs associated with 
     obtaining permits necessary for the construction, operation, 
     and maintenance of the project on publicly owned or 
     controlled land), but not to exceed 25 percent of total 
     project costs.
       (E) Operation and maintenance.--The non-Federal share of 
     operation and maintenance costs for projects constructed with 
     assistance provided under this section shall be 100 percent.
       (f) Applicability of Other Federal and State Laws.--Nothing 
     in this section waives, limits, or otherwise affects the 
     applicability of any provision of Federal or State law that 
     would otherwise apply to a project to be carried out with 
     assistance provided under this section.
       (g) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2001, the 
     Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the results of 
     the program carried out under this section, including 
     recommendations concerning whether the program should be 
     implemented on a national basis.
       (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section for the period 
     beginning with fiscal year 2001--
       (1) $25,000,00 for rural Nevada; and
       (2) $25,000,000 for Montana;
     to remain available until expended.

     SEC. 596. PHOENIX, ARIZONA.

       Section 1608 of the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 
     Study and Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h-6) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(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).

     SEC. 597. NATIONAL HARBOR, MARYLAND.

       (a) In General.--The first section of Public Law 99-215 (99 
     Stat. 1724) is amended in the first sentence of subsection 
     (a)(2) by striking ``solely'' and inserting ``for 
     transportation or''.
       (b) Revision of Quitclaim Deed.--Not later than 30 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall--
       (1) with the consent of the grantee, withdraw and revise 
     any terms or conditions in the quitclaim deed of December 16, 
     1986, between the United States and the Maryland-National 
     Capital Park and Planning Commission that limit the authority 
     of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission 
     to use the property for transportation purposes; and
       (2) prepare, execute, and record a deed that is consistent 
     with this section and the amendment made by subsection (a).
       (c) Effect on Environmental Law.--Nothing in this section 
     abrogates any requirement of any environmental law.
  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) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the South 
     Dakota Cultural Resources Advisory Commission established by 
     section 605(j).
       (2) Restoration.--The term ``restoration'' means mitigation 
     of the habitat of wildlife.
       (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Army.
       (4) 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.
       (5) 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 receipt of the plan.
       (ii) Availability of funds.--On notification in accordance 
     with clause (i), the Secretary shall make available to the 
     State of South Dakota funds from the South Dakota Terrestrial 
     Wildlife Habitat Restoration Trust Fund established under 
     section 603, 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

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     Trust Fund, respectively, established under section 604, 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 603(d)(3) 
     and 604(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 603(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 604(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 603(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, 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 603(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 
     604(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 
     603 and 604 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 
     transfer $10,000,000 from the general fund of the Treasury to 
     the Fund.
       (c) Investments.--
       (1) In general.--At the request of the Secretary, 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.
       (2) Interest rate.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     invest amounts in the fund in obligations that carry the 
     highest rate of interest among available obligations of the 
     required maturity.
       (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 
     602(a)(4)(A), the Secretary 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 602(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 602(b);
       (IV) carry out other activities described in section 602; 
     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 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 transfer $5,000,000 from the 
     general fund of the Treasury to the Funds.
       (2) Allocation.--Of the total amount of funds deposited in 
     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.--
       (1) In general.--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.
       (2) Interest rate.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     invest amounts in the Funds in obligations that carry the 
     highest rate of interest among available obligations of the 
     required maturity.
       (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 
     602(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 602(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 602(b);
       (IV) carry out other activities described in section 602; 
     and

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       (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 602.
       (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;
       (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 facilities 
     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 603.
       (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.--Except as provided in this section, 
     nothing in this title affects jurisdiction over the waters of 
     the Missouri River below the water's edge and outside the 
     exterior boundaries of an Indian reservation in South Dakota.
       (2) Jurisdiction.--
       (A) Transferred land.--On transfer of the land under this 
     section to the State of South Dakota, jurisdiction over the 
     land shall be the same as that over other land owned by the 
     State of South Dakota.
       (B) Land between the missouri river water's edge and the 
     level of the exclusive flood pool.--Jurisdiction over land 
     between the Missouri River water's edge and the level of the 
     exclusive flood pool outside Indian reservations in the State 
     of South Dakota shall be the same as that exercised by the 
     State on other land owned by the State, and that jurisdiction 
     shall follow the fluctuations of the water's edge.
       (C) Federal land.--Jurisdiction over land and water owned 
     by the Federal Government within the boundaries of the State 
     of South Dakota that are not affected by this title shall 
     remain unchanged.
       (3) Easements and access.--The Secretary shall provide the 
     State of South Dakota with easements and access on land and 
     water below the level of the exclusive flood pool outside 
     Indian reservations in the State of South Dakota for 
     recreational and other purposes (including for boat docks, 
     boat ramps, and related structures), so long as the easements 
     would not prevent the Corps of Engineers from carrying out 
     its mission under the Act entitled ``An Act authorizing the 
     construction of certain public works on rivers and harbors 
     for flood control, and for other purposes'', approved 
     December 22, 1944 (commonly known as the ``Flood Control Act 
     of 1944'') (58 Stat. 887)).
       (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).
       (i) Impact Aid.--The land transferred under subsection (a) 
     shall be deemed to continue to be owned by the United States 
     for purposes of section 8002 of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7702).

     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) for the use of the 
     Indian Tribes in perpetuity.
       (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 facilities 
     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.

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       (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 604.
       (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.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in this section, 
     nothing in this title affects jurisdiction over the waters of 
     the Missouri River below the water's edge and within the 
     exterior boundaries of the Cheyenne River Sioux and Lower 
     Brule Sioux Tribe reservations.
       (B) Jurisdiction.--
       (i) In general.--On transfer of the land to the respective 
     tribes under this section, jurisdiction over the land and on 
     land between the water's edge and the level of the exclusive 
     flood pool within the respective Tribe's reservation 
     boundaries shall be the same as that over land held in trust 
     by the Secretary of the Interior on the Cheyenne River Sioux 
     Reservation and the Lower Brule Sioux Reservation, and that 
     jurisdiction shall follow the fluctuations of the water's 
     edge.
       (ii) Jurisdiction unaffected.--Jurisdiction over land and 
     water owned by the Federal Government and held in trust for 
     the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and Lower Brule Sioux Tribe 
     that is not affected by this title shall remain unchanged.
       (C) Easements and access.--The Secretary shall provide the 
     Tribes with such easements and access on land and water below 
     the level of the exclusive flood pool inside the respective 
     Indian reservations for recreational and other purposes 
     (including for boat docks, boat ramps, and related 
     structures), so long as the easements would not prevent the 
     Corps of Engineers from carrying out its mission under the 
     Act entitled ``An Act authorizing the construction of certain 
     public works on rivers and harbors for flood control, and for 
     other purposes'', approved December 22, 1944 (commonly known 
     as the ``Flood Control Act of 1944'') (58 Stat. 887)).
       (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).
       (g) Exterior Indian Reservation Boundaries.--Nothing in 
     this section diminishes, changes, or otherwise affects the 
     exterior boundaries of a reservation of an Indian Tribe.

     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.);
       (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 property 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.--The Secretary shall arrange for the United 
     States Geological Survey, in consultation with the Bureau of 
     Indian Affairs and other appropriate Federal agencies, to 
     complete, not later than October 31, 1999, a comprehensive 
     study of the potential impacts of the transfer of land under 
     sections 605(b) and 606(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 605(b) or 606(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.
       (c) State Water Rights.--The results of the study shall not 
     affect, and shall not be taken into consideration in, any 
     proceeding to quantify the water rights of any State.
       (d) Indian Water Rights.--The results of the study shall 
     not affect, and shall not be taken into consideration in, any 
     proceeding to quantify the water rights of any Indian Tribe 
     or tribal nation.

     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;
       (2) to fund the implementation of terrestrial wildlife 
     habitat restoration plans under section 602(a) and other 
     activities under sections 603(d)(3) and 604(d)(3); and
       (3) to fund the annual expenses (not to exceed the Federal 
     cost as of the date of enactment of this Act) of operating 
     recreation areas to be transferred under sections 605(c) and 
     606(c) or leased by the State of South Dakota or Indian 
     Tribes, until such time as the trust funds under sections 603 
     and 604 are fully capitalized.
       (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.
       And the House agree to the same.

     Bud Shuster,
     Don Young,
     Sherwood Boehlert,
     Richard H. Baker,
     John T. Doolittle,
     Don Sherwood,
     James L. Oberstar,
     Robert A. Borski,
     Ellen Tauscher,
     Brian Baird,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     John H. Chafee,
     John Warner,
     Bob Smith,
     George V. Voinovich,
     Max Baucus,
     Daniel Moynihan,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  On motion of Mr. SHUSTER, by unanimous consent, the conference report 
was considered as read and 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. 91.45  water resources development technical corrections

  On motion of Mr. SHUSTER, by unanimous consent, the House considered 
the bill (H.R. 2724) to make technical corrections to the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1999.
  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 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. 91.46  airport improvement program

  On motion of Mr. SHUSTER, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 1467) to extend the funding levels for aviation programs for 60 
days; was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Mr. SHUSTER submitted the following amendment which was agreed to:
  Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the provisions of 
H.R. 1000, 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 49, United States Code, to reauthorize programs of the 
Federal Aviation Administration, 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.
  When on motion of Mr. SHUSTER, it was,

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  Resolved, That the House insist upon its amendments and request a 
conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses 
thereon.
  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:
  From the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for 
consideration of the Senate bill and the House amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference: Messrs. Shuster, Young of Alaska, 
Petri, Duncan, Ewing, Horn, Quinn, Ehlers, Bass, Pease, Sweeney, 
Oberstar, Rahall, Lipinski, DeFazio, Costello, Ms. Danner, Ms. Eddie 
Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Millender-McDonald, and Mr. Boswell.
  From the Committee on the Budget, for consideration of titles IX and X 
of the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Messrs. Chambliss, Shays and Spratt.
  From the Committee on Ways and Means, for consideration of title XI of 
the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Messrs. 
Nussle, Hulshof, and Rangel. 

  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.
  By unanimous consent, House Resolution 276, was laid on the table.

para. 91.47  further message from the senate

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

       S. 944. An Act to amend Public Law 105-188 to provide for 
     the mineral leasing of certain Indian lands in Oklahoma.

para. 91.48  capitol ground construction authorization

  On motion of Mr. SHUSTER, by unanimous consent, the concurrent 
resolution (H. Con. Res. 167) authorizing the Architect of the Capitol 
to permit temporary construction and other work on the Capitol Grounds 
that may be necessary for construction of a building on Constitution 
Avenue Northwest, between 2nd Street Northwest and Louisiana Avenue 
Northwest; together with the following amendment of the Senate, was 
taken from the Speaker's table:

       Page 1, strike out all after line 3 over to and including 
     line 7 on page 2 and insert:
       The Architect of the Capitol may permit temporary 
     construction and other work on the Capitol Grounds as 
     follows:
       (1) As may be necessary for the demolition of the existing 
     building of the Carpenters and Joiners of America and the 
     construction of a new building of the Carpenters and Joiners 
     of America on Constitution Avenue Northwest between 2nd 
     Street Northwest and Louisiana Avenue Northwest in a manner 
     consistent with the terms of this resolution. Such work may 
     include activities resulting in temporary obstruction of the 
     curbside parking lane on Louisiana Avenue Northwest between 
     Constitution Avenue Northwest and 1st Street Northwest, 
     adjacent to the side of the existing building of the 
     Carpenters and Joiners of America on Louisiana Avenue 
     Northwest. Such obstruction--
       (A) shall be consistent with the terms of paragraphs (2) 
     and (3);
       (B) shall not extend in width more than 8 feet from the 
     curb adjacent to the existing building of the Carpenters and 
     Joiners of America; and
       (C) shall extend in length along the curb of Louisiana 
     Avenue Northwest adjacent to the existing building of the 
     Carpenters and Joiners of America, from a point 56 feet from 
     the intersection of the curbs of Constitution Avenue 
     Northwest and Louisiana Avenue Northwest adjacent to the 
     existing building of the Carpenters and Joiners of America to 
     a point 40 feet from the intersection of the curbs of the 
     Louisiana Avenue Northwest and 1st Street Northwest adjacent 
     to the existing building of the Carpenters and Joiners of 
     America.
       (2) Such construction shall include a covered walkway for 
     pedestrian access, including access for disabled individuals, 
     on Constitution Avenue Northwest between 2nd Street Northwest 
     and Louisiana Avenue Northwest, to be constructed within the 
     existing sidewalk area on Constitution Avenue Northwest 
     adjacent to the existing building of the Carpenters and 
     Joiners of America, to be constructed in accordance with 
     specifications approved by the Architect of the Capitol.
       (3) Such construction shall ensure access to any existing 
     fire hydrants by keeping clear a minimum radius of 3 feet 
     around any fire hydrants, or according to health and safety 
     requirements as approved by the Architect of the Capitol.
       Page 3, after line 4, insert:
       (c) No construction shall extend into the United States 
     Capitol Grounds except as otherwise provided in section 1.

  On motion of Mr. SHUSTER, 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. 91.49  international religious freedom

  On motion of Mr. CAMPBELL, by unanimous consent, the bill of the 
Senate (S. 1546) to amend the International Religious Freedom Act of 
1998 to provide additional administrative authorities to the United 
States Commission on International Religious Freedom, and to make 
technical corrections to that Act, 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. 91.50  veterans entrepreneurship

  On motion of Mr. TALENT, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 1568) to 
provide technical, financial, and procurement assistance to veteran 
owned small businesses, 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 ``Veterans Entrepreneurship 
     and Small Business Development Act of 1999''.

     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--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 101. Findings.
Sec. 102. Purpose.
Sec. 103. Definitions.

                TITLE II--VETERANS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Sec. 201. Veterans business development in the Small Business 
              Administration.
Sec. 202. National Veterans Business Development Corporation.
Sec. 203. Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs.

                    TITLE III--TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Sec. 301. SCORE program.
Sec. 302. Entrepreneurial assistance.
Sec. 303. Business development and management assistance for military 
              reservists' small businesses.

                     TITLE IV--FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Sec. 401. General business loan program.
Sec. 402. Assistance to active duty military reservists.
Sec. 403. Microloan program.
Sec. 404. Defense Economic Transition Loan Program.
Sec. 405. State development company program.

                    TITLE V--PROCUREMENT ASSISTANCE

Sec. 501. Subcontracting.
Sec. 502. Participation in Federal procurement.

                 TITLE VI--REPORTS AND DATA COLLECTION

Sec. 601. Reporting requirements.
Sec. 602. Report on small business and competition.
Sec. 603. Annual report of the Administrator.
Sec. 604. Data and information collection.

                  TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 701. Administrator's order.
Sec. 702. Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy.
Sec. 703. Study of fixed-asset small business loans.
                      TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 101. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds the following:
       (1) Veterans of the United States Armed Forces have been 
     and continue to be vital to the small business enterprises of 
     the United States.
       (2) In serving the United States, veterans often faced 
     great risks to preserve the American dream of freedom and 
     prosperity.
       (3) The United States has done too little to assist 
     veterans, particularly service-disabled veterans, in playing 
     a greater role in the economy of the United States by forming 
     and expanding small business enterprises.
       (4) Medical advances and new medical technologies have made 
     it possible for service-disabled veterans to play a much more 
     active role in the formation and expansion of small business 
     enterprises in the United States.
       (5) The United States must provide additional assistance 
     and support to veterans to better equip them to form and 
     expand small business enterprises, thereby enabling them to 
     realize the American dream that they fought to protect.

     SEC. 102. PURPOSE.

       The purpose of this Act is to expand existing and establish 
     new assistance programs for veterans who own or operate small 
     businesses. This Act accomplishes this purpose by--
       (1) expanding the eligibility for certain small business 
     assistance programs to include veterans;
       (2) directing certain departments and agencies of the 
     United States to take actions that enhance small business 
     assistance to veterans; and

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       (3) establishing new institutions to provide small business 
     assistance to veterans or to support the institutions that 
     provide such assistance.

     SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS.

       (a) Small Business Act.--Section 3 of the Small Business 
     Act (15 U.S.C. 632) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(q) Definitions Relating to Veterans.--In this Act, the 
     following definitions apply:
       ``(1) Service-disabled veteran.--The term `service-disabled 
     veteran' means a veteran with a disability that is service-
     connected (as defined in section 101(16) of title 38, United 
     States Code).
       ``(2) Small business concern owned and controlled by 
     service-disabled veterans.--The term `small business concern 
     owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans' means a 
     small business concern--
       ``(A) not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or 
     more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of any 
     publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the 
     stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled 
     veterans; and
       ``(B) the management and daily business operations of which 
     are controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, 
     in the case of a veteran with permanent and severe 
     disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such 
     veteran.
       ``(3) Small business concern owned and controlled by 
     veterans.--The term `small business concern owned and 
     controlled by veterans' means a small business concern--
       ``(A) not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or 
     more veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, 
     not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by 
     one or more veterans; and
       ``(B) the management and daily business operations of which 
     are controlled by one or more veterans.
       ``(4) Veteran.--The term `veteran' has the meaning given 
     the term in section 101(2) of title 38, United States 
     Code.''.
       (b) Applicability to This Act.--In this Act, the 
     definitions contained in section 3(q) of the Small Business 
     Act, as added by this section, apply.
                TITLE II--VETERANS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

     SEC. 201. VETERANS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN THE SMALL BUSINESS 
                   ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 4(b)(1) of the Small Business Act 
     (15 U.S.C. 633(b)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in the fifth sentence, by striking ``four Associate 
     Administrators'' and inserting ``five Associate 
     Administrators''; and
       (2) by inserting after the fifth sentence the following: 
     ``One such Associate Administrator shall be the Associate 
     Administrator for Veterans Business Development, who shall 
     administer the Office of Veterans Business Development 
     established under section 32.''.
       (b) Office of Veterans Business Development; Associate 
     Administrator.--The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et 
     seq.) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 32 as section 34; and
       (2) by inserting after section 31 the following:

     ``SEC. 32. VETERANS PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) Office of Veterans Business Development.--There is 
     established in the Administration an Office of Veterans 
     Business Development, which shall be administered by the 
     Associate Administrator for Veterans Business Development (in 
     this section referred to as the `Associate Administrator') 
     appointed under section 4(b)(1).
       ``(b) Associate Administrator for Veterans Business 
     Development.--The Associate Administrator--
       ``(1) shall be an appointee in the Senior Executive 
     Service;
       ``(2) shall be responsible for the formulation, execution, 
     and promotion of policies and programs of the Administration 
     that provide assistance to small business concerns owned and 
     controlled by veterans and small business concerns owned and 
     controlled by service-disabled veterans. The Associate 
     Administrator shall act as an ombudsman for full 
     consideration of veterans in all programs of the 
     Administration; and
       ``(3) shall report to and be responsible directly to the 
     Administrator.''.

     SEC. 202. NATIONAL VETERANS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

       (a) In General.--The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et 
     seq.) is amended by inserting after section 32 (as added by 
     this Act) the following:

     ``SEC. 33. NATIONAL VETERANS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 
                   CORPORATION.

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is established a federally 
     chartered corporation to be known as the National Veterans 
     Business Development Corporation (in this section referred to 
     as the `Corporation') which shall be incorporated under the 
     laws of the District of Columbia and which shall have the 
     powers granted in this section.
       ``(b) Purposes of the Corporation.--The purposes of the 
     Corporation shall be--
       ``(1) to expand the provision of and improve access to 
     technical assistance regarding entrepreneurship for the 
     Nation's veterans; and
       ``(2) to assist veterans, including service-disabled 
     veterans, with the formation and expansion of small business 
     concerns by working with and organizing public and private 
     resources, including those of the Small Business 
     Administration, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the 
     Department of Labor, the Department of Commerce, the 
     Department of Defense, the Service Corps of Retired 
     Executives (described in section 8(b)(1)(B) of this Act), the 
     Small Business Development Centers (described in section 21 
     of this Act), and the business development staffs of each 
     department and agency of the United States.
       ``(c) Board of Directors.--
       ``(1) In general.--The management of the Corporation shall 
     be vested in a Board of Directors composed of nine voting 
     members and three nonvoting ex officio members.
       ``(2) Appointment of voting members.--The President shall, 
     after considering recommendations which shall be proposed by 
     the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Committees on Small 
     Business and the Committees on Veterans Affairs of the House 
     of Representatives and the Senate, appoint United States 
     citizens to be voting members of the Board, not more than 5 
     of whom shall be members of the same political party.
       ``(3) Ex officio members.--The Administrator of the Small 
     Business Administration, the Secretary of Defense, and the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall serve as the nonvoting ex 
     officio members of the Board of Directors.
       ``(4) Initial appointments.--The initial members of the 
     Board of Directors shall be appointed not later than 60 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act.
       ``(5) Chairperson.--The members of the Board of Directors 
     appointed under paragraph (2) shall elect one such member to 
     serve as chairperson of the Board of Directors for a term of 
     2 years.
       ``(6) Terms of appointed members.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each member of the Board of Directors 
     appointed under paragraph (2) shall serve a term of 6 years, 
     except as provided in subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Terms of initial appointees.--As designated by the 
     President at the time of appointment, of the members first 
     appointed--
       ``(i) three shall be for a term of 2 years; and
       ``(ii) three shall be for a term of 4 years.
       ``(C) Unexpired terms.--Any member of the Board of 
     Directors 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 the 
     term. A member may serve after the expiration of that 
     member's term until a successor has taken office.
       ``(7) Vacancies.--Any vacancy on the Board of Directors 
     shall be filled in the manner in which the original 
     appointment was made. In the case of a vacancy in the office 
     of the Administrator of the Small Business Administration or 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and pending the 
     appointment of a successor, an acting appointee for such 
     vacancy may serve as an ex officio member.
       ``(8) Ineligibility for other offices.--No voting member of 
     the Board of Directors may be an officer or employee of the 
     United States while serving as a member of the Board of 
     Directors or during the 2-year period preceding such service.
       ``(9) Impartiality and nondiscrimination.--The Board of 
     Directors shall administer the affairs of the Corporation 
     fairly and impartially and without discrimination.
       ``(10) Obligations and expenses.--The Board of Directors 
     shall prescribe the manner in which the obligations of the 
     Corporation may be incurred and in which its expenses shall 
     be allowed and paid.
       ``(11) Quorum.--Five voting members of the Board of 
     Directors shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may 
     hold hearings.
       ``(d) Corporate Powers.--On October 1, 1999, the 
     Corporation shall become a body corporate and as such shall 
     have the authority to do the following:
       ``(1) To adopt and use a corporate seal.
       ``(2) To have succession until dissolved by an Act of 
     Congress.
       ``(3) To make contracts or grants.
       ``(4) To sue and be sued, and to file and defend against 
     lawsuits in State or Federal court.
       ``(5) To appoint, through the actions of its Board of 
     Directors, officers and employees of the Corporation, to 
     define their duties and responsibilities, fix their 
     compensations, and to dismiss at will such officers or 
     employees.
       ``(6) To prescribe, through the actions of its Board of 
     Directors, bylaws not inconsistent with Federal law and the 
     law of the State of incorporation, regulating the manner in 
     which its general business may be conducted and the manner in 
     which the privileges granted to it by law may be exercised.
       ``(7) To exercise, through the actions of its Board of 
     Directors or duly authorized officers, all powers 
     specifically granted by the provisions of this section, and 
     such incidental powers as shall be necessary.
       ``(8) To solicit, receive, and disburse funds from private, 
     Federal, State and local organizations.
       ``(9) To accept and employ or dispose of in furtherance of 
     the purposes of this section any money or property, real, 
     personal, or mixed, tangible or intangible, received by gift, 
     devise, bequest, or otherwise.
       ``(10) To accept voluntary and uncompensated services.
       ``(e) Corporate Funds.--
       ``(1) Deposit of funds.--The Board of Directors shall 
     deposit all funds of the Corporation in federally chartered 
     and insured depository institutions until such funds are 
     disbursed under paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Disbursement of funds.--Funds of the Corporation may 
     be disbursed only for purposes that are--
       ``(A) approved by the Board of Directors by a recorded vote 
     with a quorum present; and
       ``(B) in accordance with the purposes of the Corporation as 
     specified in subsection (b).
       ``(f) Network of Information and Assistance Centers.--In 
     carrying out the purpose described in subsection (b), the 
     Corporation shall establish and maintain a network of 
     information and assistance centers for use by veterans and 
     the public.
       ``(g) Annual Report.--On or before October 1 of each year, 
     the Board of Directors shall transmit a report to the 
     President and the Congress describing the activities and 
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     the Corporation for the preceding year and the Corporation's 
     findings regarding the efforts of Federal, State and private 
     organizations to assist veterans in the formation and 
     expansion of small business concerns.
       ``(h) Assumption of Duties of Advisory Committee.--On 
     October 1, 2004, the Corporation established under this 
     section shall assume the duties, responsibilities, and 
     authority of the Advisory Committee on Veterans Affairs 
     established under section 203 of this Act.
       ``(i) Use of Mails.--The Corporation may use the United 
     States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions 
     as the departments and agencies of the United States.
       ``(j) Professional Certification Advisory Board.--
       ``(1) In general.--Acting through the Board of Directors, 
     the Corporation shall establish a Professional Certification 
     Advisory Board to create uniform guidelines and standards for 
     the professional certification of members of the Armed 
     Services to aid in their efficient and orderly transition to 
     civilian occupations and professions and to remove potential 
     barriers in the areas of licensure and certification.
       ``(2) Membership.--The members of the Advisory Board shall 
     serve without compensation, shall meet in the District of 
     Columbia no less than quarterly, and shall be appointed by 
     the Board of Directors as follows:
       ``(A) Private sector members.--The Corporation shall 
     appoint not less than seven members for terms of 2 years to 
     represent private sector organizations and associations, 
     including the American Association of Community Colleges, the 
     Society for Human Resource Managers, the Coalition for 
     Professional Certification, the Council on Licensure and 
     Enforcement, and the American Legion.
       ``(B) Public sector members.--The Corporation shall invite 
     public sector members to serve at the discretion of their 
     departments or agencies and shall--
       ``(i) encourage the participation of the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Personnel and Readiness;
       ``(ii) encourage the participation of two officers from 
     each branch of the Armed Forces to represent the Training 
     Commands of their branch; and
       ``(iii) seek the participation and guidance of the 
     Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and 
     Training.
       ``(k) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), there are 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Corporation to carry out 
     this section--
       ``(A) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
       ``(B) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
       ``(C) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; and
       ``(D) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       ``(2) Matching requirement.--
       ``(A) Fiscal year 2001.--The amount made available to the 
     Corporation for fiscal year 2001 may not exceed twice the 
     amount that the Corporation certifies that it will provide 
     for that fiscal year from sources other than the Federal 
     Government.
       ``(B) Subsequent fiscal years.--The amount made available 
     to the Corporation for fiscal year 2002 or 2003 may not 
     exceed the amount that the Corporation certifies that it will 
     provide for that fiscal year from sources other than the 
     Federal Government.
       ``(3) Privatization.--The Corporation shall institute and 
     implement a plan to raise private funds and become a self-
     sustaining corporation.''.
       (b) GAO Report.--Not later than 180 days after the last day 
     of the second fiscal year beginning after the date on which 
     the initial members of the Board of Directors of the National 
     Veterans Business Development Corporation are appointed under 
     section 33(c) of the Small Business Act (as added by this 
     section), the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
     evaluate the effectiveness of the National Veterans Business 
     Development Corporation in carrying out the purposes under 
     section 33(b) of the Small Business Act (as added by this 
     section), and submit to Congress a report on the results of 
     that evaluation.

     SEC. 203. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON VETERANS BUSINESS AFFAIRS.

       (a) In General.--There is established an advisory committee 
     to be known as the ``Advisory Committee on Veterans Business 
     Affairs'' (in this section referred to as the ``Committee''), 
     which shall serve as an independent source of advice and 
     policy recommendations to--
       (1) the Administrator of the Small Business Administration 
     (in this section referred to as the ``Administrator'');
       (2) the Associate Administrator for Veterans Business 
     Development of the Small Business Administration;
       (3) the Congress;
       (4) the President; and
       (5) other United States policymakers.
       (b) Membership.--
       (1) In general.--The Committee shall be composed of 15 
     members, of whom--
       (A) eight shall be veterans who are owners of small 
     business concerns (within the meaning of the term under 
     section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)); and
       (B) seven shall be representatives of veterans 
     organizations.
       (2) Appointment.--
       (A) In general.--The members of the Committee shall be 
     appointed by the Administrator in accordance with this 
     section.
       (B) Initial appointments.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
     appoint the initial members of the Committee.
       (3) Political affiliation.--Not more than eight members of 
     the Committee shall be of the same political party as the 
     President.
       (4) Prohibition on federal employment.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), no 
     member of the Committee may serve as an officer or employee 
     of the United States.
       (B) Exception.--A member of the Committee who accepts a 
     position as an officer or employee of the United States after 
     the date of the member's appointment to the Committee may 
     continue to serve on the Committee for not more than 30 days 
     after such acceptance.
       (5) Term of service.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the term of 
     service of each member of the Committee shall be 3 years.
       (B) Terms of initial appointees.--As designated by the 
     Administrator at the time of appointment, of the members 
     first appointed--
       (i) six shall be appointed for a term of 4 years; and
       (ii) five shall be appointed for a term of 5 years.
       (6) Vacancies.--The Administrator shall fill any vacancies 
     on the membership of the Committee not later than 30 days 
     after the date on which such vacancy occurs.
       (7) Chairperson.--
       (A) In general.--The members of the Committee shall elect 
     one of the members to be Chairperson of the Committee.
       (B) Vacancies in office of chairperson.--Any vacancy in the 
     office of the Chairperson of the Committee shall be filled by 
     the Committee at the first meeting of the Committee following 
     the date on which the vacancy occurs.
       (c) Duties.--The duties of the Committee shall be the 
     following:
       (1) Review, coordinate, and monitor plans and programs 
     developed in the public and private sectors, that affect the 
     ability of small business concerns owned and controlled by 
     veterans to obtain capital and credit and to access markets.
       (2) Promote the collection of business information and 
     survey data as they relate to veterans and small business 
     concerns owned and controlled by veterans.
       (3) Monitor and promote plans, programs, and operations of 
     the departments and agencies of the United States that may 
     contribute to the formation and growth of small business 
     concerns owned and controlled by veterans.
       (4) Develop and promote initiatives, policies, programs, 
     and plans designed to foster small business concerns owned 
     and controlled by veterans.
       (5) In cooperation with the National Veterans Business 
     Development Corporation, develop a comprehensive plan, to be 
     updated annually, for joint public-private sector efforts to 
     facilitate growth and development of small business concerns 
     owned and controlled by veterans.
       (d) Powers.--
       (1) Hearings.--Subject to subsection (e), the Committee may 
     hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, 
     take such testimony, and receive such evidence as the 
     Committee considers advisable to carry out its duties.
       (2) Information from federal agencies.--Upon request of the 
     Chairperson of the Committee, the head of any department or 
     agency of the United States shall furnish such information to 
     the Committee as the Committee considers to be necessary to 
     carry out its duties.
       (3) Use of mails.--The Committee may use the United States 
     mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as 
     other departments and agencies of the United States.
       (4) Gifts.--The Committee may accept, use, and dispose of 
     gifts or donations of services or property.
       (e) Meetings.--
       (1) In general.--The Committee shall meet, not less than 
     three times per year, at the call of the Chairperson or at 
     the request of the Administrator.
       (2) Location.--Each meeting of the full Committee shall be 
     held at the headquarters of the Small Business Administration 
     located in Washington, District of Columbia. The 
     Administrator shall provide suitable meeting facilities and 
     such administrative support as may be necessary for each full 
     meeting of the Committee.
       (3) Task groups.--The Committee may, from time to time, 
     establish temporary task groups as may be necessary in order 
     to carry out its duties.
       (f) Compensation and Expenses.--
       (1) No compensation.--Members of the Committee shall serve 
     without compensation for their service to the Committee.
       (2) Expenses.--The members of the Committee shall be 
     reimbursed for travel and subsistence expenses in accordance 
     with section 5703 of title 5, United States Code.
       (g) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the end of each 
     fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this 
     section, the Committee shall transmit to the Congress and the 
     President a report describing the activities of the Committee 
     and any recommendations developed by the Committee for the 
     promotion of small business concerns owned and controlled by 
     veterans.
       (h) Termination.--The Committee shall terminate its 
     business on September 30, 2004.
                    TITLE III--TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

     SEC. 301. SCORE PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Small Business 
     Administration shall enter into a memorandum of understanding 
     with the Service Core of Retired Executives (described in 
     section 8(b)(1)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     637(b)(1)(B)) and in this section referred to as ``SCORE'') 
     to provide for the following:
       (1) The appointment by SCORE in its national office of an 
     individual to act as National Veterans Business Coordinator, 
     whose duties shall relate exclusively to veterans business 
     matters, and who shall be responsible for the establishment 
     and administration of a program to coordinate counseling and 
     training regarding entrepreneurship to veterans through the 
     chapters of SCORE throughout the United States.
       (2) The assistance of SCORE in the establishing and 
     maintaining a toll-free telephone number and an Internet 
     website to provide access for veterans to information about 
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     seling and training regarding entrepreneurship available to 
     veterans through SCORE.
       (3) The collection of statistics concerning services 
     provided by SCORE to veterans, including service-disabled 
     veterans, for inclusion in each annual report published by 
     the Administrator under section 4(b)(2)(B) of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 633(b)(2)(B)).
       (b) Resources.--The Administrator shall provide to SCORE 
     such resources as the Administrator determines necessary for 
     SCORE to carry out the requirements of the memorandum of 
     understanding specified in paragraph (1).

     SEC. 302. ENTREPRENEURIAL ASSISTANCE.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Administrator of 
     the Small Business Administration, and the head of the 
     association formed pursuant to section 21(a)(3)(A) of the 
     Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(3)(A)) shall enter into 
     a memorandum of understanding with respect to entrepreneurial 
     assistance to veterans, including service-disabled veterans, 
     through Small Business Development Centers (described in 
     section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648)) and 
     facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Such 
     assistance shall include the following:
       (1) Conducting of studies and research, and the 
     distribution of information generated by such studies and 
     research, on the formation, management, financing, marketing, 
     and operation of small business concerns by veterans.
       (2) Provision of training and counseling to veterans 
     concerning the formation, management, financing, marketing, 
     and operation of small business concerns.
       (3) Provision of management and technical assistance to the 
     owners and operators of small business concerns regarding 
     international markets, the promotion of exports, and the 
     transfer of technology.
       (4) Provision of assistance and information to veterans 
     regarding procurement opportunities with Federal, State, and 
     local agencies, especially such agencies funded in whole or 
     in part with Federal funds.
       (5) Establishment of an information clearinghouse to 
     collect and distribute information, including by electronic 
     means, on the assistance programs of Federal, State, and 
     local governments, and of the private sector, including 
     information on office locations, key personnel, telephone 
     numbers, mail and electronic addresses, and contracting and 
     subcontracting opportunities.
       (6) Provision of Internet or other distance learning 
     academic instruction for veterans in business subjects, 
     including accounting, marketing, and business fundamentals.
       (7) Compilation of a list of small business concerns owned 
     and controlled by service-disabled veterans that provide 
     products or services that could be procured by the United 
     States and delivery of such list to each department and 
     agency of the United States. Such list shall be delivered in 
     hard copy and electronic form and shall include the name and 
     address of each such small business concern and the products 
     or services that it provides.

     SEC. 303. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE FOR 
                   MILITARY RESERVISTS' SMALL BUSINESSES.

       (a) In General.--Section 8 of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 637) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(l) Management Assistance for Small Businesses Affected 
     by Military Operations.--The Administration shall utilize, as 
     appropriate, its entrepreneurial development and management 
     assistance programs, including programs involving State or 
     private sector partners, to provide business counseling and 
     training to any small business concern adversely affected by 
     the deployment of units of the Armed Forces of the United 
     States in support of a period of military conflict (as 
     defined in section 7(n)(1)).''.
       (b) Enhanced Publicity During Operation Allied Force.--For 
     the duration of Operation Allied Force and for 120 days 
     thereafter, the Administration shall enhance its publicity of 
     the availability of assistance provided pursuant to the 
     amendment made by this section, including information 
     regarding the appropriate local office at which affected 
     small businesses may seek such assistance.
       (c) Guidelines.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Administrator of the Small 
     Business Administration shall issue such guidelines as the 
     Administrator determines to be necessary to carry out this 
     section and the amendment made by this section.
                     TITLE IV--FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

     SEC. 401. GENERAL BUSINESS LOAN PROGRAM.

       (a) Definition of Handicapped Individual.--Section 3(f) of 
     the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(f)) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(f) For purposes of section 7 of this Act, the term 
     `handicapped individual' means an individual--
       ``(1) who has a physical, mental, or emotional impairment, 
     defect, ailment, disease, or disability of a permanent nature 
     which in any way limits the selection of any type of 
     employment for which the person would otherwise be qualified 
     or qualifiable; or
       ``(2) who is a service-disabled veteran.''.
       (b) Authorization To Make Loans.--Section 7(a)(10) of the 
     Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(10)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``guaranteed'' after ``provide''; and
       (2) by inserting, ``, including service-disabled 
     veterans,'' after ``handicapped individual''.

     SEC. 402. ASSISTANCE TO ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY RESERVISTS.

       (a) Repayment Deferral for Active Duty Reservists.--Section 
     7 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(n) Repayment Deferred for Active Duty Reservists.--
       ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) Eligible reservist.--The term `eligible reservist' 
     means a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces 
     ordered to active duty during a period of military conflict.
       ``(B) Essential employee.--The term `essential employee' 
     means an individual who is employed by a small business 
     concern and whose managerial or technical expertise is 
     critical to the successful day-to-day operations of that 
     small business concern.
       ``(C) Period of military conflict.--The term `period of 
     military conflict' means--
       ``(i) a period of war declared by the Congress;
       ``(ii) a period of national emergency declared by the 
     Congress or by the President; or
       ``(iii) a period of a contingency operation, as defined in 
     section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code.
       ``(D) Qualified borrower.--The term `qualified borrower' 
     means--
       ``(i) an individual who is an eligible reservist and who 
     received a direct loan under subsection (a) or (b) before 
     being ordered to active duty; or
       ``(ii) a small business concern that received a direct loan 
     under subsection (a) or (b) before an eligible reservist, who 
     is an essential employee, was ordered to active duty.
       ``(2) Deferral of direct loans.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Administration shall, upon written 
     request, defer repayment of principal and interest due on a 
     direct loan made under subsection (a) or (b), if such loan 
     was incurred by a qualified borrower.
       ``(B) Period of deferral.--The period of deferral for 
     repayment under this paragraph shall begin on the date on 
     which the eligible reservist is ordered to active duty and 
     shall terminate on the date that is 180 days after the date 
     such eligible reservist is discharged or released from active 
     duty.
       ``(C) Interest rate reduction during deferral.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the period 
     of deferral described in subparagraph (B), the Administration 
     may, in its discretion, reduce the interest rate on any loan 
     qualifying for a deferral under this paragraph.
       ``(3) Deferral of loan guarantees and other financings.--
     The Administration shall--
       ``(A) encourage intermediaries participating in the program 
     under subsection (m) to defer repayment of a loan made with 
     proceeds made available under that subsection, if such loan 
     was incurred by a small business concern that is eligible to 
     apply for assistance under subsection (b)(3); and
       ``(B) not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of 
     this subsection, establish guidelines to--
       ``(i) encourage lenders and other intermediaries to defer 
     repayment of, or provide other relief relating to, loan 
     guarantees under subsection (a) and financings under section 
     504 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 that were 
     incurred by small business concerns that are eligible to 
     apply for assistance under subsection (b)(3), and loan 
     guarantees provided under subsection (m) if the intermediary 
     provides relief to a small business concern under this 
     paragraph; and
       ``(ii) implement a program to provide for the deferral of 
     repayment or other relief to any intermediary providing 
     relief to a small business borrower under this paragraph.''.
       (b) Disaster Loan Assistance for Military Reservists' Small 
     Businesses.--Section 7(b) of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 636(b)) is amended by inserting after the undesignated 
     paragraph that begins with ``Provided, That no loan'', the 
     following:
       ``(3)(A) In this paragraph--
       ``(i) the term `essential employee' means an individual who 
     is employed by a small business concern and whose managerial 
     or technical expertise is critical to the successful day-to-
     day operations of that small business concern;
       ``(ii) the term `period of military conflict' has the 
     meaning given the term in subsection (n)(1); and
       ``(iii) the term `substantial economic injury' means an 
     economic harm to a business concern that results in the 
     inability of the business concern--
       ``(I) to meet its obligations as they mature;
       ``(II) to pay its ordinary and necessary operating 
     expenses; or
       ``(III) to market, produce, or provide a product or service 
     ordinarily marketed, produced, or provided by the business 
     concern.
       ``(B) The Administration may make such disaster loans 
     (either directly or in cooperation with banks or other 
     lending institutions through agreements to participate on an 
     immediate or deferred basis) to assist a small business 
     concern that has suffered or that is likely to suffer 
     substantial economic injury as the result of an essential 
     employee of such small business concern being ordered to 
     active military duty during a period of military conflict.
       ``(C) A small business concern described in subparagraph 
     (B) shall be eligible to apply for assistance under this 
     paragraph during the period beginning on the date on which 
     the essential employee is ordered to active duty and ending 
     on the date that is 90 days after the date on which such 
     essential employee is discharged or released from active 
     duty.
       ``(D) Any loan or guarantee extended pursuant to this 
     paragraph shall be made at the same interest rate as economic 
     injury loans under paragraph (2).
       ``(E) No loan may be made under this paragraph, either 
     directly or in cooperation with banks or other lending 
     institutions through agreements to participate on an 
     immediate or deferred basis, if the total amount outstanding 
     and committed to the borrower under this subsection would 
     exceed $1,500,000, unless such applicant constitutes a major 
     source of employment in its surrounding area, as determined 
     by the Administration, in which case the Adminis

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     tration, in its discretion, may waive the $1,500,000 
     limitation.
       ``(F) For purposes of assistance under this paragraph, no 
     declaration of a disaster area shall be required.''.
       (c) Enhanced Publicity During Operation Allied Force.--For 
     the duration of Operation Allied Force and for 120 days 
     thereafter, the Administration shall enhance its publicity of 
     the availability of assistance provided pursuant to the 
     amendments made by this section, including information 
     regarding the appropriate local office at which affected 
     small businesses may seek such assistance.
       (d) Guidelines.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Administrator of the Small 
     Business Administration shall issue such guidelines as the 
     Administrator determines to be necessary to carry out this 
     section and the amendments made by this section.
       (e) 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 section.
       (2) Disaster loans.--The amendments made by subsection (b) 
     shall apply to economic injury suffered or likely to be 
     suffered as the result of a period of military conflict 
     occurring or ending on or after March 24, 1999.

     SEC. 403. MICROLOAN PROGRAM.

       Section 7(m)(1)(A)(i) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     636(m)(1)(A)(i)) is amended by inserting ``veteran (within 
     the meaning of such term under section 3(q)),'' after ``low-
     income,''.

     SEC. 404. DEFENSE ECONOMIC TRANSITION LOAN PROGRAM.

       Section 7(a)(21)(A)(ii) of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 636(a)(21)(A)(ii)) is amended by inserting ``or a 
     veteran'' after ``qualified individual''.

     SEC. 405. STATE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY PROGRAM.

       Section 501(d)(3) of the Small Business Investment Act of 
     1958 (15 U.S.C. 695(d)(3)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G) as 
     subparagraphs (F), (G), and (H), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:
       ``(E) expansion of small business concerns owned and 
     controlled by veterans, as defined in section 3(q) of the 
     Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(q)), especially service-
     disabled veterans, as defined in such section 3(q),''.
                    TITLE V--PROCUREMENT ASSISTANCE

     SEC. 501. SUBCONTRACTING.

       (a) Statement of Policy.--Section 8(d)(1) of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(1)) is amended by inserting 
     ``small business concerns owned and controlled by service-
     disabled veterans,'' after ``small business concerns,'' the 
     first place it appears in the first and second sentences.
       (b) Contract Clause.--The contract clause specified in 
     section 8(d)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     637(d)(3)) is amended as follows:
       (1) Subparagraph (A) of such clause is amended by inserting 
     ``small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans,'' 
     after ``small business concerns,'' the first place it appears 
     in the first and second sentences.
       (2) Subparagraphs (E) and (F) of such clause are 
     redesignated as subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively, and 
     the following new subparagraph is inserted after subparagraph 
     (D) of such clause:
       ``(E) The term `small business concern owned and controlled 
     by veterans' shall mean a small business concern--
       ``(i) which is at least 51 per centum owned by one or more 
     eligible veterans; or, in the case of any publicly owned 
     business, at least 51 per centum of the stock of which is 
     owned by one or more veterans; and
       ``(ii) whose management and daily business operations are 
     controlled by such veterans. The contractor shall treat as 
     veterans all individuals who are veterans within the meaning 
     of the term under section 3(q) of the Small Business Act.''.
       (3) Subparagraph (F) of such clause, as redesignated by 
     paragraph (2) of this subsection, is amended by inserting 
     ``small business concern owned and controlled by veterans,'' 
     after ``small business concern,'' the first place it appears.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 8(d) of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) is amended by inserting 
     ``small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans,'' 
     after ``small business concerns,'' the first place it appears 
     in each of paragraphs (4)(D), (4)(E), (6)(A), (6)(C), (6)(F), 
     and (10)(B).

     SEC. 502. PARTICIPATION IN FEDERAL PROCUREMENT.

       (a) Government-Wide Participation Goals.--Section 15(g)(1) 
     of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by inserting ``small business 
     concerns owned and controlled by service disabled veterans,'' 
     after ``small business concerns,'' the first place it 
     appears;
       (2) by inserting after the second sentence, the following: 
     ``The Government-wide goal for participation by small 
     business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled 
     veterans shall be established at not less than 3 percent of 
     the total value of all prime contract and subcontract awards 
     for each fiscal year.''; and
       (3) in the second to last sentence, by inserting ``small 
     business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled 
     veterans,'' after ``small business concerns,'' the first 
     place it appears.
       (b) Agency Participation Goals.--Section 15 of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by inserting ``by small business 
     concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans,'' 
     after ``small business concerns,''; the first place it 
     appears;
       (2) in the second sentence, by inserting ``small business 
     concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans,'' 
     after ``small business concerns,'' the first place it 
     appears; and
       (3) in the fourth sentence, by inserting ``small business 
     concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, 
     by'' after ``including participation by''.
                 TITLE VI--REPORTS AND DATA COLLECTION

     SEC. 601. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Reports to Small Business Administration.--Section 
     15(h)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(h)(1)) is 
     amended by inserting ``small business concerns owned and 
     controlled by veterans (including service-disabled 
     veterans),'' after ``small business concerns,'' the first 
     place it appears.
       (b) Reports to the President and the Congress.--Section 
     15(h)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(h)(2)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``and the Congress'' before the period at 
     the end of first sentence; and
       (2) in each of subparagraphs (A), (D), and (E), by 
     inserting ``small business concerns owned and controlled by 
     service-disabled veterans,'' after ``small business 
     concerns,'' the first place it appears.

     SEC. 602. REPORT ON SMALL BUSINESS AND COMPETITION.

       Section 303(e) of the Small Business Economic Policy Act of 
     1980 (15 U.S.C. 631b(e)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) small business concerns owned and controlled by 
     veterans, as defined in section 3(q) of the Small Business 
     Act (15 U.S.C. 632(q)), and small business concerns owned and 
     controlled by service-disabled veterans, as defined in such 
     section 3(q).''.

     SEC. 603. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATOR.

       The Administrator of the Small Business Administration 
     shall transmit annually to the Committees on Small Business 
     and Veterans Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate a report on the needs of small business concerns owned 
     and controlled by veterans and small business concerns owned 
     and controlled by service-disabled veterans, which shall 
     include information on--
       (1) the availability of Small Business Administration 
     programs for such small business concerns and the degree of 
     utilization of such programs by such small business concerns 
     during the preceding 12-month period, including statistical 
     information on such utilization as compared to the small 
     business community as a whole;
       (2) the percentage and dollar value of Federal contracts 
     awarded to such small business concerns during the preceding 
     12-month period, based on the data collected pursuant to 
     section 604(d); and
       (3) proposals to improve the access of such small business 
     concerns to the assistance made available by the United 
     States.

     SEC. 604. DATA AND INFORMATION COLLECTION.

       (a) Information on Federal Procurement Practices.--The 
     Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall, for 
     each fiscal year--
       (1) collect information concerning the procurement 
     practices and procedures of each department and agency of the 
     United States having procurement authority;
       (2) publish and disseminate such information to procurement 
     officers in all Federal agencies; and
       (3) make such information available to any small business 
     concern requesting such information.
       (b) Identification of Small Business Concerns Owned by 
     Eligible Veterans.--Each fiscal year, the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs shall, in consultation with the Assistant 
     Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training and 
     the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, 
     identify small business concerns owned and controlled by 
     veterans in the United States. The Secretary shall inform 
     each small business concern identified under this paragraph 
     that information on Federal procurement is available from the 
     Administrator.
       (c) Self-Employment Opportunities.--The Secretary of Labor, 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the Administrator of 
     the Small Business Administration shall enter into a 
     memorandum of understanding to provide for coordination of 
     vocational rehabilitation services, technical and managerial 
     assistance, and financial assistance to veterans, including 
     service-disabled veterans, seeking to employ themselves by 
     forming or expanding small business concerns. The memorandum 
     of understanding shall include recommendations for expanding 
     existing programs or establishing new programs to provide 
     such services or assistance to such veterans.
       (d) Data Collection Required.--The Federal Procurement Data 
     System described in section 6(d)(4)(A) of the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 405(d)(4)(A)) shall 
     be modified to collect data regarding the percentage and 
     dollar value of prime contracts and subcontracts awarded to 
     small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans and 
     small business concerns owned and controlled by service-
     disabled veterans.
                  TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 701. ADMINISTRATOR'S ORDER.

       The Administrator of the Small Business Administration 
     shall strengthen and reissue the Administrator's order 
     regarding the third sentence of section 4(b)(1) of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 633(b)(1)), relating to 
     nondiscrimination and special considerations for veterans, 
     and take all necessary steps to ensure that its provisions 
     are fully and vigorously implemented.

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     SEC. 702. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION OFFICE OF ADVOCACY.

       Section 202 of Public Law 94-305 (15 U.S.C. 634b) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (10), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (11), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(12) evaluate the efforts of each department and agency 
     of the United States, and of private industry, to assist 
     small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans, as 
     defined in section 3(q) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     632(q)), and small business concerns owned and controlled by 
     serviced-disabled veterans, as defined in such section 3(q), 
     and to provide statistical information on the utilization of 
     such programs by such small business concerns, and to make 
     appropriate recommendations to the Administrator of the Small 
     Business Administration and to the Congress in order to 
     promote the establishment and growth of those small business 
     concerns.''.

     SEC. 703. STUDY OF FIXED-ASSET SMALL BUSINESS LOANS.

       (a)  In General.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a 
     study on whether there would exist any additional risk or 
     cost to the United States if--
       (1) up to 10 percent of the loans guaranteed under chapter 
     37 of title 38, United States Code, were made for the 
     acquisition or construction of fixed assets used in a trade 
     or business rather than for the construction or purchase of 
     residential buildings; and
       (2) such loans for acquisition or construction of fixed 
     assets were for a term of not more than 10 years and the 
     terms regarding eligibility, loan limits, interest, fees, and 
     down payment were the same as for other loans guaranteed 
     under such chapter.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit 
     the report described in subsection (a) to the Committees on 
     Veterans' Affairs and the Committees on Small Business of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate.
       (2) Contents of report.--The report required by paragraph 
     (1) shall specifically address the following:
       (A) With respect to the change in the veterans' housing 
     loan program contemplated under subsection (a):
       (i) The increase or decrease in administrative costs to the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs.
       (ii) The increase or decrease in the degree of exposure of 
     the United States as the guarantor of the loans.
       (iii) The increase or decrease in the Federal subsidy rate 
     that would be possible.
       (iv) Any increase in the interest rate or fees charged to 
     the borrower or lender that would be required to maintain 
     present program costs.
       (B) Information regarding the delinquency rates, default 
     rates, length of time required for recovery after default, 
     for fixed-asset business loans, of a size and duration 
     comparable to those contemplated under subsection (a), made 
     available in the private market or under section 503 of the 
     Small Business Investment Act of 1958. 

  On motion of Mr. TALENT, 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. 91.51  tobacco production and marketing information

  On motion of Mr. FLETCHER, by unanimous consent, the bill of the 
Senate (S. 1543) to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to 
release and protect the release of tobacco production and marketing 
information; 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. 91.52  providing for the adjournment of the two houses

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, laid before the House the 
following privileged concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 51):

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That when the Senate recesses or adjourns at the 
     close of business on Thursday, August 5, 1999, Friday, August 
     6, 1999, or Saturday, August 7, 1999, on a motion offered 
     pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader 
     or his designee, it stand recessed or adjourned until noon on 
     Wednesday, September 8, 1999, or until such time on that day 
     as may be specified by its 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 Thursday, August 5, 1999, Friday, August 6, 1999, or 
     Saturday, August 7, 1999, on a motion offered pursuant to 
     this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his 
     designee, it stand adjourned until 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, 
     September 8, 1999, 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 the Minority Leader of the 
     House, shall notify the Members of the Senate and 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. 91.53  appointment 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,

                                                   August 5, 1999.
       I hereby appoint 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 September 8, 1999.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  By unanimous consent, the appointments were approved.

para. 91.54  speaker, majority leader, and minority leader to accept 
          resignations, appoint commissions

  On motion of Mr. FLETCHER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, notwithstanding any adjournment of the House until 
Wednesday, September 8, 1999, the Speaker, Majority Leader, 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. 91.55  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. FLETCHER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
September 8, 1999, under clause 7, rule XV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, 
be dispensed with.



          FRIDAY, AUGUST 6 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF AUGUST 5), 1999

para. 91.56  message from the president--central american haitian parity

  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 pleased to transmit for your immediate consideration and 
enactment the ``Central American and Haitian Parity Act of 1999.'' Also 
transmitted is a section-by-section analysis. This legislative proposal, 
which would amend the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief 
Act of 1997 (NACARA), is part of my Administration's comprehensive 
effort to support the process of democratization and stabilization now 
underway in Central America and Haiti and to ensure equitable treatment 
for migrants from these countries. The proposed bill would allow 
qualified nationals of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Haiti an 
opportunity to become lawful permanent residents of the United States. 
Consequently, under this bill, eligible nationals of these countries 
would receive treatment equivalent to that granted to the Nicaraguans 
and Cubans under NACARA.
  Like Nicaraguans and Cubans, many Salvadorans, Guatemalans, Hondurans, 
and Haitians fled human rights abuses or unstable political and economic 
conditions in the 1980s and 1990s. Yet these latter groups received 
lesser treatment than that granted to Nicaraguans and Cubans by NACARA. 
The United States has a strong foreign policy interest in providing the 
same treatment to these similarly situated people. Moreover, the 
countries from which these migrants have come are young and fragile 
democracies in which the United States has played and will continue to 
play a very important role. The return of these migrants to these 
countries would place significant demands on their economic and 
political systems.

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By offering legal status to a number of nationals of these countries 
with long-standing ties in the United States, we can advance our 
commitment to peace and stability in the region.
  Passage of the ``Central American and Haitian Party Act of 1999'' will 
evidence our commitment to fair and even-handed treatment of nationals 
from these countries and to the strengthening of democracy and economic 
stability among important neighbors. I urge the prompt and favorable 
consideration of this legislative proposal by the Congress.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, August 5, 1999.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be 
printed (H. Doc. 106-114).

para. 91.57  submission of conference report--s. 1059

  Mr. SPENCE submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 106-301) on the 
bill (S. 1059) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2000 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; together with a statement thereon, for printing 
in the Record under the rule.

para. 91.58  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. 695. An Act to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     to establish a national cemetery for veterans in various 
     locations in the United States, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

para. 91.59  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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. 2465. 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, 2000, and for other purposes.
  And then,

para. 91.60  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SPENCE, pursuant to the provisions of Senate 
Concurrent Resolution 51, at 12 o'clock and 13 minutes a.m., Friday, 
August 6 (legislative day of Thursday, August 5), 1999, the House 
adjourned until 10 o'clock a.m. on Wednesday, September 8, 1999.

para. 91.61  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. KASICH: Committee on the Budget. H.R. 853. 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, on-budget 
     surplus, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     106-198, Pt. 2). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. H.R. 853. 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; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 106-198, Pt. 3). Referred to the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. THOMAS: Committee on House Administration. H.R. 1867. 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 (Rept. No. 106-294). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union.
       Mr. THOMAS: Committee on House Administration. H.R. 2668. 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 (Rept. No. 106-295). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union.
       Mr. THOMAS: Committee on House Administration. H.R. 1922. 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 (Rept. No. 106-296 Part 1). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. THOMAS: Committee on House Administration. H.R. 417. 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; adversely (Rept. No. 106-297 
     Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Conference. Conference report on 
     S. 507. 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 (Rept. No. 106-298). Ordered to be 
     printed.
       Mr. ISTOOK: Committee on Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 2587. 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, 2000, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 106-299). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. COMBEST: Committee on Agriculture. H.R. 2559. A bill to 
     amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to strengthen the safety 
     net for agricultural producers by providing greater access to 
     more affordable risk management tools and improved protection 
     from production and income loss, to improve the efficiency 
     and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program, and for 
     other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-300). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. SPENCE: Committee on Conference. Conference report on 
     S. 1059. An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
     2000 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 
     (Rept. No. 106-301). Ordered to be printed.

para. 91.62  time limitation of referred bill

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

       H.R. 417. Referral to the Committees on Education and the 
     Workforce, Government Reform, the Judiciary, Ways and Means, 
     and Rules extended for a period ending not later than August 
     5, 1999.
       H.R. 1922. Referral to the Committee on Ways and Means 
     extended for a period ending not later than August 5, 1999.

para. 91.63  discharge of committees

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X, the Committees on Education and the 
Workforce, Government Reform, the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Rules 
discharged. H.R. 417 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. H.R. 1922 referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
the State of the Union.

para. 91.64  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Becerra, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Allen, 
             Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Ms. Waters, and 
             Mr. Weiner):
       H.R. 2713. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a credit against income tax for certain 
     investments in businesses located in low-income communities; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself and Ms. Dunn):
       H.R. 2714. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States to change the rate of duty for United 
     States travelers bringing back to the United States goods 
     purchased abroad; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 2715. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States to provide for duty-free treatment of 
     personal effects of participants entering the United States 
     to participate in international athletic events, and items 
     used in connection with such events; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Phelps, Mr. 
             Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Boswell, and Mr. 
             Thune):
       H.R. 2716. A bill to provide supplemental market loss 
     payments for farm owners and

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     producers for certain 1999 crops; 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 Mr. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 2717. A bill to improve the solvency of the Social 
     Security Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. OXLEY (for himself and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 2718. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     provide for the management of remediation waste at 
     Brownfields and other remediation sites; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Martinez, 
             Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
             Menendez, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
             Underwood, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Gonzalez, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Fattah, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Frost, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Ford, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Lampson, Ms. Waters, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Bentsen):
       H.R. 2719. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize and make improvements to 
     titles I, VII, and X of such Act, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. KELLY (for herself and Mrs. Tauscher):
       H.R. 2720. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water 
     pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 2721. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to preclude the removal of an alien who unlawfully voted 
     solely due to a misunderstanding of his or her eligibility to 
     vote or citizenship status; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
             Gilman, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Souder, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Rush, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Ms. Waters, and Mr. McGovern):
       H.R. 2722. A bill to amend the Nicaraguan Adjustment and 
     Central American Relief Act to provide to certain 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. NORWOOD (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Ganske, 
             Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Berry, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mrs. Roukema, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
             John, Mr. Shays, Mr. Turner, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Foley, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Horn, Mr. Clay, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Gilchrest, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr. Leach, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Ford, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Klink, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Snyder, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Doyle, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Holt, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Dicks, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Rush, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. Murtha, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Phelps, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Weygand, Ms. Berkley, 
             Mr. Wynn, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Forbes, and Mr. Bonior):
       H.R. 2723. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the 
     Public Health Service Act, 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 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. SHUSTER:
       H.R. 2724. A bill to make technical corrections to the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1999; considered and 
     passed
           By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, 
             Mr. Petri, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Minge):
       H.R. 2725. A bill to provide for a rural education 
     initiative, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Terry, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bereuter, and 
             Mrs. Christensen):
       H.R. 2726. A bill to establish standards for cleanup of dry 
     cleaning solvents under the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, 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. BASS:
       H.R. 2727. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to improve protections against telephone service ``slamming'' 
     and provide protections against telephone billing 
     ``cramming'', to provide the Federal Trade Commission 
     jurisdiction over unfair and deceptive trade practices of 
     telecommunications carriers, 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. BEREUTER (for himself and Mr. Blumenauer):
       H.R. 2728. A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act 
     of 1968 to reduce losses to properties for which repetitive 
     flood insurance claim payments have been made; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH:
       H.R. 2729. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     restrict the sale or other transfer of small arms armor 
     piercing ammunition and components of such ammunition 
     disposed of by the Army; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mrs. Roukema, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hall of Ohio, and 
             Mr. Lantos):
       H.R. 2730. A bill to allow postal patrons to contribute to 
     funding for emergency food relief within the United States 
     through the voluntary purchase of certain specially issued 
     United States postage stamps; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH:
       H.R. 2731. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     establish a notification system under which individuals may 
     elect not to receive mailings related to skill contests or 
     sweepstakes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH (for himself and Mr. Stearns):
       H.R. 2732. A bill to require State and local law 
     enforcement authorities and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
     and Firearms to be immediately notified when the national 
     instant criminal background check system determines that a 
     person is ineligible to receive a handgun; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLILEY (for himself and Mr. Oberstar):
       H.R. 2733. 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.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. 
             McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, and Mr. Tierney):
       H.R. 2734. A bill to allow local government entities to 
     serve as nonprofit aggregators of electricity services on 
     behalf of their citizens; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Nussle, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. McInnis):
       H.R. 2735. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the occupational taxes relating to distilled 
     spirits, wine, and beer; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mr. Evans, and Mr. 
             Kuykendall):
       H.R. 2736. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to award grants to provide for a national toll-free 
     hotline to provide information and assistance to veterans; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. COSTELLO:
       H.R. 2737. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to convey to the State of Illinois certain Federal 
     land associated with the Lewis and Clark National Historic 
     Trail to be used as an historic and interpretive site along 
     the trail; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. COYNE (for himself and Mr. Levin):
       H.R. 2738. A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to 
     improve onsite inspections of State food stamp programs, to 
     provide grants to develop community partnerships and 
     innovative outreach strategies for food stamp and related 
     programs, 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 Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Scott, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Hilliard, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Clay, Mr. Payne, 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. DeLauro,

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             Mr. Frost, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Coyne):
       H.R. 2739. 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. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
             Hunter, and Mr. Bilbray):
       H.R. 2740. A bill to provide for the appointment of 
     additional Federal district judges in the Southern District 
     of California; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DIAZ-BALART (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             McCollum, and Mr. Bonilla):
       H.R. 2741. A bill to adjust the immigration status of 
     certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals who are in the 
     United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DICKS:
       H.R. 2742. A bill to amend the Violent Crime Control and 
     Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to allow certain grant funds to 
     be used to provide parent education; 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. EMERSON (for herself, Mr. Thune, Mr. Moran of 
             Kansas, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
             Watkins, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Talent, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. John, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Shows, Mr. Skelton, 
             Mr. Hall of Texas, Ms. Danner, Mr. Tanner, and Mr. 
             Lucas of Oklahoma):
       H.R. 2743. A bill to improve the financial situation of 
     America's farmers and ranchers; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, 
     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. EMERSON:
       H.R. 2744. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to modify the interim payment system for home 
     health 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. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. King, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Pallone, and 
             Mrs. Kelly):
       H.R. 2745. A bill to provide for the establishment of the 
     Kosovar-American Enterprise Fund to promote small business 
     and microcredit lending and housing construction and 
     reconstruction for Kosova; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. King, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             McGovern, and Mrs. Kelly):
       H.R. 2746. A bill to authorize the extension of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations 
     treatment) to the products of Albania; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Foley, and Mr. 
             Weller):
       H.R. 2747. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 relating to the unemployment tax for individuals 
     employed in the entertainment industry; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FLETCHER (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Hayes, 
             Mr. Goode, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Bishop, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Pickett, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Whitfield, 
             Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Lewis of Kentucky):
       H.R. 2748. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income payments made to tobacco 
     quota and allotment holders and tobacco growers pursuant to 
     Phase I or II of the Master Settlement Agreement between a 
     State and tobacco product manufacturers; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Hill of 
             Montana, Mr. Royce, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Portman, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
             Dreier, Mr. Bonilla, and Mr. Chabot):
       H.R. 2749. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for the creation of disaster protection funds 
     by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment 
     of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic 
     events; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FORD (for himself, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Cummings, and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 2750. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make higher education more affordable by providing a 
     full tax deduction for higher education expenses and interest 
     on student loans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GIBBONS:
       H.R. 2751. A bill to give the city of Mesquite, Nevada, the 
     right to purchase at fair market value certain parcels of 
     public land in the city; to the Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 2752. A bill to give Lincoln County, Nevada, the right 
     to purchase at fair market value certain public land located 
     within that county, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       H.R. 2753. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to 
     carry out a program for the restoration of abandoned mine 
     sites; 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 Mr. GILLMOR (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Doyle, 
             and Mr. Whitfield):
       H.R. 2754. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to limit 
     the portion of the Superfund expended for administration, 
     oversight, support, studies, design, investigations, 
     monitoring, assessment, and evaluation, and enforcement 
     activities; 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. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Ackerman):
       H.R. 2755. A bill to enable the use of human capital 
     investment contracts for the purposes of financing 
     postsecondary education, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Ways and Means, 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. HALL of Texas:
       H.R. 2756. A bill to prevent governmental entities from 
     using tax-exempt financing to engage in unfair competition 
     against private enterprise; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington:
       H.R. 2757. A bill to amend the Migrant and Seasonal 
     Agricultural Worker Protection Act relating to farm worker 
     housing; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HILLEARY (for himself and Mrs. Emerson):
       H.R. 2758. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act to establish new procedures 
     and access to courts for grievances arising under group 
     health plans; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself and Mr. Sanders):
       H.R. 2759. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 
     to prevent the wearing away of an employee's accrued benefit 
     under a defined plan by the adoption of a plan amendment 
     reducing future accruals and to require notice with respect 
     to such reduced future accruals and an election opportunity 
     to continue benefit accruals without regard to such plan 
     amendment; 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. HOUGHTON:
       H.R. 2760. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to establish for certain employees of international 
     organizations an estate tax credit equivalent to the limited 
     marital deduction; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ISAKSON:
       H.R. 2761. A bill to provide grants to enable each public 
     secondary school to hire a director of school safety, 
     discipline, and student assistance to develop or improve a 
     safety plan; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. JONES of North Carolina:
       H.R. 2762. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to provide for the resolution of certain contested broadcast 
     license proceedings; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. KLINK (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Kanjorski, and Mr. Doyle):
       H.R. 2763. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act with respect to the sale of prescription drugs 
     through the Internet; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Vento, 
             Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Carson, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Meeks of New York, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
             Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Rush):
       H.R. 2764. A bill to license America's Private Investment 
     Companies and provide enhanced credit to stimulate private 
     investment in low-income communities, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

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           By Ms. LEE (for herself, Mr. Foley, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Payne, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Carson, Mr. Meeks 
             of New York, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Clayton, 
             Ms. Waters, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Thompson 
             of Mississippi, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Owens, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. 
             Capps, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Fattah, 
             Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Stark, Mr. Engel, Mr. Hall of Ohio, 
             Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Lantos, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, and Mr. Thompson of California):
       H.R. 2765. A bill to amend the Foregin Assistance Act of 
     1961 to establish a program to provide assistance for HIV/
     AIDS research, prevention, and treatment activities in 
     Africa; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself and Mr. Costello):
       H.R. 2766. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, 
     relating to inspection of commerical motor vehicles entering 
     the United States along the United States-Mexico border, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi):
       H.R. 2767. A bill to expand the enforcement options under 
     the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products 
     Inspection Act to include the imposition of civil money 
     penalties; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Weiner, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Engel, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Crowley, 
             Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Sherman, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Deutsch, 
             Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Souder, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             English, Mr. Berman, Mr. Holden, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Forbes, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, and Mr. Foley):
       H.R. 2768. A bill to record place of birth as Jerusalem, 
     Israel, for purposes of United States passports; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 2769. 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 permit individuals to 
     continue health coverage of services while participating in 
     approved clinical studies; 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 Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. Oberstar):
       H.R. 2770. A bill to provide that service of the members of 
     the group known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during 
     World War II constituted active military service for purposes 
     of any law administered by the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Armed 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. LOWEY (for herself, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             McGovern, and Mr. Moakley):
       H.R. 2771. A bill to establish a medical education trust 
     fund, 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. LUCAS of Oklahoma:
       H.R. 2772. A bill to amend the Agricultural Market 
     Transition Act to provide a variant of loan deficiency 
     payments to producers who are otherwise eligible for such 
     payments, but who elect to use acreage planted to the 
     eligible commodity for the grazing of livestock; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. MCCOLLUM:
       H.R. 2773. A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
     to designate the Wekiva River and its tributaries of Rock 
     Springs Run and Black Water Creek in the State of Florida as 
     components of the national wild and scenic rivers system; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. MEEHAN:
       H.R. 2774. A bill to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to provide that any health benefits plan which 
     provides obstetrical benefits shall be required also to 
     provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of 
     infertility; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Rothman):
       H.R. 2775. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     ensure the safe operations of small commerical vans; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lee, 
             Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Shays, and Mr. 
             Tierney):
       H.R. 2776. A bill to improve the safety of animals 
     transported on aircraft, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. METCALF (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. 
             Campbell):
       H.R. 2777. A bill to fund capital projects of State and 
     local governments, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MOAKLEY (for himself, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, and Mr. McGovern):
       H.R. 2778. A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
     to designate segments of the Taunton River in the 
     Commonwealth of Massachusetts for study for potential 
     addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. MORAN of Kansas:
       H.R. 2779. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985, 
     to give producers greater flexibility in enrolling certain 
     marginal land in the conservation reserve, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 2780. A bill to authorize the Attorney General to 
     provide grants for organizations to find missing adults; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mr. Lantos, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Gejdenson):
       H.R. 2781. A bill to amend the International Claims 
     Settlement Act of 1949 to provide for the settlement of 
     claims relating to American victims of National Socialist 
     persecution; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself and Mrs. Roukema):
       H.R. 2782. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to assure access of Medicare beneficiaries to 
     prescription drug coverage through the SPICE drug benefit 
     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. PICKERING:
       H.R. 2783. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to establish time limits for Federal Communications 
     Commission review of mergers, acquisitions, and other license 
     transfers; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. QUINN:
       H.R. 2784. A bill to enhance competition among and between 
     rail carriers in order to ensure efficient rail service and 
     reasonable rail rates in any case in which there is an 
     absence of effective competition; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. REYNOLDS (for himself, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Dreier, 
             Mr. DeLay, Mr. Blunt, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Weller, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Shimkus, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Dunn, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Phelps, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Sweeney, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Linder, Mr. Foley, 
             Mr. McNulty, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Terry, Mr. Boehlert, Mrs. 
             Fowler, and Mr. Fossella):
       H.R. 2785. A bill to take certain steps toward recognition 
     by the United States of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. SAWYER:
       H.R. 2786. A bill to provide for expansion of electricity 
     transmission networks in order to support competitive 
     electricity markets and to bring the benefits of less 
     regulation of such markets to the public, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SCOTT (for himself, Mr. Goode, Mr. Pickett, Mr. 
             Sisisky, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Davis 
             of Virginia, and Mr. Boucher):
       H.R. 2787. A bill to count as an expenditure under the 
     program of block grants to States for temporary assistance 
     for needy families any reduction in State tax revenues for 
     the provision of an earned income tax credit to recipients of 
     assistance under the program; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself, Mr. Ewing, Mrs. McCarthy 
             of New York, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Costello, 
             Mr. Evans, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Phelps):
       H.R. 2788. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, 
     relating to the congestion mitigation air quality improvement 
     program; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SHOWS:
       H.R. 2789. A bill to provide grants to local educational 
     agencies to enable the agencies to recruit and retain 
     qualified school administrators; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.

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           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Towns, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Delahunt, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Shays, and 
             Mr. Hinchey):
       H.R. 2790. 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 Committees 
     on Armed Services, 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. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Deal of Georgia, and 
             Mr. Ehrlich):
       H.R. 2791. A bill to prohibit public broadcasting stations 
     receiving any funding through the Corporation for Public 
     Broadcasting from making available any lists of their 
     financial donors; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. STENHOLM (for himself, Mr. Turner, Mr. Ford, and 
             Mr. Peterson of Minnesota):
       H.R. 2792. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to make supplemental income payments to producers of certain 
     crops for crop years in which the national gross revenue of 
     the crop is below a certain percentage of the 5-year average 
     of that crop's national gross revenue; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. STENHOLM:
       H.R. 2793. A bill to designate the Department of 
     Agriculture as the lead Federal agency for national 
     agricultural policy regarding conservation and the 
     environment, including water quality research and modeling, 
     water quality assessments and monitoring, and technical 
     assistance for all agricultural activities conducted on 
     agricultural lands, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. STRICKLAND:
       H.R. 2794. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to make payments to hospitals under the 
     Medicare Program for costs associated with training 
     psychologists, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners; 
     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. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Walden of Oregon, Mr. Shadegg, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
             Callahan, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Baker, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
             Hill of Montana, Mr. Everett, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Herger, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Collins, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
             Tancredo, and Mr. Schaffer):
       H.R. 2795. A bill to establish the Shivwits Plateau 
     National Conservation Area in the State of Arizona, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. TANNER (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. John, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mr. Minge, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Turner, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Phelps, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Thompson of California, and Mr. Moore):
       H.R. 2796. A bill to amend chapter 11 of title 31, United 
     States Code, to establish a Debt Reduction Lockbox, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Budget, 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. TERRY (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Bilbray, 
             Mr. Saxton, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. 
             Schaffer, and Mr. Istook):
       H.R. 2797. A bill to repeal section 8003 of Public Law 105-
     174, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, 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. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr. Young 
             of Alaska, Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. Dunn, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Herger, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Metcalf, 
             Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Wu, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Baird, Mr. 
             Walden of Oregon, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Dicks, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Stark, Ms. Pelosi, and Mrs. Tauscher):
       H.R. 2798. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to 
     provide financial assistance to the States of Alaska, 
     Washington, Oregon, and California for salmon habitat 
     restoration projects in coastal waters and upland drainages; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado:
       H.R. 2799. A bill to amend the Clear Creek County, 
     Colorado, Public Lands Transfer Act of 1993 to provide 
     additional time for Clear Creek County to dispose of certain 
     lands transferred to the county under the Act; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. WILSON (for herself, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Skeen, 
             Mr. Minge, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Luther, and 
             Mr. Vento):
       H.R. 2800. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to correct the DSH Allotments for Minnesota, New Mexico, 
     and Wyoming under the Medicaid Program for fiscal years 2000, 
     2001, and 2002; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY:
       H.R. 2801. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to strengthen the involvement of 
     parents in the education of their children, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. WU (for himself and Mr. Fletcher):
       H.R. 2802. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to ensure that senior citizens are 
     given an opportunity to serve as mentors, tutors, and 
     volunteers for certain programs; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 2803. A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act to allow shareholder common stock to be 
     transferred to adopted Alaska Native children and their 
     descendants, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       H.R. 2804. A bill to expand Alaska Native contracting of 
     Federal land management functions and activities and promote 
     hiring of Alaska Natives by the Federal Government within the 
     State of Alaska, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Stump, and 
             Mr. Evans):
       H.J. Res. 65. A joint resolution commending the World War 
     II veterans who fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Stark, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. Larson):
       H. Con. Res. 173. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the Federal Communications 
     Commission should exercise its authority under the 
     Communications Act of 1934 to ensure that unaffiliated 
     service providers have open, nondiscriminatory access to 
     broadband facilities that enable access to the Internet over 
     cable systems; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BONIOR (for himself and Mr. Davis of Virginia):
       H. Con. Res. 174. Concurrent resolution supporting 
     religious tolerance toward Muslims; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mrs. Emerson, 
             Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Hall 
             of Texas, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Turner, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Green of Texas, Ms. Waters, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Owens, 
             Mr. Rothman, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Clyburn, 
             Mr. Clay, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Jones 
             of Ohio, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Stark, Mr. Towns, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Dixon, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. 
             Carson, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Becerra, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Scott, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Olver, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Levin, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Rush, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Callahan, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
             Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Horn, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. King, Ms. Hooley 
             of Oregon, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Ose, Mr. 
             Pastor, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Markey, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. Cummings):
       H. Con. Res. 175. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp 
     should be issued in honor of the late George Thomas

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     ``Mickey'' Leland; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. CRANE:
       H. Con. Res. 176. 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.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H. Con. Res. 177. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that nuclear weapons should be taken 
     off hair-trigger alert; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 
     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. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Markey):
       H. Con. Res. 178. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the importance of ``family 
     friendly'' programming on television; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. ROYCE:
       H. Con. Res. 179. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the United Nations and global 
     taxation; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. FROST:
       H. Res. 277. A resolution designating minority membership 
     to certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. BASS (for himself, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. 
             Roukema, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Hayworth, 
             Mr. Jenkins, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Weiner, 
             Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Berry, Mr. English, Mr. McNulty, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Cox, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. Davis of Illinois):
       H. Res. 278. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the importance of education, 
     early detection and treatment, and other efforts in the fight 
     against breast cancer; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. CHAMBLISS (for himself and Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia):
       H. Res. 279. A resolution congratulating Henry ``Hank'' 
     Aaron on the 25th anniversary of breaking the Major League 
     Baseball career home run record established by Babe Ruth and 
     recognizing him as one of the greatest baseball players of 
     all time; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. EHLERS (for himself, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Upton, 
             Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Packard, 
             Mr. Vitter, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Gilchrest, 
             Mr. Porter, Mr. Largent, Mrs. Wilson, and Mr. 
             Manzullo):
       H. Res. 280. A resolution recognizing the importance of 
     strong marriages and the contributions that community 
     marriage policies have made to the strength of marriages 
     throughout the United States; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce. 

para. 91.65  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       215. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Oklahoma, relative to House 
     Concurrent Resolution No. 1015 memorializing Comgress to 
     enact legislation relating to a national country-of-origin 
     labeling law; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       216. Also,a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Oklahoma, relative to House Concurrent Resolution 
     No. 1014 memorializing Congress to take certain actions 
     regarding the Export Enhancement Program; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       217. Also,a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Oklahoma, relative to House Concurrent Resolution 
     No. 1019 memorializing Congress to enact legislation to 
     restore the ``safety net'' for family farmers so that these 
     farmers and the rural communities of which they are a part 
     can remain productive; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       218. Also,a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Oklahoma, relative to House Concurrent Resolution 
     No. 1020 memorializing Congress to enact legislation that 
     requires packers to report all prices given and received for 
     livestock; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       219. Also,a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Illinois, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 21 
     memorializing the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
     to use its fair housing enforcement authority to create a 
     balance of conventional and FHA lending in all communities, 
     monitor home purchases and lending practices to ensure that 
     FHA lending does not have an adverse impact on any community, 
     improve the targeting and operations of FHA programs, and 
     consider offering an optional, pre-purchase home inspection 
     program as part of the FHA lending process; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       220. Also,a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Oklahoma, relative to House Concurrent Resolution 
     No. 1016 memorializing Congress and the Administration to 
     take strong action, including the enactment of or increase in 
     tariffs or other necessary action, against European Union 
     goods for their refusal to lift the ban on U.S. beef; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       221. Also,a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Oklahoma, relative to House Concurrent Resolution 
     No. 1022 memorializing Congress, the Department of Justice, 
     and the Department of Agriculture to take certain actions 
     relating to large corporations; jointly to the Committees on 
     Agriculture and the Judiciary. 

para. 91.66  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, private bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 2805. A bill for the relief of certain corporations 
     from a tax liability incurred by the import in 1994 and 1995 
     of Halon-1211 for recycling purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SANFORD:
       H.R. 2806. A bill for the relief of Charles S. Steinert; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 91.67  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 8: Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 21: Mr. McIntosh and Mr. John.
       H.R. 38: Mr. Garry Miller of California.
       H.R. 41: Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 44: Mr. Spratt and Mr. Baird.
       H.R. 71: Mr. Rahall, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Snyder, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 72: Mr. Ortiz.
       H.R. 82: Mr. McHugh and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 90: Mr. Murtha, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Rodriquez, 
     Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 141: Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 175: Mr. Stearns and Mr. Gillmor.
       H.R. 188: Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 202: Mr. Smith of Washington and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 274: Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. DeFazio, and 
     Ms. Delauro.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Weiner and Mr. Baird.
       H.R. 323: Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 347: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 362: Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 363: Mr. McHugh, Mr. Mica, and Mr. Jones of North 
     Carolina.
       H.R. 364: Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 365: Mr. Kilink.
       H.R. 366: Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Wolf and Mr. Isakson.
       H.R. 372: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 382: Mr. Hastings of Florida and Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 383: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 393: Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 464: Mrs. Biggert.
       H.R. 484: Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Hutchinson, Mrs. 
     Myrick, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 488: Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 531: Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Wise, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. 
     Gonzalez.
       H.R. 583: Mr. LaTourette and Mrs. Jones of Ohio.
       H.R. 612: Mr. Baird.
       H.R. 710: Mr. Kildee, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Phelps, and Mr. 
     Kuykendall.
       H.R. 721: Mr. Wolf and Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Bilbray, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. Udall of New 
     Mexico.
       H.R. 756: Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 762: Mr. Reyes, Mr. Holt, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Wise, Mr. 
     Allen, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Ose, Ms. 
     Stabenow, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Sherwood, Ms. McCarthy of 
     Missouri, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Spratt, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Ney, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
     Murtha, Mr. Bilbray, Ms. Danner, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
     Evans, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Berman, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Roemer, and 
     Mr. Isakson.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Blumenauer and Mr. McIntyre.
       H.R. 792: Mr. Pickering, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Vitter.
       H.R. 797: Mr. Phelps, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Shays, Mrs. 
     Emerson, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Smith of 
     Washington, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
     Kolbe, Mr. Markey, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Pastor, and Mr. 
     Rush.
       H.R. 798: Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Coyne, and Mr. 
     Klink.
       H.R. 852: Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Cook, and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 864: Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 865: Mr. Cook, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. 
     Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Saxton, Mr. McHugh, and Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 879: Mr. Vento, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 984: Mr. Farr of California and Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 997: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 1046: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1068: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H.R. 1071: Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 1079: Mr. McHugh and Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 1090: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Romero-
     Barcelo, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Baird, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 1102: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 1103: Mr. Meehan, Mr. Costello, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Mr. Murtha.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Owens and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1122: Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. 
     McKeon.
       H.R. 1123: Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 1144: Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 1168: Mr. Gutierrez and Mr. Deal of Georgia.

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       H.R. 1174: Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 1176: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1190: Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 1193: Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 1200: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 1237: Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 1239: Mr. Phelps, Ms. Lee, Mr. Baird, Mr. Lipinski, 
     Mr. Conyers, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Engel, Mr. Ford, Mrs. McCarthy 
     of New York, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Strickland, Ms. 
     Carson, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Cummings, and Mr. 
     Becerra.
       H.R. 1261: Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 1271: Mrs. Christensen.
       H.R. 1272: Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 1300: Mr. Shuster, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
     Coble, Mr. Ewing, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
     Metcalf, Mr. Pease, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. 
     Sherwood, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Kuykendall, Ms. 
     Millender-McDonald, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Baird, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
     Sandlin, Mr. Terry, and Mr. DeMint.
       H.R. 1303: Mr. Hayes.
       H.R. 1304: Mr. Hill of Montana and Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 1310: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Gary Miller of California, 
     Mr. Matsui, Mr. Evans, Mr. Ewing, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
     Serrano, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blagojevich, and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1311: Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
     and Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 1323: Mr. Bonior, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Wu, and Mr. Oxley.
       H.R. 1334: Mr. Cooksey.
       H.R. 1336: Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 1344: Mr. Dooley of California and Mr. Brady of Texas.
       H.R. 1355: Mr. Payne and Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 1356: Mr. Bliley and Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 1374: Mr. Menendez, Mr. Payne, Mr. Franks of New 
     Jersey, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Holt, 
     Mr. Pallone, Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Rothman, and Mr. 
     Pascrell.
       H.R. 1388: Mr. Gilchrest and Mr. Green of Texas.
       H.R. 1413: Mr. Dooley of California.
       H.R. 1432: Mr. Cook, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Dingell, 
     and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 1433: Mr. Bryant.
       H.R. 1441: Mrs. Emerson and Mr. Vitter.
       H.R. 1484: Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 1488: Mrs. McCarthy of New York and Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 1491: Mr. Baird.
       H.R. 1503: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 1505: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1532: Mr. Matsui and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 1545: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1579: Mr. Ewing, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Ortiz, 
     Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Shaw, Mrs. Christensen, and Mr. 
     McKeon.
       H.R. 1581: Mrs. Biggert.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. Weller, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Kanjorski, and Mr. 
     Baird.
       H.R. 1601: Mr. Ose.
       H.R. 1620: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 1621: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 1634: Mr. Boehner.
       H.R. 1636: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Farr of 
     California, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. Christensen, 
     Mr. Waxman, Mr. Foley, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Crowley, Ms. 
     Slaughter, Mr. Wu, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1640: Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Payne, Mrs. 
     Christensen, Mr. Sawyer, and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 1660: Mr. Phelps, Mr. Scott, Ms. Danner, Ms. Eshoo, 
     Mr. Ortiz, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Dicks, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
     Murtha, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Snyder, 
     Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Dooley of California, and Mr. Tanner.
       H.R. 1682: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 1686: Mr. Dicks, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Talent, Mr. Hill of 
     Montana, Mr. Rodriguez, and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1693: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1705: Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 1728: Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 1750: Ms. Woolsey and Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 1760: Mr. Gilchrest, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
     Kuykendall, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 1776: Mrs. Bono, Mr. Mica, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
     Skeen, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Portman, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, 
     Mr. Thornberry, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Davis of 
     Florida, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. 
     Gordon, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. Hoeffel.
       H.R. 1785: Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
     Pallone, and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 1791: Mr. Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 1795: Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Gekas, 
     Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Canady of Florida, and Mr. 
     Sandlin.
       H.R. 1798: Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 1806: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mrs. 
     Meek of Florida, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Filner, Mr. Capuano, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
     Foley, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Crowley, Mr. King, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
     Owens, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. baldacci, Mr. Wexler, and 
     Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1812: Mr. Shays and Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 1824: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 1837: Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Talent, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
     Tanner, and Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 1843: Mr. Rush, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Ms. 
     Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Barrett 
     of Wisconsin, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1850: Mrs. Biggert and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 1874: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 1885: Mr. Boswell and Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 1895: Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 1896: Mr. Sweeney.
       H.R. 1917: Mr. Gekas, Mr. Reyes, and Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 1931: Mr. Baker and Mr. Hill of Montana.
       H.R. 1933: Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Doolittle, and Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 1941: Ms. McKinney, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. 
     Lowey, Mr. Kildee, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 1965: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Ms. Millender-
     McDonald.
       H.R. 1967: Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 1998: Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 1999: Mr. Phelps and Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 2000: Mr. Moakley, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Cook, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Walsh, 
     Mr. Terry, Mr. Goss, and Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 2004: Mr. Bryant.
       H.R. 2021: Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Towns, and Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 2030: Ms. Eshoo, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2040: Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 2041: Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 2053: Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 2088: Mr. Toomey.
       H.R. 2101: Mr. Diaz-Balart and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 2102: Mr. Gordon and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 2120: Mr. McGovern and Mr. Thompson of California.
       H.R. 2129: Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Gary 
     Miller of California, and Mr. Isakson.
       H.R. 2130: Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Bono, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
     Oxley, Mr. Gonzalez, and Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 2166: Mr. Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 2172: Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 2202: Mr. George Miller of California.
       H.R. 2221: Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 2241: Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
     Pickett, Mr. Holt, Mr. Kind, Mr. Tierney, and Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 2248: Mr. Rothman and Mr. Hayes.
       H.R. 2260: Mr. Mica and Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 2265: Mr. Wexler and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 2266: Mr. Nadler, Mr. Costello, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. King, Ms. 
     Waters, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Weiner, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 2298: Mr. Vento, Mr. Payne, Ms. Lee, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
     Filner, and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 2299: Mr. Vento, Mr. Payne, Ms. Lee, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
     Filner, and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 2300: Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 2302: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
     Engel, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Houghton, 
     Mrs. Kelly, Mr. King, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lazio, Mrs. Lowey, 
     Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
     McHugh, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
     Owens, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Serrano, Ms. 
     Slaughter, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Towns, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Walsh, 
     and Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 2303: Mr. Tanner, Mr. Collins, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
     Thune, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Combest, Ms. Granger, Mr. 
     Lazio, Mr. Pascrell, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 2319: Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mrs. 
     Bono, Mr. Minge, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 2339: Mr. Guterrez, Ms. DeGette, and Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 2341: Mr. Capuano, Mr. Stupak, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
     Boucher, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
     Bilbray, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 2357: Ms. Pryce of Ohio and Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 2369: Mr. Kildee, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Shows, Mrs. Mink 
     of Hawaii, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 2389: Mr. Canady of Florida, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Bishop, 
     and Mr. Green of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 2396: Mr. Crane.
       H.R. 2401: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
     Doyle, and Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 2419: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 2420: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
     Vitter, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 2425: Mr. Vento, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Foley, Ms. Slaughter, 
     Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mrs. Napolitano, and 
     Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 2433: Mr. Phelps, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and Mr. 
     Pastor.
       H.R. 2436: Mr. Armey.
       H.R. 2442: Mr. Foley and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 2446: Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. 
     Rush.
       H.R. 2463: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii and Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 2470: Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 2495: Mr. Green of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 2498: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 2500: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 2505: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 2512: Mr. Coyne, Ms. Sanchez, and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 2530: Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 2534: Mr. Pastor, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Cummings, and 
     Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 2537: Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Shows, and Mr. Green of 
     Wisconsin.
       H.R. 2543: Mr. Herger, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Paul, and Mr. 
     Crane.
       H.R. 2545: Ms. Woolsey and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 2550: Mr. Wamp, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Blunt, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
     Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Herger, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Hayworth, 
     and Mr. Isakson.

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       H.R. 2551: Mr. Tanner, Mr. packard, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
     Gutknecht, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Baker, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Quinn, 
     Mrs. Northup, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 2558: Mr. McInnis, Mr. Hyde, and Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 2562: Mr. Goodling and Mr. Bass.
       H.R. 2569: Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 2572: Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. Clayton, Mrs. Johnson of 
     Connecticut, Ms. Danner, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Rogan, and Mr. 
     Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 2584: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 2586: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 2593: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 2595: Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Sawyer, and Mr. 
     English.
       H.R. 2612: Mr. Strickland and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 2618: Mrs. Christensen.
       H.R. 2636: Mr. Cox, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Lobiondo, Mr. Lucas of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. Nethercutt, and Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 2664: Mr. Dicks.
       H.R. 2667: Mr. Markey and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 2673: Mr. Hastings of Florida and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 2678: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Abercrombie, 
     and Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 2700: Mr. Sanders and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 2708: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Mink of 
     Hawaii, Mr. Schaffer, and Mr. Etheridge.
       H. Con. Res. 30: Mr. Bilirakis.
       H. Con. Res. 36: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H. Con. Res. 70: Mr. Baldacci.
       H. Con. Res. 79: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Skeen, and 
     Mr. Goodlatte.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Sununu, Mrs. Mink of 
     Hawaii, and Mr. Bateman.
       H. Con. Res. 97: Mr. Wu.
       H. Con. Res. 100: Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Bateman, Ms. Roybal-
     Allard, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Lazio, and Mr. Boyd.
       H. Con. Res. 111: Mr. Farr of California.
       H. Con. Res. 120: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
     Bilirakis, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
     Dicks, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Jackson 
     of Illinois, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Towns, Mr. Udall 
     of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Wu, Mr. 
     Wynn, and Mr. Quinn.
       H. Con. Res. 131: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Holt, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, and Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H. Con. Res. 132: Mr. Baird.
       H. Con. Res. 133: Mr. Gonzalez.
       H. Con. Res. 136: Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Smith of 
     Washington, and Mr. Ortiz.
       H. Con. Res. 146: Mr. Weiner.
       H. Con. Res. 147: Ms. Kilpatrick and Ms. Norton.
       H. Con. Res. 159: Mr. Bateman, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Lazio, Mr. 
     Stark, Mr. Filner, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. Boyd.
       H. Res. 41: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H. Res. 224: Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
     Hulshof, and Mr. Foley.
       H. Res. 239: Mr. Combest, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. 
     Armey.
       H. Res. 251: Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
     Porter, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Berman, and Mr. Andrews.
       H. Res. 268: Mr. Shays.

para. 91.68  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were deleted from the public 
bills as follows:

       H.R. 664: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1621: Mr. Riley.
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                    WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1999 (92)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 92.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Thursday, August 5, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 92.2  communications

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

       3861. 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: Removal of Quarantined Area [Docket 
     No. 98-083-5] received August 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3862. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Raisins Produced From Grapes 
     Grown in California; Use of Estimated Trade Demand to Compute 
     Volume Regulation Percentages [Docket No. FV99-989-4 FR] 
     received August 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3863. A letter from the 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 August 24, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       3864. 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; Increased Assessment Rate 
     [Docket No. FV99-906-2 FR] received August 24, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3865. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Soybean Promotion and Research 
     Program: Procedures to Request a Referendum [No. LS-98-001] 
     received August 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3866. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Viruses, Serums, Toxins, and Analogous Products; Update of 
     Incorporation by Reference for Rabies Vaccine [Docket No. 97-
     103-2] received August 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3867. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Propiconazole; 
     Extension of Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300899; 
     FRL-6093-3] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received July 27, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3868. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Glufosinate Ammonium; 
     Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300900; 
     FRL-6092-8] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received August 6, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       3869. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Pyriproxyfen; Re-
     establishment of Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-
     300909; FRL-6098-1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received August 16, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       3870. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP); Insurance Coverage 
     and Rates (RIN: 3067-AD00) received August 11, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       3871. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket No. FEMA-
     7292] received August 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       3872. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations--received August 
     11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       3873. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP); Group Flood 
     Insurance Policy (RIN: 3067-AC35) received August 11, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       3874. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Final Flood Elevation Determinations--received August 11, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       3875. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Final Flood Elevation Determinations--received August 11, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       3876. 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-7718] received August 16, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       3877. A letter from the Director, Corporate Policy and 
     Research Department, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Allocation of 
     Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for 
     Valuing Benefits--received August 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       3878. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, 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. 99F-0001] 
     received August 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       3879. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting

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     the Department's final rule--Secondary Direct Food Additives 
     Permitted in Food for Human Consumption [Docket No. 98F-0014] 
     received August 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       3880. 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 [MN44-02-
     7269a; FRL-6414-9] received August 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3881. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Texas: Final 
     Authorization of State Hazardous Management Program Revisions 
     [FRL-6424-1] received August 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3882. 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; Control of Emissions From Hospital/ Medical/ 
     Infectious Waste Incinerators (HMIWIs); State of Missouri [MO 
     080-1080a; FRL-6421-6] received August 16, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3883. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Oklahoma: Incorporation 
     by Reference of State Hazardous Waste Management Program 
     [FRL-6423-8] received August 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3884. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Bureau 
     Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations, (Clifton, Illinois) [MM Docket No 98-213 RM-9352] 
     (Lennox, South Dakota) [MM Docket No 98-215 RM-9370] (Sibley, 
     Iowa) [MM Docket No 98-219 RM-9390] received August 9, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3885. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Chief, 
     Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Lufkin and Corrigan, Texas) [MM Docket No. 98-135 RM-9300 
     RM-9383] received August 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3886. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Bureau 
     Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Annville, Kentucky) [MM Docket No. 99-51 RM-9454] (Liberty, 
     Pennsylvania) [MM Docket No. 99-52 RM-9455] (Clarendon, 
     Pennsylvania) [MM Docket No. 99-53 RM-9456] (Ridgeley, West 
     Virginia) [MM Docket No. 99-54 RM-9457] received August 9, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3887. 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-
     0824] received August 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3888. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--General Statement of Policy and 
     Procedures for NRC Enforcement Actions [NUREG-1600, Rev.1] 
     received August 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       3889. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Fish and Wildlife Service, 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 
     1999-2000 Early Season (RIN: 1018-AF24) received August 25, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3890. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Fish and Wildlife Service, 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-AF24) received August 25, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3891. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     Department of Commerce, 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. 990304062-
     9062-01; I.D. 080999I] received August 16, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3892. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department'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. 990304062-9062-01; I.D. 080999J] 
     received August 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       3893. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Fish 
     and Wildlife Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Migratory Bird Hunting; Final Framework for Early-Season 
     Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations (RIN: 1018-AF24) received 
     August 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       3894. A letter from the Acting Director, 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 Adjustments [Docket No. 
     981231333-8333-01; I.D. 072699C] received August 11, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3895. 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 Economic 
     Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; Deep-water Species Fishery by 
     Vessels using Trawl Gear in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 
     990304062-9060-01; I.D. 080399C] received August 11, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3896. 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; Northern Rockfish in the Central 
     Regulatory Area [Docket No 990304062-9062-01; I.D. 080399B] 
     received August 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       3897. 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 Ocean Perch in the Central 
     Regulatory Area [Docket No. 990304062-9062-01; I.D. 080399A] 
     received August 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       3898. A letter from the Deputy 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; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Gulf of Maine 
     (GOM) Cod Landing Limit Adjustment [Docket No. 990727204-
     9204-01; I.D. 072299A] (RIN: 0648-AM87) received August 16, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3899. 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; Other Rockfish in the Western 
     Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 990304062-
     9062-01; I.D. 080999B] received August 16, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3900. 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 Ocean Perch in the Central 
     Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 990304062-
     9062-01; I.D. 080999A] received August 16, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3901. 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; Northern Rockfish in the Central 
     Regulatory Area [Docket No. 990304062-9062-01; I.D. 080399B] 
     received August 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       3902. 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 Economic 
     Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; Deep-water Species Fishery by 
     Vessels using Trawl Gear in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 
     990304062-9060-01; I.D. 080399C] received August 16, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3903. 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 Ocean Perch in the Central 
     Regulatory Area [Docket No. 990304062-9062-01; I.D. 080399A] 
     received August 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       3904. 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. 990304062-9062-01; I.D. 081399A] 
     received August 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       3905. 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; Pa

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     cific Ocean Perch in the West Yakutat District [Docket No. 
     990304062-9062-01; I.D. 081299A] received August 24, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3906. A letter from the 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; Catch 
     Specifications [Docket No. 990506120-9220-02; I.D. 032499E] 
     (RIN: 0648-AL80) received August 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3907. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Airbus Model A310 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 
     99-NM-17-AD; Amendment 39-11242; AD 99-16-07] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received August 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3908. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company Model Beech 1900D 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-123-AD; Amendment 39-11247; AD 
     99-16-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 16, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       3909. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Model 230 
     Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-52-AD; Amendment 39-11244; AD 
     99-16-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 16, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       3910. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Boeing Model 747-400 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 
     99-NM-180-AD; Amendment 39-11243; AD 99-16-08] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received August 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3911. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Boeing Model 737-600, -700, and -800 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 99-NM-188-AD; Amendment 39-11246; AD 
     99-16-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 16, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       3912. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Boeing Model 747-400 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 
     99-NM-61-AD; Amendment 39-11245; AD 99-16-10] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received August 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3913. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class 
     E Airspace; Wayne, NE [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-29] 
     received August 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3914. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class 
     E Airspace; Hebron, NE [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-27] 
     received August 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3915. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Modification of VOR 
     Federal Airways, MO [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-14] (RIN: 
     2120-AA66 ) received August 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3916. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class 
     E Airspace; Smith Center, KS [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-32] 
     received August 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3917. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class 
     E Airspace; Jefferson, IA [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-31] 
     received August 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3918. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class 
     E Airspace; Babylon, NY [Airspace Docket No. 99-AEA-05] 
     received August 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3919. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class 
     E Airspace; Thedford, NE; Correction [Airspace Docket No. 99-
     ACE-23] received August 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3920. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Modification of 
     Class E Airspace; Kingman, AZ [Airspace Docket No. 97-AWP-21] 
     received August 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3921. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class 
     E Airspace; Rock Rapids, IA [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-15] 
     received August 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3922. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class 
     E Airspace; Clarinda, IA [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-17] 
     received August 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3923. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airport Name Change 
     and Revision of Legal Description of Class D, Class E2 and 
     Class E4 Airspace Areas; Barbers Point NAS, HI [Airspace 
     Docket No. 99-AWP-11] received August 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3924. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Modification of the 
     Orlando Class B Airspace Area, Orlando, FL; and Modification 
     of the Orlando Sanford Airport Class D Airspace Area, 
     Sanford, FL [Airspace Docket No. 95-AWA-4] (RIN: 2120-AA66) 
     received August 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3925. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Revision of Class E 
     Airspace; Galveston, TX [Airspace Docket No. 99-ASW-09] 
     received August 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3926. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Revision of Class E 
     Airspace; Antlers, OK [Airspace Docket No. 99-ASW-17] 
     received August 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3927. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Revision of Class E 
     Airspace; Altus, OK [Airspace Docket No 99-ASW-16] received 
     August 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3928. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone: The 
     Clinton Bluefish Festival Fireworks Display, Clinton Harbor 
     Clinton, CT [CGD01-99-118] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received August 
     10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3929. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Airbus Model A300-600 Series Airplanes [Docket No 
     99-NM-189-AD, Amendment 39-11249, AD 99-16-14] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received August 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3930. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. Model 204B, 205A, 
     and 205A-1 Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-73-AD; Amendment 39-
     11252; AD 99-17-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 16, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3931. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Special Local 
     Regulations; Rising Sun Regatta Ohio River Mile 505.0-507.0, 
     Rising Sun, IN [CGD08-99-049] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received 
     August 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3932. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Standards; Transport Category Rotorcraft Performance [Docket 
     No. 24802; Amendment No. 29-44] (RIN: 2120-AG86) received 
     August 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3933. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Depart

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     ment of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Harmonization of Critical Parts Rotorcraft Regulations 
     [Docket No. 29311; Amdt. Nos. 27-38 & 29-45] (RIN: 2120-AG60) 
     received August 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3934. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Revisions to 
     Digital Flight Data Recorder Requirements for Airbus 
     Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-1999-6140; Amendment Nos. 121-271 & 
     125-32] (RIN: 2120-AG88) received August 24, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       3935. A letter from the Program Assistant, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Lockheed Model L-1011-385 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-315-AD; Amendment 39-11261; AD 
     99-17-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 24, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       3936. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone 
     Regulation, Columbia River St. Helens, Oregon, to Port of 
     Benton, Washington [CGD13-99-033] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received 
     August 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3937. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations: Shrewsbury River, NJ [CGD01-99-010] 
     (RIN: 2115-AE47) received August 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3938. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Revision of Class E 
     Airspace; Shreveport, LA [Airspace Docket No. 99-ASW-10] 
     received August 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3939. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Standard Instrument 
     Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 
     29683; Amdt. No. 1944] received August 17, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3940. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations: Long Island, New York Inland Waterway 
     from East Rockaway Inlet to Shinnecock Canal, NY [CGD01-99-
     080] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received August 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3941. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone: Port 
     of New York/New Jersey Annual Marine Events [CGD01-99-135] 
     (RIN: 2115-AA97) received August 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3942. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Standard Instrument 
     Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 
     29684; Amendment No. 1945] received August 17, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       3943. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Boeing Model 777 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-
     NM-275-AD; Amendment 39-11251; AD 99-17-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received August 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3944. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 99-CE-20-AD; Amendment 39-11250; AD 99-
     17-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 17, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3945. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class 
     E Airspace; Lyons, KS [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-38] 
     received August 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3946. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class 
     E Airspace; Ava, MO [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-37] received 
     August 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3947. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class 
     E Airspace; Rolla/Vichy, MO [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-26] 
     received August 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3948. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class 
     E Airspace; Emporia, KS [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-24] 
     received August 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3949. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class 
     E Airspace; Roosevelt Roads NS (Ofstie Field), PR [Airspace 
     Docket No. 99-ASO-9] received August 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3950. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Revision of Class D 
     Airspace; Lake Hood, Elmendorf AFB, and Merill Field, AK 
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Elmendorf AFB and Merrill 
     Field, AK [Airspace Docket No. 99-AAL-6] received August 17, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3951. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Establishment of 
     Class E Airspace: Ossining, NY [Airspace Docket No. 99-AEA-
     06] received August 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3952. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--SAFETY ZONE: 
     Salvage of Sunken Fishing Vessel CAPE FEAR, Buzzards Bay, MA 
     [CGD01 99-145] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received August 24, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3953. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone: Decker 
     Wedding Fireworks, Western Long Island Sound, Rye, New York 
     [CGD01-99-149] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received August 24, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3954. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Special Local 
     Regulations for Marine Events; Mears Point Marina and Red 
     Eyes Dock Bar Fireworks Display, Chester River, Kent Narrows, 
     Maryland [CGD 05-99-070] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received August 24, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3955. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Special Local 
     Regulations for Marine Events; Patapsco River, Baltimore, 
     Maryland [CGD 05-99-071] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received August 24, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3956. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations: Danvers River, MA [CGD01-99-148] (RIN: 
     2115-AE47) received August 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3957. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Departmentof Transportation, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; MD 
     Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) Model MD-900 Helicopters [Docket No. 
     98-SW-42-AD; Amendment 39-11248; AD 99-16-13] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received August 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3958. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Veterans Health Administration, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Reconsideration of Denied Claims (RIN: 2900-AJ03) received 
     August 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       3959. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Veterans Education: Increased Allowances for the Educational 
     Assistance Test Program (RIN: 2900-AJ40) received August 16, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       3960. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Furnishing Identifying Number of 
     Income Tax Return Preparer [TD 8835] (RIN: 1545-AX27) 
     received August 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3961. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's

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     final rule--Treatment of Distributions to Foreign Persons 
     Under Sections 367(e)(1) and 367(e)(2) [TD 8834] (RIN: 1545-
     AU22 and 1545-AX30) received August 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3962. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Repeal of Section 415(e) [Notice 99-44]--received August 17, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       3963. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Weighted Average Interest Rate Update [Notice 99-39] received 
     August 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       3964. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Taxation of fringe benefits [Rev. Rul. 99-33] received August 
     24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       3965. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Announcement of Rule to be included in Final Registration 
     under section 897(e) of the Code--received August 17, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       3966. 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. 
     99-33] received August 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3967. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Determination of Interest Rates--October 1999 [Rev. Rul. 99-
     36] received August 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3968. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Specifications for Filing 1999 Forms 1098, 1099, 5498, and W-
     2G, Magnetically or Electronically [Rev. Proc. 99-29] 
     received August 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3969. A letter from the Head, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Inbound Grantor Trusts with Foreign Grantors [TD8831] (RIN: 
     1545-AU90) received August 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3970. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Elimination of Magnetic Tape Program for Federal Tax Deposits 
     [Notice 99-42] received August 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3971. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Treasury Depreciation Study: Request for Public Comment 
     [Notice 99-34] received August 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3972. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Designated Private Delivery Services [Notice 99-41] received 
     August 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       3973. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Boyd 
     Gaming Corporation v. Commissioner--received August 24, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means. 

para. 92.3  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, August 9, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted to 
     Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, the Clerk received the following message 
     from the Secretary of the Senate on August 9, 1999 at 5:02 
     p.m.
       That the Senate agreed to conference report H.R. 1905.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                               Martha C. Morrison,
                                                     Deputy Clerk.

para. 92.4  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, August 9, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted to 
     Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, the Clerk received the following message 
     from the Secretary of the Senate on August 6, 1999 at 10:44 
     a.m.
       That the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 211; that the 
     Senate passed without amendment H.R. 1219; that the Senate 
     passed without amendment H.R. 2565.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                               Martha C. Morrison,
                                                     Deputy Clerk.

para. 92.5  enrolled bills signed

  The SPEAKER announced that pursuant to clause 4, rule I, he signed the 
following enrolled bills and joint resolutions on August 5, 1999:

       S. 606. An Act for the relief of Global Exploration and 
     Development Corporation, Kerr-McGee Corporation, and Kerr-
     McGee Chemical, LLC (successor to Kerr-McGee Chemical 
     Corporation), and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER further announced that pursuant to clause 4, rule I, he 
signed the following enrolled bill on August 6, 1999:

       H.R. 1664. An Act providing emergency authority for 
     guarantees of loans to qualified steel and iron ore companies 
     and to qualified oil and gas companies, and for other 
     purposes.
  The SPEAKER further announced that pursuant to clause 4, rule I, the 
Speaker pro tempore, Mr. WOLF, had signed the following enrolled bills 
on August 10, 1999:

       H.R. 211. An Act to designate the Federal building and 
     United States Courthouse located at 920 West Riverdale Avenue 
     in Spokane, Washington, as the ``Thomas S. Foley United 
     States Courthouse'', and the plaza at the south entrance of 
     such building and courthouse as the ``Walter F. Horan 
     Plaza''.

       H.R. 1219. An Act to amend the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act and the Miller Act, relating to 
     payment protections for persons providing labor and materials 
     for Federal construction projects.

       H.R. 1568. An Act to provide technical, financial, and 
     procurement assistance to veteran owned small businesses, and 
     for other purposes.

       H.R. 1905. An Act making appropriations for the Legislative 
     Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for 
     other purposes.

       H.R. 2565. An Act to clarify the quorum requirement for the 
     Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United 
     States.

       S. 507. An Act to provide for the conservation and 
     development of water and related resources, to authorize the 
     United States Army Corps of Engineers to construct various 
     projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United 
     States, and for other purposes.

       S. 1543. An Act to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 
     1938 to release and protect the release of tobacco production 
     and marketing information.

       S. 1546. An Act to amend the International Religious 
     Freedom Act of 1998 to provide additional administrative 
     authorities to the United States Commission on International 
     Religious Freedom, and to make technical corrections to that 
     Act, and for other purposes.

para. 92.6  migratory bird commission

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to section 2 of the Migratory Bird Conservation 
Act (16 U.S.C. 715a), and the order of the House of Thursday, August 5, 
1999, and upon the recommendation of the Minority Leader, appointed on 
Wednesday, August 11, 1999, to the Migratory Bird Commission, Mr. 
Dingell, on the part of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para. 92.7  international financial institution advisory commission

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 262r and the order of the House of 
Thursday, August 5, 1999, appointed on Wednesday, August 11, 1999, to 
the International Financial Institution Advisory Commission, Mr. Lee 
Hoskins of Nevada, 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.

para. 92.8  subpoena

  The SPEAKER laid before the House the following communication from Mr. 
Jack Katz, Office of Payroll:

         Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, U.S. House of 
           Representatives,
                                  Washington, DC, August 24, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House that I received a 
     subpoena for documents issued by the United States District 
     Court for the Northern District of Florida.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined to comply with the subpoena.
           Sincerely,
                                                        Jack Katz,
                                                Office of Payroll.

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para. 92.9  recess--10:22 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess at 10 o'clock and 22 minutes a.m., 
subject to the call of the Chair.

para. 92.10  after recess--12:43 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, called the House to order.

para. 92.11  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. 1175. An Act to locate and secure the return of 
     Zachary Baumel, a United States citizen, and other Israeli 
     soldiers missing in action.
       H.R. 1833. An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 2000 and 2001 for the United States Customs Service for 
     drug interdiction and other operations, for the Office of the 
     United States Trade Representative, for the United States 
     International Trade Commission, 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. 199. An Act for the relief of Alexandre Malofienko, Olga 
     Matsko, and their son, Vladimir Malofienko.
       S. 275. An Act for the relief of Suchada Kwong.
       S. 452. An Act for the relief of Belinda McGregor.
       S. 620. An Act to grant a Federal charter to Korean War 
     Veterans Association, Incorporated, and for other purposes.
       S. 632. An Act to provide assistance for poison prevention 
     and to stabilize the funding of regional poison control 
     centers.
       S. 800. An Act 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 for other purposes.
       S. 1072. An Act to make certain technical and other 
     corrections relating to the Centennial of Flight 
     Commemoration Act (36 U.S.C. 143 note; 112 Stat. 3486 et 
     seq.).
       S. 1255. An Act to protect consumers and promote electronic 
     commerce by amending certain trademark infringement, 
     dilution, and counterfeiting laws, and for other purposes.
       S. Con. Res. 48. Concurrent resolution relating to the 
     Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum.

para. 92.12  va-hud appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, pursuant to House Resolution 
275 and rule XVIII, 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. 2684) 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, 2000, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. LaTOURETTE, as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole.
  The Acting Chairman, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, assumed the Chair; and 
after some time spent therein,
  Decision of the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole:
  ``The Chair finds that a proposal to designate an appropriation as 
`emergency spending' within the meaning of the budget-enforcement laws 
is fundamentally legislative in character. It does not merely make the 
appropriation. Instead, it characterizes the appropriation otherwise 
made. The resulting emergency designation alters the application of 
existing law with respect to that appropriation. Thus, the proposal is 
one to change existing law. On these premises and based on previous 
rulings of the Chair earlier today, the Chair holds that the amendment 
offered by the gentleman from California, by including a proposal to 
designate an appropriation as `emergency spending' within the meaning of 
the budget-enforcement laws, constitutes legislation in violation of 
clause 2(b) of rule XXI 1.
  ``The Chair also finds that a proposal to designate an appropriation 
as `emergency spending' within the meaning of the budget-enforcement 
laws is a matter within the jurisdiction of the Committee on the Budget 
under clause 1(e) of rule X.
  ``On that premise the Chair holds that the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from California, because it relates to such a matter on a bill 
that was not referred to that committee, also violates section 306 of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
  ``The point of order is sustained on each of the grounds stated. The 
amendment is not in order.''. 

para. 92.13  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the question raised by an appeal in the Committee, to wit: 
``Shall the decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the 
Committee?''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

219

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

198

para. 92.14                   [Roll No. 390]

                                YEAS--219

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--198

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell

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     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Berry
     Buyer
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     McCarthy (MO)
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     Pryce (OH)
     Rangel
     Sandlin
     Scarborough
     Sununu
     Towns
     Young (AK)

                             [Roll No. 390]

                                YEAS--219

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--198

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Berry
     Buyer
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     McCarthy (MO)
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     Pryce (OH)
     Rangel
     Sandlin
     Scarborough
     Sununu
     Towns
     Young (AK)
  So the decision of the Chair stood as the judgment of the Committee.

para. 92.15  recorded vote

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

       Under the heading ``home investment partnerships program'', 
     insert after the first dollar amount the following: 
     ``(reduced by $1,000,000)''.
       Under the heading ``Chemical Safety and Hazard 
     Investigation Board--salaries and expenses'', insert after 
     the dollar amount the following: ``(reduced by $1,500,000)''.
       Under the heading ``Environmental Protection Agency--
     science and technology'', insert after the second dollar 
     amount the following: ``(reduced by $5,000,000)''.
       Under the heading ``emergency management planning and 
     assistance'', insert after both dollar amounts the following: 
     ``(reduced by $5,000,000)''.
       Under the heading ``emergency food and shelter program'', 
     insert after the dollar amount the following: ``(reduced by 
     $5,000,000)''.
       Strike the item relating to the ``Selective Service 
     System'' and insert the following:

                        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, $24,500,000: 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 induction of any person into the Armed Forces of the 
     United States.

It was decided in the

Yeas

187

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

232

para. 92.16                   [Roll No. 391]

                                AYES--187

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Deal
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Latham
     Lazio
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek (FL)
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns

[[Page 1445]]


     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Walden
     Watkins
     Weldon (PA)
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--232

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Green (TX)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holt
     Horn
     Hutchinson
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Largent
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Pallone
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Ramstad
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shuster
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Berry
     Buyer
     Hyde
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     Pryce (OH)
     Rangel
     Sandlin
     Sununu
     Towns
     Weller
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 92.17  recorded vote

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

       In the matter relating to ``Veterans Health Administration; 
     medical care'', after the second dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $350,000,000)''.

       In the matter relating to ``Public and Indian Housing; 
     revitalization of severely distressed public housing (hope 
     vi)'', after the first dollar amount, insert ``(increased by 
     $50,000,000)''.

       In the matter relating to ``National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration; human space flight'', after the dollar 
     amount, insert ``(reduced by $2,080,000,000)''.

       In the matter relating to ``National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration; science, aeronautics and technology'', after 
     the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $675,000,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

121

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

298

para. 92.18                   [Roll No. 392]

                                AYES--121

     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Carson
     Chabot
     Coble
     Coburn
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cubin
     Danner
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Duncan
     Emerson
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Ganske
     Gilchrest
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Green (WI)
     Gutierrez
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (NY)
     McInnis
     Menendez
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roukema
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Schaffer
     Serrano
     Shays
     Shuster
     Smith (MI)
     Stark
     Strickland
     Tancredo
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Waxman
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Woolsey

                                NOES--298

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kasich
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, Gary
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pastor
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Ackerman
     Berry
     Buyer
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     Martinez
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     Pryce (OH)
     Rangel
     Sandlin
     Sununu
     Towns
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 92.19  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 26, line 6, after the first dollar amount insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $10,000,000)''.

[[Page 1446]]

       Page 82, line 23, after the first dollar amount insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $10,000,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

154

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

267

para. 92.20                   [Roll No. 393]

                                AYES--154

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Campbell
     Capps
     Carson
     Clayton
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Duncan
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hilleary
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Larson
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Serrano
     Shays
     Shows
     Slaughter
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Woolsey
     Wu

                                NOES--267

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kasich
     King (NY)
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek (FL)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Murtha
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Berry
     Buyer
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     Pryce (OH)
     Rangel
     Sandlin
     Sununu
     Towns
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 92.21  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 17, line 13, after the first dollar amount insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $200,000,000)''.
       Page 22, line 9, after the first dollar amount insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $105,000,000)''.
       Page 79, line 5, after the first dollar amount insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $305,000,000)''. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

212

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

207

para. 92.22                   [Roll No. 394]

                                AYES--212

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hulshof
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Larson
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Shays
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--207

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery

[[Page 1447]]


     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Olver
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Toomey
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Berry
     Buyer
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     Pryce (OH)
     Rangel
     Sandlin
     Serrano
     Sununu
     Towns
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 92.23  recorded vote

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

       Page 63, line 5, insert ``(reduced by $7,000,000)'' after 
     the dollar amount.
       Page 64, line 4, insert ``(reduced by $58,000,000)'' after 
     the dollar amount.
       Page 66, line 11, insert ``(reduced by $1,000,000)'' after 
     the dollar amount.
       Page 66, line 20, insert ``(reduced by $15,000,000)'' after 
     the dollar amount.
       Page 66, line 24, insert ``(reduced by $15,000,000)'' after 
     the dollar amount.
       Page 68, line 3, insert ``(reduced by $1,000,000)'' after 
     the dollar amount.
       Page 68, line 16, insert ``(reduced by $31,000,000)'' after 
     the dollar amount.
       Page 79, line 19, insert ``(increased by $105,000,000)'' 
     after the dollar amount.

It was decided in the

Yeas

185

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

235

para. 92.24                   [Roll No. 395]

                                AYES--185

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dixon
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fowler
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kingston
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Radanovich
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Vitter
     Walden
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf

                                NOES--235

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Camp
     Campbell
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Green (WI)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Larson
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Berry
     Boucher
     Buyer
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     Pryce (OH)
     Rangel
     Sandlin
     Sununu
     Towns
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 92.25  recorded vote

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

       Page 29, line 26, after the first dollar amount insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $5,000,000)''.
       Page 79, line 5, after the first dollar amount insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $5,000,000)''.
       Page 30, line 11, after the first dollar amount, insert the 
     following: (``increased by $20,000,000)''.
       Page 79, line 19, after the first dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $20,000,000)''.
       Page 31, line 9, after the first dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $5,000,000)''.
       Page 80, line 14, after the first dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $5,000,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

152

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

269

para. 92.26                   [Roll No. 396]

                                AYES--152

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bereuter
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Burr
     Camp
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dixon
     Doyle
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hinchey
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holt
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Larson
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Rodriguez
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Schakowsky
     Serrano

[[Page 1448]]


     Shays
     Shows
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Thompson (CA)
     Thune
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weller
     Weygand
     Wilson
     Woolsey

                                NOES--269

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     Lampson
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lofgren
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek (FL)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Berry
     Buyer
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     Pryce (OH)
     Rangel
     Sandlin
     Sununu
     Towns
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TERRY, 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. 92.27  providing for consideration of a motion to suspend the rules

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-309) the resolution (H. Res. 281) providing for consideration of 
a motion to suspend the rules.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 92.28  waiving points of order against conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 2587

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-310) the resolution (H. Res. 282) waiving points of order 
against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2587) 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, 2000, and for other 
purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 92.29  providing for the consideration of h.r. 417

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-311) the resolution (H. Res. 283) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 417) 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. 92.30  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. 199. An Act for the relief of Alexandre Malofienko, Olga 
     Matsko, and their son, Vladimir Malofienko; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       S. 452. An Act for the relief of Belinda McGregor; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       S. 620. An Act to grant a Federal charter to Korean War 
     Veterans Association, Incorporated, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       S. 632. An Act to provide assistance for poison prevention 
     and to stabilize the funding of regional poison control 
     centers; to the Committee on Commerce.

para. 92.31  bills presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, reported that 
that committee did on the following dates present to the President, for 
his approval, bills of the House of the following titles.

           On August 5, 1999:
       H.R. 2465. Making appropriations for military construction, 
     family housing, and base realignment and closure for the 
     Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 
     30, 2000, and for other purposes.
           On August 11, 1999:
       H.R. 1568. To provide technical, financial, and procurement 
     assistance to veteran owned small businesses, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 1219. To amend the Miller Act, relating to payment 
     protections for persons providing labor and materials for 
     Federal construction projects.
       H.R. 2565. To clarify the quorum requirement for the Board 
     of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
       H.R. 211. To designate the Federal building and United 
     States courthouse located at 920 West Riverside Avenue in 
     Spokane, Washington, as the ``Thomas S. Foley United States 
     Courthouse'', and the plaza at the south entrance of such 
     building and courthouse as the ``Walter F. Horan Plaza''.
           On August 12, 1999:
       H.R. 1664. Providing emergency authority for guarantees of 
     loans to qualified steel and iron ore companies and to 
     qualified oil and gas companies, and for other purposes.

para. 92.32  leave of absence

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

para. 92.33  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. OWENS, at 10 o'clock and 52 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 92.34  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. GEKAS: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 462. 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 (Rept. No. 106-302). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. GEKAS: Committee on the Judiciary. House Joint 
     Resolution 54. Resolution granting the consent of Congress to 
     the Missouri-Nebraska Boundary Compact (Rept. No. 106-303). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. GEKAS: Committee on the Judiciary. House Joint 
     Resolution 62. Resolution to grant the consent of Congress to 
     the boundary change between Georgia and South Carolina (Rept. 
     No. 106-304). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 2506. A bill to 
     amend title IX of the Public Health Service Act to revise and 
     extend the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research: with 
     an amendment (Rept. No. 106-305). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

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       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1619. A 
     bill to amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley 
     National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 to expand the 
     boundaries of the Corridor; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-
     306). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. S. 323. An act 
     to redesignate the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National 
     Monument as a national park and establish the Gunnison Gorge 
     National Conservation Area, and for other purposes; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 106-307). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1231. A 
     bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain 
     National Forest lands to Elko County, Nevada, for continued 
     use as a cemetery; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-308). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. REYNOLDS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 281. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of a motion to suspend 
     the rules (Rept. No. 106-309). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 282. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2587) 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, 2000, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-
     310). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 283. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 417) 
     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. 106-311). Referred to the 
     House Calendar.

para. 92.35  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Ms. CARSON:
       H.R. 2807. A bill to amend the National School Lunch Act 
     and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to promote identification 
     of children eligible for benefits under, and enrollment of 
     children in, the Medicaid and State Children's Health 
     Insurance programs; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Ms. Norton, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. Lantos):
       H.R. 2808. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     eliminate the prohibitions on the transmission of abortion 
     related matters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island:
       H.R. 2809. A bill to impose an immediate suspension of 
     assistance to the Government of Indonesia until the results 
     of the August 30, 1999, vote in East Timor have been 
     implemented, 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. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself, Mr. 
             Chabot, and Mr. Visclosky):
       H.R. 2810. A bill to facilitate the exchange by law 
     enforcement agencies of DNA identification information 
     relating to violent offenders, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Armed 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. LAFALCE:
       H.R. 2811. A bill to implement certain recommendations of 
     the National Gambling Commission by prohibiting the placement 
     of automated teller machines or any device by which an 
     extension of credit or an electronic fund transfer may be 
     initiated by a consumer in the immediate area in a gambling 
     establishment where gambling or wagering takes place; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. MCGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
             Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Martinez, Ms. Lee, and Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald):
       H.R. 2812. A bill to provide for a community development 
     venture capital program; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 2813. A bill to assist local governments in conducting 
     gun buyback programs; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. POMBO (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. Doolittle, 
             Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mr. Herger):
       H.R. 2814. A bill to amend chapter 55 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to authorize equal overtime pay provisions for 
     all Federal employees engaged in wildland fire suppression 
     operations; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. ROGAN:
       H.R. 2815. A bill to present a congressional gold medal to 
     astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael 
     Collins, the crew of Apollo 11; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
           By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
             and Mr. Gilman):
       H.R. 2816. A bill to establish a grant program to assist 
     State and local law enforcement in deterring, investigating, 
     and prosecuting computer crimes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. TOWNS (for himself, Mr. Upton, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Mr. Leach, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Klink, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Ms. Carson, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Olver, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Wise, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Thompson of California, and Ms. Rivers):
       H.R. 2817. 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. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 2818. A bill to prohibit oil and gas drilling in 
     Mosquito Creek Lake in Cortland, Ohio; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, 
             and Mr. Minge):
       H.R. 2819. A bill to create an initiative for research and 
     development into the utilization of biomass for fuel and 
     industrial products; to the Committee on Science, 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. FOSSELLA (for himself, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
             Bliley, Mr. Archer, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mr. Royce, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
             DeLay, Mr. Stump, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Traficant, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mr. Cox, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Upton, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Packard, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
             Buyer, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. 
             Sweeney, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Franks of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Weller, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
             Reynolds, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Shadegg):
       H. Con. Res. 180. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the President should not have granted 
     clemency to terrorists; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BRYANT:
       H. Con. Res. 181. 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. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Dooley of California, Ms. Eshoo, and Mr. Smith of 
             Washington):
       H. Con. Res. 182. Concurrent resolution outlining a vision 
     to shape congressional information technology policy into the 
     next century to promote and preserve the successes, 
     leadership, and uniqueness of the United States information 
     technology sector; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
             Hunter, and Mr. Bilbray):
       H. Res. 284. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives on baseball player Tony Gwynn's 3,000th 
     career base hit; to the Committee on Government Reform. 

para. 92.36  additional sponsors to public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 6: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 82: Mr. Collins and Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 135: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 170: Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Udall of Colorado, 
     and Mr. Lucas of Kentucky.
       H.R. 175: Mr. Berry and Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 205: Mr. Dicks.
       H.R. 220: Mr. Hilleary and Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 271: Mr. Baird.
       H.R. 325: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 354: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Ford, Mr. Portman, Ms. Norton, 
     Mr. Minge, Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Hyde.
       H.R. 357: Mr. Larson.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Hoekstra and Mr. Shays.

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       H.R. 382: Ms. Carson, Mr. Costello, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. 
     Frost.
       H.R. 405: Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
     Hilliard, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Lewis  of Kentucky, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
     Filner, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 406: Mr. Rodriguez.
       H.R. 488: Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 489: Mr. Lucas of Kentucky.
       H.R. 491: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 505: Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 531: Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Wise, and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Cook, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Sisisky, 
     Mr. Rahall, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
     Lampson, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Green of Texas, 
     and Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 555: Ms. Waters.
       H.R. 566: Mr. Weiner, Mr. Clement, Mr. Gordon, and Mr. 
     Mascara.
       H.R. 595: Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Carson, and Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 623: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 634: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 637: Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 639: Mr. Lucas of Kentucky and Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 655: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Wexler, Mrs. 
     Thurman, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
     Sandlin, and Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 664: Mr. Pastor, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 714: Mr. Larson and Mr. filner.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Smith of Texas.
       H.R. 721: Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Spence, Mr. Wu, Mr. King, Mr. 
     Capuano, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Condit, Mr. Baird, 
     and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Coyne, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Paul, Mr. Berman, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Martinez, 
     Mr. McGovern, Mr. Clay, Mr. Blagojevich, Ms. McKinney, Ms. 
     Sanchez, Mr. Gilchrest, and Mrs. Jones of Ohio.
       H.R. 765: Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
     Jenkins, and Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 776: Mr. Hastings of Florida and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 798: Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Wise, and Mrs. McCarthy of New 
     York.
       H.R. 809: Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Calvert, Ms. Pelosi, and 
     Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 827: Mr. Wexler, Mr. Coyne, and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 828: Mr. Hoeffel.
       H.R. 832: Mr. Jackson of Illinois.
       H.R. 854: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Holt and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 886: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 904: Mr. Duncan and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 914: Mr. Martinez and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 920: Mr. Meehan, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Christensen, and Mr. 
     Clay.
       H.R. 941: Mr. Berry.
       H.R. 959: Mr. Sandlin and Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 976: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 984: Mr. Shimkus and Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 997: Mr. Lipinski and Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 1071: Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 1083: Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1095: Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Olver, Mr. Kennedy 
     of Rhode Island, Mr. Towns, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
     LaTourette, and Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 1102: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
     McDermott, and Mr. Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 1103: Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Minge, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Collins, 
     Mr. Lazio, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 1115: Mr. Blunt, Ms. Carson, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
     Jefferson, and Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 1168: Mr. Rush, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Cook, Ms. 
     Kaptur, and Mr. Udall of New Mexico.
       H.R. 1176: Mr. Shays and Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1187: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Ford, Mr. Cannon, and 
     Mr. Sweeney.
       H.R. 1190: Mr. Camp and Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 1193: Mr. Coyne, Mr. Owens, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Hoeffel, 
     Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, and Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 1221: Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hastings of 
     Florida, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hinojosa, 
     Mr. Moore, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1228: Mr. Coyne, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
     Pastor, and Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 1229: Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 1244: Mr. Ose, Mr. Packard, and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 1260: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 1271: Mr. Pastor, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
     Kildee, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. 
     Towns.
       H.R. 1287: Mr. Nussle.
       H.R. 1304: Mr. Rodriguez, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
     Wynn, and Mr. Lucas of Kentucky.
       H.R. 1313: Mr. Wu, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. Lee, and Ms. Baldwin.
       H.R. 1325: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Bryant, and Mr. Sam Johnson 
     of Texas.
       H.R. 1344: Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Sessions, 
     Mr. Pickering, and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 1356: Mr. English, Mrs. Cubin, and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 1358: Mr. Lucas of Kentucky and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1387: Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 1388: Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. 
     Cummings.
       H.R. 1413: Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 1445: Mr. LaHood, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
     Mr. Sessions, Mr. Cook, and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 1450: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1456: Mrs. McCarthy of New York and Mr. Sabo.
       H.R. 1457: Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 1476: Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 1483: Mr. Pitts, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
     Hoeffel, and Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 1485: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Becerra, Mr. George 
     Miller of California, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Edwards.
       H.R. 1495: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 1504: Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Boucher, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 1511: Mr. Vitter and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 1518: Ms. Carson, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Sisisky.
       H.R. 1523: Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 1524: Mr. Rogers.
       H.R. 1532: Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and Mr. 
     Cook.
       H.R. 1579: Mr. Wexler, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
     Gallegly, Mr. Snyder, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Cannon, and Mr. 
     Campbell.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. Pease, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Toomey, 
     Mr. Wamp, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Cannon, and Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 1598: Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Cook, 
     and Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 1619: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 1621: Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
     Gejdenson, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Costello, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
     Norton, Mr. Filner, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 1625: Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, 
     Mr. Owens, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Allen, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
     Strickland, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
     Abercrombie, Mr. Holt, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Lee, Mr. Cardin, Ms. 
     Velazquez, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
     Greenwood, and Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 1640: Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Millender-McDonald, and Mr. 
     Capuano.
       H.R. 1660: Mr. Clyburn, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Watt 
     of North Carolina, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. DeFazio, 
     Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. 
     Skelton, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 1663: Mr. Sanford.
       H.R. 1736: Mr. Snyder, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 1747: Mr. Radanovich and Mr. Isakson.
       H.R. 1760: Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
     DeFazio, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Franks of New 
     Jersey, and Mr. Shimkus.
       H.R. 1777: Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 1785: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Blagojevich, and 
     Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 1796: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 1798: Mr. Sandlin and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 1812: Mr. George Miller of California and Mr. 
     Campbell.
       H.R. 1820: Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 1824: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1838: Mr. Vitter.
       H.R. 1839: Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 1850: Mr. Holt.
       H.R. 1862: Mr. Pascrell and Mr. Udall of Colorado.
       H.R. 1870: Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 1871: Mr. Costello and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 1883: Mr. Nussle, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Boyd, Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Ramstad, 
     Mr. Ose, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Clement, and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 1887: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Gilman, 
     and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 1899: Mr. Moore, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Shows, Mr. Martinez, 
     Mr. Leach, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Towns, Mr. Hall 
     of Ohio, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Sanders, 
     Ms. Rivers, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Allen, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Foley 
     and Mr. Kind.
       H.R. 1910: Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. 
     Hinchey.
       H.R. 1929: Mr. George Miller of California.
       H.R. 1933: Mr. Stearns and Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 1935: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 1957: Mr. Hilliard  and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1967: Mr. Weiner, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mr. Watt of 
     North Carolina.
       H.R. 1977: Mr. Beohlert and Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 1990: Mr. Cummings, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Costello, Ms. 
     Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 1998: Mrs. Capps and Mr. Hoyer.
       H.R. 1999: Mr. Quinn, Mr. Shows, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
     Towns, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
     Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Costello, and Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 2021: Mr. Pastor, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. 
     Sandlin.
       H.R. 2030: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Ms. Dunn, and Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 2102: Mr. Costello, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. Kennedy of 
     Rhode Island.
       H.R. 2120: Mr. Owens, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
     Jefferson, Ms. Sanchez, and Mr. Kuykendall.
       H.R. 2121: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
     Barcia, Mr. Filner, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
     Cook, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pastor, and Mr. Clay.
       H.R. 2130: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
     Price of North Carolina, and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 2175: Mr. Hinchey and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 2202: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 2227: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 2228: Mr. Sandlin and Mr. Dooley of California.
       H.R. 2236: Mr. Frost.

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       H.R. 2240: Mr. Gekas.
       H.R. 2244: Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 2245: Mr. Shows and Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 2247: Mr. Pitts, Mr. Doolittle, and Mr. Nussle.
       H.R. 2258: Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 2260: Mr. Green of Wisconsin and Mr. Bateman.
       H.R. 2262: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 2263: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 2264: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 2268: Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 2282: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 2308: Mr. Clement and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 2337: Mr. Doolittle and Mr. English.
       H.R. 2356: Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 2357: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Watt of North 
     Carolina, and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 2372: Mr. English, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Callahan, 
     Mr. Kasich, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Ms. Ros-
     Lehtinen, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Graham, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
     McIntosh, Mr. Spence, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Simpson, Mr. 
     Packard, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Schaffer, and Mr. 
     Cannon.
       H.R. 2436: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
     Hoekstra, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Gary Miller of 
     California, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 2491: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Conyers, Ms. 
     Schakowsky, and Mr. Lazio.
       H.R. 2498: Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
     Castle, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 2512: Mr. Watt of North Carolina and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 2525: Mr. Barcia and Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 2534: Mr. Underwood, Mr. Owens, Mr. Hastings of 
     Florida, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 2555: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 2569: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 2586: Mr. Lantos and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 2592: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 2596: Mr. Spence, Mr. Stump, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Armey, 
     Mr. Cox, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
     Scarborough, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Pitts, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
     Thornberry, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
     Underwood, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Graham, Mr. Souder, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
     Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Green of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Herger, Mr. Baker, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
     Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
     Hilleary, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Tancredo, 
     Mr. DeMint, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Sam 
     Johnson of Texas, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, 
     Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
     Gilchrest, Mr. Talent, Mr. Portman, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. 
     Gibbons, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, and 
     Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 2634: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 2651: Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Everett, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
     McIntosh, Mr. Goss, and Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 2662: Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Eshoo, and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 2691: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 2700: Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Brown of Ohio, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 2708: Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Rogan, and Mr. 
     Kuykendall.
       H.R. 2709: Mr. Ewing, Mr. Blunt, Mr. McIntosh, and Mrs. 
     Chenoweth.
       H.R. 2716: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 2719: Mr. Turner.
       H.R. 2722: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 2734: Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 2743: Mr. Dickey, Mr. Nussle, and Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 2765: Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Gutierrez, and 
     Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 2788: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.J. Res. 55: Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and 
     Mr. Goodlatte.
       H. Con. Res. 21: Mr. Shays.
       H. Con. Res. 89: Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. 
     Pickett.
       H. Con. Res. 97: Mr. Underwood, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Vento, Mrs. 
     Maloney of New York, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Baird, and Ms. Lee.
       H. Con. Res. 111: Mr. Blagojevich and Mr. Watt of North 
     Carolina.
       H. Con. Res. 119: Ms. Danner and Mr. Holden.
       H. Con. Res. 134: Mr. Gonzalez, Mrs. Capps, and Mr. 
     Thompson of California.
       H. Con. Res. 139: Mr. Gary Miller of California, Ms. 
     Schakowsky, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Spence, 
     Mr. Costello, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Boehlert, and Mr. Boucher.
       H. Con. Res. 146: Mr. McGovern.
       H. Res. 41: Mr. Hilleary.
       H. Res. 238: Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H. Res. 265: Mr. Dingell, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts.

para. 92.37  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 1621: Mr. Tancredo.
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                    THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1999 (93)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 93.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, September 8, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 93.2  communications

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

       3974. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Pork Promotion, Research and 
     Consumer Information Order-Decrease in Importer Assessments 
     [No. LS-99-03] received August 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3975. 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; Removal of Quarantined Area [Docket 
     No. 98-083-6] received September 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3976. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a request for transfers from the 
     Information Technology Systems and Related Expenses Account 
     for Year 2000 compliance to the Department of Commerce's 
     Bureau of Export Administration, the Department of the 
     Treasury, and the Consumer Product Safety Commission; (H. 
     Doc. No. 106-116); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       3977. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a request for transfers from the 
     Information Technology Systems and Related Expenses Account 
     for Year 2000 compliance to the Department of the Interior, 
     Labor, the Treasury, and to the District of Columbia; (H. 
     Doc. No. 106-117); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       3978. A letter from the Director, Congressional Budget 
     Office, transmitting CBO's Sequestration Update Report for 
     Fiscal Year 2000, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. section 904(b); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       3979. 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 Armed Services.
       3980. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     approval of the retirement of Lieutenant General Charles H. 
     Roadman II, United States Airforce, and his advancement to 
     the grade of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       3981. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting transactions involving U.S. exports 
     to the People's Republic of China (China); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       3982. A letter from the President and Director, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting transactions involving exports to 
     Mexico; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       3983. A letter from the President and Director, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting transactions involving U.S. exports 
     to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
       3984. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, 
     transmitting Final Regulations--Direct Grant Programs, 
     pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
       3985. A letter from the Administrator, Energy Information 
     Administration, transmitting the Energy Information 
     Administration's ``Annual Energy Review 1998,'' pursuant to 
     15 U.S.C. 790f(a)(2); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3986. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the annual report summarizing the 
     findings of the Public Health Service Act; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       3987. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a 6-month periodic report on the 
     national emergency with respect to Iraq that was declared in 
     Executive Order 12722 of August 2, 1990, pursuant to 50 
     U.S.C. 1703(c); (H. Doc. No. 106-115); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       3988. 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 France 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 57-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       3989. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed Manufacturing License Agreement with Germany 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 97-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       3990. 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 Russia 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 98-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       3991. 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 de

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     fense services sold commercially under a contract to Turkey 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 125-98], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       3992. 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 France 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 21-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       3993. 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 18-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       3994. 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.
       3995. 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.
       3996. A letter from the Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting List of all reports issued or 
     released by the GAO in June 1999, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     719(h); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3997. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severly Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions to the 
     Procurement List--received August 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3998. A letter from the Comptroller General, transmitting 
     the Research Notification System through July 6, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       3999. A letter from the Chairman, Merit Systems Protection 
     Board, transmitting the Board's report entitled ``The Role of 
     Delegated Examining Units: Hiring New Employees in a 
     Decentralized Civil Service,'' pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     1204(a)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       4000. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator For 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     International Fisheries Regulations; Pacific Tuna Fisheries 
     [Docket No. 990212047-9208-02; I.D. 111998C] (RIN: 0648-AL28) 
     received September 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4001. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator For 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule--Fisheries 
     of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; 
     Snapper-Grouper Fishery Off the Southern Atlantic States; 
     Restricted Reopening of Limited Access Permit Application 
     Process [Docket No. 990820230-9230-01; I.D. 080599B] (RIN: 
     0648-AM92) received September 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4002. A letter from the Reserve Officers Association, 
     transmitting a copy of the Report of Audit for the year 
     ending 31 March 1999 of the Association's accounts, pursuant 
     to 36 U.S.C. 1101(41) and 1103; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       4003. A letter from the Director, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting notification that funding 
     under Title V of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
     Emergency Assistance Act, as amended, will exceed $5 million 
     for the response to the emergency declared on June 23, 1998, 
     as a result of the extreme fire hazards which severely 
     impacted the State of Texas from June 4, 1998 through and 
     including November 3, 1998, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5193; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4004. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class 
     E Airspace; York, NE [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-25] received 
     September 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4005. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Establishment of 
     Class D Airspace; Tupelo, MS [Airspace Docket No. 99-ASO-10] 
     received September 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4006. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Procedures for 
     Protests and Contract Disputes; Amendment of Equal Access to 
     Justice Act Regulations; Correction [Docket No. FAA-1998-
     4379; Amendment No. 14-03, Part 17 (New)] (RIN: 2120-AG19) 
     received September 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4007. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; de Havilland Inc. Models DHC-6-1, DHC-6-100, DHC-
     6-200, and DHC-6-300 Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-10-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11279; AD 99-18-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     September 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4008. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Fokker Model F27 Mark 050 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 99-NM-224-AD; Amendment 39-11278; AD 99-18-12] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4009. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd. (IAI), Model 
     1124 and 1124A Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-332-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11274; AD 99-18-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     September 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4010. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company Beech Models C90A, 
     B200, B300, and 1900D Airplanes [Docket No. 99-CE-56-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11281; AD 99-18-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     September 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4011. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Short Brothers Model SD3-SHERPA, SD3-60 SHERPA, 
     SD3-30, and SD3-60 Series Airplanes (Docket No. 98-NM-369-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11276; AD 99-18-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     September 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4012. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Short Brothers Model SD3-30 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 98-NM-349-AD; Amendment 39-11275; AD 99-18-09] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4013. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Boeing Model 747-400 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 
     98-NM-222-AD; Amendment 39-11273; AD 99-18-07] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received September 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4014. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 99-
     NM-77-AD; Amendment 39-11269; AD 99-18-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received September 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4015. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series Airplanes [Docket 
     No. 96-NM-113-AD; Amendment 39-11270; AD 99-18-04] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received September 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4016. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Dowty Aerospace Propellers Model R381/6-123-F/5 
     Propellers [Docket No. 99-NE-43-AD; Amendment 39-11284; AD 
     99-18-18] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 3, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4017. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Short Brothers Model SD3-SHERPA, SD3-60 SHERPA, 
     SD3-30, and SD3-60 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 99-NM-12-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11277; AD 99-18-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     September 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4018. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. Model 205A-1 and 
     205B Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-72-AD; Amendment 39-11268; 
     AD 99-18-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 3, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4019. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR42-300 and ATR42-320 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-201-AD; Amendment 39-11272; AD 
     99-18-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 3, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure. 

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para. 93.3  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Ms. McDevitt, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a bill of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 457. An Act 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 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. 2670. An Act making appropriations for the Departments 
     of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
     agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and 
     for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 2670) ``An Act making appropriations for the 
Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, 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. Lautenberg, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Byrd, 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 concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 1076. An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     enhance programs providing health care and other benefits for 
     veterans, to authorize major medical facility projects, to 
     reform eligibility for burial in Arlington National Cemetery, 
     and for other purposes. 

para. 93.4  providing for the consideration of a motion to suspend the 
          rules

  Mr. REYNOLDS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 281):

       Resolved, That it shall be in order at any time on 
     Thursday, September 9, 1999, or on Friday September 10, 1999, 
     for the Speaker to entertain a motion that the House suspend 
     the rules and adopt the concurrent resolution (II. Con. Res. 
     180) expressing the sense of Congress that the President 
     should not have granted clemency to terrorists.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. REYNOLDS, 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. 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

253

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

172

para. 93.5                    [Roll No. 397]

                                YEAS--253

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--172

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Berry
     McIntosh
     Pryce (OH)
     Rangel
     Rogan
     Sununu
     Towns
     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. 93.6  opposition to granting clemency to terrorists

  Mr. PEASE, pursuant to House Resolution 281, moved to suspend the 
rules and agree to the following concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 
180), as amended: 

       Whereas the Armed Forces of National Liberation (the FALN) 
     is a militant terrorist organization that claims 
     responsibility for the bombings of approximately 130 
     civilian, political, and military sites throughout the United 
     States;
       Whereas its reign of terror resulted in 6 deaths and the 
     permanent maiming of dozens of others, including law 
     enforcement officials;
       Whereas 16 members of the FALN were tried for numerous 
     felonies against the United States, including seditious 
     conspiracy;
       Whereas at their trials, none of the 16 defendants 
     contested any of the evidence presented by the United States;
       Whereas at their trials, none expressed remorse for their 
     actions;
       Whereas all were subsequently convicted and sentenced to 
     prison for terms up to 90 years;
       Whereas not a single act of terrorism has been attributed 
     to the FALN since the imprisonment of the 16 terrorists;

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       Whereas no petitions for clemency were made by these 
     terrorists, but other persons, in an irregular procedure, 
     sought such clemency for them;
       Whereas on August 11, 1999, President William Jefferson 
     Clinton offered clemency to these 16 terrorists, all of whom 
     have served less than 20 years in prison;
       Whereas the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Federal 
     Bureau of Prisons, and 2 United States Attorneys all 
     reportedly advised the President not to grant leniency to the 
     16 terrorists;
       Whereas the Federal Bureau of Prisons reportedly based its 
     decision in part on the existence of audio recordings 
     indicating that some of the 16 have vowed to resume their 
     violent activities upon release from prison;
       Whereas the State Department in 1998 reiterated two 
     longstanding tenets of counterterrorism policy that the 
     United States will: ``(1) make no concessions to terrorists 
     and strike no deals; and ``(2) bring terrorists to justice 
     for their crimes'';
       Whereas the President's offer of clemency to the FALN 
     terrorists violates longstanding tenets of United States 
     counterterrorism policy;
       Whereas the President's decision sends an unmistakable 
     message to terrorists that the United States does not punish 
     terrorists in a severe manner, making terrorism more likely; 
     and
       Whereas the release of terrorists is an affront to the rule 
     of law, the victims and their families, and every American 
     who believes that violent acts must be punished to the 
     fullest extent of the law: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that making 
     concessions to terrorists is deplorable and that President 
     Clinton should not have offered or granted clemency to the 
     FALN terrorists.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, recognized Mr. PEASE 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 concurrent 
resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CONYERS 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

311

It was decided in the

Nays

41

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affirmative

Answered present

72

para. 93.7                    [Roll No. 398]

                                YEAS--311

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wu
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--41

     Abercrombie
     Baldwin
     Becerra
     Brady (PA)
     Carson
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Davis (IL)
     Dingell
     Engel
     Fattah
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoeffel
     Jackson (IL)
     Jones (OH)
     Kilpatrick
     Kucinich
     Lee
     McKinney
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mink
     Napolitano
     Olver
     Owens
     Payne
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Thompson (MS)
     Velazquez
     Waters
     Wynn

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--72

     Ackerman
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capuano
     Clayton
     Coyne
     Crowley
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Deutsch
     Dixon
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Markey
     Martinez
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     Meehan
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Peterson (MN)
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Tauscher
     Tierney
     Udall (CO)
     Vento
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Woolsey

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Berry
     Hinojosa
     Jefferson
     Pelosi
     Pryce (OH)
     Rangel
     Rogan
     Sununu
     Towns
     Young (AK)
  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. 93.8  va-hud appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, pursuant to House Resolution 275 
and rule XVIII, 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. 2684) 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, 2000, and for other purposes.
  Mr. PEASE, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair; and after some time 
spent therein,

para. 93.9  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 Michigan:

       At the end of the bill before line 4, page 94, insert the 
     following:
       Sec.   . Not withstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     the amount appropriated for Environmental Programs and 
     Management for the Environmental Protection Agency is reduced 
     by $2,500,000 and the amount appropriated for Emergency 
     Management Planning and Assistance for the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency is increased by $2,500,000.


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It was decided in the

Yeas

69

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

354

para. 93.10                   [Roll No. 399]

                                AYES--69

     Armey
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Bonilla
     Brady (TX)
     Burton
     Coble
     Crane
     Danner
     DeMint
     Dingell
     Duncan
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Fowler
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Kingston
     Larson
     Latham
     Lucas (OK)
     Martinez
     McCarthy (NY)
     McIntosh
     Mica
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Rohrabacher
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Smith (MI)
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Walden
     Weldon (PA)

                                NOES--354

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Berry
     Cooksey
     Crowley
     Hutchinson
     Pryce (OH)
     Rangel
     Rogan
     Sununu
     Towns
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 93.11  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. ----. 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

158

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

266

para. 93.12                   [Roll No. 400]

                                AYES--158

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Biggert
     Blagojevich
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brady (PA)
     Camp
     Capuano
     Castle
     Chabot
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crane
     Davis (IL)
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Doyle
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Evans
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Graham
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hinchey
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Terry
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand

                                NOES--266

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cox
     Cramer
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Farr
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Lee
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meek (FL)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickering

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     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shows
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Vento
     Vitter
     Walden
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Berry
     Cooksey
     Crowley
     Pryce (OH)
     Rangel
     Rogan
     Sununu
     Towns
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 93.13  recorded vote

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

       Page 94, after line 3, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 424. The amounts otherwise provided by this Act are 
     revised by increasing the amount made available for 
     ``DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS--Departmental 
     Administration--Grants for Construction of State Extended 
     Care Facilities'', by reducing the amount made available for 
     ``INDEPENDENT AGENCIES--Chemical Safety and Hazard 
     Investigation Board--Salaries and Expenses'', and by reducing 
     the amount made available for ``INDEPENDENT AGENCIES--
     Environmental Protection Agency--Office of Inspector 
     General'', by $7,000,000, $2,000,000, and $5,000,000, 
     respectively.

It was decided in the

Yeas

366

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

54

para. 93.14                   [Roll No. 401]

                                AYES--366

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--54

     Ballenger
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Boehlert
     Borski
     Campbell
     Clay
     Clayton
     Conyers
     Cox
     Davis (IL)
     Delahunt
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Ehlers
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kilpatrick
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lee
     Lewis (CA)
     Markey
     McKinney
     Meek (FL)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Packard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sherman
     Stark
     Stump
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Bonior
     Cooksey
     Crowley
     Houghton
     Jones (OH)
     Latham
     Pryce (OH)
     Rangel
     Rogan
     Sununu
     Towns
     Weldon (PA)
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaTOURETTE, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 275, 
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 93, line 6: strike the period and insert the 
     following:
     ``, subject to enactment of legislation authorizing funds for 
     such purpose.'' 

       Page 94, after line 3, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 424. The amounts otherwise provided by this Act are 
     revised by increasing the amount made available for 
     ``DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS--Departmental 
     Administration--Grants for Construction of State Extended 
     Care Facilities'', by reducing the amount made available for 
     ``INDEPENDENT AGENCIES--Chemical Safety and Hazard 
     Investigation Board--Salaries and Expenses'', and by reducing 
     the amount made available for ``INDEPENDENT AGENCIES--
     Environmental Protection Agency--Office of Inspector 
     General'', by $7,000,000, $2,000,000, and $5,000,000, 
     respectively.

       At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
     following new section:
       Sec.   . It is the sense of congress that, along with 
     health care, housing, education, and other benefits, the 
     presence of an honor guard at a veteran's funeral is a 
     benefit that a veteran has earned, and, therefore, the 
     executive branch should provide funeral honor details for the 
     funerals of veterans when requested, in accordance with law.

       At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
     following new section:


                  rural veterans health care services

       Sec. __. The House supports efforts to implement 
     improvements in health care services for veterans in rural 
     areas.

  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 promptly in a 
form that ensures compliance with the section 302(b) allocation using 
Congressional Budget Office scorekeeping conventions to avoid 
sequestration of billions of dollars in discretionary spending in vital 
Federal programs including the national defense, the National Institutes 
of Health, veterans medical care, and education and environmental 
programs, among many others.

[[Page 1457]]

  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

207

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

215

para. 93.15                   [Roll No. 402]

                                AYES--207

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     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
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--215

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Cooksey
     Crowley
     Houghton
     Latham
     Linder
     Pryce (OH)
     Rangel
     Rogan
     Sununu
     Towns
     Weldon (PA)
     Young (AK)
  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 pursuant to clause 
10 of rule XX 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

187

para. 93.16                   [Roll No. 403]

                                YEAS--235

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--187

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     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
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson

[[Page 1458]]


     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Morella
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Cooksey
     Crowley
     Houghton
     Latham
     Miller, George
     Pryce (OH)
     Rangel
     Rogan
     Sununu
     Towns
     Weldon (PA)
     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. 93.17  order of business--consideration of conference report on 
          h.r. 2587

  On motion of Mr. SESSIONS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order to consider the conference report on 
the bill (H.R. 2587) 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, 2000, and for other purposes; that all points of order 
against the conference report and against its consideration be waived; 
and that House Resolution 282 be laid upon the table.

para. 93.18  d.c. appropriations

  Mr. ISTOOK, pursuant to the foregoing order of the House, called up 
the following conference report (Rept. No. 106-299):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2587) ``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, 2000, 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 District of 
     Columbia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and 
     for other purposes, namely:
                TITLE I--FISCAL YEAR 2000 APPROPRIATIONS

                             FEDERAL FUNDS

              Federal Payment for Resident Tuition Support

       For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for a 
     program to be administered by the Mayor for District of 
     Columbia resident tuition support, subject to the enactment 
     of authorizing legislation for such program by Congress, 
     $17,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That such funds may be used on behalf of eligible District of 
     Columbia residents to pay an amount based upon the difference 
     between in-State and out-of-State tuition at public 
     institutions of higher education, usable at both public and 
     private institutions of higher education: Provided further, 
     That the awarding of such funds may be prioritized on the 
     basis of a resident's academic merit and such other factors 
     as may be authorized: Provided further, That if the 
     authorized program is a nationwide program, the Mayor may 
     expend up to $17,000,000: Provided further, That if the 
     authorized program is for a limited number of states, the 
     Mayor may expend up to $11,000,000: Provided further, That 
     the District of Columbia may expend funds other than the 
     funds provided under this heading, including local tax 
     revenues and contributions, to support such program.

        Federal Payment for Incentives for Adoption of Children

       For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia to create 
     incentives to promote the adoption of children in the 
     District of Columbia foster care system, $5,000,000: 
     Provided, That such funds shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2001 and shall be used in accordance with a 
     program established by the Mayor and the Council of the 
     District of Columbia and approved by the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate: Provided further, That funds provided under this 
     heading may be used to cover the costs to the District of 
     Columbia of providing tax credits to offset the costs 
     incurred by individuals in adopting children in the District 
     of Columbia foster care system and in providing for the 
     health care needs of such children, in accordance with 
     legislation enacted by the District of Columbia government.

         Federal Payment to the Citizen Complaint Review Board

       For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for 
     administrative expenses of the Citizen Complaint Review 
     Board, $500,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2001.

          Federal Payment to the Department of Human Services

       For a Federal payment to the Department of Human Services 
     for a mentoring program and for hotline services, $250,000.

    Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Corrections Trustee 
                               Operations

       For salaries and expenses of the District of Columbia 
     Corrections Trustee, $176,000,000 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; 111 Stat. 712): 
     Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds appropriated in this Act for the District of Columbia 
     Corrections Trustee shall be apportioned quarterly by the 
     Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in 
     the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and 
     expenses of other Federal agencies: Provided further, That in 
     addition to the funds provided under this heading, the 
     District of Columbia Corrections Trustee may use a portion of 
     the interest earned on the Federal payment made to the 
     Trustee under the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 
     1998, (not to exceed $4,600,000) to carry out the activities 
     funded under this heading.

           Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Courts

       For salaries and expenses for the District of Columbia 
     Courts, $99,714,000 to be allocated as follows: for the 
     District of Columbia Court of Appeals, $7,209,000; for the 
     District of Columbia Superior Court, $75,651,000; for the 
     District of Columbia Court System, $8,854,000; and 
     $8,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2001, for 
     capital improvements for District of Columbia courthouse 
     facilities: Provided, That of the amounts available for 
     operations of the District of Columbia Courts, not to exceed 
     $2,500,000 shall be for the design of an Integrated Justice 
     Information System and that such funds shall be used in 
     accordance with a plan and design developed by the courts and 
     approved by the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under 
     this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of 
     Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same 
     manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of 
     other Federal agencies, 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 Governmental Affairs of the 
     Senate, and the Committee on Government Reform of the House 
     of Representatives.

            Defender Services in District of Columbia Courts

       For payments authorized under section 11-2604 and section 
     11-2605, D.C. Code (relating to representation provided under 
     the District of Columbia Criminal Justice Act), payments for 
     counsel appointed in proceedings in the Family Division of 
     the Superior Court of the District of Columbia under chapter 
     23 of title 16, D.C. Code, and payments for counsel 
     authorized under section 21-2060, D.C. Code (relating to 
     representation provided under the District of Columbia 
     Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and Durable Power of 
     Attorney Act of 1986), $33,336,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That in addition to the funds provided 
     under this heading, the Joint Committee on Judicial 
     Administration in the District of Columbia may use a portion 
     (not to exceed $1,200,000) of the interest earned on the 
     Federal payment made to the District of Columbia courts under 
     the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1999, to make 
     payments described under this heading for obligations 
     incurred during fiscal year 1999 if the Comptroller General 
     certifies that the amount of obligations lawfully incurred 
     for such payments during fiscal year 1999 exceeds the 
     obligational authority otherwise available for making such 
     payments: Provided further, That such funds shall be 
     administered by the Joint Committee on Judicial 
     Administration in the District of Columbia: Provided further, 
     That notwithstanding any other provision of law, this 
     appropriation shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of 
     Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same 
     manner as funds appropriated for expenses of other Federal 
     agencies, with payroll and financial services to be provided 
     on a contractual

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     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 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on 
     Government Reform of the House of Representatives.

 Federal Payment to the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency 
                      for the District of Columbia

       For salaries and expenses of the Court Services and 
     Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, as 
     authorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-
     Government Improvement Act of 1997, (Public Law 105-33; 111 
     Stat. 712), $93,800,000, of which $58,600,000 shall be for 
     necessary expenses of Parole Revocation, Adult Probation, 
     Offender Supervision, and Sex Offender Registration, to 
     include expenses relating to supervision of adults subject to 
     protection orders or provision of services for or related to 
     such persons; $17,400,000 shall be available to the Public 
     Defender Service; and $17,800,000 shall be available to the 
     Pretrial Services Agency: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall 
     be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and 
     Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds 
     appropriated for salaries and expenses of other Federal 
     agencies: Provided further, That of the amounts made 
     available under this heading, $20,492,000 shall be used in 
     support of universal drug screening and testing for those 
     individuals on pretrial, probation, or parole supervision 
     with continued testing, intermediate sanctions, and treatment 
     for those identified in need, of which $7,000,000 shall be 
     for treatment services.

                   Children's National Medical Center

       For a Federal contribution to the Children's National 
     Medical Center in the District of Columbia, $2,500,000 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.

           Federal Payment for Metropolitan Police Department

       For payment to the Metropolitan Police Department, 
     $1,000,000, for a program to eliminate open air drug 
     trafficking in the District of Columbia: Provided, That the 
     Chief of Police shall provide quarterly reports to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives by the 15th calendar day after the end of 
     each quarter beginning December 31, 1999, on the status of 
     the project financed under this heading.

                       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, $162,356,000 (including 
     $137,134,000 from local funds, $11,670,000 from Federal 
     funds, and $13,552,000 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 
     City Administrator 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: Provided further, That, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law now or hereafter 
     enacted, no Member of the District of Columbia Council 
     eligible to earn a part-time salary of $92,520, exclusive of 
     the Council Chairman, shall be paid a salary of more than 
     $84,635 during fiscal year 2000.

                  Economic Development and Regulation

       Economic development and regulation, $190,335,000 
     (including $52,911,000 from local funds, $84,751,000 from 
     Federal funds, and $52,673,000 from other funds), of which 
     $15,000,000 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 limitation for 
     the current fiscal year, $778,770,000 (including $565,511,000 
     from local funds, $29,012,000 from Federal funds, and 
     $184,247,000 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, 
     1999, 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 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 
     up to $700,000 in local funds shall be available for the 
     operations of the Citizen Complaint Review Board.

                        Public Education System

       Public education system, including the development of 
     national defense education programs, $867,411,000 (including 
     $721,847,000 from local funds, $120,951,000 from Federal 
     funds, and $24,613,000 from other funds), to be allocated as 
     follows: $713,197,000 (including $600,936,000 from local 
     funds, $106,213,000 from Federal funds, and $6,048,000 from 
     other funds), for the public schools of the District of 
     Columbia; $10,700,000 from local funds for the District of 
     Columbia Teachers' Retirement Fund; $17,000,000 from local 
     funds, previously appropriated in this Act as a Federal 
     payment, for resident tuition support at public and private 
     institutions of higher learning for eligible District 
     residents; $27,885,000 from local funds 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: 
     $72,347,000 (including $40,491,000 from local funds, 
     $13,536,000 from Federal funds, and $18,320,000 from other 
     funds) for the University of the District of Columbia; 
     $24,171,000 (including $23,128,000 from local funds, $798,000 
     from Federal funds, and $245,000 from other funds) for the 
     Public Library; $2,111,000 (including $1,707,000 from local 
     funds and $404,000 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 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 and secondary 
     school during fiscal year 2000 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

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     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, 2000, 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: Provided further, That the District of 
     Columbia Public Schools shall not spend less than 
     $365,500,000 on local schools through the Weighted Student 
     Formula in fiscal year 2000: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Chief 
     Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall apportion 
     from the budget of the Public Education System a sum totaling 
     5 percent of the total budget to be set aside until the 
     current student count for Public and Charter schools has been 
     completed, and that this amount shall be apportioned between 
     the Public and Charter schools based on their respective 
     student population count: Provided further, That the District 
     of Columbia Public Schools may spend $500,000 to engage in a 
     Schools Without Violence program based on a model developed 
     by the University of North Carolina, located in Greensboro, 
     North Carolina.

                         Human Support Services

       Human support services, $1,526,361,000 (including 
     $635,373,000 from local funds, $875,814,000 from Federal 
     funds, and $15,174,000 from other funds): Provided, That 
     $25,150,000 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, $271,395,000 
     (including $258,341,000 from local funds, $3,099,000 from 
     Federal funds, and $9,955,000 from other funds): Provided, 
     That this appropriation shall not be available for collecting 
     ashes or miscellaneous refuse from hotels and places of 
     business.

                         Receivership Programs

       For all agencies of the District of Columbia government 
     under court ordered receivership, $342,077,000 (including 
     $217,606,000 from local funds, $106,111,000 from Federal 
     funds, and $18,360,000 from other funds).

                         Workforce Investments

       For workforce investments, $8,500,000 from local funds, to 
     be transferred by the Mayor of the District of Columbia 
     within the various appropriation headings in this Act for 
     which employees are properly payable.

                                Reserve

       For a reserve to be established by the Chief Financial 
     Officer of the District of Columbia and the District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority, $150,000,000.

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 (109 Stat. 97; Public 
     Law 104-8), $3,140,000: 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 2000 under 
     section 102 of such Act, as determined by the Comptroller 
     General (as described in GAO letter report B-279095.2).

                    Repayment of Loans and Interest

       For payment of principal, interest and certain fees 
     directly resulting from borrowing by the District of Columbia 
     to fund District of Columbia capital projects as authorized 
     by sections 462, 475, and 490 of the District of Columbia 
     Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973, as amended, and 
     that funds shall be allocated for expenses associated with 
     the Wilson Building, $328,417,000 from local funds: Provided, 
     That for equipment leases, the Mayor may finance $27,527,000 
     of equipment cost, plus cost of issuance not to exceed 2 
     percent of the par amount being financed on a lease purchase 
     basis with a maturity not to exceed 5 years: Provided 
     further, That $5,300,000 is allocated to the Metropolitan 
     Police Department, $3,200,000 for the Fire and Emergency 
     Medical Services Department, $350,000 for the Department of 
     Corrections, $15,949,000 for the Department of Public Works 
     and $2,728,000 for the Public Benefit Corporation.

                Repayment of General Fund Recovery Debt

       For the purpose of eliminating the $331,589,000 general 
     fund accumulated deficit as of September 30, 1990, 
     $38,286,000 from local funds, as authorized by section 461(a) 
     of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (105 Stat. 540; 
     D.C. Code, sec. 47-321(a)(1)).

              Payment of Interest on Short-Term Borrowing

       For payment of interest on short-term borrowing, $9,000,000 
     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, $7,950,000 from local funds.

                 Optical and Dental Insurance Payments

       For optical and dental insurance payments, $1,295,000 from 
     local funds.

                           Productivity Bank

       The Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia, 
     under the direction of the Mayor and the District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, 
     shall finance projects totaling $20,000,000 in local funds 
     that result in cost savings or additional revenues, by an 
     amount equal to such financing: Provided, That the Mayor 
     shall provide quarterly reports to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     by the 15th calendar day after the end of each quarter 
     beginning December 31, 1999, on the status of the projects 
     financed under this heading.

                       Productivity Bank Savings

       The Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia, 
     under the direction of the Mayor and the District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, 
     shall make reductions totaling $20,000,000 in local funds. 
     The reductions are to be allocated to projects funded through 
     the Productivity Bank that produce cost savings or additional 
     revenues in an amount equal to the Productivity Bank 
     financing: Provided, That the Mayor shall provide quarterly 
     reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate by the 15th calendar day after 
     the end of each quarter beginning December 31, 1999, on the 
     status of the cost savings or additional revenues funded 
     under this heading.

                   Procurement and Management Savings

       The Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia, 
     under the direction of the Mayor and the District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, 
     shall make reductions of $14,457,000 for general supply 
     schedule savings and $7,000,000 for management reform 
     savings, in local funds to one or more of the appropriation 
     headings in this Act: Provided, That the Mayor shall provide 
     quarterly reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate by the 15th calendar 
     day after the end of each quarter beginning December 31, 
     1999, on the status of the general supply schedule savings 
     and management reform savings projected under this heading.

                       ENTERPRISE AND OTHER FUNDS

         Water and Sewer Authority and the Washington Aqueduct

       For operation of the Water and Sewer Authority and the 
     Washington Aqueduct, $279,608,000 from other funds (including 
     $236,075,000 for the Water and Sewer Authority and 
     $43,533,000 for the Washington Aqueduct) of which $35,222,000 
     shall be apportioned and payable to the District's debt 
     service fund for repayment of loans and interest incurred for 
     capital improvement projects.
       For construction projects, $197,169,000, as authorized by 
     An Act authorizing the laying of watermains and service 
     sewers in the District of Columbia, the levying of 
     assessments therefor, and for other purposes (33 Stat. 244; 
     Public Law 58-140; D.C. Code, sec. 43-1512 et seq.): 
     Provided, That the requirements and restrictions that are 
     applicable to general fund capital improvements projects and 
     set forth in this Act under the Capital Outlay appropriation 
     title shall apply to projects approved under this 
     appropriation title.

              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 (95 Stat. 1174 and 
     1175; Public Law 97-91), 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 
     (D.C. Law 3-172; D.C. Code, sec. 2-2501 et seq. and sec. 22-
     1516 et seq.), $234,400,000: 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.

                  Sports and Entertainment Commission

       For the Sports and Entertainment Commission, $10,846,000 
     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'' (62 Stat. 339; D.C. Code, sec. 2-301 et 
     seq.) and the District of Columbia Stadium Act of 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 (87 Stat. 
     824; Public Law 93-198; D.C. Code, sec. 47-301(b)).

  District of Columbia Health and Hospitals Public Benefit Corporation

       For the District of Columbia Health and Hospitals Public 
     Benefit Corporation, established by D.C. Law 11-212, D.C. 
     Code, sec. 32-262.2,

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     $133,443,000 of which $44,435,000 shall be derived by 
     transfer from the general fund and $89,008,000 from other 
     funds.

                 District of Columbia Retirement Board

       For the District of Columbia Retirement Board, established 
     by section 121 of the District of Columbia Retirement Reform 
     Act of 1979 (93 Stat. 866; D.C. Code, sec. 1-711), $9,892,000 
     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: 
     Provided further, That section 121(c)(1) of the District of 
     Columbia Retirement Reform Act (D.C. Code, sec. 1-711(c)(1)) 
     is amended by striking ``the total amount to which a member 
     may be entitled'' and all that follows and inserting the 
     following: ``the total amount to which a member may be 
     entitled under this subsection during a year (beginning with 
     1998) may not exceed $5,000, except that in the case of the 
     Chairman of the Board and the Chairman of the Investment 
     Committee of the Board, such amount may not exceed $7,500 
     (beginning with 2000).''.

                      Correctional Industries Fund

       For the Correctional Industries Fund, established by the 
     District of Columbia Correctional Industries Establishment 
     Act (78 Stat. 1000; Public Law 88-622), $1,810,000 from other 
     funds.

              Washington Convention Center Enterprise Fund

       For the Washington Convention Center Enterprise Fund, 
     $50,226,000 from other funds.

                             Capital Outlay


                        (Including Rescissions)

       For construction projects, $1,260,524,000 of which 
     $929,450,000 is from local funds, $54,050,000 is from the 
     highway trust fund, and $277,024,000 is from Federal funds, 
     and a rescission of $41,886,500 from local funds appropriated 
     under this heading in prior fiscal years, for a net amount of 
     $1,218,637,500 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 (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, 2001, 
     except authorizations for projects as to which funds have 
     been obligated in whole or in part prior to September 30, 
     2001: 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 particular 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 (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 (D.C. Law 4-101; D.C. Code, sec. 3-
     205.44), and for the 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, 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 (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 2000, 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 
     responsibility center; (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 
     program, project, or responsibility center 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 responsibility centers 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 responsibility 
     center; unless the Appropriations Committees of both the 
     Senate and House of Representatives are notified in writing 
     30 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 government.
       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 (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) City Administrator.--The last sentence of 
     section 422(7) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act 
     (D.C. Code, sec. 1-242(7)) is amended by striking ``, not to 
     exceed'' and all that follows and inserting a period.
       (b) Board of Directors of Redevelopment Land Agency.--
     Section 1108(c)(2)(F) of the District of Columbia Government 
     Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (D.C. Code, sec. 1-
     612.8(c)(2)(F)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(F) Redevelopment Land Agency board members shall be paid 
     per diem compensation at a rate established by the Mayor, 
     except that such rate may not exceed the daily equivalent of 
     the annual rate of basic pay for level 15 of the District 
     Schedule for each day (including travel time) during which 
     they are engaged in the actual performance of their 
     duties.''.
       Sec. 120. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the 
     provisions of the District of Columbia Government 
     Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (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 (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:

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     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. No later than 30 days after the end of the first 
     quarter of the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, the 
     Mayor of the District of Columbia shall submit to the Council 
     of the District of Columbia the new fiscal year 2000 revenue 
     estimates as of the end of the first quarter of fiscal year 
     2000. These estimates shall be used in the budget request for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001. The officially 
     revised estimates at midyear shall be used for the midyear 
     report.
       Sec. 122. 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 (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. 123. For purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 (99 Stat. 1037; Public Law 99-
     177), 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. 124. In the event a sequestration order is issued 
     pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985 (99 Stat. 1037: Public Law 99-177), after the 
     amounts appropriated to the District of Columbia for the 
     fiscal year involved have been paid to the District of 
     Columbia, the Mayor 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 such Act.
       Sec. 125. (a) An entity of the District of Columbia 
     government may accept and use a gift or donation during 
     fiscal year 2000 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. 126. 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 (D.C. 
     Law 3-171; D.C. Code, sec. 1-113(d)).
       Sec. 127. (a) The University of the District of Columbia 
     shall submit to 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 quarter a report that sets forth--
       (1) current quarter 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 quarter 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 quarter in compliance with applicable law; and
       (5) changes made in the last quarter 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 quarterly 
     reports.
       Sec. 128. 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. 129. 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. 130. 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. 131. 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. 132. The Superintendent of the District of Columbia 
     Public Schools 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 
     quarter a report that sets forth--
       (1) current quarter 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 quarter 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 quarter to the organizational 
     structure of the District of Columbia 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. 133. (a) In General.--The Superintendent of the 
     District of Columbia Public Schools 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 1999, fiscal year 2000, 
     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 
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     of Columbia Council, the Consensus Commission, and the 
     Authority, not later than February 15 of each year.
       Sec. 134. (a) No later than October 1, 1999, 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 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; D.C. Code, sec. 47-301).
       Sec. 135. The District of Columbia Financial Responsibility 
     and Management Assistance Authority, acting on behalf of the 
     District of Columbia Public Schools [DCPS] in formulating the 
     DCPS budget, 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 the 
     respective annual or revised budgets for such entities 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; 
     D.C. Code, sec. 47-301), or before submitting their 
     respective budgets directly to the Council.
       Sec. 136. (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 2000 
     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) $5,515,379,000 (of which $152,753,000 shall be from 
     intra-District funds and $3,113,854,000 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 2000, 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 (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) Quarterly reports.--The Chief Financial Officer of the 
     District of Columbia shall prepare a quarterly 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 quarter 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, 
     1999, the Authority shall submit a report to the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate, the Committee on Government Reform 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.
       Sec. 137. 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 2000 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 (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. 138. (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. 139. (a) Restrictions on Use of Official Vehicles.--
     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: (1) 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) at the discretion of the Fire Chief, 
     an officer or employee of the District of Columbia Fire and 
     Emergency Medical Services Department who resides in the 
     District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day; (3) the 
     Mayor of the District of Columbia; and (4) the Chairman of 
     the Council of the District of Columbia).
       (b) Inventory of Vehicles.--The Chief Financial Officer of 
     the District of Columbia shall submit, by November 15, 1999, 
     an inventory, as of September 30, 1999, 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 so, the officer or employee's title and resident 
     location.
       Sec. 140. (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 2000 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.), is further 
     amended in section 2408(a) by deleting ``1999'' and 
     inserting, ``2000''; in subsection (b), by deleting ``1999'' 
     and inserting ``2000''; in subsection (i), by deleting 
     ``1999'' and inserting, ``2000''; and in subsection (k), by 
     deleting ``1999'' and inserting, ``2000''.
       Sec. 141. 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, 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. 142. (a) Compliance With Buy American Act.--None of 
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     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. 143. 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 2000 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. 144. 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. 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. 145. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule, 
     or regulation, the evaluation process and instruments for 
     evaluating District of Columbia Public School employees shall 
     be a non-negotiable item for collective bargaining purposes.
       Sec. 146. 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. 147. 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.
       Sec. 148. (a) Section 202(i) of the District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 
     1995 (Public Law 104-8), as added by Section 155 of the 
     District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1999, is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(j) Reserve.--
       ``(1) In general.--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 Mayor, 
     Council of the District of Columbia, Chief Financial Officer 
     for the District of Columbia, and the District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority.
       ``(2) Conditions on use.--The reserve funds--
       ``(A) shall only be expended according to criteria 
     established by the Chief Financial Officer and approved by 
     the Mayor, Council of the District of Columbia, and District 
     of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
     Assistance Authority, but, in no case may any of the reserve 
     funds be expended until any other surplus funds have been 
     used;
       ``(B) shall not be used to fund the agencies of the 
     District of Columbia government under court ordered 
     receivership; and
       ``(C) shall not be used to fund shortfalls in the projected 
     reductions budgeted in the budget proposed by the District of 
     Columbia government for general supply schedule savings and 
     management reform savings.
       ``(3) Report requirement.--The Authority shall notify the 
     Appropriations Committees of both the Senate and House of 
     Representatives in writing 30 days in advance of any 
     expenditure of the reserve funds.''.
       (b) Section 202 of such act (Public Law 104-8), as amended 
     by subsection (a), is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(k) Positive Fund Balance.--
       ``(1) In general.--The District of Columbia shall maintain 
     at the end of a fiscal year an annual positive fund balance 
     in the general fund of not less than 4 percent of the 
     projected general fund expenditures for the following fiscal 
     year.
       ``(2) Excess funds.--Of funds remaining in excess of the 
     amounts required by paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) not more than 50 percent may be used for authorized 
     non-recurring expenses; and
       ``(B) not less than 50 percent shall be used to reduce the 
     debt of the District of Columbia.''.
       Sec. 149. (a) No later than November 1, 1999, or within 30 
     calendar days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     whichever occurs later, the Chief Financial Officer of the 
     District of Columbia 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; D.C. Code, sec. 47-301).
       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.
       Sec. 151. (a) Restrictions.--None of the funds contained in 
     this Act may be used to make rental payments under a lease 
     for the use of real property by the District of Columbia 
     government (including any independent agency of the District) 
     unless--
       (1) the lease and an abstract of the lease have been filed 
     with the central office of the Deputy Mayor for Economic 
     Development; and
       (2)(A) the District of Columbia government occupies the 
     property during the period of time covered by the rental 
     payment; or
       (B) within 60 days of the enactment of this Act the Mayor 
     certifies to Congress and the landlord that occupancy is 
     impracticable and submits with the certification a plan to 
     terminate or renegotiate the lease or rental agreement.
       (b) Unoccupied Property.--After 120 days from the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, none of the funds contained in 
     this Act may be used to make rental payments for property 
     described in subsection (a)(2)(B) of this section.
       (c) Semi-Annual Reports by Mayor.--Not later than 20 days 
     after the end of each 6-month period that begins on October 
     1, 1999, the Mayor of the District of Columbia shall submit a 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate listing the leases for the use 
     of real property by the District of Columbia government that 
     were in effect during the 6-month period, and including for 
     each such lease the location of the property, the name of any 
     person with any ownership interest in the property, the rate 
     of payment, the period of time covered by the lease, and the 
     conditions under which the lease may be terminated.
       Sec. 152. None of the funds contained in this Act or the 
     District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1999, may be used to 
     enter into a lease on or after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act (or to make rental payments under such a lease) for 
     the use of real property by the District of Columbia 
     government (including any independent agency of the District) 
     or to purchase real property for the use of the District of 
     Columbia government (including any independent agency of the 
     District) or to manage real property for the use of the 
     District of Columbia (including any independent agency of the 
     District) unless--
       (1) the Mayor certifies to the Committees on Appropriations 
     of the House of Representatives and the Senate that existing 
     real property available to the District (whether leased or 
     owned by the District government) is not suitable for the 
     purposes intended;
       (2) notwithstanding any other provisions of law, there is 
     made available for sale or lease all property of the District 
     of Columbia which the Mayor from time to time determines is 
     surplus to the needs of the District of Columbia;
       (3) the Mayor implements a program for the periodic survey 
     of all District property to determine if it is surplus to the 
     needs of the District; and
       (4) the Mayor within 60 days of the date of the enactment 
     of this Act has filed a report with the appropriations and 
     authorizing committees of the House and Senate providing a 
     comprehensive plan for the management of District of Columbia 
     real property assets and is proceeding with the 
     implementation of the plan.
       Sec. 153. Section 603(e)(2)(B) of the Student Loan 
     Marketing Association Reorganization Act of 1996 (Public Law 
     104-208; 110 Stat. 3009-293) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``and public charter'' after ``public''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following: ``Of such amounts 
     and proceeds, $5,000,000 shall be set aside for use as a 
     credit enhancement fund for public charter schools in the 
     District of Columbia, with the administration of the fund 
     (including the making of loans) to be carried out by the 
     Mayor through a committee consisting of 3 individuals 
     appointed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia and 2 
     individuals appointed by the Public Charter School Board 
     established under section 2214 of the District of Columbia 
     School Reform Act of 1995.''.
       Sec. 154. The Mayor, District of Columbia Financial 
     Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, and the 
     Superintendent of Schools shall implement a process to 
     dispose of excess public school real property within 90 days 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 155. Section 2003 of the District of Columbia School 
     Reform Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-134; D.C. Code, sec. 31-
     2851) is amended by striking ``during the period'' and ``and 
     ending 5 years after such date.''.
       Sec. 156. Section 2206(c) of the District of Columbia 
     School Reform Act of 1995 (Public Law

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     104-134; D.C. Code, sec. 31-2853.16(c)) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following: ``, except that a preference in 
     admission may be given to an applicant who is a sibling of a 
     student already attending or selected for admission to the 
     public charter school in which the applicant is seeking 
     enrollment.''
       Sec. 157. (a) Transfer of Funds.--There is hereby 
     transferred from the District of Columbia Financial 
     Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority (hereafter 
     referred to as the ``Authority'') to the District of Columbia 
     the sum of $18,000,000 for severance payments to individuals 
     separated from employment during fiscal year 2000 (under such 
     terms and conditions as the Mayor considers appropriate), 
     expanded contracting authority of the Mayor, and the 
     implementation of a system of managed competition among 
     public and private providers of goods and services by and on 
     behalf of the District of Columbia: Provided, That such funds 
     shall be used only in accordance with a plan agreed to by the 
     Council and the Mayor and approved by the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate: Provided further, That the Authority and the Mayor 
     shall coordinate the spending of funds for this program so 
     that continuous progress is made. The Authority shall release 
     said funds, on a quarterly basis, to reimburse such expenses, 
     so long as the Authority certifies that the expenses reduce 
     re-occurring future costs at an annual ratio of at least 2 to 
     1 relative to the funds provided, and that the program is in 
     accordance with the best practices of municipal government.
       (b) Source of Funds.--The amount transferred under 
     subsection (a) shall be derived from interest earned on 
     accounts held by the Authority on behalf of the District of 
     Columbia.
       Sec. 158. (a) In General.--The District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority 
     (hereafter referred to as the ``Authority''), working with 
     the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Director of the National 
     Park Service, shall carry out a project to complete all 
     design requirements and all requirements for compliance with 
     the National Environmental Policy Act for the construction of 
     expanded lane capacity for the Fourteenth Street Bridge.
       (b) Source of Funds; Transfer.--For purposes of carrying 
     out the project under subsection (a), there is hereby 
     transferred to the Authority from the District of Columbia 
     dedicated highway fund established pursuant to section 3(a) 
     of the District of Columbia Emergency Highway Relief Act 
     (Public Law 104-21; D.C. Code, sec. 7-134.2(a)) an amount not 
     to exceed $5,000,000.
       Sec. 159. (a) In General.--The Mayor of the District of 
     Columbia shall carry out through the Army Corps of Engineers, 
     an Anacostia River environmental cleanup program.
       (b) Source of Funds.--There are hereby transferred to the 
     Mayor from the escrow account held by the District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority pursuant to section 134 of division A of the 
     Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-
     552), for infrastructure needs of the District of Columbia, 
     $5,000,000.
       Sec. 160. (a) Prohibiting Payment of Administrative Costs 
     From Fund.--Section 16(e) of the Victims of Violent Crime 
     Compensation Act of 1996 (D.C. Code, sec. 3-435(e)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and administrative costs necessary to 
     carry out this chapter''; and
       (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting the 
     following: ``, and no monies in the Fund may be used for any 
     other purpose.''.
       (b) Maintenance of Fund in Treasury of the United States.--
       (1) In general.--Section 16(a) of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 
     3-435(a)) is amended by striking the second sentence and 
     inserting the following: ``The Fund shall be maintained as a 
     separate fund in the Treasury of the United States. All 
     amounts deposited to the credit of the Fund are appropriated 
     without fiscal year limitation to make payments as authorized 
     under subsection (e).''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 16 of such Act (D.C. 
     Code, sec. 3-435) is amended by striking subsection (d).
       (c) Deposit of Other Fees and Receipts Into Fund.--Section 
     16(c) of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 3-435(c)) is amended by 
     inserting after ``1997,'' the second place it appears the 
     following: ``any other fines, fees, penalties, or assessments 
     that the Court determines necessary to carry out the purposes 
     of the Fund,''.
       (d) Annual Transfer of Unobligated Balances to 
     Miscellaneous Receipts of Treasury.--Section 16 of such Act 
     (D.C. Code, sec. 3-435), as amended by subsection (b)(2), is 
     amended by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Any unobligated balance existing in the Fund in 
     excess of $250,000 as of the end of each fiscal year 
     (beginning with fiscal year 2000) shall be transferred to 
     miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury of the United States 
     not later than 30 days after the end of the fiscal year.''.
       (e) Ratification of Payments and Deposits.--Any payments 
     made from or deposits made to the Crime Victims Compensation 
     Fund on or after April 9, 1997 are hereby ratified, to the 
     extent such payments and deposits are authorized under the 
     Victims of Violent Crime Compensation Act of 1996 (D.C. Code, 
     sec. 3-421 et seq.), as amended by this section.
       Sec. 161. Certification.--None of the funds contained in 
     this Act may be used after the expiration of the 60-day 
     period that begins on the date of the enactment of this Act 
     to pay the salary of any chief financial officer of any 
     office of the District of Columbia government (including any 
     independent agency of the District) who has not filed a 
     certification with the Mayor and the Chief Financial Officer 
     of the District of Columbia that the officer understands the 
     duties and restrictions applicable to the officer and their 
     agency as a result of this Act.
       Sec. 162. The proposed budget of the government of the 
     District of Columbia for fiscal year 2001 that is submitted 
     by the District to Congress shall specify potential 
     adjustments that might become necessary in the event that the 
     management savings achieved by the District during the year 
     do not meet the level of management savings projected by the 
     District under the proposed budget.
       Sec. 163. In submitting any document showing the budget for 
     an office of the District of Columbia government (including 
     an independent agency of the District) that contains a 
     category of activities labeled as ``other'', 
     ``miscellaneous'', or a similar general, nondescriptive term, 
     the document shall include a description of the types of 
     activities covered in the category and a detailed breakdown 
     of the amount allocated for each such activity.
       Sec. 164. (a) Authorizing Corps of Engineers To Perform 
     Repairs and Improvements.--
       (1) In general.--In using the funds made available under 
     this Act or any other Act for carrying out 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, 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 United States 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.
       (2) Effective date.--This subsection shall take effect as 
     if included in the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 
     1999, and shall apply to fiscal year 1999 and each fiscal 
     year thereafter.
       (b) Timing for Availability of Funds Under 1999 Act.--
       (1) In general.--The District of Columbia Appropriations 
     Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-124) is amended 
     in the item relating to ``FEDERAL FUNDS--Federal Payment for 
     Waterfront Improvements''--
       (A) by striking ``existing lessees'' the first place it 
     appears and inserting ``existing lessees of the Marina''; and
       (B) by striking ``existing lessees'' the second place it 
     appears and inserting ``such lessees''.
       (2) Effective date.--This subsection shall take effect as 
     if included in the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 
     1999.
       Sec. 165. It is the sense of the Congress that the District 
     of Columbia should not impose or take into consideration any 
     height, square footage, set-back, or other construction or 
     zoning requirements in authorizing the issuance of industrial 
     revenue bonds for a project of the American National Red 
     Cross at 2025 E Street Northwest, Washington, D.C., in as 
     much as this project is subject to approval of the National 
     Capital Planning Commission and the Commission of Fine Arts 
     pursuant to section 11 of the joint resolution entitled 
     ``Joint Resolution to grant authority for the erection of a 
     permanent building for the American National Red Cross, 
     District of Columbia Chapter, Washington, District of 
     Columbia'', approved July 1, 1947 (Public Law 100-637; 36 
     U.S.C. 300108 note).
       Sec. 166. (a) Permitting Court Services and Offender 
     Supervision Agency to Carry Out Sex Offender Registration.--
     Section 11233(c) of the National Capital Revitalization and 
     Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 (D.C. Code, sec. 24-
     1233(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) Sex offender registration.--The Agency shall carry 
     out sex offender registration functions in the District of 
     Columbia, and shall have the authority to exercise all powers 
     and functions relating to sex offender registration that are 
     granted to the Agency under any District of Columbia law.''.
       (b) Authority During Transition to Full Operation of 
     Agency.--
       (1) Authority of pretrial services, parole, adult probation 
     and offender supervision trustee.--Notwithstanding section 
     11232(b)(1) of the National Capital Revitalization and Self-
     Government Improvement Act of 1997 (D.C. Code, sec. 24-
     1232(b)(1)), the Pretrial Services, Parole, Adult Probation 
     and Offender Supervision Trustee appointed under section 
     11232(a) of such Act (hereafter referred to as the 
     ``Trustee'') shall, in accordance with section 11232 of such 
     Act, exercise the powers and functions of the Court Services 
     and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia 
     (hereafter referred to as the ``Agency'') relating to sex 
     offender registration (as granted to the Agency under any 
     District of Columbia law) only upon the Trustee's 
     certification that the Trustee is able to assume such powers 
     and functions.
       (2) Authority of metropolitan police department.--During 
     the period that begins on the date of the enactment of the 
     Sex Offender Registration Emergency Act of 1999 and ends on 
     the date the Trustee makes the certification described in 
     paragraph (1), the Metropolitan Police Department of the 
     District of Columbia shall have the authority to carry out 
     any powers and functions relating to sex offender 
     registration that are granted to the Agency or to the Trustee 
     under any District of Columbia law.
       Sec. 167. None of the funds contained in this Act may be 
     used to enact or carry out any law, rule, or regulation to 
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     duce 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.
       Sec. 168. (a) In General.--There is hereby transferred from 
     the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
     Management Assistance Authority (hereinafter referred to as 
     the ``Authority'') to the District of Columbia the sum of 
     $5,000,000 for the Mayor, in consultation with the Council of 
     the District of Columbia, to provide offsets against local 
     taxes for a commercial revitalization program, such program 
     to be available in enterprise zones and low and moderate 
     income areas in the District of Columbia: Provided, That in 
     carrying out such a program, the Mayor shall use Federal 
     commercial revitalization proposals introduced in Congress as 
     a guideline.
       (b) Source of Funds.--The amount transferred under 
     subsection (a) shall be derived from interest earned on 
     accounts held by the Authority on behalf of the District of 
     Columbia.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Mayor shall report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives on the progress made in carrying out the 
     commercial revitalization program.
       Sec. 169. Wireless Communications. (a) In General.--Not 
     later than 7 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of 
     the National Park Service, shall--
       (1) implement the notice of decision approved by the 
     National Capital Regional Director, dated April 7, 1999, 
     including the provisions of the notice of decision concerning 
     the issuance of right-of-way permits at market rates; and
       (2) expend such sums as are necessary to carry out 
     paragraph (1).
       (b) Antenna Applications.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the receipt 
     of an application, a Federal agency that receives an 
     application submitted after the enactment of this Act to 
     locate a wireless communications antenna on Federal property 
     in the District of Columbia or surrounding area over which 
     the Federal agency exercises control shall take final action 
     on the application, including action on the issuance of 
     right-of-way permits at market rates.
       (2) Existing law.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed to affect the applicability of existing laws 
     regarding:
       (A) judicial review under chapter 7 of title 5, United 
     States Code [the Administrative Procedure Act], and the 
     Communications Act of 1934,
       (B) the National Environmental Policy Act, the National 
     Historic Preservation Act and other applicable federal 
     statutes, and
       (C) the authority of a State or local government or 
     instrumentality thereof, including the District of Columbia, 
     in the placement, construction, and modification of personal 
     wireless service facilities.
       Sec. 170. (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) The District of Columbia has recently witnessed a spate 
     of senseless killings of innocent citizens caught in the 
     crossfire of shootings. A Justice Department crime 
     victimization survey found that while the city saw a decline 
     in the homicide rate between 1996 and 1997, the rate was the 
     highest among a dozen cities and more than double the second 
     highest city.
       (2) The District of Columbia has not made adequate funding 
     available to fight drug abuse in recent years, and the city 
     has not deployed its resources as effectively as possible. In 
     fiscal year 1998, $20,900,000 was spent on publicly funded 
     drug treatment in the District compared to $29,000,000 in 
     fiscal year 1993. The District's Addiction and Prevention and 
     Recovery Agency currently has only 2,200 treatment slots, a 
     50 percent drop from 1994, with more than 1,100 people on 
     waiting lists.
       (3) The District of Columbia has seen a rash of inmate 
     escapes from halfway houses. According to Department of 
     Corrections records, between October 21, 1998 and January 19, 
     1999, 376 of the 1,125 inmates assigned to halfway houses 
     walked away. Nearly 280 of the 376 escapees were awaiting 
     trial including 2 charged with murder.
       (4) The District of Columbia public schools system faces 
     serious challenges in correcting chronic problems, 
     particularly long-standing deficiencies in providing special 
     education services to the 1 in 10 District students needing 
     program benefits, including backlogged assessments, and 
     repeated failure to meet a compliance agreement on special 
     education reached with the Department of Education.
       (5) Deficiencies in the delivery of basic public services 
     from cleaning streets to waiting time at Department of Motor 
     Vehicles to a rat population estimated earlier this year to 
     exceed the human population have generated considerable 
     public frustration.
       (6) Last year, the District of Columbia forfeited millions 
     of dollars in Federal grants after Federal auditors 
     determined that several agencies exceeded grant restrictions 
     and in other instances, failed to spend funds before the 
     grants expired.
       (7) Findings of a 1999 report by the Annie E. Casey 
     Foundation that measured the well-being of children reflected 
     that, with 1 exception, the District ranked worst in the 
     United States in every category from infant mortality to the 
     rate of teenage births to statistics chronicling child 
     poverty.
       (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that in considering the District of Columbia's fiscal year 
     2001 budget, the Congress will take into consideration 
     progress or lack of progress in addressing the following 
     issues:
       (1) Crime, including the homicide rate, implementation of 
     community policing, the number of police officers on local 
     beats, and the closing down of open-air drug markets.
       (2) Access to drug abuse treatment, including the number of 
     treatment slots, the number of people served, the number of 
     people on waiting lists, and the effectiveness of treatment 
     programs.
       (3) Management of parolees and pretrial violent offenders, 
     including the number of halfway house escapes and steps taken 
     to improve monitoring and supervision of halfway house 
     residents to reduce the number of escapes.
       (4) Education, including access to special education 
     services and student achievement.
       (5) Improvement in basic city services, including rat 
     control and abatement.
       (6) Application for and management of Federal grants.
       (7) Indicators of child well-being.
       Sec. 171. The Mayor, prior to using Federal Medicaid 
     payments to Disproportionate Share Hospitals to serve a small 
     number of childless adults, should consider the 
     recommendations of the Health Care Development Commission 
     that has been appointed by the Council of the District of 
     Columbia to review this program, and consult and report to 
     Congress on the use of these funds.
       Sec. 172. Gao Study of District of Columbia Criminal 
     Justice System. Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall--
       (1) conduct a study of the law enforcement, court, prison, 
     probation, parole, and other components of the criminal 
     justice system of the District of Columbia, in order to 
     identify the components most in need of additional resources, 
     including financial, personnel, and management resources; and
       (2) submit to Congress a report on the results of the study 
     under paragraph (1).
       This title may be cited as the ``District of Columbia 
     Appropriations Act, 2000''.
                        TITLE II--TAX REDUCTION

     SEC. 201. COMMENDING REDUCTION OF TAXES BY DISTRICT OF 
                   COLUMBIA.

       Congress commends the District of Columbia for its action 
     to reduce taxes, and ratifies D.C. Act 13-111 (commonly known 
     as the Service Improvement and Fiscal Year 2000 Budget 
     Support Act of 1999).

     SEC. 202. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

       Nothing in this title may be construed to limit the ability 
     of the Council of the District of Columbia to amend or repeal 
     any provision of law described in this title.
       And the Senate agree to the same.

     Ernest J. Istook, Jr.,
     Randy ``Duke'' Cunningham,
     Todd Tiahrt,
     Robert B. Aderholt,
     Jo Ann Emerson,
     John E. Sununu,
     Bill Young,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Kay Bailey Hutchison,
     Jon Kyl,
     Ted Stevens,
                               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. LaHOOD, announced that pursuant to clause 
10 of rule XX the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

208

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affirmative

Nays

206

para. 93.19                   [Roll No. 404]

                                YEAS--208

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Packard
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts

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     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--206

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     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
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McInnis
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Ackerman
     Cooksey
     Crowley
     Diaz-Balart
     Houghton
     Latham
     Lipinski
     Miller, George
     Moakley
     Murtha
     Oxley
     Pryce (OH)
     Rangel
     Rogan
     Roukema
     Stark
     Sununu
     Towns
     Weldon (PA)
     Young (AK)
  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. 93.20  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. BEREUTER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, September 13, 1999 at 12:30 p.m. for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 93.21  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. BEREUTER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
September 15, under clause 7, rule XV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para. 93.22  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. 1076. An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     enhance programs providing health care and other benefits for 
     veterans, to authorize major medical facility projects, to 
     reform eligibility for burial in Arlington National Cemetery, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.

para. 93.23  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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. 457. An Act 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.

para. 93.24  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. ROGAN, for today and balance of the week;
  To Mr. TOWNS, for today after 6 p.m.; and
  To Mr. CROWLEY, for today after 2 p.m.
  And then,

para. 93.25  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. McINNIS, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 10 o'clock and 30 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
12:30 p.m. on Monday, September 13, 1999.

para. 93.26  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. COBLE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1752. A bill to 
     make improvements in the operation and administration of the 
     Federal courts, and for other purposes; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 106-312). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.

para. 93.27  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself and Mr. Pastor):
       H.R. 2820. A bill to provide for the ownership and 
     operation of the irrigation works on the Salt River Pima-
     Maricopa Indian Community's reservation in Maricopa County, 
     Arizona, by the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself and Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 2821. A bill to amend the North American Wetlands 
     Conservation Act to provide for appointment of 2 additional 
     members of the North American Wetlands Conservation Council; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BENTSEN (for himself, Mr. Porter, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Weygand, 
             Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Vento, and Mrs. Lowey):
       H.R. 2822. A bill to require the opposition of the United 
     States to International Monetary Fund and World Bank loans to 
     Indonesia until the violence resulting from the referendum on 
     the independence of East Timor has been ended; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. CANNON:
       H.R. 2823. A bill to amend the Strom Thurmond National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 to provide for 
     the retention and administration of Oil Shale Reserve 
     Numbered 2 by the Secretary of Energy; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services, 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. COBURN (for himself, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Cooksey, 
             Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Vitter, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Gillmor, 
             Mr. Regula, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Graham, Mr. Cunningham, 
             and Mr. Weldon of Florida):
       H.R. 2824. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the 
     Public Health Service Act, 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 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. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 2825. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to dispose of all public lands administered by the Bureau of 
     Land Management that have been identified for disposal under 
     the Federal land use planning process; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mrs. EMERSON (for herself and Mr. Hulshof):
       H.R. 2826. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow penalty-free distributions from qualified 
     retirement plans on account of the death or disability of the 
     participant's spouse; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. EWING (for himself and Mr. Shimkus):
       H.R. 2827. A bill to amend the National Agricultural 
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     ing Policy Act of 1977 to authorize research to promote the 
     conversion of biomass into biobased industrial products, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 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 Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon:
       H.R. 2828. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to require criminal background checks on drivers 
     providing Medicaid medical assistance transportation 
     services; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mrs. Clayton, and Mr. Bishop):
       H.R. 2829. A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 
     1921, to provide the Secretary of Agriculture with 
     administrative authority to investigate live poultry dealers, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself and Mr. Bishop):
       H.R. 2830. 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 assoications and the handlers of 
     agricultural products, and to strengthen the enforcement 
     authorities to respond to violations of the Act; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. LUTHER:
       H.R. 2831. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to ensure Medicare reimbursement for certain 
     ambulance services, and to improve the efficiency of the 
     emergency medical system, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, 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. PALLONE (for himself and Mr. LoBiondo):
       H.R. 2832. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to establish a program to inventory, evaluate, 
     document, and assist efforts to restore and preserve 
     surviving United States Life-Saving Service stations; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PASTOR:
       H.R. 2833. A bill to establish the Yuma Crossing National 
     Heritage Area; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       H.R. 2834. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to clarify State and local authority to regulate the 
     placement, construction, and modification of broadcast 
     transmission and telecommunications facilities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       H.R. 2835. A bill to require an assessment of research on 
     effects of radio frequency emissions on human health; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       H.R. 2836. A bill to amend the Fair Housing Act; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WEINER (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Meehan, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Rothman, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             Lee, Mrs. Thurman, and Ms. Carson):
       H.R. 2837. 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. WEYGAND (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 2838. A bill to impose an immediate suspension of 
     assistance to the Government of Indonesia until the results 
     of the August 30, 1999, vote in East Timor have been 
     implemented, 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. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H. Con. Res. 183. Concurrent resolution calling upon the 
     Government of Indonesia to respect the results of the 
     September 4, 1999, referendum on the status of East Timor and 
     to bring about an immediate end to the violence in East Timor 
     with the assistance of United Nations forces if necessary; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Markey, Ms. Dunn, Mr. 
             Turner, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Lazio, 
             Mr. Wolf, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Roemer, and Mr. Bonilla):
       H. Con. Res. 184. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the importance of ``family 
     friendly'' programming on television; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. WEYGAND:
       H. Con. Res. 185. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     results of the East Timor plebiscite held on August 30, 1999, 
     and calling for an end to the violence in East Timor; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. CAPUANO (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Eshoo, 
             Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. King, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Luther, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Wolf, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             Baird, Mr. Meehan, and Mrs. Morella):
       H. Res. 285. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the referendum in East Timor and 
     calling on the Government of Indonesia and all other parties 
     to the current civil unrest in East Timor to assist in any 
     attempts to immediately terminate the paramilitary's campaign 
     of violence and terror and comply with the overwhelming 
     results of the August 30, 1999, popular consultation; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. PACKARD (for himself and Mr. Udall of Colorado):
       H. Res. 286. A resolution recognizing that prevention of 
     youth suicide is a compelling national priority; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.

para. 93.28  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 38: Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 41: Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 71: Mr. Gordon, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Sweeney.
       H.R. 72: Mr. Goss, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Radanovich, and Mr. 
     Goodlatte.
       H.R. 97: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 125: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
     Meeks of New York, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 269: Mr. Farr of California, Ms. Norton, Ms. Lee, Ms. 
     Lofgren, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
     Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
     Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 270: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. 
     Rivers, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
     Hinchey, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Green of Texas, and Mrs. Johnson 
     of Connecticut.
       H.R. 274: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Gordon, and Mr. 
     Moore.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. 
     Capps, and Mr. Moore.
       H.R. 306: Ms. Baldwin and Mr. Baird.
       H.R. 354: Mr. Regula.
       H.R. 355: Ms. Baldwin.
       H.R. 418: Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 549: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 561: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 568: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 583: Mr. Clement, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Lowey, 
     and Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 626: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, and Mr. 
     Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 639: Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 652: Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 699: Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 701: Mr. Mica, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Shaw, 
     and Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 723: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 731: Mr. Hastings of Florida and Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 735: Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Moore, Mr. Cummings, and Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 756: Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 773: Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Coyne, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Rogan, and Mr. Lucas 
     of Kentucky.
       H.R. 784: Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 785: Mr. Kind.
       H.R. 798: Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 845: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 852: Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 864: Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 865: Mr. Spratt and Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 1046: Mr. Strickland, Mr. Wise, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. 
     Lucas of Kentucky.
       H.R. 1070: Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 1082: Mr. Meeks of New York.
       H.R. 1093: Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 1106: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Isakson and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1119: Mrs. Christensen.
       H.R. 1130: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 1173: Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 1176: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 1180: Mr. Crowley, Mr. Talent, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
     Goodlatte, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. Sweeney.
       H.R. 1222: Mr. Snyder and Mr. Edwards.
       H.R. 1237: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1248: Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Hilliard, Mrs. 
     Napolitano, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
     Conyers, Mr. Kuykendall, Ms. Waters, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. 
     Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 1278: Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 1312: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 1328: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 1356: Mr. Oxley.
       H.R. 1358: Mr. Sessions and Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 1363: Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 1396: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Tierney, 
     Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Olver, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Norton, 
     Mrs. Napolitano, and Mr. Brown of Ohio.

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       H.R. 1422: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Capuano, Mr. McNulty, 
     Mr. Kildee, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Lampson, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Vento, 
     Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, and Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1423: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1424: Mrs. Thurman and Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 1446: Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 1452: Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Gekas, and Mr. 
     Campbell.
       H.R. 1464: Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 1482: Mr. Price of North Carolina and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 1485: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 1549: Ms. Waters.
       H.R. 1577: Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, and 
     Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 1579: Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
     Hansen, and Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 1592: Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 1604: Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 1606: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1634: Mr. Goodlatte and Mr. Kasich.
       H.R. 1640: Mr. McDermott, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Markey, and Mr. 
     Gordon.
       H.R. 1644: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. Norton, and Mrs. 
     Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 1650: Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Towns, Mr. Cook 
     Mr. Capuano, Mr. Condit, and Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 1663: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 1693: Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Wexler, and 
     Mr. Latham.
       H.R. 1705: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1710: Mr. Hansen.
       H.R. 1736: Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 1760: Mr. Traficant and Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 1775: Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
     Blumenauer, Mr. Baird, and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1795: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
     Wexler, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Abercrombie, Mrs. Maloney of New 
     York, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cook, 
     Mr. Towns, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. 
     Berkley, and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 1816: Mr. Sanders, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
     Etheridge, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
     DeFazio, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Moakley, and Mr. 
     Gonzalez.
       H.R. 1837: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Clement, Mrs. 
     Kelly, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
     Pickering, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 1857: Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 1883: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 1899: Mr. Spratt and Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 1917: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Bonilla, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Weiner, 
     Mr. Farr of California, and Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 1933: Mr. Packard and Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 1938: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1999: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 2013: Mr. English.
       H.R. 2030: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 2053: Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Mr. 
     Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 2129: Mr. Deal of Georgia and Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 2162: Mr. Campbell, Mr. Mascara, and Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 2166: Mr. Filner, Mr. Engel, Mr. Campbell, and Mr. 
     Lazio.
       H.R. 2241: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. 
     Pitts, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Filner, Mr. Meeks of New 
     York, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Boyd.
       H.R. 2246: Mr. Murtha.
       H.R. 2260: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2265: Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 2319: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Doyle, and Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 2335: Mr. Graham, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Hill 
     of Montana, Mr. Simpson, Mr. DeMint, and Mr. Dooley of 
     California.
       H.R. 2237: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 2341: Mr. Cramer, Mr. LaHood, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Hall 
     of Texas, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
     Meeks of New York, Mr. Shays, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
     Delahunt, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
     Kucinich, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
     Rothman, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Deutsch, and 
     Mr. Hobson.
       H.R. 2356: Mrs. Kelly and Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 2362: Mr. Baker and Mr. Smith of Texas.
       H.R. 2383: Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 2389: Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Owens, Mr. Metcalf, and Mrs. 
     Emerson.
       H.R. 2401: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 2418: Mr. Cramer, Mr. Riley, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. Largent, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
     Istook, Mr. John, and Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 2419: Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
     Weldon of Florida, Ms. Danner, and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 2420: Mrs. Northup, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
     Everett, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Pombo, and Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 2436: Mr. Ryan of Kansas, Mr. Costello, Mr. Vitter, 
     Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 2442: Mr. Larson, Mr. Markey, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
     Meeks of New York, Mr. Horn, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Rhode Island, and Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 2463: Mr. Wise, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Goss, and Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 2492: Mr. Bentsen and Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 2500: Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 2503: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 2505: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Towns, 
     Mr. Holt, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 2511: Mr. Hunter and Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 2533: Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 2543: Mr. Ford, Mr. Baker, Mr. Hill of Montana, and 
     Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 2548: Mr. Allen, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Pickering, 
     and Mr. Hill of Montana.
       H.R. 2576: Mr. Sununu and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 2594: Mr. Stark, Mr. Farr of California, Ms. McKinney, 
     Mr. Frost, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. 
     Rivers, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Evans, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 2595: Mr. Obey and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 2612: Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 2620: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 2631: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Sandlin, and Ms. 
     Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 2639: Mr. Bass, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. Pease.
       H.R. 2640: Mr. Ehrlich and Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 2651: Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 2655: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 2678: Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 2689: Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 2696: Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 2720: Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Filner, Mr. Cook, and Mr. 
     Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 2722: Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
     Blagojevich, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Filner, Mr. Owens, 
     Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Stark, Mr. Olver, 
     Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
     Ms. Norton, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Andrews, 
     Ms. Lee, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
     Underwood, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 2726: Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. 
     McIntosh, Mr. Cook, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Istook, Mr. Ryun of 
     Kansas, and Mr. Hayes.
       H.R. 2790: Mr. Wolf, Mrs. Roukema, and Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 2792: Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Frost, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
     Skelton, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Sisisky, and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 2795: Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 2801: Mr. Kanjorski.
       H.R. 2809: Mr. Weygand, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
     Payne, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Evans, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.J. Res. 41: Mr. Luther, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Coyne, Ms. 
     Carson, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois, and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.J. Res. 56: Mr. Sweeney.
       H.J. Res. 64: Mr. Stump.
       H. Con. Res. 30: Mr. Lazio, Mr. Bonilla, and Mr. Bass.
       H. Con. Res. 34: Ms. Stabenow.
       H. Con. Res. 60: Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Smith 
     of New Jersey, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
     Ganske, Mr. Capuano, and Mr. Mascara.
       H. Con. Res. 97: Mr. Stark.
       H. Con. Res. 100: Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Waters, and 
     Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H. Con. Res. 120: Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Ms. 
     Lofgren, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Ortiz, and Mr. Dixon.
       H. Con. Res. 135: Mr. Costello, Mr. Pomeroy, Ms. Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
     McNulty, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
     Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
     Stupak, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. 
     Ackerman.
       H. Con. Res. 148: Mr. McKeon.
       H. Con. Res. 159: Mr. Rothman, Mr. Royce, Mr. Moran of 
     Virginia, and Ms. Waters.
       H. Res. 15: Mr. Sandlin.
       H. Res. 89: Mr. Sandlin and Mr. Lazio.
       H. Res. 224: Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Nethercutt, Ms. 
     Stabenow, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Barrett 
     of Nebraska, Mr. Walden of Oregon, and Mr. Phelps.
       H. Res. 251: Mr. Weiner, Mr. Waxman, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. 
     Clement.
       H. Res. 254: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Deutsch, 
     Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
     Mr. Frost, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida, Mr. Weller, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Lipinski, 
     Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Owens, Mr. Leach, Mr. Waxman, 
     Mr. Crane, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. 
     Berkley, Mr. Farr of California, and Ms. Pelosi.
       H. Res. 269: Mr. Gibbons and Ms. McKinney.

para. 93.29  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were deleted from public bills as 
follows:

       H.R. 1621: Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 2788: Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
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para. 94.1  appointment of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                               September 13, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Jim Gibbons to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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para. 94.2  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Ms. McDevitt, 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. 1906. An Act making appropriations for Agriculture, 
     Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and 
     for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 1906) ``An Act making appropriations for Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, 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. Kohl, Mr. Harkin, Mr. 
Dorgan, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Byrd, to be the conferees on 
the part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate has passed a bill of the 
following title in which concurrence of the House is requested.

       S. 28. An Act to authorize an interpretive center and 
     related visitor facilities within the Four Corners Monument 
     Tribal Park, and for other purposes.

para. 94.3  ``morning-hour debate''

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to the order of the 
House of Tuesday, January 19, 1999, recognized Members for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para. 94.4  recess--12:42 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 12 o'clock 42 minutes p.m. until 2 
o'clock p.m.

para. 94.5  after recess--2 p.m.

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

para. 94.6  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, September 9, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 94.7  communications

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

       4020. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Flood Compensation Program (RIN: 0560-AF57) 
     received September 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4021. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Horses 
     From Morocco; Change in Disease Status [Docket No. 98-055-2] 
     received September 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4022. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Small Hog Operation Payment Program (RIN: 0560-
     AF70) received September 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4023. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Milk in the New England and 
     Other Marketing Areas; Order Amending the Orders [DA-97-12] 
     received September 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4024. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Avermectin B1 and its 
     delta-8, 9-isomer; Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300916; FRL-6380-
     7] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received September 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4025. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Chlorfenapyr; Re-
     Establishment of Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-
     300910; FRL-6095-8] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received August 26, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4026. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Cymoxanil; Extension of 
     Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300903; FRL-6094-4] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received August 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4027. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Difenoconazole; 
     Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300904; 
     FRL-6094-3] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received August 26, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4028. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Section 8 Tenant-
     Based Assistance; Statutory Merger of Section 8 Certification 
     and Voucher Programs: Change in Effective Date [Docket No. 
     FR-4428-N-02] (RIN: 2577-AB91) received August 24, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       4029. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Federal 
     Reserve Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Truth in 
     Savings [Regulation DD; Docket No. R-1003] received September 
     3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       4030. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Services, Office of Special Education and 
     Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Training of 
     Interpreters for Individuals Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing 
     and Individuals Who Are Deaf-Blind--received August 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       4031. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of 
     Education, transmitting the Department's final rule--William 
     D. Ford Federal District Loan Program (RIN: 1840-AC68) 
     received September 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       4032. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel, 
     Department of Education, Office of the Chief Financial 
     Officer, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Administration of Grants and Agreements with Institutions of 
     Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit 
     Organizations; Direct Grant Programs; State-Administered 
     Programs; Definitions that Apply to Department Regulations; 
     Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and 
     Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments; 
     Protection of Human Subjects; Student Rights in Research, 
     Experimental Programs and Testing; Family Educational Rights 
     and Privacy--Received August 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       4033. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Services, Department of Education, Office of 
     Postsecondary Education, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants Program (RIN: 1840-
     AC67) received August 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       4034. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education Office of Special 
     Education and Rehabilitative Services, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Projects With Industry-- received 
     August 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       4035. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Indirect 
     Food Additives: Polymers [Docket No. 96F-0176] received 
     August 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4036. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--General 
     and Plastic Surgery Devices; Effective Date of Requirement 
     for Premarket Approval of the Silicone Inflatable Breast 
     Prosthesis [Docket No. 91N-0281] (RIN: 0910-AZ17) received 
     August 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4037. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Indirect 
     Food Additives: Adhesives and Components of Coating [Docket 
     No. 99F-0487] received September 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4038. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Food 
     Additives Permitted in the Feed and Drinking Water of 
     Animals; Menadione Nicotinamide Bisulfite [Docket No. 94F-
     0283] received September 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4039. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Food 
     Additives Permitted in the Feed and Drinking Water of 
     Animals; Menadione Nicotinamide Bisulfite [Docket No. 98F-
     0195] received September 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4040. 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 Implementation Plans Tennessee: Approval of 
     Revisions to the Tennessee State Implementation Plan [TN 190-
     9930a; TN 196-9931a; FRL-6433-4] received September 3, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4041. 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; Maryland; Control of Emissions from Existing 
     Municipal Solid Waste Landfills [MD-091-3041a; FRL-6433-7] 
     received September 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4042. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Texas: Final 
     Authorization and Incorporation by Reference of State 
     Hazardous Waste Management Program [FRL-6422-1] received 
     August 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4043. 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-6428-6] received August 26, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4044. 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-21-
     1709-a; FRL-6412-7] received August 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4045. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementations; Ohio Designation of Areas 
     for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Ohio [OH 121-1c; FRL-6425-
     1] received August 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4046. 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; Enhanced Inspection & Maintenance 
     Program [VA092/098-5044; FRL-6428-8] received August 26, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4047. 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; 
     Massachusetts; Volatile Organic Compound Regulation [MA-19-
     01-5892a; A-1-FRL-6421-8] received August 30, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4048. 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--Owens 
     Valley Nonattainment Area; PM-10 [CA-221-158; FRL-6430-7] 
     received August 30, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       4049. 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; 
     Approval of Miscellaneous Revisions [DE101-1-25a; FRL-6434-6] 
     received September 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4050. 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 and Tehama County Air Pollution Control 
     District [CA 192-0161; FRL-6434-2] received September 7, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4051. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Final Rule Making a 
     Finding of Failure to Submit a Required State Implementation 
     Plan for Carbon Monoxide; Nevada--Las Vegas Valley [FRL-6434-
     4] received September 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4052. 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-6430-
     4] received August 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4053. A letter from the Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Judsonia, Arkansas) [MM 
     Docket No. 99-98; RM-9483] (Del Norte, Colorado) [MM Docket 
     No. 99-148; RM-9556] (Dinosaur, Colorado) [MM Docket No. 99-
     149; RM-9557] (Poncha Springs, Colorado) [MM Docket No. 99-
     150; RM-9558] (Captain Cook, Hawaii) [MM Docket No. 99-152; 
     RM-9560] received September 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4054. A letter from the Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Policy 
     and Rules Division, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Review of the 
     Commission's Regulations Governing Television Broadcasting 
     [MM Docket No. 91-221] Television Satellite Stations Review 
     of Policy and Rules [MM Docket No. 87-8] received August 31, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4055. A letter from the Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Review of the Commission's Regulations Governing 
     Attribution of Broadcast and Cable/MDS Interests [MM Docket 
     No. 94-150] Review of the Commission's Regulations and 
     Policies Affecting Investment in the Broadcast Industry [MM 
     Docket 92-51] Reexaminiation of the Commission's Cross-
     Interest Policy [MM Docket No. 87-154] received August 31, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4056. A letter from the Attorney, Advisor, National Highway 
     Traffic Safety Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Federal Motor Vehicle Safety 
     Standards; Child Restraint Systems; Child Restraint Anchorage 
     Systems [Docket No. NHTSA-99-6160] (RIN: 2127-AH65) received 
     August 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4057. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Changes to Requirements for Environmental Review for 
     Renewal of Nuclear Power Plant Operating Licenses (RIN: 3150-
     AG05) received September 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4058. A letter from the Secretary, Division of Investment 
     Management, Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting 
     the Commission's final rule--Personal Investment Company 
     Personnel [Release Nos. 33- 7728, IC-23958, IA-1815; File No. 
     S7-25-95] (RIN: 3235-AG27) received September 3, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4059. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification that the national emergency 
     declared by Executive Order 12924 has been extended, pursuant 
     to 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); (H. Doc. No. 106-118); to the Committee 
     on International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       4060. 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. 1703(c); (H. Doc. No. 106-119); to the 
     Committee on International Relations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       4061. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the President's bimonthly report on 
     progress toward a negotiated settlementof the Cyprus 
     question, covering the period February 1999 and March 1999, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2373(c); (H. Doc. No. 106-120); to the 
     Committee on International Relations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       4062. 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, 
     1999, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2373(c); (H. Doc. No. 106-121); 
     to the Committee on International Relations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       4063. 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.
       4064. 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 16, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       4065. 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 August 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       4066. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Office of Migratory Bird Management, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Migratory Bird Permits; Amended Certification of 
     Compliance and Determination that the States of Vermont and 
     West Virginia Meet Federal Falconry Standards (RIN: 1018-
     AE65) received September 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4067. 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 Endangered Status for 10 Plant Taxa from 
     Maui Nui, Hawaii (RIN: 1018-AE22) received September 3, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4068. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department 
     of the Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Migratory Bird Hunting; Final Approval of Tungsten-Iron and 
     Tungsten-

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     Polymer Shots and Temporary Approval of Tungsten-Matrix and 
     Tin Shots as Nontoxic for Hunting Waterfowl and Coots (RIN: 
     1018-AF65) received August 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4069. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator For 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule--Fisheries 
     of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; 
     Snapper-Grouper Fishery Off the Southern Atlantic States; 
     Closure of the Red Porgy Fishery [Docket No. 990823235-9235-
     01; I.D. 061699F] (RIN: 0648-AM55) received September 3, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4070. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department'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 [Docket No. 
     990304063-9063-01; I.D. 082699E] received September 3, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4071. 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. 990506120-9220; I.D. 082399b] received August 27, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4072. 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 Central 
     Regulatory Area in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 990304062-
     9062-01; I.D. 081799D] received August 27, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4073. 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. 
     990304062-9062; I.D. 081799E] received August 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4074. 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; Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass 
     Fisheries; Adjustments to the 1999 Summer Flounder Commercial 
     Quota [Docket No. 981014259-8312-02; I.D. 081199A] received 
     August 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       4075. 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; Vessels Catching Pollock for 
     Processing by the Inshore Component in the Bering Sea Subarea 
     [Docket No. 990304063-9063-01; I.D. 081899A] received August 
     24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       4076. 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; Halibut Bycatch Mortality Allowance 
     in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area 
     [Docket No. 99030463-9063-01; I.D. 072199B] received August 
     24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       4077. 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 and Nationality Act, as 
     Amended [Public Notice 2903] (RIN: 1400-AA79) received 
     September 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       4078. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class 
     E Airspace; Nevada, MO [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-40] 
     received September 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4079. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -300, -400, and -500 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 99-NM-187-AD; Amendment 39-
     11283; AD 99-18-17] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 3, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4080. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Revision to the 
     Legal Description of the Riverside, March Air Force Base 
     (AFB), Class C Airspace Area; CA [Airspace Docket No. 99-AWA-
     1] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received September 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4081. A letter from the Program Assistant, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, A Division 
     of Textron Canada, Model 206L, L-1, L-3, and L-4 Helicopters 
     [Docket No. 99-SW-30-AD; Amendment 39-11265; AD 99-17-19] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4082. A letter from the Program Assistant, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Allison Engine Company, Inc AE 
     2100A and AE 2100C Series Turboprop Engines [Docket No. 99-
     NE-14-AD; Amendment 39-11257; AD 99-17-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received August 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4083. A letter from the Senior Attorney, Office of the 
     Secretary, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Petitions Involving the Effective 
     Dates of the Disclosure of Code-Sharing Arrangements and 
     Long-Term Wet Leases Final Rule, and the Disclosure of 
     Change-of-Guage Services Final Rule [Docket Nos. OST-95-179, 
     OST-95-623, and OST-95-177] (RIN: 2105-AC10, 2105-AC17) 
     received September 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4084. A letter from the Program Assistant, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney PW4000 Series 
     Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 99-NE-22-AD; Amendment 39-11263; 
     AD 99-17-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 24, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4085. A letter from the Program Assistant, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; MD Helicopters, Inc. Model 600N 
     Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-16-AD; Amendment 39-11264; AD 
     99-17-18] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 24, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       4086. A letter from the Program Assistant, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model DHC-8 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 99-NM-55-AD; Amendment 39-11262; AD 99-
     17-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 24, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4087. A letter from the Program Assistant, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 757-200 and -300 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 99-NM-06-AD; Amendment 39-11266; 
     AD 99-17-20] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 24, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4088. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 
     and PC-12/45 Airplanes [Docket No. 99-CE-10-AD; Amendment 39-
     11256; AD 99-17-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 24, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4089. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Fort Rucker, AL [Airspace 
     Docket No. 99-ASO-11] received August 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4090. A letter from the Program Assistant, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Removal of Class E Airspace: Arlington, TN [Airspace Docket 
     99-ASO-16] received August 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4091. A letter from the Program Assistant, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class D Airspace; Tupelo, MS [Airspace 
     Docket No. 99-ASO-10] received August 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4092. A letter from the Program Assistant, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Sheridan, IN [Airspace 
     Docket No. 99-AGL-31] received August 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4093. A letter from the Program Assistant, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Minneapolis, MN [Airspace 
     Docket No. 99-AGL-33] received August 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4094. A letter from the Program Assistant, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Eau Claire, WI [Airspace 
     Docket No. 99-AGL-28] received August 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C.

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     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4095. A letter from the Program Assistant, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; La Crosse, WI [Airspace 
     Docket No. 99-AGL-29] received August 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4096. A letter from the Program Assistant, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace Mankato, MN [Airspace Docket 
     No. 99-AGL-30] received August 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4097. A letter from the Program Assistant, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-700 and -800 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 99-NM-179-AD; Amendment 39-
     11267; AD 99-18-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 27, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4098. A letter from the Program Assistant, FAA, 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-129-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11260; AD 99-17-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     August 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4099. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone: 
     Chelsea Street Bridge Fender System Repair, Chelsea River, 
     Chelsea, MA [CGD1-99-141] (RIN: 215-AA97) received August 24, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4100. A letter from the Program Assistant, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A319, A320, and A321 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 96-NM-29-AD; Amendment 39-11259; 
     AD 99-17-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4101. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Pharmaceutical 
     Manufacturing Category Effluent Limitations Guidelines, 
     Pretreatment Standards, and New Source Performance Standards; 
     Correcting Amendments [FRL-6431-8] (RIN: 2040-AA13) received 
     August 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4102. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; 
     Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd., Model Astra SPX Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 99-NM-204-AD; Amendment 39-11254; AD 
     99-17-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 24, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       4103. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; 
     Airbus Model A310 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 93-NM-125-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11255; AD 99-17-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     August 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4104. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; 
     Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-
     120 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-233-AD; Amendment 39-
     11253; AD 99-17-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 24, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4105. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; 
     Schweizer Aircraft Corporation Model 269A, 269A-1, 269B, 
     269C, 269C-1 and 269D Helicopters [Docket No. 99-SW-31-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11258; AD 99-17-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     August 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4106. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Amendment to Class E 
     Airspace; Frederick Municipal Airport, MD [Airspace Docket 
     No. 99-AEA-04FR] received August 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4107. A letter from the Chairman, Surface Transportation 
     Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Expedited 
     Procedures For Processing Rail Rate Reasonableness, Exemption 
     and Revocation Proceedings--received September 3, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4108. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Small 
     Business Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Liquidation of Collateral and Sale of Commercial 
     Loans--received September 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Small Business.
       4109. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Office of General Counsel, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Delegations of Authority; Tort Claims (RIN: 2900-AJ31) 
     received September 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       4110. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, Customs 
     Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Textiles and Textile Products; 
     Denial of Entry [T.D. 99-68] (RIN: 1515-AC94) received 
     September 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       4111. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, Customs 
     Service, Department of Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Accreditation of Commercial Testing 
     Laboratories; Approval of Commercial Gaugers [T.D. 99-67] 
     (RIN: 1515-AB60) received September 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4112. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Start-up Expenditures [Announcement 99-89] received August 
     20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       4113. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--BLS-
     LIFO Department Stores Indexes--July 1999--received September 
     3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       4114. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Capital Gains, Installment Sales, Unrecaptured Section 1250 
     Gain [TD 8836] (RIN: 1545-AW85) received August 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       4115. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Coordinated Issue: All Industries-Research Tax Credit-
     Internal Use Software [UIL: 41.51-10] received August 27, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       4116. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Coordinated Issue: All Industries-Research Tax Credit-
     Qualified Research [UIL 41.51-11] received August 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       4117. 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. 99-37] received 
     August 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       4118. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Treatment of Distributions to Foreign Persons Under Sections 
     367(e) and 367(e)(2) [TD 8834] (RIN: 1545-AU22 and 1545-AX30] 
     received August 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4119. 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: Approval of 
     Revisions to the Louisville State Implementation Plan [KY-75-
     1-9910a; KY-97-1-9911a; FRL-6435-4] received September 7, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the 
     Committees on Commerce and Commerce. 

para. 94.8  Reauthorize Congressional Award

  Mr. TANCREDO moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the 
Senate (S. 380) to reauthorize the Congressional Award Act.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, recognized Mr. TANCREDO 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. 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 notify the Senate thereof.

para. 94.9  multidistrict, multiparty, multiforum jurisdiction

  Mr. COBLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2112) to 
amend title 28, United States Code, to allow a judge to whom a case is 
transferred to retain jurisdiction over certain multidistrict litigation 
cases for

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trial, and to provide for Federal jurisdiction of certain multiparty, 
multiforum civil actions; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, recognized Mr. COBLE 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. 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. 94.10  lackawanna valley heritage area

  Mr. SHERWOOD moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 940) 
to establish the Lackawanna Heritage Valley American Heritage Area; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, recognized Mr. SHERWOOD 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. 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.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
designate the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area and for other 
purposes.''.
  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. 94.11  thomas cole national historic site

  Mr. SHERWOOD moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 658) 
to establish the Thomas Cole National Historic Site in the State of New 
York as an affiliated area of the National Park System; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, recognized Mr. SHERWOOD 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. FOLEY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. SHERWOOD 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 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para. 94.12  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. 94.13  protection of fishermen's vessels

  Mr. SAXTON moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1651) to 
amend the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 to extend the period during 
which reimbursement may be provided to owners of United States fishing 
vessels for costs incurred when such a vessel is seized and detained by 
a foreign country; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, 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. 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.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
amend the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 to extend the period during 
which reimbursement may be provided to owners of United States fishing 
vessels for costs incurred when such a vessel is seized and detained by 
a foreign country, and for other purposes.''.
  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. 94.14  bikini resettlement and relocation

  Mr. SHERWOOD moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2368) 
to assist in the resettlement and relocation of the people of Bikini 
Atoll by amending the terms of the trust fund established during the 
United States administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific 
Islands.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, recognized Mr. SHERWOOD 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?
  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. 94.15  spanish peaks wilderness

  Mr. SHERWOOD moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 898) 
designating certain land in the San Isabel National Forest in the State 
of Colorado as the ``Spanish Peaks Wilderness''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, recognized Mr. SHERWOOD 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. 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. 94.16  quinebaug and shetucket rivers valley national heritage 
          corridor

  Mr. SHERWOOD moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1619) 
to amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage 
Corridor Act of 1994 to expand the boundaries of the Corridor; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, recognized Mr. SHERWOOD 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. 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. 94.17  sense of congress regarding importance of family

  Mr. UPTON moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 184):

       Whereas American children and adolescents spend between 22 
     and 28 hours per week viewing television;
       Whereas American homes have an average of 2.75 television 
     sets, and 87 percent of homes with children have more than 
     one television set;
       Whereas there is a need to increase the availability 
     programs suitable for the entire family during prime time 
     viewing hours;
       Whereas surveys of television content demonstrate that many 
     programs contain substantial sexual or violent content;
       Whereas although parents are ultimately responsible for 
     appropriately supervising their children's television 
     viewing, it is also important to provide positive, ``family 
     friendly'' programming that is suitable for parents and 
     children to watch together;
       Whereas efforts should be made by television networks, 
     studios, and the production community to produce more quality 
     family friendly programs and to air them during times when 
     parents and children are likely to be viewing together;
       Whereas members of the Family Friendly Programming Forum 
     are concerned about the availability of family friendly 
     television programs during prime time viewing hours; and
       Whereas Congress encourages activities by the Forum and 
     other entities designed to promote family friendly 
     programming, including--
         (1) participating in meetings with leadership of major 
     television networks, studios, and production companies to 
     express concerns;
         (2) expressing the importance of family friendly 
     programming at industry conferences, meetings, and forums;
         (3) honoring outstanding family friendly television 
     programs with a new tribute, the Family Program Awards, to be 
     held annually in Los Angeles, California;
         (4) establishing a development fund to finance family 
     friendly scripts; and
         (5) underwriting scholarships at television studies 
     departments at institutions of higher education to encourage 
     student interest in family friendly programming: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That Congress--
       (1) recognizes and honors the efforts of the Family 
     Friendly Programming Forum and other entities supporting 
     family friendly programming;
       (2) supports efforts to encourage television networks, 
     studios, and the production community to produce more quality 
     family friendly programs;
       (3) supports the proposed Family Friendly Programming 
     Awards, development fund, and scholarships, all of which are 
     designed to encourage, recognize, and celebrate creative 
     excellence in, and commitment to, family friendly 
     programming; and
       (4) encourages the media and American advertisers to 
     further a family friendly television environment within which 
     appropriate advertisements can accompany the programming.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, recognized Mr. UPTON and Mr. 
MARKEY, 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. FOLEY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. UPTON 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 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para. 94.18  message from the president--united nations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, 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 Nations and of the participation of the United States therein 
during the calendar year 1998. 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 13, 1999.

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

para. 94.19  agriculture appropriations

  On motion of Mr. SKEEN, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 1906) 
making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2000, 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. 94.20  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 1906

  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. 1906, 
making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2000, and for other purposes, be instructed to provide 
maximum funding, within the scope of conference, for food safety 
programs at the Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug 
Administration.
  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. FOLEY, 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. 94.21  recess--4:08 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 8 minutes p.m., subject to 
the call of the Chair.

para. 94.22  after recess--5 p.m.

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

para. 94.23  energy and water appropriations

  On motion of Mr. PACKARD, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 2605) 
making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2000, 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.

para. 94.24  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2605

  Mr. VISCLOSKY moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 2605 be 
instructed to insist on the higher funding levels for the U. S. Army 
Corps of Engineers Civil Works program included in the House-passed 
bill.
  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 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. 94.25  appointment of conferees--h.r. 2605

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, 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. 2605): Messrs. Packard, 
Rogers, Knollenberg, Frelinghuysen, Callahan, Latham, Blunt, Young of

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Florida, Visclosky, Edwards, Pastor, Forbes, and Obey. 

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

para. 94.26  department of defense appropriations

  On motion of Mr. LEWIS of California, by unanimous consent, the bill 
(H.R. 2561) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, 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. 94.27  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2561

  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. 2561 be 
instructed to insist on section 8113 of the House bill providing 
$50,000,000 to enhance United States defense capabilities against 
domestic terrorist attacks using weapons of mass destruction; and on 
section 8114 of the House bill providing $150,000,000 to improve the 
protection of Department of Defense computer systems from non-authorized 
access.
  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 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. 94.28  appointment of conferees--h.r. 2561

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, 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. 2561): Messrs. Lewis of 
California, Young of Florida, Skeen, Hobson, Bonilla, Nethercutt, 
Istook, Cunningham, Dickey, Frelinghuysen, Murtha, Dicks, Sabo, Dixon, 
Visclosky, Moran of Virginia, Mr. Obey. 

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

para. 94.29  commerce, justice, state, and judiciary appropriations

  On motion of Mr. ROGERS, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 2670) 
making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and 
State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2000, 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. 94.30  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2670

  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. 2670, be 
instructed to insist on the higher funding levels for programs related 
to embassy security included in the House-passed bill.
  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 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. 94.31  appointment of conferees--h.r. 2670

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, 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. 2670): Messrs. Rogers, 
Kolbe, Taylor of North Carolina, Regula, Latham, Miller of Florida, 
Wamp, Young of Florida, Serrano, Dixon, Mollohan, Ms. Roybal-Allard and 
Mr. Obey. 

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

para. 94.32  appointment of conferees--h.r. 1906

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, 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. 1906) making 
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2000, and for other purposes: Messrs. Skeen, Walsh, 
Dickey, Kingston, Nethercutt, Bonilla, Latham, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Young 
of Florida, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. DeLauro, and Messrs. Hinchey, Farr, Boyd and 
Obey. 

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

para. 94.33  recess--5:20 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 5 o'clock and 20 minutes p.m., until 
approximately 6 o'clock p.m.

para. 94.34  after recess--6:02 p.m.

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

para. 94.35  providing for a closed conference--h.r. 2561

  Mr. LEWIS of California moved, pursuant to clause 12(a)(2) of rule 
XXII, that the conference committee meetings between the House and the 
Senate on the bill (H.R. 2561) making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, 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. SHIMKUS, announced that a roll call was 
required under clause 12 (a)(2), rule XXII, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

388

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

7

para. 94.36                   [Roll No. 405]

                                YEAS--388

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel

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     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--7

     DeFazio
     Gutierrez
     Hilliard
     Kucinich
     Lee
     McKinney
     Stark

                             NOT VOTING--38

     Barcia
     Brown (FL)
     Buyer
     Carson
     Clay
     Dooley
     Ehlers
     Gephardt
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hulshof
     Jefferson
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kingston
     Lantos
     Largent
     Linder
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCrery
     McIntosh
     Meeks (NY)
     Moakley
     Neal
     Porter
     Pryce (OH)
     Rogan
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Scarborough
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wu
  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. 94.37  h.r. 658--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 658) to establish the Thomas Cole National 
Historic Site in the State of New York as an affiliated area of the 
National Park System; 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. SWEENEY 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

396

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

6

para. 94.38                   [Roll No. 406]

                                AYES--396

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--6

     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Paul
     Royce
     Sanford
     Sensenbrenner

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                             NOT VOTING--31

     Barcia
     Bliley
     Brown (FL)
     Carson
     Clay
     Dooley
     Gephardt
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hulshof
     Jefferson
     Johnson, Sam
     Kingston
     Lantos
     Largent
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McIntosh
     Moakley
     Neal
     Porter
     Pryce (OH)
     Rogan
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Scarborough
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Taylor (NC)
     Wicker
     Wu
  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. 94.39  h. con. res. 184--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 184) 
expressing the sense of Congress regarding the importance of ``family 
friendly'' programming on television.
  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 
those present had voted in the negative.
  Mr. PORTMAN demanded a recorded vote on agreeing 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

396

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 94.40                   [Roll No. 407]

                                AYES--396

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--37

     Barcia
     Bliley
     Brown (FL)
     Carson
     Clay
     Dooley
     Gephardt
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hulshof
     Jefferson
     Johnson, Sam
     Kingston
     Lantos
     Largent
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     Meehan
     Moakley
     Neal
     Ortiz
     Porter
     Pryce (OH)
     Rogan
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Scarborough
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Spratt
     Taylor (NC)
     Weiner
     Wicker
     Wu
     Wynn
  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. 94.41  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Ms. CARSON, for today;
  To Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, for today;
  To Mr. WICKER, for today;
  To Mr. MANZULLO, for today;
  To Mr. ROGAN, for today;
  To Mr. SHAW, for today; and
  To Mr. KINGSTON, for today and September 14.
  And then,

para. 94.42  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. PICKETT, at 8 o'clock and 25 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 94.43  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. Shuster: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 2681. A bill to establish a program, 
     coordinated by the National Transportation Safety Board, of 
     assistance to families of passengers involved in rail 
     passenger accidents (Rept. 106-313). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. Shuster: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. House Concurrent Resolution 171. Resolution 
     congratulating the American Public Transit Association for 25 
     years of commendable service to the transit industry and the 
     Nation (Rept. 106-314). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 94.44  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. BASS:
       H.R. 2839. A bill 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.
           By Mr. UPTON (for himself and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 2840. A bill to amend title V of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for the establishment and operation of asthma 
     treatment services for children, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.

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           By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN (for herself, Mr. Young of Alaska, 
             and Mr. George Miller of California):
       H.R. 2841. A bill to amend the Revised Organic Act of the 
     Virgin Islands to provide for greater fiscal autonomy 
     consistent with other United States jurisdictions, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Ms. Norton, and Mrs. 
             Morella):
       H.R. 2842. 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.
           By Mr. HAYES (for himself and Mr. Fletcher):
       H.R. 2843. A bill to provide emergency assistance to 
     farmers and ranchers in the United States; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on the 
     Budget, 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. ISTOOK:
       H.R. 2844. A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to 
     convey to the city of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, the former site 
     of the NIPER facility of the Department of Energy; to the 
     Committee on Science.
           By Mr. LUCAS of Kentucky:
       H.R. 2845. A bill to encourage the use of technology in the 
     classroom; 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. THOMPSON of California:
       H.R. 2846. A bill to confer citizenship posthumously on 
     Jose J. Casillas; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 2847. A bill to provide for the appointment of an 
     independent counsel to investigate if there were violations 
     of Federal law in the raid on the Branch Davidian compound in 
     Waco, Texas; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
             Leach, and Mr. Baker) (all by request):
       H.R. 2848. A bill to amend the Small Business Investment 
     Act of 1958 and the Small Business Act to establish a New 
     Markets Venture Capital Program, to establish an America's 
     Private Investment Company Program, to amend the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a New Markets Tax Credit, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services, 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 Ms. CARSON (for herself, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, 
             Mrs. Morella, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mrs. Capps, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
             Lee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Norton, Mr. Rush, Mr. Meeks 
             of New York, Mr. Payne, Mr. Wynn, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. 
             Waters, Mr. Clay, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Ms. Berkley, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Ford, Mr. Jefferson, 
             Mr. Fattah, Mr. Owens, Mr. Bishop, Mrs. Christensen, 
             Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Thompson 
             of Mississippi, Mr. Scott, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Hilliard, 
             Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Towns, and Mrs. Maloney of New York):
       H. Res. 287. A resolution to commend Serena Williams on 
     winning the 1999 U.S. Open Women's Singles and Doubles 
     championships; to the Committee on Government Reform. 

para. 94.45  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 110: Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 133: Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 188: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 274: Mrs. Bono and Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 354: Mr. Matsui, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
     Mr. Shays, and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 443: Mr. Martinez, Mr. Larson, and Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois.
       H.R. 505: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Sherman, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, and Mr. 
     Nussle.
       H.R. 585: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 590: Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 623: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 664: Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 673: Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 712: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 713: Mr. Foley and Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 782: Mr. Shuster.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Gilchrest and Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 797: Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Larson, Mr. Porter, 
     Mr. Martinez, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. 
     Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Boehlert, Mrs. Johnson of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Price of North Carolina, and Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 810: Mr. Callahan.
       H.R. 860: Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 919: Mr. Meehan, Mr. Minge, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
     and Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 933: Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 997: Mr. Moore and Mrs. Bono.
       H.R. 1071: Mr. Frost and Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 1080: Mr. Blagojevich and Mr. King.
       H.R. 1102: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Barcia and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 1115: Mr. Cummings, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Baker, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Hansen, and Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 1145: Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 1193: Mr. Isakson and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1221: Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut, and Mr. McIntyre.
       H.R. 1228: Mr. Markey and Mr. Holt.
       H.R. 1248: Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 1283: Mr. Rogan, Ms. Granger, Mr. Sweeney, Mrs. 
     Johnson of Connecticut, and Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 1322: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 1355: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 1366: Mr. Kolbe and Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 1409: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 1413: Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 1432: Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 1505: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Danner, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
     Borski, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Boyd, Mr. 
     Murtha, Mr. Shows, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Gordon, and Mr. Berry.
       H.R. 1593: Mr. Green of Wisconsin and Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 1620: Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 1685: Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 1728: Mrs. Emerson and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1731: Mr. Cannon.
       H.R. 1747: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Graham, and Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 1798: Mr. Deutsch and Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 1814: Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Cook, Mrs. Biggert, 
     and Mr. Shimkus.
       H.R. 1870: Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 1883: Mr. Gephardt, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. 
     Walden of Oregon, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1916: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 1926: Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
     Goss, Mr. Baker, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Gordon, Mr. Lazio, and Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 1933: Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 2066: Mr. Oxley, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
     Metcalf, Mr. Barcia, and Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 2130: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 2149: Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 2170: Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Wise, 
     Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. Hall of Ohio.
       H.R. 2221: Mr. Gary Miller of California and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 2247: Mrs. Chenoweth and Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 2319: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 2325: Mr. Cardin.
       H.R. 2338: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 2364: Mr. Pitts and Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 2403: Mr. LaHood and Mr. Udall of Colorado.
       H.R. 2455: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 2662: Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 2673: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 2691: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 2720: Mr. Isakson, Mr. Barcia, and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 2736: Mr. Shows, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
     Waxman, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
     Filner, Ms. Carson, Mr. English, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
     Frost, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 2788: Mr. Latham and Mr. Nussle.
       H.R. 2792: Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 2808: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 2814: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Radanovich, and 
     Mrs. Capps.
       H.J. Res. 59: Mr. Talent and Mrs. Emerson.
       H. Con. Res. 77: Mr. Deutsch.
       H. Res. 16: Mr. Minge.
       H. Res. 41: Mr. Gibbons.
       H. Res. 285: Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Price 
     of North Carolina, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Berman, Mr. Wu, and Mr. 
     Tierney.
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                    TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1999 (95)

  The House was called to order at 9 o'clock a.m. by the SPEAKER, when, 
pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 19, 1999, Members 
were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 95.1  recess--9:23 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BALLENGER, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess until 10 o'clock a.m.

para. 95.2  after recess--10 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, called the House to 
order.

para. 95.3  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, announced he had 
examined and approved the Journal of

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the proceedings of Monday, September 13, 1999.
  Mr. DOGGETT, 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. MILLER of Florida, announced that the 
yeas had it.
  Mr. DOGGETT 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 8, 
rule XX, announced that the vote would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para. 95.4  communications

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

       4120. 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; Changes to Pack 
     Requirements [Docket No. FV99-906-3 IFR] received September 
     9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       4121. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
     Service, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Importation of Gypsy Moth Host Material From Canada [Docket 
     No. 98-110-1] (RIN: 0579-AB11) received August 24, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4122. A letter from the the Director, the Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting the cumulative report on 
     rescissions and deferrals, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685(e); (H. 
     Doc. No. 106-122); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       4123. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Taxpayer Identification Numbers and Commercial and Government 
     Entity Codes [DFARS Case 98-D027] received August 9, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       4124. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Standards, Regulations, and Variances, Department of Labor, 
     Mine Safety and Health Administration, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Improving and Eliminating 
     Regulations; Calibration and Maintenance Procedures for Coal 
     Mine Respirable Dust Samplers (RIN: 1219-AA98) received 
     August 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       4125. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Standards, Regulations, and Variances, Department of Labor, 
     Mine Safety and Health Administration, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Improving and Eliminating 
     Regulations; Lighting Equipment, Coal Dust/Rock Dust 
     Analyzers, and Methane Detectors (RIN: 1219-AA98) received 
     August 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       4126. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Law, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Unclassified Cyber Security Program [DOE N 20 5.1] 
     received August 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       4127. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Law, Office of Procurement and Assistance 
     Management, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Use of Facility Contrator Employees 
     for Services to DOE in the Washington, DC Area [DOE N 350.5] 
     received August 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       4128. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Law, Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety 
     and Health, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--External Dosimetry Program Guide 
     [DOE G 441.1-4] received August 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4129. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--State Energy Program [Docket No. EE-
     RM-96-402] (RIN: 1904-AB01) received August 24, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4130. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Posting and Labeling for Radiological Control Guide; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4131. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Occupational Radiation Protection Record-Keeping and 
     Reporting Guide; to the Committee on Commerce.
       4132. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting Safety of 
     Accelerator Facilities; to the Committee on Commerce.
       4133. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Evaluation and Control of Radiation Dose to the Embryo/Fetus 
     Guide; to the Committee on Commerce.
       4134. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Radiation-Generating Devices Guide; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4135. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting the Work 
     Authorization System; to the Committee on Commerce.
       4136. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Certification Renewal and Amendment Processes (RIN: 
     3150-AF85) received August 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4137. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Electronic Availability of NRC Public Records and 
     Ending of NRC Local Public Document Room Program (RIN: 3150-
     AG07) received September 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4138. A letter from the Administrator, Food Safety and 
     Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Electronic Freedom of 
     Information Act [Docket No. 99-034F] received August 24, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       4139. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Indiana Regulatory Program [SPATS No. IN-129-FOR; 
     State Program Amendment No. 98-2] received August 9, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4140. A letter from the Associate Chief Counsel, Federal 
     Highway Administration, Department of Transporation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Parts and 
     Accessories Necessary For Safe Operation; Rear Impact Guards 
     and Rear Impact Protection [FHWA Docket No. FHWA-97-3201] 
     (RIN: 2125-AE15) received August 30, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4141. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Standard 
     Measurement System Exemption from Gross Tonnage [USGC-1999-
     5118] (RIN: 2115-AF76) received August 27, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4142. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Update of Standards 
     from the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) 
     [USCG-1999-5151] (RIN: 2115-AF80) received August 17, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4143. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operating Regulation; Chevron Oil Company Canal, LA [CGD08-
     99-055] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received September 9, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       4144. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone: City 
     of Yonkers Fireworks, New York, Hudson River [CGD01-99-154] 
     (RIN: 2115-AA97) received September 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4145. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Normal Category Rotorcraft Maximum 
     Weight and Passenger Seat Limitation [Docket No. 29247; 
     Amendment No. 27-37] (RIN: 2120-AF33) received August 17, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4146. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone: 
     Periphonics Corp. 30th Anniversary Fireworks, New York 
     Harbor, Upper Bay [CGD01-99-152] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received 
     September 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4147. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone; Gulf 
     of Alaska, Southeast of Narrow Cape, Kodiak Island, Alaska 
     [COTP Western Alaska-99-012] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received 
     September 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4148. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone: 
     Fireworks, 100YR Anniversary For Architect Society, Boston 
     Harbor, Boston, MA [CGD01-99-147] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received 
     September 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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       4149. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations: Mystic River, CT [CGD01-99-159] 
     received September 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4150. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations: Gowanus Canal, NY [CGD01-99-156] 
     received September 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4151. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone and 
     Anchorage Regulations; Delaware Bay and River [CGD 05-99-080] 
     (RIN: 2115-AA98) received September 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4152. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-90-30 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 98-NM-69-AD; Amendment 39-11289; AD 99-18-23] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4153. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; General Electric Company CF6-50, -80A1/A3, and -
     80C2A Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-54-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11286; AD 99-18-20] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     September 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4154. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives: General Electric Company CF6-80C2A Series 
     Turbofan Engines, Installed on Airbus Industrie A300-600 and 
     A310 Series Airplanes [Docket N0. 99-NE-41-AD; Amendment 39-
     11285; AD 99-18-19] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 9, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4155. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief 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. 29279; SFAR No. 86] (RIN: 
     2120-AG79) received August 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4156. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class 
     E Airspace; Emmetsburg, IA [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-39] 
     received September 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4157. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Name Change of Guam 
     Island, Agnas NAS, GU Class D Airspace Area [Airspace Docket 
     No. 99-AWP-9] received September 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4158. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class 
     E Airspace; Herrington, KS [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-41] 
     received September 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4159. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Research and 
     Special Programs Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Hazardous Materials: Chemical Oxidizers and Compressed Oxygen 
     Aboard Aircraft [Docket No. HM-224A] (RIN: 2137-AC92) 
     received August 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4160. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Change Using Agency 
     for Restricted Areas R-2510A and R-2510B; El Centro, CA 
     [Airspace Docket No. 99-AWP-18] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received 
     September 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para. 95.5  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, pursuant to clause 8, 
rule XX, announced the unfinished business to be the question on 
agreeing to the Chair's approval of the Journal of Monday, September 13, 
1999.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, announced that the 
yeas had it.
  Mr. GREEN of Texas 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

360

Nays

41

When there appeared

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Answered present

1

para. 95.6                    [Roll No. 408]

                                YEAS--360

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clayton
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--41

     Aderholt
     Baird
     Bilbray
     Borski
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Costello
     Crane
     DeFazio
     Doggett
     Filner
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hefley
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hutchinson
     Kucinich
     LoBiondo

[[Page 1482]]


     Markey
     McDermott
     McGovern
     Moran (KS)
     Oberstar
     Pickett
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Riley
     Rogan
     Sabo
     Schaffer
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Udall (NM)
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Weller

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Carson
       

                             NOT VOTING--31

     Archer
     Barcia
     Bonior
     Brown (FL)
     Burton
     Clement
     Dixon
     Dreier
     English
     Fattah
     Fossella
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hunter
     Jefferson
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kingston
     Largent
     Leach
     McIntosh
     Meehan
     Obey
     Porter
     Pryce (OH)
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Spence
     Taylor (NC)
     Young (AK)
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 95.7  foreign operations appropriations

  On motion of Mr. CALLAHAN, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 2606) 
making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and 
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for 
other purposes; together with the amendment of the Senate thereto, was 
taken from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. CALLAHAN, 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. 95.8  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2606

  Ms. PELOSI moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 2606 
making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and 
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for 
other purposes, be instructed to insist on the provisions of the House 
bill with respect to Indonesia limiting international military education 
and training to ``expanded military education and training only''.
  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. HASTINGS of Washington, announced that 
the nays had it.
  Ms. PELOSI objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, pursuant to 
clause 8, rule XX, announced that further proceedings on the motion were 
postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para. 95.9  iran nonproliferation

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1883) to 
provide for the application of measures to foreign persons who transfer 
to Iran certain goods, services, or technology, and for other purposes; 
as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, recognized Mr. 
GILMAN 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. BONILLA, 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 vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

419

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 95.10                   [Roll No. 409]

                                YEAS--419

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Becerra
     Bonilla
     Deal
     Fattah
     Hastings (FL)
     Jefferson
     Jones (NC)
     Kaptur
     Kingston
     McDermott
     Porter
     Pryce (OH)
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Shaw
  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.

[[Page 1483]]

para. 95.11  h.r. 2606--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on 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. 2606 be instructed to insist 
on the provisions of the House bill with respect to Indonesia limiting 
international military education and training to ``expanded military 
education and training only''.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, announced that yeas 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

419

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 95.12                   [Roll No. 410]

                                AYES--419

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Buyer
     Deal
     Fattah
     Goodling
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilleary
     Jefferson
     Jones (NC)
     Kaptur
     Kingston
     Porter
     Pryce (OH)
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Shaw
  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. 95.13  appointment of conferees--h.r. 2606

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, by unanimous consent, 
appointed Messrs. Callahan, Porter, Wolf, Packard, Knollenberg, 
Kingston, Lewis of California, Blunt, Young of Florida, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. 
Lowey, Mr. Jackson, Ms. Kilpatrick, Messrs. Sabo 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. 95.14  providing for the consideration of h.r. 417

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 283):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 417) 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 shall not exceed one 
     hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
     ranking minority member of the Committee on House 
     Administration. 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 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. 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 bill 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 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 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.

[[Page 1484]]

para. 95.15  waiving points of order against conference report to 
          accompany s. 1059

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-316) the resolution (H. Res. 288) waiving points of order 
against the conference report to accompany the bill (S. 1059) to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2000 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.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 95.16  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1655

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-317) the resolution (H. Res. 289) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1655) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 
and 2001 for the civilian energy and scientific research, development, 
and demonstration and related commercial application of energy 
technology programs, projects, and activities of the Department of 
Energy, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 95.17  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1551

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-318) the resolution (H. Res. 290) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1551) to authorize the Federal Aviation 
Administration's civil aviation research and development programs for 
fiscal years 2000 and 2001, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 95.18  campaign finance reform

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, pursuant to House Resolution 283 
and rule XVIII, 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. 417) 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. BONILLA, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. HOBSON as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. HOBSON, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 95.19  submission of conference report--h.r. 2490

  Mr. KOLBE submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 106-319) on the 
bill (H.R. 2490) 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, 
2000, and for other purposes; together with a statement thereon, for 
printing in the Record under the rule.

para. 95.20  campaign finance reform

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 283 
and rule XVIII, 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. 417) 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. HOBSON, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,

para. 95.21  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. 
WHITFIELD:

       Page 21, insert after line 17 the following:
       (c) Increase in Individual Contribution Limit.--Section 
     315(a)(1)(A) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(A)) is amended 
     by striking ``$1,000'' and inserting ``$3,000''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

127

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

300

para. 95.22                   [Roll No. 411]

                                AYES--127

     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Davis (VA)
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Everett
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gibbons
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     King (NY)
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Norwood
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Vitter
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--300

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hefley
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shows
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky

[[Page 1485]]


     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Hastings (FL)
     Kingston
     Porter
     Pryce (OH)
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Shaw
  So the amendment, as modified, was not agreed to.

para. 95.23  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:

       Page 12, line 8, strike ``$30,000'' and insert ``$75,000''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

123

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

302

para. 95.24                   [Roll No. 412]

                                AYES--123

     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Davis (VA)
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Everett
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Goodlatte
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     King (NY)
     Knollenberg
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Nethercutt
     Norwood
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stump
     Sununu
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Vitter
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--302

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Camp
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hayes
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Delahunt
     Hastings (FL)
     Kingston
     Porter
     Pryce (OH)
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Salmon
     Shaw
  So the amendment, as modified, was not agreed to.

para. 95.25  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:

       Page 16, strike line 9 and all that follows through page 
     17, line 22 and insert the following:
       ``(B) Nonapplication to publications on voting records.--
     The term `express advocacy' shall not apply with respect to 
     any communication which is in printed form or posted on the 
     Internet and 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 communications 
     contains explicit words expressly urging a vote for or 
     against any identified candidate or political party.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

189

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

239

para. 95.26                   [Roll No. 413]

                                AYES--189

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     King (NY)
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Vitter
     Walden
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--238

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett

[[Page 1486]]


     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Hastings (FL)
     Kingston
     Porter
     Pryce (OH)
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Shaw
  So the amendment, as modified, was not agreed to.

para. 95.27  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:

       Page 55, insert after line 6 the following:
       (e) Prohibition Applicable to All Individuals Who Are Not 
     Citizens or Nationals of the United States.--Section 
     319(b)(2) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441e(b)(2)) is amended by 
     striking the period at the end and inserting the following: 
     ``, or in the case of an election for Federal office, an 
     individual who is not a citizen of the United States or 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

242

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

181

para. 95.28                   [Roll No. 414]

                                AYES--242

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Emerson
     English
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--181

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burton
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pombo
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wilson
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Forbes
     Ford
     Hastings (FL)
     Kingston
     Lazio
     Porter
     Pryce (OH)
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Shaw
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment, as modified, was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 95.29  recorded vote

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

       Add at the end of title V the following new section (and 
     conform the table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 517. REQUIRING MAJORITY OF AMOUNT OF CONTRIBUTIONS 
                   ACCEPTED BY CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES TO COME 
                   FROM IN-STATE RESIDENTS.

       (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) The total amount of contributions accepted with 
     respect to an election by a candidate for the office of 
     Senator or 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 amount of contributions accepted from all sources.
       ``(2) If a candidate in an election makes expenditures of 
     personal funds (including contributions by the candidate or 
     the candidate's spouse to the candidate's authorized campaign 
     committee) in an amount in excess of $250,000, paragraph (1) 
     shall not apply with respect to any opponent of the candidate 
     in the election.
       ``(3) In determining the amount of contributions accepted 
     by a candidate for purposes of paragraph (1), 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 
     contributions from in-State individual residents.

[[Page 1487]]

       ``(B) 50 percent of such amounts shall be deemed to be 
     contributions from persons other than in-State individual 
     residents.
       ``(4) As used in this subsection, the term `in-State 
     individual resident' means an individual who resides in the 
     State in which the election involved is held.''.
       (b) Reporting Requirements.--Section 304 of such Act (2 
     U.S.C. 434), as amended by sections 103(c), 204, and 307, is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(h)(1) 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:
       ``(A) The total contributions received by the committee 
     with respect to the election involved from in-State 
     individual residents (as defined in section 315(i)(4)), as of 
     the last day of the period covered by the report.
       ``(B) 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.
       ``(2)(A) Each principal campaign committee of a candidate 
     for the Senate or the House of Representatives shall submit a 
     notification to the Commission of the first expenditure of 
     personal funds (including contributions by the candidate or 
     the candidate's spouse to the committee) by which the 
     aggregate amount of personal funds expended (or contributed) 
     with respect to the election exceeds $250,000.
       ``(B) Each notification under subparagraph (A)--
       ``(I) shall be submitted not later than 24 hours after the 
     expenditure or contribution which is the subject of the 
     notification is made; and
       ``(II) shall include the name of the candidate, the office 
     sought by the candidate, and the date of the expenditure or 
     contribution and amount of the expenditure or contribution 
     involved.''.
       (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.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to elections occurring after January 
     2001.
       Page 86, line 10, strike ``(2 U.S.C. 437g(d)) is amended'' 
     and insert the following: ``(2 U.S.C. 437g(d)), as amended by 
     section 517(c), is further amended''.
       Page 86, line 12, strike ``(4)'' and insert ``(5)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

179

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

248

para. 95.30                   [Roll No. 415]

                                AYES--179

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kelly
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--248

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Conyers
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shows
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Hastings (FL)
     Kingston
     Payne
     Pryce (OH)
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Shaw
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 95.31  recorded vote

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

       Amend the heading for title X to read as follows (and 
     conform the table of contents accordingly):

  TITLE X--REIMBURSEMENT FOR USE OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY FOR CAMPAIGN 
                                ACTIVITY

       Add at the end of title X the following new section (and 
     conform the table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 1002. REIMBURSEMENT FOR USE OF GOVERNMENT EQUIPMENT FOR 
                   CAMPAIGN-RELATED TRAVEL.

       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 1001, is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following new section:


 ``reimbursement for use of government equipment for campaign-related 
                                 travel

       ``Sec. 329. If a candidate for election for Federal office 
     (other than a candidate who holds Federal office) uses 
     Federal government property as a means of transportation for 
     purposes related (in whole or in part) to the campaign for 
     election for such office, the principal campaign committee of 
     the candidate shall reimburse the Federal government for the 
     costs associated with providing the transportation.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

261

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

167

para. 95.32                   [Roll No. 416]

                                AYES--261

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono

[[Page 1488]]


     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wu
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--167

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Hastings (FL)
     Kingston
     Pryce (OH)
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Shaw
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 95.33  recorded vote

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

       Insert after title XV the following new title (and 
     redesignate the succeeding provisions and conform the table 
     of contents accordingly):
      TITLE XVI--EXEMPTION OF INTERNET ACTIVITIES FROM REGULATION

     SEC. 1601. EXEMPTION OF INTERNET ACTIVITIES FROM REGULATION 
                   UNDER FECA.

       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, 1001, and 1101, is further amended by adding at the 
     end the following new section:


                   ``exemption of internet activities

       ``Sec. 330. (a) In General.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (b), none of the limitations, prohibitions, or 
     reporting requirements of this Act shall apply to any 
     activity carried out through the use of the Internet or to 
     any information disseminated through the Internet.
       ``(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to the 
     solicitation or receipt of contributions.
       ``(c) Internet Defined.--The term `Internet' means the 
     international computer network of both Federal and non-
     Federal interoperable packet-switched data networks.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

160

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

268

para. 95.34                   [Roll No. 417]

                                AYES--160

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Biggert
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     King (NY)
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Vitter
     Walden
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wu
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--268

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)

[[Page 1489]]


     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Hastings (FL)
     Kingston
     Pryce (OH)
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Shaw
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 95.35  recorded vote

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

       Strike section 1601 and insert the following (and conform 
     the table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 1601. 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 XVI, strike ``SEVERABILITY'' and 
     insert ``NONSEVERABILITY'' (and conform the table of contents 
     accordingly).

It was decided in the

Yeas

167

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

259

para. 95.36                   [Roll No. 418]

                                AYES--167

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Biggert
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cunningham
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frost
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     King (NY)
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Obey
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--259

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hefley
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Cubin
     Hastings (FL)
     Kingston
     McKeon
     Pryce (OH)
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Shaw
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 95.37  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 2000.'.'

     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, 1999.''
       (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, 2000, 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, 2000, 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, 2000.''
       (c) Clerical Amendments.--

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       (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.''

       (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 
     2001.

     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, 2001.

     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 2001.

It was decided in the

Yeas

117

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negative

Nays

306

para. 95.38                   [Roll No. 419]

                                AYES--117

     Armey
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barton
     Bateman
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Everett
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     King (NY)
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas (OK)
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Nethercutt
     Norwood
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (TX)
     Spence
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--306

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Hastings (FL)
     Kingston
     Lewis (CA)
     Martinez
     Pryce (OH)
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Shaw
     Slaughter
     Visclosky
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

[[Page 1491]]

para. 95.39  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:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Campaign Integrity Act of 
     1999''.
  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 2001, 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 1999 through 2000.
       ``(ii) For calendar year 2005 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

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     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 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 2001.

It was decided in the

Yeas

99

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negative

Nays

327

para. 95.40                   [Roll No. 420]

                                AYES--99

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barton
     Bateman
     Blunt
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Chabot
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fowler
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hill (MT)
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Jenkins
     John
     Jones (NC)
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Linder
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McKeon
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Paul
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Radanovich
     Riley
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Smith (NJ)
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Vitter
     Walden
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--327

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shows
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Kingston
     Peterson (PA)
     Pryce (OH)
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Shaw
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 95.41  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. THOMAS:

       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 ``Campaign 
     Reform and Election Integrity Act of 1999''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. References in act.

                 TITLE I--BAN ON FOREIGN CONTRIBUTIONS

Sec. 101. Extension of ban on foreign contributions to all campaign-
              related disbursements; protecting equal participation of 
              eligible voters.

              TITLE II--IMPROVING REPORTING OF INFORMATION

Sec. 201. Mandatory electronic filing for certain reports; expediting 
              reporting of information.
Sec. 202. Reporting of secondary payments; expansion of other types of 
              information reported.

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Sec. 203. Disclosure requirements for certain soft money expenditures 
              of political parties.

  TITLE III--STRENGTHENING ENFORCEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF FEDERAL 
                          ELECTION COMMISSION

Sec. 301. Standards for initiation of actions and written responses by 
              Federal Election Commission.
Sec. 302. Banning acceptance of cash contributions greater than $100.
Sec. 303. Deposit of certain contributions and donations to be returned 
              to donors in Treasury account.
Sec. 304. Alternative procedures for imposition of penalties for 
              reporting violations.
Sec. 305. Abolition of ex officio membership of Clerk of House of 
              Representatives and Secretary of Senate on Commission.
Sec. 306. Broader prohibition against force and reprisals.
Sec. 307. Signature authority of members of Commission for subpoenas 
              and notification of intent to seek additional 
              information.

       TITLE IV--SIMPLIFYING AND CLARIFYING FEDERAL ELECTION LAW

Sec. 401. Application of aggregate contribution limit on calendar year 
              basis during non-election years.
Sec. 402. Treatment of lines of credit obtained by candidates as 
              commercially reasonable loans.
Sec. 403. Repeal Secretary of Commerce reports on district-specific 
              population.
Sec. 404. Technical correction regarding treatment of honoraria.

                        TITLE V--EFFECTIVE DATE

Sec. 501. Effective date.

     SEC. 2. REFERENCES IN ACT.

       Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this 
     Act an amendment 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 that section or other provision 
     of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 .

                 TITLE I--BAN ON FOREIGN CONTRIBUTIONS

     SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF BAN ON FOREIGN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ALL 
                   CAMPAIGN-RELATED DISBURSEMENTS; PROTECTING 
                   EQUAL PARTICIPATION OF ELIGIBLE VOTERS.

       (a) Prohibition on Disbursements by Foreign Nationals.--
     Section 319 (2 U.S.C. 441e) is amended--
       (1) in the heading, by striking ``contributions'' and 
     inserting ``donations and other disbursements'';
       (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``contribution'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``donation or other 
     disbursement''; and
       (3) in subsection (a), by striking the semicolon and 
     inserting the following: ``, including any donation or other 
     disbursement to a political committee of a political party 
     and any donation or other disbursement for an independent 
     expenditure;''.
       (b) Codification of Regulations Prohibiting Use of Foreign 
     Funds by Multicandidate Political Committees; Protecting 
     Equal Participation of Eligible Voters in Campaigns and 
     Elections.--Section 319 (2 U.S.C. 441e) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (d); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(b) It shall be unlawful for any person organized under 
     or created by the laws of the United States or of any State 
     or other place subject to the jurisdiction of the United 
     States to make any donation or other disbursement to any 
     candidate for political office in connection with an election 
     for any political office, or to make any donation or other 
     disbursement to any political committee or to any 
     organization or account created or controlled by any United 
     States political party, unless such donation or disbursement 
     is derived solely from funds generated from such person's own 
     business activities in the United States.
       ``(c) 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) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to contributions, donations, and 
     other disbursements made on or after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

              TITLE II--IMPROVING REPORTING OF INFORMATION

     SEC. 201. MANDATORY ELECTRONIC FILING FOR CERTAIN REPORTS; 
                   EXPEDITING REPORTING OF INFORMATION.

       (a) Requiring Electronic Filing Within 24 Hours of Certain 
     Contributions and Independent Expenditures Made Within 90 
     Days of Election.--
       (1) In general.--Section 304(a) (2 U.S.C. 434(a)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(12)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     each political committee described in subparagraph (B)(i) 
     that receives a contribution in an amount equal to or greater 
     than $200, and any person described in subparagraph (B)(ii) 
     who makes an independent expenditure, during the period which 
     begins on the 90th day before an election and ends at the 
     time the polls close for such election shall, with respect to 
     any information required to be filed with the Commission 
     under this section with respect to such contribution or 
     independent expenditure, file and preserve the information 
     using electronic mail, the Internet, or such other method of 
     instantaneous transmission as the Commission may permit, and 
     shall file the information within 24 hours after the receipt 
     of the contribution or the making of the independent 
     expenditure.
       ``(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) a political committee described in this clause is a 
     political committee that has received an aggregate amount of 
     contributions equal to or greater than $50,000 with respect 
     to the election cycle involved; and
       ``(ii) a person described in this clause is a person who 
     makes an aggregate amount of independent expenditures during 
     the election cycle involved or during any of the 2 previous 
     2-year general election cycles in an amount equal to or 
     greater than $10,000.
       ``(C) The Commission shall make the information filed under 
     this paragraph available on the Internet immediately upon 
     receipt.''.
       (2) Internet defined.--Section 301(19) (2 U.S.C. 431(19)) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(19) The term `Internet' means the international computer 
     network of both Federal and non-Federal interoperable packet-
     switched data networks.''.
       (b) Requiring Reports of Certain Filers to be Transmitted 
     Electronically; Certification of Private Sector Software.--
     Section 304(a)(11)(A) (2 U.S.C. 434(a)(11)(A)) is amended by 
     striking the period at the end and inserting the following: 
     ``, except that in the case of a report submitted by a person 
     who reports an aggregate amount of contributions or 
     expenditures (as the case may be) in all reports filed with 
     respect to the election cycle involved (taking into account 
     the period covered by the report) in an amount equal to or 
     greater than $50,000, the Commission shall require the report 
     to be filed and preserved by electronic mail, the Internet, 
     or such other method of instantaneous transmission as the 
     Commission may permit. The Commission shall certify (on an 
     ongoing basis) private sector computer software which may be 
     used for filing reports by such methods.''.
       (c) Requiring Reports for All Contributions Made Within 20 
     Days of Election; Requiring Reports to Be Made Within 24 
     Hours.--Section 304(a)(6)(A) (2 U.S.C. 434(a)(6)(A)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``after the 20th day, but more than 48 
     hours before any election'' and inserting ``during the period 
     which begins on the 20th day before an election and ends at 
     the time the polls close for such election''; and
       (2) by striking ``48 hours'' the second place it appears 
     and inserting the following: ``24 hours (or, if earlier, by 
     midnight of the day on which the contribution is 
     deposited)''.
       (d) Requiring Actual Receipt of Certain Independent 
     Expenditure Reports Within 24 Hours.--
       (1) In general.--Section 304(c)(2) (2 U.S.C. 434(c)(2)) is 
     amended in the matter following subparagraph (C)--
       (A) by striking ``shall be reported'' and inserting ``shall 
     be filed''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``Notwithstanding subsection (a)(5), the time at which the 
     statement under this subsection is received by the Secretary, 
     the Commission, or any other recipient to whom the 
     notification is required to be sent shall be considered the 
     time of filing of the statement with the recipient.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 304(a)(5) (2 U.S.C. 
     434(a)(5)) is amended by striking ``or (4)(A)(ii)'' and 
     inserting ``or (4)(A)(ii), or the second sentence of 
     subsection (c)(2)''.
       (e) Change in Certain Reporting From a Calendar Year Basis 
     to an Election Cycle Basis.--
       (1) In general.--Section 304(b) (2 U.S.C. 434(b)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by inserting ``(or election cycle, in the case of an 
     authorized committee of a candidate for Federal office)'' 
     after ``calendar year'' each place it appears in paragraphs 
     (2), (3), (4), and (7); and
       (B) in paragraph (6)(A), by striking ``calendar year'' and 
     inserting ``election cycle''.
       (2) Election cycle defined.--Section 301 (2 U.S.C. 431) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(20) Election cycle.--Except as the Commission may 
     otherwise provide, the term `election cycle' means, with 
     respect to an election, the period beginning on the day after 
     the date of the most recent general election for the office 
     involved and ending on the date of the election.''.
       (f) Clarification of Permissible Use of Facsimile Machines 
     and Electronic Mail to File Reports.--Section 304(a)(11)(A) 
     (2 U.S.C. 434(a)(11)(A)) is amended by striking ``method,'' 
     and inserting the following: ``method (including by facsimile 
     device or electronic mail in the case of any report required 
     to be filed within 24 hours after the transaction reported 
     has occurred),''.

     SEC. 202. REPORTING OF SECONDARY PAYMENTS; EXPANSION OF OTHER 
                   TYPES OF INFORMATION REPORTED.

       (a) Requiring Record Keeping and Report of Secondary 
     Payments by Campaign Committees.--
       (1) Reporting.--Section 304(b)(5)(A) (2 U.S.C. 
     434(b)(5)(A)) is amended by striking

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     the semicolon at the end and inserting the following: ``, 
     and, if such person in turn makes expenditures which 
     aggregate $5,000 or more in an election cycle to other 
     persons (not including employees) who provide goods or 
     services to the candidate or the candidate's authorized 
     committees, the name and address of such other persons, 
     together with the date, amount, and purpose of such 
     expenditures;''.
       (2) Record keeping.--Section 302 (2 U.S.C. 432) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(j) A person described in section 304(b)(5)(A) who makes 
     expenditures which aggregate $5,000 or more in an election 
     cycle to other persons (not including employees) who provide 
     goods or services to a candidate or a candidate's authorized 
     committees shall provide to a political committee the 
     information necessary to enable the committee to report the 
     information described in such section.''.
       (3) No effect on other reports.--Nothing in the amendments 
     made by this subsection may be construed to affect the terms 
     of any other recordkeeping or reporting requirements 
     applicable to candidates or political committees under title 
     III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.
       (b) Including Report on Cumulative Contributions and 
     Expenditures in Post Election Reports.--Section 304(a)(7) (2 
     U.S.C. 434(a)(7)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(7)'' and inserting ``(7)(A)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) In the case of any report required to be filed by 
     this subsection which is the first report required to be 
     filed after the date of an election, the report shall include 
     a statement of the total contributions received and 
     expenditures made as of the date of the election.''.
       (c) Including Information on Aggregate Contributions in 
     Report on Itemized Contributions.--Section 304(b)(3) (2 
     U.S.C. 434(b)(3)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting after ``such 
     contribution'' the following: ``and the total amount of all 
     such contributions made by such person with respect to the 
     election involved''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting after ``such 
     contribution'' the following: ``and the total amount of all 
     such contributions made by such committee with respect to the 
     election involved''.

     SEC. 203. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN SOFT MONEY 
                   EXPENDITURES OF POLITICAL PARTIES.

       (a) Transfers of Funds by National Political Parties.--
     Section 304(b)(4) (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 (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.''.

  TITLE III--STRENGTHENING ENFORCEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF FEDERAL 
                          ELECTION COMMISSION

     SEC. 301. STANDARDS FOR INITIATION OF ACTIONS AND WRITTEN 
                   RESPONSES BY FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION.

       (a) Standard for Initiation of Actions by FEC.--Section 
     309(a)(2) (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(2)) is amended by striking ``it 
     has reason to believe'' and all that follows through ``of 
     1954,'' and inserting the following: ``it has a reason to 
     seek additional information regarding a possible violation of 
     this Act or of chapter 95 or chapter 96 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 that has occurred or is about to occur 
     (based on the same criteria applicable under this paragraph 
     prior to the enactment of the Campaign Reform and Election 
     Integrity Act of 1999),''.
       (b) Requiring FEC to Provide Written Responses to 
     Questions.--
       (1) In general.--Title III (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is 
     amended by inserting after section 308 the following new 
     section:


                 ``other written responses to questions

       ``Sec. 308A. (a) Permitting Responses.--In addition to 
     issuing advisory opinions under section 308, the Commission 
     shall issue written responses pursuant to this section with 
     respect to a written request concerning the application of 
     this Act, chapter 95 or chapter 96 of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986, a rule or regulation prescribed by the 
     Commission, or an advisory opinion issued by the Commission 
     under section 308, with respect to a specific transaction or 
     activity by the person, if the Commission finds the 
     application of the Act, chapter, rule, regulation, or 
     advisory opinion to the transaction or activity to be clear 
     and unambiguous.
       ``(b) Procedure for Response.--
       ``(1) Analysis by staff.--The staff of the Commission shall 
     analyze each request submitted under this section. If the 
     staff believes that the standard described in subsection (a) 
     is met with respect to the request, the staff shall circulate 
     a statement to that effect together with a draft response to 
     the request to the members of the Commission.
       ``(2) Issuance of response.--Upon the expiration of the 3-
     day period beginning on the date the statement and draft 
     response is circulated (excluding weekends or holidays), the 
     Commission shall issue the response, unless during such 
     period any member of the Commission objects to issuing the 
     response.
       ``(c) Effect of Response.--
       ``(1) Safe harbor.--Notwithstanding any other provisions of 
     law, any person who relies upon any provision or finding of a 
     written response issued under this section and who acts in 
     good faith in accordance with the provisions and findings of 
     such response shall not, as a result of any such act, be 
     subject to any sanction provided by this Act or by chapter 95 
     or chapter 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       ``(2) No reliance by other parties.--Any written response 
     issued by the Commission under this section may only be 
     relied upon by the person involved in the specific 
     transaction or activity with respect to which such response 
     is issued, and may not be applied by the Commission with 
     respect to any other person or used by the Commission for 
     enforcement or regulatory purposes.
       ``(d) Publication of Requests and Responses.--The 
     Commission shall make public any request for a written 
     response made, and the responses issued, under this section. 
     In carrying out this subsection, the Commission may not make 
     public the identity of any person submitting a request for a 
     written response unless the person specifically authorizes to 
     Commission to do so.
       ``(e) Compilation of Index.--The Commission shall compile, 
     publish, and regularly update a complete and detailed index 
     of the responses issued under this section through which 
     responses may be found on the basis of the subjects included 
     in the responses.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 307(a)(7) (2 U.S.C. 
     437d(a)(7)) is amended by striking ``of this Act'' and 
     inserting ``and other written responses under section 308A''.
       (c) Standard Form for Complaints; Stronger Disclaimer 
     Language.--
       (1) Standard form.--Section 309(a)(1) (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(1)) 
     is amended by inserting after ``shall be notarized,'' the 
     following: ``shall be in a standard form prescribed by the 
     Commission, shall not include (but may refer to) extraneous 
     materials,''.
       (2) Disclaimer language.--Section 309(a)(1) (2 U.S.C. 
     437g(a)(1)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(a)(1)'' and inserting ``(a)(1)(A)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) The written notice of a complaint provided by the 
     Commission under subparagraph (A) to a person alleged to have 
     committed a violation referred to in the complaint shall 
     include a cover letter (in a form prescribed by the 
     Commission) and the following statement: `The enclosed 
     complaint has been filed against you with the Federal 
     Election Commission. The Commission has not verified or given 
     official sanction to the complaint. The Commission will make 
     no decision to pursue the complaint for a period of at least 
     15 days from your receipt of this complaint. You may, if you 
     wish, submit a written statement to the Commission explaining 
     why the Commission should take no action against you based on 
     this complaint. If the Commission should decide to seek 
     additional information, you will be notified and be given 
     further opportunity to respond.'''.

     SEC. 302. BANNING ACCEPTANCE OF CASH CONTRIBUTIONS GREATER 
                   THAN $100.

       Section 315 (2 U.S.C. 441a) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(i) No candidate or political committee may accept any 
     contributions of currency of the United States or currency of 
     any foreign country from any person which, in the aggregate, 
     exceed $100.''.

     SEC. 303. DEPOSIT OF CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS AND DONATIONS TO 
                   BE RETURNED TO DONORS IN TREASURY ACCOUNT.

       (a) In General.--Title III (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:


 ``treatment of certain contributions and donations to be returned to 
                                 donors

       ``Sec. 323. (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 90 days of receipt by the committee); or
       ``(B) the contribution or donation was made in violation of 
     section 315, 316, 317, 319, or 320 (other than a contribution 
     or donation returned within 90 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

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       ``(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) to seek additional 
     information regarding whether or not 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) (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 323, the amount of the donation involved shall be 
     treated as the amount of the contribution involved.''.
       (c) Donation Defined.--Section 323, as added by subsection 
     (a), is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Donation Defined.--In this section, 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 section 301(8)).''.
       (d) Disgorgement Authority.--Section 309 (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 323.''.
       (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 
     323 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (as added by 
     subsection (a)) by such date.

     SEC. 304. ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES FOR IMPOSITION OF PENALTIES 
                   FOR REPORTING VIOLATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 309(a)(4) (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(4)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``clause (ii)'' and 
     inserting ``clauses (ii) and subparagraph (C)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C)(i) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), in the case of a 
     violation of any requirement under this Act relating to the 
     reporting of receipts or disbursements, the Commission may--
       ``(I) find that a person committed such a violation on the 
     basis of information obtained pursuant to the procedures 
     described in paragraphs (1) and (2); and
       ``(II) based on such finding, require the person to pay a 
     civil money penalty in an amount determined under a schedule 
     of penalties which is established and published by the 
     Commission and which takes into account the amount of the 
     violation involved, the existence of previous violations by 
     the person, and such other factors as the Commission 
     considers appropriate (but which in no event exceeds 
     $20,000).
       ``(ii) The Commission may not make any determination 
     adverse to a person under clause (i) until the person has 
     been given written notice and an opportunity to be heard 
     before the Commission.
       ``(iii) Any person against whom an adverse determination is 
     made under this subparagraph may obtain a review of such 
     determination by filing in the United States District Court 
     for the District of Columbia or for the district in which the 
     person resides or transacts business (prior to the expiration 
     of the 30-day period which begins on the date the person 
     receives notification of the determination) a written 
     petition requesting that the determination be modified or set 
     aside.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 309(a)(6)(A) (2 U.S.C. 
     437g(a)(6)(A)) is amended by striking ``paragraph (4)(A)'' 
     and inserting ``paragraph (4)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to violations occurring on or after 
     January 1, 2001.

     SEC. 305. ABOLITION OF EX OFFICIO MEMBERSHIP OF CLERK OF 
                   HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SECRETARY OF 
                   SENATE ON COMMISSION.

       Section 306(a) (2 U.S.C. 437c(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the Secretary of the 
     Senate and the Clerk'' and all that follows through ``right 
     to vote, and''; and
       (2) in paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), by striking ``(other 
     than the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House 
     of Representatives)'' each place it appears.

     SEC. 306. BROADER PROHIBITION AGAINST FORCE AND REPRISALS.

       Section 316(b)(3) (2 U.S.C. 441b(b)(3)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) as 
     subparagraphs (B) through (D); and
       (2) by inserting before subparagraph (B) (as so 
     redesignated) the following new subparagraph:
       ``(A) for such a fund to cause another person to make a 
     contribution or expenditure by physical force, job 
     discrimination, financial reprisals, or the threat of force, 
     job discrimination, or financial reprisal;''.

     SEC. 307. SIGNATURE AUTHORITY OF MEMBERS OF COMMISSION FOR 
                   SUBPOENAS AND NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO SEEK 
                   ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

       (a) Issuance of Subpoenas.--Section 307(a)(3) (2 U.S.C. 
     437d(a)(3)) is amended by striking ``signed by the chairman 
     or the vice chairman'' and inserting ``signed by any member 
     of the Commission''.
       (b) Notifications of Intent to Seek Additional 
     Information.--Section 309(a)(2) (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(2)) is 
     amended by striking ``through its chairman or vice chairman'' 
     and inserting ``through any of its members''.

       TITLE IV--SIMPLIFYING AND CLARIFYING FEDERAL ELECTION LAW

     SEC. 401. APPLICATION OF AGGREGATE CONTRIBUTION LIMIT ON 
                   CALENDAR YEAR BASIS DURING NON-ELECTION YEARS.

       Section 315(a)(3) (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(3)) is amended by 
     striking the second sentence.

     SEC. 402. TREATMENT OF LINES OF CREDIT OBTAINED BY CANDIDATES 
                   AS COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE LOANS.

       Section 301(8)(B) (2 U.S.C. 431(8)(B)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (xiii);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of clause (xiv) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(xv) any loan of money derived from an advance on a 
     candidate's brokerage account, credit card, home equity line 
     of credit, or other line of credit available to the 
     candidate, if such loan is made in accordance with applicable 
     law and under commercially reasonable terms and if the person 
     making such loan makes loans in the normal course of the 
     person's business.''.

     SEC. 403. REPEAL SECRETARY OF COMMERCE REPORTS ON DISTRICT-
                   SPECIFIC POPULATION.

       (a) Repeal Report by Secretary of Commerce on District-
     Specific Voting Age Population.--Section 315(e) (2 U.S.C. 
     441a(e)) is amended by striking ``States, of each State, and 
     of each congressional district'' and inserting ``States and 
     of each State''.
       (b) Deadline for Reporting of Certain Annual Estimates to 
     Commission.--
       (1) Price index.--Section 315(c)(1) (2 U.S.C. 441a(c)(1)) 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking ``At the beginning'' and inserting ``Not 
     later than February 15''; and
       (B) by striking ``as there become available necessary data 
     from the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of 
     Labor,''.
       (2) Voting age population.--Section 315(e) (2 U.S.C. 
     441a(e)) is amended by striking ``During the first week of 
     January 1975, and every subsequent year,'' and inserting 
     ``Not later than February 15 of 1975 and each subsequent 
     year,''.

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     SEC. 404. TECHNICAL CORRECTION REGARDING TREATMENT OF 
                   HONORARIA.

       Section 301(8)(B) (2 U.S.C. 431(8)(B)), as amended by 
     section 402, is further amended--
       (1) by adding ``and'' at the end of clause (xiii);
       (2) by striking clause (xiv); and
       (3) by redesignating clause (xv) as clause (xiv).

                        TITLE V--EFFECTIVE DATE

     SEC. 501. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as otherwise specifically provided, this Act and the 
     amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to 
     elections occurring after January 2001.

It was decided in the

Yeas

173

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negative

Nays

256

para. 95.42                   [Roll No. 421]

                                AYES--173

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Radanovich
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Vitter
     Walden
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--256

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Hastings (FL)
     Kingston
     Pryce (OH)
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Shaw
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. HOBSON, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 283, 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, was agreed to:

       Page 55, insert after line 6 the following:
       (e) Prohibition Applicable to All Individuals Who Are Not 
     Citizens or Nationals of the United States.--Section 
     319(b)(2) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441e(b)(2)) is amended by 
     striking the period at the end and inserting the following: 
     ``, or in the case of an election for Federal office, an 
     individual who is not a citizen of the United States or a 
     national of the United States (as defined in section 
     101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act).''.

       Add at the end of title V the following new section (and 
     conform the table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 517. CLARIFICATION OF RIGHT OF NATIONALS OF THE UNITED 
                   STATES TO MAKE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS.

       Section 319(d)(2) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
     1971 (2 U.S.C. 441e(d)(2)), as amended by sections 506(b) and 
     511(a), is further amended by inserting after ``United 
     States'' the following: ``or a national of the United States 
     (as defined in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act)''.

       Amend the heading for title X to read as follows (and 
     conform the table of contents accordingly):

  TITLE X--REIMBURSEMENT FOR USE OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY FOR CAMPAIGN 
                                ACTIVITY

       Add at the end of title X the following new section (and 
     conform the table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 1002. REIMBURSEMENT FOR USE OF GOVERNMENT EQUIPMENT FOR 
                   CAMPAIGN-RELATED TRAVEL.

       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 1001, is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following new section:


 ``reimbursement for use of government equipment for campaign-related 
                                 travel

       ``Sec. 329. If a candidate for election for Federal office 
     (other than a candidate who holds Federal office) uses 
     Federal government property as a means of transportation for 
     purposes related (in whole or in part) to the campaign for 
     election for such office, the principal campaign committee of 
     the candidate shall reimburse the Federal government for the 
     costs associated with providing the transportation.''.

  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 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 vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

252

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

177

para. 95.43                   [Roll No. 422]

                                YEAS--252

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette

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     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NAYS--177

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     King (NY)
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Sherwood
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Vitter
     Walden
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Hastings (FL)
     Kingston
     Pryce (OH)
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Shaw
  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. 95.44  additional cosponsors--h.r. 88

  Mr. HOLT, by unanimous consent, was authorized to be considered as the 
first sponsor of the bill (H.R. 88) to amend the Treasury and General 
Government Appropriations Act, 1999, to repeal the requirement regarding 
data produced under Federal grants and agreements awarded to 
institutions of higher education, hospitals, and other nonprofit 
organizations (a bill originally introduced by the late Representative 
Brown of California); for the purposes of adding cosponsors and 
requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XXII.

para. 95.45  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 2490

  Mr. SESSIONS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-322) the resolution (H. Res. 291) waiving points of order 
against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2490) 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, 2000, and for other 
purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 95.46  appointment of additional conferees--s. 900

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, 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 House to the bill of 
the Senate (S. 900) 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:

  From the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, for 
consideration of section 101 of the Senate bill and section 101 of the 
House amendment:
  Mr. King is appointed in lieu of Mr. Bachus.
  Mr. Royce is appointed in lieu of Mr. Castle.
  From the Committee on Commerce, for consideration of section 101 of 
the Senate bill and section 101 of the House amendment:
  Mrs. Wilson is appointed in lieu of Mr. Largent.
  Mr. Fossella is appointed in lieu of Mr. Bilbray. 

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

para. 95.47  commission resignation--minority

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

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, September 7, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House,
     U.S. House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I hereby submit my resignation, effective 
     immediately, from the Commission on Security and Cooperation 
     in Europe. I very much appreciate the honor of serving on 
     this important panel and look forward to supporting its vital 
     work as a Member of Congress.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Edward J. Markey,
                                               Member of Congress.
  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para. 95.48  commission on security and cooperation in europe

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to section 3 of Public Law 94-304, as amended 
by section 1 of Public Law 99-7, appointed to the Commission on Security 
and Cooperation in Europe, on the part of the House, the following 
Members: Mr. Pitts and, upon the recommendation of the Minority Leader, 
Mr. Forbes.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 95.49  bill presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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. 457. 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 servicing as an organ donor, and 
     for other purposes.

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para. 95.50  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. FATTAH, for today before 3 p.m.;
  To Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, for today;
  To Mr. SHAW, for today; and
  To Mr. PORTER, for September 13 until 7 p.m. today.
  And then,

para. 95.51  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SWEENEY, at 11 o'clock and 52 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 95.52  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. 
     1883. A bill to provide for the application of measures to 
     foreign persons who transfer to Iran certain goods, services, 
     or technology, and for other purposes; with an amendment 
     (Rept. 106-315, Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mrs. MYRICK: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 288. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (S. 1059) to authorize 
     appropriations for fiscal year 2000 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 (Rept. 106-316). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee on Rules. House 
     Resolution 289. Resolution providing for consideration of the 
     bill (H.R. 1655) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 
     2000 and 2001 for the civilian energy and scientific 
     research, development, and demonstration and related 
     commercial application of energy technology programs, 
     projects, and activities of the Department of Energy, and for 
     other purposes. (Rept. 106-317). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee on Rules. House 
     Resolution 290. Resolution providing for consideration of the 
     bill (H.R. 1551) to authorize the Federal Aviation 
     Administration's civil aviation research and development 
     programs for fiscal years 2000 and 2001, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. 106-318). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. KOLBE: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 2490. 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, 2000, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. 106-319). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1875. A bill to 
     amend title 28, United States Code, to allow the application 
     of the principles of Federal diversity jurisdiction to 
     interstate class actions; with an amendment (Rept. 106-320). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1788. A bill to 
     deny Federal public benefits to individuals who participated 
     in Nazi persecution (Rept. 106-321 Pt. 1). Ordered to be 
     printed.
       Mr. SESSIONS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 291. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2490) 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, 2000, and for other purposes (Rept. 106-322). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 95.53  time limitation of referred bill

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

       H.R. 1788. Referral to the Committee on Government Reform 
     extended for a period ending not later than October 1, 1999.
       H.R. 1883. Referral to the Committee on Science extended 
     for a period ending not later than September 14, 1999.

para. 95.54  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X, the Committee on Science discharged. 
H.R. 1883 referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
the Union.

para. 95.55  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. BILBRAY:
       H.R. 2849. A bill to authorize appropriations to reimburse 
     States for costs of educating certain illegal alien students; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska (for himself and Mr. 
             McKeon):
       H.R. 2850. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 
     to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 
     2002, 2003, and 2004, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2851. A bill to direct the United States Executive 
     Directors at the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
     Development and the International Monetary Fund to encourage 
     their respective institutions to require countries receiving 
     assistance from such institutions to use the portion of the 
     assistance attributable to United States contributions to 
     obtain goods and services produced in the United States; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2852. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to require the prorating of Medicaid beneficiary 
     contributions in the case of partial coverage of nursing 
     facility services during a month; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2853. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     provide for individuals serving as Federal jurors to continue 
     to receive their normal average wage or salary during such 
     service; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2854. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide for the admission to the United States for 
     permanent residence without numerical limitation of spouses 
     of permanent resident aliens; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2855. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     require that anticipated child support be held in trust on 
     the sale or refinancing of certain real property of an 
     obligated parent; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CANNON:
       H.R. 2856. A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to 
     require the disclosure of all information in a consumer's 
     file, including credit scores, risk scores, and any other 
     predictors; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. DOOLITTLE (for himself, Mr. Herger, Mr. Pombo, 
             and Mr. Radanovich):
       H.R. 2857. A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
     to ensure congressional involvement in the process by which 
     rivers that are designated as wild, scenic, or recreational 
     rivers by an act of the legislature of the State or States 
     through which they flow may be included in the national wild 
     and scenic rivers system, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. EWING:
       H.R. 2858. A bill to authorize the award of the Medal of 
     Honor to Andrew J. Smith for acts of valor during the Civil 
     War; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, 
             and Mr. Nadler):
       H.R. 2859. A bill to provide benefits to domestic partners 
     of Federal employees; to the Committee on Government Reform, 
     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. GREEN of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 2860. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to carry out a pilot program to provide 
     homeownership assistance to disabled families; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 2861. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a study on and develop recommendations to increase 
     the safety of visitors to units of the National Park System; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HANSEN:
       H.R. 2862. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to release reversionary interests held by the United States 
     in certain parcels of land in Washington County, Utah, to 
     facilitate an anticipated land exchange; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. HANSEN:
       H.R. 2863. A bill to clarify the legal effect on the United 
     States of the acquisition of a parcel of land in the Red 
     Cliffs Desert Reserve in the State of Utah; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. LUTHER (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Minge, Mr. Sabo, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. McDermott, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Vento, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Rush, Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Owens, Mr. Tierney, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Stark, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee of Texas, and Ms. Lee):
       H.R. 2864. A bill to amend the National Voter Registration 
     Act of 1993 to require States to permit individuals to 
     register to vote in an election for Federal office on the 
     date of the election; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 2865. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to encourage the implementation or 
     expansion of pre-kindergarten programs to include students 4 
     years of age or younger; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 2866. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to reduce the influence of political action 
     committees in elections for Federal office, and for other

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     purposes; to the Committee on House Administration, 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. TOOMEY:
       H.R. 2867. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to facilitate the use of private contracts 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. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Capuano, 
             Mr. Goss, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Greenwood, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio):
       H. Res. 292. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the referendum in East Timor, 
     calling on the Government of Indonesia to assist in the 
     termination of the current civil unrest and violence in East 
     Timor, and supporting a United Nations Security Council-
     endorsed multinational force for East Timor; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Mr. CLYBURN (for himself, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Clay, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Jefferson, 
             Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Ms. Norton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rush, Mr. Scott, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. 
             Waters, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, and Mr. Wynn):
       H. Res. 293. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives in support of ``National Historically 
     Black Colleges and Universities Week''; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform. 

para. 95.56  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 5: Mr. Hobson, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Ryun of 
     Kansas, and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 38: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 73: Mr. Ballenger.
       H.R. 141: Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 142: Mr. Toomey.
       H.R. 338: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 354: Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 415: Mrs. Christensen.
       H.R. 483: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 494: Mr. Condit.
       H.R. 496: Mr. Condit.
       H.R. 507: Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Skeen, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Stump, Mr. Combest, 
     Mr. Ganske, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
     Ney, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. McCrery, and Mr. Edwards.
       H.R. 566: Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 637: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 655: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 664: Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 721: Mr. Hefley and Mr. laHood.
       H.R. 725: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 743: Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 765: Mr. Wamp, Mr. Spence, Mr. Hefley, and Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 809: Mr. McNulty and Mr. Terry.
       H.R. 810: Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Hutchinson and Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 826: Mr. Underwood and Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 828: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 836: Mr. Lucas of Kentucky.
       H.R. 895: Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 925: Mr. Olver, Ms. Carson, and Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 960: Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 976: Mr. King and Mrs. Christensen.
       H.R. 977: Mr. Kind.
       H.R. 1006: Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 1020: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Ford, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Klink, and 
     Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 1046: Mr. Bentsen and Mr. Green of Texas.
       H.R. 1077: Mr. Sanders and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 1102: Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Wise, and Ms. 
     Schakowsky.
       H.R. 1103: Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Costello and Mr. Moore.
       H.R. 1117: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 1133: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 1180: Mr. LaTourette and Mr. English.
       H.R. 1194: Mr. English.
       H.R. 1195: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 1196: Mrs. Napolitano.
       H.R. 1221: Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 1229: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1260: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1272: Mr. Green of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1288: Mr. Sandlin and Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 1304: Mr. Cummings, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Udall of 
     New Mexico, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Gordon, and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 1322: Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 1324: Mr. Strickland, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. 
     Meek of Florida, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Martinez, 
     Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 1325: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1351: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 1367: Mr. King.
       H.R. 1385: Mr. Oxley.
       H.R. 1399: Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Eshoo, and Mr. Davis of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 1446: Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 1525: Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Lee, Mr. Shows, and Mr. 
     Ackerman.
       H.R. 1531: Mr. Wise, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 1577: Mr. Dickey, Mr. Herger, Mr. Mica, and Mr. 
     Sanford.
       H.R. 1598: Mr. Isakson and Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 1622: Mr. Stearns, Mr. Lantos, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
     Olver, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 1644: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H.R. 1650: Mr. Petri and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 1660: Mr. Traficant, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
     Texas, and Mr. Moore.
       H.R. 1706: Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 1772: Mr. LaHood and Mrs. Christensen.
       H.R. 1785: Mr. Price of North Carolina and Mr. Dicks.
       H.R. 1838: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. Dunn, Mr. 
     Martinez, Mr. Rogan, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
     Armey, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
     Doolittle, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Frost, Mr. Payne, Mr. Tancredo, 
     and Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 1885: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1887: Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. 
     Cramer.
       H.R. 1896: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 1899: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Udall of Colorado, 
     Mrs. Morella, Mr. Boehlert, and Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 1933: Mr. DeMint.
       H.R. 1976: Mr. Shays and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1990: Mr. Green of Wisconsin and Mr. Skelton.
       H.R. 1991: Mr. Combest.
       H.R. 1999: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 2000: Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Costello, Mr. Boyd, 
     Mr. Clay, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Baird, Mr Hayes, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
     Calvert, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Engel, Mr. Turner, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
     McCollum, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
     Hostettler, and Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 2002: Mr. Hoyer.
       H.R. 2005: Mr. Gekas.
       H.R. 2162: Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 2233: Mr. Bishop and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 2235: Mr. Frost, Mr. Skelton, and Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 2247: Mr. Herger, Mr. Bateman, and Mr. Lewis of 
     California.
       H.R. 2316: Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
     Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
     of Texas, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Brady of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. 
     Towns.
       H.R. 2319: Mr. Gallegly and Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 2320: Mr. Fletcher.
       H.R. 2350: Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 2373: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 2380: Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 2395: Mr. Walden of Oregon.
       H.R. 2418: Mr. Callahan, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
     DeMint, and Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 2423: Mr. Manzullo and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 2436: Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Skelton, 
     and Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 2444: Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 2446: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. 
     Phelps.
       H.R. 2525: Mr. Hall of Texas and Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 2539: Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 2592: Mr. Oxley.
       H.R. 2628: Mr. Istook.
       H.R. 2640: Mr. McHugh and Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 2675: Mr. Dooley of California.
       H.R. 2707: Mr. Tierney, Mr. George Miller of California, 
     and Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 2749: Mr. Stearns, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, and Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 2765: Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 2822: Mr. Davis of Florida and Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 2824: Mr. Baldacci and Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.J. Res. 45: Mr. Packard.
       H.J. Res. 48: Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H. Con. Res. 79: Mr. Graham and Mr. Barcia.
       H. Con. Res. 89: Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Ramstad, and Mr. Vento.
       H. Con. Res. 162: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Reyes, and 
     Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H. Res. 41: Mr. McDermott, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Stark.
       H. Res. 82: Mr. Brown  of Ohio.
       H. Res. 169: Mr. Metcalf.
       H. Res. 187: Mr. Crowley and Mr. Wexler.
       H. Res. 228: Mr. Rothman.
       H. Res. 239: Mr. Lucas of Kentucky.
       H. Res. 270: Mr. Luther.
       H. Res. 285: Mr. Farr of California. 
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                   WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1999 (96)

para. 96.1  appointment 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,

                                               September 15, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Thomas W. Ewing to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 96.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, September 14, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 96.3  communications

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

       4161. A letter from the Director, Conservation Operations 
     Division, Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Technical Assistance 
     (RIN: 0578-AA22) received August 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4162. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Officials Not to Benefit Clause [DFARS Case 99-D018] received 
     September 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       4163. A letter from the Director, Office of Defense 
     Procurement, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; Multiyear Contracting [DFARS Case 97-
     D308] received August 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       4164. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Oral 
     Attestation of Security Responsibilities [DFARS Case 99-D006] 
     received August 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       4165. A letter from the Alternate OSD Federal Register 
     Liaison Officer, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Civilian Health and Medical Program 
     of the Uniformed Service (CHAMPUS); Prosthetic Devices [DOD 
     6010.8-R] (RIN: 0720-AA49) received August 24, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       4166. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Acquisitions for Foreign Military Sales [DFARS Case 99-D020] 
     received September 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       4167. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the 1998 annual report 
     regarding the Department's enforcement activities under the 
     Equal Credit Opportunity Act, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1691f; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       4168. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Regulations & Legislation Division, Office of the Thrift 
     Supervision, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Letters of Credit, Suretyship and 
     Guaranty [No. 99-34] (RIN 1550-AB21) received September 3, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       4169. A letter from the Director, Financial Crimes 
     Enforcement Network, Department of the Treasury, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Amendment to the Bank Secrecy 
     Act Regulations--Definitions Relating to, and Registration 
     of, Money Services Businesses (RIN: 1506-AA09) received 
     August 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       4170. A letter from the Acting, General Counsel, National 
     Credit Union Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Truth in Savings--received 
     August 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       4171. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, National 
     Credit Union Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Loan Interest Rate [12 CFR part 
     701] received September 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       4172. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, National 
     Credit Union Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Organization and Operation of 
     Federal Credit Unions--received September 8, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       4173. A letter from the Acting Director, Mine Safety and 
     Health Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Health Standards for Occupational Noise Exposure 
     (RIN: 1219-AA53) received September 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       4174. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Law, Office of Environment, Safety, & Health, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Radioactive Contamination Control Guide [DOE G 441.1-9] 
     received September 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4175. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Indirect 
     Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, and Sanitizers 
     [Docket No. 99F-0994] received September 8, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4176. A letter from the Chairman, National Committee on 
     Vital and Health Statistics, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Second 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.
       4177. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Regulation of Fuel and 
     Fuel Additives: Extension of California Enforcement 
     Exemptions for Reformulated Gasoline Beyond December 31, 1999 
     [FRL-6432-1] received September 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4178. 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-6431-2] received September 7, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4179. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Revisions to the 
     Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulation for Public 
     Water Systems [FRL-6433-1] (RIN: 2040-AD15) received 
     September 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4180. 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 Emissions From Existing 
     Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators; Correction 
     [FRL-6421-9] received August 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4181. 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 Revisions for Six California Air 
     Pollution Control Districts [CA 009-0143a; FRL-6420-4] 
     received August 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       4182. 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, Kern County Air Pollution Control District, 
     Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District, South 
     Coast Air Quality Management District [CA 172-0157a; FRL-
     6420-3] received August 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4183. 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; Ventura County Air Pollution Control 
     District; Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District [CA 
     126-163a; FRL-6419-9] received August 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4184. 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 VOC Emissions from Reinforced Plastics 
     Manufacturing [MD077a-3034; FRL-6419-1] received August 11, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4185. A letter from the Special Assistant, to the Chief, 
     Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Cedar Key, Florida) [MM Docket No. 99-72 RM-9323] received 
     September 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4186. A letter from the Legal Counsel, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Parts 2 and 15 of the Commissions 
     Rules to Further Ensure That Scanning Receivers Do Not 
     Receive Cellular Radio Signals [ET Docket 98-76, FCC 99-58] 
     received August 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       4187. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Acquisition Regulation (NRCAR) (RIN: 
     3150-AF52) received September 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4188. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Foreign Assets 
     Control, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's

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     final rule--UNITA (Angola) Sanctions Regulations: 
     Implementation of Executive Orders 13069 and 13098 [31 CFR 
     Part 590] received August 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       4189. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Bureau of Export Administration, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Editorial Clarifications and Revisions to the Export 
     Administration Regulations [Docket No. 990811216-9216-
     01](RIN: 0694-AB81) received September 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       4190. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Exports and Reexports of Commercial 
     Changes and Devices Containing Energetic Materials [Docket 
     No. 990811214-9214-01] (RIN: 0694-AB79) received September 8, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       4191. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Chemical Weapons Conventions; 
     Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations; States 
     Parties; Licensing Policy Clarification [Docket No. 
     990416098-9237-02](RIN: 0694-AB67) received September 8, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       4192. 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 September 8, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       4193. 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 10, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       4194. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting a copy of the annual report in 
     compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act during the 
     calendar years 1996, 1997 and 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     552b(j); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       4195. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Public 
     Financing of Presidential Primary and General Election 
     Candidates [Notice 1999-17] received September 8, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
       4196. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary of the 
     Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule--Location, 
     Recording, and Maintenance of Mining Claims or Sites [WO-620-
     1430-00-24] (RIN: 1004-AD31) received August 24, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4197. 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; Species in the Rock Sole/Flathead 
     Sole/``Other Flatfish'' Fishery Category by Vessels Using 
     Trawl Gear in Bearing Sea and Aleutian Islands Management 
     Area [Docket No. 990304063-9063-01; I.D. 083199A] received 
     September 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       4198. 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 Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area 620 of the 
     Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 990304062-9062-01; I.D. 083099C] 
     received September 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4199. 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 of 
     the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 990304062-9062-01; I.D. 
     083099B] received September 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4200. 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; Commercial Closure From Fort Ross to Point Reyes, 
     CA; Inseason Adjustment from Cape Flattery to Leadbetter 
     Point, WA [Docket No. 99043-913-01; I.D. 072299C] received 
     September 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       4201. 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; Thornyhead Rockfish in the Western 
     Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 990304062-
     9062-01; I.D. 080599D] received September 8, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4202. A letter from the Director, Bureau of Justice 
     Assistance, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Public Safety Officers' Educational 
     Assistance Program [OJP(BJA)-1216f] (RIN: 1121-A51) received 
     September 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       4203. A letter from the Rules Administrator, Federal Bureau 
     of Prisons, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Cost of Incarceration Fee [BOP-1079-
     F] (RIN: 1120-AA75) received August 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4204. A letter from the Director, Policy Directives and 
     Instructions Branch, INS, Department of Justice, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Adding Portugal, Singapore and 
     Uruguay to the List of Countries Authorized to Participate in 
     the Visa Waiver Pilot Program [INS No. 2002-99] (RIN: 1115-
     AF99) received August 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4205. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Time 
     of Designation and Using Agency for Restricted Area R-2211 
     (R-2211), Blair Lake, AK [Airspace Docket No. 99-AAL-13] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received September 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4206. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Modification of 
     Class E Airspace; Mojave, CA [Airspace Docket No. 99-AWP-2] 
     received September 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4207. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amend Title of the 
     Vancouver, BC, Class C & D Airspace, Point Roberts, 
     Washington (WA) [Airspace Docket No. 99-AWA-11] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received September 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4208. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amend Controlling 
     Agency Title for Restricted Area R-7104, Vieques Island, PR 
     [Airspace Docket No. 99-ASO-11] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received 
     September 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4209. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class 
     E Airspace; Parsons, KS [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-36] 
     received September 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4210. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Realignment of 
     Federal Airway; Columbus, NE [Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-49] 
     received September 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4211. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class 
     E Airspace; Grain Valley, MO [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE 28] 
     received September 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4212. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Realignment of 
     Federal Airway; Rochester, MN [Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-37] 
     received September 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4213. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Fokker Model F27 Series Airplanes Equipped with 
     Rolls-Royce 532-7 ``Dart 7'' (RDa-7) Series Engines [Docket 
     No. 98-NM-364-AD; Amendment 39-11288; AD 99-18-22] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received September 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4214. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series Airplanes [Docket 
     No. 98-NM-112-AD; Amendment 39-11287; AD 99-18-21] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received September 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4215. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Standard Instrument 
     Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 
     29708; Amendment No. 1946] received September 9, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4216. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Depart

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     ment of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Revision of Class D Airspace; Lake Hood, Elmendorf AFB, 
     and Merrill Field, AK Revision of Class E Airspace; Elmendorf 
     AFB and Merrill Field, AK [Airspace Docket No. 99-AAL-16] 
     received September 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4217. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--User Fees for 
     Licenses, Certificates of Registry, and Merchant Mariner 
     Documents [USCG-1997-2799] (RIN: 2115-AF49) received August 
     10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4218. A letter from the Attorney, Research and Special 
     Programs Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Pipeline Safety: 
     Qualification of Pipeline Personnel [Docket No. RSPA-98-3783; 
     Amendment 192-86; 195-67] (RIN: 2137-AB38) received August 
     24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4219. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Year 2000 (Y2K) 
     Reporting Requirements for Vessels and Marine Facilities; 
     Enforcement Date Change [USCG-1998-4819] (RIN: 2115-AF85) 
     received August 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4220. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Disaster Assistance; Redesign of Public Assistance Project 
     Administration (RIN: 3067-AC89) received August 11, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4221. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Consolidated Returns--Consolidated Overall Foreign Losses and 
     Separate Limitation Losses [TD 8833] (RIN: 1545-AW08) 
     received August 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4222. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Boyd 
     Gaming Corporation v. Commissioner [T.C. Docket Numbers 3433-
     95 and 3434-95] received September 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4223. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Hospital Corporation of America and Subsidiaries v. 
     Commissioner [109 T.C. 21 (1997)] received September 7, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       4224. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Internal Revenue Service V. Waldschmidt (In re Bradley) (M.D. 
     Tenn. 1999), aff'g 222 B.R. 313 (Bankr. M.D. Tenn. 1998) 
     received September 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4225. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Estate of Mellinger v. Commissioner [112 T.C. 4(1999)] 
     received September 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4226. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Vulcan Materials Company and Subsidiaries v. Commissioner 
     [Docket No. 11680-88] received September 7, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4227. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--St. 
     Jude Medical, Inc. v. Commissioner [Tax Ct. Dkt. No. 5274-89] 
     received September 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4228. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Revision of the Tax Refund Offset Program [TD 8837] (RIN: 
     1545-AV50) received September 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4229. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Inflation-Indexed Debt Instruments [TD 8838] (RIN: 1545-AU45) 
     received September 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4230. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     July--September 1999 Bond Factor Amounts [Rev. Rul. 99-38] 
     received September 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 96.4  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany s. 1059

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 288):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (S. 1059) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
     2000 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. All points of order against the conference report 
     and against its consideration are waived.

  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. 96.5  dod authorization

  Mr. SPENCE, pursuant to House Resolution 288, called up the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 106-301):

  The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses 
on the amendment of the House to the bill (S. 1059) to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2000 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 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 ``National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000''.

     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.

                       Subtitle B--Army Programs

Sec. 111. Multiyear procurement authority for certain Army programs.
Sec. 112. Procurement requirements for the Family of Medium Tactical 
              Vehicles.
Sec. 113. Army aviation modernization.
Sec. 114. Multiple Launch Rocket System.
Sec. 115. Extension of pilot program on sales of manufactured articles 
              and services of certain Army industrial facilities 
              without regard to availability from domestic sources.
Sec. 116. Extension of authority to carry out Armament Retooling and 
              Manufacturing Support Initiative.

                       Subtitle C--Navy Programs

Sec. 121. F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft program.
Sec. 122. Arleigh Burke class destroyer program.
Sec. 123. Repeal of requirement for annual report from shipbuilders 
              under certain nuclear attack submarine programs.
Sec. 124. LHD-8 amphibious assault ship program.
Sec. 125. D-5 missile program.

                     Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

Sec. 131. F-22 aircraft program.
Sec. 132. Replacement options for conventional air-launched cruise 
              missile.
Sec. 133. Procurement of firefighting equipment for the Air National 
              Guard and the Air Force Reserve.
Sec. 134. F-16 tactical manned reconnaisance aircraft.

           Subtitle E--Chemical Stockpile Destruction Program

Sec. 141. Destruction of existing stockpile of lethal chemical agents 
              and munitions.
Sec. 142. Comptroller General report on anticipated effects of proposed 
              changes in operation of storage sites for lethal chemical 
              agents and munitions.

         TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.

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Sec. 202. Amount for basic and applied research.

    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 211. Collaborative program to evaluate and demonstrate advanced 
              technologies for advanced capability combat vehicles.
Sec. 212. Sense of Congress regarding defense science and technology 
              program.
Sec. 213. Micro-satellite technology development program.
Sec. 214. Space control technology.
Sec. 215. Space maneuver vehicle program.
Sec. 216. Manufacturing technology program.
Sec. 217. Revision to limitations on high altitude endurance unmanned 
              vehicle program.

                 Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense

Sec. 231. Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) low program.
Sec. 232. Theater missile defense upper tier acquisition strategy.
Sec. 233. Acquisition strategy for Theater High-Altitude Area Defense 
              (THAAD) system.
Sec. 234. Space-based laser program.
Sec. 235. Criteria for progression of airborne laser program.
Sec. 236. Sense of Congress regarding ballistic missile defense 
              technology funding.
Sec. 237. Report on national missile defense.

      Subtitle D--Research and Development for Long-Term Military 
                              Capabilities

Sec. 241. Quadrennial report on emerging operational concepts.
Sec. 242. Technology area review and assessment.
Sec. 243. Report by Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
              Technology, and Logistics.
Sec. 244. DARPA program for award of competitive prizes to encourage 
              development of advanced technologies.
Sec. 245. Additional pilot program for revitalizing Department of 
              Defense laboratories.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 251. Development of Department of Defense laser master plan and 
              execution of solid state laser program.
Sec. 252. Report on Air Force distributed mission training.

                  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. Transfer to Defense Working Capital Funds to support Defense 
              Commissary Agency.

    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 311. Armed Forces Emergency Services.
Sec. 312. Replacement of nonsecure tactical radios of the 82nd Airborne 
              Division.
Sec. 313. Large medium-speed roll-on/roll-off (LMSR) program.
Sec. 314. Contributions for Spirit of Hope endowment fund of United 
              Service Organizations, Incorporated.

                  Subtitle C--Environmental Provisions

Sec. 321. Extension of limitation on payment of fines and penalties 
              using funds in environmental restoration accounts.
Sec. 322. Modification of requirements for annual reports on 
              environmental compliance activities.
Sec. 323. Defense environmental technology program and investment 
              control process for environmental technologies.
Sec. 324. Modification of membership of Strategic Environmental 
              Research and Development Program Council.
Sec. 325. Extension of pilot program for sale of air pollution emission 
              reduction incentives.
Sec. 326. Reimbursement for certain costs in connection with Fresno 
              Drum Superfund Site, Fresno, California.
Sec. 327. Payment of stipulated penalties assessed under CERCLA in 
              connection with F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming.
Sec. 328. Remediation of asbestos and lead-based paint.
Sec. 329. Release of information to foreign countries regarding any 
              environmental contamination at former United States 
              military installations in those countries.
Sec. 330. Toussaint River ordnance mitigation study.

                   Subtitle D--Depot-Level Activities

Sec. 331. Sales of articles and services of defense industrial 
              facilities to purchasers outside the Department of 
              Defense.
Sec. 332. Contracting authority for defense working capital funded 
              industrial facilities.
Sec. 333. Annual reports on expenditures for performance of depot-level 
              maintenance and repair workloads by public and private 
              sectors.
Sec. 334. Applicability of competition requirement in contracting out 
              workloads performed by depot-level activities of 
              Department of Defense.
Sec. 335. Treatment of public sector winning bidders for contracts for 
              performance of depot-level maintenance and repair 
              workloads formerly performed at certain military 
              installations.
Sec. 336. Additional matters to be reported before prime vendor 
              contract for depot-level maintenance and repair is 
              entered into.

     Subtitle E--Performance of Functions by Private-Sector Sources

Sec. 341. Reduced threshold for consideration of effect on local 
              community of changing defense functions to private sector 
              performance.
Sec. 342. Congressional notification of A-76 cost comparison waivers.
Sec. 343. Report on use of employees of non-Federal entities to provide 
              services to Department of Defense.
Sec. 344. Evaluation of total system performance responsibility 
              program.
Sec. 345. Sense of Congress regarding process for modernization of Army 
              computer services.

                Subtitle F--Defense Dependents Education

Sec. 351. Assistance to local educational agencies that benefit 
              dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department 
              of Defense civilian employees.
Sec. 352. Unified school boards for all Department of Defense Domestic 
              Dependent Schools in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and 
              Guam.
Sec. 353. Continuation of enrollment at Department of Defense domestic 
              dependent elementary and secondary schools.
Sec. 354. Technical amendments to Defense Dependents' Education Act of 
              1978.

                 Subtitle G--Military Readiness Issues

Sec. 361. Independent study of military readiness reporting system.
Sec. 362. Independent study of Department of Defense secondary 
              inventory and parts shortages.
Sec. 363. Report on inventory and control of military equipment.
Sec. 364. Comptroller General study of adequacy of Department 
              restructured sustainment and reengineered logistics 
              product support practices.
Sec. 365. Comptroller General review of real property maintenance and 
              its effect on readiness.
Sec. 366. Establishment of logistics standards for sustained military 
              operations.

               Subtitle H--Information Technology Issues

Sec. 371. Discretionary authority to install telecommunication 
              equipment for persons performing voluntary services.
Sec. 372. Authority for disbursing officers to support use of automated 
              teller machines on naval vessels for financial 
              transactions.
Sec. 373. Use of Smart Card technology in the Department of Defense.
Sec. 374. Report on defense use of Smart Card as PKI authentication 
              device carrier.

                       Subtitle I--Other Matters

Sec. 381. Authority to lend or donate obsolete or condemned rifles for 
              funeral and other ceremonies.
Sec. 382. Extension of warranty claims recovery pilot program.
Sec. 383. Preservation of historic buildings and grounds at United 
              States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home, District of Columbia.
Sec. 384. Clarification of land conveyance authority, United States 
              Soldiers' and Airmen's Home.
Sec. 385. Treatment of Alaska, Hawaii, and Guam in defense household 
              goods moving programs.

              TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

                       Subtitle A--Active Forces

Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces.
Sec. 402. Revision in permanent end strength minimum levels.

                       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 numbers of members in certain grades authorized 
              to be on active duty in support of the Reserves.
Sec. 415. Selected Reserve end strength flexibility.

              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. Temporary authority for recall of retired aviators.
Sec. 502. Increase in maximum number of officers authorized to be on 
              active-duty list in frocked grades of brigadier general 
              and rear admiral (lower half).
Sec. 503. Reserve officers requesting or otherwise causing nonselection 
              for promotion.
Sec. 504. Minimum grade of officers eligible to serve on boards of 
              inquiry.
Sec. 505. Minimum selection of warrant officers for promotion from 
              below the promotion zone.
Sec. 506. Increase in threshold period of active duty for applicability 
              of restriction on holding of civil office by retired 
              regular officers and reserve officers.
Sec. 507. Exemption of retiree council members from recalled retiree 
              limits.

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Sec. 508. Technical amendments relating to joint duty assignments.
Sec. 509. Three-year extension of requirement for competition for joint 
              4-star officer positions.

             Subtitle B--Reserve Component Personnel Policy

Sec. 511. Continuation of officers on reserve active-status list to 
              complete disciplinary action.
Sec. 512. Authority to order reserve component members to active duty 
              to complete a medical evaluation.
Sec. 513. Exclusion of reserve officers on educational delay from 
              eligibility for consideration for promotion.
Sec. 514. Extension of period for retention of reserve component majors 
              and lieutenant commanders who twice fail of selection for 
              promotion.
Sec. 515. Computation of years of service exclusion.
Sec. 516. Retention of reserve component chaplains until age 67.
Sec. 517. Expansion and codification of authority for space-required 
              travel on military aircraft for reserves performing 
              inactive-duty training outside the continental United 
              States.

                    Subtile C--Military Technicians

Sec. 521. Revision to military technician (dual status) law.
Sec. 522. Civil service retirement of technicians.
Sec. 523. Revision to non-dual status technicians statute.
Sec. 524. Revision to authorities relating to National Guard 
              technicians.
Sec. 525. Effective date.
Sec. 526. Secretary of Defense review of Army technician costing 
              process.
Sec. 527. Fiscal year 2000 limitation on number of non-dual status 
              technicians.

                     Subtitle D--Service Academies

Sec. 531. Strength limitations at the service academies.
Sec. 532. Superintendents of the service academies.
Sec. 533. Dean of Academic Board, United States Military Academy and 
              Dean of the Faculty, United States Air Force Academy.
Sec. 534. Waiver of reimbursement of expenses for instruction at 
              service academies of persons from foreign countries.
Sec. 535. Expansion of foreign exchange programs of the service 
              academies.

                   Subtitle E--Education and Training

Sec. 541. Establishment of a Department of Defense international 
              student program at the senior military colleges.
Sec. 542. Authority for Army War College to award degree of master of 
              strategic studies.
Sec. 543. Authority for Air University to confer graduate-level 
              degrees.
Sec. 544. Reserve credit for participation in health professions 
              scholarship and financial assistance program.
Sec. 545. Permanent authority for ROTC scholarships for graduate 
              students.
Sec. 546. Increase in monthly subsistence allowance for Senior ROTC 
              cadets selected for advanced training.
Sec. 547. Contingent funding increase for Junior ROTC program.
Sec. 548. Change from annual to biennial reporting under the reserve 
              component Montgomery GI bill.
Sec. 549. Recodification and consolidation of statutes denying Federal 
              grants and contracts by certain departments and agencies 
              to institutions of higher education that prohibit senior 
              ROTC units or military recruiting on campus.
Sec. 550. Accrual funding for Coast Guard Montgomery GI bill 
              liabilities.

                Subtitle F--Reserve Component Management

Sec. 551. Financial assistance program for pursuit of degrees by 
              officer candidates in Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class 
              program.
Sec. 552. Options to improve recruiting for the Army Reserve.
Sec. 553. Joint duty assignments for reserve component general and flag 
              officers.
Sec. 554. Grade of chiefs of reserve components and additional general 
              officers at the National Guard Bureau.
Sec. 555. Duties of Reserves on active duty in support of the Reserves.
Sec. 556. Repeal of limitation on number of Reserves on full-time 
              active duty in support of preparedness for responses to 
              emergencies involving weapons of mass destruction.
Sec. 557. Establishment of Office of the Coast Guard Reserve.
Sec. 558. Report on use of National Guard facilities and infrastructure 
              for support of provision of services to veterans.

           Subtitle G--Decorations, Awards, and Commendations

Sec. 561. Waiver of time limitations for award of certain decorations 
              to certain persons.
Sec. 562. Authority for award of Medal of Honor to Alfred Rascon for 
              valor during the Vietnam conflict.
Sec. 563. Elimination of current backlog of requests for replacement of 
              military decorations.
Sec. 564. Retroactive award of Navy Combat Action Ribbon.
Sec. 565. Sense of Congress concerning Presidential unit citation for 
              crew of the U.S.S. Indianapolis.

               Subtitle H--Matters Relating to Recruiting

Sec. 571. Access to secondary school students for military recruiting 
              purposes.
Sec. 572. Increased authority to extend delayed entry period for 
              enlistments of persons with no prior military service.
Sec. 573. Army College First pilot program.
Sec. 574. Use of recruiting materials for public relations purposes.

            Subtitle I--Matters Relating to Missing Persons

Sec. 575. Nondisclosure of debriefing information on certain missing 
              persons previously returned to United States control.
Sec. 576. Recovery and identification of remains of certain World War 
              II servicemen lost in Pacific Theater of Operations.

                       Subtitle J--Other Matters

Sec. 577. Authority for special courts-martial to impose sentences to 
              confinement and forfeitures of pay of up to one year.
Sec. 578. Funeral honors details for funerals of veterans.
Sec. 579. Purpose and funding limitations for National Guard Challenge 
              program.
Sec. 580. Department of Defense Starbase program.
Sec. 581. Survey of members leaving military service on attitudes 
              toward military service.
Sec. 582. Service review agencies covered by professional staffing 
              requirement.
Sec. 583. Participation of members in management of organizations 
              abroad that promote international understanding.
Sec. 584. Support for expanded child care services and youth program 
              services for dependents.
Sec. 585. Report and regulations on Department of Defense policies on 
              protecting the confidentiality of communications with 
              professionals providing therapeutic or related services 
              regarding sexual or domestic abuse.
Sec. 586. Members under burdensome personnel tempo.

                     Subtitle K--Domestic Violence

Sec. 591. Defense task force on domestic violence.
Sec. 592. Incentive program for improving responses to domestic 
              violence involving members of the Armed Forces and 
              military family members.
Sec. 593. Uniform Department of Defense policies for responses to 
              domestic violence.
Sec. 594. Central Department of Defense database on domestic violence 
              incidents.

          TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

                     Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

Sec. 601. Fiscal year 2000 increase in military basic pay and reform of 
              basic pay rates.
Sec. 602. Pay increases for fiscal years 2001 through 2006.
Sec. 603. Additional amount available for fiscal year 2000 increase in 
              basic allowance for housing inside the United States.

           Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays

Sec. 611. Extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for 
              reserve forces.
Sec. 612. Extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for 
              nurse officer candidates, registered nurses, and nurse 
              anesthetists.
Sec. 613. Extension of authorities relating to payment of other bonuses 
              and special pays.
Sec. 614. Amount of aviation career incentive pay for air battle 
              managers.
Sec. 615. Expansion of authority to provide special pay to aviation 
              career officers extending period of active duty.
Sec. 616. Additional special pay for board certified veterinarians in 
              the Armed Forces and Public Health Service.
Sec. 617. Diving duty special pay.
Sec. 618. Reenlistment bonus.
Sec. 619. Enlistment bonus.
Sec. 620. Selected Reserve enlistment bonus.
Sec. 621. Special pay for members of the Coast Guard Reserve assigned 
              to high priority units of the Selected Reserve.
Sec. 622. Reduced minimum period of enlistment in Army in critical 
              skill for eligibility for enlistment bonus.
Sec. 623. Eligibility for reserve component prior service enlistment 
              bonus upon attaining a critical skill.
Sec. 624. Increase in special pay and bonuses for nuclear-qualified 
              officers.
Sec. 625. Increase in maximum monthly rate authorized for foreign 
              language proficiency pay.
Sec. 626. Authorization of retention bonus for special warfare officers 
              extending periods of active duty.
Sec. 627. Authorization of surface warfare officer continuation pay.
Sec. 628. Authorization of career enlisted flyer incentive pay.
Sec. 629. Authorization of judge advocate continuation pay.

            Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances

Sec. 631. Provision of lodging in kind for Reservists performing 
              training duty and not otherwise entitled to travel and 
              transportation allowances.

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Sec. 632. Payment of temporary lodging expenses for members making 
              their first permanent change of station.
Sec. 633. Destination airport for emergency leave travel to continental 
              United States.

                     Subtitle D--Retired Pay Reform

Sec. 641. Redux retired pay system applicable only to members electing 
              new 15-year career status bonus.
Sec. 642. Authorization of 15-year career status bonus.
Sec. 643. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 644. Effective date.

 Subtitle E--Other Matters Relating to Military Retirees and Survivors

Sec. 651. Repeal of reduction in retired pay for military retirees 
              employed in civilian positions.
Sec. 652. Presentation of United States flag to retiring members of the 
              uniformed services not previously covered.
Sec. 653. Disability retirement or separation for certain members with 
              pre-existing conditions.
Sec. 654. Credit toward paid-up SBP coverage for months covered by 
              make-up premium paid by persons electing SBP coverage 
              during special open enrollment period.
Sec. 655. Paid-up coverage under Retired Serviceman's Family Protection 
              Plan.
Sec. 656. Extension of authority for payment of annuities to certain 
              military surviving spouses.
Sec. 657. Effectuation of intended SBP annuity for former spouse when 
              not elected by reason of untimely death of retiree.
Sec. 658. Special compensation for severely disabled uniformed services 
              retirees.

   Subtitle F--Eligibility to Participate in the Thrift Savings Plan

Sec. 661. Participation in thrift savings plan.
Sec. 662. Special retention initiative.
Sec. 663. Effective date.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

Sec. 671. Payment for unused leave in conjunction with a reenlistment.
Sec. 672. Clarification of per diem eligibility for military 
              technicians (dual status) serving on active duty without 
              pay outside the United States.
Sec. 673. Annual report on effects of initiatives on recruitment and 
              retention.
Sec. 674. Overseas special supplemental food program.
Sec. 675. Tuition assistance for members deployed in a contingency 
              operation.
Sec. 676. Administration of Selected Reserve education loan repayment 
              program for Coast Guard Reserve.
Sec. 677. Sense of Congress regarding treatment under Internal Revenue 
              Code of members receiving hostile fire or imminent danger 
              special pay during contingency operations.

                   TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

                    Subtitle A--Health Care Services

Sec. 701. Pharmacy benefits program.
Sec. 702. Provision of chiropractic health care.
Sec. 703. Provision of domiciliary and custodial care for certain 
              CHAMPUS beneficiaries.
Sec. 704. Enhancement of dental benefits for retirees.
Sec. 705. Medical and dental care for certain members incurring 
              injuries on inactive-duty training.
Sec. 706. Health care at former uniformed services treatment facilities 
              for active duty members stationed at certain remote 
              locations.
Sec. 707. Open enrollment demonstration program.

                      Subtitle B--TRICARE Program

Sec. 711. Expansion and revision of authority for dental programs for 
              dependents and reserves.
Sec. 712. Improvement of access to health care under the TRICARE 
              program.
Sec. 713. Improvements to claims processing under the TRICARE program.
Sec. 714. Authority to waive certain TRICARE deductibles.
Sec. 715. TRICARE beneficiary counseling and assistance coordinators.
Sec. 716. Improvement of TRICARE management; improvements to third-
              party payer collection program.
Sec. 717. Comparative report on health care coverage under the TRICARE 
              program.

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

Sec. 721. Forensic pathology investigations by Armed Forces Medical 
              Examiner.
Sec. 722. Best value contracting.
Sec. 723. Health care quality information and technology enhancement.
Sec. 724. Joint telemedicine and telepharmacy demonstration projects by 
              the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans 
              Affairs.
Sec. 725. Program-year stability in health care benefits.
Sec. 726. Study on joint operations for the Defense Health Program.
Sec. 727. Trauma training center.
Sec. 728. Sense of Congress regarding automatic enrollment of medicare-
              eligible beneficiaries in the TRICARE Senior Prime 
              demonstration project.

  TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED 
                                MATTERS

Subtitle A--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, 
                            and Limitations

Sec. 801. Authority to carry out certain prototype projects.
Sec. 802. Streamlined applicability of cost accounting standards.
Sec. 803. Sale, exchange, and waiver authority for coal and coke.
Sec. 804. Guidance on use of task order and delivery order contracts.
Sec. 805. Clarification of definition of commercial items with respect 
              to associated services.
Sec. 806. Use of special simplified procedures for purchases of 
              commercial items in excess of the simplified acquisition 
              threshold.
Sec. 807. Repeal of termination of provision of credit towards 
              subcontracting goals for purchases benefiting severely 
              handicapped persons.
Sec. 808. Contract goal for small disadvantaged businesses and certain 
              institutions of higher education.
Sec. 809. Required reports for certain multiyear contracts.

                       Subtitle B--Other Matters

Sec. 811. Mentor-Protege Program improvements.
Sec. 812. Program to increase business innovation in defense 
              acquisition programs.
Sec. 813. Incentives to produce innovative new technologies.
Sec. 814. Pilot program for commercial services.
Sec. 815. Expansion of applicability of requirement to make certain 
              procurements from small arms production industrial base.
Sec. 816. Compliance with existing law regarding purchases of equipment 
              and products.
Sec. 817. Extension of test program for negotiation of comprehensive 
              small business subcontracting plans.
Sec. 818. Extension of interim reporting rule for certain procurements 
              less than $100,000.
Sec. 819. Inspector General review of compliance with Buy American Act 
              in purchases of strength training equipment.
Sec. 820. Report on options for accelerated acquisition of precision 
              munitions.
Sec. 821. Technical amendment to prohibition on release of contractor 
              proposals under the Freedom of Information Act.

      TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

          Subtitle A--Department of Defense Strategic Planning

Sec. 901. Permanent requirement for Quadrennial Defense Review.
Sec. 902. Minimum interval for updating and revising Department of 
              Defense strategic plan.

             Subtitle B--Department of Defense Organization

Sec. 911. Responsibility for logistics and sustainment functions of the 
              Department of Defense.
Sec. 912. Enhancement of technology security program of Department of 
              Defense.
Sec. 913. Efficient utilization of defense laboratories.
Sec. 914. Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs.
Sec. 915. Authority for acceptance by Asia-Pacific Center for Security 
              Studies of foreign gifts and donations.

                    Subtitle C--Personnel Management

Sec. 921. Revisions to limitations on number of personnel assigned to 
              major Department of Defense headquarters activities.
Sec. 922. Defense acquisition workforce reductions.
Sec. 923. Monitoring and reporting requirements regarding operations 
              tempo and personnel tempo.
Sec. 924. Administration of defense reform initiative enterprise 
              program for military manpower and personnel information.
Sec. 925. Payment of tuition for education and training of members in 
              defense acquisition workforce.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 931. Additional matters for annual reports on joint warfighting 
              experimentation.
Sec. 932. Oversight of Department of Defense activities to combat 
              terrorism.
Sec. 933. Responsibilities and accountability for certain financial 
              management functions.
Sec. 934. Management of Civil Air Patrol.

                      TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                     Subtitle A--Financial Matters

Sec. 1001. Transfer authority.
Sec. 1002. Incorporation of classified annex.
Sec. 1003. Authorization of emergency supplemental appropriations for 
              fiscal year 1999.
Sec. 1004. Supplemental appropriations request for operations in 
              Yugoslavia.
Sec. 1005. United States contribution to NATO common-funded budgets in 
              fiscal year 2000.
Sec. 1006. Limitation on funds for Bosnia peacekeeping operations for 
              fiscal year 2000.
Sec. 1007. Second biennial financial management improvement plan.
Sec. 1008. Waiver authority for requirement that electronic transfer of 
              funds be used for Department of Defense payments.
Sec. 1009. Single payment date for invoice for various subsistence 
              items.

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Sec. 1010. Payment of foreign licensing fees out of proceeds of sale of 
              maps, charts, and navigational books.

                Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

Sec. 1011. Revision to congressional notice-and-wait period required 
              before transfer of a vessel stricken from the Naval 
              Vessel Register.
Sec. 1012. Authority to consent to retransfer of former naval vessel.
Sec. 1013. Report on naval vessel force structure requirements.
Sec. 1014. Auxiliary vessels acquisition program for the Department of 
              Defense.
Sec. 1015. National Defense Features program.
Sec. 1016. Sales of naval shipyard articles and services to nuclear 
              ship contractors.
Sec. 1017. Transfer of naval vessel to foreign country.
Sec. 1018. Authority to transfer naval vessels to certain foreign 
              countries.

   Subtitle C--Support for Civilian Law Enforcement and Counter Drug 
                               Activities

Sec. 1021. Modification of limitation on funding assistance for 
              procurement of equipment for the National Guard for drug 
              interdiction and counter-drug activities.
Sec. 1022. Temporary extension to certain naval aircraft of Coast Guard 
              authority for drug interdiction activities.
Sec. 1023. Military assistance to civil authorities to respond to act 
              or threat of terrorism.
Sec. 1024. Condition on development of forward operating locations for 
              United States Southern Command counter-drug detection and 
              monitoring flights.
Sec. 1025. Annual report on United States military activities in 
              Colombia.
Sec. 1026. Report on use of radar systems for counter-drug detection 
              and monitoring.
Sec. 1027. Plan regarding assignment of military personnel to assist 
              Immigration and Naturalization Service and Customs 
              Service.

       Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Report Requirements and Repeals

Sec. 1031. Preservation of certain defense reporting requirements.
Sec. 1032. Repeal of certain reporting requirements not preserved.
Sec. 1033. Reports on risks under National Military Strategy and 
              combatant command requirements.
Sec. 1034. Report on lift and prepositioned support requirements to 
              support National Military Strategy.
Sec. 1035. Report on assessments of readiness to execute the National 
              Military Strategy.
Sec. 1036. Report on Rapid Assessment and Initial Detection teams.
Sec. 1037. Report on unit readiness of units considered to be assets of 
              Consequence Management Program Integration Office.
Sec. 1038. Analysis of relationship between threats and budget 
              submission for fiscal year 2001.
Sec. 1039. Report on NATO defense capabilities initiative.
Sec. 1040. Report on motor vehicle violations by operators of official 
              Army vehicles.

                    Subtitle E--Information Security

Sec. 1041. Identification in budget materials of amounts for 
              declassification activities and limitation on 
              expenditures for such activities.
Sec. 1042. Notice to congressional committees of certain security and 
              counterintelligence failures within defense programs.
Sec. 1043. Information Assurance Initiative.
Sec. 1044. Nondisclosure of information on personnel of overseas, 
              sensitive, or routinely deployable units.
Sec. 1045. Nondisclosure of certain operational files of the National 
              Imagery and Mapping Agency.

            Subtitle F--Memorial Objects and Commemorations

Sec. 1051. Moratorium on the return of veterans memorial objects to 
              foreign nations without specific authorization in law.
Sec. 1052. Program to commemorate 50th anniversary of the Korean War.
Sec. 1053. Commemoration of the victory of freedom in the Cold War.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

Sec. 1061. Defense Science Board task force on use of television and 
              radio as a propaganda instrument in time of military 
              conflict.
Sec. 1062. Assessment of electromagnetic spectrum reallocation.
Sec. 1063. Extension and reauthorization of Defense Production Act of 
              1950.
Sec. 1064. Performance of threat and risk assessments.
Sec. 1065. Chemical agents used for defensive training.
Sec. 1066. Technical and clerical amendments.
Sec. 1067. Amendments to reflect name change of Committee on National 
              Security of the House of Representatives to Committee on 
              Armed Services.

           TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL

Sec. 1101. Accelerated implementation of voluntary early retirement 
              authority.
Sec. 1102. Increase of pay cap for nonappropriated fund senior 
              executive employees.
Sec. 1103. Restoration of leave of emergency essential employees 
              serving in a combat zone.
Sec. 1104. Extension of certain temporary authorities to provide 
              benefits for employees in connection with defense 
              workforce reductions and restructuring.
Sec. 1105. Leave without loss of benefits for military reserve 
              technicians on active duty in support of combat 
              operations.
Sec. 1106. Expansion of Guard-and-Reserve purposes for which leave 
              under section 6323 of title 5, United States Code, may be 
              used.
Sec. 1107. Work schedules and premium pay of service academy faculty.
Sec. 1108. Salary schedules and related benefits for faculty and staff 
              of the Uniformed Services University of the Health 
              Sciences.
Sec. 1109. Exemption of defense laboratory employees from certain 
              workforce management restrictions.

              TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO OTHER NATIONS

     Subtitle A--Matters Relating to the People's Republic of China

Sec. 1201. Limitation on military-to-military exchanges and contacts 
              with Chinese People's Liberation Army.
Sec. 1202. Annual report on military power of the People's Republic of 
              China.

              Subtitle B--Matters Relating to the Balkans

Sec. 1211. Department of Defense report on the conduct of Operation 
              Allied Force and associated relief operations.
Sec. 1212. Sense of Congress regarding the need for vigorous 
              prosecution of war crimes, genocide, and crimes against 
              humanity in the former Republic of Yugoslavia.

         Subtitle C--Matters Relating to NATO and Other Allies

Sec. 1221. Legal effect of the new Strategic Concept of NATO.
Sec. 1222. Report on allied capabilities to contribute to major theater 
              wars.
Sec. 1223. Attendance at professional military education schools by 
              military personnel of the new member nations of NATO.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 1231. Multinational economic embargoes against governments in 
              armed conflict with the United States.
Sec. 1232. Limitation on deployment of Armed Forces in Haiti during 
              fiscal year 2000 and congressional notice of deployments 
              to Haiti.
Sec. 1233. Report on the security situation on the Korean peninsula.
Sec. 1234. Sense of Congress regarding the continuation of sanctions 
              against Libya.
Sec. 1235. Sense of Congress and report on disengaging from noncritical 
              overseas missions involving United States combat forces.

  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. Limitations on use of funds for fissile material storage 
              facility.
Sec. 1305. Limitation on use of funds for chemical weapons destruction.
Sec. 1306. Limitation on use of funds until submission of report.
Sec. 1307. Limitation on use of funds until submission of multiyear 
              plan.
Sec. 1308. Requirement to submit report.
Sec. 1309. Report on Expanded Threat Reduction Initiative.
Sec. 1310. Limitation on use of funds until submission of 
              certification.
Sec. 1311. Period covered by annual report on accounting for United 
              States assistance under Cooperative Threat Reduction 
              programs.
Sec. 1312. Russian nonstrategic nuclear arms.

              TITLE XIV--PROLIFERATION AND EXPORT CONTROLS

Sec. 1401. Adherence of People's Republic of China to Missile 
              Technology Control Regime.
Sec. 1402. Annual report on transfers of militarily sensitive 
              technology to countries of concern.
Sec. 1403. Resources for export license functions.
Sec. 1404. Security in connection with satellite export licensing.
Sec. 1405. Reporting of technology transmitted to People's Republic of 
              China and of foreign launch security violations.
Sec. 1406. Report on national security implications of exporting high-
              performance computers to the People's Republic of China.
Sec. 1407. End-use verification for use by People's Republic of China 
              of high-performance computers.
Sec. 1408. Enhanced multilateral export controls.
Sec. 1409. Enhancement of activities of Defense Threat Reduction 
              Agency.
Sec. 1410. Timely notification of licensing decisions by the Department 
              of State.
Sec. 1411. Enhanced intelligence consultation on satellite license 
              applications.
Sec. 1412. Investigations of violations of export controls by United 
              States satellite manufacturers.

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        TITLE XV--ARMS CONTROL AND COUNTERPROLIFERATION MATTERS

Sec. 1501. Revision to limitation on retirement or dismantlement of 
              strategic nuclear delivery systems.
Sec. 1502. Sense of Congress on strategic arms reductions.
Sec. 1503. Report on strategic stability under START III.
Sec. 1504. Counterproliferation Program Review Committee.
Sec. 1505. Support of United Nations-sponsored efforts to inspect and 
              monitor Iraqi weapons activities.

               TITLE XVI--NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE MATTERS

              Subtitle A--Space Technology Guide; Reports

Sec. 1601. Space technology guide.
Sec. 1602. Report on vulnerabilities of United States space assets.
Sec. 1603. Report on space launch failures.
Sec. 1604. Report on Air Force space launch facilities.

              Subtitle B--Commercial Space Launch Services

Sec. 1611. Sense of Congress regarding United States-Russian 
              cooperation in commercial space launch services.
Sec. 1612. Sense of Congress concerning United States commercial space 
              launch capacity.

Subtitle C--Commission To Assess United States National Security Space 
                      Management and Organization

Sec. 1621. Establishment of commission.
Sec. 1622. Duties of commission.
Sec. 1623. Report.
Sec. 1624. Assessment by the Secretary of Defense.
Sec. 1625. Powers.
Sec. 1626. Commission procedures.
Sec. 1627. Personnel matters.
Sec. 1628. Miscellaneous administrative provisions.
Sec. 1629. Funding.
Sec. 1630. Termination of the commission.

                 TITLE XVII--TROOPS-TO-TEACHERS PROGRAM

Sec. 1701. Short title; definitions.
Sec. 1702. Authorization of Troops-to-Teachers Program.
Sec. 1703. Eligible members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 1704. Selection of participants.
Sec. 1705. Stipend and bonus for participants.
Sec. 1706. Participation by States.
Sec. 1707. Termination of original program; transfer of functions.
Sec. 1708. Reporting requirements.
Sec. 1709. Funds for fiscal year 2000.

            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.

                            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. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 1997 
              project.
Sec. 2206. Authorization to accept electrical substation improvements, 
              Guam.

                         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. Military housing improvement program.
Sec. 2404. Energy conservation projects.
Sec. 2405. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies.
Sec. 2406. Increase in fiscal year 1997 authorization for military 
              construction projects at Pueblo Chemical Activity, 
              Colorado.
Sec. 2407. Condition on obligation of military construction funds for 
              drug interdiction and counter-drug activities.

   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 1997 
              projects.
Sec. 2703. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1996 
              projects.
Sec. 2704. Effective date.

                    TITLE XXVIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS

 Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing 
                                Changes

Sec. 2801. Exemption from notice and wait requirements of military 
              construction projects supported by burdensharing funds 
              undertaken for war or national emergency.
Sec. 2802. Development of Ford Island, Hawaii.
Sec. 2803. Expansion of entities eligible to participate in alternative 
              authority for acquisition and improvement of military 
              housing.
Sec. 2804. Restriction on authority to acquire or construct ancillary 
              supporting facilities for housing units.
Sec. 2805. Planning and design for military construction projects for 
              reserve components.
Sec. 2806. Modification of limitations on reserve component facility 
              projects for certain safety projects.
Sec. 2807. Sense of Congress on use of incremental funding to carry out 
              military construction projects.

        Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration

Sec. 2811. Extension of authority for lease of real property for 
              special operations activities.
Sec. 2812. Enhancement of authority relating to utility privatization.
Sec. 2813. Acceptance of funds to cover administrative expenses 
              relating to certain real property transactions.
Sec. 2814. Operations of Naval Academy dairy farm.
Sec. 2815. Study and report on impacts to military readiness of 
              proposed land management changes on public lands in Utah.
Sec. 2816. Designation of missile intelligence building at Redstone 
              Arsenal, Alabama, as the Richard C. Shelby Center for 
              Missile Intelligence.

            Subtitle C--Defense Base Closure and Realignment

Sec. 2821. Economic development conveyances of base closure property.
Sec. 2822. Continuation of authority to use Department of Defense Base 
              Closure Account 1990 for activities required to close or 
              realign military installations.

                      Subtitle D--Land Conveyances

                        Part I--Army Conveyances

Sec. 2831. Transfer of jurisdiction, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Sec. 2832. Land exchange, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois.
Sec. 2833. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Bangor, Maine.
Sec. 2834. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Kankakee, Illinois.
Sec. 2835. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Cannon Falls, 
              Minnesota.
Sec. 2836. Land conveyance, Army Maintenance Support Activity (Marine) 
              Number 84, Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 2837. Land conveyances, Army docks and related property, Alaska.
Sec. 2838. Land conveyance, Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
Sec. 2839. Land conveyance, Nike Battery 80 family housing site, East 
              Hanover Township, New Jersey.
Sec. 2840. Land conveyances, Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant, 
              Minnesota.
Sec. 2841. Repair and conveyance of Red Butte Dam and Reservoir, Salt 
              Lake City, Utah.
Sec. 2842. Modification of land conveyance, Joliet Army Ammunition 
              Plant, Illinois.

                       Part II--Navy Conveyances

Sec. 2851. Land conveyance, Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant No. 
              387, Dallas, Texas.
Sec. 2852. Land conveyance, Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, 
              North Carolina.
Sec. 2853. Land conveyance, Newport, Rhode Island.
Sec. 2854. Land conveyance, Naval Training Center, Orlando, Florida.
Sec. 2855. One-year delay in demolition of radio transmitting facility 
              towers at Naval Station, Annapolis, Maryland, to 
              facilitate conveyance of towers.
Sec. 2856. Clarification of land exchange, Naval Reserve Readiness 
              Center, Portland, Maine.
Sec. 2857. Revision to lease authority, Naval Air Station, Meridian, 
              Mississippi.
Sec. 2858. Land conveyances, Norfolk, Virginia.

                    Part III--Air Force Conveyances

Sec. 2861. Land conveyance, Newington Defense Fuel Supply Point, New 
              Hampshire.
Sec. 2862. Land conveyance, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida.
Sec. 2863. Land conveyance, Port of Anchorage, Alaska.
Sec. 2864. Land conveyance, Forestport Test Annex, New York.
Sec. 2865. Land conveyance, McClellan Nuclear Radiation Center, 
              California.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 2871. Acceptance of guarantees in connection with gifts to 
              military service academies.

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Sec. 2872. Acquisition of State-held inholdings, east range of Fort 
              Huachuca, Arizona.
Sec. 2873. Enhancement of Pentagon renovation activities.

          Subtitle F--Expansion of Arlington National Cemetery

Sec. 2881. Transfer from Navy Annex, Arlington, Virginia.
Sec. 2882. Transfer from Fort Myer, Arlington, Virginia.

           TITLE XXIX--COMMISSION ON NATIONAL MILITARY MUSEUM

Sec. 2901. Establishment.
Sec. 2902. Duties of Commission.
Sec. 2903. Report.
Sec. 2904. Powers.
Sec. 2905. Commission procedures.
Sec. 2906. Personnel matters.
Sec. 2907. Miscellaneous administrative provisions.
Sec. 2908. Funding.
Sec. 2909. Termination of Commission.

                  TITLE XXX--MILITARY LAND WITHDRAWALS

Sec. 3001. Short title.

                   Subtitle A--Withdrawals Generally

Sec. 3011. Withdrawals.
Sec. 3012. Maps and legal descriptions.
Sec. 3013. Termination of withdrawals in Military Lands Withdrawal Act 
              of 1986.
Sec. 3014. Management of lands.
Sec. 3015. Duration of withdrawal and reservation.
Sec. 3016. Extension of initial withdrawal and reservation.
Sec. 3017. Ongoing decontamination.
Sec. 3018. Delegation.
Sec. 3019. Water rights.
Sec. 3020. Hunting, fishing, and trapping.
Sec. 3021. Mining and mineral leasing.
Sec. 3022. Use of mineral materials.
Sec. 3023. Immunity of United States.

                   Subtitle B--Withdrawals in Arizona

Sec. 3031. Barry M. Goldwater Range, Arizona.
Sec. 3032. Military use of Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge and 
              Cabeza Prieta Wilderness.
Sec. 3033. Maps and legal description.
Sec. 3034. Water rights.
Sec. 3035. Hunting, fishing, and trapping.
Sec. 3036. Use of mineral materials.
Sec. 3037. Immunity of United States.

              Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 3041. 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. Prohibition on use of funds for certain activities under 
              formerly utilized site remedial action program.
Sec. 3132. Continuation of processing, treatment, and disposition of 
              legacy nuclear materials.
Sec. 3133. Nuclear weapons stockpile life extension program.
Sec. 3134. Procedures for meeting tritium production requirements.
Sec. 3135. Independent cost estimate of accelerator production of 
              tritium.
Sec. 3136. Nonproliferation initiatives and activities.
Sec. 3137. Support of theater ballistic missile defense activities of 
              the Department of Defense.

       Subtitle D--Matters Relating to Safeguards, Security, and 
                          Counterintelligence

Sec. 3141. Short title.
Sec. 3142. Commission on Safeguards, Security, and Counterintelligence 
              at Department of Energy facilities.
Sec. 3143. Background investigations of certain personnel at Department 
              of Energy facilities.
Sec. 3144. Conduct of security clearances.
Sec. 3145. Protection of classified information during laboratory-to-
              laboratory exchanges.
Sec. 3146. Restrictions on access to national laboratories by foreign 
              visitors from sensitive countries.
Sec. 3147. Department of Energy regulations relating to the 
              safeguarding and security of Restricted Data.
Sec. 3148. Increased penalties for misuse of Restricted Data.
Sec. 3149. Supplement to plan for declassification of Restricted Data 
              and formerly Restricted Data.
Sec. 3150. Notice to congressional committees of certain security and 
              counterintelligence failures within nuclear energy 
              defense programs.
Sec. 3151. Annual report by the President on espionage by the People's 
              Republic of China.
Sec. 3152. Report on counterintelligence and security practices at 
              national laboratories.
Sec. 3153. Report on security vulnerabilities of national laboratory 
              computers.
Sec. 3154. Counterintelligence polygraph program.
Sec. 3155. Definitions of national laboratory and nuclear weapons 
              production facility.
Sec. 3156. Definition of Restricted Data.

               Subtitle E--Matters Relating to Personnel

Sec. 3161. Extension of authority of Department of Energy to pay 
              voluntary separation incentive payments.
Sec. 3162. Fellowship program for development of skills critical to the 
              Department of Energy nuclear weapons complex.
Sec. 3163. Maintenance of nuclear weapons expertise in the Department 
              of Defense and Department of Energy.
Sec. 3164. Whistleblower protection program.

                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

Sec. 3171. Requirement for plan to improve reprogramming processes.
Sec. 3172. Integrated fissile materials management plan.
Sec. 3173. Identification in budget materials of amounts for 
              declassification activities and limitation on 
              expenditures for such activities.
Sec. 3174. Sense of Congress regarding technology transfer coordination 
              for Department of Energy national laboratories.
Sec. 3175. Pilot program for project management oversight regarding 
              Department of Energy construction projects.
Sec. 3176. Pilot program of Department of Energy to authorize use of 
              prior year unobligated balances for accelerated site 
              cleanup at Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, 
              Colorado.
Sec. 3177. Proposed schedule for shipments of waste from Rocky Flats 
              Environmental Technology Site, Colorado, to Waste 
              Isolation Pilot Plant, New Mexico.
Sec. 3178. Comptroller General report on closure of Rocky Flats 
              Environmental Technology Site, Colorado.
Sec. 3179. Extension of review of Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, New 
              Mexico.

         TITLE XXXII--NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Sec. 3201. Short title.
Sec. 3202. Under Secretary for Nuclear Security of Department of 
              Energy.
Sec. 3203. Establishment of policy for National Nuclear Security 
              Administration.
Sec. 3204. Organization of Department of Energy counterintelligence and 
              intelligence programs and activities.

               Subtitle A--Establishment and Organization

Sec. 3211. Establishment and mission.
Sec. 3212. Administrator for Nuclear Security.
Sec. 3213. Status of Administration and contractor personnel within 
              Department of Energy.
Sec. 3214. Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs.
Sec. 3215. Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation.
Sec. 3216. Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors.
Sec. 3217. General Counsel.
Sec. 3218. Staff of Administration.

                Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Security

Sec. 3231. Protection of national security information.
Sec. 3232. Office of Defense Nuclear Counterintelligence and Office of 
              Defense Nuclear Security.
Sec. 3233. Counterintelligence programs.
Sec. 3234. Procedures relating to access by individuals to classified 
              areas and information of Administration.
Sec. 3235. Government access to information on Administration 
              computers.
Sec. 3236. Congressional oversight of special access programs.

               Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Personnel

Sec. 3241. Authority to establish certain scientific, engineering, and 
              technical positions.
Sec. 3242. Voluntary early retirement authority.
Sec. 3243. Severance pay.
Sec. 3244. Continued coverage of health care benefits.

              Subtitle D--Budget and Financial Management

Sec. 3251. Separate treatment in budget.
Sec. 3252. Planning, programming, and budgeting process.
Sec. 3253. Future-years nuclear security program.

                  Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Provisions

Sec. 3261. Environmental protection, safety, and health requirements.
Sec. 3262. Compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulation.
Sec. 3263. Sharing of technology with Department of Defense.
Sec. 3264. Use of capabilities of national security laboratories by 
              entities outside Administration.

                        Subtitle F--Definitions

Sec. 3281. Definitions.

Subtitle G--Amendatory Provisions, Transition Provisions, and Effective 
                                 Dates

Sec. 3291. Functions transferred.

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Sec. 3292. Transfer of funds and employees.
Sec. 3293. Pay levels.
Sec. 3294. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 3295. Transition provisions.
Sec. 3296. Applicability of preexisting laws and regulations.
Sec. 3297. Report containing implementation plan of Secretary of 
              Energy.
Sec. 3298. Classification in United States Code.
Sec. 3299. Effective dates.

         TITLE XXXIII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

Sec. 3301. Authorization.

                TITLE XXXIV--NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE

Sec. 3401. Authorized uses of stockpile funds.
Sec. 3402. Disposal of certain materials in National Defense Stockpile.
Sec. 3403. Limitations on previous authority for disposal of stockpile 
              materials.

                  TITLE XXXV--PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION

Sec. 3501. Short title.
Sec. 3502. Authorization of expenditures.
Sec. 3503. Purchase of vehicles.
Sec. 3504. Office of Transition Administration.
Sec. 3505. Expenditures only in accordance with treaties.

                  TITLE XXXVI--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

Sec. 3601. Short title.
Sec. 3602. Authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 2000.
Sec. 3603. Extension of war risk insurance authority.
Sec. 3604. Ownership of the JEREMIAH O'BRIEN.

     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 Armed Services 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.

                       Subtitle B--Army Programs

Sec. 111. Multiyear procurement authority for certain Army programs.
Sec. 112. Procurement requirements for the Family of Medium Tactical 
              Vehicles.
Sec. 113. Army aviation modernization.
Sec. 114. Multiple Launch Rocket System.
Sec. 115. Extension of pilot program on sales of manufactured articles 
              and services of certain Army industrial facilities 
              without regard to availability from domestic sources.
Sec. 116. Extension of authority to carry out Armament Retooling and 
              Manufacturing Support Initiative.

                       Subtitle C--Navy Programs

Sec. 121. F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft program.
Sec. 122. Arleigh Burke class destroyer program.
Sec. 123. Repeal of requirement for annual report from shipbuilders 
              under certain nuclear attack submarine programs.
Sec. 124. LHD-8 amphibious assault ship program.
Sec. 125. D-5 missile program.

                     Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

Sec. 131. F-22 aircraft program.
Sec. 132. Replacement options for conventional air-launched cruise 
              missile.
Sec. 133. Procurement of firefighting equipment for the Air National 
              Guard and the Air Force Reserve.
Sec. 134. F-16 tactical manned reconnaisance aircraft.

           Subtitle E--Chemical Stockpile Destruction Program

Sec. 141. Destruction of existing stockpile of lethal chemical agents 
              and munitions.
Sec. 142. Comptroller General report on anticipated effects of proposed 
              changes in operation of storage sites for lethal chemical 
              agents and munitions.
              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

     SEC. 101. ARMY.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2000 for procurement for the Army as follows:
       (1) For aircraft, $1,459,688,000.
       (2) For missiles, $1,258,298,000.
       (3) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles, 
     $1,571,665,000.
       (4) For ammunition, $1,215,216,000.
       (5) For other procurement, $3,662,921,000.

     SEC. 102. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.

       (a) Navy.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated 
     for fiscal year 2000 for procurement for the Navy as follows:
       (1) For aircraft, $8,798,784,000.
       (2) For weapons, including missiles and torpedoes, 
     $1,417,100,000.
       (3) For shipbuilding and conversion, $7,016,454,000.
       (4) For other procurement, $4,266,891,000.
       (b) Marine Corps.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal year 2000 for procurement for the 
     Marine Corps in the amount of $1,296,970,000.
       (c) Navy and Marine Corps Ammunition.--Funds are hereby 
     authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2000 for 
     procurement of ammunition for the Navy and the Marine Corps 
     in the amount of $534,700,000.

     SEC. 103. AIR FORCE.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2000 for procurement for the Air Force as follows:
       (1) For aircraft, $9,758,886,000.
       (2) For missiles, $2,395,608,000.
       (3) For ammunition, $467,537,000.
       (4) For other procurement, $7,158,527,000.

     SEC. 104. DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2000 for Defense-wide procurement in the amount of 
     $2,345,168,000.

     SEC. 105. RESERVE COMPONENTS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2000 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 2000 for procurement for the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Defense in the amount of $2,100,000.

     SEC. 107. CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION PROGRAM.

       There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2000 the amount of $1,024,000,000 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 2000 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 
     $356,970,000.
                       Subtitle B--Army Programs

     SEC. 111. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN ARMY 
                   PROGRAMS.

       Beginning with the fiscal year 2000 program year, the 
     Secretary of the Army may, in accordance with section 2306b 
     of title 10, United States Code, enter into multiyear 
     contracts for procurement of the following:
       (1) The Javelin missile system.
       (2) M2A3 Bradley fighting vehicles.
       (3) AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopters.
       (4) The M1A2 Abrams main battle tank upgrade program 
     combined with the Heavy Assault Bridge program.

     SEC. 112. PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FAMILY OF MEDIUM 
                   TACTICAL VEHICLES.

       (a) Requirements.--The Secretary of the Army--
       (1) shall use competitive procedures for the award of any 
     contract for procurement of vehicles under the Family of 
     Medium Tactical Vehicles program after completion of the 
     multiyear procurement contract for procurement of vehicles 
     under that program that was awarded on October 14, 1998; and
       (2) may not award a contract to establish a second-source 
     contractor for procurement of the vehicles under the Family 
     of Medium Tactical Vehicles program that are covered by the 
     multiyear procurement contract for that program that was 
     awarded on October 14, 1998.
       (b) Repeal.--Section 112 of the Strom Thurmond National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 
     105-261; 112 Stat. 1937) is repealed.

     SEC. 113. ARMY AVIATION MODERNIZATION.

       (a) Helicopter Force Modernization Plan.--The Secretary of 
     the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
     a comprehensive plan for the modernization of the Army's 
     helicopter forces.
       (b) Required Elements.--The helicopter force modernization 
     plan shall include provisions for the following:
       (1) For the AH-64D Apache Longbow program--
       (A) restoration of the original procurement objective of 
     the program to the procurement of 747 aircraft and at least 
     227 fire control radars;
       (B) qualification and training of reserve component pilots 
     as augmentation crews to ensure 24-hour warfighting 
     capability in deployed attack helicopter units; and
       (C) fielding of a sufficient number of aircraft in reserve 
     component aviation units to implement the provisions of the 
     plan required under subparagraph (B).
       (2) For AH-1 Cobra helicopters, retirement of all AH-1 
     Cobra helicopters remaining in the fleet.
       (3) For the RAH-66 Comanche program--
       (A) review of the total requirements and acquisition 
     objectives for the program;
       (B) fielding of Comanche helicopters to the planned 
     aviation force structure; and
       (C) support for the plan for the AH-64D Apache program 
     required under paragraph (1).
       (4) For the UH-1 Huey helicopter program--
       (A) an upgrade program;
       (B) revision of total force requirements for that aircraft 
     to reflect the warfighting and support requirements of the 
     theater commanders-in-

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     chief for aircraft used by the Army National Guard; and
       (C) a transition plan to a future utility helicopter.
       (5) For the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter program--
       (A) identification of the objective requirements for that 
     aircraft;
       (B) an acquisition strategy for meeting requirements that 
     in the interim will be addressed by UH-1 Huey helicopters 
     among the warfighting and support requirements of the theater 
     commanders-in-chief for aircraft used by the Army National 
     Guard; and
       (C) a modernization program for fielded aircraft.
       (6) For the CH-47 Chinook helicopter service life extension 
     program, maintenance of the schedule and funding.
       (7) For the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters, an upgrade 
     program.
       (8) A revised assessment of the Army's present and future 
     requirements for helicopters and its present and future 
     helicopter inventory, including the number of aircraft, 
     average age of aircraft, availability of spare parts, flight 
     hour costs, roles and functions assigned to the fleet as a 
     whole and to each type of aircraft, and the mix of active 
     component and reserve component aircraft in the fleet.
       (c) Limitation.--Not more than 90 percent of the amount 
     appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
     in section 101(1) may be obligated before the date that is 30 
     days after the date on which the Secretary of the Army 
     submits the plan required by subsection (a) to the 
     congressional defense committees.

     SEC. 114. MULTIPLE LAUNCH ROCKET SYSTEM.

       The Secretary of the Army may make available, from funds 
     appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
     in section 101(2), an amount not to exceed $500,000 to 
     complete the development of reuse and demilitarization tools 
     and technologies for use in the demilitarization of Army 
     Multiple Launch Rocket System rockets.

     SEC. 115. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM ON SALES OF MANUFACTURED 
                   ARTICLES AND SERVICES OF CERTAIN ARMY 
                   INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES WITHOUT REGARD TO 
                   AVAILABILITY FROM DOMESTIC SOURCES.

       (a) Extension of Program.--Section 141 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 
     105-85; 10 U.S.C. 4543 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``During fiscal years 
     1998 and 1999'' and inserting ``During fiscal years 1998 
     through 2001''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``during fiscal year 
     1998 or 1999'' and inserting ``during the period during which 
     the pilot program is being conducted''.
       (b) Update of Inspector General Report.--Such section is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Update of Report.--Not later than March 1, 2001, the 
     Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall submit 
     to Congress an update of the report required to be submitted 
     under subsection (c) and an assessment of the success of the 
     pilot program.''.

     SEC. 116. 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 ``During 
     fiscal years 1993 through 1999'' and inserting ``During 
     fiscal years 1993 through 2001''.
                       Subtitle C--Navy Programs

     SEC. 121. F/A-18E/F SUPER HORNET AIRCRAFT PROGRAM.

       (a) Multiyear Procurement Authority.--Subject to subsection 
     (b), the Secretary of the Navy may, in accordance with 
     section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, enter into a 
     multiyear procurement contract beginning with the fiscal year 
     2000 program year for procurement of F/A-18E/F aircraft.
       (b) Limitation.--The Secretary of the Navy may not enter 
     into a multiyear procurement contract authorized by 
     subsection (a), and may not authorize the 
     F/A-18E/F aircraft program to enter into full-rate 
     production, until--
       (1) the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional 
     defense committees a certification described in subsection 
     (c); and
       (2) a period of 30 continuous days of a Congress (as 
     determined under subsection (d)) elapses after the submission 
     of that certification.
       (c) Required Certification.--A certification referred to in 
     subsection (b)(1) is a certification by the Secretary of 
     Defense of each of the following:
       (1) That the results of the Operational Test and Evaluation 
     program for the F/A-18E/F aircraft indicate--
       (A) that the aircraft is operationally effective and 
     operationally suitable; and
       (B) that the F/A-18E and the F/A-18F variants of that 
     aircraft both meet their respective key performance 
     parameters as established in the Operational Requirements 
     Document (ORD) for the F/A-18E/F program, as validated and 
     approved by the Chief of Naval Operations on April 1, 1997 
     (other than for a permissible deviation of not more than 1 
     percent with respect to the range performance parameter).
       (2) That the cost of procurement of the F/A-18E/F aircraft 
     using a multiyear procurement contract as authorized by 
     subsection (a), assuming procurement of 222 aircraft, is at 
     least 7.4 percent less than the cost of procurement of the 
     same number of aircraft through annual contracts.
       (d) Continuity of Congress.--For purposes of subsection 
     (b)(2)--
       (1) the continuity of a Congress is broken only by an 
     adjournment of the Congress sine die at the end of the final 
     session of the Congress; and
       (2) any day on which either House of Congress is not in 
     session because of an adjournment of more than three days to 
     a day certain, or because of an adjournment sine die at the 
     end of the first session of a Congress, shall be excluded in 
     the computation of such 30-day period.

     SEC. 122. ARLEIGH BURKE CLASS DESTROYER PROGRAM.

       (a) Authority for Multiyear Procurement of 6 Additional 
     Vessels.--(1) Subsection (b) of section 122 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 
     104-201; 110 Stat. 2446) is amended in the first sentence--
       (A) by striking ``12 Arleigh Burke class destroyers'' and 
     inserting ``18 Arleigh Burke class destroyers''; and
       (B) by striking ``and 2001'' and inserting ``2001, 2002, 
     and 2003''.
       (2) The heading for such subsection is amended by striking 
     ``Twelve'' and inserting ``18''.
       (b) Fiscal Year 2001 Advance Procurement.--(1) Subject to 
     paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary of the Navy is 
     authorized, in fiscal year 2001, to enter into contracts for 
     advance procurement for the Arleigh Burke class destroyers 
     that are to be constructed under contracts entered into after 
     fiscal year 2001 under section 122(b) of Public Law 104-201, 
     as amended by subsection (a)(1).
       (2) The authority to contract for advance procurement under 
     paragraph (1) is subject to the availability of funds 
     authorized and appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for that 
     purpose in Acts enacted after September 30, 1999.
       (3) The aggregate amount of the contracts entered into 
     under paragraph (1) may not exceed $371,000,000.
       (c) Other Funds for Advance Procurement.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of this Act, of the funds authorized to 
     be appropriated under section 102(a) for procurement 
     programs, projects, and activities of the Navy, up to 
     $190,000,000 may be made available, as the Secretary of the 
     Navy may direct, for advance procurement for the Arleigh 
     Burke class destroyer program. Authority to make transfers 
     under this subsection is in addition to the transfer 
     authority provided in section 1001.

     SEC. 123. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL REPORT FROM 
                   SHIPBUILDERS UNDER CERTAIN NUCLEAR ATTACK 
                   SUBMARINE PROGRAMS.

       (a) Repeal.--Paragraph (3) of section 121(g) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 
     (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2444) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (5) of such section is 
     amended by striking ``reports referred to in paragraphs (3) 
     and (4)'' and inserting ``report referred to in paragraph 
     (4)''.

     SEC. 124. LHD-8 AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIP PROGRAM.

       (a) Authorization of Ship.--The Secretary of the Navy is 
     authorized to procure the amphibious assault ship to be 
     designated LHD-8, subject to the availability of 
     appropriations for that purpose.
       (b) Amount Authorized.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated under section 102(a)(3) for fiscal year 2000, 
     $375,000,000 is available for the advance procurement and 
     advance construction of components for the LHD-8 amphibious 
     assault ship program. The Secretary of the Navy may enter 
     into a contract or contracts with the shipbuilder and other 
     entities for the advance procurement and advance construction 
     of those components.

     SEC. 125. D-5 MISSILE PROGRAM.

       (a) Report.--Not later than October 31, 1999, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
     of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the D-
     5 missile program.
       (b) Report Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) An inventory management plan for the D-5 missile 
     program covering the projected life of the program, 
     including--
       (A) the location of D-5 missiles during the fueling of 
     submarines;
       (B) rotation of inventory;
       (C) expected attrition rate due to flight testing, loss, 
     damage, or termination of service life; and
       (D) consideration of the results of the assessment required 
     in paragraph (4).
       (2) The cost of terminating procurement of D-5 missiles for 
     each fiscal year before the current plan.
       (3) An assessment of the capability of the Navy of meeting 
     strategic requirements with a total procurement of less than 
     425 D-5 missiles, including an assessment of the consequences 
     of--
       (A) loading Trident submarines with fewer than 24 D-5 
     missiles; and
       (B) reducing the flight test rate for D-5 missiles.
       (4) An assessment of the optimal commencement date for the 
     development and deployment of replacement capability for the 
     current land-based and sea-based missile forces.
       (5) The Secretary's plan for maintaining D-5 missiles and 
     Trident submarines under the START II Treaty and a proposed 
     START III treaty, and whether requirements for those missiles 
     and submarines would be reduced under such treaties.
                     Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

     SEC. 131. F-22 AIRCRAFT PROGRAM.

       (a) Certification Required Before LRIP.--The Secretary of 
     the Air Force may not award a contract for low-rate initial 
     production under the F-22 aircraft program until the 
     Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense 
     committees the Secretary's certification of each of the 
     following:
       (1) That the test plan in the engineering and manufacturing 
     development phase for that pro

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     gram is adequate for determining the operational 
     effectiveness and suitability of the F-22 aircraft.
       (2) That the engineering and manufacturing development 
     phase, and the production phase, for that program can each be 
     executed within the limitation on total cost applicable to 
     that program under subsection (a) or (b), respectively, of 
     section 217 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1660).
       (b) Lack of Certification.--If the Secretary of Defense is 
     unable to submit either or both of the certifications under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report which includes--
       (1) the reasons the certification or certifications could 
     not be made;
       (2) a revised acquisition plan approved by the Secretary of 
     Defense if the Secretary desires to proceed with low-rate 
     initial production; and
       (3) a revised cost estimate for the remainder of the 
     engineering and manufacturing development phase and for the 
     production phase of the F-22 program if the Secretary desires 
     to proceed with low-rate initial production.

     SEC. 132. REPLACEMENT OPTIONS FOR CONVENTIONAL AIR-LAUNCHED 
                   CRUISE MISSILE.

       (a) Report.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall determine 
     the requirements being met by the conventional air-launched 
     cruise missile (CALCM) as of the date of the enactment of 
     this Act and, not later than January 15, 2000, shall submit 
     to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a 
     report on the replacement options for that missile.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--In the report under subsection 
     (a), the Secretary shall consider the options for continuing 
     to meet the requirements determined by the Secretary under 
     subsection (a) as the inventory of the conventional air-
     launched cruise missile is depleted. Options considered shall 
     include the following:
       (1) Resumption of production of the conventional air-
     launched cruise missile.
       (2) Acquisition of a new type of weapon with lethality 
     characteristics equivalent or superior to the lethality 
     characteristics of the conventional air-launched cruise 
     missile.
       (3) Use of existing or planned munitions or such munitions 
     with appropriate upgrades.

     SEC. 133. PROCUREMENT OF FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT FOR THE AIR 
                   NATIONAL GUARD AND THE AIR FORCE RESERVE.

       The Secretary of the Air Force may carry out a procurement 
     program, in a total amount not to exceed $16,000,000, to 
     modernize the airborne firefighting capability of the Air 
     National Guard and Air Force Reserve by procurement of 
     equipment for the modular airborne firefighting system. 
     Amounts may be obligated for the program from funds 
     appropriated for that purpose for fiscal year 1999 and 
     subsequent fiscal years.

     SEC. 134. F-16 TACTICAL MANNED RECONNAISANCE AIRCRAFT.

       The limitation contained in section 216(a) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 
     104-201; 110 Stat. 2454) shall not apply to the obligation or 
     expenditure of amounts made available pursuant to this Act 
     for a purpose stated in paragraphs (1) and (2) of that 
     section.
           Subtitle E--Chemical Stockpile Destruction Program

     SEC. 141. DESTRUCTION OF EXISTING STOCKPILE OF LETHAL 
                   CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS.

       (a) Program Assessment.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
     conduct an assessment of the current program for destruction 
     of the United States' stockpile of chemical agents and 
     munitions, including the Assembled Chemical Weapons 
     Assessment, for the purpose of reducing significantly the 
     cost of such program and ensuring completion of such program 
     in accordance with the obligations of the United States under 
     the Chemical Weapons Convention while maintaining maximum 
     protection of the general public, the personnel involved in 
     the demilitarization program, and the environment.
       (2) Based on the results of the assessment conducted under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary may take those actions 
     identified in the assessment that may be accomplished under 
     existing law to achieve the purposes of such assessment and 
     the chemical agents and munitions stockpile destruction 
     program.
       (3) Not later than March 1, 2000, the Secretary shall 
     submit to Congress a report on--
       (A) those actions taken, or planned to be taken, under 
     paragraph (2); and
       (B) any recommendations for additional legislation that may 
     be required to achieve the purposes of the assessment 
     conducted under paragraph (1) and of the chemical agents and 
     munitions stockpile destruction program.
       (b) Changes and Clarifications Regarding Program.--Section 
     1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 
     (Public Law 99-145; 50 U.S.C. 1521) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(2) Facilities constructed to carry out this section 
     shall, when no longer needed for the purposes for which they 
     were constructed, be disposed of in accordance with 
     applicable laws and regulations and mutual agreements between 
     the Secretary of the Army and the Governor of the State in 
     which the facility is located.'';
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (4) and (5), respectively; and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as amended by 
     subparagraph (A)) the following new paragraph:
       ``(3)(A) Facilities constructed to carry out this section 
     may not be used for a purpose other than the destruction of 
     the stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions that 
     exists on November 8, 1985.
       ``(B) The prohibition in subparagraph (A) shall not apply 
     with respect to items designated by the Secretary of Defense 
     as lethal chemical agents, munitions, or related materials 
     after November 8, 1985, if the State in which a destruction 
     facility is located issues the appropriate permit or permits 
     for the destruction of such items at the facility.'';
       (2) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ``(c)(4)'' and 
     inserting ``(c)(5)''; and
       (3) in subsection (g)(2)(B), by striking ``(c)(3)'' and 
     inserting ``(c)(4)''.
       (c) Comptroller General Assessment and Report.--(1) Not 
     later than March 1, 2000, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall review and assess the program for 
     destruction of the United States stockpile of chemical agents 
     and munitions and report the results of the assessment to the 
     congressional defense committees.
       (2) The assessment conducted under paragraph (1) shall 
     include a review of the program execution and financial 
     management of each of the elements of the program, 
     including--
       (A) the chemical stockpile disposal project;
       (B) the nonstockpile chemical materiel project;
       (C) the alternative technologies and approaches project;
       (D) the chemical stockpile emergency preparedness program; 
     and
       (E) the assembled chemical weapons assessment program.
       (d) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       (1) 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).
       (2) The term ``Chemical Weapons Convention'' means the 
     Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, 
     Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their 
     Destruction, ratified by the United States on April 25, 1997, 
     and entered into force on April 29, 1997.

     SEC. 142. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON ANTICIPATED EFFECTS 
                   OF PROPOSED CHANGES IN OPERATION OF STORAGE 
                   SITES FOR LETHAL CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than March 31, 2000, the 
     Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
     report on the proposal in the latest quadrennial defense 
     review to reduce the Federal civilian workforce involved in 
     the operation of the eight storage sites for lethal chemical 
     agents and munitions in the continental United States and to 
     convert to contractor operation of the storage sites. The 
     workforce reductions addressed in the report shall include 
     those that are to be effectuated by fiscal year 2002.
       (b) Content of Report.--The report shall include the 
     following:
       (1) For each site, a description of the assigned chemical 
     storage, chemical demilitarization, and industrial missions.
       (2) A description of the criteria and reporting systems 
     applied to ensure that the storage sites and the workforce 
     operating the storage sites have--
       (A) the capabilities necessary to respond effectively to 
     emergencies involving chemical accidents; and
       (B) the industrial capabilities necessary to meet 
     replenishment and surge requirements.
       (3) The risks associated with the proposed workforce 
     reductions and contractor performance, particularly regarding 
     chemical accidents, incident response capabilities, 
     community-wide emergency preparedness programs, and current 
     or planned chemical demilitarization programs.
       (4) The effects of the proposed workforce reductions and 
     contractor performance on the capability to satisfy permit 
     requirements regarding environmental protection that are 
     applicable to the performance of current and future chemical 
     demilitarization and industrial missions.
       (5) The effects of the proposed workforce reductions and 
     contractor performance on the capability to perform assigned 
     industrial missions, particularly the materiel replenishment 
     missions for chemical or biological defense or for chemical 
     munitions.
       (6) Recommendations for mitigating the risks and adverse 
     effects identified in the report.
         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. Collaborative program to evaluate and demonstrate advanced 
              technologies for advanced capability combat vehicles.
Sec. 212. Sense of Congress regarding defense science and technology 
              program.
Sec. 213. Micro-satellite technology development program.
Sec. 214. Space control technology.
Sec. 215. Space maneuver vehicle program.
Sec. 216. Manufacturing technology program.
Sec. 217. Revision to limitations on high altitude endurance unmanned 
              vehicle program.

                 Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense

Sec. 231. Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) low program.
Sec. 232. Theater missile defense upper tier acquisition strategy.
Sec. 233. Acquisition strategy for Theater High-Altitude Area Defense 
              (THAAD) system.
Sec. 234. Space-based laser program.
Sec. 235. Criteria for progression of airborne laser program.
Sec. 236. Sense of Congress regarding ballistic missile defense 
              technology funding.
Sec. 237. Report on national missile defense.

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      Subtitle D--Research and Development for Long-Term Military 
                              Capabilities

Sec. 241. Quadrennial report on emerging operational concepts.
Sec. 242. Technology area review and assessment.
Sec. 243. Report by Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
              Technology, and Logistics.
Sec. 244. DARPA program for award of competitive prizes to encourage 
              development of advanced technologies.
Sec. 245. Additional pilot program for revitalizing Department of 
              Defense laboratories.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 251. Development of Department of Defense laser master plan and 
              execution of solid state laser program.
Sec. 252. Report on Air Force distributed mission training.
              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

     SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2000 for the use of the Department of Defense for 
     research, development, test, and evaluation as follows:
       (1) For the Army, $4,791,243,000.
       (2) For the Navy, $8,362,516,000.
       (3) For the Air Force, $13,630,073,000.
       (4) For Defense-wide activities, $9,482,705,000, of which--
       (A) $253,457,000 is authorized for the activities of the 
     Director, Test and Evaluation; and
       (B) $24,434,000 is authorized for the Director of 
     Operational Test and Evaluation.

     SEC. 202. AMOUNT FOR BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH.

       (a) Fiscal Year 2000.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 201, $4,301,421,000 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. COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM TO EVALUATE AND DEMONSTRATE 
                   ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADVANCED CAPABILITY 
                   COMBAT VEHICLES.

       (a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall establish and carry out a program to provide for the 
     evaluation and competitive demonstration of concepts for 
     advanced capability combat vehicles for the Army.
       (b) Covered Program.--The program under subsection (a) 
     shall be carried out collaboratively pursuant to a memorandum 
     of agreement to be entered into between the Secretary of the 
     Army and the Director of the Defense Advanced Research 
     Projects Agency. The program shall include the following 
     activities:
       (1) Consideration and evaluation of technologies having the 
     potential to enable the development of advanced capability 
     combat vehicles that are significantly superior to the 
     existing M1 series of tanks in terms of capability for 
     combat, survival, support, and deployment, including but not 
     limited to the following technologies:
       (A) Weapon systems using electromagnetic power, directed 
     energy, and kinetic energy.
       (B) Propulsion systems using hybrid electric drive.
       (C) Mobility systems using active and semi-active 
     suspension and wheeled vehicle suspension.
       (D) Protection systems using signature management, 
     lightweight materials, and full-spectrum active protection.
       (E) Advanced robotics, displays, man-machine interfaces, 
     and embedded training.
       (F) Advanced sensory systems and advanced systems for 
     combat identification, tactical navigation, communication, 
     systems status monitoring, and reconnaissance.
       (G) Revolutionary methods of manufacturing combat vehicles.
       (2) Incorporation of the most promising such technologies 
     into demonstration models.
       (3) Competitive testing and evaluation of such 
     demonstration models.
       (4) Identification of the most promising such demonstration 
     models within a period of time to enable preparation of a 
     full development program capable of beginning by fiscal year 
     2007.
       (c) Report.--Not later than January 31, 2000, the Secretary 
     of the Army and the Director of the Defense Advanced Research 
     Projects Agency shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a joint report on the implementation of the 
     program under subsection (a). The report shall include the 
     following:
       (1) A description of the memorandum of agreement referred 
     to in subsection (b).
       (2) A schedule for the program.
       (3) An identification of the funding required for fiscal 
     year 2001 and for the future-years defense program to carry 
     out the program.
       (4) A description and assessment of the acquisition 
     strategy for combat vehicles planned by the Secretary of the 
     Army that would sustain the existing force of M1-series 
     tanks, together with a complete identification of all 
     operation, support, ownership, and other costs required to 
     carry out such strategy through the year 2030.
       (5) A description and assessment of one or more acquisition 
     strategies for combat vehicles, alternative to the strategy 
     referred to in paragraph (4), that would develop a force of 
     advanced capability combat vehicles significantly superior to 
     the existing force of M1-series tanks and, for each such 
     alternative acquisition strategy, an estimate of the funding 
     required to carry out such strategy.
       (d) Funds.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for 
     Defense-wide activities by section 201(4) for the Defense 
     Advanced Research Projects Agency, $56,200,000 shall be 
     available only to carry out the program under subsection (a).

     SEC. 212. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING DEFENSE SCIENCE AND 
                   TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.

       (a) Failure To Comply With Funding Objective.--It is the 
     sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense has failed to 
     comply with the funding objective for the Defense Science and 
     Technology Program, especially the Air Force Science and 
     Technology Program, as stated in section 214(a) of the Strom 
     Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 1948), thus jeopardizing 
     the stability of the defense technology base and increasing 
     the risk of failure to maintain technological superiority in 
     future weapon systems.
       (b) Funding Objective.--It is further the sense of Congress 
     that, for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2009, it 
     should be an objective of the Secretary of Defense to 
     increase the budget for the Defense Science and Technology 
     Program, including the science and technology program within 
     each military department, 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.
       (c) Certification.--If the proposed budget for a fiscal 
     year covered by subsection (b) fails to comply with the 
     objective set forth in that subsection--
       (1) the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress--
       (A) the certification of the Secretary that the budget does 
     not jeopardize the stability of the defense technology base 
     or increase the risk of failure to maintain technological 
     superiority in future weapon systems; or
       (B) a statement of the Secretary explaining why the 
     Secretary is unable to submit such certification; and
       (2) the Defense Science Board shall, not more than 60 days 
     after the date on which the Secretary submits the 
     certification or statement under paragraph (1), submit to the 
     Secretary and Congress a report assessing the effect such 
     failure to comply is likely to have on defense technology and 
     the national defense.

     SEC. 213. MICRO-SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

       Of the funds authorized to be appropriated under section 
     201(3), $10,000,000 is available for continued implementation 
     of the micro-satellite technology program established 
     pursuant to section 215 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1659).

     SEC. 214. SPACE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY.

       (a) Funds Available for Air Force Execution.--Of the funds 
     authorized to be appropriated under section 201(3), 
     $14,822,000 shall be available for space control technology 
     development pursuant to the Department of Defense Space 
     Control Technology Plan of 1999.
       (b) Funds Available for Army Execution.--Of the funds 
     authorized to be appropriated under section 201(1), 
     $10,000,000 shall be available for space control technology 
     development. Of the funds made available pursuant to the 
     preceding sentence, the commander of the United States Army 
     Space and Missile Defense Command may use such amounts as are 
     necessary for any or all of the following activities:
       (1) Continued development of the kinetic energy anti-
     satellite technology program.
       (2) Technology development associated with the kinetic 
     energy anti-satellite kill vehicle to temporarily disrupt 
     satellite functions.
       (3) Cooperative technology development with the Air Force, 
     pursuant to the Department of Defense Space Control 
     Technology Plan of 1999.

     SEC. 215. SPACE MANEUVER VEHICLE PROGRAM.

       (a) Funding.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
     under section 201(3), $25,000,000 is available for the Space 
     Maneuver Vehicle program.
       (b) Acquisition of Second Flight Test Article.--The amount 
     available for the space maneuver vehicle program under 
     subsection (a) shall be used for development and acquisition 
     of an Air Force X-40 flight test article to support the joint 
     Air Force and National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
     X-37 program and to meet unique needs of the Air Force Space 
     Maneuver Vehicle program.

     SEC. 216. MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.

       (a) Overall Purpose of Program.--Subsection (a) of section 
     2525 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after ``title'' in the first sentence the following: 
     ``through the development and application of advanced 
     manufacturing technologies and processes that will reduce the 
     acquisition and supportability costs of defense weapon 
     systems and reduce manufacturing and repair cycle times 
     across the life cycles of such systems''.
       (b) Support of Projects To Meet Essential Defense 
     Requirements.--Subsection (b)(4) of such section is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(4) to focus Department of Defense support for the 
     development and application of advanced manufacturing 
     technologies and processes for use to meet manufacturing 
     requirements that are essential to the national defense, as 
     well as for repair and remanufacturing in support of the 
     operations of systems commands, depots, air logistics 
     centers, and shipyards;''.
       (c) Execution.--Subsection (c) of such section is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (5);
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(2) In the establishment and review of requirements for 
     an advanced manufacturing technology or process, the 
     Secretary shall ensure the participation of those prospective 
     technology users that are expected to be the users of that 
     technology or process.

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       ``(3) The Secretary shall ensure that each project under 
     the program for the development of an advanced manufacturing 
     technology or process includes an implementation plan for the 
     transition of that technology or process to the prospective 
     technology users that will be the users of that technology or 
     process.
       ``(4) In the periodic review of a project under the 
     program, the Secretary shall ensure participation by those 
     prospective technology users that are the expected users for 
     the technology or process being developed under the 
     project.''; and
       (3) by adding after paragraph (5) (as redesignated by 
     paragraph (2)) the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) In this subsection, the term `prospective technology 
     users' means the following officials and elements of the 
     Department of Defense:
       ``(A) Program and project managers for defense weapon 
     systems.
       ``(B) Systems commands.
       ``(C) Depots.
       ``(D) Air logistics centers.
       ``(E) Shipyards.''.
       (d) Consideration of Cost-Sharing Proposals.--Subsection 
     (d) of such section is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3);
       (2) by striking ``(A)'' after ``(1)''; and
       (3) by striking ``(B) For each'' and all that follows 
     through ``competitive procedures.'' and inserting the 
     following: ``(2) Under the competitive procedures used, the 
     factors to be considered in the evaluation of each proposed 
     grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or other transaction 
     for a project under the program shall include the extent to 
     which that proposed transaction provides for the proposed 
     recipient to share in the cost of the project.''.
       (e) Revisions to Five-Year Plan.--Subsection (e)(2) of such 
     section is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, including a 
     description of all completed projects and status of 
     implementation'' before the period at the end; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Plans for the implementation of the advanced 
     manufacturing technologies and processes being developed 
     under the program.''.

     SEC. 217. REVISION TO LIMITATIONS ON HIGH ALTITUDE ENDURANCE 
                   UNMANNED VEHICLE PROGRAM.

       Section 216(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1660) is 
     amended by striking ``may not procure any'' and inserting 
     ``may not procure more than two''.
                 Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense

     SEC. 231. SPACE BASED INFRARED SYSTEM (SBIRS) LOW PROGRAM.

       (a) Primary Mission of SBIRS Low System.--The primary 
     mission of the system designated as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act as the Space Based Infrared System Low 
     (hereinafter in this section referred to as the ``SBIRS Low 
     system'') is ballistic missile defense. The Secretary of 
     Defense shall carry out the acquisition program for that 
     system consistent with that primary mission.
       (b) Oversight of Certain Program Functions.--With respect 
     to the SBIRS Low system, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     require that the Secretary of the Air Force obtain the 
     approval of the Director of the Ballistic Missile Defense 
     Organization before the Secretary--
       (1) establishes any system level technical requirement or 
     makes any change to any such requirement;
       (2) makes any change to the SBIRS Low baseline schedule; or
       (3) makes any change to the budget baseline identified in 
     the fiscal year 2000 future-years defense program.
       (c) Priority for Ancillary Missions.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall ensure that the Director of the Ballistic 
     Missile Defense Organization, in executing the authorities 
     specified in subsection (b), engages in appropriate 
     coordination with the Secretary of the Air Force and elements 
     of the intelligence community to ensure that ancillary SBIRS 
     Low missions (that is, missions other than the primary 
     mission of ballistic missile defense) receive proper priority 
     to the extent that those ancillary missions do not increase 
     technical or schedule risk.
       (d) Management and Funding Budget Activity.--The Secretary 
     of Defense shall transfer the management and budgeting of 
     funds for the SBIRS Low system from the Tactical Intelligence 
     and Related Activities (TIARA) budget aggregation to a 
     nonintelligence budget activity of the Air Force.
       (e) Deadline for Definition of System Requirements.--The 
     system level technical requirements for the SBIRS Low system 
     shall be defined not later than July 1, 2000.
       (f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``system level technical requirements'' means 
     those technical requirements and those functional 
     requirements of a system, expressed in terms of technical 
     performance and mission requirements, including test 
     provisions, that determine the direction and progress of the 
     systems engineering effort and the degree of convergence upon 
     a balanced and complete configuration.
       (2) The term ``SBIRS Low baseline schedule'' means a 
     program schedule that includes--
       (A) a Milestone II decision on entry into engineering and 
     manufacturing development to be made during fiscal year 2002;
       (B) a critical design review to be conducted during fiscal 
     year 2003; and
       (C) a first launch of a SBIRS Low satellite to be made 
     during fiscal year 2006.

     SEC. 232. THEATER MISSILE DEFENSE UPPER TIER ACQUISITION 
                   STRATEGY.

       (a) Revised Upper Tier Strategy.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall establish an acquisition strategy for the two upper 
     tier missile defense systems that--
       (1) retains funding for both of the upper tier systems in 
     separate, independently managed program elements throughout 
     the future-years defense program;
       (2) bases funding decisions and program schedules for each 
     upper tier system on the performance of each system 
     independent of the performance of the other system; and
       (3) provides for accelerating the deployment of both of the 
     upper tier systems to the maximum extent practicable.
       (b) Upper Tier Systems Defined.--For purposes of this 
     section, the upper tier missile defense systems are the 
     following:
       (1) The Navy Theater Wide system.
       (2) The Theater High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system.

     SEC. 233. ACQUISITION STRATEGY FOR THEATER HIGH-ALTITUDE AREA 
                   DEFENSE (THAAD) SYSTEM.

       (a) Independent Review of System.--Subsection (a) of 
     section 236 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 
     112 Stat. 1953) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Continued Independent Review.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall take appropriate steps to assure continued 
     independent review, as the Secretary determines is needed, of 
     the Theater High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) program.''.
       (b) Coordination of Development of System Elements.--
     Subsection (c) of such section is amended by striking ``may'' 
     and inserting ``shall''.
       (c) Revision to Limitation on Entering Manufacturing and 
     Development Phase for Interceptor Missile.--Subsection (e) of 
     such section is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(2) If the Secretary determines, after a second 
     successful test of the interceptor missile of the THAAD 
     system, that the THAAD program has achieved a sufficient 
     level of technical maturity, the Secretary may waive the 
     limitation specified in paragraph (1).
       ``(3) If the Secretary grants a waiver under paragraph (2), 
     the Secretary shall, not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the issuance of the waiver, submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report describing the technical 
     rationale for that action.''.

     SEC. 234. SPACE-BASED LASER PROGRAM.

       (a) Structure of Program.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     structure the space-based laser program to include--
       (1) an integrated flight experiment; and
       (2) an ongoing analysis and technology effort to support 
     the development of an objective system design.
       (b) Integrated Flight Experiment Program Baseline.--Not 
     later than March 15, 2000, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the joint venture contractors for the 
     space-based laser program, shall establish a program baseline 
     for the integrated flight experiment referred to in 
     subsection (a)(1).
       (c) Structure of Integrated Flight Experiment Program 
     Baseline.--The program baseline established under subsection 
     (b) shall be structured to--
       (1) demonstrate at the earliest date consistent with the 
     requirements of this section the fundamental end-to-end 
     capability to acquire, track, and destroy a boosting 
     ballistic missile with a lethal laser from space; and
       (2) establish a balance between the use of mature 
     technology and more advanced technology so that the 
     integrated flight experiment, while providing significant 
     information that can be used in planning and implementing 
     follow-on phases of the space-based laser program, will be 
     launched as soon as practicable.
       (d) Funds Available for Integrated Flight Experiment.--
     Amounts shall be available for the integrated flight 
     experiment as follows:
       (1) From amounts available pursuant to section 201(3), 
     $73,840,000.
       (2) From amounts available pursuant to section 201(4), 
     $75,000,000.
       (e) Limitation on Obligation of Funds for Integrated Flight 
     Experiment.--No funds made available in subsection (d) for 
     the integrated flight experiment may be obligated until the 
     Secretary of the Air Force--
       (1) develops a specific spending plan for such amounts; and
       (2) provides such plan to the congressional defense 
     committees.
       (f) Objective System Design.--To support the development of 
     an objective system design for a space-based laser system 
     suited to the operational and technological environment that 
     will exist when such a system can be deployed, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall establish an analysis and technology effort 
     that complements the integrated flight experiment. That 
     effort shall include the following:
       (1) Research and development on advanced technologies that 
     will not be demonstrated on the integrated flight experiment 
     but may be necessary for an objective system.
       (2) Architecture studies to assess alternative 
     constellation and system performance characteristics.
       (3) Planning for the development of a space-based laser 
     prototype that--
       (A) uses the lessons learned from the integrated flight 
     experiment; and
       (B) is supported by the ongoing research and development 
     under paragraph (1), the architecture studies under paragraph 
     (2), and other relevant advanced technology research and 
     development.
       (g) Funds Available for Objective System Design During 
     Fiscal Year 2000.--During fiscal year 2000, the Secretary of 
     the Air Force may use amounts made available for the 
     integrated flight experiment under subsection (d) for the 
     purpose of supporting the effort specified in sub

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     section (f) if the Secretary of the Air Force first--
       (1) determines that such amounts are needed for that 
     purpose;
       (2) develops a specific spending plan for such amounts; and
       (3) consults with the congressional defense committees 
     regarding such plan.
       (h) Annual Report.--For each year in the three-year period 
     beginning with the year 2000, the Secretary of Defense shall, 
     not later than March 15 of that year, submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the space-based 
     laser program. Each such report shall include the following:
       (1) The program baseline for the integrated flight 
     experiment.
       (2) Any changes in that program baseline.
       (3) A description of the activities of the space-based 
     laser program in the preceding year.
       (4) A description of the activities of the space-based 
     laser program planned for the next fiscal year.
       (5) The funding planned for the space-based laser program 
     throughout the future-years defense program.

     SEC. 235. CRITERIA FOR PROGRESSION OF AIRBORNE LASER PROGRAM.

       (a) Modification of PDRR Aircraft.--No modification of the 
     PDRR aircraft may commence until the Secretary of the Air 
     Force certifies to Congress that the commencement of such 
     modification is justified on the basis of existing test data 
     and analyses involving the following activities:
       (1) The North Oscura Peak test program.
       (2) Scintillometry data collection and analysis.
       (3) The lethality/vulnerability program.
       (4) The countermeasures test and analysis effort.
       (5) Reduction and analysis of atmospheric data for fiscal 
     years 1997 and 1998.
       (b) Acquisition of EMD Aircraft and Flight Test of PDRR 
     Aircraft.--In carrying out the Airborne Laser program, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the Authority-to-
     Proceed-2 decision is not made until the Secretary of 
     Defense--
       (1) ensures that the Secretary of the Air Force has 
     developed an appropriate plan for resolving the technical 
     challenges identified in the Airborne Laser Program 
     Assessment;
       (2) approves that plan; and
       (3) submits that plan to the congressional defense 
     committees.
       (c) Entry into EMD Phase.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     ensure that the Milestone II decision is not made until--
       (1) the PDRR aircraft undergoes a robust series of flight 
     tests that validates the technical maturity of the Airborne 
     Laser program and provides sufficient information regarding 
     the performance of the Airborne Laser system; and
       (2) sufficient technical information is available to 
     determine whether adequate progress is being made in the 
     ongoing effort to address the operational issues identified 
     in the Airborne Laser Program Assessment.
       (d) Modification of EMD Aircraft.--The Secretary of the Air 
     Force may not commence any modification of the EMD aircraft 
     until the Milestone II decision is made.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``PDRR aircraft'' means the aircraft relating 
     to the program definition and risk reduction phase of the 
     Airborne Laser program.
       (2) The term ``EMD aircraft'' means the aircraft relating 
     to the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the 
     Airborne Laser program.
       (3) The term ``Authority-to-Proceed-2 decision'' means the 
     decision allowing acquisition of the EMD aircraft and flight 
     testing of the PDRR aircraft.
       (4) The term ``Milestone II decision'' means the decision 
     allowing the entry of the Airborne Laser program into the 
     engineering and manufacturing development phase.
       (5) The term ``Airborne Laser Program Assessment'' means 
     the report titled ``Assessment of Technical and Operational 
     Aspects of the Airborne Laser Program'', submitted to 
     Congress by the Secretary of Defense on March 9, 1999.

     SEC. 236. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING BALLISTIC MISSILE 
                   DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY FUNDING.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) because technology development provides the basis for 
     future weapon systems, it is important to maintain a healthy 
     balance between funding for the development of technology for 
     ballistic missile defense systems and funding for the 
     acquisition of ballistic missile defense systems;
       (2) funding planned within the future-years defense program 
     of the Department of Defense should be sufficient to support 
     the development of technology for future and follow-on 
     ballistic missile defense systems while simultaneously 
     supporting the acquisition of ballistic missile defense 
     systems; and
       (3) the Secretary of Defense should seek to ensure that 
     funding in the future-years defense program is adequate both 
     for the development of technology for advanced ballistic 
     missile defense systems and for the major existing programs 
     for the acquisition of ballistic missile defense systems.

     SEC. 237. REPORT ON NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE.

       Not later than March 15, 2000, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to Congress the Secretary's assessment of the 
     advantages or disadvantages of a two-site deployment of a 
     ground-based National Missile Defense system, with special 
     reference to considerations of the world-wide ballistic 
     missile threat, defensive coverage, redundancy and 
     survivability, and economies of scale.
      Subtitle D--Research and Development for Long-Term Military 
                              Capabilities

     SEC. 241. QUADRENNIAL REPORT ON EMERGING OPERATIONAL 
                   CONCEPTS.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 23 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 486. Quadrennial report on emerging operational 
       concepts

       ``(a) Quadrennial Report Required.--Not later than March 1 
     of each year evenly divisible by four, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
     of Representatives a report on emerging operational concepts. 
     Each such report shall be prepared by the Secretary in 
     consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
       ``(b) Content of Report Relating to DoD Processes.--Each 
     such report shall contain a description, for the four years 
     preceding the year in which the report is submitted, of the 
     following:
       ``(1) The process undertaken in the Department of Defense, 
     and in each of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, 
     to define and develop doctrine, operational concepts, 
     organizational concepts, and acquisition strategies to 
     address--
       ``(A) the potential of emerging technologies for 
     significantly improving the operational effectiveness of the 
     armed forces;
       ``(B) changes in the international order that may 
     necessitate changes in the operational capabilities of the 
     armed forces;
       ``(C) emerging capabilities of potential 
     adversary states; and
       ``(D) changes in defense budget projections.
       ``(2) The manner in which the processes described in 
     paragraph (1) are harmonized to ensure that there is a 
     sufficient consideration of the development of joint 
     doctrine, operational concepts, and acquisition strategies.
       ``(3) The manner in which the processes described in 
     paragraph (1) are coordinated through the Joint Requirements 
     Oversight Council and reflected in the planning, programming, 
     and budgeting process of the Department of Defense.
       ``(c) Content of Report Relating to Identification of 
     Technological Objectives for Research and Development.--Each 
     report under this section shall set forth the military 
     capabilities that are necessary for meeting national security 
     requirements over the next two to three decades, including--
       ``(1) the most significant strategic and operational 
     capabilities (including both armed force-specific and joint 
     capabilities) that are necessary for the armed forces to 
     prevail against the most dangerous threats, including 
     asymmetrical threats, that could be posed to the national 
     security interests of the United States by potential 
     adversaries from 20 to 30 years in the future;
       ``(2) the key characteristics and capabilities of future 
     military systems (including both armed force-specific and 
     joint systems) that will be needed to meet each such threat; 
     and
       ``(3) the most significant research and development 
     challenges that must be met, and the technological 
     breakthroughs that must be made, to develop and field such 
     systems.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
       ``486. Quadrennial report on emerging operational 
           concepts.''.
       (b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 1042 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 
     104-201; 110 Stat. 2642; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is repealed.

     SEC. 242. TECHNOLOGY AREA REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT.

       Section 270(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2469; 10 
     U.S.C. 2501 note) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Technology Area Review and Assessment.--With the 
     submission of the plan under subsection (a) each year, the 
     Secretary shall also submit to the committees referred to in 
     that subsection a summary of each technology area review and 
     assessment conducted by the Department of Defense in support 
     of that plan.''.

     SEC. 243. REPORT BY UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR 
                   ACQUISITION, TECHNOLOGY, AND LOGISTICS.

       (a) Requirement.--The Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the actions that 
     are necessary to promote the research base and technological 
     development that will be needed for ensuring that the Armed 
     Forces have the military capabilities that are necessary for 
     meeting national security requirements over the next two to 
     three decades.
       (b) Content.--The report shall include the actions that 
     have been taken or are planned to be taken within the 
     Department of Defense to ensure that--
       (1) the Department of Defense laboratories place an 
     appropriate emphasis on revolutionary changes in military 
     operations and the new technologies that will be necessary to 
     support those operations;
       (2) the Department helps sustain a high-quality national 
     research base that includes organizations attuned to the 
     needs of the Department, the fostering and creation of 
     revolutionary technologies useful to the Department, and the 
     capability to identify opportunities for new military 
     capabilities in emerging scientific knowledge;
       (3) the Department can identify, provide appropriate 
     funding for, and ensure the coordinated development of joint 
     technologies that will serve the needs of more than one of 
     the Armed Forces;
       (4) the Department can identify militarily relevant 
     technologies that are developed in the private sector, 
     rapidly incorporate those technologies into defense systems, 
     and effectively utilize technology transfer processes;

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       (5) the Department can effectively and efficiently manage 
     the transition of new technologies from the applied research 
     and advanced technological development stage through the 
     product development stage in a manner that ensures that 
     maximum advantage is obtained from advances in technology; 
     and
       (6) the Department's educational institutions for the 
     officers of the uniformed services incorporate into their 
     officer education and training programs, as appropriate, 
     materials necessary to ensure that the officers have the 
     familiarity with the processes, advances, and opportunities 
     in technology development that is necessary for making 
     decisions that ensure the superiority of United States 
     defense technology in the future.

     SEC. 244. DARPA PROGRAM FOR AWARD OF COMPETITIVE PRIZES TO 
                   ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES.

       (a) Authority.--Chapter 139 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 2374 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 2374a. Prizes for advanced technology achievements

       ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through 
     the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects 
     Agency, may carry out a program to award cash prizes in 
     recognition of outstanding achievements in basic, advanced, 
     and applied research, technology development, and prototype 
     development that have the potential for application to the 
     performance of the military missions of the Department of 
     Defense.
       ``(b) Competition Requirements.--The program under 
     subsection (a) shall use a competitive process for the 
     selection of recipients of cash prizes. The process shall 
     include the widely-advertised solicitation of submissions of 
     research results, technology developments, and prototypes.
       ``(c) Limitations.--(1) The total amount made available for 
     award of cash prizes in a fiscal year may not exceed 
     $10,000,000.
       ``(2) No prize competition may result in the award of more 
     than $1,000,000 in cash prizes without the approval of the 
     Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and 
     Logistics.
       ``(d) Relationship to Other Authority.--The program under 
     subsection (a) may be carried out in conjunction with or in 
     addition to the exercise of any other authority of the 
     Director to acquire, support, or stimulate basic, advanced 
     and applied research, technology development, or prototype 
     projects.
       ``(e) Annual Report.--Promptly after the end of each fiscal 
     year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
     report on the administration of the program for that fiscal 
     year. The report shall include the following:
       ``(1) The military applications of the research, 
     technology, or prototypes for which prizes were awarded.
       ``(2) The total amount of the prizes awarded.
       ``(3) The methods used for solicitation and evaluation of 
     submissions, together with an assessment of the effectiveness 
     of those methods.
       ``(f) Period of Authority.--The authority to award prizes 
     under subsection (a) shall terminate at the end of September 
     30, 2003.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 2374 the following new item:
       ``2374a. Prizes for advanced technology achievements.''.

     SEC. 245. ADDITIONAL PILOT PROGRAM FOR REVITALIZING 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LABORATORIES.

       (a) Authority.--(1) The Secretary of Defense may carry out 
     a pilot program to demonstrate improved efficiency in the 
     performance of research, development, test, and evaluation 
     functions of the Department of Defense. The pilot program 
     under this section is in addition to, but may be carried out 
     in conjunction with, the pilot program authorized by section 
     246 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 1955; 10 
     U.S.C. 2358 note).
       (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 
     laboratory, of each military department with authority for 
     the following:
       (A) To ensure that the laboratories selected can attract a 
     workforce appropriately balanced between permanent and 
     temporary personnel and among workers with an appropriate 
     level of skills and experience and that those laboratories 
     can effectively compete in hiring to obtain the finest 
     scientific talent.
       (B) To develop or expand innovative methods of operation 
     that provide more defense research for each dollar of cost, 
     including carrying out initiatives such as focusing on the 
     performance of core functions and adopting more business-like 
     practices.
       (C) To waive any restrictions not required by law that 
     apply to the demonstration and implementation of methods for 
     achieving the objectives set forth in subparagraphs (A) and 
     (B).
       (3) In selecting the laboratories for participation in the 
     pilot program, the Secretary shall consider laboratories 
     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 for a period of three years beginning not 
     later than March 1, 2000.
       (b) Reports.--(1) Not later than March 1, 2000, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     implementation of the pilot program. The report shall include 
     the following:
       (A) Each laboratory selected for the pilot program.
       (B) To the extent possible, a description of the innovative 
     concepts that are to be tested at each laboratory.
       (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 in the pilot program, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a final report 
     on the participation of that laboratory in the pilot program. 
     The report shall include 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 that laboratory 
     under the pilot program.
                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

     SEC. 251. DEVELOPMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LASER MASTER 
                   PLAN AND EXECUTION OF SOLID STATE LASER 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Master Plan Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     develop a unified plan of the Department of Defense to 
     develop laser technology for potential weapons applications 
     (in this section referred to as the ``laser master plan''). 
     In developing the plan, the Secretary shall consult with the 
     Secretary of Energy and the Secretaries of the military 
     departments.
       (b) Contents of Laser Master Plan.--The laser master plan 
     shall include the following:
       (1) Identification of potential weapons applications of 
     chemical, solid state, and other lasers.
       (2) Identification of critical technologies and 
     manufacturing capabilities required to achieve such weapons 
     applications.
       (3) A development path for those critical technologies and 
     manufacturing capabilities.
       (4) Identification of the funding required in future fiscal 
     years to carry out the laser master plan.
       (5) Identification of unfunded requirements in the laser 
     master plan.
       (6) An appropriate management and oversight structure to 
     carry out the laser master plan.
       (c) Report.--Not later than March 15, 2000, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report containing the laser master plan.
       (d) Recommendations for Executive Agent for Solid State 
     Laser Programs.--Upon the completion of the laser master 
     plan, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees the recommendations of the 
     Secretary as to the establishment of an executive agent to 
     coordinate, implement, and oversee the execution of the 
     elements of the laser master plan that relate to solid state 
     lasers.
       (e) Development and Demonstration of Solid State Laser 
     Technology.--The Secretary of the Army shall--
       (1) initiate, not later than November 1, 1999, or 30 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever is 
     later, a development program for solid state laser 
     technologies; and
       (2) demonstrate solid state laser technology consistent 
     with the objectives of the technical partnership between the 
     United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command and the 
     Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 
     California, with a goal of achieving a solid state laser of 
     100 kilowatt average power.
       (f) Funding.--From amounts available pursuant to section 
     201(1), $20,000,000 shall be available to carry out the 
     activities specified in subsection (e).

     SEC. 252. REPORT ON AIR FORCE DISTRIBUTED MISSION TRAINING.

       (a) Requirement.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall 
     submit to Congress, not later than January 31, 2000, a report 
     on the Air Force Distributed Mission Training program.
       (b) Content of Report.--The report shall include a 
     discussion of the following:
       (1) The progress that the Air Force has made to demonstrate 
     and prove the Air Force Distributed Mission Training concept 
     of linking geographically separated, high-fidelity simulators 
     to provide a mission rehearsal capability for Air Force 
     units, and any units of any of the other Armed Forces as may 
     be necessary, to train together from their home stations.
       (2) The actions that have been taken or are planned to be 
     taken within the Department of the Air Force to ensure that--
       (A) an independent study of all requirements, technologies, 
     and acquisition strategies essential to the formulation of a 
     sound Distributed Mission Training program is under way; and
       (B) all Air Force laboratories and other Air Force 
     facilities necessary to the research, development, testing, 
     and evaluation of the Distributed Mission Training program 
     have been assessed regarding the availability of the 
     necessary resources to demonstrate and prove the Air Force 
     Distributed Mission Training concept.
                  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. Transfer to Defense Working Capital Funds to support Defense 
              Commissary Agency.

    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 311. Armed Forces Emergency Services.
Sec. 312. Replacement of nonsecure tactical radios of the 82nd Airborne 
              Division.
Sec. 313. Large medium-speed roll-on/roll-off (LMSR) program.
Sec. 314. Contributions for Spirit of Hope endowment fund of United 
              Service Organizations, Incorporated.

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                  Subtitle C--Environmental Provisions

Sec. 321. Extension of limitation on payment of fines and penalties 
              using funds in environmental restoration accounts.
Sec. 322. Modification of requirements for annual reports on 
              environmental compliance activities.
Sec. 323. Defense environmental technology program and investment 
              control process for environmental technologies.
Sec. 324. Modification of membership of Strategic Environmental 
              Research and Development Program Council.
Sec. 325. Extension of pilot program for sale of air pollution emission 
              reduction incentives.
Sec. 326. Reimbursement for certain costs in connection with Fresno 
              Drum Superfund Site, Fresno, California.
Sec. 327. Payment of stipulated penalties assessed under CERCLA in 
              connection with F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming.
Sec. 328. Remediation of asbestos and lead-based paint.
Sec. 329. Release of information to foreign countries regarding any 
              environmental contamination at former United States 
              military installations in those countries.
Sec. 330. Toussaint River ordnance mitigation study.

                   Subtitle D--Depot-Level Activities

Sec. 331. Sales of articles and services of defense industrial 
              facilities to purchasers outside the Department of 
              Defense.
Sec. 332. Contracting authority for defense working capital funded 
              industrial facilities.
Sec. 333. Annual reports on expenditures for performance of depot-level 
              maintenance and repair workloads by public and private 
              sectors.
Sec. 334. Applicability of competition requirement in contracting out 
              workloads performed by depot-level activities of 
              Department of Defense.
Sec. 335. Treatment of public sector winning bidders for contracts for 
              performance of depot-level maintenance and repair 
              workloads formerly performed at certain military 
              installations.
Sec. 336. Additional matters to be reported before prime vendor 
              contract for depot-level maintenance and repair is 
              entered into.

     Subtitle E--Performance of Functions by Private-Sector Sources

Sec. 341. Reduced threshold for consideration of effect on local 
              community of changing defense functions to private sector 
              performance.
Sec. 342. Congressional notification of A-76 cost comparison waivers.
Sec. 343. Report on use of employees of non-Federal entities to provide 
              services to Department of Defense.
Sec. 344. Evaluation of total system performance responsibility 
              program.
Sec. 345. Sense of Congress regarding process for modernization of army 
              computer services.

                Subtitle F--Defense Dependents Education

Sec. 351. Assistance to local educational agencies that benefit 
              dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department 
              of Defense civilian employees.
Sec. 352. Unified school boards for all Department of Defense Domestic 
              Dependent Schools in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and 
              Guam.
Sec. 353. Continuation of enrollment at Department of Defense domestic 
              dependent elementary and secondary schools.
Sec. 354. Technical amendments to Defense Dependents' Education Act of 
              1978.

                 Subtitle G--Military Readiness Issues

Sec. 361. Independent study of military readiness reporting system.
Sec. 362. Independent study of Department of Defense secondary 
              inventory and parts shortages.
Sec. 363. Report on inventory and control of military equipment.
Sec. 364. Comptroller General study of adequacy of Department 
              restructured sustainment and reengineered logistics 
              product support practices.
Sec. 365. Comptroller General review of real property maintenance and 
              its effect on readiness.
Sec. 366. Establishment of logistics standards for sustained military 
              operations.

               Subtitle H--Information Technology Issues

Sec. 371. Discretionary authority to install telecommunication 
              equipment for persons performing voluntary services.
Sec. 372. Authority for disbursing officers to support use of automated 
              teller machines on naval vessels for financial 
              transactions.
Sec. 373. Use of Smart Card technology in the Department of Defense.
Sec. 374. Report on defense use of Smart Card as PKI authentication 
              device carrier.

                       Subtitle I--Other Matters

Sec. 381. Authority to lend or donate obsolete or condemned rifles for 
              funeral and other ceremonies.
Sec. 382. Extension of warranty claims recovery pilot program.
Sec. 383. Preservation of historic buildings and grounds at United 
              States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home, District of Columbia.
Sec. 384. Clarification of land conveyance authority, United States 
              Soldiers' and Airmen's Home.
Sec. 385. Treatment of Alaska, Hawaii, and Guam in defense household 
              goods moving programs.
              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

     SEC. 301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDING.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2000 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, $18,922,494,000.
       (2) For the Navy, $22,641,515,000.
       (3) For the Marine Corps, $2,724,529,000  .
       (4) For the Air Force, $20,961,458,000.
       (5) For Defense-wide activities, $11,496,633,000.
       (6) For the Army Reserve, $1,441,213,000.
       (7) For the Naval Reserve, $937,647,000.
       (8) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $135,766,000.
       (9) For the Air Force Reserve, $1,750,937,000.
       (10) For the Army National Guard, $3,113,684,000.
       (11) For the Air National Guard, $3,168,518,000.
       (12) For the Defense Inspector General, $138,744,000.
       (13) For the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed 
     Forces, $7,621,000.
       (14) For Environmental Restoration, Army, $378,170,000.
       (15) For Environmental Restoration, Navy, $284,000,000.
       (16) For Environmental Restoration, Air Force, 
     $376,800,000.
       (17) For Environmental Restoration, Defense-wide, 
     $25,370,000.
       (18) For Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense 
     Sites, $239,214,000.
       (19) For Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid 
     programs, $55,800,000.
       (20) For Drug Interdiction and Counter-drug Activities, 
     Defense-wide, $803,500,000.
       (21) For the Kaho'olawe Island Conveyance, Remediation, and 
     Environmental Restoration Trust Fund, $15,000,000.
       (22) For Defense Health Program, $10,482,687,000.
       (23) For Cooperative Threat Reduction programs, 
     $475,500,000.
       (24) For Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund, 
     $1,879,600,000.
       (25) For quality of life enhancements, $1,845,370,000.

     SEC. 302. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2000 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, $90,344,000.
       (2) For the National Defense Sealift Fund, $434,700,000.

     SEC. 303. ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME.

       There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2000 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund 
     the sum of $68,295,000 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 2000 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. TRANSFER TO DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS TO 
                   SUPPORT DEFENSE COMMISSARY AGENCY.

       (a) Army Operation and Maintenance Funds.--The Secretary of 
     the Army shall transfer $346,154,000 of the amount authorized 
     to be appropriated by section 301(1) for operation and 
     maintenance for the Army to the Defense Working Capital Funds 
     for the purpose of funding operations of the Defense 
     Commissary Agency.
       (b) Navy Operation and Maintenance Funds.--The Secretary of 
     the Navy shall transfer $263,070,000 of the amount authorized 
     to be appropriated by section 301(2) for operation and 
     maintenance for the Navy to the Defense Working Capital Funds 
     for the purpose of funding operations of the Defense 
     Commissary Agency.
       (c) Marine Corps Operation and Maintenance Funds.--The 
     Secretary of the Navy shall transfer $90,834,000 of the 
     amount authorized to be appropriated by section 301(3) for 
     operation and maintenance for the Marine Corps to the Defense 
     Working Capital Funds for the purpose of funding operations 
     of the Defense Commissary Agency.
       (d) Air Force Operation and Maintenance Funds.--The 
     Secretary of the Air Force shall transfer $309,061,000 of the 
     amount authorized

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     to be appropriated by section 301(4) for operation and 
     maintenance for the Air Force to the Defense Working Capital 
     Funds for the purpose of funding operations of the Defense 
     Commissary Agency.
       (e) 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, other amounts in the Defense 
     Working Capital Funds available for the purpose of funding 
     operations of the Defense Commissary Agency; and
       (2) may not be expended for an item that has been denied 
     authorization of appropriations by Congress.
       (f) Relationship to Other Transfer Authority.--The transfer 
     requirements of this section are in addition to the transfer 
     authority provided in section 1001.
    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

     SEC. 311. ARMED FORCES EMERGENCY SERVICES.

       Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 
     301(5) for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide 
     activities, $23,000,000 shall be made available to the 
     American Red Cross to fund the Armed Forces Emergency 
     Services.

     SEC. 312. REPLACEMENT OF NONSECURE TACTICAL RADIOS OF THE 
                   82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION.

       Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 
     301(1) for operation and maintenance for the Army, such funds 
     as may be necessary, but not to exceed $5,500,000, shall be 
     available to the Secretary of the Army for the purpose of 
     replacing nonsecure tactical radios used by the 82nd Airborne 
     Division with radios, such as models AN/PRC-138 and AN/PRC-
     148, identified as being capable of fulfilling mission 
     requirements.

     SEC. 313. LARGE MEDIUM-SPEED ROLL-ON/ROLL-OFF (LMSR) PROGRAM.

       (a) Authorization of Ship.--The Secretary of the Navy is 
     authorized to procure the large medium-speed roll-on/roll-off 
     (LMSR) ship to be designated T-AKR 307 or T-AKR 317, subject 
     to the availability of appropriations for that purpose.
       (b) Amount Authorized.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated under section 302(2) for fiscal year 2000 that 
     is provided for the National Defense Sealift Fund, 
     $80,000,000 is available for the advance procurement and 
     advance construction of components for the LMSR program 
     referred to in subsection (a). The Secretary of the Navy may 
     enter into a contract or contracts with the shipbuilder and 
     other entities for the advance procurement and advance 
     construction of those components.

     SEC. 314. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SPIRIT OF HOPE ENDOWMENT FUND OF 
                   UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, INCORPORATED.

       (a) Grants Authorized.--Subject to subsection (c), the 
     Secretary of Defense may make grants to the United Service 
     Organizations, Incorporated, a federally chartered 
     corporation under chapter 2201 of title 36, United States 
     Code, to contribute funds for the USO's Spirit of Hope 
     Endowment Fund.
       (b) Grant Increments.--The amount of the first grant under 
     subsection (a) may not exceed $2,000,000. The amount of the 
     second grant under such subsection may not exceed $3,000,000, 
     and subsequent grants may not exceed $5,000,000.
       (c) Matching Requirement.--Each grant under subsection (a) 
     may not be made until after the United Service Organizations, 
     Incorporated, certifies to the Secretary of Defense that 
     sufficient funds have been raised from non-Federal sources 
     for deposit in the Spirit of Hope Endowment Fund to match, on 
     a dollar-for-dollar basis, the amount of that grant.
       (d) Funding.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated 
     by section 301(5) for operation and maintenance for Defense-
     wide activities, $25,000,000 shall be available to the 
     Secretary of Defense for the purpose of making grants under 
     subsection (a).
                  Subtitle C--Environmental Provisions

     SEC. 321. EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON PAYMENT OF FINES AND 
                   PENALTIES USING FUNDS IN ENVIRONMENTAL 
                   RESTORATION ACCOUNTS.

       Section 2703(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``through 1999,'' both places it appears and 
     inserting ``through 2010,''.

     SEC. 322. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR ANNUAL REPORTS ON 
                   ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Modification of Requirements.--Subsection (b) of 
     section 2706 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(b) Report on Environmental Quality Programs and Other 
     Environmental Activities.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to Congress each year, not later than 45 days after 
     the date on which the President submits to Congress the 
     budget for a fiscal year, a report on the progress made in 
     carrying out activities under the environmental quality 
     programs of the Department of Defense and the military 
     departments.
       ``(2) Each report shall include the following:
       ``(A) A description of the environmental quality program of 
     the Department of Defense, and of each of the military 
     departments, during the period consisting of the four fiscal 
     years preceding the fiscal year in which the report is 
     submitted, the fiscal year in which the report is submitted, 
     and the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the 
     report is submitted.
       ``(B) For each of the major activities under the 
     environmental quality programs:
       ``(i) A specification of the amount expended, or proposed 
     to be expended, in each fiscal year of the period covered by 
     the report.
       ``(ii) An explanation for any significant change in the 
     aggregate amount to be expended in the fiscal year in which 
     the report is submitted, and in the following fiscal year, 
     when compared with the fiscal year preceding each such fiscal 
     year.
       ``(iii) An assessment of the manner in which the scope of 
     the activities have changed over the course of the period 
     covered by the report.
       ``(C) A summary of the major achievements of the 
     environmental quality programs and of any major problems with 
     the programs.
       ``(D) A list of the planned or ongoing projects necessary 
     to support the environmental quality programs during the 
     period covered by the report, the cost of which has exceeded 
     or is anticipated to exceed $1,500,000. The list and 
     accompanying material shall include the following:
       ``(i) A separate listing of the projects inside the United 
     States and of the projects outside the United States.
       ``(ii) For each project commenced during the first four 
     fiscal years of the period covered by the report (other than 
     a project that was reported as fully executed in the report 
     for a previous fiscal year), a description of--
       ``(I) the amount specified in the initial budget request 
     for the project;
       ``(II) the aggregate amount allocated to the project 
     through the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which 
     the report is submitted; and
       ``(III) the aggregate amount obligated for the project 
     through that fiscal year.
       ``(iii) For each project commenced or to be commenced in 
     the fiscal year in which the report is submitted, a 
     description of--
       ``(I) the amount specified for the project in the budget 
     for the fiscal year; and
       ``(II) the amount allocated to the project in the fiscal 
     year.
       ``(iv) For each project to be commenced in the last fiscal 
     year of the period, a description of the amount, if any, 
     specified for the project in the budget for the fiscal year.
       ``(v) If the anticipated aggregate cost of any project 
     covered by the report will exceed by more than 25 percent the 
     amount specified in the initial budget request for such 
     project, a justification for that variance.
       ``(E) A statement of the fines and penalties imposed or 
     assessed against the Department of Defense and the military 
     departments under Federal, State, or local environmental laws 
     during the fiscal year in which the report is submitted and 
     the four preceding fiscal years, which shall set forth the 
     following:
       ``(i) Each Federal environmental statute under which a fine 
     or penalty was imposed or assessed during each such fiscal 
     year.
       ``(ii) With respect to each such Federal statute--
       ``(I) the aggregate amount of fines and penalties imposed 
     under the statute during each such fiscal year;
       ``(II) the aggregate amount of fines and penalties paid 
     under the statute during each such fiscal year; and
       ``(III) the total amount required during such fiscal years 
     for supplemental environmental projects in lieu of the 
     payment of a fine or penalty under the statute and the extent 
     to which the cost of such projects during such fiscal years 
     has exceeded the original amount of the fine or penalty.
       ``(iii) A trend analysis of fines and penalties imposed or 
     assessed during each such fiscal year for military 
     installations inside and outside the United States.
       ``(F) A statement of the amounts expended, and anticipated 
     to be expended, during the period covered by the report for 
     any activities overseas relating to the environment, 
     including amounts for activities relating to environmental 
     remediation, compliance, conservation, pollution prevention, 
     and environmental technology and amounts for conferences, 
     meetings, and studies for pilot programs, and for travel 
     related to such activities.''.
       (b) Conforming Repeal.--Such section is further amended by 
     striking subsection (d).
       (c) Definitions.--Subsection (e) of such section is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(4) The term `environmental quality program' means a 
     program of activities relating to environmental compliance, 
     conservation, pollution prevention, and such other activities 
     relating to environmental quality as the Secretary concerned 
     may designate for purposes of the program.
       ``(5) The term `major activities', with respect to an 
     environmental quality program, means the following activities 
     under the program:
       ``(A) Environmental compliance activities.
       ``(B) Conservation activities.
       ``(C) Pollution prevention activities.''.

     SEC. 323. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM AND 
                   INVESTMENT CONTROL PROCESS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL 
                   TECHNOLOGIES.

       (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
       (1) to hold the Department of Defense and the military 
     departments accountable for achieving performance-based 
     results in the management of environmental technology by 
     providing a connection between program direction and the 
     achievement of specific performance-based results;
       (2) to assure the identification of end-user requirements 
     for environmental technology within the military departments;
       (3) to assure results, quality of effort, and appropriate 
     levels of service and support for end-users of environmental 
     technology within the military departments; and
       (4) to promote improvement in the performance of 
     environmental technologies by establishing objectives for 
     environmental technology programs, measuring performance 
     against such objectives, and making public reports on the 
     progress made in such performance.
       (b) Investment Control Process.--(1) Chapter 160 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

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     ``Sec. 2709. Investment control process for environmental 
       technologies

       ``(a) Investment Control Process.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall ensure that the technology planning process developed 
     to implement section 2501 of this title and section 270(b) of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 
     (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2469) provides for an 
     investment control process for the selection, prioritization, 
     management, and evaluation of environmental technologies by 
     the Department of Defense, the military departments, and the 
     Defense Agencies.
       ``(b) Planning and Evaluation.--The environmental 
     technology investment control process required by subsection 
     (a) shall provide, at a minimum, for the following:
       ``(1) The active participation by end-users of 
     environmental technology, including the officials responsible 
     for the environmental security programs of the Department of 
     Defense and the military departments, in the selection and 
     prioritization of environmental technologies.
       ``(2) The development of measurable performance goals and 
     objectives for the management and development of 
     environmental technologies and specific mechanisms for 
     assuring the achievement of the goals and objectives.
       ``(3) Annual performance reviews to determine whether the 
     goals and objectives have been achieved and to take 
     appropriate action in the event that they are not 
     achieved.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
       ``2709. Investment control process for environmental 
           technologies.''.
       (c) Annual Report.--(1) Section 2706 of such title, as 
     amended by 322(b), is further amended by inserting after 
     subsection (c) the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Report on Environmental Technology Program.--(1) The 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress each year, not 
     later than 45 days after the date on which the President 
     submits to Congress the budget for a fiscal year, a report on 
     the progress made by the Department of Defense in achieving 
     the objectives and goals of its environmental technology 
     program during the preceding fiscal year and an overall trend 
     analysis for the program covering the previous four fiscal 
     years.
       ``(2) Each such report shall include, with respect to each 
     project under the environmental technology program of the 
     Department of Defense, the following:
       ``(A) The performance objectives established for the 
     project for the fiscal year and an assessment of the 
     performance achieved with respect to the project in light of 
     performance indicators for the project.
       ``(B) A description of the extent to which the project met 
     the performance objectives established for the project for 
     the fiscal year.
       ``(C) If a project did not meet the performance objectives 
     for the project for the fiscal year--
       ``(i) an explanation for the failure of the project to meet 
     the performance objectives; and
       ``(ii) a modified schedule for meeting the performance 
     objectives or, if a performance objective is determined to be 
     impracticable or infeasible to meet, a statement of 
     alternative actions to be taken with respect to the 
     project.''.
       (2) The Secretary of Defense shall include in the first 
     report submitted under section 2706(d) of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by this subsection, a description of 
     the steps taken by the Secretary to ensure that the 
     environmental technology investment control process for the 
     Department of Defense satisfies the requirements of section 
     2709 of such title, as added by subsection (b).

     SEC. 324. MODIFICATION OF MEMBERSHIP OF STRATEGIC 
                   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 
                   COUNCIL.

       Section 2902(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``Director of Defense Research and 
     Engineering'' and inserting ``Deputy Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Science and Technology''.

     SEC. 325. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM FOR SALE OF AIR 
                   POLLUTION EMISSION REDUCTION INCENTIVES.

       Section 351(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1692; 10 
     U.S.C. 2701 note) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and 
     inserting the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The Secretary may not carry out the pilot program 
     after September 30, 2001.''.

     SEC. 326. REIMBURSEMENT FOR CERTAIN COSTS IN CONNECTION WITH 
                   FRESNO DRUM SUPERFUND SITE, FRESNO, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may pay, using 
     funds described in subsection (b), to the Fresno Drum Special 
     Account within the Hazardous Substance Superfund established 
     by section 9507 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 
     U.S.C. 9507) to reimburse the Environmental Protection Agency 
     for costs incurred by the Agency for actions taken under 
     CERCLA at the Fresno Industrial Supply, Inc., site in Fresno, 
     California, the following amounts:
       (1) Not more than $778,425 for past response costs incurred 
     by the Agency.
       (2) The amount of the costs identified as ``interest'' 
     costs pursuant to the agreement known as the ``CERCLA Section 
     122(h)(1) Agreement for Payment of Future Response Costs and 
     Recovery of Past Response Costs In the Matter of: Fresno 
     Industrial Supply Inc. Site, Fresno, California'' that was 
     entered into by the Department of Defense and the 
     Environmental Protection Agency on May 22, 1998.
       (b) Source of Funds for Payment.--(1) Subject to paragraph 
     (2), any payment under subsection (a) shall be made using the 
     following amounts:
       (A) Amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 301 to 
     the Environmental Restoration Account, Defense, established 
     by section 2703(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code.
       (B) Amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 301 to 
     the Environmental Restoration Account, Army, established by 
     section 2703(a)(2) of such title.
       (C) Amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 301 to 
     the Environmental Restoration Account, Navy, established by 
     section 2703(a)(3) of such title.
       (D) Amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 301 to 
     the Environmental Restoration Account, Air Force, established 
     by section 2703(a)(4) of such title.
       (2) The portion of a payment under paragraph (1) that is 
     derived from any account referred to in such paragraph shall 
     bear the same ratio to the total amount of such payment as 
     the amount of the hazardous substances at the Fresno 
     Industrial Supply, Inc., site that are attributable to the 
     department concerned bears to the total amount of the 
     hazardous substances at that site.
       (c) CERCLA Defined.--In this section, the term ``CERCLA'' 
     means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
     and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.).

     SEC. 327. PAYMENT OF STIPULATED PENALTIES ASSESSED UNDER 
                   CERCLA IN CONNECTION WITH F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE 
                   BASE, WYOMING.

       (a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Air Force may pay, 
     using funds described in subsection (b), not more than 
     $20,000 as payment of stipulated civil penalties assessed on 
     January 13, 1998, against F.E. Warren Air Force Base, 
     Wyoming, under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et 
     seq.).
       (b) Source of Funds for Payment.--Any payment under 
     subsection (a) shall be made using amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 301 to the Environmental Restoration 
     Account, Air Force, established by section 2703(a)(4) of 
     title 10, United States Code.

     SEC. 328. REMEDIATION OF ASBESTOS AND LEAD-BASED PAINT.

       (a) Use of Existing Contract Vehicles.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall give appropriate consideration to existing 
     contract vehicles, including Army Corps of Engineers 
     indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts, to 
     provide for the remediation of asbestos and lead-based paint 
     at military installations within the United States.
       (b) Selection.--The Secretary of Defense shall select the 
     most cost-effective contract vehicle in accordance with all 
     applicable Federal and State laws and Department of Defense 
     regulations.

     SEC. 329. RELEASE OF INFORMATION TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES 
                   REGARDING ANY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AT 
                   FORMER UNITED STATES MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN 
                   THOSE COUNTRIES.

       (a) Response to Request for Information.--Except as 
     provided in subsection (b), upon request by the government of 
     a foreign country from which United States Armed Forces were 
     withdrawn in 1992, the Secretary of Defense shall--
       (1) release to that government available information 
     relevant to the ability of that government to determine the 
     nature and extent of environmental contamination, if any, at 
     a site in that foreign country where the United States 
     operated a military base, installation, or facility before 
     the withdrawal of the United States Armed Forces in 1992; or
       (2) report to Congress on the nature of the information 
     requested and the reasons why the information is not being 
     released.
       (b) Limitation on Release.--Subsection (a)(1) does not 
     apply to--
       (1) any information request described in such subsection 
     that is received by the Secretary of Defense after the end of 
     the one-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act;
       (2) any information that the Secretary determines has been 
     previously provided to the foreign government; and
       (3) any information that the Secretary of Defense believes 
     could adversely affect United States national security.
       (c) Liability of the United States.--The requirement to 
     provide information under subsection (a)(1) may not be 
     construed to establish on the part of the United States any 
     liability or obligation for the costs of environmental 
     restoration or remediation at any site referred to in such 
     subsection.

     SEC. 330. TOUSSAINT RIVER ORDNANCE MITIGATION STUDY.

       (a) Ordnance Mitigation Study.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense shall conduct a study and is authorized to remove 
     ordnance infiltrating the Federal navigation channel and 
     adjacent shorelines of the Toussaint River in Ottawa County, 
     Ohio.
       (2) In conducting the study, the Secretary shall take into 
     account any information available from other studies 
     conducted in connection with the Federal navigation channel 
     described in paragraph (1).
       (b) Report on Study Results.--(1) Not later than April 1, 
     2000, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees and the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report that 
     summarizes the results of the study conducted under 
     subsection (a).
       (2) The Secretary shall include in the report 
     recommendations regarding the continuation or termination of 
     any ongoing use of Lake Erie as an ordnance firing range, and 
     explain any recommendation to continue such activities. The 
     Secretary shall conduct the evaluation and assessment in 
     consultation with the government of the State of Ohio and 
     local government entities and with appropriate Federal 
     agencies.
       (c) Limitation on Expenditures.--Not more than $800,000 may 
     be expended to conduct the

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     study under subsection (a) and prepare the report under 
     subsection (b). However, nothing in this section is intended 
     to require non-Federal cost-sharing of the costs to perform 
     the study.
       (d) Authorization.--Consistent with existing laws, and 
     after providing notice to Congress, the Secretary of Defense 
     may work with the other relevant Federal, State, local, or 
     private entities to remove ordnance resulting from 
     infiltration into the Federal navigation channel and adjacent 
     shorelines of the Toussaint River in Ottawa County, Ohio, 
     using funds authorized to be appropriated for that specific 
     purpose in fiscal year 2000.
       (e) Relation to Other Laws and Agreements.--This section is 
     not intended to modify any authorities provided to the 
     Secretary of the Army by the Water Resources Development Act 
     of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), nor is it intended to 
     modify any non-Federal cost-sharing responsibilities outlined 
     in any local cooperation agreements.
                   Subtitle D--Depot-Level Activities

     SEC. 331. SALES OF ARTICLES AND SERVICES OF DEFENSE 
                   INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES TO PURCHASERS OUTSIDE THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Waiver of Certain Conditions.--(1) Section 2208(j) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
       (B) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(j)''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The Secretary of Defense may waive the conditions in 
     paragraph (1) in the case of a particular sale if the 
     Secretary determines that the waiver is necessary for reasons 
     of national security and notifies Congress regarding the 
     reasons for the waiver.''.
       (2) Section 2553(c) of such title is amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (6) as 
     subparagraphs (A) through (F), respectively;
       (B) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``A sale''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The Secretary of Defense may waive the condition in 
     paragraph (1)(A) and subsection (a)(1) that an article or 
     service must be not available from a United States commercial 
     source in the case of a particular sale if the Secretary 
     determines that the waiver is necessary for reasons of 
     national security and notifies Congress regarding the reasons 
     for the waiver.''.
       (b) Clarification of Commercial Nonavailability.--Section 
     2553(g) of such title is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(2) The term `not available', with respect to an article 
     or service proposed to be sold under this section, means that 
     the article or service is unavailable from a commercial 
     source in the required quantity and quality or within the 
     time required.''.

     SEC. 332. CONTRACTING AUTHORITY FOR DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL 
                   FUNDED INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES.

       Section 2208(j)(1) of title 10, United States Code, as 
     amended by section 331, is further amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``or remanufacturing'' and inserting ``, remanufacturing, and 
     engineering'';
       (2) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or a subcontract 
     under a Department of Defense contract'' before the 
     semicolon; and
       (3) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``Department of 
     Defense solicitation for such contract'' and inserting 
     ``solicitation for the contract or subcontract''.

     SEC. 333. ANNUAL REPORTS ON EXPENDITURES FOR PERFORMANCE OF 
                   DEPOT-LEVEL MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR WORKLOADS BY 
                   PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS.

       Subsection (e) of section 2466 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(e) Annual Reports.--(1) Not later than February 1 of 
     each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress 
     a report identifying, for each of the armed forces (other 
     than the Coast Guard) and each Defense Agency, the percentage 
     of the funds referred to in subsection (a) that were expended 
     during the preceding two fiscal years for performance of 
     depot-level maintenance and repair workloads by the public 
     and private sectors, as required by this section.
       ``(2) Not later than April 1 of each year, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to Congress a report identifying, for 
     each of the armed forces (other than the Coast Guard) and 
     each Defense Agency, the percentage of the funds referred to 
     in subsection (a) that are projected to be expended during 
     each of the next five fiscal years for performance of depot-
     level maintenance and repair workloads by the public and 
     private sectors, as required by this section.
       ``(3) Not later than 60 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary submits a report under this subsection, the 
     Comptroller General shall submit to Congress the Comptroller 
     General's views on whether--
       ``(A) in the case of a report under paragraph (1), the 
     Department of Defense has complied with the requirements of 
     subsection (a) for the fiscal years covered by the report; 
     and
       ``(B) in the case of a report under paragraph (2), the 
     expenditure projections for future fiscal years are 
     reasonable.''.

     SEC. 334. APPLICABILITY OF COMPETITION REQUIREMENT IN 
                   CONTRACTING OUT WORKLOADS PERFORMED BY DEPOT-
                   LEVEL ACTIVITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       Section 2469(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting ``(including the cost of labor and materials)'' 
     after ``$3,000,000''.

     SEC. 335. TREATMENT OF PUBLIC SECTOR WINNING BIDDERS FOR 
                   CONTRACTS FOR PERFORMANCE OF DEPOT-LEVEL 
                   MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR WORKLOADS FORMERLY 
                   PERFORMED AT CERTAIN MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

       Section 2469a of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(i) Oversight of Contracts Awarded Public Entities.--The 
     Secretary of Defense or the Secretary concerned may not 
     impose on a public sector entity awarded a contract for the 
     performance of any depot-level maintenance and repair 
     workload described in subsection (b) any requirements 
     regarding management systems, reviews, oversight, or 
     reporting that are significantly different from the 
     requirements used in the performance and management of other 
     similar or identical depot-level maintenance and repair 
     workloads by the entity, unless the requirements are 
     specifically provided in the solicitation for the contract or 
     are necessary to ensure compliance with the terms of the 
     contract.''.

     SEC. 336. ADDITIONAL MATTERS TO BE REPORTED BEFORE PRIME 
                   VENDOR CONTRACT FOR DEPOT-LEVEL MAINTENANCE AND 
                   REPAIR IS ENTERED INTO.

       Section 346(a) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 
     112 Stat. 1979; 10 U.S.C. 2464 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(3) contains an analysis of the extent to which the 
     contract conforms to the requirements of section 2466 of 
     title 10, United States Code; and
       ``(4) describes the measures taken to ensure that the 
     contract does not violate the core logistics policies, 
     requirements, and restrictions set forth in section 2464 of 
     that title.''.
     Subtitle E--Performance of Functions by Private-Sector Sources

     SEC. 341. REDUCED THRESHOLD FOR CONSIDERATION OF EFFECT ON 
                   LOCAL COMMUNITY OF CHANGING DEFENSE FUNCTIONS 
                   TO PRIVATE SECTOR PERFORMANCE.

       Section 2461(b)(3)(B)(ii) of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking ``75 employees'' and inserting ``50 
     employees''.

     SEC. 342. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF A-76 COST COMPARISON 
                   WAIVERS.

       (a) Notification Required.--Section 2467 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(c) Congressional Notification of Cost Comparison 
     Waiver.--(1) Not later than 10 days after a decision is made 
     to waive the cost comparison study otherwise required under 
     Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 as part of the 
     process to convert to contractor performance any commercial 
     activity of the Department of Defense, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to Congress a report describing the 
     commercial activity subject to the waiver and the rationale 
     for the waiver.
       ``(2) The report shall also include the following:
       ``(A) The total number of civilian employees or military 
     personnel currently performing the function to be converted 
     to contractor performance.
       ``(B) A description of the competitive procedure used to 
     award a contract for contractor performance of the commercial 
     activity.
       ``(C) The anticipated savings to result from the waiver and 
     resulting conversion to contractor performance.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2467. Cost comparisons: inclusion of retirement costs; 
       consultation with employees; waiver of comparison''.

       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 146 
     of such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 2467 and inserting the following new item:
       ``2467. Cost comparisons: inclusion of retirement costs; 
           consultation with employees; waiver of comparison.''.

     SEC. 343. REPORT ON USE OF EMPLOYEES OF NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES 
                   TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than March 1, 2001, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
     describing the use during the previous fiscal year of non-
     Federal entities to provide services to the Department of 
     Defense.
       (b) Content of Report.--To the extent practicable using 
     information available from existing data collection and 
     reporting systems available to the Department of Defense and 
     the non-Federal entities referred to in subsection (a), the 
     report shall--
       (1) specify the number of work year equivalents performed 
     by individuals employed by non-Federal entities in providing 
     services to the Department, including both direct and 
     indirect labor attributable to the provision of the services;
       (2) categorize the information by Federal supply class or 
     service code; and
       (3) indicate the appropriation from which the services were 
     funded and the major organizational element of the Department 
     procuring the services.
       (c) Limitation on Requirement for Non-Federal Entities to 
     Provide Information.--For the purposes of meeting the 
     requirements set forth in subsection (b), the Secretary may 
     not require the provision of information beyond the 
     information that is currently provided to the Department by 
     the non-Federal entities referred

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     to in subsection (a), except for the number of direct and 
     indirect work year equivalents associated with Department of 
     Defense contracts, identified by contract number, to the 
     extent this information is available to the contractor from 
     existing data collection systems.

     SEC. 344. EVALUATION OF TOTAL SYSTEM PERFORMANCE 
                   RESPONSIBILITY PROGRAM.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than February 1, 2000, the 
     Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to Congress a report 
     identifying all Air Force programs that--
       (1) are currently managed under the Total System 
     Performance Responsibility Program or similar programs; or
       (2) are presently planned to be managed using the Total 
     System Performance Responsibility Program or a similar 
     program.
       (b) Evaluation.--As part of the report required by 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of the Air Force shall include 
     an evaluation of the following:
       (1) The manner in which the Total System Performance 
     Responsibility Program and similar programs support the 
     readiness and warfighting capability of the Armed Forces and 
     complement the support of the logistics depots.
       (2) The effect of the Total System Performance 
     Responsibility Program and similar programs on the 
     maintenance of core Government logistics management skills.
       (3) The process and criteria used by the Air Force to 
     determine whether Government employees or the private sector 
     should perform sustainment management functions.
       (c) Comptroller General Review.--Not later than 30 days 
     after the date on which the report required by subsection (a) 
     is submitted to Congress, the Comptroller General shall 
     review the report and submit to Congress a briefing 
     evaluating the report.

     SEC. 345. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING PROCESS FOR 
                   MODERNIZATION OF ARMY COMPUTER SERVICES.

       (a) Purpose of Modernization.--It is the sense of Congress 
     that any modernization of computer services (also known as 
     the Army Wholesale Logistics Modernization Program) of the 
     Army Communications Electronics Command of the Army Materiel 
     Command to replace the systems currently provided by the 
     Logistics Systems Support Center in St. Louis, Missouri, and 
     the Industrial Logistics System Center in Chambersburg, 
     Pennsylvania, should have as a primary goal the sustainment 
     of military readiness.
       (b) Use of Standard Industry Integration Practices.--It is 
     the sense of Congress that, in order to sustain readiness, 
     any contract for the modernization of the computer services 
     referred to in subsection (a), in addition to containing all 
     of the requirements specified by the Secretary of the Army, 
     should require the use of standard industry integration 
     practices to provide further readiness risk mitigation.
       (c) Proposed Contractor Practices.--It is the sense of 
     Congress that the following practices should be employed by 
     any contractor engaged in the modernization of the computer 
     services referred to in subsection (a) to ensure continued 
     readiness:
       (1) Testing practices.--Before any proposed modernization 
     solution is implemented, the solution should be rigorously 
     tested to ensure that it meets the performance requirements 
     of the Army and all other functional requirements. At each 
     step in the testing process, confirmation of successful test 
     completion should be required before the contractor begins 
     the next step of the modernization process.
       (2) Implementation team.--The Secretary of the Army should 
     establish an implementation team to monitor efficiencies and 
     effectiveness of the modernization solutions.
       (d) Readiness Sustainment.--It is the sense of Congress 
     that the following additional readiness sustainment measures 
     should be undertaken as part of the modernization of the 
     computer services referred to in subsection (a):
       (1) Government oversight.--It is extremely important that 
     the Army Materiel Command retains sufficient in-house 
     expertise to ensure that readiness is not adversely affected 
     by the modernization efforts and to effectively oversee 
     contractor performance.
       (2) Use of contract partnering.--The Army Materiel Command 
     should encourage partnerships with the contractor, with the 
     primary goal of providing quality contract deliverables on 
     time and at a reasonable price. Any such partnership 
     agreement should constitute a mutual commitment on how the 
     Army Materiel Command and the contractor will interact during 
     the course of the contract, with the objective of 
     facilitating optimum contract performance through teamwork, 
     enhanced communications, cooperation, and good faith 
     performance.
                Subtitle F--Defense Dependents Education

     SEC. 351. ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT 
                   BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
                   FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN 
                   EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Modified Department of Defense Program for Fiscal Year 
     2000.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 
     301(5) for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide 
     activities, $35,000,000 shall be available only for the 
     purpose of providing educational agencies assistance (as 
     defined in subsection (d)(1)) to local educational agencies.
       (b) Notification.--Not later than June 30, 2000, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall notify each local educational 
     agency that is eligible for educational agencies assistance 
     for fiscal year 2000 of--
       (1) that agency's eligibility for educational agencies 
     assistance; and
       (2) the amount of the educational agencies assistance for 
     which that agency is eligible.
       (c) Disbursement of Funds.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     disburse funds made available under 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 ``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)).
       (e) Determination of Eligible Local Educational Agencies.--
     Section 386(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 20 U.S.C. 7703 
     note) is amended by striking ``in that fiscal year are'' and 
     inserting ``during the preceding school year were''.

     SEC. 352. UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARDS FOR ALL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   DOMESTIC DEPENDENT SCHOOLS IN THE COMMONWEALTH 
                   OF PUERTO RICO AND GUAM.

       Section 2164(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``The Secretary may provide for the establishment of one 
     school board for all such schools in the Commonwealth of 
     Puerto Rico and one school board for all such schools in Guam 
     instead of one school board for each military installation in 
     those locations.''.

     SEC. 353. CONTINUATION OF ENROLLMENT AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   DOMESTIC DEPENDENT ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
                   SCHOOLS.

       Section 2164 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (3); and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Continuation of Enrollment Despite Change in 
     Status.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall permit a 
     dependent of a member of the armed forces or a dependent of a 
     Federal employee to continue enrollment in an educational 
     program provided by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (a) 
     for the remainder of a school year notwithstanding a change 
     during such school year in the status of the member or 
     Federal employee that, except for this paragraph, would 
     otherwise terminate the eligibility of the dependent to be 
     enrolled in the program.
       ``(2) The Secretary may, for good cause, authorize a 
     dependent of a member of the armed forces or a dependent of a 
     Federal employee to continue enrollment in an educational 
     program provided by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (a) 
     notwithstanding a change in the status of the member or 
     employee that, except for this paragraph, would otherwise 
     terminate the eligibility of the dependent to be enrolled in 
     the program. The enrollment may continue for as long as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate.
       ``(3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) do not limit the authority of 
     the Secretary to remove a dependent from enrollment in an 
     educational program provided by the Secretary pursuant to 
     subsection (a) at any time for good cause determined by the 
     Secretary.''.

     SEC. 354. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO DEFENSE DEPENDENTS' 
                   EDUCATION ACT OF 1978.

       The Defense Dependents' Education Act of 1978 (title XIV of 
     Public Law 95-561) is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 1402(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 921(b)(1)) is amended by 
     striking ``recieve'' and inserting ``receive''.
       (2) Section 1403 (20 U.S.C. 922) is amended--
       (A) by striking the matter in that section preceding 
     subsection (b) and inserting the following:


        ``administration of defense dependents' education system

       ``Sec. 1403. (a) The defense dependents' education system 
     is operated through the field activity of the Department of 
     Defense known as the Department of Defense Education 
     Activity. That activity is headed by a Director, who is a 
     civilian and is selected by the Secretary of Defense. The 
     Director reports to an Assistant Secretary of Defense 
     designated by the Secretary of Defense for purposes of this 
     title.'';
       (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``this Act'' and 
     inserting ``this title'';
       (C) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ``(20 U.S.C. 901 et 
     seq.)'' after ``Personnel Practices Act'';
       (D) in subsection (c)(2), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting a comma;
       (E) in subsection (c)(6), by striking ``Assistant Secretary 
     of Defense for Manpower, Reserve Affairs, and Logistics'' and 
     inserting ``the Assistant Secretary of Defense designated 
     under subsection (a)'';
       (F) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``for the Office of 
     Dependents' Education'';
       (G) in subsection (d)(2)--
       (i) by striking the first sentence;
       (ii) by striking ``Whenever the Office of Dependents' 
     Education'' and inserting ``Whenever the Department of 
     Defense Education Activity'';
       (iii) by striking ``after the submission of the report 
     required under the preceding sentence'' and inserting ``in a 
     manner that affects the defense dependents' education 
     system''; and
       (iv) by striking ``an additional report'' and inserting ``a 
     report''; and
       (H) in subsection (d)(3), by striking ``the Office of 
     Dependents' Education'' and inserting ``the Department of 
     Defense Education Activity''.
       (3) Section 1409 (20 U.S.C. 927) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b), by striking ``Department of Health, 
     Education, and Welfare in accordance with section 431 of the 
     General Education Provisions Act'' and inserting ``Secretary 
     of Education in accordance with section 437 of the General 
     Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232)'';

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       (B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``by academic year 
     1993-1994''; and
       (C) in subsection (c)(3)--
       (i) by striking ``Implementation timelines.--In carrying 
     out'' and all that follows through ``a comprehensive'' and 
     inserting ``Implementation.--In carrying out paragraph (2), 
     the Secretary shall have in effect a comprehensive'';
       (ii) by striking the semicolon after ``such individuals'' 
     and inserting a period; and
       (iii) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C).
       (4) Section 1411(d) (20 U.S.C. 929(d)) is amended by 
     striking ``grade GS-18 in section 5332 of title 5, United 
     States Code'' and inserting ``level IV of the Executive 
     Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code''.
       (5) Section 1412 (20 U.S.C. 930) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (i) by striking ``As soon as'' and all that follows through 
     ``shall provide for'' and inserting ``The Director may from 
     time to time, but not more frequently than once a year, 
     provide for''; and
       (ii) by striking ``system, which'' and inserting ``system. 
     Any such study'';
       (B) in subsection (a)(2)--
       (i) by striking ``The study required by this subsection'' 
     and inserting ``Any study under paragraph (1)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``not later than two years after the 
     effective date of this title'';
       (C) in subsection (b), by striking ``the study'' and 
     inserting ``any study'';
       (D) in subsection (c)--
       (i) by striking ``not later than one year after the 
     effective date of this title the report'' and inserting ``any 
     report''; and
       (ii) by striking ``the study'' and inserting ``a study''; 
     and
       (E) by striking subsection (d).
       (6) Section 1413 (20 U.S.C. 931) is amended by striking 
     ``Not later than 180 days after the effective date of this 
     title, the'' and inserting ``The''.
       (7) Section 1414 (20 U.S.C. 932) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) The term `Director' means the Director of the 
     Department of Defense Education Activity.''.
                 Subtitle G--Military Readiness Issues

     SEC. 361. INDEPENDENT STUDY OF MILITARY READINESS REPORTING 
                   SYSTEM.

       (a) Independent Study Required.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense shall provide for an independent study of 
     requirements for a comprehensive readiness reporting system 
     for the Department of Defense, as required by section 117 of 
     title 10, United States Code.
       (2) The Secretary shall provide for the study to be 
     conducted by an organization outside the Federal Government 
     that the Secretary considers qualified to conduct the study. 
     The amount of a contract for the study may not exceed 
     $1,000,000.
       (3) The Secretary shall require that all components of the 
     Department of Defense cooperate fully with the organization 
     carrying out the study.
       (b) Matters To Be Included in Study.--The Secretary shall 
     require that the organization conducting the study under this 
     section specifically consider the requirements for providing 
     an objective, accurate, and timely readiness reporting system 
     for the Department of Defense that has--
       (1) the characteristics and capabilities described in 
     subsections (b) and (c) of section 117 of title 10, United 
     States Code; and
       (2) any other characteristics and capabilities that the 
     organization determines appropriate to measure the capability 
     of the Armed Forces to carry out the strategies and guidance 
     described in subsection (a) of such section.
       (c) Report.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall require the 
     organization conducting the study under this section to 
     submit to the Secretary a report on the study not later than 
     March 1, 2000. The organization shall include in the report 
     its findings and conclusions concerning each of the matters 
     specified in subsection (b).
       (2) The Secretary shall submit the report under paragraph 
     (1), together with the Secretary's comments on the report, to 
     Congress not later than April 1, 2000.
       (d) Revisions to DOD Readiness Reporting System.--(1) 
     Section 117 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``with any change'' 
     and all that follows through ``24 hours'' and inserting 
     ``with (A) any change in the overall readiness status of a 
     unit 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 (B) any 
     change in the overall readiness status 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 being reported within 72 hours''; 
     and
       (B) in paragraphs (2), (3), and (5) of subsection (c), by 
     striking ``a quarterly'' and inserting ``an annual''.
       (2) Subsection (b) of section 373 of the Strom Thurmond 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 
     (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 1992) is amended by striking 
     ``January 15, 2000'' and inserting ``April 1, 2000''.
       (3) Subsection (d) of such section is repealed.
       (e) Revised Time for Implementation of Quarterly Readiness 
     Reports.--Section 482(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``30 days'' and inserting ``45 days''.

     SEC. 362. INDEPENDENT STUDY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   SECONDARY INVENTORY AND PARTS SHORTAGES.

       (a) Independent Study Required.--In accordance with this 
     section, the Secretary of Defense shall provide for an 
     independent study of--
       (1) current levels of Department of Defense inventories of 
     spare parts and other supplies, known as secondary inventory 
     items, including wholesale and retail inventories; and
       (2) reports and evidence of Department of Defense inventory 
     shortages adversely affecting readiness.
       (b) Performance by Independent Entity.--To conduct the 
     study under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     select the General Accounting Office, an entity in the 
     private sector that has experience in parts and secondary 
     inventory management, or another entity outside the 
     Department of Defense that has such experience.
       (c) Matters To Be Included in Study.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall require the entity conducting the study under 
     this section to specifically evaluate the following:
       (1) How much of the secondary inventory retained by the 
     Department of Defense for economic, contingency, and 
     potential reutilization during the five-year period ending 
     December 31, 1998, was actually used during each year of the 
     period.
       (2) How much of the retained secondary inventory currently 
     held by the Department could be declared to be excess, 
     determined on the basis of standards that take into account 
     requirements uniquely applicable to the Department of Defense 
     because of its warfighting missions, such as requirements for 
     a war reserve of items.
       (3) Alternative methods for the disposal or other 
     disposition of excess inventory and the cost to the 
     Department to dispose of excess inventory under each 
     alternative.
       (4) The total cost per year of storing secondary inventory, 
     to be determined using traditional private sector cost 
     calculation models.
       (5) The adequacy of the Department's schedule and plan for 
     disposing of excess inventory.
       (d) Report on Results of Study.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall require the entity conducting the study under this 
     section to submit to the Secretary a report containing the 
     results of the study, including the entity's findings and 
     conclusions concerning each of the matters specified in 
     subsection (c). The entity shall submit the report at such 
     time as to permit the Secretary to comply with subsection 
     (e).
       (e) Review and Comments of the Secretary of Defense.--Not 
     later than September 1, 2000, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to Congress a report containing the following:
       (1) The report submitted under subsection (d), together 
     with the Secretary's comments and recommendations regarding 
     the report.
       (2) A plan to address the issues of excess and excessive 
     inactive inventory and part shortages and a timetable to 
     implement the plan throughout the Department.

     SEC. 363. REPORT ON INVENTORY AND CONTROL OF MILITARY 
                   EQUIPMENT.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than August 31, 2000, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
     report on the inventory and control of the military equipment 
     of the Department of Defense as of the end of fiscal year 
     1999. The report shall address the inventories of each of the 
     Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps separately.
       (b) Content.--The report shall include the following:
       (1) For each item of military equipment in the inventory, 
     stated by item nomenclature--
       (A) the quantity of the item in the inventory as of the 
     beginning of the fiscal year;
       (B) the quantity of acquisitions of the item during the 
     fiscal year;
       (C) the quantity of disposals of the item during the fiscal 
     year;
       (D) the quantity of losses of the item during the 
     performance of military missions during the fiscal year; and
       (E) the quantity of the item in the inventory as of the end 
     of the fiscal year.
       (2) A reconciliation of the quantity of each item in the 
     inventory as of the beginning of the fiscal year with the 
     quantity of the item in the inventory as of the end of fiscal 
     year.
       (3) For each item of military equipment that cannot be 
     reconciled--
       (A) an explanation of why the quantities cannot be 
     reconciled; and
       (B) a discussion of the remedial actions planned to be 
     taken, including target dates for accomplishing the remedial 
     actions.
       (4) Supporting schedules identifying the location of each 
     item that are available to Congress or auditors of the 
     Comptroller General upon request.
       (c) Military Equipment Defined.--For the purposes of this 
     section, the term ``military equipment'' means all equipment 
     that is used in support of military missions and is 
     maintained on the visibility systems of the Army, Navy, Air 
     Force, or Marine Corps.
       (d) Inspector General Review.--Not later than November 30, 
     2000, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense 
     shall review the report submitted to the committees under 
     subsection (a) and shall submit to the committees any 
     comments that the Inspector General considers appropriate.

     SEC. 364. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY OF ADEQUACY OF DEPARTMENT 
                   RESTRUCTURED SUSTAINMENT AND REENGINEERED 
                   LOGISTICS PRODUCT SUPPORT PRACTICES.

       (a) Study Required.--In accordance with this section, the 
     Comptroller General shall conduct a study of restructured 
     sustainment and reengineered logistics product support 
     practices within the Department of Defense, which are 
     designed to provide spare parts and other supplies to 
     military units and installations as needed during a 
     transition to war fighting rather than relying on large 
     stockpiles of such spare parts and supplies. The purpose of 
     the study is to determine whether restructured sustainment 
     and reengineered logistics product support practices would be 
     able to provide adequate sustainment supplies to military 
     units and installations should it ever be necessary to 
     execute the National Military Strategy prescribed by the 
     Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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       (b) Matters To Be Included in Study.--The Comptroller 
     General shall specifically evaluate (and recommend 
     improvements in) the following:
       (1) The military assumptions that are used to determine 
     required levels of war reserve and prepositioned stocks.
       (2) The adequacy of supplies projected to be available to 
     support the fighting of two, nearly simultaneous, major 
     theater wars, as required by the National Military Strategy.
       (3) The expected availability through the national 
     technology and industrial base of spare parts and supplies 
     not readily available in the Department inventories, such as 
     parts for aging equipment that no longer have active vendor 
     support.
       (c) Report Required.--Not later than March 1, 2000, the 
     Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report 
     containing the results of the study. The report shall include 
     the Comptroller General's findings, conclusions, and 
     recommendations concerning each of the matters specified in 
     subsection (b).

     SEC. 365. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF REAL PROPERTY 
                   MAINTENANCE AND ITS EFFECT ON READINESS.

       (a) Review Required.--The Comptroller General shall conduct 
     a review of the impact that the consistent lack of adequate 
     funding for real property maintenance of military 
     installations during the five-year period ending December 31, 
     1998, has had on readiness, the quality of life of members of 
     the Armed Forces and their dependents, and the infrastructure 
     on military installations.
       (b) Funding Matters To Be Reviewed.--In conducting the 
     review under this section, the Comptroller General shall 
     specifically consider the following for the Army, Navy, 
     Marine Corps, and Air Force:
       (1) For each year of the covered five-year period, the 
     extent to which unit training and operating funds were 
     diverted to meet basic base operations and real property 
     maintenance needs.
       (2) The types of training delayed, canceled, or curtailed 
     as a result of the diversion of such funds.
       (3) The level of funding required to eliminate the real 
     property maintenance backlog at military installations so 
     that facilities meet the standards necessary for optimum 
     utilization during times of mobilization.
       (c) Command and Management Matters To Be Reviewed.--As part 
     of the review conducted under this section, the Comptroller 
     General shall--
       (1) review the method of command and management of military 
     installations for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air 
     Force; and
       (2) develop, based on such review, recommendations for the 
     optimum command structure for military installations, to have 
     major command status, which are designed to enhance the 
     development of installations doctrine, privatization and 
     outsourcing, commercial activities, environmental compliance 
     programs, installation restoration, and military 
     construction.
       (d) Report Required.--Not later than March 1, 2000, the 
     Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report 
     containing the results of the review required under this 
     section and the optimum command structure recommended under 
     subsection (c).

     SEC. 366. ESTABLISHMENT OF LOGISTICS STANDARDS FOR SUSTAINED 
                   MILITARY OPERATIONS.

       (a) Establishment of Standards.--The Secretary of each 
     military department shall establish, for deployable units of 
     each of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary, standards regarding--
       (1) the level of spare parts that the units must have on 
     hand; and
       (2) similar logistics and sustainment needs of the units.
       (b) Basis for Standards.--The standards to be established 
     for a unit under subsection (a) shall be based upon the 
     following:
       (1) The unit's wartime mission, as reflected in the war-
     fighting plans of the relevant combatant commanders.
       (2) An assessment of the likely requirement for sustained 
     operations under each such war-fighting plan.
       (3) An assessment of the likely requirement for that unit 
     to conduct sustained operations in an austere environment, 
     while drawing exclusively on its own internal logistics 
     capabilities.
       (c) Sufficiency Capabilities.--The standards to be 
     established by the Secretary of a military department under 
     subsection (a) shall reflect those spare parts and similar 
     logistics capabilities that the Secretary considers 
     sufficient for the units of each of the Armed Forces under 
     the Secretary's jurisdiction to successfully execute their 
     missions under the conditions described in subsection (b).
       (d) Relation to Readiness Reporting System.--The standards 
     established under subsection (a) shall be taken into account 
     in designing the comprehensive readiness reporting system for 
     the Department of Defense required by section 117 of title 
     10, United States Code, and shall be an element in 
     determining a unit's readiness status.
       (e) Relation to Annual Funding Needs.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall consider the standards established under 
     subsection (a) in establishing the annual funding 
     requirements for the Department of Defense.
       (f) Reporting Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     include in the annual report required by section 113(c) of 
     title 10, United States Code, an analysis of the then current 
     spare parts, logistics, and sustainment standards of the 
     Armed Forces, as described in subsection (a), including any 
     shortfalls and the cost of addressing these shortfalls.
               Subtitle H--Information Technology Issues

     SEC. 371. DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY TO INSTALL 
                   TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT FOR PERSONS 
                   PERFORMING VOLUNTARY SERVICES.

       (a) Authority.--Section 1588 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f) Authority To Install Equipment.--(1) The Secretary 
     concerned may install telephone lines and any necessary 
     telecommunication equipment in the private residences of 
     persons, designated in accordance with the regulations 
     prescribed under paragraph (4), who provide voluntary 
     services accepted under subsection (a)(3).
       ``(2) In the case of equipment installed under the 
     authority of paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned may pay 
     the charges incurred for the use of the equipment for 
     authorized purposes.
       ``(3) To carry out this subsection, the Secretary concerned 
     may use appropriated funds (notwithstanding section 1348 of 
     title 31) or nonappropriated funds of the military department 
     under the jurisdiction of the Secretary or, with respect to 
     the Coast Guard, the department in which the Coast Guard is 
     operating.
       ``(4) The Secretary of Defense and, with respect to the 
     Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the 
     Navy, the Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe 
     regulations to carry out this subsection.''.
       (b) Report on Implementation.--Not later than two years 
     after final regulations prescribed under subsection (f)(4) of 
     section 1588 of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
     subsection (a), take effect, the Comptroller General shall 
     review the exercise of authority under such subsection (f) 
     and submit to Congress a report on the findings resulting 
     from the review.

     SEC. 372. AUTHORITY FOR DISBURSING OFFICERS TO SUPPORT USE OF 
                   AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINES ON NAVAL VESSELS FOR 
                   FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS.

       Section 3342 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) With respect to automated teller machines on naval 
     vessels, the authority of a disbursing official of the United 
     States Government under subsection (a) also includes the 
     following:
       ``(1) The authority to provide operating funds to the 
     automated teller machines.
       ``(2) The authority to accept, for safekeeping, deposits 
     and transfers of funds made through the automated teller 
     machines.''.

     SEC. 373. USE OF SMART CARD TECHNOLOGY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE.

       (a) Department of Navy as Lead Agency.--The Department of 
     the Navy shall serve as the lead agency for the development 
     and implementation of a Smart Card program for the Department 
     of Defense.
       (b) Cooperation of Other Military Departments.--The 
     Department of the Army and the Department of the Air Force 
     shall each establish a project office and cooperate with the 
     Department of the Navy to develop implementation plans for 
     exploiting the capability of Smart Card technology as a means 
     for enhancing readiness and improving business processes 
     throughout the military departments.
       (c) Senior Coordinating Group.--(1) Not later than November 
     30, 1999, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a senior 
     coordinating group to develop and implement--
       (A) Department-wide interoperability standards for use of 
     Smart Card technology; and
       (B) a plan to exploit Smart Card technology as a means for 
     enhancing readiness and improving business processes.
       (2) The senior coordinating group shall be chaired by a 
     representative of the Secretary of the Navy and shall include 
     senior representatives from each of the Armed Forces and such 
     other persons as the Secretary of Defense considers 
     appropriate.
       (3) Not later than March 31, 2000, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives a report containing a detailed discussion of 
     the progress made by the senior coordinating group in 
     carrying out its duties.
       (d) Role of Department of Defense Chief Information 
     Office.--The senior coordinating group established under 
     subsection (c) shall report to and receive guidance from the 
     Department of Defense Chief Information Office.
       (e) Increased Use Targeted to Certain Naval Regions.--Not 
     later than November 30, 1999, the Secretary of the Navy shall 
     establish a business plan to implement the use of Smart Cards 
     in one major Naval region of the continental United States 
     that is in the area of operations of the United States 
     Atlantic Command and one major Naval region of the 
     continental United States that is in the area of operations 
     of the United States Pacific Command. The regions selected 
     shall include a major fleet concentration area. The 
     implementation of the use of Smart Cards in each region shall 
     cover the Navy and Marine Corps bases and all non-deployed 
     units in the region. The Secretary of the Navy shall submit 
     the business plan to the congressional defense committees.
       (f) Funding for Increased Use of Smart Cards.--Of the funds 
     authorized to be appropriated for the Navy by section 
     102(a)(4) or 301(2), the Secretary of the Navy--
       (1) shall allocate such amounts as may be necessary, but 
     not to exceed $30,000,000, to ensure that significant 
     progress is made toward complete implementation of the use of 
     Smart Card technology in the Department of the Navy; and
       (2) may allocate additional amounts for the conversion of 
     paper-based records to electronic media for records systems 
     that have been modified to use Smart Card technology.
       (g) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``Smart Card'' means a credit card-size 
     device, normally for carrying and use by personnel, that 
     contains one or more integrated circuits and may also employ 
     one or more of the following technologies:
       (A) Magnetic stripe.
       (B) Bar codes, linear or two-dimensional.
       (C) Non-contact and radio frequency transmitters.

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       (D) Biometric information.
       (E) Encryption and authentication.
       (F) Photo identification.
       (2) The term ``Smart Card technology'' means a Smart Card 
     together with all of the associated information technology 
     hardware and software that comprise the system for support 
     and operation.
       (h) Repeal of Requirement for Automated Identification 
     Technology Office.--Section 344 of the Strom Thurmond 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 
     (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 1977; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is 
     amended by striking subsection (b).

     SEC. 374. REPORT ON DEFENSE USE OF SMART CARD AS PKI 
                   AUTHENTICATION DEVICE CARRIER.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than February 1, 2000, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
     evaluating the option of the Department of Defense using the 
     Smart Card as a Public-Private Key Infrastructure 
     authentication device carrier. The report shall include the 
     following:
       (1) An evaluation of the advantages and disadvantages of 
     using the Smart Card as a PKI authentication device carrier 
     for the Department of Defense.
       (2) A description of other available devices that could be 
     readily used as a PKI authentication device carrier.
       (3) A comparison of the cost of using the Smart Card and 
     other available devices as the PKI authentication device 
     carrier.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``Smart Card'' means a credit card-size 
     device, normally for carrying and use by personnel, that 
     contains one or more integrated circuits and may also employ 
     one or more of the following technologies:
       (A) Magnetic stripe.
       (B) Bar codes, linear or two-dimensional.
       (C) Non-contact and radio frequency transmitters.
       (D) Biometric information.
       (E) Encryption and authentication.
       (F) Photo identification.
       (2) The terms ``Public-Private Key Infrastructure 
     authentication device carrier'' and ``PKI authentication 
     device carrier'' mean a device that physically stores, 
     carries, and employs electronic authentication or encryption 
     keys necessary to create a unique digital signature, digital 
     certificate, or other mark on an electronic document or file.
                       Subtitle I--Other Matters

     SEC. 381. AUTHORITY TO LEND OR DONATE OBSOLETE OR CONDEMNED 
                   RIFLES FOR FUNERAL AND OTHER CEREMONIES.

       (a) Authority.--Subsection (a) of section 4683 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Authority to Lend or Donate.--(1) The Secretary of 
     the Army, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, may 
     conditionally lend or donate excess M-1 rifles (not more than 
     15), slings, and cartridge belts to any eligible organization 
     for use by that organization for funeral ceremonies of a 
     member or former member of the armed forces, and for other 
     ceremonial purposes.
       ``(2) If the rifles to be loaned or donated under paragraph 
     (1) are to be used by the eligible organization for funeral 
     ceremonies of a member or former member of the armed forces, 
     the Secretary may issue and deliver the rifles, together with 
     the necessary accoutrements and blank ammunition, without 
     charge.''.
       (b) Conditions and Definition.--Such section is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(c) Conditions on Loan or Donation.--In lending or 
     donating rifles under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
     impose such conditions on the use of the rifles as may be 
     necessary to ensure security, safety, and accountability. The 
     Secretary may impose such other conditions as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate.
       ``(d) Eligible Organization Defined.--In this section, the 
     term `eligible organization' means--
       ``(1) a unit or other organization of honor guards 
     recognized by the Secretary of the Army as honor guards for a 
     national cemetery;
       ``(2) a law enforcement agency; or
       ``(3) a local unit of any organization that, as determined 
     by the Secretary of the Army, is a nationally recognized 
     veterans' organization.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Subsection (b) of such section 
     is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``Relief From Liability.--'' after 
     ``(b)'';
       (2) by striking ``a unit'' and inserting ``an eligible 
     organization''; and
       (3) by striking ``lent'' both places it appears and 
     inserting ``lent or donated''.
       (d) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 4683. Excess M-1 rifles: loan or donation for funeral 
       and other ceremonial purposes''.

       (2) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 443 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``4683. Excess M-1 rifles: loan or donation for funeral and 
           other ceremonial purposes.''.
       (e) Report on Implementation.--Not later than two years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
     General shall review the exercise of authority under section 
     4683 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by this 
     section, and submit to Congress a report on the findings 
     resulting from the review.

     SEC. 382. EXTENSION OF WARRANTY CLAIMS RECOVERY PILOT 
                   PROGRAM.

       Section 391 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1716; 10 
     U.S.C. 2304 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (f), by striking ``September 30, 1999'' 
     and inserting ``September 30, 2000'';
       (2) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ``January 1, 2000'' 
     and inserting ``January 1, 2001''; and
       (3) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ``March 1, 2000'' and 
     inserting ``March 1, 2001''.

     SEC. 383. PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS AT 
                   UNITED STATES SOLDIERS' AND AIRMEN'S HOME, 
                   DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

       The Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (title XV of 
     Public Law 101-510; 24 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end of part A the following new section:

     ``SEC. 1523. PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 
                   AT UNITED STATES SOLDIERS' AND AIRMEN'S HOME.

       ``(a) Historic Nature of Facility.--Congress finds the 
     following:
       ``(1) Four buildings located on six acres of the 
     establishment of the Retirement Home known as the United 
     States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home are included on the 
     National Register of Historic Places maintained by the 
     Secretary of the Interior.
       ``(2) Amounts in the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust 
     Fund, which consists primarily of deductions from the pay of 
     members of the Armed Forces, are insufficient to both 
     maintain and operate the Retirement Home for the benefit of 
     the residents of the Retirement Home and adequately maintain, 
     repair, and preserve these historic buildings and grounds.
       ``(3) Other sources of funding are available to contribute 
     to the maintenance, repair, and preservation of these 
     historic buildings and grounds.
       ``(b) Authority To Accept Assistance.--The Chairman of the 
     Retirement Home Board and the Director of the United States 
     Soldiers' and Airmen's Home may apply for and accept a direct 
     grant from the Secretary of the Interior under section 
     101(e)(3) of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 
     U.S.C. 470a(e)(3)) for the purpose of maintaining, repairing, 
     and preserving the historic buildings and grounds of the 
     United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home included on the 
     National Register of Historic Places.
       ``(c) Requirements and Limitations.--Amounts received as a 
     grant under subsection (b) shall be deposited in the Fund, 
     but shall be kept separate from other amounts in the Fund. 
     The amounts received may only be used for the purpose 
     specified in subsection (b).''.

     SEC. 384. CLARIFICATION OF LAND CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY, UNITED 
                   STATES SOLDIERS' AND AIRMEN'S HOME.

       (a) Manner of Conveyance.--Subsection (a)(1) of section 
     1053 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2650) is amended by 
     striking ``convey by sale'' and inserting ``convey, by sale 
     or lease,''.
       (b) Time for Conveyance.--Subsection (a)(2) of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) The Armed Forces Retirement Home Board shall sell or 
     lease the property described in subsection (a) within 12 
     months after the date of the enactment of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000.''.
       (c) Manner, Terms, and Conditions of Conveyance.--
     Subsection (b) of such section is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following 
     new paragraph: ``(1) The Armed Forces Retirement Home Board 
     shall determine the manner, terms, and conditions for the 
     sale or lease of the real property under subsection (a), 
     except as follows:
       ``(A) Any lease of the real property under subsection (a) 
     shall include an option to purchase.
       ``(B) The conveyance may not involve any form of public/
     private partnership, but shall be limited to fee-simple sale 
     or long-term lease.
       ``(C) Before conveying the property by sale or lease to any 
     other person or entity, the Board shall provide the Catholic 
     University of America with the opportunity to match or exceed 
     the highest bona fide offer otherwise received for the 
     purchase or lease of the property, as the case may be, and to 
     acquire the property.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following 
     new sentence: ``In no event shall the sale or lease of the 
     property be for less than the appraised value of the property 
     in its existing condition and on the basis of its highest and 
     best use.''.

     SEC. 385. TREATMENT OF ALASKA, HAWAII, AND GUAM IN DEFENSE 
                   HOUSEHOLD GOODS MOVING PROGRAMS.

       (a) Limitation on Inclusion in Test Programs.--Alaska, 
     Hawaii, and Guam shall not be included as a point of origin 
     in any test or demonstration program of the Department of 
     Defense regarding the moving of household goods of members of 
     the Armed Forces.
       (b) Separate Regions; Destinations.--In any Department of 
     Defense household goods moving program that is not subject to 
     the prohibition in subsection (a)--
       (1) Alaska, Hawaii, and Guam shall each constitute a 
     separate region; and
       (2) Hawaii and Guam shall be considered international 
     destinations.
              TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

                       Subtitle A--Active Forces

Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces.
Sec. 402. Revision in permanent end strength minimum levels.

                       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 numbers of members in certain grades authorized 
              to be on active duty in support of the Reserves.
Sec. 415. Selected Reserve end strength flexibility.

              Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 421. Authorization of appropriations for military personnel.

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                       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, 2000, as follows:
       (1) The Army, 480,000.
       (2) The Navy, 372,037.
       (3) The Marine Corps, 172,518.
       (4) The Air Force, 360,877.

     SEC. 402. REVISION IN PERMANENT END STRENGTH MINIMUM LEVELS.

       (a) Revised End Strength Floors.--Section 691(b) of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``372,696'' and inserting 
     ``371,781'';
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``172,200'' and inserting 
     ``172,148''; and
       (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``370,802'' and inserting 
     ``360,877''.
       (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, 2000, as follows:
       (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 350,000.
       (2) The Army Reserve, 205,000.
       (3) The Naval Reserve, 90,288.
       (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 39,624.
       (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 106,678.
       (6) The Air Force Reserve, 73,708.
       (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, 2000, 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, 22,430.
       (2) The Army Reserve, 12,804.
       (3) The Naval Reserve, 15,010.
       (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,272.
       (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 11,157.
       (6) The Air Force Reserve, 1,134.

     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 2000 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, 6,474.
       (2) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 
     23,125.
       (3) For the Air Force Reserve, 9,785.
       (4) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 
     22,247.

     SEC. 414. INCREASE IN NUMBERS OF MEMBERS IN CERTAIN GRADES 
                   AUTHORIZED TO BE 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.......    3,227    1,071      860      140
Lieutenant Colonel or Commander.....    1,611      520      777       90
Colonel or Navy Captain.............      471      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.................................      645      202      405       20
E-8.................................    2,593      429    1,041    94''.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 415. SELECTED RESERVE END STRENGTH FLEXIBILITY.

       Section 115(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) vary the end strength authorized pursuant to 
     subsection (a)(2) for a fiscal year for the Selected Reserve 
     of any of the reserve components by a number equal to not 
     more than 2 percent of that end strength.''.
              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 
     2000 a total of $71,884,867,000, and in addition funds in the 
     total amount of $1,838,426,000 are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Defense as emergency 
     appropriations for fiscal year 2000 for military personnel, 
     as appropriated in section 2012 of the 1999 Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act (Public Law 106-31; 113 Stat. 
     83). The authorization in the preceding sentence supersedes 
     any other authorization of appropriations (definite or 
     indefinite) for such purpose for fiscal year 2000.
                   TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY

                  Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy

Sec. 501. Temporary authority for recall of retired aviators.
Sec. 502. Increase in maximum number of officers authorized to be on 
              active-duty list in frocked grades of brigadier general 
              and rear admiral (lower half).
Sec. 503. Reserve officers requesting or otherwise causing nonselection 
              for promotion.
Sec. 504. Minimum grade of officers eligible to serve on boards of 
              inquiry.
Sec. 505. Minimum selection of warrant officers for promotion from 
              below the promotion zone.
Sec. 506. Increase in threshold period of active duty for applicability 
              of restriction on holding of civil office by retired 
              regular officers and reserve officers.
Sec. 507. Exemption of retiree council members from recalled retiree 
              limits.
Sec. 508. Technical amendments relating to joint duty assignments.
Sec. 509. Three-year extension of requirement for competition for joint 
              4-star officer positions.

             Subtitle B--Reserve Component Personnel Policy

Sec. 511. Continuation of officers on reserve active-status list to 
              complete disciplinary action.
Sec. 512. Authority to order reserve component members to active duty 
              to complete a medical evaluation.
Sec. 513. Exclusion of reserve officers on educational delay from 
              eligibility for consideration for promotion.
Sec. 514. Extension of period for retention of reserve component majors 
              and lieutenant commanders who twice fail of selection for 
              promotion.
Sec. 515. Computation of years of service exclusion.
Sec. 516. Retention of reserve component chaplains until age 67.
Sec. 517. Expansion and codification of authority for space-required 
              travel on military aircraft for reserves performing 
              inactive-duty training outside the continental United 
              States.

                    Subtile C--Military Technicians

Sec. 521. Revision to military technician (dual status) law.
Sec. 522. Civil service retirement of technicians.
Sec. 523. Revision to non-dual status technicians statute.
Sec. 524. Revision to authorities relating to National Guard 
              technicians.
Sec. 525. Effective date.
Sec. 526. Secretary of Defense review of Army technician costing 
              process.
Sec. 527. Fiscal year 2000 limitation on number of non-dual status 
              technicians.

                     Subtitle D--Service Academies

Sec. 531. Strength limitations at the service academies.
Sec. 532. Superintendents of the service academies.
Sec. 533. Dean of Academic Board, United States Military Academy and 
              Dean of the Faculty, United States Air Force Academy.
Sec. 534. Waiver of reimbursement of expenses for instruction at 
              service academies of persons from foreign countries.
Sec. 535. Expansion of foreign exchange programs of the service 
              academies.

                   Subtitle E--Education and Training

Sec. 541. Establishment of a Department of Defense international 
              student program at the senior military colleges.
Sec. 542. Authority for Army War College to award degree of master of 
              strategic studies.
Sec. 543. Authority for Air University to confer graduate-level 
              degrees.
Sec. 544. Reserve credit for participation in health professions 
              scholarship and financial assistance program.
Sec. 545. Permanent authority for ROTC scholarships for graduate 
              students.
Sec. 546. Increase in monthly subsistence allowance for Senior ROTC 
              cadets selected for advanced training.
Sec. 547. Contingent funding increase for Junior ROTC program.
Sec. 548. Change from annual to biennial reporting under the reserve 
              component Montgomery GI bill.

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Sec. 549. Recodification and consolidation of statutes denying Federal 
              grants and contracts by certain departments and agencies 
              to institutions of higher education that prohibit senior 
              ROTC units or military recruiting on campus.
Sec. 550. Accrual funding for Coast Guard Montgomery GI bill 
              liabilities.

                Subtitle F--Reserve Component Management

Sec. 551. Financial assistance program for pursuit of degrees by 
              officer candidates in Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class 
              program.
Sec. 552. Options to improve recruiting for the Army Reserve.
Sec. 553. Joint duty assignments for reserve component general and flag 
              officers.
Sec. 554. Grade of chiefs of reserve components and additional general 
              officers at the National Guard Bureau.
Sec. 555. Duties of Reserves on active duty in support of the Reserves.
Sec. 556. Repeal of limitation on number of Reserves on full-time 
              active duty in support of preparedness for responses to 
              emergencies involving weapons of mass destruction.
Sec. 557. Establishment of Office of the Coast Guard Reserve.
Sec. 558. Report on use of National Guard facilities and infrastructure 
              for support of provision of services to veterans.

           Subtitle G--Decorations, Awards, and Commendations

Sec. 561. Waiver of time limitations for award of certain decorations 
              to certain persons.
Sec. 562. Authority for award of Medal of Honor to Alfred Rascon for 
              valor during the Vietnam conflict.
Sec. 563. Elimination of current backlog of requests for replacement of 
              military decorations.
Sec. 564. Retroactive award of Navy Combat Action Ribbon.
Sec. 565. Sense of Congress concerning Presidential unit citation for 
              crew of the U.S.S. Indianapolis.

               Subtitle H--Matters Relating to Recruiting

Sec. 571. Access to secondary school students for military recruiting 
              purposes.
Sec. 572. Increased authority to extend delayed entry period for 
              enlistments of persons with no prior military service.
Sec. 573. Army College First pilot program.
Sec. 574. Use of recruiting materials for public relations purposes.

            Subtitle I--Matters Relating to Missing Persons

Sec. 575. Nondisclosure of debriefing information on certain missing 
              persons previously returned to United States control.
Sec. 576. Recovery and identification of remains of certain World War 
              II servicemen lost in Pacific Theater of Operations.

                       Subtitle J--Other Matters

Sec. 577. Authority for special courts-martial to impose sentences to 
              confinement and forfeitures of pay of up to one year.
Sec. 578. Funeral honors details for funerals of veterans.
Sec. 579. Purpose and funding limitations for National Guard Challenge 
              program.
Sec. 580. Department of Defense Starbase program.
Sec. 581. Survey of members leaving military service on attitudes 
              toward military service.
Sec. 582. Service review agencies covered by professional staffing 
              requirement.
Sec. 583. Participation of members in management of organizations 
              abroad that promote international understanding.
Sec. 584. Support for expanded child care services and youth program 
              services for dependents.
Sec. 585. Report and regulations on Department of Defense policies on 
              protecting the confidentiality of communications with 
              professionals providing therapeutic or related services 
              regarding sexual or domestic abuse.
Sec. 586. Members under burdensome personnel tempo.

                     Subtitle K--Domestic Violence

Sec. 591. Defense task force on domestic violence.
Sec. 592. Incentive program for improving responses to domestic 
              violence involving members of the Armed Forces and 
              military family members.
Sec. 593. Uniform Department of Defense policies for responses to 
              domestic violence.
Sec. 594. Central Department of Defense database on domestic violence 
              incidents.
                  Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy

     SEC. 501. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR RECALL OF RETIRED AVIATORS.

       (a) Authority.--During the retired aviator recall period, 
     the Secretary of a military department may recall to active 
     duty any retired officer having expertise as an aviator to 
     fill staff positions normally filled by active duty aviators. 
     Any such recall may only be made with the consent of the 
     officer recalled.
       (b) Limitation.--No more than a total of 500 officers may 
     be on active duty at any time under subsection (a).
       (c) Termination.--Each officer recalled to active duty 
     under subsection (a) during the retired aviator recall period 
     shall be released from active duty not later than one year 
     after the end of such period.
       (d) Waivers.--Officers recalled to active duty under 
     subsection (a) shall not be counted for purposes of section 
     668 or 690 of title 10, United States Code.
       (e) Retired Aviator Recall Period.--For purposes of this 
     section, the retired aviator recall period is the period 
     beginning on October 1, 1999, and ending on September 30, 
     2002.
       (f) Report.--Not later than March 31, 2002, the Secretary 
     of Defense submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the use of the authority under 
     this section, together with the Secretary's recommendation 
     for extension of that authority.

     SEC. 502. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM NUMBER OF OFFICERS AUTHORIZED 
                   TO BE ON ACTIVE-DUTY LIST IN FROCKED GRADES OF 
                   BRIGADIER GENERAL AND REAR ADMIRAL (LOWER 
                   HALF).

       Section 777(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``the following:'' and all that follows 
     and inserting ``55.''.

     SEC. 503. RESERVE OFFICERS REQUESTING OR OTHERWISE CAUSING 
                   NONSELECTION FOR PROMOTION.

       (a) Reporting Requirement.--Section 617(c) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``regular''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to boards convened under section 
     611(a) of title 10, United States Code, on or after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 504. MINIMUM GRADE OF OFFICERS ELIGIBLE TO SERVE ON 
                   BOARDS OF INQUIRY.

       (a) Retention Boards for Regular Officers.--The text of 
     section 1187 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(a) Active Duty Officers.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (b), each board convened under this chapter shall 
     consist of officers appointed as follows:
       ``(1) Each member of the board shall be an officer of the 
     same armed force as the officer being required to show cause 
     for retention on active duty.
       ``(2) Each member of the board shall be on the active-duty 
     list.
       ``(3) Each member of the board shall be in a grade above 
     major or lieutenant commander, except that at least one 
     member of the board shall be in a grade above lieutenant 
     colonel or commander.
       ``(4) Each member of the board shall be senior in grade to 
     any officer to be considered by the board.
       ``(b) Retired Officers.--If qualified officers on active 
     duty are not available in sufficient numbers to comprise a 
     board convened under this chapter, the Secretary of the 
     military department concerned shall complete the membership 
     of the board by appointing to the board retired officers of 
     the same armed force. A retired officer may be appointed to 
     such a board only if the retired grade of that officer--
       ``(1) is above major or lieutenant commander or, in the 
     case of an officer to be the senior officer of the board, 
     above lieutenant colonel or commander; and
       ``(2) is senior to the grade of any officer to be 
     considered by the board.
       ``(c) Ineligibility by Reason of Previous Consideration of 
     Same Officer.--No person may be a member of more than one 
     board convened under this chapter to consider the same 
     officer.
       ``(d) Exclusion From Strength Limitation.--A retired 
     general or flag officer who is on active duty for the purpose 
     of serving on a board convened under this chapter shall not, 
     while so serving, be counted against any limitation on the 
     number of general and flag officers who may be on active 
     duty.''.
       (b) Retention Boards for Reserve Officers.--Subsection (a) 
     of section 14906 of such title is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Composition of Boards.--Each board convened under 
     this chapter shall consist of officers appointed as follows:
       ``(1) Each member of the board shall be an officer of the 
     same armed force as the officer being required to show cause 
     for retention in an active status.
       ``(2) Each member of the board shall hold a grade above 
     major or lieutenant commander, except that at least one 
     member of the board shall hold a grade above lieutenant 
     colonel or commander.
       ``(3) Each member of the board shall be senior in grade to 
     any officer to be considered by the board.''.

     SEC. 505. MINIMUM SELECTION OF WARRANT OFFICERS FOR PROMOTION 
                   FROM BELOW THE PROMOTION ZONE.

       Section 575(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``If 
     the number determined under this subsection with respect to a 
     promotion zone within a grade (or grade and competitive 
     category) is less than one, the board may recommend one such 
     officer for promotion from below the zone within that grade 
     (or grade and competitive category).''.

     SEC. 506. INCREASE IN THRESHOLD PERIOD OF ACTIVE DUTY FOR 
                   APPLICABILITY OF RESTRICTION ON HOLDING OF 
                   CIVIL OFFICE BY RETIRED REGULAR OFFICERS AND 
                   RESERVE OFFICERS.

       Section 973(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``180 days'' and 
     inserting ``270 days''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``180 days'' and 
     inserting ``270 days''.

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     SEC. 507. EXEMPTION OF RETIREE COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM RECALLED 
                   RETIREE LIMITS.

       Section 690(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Any member of the Retiree Council of the Army, Navy, 
     or Air Force for the period on active duty to attend the 
     annual meeting of the Retiree Council.''.

     SEC. 508. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO JOINT DUTY 
                   ASSIGNMENTS.

       (a) Joint Duty Assignments for General and Flag Officers.--
     Subsection (g) of section 619a of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(g) Limitation for General and Flag Officers Previously 
     Receiving Joint Duty Assignment Waiver.--A general officer or 
     flag officer who before January 1, 1999, received a waiver of 
     subsection (a) under the authority of this subsection (as in 
     effect before that date) may not be appointed to the grade of 
     lieutenant general or vice admiral until the officer 
     completes a full tour of duty in a joint duty assignment.''.
       (b) Nuclear Propulsion Officers.--Subsection (h) of that 
     section is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(1) Until January 1, 1997, an'' inserting 
     ``An'';
       (2) by striking ``may be'' and inserting ``who before 
     January 1, 1997, is'';
       (3) by striking ``. An officer so appointed''; and
       (4) by striking paragraph (2).

     SEC. 509. THREE-YEAR EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT FOR COMPETITION 
                   FOR JOINT 4-STAR OFFICER POSITIONS.

       (a) Extension of Requirement.--Section 604(c) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``September 30, 
     2000'' and inserting ``September 30, 2003''.
       (b) Grade Relief.--Section 525(b)(5)(C) of such title is 
     amended by striking ``September 30, 2000'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2003''.
       (c) Clarification of Certain Limitations on Number of 
     Active-Duty Generals and Admirals.--Paragraph (5) of section 
     525(b) of such title is amended by adding at the end of 
     subparagraph (A) the following new sentence: ``Any increase 
     by reason of the preceding sentence in the number of officers 
     of an armed force serving on active duty in grades above 
     major general or rear admiral may only be realized by an 
     increase in the number of lieutenant generals or vice 
     admirals, as the case may be, serving on active duty, and any 
     such increase may not be construed as authorizing an increase 
     in the limitation on the total number of general or flag 
     officers for that armed force under section 526(a) of this 
     title or in the number of general and flag officers that may 
     be designated under section 526(b) of this title.''.
             Subtitle B--Reserve Component Personnel Policy

     SEC. 511. CONTINUATION OF OFFICERS ON RESERVE ACTIVE-STATUS 
                   LIST TO COMPLETE DISCIPLINARY ACTION.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 1407 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 14518. Continuation of officers to complete 
       disciplinary action

       ``The Secretary concerned may delay the separation or 
     retirement under this chapter of an officer against whom an 
     action has been commenced with a view to trying the officer 
     by court-martial. Any such delay may continue until the 
     completion of the disciplinary action against the officer.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:
       ``14518. Continuation of officers to complete disciplinary 
           action.''.

     SEC. 512. AUTHORITY TO ORDER RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS TO 
                   ACTIVE DUTY TO COMPLETE A MEDICAL EVALUATION.

       Section 12301 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(h)(1) When authorized by the Secretary of Defense, the 
     Secretary of a military department may, with the consent of 
     the member, order a member of a reserve component to active 
     duty--
       ``(A) to receive authorized medical care;
       ``(B) to be medically evaluated for disability or other 
     purposes; or
       ``(C) to complete a required Department of Defense health 
     care study, which may include an associated medical 
     evaluation of the member.
       ``(2) A member ordered to active duty under this subsection 
     may, with the member's consent, be retained on active duty, 
     if the Secretary concerned considers it appropriate, for 
     medical treatment for a condition associated with the study 
     or evaluation, if that treatment of the member is otherwise 
     authorized by law.
       ``(3) A member of the Army National Guard of the United 
     States or the Air National Guard of the United States may be 
     ordered to active duty under this subsection only with the 
     consent of the Governor or other appropriate authority of the 
     State concerned.''.

     SEC. 513. EXCLUSION OF RESERVE OFFICERS ON EDUCATIONAL DELAY 
                   FROM ELIGIBILITY FOR CONSIDERATION FOR 
                   PROMOTION.

       (a) Exclusion.--Section 14301 of title 10, United States 
     Code is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(h) Officers on Educational Delay.--An officer on the 
     reserve active-status list is ineligible for consideration 
     for promotion, but shall remain on the reserve active-status 
     list, while the officer--
       ``(1) is pursuing a program of graduate level education in 
     an educational delay status approved by the Secretary 
     concerned; and
       ``(2) is receiving from the Secretary financial assistance 
     in connection with the pursuit of that program of education 
     while in that status.''.
       (b) Retroactive Effect.--(1) Subsection (h) of section 
     14301 of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection 
     (a)), shall apply with respect to boards convened under 
     section 14101(a) of such title before, on, or after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) The Secretary of the military department concerned, 
     upon receipt of request submitted in a form and manner 
     prescribed by the Secretary, shall expunge from the military 
     records of an officer any indication of a failure of 
     selection of the officer for promotion by a board referred to 
     in paragraph (1) while the officer was ineligible for 
     consideration by that board by reason of section 14301(h) of 
     title 10, United States Code.

     SEC. 514. EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR RETENTION OF RESERVE 
                   COMPONENT MAJORS AND LIEUTENANT COMMANDERS WHO 
                   TWICE FAIL OF SELECTION FOR PROMOTION.

       (a) Parity With Officers in Pay Grades 
     O-2 and O-3.--Section 14506 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``the later of (1)'' after ``in accordance 
     with section 14513 of this title on''; and
       (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, or (2) the first day of the seventh month 
     after the month in which the President approves the report of 
     the board which considered the officer for the second time''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to removals of reserve officers from 
     reserve active-status lists under section 14506 of title 10, 
     United States Code, on or after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 515. COMPUTATION OF YEARS OF SERVICE EXCLUSION.

       The text of section 14706 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) For the purpose of this chapter and chapter 1407 of 
     this title, a Reserve officer's years of service include all 
     service of the officer as a commissioned officer of a 
     uniformed service other than the following:
       ``(1) Service as a warrant officer.
       ``(2) Constructive service.
       ``(3) Service after appointment as a commissioned officer 
     of a reserve component while in a program of advanced 
     education to obtain the first professional degree required 
     for appointment, designation, or assignment to a professional 
     specialty, but only if that service occurs before the officer 
     commences initial service on active duty or initial service 
     in the Ready Reserve in the specialty that results from such 
     a degree.
       ``(b) The exclusion under subsection (a)(3) does not apply 
     to service performed by an officer who previously served on 
     active duty or participated as a member of the Ready Reserve 
     in other than a student status for the period of service 
     preceding the member's service in a student status.
       ``(c) For purposes of subsection (a)(3), an officer shall 
     be considered to be in a professional specialty if the 
     officer is appointed or assigned to the Medical Corps, the 
     Dental Corps, the Veterinary Corps, the Medical Service 
     Corps, the Nurse Corps, or the Army Medical Specialists Corps 
     or is designated as a chaplain or judge advocate.''.

     SEC. 516. RETENTION OF RESERVE COMPONENT CHAPLAINS UNTIL AGE 
                   67.

       Section 14703(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``(or, in the case of a reserve officer 
     of the Army in the Chaplains or a reserve officer of the Air 
     Force designated as a chaplain, 60 years of age)''.

     SEC. 517. EXPANSION AND CODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR SPACE-
                   REQUIRED TRAVEL ON MILITARY AIRCRAFT FOR 
                   RESERVES PERFORMING INACTIVE-DUTY TRAINING 
                   OUTSIDE THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES.

       (a) Authority.--(1) Chapter 1805 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 18505. Reserves traveling to inactive-duty training 
       OCONUS: authority for space-required travel

       ``(a) In the case of a member of a reserve component whose 
     place of inactive-duty training is outside the contiguous 
     States (including a place other than the place of the 
     member's unit training assembly if the member is performing 
     the inactive-duty training in another location), the member 
     may travel in a space-required status on aircraft of the 
     armed forces between the member's home and the place of such 
     training if there is no transportation between those 
     locations by means of road or railroad (or a combination of 
     road and railroad).
       ``(b) A member traveling in a space-required status on any 
     such aircraft under subsection (a) is not authorized to 
     receive travel, transportation, or per diem allowances in 
     connection with that travel.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
       ``18505. Reserves traveling to inactive-duty training 
           OCONUS: authority for space-required travel.''.
       (b) Repeal of Superseded Authority.--Section 8023 of Public 
     Law 105-262 (112 Stat. 2302) is repealed.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to travel commencing on or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

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                    Subtitle C--Military Technicians

     SEC. 521. REVISION TO MILITARY TECHNICIAN (DUAL STATUS) LAW.

       (a) Definition.--Subsection (a)(1) of section 10216 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``section 709'' and 
     inserting ``section 709(b)''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``civilian'' after 
     ``is assigned to a''.
       (b) Dual Status Requirement.--Subsection (e) of such 
     section is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``(dual status)'' after 
     ``military technician'' the second place it appears; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting ``Except as 
     otherwise provided by law, the Secretary''; and
       (B) by striking ``not to exceed six months'' and inserting 
     ``up to 12 months''.

     SEC. 522. CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT OF TECHNICIANS.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 1007 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 10218. Army and Air Force Reserve technicians: 
       conditions for retention; mandatory retirement under civil 
       service laws

       ``(a) Separation and Retirement of Military Technicians 
     (Dual Status).--(1) An individual employed by the Army 
     Reserve or the Air Force Reserve as a military technician 
     (dual status) who after the date of the enactment of this 
     section loses dual status is subject to paragraph (2) or (3), 
     as the case may be.
       ``(2) If a technician described in paragraph (1) is 
     eligible at the time dual status is lost for an unreduced 
     annuity, the technician shall be separated not later than 30 
     days after the date on which dual status is lost.
       ``(3)(A) If a technician described in paragraph (1) is not 
     eligible at the time dual status is lost for an unreduced 
     annuity, the technician shall be offered the opportunity to--
       ``(i) reapply for, and if qualified be appointed to, a 
     position as a military technician (dual status); or
       ``(ii) apply for a civil service position that is not a 
     technician position.
       ``(B) If such a technician continues employment with the 
     Army Reserve or the Air Force Reserve as a non-dual status 
     technician, the technician--
       ``(i) shall not be permitted, after the end of the one-year 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
     subsection, to apply for any voluntary personnel action; and
       ``(ii) shall be separated or retired--
       ``(I) in the case of a technician first hired as a military 
     technician (dual status) on or before February 10, 1996, not 
     later than 30 days after becoming eligible for an unreduced 
     annuity; and
       ``(II) in the case of a technician first hired as a 
     military technician (dual status) after February 10, 1996, 
     not later than one year after the date on which dual status 
     is lost.
       ``(4) For purposes of this subsection, a military 
     technician is considered to lose dual status upon--
       ``(A) being separated from the Selected Reserve; or
       ``(B) ceasing to hold the military grade specified by the 
     Secretary concerned for the position held by the technician.
       ``(b) Non-Dual Status Technicians.--(1) An individual who 
     on the date of the enactment of this section is employed by 
     the Army Reserve or the Air Force Reserve as a non-dual 
     status technician and who on that date is eligible for an 
     unreduced annuity shall be separated not later than six 
     months after the date of the enactment of this section.
       ``(2)(A) An individual who on the date of the enactment of 
     this section is employed by the Army Reserve or the Air Force 
     Reserve as a non-dual status technician and who on that date 
     is not eligible for an unreduced annuity shall be offered the 
     opportunity to--
       ``(i) reapply for, and if qualified be appointed to, a 
     position as a military technician (dual status); or
       ``(ii) apply for a civil service position that is not a 
     technician position.
       ``(B) If such a technician continues employment with the 
     Army Reserve or the Air Force Reserve as a non-dual status 
     technician, the technician--
       ``(i) shall not be permitted, after the end of the one-year 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
     subsection, to apply for any voluntary personnel action; and
       ``(ii) shall be separated or retired--
       ``(I) in the case of a technician first hired as a 
     technician on or before February 10, 1996, and who on the 
     date of the enactment of this section is a non-dual status 
     technician, not later than 30 days after becoming eligible 
     for an unreduced annuity; and
       ``(II) in the case of a technician first hired as a 
     technician after February 10, 1996, and who on the date of 
     the enactment of this section is a non-dual status 
     technician, not later than one year after the date on which 
     dual status is lost.
       ``(3) An individual employed by the Army Reserve or the Air 
     Force Reserve as a non-dual status technician who is 
     ineligible for appointment to a military technician (dual 
     status) position, or who decides not to apply for appointment 
     to such a position, or who, within six months of the date of 
     the enactment of this section is not appointed to such a 
     position, shall for reduction-in-force purposes be in a 
     separate competitive category from employees who are military 
     technicians (dual status).
       ``(c) Unreduced Annuity Defined.--For purposes of this 
     section, a technician shall be considered to be eligible for 
     an unreduced annuity if the technician is eligible for an 
     annuity under section 8336, 8412, or 8414 of title 5 that is 
     not subject to a reduction by reason of the age or years of 
     service of the technician.
       ``(d) Voluntary Personnel Action Defined.--In this section, 
     the term `voluntary personnel action', with respect to a non-
     dual status technician, means any of the following:
       ``(1) The hiring, entry, appointment, reassignment, 
     promotion, or transfer of the technician into a position for 
     which the Secretary concerned has established a requirement 
     that the person occupying the position be a military 
     technician (dual status).
       ``(2) Promotion to a higher grade if the technician is in a 
     position for which the Secretary concerned has established a 
     requirement that the person occupying the position be a 
     military technician (dual status).''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
       ``10218. Army and Air Force Reserve technicians: conditions 
           for retention; mandatory retirement under civil service 
           laws.''.
       (3) During the six-month period beginning on the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the provisions of subsections 
     (a)(3)(B)(ii)(I) and (b)(2)(B)(ii)(I) of section 10218 of 
     title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), 
     shall be applied by substituting ``six months'' for ``30 
     days''.
       (b) Early Retirement.--Section 8414(c) of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c)(1) An employee who was hired as a military reserve 
     technician on or before February 10, 1996 (under the 
     provisions of this title in effect before that date), and who 
     is separated from technician service, after becoming 50 years 
     of age and completing 25 years of service, by reason of being 
     separated from the Selected Reserve of the employee's reserve 
     component or ceasing to hold the military grade specified by 
     the Secretary concerned for the position held by the employee 
     is entitled to an annuity.
       ``(2) An employee who is initially hired as a military 
     technician (dual status) after February 10, 1996, and who is 
     separated from the Selected Reserve or ceases to hold the 
     military grade specified by the Secretary concerned for the 
     position held by the technician--
       ``(A) after completing 25 years of service as a military 
     technician (dual status), or
       ``(B) after becoming 50 years of age and completing 20 
     years of service as a military technician (dual status),
     is entitled to an annuity.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Chapter 84 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 8415(g)(2) is amended by striking ``military 
     reserve technician'' and inserting ``military technician 
     (dual status)''.
       (2) Section 8401(30) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(30) the term `military technician (dual status)' means 
     an employee described in section 10216 of title 10;''.
       (d) Disability Retirement.--Section 8337(h) of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by inserting ``or section 10216 of title 10'' after 
     ``title 32'';
       (B) by striking ``such title'' and all that follows through 
     the period and inserting ``title 32 or section 10216 of title 
     10, respectively, to be a member of the Selected Reserve.'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)(A)(i)--
       (A) by inserting ``or section 10216 of title 10'' after 
     ``title 32''; and
       (B) by striking ``National Guard or from holding the 
     military grade required for such employment'' and inserting 
     ``Selected Reserve''; and
       (3) in paragraph (3)(C), by inserting ``or section 10216 of 
     title 10'' after ``title 32''.

     SEC. 523. REVISION TO NON-DUAL STATUS TECHNICIANS STATUTE.

       (a) Revision.--Section 10217 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``military'' after ``non-dual status'' in 
     the matter preceding paragraph (1); and
       (B) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) was hired as a technician before November 18, 1997, 
     under any of the authorities specified in subsection (b) and 
     as of that date is not a member of the Selected Reserve or 
     after such date has ceased to be a member of the Selected 
     Reserve; or
       ``(2) is employed under section 709 of title 32 in a 
     position designated under subsection (c) of that section and 
     when hired was not required to maintain membership in the 
     Selected Reserve.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Permanent Limitations on Number.--(1) Effective 
     October 1, 2007, the total number of non-dual status 
     technicians employed by the Army Reserve and Air Force 
     Reserve may not exceed 175. If at any time after the 
     preceding sentence takes effect the number of non-dual status 
     technicians employed by the Army Reserve and Air Force 
     Reserve exceeds the number specified in the limitation in the 
     preceding sentence, the Secretary of Defense shall require 
     that the Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of the Air 
     Force, or both, take immediate steps to reduce the number of 
     such technicians in order to comply with such limitation.
       ``(2) Effective October 1, 2001, the total number of non-
     dual status technicians employed by the National Guard may 
     not exceed 1,950. If at any time after the preceding sentence 
     takes effect the number of non-dual status technicians 
     employed by the National Guard exceeds the number specified 
     in the limitation in the preceding sentence, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall require that the Secretary of the Army or the 
     Secretary of the Air Force, or both, take immediate steps to 
     reduce the number of such technicians in order to comply with 
     such limitation.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--The heading of such section and 
     the item relating to such section in the table of sections at 
     the beginning

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     of chapter 1007 of such title are each amended by striking 
     the penultimate word.

     SEC. 524. REVISION TO AUTHORITIES RELATING TO NATIONAL GUARD 
                   TECHNICIANS.

       Section 709 of title 32, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 709. Technicians: employment, use, status

       ``(a) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the 
     Army or the Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may be, 
     and subject to subsections (b) and (c), persons may be 
     employed as technicians in--
       ``(1) the administration and training of the National 
     Guard; and
       ``(2) the maintenance and repair of supplies issued to the 
     National Guard or the armed forces.
       ``(b) Except as authorized in subsection (c), a person 
     employed under subsection (a) must meet each of the following 
     requirements:
       ``(1) Be a military technician (dual status) as defined in 
     section 10216(a) of title 10.
       ``(2) Be a member of the National Guard.
       ``(3) Hold the military grade specified by the Secretary 
     concerned for that position.
       ``(4) While performing duties as a military technician 
     (dual status), wear the uniform appropriate for the member's 
     grade and component of the armed forces.
       ``(c)(1) A person may be employed under subsection (a) as a 
     non-dual status technician (as defined by section 10217 of 
     title 10) if the technician position occupied by the person 
     has been designated by the Secretary concerned to be filled 
     only by a non-dual status technician.
       ``(2) The total number of non-dual status technicians in 
     the National Guard is specified in section 10217(c)(2) of 
     title 10.
       ``(d) The Secretary concerned shall designate the adjutants 
     general referred to in section 314 of this title to employ 
     and administer the technicians authorized by this section.
       ``(e) A technician employed under subsection (a) is an 
     employee of the Department of the Army or the Department of 
     the Air Force, as the case may be, and an employee of the 
     United States. However, a position authorized by this section 
     is outside the competitive service if the technician employed 
     in that position is required under subsection (b) to be a 
     member of the National Guard.
       ``(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and under 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned--
       ``(1) a person employed under subsection (a) who is a 
     military technician (dual status) and otherwise subject to 
     the requirements of subsection (b) who--
       ``(A) is separated from the National Guard or ceases to 
     hold the military grade specified by the Secretary concerned 
     for that position shall be promptly separated from military 
     technician (dual status) employment by the adjutant general 
     of the jurisdiction concerned; and
       ``(B) fails to meet the military security standards 
     established by the Secretary concerned for a member of a 
     reserve component under his jurisdiction may be separated 
     from employment as a military technician (dual status) and 
     concurrently discharged from the National Guard by the 
     adjutant general of the jurisdiction concerned;
       ``(2) a technician may, at any time, be separated from his 
     technician employment for cause by the adjutant general of 
     the jurisdiction concerned;
       ``(3) a reduction in force, removal, or an adverse action 
     involving discharge from technician employment, suspension, 
     furlough without pay, or reduction in rank or compensation 
     shall be accomplished by the adjutant general of the 
     jurisdiction concerned;
       ``(4) a right of appeal which may exist with respect to 
     paragraph (1), (2), or (3) shall not extend beyond the 
     adjutant general of the jurisdiction concerned; and
       ``(5) a technician shall be notified in writing of the 
     termination of his employment as a technician and, unless the 
     technician is serving under a temporary appointment, is 
     serving in a trial or probationary period, or has voluntarily 
     ceased to be a member of the National Guard when such 
     membership is a condition of employment, such notification 
     shall be given at least 30 days before the termination date 
     of such employment.
       ``(g) Sections 2108, 3502, 7511, and 7512 of title 5 do not 
     apply to a person employed under this section.
       ``(h) Notwithstanding sections 5544(a) and 6101(a) of title 
     5 or any other provision of law, the Secretary concerned may 
     prescribe the hours of duty for technicians. Notwithstanding 
     sections 5542 and 5543 of title 5 or any other provision of 
     law, such technicians shall be granted an amount of 
     compensatory time off from their scheduled tour of duty equal 
     to the amount of any time spent by them in irregular or 
     overtime work, and shall not be entitled to compensation for 
     such work.
       ``(i) The Secretary concerned may not prescribe for 
     purposes of eligibility for Federal recognition under section 
     301 of this title a qualification applicable to technicians 
     employed under subsection (a) that is not applicable pursuant 
     to that section to the other members of the National Guard in 
     the same grade, branch, position, and type of unit or 
     organization involved.''.

     SEC. 525. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendments made by sections 523 and 524 shall take 
     effect 180 days after the date of the receipt by Congress of 
     the plan required by section 523(d) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 
     111 Stat. 1737) or a report by the Secretary of Defense 
     providing an alternative proposal to the plan required by 
     that section.

     SEC. 526. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE REVIEW OF ARMY TECHNICIAN 
                   COSTING PROCESS.

       (a) Review.--The Secretary of Defense shall review the 
     process used by the Army, including use of the Civilian 
     Manpower Obligation Resources (CMOR) model, to develop 
     estimates of the annual authorizations and appropriations 
     required for civilian personnel of the Department of the Army 
     generally and for National Guard and Army Reserve technicians 
     in particular. Based upon the review, the Secretary shall 
     direct that any appropriate revisions to that process be 
     implemented.
       (b) Purpose of Review.--The purpose of the review shall be 
     to ensure that the process referred to in subsection (a) does 
     the following:
       (1) Accurately and fully incorporates all the actual cost 
     factors for such personnel, including particularly those 
     factors necessary to recruit, train, and sustain a qualified 
     technician workforce.
       (2) Provides estimates of required annual appropriations 
     required to fully fund all the technicians (both dual status 
     and non-dual status) requested in the President's budget.
       (3) Eliminates inaccuracies in the process that compel both 
     the Army Reserve and the Army National Guard either (A) to 
     reduce the number of military technicians (dual status) below 
     the statutory floors without corresponding force structure 
     reductions, or (B) to transfer funds from other 
     appropriations simply to provide the required funding for 
     military technicians (dual status).
       (c) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report 
     containing the results of the review undertaken under this 
     section, together with a description of corrective actions 
     taken and proposed, not later than March 31, 2000.

     SEC. 527. FISCAL YEAR 2000 LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF NON-DUAL 
                   STATUS TECHNICIANS.

       The number of civilian employees who are non-dual status 
     technicians of a reserve component of the Army or Air Force 
     as of September 30, 2000, may not exceed the following:
       (1) For the Army Reserve, 1,295.
       (2) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 
     1,800.
       (3) For the Air Force Reserve, 0.
       (4) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 342.
                     Subtitle D--Service Academies

     SEC. 531. STRENGTH LIMITATIONS AT THE SERVICE ACADEMIES.

       (a) United States Military Academy.--(1) The Secretary of 
     the Army shall take such action as necessary to ensure that 
     the United States Military Academy is in compliance with the 
     USMA cadet strength limit not later than the day before the 
     last day of the 2001-2002 academic year.
       (2) The Secretary of the Army may provide for a variance to 
     the USMA cadet strength limit--
       (A) as of the day before the last day of the 1999-2000 
     academic year of not more than 5 percent; and
       (B) as of the day before the last day of the 2000-2001 
     academic year of not more than 2\1/2\ percent.
       (3) For purposes of this subsection--
       (A) the USMA cadet strength limit is the maximum of 4,000 
     cadets established for the Corps of Cadets at the United 
     States Military Academy by section 511 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 
     (Public Law 102-190; 10 U.S.C. 4342 note), reenacted in 
     section 4342(a) of title 10, United States Code, by the 
     amendment made by subsection (b)(1); and
       (B) the last day of an academic year is graduation day.
       (b) Reenactment of Limitation; Authorized Variance.--(1) 
     Section 4342 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``is as follows:'' in 
     the matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting 
     ``(determined for any year as of the day before the last day 
     of the academic year) is 4,000. Subject to that limitation, 
     cadets are selected as follows:''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(i) For purposes of the limitation in subsection (a) 
     establishing the aggregate authorized strength of the Corps 
     of Cadets, the Secretary of the Army may for any year 
     (beginning with the 2001-2002 academic year) permit a 
     variance in that limitation by not more than one percent. In 
     applying that limitation, and any such variance, the last day 
     of an academic year shall be considered to be graduation 
     day.''.
       (2) Section 6954 of such title is amended--
       (A) by striking the matter preceding paragraph (1) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(a) The authorized strength of the Brigade of Midshipmen 
     (determined for any year as of the day before the last day of 
     the academic year) is 4,000. Subject to that limitation, 
     midshipmen are selected as follows:''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) For purposes of the limitation in subsection (a) 
     establishing the aggregate authorized strength of the Brigade 
     of Midshipmen, the Secretary of the Navy may for any year 
     permit a variance in that limitation by not more than one 
     percent. In applying that limitation, and any such variance, 
     the last day of an academic year shall be considered to be 
     graduation day.''.
       (3) Section 9342 of such title is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``is as follows:'' in 
     the matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting 
     ``(determined for any year as of the day before the last day 
     of the academic year) is 4,000. Subject to that limitation, 
     Air Force Cadets are selected as follows:''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(i) For purposes of the limitation in subsection (a) 
     establishing the aggregate authorized strength of Air Force 
     Cadets, the Secretary of

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     the Air Force may for any year permit a variance in that 
     limitation by not more than one percent. In applying that 
     limitation, and any such variance, the last day of an 
     academic year shall be considered to be graduation day.''.
       (4) Section 511 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-190; 10 U.S.C. 
     4342 note) is repealed.

     SEC. 532. SUPERINTENDENTS OF THE SERVICE ACADEMIES.

       (a) Position of Superintendent Required To Be Terminal 
     Position.--(1)(A) Chapter 367 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 3920 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 3921. Mandatory retirement: Superintendent of the 
       United States Military Academy

       ``Upon the termination of the detail of an officer to the 
     position of Superintendent of the United States Military 
     Academy, the Secretary of the Army shall retire the officer 
     under any provision of this chapter under which that officer 
     is eligible to retire.''.
       (B) Chapter 403 of such title is amended by inserting after 
     section 4333 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 4333a. Superintendent: condition for detail to 
       position

       ``As a condition for detail to the position of 
     Superintendent of the Academy, an officer shall acknowledge 
     that upon termination of that detail the officer shall be 
     retired.''.
       (2)(A) Chapter 573 of such title is amended by inserting 
     after the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     the following new section:

     ``Sec. 6371. Mandatory retirement: Superintendent of the 
       United States Naval Academy

       ``Upon the termination of the detail of an officer to the 
     position of Superintendent of the United States Naval 
     Academy, the Secretary of the Navy shall retire the officer 
     under any provision of chapter 571 of this title under which 
     the officer is eligible to retire.''.
       (B) Chapter 603 of such title is amended by inserting after 
     section 6951 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 6951a. Superintendent

       ``(a) There is a Superintendent of the United States Naval 
     Academy. The immediate governance of the Naval Academy is 
     under the Superintendent.
       ``(b) The Superintendent shall be detailed to that position 
     by the President. As a condition for detail to that position, 
     an officer shall acknowledge that upon termination of that 
     detail the officer shall be retired.''.
       (3)(A) Chapter 867 of such title is amended by inserting 
     after section 8920 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 8921. Mandatory retirement: Superintendent of the 
       United States Air Force Academy

       ``Upon the termination of the detail of an officer to the 
     position of Superintendent of the United States Air Force 
     Academy, the Secretary of the Air Force shall retire the 
     officer under any provision of this chapter under which the 
     officer is eligible to retire.''.
       (B) Chapter 903 of such title is amended by inserting after 
     section 9333 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 9333a. Superintendent: condition for detail to 
       position

       ``As a condition for detail to the position of 
     Superintendent of the Academy, an officer shall acknowledge 
     that upon termination of that detail the officer shall be 
     retired.''.
       (4)(A) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 
     367 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 3920 the following new 
     item:
       ``3921. Mandatory retirement: Superintendent of the United 
           States Military Academy.''.
       (B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 403 
     of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating 
     to section 4333 the following new item:
       ``4333a. Superintendent: condition for detail to 
           position.''.
       (C) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 573 
     of such title is amended by inserting before the item 
     relating to section 6383 the following new item:
       ``6371. Mandatory retirement: Superintendent of the United 
           States Naval Academy.''.
       (D) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 603 
     of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating 
     to section 6951 the following new item:
       ``6951a. Superintendent.''.
       (E) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 867 
     of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating 
     to section 8920 the following new item:
       ``8921. Mandatory retirement: Superintendent of the United 
           States Air Force Academy.''.
       (F) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 903 
     of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating 
     to section 9333 the following new item:
       ``9333a. Superintendent: condition for detail to 
           position.''.
       (5) The amendments made by this subsection shall not apply 
     to an officer serving on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act in the position of Superintendent of the United States 
     Military Academy, Superintendent of the United States Naval 
     Academy, or Superintendent of the United States Air Force 
     Academy for so long as that officer continues on and after 
     that date to serve in that position without a break in 
     service.
       (b) Exclusion From Certain General and Flag Officer Grade 
     Strength Limitations.--Section 525(b) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(7) An officer of the Army while serving as 
     Superintendent of the United States Military Academy, if 
     serving in the grade of lieutenant general, is in addition to 
     the number that would otherwise be permitted for the Army for 
     officers serving on active duty in grades above major general 
     under paragraph (1). An officer of the Navy or Marine Corps 
     while serving as Superintendent of the United States Naval 
     Academy, if serving in the grade of vice admiral or 
     lieutenant general, is in addition to the number that would 
     otherwise be permitted for the Navy or Marine Corps, 
     respectively, for officers serving on active duty in grades 
     above major general or rear admiral under paragraph (1) or 
     (2). An officer while serving as Superintendent of the United 
     Air Force Academy, if serving in the grade of lieutenant 
     general, is in addition to the number that would otherwise be 
     permitted for the Air Force for officers serving on active 
     duty in grades above major general under paragraph (1).''.

     SEC. 533. DEAN OF ACADEMIC BOARD, UNITED STATES MILITARY 
                   ACADEMY AND DEAN OF THE FACULTY, UNITED STATES 
                   AIR FORCE ACADEMY.

       (a) Dean of the Academic Board, USMA.--Section 4335 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(c) While serving as Dean of the Academic Board, an 
     officer of the Army who holds a grade lower than brigadier 
     general shall hold the grade of brigadier general, if 
     appointed to that grade by the President, by and with the 
     advice and consent of the Senate. The retirement age of an 
     officer so appointed is that of a permanent professor of the 
     Academy. An officer so appointed is counted for purposes of 
     the limitation in section 526(a) of this title on general 
     officers of the Army on active duty.''.
       (b) Dean of the Faculty, USAFA.--Section 9335 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a)'' at the beginning of the text of 
     the section; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) While serving as Dean of the Faculty, an officer of 
     the Air Force who holds a grade lower than brigadier general 
     shall hold the grade of brigadier general, if appointed to 
     that grade by the President, by and with the advice and 
     consent of the Senate. The retirement age of an officer so 
     appointed is that of a permanent professor of the Academy. An 
     officer so appointed is counted for purposes of the 
     limitation in section 526(a) of this title on general 
     officers of the Air Force on active duty.''.

     SEC. 534. WAIVER OF REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES FOR INSTRUCTION 
                   AT SERVICE ACADEMIES OF PERSONS FROM FOREIGN 
                   COUNTRIES.

       (a) United States Military Academy.--Section 4344(b)(3) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``35 percent'' and inserting ``50 
     percent''; and
       (2) by striking ``five persons'' and inserting ``20 
     persons''.
       (b) Naval Academy.--Section 6957(b)(3) of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``35 percent'' and inserting ``50 
     percent''; and
       (2) by striking ``five persons'' and inserting ``20 
     persons''.
       (c) Air Force Academy.--Section 9344(b)(3) of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``35 percent'' and inserting ``50 
     percent''; and
       (2) by striking ``five persons'' and inserting ``20 
     persons''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     apply with respect to students from a foreign country 
     entering the United States Military Academy, the United 
     States Naval Academy, or the United States Air Force Academy 
     on or after May 1, 1999.
       (e) Conforming Repeal.--Section 301 of the 1999 Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act (Public Law 106-31; 113 Stat. 
     66) is repealed.

     SEC. 535. EXPANSION OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE PROGRAMS OF THE 
                   SERVICE ACADEMIES.

       (a) United States Military Academy.--Section 4345 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``10 cadets'' and 
     inserting ``24 cadets''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ``$50,000'' and 
     inserting ``$120,000''.
       (b) United States Naval Academy.--Section 6957a of such 
     title is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``10 midshipmen'' and 
     inserting ``24 midshipmen''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ``$50,000'' and 
     inserting ``$120,000''.
       (c) United States Air Force Academy.--Section 9345 of such 
     title is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``10 Air Force cadets'' 
     and inserting ``24 Air Force cadets''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ``$50,000'' and 
     inserting ``$120,000''.
                   Subtitle E--Education and Training

     SEC. 541. ESTABLISHMENT OF A DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   INTERNATIONAL STUDENT PROGRAM AT THE SENIOR 
                   MILITARY COLLEGES.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 103 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 2111b. Senior military colleges: Department of Defense 
       international student program

       ``(a) Program Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish a program to facilitate the enrollment and 
     instruction of persons from foreign countries as 
     international students at the senior military colleges.
       ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the program shall be--
       ``(1) to provide a high-quality, cost-effective military-
     based educational experience for international students in 
     furtherance of the military-to-military program objectives of 
     the Department of Defense; and

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       ``(2) to enhance the educational experience and preparation 
     of future United States military leaders through increased, 
     extended interaction with highly qualified potential foreign 
     military leaders.
       ``(c) Coordination with the Senior Military Colleges.--
     Guidelines for implementation of the program shall be 
     developed in coordination with the senior military colleges.
       ``(d) Recommendations for Admission of Students Under the 
     Program.--The Secretary of Defense shall annually identify to 
     the senior military colleges the international students who, 
     based on criteria established by the Secretary, the Secretary 
     recommends be considered for admission under the program. The 
     Secretary shall identify the recommended international 
     students to the senior military colleges as early as possible 
     each year to enable those colleges to consider them in a 
     timely manner in their respective admissions processes.
       ``(e) DOD Financial Support.--An international student who 
     is admitted to a senior military college under the program 
     under this section is responsible for the cost of instruction 
     at that college. The Secretary of Defense may, from funds 
     available to the Department of Defense other than funds 
     available for financial assistance under section 2107a of 
     this title, provide some or all of the costs of instruction 
     for any such student.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
       ``2111b. Senior military colleges: Department of Defense 
           international student program.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     implement the program under section 2111b of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a), with students 
     entering the senior military colleges after May 1, 2000.
       (c) Repeal of Obsolete Provision.--Section 2111a(e)(1) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the 
     second sentence.
       (d) Fiscal Year 2000 Funding.--Of the amounts made 
     available to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2000 
     pursuant to section 301, $2,000,000 shall be available for 
     financial support for international students under section 
     2111b of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection 
     (a).

     SEC. 542. AUTHORITY FOR ARMY WAR COLLEGE TO AWARD DEGREE OF 
                   MASTER OF STRATEGIC STUDIES.

       (a) Authority.--Chapter 401 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 4321. United States Army War College: master of 
       strategic studies degree

       ``Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the 
     Army, the Commandant of the United States Army War College, 
     upon the recommendation of the faculty and dean of the 
     college, may confer the degree of master of strategic studies 
     upon graduates of the college who have fulfilled the 
     requirements for that degree.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:
       ``4321. United States Army War College: master of strategic 
           studies degree.''.

     SEC. 543. AUTHORITY FOR AIR UNIVERSITY TO CONFER GRADUATE-
                   LEVEL DEGREES.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 9317 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Authority.--Upon the recommendation of the faculty of 
     the appropriate school of the Air University, the commander 
     of the Air University may confer--
       ``(1) the degree of master of strategic studies upon 
     graduates of the Air War College who fulfill the requirements 
     for that degree;
       ``(2) the degree of master of military operational art and 
     science upon graduates of the Air Command and Staff College 
     who fulfill the requirements for that degree; and
       ``(3) the degree of master of airpower art and science upon 
     graduates of the School of Advanced Airpower Studies who 
     fulfill the requirements for that degree.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading for that section 
     is amended to read:

     ``Sec. 9317. Air University: graduate-level degrees''.

       (2) The item relating to that section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 901 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``9317. Air University: graduate-level degrees.''.

     SEC. 544. RESERVE CREDIT FOR PARTICIPATION IN HEALTH 
                   PROFESSIONS SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL 
                   ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       Section 2126(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(2) Service credited under paragraph (1) counts only for 
     the award of retirement points for computation of years of 
     service under section 12732 of this title and for computation 
     of retired pay under section 12733 of this title.
       ``(3) The number of points credited to a member under 
     paragraph (1) for a year of participation in a course of 
     study is 50. The points shall be credited to the member for 
     one of the years of that participation at the end of each 
     year after the completion of the course of study that the 
     member serves in the Selected Reserve and is credited under 
     section 12732(a)(2) of this title with at least 50 points. 
     The points credited for the participation shall be recorded 
     in the member's records as having been earned in the year of 
     the participation in the course of study.'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
     paragraph (5):
       ``(5) A member of the Selected Reserve may be considered to 
     be in an active status while pursuing a course of study under 
     this subchapter only for purposes of sections 12732(a) and 
     12733(3) of this title.''.

     SEC. 545. PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR ROTC SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 
                   GRADUATE STUDENTS.

       Section 2107(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) The Secretary of the military department concerned 
     may provide financial assistance, as described in paragraph 
     (1), to a student enrolled in an advanced education program 
     beyond the baccalaureate degree level if the student also is 
     a cadet or midshipman in an advanced training program. Not 
     more than 15 percent of the total number of scholarships 
     awarded under this section in any year may be awarded under 
     this paragraph.''.

     SEC. 546. INCREASE IN MONTHLY SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE FOR 
                   SENIOR ROTC CADETS SELECTED FOR ADVANCED 
                   TRAINING.

       (a) Increase.--Section 209(a) of title 37, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``$150 a month'' and inserting 
     ``$200 a month''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1999.

     SEC. 547. CONTINGENT FUNDING INCREASE FOR JUNIOR ROTC 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 102 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 2033. Contingent funding increase

       ``If for any fiscal year the amount appropriated for the 
     National Guard Challenge Program under section 509 of title 
     32 is in excess of $62,500,000, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall (notwithstanding any other provision of law) make the 
     amount in excess of $62,500,000 available for the Junior 
     Reserve Officers' Training Corps program under section 2031 
     of this title, and such excess amount may not be used for any 
     other purpose.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
       ``2033. Contingent funding increase.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Section 2033 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply only 
     with respect to funds appropriated for fiscal years after 
     fiscal year 1999.

     SEC. 548. CHANGE FROM ANNUAL TO BIENNIAL REPORTING UNDER THE 
                   RESERVE COMPONENT MONTGOMERY GI BILL.

       (a) In General.--Section 16137 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 16137. Biennial report to Congress

       ``The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
     report not later than March 1 of each odd-numbered year 
     concerning the operation of the educational assistance 
     program established by this chapter during the preceding two 
     fiscal years. Each such report shall include the number of 
     members of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of each 
     armed force receiving, and the number entitled to receive, 
     educational assistance under this chapter during those fiscal 
     years. The Secretary may submit the report more frequently 
     and adjust the period covered by the report accordingly.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to such section 
     in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1606 of 
     such title is amended to read as follows:
       ``16137. Biennial report to Congress.''.

     SEC. 549. RECODIFICATION AND CONSOLIDATION OF STATUTES 
                   DENYING FEDERAL GRANTS AND CONTRACTS BY CERTAIN 
                   DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES TO INSTITUTIONS OF 
                   HIGHER EDUCATION THAT PROHIBIT SENIOR ROTC 
                   UNITS OR MILITARY RECRUITING ON CAMPUS.

       (a) Recodification and Consolidation for Limitations on 
     Federal Grants and Contracts.--(1) Section 983 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 983. Institutions of higher education that prevent 
       ROTC access or military recruiting on campus: denial of 
       grants and contracts from Department of Defense, Department 
       of Education, and certain other departments and agencies

       ``(a) Denial of Funds for Preventing ROTC Access to 
     Campus.--No funds described in subsection (d)(1) may be 
     provided by contract or by grant (including a grant of funds 
     to be available for student aid) to an institution of higher 
     education (including any subelement of such institution) if 
     the Secretary of Defense determines that that institution (or 
     any subelement of that institution) has a policy or practice 
     (regardless of when implemented) that either prohibits, or in 
     effect prevents--
       ``(1) the Secretary of a military department from 
     maintaining, establishing, or operating a unit of the Senior 
     Reserve Officer Training Corps (in accordance with section 
     654 of this title and other applicable Federal laws) at that 
     institution (or any subelement of that institution); or
       ``(2) a student at that institution (or any subelement of 
     that institution) from enrolling in a unit of the Senior 
     Reserve Officer Training Corps at another institution of 
     higher education.
       ``(b) Denial of Funds for Preventing Military Recruiting on 
     Campus.--No funds described in subsection (d)(2) may be 
     provided by contract or by grant (including a grant of funds 
     to be available for student aid) to an institution of higher 
     education (including any subelement of such institution) if 
     the Secretary of Defense determines that that institution (or 
     any subelement of that institution) has a policy or practice 
     (regardless of when implemented) that either prohibits, or in 
     effect prevents--
       ``(1) the Secretary of a military department or Secretary 
     of Transportation from gaining entry

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     to campuses, or access to students (who are 17 years of age 
     or older) on campuses, for purposes of military recruiting; 
     or
       ``(2) access by military recruiters for purposes of 
     military recruiting to the following information pertaining 
     to students (who are 17 years of age or older) enrolled at 
     that institution (or any subelement of that institution):
       ``(A) Names, addresses, and telephone listings.
       ``(B) Date and place of birth, levels of education, 
     academic majors, degrees received, and the most recent 
     educational institution enrolled in by the student.
       ``(c) Exceptions.--The limitation established in subsection 
     (a) or (b) shall not apply to an institution of higher 
     education (or any subelement of that institution) if the 
     Secretary of Defense determines that--
       ``(1) the institution (and each subelement of that 
     institution) has ceased the policy or practice described in 
     that subsection; or
       ``(2) the institution of higher education involved has a 
     longstanding policy of pacifism based on historical religious 
     affiliation.
       ``(d) Covered Funds.--(1) The limitation established in 
     subsection (a) applies to the following:
       ``(A) Any funds made available for the Department of 
     Defense.
       ``(B) Any funds made available in a Departments of Labor, 
     Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act.
       ``(2) The limitation established in subsection (b) applies 
     to the following:
       ``(A) Funds described in paragraph (1).
       ``(B) Any funds made available for the Department of 
     Transportation.
       ``(e) Notice of Determinations.--Whenever the Secretary of 
     Defense makes a determination under subsection (a), (b), or 
     (c), the Secretary--
       ``(1) shall transmit a notice of the determination to the 
     Secretary of Education and to Congress; and
       ``(2) shall publish in the Federal Register a notice of the 
     determination and the effect of the determination on the 
     eligibility of the institution of higher education (and any 
     subelement of that institution) for contracts and grants.
       ``(f) Semiannual Notice in Federal Register.--The Secretary 
     of Defense shall publish in the Federal Register once every 
     six months a list of each institution of higher education 
     that is currently ineligible for contracts and grants by 
     reason of a determination of the Secretary under subsection 
     (a) or (b).''.
       (2) The item relating to section 983 in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``983. Institutions of higher education that prevent ROTC 
           access or military recruiting on campus: denial of 
           grants and contracts from Department of Defense, 
           Department of Education, and certain other departments 
           and agencies.''.
       (b) Repeal of Codified Provisions.--The following 
     provisions of law are repealed:
       (1) Section 558 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 10 U.S.C. 503 
     note).
       (2) Section 514 of the Departments of Labor, Health and 
     Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1997 (as contained in section 101(e) of 
     division A of Public Law 104-208; 110 Stat. 3009-270; 10 
     U.S.C. 503 note).

     SEC. 550. ACCRUAL FUNDING FOR COAST GUARD MONTGOMERY GI BILL 
                   LIABILITIES.

       Section 2006 of title 10, United States Code, is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) Subsection (a) is amended by striking ``Department of 
     Defense education liabilities'' and inserting ``armed forces 
     education liabilities''.
       (2) Paragraph (1) of subsection (b) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(1) The term `armed forces education liabilities' means 
     liabilities of the armed forces for benefits under chapter 30 
     of title 38 and for Department of Defense benefits under 
     chapter 1606 of this title.''.
       (3) Subsection (b)(2)(C) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``Department of Defense'' after 
     ``future''; and
       (B) by striking ``chapter 106'' and inserting ``chapter 
     1606''.
       (4) Subsection (c)(1) is amended by inserting ``and the 
     Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is 
     operating'' after ``Defense''.
       (5) Subsection (d) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Department of Defense'' and inserting 
     ``armed forces''; and
       (B) by inserting ``the Secretary of the Department in which 
     the Coast Guard is operating,'' after ``Secretary of 
     Defense,''.
       (6) Subsection (f)(5) is amended by inserting ``and the 
     Department in which the Coast Guard is operating'' after 
     ``Department of Defense''.
       (7) Subsection (g) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``and the Secretary of the Department in 
     which the Coast Guard is operating'' in paragraphs (1) and 
     (2) after ``The Secretary of Defense''; and
       (B) by striking ``of a military department'' in paragraph 
     (3) and inserting ``concerned''.
                Subtitle F--Reserve Component Management

     SEC. 551. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR PURSUIT OF DEGREES 
                   BY OFFICER CANDIDATES IN MARINE CORPS PLATOON 
                   LEADERS CLASS PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--(1) Part IV of subtitle E of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new chapter:

         ``CHAPTER 1611--OTHER EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

  ``Sec.
       ``16401. Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class program: 
           officer candidates pursuing degrees.

     ``Sec. 16401. Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class program: 
       officer candidates pursuing degrees

       ``(a) Authority for Financial Assistance Program.--The 
     Secretary of the Navy may provide financial assistance to an 
     eligible enlisted member of the Marine Corps Reserve for 
     expenses of the member while the member is pursuing on a 
     full-time basis at an institution of higher education a 
     program of education approved by the Secretary that leads 
     to--
       ``(1) a baccalaureate degree in less than five academic 
     years; or
       ``(2) a doctor of jurisprudence or bachelor of laws degree 
     in not more than three academic years.
       ``(b) Eligibility.--(1) To be eligible for financial 
     assistance under this section, an enlisted member of the 
     Marine Corps Reserve must--
       ``(A) be an officer candidate in the Marine Corps Platoon 
     Leaders Class program and have successfully completed one 
     six-week (or longer) increment of military training required 
     under that program;
       ``(B) meet the applicable age requirement specified in 
     paragraph (2);
       ``(C) be enrolled on a full-time basis in a program of 
     education referred to in subsection (a) at any institution of 
     higher education; and
       ``(D) enter into a written agreement with the Secretary 
     described in paragraph (3).
       ``(2)(A) In the case of a member pursuing a baccalaureate 
     degree, the member meets the age requirements of this 
     paragraph if the member will be under 27 years of age on June 
     30 of the calendar year in which the member is projected to 
     be eligible for appointment as a commissioned officer in the 
     Marine Corps through the Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class 
     program, except that if the member has served on active duty, 
     the member may, on such date, be any age under 30 years that 
     exceeds 27 years by a number of months that is not more than 
     the number of months that the member served on active duty.
       ``(B) In the case of a member pursuing a doctor of 
     jurisprudence or bachelor of laws degree, the member meets 
     the age requirements of this paragraph if the member will be 
     under 31 years of age on June 30 of the calendar year in 
     which the member is projected to be eligible for appointment 
     as a commissioned officer in the Marine Corps through the 
     Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class program, except that if 
     the member has served on active duty, the member may, on such 
     date, be any age under 35 years that exceeds 31 years by a 
     number of months that is not more than the number of months 
     that the member served on active duty.
       ``(3) A written agreement referred to in paragraph (1)(D) 
     is an agreement between the member and the Secretary in which 
     the member agrees--
       ``(A) to accept an appointment as a commissioned officer in 
     the Marine Corps, if tendered by the President;
       ``(B) to serve on active duty for at least five years; and
       ``(C) under such terms and conditions as shall be 
     prescribed by the Secretary, to serve in the Marine Corps 
     Reserve until the eighth anniversary of the date of the 
     appointment.
       ``(c) Covered Expenses.--Expenses for which financial 
     assistance may be provided under this section are--
       ``(1) tuition and fees charged by the institution of higher 
     education involved;
       ``(2) the cost of books; and
       ``(3) in the case of a program of education leading to a 
     baccalaureate degree, laboratory expenses.
       ``(d) Amount.--The amount of financial assistance provided 
     to a member under this section shall be prescribed by the 
     Secretary, but may not exceed $5,200 for any academic year.
       ``(e) Limitations.--(1) Financial assistance may be 
     provided to a member under this section only for three 
     consecutive academic years.
       ``(2) Not more than 1,200 members may participate in the 
     financial assistance program under this section in any 
     academic year.
       ``(f) Failure To Complete Program.--(1) A member who 
     receives financial assistance under this section may be 
     ordered to active duty in the Marine Corps by the Secretary 
     to serve in an appropriate enlisted grade for such period as 
     the Secretary prescribes, but not for more than four years, 
     if the member--
       ``(A) completes the military and academic requirements of 
     the Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class program and refuses to 
     accept an appointment as a commissioned officer in the Marine 
     Corps when offered;
       ``(B) fails to complete the military or academic 
     requirements of the Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class 
     program; or
       ``(C) is disenrolled from the Marine Corps Platoon Leaders 
     Class program for failure to maintain eligibility for an 
     original appointment as a commissioned officer under section 
     532 of this title.
       ``(2) The Secretary of the Navy may waive the obligated 
     service under paragraph (1) of a person who is not physically 
     qualified for appointment under section 532 of this title and 
     later is determined by the Secretary of the Navy under 
     section 505 of this title to be unqualified for service as an 
     enlisted member of the Marine Corps due to a physical or 
     medical condition that was not the result of misconduct or 
     grossly negligent conduct.
       ``(g) Institution of Higher Education Defined.--In this 
     section, the term `institution of higher education' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 101 of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).''.
       (2) The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle E 
     of such title and at the beginning of part IV of such 
     subtitle are amended by adding after the item relating to 
     chapter 1609 the following new item:
                          ``1611. Other Educational Assistance Programs

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                                                      16401''.

       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3695(a)(5) of title 38, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``Chapters 106 and 
     107'' and inserting ``Chapters 107, 1606, and 1610''.
       (c) Computation of Creditable Service.--Section 205 of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the periods of 
     service of a commissioned officer appointed under section 
     12209 of title 10 after receiving financial assistance under 
     section 16401 of such title that are counted under this 
     section may not include a period of service after January 1, 
     2000, that the officer performed concurrently as a member of 
     the Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class program and the Marine 
     Corps Reserve, except that service after that date that the 
     officer performed before commissioning (concurrently with the 
     period of service as a member of the Marine Corps Platoon 
     Leaders Class program) as an enlisted member on active duty 
     or as a member of the Selected Reserve may be so counted.''.
       (d) Transition Provision.--(1) An enlisted member of the 
     Marine Corps Reserve selected for training as an officer 
     candidate under section 12209 of title 10, United States 
     Code, before implementation of a financial assistance program 
     under section 16401 of such title (as added by subsection 
     (a)) may, upon application, participate in the financial 
     assistance program established under section 16401 of such 
     title (as added by subsection (a)) if the member--
       (A) is eligible for financial assistance under such section 
     16401;
       (B) submits a request for the financial assistance to the 
     Secretary of the Navy not later than 180 days after the date 
     on which the Secretary establishes the financial assistance 
     program; and
       (C) enters into a written agreement described in subsection 
     (b)(3) of such section.
       (2) Section 205(f) of title 37, United States Code, as 
     added by subsection (c), applies to a member referred to in 
     paragraph (1).

     SEC. 552. OPTIONS TO IMPROVE RECRUITING FOR THE ARMY RESERVE.

       (a) Review.--The Secretary of the Army shall conduct a 
     review of the manner, process, and organization used by the 
     Army to recruit new members for the Army Reserve. The review 
     shall seek to determine the reasons for the continuing 
     inability of the Army to meet recruiting objectives for the 
     Army Reserve and to identify measures the Secretary could 
     take to correct that inability.
       (b) Reorganization To Be Considered.--Among the possible 
     corrective measures to be examined by the Secretary of the 
     Army as part of the review shall be a transfer of the 
     recruiting function for the Army Reserve from the Army 
     Recruiting Command to a new, fully resourced recruiting 
     organization under the command and control of the Chief, Army 
     Reserve.
       (c) Report.--Not later than July 1, 2000, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives a report setting forth the results of the 
     review under this section. The report shall include a 
     description of any corrective measures the Secretary intends 
     to implement.

     SEC. 553. JOINT DUTY ASSIGNMENTS FOR RESERVE COMPONENT 
                   GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS.

       Subsection (b) of section 526 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)(A) The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff may 
     designate up to 10 general and flag officer positions on the 
     staffs of the commanders of the unified and specified 
     combatant commands as positions to be held only by reserve 
     component officers who are in a general or flag officer grade 
     below lieutenant general or vice admiral. Each position so 
     designated shall be considered to be a joint duty assignment 
     position for purposes of chapter 38 of this title.
       ``(B) A reserve component officer serving in a position 
     designated under subparagraph (A) while on active duty under 
     a call or order to active duty that does not specify a period 
     of 180 days or less shall not be counted for the purposes of 
     the limitations under subsection (a) and under section 525 of 
     this title if the officer was selected for service in that 
     position in accordance with the procedures specified in 
     subparagraph (C).
       ``(C) Whenever a vacancy occurs, or is anticipated to 
     occur, in a position designated under subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) the Secretary of Defense shall require the Secretary 
     of the Army to submit the name of at least one Army reserve 
     component officer, the Secretary of the Navy to submit the 
     name of at least one Naval Reserve officer and the name of at 
     least one Marine Corps Reserve officer, and the Secretary of 
     the Air Force to submit the name of at least one Air Force 
     reserve component officer for consideration by the Secretary 
     for assignment to that position; and
       ``(ii) the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff may submit 
     to the Secretary of Defense the name of one or more officers 
     (in addition to the officers whose names are submitted 
     pursuant to clause (i)) for consideration by the Secretary 
     for assignment to that position.
       ``(D) Whenever the Secretaries of the military departments 
     are required to submit the names of officers under 
     subparagraph (C)(i), the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
     Staff shall submit to the Secretary of Defense the Chairman's 
     evaluation of the performance of each officer whose name is 
     submitted under that subparagraph (and of any officer whose 
     name the Chairman submits to the Secretary under subparagraph 
     (C)(ii) for consideration for the same vacancy).
       ``(E) Subparagraph (B) does not apply in the case of an 
     officer serving in a position designated under subparagraph 
     (A) if the Secretary of Defense, when considering officers 
     for assignment to fill the vacancy in that position which was 
     filled by that officer, did not have a recommendation for 
     that assignment from each Secretary of a military department 
     who (pursuant to subparagraph (C)) was required to make such 
     a recommendation.''.

     SEC. 554. GRADE OF CHIEFS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS AND 
                   ADDITIONAL GENERAL OFFICERS AT THE NATIONAL 
                   GUARD BUREAU.

       (a) Procedures for Appointing Reserve Chiefs in Higher 
     Grade.--(1) Chapter 1213 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 12505. Selection of officers for certain senior 
       reserve component positions

       ``(a) Covered Positions.--(1) This section applies to the 
     positions specified in sections 3038, 5143, 5144, and 8038 
     and the positions of Director, Army National Guard, and 
     Director, Air National Guard, specified in subparagraphs (A) 
     and (B) of section 10506(a)(1) of this title.
       ``(2) An officer may be assigned to one of the positions 
     specified in paragraph (1) for service in the grade of 
     lieutenant general or vice admiral if appointed to that grade 
     for service in that position by the President, by and with 
     the advice and consent of the Senate. An officer may be 
     recommended to the President for such an appointment if 
     selected for appointment to that position in accordance with 
     this section.
       ``(b) Eligibility for Higher Grade.--An officer shall be 
     considered to have been selected for appointment to a 
     position specified in subsection (a) in accordance with this 
     section if--
       ``(1) the officer is recommended for that appointment by 
     the Secretary of the military department concerned;
       ``(2) the officer is determined by the Chairman of the 
     Joint Chiefs of Staff, in accordance with criteria and as a 
     result of a process established by the Chairman, to have 
     significant joint duty experience; and
       ``(3) the officer is recommended by the Secretary of 
     Defense to the President for appointment in accordance with 
     this section.
       ``(c) Counting for Purposes of Grade Limitations.--An 
     officer on active duty for service in a position specified in 
     subsection (a) who is serving in that position (by reason of 
     selection in accordance with this section) in the grade of 
     lieutenant general or vice admiral shall be counted for 
     purposes of the grade limitations under sections 525 and 526 
     of this title. This subsection does not affect the counting 
     for those purposes of officers serving in those positions 
     under any other provision of law.
       ``(d) Transition Waiver Authority.--Until October 1, 2002, 
     the Secretary of Defense may waive paragraph (2) of 
     subsection (b) with respect to the appointment of an officer 
     to a position specified in subsection (a) if in the judgment 
     of the Secretary--
       ``(1) the officer is qualified for service in the position; 
     and
       ``(2) the waiver is necessary for the good of the service.
     Any such waiver shall be made on a case-by-case basis.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
       ``12505. Selection of officers for certain senior reserve 
           component positions.''.
       (b) Chief of Army Reserve.--Section 3038(c) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new sentence: ``However, if selected in accordance 
     with section 12505 of this title, he may be appointed in the 
     grade of lieutenant general.''.
       (c) Chief of Naval Reserve.--Section 5143(c)(2) of such 
     title is amended--
       (1) by striking ``above rear admiral (lower half)'' and 
     inserting ``rear admiral''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``However, if selected in accordance with section 12505 of 
     this title, he may be appointed in the grade of vice 
     admiral.''.
       (d) Commander, Marine Forces Reserve.--Section 5144(c)(2) 
     of such title is amended--
       (1) by striking ``above brigadier general'' and inserting 
     ``major general''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``However, if selected in accordance with section 12505 of 
     this title, he may be appointed in the grade of lieutenant 
     general.''.
       (e) Chief of Air Force Reserve.--Section 8038(c) of such 
     title is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     sentence: ``However, if selected in accordance with section 
     12505 of this title, he may be appointed in the grade of 
     lieutenant general.''.
       (f) General Officers for the National Guard Bureau.--
     Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 10506(a)(1) of such 
     title are each amended by inserting ``or, if appointed to 
     that position in accordance with section 12505(a)(2) of this 
     title, the grade of lieutenant general,'' after ``major 
     general''.
       (g) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (h) Applicability to Incumbents.--(1) If an officer who is 
     a covered position incumbent is appointed under the 
     amendments made by this section to the grade of lieutenant 
     general or vice admiral, the term of service of that officer 
     in that covered position shall not be extended by reason of 
     such appointment.
       (2) For purposes of this subsection:
       (A) The term ``covered position incumbent'' means a reserve 
     component officer who on the effective date specified in 
     subsection (g) is serving in a covered position.
       (B) The term ``covered position'' means a position 
     specified in section 12505 of title 10, United States Code, 
     as added by subsection (a).

     SEC. 555. DUTIES OF RESERVES ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE 
                   RESERVES.

       (a) Duties.--Section 12310 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended--

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       (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (d) and 
     transferring that subsection, as so redesignated, to the end 
     of the section; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsection (b):
       ``(b) Duties.--A Reserve on active duty as described in 
     subsection (a) may be assigned only duties in connection with 
     the functions described in that subsection, which may include 
     the following:
       ``(1) Supporting operations or missions assigned in whole 
     or in part to reserve components.
       ``(2) Supporting operations or missions performed or to be 
     performed by--
       ``(A) a unit composed of elements from more than one 
     component of the same armed force; or
       ``(B) a joint forces unit that includes--
       ``(i) one or more reserve component units; or
       ``(ii) a member of a reserve component whose reserve 
     component assignment is in a position in an element of the 
     joint forces unit.
       ``(3) Advising the Secretary of Defense, the Secretaries of 
     the military departments, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the 
     commanders of the unified combatant command regarding reserve 
     component matters.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Such section is 
     further amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``Grade When Ordered to 
     Active Duty.--'' after ``(a)'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``(c)(1) A Reserve'' 
     and inserting ``(c) Duties Relating to Defense Against 
     Weapons of Mass Destruction.--(1) Notwithstanding subsection 
     (b), a Reserve''; and
       (3) in subsection (d), as redesignated and transferred by 
     subsection (a)(1), by inserting ``Training.--'' before ``A 
     Reserve''.
       (c) Report on the Use of Reserves on Active Duty in Support 
     of the Reserves.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall review 
     how the Reserves on active duty in support of the reserves 
     are or will be used in relation to the duties set forth under 
     subsection (b) of section 12310 of title 10, United States 
     Code, as added by subsection (a)(2).
       (2) Not later than March 1, 2000, the Secretary shall 
     submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the House of Representatives a report on the results of the 
     review under paragraph (1). The report shall include the 
     following:
       (A) An itemization and description, shown by operation or 
     mission referred to in subsection (b) of section 12310 of 
     title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(2), 
     of the numbers of Reserves on active duty involved in each of 
     those operations and missions.
       (B) An assessment and recommendation as to whether the 
     Reserves on active duty in support of the reserves should be 
     managed as a separate personnel category in which they 
     compete only among themselves for promotion, retention, 
     school selection, command, and other centrally selected 
     personnel actions.
       (C) An assessment and recommendation as to whether those 
     Reserves should be considered as being part of their 
     respective active component for purposes of management of end 
     strengths and whether funds for those Reserves should be 
     provided from appropriations for active component military 
     personnel (rather than reserve component personnel).
       (D) An assessment and recommendations for changes in the 
     existing officer and enlisted personnel systems required as a 
     result of the amendments to section 12310 of title 10, United 
     States Code, made by subsection (a), with such assessment to 
     take a comprehensive life-cycle approach to the careers of 
     those Reserves and how those careers should be managed, with 
     special attention to issues related to accession, promotion, 
     professional development, retention, separation and 
     retirement.

     SEC. 556. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF RESERVES ON FULL-
                   TIME ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT OF PREPAREDNESS FOR 
                   RESPONSES TO EMERGENCIES INVOLVING WEAPONS OF 
                   MASS DESTRUCTION.

       (a) Repeal.--Paragraph (4) of section 12310(c) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking the first 
     sentence.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Paragraph (6) of such section 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or to increase the number of personnel 
     authorized by paragraph (4)'' in the matter preceding 
     subparagraph (A); and
       (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or for the requested 
     additional personnel'' and all that follows through ``Federal 
     levels''.

     SEC. 557. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF THE COAST GUARD RESERVE.

       (a) Establishment.--Chapter 3 of title 14, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 53. Office of the Coast Guard Reserve; Director

       ``(a) Establishment of Office; Director.--There is in the 
     executive part of the Coast Guard an Office of the Coast 
     Guard Reserve. The head of the Office is the Director of the 
     Coast Guard Reserve. The Director of the Coast Guard Reserve 
     is the principal adviser to the Commandant on Coast Guard 
     Reserve matters and may have such additional functions as the 
     Commandant may direct.
       ``(b) Appointment.--The President, by and with the advice 
     and consent of the Senate, shall appoint the Director of the 
     Coast Guard Reserve, from officers of the Coast Guard who--
       ``(1) have had at least 10 years of commissioned service;
       ``(2) are in a grade above captain; and
       ``(3) have been recommended by the Secretary of 
     Transportation.
       ``(c) Term.--(1) The Director of the Coast Guard Reserve 
     holds office for a term determined by the President, normally 
     two years, but not more than four years. An officer may be 
     removed from the position of Director for cause at any time.
       ``(2) The Director of the Coast Guard Reserve, while so 
     serving, holds a grade above Captain, without vacating the 
     officer's permanent grade.
       ``(d) Budget.--The Director of the Coast Guard Reserve is 
     the official within the executive part of the Coast Guard 
     who, subject to the authority, direction, and control of the 
     Secretary of Transportation and the Commandant, is 
     responsible for preparation, justification, and execution of 
     the personnel, operation and maintenance, and construction 
     budgets for the Coast Guard Reserve. As such, the Director of 
     the Coast Guard Reserve is the director and functional 
     manager of appropriations made for the Coast Guard Reserve in 
     those areas.
       ``(e) Annual Report.--The Director of the Coast Guard 
     Reserve shall submit to the Secretary of Transportation and 
     the Secretary of Defense an annual report on the state of the 
     Coast Guard Reserve and the ability of the Coast Guard 
     Reserve to meet its missions. The report shall be prepared in 
     conjunction with the Commandant and may be submitted in 
     classified and unclassified versions.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 52 the following new item:
       ``53. Office of the Coast Guard Reserve; Director.''.

     SEC. 558. REPORT ON USE OF NATIONAL GUARD FACILITIES AND 
                   INFRASTRUCTURE FOR SUPPORT OF PROVISION OF 
                   SERVICES TO VETERANS.

       (a) Report.--The Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall 
     submit to the Secretary of Defense a report, to be prepared 
     in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     assessing the feasibility and desirability of using the 
     facilities and electronic infrastructure of the National 
     Guard for support of the provision of services to veterans by 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The report shall include 
     an assessment of any costs and benefits associated with the 
     use of those facilities and that infrastructure for that 
     purpose.
       (b) Transmittal to Congress.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall, not later than April 1, 2000, transmit to Congress the 
     report submitted to the Secretary under subsection (a), 
     together with any comments on the report consistent with the 
     requirements of section 18235 of title 10, United States 
     Code, that the Secretary considers appropriate.
           Subtitle G--Decorations, Awards, and Commendations

     SEC. 561. 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 concerned to be warranted in accordance with 
     section 1130 of title 10, United States Code.
       (b) 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 
     concerning whom the Secretary of the Navy (or an officer of 
     the Navy acting on behalf of the Secretary) submitted to the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, during the 
     period beginning on October 17, 1998, and ending on the day 
     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.
       (c) Coast Guard Commendation Medal.--Subsection (a) applies 
     to the award of the Coast Guard Commendation Medal to Mark H. 
     Freeman, of Seattle, Washington for heroic achievement 
     performed in a manner above that normally to be expected 
     during rescue operations for the S.S. Seagate, in September 
     1956, while serving as a member of the Coast Guard at Gray 
     Harbor Lifeboat Station, Westport, Washington.

     SEC. 562. AUTHORITY FOR AWARD OF MEDAL OF HONOR TO ALFRED 
                   RASCON FOR VALOR DURING THE VIETNAM CONFLICT.

       (a) Waiver of Time Limitations.--Notwithstanding the time 
     limitations specified in section 3744 of title 10, United 
     States Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the 
     awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the Army, 
     the President may award the Medal of Honor under section 3741 
     of that title to Alfred Rascon, of Laurel, Maryland, for the 
     acts of valor described in subsection (b).
       (b) Action Described.--The acts of valor referred to in 
     subsection (a) are the actions of Alfred Rascon on March 16, 
     1966, as an Army medic, serving in the grade of Specialist 
     Four in the Republic of Vietnam with the Reconnaissance 
     Platoon, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry, 
     173rd Airborne Brigade (Separate), during a combat operation 
     known as Silver City.

     SEC. 563. ELIMINATION OF CURRENT BACKLOG OF REQUESTS FOR 
                   REPLACEMENT OF MILITARY DECORATIONS.

       (a) Elimination of Current Backlog.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall eliminate the backlog (as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act) of requests made to the Department of 
     Defense for the issuance or replacement of military 
     decorations for members or former members of the Armed 
     Forces.
       (b) Condition.--The Secretary shall allocate funds and 
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     subsection (a) in a manner that does not detract from the 
     performance of other personnel service and personnel support 
     activities within the Department of Defense.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 45 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     a report on the status of the elimination of the backlog 
     described in subsection (a). The report shall include a plan 
     for preventing accumulation of backlogs in the future.
       (d) Decoration Defined.--For the purposes of this section, 
     the term ``decoration'' means a medal or other decoration 
     that a member or former member of the Armed Forces was 
     awarded by the United States with respect to service in the 
     Armed Forces.

     SEC. 564. RETROACTIVE AWARD OF NAVY COMBAT ACTION RIBBON.

       The Secretary of the Navy may award the Navy Combat Action 
     Ribbon (established by Secretary of the Navy Notice 1650, 
     dated February 17, 1969) to a member of the Navy or Marine 
     Corps for participation in ground or surface combat during 
     any period on or after December 7, 1941, and before March 1, 
     1961 (the date of the otherwise applicable limitation on 
     retroactivity for the award of such decoration), if the 
     Secretary determines that the member has not been previously 
     recognized in an appropriate manner for such participation.

     SEC. 565. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING PRESIDENTIAL UNIT 
                   CITATION FOR CREW OF THE U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress reaffirms the findings made in 
     section 1052(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2844) that 
     the heavy cruiser U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS (CA-35)--
       (1) served the people of the United States with valor and 
     distinction throughout World War II in action against enemy 
     forces in the Pacific Theater of Operations from December 7, 
     1941 to July 29, 1945;
       (2) with her courageous and capable crew, compiled an 
     impressive combat record during the war in the Pacific, 
     receiving in the process 10 battle stars in actions from the 
     Aleutians to Okinawa;
       (3) rendered invaluable service in anti-shipping, shore 
     bombardment, anti-air, and invasion support roles and serving 
     as flagship for the Fifth Fleet under Admiral Raymond 
     Spruance and flagship for the Third Fleet under Admiral 
     William F. Halsey; and
        (4) transported the world's first operational atomic bomb 
     from the United States to the Island of Tinian, accomplishing 
     that mission at a record average speed of 29 knots.
       (b) Further Findings.--Congress further finds that--
       (1) from participation in the earliest offensive actions in 
     the Pacific during World War II to her pivotal role in 
     delivering the weapon that brought the war to an end, the 
     U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS and her crew left an indelible imprint on 
     the Nation's struggle to eventual victory in the war in the 
     Pacific; and
       (2) the selfless, courageous, and outstanding performance 
     of duty by that ship and her crew throughout the war in the 
     Pacific reflects great credit upon the ship and her crew, 
     thus upholding the very highest traditions of the United 
     States Navy.
       (c) Sense of Congress.--(1) It is the sense of Congress 
     that the President should award a Presidential Unit Citation 
     to the crew of the U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS (CA-35) in recognition 
     of the courage and skill displayed by the members of the crew 
     of that vessel throughout World War II.
       (2) A citation described in paragraph (1) may be awarded 
     without regard to any provision of law or regulation 
     prescribing a time limitation that is otherwise applicable 
     with respect to recommendation for, or the award of, such a 
     citation.

               Subtitle H--Matters Related to Recruiting

     SEC. 571. ACCESS TO SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR MILITARY 
                   RECRUITING PURPOSES.

       Section 503 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Each local educational agency is requested to provide 
     to the Department of Defense, upon a request made for 
     military recruiting purposes, the same access to secondary 
     school students, and to directory information concerning such 
     students, as is provided generally to post-secondary 
     educational institutions or to prospective employers of those 
     students.''.

     SEC. 572. INCREASED AUTHORITY TO EXTEND DELAYED ENTRY PERIOD 
                   FOR ENLISTMENTS OF PERSONS WITH NO PRIOR 
                   MILITARY SERVICE.

       (a) Maximum Period of Extension.--Section 513(b)(1) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``180 
     days'' in the second sentence and inserting ``365 days''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1999, and shall apply with 
     respect to enlistments entered into on or after that date.

     SEC. 573. ARMY COLLEGE FIRST PILOT PROGRAM.

       (a) Program Required.--The Secretary of the Army shall 
     establish a pilot program (to be known as the ``Army College 
     First'' program) to assess whether the Army could increase 
     the number of, and the level of the qualifications of, 
     persons entering the Army as enlisted members by encouraging 
     recruits to pursue higher education or vocational or 
     technical training before entry into active service in the 
     Army.
       (b) Delayed Entry With Allowance for Higher Education.--
     Under the pilot program, the Secretary may exercise the 
     authority under section 513 of title 10, United States Code--
       (1) to accept the enlistment of a person as a Reserve for 
     service in the Selected Reserve or Individual Ready Reserve 
     of the Army Reserve or, notwithstanding the scope of the 
     authority under subsection (a) of that section, in the Army 
     National Guard of the United States;
       (2) to authorize, notwithstanding the period limitation in 
     subsection (b) of that section, a delay of the enlistment of 
     any such person in a regular component under that subsection 
     for the period during which the person is enrolled in, and 
     pursuing a program of education at, an institution of higher 
     education, or a program of vocational or technical training, 
     on a full-time basis that is to be completed within two years 
     after the date of such enlistment as a Reserve under 
     paragraph (1); and
       (3) in the case of a person enlisted in a reserve component 
     for service in the Individual Ready Reserve, pay an allowance 
     to the person for each month of that period.
       (c) Maximum Period of Delay.--The period of delay 
     authorized a person under paragraph (2) of subsection (b) may 
     not exceed the two-year period beginning on the date of the 
     person's enlistment accepted under paragraph (1) of such 
     subsection.
       (d) Amount of Allowance.--(1) The monthly allowance paid 
     under subsection (b)(3) is $150. The allowance may not be 
     paid for more than 24 months.
       (2) An allowance under this section is in addition to any 
     other pay or allowance to which a member of a reserve 
     component is entitled by reason of participation in the Ready 
     Reserve of that component.
       (e) Comparison Group.--To perform the assessment under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary may define and study any group 
     not including persons receiving a benefit under subsection 
     (b) and compare that group with any group or groups of 
     persons who receive such benefits under the pilot program.
       (f) Duration of Pilot Program.--The pilot program shall be 
     in effect during the period beginning on October 1, 1999, and 
     ending on September 30, 2004.
       (g) Report.--Not later than February 1, 2004, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the pilot 
     program. The report shall include the following:
       (1) The assessment of the Secretary regarding the value of 
     the authority under this section for achieving the objectives 
     of increasing the number of, and the level of the 
     qualifications of, persons entering the Army as enlisted 
     members.
       (2) Any recommendation for legislation or other action that 
     the Secretary considers appropriate to achieve those 
     objectives through grants of entry delays and financial 
     benefits for advanced education and training of recruits.

     SEC. 574. USE OF RECRUITING MATERIALS FOR PUBLIC RELATIONS 
                   PURPOSES.

       (a) Authority.--Subchapter II of chapter 134 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 2257. Use of recruiting materials for public relations

       ``The Secretary of Defense may use for public relations 
     purposes of the Department of Defense any advertising 
     materials developed for use for recruitment and retention of 
     personnel for the armed forces. Any such use shall be under 
     such conditions and subject to such restrictions as the 
     Secretary of Defense shall prescribe.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such subchapter is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new item:
       ``2257. Use of recruiting materials for public 
           relations.''.
            Subtitle I--Matters Relating to Missing Persons

     SEC. 575. NONDISCLOSURE OF DEBRIEFING INFORMATION ON CERTAIN 
                   MISSING PERSONS PREVIOUSLY RETURNED TO UNITED 
                   STATES CONTROL.

       Section 1506 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Nondisclosure of Certain Information.--A record of 
     the content of a debriefing of a missing person returned to 
     United States control during the period beginning on July 8, 
     1959, and ending on February 10, 1996, that was conducted by 
     an official of the United States authorized to conduct the 
     debriefing is privileged information and, notwithstanding 
     sections 552 and 552a of title 5, may not be disclosed, in 
     whole or in part, under either such section. However, this 
     subsection does not limit the responsibility of the Secretary 
     concerned under paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (d) to 
     place extracts of non-derogatory information, or a notice of 
     the existence of such information, in the personnel file of a 
     missing person.''.

     SEC. 576. RECOVERY AND IDENTIFICATION OF REMAINS OF CERTAIN 
                   WORLD WAR II SERVICEMEN LOST IN PACIFIC THEATER 
                   OF OPERATIONS.

       (a) Recovery of Remains.--(1) The Secretary of Defense 
     shall make every reasonable effort to search for, recover, 
     and identify the remains of United States servicemen lost in 
     the Pacific theater of operations during World War II 
     (including in New Guinea) while engaged in flight operations.
       (2) In order to provide high priority to carrying out 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall consider 
     increasing the number of personnel assigned to the Central 
     Identification Laboratory, Hawaii.
       (3) Not later than September 30, 2000, the Secretary shall 
     submit to Congress a report setting forth the efforts made to 
     accomplish the objectives specified in paragraph (1). The 
     Secretary shall include in the report a statement of the 
     backlog of cases at the Central Identification Laboratory, 
     Hawaii, shown by conflict, and the status of the joint 
     manning plan required by section 566(c) of the Strom Thurmond 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 
     (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2029)
       (b) Diplomatic Intervention if Required.--The Secretary of 
     State, upon request by the Sec

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     retary of Defense, shall work with officials of governments 
     of nations in the area that was covered by the Pacific 
     theater of operations of World War II to seek to overcome any 
     diplomatic obstacles that may impede the Secretary of Defense 
     from carrying out the objectives specified in subsection 
     (a)(1).
                       Subtitle J--Other Matters

     SEC. 577. AUTHORITY FOR SPECIAL COURTS-MARTIAL TO IMPOSE 
                   SENTENCES TO CONFINEMENT AND FORFEITURES OF PAY 
                   OF UP TO ONE YEAR.

       (a) Maximum Punishments That May Be Adjudged by a Special 
     Court-Martial.--Section 819 of title 10, United States Code 
     (article 19 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is 
     amended--
       (1) in the second sentence, by striking ``six months'' both 
     places it appears and inserting ``one year''; and
       (2) in the third sentence, by inserting after ``A bad 
     conduct discharge'' the following: ``, confinement for more 
     than six months, or forfeiture of pay for more than six 
     months''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the first day of the sixth month 
     beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
     shall apply with respect to charges referred on or after that 
     effective date to trial by special courts-martial.

     SEC. 578. FUNERAL HONORS DETAILS FOR FUNERALS OF VETERANS.

       (a) Responsibility of Secretary of Defense.--(1) Subsection 
     (a) of section 1491 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Availability of Funeral Honors Detail Ensured.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall ensure that, upon request, a 
     funeral honors detail is provided for the funeral of any 
     veteran.''.
       (2) Section 1491(a) of title 10, United States Code, as 
     amended by paragraph (1), shall apply with respect to 
     funerals that occur after December 31, 1999.
       (b) Composition of Funeral Honors Details.--(1) Subsection 
     (b) of such section is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Honor Guard Details.--'' and inserting 
     ``Funeral Honors Details.--(1)'';
       (B) by striking ``an honor guard detail'' and inserting ``a 
     funeral honors detail''; and
       (C) by striking ``not less than three persons'' and all 
     that follows and inserting ``two or more persons.''.
       (2) Subsection (c) of such section is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(c) Persons Forming Honor Guards.--An 
     honor guard detail'' and inserting ``(2) At least two members 
     of the funeral honors detail for a veteran's funeral shall be 
     members of the armed forces, at least one of whom shall be a 
     member of the armed force of which the veteran was a member. 
     The remainder of the detail''; and
       (B) by striking the second sentence and inserting the 
     following: ``Each member of the armed forces in the detail 
     shall wear the uniform of the member's armed force while 
     serving in the detail.''.
       (c) Ceremony, Support, and Waiver.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as 
     subsections (f), (g), and (h), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(c) Ceremony.--A funeral honors detail shall, at a 
     minimum, perform at the funeral a ceremony that includes the 
     folding of a United States flag and presentation of the flag 
     to the veteran's family and the playing of Taps. Unless a 
     bugler is a member of the detail, the funeral honors detail 
     shall play a recorded version of Taps using audio equipment 
     which the detail shall provide if adequate audio equipment is 
     not otherwise available for use at the funeral.
       ``(d) Support.--To provide a funeral honors detail under 
     this section, the Secretary of a military department may 
     provide the following:
       ``(1) Transportation, or reimbursement for transportation, 
     and expenses for a person who participates in the funeral 
     honors detail and is not a member of the armed forces or an 
     employee of the United States.
       ``(2) Materiel, equipment, and training for members of a 
     veterans organization or other organization referred to in 
     subsection (b)(2).
       ``(e) Waiver Authority.--(1) The Secretary of Defense may 
     waive any requirement provided in or pursuant to this section 
     when the Secretary considers it necessary to do so to meet 
     the requirements of war, national emergency, or a contingency 
     operation or other military requirements. The authority to 
     make such a waiver may not be delegated to an official of a 
     military department other than the Secretary of the military 
     department and may not be delegated within the Office of the 
     Secretary of Defense to an official at a level below Under 
     Secretary of Defense.
       ``(2) Before or promptly after granting a waiver under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall transmit a notification of 
     the waiver to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
     and House of Representatives.''.
       (d) Regulations.--Subsection (f) of such section, as 
     redesignated by subsection (d)(1), is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     prescribe regulations to carry out this section. Those 
     regulations shall include the following:
       ``(1) A system for selection of units of the armed forces 
     and other organizations to provide funeral honors details.
       ``(2) Procedures for responding and coordinating responses 
     to requests for funeral honors details.
       ``(3) Procedures for establishing standards and protocol.
       ``(4) Procedures for providing training and ensuring 
     quality of performance.''.
       (e) Inclusion of Certain Members of the Selected Reserve in 
     Persons Eligible for Funeral Honors.--Subsection (h) of such 
     section, as redesignated by subsection (d)(1), is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(h) Veteran Defined.--In this section, the term `veteran' 
     means a decedent who--
       ``(1) served in the active military, naval, or air service 
     (as defined in section 101(24) of title 38) and who was 
     discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than 
     dishonorable; or
       ``(2) was a member or former member of the Selected Reserve 
     described in section 2301(f) of title 38.''.
       (f) Authority To Accept Voluntary Services.--Section 
     1588(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Voluntary services as a member of a funeral honors 
     detail under section 1491 of this title.''.
       (g) Duty Status of Reserves in Funeral Honors Details.--(1) 
     Section 114 of title 32, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by striking ``honor guard functions'' both places it 
     appears and inserting ``funeral honors functions''; and
       (B) by striking ``drill or training otherwise required'' 
     and inserting ``drill or training, but may be performed as 
     funeral honors duty under section 115 of this title''.
       (2) Chapter 1 of such title is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new section:

     ``Sec. 115. Funeral honors duty performed as a Federal 
       function

       ``(a) Order to Duty.--A member of the Army National Guard 
     of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United 
     States may be ordered to funeral honors duty, with the 
     consent of the member, to prepare for or perform funeral 
     honors functions at the funeral of a veteran under section 
     1491 of title 10. However, a member of the Army National 
     Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the 
     United States may not be ordered to perform funeral honors 
     functions under this section without the consent of the 
     Governor or other appropriate authority of the State 
     concerned.
       ``(b) Service Credit.--A member ordered to funeral honors 
     duty under this section shall be required to perform a 
     minimum of two hours of such duty in order to receive--
       ``(1) service credit under section 12732(a)(2)(E) of title 
     10; and
       ``(2) if authorized by the Secretary concerned, the 
     allowance under section 435 of title 37.
       ``(c) Reimbursable Expenses.--A member who performs funeral 
     honors duty under this section may be reimbursed for travel 
     and transportation expenses incurred in conjunction with such 
     duty as authorized under chapter 7 of title 37 if such duty 
     is performed at a location 50 miles or more from the member's 
     residence.
       ``(d) Regulations.--The exercise of authority under 
     subsection (a) is subject to regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary of Defense.''.
       (3) Chapter 1213 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 12503. Ready Reserve: funeral honors duty

       ``(a) Order to Duty.--A member of the Ready Reserve may be 
     ordered to funeral honors duty, with the consent of the 
     member, in preparation for or to perform funeral honors 
     functions at the funeral of a veteran as defined in section 
     1491 of this title.
       ``(b) Service Credit.--A member ordered to funeral honors 
     duty under this section shall be required to perform a 
     minimum of two hours of such duty in order to receive--
       ``(1) service credit under section 12732(a)(2)(E) of this 
     title; and
       ``(2) if authorized by the Secretary concerned, the 
     allowance under section 435 of title 37.
       ``(c) Reimbursable Expenses.--A member who performs funeral 
     honors duty under this section may be reimbursed for travel 
     and transportation expenses incurred in conjunction with such 
     duty as authorized under chapter 7 of title 37 if such duty 
     is performed at a location 50 miles or more from the member's 
     residence.
       ``(d) Regulations.--The exercise of authority under 
     subsection (a) is subject to regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary of Defense.
       ``(e) Members of the National Guard.--This section does not 
     apply to members of the Army National Guard of the United 
     States or the Air National Guard of the United States. The 
     performance of funeral honors duty by those members is 
     provided for in section 115 of title 32.''.
       (4) Section 12552 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 12552. Funeral honors functions at funerals for 
       veterans

       ``Performance by a Reserve of funeral honors functions at 
     the funeral of a veteran (as defined in section 1491(h) of 
     this title) may not be considered to be a period of drill or 
     training, but may be performed as funeral honors duty under 
     section 12503 of this title''.
       (h) Crediting for Reserve Retirement Purposes.--(1) Section 
     12732(a)(2) of such title is amended--
       (A) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(E) One point for each day on which funeral honors duty 
     is performed for at least two hours under section 12503 of 
     this title or section 115 of title 32, unless the duty is 
     performed while in a status for which credit is provided 
     under another subparagraph of this paragraph.''; and
       (B) by striking ``, and (D)'' in the last sentence and 
     inserting ``, (D), and (E)''.
       (2) Section 12733 of such title is amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph (4):
       ``(4) One day for each point credited to the person under 
     subparagraph (E) of section 12732(a)(2) of this title.''.
       (i) Benefits for Members in Funeral Honors Duty Status.--
     (1) Section 1074a(a) of such title is amended--

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       (A) in each of paragraphs (1) and (2)--
       (i) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (ii) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) service on funeral honors duty under section 12503 of 
     this title or section 115 of title 32.''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Each member of the armed forces who incurs or 
     aggravates an injury, illness, or disease in the line of duty 
     while remaining overnight immediately before serving on 
     funeral honors duty under section 12503 of this title or 
     section 115 of title 32 at or in the vicinity of the place at 
     which the member was to so serve, if the place is outside 
     reasonable commuting distance from the member's residence.''.
       (2) Section 1076(a)(2) of such title is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) A member who died from an injury, illness, or disease 
     incurred or aggravated while the member--
       ``(i) was serving on funeral honors duty under section 
     12503 of this title or section 115 of title 32;
       ``(ii) was traveling to or from the place at which the 
     member was to so serve; or
       ``(iii) remained overnight at or in the vicinity of that 
     place immediately before so serving, if the place is outside 
     reasonable commuting distance from the member's residence.''.
       (3) Section 1204(2) of such title is amended--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (B) by inserting ``or'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     subparagraph (B); and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) is a result of an injury, illness, or disease 
     incurred or aggravated in line of duty--
       ``(i) while the member was serving on funeral honors duty 
     under section 12503 of this title or section 115 of title 32;
       ``(ii) while the member was traveling to or from the place 
     at which the member was to so serve; or
       ``(iii) while the member remained overnight at or in the 
     vicinity of that place immediately before so serving, if the 
     place is outside reasonable commuting distance from the 
     member's residence;''.
       (4) Paragraph (2) of section 1206 of such title is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(2) the disability is a result of an injury, illness, or 
     disease incurred or aggravated in line of duty--
       ``(A) while--
       ``(i) performing active duty or inactive-duty training;
       ``(ii) traveling directly to or from the place at which 
     such duty is performed; or
       ``(iii) remaining overnight immediately before the 
     commencement of inactive-duty training, or while remaining 
     overnight between successive periods of inactive-duty 
     training, at or in the vicinity of the site of the inactive-
     duty training, if the site is outside reasonable commuting 
     distance of the member's residence; or
       ``(B) while the member--
       ``(i) was serving on funeral honors duty under section 
     12503 of this title or section 115 of title 32;
       ``(ii) was traveling to or from the place at which the 
     member was to so serve; or
       ``(iii) remained overnight at or in the vicinity of that 
     place immediately before so serving, if the place is outside 
     reasonable commuting distance from the member's residence;''.
       (5) Section 1481(a)(2) of such title is amended--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (D);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E) 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(F) either--
       ``(i) serving on funeral honors duty under section 12503 of 
     this title or section 115 of title 32;
       ``(ii) traveling directly to or from the place at which the 
     members is to so serve; or
       ``(iii) remaining overnight at or in the vicinity of that 
     place before so serving, if the place is outside reasonable 
     commuting distance from the member's residence.''.
       (j) Funeral Honors Duty Allowance.--Chapter 4 of title 37, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 435. Funeral honors duty: allowance

       ``(a) Allowance Authorized.--The Secretary concerned may 
     authorize payment of an allowance to a member of the Ready 
     Reserve for any day on which the member performs at least two 
     hours of funeral honors duty pursuant to section 12503 of 
     title 10 or section 115 of title 32.
       ``(b) Amount.--The daily rate of an allowance under this 
     section is $50.
       ``(c) Full Compensation.--Except for expenses reimbursed 
     under subsection (c) of section 12503 of title 10 or 
     subsection (c) of section 115 of title 32, the allowance paid 
     under this section is the only monetary compensation 
     authorized to be paid a member for the performance of funeral 
     honors duty pursuant to such section, regardless of the grade 
     in which the member is serving, and shall constitute payment 
     in full to the member.''.
       (k) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading for section 1491 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 1491. Funeral honors functions at funerals for 
       veterans''.

       (2)(A) The item relating to section 1491 in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 75 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``1491. Funeral honors functions at funerals for 
           veterans.''.
       (B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1213 
     of such title is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new item:
       ``12503. Ready Reserve: funeral honors duty.''.
       (C) The item relating to section 12552 in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 1215 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``12552. Funeral honors functions at funerals for 
           veterans.''.
       (3)(A) The heading for section 114 of title 32, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 114. Funeral honors functions at funerals for 
       veterans''.

       (B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1 of 
     such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 114 and inserting the following new items:
       ``114. Funeral honors functions at funerals for veterans.
       ``115. Funeral honors duty performed as a Federal 
           function.''.
       (4) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 4 of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new item:
       ``435. Funeral honors duty: allowance.''.

     SEC. 579. PURPOSE AND FUNDING LIMITATIONS FOR NATIONAL GUARD 
                   CHALLENGE PROGRAM.

       (a) Program Authority and Purpose.--Subsection (a) of 
     section 509 of title 32, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(a) Program Authority and Purpose.--The Secretary of 
     Defense, acting through the Chief of the National Guard 
     Bureau, may use the National Guard to conduct a civilian 
     youth opportunities program, to be known as the `National 
     Guard Challenge Program', which shall consist of at least a 
     22-week residential program and a 12-month post-residential 
     mentoring period. The National Guard Challenge Program shall 
     seek to improve life skills and employment potential of 
     participants by providing military-based training and 
     supervised work experience, together with the core program 
     components of assisting participants to receive a high school 
     diploma or its equivalent, leadership development, promoting 
     fellowship and community service, developing life coping 
     skills and job skills, and improving physical fitness and 
     health and hygiene.''.
       (b) Annual Funding Limitation.--Subsection (b) of such 
     section is amended by striking ``$50,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$62,500,000''.

     SEC. 580. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STARBASE PROGRAM.

       (a) Program Authority.--Chapter 111 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2193 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 2193b. Improvement of education in technical fields: 
       program for support of elementary and secondary education 
       in science, mathematics, and technology

       ``(a) Authority for Program.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     conduct a science, mathematics, and technology education 
     improvement program known as the `Department of Defense 
     STARBASE Program'. The Secretary shall carry out the program 
     in coordination with the Secretaries of the military 
     departments.
       ``(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the program is to improve 
     knowledge and skills of students in kindergarten through 
     twelfth grade in mathematics, science, and technology.
       ``(c) STARBASE Academies.--(1) The Secretary shall provide 
     for the establishment of at least 25 academies under the 
     program.
       ``(2) The Secretary of Defense shall establish guidelines, 
     criteria, and a process for the establishment of STARBASE 
     programs in addition to those in operation on the date of the 
     enactment of this section.
       ``(3) The Secretary may support the establishment and 
     operation of any academy in excess of two academies in a 
     State only if the Secretary has first authorized in writing 
     the establishment of the academy and the costs of the 
     establishment and operation of the academy are paid out of 
     funds provided by sources other than the Department of 
     Defense. Any such costs that are paid out of appropriated 
     funds shall be considered as paid out of funds provided by 
     such other sources if such sources fully reimburse the United 
     States for the costs.
       ``(d) Persons Eligible To Participate in Program.--The 
     Secretary shall prescribe standards and procedures for 
     selection of persons for participation in the program.
       ``(e) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     prescribe regulations governing the conduct of the program.
       ``(f) Authority to Accept Financial and Other Support.--The 
     Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military 
     departments may accept financial and other support for the 
     program from other departments and agencies of the Federal 
     Government, State governments, local governments, and not-
     for-profit and other organizations in the private sector.
       ``(g) Annual Report.--Not later than 90 days after the end 
     of each fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the program under this section. The 
     report shall contain a discussion of the design and conduct 
     of the program and an evaluation of the effectiveness of the 
     program.
       ``(h) State Defined.--In this section, the term `State' 
     includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam.''.
       (b) Existing STARBASE Academies.--While continuing in 
     operation, the academies existing on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act under the Department of Defense 
     STARBASE Program, as such program is in effect on such date, 
     shall be counted for the purpose of meeting the requirement 
     under section 2193b(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code (as 
     added by subsection (a)), relating to the minimum number of 
     STARBASE academies.

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       (c) Reorganization of Chapter.--Chapter 111 of title 10, 
     United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), is further 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting after section 2193 and before the section 
     2193b added by subsection (a) the following:

     ``Sec. 2193a. Improvement of education in technical fields: 
       general authority for support of elementary and secondary 
       education in science and mathematics'';

       (2) by transferring subsection (b) of section 2193 to 
     section 2193a (as added by paragraph (1)), inserting such 
     subsection after the heading for section 2193a, and striking 
     out ``(b)''; and
       (3) by redesignating subsection (c) of section 2193 as 
     subsection (b).
       (d) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading for section 2192 
     of such title is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2192. Improvement of education in technical fields: 
       general authority regarding education in science, 
       mathematics, and engineering''.

       (2) The heading for section 2193 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 2193. Improvement of education in technical fields: 
       grants for higher education in science and mathematics''.

       (3) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by striking the items relating to sections 2192 
     and 2193 and inserting the following:
       ``2192. Improvement of education in technical fields: 
           general authority regarding education in science, 
           mathematics, and engineering.
       ``2193. Improvement of education in technical fields: 
           grants for higher education in science and mathematics.
       ``2193a. Improvement of education in technical fields: 
           general authority for support of elementary and 
           secondary education in science and mathematics.
       ``2193b. Improvement of education in technical fields: 
           program for support of elementary and secondary 
           education in science, mathematics, and technology.''.

     SEC. 581. SURVEY OF MEMBERS LEAVING MILITARY SERVICE ON 
                   ATTITUDES TOWARD MILITARY SERVICE.

       (a) Exit Survey.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop 
     and implement, as part of outprocessing activities, a survey 
     on attitudes toward military service to be completed by all 
     members of the Armed Forces who during the period beginning 
     on January 1, 2000, and ending on June 30, 2000, are 
     voluntarily discharged or separated from the Armed Forces or 
     transfer from a regular component to a reserve component.
       (b) Matters To Be Covered.--The survey shall, at a minimum, 
     cover the following subjects:
       (1) Reasons for leaving military service.
       (2) Command climate.
       (3) Attitude toward leadership.
       (4) Attitude toward pay and benefits.
       (5) Job satisfaction during service as a member of the 
     Armed Forces.
       (6) Plans for activities after separation (such as 
     enrollment in school, use of Montgomery GI Bill benefits, and 
     work).
       (7) Affiliation with a reserve component, together with the 
     reasons for affiliating or not affiliating, as the case may 
     be.
       (8) Such other matters as the Secretary determines 
     appropriate to the survey concerning reasons why military 
     personnel are leaving military service.
       (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than October 1, 2000, 
     the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing 
     the results of the survey under subsection (a). The Secretary 
     shall compile the information in the report so as to assist 
     in assessing reasons why military personnel are leaving 
     military service.

     SEC. 582. SERVICE REVIEW AGENCIES COVERED BY PROFESSIONAL 
                   STAFFING REQUIREMENT.

       Section 1555(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``the Navy Council of Personnel Boards 
     and'' after ``Department of the Navy,''.

     SEC. 583. PARTICIPATION OF MEMBERS IN MANAGEMENT OF 
                   ORGANIZATIONS ABROAD THAT PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL 
                   UNDERSTANDING.

       Section 1033(b)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(E) An entity that, operating in a foreign nation where 
     United States military personnel are serving at United States 
     military activities, promotes understanding and tolerance 
     between such personnel (and their families) and the citizens 
     of that host foreign nation through programs that foster 
     social relations between those persons.''.

     SEC. 584. SUPPORT FOR EXPANDED CHILD CARE SERVICES AND YOUTH 
                   PROGRAM SERVICES FOR DEPENDENTS.

       (a) Authority.--(1) Subchapter II of chapter 88 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by redesignating section 1798 as section 1800; and
       (B) by inserting after section 1797 the following new 
     sections:

     ``Sec. 1798. Child care services and youth program services 
       for dependents: financial assistance for providers

       ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may provide 
     financial assistance to an eligible civilian provider of 
     child care services or youth program services that furnishes 
     such services for members of the armed forces and employees 
     of the United States if the Secretary determines that 
     providing such financial assistance--
       ``(1) is in the best interest of the Department of Defense;
       ``(2) enables supplementation or expansion of furnishing of 
     child care services or youth program services for military 
     installations, while not supplanting or replacing such 
     services; and
       ``(3) ensures that the eligible provider is able to comply, 
     and does comply, with the regulations, policies, and 
     standards of the Department of Defense that are applicable to 
     the furnishing of such services.
       ``(b) Eligible Providers.--A provider of child care 
     services or youth program services is eligible for financial 
     assistance under this section if the provider--
       ``(1) is licensed to provide those services under 
     applicable State and local law;
       ``(2) has previously provided such services for members of 
     the armed forces or employees of the United States; and
       ``(3) either--
       ``(A) is a family home day care provider; or
       ``(B) is a provider of family child care services that--
       ``(i) otherwise provides federally funded or sponsored 
     child development services;
       ``(ii) provides the services in a child development center 
     owned and operated by a private, not-for-profit organization;
       ``(iii) provides before-school or after-school child care 
     program in a public school facility;
       ``(iv) conducts an otherwise federally funded or federally 
     sponsored school age child care or youth services program;
       ``(v) conducts a school age child care or youth services 
     program that is owned and operated by a not-for-profit 
     organization; or
       ``(vi) is a provider of another category of child care 
     services or youth services determined by the Secretary of 
     Defense as appropriate for meeting the needs of members of 
     the armed forces or employees of the Department of Defense.
       ``(c) Funding.--To provide financial assistance under this 
     subsection, the Secretary of Defense may use any funds 
     appropriated to the Department of Defense for operation and 
     maintenance.
       ``(d) Biennial Report.--(1) Every two years the Secretary 
     of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the exercise 
     of authority under this section. The report shall include an 
     evaluation of the effectiveness of that authority for meeting 
     the needs of members of the armed forces or employees of the 
     Department of Defense for child care services and youth 
     program services. The report may include any recommendations 
     for legislation that the Secretary considers appropriate to 
     enhance the capability of the Department of Defense to meet 
     those needs.
       ``(2) A biennial report under this subsection may be 
     combined with the biennial report under section 1799(d) of 
     this title into a single report for submission to Congress.

     ``Sec. 1799. Child care services and youth program services 
       for dependents: participation by children and youth 
       otherwise ineligible

       ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may authorize 
     participation in child care or youth programs of the 
     Department of Defense, to the extent of the availability of 
     space and services, by children and youth under the age of 19 
     who are not dependents of members of the armed forces or of 
     employees of the Department of Defense and are not otherwise 
     eligible for participation in those programs.
       ``(b) Limitation.--Authorization of participation in a 
     program under subsection (a) shall be limited to situations 
     in which that participation promotes the attainment of the 
     objectives set forth in subsection (c), as determined by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(c) Objectives.--The objectives for authorizing 
     participation in a program under subsection (a) are as 
     follows:
       ``(1) To support the integration of children and youth of 
     military families into civilian communities.
       ``(2) To make more efficient use of Department of Defense 
     facilities and resources.
       ``(3) To establish or support a partnership or consortium 
     arrangement with schools and other youth services 
     organizations serving children of members of the armed 
     forces.
       ``(d) Biennial Report.--(1) Every two years the Secretary 
     of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the exercise 
     of authority under this section. The report shall include an 
     evaluation of the effectiveness of that authority for 
     achieving the objectives set out under subsection (c). The 
     report may include any recommendations for legislation that 
     the Secretary considers appropriate to enhance the capability 
     of the Department of Defense to attain those objectives.
       ``(2) A biennial report under this subsection may be 
     combined with the biennial report under section 1798(d) of 
     this title into a single report for submission to 
     Congress.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such 
     subchapter is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 1798 and inserting the following new items:
       ``1798. Child care services and youth program services for 
           dependents: financial assistance for providers.''.
       ``1799. Child care services and youth program services for 
           dependents: participation by children and youth 
           otherwise ineligible.
       ``1800. Definitions.''.
       (b) First Biennial Reports.--The first biennial reports 
     under sections 1798(d) and 1799(d) of title 10, United States 
     Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall be submitted not 
     later than March 31, 2002, and shall cover fiscal years 2000 
     and 2001.

     SEC. 585. REPORT AND REGULATIONS ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   POLICIES ON PROTECTING THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF 
                   COMMUNICATIONS WITH PROFESSIONALS PROVIDING 
                   THERAPEUTIC OR RELATED SERVICES REGARDING 
                   SEXUAL OR DOMESTIC ABUSE.

       (a) Study and Report.--(1) The Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall study the policies, procedures, and 
     practices of the mili

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     tary departments for protecting the confidentiality of 
     communications between--
       (A) a dependent (as defined in section 1072(2) of title 10, 
     United States Code, with respect to a member of the Armed 
     Forces) of a member of the Armed Forces who--
       (i) is a victim of sexual harassment, sexual assault, or 
     intrafamily abuse; or
       (ii) has engaged in such misconduct; and
       (B) a therapist, counselor, advocate, or other professional 
     from whom the dependent seeks professional services in 
     connection with effects of such misconduct.
       (2) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Comptroller General shall conclude the study 
     and submit a report on the results of the study to Congress 
     and the Secretary of Defense.
       (b) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe 
     in regulations the policies and procedures that the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to provide the maximum protections for 
     the confidentiality of communications described in subsection 
     (a) relating to misconduct described in that subsection, 
     taking into consideration--
       (1) the findings of the Comptroller General;
       (2) the standards of confidentiality and ethical standards 
     issued by relevant professional organizations;
       (3) applicable requirements of Federal and State law;
       (4) the best interest of victims of sexual harassment, 
     sexual assault, or intrafamily abuse;
       (5) military necessity; and
       (6) such other factors as the Secretary, in consultation 
     with the Attorney General, may consider appropriate.
       (c) Report by Secretary of Defense.--Not later than January 
     21, 2000, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
     report on the actions taken under subsection (b) and any 
     other actions taken by the Secretary to provide the maximum 
     possible protections for confidentiality described in that 
     subsection.

     SEC. 586. MEMBERS UNDER BURDENSOME PERSONNEL TEMPO.

       (a) Management of Deployments of Individual Members.--Part 
     II of subtitle A of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after chapter 49 the following new chapter:

          ``CHAPTER 50--MISCELLANEOUS COMMAND RESPONSIBILITIES

  ``Sec.
       ``991. Management of deployments of members.

     ``Sec. 991. Management of deployments of members

       ``(a) General or Flag Officer Responsibilities.--(1) The 
     deployment (or potential deployment) of a member of the armed 
     forces shall be managed, during any period when the member is 
     a high-deployment days member, by the officer in the chain of 
     command of that member who is the lowest-ranking general or 
     flag officer in that chain of command. That officer shall 
     ensure that the member is not deployed, or continued in a 
     deployment, on any day on which the total number of days on 
     which the member has been deployed out of the preceding 365 
     days would exceed 220 unless an officer in the grade of 
     general or admiral in the member's chain of command approves 
     the deployment, or continued deployment, of the member.
       ``(2) In this section, the term `high-deployment days 
     member' means a member who has been deployed 182 days or more 
     out of the preceding 365 days.
       ``(b) Deployment Defined.--(1) For the purposes of this 
     section, a member of the armed forces shall be considered to 
     be deployed or in a deployment on any day on which, pursuant 
     to orders, the member is performing service in a training 
     exercise or operation at a location or under circumstances 
     that make it impossible or infeasible for the member to spend 
     off-duty time in the housing in which the member resides when 
     on garrison duty at the member's permanent duty station.
       ``(2) For the purposes of this section, a member is not 
     deployed or in a deployment when the member is--
       ``(A) performing service as a student or trainee at a 
     school (including any Government school); or
       ``(B) performing administrative, guard, or detail duties in 
     garrison at the member's permanent duty station.
       ``(3) The Secretary of Defense may prescribe a definition 
     of deployment for the purposes of this section other than the 
     definition specified in paragraphs (1) and (2). Any such 
     definition may not take effect until 90 days after the date 
     on which the Secretary notifies the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the House of Representatives of the revised standard 
     definition of deployment.
       ``(c) Recordkeeping.--The Secretary of each military 
     department shall establish a system for tracking and 
     recording the number of days that each member of the armed 
     forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary is deployed.
       ``(d) National Security Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of 
     the military department concerned may suspend the 
     applicability of this section to a member or any group of 
     members under the Secretary's jurisdiction when the Secretary 
     determines that such a waiver is necessary in the national 
     security interests of the United States.
       ``(e) Inapplicability to Coast Guard.--This section does 
     not apply to a member of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard 
     is not operating as a service in the Navy.''.
       (b) Per Diem Allowance for Lengthy or Numerous 
     Deployments.--Chapter 7 of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 435. Per diem allowance for lengthy or numerous 
       deployments

       ``(a) Per Diem Required.--The Secretary of the military 
     department concerned shall pay a high-deployment per diem 
     allowance to a member of the armed forces under the 
     Secretary's jurisdiction for each day on which the member (1) 
     is deployed, and (2) has, as of that day, been deployed 251 
     days or more out of the preceding 365 days.
       ``(b) Definition of Deployed.--In this section, the term 
     `deployed', with respect to a member, means that the member 
     is deployed or in a deployment within the meaning of section 
     991(b) of title 10 (including any definition of `deployment' 
     prescribed under paragraph (3) of that section).
       ``(c) Amount of Per Diem.--The amount of the high-
     deployment per diem payable to a member under this section is 
     $100.
       ``(d) Payment of Claims.--A claim of a member for payment 
     of the high-deployment per diem allowance that is not fully 
     substantiated by the recordkeeping system applicable to the 
     member under section 991(c) of title 10 shall be paid if the 
     member furnishes the Secretary concerned with other evidence 
     determined by the Secretary as being sufficient to 
     substantiate the claim.
       ``(e) Relationship to Other Allowances.--A high-deployment 
     per diem payable to a member under this section is in 
     addition to any other pay or allowance payable to the member 
     under any other provision of law.
       ``(f) National Security Waiver.--No per diem may be paid 
     under this section to a member for any day on which the 
     applicability of section 991 of title 10 to the member is 
     suspended under subsection (d) of that section.''.
       (c) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The tables of chapters at the 
     beginning of subtitle A of title 10, United States Code, and 
     the beginning of part II of such subtitle are amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to chapter 49 the following 
     new item:
                           ``50. Miscellaneous Command Responsibilities


                                                        991''.

       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 7 of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 434 the following new item:
       ``435. Per diem allowance for lengthy or numerous 
           deployments.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--(1) Section 991 of title 10, United 
     States Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall take effect 
     on October 1, 2000. No day on which a member of the Armed 
     Forces is deployed (as defined in subsection (b) of that 
     section) before that date may be counted in determining the 
     number of days on which a member has been deployed for 
     purposes of that section.
       (2) Section 435 of title 37, United States Code (as added 
     by subsection (b)), shall take effect on October 1, 2001.
       (e) Implementing Regulations.--Not later than June 1, 2000, 
     the Secretary of each military department shall prescribe in 
     regulations the policies and procedures for implementing such 
     provisions of law for that military department.
                     Subtitle K--Domestic Violence

     SEC. 591. DEFENSE TASK FORCE ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish a Department of Defense task force to be known as 
     the Defense Task Force on Domestic Violence.
       (b) Strategic Plan.--Not later than 12 months after the 
     date on which all members of the task force have been 
     appointed, the task force shall submit to the Secretary of 
     Defense a long-term plan (referred to as a ``strategic 
     plan'') for means by which the Department of Defense may 
     address matters relating to domestic violence within the 
     military more effectively. The plan shall include an 
     assessment of, and recommendations for measures to improve, 
     the following:
       (1) Ongoing victims' safety programs.
       (2) Offender accountability.
       (3) The climate for effective prevention of domestic 
     violence.
       (4) Coordination and collaboration among all military 
     organizations with responsibility or jurisdiction with 
     respect to domestic violence.
       (5) Coordination between military and civilian communities 
     with respect to domestic violence.
       (6) Research priorities.
       (7) Data collection and case management and tracking.
       (8) Curricula and training for military commanders.
       (9) Prevention and responses to domestic violence at 
     overseas military installations.
       (10) Other issues identified by the task force relating to 
     domestic violence within the military.
       (c) Review of Victims' Safety Program.--The task force 
     shall review the efforts of the Secretary of Defense to 
     establish a program for improving responses to domestic 
     violence under section 592 and shall include in its report 
     under subsection (e) a description of that program, including 
     best practices identified on installations, lessons learned, 
     and resulting policy recommendations.
       (d) Other Task Force Reviews.--The task force shall review 
     and make recommendations regarding the following:
       (1) Standard guidelines to be used by the Secretaries of 
     the military departments in negotiating agreements with 
     civilian law enforcement authorities relating to acts of 
     domestic violence involving members of the Armed Forces.
       (2) A requirement (A) that when a commanding officer issues 
     to a member of the Armed Forces under that officer's command 
     an order that the member not have contact with a specified 
     person that a written copy of that order be provided within 
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     the order to the person with whom the member is ordered not 
     to have contact, and (B) that there be a system of recording 
     and tracking such orders.
       (3) Standard guidelines on the factors for commanders to 
     consider when seeking to substantiate allegations of domestic 
     violence by a person subject to the Uniform Code of Military 
     Justice and when determining appropriate action for such 
     allegations that are so substantiated.
       (4) A standard training program for all commanding officers 
     in the Armed Forces, including a standard curriculum, on the 
     handling of domestic violence cases.
       (e) Annual Report.--(1) The task force shall submit to the 
     Secretary an annual report on its activities and on the 
     activities of the military departments to respond to domestic 
     violence in the military.
       (2) The first such report shall be submitted not later than 
     the date specified in subsection (b) and shall be submitted 
     with the strategic plan submitted under that subsection. The 
     task force shall include in that report the following:
       (A) Analysis and oversight of the efforts of the military 
     departments to respond to domestic violence in the military 
     and a description of barriers to implementation of 
     improvements in those efforts.
       (B) A description of the activities and achievements of the 
     task force.
       (C) A description of successful and unsuccessful programs.
       (D) A description of pending, completed, and recommended 
     Department of Defense research relating to domestic violence.
       (E) Such recommendations for policy and statutory changes 
     as the task force considers appropriate.
       (3) Each subsequent annual report shall include the 
     following:
       (A) A detailed discussion of the achievements in responses 
     to domestic violence in the Armed Forces.
       (B) Pending research on domestic violence.
       (C) Any recommendations for actions to improve the 
     responses of the Armed Forces to domestic violence in the 
     Armed Forces that the task force considers appropriate.
       (4) Within 90 days of receipt of a report under paragraph 
     (2) or (3), the Secretary shall submit the report and the 
     Secretary's evaluation of the report to the Committees on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives. 
     The Secretary shall include with the report the information 
     collected pursuant to section 1562(b) of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by section 594.
       (f) Membership.--(1) The task force shall consist of not 
     more than 24 members, to be appointed by the Secretary of 
     Defense. Members shall be appointed from each of the Army, 
     Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps and shall include an equal 
     number of Department of Defense personnel (military or 
     civilian) and persons from outside the Department of Defense. 
     Members appointed from outside the Department of Defense may 
     be appointed from other Federal departments and agencies, 
     from State and local agencies, or from the private sector.
       (2) The Secretary shall ensure that the membership of the 
     task force includes a judge advocate representative from each 
     of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.
       (3)(A) In consultation with the Attorney General, the 
     Secretary shall appoint to the task force a representative or 
     representatives from the Office of Justice Programs of the 
     Department of Justice.
       (B) In consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, the Secretary shall appoint to the task force a 
     representative from the Family Violence Prevention and 
     Services office of the Department of Health and Human 
     Services.
       (4) Each member of the task force appointed from outside 
     the Department of Defense shall be an individual who has 
     demonstrated expertise in the area of domestic violence or 
     shall be appointed from one of the following:
       (A) A national domestic violence resource center 
     established under section 308 of the Family Violence 
     Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10407).
       (B) A national sexual assault and domestic violence policy 
     and advocacy organization.
       (C) A State domestic violence and sexual assault coalition.
       (D) A civilian law enforcement agency.
       (E) A national judicial policy organization.
       (F) A State judicial authority.
       (G) A national crime victim policy organization.
       (5) The members of the task force shall be appointed not 
     later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (g) Co-Chairs of the Task Force.--There shall be two co-
     chairs of the task force. One of the co-chairs shall be 
     designated by the Secretary of Defense at the time of 
     appointment from among the Department of Defense personnel on 
     the task force. The other co-chair shall be selected from 
     among the members appointed from outside the Department of 
     Defense by those members.
       (h) Administrative Support.--(1) Each member of the task 
     force shall serve without compensation (other than the 
     compensation to which entitled as a member of the Armed 
     Forces or an officer or employee of the United States, as the 
     case may be), 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 the member's 
     home or regular places of business in the performance of 
     services for the task force.
       (2) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Management 
     Policy, under the direction of the Under Secretary of Defense 
     for Personnel and Readiness, shall provide oversight of the 
     task force. The Washington Headquarters Service shall provide 
     the task force with the personnel, facilities, and other 
     administrative support that is necessary for the performance 
     of the task force's duties.
       (3) The Assistant Secretary shall coordinate with the 
     Secretaries of the military departments to provide visits of 
     the task force to military installations.
       (i) Federal Advisory Committee Act.--The Federal Advisory 
     Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App) shall not apply to the task 
     force.
       (j) Termination.--The task force shall terminate three 
     years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 592. INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR IMPROVING RESPONSES TO 
                   DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INVOLVING MEMBERS OF THE 
                   ARMED FORCES AND MILITARY FAMILY MEMBERS.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide a 
     program for the establishment on military installations of 
     collaborative projects involving appropriate elements of the 
     Armed Forces and the civilian community to improve, 
     strengthen, or coordinate prevention and response efforts to 
     domestic violence involving members of the Armed Forces, 
     military family members, and others.
       (b) Program.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a 
     program to provide funds and other incentives to commanders 
     of military installations for the following purposes:
       (1) To improve coordination between military and civilian 
     law enforcement authorities in policies, training, and 
     responses to, and tracking of, cases involving military 
     domestic violence.
       (2) To develop, implement, and coordinate with appropriate 
     civilian authorities tracking systems (A) for protective 
     orders issued to or on behalf of members of the Armed Forces 
     by civilian courts, and (B) for orders issued by military 
     commanders to members of the Armed Forces ordering them not 
     to have contact with a dependent.
       (3) To strengthen the capacity of attorneys and other legal 
     advocates to respond appropriately to victims of military 
     domestic violence.
       (4) To assist in educating judges, prosecutors, and legal 
     offices in improved handling of military domestic violence 
     cases.
       (5) To develop and implement more effective policies, 
     protocols, orders, and services specifically devoted to 
     preventing, identifying, and responding to domestic violence.
       (6) To develop, enlarge, or strengthen victims' services 
     programs, including sexual assault and domestic violence 
     programs, developing or improving delivery of victims' 
     services, and providing confidential access to specialized 
     victims' advocates.
       (7) To develop and implement primary prevention programs.
       (8) To improve the response of health care providers to 
     incidents of domestic violence, including the development and 
     implementation of screening protocols.
       (c) Priority.--The Secretary shall give priority in 
     providing funds and other incentives under the program to 
     installations at which the local program will emphasize 
     building or strengthening partnerships and collaboration 
     among military organizations such as family advocacy program, 
     military police or provost marshal organizations, judge 
     advocate organizations, legal offices, health affairs 
     offices, and other installation-level military commands 
     between those organizations and appropriate civilian 
     organizations, including civilian law enforcement, domestic 
     violence advocacy organizations, and domestic violence 
     shelters.
       (d) Applications.--The Secretary shall establish guidelines 
     for applications for an award of funds under the program to 
     carry out the program at an installation.
       (e) Awards.--The Secretary shall determine the award of 
     funds and incentives under this section. In making a 
     determination of the installations to which funds or other 
     incentives are to be provided under the program, the 
     Secretary shall consult with an award review committee 
     consisting of representatives from the Armed Forces, the 
     Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human 
     Services, and organizations with a demonstrated expertise in 
     the areas of domestic violence and victims' safety.

     SEC. 593. UNIFORM DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE POLICIES FOR 
                   RESPONSES TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

       (a) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe 
     the following:
       (1) Standard guidelines to be used by the Secretaries of 
     the military departments for negotiating agreements with 
     civilian law enforcement authorities relating to acts of 
     domestic violence involving members of the Armed Forces.
       (2) A requirement (A) that when a commanding officer issues 
     to a member of the Armed Forces under that officer's command 
     an order that the member not have contact with a specified 
     person that a written copy of that order be provided within 
     24 hours after the issuance of the order to the person with 
     whom the member is ordered not to have contact, and (B) that 
     there be a system of recording and tracking such orders.
       (3) Standard guidelines on the factors for commanders to 
     consider when seeking to substantiate allegations of domestic 
     violence by a person subject to the Uniform Code of Military 
     Justice and when determining appropriate action for such 
     allegations that are so substantiated.
       (4) A standard training program for all commanding officers 
     in the Armed Forces, including a standard curriculum, on the 
     handling of domestic violence cases.
       (b) Deadline.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out 
     subsection (a) not later than six months after the date on 
     which the Secretary receives the first report of the Defense 
     Task Force on Domestic Violence under section 591(e).

     SEC. 594. CENTRAL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DATABASE ON DOMESTIC 
                   VIOLENCE INCIDENTS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 80 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

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     ``Sec. 1562. Database on domestic violence incidents

       ``(a) Database on Domestic Violence incident.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall establish a central database of 
     information on the incidents of domestic violence involving 
     members of the armed forces.
       ``(b) Reporting of Information for the Database.--The 
     Secretary shall require that the Secretaries of the military 
     departments maintain and report annually to the administrator 
     of the database established under subsection (a) any 
     information received on the following matters:
       ``(1) Each domestic violence incident reported to a 
     commander, a law enforcement authority of the armed forces, 
     or a family advocacy program of the Department of Defense.
       ``(2) The number of those incidents that involve evidence 
     determined sufficient for supporting disciplinary action and, 
     for each such incident, a description of the substantiated 
     allegation and the action taken by command authorities in the 
     incident.
       ``(3) The number of those incidents that involve evidence 
     determined insufficient for supporting disciplinary action 
     and for each such case, a description of the allegation.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:
       ``1562. Database on domestic violence incidents.''.
          TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

                     Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

Sec. 601. Fiscal year 2000 increase in military basic pay and reform of 
              basic pay rates.
Sec. 602. Pay increases for fiscal years 2001 through 2006.
Sec. 603. Additional amount available for fiscal year 2000 increase in 
              basic allowance for housing inside the United States.

           Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays

Sec. 611. Extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for 
              reserve forces.
Sec. 612. Extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for 
              nurse officer candidates, registered nurses, and nurse 
              anesthetists.
Sec. 613. Extension of authorities relating to payment of other bonuses 
              and special pays.
Sec. 614. Amount of aviation career incentive pay for air battle 
              managers.
Sec. 615. Expansion of authority to provide special pay to aviation 
              career officers extending period of active duty.
Sec. 616. Additional special pay for board certified veterinarians in 
              the Armed Forces and Public Health Service.
Sec. 617. Diving duty special pay.
Sec. 618. Reenlistment bonus.
Sec. 619. Enlistment bonus.
Sec. 620. Selected Reserve enlistment bonus.
Sec. 621. Special pay for members of the Coast Guard Reserve assigned 
              to high priority units of the Selected Reserve.
Sec. 622. Reduced minimum period of enlistment in Army in critical 
              skill for eligibility for enlistment bonus.
Sec. 623. Eligibility for reserve component prior service enlistment 
              bonus upon attaining a critical skill.
Sec. 624. Increase in special pay and bonuses for nuclear-qualified 
              officers.
Sec. 625. Increase in maximum monthly rate authorized for foreign 
              language proficiency pay.
Sec. 626. Authorization of retention bonus for special warfare officers 
              extending periods of active duty.
Sec. 627. Authorization of surface warfare officer continuation pay.
Sec. 628. Authorization of career enlisted flyer incentive pay.
Sec. 629. Authorization of judge advocate continuation pay.

            Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances

Sec. 631. Provision of lodging in kind for Reservists performing 
              training duty and not otherwise entitled to travel and 
              transportation allowances.
Sec. 632. Payment of temporary lodging expenses for members making 
              their first permanent change of station.
Sec. 633. Destination airport for emergency leave travel to continental 
              United States.

                     Subtitle D--Retired Pay Reform

Sec. 641. Redux retired pay system applicable only to members electing 
              new 15-year career status bonus.
Sec. 642. Authorization of 15-year career status bonus.
Sec. 643. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 644. Effective date.

 Subtitle E--Other Matters Relating to Military Retirees and Survivors

Sec. 651. Repeal of reduction in retired pay for military retirees 
              employed in civilian positions.
Sec. 652. Presentation of United States flag to retiring members of the 
              uniformed services not previously covered.
Sec. 653. Disability retirement or separation for certain members with 
              pre-existing conditions.
Sec. 654. Credit toward paid-up SBP coverage for months covered by 
              make-up premium paid by persons electing SBP coverage 
              during special open enrollment period.
Sec. 655. Paid-up coverage under Retired Serviceman's Family Protection 
              Plan.
Sec. 656. Extension of authority for payment of annuities to certain 
              military surviving spouses.
Sec. 657. Effectuation of intended SBP annuity for former spouse when 
              not elected by reason of untimely death of retiree.
Sec. 658. Special compensation for severely disabled uniformed services 
              retirees.

   Subtitle F--Eligibility to Participate in the Thrift Savings Plan

Sec. 661. Participation in thrift savings plan.
Sec. 662. Special retention initiative.
Sec. 663. Effective date.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

Sec. 671. Payment for unused leave in conjunction with a reenlistment.
Sec. 672. Clarification of per diem eligibility for military 
              technicians (dual status) serving on active duty without 
              pay outside the United States.
Sec. 673. Annual report on effects of initiatives on recruitment and 
              retention.
Sec. 674. Overseas special supplemental food program.
Sec. 675. Tuition assistance for members deployed in a contingency 
              operation.
Sec. 676. Administration of Selected Reserve education loan repayment 
              program for Coast Guard Reserve.
Sec. 677. Sense of Congress regarding treatment under Internal Revenue 
              Code of members receiving hostile fire or imminent danger 
              special pay during contingency operations.
                     Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

     SEC. 601. FISCAL YEAR 2000 INCREASE IN MILITARY BASIC PAY AND 
                   REFORM OF BASIC PAY RATES.

       (a) Waiver of Section 1009 Adjustment.--The adjustment to 
     become effective during fiscal year 2000 required by section 
     1009 of title 37, United States Code, in the rates of monthly 
     basic pay authorized members of the uniformed services shall 
     not be made.
       (b) January 1, 2000, Increase in Basic Pay.--Effective on 
     January 1, 2000, the rates of monthly basic pay for members 
     of the uniformed services are increased by 4.8 percent.
       (c) Reform of Basic Pay Rates.--Effective on July 1, 2000, 
     the rates of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed 
     services within each pay grade are as follows:

                                            COMMISSIONED OFFICERS \1\
                   Years of service computed under section 205 of title 37, United States Code
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            Pay Grade                2 or less        Over 2          Over 3          Over 4          Over 6
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O-10 \2\........................           $0.00           $0.00           $0.00           $0.00           $0.00
O-9.............................            0.00            0.00            0.00            0.00            0.00
O-8.............................        6,594.30        6,810.30        6,953.10        6,993.30        7,171.80
O-7.............................        5,479.50        5,851.80        5,851.80        5,894.40        6,114.60
O-6.............................        4,061.10        4,461.60        4,754.40        4,754.40        4,772.40
O-5.............................        3,248.40        3,813.90        4,077.90        4,127.70        4,291.80
O-4.............................        2,737.80        3,333.90        3,556.20        3,606.00        3,812.40
O-3 \3\.........................        2,544.00        2,884.20        3,112.80        3,364.80        3,525.90
O-2 \3\.........................        2,218.80        2,527.20        2,910.90        3,009.00        3,071.10
O-1 \3\.........................        1,926.30        2,004.90        2,423.10        2,423.10        2,423.10
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                                          Over 8         Over 10         Over 12         Over 14         Over 16
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O-10 \2\........................           $0.00           $0.00           $0.00           $0.00           $0.00
O-9.............................            0.00            0.00            0.00            0.00            0.00
O-8.............................        7,471.50        7,540.80        7,824.60        7,906.20        8,150.10
O-7.............................        6,282.00        6,475.80        6,669.00        6,863.10        7,471.50
O-6.............................        4,976.70        5,004.00        5,004.00        5,169.30        5,791.20
O-5.............................        4,291.80        4,420.80        4,659.30        4,971.90        5,286.00
O-4.............................        3,980.40        4,252.50        4,464.00        4,611.00        4,758.90
O-3 \3\.........................        3,702.60        3,850.20        4,040.40        4,139.10        4,139.10
O-2 \3\.........................        3,071.10        3,071.10        3,071.10        3,071.10        3,071.10

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O-1 \3\.........................        2,423.10        2,423.10        2,423.10        2,423.10        2,423.10
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O-10 \2\........................           $0.00      $10,655.10      $10,707.60      $10,930.20      $11,318.40
O-9.............................            0.00        9,319.50        9,453.60        9,647.70        9,986.40
O-8.............................        8,503.80        8,830.20        9,048.00        9,048.00        9,048.00
O-7.............................        7,985.40        7,985.40        7,985.40        7,985.40        8,025.60
O-6.............................        6,086.10        6,381.30        6,549.00        6,719.10        7,049.10
O-5.............................        5,436.00        5,583.60        5,751.90        5,751.90        5,751.90
O-4.............................        4,808.70        4,808.70        4,808.70        4,808.70        4,808.70
O-3 \3\.........................        4,139.10        4,139.10        4,139.10        4,139.10        4,139.10
O-2 \3\.........................        3,071.10        3,071.10        3,071.10        3,071.10        3,071.10
O-1 \3\.........................        2,423.10        2,423.10        2,423.10        2,423.10       2,423.10
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\1\ Notwithstanding the pay rates specified in this table, the actual basic pay for commissioned officers in
  grades 0-7 through O-10 may not exceed the rate of pay for level III of the Executive Schedule and the actual
  basic pay for all other officers, including warrant officers, may not exceed the rate of pay for level V of
  the Executive Schedule.
\2\ Subject to the preceding footnote, while serving as Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
  Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of Naval Operations, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Commandant of the
  Marine Corps, or Commandant of the Coast Guard, basic pay for this grade is calculated to be $12,441.00,
  regardless of cumulative years of service computed under section 205 of title 37, United States Code.
\3\ This table does not apply to commissioned officers in the grade O-1, O-2, or O-3 who have been credited with
  over 4 years of active duty service as an enlisted member or warrant officer.


     COMMISSIONED OFFICERS WITH OVER 4 YEARS OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE AS AN ENLISTED MEMBER OR WARRANT OFFICER
                   Years of service computed under section 205 of title 37, United States Code
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Pay Grade                2 or less        Over 2          Over 3          Over 4          Over 6
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
O-3E............................           $0.00           $0.00           $0.00       $3,364.80       $3,525.90
O-2E............................            0.00            0.00            0.00        3,009.00        3,071.10
O-1E............................            0.00            0.00            0.00        2,423.10        2,588.40
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                                          Over 8         Over 10         Over 12         Over 14         Over 16
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O-3E............................       $3,702.60       $3,850.20       $4,040.40       $4,200.30       $4,291.80
O-2E............................        3,168.60        3,333.90        3,461.40        3,556.20        3,556.20
O-1E............................        2,683.80        2,781.30        2,877.60        3,009.00        3,009.00
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                                         Over 18         Over 20         Over 22         Over 24         Over 26
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O-3E............................       $4,416.90       $4,416.90       $4,416.90       $4,416.90       $4,416.90
O-2E............................        3,556.20        3,556.20        3,556.20        3,556.20        3,556.20
O-1E............................        3,009.00        3,009.00        3,009.00        3,009.00        3,009.00
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                                                WARRANT OFFICERS
                   Years of service computed under section 205 of title 37, United States Code
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Pay Grade                2 or less        Over 2          Over 3          Over 4          Over 6
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
W-5.............................           $0.00           $0.00           $0.00           $0.00           $0.00
W-4.............................        2,592.00        2,788.50        2,868.60        2,947.50        3,083.40
W-3.............................        2,355.90        2,555.40        2,555.40        2,588.40        2,694.30
W-2.............................        2,063.40        2,232.60        2,232.60        2,305.80        2,423.10
W-1.............................        1,719.00        1,971.00        1,971.00        2,135.70        2,232.60
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                                          Over 8         Over 10         Over 12         Over 14         Over 16
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W-5.............................           $0.00           $0.00           $0.00           $0.00           $0.00
W-4.............................        3,217.20        3,352.80        3,485.10        3,622.20        3,753.60
W-3.............................        2,814.90        2,974.20        3,071.10        3,177.00        3,298.20
W-2.............................        2,555.40        2,652.60        2,749.80        2,844.30        2,949.00
W-1.............................        2,332.80        2,433.30        2,533.20        2,634.00        2,734.80
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                                         Over 18         Over 20         Over 22         Over 24         Over 26
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W-5.............................           $0.00       $4,475.10       $4,628.70       $4,782.90       $4,937.40
W-4.............................        3,888.00        4,019.40        4,155.60        4,289.70        4,427.10
W-3.............................        3,418.50        3,539.10        3,659.40        3,780.00        3,900.90
W-2.............................        3,056.40        3,163.80        3,270.90        3,378.30        3,378.30
W-1.............................        2,835.00        2,910.90        2,910.90        2,910.90        2,910.90
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                                              ENLISTED MEMBERS \1\
                   Years of service computed under section 205 of title 37, United States Code
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            Pay Grade                2 or less        Over 2          Over 3          Over 4          Over 6
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-9 \2\.........................           $0.00           $0.00           $0.00           $0.00           $0.00
E-8.............................            0.00            0.00            0.00            0.00            0.00
E-7.............................        1,765.80        1,927.80        2,001.00        2,073.00        2,147.70
E-6.............................        1,518.90        1,678.20        1,752.60        1,824.30        1,899.30
E-5.............................        1,332.60        1,494.00        1,566.00        1,640.40        1,714.50
E-4.............................        1,242.90        1,373.10        1,447.20        1,520.10        1,593.90
E-3.............................        1,171.50        1,260.60        1,334.10        1,335.90        1,335.90
E-2.............................        1,127.40        1,127.40        1,127.40        1,127.40        1,127.40
E-1.............................    \3\ 1,005.60        1,005.60        1,005.60        1,005.60        1,005.60
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                                          Over 8         Over 10         Over 12         Over 14         Over 16
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E-9 \2\.........................           $0.00       $3,015.30       $3,083.40       $3,169.80       $3,271.50
E-8.............................        2,528.40        2,601.60        2,669.70        2,751.60        2,840.10
E-7.............................        2,220.90        2,294.10        2,367.30        2,439.30        2,514.00
E-6.............................        1,973.10        2,047.20        2,118.60        2,191.50        2,244.60
E-5.............................        1,789.50        1,861.50        1,936.20        1,936.20        1,936.20
E-4.............................        1,593.90        1,593.90        1,593.90        1,593.90        1,593.90
E-3.............................        1,335.90        1,335.90        1,335.90        1,335.90        1,335.90
E-2.............................        1,127.40        1,127.40        1,127.40        1,127.40        1,127.40
E-1.............................        1,005.60        1,005.60        1,005.60        1,005.60        1,005.60
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E-9 \2\.........................       $3,373.20       $3,473.40       $3,609.30       $3,744.00       $3,915.90
E-8.............................        2,932.50        3,026.10        3,161.10        3,295.50        3,483.60
E-7.............................        2,588.10        2,660.40        2,787.60        2,926.20        3,134.40
E-6.............................        2,283.30        2,283.30        2,285.70        2,285.70        2,285.70
E-5.............................        1,936.20        1,936.20        1,936.20        1,936.20        1,936.20
E-4.............................        1,593.90        1,593.90        1,593.90        1,593.90        1,593.90
E-3.............................        1,335.90        1,335.90        1,335.90        1,335.90        1,335.90
E-2.............................        1,127.40        1,127.40        1,127.40        1,123.20        1,127.40
E-1.............................        1,005.60        1,005.60        1,005.60        1,005.60       1,005.60
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\1\ Notwithstanding the pay rates specified in this table, the actual basic pay for enlisted members may not
  exceed the rate of pay for level V of the Executive Schedule.
\2\ Subject to the preceding footnote, while serving as Sergeant Major of the Army, Master Chief Petty Officer
  of the Navy, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, or Master Chief Petty
  Officer of the Coast Guard, basic pay for this grade is $4,701.00, regardless of cumulative years of service
  computed under section 205 of title 37, United States Code.
\3\ In the case of members in the grade E-1 who have served less than 4 months on active duty, basic pay is
  $930.30.


       (d) Limitation on Pay Adjustments.--Effective January 1, 
     2000, section 203(a) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Notwithstanding the rates of basic pay in effect at 
     any time as provided by law, the rates of basic pay payable 
     for commissioned officers in pay grades O-7 through O-10 may 
     not exceed the monthly equivalent of the rate of pay for 
     level III of the Executive Schedule, and the rates of basic 
     pay payable for all other officers and for enlisted members 
     may not exceed the monthly equivalent of the rate of pay for 
     level V of the Executive Schedule.''.
       (e) Recomputation of Retired Pay for Certain Recently 
     Retired Officers.--In the case of a commissioned officer of 
     the uniformed services who retired during the period 
     beginning on April 30, 1999, through December 31, 1999, and 
     who, at the time of retirement, was in pay grade O-7, O-8, O-
     9, or O-10, the retired pay of that officer shall be 
     recomputed, effective as of January 1, 2000, using the rate 
     of basic pay that would have been applicable to the 
     computation of that officer's retired pay if the provisions 
     of paragraph (2) of section 203(a) of title 37, United States 
     Code, as added by subsection (d), had taken effect on April 
     30, 1999.

     SEC. 602. PAY INCREASES FOR FISCAL YEARS 2001 THROUGH 2006.

       (a) ECI+0.5 Percent Increase for All Members.--Section 
     1009(c) of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(c) Equal Percentage 
     Increase for All Members.--''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), but subject to 
     subsection (d), an adjustment taking effect under this 
     section during each of fiscal years 2001 through 2006 shall 
     provide all eligible members with an increase in the monthly 
     basic pay by the percentage equal to the sum of--
       ``(A) one percent; plus
       ``(B) the percentage calculated as provided under section 
     5303(a) of title 5 for that fiscal year, without regard to 
     whether rates of pay under the statutory pay systems are 
     actually increased during that fiscal year under that section 
     by the percentage so calculated.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2000.

     SEC. 603. ADDITIONAL AMOUNT AVAILABLE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000 
                   INCREASE IN BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING INSIDE 
                   THE UNITED STATES.

       In addition to the amount determined by the Secretary of 
     Defense under section 403(b)(3) of title 37, United States 
     Code, to be the total amount that may be paid during fiscal 
     year 2000 for the basic allowance for housing for military 
     housing areas inside the United States, $225,000,000 of the 
     amount authorized to be appropriated by section 421 for 
     military personnel shall be used by the Secretary to further 
     increase the total amount available for the basic allowance 
     for housing for military housing areas inside the United 
     States.
           Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays

     SEC. 611. 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 ``December 31, 
     1999'' and inserting ``December 31, 2000''.
       (b) Selected Reserve Reenlistment Bonus.--Section 308b(f) 
     of such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' 
     and inserting ``December 31, 2000''.
       (c) Selected Reserve Enlistment Bonus.--Section 308c(e) of 
     such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 2000''.
       (d) Special Pay for Enlisted Members Assigned to Certain 
     High Priority Units.--Section 308d(c) of such title is 
     amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2000''.
       (e) Selected Reserve Affiliation Bonus.--Section 308e(e) of 
     such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 2000''.
       (f) Ready Reserve Enlistment and Reenlistment Bonus.--
     Section 308h(g) of such title is amended by striking 
     ``December 31, 1999'' and inserting ``December 31, 2000''.
       (g) Prior Service Enlistment Bonus.--Section 308i(f) of 
     such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 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 ``January 1, 2000'' and inserting ``January 1, 
     2001''.

     SEC. 612. 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 ``December 31, 1999'' and inserting ``December 31, 
     2000''.
       (b) Accession Bonus for Registered Nurses.--Section 
     302d(a)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``December 31, 1999'' and inserting ``December 31, 
     2000''.
       (c) Incentive Special Pay for Nurse Anesthetists.--Section 
     302e(a)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``December 31, 1999'' and inserting ``December 31, 
     2000''.

     SEC. 613. 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 
     ``December 31, 1999,'' and inserting ``December 31, 2000,''.
       (b) Reenlistment Bonus for Active Members.--Section 308(g) 
     of such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' 
     and inserting ``December 31, 2000''.
       (c) Enlistment Bonus for Persons With Critical Skills.--
     Section 308a(d) of such title, as redesignated by section 
     619(b), is amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 2000''.
       (d) Army Enlistment Bonus.--Section 308f(c) of such title 
     is amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2000''.
       (e) Special Pay for Nuclear-Qualified Officers Extending 
     Period of Active Service.--Section 312(e) of such title is 
     amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2000''.
       (f) Nuclear Career Accession Bonus.--Section 312b(c) of 
     such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 2000''.
       (g) Nuclear Career Annual Incentive Bonus.--Section 312c(d) 
     of such title is amended by striking ``October 1, 1998,'' and 
     all that follows through the period at the end and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2000.''.

     SEC. 614. AMOUNT OF AVIATION CAREER INCENTIVE PAY FOR AIR 
                   BATTLE MANAGERS.

       (a) Applicable Incentive Pay Rate.--Section 301a(b) of 
     title 37, United States Code is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:

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       ``(4) An officer serving as an air battle manager who is 
     entitled to aviation career incentive pay under this section 
     and who, before becoming entitled to aviation career 
     incentive pay, was entitled to incentive pay under section 
     301(a)(11) of this title, shall be paid the monthly incentive 
     pay at the higher of the following rates:
       ``(A) The rate otherwise applicable to the member under 
     this subsection.
       ``(B) The rate at which the member was receiving incentive 
     pay under section 301(c)(2)(A) of this title immediately 
     before the member's entitlement to aviation career incentive 
     pay under this section.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1999, and shall apply with 
     respect to months beginning on or after that date.

     SEC. 615. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SPECIAL PAY TO 
                   AVIATION CAREER OFFICERS EXTENDING PERIOD OF 
                   ACTIVE DUTY.

       (a) Eligibility Criteria.--Subsection (b) of section 301b 
     of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (2) and (5);
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``grade O-6'' and 
     inserting ``grade O-7'';
       (3) by inserting ``and'' at the end of paragraph (4); and
       (4) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (6) as 
     paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively.
       (b) Amount of Bonus.--Subsection (c) of such section is 
     amended by striking ``than--'' and all that follows through 
     the period at the end and inserting ``than $25,000 for each 
     year covered by the written agreement to remain on active 
     duty.''.
       (c) Proration Authority for Coverage of Increased Period of 
     Eligibility.--Subsection (d) of such section is amended by 
     striking ``14 years of commissioned service'' and inserting 
     ``25 years of aviation service''.
       (d) Repeal of Content Requirements for Annual Report.--
     Subsection (i)(1) of such section is amended by striking the 
     second sentence.
       (e) Definitions Regarding Aviation Specialty.--Subsection 
     (j) of such section is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (2).
       (f) Technical Amendment.--Subsection (g)(3) of such section 
     is amended by striking the second sentence.
       (g) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1999, and shall apply with 
     respect to months beginning on or after that date.

     SEC. 616. ADDITIONAL SPECIAL PAY FOR BOARD CERTIFIED 
                   VETERINARIANS IN THE ARMED FORCES AND PUBLIC 
                   HEALTH SERVICE.

       (a) Authority.--Section 303 of title 37, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) Monthly Special Pay.--'' before 
     ``Each''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Additional Special Pay for Board Certification.--A 
     commissioned officer entitled to special pay under subsection 
     (a) who has been certified as a Diplomate in a specialty 
     recognized by the American Veterinarian Medical Association 
     is entitled to special pay (in addition to the special pay 
     under subsection (a)) at the same rate as is provided under 
     section 302c(b) of this title for an officer referred to in 
     that section who has the same number of years of creditable 
     service as the commissioned officer.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1999, and shall apply with 
     respect to months beginning on and after that date.

     SEC. 617. DIVING DUTY SPECIAL PAY.

       (a) Increase in Rate.--Subsection (b) of section 304 of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$200'' and inserting ``$240''; and
       (2) by striking ``$300'' and inserting ``$340''.
       (b) Relation to Hazardous Duty Incentive Pay.--Subsection 
     (c) of such section is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) If, in addition to diving duty, a member is assigned 
     by orders to one or more hazardous duties described in 
     section 301 of this title, the member may be paid, for the 
     same period of service, special pay under this section and 
     incentive pay under such section 301 for each hazardous duty 
     for which the member is qualified.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     and (b) shall take effect on October 1, 1999, and shall apply 
     with respect to special pay paid under such section for 
     months beginning on or after that date.

     SEC. 618. REENLISTMENT BONUS.

       (a) Minimum Months of Active Duty.--Subsection (a)(1)(A) of 
     section 308 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``twenty-one months'' and inserting ``17 months''.
       (b) Increase in Maximum Amount of Bonus.--Subsection (a)(2) 
     of such section is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``ten'' and 
     inserting ``15''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``$45,000'' and 
     inserting ``$60,000''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     and (b) shall take effect on October 1, 1999, and shall apply 
     with respect to reenlistments and extensions of enlistments 
     taking effect on or after that date.

     SEC. 619. ENLISTMENT BONUS.

       (a) Increase in Maximum Bonus Amount.--Subsection (a) of 
     section 308a of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``$12,000'' and inserting ``$20,000''.
       (b) Payment Methods.--Such section is further amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking the second sentence;
       (2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
     (c) and (d); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(b) Payment Methods.--A bonus under this section may be 
     paid in a single lump sum, or in periodic installments, to 
     provide an extra incentive for a member to successfully 
     complete the training necessary for the member to be 
     technically qualified in the skill for which the bonus is 
     paid.''.
       (c) Stylistic Amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``Bonus Authorized; 
     Bonus Amount.--'' after ``(a)'';
       (2) in subsection (c), as redesignated by subsection (b)(2) 
     of this section, by inserting ``Repayment of Bonus.--'' after 
     ``(c)''; and
       (3) in subsection (d), as redesignated by subsection (b)(2) 
     of this section, by inserting ``Termination of Authority.--'' 
     after ``(d)''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1999, and shall apply with 
     respect enlistments and extensions of enlistments taking 
     effect on or after that date.

     SEC. 620. SELECTED RESERVE ENLISTMENT BONUS.

       (a) Elimination of Requirement for Minimum Period of 
     Enlistment.--Subsection (a) of section 308c of title 37, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``for a term of 
     enlistment of not less than six years''.
       (b) Increased Maximum Amount.--Subsection (b) of such 
     section is amended by striking ``$5,000'' and inserting 
     ``$8,000''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     and (b) shall take effect on October 1, 1999, and shall apply 
     with respect to enlistments entered into on or after that 
     date.

     SEC. 621. SPECIAL PAY FOR MEMBERS OF THE COAST GUARD RESERVE 
                   ASSIGNED TO HIGH PRIORITY UNITS OF THE SELECTED 
                   RESERVE.

       Section 308d(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting ``or the Secretary of Transportation with 
     respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a 
     service in the Navy, '' after ``Secretary of Defense,''.

     SEC. 622. REDUCED MINIMUM PERIOD OF ENLISTMENT IN ARMY IN 
                   CRITICAL SKILL FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR ENLISTMENT 
                   BONUS.

       (a) Reduced Requirement.--Paragraph (3) of section 308f(a) 
     of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking ``3 
     years'' and inserting ``2 years''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1999, and shall apply with 
     respect to enlistments entered into on or after that date.

     SEC. 623. ELIGIBILITY FOR RESERVE COMPONENT PRIOR SERVICE 
                   ENLISTMENT BONUS UPON ATTAINING A CRITICAL 
                   SKILL.

       (a) Revised Eligibility Requirements for Bonus.--Section 
     308i(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(2) A bonus may only be paid under this section to a 
     person who meets each of the following requirements:
       ``(A) The person has completed a military service 
     obligation, but has less than 14 years of total military 
     service, and received an honorable discharge at the 
     conclusion of that military service obligation.
       ``(B) The person was not released, or is not being 
     released, from active service for the purpose of enlistment 
     in a reserve component.
       ``(C) The person is projected to occupy, or is occupying, a 
     position as a member of the Selected Reserve in a specialty 
     in which the person--
       ``(i) successfully served while a member on active duty and 
     attained a level of qualification while on active duty 
     commensurate with the grade and years of service of the 
     member; or
       ``(ii) has completed training or retraining in the 
     specialty skill that is designated as critically short and 
     attained a level of qualification in the specialty skill that 
     is commensurate with the grade and years of service of the 
     member.
       ``(D) The person has not previously been paid a bonus 
     (except under this section) for enlistment, reenlistment, or 
     extension of enlistment in a reserve component.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1999, and shall apply to 
     enlistments beginning on or after that date.

     SEC. 624. INCREASE IN SPECIAL PAY AND BONUSES FOR NUCLEAR-
                   QUALIFIED OFFICERS.

       (a) Special Pay for Nuclear-Qualified Officers Extending 
     Period of Active Service.--Section 312(a) of title 37, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``$15,000'' and inserting 
     ``$25,000''.
       (b) Nuclear Career Accession Bonus.--Section 312b(a)(1) of 
     such title is amended by striking ``$10,000'' and inserting 
     ``$20,000''.
       (c) Nuclear Career Annual Incentive Bonuses.--Section 312c 
     of such title is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``$12,000'' and 
     inserting ``$22,000''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``$5,500'' and 
     inserting ``$10,000''.
       (d) Effective Date.--(1) The amendments made by subsections 
     (a) and (b) shall take effect on October 1, 1999, and shall 
     apply to agreements under section 312 or 312b of such title 
     entered into on or after that date.
       (2) The amendments made by subsection (c) shall take effect 
     on October 1, 1999, and shall apply with respect to nuclear 
     service years beginning on or after that date.

     SEC. 625. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM MONTHLY RATE AUTHORIZED FOR 
                   FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY PAY.

       (a) Increase.--Section 316(b) of title 37, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``$100'' and inserting ``$300''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1999, and shall apply with 
     respect to foreign

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     language proficiency pay paid under section 316 of such title 
     for months beginning on or after that date.

     SEC. 626. AUTHORIZATION OF RETENTION BONUS FOR SPECIAL 
                   WARFARE OFFICERS EXTENDING PERIODS OF ACTIVE 
                   DUTY.

       (a) Bonus Authorized.--(1) Chapter 5 of title 37, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 318. Special pay: special warfare officers extending 
       period of active duty

       ``(a) Special Warfare Officer Defined.--In this section, 
     the term `special warfare officer' means an officer of a 
     uniformed service who--
       ``(1) is qualified for a military occupational specialty or 
     designator identified by the Secretary concerned as a special 
     warfare military occupational specialty or designator; and
       ``(2) is serving in a position for which that specialty or 
     designator is authorized.
       ``(b) Retention Bonus Authorized.--A special warfare 
     officer who meets the eligibility requirements specified in 
     subsection (c) and who executes a written agreement to remain 
     on active duty in special warfare service for at least one 
     year may, upon the acceptance of the agreement by the 
     Secretary concerned, be paid a retention bonus as provided in 
     this section.
       ``(c) Eligibility Requirements.--A special warfare officer 
     may apply to enter into an agreement referred to in 
     subsection (b) if the officer--
       ``(1) is in pay grade O-3, or is in pay grade O-4 and is 
     not on a list of officers recommended for promotion, at the 
     time the officer applies to enter into the agreement;
       ``(2) has completed at least 6, but not more than 14, years 
     of active commissioned service; and
       ``(3) has completed any service commitment incurred to be 
     commissioned as an officer.
       ``(d) Amount of Bonus.--The amount of a retention bonus 
     paid under this section may not be more than $15,000 for each 
     year covered by the agreement.
       ``(e) Proration.--The term of an agreement under subsection 
     (b) and the amount of the retention bonus payable under 
     subsection (d) may be prorated as long as the agreement does 
     not extend beyond the date on which the officer executing the 
     agreement would complete 14 years of active commissioned 
     service.
       ``(f) Payment Methods.--(1) Upon acceptance of an agreement 
     under subsection (b) by the Secretary concerned, the total 
     amount payable pursuant to the agreement becomes fixed.
       ``(2) The amount of the retention bonus may be paid as 
     follows:
       ``(A) At the time the agreement is accepted by the 
     Secretary concerned, the Secretary may make a lump sum 
     payment equal to half the total amount payable under the 
     agreement. The balance of the bonus amount shall be paid in 
     equal annual installments on the anniversary of the 
     acceptance of the agreement.
       ``(B) The Secretary concerned may make graduated annual 
     payments under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, with 
     the first payment being payable at the time the agreement is 
     accepted by the Secretary and subsequent payments being 
     payable on the anniversary of the acceptance of the 
     agreement.
       ``(g) Additional Pay.--A retention bonus paid under this 
     section is in addition to any other pay and allowances to 
     which an officer is entitled.
       ``(h) Repayment.--(1) If an officer who has entered into an 
     agreement under subsection (b) and has received all or part 
     of a retention bonus under this section fails to complete the 
     total period of active duty in special warfare service as 
     specified in the agreement, the Secretary concerned may 
     require the officer to repay the United States, on a pro rata 
     basis and to the extent that the Secretary determines 
     conditions and circumstances warrant, all sums paid the 
     officer under this section.
       ``(2) An obligation to repay the United States imposed 
     under paragraph (1) is for all purposes a debt owed to the 
     United States.
       ``(3) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is 
     entered less than five years after the termination of an 
     agreement entered into under subsection (a) does not 
     discharge the officer signing the agreement from a debt 
     arising under such agreement or under paragraph (1).
       ``(i) Regulations.--The Secretaries concerned shall 
     prescribe regulations to carry out this section, including 
     the definition of the term `special warfare service' for 
     purposes of this section. Regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary of a military department under this section shall 
     be subject to the approval of the Secretary of Defense.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 5 of 
     title 37, United States Code is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new item:
       ``318. Special pay: special warfare officers extending 
           period of active duty.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1999.

     SEC. 627. AUTHORIZATION OF SURFACE WARFARE OFFICER 
                   CONTINUATION PAY.

       (a) Incentive Pay Authorized.--(1) Chapter 5 of title 37, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     318, as added by section 626, the following new section:

     ``Sec. 319. Special pay: surface warfare officer continuation 
       pay

       ``(a) Eligible Surface Warfare Officer Defined.--In this 
     section, the term `eligible surface warfare officer' means an 
     officer of the Regular Navy or Naval Reserve on active duty 
     who--
       ``(1) is qualified and serving as a surface warfare 
     officer;
       ``(2) has been selected for assignment as a department head 
     on a surface vessel; and
       ``(3) has completed any service commitment incurred through 
     the officer's original commissioning program.
       ``(b) Special Pay Authorized.--An eligible surface warfare 
     officer who executes a written agreement to remain on active 
     duty to complete one or more tours of duty to which the 
     officer may be ordered as a department head on a surface 
     vessel may, upon the acceptance of the agreement by the 
     Secretary of the Navy, be paid an amount not to exceed 
     $50,000.
       ``(c) Proration.--The term of the written agreement under 
     subsection (b) and the amount payable under the agreement may 
     be prorated.
       ``(d) Payment Methods.--Upon acceptance of the written 
     agreement under subsection (b) by the Secretary of the Navy, 
     the total amount payable pursuant to the agreement becomes 
     fixed. The Secretary shall prepare an implementation plan 
     specifying the amount of each installment payment under the 
     agreement and the times for payment of the installments.
       ``(e) Additional Pay.--Any amount paid under this section 
     is in addition to any other pay and allowances to which an 
     officer is entitled.
       ``(f) Repayment.--(1) If an officer who has entered into a 
     written agreement under subsection (b) and has received all 
     or part of the amount payable under the agreement fails to 
     complete the total period of active duty as a department head 
     on a surface vessel specified in the agreement, the Secretary 
     of the Navy may require the officer to repay the United 
     States, to the extent that the Secretary of the Navy 
     determines conditions and circumstances warrant, any or all 
     sums paid under this section.
       ``(2) An obligation to repay the United States imposed 
     under paragraph (1) is for all purposes a debt owned to the 
     United States.
       ``(3) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is 
     entered less than five years after the termination of an 
     agreement entered into under subsection (b) does not 
     discharge the officer signing the agreement from a debt 
     arising under such agreement or under paragraph (1).
       ``(g) Regulations.--The Secretary of the Navy shall 
     prescribe regulations to carry out this section.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 5 of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 318 the following new item:
       ``319. Special pay: surface warfare officer continuation 
           pay.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1999.

     SEC. 628. AUTHORIZATION OF CAREER ENLISTED FLYER INCENTIVE 
                   PAY.

       (a) Incentive Pay Authorized.--(1) Chapter 5 of title 37, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     319, as added by section 627, the following new section:

     ``Sec. 320. Incentive pay: career enlisted flyers

       ``(a) Eligible Career Enlisted Flyer Defined.--In this 
     section, the term `eligible career enlisted flyer' means an 
     enlisted member of the armed forces who--
       ``(1) is entitled to basic pay under section 204 of this 
     title, or is entitled to pay under section 206 of this title 
     as described in subsection (e) of this section;
       ``(2) holds an enlisted military occupational specialty or 
     enlisted military rating designated as a career enlisted 
     flyer specialty or rating by the Secretary concerned, 
     performs duty as a dropsonde system operator, or is in 
     training leading to qualification and designation of such a 
     specialty or rating or the performance of such duty;
       ``(3) is qualified for aviation service under regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary concerned; and
       ``(4) satisfies the operational flying duty requirements 
     applicable under subsection (c).
       ``(b) Incentive Pay Authorized.--(1) The Secretary 
     concerned may pay monthly incentive pay to an eligible career 
     enlisted flyer in an amount not to exceed the monthly maximum 
     amounts specified in subsection (d). The incentive pay may be 
     paid as continuous monthly incentive pay or on a month-to-
     month basis, dependent upon the operational flying duty 
     performed by the eligible career enlisted flyer as prescribed 
     in subsection (c).
       ``(2) Continuous monthly incentive pay may not be paid to 
     an eligible career enlisted flyer after the member completes 
     25 years of aviation service. Thereafter, an eligible career 
     enlisted flyer may still receive incentive pay on a month-to-
     month basis under subsection (c)(4) for the frequent and 
     regular performance of operational flying duty.
       ``(c) Operational Flying Duty Requirements.--(1) An 
     eligible career enlisted flyer must perform operational 
     flying duties for 6 of the first 10, 9 of the first 15, and 
     14 of the first 20 years of aviation service, to be eligible 
     for continuous monthly incentive pay under this section.
       ``(2) Upon completion of 10, 15, or 20 years of aviation 
     service, an enlisted member who has not performed the minimum 
     required operational flying duties specified in paragraph (1) 
     during the prescribed period, although otherwise meeting the 
     definition in subsection (a), may no longer be paid 
     continuous monthly incentive pay except as provided in 
     paragraph (3). Payment of continuous monthly incentive pay 
     may be resumed if the member meets the minimum operational 
     flying duty requirement upon completion of the next 
     established period of aviation service.
       ``(3) For the needs of the service, the Secretary concerned 
     may permit, on a case-by-case basis, a member to continue to 
     receive continuous monthly incentive pay despite the member's 
     failure to perform the operational flying duty required 
     during the first 10, 15, or 20 years of aviation service, but 
     only if the member otherwise meets the definition in 
     subsection (a) and has performed at least 5 years of 
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     tion service, 8 years of operational flying duties during the 
     first 15 years of aviation service, or 12 years of 
     operational flying duty during the first 20 years of aviation 
     service. The authority of the Secretary concerned under this 
     paragraph may not be delegated below the level of the Service 
     Personnel Chief.
       ``(4) If the eligibility of an eligible career enlisted 
     flyer to continuous monthly incentive pay ceases under 
     subsection (b)(2) or paragraph (2), the member may still 
     receive month-to-month incentive pay for subsequent frequent 
     and regular performance of operational flying duty. The rate 
     payable is the same rate authorized by the Secretary 
     concerned under subsection (d) for a member of corresponding 
     years of aviation service.
       ``(d) Monthly Maximum Rates.--The monthly rate of any 
     career enlisted flyer incentive pay paid under this section 
     to a member on active duty shall be prescribed by the 
     Secretary concerned, but may not exceed the following:
``Years of aviation service                                Monthly rate
  4 or less.................................................$150   ....

  Over 4....................................................$225   ....

  Over 8....................................................$350   ....

  Over 14...................................................$400.  ....

       ``(e) Eligibility of Reserve Component Members When 
     Performing Inactive Duty Training.--Under regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary concerned, when a member of a 
     reserve component or the National Guard, who is entitled to 
     compensation under section 206 of this title, meets the 
     definition of eligible career enlisted flyer, the Secretary 
     concerned may increase the member's compensation by an amount 
     equal to \1/30\ of the monthly incentive pay authorized by 
     the Secretary concerned under subsection (d) for a member of 
     corresponding years of aviation service who is entitled to 
     basic pay under section 204 of this title. The reserve 
     component member may receive the increase for as long as the 
     member is qualified for it, for each regular period of 
     instruction or period of appropriate duty, at which the 
     member is engaged for at least two hours, or for the 
     performance of such other equivalent training, instruction, 
     duty or appropriate duties, as the Secretary may prescribe 
     under section 206(a) of this title.
       ``(f) Relation to Hazardous Duty Incentive Pay or Diving 
     Duty Special Pay.--A member receiving incentive pay under 
     section 301(a) of this title or special pay under section 304 
     of this title may not be paid special pay under this section 
     for the same period of service.
       ``(g) Save Pay Provision.--If, immediately before a member 
     receives incentive pay under this section, the member was 
     entitled to incentive pay under section 301(a) of this title, 
     the rate at which the member is paid incentive pay under this 
     section shall be equal to the higher of the monthly amount 
     applicable under subsection (d) or the rate of incentive pay 
     the member was receiving under subsection (b) or (c)(2)(A) of 
     section 301 of this title.
       ``(h) Specialty Code of Dropsonde System Operators.--Within 
     the Air Force, the Secretary of the Air Force shall assign to 
     members who are dropsonde system operators a specialty code 
     that identifies such members as serving in a weather 
     specialty.
       ``(i) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `aviation service' means participation in 
     aerial flight performed, under regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary concerned, by an eligible career enlisted flyer.
       ``(2) The term `operational flying duty' means flying 
     performed under competent orders while serving in 
     assignments, including an assignment as a dropsonde system 
     operator, in which basic flying skills normally are 
     maintained in the performance of assigned duties as 
     determined by the Secretary concerned, and flying duty 
     performed by members in training that leads to the award of 
     an enlisted aviation rating or military occupational 
     specialty designated as a career enlisted flyer rating or 
     specialty by the Secretary concerned.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 5 of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 319 the following new item:
       ``320. Incentive pay: career enlisted flyers.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1999.

     SEC. 629. AUTHORIZATION OF JUDGE ADVOCATE CONTINUATION PAY.

       (a) Incentive Pay Authorized.--(1) Chapter 5 of title 37, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     320, as added by section 628, the following new section:

     ``Sec. 321. Special pay: judge advocate continuation pay

       ``(a) Eligible Judge Advocate Defined.--In this section, 
     the term `eligible judge advocate' means an officer of the 
     armed forces on full-time active duty who--
       ``(1) is qualified and serving as a judge advocate, as 
     defined in section 801 of title 10; and
       ``(2) has completed--
       ``(A) the active duty service obligation incurred through 
     the officer's original commissioning program; or
       ``(B) in the case of an officer detailed under section 2004 
     of title 10 or section 470 of title 14, the active duty 
     service obligation incurred as part of that detail.
       ``(b) Special Pay Authorized.--An eligible judge advocate 
     who executes a written agreement to remain on active duty for 
     a period of obligated service specified in the agreement may, 
     upon the acceptance of the agreement by the Secretary 
     concerned, be paid continuation pay under this section. The 
     total amount paid to an officer under one or more agreements 
     under this section may not exceed $60,000.
       ``(c) Proration.--The term of an agreement under subsection 
     (b) and the amount payable under the agreement may be 
     prorated.
       ``(d) Payment Methods.--Upon acceptance of an agreement 
     under subsection (b) by the Secretary concerned, the total 
     amount payable pursuant to the agreement becomes fixed. The 
     Secretary shall prepare an implementation plan specifying the 
     amount of each installment payment under the agreement and 
     the times for payment of the installments.
       ``(e) Additional Pay.--Any amount paid to an officer under 
     this section is in addition to any other pay and allowances 
     to which the officer is entitled.
       ``(f) Repayment.--(1) If an officer who has entered into a 
     written agreement under subsection (b) and has received all 
     or part of the amount payable under the agreement fails to 
     complete the total period of active duty specified in the 
     agreement, the Secretary concerned may require the officer to 
     repay the United States, to the extent that the Secretary 
     determines conditions and circumstances warrant, any or all 
     sums paid under this section.
       ``(2) An obligation to repay the United States imposed 
     under paragraph (1) is for all purposes a debt owned to the 
     United States.
       ``(3) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is 
     entered less than five years after the termination of an 
     agreement entered into under subsection (b) does not 
     discharge the officer signing the agreement from a debt 
     arising under such agreement or under paragraph (1).
       ``(g) Regulations.--The Secretary concerned shall prescribe 
     regulations to carry out this section.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 5 of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 320 the following new item:
       ``321. Special pay: judge advocate continuation pay.''.
       (b) Study and Report on Additional Recruitment and 
     Retention Initiatives.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
     conduct a study regarding the need for additional incentives 
     to improve the recruitment and retention of judge advocates 
     for the Armed Forces. At a minimum, the Secretary shall 
     consider as possible incentives constructive service credit 
     for basic pay, educational loan repayment, and Federal 
     student loan relief.
       (2) Not later than March 31, 2000, the Secretary shall 
     submit to Congress a report containing the findings and 
     recommendations resulting from the study.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1999.
            Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances

     SEC. 631. PROVISION OF LODGING IN KIND FOR RESERVISTS 
                   PERFORMING TRAINING DUTY AND NOT OTHERWISE 
                   ENTITLED TO TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION 
                   ALLOWANCES.

       (a) Provision.--Paragraph (1) of subsection (i) of section 
     404 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new sentence: ``If transient government 
     housing is unavailable or inadequate, the Secretary concerned 
     may provide the member with lodging in kind in the same 
     manner as members entitled to such allowances under 
     subsection (a).''.
       (b) Payment Methods.--Paragraph (3) of such subsection is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting after ``paragraph (1)'' the following: 
     ``and expenses of providing lodging in kind under such 
     paragraph''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``Use 
     of Government charge cards is authorized for payment of these 
     expenses.''.
       (c) Decisionmaking.--Such subsection is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Decisions regarding the availability or adequacy of 
     government housing at a military installation under paragraph 
     (1) shall be made by the installation commander.''.

     SEC. 632. PAYMENT OF TEMPORARY LODGING EXPENSES FOR MEMBERS 
                   MAKING THEIR FIRST PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION.

       (a) Authority to Pay or Reimburse.--Section 404a(a) of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or'' after the 
     semicolon; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) in the case of an enlisted member who is reporting to 
     the member's first permanent duty station, from the member's 
     home of record or initial technical school to that first 
     permanent duty station;''.
       (b) Duration.--Such section is further amended--
       (1) in the second sentence, by striking ``clause (1)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (1) or (3)''; and
       (2) in the third sentence, by striking ``clause (2)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (2)''.

     SEC. 633. DESTINATION AIRPORT FOR EMERGENCY LEAVE TRAVEL TO 
                   CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES.

       Section 411d(b)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B) to any airport in the continental United States to 
     which travel can be arranged at the same or a lower cost as 
     travel obtained under subparagraph (A); or''.
                     Subtitle D--Retired Pay Reform

     SEC. 641. REDUX RETIRED PAY SYSTEM APPLICABLE ONLY TO MEMBERS 
                   ELECTING NEW 15-YEAR CAREER STATUS BONUS.

       (a) Retired Pay Multiplier.--Paragraph (2) of section 
     1409(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after ``July 31, 1986,''

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     the following: ``has elected to receive a bonus under section 
     322 of title 37,''.
       (b) Cost-of-Living Adjustments.--(1) Paragraph (2) of 
     section 1401a(b) of such title is amended by striking ``The 
     Secretary shall increase the retired pay of each member and 
     former member who first became a member of a uniformed 
     service before August 1, 1986,'' and inserting ``Except as 
     otherwise provided in this subsection, the Secretary shall 
     increase the retired pay of each member and former member''.
       (2) Paragraph (3) of such section is amended by inserting 
     after ``August 1, 1986,'' the following: ``and has elected to 
     receive a bonus under section 322 of title 37,''.
       (c) Recomputation of Retired Pay At Age 62.--Section 1410 
     of such title is amended by inserting after ``August 1, 
     1986,'' the following: ``who has elected to receive a bonus 
     under section 322 of title 37,''.

     SEC. 642. AUTHORIZATION OF 15-YEAR CAREER STATUS BONUS.

       (a) Career Service Bonus.--Chapter 5 of title 37, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after section 321, as 
     added by section 629, the following new section:

     ``Sec. 322. Special pay: 15-year career status bonus for 
       members entering service on or after August 1, 1986

       ``(a) Availability of Bonus.--The Secretary concerned shall 
     pay a bonus under this section to an eligible career bonus 
     member if the member--
       ``(1) elects to receive the bonus under this section; and
       ``(2) executes a written agreement (prescribed by the 
     Secretary concerned) to remain continuously on active duty 
     until the member has completed 20 years of active-duty 
     service creditable under section 1405 of title 10.
       ``(b) Eligible Career Bonus Member Defined.--In this 
     section, the term `eligible career bonus member' means a 
     member of a uniformed service serving on active duty who--
       ``(1) first became a member on or after August 1, 1986; and
       ``(2) has completed 15 years of active duty in the 
     uniformed services (or has received notification under 
     subsection (e) that the member is about to complete that 
     duty).
       ``(c) Election Method.--An election under subsection (a)(1) 
     shall be made in such form and within such period as the 
     Secretary concerned may prescribe. An election under that 
     subsection is irrevocable.
       ``(d) Amount of Bonus; Payment.--(1) A bonus under this 
     section shall be paid in a single lump sum of $30,000.
       ``(2) The bonus shall be paid to an eligible career bonus 
     member not later than the first month that begins on or after 
     the date that is 60 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary concerned receives from the member the election 
     required under subsection (a)(1) and the written agreement 
     required under subsection (a)(2), if applicable.
       ``(e) Notification of Eligibility.--(1) The Secretary 
     concerned shall transmit to each member who meets the 
     definition of eligible career bonus member a written 
     notification of the opportunity of the member to elect to 
     receive a bonus under this section. The Secretary shall 
     provide the notification not later than 180 days before the 
     date on which the member will complete 15 years of active 
     duty.
       ``(2) The notification shall include the following:
       ``(A) The procedures for electing to receive the bonus.
       ``(B) An explanation of the effects under sections 1401a, 
     1409, and 1410 of title 10 that such an election has on the 
     computation of any retired or retainer pay that the member 
     may become eligible to receive.
       ``(f) Repayment of Bonus.--(1) If a person paid a bonus 
     under this section fails to complete a period of active duty 
     beginning on the date on which the election of the person 
     under subsection (a)(1) is received and ending on the date on 
     which the person completes 20 years of active-duty service as 
     described in subsection (a)(2), the person shall refund to 
     the United States the amount that bears the same ratio to the 
     amount of the bonus payment as the uncompleted part of that 
     period of active-duty service bears to the total period of 
     such service.
       ``(2) Subject to paragraph (3), an obligation to reimburse 
     the United States imposed under paragraph (1) is for all 
     purposes a debt owed to the United States.
       ``(3) The Secretary concerned may waive, in whole or in 
     part, a refund required under paragraph (1) if the Secretary 
     concerned determines that recovery would be against equity 
     and good conscience or would be contrary to the best 
     interests of the United States.
       ``(4) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is 
     entered less than five years after the termination of an 
     agreement under this section does not discharge the member 
     signing such agreement from a debt arising under the 
     agreement or this subsection.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 321 the following new item:
       ``322. Special pay: 15-year career status bonus for members 
           entering service on or after August 1, 1986.''.

     SEC. 643. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Conforming Amendment to Survivor Benefit Plan 
     Provision.--(1) Section 1451(h)(3) of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting ``of certain members'' after 
     ``retirement''.
       (2) Section 1452(i) of such title is amended by striking 
     ``When the retired pay'' and inserting ``Whenever the retired 
     pay''.
       (b) Related Technical Amendments.--Chapter 71 of such title 
     is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 1401a(b) is amended--
       (A) by striking the heading for paragraph (1) and inserting 
     ``Increase required.--'';
       (B) by striking the heading for paragraph (2) and inserting 
     ``Percentage increase.--''; and
       (C) by striking the heading for paragraph (3) and inserting 
     ``Reduced percentage for certain post-august 1, 1986 
     members.--''.
       (2) Section 1409(b)(2) is amended by inserting ``certain'' 
     in the paragraph heading after ``Reduction applicable to''.
       (3)(A) The heading of section 1410 is amended by inserting 
     ``certain'' before ``members''.
       (B) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 
     inserting ``certain'' before ``members''.

     SEC. 644. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendments made by sections 641, 642, and 643 shall 
     take effect on October 1, 1999.
 Subtitle E--Other Matters Relating to Military Retirees and Survivors

     SEC. 651. REPEAL OF REDUCTION IN RETIRED PAY FOR MILITARY 
                   RETIREES EMPLOYED IN CIVILIAN POSITIONS.

       (a) Repeal.--(1) Section 5532 of title 5, United States 
     Code, is repealed.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 55 of 
     such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 5532.
       (b) Contributions to Department of Defense Military 
     Retirement Fund.--Section 1466 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c)(1) The Secretary of Defense shall pay into the Fund 
     at the beginning of each fiscal year such amount as may be 
     necessary to pay the cost to the Fund for that fiscal year 
     resulting from the repeal, as of October 1, 1999, of section 
     5532 of title 5, including any actuarial loss to the Fund 
     resulting from increased benefits paid from the Fund that are 
     not fully covered by the payments made to the Fund for that 
     fiscal year under subsections (a) and (b).
       ``(2) Amounts paid into the Fund under this subsection 
     shall be paid from funds available for the pay of members of 
     the armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a 
     military department.
       ``(3) The Department of Defense Retirement Board of 
     Actuaries shall determine, for each armed force, the amount 
     required under paragraph (1) to be deposited in the Fund each 
     fiscal year.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1999.

     SEC. 652. PRESENTATION OF UNITED STATES FLAG TO RETIRING 
                   MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES NOT 
                   PREVIOUSLY COVERED.

       (a) Nonregular Service Military Retirees.--(1) Chapter 1217 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 12605. Presentation of United States flag: members 
       transferred from an active status or discharged after 
       completion of eligibility for retired pay

       ``(a) Presentation of Flag.--Upon the transfer from an 
     active status or discharge of a Reserve who has completed the 
     years of service required for eligibility for retired pay 
     under chapter 1223 of this title, the Secretary concerned 
     shall present a United States flag to the member.
       ``(b) Multiple Presentations Not Authorized.--A member is 
     not eligible for presentation of a flag under subsection (a) 
     if the member has previously been presented a flag under this 
     section or any provision of law providing for the 
     presentation of a United States flag incident to release from 
     active service for retirement.
       ``(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 adding at the end the following new item:
       ``12605. Presentation of United States flag: members 
           transferred from an active status or discharged after 
           completion of eligibility for retired pay.''.
       (b) Public Health Service.--Title II of the Public Health 
     Service Act is amended by inserting after section 212 (42 
     U.S.C. 213) the following new section:


          ``presentation of united states flag upon retirement

       ``Sec. 213. (a) Presentation of Flag.--Upon the release of 
     an officer of the commissioned corps of the Service from 
     active commissioned service for retirement, the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services shall present a United States flag 
     to the officer.
       ``(b) Multiple Presentations Not Authorized.--An officer is 
     not eligible for presentation of a flag under subsection (a) 
     if the officer has previously been presented a flag under 
     this section or any other provision of law providing for the 
     presentation of a United States flag incident to release from 
     active service for retirement.
       ``(c) No Cost to Recipient.--The presentation of a flag 
     under this section shall be at no cost to the recipient.''.
       (c) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.--The 
     Coast and Geodetic Survey Commissioned Officers' Act of 1948 
     is amended by inserting after section 24 (33 U.S.C. 853u) the 
     following new section:
       ``Sec. 25. (a) Presentation of Flag Upon Retirement.--Upon 
     the release of a commissioned officer from active 
     commissioned service for retirement, the Secretary of 
     Commerce shall present a United States flag to the officer.
       ``(b) Multiple Presentations Not Authorized.--An officer is 
     not eligible for presentation of a flag under subsection (a) 
     if the officer has previously been presented a flag under 
     this section or any other provision of law providing for the 
     presentation of a United States flag incident to release from 
     active service for retirement.
       ``(c) No Cost to Recipient.--The presentation of a flag 
     under this section shall be at no cost to the recipient.''.

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       (d) Effective Date.--Section 12605 of title 10, United 
     States Code (as added by subsection (a)), section 213 of the 
     Public Health Service Act (as added by subsection (b)), and 
     section 25 of the Coast and Geodetic Survey Commissioned 
     Officers' Act of 1948 (as added by subsection (c)) shall 
     apply with respect to releases from service described in 
     those sections on or after October 1, 1999.
       (e) Conforming Amendments to Prior Law.--Sections 3681(b), 
     6141(b), and 8681(b) of title 10, United States Code, and 
     section 516(b) of title 14, United States Code, are each 
     amended by striking ``under this section'' and all that 
     follows through the period and inserting ``under this section 
     or any other provision of law providing for the presentation 
     of a United States flag incident to release from active 
     service for retirement.''.

     SEC. 653. DISABILITY RETIREMENT OR SEPARATION FOR CERTAIN 
                   MEMBERS WITH PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS.

       (a) Disability Retirement.--(1) Chapter 61 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     1207 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 1207a. Members with over eight years of active 
       service: eligibility for disability retirement for pre-
       existing conditions

       ``(a) In the case of a member described in subsection (b) 
     who would be covered by section 1201, 1202, or 1203 of this 
     title but for the fact that the member's disability is 
     determined to have been incurred before the member became 
     entitled to basic pay in the member's current period of 
     active duty, the disability shall be deemed to have been 
     incurred while the member was entitled to basic pay and shall 
     be so considered for purposes of determining whether the 
     disability was incurred in the line of duty.
       ``(b) A member described in subsection (a) is a member with 
     at least eight years of active service.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     1207 the following new item:
       ``1207a. Members with over eight years of active service: 
           eligibility for disability retirement for pre-existing 
           conditions.''.
       (b) Nonregular Service Retirement.--(1) Chapter 1223 of 
     such title is amended by inserting after section 12731a the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 12731b. Special rule for members with physical 
       disabilities not incurred in line of duty

       ``(a) In the case of a member of the Selected Reserve of a 
     reserve component who no longer meets the qualifications for 
     membership in the Selected Reserve solely because the member 
     is unfit because of physical disability, the Secretary 
     concerned may, for purposes of section 12731 of this title, 
     determine to treat the member as having met the service 
     requirements of subsection (a)(2) of that section and provide 
     the member with the notification required by subsection (d) 
     of that section if the member has completed at least 15, and 
     less than 20, years of service computed under section 12732 
     of this title.
       ``(b) Notification under subsection (a) may not be made 
     if--
       ``(1) the disability was the result of the member's 
     intentional misconduct, willful neglect, or willful failure 
     to comply with standards and qualifications for retention 
     established by the Secretary concerned; or
       ``(2) the disability was incurred during a period of 
     unauthorized absence.''
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     12731a the following new item:
       ``12731b. Special rule for members with physical 
           disabilities not incurred in line of duty.''.
       (c) Separation.--Section 1206(5) of such title is amended 
     by inserting ``, in the case of a disability incurred before 
     the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000,'' after 
     ``determination, and''.

     SEC. 654. CREDIT TOWARD PAID-UP SBP COVERAGE FOR MONTHS 
                   COVERED BY MAKE-UP PREMIUM PAID BY PERSONS 
                   ELECTING SBP COVERAGE DURING SPECIAL OPEN 
                   ENROLLMENT PERIOD.

       Section 642 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 
     112 Stat. 2045; 10 U.S.C. 1448 note) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new 
     subsection (h):
       ``(h) Credit Toward Paid-Up Coverage.--Upon payment of the 
     total amount of the premiums charged a person under 
     subsection (g), the retired pay of a person participating in 
     the Survivor Benefit Plan pursuant to an election under this 
     section shall be treated, for the purposes of subsection (j) 
     of section 1452 of title 10, United States Code, as having 
     been reduced under such section 1452 for the months in the 
     period for which the person's retired pay would have been 
     reduced if the person had elected to participate in the 
     Survivor Benefit Plan at the first opportunity that was 
     afforded the person to participate.''.

     SEC. 655. PAID-UP COVERAGE UNDER RETIRED SERVICEMAN'S FAMILY 
                   PROTECTION PLAN.

       (a) Conditions.--Subchapter I of chapter 73 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     1436 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 1436a. Coverage paid up at 30 years and age 70

       ``Effective October 1, 2008, a reduction under this 
     subchapter in the retired or retainer pay of a person 
     electing an annuity under this subchapter may not be made for 
     any month after the later of--
       ``(1) the month that is the 360th month for which that 
     person's retired or retainer pay is reduced pursuant to such 
     an election; and
       ``(2) the month during which that person attains 70 years 
     of age.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such subchapter is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 1436 the following new item:
       ``1436a. Coverage paid up at 30 years and age 70.''.

     SEC. 656. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR PAYMENT OF ANNUITIES TO 
                   CERTAIN MILITARY SURVIVING SPOUSES.

       (a) Coverage of Surviving Spouses of All ``Gray-Area'' 
     Retirees.--Subsection (a)(1)(B) section 644 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 
     105-85; 111 Stat. 1800; 10 U.S.C. 1448 note) is amended by 
     striking ``during the period beginning on September 21, 1972, 
     and ending on'' and inserting ``before''.
       (b) Permanent Authority for Payment of Annuities.--
     Subsection (f) of such section is repealed.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to annuities payable for months 
     beginning after September 30, 1999.

     SEC. 657. EFFECTUATION OF INTENDED SBP ANNUITY FOR FORMER 
                   SPOUSE WHEN NOT ELECTED BY REASON OF UNTIMELY 
                   DEATH OF RETIREE.

       (a) Cases Not Covered by Existing Authority.--Paragraph (3) 
     of section 1450(f) of title 10, United States Code, as in 
     effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, shall apply 
     in the case of a former spouse of any person referred to in 
     that paragraph who--
       (1) incident to a proceeding of divorce, dissolution, or 
     annulment--
       (A) entered into a written agreement on or after August 21, 
     1983, to make an election under section 1448(b) of such title 
     to provide an annuity to the former spouse (the agreement 
     thereafter having been incorporated in or ratified or 
     approved by a court order or filed with the court of 
     appropriate jurisdiction in accordance with applicable State 
     law); or
       (B) was required by a court order dated on or after such 
     date to make such an election for the former spouse; and
       (2) before making the election, died within 21 days after 
     the date of the agreement referred to in paragraph (1)(A) or 
     the court order referred to in paragraph (1)(B), as the case 
     may be.
       (b) Adjusted Time Limit for Request by Former Spouse.--For 
     the purposes of paragraph (3)(C) of section 1450(f) of title 
     10, United States Code, a court order or filing referred to 
     in subsection (a)(1) of this section that is dated before 
     October 19, 1984, shall be deemed to be dated on the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 658. SPECIAL COMPENSATION FOR SEVERELY DISABLED 
                   UNIFORMED SERVICES RETIREES.

       (a) Authority.--(1) Chapter 71 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 1413. Special compensation for certain severely 
       disabled uniformed services retirees

       ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary concerned shall pay to each 
     eligible disabled uniformed services retiree a monthly amount 
     determined under subsection (b).
       ``(b) Amount.--The amount to be paid to an eligible 
     disabled uniformed services retiree in accordance with 
     subsection (a) is the following:
       ``(1) For any month for which the retiree has a qualifying 
     service-connected disability rated as total, $300.
       ``(2) For any month for which the retiree has a qualifying 
     service-connected disability rated as 90 percent, $200.
       ``(3) For any month for which the retiree has a qualifying 
     service-connected disability rated as 80 percent or 70 
     percent, $100.
       ``(c) Eligible Members.--An eligible disabled uniformed 
     services retiree referred to in subsection (a) is a member of 
     the uniformed services in a retired status (other than a 
     member who is retired under chapter 61 of this title) who--
       ``(1) completed at least 20 years of service in the 
     uniformed services that are creditable for purposes of 
     computing the amount of retired pay to which the member is 
     entitled; and
       ``(2) has a qualifying service-connected disability.
       ``(d) Qualifying Service-Connected Disability Defined.--In 
     this section, the term `qualifying service-connected 
     disability' means a service-connected disability that--
       ``(1) was incurred or aggravated in the performance of duty 
     as a member of a uniformed service, as determined by the 
     Secretary concerned; and
       ``(2) is rated as not less than 70 percent disabling--
       ``(A) by the Secretary concerned as of the date on which 
     the member is retired from the uniformed services; or
       ``(B) by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs within four 
     years following the date on which the member is retired from 
     the uniformed services.
       ``(e) Status of Payments.--Payments under this section are 
     not retired pay.
       ``(f) Source of Funds.--Payments under this section for any 
     fiscal year shall be paid out of funds appropriated for pay 
     and allowances payable by the Secretary concerned for that 
     fiscal year.
       ``(g) Other Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `service-connected' has the meaning give 
     that term in section 101 of title 38.
       ``(2) The term `disability rated as total' means--
       ``(A) a disability that is rated as total under the 
     standard schedule of rating disabilities in use by the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs; or
       ``(B) a disability for which the scheduled rating is less 
     than total but for which a rating of

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     total is assigned by reason of inability of the disabled 
     person concerned to secure or follow a substantially gainful 
     occupation as a result of service-connected disabilities.
       ``(3) The term `retired pay' includes retainer pay, 
     emergency officers' retirement pay, and naval pension.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
       ``1413. Special compensation for certain severely disabled 
           uniformed services retirees.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Section 1413 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on 
     October 1, 1999, and shall apply to months that begin on or 
     after that date. No benefit may be paid to any person by 
     reason of that section for any period before that date.
   Subtitle F--Eligibility to Participate in the Thrift Savings Plan

     SEC. 661. PARTICIPATION IN THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN.

       (a) Participation Authority.--(1)(A) Chapter 3 of title 37, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 211. Participation in Thrift Savings Plan

       ``(a) Definition.--In this section, the term `member' 
     means--
       ``(1) a member of the uniformed services serving on active 
     duty; and
       ``(2) a member of the Ready Reserve in any pay status.
       ``(b) Authority.--Any member may participate in the Thrift 
     Savings Plan in accordance with section 8440e of title 5.
       ``(c) Rule of Construction Regarding Separation.--For 
     purposes of subchapters III and VII of chapter 84 of title 5, 
     each of the following actions shall, in the case of a member 
     participating in the Thrift Savings Plan in accordance with 
     section 8440e of such title, be considered a separation from 
     Government employment:
       ``(1) Release of the member from active duty, not followed, 
     before the end of the 31-day period beginning on the day 
     following the effective date of the release, by--
       ``(A) a resumption of active duty; or
       ``(B) an appointment to a position covered by chapter 83 or 
     84 of title 5 or an equivalent retirement system, as 
     identified by the Executive Director (appointed by the 
     Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board) in regulations.
       ``(2) Transfer of the member to inactive status, or to a 
     retired list pursuant to any provision of title 10.''.
       (B) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``211. Participation in Thrift Savings Plan.''.
       (2)(A) Subchapter III of chapter 84 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 8440e. Members of the uniformed services

       ``(a) For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) the term `member' has the meaning given such term by 
     section 211 of title 37; and
       ``(2) the term `basic pay' means basic pay payable under 
     section 204 of title 37.
       ``(b)(1) Any member eligible to participate in the Thrift 
     Savings Plan by virtue of section 211(b) of title 37 may 
     contribute to the Thrift Savings Fund.
       ``(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), an 
     election to contribute to the Thrift Savings Fund under this 
     section may be made only during a period provided under 
     section 8432(b), subject to the same conditions as prescribed 
     under paragraph (2)(A)-(D) thereof.
       ``(B)(i) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), any individual 
     who is a member as of the effective date described in 
     paragraph (1) of section 663(a) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (or, if applicable, 
     paragraph (2) thereof) may make the first such election 
     during the 60-day period beginning on such effective date.
       ``(ii) An election made under this subparagraph shall take 
     effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period 
     beginning after the close of the 60-day period referred to in 
     clause (i).
       ``(c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the 
     provisions of this subchapter and subchapter VII shall apply 
     with respect to members making contributions to the Thrift 
     Savings Fund, and such members shall, for purposes of this 
     subchapter and subchapter VII, be considered employees within 
     the meaning of section 8401(11).
       ``(d)(1)(A) The amount contributed by a member described in 
     section 211(a)(1) of title 37 for any pay period out of basic 
     pay may not exceed 5 percent of such member's basic pay for 
     such pay period.
       ``(B) The amount contributed by a member described in 
     section 211(a)(2) of title 37 for any pay period out of any 
     compensation received under section 206 of title 37 may not 
     exceed 5 percent of such compensation, payable to such member 
     for such pay period.
       ``(2) A member making contributions to the Thrift Savings 
     Fund out of basic pay, or out of compensation under section 
     206 of title 37, may also contribute (by direct transfer to 
     the Fund) any part of any special or incentive pay that such 
     member receives under chapter 5 of title 37.
       ``(3) Nothing in this section or section 211 of title 37 
     shall be considered to waive any dollar limitation under the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which otherwise applies with 
     respect to the Thrift Savings Fund.
       ``(e) Except as provided in section 211(d) of title 37, no 
     contribution under section 8432(c) of this title may be made 
     for the benefit of a member making contributions to the 
     Thrift Savings Fund under this section.''.
       (B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 84 of 
     title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding after the 
     item relating to section 8440d the following:
       ``8440e. Members of the uniformed services.''.
       (3)(A) Section 8432b(b)(2)(B) of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting ``or 8440e'' after ``section 
     8432(a)''.
       (B)(i) Section 8351(b) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (8).
       (ii) Subparagraph (A) of section 8351(b)(8) of such title 5 
     (as so redesignated by clause (i)) is amended by striking the 
     semicolon and inserting the following: ``, except that the 
     reference in section 8432b(b)(2)(B) to employee contributions 
     under section 8432(a) shall be considered a reference to 
     employee contributions under this subchapter and section 
     8440e;''.
       (C) Subsection (c) of section 8432b of such title 5 is 
     amended by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, by striking ``(c)'' 
     and inserting ``(c)(1)'', and by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(2) An employee to whom this section applies is entitled 
     to have contributed to the Thrift Savings Fund on such 
     employee's behalf an amount equal to--
       ``(A) the total contributions to which that individual 
     would have been entitled under section 8432(c)(2), based on 
     the amounts contributed by such individual under section 
     8440e (other than under subsection (d)(2) thereof) with 
     respect to the period referred to in subsection (b)(2)(B), if 
     those amounts had been contributed by such individual under 
     section 8432(a); reduced by
       ``(B) any contributions actually made on such employee's 
     behalf under section 8432(c)(2) (including pursuant to an 
     agreement under section 211(d) of title 37) with respect to 
     the period referred to in subsection (b)(2)(B).''.
       (4) Subsections (g)(1) and (h)(3) of section 8433 of title 
     5, United States Code, are each amended by striking ``under 
     section 8432(a) of this title''.
       (5) Section 8439(a) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``under section 
     8432(c)(1) of this title'' and ``under section 8351 of this 
     title'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)(A)(i), by striking all after 
     ``individual'' and inserting a semicolon; and
       (C) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by striking all after 
     ``individual'' and inserting ``; and''.
       (6) Section 8473 of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``14 members'' and 
     inserting ``15 members''; and
       (B) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking ``14 members'' and inserting ``15 
     members'';
       (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (8);
       (iii) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (9) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iv) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(10) 1 shall be appointed to represent participants 
     (under section 8440e) who are members of the uniformed 
     services.''.
       (b) Regulations.--Not later than the date on which 
     qualifying offsetting legislation (as defined in section 
     663(b)) is enacted or 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, whichever is later, the Executive 
     Director (appointed by the Federal Retirement Thrift 
     Investment Board) shall issue regulations to implement the 
     amendments made by this subtitle.

     SEC. 662. SPECIAL RETENTION INITIATIVE.

       Section 211 of title 37, United States Code, as added by 
     section 661, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Agency Contributions for Retention in Critical 
     Specialties.--(1) The Secretary concerned may enter into an 
     agreement with a member to make contributions to the Thrift 
     Savings Fund for the benefit of the member if the member--
       ``(A) is in a specialty designated by the Secretary as 
     critical to meet requirements (whether such specialty is 
     designated as critical to meet wartime or peacetime 
     requirements); and
       ``(B) commits in such agreement to continue to serve on 
     active duty in that specialty for a period of 6 years.
       ``(2) Under any agreement entered into with a member under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall make contributions to the 
     Fund for the benefit of the member for each pay period of the 
     6-year period of the agreement for which the member makes a 
     contribution to the Fund under section 8440e of title 5 
     (other than under subsection (d)(2) thereof). Paragraph (2) 
     of section 8432(c) of title 5 applies to the Secretary's 
     obligation to make contributions under this paragraph, except 
     that the reference in such paragraph (2) to contributions 
     under paragraph (1) of such section 8432(c) does not 
     apply.''.

     SEC. 663. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) Applicability.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph 
     (2), the authority of members to participate in the Thrift 
     Savings Plan under section 211 of title 37, United States 
     Code (as amended by this subtitle) shall take effect on the 
     date on which qualifying offsetting legislation (as defined 
     in subsection (b)) is enacted or 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, whichever is later. As used in the 
     preceding sentence, the term ``member'' has the meaning given 
     such term by section 211 of such title 37 (as so amended).
       (2)(A) The Secretary of Defense may postpone the authority 
     of members of the Ready Reserve to so participate in the 
     Thrift Savings Plan until 180 days after the date that would 
     otherwise apply under paragraph (1) if the Secretary, after 
     consultation with the Executive Director (appointed by the 
     Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board), determines that 
     permitting such members to participate in the Thrift Savings 
     Plan beginning on the date that would otherwise apply under 
     paragraph (1) would place an excessive burden on the 
     administrative capacity of the Board to accommodate 
     participants in the Thrift Savings Plan.
       (B) The Secretary shall notify the congressional defense 
     committees, the Committee on Government Reform of the House 
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     tives, and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the 
     Senate of any determination made under subparagraph (A).
       (b) Effectiveness Contingent on Offsetting Legislation.--
     (1) The amendments made by this subtitle shall be effective 
     only if--
       (A) the President, in the budget of the President for 
     fiscal year 2001, proposes legislation which, if enacted, 
     would be qualifying offsetting legislation; and
       (B) there is enacted during the second session of the 106th 
     Congress qualifying offsetting legislation.
     The preceding sentence shall not apply with respect to the 
     amendment made by section 661(a)(3)(B)(i).
       (2) For purposes of this subtitle:
       (A) The term ``qualifying offsetting legislation'' means 
     legislation (other than an appropriations Act) that includes 
     provisions that--
       (i) offset fully the decreased revenues for each of fiscal 
     years 2000 through 2009 to be made by reason of the 
     amendments made by this subtitle;
       (ii) expressly state that they are enacted for the purpose 
     of the offset described in clause (i); and
       (iii) are included in full on the PayGo scorecard.
       (B) The term ``PayGo scorecard'' means the estimates that 
     are made with respect to fiscal years through fiscal year 
     2009 by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office and 
     the Director of the Office of Management and Budget under 
     section 252(d) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.
                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

     SEC. 671. PAYMENT FOR UNUSED LEAVE IN CONJUNCTION WITH A 
                   REENLISTMENT.

       Section 501 of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ``, termination of 
     an enlistment in conjunction with the commencement of a 
     successive enlistment (without regard to the date of the 
     expiration of the term of the enlistment being terminated),'' 
     after ``honorable conditions''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``, or entering into 
     an enlistment,''.

     SEC. 672. CLARIFICATION OF PER DIEM ELIGIBILITY FOR MILITARY 
                   TECHNICIANS (DUAL STATUS) SERVING ON ACTIVE 
                   DUTY WITHOUT PAY OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) Authority to Provide Per Diem Allowance.--Section 
     1002(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 military technician (dual status), as described 
     in section 10216 of title 10, is performing active duty 
     without pay while on leave from technician employment, as 
     authorized by section 6323(d) of title 5, the Secretary 
     concerned may authorize the payment of a per diem allowance 
     to the military technician in lieu of commutation for 
     subsistence and quarters under paragraph (1).''.
       (b) Types of Overseas Operations.--Section 6323(d)(1) of 
     title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``noncombat''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall be effective as of February 10, 1996, as if included in 
     section 1039 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 432).

     SEC. 673. ANNUAL REPORT ON EFFECTS OF INITIATIVES ON 
                   RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.

       (a) Report Required.--(1) Chapter 19 of title 37, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 1015. Annual report on effects of recruitment and 
       retention initiatives

       ``Not later than December 1 of each year, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to Congress a report that sets forth the 
     Secretary's assessment of the effects that the improvements 
     to compensation and other personnel benefits made by title VI 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2000 are having on the recruitment of persons to join the 
     armed forces and the retention of members of the armed 
     forces.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
       ``1015. Annual report on effects of recruitment and 
           retention initiatives.''.
       (b) First Report.--The first report under section 1015 of 
     title 37, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 
     shall be submitted not later than December 1, 2000.

     SEC. 674. OVERSEAS SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM.

       (a) Program and Benefits.--Subsection (a) of section 1060a 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may carry out a 
     program to provide special supplemental food benefits'' and 
     inserting ``Program Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     carry out a program to provide supplemental foods and 
     nutrition education''.
       (b) Funding Source.--Subsection (b) of such section is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Funding Mechanism.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     use funds available for the Department of Defense to carry 
     out the program under subsection (a).''.
       (c) Program Administration.--Subsection (c) of such section 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by adding at the end the following 
     new sentence: ``In determining eligibility for benefits, a 
     person already certified for participation in the special 
     supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and 
     children under such section 17 shall be considered eligible 
     for the duration of the certification period under that 
     special supplemental nutrition program.'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (1)(B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) In determining eligibility for families of 
     individuals participating in the program under this section, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall, to the extent practicable, 
     use the criterion described in subparagraph (A), including 
     nutritional risk standards. The Secretary shall also consider 
     the value of housing in kind provided to the individual when 
     determining program eligibility.'';
       (3) in paragraph (2), by adding before the period at the 
     end the following: ``, particularly with respect to nutrition 
     education''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) The Secretary of Agriculture shall provide technical 
     assistance to the Secretary of Defense, if so requested by 
     the Secretary of Defense, for the purpose of carrying out the 
     program under subsection (a).''.
       (d) Definitions.--Subsection (f) of such section is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) The terms `nutrition education' and `supplemental 
     foods' have the meanings given the terms in section 17(b) of 
     the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(b)).''.
       (e) Conforming Amendment.--Section 17 of the Child 
     Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(q) The Secretary of Agriculture shall provide technical 
     assistance to the Secretary of Defense, if so requested by 
     the Secretary of Defense, for the purpose of carrying out the 
     overseas special supplemental food program established under 
     section 1060a(a) of title 10, United States Code.''.

     SEC. 675. TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBERS DEPLOYED IN A 
                   CONTINGENCY OPERATION.

       Section 2007(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'';
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) in the case of a member serving in a contingency 
     operation or similar operational mission (other than for 
     training) designated by the Secretary concerned, all of the 
     charges may be paid.''.

     SEC. 676. ADMINISTRATION OF SELECTED RESERVE EDUCATION LOAN 
                   REPAYMENT PROGRAM FOR COAST GUARD RESERVE.

       Section 16301 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) The Secretary of Transportation may repay loans 
     described in subsection (a)(1) and otherwise administer this 
     section in the case of members of the Selected Reserve of the 
     Coast Guard Reserve when the Coast Guard is not operating as 
     a service in the Navy.''.

     SEC. 677. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING TREATMENT UNDER 
                   INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF MEMBERS RECEIVING 
                   HOSTILE FIRE OR IMMINENT DANGER SPECIAL PAY 
                   DURING CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.

       It is the sense of Congress that a member of the Armed 
     Forces who is receiving special pay under section 310 of 
     title 37, United States Code, while assigned to duty in 
     support of a contingency operation should be treated under 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in the same manner as a 
     member of the Armed Forces serving in a combat zone (as 
     defined in section 112 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).
                   TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

                    Subtitle A--Health Care Services

Sec. 701. Pharmacy benefits program.
Sec. 702. Provision of chiropractic health care.
Sec. 703. Provision of domiciliary and custodial care for certain 
              CHAMPUS beneficiaries.
Sec. 704. Enhancement of dental benefits for retirees.
Sec. 705. Medical and dental care for certain members incurring 
              injuries on inactive-duty training.
Sec. 706. Health care at former uniformed services treatment facilities 
              for active duty members stationed at certain remote 
              locations.
Sec. 707. Open enrollment demonstration program.

                      Subtitle B--TRICARE Program

Sec. 711. Expansion and revision of authority for dental programs for 
              dependents and reserves.
Sec. 712. Improvement of access to health care under the TRICARE 
              program.
Sec. 713. Improvements to claims processing under the TRICARE program.
Sec. 714. Authority to waive certain TRICARE deductibles.
Sec. 715. TRICARE beneficiary counseling and assistance coordinators.
Sec. 716. Improvement of TRICARE management; improvements to third-
              party payer collection program.
Sec. 717. Comparative report on health care coverage under the TRICARE 
              program.

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

Sec. 721. Forensic pathology investigations by Armed Forces Medical 
              Examiner.
Sec. 722. Best value contracting.
Sec. 723. Health care quality information and technology enhancement.
Sec. 724. Joint telemedicine and telepharmacy demonstration projects by 
              the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans 
              Affairs.
Sec. 725. Program-year stability in health care benefits.
Sec. 726. Study on joint operations for the Defense Health Program.

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Sec. 727. Trauma training center.
Sec. 728. Sense of Congress regarding automatic enrollment of medicare-
              eligible beneficiaries in the TRICARE Senior Prime 
              demonstration project.
                    Subtitle A--Health Care Services

     SEC. 701. PHARMACY BENEFITS PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 55 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 1074f the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1074g. Pharmacy benefits program

       ``(a) Pharmacy Benefits.--(1) The Secretary of Defense, 
     after consulting with the other administering Secretaries, 
     shall establish an effective, efficient, integrated pharmacy 
     benefits program under this chapter (hereinafter in this 
     section referred to as the `pharmacy benefits program').
       ``(2)(A) The pharmacy benefits program shall include a 
     uniform formulary of pharmaceutical agents, which shall 
     assure the availability of pharmaceutical agents in the 
     complete range of therapeutic classes. The selection for 
     inclusion on the uniform formulary of particular 
     pharmaceutical agents in each therapeutic class shall be 
     based on the relative clinical and cost effectiveness of the 
     agents in such class.
       ``(B) In considering the relative clinical effectiveness of 
     agents under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall presume 
     inclusion in a therapeutic class of a pharmaceutical agent, 
     unless the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee established 
     under subsection (b) finds that a pharmaceutical agent does 
     not have a significant, clinically meaningful therapeutic 
     advantage in terms of safety, effectiveness, or clinical 
     outcome over the other drugs included on the uniform 
     formulary.
       ``(C) In considering the relative cost effectiveness of 
     agents under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall rely on 
     the evaluation by the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee of 
     the costs of agents in a therapeutic class in relation to the 
     safety, effectiveness, and clinical outcomes of such agents.
       ``(D) The Secretary shall establish procedures for the 
     selection of particular pharmaceutical agents for the uniform 
     formulary. Such procedures shall be established so as best to 
     accomplish, in the judgment of the Secretary, the objectives 
     set forth in paragraph (1). No pharmaceutical agent may be 
     excluded from the uniform formulary except upon the 
     recommendation of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee. 
     The Secretary shall begin to implement the uniform formulary 
     not later than October 1, 2000.
       ``(E) Pharmaceutical agents included on the uniform 
     formulary shall be available to eligible covered 
     beneficiaries through--
       ``(i) facilities of the uniformed services, consistent with 
     the scope of health care services offered in such facilities;
       ``(ii) retail pharmacies designated or eligible under the 
     TRICARE program or the Civilian Health and Medical Program of 
     the Uniformed Services to provide pharmaceutical agents to 
     covered beneficiaries; or
       ``(iii) the national mail-order pharmacy program.
       ``(3) The pharmacy benefits program shall assure the 
     availability of clinically appropriate pharmaceutical agents 
     to members of the armed forces, including, where appropriate, 
     agents not included on the uniform formulary described in 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(4) The pharmacy benefits program may provide that prior 
     authorization be required for certain pharmaceutical agents 
     to assure that the use of such agents is clinically 
     appropriate.
       ``(5) The pharmacy benefits program shall assure the 
     availability to eligible covered beneficiaries of 
     pharmaceutical agents not included on the uniform formulary. 
     Such pharmaceutical agents shall be available through at 
     least one of the means described in paragraph (2)(E) under 
     terms and conditions that may include cost sharing by the 
     eligible covered beneficiary in addition to any such cost 
     sharing applicable to agents on the uniform formulary.
       ``(6) The Secretary, as part of the regulations established 
     under subsection (g), may establish cost sharing requirements 
     (which may be established as a percentage or fixed dollar 
     amount) under the pharmacy benefits program for generic, 
     formulary, and nonformulary agents. For nonformulary agents, 
     cost sharing shall be consistent with common industry 
     practice and not in excess of amounts generally comparable to 
     20 percent for beneficiaries covered by section 1079 of this 
     title or 25 percent for beneficiaries covered by section 1086 
     of this title.
       ``(7) The Secretary shall establish procedures for eligible 
     covered beneficiaries to receive pharmaceutical agents not 
     included on the uniform formulary, but, considered to be 
     clinically necessary. Such procedures shall include peer 
     review procedures under which the Secretary may determine 
     that there is a clinical justification for the use of a 
     pharmaceutical agent that is not on the uniform formulary, in 
     which case the pharmaceutical agent shall be provided under 
     the same terms and conditions as an agent on the uniform 
     formulary. Such procedures shall also include an expeditious 
     appeals process for an eligible covered beneficiary, or a 
     network or uniformed provider on behalf of the beneficiary, 
     to establish clinical justification for the use of a 
     pharmaceutical agent that is not on the uniform formulary.
       ``(8) In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall 
     ensure that an eligible covered beneficiary may continue to 
     receive coverage for any maintenance pharmaceutical that is 
     not on the uniform formulary and that was prescribed for the 
     beneficiary before the date of the enactment of this section 
     and stabilized the medical condition of the beneficiary.
       ``(b) Establishment of Committee.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretaries of the 
     military departments, establish a Pharmacy and Therapeutics 
     Committee for the purpose of developing the uniform formulary 
     of pharmaceutical agents required by subsection (a), 
     reviewing such formulary on a periodic basis, and making 
     additional recommendations regarding the formulary as the 
     committee determines necessary and appropriate. The committee 
     shall include representatives of pharmacies of the uniformed 
     services facilities, contractors responsible for the TRICARE 
     retail pharmacy program, contractors responsible for the 
     national mail-order pharmacy program, providers in facilities 
     of the uniformed services, and TRICARE network providers. 
     Committee members shall have expertise in treating the 
     medical needs of the populations served through such entities 
     and in the range of pharmaceutical and biological medicines 
     available for treating such populations. The committee shall 
     function under procedures established by the Secretary under 
     the regulations required by subsection (g).
       ``(2) Not later than 90 days after the establishment of the 
     Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee by the Secretary, the 
     committee shall convene to design a proposed uniform 
     formulary for submission to the Secretary. After such 90-day 
     period, the committee shall meet at least quarterly and 
     shall, during meetings, consider for inclusion on the uniform 
     formulary under the standards established in subsection (a) 
     any drugs newly approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
       ``(c) Advisory Panel.--(1) Concurrent with the 
     establishment of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee 
     under subsection (b), the Secretary shall establish a Uniform 
     Formulary Beneficiary Advisory Panel to review and comment on 
     the development of the uniform formulary. The Secretary shall 
     consider the comments of the panel before implementing the 
     uniform formulary or implementing changes to the uniform 
     formulary.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall determine the size and membership 
     of the panel established under paragraph (1), which shall 
     include members that represent nongovernmental organizations 
     and associations that represent the views and interests of a 
     large number of eligible covered beneficiaries.
       ``(d) Procedures.--(1) In the operation of the pharmacy 
     benefits program under subsection (a), the Secretary of 
     Defense shall assure through management and new contractual 
     arrangements that financial resources are aligned such that 
     the cost of prescriptions is borne by the organization that 
     is financially responsible for the health care of the 
     eligible covered beneficiary.
       ``(2) Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this section, the Secretary shall utilize a 
     modification to the bid price adjustment methodology in the 
     current managed care support contracts to ensure equitable 
     and timely reimbursement to the TRICARE managed care support 
     contractors for pharmaceutical products delivered in the 
     nonmilitary environments. The methodology shall take into 
     account the ``at-risk'' nature of the contracts as well as 
     managed care support contractor pharmacy costs attributable 
     to changes to pharmacy service or formulary management at 
     military medical treatment facilities, and other military 
     activities and policies that affect costs of pharmacy 
     benefits provided through the Civilian Health and Medical 
     Program of the Uniformed Services. The methodology shall also 
     account for military treatment facility costs attributable to 
     the delivery of pharmaceutical products in the military 
     facility environment which were prescribed by a network 
     provider.
       ``(e) Pharmacy Data Transaction Service.--Not later than 
     April 1, 2000, the Secretary of Defense shall implement the 
     use of the Pharmacy Data Transaction Service in all fixed 
     facilities of the uniformed services under the jurisdiction 
     of the Secretary, the TRICARE retail pharmacy program, and 
     the national mail-order pharmacy program.
       ``(f) Definitions.--As used in this section--
       ``(1) the term `eligible covered beneficiary' means a 
     covered beneficiary for whom eligibility to receive pharmacy 
     benefits through the means described in subsection (a)(2)(E) 
     is established under this chapter or another provision of 
     law; and
       ``(2) the term `pharmaceutical agent' means drugs, 
     biological products, and medical devices under the regulatory 
     authority of the Food and Drug Administration.
       ``(g) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall, after 
     consultation with the other administering Secretaries, 
     promulgate regulations to carry out this section.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     1074f the following new item:
       ``1074g. Pharmacy benefits program.''.
       (b) Deadline for Establishment of Committee.--Not later 
     than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall establish the Pharmacy and Therapeutics 
     Committee required by section 1074g(b) of title 10, United 
     States Code.
       (c) Reports Required.--Not later than April 1 and October 1 
     of fiscal years 2000 and 2001, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to Congress a report on--
       (1) implementation of the uniform formulary required under 
     subsection (a) of section 1074g of title 10, United States 
     Code (as added by subsection (a));
       (2) the results of a confidential survey conducted by the 
     Secretary of prescribers for military medical treatment 
     facilities and TRICARE contractors to determine--
       (A) during the most recent fiscal year, how often 
     prescribers attempted to prescribe non-formulary or non-
     preferred prescription drugs, how often such prescribers were 
     able to do so, and whether covered beneficiaries were able to 
     fill such prescriptions without undue delay;
       (B) the understanding by prescribers of the reasons that 
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     or civilian contractors preferred certain pharmaceuticals to 
     others; and
       (C) the impact of any restrictions on access to non-
     formulary prescriptions on the clinical decisions of the 
     prescribers and the aggregate cost, quality, and 
     accessibility of health care provided to covered 
     beneficiaries;
       (3) the operation of the Pharmacy Data Transaction Service 
     required by subsection (e) of such section 1074g; and
       (4) any other actions taken by the Secretary to improve 
     management of the pharmacy benefits program under such 
     section.
       (d) Study for Design of Pharmacy Benefit for Certain 
     Covered Beneficiaries.--(1) Not later than April 15, 2001, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall prepare and submit to 
     Congress--
       (A) a study on a design for a comprehensive pharmacy 
     benefit for covered beneficiaries under chapter 55 of title 
     10, United States Code, who are entitled to benefits under 
     part A, and enrolled under part B, of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act; and
       (B) an estimate of the costs of implementing and operating 
     such design.
       (2) The design described in paragraph (1)(A) shall 
     incorporate the elements of the pharmacy benefits program 
     required to be established under section 1074g of title 10, 
     United States Code (as added by subsection (a)).

     SEC. 702. PROVISION OF CHIROPRACTIC HEALTH CARE.

       (a) In General.--Section 731 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 
     10 U.S.C. 1092 note) is amended--
       (1) in the heading, by striking ``DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM'';
       (2) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(4) During fiscal year 2000, the Secretary shall continue 
     to furnish the same chiropractic care in the military medical 
     treatment facilities designated pursuant to paragraph (2)(A) 
     as the chiropractic care furnished during the demonstration 
     program.'';
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security 
     of the House of Representatives'' and inserting ``Committees 
     on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives''; and
       (B) in paragraph (5), by striking ``May 1, 2000'' and 
     inserting ``January 31, 2000'';
       (4) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) by striking ``; and'' at the end of subparagraph (C) 
     and inserting a semicolon;
       (ii) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) if the Secretary submits an implementation plan 
     pursuant to subsection (e), the preparation of such plan.''; 
     and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) The Secretary shall--
       ``(A) make full use of the oversight advisory committee in 
     preparing--
       ``(i) the final report on the demonstration program 
     conducted under this section; and
       ``(ii) the implementation plan described in subsection (e); 
     and
       ``(B) provide opportunities for members of the committee to 
     provide views as part of such final report and plan.'';
       (5) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
       (6) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(e) Implementation Plan.--If the Secretary of Defense 
     recommends in the final report submitted under subsection (c) 
     that chiropractic health care services should be offered in 
     medical care facilities of the Armed Forces or as a health 
     care service covered under the TRICARE program, the Secretary 
     shall, not later than March 31, 2000, submit to the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate an implementation plan for the full 
     integration of chiropractic health care services into the 
     military health care system of the Department of Defense, 
     including the TRICARE program. Such implementation plan shall 
     include--
       ``(1) a detailed analysis of the projected costs of fully 
     integrating chiropractic health care services into the 
     military health care system;
       ``(2) the proposed scope of practice for chiropractors who 
     would provide services to covered beneficiaries under chapter 
     55 of title 10, United States Code;
       ``(3) the proposed military medical treatment facilities at 
     which such services would be provided;
       ``(4) the military readiness requirements for chiropractors 
     who would provide services to such covered beneficiaries; and
       ``(5) any other relevant factors that the Secretary 
     considers appropriate.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The item relating to section 731 
     in the table of contents at the beginning of such Act is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``731. Chiropractic health care.''.

     SEC. 703. PROVISION OF DOMICILIARY AND CUSTODIAL CARE FOR 
                   CERTAIN CHAMPUS BENEFICIARIES.

       (a) Continuation of Care.--(1) The Secretary of Defense 
     may, in any case in which the Secretary makes the 
     determination described in paragraph (2), continue to provide 
     payment under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the 
     Uniformed Services (as defined in section 1072 of title 10, 
     United States Code), for domiciliary or custodial care 
     services provided to an eligible beneficiary that would 
     otherwise be excluded from coverage under regulations 
     implementing section 1077(b)(1) of such title.
       (2) A determination under this paragraph is a determination 
     that discontinuation of payment for domiciliary or custodial 
     care services or transition to provision of care under the 
     individual case management program authorized by section 
     1079(a)(17) of such title would be--
       (A) inadequate to meet the needs of the eligible 
     beneficiary; and
       (B) unjust to such beneficiary.
       (3) As used in this section, the term ``eligible 
     beneficiary'' means a covered beneficiary (as that term is 
     defined in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code) who, 
     before the effective date of final regulations to implement 
     the individual case management program authorized by section 
     1079(a)(17) of such title, were provided domiciliary or 
     custodial care services for which the Secretary provided 
     payment.
       (b) Prohibition on Establishment of Limited Transition 
     Period.--The Secretary of Defense shall not place a time 
     limit on the period during which the custodial care 
     exclusions of the Department of Defense may be waived as part 
     of the case management program of the Department.
       (c) Survey of Case Management and Custodial Care 
     Policies.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a survey of 
     federally funded and State funded programs for the medical 
     care and management of persons whose care is considered to be 
     custodial in nature. The survey shall examine, but shall not 
     be limited to--
       (1) a comparison of the case management program of the 
     Department of Defense with similar Federal and State 
     programs; and
       (2) a comparison between the case management program of the 
     Department of Defense and the case management and custodial 
     care coverage offered by at least 10 of the most subscribed 
     private health insurance plans in the Federal Employees 
     Health Benefits Program (at least 5 of which shall be managed 
     care organizations), as determined in consultation with the 
     Office of Personnel Management.
       (d) Report on Survey of Case Management and Custodial Care 
     Policies.--Not later than March 31, 2000, the Secretary shall 
     submit a report on the survey required by subsection (c) to 
     Congress. The Secretary shall include in the report any 
     recommendations for legislative changes that the Secretary 
     determines necessary to facilitate the case management of the 
     Department of Defense, and a plan for any regulatory changes 
     determined necessary by the Secretary. Such plan shall 
     include any regulatory provisions that the Secretary 
     determines necessary to address equitably the unique needs of 
     the family members of active duty military personnel and to 
     ensure the full integration of the case management program of 
     the Department of Defense with other available family support 
     services activities.

     SEC. 704. ENHANCEMENT OF DENTAL BENEFITS FOR RETIREES.

       Subsection (d) of section 1076c of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Benefits Available Under the Plan.--The dental 
     insurance plan established under subsection (a) shall provide 
     benefits for dental care and treatment which may be 
     comparable to the benefits authorized under section 1076a of 
     this title for plans established under that section and shall 
     include diagnostic services, preventative services, 
     endodontics and other basic restorative services, surgical 
     services, and emergency services.''.

     SEC. 705. MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS 
                   INCURRING INJURIES ON INACTIVE-DUTY TRAINING.

       (a) Order to Active Duty Authorized.--(1) Chapter 1209 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

     ``Sec. 12322. Active duty for health care

       ``A member of a uniformed service described in paragraph 
     (1)(B) or (2)(B) of section 1074a(a) of this title may be 
     ordered to active duty, and a member of a uniformed service 
     described in paragraph (1)(A) or (2)(A) of such section may 
     be continued on active duty, for a period of more than 30 
     days while the member is being treated for (or recovering 
     from) an injury, illness, or disease incurred or aggravated 
     in the line of duty as described in any of such 
     paragraphs.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``12322. Active duty for health care.''.
       (b) Medical and Dental Care for Members.--Subsection (e) of 
     section 1074a of such title is amended to read as follows:
       ``(e)(1) A member of a uniformed service on active duty for 
     health care or recuperation reasons, as described in 
     paragraph (2), is entitled to medical and dental care on the 
     same basis and to the same extent as members covered by 
     section 1074(a) of this title while the member remains on 
     active duty.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) applies to a member described in 
     paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) who, while being 
     treated for (or recovering from) an injury, illness, or 
     disease incurred or aggravated in the line of duty, is 
     continued on active duty pursuant to a modification or 
     extension of orders, or is ordered to active duty, so as to 
     result in active duty for a period of more than 30 days.''.
       (c) Medical and Dental Care for Dependents.--Subparagraph 
     (D) of section 1076(a)(2) of such title is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(D) A member on active duty who is entitled to benefits 
     under subsection (e) of section 1074a of this title by reason 
     of paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a) of such 
     section.''.

     SEC. 706. HEALTH CARE AT FORMER UNIFORMED SERVICES TREATMENT 
                   FACILITIES FOR ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS STATIONED AT 
                   CERTAIN REMOTE LOCATIONS.

       (a) Authority.--Health care may be furnished by a 
     designated provider pursuant to any contract entered into by 
     the designated provider under section 722(b) of the National 
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     (Public Law 104-201; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note) to eligible members 
     who reside within the service area of the designated 
     provider.
       (b) Eligibility.--A member of the Armed Forces is eligible 
     for health care under subsection (a) if the member is a 
     member described in section 731(c) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 
     111 Stat. 1811; 10 U.S.C. 1074 note).
       (c) Applicable Policies.--In furnishing health care to an 
     eligible member under subsection (a), a designated provider 
     shall adhere to the Department of Defense policies applicable 
     to the furnishing of care under the TRICARE Prime Remote 
     program, including coordinating with uniformed services 
     medical authorities for hospitalizations and all referrals 
     for specialty care.
       (d) Reimbursement Rates.--The Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the designated providers, shall prescribe 
     reimbursement rates for care furnished to eligible members 
     under subsection (a). The rates prescribed for health care 
     may not exceed the amounts allowable under the TRICARE 
     Standard plan for the same care.

     SEC. 707. OPEN ENROLLMENT DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

       Section 724 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Open Enrollment Demonstration Program.--(1) The 
     Secretary of Defense shall conduct a demonstration program 
     under which covered beneficiaries shall be permitted to 
     enroll at any time in a managed care plan offered by a 
     designated provider consistent with the enrollment 
     requirements for the TRICARE Prime option under the TRICARE 
     program, but without regard to the limitation in subsection 
     (b). The demonstration program under this subsection shall 
     cover designated providers, selected by the Secretary of 
     Defense, and the service areas of the designated providers.
       ``(2) The demonstration program carried out under this 
     section shall commence on October 1, 1999, and end on 
     September 30, 2001.
       ``(3) Not later than March 15, 2001, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the 
     demonstration program carried out under this subsection. The 
     report shall include, at a minimum, an evaluation of the 
     benefits of the open enrollment opportunity to covered 
     beneficiaries and a recommendation on whether to authorize 
     open enrollments in the managed care plans of designated 
     providers permanently.''.
                      Subtitle B--TRICARE Program

     SEC. 711. EXPANSION AND REVISION OF AUTHORITY FOR DENTAL 
                   PROGRAMS FOR DEPENDENTS AND RESERVES.

       (a) Authority.--Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking sections 1076a and 1076b and inserting 
     the following:

     ``Sec. 1076a. TRICARE dental program

       ``(a) Establishment of Dental Plans.--The Secretary of 
     Defense may establish, and in the case of the dental plan 
     described in paragraph (1) shall establish, the following 
     voluntary enrollment dental plans:
       ``(1) Plan for selected reserve and individual ready 
     reserve.--A dental insurance plan for members of the Selected 
     Reserve of the Ready Reserve and for members of the 
     Individual Ready Reserve described in subsection 10144(b) of 
     this title.
       ``(2) Plan for other reserves.--A dental insurance plan for 
     members of the Individual Ready Reserve not eligible to 
     enroll in the plan established under paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Plan for active duty dependents.--Dental benefits 
     plans for eligible dependents of members of the uniformed 
     services who are on active duty for a period of more than 30 
     days.
       ``(4) Plan for ready reserve dependents.--A dental benefits 
     plan for eligible dependents of members of the Ready Reserve 
     of the reserve components who are not on active duty for more 
     than 30 days.
       ``(b) Administration of Plans.--The plans established under 
     this section shall be administered under regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary of Defense in consultation with 
     the other administering Secretaries.
       ``(c) Care Available Under Plans.--Dental plans established 
     under subsection (a) may provide for the following dental 
     care:
       ``(1) Diagnostic, oral examination, and preventive services 
     and palliative emergency care.
       ``(2) Basic restorative services of amalgam and composite 
     restorations, stainless steel crowns for primary teeth, and 
     dental appliance repairs.
       ``(3) Orthodontic services, crowns, gold fillings, bridges, 
     complete or partial dentures, and such other services as the 
     Secretary of Defense considers to be appropriate.
       ``(d) Premiums.--
       ``(1) Premium Sharing Plans.--(A) The dental insurance plan 
     established under subsection (a)(1) and the dental benefits 
     plans established under subsection (a)(3) are premium sharing 
     plans.
       ``(B) Members enrolled in a premium sharing plan for 
     themselves or for their dependents shall be required to pay a 
     share of the premium charged for the benefits provided under 
     the plan. The member's share of the premium charge may not 
     exceed $20 per month for the enrollment.
       ``(C) 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.
       ``(D) The Secretary of Defense may reduce the monthly 
     premium required to be paid under paragraph (1) in the case 
     of enlisted members in pay grade E-1, E-2, E-3, or E-4 if the 
     Secretary determines that such a reduction is appropriate to 
     assist such members to participate in a dental plan referred 
     to in subparagraph (A).
       ``(2) Full premium plans.--(A) The dental insurance plan 
     established under subsection (a)(2) and the dental benefits 
     plan established under subsection (a)(4) are full premium 
     plans.
       ``(B) Members enrolled in a full premium plan for 
     themselves or for their dependents shall be required to pay 
     the entire premium charged for the benefits provided under 
     the plan.
       ``(3) Payment procedures.--A member's share of the premium 
     for a plan established under subsection (a) may be paid by 
     deductions from the basic pay of the member and from 
     compensation paid under section 206 of title 37, as the case 
     may be. The regulations prescribed under subsection (b) shall 
     specify the procedures for payment of the premiums by 
     enrollees who do not receive such pay.
       ``(e) Copayments Under Premium Sharing Plans.--A member or 
     dependent who receives dental care under a premium sharing 
     plan referred to in subsection (d)(1) shall--
       ``(1) in the case of care described in subsection (c)(1), 
     pay no charge for the care;
       ``(2) in the case of care described in subsection (c)(2), 
     pay 20 percent of the charges for the care; and
       ``(3) in the case of care described in subsection (c)(3), 
     pay a percentage of the charges for the care that is 
     determined appropriate by the Secretary of Defense, after 
     consultation with the other administering Secretaries.
       ``(f) Transfer of Members.--If a member whose dependents 
     are enrolled in the plan established under subsection (a)(3) 
     is transferred to a duty station where dental care is 
     provided to the member's eligible dependents under a program 
     other than that plan, the member may discontinue 
     participation under the plan. If the member is later 
     transferred to a duty station where dental care is not 
     provided to such member's eligible dependents except under 
     the plan established under subsection (a)(3), the member may 
     re-enroll the dependents in that plan.
       ``(g) Care Outside the United States.--The Secretary of 
     Defense may exercise the authority provided under subsection 
     (a) to establish dental insurance plans and dental benefits 
     plans for dental benefits provided outside the United States 
     for the eligible members and dependents of members of the 
     uniformed services. In the case of such an overseas dental 
     plan, the Secretary may waive or reduce any copayments 
     required by subsection (e) to the extent the Secretary 
     determines appropriate for the effective and efficient 
     operation of the plan.
       ``(h) Waiver of Requirements for Surviving Dependents.--The 
     Secretary of Defense may waive (in whole or in part) any 
     requirements of a dental plan established under this section 
     as the Secretary determines necessary for the effective 
     administration of the plan for a dependent who is an eligible 
     dependent described in subsection (k)(2).
       ``(i) Authority Subject to Appropriations.--The authority 
     of the Secretary of Defense to enter into a contract under 
     this section for any fiscal year is subject to the 
     availability of appropriations for that purpose.
       ``(j) Limitation on Reduction of Benefits.--The Secretary 
     of Defense may not reduce benefits provided under a plan 
     established under this section until--
       ``(1) the Secretary provides notice of the Secretary's 
     intent to reduce such benefits to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives; and
       ``(2) one year has elapsed following the date of such 
     notice.
       ``(k) Eligible Dependent Defined.--In this section, the 
     term `eligible dependent'--
       ``(1) means a dependent described in subparagraph (A), (D), 
     or (I) of section 1072(2) of this title; and
       ``(2) includes any such dependent of a member who dies 
     while on active duty for a period of more than 30 days or a 
     member of the Ready Reserve if the dependent is enrolled on 
     the date of the death of the member in a dental benefits plan 
     established under subsection (a), except that the term does 
     not include the dependent after the end of the one-year 
     period beginning on the date of the member's death.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 55 of such title is amended by striking 
     out the items relating to sections 1076a and 1076b and 
     inserting the following:
       ``1076a. TRICARE dental program.''.

     SEC. 712. IMPROVEMENT OF ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE UNDER THE 
                   TRICARE PROGRAM.

       (a) Access.--The Secretary of Defense shall, to the maximum 
     extent practicable, minimize the authorization and 
     certification requirements imposed on covered beneficiaries 
     under the TRICARE program as a condition of access to 
     benefits under that program.
       (b) Report on Initiatives To Improve Access.--Not later 
     than March 31, 2000, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
     of Representatives a report on specific actions taken to--
       (1) reduce the requirements for preauthorization for care 
     under the TRICARE program;
       (2) reduce the requirements for beneficiaries to obtain 
     preventive services, such as obstetric or gynecologic 
     examinations, mammograms for females over 35 years of age, 
     and urological examinations for males over the age of 60 
     without preauthorization; and
       (3) reduce the requirements for statements of 
     nonavailability of services.
       (c) Requirement to Provide Statement.--Section 1080(b) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is

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     amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with respect to 
     obstetrics and gynecological care for beneficiaries not 
     enrolled in a managed care plan offered pursuant to any 
     contract or agreement under this chapter, a nonavailability-
     of-health-care statement shall be required for receipt of 
     health care services related to outpatient prenatal, 
     outpatient or inpatient delivery, and outpatient post-partum 
     care subsequent to the visit which confirms the pregnancy.''.

     SEC. 713. IMPROVEMENTS TO CLAIMS PROCESSING UNDER THE TRICARE 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 55 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 1095b the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1095c. TRICARE program: facilitation of processing of 
       claims

       ``(a) Reduction of Processing Time.--(1) With respect to 
     claims for payment for medical care provided under the 
     TRICARE program, the Secretary of Defense shall implement a 
     system for processing of claims under which--
       ``(A) 95 percent of all clean claims must be processed not 
     later than 30 days after the date that such claims are 
     submitted to the claims processor; and
       ``(B) 100 percent of all clean claims must be processed not 
     later than 100 days after the date that such claims are 
     submitted to the claims processor.
       ``(2) The Secretary may, under the system required by 
     paragraph (1) and consistent with the provisions in chapter 
     39 of title 31 (commonly referred to as the `Prompt Payment 
     Act'), require that interest be paid on clean claims that are 
     not processed within 30 days.
       ``(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term `clean 
     claim' means a claim that has no defect, impropriety 
     (including a lack of any required substantiating 
     documentation), or particular circumstance requiring special 
     treatment that prevents timely payment on the claim under 
     this section.
       ``(b) Requirement to Provide Start-up Time For Certain 
     Contractors.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall not require 
     that a contractor described in paragraph (2) begin to provide 
     managed care support pursuant to a contract to provide such 
     support under the TRICARE program until at least nine months 
     after the date of the award of the contract. In such case the 
     contractor may begin to provide managed care support pursuant 
     to the contract as soon as practicable after the award of the 
     contract, but in no case later than one year after the date 
     of such award.
       ``(2) A contractor under this paragraph is a contractor who 
     is awarded a contract to provide managed care support under 
     the TRICARE program--
       ``(A) who has not previously been awarded such a contract 
     by the Department of Defense; or
       ``(B) who has previously been awarded such a contract by 
     the Department of Defense but for whom the subcontractors 
     have not previously been awarded the subcontracts for such a 
     contract.
       ``(c) Incentives for Electronic Processing.--The Secretary 
     of Defense shall require that new contracts for managed care 
     support under the TRICARE program provide that the contractor 
     be permitted to provide financial incentives to health care 
     providers who file claims for payment electronically.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     1095b the following new item:
       ``1095c. TRICARE program: facilitation of processing of 
           claims.''.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to Congress a report on--
       (1) the status of claims processing backlogs in each 
     TRICARE region;
       (2) the estimated time frame for resolution of such 
     backlogs;
       (3) efforts to reduce the number of change orders with 
     respect to contracts to provide managed care support under 
     the TRICARE program and to make such change orders in groups 
     on a quarterly basis rather than one at a time;
       (4) the extent of success in simplifying claims processing 
     procedures through reduction of reliance of the Department of 
     Defense on, and the complexity of, the health care service 
     record;
       (5) application of best industry practices with respect to 
     claims processing, including electronic claims processing; 
     and
       (6) any other initiatives of the Department of Defense to 
     improve claims processing procedures.
       (c) Deadline For Implementation.--The system for processing 
     claims required under section 1095c(a) of title 10, United 
     States Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall be 
     implemented not later than 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (d) Applicability.--Section 1095c(b) of title 10, United 
     States Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall apply with 
     respect to any contract to provide managed care support under 
     the TRICARE program negotiated after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 714. AUTHORITY TO WAIVE CERTAIN TRICARE DEDUCTIBLES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 55 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 1095c (as added 
     by section 713) the following new section:

     ``Sec. 1095d. TRICARE program: waiver of certain deductibles

       ``(a) Waiver Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     waive the deductible payable for medical care provided under 
     the TRICARE program to an eligible dependent of--
       ``(1) a member of a reserve component on active duty 
     pursuant to a call or order to active duty for a period of 
     less than one year; or
       ``(2) a member of the National Guard on full-time National 
     Guard duty pursuant to a call or order to full-time National 
     Guard duty for a period of less than one year.
       ``(b) Eligible Dependent.--As used in this section, the 
     term `eligible dependent' means a dependent described 
     subparagraphs (A), (D), or (I) of section 1072(2) of this 
     title.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 1095c the following new item:
       ``1095d. TRICARE program: waiver of certain deductibles.''.

     SEC. 715. TRICARE BENEFICIARY COUNSELING AND ASSISTANCE 
                   COORDINATORS.

       (a) Establishment of Positions.--(1) Chapter 55 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     1095d (as added by section 714 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 1095e. TRICARE program: beneficiary counseling and 
       assistance coordinators

       ``(a) Establishment of Positions.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall require in regulations that--
       ``(1) each lead agent under the TRICARE program--
       ``(A) designate a person to serve full-time as a 
     beneficiary counseling and assistance coordinator for 
     beneficiaries under the TRICARE program; and
       ``(B) provide for toll-free telephone communication between 
     such beneficiaries and the beneficiary counseling and 
     assistance coordinator; and
       ``(2) the commander of each military medical treatment 
     facility under this chapter designate a person to serve, as a 
     primary or collateral duty, as beneficiary counseling and 
     assistance coordinator for beneficiaries under the TRICARE 
     program served at that facility.
       ``(b) Duties.--The Secretary shall prescribe the duties of 
     the position of beneficiary counseling and assistance 
     coordinator in the regulations required by subsection (a).''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     1095d the following new item:
       ``1095e. TRICARE program: beneficiary counseling and 
           assistance coordinators.''.
       (b) Deadline for Initial Designations.--Each beneficiary 
     counseling and assistance coordinator required under the 
     regulations described in section 1095e(a) of title 10, United 
     States Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall be designated 
     not later than January 15, 2000.

     SEC. 716. IMPROVEMENT OF TRICARE MANAGEMENT; IMPROVEMENTS TO 
                   THIRD-PARTY PAYER COLLECTION PROGRAM.

       (a) Improvement of TRICARE Program.--(1) Chapter 55 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     section 1097a the following new section:

     ``Sec. 1097b. TRICARE program: financial management

       ``(a) Reimbursement of Providers.--(1) Subject to paragraph 
     (2), the Secretary of Defense may reimburse health care 
     providers under the TRICARE program at rates higher than the 
     reimbursement rates otherwise authorized for the providers 
     under that program if the Secretary determines that 
     application of the higher rates is necessary in order to 
     ensure the availability of an adequate number of qualified 
     health care providers under that program.
       ``(2) The amount of reimbursement provided under paragraph 
     (1) with respect to a health care service may not exceed the 
     lesser of the following:
       ``(A) The amount equal to the local fee for service charge 
     for the service in the service area in which the service is 
     provided as determined by the Secretary based on one or more 
     of the following payment rates:
       ``(i) Usual, customary, and reasonable.
       ``(ii) The Health Care Finance Administration's Resource 
     Based Relative Value Scale.
       ``(iii) Negotiated fee schedules.
       ``(iv) Global fees.
       ``(v) Sliding scale individual fee allowances.
       ``(B) The amount equal to 115 per cent of the CHAMPUS 
     maximum allowable charge for the service.
       ``(b) Third-Party Collections.--(1) A medical treatment 
     facility of the uniformed services under the TRICARE program 
     has the same right as the United States under section 1095 of 
     this title to collect from a third-party payer the reasonable 
     charges for health care services described in paragraph (2) 
     that are incurred by the facility on behalf of a covered 
     beneficiary under that program.
       ``(2) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations 
     for the administration of this subsection. The regulations 
     shall set forth the method to be used for the computation of 
     the reasonable charges for inpatient, outpatient, and other 
     health care services. The method of computation may be--
       ``(A) a method that is based on--
       ``(i) per diem rates;
       ``(ii) all-inclusive rates for each visit;
       ``(iii) diagnosis-related groups; or
       ``(iv) rates prescribed under the regulations implementing 
     sections 1079 and 1086 of this title; or
       ``(B) any other method considered appropriate.
       ``(c) Consultation Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall carry out the responsibilities under this section after 
     consultation with the other administering Secretaries.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 55 of 
     such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 1097a the following new item:
       ``1097b. TRICARE program: financial management.''.
       (b) Report on Implementation.--(1) Not later than 6 months 
     after the date of the enact

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     ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
     with the other administering Secretaries, shall submit to 
     Congress a report assessing the effects of the implementation 
     of the requirements and authorities set forth in sections 
     1097b of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection 
     (a)).
       (2) The report shall include the following:
       (A) An assessment of the cost of the implementation of such 
     requirements and authorities.
       (B) An assessment of whether the implementation of any such 
     requirements and authorities will result in the utilization 
     by the TRICARE program of the best industry practices with 
     respect to the matters covered by such requirements and 
     authorities.
       (3) In this subsection, the term ``administering 
     Secretaries'' has the meaning given that term in section 
     1072(3) of title 10, United States Code.
       (c) Improvement to Third-Party Collection Program.--(1) 
     Section 1095 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (i) by striking ``the reasonable costs of'' and inserting 
     ``reasonable charges for'';
       (ii) by striking ``such costs'' and inserting ``such 
     charges''; and
       (iii) by striking ``the reasonable cost of'' and inserting 
     ``a reasonable charge for'';
       (B) in subsection (g), by striking ``the costs of''; and
       (C) in subsection (h)(1), by striking the first sentence 
     and inserting ``The term `third-party payer' means an entity 
     that provides an insurance, medical service, or health plan 
     by contract or agreement, including an automobile liability 
     insurance or no fault insurance carrier, and any other plan 
     or program that is designed to provide compensation or 
     coverage for expenses incurred by a beneficiary for health 
     care services or products.''.
       (2) Section 1095b(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking the first and second sentences after the 
     heading and inserting the following: ``The United States 
     shall have the same right to collect charges related to 
     claims described in subsection (a) as charges for claims 
     under section 1095 of this title.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect one year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 717. COMPARATIVE REPORT ON HEALTH CARE COVERAGE UNDER 
                   THE TRICARE PROGRAM.

       Not later than March 31, 2000, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives a report including a 
     comparison of health care coverage available through the 
     TRICARE program with the coverage available under similar 
     health benefits plans offered under the Federal Employees 
     Health Benefits program established under chapter 89 of title 
     5, United States Code. Such comparison shall include, but not 
     be limited to, a comparison of cost sharing requirements, 
     overall costs to beneficiaries, covered benefits, and 
     exclusions from coverage.
                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

     SEC. 721. FORENSIC PATHOLOGY INVESTIGATIONS BY ARMED FORCES 
                   MEDICAL EXAMINER.

       (a) Investigation Authority.--Chapter 75 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking the heading for 
     the chapter and inserting the following:

                    ``CHAPTER 75--DECEASED PERSONNEL

  ``Subchapter
                                                                   Sec.
``I. Death Investigations......................................1471....

``II. Death Benefits...........................................1475....

                  ``SUBCHAPTER I--DEATH INVESTIGATIONS

  ``Sec.
       ``1471. Forensic pathology investigations.

     ``Sec. 1471. Forensic pathology investigations

       ``(a) Authority.--Under regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary of Defense, the Armed Forces Medical Examiner may 
     conduct a forensic pathology investigation to determine the 
     cause or manner of death of a deceased person if such an 
     investigation is determined to be justified under 
     circumstances described in subsection (b). The investigation 
     may include an autopsy of the decedent's remains.
       ``(b) Basis for Investigation.--(1) A forensic pathology 
     investigation of a death under this section is justified if 
     at least one of the circumstances in paragraph (2) and one of 
     the circumstances in paragraph (3) exist.
       ``(2) A circumstance under this paragraph is a circumstance 
     under which--
       ``(A) it appears that the decedent was killed or that, 
     whatever the cause of the decedent's death, the cause was 
     unnatural;
       ``(B) the cause or manner of death is unknown;
       ``(C) there is reasonable suspicion that the death was by 
     unlawful means;
       ``(D) it appears that the death resulted from an infectious 
     disease or from the effects of a hazardous material that may 
     have an adverse effect on the military installation or 
     community involved; or
       ``(E) the identity of the decedent is unknown.
       ``(3) A circumstance under this paragraph is a circumstance 
     under which--
       ``(A) the decedent--
       ``(i) was found dead or died at an installation garrisoned 
     by units of the armed forces that is under the exclusive 
     jurisdiction of the United States;
       ``(ii) was a member of the armed forces on active duty or 
     inactive duty for training;
       ``(iii) was recently retired under chapter 61 of this title 
     as a result of an injury or illness incurred while a member 
     on active duty or inactive duty for training; or
       ``(iv) was a civilian dependent of a member of the armed 
     forces and was found dead or died outside the United States;
       ``(B) in any other authorized Department of Defense 
     investigation of matters which involves the death, a factual 
     determination of the cause or manner of the death is 
     necessary; or
       ``(C) in any other authorized investigation being conducted 
     by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the National 
     Transportation Safety Board, or any other Federal agency, an 
     authorized official of such agency with authority to direct a 
     forensic pathology investigation requests that the Armed 
     Forces Medical Examiner conduct such an investigation.
       ``(c) Determination of Justification.--(1) Subject to 
     paragraph (2), the determination that a circumstance exists 
     under paragraph (2) of subsection (b) shall be made by the 
     Armed Forces Medical Examiner.
       ``(2) A commander may make the determination that a 
     circumstances exists under paragraph (2) of subsection (b) 
     and require a forensic pathology investigation under this 
     section without regard to a determination made by the Armed 
     Forces Medical Examiner if--
       ``(A) in a case involving circumstances described in 
     paragraph (3)(A)(i) of that subsection, the commander is the 
     commander of the installation where the decedent was found 
     dead or died; or
       ``(B) in a case involving circumstances described in 
     paragraph (3)(A)(ii) of that subsection, the commander is the 
     commander of the decedent's unit at a level in the chain of 
     command designated for such purpose in the regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.
       ``(d) Limitation in Concurrent Jurisdiction Cases.--(1) The 
     exercise of authority under this section is subject to the 
     exercise of primary jurisdiction for the investigation of a 
     death--
       ``(A) in the case of a death in a State, by the State or a 
     local government of the State; or
       ``(B) in the case of a death in a foreign country, by that 
     foreign country under any applicable treaty, status of forces 
     agreement, or other international agreement between the 
     United States and that foreign country.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) does not limit the authority of the 
     Armed Forces Medical Examiner to conduct a forensic pathology 
     investigation of a death that is subject to the exercise of 
     primary jurisdiction by another sovereign if the 
     investigation by the other sovereign is concluded without a 
     forensic pathology investigation that the Armed Forces 
     Medical Examiner considers complete. For the purposes of the 
     preceding sentence a forensic pathology investigation is 
     incomplete if the investigation does not include an autopsy 
     of the decedent.
       ``(e) Procedures.--For a forensic pathology investigation 
     under this section, the Armed Forces Medical Examiner shall--
       ``(1) designate one or more qualified pathologists to 
     conduct the investigation;
       ``(2) to the extent practicable and consistent with 
     responsibilities under this section, give due regard to any 
     applicable law protecting religious beliefs;
       ``(3) as soon as practicable, notify the decedent's family, 
     if known, that the forensic pathology investigation is being 
     conducted;
       ``(4) as soon as practicable after the completion of the 
     investigation, authorize release of the decedent's remains to 
     the family, if known; and
       ``(5) promptly report the results of the forensic pathology 
     investigation to the official responsible for the overall 
     investigation of the death.
       ``(f) Definition of State.--In this section, the term 
     `State' includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
     of Puerto Rico, and Guam.''.
       (b) Repeal of Authority for Existing Inquest Procedures.--
     Sections 4711 and 9711 of title 10, United States Code, are 
     repealed.
       (c) Technical and Clerical Amendments.--(1) Chapter 75 of 
     such title, as amended by subsection (a), is further amended 
     by inserting before section 1475 the following:

                   ``SUBCHAPTER II--DEATH BENEFITS''.

       (2) The item relating to chapter 75 in the tables of 
     chapters at the beginning of subtitle A of such title and at 
     the beginning of part II of such subtitle is amended to read 
     as follows:
                                               ``75. Deceased Personnel


                                                       1471''.

       (3) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 445 
     of such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 4711.
       (4) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 945 
     of such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 9711.
       (5) The heading for chapter 445 of such title is amended to 
     read as follows:

  ``CHAPTER 445--DISPOSITION OF EFFECTS OF DECEASED PERSONS; CAPTURED 
                                FLAGS''.

       (6) The heading for chapter 945 of such title is amended to 
     read as follows:

      ``CHAPTER 945--DISPOSITION OF EFFECTS OF DECEASED PERSONS''.

       (7) The item relating to chapter 445 in the tables of 
     chapters at the beginning of subtitle B of such title and at 
     the beginning of part IV of such subtitle is amended to read 
     as follows:
      ``445. Disposition of Effects of Deceased Persons; Captured Flags


                                                       4712''.

       (8) The item relating to chapter 945 in the tables of 
     chapters at the beginning subtitle D of such title and at the 
     beginning of part IV of such subtitle is amended to read as 
     follows:
                      ``945. Disposition of Effects of Deceased Persons


                                                       9712''.

     SEC. 722. BEST VALUE CONTRACTING.

       (a) Authority.--Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting after section 1073 the following:

     ``Sec. 1073a. Contracts for health care: best value 
       contracting

       ``(a) Authority.--Under regulations prescribed by the 
     administering Secretaries, health care contracts shall be 
     awarded in the administration of this chapter to the offeror 
     or offerors

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     that will provide the best value to the United States to the 
     maximum extent consistent with furnishing high-quality health 
     care in a manner that protects the fiscal and other interests 
     of the United States.
       ``(b) Factors Considered.--In the determination of best 
     value under subsection (a)--
       ``(1) consideration shall be given to the factors specified 
     in the regulations; and
       ``(2) greater weight shall be accorded to technical and 
     performance-related factors than to cost and price-related 
     factors.
       ``(c) Applicability.--The authority under the regulations 
     prescribed under subsection (a) shall apply to any contract 
     in excess of $5,000,000.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 1073 the following:
       ``1073a. Contracts for health care: best value 
           contracting.''.

     SEC. 723. HEALTH CARE QUALITY INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY 
                   ENHANCEMENT.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to ensure that 
     the Department of Defense addresses issues of medical quality 
     surveillance and implements solutions for those issues in a 
     timely manner that is consistent with national policy and 
     industry standards.
       (b) Department of Defense Program for Medical Informatics 
     and Data.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a 
     Department of Defense program, the purposes of which shall be 
     the following:
       (1) To develop parameters for assessing the quality of 
     health care information.
       (2) To develop the defense digital patient record.
       (3) To develop a repository for data on quality of health 
     care.
       (4) To develop capability for conducting research on 
     quality of health care.
       (5) To conduct research on matters of quality of health 
     care.
       (6) To develop decision support tools for health care 
     providers.
       (7) To refine medical performance report cards.
       (8) To conduct educational programs on medical informatics 
     to meet identified needs.
       (c) Automation and Capture of Clinical Data.--(1) Through 
     the program established under subsection (b), the Secretary 
     of Defense shall accelerate the efforts of the Department of 
     Defense to automate, capture, and exchange controlled 
     clinical data and present providers with clinical guidance 
     using a personal information carrier, clinical lexicon, or 
     digital patient record.
       (2) The program shall serve as a primary resource for the 
     Department of Defense for matters concerning the capture, 
     processing, and dissemination of data on health care quality.
       (d) Medical Informatics Advisory Committee.--(1) The 
     Secretary of Defense shall establish a Medical Informatics 
     Advisory Committee (hereinafter referred to as the 
     ``Committee''), the members of which shall be the following:
       (A) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
       (B) The Director of the TRICARE Management Activity of the 
     Department of Defense.
       (C) The Surgeon General of the Army.
       (D) The Surgeon General of the Navy.
       (E) The Surgeon General of the Air Force.
       (F) Representatives of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
     designated by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
       (G) Representatives of the Department of Health and Human 
     Services, designated by the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services.
       (H) Any additional members appointed by the Secretary of 
     Defense to represent health care insurers and managed care 
     organizations, academic health institutions, health care 
     providers (including representatives of physicians and 
     representatives of hospitals), and accreditors of health care 
     plans and organizations.
       (2) The primary mission of the Committee shall be to advise 
     the Secretary on the development, deployment, and maintenance 
     of health care informatics systems that allow for the 
     collection, exchange, and processing of health care quality 
     information for the Department of Defense in coordination 
     with other Federal departments and agencies and with the 
     private sector.
       (3) Specific areas of responsibility of the Committee shall 
     include advising the Secretary on the following:
       (A) The ability of the medical informatics systems at the 
     Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs to 
     monitor, evaluate, and improve the quality of care provided 
     to beneficiaries.
       (B) The coordination of key components of medical 
     informatics systems, including digital patient records, both 
     within the Federal Government and between the Federal 
     Government and the private sector.
       (C) The development of operational capabilities for 
     executive information systems and clinical decision support 
     systems within the Department of Defense and Department of 
     Veterans Affairs.
       (D) Standardization of processes used to collect, evaluate, 
     and disseminate health care quality information.
       (E) Refinement of methodologies by which the quality of 
     health care provided within the Department of Defense and 
     Department of Veterans Affairs is evaluated.
       (F) Protecting the confidentiality of personal health 
     information.
       (4) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs 
     shall consult with the Committee on the issues described in 
     paragraph (3).
       (5) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress an 
     annual report on the activities of the Committee and on the 
     coordination of development, deployment, and maintenance of 
     health care informatics systems within the Federal 
     Government, and between the Federal Government and the 
     private sector.
       (6) Members of the Committee shall not be paid by reason of 
     their service on the Committee.
       (7) The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) 
     shall not apply to the Committee.
       (e) Annual Report.--The Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
     Health Affairs shall submit to Congress on an annual basis a 
     report on the quality of health care furnished under the 
     health care programs of the Department of Defense. The report 
     shall cover the most recent fiscal year ending before the 
     date the report is submitted and shall contain a discussion 
     of the quality of the health care measured on the basis of 
     each statistical and customer satisfaction factor that the 
     Assistant Secretary determines appropriate, including, at a 
     minimum, a discussion of the following:
       (1) Health outcomes.
       (2) The extent of use of health report cards.
       (3) The extent of use of standard clinical pathways.
       (4) The extent of use of innovative processes for 
     surveillance.

     SEC. 724. JOINT TELEMEDICINE AND TELEPHARMACY DEMONSTRATION 
                   PROJECTS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND 
                   DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense and Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs may carry out joint demonstration projects 
     for purposes of evaluating the feasibility and practicability 
     of using telecommunications to provide health care services 
     and pharmacy services.
       (b) Services To Be Provided.--The services provided under 
     the demonstration projects may include the following:
       (1) Radiology and imaging services.
       (2) Diagnostic services.
       (3) Referral services.
       (4) Clinical pharmacy services.
       (5) Any other health care services or pharmacy services 
     designated by the Secretaries.
       (c) Selection of Locations.--(1) The Secretaries may carry 
     out the demonstration projects described in subsection (a) at 
     not more than five locations selected by the Secretaries from 
     locations in which are located both a uniformed services 
     treatment facility and a Department of Veterans Affairs 
     medical center that are affiliated with academic institutions 
     having a demonstrated expertise in the provision of health 
     care services or pharmacy services by means of 
     telecommunications.
       (2) Representatives of a facility and medical center 
     selected under paragraph (1) shall, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, carry out the demonstration project in 
     consultation with representatives of the academic institution 
     or institutions with which affiliated.
       (d) Period of Demonstration Projects.--The Secretaries may 
     carry out the demonstration projects during the three-year 
     period beginning on October 1, 1999.
       (e) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2002, the 
     Secretaries shall jointly submit to Congress a report on the 
     demonstration projects. The report shall include--
       (1) a description of each demonstration project; and
       (2) an evaluation, based on the demonstration projects, of 
     the feasibility and practicability of using 
     telecommunications to provide health care services and 
     pharmacy services, including the provision of such services 
     to field hospitals of the Armed Forces and to Department of 
     Veterans Affairs outpatient health care clinics.

     SEC. 725. PROGRAM-YEAR STABILITY IN HEALTH CARE BENEFITS.

       Section 1073 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) Responsible Officials.--'' at the 
     beginning of the text of the section; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Stability in Program of Benefits.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall, to the maximum extent practicable, provide a 
     stable program of benefits under this chapter throughout each 
     fiscal year. To achieve the stability in the case of managed 
     care support contracts entered into under this chapter, the 
     contracts shall be administered so as to implement all 
     changes in benefits and administration on a quarterly basis. 
     However, the Secretary of Defense may implement any such 
     change prior to the next fiscal quarter if the Secretary 
     determines that the change would significantly improve the 
     provision of care to eligible beneficiaries under this 
     chapter.''.

     SEC. 726. STUDY ON JOINT OPERATIONS FOR THE DEFENSE HEALTH 
                   PROGRAM.

       Not later than October 1, 2000, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall prepare and submit to Congress a study identifying 
     areas with respect to the Defense Health Program for which 
     joint operations might be increased, including organization, 
     training, patient care, hospital management, and budgeting. 
     The study shall include a discussion of the merits and 
     feasibility of--
       (1) establishing a joint command for the Defense Health 
     Program as a military counterpart to the Assistant Secretary 
     of Defense for Health Affairs;
       (2) establishing a joint training curriculum for the 
     Defense Health Program; and
       (3) creating a unified chain of command and budgeting 
     authority for the Defense Health Program.

     SEC. 727. TRAUMA TRAINING CENTER.

       Section 742 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 
     112 Stat. 2074) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 742. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH A TRAUMA TRAINING 
                   CENTER.

       ``The Secretary of the Army is hereby authorized to 
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     ma center capable of training forward surgical teams.''.

     SEC. 728. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT OF 
                   MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES IN THE TRICARE 
                   SENIOR PRIME DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) any person who is enrolled in a managed health care 
     program of the Department of Defense at a location at which 
     the medicare subvention demonstration project for military 
     retirees conducted under section 1896 of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ggg) is implemented, and who attains 
     eligibility for medicare, should be automatically authorized 
     to enroll in such demonstration project; and
       (2) the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 
     other administering Secretaries described in section 1072(3) 
     of title 10, United States Code, should modify existing 
     policies and procedures for such demonstration project as 
     necessary to permit such automatic enrollment.
  TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED 
                                MATTERS

Subtitle A--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, 
                            and Limitations

Sec. 801. Authority to carry out certain prototype projects.
Sec. 802. Streamlined applicability of cost accounting standards.
Sec. 803. Sale, exchange, and waiver authority for coal and coke.
Sec. 804. Guidance on use of task order and delivery order contracts.
Sec. 805. Clarification of definition of commercial items with respect 
              to associated services.
Sec. 806. Use of special simplified procedures for purchases of 
              commercial items in excess of the simplified acquisition 
              threshold.
Sec. 807. Repeal of termination of provision of credit towards 
              subcontracting goals for purchases benefiting severely 
              handicapped persons.
Sec. 808. Contract goal for small disadvantaged businesses and certain 
              institutions of higher education.
Sec. 809. Required reports for certain multiyear contracts.

                       Subtitle B--Other Matters

Sec. 811. Mentor-Protege Program improvements.
Sec. 812. Program to increase business innovation in defense 
              acquisition programs.
Sec. 813. Incentives to produce innovative new technologies.
Sec. 814. Pilot program for commercial services.
Sec. 815. Expansion of applicability of requirement to make certain 
              procurements from small arms production industrial base.
Sec. 816. Compliance with existing law regarding purchases of equipment 
              and products.
Sec. 817. Extension of test program for negotiation of comprehensive 
              small business subcontracting plans.
Sec. 818. Extension of interim reporting rule for certain procurements 
              less than $100,000.
Sec. 819. Inspector General review of compliance with Buy American Act 
              in purchases of strength training equipment.
Sec. 820. Report on options for accelerated acquisition of precision 
              munitions.
Sec. 821. Technical amendment to prohibition on release of contractor 
              proposals under the Freedom of Information Act.
Subtitle A--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, 
                            and Limitations

     SEC. 801. AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN PROTOTYPE PROJECTS.

       Section 845 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 107 Stat. 1721; 10 
     U.S.C. 2371 note) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c) Comptroller General Review.--(1) Each agreement 
     entered into by an official referred to in subsection (a) to 
     carry out a project under that subsection that provides for 
     payments in a total amount in excess of $5,000,000 shall 
     include a clause that provides for the Comptroller General, 
     in the discretion of the Comptroller General, to examine the 
     records of any party to the agreement or any entity that 
     participates in the performance of the agreement.
       ``(2) The requirement in paragraph (1) shall not apply with 
     respect to a party or entity, or a subordinate element of a 
     party or entity, that has not entered into any other 
     agreement that provides for audit access by a Government 
     entity in the year prior to the date of the agreement.
       ``(3) The head of the contracting activity that is carrying 
     out the agreement may waive the applicability of the 
     requirement in paragraph (1) to the agreement if the head of 
     the contracting activity determines that it would not be in 
     the public interest to apply the requirement to the 
     agreement. The waiver shall be effective with respect to the 
     agreement only if the head of the contracting activity 
     transmits a notification of the waiver to Congress and the 
     Comptroller General before entering into the agreement. The 
     notification shall include the rationale for the 
     determination.
       ``(4) The Comptroller General may not examine records 
     pursuant to a clause included in an agreement under paragraph 
     (1) more than three years after the final payment is made by 
     the United States under the agreement.''.

     SEC. 802. STREAMLINED APPLICABILITY OF COST ACCOUNTING 
                   STANDARDS.

       (a) Applicability.--Paragraph (2)(B) of section 26(f) of 
     the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
     422(f)(2)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new clauses:
       ``(iii) Firm, fixed-price contracts or subcontracts awarded 
     on the basis of adequate price competition without submission 
     of certified cost or pricing data.
       ``(iv) A contract or subcontract with a value of less than 
     $7,500,000 if, at the time the contract or subcontract is 
     entered into, the segment of the contractor or subcontractor 
     that will perform the work has not been awarded at least one 
     contract or subcontract with a value of more than $7,500,000 
     that is covered by the cost accounting standards.''.
       (b) Waiver.--Section 26(f) of that Act is further amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5)(A) The head of an executive agency may waive the 
     applicability of the cost accounting standards for a contract 
     or subcontract with a value less than $15,000,000 if that 
     official determines in writing that the segment of the 
     contractor or subcontractor that will perform the work--
       ``(i) is primarily engaged in the sale of commercial items; 
     and
       ``(ii) would not otherwise be subject to the cost 
     accounting standards under this section, as in effect on or 
     after the effective date of this paragraph.
       ``(B) The head of an executive agency may also waive the 
     applicability of the cost accounting standards for a contract 
     or subcontract under exceptional circumstances when necessary 
     to meet the needs of the agency. A determination to waive the 
     applicability of the cost accounting standards under this 
     subparagraph shall be set forth in writing and shall include 
     a statement of the circumstances justifying the waiver.
       ``(C) The head of an executive agency may not delegate the 
     authority under subparagraph (A) or (B) to any official in 
     the executive agency below the senior policymaking level in 
     the executive agency.
       ``(D) The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall include the 
     following:
       ``(i) Criteria for selecting an official to be delegated 
     authority to grant waivers under subparagraph (A) or (B).
       ``(ii) The specific circumstances under which such a waiver 
     may be granted.
       ``(E) The head of each executive agency shall report the 
     waivers granted under subparagraphs (A) and (B) for that 
     agency to the Board on an annual basis.''.
       (c) Regulation on Types of CAS Coverage.--(1) The 
     Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy shall revise the 
     rules and procedures prescribed pursuant to section 26(f) of 
     the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
     422(f)) to the extent necessary to increase the thresholds 
     established in section 9903.201-2 of title 48 of the Code of 
     Federal Regulations from $25,000,000 to $50,000,000.
       (2) Paragraph (1) requires only a change of the statement 
     of a threshold condition in the regulation referred to by 
     section number in that paragraph, and shall not be construed 
     as--
       (A) a ratification or expression of approval of--
       (i) any aspect of the regulation; or
       (ii) the manner in which section 26 of the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act is administered through the 
     regulation; or
       (B) a requirement to apply the regulation.
       (d) Implementation.--The Administrator for Federal 
     Procurement Policy shall ensure that this section and the 
     amendments made by this section are implemented in a manner 
     that ensures that the Federal Government can recover costs, 
     as appropriate, in a case in which noncompliance with cost 
     accounting standards, or a change in the cost accounting 
     system of a contractor segment or subcontractor segment that 
     is not determined to be desirable by the Federal Government, 
     results in a shift of costs from contracts that are not 
     covered by the cost accounting standards to contracts that 
     are covered by the cost accounting standards.
       (e) Implementation of Requirements for Revision of 
     Regulations.--(1) Final regulations required by subsection 
     (c) shall be issued not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Subsection (c) shall cease to be effective one year 
     after the date on which final regulations issued in 
     accordance with that subsection take effect.
       (f) Study of Types of CAS Coverage.--The Administrator for 
     Federal Procurement Policy shall review the various 
     categories of coverage of contracts for applying cost 
     accounting standards and, not later than the date on which 
     the President submits to Congress the budget for fiscal year 
     2001 under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, 
     submit to Congress a report on the results of the review. The 
     report shall include an analysis of the matters reviewed and 
     any recommendations that the Administrator considers 
     appropriate regarding such matters.
       (g) Inapplicability of Standards to Certain Contracts.--The 
     cost accounting standards issued pursuant to section 26(f) of 
     the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
     422(f)), as amended by this section, shall not apply during 
     fiscal year 2000 with respect to a contract entered into 
     under the authority provided in chapter 89 of title 5, United 
     States Code (relating to health benefits for Federal 
     employees).
       (h) Construction Regarding Certain Not-For-Profit 
     Entities.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) 
     shall not be construed as modifying or superseding, nor as 
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     impair or restrict, the applicability of the cost accounting 
     standards described in section 26(f) of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 422(f)) to--
       (1) any educational institution or federally funded 
     research and development center that is associated with an 
     educational institution in accordance with Office of 
     Management and Budget Circular A-21, as in effect on January 
     1, 1999; or
       (2) any contract with a nonprofit entity that provides 
     research and development and related products or services to 
     the Department of Defense.
       (i) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     and (b) shall take effect 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to--
       (1) contracts that are entered into on or after such 
     effective date; and
       (2) determinations made on or after such effective date 
     regarding whether a segment of a contractor or subcontractor 
     is subject to the cost accounting standards under section 
     26(f) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
     U.S.C. 422(f)), regardless of whether the contracts on which 
     such determinations are made were entered into before, on, or 
     after such date.

     SEC. 803. SALE, EXCHANGE, AND WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR COAL AND 
                   COKE.

       (a) In General.--Section 2404 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``petroleum or natural gas'' and inserting ``a defined fuel 
     source'';
       (B) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``petroleum market conditions or natural 
     gas market conditions, as the case may be,'' and inserting 
     ``market conditions for the defined fuel source''; and
       (ii) by striking ``acquisition of petroleum or acquisition 
     of natural gas, respectively,'' and inserting ``acquisition 
     of that defined fuel source''; and
       (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``petroleum or natural 
     gas, as the case may be,'' and inserting ``that defined fuel 
     source'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``petroleum or natural 
     gas'' in the second sentence and inserting ``a defined fuel 
     source'';
       (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``petroleum'' and all 
     that follows through the period and inserting ``a defined 
     fuel source or services related to a defined fuel source by 
     exchange of a defined fuel source or services related to a 
     defined fuel source.'';
       (4) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking ``petroleum or natural gas'' in the first 
     sentence and inserting ``a defined fuel source''; and
       (B) by striking ``petroleum'' in the second sentence and 
     all that follows through the period and inserting ``a defined 
     fuel source or services related to a defined fuel source.''; 
     and
       (5) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Defined Fuel Sources.--In this section, the term 
     `defined fuel source' means any of the following:
       ``(1) Petroleum.
       ``(2) Natural gas.
       ``(3) Coal.
       ``(4) Coke.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2404. Acquisition of certain fuel sources: authority 
       to waive contract procedures; acquisition by exchange; 
       sales authority''.

       (2) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 141 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``2404. Acquisition of certain fuel sources: authority to 
           waive contract procedures; acquisition by exchange; 
           sales authority.''.

     SEC. 804. GUIDANCE ON USE OF TASK ORDER AND DELIVERY ORDER 
                   CONTRACTS.

       (a) Guidance in the Federal Acquisition Regulation.--Not 
     later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, 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 and 421) shall be revised to 
     provide guidance to agencies on the appropriate use of task 
     order and delivery order contracts in accordance with 
     sections 2304a through 2304d of title 10, United States Code, 
     and sections 303H through 303K of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253h through 
     253k).
       (b) Content of Guidance.--The regulations issued pursuant 
     to subsection (a) shall, at a minimum, provide the following:
       (1) Specific guidance on the appropriate use of 
     governmentwide and other multiagency contracts entered into 
     in accordance with the provisions of law referred to in that 
     subsection.
       (2) Specific guidance on steps that agencies should take in 
     entering into and administering multiple award task order and 
     delivery order contracts to ensure compliance with--
       (A) the requirement in section 5122 of the Clinger-Cohen 
     Act (40 U.S.C. 1422) for capital planning and investment 
     control in purchases of information technology products and 
     services;
       (B) the requirement in section 2304c(b) of title 10, United 
     States Code, and section 303J(b) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253j(b)) to 
     ensure that all contractors are afforded a fair opportunity 
     to be considered for the award of task orders and delivery 
     orders; and
       (C) the requirement in section 2304c(c) of title 10, United 
     States Code, and section 303J(c) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253j(c)) for a 
     statement of work in each task order or delivery order issued 
     that clearly specifies all tasks to be performed or property 
     to be delivery under the order.
       (c) GSA Federal Supply Schedules Program.--The 
     Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy shall consult 
     with the Administrator of General Services to assess the 
     effectiveness of the multiple awards schedule program of the 
     General Services Administration referred to in section 
     309(b)(3) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services 
     Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 259(b)(3)) that is administered as the 
     Federal Supply Schedules program. The assessment shall 
     include examination of the following:
       (1) The administration of the program by the Administrator 
     of General Services.
       (2) The ordering and program practices followed by Federal 
     customer agencies in using schedules established under the 
     program.
       (d) GAO Report.--Not later than one year after the date on 
     which the regulations required by subsection (a) are 
     published in the Federal Register, the Comptroller General 
     shall submit to Congress an evaluation of--
       (1) executive agency compliance with the regulations; and
       (2) conformance of the regulations with existing law, 
     together with any recommendations that the Comptroller 
     General considers appropriate.

     SEC. 805. CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS 
                   WITH RESPECT TO ASSOCIATED SERVICES.

       Section 4(12)(E) of the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(12)(E)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(E) Installation services, maintenance services, repair 
     services, training services, and other services if--
       ``(i) the services are procured for support of an item 
     referred to in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D), regardless 
     of whether such services are provided by the same source or 
     at the same time as the item; and
       ``(ii) the source of the services provides similar services 
     contemporaneously to the general public under terms and 
     conditions similar to those offered to the Federal 
     Government.''.

     SEC. 806. USE OF SPECIAL SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES FOR PURCHASES 
                   OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS IN EXCESS OF THE SIMPLIFIED 
                   ACQUISITION THRESHOLD.

       (a) Extension of Authority.--Section 4202(e) of the 
     Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (divisions D and E of Public Law 
     104-106; 110 Stat. 654; 10 U.S.C. 2304 note) is amended by 
     striking ``three years after the date on which such 
     amendments take effect pursuant to section 4401(b)'' and 
     inserting ``January 1, 2002''.
       (b) GAO Report.--Not later than March 1, 2001, the 
     Comptroller General shall submit to Congress an evaluation of 
     the test program authorized by the provisions in section 4202 
     of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996, together with any 
     recommendations that the Comptroller General considers 
     appropriate regarding the test program or the use of special 
     simplified procedures for purchases of commercial items in 
     excess of the simplified acquisition threshold.

     SEC. 807. REPEAL OF TERMINATION OF PROVISION OF CREDIT 
                   TOWARDS SUBCONTRACTING GOALS FOR PURCHASES 
                   BENEFITING SEVERELY HANDICAPPED PERSONS.

       Section 2410d(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     repealed.

     SEC. 808. CONTRACT GOAL FOR SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES 
                   AND CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

       Subsection (k) of section 2323 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``2000'' both places it appears 
     and inserting ``2003''.

     SEC. 809. REQUIRED REPORTS FOR CERTAIN MULTIYEAR CONTRACTS.

       Section 2306b(l) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7) as 
     paragraphs (5), (6), (7), and (8), respectively;
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph (4):
       ``(4) The head of an agency may not enter into a multiyear 
     contract (or extend an existing multiyear contract) until the 
     Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense 
     committees a report with respect to that contract (or 
     contract extension) that provides the following information, 
     shown for each year in the current future-years defense 
     program and in the aggregate over the period of the current 
     future-years defense program:
       ``(A) The amount of total obligational authority under the 
     contract (or contract extension) and the percentage that such 
     amount represents of--
       ``(i) the applicable procurement account; and
       ``(ii) the agency procurement total.
       ``(B) The amount of total obligational authority under all 
     multiyear procurements of the agency concerned (determined 
     without regard to the amount of the multiyear contract (or 
     contract extension)) under multiyear contracts in effect 
     immediately before the contract (or contract extension) is 
     entered into and the percentage that such amount represents 
     of--
       ``(i) the applicable procurement account; and
       ``(ii) the agency procurement total.
       ``(C) The amount equal to the sum of the amounts under 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), and the percentage that such 
     amount represents of--
       ``(i) the applicable procurement account; and
       ``(ii) the agency procurement total.
       ``(D) The amount of total obligational authority under all 
     Department of Defense multiyear procurements (determined 
     without regard to the amount of the multiyear contract (or 
     contract extension)), including any multiyear contract (or 
     contract extension) that has been authorized by the Congress 
     but not yet entered into, and the percentage that such amount 
     represents of the procurement accounts of the Department of 
     Defense treated in the aggregate.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

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       ``(9) In this subsection:
       ``(A) The term `applicable procurement account' means, with 
     respect to a multiyear procurement contract (or contract 
     extension), the appropriation account from which payments to 
     execute the contract will be made.
       ``(B) The term `agency procurement total' means the 
     procurement accounts of the agency entering into a multiyear 
     procurement contract (or contract extension) treated in the 
     aggregate.''.
                       Subtitle B--Other Matters

     SEC. 811. MENTOR-PROTEGE PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS.

       (a) Program Participation Term.--Subsection (e)(2) of 
     section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) A program participation term for any period of not 
     more than three years, except that the term may be a period 
     of up to five years if the Secretary of Defense determines in 
     writing that unusual circumstances justify a program 
     participation term in excess of three years.''.
       (b) Incentives Authorized for Mentor Firms.--Subsection (g) 
     of such section is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``shall'' and inserting 
     ``may'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``shall'' and inserting ``may'';
       (ii) by striking ``subsection (f)'' and all that follows 
     through ``(i) as a line item'' and inserting ``subsection (f) 
     as provided for in a line item'';
       (iii) by striking the semicolon preceding clause (ii) and 
     inserting ``, except that this sentence does not apply in a 
     case in which the Secretary of Defense determines in writing 
     that unusual circumstances justify reimbursement using a 
     separate contract.''; and
       (iv) by striking clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv); and
       (B) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) The determinations made in annual performance reviews 
     of a mentor firm's mentor-protege agreement under subsection 
     (l)(2) shall be a major factor in the determinations of 
     amounts of reimbursement, if any, that the mentor firm is 
     eligible to receive in the remaining years of the program 
     participation term under the agreement.
       ``(C) The total amount reimbursed under this paragraph to a 
     mentor firm for costs of assistance furnished in a fiscal 
     year to a protege firm may not exceed $1,000,000, except in a 
     case in which the Secretary of Defense determines in writing 
     that unusual circumstances justify a reimbursement of a 
     higher amount.''; and
       (3) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``either subparagraph 
     (A) or (C) of paragraph (2) or are reimbursed pursuant to 
     subparagraph (B) of such paragraph'' and inserting 
     ``paragraph (2)''.
       (c) Three-Year Extension of Authority.--Subsection (j) of 
     such section is amended to read as follows:
       ``(j) Expiration of Authority.--(1) No mentor-protege 
     agreement may be entered into under subsection (e) after 
     September 30, 2002.
       ``(2) No reimbursement may be paid, and no credit toward 
     the attainment of a subcontracting goal may be granted, under 
     subsection (g) for any cost incurred after September 30, 
     2005.''.
       (d) Reports and Reviews.--(1) Subsection (l) of such 
     section is amended to read as follows:
       ``(l) Reports and Reviews.--(1) The mentor firm and protege 
     firm under a mentor-protege agreement shall submit to the 
     Secretary of Defense an annual report on the progress made by 
     the protege firm in employment, revenues, and participation 
     in Department of Defense contracts during the fiscal year 
     covered by the report. The requirement for submission of an 
     annual report applies with respect to each fiscal year 
     covered by the program participation term under the agreement 
     and each of the two fiscal years following the expiration of 
     the program participation term. The Secretary shall prescribe 
     the timing and form of the annual report.
       ``(2)(A) The Secretary shall conduct an annual performance 
     review of each mentor-protege agreement that provides for 
     reimbursement of costs. The Secretary shall determine on the 
     basis of the review whether--
       ``(i) all costs reimbursed to the mentor firm under the 
     agreement were reasonably incurred to furnish assistance to 
     the protege firm in accordance with the requirements of this 
     section and applicable regulations; and
       ``(ii) the mentor firm and protege firm accurately reported 
     progress made by the protege firm in employment, revenues, 
     and participation in Department of Defense contracts during 
     the program participation term covered by the mentor-protege 
     agreement and the two fiscal years following the expiration 
     of the program participation term.
       ``(B) The Secretary shall act through the Commander of the 
     Defense Contract Management Command in carrying out the 
     reviews and making the determinations under subparagraph (A).
       ``(3) Not later than 6 months after the end of each of 
     fiscal years 2000 through 2004, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to Congress an annual report on the Mentor-
     Protege Program for that fiscal year.
       ``(4) The annual report for a fiscal year shall include, at 
     a minimum, the following:
       ``(A) The number of mentor-protege agreements that were 
     entered into during the fiscal year.
       ``(B) The number of mentor-protege agreements that were in 
     effect during the fiscal year.
       ``(C) The total amount reimbursed to mentor firms pursuant 
     to subsection (g) during the fiscal year.
       ``(D) Each mentor-protege agreement, if any, that was 
     approved during the fiscal year in accordance with subsection 
     (e)(2) to provide a program participation term in excess of 3 
     years, together with the justification for the approval.
       ``(E) Each reimbursement of a mentor firm in excess of the 
     limitation in subsection (g)(2)(C) that was made during the 
     fiscal year pursuant to an approval granted in accordance 
     with that subsection, together with the justification for the 
     approval.
       ``(F) Trends in the progress made in employment, revenues, 
     and participation in Department of Defense contracts by the 
     protege firms participating in the program during the fiscal 
     year and the protege firms that completed or otherwise 
     terminated participation in the program during the preceding 
     two fiscal years.''.
       (2)(A) The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a review of 
     the Mentor-Protege Program established in section 831 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 
     (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) to assess the 
     feasibility of transitioning such program to operation 
     without a specific appropriation or authority to provide 
     reimbursement to a mentor firm as provided in subsection (g) 
     of such section (as amended by subsection (b)).
       (B) In conducting the review under subparagraph (A), the 
     Secretary shall assess possible additional incentives that 
     may be extended to mentor firms to ensure adequate support 
     and participation in the Mentor-Protege Program, including 
     increasing the level of credit in lieu of subcontract awards 
     presently extended to mentor firms for purposes of 
     determining whether mentor firms attain subcontracting 
     participation goals applicable under Department of Defense 
     contracts.
       (C) Not later than September 30, 2000, the Secretary shall 
     submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the House of Representatives--
       (i) a report on the results of the review conducted under 
     this paragraph; and
       (ii) any recommendations of the Secretary for legislative 
     action.
       (3)(A) The Comptroller General shall conduct a study on the 
     implementation of the Mentor-Protege Program established in 
     section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) 
     and the extent to which the program is achieving the purposes 
     established in that section in a cost-effective manner.
       (B) The study shall include the following:
       (i) A review of the manner in which funds for the Mentor-
     Protege Program have been obligated.
       (ii) An identification and assessment of the average amount 
     spent by the Department of Defense on individual mentor-
     protege agreements, and the correlation between levels of 
     funding and business development of protege firms.
       (iii) An evaluation of the effectiveness of the incentives 
     provided to mentor firms to participate in the Mentor-Protege 
     Program and whether reimbursements remain a cost-effective 
     and viable incentive.
       (iv) An assessment of the success of the Mentor-Protege 
     Program in enhancing the business competitiveness and 
     financial independence of protege firms.
       (v) A review of the relationship between the results of the 
     Mentor-Protegee Program and the objectives established in 
     section 2323 of title 10, United States Code.
       (C) Not later than January 1, 2002, the Comptroller General 
     shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and House of Representatives a report on the results 
     of the study.
       (e) Repeal of Limitation on Availability of Funding.--
     Subsection (n) of section 831 of such Act is repealed.
       (f) Effective Date and Savings Provision.--(1) The 
     amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 
     1, 1999, and shall apply with respect to mentor-protege 
     agreements that are entered into under section 831(e) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 on or 
     after that date.
       (2) Section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1991, as in effect on September 30, 1999, 
     shall continue to apply with respect to mentor-protege 
     agreements entered into before October 1, 1999.

     SEC. 812. PROGRAM TO INCREASE BUSINESS INNOVATION IN DEFENSE 
                   ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.

       (a) Requirement To Develop Plan.--Not later than March 1, 
     2000, the Secretary of Defense shall publish in the Federal 
     Register for public comment a plan to provide for increased 
     innovative technology for acquisition programs of the 
     Department of Defense from commercial private sector 
     entities, including small-business concerns.
       (b) Implementation of Plan.--Not later than March 1, 2001, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall implement the plan required by 
     subsection (a), subject to any modifications the Secretary 
     may choose to make in response to comments received.
       (c) Elements of Plan.--The plan required by subsection (a) 
     shall include, at a minimum, the following elements:
       (1) Procedures through which commercial private sector 
     entities, including small-business concerns, may submit 
     proposals recommending cost-saving and innovative ideas to 
     acquisition program managers.
       (2) A review process designed to make recommendations on 
     the merit and viability of the proposals submitted under 
     paragraph (1) at appropriate times during the acquisition 
     cycle.
       (3) Measures to limit potential disruptions to existing 
     contracts and programs from proposals accepted and 
     incorporated into acquisition programs of the Department of 
     Defense.
       (4) Measures to ensure that research and development 
     efforts of small-business concerns are considered as early as 
     possible in a program's acquisition planning process to 
     accommodate potential technology insertion without disruption 
     to existing contracts and programs.

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       (d) Requirement for Report.--Not later than March 1, 2000, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report on the status of the Small 
     Business Innovation Research program rapid transition plan 
     required by section 818 of the Strom Thurmond National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 
     105-261; 112 Stat. 2089). The report shall include the 
     following:
       (1) The status of the implementation of each of the 
     provisions of the plan.
       (2) For any provision of the plan that has not been fully 
     implemented as of the date of the report--
       (A) the reasons that the provision has not been fully 
     implemented; and
       (B) a schedule, including specific milestones, for the 
     implementation of the provision.
       (e) Small-Business Concern Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``small-business concern'' has the same meaning as the 
     meaning of such term as used in the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 631 et seq.).

     SEC. 813. INCENTIVES TO PRODUCE INNOVATIVE NEW TECHNOLOGIES.

       (a) Review of Guidelines.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     review the profit guidelines established in the Department of 
     Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to 
     consider whether appropriate modifications, such as placing 
     increased emphasis on technical risk as a factor for 
     determining appropriate profit margins, would provide an 
     increased profit incentive for contractors to develop and 
     produce complex and innovative new technologies.
       (b) Changes to Guidelines; Report.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall--
       (1) make any changes to the profit guidelines that the 
     Secretary determines to be necessary; and
       (2) report to Congress on the results of the review 
     conducted under subsection (a) and on any changes to the 
     profit guidelines that the Secretary determines to be 
     necessary pursuant to paragraph (1).

     SEC. 814. PILOT PROGRAM FOR COMMERCIAL SERVICES.

       (a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may carry 
     out a pilot program to treat procurements of commercial 
     services as procurements of commercial items.
       (b) Designation of Pilot Program Categories.--The Secretary 
     of Defense may designate the following categories of services 
     as commercial services covered by the pilot program:
       (1) Utilities and housekeeping services.
       (2) Education and training services.
       (3) Medical services.
       (c) Treatment as Commercial Items.--A Department of Defense 
     contract for the procurement of commercial services 
     designated by the Secretary for the pilot program shall be 
     treated as a contract for the procurement of commercial 
     items, as defined in section 4(12) of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(12)), if the source of 
     the services provides similar services contemporaneously to 
     the general public under terms and conditions similar to 
     those offered to the Federal Government.
       (d) Guidance.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue guidance to 
     procurement officials on contracting for commercial services 
     under the pilot program. The guidance shall place particular 
     emphasis on ensuring that negotiated prices for designated 
     services, including prices negotiated without competition, 
     are fair and reasonable.
       (e) Unified Management of Procurements.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall develop and implement procedures to ensure 
     that, whenever appropriate, a single item manager or 
     contracting officer is responsible for entering into all 
     contracts from a single contractor for commercial services 
     under the pilot program.
       (f) Duration of Pilot Program.--(1) The pilot program shall 
     begin on the date that the Secretary issues the guidance 
     required by subsection (d) and may continue for a period, not 
     in excess of five years, that the Secretary shall establish.
       (2) The pilot program shall cover Department of Defense 
     contracts for the procurement of commercial services 
     designated by the Secretary under subsection (b) that are 
     awarded or modified during the period of the pilot program, 
     regardless of whether the contracts are performed during the 
     period.
       (g) Report to Congress.--(1) The Secretary shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the impact of the pilot program on--
       (A) prices paid by the Federal Government under contracts 
     for commercial services covered by the pilot program;
       (B) the quality and timeliness of the services provided 
     under such contracts; and
       (C) the extent of competition for such contracts.
       (2) The Secretary shall submit the report--
       (A) not later than 90 days after the end of the third full 
     fiscal year for which the pilot program is in effect; or
       (B) if the period established for the pilot program under 
     subsection (f)(1) does not cover three full fiscal years, not 
     later than 90 days after the end of the designated period.
       (h) Price Trend Analysis.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     apply the procedures developed pursuant to section 803(c) of 
     the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2081; 10 
     U.S.C. 2306a note) to collect and analyze information on 
     price trends for all services covered by the pilot program 
     and for the services in such categories of services not 
     covered by the pilot program to which the Secretary considers 
     it appropriate to apply those procedures.

     SEC. 815. EXPANSION OF APPLICABILITY OF REQUIREMENT TO MAKE 
                   CERTAIN PROCUREMENTS FROM SMALL ARMS PRODUCTION 
                   INDUSTRIAL BASE.

       (a) M-2 and M-60 Machine Guns.--In fulfilling the 
     requirement under subsection (e) of section 809 of the Strom 
     Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2086; 10 U.S.C. 2473 
     note), if the Secretary of the Army determines that it is 
     necessary to protect the small arms production industrial 
     base, the Secretary shall exercise the authority under 
     subsection (f) of such section with regard to M-2 and M-60 
     machine guns.
       (b) Covered Property and Services.--Section 2473(b) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``Repair'' and inserting ``Critical 
     repair'';
       (B) by striking ``including repair parts''; and
       (C) by inserting ``only'' after ``consisting''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by adding ``such'' after 
     ``Modifications of''.

     SEC. 816. COMPLIANCE WITH EXISTING LAW REGARDING PURCHASES OF 
                   EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTS.

       (a) Sense of Congress Regarding Purchase by the Department 
     of Defense of Equipment and Products.--It is the sense of 
     Congress that any entity of the Department of Defense, in 
     expending funds authorized by this Act for the purchase of 
     equipment or products, should fully comply with the Buy 
     American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.) and section 2533 of 
     title 10, United States Code.
       (b) Debarment of Persons Convicted of Fraudulent Use of 
     ``Made in America'' Labels.--If the Secretary of Defense 
     determines that a person has been convicted of intentionally 
     affixing a label bearing a ``Made in America'' inscription, 
     or another 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 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.

     SEC. 817. EXTENSION OF TEST PROGRAM FOR NEGOTIATION OF 
                   COMPREHENSIVE SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING 
                   PLANS.

       Section 834(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-189; 15 U.S.C. 
     637 note) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2000'' and 
     inserting ``September 30, 2005''.

     SEC. 818. EXTENSION OF INTERIM REPORTING RULE FOR CERTAIN 
                   PROCUREMENTS LESS THAN $100,000.

       Section 31(e) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
     Act (41 U.S.C. 427(e)) is amended by striking ``October 1, 
     1999'' and inserting ``October 1, 2004''.

     SEC. 819. INSPECTOR GENERAL REVIEW OF COMPLIANCE WITH BUY 
                   AMERICAN ACT IN PURCHASES OF STRENGTH TRAINING 
                   EQUIPMENT.

       (a) Review Required.--The Inspector General of the 
     Department of Defense shall conduct a review to determine the 
     extent to which the purchases described in subsection (b) are 
     being made in compliance with the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 
     10a et seq.).
       (b) Purchases Covered.--The review shall cover purchases, 
     made during the review period, of free weights and other 
     exercise equipment for use in strength training by members of 
     the Armed Forces stationed at defense installations located 
     in the United States (including its territories and 
     possessions). For purposes of the preceding sentence, the 
     review period is the period beginning on April 1, 1998, and 
     ending on March 31, 2000. Purchases not in excess of the 
     micro-purchase threshold shall be excluded from the review.
       (c) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2000, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     results of the review.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``free weights'' means dumbbells or solid 
     metallic disks balanced on crossbars, designed to be lifted 
     for strength training or athletic competition.
       (2) The term ``micro-purchase threshold'' means the amount 
     specified in section 32(f) of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 428(f)).

     SEC. 820. REPORT ON OPTIONS FOR ACCELERATED ACQUISITION OF 
                   PRECISION MUNITIONS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Current Department of Defense inventories of many types 
     of precision munitions do not meet the requirements for such 
     munitions under the National Military Strategy that the 
     Department of Defense have the capability to conduct two 
     nearly simultaneous Major Theater Wars, and with respect to 
     some types of precision munitions, those requirements will 
     not be met even after planned acquisitions are complete.
       (2) Production lines for certain types of critical 
     precision munitions have been shut down, and the start-up 
     production of replacement precision munitions leaves a 
     critical gap in acquisition of follow-on precision munitions.
       (3) Shortages of conventional air-launched cruise missiles 
     during Operation Allied Force (conducted against the Federal 
     Republic of Yugoslavia in the spring of 1999) and the 
     necessity to replenish inventories of land-attack Tomahawk 
     cruise missiles following that operation indicate the 
     critical need to maintain sufficient inventories of precision 
     munitions.
       (b) Report.--Not later than February 15, 2000, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report on the requirements of the 
     Department of Defense for precision munitions under the 
     National Military Strategy that the Department of Defense 
     have the capability to conduct two nearly simultaneous Major 
     Theater Wars. The report shall include the following:

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       (1) The effect of recent conflicts on the shift to 
     precision munitions of targets previously allocated to 
     nonprecision munitions in the inventory requirements process.
       (2) The required inventories of precision munitions, by 
     type, including existing or planned munitions or such 
     munitions with appropriate upgrades, to meet the requirement 
     that the Department of Defense have the capability to conduct 
     two nearly simultaneous Major Theater Wars.
       (3) Current inventories of those precision munitions.
       (4) The year when required inventories for each of those 
     types of precision munitions will be achieved within the 
     acquisition plans set forth in the budget of the President 
     for fiscal year 2001.
       (5) The year those inventories would be achieved within 
     existing or planned production capacity if produced at--
       (A) the minimum sustained production rate;
       (B) the most economic production rate; and
       (C) the maximum production rate.
       (6) The required level of funding to support production for 
     each of those types of munitions at each of the production 
     rates specified in paragraph (5), compared to the funding 
     programmed for each type of munition in the future-years 
     defense program using the acquisition plans specified in 
     paragraph (4).
       (7) With respect to each existing or planned munitions for 
     which the inventory is not expected to meet the two Major 
     Theater War requirement by October 1, 2005, the Secretary's 
     assessment of the risk associated with not having met such 
     requirement by that date.

     SEC. 821. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO PROHIBITION ON RELEASE OF 
                   CONTRACTOR PROPOSALS UNDER THE FREEDOM OF 
                   INFORMATION ACT.

       Section 2305(g) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     in paragraph (1) by striking ``the Department of Defense'' 
     and inserting ``an agency named in section 2303 of this 
     title''.
      TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

          Subtitle A--Department of Defense Strategic Planning

Sec. 901. Permanent requirement for Quadrennial Defense Review.
Sec. 902. Minimum interval for updating and revising Department of 
              Defense strategic plan.

             Subtitle B--Department of Defense Organization

Sec. 911. Responsibility for logistics and sustainment functions of the 
              Department of Defense.
Sec. 912. Enhancement of technology security program of Department of 
              Defense.
Sec. 913. Efficient utilization of defense laboratories.
Sec. 914. Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs.
Sec. 915. Authority for acceptance by Asia-Pacific Center for Security 
              Studies of foreign gifts and donations.

                    Subtitle C--Personnel Management

Sec. 921. Revisions to limitations on number of personnel assigned to 
              major Department of Defense headquarters activities.
Sec. 922. Defense acquisition workforce reductions.
Sec. 923. Monitoring and reporting requirements regarding operations 
              tempo and personnel tempo.
Sec. 924. Administration of defense reform initiative enterprise 
              program for military manpower and personnel information.
Sec. 925. Payment of tuition for education and training of members in 
              defense acquisition workforce.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 931. Additional matters for annual reports on joint warfighting 
              experimentation.
Sec. 932. Oversight of Department of Defense activities to combat 
              terrorism.
Sec. 933. Responsibilities and accountability for certain financial 
              management functions.
Sec. 934. Management of Civil Air Patrol.
          Subtitle A--Department of Defense Strategic Planning

     SEC. 901. PERMANENT REQUIREMENT FOR QUADRENNIAL DEFENSE 
                   REVIEW.

       (a) Review Required.--(1) Chapter 2 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after section 117 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 118. Quadrennial defense review

       ``(a) Review Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     every four years, during a year following a year evenly 
     divisible by four, conduct a comprehensive examination (to be 
     known as a `quadrennial defense review') of the national 
     defense strategy, force structure, force modernization plans, 
     infrastructure, budget plan, and other elements of the 
     defense program and policies of the United States with a view 
     toward determining and expressing the defense strategy of the 
     United States and establishing a defense program for the next 
     20 years. Each such quadrennial defense review shall be 
     conducted in consultation with the Chairman of the Joint 
     Chiefs of Staff.
       ``(b) Conduct of Review.--Each quadrennial defense review 
     shall be conducted so as--
       ``(1) to delineate a national defense strategy consistent 
     with the most recent National Security Strategy prescribed by 
     the President pursuant to section 108 of the National 
     Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404a);
       ``(2) to define sufficient force structure, force 
     modernization plans, infrastructure, budget plan, and other 
     elements of the defense program of the United States 
     associated with that national defense strategy that would be 
     required to execute successfully the full range of missions 
     called for in that national defense strategy ; and
       ``(3) to identify (A) the budget plan that would be 
     required to provide sufficient resources to execute 
     successfully the full range of missions called for in that 
     national defense strategy at a low-to-moderate level of risk, 
     and (B) any additional resources (beyond those programmed in 
     the current future-years defense program) required to achieve 
     such a level of risk.
       ``(c) Assessment of Risk.--The assessment of risk for the 
     purposes of subsection (b) shall be undertaken by the 
     Secretary of Defense in consultation with the Chairman of the 
     Joint Chiefs of Staff. That assessment shall define the 
     nature and magnitude of the political, strategic, and 
     military risks associated with executing the missions called 
     for under the national defense strategy.
       ``(d) Submission of QDR to Congressional Committees.--The 
     Secretary shall submit a report on each quadrennial defense 
     review to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the House of Representatives. The report shall be submitted 
     not later than September 30 of the year in which the review 
     is conducted. The report shall include the following:
       ``(1) The results of the review, including a comprehensive 
     discussion of the national defense strategy of the United 
     States and the force structure best suited to implement that 
     strategy at a low-to-moderate level of risk.
       ``(2) The assumed or defined national security interests of 
     the United States that inform the national defense strategy 
     defined in the review.
       ``(3) The threats to the assumed or defined national 
     security interests of the United States that were examined 
     for the purposes of the review and the scenarios developed in 
     the examination of those threats.
       ``(4) The assumptions used in the review, including 
     assumptions relating to--
       ``(A) the status of readiness of United States forces;
       ``(B) the cooperation of allies, mission-sharing and 
     additional benefits to and burdens on United States forces 
     resulting from coalition operations;
       ``(C) warning times;
       ``(D) levels of engagement in operations other than war and 
     smaller-scale contingencies and withdrawal from such 
     operations and contingencies; and
       ``(E) the intensity, duration, and military and political 
     end-states of conflicts and smaller-scale contingencies.
       ``(5) The effect on the force structure and on readiness 
     for high-intensity combat of preparations for and 
     participation in operations other than war and smaller-scale 
     contingencies.
       ``(6) The manpower and sustainment policies required under 
     the national defense strategy to support engagement in 
     conflicts lasting longer than 120 days.
       ``(7) The anticipated roles and missions of the reserve 
     components in the national defense strategy and the strength, 
     capabilities, and equipment necessary to assure that the 
     reserve components can capably discharge those roles and 
     missions.
       ``(8) The appropriate ratio of combat forces to support 
     forces (commonly referred to as the `tooth-to-tail' ratio) 
     under the national defense strategy, including, in 
     particular, the appropriate number and size of headquarters 
     units and Defense Agencies for that purpose.
       ``(9) The strategic and tactical air-lift, sea-lift, and 
     ground transportation capabilities required to support the 
     national defense strategy.
       ``(10) The forward presence, pre-positioning, and other 
     anticipatory deployments necessary under the national defense 
     strategy for conflict deterrence and adequate military 
     response to anticipated conflicts.
       ``(11) The extent to which resources must be shifted among 
     two or more theaters under the national defense strategy in 
     the event of conflict in such theaters.
       ``(12) The advisability of revisions to the Unified Command 
     Plan as a result of the national defense strategy.
       ``(13) The effect on force structure of the use by the 
     armed forces of technologies anticipated to be available for 
     the ensuing 20 years.
       ``(14) Any other matter the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
       ``(e) CJCS Review.--Upon the completion of each review 
     under subsection (a), the Chairman of the Joint Chief of 
     Staff shall prepare and submit to the Secretary of Defense 
     the Chairman's assessment of the review, including the 
     Chairman's assessment of risk. The Chairman's assessment 
     shall be submitted to the Secretary in time for the inclusion 
     of the assessment in the report. The Secretary shall include 
     the Chairman's assessment, together with the Secretary's 
     comments, in the report in its entirety.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 2 of 
     such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 117 the following new item:

       ``118. Quadrennial defense review.''.

       (b) Date for Submission of National Security Strategy.--
     Section 108(a) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
     U.S.C. 404a(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(3) Not later than 150 days after the date on which a new 
     President takes office, the President shall transmit to 
     Congress a national security strategy report under this 
     section. That report shall be in addition to the report for 
     that year transmitted at the time specified in paragraph 
     (2).''.
       (c) Specified Matter for Next QDR.--In the first 
     quadrennial defense review conducted under section 118 of 
     title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall include in the technologies considered for 
     the purposes of paragraph (13) of subsection (d) of

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     that section the following: precision guided munitions, 
     stealth, night vision, digitization, and communications.

     SEC. 902. MINIMUM INTERVAL FOR UPDATING AND REVISING 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STRATEGIC PLAN.

       Section 306(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``, and shall be updated and revised at least 
     every three years.'' and inserting a period and the 
     following: ``The strategic plan shall be updated and revised 
     at least every three years, except that the strategic plan 
     for the Department of Defense shall be updated and revised at 
     least every four years.''.
             Subtitle B--Department of Defense Organization

     SEC. 911. RESPONSIBILITY FOR LOGISTICS AND SUSTAINMENT 
                   FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
     Technology.--(1) The position of Under Secretary of Defense 
     for Acquisition and Technology in the Department of Defense 
     is hereby redesignated as the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. Any reference in any 
     law, regulation, document, or other record of the United 
     States to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
     Technology shall be treated as referring to the Under 
     Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and 
     Logistics.
       (2) Section 133 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) in subsections (a), (b), and (e)(1), by striking 
     ``Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology'' 
     and inserting ``Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
     Technology, and Logistics''; and
       (B) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking ``logistics,'' in paragraph (2);
       (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (4) and (5), respectively; and
       (iii) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph (3):
       ``(3) establishing policies for logistics, maintenance, and 
     sustainment support for all elements of the Department of 
     Defense;''.
       (b) New Deputy Under Secretary for Logistics and Materiel 
     Readiness.--(1) Chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after section 133a the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 133b. Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Logistics 
       and Materiel Readiness

       ``(a) There is a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Logistics and Materiel Readiness, appointed from civilian 
     life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of 
     the Senate. The Deputy Under Secretary shall be appointed 
     from among persons with an extensive background in the 
     sustainment of major weapon systems and combat support 
     equipment.
       ``(b) The Deputy Under Secretary is the principal adviser 
     to the Secretary and the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics on logistics and 
     materiel readiness in the Department of Defense and is the 
     principal logistics official within the senior management of 
     the Department of Defense.
       ``(c) The Deputy Under Secretary shall perform such duties 
     relating to logistics and materiel readiness as the Under 
     Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and 
     Logistics may assign, including--
       ``(1) prescribing, by authority of the Secretary of 
     Defense, policies and procedures for the conduct of 
     logistics, maintenance, materiel readiness, and sustainment 
     support in the Department of Defense;
       ``(2) advising and assisting the Secretary of Defense, the 
     Deputy Secretary of Defense, and the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics providing 
     guidance to and consulting with the Secretaries of the 
     military departments, with respect to logistics, maintenance, 
     materiel readiness, and sustainment support in the Department 
     of Defense; and
       ``(3) monitoring and reviewing all logistics, maintenance, 
     materiel readiness, and sustainment support programs in the 
     Department of Defense.''.
       (2) Section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after the paragraph relating to the Deputy Under 
     Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Logistics and 
     Materiel Readiness.''.
       (c) Revisions to Law Providing for Deputy Under Secretary 
     for Acquisition and Technology.--Section 133a(b) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``his duties'' in the first sentence and 
     inserting ``the Under Secretary's duties relating to 
     acquisition and technology''; and
       (2) by striking the second sentence.
       (d) Conforming Amendments to Chapter 4.-- Chapter 4 of such 
     title is further amended as follows:
       (1) Sections 131(b)(2), 134(c), 137(b), and 139(b) are 
     amended by striking ``Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition and Technology'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
     Technology, and Logistics''.
       (2) The heading of section 133 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 133. Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
       Technology, and Logistics''.

       (3) The table of sections at the beginning of the chapter 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking the item relating to section 133 and 
     inserting the following:

       ``133. Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
           Technology, and Logistics.'';

     and
       (B) by inserting after the item relating to section 133a 
     the following new item:

       ``133b. Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Logistics and 
           Materiel Readiness.''.

       (e) Additional Conforming Amendments.--Section 5313 of 
     title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``Under 
     Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology'' and 
     inserting ``Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
     Technology, and Logistics''.

     SEC. 912. ENHANCEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY SECURITY PROGRAM OF 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Specification of Technology Security Directorate.--For 
     purposes of this section, a reference to the Technology 
     Security Directorate is a reference to the element within the 
     Defense Threat Reduction Agency of the Department of Defense 
     having responsibility for technology security matters (known 
     as of the date of the enactment of this Act as the Technology 
     Security Directorate).
       (b) Functions.--The head of the Technology Security 
     Directorate shall have authority to advise the Secretary of 
     Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense, through the 
     Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, on policy issues 
     related to the transfer of strategically sensitive 
     technology, including issues relating to the following:
       (1) Strategic trade.
       (2) Defense cooperative programs.
       (3) Science and technology agreements and exchanges.
       (4) Export of munitions items.
       (5) International memorandums of understanding.
       (6) Foreign acquisitions.
       (c) Resources for Technology Security Directorate.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the head of the 
     Technology Security Directorate has appropriate personnel and 
     fiscal resources available, and receives all necessary 
     support, to carry out the missions of the Directorate 
     efficiently and effectively.
       (d) Approval Authority of Under Secretary for Policy.--
     Staff and resources of the Technology Security Directorate 
     may not be used to fulfill any requirement or activity of the 
     Defense Threat Reduction Agency that does not directly relate 
     to the technology security and export control missions of the 
     Technology Security Directorate except with the prior 
     approval of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
       (e) Report on Export Control Resources.--Not later than 
     March 1, 2000, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report setting forth the 
     personnel and budget resources of the Technology Security 
     Directorate as of October 1, 1998, and as of September 30, 
     1999, as well as any planned increases in those resources for 
     fiscal years 2000 and 2001. The report shall include the 
     following:
       (1) Numbers of personnel, measured in full-time 
     equivalents.
       (2) Number of license applications reviewed.
       (3) The budget of the Technology Security Directorate.
       (4) The number of personnel during the preceding fiscal 
     year assigned to the Technology Security Directorate who were 
     assigned during that year to assist in activities of the 
     Defense Threat Reduction Agency unrelated to technology 
     security or export control issues, together with an 
     explanation of the effect of any such assignment on the 
     Directorate's ability to fulfill its mission.

     SEC. 913. EFFICIENT UTILIZATION OF DEFENSE LABORATORIES.

       (a) Analysis by Independent Panel.--(1) Not later than 45 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall convene a panel of independent 
     experts under the auspices of the Defense Science Board to 
     conduct an analysis of the resources and capabilities of all 
     of the laboratories and test and evaluation facilities of the 
     Department of Defense, including those of the military 
     departments. In conducting the analysis, the panel shall 
     identify opportunities to achieve efficiency and reduce 
     duplication of efforts by consolidating responsibilities by 
     area or function or by designating lead agencies or executive 
     agents in cases considered appropriate. The panel shall 
     report its findings to the Secretary of Defense and to 
     Congress not later than August 1, 2000.
       (2) The analysis required by paragraph (1) shall, at a 
     minimum, address the capabilities of the laboratories and 
     test and evaluation facilities in the areas of air vehicles, 
     armaments, command, control, communications, and 
     intelligence, space, directed energy, electronic warfare, 
     medicine, corporate laboratories, civil engineering, 
     geophysics, and the environment.
       (b) Performance Review Process.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall develop an appropriate performance review 
     process for rating the quality and relevance of work 
     performed by the Department of Defense laboratories. The 
     process shall include customer evaluation and peer review by 
     Department of Defense personnel and appropriate experts from 
     outside the Department of Defense. The process shall provide 
     for rating all laboratories of the Army, Navy, and Air Force 
     on a consistent basis.

     SEC. 914. CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF CHINESE MILITARY AFFAIRS.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish a Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs 
     as part of the National Defense University. The Center shall 
     be organized under the Institute for National Strategic 
     Studies of the University.
       (b) Qualifications of Director.--The Director of the Center 
     shall be an individual who is a distinguished scholar of 
     proven academic, management, and leadership credentials with 
     a superior record of achievement and publication regarding 
     Chinese political, strategic, and military affairs.
       (c) Mission.--The mission of the Center is to study and 
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     ment of Defense, Congress, and throughout the Government 
     regarding the national goals and strategic posture of the 
     People's Republic of China and the ability of that nation to 
     develop, field, and deploy an effective military instrument 
     in support of its national strategic objectives. The Center 
     shall accomplish that mission by a variety of means intended 
     to widely disseminate the research findings of the Center.
       (d) Startup of Center.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish the Center for the Study of Chinese Military 
     Affairs not later than March 1, 2000. The first Director of 
     the Center shall be appointed not later than June 1, 2000. 
     The Center should be fully operational not later than June 1, 
     2001.
       (e) Implementation Report.--(1) Not later than January 1, 
     2001, the President of the National Defense University shall 
     submit to the Secretary of Defense a report setting forth the 
     President's organizational plan for the Center for the Study 
     of Chinese Military Affairs, the proposed budget for the 
     Center, and the timetable for initial and full operations of 
     the Center. The President of the National Defense University 
     shall prepare that report in consultation with the Director 
     of the Center and the Director of the Institute for National 
     Strategic Studies of the University.
       (2) The Secretary of Defense shall transmit the report 
     under paragraph (1), together with whatever comments the 
     Secretary considers appropriate, to the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the House of Representatives not later than February 1, 2001.

     SEC. 915. AUTHORITY FOR ACCEPTANCE BY ASIA-PACIFIC CENTER FOR 
                   SECURITY STUDIES OF FOREIGN GIFTS AND 
                   DONATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 155 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 2611. Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies: 
       acceptance of foreign gifts and donations

       ``(a) Authority To Accept Foreign Gifts and Donations.--(1) 
     Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense may 
     accept, on behalf of the Asia-Pacific Center, foreign gifts 
     or donations in order to defray the costs of, or enhance the 
     operation of, the Asia-Pacific Center.
       ``(2) In this section, the term `Asia-Pacific Center' means 
     the Department of Defense organization within the United 
     States Pacific Command known as the Asia-Pacific Center for 
     Security Studies.
       ``(b) Limitation.--The Secretary may not accept a gift or 
     donation under subsection (a) if the acceptance of the gift 
     or donation would compromise or appear to compromise--
       ``(1) the ability of the Department of Defense, any 
     employee of the Department, or members of the armed forces to 
     carry out any responsibility or duty of the Department in a 
     fair and objective manner; or
       ``(2) the integrity of any program of the Department of 
     Defense or of any person involved in such a program.
       ``(c) Criteria for Acceptance.--The Secretary shall 
     prescribe written guidance setting forth the criteria to be 
     used in determining whether the acceptance of a foreign gift 
     or donation would have a result described in subsection (b).
       ``(d) Crediting of Funds.--Funds accepted by the Secretary 
     under subsection (a) shall be credited to appropriations 
     available to the Department of Defense for the Asia-Pacific 
     Center. Funds so credited shall be merged with the 
     appropriations to which credited and shall be available to 
     the Asia-Pacific Center for the same purposes and same period 
     as the appropriations with which merged.
       ``(e) Notice to Congress.--If the total amount of funds 
     accepted under subsection (a) in any fiscal year exceeds 
     $2,000,000, the Secretary shall notify Congress of the amount 
     of those donations for that fiscal year. Any such notice 
     shall list each of the contributors of such amounts and the 
     amount of each contribution in that fiscal year.
       ``(f) Foreign Gift or Donation Defined.--For purposes of 
     this section, a foreign gift or donation is a gift or 
     donation of funds, materials (including research materials), 
     property, or services (including lecture services and faculty 
     services) from a foreign government, a foundation or other 
     charitable organization in a foreign country, or an 
     individual in a foreign country.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

       ``2611. Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies: 
           acceptance of foreign gifts and donations.''.
                    Subtitle C--Personnel Management

     SEC. 921. REVISIONS TO LIMITATIONS ON NUMBER OF PERSONNEL 
                   ASSIGNED TO MAJOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   HEADQUARTERS ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Revised Limitation.--(1) Section 130a of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 130a. Major Department of Defense headquarters 
       activities personnel: limitation

       ``(a) Limitation.--Effective October 1, 2002, the number of 
     major headquarters activities personnel in the Department of 
     Defense may not exceed 85 percent of the baseline number.
       ``(b) Phased Reduction.--The number of major headquarters 
     activities personnel in the Department of Defense--
       ``(1) as of October 1, 2000, may not exceed 95 percent of 
     the baseline number; and
       ``(2) as of October 1, 2001, may not exceed 90 percent of 
     the baseline number.
       ``(c) Baseline Number.--In this section, the term `baseline 
     number' means the number of major headquarters activities 
     personnel in the Department of Defense as of October 1, 1999.
       ``(d) Major Headquarters Activities.--(1) For purposes of 
     this section, major headquarters activities are those 
     headquarters (and the direct support integral to their 
     operation) the primary mission of which is to manage or 
     command the programs and operations of the Department of 
     Defense, the Department of Defense components, and their 
     major military units, organizations, or agencies. Such term 
     includes management headquarters, combatant headquarters, and 
     direct support.
       ``(2) The specific elements of the Department of Defense 
     that are major headquarters activities for the purposes of 
     this section are those elements identified as Major DoD 
     Headquarters Activities in accordance with Department of 
     Defense Directive 5100.73, entitled `Major Department of 
     Defense Headquarters Activities', issued on May 13, 1999. The 
     provisions of that directive applicable to identification of 
     any activity as a `Major DoD Headquarters Activity' may not 
     be changed except as provided by law.
       ``(e) Major Headquarters Activities Personnel.--In this 
     section, the term `major headquarters activities personnel' 
     means military and civilian personnel of the Department of 
     Defense who are assigned to, or employed in, functions in 
     major headquarters activities.
       ``(f) Limitation on Reassignment of Functions.--In carrying 
     out reductions in the number of personnel assigned to, or 
     employed in, major headquarters activities in order to comply 
     with this section, the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretaries of the military departments may not reassign 
     functions in order to evade the requirements of this 
     section.''.
       (2) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 3 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

       ``130a. Major Department of Defense headquarters activities 
           personnel: limitation.''.

       (b) Report.--Not later than October 1, 2000, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
     of Representatives a report providing--
       (1) the Secretary's assessment of the manner in which major 
     headquarters activities are specified in subsection (d) of 
     section 130a of title 10, United States Code, as amended by 
     subsection (a);
       (2) the baseline number in effect for purposes of that 
     section; and
       (3) the effect (if any) of the reductions required by that 
     section on the Department's various headquarters activities.
       (c) Technical Amendments to Update Limitation on OSD 
     Personnel.--Effective October 1, 1999, section 143 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``Effective October 1, 1999, the'' and 
     inserting ``The''; and
       (B) by striking ``75 percent of the baseline number'' and 
     inserting ``3,767''.
       (2) by striking subsections (b), (c), and (f); and
       (3) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
     (b) and (c), respectively.

     SEC. 922. DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE REDUCTIONS.

       (a) Reduction.--The Secretary of Defense shall implement 
     reductions during fiscal year 2000 in the defense acquisition 
     and support workforce in a number not less than the number by 
     which that workforce is programmed to be reduced during that 
     fiscal year in the President's budget for that fiscal year.
       (b) Administrative Flexibility.--If the Secretary 
     determines and certifies to Congress that changed 
     circumstances require, in the national security interest of 
     the United States, that the reduction under subsection (a) be 
     in a number less than the number applicable under that 
     subsection, the Secretary may specify a lower number for that 
     reduction, which may not be less than 10 percent less than 
     the number applicable under subsection (a).
       (c) Report.--Not later than May 1, 2000, the Secretary 
     shall submit to Congress a report on the defense acquisition 
     and support workforce. The Secretary shall include in that 
     report--
       (1) the total number of personnel the Secretary expects to 
     reduce from the defense acquisition and support workforce 
     during fiscal year 2000 pursuant to subsection (a); and
       (2) the total number by which that workforce is programmed 
     to be reduced for fiscal year 2001 in the President's budget 
     for that fiscal year.
       (d) Defense Acquisition Workforce Defined.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term ``defense acquisition and support 
     workforce'' has the meaning given that term in section 931(d) 
     of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2106).

     SEC. 923. MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS REGARDING 
                   OPERATIONS TEMPO AND PERSONNEL TEMPO.

       (a) Responsibility Over Monitoring and Standards.--Section 
     136 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
     Readiness is responsible, subject to the authority, 
     direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense, for the 
     monitoring of the operations tempo and personnel tempo of the 
     armed forces. The Under Secretary shall establish, to the 
     extent practicable, uniform standards within the Department 
     of Defense for terminology and policies relating to 
     deployment of units and personnel away from their assigned 
     duty stations (including the length of time units or 
     personnel may be away for such a deployment) and shall 
     establish uniform reporting systems for tracking 
     deployments.''.
       (b) Annual Reporting Requirements.--(1) Chapter 23 of such 
     title is amended by adding after section 486, as added by 
     section 241(a), the following new section:

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     ``Sec. 487. Unit operations tempo and personnel tempo: annual 
       report

       ``(a) Inclusion in Annual Report.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall include in the annual report required by section 113(c) 
     of this title a description of the operations tempo and 
     personnel tempo of the armed forces.
       ``(b) Specific Requirements.--(1) Until such time as the 
     Secretary of Defense develops a common method to measure 
     operations tempo and personnel tempo for the armed forces, 
     the description required under subsection (a) shall include 
     the methods by which each of the armed forces measures 
     operations tempo and personnel tempo.
       ``(2) The description shall include the personnel tempo 
     policies of each of the armed forces and any changes to these 
     policies since the preceding report.
       ``(3) The description shall include a table depicting the 
     active duty end strength for each of the armed forces for 
     each of the preceding five years and also depicting the 
     number of members of each of the armed forces deployed over 
     the same period, as determined by the Secretary concerned.
       ``(4) The description shall identify the active and reserve 
     component units of the armed forces participating at the 
     battalion, squadron, or an equivalent level (or a higher 
     level) in contingency operations, major training events, and 
     other exercises and contingencies of such a scale that the 
     exercises and contingencies receive an official designation, 
     that were conducted during the period covered by the report 
     and the duration of their participation.
       ``(5) For each of the armed forces, the description shall 
     indicate the average number of days a member of that armed 
     force was deployed away from the member's home station during 
     the period covered by the report as compared to recent 
     previous years for which such information is available.
       ``(6) For each of the armed forces, the description shall 
     indicate the number of days that high demand, low density 
     units (as defined by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
     Staff) were deployed during the period covered by the report, 
     and whether these units met the force goals for limiting 
     deployments, as described in the personnel tempo policies 
     applicable to that armed force.
       ``(c) Operations Tempo and Personnel Tempo Defined.--Until 
     such time as the Secretary of Defense establishes definitions 
     of operations tempo and personnel tempo applicable to all of 
     the armed forces, the following definitions shall apply for 
     purposes of the preparation of the description required under 
     subsection (a):
       ``(1) The term `operations tempo' means the rate at which 
     units of the armed forces are involved in all military 
     activities, including contingency operations, exercises, and 
     training deployments.
       ``(2) The term `personnel tempo' means the amount of time 
     members of the armed forces are engaged in their official 
     duties, including official duties at a location or under 
     circumstances that make it infeasible for a member to spend 
     off-duty time in the housing in which the member resides when 
     on garrison duty at the member's permanent duty station.
       ``(d) Other Definitions.--In this section, the term `armed 
     forces' does not include the Coast Guard when it is not 
     operating as a service in the Department of the Navy.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding after the item relating to section 486, 
     as added by section 241(a), the following new item:

       ``487. Unit operations tempo and personnel tempo: annual 
           report.''.

     SEC. 924. ADMINISTRATION OF DEFENSE REFORM INITIATIVE 
                   ENTERPRISE PROGRAM FOR MILITARY MANPOWER AND 
                   PERSONNEL INFORMATION.

       (a) Executive Agent.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     designate the Secretary of the Navy as the Department of 
     Defense executive agent for carrying out the pilot program 
     described in subsection (c).
       (b) Implementing Office.--If the Secretary of Defense makes 
     the designation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary 
     of the Navy, in carrying out that pilot program, shall act 
     through the head of the Systems Executive Office for Manpower 
     and Personnel of the Department of the Navy, who shall act in 
     coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Personnel and Readiness and the Chief Information Officer of 
     the Department of Defense.
       (c) Pilot Program.--The pilot program referred to in 
     subsection (a) is the defense reform initiative enterprise 
     pilot program for military manpower and personnel information 
     established pursuant to section 8147 of the Department of 
     Defense Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-262; 112 
     Stat. 2341; 10 U.S.C. 113 note).

     SEC. 925. PAYMENT OF TUITION FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF 
                   MEMBERS IN DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE.

       (a) Authority To Exceed 75 Percent Limitation.--Subsection 
     (a) of section 1745 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Tuition Reimbursement and Training.--(1) The 
     Secretary of Defense shall provide for tuition reimbursement 
     and training (including a full-time course of study leading 
     to a degree) for acquisition personnel in the Department of 
     Defense.
       ``(2) For civilian personnel, the reimbursement and 
     training shall be provided under section 4107(b) of title 5 
     for the purposes described in that section. For purposes of 
     such section 4107(b), there is deemed to be, until September 
     30, 2001, a shortage of qualified personnel to serve in 
     acquisition positions in the Department of Defense.
       ``(3) In the case of members of the armed forces, the 
     limitation in section 2007(a) of this title shall not apply 
     to tuition reimbursement and training provided for under this 
     subsection.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to charges for tuition or expenses 
     incurred after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

     SEC. 931. ADDITIONAL MATTERS FOR ANNUAL REPORTS ON JOINT 
                   WARFIGHTING EXPERIMENTATION.

       Section 485(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) With respect to improving the effectiveness of joint 
     warfighting, any recommendations that the commander considers 
     appropriate, based on the results of joint warfighting 
     experimentation, regarding--
       ``(A) the development, procurement, or fielding of advanced 
     technologies, systems, or weapons or systems platforms or 
     other changes in doctrine, operational concepts, 
     organization, training, materiel, leadership, personnel, or 
     the allocation of resources;
       ``(B) the reduction or elimination of redundant equipment 
     and forces, including guidance regarding the synchronization 
     of the fielding of advanced technologies among the armed 
     forces to enable the development and execution of joint 
     operational concepts;
       ``(C) recommendations for mission needs statements, 
     operational requirements, and relative priorities for 
     acquisition programs to meet joint requirements; and
       ``(D) a description of any actions taken by the Secretary 
     of Defense to implement the recommendations of the 
     commander.''.

     SEC. 932. OVERSIGHT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACTIVITIES TO 
                   COMBAT TERRORISM.

       (a) Report Requirement.--Not later than December 31, 1999, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report, in classified and unclassified 
     form, identifying all programs and activities of the 
     Department of Defense combating terrorism program. The report 
     shall include--
       (1) the definitions used by the Department of Defense for 
     all terms relating to combating terrorism, including 
     ``counterterrorism'', ``anti-terrorism'', and ``consequence 
     management''; and
       (2) the various initiatives and projects being conducted by 
     the Department that fall under each of the categories 
     referred to in paragraph (1).
       (b) Annual Budget Information.--(1) Chapter 9 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 229. Programs for combating terrorism: display of 
       budget information

       ``(a) Submission With Annual Budget Justification 
     Documents.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     Congress, as a part of the documentation that supports the 
     President's annual budget for the Department of Defense, a 
     consolidated budget justification display, in classified and 
     unclassified form, that includes all programs and activities 
     of the Department of Defense combating terrorism program.
       ``(b) Requirements for Budget Display.--The budget display 
     under subsection (a) shall include--
       ``(1) the amount requested, by appropriation and functional 
     area, for each of the program elements, projects, and 
     initiatives that support the Department of Defense combating 
     terrorism program, with supporting narrative descriptions and 
     rationale for the funding levels requested; and
       ``(2) a summary, to the program element and project level 
     of detail, of estimated expenditures for the current year, 
     funds requested for the budget year, and budget estimates 
     through the completion of the current future-years defense 
     plan for the Department of Defense combating terrorism 
     program.
       ``(c) Explanation of Inconsistencies.--As part of the 
     budget display under subsection (a) for any fiscal year, the 
     Secretary shall identify and explain--
       ``(1) any inconsistencies between (A) the information 
     submitted under subsection (b) for that fiscal year, and (B) 
     the information provided to the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget in support of the annual report of the 
     President to Congress on funding for executive branch 
     counterterrorism and antiterrorism programs and activities 
     for that fiscal year in accordance with section 1051(b) of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 
     (31 U.S.C. 1113 note); and
       ``(2) any inconsistencies between (A) the execution, during 
     the previous fiscal year and the current fiscal year, of 
     programs and activities of the Department of Defense 
     combating terrorism program, and (B) the funding and 
     specification for such programs and activities for those 
     fiscal years in the manner provided by Congress (both in 
     statutes and in relevant legislative history).
       ``(d) Semiannual Reports on Obligations and Expenditures.--
     The Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a semiannual report on the obligation and 
     expenditure of funds for the Department of Defense combating 
     terrorism program. Such reports shall be submitted not later 
     than April 15 each year, with respect to the first half of a 
     fiscal year, and not later than November 15 each year, with 
     respect to the second half of a fiscal year. Each such report 
     shall compare the amounts of those obligations and 
     expenditures to the amounts authorized and appropriated for 
     the Department of Defense combating terrorism program for 
     that fiscal year, by budget activity, sub-budget activity, 
     and program element or line item. The second report for a 
     fiscal year shall show such information for the second half 
     of the fiscal year and cumulatively for the whole fiscal 
     year. The report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
     may have a classified annex.
       ``(e) Department of Defense Combating Terrorism Program.--
     In this section, the term

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     `Department of Defense combating terrorism program' means the 
     programs, projects, and activities of the Department of 
     Defense related to combating terrorism inside and outside the 
     United States.
       ``(f) Congressional Defense Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term `congressional defense committees' means--
       ``(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate; and
       ``(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

       ``229. Programs for combating terrorism: display of budget 
           information.''.

     SEC. 933. RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CERTAIN 
                   FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 165 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     sections:

     ``Sec. 2784. Management of credit cards

       ``(a) Management of Credit Cards.--The Secretary of 
     Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller), shall prescribe regulations governing the use 
     and control of all credit cards and convenience checks that 
     are issued to Department of Defense personnel for official 
     use. Those regulations shall be consistent with regulations 
     that apply Government-wide regarding use of credit cards by 
     Government personnel for official purposes.
       ``(b) Required Safeguards and Internal Controls.--
     Regulations under subsection (a) shall include safeguards and 
     internal controls to ensure the following:
       ``(1) That there is a record in the Department of Defense 
     of each holder of a credit card issued by the Department of 
     Defense for official use, annotated with the limitations on 
     amounts that are applicable to the use of each such card by 
     that credit card holder.
       ``(2) That the holder of a credit card and each official 
     with authority to authorize expenditures charged to the 
     credit card are responsible for--
       ``(A) reconciling the charges appearing on each statement 
     of account for that credit card with receipts and other 
     supporting documentation; and
       ``(B) forwarding that statement after being so reconciled 
     to the designated disbursing office in a timely manner.
       ``(3) That any disputed credit card charge, and any 
     discrepancy between a receipt and other supporting 
     documentation and the credit card statement of account, is 
     resolved in the manner prescribed in the applicable 
     Government-wide credit card contract entered into by the 
     Administrator of General Services.
       ``(4) That payments on credit card accounts are made 
     promptly within prescribed deadlines to avoid interest 
     penalties.
       ``(5) That rebates and refunds based on prompt payment on 
     credit card accounts are properly recorded.
       ``(6) That records of each credit card transaction 
     (including records on associated contracts, reports, 
     accounts, and invoices) are retained in accordance with 
     standard Government policies on the disposition of records.

     ``Sec. 2785. Remittance addresses: regulation of alterations

       ``The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under 
     Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), shall prescribe 
     regulations setting forth controls on alteration of 
     remittance addresses. Those regulations shall ensure that--
       ``(1) a remittance address for a disbursement that is 
     provided by an officer or employee of the Department of 
     Defense authorizing or requesting the disbursement is not 
     altered by any officer or employee of the department 
     authorized to prepare the disbursement; and
       ``(2) a remittance address for a disbursement is altered 
     only if the alteration--
       ``(A) is requested by the person to whom the disbursement 
     is authorized to be remitted; and
       ``(B) is made by an officer or employee authorized to do so 
     who is not an officer or employee referred to in paragraph 
     (1).''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new items:

       ``2784. Management of credit cards.
       ``2785. Remittance addresses: regulation of alterations.''.

       (b) Effective Date.--(1) Regulations under section 2784 of 
     title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 
     shall be prescribed not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Regulations under section 2785 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall be prescribed 
     not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 934. MANAGEMENT OF CIVIL AIR PATROL.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that no 
     major change to the governance structure of the Civil Air 
     Patrol should be mandated by Congress until a review of 
     potential improvements in the management and oversight of 
     Civil Air Patrol operations is conducted.
       (b) GAO Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a 
     study of potential improvements to Civil Air Patrol 
     operations, including Civil Air Patrol financial management, 
     Air Force and Civil Air Patrol oversight, and the Civil Air 
     Patrol safety program. Not later than February 15, 2000, the 
     Comptroller General shall submit a report on the results of 
     the study to the congressional defense committees.
       (c) Inspector General Review.--(1) The Inspector General of 
     the Department of Defense shall review the financial and 
     management operations of the Civil Air Patrol. The review 
     shall include an audit.
       (2) Not later than February 15, 2000, the Inspector General 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     on the review, including, specifically, the results of the 
     audit. The report shall include any recommendations that the 
     Inspector General considers appropriate regarding actions 
     necessary to ensure the proper oversight of the financial and 
     management operations of the Civil Air Patrol.
                      TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                     Subtitle A--Financial Matters

Sec. 1001. Transfer authority.
Sec. 1002. Incorporation of classified annex.
Sec. 1003. Authorization of emergency supplemental appropriations for 
              fiscal year 1999.
Sec. 1004. Supplemental appropriations request for operations in 
              Yugoslavia.
Sec. 1005. United States contribution to NATO common-funded budgets in 
              fiscal year 2000.
Sec. 1006. Limitation on funds for Bosnia peacekeeping operations for 
              fiscal year 2000.
Sec. 1007. Second biennial financial management improvement plan.
Sec. 1008. Waiver authority for requirement that electronic transfer of 
              funds be used for Department of Defense payments.
Sec. 1009. Single payment date for invoice for various subsistence 
              items.
Sec. 1010. Payment of foreign licensing fees out of proceeds of sale of 
              maps, charts, and navigational books.

                Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

Sec. 1011. Revision to congressional notice-and-wait period required 
              before transfer of a vessel stricken from the Naval 
              Vessel Register.
Sec. 1012. Authority to consent to retransfer of former naval vessel.
Sec. 1013. Report on naval vessel force structure requirements.
Sec. 1014. Auxiliary vessels acquisition program for the Department of 
              Defense.
Sec. 1015. National Defense Features program.
Sec. 1016. Sales of naval shipyard articles and services to nuclear 
              ship contractors.
Sec. 1017. Transfer of naval vessel to foreign country.
Sec. 1018. Authority to transfer naval vessels to certain foreign 
              countries.

   Subtitle C--Support for Civilian Law Enforcement and Counter Drug 
                               Activities

Sec. 1021. Modification of limitation on funding assistance for 
              procurement of equipment for the National Guard for drug 
              interdiction and counter-drug activities.
Sec. 1022. Temporary extension to certain naval aircraft of Coast Guard 
              authority for drug interdiction activities.
Sec. 1023. Military assistance to civil authorities to respond to act 
              or threat of terrorism.
Sec. 1024. Condition on development of forward operating locations for 
              United States Southern Command counter-drug detection and 
              monitoring flights.
Sec. 1025. Annual report on United States military activities in 
              Colombia.
Sec. 1026. Report on use of radar systems for counter-drug detection 
              and monitoring.
Sec. 1027. Plan regarding assignment of military personnel to assist 
              Immigration and Naturalization Service and Customs 
              Service.

       Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Report Requirements and Repeals

Sec. 1031. Preservation of certain defense reporting requirements.
Sec. 1032. Repeal of certain reporting requirements not preserved.
Sec. 1033. Reports on risks under National Military Strategy and 
              combatant command requirements.
Sec. 1034. Report on lift and prepositioned support requirements to 
              support National Military Strategy.
Sec. 1035. Report on assessments of readiness to execute the National 
              Military Strategy.
Sec. 1036. Report on Rapid Assessment and Initial Detection teams.
Sec. 1037. Report on unit readiness of units considered to be assets of 
              Consequence Management Program Integration Office.
Sec. 1038. Analysis of relationship between threats and budget 
              submission for fiscal year 2001.
Sec. 1039. Report on NATO defense capabilities initiative.
Sec. 1040. Report on motor vehicle violations by operators of official 
              Army vehicles.

                    Subtitle E--Information Security

Sec. 1041. Identification in budget materials of amounts for 
              declassification activities and limitation on 
              expenditures for such activities.
Sec. 1042. Notice to congressional committees of certain security and 
              counterintelligence failures within defense programs.
Sec. 1043. Information Assurance Initiative.
Sec. 1044. Nondisclosure of information on personnel of overseas, 
              sensitive, or routinely deployable units.
Sec. 1045. Nondisclosure of certain operational files of the National 
              Imagery and Mapping Agency.

            Subtitle F--Memorial Objects and Commemorations

Sec. 1051. Moratorium on the return of veterans memorial objects to 
              foreign nations without specific authorization in law.
Sec. 1052. Program to commemorate 50th anniversary of the Korean War.

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Sec. 1053. Commemoration of the victory of freedom in the Cold War.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

Sec. 1061. Defense Science Board task force on use of television and 
              radio as a propaganda instrument in time of military 
              conflict.
Sec. 1062. Assessment of electromagnetic spectrum reallocation.
Sec. 1063. Extension and reauthorization of Defense Production Act of 
              1950.
Sec. 1064. Performance of threat and risk assessments.
Sec. 1065. Chemical agents used for defensive training.
Sec. 1066. Technical and clerical amendments.
Sec. 1067. Amendments to reflect name change of Committee on National 
              Security of the House of Representatives to Committee on 
              Armed Services.
                     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 2000 
     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 S. 1059 of the One Hundred 
     Sixth 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 EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL 
                   APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999.

       (a) Adjustment of Fiscal Year 1999 Authorizations To 
     Reflect Supplemental Appropriations.--Subject to subsection 
     (b), amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Department 
     of Defense for fiscal year 1999 in the Strom Thurmond 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 
     (Public Law 105-261) 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 1999 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
     Act (Public Law 106-31).
       (b) Limitation.--(1) In the case of a pending defense 
     contingent emergency supplemental appropriation, an 
     adjustment may be made under subsection (a) in the amount of 
     an authorization of appropriations by reason of that 
     supplemental appropriation only if, and to the extent that, 
     the President transmits to Congress an official amended 
     budget request for that appropriation that designates the 
     entire amount requested as an emergency requirement for the 
     specific purpose identified in the 1999 Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act as the purpose for which the 
     supplemental appropriation was made.
       (2) For purposes of this subsection, the term ``pending 
     defense contingent emergency supplemental appropriation'' 
     means a contingent emergency supplemental appropriation for 
     the Department of Defense contained in the 1999 Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act for which an official budget 
     request that includes designation of the entire amount of the 
     request as an emergency requirement has not been transmitted 
     to Congress as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (3) For purposes of this subsection, the term ``contingent 
     emergency supplemental appropriation'' means a supplemental 
     appropriation that--
       (A) 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; and
       (B) by law is available only to the extent that the 
     President transmits to the Congress an official budget 
     request for that appropriation that includes designation of 
     the entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement.

     SEC. 1004. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS REQUEST FOR OPERATIONS 
                   IN YUGOSLAVIA.

       If the President determines that it is in the national 
     security interest of the United States to conduct combat or 
     peacekeeping operations in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 
     during fiscal year 2000, the President shall transmit to the 
     Congress a supplemental appropriations request for the 
     Department of Defense for such amounts as are necessary for 
     the costs of any such operation.

     SEC. 1005. UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTION TO NATO COMMON-FUNDED 
                   BUDGETS IN FISCAL YEAR 2000.

       (a) Fiscal Year 2000 Limitation.--The total amount 
     contributed by the Secretary of Defense in fiscal year 2000 
     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 1999, of funds appropriated for fiscal years 
     before fiscal year 2000 for payments for those budgets.
       (2) The amount specified in subsection (c)(1).
       (3) The amount specified in subsection (c)(2).
       (4) The total amount of the contributions authorized to be 
     made under section 2501.
       (c) Authorized Amounts.--Amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated by titles II and III of this Act are available 
     for contributions for the common-funded budgets of NATO as 
     follows:
       (1) Of the amount provided in section 201(1), $750,000 for 
     the Civil Budget.
       (2) Of the amount provided in section 301(1), $216,400,000 
     for the Military Budget.
       (d) 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. 1006. LIMITATION ON FUNDS FOR BOSNIA PEACEKEEPING 
                   OPERATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000.

       (a) Limitation.--(1) Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 301(24) of this Act for the Overseas 
     Contingency Operations Transfer Fund, no more than 
     $1,824,400,000 may be obligated for incremental costs of the 
     Armed Forces for Bosnia peacekeeping operations.
       (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 2000.
       (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 2000 costs associated with United 
     States military forces participating in, or supporting, 
     Bosnia peacekeeping operations.
       (b) Bosnia Peacekeeping Operations Defined.--For the 
     purposes of this section, the term ``Bosnia peacekeeping 
     operations'' has the meaning given such term in section 
     1004(e) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 
     2112).

     SEC. 1007. SECOND BIENNIAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT 
                   PLAN.

       (a) Additional Matters Required.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall include in the second biennial financial management 
     improvement plan submitted to Congress under section 2222 of 
     title 10, United States Code (required to be submitted not 
     later than September 30, 2000), the matters specified in 
     subsections (b) through (f), in addition to the matters 
     otherwise required under that section.
       (b) Systems Inventory.--The plan referred to in subsection 
     (a) shall include an inventory of the finance systems, 
     accounting systems, and data feeder systems of the Department 
     of Defense referred to in section 2222(c) of title 10, United 
     States Code, and, for each of those systems, the following:

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       (1) A statement regarding whether the system complies with 
     the requirements applicable to that system under sections 
     3512, 3515, and 3521 of title 31, United States Code.
       (2) A statement regarding whether the system is to be 
     retained, consolidated, or eliminated.
       (3) A detailed plan of the actions that are being taken or 
     are to be taken within the Department of Defense (including 
     provisions for schedule, performance objectives, interim 
     milestones, and necessary resources)--
       (A) to ensure easy and reliable interfacing of the system 
     (or a consolidated or successor system) with the Department's 
     core finance and accounting systems and with other data 
     feeder systems; and
       (B) to institute appropriate internal controls that, among 
     other benefits, ensure the integrity of the data in the 
     system (or a consolidated or successor system).
       (4) For each system that is to be consolidated or 
     eliminated, a detailed plan of the actions that are being 
     taken or are to be taken (including provisions for schedule 
     and interim milestones) in carrying out the consolidation or 
     elimination, including a discussion of both the interim or 
     migratory systems and any further consolidation that may be 
     involved.
       (5) A list of the officials in the Department of Defense 
     who are responsible for ensuring that actions referred to in 
     paragraphs (3) and (4) are taken in a timely manner.
       (c) Major Procurement Actions.--The plan referred to in 
     subsection (a) shall include a description of each major 
     procurement action that is being taken within the Department 
     of Defense to replace or improve a finance and accounting 
     system or a data feeder system shown in the inventory under 
     subsection (a) and, for each such procurement action, the 
     measures that are being taken or are to be taken to ensure 
     that the new or enhanced system--
       (1) provides easy and reliable interfacing of the system 
     with the core finance and accounting systems of the 
     department and with other data feeder systems; and
       (2) includes appropriate internal controls that, among 
     other benefits, ensure the integrity of the data in the 
     system.
       (d) Financial Management Competency Plan.--The plan 
     referred to in subsection (a) shall include a financial 
     management competency plan that includes performance 
     objectives, milestones (including interim objectives), 
     responsible officials, and the necessary resources to 
     accomplish the performance objectives, together with the 
     following:
       (1) A description of the actions necessary to ensure that 
     the person in each comptroller position (or comparable 
     position) in the Department of Defense (whether a member of 
     the Armed Forces or a civilian employee) has the education, 
     technical competence, and experience to perform in accordance 
     with the core competencies necessary for financial 
     management.
       (2) A description of the education that is necessary for a 
     financial manager in a senior grade to be knowledgeable in--
       (A) applicable laws and administrative and regulatory 
     requirements, including the requirements and procedures 
     relating to Government performance and results under sections 
     1105(a)(28), 1115, 1116, 1117, 1118, and 1119 of title 31, 
     United States Code;
       (B) the strategic planning process and how the process 
     relates to resource management;
       (C) budget operations and analysis systems;
       (D) management analysis functions and evaluation; and
       (E) the principles, methods, techniques, and systems of 
     financial management.
       (3) The advantages and disadvantages of establishing and 
     operating a consolidated Department of Defense school that 
     instructs in the principles referred to in paragraph (2)(E).
       (4) The applicable requirements for formal civilian 
     education.
       (e) Improvements to DFAS, Etc.--The plan referred to in 
     subsection (a) shall include a detailed plan (including 
     performance objectives and milestones and standards for 
     measuring progress toward attainment of the objectives) for 
     the following:
       (1) Improving the internal controls and internal review 
     processes of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service to 
     provide reasonable assurances that--
       (A) obligations and costs are in compliance with applicable 
     laws;
       (B) funds, property, and other assets are safeguarded 
     against waste, loss, unauthorized use, and misappropriation;
       (C) revenues and expenditures applicable to agency 
     operations are properly recorded and accounted for so as to 
     permit the preparation of accounts and reliable financial and 
     statistical reports and to maintain accountability over 
     assets;
       (D) obligations and expenditures are recorded 
     contemporaneously with each transaction;
       (E) organizational and functional duties are performed 
     separately at each step in the cycles of transactions 
     (including, in the case of a contract, the specification of 
     requirements, the formation of the contract, the 
     certification of contract performance, receiving and 
     warehousing, accounting, and disbursing); and
       (F) use of progress payment allocation systems results in 
     posting of payments to appropriation accounts consistent with 
     section 1301 of title 31, United States Code.
       (2) Ensuring that the Defense Finance and Accounting 
     Service has--
       (A) a single standard transaction general ledger that, at a 
     minimum, uses double-entry bookkeeping and complies with the 
     United States Government Standard General Ledger at the 
     transaction level as required under section 803(a) of the 
     Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996 (31 
     U.S.C. 3512 note);
       (B) an integrated data base for finance and accounting 
     functions; and
       (C) automated cost, performance, and other output measures.
       (3) Providing a single, consistent set of policies and 
     procedures for financial transactions throughout the 
     Department of Defense.
       (4) Ensuring compliance with applicable policies and 
     procedures for financial transactions throughout the 
     Department of Defense.
       (5) Reviewing safeguards for preservation of assets and 
     verifying the existence of assets.
       (f) Internal Controls Checklist.--The plan referred to in 
     subsection (a) shall include an internal controls checklist, 
     to be prescribed by the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller), which shall provide standards for use 
     throughout the Department of Defense, together with a 
     statement of the Department of Defense policy on use of the 
     checklist throughout the Department.
       (g) Safeguarding Sensitive Information.--To the extent 
     necessary to protect sensitive information, the Secretary of 
     Defense may provide information required by subsections (b) 
     and (c) in an annex that is available to Congress, but need 
     not be made public.

     SEC. 1008. WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR REQUIREMENT THAT ELECTRONIC 
                   TRANSFER OF FUNDS BE USED FOR DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE PAYMENTS.

       (a) Authority.--(1) Chapter 165 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding after section 2785, as added by 
     section 933(a), the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2786. Department of Defense payments by electronic 
       transfers of funds: exercise of authority for waivers

       ``With respect to any Federal payment of funds covered by 
     section 3332(f) of title 31 (relating to electronic funds 
     transfers) for which payment is made or authorized by the 
     Department of Defense, the waiver authority provided in 
     paragraph (2)(A)(i) of that section shall be exercised by the 
     Secretary of Defense. The Secretary of Defense shall carry 
     out the authority provided under the preceding sentence in 
     consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding after the item relating to section 2785, 
     as added by section 933(a), the following new item:

       ``2786. Department of Defense payments by electronic 
           transfers of funds: exercise of authority for 
           waivers.''.

       (3) Any waiver in effect on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act under paragraph (2)(A)(i) of section 3332(f) of 
     title 31, United States Code, shall remain in effect until 
     otherwise provided by the Secretary of Defense under section 
     2786 of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph 
     (1).
       (b) Study and Report on DOD Electronic Funds Transfers.--
     (1) The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study to 
     determine the following:
       (A) Whether it would be feasibile for all electronic 
     payments made by the Department of Defense to be routed 
     through the Regional Finance Centers of the Department of the 
     Treasury for verification and reconciliation.
       (B) Whether it would be feasibile for all electronic 
     payments made by the Department of Defense to be subjected to 
     the same level of reconciliation as United States Treasury 
     checks, including the matching of each payment issued with 
     each corresponding deposit at financial institutions.
       (C) Whether the appropriate computer security controls are 
     in place in order to ensure the integrity of electronic 
     payments made by the Department of Defense.
       (D) The estimated costs of implementing--
       (i) the routing of electronic payments as described in 
     subparagraph (A);
       (ii) the reconciliation of electronic payments as described 
     in (B); and
       (iii) security controls as described in (C).
       (E) The period that would be required to implement each of 
     the matters referred to in subparagraph (D).
       (2) Not later than March 1, 2000, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to Congress a report containing the results of 
     the study required by paragraph (1).
       (3) In this subsection, the term ``electronic payment'' has 
     the meaning given the term ``electronic funds transfer'' in 
     section 3332(j)(1) of title 31, United States Code.

     SEC. 1009. SINGLE PAYMENT DATE FOR INVOICE FOR VARIOUS 
                   SUBSISTENCE ITEMS.

       Section 3903 of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection (c):
       ``(c) A contract for the procurement of subsistence items 
     that is entered into under the prime vendor program of the 
     Defense Logistics Agency may specify for the purposes of 
     section 3902 of this title a single required payment date 
     that is to be applicable to an invoice for subsistence items 
     furnished under the contract when more than one payment due 
     date would otherwise be applicable to the invoice under the 
     regulations prescribed under paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of 
     subsection (a) or under any other provisions of law. The 
     required payment date specified in the contract shall be 
     consistent with prevailing industry practices for the 
     subsistence items, but may not be more than 10 days after the 
     date of receipt of the invoice or the certified date of 
     receipt of the items. The Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall provide in the regulations under 
     subsection (a) that when a required payment date is so 
     specified for an invoice, no other payment due date applies 
     to the invoice.''.

     SEC. 1010. PAYMENT OF FOREIGN LICENSING FEES OUT OF PROCEEDS 
                   OF SALE OF MAPS, CHARTS, AND NAVIGATIONAL 
                   BOOKS.

       (a) In General.--Section 453 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:


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     ``Sec. 453. Sale of maps, charts, and navigational 
       publications: prices; use of proceeds

       ``(a) Prices.--All maps, charts, and other publications 
     offered for sale by the National Imagery and Mapping Agency 
     shall be sold at prices and under regulations that may be 
     prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.
       ``(b) Use of Proceeds To Pay Foreign Licensing Fees.--(1) 
     The Secretary of Defense may pay any NIMA foreign data 
     acquisition fee out of the proceeds of the sale of maps, 
     charts, and other publications of the Agency, and those 
     proceeds are hereby made available for that purpose.
       ``(2) In this subsection, the term `NIMA foreign data 
     acquisition fee' means any licensing or other fee imposed by 
     a foreign country or international organization for the 
     acquisition or use of data or products by the National 
     Imagery and Mapping Agency.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to section 453 
     in the table of sections at the beginning of subchapter II of 
     chapter 22 of such title is amended to read as follows:
       ``453. Sale of maps, charts, and navigational publications: 
           prices; use of proceeds.''.
                Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

     SEC. 1011. REVISION TO CONGRESSIONAL NOTICE-AND-WAIT PERIOD 
                   REQUIRED BEFORE TRANSFER OF A VESSEL STRICKEN 
                   FROM THE NAVAL VESSEL REGISTER.

       Section 7306(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(d) Congressional Notice-and-Wait Period.--(1) A transfer 
     under this section may not take effect until--
       ``(A) the Secretary submits to Congress notice of the 
     proposed transfer; and
       ``(B) 30 days of session of Congress have expired following 
     the date on which the notice is sent to Congress.
       ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1)(B)--
       ``(A) the period of a session of Congress is broken only by 
     an adjournment of Congress sine die at the end of the final 
     session of a Congress; and
       ``(B) 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, or because of an adjournment sine die at the end 
     of the first session of a Congress, shall be excluded in the 
     computation of such 30-day period.''.

     SEC. 1012. AUTHORITY TO CONSENT TO RETRANSFER OF FORMER NAVAL 
                   VESSEL.

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the President 
     may consent to the retransfer by the Government of Greece of 
     HS Rodos (ex-USS BOWMAN COUNTY (LST 391)) to the USS LST Ship 
     Memorial, Inc., a not-for-profit organization operating under 
     the laws of the State of Pennsylvania.
       (b) Conditions for Consent.--The President should not 
     exercise the authority under subsection (a) unless the USS 
     LST Memorial, Inc. agrees--
       (1) to use the vessel for public, nonprofit, museum-related 
     purposes;
       (2) to comply with applicable law with respect to the 
     vessel, including those requirements related to facilitating 
     monitoring by the United States of, and mitigating potential 
     environmental hazards associated with, aging vessels, and has 
     a demonstrated financial capability to so comply; and
       (3) to hold the United States harmless for any claims 
     arising from exposure to hazardous material, including 
     asbestos and polychlorinated biphenyls, after the retransfer 
     of the vessel to the recipient, except for claims arising 
     before the date of the transfer of the vessel to the 
     Government of Greece or from use of the vessel by the United 
     States after the date of the retransfer to the recipient.

     SEC. 1013. REPORT ON NAVAL VESSEL FORCE STRUCTURE 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Requirement.--Not later than February, 1, 2000, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the House of Representatives a report on naval vessel force 
     structure requirements.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.-- The report shall include the 
     following:
       (1) A statement of the naval vessel force structure 
     required to carry out the National Military Strategy, 
     including that structure required to meet joint and combined 
     warfighting requirements and missions relating to crisis 
     response, overseas presence, and support to contingency 
     operations.
       (2) A statement of the naval vessel force structure that is 
     supported and funded in the President's budget for fiscal 
     year 2001 and in the current future-years defense program.
       (3) A detailed long-range shipbuilding plan for the 
     Department, through fiscal year 2030, that includes annual 
     quantities of each type of vessel to be procured.
       (4) A statement of the annual funding necessary to procure 
     eight to ten vessels, of the appropriate types, each year 
     beginning in fiscal year 2001 and extending through 2020 to 
     maintain the naval vessel force structure required by the 
     national military strategy.
       (5) A detailed discussion of the risks associated with any 
     deviation from the long-range shipbuilding plan required in 
     paragraph (3), to include the implications of such a 
     deviation for the following areas:
       (A) Warfighting requirements.
       (B) Crisis response and overseas presence missions.
       (C) Contingency operations.
       (D) Domestic shipbuilding industrial base.

     SEC. 1014. AUXILIARY VESSELS ACQUISITION PROGRAM FOR THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Program Authorization.--(1) Chapter 631 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 7233. Auxiliary vessels: extended lease authority

       ``(a) Authorized Contracts.--Subject to subsection (b), the 
     Secretary of the Navy may enter into contracts with private 
     United States shipyards for the construction of new surface 
     vessels to be acquired on a long-term lease basis by the 
     United States from the shipyard or other private person for 
     any of the following:
       ``(1) The combat logistics force of the Navy.
       ``(2) The strategic sealift force 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 subsection (a) with 
     respect to a specific vessel only if the Secretary is 
     specifically authorized by law to enter into such a contract 
     with respect to that vessel. As part of a request to Congress 
     for enactment of any such authorization by law, the Secretary 
     of the Navy shall provide to Congress the Secretary's 
     findings under subsection (g).
       ``(c) Term of Contract.--In this section, the term `long-
     term lease' means a lease, bareboat charter, 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.
       ``(d) Option To Buy.--A contract entered into under 
     subsection (a) may include 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 equal 
     to the lesser of (1) the unamortized portion of the cost of 
     the vessel plus amounts incurred in connection with the 
     termination of the financing arrangements associated with the 
     vessel, or (2) the fair market value of the vessel.
       ``(e) 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.
       ``(f) Vessel Operation.--(1) The Secretary may operate a 
     vessel held by the Secretary under a long-term lease under 
     this section through a contract with a United States 
     corporation with experience in the operation of vessels for 
     the United States. Any such contract shall be for a term as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       ``(2) The Secretary may provide a crew for any such vessel 
     using civil service mariners only after an evaluation taking 
     into account--
       ``(A) the fully burdened cost of a civil service crew over 
     the expected useful life of the vessel;
       ``(B) the effect on the private sector manpower pool; and
       ``(C) the operational requirements of the Department of the 
     Navy.
       ``(g) Contingent Waiver of Other Provisions of Law.--(1) 
     The Secretary may waive the applicability of subsections 
     (e)(2) and (f) of section 2401 of this title to a contract 
     authorized by law as provided in subsection (b) if the 
     Secretary makes the following findings with respect to that 
     contract:
       ``(A) 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.
       ``(B) 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.
       ``(C) The timeliness of consideration of the contract by 
     Congress is such that such a waiver is in the interest of the 
     United States.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall submit a notice of any waiver 
     under paragraph (1) to the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives.
       ``(h) 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.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

       ``7233. Auxiliary vessels: extended lease authority.''.

       (b) Definition of Department of Defense Sealift Vessel.--
     Section 2218(k)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``that is--'' in the matter preceding 
     subparagraph (A) and inserting ``that is any of the 
     following:'';
       (2) by striking ``a'' at the beginning of subparagraphs 
     (A), (B), and (E) and inserting ``A'';
       (3) by striking ``an'' at the beginning of subparagraphs 
     (C) and (D) and inserting ``An'';
       (4) by striking the semicolon at the end of subparagraphs 
     (A), (B), and (C) and inserting a period;
       (5) by striking ``; or'' at the end of subparagraph (D) and 
     inserting a period; and
       (6) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(F) A strategic sealift ship.
       ``(G) A combat logistics force ship.
       ``(H) A maritime prepositioned ship.
       ``(I) Any other auxiliary support vessel.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--Section 7233 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on 
     October 1, 1999.

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     SEC. 1015. NATIONAL DEFENSE FEATURES PROGRAM.

       (a) Authority for National Defense Features Program.--
     Section 2218 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (l); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (j) the following new 
     subsection (k):
       ``(k) Contracts for Incorporation of Defense Features in 
     Commercial Vessels.--(1) The head of an agency may enter into 
     a contract with a company submitting an offer for that 
     company to install and maintain defense features for national 
     defense purposes in one or more commercial vessels owned or 
     controlled by that company in accordance with the purpose for 
     which funds in the National Defense Sealift Fund are 
     available under subsection (c)(1)(C). The head of the agency 
     may enter into such a contract only after the head of the 
     agency makes a determination of the economic soundness of the 
     offer.
       ``(2) The head of an agency may make advance payments to 
     the contractor under a contract under paragraph (1) in a lump 
     sum, in annual payments, or in a combination thereof for 
     costs associated with the installation and maintenance of the 
     defense features on a vessel covered by the contract, as 
     follows:
       ``(A) The costs to build, procure, and install a defense 
     feature in the vessel.
       ``(B) The costs to periodically maintain and test any 
     defense feature on the vessel.
       ``(C) Any increased costs of operation or any loss of 
     revenue attributable to the installation or maintenance of 
     any defense feature on the vessel.
       ``(D) Any additional costs associated with the terms and 
     conditions of the contract.
       ``(3) For any contract under paragraph (1) under which the 
     United States makes advance payments under paragraph (2) for 
     the costs associated with installation or maintenance of any 
     defense feature on a commercial vessel, the contractor shall 
     provide to the United States such security interests in the 
     vessel, by way of a preferred mortgage under section 31322 of 
     title 46 or otherwise, as the head of the agency may 
     prescribe in order to adequately protect the United States 
     against loss for the total amount of those costs.
       ``(4) Each contract entered into under this subsection 
     shall--
       ``(A) set forth terms and conditions under which, so long 
     as a vessel covered by the contract is owned or controlled by 
     the contractor, the contractor is to operate the vessel for 
     the Department of Defense notwithstanding any other contract 
     or commitment of that contractor; and
       ``(B) provide that the contractor operating the vessel for 
     the Department of Defense shall be paid for that operation at 
     fair and reasonable rates.
       ``(5) The head of an agency may not delegate authority 
     under this subsection to any officer or employee in a 
     position below the level of head of a procuring activity.''.
       (b) Definition.--Subsection (l) of such section, as 
     redesignated by subsection (a)(1), is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) The term `head of an agency' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 2302(1) of this title.''.

     SEC. 1016. SALES OF NAVAL SHIPYARD ARTICLES AND SERVICES TO 
                   NUCLEAR SHIP CONTRACTORS.

       (a) Waiver of Required Conditions.--Chapter 633 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     7299a the following new section:

     ``Sec. 7300. Contracts for nuclear ships: sales of naval 
       shipyard articles and services to private shipyards

       ``The conditions set forth in section 2208(j)(1)(B) of this 
     title and subsections (a)(1) and (c)(1)(A) of section 2553 of 
     this title shall not apply to a sale by a naval shipyard of 
     articles or services to a private shipyard that is made at 
     the request of the private shipyard in order to facilitate 
     the private shipyard's fulfillment of a Department of Defense 
     contract with respect to a nuclear ship. This section does 
     not authorize a naval shipyard to construct a nuclear ship 
     for the private shipyard, to perform a majority of the work 
     called for in a contract with a private entity, or to provide 
     articles or services not requested by the private 
     shipyard.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 7299a the following new item:

       ``7300. Contracts for nuclear ships: sales of naval 
           shipyard articles and services to private shipyards.''.

     SEC. 1017. TRANSFER OF NAVAL VESSEL TO FOREIGN COUNTRY.

       (a) Transfer to Thailand.--The Secretary of the Navy is 
     authorized to transfer to the Government of Thailand the 
     CYCLONE class coastal patrol craft CYCLONE (PC1) or a craft 
     with a similar hull. The transfer shall be made on a sale, 
     lease, lease/buy, or grant basis under section 516 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j).
       (b) Costs.--Any expense incurred by the United States in 
     connection with the transfer authorized by subsection (a) 
     shall be charged to the Government of Thailand.
       (c) Repair and Refurbishment in United States Shipyard.--To 
     the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary of the Navy 
     shall require, as a condition of the transfer of the vessel 
     to the Government of Thailand under this section, that the 
     Government of Thailand have such repair or refurbishment of 
     the vessel as is needed, before the vessel joins the naval 
     forces of that country, performed at a United States naval 
     shipyard or other shipyard located in the United States.
       (d) Expiration of Authority.--The authority to transfer a 
     vessel under subsection (a) shall expire at the end of the 
     two-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 1018. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER NAVAL VESSELS TO CERTAIN 
                   FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

       (a) Authority To Transfer.--
       (1) Dominican republic.--The Secretary of the Navy is 
     authorized to transfer to the Government of the Dominican 
     Republic the medium auxiliary floating dry dock AFDM 2. Such 
     transfer shall be on a grant basis under section 516 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j).
       (2) Ecuador.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to 
     transfer to the Government of Ecuador the ``OAK RIDGE'' class 
     medium auxiliary repair dry dock ALAMOGORDO (ARDM 2). Such 
     transfer shall be on a grant basis under section 516 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j).
       (3) Egypt.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to 
     transfer to the Government of Egypt the ``NEWPORT'' class 
     tank landing ships BARBOUR COUNTY (LST 1195) and PEORIA (LST 
     1183). Such transfers shall be on a sale basis under section 
     21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761).
       (4) Greece.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to 
     transfer to the Government of Greece the ``KNOX'' class 
     frigate CONNOLE (FF 1056). Such transfer shall be on a grant 
     basis under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2321j).
       (5) Mexico.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to 
     transfer to the Government of Mexico the ``NEWPORT'' class 
     tank landing ship NEWPORT (LST 1179) and the ``KNOX'' class 
     frigate WHIPPLE (FF 1062). Such transfers shall be on a sale 
     basis under section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2761).
       (6) Poland.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to 
     transfer to the Government of Poland the ``OLIVER HAZARD 
     PERRY'' class guided missile frigate CLARK (FFG 11). Such 
     transfer shall be on a grant basis under section 516 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j).
       (7) Taiwan.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to 
     transfer to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative 
     Office in the United States (which is the Taiwan 
     instrumentality designated pursuant to section 10(a) of the 
     Taiwan Relations Act) the ``NEWPORT'' class tank landing ship 
     SCHENECTADY (LST 1185). Such transfer shall be on a sale 
     basis under section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2761).
       (8) Thailand.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to 
     transfer to the Government of Thailand the ``KNOX'' class 
     frigate TRUETT (FF 1095). Such transfer shall be on a grant 
     basis under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2321j).
       (9) Turkey.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to 
     transfer to the Government of Turkey the ``OLIVER HAZARD 
     PERRY'' class guided missile frigates FLATLEY (FFG 21) and 
     JOHN A. MOORE (FFG 19). Such transfers shall be on a sale 
     basis under section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2761).
       (b) Inapplicability of Aggregate Annual Limitation on Value 
     of Transferred Excess Defense Articles.--The value of naval 
     vessels authorized by subsection (a) to be transferred on a 
     grant basis under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j) shall not be included in the 
     aggregate annual value of transferred excess defense articles 
     which is subject to the aggregate annual limitation set forth 
     in subsection (g) of that section.
       (c) Costs of Transfers.--Any expense of the United States 
     in connection with a transfer authorized by subsection (a) 
     shall be charged to the recipient.
       (d) 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 subsection (a), 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.
       (e) Expiration of Authority.--The authority granted by 
     subsection (a) shall expire at the end of the two-year period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
   Subtitle C--Support for Civilian Law Enforcement and Counter Drug 
                               Activities

     SEC. 1021. MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON FUNDING ASSISTANCE 
                   FOR PROCUREMENT OF EQUIPMENT FOR THE NATIONAL 
                   GUARD FOR DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       Section 112(a)(3) of title 32, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``per purchase order'' in the second 
     sentence and inserting ``per item''.

     SEC. 1022. TEMPORARY EXTENSION TO CERTAIN NAVAL AIRCRAFT OF 
                   COAST GUARD AUTHORITY FOR DRUG INTERDICTION 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Inclusion as Authorized Aircraft.--Subsection (c) of 
     section 637 of title 14, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (1);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) subject to subsection (d), it is a naval aircraft 
     that has one or more members of the Coast Guard on board and 
     is operating from a surface naval vessel described in 
     paragraph (2).''.
       (b) Duration of Inclusion.--Such section is further amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d)(1) The inclusion of naval aircraft as an authorized 
     aircraft for purposes of this section

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     shall be effective only after the end of the 30-day period 
     beginning on the date the report required by paragraph (2) is 
     submitted through September 30, 2001.
       ``(2) Not later than August 1, 2000, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate a report containing--
       ``(A) an analysis of the benefits and risks associated with 
     using naval aircraft to perform the law enforcement 
     activities authorized by subsection (a);
       ``(B) an estimate of the extent to which the Secretary 
     expects to implement the authority provided by this section; 
     and
       ``(C) an analysis of the effectiveness and applicability to 
     the Department of Defense of the Coast Guard program known as 
     the `New Frontiers' program.''.

     SEC. 1023. MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO CIVIL AUTHORITIES TO 
                   RESPOND TO ACT OR THREAT OF TERRORISM.

       (a) Authority to Provide Assistance.--The Secretary of 
     Defense, upon the request of the Attorney General, may 
     provide assistance to civil authorities in responding to an 
     act of terrorism or threat of an act of terrorism, including 
     an act of terrorism or threat of an act of terrorism that 
     involves a weapon of mass destruction, within the United 
     States, if the Secretary determines that--
       (1) special capabilities and expertise of the Department of 
     Defense are necessary and critical to respond to the act of 
     terrorism or the threat of an act of terrorism; and
       (2) the provision of such assistance will not adversely 
     affect the military preparedness of the Armed Forces.
       (b) Nature of Assistance.--Assistance provided under 
     subsection (a) may include the deployment of Department of 
     Defense personnel and the use of any Department of Defense 
     resources to the extent and for such period as the Secretary 
     of Defense determines necessary to prepare for, prevent, or 
     respond to an act or threat of an act of terrorism described 
     in that subsection. Actions taken to provide the assistance 
     may include the prepositioning of Department of Defense 
     personnel, equipment, and supplies.
       (c) Reimbursement.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph 
     (2), assistance provided under this section shall be provided 
     on a reimbursable basis. Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, the amounts of reimbursement shall be limited to the 
     amounts of the incremental costs incurred by the Department 
     of Defense to provide the assistance.
       (2) In extraordinary circumstances, the Secretary of 
     Defense may waive the requirement for reimbursement if the 
     Secretary determines that such a waiver is in the national 
     security interests of the United States and submits to 
     Congress a notification of the determination.
       (3) If funds are appropriated for the Department of Justice 
     to cover the costs of responding to an act or threat of an 
     act of terrorism for which assistance is provided under 
     subsection (a), the Attorney General shall reimburse the 
     Department of Defense out of such funds for the costs 
     incurred by the Department in providing the assistance, 
     without regard to whether the assistance was provided on a 
     nonreimbursable basis pursuant to a waiver under paragraph 
     (2).
       (d) Annual Limitation on Funding.--Not more than 
     $10,000,000 may be obligated to provide assistance under 
     subsection (a) during any fiscal year.
       (e) Personnel Restrictions.--In providing assistance under 
     this section, a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or 
     Marine Corps may not, unless otherwise authorized by law--
       (1) directly participate in a search, seizure, arrest, or 
     other similar activity; or
       (2) collect intelligence for law enforcement purposes.
       (f) Nondelegability of Authority.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense may not delegate to any other official the authority 
     to make determinations and to authorize assistance under this 
     section.
       (2) The Attorney General may not delegate to any other 
     official authority to make a request for assistance under 
     subsection (a).
       (g) Relationship to Other Authority.--The authority 
     provided in this section is in addition to any other 
     authority available to the Secretary of Defense, and nothing 
     in this section shall be construed to restrict any authority 
     regarding use of members of the Armed Forces or equipment of 
     the Department of Defense that was in effect before the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       (h) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Threat of an act of terrorism.--The term ``threat of an 
     act of terrorism'' includes any circumstance providing a 
     basis for reasonably anticipating an act of terrorism, as 
     determined by the Secretary of Defense in consultation with 
     the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury.
       (2) Weapon of mass destruction.--The term ``weapon of mass 
     destruction'' has the meaning given the term in section 1403 
     of the Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 
     1996 (50 U.S.C. 2302(1)).
       (i) Duration of Authority.--The authority provided by this 
     section applies during the period beginning on October 1, 
     1999, and ending on September 30, 2004.

     SEC. 1024. CONDITION ON DEVELOPMENT OF FORWARD OPERATING 
                   LOCATIONS FOR UNITED STATES SOUTHERN COMMAND 
                   COUNTER-DRUG DETECTION AND MONITORING FLIGHTS.

       (a) Condition.--Except as provided in subsection (b), none 
     of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the 
     Department of Defense for any fiscal year may be obligated or 
     expended for the purpose of improving the physical 
     infrastructure at any proposed forward operating location 
     outside the United States from which the United States 
     Southern Command may conduct counter-drug detection and 
     monitoring flights until a formal agreement regarding the 
     extent and use of, and host nation support for, the forward 
     operating location is executed by both the host nation and 
     the United States.
       (b) Exception.--The limitation in subsection (a) does not 
     apply to an unspecified minor military construction project 
     authorized by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code.

     SEC. 1025. ANNUAL REPORT ON UNITED STATES MILITARY ACTIVITIES 
                   IN COLOMBIA.

       Not later than January 1 of each year, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services and 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     International Relations of the House of Representatives a 
     report detailing the number of members of the United States 
     Armed Forces deployed or otherwise assigned to duty in 
     Colombia at any time during the preceding year, the length 
     and purpose of the deployment or assignment, and the costs 
     and force protection risks associated with such deployments 
     and assignments.

     SEC. 1026. REPORT ON USE OF RADAR SYSTEMS FOR COUNTER-DRUG 
                   DETECTION AND MONITORING.

       Not later than May 1, 2000, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     Senate a report containing an evaluation of the effectiveness 
     of the Wide Aperture Radar Facility, Tethered Aerostat Radar 
     System, Ground Mobile Radar, and Relocatable Over-The-Horizon 
     Radar in maritime, air, and land counter-drug detection and 
     monitoring.

     SEC. 1027. PLAN REGARDING ASSIGNMENT OF MILITARY PERSONNEL TO 
                   ASSIST IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE 
                   AND CUSTOMS SERVICE.

       (a) Preparation of Plan.--(1) The Secretary of Defense 
     shall prepare a plan to assign members of the Army, Navy, Air 
     Force, or Marine Corps to assist the Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service or the United States Customs Service 
     should the President determine, and the Attorney General or 
     the Secretary of the Treasury, as the case may be, certify, 
     that military personnel are required to respond to a threat 
     to national security posed by the entry into the United 
     States of terrorists or drug traffickers.
       (2) The Secretary shall ensure that activities proposed to 
     be performed by military personnel under the plan are 
     consistent with section 1385 of title 18, United States Code 
     (popularly known as the Posse Comitatus Act), and shall 
     include in the plan a training program for military personnel 
     who would be assigned to assist Federal law enforcement 
     agencies--
       (A) in preventing the entry of terrorists and drug 
     traffickers into the United States; and
       (B) in the inspection of cargo, vehicles, and aircraft at 
     points of entry into the United States for weapons of mass 
     destruction, prohibited narcotics, or other terrorist or drug 
     trafficking items.
       (b) Report on Use of Military Personnel to Support Civilian 
     Law Enforcement.--Not later than May 1, 2000, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate a report containing--
       (1) the plan required by subsection (a);
       (2) a discussion of the risks and benefits associated with 
     using military personnel to provide the law enforcement 
     support described in subsection (a)(2);
       (3) recommendations regarding the functions outlined in the 
     plan most appropriate to be performed by military personnel; 
     and
       (4) the total number of active and reserve members, and 
     members of the National Guard whose activities were supported 
     using funds provided under section 112 of title 32, United 
     States Code, who participated in drug interdiction activities 
     or otherwise provided support for civilian law enforcement 
     during fiscal year 1999.
       Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Report Requirements and Repeals

     SEC. 1031. PRESERVATION OF CERTAIN DEFENSE REPORTING 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 3003(a)(1) of the Federal Reports Elimination and 
     Sunset Act of 1995 (31 U.S.C. 1113 note) does not apply to 
     any report required to be submitted under any of the 
     following provisions of law:
       (1) The following sections of title 10, United States Code: 
     sections 113, 115a, 116, 139(f), 221, 226, 401(d), 662(b), 
     946, 1464(c), 2006(e)(3), 2010, 2011(e), 2391(c), 2431(a), 
     2432, 2457(d), 2461(g), 2537, 2662(b), 2706, 2859, 2861, 
     2902(g)(2), 4542(g)(2), 7424(b), 7425(b), 7431(c), 10541, 
     12302(d), and 16137.
       (2) Section 1121(f) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100-180; 10 
     U.S.C. 113 note).
       (3) Section 1405 of the Defense Dependents' Education Act 
     of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 924).
       (4) Section 1411(b) of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and 
     Excellence in Education Act (20 U.S.C. 4710(b)).
       (5) Section 1097 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 2751 note).
       (6) Section 30A(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2770a(d)).
       (7) Sections 1516(f) and 1518(c) of the Armed Forces 
     Retirement Home Act of 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 24 U.S.C. 
     416(f), 418(c)).
       (8) Sections 3554(e)(2) and 9503(a) of title 31, United 
     States Code.
       (9) Section 300110(b) of title 36, United States Code.
       (10) Sections 301a(f) and 1008 of title 37, United States 
     Code.
       (11) Section 8111(f) of title 38, United States Code.
       (12) Section 205(b) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 486(b)).

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       (13) Section 3732 of the Revised Statutes, popularly known 
     as the ``Food and Forage Act'' (41 U.S.C. 11).
       (14) Section 101(b)(6) of the Uniformed and Overseas 
     Citizens Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff(b)(6)).
       (15) Section 1436(e) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act, Fiscal Year 1989 (Public Law 100-456; 42 U.S.C. 2121 
     note).
       (16) Section 165 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 6245).
       (17) Section 603(e) of the National Science and Technology 
     Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 
     6683(e)).
       (18) Section 822(b) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (42 U.S.C. 6687(b)).
       (19) Section 208 of the Department of Energy National 
     Security and Military Applications of Nuclear Energy 
     Authorization Act of 1979 (42 U.S.C. 7271).
       (20) Section 3134 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1991 (42 U.S.C. 7274c).
       (21) Section 3135 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (42 U.S.C. 7274g).
       (22) Section 12 of the Act of March 9, 1920 (popularly 
     known as the ``Suits in Admiralty Act'') (46 App. U.S.C. 
     752).
       (23) Sections 208, 901(b)(2), and 1211 of the Merchant 
     Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1118, 1241(b)(2), 1291).
       (24) Sections 11 and 14 of the Strategic and Critical 
     Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h-2, 98h-5).
       (25) Section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
     U.S.C. 404a).
       (26) Section 4 of the Act entitled ``An Act to authorize 
     the making, amending, and modification of contracts to 
     facilitate the national defense'', approved August 28, 1958 
     (50 U.S.C. 1434).
       (27) Section 1412(g) of the Department of Defense 
     Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521(g)).
       (28) Section 3 of the Authorization for Use of Military 
     Force Against Iraq Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 note).
       (29) Sections 202(d) and 401(c) of the National Emergencies 
     Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d), 1641(c)).
       (30) Section 10(g) of the Military Selective Service Act 
     (50 U.S.C. App. 460(g)).
       (31) Section 708 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 
     U.S.C. App. 2158).
       (32) Section 703(g) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act, 1982 (Public Law 97-99; 95 Stat. 1376).
       (33) Section 704 of the Military Construction Authorization 
     Act, 1982 (Public Law 97-99; 95 Stat. 1377).
       (34) Section 113(b) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-189; 103 
     Stat. 1373).

     SEC. 1032. REPEAL OF CERTAIN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS NOT 
                   PRESERVED.

       (a) Repeal of Provisions of Title 10, United States Code.--
     Title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 2201(d) is amended--
       (A) by striking paragraph (2);
       (B) by striking ``; and'' at the end of paragraph (1) and 
     inserting a period; and
       (C) by striking ``Defense--'' and all that follows through 
     ``(1) shall'' and inserting ``Defense shall''.
       (2) Section 2313(b) is amended by striking paragraph (4).
       (3) Section 2350g is amended--
       (A) by striking subsection (b); and
       (B) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections 
     (b) and (c), respectively.
       (b) Repeal of Other Provisions of Law.--The following 
     provisions of law are repealed:
       (1) Section 224 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-189; 10 U.S.C. 
     2431 note).
       (2) Section 3059(c) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 
     (Public Law 99-570; 10 U.S.C. 9441 note).
       (3) Section 7606 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (Public 
     Law 100-690; 10 U.S.C. 9441 note).
       (4) Section 1002(d) of the Department of Defense 
     Authorization Act, 1985 (Public Law 98-525; 22 U.S.C. 1928 
     note).

     SEC. 1033. REPORTS ON RISKS UNDER NATIONAL MILITARY STRATEGY 
                   AND COMBATANT COMMAND REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 153 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(c) Risks Under National Military Strategy.--(1) Not 
     later than January 1 each year, the Chairman shall submit to 
     the Secretary of Defense a report providing the Chairman's 
     assessment of the nature and magnitude of the strategic and 
     military risks associated with executing the missions called 
     for under the current National Military Strategy.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall forward the report received under 
     paragraph (1) in any year, with the Secretary's comments 
     thereon (if any), to Congress with the Secretary's next 
     transmission to Congress of the annual Department of Defense 
     budget justification materials in support of the Department 
     of Defense component of the budget of the President submitted 
     under section 1105 of title 31 for the next fiscal year. If 
     the Chairman's assessment in such report in any year is that 
     risk associated with executing the missions called for under 
     the National Military Strategy is significant, the Secretary 
     shall include with the report as submitted to Congress the 
     Secretary's plan for mitigating that risk.
       ``(d) Annual Report on Combatant Command Requirements.--(1) 
     Not later than August 15 of each year, the Chairman shall 
     submit to the committees of Congress named in paragraph (2) a 
     report on the requirements of the combatant commands 
     established under section 161 of this title. The report shall 
     contain the following:
       ``(A) A consolidation of the integrated priority lists of 
     requirements of the combatant commands.
       ``(B) The Chairman's views on the consolidated lists.
       ``(2) The committees of Congress referred to in paragraph 
     (1) are the Committees on Armed Services and the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives.''.

     SEC. 1034. REPORT ON LIFT AND PREPOSITIONED SUPPORT 
                   REQUIREMENTS TO SUPPORT NATIONAL MILITARY 
                   STRATEGY.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than February 15, 2000, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report, in 
     both classified and unclassified form, describing the 
     strategic, theater, operational, and tactical requirements 
     for airlift, sealift, surface transportation, and 
     prepositioned war material necessary to carry out the full 
     range of missions included in the National Military Strategy 
     prescribed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under 
     the postures of force engagement anticipated through 2005.
       (b) Content of Report.--The report shall address the 
     following:
       (1) A review of the study conducted by the Air Force during 
     1999 on oversize/outsize airlift cargo requirements, 
     including a risk assessment and an evaluation of 
     alternatives.
       (2) A review of the study of the Chairman of the Joint 
     Chiefs of Staff conducted during 1999 designated as the 
     ``Joint Chiefs of Staff Mobility Requirements Study 05'', 
     including a risk assessment, an evaluation of alternatives, 
     and a validation of the analyses done by the Joint Staff for 
     that study concerning each of the following:
       (A) The identity, size, structure, and capabilities of the 
     airlift and sealift requirements for the full range of 
     shaping, preparing, and responding missions called for under 
     the National Military Strategy.
       (B) The required support and infrastructure required to 
     successfully execute the full range of missions required 
     under the National Military Strategy on the deployment 
     schedules outlined in the plans of the relevant commanders-
     in-chief from expected and increasingly dispersed postures of 
     engagement.
       (C) The anticipated effect of enemy use of weapons of mass 
     destruction, other asymmetrical attacks, expected rates of 
     peacekeeping, and other contingency missions and other 
     similar factors on the mobility force and its required 
     infrastructure and on mobility requirements.
       (D) The effect on mobility requirements of new service 
     force structures such as the Air Force's Air Expeditionary 
     Force, the Army's Strike Force, the Marine Corps' operational 
     maneuver-from-the-sea concept and supporting concepts 
     including Ship-to-Objective Maneuver, Maritime Prepositioning 
     Forces 2010, and Seabased Logistics, and any foreseeable 
     force structure modifications through 2005.
       (E) The need to deploy forces strategically and employ them 
     tactically using the same lift platform.
       (F) The anticipated role of host nation, foreign, and 
     coalition airlift and sealift support, and the anticipated 
     requirements for United States lift assets to support 
     coalition forces, through 2005.
       (G) Alternatives to the current mobility program or 
     required modifications to the 1998 Air Mobility Master Plan 
     update.
       (3) A review of the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps 
     maritime prepositioned ship requirements and modernization 
     plan.
       (c) Intra-Theater Requirements Report.--Not later than 
     December 1, 2000, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     Congress a report, in both classified and unclassified form, 
     describing the intra-theater requirements for airlift, small-
     craft lift, and surface transportation necessary to carry out 
     the full range of missions included in the National Military 
     Strategy prescribed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
     Staff under the postures of force engagement anticipated 
     through 2005.

     SEC. 1035. REPORT ON ASSESSMENTS OF READINESS TO EXECUTE THE 
                   NATIONAL MILITARY STRATEGY.

       (a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives a report in unclassified form 
     assessing the effect of continued operations in the Balkans 
     region on--
       (1) the ability of the Armed Forces to successfully meet 
     other regional contingencies; and
       (2) the readiness of the Armed Forces to execute the 
     National Military Strategy.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The report under subsection 
     (a) shall include the following:
       (1) All models used by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
     Staff to assess the capability of the United States to 
     execute the full range of missions under the National 
     Military Strategy and all other models used by the Armed 
     Forces to assess that capability.
       (2) Separate assessments that would result from the use of 
     those models if it were necessary to execute the full range 
     of missions called for under the National Military Strategy 
     under each of the scenarios set forth in subsection (c), 
     including the levels of casualties the United States would be 
     projected to incur.
       (3) Assumptions made about the readiness levels of major 
     units included in each such assessment, including equipment, 
     personnel, and training readiness and sustainment ability.
       (4) The increasing levels of casualties that would be 
     projected under each such scenario over a range of risks of 
     prosecuting two Major Theater Wars that proceeds from low-
     moderate risk to moderate-high risk.
       (5) An estimate of--
       (A) the total resources needed to attain a moderate-high 
     risk under those scenarios;
       (B) the total resources needed to attain a low-moderate 
     risk under those scenarios; and
       (C) the incremental resources needed to decrease the level 
     of risk from moderate-high to low-moderate.

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       (c) Scenarios To Be Used.--The scenarios to be used for 
     purposes of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (b) 
     are the following:
       (1) That while the Armed Forces are engaged in operations 
     at the level of the operations ongoing as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, international armed conflict begins--
       (A) on the Korean peninsula; and
       (B) first on the Korean peninsula and then 45 days later in 
     Southwest Asia.
       (2) That while the Armed Forces are engaged in operations 
     at the peak level reached during Operation Allied Force 
     against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, international 
     armed conflict begins--
       (A) on the Korean peninsula; and
       (B) first on the Korean peninsula and then 45 days later in 
     Southwest Asia.
       (d) Consultation.--In preparing the report under this 
     section, the Secretary of Defense shall consult with the 
     Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the commanders of the 
     unified commands, the Secretaries of the military 
     departments, and the heads of the combat support agencies and 
     other such entities within the Department of Defense as the 
     Secretary considers necessary.

     SEC. 1036. REPORT ON RAPID ASSESSMENT AND INITIAL DETECTION 
                   TEAMS.

       (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 on the Department's plans for 
     establishing and deploying Rapid Assessment and Initial 
     Detection (RAID) teams for responses to incidents involving a 
     weapon of mass destruction. The report shall include the 
     following:
       (1) A description of the capabilities of a RAID team and a 
     comparison of those capabilities to the capabilities of other 
     Federal, State, and local WMD responders.
       (2) An assessment of the manner in which a RAID team 
     complements the mission, functions, and capabilities of other 
     Federal, State, and local WMD responders.
       (3) The Department's plan for conducting realistic 
     exercises involving RAID teams, including exercises with 
     other Federal, State, and local WMD responders.
       (4) A description of the command and control relationships 
     between the RAID teams and Federal, State, and local WMD 
     responders.
       (5) An assessment of the degree to which States have 
     integrated, or are planning to integrate, RAID teams into 
     other-than-weapon-of-mass-destruction missions of State or 
     local WMD responders.
       (6) A specific description and analysis of the procedures 
     that have been established or agreed to by States for the use 
     in one State of a RAID team that is based in another State.
       (7) An identification of those States where the deployment 
     of out-of-State RAID teams is not governed by existing 
     interstate compacts.
       (8) An assessment of the Department's progress in 
     developing an appropriate national level compact for 
     interstate sharing of resources that would facilitate 
     consistent and effective procedures for the use of out-of-
     State RAID teams.
       (9) An assessment of the measures that will be taken to 
     recruit, train, maintain the proficiency of, and retain 
     members of the RAID teams, to include those measures to 
     provide for their career progression.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``Rapid Assessment and Initial Detection 
     team'' or ``RAID team'' refers to a military unit comprised 
     of Active Guard and Reserve personnel organized, trained, and 
     equipped to conduct domestic missions in the United States in 
     response to the use of, or threatened use of, a weapon of 
     mass destruction.
       (2) The term ``WMD responder'' means an organization 
     responsible for responding to an incident involving a weapon 
     of mass destruction.
       (3) 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)).

     SEC. 1037. REPORT ON UNIT READINESS OF UNITS CONSIDERED TO BE 
                   ASSETS OF CONSEQUENCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM 
                   INTEGRATION OFFICE.

       (a) Joint Readiness Review.--(1) The Secretary of Defense 
     shall include in the quarterly readiness report submitted to 
     Congress under section 482 of title 10, United States Code, 
     for the first quarter beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act an assessment of the readiness, 
     training status, and future funding requirements of all 
     active and reserve component units that (as of the date of 
     the enactment of this Act) are considered assets of the 
     Consequence Management Program Integration Office of the 
     Department of Defense.
       (2) The Secretary shall set forth the assessment under 
     paragraph (1) as an annex to the quarterly report referred to 
     in that paragraph. The Secretary shall include in that annex 
     a detailed description of how the active and reserve 
     component units referred to in that paragraph are integrated 
     with the Rapid Assessment and Initial Detection Teams in the 
     overall Consequence Management Program Integration Office of 
     the Department of Defense.
       (b) Decontamination Readiness Plan.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall prepare a decontamination readiness plan for 
     the Consequence Management Program Integration Office of the 
     Department of Defense. The plan shall include the following:
       (1) The actions necessary to ensure that the units of the 
     Armed Forces designated to carry out decontamination missions 
     are at the level of readiness necessary to carry out those 
     missions.
       (2) The funding necessary for attaining and maintaining the 
     level of readiness referred to in paragraph (1).
       (3) Procedures for ensuring that each decontamination unit 
     is available to respond to an incident in the United States 
     that involves a weapon of mass destruction within 12 hours 
     after being notified of the incident.

     SEC. 1038. ANALYSIS OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THREATS AND 
                   BUDGET SUBMISSION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001.

       (a) Requirement for Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees, on the date 
     that the President submits the budget for fiscal year 2001 to 
     Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
     Code, a report on the relationship between the budget 
     proposed for budget function 050 (National Defense) for that 
     fiscal year and the then-current and emerging threats to the 
     national security interests of the United States identified 
     in the annual national security strategy report required 
     under section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
     U.S.C. 404a). The report shall be prepared in coordination 
     with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the 
     Director of Central Intelligence.
       (b) Content.--The report shall contain the following:
       (1) A detailed description of the threats referred to in 
     subsection (a).
       (2) An analysis of those threats in terms of the 
     probability that an attack or other threat event will 
     actually occur, the military challenge posed by those 
     threats, and the potential damage that those threats could 
     have to the national security interests of the United States.
       (3) An analysis of the allocation of funds in the fiscal 
     year 2001 budget and the future-years defense program that 
     addresses each of those threats.
       (4) A justification for each major defense acquisition 
     program (as defined in section 2430 of title 10, United 
     States Code) that is provided for in the budget in light of 
     the description and analyses set forth in the report pursuant 
     to this subsection.
       (c) Form of Report.--The report shall be submitted in 
     unclassified form, but may also be submitted in classified 
     form if necessary.

     SEC. 1039. REPORT ON NATO DEFENSE CAPABILITIES INITIATIVE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) At the meeting of the North Atlantic Council held in 
     Washington, DC, in April 1999, the NATO Heads of State and 
     Governments launched a Defense Capabilities Initiative.
       (2) The Defense Capabilities Initiative is designed to 
     improve the defense capabilities of the individual nations of 
     the NATO Alliance to ensure the effectiveness of future 
     operations across the full spectrum of Alliance missions in 
     the present and foreseeable security environment.
       (3) Under the Defense Capabilities Initiative, special 
     focus will be given to improving interoperability among 
     Alliance forces and to increasing defense capabilities 
     through improvements in the deployability and mobility of 
     Alliance forces, the sustainability and logistics of those 
     forces, the survivability and effective engagement capability 
     of those forces, and command and control and information 
     systems.
       (4) The successful implementation of the Defense 
     Capabilities Initiative will serve to enable all members of 
     the Alliance to make a more equitable contribution to the 
     full spectrum of Alliance missions, thereby increasing 
     burdensharing within the Alliance and enhancing the ability 
     of European members of the Alliance to undertake operations 
     pursuant to the European Security and Defense Identity within 
     the Alliance.
       (b) Annual Report.--(1) Not later than January 31 of each 
     year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees 
     on Armed Services and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committees on Armed Services and International Relations of 
     the House of Representatives a report, to be prepared in 
     consultation with the Secretary of State, on implementation 
     of the Defense Capabilities Initiative by the nations of the 
     NATO Alliance. The report shall include the following:
       (A) A discussion of the work of the temporary High-Level 
     Steering Group, or any successor group, established to 
     oversee the implementation of the Defense Capabilities 
     Initiative and to meet the requirement of coordination and 
     harmonization among relevant planning disciplines.
       (B) A description of the actions taken, including 
     implementation of the Multinational Logistics Center concept 
     and development of the C3 system architecture, by the 
     Alliance as a whole to further the Defense Capabilities 
     Initiative.
       (C) A description of the actions taken by each member of 
     the Alliance other than the United States to improve the 
     capabilities of its forces in each of the following areas:
       (i) Interoperability with forces of other Alliance members.
       (ii) Deployability and mobility.
       (iii) Sustainability and logistics.
       (iv) Survivability and effective engagement capability.
       (v) Command and control and information systems.
       (2) The report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
     may also be submitted in classified form if necessary.

     SEC. 1040. REPORT ON MOTOR VEHICLE VIOLATIONS BY OPERATORS OF 
                   OFFICIAL ARMY VEHICLES.

       (a) Review Required.--The Secretary of the Army shall 
     review the incidence during fiscal year 1999 of the violation 
     of motor vehicle laws by operators of official Army motor 
     vehicles. To the extent practicable, the review shall include 
     all such violations for which citations were issued 
     (including infractions relating to parking), other than 
     violations occurring on a military installation, regardless 
     of whether or not a fine was paid for the violation.
       (b) Report.--Not later than March 31, 2000, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
     and Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the results of the review under 
     subsection (a). The report shall include the following:

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       (1) The number of the citations described in subsection 
     (a), shown separately by principal jurisdiction.
       (2) An estimate of the total amount of the fines that are 
     associated with those citations, shown separately by 
     principal jurisdiction.
       (3) Any actions taken by the Secretary or recommendations 
     that the Secretary considers appropriate to reduce the 
     prevalence of such violations.
       (c) Motor Vehicle Laws.--For purposes of this section, the 
     term ``motor vehicle law'' means a law (including a 
     regulation, ordinance, or other measure) that regulates the 
     operation or parking of a motor vehicle within the 
     jurisdiction of the governmental entity establishing the law.
       (d) Principal Jurisdiction.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term ``principal jurisdiction'' means a State, territory, 
     or Commonwealth, the District of Columbia, or a foreign 
     nation.
                    Subtitle E--Information Security

     SEC. 1041. IDENTIFICATION IN BUDGET MATERIALS OF AMOUNTS FOR 
                   DECLASSIFICATION ACTIVITIES AND LIMITATION ON 
                   EXPENDITURES FOR SUCH ACTIVITIES.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 9 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding after section 229, as added by 
     section 932(b), the following new section:

     ``Sec. 230. Amounts for declassification of records

       ``The Secretary of Defense shall include 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) specific identification, as a budgetary 
     line item, of the amounts required to carry out programmed 
     activities during that fiscal year to declassify records 
     pursuant to Executive Order 12958 (50 U.S.C. 435 note) or any 
     successor Executive order or to comply with any statutory 
     requirement, or any request, to declassify Government 
     records.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding after the item relating to section 229, 
     as added by section 932(b), the following new item:

       ``230. Amounts for declassification of records.''.

       (b) Limitation on Expenditures.--The total amount expended 
     by the Department of Defense during fiscal year 2000 to carry 
     out declassification activities under the provisions of 
     section 3.4 of Executive Order 12958 (50 U.S.C. 435 note) may 
     not exceed the Department's planned expenditure level of 
     $51,000,000.
       (c) Certification Required With Respect To Automatic 
     Declassification of Records.--No records of the Department of 
     Defense that have not been reviewed for declassification 
     shall be subject to automatic declassification unless the 
     Secretary of Defense certifies to Congress that such 
     declassification would not harm the national security.
       (d) Report on Automatic Declassification of Department of 
     Defense Records.--Not later than February 1, 2001, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
     Service of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate a report on the efforts of the 
     Department of Defense relating to the declassification of 
     classified records under the control of the Department of 
     Defense. Such report shall include the following:
       (1) An assessment of whether the Department will be able to 
     review all relevant records for declassification before any 
     date established for automatic declassification.
       (2) An estimate of the cost of reviewing records to meet 
     any requirement to review all relevant records for 
     declassification by a date established for automatic 
     declassification.
       (3) An estimate of the number of records, if any, that the 
     Department will be unable to review for declassification 
     before any such date and the affect on national security of 
     the automatic declassification of those records.
       (4) An estimate of the length of time by which any such 
     date would need to be extended to avoid the automatic 
     declassification of records that have not yet been reviewed 
     as of such date.

     SEC. 1042. NOTICE TO CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES OF CERTAIN 
                   SECURITY AND COUNTERINTELLIGENCE FAILURES 
                   WITHIN DEFENSE PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 161 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 2723. Notice to congressional committees of certain 
       security and counterintelligence failures within defense 
       programs

       ``(a) Required Notification.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and House of Representatives a notification of each 
     security or counterintelligence failure or compromise of 
     classified information relating to any defense operation, 
     system, or technology of the United States that the Secretary 
     considers likely to cause significant harm or damage to the 
     national security interests of the United States. The 
     Secretary shall consult with the Director of Central 
     Intelligence and the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, as appropriate, before submitting any such 
     notification.
       ``(b) Manner of Notification.--Notification of a failure or 
     compromise of classified information under subsection (a) 
     shall be provided, in accordance with the procedures 
     established pursuant to subsection (c), not later than 30 
     days after the date on which the Department of Defense 
     determines that the failure or compromise has taken place.
       ``(c) Procedures.--The Secretary of Defense and the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives shall each establish such procedures as may 
     be necessary to protect from unauthorized disclosure 
     classified information, information relating to intelligence 
     sources and methods, and sensitive law enforcement 
     information that is submitted to those committees pursuant to 
     this section and that are otherwise necessary carry out the 
     provisions of this section.
       ``(d) Statutory Construction.--(1) Nothing in this section 
     shall be construed as authority to withhold any information 
     from the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House 
     of Representatives on the grounds that providing the 
     information to those committees would constitute the 
     unauthorized disclosure of classified information, 
     information relating to intelligence sources and methods, or 
     sensitive law enforcement information.
       ``(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to modify 
     or supersede any other requirement to report information on 
     intelligence activities to the Congress, including the 
     requirement under section 501 of the National Security Act of 
     1947 (50 U.S.C. 413).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

       ``2723. Notice to congressional committees of certain 
           security and counterintelligence failures within 
           defense programs.''.

     SEC. 1043. INFORMATION ASSURANCE INITIATIVE.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 131 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 2224. Defense Information Assurance Program

       ``(a) Defense Information Assurance Program.--The Secretary 
     of Defense shall carry out a program, to be known as the 
     `Defense Information Assurance Program', to protect and 
     defend Department of Defense information, information 
     systems, and information networks that are critical to the 
     Department and the armed forces during day-to-day operations 
     and operations in times of crisis.
       ``(b) Objectives of the Program.--The objectives of the 
     program shall be to provide continuously for the 
     availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, 
     nonrepudiation, and rapid restitution of information and 
     information systems that are essential elements of the 
     Defense Information Infrastructure.
       ``(c) Program Strategy.--In carrying out the program, the 
     Secretary shall develop a program strategy that encompasses 
     those actions necessary to assure the readiness, reliability, 
     continuity, and integrity of Defense information systems, 
     networks, and infrastructure. The program strategy shall 
     include the following:
       ``(1) A vulnerability and threat assessment of elements of 
     the defense and supporting nondefense information 
     infrastructures that are essential to the operations of the 
     Department and the armed forces.
       ``(2) Development of essential information assurances 
     technologies and programs.
       ``(3) Organization of the Department, the armed forces, and 
     supporting activities to defend against information warfare.
       ``(4) Joint activities of the Department with other 
     departments and agencies of the Government, State and local 
     agencies, and elements of the national information 
     infrastructure.
       ``(5) The conduct of exercises, war games, simulations, 
     experiments, and other activities designed to prepare the 
     Department to respond to information warfare threats.
       ``(6) Development of proposed legislation that the 
     Secretary considers necessary for implementing the program or 
     for otherwise responding to the information warfare threat.
       ``(d) Coordination.--In carrying out the program, the 
     Secretary shall coordinate, as appropriate, with the head of 
     any relevant Federal agency and with representatives of those 
     national critical information infrastructure systems that are 
     essential to the operations of the Department and the armed 
     forces on information assurance measures necessary to the 
     protection of these systems.
       ``(e) Annual Report.--Each year, at or about the time the 
     President submits the annual budget for the next fiscal year 
     pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, the Secretary shall 
     submit to Congress a report on the Defense Information 
     Assurance Program. Each report shall include the following:
       ``(1) Progress in achieving the objectives of the program.
       ``(2) A summary of the program strategy and any changes in 
     that strategy.
       ``(3) A description of the information assurance activities 
     of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Joint Staff, 
     unified and specified commands, Defense Agencies, military 
     departments, and other supporting activities of the 
     Department of Defense.
       ``(4) Program and budget requirements for the program for 
     the past fiscal year, current fiscal year, budget year, and 
     each succeeding fiscal year in the remainder of the current 
     future-years defense program.
       ``(5) An identification of critical deficiencies and 
     shortfalls in the program.
       ``(6) Legislative proposals that would enhance the 
     capability of the Department to execute the program.
       ``(f) Information Assurance Test Bed.--The Secretary shall 
     develop an information assurance test bed within the 
     Department of Defense to provide--
       ``(1) an integrated organization structure to plan and 
     facilitate the conduct of simulations, war games, exercises, 
     experiments, and other activities to prepare and inform the 
     Department regarding information warfare threats; and
       ``(2) organization and planning means for the conduct by 
     the Department of the integrated or joint exercises and 
     experiments with elements of the national information systems 
     infrastructure and other non-Department of Defense 
     organizations that are responsible for the oversight and 
     management of critical information systems and 
     infrastructures on which the Department, the

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     armed forces, and supporting activities depend for the 
     conduct of daily operations and operations during crisis.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

       ``2224. Defense Information Assurance Program.''.

     SEC. 1044. NONDISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION ON PERSONNEL OF 
                   OVERSEAS, SENSITIVE, OR ROUTINELY DEPLOYABLE 
                   UNITS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 3 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting after section 130a the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 130b. Personnel in overseas, sensitive, or routinely 
       deployable units: nondisclosure of personally identifying 
       information

       ``(a) Exemption From Disclosure.--The Secretary of Defense 
     and, with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating 
     as a service in the Navy, the Secretary of Transportation 
     may, notwithstanding section 552 of title 5, authorize to be 
     withheld from disclosure to the public personally identifying 
     information regarding--
       ``(1) any member of the armed forces assigned to an 
     overseas unit, a sensitive unit, or a routinely deployable 
     unit; and
       ``(2) any employee of the Department of Defense or of the 
     Coast Guard whose duty station is with any such unit.
       ``(b) Exceptions.--(1) The authority in subsection (a) is 
     subject to such exceptions as the President may direct.
       ``(2) Subsection (a) does not authorize any official to 
     withhold, or to authorize the withholding of, information 
     from Congress.
       ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `personally identifying information', with 
     respect to any person, means the person's name, rank, duty 
     address, and official title and information regarding the 
     person's pay.
       ``(2) The term `unit' means a military organization of the 
     armed forces designated as a unit by competent authority.
       ``(3) The term `overseas unit' means a unit that is located 
     outside the United States and its territories.
       ``(4) The term `sensitive unit' means a unit that is 
     primarily involved in training for the conduct of, or 
     conducting, special activities or classified missions, 
     including--
       ``(A) a unit involved in collecting, handling, disposing, 
     or storing of classified information and materials;
       ``(B) a unit engaged in training--
       ``(i) special operations units;
       ``(ii) security group commands weapons stations; or
       ``(iii) communications stations; and
       ``(C) any other unit that is designated as a sensitive unit 
     by the Secretary of Defense or, in the case of the Coast 
     Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, by 
     the Secretary of Transportation.
       ``(5) The term `routinely deployable unit' means a unit 
     that normally deploys from its permanent home station on a 
     periodic or rotating basis to meet peacetime operational 
     requirements that, or to participate in scheduled training 
     exercises that, routinely require deployments outside the 
     United States and its territories. Such term includes a unit 
     that is alerted for deployment outside the United States and 
     its territories during an actual execution of a contingency 
     plan or in support of a crisis operation.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

       ``130b. Personnel in overseas, sensitive, or routinely 
           deployable units: nondisclosure of personally 
           identifying information.''.

     SEC. 1045. NONDISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN OPERATIONAL FILES OF THE 
                   NATIONAL IMAGERY AND MAPPING AGENCY.

       (a) Authority To Withhold.--Subchapter II of chapter 22 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new section:

     ``Sec. 457. Operational files previously maintained by or 
       concerning activities of National Photographic 
       Interpretation Center: authority to withhold from public 
       disclosure

       ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may withhold 
     from public disclosure operational files described in 
     subsection (b) to the same extent that operational files may 
     be withheld under section 701 of the National Security Act of 
     1947 (50 U.S.C. 431).
       ``(b) Covered Operational Files.--The authority under 
     subsection (a) applies to operational files in the possession 
     of the National Imagery and Mapping Agency that--
       ``(1) as of September 22, 1996, were maintained by the 
     National Photographic Interpretation Center; or
       ``(2) concern the activities of the Agency that, as of such 
     date, were performed by the National Photographic 
     Interpretation Center.
       ``(c) Operational Files Defined.--In this section, the term 
     `operational files' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 701(b) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
     U.S.C. 431(b)).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such subchapter is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new item:

       ``457. Operational files previously maintained by or 
           concerning activities of National Photographic 
           Interpretation Center: authority to withhold from 
           public disclosure.''.
            Subtitle F--Memorial Objects and Commemorations

     SEC. 1051. MORATORIUM ON THE RETURN OF VETERANS MEMORIAL 
                   OBJECTS TO FOREIGN NATIONS WITHOUT SPECIFIC 
                   AUTHORIZATION IN LAW.

       (a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding section 2572 of title 10, 
     United States Code, and any other provision of law, during 
     the moratorium period specified in subsection (c) the 
     President may not transfer a veterans memorial object to a 
     foreign country or an entity controlled by a foreign 
     government, or otherwise transfer or convey such an object to 
     any person or entity for purposes of the ultimate transfer or 
     conveyance of the object to a foreign country or entity 
     controlled by a foreign government, unless such transfer is 
     specifically authorized by law.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Entity controlled by a foreign government.--The term 
     ``entity controlled by a foreign government'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 2536(c)(1) of title 10, United 
     States Code.
       (2) Veterans memorial object.--The term ``veterans memorial 
     object'' means any object, including a physical structure or 
     portion thereof, that--
       (A) is located at a cemetery of the National Cemetery 
     System, war memorial, or military installation in the United 
     States;
       (B) is dedicated to, or otherwise memorializes, the death 
     in combat or combat-related duties of members of the United 
     States Armed Forces; and
       (C) was brought to the United States from abroad as a 
     memorial of combat abroad.
       (c) Period of Moratorium.--The moratorium period for the 
     purposes of this section is the period beginning on the date 
     of the enactment of this Act and ending on September 30, 
     2001.

     SEC. 1052. PROGRAM TO COMMEMORATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 
                   KOREAN WAR.

       (a) Period of Program.--Subsection (a) 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 by striking ``The Secretary of Defense'' and 
     inserting ``During fiscal years 2000 through 2004, the 
     Secretary of Defense''.
       (b) Change of Name.--(1) Subsection (c) of such section, as 
     amended by section 1067 of the Strom Thurmond National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 
     105-261; 112 Stat. 2134), is amended by striking `` `The 
     Department of Defense Korean War Commemoration' '' and 
     inserting `` `The United States of America Korean War 
     Commemoration' ''.
       (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) may not be 
     construed to supersede rights that are established or vested 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (3) Any reference to the Department of Defense Korean War 
     Commemoration in any law, regulation, document, record, or 
     other paper of the United States shall be considered to be a 
     reference to the United States of America Korean War 
     Commemoration.
       (c) Funding.--Subsection (f) of such section is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(f) Use of Funds.--(1) Funds appropriated for the Army 
     for fiscal years 2000 through 2004 for operation and 
     maintenance shall be available for the commemorative program 
     authorized under subsection (a).
       ``(2) The total amount expended by the Department of 
     Defense through the Department of Defense 50th Anniversary of 
     the Korean War Commemoration Committee, an entity within the 
     Department of the Army, to carry out the commemorative 
     program authorized under subsection (a) for fiscal years 2000 
     through 2004 may not exceed $7,000,000.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1999.

     SEC. 1053. COMMEMORATION OF THE VICTORY OF FREEDOM IN THE 
                   COLD WAR.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The Cold War between the United States and its allies 
     and the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and its 
     allies was the longest and most costly struggle for democracy 
     and freedom in the history of mankind.
       (2) Whether millions of people all over the world would 
     live in freedom hinged on the outcome of the Cold War.
       (3) Democratic countries bore the burden of the struggle 
     and paid the costs in order to preserve and promote democracy 
     and freedom.
       (4) The Armed Forces and the taxpayers of the United States 
     bore the greatest portion of that burden and struggle in 
     order to protect those principles.
       (5) Tens of thousands of United States soldiers, sailors, 
     airmen, Marines paid the ultimate price during the Cold War 
     in order to preserve the freedoms and liberties enjoyed in 
     democratic countries.
       (6) The Berlin Wall erected in Berlin, Germany, epitomized 
     the totalitarianism that the United States struggled to 
     eradicate during the Cold War.
       (7) The fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989, was a 
     major event of the Cold War.
       (8) The Soviet Union collapsed on December 25, 1991.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the President should issue a proclamation calling on the 
     people of the United States to observe the victory in the 
     Cold War with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
       (c) Participation of Armed Forces in Celebration of End of 
     Cold War.--(1) Subject to paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 301 may be 
     available for costs of the Armed Forces in participating in a 
     celebration of the end of the Cold War to be held in 
     Washington, District of Columbia.
       (2) The total amount of funds available under paragraph (1) 
     for the purpose set forth in that paragraph shall not exceed 
     $5,000,000.
       (3) The Secretary of Defense may accept contributions from 
     the private sector for the purpose of reducing the costs of 
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     described in paragraph (1). The amount of funds available 
     under paragraph (1) for the purpose set forth in that 
     paragraph shall be reduced by an amount equal to the amount 
     of contributions accepted by the Secretary under the 
     preceding sentence.
       (4) The funding authorized in paragraph (1) shall not be 
     available until 30 days after the date upon which the plan 
     required by subsection (d) is submitted.
       (d) Report.--(1) The President shall transmit to Congress--
       (A) a report on the content of the proclamation referred to 
     in subsection (b); and
       (B) a plan for appropriate ceremonies and activities.
       (2) The plan submitted under paragraph (1) shall include 
     the following:
       (A) A discussion of the content, location, date, and time 
     of each ceremony and activity included in the plan.
       (B) The funding allocated to support those ceremonies and 
     activities.
       (C) The organizations and individuals consulted while 
     developing the plan for those ceremonies and activities.
       (D) A list of private sector organizations and individuals 
     that are expected to participate in each ceremony and 
     activity.
       (E) A list of local, State, and Federal agencies that are 
     expected to participate in each ceremony and activity.
       (e) Commission on Victory in the Cold War.--(1) There is 
     hereby established a commission to be known as the 
     ``Commission on Victory in the Cold War''.
       (2) The Commission shall be composed of twelve members, as 
     follows:
       (A) Two shall be appointed by the President.
       (B) Three shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (C) Two shall be appointed by the minority leader of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (D) Three shall be appointed by the majority leader of the 
     Senate.
       (E) Two shall be appointed by the minority leader of the 
     Senate.
       (3) The Commission shall review and make recommendations 
     regarding the celebration of the victory in the Cold War, to 
     include the date of the celebration, usage of facilities, 
     participation of the Armed Forces, and expenditure of funds.
       (4) The Secretary shall--
       (A) consult with the Commission on matters relating to the 
     celebration of the victory in the Cold War;
       (B) reimburse Commission members for expenses relating to 
     participation of Commission members in Commission activities 
     from funds made available under subsection (c); and
       (C) provide the Commission with administrative support.
       (5) The Commission shall be co-chaired by two members as 
     follows:
       (A) One selected by and from among those appointed pursuant 
     to subparagraphs (A), (C), and (E) of paragraph (2).
       (B) One selected by and from among those appointed pursuant 
     to subparagraphs (B) and (D) of paragraph (2).
                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

     SEC. 1061. DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD TASK FORCE ON USE OF 
                   TELEVISION AND RADIO AS A PROPAGANDA INSTRUMENT 
                   IN TIME OF MILITARY CONFLICT.

       (a) Establishment of Task Force.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall establish a task force of the Defense Science Board to 
     examine--
       (1) the use of radio and television broadcasting as a 
     propaganda instrument in time of military conflict; and
       (2) the adequacy of the capabilities of the Armed Forces to 
     make such uses of radio and television during conflicts such 
     as the conflict in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in the 
     spring of 1999.
       (b) Duties of Task Force.--The task force shall assess and 
     develop recommendations as to the appropriate capabilities, 
     if any, that the Armed Forces should have to broadcast radio 
     and television into a region in time of military conflict so 
     as to ensure that the general public in that region is 
     exposed to the facts of the conflict. In making that 
     assessment and developing those recommendations, the task 
     force shall review the following:
       (1) The capabilities of the Armed Forces to develop 
     programming and to make broadcasts that can reach a large 
     segment of the general public in a country such as the 
     Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
       (2) The potential of various Department of Defense airborne 
     or land-based mechanisms to have capabilities described in 
     paragraph (1), including improvements to the EC-130 Commando 
     Solo aircraft and the use of other airborne platforms, 
     unmanned aerial vehicles, and land-based transmitters in 
     conjunction with satellites.
       (3) Other issues relating to the use of television and 
     radio as a propaganda instrument in time of conflict.
       (c) Report.--The task force shall submit to the Secretary 
     of Defense a report containing its assessments and 
     recommendations under subsection (b) not later than February 
     1, 2000. The Secretary shall submit the report, together with 
     the comments and recommendations of the Secretary, to the 
     congressional defense committees not later than March 1, 
     2000.

     SEC. 1062. ASSESSMENT OF ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM 
                   REALLOCATION.

       (a) Assessment Required.--Part C of the National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration 
     Organization Act is amended by adding after section 155 the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 156. ASSESSMENT OF ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM 
                   REALLOCATION.

       ``(a) Review and Assessment of Electromagnetic Spectrum 
     Reallocation.--
       ``(1) Review and assessment required.--The Secretary of 
     Commerce, acting through the Assistant Secretary and in 
     coordination with the Chairman of the Federal Communications 
     Commission, shall convene an interagency review and 
     assessment of--
       ``(A) the progress made in implementation of national 
     spectrum planning;
       ``(B) the reallocation of Federal Government spectrum to 
     non-Federal use, in accordance with the amendments made by 
     title VI of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 
     (Public Law 103-66; 107 Stat. 379) and title III of the 
     Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33; 111 
     Stat.258); and
       ``(C) the implications for such reallocations to the 
     affected Federal executive agencies.
       ``(2) Coordination.--The assessment shall be conducted in 
     coordination with affected Federal executive agencies through 
     the Interdepartmental Radio Advisory Committee.
       ``(3) Cooperation and assistance.--Affected Federal 
     executive agencies shall cooperate with the Assistant 
     Secretary in the conduct of the review and assessment and 
     furnish the Assistant Secretary with such information, 
     support, and assistance, not inconsistent with law, as the 
     Assistant Secretary may consider necessary in the performance 
     of the review and assessment.
       ``(4) Attention to particular subjects required.--In the 
     conduct of the review and assessment, particular attention 
     shall be given to--
       ``(A) the effect on critical military and intelligence 
     capabilities, civil space programs, and other Federal 
     Government systems used to protect public safety of the 
     reallocated spectrum described in paragraph (1)(B) of this 
     subsection;
       ``(B) the anticipated impact on critical military and 
     intelligence capabilities, future military and intelligence 
     operational requirements, national defense modernization 
     programs, and civil space programs, and other Federal 
     Government systems used to protect public safety, of future 
     potential reallocations to non-Federal use of bands of the 
     electromagnetic spectrum that are currently allocated for use 
     by the Federal Government; and
       ``(C) future spectrum requirements of agencies in the 
     Federal Government.
       ``(b) Submission of Report.--The Secretary of Commerce, in 
     coordination with the heads of the affected Federal executive 
     agencies, and the Chairman of the Federal Communications 
     Commission shall submit to the President, the Committee on 
     Armed Services and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on Armed 
     Services, the Committee on Commerce, and the Committee on 
     Science of the House of Representatives, not later than 
     October 1, 2000, a report providing the results of the 
     assessment required by subsection (a).''.
       (b) Surrender of Department of Defense Spectrum.--
       (1) In general.--If, in order to make available for other 
     use a band of frequencies of which it is a primary user, the 
     Department of Defense is required to surrender use of such 
     band of frequencies, the Department shall not surrender use 
     of such band of frequencies until--
       (A) the National Telecommunications and Information 
     Administration, in consultation with the Federal 
     Communications Commission, identifies and makes available to 
     the Department for its primary use, if necessary, an 
     alternative band or bands of frequencies as a replacement for 
     the band to be so surrendered; and
       (B) the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Defense, 
     and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff jointly certify 
     to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the 
     Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Commerce of 
     the House of Representatives, that such alternative band or 
     bands provides comparable technical characteristics to 
     restore essential military capability that will be lost as a 
     result of the band of frequencies to be so surrendered.
       (2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a band of 
     frequencies that has been identified for reallocation in 
     accordance with title VI of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 
     Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-66; 107 Stat. 379) and title III 
     of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33, 111 
     Stat. 258), other than a band of frequencies that is 
     reclaimed pursuant to subsection (c).
       (c) Reassignment to Federal Government for Use by 
     Department of Defense of Certain Frequency Spectrum 
     Recommended for Reallocation.--(1) Notwithstanding any 
     provision of the National Telecommunications and Information 
     Administration Organization Act or the Balanced Budget Act of 
     1997, the President shall reclaim for exclusive Federal 
     Government use on a primary basis by the Department of 
     Defense--
       (A) the bands of frequencies aggregating 3 megahertz 
     located between 138 and 144 megahertz that were recommended 
     for reallocation in the second reallocation report under 
     section 113(a) of that Act; and
       (B) the band of frequency aggregating 5 megahertz located 
     between 1385 megahertz and 1390 megahertz, inclusive, that 
     was so recommended for reallocation.
       (2) Section 113(b)(3)(A) of the National Telecommunications 
     and Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 
     923(b)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ``20 megahertz'' and 
     inserting ``12 megahertz''.

     SEC. 1063. 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, 1999'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2000''.
       (b) Extension of Authorization.--Section 711(b) of such Act 
     (50 U.S.C. App. 2161(b)) is

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     amended by striking ``the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, and 
     1999'' and inserting ``fiscal years 1996 through 2000''.

     SEC. 1064. PERFORMANCE OF THREAT AND RISK ASSESSMENTS.

       Section 1404 of the Defense Against Weapons of Mass 
     Destruction Act of 1998 (title XIV of Public Law 105-261; 50 
     U.S.C. 2301 note) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 1404. THREAT AND RISK ASSESSMENTS.

       ``(a) Threat and Risk Assessments.--Assistance to Federal, 
     State, and local agencies provided under the program under 
     section 1402 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.
       ``(b) Conduct of Assessments.--The Department of Justice, 
     as lead Federal agency for domestic crisis management in 
     response to terrorism involving weapons of mass destruction, 
     shall--
       ``(1) conduct any threat and risk assessment performed 
     under subsection (a) in coordination with appropriate 
     Federal, State, and local agencies; and
       ``(2) develop procedures and guidance for conduct of the 
     threat and risk assessment in consultation with officials 
     from the intelligence community.''.

     SEC. 1065. CHEMICAL AGENTS USED FOR DEFENSIVE TRAINING.

       (a) Authority To Transfer Agents.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense may transfer to the Attorney General, in accordance 
     with the Chemical Weapons Convention, quantities of lethal 
     chemical agents required to support training at the Center 
     for Domestic Preparedness in Fort McClellan, Alabama. The 
     quantity of lethal chemical agents transferred under this 
     section may not exceed that required to support training for 
     emergency first-response personnel in addressing the health, 
     safety, and law enforcement concerns associated with 
     potential terrorist incidents that might involve the use of 
     lethal chemical weapons or agents, or other training 
     designated by the Attorney General.
       (2) The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 
     Attorney General, shall determine the amount of lethal 
     chemical agents that shall be transferred under this section. 
     Such amount shall be transferred from quantities of lethal 
     chemical agents that are produced, acquired, or retained by 
     the Department of Defense.
       (3) The Secretary of Defense may not transfer lethal 
     chemical agents under this section until--
       (A) the Center referred to in paragraph (1) is transferred 
     from the Department of Defense to the Department of Justice; 
     and
       (B) the Secretary determines that the Attorney General is 
     prepared to receive such agents.
       (4) To carry out the training described in paragraph (1) 
     and other defensive training not prohibited by the Chemical 
     Weapons Convention, the Secretary of Defense may transport 
     lethal chemical agents from a Department of Defense facility 
     in one State to a Department of Justice or Department of 
     Defense facility in another State.
       (5) Quantities of lethal chemical agents transferred under 
     this section shall meet all applicable requirements for 
     transportation, storage, treatment, and disposal of such 
     agents and for any resulting hazardous waste products.
       (b) Annual Report.--The Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with Attorney General, shall report annually to 
     Congress regarding the disposition of lethal chemical agents 
     transferred under this section.
       (c) Non-Interference With Treaty Obligations.--Nothing in 
     this section may be construed as interfering with United 
     States treaty obligations under the Chemical Weapons 
     Convention.
       (d) Chemical Weapons Convention Defined.--In this section, 
     the term ``Chemical Weapons Convention'' means 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.

     SEC. 1066. TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Title 10, United States Code.--Title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 136(a) is amended by inserting ``advice and'' 
     after ``by and with the''.
       (2) Section 180(d) is amended by striking ``grade GS-18 of 
     the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5'' and 
     inserting ``Executive Schedule Level IV under section 5376 of 
     title 5''.
       (3) Section 192(d) is amended by striking ``the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection'' and inserting ``October 17, 
     1998''.
       (4) Section 374(b) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by aligning subparagraphs (C) and (D) 
     with subparagraphs (A) and (B); and
       (B) in paragraph (2)(F), by striking the second semicolon 
     at the end of clause (i).
       (5) Section 664(i)(2)(A) is amended by striking ``the date 
     of the enactment of this subsection'' and inserting 
     ``February 10, 1996''.
       (6) Section 977(d)(2) is amended by striking ``the lesser 
     of'' and all that follows through ``(B)''.
       (7) Section 1073 is amended by inserting ``(42 U.S.C. 14401 
     et seq.)'' before the period at the end of the second 
     sentence.
       (8) Section 1076a(j)(2) is amended by striking ``1 year'' 
     and inserting ``one year''.
       (9) Section 1370(d) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``chapter 1225'' and 
     inserting ``chapter 1223''; and
       (B) in paragraph (5), by striking ``the date of the 
     enactment of this paragraph'' and inserting ``October 17, 
     1998,''.
       (10) Section 1401a(b)(2) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``members'' and all that follows through 
     ``The Secretary shall'' and inserting ``members.--The 
     Secretary shall'';
       (B) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C); and
       (C) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subparagraphs 
     (A) and (B) and realigning those subparagraphs, as so 
     redesignated, so as to be indented four ems from the left 
     margin.
       (11) Section 1406(i)(2) is amended by striking ``on or 
     after the date of the enactment of the Strom Thurmond 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999'' and 
     inserting ``after October 16, 1998''.
       (12) Section 1448(b)(3)(E)(ii) is amended by striking ``on 
     or after the date of the enactment of the subparagraph'' and 
     inserting ``after October 16, 1998,''.
       (13) Section 1501(d) is amended by striking ``prescribed'' 
     in the first sentence and inserting ``described''.
       (14) Section 1509(a)(2) is amended by striking ``the date 
     of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1998'' in subparagraphs (A) and (B) and 
     inserting ``November 18, 1997,''.
       (15) Section 1513(1) is amended by striking ``, under the 
     circumstances specified in the last sentence of section 
     1509(a) of this title'' and inserting ``who is required by 
     section 1509(a)(1) of this title to be considered a missing 
     person''.
       (16) Section 2208(l)(2)(A) is amended by inserting ``of'' 
     after ``during a period''.
       (17) Section 2212(f) is amended--
       (A) in paragraphs (2) and (3), by striking ``after the date 
     of the enactment of this section'' and inserting ``after 
     October 17, 1998,''; and
       (B) in paragraphs (2), (3) and (4), by striking ``as of the 
     date of the enactment of this section'' and inserting ``as of 
     October 17, 1998''.
       (18) Section 2302c(b) is amended by striking ``section 
     2303'' and inserting ``section 2303(a)''.
       (19) Section 2325(a)(1) is amended by inserting ``that 
     occurs after November 18, 1997,'' after ``of the contractor'' 
     in the matter that precedes subparagraph (A).
       (20) Section 2469a(c)(3) is amended by striking ``the date 
     of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1998'' and inserting ``November 18, 1997''.
       (21) Section 2486(c) is amended by striking ``the date of 
     the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998,'' in the second sentence and inserting 
     ``November 18, 1997,''.
       (22) Section 2492(b) is amended by striking ``the date of 
     the enactment of this section'' and inserting ``October 17, 
     1998''.
       (23) Section 2539b(a) is amended by striking ``secretaries 
     of the military departments'' and inserting ``Secretaries of 
     the military departments''.
       (24) Section 2641a is amended--
       (A) by striking ``, United States Code,'' in subsection 
     (b)(2); and
       (B) by striking subsection (d).
       (25) Section 2692(b) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``apply to--'' in the matter preceding 
     paragraph (1) and inserting ``apply to the following:'';
       (B) by striking ``the'' at the beginning of each of 
     paragraphs (1) through (11) and inserting ``The'';
       (C) by striking the semicolon at the end of each of 
     paragraphs (1) through (9) and inserting a period; and
       (D) by striking ``; and'' at the end of paragraph (10) and 
     inserting a period.
       (26) Section 2696 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by inserting ``enacted after 
     December 31, 1997,'' after ``any provision of law'';
       (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``required by 
     paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``referred to in subsection 
     (a)''; and
       (C) in subsection (e)(4), by striking ``the date of 
     enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998'' and inserting ``November 18, 1997''.
       (27) Section 2703(c) is amended by striking ``United States 
     Code,''.
       (28) Section 2837(d)(2) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``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).
       (29) Section 7315(d)(2) is amended by striking ``the date 
     of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1998'' and inserting ``November 18, 1997,''.
       (30) Section 7902(e)(5) is amended by striking ``, United 
     States Code,''.
       (31) The item relating to section 12003 in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 1201 is amended by 
     inserting ``in an'' after ``officers''.
       (32) Section 14301(g) is amended by striking ``1 year'' 
     both places it appears and inserting ``one year''.
       (33) Section 16131(b)(1) is amended by inserting ``in'' 
     after ``Except as provided''
       (b) Public Law 105-261.--Effective as of October 17, 1998, 
     and as if included therein as enacted, the Strom Thurmond 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 
     (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 1920 et seq.) is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) Section 402(b) (112 Stat. 1996) is amended by striking 
     the third comma in the first quoted matter and inserting a 
     period.
       (2) Section 511(b)(2) (112 Stat. 2007) is amended by 
     striking ``section 1411'' and inserting ``section 1402''.
       (3) Section 513(a) (112 Stat. 2007) is amended by striking 
     ``section 511'' and inserting ``section 512(a)''.
       (4) Section 525(b) (112 Stat. 2014) is amended by striking 
     ``subsection (i)'' and inserting ``subsection (j)''.
       (5) Section 568 (112 Stat. 2031) is amended by striking 
     ``1295(c)'' in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and 
     inserting ``1295b(c)''.

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       (6) Section 722(c) (112 Stat. 2067) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(1)'' before ``An individual is 
     eligible'';
       (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) 
     as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4), respectively; and
       (C) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``subsection (c)'' and inserting ``subsection (d)''.
       (c) Public Law 105-85.--The National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85) is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) Section 557(b) (111 Stat. 1750) is amended by inserting 
     ``to'' after ``with respect''.
       (2) Section 563(b) (111 Stat. 1754) is amended by striking 
     ``title'' and inserting ``subtitle''.
       (3) Section 644(d)(2) (111 Stat. 1801) is amended by 
     striking ``paragraphs (3) and (4)'' and inserting 
     ``paragraphs (7) and (8)''.
       (4) Section 934(b) (111 Stat. 1866) is amended by striking 
     ``of'' after ``matters concerning''.
       (d) Other Laws.--
       (1) Effective as of April 1, 1996, section 647(b) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 
     (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 370) is amended by inserting 
     ``of such title'' after ``Section 1968(a)''.
       (2) Section 414 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-190; 10 U.S.C. 
     12001 note) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``pilot'' in subsection (a), ``Pilot'' in 
     the heading of subsection (a), and ``pilot'' in 
     the section heading; and
       (B) in subsection (c)(1)--
       (i) by striking ``2,000'' in the first sentence and 
     inserting ``5,000''; and
       (ii) by striking the second sentence.
       (3) Sections 8334(c) and 8422(a)(3) of title 5, United 
     States Code, are each amended in the item for nuclear 
     materials couriers--
       (A) by striking ``to the day before the date of the 
     enactment of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999'' and inserting ``to 
     October 16, 1998''; and
       (B) by striking ``The date of the enactment of the Strom 
     Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1999'' and inserting ``October 17, 1998''.
       (4) Section 113(b)(2) of title 32, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``the date of the enactment of this 
     subsection'' and inserting ``October 17, 1998''.
       (5) Section 1007(b) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking the second sentence.
       (6) Section 845(b)(1) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 10 U.S.C. 2371 
     note) is amended by striking ``(e)(2) and (e)(3) of such 
     section 2371'' and inserting ``(e)(1)(B) and (e)(2) of such 
     section 2371''.
       (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.

     SEC. 1067. AMENDMENTS TO REFLECT NAME CHANGE OF COMMITTEE ON 
                   NATIONAL SECURITY OF THE HOUSE OF 
                   REPRESENTATIVES TO COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES.

       The following provisions of law are amended by striking 
     ``Committee on National Security'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Committee on Armed Services'':
       (1) Title 10, United States Code.
       (2) Sections 301b(i)(2) and 431(d)(2) of title 37, United 
     States Code.
       (3) The following provisions of the Strom Thurmond National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 
     105-261): section 3, section 344(c)(3) (10 U.S.C. 113 note), 
     section 571(f) (10 U.S.C. 520 note), section 722(b)(3)(A) (10 
     U.S.C. 1073 note), section 723(d) (10 U.S.C. 1073 note), 
     section 724 (10 U.S.C. 1108 note), section 733(b)(3) (10 
     U.S.C. 1091 note), section 741(c) (10 U.S.C. 1109 note), 
     section 745(h) (10 U.S.C. 1071 note), 803(c)(4) (10 U.S.C. 
     2306a note), section 914, section 1007(f)(1), section 
     1101(g)(1) (5 U.S.C. 3104 note), section 1223(a) (22 U.S.C. 
     1928 note), section 1502(a) (22 U.S.C. 2593a note), section 
     3124(d), section 3158(c) (42 U.S.C. 2121 note), section 
     3159(d) (42 U.S.C. 2121 note), and section 3161(d)(2) (50 
     U.S.C. 435 note).
       (4) The following provisions of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85): 
     section 3, section 349(g) (10 U.S.C. 2702 note), section 
     849(b) (10 U.S.C. 1731 note), section 1033(f)(4), section 
     1078(d) (50 U.S.C. 1520a), section 1215(2), section 3124(d), 
     and section 3140(a).
       (5) The following provisions of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201): 
     section 3, section 121(e)(1), section 270(a) (10 U.S.C. 2501 
     note), section 326(c), section 333(c), section 552(a), 
     section 1042(a) (10 U.S.C. 113 note), section 1053(d), 
     section 2827(b)(3), and section 3124(c).
       (6) The following provisions of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106): 
     section 3, section 131, section 234(f), section 279(b), 
     section 373(a), section 807(c) (10 U.S.C. 2401a note), 
     section 822(e) (10 U.S.C. 2302 note), section 1011(d)(2), 
     section 1205(a)(2) (22 U.S.C. 5955 note), section 3124(c), 
     and section 3411 (10 U.S.C. 7420 note).
       (7) Section 2922(b) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 10 U.S.C. 2687 
     note).
       (8) Sections 326(a)(5) (10 U.S.C. 2302 note) and 
     1505(e)(2)(B) (22 U.S.C. 5859a) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484).
       (9) Section 1097(a)(1) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 
     102-190; 22 U.S.C. 2751 note).
       (10) The following provisions of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510): 
     section 1403(d)(2) (50 U.S.C. 404b(d)(2)), section 1457(d)(2) 
     (50 U.S.C. 404c(d)(2)), section 2910(2) (10 U.S.C. 2687 
     note), and subsections (e)(3)(A) and (f)(2) of section 2921 
     (10 U.S.C. 2687 note).
       (11) Subsections (b)(4) and (k)(2) of section 1412 of the 
     Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (Public Law 99-
     145; 50 U.S.C. 1521).
       (12) Section 1002(d) of the Department of Defense 
     Authorization Act, 1985 (Public Law 98-525; 22 U.S.C. 1928 
     note).
       (13) Sections 6(d)(1) and 7(b) of the Strategic and 
     Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98e(d)(1), 
     98f(b)).
       (14) Section 8125(g)(2) of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1989 (Public Law 100-463; 10 U.S.C. 113 
     note).
       (15) Section 7606(b) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 
     (Public Law 100-690; 10 U.S.C. 9441 note).
       (16) Sections 104(d)(5) and 109(c)(2) of the National 
     Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403-4(d)(5), 404d(c)(2)).
       (17) Sections 8(b)(3) and 8(f)(1) of the Inspector General 
     Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
       (18) Section 204(h)(3) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 485(h)(3)).
       (19) Section 101(f)(3)(A) of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 
     670a(f)(3)(A)).
       (20) Section 103(c) of the High-Performance Computing Act 
     of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5513(c)).
       (21) Section 205(b)(1) of the Commercial Space Act of 1998 
     (Public Law 105-303; 42 U.S.C. 14734(b)(1)).
       (22) Section 506(c) of the Intelligence Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-93; 109 Stat. 974).
       (23) Section 2(f) of the Wildfire Suppression Aircraft 
     Transfer Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-307; 10 U.S.C. 2576 
     note).
           TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL
Sec. 1101. Accelerated implementation of voluntary early retirement 
              authority.
Sec. 1102. Increase of pay cap for nonappropriated fund senior 
              executive employees.
Sec. 1103. Restoration of leave of emergency essential employees 
              serving in a combat zone.
Sec. 1104. Extension of certain temporary authorities to provide 
              benefits for employees in connection with defense 
              workforce reductions and restructuring.
Sec. 1105. Leave without loss of benefits for military reserve 
              technicians on active duty in support of combat 
              operations.
Sec. 1106. Expansion of Guard-and-Reserve purposes for which leave 
              under section 6323 of title 5, United States Code, may be 
              used.
Sec. 1107. Work schedules and premium pay of service academy faculty.
Sec. 1108. Salary schedules and related benefits for faculty and staff 
              of the Uniformed Services University of the Health 
              Sciences.
Sec. 1109. Exemption of defense laboratory employees from certain 
              workforce management restrictions.

     SEC. 1101. ACCELERATED IMPLEMENTATION OF VOLUNTARY EARLY 
                   RETIREMENT AUTHORITY.

       Section 1109(d)(1) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 
     112 Stat. 2145; 5 U.S.C. 8336 note) is amended by striking 
     ``October 1, 2000'' and inserting ``October 1, 1999''.

     SEC. 1102. INCREASE OF PAY CAP FOR NONAPPROPRIATED FUND 
                   SENIOR EXECUTIVE EMPLOYEES.

       Section 5373 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``Except as 
     provided'' and inserting ``(a) Except as provided in 
     subsection (b) and''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Subsection (a) shall not affect the authority of the 
     Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military 
     department to fix the pay of a civilian employee paid from 
     nonappropriated funds, except that the annual rate of basic 
     pay (including any portion of such pay attributable to 
     comparability with private-sector pay in a locality) of such 
     an employee may not be fixed at a rate greater than the rate 
     for level III of the Executive Schedule.''.

     SEC. 1103. RESTORATION OF LEAVE OF EMERGENCY ESSENTIAL 
                   EMPLOYEES SERVING IN A COMBAT ZONE.

       (a) Service in a Combat Zone as Exigency of the Public 
     Business.--Section 6304(d) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4)(A) For the purpose of this subsection, service of a 
     Department of Defense emergency essential employee in a 
     combat zone is an exigency of the public business for that 
     employee. Any leave that, by reason of such service, is lost 
     by the employee by operation of this section (regardless of 
     whether such leave was scheduled) shall be restored to the 
     employee and shall be credited and available in accordance 
     with paragraph (2).
       ``(B) As used in subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) the term `Department of Defense emergency essential 
     employee' means an employee of the Department of Defense who 
     is designated under section 1580 of title 10 as an emergency 
     essential employee; and
       ``(ii) the term `combat zone' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 112(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986.''.
       (b) Designation of Emergency Essential Employees.--(1) 
     Chapter 81 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after the table of sections at the beginning of 
     such chapter the following new section 1580:

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     ``Sec. 1580. Emergency essential employees: designation

       ``(a) Criteria for Designation.--The Secretary of Defense 
     or the Secretary of the military department concerned may 
     designate as an emergency essential employee any employee of 
     the Department of Defense, whether permanent or temporary, 
     the duties of whose position meet all of the following 
     criteria:
       ``(1) It is the duty of the employee to provide immediate 
     and continuing support for combat operations or to support 
     maintenance and repair of combat essential systems of the 
     armed forces.
       ``(2) It is necessary for the employee to perform that duty 
     in a combat zone after the evacuation of nonessential 
     personnel, including any dependents of members of the armed 
     forces, from the zone in connection with a war, a national 
     emergency declared by Congress or the President, or the 
     commencement of combat operations of the armed forces in the 
     zone.
       ``(3) It is impracticable to convert the employee's 
     position to a position authorized to be filled by a member of 
     the armed forces because of a necessity for that duty to be 
     performed without interruption.
       ``(b) Eligibility of Employees of Nonappropriated Fund 
     Instrumentalities.--A nonappropriated fund instrumentality 
     employee is eligible for designation as an emergency 
     essential employee under subsection (a).
       ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `combat zone' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 112(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986.
       ``(2) The term `nonappropriated fund instrumentality 
     employee' has the meaning given that term in section 
     1587(a)(1) of this title.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting before the item relating to section 
     1581 the following:

       ``1580. Emergency essential employees: designation.''.

     SEC. 1104. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN TEMPORARY AUTHORITIES TO 
                   PROVIDE BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYEES IN CONNECTION 
                   WITH DEFENSE WORKFORCE REDUCTIONS AND 
                   RESTRUCTURING.

       (a) Lump-Sum Payment of Severance Pay.--Section 5595(i)(4) 
     of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``the 
     date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1996 and before October 1, 1999'' and 
     inserting ``February 10, 1996, and before October 1, 2003''.
       (b) Voluntary Separation Incentive.--Section 5597(e) of 
     such title is amended by striking ``September 30, 2001'' and 
     inserting ``September 30, 2003''.
       (c) Continuation of FEHBP Eligibility.--Section 
     8905a(d)(4)(B) of such title is amended by striking clauses 
     (i) and (ii) and inserting the following:
       ``(i) October 1, 2003; or
       ``(ii) February 1, 2004, if specific notice of such 
     separation was given to such individual before October 1, 
     2003.''.

     SEC. 1105. LEAVE WITHOUT LOSS OF BENEFITS FOR MILITARY 
                   RESERVE TECHNICIANS ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT 
                   OF COMBAT OPERATIONS.

       (a) Elimination of Restriction to Situations Involving 
     Noncombat Operations.--Section 6323(d)(1) of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``noncombat''.
       (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 days of leave under section 
     6323(d)(1) of title 5, United States Code, on or after that 
     date.

     SEC. 1106. EXPANSION OF GUARD-AND-RESERVE PURPOSES FOR WHICH 
                   LEAVE UNDER SECTION 6323 OF TITLE 5, UNITED 
                   STATES CODE, MAY BE USED.

       (a) In General.--Section 6323(a)(1) of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended in the first sentence by inserting 
     ``, inactive-duty training (as defined in section 101 of 
     title 37),'' after ``active duty''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall not apply with respect to any inactive-duty training 
     (as defined in such amendment) occurring before the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1107. WORK SCHEDULES AND PREMIUM PAY OF SERVICE ACADEMY 
                   FACULTY.

       (a) United States Military Academy.--Section 4338 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection (c):
       ``(c) The Secretary of the Army may, notwithstanding the 
     provisions of subchapter V of chapter 55 of title 5 or 
     section 6101 of such title, prescribe for persons employed 
     under this section the following:
       ``(1) The work schedule, including hours of work and tours 
     of duty, set forth with such specificity and other 
     characteristics as the Secretary determines appropriate.
       ``(2) Any premium pay or compensatory time off for hours of 
     work or tours of duty in excess of the regularly scheduled 
     hours or tours of duty.''.
       (b) United States Naval Academy.--Section 6952 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by--
       (1) redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
       (2) inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection (c):
       ``(c) The Secretary of the Navy may, notwithstanding the 
     provisions of subchapter V of chapter 55 of title 5 or 
     section 6101 of such title, prescribe for persons employed 
     under this section the following:
       ``(1) The work schedule, including hours of work and tours 
     of duty, set forth with such specificity and other 
     characteristics as the Secretary determines appropriate.
       ``(2) Any premium pay or compensatory time off for hours of 
     work or tours of duty in excess of the regularly scheduled 
     hours or tours of duty.''.
       (c) United States Air Force Academy.--Section 9338 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection (c):
       ``(c) The Secretary of the Air Force may, notwithstanding 
     the provisions of subchapter V of chapter 55 of title 5 or 
     section 6101 of such title, prescribe for persons employed 
     under this section the following:
       ``(1) The work schedule, including hours of work and tours 
     of duty, set forth with such specificity and other 
     characteristics as the Secretary determines appropriate.
       ``(2) Any premium pay or compensatory time off for hours of 
     work or tours of duty in excess of the regularly scheduled 
     hours or tours of duty.''.

     SEC. 1108. SALARY SCHEDULES AND RELATED BENEFITS FOR FACULTY 
                   AND STAFF OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY 
                   OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES.

       Section 2113(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) The limitations in section 5373 of title 5 do not 
     apply to the authority of the Secretary under paragraph (1) 
     to prescribe salary schedules and other related benefits.''.

     SEC. 1109. EXEMPTION OF DEFENSE LABORATORY EMPLOYEES FROM 
                   CERTAIN WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT RESTRICTIONS.

       Section 342(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2721) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) The employees of a laboratory covered by a personnel 
     demonstration project carried out under this section shall be 
     exempt from, and may not be counted for the purposes of, any 
     constraint or limitation in a statute or regulation in terms 
     of supervisory ratios or maximum number of employees in any 
     specific category or categories of employment that may 
     otherwise be applicable to the employees. The employees shall 
     be managed by the director of the laboratory subject to the 
     supervision of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics.''.
              TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO OTHER NATIONS

     Subtitle A--Matters Relating to the People's Republic of China

Sec. 1201. Limitation on military-to-military exchanges and contacts 
              with Chinese People's Liberation Army.
Sec. 1202. Annual report on military power of the People's Republic of 
              China.

              Subtitle B--Matters Relating to the Balkans

Sec. 1211. Department of Defense report on the conduct of Operation 
              Allied Force and associated relief operations.
Sec. 1212. Sense of Congress regarding the need for vigorous 
              prosecution of war crimes, genocide, and crimes against 
              humanity in the former Republic of Yugoslavia.

         Subtitle C--Matters Relating to NATO and Other Allies

Sec. 1221. Legal effect of the new strategic concept of NATO.
Sec. 1222. Report on allied capabilities to contribute to major theater 
              wars.
Sec. 1223. Attendance at professional military education schools by 
              military personnel of the new member nations of NATO.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 1231. Multinational economic embargoes against governments in 
              armed conflict with the United States.
Sec. 1232. Limitation on deployment of Armed Forces in Haiti during 
              fiscal year 2000 and congressional notice of deployments 
              to Haiti.
Sec. 1233. Report on the security situation on the Korean peninsula.
Sec. 1234. Sense of Congress regarding the continuation of sanctions 
              against Libya.
Sec. 1235. Sense of Congress and report on disengaging from noncritical 
              overseas missions involving United States combat forces.
     Subtitle A--Matters Relating to the People's Republic of China

     SEC. 1201. LIMITATION ON MILITARY-TO-MILITARY EXCHANGES AND 
                   CONTACTS WITH CHINESE PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY.

       (a) Limitation.--The Secretary of Defense may not authorize 
     any military-to-military exchange or contact described in 
     subsection (b) to be conducted by the armed forces with 
     representatives of the People's Liberation Army of the 
     People's Republic of China if that exchange or contact would 
     create a national security risk due to an inappropriate 
     exposure specified in subsection (b).
       (b) Covered Exchanges and Contacts.--Subsection (a) applies 
     to any military-to-military exchange or contact that includes 
     inappropriate exposure to any of the following:
       (1) Force projection operations.
       (2) Nuclear operations.
       (3) Advanced combined-arms and joint combat operations.
       (4) Advanced logistical operations.
       (5) Chemical and biological defense and other capabilities 
     related to weapons of mass destruction.
       (6) Surveillance and reconnaissance operations.
       (7) Joint warfighting experiments and other activities 
     related to a transformation in warfare.
       (8) Military space operations.
       (9) Other advanced capabilities of the Armed Forces.
       (10) Arms sales or military-related technology transfers.

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       (11) Release of classified or restricted information.
       (12) Access to a Department of Defense laboratory.
       (c) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) does not apply to any 
     search-and-rescue or humanitarian operation or exercise.
       (d) Annual Certification by Secretary.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
     of Representatives, not later than December 31 each year, a 
     certification in writing as to whether or not any military-
     to-military exchange or contact during that calendar year was 
     conducted in violation of subsection (a).
       (e) Annual Report.--Not later than March 31 each year 
     beginning in 2001, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a 
     report providing the Secretary's assessment of the current 
     state of military-to-military exchanges and contacts with the 
     People's Liberation Army. The report shall include the 
     following:
       (1) A summary of all such military-to-military contacts 
     during the period since the last such report, including a 
     summary of topics discussed and questions asked by the 
     Chinese participants in those contacts.
       (2) A description of the military-to-military exchanges and 
     contacts scheduled for the next 12-month period and a plan 
     for future contacts and exchanges.
       (3) The Secretary's assessment of the benefits the Chinese 
     expect to gain from those military-to-military exchanges and 
     contacts.
       (4) The Secretary's assessment of the benefits the 
     Department of Defense expects to gain from those military-to-
     military exchanges and contacts.
       (5) The Secretary's assessment of how military-to-military 
     exchanges and contacts with the People's Liberation Army fit 
     into the larger security relationship between the United 
     States and the People's Republic of China.
       (f) Report of Past Military-to-Military Exchanges and 
     Contacts With the PRC.--Not later than March 31, 2000, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the House of Representatives a report on past military-to-
     military exchanges and contacts between the United States and 
     the People's Republic of China. The report shall be 
     unclassified, but may contain a classified annex, and shall 
     include the following:
       (1) A list of the general and flag grade officers of the 
     People's Liberation Army who have visited United States 
     military installations since January 1, 1993.
       (2) The itinerary of the visits referred to in paragraph 
     (2), including the installations visited, the duration of the 
     visits, and the activities conducted during the visits.
       (3) The involvement, if any, of the general and flag 
     officers referred to in paragraph (1) in the Tiananmen Square 
     massacre of June 1989.
       (4) A list of the facilities in the People's Republic of 
     China that United States military officers have visited as a 
     result of any military-to-military exchange or contact 
     program between the United States and the People's Republic 
     of China since January 1, 1993.
       (5) A list of facilities in the People's Republic of China 
     that have been the subject of a requested visit by the 
     Department of Defense that has been denied by People's 
     Republic of China authorities.
       (6) A list of facilities in the United States that have 
     been the subject of a requested visit by the People's 
     Liberation Army that has been denied by the United States.
       (7) Any official documentation (such as memoranda for the 
     record, after-action reports, and final itineraries) and all 
     receipts for expenses over $1,000, concerning military-to-
     military exchanges or contacts between the United States and 
     the People's Republic of China in 1999.
       (8) A description of military-to-military exchanges or 
     contacts between the United States and the People's Republic 
     of China scheduled for 2000.
       (9) An assessment regarding whether or not any People's 
     Republic of China military officials have been shown 
     classified material as a result of military-to-military 
     exchanges or contacts between the United States and the 
     People's Republic of China.

     SEC. 1202. ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY POWER OF THE PEOPLE'S 
                   REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       (a) Annual Report.--Not later than March 1 each year, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the specified 
     congressional committees a report, in both classified and 
     unclassified form, on the current and future military 
     strategy of the People's Republic of China. The report shall 
     address the current and probable future course of military-
     technological development on the People's Liberation Army and 
     the tenets and probable development of Chinese grand 
     strategy, security strategy, and military strategy, and of 
     military organizations and operational concepts, through the 
     next 20 years.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--Each report under this section 
     shall include analyses and forecasts of the following:
       (1) The goals of Chinese grand strategy, security strategy, 
     and military strategy.
       (2) Trends in Chinese strategy that would be designed to 
     establish the People's Republic of China as the leading 
     political power in the Asia-Pacific region and as a political 
     and military presence in other regions of the world.
       (3) The security situation in the Taiwan Strait.
       (4) Chinese strategy regarding Taiwan.
       (5) The size, location, and capabilities of Chinese 
     strategic, land, sea, and air forces, including detailed 
     analysis of those forces facing Taiwan.
       (6) Developments in Chinese military doctrine, focusing on 
     (but not limited to) efforts to exploit a transformation in 
     military affairs or to conduct preemptive strikes.
       (7) Efforts, including technology transfers and espionage, 
     by the People's Republic of China to develop, acquire, or 
     gain access to information, communication, space and other 
     advanced technologies that would enhance military 
     capabilities.
       (8) An assessment of any challenges during the preceding 
     year to the deterrent forces of the Republic of China on 
     Taiwan, consistent with the commitments made by the United 
     States in the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96-8).
       (c) Specified Congressional Committees.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term ``specified congressional committees'' 
     means the following:
       (1) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate.
       (2) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     International Relations of the House of Representatives.
              Subtitle B--Matters Relating to the Balkans

      SEC. 1211. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REPORT ON THE CONDUCT OF 
                   OPERATION ALLIED FORCE AND ASSOCIATED RELIEF 
                   OPERATIONS.

       (a) Report Required.--(1) Not later than January 31, 2000, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report on the conduct of military 
     operations conducted as part of Operation Allied Force and 
     relief operations associated with that operation. The 
     Secretary shall submit to those committees a preliminary 
     report on the conduct of those operations not later than 
     October 15, 1999. The report (including the preliminary 
     report) shall be prepared in consultation with the Chairman 
     of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Commander in Chief, 
     United States European Command.
       (2) In this section, the term ``Operation Allied Force'' 
     means operations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     (NATO) conducted against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 
     (Serbia and Montenegro) during the period beginning on March 
     24, 1999, and ending with the suspension of bombing 
     operations on June 10, 1999, to resolve the conflict with 
     respect to Kosovo.
       (b) Discussion of Accomplishments and Shortcomings.--The 
     report (and the preliminary report, to the extent feasible) 
     shall contain a discussion, with a particular emphasis on 
     accomplishments and shortcomings, of the following matters:
       (1) The national security interests of the United States 
     that were threatened by the deteriorating political and 
     military situation in the Province of Kosovo, Republic of 
     Serbia, in the country of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 
     (Serbia and Montenegro).
       (2) The factors leading to the decision by the United 
     States and NATO to issue an ultimatum in October 1998 that 
     force would be used against the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia unless certain conditions were met, and the 
     planning of a military operation to execute that ultimatum.
       (3) The political and military objectives of the United 
     States and NATO in the conflict with the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia.
       (4) The military strategy of the United States and NATO to 
     achieve those political and military objectives.
       (5) An analysis of the decisionmaking process of NATO and 
     the effect of that decisionmaking process on the conduct of 
     military operations.
       (6) An analysis of the decision not to include a ground 
     component in Operation Allied Force (to include a detailed 
     explanation of the political and military factors involved in 
     that decision) and the effect of that decision on the conduct 
     of military operations.
       (7) The deployment of United States forces and the 
     transportation of supplies to the theater of operations, 
     including an assessment of airlift and sealift, with a 
     specific assessment of the deployment of Task Force Hawk.
       (8) The conduct of military operations, including a 
     specific assessment of each of the following:
       (A) The effects of the graduated, incremental pace of the 
     military operations.
       (B) The process for identifying, nominating, selecting and 
     verifying targets to be attacked during Operation Allied 
     Force, including an analysis of the factors leading to the 
     bombing of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in 
     Belgrade.
       (C) The loss of aircraft and the accuracy of bombing 
     operations.
       (D) The decoy and deception operations and counter-
     intelligence techniques used by the Yugoslav military.
       (E) The use of high-demand, low-density assets in Operation 
     Allied Force in terms of inventory, capabilities, 
     deficiencies, and ability to provide logistical support.
       (F) A comparison of the military capabilities of the United 
     States and of the allied participants in Operation Allied 
     Force.
       (G) Communications and operational security of NATO forces.
       (H) The effect of adverse weather on the performance of 
     weapons and supporting systems.
       (I) The decision not to use in the air campaign the Apache 
     attack helicopters deployed as part of Task Force Hawk.
       (9) The conduct of relief operations by United States and 
     allied military forces and the effect of those relief 
     operations on military operations.
       (10) The ability of the United States during Operation 
     Allied Force to conduct other operations required by the 
     national defense strategy, including an analysis of the 
     transfer of operational assets from other United States 
     unified commands to the European Command for participation in 
     Operation Allied Force and the effect of those transfers on 
     the readiness, warfighting capability, and deterrence posture 
     of those commands.
       (11) The use of special operations forces, including 
     operational and intelligence activities classified under 
     special access procedures.
       (12) The effectiveness of intelligence, surveillance, and 
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     ational forces, including an assessment of battle damage 
     assessment of fixed and mobile targets prosecuted during the 
     air campaign, estimates of Yugoslav forces and equipment in 
     Kosovo, and information related to Kosovar refugees and 
     internally displaced persons.
       (13) The use and performance of United States and NATO 
     military equipment, weapon systems, and munitions (including 
     items classified under special access procedures) and an 
     analysis of--
       (A) any equipment or capabilities that were in research and 
     development and if available could have been used in the 
     theater of operations;
       (B) any equipment or capabilities that were available and 
     could have been used but were not introduced into the theater 
     of operations; and
       (C) the compatibility of command, control, and 
     communications equipment and the ability of United States 
     aircraft to operate with aircraft of other nations without 
     degradation of capabilities or protection of United States 
     forces.
       (14) The scope of logistics support, including support from 
     other nations, with particular emphasis on the availability 
     and adequacy of foreign air bases.
       (15) The role of contractors to provide support and 
     maintenance in the theater of operations.
       (16) The acquisition policy actions taken to support the 
     forces in the theater of operations.
       (17) The personnel management actions taken to support the 
     forces in the theater of operations.
       (18) The effectiveness of reserve component forces, 
     including their use and performance in the theater of 
     operations.
       (19) A legal analysis, including (A) the legal basis for 
     the decision by NATO to use force, and (B) the role of the 
     law of armed conflict in the planning and execution of 
     military operations by the United States and the other NATO 
     member nations.
       (20) The cost to the Department of Defense of Operation 
     Allied Force and associated relief operations, together with 
     the Secretary's plan to refurbish or replace ordnance and 
     other military equipment expended or destroyed during the 
     operations.
       (21) A description of the most critical lessons learned 
     that could lead to long-term doctrinal, organizational, and 
     technological changes.
       (c) Classification of Report.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit both the report and the preliminary report in a 
     classified form and an unclassified form.

     SEC. 1212. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE NEED FOR VIGOROUS 
                   PROSECUTION OF WAR CRIMES, GENOCIDE, AND CRIMES 
                   AGAINST HUMANITY IN THE FORMER REPUBLIC OF 
                   YUGOSLAVIA.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The United Nations Security Council created the 
     International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (in 
     this section referred to as the ``ICTY'') by resolution on 
     May 25, 1993.
       (2) Although the ICTY has indicted 89 people since its 
     creation, those indictments have only resulted in the trial 
     and conviction of 8 criminals.
       (3) The ICTY has jurisdiction to investigate grave breaches 
     of the 1949 Geneva Conventions (Article 2), violations of the 
     laws or customs of war (Article 3), genocide (Article 4), and 
     crimes against humanity (Article 5).
       (4) The Chief Prosecutor of the ICTY, Justice Louise 
     Arbour, stated on July 7, 1998, to the Contact Group for the 
     former Yugoslavia, that ``[t]he Prosecutor believes that the 
     nature and scale of the fighting indicate that an `armed 
     conflict', within the meaning of international law, exists in 
     Kosovo. As a consequence, she intends to bring charges for 
     crimes against humanity or war crimes, if evidence of such 
     crimes is established''.
       (5) Reports from Kosovar Albanian refugees provide detailed 
     accounts of systematic efforts to displace the entire Muslim 
     population of Kosovo.
       (6) In furtherance of this plan, Serbian troops, police, 
     and paramilitary forces have engaged in detention and summary 
     execution of men of all ages, wanton destruction of civilian 
     housing, forcible expulsions, mass executions in at least 60 
     villages and towns, as well as widespread rape of women and 
     young girls.
       (7) These reports of atrocities provide prima facie 
     evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity, as well 
     as possible genocide.
       (8) Any criminal investigation is best served by the 
     depositions and interviews of witnesses as soon after the 
     commission of the crime as possible.
       (9) The indictment, arrest, and trial of war criminals 
     would provide a significant deterrent to further atrocities.
       (10) The ICTY has issued 14 international warrants for war 
     crimes suspects that have yet to be served, despite knowledge 
     of the suspects' whereabouts.
       (11) Vigorous prosecution of war crimes after the conflict 
     in Bosnia may have prevented the ongoing atrocities in 
     Kosovo.
       (12) Investigative reporters have identified specific 
     documentary evidence implicating the Serbian leadership in 
     the commission of war crimes.
       (13) NATO forces and forensic teams deployed in Kosovo have 
     uncovered physical evidence of war crimes, including mass 
     graves.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the United States, in coordination with other United 
     Nations member states, should provide sufficient resources 
     for an expeditious and thorough investigation of allegations 
     of the atrocities and war crimes committed in Kosovo;
       (2) the United States, through its intelligence services, 
     should provide all possible cooperation in the gathering of 
     evidence of sufficient specificity and credibility to secure 
     the indictment of those responsible for the commission of war 
     crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in the former 
     Yugoslavia;
       (3) where evidence warrants, indictments for war crimes, 
     crimes against humanity, and genocide should be issued 
     against suspects regardless of their position within the 
     Serbian leadership;
       (4) the United States and all nations have an obligation to 
     honor arrest warrants issued by the ICTY and should use all 
     appropriate means to apprehend and bring to justice through 
     the ICTY individuals who are already under indictment;
       (5) any final settlement regarding Kosovo should not bar 
     the indictment, apprehension, or prosecution of persons 
     accused of war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide 
     committed during operations in Kosovo; and
       (6) President Slobodan Milosevic should be held accountable 
     for his actions while President of the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia or President of the Republic of Serbia in 
     initiating four armed conflicts and taking actions leading to 
     the deaths of tens of thousands of people and responsibility 
     for murder, rape, terrorism, destruction, and ethnic 
     cleansing.
         Subtitle C--Matters Relating to NATO and Other Allies

     SEC. 1221. LEGAL EFFECT OF THE NEW STRATEGIC CONCEPT OF NATO.

       (a) Certification Required.--Not later than 30 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 
     determine and certify to the Congress whether or not the new 
     Strategic Concept of NATO imposes any new commitment or 
     obligation on the United States.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that, 
     if the President certifies under subsection (a) that the new 
     Strategic Concept of NATO imposes any new commitment or 
     obligation on the United States, the President should submit 
     the new Strategic Concept of NATO to the Senate as a treaty 
     for the Senate's advice and consent to ratification under 
     article II, section 2, clause 2 of the Constitution.
       (c) Report.--Together with the certification made under 
     subsection (a), the President shall submit to the Congress a 
     report containing an analysis of the potential threats facing 
     the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in the first decade of 
     the next millennium, with particular reference to those 
     threats facing a member nation, or several member nations, 
     where the commitment of NATO forces will be ``out of area'' 
     or beyond the borders of NATO member nations.
       (d) Definition.--For the purposes of this section, the term 
     ``new Strategic Concept of NATO'' means the document approved 
     by the Heads of State and Government participating in the 
     meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Washington, DC, on 
     April 23 and 24, 1999.

     SEC. 1222. REPORT ON ALLIED CAPABILITIES TO CONTRIBUTE TO 
                   MAJOR THEATER WARS.

       (a) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall prepare a 
     report, in both classified and unclassified form, on the 
     current military capabilities of allied nations to contribute 
     to the successful conduct of the major theater wars as 
     anticipated in the Quadrennial Defense Review of 1997.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The report shall set forth the 
     following:
       (1) The identity, size, structure, and capabilities of the 
     armed forces of the allies expected to participate in the 
     major theater wars anticipated in the Quadrennial Defense 
     Review.
       (2) The priority accorded in the national military 
     strategies and defense programs of the anticipated allies to 
     contributing forces to United States-led coalitions in such 
     major theater wars.
       (3) The missions currently being conducted by the armed 
     forces of the anticipated allies and the ability of the 
     allied armed forces to conduct simultaneously their current 
     missions and those anticipated in the event of major theater 
     war.
       (4) Any Department of Defense assumptions about the ability 
     of allied armed forces to deploy or redeploy from their 
     current missions in the event of a major theater war, 
     including any role United States Armed Forces would play in 
     assisting and sustaining such a deployment or redeployment.
       (5) Any Department of Defense assumptions about the combat 
     missions to be executed by such allied forces in the event of 
     major theater war.
       (6) The readiness of allied armed forces to execute any 
     such missions.
       (7) Any risks to the successful execution of the military 
     missions called for under the National Military Strategy of 
     the United States related to the capabilities of allied armed 
     forces.
       (c) Submission of Report.--The report shall be submitted to 
     Congress not later than June 1, 2000.

     SEC. 1223. ATTENDANCE AT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION 
                   SCHOOLS BY MILITARY PERSONNEL OF THE NEW MEMBER 
                   NATIONS OF NATO.

       (a) Finding.--Congress finds that it is in the national 
     interest of the United States to fully integrate Poland, 
     Hungary, and the Czech Republic (the new member nations of 
     the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) into the NATO 
     alliance as quickly as possible.
       (b) Military Education and Training Programs.--The 
     Secretary of each military department shall give due 
     consideration to according a high priority to the attendance 
     of military personnel of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech 
     Republic at professional military education schools and 
     training programs in the United States, including the United 
     States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, the 
     United States Air Force Academy, the National Defense 
     University, the war colleges of the Armed Forces, the command 
     and general staff officer courses of the Armed Forces, and 
     other schools and training programs of the Armed Forces that 
     admit personnel of foreign armed forces.
                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

     SEC. 1231. MULTINATIONAL ECONOMIC EMBARGOES AGAINST 
                   GOVERNMENTS IN ARMED CONFLICT WITH THE UNITED 
                   STATES.

       (a) Policy on the Establishment of Embargoes.--It is the 
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     upon the use of the Armed Forces of the United States to 
     engage in hostilities against any foreign country, the 
     President shall, as appropriate--
       (1) seek the establishment of a multinational economic 
     embargo against such country; and
       (2) seek the seizure of its foreign financial assets.
       (b) Reports to Congress.--Not later than 20 days after the 
     first day of the engagement of the United States in 
     hostilities described in subsection (a), the President shall, 
     if the armed conflict has continued for 14 days, submit to 
     Congress a report setting forth--
       (1) the specific steps the United States has taken and will 
     continue to take to establish a multinational economic 
     embargo and to initiate financial asset seizure pursuant to 
     subsection (a); and
       (2) any foreign sources of trade or revenue that directly 
     or indirectly support the ability of the adversarial 
     government to sustain a military conflict against the United 
     States.

     SEC. 1232. LIMITATION ON DEPLOYMENT OF ARMED FORCES IN HAITI 
                   DURING FISCAL YEAR 2000 AND CONGRESSIONAL 
                   NOTICE OF DEPLOYMENTS TO HAITI.

       (a) Limitation on Deployment.--No funds available to the 
     Department of Defense during fiscal year 2000 may be expended 
     after May 31, 2000, for the continuous deployment of United 
     States Armed Forces in Haiti pursuant to the Department of 
     Defense operation designated as Operation Uphold Democracy.
       (b) Report.--Whenever there is a deployment of United 
     States Armed Forces to Haiti after May 31, 2000, the 
     President shall, not later than 96 hours after such 
     deployment begins, transmit to Congress a written report 
     regarding the deployment. In any such report, the President 
     shall specify (1) the purpose of the deployment, and (2) the 
     date on which the deployment is expected to end.

     SEC. 1233. REPORT ON THE SECURITY SITUATION ON THE KOREAN 
                   PENINSULA.

       (a) Report.--Not later than April 1, 2000, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report on the security situation on the Korean 
     peninsula. The report shall be submitted in both classified 
     and unclassified form.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The Secretary shall include in 
     the report under subsection (a) the following:
       (1) A net assessment analysis of the warfighting 
     capabilities of the Combined Forces Command (CFC) of the 
     United States and the Republic of Korea compared with the 
     armed forces of North Korea.
       (2) An assessment of challenges posed by the armed forces 
     of North Korea to the defense of the Republic of Korea and to 
     United States forces deployed to the region.
       (3) An assessment of the current status and the future 
     direction of weapons of mass destruction programs and 
     ballistic missile programs of North Korea, including a 
     determination as to whether or not North Korea--
       (A) is continuing to pursue a nuclear weapons program;
       (B) is seeking equipment and technology with which to 
     enrich uranium; and
       (C) is pursuing an offensive biological weapons program.
       (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--In this section, 
     the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (1) the Committee on International Relations and the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; 
     and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate.

     SEC. 1234. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE CONTINUATION OF 
                   SANCTIONS AGAINST LIBYA.

       (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 
     American Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.
       (2) The United Kingdom and the United States indicted two 
     Libyan intelligence agents, Abd al-Baset Ali al-Megrahi and 
     Al-Amin Khalifah 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 those suspects in Security Council Resolution 
     731 and imposed sanctions on Libya in Security Council 
     Resolutions 748 and 883 because Libyan leader Colonel Muammar 
     Qadhafi refused to transfer the suspects to either the United 
     States or the United Kingdom to stand trial.
       (4) United Nations Security Council Resolutions 731, 748, 
     and 883 demand that Libya cease all support for terrorism, 
     turn over the two suspects, cooperate with the investigation 
     and the trial, and address the issue of appropriate 
     compensation.
       (5) The sanctions in United Nations Security Council 
     Resolutions 748 and 883 include--
       (A) a worldwide ban on Libya's national airline;
       (B) a ban on flights into and out of Libya by other 
     nations' airlines; and
       (C) a prohibition on supplying arms, airplane parts, and 
     certain oil equipment to Libya, and a blocking of Libyan 
     Government funds in other countries.
       (6) Colonel Muammar Qadhafi for many years refused to 
     extradite the suspects to either the United States or the 
     United Kingdom and had insisted that he would only transfer 
     the suspects to a third and neutral country to stand trial.
       (7) On August 24, 1998, the United States and the United 
     Kingdom agreed to the proposal that Colonel Qadhafi transfer 
     the suspects to The Netherlands, where they would stand trial 
     under a Scottish court, under Scottish law, and with a panel 
     of Scottish judges.
       (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, consistent with United Nations 
     Security Council resolutions, 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.
       (10) After years of intensive diplomacy, Colonel Qadhafi 
     finally transferred the two Libyan suspects to The 
     Netherlands on April 5, 1999, and the United Nations Security 
     Council, in turn, suspended its sanctions against Libya that 
     same day.
       (11) Libya has only fulfilled one of four conditions (the 
     transfer of the two suspects accused in the Lockerbie 
     bombing) set forth in United Nations Security Council 
     Resolutions 731, 748, and 883 that would justify the lifting 
     of United Nations Security Council sanctions against Libya.
       (12) Libya has not fulfilled the other three conditions 
     (cooperation with the Lockerbie investigation and trial, 
     renunciation of and ending support for terrorism, and payment 
     of appropriate compensation) necessary to lift the United 
     Nations Security Council sanctions.
       (13) The United Nations Secretary General issued a report 
     to the Security Council on June 30, 1999, on the issue of 
     Libya's compliance with the remaining conditions.
       (14) Any member of the United Nations Security Council has 
     the right to introduce a resolution to lift the sanctions 
     against Libya now that the United Nations Secretary General's 
     report has been issued.
       (15) The United States Government considers Libya a state 
     sponsor of terrorism and the State Department Report, 
     ``Patterns of Global Terrorism; 1998'', stated that Colonel 
     Qadhafi ``continued publicly and privately to support 
     Palestinian terrorist groups, including the PIJ and the PFLP-
     GC''.
       (16) United States Government sanctions (other than 
     sanctions on food or medicine) should be maintained on Libya, 
     and in accordance with United States law, the Secretary of 
     State should keep Libya on the list of countries the 
     governments of which have repeatedly provided support for 
     acts of international terrorism under section 6(j) of the 
     Export Administration Act of 1979 in light of Libya's ongoing 
     support for terrorist groups.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the President should use all diplomatic means necessary, 
     including the use of the United States veto at the United 
     Nations Security Council, to prevent the Security Council 
     from lifting sanctions against Libya until Libya fulfills all 
     of the conditions set forth in United Nations Security 
     Council Resolutions 731, 748, and 883.

     SEC. 1235. SENSE OF CONGRESS AND REPORT ON DISENGAGING FROM 
                   NONCRITICAL OVERSEAS MISSIONS INVOLVING UNITED 
                   STATES COMBAT FORCES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) It is the National Security Strategy of the United 
     States to ``deter and defeat large-scale, cross-border 
     aggression in two distant theaters in overlapping time 
     frames''.
       (2) The deterrence of Iraq and Iran in Southwest Asia and 
     the deterrence of North Korea in Northeast Asia represent two 
     such potential large-scale, cross-border theater 
     requirements.
       (3) The United States has 120,000 military personnel 
     permanently assigned to the Southwest Asia and Northeast Asia 
     theaters.
       (4) The United States has an additional 70,000 military 
     personnel assigned to non-NATO/non-Pacific threat foreign 
     countries.
       (5) The United States has more than 6,000 military 
     personnel in Bosnia-Herzegovina on indefinite assignment.
       (6) The United States has diverted permanently assigned 
     resources from other theaters to support operations in the 
     Balkans.
       (7) The United States provides military forces to seven 
     active United Nations peacekeeping operations, including some 
     missions that have continued for decades.
       (8) Between 1986 and 1998, the number of United States 
     military deployments per year has nearly tripled at the same 
     time the Department of Defense budget has been reduced in 
     real terms by 38 percent.
       (9) The Army has 10 active-duty divisions today, down from 
     18 in 1991, while on an average day in fiscal year 1998, 
     28,000 United States Army soldiers were deployed to more than 
     70 countries for over 300 separate missions.
       (10) The number of fighter wings in the active component of 
     the Air Force has gone from 22 to 13 since 1991, while 70 
     percent of air sorties in Operation Allied Force over the 
     Balkans were United States-flown and the Air Force continues 
     to enforce northern and southern no-fly zones in Iraq. In 
     response, the Air Force has initiated a ``stop loss'' program 
     to block normal retirements and separations.
       (11) The Navy has been reduced in size to 339 ships, its 
     lowest level since 1938, necessitating the redeployment of 
     the only overseas homeported aircraft carrier from the 
     western Pacific to the Mediterranean to support Operation 
     Allied Force.
       (12) In 1998, just 10 percent of eligible carrier naval 
     aviators (27 out of 261) accepted continuation bonuses and 
     remained in the service.
       (13) In 1998, 48 percent of Air Force pilots eligible for 
     continuation chose to leave the service.
       (14) The Army could fall 6,000 below congressionally 
     authorized strength levels by the end of 1999.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the readiness of United States military forces to 
     execute the National Security Strategy of the United States 
     referred to in subsection (a)(1) is being eroded by a 
     combination of declining defense budgets and expanded 
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       (2) there may be missions to which the United States is 
     contributing Armed Forces from which the United States can 
     begin disengaging.
       (c) Report Requirement.--Not later than March 1, 2000, the 
     President shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services and 
     the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report 
     prioritizing the ongoing global missions to which the United 
     States is contributing forces. The President shall include in 
     the report a feasibility analysis of how the United States 
     can--
       (1) shift resources from low priority missions in support 
     of higher priority missions;
       (2) consolidate or reduce United States troop commitments 
     worldwide; and
       (3) end low priority missions.
  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. Limitations on use of funds for fissile material storage 
              facility.
Sec. 1305. Limitation on use of funds for chemical weapons destruction.
Sec. 1306. Limitation on use of funds until submission of report.
Sec. 1307. Limitation on use of funds until submission of multiyear 
              plan.
Sec. 1308. Requirement to submit report.
Sec. 1309. Report on Expanded Threat Reduction Initiative.
Sec. 1310. Limitation on use of funds until submission of 
              certification.
Sec. 1311. Period covered by annual report on accounting for United 
              States assistance under Cooperative Threat Reduction 
              programs.
Sec. 1312. Russian nonstrategic nuclear arms.

     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 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).
       (b) Fiscal Year 2000 Cooperative Threat Reduction Funds 
     Defined.--As used in this title, the term ``fiscal year 2000 
     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 $475,500,000 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense 
     for fiscal year 2000 in section 301(23) for Cooperative 
     Threat Reduction programs, not more than the following 
     amounts may be obligated for the purposes specified:
       (1) For strategic offensive arms elimination in Russia, 
     $177,300,000.
       (2) For strategic nuclear arms elimination in Ukraine, 
     $41,800,000.
       (3) For activities to support warhead dismantlement 
     processing in Russia, $9,300,000.
       (4) For security enhancements at chemical weapons storage 
     sites in Russia, $20,000,000.
       (5) For weapons transportation security in Russia, 
     $15,200,000.
       (6) For planning, design, and construction of a storage 
     facility for Russian fissile material, $64,500,000.
       (7) For weapons storage security in Russia, $99,000,000.
       (8) For development of a cooperative program with the 
     Government of Russia to eliminate the production of weapons 
     grade plutonium at Russian reactors, $32,300,000.
       (9) For biological weapons proliferation prevention 
     activities in Russia, $12,000,000.
       (10) For activities designated as Other Assessments/
     Administrative Support, $1,800,000.
       (11) For defense and military contacts, $2,300,000.
       (b) Report on Obligation or Expenditure of Funds for Other 
     Purposes.--No fiscal year 2000 Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     funds may be obligated or expended for a purpose other than a 
     purpose listed in paragraphs (1) through (11) of subsection 
     (a) until 30 days after the date that the Secretary of 
     Defense submits to Congress a report on the purpose for which 
     the funds will be obligated or expended and the amount of 
     funds to be obligated or expended. Nothing in the preceding 
     sentence shall be construed as authorizing the obligation or 
     expenditure of fiscal year 2000 Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     funds for a purpose for which the obligation or expenditure 
     of such funds is specifically prohibited under this title.
       (c) Limited Authority To Vary Individual Amounts.--(1) 
     Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), in any case in which the 
     Secretary of Defense determines that it is necessary to do so 
     in the national interest, the Secretary may obligate amounts 
     appropriated for fiscal year 2000 for a purpose listed in any 
     of the paragraphs in subsection (a) in excess of the amount 
     specifically authorized for such purpose.
       (2) An obligation of funds for a purpose stated in any of 
     the paragraphs in subsection (a) in excess of the specific 
     amount authorized for such purpose 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 for the purposes stated in 
     any of paragraphs (4) through (6), (8), (10), or (11) of 
     subsection (a) in excess of 115 percent of the amount 
     specifically authorized for such purposes.

     SEC. 1303. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR SPECIFIED 
                   PURPOSES.

       (a) In General.--No fiscal year 2000 Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction funds, and no funds appropriated for Cooperative 
     Threat Reduction programs after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, 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 the 
     authorization of appropriations in section 301 of this Act, 
     and no funds appropriated to the Department of Defense in any 
     other Act enacted after the date of the enactment of 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.
       (c) Limitation With Respect to Conventional Weapons.--No 
     fiscal year 2000 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds may be 
     obligated or expended for elimination of conventional weapons 
     or the delivery vehicles primarily intended to deliver such 
     weapons.

     SEC. 1304. LIMITATIONS ON USE OF FUNDS FOR FISSILE MATERIAL 
                   STORAGE FACILITY.

       (a) Limitations on Use of Fiscal Year 2000 Funds.--No 
     fiscal year 2000 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds may be 
     used--
       (1) for construction of a second wing for the storage 
     facility for Russian fissile material referred to in section 
     1302(a)(6); or
       (2) for design or planning with respect to such facility 
     until 15 days after the date that the Secretary of Defense 
     submits to Congress notification that Russia and the United 
     States have signed a verifiable written transparency 
     agreement that ensures that material stored at the facility 
     is of weapons origin.
       (b) Limitation on Construction.--No funds authorized to be 
     appropriated for Cooperative Threat Reduction programs may be 
     used for construction of the storage facility referred to in 
     subsection (a) until the Secretary of Defense submits to 
     Congress the following:
       (1) A certification that additional capacity is necessary 
     at such facility for storage of Russian weapons-origin 
     fissile material.
       (2) A detailed cost estimate for a second wing for the 
     facility.
       (3) A certification that Russia and the United States have 
     signed a verifiable written transparency agreement that 
     ensures that material stored at the facility is of weapons 
     origin.

     SEC. 1305. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CHEMICAL WEAPONS 
                   DESTRUCTION.

       No fiscal year 2000 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds, and 
     no funds appropriated for Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     programs after the date of the enactment of this Act, may be 
     obligated or expended for planning, design, or construction 
     of a chemical weapons destruction facility in Russia.

     SEC. 1306. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS UNTIL SUBMISSION OF 
                   REPORT.

       Not more than 50 percent of the fiscal year 2000 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction funds may be obligated or 
     expended until the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress a 
     report describing--
       (1) with respect to each purpose listed in section 1302, 
     whether the Department of Defense is the appropriate 
     executive agency to carry out Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     programs for such purpose, and if so, why; and
       (2) for any purpose that the Secretary determines is not 
     appropriately carried out by the Department of Defense, a 
     plan for migrating responsibility for carrying out such 
     purpose to the appropriate agency.

     SEC. 1307. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS UNTIL SUBMISSION OF 
                   MULTIYEAR PLAN.

       Not more than ten percent of fiscal year 2000 Cooperative 
     Threat Reduction funds may be obligated or expended until the 
     Secretary of Defense submits to Congress an updated version 
     of the multiyear plan for fiscal year 2000 required to be 
     submitted under section 1205 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 
     22 U.S.C. 5952 note).

     SEC. 1308. REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT REPORT.

       Not later than December 31, 1999, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to Congress a report including--
       (1) an explanation of the strategy of the Department of 
     Defense for encouraging States of the former Soviet Union 
     that receive funds through Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     programs to contribute financially to the threat reduction 
     effort;
       (2) a prioritization of the projects carried out by the 
     Department of Defense under Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     programs;
       (3) an identification of any limitations that the United 
     States has imposed or will seek to impose, either 
     unilaterally or through negotiations with recipient States, 
     on the level of assistance provided by the United States for 
     each of such projects; and
       (4) an identification of the amount of international 
     financial assistance provided for Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction programs by other States.

     SEC. 1309. REPORT ON EXPANDED THREAT REDUCTION INITIATIVE.

       Not later than March 31, 2000, the President shall submit 
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     panded Threat Reduction Initiative. Such report shall include 
     a description of the plans for ensuring effective 
     coordination between executive agencies in carrying out the 
     Expanded Threat Reduction Initiative to minimize duplication 
     of efforts.

     SEC. 1310. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS UNTIL SUBMISSION OF 
                   CERTIFICATION.

       No funds appropriated for fiscal year 1999 for Cooperative 
     Threat Reduction programs and remaining available for 
     obligation or expenditure may be obligated or expended for 
     assistance for any country under a Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction Program until the President resubmits to Congress 
     an updated certification under section 1203(d) of the 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction Act of 1993 (title XII of Public 
     Law 103-160; 22 U.S.C. 5952(d)), section 1412(d) of the 
     Former Soviet Union Demilitarization Act of 1992 (title XIV 
     of Public Law 102-484; 22 U.S.C. 5902(d)), and section 502 of 
     the Freedom for Russia and Emerging Eurasian Democracies and 
     Open Markets Support Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-511; 22 
     U.S.C. 5852).

     SEC. 1311. PERIOD COVERED BY ANNUAL REPORT ON ACCOUNTING FOR 
                   UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE UNDER COOPERATIVE 
                   THREAT REDUCTION PROGRAMS.

       Section 1206(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 471; 
     22 U.S.C. 5955 note) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) The report shall be submitted under this section not 
     later than January 31 of each year and shall cover the fiscal 
     year ending in the preceding calendar year. No report is 
     required under this section after the completion of the 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction programs.''.

     SEC. 1312. RUSSIAN NONSTRATEGIC NUCLEAR ARMS.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) it is in the interest of Russia to fully implement the 
     Presidential Nuclear Initiatives announced in 1991 and 1992 
     by then-President of the Soviet Union Gorbachev and then-
     President of Russia Yeltsin;
       (2) the President of the United States should call on 
     Russia to match the unilateral reductions in the United 
     States inventory of tactical nuclear weapons, which have 
     reduced the inventory by nearly 90 percent; and
       (3) if the re-certification under section 1310 is made, the 
     President should emphasize the continued interest of the 
     United States in working cooperatively with Russia to reduce 
     the dangers associated with Russia's tactical nuclear 
     arsenal.
       (b) Annual Reporting Requirement.--(1) Each annual report 
     on accounting for United States assistance under Cooperative 
     Threat Reduction programs that is submitted to Congress under 
     section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 471; 22 
     U.S.C. 5955 note) after fiscal year 1999 shall include, 
     regarding Russia's arsenal of tactical nuclear warheads, the 
     following:
       (A) Estimates regarding current types, numbers, yields, 
     viability, locations, and deployment status of the warheads.
       (B) An assessment of the strategic relevance of the 
     warheads.
       (C) An assessment of the current and projected threat of 
     theft, sale, or unauthorized use of the warheads.
       (D) A summary of past, current, and planned United States 
     efforts to work cooperatively with Russia to account for, 
     secure, and reduce Russia's stockpile of tactical nuclear 
     warheads and associated fissile material.
       (2) The Secretary of Defense shall include in the annual 
     report described in paragraph (1) the views on the report 
     provided under subsection (c).
       (c) Views of the Director of Central Intelligence.--The 
     Director of Central Intelligence shall submit to the 
     Secretary of Defense, for inclusion as an appendix in the 
     annual report described in subsection (b), the Director's 
     views on the matters described in paragraph (1) of that 
     subsection regarding Russia's tactical nuclear weapons.
              TITLE XIV--PROLIFERATION AND EXPORT CONTROLS
Sec. 1401. Adherence of People's Republic of China to Missile 
              Technology Control Regime.
Sec. 1402. Annual report on transfers of militarily sensitive 
              technology to countries and entities of concern.
Sec. 1403. Resources for export license functions.
Sec. 1404. Security in connection with satellite export licensing.
Sec. 1405. Reporting of technology transmitted to People's Republic of 
              China and of foreign launch security violations.
Sec. 1406. Report on national security implications of exporting high-
              performance computers to the People's Republic of China.
Sec. 1407. End-use verification for use by People's Republic of China 
              of high-performance computers.
Sec. 1408. Enhanced multilateral export controls.
Sec. 1409. Enhancement of activities of Defense Threat Reduction 
              Agency.
Sec. 1410. Timely notification of licensing decisions by the Department 
              of State.
Sec. 1411. Enhanced intelligence consultation on satellite license 
              applications.
Sec. 1412. Investigations of violations of export controls by United 
              States satellite manufacturers.

     SEC. 1401. ADHERENCE OF PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA TO MISSILE 
                   TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the President should take all actions appropriate to 
     obtain a bilateral agreement with the People's Republic of 
     China to adhere to the Missile Technology Control Regime 
     (MTCR) and the MTCR Annex; and
       (2) the People's Republic of China should not be permitted 
     to join the Missile Technology Control Regime as a member 
     without having--
       (A) agreed to the Missile Technology Control Regime and the 
     specific provisions of the MTCR Annex;
       (B) demonstrated a sustained and verified record of 
     performance with respect to the nonproliferation of missiles 
     and missile technology; and
       (C) adopted an effective export control system for 
     implementing guidelines under the Missile Technology Control 
     Regime and the MTCR Annex.
       (b) Report Required.--Not later than January 31, 2000, the 
     President shall transmit to Congress a report explaining--
       (1) the policy and commitments that the People's Republic 
     of China has stated on its adherence to the Missile 
     Technology Control Regime and the MTCR Annex;
       (2) the degree to which the People's Republic of China is 
     complying with its stated policy and commitments on adhering 
     to the Missile Technology Control Regime and the MTCR Annex; 
     and
       (3) actions taken by the United States to encourage the 
     People's Republic of China to adhere to the Missile 
     Technology Control Regime and the MTCR Annex.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Missile technology control regime.--The term ``Missile 
     Technology Control Regime'' means the policy statement, 
     between the United States, the United Kingdom, the Federal 
     Republic of Germany, France, Italy, Canada, and Japan, 
     announced April 16, 1987, to restrict sensitive missile-
     relevant transfers based on the MTCR Annex, and any 
     amendments thereto.
       (2) MTCR annex.--The term ``MTCR Annex'' means the 
     Guidelines and Equipment and Technology Annex of the Missile 
     Technology Control Regime, and any amendments thereto.

     SEC. 1402. ANNUAL REPORT ON TRANSFERS OF MILITARILY SENSITIVE 
                   TECHNOLOGY TO COUNTRIES AND ENTITIES OF 
                   CONCERN.

       (a) Annual Report.--Not later than March 30 of each year 
     beginning in the year 2000 and ending in the year 2007, the 
     President shall transmit to Congress a report on transfers to 
     countries and entities of concern during the preceding 
     calendar year of the most significant categories of United 
     States technologies and technical information with potential 
     military applications.
       (b) Contents of Report.--The report required by subsection 
     (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following:
       (1) An assessment by the Director of Central Intelligence 
     of efforts by countries and entities of concern to acquire 
     technologies and technical information referred to in 
     subsection (a) during the preceding calendar year.
       (2) An assessment by the Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Director 
     of Central Intelligence, of the cumulative impact of licenses 
     granted by the United States for exports of technologies and 
     technical information referred to in subsection (a) to 
     countries and entities of concern during the preceding 5-
     calendar year period on--
       (A) the military capabilities of such countries and 
     entities; and
       (B) countermeasures that may be necessary to overcome the 
     use of such technologies and technical information.
       (3) An audit by the Inspectors General of the Departments 
     of Defense, State, Commerce, and Energy, in consultation with 
     the Director of Central Intelligence and the Director of the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation, of the policies and 
     procedures of the United States Government with respect to 
     the export of technologies and technical information referred 
     to in subsection (a) to countries and entities of concern.
       (c) Additional Requirement for First Report.--The first 
     annual report required by subsection (a) shall include an 
     assessment by the Inspectors General of the Departments of 
     State, Defense, Commerce, and the Treasury and the Inspector 
     General of the Central Intelligence Agency of the adequacy of 
     current export controls and counterintelligence measures to 
     protect against the acquisition by countries and entities of 
     concern of United States technology and technical information 
     referred to in subsection (a).
       (d) Support of Other Agencies.--Upon the request of the 
     officials responsible for preparing the assessments required 
     by subsection (b), the heads of other departments and 
     agencies shall make available to those officials all 
     information necessary to carry out the requirements of this 
     section.
       (e) Classified and Unclassified Reports.--Each report 
     required by this section shall be submitted in classified 
     form and unclassified form.
       (f) Definition.--As used in this section, the term 
     ``countries and entities of concern'' means--
       (1) any country the government of which the Secretary of 
     State has determined, for purposes of section 6(j) of the 
     Export Administration Act of 1979 or other applicable law, to 
     have repeatedly provided support for acts of international 
     terrorism;
       (2) any country that--
       (A) has detonated a nuclear explosive device (as defined in 
     section 830(4) of the Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act of 
     1994 (22 U.S.C. 3201 note)); and
       (B) is not a member of the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization; and
       (3) any entity that--
       (A) is engaged in international terrorism or activities in 
     preparation thereof; or

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       (B) is directed or controlled by the government of a 
     country described in paragraph (1) or (2).

     SEC. 1403. RESOURCES FOR EXPORT LICENSE FUNCTIONS.

       (a) Office of Defense Trade Controls.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall take the 
     necessary steps to ensure that, in any fiscal year, adequate 
     resources are allocated to the functions of the Office of 
     Defense Trade Controls of the Department of State relating to 
     the review and processing of export license applications so 
     as to ensure that those functions are performed in a thorough 
     and timely manner.
       (2) Availability of existing appropriations.--The Secretary 
     of State shall take the necessary steps to ensure that those 
     funds made available under the heading ``Administration of 
     Foreign Affairs, Diplomatic and Consular Programs'' in title 
     IV of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
     Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, as 
     contained in the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277) 
     are made available, upon the enactment of this Act, to the 
     Office of Defense Trade Controls of the Department of State 
     to carry out the purposes of the Office.
       (b) Defense Threat Reduction Agency.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall take the necessary steps to ensure that, in any 
     fiscal year, adequate resources are allocated to the 
     functions of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency of the 
     Department of Defense relating to the review of export 
     license applications so as to ensure that those functions are 
     performed in a thorough and timely manner.
       (c) Updating of State Department Report.--Not later than 
     March 1, 2000, the Secretary of State, in consultation with 
     the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Commerce, shall 
     transmit to Congress a report updating the information 
     reported to Congress under section 1513(d)(3) of the Strom 
     Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1999 (22 U.S.C. 2778 note).

     SEC. 1404. SECURITY IN CONNECTION WITH SATELLITE EXPORT 
                   LICENSING.

       As a condition of the export license for any satellite to 
     be launched in a country subject to section 1514 of the Strom 
     Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1999 (22 U.S.C. 2778 note), the Secretary of State shall 
     require the following:
       (1) That the technology transfer control plan required by 
     section 1514(a)(1) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (22 U.S.C. 2778 note) 
     be prepared by the Department of Defense and the licensee, 
     and that the plan set forth enhanced security arrangements 
     for the launch of the satellite, both before and during 
     launch operations.
       (2) That each person providing security for the launch of 
     that satellite--
       (A) report directly to the launch monitor with regard to 
     issues relevant to the technology transfer control plan;
       (B) have received appropriate training in the International 
     Trafficking in Arms Regulations (hereafter in this title 
     referred to as ``ITAR'').
       (C) have significant experience and expertise with 
     satellite launches; and
       (D) have been investigated in a manner at least as 
     comprehensive as the investigation required for the issuance 
     of a security clearance at the level designated as 
     ``Secret''.
       (3) That the number of such persons providing security for 
     the launch of the satellite shall be sufficient to maintain 
     24-hour security of the satellite and related launch vehicle 
     and other sensitive technology.
       (4) That the licensee agree to reimburse the Department of 
     Defense for all costs associated with the provision of 
     security for the launch of the satellite.

     SEC. 1405. REPORTING OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSMITTED TO PEOPLE'S 
                   REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND OF FOREIGN LAUNCH 
                   SECURITY VIOLATIONS.

       (a) Monitoring of Information.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall require that space launch monitors of the Department of 
     Defense assigned to monitor launches in the People's Republic 
     of China maintain records of all information authorized to be 
     transmitted to the People's Republic of China with regard to 
     each space launch that the monitors are responsible for 
     monitoring, including copies of any documents authorized for 
     such transmission, and reports on launch-related activities.
       (b) Transmission to Other Agencies.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall ensure that records under subsection (a) are 
     transmitted on a current basis to appropriate elements of the 
     Department of Defense and to the Department of State, the 
     Department of Commerce, and the Central Intelligence Agency.
       (c) Retention of Records.--Records described in subsection 
     (a) shall be retained for at least the period of the statute 
     of limitations for violations of the Arms Export Control Act.
       (d) Guidelines.--The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe 
     guidelines providing space launch monitors of the Department 
     of Defense with the responsibility and the ability to report 
     serious security violations, problems, or other issues at an 
     overseas launch site directly to the headquarters office of 
     the responsible Department of Defense component.

     SEC. 1406. REPORT ON NATIONAL SECURITY IMPLICATIONS OF 
                   EXPORTING HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTERS TO THE 
                   PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       (a) Review.--The President, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy, shall 
     conduct a comprehensive review of the national security 
     implications of exporting high-performance computers to the 
     People's Republic of China. To the extent that such testing 
     has not already been conducted by the Government, the 
     President, as part of the review, shall conduct empirical 
     testing of the extent to which national security-related 
     operations can be performed using clustered, massively-
     parallel processing or other combinations of computers.
       (b) Report.--The President shall submit to the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the House of Representatives a report on the 
     results of the review conducted under subsection (a). The 
     report shall be submitted not later than 6 months after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act in classified and 
     unclassified form and shall be updated not later than 
     February 1 of each of the years 2001 through 2004.

     SEC. 1407. END-USE VERIFICATION FOR USE BY PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC 
                   OF CHINA OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTERS.

       (a) Revised HPC Verification System.--The President shall 
     seek to enter into an agreement with the People's Republic of 
     China to revise the existing verification system with the 
     People's Republic of China with respect to end-use 
     verification for high-performance computers exported or to be 
     exported to the People's Republic of China so as to provide 
     for an open and transparent system providing for effective 
     end-use verification for such computers. The President shall 
     transmit a copy of any such agreement to Congress.
       (b) Definition.--As used in this section and section 1406, 
     the term ``high-performance computer'' means a computer 
     which, by virtue of its composite theoretical performance 
     level, would be subject to section 1211 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (50 U.S.C. 
     App. 2404 note).
       (c) Adjustment of Composite Theoretical Performance Levels 
     for Post-shipment Verification.--Section 1213 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (50 U.S.C. 
     App. 2404 note) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(e) Adjustment of Performance Levels.--Whenever a new 
     composite theoretical performance level is established under 
     section 1211(d), that level shall apply for purposes of 
     subsection (a) of this section in lieu of the level set forth 
     in subsection (a).''.

     SEC. 1408. ENHANCED MULTILATERAL EXPORT CONTROLS.

       (a) New International Controls.--The President shall seek 
     to establish new enhanced international controls on 
     technology transfers that threaten international peace and 
     United States national security.
       (b) Improved Sharing of Information.--The President shall 
     take appropriate actions to improve the sharing of 
     information by nations that are major exporters of technology 
     so that the United States can track movements of technology 
     covered by the Wassenaar Arrangement and enforce technology 
     controls and re-export requirements for such technology.
       (c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term 
     ``Wassenaar Arrangement'' means the multilateral export 
     control regime covering conventional armaments and sensitive 
     dual-use goods and technologies that was agreed to by 33 co-
     founding countries in July 1996 and began operation in 
     September 1996.

     SEC. 1409. ENHANCEMENT OF ACTIVITIES OF DEFENSE THREAT 
                   REDUCTION AGENCY.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     prescribe regulations to--
       (1) authorize the personnel of the Defense Threat Reduction 
     Agency (DTRA) who monitor satellite launch campaigns overseas 
     to suspend such campaigns at any time if the suspension is 
     required for purposes of the national security of the United 
     States;
       (2) ensure that persons assigned as space launch campaign 
     monitors are provided sufficient training and have adequate 
     experience in the regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
     State known as the ITAR and have significant experience and 
     expertise with satellite technology, launch vehicle 
     technology, and launch operations technology;
       (3) ensure that adequate numbers of such monitors are 
     assigned to space launch campaigns so that 24-hour, 7-day per 
     week coverage is provided;
       (4) take steps to ensure, to the maximum extent possible, 
     the continuity of service by monitors for the entire space 
     launch campaign period (from satellite marketing to launch 
     and, if necessary, completion of a launch failure analysis);
       (5) adopt measures designed to make service as a space 
     launch campaign monitor an attractive career opportunity;
       (6) allocate funds and other resources to the Agency at 
     levels sufficient to prevent any shortfalls in the number of 
     such personnel;
       (7) establish mechanisms in accordance with the provisions 
     of section 1514(a)(2)(A) of the Strom Thurmond National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 
     105-261; 112 Stat. 2175; 22 U.S.C. 2778 note) that provide 
     for--
       (A) the payment to the Department of Defense by the person 
     or entity receiving the launch monitoring services concerned, 
     before the beginning of a fiscal year, of an amount equal to 
     the amount estimated to be required by the Department to 
     monitor the launch campaigns during that fiscal year;
       (B) the reimbursement of the Department of Defense, at the 
     end of each fiscal year, for amounts expended by the 
     Department in monitoring the launch campaigns in excess of 
     the amount provided under subparagraph (A); and
       (C) the reimbursement of the person or entity receiving the 
     launch monitoring services if the amount provided under 
     subparagraph (A) exceeds the amount actually expended by the 
     Department of Defense in monitoring the launch campaigns;
       (8) review and improve guidelines on the scope of 
     permissible discussions with foreign persons regarding 
     technology and technical information, including the 
     technology and technical information that should not be 
     included in such discussions;

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       (9) provide, in conjunction with other Federal agencies, on 
     at least an annual basis, briefings to the officers and 
     employees of United States commercial satellite entities on 
     United States export license standards, guidelines, and 
     restrictions, and encourage such officers and employees to 
     participate in such briefings;
       (10) establish a system for--
       (A) the preparation and filing by personnel of the Agency 
     who monitor satellite launch campaigns overseas of detailed 
     reports of all relevant activities observed by such personnel 
     in the course of monitoring such campaigns;
       (B) the systematic archiving of reports filed under 
     subparagraph (A); and
       (C) the preservation of such reports in accordance with 
     applicable laws; and
       (11) establish a counterintelligence program within the 
     Agency as part of its satellite launch monitoring program.
       (b) Annual Report on Implementation of Satellite Technology 
     Safeguards.--(1) The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
     of State shall each submit to Congress each year, as part of 
     the annual report for that year under section 1514(a)(8) of 
     the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1999, the following:
       (A) A summary of the satellite launch campaigns and related 
     activities monitored by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency 
     during the preceding fiscal year.
       (B) A description of any license infractions or violations 
     that may have occurred during such campaigns and activities.
       (C) A description of the personnel, funds, and other 
     resources dedicated to the satellite launch monitoring 
     program of the Agency during that fiscal year.
       (D) An assessment of the record of United States satellite 
     makers in cooperating with Agency monitors, and in complying 
     with United States export control laws, during that fiscal 
     year.
       (2) Each report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in 
     classified form and unclassified form.

     SEC. 1410. TIMELY NOTIFICATION OF LICENSING DECISIONS BY THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of State shall prescribe regulations 
     to provide timely notice to the manufacturer of a commercial 
     satellite of United States origin of the final determination 
     of the decision on the application for a license involving 
     the overseas launch of such satellite.

     SEC. 1411. ENHANCED INTELLIGENCE CONSULTATION ON SATELLITE 
                   LICENSE APPLICATIONS.

       (a) Consultation During Review of Applications.--The 
     Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense, as appropriate, 
     shall consult with the Director of Central Intelligence 
     during the review of any application for a license involving 
     the overseas launch of a commercial satellite of United 
     States origin. The purpose of the consultation is to assure 
     that the launch of the satellite, if the license is approved, 
     will meet the requirements necessary to protect the national 
     security interests of the United States.
       (b) Advisory Group.--(1) The Director of Central 
     Intelligence shall establish within the intelligence 
     community an advisory group to provide information and 
     analysis to Congress, and to appropriate departments and 
     agencies of the Federal Government, on the national security 
     implications of granting licenses involving the overseas 
     launch of commercial satellites of United States origin.
       (2) The advisory group shall include technically-qualified 
     representatives of the Central Intelligence Agency, the 
     Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, 
     the National Air Intelligence Center, and the Department of 
     State Bureau of Intelligence and Research and representatives 
     of other elements of the intelligence community with 
     appropriate expertise.
       (3) In addition to the duties under paragraph (1), the 
     advisory group shall--
       (A) review, on a continuing basis, information relating to 
     transfers of satellite, launch vehicle, or other technology 
     or knowledge with respect to the course of the overseas 
     launch of commercial satellites of United States origin; and
       (B) analyze the potential impact of such transfers on the 
     space and military systems, programs, or activities of 
     foreign countries.
       (4) The Director of the Nonproliferation Center of the 
     Central Intelligence Agency shall serve as chairman of the 
     advisory group.
       (5)(A) The advisory group shall, upon request (but not less 
     often than annually), submit reports on the matters referred 
     to in paragraphs (1) and (3) to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress and to appropriate departments and agencies of the 
     Federal Government.
       (B) The first annual report under subparagraph (A) shall be 
     submitted not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (c) Intelligence Community Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``intelligence community'' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
     U.S.C. 401a(4)).

     SEC. 1412. INVESTIGATIONS OF VIOLATIONS OF EXPORT CONTROLS BY 
                   UNITED STATES SATELLITE MANUFACTURERS.

       (a) Notice to Congress of Investigations.--The President 
     shall promptly notify the appropriate committees of Congress 
     whenever an investigation is undertaken by the Department of 
     Justice of--
       (1) an alleged violation of United States export control 
     laws in connection with a commercial satellite of United 
     States origin; or
       (2) an alleged violation of United States export control 
     laws in connection with an item controlled under section 38 
     of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778) that is 
     likely to cause significant harm or damage to the national 
     security interests of the United States.
       (b) Notice to Congress of Certain Export Waivers.--The 
     President shall promptly notify the appropriate committees of 
     Congress whenever an export waiver pursuant to section 902 of 
     the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 
     and 1991 (22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is granted on behalf of any 
     United States person that is the subject of an investigation 
     described in subsection (a). The notice shall include a 
     justification for the waiver.
       (c) Exception.--The requirements in subsections (a) and (b) 
     shall not apply if the President determines that notification 
     of the appropriate committees of Congress under such 
     subsections would jeopardize an on-going criminal 
     investigation. If the President makes such a determination, 
     the President shall provide written notification of such 
     determination to 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. The notification shall include a justification for 
     the determination.
       (d) Identification of Persons Subject to Investigation.--
     The Secretary of State and the Attorney General shall develop 
     appropriate mechanisms to identify, for the purposes of 
     processing export licenses for commercial satellites, persons 
     who are the subject of an investigation described in 
     subsection (a).
       (e) Protection of Classified and Other Sensitive 
     Information.--The appropriate committees of Congress shall 
     ensure that appropriate procedures are in place to protect 
     from unauthorized disclosure classified information, 
     information relating to intelligence sources and methods, and 
     sensitive law enforcement information that is furnished to 
     those committees pursuant to this section.
       (f) Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed to modify or supersede any other requirement to 
     report information on intelligence activities to Congress, 
     including the requirement under section 501 of the National 
     Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413).
       (g) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       (1) The term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means 
     the following:
       (A) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence 
     of the Senate.
       (B) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     International Relations, and the Permanent Select Committee 
     on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
       (2) The term ``United States person'' means any United 
     States resident or national (other than an individual 
     resident outside the United States and employed by other than 
     a United States person), any domestic concern (including any 
     permanent domestic establishment of any foreign concern), and 
     any foreign subsidiary or affiliate (including any permanent 
     foreign establishment) of any domestic concern which is 
     controlled in fact by such domestic concern, as determined 
     under regulations of the President.
        TITLE XV--ARMS CONTROL AND COUNTERPROLIFERATION MATTERS
Sec. 1501. Revision to limitation on retirement or dismantlement of 
              strategic nuclear delivery systems.
Sec. 1502. Sense of Congress on strategic arms reductions.
Sec. 1503. Report on strategic stability under START III.
Sec. 1504. Counterproliferation Program Review Committee.
Sec. 1505. Support of United Nations-sponsored efforts to inspect and 
              monitor Iraqi weapons activities.

     SEC. 1501. REVISION TO LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OR 
                   DISMANTLEMENT OF STRATEGIC NUCLEAR DELIVERY 
                   SYSTEMS.

       (a) Revised Limitation.--Subsections (a) and (b) of section 
     1302 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1948) are amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(a) Funding Limitation.--(1) Except as provided in 
     paragraph (2), funds available to the Department of Defense 
     may not be obligated or expended for retiring or dismantling, 
     or for preparing to retire or dismantle, any of the following 
     strategic nuclear delivery systems below the specified 
     levels:
       ``(A) 76 B-52H bomber aircraft.
       ``(B) 18 Trident ballistic missile submarines.
       ``(C) 500 Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic 
     missiles.
       ``(D) 50 Peacekeeper intercontinental ballistic missiles.
       ``(2) The limitation in paragraph (1)(B) shall be modified 
     in accordance with paragraph (3) upon a certification by the 
     President to Congress of the following:
       ``(A) That the effectiveness of the United States strategic 
     deterrent will not be decreased by reductions in strategic 
     nuclear delivery systems.
       ``(B) That the requirements of the Single Integrated 
     Operational Plan can be met with a reduced number of 
     strategic nuclear delivery systems.
       ``(C) That reducing the number of strategic nuclear 
     delivery systems will not, in the judgment of the President, 
     provide a disincentive for Russia to ratify the START II 
     treaty or serve to undermine future arms control 
     negotiations.
       ``(D) That the United States will retain the ability to 
     increase the delivery capacity of its strategic nuclear 
     delivery systems should threats arise that require more 
     substantial United States strategic forces.
       ``(3) If the President submits the certification described 
     in paragraph (2), then the applicable number in effect under 
     paragraph (1)(B)--
       ``(A) shall be 16 during the period beginning on the date 
     on which such certification is transmitted to Congress and 
     ending on the date specified in subparagraph (B); and
       ``(B) shall be 14 effective as of the date that is 240 days 
     after the date on which such certification is transmitted.

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       ``(b) Waiver Authority.--If the START II treaty enters into 
     force, the President may waive the application of the 
     limitation in effect under paragraph (1)(B) or (3) of 
     subsection (a), as the case may be, to the extent that the 
     President determines such a waiver to be necessary in order 
     to implement the treaty.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``during the 
     strategic delivery systems retirement limitation period'' and 
     inserting ``during the fiscal year during which the START II 
     Treaty enters into force''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (g).

     SEC. 1502. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON STRATEGIC ARMS REDUCTIONS.

       It is the sense of Congress that, in negotiating a START 
     III Treaty with the Russian Federation, or any other arms 
     control treaty with the Russian Federation that would require 
     reductions in United States strategic nuclear forces, that--
       (1) the strategic nuclear forces and nuclear modernization 
     programs of the People's Republic of China and every other 
     nation possessing nuclear weapons should be taken into full 
     consideration in the negotiation of such treaty; and
       (2) the reductions in United States strategic nuclear 
     forces under such a treaty should not be to such an extent as 
     to impede the capability of the United States to respond 
     militarily to any militarily significant increase in the 
     threat to United States security or strategic stability posed 
     by the People's Republic of China and any other nation.

     SEC. 1503. REPORT ON STRATEGIC STABILITY UNDER START III.

       (a) Report.--Not later than September 1, 2000, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the House of Representatives a report, to be prepared in 
     consultation with the Director of Central Intelligence, on 
     the stability of the future strategic nuclear posture of the 
     United States for deterring the Russian Federation and other 
     potential nuclear adversaries.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The Secretary shall, at a 
     minimum, include in the report the following:
       (1) A discussion of the policy defining the deterrence and 
     military-political objectives of the United States against 
     potential nuclear adversaries.
       (2) A discussion of the military requirements for United 
     States nuclear forces, the force structure and capabilities 
     necessary to meet those requirements, and how they relate to 
     the achievement of the objectives identified under paragraph 
     (1).
       (3) A projection of the strategic nuclear force posture of 
     the United States and the Russian Federation that is 
     anticipated under a further Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty 
     (referred to as ``START III''), and an explanation of whether 
     and how United States nuclear forces envisioned under that 
     posture would be capable of meeting the military sufficiency 
     requirements identified under paragraph (2).
       (4) The Secretary's assessment of Russia's nuclear force 
     posture under START III compared to its present force, 
     including its size, vulnerability, and capability for launch 
     on tactical warning, and an assessment of whether strategic 
     stability would be enhanced or diminished under START III, 
     including any stabilizing and destabilizing factors and 
     possible incentives or disincentives for Russia to launch a 
     first strike, or otherwise use nuclear weapons, against the 
     United States in a possible future crisis.
       (5) The Secretary's assessment of the nuclear weapon 
     capabilities of China and other potential nuclear weapon 
     ``rogue'' states in the foreseeable future, and an assessment 
     of the effect of these capabilities on strategic stability, 
     including their ability and inclination to use nuclear 
     weapons against the United States in a possible future 
     crisis.
       (6) The Secretary's assessment of whether asymmetries 
     between the United States and Russia, including doctrine, 
     nonstrategic nuclear weapons, and active and passive 
     defenses, are likely to erode strategic stability in the 
     foreseeable future.
       (7) Any other matters the Secretary believes are important 
     to such a consideration of strategic stability under future 
     nuclear postures.
       (c) Classification.--The report shall be submitted in 
     classified form and, to the extent possible, in unclassified 
     form.

     SEC. 1504. COUNTERPROLIFERATION PROGRAM REVIEW COMMITTEE.

       (a) Extension of Committee.--Subsection (f) of section 1605 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1994 (22 U.S.C. 2751 note) is amended by striking ``September 
     30, 2000'' and inserting ``September 30, 2004''.
       (b) Executive Secretary of the Committee.--Paragraph (5) of 
     subsection (a) of that section is amended to read as follows:
       ``(5) The Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear 
     and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs shall serve as 
     executive secretary to the committee, except that during any 
     period during which that position is vacant the Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Threat Reduction shall 
     serve as the executive secretary.''.
       (c) Earlier Deadline for Annual Report on 
     Counterproliferation Activities and Programs.--Section 
     1503(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1995 (22 U.S.C. 2751 note) is amended by striking ``May 
     1 of each year'' and inserting ``February 1 of each year''.

     SEC. 1505. SUPPORT OF UNITED NATIONS-SPONSORED EFFORTS TO 
                   INSPECT AND MONITOR IRAQI WEAPONS ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Limitation on Amount of Assistance in Fiscal Year 
     2000.--The total amount of the assistance for fiscal year 
     2000 that is provided by the Secretary of Defense under 
     section 1505 of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Control Act 
     of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5859a) as activities of the Department of 
     Defense in support of activities under that Act 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 ``1999'' and inserting ``2000''.
       (c) References to United Nations Special Commission on Iraq 
     and to Fiscal Limitations.--(1) Subsection (b)(2) of such 
     section is amended by inserting ``(or any successor 
     organization)'' after ``United Nations Special Commission on 
     Iraq''.
       (2) Subsection (d)(4) of such section is amended--
       (A) in the first sentence of subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by inserting ``(or any successor organization)'' after 
     ``United Nations Special Commission on Iraq''; and
       (ii) by striking ``the amount specified with respect to 
     that year under paragraph (3),'' and all that follows and 
     inserting ``the amount of any limitation provided by law on 
     the total amount of such assistance for that fiscal year, the 
     Secretary of Defense may provide such assistance with respect 
     to that fiscal year notwithstanding that limitation.''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``under paragraph 
     (3)''.
               TITLE XVI--NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE MATTERS

              Subtitle A--Space Technology Guide; Reports

Sec. 1601. Space technology guide.
Sec. 1602. Report on vulnerabilities of United States space assets.
Sec. 1603. Report on space launch failures.
Sec. 1604. Report on Air Force space launch facilities.

              Subtitle B--Commercial Space Launch Services

Sec. 1611. Sense of Congress regarding United States-Russian 
              cooperation in commercial space launch services.
Sec. 1612. Sense of Congress concerning United States commercial space 
              launch capacity.

Subtitle C--Commission To Assess United States National Security Space 
                      Management and Organization

Sec. 1621. Establishment of commission.
Sec. 1622. Duties of commission.
Sec. 1623. Report.
Sec. 1624. Assessment by the Secretary of Defense.
Sec. 1625. Powers.
Sec. 1626. Commission procedures.
Sec. 1627. Personnel matters.
Sec. 1628. Miscellaneous administrative provisions.
Sec. 1629. Funding.
Sec. 1630. Termination of the commission.
              Subtitle A--Space Technology Guide; Reports

     SEC. 1601. SPACE TECHNOLOGY GUIDE.

       (a) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop a 
     detailed guide for investment in space science and 
     technology, demonstrations of space technology, and planning 
     and development for space technology systems. In the 
     development of the guide, the goal shall be to identify the 
     technologies and technology demonstrations needed for the 
     United States to take full advantage of use of space for 
     national security purposes.
       (b) Relationship to Future-Years Defense Program.--The 
     space technology guide shall include two alternative 
     technology paths. One shall be consistent with the applicable 
     funding limitations associated with the future-years defense 
     program. The other shall reflect the assumption that it is 
     not constrained by funding limitations.
       (c) Relationship to Activities Outside the Department of 
     Defense.--The Secretary shall include in the guide a 
     discussion of the potential for cooperative investment and 
     technology development with other departments and agencies of 
     the United States and with private sector entities.
       (d) Micro-Satellite Technology Development Plan.--The 
     Secretary shall include in the guide a micro-satellite 
     technology development plan to guide investment decisions in 
     micro-satellite technology and to establish priorities for 
     technology demonstration activities.
       (e) Use of Previous Studies and Reports.--In the 
     development of the guide, the Secretary shall take into 
     consideration previously completed studies and reports that 
     may be relevant to the development of the guide, including 
     the following:
       (1) The Space Control Technology Plan of 1999 of the 
     Department of Defense.
       (2) The Long Range Plan of March 1998 of the United States 
     Space Command.
       (3) The Strategic Master Plan of December 1997 of the Air 
     Force Space Command.
       (f) Report.--Not later than April 15, 2000, the Secretary 
     shall submit a report on the space technology guide to the 
     congressional defense committees.

     SEC. 1602. REPORT ON VULNERABILITIES OF UNITED STATES SPACE 
                   ASSETS.

       Not later than March 1, 2000, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the Committee on Armed Service of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     Senate a report, prepared in consultation with the Director 
     of Central Intelligence, on the current and potential 
     vulnerabilities of United States national security and 
     commercial space assets. The report shall be submitted in 
     classified and unclassified form. The report shall include--
       (1) an assessment of the military significance of the 
     vulnerabilities identified in the report;
       (2) an assessment of the significance of space debris; and

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       (3) an assessment of the manner in which the 
     vulnerabilities identified in the report could affect United 
     States space launch policy and spacecraft design.

     SEC. 1603. REPORT ON SPACE LAUNCH FAILURES.

       (a) Report Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the President and the specified congressional committees a 
     report on the factors involved in the three recent failures 
     of the Titan IV space launch vehicle and the systemic and 
     management reforms that the Secretary is implementing to 
     minimize future failures of that vehicle and future launch 
     systems. The report shall be submitted not later than 
     February 15, 2000. The Secretary shall include in the report 
     all information from the reviews of those failures conducted 
     by the Secretary of the Air Force and launch contractors.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The report shall include the 
     following information:
       (1) An explanation for the failure of a Titan IVA launch 
     vehicle on August 12, 1998, the failure of a Titan IVB launch 
     vehicle on April 9, 1999, and the failure of a Titan IVB 
     launch vehicle on April 30, 1999, as well as any information 
     from civilian launches which may provide information on 
     systemic problems in current Department of Defense launch 
     systems, including, in addition to a detailed technical 
     explanation and summary of financial costs for each such 
     failure, a one-page summary for each such failure indicating 
     any commonality between that failure and other military or 
     civilian launch failures.
       (2) A review of management and engineering responsibility 
     for the Titan, Inertial Upper Stage, and Centaur systems, 
     with an explanation of the respective roles of the Government 
     and the private sector in ensuring mission success and 
     identification of the responsible party (Government or 
     private sector) for each major stage in production and launch 
     of the vehicles.
       (3) A list of all contractors and subcontractors for each 
     of the Titan, Inertial Upper Stage, and Centaur systems and 
     their responsibilities and five-year records for meeting 
     program requirements.
       (4) A comparison of the practices of the Department of 
     Defense, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     and the commercial launch industry regarding the management 
     and oversight of the procurement and launch of expendable 
     launch vehicles.
       (5) An assessment of whether consolidation in the aerospace 
     industry has affected mission success, including whether 
     cost-saving efforts are having an effect on quality and 
     whether experienced workers are being replaced by less 
     experienced workers for cost-saving purposes.
       (6) Recommendations on how Government contracts with launch 
     service companies could be improved to protect the taxpayer, 
     together with the Secretary's assessment of whether the 
     withholding of award and incentive fees is a sufficient 
     incentive to hold contractors to the highest possible quality 
     standards and the Secretary's overall evaluation of the award 
     fee system.
       (7) A short summary of what went wrong technically and 
     managerially in each launch failure and what specific steps 
     are being taken by the Department of Defense and space launch 
     contractors to ensure that those errors do not reoccur.
       (8) An assessment of the role of the Department of Defense 
     in the management and technical oversight of the launches 
     that failed and whether the Department of Defense, in that 
     role, contributed to the failures.
       (9) An assessment of the effect of the launch failures on 
     the schedule for Titan launches, on the schedule for 
     development and first launch of the Evolved Expendable Launch 
     Vehicle, and on the ability of industry to meet Department of 
     Defense requirements.
       (10) An assessment of the impact of the launch failures on 
     assured access to space by the United States, and a 
     consideration of means by which access to space by the United 
     States can be better assured.
       (11) An assessment of any systemic problems that may exist 
     at the eastern launch range, whether these problems 
     contributed to the launch failures, and what means would be 
     most effective in addressing these problems.
       (12) An assessment of the potential benefits and detriments 
     of launch insurance and the impact of such insurance on the 
     estimated net cost of space launches.
       (13) A review of the responsibilities of the Department of 
     Defense and industry representatives in the launch process, 
     an examination of the incentives of the Department and 
     industry representatives throughout the launch process, and 
     an assessment of whether the incentives are appropriate to 
     maximize the probability that launches will be timely and 
     successful.
       (14) Any other observations and recommendations that the 
     Secretary considers relevant.
       (c) Interim Report.--Not later than December 15, 1999, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the specified congressional 
     committees an interim report on the progress in the 
     preparation of the report required by this section, including 
     progress with respect to each of the matters required to be 
     included in the report under subsection (b).
       (d) Specified Congressional Committees.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term ``specified congressional committees'' 
     means the following:
       (1) The Committee on Armed Services, the Select Committee 
     on Intelligence, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate.
       (2) The Committee on Armed Services, the Permanent Select 
     Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

     SEC. 1604. REPORT ON AIR FORCE SPACE LAUNCH FACILITIES.

       (a) Study of Space Launch Ranges and Requirements.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall, using the Defense Science Board 
     of the Department of Defense, conduct a study--
       (1) to assess anticipated military, civil, and commercial 
     space launch requirements;
       (2) to examine the technical shortcomings at the space 
     launch ranges;
       (3) to evaluate current and future oversight and range 
     safety arrangements at the space launch ranges; and
       (4) to estimate future funding requirements for space 
     launch ranges capable of meeting both national security space 
     launch needs and civil and commercial space launch needs.
       (b) Report.--Not later than February 15, 2000, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report containing the results of the study.
              Subtitle B--Commercial Space Launch Services

     SEC. 1611. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING UNITED STATES-RUSSIAN 
                   COOPERATION IN COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH 
                   SERVICES.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the United States should demand full and complete 
     cooperation from the Government of the Russian Federation on 
     preventing the illegal transfer from Russia to Iran or any 
     other country of any prohibited fissile material or ballistic 
     missile equipment or any technology necessary for the 
     acquisition or development by the recipient country of any 
     nuclear weapon or ballistic missile;
       (2) the United States should take every appropriate measure 
     necessary to encourage the Government of the Russian 
     Federation to seek out and prevent the illegal transfer from 
     Russia to Iran or any other country of any prohibited fissile 
     material or ballistic missile equipment or any technology 
     necessary for the acquisition or development by the recipient 
     country of any nuclear weapon or ballistic missile;
       (3) the United States Government decision to increase the 
     quantitative limitations applicable to commercial space 
     launch services provided by Russian space launch providers, 
     based upon a serious commitment by the Government of the 
     Russian Federation to seek out and prevent the illegal 
     transfer from Russia to Iran or any other country of any 
     prohibited ballistic missile equipment or any technology 
     necessary for the acquisition or development by the recipient 
     country of any ballistic missile, should facilitate greater 
     cooperation between the United States and the Russian 
     Federation on nonproliferation matters; and
       (4) any possible future consideration of modifying such 
     limitations should be conditioned on a continued serious 
     commitment by the Government of the Russian Federation to 
     preventing such illegal transfers.

     SEC. 1612. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING UNITED STATES 
                   COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH CAPACITY.

       (a) Sense of Congress Concerning United States Commercial 
     Space Launch Capacity.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     Congress and the President should work together to stimulate 
     and encourage the expansion of a commercial space launch 
     capacity in the United States, including by taking actions to 
     eliminate legal or regulatory barriers to long-term 
     competitiveness of the United States commercial space launch 
     industry.
       (b) Sense of Congress Concerning Policy of Permitting 
     Export of Commercial Satellites to People's Republic of China 
     for Launch.--It is the sense of Congress that Congress and 
     the President should--
       (1) reexamine the current United States policy of 
     permitting the export of commercial satellites of United 
     States origin to the People's Republic of China for launch;
       (2) review the advantages and disadvantages of phasing out 
     that policy, including in that review advantages and 
     disadvantages identified by Congress, the executive branch, 
     the United States satellite industry, the United States space 
     launch industry, the United States telecommunications 
     industry, and other interested persons; and
       (3) if the phase out of that policy is adopted, permit the 
     export of a commercial satellite of United States origin for 
     launch in the People's Republic of China only if--
       (A) the launch is licensed as of the commencement of the 
     phase out of that policy; and
       (B) additional actions under section 1514 of the Strom 
     Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2175; 22 U.S.C. 2778 
     note) are taken to minimize the transfer of technology to the 
     People's Republic of China during the course of the launch.
Subtitle C--Commission To Assess United States National Security Space 
                      Management and Organization

     SEC. 1621. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.

       (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established a 
     commission known as the Commission To Assess United States 
     National Security Space Management and Organization (in this 
     subtitle referred to as the ``Commission'').
       (b) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 13 
     members appointed as follows:
       (1) Four members shall be appointed by the chairman of the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
       (2) Four members shall be appointed by the chairman of the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
       (3) Three members shall be appointed jointly by the ranking 
     minority member of the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
       (4) Two members shall be appointed by the Secretary of 
     Defense, in consultation with the Director of Central 
     Intelligence.
       (c) Qualifications.--Members of the Commission shall be 
     appointed from among private citizens of the United States 
     who have knowledge and expertise in the areas of national 
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     space policy, programs, organizations, and future national 
     security concepts.
       (d) Chairman.--The chairman of the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate, after consultation with the chairman 
     of the Armed Services Committee of the House of 
     Representatives and the ranking minority members of the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate, shall designate one of the members of the 
     Commission to serve as chairman of the Commission.
       (e) 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.
       (f) Security Clearances.--All members of the Commission 
     shall hold appropriate security clearances.
       (g) Initial Organization Requirements.--(1) All 
     appointments to the Commission shall be made not later than 
     90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) The Commission shall convene its first meeting not 
     later than 60 days after the date as of which all members of 
     the Commission have been appointed, but not earlier than 
     October 15, 1999.

     SEC. 1622. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.

       (a) Assessment of United States National Security Space 
     Management and Organization.--The Commission shall, 
     concerning changes to be implemented over the near-term, 
     medium-term, and long-term that would strengthen United 
     States national security, assess the following:
       (1) The manner in which military space assets may be 
     exploited to provide support for United States military 
     operations.
       (2) The current interagency coordination process regarding 
     the operation of national security space assets, including 
     identification of interoperability and communications issues.
       (3) The relationship between the intelligence and 
     nonintelligence aspects of national security space (so-called 
     ``white space'' and ``black space''), and the potential costs 
     and benefits of a partial or complete merger of the programs, 
     projects, or activities that are differentiated by those two 
     aspects.
       (4) The manner in which military space issues are addressed 
     by professional military education institutions.
       (5) The potential costs and benefits of establishing any of 
     the following:
       (A) An independent military department and service 
     dedicated to the national security space mission.
       (B) A corps within the Air Force dedicated to the national 
     security space mission.
       (C) A position of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space 
     within the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
       (D) A new major force program, or other budget mechanism, 
     for managing national security space funding within the 
     Department of Defense.
       (E) Any other change to the existing organizational 
     structure of the Department of Defense for national security 
     space management and organization.
       (b) Cooperation From Government Officials.--In carrying out 
     its duties, the Commission should receive the full and timely 
     cooperation of the Secretary of Defense, the Director of 
     Central Intelligence, and any other United States Government 
     official responsible for providing the Commission with 
     analyses, briefings, and other information necessary for the 
     fulfillment of its responsibilities.

     SEC. 1623. REPORT.

       The Commission shall, not later than six months after the 
     date of its first meeting, submit to Congress and to the 
     Secretary of Defense a report on its findings and 
     conclusions.

     SEC. 1624. ASSESSMENT BY THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.

       The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the House of Representatives an assessment of the 
     Commission's findings not later than 90 days after the 
     submission of the Commission's report.

     SEC. 1625. POWERS.

       (a) 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 subtitle, 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.
       (b) Information.--The Commission may secure directly from 
     the Department of Defense, the other departments and agencies 
     of the intelligence community, and any other Federal 
     department or agency information that the Commission 
     considers necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its 
     responsibilities under this subtitle.

     SEC. 1626. COMMISSION PROCEDURES.

       (a) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the 
     chairman.
       (b) Quorum.--(1) Seven members of the Commission shall 
     constitute a quorum other than for the purpose of holding 
     hearings.
       (2) The Commission shall act by resolution agreed to by a 
     majority of the members of the Commission.
       (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 a 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 under this subtitle.

     SEC. 1627. 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 chairman of 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. The 
     appointment of a staff director shall be subject to the 
     approval of the Commission.
       (2) The chairman of 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 
     chairman 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 chairman 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 
     payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 
     5316 of such title.

     SEC. 1628. 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 Federal Government.
       (b) Miscellaneous Administrative and Support Services.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall furnish the Commission, on a 
     reimbursable basis, any administrative and support services 
     requested by the Commission.
       (c) National Security Information.--The Secretary of 
     Defense, in consultation with the Director of Central 
     Intelligence, shall assume responsibility for the handling 
     and disposition of national security information received and 
     used by the Commission.

     SEC. 1629. 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 2000. Upon receipt of a written certification 
     from the chairman of the Commission specifying the funds 
     required for the activities of the Commission, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall promptly disburse to the Commission, from 
     such amounts, the funds required by the Commission as stated 
     in such certification.

     SEC. 1630. TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION.

       The Commission shall terminate 60 days after the date of 
     the submission of its report under section 1623.

                 TITLE XVII--TROOPS-TO-TEACHERS PROGRAM

Sec. 1701. Short title; definitions.
Sec. 1702. Authorization of Troops-to-Teachers Program.
Sec. 1703. Eligible members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 1704. Selection of participants.
Sec. 1705. Stipend and bonus for participants.
Sec. 1706. Participation by States.
Sec. 1707. Termination of original program; transfer of functions.
Sec. 1708. Reporting requirements.
Sec. 1709. Funds for fiscal year 2000.

     SEC. 1701. SHORT TITLE; DEFINITIONS.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Troops-
     to-Teachers Program Act of 1999''.
       (b) Definitions.--In this title:
       (1) The term ``administering Secretary'', with respect to 
     the Troops-to-Teachers Program, means the following:
       (A) The Secretary of Defense with respect to the Armed 
     Forces (other than the Coast Guard) for the period beginning 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act, and ending on the 
     date of the completion of the transfer of responsibility for 
     the Troops-to-Teachers Program to the Secretary of Education 
     under section 1707.
       (B) The Secretary of Transportation with respect to the 
     Coast Guard for the period referred to in subparagraph (A).
       (C) The Secretary of Education for any period after the 
     period referred to in subparagraph (A).
       (2) The term ``alternative certification or licensure 
     requirements'' means State or local teacher certification or 
     licensure requirements that permit a demonstrated competence 
     in appropriate subject areas gained in careers outside of 
     education to be substituted for traditional teacher training 
     course work.
       (3) The term ``member of the Armed Forces'' includes a 
     former member of the Armed Forces.
       (4) The term ``State'' includes the District of Columbia, 
     American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, the 
     Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth

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     of Puerto Rico, the Republic of Palau, and the United States 
     Virgin Islands.

     SEC. 1702. AUTHORIZATION OF TROOPS-TO-TEACHERS PROGRAM.

       (a) Program Authorized.--The administering Secretary may 
     carry out a program (to be known as the ``Troops-to-Teachers 
     Program'')--
       (1) to assist eligible members of the Armed Forces after 
     their discharge or release, or retirement, from active duty 
     to obtain certification or licensure as elementary or 
     secondary school teachers or as vocational or technical 
     teachers; and
       (2) to facilitate the employment of such members by local 
     educational agencies identified under subsection (b)(1).
       (b) Identification of Local Educational Agencies With 
     Teacher Shortages.--(1) In carrying out the Troops-to-
     Teachers Program, the administering Secretary shall 
     periodically identify local educational agencies that--
       (A) are receiving grants under title I of the Elementary 
     and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) 
     as a result of having within their jurisdictions 
     concentrations of children from low-income families; or
       (B) are experiencing a shortage of qualified teachers, in 
     particular a shortage of science, mathematics, special 
     education, or vocational or technical teachers.
       (2) The administering Secretary may identify local 
     educational agencies under paragraph (1) through surveys 
     conducted for that purpose or by using information on local 
     educational agencies that is available to the administering 
     Secretary from other sources.
       (c) Identification of States With Alternative Certification 
     Requirements.--In carrying out the Troops-to-Teachers 
     Program, the administering Secretary shall also conduct a 
     survey of States to identify those States that have 
     alternative certification or licensure requirements for 
     teachers, including those States that grant credit for 
     service in the Armed Forces toward satisfying certification 
     or licensure requirements for teachers.
       (d) Limitation on Use of Funds for Management 
     Infrastructure.--The administering Secretary may utilize not 
     more than five percent of the funds available to carry out 
     the Troops-to-Teachers Program for a fiscal year for purposes 
     of establishing and maintaining the management infrastructure 
     necessary to support the program.

     SEC. 1703. ELIGIBLE MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) Eligible Members.--Subject to subsection (c), the 
     following members of the Armed Forces shall be eligible for 
     selection to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program:
       (1) Any member who--
       (A) during the period beginning on October 1, 1990, and 
     ending on September 30, 1999, was involuntarily discharged or 
     released from active duty for purposes of a reduction of 
     force after six or more years of continuous active duty 
     immediately before the discharge or release; and
       (B) satisfies such other criteria for selection as the 
     administering Secretary may prescribe.
       (2) Any member who applied for the teacher placement 
     program administered under section 1151 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as in effect before its repeal by section 1707, 
     and who satisfies the eligibility criteria specified in 
     subsection (c) of such section 1151.
       (3) Any member who--
       (A) on or after October 1, 1999, becomes entitled to 
     retired or retainer pay in the manner provided in title 10 or 
     title 14, United States Code;
       (B) has the educational background required by subsection 
     (b); and
       (C) satisfies the criteria prescribed under paragraph 
     (1)(B).
       (b) Educational Background.--(1) In the case of a member of 
     the Armed Forces described in subsection (a)(3) who is 
     applying for assistance for placement as an elementary or 
     secondary school teacher, the administering Secretary shall 
     require the member to have received a baccalaureate or 
     advanced degree from an accredited institution of higher 
     education.
       (2) In the case of a member described in subsection (a)(3) 
     who is applying for assistance for placement as a vocational 
     or technical teacher, the administering Secretary shall 
     require the member--
       (A) to have received the equivalent of one year of college 
     from an accredited institution of higher education and have 
     10 or more years of military experience in a vocational or 
     technical field; or
       (B) to otherwise meet the certification or licensure 
     requirements for a vocational or technical teacher in the 
     State in which the member seeks assistance for placement 
     under the program.
       (c) Ineligible Members.--A member of the Armed Forces 
     described in subsection (a) is eligible to participate in the 
     Troops-to-Teachers Program only if the member's last period 
     of service in the Armed Forces was characterized as 
     honorable.
       (d) Information Regarding Program.--(1) The administering 
     Secretary shall provide information regarding the Troops-to-
     Teachers Program, and make applications for the program 
     available, to members of the Armed Forces as part of 
     preseparation counseling provided under section 1142 of title 
     10, United States Code.
       (2) The information provided to members shall--
       (A) indicate the local educational agencies identified 
     under section 1702(b); and
       (B) identify those States surveyed under section 1702(c) 
     that have alternative certification or licensure requirements 
     for teachers, including those States that grant credit for 
     service in the Armed Forces toward satisfying such 
     requirements.

     SEC. 1704. SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTS.

       (a) Submission of Applications.--Selection of eligible 
     members of the Armed Forces to participate in the Troops-to-
     Teachers Program shall be made on the basis of applications 
     submitted to the administering Secretary on a timely basis. 
     An application shall be in such form and contain such 
     information as the administering Secretary may require.
       (b) Timely Applications.--An application shall be 
     considered to be submitted on a timely basis if the 
     application is submitted as follows:
       (1) In the case of a member of the Armed Forces who is 
     eligible under section 1703(a)(1) or 1703(a)(2), not later 
     than September 30, 2003.
       (2) In the case of a member who is eligible under section 
     1703(a)(3), not later than four years after the date on which 
     the member first receives retired or retainer pay under title 
     10 or title 14, United States Code.
       (c) Selection Priorities.--In selecting eligible members of 
     the Armed Forces to receive assistance for placement as 
     elementary or secondary school teachers or vocational or 
     technical teachers, the administering Secretary shall give 
     priority to members who--
       (1) have educational or military experience in science, 
     mathematics, special education, or vocational or technical 
     subjects and agree to seek employment as science, 
     mathematics, or special education teachers in elementary or 
     secondary schools or in other schools under the jurisdiction 
     of a local educational agency; or
       (2) have educational or military experience in another 
     subject area identified by the administering Secretary, in 
     consultation with the National Governors Association, as 
     important for national educational objectives and agree to 
     seek employment in that subject area in elementary or 
     secondary schools.
       (d) Selection Subject to Funding.--The administering 
     Secretary may not select a member of the Armed Forces to 
     participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program unless the 
     administering Secretary has sufficient appropriations for the 
     program available at the time of the selection to satisfy the 
     obligations to be incurred by the United States under section 
     1705 with respect to that member.
       (e) Participation Agreement.--A member of the Armed Forces 
     selected to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program 
     shall be required to enter into an agreement with the 
     administering Secretary in which the member agrees--
       (1) to obtain, within such time as the administering 
     Secretary may require, certification or licensure as an 
     elementary or secondary school teacher or vocational or 
     technical teacher; and
       (2) to accept an offer of full-time employment as an 
     elementary or secondary school teacher or vocational or 
     technical teacher for not less than four school years with a 
     local educational agency identified under section 1702, to 
     begin the school year after obtaining that certification or 
     licensure.
       (f) Exceptions to Violation Determination.--A participant 
     in the Troops-to-Teachers Program shall not be considered to 
     be in violation of an agreement entered into under subsection 
     (e) during any period in which the participant--
       (1) is pursuing a full-time course of study related to the 
     field of teaching at an eligible institution;
       (2) is serving on active duty as a member of the Armed 
     Forces;
       (3) is temporarily totally disabled for a period of time 
     not to exceed three years as established by sworn affidavit 
     of a qualified physician;
       (4) is unable to secure employment for a period not to 
     exceed 12 months by reason of the care required by a spouse 
     who is disabled;
       (5) is seeking and unable to find full-time employment as a 
     teacher in an elementary or secondary school or as a 
     vocational or technical teacher for a single period not to 
     exceed 27 months; or
       (6) satisfies the provisions of additional reimbursement 
     exceptions that may be prescribed by the administering 
     Secretary.

     SEC. 1705. STIPEND AND BONUS FOR PARTICIPANTS.

       (a) Stipend Authorized.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the 
     administering Secretary shall pay to each participant in the 
     Troops-to-Teachers Program a stipend in an amount equal to 
     $5,000.
       (2) The total number of stipends that may be paid under 
     paragraph (1) in any fiscal year may not exceed 3,000.
       (b) Bonus Authorized.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the 
     administering Secretary may, in lieu of paying a stipend 
     under subsection (a), pay a bonus of $10,000 to each 
     participant in the Troops-to-Teachers Program who agrees 
     under section 1704(e) to accept full-time employment as an 
     elementary or secondary school teacher or vocational or 
     technical teacher for not less than four years in a high need 
     school.
       (2) The total number of bonuses that may be paid under 
     paragraph (1) in any fiscal year may not exceed 1,000.
       (3) In this subsection, the term ``high need school'' means 
     an elementary school or secondary school that meets one or 
     more of the following criteria:
       (A) The school has a drop out rate that exceeds the 
     national average school drop out rate.
       (B) The school has a large percentage of students (as 
     determined by the Secretary of Education in consultation with 
     the National Assessment Governing Board) who speak English as 
     a second language.
       (C) The school has a large percentage of students (as so 
     determined) who are at risk of educational failure by reason 
     of limited proficiency in English, poverty, race, geographic 
     location, or economic circumstances.
       (D) At least one-half of the students of the school are 
     from families with an income below the poverty line (as that 
     term is defined by the Office of Management and Budget and 
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     the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)) 
     applicable to a family of the size involved.
       (E) The school has a large percentage of students (as so 
     determined) who qualify for assistance under part B of the 
     Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411 
     et seq.).
       (F) The school meets any other criteria established by the 
     administering Secretary in consultation with the National 
     Assessment Governing Board.
       (c) Treatment of Stipend and Bonus.--Stipends and bonuses 
     paid under this section shall be taken into account in 
     determining the eligibility of the participant concerned for 
     Federal student financial assistance provided under title IV 
     of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.).
       (d) Reimbursement Under Certain Circumstances.--(1) If a 
     participant in the Troops-to-Teachers Program fails to obtain 
     teacher certification or licensure or employment as an 
     elementary or secondary school teacher or vocational or 
     technical teacher as required by the agreement under section 
     1704(e) or voluntarily leaves, or is terminated for cause, 
     from the employment during the four years of required service 
     in violation of the agreement, the participant shall be 
     required to reimburse the administering Secretary for any 
     stipend paid to the participant under subsection (a) in an 
     amount that bears the same ratio to the amount of the stipend 
     as the unserved portion of required service bears to the four 
     years of required service.
       (2) If a participant in the Troops-to-Teachers Program who 
     is paid a bonus under subsection (b) fails to obtain 
     employment for which the bonus was paid as required by the 
     agreement under section 1704(e), or voluntarily leaves or is 
     terminated for cause from the employment during the four 
     years of required service in violation of the agreement, the 
     participant shall be required to reimburse the administering 
     Secretary for any bonus paid to the participant under that 
     subsection in an amount that bears the same ratio to the 
     amount of the bonus as the unserved portion of required 
     service bears to the four years of required service.
       (3) The obligation to reimburse the administering Secretary 
     under this subsection is, for all purposes, a debt owing the 
     United States. A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11, 
     United States Code, shall not release a participant from the 
     obligation to reimburse the administering Secretary.
       (4) Any amount owed by a participant under this subsection 
     shall bear interest at the rate equal to the highest rate 
     being paid by the United States on the day on which the 
     reimbursement is determined to be due for securities having 
     maturities of ninety days or less and shall accrue from the 
     day on which the participant is first notified of the amount 
     due.
       (e) Exceptions to Reimbursement Requirement.--A participant 
     in the Troops-to-Teachers Program shall be excused from 
     reimbursement under subsection (d) if the participant becomes 
     permanently totally disabled as established by sworn 
     affidavit of a qualified physician. The administering 
     Secretary may also waive reimbursement in cases of extreme 
     hardship to the participant, as determined by the 
     administering Secretary.
       (f) Relationship to Educational Assistance Under Montgomery 
     GI Bill.--The receipt by a participant in the Troops-to-
     Teachers Program of any assistance under the program shall 
     not reduce or otherwise affect the entitlement of the 
     participant to any benefits under chapter 30 of title 38, 
     United States Code, or chapter 1606 of title 10, United 
     States Code.

     SEC. 1706. PARTICIPATION BY STATES.

       (a) Discharge of State Activities Through Consortia of 
     States.--The administering Secretary may permit States 
     participating in the Troops-to-Teachers Program to carry out 
     activities authorized for such States under the program 
     through one or more consortia of such States.
       (b) Assistance to States.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), 
     the administering Secretary may make grants to States 
     participating in the Troops-to-Teachers Program, or to 
     consortia of such States, in order to permit such States or 
     consortia of States to operate offices for purposes of 
     recruiting eligible members of the Armed Forces for 
     participation in the program and facilitating the employment 
     of participants in the program in schools in such States or 
     consortia of States.
       (2) The total amount of grants under paragraph (1) in any 
     fiscal year may not exceed $4,000,000.

     SEC. 1707. TERMINATION OF ORIGINAL PROGRAM; TRANSFER OF 
                   FUNCTIONS.

       (a) Termination.--(1) Section 1151 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is repealed.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 58 of 
     such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 1151.
       (3) The repeal of such section shall not affect the 
     validity or terms of any agreement entered into before the 
     date of the enactment of this Act under subsection (f) of 
     such section, or to pay assistance, make grants, or obtain 
     reimbursement in connection with such an agreement under 
     subsections (g), (h), and (i) of such section, as in effect 
     before its repeal.
       (b) Transfer of Functions.--(1) The Secretary of Defense, 
     the Secretary of Transportation, and the Secretary of 
     Education shall provide for the transfer to the Secretary of 
     Education of any on-going functions and responsibilities of 
     the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation 
     with respect to--
       (A) the program authorized by section 1151 of title 10, 
     United States Code, before its repeal by subsection (a)(1); 
     and
       (B) the Troops-to-Teachers Program for the period beginning 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on 
     September 30, 2000.
       (2) The Secretaries referred to in paragraph (1) shall 
     complete the transfer under such paragraph not later than 
     October 1, 2000.
       (3) After completion of the transfer, the Secretary of 
     Education shall discharge that Secretary's functions and 
     responsibilities with respect to the program in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
     Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard.

     SEC. 1708. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than March 31, 2001, the 
     Secretary of Education (in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Defense and the Secretary of Transportation) and the 
     Comptroller General shall each submit to Congress a report on 
     the effectiveness of the Troops-to-Teachers Program in the 
     recruitment and retention of qualified personnel by local 
     educational agencies identified under section 1702(b).
       (b) Elements of Report.--The report under subsection (a) 
     shall include information on the following:
       (1) The number of participants in the Troops-to-Teachers 
     Program.
       (2) The schools in which such participants are employed.
       (3) The grade levels at which such participants teach.
       (4) The subject matters taught by such participants.
       (5) The effectiveness of the teaching of such participants, 
     as indicated by any relevant test scores of the students of 
     such participants.
       (6) The extent of any academic improvement in the schools 
     in which such participants teach by reason of their teaching.
       (7) The rates of retention of such participants by the 
     local educational agencies employing such participants.
       (8) The effect of any stipends or bonuses under section 
     1705 in enhancing participation in the program or in 
     enhancing recruitment or retention of participants in the 
     program by the local educational agencies employing such 
     participants.
       (9) Such other matters as the Secretary of Education or the 
     Comptroller General, as the case may be, considers 
     appropriate.
       (c) Recommendations.--The report of the Comptroller General 
     under this section shall also include any recommendations of 
     the Comptroller General as to means of improving the Troops-
     to-Teachers Program, including means of enhancing the 
     recruitment and retention of participants in the program.

     SEC. 1709. FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000.

       Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 301 
     for operation and maintenance for fiscal year 2000, 
     $3,000,000 shall be available for purposes of carrying out 
     the Troops-to-Teachers Program.
            DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS

     SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000''.
                            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. 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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
            State              Installation or location       Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama......................  Redstone Arsenal........       $9,800,000
Alaska.......................  Fort Richardson.........      $14,600,000
                               Fort Wainwright.........      $34,800,000
Arkansas.....................  Pine Bluff Arsenal......      $18,000,000
California...................  Fort Irwin..............      $32,400,000
                               Presidio of Monterey....       $7,100,000
Colorado.....................  Fort Carson.............       $4,400,000
                               Peterson Air Force Base.      $25,000,000
District of Columbia.........  Fort McNair.............       $1,250,000

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                               Walter Reed Medical            $6,800,000
                                Center.
Georgia......................  Fort Benning............      $48,400,000
                               Fort Stewart............      $71,700,000
Hawaii.......................  Schofield Barracks......      $95,000,000
Kansas.......................  Fort Leavenworth........      $34,100,000
                               Fort Riley..............      $27,000,000
Kentucky.....................  Blue Grass Army Depot...       $6,000,000
                               Fort Campbell...........      $56,900,000
                               Fort Knox...............       $1,300,000
Louisiana....................  Fort Polk...............       $6,700,000
Maryland.....................  Fort Meade..............      $22,450,000
Massachusetts................  Westover Air Reserve           $4,000,000
                                Base.
Missouri.....................  Fort Leonard Wood.......      $27,100,000
New York.....................  Fort Drum...............      $23,000,000
Nevada.......................  Hawthorne Army Depot....       $1,700,000
North Carolina...............  Fort Bragg..............     $125,400,000
                               Sunny Point Military           $3,800,000
                                Ocean Terminal.........
Oklahoma.....................  Fort Sill...............      $33,200,000
                               McAlester Army                $16,600,000
                                Ammunition.
Pennsylvania.................  Carlisle Barracks.......       $5,000,000
                               Letterkenny Army Depot..       $3,650,000
South Carolina...............  Fort Jackson............       $7,400,000
Texas........................  Fort Bliss..............      $52,350,000
                               Fort Hood...............      $84,500,000
Virginia.....................  Fort Belvoir............       $3,850,000
                               Fort Eustis.............      $43,800,000
                               Fort Myer...............       $2,900,000
                               Fort Story..............       $8,000,000
Washington...................  Fort Lewis..............      $23,400,000
CONUS Various................  CONUS Various...........      $36,400,000
                                                        ----------------
                                 Total.................   $1,029,750,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
           Country              Installation or location      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Korea........................  Camp Casey...............     $31,000,000
                               Camp Howze...............      $3,050,000
                               Camp Stanley.............      $3,650,000
                                                         ---------------
                                 Total..................     $37,700,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Korea.................................  Camp Humphreys...........  60 Units.....................     $24,000,000

Virginia..............................  Fort Lee.................  46 Units.....................      $8,000,000

Washington............................  Fort Lewis...............  48 Units.....................      $9,000,000
                                                                                                 ---------------
                                                                     Total......................     $41,000,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (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 $4,300,000.

     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 sections 2104(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of 
     the Army may improve existing military family housing units 
     in an amount not to exceed $35,400,000.

     SEC. 2104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, ARMY.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     1999, for military construction, land acquisition, and 
     military family housing functions of the Department of the 
     Army in the total amount of $2,353,231,000 as follows:
       (1) For military construction projects inside the United 
     States authorized by section 2101(a), $930,058,000.
       (2) For military construction projects outside the United 
     States authorized by section 2101(b), $37,700,000.
       (3) For unspecified minor construction projects authorized 
     by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $9,500,000.
       (4) For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     States Code, $91,414,000.
       (5) For military family housing functions:
       (A) For construction and acquisition, planning and design, 
     and improvement of military family housing and facilities, 
     $80,700,000.
       (B) For support of military family housing (including the 
     functions described in section 2833 of title 10, United 
     States Code), $1,089,812,000.
       (6) For the construction of the United States Disciplinary 
     Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, authorized in section 
     2101(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998 (division B of Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 
     1967), $18,800,000.
       (7) For the construction of the force XXI soldier 
     development center, Fort Hood, Texas, au

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     thorized in section 2101(a) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (division B of Public 
     Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1966), $14,000,000.
       (8) For the construction of the railhead facility, Fort 
     Hood, Texas, authorized in section 2101(a) of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (division 
     B of Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2182), $14,800,000.
       (9) For the construction of the cadet development center, 
     United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 
     authorized in section 2101(a) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (division B of Public 
     Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2182), $28,500,000.
       (10) For the construction of the whole barracks complex 
     renewal, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, authorized in section 
     2101(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1999 (division B of Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 
     2182), $32,000,000.
       (11) For the construction of the multi-purpose digital 
     training range, Fort Knox, Kentucky, authorized in section 
     2101(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1999 (division B of Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 
     2182), $16,000,000.
       (12) For the construction of the power plant, Roi Namur 
     Island, Kwajalein Atoll, Kwajalein, authorized in section 
     2101(b) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1999 (division B of Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 
     2183), $35,400,000.
       (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) $46,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2101(a) for the construction of the whole barracks 
     complex renewal at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii);
       (3) $22,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2101(a) for the construction of the whole barracks 
     complex renewal at Fort Bragg, North Carolina);
       (4) $10,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2101(a) for the construction of tank trail erosion 
     mitigation at the Yakima Training Center, Fort Lewis, 
     Washington);
       (5) $10,100,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2101(a) for the construction of a tactical equipment 
     shop at Fort Sill, Oklahoma);
       (6) $2,592,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2101(a) for the construction of the chemical defense 
     qualification facility at Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas); and
       (7) $9,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2101(a) for the construction of the whole barracks 
     renovation at Fort Riley, Kansas).
       (c) Adjustment.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (12) of 
     subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated in such paragraphs, reduced by--
       (1) $41,953,000, which represents the combination of 
     project savings in military construction resulting from 
     favorable bids, reduced overhead charges, and cancellations 
     due to force structure changes; and
       (2) $3,500,000, 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.
                            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. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 1997 
              project.
Sec. 2206. Authorization to accept electrical substation improvements, 
              Guam.

     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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
            State               Installation or location      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arizona......................  Marine Corps Air Station,     $17,020,000
                                Yuma.                         $7,560,000
                               Navy Detachment, Camp
                                Navajo.
California...................  Marine Corps Air-Ground       $34,760,000
                                Combat Center,
                                Twentynine Palms........
                               Marine Corps Base, Camp       $38,460,000
                                Pendleton...............
                               Marine Corps Logistics         $4,670,000
                                Base, Barstow...........
                               Marine Corps Recruit           $3,200,000
                                Depot, San Diego........
                               Naval Air Station,            $24,020,000
                                Lemoore.
                               Naval Air Station, North      $54,420,000
                                Island.
                               Naval Air Warfare Center,      $4,000,000
                                China Lake..............
                               Naval Air Warfare Center,      $7,070,000
                                Corona.
                               Naval Hospital, San Diego     $21,590,000
                               Naval Hospital,                $7,640,000
                                Twentynine Palms.
                               Naval Postgraduate School      $5,100,000
Florida......................  Naval Air Station,             $5,350,000
                                Whiting Field, Milton...
                               Naval Station, Mayport...      $9,560,000
Georgia......................  Marine Corps Logistics         $6,260,000
                                Base, Albany............
Hawaii.......................  Camp H.M. Smith..........     $86,050,000
                               Marine Corps Air Station,      $5,790,000
                                Kaneohe Bay.............
                               Naval Shipyard, Pearl         $10,610,000
                                Harbor.
                               Naval Station, Pearl          $18,600,000
                                Harbor.
                               Naval Submarine Base,         $29,460,000
                                Pearl Harbor............
Idaho........................  Naval Surface Warfare         $10,040,000
                                Center, Bayview.........
Illinois.....................  Naval Training Center,        $57,290,000
                                Great Lakes.
Indiana......................  Naval Surface Warfare          $7,270,000
                                Center, Crone...........
Maine........................  Naval Air Station,            $16,890,000
                                Brunswick.
Maryland.....................  Naval Air Warfare Center,      $4,560,000
                                Patuxent River..........
                               Naval Surface Warfare         $10,070,000
                                Center, Indian Head.....
Mississippi..................  Naval Air Station,             $7,280,000
                                Meridian................
                               Naval Construction            $19,170,000
                                Battalion Center
                                Gulfport................
New Jersey...................  Naval Air Warfare Center      $15,710,000
                                Aircraft Division,
                                Lakehurst...............
North Carolina...............  Marine Corps Air Station,      $5,470,000
                                New River...............
                               Marine Corps Base, Camp       $21,380,000
                                Lejeune.................
Pennsylvania.................  Navy Ships Parts Control       $2,990,000
                                Center, Mechanicsburg...
                               Norfolk Naval Shipyard        $13,320,000
                                Detachment, Philadelphia
South Carolina...............  Naval Weapons Station,         $7,640,000
                                Charleston.                  $18,290,000
                               Marine Corps Air Station,
                                Beaufort.
Texas........................  Naval Station, Ingleside.     $11,780,000
Virginia.....................  Marine Corps Combat           $20,820,000
                                Development Command,
                                Quantico................
                               Naval Air Station, Oceana     $11,490,000
                               Naval Shipyard, Norfolk..     $17,630,000
                               Naval Station, Norfolk...     $69,550,000
                               Naval Weapons Station,        $25,040,000
                                Yorktown.
                               Tactical Training Group       $10,310,000
                                Atlantic, Dam Neck......
Washington...................  Naval Ordnance Center          $3,440,000
                                Pacific Division
                                Detachment, Port Hadlock

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                               Naval Undersea Warfare         $6,700,000
                                Center, Keyport.........
                               Puget Sound Naval             $15,610,000
                                Shipyard, Bremerton.....
                               Strategic Weapons              $6,300,000
                                Facility Pacific,
                                Bremerton...............
                                                         ---------------
                                 Total..................    $817,230,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (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 
     locations outside the United States, and in the amounts, set 
     forth in the following table:
       

                     Navy: Outside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
           Country              Installation or location      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bahrain......................  Administrative Support        $83,090,000
                                Unit,.
Diego Garcia.................  Naval Support Facility,        $8,150,000
                                Diego Garcia............
                                                         ---------------

                                 Total..................     $91,240,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arizona................................  Marine Corps Air Station,    49 Units..................      $8,500,000
                                          Yuma......................

California.............................  Naval Air Station, Lemoore.  116 Units.................     $20,188,000

Hawaii.................................  Marine Corps Air Station,    100 Units.................     $26,615,000
                                          Kaneohe Bay...............
                                         Marine Corps Base, Hawaii..  30 Units..................      $8,000,000
                                         Naval Base Pearl Harbor....  133 Units.................     $30,168,000
                                         Naval Base Pearl Harbor....  96 Units..................     $19,167,000

North Carolina.........................  Marine Corps Air Station,    180 Units.................     $22,036,000
                                          Cherry Point..............
                                                                                                 ---------------
                                                                        Total...................    $134,674,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriation 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 $17,715,000.

     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 $181,882,000.

     SEC. 2204. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NAVY.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     1999, for military construction, land acquisition, and 
     military family housing functions of the Department of the 
     Navy in the total amount of $2,108,087,000 as follows:
       (1) For military construction projects inside the United 
     States authorized by section 2201(a), $733,390,000.
       (2) For military construction projects outside the United 
     States authorized by section 2201(b), $91,240,000.
       (3) For unspecified minor construction projects authorized 
     by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $7,342,000.
       (4) For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     States Code, $71,911,000.
       (5) For military family housing functions:
       (A) For construction and acquisition, planning and design, 
     and improvement of military family housing and facilities, 
     $334,271,000.
       (B) For support of military housing (including functions 
     described in section 2833 of title 10, United States Code), 
     $895,070,000.
       (6) For the construction of the berthing wharf, Naval 
     Station Norfolk, Virginia, authorized by section 2201(a) of 
     the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1999 (division B of Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2187), 
     $12,690,000.
       (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) $13,660,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2201(a) for the construction of a berthing wharf at 
     Naval Air Station, North Island, California); and
       (3) $70,180,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2201(a) for the construction of the Commander-in-
     Chief Headquarters, Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, 
     Hawaii).
       (c) Adjustment.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (6) of 
     subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated in such paragraphs, reduced by--
       (1) $33,227,000, which represents the combination of 
     project savings in military construction resulting from 
     favorable bids, reduced overhead charges, and cancellations 
     due to force structure changes;
       (2) $1,000,000, 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
       (3) $3,600,000, 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.

     SEC. 2205. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 
                   1997 PROJECT.

       The table in section 2202(a) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (division B of Public 
     Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2768) is amended in the item relating 
     to Naval Air Station Brunswick, Maine, by striking ``92 
     Units'' in the purpose column and inserting ``72 Units''.

     SEC. 2206. AUTHORIZATION TO ACCEPT ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION 
                   IMPROVEMENTS, GUAM.

       The Secretary of the Navy may accept from the Guam Power 
     Authority various improvements to electrical transformers at 
     the Agana and Harmon Substations in Guam, which are valued at 
     approximately $610,000 and are to be performed 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 in

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     side the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the 
     following table:
       

                   Air Force: Inside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
            State               Installation or location      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama......................  Maxwell Air Force Base...     $10,600,000
Alaska.......................  Eielson Air Force Base...     $24,100,000
                               Elmendorf Air Force Base.     $42,300,000
Arizona......................  Davis-Monthan Air Force        $7,800,000
                                Base.
Arkansas.....................  Little Rock Air Force          $7,800,000
                                Base.
California...................  Beale Air Force Base.....      $8,900,000
                               Edwards Air Force Base...      $5,500,000
                               Travis Air Force Base....     $11,200,000
Colorado.....................  Peterson Air Force Base..     $40,000,000
                               Schriever Air Force Base.     $16,100,000
                               U.S. Air Force Academy...     $17,500,000
CONUS Classified.............  Classified Location......     $16,870,000
Delaware.....................  Dover Air Force Base.....     $12,000,000
Florida......................  Eglin Air Force Base.....     $18,300,000
                               Eglin Auxiliary Field 9..     $18,800,000
                               MacDill Air Force Base...      $5,500,000
                               Patrick Air Force Base...     $17,800,000
                               Tyndall Air Force Base...     $10,800,000
Georgia......................  Fort Benning.............      $3,900,000
                               Moody Air Force Base.....      $5,950,000
                               Robins Air Force Base....      $3,350,000
Hawaii.......................  Hickam Air Force Base....      $3,300,000
Idaho........................  Mountain Home Air Force       $17,000,000
                                Base.
Kansas.......................  McConnell Air Force Base.      $9,600,000
Kentucky.....................  Fort Campbell............      $6,300,000
Maryland.....................  Andrews Air Force Base...      $9,900,000
Massachusetts................  Hanscom Air Force Base...     $16,000,000
Mississippi..................  Columbus Air Force Base..      $2,600,000
                               Keesler Air Force Base...     $35,900,000
Missouri.....................  Whiteman Air Force Base..     $24,900,000
Montana......................  Malmstrom Air Force Base.     $11,600,000
Nebraska.....................  Offutt Air Force Base....      $8,300,000
Nevada.......................  Nellis Air Force Base....     $30,200,000
New Jersey...................  McGuire Air Force Base...     $11,800,000
New Mexico...................  Cannon Air Force Base....      $8,100,000
New York.....................  Rome Research Site.......     $12,800,000
New Mexico...................  Kirtland Air Force Base..     $14,000,000
North Carolina...............  Fort Bragg...............      $4,600,000
                               Pope Air Force Base......      $7,700,000
North Dakota.................  Grand Forks Air Force          $9,500,000
                                Base.
Ohio.........................  Wright-Patterson Air          $39,700,000
                                Force Base.
Oklahoma.....................  Tinker Air Force Base....     $34,800,000
                               Vance Air Force Base.....     $12,600,000
South Carolina...............  Charleston Air Force Base     $18,200,000
South Dakota.................  Ellsworth Air Force Base.     $10,200,000
Tennessee....................  Arnold Air Force Base....      $7,800,000
Texas........................  Dyess Air Force Base.....      $5,400,000
                               Lackland Air Force Base..     $13,400,000
                               Laughlin Air Force Base..      $3,250,000
                               Randolph Air Force Base..      $3,600,000
Utah.........................  Hill Air Force Base......      $4,600,000
Virginia.....................  Langley Air Force Base...      $6,300,000
Washington...................  Fairchild Air Force Base.     $13,600,000
                               McChord Air Force Base...      $7,900,000
                                                         ---------------
                                 Total..................    $730,520,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
           Country              Installation or location      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Guam.........................  Andersen Air Force Base..      $8,900,000
Korea........................  Osan Air Base............     $19,600,000
United Kingdom...............  Ascension Island.........      $2,150,000
                                                         ---------------
                                 Total..................     $30,650,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     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 or country              Installation or location             Purpose                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arizona...............................  Davis-Monthan Air Force    64 Units.....................     $10,000,000
                                         Base....................

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California............................  Beale Air Force Base.....  60 Units.....................      $8,500,000
                                        Edwards Air Force Base...  188 Units....................     $32,790,000
                                        Vandenberg Air Force Base  91 Units.....................     $16,800,000
District of Columbia..................  Bolling Air Force Base...  72 Units.....................      $9,375,000
Florida...............................  Eglin Air Force Base.....  130 Units....................     $14,080,000
                                        MacDill Air Force Base...  54 Units.....................      $9,034,000
Kansas................................  McConnell Air Force Base.  Safety Improvements..........      $1,363,000
Mississippi...........................  Columbus Air Force Base..  100 Units....................     $12,290,000
Montana...............................  Malmstrom Air Force Base.  34 Units.....................      $7,570,000
Nebraska..............................  Offutt Air Force Base....  72 Units.....................     $12,352,000
New Mexico............................  Hollomon Air Force Base..  76 Units.....................      $9,800,000
North Carolina........................  Seymour Johnson Air Force  78 Units.....................     $12,187,000
                                         Base....................
North Dakota..........................  Grand Forks Air Force      42 Units.....................     $10,050,000
                                         Base....................
                                        Minot Air Force Base.....  72 Units.....................     $10,756,000
Oklahoma..............................  Tinker Air Force Base....  41 Units.....................      $6,000,000
Texas.................................  Lackland Air Force Base..  48 Units.....................      $7,500,000
Portugal..............................  Lajes Field, Azores......  75 Units.....................     $12,964,000
                                                                                                 ---------------
                                                                     Total......................    $203,411,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (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 $17,093,000.

     SEC. 2303. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS.

       Subject to section 2825 of title 10, Uniteds 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 $129,952,000.

     SEC. 2304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, AIR FORCE.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     1999, for military construction, land acquisition, and 
     military family housing functions of the Department of the 
     Air Force in the total amount of $1,948,052,000 as follows:
       (1) For military construction projects inside the United 
     States authorized by section 2301(a), $730,520,000.
       (2) For military construction projects outside the United 
     States authorized by section 2301(b), $30,650,000.
       (3) For unspecified minor construction projects authorized 
     by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $8,741,000.
       (4) For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     States Code, $36,104,000.
       (5) For military housing functions:
       (A) For construction and acquisition, planning and design, 
     and improvement of military family housing and facilities, 
     $350,456,000.
       (B) For support of military family housing (including 
     functions described in section 2833 of title 10, United 
     States Code), $821,892,000.
       (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) $25,811,000, which represents the combination of 
     project savings in military construction resulting from 
     favorable bids, reduced overhead charges, and cancellations 
     due to force structure changes;
       (2) $1,000,000, 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
       (3) $3,500,000, 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.
                      TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES
       Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and 
           land acquisition projects.
       Sec. 2402. Improvements to military family housing units.
       Sec. 2403. Military housing improvement program.
       Sec. 2404. Energy conservation projects.
       Sec. 2405. Authorization of appropriations, Defense 
           Agencies.
       Sec. 2406. Increase in fiscal year 1997 authorization for 
           military construction projects at Pueblo Chemical 
           Activity, Colorado.
       Sec. 2407. Condition on obligation of military construction 
           funds for drug interdiction and counter-drug 
           activities.

     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 
     2405(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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Agency              Installation or location      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chemical Demilitarization....  Blue Grass Army Depot,       $206,800,000
                                Kentucky................
Defense Education Activity...  Laurel Bay, South              $2,874,000
                                Carolina................
                               Marine Corps Base, Camp       $10,570,000
                                LeJeune, North Carolina.
Defense Logistics Agency.....  Defense Distribution New       $5,000,000
                                Cumberland, Pennsylvania
                               Elmendorf Air Force Base,     $23,500,000
                                Alaska..................
                               Eielson Air Force Base,       $26,000,000
                                Alaska.
                               Fairchild Air Force Base,     $12,400,000
                                Washington..............
                               Various Locations........      $1,300,000
Defense Manpower Data Center.  Presidio, Monterey,           $28,000,000
                                California..............
National Security Agency.....  Fort Meade, Maryland.....      $2,946,000
Special Operations Command...  Fleet Combat Training          $4,700,000
                                Center, Dam Neck,
                                Virginia................
                               Fort Benning, Georgia....     $10,200,000
                               Fort Bragg, North             $20,100,000
                                Carolina.
                               Mississippi Army               $9,600,000
                                Ammunition Plant,
                                Mississippi.............
                               Naval Amphibious Base,         $6,000,000
                                Coronado, California....
TRICARE Management Agency....  Andrews Air Force Base,        $3,000,000
                                Maryland................

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                               Cheatham Annex, Virginia.      $1,650,000
                               Davis-Monthan Air Force       $10,000,000
                                Base, Arizona...........
                               Fort Lewis, Washington...      $5,500,000
                               Fort Riley, Kansas.......      $6,000,000
                               Fort Sam Houston, Texas..      $5,800,000
                               Fort Wainwright, Alaska..    $133,000,000
                               Los Angeles Air Force         $13,600,000
                                Base, California........
                               Marine Corps Air Station,      $3,500,000
                                Cherry Point, North
                                Carolina................
                               Moody Air Force Base,          $1,250,000
                                Georgia.
                               Naval Air Station,             $3,780,000
                                Jacksonville, Florida...
                               Naval Air Station,             $4,050,000
                                Norfolk, Virginia.
                               Naval Air Station,             $4,150,000
                                Patuxent River, Maryland
                               Naval Air Station,             $4,300,000
                                Pensacola, Florida......
                               Naval Air Station,             $4,700,000
                                Whidbey Island,
                                Washington..............
                               Patrick Air Force Base,        $1,750,000
                                Florida.
                               Travis Air Force Base,         $7,500,000
                                California.
                               Wright-Patterson Air           $3,900,000
                                Force Base, Ohio........
                                                         ---------------
                                 Total..................    $587,420,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2405(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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Agency              Installation or location      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Drug Interdiction and Counter- Manta, Ecuador...........     $32,000,000
 Drug Activities.............
Defense Education Activity...  Andersen Air Force Base,      $44,170,000
                                Guam....................

Defense Logistics Agency.....  Andersen Air Force Base,      $24,300,000
                                Guam....................

Tri-Care Management Agency...  Naval Security Group           $4,000,000
                                Activity, Sabana Seca,
                                Puerto Rico.............
                               Yongsan, Korea...........     $41,120,000
                                                         ---------------
                                 Total..................    $145,590,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     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 2405(a)(8)(A), the Secretary of 
     Defense may improve existing military family housing units in 
     an amount not to exceed $50,000.

     SEC. 2403. MILITARY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

       Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 
     2405(a)(8)(C), $2,000,000 shall be available for credit to 
     the Department of Defense Family Housing Fund established by 
     section 2883(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code.

     SEC. 2404. ENERGY CONSERVATION PROJECTS.

       Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
     appropriations in section 2405(a)(6), the Secretary of 
     Defense may carry out energy conservation projects under 
     section 2865 of title 10, United States Code, in the amount 
     of $1,268,000.

     SEC. 2405. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, DEFENSE AGENCIES.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     1999, 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 $1,362,185,000 as follows:
       (1) For military construction projects inside the United 
     States authorized by section 2401(a), $288,420,000.
       (2) For military construction projects outside the United 
     States authorized by section 2401(b), $145,590,000.
       (3) For unspecified minor construction projects under 
     section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $18,618,000.
       (4) For contingency construction projects of the Secretary 
     of Defense under section 2804 of title 10, United States 
     Code, $938,000.
       (5) For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     States Code, $54,200,000.
       (6) for energy Conservation projects authorized by section 
     2404, $1,268,000.
       (7) 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), $689,711,000.
       (8) For military family housing functions:
       (A) For improvement of military family housing and 
     facilities, $50,000.
       (B) For support of military housing (including functions 
     described in section 2833 of title 10, United States Code), 
     $41,440,000 of which not more than $35,639,000 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 as authorized by section 2403 of this Act, 
     $2,000,000.
       (9) For the construction of the Ammunition Demilitarization 
     Facility, Anniston Army Depot, Alabama, authorized in section 
     2101(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1991 (division B of Public Law 101-510; 104 Stat. 
     1758), section 2101(a) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1992 and 1993 (division B 
     of Public Law 102-190; 105 Stat. 1508), section 2101(a) of 
     the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1993 (division B of Public Law 102-484; 106 Stat. 2586), and 
     section 2401 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1995 (division B of Public Law 103-337, 108 
     Stat. 3040), $7,000,000.
       (10) For the construction of the Ammunition 
     Demilitarization Facility, Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas, 
     authorized in section 2401 of 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 National Defense 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 the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (division B of Public 
     Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2197), $61,800,000.
       (11) For the construction of the Ammunition 
     Demilitarization Facility, Umatilla Army Depot, Oregon, 
     authorized 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), 
     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 the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (division B of Public 
     Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2197), $35,900,000.
       (12) For the construction of the Ammunition 
     Demilitarization Facility, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, 
     authorized in section 2401(a) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (division B of Public 
     Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2193), $66,600,000.
       (13) For the construction of the Ammunition 
     Demilitarization Facility at Newport Army Depot, Indiana, 
     authorized in section 2401(a) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (division B of Public 
     Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2193), $61,200,000.
       (14) For the construction of the Ammunition 
     Demilitarization Facility, Pueblo Army Depot, Colorado, 
     authorized in section 2401(a) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (division B of Public 
     Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2775), as amended by section 2406 of 
     this Act, $11,800,000.
       (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--

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       (1) the total amount authorized to be appropriated under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a);
       (2) $115,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized 
     under section 2401(a) for the construction of a replacement 
     hospital at Fort Wainwright, Alaska); and
       (3) $184,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized 
     under section 2401(a) for the construction of a chemical 
     demilitarization facility at Blue Grass Army Depot, 
     Kentucky).
       (c) Adjustment.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (14) of 
     subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated in such paragraphs, reduced by $124,350,000, 
     which represents the combination of project savings in 
     military construction resulting from favorable bids, reduced 
     overhead charges, and cancellations due to force structure 
     changes, and of such total reduction, $93,000,000 represents 
     savings from military construction for chemical 
     demilitarization.

     06. INCREASE IN FISCAL YEAR 1997 AUTHORIZATION FOR MILITARY 
                   CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AT PUEBLO CHEMICAL 
                   ACTIVITY, COLORADO.

       The table in section 2401(a) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (division B of Public 
     Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2775) is amended--
       (1) in the item relating to Pueblo Chemical Activity, 
     Colorado, under the agency heading relating to Chemical 
     Demilitarization Program, by striking ``$179,000,000'' in the 
     amount column and inserting ``$203,500,000''; and
       (2) by striking the amount identified as the total in the 
     amount column and inserting ``$549,954,000''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2406(b)(2) of that Act 
     (110 Stat. 2779) is amended by striking ``$179,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$203,500,000''.

     SEC. 2407. CONDITION ON OBLIGATION OF MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
                   FUNDS FOR DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       In addition to the conditions specified in section 1024 on 
     the development of forward operating locations for United 
     States Southern Command counter-drug detection and monitoring 
     flights, amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization 
     of appropriations in section 2405(a)(2) for the projects set 
     forth in the table in section 2401(b) under the heading 
     ``Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities'' may not be 
     obligated until after the end of the 30-day period beginning 
     on the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to 
     Congress a report describing in detail the purposes for which 
     the amounts will be obligated and expended.
   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, 1999, 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 $81,000,000.
            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, 1999, 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, 
     $205,448,000; and
       (B) for the Army Reserve, $107,149,000.
       (2) For the Department of the Navy, for the Naval and 
     Marine Corps Reserve, $25,389,000.
       (3) For the Department of the Air Force--
       (A) for the Air National Guard of the United States, 
     $253,918,000; and
       (B) for the Air Force Reserve, $52,784,000.
       (b) Adjustment.--(1) The amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) are reduced as 
     follows:
       (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by $4,223,000.
       (B) in paragraph (1)(B), by $2,891,000.
       (C) in paragraph (2), by $674,000.
       (D) in paragraph (3)(A), by $5,652,000.
       (E) in paragraph (3)(B), by $2,080,000.
       (2) The reductions specified in paragraph (1) represent 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), as 
     amended by section 2602 of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (division B of Public 
     Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2198), is amended--
       (1) by striking ``agreement with the State of Utah under 
     which the State'' and inserting ``agreement with the State of 
     Utah, the University of Utah, or both, under which the State 
     or the University''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The 
     Secretary may accept funds paid under such an agreement and 
     use the funds, in such amounts as provided in advance in 
     appropriation Acts, to carry out 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 1997 projects.
       Sec. 2703. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal 
           year 1996 projects.
       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 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, 2002; or
       (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
     for military construction for fiscal year 2003.
       (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, 2002; or
       (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
     for fiscal year 2003 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 
                   1997 PROJECTS.

       (a) Extensions.--Notwithstanding section 2701 of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 
     (division B of Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2782), 
     authorizations for the projects set forth in the tables in 
     subsection (b), as provided in sections 2201, 2202, 2401, and 
     2601 of that Act and amended by section 2406 of this Act, 
     shall remain in effect until October 1, 2000, or the date of 
     the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 
     construction for fiscal year 2001, whichever is later.
       (b) Tables.--The tables referred to in subsection (a) are 
     as follows:
       

                                 Navy: Extension of 1997 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 State                   Installation or location             Project                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Florida...............................  Naval Station Mayport....  Family Housing Construction       $10,000,000
                                                                    (100 units).................
Maine.................................  Naval Station Brunswick..  Family Housing Construction       $10,925,000
                                                                    (72 units)..................
North Carolina........................  Marine Corps Base Camp     Family Housing Construction       $10,110,000
                                         Lejuene.................   (94 units)..................
South Carolina........................  Marine Corps Air Station   Family Housing Construction       $14,000,000
                                         Beaufort................   (140 units).................

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Texas.................................  Naval Complex Corpus       Family Housing Construction       $11,675,000
                                         Christi.................   (104 units).................
                                        Naval Air Station          Family Housing Construction        $7,550,000
                                         Kingsville..............   (48 units)..................
Virginia..............................  Marine Corps Combat        Sanitary Landfill............      $8,900,000
                                         Development Command,
                                         Quantico................
Washington............................  Naval Station Everett....  Family Housing Construction       $15,015,000
                                                                    (100 units).................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                            Defense Agencies: Extension of 1997 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 State                   Installation or location             Project                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Colorado..............................  Pueblo Chemical Activity.  Ammunition Demilitarization      $203,500,000
                                                                    Facility....................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                          Army National Guard: Extension of 1997 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 State                   Installation or location             Project                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mississippi...........................  Camp Shelby..............  Multipurpose Range Complex         $5,000,000
                                                                    (Phase II)..................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2703. 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 (a), as provided in sections 2202 and 2601 of that 
     Act and extended by section 2702 of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (division B of Public 
     Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2199), shall remain in effect until 
     October 1, 2000, or the date of the enactment of an Act 
     authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 
     2001, 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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
California............................  Camp Pendleton...........  Family Housing Construction       $20,000,000
                                                                    (138 units).................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                          Army National Guard: Extension of 1996 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 State                   Installation or location             Project                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mississippi...........................  Camp Shelby..............  Multipurpose Range Complex         $5,000,000
                                                                    (Phase I)...................
Missouri..............................  National Guard Training    Multipurpose Range...........      $2,236,000
                                         Site, Jefferson City....
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2704. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Titles XXI, XXII, XXIII, XXIV, XXV, and XXVI shall take 
     effect on the later of--
       (1) October 1, 1999; 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. Exemption from notice and wait requirements of military 
              construction projects supported by burdensharing funds 
              undertaken for war or national emergency.
Sec. 2802. Development of Ford Island, Hawaii.
Sec. 2803. Expansion of entities eligible to participate in alternative 
              authority for acquisition and improvement of military 
              housing.
Sec. 2804. Restriction on authority to acquire or construct ancillary 
              supporting facilities for housing units.
Sec. 2805. Planning and design for military construction projects for 
              reserve components.
Sec. 2806. Modification of limitations on reserve component facility 
              projects for certain safety projects.
Sec. 2807. Sense of Congress on use of incremental funding to carry out 
              military construction projects.

        Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration

Sec. 2811. Extension of authority for lease of real property for 
              special operations activities.
Sec. 2812. Enhancement of authority relating to utility privatization.
Sec. 2813. Acceptance of funds to cover administrative expenses 
              relating to certain real property transactions.
Sec. 2814. Operations of Naval Academy dairy farm.
Sec. 2815. Study and report on impacts to military readiness of 
              proposed land management changes on public lands in Utah.
Sec. 2816. Designation of missile intelligence building at Redstone 
              Arsenal, Alabama, as the Richard C. Shelby Center for 
              Missile Intelligence.

            Subtitle C--Defense Base Closure and Realignment

Sec. 2821. Economic development conveyances of base closure property.
Sec. 2822. Continuation of authority to use Department of Defense Base 
              Closure Account 1990 for activities required to close or 
              realign military installations.

                      Subtitle D--Land Conveyances

                        Part I--Army Conveyances

Sec. 2831. Transfer of jurisdiction, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Sec. 2832. Land exchange, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois.
Sec. 2833. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Bangor, Maine.
Sec. 2834. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Kankakee, Illinois.
Sec. 2835. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Cannon Falls, 
              Minnesota.
Sec. 2836. Land conveyance, Army Maintenance Support Activity (Marine) 
              Number 84, Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 2837. Land conveyances, Army docks and related property, Alaska.
Sec. 2838. Land conveyance, Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
Sec. 2839. Land conveyance, Nike Battery 80 family housing site, East 
              Hanover Township, New Jersey.
Sec. 2840. Land conveyances, Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant, 
              Minnesota.
Sec. 2841. Repair and conveyance of Red Butte Dam and Reservoir, Salt 
              Lake City, Utah.

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Sec. 2842. Modification of land conveyance, Joliet Army Ammunition 
              Plant, Illinois.

                       Part II--Navy Conveyances

Sec. 2851. Land conveyance, Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant No. 
              387, Dallas, Texas.
Sec. 2852. Land conveyance, Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, 
              North Carolina.
Sec. 2853. Land conveyance, Newport, Rhode Island.
Sec. 2854. Land conveyance, Naval Training Center, Orlando, Florida.
Sec. 2855. One-year delay in demolition of radio transmitting facility 
              towers at Naval Station, Annapolis, Maryland, to 
              facilitate conveyance of towers.
Sec. 2856. Clarification of land exchange, Naval Reserve Readiness 
              Center, Portland, Maine.
Sec. 2857. Revision to lease authority, Naval Air Station, Meridian, 
              Mississippi.
Sec. 2858. Land conveyances, Norfolk, Virginia.

                    Part III--Air Force Conveyances

Sec. 2861. Land conveyance, Newington Defense Fuel Supply Point, New 
              Hampshire.
Sec. 2862. Land conveyance, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida.
Sec. 2863. Land conveyance, Port of Anchorage, Alaska.
Sec. 2864. Land conveyance, Forestport Test Annex, New York.
Sec. 2865. Land conveyance, McClellan Nuclear Radiation Center, 
              California.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 2871. Acceptance of guarantees in connection with gifts to 
              military service academies.
Sec. 2872. Acquisition of State-held inholdings, east range of Fort 
              Huachuca, Arizona.
Sec. 2873. Enhancement of Pentagon renovation activities.

          Subtitle F--Expansion of Arlington National Cemetery

Sec. 2881. Transfer from Navy Annex, Arlington, Virginia.
Sec. 2882. Transfer from Fort Myer, Arlington, Virginia.
 Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing 
                                Changes

     SEC. 2801. EXEMPTION FROM NOTICE AND WAIT REQUIREMENTS OF 
                   MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY 
                   BURDENSHARING FUNDS UNDERTAKEN FOR WAR OR 
                   NATIONAL EMERGENCY.

       (a) Exemption.--Subsection (e) of section 2350j of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(3)(A) A military construction project under subsection 
     (d) may be carried out without regard to the requirement in 
     paragraph (1) and the limitation in paragraph (2) if the 
     project is necessary to support the armed forces in the 
     country or region in which the project is carried out by 
     reason of a declaration of war, or a declaration by the 
     President of a national emergency pursuant to the National 
     Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), that is in force at 
     the time of the commencement of the project.
       ``(B) When a decision is made to carry out a military 
     construction project under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the congressional committees 
     specified in subsection (g)--
       ``(i) a notice of the decision; and
       ``(ii) a statement of the current estimated cost of the 
     project, including the cost of any real property transaction 
     in connection with the project.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (g) of such section 
     is amended by striking ``subsection (e)(1)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (e)''.

     SEC. 2802. DEVELOPMENT OF FORD ISLAND, HAWAII.

       (a) Conditional Authority To Develop.--(1) Subchapter I of 
     chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2814. Special authority for development of Ford 
       Island, Hawaii

       ``(a) In General.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary of the Navy may exercise any authority or 
     combination of authorities in this section for the purpose of 
     developing or facilitating the development of Ford Island, 
     Hawaii, to the extent that the Secretary determines the 
     development is compatible with the mission of the Navy.
       ``(2) The Secretary of the Navy may not exercise any 
     authority under this section until--
       ``(A) the Secretary submits to the appropriate committees 
     of Congress a master plan for the development of Ford Island, 
     Hawaii; and
       ``(B) a period of 30 calendar days has elapsed following 
     the date on which the notification is received by those 
     committees.
       ``(b) Conveyance Authority.--(1) The Secretary of the Navy 
     may convey to any public or private person or entity all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to any 
     real property (including any improvements thereon) or 
     personal property under the jurisdiction of the Secretary in 
     the State of Hawaii that the Secretary determines--
       ``(A) is excess to the needs of the Navy and all of the 
     other armed forces; and
       ``(B) will promote the purpose of this section.
       ``(2) A conveyance under this subsection may include such 
     terms and conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate 
     to protect the interests of the United States.
       ``(c) Lease Authority.--(1) The Secretary of the Navy may 
     lease to any public or private person or entity any real 
     property or personal property under the jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary in the State of Hawaii that the Secretary 
     determines--
       ``(A) is not needed for current operations of the Navy and 
     all of the other armed forces; and
       ``(B) will promote the purpose of this section.
       ``(2) A lease under this subsection shall be subject to 
     section 2667(b)(1) of this title and may include such others 
     terms as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the 
     interests of the United States.
       ``(3) A lease of real property under this subsection may 
     provide that, upon termination of the lease term, the lessee 
     shall have the right of first refusal to acquire the real 
     property covered by the lease if the property is then 
     conveyed under subsection (b).
       ``(4)(A) The Secretary may provide property support 
     services to or for real property leased under this 
     subsection.
       ``(B) To the extent provided in appropriations Acts, any 
     payment made to the Secretary for services provided under 
     this paragraph shall be credited to the appropriation, 
     account, or fund from which the cost of providing the 
     services was paid.
       ``(d) Acquisition of Leasehold Interest by Secretary.--(1) 
     The Secretary of the Navy may acquire a leasehold interest in 
     any facility constructed under subsection (f) as 
     consideration for a transaction authorized by this section 
     upon such terms as the Secretary considers appropriate to 
     promote the purpose of this section.
       ``(2) The term of a lease under paragraph (1) may not 
     exceed 10 years, unless the Secretary of Defense approves a 
     term in excess of 10 years for purposes of this section.
       ``(3) A lease under this subsection may provide that, upon 
     termination of the lease term, the United States shall have 
     the right of first refusal to acquire the facility covered by 
     the lease.
       ``(e) Requirement for Competition.--The Secretary of the 
     Navy shall use competitive procedures for purposes of 
     selecting the recipient of real or personal property under 
     subsection (b) and the lessee of real or personal property 
     under subsection (c).
       ``(f) Consideration.--(1) As consideration for the 
     conveyance of real or personal property under subsection (b), 
     or for the lease of real or personal property under 
     subsection (c), the Secretary of the Navy shall accept cash, 
     real property, personal property, or services, or any 
     combination thereof, in an aggregate amount equal to not less 
     than the fair market value of the real or personal property 
     conveyed or leased.
       ``(2) Subject to subsection (i), the services accepted by 
     the Secretary under paragraph (1) may include the following:
       ``(A) The construction or improvement of facilities at Ford 
     Island.
       ``(B) The restoration or rehabilitation of real property at 
     Ford Island.
       ``(C) The provision of property support services for 
     property or facilities at Ford Island.
       ``(g) Notice and Wait Requirements.--The Secretary of the 
     Navy may not carry out a transaction authorized by this 
     section until--
       ``(1) the Secretary submits to the appropriate committees 
     of Congress a notification of the transaction, including--
       ``(A) a detailed description of the transaction; and
       ``(B) a justification for the transaction specifying the 
     manner in which the transaction will meet the purposes of 
     this section; and
       ``(2) a period of 30 calendar days has elapsed following 
     the date on which the notification is received by those 
     committees.
       ``(h) Ford Island Improvement Account.--(1) There is 
     established on the books of the Treasury an account to be 
     known as the `Ford Island Improvement Account'.
       ``(2) There shall be deposited into the account the 
     following amounts:
       ``(A) Amounts authorized and appropriated to the account.
       ``(B) Except as provided in subsection (c)(4)(B), the 
     amount of any cash payment received by the Secretary for a 
     transaction under this section.
       ``(i) Use of Account.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), to the 
     extent provided in advance in appropriation Acts, funds in 
     the Ford Island Improvement Account may be used as follows:
       ``(A) To carry out or facilitate the carrying out of a 
     transaction authorized by this section.
       ``(B) To carry out improvements of property or facilities 
     at Ford Island.
       ``(C) To obtain property support services for property or 
     facilities at Ford Island.
       ``(2) To extent that the authorities provided under 
     subchapter IV of this chapter are available to the Secretary 
     of the Navy, the Secretary may not use the authorities in 
     this section to acquire, construct, or improve family housing 
     units, military unaccompanied housing units, or ancillary 
     supporting facilities related to military housing.
       ``(3)(A) The Secretary may transfer funds from the Ford 
     Island Improvement Account to the following funds:
       ``(i) The Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement 
     Fund established by section 2883(a)(1) of this title.
       ``(ii) The Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied 
     Housing Improvement Fund established by section 2883(a)(2) of 
     this title.
       ``(B) Amounts transferred under subparagraph (A) to a fund 
     referred to in that subparagraph shall be available in 
     accordance with the provisions of section 2883 of this title 
     for activities authorized under subchapter IV of this chapter 
     at Ford Island.
       ``(j) Inapplicability of Certain Property Management 
     Laws.--Except as otherwise provided in this section, 
     transactions under this section shall not be subject to the 
     following:
       ``(1) Sections 2667 and 2696 of this title.
       ``(2) Section 501 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411).
       ``(3) Sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 483, 484).
       ``(k) Scoring.--Nothing in this section shall be construed 
     to waive the applicability to any

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     lease entered into under this section of the budget 
     scorekeeping guidelines used to measure compliance with the 
     Balanced Budget Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
       ``(l) Property Support Service Defined.--In this section, 
     the term `property support service' means the following:
       ``(1) Any utility service or other service listed in 
     section 2686(a) of this title.
       ``(2) Any other service determined by the Secretary to be a 
     service that supports the operation and maintenance of real 
     property, personal property, or facilities.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such 
     subchapter is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     item:
       ``2814. Special authority for development of Ford Island, 
           Hawaii.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 2883(c) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(E) Any amounts that the Secretary of the Navy transfers 
     to that Fund pursuant to section 2814(i)(3) of this title, 
     subject to the restrictions on the use of the transferred 
     amounts specified in that section.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(E) Any amounts that the Secretary of the Navy transfers 
     to that Fund pursuant to section 2814(i)(3) of this title, 
     subject to the restrictions on the use of the transferred 
     amounts specified in that section.''.

     SEC. 2803. EXPANSION OF ENTITIES ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN 
                   ALTERNATIVE AUTHORITY FOR ACQUISITION AND 
                   IMPROVEMENT OF MILITARY HOUSING.

       (a) Definition of Eligible Entity.--Section 2871 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (7) as 
     paragraphs (6) through (8) respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) The term `eligible entity' means any private person, 
     corporation, firm, partnership, company, State or local 
     government, or housing authority of a State or local 
     government.''.
       (b) General Authority.--Section 2872 of such title is 
     amended by striking ``private persons'' and inserting 
     ``eligible entities''.
       (c) Direct Loans and Loan Guarantees.--Section 2873 of such 
     title is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``persons in the private sector'' and 
     inserting ``an eligible entity''; and
       (B) by striking ``such persons'' and inserting ``the 
     eligible entity''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``any person in the private sector'' and 
     inserting ``an eligible entity''; and
       (B) by striking ``the person'' and inserting ``the eligible 
     entity''.
       (d) Investments.--Section 2875 of such title is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``nongovernmental 
     entities'' and inserting ``an eligible entity'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``a nongovernmental entity'' both places it 
     appears and inserting ``an eligible entity''; and
       (B) by striking ``the entity'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``the eligible entity'';
       (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``nongovernmental'' and 
     inserting ``eligible''; and
       (4) in subsection (e), by striking ``a nongovernmental 
     entity'' and inserting ``an eligible entity''.
       (e) Rental Guarantees.--Section 2876 of such title is 
     amended by striking ``private persons'' and inserting 
     ``eligible entities''.
       (f) Differential Lease Payments.--Section 2877 of such 
     title is amended by striking ``private''.
       (g) Conveyance or Lease of Existing Property and 
     Facilities.--Section 2878(a) of such title is amended by 
     striking ``private persons'' and inserting ``eligible 
     entities''.
       (h) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of section 2875 
     of such title is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2875. Investments''.

       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter IV 
     of chapter 169 of such title is amended by striking the item 
     relating to such section and inserting the following new 
     item:
       ``2875. Investments.''.

     SEC. 2804. RESTRICTION ON AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE OR CONSTRUCT 
                   ANCILLARY SUPPORTING FACILITIES FOR HOUSING 
                   UNITS.

       Section 2881 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) Authority To Acquire or Construct.--
     '' before ``Any project''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Restriction.--A project referred to in subsection (a) 
     may not include the acquisition or construction of an 
     ancillary supporting facility if, as determined by the 
     Secretary concerned, the facility is to be used for providing 
     merchandise or services in direct competition with--
       ``(1) the Army and Air Force Exchange Service;
       ``(2) the Navy Exchange Service Command;
       ``(3) a Marine Corps exchange;
       ``(4) the Defense Commissary Agency; or
       ``(5) any nonappropriated fund activity of the Department 
     of Defense for the morale, welfare, and recreation of members 
     of the armed forces.''.

     SEC. 2805. PLANNING AND DESIGN FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
                   PROJECTS FOR RESERVE COMPONENTS.

       Section 18233(f)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``design,'' after ``planning,''.

     SEC. 2806. MODIFICATION OF LIMITATIONS ON RESERVE COMPONENT 
                   FACILITY PROJECTS FOR CERTAIN SAFETY PROJECTS.

       (a) Exemption from Notice and Wait Requirement.--Subsection 
     (a)(2) of section 18233a of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) An unspecified minor military construction project 
     (as defined in section 2805(a) of this title) that is 
     intended solely to correct a deficiency that is life-
     threatening, health-threatening, or safety-threatening.''.
       (b) Availability of Operation and Maintenance Funds.--
     Subsection (b) of such section is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Under such regulations as the Secretary of Defense 
     may prescribe, the Secretary may spend, from appropriations 
     available for operation and maintenance, amounts necessary to 
     carry out any project authorized under section 18233(a) of 
     this title costing not more than--
       ``(1) the amount specified in section 2805(c)(1) of this 
     title, in the case of a project intended solely to correct a 
     deficiency that is life-threatening, health-threatening, or 
     safety-threatening; or
       ``(2) the amount specified in section 2805(c)(2) of this 
     title, in the case of any other project.''.

     SEC. 2807. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON USE OF INCREMENTAL FUNDING TO 
                   CARRY OUT MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) in preparing the budget for each fiscal year for 
     military construction for submission to Congress under 
     section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the President 
     should request an amount of funds for each proposed military 
     construction project that is sufficient to produce a complete 
     and usable facility or a complete and usable improvement to 
     an existing facility;
       (2) in limited instances, large military construction 
     projects may be funded in phases consistent with established 
     practices for such projects; and
       (3) the President should not request, and Congress should 
     not agree to adopt, a general practice of authorizing or 
     appropriating funds for military construction projects based 
     on historical outlay rates for military construction.
        Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration

     SEC. 2811. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY 
                   FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS ACTIVITIES.

       Section 2680(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``September 30, 2000'' and inserting ``September 
     30, 2005''.

     SEC. 2812. ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO UTILITY 
                   PRIVATIZATION.

       (a) Extended Contracts for Utility Services.--Subsection 
     (c) of section 2688 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) A contract for the receipt of utility services as 
     consideration under paragraph (1), or any other contract for 
     utility services entered into by the Secretary concerned in 
     connection with the conveyance of a utility system under this 
     section, may be for a period not to exceed 50 years.''.
       (b) Definition of Utility System.--Subsection (g)(2)(B) of 
     such section is amended by striking ``Easements'' and 
     inserting ``Real property, easements,''.
       (c) Funds To Facilitate Privatization.--Such section is 
     further amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections 
     (i) and (j), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) Assistance for Construction, Repair, or Replacement 
     of Utility Systems.--In lieu of carrying out a military 
     construction project to construct, repair, or replace a 
     utility system, the Secretary concerned may use funds 
     authorized and appropriated for the project to facilitate the 
     conveyance of the utility system under this section by making 
     a contribution toward the cost of construction, repair, or 
     replacement of the utility system by the entity to which the 
     utility system is being conveyed. The Secretary concerned 
     shall consider any such contribution in the economic analysis 
     required under subsection (e).''.

     SEC. 2813. ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDS TO COVER ADMINISTRATIVE 
                   EXPENSES RELATING TO CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY 
                   TRANSACTIONS.

       Section 2695(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``involving real property under the 
     control of the Secretary of a military department'' after 
     ``transactions''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) The disposal of real property of the United States 
     for which the Secretary will be the disposal agent.''.

     SEC. 2814. OPERATIONS OF NAVAL ACADEMY DAIRY FARM.

       Section 6976 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection (c):
       ``(c) Lease Proceeds.--All money received from a lease 
     entered into under subsection (b) shall be retained by the 
     Superintendent of the Naval Academy and shall be available to 
     cover expenses related to the property described in 
     subsection (a), including reimbursing nonappropriated fund 
     instrumentalities of the Naval Academy.''.

     SEC. 2815. STUDY AND REPORT ON IMPACTS TO MILITARY READINESS 
                   OF PROPOSED LAND MANAGEMENT CHANGES ON PUBLIC 
                   LANDS IN UTAH.

       (a) Utah National Defense Lands Defined.--In this section, 
     the term ``Utah national defense lands'' means public lands 
     under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management

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     in the State of Utah that are adjacent to or near the Utah 
     Test and Training Range and Dugway Proving Ground or beneath 
     the Military Operating Areas, Restricted Areas, and airspace 
     that make up the Utah Test and Training Range.
       (b) Readiness Impact Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     conduct a study to evaluate the impact upon military 
     training, testing, and operational readiness of any proposed 
     changes in land designation or management of the Utah 
     national defense lands. In conducting the study, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall consider the following:
       (1) The present military requirements for and missions 
     conducted at Utah Test and Training Range, as well as 
     projected requirements for the support of aircraft, unmanned 
     aerial vehicles, missiles, munitions, and other military 
     requirements.
       (2) The future requirements for force structure and 
     doctrine changes, such as the Expeditionary Aerospace Force 
     concept, that could require the use of the Utah Test and 
     Training Range.
       (3) All other pertinent issues, such as overflight 
     requirements, access to electronic tracking and 
     communications sites, ground access to respond to emergency 
     or accident locations, munitions safety buffers, noise 
     requirements, ground safety and encroachment issues.
       (c) Cooperation and Coordination.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall conduct the study in cooperation with the Secretary of 
     the Air Force and the Secretary of the Army.
       (d) Effect of Study.--Until the Secretary of Defense 
     submits to Congress a report containing the results of the 
     study, the Secretary of the Interior may not proceed with the 
     amendment of any individual resource management plan for Utah 
     national defense lands, or any statewide environmental impact 
     statement or statewide resource management plan amendment 
     package for such lands, if the statewide environmental impact 
     statement or statewide resource management plan amendment 
     addresses wilderness characteristics or wilderness management 
     issues affecting such lands.

     SEC. 2816. DESIGNATION OF MISSILE INTELLIGENCE BUILDING AT 
                   REDSTONE ARSENAL, ALABAMA, AS THE RICHARD C. 
                   SHELBY CENTER FOR MISSILE INTELLIGENCE.

       (a) Designation.--The newly-constructed missile 
     intelligence building located at Redstone Arsenal in 
     Huntsville, Alabama, and housing a field agency of the 
     Defense Intelligence Agency shall be known and designated as 
     the ``Richard C. Shelby Center for Missile Intelligence''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     missile intelligence building referred to in subsection (a) 
     shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Richard C. Shelby 
     Center for Missile Intelligence''.
            Subtitle C--Defense Base Closure and Realignment

     SEC. 2821. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONVEYANCES OF BASE CLOSURE 
                   PROPERTY.

       (a) 1990 Law.--Section 2905(b)(4) 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) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by inserting ``or realigned'' after ``closed''; and
       (B) by inserting ``for purposes of job generation on the 
     installation'' before the period at the end;
       (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), and (F) 
     as subparagraphs (E), (F), (G), and (J), respectively;
       (3) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
     following new subparagraphs:
       ``(B) The transfer of property of a military installation 
     under subparagraph (A) shall be without consideration if the 
     redevelopment authority with respect to the installation--
       ``(i) agrees that the proceeds from any sale or lease of 
     the property (or any portion thereof) received by the 
     redevelopment authority during at least the first seven years 
     after the date of the transfer under subparagraph (A) shall 
     be used to support the economic redevelopment of, or related 
     to, the installation; and
       ``(ii) executes the agreement for transfer of the property 
     and accepts control of the property within a reasonable time 
     after the date of the property disposal record of decision or 
     finding of no significant impact under the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
       ``(C) For purposes of subparagraph (B), the use of proceeds 
     from a sale or lease described in such subparagraph to pay 
     for, or offset the costs of, public investment on or related 
     to the installation for any of the following purposes shall 
     be considered a use to support the economic redevelopment of, 
     or related to, the installation:
       ``(i) Road construction.
       ``(ii) Transportation management facilities.
       ``(iii) Storm and sanitary sewer construction.
       ``(iv) Police and fire protection facilities and other 
     public facilities.
       ``(v) Utility construction.
       ``(vi) Building rehabilitation.
       ``(vii) Historic property preservation.
       ``(viii) Pollution prevention equipment or facilities.
       ``(ix) Demolition.
       ``(x) Disposal of hazardous materials generated by 
     demolition.
       ``(xi) Landscaping, grading, and other site or public 
     improvements.
       ``(xii) Planning for or the marketing of the development 
     and reuse of the installation.
       ``(D) The Secretary may recoup from a redevelopment 
     authority such portion of the proceeds from a sale or lease 
     described in subparagraph (B) as the Secretary determines 
     appropriate if the redevelopment authority does not use the 
     proceeds to support economic redevelopment of, or related to, 
     the installation for the period specified in subparagraph 
     (B).'';
       (4) in subparagraph (F), as redesignated by paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``(i)''; and
       (B) by striking clause (ii); and
       (5) by inserting after subparagraph (F), as so 
     redesignated, the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(H)(i) In the case of an agreement for the transfer of 
     property of a military installation under this paragraph that 
     was entered into before April 21, 1999, the Secretary may 
     modify the agreement, and in so doing compromise, waive, 
     adjust, release, or reduce any right, title, claim, lien, or 
     demand of the United States, if--
       ``(I) the Secretary determines that as a result of changed 
     economic circumstances, a modification of the agreement is 
     necessary;
       ``(II) the terms of the modification do not require the 
     return of any payments that have been made to the Secretary;
       ``(III) the terms of the modification do not compromise, 
     waive, adjust, release, or reduce any right, title, claim, 
     lien, or demand of the United States with respect to in-kind 
     consideration; and
       ``(IV) the cash consideration to which the United States is 
     entitled under the modified agreement, when combined with the 
     cash consideration to be received by the United States for 
     the disposal of other real property assets on the 
     installation, are as sufficient as they were under the 
     original agreement to fund the reserve account established 
     under section 204(b)(7)(C) of the Defense Authorization 
     Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act, with the 
     depreciated value of the investment made with commissary 
     store funds or nonappropriated funds in property disposed of 
     pursuant to the agreement being modified, in accordance with 
     section 2906(d).
       ``(ii) When exercising the authority granted by clause (i), 
     the Secretary may waive some or all future payments if, and 
     to the extent that, the Secretary determines such waiver is 
     necessary.
       ``(iii) With the exception of the requirement that the 
     transfer be without consideration, the requirements of 
     subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) shall be applicable to any 
     agreement modified pursuant to clause (i).
       ``(I) In the case of an agreement for the transfer of 
     property of a military installation under this paragraph that 
     was entered into during the period beginning on April 21, 
     1999, and ending on the date of enactment of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000, at the 
     request of the redevelopment authority concerned, the 
     Secretary shall modify the agreement for to conform to all 
     the requirements of subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D). Such a 
     modification may include the compromise, waiver, adjustment, 
     release, or reduction of any right, title, claim, lien, or 
     demand of the United States under the agreement.''
       (b) 1988 Law.--Section 204(b)(4) of the Defense 
     Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act 
     (Public Law 100-526; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by inserting ``or realigned'' after ``closed''; and
       (B) by inserting ``for purposes of job generation on the 
     installation'' before the period at the end;
       (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) as 
     subparagraphs (E), (F), and (I), respectively;
       (3) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
     following new subparagraphs:
       ``(B) The transfer of property of a military installation 
     under subparagraph (A) shall be without consideration if the 
     redevelopment authority with respect to the installation--
       ``(i) agrees that the proceeds from any sale or lease of 
     the property (or any portion thereof) received by the 
     redevelopment authority during at least the first seven years 
     after the date of the transfer under subparagraph (A) shall 
     be used to support the economic redevelopment of, or related 
     to, the installation; and
       ``(ii) executes the agreement for transfer of the property 
     and accepts control of the property within a reasonable time 
     after the date of the property disposal record of decision or 
     finding of no significant impact under the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
       ``(C) For purposes of subparagraph (B), the use of proceeds 
     from a sale or lease described in such subparagraph to pay 
     for, or offset the costs of, public investment on or related 
     to the installation for any of the following purposes shall 
     be considered a use to support the economic redevelopment of, 
     or related to, the installation:
       ``(i) Road construction.
       ``(ii) Transportation management facilities.
       ``(iii) Storm and sanitary sewer construction.
       ``(iv) Police and fire protection facilities and other 
     public facilities.
       ``(v) Utility construction.
       ``(vi) Building rehabilitation.
       ``(vii) Historic property preservation.
       ``(viii) Pollution prevention equipment or facilities.
       ``(ix) Demolition.
       ``(x) Disposal of hazardous materials generated by 
     demolition.
       ``(xi) Landscaping, grading, and other site or public 
     improvements.
       ``(xii) Planning for or the marketing of the development 
     and reuse of the installation.
       ``(D) The Secretary may recoup from a redevelopment 
     authority such portion of the proceeds from a sale or lease 
     described in subparagraph (B) as the Secretary determines 
     appropriate if the redevelopment authority does not use the 
     proceeds to support economic redevelopment of, or related to, 
     the installation for the period specified in subparagraph 
     (B).'';
       (4) in subparagraph (E), as redesignated by paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``(i)''; and
       (B) by striking clause (ii); and
       (5) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following new 
     subparagraphs:

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       ``(G)(i) In the case of an agreement for the transfer of 
     property of a military installation under this paragraph that 
     was entered into before April 21, 1999, the Secretary may 
     modify the agreement, and in so doing compromise, waive, 
     adjust, release, or reduce any right, title, claim, lien, or 
     demand of the United States, if--
       ``(I) the Secretary determines that as a result of changed 
     economic circumstances, a modification of the agreement is 
     necessary;
       ``(II) the terms of the modification do not require the 
     return of any payments that have been made to the Secretary;
       ``(III) the terms of the modification do not compromise, 
     waive, adjust, release, or reduce any right, title, claim, 
     lien, or demand of the United States with respect to in-kind 
     consideration; and
       ``(IV) the cash consideration to which the United States is 
     entitled under the modified agreement, when combined with the 
     cash consideration to be received by the United States for 
     the disposal of other real property assets on the 
     installation, are as sufficient as they were under the 
     original agreement to fund the reserve account established 
     under paragraph (7)(C), with the depreciated value of the 
     investment made with commissary store funds or 
     nonappropriated funds in property disposed of pursuant to the 
     agreement being modified, in accordance with section 2906(d) 
     of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990.
       ``(ii) When exercising the authority granted by clause (i), 
     the Secretary may waive some or all future payments if, and 
     to the extent that, the Secretary determines such waiver is 
     necessary.
       ``(iii) With the exception of the requirement that the 
     transfer be without consideration, the requirements of 
     subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) shall be applicable to any 
     agreement modified pursuant to clause (i).
       ``(H) In the case of an agreement for the transfer of 
     property of a military installation under this paragraph that 
     was entered into during the period beginning on April 21, 
     1999, and ending on the date of enactment of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000, at the 
     request of the redevelopment authority concerned, the 
     Secretary shall modify the agreement for to conform to all 
     the requirements of subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D). Such a 
     modification may include the compromise, waiver, adjustment, 
     release, or reduction of any right, title, claim, lien, or 
     demand of the United States under the agreement.''

     SEC. 2822. CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY TO USE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 1990 FOR 
                   ACTIVITIES REQUIRED TO CLOSE OR REALIGN 
                   MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

       (a) Duration of Account.--Subsection (a) 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) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) The Account shall be closed at the time and in the 
     manner provided for appropriation accounts under section 1555 
     of title 31, United States Code. Unobligated funds which 
     remain in the Account upon closure shall be held by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury until transferred by law after the 
     congressional defense committees receive the final report 
     transmitted under subsection (c)(2).''.
       (b) Effect of Continuation on Use of Account.--Subsection 
     (b)(1) of such section is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new sentence: ``After July 13, 2001, the Account 
     shall be the sole source of Federal funds for environmental 
     restoration, property management, and other caretaker costs 
     associated with any real property at military installations 
     closed or realigned under this part or such title II.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2) and, in 
     such paragraph, by inserting after ``this part'' the 
     following: ``and no later than 60 days after the closure of 
     the Account under subsection (a)(3)''; and
       (2) in subsection (e), by striking ``the termination of the 
     authority of the Secretary to carry out a closure or 
     realignment under this part'' and inserting ``the closure of 
     the Account under subsection (a)(3)''.
                      Subtitle D--Land Conveyances

                        PART I--ARMY CONVEYANCES

     SEC. 2831. TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION, FORT SAM HOUSTON, TEXAS.

       (a) Transfer of Land for Inclusion in National Cemetery.--
     The Secretary of the Army may transfer, without 
     reimbursement, to the administrative jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs a parcel of real property, 
     including any improvements thereon, consisting of 
     approximately 152 acres and comprising a portion of Fort Sam 
     Houston, Texas.
       (b) Use of Land.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     include the real property transferred under subsection (a) in 
     the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery and use the conveyed 
     property as a national cemetery under chapter 24 of title 38, 
     United States Code.
       (c) Legal Description.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be transferred under this 
     section shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
     Secretary of the Army. The cost of the survey shall be borne 
     by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
       (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of the 
     Army may require such additional terms and conditions in 
     connection with the transfer under this section as the 
     Secretary of the Army considers appropriate to protect the 
     interests of the United States.

     SEC. 2832. LAND EXCHANGE, ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, ILLINOIS.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey to the City of Moline, Illinois (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 approximately 
     .3 acres at the Rock Island Arsenal for the purpose of 
     permitting the City to construct a new entrance and exit ramp 
     for the bridge that crosses the southeast end of the island 
     containing the Arsenal.
       (b) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance 
     under subsection (a), the City shall convey to the Secretary 
     all right, title, and interest of the City in and to a parcel 
     of real property consisting of approximately .2 acres and 
     located in the vicinity of the parcel to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a).
       (c) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the parcels to be conveyed under this section 
     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 conveyances under this section as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2833. LAND CONVEYANCE, ARMY RESERVE CENTER, BANGOR, 
                   MAINE.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the City of Bangor, Maine 
     (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 any improvements thereon, 
     consisting of approximately 5 acres and containing the Army 
     Reserve Center in Bangor, Maine, known as the Harold S. 
     Slager Army Reserve Center, for the purpose of permitting the 
     City to develop the parcel for educational purposes.
       (b) Alternative Conveyance Authority.--If at the time of 
     the conveyance authorized by subsection (a) the Secretary has 
     transferred jurisdiction over any of the property to be 
     conveyed to the Administrator of General Services, the 
     Administrator shall make the conveyance of such property 
     under this section.
       (c) Federal Screening.--(1) If any of the property 
     authorized to be conveyed by subsection (a) is under the 
     jurisdiction of the Administrator as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall conduct with 
     respect to such property the screening for further Federal 
     use otherwise required by subsection (a) of section 2696 of 
     title 10, United States Code.
       (2) Subsections (b) through (d) of such section 2696 shall 
     apply to the screening under paragraph (1) as if the 
     screening were a screening conducted under subsection (a) of 
     such section. For purposes of such subsection (b), the date 
     of the enactment of the provision of law authorizing the 
     conveyance of the property authorized to be conveyed by this 
     section shall be the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (d) Reversionary Interest.--During the five-period 
     beginning on the date the conveyance authorized by subsection 
     (a) is made, if the official making the conveyance determines 
     that the conveyed property is not being used for the purpose 
     specified in such subsection, all right, title, and interest 
     in and to the property shall revert to the United States, and 
     the United States shall have the right of immediate entry 
     onto the property. Any determination under this subsection 
     shall be made on the record after an opportunity for a 
     hearing.
       (e) 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 official having jurisdiction over the property at the 
     time of the conveyance. The cost of the survey shall be borne 
     by the City.
       (f) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The official having 
     jurisdiction over the property authorized to be conveyed by 
     subsection (a) at the time of the conveyance may require such 
     additional terms and conditions in connection with the 
     conveyance as that official considers appropriate to protect 
     the interest of the United States.

     SEC. 2834. LAND CONVEYANCE, ARMY RESERVE CENTER, KANKAKEE, 
                   ILLINOIS.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the City of Kankakee, 
     Illinois (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 1600 Willow Street in Kankakee, Illinois, and 
     contains the vacant Stefaninch Army Reserve Center for the 
     purpose of permitting the City to use the parcel for economic 
     development and other public 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.

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     SEC. 2835. LAND CONVEYANCE, ARMY RESERVE CENTER, CANNON 
                   FALLS, MINNESOTA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the Cannon Falls Area 
     Schools, Minnesota Independent School District Number 252 (in 
     this section referred to as the ``District''), all right, 
     title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel 
     of real property, including improvements thereon, that is 
     located at 710 State Street East in Cannon Falls, Minnesota, 
     and contains an Army Reserve Center for the purpose of 
     permitting the District to develop 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 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. 2836. LAND CONVEYANCE, ARMY MAINTENANCE SUPPORT ACTIVITY 
                   (MARINE) NUMBER 84, MARCUS HOOK, PENNSYLVANIA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the Borough of Marcus Hook, 
     Pennsylvania (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Borough''), all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to a parcel of real property, including 
     improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 5 acres 
     that is located at 7 West Delaware Avenue in Marcus Hook, 
     Pennsylvania, and contains the facility known as the Army 
     Maintenance Support Activity (Marine) Number 84, for the 
     purpose of permitting the Borough to develop the parcel for 
     recreational or economic development purposes.
       (b) Condition of Conveyance.--The conveyance under 
     subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that the 
     Borough--
       (1) use the conveyed property, directly or through an 
     agreement with a public or private entity, for recreational 
     or economic purposes; or
       (2) convey the property to an appropriate public or private 
     entity for use for such purposes.
       (c) Reversion.--If the Secretary determines at any time 
     that the real property conveyed under subsection (a) is not 
     being used for recreational or economic development purposes, 
     as required by subsection (b), all right, title, and interest 
     in and to the property conveyed under subsection (a), 
     including any improvements thereon, shall revert to the 
     United States, and the United States shall have the right of 
     immediate entry thereon. Any determination of the Secretary 
     under this subsection shall be made on the record after an 
     opportunity for a hearing.
       (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 Borough.
       (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. 2837. LAND CONVEYANCES, ARMY DOCKS AND RELATED PROPERTY, 
                   ALASKA.

       (a) Juneau National Guard Dock.--The Secretary of the Army 
     may convey, without consideration, to the City of Juneau, 
     Alaska, all right, title, and interest of the United States 
     in and to a parcel of real property, including improvements 
     thereon, located at 1030 Thane Highway in Juneau, Alaska, and 
     consisting of approximately 0.04 acres and the appurtenant 
     facility known as the Juneau National Guard Dock, for the 
     purpose permitting the recipient to use the parcel for 
     navigation-related commerce.
       (b) Whittier Delong Dock.--The Secretary may convey, 
     without consideration, to the Alaska Railroad Corporation all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a 
     parcel of real property, including improvements thereon, 
     located in Whittier, Alaska, and consisting of approximately 
     6.13 acres and the appurtenant facility known as the DeLong 
     Dock, for the purpose permitting the recipient to use the 
     parcel for economic development.
       (c) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsections (a) and (b) shall be determined by surveys 
     satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of the surveys shall 
     be borne by the recipient of the real property.
       (d) Reversionary Interests.--During the five-year period 
     beginning on the date the Secretary makes a conveyance 
     authorized under this section, if the Secretary determines 
     that the real property conveyed by that conveyance is not 
     being used in accordance with the purpose of the conveyance, 
     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.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyances under subsection (a) and (b) as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of 
     the United States.

     SEC. 2838. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORT HUACHUCA, ARIZONA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the Department of Veterans' 
     Services of the State of Arizona (in this section referred to 
     as the ``Department''), all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in and to a parcel of real property, including 
     improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 130 acres 
     at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, for the purpose of permitting the 
     Department to establish a State-run cemetery for veterans.
       (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 Department.
       (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. 2839. LAND CONVEYANCE, NIKE BATTERY 80 FAMILY HOUSING 
                   SITE, EAST HANOVER TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the Township Council of 
     East Hanover, New Jersey (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Township''), all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to a parcel of real property, including 
     improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 13.88 acres 
     located near the unincorporated area of Hanover Neck in East 
     Hanover, New Jersey, and was a former family housing site for 
     Nike Battery 80, for the purpose of permitting the Township 
     to develop the parcel for affordable housing and 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 Township.
       (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. 2840. LAND CONVEYANCES, TWIN CITIES ARMY AMMUNITION 
                   PLANT, MINNESOTA.

       (a) Conveyance to City Authorized.--The Secretary of the 
     Army may convey to the City of Arden Hills, Minnesota (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 
     approximately 4 acres at the Twin Cities Army Ammunition 
     Plant, for the purpose of permitting the City to construct a 
     city hall complex on the parcel.
       (b) Conveyance to County Authorized.--The Secretary of the 
     Army may convey to Ramsey County, Minnesota (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 35 acres at the Twin Cities Army Ammunition 
     Plant, for the purpose of permitting the County to construct 
     a maintenance facility on the parcel.
       (c) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyances 
     under this section, the City shall make the city hall complex 
     available for use by the Minnesota National Guard for public 
     meetings, and the County shall make the maintenance facility 
     available for use by the Minnesota National Guard, as 
     detailed in agreements entered into between the City, County, 
     and the Commanding General of the Minnesota National Guard. 
     Use of the city hall complex and maintenance facility by the 
     Minnesota National Guard shall be without cost to the 
     Minnesota National Guard.
       (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under this 
     section shall be determined by surveys satisfactory to the 
     Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the 
     recipient of the real property.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary 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. 2841. REPAIR AND CONVEYANCE OF RED BUTTE DAM AND 
                   RESERVOIR, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the Central Utah Water 
     Conservancy District, Utah (in this section referred to as 
     the ``District''), all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in and to the real property, including the dam, 
     spillway, and any other improvements thereon, comprising the 
     Red Butte Dam and Reservoir, Salt Lake City, Utah. The 
     Secretary shall make the conveyance without regard to the 
     department or agency of the Federal Government having 
     jurisdiction over Red Butte Dam and Reservoir.
       (b) Funds for Improvement of Dam and Reservoir.--(1) Not 
     later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary may make funds available to the District 
     for purposes of the improvement of Red Butte Dam and 
     Reservoir to meet the standards applicable to the dam and 
     reservoir under the laws of the State of Utah. The amount of 
     funds made available may not exceed $6,000,000.

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       (2) The District shall use funds made available to the 
     District under paragraph (1) solely for purposes of improving 
     Red Butte Dam and Reservoir to meet the standards referred to 
     in such paragraph.
       (c) Responsibility for Maintenance and Operation.--Upon the 
     conveyance of Red Butte Dam and Reservoir under subsection 
     (a), the District shall assume all responsibility for the 
     operation and maintenance of Red Butte Dam and Reservoir for 
     fish, wildlife, and flood control purposes in accordance with 
     the repayment contract or other applicable agreement between 
     the District and the Bureau of Reclamation with respect to 
     Red Butte Dam and Reservoir.
       (d) Description of Property.--The 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 District.
       (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. 2842. MODIFICATION OF LAND CONVEYANCE, JOLIET ARMY 
                   AMMUNITION PLANT, ILLINOIS.

       Section 2922(c) of the Military Construction Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (division B of Public Law 104-106; 
     110 Stat. 605) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The conveyance''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The landfill established on the real property 
     conveyed under subsection (a) may contain only waste 
     generated in the county in which the landfill is established 
     and waste generated in municipalities located at least in 
     part in that county. The landfill shall be closed and capped 
     after 23 years of operation.''.

                       PART II--NAVY CONVEYANCES

     SEC. 2851. LAND CONVEYANCE, NAVAL WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL RESERVE 
                   PLANT NO. 387, DALLAS, TEXAS.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--(1) The Secretary of the Navy 
     may convey to the City of Dallas, Texas (in this section 
     referred to as the ``City''), all right, title, and interest 
     of the United States in and to parcels of real property 
     consisting of approximately 314 acres and comprising the 
     Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant No. 387, Dallas, 
     Texas.
       (2)(A) As part of the conveyance authorized by paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary may convey to the City such improvements, 
     equipment, fixtures, and other personal property located on 
     the parcels referred to in that paragraph as the Secretary 
     determines to be not required by the Navy for other purposes.
       (B) The Secretary may permit the City to review and inspect 
     the improvements, equipment, fixtures, and other personal 
     property located on the parcels referred to in paragraph (1) 
     for purposes of the conveyance authorized by this paragraph.
       (b) Authority To Convey Without Consideration.--The 
     conveyance authorized by subsection (a) may be made without 
     consideration if the Secretary determines that the conveyance 
     on that basis would be in the best interests of the United 
     States.
       (c) Condition of Conveyance.--The conveyance authorized by 
     subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that the 
     City--
       (1) use the parcels, directly or through an agreement with 
     a public or private entity, for economic purposes or such 
     other public purposes as the City determines appropriate; or
       (2) convey the parcels to an appropriate public entity for 
     use for such purposes.
       (d) Reversion.--If, during the 5-year period beginning on 
     the date the Secretary makes the conveyance authorized by 
     subsection (a), the Secretary determines that the conveyed 
     real property is not being used for a purpose specified in 
     subsection (c), 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.
       (e) Limitation on Certain Subsequent Conveyances.--(1) 
     Subject to paragraph (2), if at any time after the Secretary 
     makes the conveyance authorized by subsection (a) the City 
     conveys any portion of the parcels conveyed under that 
     subsection to a private entity, the City shall pay to the 
     United States an amount equal to the fair market value (as 
     determined by the Secretary) of the portion conveyed at the 
     time of its conveyance under this subsection.
       (2) Paragraph (1) applies to a conveyance described in that 
     paragraph only if the Secretary makes the conveyance 
     authorized by subsection (a) without consideration.
       (3) The Secretary shall cover over into the General Fund of 
     the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts any amounts paid the 
     Secretary under this subsection.
       (f) Interim Lease.--(1) Until such time as the real 
     property described in subsection (a) is conveyed by deed 
     under this section, the Secretary may continue to lease the 
     property, together with improvements thereon, to the tenant 
     occupying the property as of the date of the enactment of 
     this Act (in this section referred to as the ``current 
     tenant'') under the terms and conditions of the lease for the 
     property in effect on that date (in this section referred to 
     as the ``existing lease'') or a successor lease.
       (2) If good faith negotiations for the conveyance of the 
     property continue under this section beyond the end of the 
     third year of the term of the existing lease for the 
     property, and the current tenant is in compliance with the 
     lease, the Secretary shall continue to lease the property to 
     the current tenant under the terms and conditions applicable 
     to the first three years of the existing lease pursuant to 
     the existing lease for the property.
       (3) If the property has not been conveyed by deed under 
     this section within six years after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary may extend or renegotiate the 
     existing lease.
       (g) Maintenance of Property.--(1) If the existing lease is 
     continued under subsection (f), the current tenant of the 
     real property covered by the lease shall be responsible for 
     maintenance of the property as provided for in the existing 
     lease, any extension thereof, or any successor lease.
       (2) To the extent provided in advance in appropriations 
     Acts, the Secretary shall be responsible for maintaining the 
     real property to be conveyed under this section after the 
     date of the termination of the lease with the current tenant 
     or the date the property is vacated by the current tenant, 
     whichever is later, until such time as the property is 
     conveyed by deed under this section.
       (h) 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.
       (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. 2852. LAND CONVEYANCE, MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, CHERRY 
                   POINT, NORTH CAROLINA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Navy 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 unimproved real property consisting of approximately 20 
     acres at the Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North 
     Carolina, for the purpose of permitting the State to develop 
     the parcel for educational purposes.
       (b) Condition of Conveyance.--The conveyance authorized by 
     subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that the 
     State convey to the United States such easements and rights-
     of-way regarding the parcel as the Secretary considers 
     necessary to ensure use of the parcel by the State is 
     compatible with the use of the Marine Corps Air Station.
       (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 State.
       (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. 2853. LAND CONVEYANCE, NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Navy may 
     convey to the City of Newport, Rhode Island (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 any improvements thereon) consisting of 
     approximately 15 acres and known as the Connell Manor housing 
     area, which is located on Ranger Road and is bounded to the 
     north by Coddington Highway, to the west and south by city 
     streets, and to the east by private properties.
       (b) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance 
     under subsection (a), the City shall pay to the Secretary an 
     amount sufficient to cover the cost, as determined by the 
     Secretary--
       (1) to carry out any environmental assessments and any 
     other studies, analyses, and assessments that may be required 
     under Federal law in connection with the conveyance; and
       (2) to sever and realign utility systems as may be 
     necessary to complete the conveyance.
       (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.

     SEC. 2854. LAND CONVEYANCE, NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, ORLANDO, 
                   FLORIDA.

       The Secretary of the Navy shall convey all right, title, 
     and interest of the United States in and to the land 
     comprising the main base portion of the Naval Training Center 
     and the McCoy Annex Areas, Orlando, Florida, to the City of 
     Orlando, Florida, in accordance with the terms and conditions 
     set forth in the Memorandum of Agreement by and between the 
     United States of America and the City of Orlando for the 
     Economic Development Conveyance of Property on the Main Base 
     and McCoy Annex Areas of the Naval Training Center, Orlando, 
     executed by the Parties on December 9, 1997, as amended.

     SEC. 2855. ONE-YEAR DELAY IN DEMOLITION OF RADIO TRANSMITTING 
                   FACILITY TOWERS AT NAVAL STATION, ANNAPOLIS, 
                   MARYLAND, TO FACILITATE CONVEYANCE OF TOWERS.

       (a) Demolition Delay.--During the one-year period beginning 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act, funds authorized to 
     be appropriated by this or any other Act may not obligated or 
     expended by the Secretary of the Navy to demolish the three 
     southeastern most naval radio transmitting towers located at 
     Naval Station, Annapolis, Maryland, that are otherwise 
     scheduled for demolition as of that date.
       (b) Conveyance of Towers.--The Secretary may convey, 
     without consideration, to the State

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     of Maryland or the County of Anne Arundel, Maryland, all 
     right, title, and interest (including maintenance 
     responsibility) of the United States in and to the naval 
     radio transmitting towers described in subsection (a) if, 
     during the period specified in such subsection, the recipient 
     agrees to accept the towers in an as is condition.
       (c) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (b) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2856. CLARIFICATION OF LAND EXCHANGE, NAVAL RESERVE 
                   READINESS CENTER, PORTLAND, MAINE.

       (a) Clarification on Conveyee.--Subsection (a)(1) of 
     section 2852 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1999 (division B of Public Law 105-261; 112 
     Stat. 2220) is amended by striking ``Gulf of Maine Aquarium 
     Development Corporation, Portland, Maine (in this section 
     referred to as the `Corporation')'' and inserting ``Gulf of 
     Maine Aquarium Development Corporation, Portland, Maine, a 
     non-profit education and research institute (in this section 
     referred to as the `Aquarium')''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further amended 
     by striking ``the Corporation'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``the Aquarium''.

     SEC. 2857. REVISION TO LEASE AUTHORITY, NAVAL AIR STATION, 
                   MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI.

       Section 2837 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1997 (division B of Public Law 104-201; 110 
     Stat. 2798), as amended by section 2853 of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (division 
     B of Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 2009), is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``22,000 square 
     feet'' and inserting ``27,000 square feet''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``20 percent'' and 
     inserting ``25 percent''.

     SEC. 2858. LAND CONVEYANCES, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.

       (a) Conveyances Authorized.--The Secretary of the Navy may 
     convey to the Commonwealth of Virginia (in this section 
     referred to as the ``Commonwealth''), all right, title, and 
     interest of the United States in and to such parcels of real 
     property in the Norfolk, Virginia, area as the Secretary and 
     the Commonwealth jointly determine to be required for the 
     projects referred to in subsection (d).
       (b) Grants of Easement or Right-of-Way.--The Secretary may 
     grant to the Commonwealth such easements, rights-of-way, or 
     other interests in land under the jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary as the Secretary and the Commonwealth jointly 
     determine to be required for the projects referred to in 
     subsection (d).
       (c) Consideration.--(1) As consideration for the grant of 
     easements and rights-of-way under subsection (b), the 
     Secretary may require the Commonwealth--
       (A) to provide in the Virginia Transportation Improvement 
     Plan for improved access for ingress and egress from 
     Interstate Route 564 to the new air terminal at Naval Air 
     Station, Norfolk, Virginia; a
       (B) to include funding for a project or projects necessary 
     for such access in the Fiscal Year 2000-2001 Six Year 
     Improvement Program of the Commonwealth of Virginia; and
       (C) to relocate or replace (at no cost to the Department of 
     the Navy) facilities of the Navy that are affected by the 
     projects referred to in subsection (d).
       (2) The consideration to be provided under this subsection 
     for any grants of easement and right-of-way under this 
     section shall be set forth in a memorandum of agreement 
     between the Secretary and the Commonwealth.
       (d) Covered Projects.--The projects referred to in this 
     subsection are projects relating to highway construction, as 
     follows:
       (1) Project number 0337-122-F14, PE-101 (Back Gate).
       (2) Project number 0337-122-F14, PE-102 (Front Gate).
       (3) Project number 0564-122-108, PE-101 (Interstate Route 
     564 intermodal connector).
       (e) Sense of Congress Regarding Construction of Access to 
     Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Virginia.--It is the sense of 
     Congress that, by reason of the conveyances under subsection 
     (a), the Commonwealth should work with the Secretary for 
     purposes of constructing on Interstate Route 564 an 
     interchange providing improved access to the new air terminal 
     at Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Virginia.
       (f) Exemption from Federal Screening Requirement.--The 
     conveyances authorized by subsection (a) shall be made 
     without regard to the requirement under section 2696 of title 
     10, United States Code, that the property be screened for 
     further Federal use in accordance with the Federal Property 
     and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et 
     seq.).
       (g) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of any real property conveyed under subsection 
     (a), and of any easements, rights-of-way, or other interests 
     granted under subsection (b), shall be determined by a survey 
     or surveys satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of the 
     survey or surveys shall be borne by the Commonwealth.
       (h) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance of any real property under subsection (a) 
     as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the 
     interests of the United States.

                    PART III--AIR FORCE CONVEYANCES

     SEC. 2861. LAND CONVEYANCE, NEWINGTON DEFENSE FUEL SUPPLY 
                   POINT, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     may convey, without consideration, to the Pease Development 
     Authority, New Hampshire (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Authority''), all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to parcels of real property, together with any 
     improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 10.26 acres 
     and located in Newington, New Hampshire, the site of the 
     Newington Defense Fuel Supply Point.
       (b) Related Pipeline and Easement.--As part of the 
     conveyance authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary may 
     convey to the Authority, without consideration, all right, 
     title, and interest of the United States in and to the 
     following:
       (1) The pipeline approximately 1.25 miles in length that 
     runs between the property authorized to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a) and former Pease Air Force Base, New 
     Hampshire, and any facilities and equipment related thereto.
       (2) An easement consisting of approximately 4.612 acres for 
     purposes of activities relating to the pipeline.
       (c) Condition of Conveyance.--The conveyance authorized by 
     subsection (a) may only be made if the Authority agrees to 
     make the fuel supply pipeline available for use by the New 
     Hampshire Air National Guard under terms and conditions 
     acceptable to the Secretary.
       (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a), the easement to be conveyed under subsection 
     (b)(2), and the pipeline to be conveyed under subsection 
     (b)(1) shall be determined by surveys and other means 
     satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of any survey or 
     other services performed at the direction of the Secretary 
     under the preceding sentence shall be borne by the Authority.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyances under this section as Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2862. LAND CONVEYANCE, TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     may convey to Panama City, Florida (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 approximately 33.07 acres 
     in Bay County, Florida, and containing the military family 
     housing project for Tyndall Air Force Base known as Cove 
     Garden.
       (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 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 construct or 
     improve military family housing units at Tyndall Air Force 
     Base and to improve ancillary supporting facilities related 
     to such housing.
       (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. 2863. LAND CONVEYANCE, PORT OF ANCHORAGE, ALASKA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     and the Secretary of the Interior may convey, without 
     consideration, to the Port of Anchorage, an entity of the 
     City of Anchorage, Alaska (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Port''), all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to two parcels of real property, including 
     improvements thereon, consisting of a total of approximately 
     14.22 acres located adjacent to the Port of Anchorage Marine 
     Industrial Park in Anchorage, Alaska, and leased by the Port 
     from the Department of the Air Force and the Bureau of Land 
     Management, for the purpose of permitting the Port to use the 
     parcels for economic development.
       (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 of the Air Force and the Secretary of the 
     Interior. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the Port.
       (c) Reversionary Interest.--During the five-year period 
     beginning on the date the Secretary concerned makes the 
     conveyance authorized under subsection (a), if that Secretary 
     determines that the real property conveyed by that Secretary 
     is not being used in accordance with the purpose of the 
     conveyance specified in such subsection, all right, title, 
     and interest in and to that 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 
     concerned under this subsection shall be made on the record 
     after an opportunity for a hearing.
       (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of the 
     Air Force and the Secretary of the Interior may require such 
     additional terms and conditions in connection with the 
     conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretaries considers 
     appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.

     SEC. 2864. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORESTPORT TEST ANNEX, NEW YORK.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     may convey, without consideration, to the Town of Ohio, New 
     York (in this section referred to as the ``Town''), all 
     right,

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     title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel 
     of real property, including improvements thereon, consisting 
     of approximately 164 acres in Herkimer County, New York, and 
     approximately 18 acres in Oneida County, New York, and 
     containing the Forestport Test Annex for the purpose of 
     permitting the Town to develop the parcel for economic 
     purposes and to further the provision of municipal services.
       (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. 2865. LAND CONVEYANCE, MCCLELLAN NUCLEAR RADIATION 
                   CENTER, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--(1) Consistent with applicable 
     laws, including section 120 of the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620), the Secretary of the Air Force may 
     convey, without consideration, to the Regents of the 
     University of California, acting on behalf of the University 
     of California, Davis (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Regents''), all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to the parcel of real property, including 
     improvements thereon, consisting of the McClellan Nuclear 
     Radiation Center, California.
       (2) Pending the completion of all actions necessary to 
     prepare the property described in paragraph (1) for 
     conveyance under such paragraph, the Secretary may lease the 
     property to the Regents.
       (b) Inspection of Property.--At an appropriate time before 
     any conveyance or lease under subsection (a), the Secretary 
     shall permit the Regents access to the property described in 
     such subsection for purposes of such investigation of the 
     McClellan Nuclear Radiation Center and the atomic reactor 
     located at the Center as the Regents consider appropriate.
       (c) Hold Harmless.--(1)(A) The Secretary may not make the 
     conveyance or lease authorized by subsection (a) unless the 
     Regents agree to indemnify and hold harmless the United 
     States for and against the following:
       (i) Any and all costs associated with the decontamination 
     and decommissioning of the atomic reactor at the McClellan 
     Nuclear Radiation Center under requirements that are imposed 
     by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission or any other appropriate 
     Federal or State regulatory agency.
       (ii) Any and all injury, damage, or other liability arising 
     from the operation of the atomic reactor after its conveyance 
     under this section.
       (B) The Secretary may pay the Regents an amount not exceed 
     $17,593,000 as consideration for the agreement under 
     subparagraph (A). Notwithstanding section 2906(b) 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 may use amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
     authorization of appropriation in section 2405(a)(7) to make 
     the payment under this subparagraph.
       (2) Notwithstanding the agreement under paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary may, as part of the conveyance or lease authorized 
     by subsection (a), enter into an agreement with the Regents 
     under which the United States shall indemnify and hold 
     harmless the University of California for and against any 
     injury, damage, or other liability in connection with the 
     operation of the atomic reactor at the McClellan Nuclear 
     Radiation Center after its conveyance or lease that arises 
     from a defect in the atomic reactor that could not have been 
     discovered in the course of the inspection carried out under 
     subsection (b).
       (d) Continuing Operation of Reactor.--Until such time as 
     the property authorized to be conveyed by subsection (a) is 
     conveyed by deed or lease, the Secretary shall take 
     appropriate actions, including the allocation of personnel, 
     funds, and other resources, to ensure the continuing 
     operation of the atomic reactor located at the McClellan 
     Nuclear Radiation Center in accordance with applicable 
     requirements of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and 
     otherwise in accordance with law.
       (e) 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.
       (f) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance or lease under subsection (a) as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of 
     the United States.
                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

     SEC. 2871. ACCEPTANCE OF GUARANTEES IN CONNECTION WITH GIFTS 
                   TO MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES.

       (a) United States Military Academy.--(1) Chapter 403 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     section 4356 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 4357. Acceptance of guarantees with gifts for major 
       projects

       ``(a) Acceptance Authority.--Subject to subsection (c), the 
     Secretary of the Army may accept from a donor or donors a 
     qualified guarantee for the completion of a major project for 
     the benefit of the Academy.
       ``(b) Obligation Authority.--The amount of a qualified 
     guarantee accepted under this section shall be considered as 
     contract authority to provide obligation authority for 
     purposes of Federal fiscal and contractual requirements. 
     Funds available for a project for which such a guarantee has 
     been accepted may be obligated and expended for the project 
     without regard to whether the total amount of the funds and 
     other resources available for the project (not taking into 
     account the amount of the guarantee) is sufficient to pay for 
     completion of the project.
       ``(c) Notice of Proposed Acceptance.--The Secretary of the 
     Army may not accept a qualified guarantee under this section 
     for the completion of a major project until after the 
     expiration of 30 days following the date upon which a report 
     of the facts concerning the proposed guarantee is submitted 
     to Congress.
       ``(d) Prohibition on Commingling of Funds.--The Secretary 
     of the Army may not enter into any contract or other 
     transaction involving the use of a qualified guarantee and 
     appropriated funds in the same contract or transaction.
       ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Major project.--The term `major project' means a 
     project for the purchase or other procurement of real or 
     personal property, or for the construction, renovation, or 
     repair of real or personal property, the total cost of which 
     is, or is estimated to be, at least $1,000,000.
       ``(2) Qualified guarantee.--The term `qualified guarantee', 
     with respect to a major project, means a guarantee that--
       ``(A) is made by one or more persons in connection with a 
     donation, specifically for the project, of a total amount in 
     cash or securities that, as determined by the Secretary of 
     the Army, is sufficient to defray a substantial portion of 
     the total cost of the project;
       ``(B) is made to facilitate or expedite the completion of 
     the project in reasonable anticipation that other donors will 
     contribute sufficient funds or other resources in amounts 
     sufficient to pay for completion of the project;
       ``(C) is set forth as a written agreement that provides for 
     the donor to furnish in cash or securities, in addition to 
     the donor's other gift or gifts for the project, any 
     additional amount that may become necessary for paying the 
     cost of completing the project by reason of a failure to 
     obtain from other donors or sources funds or other resources 
     in amounts sufficient to pay the cost of completing the 
     project; and
       ``(D) is accompanied by--
       ``(i) an irrevocable and unconditional standby letter of 
     credit for the benefit of the Academy that is in the amount 
     of the guarantee and is issued by a major United States 
     commercial bank; or
       ``(ii) a qualified account control agreement.
       ``(3) Qualified account control agreement.--The term 
     `qualified account control agreement', with respect to a 
     guarantee of a donor, means an agreement among the donor, the 
     Secretary of the Army, and a major United States investment 
     management firm that--
       ``(A) ensures the availability of sufficient funds or other 
     financial resources to pay the amount guaranteed during the 
     period of the guarantee;
       ``(B) provides for the perfection of a security interest in 
     the assets of the account for the United States for the 
     benefit of the Academy with the highest priority available 
     for liens and security interests under applicable law;
       ``(C) requires the donor to maintain in an account with the 
     investment management firm assets having a total value that 
     is not less than 130 percent of the amount guaranteed; and
       ``(D) requires the investment management firm, at any time 
     that the value of the account is less than the value required 
     to be maintained under subparagraph (C), to liquidate any 
     noncash assets in the account and reinvest the proceeds in 
     Treasury bills issued under section 3104 of title 31.
       ``(4) Major united states commercial bank.--The term `major 
     United States commercial bank' means a commercial bank that--
       ``(A) is an insured bank (as defined in section 3 of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813));
       ``(B) is headquartered in the United States; and
       ``(C) has net assets in a total amount considered by the 
     Secretary of the Army to qualify the bank as a major bank.
       ``(5) Major united states investment management firm.--The 
     term `major United States investment management firm' means 
     any broker, dealer, investment adviser, or provider of 
     investment supervisory services (as defined in section 3 of 
     the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c) or 
     section 202 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 
     80b-2) or a major United States commercial bank that--
       ``(A) is headquartered in the United States; and
       ``(B) holds for the account of others investment assets in 
     a total amount considered by the Secretary of the Army to 
     qualify the firm as a major investment management firm.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     4356 the following new item:
       ``4357. Acceptance of guarantees with gifts for major 
           projects.''.
       (b) Naval Academy.--(1) Chapter 603 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after section 6974 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 6975. Acceptance of guarantees with gifts for major 
       projects

       ``(a) Acceptance Authority.--Subject to subsection (c), the 
     Secretary of the Navy may ac

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     cept from a donor or donors a qualified guarantee for the 
     completion of a major project for the benefit of the Naval 
     Academy.
       ``(b) Obligation Authority.--The amount of a qualified 
     guarantee accepted under this section shall be considered as 
     contract authority to provide obligation authority for 
     purposes of Federal fiscal and contractual requirements. 
     Funds available for a project for which such a guarantee has 
     been accepted may be obligated and expended for the project 
     without regard to whether the total amount of the funds and 
     other resources available for the project (not taking into 
     account the amount of the guarantee) is sufficient to pay for 
     completion of the project.
       ``(c) Notice of Proposed Acceptance.--The Secretary of the 
     Navy may not accept a qualified guarantee under this section 
     for the completion of a major project until after the 
     expiration of 30 days following the date upon which a report 
     of the facts concerning the proposed guarantee is submitted 
     to Congress.
       ``(d) Prohibition on Commingling of Funds.--The Secretary 
     of the Navy may not enter into any contract or other 
     transaction involving the use of a qualified guarantee and 
     appropriated funds in the same contract or transaction.
       ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Major project.--The term `major project' means a 
     project for the purchase or other procurement of real or 
     personal property, or for the construction, renovation, or 
     repair of real or personal property, the total cost of which 
     is, or is estimated to be, at least $1,000,000.
       ``(2) Qualified guarantee.--The term `qualified guarantee', 
     with respect to a major project, means a guarantee that--
       ``(A) is made by one or more persons in connection with a 
     donation, specifically for the project, of a total amount in 
     cash or securities that, as determined by the Secretary of 
     the Navy, is sufficient to defray a substantial portion of 
     the total cost of the project;
       ``(B) is made to facilitate or expedite the completion of 
     the project in reasonable anticipation that other donors will 
     contribute sufficient funds or other resources in amounts 
     sufficient to pay for completion of the project;
       ``(C) is set forth as a written agreement that provides for 
     the donor to furnish in cash or securities, in addition to 
     the donor's other gift or gifts for the project, any 
     additional amount that may become necessary for paying the 
     cost of completing the project by reason of a failure to 
     obtain from other donors or sources funds or other resources 
     in amounts sufficient to pay the cost of completing the 
     project; and
       ``(D) is accompanied by--
       ``(i) an irrevocable and unconditional standby letter of 
     credit for the benefit of the Naval Academy that is in the 
     amount of the guarantee and is issued by a major United 
     States commercial bank; or
       ``(ii) a qualified account control agreement.
       ``(3) Qualified account control agreement.--The term 
     `qualified account control agreement', with respect to a 
     guarantee of a donor, means an agreement among the donor, the 
     Secretary of the Navy, and a major United States investment 
     management firm that--
       ``(A) ensures the availability of sufficient funds or other 
     financial resources to pay the amount guaranteed during the 
     period of the guarantee;
       ``(B) provides for the perfection of a security interest in 
     the assets of the account for the United States for the 
     benefit of the Naval Academy with the highest priority 
     available for liens and security interests under applicable 
     law;
       ``(C) requires the donor to maintain in an account with the 
     investment management firm assets having a total value that 
     is not less than 130 percent of the amount guaranteed; and
       ``(D) requires the investment management firm, at any time 
     that the value of the account is less than the value required 
     to be maintained under subparagraph (C), to liquidate any 
     noncash assets in the account and reinvest the proceeds in 
     Treasury bills issued under section 3104 of title 31.
       ``(4) Major united states commercial bank.--The term `major 
     United States commercial bank' means a commercial bank that--
       ``(A) is an insured bank (as defined in section 3 of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813));
       ``(B) is headquartered in the United States; and
       ``(C) has net assets in a total amount considered by the 
     Secretary of the Navy to qualify the bank as a major bank.
       ``(5) Major united states investment management firm.--The 
     term `major United States investment management firm' means 
     any broker, dealer, investment adviser, or provider of 
     investment supervisory services (as defined in section 3 of 
     the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c) or 
     section 202 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 
     80b-2) or a major United States commercial bank that--
       ``(A) is headquartered in the United States; and
       ``(B) holds for the account of others investment assets in 
     a total amount considered by the Secretary of the Navy to 
     qualify the firm as a major investment management firm.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     6974 the following new item:
       ``6975. Acceptance of guarantees with gifts for major 
           projects.''.
       (c) Air Force Academy.--(1) Chapter 903 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after section 9355 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 9356. Acceptance of guarantees with gifts for major 
       projects

       ``(a) Acceptance Authority.--Subject to subsection (c), the 
     Secretary of the Air Force may accept from a donor or donors 
     a qualified guarantee for the completion of a major project 
     for the benefit of the Academy.
       ``(b) Obligation Authority.--The amount of a qualified 
     guarantee accepted under this section shall be considered as 
     contract authority to provide obligation authority for 
     purposes of Federal fiscal and contractual requirements. 
     Funds available for a project for which such a guarantee has 
     been accepted may be obligated and expended for the project 
     without regard to whether the total amount of the funds and 
     other resources available for the project (not taking into 
     account the amount of the guarantee) is sufficient to pay for 
     completion of the project.
       ``(c) Notice of Proposed Acceptance.--The Secretary of the 
     Air Force may not accept a qualified guarantee under this 
     section for the completion of a major project until after the 
     expiration of 30 days following the date upon which a report 
     of the facts concerning the proposed guarantee is submitted 
     to Congress.
       ``(d) Prohibition on Commingling of Funds.--The Secretary 
     of the Air Force may not enter into any contract or other 
     transaction involving the use of a qualified guarantee and 
     appropriated funds in the same contract or transaction.
       ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Major project.--The term `major project' means a 
     project for the purchase or other procurement of real or 
     personal property, or for the construction, renovation, or 
     repair of real or personal property, the total cost of which 
     is, or is estimated to be, at least $1,000,000.
       ``(2) Qualified guarantee.--The term `qualified guarantee', 
     with respect to a major project, means a guarantee that--
       ``(A) is made by one or more persons in connection with a 
     donation, specifically for the project, of a total amount in 
     cash or securities that, as determined by the Secretary of 
     the Air Force, is sufficient to defray a substantial portion 
     of the total cost of the project;
       ``(B) is made to facilitate or expedite the completion of 
     the project in reasonable anticipation that other donors will 
     contribute sufficient funds or other resources in amounts 
     sufficient to pay for completion of the project;
       ``(C) is set forth as a written agreement that provides for 
     the donor to furnish in cash or securities, in addition to 
     the donor's other gift or gifts for the project, any 
     additional amount that may become necessary for paying the 
     cost of completing the project by reason of a failure to 
     obtain from other donors or sources funds or other resources 
     in amounts sufficient to pay the cost of completing the 
     project; and
       ``(D) is accompanied by--
       ``(i) an irrevocable and unconditional standby letter of 
     credit for the benefit of the Academy that is in the amount 
     of the guarantee and is issued by a major United States 
     commercial bank; or
       ``(ii) a qualified account control agreement.
       ``(3) Qualified account control agreement.--The term 
     `qualified account control agreement', with respect to a 
     guarantee of a donor, means an agreement among the donor, the 
     Secretary of the Air Force, and a major United States 
     investment management firm that--
       ``(A) ensures the availability of sufficient funds or other 
     financial resources to pay the amount guaranteed during the 
     period of the guarantee;
       ``(B) provides for the perfection of a security interest in 
     the assets of the account for the United States for the 
     benefit of the Academy with the highest priority available 
     for liens and security interests under applicable law;
       ``(C) requires the donor to maintain in an account with the 
     investment management firm assets having a total value that 
     is not less than 130 percent of the amount guaranteed; and
       ``(D) requires the investment management firm, at any time 
     that the value of the account is less than the value required 
     to be maintained under subparagraph (C), to liquidate any 
     noncash assets in the account and reinvest the proceeds in 
     Treasury bills issued under section 3104 of title 31.
       ``(4) Major united states commercial bank.--The term `major 
     United States commercial bank' means a commercial bank that--
       ``(A) is an insured bank (as defined in section 3 of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813));
       ``(B) is headquartered in the United States; and
       ``(C) has net assets in a total amount considered by the 
     Secretary of the Air Force to qualify the bank as a major 
     bank.
       ``(5) Major united states investment management firm.--The 
     term `major United States investment management firm' means 
     any broker, dealer, investment adviser, or provider of 
     investment supervisory services (as defined in section 3 of 
     the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c) or 
     section 202 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 
     80b-2) or a major United States commercial bank that--
       ``(A) is headquartered in the United States; and
       ``(B) holds for the account of others investment assets in 
     a total amount considered by the Secretary of the Air Force 
     to qualify the firm as a major investment management firm.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     9355 the following new item:
       ``9356. Acceptance of guarantees with gifts for major 
           projects.''.

     SEC. 2872. ACQUISITION OF STATE-HELD INHOLDINGS, EAST RANGE 
                   OF FORT HUACHUCA, ARIZONA.

       (a) Acquisition Authorized.--(1) The Secretary of the 
     Interior may acquire by eminent domain, but with the consent 
     of the State of Arizona, all right, title, and interest 
     (including any mineral rights) of the State of Arizona in and 
     to unimproved Arizona State Trust lands

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     consisting of approximately 1,536.47 acres in the Fort 
     Huachuca East Range, Cochise County, Arizona.
       (2) The Secretary may also acquire by eminent domain, but 
     with the consent of the State of Arizona, any trust mineral 
     estate of the State of Arizona located beneath the surface 
     estates of the United States in one or more parcels of land 
     consisting of approximately 12,943 acres in the Fort Huachuca 
     East Range, Cochise County, Arizona.
       (b) Consideration.--(1) Subject to subsection (c), as 
     consideration for the acquisition by the United States of 
     Arizona State trust lands and mineral interests under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of 
     Land Management, may convey to the State of Arizona all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States, or some 
     lesser interest, in one or more parcels of Federal land under 
     the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management in the 
     State of Arizona.
       (2) The lands or interests in land to be conveyed under 
     this subsection shall be mutually agreed upon by the 
     Secretary and the State of Arizona, as provided in subsection 
     (c)(1).
       (3) The value of the lands conveyed out of Federal 
     ownership under this subsection either shall be equal to the 
     value of the lands and mineral interests received by the 
     United States under subsection (a) or, if not, shall be 
     equalized by a payment made by the Secretary or the State of 
     Arizona, as necessary.
       (c) Conditions on Conveyance to State.--The Secretary may 
     make the conveyance described in subsection (b) only if--
       (1) the transfer of the Federal lands to the State of 
     Arizona is acceptable to the State Land Commissioner; and
       (2) the conveyance of lands and interests in lands under 
     subsection (b) is accepted by the State of Arizona as full 
     consideration for the land and mineral rights acquired by the 
     United States under subsection (a) and terminates all right, 
     title, and interest of all parties (other than the United 
     States) in and to the acquired lands and mineral rights.
       (d) Use of Eminent Domain.--The Secretary may acquire the 
     State lands and mineral rights under subsection (a) pursuant 
     to the laws and regulations governing eminent domain.
       (e) Determination of Fair Market Value.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, the value of lands and interests 
     in lands acquired or conveyed by the United States under this 
     section shall be determined in accordance with the Uniform 
     Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisition, as 
     published by the Department of Justice in 1992. The appraisal 
     shall be subject to the review and acceptance by the Land 
     Department of the State of Arizona and the Bureau of Land 
     Management.
       (f) Descriptions of Land.--The exact acreage and legal 
     descriptions of the lands and interests in lands acquired or 
     conveyed by the United States under this section shall be 
     determined by surveys that are satisfactory to the Secretary 
     of the Interior and the State of Arizona.
       (g) Withdrawal of Acquired Lands for Military Purposes.--
     After acquisition, the lands acquired by the United States 
     under subsection (a) may be withdrawn and reserved, in 
     accordance with all applicable environmental laws, for use by 
     the Secretary of the Army for military training and testing 
     in the same manner as other Federal lands located in the Fort 
     Huachuca East Range that were withdrawn and reserved for Army 
     use through Public Land Order 1471 of 1957.
       (h) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of the 
     Interior may require such additional terms and conditions in 
     connection with the conveyance and acquisition of lands and 
     interests in land under this section as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States and any valid existing rights.
       (i) Cost Reimbursement.--All costs associated with the 
     processing of the acquisition of State trust lands and 
     mineral interests under subsection (a) and the conveyance of 
     public lands under subsection (b) shall be borne by the 
     Secretary of the Army.

     SEC. 2873. ENHANCEMENT OF PENTAGON RENOVATION ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Renovation Enhancements.--The Secretary of Defense, in 
     conjunction with the Pentagon Renovation Program, may design 
     and construct secure secretarial office and support 
     facilities and make security-related enhancements to the bus 
     and subway station entrance at the Pentagon Reservation.
       (b) Report Required.--As part of the report required under 
     section 2674(a) of title 10, United States Code, in 2000, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall include the estimated cost for the 
     planning, design, construction, and installation of equipment 
     for the enhancements authorized by subsection (a) and a 
     revised estimate for the total cost of the renovation of the 
     Pentagon Reservation.
          Subtitle F--Expansion of Arlington National Cemetery

     SEC. 2881. TRANSFER FROM NAVY ANNEX, ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA.

       (a) Land Transfer Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     provide for the transfer to the Secretary of the Army of 
     administrative jurisdiction over three parcels of real 
     property consisting of approximately 36 acres and known as 
     the Navy Annex (in this section referred to as the ``Navy 
     Annex property'').
       (b) Use of Land.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary of the Army shall incorporate the Navy Annex 
     property transferred under subsection (a) into Arlington 
     National Cemetery.
       (2) The Secretary of Defense may reserve not to exceed 10 
     acres of the Navy Annex property (of which not more than six 
     acres may be north of the existing Columbia Pike) as a site 
     for--
       (A) a National Military Museum, if such site is recommended 
     for such purpose by the Commission on the National Military 
     Museum established under section 2901; and
       (B) such other memorials that the Secretary of Defense 
     considers compatible with Arlington National Cemetery.
       (c) Remediation of Land for Cemetery Use.--Immediately 
     after the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over the 
     Navy Annex property, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
     for the removal of any improvements on that property and 
     shall prepare the property for use as a part of Arlington 
     National Cemetery.
       (d) Establishment of Master Plan.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense shall establish a master plan for the use of the Navy 
     Annex property transferred under subsection (a).
       (2) The master plan shall take into account (A) the report 
     submitted by the Secretary of the Army on the expansion of 
     Arlington National Cemetery required at page 787 of the Joint 
     Explanatory Statement of the Committee of Conference to 
     accompany the bill H.R. 3616 of the One Hundred Fifth 
     Congress (House Report 105-436 of the 105th Congress), and 
     (B) the recommendation (if any) of the Commission on the 
     National Military Museum to use a portion of the Navy Annex 
     property as the site for the National Military Museum.
       (3) The master plan shall be established in consultation 
     with the National Capital Planning Commission and only after 
     coordination with appropriate officials of the Commonwealth 
     of Virginia and of the County of Arlington, Virginia, with 
     respect to matters pertaining to real property under the 
     jurisdiction of those officials located in or adjacent to the 
     Navy Annex property, including assessments of the effects on 
     transportation, infrastructure, and utilities in that county 
     by reason of the proposed uses of the Navy Annex property 
     under subsection (b).
       (4) Not later than 180 days after the date on which the 
     Commission on the National Military Museum submits to 
     Congress its report under section 2903, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to Congress the master plan established 
     under this subsection.
       (e) Implementation of Master Plan.--The Secretary of 
     Defense may implement the provisions of the master plan at 
     any time after the Secretary submits the master plan to 
     Congress.
       (f) Legal Description.--In conjunction with the development 
     of the master plan required by subsection (d), the Secretary 
     of Defense shall determine the exact acreage and legal 
     description of the portion of the Navy Annex property 
     reserved under subsection (b)(2) and of the portion 
     transferred under subsection (a) for incorporation into 
     Arlington National Cemetery.
       (g) Reports.--(1) Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall 
     submit to the Secretary of Defense a copy of the report to 
     Congress on the expansion of Arlington National Cemetery 
     required at page 787 of the Joint Explanatory Statement of 
     the Committee of Conference to accompany the bill H.R. 3616 
     of the One Hundred Fifth Congress (House Report 105-736 of 
     the 105th Congress).
       (2) The Secretary of Defense shall include a description of 
     the use of the Navy Annex property transferred under 
     subsection (a) in the annual report to Congress under section 
     2674(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, on the state of 
     the renovation of the Pentagon Reservation.
       (h) Deadline.--The Secretary of Defense shall complete the 
     transfer of administrative jurisdiction required by 
     subsection (a) not later than the earlier of--
       (A) January 1, 2010; or
       (B) the date when the Navy Annex property is no longer 
     required (as determined by the Secretary) for use as 
     temporary office space due to the renovation of the Pentagon.

     SEC. 2882. TRANSFER FROM FORT MYER, ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA.

       (a) Land Transfer Required.--The Secretary of the Army 
     shall modify the boundaries of Arlington National Cemetery 
     and of Fort Myer to include in Arlington National Cemetery 
     the following parcels of real property situated in Fort Myer, 
     Arlington, Virginia:
       (1) A parcel comprising approximately five 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.
       (2) A parcel comprising approximately three 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.
       (b) Legal Description.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be transferred under 
     subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
     to the Secretary.
           TITLE XXIX--COMMISSION ON NATIONAL MILITARY MUSEUM
Sec. 2901. Establishment.
Sec. 2902. Duties of Commission.
Sec. 2903. Report.
Sec. 2904. Powers.
Sec. 2905. Commission procedures.
Sec. 2906. Personnel matters.
Sec. 2907. Miscellaneous administrative provisions.
Sec. 2908. Funding.
Sec. 2909. Termination of Commission.

     SEC. 2901. ESTABLISHMENT.

       (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established a 
     commission to be known as the ``Commission on the National 
     Military Museum'' (in this title referred to as the 
     ``Commission'').
       (b) Composition.--(1) The Commission shall be composed of 
     11 voting members appointed from among individuals who have 
     an expertise in military or museum matters as follows:
       (A) Five shall be appointed by the President.
       (B) Two shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives, in consultation with the chairman of the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
       (C) One shall be appointed by the minority leader of the 
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     sultation with the ranking member of the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the House of Representatives.
       (D) Two shall be appointed by the majority leader of the 
     Senate, in consultation with the chairman of the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate.
       (E) One shall be appointed by the minority leader of the 
     Senate, in consultation with the ranking member of the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
       (2) The following shall be nonvoting members of the 
     Commission:
       (A) The Secretary of Defense.
       (B) The Secretary of the Army.
       (C) The Secretary of the Navy.
       (D) The Secretary of the Air Force.
       (E) The Secretary of Transportation.
       (F) The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.
       (G) The Chairman of the National Capital Planning 
     Commission.
       (H) The Chairperson of the Commission of Fine Arts.
       (c) Chairman.--The President shall designate one of the 
     individuals first appointed to the Commission under 
     subsection (b)(1)(A) as the chairman of the Commission.
       (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.
       (e) Initial Organization Requirements.--(1) All 
     appointments to the Commission shall be made not later than 
     90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) The Commission shall convene its first meeting not 
     later than 60 days after the date as of which all members of 
     the Commission have been appointed.

     SEC. 2902. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.

       (a) Study of National Military Museum.--The Commission 
     shall conduct a study in order to make recommendations to 
     Congress regarding an authorization for the construction of a 
     national military museum in the National Capital Area.
       (b) Study Elements.--In conducting the study, the 
     Commission shall do the following:
       (1) Determine whether existing military museums, historic 
     sites, and memorials in the United States are adequate--
       (A) to provide in a cost-effective manner for display of, 
     and interaction with, adequately visited and adequately 
     preserved artifacts and representations of the Armed Forces 
     and of the wars in which the United States has been engaged;
       (B) to honor the service to the United States of the active 
     and reserve members of the Armed Forces and the veterans of 
     the United States;
       (C) to educate current and future generations regarding the 
     Armed Forces and the sacrifices of members of the Armed 
     Forces and the Nation in furtherance of the defense of 
     freedom; and
       (D) to foster public pride in the achievements and 
     activities of the Armed Forces.
       (2) Determine whether adequate inventories of artifacts and 
     representations of the Armed Forces and of the wars in which 
     the United States has been engaged are available, either in 
     current inventories or in private or public collections, for 
     loan or other provision to a national military museum.
       (3) Develop preliminary proposals for--
       (A) the dimensions and design of a national military museum 
     in the National Capital Area;
       (B) the location of the museum in that Area; and
       (C) the approximate cost of the final design and 
     construction of the museum and of the costs of operating the 
     museum.
       (c) Additional Duties.--If the Commission determines to 
     recommend that Congress authorize the construction of a 
     national military museum in the National Capital Area, the 
     Commission shall also, as a part of the study under 
     subsection (a), do the following:
       (1) Recommend not fewer than three sites for the museum 
     ranked by preference.
       (2) Propose a schedule for construction of the museum.
       (3) Assess the potential effects of the museum on the 
     environment, facilities, and roadways in the vicinity of the 
     site or sites where the museum is proposed to be located.
       (4) Recommend the percentages of funding for the museum to 
     be provided by the United States, State and local 
     governments, and private sources, respectively.
       (5) Assess the potential for fundraising for the museum 
     during the 20-year period following the authorization of 
     construction of the museum.
       (6) Assess and recommend various governing structures for 
     the museum, including a governing structure that places the 
     museum within the Smithsonian Institution.
       (d) Requirements for Location on Navy Annex Property.--In 
     the case of a recommendation under subsection (c)(1) to 
     authorize construction of a national military museum on the 
     Navy Annex property authorized for reservation for such 
     purpose by section 2871(b), the design of the national 
     military museum on such property shall be subject to the 
     following requirements:
       (1) The design shall be prepared in consultation with the 
     Superintendent of Arlington National Cemetery.
       (2) The design may not provide for access by vehicles to 
     the national military museum through Arlington National 
     Cemetery.

     SEC. 2903. REPORT.

       The Commission shall, not later than 12 months after the 
     date of its first meeting, submit to Congress a report on its 
     findings and conclusions under this title, including any 
     recommendations under section 2902.

     SEC. 2904. POWERS.

       (a) 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 title, 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.
       (b) Information.--The Commission may secure directly from 
     the Department of Defense and any other Federal department or 
     agency information that the Commission considers necessary to 
     enable the Commission to carry out its responsibilities under 
     this title.

     SEC. 2905. COMMISSION PROCEDURES.

       (a) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the 
     chairman.
       (b) Quorum.--(1) Six of the members appointed under section 
     2901(b)(1) shall constitute a quorum other than for the 
     purpose of holding hearings.
       (2) The Commission shall act by resolution agreed to by a 
     majority of the members of the Commission.
       (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 a 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 under this title.

     SEC. 2906. PERSONNEL MATTERS.

       (a) Pay of Members.--Members of the Commission appointed 
     under section 2901(b)(1) 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 chairman of 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. The 
     appointment of a staff director shall be subject to the 
     approval of the Commission.
       (2) The chairman of 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 
     chairman 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 chairman 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 
     payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 
     5316 of such title.

     SEC. 2907. 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.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall furnish the Commission, on a 
     reimbursable basis, any administrative and support services 
     requested by the Commission.

     SEC. 2908. FUNDING.

       (a) In General.--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 2000.
       (b) Request.--Upon receipt of a written certification from 
     the chairman of the Commission specifying the funds required 
     for the activities of the Commission, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall promptly disburse to the Commission, from such 
     amounts, the funds required by the Commission as stated in 
     such certification.
       (c) Availability of Certain Funds.--Of the funds available 
     for activities of the Commission under this section, 
     $2,000,000 shall be available for the activities, if any, of 
     the Commission under section 2902(c).

     SEC. 2909. TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.

       The Commission shall terminate 60 days after the date of 
     the submission of its report under section 2903.
                  TITLE XXX--MILITARY LAND WITHDRAWALS
Sec. 3001. Short title.

                   Subtitle A--Withdrawals Generally

Sec. 3011. Withdrawals.
Sec. 3012. Maps and legal descriptions.
Sec. 3013. Termination of withdrawals in Military Lands Withdrawal Act 
              of 1986.
Sec. 3014. Management of lands.

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Sec. 3015. Duration of withdrawal and reservation.
Sec. 3016. Extension of initial withdrawal and reservation.
Sec. 3017. Ongoing decontamination.
Sec. 3018. Delegation.
Sec. 3019. Water rights.
Sec. 3020. Hunting, fishing, and trapping.
Sec. 3021. Mining and mineral leasing.
Sec. 3022. Use of mineral materials.
Sec. 3023. Immunity of United States.

                   Subtitle B--Withdrawals in Arizona

Sec. 3031. Barry M. Goldwater Range, Arizona.
Sec. 3032. Military use of Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge and 
              Cabeza Prieta Wilderness.
Sec. 3033. Maps and legal description.
Sec. 3034. Water rights.
Sec. 3035. Hunting, fishing, and trapping.
Sec. 3036. Use of mineral materials.
Sec. 3037. Immunity of United States.

              Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 3041. Authorization of appropriations.

     SEC. 3001. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Military Lands Withdrawal 
     Act of 1999''.
                   Subtitle A--Withdrawals Generally

     SEC. 3011. WITHDRAWALS.

       (a) Naval Air Station Fallon Ranges, Nevada.--
       (1) Withdrawal and reservation.--(A) Subject to valid 
     existing rights and except as otherwise provided in this 
     subtitle, the lands established at the B-16, B-17, B-19, and 
     B-20 Ranges, as referred to in paragraph (2), and all other 
     areas within the boundary of such lands as depicted on the 
     map referred to in such paragraph which may become subject to 
     the operation of the public land laws, are hereby withdrawn 
     from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, 
     including the mining laws and the mineral leasing and 
     geothermal leasing laws.
       (B) The lands and interests in lands within the boundaries 
     established at the Dixie Valley Training Area, as referred to 
     in paragraph (2), are hereby withdrawn from all forms of 
     appropriation under the public land laws, including the 
     mining laws and geothermal leasing laws, but not the mineral 
     leasing laws.
       (C) The lands withdrawn by subparagraphs (A) and (B) are 
     reserved for use by the Secretary of the Navy for--
       (i) testing and training for aerial bombing, missile 
     firing, and tactical maneuvering and air support; and
       (ii) other defense-related purposes consistent with the 
     purposes specified in this subparagraph.
       (2) Land description.--The public lands and interests in 
     lands withdrawn and reserved by this subsection comprise 
     approximately 204,953 acres of land in Churchill County, 
     Nevada, as generally depicted as ``Proposed Withdrawal Land'' 
     and ``Existing Withdrawals'' on the map entitled ``Naval Air 
     Station Fallon Ranges--Proposed Withdrawal of Public Lands 
     for Range Safety and Training Purposes'', dated May 25, 1999, 
     and filed in accordance with section 3012.
       (3) Relationship to other reservations.--
       (A) B-16 range.--To the extent the withdrawal and 
     reservation made by paragraph (1) for the B-16 Range 
     withdraws lands currently withdrawn and reserved for use by 
     the Bureau of Reclamation, the reservation made by that 
     paragraph shall be the primary reservation for public safety 
     management actions only, and the existing Bureau of 
     Reclamation reservation shall be the primary reservation for 
     all other management actions.
       (B) Shoal site.--The Secretary of Energy shall remain 
     responsible and liable for the subsurface estate and all its 
     activities at the ``Shoal Site'' withdrawn and reserved by 
     Public Land Order Number 2771, as amended by Public Land 
     Order Number 2834. The Secretary of the Navy shall be 
     responsible for the management and use of the surface estate 
     at the ``Shoal Site'' pursuant to the withdrawal and 
     reservation made by paragraph (1).
       (4) Water rights.-- Effective as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall ensure 
     that the Navy complies with the portion of the memorandum of 
     understanding between the Department of the Navy and the 
     United States Fish and Wildlife Service dated July 26, 1995, 
     requiring the Navy to limit water rights to the maximum 
     extent practicable, consistent with safety of operations, for 
     Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, currently not more than 
     4,402 acre-feet of water per year.
       (b) Nellis Air Force Range, Nevada.--
       (1) Department of air force.--Subject to valid existing 
     rights and except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, the 
     public lands described in paragraph (4) are hereby withdrawn 
     from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, 
     including the mining laws and the mineral leasing and 
     geothermal leasing laws. Such lands are reserved for use by 
     the Secretary of the Air Force--
       (A) as an armament and high hazard testing area;
       (B) for training for aerial gunnery, rocketry, electronic 
     warfare, and tactical maneuvering and air support;
       (C) for equipment and tactics development and testing; and
       (D) for other defense-related purposes consistent with the 
     purposes specified in this paragraph.
       (2) Department of energy.--
       (A) Revocation.--Public Land Order Number 1662, published 
     in the Federal Register on June 26, 1958, is hereby revoked 
     in its entirety.
       (B) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, all 
     lands within the boundary of the area labeled ``Pahute Mesa'' 
     as generally depicted on the map referred to in paragraph (4) 
     are hereby withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under 
     the public land laws, including the mining laws and the 
     mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws.
       (C) Reservation.--The lands withdrawn under subparagraph 
     (B) are reserved for use by the Secretary of Energy as an 
     integral part of the Nevada Test Site. Other provisions of 
     this subtitle do not apply to the land withdrawn and reserved 
     under this paragraph, except as provided in section 3017.
       (3) Department of Interior.--Notwithstanding the Desert 
     National Wildlife Refuge withdrawal and reservation made by 
     Executive Order Number 7373, dated May 20, 1936, as amended 
     by Public Land Order Number 4079, dated August 26, 1966, and 
     Public Land Order Number 7070, dated August 4, 1994, the 
     lands depicted as impact areas on the map referred to in 
     paragraph (4) are, upon completion of the transfers 
     authorized in paragraph (5)(F)(ii), transferred to the 
     primary jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Air Force, who 
     shall manage the lands in accordance with the memorandum of 
     understanding referred to in paragraph (5)(E). The Secretary 
     of the Interior shall retain secondary jurisdiction over the 
     lands for wildlife conservation purposes.
       (4) Land description.--The public lands and interests in 
     lands withdrawn and reserved by paragraphs (1) and (2) 
     comprise approximately 2,919,890 acres of land in Clark, 
     Lincoln, and Nye Counties, Nevada, as generally depicted on 
     the map entitled ``Nevada Test and Training Range, Proposed 
     Withdrawal Extension'', dated April 22, 1999, and filed in 
     accordance with section 3012.
       (5) Desert national wildlife refuge.--
       (A) Management.--During the period of withdrawal and 
     reservation of lands by this subtitle, the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall exercise administrative jurisdiction over the 
     Desert National Wildlife Refuge (except for the lands 
     referred to in this subsection) through the United States 
     Fish and Wildlife Service in accordance with the National 
     Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 
     668dd et seq.), this subtitle, and other laws applicable to 
     the National Wildlife Refuge System.
       (B) Use of mineral materials.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this subtitle or the Act of July 31, 1947 
     (commonly known as the Materials Act of 1947; 30 U.S.C. 601 
     et seq.), no mineral material resources may be obtained from 
     the parts of the Desert National Wildlife Refuge that are not 
     depicted as impact areas on the map referred to in paragraph 
     (4), except in accordance with the procedures set forth in 
     the memorandum of understanding referred to in subparagraph 
     (E).
       (C) Access restrictions.--If the Secretary of the Air Force 
     determines that military operations, public safety, or 
     national security require the closure to the public of any 
     road, trail, or other portion of the Desert National Wildlife 
     Refuge that is withdrawn by this subtitle, the Secretary of 
     the Interior shall take action to effect and maintain such 
     closure, including agreeing to amend the memorandum of 
     understanding referred to in subparagraph (E) to establish 
     new or enhanced surface safety zones.
       (D) Effect of subtitle.--Neither the withdrawal under 
     paragraph (1) nor any other provision of this subtitle, 
     except this subsection and subsections (a) and (b) of section 
     3014, shall be construed to effect the following:
       (i) The National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act 
     of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.) or any other law related to 
     management of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
       (ii) Any Executive order or public land order in effect on 
     the date of the enactment of this Act with respect to the 
     Desert National Wildlife Refuge.
       (iii) Any memorandum of understanding between the Secretary 
     of the Interior and the Secretary of the Air Force concerning 
     the joint use of lands withdrawn for use by the Air Force 
     within the external boundaries of the Desert National 
     Wildlife Refuge, except to the extent the provisions of such 
     memorandum of understanding are inconsistent with the 
     provisions of this subtitle, in which case such memorandum of 
     understanding shall be reviewed and amended to conform to the 
     provisions of this title not later than 120 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (E) Memorandum of understanding.--(i) The Secretary of the 
     Interior, in coordination with the Secretary of the Air 
     Force, shall manage the portion of the Desert National 
     Wildlife Refuge withdrawn by this subtitle, except for the 
     lands referred to in paragraph (3), for the purposes for 
     which the refuge was established, and to support current and 
     future military aviation training needs consistent with the 
     current memorandum of understanding between the Department of 
     the Air Force and the Department of the Interior, including 
     any extension or other amendment of such memorandum of 
     understanding as provided under this subparagraph.
       (ii) As part of the review of the existing memorandum of 
     understanding provided for in this paragraph, the Secretary 
     of the Interior and the Secretary of the Air Force shall 
     extend the memorandum of understanding for a period that 
     coincides with the duration of the withdrawal of the lands 
     constituting Nellis Air Force Range under this subtitle.
       (iii) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as 
     prohibiting the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
     of the Air Force from revising the memorandum of 
     understanding at any future time should they mutually agree 
     to do so.
       (iv) Amendments to the memorandum of understanding shall 
     take effect 90 days after the date on which the Secretary of 
     the Interior submits notice of such amendments to the 
     Committees on Environment and Public Works, Energy and 
     Natural Resources, and Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     Committees on Resources and Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (F) Acquisition of replacement property.--(i) In addition 
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     thorized to be appropriated by section 3041, there are hereby 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Air 
     Force such sums as may be necessary for the replacement of 
     National Wildlife Refuge System lands in Nevada covered by 
     this subsection.
       (ii) The Secretary of the Air Force may, using funds 
     appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
     in clause (i) to--
       (I) acquire lands, waters, or interests in lands or waters 
     in Nevada pursuant to clause (i) which are acceptable to the 
     Secretary of the Interior, and transfer such lands to the 
     Secretary of the Interior; or
       (II) transfer such funds to the Secretary of the Interior 
     for the purpose of acquiring such lands.
       (iii) The transfers authorized by clause (ii) shall be 
     deemed complete upon written notification from the Secretary 
     of the Interior to the Secretary of the Air Force that lands, 
     or funds, equal to the amount appropriated pursuant to the 
     authorization of appropriations in clause (i) have been 
     received by the Secretary of the Interior from the Secretary 
     of the Air Force.
       (c) Fort Greely and Fort Wainwright Training Ranges, 
     Alaska.--
       (1) Withdrawal and reservation.--Subject to valid existing 
     rights and except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, all 
     lands and interests in lands within the boundaries 
     established at the Fort Greely East and West Training Ranges 
     and the Yukon Training Range of Fort Wainwright, as referred 
     to in paragraph (2), are hereby withdrawn from all forms of 
     appropriation under the public land laws, including the 
     mining laws and the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing 
     laws. Such lands are reserved for use by the Secretary of the 
     Army for--
       (A) military maneuvering, training, and equipment 
     development and testing;
       (B) training for aerial gunnery, rocketry, electronic 
     warfare, and tactical maneuvering and air support; and
       (C) other defense-related purposes consistent with the 
     purposes specified in this paragraph.
       (2) Land description.--The public lands and interests in 
     lands withdrawn and reserved by this subsection comprise 
     approximately 869,862 acres of land in the Fairbanks North 
     Star Borough and the Unorganized Borough, Alaska, as 
     generally depicted on the map entitled ``Fort Wainwright and 
     Fort Greely Regional Context Map'', dated June 3, 1987, and 
     filed in accordance with section 3012.
       (d) McGregor Range, Fort Bliss, New Mexico.--
       (1) Withdrawal and reservation.--Subject to valid existing 
     rights and except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, all 
     lands and interests in lands within the boundaries 
     established at the McGregor Range of Fort Bliss, as referred 
     to in paragraph (2), are hereby withdrawn from all forms of 
     appropriation under the public land laws, including the 
     mining laws and the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing 
     laws. Such lands are reserved for use by the Secretary of the 
     Army for--
       (A) military maneuvering, training, and equipment 
     development and testing;
       (B) training for aerial gunnery, rocketry, electronic 
     warfare, and tactical maneuvering and air support associated 
     with the Air Force Tactical Target Complex; and
       (C) other defense-related purposes consistent with the 
     purposes specified in this paragraph.
       (2) Land description.--The public lands and interests in 
     lands withdrawn and reserved by this subsection comprise 
     608,385 acres of land in Otero County, New Mexico, as 
     generally depicted on the map entitled ``McGregor Range 
     Withdrawal'', dated June 3, 1999, and filed in accordance 
     with section 3012.

     SEC. 3012. MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.

       (a) Publication and Filing.--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 
     subtitle; and
       (2) file maps and the legal descriptions of the lands 
     withdrawn and reserved by this subtitle with the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Resources of the House of Representatives.
       (b) Technical Corrections.--Such maps and legal 
     descriptions shall have the same force and effect as if 
     included in this subtitle, except that the Secretary of the 
     Interior may correct clerical and typographical errors in 
     such maps and legal descriptions.
       (c) Availability for Public Inspection.--Copies of such 
     maps and legal descriptions shall be available for public 
     inspection in the offices of the Director and appropriate 
     State Directors and field office managers of the Bureau of 
     Land Management, the office of the commander, Naval Air 
     Station Fallon, Nevada, the offices of the Director and 
     appropriate Regional Directors of the United States Fish and 
     Wildlife Service, the office of the commander, Nellis Air 
     Force Base, Nevada, the office of the commander, Fort Bliss, 
     Texas, the office of the commander, Fort Greely, Alaska, the 
     office of the commander, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, and the 
     Office of the Secretary of Defense.
       (d) Reimbursement.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     reimburse the Secretary of the Interior for any costs 
     incurred by the Secretary of the Interior in implementing 
     this section.

     SEC. 3013. TERMINATION OF WITHDRAWALS IN MILITARY LANDS 
                   WITHDRAWAL ACT OF 1986.

       Except as otherwise provided in this title, the withdrawals 
     made by the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1986 (Public Law 
     99-606) shall terminate after November 6, 2001.

     SEC. 3014. MANAGEMENT OF LANDS.

       (a) Management by Secretary of Interior.--
       (1) Applicable law.--During the period of the withdrawal of 
     lands under this subtitle, the Secretary of the Interior 
     shall manage the lands withdrawn by section 3011 pursuant to 
     the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
     1701 et seq.), other applicable law, and this subtitle. The 
     Secretary shall manage the lands within the Desert National 
     Wildlife Refuge in accordance with the National Wildlife 
     Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et 
     seq.) and other applicable law. No provision of this 
     subtitle, except sections 3011(b)(5)(D), 3020, and 3021, 
     shall apply to the management of the Desert National Wildlife 
     Refuge.
       (2) Activities authorized.--To the extent consistent with 
     applicable law and Executive orders, the lands withdrawn by 
     section 3011 may be managed in a manner permitting--
       (A) the continuation of grazing where permitted on the date 
     of the enactment of this Act;
       (B) the protection of wildlife and wildlife habitat;
       (C) the control of predatory and other animals;
       (D) recreation; and
       (E) the prevention and appropriate suppression of brush and 
     range fires resulting from nonmilitary activities.
       (3) Nonmilitary uses.--
       (A) In general.--All nonmilitary use of the lands referred 
     to in paragraph (2), other than the uses described in that 
     paragraph, shall be subject to such conditions and 
     restrictions as may be necessary to permit the military use 
     of such lands for the purposes specified in or authorized 
     pursuant to this subtitle.
       (B) Leases, easements, and rights of way.--The Secretary of 
     the Interior may issue a lease, easement, right of way, or 
     other authorization with respect to the nonmilitary use of 
     lands referred to in paragraph (2) only with the concurrence 
     of the Secretary of the military department concerned.
       (b) Closure to Public.--
       (1) In general.--If the Secretary of the military 
     department concerned determines that military operations, 
     public safety, or national security require the closure to 
     public use of any road, trail, or other portion of lands 
     withdrawn by this subtitle, that Secretary may take such 
     action as that Secretary determines necessary or desirable to 
     effect and maintain such closure.
       (2) Limitations.--Any closure under paragraph (1) shall be 
     limited to the minimum areas and periods which the Secretary 
     of the military department concerned determines are required 
     to carry out this subsection.
       (3) Notice.--Before and during any closure under this 
     subsection, the Secretary of the military department 
     concerned shall--
       (A) keep appropriate warning notices posted; and
       (B) take appropriate steps to notify the public concerning 
     such closure.
       (c) Management Plan.--The Secretary of the Interior, after 
     consultation with the Secretary of the military department 
     concerned, shall develop a plan for the management of each 
     area withdrawn by section 3011 during the period of 
     withdrawal under this subtitle. Each plan shall--
       (1) be consistent with applicable law;
       (2) be subject to the conditions and restrictions specified 
     in subsection (a)(3);
       (3) include such provisions as may be necessary for proper 
     management and protection of the resources and values of such 
     area; and
       (4) be developed not later than two years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (d) Brush and Range Fires.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the military department 
     concerned shall take necessary precautions to prevent and 
     suppress brush and range fires occurring within and outside 
     lands withdrawn by section 3011 as a result of military 
     activities and may seek assistance from the Bureau of Land 
     Management in the suppression of such fires.
       (2) Assistance.--Each memorandum of understanding required 
     by subsection (e) shall--
       (A) require the Bureau of Land Management to provide 
     assistance in the suppression of fires under paragraph (1) 
     upon the request of the Secretary of the military department 
     concerned; and
       (B) provide for a transfer of funds from the military 
     department concerned to the Bureau of Land Management as 
     compensation for any assistance so provided.
       (e) Memorandum of Understanding.--
       (1) Requirement.--The Secretary of the Interior and the 
     Secretary of the military department concerned shall, with 
     respect to each lands withdrawn by section 3011, enter into a 
     memorandum of understanding to implement the management plan 
     for such lands under subsection (c).
       (2) Duration.--The duration of any memorandum of 
     understanding for lands withdrawn by section 3011 shall be 
     the same as the period of the withdrawal of such lands under 
     this subtitle.
       (f) Additional Military Uses.--
       (1) In general.--Lands withdrawn by section 3011 (except 
     lands within the Desert National Wildlife Refuge) may be used 
     for defense-related purposes other than those specified in 
     the applicable provisions of such section.
       (2) Notice.--The Secretary of Defense shall promptly notify 
     the Secretary of the Interior in the event that lands 
     withdrawn by this subtitle will be used for defense-related 
     purposes other than those specified in the applicable 
     provisions of section 3011.
       (3) Contents of notice.--A notice under paragraph (2) shall 
     indicate the additional use or uses involved, the proposed 
     duration of such use or uses, and the extent to which such 
     use or uses will require that additional or more stringent 
     conditions or restrictions be imposed on otherwise permitted 
     nonmilitary uses of the lands concerned, or portions thereof.

     SEC. 3015. DURATION OF WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION.

       (a) General Termination Date.--The withdrawal and 
     reservation of lands by section 3011

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     shall terminate 25 years after November 6, 2001, except as 
     otherwise provided in this subtitle and except for the 
     withdrawals provided for under subsections (a) and (b) of 
     section 3011 which shall terminate 20 years after November 6, 
     2001.
       (b) Commencement Date for Certain Lands.--As to the lands 
     withdrawn for military purposes by section 3011, but not 
     withdrawn for military purposes by section 1 of the Military 
     Lands Withdrawal Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-606), the 
     withdrawal of such lands shall become effective on the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Opening Date.--On the date of the termination of the 
     withdrawal and reservation of lands under this subtitle, such 
     lands shall not be open to any form of appropriation under 
     the public land laws, including the mineral laws and the 
     mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws, until the 
     Secretary of the Interior publishes in the Federal Register 
     an appropriate order stating the date upon which such lands 
     shall be restored to the public domain and opened.

     SEC. 3016. EXTENSION OF INITIAL WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION.

       (a) In General.--Not later than three years before the 
     termination date of the initial withdrawal and reservation of 
     lands under this subtitle, the Secretary of the military 
     department concerned shall notify Congress and the Secretary 
     of the Interior concerning whether the military department 
     will have a continuing military need after such termination 
     date for all or any portion of such lands.
       (b) Duties Regarding Continuing Military Need.--
       (1) In general.--If the Secretary of the military 
     department concerned determines that there will be a 
     continuing military need for any lands withdrawn by this 
     subtitle, the Secretary of the military department concerned 
     shall--
       (A) consult with the Secretary of the Interior concerning 
     any adjustments to be made to the extent of, or to the 
     allocation of management responsibility for, such lands; and
       (B) file with the Secretary of the Interior, within one 
     year after the notice required by subsection (a), an 
     application for extension of the withdrawal and reservation 
     of such lands.
       (2) Application for extension.--Notwithstanding any general 
     procedure of the Department of the Interior for processing 
     Federal land withdrawals, an application for extension under 
     paragraph (1) shall be considered complete if the application 
     includes the following:
       (A) The information required by section 3 of the Engle Act 
     (43 U.S.C. 157), except that no information shall be required 
     concerning the use or development of mineral, timber, or 
     grazing resources unless, and to the extent, the Secretary of 
     the military department concerned proposes to use or develop 
     such resources during the period of extension.
       (B) A copy of the most recent report prepared in accordance 
     with the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670 et seq.).
       (c) Legislative Proposals.--The Secretary of the Interior 
     and the Secretary of the military department concerned shall 
     ensure that any legislative proposal for the extension of the 
     withdrawal and reservation of lands under this subtitle is 
     submitted to Congress not later than May 1 of the year 
     preceding the year in which the withdrawal and reservation of 
     such lands would otherwise terminate under this subtitle.
       (d) Notice of Intent Regarding Relinquishment.--If during 
     the period of the withdrawal and reservation of lands under 
     this subtitle, the Secretary of the military department 
     concerned decides to relinquish all or any of the lands 
     withdrawn and reserved by section 3011, such Secretary shall 
     transmit a notice of intent to relinquish such lands to the 
     Secretary of the Interior.

     SEC. 3017. ONGOING DECONTAMINATION.

       (a) Program.--Throughout the duration of the withdrawal of 
     lands under this subtitle, the Secretary of the military 
     department concerned shall, to the extent funds are available 
     for such purpose, maintain a program of decontamination of 
     such lands consistent with applicable Federal and State law.
       (b) Reports.--
       (1) Requirement.--Not later than 45 days after the date on 
     which the President transmits to Congress the President's 
     proposed budget for any fiscal year beginning after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of each military 
     department shall transmit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations, Armed Services, and Energy and Natural 
     Resources of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations, 
     Armed Services, and Resources of the House of Representatives 
     a description of the decontamination efforts undertaken on 
     lands under this subtitle under the jurisdiction of such 
     Secretary during the previous fiscal year and the 
     decontamination activities proposed to be undertaken on such 
     lands during the next fiscal year.
       (2) Report elements.--Each report shall specify the 
     following:
       (A) Amounts appropriated and obligated or expended for 
     decontamination of such lands.
       (B) The methods used to decontaminate such lands.
       (C) The amounts and types of decontaminants removed from 
     such lands.
       (D) The estimated types and amounts of residual 
     contamination on such lands.
       (E) An estimate of the costs for full decontamination of 
     such lands and the estimate of the time to complete such 
     decontamination.
       (c) Decontamination Before Relinquishment.--
       (1) Duties before notice of intent to relinquish.--Before 
     transmitting a notice of intent to relinquish lands under 
     section 3016(d), the Secretary of Defense, acting through the 
     Secretary of the military department concerned, shall prepare 
     a written determination concerning whether and to what extent 
     such lands are contaminated with explosive, toxic, or other 
     hazardous materials.
       (2) Determination accompanies notice.--A copy of any 
     determination prepared with respect to lands under paragraph 
     (1) shall be transmitted together with the notice of intent 
     to relinquish such lands under section 3016(d).
       (3) Publication of notice and determination.--The Secretary 
     of the Interior shall publish in the Federal Register a copy 
     of any notice of intent to relinquish and determination 
     concerning the contaminated state of the lands that is 
     transmitted under this subsection.
       (d) Alternatives to Decontamination Before 
     Relinquishment.--If the Secretary of the Interior, after 
     consultation with the Secretary of the military department 
     concerned, determines that decontamination of any land which 
     is the subject of a notice of intent to relinquish under 
     section 3016(d) is not practicable or economically feasible, 
     or that such land cannot be decontaminated sufficiently to be 
     opened to the operation of some or all of the public land 
     laws, or if Congress does not appropriate sufficient funds 
     for the decontamination of such land, the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall not be required to accept such land for 
     relinquishment.
       (e) Status of Contaminated Lands.--If because of their 
     contaminated state the Secretary of the Interior declines to 
     accept jurisdiction over lands withdrawn by this subtitle 
     which have been proposed for relinquishment, or if at the 
     expiration of the withdrawal of such lands by this subtitle 
     the Secretary of the Interior determines that some of such 
     lands are contaminated to an extent which prevents opening 
     such lands to operation of the public land laws--
       (1) the Secretary of the military department concerned 
     shall take appropriate steps to warn the public of the 
     contaminated state of such lands and any risks associated 
     with entry onto such lands;
       (2) after the expiration of the withdrawal of such lands 
     under this subtitle, the Secretary of the military department 
     concerned shall undertake no activities on such lands except 
     in connection with decontamination of such lands; and
       (3) the Secretary of the military department concerned 
     shall submit to the Secretary of the Interior and Congress a 
     report on the status of such lands and all actions taken 
     under this subsection.
       (f) Revocation Authority.--
       (1) Authority.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the Secretary of the Interior, upon deciding that it is in 
     the public interest to accept jurisdiction over lands 
     proposed for relinquishment under section 3016(d), may revoke 
     the withdrawal and reservation of lands under this subtitle 
     as it applies to such lands.
       (2) Order.--Should a decision be made to revoke the 
     withdrawal and reservation of lands under paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary of the Interior shall publish in the Federal 
     Register an appropriate order which shall --
       (A) terminate the withdrawal and reservation of such lands 
     under this subtitle;
       (B) constitute official acceptance of full jurisdiction 
     over such lands by the Secretary of the Interior; and
       (C) state the date on which such lands will be opened to 
     the operation of some or all of the public lands laws, 
     including the mining laws.

     SEC. 3018. DELEGATION.

       (a) Military Departments.--The functions of the Secretary 
     of Defense, or of the Secretary of a military department, 
     under this subtitle may be delegated.
       (b) Department of Interior.--The functions of the Secretary 
     of the Interior under this subtitle may be delegated, except 
     that an order described in section 3017(f)(2) may be approved 
     and signed only by the Secretary of the Interior, the Under 
     Secretary of the Interior, or an Assistant Secretary of the 
     Interior.

     SEC. 3019. WATER RIGHTS.

       Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to establish a 
     reservation to the United States with respect to any water or 
     water right on lands covered by section 3011. No provision of 
     this subtitle shall be construed as authorizing the 
     appropriation of water on lands covered by section 3011 by 
     the United States after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, except in accordance with the law of the State in which 
     such lands are located. This section shall not be construed 
     to affect water rights acquired by the United States before 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3020. HUNTING, FISHING, AND TRAPPING.

       All hunting, fishing, and trapping on lands withdrawn by 
     this subtitle shall be conducted in accordance with the 
     provisions of section 2671 of title 10, United States Code, 
     except that hunting, fishing, and trapping within the Desert 
     National Wildlife Refuge shall be conducted in accordance 
     with the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act 
     of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.), the Recreation Use of 
     Wildlife Areas Act of 1969 (16 U.S.C. 460k et seq.), and 
     other laws applicable to the National Wildlife Refuge System.

     SEC. 3021. MINING AND MINERAL LEASING.

       (a) Determination of Lands Suitable for Opening.--
       (1) Determination.--As soon as practicable after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act and at least every five years 
     thereafter, the Secretary of the Interior shall determine, 
     with the concurrence of the Secretary of the military 
     department concerned, which public and acquired lands covered 
     by section 3011 the Secretary of the Interior considers 
     suitable for opening to the operation of the Mining Law of 
     1872, the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920, the Mineral 
     Leasing Act for Acquired Lands of 1947, the Geothermal Steam 
     Act of 1970, or any one or more of such Acts.
       (2) Exceptions.--The Secretary of the Interior may not make 
     any determination otherwise required under paragraph (1) with 
     respect to lands contained within the Desert National 
     Wildlife Refuge in Nevada.

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       (3) Notice.--The Secretary of the Interior shall publish a 
     notice in the Federal Register listing the lands determined 
     suitable for opening under this subsection and specifying the 
     opening date for such lands.
       (b) Opening Lands.--On the date specified by the Secretary 
     of the Interior in a notice published in the Federal Register 
     under subsection (a), the land identified under that 
     subsection as suitable for opening to the operation of one or 
     more of the laws specified in that subsection shall 
     automatically be open to the operation of such laws without 
     the necessity for further action by the Secretary or 
     Congress.
       (c) Exception for Common Varieties.--No deposit of minerals 
     or materials of the types identified by section 3 of the Act 
     of July 23, 1955 (69 Stat. 367), whether or not included in 
     the term ``common varieties'' in that Act, shall be subject 
     to location under the Mining Law of 1872 on lands covered by 
     section 3011.
       (d) Regulations.--The Secretary of the Interior, with the 
     advice and concurrence of the Secretary of the military 
     department concerned, shall prescribe such regulations to 
     carry out this section as may be necessary to assure safe, 
     uninterrupted, and unimpeded use of the lands covered by 
     section 3011 for military purposes. Such regulations shall 
     also contain guidelines to assist mining claimants in 
     determining how much, if any, of the surface of any lands 
     opened pursuant to this section may be used for purposes 
     incident to mining.
       (e) Closure of Mining Lands.--In the event of a national 
     emergency or for purposes of national defense or security, 
     the Secretary of the Interior, at the request of the 
     Secretary of the military department concerned, shall close 
     any lands that have been opened to mining or to mineral or 
     geothermal leasing pursuant to this section.
       (f) Laws Governing Mining on Withdrawn Lands.--
       (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subtitle, mining claims located pursuant to this subtitle 
     shall be subject to the provisions of the mining laws. In the 
     event of a conflict between such laws and this subtitle, this 
     subtitle shall prevail.
       (2) Regulation under flpma.--Any mining claim located under 
     this subtitle shall be subject to the provisions of the 
     Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
     1701 et seq.).
       (g) Patents.--
       (1) In general.--Patents issued pursuant to this subtitle 
     for locatable minerals shall convey title to locatable 
     minerals only, together with the right to use so much of the 
     surface as may be necessary for purposes incident to mining 
     under the guidelines for such use established by the 
     Secretary of the Interior by regulation.
       (2) Reservation.--All patents referred to in paragraph (1) 
     shall contain a reservation to the United States of the 
     surface of all lands patented and of all nonlocatable 
     minerals on such lands.
       (3) Locatable minerals.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     all minerals subject to location under the Mining Law of 1872 
     are referred to as ``locatable minerals''.

     SEC. 3022. USE OF MINERAL MATERIALS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle 
     (except as provided in section 3011(b)(5)(B)), 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 military 
     department concerned may use sand, gravel, or similar mineral 
     material resources of the type subject to disposition under 
     that Act from lands withdrawn and reserved by this subtitle 
     if use of such resources is required for construction needs 
     on such lands.

     SEC. 3023. IMMUNITY OF UNITED STATES.

       The United States and all departments or agencies thereof 
     shall be held harmless and shall not be liable for any 
     injuries or damages to persons or property suffered in the 
     course of any mining or mineral or geothermal leasing 
     activity conducted on lands covered by section 3011.
                   Subtitle B--Withdrawals in Arizona

     SEC. 3031. BARRY M. GOLDWATER RANGE, ARIZONA.

       (a) Withdrawal and Reservation.--
       (1) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights and 
     except as otherwise provided in this title, all lands and 
     interests in lands within the boundaries established at the 
     Barry M. Goldwater Range, referred to in paragraph (3), are 
     hereby withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the 
     general land laws, including the mining laws and the mineral 
     leasing and geothermal leasing laws, and jurisdiction over 
     such lands and interests in lands is hereby transferred to 
     the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force.
       (2) Reservation.--The lands withdrawn by paragraph (1) for 
     the Barry M. Goldwater Range--East are reserved for use by 
     the Secretary of the Air Force, and for Barry M. Goldwater 
     Range--West are reserved for use by the Secretary of the 
     Navy, for--
       (A) an armament and high-hazard testing area;
       (B) training for aerial gunnery, rocketry, electronic 
     warfare, and tactical maneuvering and air support;
       (C) equipment and tactics development and testing; and
       (D) other defense-related purposes consistent with the 
     purposes specified in this paragraph.
       (3) Land description.--The public lands and interests in 
     lands withdrawn and reserved by this subsection comprise 
     approximately 1,650,200 acres of land in Maricopa, Pima, and 
     Yuma Counties, Arizona, as generally depicted on the map 
     entitled ``Barry M. Goldwater Range Land Withdrawal'', dated 
     June 17, 1999, and filed in accordance with section 3033.
       (4) Termination of current withdrawal.--Except as otherwise 
     provided in section 3032, as to the lands withdrawn by 
     section 1(c) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1986 
     (Public Law 99-606), but not withdrawn for military purposes 
     by this section, the withdrawal of such lands under that Act 
     shall not terminate until after November 6, 2001, or until 
     the relinquishment by the Secretary of the Air Force of such 
     lands is accepted by the Secretary of the Interior. The 
     withdrawal under that Act with respect to the Cabeza Prieta 
     National Wildlife Refuge shall terminate on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (5) Changes in use.--The Secretary of the Navy and the 
     Secretary of the Air Force shall consult with the Secretary 
     of the Interior before using the lands withdrawn and reserved 
     by this section for any purpose other than the purposes 
     specified in paragraph (2).
       (6) Indian tribes.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed as altering any rights reserved for Indians by 
     treaty or Federal law.
       (7) Study.--(A) The Secretary of the Interior, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall conduct a 
     study of the lands referred to in subparagraph (C) that have 
     important aboriginal, cultural, environmental, or 
     archaeological significance in order to determine the 
     appropriate method to manage and protect such lands following 
     relinquishment of such lands by the Secretary of the Air 
     Force. The study shall consider whether such lands can be 
     better managed by the Federal Government or through 
     conveyance of such lands to another appropriate entity.
       (B) In carrying out the study required by subparagraph (A), 
     the Secretary of Interior shall work with the affected tribes 
     and other Federal and State agencies having experience and 
     knowledge of the matters covered by the study, including all 
     applicable laws relating to the management of the resources 
     referred to in subparagraph (A) on the lands referred to in 
     that subparagraph.
       (C) The lands referred to in subparagraph (A) are four 
     tracts of land currently included within the military land 
     withdrawal for the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range in the 
     State of Arizona, but that have been identified by the Air 
     Force as unnecessary for military purposes in the Air Force's 
     Draft Legislative Environmental Impact Statement, dated 
     September 1998, and are depicted in figure 2-1 at page 2-7 of 
     such statement, as amended by figure A at page 177 of volume 
     2 of the Air Force's Final Legislative Environmental Impact 
     Statement, dated March 1999, as the following:
       (i) Area 1 (the Sand Tank Mountains) containing 
     approximately 83,554 acres.
       (ii) Area 9 (the Sentinel Plain) containing approximately 
     24,756 acres.
       (iii) Area 13 (lands surrounding the Ajo Airport) 
     containing approximately 2,779 acres.
       (iv) Interstate 8 Vicinity Non-renewal Area containing 
     approximately 1,090 acres.
       (D) Not later than one year after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary of Interior shall submit to 
     Congress a report containing the results of the study 
     required by subparagraph (A).
       (b) Management of Withdrawn and Reserved Lands.--
       (1) General management authority.--(A) During the period of 
     the withdrawal and reservation of lands by this section, the 
     Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force 
     shall manage the lands withdrawn and reserved by this section 
     for the military purposes specified in this section, and in 
     accordance with the integrated natural resource management 
     plan prepared pursuant to paragraph (3).
       (B) Responsibility for the natural and cultural resources 
     management of the lands referred to in subparagraph (A), and 
     the enforcement of Federal laws related thereto, shall not 
     transfer under that subparagraph before the earlier of--
       (i) the date on which the integrated natural resources 
     management plan required by paragraph (3) is completed; or
       (ii) November 6, 2001.
       (C) The Secretary of the Interior may, if appropriate, 
     transfer responsibility for the natural and cultural 
     resources of the lands referred to in subparagraph (A) to the 
     Department of the Interior pursuant to paragraph (7).
       (2) Access restrictions.--(A) If the Secretary of the Navy 
     or the Secretary of the Air Force determines that military 
     operations, public safety, or national security require the 
     closure to the public of any road, trail, or other portion of 
     lands withdrawn and reserved by this section, the Secretary 
     of the Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force may take such 
     action as the Secretary of the Navy or the Secretary of the 
     Air Force determines necessary or desirable to effect and 
     maintain such closure.
       (B) Any closure under this paragraph shall be limited to 
     the minimum areas and periods that the Secretary of the Navy 
     or the Secretary of the Air Force determines are required for 
     the purposes specified in subparagraph (A).
       (C) Before any nonemergency closure under this paragraph 
     not specified in the integrated natural resources management 
     plan required by paragraph (3), the Secretary of the Navy or 
     the Secretary of the Air Force shall consult with the 
     Secretary of the Interior and, where such closure may affect 
     tribal lands, treaty rights, or sacred sites, the Secretary 
     of the Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force shall consult, 
     at the earliest practicable time, with affected Indian 
     tribes.
       (D) Immediately before and during any closure under this 
     paragraph, the Secretary of the Navy or the Secretary of the 
     Air Force shall post appropriate warning notices and take 
     other steps, as necessary, to notify the public of such 
     closure.
       (3) Integrated natural resources management plan.--(A) Not 
     later than two years after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Air 
     Force, and the Secretary of the Interior shall jointly 
     prepare an integrated natural resources

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     management plan for the lands withdrawn and reserved by this 
     section.
       (B) The Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the 
     Interior may jointly prepare a separate plan pursuant to this 
     paragraph.
       (C) Any disagreement concerning the contents of a plan 
     under this paragraph, or any subsequent amendments to the 
     plan, shall be resolved by the Secretary of the Navy for the 
     West Range and the Secretary of the Air Force for the East 
     Range, after consultation with the Secretary of the Interior 
     through the State Director, Bureau of Land Management and, as 
     appropriate, the Regional Director, United States Fish and 
     Wildlife Service. This authority may be delegated to the 
     installation commanders.
       (D) Any plan under this paragraph shall be prepared and 
     implemented in accordance with the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670 
     et seq.) and the requirements of this section.
       (E) A plan under this paragraph for lands withdrawn and 
     reserved by this section shall--
       (i) include provisions for proper management and protection 
     of the natural and cultural resources of such lands, and for 
     sustainable use by the public of such resources to the extent 
     consistent with the military purposes for which such lands 
     are withdrawn and reserved by this section;
       (ii) be developed in consultation with affected Indian 
     tribes and include provisions that address how the Secretary 
     of the Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force intend to--
       (I) meet the trust responsibilities of the United States 
     with respect to Indian tribes, lands, and rights reserved by 
     treaty or Federal law affected by the withdrawal and 
     reservation;
       (II) allow access to and ceremonial use of sacred sites to 
     the extent consistent with the military purposes for which 
     such lands are withdrawn and reserved; and
       (III) provide for timely consultation with affected Indian 
     tribes;
       (iii) provide that any hunting, fishing, and trapping on 
     such lands be conducted in accordance with the provisions of 
     2671 of title 10, United States Code;
       (iv) provide for continued livestock grazing and 
     agricultural out-leasing where it currently exists in 
     accordance with the provisions of section 2667 of title 10, 
     United States Code, and at the discretion of the Secretary of 
     the Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may 
     be;
       (v) identify current test and target impact areas and 
     related buffer or safety zones;
       (vi) provide that the Secretary of the Navy and the 
     Secretary of the Air Force--
       (I) shall take necessary actions to prevent, suppress, and 
     manage brush and range fires occurring within the boundaries 
     of the Barry M. Goldwater Range, as well as brush and range 
     fires occurring outside the boundaries of the Barry M. 
     Goldwater Range resulting from military activities; and
       (II) may obligate funds appropriated or otherwise available 
     to the Secretaries to enter into memoranda of understanding, 
     and cooperative agreements that shall reimburse the Secretary 
     of the Interior for costs incurred under this clause;
       (vii) provide that all gates, fences, and barriers 
     constructed on such lands after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act be designed and erected to allow wildlife access, to 
     the extent practicable and consistent with military security, 
     safety, and sound wildlife management use;
       (viii) incorporate any existing management plans pertaining 
     to such lands, to the extent that the Secretary of the Navy, 
     the Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary of the 
     Interior, upon reviewing such plans, mutually determine that 
     incorporation of such plans into a plan under this paragraph 
     is appropriate;
       (ix) include procedures to ensure that the periodic reviews 
     of the plan under the Sikes Act are conducted jointly by the 
     Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Air Force, and 
     the Secretary of the Interior, and that affected States and 
     Indian tribes, and the public, are provided a meaningful 
     opportunity to comment upon any substantial revisions to the 
     plan that may be proposed; and
       (x) provide procedures to amend the plan as necessary.
       (4) Memoranda of understanding and cooperative 
     agreements.--(A) The Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary 
     of the Air Force may enter into memoranda of understanding or 
     cooperative agreements with the Secretary of the Interior or 
     other appropriate Federal, State, or local agencies, Indian 
     tribes, or other public or private organizations or 
     institutions for purposes of implementing an integrated 
     natural resources management plan prepared under paragraph 
     (3).
       (B) Any memorandum of understanding or cooperative 
     agreement under subparagraph (A) affecting integrated natural 
     resources management may be combined, where appropriate, with 
     any other memorandum of understanding or cooperative 
     agreement entered into under this subtitle, and shall not be 
     subject to the provisions of chapter 63 of title 31, United 
     States Code.
       (5) Public reports.--(A)(i) Concurrent with each review of 
     the integrated natural resources management plan under 
     paragraph (3) pursuant to subparagraph (E)(ix) of that 
     paragraph, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the 
     Air Force, and the Secretary of the Interior shall jointly 
     prepare and issue a report describing changes in the 
     condition of the lands withdrawn and reserved by this section 
     from the later of the date of any previous report under this 
     paragraph or the date of the environmental impact statement 
     prepared to support this section.
       (ii) Any report under clause (i) shall include a summary of 
     current military use of the lands referred to in that clause, 
     any changes in military use of the lands since the previous 
     report, and efforts related to the management of natural and 
     cultural resources and environmental remediation of the lands 
     during the previous five years.
       (iii) Any report under this subparagraph may be combined 
     with any report required by the Sikes Act.
       (iv) Any disagreements concerning the contents of a report 
     under this subparagraph shall be resolved by the Secretary of 
     the Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force. This authority 
     may be delegated to the installation commanders.
       (B)(i) Before the finalization of any report under this 
     paragraph, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the 
     Air Force, and the Secretary of the Interior shall invite 
     interested members of the public to review and comment on the 
     report, and shall hold at least one public meeting concerning 
     the report in a location or locations reasonably accessible 
     to persons who may be affected by management of the lands 
     addressed by the report.
       (ii) Each public meeting under clause (i) shall be 
     announced not less than 15 days before the date of the 
     meeting by advertisements in local newspapers of general 
     circulation, publication of an announcement in the Federal 
     Register, and any other means considered necessary.
       (C) The final version of any report under this paragraph 
     shall be made available to the public and submitted to 
     appropriate committees of Congress.
       (6) Intergovernmental executive committee.--(A) Not later 
     than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Air Force, 
     and the Secretary of the Interior shall, by memorandum of 
     understanding, establish an intergovernmental executive 
     committee comprised of selected representatives from 
     interested Federal agencies, as well as at least one elected 
     officer (or other authorized representative) from State 
     government and at least one elected officer (or other 
     authorized representative) from each local and tribal 
     government as may be designated at the discretion of the 
     Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Air Force, and 
     the Secretary of the Interior.
       (B) The intergovernmental executive committee shall be 
     established solely for the purpose of exchanging views, 
     information, and advice relating to the management of the 
     natural and cultural resources of the lands withdrawn and 
     reserved by this section.
       (C) The intergovernmental executive committee shall operate 
     in accordance with the terms set forth in the memorandum of 
     understanding under subparagraph (A), which shall specify the 
     Federal agencies and elected officers or representatives of 
     State, local and tribal governments to be invited to 
     participate.
       (D) The memorandum of understanding under subparagraph (A) 
     shall establish procedures for creating a forum for 
     exchanging views, information, and advice relating to the 
     management of natural and cultural resources on the lands 
     concerned, procedures for rotating the chair of the 
     intergovernmental executive committee, and procedures for 
     scheduling regular meetings.
       (E) The Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Air 
     Force shall, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
     Interior, appoint an individual to serve as coordinator of 
     the intergovernmental executive committee. The duties of the 
     coordinator shall be included in the memorandum of 
     understanding under subparagraph (A). The coordinator shall 
     not be a member of the committee.
       (7) Transfer of management responsibility.--(A)(i) If the 
     Secretary of the Interior determines that the Secretary of 
     the Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force has failed to 
     manage lands withdrawn and reserved by this section for 
     military purposes in accordance with the integrated natural 
     resource management plan for such lands under paragraph (3), 
     and that failure to do so is resulting in significant and 
     verifiable degradation of the natural or cultural resources 
     of such lands, the Secretary of the Interior shall give the 
     Secretary of the Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force, as 
     the case may be, written notice of such determination, a 
     description of the deficiencies in management practices by 
     the Secretary of the Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force, 
     as the case may be, and an explanation of the methodology 
     employed in reaching the determination.
       (ii) Not later than 60 days after the date a notification 
     under clause (i) is received, the Secretary of the Navy or 
     the Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may be, shall 
     submit a response to the Secretary of the Interior, which 
     response may include a plan of action for addressing any 
     deficiencies identified in the notice in the conduct of 
     management responsibility and for preventing further 
     significant degradation of the natural or cultural resources 
     of the lands concerned.
       (iii) If, not earlier than three months after the date a 
     notification under clause (i) is received, the Secretary of 
     the Interior determines that deficiencies identified in the 
     notice are not being corrected, and that significant and 
     verifiable degradation of the natural or cultural resources 
     of the lands concerned is continuing, the Secretary of the 
     Interior may, not earlier than 90 days after the date on 
     which the Secretary of the Interior submits to the committees 
     referred to in section 3032(d)(3) notice and a report on the 
     determination, transfer management responsibility for the 
     natural and cultural resources of such lands from the 
     Secretary of the Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force, as 
     the case may be, to the Secretary of the Interior in 
     accordance with a schedule for such transfer established by 
     the Secretary of the Interior.
       (B) After a transfer of management responsibility pursuant 
     to subparagraph (A), the Secretary of the Interior may 
     transfer management responsibility back to the Secretary of 
     the Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force if the Secretary 
     of the Interior determines that adequate procedures and plans 
     have been established to ensure that the lands concerned will 
     be adequately managed by the Secretary of the Navy or the 
     Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may be, in accordance 
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     sources management plan for such lands under paragraph (3).
       (C) For any period during which the Secretary of the 
     Interior has management responsibility under this paragraph 
     for lands withdrawn and reserved by this section, the 
     integrated natural resources management plan for such lands 
     under paragraph (3), including any amendments to the plan, 
     shall remain in effect, pending the development of a 
     management plan prepared pursuant to the Federal Land Policy 
     and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), in 
     cooperation with the Secretary of the Navy or the Secretary 
     of the Air Force.
       (D) Assumption by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to 
     this paragraph of management responsibility for the natural 
     and cultural resources of lands shall not affect the use of 
     such lands for military purposes, and the Secretary of the 
     Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may be, 
     shall continue to direct military activities on such lands.
       (8) Payment for services.--The Secretary of the Navy and 
     the Secretary of the Air Force shall assume all costs for 
     implementation of an integrated natural resources management 
     plan under paragraph (3), including payment to the Secretary 
     of the Interior under section 1535 of title 31, United States 
     Code, for any costs the Secretary of the Interior incurs in 
     providing goods or services to assist the Secretary of the 
     Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may be, 
     in the implementation of the integrated natural resources 
     management plan.
       (9) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) 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 479 et seq.).
       (B) The term ``sacred site'' means any specific, discrete, 
     narrowly delineated location on Federal land that is 
     identified by an Indian tribe, or its designee, 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 its designee, has informed the Secretary of 
     the Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force of the existence 
     of such site. Neither the Secretary of the Department of 
     Defense, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Air 
     Force, nor the Secretary of the Interior shall be required 
     under section 552 of title 5, United States Code, to make 
     available to the public any information concerning the 
     location, character, or use of any traditional Indian 
     religious or sacred site located on lands withdrawn and 
     reserved by this subsection.
       (c) Environmental Requirements.--
       (1) During withdrawal and reservation.--Throughout the 
     duration of the withdrawal and reservation of lands by this 
     section, including the duration of any renewal or extension, 
     and with respect both to the activities undertaken by the 
     Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force on 
     such lands and to all activities occurring on such lands 
     during such times as the Secretary of the Navy and the 
     Secretary of the Air Force may exercise management 
     jurisdiction over such lands, the Secretary of the Navy and 
     the Secretary of the Air Force shall--
       (A) be responsible for and pay all costs related to the 
     compliance of the Department of the Navy or the Department of 
     the Air Force, as the case may be, with applicable Federal, 
     State, and local environmental laws, regulations, rules, and 
     standards;
       (B) carry out and maintain in accordance with the 
     requirements of all regulations, rules, and standards issued 
     by the Department of Defense pursuant to chapter 160 of title 
     10, United States Code, relating to the Defense Environmental 
     Restoration Program, the joint board on ammunition storage 
     established under section 172 of that title, and Executive 
     Order No. 12580, a program to address--
       (i) any release or substantial threat of release 
     attributable to military munitions (including unexploded 
     ordnance) and other constituents; and
       (ii) any release or substantial threat of release, 
     regardless of its source, occurring on or emanating from such 
     lands during the period of withdrawal and reservation; and
       (C) provide to the Secretary of the Interior a copy of any 
     report prepared by the Secretary of the Navy or the Secretary 
     of the Air Force, as the case may be, pursuant to any 
     Federal, State, or local environmental law, regulation, rule, 
     or standard.
       (2) Before relinquishment or termination.--
       (A) Environmental review.--(i) Upon notifying the Secretary 
     of the Interior that the Secretary of the Navy or the 
     Secretary of the Air Force intends, pursuant to subsection 
     (f), to relinquish jurisdiction over lands withdrawn and 
     reserved by this section, the Secretary of the Navy or the 
     Secretary of the Air Force shall provide to the Secretary of 
     the Interior an environmental baseline survey, military range 
     assessment, or other environmental review characterizing the 
     environmental condition of the land, air, and water resources 
     affected by the activities undertaken by the Secretary of the 
     Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may be, 
     on and over such lands.
       (ii) If hazardous substances were stored for one year or 
     more, known to have been released or disposed of, or if a 
     substantial threat of release exists, on lands referred to in 
     clause (i), any environmental review under that clause shall 
     include notice of the type and quantity of such hazardous 
     substances and notice of the time during which such storage, 
     release, substantial threat of release, or disposal took 
     place.
       (B) Memorandum of understanding.--(i) In addition to any 
     other requirements under this section, the Secretary of the 
     Navy, the Secretary of the Air Force, and the Secretary of 
     the Interior may enter into a memorandum of understanding to 
     implement the environmental remediation requirements of this 
     section.
       (ii) The memorandum of understanding under clause (i) may 
     include appropriate, technically feasible, and mutually 
     acceptable cleanup standards that the concerned Secretaries 
     believe environmental remediation activities shall achieve 
     and a schedule for completing cleanup activities to meet such 
     standards.
       (iii) Cleanup standards under clause (ii) shall be 
     consistent with any legally applicable or relevant and 
     appropriate standard, requirement, criteria, or limitation 
     otherwise required by law.
       (C) Environmental remediation.--With respect to lands to be 
     relinquished pursuant to subsection (f), the Secretary of the 
     Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force shall take all actions 
     necessary to address any release or substantial threat of 
     release, regardless of its source, occurring on or emanating 
     from such lands during the period of withdrawal and 
     reservation under this section. To the extent practicable, 
     all such response actions shall be taken before the 
     termination of the withdrawal and reservation of such lands 
     under this section.
       (D) Consultation.--If the Secretary of the Interior accepts 
     the relinquishment of jurisdiction over any lands withdrawn 
     and reserved by this section before all necessary response 
     actions under this section have been completed, the Secretary 
     of the Interior shall consult with the Secretary of the Navy 
     or the Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may be, before 
     undertaking or authorizing any activities on such lands that 
     may affect existing releases, interfere with the 
     installation, maintenance, or operation of any response 
     action, or expose any person to a safety or health risk 
     associated with either the releases or the response action 
     being undertaken.
       (3) Responsibility and liability.--(A) The Secretary of the 
     Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force, and not the 
     Secretary of the Interior, shall be responsible for and 
     conduct the necessary remediation of all releases or 
     substantial threats of release, whether located on or 
     emanating from lands withdrawn and reserved by this section, 
     and whether known at the time of relinquishment or 
     termination or subsequently discovered, attributable to 
     management of the lands withdrawn and reserved by this 
     section by the Secretary of the Navy or the Secretary of the 
     Air Force, as the case may be, or the use, management, 
     storage, release, treatment, or disposal of hazardous 
     materials, hazardous substances, hazardous wastes, 
     pollutants, contaminants, petroleum products and their 
     derivatives, military munitions, or other constituents on 
     such lands by the Secretary of the Navy or the Secretary of 
     the Air Force, as the case may be.
       (B) Responsibility under subparagraph (A) shall include 
     liability for any costs or claims asserted against the United 
     States for activities referred to in that subparagraph.
       (C) Nothing in this paragraph is intended to prevent the 
     United States from bringing a cost recovery, contribution, or 
     other action against third persons or parties the Secretary 
     of the Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force reasonably 
     believes may have contributed to a release or substantial 
     threat of release.
       (4) Other federal agencies.--If the Secretary of the Navy 
     or the Secretary of the Air Force delegates responsibility or 
     jurisdiction to another Federal agency over, or permits 
     another Federal agency to operate on, lands withdrawn and 
     reserved by this section, the agency shall assume all 
     responsibility and liability described in paragraph (3) for 
     their activities with respect to such lands.
       (5) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A)(i) The term ``military munitions''--
       (I) means all ammunition products and components produced 
     or used by or for the Department of Defense or the Armed 
     Services for national defense and security, including 
     military munitions under the control of the Department of 
     Defense, the Coast Guard, the Department of Energy, and 
     National Guard personnel;
       (II) includes confined gaseous, liquid, and solid 
     propellants, explosives, pyrotechnics, chemical and riot 
     control agents, smokes, and incendiaries used by and for 
     Department of Defense components, including bulk explosives 
     and chemical warfare agents, chemical munitions, rockets, 
     guided and ballistic missiles, bombs, warheads, mortar 
     rounds, artillery ammunition, small arms ammunition, 
     grenades, mines torpedoes, depth charges, cluster munitions 
     and dispensers, demolition charges, and devices and 
     components thereof; and
       (III) includes nonnuclear components of nuclear devices 
     managed under the nuclear weapons program of the Department 
     of Energy after all required sanitization operations under 
     the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) have 
     been completed.
       (ii) The term does not include wholly inert items, 
     improvised explosive devices, and nuclear weapons, nuclear 
     devices, and nuclear components thereof.
       (B) The term ``unexploded ordnance'' means military 
     munitions that have been primed, fused, armed, or otherwise 
     prepared for action, and have been fired, dropped, launched, 
     projected, or placed in such a manner as to constitute a 
     hazard or potential hazard, to operations, installation, 
     personnel, or material, and remain unexploded either by 
     malfunction, design, or other cause.
       (C) The term ``other constituents'' means potentially 
     hazardous compounds, mixtures, or elements that are released 
     from military munitions or unexploded ordnance or result from 
     other activities on military ranges.
       (d) Duration of Withdrawal and Reservations.--
       (1) In general.--Unless extended pursuant to subsection 
     (e), the withdrawal and reservation of lands by this section 
     shall terminate 25 years after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, except as otherwise provided in subsection (f)(4).
       (2) Opening.--On the date of the termination of the 
     withdrawal and reservation of lands by this section, such 
     lands shall not be open to any form of appropriation under 
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     laws, including the mining laws and the mineral leasing and 
     geothermal leasing laws, until the Secretary of the Interior 
     publishes in the Federal Register an appropriate order 
     stating the date upon which such lands shall be restored to 
     the public domain and opened.
       (e) Extension of Initial Withdrawal and Reservation.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than three years before the 
     termination date of the initial withdrawal and reservation of 
     lands by this section, the Secretary of the Navy and the 
     Secretary of the Air Force shall notify Congress and the 
     Secretary of the Interior concerning whether the Navy or Air 
     Force, as the case may be, will have a continuing military 
     need, after such termination date, for all or any portion of 
     such lands.
       (2) Duties regarding continuing military need.--(A) If the 
     Secretary of the Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force 
     determines that there will be a continuing military need for 
     any lands withdrawn by this section, the Secretary of the 
     Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may be, 
     shall--
       (A) consult with the Secretary of the Interior concerning 
     any adjustments to be made to the extent of, or to the 
     allocation of management responsibility for, such lands; and
       (B) file with the Secretary of the Interior, not later than 
     one year after the notice required by paragraph (1), an 
     application for extension of the withdrawal and reservation 
     of such lands.
       (B) The general procedures of the Department of the 
     Interior for processing Federal Land withdrawals 
     notwithstanding, any application for extension under this 
     paragraph shall be considered complete if it includes the 
     following:
       (i) The information required by section 3 of the Engle Act 
     (43 U.S.C. 157), except that no information shall be required 
     concerning the use or development of mineral, timber, or 
     grazing resources unless, and to the extent, the Secretary of 
     the Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force proposes to use or 
     develop such resources during the period of extension.
       (ii) A copy of the most recent public report prepared in 
     accordance with subsection (b)(5).
       (3) Legislative proposals.--The Secretary of the Interior, 
     the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Air Force 
     shall ensure that any legislative proposal for the extension 
     of the withdrawal and reservation of lands under this section 
     is submitted to Congress not later than May 1 of the year 
     preceding the year in which the existing withdrawal and 
     reservation would otherwise terminate under this section.
       (f) Termination and Relinquishment.--
       (1) Notice of intent to relinquish.--At any time during the 
     withdrawal and reservation of lands under this section, but 
     not later than three years before the termination of the 
     withdrawal and reservation, if the Secretary of the Navy or 
     the Secretary of the Air Force determines that there is no 
     continuing military need for lands withdrawn and reserved by 
     this section, or any portion of such lands, the Secretary of 
     the Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may 
     be, shall notify the Secretary of the Interior of an intent 
     to relinquish jurisdiction over such lands, which notice 
     shall specify the proposed date of relinquishment.
       (2) Authority to accept relinquishment.--The Secretary of 
     the Interior may accept jurisdiction over any lands covered 
     by a notice of intent to relinquish jurisdiction under this 
     subsection if the Secretary of the Interior determines that 
     the Secretary of the Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force 
     has taken the environmental response actions required under 
     this section.
       (3) Order.--If the Secretary of the Interior accepts 
     jurisdiction over lands covered by a notice of intent to 
     relinquish jurisdiction under this subsection before the 
     termination date of the withdrawal and reservation of such 
     lands under this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
     publish in the Federal Register an appropriate order that 
     shall--
       (A) terminate the withdrawal and reservation of such lands 
     under this section;
       (B) constitute official acceptance of administrative 
     jurisdiction over such 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 leasing and geothermal leasing laws, if 
     appropriate.
       (4) Jurisdiction pending relinquishment.--(A) 
     Notwithstanding the termination date, unless and until the 
     Secretary of the Interior accepts jurisdiction of land 
     proposed for relinquishment under this subsection, or until 
     the Administrator of General Services accepts jurisdiction of 
     such lands under the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 251 et seq.), such lands 
     shall remain under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the 
     Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may be, 
     for the limited purposes of--
       (i) environmental response actions under this section; and
       (ii) continued land management responsibilities pursuant to 
     the integrated natural resources management plan for such 
     lands under subsection (b)(3).
       (B) For any land that the Secretary of the Interior 
     determines to be suitable for return to the public domain, 
     but does not agree with the Secretary of the Navy or the 
     Secretary of the Air Force that all necessary environmental 
     response actions under this section have been taken, the 
     Secretary of the Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force, as 
     the case may be, and the Secretary of the Interior shall 
     resolve the dispute in accordance with any applicable dispute 
     resolution process.
       (C) For any land that the Secretary of the Interior 
     determines to be unsuitable for return to the public domain, 
     the Secretary of the Interior shall immediately notify the 
     Administrator of General Services.
       (5) Scope of functions.--All functions described under this 
     subsection, including transfers, relinquishes, extensions, 
     and other determinations, may be made on a parcel-by-parcel 
     basis.
       (g) Delegations of functions.--The functions of the 
     Secretary of the Interior under this section may be 
     delegated, except that the following determinations and 
     decisions may be approved and signed only by the Secretary of 
     the Interior, the Deputy Secretary of the Interior, an 
     Assistant Secretary of the Interior, or the Director, Bureau 
     of Land Management:
       (1) Decisions to accept transfer, relinquishment, or 
     jurisdiction of lands under this section and to open such 
     lands to operation of the public land laws.
       (2) Decisions to transfer management responsibility from or 
     to a military department pursuant to subsection (b)(7).

     SEC. 3032. MILITARY USE OF CABEZA PRIETA NATIONAL WILDLIFE 
                   REFUGE AND CABEZA PRIETA WILDERNESS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The historic use of the areas designated as the Cabeza 
     Prieta National Wildlife Refuge and the Cabeza Prieta 
     Wilderness by the Marine Corps and the Air Force has been 
     integral to the effective operation of the Barry M. Goldwater 
     Air Force Range.
       (2) Continued use of the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife 
     Refuge and Cabeza Prieta Wilderness by the Marine Corps and 
     the Air Force to support military aviation training will 
     remain necessary to ensure the readiness of the Armed Forces.
       (3) The historic use of the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife 
     Refuge and Cabeza Prieta Wilderness by the Marine Corps and 
     the Air Force has coexisted for many years with the wildlife 
     conservation and wilderness purposes for which the refuge and 
     wilderness were established.
       (4) The designation of the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife 
     Refuge and the Cabeza Prieta Wilderness recognizes the area 
     as one of our nation's most ecologically and culturally 
     valuable areas.
       (b) Management and Use of Refuge and Wilderness.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary 
     of the Air Force, shall manage the Cabeza Prieta National 
     Wildlife Refuge and Cabeza Prieta Wilderness--
       (A) for the purposes for which the refuge and wilderness 
     were established; and
       (B) to support current and future military aviation 
     training needs consistent with the November 21, 1994, 
     memorandum of understanding among the Department of the 
     Interior, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of 
     the Air Force, including any extension or other amendment of 
     such memorandum of understanding under this section.
       (2) Construction.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section, nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to 
     effect the following:
       (A) The National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act 
     of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.) or any other law related to 
     management of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
       (B) Any Executive order or public land order in effect on 
     the date of the enactment of this Act with respect to the 
     Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge.
       (c) Extension of Memorandum of Understanding.--The 
     Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Navy, and the 
     Secretary of the Air Force shall extend the memorandum of 
     understanding referred to in subsection (b)(1)(B). The 
     memorandum of understanding shall be extended for a period 
     that coincides with the duration of the withdrawal and 
     reservation of the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range made by 
     section 3031.
       (d) Other Amendments of Memorandum of Understanding.--
       (1) Amendments to meet military aviation training needs.--
     (A) When determined by the Secretary of the Navy or the 
     Secretary of the Air Force to be essential to support 
     military aviation training, the Secretary of the Navy, the 
     Secretary of the Air Force, and the Secretary of the Interior 
     shall negotiate amendments to the memorandum of understanding 
     referred to in subsection (b)(1)(B) in order--
       (i) to revise existing or establish new low-level training 
     routes or to otherwise accommodate low-level overflight;
       (ii) to establish new or enlarged areas closed to public 
     use as surface safety zones; or
       (iii) to accommodate the maintenance, upgrade, replacement, 
     or installation of existing or new associated ground 
     instrumentation.
       (B) Any amendment of the memorandum of understanding shall 
     be consistent with the responsibilities under law of the 
     Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Air Force, and 
     the Secretary of the Interior, respectively.
       (C) As provided by the existing provisions of the National 
     Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 (Public Law 
     105-57) and the Arizona Desert Wilderness Act of 1990 (Public 
     Law 101-628), amendments to the memorandum of understanding 
     to revise existing or establish new low-level training routes 
     or to otherwise accommodate low-level overflight are not 
     subject to compatibility determinations nor precluded by the 
     designation of lands within the Cabeza Prieta National 
     Wildlife Refuge as wilderness.
       (D) Amendments to the memorandum of understanding with 
     respect to the upgrade or replacement of existing associated 
     ground instrumentation or the installation of new associated 
     ground instrumentation shall not be precluded by the existing 
     designation of lands within the Cabeza Prieta National 
     Wildlife Refuge as wilderness to the extent that the 
     Secretary of the Interior, after consultation with the 
     Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force, 
     determines that such actions, considered both individually 
     and cumulatively, create similar or less impact than the 
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     tation permitted by the Arizona Desert Wilderness Act of 
     1990.
       (2) Other amendments.--The Secretary of the Interior, the 
     Secretary of the Navy, or the Secretary of the Air Force may 
     initiate renegotiation of the memorandum of understanding at 
     any time to address other needed changes, and the memorandum 
     of understanding may be amended to accommodate such changes 
     by the mutual consent of the parties consistent with their 
     respective responsibilities under law.
       (3) Effective date of amendments.--Amendments to the 
     memorandum of understanding shall take effect 90 days after 
     the date on which the Secretary of the Interior submits 
     notice of such amendments to the Committees on Environment 
     and Public Works, Energy and Natural Resources, and Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committees on Resources and 
     Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
       (e) Access Restrictions.--If the Secretary of the Navy or 
     the Secretary of the Air Force determines that military 
     operations, public safety, or national security require the 
     closure to the public of any road, trail, or other portion of 
     the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge or the Cabeza 
     Prieta Wilderness, the Secretary of the Interior shall take 
     such action as is determined necessary or desirable to effect 
     and maintain such closure, including agreeing to amend the 
     memorandum of understanding to establish new or enhanced 
     surface safety zones.
       (f) Status of Contaminated Lands.--
       (1) Decontamination.--Throughout the duration of the 
     withdrawal of the Barry M. Goldwater Range under section 
     3031, the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Air 
     Force shall, to the extent that funds are made available for 
     such purpose, carry out a program of decontamination of the 
     portion of the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge and the 
     Cabeza Prieta Wilderness used for military training purposes 
     that maintains a level of cleanup of such lands equivalent to 
     the level of cleanup of such lands as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act. Any environmental contamination of the 
     Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge or the Cabeza Prieta 
     Wilderness caused or contributed to by the Department of the 
     Navy or the Department of the Air Force shall be the 
     responsibility of the Department of the Navy or the 
     Department of the Air Force, respectively, and not the 
     responsibility of the Department of the Interior.
       (2) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed as constituting or effecting a relinquishment 
     within the meaning of section 8 of the Military Lands 
     Withdrawal Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-606).

     SEC. 3033. MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.

       (a) Publication and Filing.--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 
     subtitle; and
       (2) file maps and the legal description of the lands 
     withdrawn and reserved by this subtitle with the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Resources of the House of Representatives.
       (b) Technical Corrections.--Such maps and legal description 
     shall have the same force and effect as if included in this 
     subtitle, except that the Secretary of the Interior may 
     correct clerical and typographical errors in such maps and 
     legal description.
       (c) Availability for Public Inspection.--Copies of such 
     maps and legal descriptions shall be available for public 
     inspection in the offices of the Director and appropriate 
     State Directors and field office managers of the Bureau of 
     Land Management, the office of the commander, Luke Air Force 
     Base, Arizona, the office of the commander, Marine Corps Air 
     Station, Yuma, Arizona, and the Office of the Secretary of 
     Defense.
       (d) Reimbursement.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     reimburse the Secretary of the Interior for any costs 
     incurred by the Secretary of the Interior in implementing 
     this section.
       (e) Delegations.--
       (1) Military departments.--The functions of the Secretary 
     of Defense, or of the Secretary of a military department, 
     under this section may be delegated.
       (2) Department of interior.--The functions of the Secretary 
     of the Interior under this section may be delegated.

     SEC. 3034. WATER RIGHTS.

       Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to establish a 
     reservation to the United States with respect to any water or 
     water right on lands covered by section 3031 or 3032. No 
     provision of this subtitle shall be construed as authorizing 
     the appropriation of water on lands covered by section 3031 
     or 3032 by the United States after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, except in accordance with the law of the State 
     in which such lands are located. This section shall not be 
     construed to affect water rights acquired by the United 
     States before the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3035. HUNTING, FISHING, AND TRAPPING.

       All hunting, fishing, and trapping on lands withdrawn by 
     this subtitle shall be conducted in accordance with the 
     provisions of section 2671 of title 10, United States Code, 
     except that hunting, fishing, and trapping within the Cabeza 
     Prieta National Wildlife Refuge shall be conducted in 
     accordance with the National Wildlife Refuge System 
     Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.), the 
     Recreation Use of Wildlife Areas Act of 1969 (16 U.S.C. 460k 
     et seq.), and other laws applicable to the National Wildlife 
     Refuge System.

     SEC. 3036. USE OF MINERAL MATERIALS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle 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 military 
     department concerned may use sand, gravel, or similar mineral 
     material resources of the type subject to disposition under 
     that Act from lands withdrawn and reserved by this subtitle 
     if use of such resources is required for construction needs 
     on such lands.

     SEC. 3037. IMMUNITY OF UNITED STATES.

       The United States and all departments or agencies thereof 
     shall be held harmless and shall not be liable for any 
     injuries or damages to persons or property suffered in the 
     course of any mining or mineral or geothermal leasing 
     activity conducted on lands covered by section 3031.
              Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations

     SEC. 3041. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
     may be necessary to carry out the purposes of 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. Prohibition on use of funds for certain activities under 
              formerly utilized site remedial action program.
Sec. 3132. Continuation of processing, treatment, and disposition of 
              legacy nuclear materials.
Sec. 3133. Nuclear weapons stockpile life extension program.
Sec. 3134. Procedures for meeting tritium production requirements.
Sec. 3135. Independent cost estimate of accelerator production of 
              tritium.
Sec. 3136. Nonproliferation initiatives and activities.
Sec. 3137. Support of theater ballistic missile defense activities of 
              the Department of Defense.

       Subtitle D--Matters Relating to Safeguards, Security, and 
                          Counterintelligence

Sec. 3141. Short title.
Sec. 3142. Commission on Safeguards, Security, and Counterintelligence 
              at Department of Energy facilities.
Sec. 3143. Background investigations of certain personnel at Department 
              of Energy facilities.
Sec. 3144. Conduct of security clearances.
Sec. 3145. Protection of classified information during laboratory-to-
              laboratory exchanges.
Sec. 3146. Restrictions on access to national laboratories by foreign 
              visitors from sensitive countries.
Sec. 3147. Department of Energy regulations relating to the 
              safeguarding and security of Restricted Data.
Sec. 3148. Increased penalties for misuse of Restricted Data.
Sec. 3149. Supplement to plan for declassification of Restricted Data 
              and formerly Restricted Data.
Sec. 3150. Notice to congressional committees of certain security and 
              counterintelligence failures within nuclear energy 
              defense programs.
Sec. 3151. Annual report by the President on espionage by the People's 
              Republic of China.
Sec. 3152. Report on counterintelligence and security practices at 
              national laboratories.
Sec. 3153. Report on security vulnerabilities of national laboratory 
              computers.
Sec. 3154. Counterintelligence polygraph program.
Sec. 3155. Definitions of national laboratory and nuclear weapons 
              production facility.
Sec. 3156. Definition of Restricted Data.

               Subtitle E--Matters Relating to Personnel

Sec. 3161. Extension of authority of Department of Energy to pay 
              voluntary separation incentive payments.
Sec. 3162. Fellowship program for development of skills critical to the 
              Department of Energy nuclear weapons complex.
Sec. 3163. Maintenance of nuclear weapons expertise in the Department 
              of Defense and Department of Energy.
Sec. 3164. Whistleblower protection program.

                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

Sec. 3171. Requirement for plan to improve reprogramming processes.
Sec. 3172. Integrated fissile materials management plan.
Sec. 3173. Identification in budget materials of amounts for 
              declassification activities and limitation on 
              expenditures for such activities.

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Sec. 3174. Sense of Congress regarding technology transfer coordination 
              for Department of Energy national laboratories.
Sec. 3175. Pilot program for project management oversight regarding 
              Department of Energy construction projects.
Sec. 3176. Pilot program of Department of Energy to authorize use of 
              prior year unobligated balances for accelerated site 
              cleanup at Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, 
              Colorado.
Sec. 3177. Proposed schedule for shipments of waste from Rocky Flats 
              Environmental Technology Site, Colorado, to Waste 
              Isolation Pilot Plant, New Mexico.
Sec. 3178. Comptroller General report on closure of Rocky Flats 
              Environmental Technology Site, Colorado.
Sec. 3179. Extension of review of Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, New 
              Mexico.
         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 2000 
     for weapons activities in carrying out programs necessary for 
     national security in the amount of $4,489,995,000, to be 
     allocated as follows:
       (1) Stockpile stewardship.--Funds are hereby authorized to 
     be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 
     2000 for stockpile stewardship in carrying out weapons 
     activities necessary for national security programs in the 
     amount of $2,252,300,000, to be allocated as follows:
       (A) For core stockpile stewardship, $1,743,500,000, to be 
     allocated as follows:
       (i) For operation and maintenance, $1,610,355,000.
       (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), $133,145,000, to be allocated as follows:

       Project 00-D-103, terascale simulation facility, Lawrence 
     Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, 
     $8,000,000.
       Project 00-D-105, strategic computing complex, Los Alamos 
     National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, $26,000,000.
       Project 00-D-107, joint computational engineering 
     laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New 
     Mexico, $1,800,000.
       Project 99-D-102, rehabilitation of maintenance facility, 
     Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 
     California, $3,900,000.
       Project 99-D-103, isotope sciences facilities, Lawrence 
     Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, 
     $2,000,000.
       Project 99-D-104, protection of real property (roof 
     reconstruction, Phase II), Lawrence Livermore National 
     Laboratory, Livermore, California, $2,400,000.
       Project 99-D-105, central health physics calibration 
     facility, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
     Mexico, $1,000,000.
       Project 99-D-106, model validation and system certification 
     test center, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New 
     Mexico, $6,500,000.
       Project 99-D-108, renovate existing roadways, Nevada Test 
     Site, Nevada, $7,005,000.
       Project 97-D-102, dual-axis radiographic hydrotest 
     facility, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
     Mexico, $61,000,000.
       Project 96-D-102, stockpile stewardship facilities 
     revitalization, Phase VI, various locations, $2,640,000.
       Project 96-D-104, processing and environmental technology 
     laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New 
     Mexico, $10,900,000.

       (B) For inertial fusion, $475,700,000, to be allocated as 
     follows:
       (i) For operation and maintenance, $227,600,000.
       (ii) For the following plant project (including 
     maintenance, restoration, planning, construction, 
     acquisition, and modification of facilities, and land 
     acquisition related thereto), $248,100,000, to be allocated 
     as follows:

       Project 96-D-111, national ignition facility, Lawrence 
     Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, 
     $248,100,000.

       (C) For technology partnership and education, $33,100,000, 
     of which $14,500,000 shall be allocated for technology 
     partnership and $18,600,000 shall be allocated for education.
       (2) Stockpile management.--Funds are hereby authorized to 
     be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 
     2000 for stockpile management in carrying out weapons 
     activities necessary for national security programs in the 
     amount of $2,023,300,000, to be allocated as follows:
       (A) For operation and maintenance, $1,864,621,000.
       (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), 
     $158,679,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project 99-D-122, rapid reactivation, various locations, 
     $11,700,000.
       Project 99-D-127, stockpile management restructuring 
     initiative, Kansas City Plant, Kansas City, Missouri, 
     $17,000,000.
       Project 99-D-128, stockpile management restructuring 
     initiative, Pantex Plant consolidation, Amarillo, Texas, 
     $3,429,000.
       Project 99-D-132, stockpile management restructuring 
     initiative, nuclear material safeguards and security upgrades 
     project, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
     Mexico, $11,300,000.
       Project 98-D-123, stockpile management restructuring 
     initiative, tritium facility modernization and consolidation, 
     Savannah River Plant, Aiken, South Carolina, $21,800,000.
       Project 98-D-124, stockpile management restructuring 
     initiative, Y-12 Plant consolidation, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 
     $3,150,000.
       Project 98-D-125, tritium extraction facility, Savannah 
     River Plant, Aiken, South Carolina, $33,000,000.
       Project 98-D-126, accelerator production of tritium, 
     various locations, $31,000,000.
       Project 97-D-123, structural upgrades, Kansas City Plant, 
     Kansas City, Missouri, $4,800,000.
       Project 95-D-102, chemistry and metallurgy research 
     upgrades project, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, 
     New Mexico, $18,000,000.
       Project 88-D-123, security enhancements, Pantex Plant, 
     Amarillo, Texas, $3,500,000.
       (3) Program direction.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2000 
     for program direction in carrying out weapons activities 
     necessary for national security programs in the amount of 
     $241,500,000.
       (b) Adjustment.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) is the sum of the 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated in paragraphs (1) 
     through (3) of that subsection, reduced by $27,105,000.

     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 2000 
     for environmental restoration and waste management in 
     carrying out programs necessary for national security in the 
     amount of $5,495,868,000, 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 
     $1,069,492,000.
       (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 $980,919,000, to be allocated as 
     follows:
       (A) For operation and maintenance, $892,629,000.
       (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), 
     $88,290,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project 99-D-402, tank farm support services, F&H areas, 
     Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $3,100,000.
       Project 99-D-404, health physics instrumentation 
     laboratory, Idaho National Engineering and Environmental 
     Laboratory, Idaho, $7,200,000.
       Project 98-D-401, H-tank farm storm water systems upgrade, 
     Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $2,977,000.
       Project 98-D-453, plutonium stabilization and handling 
     system for plutonium finishing plant, Richland, Washington, 
     $16,860,000.
       Project 98-D-700, road rehabilitation, Idaho National 
     Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho, $2,590,000.
       Project 97-D-450, Actinide packaging and storage facility, 
     Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $4,000,000.
       Project 97-D-470, regulatory monitoring and bioassay 
     laboratory, Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, 
     $12,220,000.
       Project 96-D-406, spent nuclear fuels canister storage and 
     stabilization facility, Richland, Washington, $24,441,000.
       Project 96-D-464, electrical and utility systems upgrade, 
     Idaho Chemical Processing Plant, Idaho National Engineering 
     and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho, $11,971,000.
       Project 96-D-471, chlorofluorocarbon heating, ventilation, 
     and air conditioning and chiller retrofit, Savannah River 
     Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $931,000.
       Project 86-D-103, decontamination and waste treatment 
     facility, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 
     California, $2,000,000.
       (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 $2,919,948,000, to be allocated as 
     follows:
       (A) For operation and maintenance, $2,873,697,000.
       (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), 
     $46,251,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project 00-D-401, spent nuclear fuel treatment and storage 
     facility, title I and II, Savannah River Site, Aiken, South 
     Carolina, $7,000,000.
       Project 99-D-403, privatization phase I infrastructure 
     support, Richland, Washington, $13,988,000.
       Project 97-D-402, tank farm restoration and safe 
     operations, Richland, Washington, $20,516,000.
       Project 94-D-407, initial tank retrieval systems, Richland, 
     Washington, $4,060,000.
       Project 93-D-187, high-level waste removal from filled 
     waste tanks, Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, 
     $8,987,000.
       (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 $230,500,000.
       (5) Program direction.--For program direction in carrying 
     out environmental restoration and waste management activities 
     necessary for national security programs in the amount of 
     $339,409,000.
       (b) Adjustments.--(1) The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated in subsection (a) is

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     the sum of the amounts authorized to be appropriated in 
     paragraphs (1) through (5) of that subsection reduced by 
     $44,400,000, to be derived from environmental restoration and 
     waste management, environment, safety, and health programs.
       (2) The amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant to 
     subsection (a)(3)(B) is reduced by $8,300,000.

     SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2000 
     for other defense activities in carrying out programs 
     necessary for national security in the amount of 
     $1,805,959,000, to be allocated as follows:
       (1) Nonproliferation and national security.--For 
     nonproliferation and national security, $732,100,000, to be 
     allocated as follows:
       (A) For verification and control technology, $497,000,000, 
     to be allocated as follows:
       (i) For nonproliferation and verification research and 
     development, $221,000,000, to be allocated as follows:

       (I) For operation and maintenance, $215,000,000.
       (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), $6,000,000, to be allocated as follows:

       Project 00-D-192, nonproliferation and international 
     security center, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, 
     New Mexico, $6,000,000.
       (ii) For arms control, $276,000,000.
       (B) For nuclear safeguards and security, $59,100,000.
       (C) For international nuclear safety, $24,700,000.
       (D) For security investigations, $44,100,000.
       (E) For emergency management, $21,000,000.
       (F) For highly enriched uranium transparency 
     implementation, $15,750,000.
       (G) For program direction, $90,450,000.
       (2) Intelligence.--For intelligence, $36,059,000.
       (3) Counterintelligence.--For counterintelligence, 
     $39,200,000.
       (4) Worker and community transition assistance.--For worker 
     and community transition assistance, $30,000,000, to be 
     allocated as follows:
       (A) For worker and community transition, $26,500,000.
       (B) For program direction, $3,500,000.
       (5) Fissile materials control and disposition.--For fissile 
     materials control and disposition, $200,000,000, to be 
     allocated as follows:
       (A) For operation and maintenance, $129,766,000.
       (B) For program direction, $7,343,000.
       (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), 
     $62,891,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project 00-D-142, immobilization and associated processing 
     facility, various locations, $21,765,000.
       Project 99-D-141, pit disassembly and conversion facility, 
     various locations, $28,751,000.
       Project 99-D-143, mixed oxide fuel fabrication facility, 
     various locations, $12,375,000.
       (6) Environment, safety, and health.--For environment, 
     safety, and health, defense, $98,000,000, to be allocated as 
     follows:
       (A) For the Office of Environment, Safety, and Health 
     (Defense), $73,231,000.
       (B) For program direction, $24,769,000.
       (7) Office of hearings and appeals.--For the Office of 
     Hearings and Appeals, $3,000,000.
       (8) Naval reactors.--For naval reactors, $677,600,000, to 
     be allocated as follows:
       (A) For naval reactors development, $657,000,000, to be 
     allocated as follows:
       (i) For operation and maintenance, $633,000,000.
       (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), $24,000,000, 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, $3,000,000.
       Project 90-N-102, expended core facility dry cell project, 
     Naval Reactors Facility, Idaho, $12,000,000.

       (B) For program direction, $20,600,000.
       (b) Adjustments.--(1) The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) is the sum of the 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated in paragraphs (1) 
     through (8) of that subsection, reduced by $10,000,000.
       (2) The amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant to 
     subsection (a)(1)(D) is reduced by $20,000,000 to reflect an 
     offset provided by user organizations for security 
     investigations.

     SEC. 3104. DEFENSE NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL.

       (a) Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal.--Funds are hereby 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for 
     fiscal year 2000 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 $112,000,000.
       (b) Adjustment.--The amount authorized to be appropriated 
     pursuant to subsection (a) is reduced by $39,000,000.

     SEC. 3105. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PRIVATIZATION.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2000 
     for privatization initiatives in carrying out environmental 
     restoration and waste management activities necessary for 
     national security programs in the amount of $228,000,000, to 
     be allocated as follows:
       Project 98-PVT-2, spent nuclear fuel dry storage, Idaho 
     Falls, Idaho, $5,000,000.
       Project 98-PVT-5, environmental management and waste 
     disposal, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $20,000,000.
       Project 97-PVT-1, tank waste remediation system phase I, 
     Hanford, Washington, $106,000,000.
       Project 97-PVT-2, advanced mixed waste treatment facility, 
     Idaho Falls, Idaho, $110,000,000.
       Project 97-PVT-3, transuranic waste treatment, Oak Ridge, 
     Tennessee, $12,000,000.
       (b) Explanation of Adjustment.--The amount authorized to be 
     appropriated in subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated for the projects in that 
     subsection reduced by $25,000,000 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 45 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 45-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 
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     tional 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 Armed Services 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 the 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, 1999, and ending on September 30, 2000.
   Subtitle C--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations

     SEC. 3131. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES 
                   UNDER FORMERLY UTILIZED SITE REMEDIAL ACTION 
                   PROGRAM.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds 
     authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available by 
     this Act, or by any Act authorizing appropriations for the 
     military activities of the Department of Defense or the 
     defense activities of the Department of Energy for a fiscal 
     year after fiscal year 2000, may be obligated or expended to 
     conduct treatment, storage, or disposal activities at any 
     site designated as a site under the Formerly Utilized Site 
     Remedial Action Program as of the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 3132. 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 the technical staff necessary to 
     operate and so maintain such facilities.

     SEC. 3133. NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE LIFE EXTENSION PROGRAM.

       (a) Program Required.--The Secretary of Energy shall, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Defense, carry out a 
     program to provide for the extension of the effective life of 
     the weapons in the nuclear weapons stockpile.
       (b) Administrative Responsibility for Program.--(1) The 
     program under subsection (a) shall be carried out through the 
     element of the Department of Energy with responsibility for 
     defense programs.
       (2) For each budget submitted by the President to Congress 
     under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the 
     amounts requested for the program shall be clearly identified 
     in the budget justification materials submitted to Congress 
     in support of that budget.
       (c) Program Plan.--As part of the program under subsection 
     (a), the Secretary shall develop a long-term plan for the 
     extension of the effective life of the weapons in the nuclear 
     weapons stockpile. The plan shall include the following:
       (1) Mechanisms to provide for the remanufacture, 
     refurbishment, and modernization of each weapon design 
     designated by the Secretary for inclusion in the enduring 
     nuclear weapons stockpile as of the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (2) Mechanisms to expedite the collection of information 
     necessary for carrying out the program, including information 
     relating to the aging of materials and components, new 
     manufacturing techniques, and the replacement or substitution 
     of materials.
       (3) Mechanisms to ensure the appropriate assignment of 
     roles and missions for each nuclear weapons laboratory and 
     production plant of the Department, including mechanisms for 
     allocation of workload, mechanisms to ensure the carrying out 
     of appropriate modernization activities, and mechanisms to 
     ensure the retention of skilled personnel.
       (4) Mechanisms for allocating funds for activities under 
     the program, including allocations of funds by weapon type 
     and facility.
       (5) An identification of the funds needed, in the current 
     fiscal year and in each of the next five fiscal years, to 
     carry out the program.
       (d) Annual Submittal of Plan.--(1) The Secretary shall 
     submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the House of Representatives the plan developed under 
     subsection (c) not later than January 1, 2000. The plan shall 
     contain the maximum level of detail practicable.
       (2) The Secretary shall submit to the committees referred 
     to in paragraph (1) each year after 2000, at the same time as 
     the submission of the budget for the fiscal year beginning in 
     such year under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, 
     an update of the plan submitted under paragraph (1). Each 
     update shall contain the same level of detail as the plan 
     submitted under paragraph (1).
       (e) GAO Assessment.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     submission of the plan under subsection (d)(1) or any update 
     of the plan under subsection (d)(2), the Comptroller General 
     shall submit to the committees referred to in subsection 
     (d)(1) an assessment of whether the program can be carried 
     out under the plan or the update (as applicable)--
       (1) in the current fiscal year, given the budget for that 
     fiscal year; and
       (2) in future fiscal years.
       (f) Sense of Congress Regarding Funding of Program.--It is 
     the sense of Congress that the President should include in 
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     tion 1105 of title 31, United States Code, sufficient funds 
     to carry out in the fiscal year covered by such budget the 
     activities under the program under subsection (a) that are 
     specified in the most current version of the plan for the 
     program under this section.

     SEC. 3134. PROCEDURES FOR MEETING TRITIUM PRODUCTION 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Production of New Tritium.--The Secretary of Energy 
     shall produce new tritium to meet the requirements of the 
     Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Memorandum at the Tennessee Valley 
     Authority Watts Bar or Sequoyah nuclear power plants 
     consistent with the Secretary's December 22, 1998, decision 
     document designating the Secretary's preferred tritium 
     production technology.
       (b) Support.--To support the method of tritium production 
     set forth in subsection (a), the Secretary shall design and 
     construct a new tritium extraction facility in the H-Area of 
     the Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina.
       (c) Design and Engineering Development.--The Secretary 
     shall--
       (1) complete preliminary design and engineering development 
     of the Accelerator Production of Tritium technology design as 
     a backup source of tritium to the source set forth in 
     subsection (a) and consistent with the Secretary's December 
     22, 1998, decision document; and
       (2) make available those funds necessary to complete 
     engineering development and demonstration, preliminary 
     design, and detailed design of key elements of the system 
     consistent with the Secretary's decision document of December 
     22, 1998.

     SEC. 3135. INDEPENDENT COST ESTIMATE OF ACCELERATOR 
                   PRODUCTION OF TRITIUM.

       (a) Independent Cost Estimate.--(1) The Secretary of Energy 
     shall obtain an independent cost estimate of the accelerator 
     production of tritium.
       (2) The estimate shall be obtained from an entity not 
     within the Department of Energy.
       (3) The estimate shall be conducted at the highest possible 
     level of detail, but in no event at a level of detail below 
     that currently defined by the Secretary as Type III, 
     ``parametric estimate''.
       (b) Report.--Not later than April 1, 2000, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     on the independent cost estimate obtained pursuant to 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 3136. NONPROLIFERATION INITIATIVES AND ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Initiative for Proliferation Prevention Program.--(1) 
     Not more than 35 percent of the funds available in any fiscal 
     year after fiscal year 1999 for the Initiatives for 
     Proliferation Prevention program (IPP) may be obligated or 
     expended by the Department of Energy national laboratories to 
     carry out or provide oversight of any activities under that 
     program.
       (2)(A) None of the funds available in any fiscal year after 
     fiscal year 1999 for the Initiatives for Proliferation 
     Prevention program may be used to increase or otherwise 
     supplement the pay or benefits of a scientist or engineer if 
     the scientist or engineer--
       (i) is currently engaged in activities directly related to 
     the design, development, production, or testing of chemical 
     or biological weapons or a missile system to deliver such 
     weapons; or
       (ii) was not formerly engaged in activities directly 
     related to the design, development, production, or testing of 
     weapons of mass destruction or a missile system to deliver 
     such weapons.
       (B) None of the funds available in any fiscal year after 
     fiscal year 1999 for the Initiatives for Proliferation 
     Prevention program may be made available to an institute if 
     the institute--
       (i) is currently involved in activities described in 
     subparagraph (A)(i); or
       (ii) was not formerly involved in activities described in 
     subparagraph (A)(ii).
       (3)(A) No funds available for the Initiatives for 
     Proliferation Prevention program may be provided to an 
     institute or scientist under the program if the Secretary of 
     Energy determines that the institute or scientist has made a 
     scientific or business contact in any way associated with or 
     related to weapons of mass destruction with a representative 
     of a country of proliferation concern.
       (B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term ``country of 
     proliferation concern'' means any country so designated by 
     the Director of Central Intelligence for purposes of the 
     Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention program.
       (4)(A) The Secretary of Energy shall prescribe procedures 
     for the review of projects under the Initiatives for 
     Proliferation Prevention program. The purpose of the review 
     shall be to ensure the following:
       (i) That the military applications of such projects, and 
     any information relating to such applications, is not 
     inadvertently transferred or utilized for military purposes.
       (ii) That activities under the projects are not redirected 
     toward work relating to weapons of mass destruction.
       (iii) That the national security interests of the United 
     States are otherwise fully considered before the commencement 
     of the projects.
       (B) Not later than 30 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary prescribes the procedures required by subparagraph 
     (A), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     procedures. The report shall set forth a schedule for the 
     implementation of the procedures.
       (5)(A) The Secretary shall evaluate the projects carried 
     out under the Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention 
     program for commercial purposes to determine whether or not 
     such projects are likely to achieve their intended commercial 
     objectives.
       (B) If the Secretary determines as a result of the 
     evaluation that a project is not likely to achieve its 
     intended commercial objective, the Secretary shall terminate 
     the project.
       (6) Funds appropriated for the Initiatives for 
     Proliferation Prevention program may not be used to pay any 
     tax or customs duty levied by the government of the Russian 
     Federation. In the event payment of such a tax or customs 
     duty with such funds is unavoidable, the Secretary of Energy 
     shall--
       (A) after such payment, submit a report to the 
     congressional defense committees explaining the particular 
     circumstances making such payment under the Initiatives for 
     Proliferation Prevention program with such funds unavoidable; 
     and
       (B) ensure that sufficient additional funds are provided to 
     the Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention Program to 
     offset the amount of such payment.
       (b) Nuclear Cities Initiative.--(1) No amounts authorized 
     to be appropriated by this title for the Nuclear Cities 
     Initiative may be obligated or expended for purposes of the 
     initiative until the Secretary of Energy certifies to 
     Congress that Russia has agreed to close some of its 
     facilities engaged in work on weapons of mass destruction.
       (2) Notwithstanding a certification under paragraph (1), 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated by this title for the 
     Nuclear Cities Initiative may not be obligated or expended 
     for purposes of providing assistance under the initiative to 
     more than three nuclear cities, and more than two serial 
     production facilities, in Russia in fiscal year 2000.
       (3)(A) The Secretary shall conduct a study of the potential 
     economic effects of each commercial program proposed under 
     the Nuclear Cities Initiative before providing assistance for 
     the conduct of the program. The study shall include an 
     assessment regarding whether or not the mechanisms for job 
     creation under each program are likely to lead to the 
     creation of the jobs intended to be created by that program.
       (B) If the Secretary determines as a result of the study 
     that the intended commercial benefits of a program are not 
     likely to be achieved, the Secretary may not provide 
     assistance for the conduct of that program.
       (4) Not later than January 1, 2000, the Secretary shall 
     submit to Congress a report describing the participation in 
     or contribution to the Nuclear Cities Initiative of each 
     department and agency of the United States Government that 
     participates in or contributes to the initiative. The report 
     shall describe separately any interagency participation in or 
     contribution to the initiative.
       (c) Report.--(1) Not later than January 1, 2000, the 
     Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the House of Representatives a report on the Initiatives for 
     Proliferation Prevention program and the Nuclear Cities 
     Initiative.
       (2) The report shall include the following:
       (A) A strategic plan for the Initiatives for Proliferation 
     Prevention program and for the Nuclear Cities Initiative, 
     which shall establish objectives for the program or 
     initiative, as the case may be, and means for measuring the 
     achievement of such objectives.
       (B) A list of the most successful projects under the 
     Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention program, including 
     for each such project the name of the institute and 
     scientists who are participating or have participated in the 
     project, the number of jobs created through the project, and 
     the manner in which the project has met the nonproliferation 
     objectives of the United States.
       (C) A list of the institutes and scientists associated with 
     weapons of mass destruction programs or other defense-related 
     programs in the states of the former Soviet Union that the 
     Department seeks to engage in commercial work under the 
     Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention program or the 
     Nuclear Cities Initiative, including--
       (i) a description of the work performed by such institutes 
     and scientists under such weapons of mass destruction 
     programs or other defense-related programs; and
       (ii) a description of any work proposed to be performed by 
     such institutes and scientists under the Initiatives for 
     Proliferation Prevention program or the Nuclear Cities 
     Initiative.
       (d) Nuclear Cities Initiative Defined.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term ``Nuclear Cities Initiative'' means 
     the initiative arising pursuant to the March 1998 discussions 
     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.

     SEC. 3137. SUPPORT OF THEATER 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, 
     $25,000,000 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 theater ballistic 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 ballistic 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

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       (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.
       Subtitle D--Matters Relating to Safeguards, Security, and 
                          Counterintelligence

     SEC. 3141. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Department of Energy 
     Facilities Safeguards, Security, and Counterintelligence 
     Enhancement Act of 1999''.

     SEC. 3142. COMMISSION ON SAFEGUARDS, SECURITY, AND 
                   COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AT DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
                   FACILITIES.

       (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established a 
     commission to be known as the Commission on Safeguards, 
     Security, and Counterintelligence at Department of Energy 
     Facilities (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Commission'').
       (b) Membership and Organization.--(1) The Commission shall 
     be composed of nine members appointed from among individuals 
     in the public and private sectors who have significant 
     experience in matters related to the security of nuclear 
     weapons and materials, the classification of information, or 
     counterintelligence matters, as follows:
       (A) Two shall be appointed by the chairman of the Committee 
     on Armed Services of the Senate, in consultation with the 
     ranking member of that Committee.
       (B) One shall be appointed by the ranking member of the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, in consultation 
     with the chairman of that Committee.
       (C) Two shall be appointed by the chairman of the Committee 
     on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, in 
     consultation with the ranking member of that Committee.
       (D) One shall be appointed by the ranking member of the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, 
     in consultation with the chairman of that Committee.
       (E) One shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense.
       (F) One shall be appointed by the Director of the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation.
       (G) One shall be appointed by the Director of Central 
     Intelligence.
       (2) Members of the Commission shall be appointed for four 
     year terms, except as follows:
       (A) One member initially appointed under paragraph (1)(A) 
     shall serve a term of two years, to be designated at the time 
     of appointment.
       (B) One member initially appointed under paragraph (1)(C) 
     shall serve a term of two years, to be designated at the time 
     of appointment.
       (C) The member initially appointed under paragraph (1)(E) 
     shall serve a term of two years.
       (3) Any vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the 
     same manner as the original appointment and shall not affect 
     the powers of the Commission.
       (4)(A) After five members of the Commission have been 
     appointed under paragraph (1), the chairman of the Committee 
     on Armed Services of the Senate, in consultation with the 
     chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives, shall designate the chairman of the 
     Commission from among the members appointed under paragraph 
     (1)(A).
       (B) The chairman of the Commission may be designated once 
     five members of the Commission have been appointed under 
     paragraph (1).
       (5) The initial members of the Commission shall be 
     appointed not later than 60 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (6) The members of the Commission shall establish 
     procedures for the activities of the Commission, including 
     procedures for calling meetings, requirements for quorums, 
     and the manner of taking votes.
       (7) The Commission shall meet not less often than once 
     every three months.
       (8) The Commission may commence its activities under this 
     section upon the designation of the chairman of the 
     Commission under paragraph (4).
       (c) Duties.--(1) The Commission shall, in accordance with 
     this section, review the safeguards, security, and 
     counterintelligence activities (including activities relating 
     to information management, computer security, and personnel 
     security) at Department of Energy facilities to--
       (A) determine the adequacy of those activities to ensure 
     the security of sensitive information, processes, and 
     activities under the jurisdiction of the Department against 
     threats to the disclosure of such information, processes, and 
     activities; and
       (B) make recommendations for actions the Commission 
     determines as being necessary to ensure that such security is 
     achieved and maintained.
       (2) The activities of the Commission under paragraph (1) 
     shall include the following:
       (A) An analysis of the sufficiency of the Design Threat 
     Basis documents as a basis for the allocation of resources 
     for safeguards, security, and counterintelligence activities 
     at the Department facilities in light of applicable guidance 
     with respect to such activities, including applicable laws, 
     Department of Energy orders, Presidential Decision 
     Directives, and Executive orders.
       (B) Visits to Department facilities to assess the adequacy 
     of the safeguards, security, and counterintelligence 
     activities at such facilities.
       (C) Evaluations of specific concerns set forth in 
     Department reports regarding the status of safeguards, 
     security, or counterintelligence activities at particular 
     Department facilities or at facilities throughout the 
     Department.
       (D) Reviews of relevant laws, Department orders, and other 
     requirements relating to safeguards, security, and 
     counterintelligence activities at Department facilities.
       (E) Any other activities relating to safeguards, security, 
     and counterintelligence activities at Department facilities 
     that the Secretary of Energy considers appropriate.
       (d) Report.--(1) Not later than February 15 each year, the 
     Commission shall submit to the Secretary of Energy and to the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on 
     the activities of the Commission during the preceding year. 
     The report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
     include a classified annex.
       (2) Each report--
       (A) shall describe the activities of the Commission during 
     the year covered by the report;
       (B) shall set forth proposals for any changes in 
     safeguards, security, or counterintelligence activities at 
     Department of Energy facilities that the Commission considers 
     appropriate in light of such activities; and
       (C) may include any other recommendations for legislation 
     or administrative action that the Commission considers 
     appropriate.
       (e) Personnel Matters.--(1)(A) 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 V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 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.
       (B) All members of the Commission who are officers or 
     employees of the United States shall serve without 
     compensation by reason of their service on the Commission.
       (2) 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)(A) The Commission may, without regard to the civil 
     service laws and regulations, appoint and terminate such 
     personnel as may be necessary to enable the Commission to 
     perform its duties.
       (B) The Commission may fix the compensation of the 
     personnel of the Commission 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.
       (4) Any officer or employee of the United States may be 
     detailed to the Commission without reimbursement, and such 
     detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil service 
     status or privilege.
       (5) The members and employees of the Commission shall hold 
     security clearances appropriate for the matters considered by 
     the Commission in the discharge of its duties under this 
     section.
       (f) Applicability of FACA.--The provisions of the Federal 
     Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the 
     activities of the Commission.
       (g) Funding.--(1) From amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated by sections 3101 and 3103, the Secretary of 
     Energy shall make available to the Commission not more than 
     $1,000,000 for the activities of the Commission under this 
     section.
       (2) Amounts made available to the Commission under this 
     subsection shall remain available until expended.
       (h) Termination of Department of Energy Security Management 
     Board.--(1) Section 3161 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 
     111 Stat. 2048; 42 U.S.C. 7251 note) is repealed.
       (2) Section 3162 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 2049; 42 
     U.S.C. 7274 note) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(a) In General.--''; and
       (B) by striking subsection (b).

     SEC. 3143. BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS OF CERTAIN PERSONNEL AT 
                   DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FACILITIES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall ensure that 
     an investigation meeting the requirements of section 145 of 
     the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2165) is made for 
     each Department of Energy employee, or contractor employee, 
     at a national laboratory or nuclear weapons production 
     facility who--
       (1) carries out duties or responsibilities in or around a 
     location where Restricted Data is present; or
       (2) has or may have regular access to a location where 
     Restricted Data is present.
       (b) Compliance.--The Secretary shall have 15 months from 
     the date of the enactment of this Act to meet the requirement 
     in subsection (a).

     SEC. 3144. CONDUCT OF SECURITY CLEARANCES.

       (a) Responsibility of Federal Bureau of Investigation.--
     Subsection e. of section 145 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 
     (42 U.S.C. 2165) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``If''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) In the case of an individual employed in a program 
     known as a Special Access Program or a Personnel Security and 
     Assurance Program, any investigation required by subsections 
     a., b., and c. of this section shall be made by the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation.''.
       (b) Compliance.--The Director of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation shall have 18 months from the date of the 
     enactment of this Act to meet the responsibilities of the 
     Bureau under subsection e.(2) of section 145 of the Atomic 
     Energy Act of 1954, as added by subsection (a).
       (c) Report.--(1) Not later than six months after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation shall submit to the committees 
     specified in paragraph (2) a report on the implementation of 
     the responsibilities of the Bureau under subsection e.(2) of 
     that section. That report shall include the following:

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       (A) An assessment of the capability of the Bureau to 
     execute the additional clearance requirements, to include 
     additional post-initial investigations.
       (B) An estimate of the additional resources required, to 
     include funding, to support the expanded use of the Bureau to 
     conduct the additional investigations.
       (C) The extent to which contractor personnel are and would 
     be used in the clearance process.
       (2) The committees referred to in paragraph (1) are the 
     following:
       (A) The Committee on Armed Services and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
       (B) The Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. 3145. PROTECTION OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION DURING 
                   LABORATORY-TO-LABORATORY EXCHANGES.

       (a) Provision of Training.--The Secretary of Energy shall 
     ensure that all Department of Energy employees and Department 
     of Energy contractor employees participating in laboratory-
     to-laboratory cooperative exchange activities are fully 
     trained in matters relating to the protection of classified 
     information and to potential espionage and 
     counterintelligence threats.
       (b) Countering of Espionage and Intelligence-Gathering 
     Abroad.--(1) The Secretary shall establish a pool of 
     Department employees and Department contractor employees who 
     are specially trained to counter threats of espionage and 
     intelligence-gathering by foreign nationals against 
     Department employees and Department contractor employees who 
     travel abroad for laboratory-to-laboratory exchange 
     activities or other cooperative exchange activities on behalf 
     of the Department.
       (2) The Director of Counterintelligence of the Department 
     of Energy may assign at least one employee from the pool 
     established under paragraph (1) to accompany a group of 
     Department employees or Department contractor employees who 
     travel to any nation designated to be a sensitive country for 
     laboratory-to-laboratory exchange activities or other 
     cooperative exchange activities on behalf of the Department.

     SEC. 3146. RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS TO NATIONAL LABORATORIES BY 
                   FOREIGN VISITORS FROM SENSITIVE COUNTRIES.

       (a) Background Review Required.--The Secretary of Energy 
     may not admit to any facility of a national laboratory other 
     than areas accessible to the general public any individual 
     who is a citizen or agent of a nation that is named on the 
     current sensitive countries list unless the Secretary first 
     completes a background review with respect to that 
     individual.
       (b) Moratorium Pending Certification.--(1) During the 
     period described in paragraph (2), the Secretary may not 
     admit to any facility of a national laboratory other than 
     areas accessible to the general public any individual who is 
     a citizen or agent of a nation that is named on the current 
     sensitive countries list.
       (2) The period referred to in paragraph (1) is the period 
     beginning 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act 
     and ending on the later of the following:
       (A) The date that is 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (B) The date that is 45 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary submits to Congress the certifications described in 
     paragraph (3).
       (3) The certifications referred to in paragraph (2) are one 
     certification each by the Director of Counterintelligence of 
     the Department of Energy, the Director of the Federal Bureau 
     of Investigation, and the Director of Central Intelligence, 
     of each of the following:
       (A) That the foreign visitors program at that facility 
     complies with applicable orders, regulations, and policies of 
     the Department of Energy relating to the safeguarding and 
     security of sensitive information and fulfills any 
     counterintelligence requirements arising under such orders, 
     regulations, and policies.
       (B) That the foreign visitors program at that facility 
     complies with Presidential Decision Directives and similar 
     requirements relating to the safeguarding and security of 
     sensitive information and fulfills any counterintelligence 
     requirements arising under such Directives or requirements.
       (C) That the foreign visitors program at that facility 
     includes adequate protections against the inadvertent release 
     of Restricted Data, information important to the national 
     security of the United States, and any other sensitive 
     information the disclosure of which might harm the interests 
     of the United States.
       (D) That the foreign visitors program at that facility does 
     not pose an undue risk to the national security interests of 
     the United States.
       (c) Waiver of Moratorium.--(1) The Secretary of Energy may 
     waive the prohibition in subsection (b) on a case-by-case 
     basis with respect to any specific individual or any specific 
     delegation of individuals whose admission to a national 
     laboratory is determined by the Secretary to be in the 
     interest of the national security of the United States.
       (2) Not later than the seventh day of the month following a 
     month in which a waiver is made, the Secretary shall submit a 
     report in writing providing notice of each waiver made in 
     that month to the following:
       (A) The Committee on Armed Services and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
       (B) The Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (3) Each such report shall be in classified form and shall 
     contain the identity of each individual or delegation for 
     whom such a waiver was made and, with respect to each such 
     individual or delegation, the following information:
       (A) A detailed justification for the waiver.
       (B) For each individual with respect to whom a background 
     review was conducted, whether the background review 
     determined that negative information exists with respect to 
     that individual.
       (C) The Secretary's certification that the admission of 
     that individual or delegation to a national laboratory is in 
     the interest of the national security of the United States.
       (4) The authority of the Secretary under paragraph (1) may 
     be delegated only to the Director of Counterintelligence of 
     the Department of Energy.
       (d) Exception to Moratorium for Certain Individuals.--The 
     moratorium under subsection (b) shall not apply to any person 
     who--
       (1) is, on the date of the enactment of this Act, an 
     employee or assignee of the Department of Energy, or of a 
     contractor of the Department; and
       (2) has undergone a background review in accordance with 
     subsection (a).
       (e) Exception to Moratorium for Certain Programs.--The 
     moratorium under subsection (b) shall not apply--
       (1) to activities relating to cooperative threat reduction 
     with states of the former Soviet Union; or
       (2) to the materials protection control and accounting 
     program of the Department.
       (f) Sense of Congress Regarding Background Reviews.--It is 
     the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Energy, the 
     Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the 
     Director of Central Intelligence should ensure that 
     background reviews carried out under this section are 
     completed in not more than 15 days.
       (g) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``background review'', commonly known as an 
     indices check, means a review of information provided by the 
     Director of Central Intelligence and the Director of the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding personal 
     background, including information relating to any history of 
     criminal activity or to any evidence of espionage.
       (2) The term ``sensitive countries list'' means the list 
     prescribed by the Secretary of Energy known as the Department 
     of Energy List of Sensitive Countries as in effect on January 
     1, 1999.

     SEC. 3147. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE 
                   SAFEGUARDING AND SECURITY OF RESTRICTED DATA.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 18 of title I of the Atomic Energy 
     Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2271 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
     after section 234A the following new section:
       ``Sec. 234B. Civil Monetary Penalties for Violations of 
     Department of Energy Regulations Regarding Security of 
     Classified or Sensitive Information or Data.--
       ``a. Any person who has entered into a contract or 
     agreement with the Department of Energy, or a subcontract or 
     subagreement thereto, and who violates (or whose employee 
     violates) any applicable rule, regulation, or order 
     prescribed or otherwise issued by the Secretary pursuant to 
     this Act relating to the safeguarding or security of 
     Restricted Data or other classified or sensitive information 
     shall be subject to a civil penalty of not to exceed $100,000 
     for each such violation.
       ``b. The Secretary shall include in each contract with a 
     contractor of the Department provisions which provide an 
     appropriate reduction in the fees or amounts paid to the 
     contractor under the contract in the event of a violation by 
     the contractor or contractor employee of any rule, 
     regulation, or order relating to the safeguarding or security 
     of Restricted Data or other classified or sensitive 
     information. The provisions shall specify various degrees of 
     violations and the amount of the reduction attributable to 
     each degree of violation.
       ``c. The powers and limitations applicable to the 
     assessment of civil penalties under section 234A, except for 
     subsection d. of that section, shall apply to the assessment 
     of civil penalties under this section.
       ``d. In the case of an entity specified in subsection d. of 
     section 234A--
       ``(1) the assessment of any civil penalty under subsection 
     a. against that entity may not be made until the entity 
     enters into a new contract with the Department of Energy or 
     an extension of a current contract with the Department; and
       ``(2) the total amount of civil penalties under subsection 
     a. in a fiscal year may not exceed the total amount of fees 
     paid by the Department of Energy to that entity in that 
     fiscal year.''.
       (b) Applicability.--Subsection a. of section 234B of the 
     Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as added by subsection (a), 
     applies to any violation after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (c) Clarifying Amendment.--The section heading of section 
     234A of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2282a) is amended by inserting 
     ``Safety'' before ``Regulations''.
       (d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for that Act 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     234 the following new items:
       ``Sec. 234A. Civil Monetary Penalties for Violations of 
           Department of Energy Safety Regulations.
       ``Sec. 234B. Civil Monetary Penalties for Violations of 
           Department of Energy Regulations Regarding Security of 
           Classified or Sensitive Information or Data.''.

     SEC. 3148. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR MISUSE OF RESTRICTED DATA.

       (a) Communication of Restricted Data.--Section 224 of the 
     Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2274) is amended--
       (1) in clause a., by striking ``$20,000'' and inserting 
     ``$100,000''; and
       (2) in clause b., by striking ``$10,000'' and inserting 
     ``$500,000''.
       (b) Receipt of Restricted Data.--Section 225 of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 2275) is amended by striking ``$20,000'' and 
     inserting ``$100,000''.
       (c) Disclosure of Restricted Data.--Section 227 of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 2277) is amended by striking ``$2,500'' and 
     inserting ``$12,500''.

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     SEC. 3149. SUPPLEMENT TO PLAN FOR DECLASSIFICATION OF 
                   RESTRICTED DATA AND FORMERLY RESTRICTED DATA.

       (a) Supplement to Plan.--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 supplement to 
     the plan required under subsection (a) of section 3161 of the 
     Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2260; 50 U.S.C. 435 
     note).
       (b) Contents of Supplement.--The supplement shall provide 
     for the application of that plan (including in particular the 
     element of the plan required by section 3161(b)(1) of that 
     Act) to all records subject to Executive Order No. 12958 that 
     were determined before the date of the enactment of that Act 
     to be suitable for declassification.
       (c) Limitation on Declassification of Records.--All records 
     referred to in subsection (b) shall be treated, for purposes 
     of section 3161(c) of that Act, in the same manner as records 
     referred to in section 3161(a) of that Act.
       (d) Submission of Supplement.--The Secretary of Energy 
     shall submit the supplement required under subsection (a) to 
     the recipients of the plan referred to in section 3161(d) of 
     that Act.

     SEC. 3150. NOTICE TO CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES OF CERTAIN 
                   SECURITY AND COUNTERINTELLIGENCE FAILURES 
                   WITHIN NUCLEAR ENERGY DEFENSE PROGRAMS.

       (a) Required Notification.--The Secretary of Energy shall 
     submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     House of Representatives a notification of each significant 
     nuclear defense intelligence loss. Any such notification 
     shall be provided only after consultation with the Director 
     of Central Intelligence and the Director of the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation, as appropriate.
       (b) Significant Nuclear Defense Intelligence Losses.--In 
     this section, the term ``significant nuclear defense 
     intelligence loss'' means any national security or 
     counterintelligence failure or compromise of classified 
     information at a facility of the Department of Energy or 
     operated by a contractor of the Department that the Secretary 
     considers likely to cause significant harm or damage to the 
     national security interests of the United States.
       (c) Manner of Notification.--Notification of a significant 
     nuclear defense intelligence loss under subsection (a) shall 
     be provided, in accordance with the procedures established 
     pursuant to subsection (d), not later than 30 days after the 
     date on which the Department of Energy determines that the 
     loss has taken place.
       (d) Procedures.--The Secretary of Energy and the Committees 
     on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives 
     shall each establish such procedures as may be necessary to 
     protect from unauthorized disclosure classified information, 
     information relating to intelligence sources and methods, and 
     sensitive law enforcement information that is submitted to 
     those committees pursuant to this section and that are 
     otherwise necessary to carry out the provisions of this 
     section.
       (e) Statutory Construction.--(1) Nothing in this section 
     shall be construed as authority to withhold any information 
     from the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House 
     of Representatives on the grounds that providing the 
     information to those committees would constitute the 
     unauthorized disclosure of classified information, 
     information relating to intelligence sources and methods, or 
     sensitive law enforcement information.
       (2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to modify or 
     supersede any other requirement to report information on 
     intelligence activities to the Congress, including the 
     requirement under section 501 of the National Security Act of 
     1947 (50 U.S.C. 413) for the President to ensure that the 
     congressional intelligence committees are kept fully informed 
     of the intelligence activities of the United States and for 
     those committees to notify promptly other congressional 
     committees of any matter relating to intelligence activities 
     requiring the attention of those committees.

     SEC. 3151. ANNUAL REPORT BY THE PRESIDENT ON ESPIONAGE BY THE 
                   PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       (a) Annual Report Required.--The President shall transmit 
     to Congress an annual report on the steps being taken by the 
     Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation, the Central Intelligence Agency, and 
     all other relevant executive departments and agencies to 
     respond to espionage and other intelligence activities by the 
     People's Republic of China, particularly with respect to--
       (1) the theft of sophisticated United States nuclear 
     weapons design information; and
       (2) the targeting by the People's Republic of China of 
     United States nuclear weapons codes and other national 
     security information of strategic concern.
       (b) Initial Report.--The first report under this section 
     shall be transmitted not later than March 1, 2000.

     SEC. 3152. REPORT ON COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY 
                   PRACTICES AT NATIONAL LABORATORIES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than March 1 of each year, the 
     Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Congress a report for 
     the preceding year on counterintelligence and security 
     practices at the facilities of the national laboratories 
     (whether or not classified activities are carried out at the 
     facility).
       (b) Content of Report.--The report shall include, with 
     respect to each national laboratory, the following:
       (1) The number of employees, including full-time 
     counterintelligence and security professionals and contractor 
     employees.
       (2) A description of the counterintelligence and security 
     training courses conducted and, for each such course, any 
     requirement that employees successfully complete that course.
       (3) A description of each contract awarded that provides an 
     incentive for the effective performance of 
     counterintelligence or security activities.
       (4) A description of the requirement that an employee 
     report the travel to sensitive countries of that employee 
     (whether or not the travel was for official business).
       (5) The number of trips by individuals who traveled to 
     sensitive countries, with identification of the sensitive 
     countries visited.

     SEC. 3153. REPORT ON SECURITY VULNERABILITIES OF NATIONAL 
                   LABORATORY COMPUTERS.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than March 1 of each year, 
     the National Counterintelligence Policy Board shall prepare a 
     report on the security vulnerabilities of the computers of 
     the national laboratories.
       (b) Preparation of Report.--In preparing the report, the 
     National Counterintelligence Policy Board shall establish a 
     so-called ``red team'' of individuals to perform an 
     operational evaluation of the security vulnerabilities of the 
     computers of one or more national laboratories, including by 
     direct experimentation. Such individuals shall be selected by 
     the National Counterintelligence Policy Board from among 
     employees of the Department of Defense, the National Security 
     Agency, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Federal Bureau 
     of Investigation, and of other agencies, and may be detailed 
     to the National Counterintelligence Policy Board from such 
     agencies without reimbursement and without interruption or 
     loss of civil service status or privilege.
       (c) Submission of Report to Secretary of Energy and to FBI 
     Director.--Not later than March 1 of each year, the report 
     shall be submitted in classified and unclassified form to the 
     Secretary of Energy and the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation.
       (d) Forwarding to Congressional Committees.--Not later than 
     30 days after the report is submitted, the Secretary and the 
     Director shall each separately forward that report, with the 
     recommendations in classified and unclassified form of the 
     Secretary or the Director, as applicable, in response to the 
     findings of that report, to the following:
       (1) The Committee on Armed Services and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
       (2) The Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (e) First Report.--The first report under this section 
     shall be the report for the year 2000. That report shall 
     cover each of the national laboratories.

     SEC. 3154. COUNTERINTELLIGENCE POLYGRAPH PROGRAM.

       (a) Program Required.--The Secretary of Energy, acting 
     through the Director of Counterintelligence, shall carry out 
     a counterintelligence polygraph program for the defense-
     related activities of the Department. The counterintelligence 
     polygraph program shall consist of the administration of 
     counterintelligence polygraph examinations to each covered 
     person who has access to high-risk programs.
       (b) Covered Persons.--For purposes of this section, a 
     covered person is one of the following:
       (1) An officer or employee of the Department.
       (2) An expert or consultant under contract to the 
     Department.
       (3) An officer or employee of a contractor of the 
     Department.
       (c) High-Risk Programs.--For purposes of this section, 
     high-risk programs are the programs known as--
       (1) Special Access Programs; and
       (2) Personnel Security And Assurance Programs.
       (d) Initial Testing and Consent.--The Secretary may not 
     permit a covered person to have initial access to any high-
     risk program unless that person first undergoes a 
     counterintelligence polygraph examination and consents in a 
     signed writing to the counterintelligence polygraph 
     examinations required by this section.
       (e) Additional Testing.--The Secretary may not permit a 
     covered person to have continued access to any high-risk 
     program unless that person undergoes a counterintelligence 
     polygraph examination within five years after that person has 
     initial access, and thereafter--
       (1) not less frequently than every five years; and
       (2) at any time at the direction of the Director of 
     Counterintelligence.
       (f) Counterintelligence Polygraph Examination.--For 
     purposes of this section, the term ``counterintelligence 
     polygraph examination'' means a polygraph examination using 
     questions reasonably calculated to obtain counterintelligence 
     information, including questions relating to espionage, 
     sabotage, unauthorized disclosure of classified information, 
     and unauthorized contact with foreign nationals.
       (g) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe any 
     regulations necessary to carry out this section. Those 
     regulations shall include procedures, to be developed in 
     consultation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, for--
       (1) identifying and addressing ``false positive'' results 
     of polygraph examinations; and
       (2) ensuring that adverse personnel actions not be taken 
     against an individual solely by reason of that individual's 
     physiological reaction to a question in a polygraph 
     examination, unless reasonable efforts are first made to 
     independently determine through alternative means the 
     veracity of that individual's response to that question.
       (h) Plan for Extension of Program.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate

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     and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives a plan on extending the program required by 
     this section. The plan shall provide for the administration 
     of counterintelligence polygraph examinations in accordance 
     with the program to each covered person who has access to--
       (1) the programs known as Personnel Assurance Programs; and
       (2) the information identified as Sensitive Compartmented 
     Information.

     SEC. 3155. DEFINITIONS OF NATIONAL LABORATORY AND NUCLEAR 
                   WEAPONS PRODUCTION FACILITY.

       For purposes of this subtitle:
       (1) The term ``national laboratory'' means any of the 
     following:
       (A) The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 
     California.
       (B) The Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
     Mexico.
       (C) The Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New 
     Mexico and Livermore, California.
       (2) The term ``nuclear weapons production facility'' means 
     any of the following:
       (A) The Kansas City Plant, Kansas City, Missouri.
       (B) The Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas.
       (C) The Y-12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
       (D) The tritium operations at the Savannah River Site, 
     Aiken, South Carolina.
       (E) The Nevada Test Site, Nevada.

     SEC. 3156. DEFINITION OF RESTRICTED DATA.

       In this subtitle, 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)).
               Subtitle E--Matters Relating to Personnel

     SEC. 3161. 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 (as contained in section 
     101(f) of division A of Public Law 104-208; 110 Stat. 3009-
     383; 5 U.S.C. 5597 note), the Department of Energy may pay 
     voluntary separation incentive payments under such section 
     663 to qualifying employees who voluntarily separate (whether 
     by retirement or resignation) before January 1, 2003.
       (b) Report.--(1) Not later than March 15, 2000, the 
     Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Director of the 
     Office of Personnel Management and the specified 
     congressional committees a report describing how the 
     Department has, by reason of the provisions of subsection 
     (a), paid voluntary separation payments under such section 
     663.
       (2) The report under paragraph (1) shall--
       (A) include the occupations and grade levels of each 
     employee with respect to whom the Department has, by reason 
     of the provisions of subsection (a), paid voluntary 
     separation payments under such section 663; and
       (B) describe how the paying of such payments by reason of 
     the provisions of subsection (a) relates to the restructuring 
     plans of the Department.
       (3) For purposes of this subsection, the term ``specified 
     congressional committees'' means the following:
       (A) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Government Reform, and the Committee on Commerce of the House 
     of Representatives.
       (B) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate.

     SEC. 3162. FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS 
                   CRITICAL TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NUCLEAR 
                   WEAPONS COMPLEX.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 3140 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 
     (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 621; 42 U.S.C. 2121 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``the Secretary'' in the second sentence 
     and all that follows through ``provide educational 
     assistance'' and inserting ``the Secretary shall provide 
     educational assistance'';
       (2) by striking the semicolon after ``complex'' in the 
     second sentence and inserting a period; and
       (3) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3).
       (b) Eligible Individuals.--Subsection (b) of such section 
     is amended by inserting ``are United States citizens who'' in 
     the matter preceding paragraph (1) after ``program''.
       (c) Covered Facilities.--Subsection (c) of such section is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(5) The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 
     Livermore, California.
       ``(6) The Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
     Mexico.
       ``(7) The Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New 
     Mexico, and Livermore, California.''.
       (d) Agreement Required.--Subsection (f) of such section is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) Agreement.--(1) The Secretary may allow an individual 
     to participate in the program only if the individual signs an 
     agreement described in paragraph (2).
       ``(2) An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) shall be in 
     writing, shall be signed by the participant, and shall 
     include the participant's agreement to serve, after 
     completion of the course of study for which the assistance 
     was provided, as a full-time employee in a position in the 
     Department of Energy for a period of time to be established 
     by the Secretary of Energy of not less than one year, if such 
     a position is offered to the participant.''.
       (e) Plan.--(1) Not later than January 1, 2000, the 
     Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a plan for the administration of the fellowship 
     program under section 3140 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 
     42 U.S.C. 2121 note), as amended by this section.
       (2) The plan shall include the criteria for the selection 
     of individuals for participation in such fellowship program 
     and a description of the provisions to be included in the 
     agreement required by subsection (f) of such section (as 
     amended by this section), including the period of time 
     established by the Secretary for the participants to serve as 
     employees.
       (f) Funding.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Department of Energy pursuant to section 3101, $5,000,000 
     shall be available only to conduct the fellowship program 
     under section 3140 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 42 U.S.C. 2121 
     note), as amended by this section.

     SEC. 3163. MAINTENANCE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS EXPERTISE IN THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.

       (a) Administration of Joint Nuclear Weapons Council.--(1) 
     Subsection (b) of section 179 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) The Council shall meet not less often than once every 
     three months.''.
       (2) Subsection (c) of that section is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3)(A) Whenever the position of Assistant to the 
     Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Chemical and Biological 
     Defense Programs has been vacant a period of more than 6 
     months, the Secretary of Energy shall designate a qualified 
     individual to serve as acting staff director of the Council 
     until the position of that Assistant to the Secretary is 
     filled.
       ``(B) An individual appointed under subparagraph (A) shall 
     possess substantial technical and policy experience relevant 
     to the management and oversight of nuclear weapons 
     programs.''.
       (b) Revitalization of Joint Nuclear Weapons Council.--(1) 
     The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy shall 
     jointly prepare, and not later than March 15, 2000, submit to 
     the committees specified in subsection (g), a plan to 
     revitalize the Joint Nuclear Weapons Council established by 
     section 179 of title 10, United States Code.
       (2) The plan shall include any proposed modification to the 
     membership or responsibilities of the Council that the 
     Secretaries jointly determine advisable to enhance the 
     capability of the Council to ensure the integration of 
     Department of Defense requirements for nuclear weapons into 
     the programs and budget processes of the Department of 
     Energy.
       (c) Annual Report on Council Activities.--Section 179(f) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(3) A description of the activities of the Council during 
     the 12-month period ending on the date of the report together 
     with any assessments or studies conducted by the Council 
     during that period.
       ``(4) A description of the highest priority requirements of 
     the Department of Defense with respect to the Department of 
     Energy stockpile stewardship and management program as of 
     that date.
       ``(5) An assessment of the extent to which the requirements 
     referred to in paragraph (4) are being addressed by the 
     Department of Energy as of that date.''.
       (d) Nuclear Mission Management Plan.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense shall develop and implement a plan to ensure the 
     continued reliability of the capability of the Department of 
     Defense to carry out its nuclear deterrent mission.
       (2) The plan shall do the following:
       (A) Articulate the current policy of the United States on 
     the role of nuclear weapons and nuclear deterrence in the 
     conduct of defense and foreign relations matters.
       (B) Establish stockpile viability and capability 
     requirements with respect to that mission, including the 
     number and variety of warheads required.
       (C) Establish requirements relating to the contractor 
     industrial base, support infrastructure, and surveillance, 
     testing, assessment, and certification of nuclear weapons 
     necessary to support that mission.
       (3) The plan shall take into account the following:
       (A) Requirements for the critical skills, readiness, 
     training, exercise, and testing of personnel necessary to 
     meet that mission.
       (B) The relevant programs and plans of the military 
     departments and the Defense Agencies with respect to 
     readiness, sustainment (including research and development), 
     and modernization of the strategic deterrent forces.
       (e) Nuclear Expertise Retention Measures.--(1) Not later 
     than March 15, 2000, the Secretary of Energy and Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the committees specified in 
     subsection (g) a joint plan setting forth the actions that 
     the Secretaries consider necessary to retain core scientific, 
     engineering, and technical skills and capabilities within the 
     Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, and the 
     contractors of those departments in order to maintain the 
     United States nuclear deterrent force indefinitely.
       (2) The plan shall include the following elements:
       (A) A baseline of current skills and capabilities by 
     location.
       (B) A statement of the skills or capabilities that are at 
     risk of being lost within the next ten years.
       (C) A statement of measures that will be taken to retain 
     such skills and capabilities.
       (D) A proposal for recruitment measures to address the loss 
     of such skills or capabilities.
       (E) A proposal for the training and evaluation of personnel 
     with core scientific, engineering, and technical skills and 
     capabilities.
       (F) A statement of the additional advanced manufacturing 
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     ing programs that are required to maintain the nuclear 
     deterrent force indefinitely.
       (G) An assessment of the desirability of establishing a 
     nuclear weapons workforce reserve to ensure the availability 
     of the skills and capabilities of present and former 
     employees of the Department of Energy, the Department of 
     Defense, and the contractors of those departments in the 
     event of an urgent future need for such skills and 
     capabilities.
       (f) Reports on Critical Difficulties at Nuclear Weapons 
     Laboratories.--Section 3159 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 
     110 Stat. 2842; 42 U.S.C. 7274o) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Inclusion of Reports in Annual Stockpile 
     Certification.--Any report submitted pursuant to subsection 
     (a) shall also be included with the decision documents that 
     accompany the annual certification of the safety and 
     reliability of the United States nuclear weapons stockpile 
     which is provided to the President for the year in which such 
     report is submitted.''.
       (g) Specified Committees.--The committees specified in this 
     subsection are the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. 3164. WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION PROGRAM.

       (a) Program Required.--The Secretary of Energy shall 
     establish a program to ensure that covered individuals may 
     not be discharged, demoted, or otherwise discriminated 
     against as a reprisal for making protected disclosures.
       (b) Covered Individuals.--For purposes of this section, a 
     covered individual is an individual who is an employee of the 
     Department of Energy, or of a contractor of the Department, 
     who is engaged in the defense activities of the Department.
       (c) Protected Disclosures.--For purposes of this section, a 
     protected disclosure is a disclosure--
       (1) made by a covered individual who takes appropriate 
     steps to protect the security of the information in 
     accordance with guidance provided under this section;
       (2) made to a person or entity specified in subsection (d); 
     and
       (3) of classified or other information that the covered 
     individual reasonably believes to provide direct and specific 
     evidence of any of the following:
       (A) A violation of law or Federal regulation.
       (B) Gross mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, or abuse 
     of authority.
       (C) A false statement to Congress on an issue of material 
     fact.
       (d) Persons and Entities to Which Disclosures May Be 
     Made.--A person or entity specified in this subsection is any 
     of the following:
       (1) A member of a committee of Congress having primary 
     responsibility for oversight of the department, agency, or 
     element of the Government to which the disclosed information 
     relates.
       (2) An employee of Congress who is a staff member of such a 
     committee and has an appropriate security clearance for 
     access to information of the type disclosed.
       (3) The Inspector General of the Department of Energy.
       (4) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
       (5) Any other element of the Government designated by the 
     Secretary as authorized to receive information of the type 
     disclosed.
       (e) Official Capacity of Persons to Whom Information is 
     Disclosed.--A member of, or an employee of Congress who is a 
     staff member of, a committee of Congress specified in 
     subsection (d) who receives a protected disclosure under this 
     section does so in that member or employee's official 
     capacity as such a member or employee.
       (f) Assistance and Guidance.--The Secretary, acting through 
     the Inspector General of the Department of Energy, shall 
     provide assistance and guidance to each covered individual 
     who seeks to make a protected disclosure under this section. 
     Such assistance and guidance shall include the following:
       (1) Identifying the persons or entities under subsection 
     (d) to which that disclosure may be made.
       (2) Advising that individual regarding the steps to be 
     taken to protect the security of the information to be 
     disclosed.
       (3) Taking appropriate actions to protect the identity of 
     that individual throughout that disclosure.
       (4) Taking appropriate actions to coordinate that 
     disclosure with any other Federal agency or agencies that 
     originated the information.
       (g) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe regulations 
     to ensure the security of any information disclosed under 
     this section.
       (h) Notification to Covered Individuals.--The Secretary 
     shall notify each covered individual of the following:
       (1) The rights of that individual under this section.
       (2) The assistance and guidance provided under this 
     section.
       (3) That the individual has a responsibility to obtain that 
     assistance and guidance before seeking to make a protected 
     disclosure.
       (i) Complaint by Covered Individuals.--If a covered 
     individual believes that that individual has been discharged, 
     demoted, or otherwise discriminated against as a reprisal for 
     making a protected disclosure under this section, the 
     individual may submit a complaint relating to such matter to 
     the Director of the Office of Hearings and Appeals of the 
     Department of Energy.
       (j) Investigation by Office of Hearings and Appeals.--(1) 
     For each complaint submitted under subsection (i), the 
     Director of the Office of Hearings and Appeals shall--
       (A) determine whether or not the complaint is frivolous; 
     and
       (B) if the Director determines the complaint is not 
     frivolous, conduct an investigation of the complaint.
       (2) The Director shall submit a report on each 
     investigation undertaken under paragraph (1)(B) to--
       (A) the individual who submitted the complaint on which the 
     investigation is based;
       (B) the contractor concerned, if any; and
       (C) the Secretary of Energy.
       (k) Remedial Action.--(1) Whenever the Secretary determines 
     that a covered individual has been discharged, demoted, or 
     otherwise discriminated against as a reprisal for making a 
     protected disclosure under this section, the Secretary 
     shall--
       (A) in the case of a Department employee, take appropriate 
     actions to abate the action; or
       (B) in the case of a contractor employee, order the 
     contractor concerned to take appropriate actions to abate the 
     action.
       (2)(A) If a contractor fails to comply with an order issued 
     under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary may file an action for 
     enforcement of the order in the appropriate United States 
     district court.
       (B) In any action brought under subparagraph (A), the court 
     may grant appropriate relief, including injunctive relief and 
     compensatory and exemplary damages.
       (l) Relationship to Other Laws.--The protections provided 
     by this section are independent of, and not subject to any 
     limitations that may be provided in, the Whistleblower 
     Protection Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-512) or any other law 
     that may provide protection for disclosures of information by 
     employees of the Department of Energy or of a contractor of 
     the Department.
       (m) Annual Report.--(1) Not later than 30 days after the 
     commencement of each fiscal year, the Director shall submit 
     to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a 
     report on the investigations undertaken under subsection 
     (j)(1)(B) during the preceding fiscal year, including a 
     summary of the results of each such investigation.
       (2) A report under paragraph (1) may not identify or 
     otherwise provide any information about an individual 
     submitting a complaint under this section without the consent 
     of the individual.
       (n) Implementation Report.--Not later than 60 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 Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives a report describing the implementation of the 
     program required by this section.
                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

     SEC. 3171. REQUIREMENT FOR PLAN TO IMPROVE REPROGRAMMING 
                   PROCESSES.

       Not later than November 15, 1999, the Secretary of Energy 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     on improving the reprogramming processes relating to the 
     defense activities of the Department of Energy. The report 
     shall include a plan to ensure that the reprogramming 
     requests of the Department relating to those activities are 
     submitted in a timely and disciplined manner.

     SEC. 3172. INTEGRATED FISSILE MATERIALS MANAGEMENT PLAN.

       (a) Plan.--The Secretary of Energy shall develop a long-
     term plan for the integrated management of fissile materials 
     by the Department of Energy. The plan shall--
       (1) identify means of coordinating or integrating the 
     responsibilities of the Office of Environmental Management, 
     the Office of Fissile Materials Disposition, the Office of 
     Nuclear Energy, and the Office of Defense Programs for the 
     treatment, storage and disposition of fissile materials, and 
     for the waste streams containing fissile materials, in order 
     to achieve budgetary and other efficiencies in the discharge 
     of those responsibilities; and
       (2) identify any expenditures necessary at the sites that 
     are anticipated to have an enduring mission for plutonium 
     management in order to achieve the integrated management of 
     fissile materials by the Department.
       (b) Submittal to Congress.--The Secretary shall submit the 
     plan required by subsection (a) to the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the House of Representatives not later than March 31, 2000.

     SEC. 3173. IDENTIFICATION IN BUDGET MATERIALS OF AMOUNTS FOR 
                   DECLASSIFICATION ACTIVITIES AND LIMITATION ON 
                   EXPENDITURES FOR SUCH ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Amounts for Declassification of Records.--The Secretary 
     of Energy shall include in the budget justification materials 
     submitted to Congress in support of the Department of Energy 
     budget for any fiscal year (as submitted with the budget of 
     the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
     States Code) specific identification, as a budgetary line 
     item, of the amounts required to carry out programmed 
     activities during that fiscal year to declassify records 
     pursuant to Executive Order 12958 (50 U.S.C. 435 note), or 
     any successor Executive order, or to comply with any 
     statutory requirement to declassify Government records.
       (b) Certification Required With Respect To Automatic 
     Declassification of Records.--No records of the Department of 
     Energy that have not as of the date of the enactment of this 
     Act been reviewed for declassification shall be subject to 
     automatic declassification unless the Secretary of Energy 
     certifies to Congress that such declassification would not 
     harm the national security.
       (c) Report on Automatic Declassification of Department of 
     Energy Records.--Not later than February 1, 2001, the 
     Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Committee on Armed

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     Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate a report on the efforts of the 
     Department of Energy relating to the declassification of 
     classified records under the control of the Department of 
     Energy. Such report shall include the following:
       (1) An assessment of whether the Department will be able to 
     review all relevant records for declassification before any 
     date established for automatic declassification.
       (2) An estimate of the number of records, if any, that the 
     Department will be unable to review for declassification 
     before any such date and the effect on national security of 
     the automatic declassification of those records.
       (3) An estimate of the length of time by which any such 
     date would need to be extended to avoid the automatic 
     declassification of records that have not yet been reviewed 
     as of such date.

     SEC. 3174. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER 
                   COORDINATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL 
                   LABORATORIES.

       (a) Technology Transfer Coordination.--It is the sense of 
     Congress that, within 90 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary of Energy should ensure, for each 
     national laboratory, the following:
       (1) Consistency of technology transfer policies and 
     procedures with respect to patenting, licensing, and 
     commercialization.
       (2) Training to ensure that laboratory personnel 
     responsible for patenting, licensing, and commercialization 
     activities are knowledgeable of the appropriate legal, 
     procedural, and ethical standards.
       (b) Definition of National Laboratory.--As used in this 
     section, the term ``national laboratory'' means any of the 
     following laboratories:
       (1) The Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
     Mexico.
       (2) The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 
     California.
       (3) The Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New 
     Mexico, and Livermore, California.

     SEC. 3175. PILOT PROGRAM FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT 
                   REGARDING DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY CONSTRUCTION 
                   PROJECTS.

       (a) Requirement.--(1) The Secretary of Energy shall carry 
     out a pilot program on use of project management oversight 
     services (in this section referred to as ``PMO services'') 
     for construction projects of the Department of Energy.
       (2) The purpose of the pilot program shall be to provide a 
     basis for determining whether or not the use of competitively 
     procured, external PMO services for those construction 
     projects would permit the Department to control excessive 
     costs and schedule delays associated with those construction 
     projects that have large capital costs.
       (b) Projects Covered by Program.--(1) Subject to paragraph 
     (2), the Secretary shall carry out the pilot program at 
     construction projects selected by the Secretary. The projects 
     shall include one or more construction projects authorized 
     pursuant to section 3101 and one construction project 
     authorized pursuant to section 3102.
       (2) Each project selected by the Secretary shall be a 
     project having capital construction costs anticipated to be 
     not less than $25,000,000.
       (c) Services Under Program.--The PMO services used under 
     the pilot program shall include the following services:
       (1) Monitoring the overall progress of a project.
       (2) Determining whether or not a project is on schedule.
       (3) Determining whether or not a project is within budget.
       (4) Determining whether or not a project conforms with 
     plans and specifications approved by the Department.
       (5) Determining whether or not a project is being carried 
     out efficiently and effectively.
       (6) Any other management oversight services that the 
     Secretary considers appropriate for purposes of the pilot 
     program.
       (d) Procurement of Services Under Program.--Any PMO 
     services procured under the pilot program shall be acquired--
       (1) on a competitive basis; and
       (2) from among commercial entities that--
       (A) do not currently manage or operate facilities at a 
     location where the pilot program is being conducted; and
       (B) have an expertise in the management of large 
     construction projects.
       (e) Report.--Not later than February 1, 2000, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the pilot 
     program. The report shall include the assessment of the 
     Secretary as to the feasibility and desirability of using PMO 
     services for construction projects of the Department.

     SEC. 3176. PILOT PROGRAM OF DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY TO AUTHORIZE 
                   USE OF PRIOR YEAR UNOBLIGATED BALANCES FOR 
                   ACCELERATED SITE CLEANUP AT ROCKY FLATS 
                   ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY SITE, COLORADO.

       (a) Authority To Use Amounts.--The Secretary of Energy 
     shall carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary may 
     use prior year unobligated balances in the defense 
     environment management account for the closure project of the 
     Department of Energy at the Rocky Flats Environmental 
     Technology Site, Colorado, for purposes of meeting 
     accelerated cleanup schedule milestones with respect to that 
     closure project. The amount of prior year unobligated 
     balances that are obligated under the pilot program in any 
     fiscal year may not exceed $15,000,000.
       (b) Notice of Intent to Use Authority.--Not less than 30 
     days before any obligation of funds under the pilot program 
     under subsection (a), the Secretary shall notify the 
     congressional defense committees of the intent of the 
     Secretary to make such obligation.
       (c) Report on Pilot Program.--Not later than July 31, 2002, 
     the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees and the Committee on Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the implementation of the pilot 
     program carried out under subsection (a). The report shall 
     include the following:
       (1) Any use of the authority under that pilot program.
       (2) The recommendations of the Secretary as to whether--
       (A) the termination date in subsection (d) should be 
     extended; and
       (B) the authority under that pilot program should be 
     applied to additional closure projects of the Department.
       (d) Termination.--The authority to obligate funds under the 
     pilot program shall cease to be in effect at the close of 
     September 30, 2002.

     SEC. 3177. PROPOSED SCHEDULE FOR SHIPMENTS OF WASTE FROM 
                   ROCKY FLATS ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY SITE, 
                   COLORADO, TO WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT, NEW 
                   MEXICO.

       (a) Submittal of Proposed Schedule.--Not later than 60 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 Armed Services and the Committee 
     on Commerce of the House of Representatives a proposed 
     schedule for shipment of mixed and unmixed transuranic waste 
     from the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, Colorado, 
     to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, New Mexico. The proposed 
     schedule shall identify a schedule for certifying, producing, 
     and delivering appropriate shipping containers.
       (b) Requirements Regarding Schedule.--In preparing the 
     schedule required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
     assume the following:
       (1) That the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site will 
     have a closure date that is in 2006.
       (2) That all waste that is transferable from the Rocky 
     Flats Environmental Technology Site to the Waste Isolation 
     Pilot Plant will be removed from the Rocky Flats 
     Environmental Technology Site by that closure date as 
     specified in the current 2006 Rocky Flats Environmental 
     Technology Site Closure Plan.
       (3) That, to the maximum extent practicable, shipments of 
     waste from the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site to 
     the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant will be carried out on an 
     expedited schedule, but not interfere with other shipments of 
     waste to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant that are planned as 
     of the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3178. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON CLOSURE OF ROCKY 
                   FLATS ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY SITE, COLORADO.

       (a) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2000, the 
     Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report 
     assessing the progress in the closure of the Rocky Flats 
     Environmental Technology Site, Colorado.
       (b) Report Elements.--The report shall address and make 
     recommendations on the following:
       (1) How decisions with respect to the future use of the 
     Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site affect ongoing 
     cleanup at the site.
       (2) How failure to make decisions with respect to the 
     future use of the Rocky Flats site affect ongoing cleanup at 
     that site.
       (3) Whether the Secretary of Energy could provide 
     additional flexibility to the contractor at the Rocky Flats 
     site in order to accelerate the cleanup of that site.
       (4) Whether the Secretary could take additional actions 
     throughout the nuclear weapons complex of the Department of 
     Energy in order to accelerate the closure of the Rocky Flats 
     site.
       (5) The developments, if any, since the April 1999 report 
     of the Comptroller General that could alter the pace of the 
     closure of the Rocky Flats site.
       (6) The possibility of closure of the Rocky Flats site by 
     2006.
       (7) The actions that should be taken by the Secretary or 
     Congress to ensure that the Rocky Flats site will be closed 
     by 2006.
       (8) The impact of the schedule to transport mixed and 
     unmixed transuranic waste on the ability of the Secretary to 
     close the Rocky Flats site by 2006.

     SEC. 3179. EXTENSION OF REVIEW OF WASTE ISOLATION PILOT 
                   PLANT, NEW MEXICO.

       Section 1433(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Year 1989 (Public Law 100-456; 102 Stat. 2073) is 
     amended in the second sentence by striking ``nine additional 
     one-year periods'' and inserting ``fourteen additional one-
     year periods''.
         TITLE XXXII--NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 3201. Short title.
Sec. 3202. Under Secretary for Nuclear Security of Department of 
              Energy.
Sec. 3203. Establishment of policy for National Nuclear Security 
              Administration.
Sec. 3204. Organization of Department of Energy counterintelligence and 
              intelligence programs and activities.

               Subtitle A--Establishment and Organization

Sec. 3211. Establishment and mission.
Sec. 3212. Administrator for Nuclear Security.
Sec. 3213. Status of Administration and contractor personnel within 
              Department of Energy.
Sec. 3214. Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs.
Sec. 3215. Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation.
Sec. 3216. Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors.
Sec. 3217. General Counsel.
Sec. 3218. Staff of Administration.

                Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Security

Sec. 3231. Protection of national security information.

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Sec. 3232. Office of Defense Nuclear Counterintelligence and Office of 
              Defense Nuclear Security.
Sec. 3233. Counterintelligence programs.
Sec. 3234. Procedures relating to access by individuals to classified 
              areas and information of Administration.
Sec. 3235. Government access to information on Administration 
              computers.
Sec. 3236. Congressional oversight of special access programs.

               Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Personnel

Sec. 3241. Authority to establish certain scientific, engineering, and 
              technical positions.
Sec. 3242. Voluntary early retirement authority.
Sec. 3243. Severance pay.
Sec. 3244. Continued coverage of health care benefits.

              Subtitle D--Budget and Financial Management

Sec. 3251. Separate treatment in budget.
Sec. 3252. Planning, programming, and budgeting process.
Sec. 3253. Future-years nuclear security program.

                  Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Provisions

Sec. 3261. Environmental protection, safety, and health requirements.
Sec. 3262. Compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulation.
Sec. 3263. Sharing of technology with Department of Defense.
Sec. 3264. Use of capabilities of national security laboratories by 
              entities outside Administration.

                        Subtitle F--Definitions

Sec. 3281. Definitions.

Subtitle G--Amendatory Provisions, Transition Provisions, and Effective 
                                 Dates

Sec. 3291. Functions transferred.
Sec. 3292. Transfer of funds and employees.
Sec. 3293. Pay levels.
Sec. 3294. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 3295. Transition provisions.
Sec. 3296. Applicability of preexisting laws and regulations.
Sec. 3297. Report containing implementation plan of Secretary of 
              Energy.
Sec. 3298. Classification in United States Code.
Sec. 3299. Effective dates.

     SEC. 3201. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``National Nuclear Security 
     Administration Act''.

     SEC. 3202. UNDER SECRETARY FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY OF DEPARTMENT 
                   OF ENERGY.

       Section 202 of the Department of Energy Organization Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 7132) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(c)(1) There shall be in the Department an Under 
     Secretary for Nuclear Security, who shall be appointed by the 
     President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. 
     The Under Secretary shall be compensated at the rate provided 
     for at level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 
     of title 5, United States Code.
       ``(2) The Under Secretary for Nuclear Security shall be 
     appointed from among persons who--
       ``(A) have extensive background in national security, 
     organizational management, and appropriate technical fields; 
     and
       ``(B) are well qualified to manage the nuclear weapons, 
     nonproliferation, and materials disposition programs of the 
     National Nuclear Security Administration in a manner that 
     advances and protects the national security of the United 
     States.
       ``(3) The Under Secretary for Nuclear Security shall serve 
     as the Administrator for Nuclear Security under section 3212 
     of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act. In 
     carrying out the functions of the Administrator, the Under 
     Secretary shall be subject to the authority, direction, and 
     control of the Secretary. Such authority, direction, and 
     control may be delegated only to the Deputy Secretary of 
     Energy, without redelegation.''.

     SEC. 3203. ESTABLISHMENT OF POLICY FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR 
                   SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Establishment of Policy for Administration.--The 
     Department of Energy Organization Act is amended by adding at 
     the end of title II (42 U.S.C. 7131 et seq.) the following 
     new section:


 ``establishment of policy for national nuclear security administration

       ``Sec. 213. (a) The Secretary shall be responsible for 
     establishing policy for the National Nuclear Security 
     Administration.
       ``(b) The Secretary may direct officials of the Department 
     who are not within the National Nuclear Security 
     Administration to review the programs and activities of the 
     Administration and to make recommendations to the Secretary 
     regarding administration of those programs and activities, 
     including consistency with other similar programs and 
     activities of the Department.
       ``(c) The Secretary shall have adequate staff to support 
     the Secretary in carrying out the Secretary's 
     responsibilities under this section.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents at the 
     beginning of the Department of Energy Organization Act is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 212 
     the following new item:
       ``213. Establishment of policy for National Nuclear 
           Security Administration.''.

     SEC. 3204. ORGANIZATION OF DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
                   COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS 
                   AND ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Establishment of Offices.--The Department of Energy 
     Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) is amended by 
     inserting after section 213, as added by section 3203(a), the 
     following new sections:


  ``establishment of security, counterintelligence, and intelligence 
                                policies

       ``Sec. 214. The Secretary shall be responsible for 
     developing and promulgating the security, 
     counterintelligence, and intelligence policies of the 
     Department. The Secretary may use the immediate staff of the 
     Secretary to assist in developing and promulgating those 
     policies.


                    ``office of counterintelligence

       ``Sec. 215. (a) There is within the Department an Office of 
     Counterintelligence.
       ``(b)(1) The head of the Office shall be the Director of 
     the Office of Counterintelligence, which shall be a position 
     in the Senior Executive Service. The Director of the Office 
     shall report directly to the Secretary.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall select the Director of the Office 
     from among individuals who have substantial expertise in 
     matters relating to counterintelligence.
       ``(3) The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
     may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any employee of the 
     Bureau to the Department for service as Director of the 
     Office. The service of an employee of the Bureau as Director 
     of the Office shall not result in any loss of status, right, 
     or privilege by the employee within the Bureau.
       ``(c)(1) The Director of the Office shall be responsible 
     for establishing policy for counterintelligence programs and 
     activities at Department facilities in order to reduce the 
     threat of disclosure or loss of classified and other 
     sensitive information at such facilities.
       ``(2) The Director of the Office shall be responsible for 
     establishing policy for the personnel assurance programs of 
     the Department.
       ``(3) The Director shall inform the Secretary, the Director 
     of Central Intelligence, and the Director of the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation on a regular basis, and upon specific 
     request by any such official, regarding the status and 
     effectiveness of the counterintelligence programs and 
     activities at Department facilities.
       ``(d)(1) Not later than March 1 each year, the Director of 
     the Office shall submit a report on the status and 
     effectiveness of the counterintelligence programs and 
     activities at each Department facility during the preceding 
     year. Each such report shall be submitted to the following:
       ``(A) The Secretary.
       ``(B) The Director of Central Intelligence.
       ``(C) The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
       ``(D) The Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives.
       ``(E) The Committee on Armed Services and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
       ``(2) Each such report shall include for the year covered 
     by the report the following:
       ``(A) A description of the status and effectiveness of the 
     counterintelligence programs and activities at Department 
     facilities.
       ``(B) A description of any violation of law or other 
     requirement relating to intelligence, counterintelligence, or 
     security at such facilities, including--
       ``(i) the number of violations that were investigated; and
       ``(ii) the number of violations that remain unresolved.
       ``(C) A description of the number of foreign visitors to 
     Department facilities, including the locations of the visits 
     of such visitors.
       ``(D) The adequacy of the Department's procedures and 
     policies for protecting national security information, making 
     such recommendations to Congress as may be appropriate.
       ``(E) A determination of whether each Department of Energy 
     national laboratory is in full compliance with all 
     departmental security requirements and, in the case of any 
     such laboratory that is not, what measures are being taken to 
     bring that laboratory into compliance.
       ``(3) Not less than 30 days before the date that the report 
     required by paragraph (1) is submitted, the director of each 
     Department of Energy national laboratory shall certify in 
     writing to the Director of the Office whether that laboratory 
     is in full compliance with all departmental security 
     requirements and, if not, what measures are being taken to 
     bring that laboratory into compliance and a schedule for 
     implementing those measures.
       ``(4) Each report under this subsection as submitted to the 
     committees referred to in subparagraphs (D) and (E) of 
     paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
     may include a classified annex.


                        ``office of intelligence

       ``Sec. 216. (a) There is within the Department an Office of 
     Intelligence.
       ``(b)(1) The head of the Office shall be the Director of 
     the Office of Intelligence, which shall be a position in the 
     Senior Executive Service. The Director of the Office shall 
     report directly to the Secretary.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall select the Director of the Office 
     from among individuals who have substantial expertise in 
     matters relating to foreign intelligence.
       ``(c) Subject to the authority, direction, and control of 
     the Secretary, the Director of the Office shall perform such 
     duties and exercise such powers as the Secretary may 
     prescribe.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents at the 
     beginning of the Department of Energy Organization Act is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 213, 
     as added by section 3203(b), the following new items:
       ``214. Establishment of security, counterintelligence, and 
           intelligence policies.
       ``215. Office of Counterintelligence.
       ``216. Office of Intelligence.''.
               Subtitle A--Establishment and Organization

     SEC. 3211. ESTABLISHMENT AND MISSION.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established within the 
     Department of Energy a separately organized agency to be 
     known as the National Nuclear Security Administration (in 
     this title referred to as the ``Administration'').
       (b) Mission.--The mission of the Administration shall be 
     the following:

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       (1) To enhance United States national security through the 
     military application of nuclear energy.
       (2) To maintain and enhance the safety, reliability, and 
     performance of the United States nuclear weapons stockpile, 
     including the ability to design, produce, and test, in order 
     to meet national security requirements.
       (3) To provide the United States Navy with safe, militarily 
     effective nuclear propulsion plants and to ensure the safe 
     and reliable operation of those plants.
       (4) To promote international nuclear safety and 
     nonproliferation.
       (5) To reduce global danger from weapons of mass 
     destruction.
       (6) To support United States leadership in science and 
     technology.
       (c) Operations and Activities To Be Carried Out Consistent 
     With Certain Principles.--In carrying out the mission of the 
     Administration, the Administrator shall ensure that all 
     operations and activities of the Administration are 
     consistent with the principles of protecting the environment 
     and safeguarding the safety and health of the public and of 
     the workforce of the Administration.

     SEC. 3212. ADMINISTRATOR FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY.

       (a) In General.--(1) There is at the head of the 
     Administration an Administrator for Nuclear Security (in this 
     title referred to as the ``Administrator'').
       (2) Pursuant to subsection (c) of section 202 of the 
     Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7132), as 
     added by section 3202 of this Act, the Under Secretary for 
     Nuclear Security of the Department of Energy serves as the 
     Administrator.
       (b) Functions.--The Administrator has authority over, and 
     is responsible for, all programs and activities of the 
     Administration (except for the functions of the Deputy 
     Administrator for Naval Reactors specified in the Executive 
     order referred to in section 3216(b)), including the 
     following:
       (1) Strategic management.
       (2) Policy development and guidance.
       (3) Budget formulation, guidance, and execution, and other 
     financial matters.
       (4) Resource requirements determination and allocation.
       (5) Program management and direction.
       (6) Safeguards and security.
       (7) Emergency management.
       (8) Integrated safety management.
       (9) Environment, safety, and health operations.
       (10) Administration of contracts, including the management 
     and operations of the nuclear weapons production facilities 
     and the national security laboratories.
       (11) Intelligence.
       (12) Counterintelligence.
       (13) Personnel, including the selection, appointment, 
     distribution, supervision, establishing of compensation, and 
     separation of personnel in accordance with subtitle C of this 
     title.
       (14) Procurement of services of experts and consultants in 
     accordance with section 3109 of title 5, United States Code.
       (15) Legal matters.
       (16) Legislative affairs.
       (17) Public affairs.
       (18) Liaison with other elements of the Department of 
     Energy and with other Federal agencies, State, tribal, and 
     local governments, and the public.
       (c) Procurement Authority.--The Administrator is the senior 
     procurement executive for the Administration for the purposes 
     of section 16(3) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
     Act (41 U.S.C. 414(3)).
       (d) Policy Authority.--The Administrator may establish 
     Administration-specific policies, unless disapproved by the 
     Secretary of Energy.

     SEC. 3213. STATUS OF ADMINISTRATION AND CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL 
                   WITHIN DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.

       (a) Status of Administration Personnel.--Each officer or 
     employee of the Administration, in carrying out any function 
     of the Administration--
       (1) shall be responsible to and subject to the authority, 
     direction, and control of--
       (A) the Secretary acting through the Administrator and 
     consistent with section 202(c)(3) of the Department of Energy 
     Organization Act;
       (B) the Administrator; or
       (C) the Administrator's designee within the Administration; 
     and
       (2) shall not be responsible to, or subject to the 
     authority, direction, or control of, any other officer, 
     employee, or agent of the Department of Energy.
       (b) Status of Contractor Personnel.--Each officer or 
     employee of a contractor of the Administration, in carrying 
     out any function of the Administration, shall not be 
     responsible to, or subject to the authority, direction, or 
     control of, any officer, employee, or agent of the Department 
     of Energy who is not an employee of the Administration, 
     except for the Secretary of Energy consistent with section 
     202(c)(3) of the Department of Energy Organization Act.
       (c) Construction of Section.--Subsections (a) and (b) may 
     not be interpreted to in any way preclude or interfere with 
     the communication of technical findings derived from, and in 
     accord with, duly authorized activities between (1) the head, 
     or any contractor employee, of a national security laboratory 
     or of a nuclear weapons production facility, and (2) the 
     Department of Energy, the President, or Congress.

     SEC. 3214. DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR FOR DEFENSE PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--There is in the Administration a Deputy 
     Administrator for Defense Programs, who is appointed by the 
     President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
       (b) Duties.--Subject to the authority, direction, and 
     control of the Administrator, the Deputy Administrator for 
     Defense Programs shall perform such duties and exercise such 
     powers as the Administrator may prescribe, including the 
     following:
       (1) Maintaining and enhancing the safety, reliability, and 
     performance of the United States nuclear weapons stockpile, 
     including the ability to design, produce, and test, in order 
     to meet national security requirements.
       (2) Directing, managing, and overseeing the nuclear weapons 
     production facilities and the national security laboratories.
       (3) Directing, managing, and overseeing assets to respond 
     to incidents involving nuclear weapons and materials.
       (c) Relationship to Laboratories and Facilities.--The head 
     of each national security laboratory and nuclear weapons 
     production facility shall, consistent with applicable 
     contractual obligations, report to the Deputy Administrator 
     for Defense Programs.

     SEC. 3215. DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR FOR DEFENSE NUCLEAR 
                   NONPROLIFERATION.

       (a) In General.--There is in the Administration a Deputy 
     Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, who is 
     appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
     consent of the Senate.
       (b) Duties.--Subject to the authority, direction, and 
     control of the Administrator, the Deputy Administrator for 
     Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation shall perform such duties 
     and exercise such powers as the Administrator may prescribe, 
     including the following:
       (1) Preventing the spread of materials, technology, and 
     expertise relating to weapons of mass destruction.
       (2) Detecting the proliferation of weapons of mass 
     destruction worldwide.
       (3) Eliminating inventories of surplus fissile materials 
     usable for nuclear weapons.
       (4) Providing for international nuclear safety.

     SEC. 3216. DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR FOR NAVAL REACTORS.

       (a) In General.--(1) There is in the Administration a 
     Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors. The director of the 
     Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program provided for under the Naval 
     Nuclear Propulsion Executive Order shall serve as the Deputy 
     Administrator for Naval Reactors.
       (2) Within the Department of Energy, the Deputy 
     Administrator shall report to the Secretary of Energy through 
     the Administrator and shall have direct access to the 
     Secretary and other senior officials in the Department.
       (b) Duties.--The Deputy Administrator shall be assigned the 
     responsibilities, authorities, and accountability for all 
     functions of the Office of Naval Reactors under the Naval 
     Nuclear Propulsion Executive Order.
       (c) Effect on Executive Order.--Except as otherwise 
     specified in this section and notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this title, the provisions of the Naval Nuclear 
     Propulsion Executive Order remain in full force and effect 
     until changed by law.
       (d) Naval Nuclear Propulsion Executive Order.--As used in 
     this section, the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Executive Order is 
     Executive Order Number 12344, dated February 1, 1982 (42 
     U.S.C. 7158 note) (as in force pursuant to section 1634 of 
     the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985 (Public Law 
     98-525; 42 U.S.C. 7158 note)).

     SEC. 3217. GENERAL COUNSEL.

       There is a General Counsel of the Administration. The 
     General Counsel is the chief legal officer of the 
     Administration.

     SEC. 3218. STAFF OF ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) In General.--The Administrator shall maintain within 
     the Administration sufficient staff to assist the 
     Administrator in carrying out the duties and responsibilities 
     of the Administrator.
       (b) Responsibilities.--The staff of the Administration 
     shall perform, in accordance with applicable law, such of the 
     functions of the Administrator as the Administrator shall 
     prescribe. The Administrator shall assign to the staff 
     responsibility for the following functions:
       (1) Personnel.
       (2) Legislative affairs.
       (3) Public affairs.
       (4) Liaison with other elements of the Department of Energy 
     and with other Federal agencies, State, tribal, and local 
     governments, and the public.
                Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Security

     SEC. 3231. PROTECTION OF NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION.

       (a) Policies and Procedures Required.--The Administrator 
     shall establish procedures to ensure the maximum protection 
     of classified information in the possession of the 
     Administration.
       (b) Prompt Reporting.--The Administrator shall establish 
     procedures to ensure prompt reporting to the Administrator of 
     any significant problem, abuse, violation of law or Executive 
     order, or deficiency relating to the management of classified 
     information by personnel of the Administration.

     SEC. 3232. OFFICE OF DEFENSE NUCLEAR COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND 
                   OFFICE OF DEFENSE NUCLEAR SECURITY.

       (a) Establishment.--(1) There are within the 
     Administration--
       (A) an Office of Defense Nuclear Counterintelligence; and
       (B) an Office of Defense Nuclear Security.
       (2) Each office established under paragraph (1) shall be 
     headed by a Chief appointed by the Secretary of Energy. The 
     Administrator shall recommend to the Secretary suitable 
     candidates for each such position.
       (b) Chief of Defense Nuclear Counterintelligence.--(1) The 
     head of the Office of Defense Nuclear Counterintelligence is 
     the Chief of Defense Nuclear Counterintelligence, who shall 
     report to the Administrator and shall im

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     plement the counterintelligence policies directed by the 
     Secretary and Administrator.
       (2) The Secretary shall appoint the Chief, in consultation 
     with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
     from among individuals who have special expertise in 
     counterintelligence. If an individual to serve as the Chief 
     of Defense Nuclear Counterintelligence is a Federal employee 
     of an entity other than the Administration, the service of 
     that employee as Chief shall not result in any loss of 
     employment status, right, or privilege by that employee.
       (3) The Chief shall have direct access to the Secretary and 
     all other officials of the Department and the contractors of 
     the Department concerning counterintelligence matters.
       (4) The Chief shall be responsible for--
       (A) the development and implementation of the 
     counterintelligence programs of the Administration to prevent 
     the disclosure or loss of classified or other sensitive 
     information; and
       (B) the development and administration of personnel 
     assurance programs within the Administration.
       (c) Chief of Defense Nuclear Security.--(1) The head of the 
     Office of Defense Nuclear Security is the Chief of Defense 
     Nuclear Security, who shall report to the Administrator and 
     shall implement the security policies directed by the 
     Secretary and Administrator.
       (2) The Chief shall have direct access to the Secretary and 
     all other officials of the Department and the contractors of 
     the Department concerning security matters.
       (3) The Chief shall be responsible for the development and 
     implementation of security programs for the Administration, 
     including the protection, control and accounting of 
     materials, and for the physical and cyber security for all 
     facilities of the Administration.

     SEC. 3233. COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS.

       (a) National Security Laboratories and Nuclear Weapons 
     Production Facilities.--The Administrator shall, at each 
     national security laboratory and nuclear weapons production 
     facility, establish and maintain a counterintelligence 
     program adequate to protect national security information at 
     that laboratory or production facility.
       (b) Other Facilities.--The Administrator shall, at each 
     Administration facility not described in subsection (a) at 
     which Restricted Data is located, assign an employee of the 
     Office of Defense Nuclear Counterintelligence who shall be 
     responsible for and assess counterintelligence matters at 
     that facility.

     SEC. 3234. PROCEDURES RELATING TO ACCESS BY INDIVIDUALS TO 
                   CLASSIFIED AREAS AND INFORMATION OF 
                   ADMINISTRATION.

       The Administrator shall establish appropriate procedures to 
     ensure that any individual is not permitted unescorted access 
     to any classified area, or access to classified information, 
     of the Administration until that individual has been verified 
     to hold the appropriate security clearances.

     SEC. 3235. GOVERNMENT ACCESS TO INFORMATION ON ADMINISTRATION 
                   COMPUTERS.

       (a) Procedures Required.--The Administrator shall establish 
     procedures to govern access to information on Administration 
     computers. Those procedures shall, at a minimum, provide that 
     any individual who has access to information on an 
     Administration computer shall be required as a condition of 
     such access to provide to the Administrator written consent 
     which permits access by an authorized investigative agency to 
     any Administration computer used in the performance of the 
     duties of such employee during the period of that 
     individual's access to information on an Administration 
     computer and for a period of three years thereafter.
       (b) Expectation of Privacy in Administration Computers.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including any 
     provision of law enacted by the Electronic Communications 
     Privacy Act of 1986), no user of an Administration computer 
     shall have any expectation of privacy in the use of that 
     computer.
       (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``authorized investigative agency'' means an agency 
     authorized by law or regulation to conduct a 
     counterintelligence investigation or investigations of 
     persons who are proposed for access to classified information 
     to ascertain whether such persons satisfy the criteria for 
     obtaining and retaining access to such information.

     SEC. 3236. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF SPECIAL ACCESS 
                   PROGRAMS.

       (a) Annual Report on Special Access Programs.--(1) Not 
     later than February 1 of each year, the Administrator shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
     special access programs of the Administration.
       (2) Each such report shall set forth--
       (A) the total amount requested for such programs in the 
     President's budget for the next fiscal year submitted under 
     section 1105 of title 31, United States Code; and
       (B) for each such program in that budget, the following:
       (i) A brief description of the program.
       (ii) A brief discussion of the major milestones established 
     for the program.
       (iii) The actual cost of the program for each fiscal year 
     during which the program has been conducted before the fiscal 
     year during which that budget is submitted.
       (iv) The estimated total cost of the program and the 
     estimated cost of the program for (I) the current fiscal 
     year, (II) the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted, 
     and (III) each of the four succeeding fiscal years during 
     which the program is expected to be conducted.
       (b) Annual Report on New Special Access Programs.--(1) Not 
     later than February 1 of each year, the Administrator shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report that, 
     with respect to each new special access program, provides--
       (A) notice of the designation of the program as a special 
     access program; and
       (B) justification for such designation.
       (2) A report under paragraph (1) with respect to a program 
     shall include--
       (A) the current estimate of the total program cost for the 
     program; and
       (B) an identification of existing programs or technologies 
     that are similar to the technology, or that have a mission 
     similar to the mission, of the program that is the subject of 
     the notice.
       (3) In this subsection, the term ``new special access 
     program'' means a special access program that has not 
     previously been covered in a notice and justification under 
     this subsection.
       (c) Reports on Changes in Classification of Special Access 
     Programs.--(1) Whenever a change in the classification of a 
     special access program of the Administration is planned to be 
     made or whenever classified information concerning a special 
     access program of the Administration is to be declassified 
     and made public, the Administrator shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report containing a 
     description of the proposed change, the reasons for the 
     proposed change, and notice of any public announcement 
     planned to be made with respect to the proposed change.
       (2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), any report 
     referred to in paragraph (1) shall be submitted not less than 
     14 days before the date on which the proposed change or 
     public announcement is to occur.
       (3) If the Administrator determines that because of 
     exceptional circumstances the requirement of paragraph (2) 
     cannot be met with respect to a proposed change or public 
     announcement concerning a special access program of the 
     Administration, the Administrator may submit the report 
     required by paragraph (1) regarding the proposed change or 
     public announcement at any time before the proposed change or 
     public announcement is made and shall include in the report 
     an explanation of the exceptional circumstances.
       (d) Notice of Change in SAP Designation Criteria.--Whenever 
     there is a modification or termination of the policy and 
     criteria used for designating a program of the Administration 
     as a special access program, the Administrator shall promptly 
     notify the congressional defense committees of such 
     modification or termination. Any such notification shall 
     contain the reasons for the modification or termination and, 
     in the case of a modification, the provisions of the policy 
     as modified.
       (e) Waiver Authority.--(1) The Administrator may waive any 
     requirement under subsection (a), (b), or (c) that certain 
     information be included in a report under that subsection if 
     the Administrator determines that inclusion of that 
     information in the report would adversely affect the national 
     security. The Administrator may waive the report-and-wait 
     requirement in subsection (f) if the Administrator determines 
     that compliance with such requirement would adversely affect 
     the national security. Any waiver under this paragraph shall 
     be made on a case-by-case basis.
       (2) If the Administrator exercises the authority provided 
     under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall provide the 
     information described in that subsection with respect to the 
     special access program concerned, and the justification for 
     the waiver, jointly to the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of each of the congressional defense committees.
       (f) Report and Wait for Initiating New Programs.--A special 
     access program may not be initiated until--
       (1) the congressional defense committees are notified of 
     the program; and
       (2) a period of 30 days elapses after such notification is 
     received.
               Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Personnel

     SEC. 3241. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN SCIENTIFIC, 
                   ENGINEERING, AND TECHNICAL POSITIONS.

       The Administrator may, for the purposes of carrying out the 
     responsibilities of the Administrator under this title, 
     establish not more than 300 scientific, engineering, and 
     technical positions in the Administration, appoint 
     individuals to such positions, and fix the compensation of 
     such individuals. Subject to the limitations in the preceding 
     sentence, the authority of the Administrator to make 
     appointments and fix compensation with respect to positions 
     in the Administration under this section shall be equivalent 
     to, and subject to the limitations of, the authority under 
     section 161 d. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 
     2201(d)) to make appointments and fix compensation with 
     respect to officers and employees described in such section.

     SEC. 3242. VOLUNTARY EARLY RETIREMENT AUTHORITY.

       (a) Authority.--An employee of the Department of Energy who 
     is separated from the service under conditions described in 
     subsection (b) after completing 25 years of service or after 
     becoming 50 years of age and completing 20 years of service 
     is entitled to an annuity in accordance with the provisions 
     in chapter 83 or 84 of title 5, United States Code, as 
     applicable.
       (b) Conditions of Separation.--Subsection (a) applies to an 
     employee who--
       (1) has been employed continuously by the Department of 
     Energy for more than 30 days before the date on which the 
     Secretary of Energy makes the determination required under 
     paragraph (4)(A);
       (2) is serving under an appointment that is not limited by 
     time;
       (3) has not received a decision notice of involuntary 
     separation for misconduct or unacceptable performance that is 
     pending decision; and
       (4) is separated from the service voluntarily during a 
     period with respect to which--
       (A) the Secretary of Energy determines that the Department 
     of Energy is undergoing a major reorganization as a result of 
     the establishment

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     of the National Nuclear Security Administration; and
       (B) 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 under 
     regulations prescribed by the Office.
       (c) Treatment of Employees.--For purposes of chapters 83 
     and 84 of title 5, United States Code (including for purposes 
     of computation of an annuity under such chapters), an 
     employee entitled to an annuity under this section shall be 
     treated as an employee entitled to an annuity under section 
     8336(d) or 8414(b) of such title, as applicable.
       (d) Definitions.--As used in this section, the terms 
     ``employee'' and ``annuity''--
       (1) with respect to individuals covered by the Civil 
     Service Retirement System established in subchapter III of 
     chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, have the meaning 
     of such terms as used in such chapter; and
       (2) with respect to individuals covered by the Federal 
     Employees Retirement System established in chapter 84 of such 
     title, have the meaning of such terms as used in such 
     chapter.
       (e) Limitation and Termination of Authority.--The authority 
     provided in subsection (a)--
       (1) may be applied with respect to a total of not more than 
     600 employees of the Department of Energy; and
       (2) shall expire on September 30, 2003.

     SEC. 3243. SEVERANCE PAY.

       Section 5595 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(j)(1) In the case of an employee of the Department of 
     Energy who is entitled to severance pay under this section as 
     a result of the establishment of the National Nuclear 
     Security Administration, the Secretary of Energy may, upon 
     application by the employee, pay the total amount of the 
     severance pay to the employee in one lump sum.
       ``(2)(A) If an employee paid severance pay in a lump sum 
     under this subsection is reemployed by the Government of the 
     United States or the government of the District of Columbia 
     at such time that, had the employee been paid severance pay 
     in regular pay periods under subsection (b), the payments of 
     such pay would have been discontinued under subsection (d) 
     upon such reemployment, the employee shall repay to the 
     Department of Energy an amount equal to the amount of 
     severance pay to which the employee was entitled under this 
     section that would not have been paid to the employee under 
     subsection (d) by reason of such reemployment.
       ``(B) The period of service represented by an amount of 
     severance pay repaid by an employee under subparagraph (A) 
     shall be considered service for which severance pay has not 
     been received by the employee under this section.
       ``(C) Amounts repaid to the Department of Energy under this 
     paragraph shall be credited to the appropriation available 
     for the pay of employees of the agency for the fiscal year in 
     which received. Amounts so credited shall be merged with, and 
     shall be available for the same purposes and the same period 
     as, the other funds in that appropriation.
       ``(3) If an employee fails to repay to the Department of 
     Energy an amount required to be repaid under paragraph 
     (2)(A), that amount is recoverable from the employee as a 
     debt due the United States.''.

     SEC. 3244. CONTINUED COVERAGE OF HEALTH CARE BENEFITS.

       Section 8905a(d)(4)(A) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``, or the Department of Energy due to a 
     reduction in force resulting from the establishment of the 
     National Nuclear Security Administration'' after ``reduction 
     in force''.
              Subtitle D--Budget and Financial Management

     SEC. 3251. SEPARATE TREATMENT IN BUDGET.

       (a) President's Budget.--In each budget submitted by the 
     President to the Congress under section 1105 of title 31, 
     United States Code, amounts requested for the Administration 
     shall be set forth separately within the other amounts 
     requested for the Department of Energy.
       (b) Budget Justification Materials.--In the budget 
     justification materials submitted to Congress in support of 
     each such budget, the amounts requested for the 
     Administration shall be specified in individual, dedicated 
     program elements.

     SEC. 3252. PLANNING, PROGRAMMING, AND BUDGETING PROCESS.

       The Administrator shall establish procedures to ensure that 
     the planning, programming, budgeting, and financial 
     activities of the Administration comport with sound financial 
     and fiscal management principles. Those procedures shall, at 
     a minimum, provide for the planning, programming, and 
     budgeting of activities of the Administration using funds 
     that are available for obligation for a limited number of 
     years.

     SEC. 3253. FUTURE-YEARS NUCLEAR SECURITY PROGRAM.

       (a) Submission to Congress.--The Administrator shall submit 
     to Congress each year, at or about the time that the 
     President's budget is submitted to Congress that year under 
     section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a future-
     years nuclear security program (including associated annexes) 
     reflecting the estimated expenditures and proposed 
     appropriations included in that budget. Any such future-years 
     nuclear security program shall cover the fiscal year with 
     respect to which the budget is submitted and at least the 
     four succeeding fiscal years.
       (b) Elements.--Each future-years nuclear security program 
     shall contain the following:
       (1) The estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations 
     necessary to support the programs, projects, and activities 
     of the Administration during the five-fiscal year period 
     covered by the program, expressed in a level of detail 
     comparable to that contained in the budget submitted by the 
     President to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United 
     States Code.
       (2) A description of the anticipated workload requirements 
     for each Administration site during that five-fiscal year 
     period.
       (c) Effect of Budget on Stockpile.--The Administrator shall 
     include in the materials the Administrator submits to 
     Congress in support of the budget for any fiscal year that is 
     submitted by the President pursuant to section 1105 of title 
     31, United States Code, a description of how the funds 
     identified for each program element in the weapons activities 
     budget of the Administration for such fiscal year will help 
     ensure that the nuclear weapons stockpile is safe and 
     reliable as determined in accordance with the criteria 
     established under 3158 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 
     112 Stat. 2257; 42 U.S.C. 2121 note).
       (d) Consistency in Budgeting.--(1) The Administrator shall 
     ensure that amounts described in subparagraph (A) of 
     paragraph (2) for any fiscal year are consistent with amounts 
     described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) for that 
     fiscal year.
       (2) Amounts referred to in paragraph (1) are the following:
       (A) The amounts specified in program and budget information 
     submitted to Congress by the Administrator in support of 
     expenditure estimates and proposed appropriations in the 
     budget submitted to Congress by the President under section 
     1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for any fiscal year, 
     as shown in the future-years nuclear security program 
     submitted pursuant to subsection (a).
       (B) The total amounts of estimated expenditures and 
     proposed appropriations necessary to support the programs, 
     projects, and activities of the Administration included 
     pursuant to paragraph (5) of section 1105(a) of such title in 
     the budget submitted to Congress under that section for any 
     fiscal year.
       (e) Treatment of Management Contingencies.--Nothing in this 
     section shall be construed to prohibit the inclusion in the 
     future-years nuclear security program of amounts for 
     management contingencies, subject to the requirements of 
     subsection (d).
                  Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Provisions

     SEC. 3261. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, SAFETY, AND HEALTH 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Compliance Required.--The Administrator shall ensure 
     that the Administration complies with all applicable 
     environmental, safety, and health statutes and substantive 
     requirements.
       (b) Procedures Required.--The Administrator shall develop 
     procedures for meeting such requirements.
       (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this title shall 
     diminish the authority of the Secretary of Energy to 
     ascertain and ensure that such compliance occurs.

     SEC. 3262. COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION.

       The Administrator shall establish procedures to ensure that 
     the mission and programs of the Administration are executed 
     in full compliance with all applicable provisions of the 
     Federal Acquisition Regulation issued pursuant to the Office 
     of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.).

     SEC. 3263. SHARING OF TECHNOLOGY WITH DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       The Administrator shall, in cooperation with the Secretary 
     of Defense, establish procedures and programs to provide for 
     the sharing of technology, technical capability, and 
     expertise between the Administration and the Department of 
     Defense to further national security objectives.

     SEC. 3264. USE OF CAPABILITIES OF NATIONAL SECURITY 
                   LABORATORIES BY ENTITIES OUTSIDE 
                   ADMINISTRATION.

       The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator, 
     shall establish appropriate procedures to provide for the 
     use, in a manner consistent with the national security 
     mission of the Administration under section 3211(b), of the 
     capabilities of the national security laboratories by 
     elements of the Department of Energy not within the 
     Administration, other Federal agencies, and other appropriate 
     entities, including the use of those capabilities to support 
     efforts to defend against weapons of mass destruction.
                        Subtitle F--Definitions

     SEC. 3281. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this title:
       (1) The term ``national security laboratory'' means any of 
     the following:
       (A) Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico.
       (B) Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 
     and Livermore, California.
       (C) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 
     California.
       (2) The term ``nuclear weapons production facility'' means 
     any of the following:
       (A) The Kansas City Plant, Kansas City, Missouri.
       (B) The Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas.
       (C) The Y-12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
       (D) The tritium operations facilities at the Savannah River 
     Site, Aiken, South Carolina.
       (E) The Nevada Test Site, Nevada.
       (F) Any facility of the Department of Energy that the 
     Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Administrator 
     and the Congress, determines to be consistent with the 
     mission of the Administration.
       (3) The term ``classified information'' means any 
     information that has been determined pursuant to Executive 
     Order No. 12333 of December

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     4, 1981 (50 U.S.C. 401 note), Executive Order No. 12958 of 
     April 17, 1995 (50 U.S.C. 435 note), or successor orders, to 
     require protection against unauthorized disclosure and that 
     is so designated.
       (4) The term ``Restricted Data'' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 11 y. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
     U.S.C. 2014(y)).
       (5) The term ``congressional defense committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
Subtitle G--Amendatory Provisions, Transition Provisions, and Effective 
                                 Dates

     SEC. 3291. FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRED.

       (a) Transfers.--There are hereby transferred to the 
     Administrator all national security functions and activities 
     performed immediately before the date of the enactment of 
     this Act by the following elements of the Department of 
     Energy:
       (1) The Office of Defense Programs.
       (2) The Office of Nonproliferation and National Security.
       (3) The Office of Fissile Materials Disposition.
       (4) The nuclear weapons production facilities.
       (5) The national security laboratories.
       (6) The Office of Naval Reactors.
       (b) Authority to Transfer Additional Functions.--The 
     Secretary of Energy may transfer to the Administrator any 
     other facility, mission, or function that the Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Administrator and Congress, determines 
     to be consistent with the mission of the Administration.
       (c) Environmental Remediation and Waste Management 
     Activities.--In the case of any environmental remediation and 
     waste management activity of any element specified in 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of Energy may determine to 
     transfer responsibility for that activity to another element 
     of the Department.

     SEC. 3292. TRANSFER OF FUNDS AND EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Transfer of Funds.--(1) Any balance of appropriations 
     that the Secretary of Energy determines is available and 
     needed to finance or discharge a function, power, or duty or 
     an activity that is transferred to the Administration shall 
     be transferred to the Administration and used for any purpose 
     for which those appropriations were originally available. 
     Balances of appropriations so transferred shall--
       (A) be credited to any applicable appropriation account of 
     the Administration; or
       (B) be credited to a new account that may be established on 
     the books of the Department of the Treasury;
     and shall be merged with the funds already credited to that 
     account and accounted for as one fund.
       (2) Balances of appropriations credited to an account under 
     paragraph (1)(A) are subject only to such limitations as are 
     specifically applicable to that account. Balances of 
     appropriations credited to an account under paragraph (1)(B) 
     are subject only to such limitations as are applicable to the 
     appropriations from which they are transferred.
       (b) Personnel.--(1) With respect to any function, power, or 
     duty or activity of the Department of Energy that is 
     transferred to the Administration, those employees of the 
     element of the Department of Energy from which the transfer 
     is made that the Secretary of Energy determines are needed to 
     perform that function, power, or duty, or for that activity, 
     as the case may be, shall be transferred to the 
     Administration.
       (2) The authorized strength in civilian employees of any 
     element of the Department of Energy from which employees are 
     transferred under this section is reduced by the number of 
     employees so transferred.

     SEC. 3293. PAY LEVELS.

       (a) Under Secretary for Nuclear Security.--Section 5314 of 
     title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``Under 
     Secretary, Department of Energy'' and inserting ``Under 
     Secretaries of Energy (2)''.
       (b) Deputy Administrators.--Section 5315 of such title is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new item:
       ``Deputy Administrators of the National Nuclear Security 
     Administration (3), but if the Deputy Administrator for Naval 
     Reactors is an officer of the Navy on active duty, (2).''.

     SEC. 3294. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Reduction in Number of Assistant Secretaries of 
     Energy.--(1) Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``(8)'' after ``Assistant Secretaries of 
     Energy'' and inserting ``(6)''.
       (2) Subsection (a) of section 203 of the Department of 
     Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7133) is amended in the 
     first sentence by striking ``eight'' and inserting ``six''.
       (b) Functions Required to Be Assigned to Assistant 
     Secretaries of Energy.--Subsection (a) of section 203 of the 
     Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7133) is 
     amended by striking paragraph (5).
       (c) Office of Naval Reactors.--Section 309 of the 
     Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7158) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (b);
       (2) by striking ``(a)''; and
       (3) by striking ``Assistant Secretary to whom the Secretary 
     has assigned the function listed in section 203(a)(2)(E)'' 
     and inserting ``Under Secretary for Nuclear Security''.
       (d) Office of Fissile Materials Disposition.--(1) Section 
     212 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 
     7143) is repealed.
       (2) The table of contents at the beginning of such Act is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 212.
       (e) Repeal of Restated Provision Relating to DOE Special 
     Access Programs; Conforming Amendment.--(1)(A) Section 93 of 
     the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2122a) is repealed.
       (B) The table of contents at the beginning of such Act is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 93.
       (2) Clause (ii) of section 1152(g)(1)(B) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 
     103-160; 50 U.S.C. 435 note) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(ii) the National Nuclear Security Administration (which 
     is required to submit reports on special access programs 
     under section 3237 of the National Nuclear Security 
     Administration Act); or''.
       (f) Repeal of Five-Year Budget Requirement for DOE National 
     Security Programs.--Section 3155 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 
     110 Stat. 2841; 42 U.S.C. 7271b) is repealed.

     SEC. 3295. TRANSITION PROVISIONS.

       (a) Compliance with Financial Principles.--(1) The Under 
     Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security shall ensure that 
     the compliance with sound financial and fiscal management 
     principles specified in section 3252 is achieved not later 
     than October 1, 2000.
       (2) In carrying out paragraph (1), the Under Secretary of 
     Energy for Nuclear Security shall conduct a review and 
     develop a plan to bring applicable activities of the 
     Administration into full compliance with those principles not 
     later than such date.
       (3) Not later than January 1, 2000, the Under Secretary of 
     Energy for Nuclear Security shall submit to the Committees on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     a report containing the results of that review and a 
     description of that plan.
       (b) Initial Report for Future-Years Nuclear Security 
     Program.--The first report under section 3253 shall be 
     submitted in conjunction with the budget submitted for fiscal 
     year 2001.
       (c) Procedures for Computer Access.--The regulations to 
     implement the procedures under section 3235 shall be 
     prescribed not later than 90 days after the effective date of 
     this title.
       (d) Compliance with FAR.--(1) The Under Secretary of Energy 
     for Nuclear Security shall ensure that the compliance with 
     the Federal Acquisition Regulation specified in section 3262 
     is achieved not later than October 1, 2000.
       (2) In carrying out paragraph (1), the Under Secretary of 
     Energy for Nuclear Security shall conduct a review and 
     develop a plan to bring applicable activities of the 
     Administration into full compliance with the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation not later than such date.
       (3) Not later than January 1, 2000, the Under Secretary of 
     Energy for Nuclear Security shall submit to the Committees on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     a report containing the results of that review and a 
     description of that plan.

     SEC. 3296. APPLICABILITY OF PREEXISTING LAWS AND REGULATIONS.

       Unless otherwise provided in this title, all provisions of 
     law and regulations in effect immediately before the 
     effective date of this title that are applicable to functions 
     of the Department of Energy specified in section 3291 shall 
     continue to apply to the corresponding functions of the 
     Administration.

     SEC. 3297. REPORT CONTAINING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN OF SECRETARY 
                   OF ENERGY.

       Not later than January 1, 2000, the Secretary of Energy 
     shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives a report containing the Secretary's plan for 
     the implementation of the provisions of this title.

     SEC. 3298. CLASSIFICATION IN UNITED STATES CODE.

       Subtitles A through F of this title (other than provisions 
     of those subtitles amending existing provisions of law) shall 
     be classified to the United States Code as a new chapter of 
     title 50, United States Code.

     SEC. 3299. EFFECTIVE DATES.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
     provisions of this title shall take effect on March 1, 2000.
       (b) Exceptions.--(1) Sections 3202, 3204, 3251, 3295, and 
     3297 shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (2) Sections 3234 and 3235 shall take effect on the date of 
     the enactment of this Act. During the period beginning on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the effective 
     date of this title, the Secretary of Energy shall carry out 
     those sections and any reference in those sections to the 
     Administrator and the Administration shall be treated as 
     references to the Secretary and the Department of Energy, 
     respectively.
         TITLE XXXIII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

     SEC. 3301. AUTHORIZATION.

       There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
     2000, $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 XXXIV--NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE
       Sec. 3401. Authorized uses of stockpile funds.
       Sec. 3402. Disposal of certain materials in National 
           Defense Stockpile.
       Sec. 3403. Limitations on previous authority for disposal 
           of stockpile materials.

     SEC. 3401. AUTHORIZED USES OF STOCKPILE FUNDS.

       (a) Obligation of Stockpile Funds.--During fiscal year 
     2000, the National Defense Stockpile Manager may obligate up 
     to $78,700,000 of the funds in the National Defense Stockpile 
     Transaction Fund established under subsection (a) of section 
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     terials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h) for the authorized 
     uses of such funds under subsection (b)(2) of such section, 
     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. 3402. DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN MATERIALS IN NATIONAL DEFENSE 
                   STOCKPILE.

       (a) Disposal Required.--Subject to subsection (c), the 
     President shall make disposals from the National Defense 
     Stockpile of materials in quantities as follows:
       (1) Beryllium metal, 250 short tons.
       (2) Chromium ferro alloy, 496,204 short tons.
       (3) Chromium metal, 5,000 short tons.
       (4) Palladium, 497,271 troy ounces.
       (b) Management of Disposal To Achieve Objectives for 
     Receipts.--The President shall manage the disposal of 
     materials under subsection (a) so as to result in receipts to 
     the United States in amounts equal to--
       (1) $10,000,000 during fiscal year 2000;
       (2) $100,000,000 during the 5-fiscal year period ending 
     September 30, 2004; and
       (3) $300,000,000 during the 10-fiscal year period ending 
     September 30, 2009.
       (c) Minimization of Disruption and Loss.--The President may 
     not dispose of the material 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) Disposition 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 subsection (a) 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) Increased Receipts Under Prior Disposal Authority.--(1) 
     Section 3303(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat 2855; 50 
     U.S.C. 98d note) is amended by striking ``$612,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$720,000,000''.
       (2) Section 3305(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat 2057; 
     50 U.S.C. 98d note) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$30,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$50,000,000'';
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``$34,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$64,000,000''; and
       (C) in paragraph (4), by striking ``$34,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$67,000,000''.
       (g) Elimination of Disposal Restrictions on Earlier 
     Disposal Authority.--Section 3303 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 
     110 Stat. 629) is repealed.

     SEC. 3403. LIMITATIONS ON PREVIOUS AUTHORITY FOR DISPOSAL OF 
                   STOCKPILE MATERIALS.

       (a) Public Law 105-261 Authority.--Section 3303(b) of the 
     Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2263; 50 U.S.C. 98d 
     note) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(b) Limitation on Disposal Quantity.--'' 
     and inserting ``(b) Limitations on Disposal Authority.--
     (1)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) The President may not dispose of materials under this 
     section in excess of the disposals necessary to result in 
     receipts in the amounts specified in subsection (a).''.
       (b) Public Law 105-85 Authority.--Section 3305(b) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 
     (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 2058; 50 U.S.C. 98d note) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``(b) Limitation on Disposal Quantity.--'' 
     and inserting ``(b) Limitations on Disposal Authority.--
     (1)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) The President may not dispose of cobalt under this 
     section in excess of the disposals necessary to result in 
     receipts in the amounts specified in subsection (a).''.
       (c) Public Law 104-201 Authority.--Section 3303(b) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 
     (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2855; 50 U.S.C. 98d note) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``(b) Limitation on Disposal Quantity.--'' 
     and inserting ``(b) Limitations on Disposal Authority.--
     (1)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) The President may not dispose of materials under this 
     section in excess of the disposals necessary to result in 
     receipts in the amounts specified in subsection (a).''.
                  TITLE XXXV--PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION
       Sec. 3501. Short title.
       Sec. 3502. Authorization of expenditures.
       Sec. 3503. Purchase of vehicles.
       Sec. 3504. Office of Transition Administration.
       Sec. 3505. Expenditures only in accordance with treaties.

     SEC. 3501. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Panama Canal Commission 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000''.

     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 the period October 1, 1999, through noon on 
     December 31, 1999.
       (b) Limitations.--For the period described in subsection 
     (a), the Panama Canal Commission may expend from funds in the 
     Panama Canal Revolving Fund not more than $75,000 for 
     official reception and representation expenses, of which--
       (1) not more than $21,000 may be used for official 
     reception and representation expenses of the Supervisory 
     Board of the Commission;
       (2) not more than $10,500 may be used for official 
     reception and representation expenses of the Secretary of the 
     Commission; and
       (3) not more than $43,500 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 Panama Canal Commission shall be available 
     for the purchase and transportation to the Republic of Panama 
     of replacement passenger motor vehicles, the purchase price 
     of which shall not exceed $26,000 per vehicle.

     SEC. 3504. OFFICE OF TRANSITION ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Expenditures From Panama Canal Commission Dissolution 
     Fund.--Section 1305(c)(5) of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 
     U.S.C. 3714a(c)(5)) is amended by inserting ``(A)'' after 
     ``(5)'' and by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) The office established by subsection (b) is 
     authorized to expend or obligate funds from the Fund for the 
     purposes enumerated in clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph 
     (2)(A) until October 1, 2004.''.
       (b) Operation of the Office of Transition Administration.--
       (1) In general.--The Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 
     3601 et seq.) shall continue to govern the Office of 
     Transition Administration until October 1, 2004.
       (2) Procurement.--For purposes of exercising authority 
     under the procurement laws of the United States, the director 
     of the Office of Transition Administration shall have the 
     status of the head of an agency.
       (3) Offices.--The Office of Transition Administration shall 
     have offices in the Republic of Panama and in the District of 
     Columbia. Section 1110(b)(1) of the Panama Canal Act of 1973 
     (22 U.S.C. 3620(b)(1)) does not apply to such office in the 
     Republic of Panama.
       (4) Office of transition administration defined.--In this 
     subsection the term ``Office of Transition Administration'' 
     means the office established under section 1305 of the Panama 
     Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 3714a) to close out the affairs 
     of the Panama Canal Commission.
       (5) Effective date.--This subsection shall be effective on 
     and after the termination of the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977.
       (c) Oversight of Close-Out Activities.--The Panama Canal 
     Commission shall enter into an agreement with the head of a 
     department or agency of the Federal Government to supervise 
     the close out of the affairs of the Commission under section 
     1305 of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 and to certify the 
     completion of that function.

     SEC. 3505. 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.
                  TITLE XXXVI--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
       Sec. 3601. Short title.
       Sec. 3602. Authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 
           2000.
       Sec. 3603. Extension of war risk insurance authority.
       Sec. 3604. Ownership of the JEREMIAH O'BRIEN.

     SEC. 3601. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Maritime Administration 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000''.

     SEC. 3602. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 
                   2000.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated, to be 
     available without fiscal year limitation if so provided in 
     appropriations Acts, for the use of the Department of 
     Transportation for the Maritime Administration as follows:
       (1) For expenses necessary for operations and training 
     activities, $79,764,000 for fiscal year 2000.
       (2) For expenses under the loan guarantee program 
     authorized by title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 
     App. U.S.C. 1271 et seq.), $14,893,000 for fiscal year 2000, 
     of which--
       (A) $11,000,000 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) $3,893,000 is for administrative expenses related to 
     loan guarantee commitments under the program.

     SEC. 3603. EXTENSION OF WAR RISK INSURANCE AUTHORITY.

       Section 1214 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. 
     U.S.C. 1294) is amended by striking ``June 30, 2000'' and 
     inserting ``June 30, 2005''.

     SEC. 3604. OWNERSHIP OF THE JEREMIAH O'BRIEN.

       Section 3302(l)(1)(C) of title 46, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``owned by the

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     United States Maritime Administration'' and inserting ``owned 
     by the National Liberty Ship Memorial, Inc.''.
       And the House agree to the same.
     From the Committee on Armed Services, for consideration of 
     the Senate bill and the House amendment, and modifications 
     committed to conference:
     Floyd Spence,
     Bob Stump,
     Duncan Hunter,
     Herbert H. Bateman,
     James V. Hansen,
     Curt Weldon,
     Joel Hefley,
     Jim Saxton,
     Steve Buyer,
     Tillie K. Fowler,
     John M. McHugh,
     James Talent,
     Terry Everett,
     Roscoe G. Bartlett,
     Howard ``Buck'' McKeon,
     J.C. Watts, Jr.,
     Mac Thornberry,
     John Hostettler,
     Saxby Chambliss,
     Van Hilleary,
     Ike Skelton
       (except sec. 32),
     Norman Sisisky,
     John M. Spratt, Jr.
       (except for 27 and 32)
     Solomon P. Ortiz,
     Owen Pickett,
     Lane Evans,
     Gene Taylor,
     Neil Abercrombie,
     Marty Meehan,
     Robert A. Underwood,
     Silvester Reyes,
     Jim Turner,
     Loretta Sanchez,
     Ellen O. Tauscher
       (except sec. 32),
     Robert E. Andrews,
     John B. Larson,
     Porter J. Goss,
     Jerry Lewis,
     From the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, for 
     consideration of section 1059 of the Senate bill and section 
     1409 of the House bill, and modifications committed to 
     conference:
     Bill McCollum,
     Spencer Bachus,
     John J. LaFalce,
     From the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for 
     consideration of sections 579 and 698 of the Senate bill, and 
     sections 341, 343, 549, 567, and 673 of the House amendment, 
     and modifications committed to conference:
     Bill Goodling,
     Nathan Deal,
     Patsy T. Mink,
     From the Committee on Government Reform, for consideration of 
     sections 538, 652, 654, 805-810, 1004, 1052-54, 1080, 1101-
     07, 2831, 2862, 3160, 3161, 3163, and 3173 of the Senate 
     bill, and sections 522, 524, 525, 661-64, 672, 802, 1101-05, 
     2802, and 3162 of the House amendment, and modifications 
     committed to conference:
     Dan Burton,
     Joe Scarborough,
     Provided that Mr. Horn is appointed in lieu of Mr. 
     Scarborough for consideration of sections 538, 805-810, 1052-
     54, 1080, 2831, 2862, 3160, and 3161 of the Senate bill and 
     sections 802 and 2802 of the House amendment, and 
     modifications committed to conference:
     Stephen Horn,
     From the Committee on House Administration, for consideration 
     of section 1303 of the Senate bill and modifications 
     committed to conference:
     Wm. Thomas,
     John Boehner,
     Steny H. Hoyer,
     From the Committee on International Relations, for 
     consideration of sections 1013, 1043, 1044, 1046, 1066, 1071, 
     1072, and 1083 of the Senate bill, and sections 1202, 1206, 
     1301-07, 1404, 1407, 1408, 1411, and 1413 of the House 
     amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
     Benjamin A. Gilman,
     Doug Bereuter,
     From the Committee on the Judiciary, for consideration of 
     sections 3156 and 3163 of the Senate bill, and sections 3166 
     and 3194 of the House amendment, and modifications committed 
     to conference:
     Henry Hyde,
     Bill McCollum,
     From the Committee on Resources, for consideration of 
     sections 601, 602, 695, 2833, and 2861 of the Senate bill, 
     and sections 365, 601, 602, 653, 654, and 2863 of the House 
     amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
     Don Young,
     Billy Tauzin,
     From the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for 
     consideration of sections 601, 602, 1060, 1079, and 1080 of 
     the Senate bill, and sections 361, 601, 602, and 3404 of the 
     House amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
     Bud Shuster,
     Wayne T. Gilchrest,
     Peter DeFazio,
     From the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for consideration of 
     sections 671-75, 681, 682, 696, 697, 1062, and 1066 of the 
     Senate bill, and modifications committed to conference:
     Michael Bilirakis,
     Jack Quinn,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     John Warner,
     Strom Thurmond,
     John McCain,
     Bob Smith,
     James M. Inhofe,
     Rick Santorum,
     Olympia Snowe,
     Pat Roberts,
     Wayne Allard,
     Tim Hutchinson,
     Jeff Sessions,
     Robert C. Byrd,
     Chuck Robb,
     Mary L. Landrieu,
     Max Cleland,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  Pending consideration of the conference report,
  On demand of Mr. DINGELL, pursuant to clause 8(d)(2), rule XXII,
  Ordered, That time for debate be equally divided among Messrs. SPENCE, 
SKELTON, and DINGELL.
  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. DINGELL moved to recommit the conference report on S. 1059 to the 
committee of conference with instructions for the managers on the part 
of the House to insist on striking all provisions within Title XXXII 
that limit any existing authority of the Secretary to supervise, manage 
and direct the National Nuclear Security Administration and all its 
personnel, to retain authority to delegate that authority to any officer 
or employee of the Department with respect to such particular subject 
matter areas and activities as the Secretary determines from time to 
time, to otherwise retain with respect to the National Nuclear Security 
Administration all management authorities provided by the Department of 
Energy Organization Act as though that Administration was established by 
that Act, to have authority to reorganize organizational units reporting 
directly to the Secretary governed by just the first sentence of section 
643 of that Act (42 United States Code 7253), and to retain all 
authority previously provided by section 93 of the Atomic Energy Act of 
1954 (42 United States Code 2122a) to determine governance of Special 
Access Programs, including waiver of congressional notification 
requirements as specified by law.
  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. PEASE, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. DINGELL 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

139

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

281

para. 96.6                    [Roll No. 423]

                                YEAS--139

     Ackerman
     Baird
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hill (IN)
     Hinchey
     Holt
     Hooley
     Inslee
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Petri
     Phelps
     Porter
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Thompson (CA)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

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                                NAYS--281

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     King (NY)
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Clayton
     Hastings (FL)
     Jefferson
     Kingston
     McKinney
     Millender-McDonald
     Pelosi
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Shaw
     Vitter
     Waters
  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. QUINN, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SPENCE demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to the 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

375

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

45

para. 96.7                    [Roll No. 424]

                                AYES--375

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     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
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--45

     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bliley
     Capuano
     Conyers
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Dingell
     Ehlers
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Gutierrez
     Holt
     Jackson (IL)
     Kucinich
     Lazio
     Lee
     Lowey
     Markey
     McKinney
     Minge
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schakowsky
     Sensenbrenner
     Shays
     Stark
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wu

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Dunn
     Edwards
     Green (WI)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hulshof
     Jefferson
     Kingston
     Millender-McDonald
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     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. 96.8  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1655

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
called up the following resolution (H. Res. 289):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pur

[[Page 1635]]

     suant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the House 
     resolved into the Committee of the Whole House on the state 
     of the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1655) to 
     authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for 
     the civilian energy and scientific research, development, and 
     demonstration and related commercial application of energy 
     technology programs, projects, and activities of the 
     Department of Energy, 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 Science. 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 purposes of amendment under the five-minute 
     rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended 
     by the Committee on Science 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 8 of rule XVIII. 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 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 
     Members 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. 96.9  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1551

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
called up the following resolution (H. Res. 290):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1551) to authorize the Federal Aviation 
     Administration's civil aviation research and development 
     programs for fiscal years 2000 and 2001, 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 
     Science. 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 purpose of 
     amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
     Science 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 8 of rule XVIII. 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 Members 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. 96.10  federal aviation administration

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, pursuant to House 
Resolution 290 and rule XVIII, 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. 1551) to authorize the Federal Aviation 
Administration's civil aviation research and development programs for 
fiscal years 2000 and 2001, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by unanimous 
consent, designated Mr. SUNUNU as Chairman of the Committee of the 
Whole.
  The Acting Chairman, Mr. QUINN, assumed the Chair; and after some time 
spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. QUINN, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 290, 
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 ``Civil Aviation Research and 
     Development Authorization Act of 1999''.

     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 (4)(J);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) for fiscal year 2000, $208,416,100 including--
       ``(A) $17,269,000 for system development and infrastructure 
     projects and activities;
       ``(B) $33,042,500 for capacity and air traffic management 
     technology projects and activities;
       ``(C) $11,265,400 for communications, navigation, and 
     surveillance projects and activities;
       ``(D) $15,765,000 for weather projects and activities;
       ``(E) $6,358,200 for airport technology projects and 
     activities;
       ``(F) $39,639,000 for aircraft safety technology projects 
     and activities;
       ``(G) $53,218,000 for system security technology projects 
     and activities;
       ``(H) $26,207,000 for human factors and aviation medicine 
     projects and activities;
       ``(I) $3,481,000 for environment and energy projects and 
     activities; and
       ``(J) $2,171,000 for innovative/cooperative research 
     projects and activities, of which $750,000 shall be for 
     carrying out subsection (h) of this section; and
       ``(7) for fiscal year 2001, $222,950,000.''.

     SEC. 3. BUDGET DESIGNATION FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       Section 48102 of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after subsection (f) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) Designation of Activities.--(1) The amounts 
     appropriated under subsection (a) are for the support of all 
     research and development activities carried out by the 
     Federal Aviation Administration that fall within the 
     categories of basic research, applied research, and 
     development, including the design and development of 
     prototypes, in accordance with the classifications of the 
     Office of Management and Budget Circular A-11 (Budget 
     Formulation/Submission Process).
       ``(2) The Department of Transportation's annual budget 
     request for the Federal Aviation Administration shall 
     identify all of the activities carried out by the 
     Administration within the categories of basic research, 
     applied research, and development, as classified by the 
     Office of Management and Budget Circular A-11. Each activity 
     in the categories of basic research, applied research, and 
     development shall be identified regardless of the budget 
     category in which it appears in the budget request.''.

     SEC. 4. NATIONAL AVIATION RESEARCH PLAN.

       Section 44501(c) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)(B)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (iii);

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       (B) by striking the period at the end of clause (iv) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(v) highlight the research and development technology 
     transfer activities that promote technology sharing among 
     government, industry, and academia through the Stevenson-
     Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``The report shall be 
     prepared in accordance with requirements of section 1116 of 
     title 31, United States Code.'' after ``effect for the prior 
     fiscal year.''.

     SEC. 5. INTEGRATED SAFETY RESEARCH PLAN.

       (a) Requirement.--Not later than March 1, 2000, the 
     Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration shall jointly prepare and transmit to the 
     Congress an integrated civil aviation safety research and 
     development plan.
       (b) Contents.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall 
     include--
       (1) an identification of the respective research and 
     development requirements, roles, and responsibilities of the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Federal 
     Aviation Administration;
       (2) formal mechanisms for the timely sharing of information 
     between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and 
     the Federal Aviation Administration, including a requirement 
     that the FAA-NASA Coordinating Committee established in 1980 
     meet at least twice a year; and
       (3) procedures for increased communication and coordination 
     between the Federal Aviation Administration research advisory 
     committee established under section 44508 of title 49, United 
     States Code, and the NASA Aeronautics and Space 
     Transportation Technology Advisory Committee, including a 
     proposal for greater cross-membership between those two 
     advisory committees.

     SEC. 6. INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.

       The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration 
     shall make available through the Internet home page of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration the abstracts relating to all 
     research grants and awards made with funds authorized by the 
     amendments made by this Act. Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to require or permit the release of any information 
     prohibited by law or regulation from being released to the 
     public.

     SEC. 7. RESEARCH ON NONSTRUCTURAL AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.

       Section 44504(b)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``, including nonstructural aircraft 
     systems,'' after ``life of aircraft''.

     SEC. 8. ELIGIBILITY FOR AWARDS.

       (a) In general.--The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration shall exclude from consideration for grant 
     agreements made by that Administration with funds 
     appropriated pursuant to the amendments made by this Act any 
     person who received funds, other than those described in 
     subsection (b), appropriated for a fiscal year after fiscal 
     year 1999, under a grant agreement from any Federal funding 
     source for a project that was not subjected to a competitive, 
     merit-based award process, except as specifically authorized 
     by this Act. Any exclusion from consideration pursuant to 
     this subsection shall be effective for a period of 5 years 
     after the person receives such Federal funds.
       (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to the 
     receipt of Federal funds by a person due to the membership of 
     that person in a class specified by law for which assistance 
     is awarded to members of the class according to a formula 
     provided by law.
       (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``grant agreement'' means a legal instrument whose principal 
     purpose is to transfer a thing of value to the recipient to 
     carry out a public purpose of support or stimulation 
     authorized by a law of the United States, and does not 
     include the acquisition (by purchase, lease, or barter) of 
     property or services for the direct benefit or use of the 
     United States Government. Such term does not include a 
     cooperative agreement (as such term is used in section 6305 
     of title 31, United States Code) or a cooperative research 
     and development agreement (as such term is defined in section 
     12(d)(1) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 
     1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a(d)(1))).

     SEC. 9. 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. 10. 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 Administrator of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration shall provide to each 
     recipient of the assistance a notice describing the statement 
     made in subsection (a) by the Congress.

     SEC. 11. PROHIBITION OF CONTRACTS.

       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. 12. LASER VISUAL GUIDANCE RESEARCH.

       The Federal Aviation Administration is encouraged to 
     conduct research on the laser visual guidance landing system.

  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. CALVERT, 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. 96.11  energy research and development

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, pursuant to House Resolution 289 
and rule XVIII, 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. 1655) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 
for the civilian energy and scientific research, development, and 
demonstration and related commercial application of energy technology 
programs, projects, and activities of the Department of Energy, and for 
other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. SUNUNU as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole.
  The Acting Chairman, Mr. QUINN, assumed the Chair; and after some time 
spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McHUGH, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. SUNUNU, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 289, 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:
       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Energy 
     Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 
     1999''.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       For the purposes of this Act, the term--
       (1) ``Department'' means the Department of Energy; and
       (2) ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Energy.

     SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Energy Supply.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to the Secretary for Energy Supply civilian energy and 
     scientific research, development, and demonstration and 
     related commercial application of energy technology operation 
     and maintenance and construction programs, projects, and 
     activities for which specific sums are not authorized under 
     other authority of law $482,266,000 for fiscal year 2000 and 
     $504,595,630 for fiscal year 2001, to remain available 
     through the end of fiscal year 2002, of which--
       (1) $366,524,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $377,339,630 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Solar and Renewable Resources 
     Technologies, including--
       (A) $5,500,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $5,665,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Solar Building Technology Research;
       (B) $93,309,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $96,108,270 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Photovoltaic Energy Systems;
       (C) $18,850,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $19,415,500 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Concentrating Solar Power, of which 
     $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $3,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2001 shall be for experimental beamed power technology 
     demonstrations;
       (D) $92,391,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $95,162,730 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Biopower/Biofuels Energy Systems;
       (E) $45,600,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $46,968,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Wind Energy Systems;
       (F) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $4,120,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for the Renewable Energy Production 
     Incentive Program;
       (G) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $6,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for the International Solar Energy Program;

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       (H) $3,900,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $4,017,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for the National Renewable Energy 
     Laboratory;
       (I) $33,500,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $35,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Geothermal, of which $4,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2000 and $4,615,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be 
     derived from amounts otherwise authorized under this 
     subsection, from savings resulting from reductions in 
     contractor travel pursuant to section 10(d);
       (J) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $7,210,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Hydropower;
       (K) $41,303,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $42,542,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Electric Energy Systems and Storage; and
       (L) $19,171,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $19,746,130 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Program Direction; and
       (2) $115,742,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $127,256,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Nuclear Energy, including--
       (A) $37,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $37,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Advanced Radioisotope Power Systems;
       (B) $6,070,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $6,070,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Test Reactor Area Landlord operation and 
     maintenance;
       (C) $1,430,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $1,944,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for construction of Project 99-E-200, Test 
     Reactor Area Electric Utility Upgrade, Idaho National 
     Engineering and Environmental Laboratory;
       (D) $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $2,500,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for construction of Project 95-E-201, Test 
     Reactor Area Fire and Life Safety Improvements, Idaho 
     National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory;
       (E) $13,500,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $16,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for University Reactor Fuel Assistance and 
     Support;
       (F) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $7,500,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Nuclear Energy Plant Optimization;
       (G) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $35,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for the Nuclear Energy Research Initiative; 
     and
       (H) $21,242,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $21,242,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Program Direction.
       (b) Science.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Secretary for Science scientific and civilian energy 
     research, development, and demonstration operation and 
     maintenance and construction programs, projects, and 
     activities for which specific sums are not authorized under 
     other authority of law $2,657,761,000 for fiscal year 2000 
     and $2,691,465,000 for fiscal year 2001, to remain available 
     until expended, of which--
       (1) $715,090,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $753,110,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for High Energy Physics, 
     including--
       (A) $235,190,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $246,950,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for High Energy Physics Research and 
     Technology;
       (B) $451,200,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $473,760,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for High Energy Physics Facility Operations;
       (C) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $5,200,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for construction of Project 00-G-307, 
     Research Office Building, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center;
       (D) $4,700,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $4,200,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for construction of Project 99-G-306, Wilson 
     Hall Safety Improvements Project, Fermi National Accelerator 
     Laboratory; and
       (E) $22,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $23,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for construction of Project 98-G-304, 
     Neutrinos at the Main Injector, Fermi National Accelerator 
     Laboratory;
       (2) $357,714,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $375,600,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Nuclear Physics;
       (3) $413,674,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $434,357,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Biological and Environmental 
     Research;
       (4) $698,800,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $733,740,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Basic Energy Sciences, 
     including--
       (A) $405,390,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $425,660,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Materials Sciences Research and 
     Facilities Operations;
       (B) $217,179,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $228,038,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Chemical Sciences Research and 
     Facilities Operations;
       (C) $18,820,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $19,761,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Engineering Research;
       (D) $26,056,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $27,359,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Geosciences Research; and
       (E) $31,355,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $32,923,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Energy Biosciences;
       (5) $31,474,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $32,333,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Computational and Technology 
     Research, including--
       (A) $17,174,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $18,033,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Mathematical, Information, and 
     Computational Sciences; and
       (B) $14,300,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $14,300,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Laboratory Technology Research;
       (6) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $1,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Energy Research Analysis;
       (7) $22,309,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $23,425,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Multiprogram Energy 
     Laboratories--Facility Support;
       (8) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $275,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Fusion Energy Sciences, 
     including $13,600,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $19,400,000 
     for fiscal year 2001 for Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor 
     Decontamination and Decommissioning;
       (9) $49,800,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $49,800,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Science Program Direction;
       (10) $17,900,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $13,100,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Spallation Neutron Source 
     research and development; and
       (11) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 shall be for 
     construction of Project 99-E-334, Spallation Neutron Source, 
     Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
       (c) Fossil Energy Research and Development.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for Fossil 
     Energy Research and Development civilian energy and 
     scientific research, development, and demonstration and 
     related commercial application of energy technology operation 
     and maintenance programs, projects, and activities for which 
     specific sums are not authorized under other authority of law 
     $397,564,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $427,102,000 for fiscal 
     year 2001, to remain available through the end of fiscal year 
     2002, of which--
       (1) $126,609,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $126,614,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Coal, including--
       (A) $5,250,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $5,407,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Coal Preparation;
       (B) $1,641,000 for fiscal year 2000 for Direct 
     Liquefaction;
       (C) $6,659,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $6,859,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Indirect Liquefaction;
       (D) $2,200,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $2,310,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Advanced Clean Fuels Research Advanced 
     Research and Environmental Technology;
       (E) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 for Advanced Pulverized 
     Coal-Fired Powerplant;
       (F) $7,010,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $7,220,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Indirect Fired Cycle;
       (G) $38,661,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $39,821,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for High-Efficiency-Integrated Gasification 
     Combined Cycle;
       (H) $15,077,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $15,529,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for High-Efficiency Pressurized Fluidized 
     Bed;
       (I) $23,864,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $25,057,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Advanced Clean/Efficient Power Systems 
     Advanced Research and Environmental Technology; and
       (J) $23,247,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $24,410,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Advanced Research and Technology 
     Development;
       (2) $50,574,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $52,091,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Oil Technology, including--
       (A) $31,720,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $32,671,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Exploration and Production Supporting 
     Research;
       (B) $8,034,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $8,275,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Recovery Field Demonstrations; and
       (C) $10,820,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $11,145,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Oil Technology Effective Environmental 
     Protection;
       (3) $107,916,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $108,831,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Gas, including--
       (A) $14,932,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $15,380,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Natural Gas Research Exploration and 
     Production;
       (B) $1,030,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $1,061,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Natural Gas Research Delivery and 
     Storage;
       (C) $41,808,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $41,808,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Natural Gas Research Advanced Turbine 
     Systems;
       (D) $9,330,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $9,610,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Natural Gas Research Emerging Processing 
     Technology Applications;
       (E) $3,108,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $3,201,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Natural Gas Effective Environmental 
     Protection;
       (F) $1,260,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $1,323,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Fuel Cells Advanced Research; and
       (G) $36,449,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $36,449,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Fuel Cells Systems;
       (4) $71,114,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $72,796,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Program Direction and 
     Management Support, including--
       (A) $15,049,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $15,049,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Headquarters Program Direction; and
       (B) $56,065,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $57,747,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Energy Technology Center Program 
     Direction;
       (5) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $2,060,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for GP-F-100, Plant and Capital 
     Equipment, at Energy Technology Center sites;
       (6) $7,148,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $7,537,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Cooperative Research and 
     Development;
       (7) $2,173,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $2,173,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Fuels Conversion, Natural Gas, 
     and Electricity;
       (8) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $5,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Advanced Metallurgical 
     Processes; and
       (9) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $50,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for a Fossil Energy Science 
     Initiative to be managed by the Assistant Secretary for 
     Fossil Energy in consultation with the Director of the Office 
     of Science, for grants to be competitively awarded and 
     subject to peer review for research relating to fossil 
     energy. The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
     Science and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives, and to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, 
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     the activities of the Fossil Energy Science Initiative, 
     including a description of the process used to award the 
     funds and an explanation of how the research relates to 
     fossil energy.
       (d) Energy Conservation Research and Development.--There 
     are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for Energy 
     Conservation Research and Development civilian energy and 
     scientific research, development, and demonstration and 
     related application of energy technology operation and 
     maintenance programs, projects, and activities for which 
     specific sums are not authorized under other authority of law 
     $577,915,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $619,502,480 for fiscal 
     year 2001, to remain available through the end of fiscal year 
     2002, of which--
       (1) $246,999,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $254,409,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for the Transportation Sector, 
     including--
       (A) $168,080,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $173,122,400 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Vehicle Technology Research and 
     Development;
       (B) $23,500,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $24,205,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Fuels Utilization Research and 
     Development, of which $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2000 and 
     $2,750,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for biodiesel fuel 
     research and development;
       (C) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $7,210,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Technology Deployment;
       (D) $38,599,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $39,757,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Materials Technology; and
       (E) $9,820,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $10,114,600 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Management and Planning;
       (2) $171,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $176,130,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for the Industry Sector, 
     including--
       (A) $74,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $76,220,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Industries of the Future (Specific);
       (B) $87,600,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $90,228,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Industries of the Future (Crosscutting); 
     and
       (C) $9,400,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $9,682,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Management and Planning;
       (3) $92,116,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $94,879,480 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for the Building Technology, State 
     and Community Sector (nongrants), including--
       (A) $62,018,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $63,878,540 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Building Research; and
       (B) $30,098,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $31,000,940 for 
     fiscal year 2001 for Building Technology Assistance 
     (nongrants);
       (4) $42,800,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $44,084,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for Policy and Management; and
       (5) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $50,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001 shall be for an Energy Efficiency Science 
     Initiative to be managed by the Assistant Secretary for 
     Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in consultation with 
     the Director of the Office of Science, for grants to be 
     competitively awarded and subject to peer review for research 
     relating to energy efficiency. The Secretary shall submit to 
     the Committee on Science and the Committee on Appropriations 
     of the House of Representatives, and to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate, an annual report on the 
     activities of the Energy Efficiency Science Initiative, 
     including a description of the process used to award the 
     funds and an explanation of how the research relates to 
     energy efficiency.
       (e) Additional Authorization.--The Secretary shall 
     designate $2,000,000 of the amounts authorized by this 
     section for each fiscal year for biometric technology 
     security, including Iris Recognition Technology.

     SEC. 4. GAS HYDRATE ENERGY AND SCIENTIFIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL 
                   RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the 
     Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, shall commence a 
     program of gas hydrate energy and scientific and 
     environmental research and development.
       (b) Grants, Contracts, Cooperative Agreements, Interagency 
     Funds Transfer Agreements, and Field Work Proposals.--
       (1) Assistance.--The Secretary, acting through the 
     Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, may award grants or 
     contracts to, or enter into cooperative agreements with, 
     institutions of higher education and industrial enterprises 
     to conduct energy and scientific and environmental research, 
     development, and demonstration programs on gas hydrate.
       (2) Peer review.--Funds made available under paragraph (1) 
     for initiating contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, 
     interagency funds transfer agreements, and field work 
     proposals shall be made available based on a competitive 
     selection process and a peer review of proposals. Exceptions 
     shall be considered on a case-by-case basis, and reported by 
     the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for 
     Fossil Energy, to the Committee on Science of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources of the Senate 30 days prior to any such award.
       (c) Consultation.--The Secretary, acting through the 
     Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, may establish an 
     advisory panel consisting of experts from industry, 
     institutions of higher education, and other entities as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate, to assist in developing 
     recommendations and priorities for the gas hydrate research 
     and development program carried out under subsection (a).
       (d) Limitations.--
       (1) Administrative expenses.--Not more than 5 percent of 
     the amount made available to carry out this section for a 
     fiscal year may be used by the Secretary, acting through the 
     Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, for expenses 
     associated with the administration of the program carried out 
     under subsection (a).
       (2) Construction costs.--None of the funds made available 
     to carry out this section may be used for the construction of 
     a new building or the acquisition, expansion, remodeling, or 
     alteration of an existing building (including site grading 
     and improvement and architect fees).
       (e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) Contract.--The term ``contract'' means a procurement 
     contract within the meaning of section 6303 of title 31, 
     United States Code.
       (2) Cooperative agreement.--The term ``cooperative 
     agreement'' means a cooperative agreement within the meaning 
     of section 6305 of title 31, United States Code.
       (3) Grant.--The term ``grant'' means a grant awarded under 
     a grant agreement, within the meaning of section 6304 of 
     title 31, United States Code.
       (4) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     ``institution of higher education'' means an institution of 
     higher education, within the meaning of section 1201(a) of 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(a)).
       (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--Of the amounts 
     authorized under section 3(c)(3), $5,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2000 and $7,500,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be available 
     for carrying out this section.

     SEC. 5. NOTICE.

       (a) Reprogramming.--The Secretary may use for any 
     authorized activities of the Department under this Act--
       (1) up to the lesser of $250,000 or 5 percent of the total 
     funding for a fiscal year of a civilian energy or scientific 
     research, development, or demonstration or related commercial 
     application of energy technology program, project, or 
     activity of the Department; or
       (2) after the expiration of 60 days after transmitting to 
     the Committee on Science and the Committee on Appropriations 
     of the House of Representatives, and to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate, a report described in 
     subsection (b), up to 25 percent of the total funding for a 
     fiscal year of a civilian energy or scientific research, 
     development, or demonstration or related commercial 
     application of energy technology program, project, or 
     activity of the Department.
       (b) Report.--(1) The report referred to in subsection 
     (a)(2) 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 60-day period under 
     subsection (a)(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.
       (c) Limitations.--In no event may funds be used pursuant to 
     subsection (a) for a program, project, or activity for which 
     funding has been requested to the Congress but which has not 
     been funded by the Congress.
       (d) Notice of Reorganization.--The Secretary shall provide 
     notice to the Committee on Science and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the Senate, not later than 15 days 
     before any major reorganization of any civilian energy or 
     scientific research, development, or demonstration or related 
     commercial application of energy technology program, project, 
     or activity of the Department.
       (e) Copy of Reports.--The Secretary shall provide copies to 
     the Committee on Science and the Committee on Appropriations 
     of the House of Representatives, and to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate, of any report relating to the 
     civilian energy or scientific research, development, or 
     demonstration or related commercial application of energy 
     technology programs, projects, and activities of the 
     Department prepared at the direction of any committee of 
     Congress.

     SEC. 6. LIMITATION ON DEMONSTRATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The Department shall provide funding for 
     civilian energy or scientific or related commercial 
     application of energy technology demonstration programs, 
     projects, and activities only for technologies or processes 
     that can be reasonably expected to yield new, measurable 
     benefits to the cost, efficiency, or performance of the 
     technology or process.
       (b) Parallex Project.--The Secretary shall not, as part of 
     the test and demonstration Parallex Project, select a route 
     for the transportation of Mixed Oxide Fuel from Los Alamos, 
     New Mexico, to Chalk River, Canada, without issuing a rule 
     based on the record after an opportunity for agency hearing.

     SEC. 7. LIMITS ON GENERAL PLANT PROJECTS.

       If, at any time during the construction of a civilian 
     energy or scientific research, development, or demonstration 
     or related commercial application of energy technology 
     project of the Department for which no specific funding level 
     is provided by law, the estimated cost (including any 
     revision thereof)

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     of the project exceeds $2,000,000, the Secretary may not 
     continue such construction unless the Secretary has furnished 
     a complete report to the Committee on Science and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, 
     and to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, explaining the 
     project and the reasons for the estimate or revision.

     SEC. 8. LIMITS ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

       (a) Limitation.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     construction on a civilian energy or scientific research, 
     development, or demonstration or related commercial 
     application of energy technology project of the Department 
     for which funding has been specifically provided by law may 
     not be started, and additional obligations may not be 
     incurred in connection with the project above the authorized 
     funding amount, whenever the current estimated cost of the 
     construction project exceeds by more than 10 percent the 
     higher of--
       (1) the amount authorized for the project, if the entire 
     project has been funded by the Congress; or
       (2) the amount of the total estimated cost for the project 
     as shown in the most recent budget justification data 
     submitted to Congress.
       (b) Notice.--An action described in subsection (a) may be 
     taken if--
       (1) the Secretary has submitted to the Committee on Science 
     and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives, and to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, 
     a report on the proposed actions and the circumstances making 
     such actions necessary; and
       (2) a period of 30 days has elapsed after the date on which 
     the report is received by the committees.
       (c) Exclusion.--In the computation of the 30-day period 
     described in subsection (b)(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.
       (d) Exception.--Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to 
     any construction project which has a current estimated cost 
     of less than $2,000,000.

     SEC. 9. 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 civilian energy or scientific 
     research, development, or demonstration or related commercial 
     application of energy technology program, project, or 
     activity of the Department, the Secretary shall complete a 
     conceptual design for that project.
       (2) If the estimated cost of completing a conceptual design 
     for a construction project exceeds $750,000, 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 for a construction project, the total 
     estimated cost of which is less than $2,000,000.
       (b) Authority for Construction Design.--(1) The Secretary 
     may carry out construction design (including architectural 
     and engineering services) in connection with any proposed 
     construction project that is in support of a civilian energy 
     or scientific research, development, and demonstration or 
     related commercial application of energy technology program, 
     project, or activity of the Department if the total estimated 
     cost for such design does not exceed $250,000.
       (2) If the total estimated cost for construction design in 
     connection with any construction project described in 
     paragraph (1) exceeds $250,000, funds for such design must be 
     specifically authorized by law.

     SEC. 10. LIMITS ON USE OF FUNDS.

       (a) Construction of Spallation Neutron Source Project.--
     None of the funds authorized by section 3(b)(11) may be 
     obligated until--
       (1) the Secretary certifies in writing to the Committee on 
     Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate that senior 
     project management positions for the project have been filled 
     by qualified individuals; and
       (2) the Secretary provides the Committee on Science and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, 
     and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, with--
       (A) a cost baseline and project milestones for each major 
     construction and technical system activity, consistent with 
     the overall cost and schedule submitted with the Department's 
     fiscal year 2000 budget, that have been reviewed and 
     certified by an independent entity, outside the Department 
     and having no financial interest in the project, as the most 
     cost-effective way to complete the project;
       (B) binding legal agreements that specify the duties and 
     obligations of each laboratory of the Department in carrying 
     out the project;
       (C) a revised project management structure that integrates 
     the staff of the collaborating laboratories working on the 
     project under a single project director, who shall have 
     direct supervisory responsibility over the carrying out of 
     the duties and obligations described in subparagraph (B); and
       (D) official delegation by the Secretary of primary 
     authority with respect to the project to the project 
     director; and
       (3) the Comptroller General reports to the Congress, on the 
     basis of available information, that the tax reimbursements 
     that the Comptroller General estimates the Department would 
     pay to its contractors as a cost of constructing the 
     Spallation Neutron Source at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in 
     Tennessee would be no more than the tax reimbursements it 
     would pay if the same project were constructed at the 
     Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California, the 
     Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois, the Los Alamos 
     National Laboratory in New Mexico, or the Brookhaven National 
     Laboratory in New York.
     The Secretary shall report on the Spallation Neutron Source 
     Project 99-E-334 annually, as part of the Department's annual 
     budget submission, including a description of the achievement 
     of milestones, a comparison of actual costs to estimated 
     costs, and any changes in estimated project costs or 
     schedule.
       (b) International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) 
     Engineering Design Activities (EDA).--None of the funds 
     authorized by this Act may be used either directly or 
     indirectly for United States participation in International 
     Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) Engineering Design 
     Activities (EDA).
       (c) Office of Science.--None of the funds authorized by 
     this Act may be used either directly or indirectly to fund 
     the salary of an individual holding the position of Director 
     or Deputy Director of the Office of Science, or Associate 
     Director (except for the Office of Laboratory Policy and the 
     Office of Resource Management), or Director, Office of 
     Planning and Analysis within the Department's Office of 
     Science unless such individual holds a postgraduate degree in 
     science or engineering.
       (d) Travel.--Not more than 1 percent of the funds 
     authorized by this Act may be used either directly or 
     indirectly to fund travel costs of the Department or travel 
     costs for persons awarded contracts or subcontracts by the 
     Department. As part of the Department's annual budget request 
     submission to the Congress, the Secretary shall submit a 
     report to the Committee on Science and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the Senate, that identifies--
       (1) the estimated amount of travel costs by the Department 
     and for persons awarded contracts or subcontracts by the 
     Department for the fiscal year of such budget submission, as 
     well as for the 2 previous fiscal years;
       (2) the major purposes for such travel; and
       (3) the sources of funds for such travel.
       (e) Trade Associations.--No funds authorized by this Act 
     may be used either directly or indirectly to fund a grant, 
     contract, subcontract, or any other form of financial 
     assistance awarded by the Department to a trade association 
     on a noncompetitive basis. As part of the Department's annual 
     budget request submission to the Congress, the Secretary 
     shall submit a report to the Committee on Science and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, 
     and to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, that identifies--
       (1) the estimated amount of funds provided by the 
     Department to trade associations, by trade association, for 
     the fiscal year of such budget submission, as well as for the 
     2 previous fiscal years;
       (2) the services either provided or to be provided by each 
     such trade association; and
       (3) the sources of funds for services provided by each such 
     trade association.
       (f) Reductions.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this Act--
       (1) each of the amounts authorized by this Act for fiscal 
     year 2000 shall be reduced by 1 percent;
       (2) each of the amounts authorized by this Act for fiscal 
     year 2000, as reduced pursuant to paragraph (1), shall be 
     further reduced by .7674 percent, with such reduction 
     representing a reduction in travel costs; and
       (3) each of the amounts authorized by this Act for fiscal 
     year 2000 for administrative expenses, including program 
     management, shall be further reduced proportionately to 
     achieve additional savings of $30,000,000.

     SEC. 11. MANAGEMENT AND OPERATING CONTRACTS.

       (a) Competitive Procedure Requirement.--None of the funds 
     authorized to be appropriated by this Act for civilian energy 
     or scientific research, development, and demonstration or 
     related commercial application of energy technology programs, 
     projects, and activities may be used to award a management 
     and operating contract for a federally owned or operated 
     civilian energy laboratory of the Department unless such 
     contract is awarded using competitive procedures or the 
     Secretary 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) Congressional Notice.--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 Committee on Science and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the Senate, a report notifying the 
     committees of the waiver and setting forth the reasons for 
     the waiver.

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     SEC. 12. FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION.

       (a) Requirement.--None of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated by this Act for civilian energy or scientific 
     research, development, and demonstration or related 
     commercial application of energy technology programs, 
     projects, and activities may be used to award, amend, or 
     modify a contract of the Department in a manner that deviates 
     from the Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless the Secretary 
     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) Congressional Notice.--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 Committee on Science and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the Senate, a report notifying the 
     committees of the waiver and setting forth the reasons for 
     the waiver.

     SEC. 13. REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS.

       None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
     may be used by the Department to prepare or initiate Requests 
     for Proposals (RFPs) for a civilian energy or scientific 
     research, development, and demonstration or related 
     commercial application of energy technology program, project, 
     or activity if the program, project, or activity has not been 
     specifically authorized by Congress.

     SEC. 14. PRODUCTION OR PROVISION OF ARTICLES OR SERVICES.

       None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
     may be used by any civilian energy or scientific research, 
     development, and demonstration or related commercial 
     application of energy technology program, project, or 
     activity of the Department to produce or provide articles or 
     services for the purpose of selling the articles or services 
     to a person outside the Federal Government, unless the 
     Secretary determines that comparable articles or services are 
     not available from a commercial source in the United States.

     SEC. 15. ELIGIBILITY FOR AWARDS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall exclude from 
     consideration for grant agreements for civilian energy and 
     scientific research, development, and demonstration or 
     related commercial application of energy technology programs, 
     projects, and activities made by the Department after fiscal 
     year 1999 any person who received funds, other than those 
     described in subsection (b), appropriated for a fiscal year 
     after fiscal year 1999, under a grant agreement from any 
     Federal funding source for a program, project, or activity 
     that was not subjected to a competitive, merit-based award 
     process, except as specifically authorized by this Act. Any 
     exclusion from consideration pursuant to this section shall 
     be effective for a period of 5 years after the person 
     receives such Federal funds.
       (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to the 
     receipt of Federal funds by a person due to the membership of 
     that person in a class specified by law for which assistance 
     is awarded to members of the class according to a formula 
     provided by law or under circumstances permitting other than 
     full and open competition under the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation.
       (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``grant agreement'' means a legal instrument whose principal 
     purpose is to transfer a thing of value to the recipient to 
     carry out a public purpose of support or stimulation 
     authorized by a law of the United States, and does not 
     include the acquisition (by purchase, lease, or barter) of 
     property or services for the direct benefit or use of the 
     United States Government. Such term does not include a 
     cooperative agreement (as such term is used in section 6305 
     of title 31, United States Code) or a cooperative research 
     and development agreement (as such term is defined in section 
     12(d)(1) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 
     1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a(d)(1))).

     SEC. 16. INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.

       The Secretary shall make available through the Internet 
     home page of the Department the abstracts relating to all 
     research grants and awards made with funds authorized by this 
     Act. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require or 
     permit the release of any information prohibited by law or 
     regulation from being released to the public.

     SEC. 17. FOREIGN VISITORS PROGRAM.

       (a) Prohibition.--Except as provided in subsection (b) or 
     (c), the Secretary may not admit to any classified area of 
     any federally owned or operated nonmilitary energy laboratory 
     any individual who is a citizen of a nation that is named on 
     the Department of Energy List of Sensitive Countries.
       (b) Waiver Authority.--(1) The Secretary may waive the 
     prohibition in subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis with 
     respect to individuals whose admission to a federally owned 
     or operated nonmilitary energy laboratory is determined by 
     the Secretary to be necessary for the furtherance of civilian 
     science interests of the United States.
       (2) Not later than 30 days after granting a waiver under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee 
     on Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report in 
     writing providing notice of the waiver. The report shall 
     identify each individual for whom a waiver is granted and, 
     with respect to each such individual, provide a detailed 
     justification for the waiver and the Secretary's 
     certification that the admission of that individual to a 
     federally owned or operated nonmilitary energy laboratory is 
     necessary for the furtherance of civilian science interests 
     of the United States.
       (3) The authority of the Secretary under paragraph (1) may 
     not be delegated.
       (c) Application.--This section shall not apply to the Ames 
     Laboratory, the Environmental Measurement Laboratory, the 
     Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, the 
     Federal Energy Technology Center, the Fermi National 
     Accelerator Laboratory, the Lawrence Livermore National 
     Laboratory, the Los Alamos National Laboratory, the National 
     Renewable Energy Laboratory, the Princeton Plasma Physics 
     Laboratory, the Radiological and Environmental Sciences 
     Laboratory, the Sandia National Laboratories, the Stanford 
     Linear Accelerator Center, the Thomas Jefferson National 
     Accelerator Facility, or the Y-12 Plant.

     SEC. 18. 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. 19. 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 shall 
     provide to each recipient of the assistance a notice 
     describing the statement made in subsection (a) by the 
     Congress.

     SEC. 20. PROHIBITION OF CONTRACTS.

       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. 21. NUCLEAR WASTE TRANSMUTATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall commence a program 
     of research and development on the technology necessary to 
     achieve onsite transmutation of nuclear waste into 
     nonradioactive substances.
       (b) Grants, Contracts, Cooperative Agreements, Interagency 
     Funds Transfer Agreements, and Field Work Proposals.--
       (1) Assistance.--The Secretary may award grants or 
     contracts to, or enter into cooperative agreements with, 
     institutions of higher education and industrial enterprises 
     to conduct a research, development, and demonstration program 
     on the technology necessary to achieve onsite transmutation 
     of nuclear waste into nonradioactive substances in a manner 
     consistent with United States environmental and 
     nonproliferation policy. The Secretary shall not support a 
     technology under this section that involves the isolation of 
     plutonium or uranium.
       (2) Peer review.--Funds made available under paragraph (1) 
     for initiating contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, 
     interagency funds transfer agreements, and field work 
     proposals shall be made available based on a competitive 
     selection process and a peer review of proposals. Exceptions 
     shall be considered on a case-by-case basis, and reported by 
     the Secretary to the Committee on Science of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources of the Senate 30 days prior to any such award.
       (c) Consultation.--The Secretary may establish an advisory 
     panel consisting of experts from industry, institutions of 
     higher education, and other entities as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate, to assist in developing 
     recommendations and priorities for the research, development, 
     and demonstration program carried out under subsection (a).
       (d) Limitations.--
       (1) Administrative expenses.--Not more than 5 percent of 
     the amount made available to carry out this section for a 
     fiscal year may be used by the Secretary for expenses 
     associated with the administration of the program carried out 
     under subsection (a).
       (2) Construction costs.--None of the funds made available 
     to carry out this section may be used for the construction of 
     a new building or the acquisition, expansion, remodeling, or 
     alteration of an existing building (including site grading 
     and improvement and architect fees).
       (e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) Contract.--The term ``contract'' means a procurement 
     contract within the meaning of section 6303 of title 31, 
     United States Code.
       (2) Cooperative agreement.--The term ``cooperative 
     agreement'' means a coopera

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     tive agreement within the meaning of section 6305 of title 
     31, United States Code.
       (3) Grant.--The term ``grant'' means a grant awarded under 
     a grant agreement, within the meaning of section 6304 of 
     title 31, United States Code.
       (4) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     ``institution of higher education'' means an institution of 
     higher education, within the meaning of section 1201(a) of 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(a)).
       (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--Of the amounts 
     authorized under section 3(a)(2)(G), $2,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2000 and $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be 
     available for carrying out this section.

     SEC. 22. MINORITY RECRUITMENT AND EMPLOYMENT.

       It is the sense of the Congress that the Department should 
     increase its efforts to recruit and employ qualified 
     minorities for carrying out the research and development 
     functions of the Department.

  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.
  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. 96.12  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 2490

  Mr. SESSIONS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 291):

       Resolved, that upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 2490) 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, 2000, 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. SESSIONS, 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. 96.13  treasury-postal service appropriations

  Mr. KOLBE, pursuant to House Resolution 291 called up the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 106-319):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2490) ``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, 2000, 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, 2000, 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, $134,034,000.

        Department-Wide Systems and Capital Investments Programs


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For development and acquisition of automatic data 
     processing equipment, software, and services for the 
     Department of the Treasury, $43,961,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, 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.

                      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, 
     $30,716,000.

                Inspector General for Tax Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Treasury Inspector General 
     for Tax Administration in carrying out the Inspector General 
     Act of 1978, as amended, 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)); services 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be 
     determined by the Inspector General for Tax Administration; 
     not to exceed $6,000,000 for official travel expenses; and 
     not to exceed $500,000 for unforeseen emergencies of a 
     confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the 
     direction of the Inspector General for Tax Administration, 
     $112,207,000.

           Treasury Building and Annex Repair and Restoration

       For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the Treasury 
     Building and Annex, $23,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                  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, $27,818,000, of which not to exceed 
     $1,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2002: 
     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 $27,920,000 shall be available to the Bureau of 
     Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, including $3,000,000 for 
     administering the Gang Resistance Education and Training 
     program; of which $4,200,000 shall be available to the United 
     States Secret Service for forensic and related support of 
     investigations of missing and exploited children, of which 
     $2,200,000 shall be available as a grant for activities 
     related to the investigations of exploited children and shall 
     remain available until expended; of which $61,000,000 shall 
     be available for the United States Customs Service; of which 
     $1,863,000 shall be available for the Financial Crimes 
     Enforcement Network; of which $9,200,000 shall be available 
     to the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center; and of which 
     $14,817,000 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, 
     $84,027,000, of which up to $16,511,000 for materials and 
     support costs of Federal law enforcement basic training shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2002: Provided, That

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     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, $21,611,000, 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, $61,083,000, of which $7,827,000 shall remain 
     available until expended.

                      Financial Management Service


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Financial Management Service, 
     $201,320,000, of which not to exceed $10,635,000 shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2002, for information systems 
     modernization initiatives; and of which not to exceed $2,500 
     shall be available for official reception and representation 
     expenses.

                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, $565,959,000, of which $39,000,000 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, supplies, 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 2000: 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 one installation 
     or site of a State or local authority who has obtained 
     similar equipment through a Federal grant or subsidy unless 
     the State or local authority agrees in writing to the 
     original grantor 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, $1,705,364,000, 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, of which $725,000 shall be provided to a northern 
     plains agricultural economics program in North and/or South 
     Dakota to conduct a research program on the bilateral United 
     States/Canadian bilateral trade of agricultural commodities 
     and products; of which not less than $100,000 shall be 
     available to promote public awareness of the child 
     pornography tipline; of which not less than $200,000 shall be 
     available for Project Alert; not to exceed $5,000,000 shall 
     be available until expended for conducting special operations 
     pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2081; not to exceed $8,000,000 shall be 
     available until expended for the procurement of automation 
     infrastructure items, including hardware, software, and 
     installation; and not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be available 
     until expended for repairs to Customs facilities: Provided, 
     That uniforms may be purchased without regard to the general 
     purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year: 
     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.


                   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.


  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, $108,688,000, 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 2000 without the prior approval 
     of the Committees on Appropriations.

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                       Bureau of the Public Debt


                     administering the public debt

       For necessary expenses connected with any public-debt 
     issues of the United States, $182,219,000, 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 expended for systems 
     modernization: Provided, That the sum appropriated herein 
     from the General Fund for fiscal year 2000 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 2000 
     appropriation from the General Fund estimated at 
     $177,819,000, 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 1012 of 
     Public Law 101-380.

                        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 
     services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may 
     be determined by the Commissioner, $3,312,535,000, of which 
     up to $3,950,000 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.


                          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, $3,336,838,000, of which not 
     to exceed $1,000,000 shall remain available until September 
     30, 2002, for research, and of which not to exceed $150,000 
     shall be for official reception and representation expenses 
     associated with hosting the Inter-American Center of Tax 
     Administration (CIAT) 2000 Conference.


             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), 
     $144,000,000, 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, 
     $1,455,401,000 which shall remain available until September 
     30, 2001.


          administrative provisions--internal revenue service

       Sec. 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 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 Internal Revenue Service shall institute and 
     enforce policies and procedures that will safeguard the 
     confidentiality of taxpayer information.
       Sec. 104. 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 service 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. 105. 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 777 vehicles for police-
     type use, of which 739 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, 
     $667,312,000: Provided, That up to $18,000,000 provided for 
     protective travel shall remain available until September 30, 
     2001.


     acquisition, construction, improvements, and related expenses

       For necessary expenses of construction, repair, alteration, 
     and improvement of facilities, $4,923,000, 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, 2000, 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 2000 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, Treasury Inspector General for Tax 
     Administration, 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. 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 Departmental 
     vehicle management principles: Provided, That the Secretary 
     may delegate this authority to the Assistant Secretary for 
     Management.
       Sec. 116. (a) Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments for 
     Employees of the Office of the Treasury Inspector General for 
     Tax Administration.--During the period from October 1, 1999 
     through January 1, 2003, the Treasury Inspector General for 
     Tax Administration is authorized to offer voluntary 
     separation incentives in order to provide the necessary 
     flexibility to carry out the plan to establish and reorganize 
     the Office of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax 
     Administration (referred to in this section as the 
     ``Office'').
       (b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``employee'' 
     means an employee (as defined by 5 U.S.C. 2105) who is 
     employed by the Office serving under an appointment without 
     time limitation, and has been currently employed by the 
     Office or the Internal Revenue

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     Service or the Office of Inspector General of the Department 
     of the Treasury 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 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;
       (5) an employee covered by statutory reemployment rights 
     who is on transfer to another organization; or
       (6) any employee who, during the 24-month period preceding 
     the date of separation, has received a recruitment or 
     relocation bonus under 5 U.S.C. 5753 or who, within the 12-
     month period preceding the date of separation, received a 
     retention allowance under 5 U.S.C. 5754.
       (c) Authority To Provide Voluntary Separation Incentive 
     Payments.--
       (1) In general.--The Treasury Inspector General for Tax 
     Administration may pay voluntary separation incentive 
     payments under this section to any employee to the extent 
     necessary to organize the Office so as to perform the duties 
     specified in the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and 
     Reform Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-206).
       (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 available for the 
     payment of the basic pay of the employees of the Office;
       (C) shall be equal to the lesser of--
       (i) an amount equal to the amount the employee would be 
     entitled to receive under 5 U.S.C. 5595(c); or
       (ii) an amount determined by the Treasury Inspector General 
     for Tax Administration, 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 5 U.S.C. 5595 based on any other separation.
       (d) Additional Office of the Treasury Inspector General for 
     Tax Administration 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 or 
     chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, the Office 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.
       (e) 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 United States 
     Government, or who works for any agency of the United States 
     Government through a personal services contract, 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 Office.
       (f) Effect on Office of the Treasury Inspector General for 
     Tax Administration 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 Office.
       (2) Use of voluntary separations.--The Office 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. 117. None of the funds appropriated in this Act or 
     otherwise available to the Department of the Treasury or the 
     Bureau of Engraving and Printing may be used to redesign the 
     $1 Federal Reserve note.
       Sec. 118. Funds made available by this or any other Act may 
     be used to pay premium pay for protective services authorized 
     by section 3056(a) of title 18, United States Code, without 
     regard to the limitation on the rate of pay payable during a 
     pay period contained in section 5547(c)(2) of title 5, United 
     States Code, except that such premium pay shall not be 
     payable to an employee to the extent that the aggregate of 
     the employee's basic and premium pay for the year would 
     otherwise exceed the annual equivalent of that limitation. 
     The term premium pay refers to the provisions of law cited in 
     the first sentence of section 5547(a) of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       Sec. 119. (a) Voluntary Separation Incentive payments for 
     Employees of the Chicago Financial Center of the Financial 
     Management Service.--During the period from October 1, 1999, 
     through January 31, 2000, the Commissioner of the Financial 
     Management Service (FMS) of the Department of the Treasury is 
     authorized to offer voluntary separation incentives in order 
     to provide the necessary flexibility to carry out the closure 
     of the Chicago Financial Center (CFC) in a manner which the 
     Commissioner shall deem most efficient, equitable to 
     employees, and cost effective to the Government.
       (b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``employee'' 
     means an employee (as defined by 5 U.S.C. 2105) who is 
     employed by FMS at CFC under an appointment without time 
     limitation, and has been so employed continuously for a 
     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 with a disability on the basis of which 
     such employee is or would be eligible for disability 
     retirement under the retirement systems referred to in 
     paragraph (1) or another retirement system for employees of 
     the Government;
       (3) an employee who is in receipt of a specific notice of 
     involuntary separation for misconduct or unacceptable 
     performance;
       (4) an employee who has previously received any voluntary 
     separation incentive payment from an agency or 
     instrumentality of the Government of the United States under 
     any authority and has not repaid such payment;
       (5) an employee covered by statutory reemployment rights 
     who is on transfer to another organization; or
       (6) an employee who during the 24-month period preceding 
     the date of separation has received and not repaid 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, has received and not repaid 
     a retention allowance under section 5754 of that title.
       (c) Agency Plan; Approval.--
       (1) The Secretary, Department of the Treasury, prior to 
     obligating any resources for voluntary separation incentive 
     payments, shall submit to the Office of Management and Budget 
     a strategic plan outlining the intended use of such incentive 
     payments and a proposed organizational chart for the agency 
     once such incentive payments have been completed.
       (2) The agency's plan under paragraph (1) shall include--
       (A) the specific positions and functions to be reduced or 
     eliminated;
       (B) a proposed coverage for offers of incentives;
       (C) the time period during which incentives may be paid;
       (D) the number and amounts of voluntary separation 
     incentive payments to be offered; and
       (E) a description of how the agency will operate without 
     the eliminated positions and functions.
       (3) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
     shall review the agency's plan and approve or disapprove such 
     plan, and may make appropriate modifications in the plan 
     including waivers of the reduction in agency employment 
     levels required by this Act.
       (d) Authority To Provide Voluntary Separation Incentive 
     Payments.--
       (1) A voluntary separation incentive payment under this Act 
     may be paid by the agency head to an employee only in 
     accordance with the strategic plan under subsection (c).
       (2) A voluntary incentive payment--
       (A) shall be offered to agency employees on the basis of 
     organizational unit, occupational series or level, geographic 
     location, other nonpersonal factors, or an appropriate 
     combination of such factors;
       (B) shall be paid in a lump sum after the employee's 
     separation;
       (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, if the employee were entitled to payment under 
     such section (without adjustment for any previous payment 
     made); or
       (ii) an amount determined by the agency head, not to exceed 
     $25,000;
       (D) may be made only in the case of an employee who 
     voluntarily separates (whether by retirement or resignation) 
     under the provisions of this Act;
       (E) shall not be a basis for payment, and shall not be 
     included in the computation of any other type of Government 
     benefit;
       (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; and
       (G) shall be paid from appropriations or funds available 
     for the payment of the basic pay of the employee.
       (e) Eligibility for Payments.--Payments under this section 
     may be made to any qualifying employee who voluntarily 
     separates, whether by retirement or resignation, between 
     October 1, 1999, and January 31, 2000.

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       (f) Effect on Subsequent Employment With the Government.--
       (1) An individual who has received a voluntary separation 
     incentive payment under this section and accepts any 
     employment for compensation with any agency or 
     instrumentality of the Government of the United States, or 
     who works for an agency of the United States Government 
     through a personal services contract, 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 
     FMS.
       (2) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management may, 
     at the request of the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, 
     waive the repayment if the individual involved possesses 
     unique abilities and is the only qualified applicant 
     available for the position.
       (g) Contributions to the Retirement Fund.--
       (1) In addition to any other payments which it is required 
     to make under subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of 
     title 5, United States Code, FMS shall remit to the Office of 
     Personnel Management for deposit in the Treasury to the 
     credit of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund an 
     amount equal to 15 percent of the final annual basic pay for 
     each employee 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) For the purpose of 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.
       (h) Reduction of Agency Employment Levels.--
       (1) The total number of funded employee positions in the 
     agency shall be reduced by one position for each vacancy 
     created by the separation of any employee who has received, 
     or is due to receive, a voluntary separation incentive 
     payment under this Act. For the purposes of this subsection, 
     positions shall be counted on a full-time equivalent basis.
       (2) The President, through the Office of Management and 
     Budget, shall monitor the agency and take any action 
     necessary to ensure that the requirements of this subsection 
     are met.
       (3) At the request of the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, the Office of Management and Budget may waive the 
     reduction in total number of funded employee positions 
     required by paragraph (1) if it believes the agency plan 
     required by subsection (c) satisfactorily demonstrates that 
     the positions would better be used to reallocate occupations 
     or reshape the workforce and to produce a more cost-effective 
     result.
       This title may be cited as the ``Treasury Department 
     Appropriations Act, 2000''.

                        TITLE II--POSTAL SERVICE

                   Payment 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, 
     $93,436,000, of which $64,436,000 shall not be available for 
     obligation until October 1, 2000: Provided, 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 fiscal year 
     2000.
       This title may be cited as the ``Postal Service 
     Appropriations Act, 2000''.

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, $52,444,000: Provided, That 
     $10,313,000 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, $9,260,000, to be expended and accounted for as 
     provided by 3 U.S.C. 105, 109, 110, and 112-114.


                         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.


                   white house repair and restoration

       For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the 
     Executive Residence at the White House, $810,000, to remain 
     available until expended for required maintenance, safety and 
     health issues, and continued preventative maintenance.

 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, $3,617,000.


                           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, $345,000: 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 of Economic Advisors 
     in carrying out its functions under the Employment Act of 
     1946 (15 U.S.C. 1021), $3,840,000.

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                      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, 
     $6,997,000.

                        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, 
     $39,198,000, of which $8,806,000 shall be available for a 
     capital investment plan which provides for the continued 
     modernization of the information technology infrastructure.

                    Office of Management and Budget


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Management and 
     Budget, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and 
     services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $63,495,000, 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.

                 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 the 
     Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 
     1998 (title VII of division C of Public Law 105-277); 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, $22,951,000, of which 
     $1,100,000 shall be available for policy research and 
     evaluation, of which $1,000,000 shall be available for the 
     National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws, and of which up 
     to $600,000 shall be available for the evaluation of the 
     Drug-Free Communities Act: Provided, 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: Provided further, That of the amounts 
     appropriated for salaries and expenses, $125,000 shall be 
     transferred to the General Accounting Office for the sole 
     purpose of entering into a contract with the private sector 
     for a management review of the Office of National Drug 
     Control Policy.


                COUNTERDRUG TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT CENTER

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses for the Counterdrug Technology 
     Assessment Center for research activities pursuant to the 
     Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 
     1998 (title VII of Division C of Public Law 105-277), 
     $29,250,000, which shall remain available until expended, 
     consisting of $16,000,000 for counternarcotics research and 
     development projects, and $13,250,000 for the continued 
     operation of the technology transfer program: Provided, That 
     the $16,000,000 for counternarcotics research and development 
     projects shall be available for transfer to other Federal 
     departments or agencies.

                     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, $192,000,000 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 up 
     to 49 percent may be transferred to Federal agencies and 
     departments at a rate to be determined by the Director: 
     Provided further, That, of this latter amount, $1,800,000 
     shall be used for auditing services: Provided further, That, 
     hereafter, of the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2000 or 
     any succeeding fiscal year for the High Intensity Drug 
     Trafficking Areas Program, the funds to be obligated or 
     expended during such fiscal year for programs addressing the 
     treatment or prevention of drug use as part of the approved 
     strategy for a designated High Intensity Drug Trafficking 
     Area (HIDTA) shall not be less than the funds obligated or 
     expended for such programs during fiscal year 1999 for each 
     designated HIDTA without the prior approval of the Committees 
     on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds shall be 
     provided for existing High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas 
     at no less than the total fiscal year 1999 level.


                        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 105-277, 
     $216,000,000, 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, as authorized 
     in the Drug-Free Media Campaign Act of 1998: Provided 
     further, That of the amounts provided for the Drug-Free Media 
     Campaign, 10 percent shall not be available for obligation 
     until ONDCP submits a corporate sponsorship plan to the 
     Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That of the 
     funds provided, $30,000,000 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, $1,000,000 shall be available to the 
     Director for transfer as grants to State and local agencies 
     or non-profit organizations for the National Drug Court 
     Institute.

                          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, as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 108, 
     $1,000,000.
       This title may be cited as the ``Executive Office 
     Appropriations Act, 2000''.

                     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, $2,674,000.

                      Federal Election Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended, 
     $38,152,000, of which no less than $4,866,500 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.

                   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, $23,828,000: 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 rescission of funds)

       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)), 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

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     and purchase contract; in the aggregate amount of 
     $5,342,416,000, of which: (1) $74,979,000 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:
       Maryland:
       Montgomery County, FDA Consolidation, $35,000,000
       Michigan:
       Sault Sainte Marie, Border Station, $8,263,000
       Montana:
       Roosville, Border Station, $753,000
       Sweetgrass, Border Station, $11,480,000
       Texas:
       Fort Hancock, Border Station, $277,000
       Washington:
       Oroville, Border Station, $11,206,000
       Nationwide:
       Non-prospectus, $8,000,000:

     Provided, That each of the immediately foregoing limits of 
     costs on new construction projects may be exceeded to the 
     extent that savings 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 all funds for direct construction 
     projects shall expire on September 30, 2001, 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 amount provided under this heading in Public Law 
     104-208, $20,782,000 are rescinded and shall remain in the 
     Fund; (2) $598,674,000 shall remain available until expended 
     for repairs and alterations which includes associated design 
     and construction services, of which $333,000,000 shall be 
     available for basic repairs and alterations: Provided 
     further, That funds made available in any previous Act in the 
     Federal Buildings Fund for Repairs and Alterations shall, for 
     prospectus projects, be limited to the amount identified for 
     each project, except each project in any previous Act 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: 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, 2001, 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 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: Provided 
     further, That the General Services Administration is directed 
     to use funds available for Repairs and Alterations to 
     undertake the first construction phase of the project to 
     renovate the Department of the Interior Headquarters Building 
     located in Washington, D.C.; (3) $205,668,000 for installment 
     acquisition payments including payments on purchase contracts 
     which shall remain available until expended; (4) 
     $2,782,186,000 for rental of space which shall remain 
     available until expended; and (5) $1,580,909,000 for building 
     operations which shall remain available until expended, of 
     which $475,000 shall be available for the Plains States De-
     population Symposium and of which $1,974,000 shall be 
     available until expended for acquisition, lease, 
     construction, and equipping of flexiplace telecommuting 
     centers: 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 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 revenues and collections and any other 
     sums accruing to this Fund during fiscal year 2000, 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 $5,342,416,000 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 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, $116,223,000, 
     of which $12,758,000 shall remain available until expended: 
     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.


                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $33,317,000: 
     Provided, That not to exceed $15,000 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 Services Administration--General Provisions

       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 2000 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 2001 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 2001 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 that 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

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     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 Availability of 
     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. Funds made available for new construction 
     projects under the heading ``Federal Buildings Fund, 
     Limitations on Availability of Revenue'' in Public Law 104-
     208 shall remain available until expended so long as funds 
     for design or other funds have been obligated in whole or in 
     part prior to September 30, 1999.
       Sec. 409. The Federal building located at 220 East Rosser 
     Avenue in Bismarck, North Dakota, is hereby designated as the 
     ``William L. Guy Federal Building, Post Office and United 
     States Courthouse''. Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper or other record of the United States to the 
     Federal building herein referred to shall be deemed to be a 
     reference to the ``William L. Guy Federal Building, Post 
     Office and United States Courthouse''.
       Sec. 410. Conveyance of Land to the Columbia Hospital For 
     Women. (a) Administrator of General Services.--Upon receipt 
     of written notice and the consideration specified herein from 
     the Columbia Hospital for Women (formerly Columbia Hospital 
     for Women and Lying-In Asylum, located in Washington, 
     District of Columbia; in this section referred to as 
     ``Columbia Hospital''), subject to subsection (f) and such 
     other terms and conditions as the Administrator of General 
     Services (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Administrator'') shall require, the Administrator shall 
     convey to Columbia Hospital, all right, title, and interest 
     of the United States in and to those pieces or parcels of 
     land in the District of Columbia, described in subsection 
     (b), together with all improvements thereon and appurtenances 
     thereto (in this section referred to as ``the Property''). 
     The purchase price for the Property shall be $14,000,000 (not 
     including any accrued interest) to be paid in accordance with 
     the terms set forth in subsection (d). The purpose of this 
     conveyance is to provide hospital, medical and healthcare 
     services and related uses, including but not limited to the 
     expansion by Columbia Hospital of its Ambulatory Care Center, 
     Betty Ford Breast Center, and the Columbia Hospital Center 
     for Teen Health and Reproductive Toxicology Center.
       (b) Property Description.--
       (1) In general.--The land referred to in subsection (a) was 
     conveyed to the United States of America by deed dated May 2, 
     1888, from David Fergusson, widower, recorded in liber 1314, 
     folio 102, of the land records of the District of Columbia, 
     and is that portion of square numbered 25 in the city of 
     Washington in the District of Columbia which was not 
     previously conveyed to such hospital by the Act of June 28, 
     1952 (66 Stat. 287; chapter 486).
       (2) Particular description.--The Property is more 
     particularly described as square 25, lot 803, or as follows: 
     all that piece or parcel of land situated and lying in the 
     city of Washington in the District of Columbia and known as 
     part of square numbered 25, as laid down and distinguished on 
     the plat or plan of said city as follows: beginning for the 
     same at the northeast corner of the square being the corner 
     formed by the intersection of the west line of Twenty-fourth 
     Street Northwest, with the south line of north M Street 
     Northwest and running thence south with the line of said 
     Twenty-fourth Street Northwest for the distance of two 
     hundred and thirty-one feet ten inches, thence running west 
     and parallel with said M Street Northwest for the distance of 
     two hundred and thirty feet six inches and running thence 
     north and parallel with the line of said Twenty-fourth Street 
     Northwest for the distance of two hundred and thirty-one feet 
     ten inches to the line of said M Street Northwest and running 
     thence east with the line of said M Street Northwest to the 
     place of beginning two hundred and thirty feet and six inches 
     together with all the improvements, ways, easements, rights, 
     privileges, and appurtenances to the same belonging or in 
     anywise appertaining.
       (c) Date of Conveyance.--
       (1) Date.--The date of the conveyance of the Property shall 
     be no later than 90 days from the date upon which the 
     Administrator receives from Columbia Hospital written notice 
     of its intent to purchase the Property during which time the 
     parties shall execute all necessary purchase and sale 
     documents, and shall pay the initial cash consideration in an 
     amount at minimum equal to the first of 30 equal annual 
     installment payments of the purchase price as contemplated in 
     subsection (d)(2) hereinbelow.
       (2) Deadline for conveyance of the property.--Written 
     notification and payment of the consideration set forth under 
     subsection (c)(1) from Columbia Hospital shall be 
     ineffective, and all rights granted Columbia Hospital under 
     this section to purchase the Property shall lapse, and become 
     void and of no further force and effect, if that written 
     notification and installment payment are not received by the 
     Administrator before the date which is one (1) year after the 
     date of enactment of this section.
       (3) Quitclaim deed.--Any conveyance of the Property to 
     Columbia Hospital under this section shall be by quitclaim 
     deed.
       (d) Conveyance Terms.--
       (1) In general.--The conveyance of the Property shall be 
     consistent with the terms and conditions set forth in this 
     section and such other terms and conditions as the 
     Administrator deems to be in the interest of the United 
     States, including but not limited to--
       (A) credit and payment provisions, including the provision 
     for the prepayment of the full purchase price if mutually 
     acceptable to the parties;
       (B) restrictions on the use of the Property for the 
     purposes set forth in subsection (a);
       (C) conditions under which the Property or interests 
     therein may be sold, mortgaged, assigned, or otherwise 
     conveyed in order to facilitate financing to fulfill its 
     intended use; and
       (D) consequences in the event of default by Columbia 
     Hospital for failing to pay all installments payments toward 
     the total purchase price when due, including reversion of the 
     described property to the United States.
       (2) Payment of purchase price.--Columbia Hospital shall pay 
     the total purchase price of $14,000,000.00 for the Property. 
     The terms and conditions of the sale shall be as deemed by 
     the Administrator to be in the best interests of the United 
     States. Such terms may include financing the payment of the 
     purchase price in annual installments for a term not to 
     exceed thirty years with interest on the unpaid balance not 
     to exceed four and five-tenths percent (4.5%) per annum 
     (except during periods of default or upon entry of a final 
     judgment amount).
       (3) The Administrator shall have full authority to 
     administer the credit granted to Columbia Hospital in 
     accordance with this section including, without limitation, 
     the authority to adjust, settle, or compromise the amounts 
     specified in this section or in the documents of conveyance.
       (4) Execution of documents.--The Columbia Hospital shall 
     execute and provide to the Administrator such written 
     instruments including but not limited to contracts for 
     purchase and sale, notes, mortgages, deeds of trust, 
     restrictive covenants, indenture deeds, and assurances as the 
     Administrator may reasonably request to effect this 
     transaction and to protect the interests of the United States 
     under this section.
       (e) Treatment of Amounts Received.--Amounts received by the 
     United States as payments under this section shall be paid 
     into the fund established by section 210(f) of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     490(f)), and may be expended by the Administrator for real 
     property management and related activities not otherwise 
     provided for, without further authorization.
       (f) Reversionary Interest.--
       (1) In general.--The Property, once conveyed as authorized 
     under subsection (a), shall revert to the United States, 
     together with any improvements thereon--
       (A) One (1) year from the date on which Columbia Hospital 
     defaults in paying to the United States any amount when due; 
     or
       (B) immediately, upon any attempt by Columbia Hospital to 
     assign, sell, mortgage, or convey the Property without the 
     Administrator's prior written consent before the United 
     States has received full purchase price, plus accrued 
     interest.
       (2) Release of reversionary interest.--The Administrator 
     may release, upon request, any restriction imposed on the use 
     of the Property authorized in subsection (d)(1)(B) for the 
     purposes set forth in subsection (a), and release any 
     reversionary interest of the United States in the Property 
     upon receipt by the United States of full payment of the 
     purchase price, including any accrued interest, specified 
     under subsection (d)(2), or such other terms and conditions 
     as may be determined by the Administrator to be in the best 
     interests of the United States as set forth in subsection 
     (d).
       (3) Property returned to the general services 
     administration.--Any portion of the Property that reverts to 
     the United States under this subsection shall be under the 
     jurisdiction, custody and control of the General Services 
     Administration and shall be available for use or disposition 
     by the Administrator in accordance with applicable Federal 
     law.
       Sec. 411. Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment for 
     Employees of the General Services Administration. (a) 
     Authority.--During the period October 1, 1999, through April 
     30, 2001, the Administrator of General Services is authorized 
     to offer a voluntary separation incentive in order to provide 
     the necessary flexibility to carry out the closing of the 
     Federal Supply Service distribution centers, forward supply 
     points, and associated programs in a manner which the 
     Administrator shall deem most efficient, equitable to all 
     employees, and cost effective for the Government.
       (b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``employee'' 
     means an employee (as defined by 5 U.S.C. 2105) who is 
     employed by GSA under an appointment without time limitation, 
     and has been so employed continuously for a 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 retirement systems referred to in 
     paragraph (1) or another retirement system for employees of 
     the Government;

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       (3) an employee who is in receipt of a specific notice of 
     involuntary separation for misconduct or unacceptable 
     performance;
       (4) an employee who has previously received any voluntary 
     separation incentive payment from an agency or 
     instrumentality of the Government of the United States under 
     any authority;
       (5) an employee covered by statutory reemployment rights 
     who is on transfer to another organization; or
       (6) an 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 twelve month period preceding the 
     date of separation, has received and not repaid a retention 
     allowance under section 5754 of that title.
       (c) Agency Strategic Plan.--The Administrator of General 
     Services, prior to obligating any resources for voluntary 
     separation incentive payments, shall submit to the Office of 
     Management and Budget a strategic plan outlining the intended 
     use of such incentive payments and a proposed organizational 
     chart for the agency once such incentive payments have been 
     completed.
       (1) The agency's plan shall include:
       (A) the specific positions and functions to be reduced or 
     eliminated;
       (B) a proposed coverage for offers of incentives;
       (C) the time period during which incentives may be paid;
       (D) the number and amounts of voluntary separation 
     incentive payments to be offered; and
       (E) a description of how the agency will operate without 
     the eliminated positions and functions.
       (2) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
     shall review the agency's plan and approve or disapprove such 
     plan, and may make any appropriate modifications in the plan.
       (d) Authority to Provide Voluntary Separation Incentive 
     Payments.--
       (1) The agency head may pay a voluntary separation 
     incentive payment under this section to an employee only in 
     accordance with the strategic plan under subsection (c).
       (2) A voluntary separation incentive payment--
       (A) shall be offered to agency employees on the basis of 
     organizational unit, occupational series or level, geographic 
     location, other nonpersonal factors, or an appropriate 
     combination of such factors;
       (B) shall be paid in a lump sum after the employee's 
     separation;
       (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; if the employee were entitled to payment under 
     such section (without adjustment for any previous payment 
     made); or
       (ii) an amount determined by the agency head, not to exceed 
     $25,000.
       (D) may be made only in the case of an employee who 
     voluntarily separates (whether by retirement or resignation) 
     under the provisions of this section;
       (E) shall not be a basis for payment, and shall not be 
     included in the computation of any other type of Government 
     benefit;
       (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; and
       (G) shall be paid from appropriations or funds available 
     for the payment of the basic pay of the employee.
       (e) Eligibility for Payments.--Payments under this section 
     may be made to any qualifying employee who voluntarily 
     separates, whether by retirement or resignation, between 
     October 1, 1999 through April 30, 2001.
       (f) Effect of Subsequent Employment With the Government.--
       (1) 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 within five 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 agency that paid the 
     incentive payment.
       (2)(A) If the employment under this subsection is with an 
     Executive agency (as defined by section 105 of title 5, 
     United States Code, but excluding the General Accounting 
     Office), the United States Postal Service, or the Postal Rate 
     Commission, 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.
       (B) If the employment under this subsection 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.
       (C) If the employment under this subsection 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.
       (D) Employment under a personal services contract with the 
     Government of the United States shall be included in the term 
     ``employment'' with respect to paragraph (1), but shall be 
     excluded with respect to paragraph (2).
       (g) Contributions to the Retirement Fund.--
       (1) In addition to any other payments which it is required 
     to make under subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of 
     title 5, United States Code, the General Services 
     Administration shall remit to the Office of Personnel 
     Management for deposit in the Treasury to the credit of the 
     Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount equal 
     to 15 percent of the final annual basic pay for each employee 
     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) For the purpose of 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.
       (h) Reduction of Agency Employment Levels.--
       (1) The total number of funded employee positions in the 
     agency shall be reduced by one position for each vacancy 
     created by the separation of any employee who has received, 
     or is due to receive, a voluntary separation incentive 
     payment under this section. For the purposes of this 
     subsection positions shall be counted on a full-time 
     equivalent basis.
       (2) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
     shall monitor the agency and take any action necessary to 
     ensure that the requirement of this subsection is met.
       (3) At the request of the Administrator of General 
     Services, the Office of Management and Budget may waive the 
     application of paragraph (1) if he or she determines that the 
     plan required by subsection (c) satisfactorily demonstrates 
     downsizing or other restructuring within GSA that would 
     produce a cost-effective result.

                     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, $27,586,000 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.

   Federal Payment to Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in 
                National Environmental Policy Foundation

       For payment to the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and 
     Excellence in National Environmental Trust Fund, to be 
     available for the purposes of Public Law 102-252, $2,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended.

                 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 1998, $1,250,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

              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 archived Federal 
     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, 
     $180,398,000: Provided, 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, 
     $22,418,000, to remain available until expended.


                     records center revolving fund

       (a) Establishment of Fund.--There is hereby established in 
     the Treasury a revolving fund to be available for expenses 
     and equipment necessary to provide for storage and related 
     services for all temporary and pre-archival Federal records, 
     which are to be stored or stored at Federal National and 
     Regional Records Centers by agencies and other 
     instrumentalities of the Federal Government. The Fund shall 
     be available without fiscal year limitation for expenses 
     necessary for operation of these activities.
       (b) Start-Up Capital.--
       (1) There is appropriated $22,000,000 as initial 
     capitalization of the Fund.
       (2) In addition, the initial capital of the Fund shall 
     include the fair and reasonable value at the Fund's inception 
     of the inventories, equipment, receivables, and other assets, 
     less the liabilities, transferred to the Fund. The Archivist 
     of the United States is authorized to accept inventories, 
     equipment, receivables and other assets from other Federal 
     entities that were used to provide for storage and related 
     services for temporary and pre-archival Federal records.
       (c) User Charges.--The Fund shall be credited with user 
     charges received from

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     other Federal Government accounts as payment for providing 
     personnel, storage, materials, supplies, equipment, and 
     services as authorized by subsection (a). Such payments may 
     be made in advance or by way of reimbursement. The rates 
     charged will return in full the expenses of operation, 
     including reserves for accrued annual leave, worker's 
     compensation, depreciation of capitalized equipment and 
     shelving, and amortization of information technology software 
     and systems.
       (d) Funds Returned to Miscellaneous Receipts of the 
     Department of the Treasury.--
       (1) In addition to funds appropriated to and assets 
     transferred to the Fund in subsection (b), an amount not to 
     exceed 4 percent of the total annual income may be retained 
     in the Fund as an operating reserve or for the replacement or 
     acquisition of capital equipment, including shelving, and the 
     improvement and implementation of the financial management, 
     information technology, and other support systems of the 
     National Archives and Records Administration.
       (2) Funds in excess of the 4 percent at the close of each 
     fiscal year shall be returned to the Treasury of the United 
     States as miscellaneous receipts.
       (e) Reporting Requirement.--The National Archives and 
     Records Administration shall provide quarterly reports to the 
     Committees on Appropriations and Governmental Affairs of the 
     Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations and Government 
     Reform of the House of Representatives on the operation of 
     the Records Center Revolving Fund.

        National Historical Publications and Records Commission


                             grants program

                    (including rescission of funds)

       For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for 
     historical publications and records as authorized by 44 
     U.S.C. 2504, as amended, $6,250,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That of the funds appropriated 
     under this heading in Public Law 105-277, $2,000,000 are 
     rescinded: Provided further, That the Treasury and General 
     Government Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in division 
     A, section 101(h), of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)) 
     is amended in Title IV, under the heading ``National 
     Historical Publications and Records Commission, Grants 
     Program'' by striking the proviso.

                      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, 
     $9,114,000.

                     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, $90,584,000; and in addition 
     $95,486,000 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, of which $4,000,000 shall remain 
     available until expended for the cost of automating the 
     retirement recordkeeping systems: Provided, That the 
     provisions of this appropriation shall not affect the 
     authority to use applicable trust funds as provided by 
     sections 8348(a)(1)(B) and 8909(g) of title 5, United States 
     Code: 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 2000, 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 $9,645,000 for administrative 
     expenses to audit, investigate, and provide other oversight 
     of 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, $9,740,000.

                        United States Tax Court


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses, including contract reporting and 
     other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $35,179,000: 
     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, 2000''.

                      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 2000 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 as

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     sistance 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 2000 from appropriations 
     made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2000 
     in this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 
     2001, 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--
       (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. 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, 2000, for the purposes of satisfying the conditions of 
     section 515 of the Treasury and General Government 
     Appropriations Act, 1999.
       Sec. 514. 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.
       Sec. 515. Inventory of Federal Grant Programs. The Director 
     of the Office of Management and Budget shall prepare an 
     inventory of existing Federal grant programs after consulting 
     each agency that administers Federal grant programs including 
     formula funds, competitive grant funds, block grant funds, 
     and direct payments. The inventory shall include the name of 
     the program, a copy of relevant statutory and regulatory 
     guidelines, the funding level in fiscal year 1999, a list of 
     the eligibility criteria both statutory and regulatory, and a 
     copy of the application form. The Director shall submit the 
     inventory no later than six months after enactment to the 
     Committees on Appropriations and relevant authorizing 
     committees.

                      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 2000 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. 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. 604. 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. 605. 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. 606. 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. 607. 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. 13101 
     (September 14, 1998), 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. 608. 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. 609. 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

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     voted not to approve the nomination of said person.
       Sec. 610. 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. 611. 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. 612. 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. 613. (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 2000, 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, 1999, until the normal 
     effective date of the applicable wage survey adjustment that 
     is to take effect in fiscal year 2000, 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 2000, 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 
     2000 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 2000 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 1999 
     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, 1999, 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, 1999, 
     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, 1999.
       (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. 614. 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. 615. 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. 616. Notwithstanding section 1346 of title 31, United 
     States Code, or section 610 of this Act, funds made available 
     for fiscal year 2000 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. 617. (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. 618. No department, agency, or instrumentality of the 
     United States receiving appropriated funds under this or any 
     other Act for fiscal year 2000 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. 619. 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. 620. 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. 621. 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. 622. 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 
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     ployee 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. 623. Section 627(b) of the Treasury and General 
     Government Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in section 
     101(h) of division A of Public Law 105-277) is amended by 
     striking ``Notwithstanding'' and inserting the following: 
     ``Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
     thereafter, and notwithstanding''.
       Sec. 624. 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. 625. (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. 626. No funds appropriated in this or any other Act 
     for fiscal year 2000 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. 627. 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 
     designed to support or defeat legislation pending before the 
     Congress, except in presentation to the Congress itself.
       Sec. 628. (a) In General.--For calendar year 2001, 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. 629. 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 
     the employee has authorized such disclosure or when such 
     disclosure has been ordered by a court of competent 
     jurisdiction.
       Sec. 630. 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. 631. 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. 632. 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. 633. (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. 634. None of the funds made available in this or any 
     other Act with respect to any fiscal year 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. 635. (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) Providence Health Plan;
       (B) Personal Care's HMO;
       (C) Care Choices;
       (D) OSF Health Plans, Inc.;
       (E) Yellowstone Community Health Plan; and
       (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.
       Sec. 636. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 610 of 
     this Act, funds made avail

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     able for fiscal year 2000 by this or any other Act to any 
     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 
     administrative costs, as determined by the JFMIP, but not to 
     exceed a total of $800,000 including the salary of the 
     Executive Director and staff support.
       Sec. 637. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 610 of 
     this Act, the head of each Executive department and agency is 
     hereby authorized to transfer to the ``Policy and 
     Operations'' account, General Services Administration, with 
     the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget, funds made available for fiscal year 2000 by this or 
     any other Act, including rebates from charge card and other 
     contracts. These funds shall be administered by the 
     Administrator of General Services to support Government-wide 
     financial, information technology, procurement, and other 
     management innovations, initiatives, and activities, as 
     approved by the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget, in consultation with the appropriate interagency 
     groups designated by the Director (including the Chief 
     Financial Officers Council and the Joint Financial Management 
     Improvement Program for financial management initiatives and 
     the Chief Information Officers Council for information 
     technology initiatives). The total funds transferred shall 
     not exceed $7,000,000. Such transfers may only be made 15 
     days following notification of the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations by the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget.
       Sec. 638. (a) In General.--Section 901 of title 31, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c)(1) There shall be within the Executive Office of the 
     President a Chief Financial Officer, who shall be designated 
     or appointed by the President from among individuals meeting 
     the standards described in subsection (a)(3). The position of 
     Chief Financial Officer established under this paragraph may 
     be so established in any Office (including the Office of 
     Administration) of the Executive Office of the President.
       ``(2) The Chief Financial Officer designated or appointed 
     under this subsection shall, to the extent that the President 
     determines appropriate and in the interest of the United 
     States, have the same authority and perform the same 
     functions as apply in the case of a Chief Financial Officer 
     of an agency described in subsection (b).
       ``(3) The President shall submit to Congress notification 
     with respect to any provision of section 902 that the 
     President determines shall not apply to a Chief Financial 
     Officer designated or appointed under this subsection.
       ``(4) The President may designate an employee of the 
     Executive Office of the President (other than the Chief 
     Financial Officer), who shall be deemed `the head of the 
     agency' for purposes of carrying out section 902, with 
     respect to the Executive Office of the President.''.
       (b) Plan for Implementation.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the effective date of this section, the President shall 
     communicate in writing, to the Chairmen of the Committees on 
     Appropriations, the Chairman of the Committee on Government 
     Reform of the House of Representatives, and the Chairman of 
     the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, a plan 
     for implementation of the provisions of, and amendments made 
     by, this section.
       (c) Deadline for Appointment.--The Chief Financial Officer 
     designated or appointed under section 901(c) of title 31, 
     United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall be so 
     designated or appointed not later than 180 days after the 
     effective date of this section.
       (d) Pay.--The Chief Financial Officer designated or 
     appointed under such section shall receive basic pay at the 
     rate payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule under 
     section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.
       (e) Transfer of Functions.--(1) The President may transfer 
     such offices, functions, powers, or duties thereof, as the 
     President determines are properly related to the functions of 
     the Chief Financial Officer under section 901(c) of title 31, 
     United States Code (as added by subsection (a)).
       (2) The personnel, assets, liabilities, contracts, 
     property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, 
     authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, held, 
     used, arising from, available or to be made available, of any 
     office the functions, powers, or duties of which are 
     transferred under paragraph (1) shall also be so transferred.
       (f) Separate Budget Request.--Section 1105(a) of title 31, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph 
     (30) the following new paragraph:
       ``(31) a separate statement of the amount of appropriations 
     requested for the Chief Financial Officer in the Executive 
     Office of the President.''.
       (g) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Section 503(a) of 
     title 31, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (7) by striking ``respectively.'' and 
     inserting ``respectively (excluding any officer designated or 
     appointed under section 901(c)).''; and
       (2) in paragraph (8) by striking ``Officers.'' and 
     inserting ``Officers (excluding any officer designated or 
     appointed under section 901(c)).''.
       (h) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect at noon 
     on January 20, 2001.
       Sec. 639. (a) Section 304(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 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.
       ``(D) As used in this paragraph, the term `report' means, 
     with respect to the Commission, a report, designation, or 
     statement required by this Act to be filed with the 
     Commission.''.
       (b) The amendments made by this section shall be effective 
     for reporting periods beginning after December 31, 2000.
       Sec. 640. (a) In General.--Section 309(a)(4) of the Federal 
     Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(4)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``clause (ii)'' and 
     inserting ``clauses (ii) and subparagraph (C)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C)(i) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), in the case of a 
     violation of any requirement of section 304(a) of the Act (2 
     U.S.C. 434(a)), the Commission may--
       ``(I) find that a person committed such a violation on the 
     basis of information obtained pursuant to the procedures 
     described in paragraphs (1) and (2); and
       ``(II) based on such finding, require the person to pay a 
     civil money penalty in an amount determined under a schedule 
     of penalties which is established and published by the 
     Commission and which takes into account the amount of the 
     violation involved, the existence of previous violations by 
     the person, and such other factors as the Commission 
     considers appropriate.
       ``(ii) The Commission may not make any determination 
     adverse to a person under clause (i) until the person has 
     been given written notice and an opportunity to be heard 
     before the Commission.
       ``(iii) Any person against whom an adverse determination is 
     made under this subparagraph may obtain a review of such 
     determination in the district court of the United States for 
     the district in which the person resides, or transacts 
     business, by filing in such court (prior to the expiration of 
     the 30-day period which begins on the date the person 
     receives notification of the determination) a written 
     petition requesting that the determination be modified or set 
     aside.''
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 309(a)(6)(A) of such Act 
     (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(6)(A)) is amended by striking ``paragraph 
     (4)(A)'' and inserting ``paragraph (4)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to violations occurring between 
     January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2001.
       Sec. 641. (a) Section 304(b) of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act (2 U.S.C. 434(b)) is amended by inserting ``(or 
     election cycle, in the case of an authorized committee of a 
     candidate for Federal office)'' after ``calendar year'' each 
     place it appears in paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (6), and (7).
       (b) The amendment made by this section shall become 
     effective with respect to reporting periods beginning after 
     December 31, 2000.
       Sec. 642. (a) In General.--Section 636 of the Treasury 
     Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 
     1997 (5 U.S.C. prec. 5941 note) is amended in the first 
     sentence by striking ``may'' and inserting ``shall''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1999, or the date of 
     enactment of this Act, whichever is later.
       Sec. 643. (a) In General.--Upon promulgation of the 
     regulations required under subsection (c), an Executive 
     agency which provides or proposes to provide child care 
     services for Federal employees may use appropriated funds 
     (otherwise available to such agency for salaries) to provide 
     child care, in a Federal or leased facility, or through 
     contract, for civilian employees of such agency.
       (b) Affordability.--Amounts so provided with respect to any 
     such facility or contractor shall be applied to improve the 
     affordability of child care for lower income Federal 
     employees using or seeking to use the child care services 
     offered by such facility or contractor.
       (c) Regulations.--The Office of Personnel Management shall, 
     within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     issue regulations necessary to carry out this section.
       (d) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
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     meaning given such term by section 105 of title 5, United 
     States Code, but does not include the General Accounting 
     Office.
       (e) Notification.--None of the funds made available in this 
     or any other Act may be used to implement the provisions of 
     this section absent advance notification to the Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       Sec. 644. (a) Increase in Annual Compensation.--Section 102 
     of title 3, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``$200,000'' and inserting ``$400,000''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect at noon on January 20, 2001.
       Sec. 645. Effective October 1, 1999, all personnel of the 
     General Accounting Office employed or maintained to carry out 
     functions of the Joint Financial Management Improvement 
     Program (JFMIP) shall be transferred to the General Services 
     Administration. The Director of the Office of Personnel 
     Management shall provide to the General Services 
     Administration one permanent Senior Executive Service 
     allocation for the position of the Executive Director of the 
     JFMIP. Personnel transferred pursuant to this section shall 
     not be separated or reduced in classification or compensation 
     for 1 year after any such transfer, except for cause.
       Sec. 646. (a) The adjustment in rates of basic pay for the 
     statutory pay systems that takes effect in fiscal year 2000 
     under sections 5303 and 5304 of title 5, United States Code, 
     shall be an increase of 4.8 percent.
       (b) Funds used to carry out this section shall be paid from 
     appropriatoins which are made to each applicable department 
     or agency for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2000.
       Sec. 647. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
     woman may breastfeed her child at any location in a Federal 
     building or on Federal property, if the woman and her child 
     are otherwise authorized to be present at the location.
       Sec. 648. Federal Funds Identified. Any request for 
     proposals, solicitation, grant application, form, 
     notification, press release, or other publications involving 
     the distribution of Federal funds shall indicate the agency 
     providing the funds and the amount provided. This provision 
     shall apply to direct payments, formula funds, and grants 
     received by a State receiving Federal funds.
       Sec. 649. (a) Congress finds that--
       (1) the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (in 
     this section referred to as the ``VFW''), which was formed by 
     veterans of the Spanish-American War and the Philippine 
     Insurrection to help secure rights and benefits for their 
     service, will be celebrating its 100th anniversary in 1999;
       (2) members of the VFW have fought, bled, and died in every 
     war, conflict, police action, and military intervention in 
     which the United States has engaged during this century;
       (3) over its history, the VFW has ably represented the 
     interests of veterans in Congress and State Legislatures 
     across the Nation and established a network of trained 
     service officers who, at no charge, have helped millions of 
     veterans and their dependents to secure the education, 
     disability compensation, pension, and health care benefits 
     they are rightfully entitled to receive as a result of the 
     military service performed by those veterans:
       (4) the VFW has also been deeply involved in national 
     education projects, awarding nearly $2,700,000 in 
     scholarships annually, as well as countless community 
     projects initiated by its 10,000 posts; and
       (5) the United States Postal Service has issued 
     commemorative postage stamps honoring the VFW's 50th and 75th 
     anniversaries, respectively.
       (b) Therefore, it is the sense of the Congress that the 
     United States Postal Service is encouraged to issue a 
     commemorative postage stamp in honor of the 100th anniversary 
     of the founding of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United 
     States.
       Sec. 650. Itemized Income Tax Receipt. (a) In General.--Not 
     later than April 15, 2000, the Secretary of the Treasury 
     shall establish an interactive program on an Internet website 
     where any taxpayer may generate an itemized receipt showing a 
     proportionate allocation (in money terms) of the taxpayer's 
     total tax payments among the major expenditure categories.
       (b) Information Necessary To Generate Receipt.--For 
     purposes of generating an itemized receipt under subsection 
     (a), the interactive program--
       (1) shall only require the input of the taxpayer's total 
     tax payments, and
       (2) shall not require any identifying information relating 
     to the taxpayer.
       (c) Total Tax Payments.--For purposes of this section, 
     total tax payments of an individual for any taxable year 
     are--
       (1) the tax imposed by subtitle A of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 for such taxable year (as shown on his return), 
     and
       (2) the tax imposed by section 3101 of such Code on wages 
     received during such taxable year.
       (d) Content of Tax Receipt.--
       (1) Major expenditure categories.--For purposes of 
     subsection (a), the major expenditure categories are:
       (A) National defense.
       (B) International affairs.
       (C) Medicaid.
       (D) Medicare.
       (E) Means-tested entitlements.
       (F) Domestic discretionary.
       (G) Social Security.
       (H) Interest payments.
       (I) All other.
       (2) Other items on receipt.--
       (A) In general.--In addition, the tax receipt shall include 
     selected examples of more specific expenditure items, 
     including the items listed in subparagraph (B), either at the 
     budget function, subfunction, or program, project, or 
     activity levels, along with any other information deemed 
     appropriate by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Director 
     of the Office of Management and Budget to enhance taxpayer 
     understanding of the Federal budget.
       (B) Listed items.--The expenditure items listed in this 
     subparagraph are as follows:
       (i) Public schools funding programs.
       (ii) Student loans and college aid.
       (iii) Low-income housing programs.
       (iv) Food stamp and welfare programs.
       (v) Law enforcement, including the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, law enforcement grants to the States, and 
     other Federal law enforcement personnel.
       (vi) Infrastructure, including roads, bridges, and mass 
     transit.
       (vii) Farm subsidies.
       (viii) Congressional Member and staff salaries.
       (ix) Health research programs.
       (x) Aid to the disabled.
       (xi) Veterans health care and pension programs.
       (xii) Space programs.
       (xiii) Environmental cleanup programs.
       (xiv) United States embassies.
       (xv) Military salaries.
       (xvi) Foreign aid.
       (xvii) Contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization.
       (xviii) Amtrak.
       (xix) United States Postal Service.
       (e) Cost.--No charge shall be imposed to cover any cost 
     associated with the production or distribution of the tax 
     receipt.
       (f) Regulations.--The Secretary of the Treasury may 
     prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out 
     this section.
       Sec. 651. (a) Section 7001 of Public Law 105-174 (112 Stat. 
     91) is amended by striking each place it appears ``for 
     purposes of the period beginning on the date of enactment of 
     this Act and ending on September 30, 1999,'' and inserting 
     ``May 1, 1998,''.
       (b) Section 1109 of Public Law 105-261 (112 Stat. 2143) is 
     repealed.
       Sec. 652. (a) The American Battle Monuments Commission and 
     the World War II Memorial Advisory Board (as referred to in 
     Public Law 103-32 (40 U.S.C. 1003 note; 107 Stat. 90)) shall 
     each be considered to qualify for the rates of postage 
     currently in effect under former section 4452 of title 39, 
     United States Code, for third-class mail matter mailed by a 
     qualified nonprofit organization.
       (b) Rates of postage afforded by subsection (a) shall be 
     available only with respect to official mail sent for the 
     furtherance of the purpose of section 2(c)(1) or 3 of Public 
     Law 103-32, as applicable.
       (c) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 
     2000 and each fiscal year thereafter.
       Sec. 653. (a) Establishment.--There is established the 
     National Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Coordination 
     Council (in this section referred to as the ``Council''). The 
     Council shall consist of the following members--
       (1) The Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Commissioner of 
     Patents and Trademarks, who shall serve as co-chair of the 
     Council;
       (2) The Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, who 
     shall serve as co-chair of the Council;
       (3) The Under Secretary of State for Economic and 
     Agricultural Affairs;
       (4) The Ambassador, Deputy United States Trade 
     Representative;
       (5) The Commissioner of Customs; and
       (6) The Under Secretary of Commerce for International 
     Trade.
       (b) Duties.--The Council established in subsection (a) 
     shall coordinate domestic and international intellectual 
     property law enforcement among federal and foreign entities.
       (c) Consultation Required.--The Council shall consult with 
     the Register of Copyrights on law enforcement matters 
     relating to copyright and related rights and matters.
       (d) Non-derogation.--Nothing in this section shall derogate 
     from the duties of the Secretary of State or from the duties 
     of the United States Trade Representative as set forth in 
     section 141 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2171), or 
     from the duties and functions of the Register of Copyrights, 
     or otherwise alter current authorities relating to copyright 
     matters.
       (e) Report.--The Council shall report annually on its 
     coordination activities to the President, and to the 
     Committees on Appropriations and on the Judiciary of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives.
       (f) Funding.--Notwithstanding section 1346 of title 31, 
     United States Code, or section 610 of this Act, funds made 
     available for fiscal year 2000 and hereafter by this or any 
     other Act shall be available for interagency funding of the 
     National Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Coordination 
     Council.
       Sec. 654. In addition to funds otherwise provided under the 
     heading ``National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration'' 
     for ``Operations, Research, and Facilities'' in Public Law 
     105-277 (112 Stat. 2681-83), $5,650,000 is appropriated for 
     necessary retired pay expenses under the Retired Serviceman's 
     Family Protection and Survivor Benefit Plan, and for payment 
     for medical care of retired personnel and their dependents 
     under the Dependents Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. ch. 55).
       This Act may be cited as the ``Treasury and General 
     Government Appropriations Act, 2000''.

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       And the Senate agree to the same.
     Jim Kolbe,
     Frank R. Wolf,
     Ann M. Northup,
     Jo Ann Emerson,
     John E. Sununu,
     John E. Peterson,
     Roy Blunt,
     Bill Young,
     Steny Hoyer,
     Carrie P. Meek,
     David E. Price,
     Lucille Roybal-Allard,
     Dave Obey,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
     Richard Shelby,
     Jon Kyl,
     Ted Stevens,
     Byron L. Dorgan,
     Barbara A. Mikulski,
     Robert C. Byrd,
                               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. MURTHA moved to recommit the conference report on H.R. 2490 to the 
committee of conference.
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit.
  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. 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

61

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

359

para. 96.14                   [Roll No. 425]

                                YEAS--61

     Bartlett
     Berkley
     Boswell
     Cannon
     Carson
     Chabot
     Coburn
     Condit
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crane
     Danner
     Deal
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Fletcher
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Gutknecht
     Hayworth
     Hilleary
     Hostettler
     Inslee
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Largent
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Manzullo
     McIntosh
     Miller (FL)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Pascrell
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Shadegg
     Shows
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Stabenow
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Turner
     Udall (NM)

                                NAYS--359

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Towns
     Traficant
     Udall (CO)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Clay
     Etheridge
     Hastings (FL)
     Houghton
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Kingston
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Sanford
  So the motion to recommit the conference report to the Committee of 
conference was not agreed to.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER announced that pursuant to clause 10 of rule XX the yeas 
and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

292

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

126

para. 96.15                   [Roll No. 426]

                                YEAS--292

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Mink

[[Page 1657]]


     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rodriguez
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--126

     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Berkley
     Berry
     Boswell
     Canady
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Crane
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Evans
     Fletcher
     Ford
     Franks (NJ)
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Inslee
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kind (WI)
     Kucinich
     Largent
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shows
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wu

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Brady (TX)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Etheridge
     Hastings (FL)
     Houghton
     Jefferson
     Kingston
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Sanford
     Slaughter
  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. 96.16  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, laid before the House the 
following communication from Mr. Bartlett:

                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                               September 13, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House that my office has 
     received a subpoena for documents issued by the Circuit Court 
     for Baltimore City, State of Maryland.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined to comply with the subpoena.
           Sincerely,
                                               Roscoe G. Bartlett,
                                              Member of Congress. 

para. 96.17  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Friday, September 17, 1999, at 10 o'clock a.m.

para. 96.18  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Friday, September 17, 1999, 
it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 21, 1999, for 
``morning-hour debate''.

para. 96.19  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
September 22, under clause 7, rule XV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para. 96.20  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1402

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-324) the resolution (H. Res. 294) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1402) to require the Secretary of 
Agriculture to implement the Class I milk price structure known as 
Option 1A as part of the implementation of the final rule to consolidate 
Federal milk marketing orders.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 96.21  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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. 2488. An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to 
     sections 105 and 211 of the concurrent resolution on the 
     budget for fiscal year 2000. 

para. 96.22  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. SHAW, for today until 3 p.m.;
  To Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, for today and balance of the week;
  To Mr. ETHERIDGE, for today after 1:30 p.m.;
  To Mr. McNULTY, for today after 3 p.m.; and
  To Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, for today.
  And then,

para. 96.23  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. STENHOLM, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 6 o'clock and 55 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
10 o'clock a.m. on Friday, September 17, 1999.

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. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform. H.R. 28. A bill 
     to provide for greater access to child care services for 
     Federal employees (Rept. No. 106-323 Pt. 1). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. REYNOLDS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 294. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1402) to require the Secretary of Agriculture to implement 
     the Class I milk price structure known as Option 1A as part 
     of the implementation of the final rule to consolidate 
     Federal milk marketing orders (Rept. No. 106-324). Referred 
     to the House Calendar. 

para. 96.25  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the committee on the Judiciary 
discharged from further consideration. H.R. 28 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:

       H.R. 28. Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary 
     extended for a period ending not later than September 15, 
     1999. 

para. 96.26  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. 
             Wu):
       H.R. 2868. A bill to guarantee States and counties 
     containing Federal forest lands consistent compensation for 
     the loss of property tax revenues from such lands instead of 
     a percentage of the declining revenues derived from timber 
     sales; 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. BEREUTER:
       H.R. 2869. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to carry out highway and bridge projects to 
     improve the flow of traffic between the States of Nebraska 
     and Iowa and to direct the Secretary to designate certain 
     highways in those States as an Interstate System route; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CAPUANO (for himself, Mr. Clay, Mr. Delahunt, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr.

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             LaFalce, Ms. Lee, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Moakley, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Weiner):
       H.R. 2870. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage of vision rehabilitation 
     services 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. DREIER (for himself and Mr. Pomeroy):
       H.R. 2871. A bill to promote youth financial education; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ENGLISH:
       H.R. 2872. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to increase the maximum Pell grant from $3,125 to $7,000 over 
     3 fiscal years; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. ENGLISH:
       H.R. 2873. 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. GIBBONS (for himself and Mr. Hansen):
       H.R. 2874. A bill to amend the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and 
     Burros Act to provide for delegation to States of the powers 
     and duties under that Act regarding management of wild free-
     roaming horses and burros, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HERGER:
       H.R. 2875. A bill to amend the Klamath River Basin Fishery 
     Resources Restoration Act to provide for tribal 
     representation on the Klamath Fishery Management Council, to 
     clarify allocation of the annual tribal catch, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. LOFGREN:
       H.R. 2876. A bill to amend the Federal Rules of Evidence 
     regarding testimonial privileges of parents, children, and 
     members of the Secret Service; to amend title 18 of the 
     United States Code to restrict prosecutorial conduct with 
     respect to sexual activity not unlawful under Federal law, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MATSUI:
       H.R. 2877. A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security 
     Act to coordinate the penalty for the failure of a State to 
     operate a State child support disbursement unit with the 
     alternative penalty procedure for failures to meet data 
     processing requirements; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Nadler, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Weiner):
       H.R. 2878. A bill to protect the privacy of health 
     information in the age of genetic and other new technologies, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period 
     to 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. NORTHUP (for herself, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Talent, 
             Mr. Wolf, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
             Pombo, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Portman, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Cox, 
             Mr. Thomas, Mr. Shays, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. 
             Schaffer, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Hayworth, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Manzullo, 
             Mr. Houghton, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Gibbons, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Etheridge, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Engel, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Armey, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Owens, Ms. Carson, and Mr. Traficant):
       H.R. 2879. A bill to provide for the placement at the 
     Lincoln Memorial of a plaque commemorating the speech of 
     Martin Luther King, Jr., known as the ``I Have A Dream'' 
     speech; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Johnson 
             of Connecticut, and Mr. Tanner):
       H.R. 2880. 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. SHAW:
       H.R. 2881. A bill to allow the collection of fees for the 
     provision of customs services for the arrival of certain 
     ferries; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. VENTO:
       H.R. 2882. 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.
           By Mr. ISTOOK:
       H.J. Res. 66. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States restoring religious 
     freedom; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 96.27  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule VII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 21: Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 27: Mr. Goodlate.
       H.R. 44: Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Coburn and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 354: Mr. Goss and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 383: Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 405: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 492: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 505: Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 528: Mr. Goode and Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Conyers, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Largent, Mr. Shadegg, 
     Mr. Shimkus, Mrs. Northup, and Mr. Petri .
       H.R. 673: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 710: Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Ewing, and Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 792: Ms. Granger.
       H.R. 804: Mr. Inslee and Mr. Moore.
       H.R. 826: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 828: Mr. Mollohan.
       H.R. 860: Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 933: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 988: Mr. Baird.
       H.R. 1070: Mr. Terry.
       H.R. 1075: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1076: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1088: Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 1102: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1142: Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Pickering, 
     Mr. Callahan, and Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 1160: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 1171: Mr. Vento, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota.
       H.R. 1221: Mr. Watt of North Carolina and Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 1246: Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1256: Mr. Blagojevich and Mr. Cannon.
       H.R. 1272: Mr. Armey.
       H.R. 1344: Mr. Edwards.
       H.R. 1349: Mr. Lazio, Mr. McKeon, and Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 1355: Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H.R. 1488: Mr. Kucinich and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 1495: Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 1625: Mr. Gilman and Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 1629: Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, and Mr. 
     Hinojosa.
       H.R. 1671: Mr. Levin.
       H.R. 1686: Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 1708: Mr. LaHood and Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 1775: Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 1776: Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. 
     Wu, Mr. Bass, and Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 1785: Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Ford, and Mr. 
     Clay.
       H.R. 1787: Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 1857: Mr. Ford, Mr. Turner, and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 1858: Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 1871: Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 1887: Mr. Ney and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 2029: Mr. Tancredo and Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 2121: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. 
     Hinchey.
       H.R. 2286: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 2339: Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Carson, and Ms. McCarthy of 
     Missouri.
       H.R. 2362: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
     Sessions, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. DeMint.
       H.R. 2366: Mr. Nussle.
       H.R. 2389: Mr. Hayes, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Phelps, 
     Mr. Berry, and Mr. Lucas of Kentucky.
       H.R. 2418: Mr. Graham and Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 2420: Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
     Fletcher, Mr. Cook, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Smith of Washington, and 
     Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 2441: Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 2451: Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 2453: Mr. DeLay.
       H.R. 2498: Mr. Luther and Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 2505: Mr. Wu and Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 2539: Mr. Dixon and Mr. Becerra.
       H.R. 2560: Mr. Tancredo.
       H.R. 2573: Mr. Lantos, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
     Fattah, and Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 2626: Mr. Bachus and Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 2631: Mr. Filner, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
     Gordon, Mr. Wise, and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 2635: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 2657: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 2658: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas.
       H.R. 2659: Mrs. Christensen.
       H.R. 2708: Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Horn, and Mr. Ose.
       H.R. 2719: Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 2725: Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 2809: Ms. Baldwin, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Meehan, Ms. 
     Norton, Mr. Blagojevich, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Olver, and Mr. Farr 
     of California.
       H.R. 2810: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 2814: Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Schaffer, 
     Mr. Hunter, and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.

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       H.J. Res. 47: Mr. Gordon.
       H. Res. 41: Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Luther, and Mr. Vento.
       H. Res. 89: Ms. Lee.

para. 96.28  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 2824: Mr. Baldacci.



                              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 Wednesday, the sixth day of January, in the 
year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety-nine, being the first 
session of the One Hundred Sixth Congress, held under the Constitution 
of the United States, and in the two hundred and twenty third year of 
the independence of the United States.

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                     FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1999 (97)

para. 97.1  appointment 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,

                                               September 17, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Bill Barrett to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 97.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced he had 
examined and approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, 
September 15, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 97.3  communications

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

       4231. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Review of Exchange Disciplinary, 
     Access Denial or Other Adverse Actions Review of NFA 
     Decisions Corrections--received September 14, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4232. A letter from the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition 
     and Consumer Services, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final rule--Food 
     Stamp Program: Food Stamp Provisions of the Balanced Budget 
     Act of 1997 (RIN: 0584-AC63) received September 8, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4233. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Buprofezin; Extension 
     of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300907; FRL-6096-
     3] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received August 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4234. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Fiscal Year 2000 Contract Action Reporting Requirements 
     [DFARS Case 99-D011/98-D017] received August 16, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       4235. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--HUD Acquisition 
     Regulation; Miscellaneous Revisions [Docket No. FR-4115-1-01] 
     (RIN: 2535-AA24) received August 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       4236. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Employment 
     Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division, Department 
     of Labor, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Industries in American Samoa; Wage Order--received September 
     14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
       4237. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Indirect 
     Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, and Sanitizers 
     [Docket No. 98F-0570] received August 19, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4238. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Indirect 
     Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, and Sanitizers 
     [Docket No. 98F-0571] received August 19, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4239. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Over-the-
     Counter Drug Products Containing Colloidal Silver Ingredients 
     or Silver Salts [Docket No. 96N-0144] received August 20, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4240. 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: Arizona [AZ 014-MSWa; FRL-6440-2] received 
     September 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4241. 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: California [CA 013-MSWa; FRL-6439-9] received 
     September 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4242. 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: Nevada [NV 015-MSWa; FRL-6440-4] received 
     September 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4243. 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--Temporary Stay of Rules as 
     They Apply to Units for which Modification or Reconstruction 
     Commenced after July 9, 1997 [FRL-6437-1] (RIN: 2060-AE56) 
     received September 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4244. 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 
     Colorado; Colorado Springs Carbon Monoxide Redesignation to 
     Attainment, Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning 
     Purposes, and Approval of a Related Revision [CO-001-0032a; 
     FRL-6410-7] received August 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4245. 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 Air Quality Plans for Designated Facilities and 
     Pollutants; Pennsylvania; Large Municipal Waste Combustors 
     (MWCs) [PA118-4080a; FRL-6426-1] received August 17, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4246. 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 Implemtation Plans (SIP); 
     Interim Final Determination that Louisiana Continues to 
     Correct the Deficiencies of its Enhanced Inspection and 
     Maintenance (I/M) SIP Revision [LA-49-1-7411; FRL-6422-3] 
     received August 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       4247. 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-36-1-9932a; FRL-6426-8] 
     received August 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       4248. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of 
     the Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule--Eagle 
     Transportation Permits for American Indians and Public 
     Institutions (RIN: 1018-AB81) received September 14, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4249. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, Department of Commerce, 
     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. 
     990304063-9063-01; I.D. 083099D] received September 8, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4250. 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 Caribbean, Gulf 
     of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf 
     of Mexico; Red Snapper Management Measures [Docket No. 
     990506119-9236-02; I.D. 040799B] (RIN: 0648-AM66) received 
     September 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       4251. 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 off West Coast States 
     and in the Western Pacific; Northern Anchovy Fishery; Quotas 
     for the 1999-2000 Fishing Year [Docket No. 990823233-9233-01; 
     I.D. 072799C] (RIN: 0648-AM20) received September 14, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4252. 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; Shortraker and Rougheye Rockfish in 
     the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 
     990304062-9062-01; I.D. 090899C] received September 14, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4253. 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 Ocean Perch in the Western 
     Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 990304062-
     9062-01; I.D. 090899B] received September 14, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4254. 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 Highly Migratory 
     Species Fisheries; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna [I.D. 071399A] 
     received September 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4255. A letter from the Deputy 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; Fishery Management Plan for the Summer 
     Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries; Recreational 
     Measures for the 1999 Fisheries [Docket No. 990422103-9209-
     02; I.D. 031099B] (RIN: 0648-AL75) received September 14, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4256. 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; Northern Rockfish in the Central 
     Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 990304062-
     9062-01; I.D. 090199C] received September 14, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4257. 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; Pelagic Shelf Rockfish in the 
     Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 
     990304062-9062-01; I.D. 090199D] received September 14, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4258. 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 Ocean Perch in the Central 
     Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 990304062-
     9062-01; I.D. 090299A] received September 14, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4259. 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 to Vessels Using 
     ``Other Gear'' in the Eastern Aleutian District and Bering 
     Sea Subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands [Docket 
     No. 990304063-9063-01; I.D. 090399A] received September 14, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4260. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Disaster Assistance for 
     Northeast Multispecies Fishery Failure [Docket No. 990520139-
     9221-02; I.D. 050799B] (RIN: 0648-AM68) received September 
     14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       4261. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fisheries; Atlantic 
     Bluefin Tuna [I.D. 072999A] received September 14, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4262. A letter from the Chairman, Surface Transportation 
     Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Removal, Revision 
     and Redesignation of Miscellaneous Regulations [STB EX Parte 
     No. 572 (Sub-No. 1) received September 14, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. 

para. 97.4  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. 2490) ``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, 2000, 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. 2587) ``An Act 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, 2000, 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. 299. 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. 401. An Act to provide for business development and 
     trade promotion for Native Americans, and for other purposes.
       S. 406. An Act 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.
       S. 613. An Act to encourage Indian economic development, to 
     provide for the disclosure of Indian tribal sovereign 
     immunity in contracts involving Indian tribes, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 614. An Act to provide for regulatory reform in order to 
     encourage investment, business, and economic development with 
     respect to activities conducted on Indian lands.
       S. Con. Res. 56. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress regarding the importance of ``family friendly'' 
     programming on television.

  The message also announced that Mr. Leahy is added as a conferee, on 
the part of the Senate, to the bill (H.R. 2670) ``An Act making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2000, and for other purposes.''
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 99-498, the

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Chair, on behalf of the President pro tempore, reappoints Robert C. 
Khayat, of Mississippi, to the Advisory Committee on Student Financial 
Assistance for a term beginning October 1, 1999, and ending September 
30, 2002.
  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 Charles Sims, of Mississippi, to serve as a member of the 
Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 
vice William Keith Oubre.

para. 97.5  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. 299. 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; 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. 406. An Act 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; 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; 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. 613. An Act to encourage Indian economic development, to 
     provide for the disclosure of Indian tribal sovereign 
     immunity in contracts involving Indian tribes, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
       S. 614. An Act to provide for regulatory reform in order to 
     encourage investment, business, and economic development with 
     respect to activities conducted on Indian lands; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       S. 944. An Act to amend Public Law 105-188 to provide for 
     the mineral leasing of certain Indian lands in Oklahoma; to 
     the Committee on Resources.

para. 97.6  enrolled bill signed

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

       S. 380. An Act to reauthorize the Congressional Award Act.

para. 97.7  bill presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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 15, 1999:
       H.R. 2488. To provide for reconciliation pursuant to 
     sections 105 and 211 of the concurrent resolution on the 
     budget for fiscal year 2000.

  And then,

para. 97.8  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. ROHRABACHER, pursuant to the special order agreed to 
on Wednesday, September 15, 1999, at 11 o'clock and 4 minutes a.m., the 
House adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 21, 1999.

para. 97.9  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. GILMAN: Committee on International Relations. H.R. 
     1993. A bill to reauthorize the Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation and the Trade and Development Agency, and for 
     other purposes; with amendments (Rept. No. 106-325). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union.

para. 97.10  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Goodlatte, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mrs. 
             Biggert, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Sweeney, 
             Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Tancredo, and Mr. 
             Stearns):
       (H. Con. Res. 186). A concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding a continued United States 
     security presence in the Panama Canal Zone and a review of 
     the contract bidding process for the Balboa and Cristobal 
     canal ports; which was referred to the Committee on 
     International Relations. 

para. 97.11  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 363: Mr. Rodriguez.
       H.R. 728: Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 1248: Mr. Larson.
       H.R. 1484: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H. Res. 292: Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Berman, Mr. Blagojevich, 
     Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mrs. Lowey.
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                    TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1999 (98)

para. 98.1  appointment 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,

                                               September 21, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Thomas E. Petri to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 98.2  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Ms. McDevitt, 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. 2084. An Act making appropriations for the Department 
     of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 2084) ``An Act making appropriations for the 
Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2000, 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. Campbell, 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.

para. 98.3  ``morning-hour debate''

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, pursuant to the order of the House 
of Tuesday, January 19, 1999, recognized Members for ``morning-hour 
debate''.

para. 98.4  recess--12:56 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 12 o'clock 56 minutes p.m. until 2 
o'clock p.m.

para. 98.5  after recess--2 p.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para. 98.6  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Friday, September 17, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 98.7  communications

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

       4263. A letter from the Administrator, Food Safety and 
     Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Use of Soy Protein Concentrate, 
     Modified Food Starch, and Carrageenan as Binders in Certain 
     Meat Products [Docket No. 94-015N] (RIN: 0583-AB82) received 
     August 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       4264. A letter from the Administrator, Food and Consumer 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Food Stamp Program: Electronic

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     Benefit Transfer Benefit Adjustments [Amdt No. 378] (RIN: 
     0584-AC61) received September 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4265. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA, Department 
     of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     High-Temperature Forced-Air Treatments for Citrus [Docket No. 
     96-069-4] received September 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4266. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--1998-Crop Peanuts, National Poundage Quota, 
     National Average Price Support Level For Quota and Additional 
     Peanuts, and Minimum Commodity Credit Corporation Export 
     Edible Sales Price for Additional Peanuts (RIN: 0560-AF 81) 
     received September 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4267. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Vidalia Onions Grown in Georgia; 
     Fiscal Period Change [Docket No. FV99-955-1 IFR] received 
     September 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       4268. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Pyridate; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300905; FRL-6094-7] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received August 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4269. 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-300908; FRL-6096-
     7] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received August 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4270. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Carfentrazone-ethyl; 
     Extension of Tolerances for Emergency Exemption [OPP-300912; 
     FRL-6097-8] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received August 18, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4271. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Funding and Fiscal, Loan 
     Policies and Operations; FCB Assistance to Associations (RIN: 
     3052-AB80) received September 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4272. A letter from the the Comptroller General, the 
     General Accounting Office, transmitting a report of a 
     deferral of budget authority, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 686(a); 
     (H. Doc. No. 106-126); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       4273. A letter from the the Director, the Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting a request to make 
     available emergency appropriations for the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency and the Small Business Administration for 
     the needs of the victims of Hurricane Floyd; (H. Doc. No. 
     106-125); to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to 
     be printed.
       4274. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a notification of an appropriation of 
     budget authority for the Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency's Disaster relief program; (H. Doc. No. 106-124); to 
     the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       4275. A letter from the Department of Defense, transmitting 
     notification that the Commander of Air Combat Command is 
     initiating a multi-function cost comparison of the base 
     operating support functions at Beale Air Force Base (AFB), 
     California, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 nt.; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       4276. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     a Plan For Full Utilization of Military Technicians (Dual 
     Status) On and After September 30, 2007; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       4277. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Manufacturing Technology Program [DFARS Case 98-D306] 
     received September 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       4278. A letter from the Department of Defense, Acquisition 
     and Technology, transmitting a report to Congress entitled 
     ``DoD Demonstration Program to Improve the Quality of 
     Personal Property Shipments of Members of the Armed Forces''; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       4279. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the approved retirement of Admiral J. Paul Reason, United 
     States Navy, and his advancement to the grade of admiral on 
     the retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       4280. A letter from the Deputy Congressional Liaison, Board 
     of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule--Credit by Brokers and Dealers (Regulation 
     T); List of Foreign Margin Stocks--received August 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       4281. A letter from the Acting Assistant, Secretary, 
     Department of Education, transmitting Final Regulations--
     Projects With Industry, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       4282. A letter from the Director, Corporate Policy and 
     Research Department, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Allocation of 
     Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for 
     Valuing Benefits--received September 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       4283. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the 1999 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.
       4284. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Substantial Evidence of Effectiveness of New Animal Drugs 
     [Docket No. 97N-0435] received September 7, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4285. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Indirect 
     Food Additives: Paper and Paperboard Components [Docket No. 
     96F-0145] received September 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4286. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Indirect 
     Food Additives: Paper and Paperboard Components [Docket No. 
     98F-0871] received September 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4287. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Indirect 
     Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, and Sanitizers 
     [Docket No. 91F-0399] received September 7, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4288. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Indirect 
     Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, Sanitizers 
     [Docket No. 99F-0459] received September 7, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4289. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Indirect 
     Food Additives: Polymers [Docket No. 89F-0338] received 
     September 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4290. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     FDA, transmitting the Department's final rule--Secondary 
     Direct Food Additives Permitted in Food for Human Consumption 
     [Docket No. 99F-0299] received September 15, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4291. 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 State Hazardous Waste Management Program 
     Revision [FRL-6427-2] received August 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4292. 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 Air Quality Implementation Plan Revision 
     for North Dakota; Revisions to the Air Pollution Control 
     Rules; Delegation of Authority for New Source Performance 
     Standards [ND-001-0006a; FRL-6426-5] received August 24, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4293. 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 [CA-
     81-167; FRL-6427-4] received August 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4294. 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, Ventura County Air Pollution Control 
     District [CA 224-0166a; FRL-6425-5] received August 24, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4295. 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 217-0170a; FRL-6423-1] received 
     August 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4296. 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; 
     Massachusetts; Reasonably Available Control Technology for 
     Major Stationary Sources of Nitrogen Oxides and Nitrogen 
     Oxide Requirements at Municipal Waste Combustors [MA-35-1-
     6659a; A-1-FRL-6425-4] received August 24, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4297. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Acquisition Regulation: 
     Contracting by Negotiation [FRL-6428-3] received August 24, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4298. 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 General Conformity [NH039-7166a; A-1-FRL-6416-2] 
     received August 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       4299. 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 207-156; FRL-6409-4] received August 
     11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       4300. 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; Wisconsin [WI191-01-
     7322a; FRL-6414-7] received August 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4301. 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-6419-9] received August 11, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4302. 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; Connecticut; 
     Approval of National Low Emission Vehicle Program [R1-052-
     7211a; A-1-FRL-6417-5] received August 11, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4303. 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-6439-7] 
     received September 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4304. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Tennessee: Final 
     Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program 
     Revision [FRL-6437-9] received September 10, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4305. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Notice of Direct Final 
     Rule Revisions to Emissions Budgets Set Forth in EPA's 
     Finding of Significant Contribution and Rulemaking for 
     Purposes of Reducing Regional Transport of Ozone for the 
     States of Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island [FRL-
     6437-3] received September 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4306. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Primary 
     Drinking Water Regulation: Consumer Confidence Reports; 
     Correction [FRL-6437-6] received September 10, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4307. A letter from the Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. (Cherry Valley and Cotton 
     Plant, Arkansas) [MM Docket No. 98-223; RM-9340; RM-9481; RM-
     9482] received September 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4308. A letter from the Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b) Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. (Oraibi and Leupp, 
     Arizona) [MM Docket No. 98-179; RM-9344] received September 
     7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       4309. A letter from the Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. (Kensett, Arkansas; 
     Somerton, Arizona; Augusta, Kansas; Wellton, Arizona; Center, 
     Colorado; La Veta, Colorado; Walsenburg, Colorado; Taft, 
     California; Cimarron, Kansas) [MM Docket No. 99-99, RM-9484; 
     MM Docket No. 99-100, RM-9491; MM Docket 99-101, RM-9494; MM 
     Docket No. 99-102, MM-9495; MM Docket No. 99-105, RM-9508; MM 
     Docket 99-107, RM-9510; MM Docket No. 99-109, RM-9512; MM 
     Docket No. 99-111, RM-9539; MM Docket No. 99-113, RM-9544] 
     Received September 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4310. A letter from the Director, Office of the 
     Congressional Affairs, Office of the State Programs, Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--State of Ohio: Discontinuance of Certain Commission 
     Regulatory Authority Within the State--received September 3, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4311. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Requirements for Those Who Posses 
     Certain Industrial Devices Containing Byproduct Material to 
     Provide Requested Information (RIN: 3150-AG06) received 
     September 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4312. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage 
     Casks: (HI-STAR 100) Addition (RIN: 3150-AG17) received 
     September 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4313. 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.
       4314. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a biographical 
     sketch of potential nominee of Ambassador to the People's 
     Republic of China; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       4315. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Report on 
     Religious Freedom; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       4316. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 13-132 ``Closing 
     of a Public Alley in Square 454, and Square 455, S.O. 98-194, 
     Act of 1999'' received September 3, 1999, pursuant to D.C. 
     Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       4317. 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.
       4318. 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.
       4319. A letter from the General Counsel, Executive Office 
     of the President, transmitting the reports on vacancies in 
     Senate confirmed positions; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       4320. A letter from the Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting the Research Notification 
     System Report through August 3, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       4321. A letter from the Deputy Director, Office of General 
     Counsel and Legal Policy, Office of Government Ethics, 
     transmitting the Office's final rule--Revisions to the Public 
     Financial Disclosure Gifts Waiver Provision (RIN: 3209-AA00) 
     received September 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       4322. 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.
       4323. 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: Threatened Status for Lake Erie Water Snakes 
     (Nerodia sipedon insularum) on the Offshore Islands of 
     Western Lake Erie (RIN: 1018-AC09) received August 25, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4324. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--General Grant Administration 
     Terms and Conditions of the Coastal Ocean Program [Docket No. 
     990713192-9192-01; I.D. No. 080399-D] (RIN: 0648-ZA67) 
     received September 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4325. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator, 
     National Ocean Service, Estuarine Reserves Division, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Graduate Research Fellowships in 
     the National Estuarine Research Reserve System for FY 2000 
     (RIN: 0648-ZA66) received September 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4326. A letter from the Director, Bureau of Justice 
     Assistance, transmitting a report of the Bureau of Justice 
     Assistance entitled, ``Fiscal Year 1998 Annual Report to 
     Congress,'' pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 3789e; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       4327. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmit

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     ting the Department's Final Rule--Fair Housing Complaint 
     Processing; Plain Language Revision and Reorganization 
     [Docket No. FR-4433-F-02] (RIN: 2529-AA86) received September 
     15, 1999; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4328. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Federal 
     Housing Enterprise Oversight, Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting the Department's final rule--Debt 
     Collection (RIN: 2550-AA07) received September 13, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       4329. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Compliance 
     Procedures for Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing; 
     Nomenclature Change; Final Rule (RIN: 2529-AA87) received 
     August 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       4330. A letter from the Counsel, National Tropical 
     Botanical Garden, transmitting the annual audit report of the 
     National Tropical Botanical Garden, Calendar Year 1998, 
     pursuant to Public Law 88-449, section 10(b) (78 Stat. 498); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4331. A letter from the Director, Office of General Counsel 
     & Legal Policy, Office of Government Ethics, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Civil Monetary Penalities Inflation 
     Adjustments for Ethics in Government Act Violations (RIN: 
     3209-AA00 and 3209-AA13) received August 24, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4332. A letter from the Director, Office of General Counsel 
     and Legal Policy, Office of Government Ethics, transmitting 
     the Office's final rule--Post-Employment Conflict of Interest 
     Restrictions; Revision of Departmental Component Designations 
     (RIN: 3209-AA07) received August 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4333. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FHA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Truck Size and 
     Weight; Definitions; Nondivisible [FHWA Docket No. FHWA-98-
     4326] (RIN: 2125-AE43) received September 9, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       4334. A letter from the Attorney, Research and Special 
     Programs Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Research and 
     Special Programs Administration [Docket No. RSPA-98-4185 (HM-
     215C)] (RIN: 2137-AD15) received August 16, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4335. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Boeing Model 727 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-
     NM-03-AD; Amendment 39-11271; AD 99-18-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received September 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4336. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Model 172R Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 99-CE-55-AD; Amendment 39-11280; AD 99-18-14] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4337. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, 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-49-AD; Amendment 39-11224; AD 99-15-05] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4338. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class 
     E Airspace; Kansas City, MO [Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-34] 
     received September 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4339. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class 
     E Airspace; Sikeston, MO [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-43] 
     received September 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4340. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Modification of the 
     Orlando Class B Airspace Area, Orlando, FL; and Modification 
     of the Orlando Sanford Airport Class D Airspace Area, 
     Sanford, FL [Airspace Docket No. 95-AWA-4] (RIN: 2120-AA66) 
     received September 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4341. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class 
     E Airspace; Malden, MO [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-42] 
     received September 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4342. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Standard Instrument 
     Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 
     29733; Amendment No. 1948] received September 14, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4343. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Extensions of Application Period for Temporary Housing 
     Assistance (RIN: 3067-AC82) received September 8, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4344. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agent, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Disaster Assistance; Factors Considered When Evaluating a 
     Governor's Request for a Major Disaster Declaration (RIN: 
     3067-AC94) received September 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4345. A letter from the Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Implementing 
     Foreign Proposals to NASA Research Announcements on a No-
     Exchange-of-Funds Basis--received September 7, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       4346. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Import Administration, Department of Commerce, International 
     Trade Commission, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Regulation Concerning Preliminary Critical Circumstances 
     Findings [Docket No. 9908128228-9228-01] (RIN: 0625-AA56) 
     received September 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4347. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Sports Franchises--received September 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4348. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Section 7702 Closing Agreements [Notice 99-47] received 
     September 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       4349. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--1999 
     Section 43 Inflation Adjustment [Notice 99-45] received 
     September 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 98.8  communication from the clerk--message from the president

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

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                               Washington, DC, September 20, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 2(h) of Rule II 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 September 16, 1999 
     at 3:10 p.m. and said to contain a message from the President 
     whereby he transmits to the Congress proposed legislation 
     entitled, the ``Cyberspace Electronic Security Act of 1999.''
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Jeff Trandahl.

para. 98.9  cyberspace electronic security

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

To the Congress of the United States:
  I am pleased to transmit for your early consideration and speedy 
enactment a legislative proposal entitled the ``Cyberspace Electronic 
Security Act of 1999'' (CESA). Also transmitted herewith is a section-
by-section analysis.
  There is little question that continuing advances in technology are 
changing forever the way in which people live, the way they communicate 
with each other, and the manner in which they work and conduct commerce. 
In just a few years, the Internet has shown the world a glimpse of what 
is attainable in the information age. As a result, the demand for more 
and better access to information and electronic commerce continues to 
grow--among not just individuals and consumers, but also among 
financial, medical, and educational institutions, manufacturers and 
merchants, and State and local governments. This increased reliance on 
information and communications raises important privacy issues because 
Americans want assurance that their sensitive personal and business 
information is protected

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from unauthorized access as it resides on and traverses national and 
international communications networks. For Americans to trust this new 
electronic environment, and for the promise of electronic commerce and 
the global information infrastructure to be fully realized, information 
systems must provide methods to protect the data and communications of 
legitimate users. Encryption can address this need because encryption 
can be used to protect the confidentiality of both stored data and 
communications. Therefore, my Administration continues to support the 
development, adoption, and use of robust encryption by legitimate users.
  At the same time, however, the same encryption products that help 
facilitate confidential communications between law-abiding citizens also 
pose a significant and undeniable public safety risk when used to 
facilitate and mask illegal and criminal activity. Although cryptography 
has many legitimate and important uses, it is also increasingly used as 
a means to promote criminal activity, such as drug trafficking, 
terrorism, white collar crime, and the distribution of child 
pornography.
  The advent and eventual widespread use of encryption poses significant 
and heretofore unseen challenges to law enforcement and public safety. 
Under existing statutory and constitutional law, law enforcement is 
provided with different means to collect evidence of illegal activity in 
such forms as communications or stored data on computers. These means 
are rendered wholly insufficient when encryption is utilized to scramble 
the information in such a manner that law enforcement, acting pursuant 
to lawful authority, cannot decipher the evidence in a timely manner, if 
at all. In the context of law enforcement operations, time is of the 
essence and may mean the difference between success and catastrophic 
failure.
  A sound and effective public policy must support the development and 
use of encryption for legitimate purposes but allow access to plain text 
by law enforcement when encryption is utilized by criminals. This 
requires an approach that properly balances critical privacy interests 
with the need to preserve public safety. As is explained more fully in 
the sectional analysis that accompanies this proposed legislation, the 
CESA provides such a balance by simultaneously creating significant new 
privacy protections for lawful users of encryption, while assisting law 
enforcement's efforts to preserve existing and constitutionally 
supported means of responding to criminal activity.
  The CESA establishes limitations on government use and disclosure of 
decryption keys obtained by court process and provides special 
protections for decryption keys stored with third party ``recovery 
agents.'' CESA authorizes a recovery agent to disclose stored recovery 
information to the government, or to use stored recovery information on 
behalf of the government, in a narrow range of circumstances (e.g., 
pursuant to a search warrant or in accordance with a court order under 
the Act). In addition, CESA would authorize appropriations for the 
Technical Support Center in the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which 
will serve as a centralized technical resource for Federal, State, and 
local law enforcement in responding to the increasing use of encryption 
by criminals.
  I look forward to working with the Congress on this important national 
issue.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, September 16, 1999.

  The message, together with the accompanying papers, was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Government Reform 
and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 106-123).

para. 98.10  veterans' millennium health care

  Mr. STUMP moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2116) to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a program of extended 
care services for veterans and to make other improvements in health care 
programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, recognized Mr. STUMP and Mr. 
REYES, 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.
  Mrs. KELLY 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 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 98.11  national historic preservation fund

  Mr. HEFLEY moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 834) to 
extend the authorization for the National Historic Preservation Fund, 
and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, recognized Mr. HEFLEY and Mr. 
ROMERO-BARCELO, 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. 98.12  national marine sanctuaries

  Mr. SAXTON moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1243) to 
reauthorize the National Marine Sanctuaries Act; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, 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. 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.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
reauthorize and amend the National Marine Sanctuaries 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. 98.13  coastal barrier resources

  Mr. SAXTON moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1431) to 
reauthorize and amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, 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. CALVERT, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. BLUMENAUER 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 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 98.14  convey certain national forest lands to elko county, nevada

  Mr. SHERWOOD moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1231) 
to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain National Forest 
lands to Elko County, Nevada, for continued use as a cemetery; as 
amended.

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  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, recognized Mr. SHERWOOD and Mr. 
KILDEE, 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. 98.15  terry peak land transfer

  Mr. SHERWOOD moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2079) 
to provide for the conveyance of certain National Forest System lands in 
the State of South Dakota.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, recognized Mr. SHERWOOD and Mr. 
KILDEE, 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. 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 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  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. 98.17  saint helena island national scenic area

  Mr. SHERWOOD moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 468) 
to establish the Saint Helena Island National Scenic Area; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, recognized Mr. SHERWOOD and Mr. 
KILDEE, 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.
  Mr. SAXTON 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 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 98.18  torture victims relief

  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(H.R. 2367) to reauthorize a comprehensive program of support for 
victims of torture; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. SMITH of New 
Jersey and Mr. CROWLEY, 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. 98.19  missouri-nebraska boundary compact

  Mr. GEKAS moved to suspend the rules and pass said joint resolution 
(H. J. Res. 54) granting the consent of Congress to the Missouri-
Nebraska Boundary Compact.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. GEKAS and Ms. 
DANNER, 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 request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
joint resolution.

para. 98.20  boundary change between georgia and south carolina

  Mr. GEKAS moved to suspend the rules and pass said joint resolution 
(H. J. Res. 62) to grant the consent of Congress to the boundary change 
between Georgia and South Carolina.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. GEKAS and Ms. 
DANNER, 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 request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
joint resolution.

para. 98.21  transportation appropriations

  On motion of Mr. WOLF, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 2084) 
making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, 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. 98.22  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2084

  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. 2084 be 
instructed to provide maximum funding, within the scope of conference, 
for the functions and operations of the Office of Motor Carriers.
  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. LINDER, 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. 98.23  appointment of conferees--h.r. 2084

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LINDER, by unanimous consent, 
appointed Messrs. Wolf, DeLay, Regula, Rogers, Packard, Callahan, 
Tiahrt, Aderholt, Ms. Granger, Messrs. Young of Florida, Sabo, Olver, 
Pastor, Ms. Kilpatrick, Messrs. Serrano, Forbes, and Obey, as managers 
on the part of the House at said conference.

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

para. 98.24  recess--4:43 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LINDER, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 4 o'clock and 43 minutes p.m., until 
approximately 5 o'clock p.m.

para. 98.25  after recess--5:04 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, called the House to order.

para. 98.26  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to angola

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, 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, 1999, 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 
prospect for peace in Angola. For these reasons, I have determined that 
it is necessary to maintain in force the broad authorities necessary to 
apply economic pressure on UNITA to reduce its ability to pursue its 
military campaigns.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, September 21, 1999.

  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. 106-127).

para. 98.27  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1402

  Mr. REYNOLDS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 294):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1402) to require the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to implement the Class I milk price structure known as Option 
     1A as part of the implementation of the final rule to 
     consolidate Federal milk marketing orders. The first reading 
     of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of order against 
     consideration of the bill for failure to comply with clause 3 
     of rule XIII or section 308(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 Agriculture. 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 
     Agriculture now printed in the bill, modified by the 
     amendments printed in part A 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 B 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. REYNOLDS, 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. 98.28  notice--motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 1501

  Ms. LOFGREN, pursuant to clause 7(c) of rule XXII, announced her 
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. 1501) to provide grants to ensure increased 
accountability for juvenile offenders, to insist that the committee of 
conference recommend a conference substitute that (1) includes a 
loophold-free system that assures that no criminals or other prohibited 
purchasers (e.g. murderers, rapists, child molesters, fugitives from 
justice, undocumented aliens, stalkers, and batterers) obtain firearms 
from non-licensed persons and federally licensed firearms dealers at gun 
shows; (2) does not include provisions that weaken current gun safety 
law; and (3) includes provisions that aid in the enforcement of current 
laws against criminals who use guns (e.g. murderers, rapists, child 
molesters, fugitives from justice, stalkers, and batterers).

para. 98.29  h.r. 2116--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 2116) to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
establish a program of extended care services for veterans and to make 
other improvements in health care programs of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs; 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

369

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

46

para. 98.30                   [Roll No. 427]

                                YEAS--369

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     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
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor

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     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pastor
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--46

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Conyers
     Crowley
     Delahunt
     Engel
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gilman
     Hinchey
     Holt
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     King (NY)
     Kucinich
     Lazio
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Nadler
     Olver
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Serrano
     Slaughter
     Sweeney
     Tierney
     Towns
     Waters
     Weiner
     Weygand

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Bass
     Buyer
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Dingell
     Fowler
     Hall (TX)
     Hunter
     Jefferson
     McKinney
     Moakley
     Paul
     Rush
     Scarborough
     Thompson (MS)
     Velazquez
     Wamp
  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. 98.31  h.r. 1431--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1431) to reauthorize and amend the 
Coastal Barrier Resources 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.

Yeas

309

It was decided in the

Nays

106

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para. 98.32                   [Roll No. 428]

                                YEAS--309

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pastor
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--106

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Blumenauer
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Crowley
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Doggett
     Engel
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Ford
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Larson
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Minge
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Schakowsky
     Shays
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stupak
     Thornberry
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Vento
     Waters
     Weiner
     Weygand
     Wu

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

      
     Johnson, E. B.
       

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Bass
     Buyer
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Dingell
     Fowler
     Hunter
     Jefferson
     Leach
     McKinney

[[Page 1671]]


     Paul
     Rush
     Scarborough
     Thompson (MS)
     Velazquez
     Wamp
  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. 98.33  h.r. 468--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 468) to establish the Saint Helena 
Island National Scenic Area; 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

410

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

2

para. 98.34                   [Roll No. 429]

                                YEAS--410

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
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     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
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     Spratt
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     Stark
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     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--2

     Hostettler
     Sanford
       

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Bass
     Buyer
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Dingell
     Fowler
     Hunter
     Jefferson
     Kilpatrick
     McKinney
     Paul
     Pickett
     Portman
     Rush
     Scarborough
     Sisisky
     Thompson (MS)
     Velazquez
     Wamp
  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. 98.35  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1875

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
reported (Rept. No. 106-326) the resolution (H. Res. 295) providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1875) to amend title 28, United States 
Code, to allow the application of the principles of Federal diversity 
jurisdiction to interstate class actions.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 98.36  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1487

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
reported (Rept. No. 106-327) the resolution (H. Res. 296) providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1487) to provide for public 
participation in the declaration of national monuments under the Act 
popularly known as the Antiquities Act of 1906.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 98.37  enrolled bills signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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. 2490. 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, 2000, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 2587. 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, 2000, and for other 
     purposes.

para. 98.38  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mrs. FOWLER, for today;
  To Ms. McKINNEY, for today; and
  To Mr. SCARBOROUGH, for today and balance of the week.
  And then,

para. 98.39  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. MICA, at 9 o'clock and 54 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 98.40  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. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolutions 295. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1875) to amend title 28, United States Code, to allow the 
     application of the principles of Federal diver

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     sity juridiction to interstate class actions (Rept. No. 106-
     326). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee on Rules. House 
     Resolution 296. Resolution providing for consideration of the 
     bill (H.R. 1487) to provide for public participation in the 
     declaration of national monuments under the Act popularly 
     known as the Antiquities Act of 1906 (Rept. No. 106-327). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 98.41  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Kuykendall, and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 2883. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to confer United States citizenship automatically and 
     retroactively on certain foreign-born children adopted by 
     citizens of the United States; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLILEY:
       H.R. 2884. A bill to extend energy conservation programs 
     under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act through fiscal 
     year 2003; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Walden of 
             Oregon, Mr. Turner, Mrs. Biggert, and Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia):
       H.R. 2885. A bill to provide uniform safeguards for the 
     confidentiality of information acquired for exclusively 
     statistical purposes, and to improve the efficiency and 
     quality of Federal statistics and Federal statistical 
     programs by permitting limited sharing of records among 
     designated agencies for statistical purposes under strong 
     safeguards; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mr. Bliley, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Berman, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
             and Mr. Sandlin):
       H.R. 2886. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide that an adopted alien who is less than 18 
     years of age may be considered a child under such Act if 
     adopted with or after a sibling who is a child under such 
     Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BAKER:
       H.R. 2887. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to ensure 
     that certain Federal power customers are provided protection 
     by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 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 Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself, Mr. Ose, Ms. Slaughter, 
             and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 2888. A bill to provide funds to assist homeless 
     children and youth; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. CANNON:
       H.R. 2889. A bill to amend the Central Utah Project 
     Completion Act to provide for acquisition of water and water 
     rights for Central Utah Project purposes, completion of 
     Central Utah project facilities, and implementation of water 
     conservation measures; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
             Serrano, and Mr. Romero-Barcelo):
       H.R. 2890. A bill to amend the Puerto Rican Federal 
     Relations Act to transfer jurisdiction over Federal land in 
     and around the island of Vieques to the Government of Puerto 
     Rico, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself and Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia):
       H.R. 2891. A bill to provide reasonable and non-
     discriminatory access to buildings owned or used by the 
     Federal Government for the provision of competitive 
     telecommunications services by telecommunications carriers; 
     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. DUNN (for herself, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
             Baird, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Nethercutt, 
             Mr. Dicks, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Smith of 
             Washington):
       H.R. 2892. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to expand Medicare coverage of certain self-
     injected biologicals; 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. FOLEY:
       H.R. 2893. A bill to provide that adjustments in rates of 
     pay for Members of Congress may not exceed any cost-of-living 
     increases in benefits under title II of the Social Security 
     Act; to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition 
     to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be 
     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:
       H.R. 2894. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a shorter recovery period for the 
     depreciation of certain restaurant buildings; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey):
       H.R. 2895. A bill to impose an immediate suspension of 
     assistance to the Government of Indonesia until the results 
     of the August 30, 1999, vote in East Timor have been 
     implemented, 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. LEACH (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. LaFalce, 
             Mrs. Roukema, Ms. Waters, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Baker, 
             Mr. Lazio, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Castle):
       H.R. 2896. A bill to combat money laundering and protect 
     the United States financial system, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, 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 Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Shows, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Frost, Ms. Norton, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. Foley, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Underwood, and 
             Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 2897. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act relating to freshness dates on food; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 2898. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce to age 21 the minimum age for an individual 
     without children to be eligible for the earned income credit; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 2899. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an 
     understanding of the English language and the history, 
     principles, and form of government of the United States as a 
     requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other 
     elderly persons to take the history and government 
     examination in a language of their choice; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Olver, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Kucinich):
       H.R. 2900. A bill to reduce emissions from electric 
     powerplants, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mrs. Bono, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mrs. Northup, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
             DeMint, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, and Mr. Gary Miller of California):
       H.R. 2901. 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 (for himself and Mr. Hinchey):
       H.R. 2902. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 
     to protect pension benefits of employees in defined benefit 
     plans and to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to enforce 
     the age discrimination requirements of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 with respect to amendments resulting in defined 
     benefit plans becoming cash balance plans; 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. SAXTON:
       H.R. 2903. A bill to assist in the conservation of coral 
     reefs; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH:
       H.R. 2904. A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 
     1978 to reauthorize funding for the Office of Government 
     Ethics; to the Committee on Government Reform, 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. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Vento, Ms. Velazquez, 
             and Mr. Hinchey):
       H.R. 2905. A bill to eliminate money laundering in the 
     private banking system, to require the Secretary of the 
     Treasury to take certain actions with regard to foreign 
     countries in which there is a concentration of money 
     laundering activities, and for other

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     purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Tancredo, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 2906. A bill to facilitate famine relief efforts and a 
     comprehensive solution to the war in Sudan; 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 Ms. WOOLSEY:
       H.R. 2907. 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. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Gilman, 
             Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Royce, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Smith 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Berman, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Hoeffel, and Mr. Ortiz):
       H. Res. 297. A resolution expressing sympathy for the 
     victims of the devastating earthquake that struck Taiwan on 
     September 21, 1999; to the Committee on International 
     Relations. 

para. 98.42  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       222. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of Texas, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution 
     38 memorializing the U.S. Congress in ensuring that the 
     critical infrastructure for the U.S. military defense 
     strategy be maintained through the renewal of the withdrawal 
     from the public use of the McGregor Range land beyond 2001; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       223. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Texas, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution 75 
     memorializing the United States Congress to qualify the 
     contributions made by the State of Texas for eligible 
     inpatient hospital services provided by contract in the Lower 
     Rio Grande Valley for federal matching funds under the 
     Medicaid disproportionate share hospital program; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       224. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Texas, relative to House Concurrent Resolution 59 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to pass 
     legislation that improves the quality of life and economic 
     and environmental well-being of the Gulf Coast; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       225. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 142 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to authorize 
     and to urge the Governor of the State of Louisiana to support 
     the development of the ``Comprehensive Hurricane Protection 
     Plan for Coastal Louisiana''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       226. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Texas, relative to House Concurrent Resolution 141 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to maintain 
     its commitment to the veterans of America and their families; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       227. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Texas, relative to House Concurrent Resolution 102 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to ensure the 
     future of the Kerrville Veterans Administration Medical 
     Center; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       228. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Texas, relative to House Concurrent Resolution 249 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States and urging 
     the President of the United States to refrain from inclusion 
     of mandatory Social Security coverage for presently 
     noncovered state and local government employees in any Social 
     Security reform legislation; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       229. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Texas, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution 7 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to maintain 
     its commitment to America's military retirees over the age of 
     65; jointly to the Committees on Armed Services and 
     Government Reform.
       230. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Texas, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution 2 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to provide 
     funding for infrastructure improvements between Texas and 
     Mexico; jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para. 98.43  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

       Mr. KANJORSKI (by request) introduced a bill (H.R. 2908) 
     for the relief of Charmaine Bieda; which was referred to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 98.44  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 82: Mr. McCollum and Mr. Jenkins.
       H.R. 88: Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Filner, Mr. Larson, Mr. Wu, 
     Mr. Moore, Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 175: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland and Mrs. Wilson.
       H.R. 205: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 220: Mr. Walden of Oregon.
       H.R. 269: Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 270: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. 
     Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 354: Mr. Petri, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Gary Miller of 
     California.
       H.R. 382: Mr. Kucinich, Mr. English, and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 425: Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 443: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 488: Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 505: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 516: Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 531: Mr. Upton and Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Dicks, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
     Barcia, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Simpson.
       H.R. 583: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 595: Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 628: Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 648: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 692: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 701: Mr. Scarborough, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. Canady of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 721: Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Smith of 
     Michigan, and Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 728: Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 730: Mrs. Napolitano and Mr. Udall of New Mexico.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Snyder, Mr. Horn, and Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Luther, and Mr. 
     Moore.
       H.R. 798: Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 826: Mr. Romero-Barcelo and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 886: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 888: Mr. Berman, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, 
     Mr. Weiner, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
     Martinez, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, and Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 915: Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 920: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 932: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 1083: Mr. Berry.
       H.R. 1102: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 1115: Mr. Larson, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Turner, Mr. Wamp, 
     Mr. Duncan, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Hyde, 
     Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Bryant and Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 1123: Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. DeFazio, 
     Mr. Weiner, and Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 1129: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 1144: Mr. Foley and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 1187: Mr. Minge and Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 1221: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Gejdenson, 
     Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Wu, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 1222: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 1237: Mr. Foley and Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 1274: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Smith of New 
     Jersey, and Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 1300: Mr. Pickett, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Gary 
     Miller of California, Mr. Sununu, and Ms. McCarthy of 
     Missouri.
       H.R. 1317: Mr. Hostettler and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 1322: Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 1358: Mr. LaHood and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 1387: Mr. Barcia and Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 1388: Mr. Wexler, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Nethercutt, and Mr. 
     Evans.
       H.R. 1413: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 1485: Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 1579: Mr. Packard, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Serman, Mr. Hunter, 
     Mr. Evans, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Metcalf, 
     Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Boehner, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Chabot, 
     Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Castle, and Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 1675: Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 1708: Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Doyle, and Mr. 
     Hostettler.
       H.R. 1760: Mr. English., Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
     Moore, Mr. Greenwood, and Mr. Lazio.
       H.R. 1777: Mr. DeFazio and Mr. Oxley.
       H.R. 1788: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Maloney of 
     New York, and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1795: Mr. Borski, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Moakley, Ms. 
     Stabenow, Ms. Lee, Mr. Etheridge, and Mr. Smith of New 
     Jersey.
       H.R. 1816: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
     McNulty, Mr. Ford, and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 1837: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. DeMint, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
     Shadegg, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Murtha.
       H.R. 1841: Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 1842: Mr. Udall of New Mexico.
       H.R. 1876: Mr. Turner, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Manzullo, 
     Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Royce, Mr. Watkins, 
     and Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 1885: Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 1899: Mr. Horn and Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 1926: Mr. Engel and Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 1933: Mr. Hastings of Washington and Mr. Ryun of 
     Kansas.
       H.R. 1998: Mr. Tancredo.
       H.R. 2049: Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 2102: Mr. Menendez.
       H.R. 2129: Mrs. Northup, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Foley, and Mr. 
     Pombo.
       H.R. 2130: Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 2171: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 2200: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. 
     Underwood.
       H.R. 2221: Mr. Walden of Oregon.
       H.R. 2233: Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 2241: Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, Mr. Bass, Mr. Turner, and Mr. Watt of North 
     Carolina.
       H.R. 2247: Mr. Gibbons and Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 2258: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 2260: Mr. Lazio.
       H.R. 2262: Mr. Lazio.
       H.R. 2263: Mr. Lazio.

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       H.R. 2264: Mr. Lazio.
       H.R. 2282: Mr. Tancredo.
       H.R. 2295: Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 2332: Mr. Roemer, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Bonior, 
     Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. 
     Stabenow, and Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 2341: Mr. Ney, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Barcia, 
     Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Olver, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. 
     Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, 
     Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. 
     Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Diaz-
     Balart, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
     Dingell, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Stark, Mr. Dooley of 
     California, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
     Shimkus, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Blagojevich, Ms. Hooley 
     of Oregon, Mr. Radanovich, and Mr. Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 2357: Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 2366: Mr. Baker, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Lewis 
     of California, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. 
     Pitts, Mr. Talent, Mr. Hill of Montana, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, 
     Mr. Hobson, Mr. Goode, and Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 2386: Ms. Carson, Mr. Luther, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. 
     Foley.
       H.R. 2413: Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Cook, Mr. Ewing, and Mr. 
     Gutknecht.
       H.R. 2419: Mr. Wynn, Mr. Bilbray, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
     Gonzalez, Mr. Paul, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. McCarthy of 
     New York, Ms. Granger, Mrs. Hall of Texas, Mr. Baker, and Mr. 
     Fletcher.
       H.R. 2436: Mr. DeLay and Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 2439: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 2451: Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 2453: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 2495: Ms. Eshoo and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 2498: Mr. Walsh, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Inslee, and Mr. 
     Burr of North Carolina.
       H.R. 2499: Mr. Holt, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, and Mr. 
     Hinchey.
       H.R. 2538: Ms. Schakowsky and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 2546: Mr. Frost, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 2576: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 2593: Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 2619: Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 2628: Mr. Rahall and Ms. Granger.
       H.R. 2631: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 2650: Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 2655: Mr. Hill of Montana.
       H.R. 2719: Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 2720: Mr. Gilman, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
     Sawyer, and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 2725: Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 2726: Mr. Pickett, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland, Mr. English, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
     Frost, Mr. Kolbe, and Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 2728: Mr. Costello, and Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 2750: Mr. Hinchey and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 2786: Mr. Burr of North Carolina and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 2809: Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Conyers, 
     Mr. Andrews, and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 2814: Mr. Ose, Mrs. Bono, and Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 2828: Mr. Wu, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Rivers, Mrs. Maloney of 
     New York, Mrs. Capps, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
     Blumenauer, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. 
     Napolitano, and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 2843: Mr. Boucher and Mr. Jones of North Carolina.
       H.R. 2882: Mr. Frost.
       H.J. Res. 55: Mr. McInnis.
       H.J. Res. 65: Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Baker, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. 
     Brown of Florida, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. Carson,  Ms. 
     Berkley, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
     Mr. Dingell, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Shows, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
     McKeon, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. Ballenger.
       H. Con. Res 17: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H. Con. Res. 124: Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
     Mr. Spratt, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
     Scott.
       H. Con. Res. 132: Mr. Sanders, Mr. George Miller of 
     California, and Ms. Eshoo.
       H. Con. Res. 139: Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Pickett, and Mr. Sam 
     Johnson of Texas.
       H. Con. Res. 152: Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, Mr. Blagojevich, and Mr. Owens.
       H. Con. Res. 166: Mr. Martinez.
       H. Con. Res. 186: Mr. DeLay, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
     Rogan, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Schaffer, and Mr. 
     Hutchinson.
       H. Res. 278: Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Shows, 
     Mr. Spence, Mr. King, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Forbes, 
     Mr. Lazio, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
     Hinchey, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Foley, Ms. 
     Hooley of Oregon, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Franks of 
     New Jersey, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
     Frost, Mr. Ney, Mr. Thompson of California, Mrs. Northup, Mr. 
     Doyle, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Blunt, and Mrs. Emerson.
       H. Res. 287: Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Bentsen, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. 
     Kelly, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Frost, Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. Gonzalez, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Northup, 
     and Mr. Sandlin.
       H. Res. 292: Mr. Olver and Mr. Delahunt.

para. 98.45  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

       49. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Municipal 
     Assembly of Morovis, relative to Resolution #6 petitioning 
     the President of the United States to immediately withdraw 
     the Navy from Vieques; which was referred to the Committee on 
     Armed Services. 
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                   WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1999 (99)

para. 99.1  appointment 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,

                                               September 22, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Thomas W. Ewing to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

para. 99.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, September 21, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 99.3  communications

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

       4350. 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. FV99-924-1 FR] received September 
     3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       4351. 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-99-06] received September 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4352. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Irish Potatoes Grown in 
     Colorado; Increased Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV99-948-1 
     FR] received September 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4353. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his requests for FY 2000 budget 
     amendments for the Departments of Commerce, Defense, Energy, 
     State, and the Treasury, the General Services Administration, 
     International Assistance Programs, the National Science 
     Foundation, and the Office of Personnel Management, pursuant 
     to 31 U.S.C. 1107; (H. Doc. No. 106-129); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       4354. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a request for resources to be used to 
     fund construction projects in Europe; (H. Doc. No. 106-128); 
     to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       4355. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Suspension of Community Eligibility [Docket No. FEMA-7719] 
     received August 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       4356. A letter from the Administrator, Food and Nutrition 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition 
     Program: Legislative Changes From the William F. Goodling 
     Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act of 1998 (RIN: 0584-AC80) 
     received August 23, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       4357. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel, Office 
     of the Chief Financial Officer, 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; Direct Grant 
     Programs; State Administered Programs; Definitions that Apply 
     to Department Regulations; Uniform Administrative 
     Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State 
     and Local Governments; Protection of Human Subjects; Student 
     Rights in Research, Experimental Programs and Testing; Family 
     Educational Rights and Privacy--Received September 3, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       4358. A letter from the Associate Chief, Wireless 
     Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Communications 
     Assistance for Law Enforcement Act [CC Docket No. 97-213] 
     received August 31, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       4359. A letter from the Associate Division Chief, Wireless 
     Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Communications 
     Assistance for Law Enforcement Act [CC Docket No. 97-213] 
     received

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     August 31, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4360. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Bureau 
     Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (St. Anne and Beaverville, Illinois) [MM Docket No. 
     98-64; RM-9272; RM-9358] received August 31, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4361. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Chief, 
     Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Cedar Key, Florida) [MM Docket No. 99-72; RM-9323] 
     received August 31, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       4362. A letter from the Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Broadcast Television National Ownership Rules; 
     Review of the Commission's Regulations Governing Television 
     Broadcasting; Television Satellite Stations Review of Policy 
     and Rules [MM Docket No. 96-222, MM Docket No. 91-221, MM 
     Docket No. 87-8]--received August 31, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4363. A letter from the Assistant Bureau Chief, Management, 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--International Settlement Rates 
     Report and Order on Reconsideration and Order Lifting Stay 
     [IB Docket No. 96-261, FCC 99-124] received September 3, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4364. A letter from the Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (La Jara, Colorado; 
     Westcliffe, Colorado; Carmel Valley, California; Nanakuli, 
     Hawaii; Wahiawa, Hawaii; Hanapepe, Hawaii; Holualoa, Hawaii; 
     Honokaa, Hawaii; Kihei, Hawaii; Kurtistown, Hawaii [MM Docket 
     No. 99-106; RM-9509; MM Docket No. 99-110; RM-9513; MM Docket 
     No. 99-171; RM-9574; MM Docket No. 99-172; RM-9575; MM Docket 
     No. 99-173; RM-9576; MM Docket No. 99-175; RM-9578; MM Docket 
     No. 99-176; RM-9579; MM Docket No. 99-177; RM-9580; MM Docket 
     No. 99-178; RM-9581; MM Docket No. 99-179; RM-9582] Received 
     September 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4365. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Absence and 
     Leave; Use of Restored Annual Leave (RIN: 3206-AI71) received 
     August 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       4366. 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; Final Rule to Remove the American Peregrine 
     Falcon from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlife, and to Remove the Similarity of Appearance 
     Provision for Free-Flying Peregrines in the Conterminous 
     United States (RIN: 1018-AF04) received August 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4367. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, NMFS, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Atlantic Tuna Fisheries; Regulatory 
     Adjustments [Docket No. 990513131-9153-02; I.D. 051299B] 
     (RIN: 0648-AM69) received August 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4368. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, NMFS, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Atlantic Tuna Fisheries; Regulatory 
     Adjustments [Docket No. 990513131-9131-01; I.D. 051299B] 
     (RIN: 0648-AM69) received August 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4369. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule--Atlantic 
     Highly Migratory Species; Bluefin Tuna Catch Reporting 
     [Docket No. 990618163-9163-01; I.D. 052799D] (RIN: 0648-AM81) 
     received August 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       4370. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, NMFS, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Atlantic Highly Migratory Species 
     (HMS) Fisheries; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna 1999 Quota and Effort 
     Control Specifications [Docket No. 990217050-9147-02; I.D. 
     010799A] (RIN: 0648-AM27) received August 24, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4371. A letter from the Acting Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, Department of Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Final Policy on the National 
     Wildlife Refuge System and Compensatory Mitigation under the 
     Section 10/404 Program [1018-AF64] received September 10, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4372. A letter from the Associate Chief Counsel, FHA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Commercial Driver Disqualification Provision 
     [FHWA Docket No. FHWA-97-3103] (RIN: 2125-AE28) received 
     August 30, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4373. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Modification of the 
     legal description of the Class E Airspace; Cincinnati, OH 
     [Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-32] received August 30, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4374. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone: Staten 
     Island Fireworks, Lower New York Bay and Raritan Bay [CGD01-
     99-094] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received August 27, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       4375. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations: Hutchinson River, NY [CGD01-99-153] 
     received August 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4376. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Revocation of Class 
     E Airspace, Lafayette, Aretz Airport, IN [Airspace Docket No. 
     99-AGL-36] received August 30, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4377. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Modification of 
     Class D Airspace and Class E Airspace; Terre Haute, IN 
     [Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-35] received August 30, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4378. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Modification of 
     Class E Airspace; Escanaba, MI [Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-
     34] received August 30, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4379. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Boeing Model 747-400, 757-200, 767-200 and 767-
     300 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 99-NM-111-AD; Amendment 39-
     11282; AD 99-18-16] received September 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4380. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Establishment of a Balanced Measurement System [TD 8830] 
     (RIN: 1545-AW80) received August 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4381. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Extension of Relief Relating to Application of 
     Nondiscrimination Rules for Certain Governmental Plans 
     [Notice 99-40] received August 30, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4382. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--1999 
     Marginal Production Rates [Notice 99-46] received September 
     13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       4383. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to establish the 
     basis for reimbursement for services provided by Working 
     Capital Fund activities for USDA and other Federal entities, 
     and for the recovery of all costs for service provided to any 
     entity; to ensure adequate capitalization of the Fund; and to 
     establish appropriate levels of operating reserves for the 
     Fund; jointly to the Committees on Agriculture and Government 
     Reform.
       4384. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     a draft of proposed legislation 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; jointly to the Committees on Resources and 
     Government Reform.
       4385. A letter from the Administrator, Small Business 
     Administration, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     to provide a temporary authority for the use of voluntary 
     separation incentives to assist the U.S. Small Business 
     Administration in transitioning its workforce; jointly to the 
     Committees on Small Business and Government Reform.
       4386. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend the 
     Food Stamp Act of 1977 to restore food stamp eligibility to 
     certain elderly aliens residing in the U.S. on August 22, 
     1996; jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Agriculture.
       4387. A letter from the Acting Deputy 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 in the Department of 
     the Treasury; jointly to the Committees on Banking and 
     Financial Services, Government Reform, and the Judiciary.
       4388. A letter from the Commissioner, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     to restore Sup

[[Page 1676]]

     plemental Security Income and related Medicaid benefits to 
     certain disabled immigrants who lawfully enter the United 
     States after August 22, 1986; jointly to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, the Judiciary, and Commerce. 

para. 99.4  consolidating milk marketing orders

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, pursuant to House Resolution 294 
and rule XVIII, 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. 1402) to require the Secretary of Agriculture to implement the 
Class I milk price structure known as Option 1-A as part of the 
implementation of the final rule to consolidate Federal milk marketing 
orders.
  The SPEAKER designated Mr. HASTINGS of Washington as Chairman of the 
Committee of the Whole; and after some time spent therein,
  The Committee rose informally to receive a message from the Senate.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, assumed the Chair.

para. 99.5  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 House to bill (S. 1059) ``An Act to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2000 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 Committee resumed its sitting; and after some further time spent 
therein,

para. 99.6  recorded vote

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

       Page 3, beginning line 3, strike section 1 and insert the 
     following new section:

     SECTION 1. REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO REFERENDA REGARDING 
                   FEDERAL MILK MARKETING ORDERS.

       (a) National Basis of Referendum.--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, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     sentence: ``In the case of the issuance or amendment of an 
     order relating to milk or its products, the referendum 
     required by this subsection shall be conducted on a 
     nationwide basis among all milk producers operating in areas 
     covered by Federal milk marketing orders and the results of 
     the referendum shall be tallied on a nationwide basis.''.
       (b) Termination of Bloc Voting.--Section 8c(12) of the 
     Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608c(12)), reenacted 
     with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act 
     of 1937, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     sentence: ``In the case of a referendum relating to milk or 
     its products, a cooperative association of producers may not 
     vote in the referendum on behalf of milk producers who are 
     members of, stockholders in, or under contract with, such 
     cooperative association of producers.''.
       (c) Application of Amendments.--The amendments made by 
     subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to the 
     referendum required by subsection (d) and any other 
     referendum relating to milk or its products commenced 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, on or after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (d) Referendum on Use of Option 1A or Option 1B.--
       (1) Referendum required.--As soon as practicable after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall conduct a referendum among dairy producers 
     whose operations are located within areas covered by Federal 
     milk marketing orders to determine whether producers would 
     prefer that the Secretary price fluid or Class I milk under 
     the orders using the Class I price differentials identified 
     as Option 1A or Option 1B in the proposed rule published in 
     the Federal Register on January 30, 1998 (63 Fed. Reg. 4802, 
     4809), including such corrections and modifications to such 
     options made by the Secretary through April 2, 1999.
       (2) Implementation of results.--The Secretary shall 
     implement the favored option in the referendum as part of 
     each Federal milk marketing order (other than any order 
     covering the State of California).

It was decided in the

Yeas

102

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

323

para. 99.7                    [Roll No. 430]

                                AYES--102

     Armey
     Baldwin
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Biggert
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehner
     Boswell
     Brown (OH)
     Calvert
     Carson
     Chabot
     Cox
     Crane
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Delahunt
     DeMint
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Evans
     Ewing
     Frank (MA)
     Ganske
     Goss
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hobson
     Hostettler
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McIntosh
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Souder
     Spratt
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tancredo
     Thune
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Weller
     Wu

                                NOES--323

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Coble
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Fowler
     Ose
     Scarborough
     Tauzin
     Weygand
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

[[Page 1677]]

para. 99.8  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. DOOLEY of 
California to the amendment submitted by Mr. STENHOLM:
  Amendment submitted by Mr. DOOLEY of California:

       On page 2 of the amendment, beginning line 3, strike 
     ``that--'' and all that follows through ``is in'' on line 6 
     and insert ``that is in''.

  Amendment submitted by Mr. STENHOLM:

       Page 7, strike line 19 and all that follows through line 10 
     on page 8, and insert the following:

     ``SEC. 23. DAIRY FORWARD PRICING PILOT PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Pilot Program Required.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall establish a temporary pilot program under 
     which milk producers and cooperatives are authorized to 
     voluntarily enter into forward price contracts with milk 
     handlers.
       ``(b) Minimum Milk Price Requirements.--Payments made by 
     milk handlers to milk producers and cooperatives, and prices 
     received by milk producers and cooperatives, under the 
     forward contracts shall be deemed to satisfy--
       ``(1) all regulated minimum milk price requirements of 
     paragraphs (B) and (F) of subsection (5) of section 8c; and
       ``(2) the requirement of paragraph (C) of such subsection 
     regarding total payments by each handler.
       ``(c) Milk Covered by Pilot Program.--The pilot program 
     shall apply only with respect to the marketing of federally 
     regulated milk that--
       ``(1) is not classified as Class I milk or otherwise 
     intended for fluid use; and
       ``(2) is in the current of interstate or foreign commerce 
     or directly burdens, obstructs, or affects interstate or 
     foreign commerce in federally regulated milk.
       ``(d) Duration.--The authority of the Secretary of 
     Agriculture to carry out the pilot program shall terminate on 
     December 31, 2004. No forward price contract entered into 
     under the program may extend beyond that date.
       ``(e) Study and Report on Effect of Pilot Program.--
       ``(1) Study.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct a 
     study on forward contracting between milk producers and 
     cooperatives and milk handlers to determine the impact on 
     milk prices paid to producers in the United States. To obtain 
     information for the study, the Secretary may use the 
     authorities available to the Secretary under section 8d, 
     subject to the confidentiality requirements of subsection (2) 
     of such section.
       ``(2) Report.--Not later than April 30, 2002, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and 
     Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of 
     the House of Representatives a report containing the results 
     of the study.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

155

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

270

para. 99.9                    [Roll No. 431]

                                AYES--155

     Archer
     Armey
     Baldwin
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Becerra
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehner
     Boswell
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Carson
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clement
     Combest
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Evans
     Ewing
     Frank (MA)
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hefley
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hostettler
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ose
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanford
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tancredo
     Terry
     Thune
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Waxman
     Weller
     Wilson
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--270

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Camp
     Cannon
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Isakson
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Norwood
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Packard
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Sherwood
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Coble
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Fowler
     Latham
     Metcalf
     Scarborough
     Tauzin
  So the amendment to the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 99.10  recorded vote

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

       Add at the end the following new section:

     SEC. ____. LIMITATION ON BLENDING OF PROCEEDS FROM THE 
                   COLLECTIVE SALES OR MARKETING OF MILK AND MILK 
                   PRODUCTS.

       Notwithstanding section 8c(5)(F) of the Agricultural 
     Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608c(5)(F)), reenacted with 
     amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 
     1937, or the consolidation of Federal milk marketing orders 
     pursuant to section 143 of the Federal Agricultural 
     Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7253), effective 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Agriculture shall prohibit a cooperative 
     marketing association referred to in such section 8c(5)(F) 
     from blending the net proceeds attributable to Federal 
     minimum prices of all sales or marketings of milk and its 
     products in all markets in all use classifications in order 
     to make distributions in accordance with the contract between 
     the association and its producers. The prohibition does not 
     prohibit the blending of market-based premiums.

It was decided in the

Yeas

112

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

313

para. 99.11                   [Roll No. 432]

                                AYES--112

     Armey
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehner
     Boswell
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Capps
     Carson
     Chabot
     Conyers
     Cox
     Crane
     Davis (IL)
     Delahunt
     DeMint
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Ehlers
     Evans
     Ewing
     Frank (MA)
     Ganske
     Goss

[[Page 1678]]


     Green (WI)
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hefley
     Hill (IN)
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Matsui
     McDermott
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ose
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tancredo
     Terry
     Thune
     Tierney
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waxman
     Weller
     Wu

                                NOES--313

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     King (NY)
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Coble
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Fowler
     Herger
     Istook
     Moore
     Scarborough
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 99.12  recorded vote

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

       Add at the end the following new section:

     SEC.   . MAXIMUM CLASS I MILK PRICE DIFFERENTIAL.

       Notwithstanding the consolidation and reform 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, effective October 1, 1999, the Class I milk price 
     differential for all Federal milk marketing orders may not 
     exceed $2.27 per hundredweight.

It was decided in the

Yeas

109

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

318

para. 99.13                   [Roll No. 433]

                                AYES--109

     Armey
     Baldwin
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehner
     Boswell
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Carson
     Chabot
     Cox
     Crane
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Delahunt
     DeMint
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Frank (MA)
     Ganske
     Goss
     Green (WI)
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McIntosh
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Schakowsky
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Souder
     Stupak
     Tancredo
     Terry
     Thune
     Tierney
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waxman
     Weller
     Wu

                                NOES--318

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow

[[Page 1679]]


     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Coble
     Dickey
     Fowler
     Istook
     Scarborough
     Tauzin
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 99.14  recorded vote

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

       Add at the end the following new section:

     SEC. ____. CONDITIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF ACT.

       (a) Effective Date; Role of United States Trade 
     Representative.--This Act and the amendments made by this Act 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     except that the Secretary of Agriculture may not carry out 
     this Act or implement any amendment made by this Act unless 
     and until the United States Trade Representative notifies the 
     Secretary that this Act and the amendments made by this Act 
     present no risk of interference with any international trade 
     negotiation to which the United States is currently a party 
     or with the achievement of the trade policy objectives of the 
     United States.
       (b) Continuing Assessment of Effect on Trade.--If this Act 
     and the amendments made by this Act are implemented as 
     provided in subsection (a), the United States Trade 
     Representative shall periodically assess the effect of the 
     implementation of this Act and the amendments made by this 
     Act on international trade negotiations to which the United 
     States is a party and the trade policy objectives of the 
     United States.
       (c) Termination.--If, as a result of an assessment under 
     subsection (b), the United States Trade Representative 
     determines that this Act or any amendment made by this Act 
     presents a risk of interference with any international trade 
     negotiation to which the United States is a party or with the 
     achievement of the trade policy objectives of the United 
     States, the United States Trade Representative shall notify 
     the Secretary of Agriculture of the determination. Upon 
     receipt of the notification, the Secretary shall cease to 
     carry out this Act and amendments made by this Act.

It was decided in the

Yeas

113

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

315

para. 99.15                   [Roll No. 434]

                                AYES--113

     Archer
     Armey
     Baldwin
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehner
     Boswell
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Capps
     Carson
     Chabot
     Cox
     Crane
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeMint
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Frank (MA)
     Goss
     Green (WI)
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hostettler
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanford
     Schakowsky
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Souder
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tancredo
     Tauscher
     Terry
     Thune
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waxman
     Weller
     Wu

                                NOES--315

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inslee
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Packard
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Sherwood
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Coble
     Dickey
     Fowler
     Isakson
     Scarborough
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The Committee rose informally.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, assumed the Chair.

para. 99.16  enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced the signature of the 
Speaker to an enrolled bill of the following title:

       H.R. 1059. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 2000 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 Committee resumed its sitting; and after some further time spent 
therein,

para. 99.17  recorded vote

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

       Strike sections 1 and 2 and insert the following new 
     section:

     SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF MILK MARKETING ORDERS ON JANUARY 1, 
                   2001.

       (a) Termination.--Effective January 1, 2001, section 8c of 
     the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608c), reenacted 
     with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act 
     of 1937, is amended by striking paragraphs (5) and (18) 
     relating to milk and its products. On that date, the 
     Secretary of Agriculture shall terminate all existing Federal 
     milk marketing orders issued under such section.
       (b) Prohibition on Subsequent Orders Regarding Milk.--
     Section 8c(2) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 
     608c(2)), reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural 
     Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Milk, fruits'' and inserting ``Fruits''; 
     and
       (2) by inserting ``milk,'' after ``honey,'' in subparagraph 
     (B).
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 2(3) of the 
     Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 602(3)), reenacted with 
     amendments by

[[Page 1680]]

     the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, is amended 
     by striking ``, other than milk and its products,''.
       (2) Section 8c of such Act (7 U.S.C. 608c) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (6), by striking ``, other than milk and 
     its products,'';
       (B) in paragraph (7)(B), by striking ``(except for milk and 
     cream to be sold for consumption in fluid form)'';
       (C) in paragraph (11)(B), by striking ``Except in the case 
     of milk and its products, orders'' and inserting ``Orders'';
       (D) in paragraph (13)(A), by striking ``, except to a 
     retailer in his capacity as a retailer of milk and its 
     products''; and
       (E) in paragraph (17), by striking the second proviso, 
     which relates to milk orders.
       (3) Section 8d(2) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 608d(2)) is amended 
     by striking the second sentence, which relates to information 
     from milk handlers.
       (4) Section 10(b)(2) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 610(b)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking clause (i);
       (B) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (i) 
     and (ii), respectively; and
       (C) in clause (i) (as so redesignated), by striking ``other 
     commodity'' in the first sentence and inserting 
     ``commodity''.
       (5) Section 11 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 611) is amended by 
     striking ``and milk, and its products,''.
       (6) Section 715 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
     and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
     Act, 1994 (Public Law 103-111; 107 Stat. 1079; 7 U.S.C. 608d 
     note), is amended by striking the third proviso, which 
     relates to information from milk handlers.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (b) 
     and (c) shall take effect on January 1, 2001.

It was decided in the

Yeas

124

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negative

Nays

302

para. 99.18                   [Roll No. 435]

                                AYES--124

     Archer
     Armey
     Baldwin
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Berkley
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehner
     Boswell
     Brown (FL)
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Capps
     Chabot
     Coburn
     Cox
     Crane
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Evans
     Ewing
     Frank (MA)
     Ganske
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Green (WI)
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Herger
     Hobson
     Hostettler
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Lipinski
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     McDermott
     McIntosh
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (VA)
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ose
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Schakowsky
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Souder
     Stark
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tancredo
     Terry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waxman
     Weller
     Wu

                                NOES--302

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Packard
     Pastor
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Bono
     Coble
     Dickey
     Fowler
     Jefferson
     Scarborough
     Thomas
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. THORNBERRY, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 294, 
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. REQUIRED USE OF OPTION 1A AS PRICE STRUCTURE FOR 
                   CLASS I MILK UNDER CONSOLIDATED FEDERAL MILK 
                   MARKETING ORDERS.

       (a) Use of Option 1A.--In implementing the final decision 
     for the consolidation and reform of Federal milk marketing 
     orders, as required by section 143 of the Federal Agriculture 
     Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7253), the 
     Secretary of Agriculture shall price fluid or Class I milk 
     under the orders using the Class I price differentials 
     identified as Option 1A ``Location-Specific Differentials 
     Analysis'' in the proposed rule published in the Federal 
     Register on January 30, 1998 (63 Fed. Reg. 4802, 4809), 
     except that the Secretary shall include the corrections and 
     modifications to such Class I differentials made by the 
     Secretary through April 2, 1999.
       (b) Effect on Implementation Schedule.--The requirement to 
     use Option 1A in subsection (a) does not modify or delay the 
     time period for actual implementation of the final decision 
     as part of Federal milk marketing orders specified in section 
     738 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
     Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 
     (as contained in section 101(a) of division A of Public Law 
     105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-30).
       (c) Implementation of Requirement.--
       (1) Expedited implementation.--The Secretary of Agriculture 
     shall comply with subsection (a) as soon as practicable after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act. The requirement to use 
     the Option 1A described in such subsection shall not be 
     subject to--
       (A) the notice and hearing requirements of section 8c(3) of 
     the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608c(3)), reenacted 
     with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act 
     of 1937, or the notice and comment provisions of section 553 
     of title 5, United States Code;
       (B) a referendum conducted by the Secretary of Agriculture 
     pursuant to subsections (17) or (19) of such section 8c;
       (C) 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
       (D) chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly 
     known as the ``Paperwork Reduction Act'').
       (2) Effect on minimum milk prices.--If the Secretary of 
     Agriculture announces minimum prices for milk under Federal 
     milk marketing orders pursuant to section 1000.50 of title 7, 
     Code of Federal Regulations, before the date on which the 
     Secretary first complies with subsection (a), the minimum

[[Page 1681]]

     prices so announced before that date shall be the only 
     applicable minimum prices under Federal milk marketing orders 
     for the months for which the prices have been announced.

     SEC. 2. NECESSITY OF USING FORMAL RULEMAKING TO DEVELOP 
                   PRICING METHODS FOR CLASS III AND CLASS IV 
                   MILK; MODIFIED MANUFACTURING ALLOWANCE FOR 
                   CHEESE.

       (a) Congressional Finding.--The Class III and Class IV 
     pricing formulas included in the final decision for the 
     consolidation and reform of Federal milk marketing orders, as 
     published in the Federal Register on April 2, 1999 (64 Fed. 
     Reg. 16025), do not adequately reflect public comment on the 
     original proposed rule published in the Federal Register on 
     January 30, 1998 (63 Fed. Reg. 4802), and are sufficiently 
     different from the proposed rule and any comments submitted 
     with regard to the proposed rule that further emergency 
     rulemaking is merited.
       (b) Formal Rulemaking.--
       (1) Required.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct 
     rulemaking, on the record after an opportunity for an agency 
     hearing, to reconsider the Class III and Class IV pricing 
     formulas included in the final decision referred to in 
     subsection (a).
       (2) Implementation.--A final decision on the formula shall 
     be implemented not later than 10 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (3) Effect of court order.--The actions authorized by this 
     subsection are intended to ensure the timely publication and 
     implementation of new pricing formulas for Class III and 
     Class IV milk. In the event that the Secretary is enjoined or 
     otherwise restrained by a court order from implementing the 
     final decision under paragraph (2), the length of time for 
     which that injunction or other restraining order is effective 
     shall be added to the time limitations specified in paragraph 
     (2) thereby extending those time limitations by a period of 
     time equal to the period of time for which the injunction or 
     other restraining order is effective.
       (c) Failure To Timely Complete Rulemaking.--If the 
     Secretary of Agriculture fails to implement new Class III and 
     Class IV pricing formulas within the time period required 
     under subsection (b)(2) (plus any additional period provided 
     under subsection (b)(3)), the Secretary may not assess or 
     collect assessments from milk producers or handlers under 
     section 8c of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 
     608c), reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural 
     Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, for marketing order 
     administration and services provided under such section after 
     the end of that period until the pricing formulas are 
     implemented. The Secretary may not reduce the level of 
     services provided under that section on account of the 
     prohibition against assessments, but shall rather cover the 
     cost of marketing order administration and services through 
     funds available for the Agricultural Marketing Service of the 
     Department.
       (d) Effect on Implementation Schedule.--Subject to 
     subsection (e), the requirement for additional rulemaking in 
     subsection (b) does not modify or delay the time period for 
     actual implementation of the final decision referred to in 
     subsection (a) as part of Federal milk marketing orders, as 
     such time period is specified in section 738 of the 
     Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained 
     in section 101(a) of division A of Public Law 105-277; 112 
     Stat. 2681-30).
       (e) Modified Manufacturing Allowance for Cheese.--
       (1) Modification of allowance.--Pending the implementation 
     of new pricing formulas for Class III and Class IV milk as 
     required by subsection (b), the Secretary of Agriculture 
     shall modify the formula used for determining Class III 
     prices, as contained in the final decision referred to in 
     subsection (a), to replace the manufacturing allowance of 
     17.02 cents per pound of cheese each place it appears in that 
     formula with an amount equal to 14.7 cents per pound of 
     cheese.
       (2) Expedited implementation.--The Secretary of Agriculture 
     shall implement the modified formula as soon as practicable 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act. Implementation 
     and use of the modified formula shall not be subject to--
       (A) the notice and hearing requirements of section 8c(3) of 
     the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608c(3)), reenacted 
     with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act 
     of 1937, or the notice and comment provisions of section 553 
     of title 5, United States Code;
       (B) a referendum conducted by the Secretary of Agriculture 
     pursuant to subsections (17) or (19) of such section 8c;
       (C) 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
       (D) chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly 
     known as the ``Paperwork Reduction Act'').
       (3) Effect on minimum milk prices.--If the Secretary of 
     Agriculture announces minimum prices for milk under Federal 
     milk marketing orders pursuant to section 1000.50 of title 7, 
     Code of Federal Regulations, before the date on which the 
     Secretary first implements the modified formula, the minimum 
     prices so announced before that date shall be the only 
     applicable minimum prices under Federal milk marketing orders 
     for the months for which the prices have been announced.

     SEC. 3. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CURRENT MILK PRICE SUPPORT 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Extension of Program.--Subsection (h) of section 141 of 
     the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7251) is 
     amended by striking ``1999'' both places it appears and 
     inserting ``2000''.
       (b) Continuation of Current Price Support Rate.--Subsection 
     (b)(4) of such section is amended by striking ``year 1999'' 
     and inserting ``years 1999 and 2000''.
       (c) Elimination of Recourse Loan Program for Processors.--
     Section 142 of the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 
     U.S.C. 7252) is repealed.

     SEC. 4. DAIRY FORWARD PRICING PROGRAM.

       The Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), 
     reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing 
     Agreement Act of 1937, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 23. DAIRY FORWARD PRICING PILOT PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Pilot Program Required.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall establish a temporary pilot program under 
     which milk producers and cooperatives are authorized to 
     voluntarily enter into forward price contracts with milk 
     handlers.
       ``(b) Minimum Milk Price Requirements.--Payments made by 
     milk handlers to milk producers and cooperatives, and prices 
     received by milk producers and cooperatives, under the 
     forward contracts shall be deemed to satisfy--
       ``(1) all regulated minimum milk price requirements of 
     paragraphs (B) and (F) of subsection (5) of section 8c; and
       ``(2) the requirement of paragraph (C) of such subsection 
     regarding total payments by each handler.
       ``(c) Milk Covered by Pilot Program.--The pilot program 
     shall apply only with respect to the marketing of federally 
     regulated milk that--
       ``(1) is not classified as Class I milk or otherwise 
     intended for fluid use; and
       ``(2) is in the current of interstate or foreign commerce 
     or directly burdens, obstructs, or affects interstate or 
     foreign commerce in federally regulated milk.
       ``(d) Duration.--The authority of the Secretary of 
     Agriculture to carry out the pilot program shall terminate on 
     December 31, 2004. No forward price contract entered into 
     under the program may extend beyond that date.
       ``(e) Study and Report on Effect of Pilot Program.--
       ``(1) Study.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct a 
     study on forward contracting between milk producers and 
     cooperatives and milk handlers to determine the impact on 
     milk prices paid to producers in the United States. To obtain 
     information for the study, the Secretary may use the 
     authorities available to the Secretary under section 8d, 
     subject to the confidentiality requirements of subsection (2) 
     of such section.
       ``(2) Report.--Not later than April 30, 2002, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and 
     Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of 
     the House of Representatives a report containing the results 
     of the study.''.

  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. COMBEST 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

285

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affirmative

Nays

140

para. 99.19                   [Roll No. 436]

                                AYES--285

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)

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     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Larson
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Norwood
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Packard
     Pastor
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--140

     Archer
     Armey
     Baldwin
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehner
     Boswell
     Brown (OH)
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Capps
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Conyers
     Cox
     Crane
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Ehlers
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Frank (MA)
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Goss
     Green (WI)
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hobson
     Hostettler
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Matsui
     McDermott
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Souder
     Stark
     Stupak
     Tancredo
     Tauscher
     Terry
     Thune
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Udall (CO)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Waxman
     Weller
     Wu
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Berman
     Bono
     Coble
     Dickey
     Ford
     Fowler
     Jefferson
     Scarborough
  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. 99.20  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. COMBEST, 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 other technical, conforming changes as may 
be necessary to reflect the actions of the House in amending the bill.

para. 99.21  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. COMBEST, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Agriculture was granted permission to file a supplemental report to 
accompany the bill (H.R. 2559) to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
to strengthen the safety net for agricultural producers by providing 
greater access to more affordable risk management tools and improved 
protection from production and income loss, to improve the efficiency 
and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program, and for other 
purposes.

para. 99.22  intelligence reauthorization

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 1555) to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2000 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.

para. 99.23  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2506

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
106-328) the resolution (H. Res. 299) providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 2506) to amend title IX of the Public Health Service Act to 
revise and extend the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 99.24  appointment of conferees--h.r. 1555

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. THORNBERRY, 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. 1555) to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2000 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:

  Messrs. Goss, Lewis of California, McCollum, Castle, Boehlert, Bass, 
Gibbons, LaHood, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Dixon, Ms. Pelosi, and Messrs. Bishop, 
Sisisky, Condit, Roemer and Hastings of Florida.
  From the Committee on Armed Services, for consideration of defense 
tactical intelligence and related activities:
  Messrs. Spence, Stump and Andrews. 

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

para. 99.25  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 1501

  Ms. LOFGREN, pursuant to clause 7, rule XXII, 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. 1501) to provide grants to ensure increased 
accountability for juvenile offenders, to insist that the committee of 
conference recommend a conference substitute that (1) includes a 
loophole-free system that assures that no criminals or other prohibited 
purchasers (e.g. murderers, rapists, child molesters, fugitives from 
justice, undocumented aliens, stalkers, and batterers) obtain firearms 
from non-licensed persons and federally licensed firearms dealers at gun 
shows; (2) does not include provisions that weaken current gun safety 
law; and (3) includes provisions that aid in the enforcement of current 
laws against criminals who use guns (e.g. murderers, rapists, child 
molesters, fugitives from justice, stalkers, and batterers).
  After debate,

para. 99.26  notice--motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 1501

  Mrs. McCARTHY of New York, pursuant to clause 7(c)(1)(B) of rule XXII, 
announced her 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. 1501) to provide grants to ensure increased 
accountability for juvenile offenders, to insist that (1) the Committee 
of Conference should this week have its first substantive meeting to 
offer amendments and motions, including gun safety amendments and 
motions; and (2) the Committee of Conference should meet every weekday 
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public session until the Committee of Conference agrees to recommend a 
substitute.
  After further 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 now order the previous question on said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COOKSEY, 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 SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COOKSEY, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed until 
Thursday, September 23, 1999.

para. 99.27  national historically black colleges and universities

  On motion of Mr. OSE, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Government Reform, was discharged from further consideration of the 
following resolution (H. Res. 293):

       Whereas there are 105 historically black colleges and 
     universities in the United States;
       Whereas black colleges and universities provide the quality 
     education so essential to full participation in a complex, 
     highly technological society;
       Whereas black colleges and universities have a rich 
     heritage and have played a prominent role in American 
     history;
       Whereas black colleges and universities have allowed many 
     underprivileged students to attain their full potential 
     through higher education;
       Whereas the achievements and goals of historically black 
     colleges and universities are deserving of national 
     recognition; and
       Whereas Senate Resolution 178 would designate the week 
     beginning September 19, 1999, as ``National Historically 
     Black Colleges and Universities Week'': Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved,
       That the House of Representatives--
       (1) supports the goals and ideas of ``National Historically 
     Black Colleges and Universities Week''; and
       (2) requests that the President issue a proclamation 
     calling on the people of the United States and interested 
     groups to conduct appropriate ceremonies, activities, and 
     programs to demonstrate support for historically black 
     colleges and universities in the United States.

  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. 99.28  bills presented to the president

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

           On September 21, 1999:
       H.R. 1905. Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 2490. 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, 2000, and for other 
     purposes.
           On September 22, 1999:
       H.R. 2587. 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, 2000, and for other purposes.

para. 99.29  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. COBLE, for today;
  To Mr. DICKEY, for today; and
  To Mrs. FOWLER, for today.
  And then,

para. 99.30  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HAYWORTH, at 10 o'clock and 57 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned.

para. 99.31  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. COMBEST: Committee on Agriculture. Supplemental report 
     on H.R. 2559. A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
     of strengthen the safety net for agricultural producers by 
     providing greater access to more affordable risk management 
     tools and improved protection from production and income 
     loss, to improve the efficiency and integrity of the Federal 
     crop insurance program, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     106-300 Pt. 2).
       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 299. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2506) to amend title IX of the Public Health Service Act to 
     revise and extend the Agency for Health Care Policy and 
     Research (Rept. No. 106-328). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 99.32  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Camp, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. English, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             Horn, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Ramstad, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Porter, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Smith of Texas, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Berman, 
             Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Cardin, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Blumenauer):
       H.R. 2909. A bill to provide for implementation by the 
     United States of the Hague Convention on Protection of 
     Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, and in addition to the Committees on 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. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Duncan, 
             and Mr. Lipinski):
       H.R. 2910. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     authorize appropriations for the National Transportation 
     Safety Board for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BERRY (for himself, Mr. Ford, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
             John, Mr. Costello, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Hutchinson, 
             Mr. Dickey, and Mr. Cooksey):
       H.R. 2911. A bill to provide economic development 
     assistance and the planning and coordination needed to assist 
     in development of the lower Mississippi Delta region; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 2912. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to eliminate the termination of additional Federal 
     payments to States under the Medicaid Program for 
     administrative costs related to certain outreach and 
     eligibility determinations; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon:
       H.R. 2913. A bill to amend the Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to authorize grants to 
     provide juvenile accountability coordinators to take a 
     comprehensive approach to holding first- and second-time 
     nonviolent juvenile offenders accountable for their actions; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself and Mr. Hansen):
       H.R. 2914. A bill to prohibit the sale of tobacco products 
     through the Internet or other indirect means to individuals 
     under the age of 18; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Murtha, and Ms. Eshoo):
       H.R. 2915. A bill to protect students from commercial 
     exploitation; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Ms. Lee, and Mr. Gutierrez):
       H.R. 2916. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     require persons to obtain a State license before receiving a 
     handgun or handgun ammunition; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Ms. Lee, and Mr. Gutierrez):
       H.R. 2917. A bill to condition certain justice assistance 
     grants to the States on the implementation of handgun 
     registration systems; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. POMEROY:
       H.R. 2918. A bill to amend Public Law 89-108 to increase 
     authorization levels for State and Indian tribal, municipal, 
     rural, and industrial water supplies, to meet current and 
     future water quantity and quality needs of the Red River 
     Valley, to deauthorize certain project features and 
     irrigation service areas, to enhance natural resources and 
     fish and wildlife habitat, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             Regula, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Strickland, Mr. Gilchrest, and Mr. Hill of Indiana):
       H.R. 2919. A bill to promote preservation and public 
     awareness of the history of the

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     Underground Railroad by providing financial assistance, to 
     the Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself and Ms. Baldwin):
       H.R. 2920. A bill to permanently reenact chapter 12 of 
     title 11 of the United States Code, relating to family 
     farmers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHADEGG:
       H.R. 2921. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 relating to 
     settlements by certain qualified businesses, 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. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Duncan, 
             Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. Gejdenson):
       H. Con. Res. 187. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the European Council noise rule 
     affecting hushkitted and reengined aircraft; 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 Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H. Con. Res. 188. Concurrent resolution commending Greece 
     and Turkey for their mutual and swift response to the recent 
     earthquakes in both countries by providing to each other 
     humanitarian assistance and rescue relief; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mr. Traficant, 
             Mr. Regula, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. 
             English, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Young of Florida, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Neal 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Wise, Mr. Klink, Mr. Mollohan, 
             Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             LaFalce, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Bachus, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cardin, 
             Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Mascara, Mr. Foley, Mr. Doyle, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Buyer, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mr. Costello, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Gekas, Mr. Frost, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Horn, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Mr. Cook, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
             Spratt, Mr. Shows, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Riley, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Borski, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Cummings, Ms. Danner, Mr. Turner, Mr. Roemer, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Filner, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Barcia, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Capuano, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Ms. Lee, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Berry, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Holden, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Lampson, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Tierney, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Wexler, Mr. McNulty, 
             Mr. Vento, Mr. Minge, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. 
             Faleomavaega):
       H. Res. 298. A resolution calling on the President to 
     abstain from renegotiating international agreements governing 
     antidumping and countervailing measures; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means. 

para. 99.33  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 148: Mr. Davis of Illinois and Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 163: Mr. Turner and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 274: Mr. Kasich.
       H.R. 354: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 360: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 385: Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 405: Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
     Fletcher, Mr. Saxton, and Ms. Granger.
       H.R. 406: Mr. Turner.
       H.R. 488: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 505: Mr. Rangel and Mr. Pease.
       H.R. 515: Mr. Meeks of New York.
       H.R. 531: Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 750: Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 809: Mr. Costello and Mr. Cooksey.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Baird.
       H.R. 933: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 961: Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
     Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. 
     Woolsey, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Norton, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. 
     Berkley, Ms. Holley of Oregon, and Mrs. Napolitano.
       H.R. 984: Mr. Camp, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Cummings, 
     Mr. Royce, Mr. Ford, and Mr. Oxley.
       H.R. 996: Mr. Matsui and Mr. Napolitano.
       H.R. 1060: Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 1080: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1082: Mr. Sisisky.
       H.R. 1095: Mr. Klink, Mr. Pomeroy, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. 
     Lazio.
       H.R. 1149: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 1168: Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Slaughter and 
     Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 1244: Ms. Granger and Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 1248: Ms. Dunn.
       H.R. 1272: Mr. Tancredo.
       H.R. 1283: Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Petri, Mr. Lucas of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. Dickey, and Mr. Linder.
       H.R. 1291: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H.R. 1300: Mr. Bishop, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. Ganske.
       H.R. 1322: Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 1367: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1399: Mr. Owens, Ms. Waters, and Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 1459: Mr. Graham and Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 1472: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 1483: Mr. Greenwood and Mr. Gekas.
       H.R. 1547: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 1628: Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 1644: Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 1824: Mrs. Jones of Ohio and Mr. Isakson.
       H.R. 1832: Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
     Stearns, and Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 1840: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 1871: Mr. Cannon and Mr. Menendez.
       H.R. 1917: Ms. Granger.
       H.R. 1926: Mr. Rogers, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 1932: Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, 
     Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Sabo, 
     Mr. Sanders, Mr. Spratt, and Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 1933: Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 2121: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Shays, 
     Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Lipinski, and 
     Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 2170: Mr. Ford, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dooley of California, 
     Mr. Bryant, Mr. Clement, and Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 2232: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 2265: Mr. McDermott, Ms. Lee, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
     Diaz-Balart, Mr. Mollohan, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 2294: Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 2372: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
     Knollenberg, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Armey, Mr. Herger, 
     Mrs. Bono, Mr. Stump, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. 
     Rogers, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 2389: Mr. Frost and Mrs. Christensen.
       H.R. 2418: Mr. Gordon, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Wu, Mr. Latham, 
     Mr. Bryant, Mr. Norwood, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Franks of New 
     Jersey, and Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 2436: Mr. Norwood, Mr. Baker, and Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 2453: Mr. English.
       H.R. 2539: Mr. Dooley of California and Mr. George Miller 
     of California.
       H.R. 2556: Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. 
     Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 2558: Mr. Pastor, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
     Salmon, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Pease, and Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 2564: Mr. McGovern and Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 2595: Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 2652: Ms. McKinney, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. 
     McGovern.
       H.R. 2662: Ms. Dunn, Mr. Hoekstra, and Mr. Smith of 
     Washington.
       H.R. 2672: Ms. DeLauro and Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 2687: Mr. Baird.
       H.R. 2708: Mr. Gary Miller of California and Mr. Gutknecht.
       H.R. 2713: Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 2722: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Berman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
     Deutsch, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Evans, Mr. Moakley, and Mr. 
     Meehan.
       H.R. 2743: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Leach, and Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 2766: Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 2774: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2786: Mr. Green of Texas.
       H.R. 2870: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Engel, Mrs. 
     Kelly, Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 2896: Mr. King.
       H.R. 2899: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 2901: Mr. Hayes.
       H.R. 2905: Ms. Lee.
       H.J. Res. 65: Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Filner, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
     LaHood, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Everett, Mr. Snyder, 
     and Mr. Stearns.
       H. Con. Res. 30: Mr. Crane.
       H. Con. Res. 46: Ms. Stabenow.
       H. Con. Res. 62: Mr. Boyd, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. 
     Towns, Mr. Wise, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Nussle, Mr. 
     Bentsen, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. 
     Wu.
       H. Con. Res. 89: Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
     Petri, and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H. Con. Res. 120: Mr. Metcalf.
       H. Res. 238: Mr. Horn.
       H. Res. 254: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mrs. 
     Biggert, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Filner, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
     Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
     Souder, Mr. Berman, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
     Underwood, Ms. Lee, Mr. Wu, and Ms. Baldwin.
       H. Res. 280: Mrs. Myrick and Mr. Petri.
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                   THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1999 (100)

para. 100.1  appointment 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,

                                               September 23, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Joel Hefley to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 100.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, September 22, 
1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 100.3  communications

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

       4389. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Sweet Cherries Grown in 
     Designated Counties in Washington; Change in Pack 
     Requirements [Docket No. FV99-923-1 FIR] received September 
     17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       4390. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Irish Potatoes Grown in Modoc 
     and Siskiyou Counties, California, and in All Counties in 
     Oregon, Except Malheur County; Temporary Suspension of 
     Handling Regulations and Establishment of Reporting 
     Requirements [Docket No. FV99-947-1 FIR] received September 
     17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       4391. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--2,6-
     Diisopropylnapthalene; Temporary Exemption from the 
     Requirement of a Tolerance [OPP-300918; FRL-6381-7] (RIN: 
     2070-AB78) received September 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4392. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Spinosad; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300920; FRL-6381-9] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     September 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       4393. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Sulfentrazone; 
     Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300903; 
     FRL-6097-8] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received September 17, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4394. 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-300919; FRL-6381-
     6] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received September 17, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4395. 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-ethylbenzolyl) 
     hydrazide; Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300914; FRL-6380-1] (RIN: 
     2070-AB) received September 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4396. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a response to Section 1072 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998, titled: ``Study of 
     Investigative Practices of Military Criminal Investigative 
     Organizations Relating to Sex Crimes,'' pursuant to Pub. L. 
     85 section 1072(c)(2) (111 Stat. 1899); to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       4397. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     an update on Department of Defense efforts to comply with 
     Section 1237 of the National Defense Appropriations and 
     Authorization Act of 1999; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       4398. 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 
     Petition [FRL-6437-2] received September 10, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4399. 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; Delaware; Control of Emissions 
     from Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills [DE037-1015a; 
     FRL-6439-2] received September 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4400. 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; 
     New Source Review in Nonattainment Areas [VA 022-5040; FRL-
     6436-8] received September 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4401. 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 086-0017a; 
     FRL-6438-1] received September 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4402. 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; Kern County Air Pollution Control 
     District; Ventura County Air Pollution Control District 
     [CA201-169a; FRL-6436-2] received September 17, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4403. 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 [Docket No. 
     OR55-7270; FRL-6438-5] received September 17, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4404. 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 Arizona; Maricopa County [AZ 086-0017c; FRL-6438-3] 
     received September 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4405. A letter from the Acting Chief, Network Services 
     Division, Common Carrier Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996: 
     Telecommunications Carriers' Use of Customer Proprietary 
     Network Information and Other Customer Information; 
     Implementation of the Local Competition Provisions of the 
     Telecommunications Act of 1996; Provision of Directory 
     Listing Information under the Telecommunications Act of 1934, 
     As Amended [FCC No. 99-227; CC Docket No. 96-115, CC Docket 
     No. 96-98, CC Docket No. 99-273] received September 14, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4406. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, NMFS, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Fisheries of the Northeastern United 
     States; Northeast Multispecies and Atlantic Sea Scallop 
     Fisheries; Northeast Multispecies and Atlantic Sea Scallop 
     Fishery Management Plans [Docket No. 990830239-9239-01; I.D. 
     082499A] (RIN: 0648-AM99) received September 17, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4407. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; LET Aeronautical Workers Model L-13 ``Blanik'' 
     Sailplanes [Docket No. 99-CE-16-AD; Amendment 39-11320; AD 
     99-19-33] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 20, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4408. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, 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-119-AD; Amendment 39-11319; AD 
     99-19-32] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 20, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4409. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. Model S76A, B, and C 
     Helicopters [Docket No. 99-SW-44-AD; Amendment 39-11317; AD 
     99-19-30] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 20, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4410. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Airbus Model A340 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 
     99-NM-175-AD; Amendment 39-11318; AD 99-19-31] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received September 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4411. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class 
     E Airspace; Lawrence, KS [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-35] 
     received September 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to

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     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4412. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class 
     E Airspace; North Platte, NE [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-33] 
     received September 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4413. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Modification of 
     Class E Airspace; Sheridan, IN Correction [Airspace Docket 
     No. 99-AGL-31] received September 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4414. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Special Local 
     Regulations for Marine Events; Neuse River Bridge Dedication 
     Fireworks Display; Neuse River, New Bern, North Carolina [CGD 
     05-99-079] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received September 20, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4415. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations: Hackensack River, NJ [CGD01-99-162] 
     (RIN: 2115-AE47) received September 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4416. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, 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-251-AD; Amendment 39-
     11314; AD 99-19-27] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 17, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4417. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Airbus Model A300 and A300-600 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 98-NM-249-AD; Amendment 39-11313; AD 99-19-26] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4418. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Airbus Model A340 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 
     99-NM-159-AD; Amendment 39-11312; AD 99-19-25] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received September 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4419. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Boeing Model 767 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-
     NM-278-AD; Amendment 39-11316; AD 99-19-29] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received September 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4420. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting a the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Dassault Model Mystere-Falcon 900, Falcon 900EX, 
     and Falcon 2000 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 99-NM-11-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11311; AD 99-19-24] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     September 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4421. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) 
     Model EMB-120RT and -120ER Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-
     NM-261-AD; Amendment 39-11315; AD 99-19-28] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received September 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4422. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Saab Model SAAB SF340A and SAAB 340B Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-220-AD; Amendment 39-11310; AD 
     99-19-21] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 17, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4423. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airport Name Change 
     and Revision of Legal Description of Class D, Class E2 and 
     Class E4 Airspace Areas; Barbers point NAS, HI [Airspace 
     Docket No. 99-AWP-11] received September 17, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       4424. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Removal of Class E 
     Airspace; Arlington, TN [Airspace Docket No. 99-ASO-16] 
     received September 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4425. A letter from the Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, 
     Research and Special Programs Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Hazardous Materials: Limited Extension of Requirements for 
     Labeling Materials Poisonous by Inhalation (PIH) [Docket No. 
     HM-206D] (RIN: 2137-AD37) received September 17, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4426. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Special Local 
     Regulations; Biscayne Bay, Miami, Florida [CGD07-99-063] 
     (RIN: 2115-AE46) received September 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4427. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Special Local 
     Regulations for Marine Events; Chincoteague Power Boat 
     Regatta, Assateague Channel, Chincoteague, Virginia [CGD 05-
     99-076] received September 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4428. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operating Regulation; Upper Mississippi River, Iowa & 
     Illinois [CGD08-99-056] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received September 
     17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4429. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone: Movie 
     Production, Gloucester, MA [CGD01-99-161] (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     received September 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4430. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airspace 
     Designations; Incorporation by Reference [Docket No. 29334; 
     Amendment No. 71-31] received September 17, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4431. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Standard Instrument 
     Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 
     29734; Amendment No. 1949] received September 17, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4432. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Modification of 
     Class E Airspace; Bryan, OH [Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-38] 
     received September 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4433. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Modification of 
     Class E Airspace; Escanaba, MI. Correction [Airspace Docket 
     No. 99-AGL-34] received September 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4434. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class 
     E Airspace; Winfield/Arkansas City, KS [Airspace Docket No. 
     99-ACE-44] received September 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4435. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator, 
     Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, NOAA, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule--NOAA 
     Climate and Global Change, Program Announcement [Docket No. 
     990513129-9129-01] (RIN: 0648-ZA65) received September 9, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science.
       4436. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Interest on Underpayment, Nonpayment or Extensions of Time 
     for Payment of Tax [Rev. Ru. 99-40] received September 17, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means. 

para. 100.4  notice--motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 1501

  Mr. DOOLITTLE, pursuant to clause 7(c)(1)(B) of rule XXII, 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. 1501) to provide grants to ensure increased 
accountability for juvenile offenders, to insist that the conference 
report (1) recognize that the primary cause of youth violence in America 
is depraved hearts, not inanimate weapons; (2) recognize that the second 
amendment to the Constitution protects the individual right of American 
citizens to keep and bear arms; and (3)

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not impose unconstitutional restrictions on the second amendment rights 
of individuals.

para. 100.5  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1875

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 295):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1875) to amend title 28, United States Code, 
     to allow the application of the principles of Federal 
     diversity jurisdiction to interstate class actions. 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. No 
     amendment to the committee 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 8 of rule XVIII and except pro forma 
     amendments for the purpose of debate. Each amendment so 
     printed may be offered only by the Member who caused it to be 
     printed or his designee and 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. 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. HEFLEY, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

241

When there appeared

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Nays

181

para. 100.6                   [Roll No. 437]

                                YEAS--241

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--181

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Edwards
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     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
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Coble
     Diaz-Balart
     Engel
     Hall (OH)
     Holden
     Jefferson
     Rangel
     Royce
     Scarborough
     Sweeney
     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. 100.7  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 1501--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to instruct conferees 
on the bill (H.R. 1501) to provide grants to ensure increased 
accountability for juvenile offenders.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

305

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

117

para. 100.8                   [Roll No. 438]

                                YEAS--305

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)

[[Page 1688]]


     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--117

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bass
     Berry
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boucher
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cramer
     Cubin
     Danner
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dingell
     Emerson
     Everett
     Fletcher
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kingston
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Lewis (KY)
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     McCrery
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Ney
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Rahall
     Riley
     Rogers
     Ryun (KS)
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Turner
     Vitter
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Whitfield
     Wicker

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Cannon
     Coble
     Cox
     Engel
     Hall (OH)
     Holden
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Rangel
     Royce
     Scarborough
  So the motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para. 100.9  interstate class action jurisdiction

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, pursuant to House Resolution 295 
and rule XVIII, 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. 1875) to amend title 28, United States Code, to allow the 
application of the principles of Federal diversity jurisdiction to 
interstate class actions.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. HANSEN as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole.
  The Acting Chairman, Mr. HEFLEY assumed the Chair; and after some time 
spent therein,

para. 100.10  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 6, line 5, strike the quotation marks and second 
     period.
       Page 6, insert the following after line 5:
       ``(5)(A) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any class action 
     that is brought for harm caused by a firearm or ammunition.
       ``(B) As used in this paragraph, the term `firearm'--
       ``(i) has the meaning given that term in section 921(3) of 
     title 18; and
       ``(ii) includes any firearm as defined in section 5845 of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''.
       Page 8, line 16, strike the quotation marks and second 
     period.
       Page 8, insert the following after line 16:
       ``(3) Firearms or ammunition.--(A) This section shall not 
     apply to any class action that is brought for harm caused by 
     a firearm or ammunition.
       ``(B) As used in this paragraph, the term `firearm'--
       ``(i) has the meaning given that term in section 921(3) of 
     title 18; and
       ``(ii) includes any firearm as defined in section 5845 of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

152

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

277

para. 100.11                  [Roll No. 439]

                                AYES--152

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--277

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly

[[Page 1689]]


     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Coble
     Holden
     Jefferson
     Scarborough
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 100.12  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 6, line 5, strike the quotation marks and second 
     period.
       Page 6, insert the following after line 5:
       ``(5)(A) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any class action 
     that is brought for harm caused by a tobacco product.
       ``(B) As used in this paragraph, the term `tobacco product' 
     means--
       ``(i) a cigarette, as defined in section 3 of the Federal 
     Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act (15 U.S.C. 1332);
       ``(ii) a little cigar, as defined in section 3 of the 
     Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act (15 U.S.C. 
     1332);
       ``(iii) a cigar, as defined in section 5702(a), of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
       ``(iv) pipe tobacco;
       ``(v) loose rolling tobacco and papers used to contain that 
     tobacco;
       ``(vi) a product referred to as smokeless tobacco, as 
     defined in section 9 of the Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco 
     Health Education Act of 1986 (15 U.S.C. 4408); and
       ``(vii) any other form of tobacco intended for human 
     consumption.''.
       Page 8, line 16, strike the quotation marks and second 
     period.
       Page 8, insert the following after line 16:
       ``(3) Tobacco products.--(A) This section shall not apply 
     to any class action that is brought for harm caused by a 
     tobacco product.
       ``(B) As used in this paragraph, the term `tobacco product' 
     means--
       ``(i) a cigarette, as defined in section 3 of the Federal 
     Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act (15 U.S.C. 1332);
       ``(ii) a little cigar, as defined in section 3 of the 
     Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act (15 U.S.C. 
     1332);
       ``(iii) a cigar, as defined in section 5702(a) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
       ``(iv) pipe tobacco;
       ``(v) loose rolling tobacco and papers used to contain that 
     tobacco;
       ``(vi) a product referred to as smokeless tobacco, as 
     defined in section 9 of the Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco 
     Health Education Act of 1986 (15 U.S.C. 4408); and
       ``(vii) any other form of tobacco intended for human 
     consumption.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

162

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

266

para. 100.13                  [Roll No. 440]

                                AYES--162

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clement
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--266

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Turner
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Coble
     Holden
     Jefferson
     Roukema
     Scarborough
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 100.14  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment

[[Page 1690]]

submitted by Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:

       Page 9, strike line 6 and all that follows through page 10, 
     line 2, and insert the following:
       (e) Procedure After Removal.--Section 1447 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) If, after removal, the court determines that any 
     aspect of an action that is subject to its jurisdiction 
     solely under the provisions of section 1332(b) may not be 
     maintained as a class action under Rule 23 of the Federal 
     Rules of Civil Procedure, it shall remand that aspect of the 
     action to the State court from which it was removed. In such 
     event, that State court may certify the action or any part 
     thereof as a class action pursuant to its State law and such 
     action cannot be removed to Federal court unless it meets the 
     requirements of section 1332(a).''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

202

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

225

para. 100.15                  [Roll No. 441]

                                AYES--202

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     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
     Moore
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--225

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Coble
     Holden
     Jefferson
     Miller, George
     Murtha
     Scarborough
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 100.16  recorded vote

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

       Page 10, line 4, strike ``The'' and insert ``(a) In 
     General.--The''.
       Page 10, lines 5 and 6, strike ``date of the enactment of 
     this Act'' and insert ``date certified by the Judicial 
     Conference under subsection (b)''.
       Page 10, insert the following after line 6:
       (b) Certification by Judicial Conference.--The Judicial 
     Conference of the United States shall certify in writing to 
     the Congress the first date on or after the date of the 
     enactment of this Action which the number of vacancies of 
     judgeships authorized for the United States courts of 
     appeals, the United States district courts, and the United 
     States Court of Federal Claims, is less than 3 percent of all 
     such judgeships.

It was decided in the

Yeas

185

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

241

para. 100.17                  [Roll No. 442]

                                AYES--185

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     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
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Green (TX)
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--241

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart

[[Page 1691]]


     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Coble
     Emerson
     Gutierrez
     Holden
     Jefferson
     Radanovich
     Scarborough
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. HANSEN, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 295, 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 AND REFERENCE.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Interstate 
     Class Action Jurisdiction Act of 1999''.
       (b) Reference.--Whenever in this Act reference is made to 
     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 28, United States Code.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds that--
       (1) as recently noted by the United States Court of Appeals 
     for the Third Circuit, interstate class actions are ``the 
     paradigm for Federal diversity jurisdiction because, in a 
     constitutional sense, they implicate interstate commerce, 
     invite discrimination by a local State, and tend to attract 
     bias against business enterprises'';
       (2) most such cases, however, fall outside the scope of 
     current Federal diversity jurisdiction statutes;
       (3) that exclusion is an unintended technicality, inasmuch 
     as those statutes were enacted by Congress before the rise of 
     the modern class action and therefore without recognition 
     that interstate class actions typically are substantial 
     controversies of the type for which diversity jurisdiction 
     was designed;
       (4) Congress is constitutionally empowered to amend the 
     current Federal diversity jurisdiction statutes to permit 
     most interstate class actions to be brought in or removed to 
     Federal district courts; and
       (5) in order to ensure that interstate class actions are 
     adjudicated in a fair, consistent, and efficient manner and 
     to correct the unintended, technical exclusion of such cases 
     from the scope of Federal diversity jurisdiction, it is 
     appropriate for Congress to amend the Federal diversity 
     jurisdiction and related statutes to allow more interstate 
     class actions to be brought in or removed to Federal court.

     SEC. 3. JURISDICTION OF DISTRICT COURTS.

       (a) Expansion of Federal Jurisdiction.--Section 1332 is 
     amended by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) as 
     subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively, and by inserting 
     after subsection (a) the following:
       ``(b)(1) The district courts shall have original 
     jurisdiction of any civil action which is brought as a class 
     action and in which--
       ``(A) any member of a proposed plaintiff class is a citizen 
     of a State different from any defendant;
       ``(B) any member of a proposed plaintiff class is a foreign 
     state and any defendant is a citizen of a State; or
       ``(C) any member of a proposed plaintiff class is a citizen 
     of a State and any defendant is a citizen or subject of a 
     foreign state.
     As used in this paragraph, the term `foreign state' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 1603(a).
       ``(2)(A) The district courts shall not exercise 
     jurisdiction over a civil action described in paragraph (1) 
     if the action is--
       ``(i) an intrastate case;
       ``(ii) a limited scope case; or
       ``(iii) a State action case.
       ``(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) the term `intrastate case' means a class action in 
     which the record indicates that--
       ``(I) the claims asserted therein will be governed 
     primarily by the laws of the State in which the action was 
     originally filed; and
       ``(II) the substantial majority of the members of all 
     proposed plaintiff classes, and the primary defendants, are 
     citizens of the State in which the action was originally 
     filed;
       ``(ii) the term `limited scope case' means a class action 
     in which the record indicates that all matters in controversy 
     asserted by all members of all proposed plaintiff classes do 
     not in the aggregate exceed the sum or value of $1,000,000, 
     exclusive of interest and costs, or a class action in which 
     the number of members of all proposed plaintiff classes in 
     the aggregate is less than 100; and
       ``(iii) the term `State action case' means a class action 
     in which the primary defendants are States, State officials, 
     or other governmental entities against whom the district 
     court may be foreclosed from ordering relief.
       ``(3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any claim concerning 
     a covered security as that term is defined in section 
     16(f)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 and section 
     28(f)(5)(E) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
       ``(4) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any class action 
     solely involving a claim that relates to--
       ``(A) the internal affairs or governance of a corporation 
     or other form of business enterprise and that arises under or 
     by virtue of the laws of the State in which such corporation 
     or business enterprise is incorporated or organized; or
       ``(B) the rights, duties (including fiduciary duties), and 
     obligations relating to or created by or pursuant to any 
     security (as defined under section 2(a)(1) of the Securities 
     Act of 1933 and the regulations issued thereunder).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1332(c) (as redesignated 
     by this section) is amended by inserting after ``Federal 
     courts'' the following: ``pursuant to subsection (a) of this 
     section''.
       (c) Determination of Diversity.--Section 1332, as amended 
     by this section, is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(f) For purposes of subsection (b), a member of a 
     proposed class shall be deemed to be a citizen of a State 
     different from a defendant corporation only if that member is 
     a citizen of a State different from all States of which the 
     defendant corporation is deemed a citizen.''.

     SEC. 4. REMOVAL OF CLASS ACTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 89 is amended by adding after 
     section 1452 the following:

     ``Sec. 1453. Removal of class actions

       ``(a) In General.--A class action may be removed to a 
     district court of the United States in accordance with this 
     chapter, but without regard to whether any defendant is a 
     citizen of the State in which the action is brought, except 
     that such action may be removed--
       ``(1) by any defendant without the consent of all 
     defendants; or
       ``(2) by any plaintiff class member who is not a named or 
     representative class member of the action for which removal 
     is sought, without the consent of all members of such class.
       ``(b) When Removable.--This section shall apply to any 
     class action before or after the entry of any order 
     certifying a class, except that a plaintiff class member who 
     is not a named or representative class member of the action 
     may not seek removal of the action before an order certifying 
     a class of which the plaintiff is a class member has been 
     entered.
       ``(c) Procedure for Removal.--The provisions of section 
     1446(a) relating to a defendant removing a case shall apply 
     to a plaintiff removing a case under this section. With 
     respect to the application of subsection (b) of such section, 
     the requirement relating to the 30-day filing period shall be 
     met if a plaintiff class member who is not a named or 
     representative class member of the action for which removal 
     is sought files notice of removal no later than 30 days after 
     receipt by such class member, through service or otherwise, 
     of the initial written notice of the class action provided at 
     the court's direction.
       ``(d) Exceptions.--
       ``(1) Covered securities.--This section shall not apply to 
     any claim concerning a covered security as that term is 
     defined in section 16(f)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 and 
     section 28(f)(5)(E) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
       ``(2) Internal governance of business entities.--This 
     section shall not apply to any class action solely involving 
     a claim that relates to--
       ``(A) the internal affairs or governance of a corporation 
     or other form of business enterprise and that arises under or 
     by virtue of

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     the laws of the State in which such corporation or business 
     enterprise is incorporated or organized; or
       ``(B) the rights, duties (including fiduciary duties), and 
     obligations relating to or created by or pursuant to any 
     security (as defined under section 2(a)(1) of the Securities 
     Act of 1933 and the regulations issued thereunder).''.
       (b) Removal Limitations.--Section 1446(b) is amended in the 
     second sentence--
       (1) by inserting ``, by exercising due diligence,'' after 
     ``ascertained''; and
       (2) by inserting ``(a)'' after ``section 1332''.
       (c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--The table of 
     sections for chapter 89 is amended by adding after the item 
     relating to section 1452 the following:

``1453. Removal of class actions.''.
       (d) Application of Substantive State Law.--Nothing in this 
     section or the amendments made by this section shall alter 
     the substantive law applicable to an action to which the 
     amendments made by section 3 of this Act apply.
       (e) Procedure After Removal.--Section 1447 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) If, after removal, the court determines that no 
     aspect of an action that is subject to its jurisdiction 
     solely under the provisions of section 1332(b) may be 
     maintained as a class action under Rule 23 of the Federal 
     Rules of Civil Procedure, it shall dismiss the action. An 
     action dismissed pursuant to this subsection may be amended 
     and filed again in a State court, but any such refiled action 
     may be removed again if it is an action of which the district 
     courts of the United States have original jurisdiction. In 
     any action that is dismissed pursuant to this subsection and 
     that is refiled by any of the named plaintiffs therein in the 
     same State court venue in which the dismissed action was 
     originally filed, the limitations periods on all reasserted 
     claims shall be deemed tolled for the period during which the 
     dismissed class action was pending. The limitations periods 
     on any claims that were asserted in a class action dismissed 
     pursuant to this subsection that are subsequently asserted in 
     an individual action shall be deemed tolled for the period 
     during which the dismissed class action was pending.''.

     SEC. 5. APPLICABILITY.

       The amendments made by this Act shall apply to any action 
     commenced on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 6. GAO STUDY.

       The Comptroller General of the United States shall, by not 
     later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, conduct a study of the impact of the amendments made by 
     this Act on the workload of the Federal courts and report to 
     the Congress on the results of the study.

  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. 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

222

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affirmative

Nays

207

para. 100.18                  [Roll No. 443]

                                AYES--222

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--207

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Coble
     Holden
     Jefferson
     Scarborough
  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. 100.19  further notice--motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 1501

  Mr. DOOLITTLE, pursuant to clause 7(c)(1)(B) of rule XXII, 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. 1501) to provide grants to ensure increased 
accountability for juvenile offenders, to insist that the conference 
report not include Senate provisions that (1) do not recognize that the 
second amendment to the Constitution protects the individual right of 
American citizens to keep and bear arms; and (2) impose unconstitutional 
restrictions on the second amendment rights of individuals.

para. 100.20  notice requirement--motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 1501

  Mrs. McCARTHY, pursuant to clause 7(c)(1)(B) of rule XXII, 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

[[Page 1693]]

(H.R. 1501) to provide grants to ensure increased accountability for 
juvenile offenders, to insist that (1) the committee of conference would 
this week have its first substantive meeting to offer amendments and 
motions, including gun safety amendments and motions; and (2) the 
committee of conference should meet every weekday in public session 
until the committee of conference agreed to recommend a substitute.
  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 now order the previous question on said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, announced that the nays 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 SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed until 
Friday, September 24, 1999.

para. 100.21  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. 100.22  notice--motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 1501

  Ms. LOFGREN, pursuant to clause 7(c)(1)(B) of rule XXII, 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. 1501) to provide grants to ensure increased 
accountability for juvenile offenders, that the committee on the 
conference recommend a conference substitute that includes provisions 
within the scope of conference which are consistent with the Second 
Amendment to the United States Constitution e.g.,(1) requiring 
unlicensed dealers at gun shows to conduct background checks; (2) 
banning the juvenile possession of assault weapons; (3) requiring that 
child safety locks be sold with every handgun; and (4) Juvenile Brady.

para. 100.23  message from the president--veto of h.r. 2488

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, 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. 2488, the ``Taxpayer 
Refund and Relief Act of 1999,'' because it ignores the principles that 
have led us to the sound economy we enjoy today and emphasizes tax 
reduction for those who need it the least.
  We have a strong economy because my Administration and the Congress 
have followed the proper economic course over the past 6 years. We have 
focused on reducing deficits, paying down debt held by the public, 
bringing down interest rates, investing in our people, and opening 
markets. There is $1.7 trillion less debt held by the public today than 
was forecast in 1993. This has contributed to lower interest rates, 
record business investment, greater productivity growth, low inflation, 
low unemployment, and broad-based growth in real wages--and the first 
back-to-back budget surpluses in almost half a century.
  This legislation would reverse the fiscal discipline that has helped 
make the American economy the strongest it has been in generations. By 
using projected surpluses to provide a risky tax cut, H.R. 2488 could 
lead to higher interest rates, thereby undercutting any benefits for 
most Americans by increasing home mortgage payments, car loan payments, 
and credit card rates. We must put first things first, pay down publicly 
held debt, and address the long-term solvency of Medicare and Social 
Security. My Mid-Session Review of the Budget presented a framework in 
which we could accomplish all of these things and also provide an 
affordable tax cut.
  The magnitude of the tax cuts in H.R. 2488 and the associated debt 
service costs would be virtually as great as all of the on-budget 
surpluses the Congressional Budget Office projects for the next 10 
years. This would leave virtually none of the projected on-budget 
surplus available for addressing the long-term solvency of Medicare, 
which is currently projected by its Trustees to be insolvent by 2015, or 
of Social Security, which then will be in a negative cash-flow position, 
or for critical funding for priorities like national security, 
education, health care, law enforcement, science and technology, the 
environment, and veterans' programs.
  The bill would cause the Nation to forgo the unique opportunity to 
eliminate completely the burden of the debt held by the public by 2015 
as proposed by my Administration's Mid-Session Review. The elimination 
of this debt would have a beneficial effect on interest rates, 
investment, and the growth of the economy. Moreover, paying down debt is 
tantamount to cutting taxes. Each one-percentage point decline in 
interest rates would mean a cut of $200 billion to $250 billion in 
mortgage costs borne by American consumers over the next 10 years. Also, 
if we do not erase the debt held by the public, our children and 
grandchildren will have to pay higher taxes to offset the higher Federal 
interest costs on this debt.
  Budget projections are inherently uncertain. For example, the 
Congressional Budget Office found that, over the last 11 years, 
estimates of annual deficits or surpluses 5 years into the future erred 
by an average of 13 percent of annual outlays--a rate that in 2004 would 
translate into an error of about $250 billion. Projections of budget 
surpluses 10 years into the future are surely even more uncertain. The 
prudent course in the face of these uncertainties is to avoid making 
financial commitments--such as massive tax cuts--that will be very 
difficult to reverse.
  The bill relies on an implausible legislative assumption that many of 
its major provisions expire after 9 years and all of the provisions are 
repealed after 10 years. This scenario would create uncertainty and 
confusion for taxpayers, and it is highly unlikely that it would ever be 
implemented. Moreover, this artifice causes estimated 10-year costs to 
be understated by about $100 billion, at the same time that it sweeps 
under the rug the exploding costs beyond the budget window. If the tax 
cut were continued, its budgetary impact would grow even more severe, 
reaching about $2.7 trillion between 2010 and 2019, just at the time 
when the baby boomers begin to retire, Medicare becomes insolvent, and 
Social Security comes under strain. If the bill were to become law, it 
would leave America permanently in debt. The bill as a whole would 
disproportionately benefit the wealthiest Americans by, for example, 
lowering capital gains rates, repealing the estate and gift tax, 
increasing maximum IRA and retirement plan contribution limits, and 
weakening pension anti-discrimination protections for moderate- and 
lower-income workers.

  The bill would not meet the Budget Act's existing pay-as-you-go 
requirements which have helped provide the discipline necessary to 
bring us from an era of large and growing budget deficits to the 
potential for substantial surpluses. It would also automatically 
trigger across-the-board cuts (or sequesters) in a number of Federal 
programs. These cuts would result in a reduction of more than $40 
billion in the Medicare program over the next 5 years. Starting in 
2002, they would also lead to the elimination of numerous programs with 
broad support, including: crop insurance, without which most farmers 
and ranchers could not secure the financing from banks needed to 
operate their farms and ranches; veterans readjustment benefits, 
denying education and training to more than 450,000 veterans, 
reservists, and dependents; Federal support for programs such as child 
care for low-income families and Meals on Wheels for senior citizens; 
and many others.
  As I have repeatedly stressed, I want to find common ground with the 
Congress on a fiscal plan that will best serve the American people. I 
have profound differences, however, with the extreme approach that the 
Republican majority has adopted. It would provide a tax cut for the 
wealthiest Americans and would hurt average Americans by denying them 
the benefits of debt reduction and depriving them of the certainty that 
my proposals for Medicare and Social Security solvency would provide as 
they plan for their retirement.

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  I hope to work with Members of Congress to find a common path to 
honor our commitment to senior citizens, help working families with 
targeted tax relief for moderate- and lower-income workers, provide a 
better life for our children, and improve the standard of living of all 
Americans.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, September 23, 1999.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, by unanimous consent, ordered 
that the veto message, together with the accompanying bill, be printed 
(H. Doc. 106-130) and spread upon the pages of the Journal of the 
House.
  Mr. ARCHER moved that the veto message and accompanying bill be 
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TANCREDO, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  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. 100.24  subpoena response

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TANCREDO, laid before the House the 
following communication from Mr. English:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                               Washington, DC, September 21, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House that my office has 
     received a subpoena for documents issued by the United States 
     District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined to comply with the subpoena.
           Sincerely,
                                                     Phil English,
                                               Member of Congress.

para. 100.25  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to iran

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TANCREDO, 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 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 
U.S.C. 1641(c), section 204(c) of the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act (IEEPA), 50 U.S.C. 1703(c), and section 505(c) of the 
International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985, 22 
U.S.C. 2349aa-9(c), I transmit herewith a 6-month periodic report on the 
national emergency with respect to the Iran that was declared in 
Executive Order 12957 of March 15, 1995.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, September 23, 1999.

  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. 106-131).

para. 100.26  message from the president--money laundering strategy

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TANCREDO, 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 2(a) of Public Law 105-310 
(18 U.S.C. 5341(a)(2)), I transmit herewith the National Money 
Laundering Strategy for 1999.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, September 23, 1999.

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

para. 100.27  waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-330) the resolution (H. Res. 300) waiving a requirement of 
clause 6(a) of rule XIII 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. 100.28  leave of absence

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

para. 100.29  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SMITH of Washington, at 7 o'clock and 2 minutes p.m., 
the House adjourned.

para. 100.30  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. TALENT: Committee on Small Business. H.R. 2392. A bill 
     to amend the Small Business Act to extend the authorization 
     for the Small Business Innovation Research Program, and for 
     other purposes (Rept. No. 106-329 Pt. 1). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 300. 
     Resolution waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII 
     with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported 
     from the Committee on Rules (Rept. No. 106-330). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.

para. 100.31  time limitation of referred bill

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

       H.R. 2392. Referral to the Committee on Science extended 
     for a period ending not later than September 23, 1999.

para. 100.32  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X, the Committee on Science discharged 
H.R. 2392; referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
the Union and ordered to be printed.

para. 100.33  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. GEKAS (for himself and Mr. Smith of Michigan):
       H.R. 2922. A bill to extend for 6 additional months the 
     period for which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States 
     Code is reenacted; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ARCHER:
       H.R. 2923. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend expiring provisions, to fully allow the 
     nonrefundable personal credits against regular tax liability, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BAKER (for himself, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Leach, 
             Mr. LaFalce, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Castle, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
             Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. 
             Capuano):
       H.R. 2924. A bill to require unregulated hedge funds to 
     submit regular reports to the Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System, to make such reports available to the 
     public to the extent required by regulations prescribed by 
     the Board, 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 such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, and Mr. Fletcher):
       H.R. 2925. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     finance the provision of outpatient prescription drug 
     coverage for low-income Medicare beneficiaries and to provide 
     stop-loss protection for outpatient prescription drug 
     expenses under qualified Medicare prescription drug coverage; 
     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. BOEHNER (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
             Goodling, Mrs. Northup, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Talent, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
             Hobson, Mr. Ballenger, and Mr. Salmon):
       H.R. 2926. A bill to provide new patient protections under 
     group health plans and through health insurance issuers in 
     the group market; to the Committee on Commerce, 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. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Allen, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
             and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 2927. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to 
     provide for compulsory licensing of certain patented 
     inventions relating to health; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on

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     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. DeMINT (for himself and Mr. Stenholm):
       H.R. 2928. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide an exemption to States which adopt certain 
     minimum wage laws; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. FARR of California (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Stark, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Lewis of California, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Gallegly, 
             Mr. Hall of Ohio, and Mr. Tancredo):
       H.R. 2929. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit certain conduct relating to elephants; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. DUNN:
       H.R. 2930. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to increase Medicare payment 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 Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 2931. A bill to direct the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to carry out a 3 year pilot program to 
     assist law enforcement officers purchasing homes in locally-
     designated high-crime areas; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. HANSEN:
       H.R. 2932. A bill to authorize the Golden Spike/Crossroads 
     of the West National Heritage Area; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. LARSON (for himself, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Shows, Mr. Frost, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Wu, Mr. Romero-
             Barcelo, Mr. Costello, Mr. Owens, Ms. Berkley, and 
             Mr. Holt):
       H.R. 2933. A bill directing the Secretary of Education to 
     propose a comprehensive approach to providing technologically 
     competent teachers to our Nation's schools, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. LARSON (for himself, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Frost, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Wu, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Holt):
       H.R. 2934. A bill to amend the Domestic Volunteer Service 
     Act of 1973 to provide for the establishment of a National 
     Youth Technology Corps program, using VISTA volunteers who 
     are highly proficient in computer technologies to recruit and 
     organize youth to implement and maintain computer systems for 
     public schools, community centers, public senior centers, and 
     libraries and to teach students, teachers, senior citizens, 
     and other persons how to use these technologies and systems; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. McHUGH:
       H.R. 2935. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     permit the Secretary of Transportation to waive noise 
     restrictions on certain aircraft operations; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Coyne, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 2936. A bill to extend the temporary waiver 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 Ms. RIVERS:
       H.R. 2937. A bill to repeal the War Powers Resolution; to 
     the Committee on International Relations, 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. ROEMER (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Visclosky, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Pease, Mr. Hostettler, and 
             Mr. Buyer):
       H.R. 2938. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 424 South Michigan Street in 
     South Bend, Indiana, as the ``John Brademas Post Office''; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Kucinich):
       H.R. 2939. A bill to provide the highly indebted poor 
     countries with relief from debts owed to the International 
     Monetary Fund, to end United States participation in and 
     support for the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility of 
     the International Monetary Fund, and to require certain 
     conditions to be met before the International Monetary Fund 
     may sell gold, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 2940. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide 
     liability relief for small parties, innocent landowners, and 
     prospective purchasers; 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. BONIOR:
       H. Res. 301. A resolution provide for the consideration of 
     H.R. 325; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Campbell, 
             Mr. Fossella, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Gary Miller of 
             California, and Mr. Shays):
       H. Res. 302. A resolution expressing the desire of the 
     House of Representatives to not spend any of the budget 
     surplus created by Social Security receipts and to continue 
     to retire the debt held by the public; 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. PITTS:
       H. Res. 303. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives urging that 95 percent of Federal 
     education dollars be spent in the classroom; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce. 

para. 100.34  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 72: Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 354: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
     Hinojosa, and Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 601: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 670: Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 684: Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Metcalf and Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 776: Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 832: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 870: Mr. Brady of Texas.
       H.R. 960: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 963: Mrs. Fowler and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 976: Mr. Rush, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. 
     Capuano, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 980: Mr. Ganske.
       H.R. 1006: Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 1046: Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 1068: Mr. Isakson.
       H.R. 1115: Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
     Thornberry, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Stump, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
     Bachus, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 1145: Ms. Pelosi and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 1193: Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 1221: Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 1228: Mr. Gary Miller of California and Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 1248: Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 1275: Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
     Castle, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Greenwood, 
     Mr. Luther, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Hefley, 
     Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Leach.
       H.R. 1303: Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 1304: Mr. Watkins and Mr. Visclosky.
       H.R. 1333: Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 1344: Mr. Gordon, Mr. Hinojosa, and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 1446: Mr. Isakson.
       H.R. 1522: Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 1523: Mr. Knollenberg and Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 1535: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Radanovich, and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. 
     Watkins, and Mr. Boehner.
       H.R. 1598: Mr. Matsui, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Bartlett of Maryland, and Mr. DeMint.
       H.R. 1606: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1621: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Ney, Mr. Price of North 
     Carolina, and Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 1622: Mr. Condit, Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1624: Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 1629: Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 1650: Mr. Regula.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Cardin.
       H.R. 1732: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. 
     Hilliard, and Mrs. Jones of Ohio.
       H.R. 1857: Mr. Hutchinson and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 1887: Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Dixon, 
     and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1890: Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 1917: Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 1926: Mr. Metcalf and Mr. Isakson.
       H.R. 1932: Mr. Callahan, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mrs. Emerson, 
     Mr. Manzullo, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Bass, Mr. Franks of New 
     Jersey, and Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 2000: Mr. Cunningham, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Walden of 
     Oregon, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Talent, and Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 2066: Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Berry, and Mr. 
     Martinez.

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       H.R. 2087: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 2200: Mr. McHugh and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 2205: Mr. Salmon and Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 2244: Mr. Bilirakis and Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 2247: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 2252: Mr. Inslee.
       H.R. 2260: Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 2267: Mr. Shaw, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. 
     Gilchrest.
       H.R. 2289: Mr. Nethercutt and Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 2314: Mr. Tanner.
       H.R. 2365: Mr. McDermott, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. 
     Bishop.
       H.R. 2376: Mr. Walden of Oregon.
       H.R. 2392: Mr. Udall of New Mexico.
       H.R. 2418: Mr. Ganske, Mr. Spence, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
     Fletcher, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 2420: Mr. Martinez, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Lampson, and 
     Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 2423: Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 2463: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 2464: Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 2491: Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 2498: Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 2505: Mr. Waxman, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 2534: Mr. Reyes and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 2539: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 2592: Mr. Barton of Texas and Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 2602: Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 2608: Mr. Gillmor.
       H.R. 2631: Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Pickett, Ms. Pelosi, 
     Mr. Sununu, and Mr. Becerra.
       H.R. 2638: Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 2640: Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 2655: Mr. Duncan and Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 2659: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 2680: Mr. Wynn, Mr. Meeks of New York, and Mr. 
     McDermott.
       H.R. 2687: Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 2698: Mr. Largent.
       H.R. 2709: Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Ms. Danner, Mr. Ehrlich, 
     Mr. Bliley, Mr. Wynn, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. Lewis 
     of California.
       H.R. 2719: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 2734: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 2735: Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 2750: Mr. Coburn and Mr. Hill of Montana.
       H.R. 2764: Mr. Pastor and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
     Texas.
       H.R. 2783: Mr. Largent and Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 2784: Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 2790: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 2809: Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Lee, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
     Talent, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Wu, and Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 2810: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 2825: Mr. Largent.
       H.R. 2890: Ms. Velazquez, Mr. George Miller of California, 
     Mr. Menendez, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 2895: Mr. Nadler, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
     Abercrombie, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Walsh, 
     and Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 2896: Mr. Forbes and Mr. Moore.
       H.J. Res. 65: Mr. Spence, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Bereuter, and Mr. Wolf.
       H. Con. Res. 30: Mr. LaHood.
       H. Con. Res. 134: Mr. Foley.
       H. Con. Res. 186: Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
     Goodling, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Doolittle, and Mr. 
     Crane.
       H. Res. 41: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Moran of 
     Virginia, and Mr. Porter.
       H. Res. 109: Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Moran of Kansas, and Mr. 
     LoBiondo.
       H. Res. 269: Mr. Largent, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Knollenberg, and 
     Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H. Res. 287: Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Ms. Pelosi.
       H. Res. 292: Mr. Gillmor.
       H. Res. 297: Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Wexler, 
     Mr. Bliley, Mr. Goode, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
     Bateman, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Castle, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. 
     Salmon.
       H. Res. 298: Mr. Becerra, Mr. Goodling, Mrs. Myrick, Ms. 
     Lofgren, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, and Mr. Stark.
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                    FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1999 (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, September 23, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 101.2  communications

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

       4437. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Regulations & Legislation Division, OTS, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Management Official Interlocks [Docket No. 99-36] (RIN: 1550-
     AB07) received September 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       4438. A letter from the Under Secretary Rural Development, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Manufactured Housing Thermal Requirements (RIN: 
     0575-AC11) received August 31, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       4439. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Public Housing Drug 
     Elimination Program Formula Allocation [Docket No. FR-4451-F-
     04] (RIN: 2577-AB95) received September 15, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       4440. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, National 
     Credit Union Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Conversion of Insured Credit 
     Unions to Mutual Savings Banks--received August 17, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       4441. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, National 
     Credit Union Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Organization and Operations of 
     Federal Credit Unions--received August 17, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       4442. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting the 
     OMB Cost Estimate For Pay-As-You-Go Calculations; to the 
     Committee on the Budget.
       4443. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, 
     transmitting Final Regulations--William D. Ford Federal 
     Direct Loan Program, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       4444. A letter from the Secretary, Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a consolidated report on the Community 
     Food and Nutrition Program for Fiscal Years 1996 and 1997; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       4445. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the report The National Breast 
     and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, 1996, pursuant 
     to Public Law 101-354, section 2 (104 Stat. 415); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4446. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Law, Office of Procurement and Assistance 
     Management, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--DOE Authorized Subcontract for Use 
     by DOE Management and Operating Contractors with New 
     Independent States' Scientific Institutes through the 
     International Science and Technology Center--received 
     September 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4447. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Law, Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety & 
     Health, Department of Energy, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Air Monitoring Guide [DOE G 441.1-8] received 
     August 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4448. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Law, Office of Environment, Safety and Health, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Sealed Radioactive Source Accountability and Control 
     Guide [DOE G 441.1.13] received September 13, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4449. A letter from the Special Assistant to Chief, Mass 
     Media Bureau, 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] received August 18, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4450. A letter from the Deputy Division Chief, Competitive 
     Pricing Division, Common Carrier Bureau, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Access Charge Reform [CC Docket No. 96-262] Price 
     Cap Performance Review for Local Exchange Carriers [CC Docket 
     No. 94-1] Interexchange Carrier Purchases of Switched Access 
     Services Offered by Competitive Local Exchange Carriers [CCB/
     CPD File No. 98-63] Petition of US West Communications, Inc. 
     for Forebearance from Regulation as a Dominant Carrier in the 
     Phoenix, Arizona MSA [CC Docket No. 98-157] received August 
     10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       4451. A letter from the Supervisory Attorney/Advisor, 
     Common Carrier Bureau Accounting Safeguards Division, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--1998 Biennial Regulatory Review-- Review of 
     Accounting and Cost Allocation Requirements [CC Docket No. 
     98-81, FCC 99-106] August 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4452. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting the Federal Communications 
     Commission's ``Fourth Annual Report and Analysis of 
     Competitive Market Conditions With Respect to Commercial 
     Mobile Services''; to the Committee on Commerce.
       4453. A letter from the Chief, Policy and Rules Division, 
     Office of Engineering and Technology, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--1998 
     Biennial Regulatory Review--Amendment of Part 18 of the 
     Commission's Rules to Update Regulations for RF

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     Lighting Devices [ET Docket No. 98-42] received August 18, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4454. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting the annual report of personal 
     property furnished to non-Federal recipients for fiscal years 
     1995 through 1997, pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 483(e); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       4455. A letter from the Deputy Archivist of the United 
     States, Information Security Oversight Office, National 
     Archives & Records Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Information Security Oversight 
     Office [Directive No.1; Appendix A] (RIN: 3095-AA92) received 
     September 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       4456. A letter from the Director, Office of the Secretary 
     of Defense, Office of the Secretary of the Army, transmitting 
     a report of vacancy; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       4457. A letter from the Inspector General, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     activities of the Inspector General for the period of October 
     1, 1998, through March 31, 1999, 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.
       4458. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife 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 1999-2000 Late Season 
     (RIN: 1018-AF24) received September 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4459. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Texas Regulatory Program [SPATS No. TX-041-FOR] 
     received August 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       4460. 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; Final Frameworks for Late-Season Migratory Bird 
     Hunting Regulations (RIN: 1018-AF24) received September 20, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4461. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Arkansas Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Plan 
     [SPATS No. AR-029-FOR] received September 17, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4462. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule--Magnuson-
     Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act; Amendment of 
     Foreign Fishing Regulations; OMB Control Numbers [Docket No. 
     981228324-9168-02; I.D. 121697A] (RIN: 0648-AJ70) received 
     September 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       4463. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Atlantic Highly Migratory Species 
     Fisheries; Bluefin Tuna Quota Adjustments [I.D. 080999K] 
     received September 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4464. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Atlantic Highly Migratory Species 
     (HMS) Fisheries; Large Coastal Shark Species [I.D. 052499C] 
     received September 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4465. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Fisheries of the 
     Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical 
     Area 610 of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 990304062-9062-01; 
     I.D. 090999A] received September 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4466. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Atlantic Highly Migratory Species 
     Fisheries; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna [I.D. 082399A] received 
     September 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       4467. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Atlantic Highly Migratory Species 
     (HMS) Fisheries; Large Coastal Shark Species; Commercial 
     Fishery Closure Change [I.D. 052499C] received September 17, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4468. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator, 
     Drug Enforcement Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Special Surveillance List of 
     Chemicals, Products, Materials and Equipment Used in 
     Clandestine Production of Controlled Substances or Listed 
     Chemicals [DEA-172N] received June 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4469. A letter from the Chief Justice, Supreme Court, 
     transmitting a notice that the Supreme Court will open the 
     October 1999 Term on October 4, 1999 and will continue until 
     all matters before the Court, ready for argument, have been 
     disposed of or declined; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4470. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Employment 
     Standards, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Amendment to Section 5333(b) Guidelines To Carry 
     Out New Programs Authorized by the Transportation Equity Act 
     for the 21st Century (TEA 21) (RIN: 1215-AB25)-- received 
     August 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4471. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Demonstration Project Final Report on The 
     Chittenden County Circumferential Highway; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4472. 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 Brand Name or Equal Procedures--
     received September 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       4473. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Placer Mining Industry--received August 24, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4474. A letter from the Deputy Executive Secretary to the 
     Department, Center for Health Plans and Providers, Department 
     of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Medicare Program; Graduate Medical Education 
     (GME): Incentive Payments under Plans for Voluntary Reduction 
     in the Number of Residents [HCFA-1001-IFC] (RIN: 0938-AI27) 
     received September 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Commerce. 

para. 101.3  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. 2466. An Act making appropriations for the Department 
     of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 2466) ``An Act making appropriations for the 
Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes,'' requests a 
conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses 
thereon, and appoints Mr. Gorton, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Cochran, Mr. 
Domenici, Mr. Burns, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Byrd, Mr. 
Leahy, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Reid, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Kohl, and Mrs. Feinstein, 
to be the conferees on the part of the Senate.

para. 101.4  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1487

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
called up the following resolution (H. Res. 296):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1487) to provide for public participation in 
     the declaration of national monuments under the Act popularly 
     known as the Antiquities Act of 1906. 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. 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 8 of rule XVIII. 
     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

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     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. 101.5  national monuments

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, pursuant to House 
Resolution 296 and rule XVIII, 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. 1487) to provide for public 
participation in the declaration of national monuments under the Act 
popularly known as the Antiquities Act of 1906.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, 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. McHUGH, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. MILLER of Florida, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 
296, 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. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE DECLARATION AND 
                   SUBSEQUENT MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL MONUMENTS.

       Section 2 of the Act of June 8, 1906 (34 Stat. 225, 16 
     U.S.C. 431; popularly known as the Antiquities Act of 1906), 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Sec. 2. That the'' and inserting ``Sec. 
     2. (a) The''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b)(1) To the extent consistent with the protection of 
     the historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, 
     and other objects of historic or scientific interest located 
     on the public lands to be designated, the President shall--
       ``(A) solicit public participation and comment in the 
     development of a monument declaration; and
       ``(B) consult with the Governor and congressional 
     delegation of the State or territory in which such lands are 
     located, to the extent practicable, at least 60 days prior to 
     any national monument declaration.
       ``(2) Before issuing a declaration under this section, the 
     President shall consider any information made available in 
     the development of existing plans and programs for the 
     management of the lands in question, including such public 
     comments as may have been offered.
       ``(c) Any management plan for a national monument developed 
     subsequent to a declaration made under this section shall 
     comply with the procedural requirements of the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969.''.

     SEC. 2. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

       Nothing in this Act or any amendment made by this Act shall 
     be construed to enlarge, diminish, or modify the authority of 
     the President to act to protect public lands and resources.

  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. HANSEN objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McHUGH, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para. 101.6  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 1501

  Mr. DOOLITTLE 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. 1501) to provide 
grants to ensure increased accountability for juvenile offenders, to 
insist that the conference report not include Senate provisions that (1) 
do not recognize that the second amendment to the Constitution protects 
the individual right of American citizens to keep and bear arms; and (2) 
impose unconstitutional restrictions on the second amendment rights of 
individuals.
  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. McHUGH, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. DOOLITTLE 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. McHUGH, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 101.7  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 1501

  Ms. LOFGREN 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. 1501) to provide 
grants to ensure increased accountability for juvenile offenders, that 
the committee on the conference recommend a conference substitute that 
includes provisions within the scope of conference which are consistent 
with the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution (e.g., 1) 
requiring unlicensed dealers at gun shows to conduct background checks; 
2) banning the juvenile possession of assault weapons; 3) requiring that 
child safety locks be sold with every handgun; and 4) Juvenile Brady).
  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. PETRI, 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 SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 101.8  h.r. 1487--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on the passage of 
the bill (H.R. 1487) to provide for public participation in the 
declaration of national monuments under the Act popularly known as the 
Antiquities Act of 1906.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, announced that yeas had it.
  Mr. CANADY demanded the yeas and nays on the passage of the bill, 
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.
  The roll was called under clause 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

408

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

2

para. 101.9                   [Roll No. 444]

                                YEAS--408

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello

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     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--2

     Mollohan
     Nadler
       

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Baker
     Burr
     Burton
     Calvert
     Carson
     Clayton
     Coble
     Cunningham
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Holden
     Jefferson
     Jones (OH)
     Largent
     Miller, George
     Moakley
     Pryce (OH)
     Scarborough
     Shadegg
     Smith (WA)
     Tanner
     Weygand
     Wu
  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. 101.10  motion to instruct conferees-h.r. 1501--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be question on the motion to 
instruct conferees, offered by Mrs. McCARTHY, on the bill (H.R. 1501) to 
provide grants to ensure increased accountability for juvenile 
offenders.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

190

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

218

para. 101.11                  [Roll No. 445]

                                YEAS--190

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weller
     Wexler
     Wilson
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NAYS--218

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

[[Page 1700]]



                             NOT VOTING--25

     Baker
     Burr
     Burton
     Calvert
     Carson
     Clayton
     Coble
     Cunningham
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Holden
     Hunter
     Jefferson
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Largent
     Miller, George
     Moakley
     Pryce (OH)
     Scarborough
     Shadegg
     Smith (WA)
     Tanner
     Weygand
     Wu
  So the motion to instruct conferees was not agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion to instruct 
conferees was not agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.

para. 101.12  motion to instruct conferees-h.r. 1501--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on the motion to 
instruct conferees, offered by Mr. DOOLITTLE, on the bill (H.R. 1501) to 
provide grants to ensure increased accountability for juvenile 
offenders.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

337

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

73

para. 101.13                  [Roll No. 446]

                                YEAS--337

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--73

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Becerra
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Campbell
     Capuano
     Clay
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Dixon
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Goodling
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hoeffel
     Horn
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     Lee
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Markey
     Martinez
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Mink
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Porter
     Rangel
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Tierney
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wexler
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Baker
     Burr
     Burton
     Calvert
     Carson
     Clayton
     Coble
     Cunningham
     Diaz-Balart
     Gallegly
     Holden
     Jefferson
     Jones (OH)
     Largent
     Miller, George
     Moakley
     Pryce (OH)
     Scarborough
     Shadegg
     Smith (WA)
     Tanner
     Weygand
     Wu
  So the motion was agree 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.

para. 101.14  motion to instruct conferees-h.r. 1501--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on the motion to 
instruct conferees, offered by Ms. LOFGREN, on the bill (H.R. 1501) to 
provide grants to ensure increased accountability for juvenile 
offenders.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

241

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

167

para. 101.15                  [Roll No. 447]

                                YEAS--241

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Goss
     Green (WI)
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Northup
     Nussle
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stupak
     Tancredo

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     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--167

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boucher
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Emerson
     Everett
     Fletcher
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Lampson
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Riley
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Vitter
     Walden
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--25

     Baker
     Burr
     Burton
     Calvert
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Clayton
     Coble
     Cunningham
     Gallegly
     Greenwood
     Holden
     Jefferson
     Jones (OH)
     Largent
     Miller, George
     Moakley
     Pryce (OH)
     Scarborough
     Shadegg
     Smith (WA)
     Tanner
     Visclosky
     Weygand
     Wu
  So the motion was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was, by unanimous 
consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 101.16  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. FOLEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, September 27, 1999, at 12:30 p.m. for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 101.17  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. FOLEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
September 29, 1999, under clause 7, rule XV, the Calendar Wednesday 
rule, be dispensed with.

para. 101.18  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. WU, for today; and
  To Ms. CARSON, for today.
  And then,

para. 101.19  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 1 o'clock and 41 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
12:30 p.m. on Monday, September 27, 1999.

para. 101.20  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. GOODLING: Committee on Education and the Workforce. 
     H.R. 1102. A bill to provide for pension reform, and for 
     other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-331, Pt. 1). 
     Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. CANADY: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2436. A bill 
     to amend title 18, United States Code, and the Uniform Code 
     of Military Justice to protect unborn children from assault 
     and murder, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 
     No. 106-332, Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 2679. A bill to amend title 49, United 
     States Code, to establish the National Motor Carrier 
     Administration in the Department of Transportation, to 
     improve the safety of commercial motor vehicle operators and 
     carriers, to strengthen commercial driver's licenses, and for 
     other purposes (Rept. No. 106-333). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. House Concurrent Resolution 187. Resolution 
     expressing the sense of Congress regarding the European 
     Council noise rule affecting hushkitted and reengined 
     aircraft (Rept. No. 106-334 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.

para. 101.21  time limitation of referred bill

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

       H.R. 2436. Referral to the Committee on Armed Services 
     extended for a period ending not later than September 29, 
     1999.
       House Concurrent Resolution 187. Referral to the Committee 
     on International Relations extended for a period ending not 
     later than October 8, 1999.

para. 101.22  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. KOLBE:
       H.R. 2941. A bill to establish the Las Cienegas National 
     Conservation Area in the State of Arizona; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, and 
             Mr. Pickering):
       H.R. 2942. A bill to extend for 6 additional months the 
     period for which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States 
     Code is reenacted; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BISHOP (for himself and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island):
       H.R. 2943. A bill to amend the Child Care and Development 
     Block Grant Act of 1990 to provide incentive grants to 
     improve the quality of child care; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas:
       H.R. 2944. A bill to promote competition in electricity 
     markets and to provide consumers with a reliable source of 
     electricity, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, 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. DEAL of Georgia (for himself and Mr. 
             Strickland):
       H.R. 2945. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for the coverage of marriage and 
     family therapist services under part B of the Medicare 
     Program, 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. GEKAS:
       H.R. 2946. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Merit Systems Protection Board to conduct an 
     alternative dispute resolution pilot program to assist 
     Federal Government agencies in resolving serious workplace 
     disputes, and to establish an administrative judge pay 
     schedule for administrative judges employed by the Merit 
     Systems Protection Board; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Baird, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Boehlert, 
             Mr. Cook, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr 
             of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             Mr. Leach, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Strickland, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Vento):
       H.R. 2947. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to promote 
     energy independence and self-sufficiency by providing for the 
     use of net metering by certain small electric energy 
     generation systems, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself and Mr. 
             Cardin):
       H.R. 2948. 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.
           By Ms. RIVERS:
       H.R. 2949. A bill to amend the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act relating to the minimum amount of 
     State grants for any fiscal year under that Act; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. WALDEN of Oregon:
       H.R. 2950. A bill to provide for the exchange of certain 
     land in the State of Oregon; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself and Mr. Lipinski):

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       H. Res. 304. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives concerning the war crimes committed by the 
     Japanese during World War II; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Government Reform, for a period 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. 101.23  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

       231. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of Wisconsin, relative to the Enrolled Joint 
     Resolution memorializing the Congress of the United States to 
     enact legislation that would specify that no portion of the 
     money received by the states as part of the tobacco 
     settlement or of any other resolution of the tobacco 
     litigation may be withheld, offset or claimed by the federal 
     government; to the Committee on Commerce. 

para. 101.24  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 21: Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Hulshof, and Mr. 
     Sandlin.
       H.R. 41: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 53: Mr. Kolbe and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 65: Mrs. Capps and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 72: Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 202: Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Sessions, Mr. Holt, Mrs. Northup, and Mr. 
     Goodling.
       H.R. 354: Mr. Moakley and Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 382: Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
     Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. 
     Thompson of California.
       H.R. 460: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Price of North Carolina and Mr. Barton of 
     Texas.
       H.R. 595: Mr. Martinez and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 637: Mr. Rogers.
       H.R. 664: Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Baird, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 710: Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Isakson and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 784: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 802: Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
     Dooley of California, Mr. Stupak, and Ms. McCarthy of 
     Missouri.
       H.R. 864: Mr. Young of Alaska and Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 865: Mr. Cunningham and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 946: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 1168: Mr. boswell, Mr. Radanovich, and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 1194: Mr. McGovern amd Mr. Cardin.
       H.R. 1221: Mr. Isakson.
       H.R. 1234: Ms. Pryce of Ohio and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 1300: Ms. Berkley, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Ose, Mr. Whitfield, 
     Mr. Sessions, Ms. Brown of Florida, and Mr. Hobson.
       H.R. 1336: Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 1531: Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 1621: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 1660: Mr. Underwood and Mr. Mollohan.
       H.R. 1708: Mr. English and Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 1746: Mrs. Cubin and Mr. Regula.
       H.R. 1776: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1785: Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Weygand, Ms. 
     Stabenow, and Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 1899: Mr. Sweeney, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 2053: Mr. McNulty, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
     Forbes, and Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H.R. 2162: Ms. Carson and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 2228: Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 2240: Mr. Sawyer. 
       H.R. 2363: Mr. Pickering, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Boyd, Mr. 
     McIntosh, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 2389: Mrs. Clayton and Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 2420: Mr. Ford. 
       H.R. 2433: Mr. Sandlin and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 2436: Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Deal of 
     Georgia, Mr. Collins, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Cook, Mr. Hulshof, 
     Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
     Mica, Mr. Hansen, and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 2441: Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas and Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 2492: Ms. Slaughter and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 2500: Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 2543: Mr. Shaw, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, and Mr. Ballenger.
       H.R. 2741: Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 2801: Mr. Baldacci. 
       H.R. 2819: Mr. Costello, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
     Capuano, and Mrs. Napolitano.
       H.J. Res. 48: Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
     Stark, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Baird, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
     Etheridge, Mr. Hill of Indiana, and Mr. Goodling.
       H.J. Res. 53: Mr. Bilbray and Mrs. Wilson.
       H.J. Res. 65: Mr. Bass and Mr. Udall of New Mexico.
       H.J. Res. 66: Mr. Bachus, Mr. John, Mr. Stearns, Mrs. 
     Emerson, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
     Tiahrt, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Brady 
     of Texas, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Rogers, 
     Mr. Bishop, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Riley, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
     Traficant, Mr. Doolittle, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Jones of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
     Hall of Texas, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hayworth, 
     Mr. Barcia, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Deal 
     of Georgia, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Gary Miller of 
     California, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
     Cunningham, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Goode, Mr. Armey, 
     Mr. Condit, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
     Hoekstra, Mr. Ney, Mr. Shows, Mr. Herger, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
     Young of Alaska, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
     Goodlatte, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Kasich, 
     Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Ballenger, and Mr. Linder.
       H. Con. Res. 186: Mr. Cox, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. Riley.
       H. Res. 292: Mr. Radanovich.
       H. Res. 297: Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
     Gillmor, Mr. Chabot, and Ms. Danner.
       H. Res. 302: Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Lucas of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
     Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Coburn, 
     Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
     Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Coble, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. 
     Radanovich.

para. 101.25  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       50. The SPEAKER presented a petition of The National 
     Conference Of Lieutenant Governors, relative to a Resolution 
     petitioning the Federal Government to keep its promise to 
     meet its responsibility and to fund special education; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       51. Also, a petition of National Conference Of Lieutenant 
     Governors, relative to a Resolution petitioning Congress to 
     amend the Internal Revenue Code to increase the annual state 
     ceiling on tax-exempt Private Activity Bonds and to index the 
     ceiling to inflation; to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 101.26  deletion of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 2579: Mr. Inslee.
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                    MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1999 (102)

para. 102.1  appointment of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 12:30 p.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                               September 27, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Judy Biggert to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          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 with an amendment in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House of the 
following title:

       H.R. 2684. 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, 2000, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 2684) ``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, 2000, 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. 
Shelby, Mr. Craig, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Stevens, Ms. Mikulski, 
Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Byrd, and Mr. Inouye, to be 
the conferees on the part of the Senate.

para. 102.3  ``morning-hour debate''

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, pursuant to the order of the 
House of Tuesday, January 19, 1999, recognized Members for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para. 102.4  recess--12:32 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess at 12 o'clock 32 minutes p.m. until 2 
o'clock p.m.

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para. 102.5  after recess--2 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, called the House to order.

para. 102.6  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, announced she had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Friday, September 24, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 102.7  communications

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

       4475. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Milk in the Central Arizona 
     Marketing Area; Suspension of Certain Provisions of the Order 
     [DA-99-05] received September 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4476. 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.; Revision of the Sampling 
     Techniques for Whole Block and Partial Block Diversions and 
     Increasing the Number of Partial Block Diversions Per Season 
     for Tart Cherries [Docket No. FV99-930-2 FIR] received 
     September 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       4477. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--General Administrative Regulations; 
     Submission of Policies and Provisions of Policies, and Rates 
     of Premium (RIN: 0563-AB15) received September 22, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4478. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the annual 
     report on conditional registration of pesticides for 1997 and 
     1998, pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 136w-4; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4479. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting the OMB Sequestration Update Report to 
     the President and Congress for Fiscal Year 2000, pursuant to 
     Public Law 101-508, section 13101(a) (104 Stat. 1388-587); to 
     the Committee on Appropriations.
       4480. A letter from the Office of the Under Secretary, 
     Department of the Navy, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     notification of the Department's decision to study certain 
     functions performed by military and civilian personnel in the 
     Deparmtnet of the Navy (DON) for possible performance by 
     private contractors, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 nt.; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       4481. A letter from the Senior Civilian Official, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting a Plan for Development of 
     an Enhanced Global Positioning System: A Report To Congress 
     July 1999; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       4482. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Defense, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the TRICARE Prime Remote 
     Report to Congress; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       4483. A letter from the The Under Secretary of Defense, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting a Report Regarding Use of 
     Tagging Systems to Indentify Hydrocarbon Fuels Used by the 
     Department of Defense; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       4484. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a Report on the Audited Fiscal Years 
     1998 and 1997 Financial Statements of the United States Mint 
     [OIG-99-078]; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       4485. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Office of the Secretary-Office of Lead Hazard 
     Control, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Requirements for 
     Notification, Evaluation and Reduction of Lead-Based Paint 
     Hazards in Federally Owned Residential Property and Housing 
     Receiving Federal Assistance (RIN: 2501-AB57) received 
     September 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       4486. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Section 8 Tenant-
     Based Assistance Programs Statutory Merger of Section 8 
     Certificate and Voucher Programs; Correction [Docket No. FR-
     4428-C-03] (RIN: 2577-AB91) received September 15, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       4487. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Public Housing 
     Agency Plans; Change in Plan Submission Dates [Docket No. FR-
     4420-F-04] (RIN: 2577-AB89) received September 22, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       4488. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving U.S. exports to India, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       4489. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the FY 1996 Community Services 
     Block Grant Statistical Report; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
       4490. A letter from the Secretary, Department 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.
       4491. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Law, Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety 
     and Health, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Internal Dosimetry Program Guide 
     [DOE G. 441.1-3] received August 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4492. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Law, Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety 
     and Health, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Radiation Safety Training Guide [DOE 
     G 441.1-12] received August 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4493. 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; 
     Connecticut; Nitrogen Oxides Budget and Allowance Trading 
     Program [CT-053-7212a; A-1-FRL-6443-1] received September 22, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4494. A letter from the Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Oceanside and Encinitas, 
     California) [MM Docket No. 99-170 RM-9545] received September 
     21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       4495. A letter from the Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Berlin and North Conway, 
     New Hampshire) [MM Docket No. 97-216 RM-9153] received 
     September 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4496. A letter from the Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Dove Creek, Colorado) [MM 
     Docket No. 99-203] (Hazelton, Idaho) [MM Docket No. 99-205 
     RM-9624] (Flagstaff, Arizona) [MM Docket No. 99-210 RM 9629] 
     (Kootenai, Idaho) [MM Docket No. 99-213 RM-9641] received 
     September 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4497. A letter from the Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Elgin, Oregon) [MM Docket 
     No. 99-155 RM-9606] received September 21, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4498. A letter from the Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.2020(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Hamilton City, California) 
     [MM Docket No. 99-182 RM-9585] (Lost Hills, California) [MM 
     Docket No. 99-184 RM-9587] (Maricopa, California) [MM Docket 
     No. 99-185 RM-9588] (Golden Meadow, Louisiana) [MM Docket No. 
     99-189 RM-9592] received September 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4499. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting the Auction Expenditure Package for 
     Fiscal Year 1998; to the Committee on Commerce.
       4500. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fisheries; 
     Vessel Monitoring Systems [Docket No. I.D. 071698B] (RIN: 
     0648-AJ67) received September 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4501. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Annual Report for 1998 of the 
     United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       4502. A letter from the Lieutenant General, USA 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. 99-33), pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       4503. A letter from the Lieutenant General, USA Director, 
     Defense Security Cooperation Agency, transmitting 
     notification concerning the Department of the Navy's Proposed 
     Letter(s) of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) to Korea for defense 
     articles and services (Transmittal No. 99-29), pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       4504. A letter from the Acting Deputy Under Secretary of 
     Defense, Department of Defense, transmitting a copy of 
     Transmittal No. 09-99 requesting Final Authority (RFA) to 
     conclude a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Canada 
     related to the Development, production and Initial Fielding 
     of Military Satellite Communications

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     (MILSATCOM), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       4505. A letter from the Assistant Secretary 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, Ecuador, and Panama, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2364(a)(1); to the Committee on International Relations.
       4506. 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.
       4507. A letter from the Director, Administrative Office of 
     the United States Courts, transmitting the annual report 
     disclosing the financial condition of the retirement system 
     for the year ending September 30, 1997, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       4508. A letter from the Railroad Retirement Board, 
     transmitting the budget request for the Office of Inspector 
     General, Railroad Retirement Board, for fiscal year 2001, 
     pursuant to 45 U.S.C. 231f; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       4509. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Policy, 
     Management and Budget, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the annual report on royalty management and 
     collection activities for Federal and Indian mineral leases 
     in FY 1998, pursuant to 30 U.S.C. 237; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4510. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting a report on the Operations of Glen 
     Canyon Dam Pursuant to the Grand Canyon Protection Act of 
     1992: Water Years 1998 and 1999; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4511. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 
     Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch in the West Yakutat 
     District of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 990304062-9062-01; 
     I.D. 081399B] received September 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4512. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, 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. 990304062-9060-01; I.D. 081699B] 
     received September 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4513. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary of 
     Commerce and Acting Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Trademark Law Treaty Implementation Act Changes [Docket 
     No. 990401084-9227-02] (RIN: 0651-AB00) received August 31, 
     1999; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4514. A letter from the Director, Office of the General 
     Counsel, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting the 
     Office's final rule--Voting Rights Program (RIN: 3206-AI77) 
     received August 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4515. A letter from the Executive Director, Olympic 
     Committee, transmitting the 1998 Annual Report of the United 
     States Olympic Committee; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4516. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Teledyne Continental Motors O-470, IO-470, TSIO-
     470, IO-520, TSIO-520, LTISO-520, GTSIO-520, IO-550, TSIO-
     550, and TSIOL-550 Series Reciprocating Engines [Docket No. 
     99-NE-28-AD; Amendment 39-11290, AD 99-19-01] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received September 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4517. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting a the annual report titled 
     ``Transition to Quieter Airplanes''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4518. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting a Report On the Activities of 
     the Commercial Space Transportation Program for 1998; to the 
     Committee on Science.
       4519. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     October 1999 Applicable Federal Rates [Revenue Ruling 99-41] 
     received September 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4520. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Prohibition of Ex Parte Communications Between Appeals 
     Officers and other Internal Revenue Service Employees [Notice 
     99-50] received September 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4521. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Work 
     Opportunity and Welfare-to-Work Tax Credits [Notice 99-51] 
     received September 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4522. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Housing Opportunities for Persons with Aids [Rev. Rul. 99-39] 
     received September 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4523. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--IRS 
     Adoption Taxpayer Identification Numbers [TD 8839] (RIN: 
     1545-AV08) received September 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4524. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Tax 
     Exempt Bond Administrative Appeal [Rev. Proc. 99-35] received 
     September 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       4525. A letter from the Railroad Retirement Board, 
     transmitting the Board's budget request for fiscal year 2001, 
     pursuant to 45 U.S.C. 231f; jointly to the Committees on 
     Appropriations, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Ways 
     and Means. 

para. 102.8  overflights of national parks

  Mr. DUNCAN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 717) to 
amend title 49, United States Code, to regulate overflights of national 
parks, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, recognized Mr. DUNCAN and Mr. 
McGOVERN, 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. BIGGERT, announced that two-thirds of 
the 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. 102.9  european council noise rule

  Mr. DUNCAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 187); as amended:

       Whereas for more than 50 years, the International Civil 
     Aviation Organization (in this resolution referred to as the 
     ``ICAO'') has been the single entity vested with authority to 
     establish international noise and emissions standards and, 
     through the ICAO's efforts, aircraft noise has decreased by 
     an average of 40 percent since 1970;
       Whereas the ICAO is currently working on an expedited basis 
     on even more stringent international noise standards, taking 
     into account economic reasonableness, technical feasibility, 
     and environmental benefits;
       Whereas international noise and emissions standards are 
     critical to maintaining the economic viability of United 
     States aeronautical industries and to obtaining their ongoing 
     commitment to progressively more stringent noise reduction 
     efforts;
       Whereas European Council Regulation No. 925/1999, banning 
     certain aircraft meeting the highest internationally 
     recognized noise standards from flying in Europe, undermines 
     the integrity of the ICAO process and undercuts the 
     likelihood that new Stage 4 aircraft noise standards will be 
     developed;
       Whereas while no regional standard is acceptable, European 
     Council Regulation No. 925/1999 is particularly offensive 
     because there is no scientific basis for the regulation and 
     because the regulation has been carefully crafted to protect 
     European aviation interests while imposing arbitrary, 
     substantial, and unfounded cost burdens on United States 
     aeronautical industries;
       Whereas the vast majority of aircraft that will be affected 
     by European Council Regulation No. 925/1999 are operated by 
     United States flag carriers; and
       Whereas implementation of European Council Regulation No. 
     925/1999 will result in a loss of jobs in the United States 
     and may cost United States aeronautical industries in excess 
     of $2,000,000,000: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) if European Council Regulation No. 925/1999 is not 
     rescinded by the European Council at the earliest possible 
     date, the Secretaries of Transportation and State should take 
     all appropriate actions to ensure that a petition regarding 
     the regulation is filed with the International Civil Aviation 
     Organization pursuant to Article 84 of the Chicago 
     Convention; and
       (2) the Secretaries of Commerce, State, and Transportation 
     and other appropriate parties should use all reasonable means 
     available to them to ensure that the goal of having the 
     regulation rescinded is achieved.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, recognized Mr. DUNCAN

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and Mr. McGOVERN, 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. BIGGERT, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. DUNCAN 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. BIGGERT, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 102.10  centennial of flight commemoration technical corrections

  Mr. DUNCAN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 1072) to make certain technical and other corrections relating to 
the Centennial of Flight Commemoration Act (36 U.S.C. 143 note; 112 
Stat. 3486 et seq.).
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, recognized Mr. DUNCAN and Mr. 
McGOVERN, 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. BIGGERT, announced that two-thirds of 
the 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. 102.11  submission of conference report--h.r. 2605

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 106-336) 
on the bill (H.R. 2605) making appropriations for energy and water 
development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other 
purposes; together with a statement thereon, for printing in the Record 
under the rule.

para. 102.12  small business innovation research program

  Mrs. KELLY moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2392) to 
amend the Small Business Act to extend the authorization for the Small 
Business Innovation Research Program, and for other purposes; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, recognized Mrs. KELLY 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, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, announced that two-thirds of 
the 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. 102.13  order of business--consideration of the conference report 
          on h.r. 2605

  On motion of Mr. DREIER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That (1) it may be in order at any time on the legislative 
day of Monday, September 27, 1999, to consider the conference report to 
accompany the bill (H.R. 2605) making appropriations for energy and 
water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for 
other purposes; (2) that all points of order against the conference 
report and against its consideration be waived; and (3) that the 
conference report be considered as read when called up.

para. 102.14  75th anniversary of foreign service

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 168):

       Whereas the modern Foreign Service of the United States was 
     established 75 years ago on May 24, 1924, with the enactment 
     of the Rogers Act, Public Law 135 of the 68th Congress;
       Whereas today some 10,300 men and women serve in the 
     Foreign Service at home and abroad;
       Whereas the diplomatic, consular, communications, trade, 
     development, administrative, security, and other functions 
     the men and women of the Foreign Service of the United States 
     perform are crucial to the United States national interest;
       Whereas the men and women of the Foreign Service of the 
     United States, as well as their families, are constantly 
     exposed to danger, even in times of peace, and many have died 
     in the service of their country; and
       Whereas it is appropriate to recognize the dedication of 
     the men and women of the Foreign Service of the United States 
     and, in particular, to honor those who made the ultimate 
     sacrifice while protecting the interests of the United 
     States: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) recognizes the Foreign Service of the United States and 
     its achievements and contributions of the past 75 years;
       (2) honors those members of the Foreign Service of the 
     United States who have given their lives in the line of duty; 
     and
       (3) commends the generations of men and women who have 
     served or are presently serving in the Foreign Service for 
     their vital service to the Nation.
       Sec. 2. The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall 
     transmit a copy of this resolution to the President of the 
     United States.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Ms. 
McKINNEY, 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. BIGGERT, announced that two-thirds of 
the 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. 102.15  haiti elections

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 140); as amended:

       Whereas Rene Preval was elected president of Haiti on 
     December 17, 1995, and inaugurated on February 7, 1996;
       Whereas a political impasse between President Preval and 
     the Haitian Parliament over the past 2 years has stalled 
     democratic development and contributed to the Haitian 
     people's political disillusionment;
       Whereas Haiti's economic development is stagnant, living 
     conditions are deplorable, and democratic institutions have 
     yet to become effective;
       Whereas Haiti's political leaders propose free, fair, and 
     transparent elections for local and national legislative 
     bodies; and
       Whereas Haiti's new independent Provisional Electoral 
     Council has scheduled those elections for November and 
     December 1999: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) commends the provisional Electoral Council of Haiti for 
     its decision to hold elections for 19 senate seats, providing 
     for a transparent resolution of the disputed 1997 elections;
       (2) urges the Government of Haiti to actively engage in 
     dialogue with all elements of Haitian society to further a 
     self-sustainable democracy;
       (3) encourages the Government and all political parties in 
     Haiti to proceed toward conducting free, fair, transparent, 
     and peaceful elections as scheduled, in the presence of 
     domestic and international observers, without pressure or 
     interference;
       (4) urges the Clinton Administration and the international 
     community to continue to play a positive role in Haiti's 
     economic and political development;
       (5) urges the United Nations to provide appropriate 
     technical support for the elections and to maximize the use 
     of United Nations civilian police monitors of the CIVPOL 
     mission during the election period;
       (6) encourages the Clinton Administration and the 
     international community to provide all appropriate assistance 
     for the coming elections;
       (7) encourages the Government of Haiti to adopt adequate 
     security measures in preparation for the proposed elections;
       (8) urges all elements of Haitian civil society, including 
     the political leaders of Haiti, to publicly renounce violence 
     and promote a climate of security; and
       (9) urges the United States and other members of the 
     international community to con

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     tinue support toward a lasting and committed transition to 
     democracy in Haiti.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, 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, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, 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, Mrs. BIGGERT, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 102.16  marine mammal rescue assistance

  Mr. SAXTON moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1934) to 
amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to establish the John H. 
Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, recognized Mr. SAXTON and Mr. 
UDALL of New Mexico, 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. 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, 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. 102.17  san juan county, new mexico

  Mr. SAXTON moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 293) to direct the Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior to convey 
certain lands in San Juan County, New Mexico, to San Juan College.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, recognized Mr. SAXTON and Mr. 
UDALL of New Mexico, 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.
  Mr. SAXTON 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 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 102.18  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. 

para. 102.19  black canyon national park and gunnison gorge national 
          conservation area

  Mr. SAXTON moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 323) to redesignate the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National 
Monument as a national park and establish the Gunnison Gorge National 
Conservation Area, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, recognized Mr. SAXTON and Mr. 
UDALL of New Mexico, 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. 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, 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. 102.20  further message from the senate

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

       S. 1637. An Act to extend through the end of the current 
     fiscal year certain expiring Federal Aviation Administration 
     authorizations.

para. 102.21  mineral leasing of indian lands in oklahoma

  Mr. SAXTON moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 944) to amend Public Law 105-188 to provide for the mineral leasing 
of certain Indian lands in Oklahoma.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, recognized Mr. SAXTON and Mrs. 
CHRISTENSEN, 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 notify the Senate thereof.

para. 102.22  virgin islands fiscal autonomy

  Mr. SAXTON moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2841) to 
amend the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands to provide for 
greater fiscal autonomy consistent with other United States 
jurisdictions, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, recognized Mr. SAXTON and Mrs. 
CHRISTENSEN, 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. 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, 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  senior citizens housing for 21st century

  Mr. BEREUTER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 202) 
to restructure the financing for assisted housing for senior citizens 
and otherwise provide for the preservation of such housing in the 21st 
Century, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, recognized Mr. BEREUTER 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. UPTON, 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. UPTON, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 102.24  bankruptcy chapter 12 of title 11, united states code

  Mr. GEKAS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2942) to 
ex

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tend for 6 additional months the period for which chapter 12 of title 11 
of the United States Code is reenacted; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, recognized Mr. GEKAS and Ms. 
BALDWIN, 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. 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, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
extend for 3 additional months the period for which chapter 12 of title 
11 of the United States Code is enacted.''.
  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  library of congress trust fund board

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, announced that the Speaker, 
pursuant to section 1 of the act to create a Library of Congress Trust 
Fund Board (2 United States Code 154), amended by section 1 of Public 
Law 102-246, appointed to the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board, Mr. 
Edwin L. Cox of Dallas, Texas, from private life, on the part of the 
House, for a five-year term.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para. 102.26  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to angola

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, 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 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), I transmit herewith a 6-month 
periodic report on the national emergency with respect to the National 
Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) that was declared in 
Executive Order 12865 of September 26, 1993.
                                                    William J. Clinton. 
  The White House, September 27, 1999.

  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. 106-132).

para. 102.27  energy and water appropriations

  Mr. PACKARD, pursuant to the order of the House heretofore agreed to, 
called up the following conference report (Rept. No. 106-336):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2605) ``making appropriations for energy and water 
     development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, 
     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, 2000, 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, 
     $161,994,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of 
     Engineers, is directed to use the remaining unobligated 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.

                         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), 
     $1,400,722,000, 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, Mississippi River, Illinois and 
     Missouri; and Lock and Dam 3, Mississippi River, Minnesota; 
     London Locks and Dam; Kanawha River, West Virginia; and Lock 
     and Dam 12, Mississippi River, Iowa, projects; and of which 
     funds are provided for the following projects in the amounts 
     specified:
       Indianapolis Central Waterfront, Indiana, $8,000,000;
       Harlan/Clover Fork including grading and landscaping of the 
     disposal site at the Harlan floodwall, Pike County, 
     Middlesboro, Martin County, Pike County Tug Forks 
     Tributaries, Bell County, Harlan County, and Town of Martin 
     elements of the Levisa and Tug Forks of the Big Sandy River 
     and Upper Cumberland River project in Kentucky, $14,050,000;
       Jackson County, Mississippi, $800,000;
       Natchez Bluff, Mississippi, $2,000,000;
       Passaic River Streambank Restoration, New Jersey, 
     $6,000,000; and
       Upper Mingo County (including Mingo County Tributaries), 
     Lower Mingo County (Kermit), Wayne County, and McDowell 
     County, elements of the Levisa and Tug Forks of the Big Sandy 
     River and Upper Cumberland River project in West Virginia, 
     $4,400,000:
       Provided, That no part of any appropriation contained in 
     this Act shall be expended or obligated to begin Phase II on 
     the John Day Drawdown study or to initiate a study of the 
     drawdown of McNary Dam unless authorized by law: Provided 
     further, That the Secretary of the Army, acting through the 
     Chief of Engineers, may use $1,500,000 of funding 
     appropriated herein to initiate construction of shoreline 
     protection measures at Assateague Island, Maryland, subject 
     to execution of an agreement for reimbursement by the 
     National Park Service: Provided further, That the Secretary 
     of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, may use 
     Construction, General funding as directed in Public Law 105-
     62 and Public Law 105-245 to initiate construction of an 
     emergency outlet from Devils Lake, North Dakota, to the 
     Sheyenne River, except that the 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.

 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 and 702g-1), 
     $309,416,000, to remain available until expended.

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                   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, $1,853,618,000, to remain available until 
     expended, of which such sums as become available in the 
     Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 99-662, 
     may be derived from that Fund, and 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: 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.

                           Regulatory Program

       For expenses necessary for administration of laws 
     pertaining to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands, 
     $117,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of 
     Engineers, is directed to use $5,000,000 of funds 
     appropriated herein to fully implement an administrative 
     appeals process for the Corps of Engineers Regulatory 
     Program, which administrative appeals process shall provide 
     for a single-level appeal of jurisdictional determinations: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary of the Army, acting 
     through the Chief of Engineers, shall, using funds provided 
     herein, prepare studies and analyses of the impacts on 
     Regulatory Branch workload and on cost of compliance by the 
     regulated community of proposed replacement permits for the 
     nationwide permit 26 under section 404 of the Clean Water Act 
     and shall submit a report based upon the aforementioned 
     studies and analyses to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House and Senate, the Transportation and Infrastructure 
     Committee of the House, and the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate.

            Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program

       For expenses necessary to clean up contamination from sites 
     throughout the United States resulting from work performed as 
     part of the Nation's early atomic energy program, 
     $150,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                            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, 
     $149,500,000, 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: Provided 
     further, That none of these funds shall be available to 
     support an office of congressional affairs within the 
     executive office of the Chief of Engineers.

                        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. Agreements proposed for execution by the 
     Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works or the U.S. 
     Army Corps of Engineers after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act pursuant to section 4 of the Rivers and Harbor Act 
     of 1915, Public Law 64-291; section 11 of the River and 
     Harbor Act of 1925, Public Law 68-585; the Civil Functions 
     Appropriations Act, 1936, Public Law 75-208; section 215 of 
     the Flood Control Act of 1968, as amended, Public Law 90-483; 
     sections 104, 203, and 204 of the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1986, as amended (Public Law 99-662); section 206 of 
     the Water Resources Development Act of 1992, as amended, 
     Public Law 102-580; section 211 of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1996, Public Law 104-303, and any other 
     specific project authority, shall be limited to credits and 
     reimbursements per project not to exceed $10,000,000 in each 
     fiscal year, and total credits and reimbursements for all 
     applicable projects not to exceed $50,000,000 in each fiscal 
     year.
       Sec. 103. 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, 
     $38,049,000, 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, $1,321,000, to remain available until expended.

                         Bureau of Reclamation

       The following appropriations shall be expended to execute 
     authorized functions of the Bureau of Reclamation:


                      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, 
     $607,927,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     $2,247,000 shall be available for transfer to the Upper 
     Colorado River Basin Fund and $24,089,000 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 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 section 301 of Public Law 102-250, Reclamation 
     States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991, as amended by 
     Public Law 104-206, is amended further by inserting ``1999, 
     and 2000'' in lieu of ``and 1997'': 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, section 1701(b) 
     of Public Law 102-575, and Public Law 105-245, is increased 
     by $1,000,000 (October 1998 prices).


               bureau of reclamation loan program account

       For the cost of direct loans and/or grants, $12,000,000, 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 $43,000,000.
       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, $42,000,000, 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 restoration

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Department of the Interior 
     and other participating Federal agencies in carrying out 
     ecosystem restoration activities pursuant to the California 
     Bay-Delta Environmental Enhancement Act and other activities 
     that are in accord with the CALFED Bay-Delta Program, 
     including projects to improve water use efficiency, water 
     quality, groundwater and surface storage, levees, conveyance, 
     and watershed management, consistent with plans to be 
     approved by the Secretary of

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     the Interior, in consultation with such Federal agencies, 
     $60,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     $30,000,000 shall be used for ecosystem restoration 
     activities and $30,000,000 shall be used for such other 
     activities, and 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 no more 
     than $5,000,000 of the funds appropriated herein may be used 
     for planning and management activities associated with 
     developing the overall CALFED Bay-Delta Program and 
     coordinating its staged implementation: Provided further, 
     That funds for ecosystem restoration activities may be 
     obligated only as non-Federal sources provide their share in 
     accordance with the cost-sharing agreement required under 
     section 1101(d) of such Act, and that funds for such other 
     activities may be obligated only as non-Federal sources 
     provide their share in a manner consistent with such cost-
     sharing agreement: 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 provisions

       Sec. 201. Appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation 
     shall be available for purchase of not to exceed six 
     passenger motor vehicles for replacement only.
       Sec. 202. Funds under this title for Drought Emergency 
     Assistance shall be made available primarily for leasing of 
     water for specified drought related purposes from willing 
     lessors, in compliance with existing State laws and 
     administered under State water priority allocation. Such 
     leases may be entered into with an option to purchase: 
     Provided, That such purchase is approved by the State in 
     which the purchase takes place and the purchase does not 
     cause economic harm within the State in which the purchase is 
     made.

                               TITLE III

                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

                            ENERGY PROGRAMS

                             Energy Supply


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For Department of Energy expenses 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 one passenger motor vehicle for replacement 
     only, $644,937,953, of which $820,953 shall be derived by 
     transfer from the Geothermal Resources Development Fund, and 
     of which $5,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the 
     United States Enrichment Corporation Fund.

                  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, $333,618,000, 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, $250,198,000, 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 Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, 
     construction and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, 
     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 six passenger motor 
     vehicles for replacement only, $2,799,851,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                         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, $240,500,000 to be derived from the Nuclear Waste 
     Fund: Provided, That not to exceed $500,000 may be provided 
     to 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, (Public Law 97-425) as amended: 
     Provided further, That not to exceed $5,432,000 may be 
     provided to affected units of local governments, as defined 
     in Public Law 97-425, to conduct appropriate activities 
     pursuant to the Act: Provided further, That the distribution 
     of the funds as determined by the units of local government 
     shall be approved by the Department of Energy: Provided 
     further, That the funds shall be made available to the State 
     and units of local government by direct payment: Provided 
     further, That within 90 days of the completion of each 
     Federal fiscal year, the State and 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), $206,365,000, 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 $106,887,000 in 
     fiscal year 2000 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 2000 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2000 
     appropriation from the General Fund estimated at not more 
     than $99,478,000.

                    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, $29,500,000, 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; and the purchase of 
     passenger motor vehicles (not to exceed three for replacement 
     only), $4,443,939,000, 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 35 passenger motor vehicles 
     for replacement only, $4,484,349,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That any amounts appropriated under 
     this heading that are used to provide economic assistance 
     under section 15 of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land 
     Withdrawal Act (Public Law 102-579) shall be utilized to the 
     extent necessary to reimburse costs of financial assurances 
     required of a contractor by any permit or license of the 
     Waste Isolation Pilot Plant issued by the State of New 
     Mexico.

                  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, 
     $1,064,492,000, 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.), $189,000,000, 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 
     de

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     fense 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, $1,722,444,000, to 
     remain available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed 
     $5,000 may be used for official reception and representation 
     expenses for transparency, national security and 
     nonproliferation activities.

                     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, $112,000,000, 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 
     the Northeast Oregon Hatchery Master Plan, and for official 
     reception and representation expenses in an amount not to 
     exceed $1,500.
       During fiscal year 2000, 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, including transmission wheeling and ancillary 
     services, 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, $11,594,000; in addition, 
     notwithstanding the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 3302, not to 
     exceed $28,000,000 in reimbursements for transmission 
     wheeling and ancillary services and for power purchases, to 
     remain available until expended.

      Operation and Maintenance, Southwestern Power Administration


                     (including transfer of funds)

       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, $28,773,000, to remain available 
     until expended, of which $773,000 shall be derived by 
     transfer from unobligated balances in ``Operation and 
     Maintenance, Southeastern Power Administration''; 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, $193,357,000, to remain available until 
     expended, of which $182,172,000 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, 
     $1,309,000, 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), $174,950,000, 
     to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed 
     $174,950,000 of revenues from fees and annual charges, and 
     other services and collections in fiscal year 2000 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 2000 so 
     as to result in a final fiscal year 2000 appropriation from 
     the General Fund estimated at not more than $0.

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 301. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     may 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 
     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 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 may be 
     used to augment the $24,500,000 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 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. 254c(a), the Secretary 
     of Energy may use funds appropriated by this Act to enter 
     into or continue multi-year contracts for the acquisition of 
     property or services under the head, ``Energy Supply'' 
     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. Of the funds in this Act provided to government-
     owned, contractor-operated laboratories, not to exceed four 
     percent shall be available to be used for Laboratory Directed 
     Research and Development: Provided, That none of the funds in 
     the Environmental Management programs are available for 
     Laboratory Directed Research and Development.
       Sec. 309. (a) Of the funds appropriated by this title to 
     the Department of Energy, not more than $150,000,000 shall be 
     available for reimbursement of management and operating 
     contractor travel expenses.
       (b) Funds appropriated by this title to the Department of 
     Energy may be used to reimburse a Department of Energy 
     management and operating contractor for travel costs of its 
     employees under the contract only to the extent that the 
     contractor applies to its employees the same rates and 
     amounts as those that apply to Federal employees under 
     subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, or 
     rates and amounts established by the Secretary of Energy. The 
     Secretary of Energy may provide exceptions to the 
     reimbursement requirements of this section as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate.
       Sec. 310. (a) None of the funds in this Act or any future 
     Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act may be 
     expended after December 31 of each year under a covered 
     contract unless the funds are expended in accordance with a 
     Laboratory Funding Plan that has been approved by the 
     Secretary of Energy. At the beginning of each fiscal year, 
     the Secretary shall issue directions to the laboratories for 
     the programs, projects, and activities to be conducted in 
     that fiscal year. The Secretary and the Laboratories shall 
     devise a Laboratory Funding Plan that identifies the 
     resources needed to carry out these programs, projects, and 
     activities. Funds shall be released to the Laboratories only 
     after the Secretary has approved the Laboratory Funding Plan. 
     The Secretary of Energy may provide exceptions to this 
     requirement as the Secretary considers appropriate.
       (b) For purposes of this section, ``covered contract'' 
     means a contract for the management and operation of the 
     following laboratories: Argonne National Laboratory, 
     Brookhaven National Laboratory, Idaho National Engineering 
     and Environmental Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National 
     Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Los 
     Alamos National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 
     Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and Sandia National 
     Laboratories.
       Sec. 311. As part of the Department of Energy's approval of 
     laboratory funding for prime contractors responsible for 
     management of Department of Energy sites and facilities, the 
     Secretary shall review and approve the incentive structure 
     for contractor fees, the amounts of award fees to be made 
     available for next year, the allowable salaries of first and 
     second tier laboratory management, and the overhead 
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     vide exceptions to this requirement as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate.
       Sec. 312. None of the funds provided in this Act may be 
     used to establish or maintain independent centers at a 
     Department of Energy laboratory or facility unless such funds 
     have been specifically identified in the budget submission.
       Sec. 313. None of the funds made available in this or any 
     other Act may be used to restart the High Flux Beam Reactor.
       Sec. 314. No funds are provided in this Act or any other 
     Act for the Administrator of the Bonneville Power 
     Administration to enter into any agreement to perform energy 
     efficiency services outside the legally defined Bonneville 
     service territory, with the exception of services provided 
     internationally, including services provided on a 
     reimbursable basis, unless the Administrator certifies that 
     such services are not available from private sector 
     businesses.
       Sec. 315. 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 the enactment of this Act, or is 
     generated after such date.
       Sec. 316. Limiting the Inclusion of Costs of Protection of, 
     Mitigation of Damage to, and Enhancement of Fish and 
     Wildlife, Within Rates Charged by the Bonneville Power 
     Administration, to the Rate Period in Which the Costs are 
     Incurred. Section 7 of the Pacific Northwest Electric Power 
     Planning and Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 839e) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(n) Limiting the Inclusion of Costs of Protection of, 
     Mitigation of Damage to, and Enhancement of Fish and 
     Wildlife, Within Rates Charged by the Bonneville Power 
     Administration, to the Rate Period in Which the Costs are 
     Incurred.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     section, rates established by the Administrator, under this 
     section shall recover costs for protection, mitigation and 
     enhancement of fish and wildlife, whether under the Pacific 
     Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act or any 
     other Act, not to exceed such amounts the Administrator 
     forecasts will be expended during the fiscal year 2002-2006 
     rate period, while preserving the Administrator's ability to 
     establish appropriate reserves and maintain a high Treasury 
     payment probability for the subsequent rate period.''.

                                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, 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.

                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, $17,000,000, 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.

                     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, $19,150,000 
     shall be derived from the Nuclear Waste Fund: Provided 
     further, That revenues from licensing fees, inspection 
     services, and other services and collections estimated at 
     $442,000,000 in fiscal year 2000 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 $3,850,000 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 2000 so as to result in 
     a final fiscal year 2000 appropriation estimated at not more 
     than $23,000,000.

                      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, $5,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That the sum herein appropriated shall be 
     reduced by the amount of revenues received during fiscal year 
     2000 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2000 
     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 section 5051 of Public Law 
     100-203, $2,600,000, to be derived from the Nuclear Waste 
     Fund, and to remain available until expended.

                       TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY

       The Tennessee Valley Authority is directed to use up to 
     $3,000,000 from previously appropriated funds to pay any 
     necessary transition costs for Land Between the Lakes.

                          TITLE V--RESCISSIONS

                      DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL

                         DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

                       Corps of Engineers--Civil


                         General Investigations

                             (Rescissions)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 105-245 and prior Energy and Water Development Acts, the 
     following amounts are hereby rescinded in the amounts 
     specified:
       Calleguas Creek, California, $271,100;
       San Joaquin, Caliente Creek, California, $155,400;
       Buffalo Small Boat Harbor, New York, $15,100;
       City of Buffalo, New York, $4,000;
       Geneva State Park, Ohio Shoreline Protection, $91,000;
       Clinton River Spillway, Michigan, $50,000;
       Lackawanna River Basin Greenway Corridor, Pennsylvania, 
     $217,900; and
       Red River Waterway, Index, Arkansas, to Denison Dam, Texas, 
     $125,000.


                         Construction, General

                             (Rescissions)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 105-245, and prior Energy and Water Development Acts, the 
     following amounts are hereby rescinded in the amounts 
     specified:
       Sacramento River Flood Control Project, California 
     (Deficiency Correction), $1,500,000;
       Melaleuca Quarantine Facility, Florida, $295,000;
       Lake George, Hobart, Indiana, $3,484,000;
       Anacostia River (Section 1135), Maryland, $1,534,000;
       Sowashee Creek, Meridian, Mississippi, $2,537,000;
       Platte River Flood and Streambank Erosion Control, 
     Nebraska, $1,409,000;
       Rochester Harbor, New York, $1,842,000;
       Columbia River, Seafarers Museum, Hammond, Oregon, $98,000; 
     and
       Quonset Point, Davisville, Rhode Island, $120,000.

                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

      Operation and Maintenance, Southeastern Power Administration


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 105-245 and prior Energy and Water Development Acts, 
     $3,000,000, are rescinded.

                         Nuclear Waste Disposal


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under the heading ``Department 
     of Energy--Energy Programs--Nuclear Waste Disposal Fund'' in 
     the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1998 
     (Public Law 105-62), $4,000,000 is rescinded, to be derived 
     from the amount specified under such heading for the Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission to license a multi-purpose canister 
     design.

                      TITLE VI--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 601. 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.
       Sec. 602. (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. 603. (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 drain

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     age 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. 604. 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, 1999'' and 
     inserting ``September 30, 2000''.
       Sec. 605. Title VI, division C, of Public Law 105-277, 
     Making Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1999, is repealed.
       Sec. 606. Section 211(e)(2)(A) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-303, 110 Stat. 3682) 
     is amended by striking ``in advance in appropriations Acts''.
       Sec. 607. 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.
       Sec. 608. United States Enrichment Corporation Fund. (a) 
     Withdrawals.--Subsections (b) and (c) of section 1 of Public 
     Law 105-204 (112 Stat. 681) are amended by striking ``fiscal 
     year 2000'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2002''.
       (b) Investment of Amounts in the USEC Fund.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest 
     such portion of the United States Enrichment Corporation Fund 
     as is not, in the judgment of the Secretary, required to meet 
     current withdrawals. Investments may be made only in 
     interest-bearing obligations of the United States.
       (2) Acquisition of obligations.--For the purpose of 
     investments under paragraph (1), obligations may be 
     acquired--
       (A) on original issue at the issue price; or
       (B) by purchase of outstanding obligations at the market 
     price.
       (3) Sale of obligations.--Any obligation acquired by the 
     Fund may be sold by the Secretary of the Treasury at the 
     market price.
       (4) Credits to fund.--The interest on, and the proceeds 
     from the sale or redemption of, any obligations held in the 
     Fund shall be credited to and form a part of the Fund.
       Sec. 609. Lake Cascade. (a) Designation.--The reservoir 
     commonly known as the ``Cascade Reservoir'', created as a 
     result of the building of the Cascade Dam authorized by the 
     matter under the heading ``bureau of reclamation'' of the 
     fifth section of the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 
     1942 (55 Stat. 334, chapter 259) for the Boise Project, 
     Idaho, Payette division, is redesignated as ``Lake Cascade''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in any law, regulation, 
     document, record, map, or other paper of the United States to 
     ``Cascade Reservoir'' shall be considered to be a reference 
     to ``Lake Cascade''.
       Sec. 610. Section 4(h)(10)(D) of the Pacific Northwest 
     Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 
     839b(h)(10)(D)) is amended by striking clauses (vii) and 
     (viii) and inserting the following:
       ``(vii) Cost limitation.--The annual cost of this provision 
     shall not exceed $500,000 in 1997 dollars.''.
       Sec. 611. (a) The Secretary of the Army, acting through the 
     Chief of Engineers, in carrying out the program known as the 
     Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program, shall 
     undertake the following functions and activities to be 
     performed at eligible sites where remediation has not been 
     completed:
       (1) Sampling and assessment of contaminated areas.
       (2) Characterization of site conditions.
       (3) Determination of the nature and extent of 
     contamination.
       (4) Selection of the necessary and appropriate response 
     actions as the lead Federal agency.
       (5) Cleanup and closeout of sites.
       (6) Any other functions and activities determined by the 
     Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, 
     as necessary for carrying out that program, including the 
     acquisition of real estate interests where necessary, which 
     may be transferred upon completion of remediation to the 
     administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of Energy.
       (b) Any response action under that program by the Secretary 
     of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, shall be 
     subject to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et 
     seq.) (in this section referred to as ``CERCLA''), and the 
     National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency 
     Plan (40 CFR part 300).
       (c) Any sums recovered under CERCLA or other authority from 
     a liable party, contractor, insurer, surety, or other person 
     for any expenditures by the Army Corps of Engineers or the 
     Department of Energy for response actions under that program 
     shall be credited to the amounts made available to carry out 
     that program and shall be available until expended for costs 
     of response actions for any eligible site.
       (d) The Secretary of Energy may exercise the authority 
     under section 168 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 
     2208) to make payments in lieu of taxes for federally owned 
     property at which activities under that program are carried 
     out, regardless of which Federal agency has administrative 
     jurisdiction over the property and notwithstanding any 
     reference to ``the activities of the Commission'' in that 
     section.
       (e) This section does not alter, curtail, or limit the 
     authorities, functions, or responsibilities of other agencies 
     under CERCLA or, except as stated in this section, under the 
     Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.).
       (f) This section shall apply to fiscal year 2000 and each 
     succeeding fiscal year.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Energy and Water Development 
     Appropriations Act, 2000''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
     Ron Packard,
     Harold Rogers,
     Joe Knollenberg,
     Rodney P. Frelinghuysen,
     Sonny Callahan,
     Tom Latham,
     Roy Blunt,
     Bill Young,
     Peter Visclosky,
     Chet Edwards,
     Ed Pastor,
     Mike Forbes,
     Dave Obey,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Pete Domenici,
     Thad Cochran,
     Slade Gorton,
     Mitch McConnell,
     Robert F. Bennett,
     Conrad Burns,
     Larry E. Craig,
     Ted Stevens,
     Harry Reid,
     Robert C. Byrd,
     Ernest F. Hollings,
     Patty Murray,
     Herb Kohl,
     Byron L. Dorgan,
     Daniel Inouye,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  Pending consideration of the conference report,
  On demand of Mr. SHUSTER, pursuant to clause 8(d)(2), rule XXII,
  Ordered, That time for debate be equally divided among Messrs. 
PACKARD, SHUSTER, and VISCLOSKY.
  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. LaHOOD, announced that pursuant to clause 
10 of rule XX the yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the conference report were 
postponed.

para. 102.28  h. con. res. 187--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 187) expressing the 
sense of Congress regarding the European Council noise rule affecting 
hushkitted and reengined aircraft; 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

402

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

2

para. 102.29                  [Roll No. 448]

                                YEAS--402

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor

[[Page 1713]]


     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--2

     Chenoweth
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--29

     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Brown (FL)
     Cannon
     Carson
     Fattah
     Hutchinson
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Kleczka
     Larson
     Maloney (CT)
     Mascara
     McIntosh
     Meeks (NY)
     Miller, George
     Neal
     Norwood
     Owens
     Pryce (OH)
     Riley
     Scarborough
     Smith (NJ)
     Sweeney
     Towns
     Walsh
     Wu
  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. 102.30  h. con. res. 140--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to said concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 140) 
expressing the sense of the Congress that Haiti should conduct free, 
fair, transparent, and peaceful elections, and for other purposes; 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

400

It was decided in the

Nays

1

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para. 102.31                  [Roll No. 449]

                                YEAS--400

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Paul
       

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Barr
       

                             NOT VOTING--31

     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Brown (FL)
     Cannon
     Carson
     Fattah
     Hutchinson
     Istook

[[Page 1714]]


     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kleczka
     Larson
     Lewis (CA)
     Maloney (CT)
     Mascara
     McIntosh
     Meeks (NY)
     Miller, George
     Neal
     Norwood
     Owens
     Pryce (OH)
     Riley
     Scarborough
     Smith (NJ)
     Sweeney
     Towns
     Walsh
     Wu
  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. 102.32  s. 293--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill of the Senate (S. 293) to direct the 
Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior to convey certain lands in San 
Juan County, New Mexico, to San Juan College.
  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

406

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

1

para. 102.33                  [Roll No. 450]

                                YEAS--406

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Largent
       

                             NOT VOTING--26

     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Brown (FL)
     Cannon
     Carson
     Fattah
     Gilchrest
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Kleczka
     Larson
     Mascara
     McIntosh
     Meeks (NY)
     Miller, George
     Neal
     Norwood
     Pryce (OH)
     Riley
     Scarborough
     Smith (NJ)
     Sweeney
     Tiahrt
     Walsh
     Wu
  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. 102.34  h.r. 202--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 202) to restructure the financing for 
assisted housing for senior citizens and otherwise provide for the 
preservation of such housing in the 21st Century, 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

5

para. 102.35                  [Roll No. 451]

                                YEAS--405

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt

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     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--5

     Chenoweth
     Hostettler
     Paul
     Royce
     Sanford

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Berman
     Bonior
     Cannon
     Carson
     Fattah
     Hutchinson
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Kleczka
     Larson
     Mascara
     McIntosh
     Meeks (NY)
     Miller, George
     Neal
     Norwood
     Pryce (OH)
     Riley
     Scarborough
     Smith (NJ)
     Sweeney
     Walsh
     Wu
  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 the preservation of assisted housing for low-income elderly 
persons, disabled persons, and other families.''.
  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. 102.36  h.r. 2605--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the question on agreeing 
to the conference report on the bill (H.R. 2605) making appropriations 
for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2000, and for other purposes.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that pursuant to clause 
10 of rule XX the yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

327

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

87

para. 102.37                  [Roll No. 452]

                                YEAS--327

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shows
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--87

     Baker
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Boehlert
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeMint
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     English
     Filner
     Ford
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green (WI)
     Hall (TX)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hutchinson
     Isakson
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lipinski
     Luther
     McInnis
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Ramstad
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Smith (MI)
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Sununu
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Toomey
     Velazquez
     Wamp
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Berman
     Bonior
     Cannon
     Carson
     Fattah
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Kleczka
     Mascara
     Meeks (NY)
     Miller, George
     Neal
     Norwood
     Pryce (OH)
     Riley
     Scarborough
     Sweeney
     Walsh
     Wu
  So the conference report was agreed to.

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  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. 102.38  federal aviation administration authorizations extension

  Mr. DUNCAN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 1637) to extend through the end of the current fiscal year certain 
expiring Federal Aviation Administration authorizations.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, recognized Mr. DUNCAN 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. 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 notify the Senate thereof.

para. 102.39  submission of conference report--h.r. 2606

  Mr. CALLAHAN submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 106-339) on the 
bill (H.R. 2606) making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2000, and for other purposes; together with a statement thereon, for 
printing in the Record under the rule.

para. 102.40  recess--9:01 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WAMP, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 9 o'clock and 1 minute p.m., subject to 
the call of the Chair.

para. 102.41  after recess--9:49 p.m.

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

para. 102.42  providing for the consideration of h.j. res. 68

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
106-342) the resolution (H. Res. 305) providing for consideration of the 
joint resolution (H.J. Res. 68) making continuing appropriations for the 
fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 102.43  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, for today and September 28th;
  To Mr. MASCARA, for today;
  To Mr. REYES, for today and September 28th; and
  To Mr. WU, for today and balance of the week.
  And then,

para. 102.44  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, at 9 o'clock and 50 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 102.45  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. 2910. A bill to amend title 49, United 
     States Code, to authorize appropriations for the National 
     Transportation Safety Board for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 
     2002, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     106-335). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. PACKARD: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 2605. A bill making appropriations for energy and water 
     development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, 
     and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-336). Ordered to be 
     printed.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 2841. A 
     bill to amend the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands 
     to provide for greater fiscal autonomy consistent with other 
     United States jurisdictions, and for other purposes (Rept. 
     No. 106-337). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. S. 944. An act 
     to amend Public Law 105-188 to provide for the mineral 
     leasing of certain Indian lands in Oklahoma (Rept. No. 106-
     338). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. CALLAHAN: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 2606. A bill making appropriations for foreign 
     operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 106-339). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 2130. A bill to 
     amend the Controlled Substances Act to add gamma 
     hydroxybutyric acid and ketamine to the schedules of control 
     substances, to provide for a national awareness campaign, and 
     for other purposes; with amendments (Rept. No. 106-340 Pt. 
     1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on commerce. H.R. 1714. A bill to 
     facilitate the use of electronic records and signatures in 
     interstate or foreign commerce; with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     106-341 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 305. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the joint 
     resolution (H.J. Res. 68) making continuing appropriations 
     for the fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     106-342). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 102.46  time limitation of referred bill

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

       H.R. 2130. Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary 
     extended for a period ending not later than October 8, 1999.

para. 102.47  reported bill sequentially referred

  Under clause 5 of rule X, bills and reports were delivered to the 
Clerk for printing, and bills referred as follows:

       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 1714. A bill to 
     facilitate the use of electronic records and signatures in 
     interstate or foreign commerce; with an amendment; referred 
     to the Committee on Judiciary for a period ending not later 
     than October 15, 1999, for consideration of such provisions 
     of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of 
     that committee pursuant to clause 1(k), rule x.

para. 102.48  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. CRAMER:
       H.R. 2951. A bill to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public 
     Lands Management Act of 1996 to authorize grants to Alabama 
     Agricultural and Mechanical University in Huntsville, 
     Alabama; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Spence, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Sanford):
       H.R. 2952. A bill to redesignate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 100 Orchard Park Drive in 
     Greenville, South Carolina, as the ``Keith D. Oglesby 
     Station''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Tanner, Mrs. Johnson 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Cardin, 
             Mr. Matsui, Mr. Wicker, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Hostettler, and Mr. Foley):
       H.R. 2953. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax for recycling or 
     remanufacturing equipment; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH:
       H.R. 2954. 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.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York):
       H.R. 2955. A bill to establish a partnership to rebuild and 
     modernize America's school facilities; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Markey, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Rush, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Payne, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Stark, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Mr. Kucinich, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Berman, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Towns, Mr. Olver, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mrs. Clayton, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Owens, Mr. Vento, Mrs. 
             Lowey, and Mr. George Miller of California):
       H.R. 2956. 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.

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           By Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mr. Jefferson):
       H.R. 2957. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to authorize funding to carry out certain water 
     quality restoration projects for Lake Pontchartrain Basin, 
     Louisiana, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 2958. A bill to provide for the continuation of higher 
     education through the conveyance of certain public lands in 
     the State of Alaska to the University of Alaska, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.J. Res. 67. A joint resolution making continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.J. Res. 68. A joint resolution making continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. Gilchrest):
       H. Con. Res. 189. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the wasteful and 
     unsportsmanlike practice known as shark finning; to the 
     Committee on Resources. 

para. 102.49  additional sponsors to public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 163: Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 219: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 248: Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 488: Ms. McKinney, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Luther..
       H.R. 534: Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, and Mr. 
     Latham.
       H.R. 583: Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 765: Mr. Nussle, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, and Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 771: Mr. Kind.
       H.R. 802: Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Green of 
     Texas, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
     Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mrs. Jones of 
     Ohio, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. King, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Davis of 
     Virginia, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Napolitano, and Mr. 
     Hutchinson.
       H.R. 826: Mr. Pickett and Mrs. Christensen.
       H.R. 961: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Berman, and Mr. 
     Mica.
       H.R. 976: Mr. Bonior and Mr. Vitter.
       H.R. 1079: Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Hall of Ohio, and 
     Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 1221: Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 1226: Ms. McKinney, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Forbes, Ms. 
     Berkley, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Carson, and Mr. Smith of 
     Washington.
       H.R. 1271: Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 1272: Mr. Cooksey.
       H.R. 1305: Mr. Cummings, Mr. Metcalf, and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 1363: Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 1505: Mr. Wise, Mr. Gekas, and Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 1518: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1546: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 1581: Mr. Kucinich, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Engel, and Mr. 
     Dixon.
       H.R. 1636: Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 1671: Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 1795: Mr. Kildee, Mr. Rodriguez, and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 1806: Mr. Quinn, Ms. Norton, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Martinez, 
     Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Sanchez, and Mr. Dicks.
       H.R. 1820: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 1824: Mr. Pickett and Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 1837: Mr. Norwood, Mr. Allen, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. 
     Bentsen.
       H.R. 1838: Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
     Sanford, and Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 1998: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 2059: Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 2128: Mr. Toomey.
       H.R. 2266: Mr. Boehlert Mr. Filner, Mrs. Maloney of New 
     York, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 2341: Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
     Lipinski, Mr. Baird, Mr. Owens, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
     Berman, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Evans, 
     Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Crane, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
     Mr. John, and Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 2381: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Largent, and Mr. 
     Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 2436: Mr. Sanford.
       H.R. 2453: Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 2511: Mr. Fletcher and Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 2546: Mr. Hall of Texas and Mrs. Christensen.
       H.R. 2554: Mr. Andrews, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, and Mr. 
     Saxton.
       H.R. 2573: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 2596: Mr. Pickering, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
     Sanford, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Rogers, Mrs. 
     Kelly, and Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 2624: Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 2655: Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 2689: Mr. Paul, Ms. Danner, and Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 2697: Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Largent, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 2722: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Wynn, Ms. 
     Pelosi, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Payne, and Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 2725: Mr. Frost and Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 2726: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
     of Texas, and Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 2728: Mr. English.
       H.R. 2736: Mr. Sanders, Mr. Stupak, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
     Baird, Mr. Coyne, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
     Becerra, Ms. Berkeley, and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 2768: Mr. Dixon and Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 2771: Mr. Capuano, Mr. McNulty, and Mrs. Maloney of 
     New York.
       H.R. 2774: Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 2813: Ms. Carson, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Mr. 
     Cummings.
       H.R. 2814: Mr. Gary Miller of California and Mr. Farr of 
     California.
       H.R. 2817: Mr. Sanders, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mrs. 
     Maloney of New York, and Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 2865: Mr. Brown of Ohio and Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 2870: Mr. Owens, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Larson, 
     and Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 2877: Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 2882: Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 2890: Mr. Olver and Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 2899: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 2901: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 2916: Mrs. Lowey and Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 2917: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 2924: Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 2926: Mr. DeMint.
       H.R. 2942: Mr. Chambliss and Mr. Bereuter.
       H.J. Res. 16: Mr. Toomey.
       H.J. Res. 48: Mr. Cannon and Mr. Manzullo.
       H.J. Res. 55: Mr. Doolittle.
       H.J. Res. 65: Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Danner, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
     Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Hyde.
       H. Con. Res. 140: Ms. McKinney.
       H. Con. Res. 186: Mr. Burr of North Carolina and Mr. Goode.
       H. Res. 41: Mr. Phelps and Mr. Stearns.
       H. Res. 115: Mr. Coyne.
       H. Res. 146: Ms. Sanchez.
       H. Res. 163: Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Inslee, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
     Martinez, Mr. Frost, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Lee, Ms. 
     Berkley, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Hooley of 
     Oregon, Mrs. Thurman, and Ms. Slaughter.
       H. Res. 269: Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Souder, Mr. Pastor, and 
     Mr. Lewis of California.
       H. Res. 280: Mr. Bereuter.
       H. Res. 292: Mr. Waxman.
       H. Res. 297: Mr. Camp, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Wu, and Mr. 
     Gilchrest.
       H. Res. 298: Mr. Hunter, Mr. Wu, Mr. Baird, Mr. Sanders, 
     Mr. Snyder, Mr. Weller, Mr. Phelps, and Mr. Olver.
       H. Res. 303: Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Bass, Mr. 
     Hayworth, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Goode, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
     Fletcher, Mr. Regula, Mr. Knollenberg, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. 
     Toomey.
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                    TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1999 (103)

para. 103.1  appointment of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 9 o'clock a.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. COOKSEY, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                               September 28, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable John Cooksey to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 19, 
1999, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 103.2  recess--9:07 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COOKSEY, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 9 o'clock 7 minutes a.m. until 10 
o'clock a.m.

para. 103.3  after recess--10 a.m.

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

para. 103.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, September 27, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 103.5  communications

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

       4526. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
     Service, transmitting the Department's final rule--Oriential 
     Fruit Fly; Designation of Quarantined Area [Docket No. 99-
     076-1] received September 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4527. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
     Service, transmitting the Department's final rule--Mexican 
     Fruit Fly Regulations; Addition of Regulated Area [Docket No. 
     99-075-1]

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     received September 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4528. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Trifloxystrobin; 
     Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300922; FRL-6382-5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) 
     received September 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4529. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislative 
     Division, Office of the Chief Liaison, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting notification that the Commander of Air Education 
     and Training Command is initiating a multi-function cost 
     comparison of the Multiple Support Functions at Sheppard Air 
     Force Base (AFB), Texas, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 nt.; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       4530. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the approved retirement of Lieutenant General George A. 
     Crocker, United States Army, and his advancement to the grade 
     of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       4531. A letter from the Chairman, Appraisal Subcommittee, 
     transmitting the FY 1998 annual report pursuant to the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       4532. A letter from the Legislative and Regulatory 
     Activities Division, Office of the Comptroller of the 
     Currency, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Management Official Interlocks [Docket No. 99-11] (RIN: 1557-
     AB60) [Docket No. R-0907] (RIN: 3064-AC08) [Docket No. 99-36] 
     (RIN: 1550-AB07) received September 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       4533. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Postsecondary Education, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Teacher Quality 
     Enhancement Grants Program (RIN: 1840-AC67) received 
     September 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       4534. A letter from the Acting Director, Mine Safety and 
     Health Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Training and Retraining of Miners Engaged in 
     Shell Dredging or Employed at Sand, Gravel, Surface Stone, 
     Surface Clay, Colloidal Phosphate, or Surface Limestone Mines 
     (RIN: 1219-AB17) received September 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       4535. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Vermont: Final 
     Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program 
     Revision [FRL-6443-5] received September 22, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4536. 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 
     Colorado; Longmont Carbon Monoxide Redesignation to 
     Attainment and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning 
     Purposes [CO-001-0034a; FRL-6441-6] received September 22, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4537. 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 Mexico 
     Update to Materials Incorporated by Reference [NM-35-1-7428: 
     FRL-6441-3] received September 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4538. 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 Vinegar Generators 
     and Leather Coating Operations [MD069-3031a and MD070-3031a; 
     FRL-6440-6] received September 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4539. 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; Stage II Comparability and Clean Fuel Fleets [NH-
     038-7165a; A-1-FRL-6445-4] received September 24, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4540. A letter from the Associate Chief, Wireless 
     Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Revision of Part 22 
     and Part 90 of the Commission's Rules to Facilitate Future 
     Development of Paging Systems [WT Docket No. 96-18] 
     Implementation of Section 309(j) of the Communications Act--
     Competitive Bidding [PR Docket No. 93-253] received September 
     24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       4541. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Market 
     Regulation, Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting 
     the Commission's final rule--10b-18; Purchases of Certain 
     Equity Securities by the Issuer and Others (RIN: 3235-AH48) 
     received September 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4542. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on Iraq's weapons of mass 
     destruction programs; (H. Doc. No. 106-134); to the Committee 
     on International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       4543. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a statement that 
     the Government of Egypt (GOE) has requested that the United 
     States Government permit the use of Foreign Military 
     Financing for the sale and limited coproduction of 100 M1A1 
     Abrams tanks; to the Committee on International Relations.
       4544. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the signed 
     determination of funding of U.S. CIVPOL Contingent to East 
     Timor; to the Committee on International Relations.
       4545. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting reporting the 
     Determination Under Section 620 (Q) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act; to the Committee on International Relations.
       4546. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 13-124, 
     ``Moratorium on the Issuance of New Retailer's License Class 
     B Amendment Act of 1999,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       4547. A letter from the Office of the District of Columbia 
     Auditor, transmitting a report of the Auditor's Examination 
     of the Practice of Placing Pretrial Defendants in District 
     Halfway Houses and the Resulting Problem of Persistent 
     Escapes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       4548. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Land 
     and Minerals Management, Regulatory Affairs Group, Department 
     of the Interior/Bureau of Land Management, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Public Participation in Coal Leasing 
     [WO-320-3420-24-1A] (RIN: 1004-AD27) received September 24, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4549. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary of the 
     Interior, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land 
     Management, transmitting the Department's final rule--Mining 
     Claims Under the General Mining Laws; Surface Management [WO-
     660-4120-02-24 1A] (RIN: 1004-AD36) received September 27, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4550. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Dubin 
     v. Commissioner [99 T.C. 325 (1992)] received September 24, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       4551. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--James 
     J. and Sandra A. Gales v. Commissioner--received September 
     24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       4552. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification that the central Government 
     of Haiti has achieved a transparent settlement of the 
     contested April 1997 elections, and 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 in Haiti; (H. 
     Doc. No. 106-133); jointly to the Committees on International 
     Relations and Appropriations, and ordered to be printed.
       4553. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Presidential 
     justification to authorize unallocated funds in the Non-
     proliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining and Related Programs 
     (NADR) account as a supplementary contribution to the Korean 
     Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO) without 
     regard to provisions of law within the scope of that section; 
     jointly to the Committees on International Relations and 
     Appropriations.
       4554. A letter from the Director, Coporate Audits and 
     Standards, General Accounting Office, transmitting the 
     Capitol Preservation Fund's Fiscal Years 1998 and 1997 
     Financial Statements; jointly to the Committees on House 
     Administration and Government Reform.
       4555. A letter from the Attorney General, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting the Attorney General's Year-End Report 
     to Congress, entitled ``Attacking Financial Institution 
     Fraud,'' for Fiscal Year 1997 by the United States Department 
     of Justice, pursuant to Public Law 101-647, section 
     2546(a)(2) (104 Stat. 4885); jointly to the Committees on the 
     Judiciary and Banking and Financial Services.
       4556. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting an annual report on expenditures for 
     religious nonmedical health care institutions under Medicare 
     and Medicaid for the previous fiscal year, estimated 
     expenditures for the current fiscal year and trends in those 
     expenditures levels from previous years; jointly to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce. 

para. 103.6  referendum in east timor

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 292); as amended:

       Whereas on May 5, 1999, the Governments of Portugal and 
     Indonesia and the United Nations concluded an historic 
     agreement intended to resolve the status of East Timor

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     through a popular consultation based upon a universal, 
     direct, and secret ballot;
       Whereas the agreement gave the people of East Timor an 
     opportunity to accept a proposed special autonomy for East 
     Timor within the unitary Republic of Indonesia or reject the 
     special autonomy and opt for independence;
       Whereas on August 30, 1999, 98.5 percent of registered 
     voters participated in a vote on the future of East Timor, 
     and by a vote of 344,580 to 94,388 chose the course of 
     independence;
       Whereas after the voting was concluded, violence 
     intensified significantly in East Timor;
       Whereas the declaration by the Government of Indonesia of 
     martial law in East Timor failed to quell the violence;
       Whereas it has been reported that hundreds of people have 
     been killed and injured since the violence began in East 
     Timor;
       Whereas it has been reported that as many as 200,000 of 
     East Timor's 780,000 residents have been forced to flee East 
     Timor;
       Whereas it has been reported that East Timor militias are 
     controlling the refugee camps in West Timor, intimidating the 
     refugees and limiting access to the United Nations High 
     Commissioner for Refugees, relief agencies, and other 
     humanitarian nongovernmental organizations;
       Whereas it has been reported that a systematic campaign of 
     political assassinations that has targeted religious, 
     student, and political leaders, aid workers, and others has 
     taken place;
       Whereas the compound of the United Nations Mission in East 
     Timor (UNAMET) was besieged and fired upon, access to food, 
     water, and electricity was intentionally cut off, and UNAMET 
     personnel have been killed, forcing the temporary closure of 
     UNAMET in East Timor;
       Whereas Catholic leaders and lay people have been targeted 
     to be killed and churches burned in East Timor;
       Whereas the international community has called upon the 
     Government of Indonesia to either take immediate and concrete 
     steps to end the violence in East Timor or allow a United 
     Nations Security Council-endorsed multinational force to 
     enter East Timor and restore order;
       Whereas on September 9, 1999, the United States suspended 
     all military relations with Indonesia as a result of the 
     failure to quell the violence in East Timor;
       Whereas on September 12, 1999, Indonesian President B.J. 
     Habibie announced that Indonesia would allow a United Nations 
     Security Council-endorsed multinational force into East 
     Timor;
       Whereas on September 15, 1999, the United Nations Security 
     Council approved Resolution 1264, authorizing the 
     establishment of a multinational force to restore peace and 
     security in East Timor, to protect and support UNAMET in 
     carrying out its tasks and, within force capabilities, to 
     facilitate humanitarian assistance operations, and 
     authorizing countries participating in the multinational 
     force to take all necessary measures to fulfill this mandate; 
     and
       Whereas on September 20, 1999, the multinational force led 
     by Australia arrived in East Timor and began to deploy for an 
     initial period of four months until replaced by a United 
     Nations peacekeeping operation, or as otherwise determined by 
     the United Nations Security Council: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) congratulates the people of East Timor on their 
     exemplary participation in the August 30, 1999, popular 
     consultation;
       (2) commends the professionalism, determination, and 
     courage of the United Nations Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) 
     personnel in support of the August 30, 1999, vote on the 
     future of East Timor;
       (3) recognizes the overwhelming expression of the people of 
     East Timor in favor of independence from Indonesia;
       (4) condemns the violent efforts of East Timor militias and 
     elements of the Indonesian military to overturn the results 
     of the August 30, 1999, vote;
       (5) notes with grave alarm the failure of the Government of 
     Indonesia, despite repeated assurances to the contrary, to 
     have guaranteed the security of the people of East Timor and 
     further notes that it was the responsibility of the 
     Government of Indonesia to restrain elements of the 
     Indonesian military and paramilitary forces and restore order 
     in East Timor;
       (6) calls upon the Government of Indonesia to recognize its 
     responsibilities as a member of the United Nations and a 
     signatory to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to 
     cooperate with appropriate United Nations authorities in the 
     restoration of order in, and the safe return of refugees and 
     other displaced persons to, East Timor;
       (7) urges the Government of Indonesia to allow unrestricted 
     access to refugees and displaced persons in West Timor and 
     elsewhere and to guarantee their safety;
       (8) urges the international community to investigate the 
     human rights abuses and atrocities which occurred with 
     respect to the situation in East Timor subsequent to August 
     30, 1999, and calls upon the Government of Indonesia to hold 
     accountable those responsible for these acts;
       (9) notes with approval the decision of the United States 
     to suspend military relations with, and the sale of any 
     military weapons or equipment to, the Government of Indonesia 
     until the Indonesian military has effectively cooperated with 
     the international community in facilitating the transition of 
     East Timor to independence;
       (10) expresses approval of Indonesia's belated decision to 
     allow the United Nations Security Council-endorsed 
     multinational force into East Timor;
       (11) expresses support for a rapid and effective deployment 
     throughout East Timor of the United Nations Security Council-
     endorsed multinational force;
       (12) urges that the United States consider additional 
     measures, including the suspension of bilateral and 
     international financial assistance (except for humanitarian 
     assistance and assistance designed to promote the development 
     of democratic institutions) to the Government of Indonesia 
     should it curtail or suspend cooperation with the 
     multinational force in East Timor, interfere with the full 
     deployment of this multinational force, hinder the operation 
     of UNAMET, hinder the safe return of refugees and displaced 
     persons to East Timor, or otherwise interfere with the 
     restoration of order and respect for human rights in East 
     Timor;
       (13)(A) expresses approval of United States logistical and 
     other technical support for the multinational force for East 
     Timor; and
       (B) declares that neither subparagraph (A) nor any other 
     provision of this resolution--
       (i) shall constitute a waiver of any right or power of the 
     Congress under the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et 
     seq.); or
       (ii) shall be construed as authority described in section 
     8(a) of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1547(a));
       (14) strongly commends Australia for its willingness to 
     lead the multinational force for East Timor and for rapidly 
     deploying its initial contingent of forces and welcomes and 
     commends New Zealand, Canada, Thailand, the United Kingdom, 
     Singapore, the Philippines, Italy, Brazil, France, and other 
     nations that will participate in this force;
       (15) urges the Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly to 
     expeditiously ratify the vote of August 30, 1999, in East 
     Timor and to otherwise speed the transition to full 
     independence for East Timor; and
       (16) recognizes that an effective United States foreign 
     policy for this region requires both an effective near-term 
     response to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in, and progress 
     toward independence for, East Timor and a long-term strategy 
     for supporting stability, security, and democracy in 
     Indonesia and East Timor.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, 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, as 
amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, 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. GIBBONS, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 103.7  earthquake victims in taiwan

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 297); as amended: 

       Whereas on the morning of September 21, 1999, a devastating 
     and deadly earthquake shook the counties of Nantou and 
     Taichung, Taiwan, killing more that 1,700 people, injuring 
     more than 4,000, and leaving more than 100,000 homeless;
       Whereas the earthquake of January 21, 1999, has left 
     thousands of buildings in ruin, caused widespread fires, and 
     destroyed highways and other infrastructure;
       Whereas the strength, courage, and determination of the 
     people of Taiwan has been displayed since the earthquake;
       Whereas the people of the United States and Taiwan share 
     strong friendship and mutual interests and respect;
       Whereas the United States has offered whatever technical 
     assistance might be needed and has dispatched the Urban 
     Search and Rescue Team of Fairfax County, Virginia; and
       Whereas offers of assistance have come from the Governments 
     of Japan, Singapore, the People's Republic of China, Turkey, 
     and others: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) expresses its deepest sympathies to the citizens of 
     Nantou and Taichung and all of Taiwan for the tragic losses 
     suffered as a result of the earthquake of September 21, 1999;
       (2) expresses its support for the people of Taiwan as they 
     continue their efforts to rebuild their cities and their 
     lives;
       (3) expresses support for disaster assistance being 
     provided by the United States Agency for International 
     Development and other relief agencies; and
       (4) recognizes and encourages the important assistance that 
     also could be provided by other nations to alleviate the 
     suffering of the people of Taiwan.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, 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, as 
amended?

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  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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. PEASE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 103.8  spending of the budget surplus

  Mr. HERGER moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 306): 

       Whereas, earlier this year, the House of Representatives 
     passed a social security lockbox designed to protect the 
     social security surplus by an overwhelming vote of 416 to 12;
       Whereas bipartisan efforts over the past few years have 
     eliminated the budget deficit and created a projected 
     combined Social Security and non-Social Security surplus of 
     $2,896,000,000,000 over the next 10 years;
       Whereas this surplus is largely due to the collection of 
     the social security taxes and interest on already collected 
     receipts in the trust fund;
       Whereas the President and the Congress have not reached an 
     agreement to use any of the non-social security surplus on 
     providing tax relief; and
       Whereas any unspent portion of the projected surplus will 
     have the effect of reducing the debt held by the public: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the the House of 
     Representatives that the House--
       (1) should not consider legislation that would spend any of 
     the social security surplus; and
       (2) should continue to pursue efforts to continue to reduce 
     the $3,618,000,000,000 in debt held by the public.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. HERGER and Mr. 
SPRATT, 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. PEASE, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. HERGER 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. 103.9  providing for the consideration of h.j. res. 68

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 305):

       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. 68) 
     making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, 
     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. 103.10  continuing appropriations fy 2000

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida, pursuant to House Resolution 305, called up the 
joint resolution (H.J. Res. 68) making continuing appropriations for 
fiscal year 2000.
  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. PEASE, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

421

It was decided in the

Nays

2

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para. 103.11                  [Roll No. 453]

                                YEAS--421

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner

[[Page 1721]]


     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--2

     DeFazio
     Paul
       

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Kaptur
       

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Bishop
     Cox
     Hoyer
     Miller, George
     Moran (VA)
     Riley
     Rush
     Scarborough
     Wu
  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. 103.12  h. res. 292--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 292) expressing the sense of the 
House of Representatives regarding the referendum in East Timor, calling 
on the Government of Indonesia to assist in the termination of the 
current civil unrest and violence in East Timor, and supporting a United 
Nations Security Council-endorsed multinational force for East Timor; 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.

Yeas

390

It was decided in the

Nays

38

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para. 103.13                  [Roll No. 454]

                                YEAS--390

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--38

     Archer
     Bartlett
     Bonilla
     Brady (TX)
     Burton
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cubin
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Everett
     Goode
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Hoekstra
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Manzullo
     Metcalf
     Moran (KS)
     Ney
     Paul
     Petri
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shuster
     Souder
     Stump
     Tancredo
     Taylor (NC)
     Thune

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Barr
       

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Hoyer
     Riley
     Scarborough
     Wu
       
       
  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 referendum in East Timor, calling on the Government of 
Indonesia to assist in the termination of the current civil unrest and 
violence in East Timor, and supporting the United Nations Security 
Council-endorsed multinational force for East Timor.''.
  A motion to reconsider the vote 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. 103.14  h. res. 297--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 297) expressing sympathy 
for the victims of the devastating earthquake that struck Taiwan on 
September 21, 1999; 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

424

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 103.15                  [Roll No. 455]

                                YEAS--424

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn

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     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Barton
     Hoyer
     Jefferson
     Obey
     Riley
     Scarborough
     Thomas
     Walsh
     Wu
  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. 103.16  h. res. 306--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 306) expressing the 
desire of the House of Representatives to not spend any of the budget 
surplus created by social security receipts and to continue to retire 
the debt held by the public.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

417

It was decided in the

Nays

2

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

6

para. 103.17                  [Roll No. 456]

                                YEAS--417

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     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
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky

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     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--2

     Nadler
     Sabo
       

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--6

     Blumenauer
     Capuano
     Frank (MA)
     Houghton
     Schakowsky
     Watt (NC)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Gutierrez
     Hoyer
     Obey
     Riley
     Scarborough
     Tancredo
     Thomas
     Wu
  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. 103.18  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.

para. 103.19  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2506

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 299):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2506) to amend title IX of the Public Health 
     Service Act to revise and extend the Agency for Health Care 
     Policy and Research. 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. Each section of 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 except those 
     printed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated 
     for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII and except pro 
     forma amendments for the purpose of debate. Each amendment so 
     printed may be offered only by the Member who caused it to be 
     printed or his designee and 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. 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. 103.20  health care policy and research

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, pursuant to House Resolution 
299 and rule XVIII, 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. 2506) to amend title IX of the Public Health Service Act to 
revise and extend the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, 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. McHUGH, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. QUINN, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 299, 
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 ``Health Research and Quality 
     Act of 1999''.

     SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.

       (a) In General.--Title IX of the Public Health Service Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 299 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:
           ``TITLE IX--AGENCY FOR HEALTH RESEARCH AND QUALITY

               ``PART A--ESTABLISHMENT AND GENERAL DUTIES

     ``SEC. 901. MISSION AND DUTIES.

       ``(a) In General.--There is established within the Public 
     Health Service an agency to be known as the Agency for Health 
     Research and Quality, which shall be headed by a director 
     appointed by the Secretary. The Secretary shall carry out 
     this title acting through the Director.
       ``(b) Mission.--The purpose of the Agency is to enhance the 
     quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of health 
     services, and access to such services, through the 
     establishment of a broad base of scientific research and 
     through the promotion of improvements in clinical and health 
     system practices, including the prevention of diseases and 
     other health conditions. The Agency shall promote health care 
     quality improvement by conducting and supporting--
       ``(1) research that develops and presents scientific 
     evidence regarding all aspects of health, including--
       ``(A) the development and assessment of methods for 
     enhancing patient participation in their own care and for 
     facilitating shared patient-physician decision-making;
       ``(B) the outcomes, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness 
     of health care practices, including preventive measures and 
     long-term care;
       ``(C) existing and innovative technologies;
       ``(D) the costs and utilization of, and access to health 
     care;
       ``(E) the ways in which health care services are organized, 
     delivered, and financed and the interaction and impact of 
     these factors on the quality of patient care;
       ``(F) methods for measuring quality and strategies for 
     improving quality; and
       ``(G) ways in which patients, consumers, purchasers, and 
     practitioners acquire new information about best practices 
     and health benefits, the determinants and impact of their use 
     of this information;
       ``(2) the synthesis and dissemination of available 
     scientific evidence for use by patients, consumers, 
     practitioners, providers, purchasers, policy makers, and 
     educators; and
       ``(3) initiatives to advance private and public efforts to 
     improve health care quality.
       ``(c) Requirements With Respect to Special Populations.--
     There is established within the Agency an office to be known 
     as the Office on Special Populations, which shall be headed 
     by an official appointed by the Director. The Director, 
     acting through such Office, shall conduct and support 
     research and evaluations, and support demonstration projects, 
     with respect to--
       ``(1) the delivery of health services in inner-city areas 
     and in rural areas (including frontier areas);
       ``(2) health services for low-income groups, and minority 
     groups;
       ``(3) the health of children;
       ``(4) the elderly; and
       ``(5) people with special health care needs, including 
     disabilities, chronic care and end-of-life health care.

     ``SEC. 902. GENERAL AUTHORITIES.

       ``(a) In General.--In carrying out section 901(b), the 
     Director shall conduct and support research, evaluations, and 
     training, support demonstration projects, research networks, 
     and multi-disciplinary centers, provide technical assistance, 
     and disseminate information on health care and on systems for 
     the delivery of such care, including activities with respect 
     to--
       ``(1) the quality, effectiveness, efficiency, 
     appropriateness and value of health care services;
       ``(2) quality measurement and improvement;
       ``(3) the outcomes, cost, cost-effectiveness, and use of 
     health care services and access to such services;
       ``(4) clinical practice, including primary care and 
     practice-oriented research;
       ``(5) health care technologies, facilities, and equipment;
       ``(6) health care costs, productivity, organization, and 
     market forces;
       ``(7) health promotion and disease prevention, including 
     clinical preventive services;
       ``(8) health statistics, surveys, database development, and 
     epidemiology; and
       ``(9) medical liability.
       ``(b) Health Services Training Grants.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Director may provide training grants 
     in the field of health services research related to 
     activities authorized under subsection (a), to include pre- 
     and post-doctoral fellowships and training programs, young 
     investigator awards, and

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     other programs and activities as appropriate. In carrying out 
     this subsection, the Director shall make use of funds made 
     available under section 487(d)(3) for the Agency.
       ``(2) Requirements.--In developing priorities for the 
     allocation of training funds under this subsection, the 
     Director shall take into consideration shortages in the 
     number of trained researchers who are members of one of the 
     priority populations and the number of trained researchers 
     who are addressing the priority populations.
       ``(c) Multidisciplinary Centers.--The Director may provide 
     financial assistance to assist in meeting the costs of 
     planning and establishing new centers, and operating existing 
     and new centers, for multidisciplinary health services 
     research, demonstration projects, evaluations, training, and 
     policy analysis with respect to the matters referred to in 
     subsection (a).
       ``(d) Relation to Certain Authorities Regarding Social 
     Security.--Activities authorized in this section shall be 
     appropriately coordinated with experiments, demonstration 
     projects, and other related activities authorized by the 
     Social Security Act and the Social Security Amendments of 
     1967. Activities under subsection (a)(2) of this section that 
     affect the programs under titles XVIII, XIX and XXI of the 
     Social Security Act shall be carried out consistent with 
     section 1142 of such Act.
       ``(e) Disclaimer.--The Agency shall not mandate national 
     standards of clinical practice or quality health care 
     standards. Recommendations resulting from projects funded and 
     published by the Agency shall include a corresponding 
     disclaimer.
       ``(f) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed to imply that the Agency's role is to mandate a 
     national standard or specific approach to quality measurement 
     and reporting. In research and quality improvement 
     activities, the Agency shall consider a wide range of 
     choices, providers, health care delivery systems, and 
     individual preferences.
       ``(g) Annual Report.--Beginning with fiscal year 2003, the 
     Director shall annually submit to the Congress a report 
     regarding prevailing disparities in health care delivery as 
     it relates to racial factors and socioeconomic factors in 
     priority populations.

               ``PART B--HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT RESEARCH

     ``SEC. 911. HEALTH CARE OUTCOME IMPROVEMENT RESEARCH.

       ``(a) Evidence Rating Systems.--In collaboration with 
     experts from the public and private sector, the Agency shall 
     identify and disseminate methods or systems to assess health 
     care research results, particularly methods or systems to 
     rate the strength of the scientific evidence underlying 
     health care practice, recommendations in the research 
     literature, and technology assessments. The Agency shall make 
     methods or systems for evidence rating widely available. 
     Agency publications containing health care recommendations 
     shall indicate the level of substantiating evidence using 
     such methods or systems.
       ``(b) Health Care Improvement Research Centers and 
     Provider-Based Research Networks.--
       ``(1) In general.--In order to address the full continuum 
     of care and outcomes research, to link research to practice 
     improvement, and to speed the dissemination of research 
     findings to community practice settings, the Agency shall 
     employ research strategies and mechanisms that will link 
     research directly with clinical practice in geographically 
     diverse locations throughout the United States, including--
       ``(A) health care improvement research centers that combine 
     demonstrated multidisciplinary expertise in outcomes or 
     quality improvement research with linkages to relevant sites 
     of care;
       ``(B) provider-based research networks, including plan, 
     facility, or delivery system sites of care (especially 
     primary care), that can evaluate outcomes and evaluate and 
     promote quality improvement; and
       ``(C) other innovative mechanisms or strategies to link 
     research with clinical practice.
       ``(2) Requirements.--The Director is authorized to 
     establish the requirements for entities applying for grants 
     under this subsection.

     ``SEC. 912. PRIVATE-PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPROVE 
                   ORGANIZATION AND DELIVERY.

       ``(a) Support for Efforts To Develop Information on 
     Quality.--
       ``(1) Scientific and technical support.--In its role as the 
     principal agency for health research and quality, the Agency 
     may provide scientific and technical support for private and 
     public efforts to improve health care quality, including the 
     activities of accrediting organizations.
       ``(2) Role of the agency.--With respect to paragraph (1), 
     the role of the Agency shall include--
       ``(A) the identification and assessment of methods for the 
     evaluation of the health of--
       ``(i) enrollees in health plans by type of plan, provider, 
     and provider arrangements; and
       ``(ii) other populations, including those receiving long-
     term care services;
       ``(B) the ongoing development, testing, and dissemination 
     of quality measures, including measures of health and 
     functional outcomes;
       ``(C) the compilation and dissemination of health care 
     quality measures developed in the private and public sector;
       ``(D) assistance in the development of improved health care 
     information systems;
       ``(E) the development of survey tools for the purpose of 
     measuring participant and beneficiary assessments of their 
     health care; and
       ``(F) identifying and disseminating information on 
     mechanisms for the integration of information on quality into 
     purchaser and consumer decision-making processes.
       ``(b) Centers for Education and Research on Therapeutics.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the 
     Director and in consultation with the Commissioner of Food 
     and Drugs, shall establish a program for the purpose of 
     making one or more grants for the establishment and operation 
     of one or more centers to carry out the activities specified 
     in paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Required activities.--The activities referred to in 
     this paragraph are the following:
       ``(A) The conduct of state-of-the-art research for the 
     following purposes:
       ``(i) To increase awareness of--

       ``(I) new uses of drugs, biological products, and devices;
       ``(II) ways to improve the effective use of drugs, 
     biological products, and devices; and
       ``(III) risks of new uses and risks of combinations of 
     drugs and biological products.

       ``(ii) To provide objective clinical information to the 
     following individuals and entities:

       ``(I) Health care practitioners and other providers of 
     health care goods or services.
       ``(II) Pharmacists, pharmacy benefit managers and 
     purchasers.
       ``(III) Health maintenance organizations and other managed 
     health care organizations.
       ``(IV) Health care insurers and governmental agencies.
       ``(V) Patients and consumers.

       ``(iii) To improve the quality of health care while 
     reducing the cost of health care through--

       ``(I) an increase in the appropriate use of drugs, 
     biological products, or devices; and
       ``(II) the prevention of adverse effects of drugs, 
     biological products, and devices and the consequences of such 
     effects, such as unnecessary hospitalizations.

       ``(B) The conduct of research on the comparative 
     effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and safety of drugs, 
     biological products, and devices.
       ``(C) The conduct of research on methods to reduce the 
     costs to consumers of obtaining prescription drugs.
       ``(D) Such other activities as the Secretary determines to 
     be appropriate, except that a grant may not be expended to 
     assist the Secretary in the review of new drugs.
       ``(c) Reducing Errors in Medicine.--The Director shall 
     conduct and support research and build private-public 
     partnerships to--
       ``(1) identify the causes of preventable health care errors 
     and patient injury in health care delivery;
       ``(2) develop, demonstrate, and evaluate strategies for 
     reducing errors and improving patient safety; and
       ``(3) promote the implementation of effective strategies 
     throughout the health care industry.
       ``(d) Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases in Women.--The 
     Director shall conduct and support research and build 
     private-public partnerships to enhance the quality, 
     appropriateness, and effectiveness of and access to health 
     services regarding cancer and cardiovascular diseases in 
     women, including with respect to the comparative 
     effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and safety of such 
     services.
       ``(e) Studies of Methods to Improve Access to Health 
     Services.--The Director shall conduct, and shall provide 
     scientific and technical support for private and public 
     efforts to conduct, studies of the organization, delivery, 
     and financing of health services in order to determine the 
     cost and quality effects of various methods of substantially 
     increasing the number of individuals in the United States who 
     have access to health services. Such studies shall include an 
     examination of the financial impacts of a range of health 
     reform proposals to include, but not be limited to, a single 
     payor insurance program compared to the current system across 
     an 8 year period beginning in fiscal year 2000.

     ``SEC. 913. INFORMATION ON QUALITY AND COST OF CARE.

       ``(a) In General.--The Director shall--
       ``(1) conduct a survey to collect data on a nationally 
     representative sample of the population on the cost, use and, 
     for fiscal year 2001 and subsequent fiscal years, quality of 
     health care, including the types of health care services 
     Americans use, their access to health care services, 
     frequency of use, how much is paid for the services used, the 
     source of those payments, the types and costs of private 
     health insurance, access, satisfaction, and quality of care 
     for the general population and also for populations 
     identified in section 901(c); and
       ``(2) develop databases and tools that provide information 
     to States on the quality, access, and use of health care 
     services provided to their residents.
       ``(b) Quality and Outcomes Information.--
       ``(1) In general.--Beginning in fiscal year 2001, the 
     Director shall ensure that the survey conducted under 
     subsection (a)(1) will--
       ``(A) identify determinants of health outcomes and 
     functional status, including the health care needs of 
     populations identified in section 901(c), provide data to 
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     tionships between health care quality, outcomes, access, use, 
     and cost, measure changes over time, and monitor the overall 
     national impact of Federal and State policy changes on health 
     care;
       ``(B) provide information on the quality of care and 
     patient outcomes for frequently occurring clinical conditions 
     for a nationally representative sample of the population; and
       ``(C) provide reliable national estimates for children and 
     persons with special health care needs through the use of 
     supplements or periodic expansions of the survey.
     In expanding the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, as in 
     existence on the date of the enactment of this title in 
     fiscal year 2001 to collect information on the quality of 
     care, the Director shall take into account any outcomes 
     measurements generally collected by private sector 
     accreditation organizations.
       ``(2) Annual report.--Beginning in fiscal year 2003, the 
     Secretary, acting through the Director, shall submit to 
     Congress an annual report on national trends in the quality 
     of health care provided to the American people.

     ``SEC. 914. INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT.

       ``(a) In General.--In order to foster a range of innovative 
     approaches to the management and communication of health 
     information, the Agency shall conduct and support research, 
     evaluations, and initiatives to advance--
       ``(1) the use of information systems for the study of 
     health care quality and outcomes, including the generation of 
     both individual provider and plan-level comparative 
     performance data;
       ``(2) training for health care practitioners and 
     researchers in the use of information systems;
       ``(3) the creation of effective linkages between various 
     sources of health information, including the development of 
     information networks;
       ``(4) the delivery and coordination of evidence-based 
     health care services, including the use of real-time health 
     care decision-support programs;
       ``(5) the structure, content, definition, and coding of 
     health information data and medical vocabularies in 
     consultation with appropriate Federal entities and shall seek 
     input from appropriate private entities;
       ``(6) the use of computer-based health records in 
     outpatient and inpatient settings as a personal health record 
     for individual health assessment and maintenance, and for 
     monitoring public health and outcomes of care within 
     populations; and
       ``(7) the protection of individually identifiable 
     information in health services research and health care 
     quality improvement.
       ``(b) Demonstration.--The Agency shall support 
     demonstrations into the use of new information tools aimed at 
     improving shared decision-making between patients and their 
     care-givers.
       ``(c) Certain Linkages Regarding Health Information.--
     Initiatives under subsection (a) shall include the 
     establishment, through a site maintained by the Director on 
     the telecommunications medium known as the World Wide Web, of 
     linkages meeting appropriate criteria that enable users of 
     the site to obtain information from consumer satisfaction 
     agencies or other entities that perform evaluations regarding 
     the quality of health care, including more than one link to 
     entities that evaluate health maintenance organizations, and 
     including a link to the National Committee for Quality 
     Assurance.

     ``SEC. 915. RESEARCH SUPPORTING PRIMARY CARE AND ACCESS IN 
                   UNDERSERVED AREAS.

       ``(a) Preventive Services Task Force.--
       ``(1) Purpose.--The Agency shall provide ongoing 
     administrative, research, and technical support for the 
     operation of the Preventive Services Task Force. The Agency 
     shall coordinate and support the dissemination of the 
     Preventive Services Task Force recommendations.
       ``(2) Operation.--The Preventive Services Task Force shall 
     review the scientific evidence related to the effectiveness, 
     appropriateness, and cost-effectiveness of clinical 
     preventive services for the purpose of developing 
     recommendations for the health care community, and updating 
     previous recommendations, regarding their usefulness in daily 
     clinical practice. In carrying out its responsibilities under 
     paragraph (1), the Task Force shall not be subject to the 
     provisions of Appendix 2 of title 5, United States Code.
       ``(b) Primary Care Research.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is established within the Agency a 
     Center for Primary Care Research (referred to in this 
     subsection as the `Center') that shall serve as the principal 
     source of funding for primary care practice research in the 
     Department of Health and Human Services. For purposes of this 
     paragraph, primary care research focuses on the first contact 
     when illness or health concerns arise, the diagnosis, 
     treatment or referral to specialty care, preventive care, and 
     the relationship between the clinician and the patient in the 
     context of the family and community.
       ``(2) Research.--In carrying out this section, the Center 
     shall conduct and support research concerning--
       ``(A) the nature and characteristics of primary care 
     practice;
       ``(B) the management of commonly occurring clinical 
     problems;
       ``(C) the management of undifferentiated clinical problems; 
     and
       ``(D) the continuity and coordination of health services.

     ``SEC. 916. CLINICAL PRACTICE AND TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION.

       ``(a) In General.--The Director shall promote innovation in 
     evidence-based health care practices and technologies by--
       ``(1) conducting and supporting research on the 
     development, diffusion, and use of health care technology;
       ``(2) developing, evaluating, and disseminating 
     methodologies for assessments of health care practices and 
     technologies;
       ``(3) conducting intramural and supporting extramural 
     assessments of existing and new health care practices and 
     technologies;
       ``(4) promoting education and training and providing 
     technical assistance in the use of health care practice and 
     technology assessment methodologies and results; and
       ``(5) working with the National Library of Medicine and the 
     public and private sector to develop an electronic 
     clearinghouse of currently available assessments and those in 
     progress.
       ``(b) Specification of Process.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than December 31, 2000, the 
     Director shall develop and publish a description of the 
     methods used by the Agency and its contractors for practice 
     and technology assessment.
       ``(2) Consultations.--In carrying out this subsection, the 
     Director shall cooperate and consult with the Assistant 
     Secretary for Health, the Administrator of the Health Care 
     Financing Administration, the Director of the National 
     Institutes of Health, the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, and 
     the heads of any other interested Federal department or 
     agency, and shall seek input, where appropriate, from 
     professional societies and other private and public entities.
       ``(3) Methodology.--The Director shall, in developing the 
     methods used under paragraph (1), consider--
       ``(A) safety, efficacy, and effectiveness;
       ``(B) legal, social, and ethical implications;
       ``(C) costs, benefits, and cost-effectiveness;
       ``(D) comparisons to alternate health care technologies and 
     practices; and
       ``(E) requirements of Food and Drug Administration approval 
     to avoid duplication.
       ``(c) Specific Assessments.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Director shall conduct or support 
     specific assessments of health care technologies and 
     practices.
       ``(2) Requests for assessments.--The Director is authorized 
     to conduct or support assessments, on a reimbursable basis, 
     for the Health Care Financing Administration, the Department 
     of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Office of 
     Personnel Management, and other public or private entities.
       ``(3) Grants and contracts.--In addition to conducting 
     assessments, the Director may make grants to, or enter into 
     cooperative agreements or contracts with, entities described 
     in paragraph (4) for the purpose of conducting assessments of 
     experimental, emerging, existing, or potentially outmoded 
     health care technologies, and for related activities.
       ``(4) Eligible entities.--An entity described in this 
     paragraph is an entity that is determined to be appropriate 
     by the Director, including academic medical centers, research 
     institutions and organizations, professional organizations, 
     third party payers, governmental agencies, minority 
     institutions of higher education (such as Historically Black 
     Colleges and Universities, and Hispanic institutions), and 
     consortia of appropriate research entities established for 
     the purpose of conducting technology assessments.
       ``(d) Medical Examination of Certain Victims.--
       ``(1) In general.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
     Director shall promote evidence-based clinical practices 
     for--
       ``(A) the examination and treatment by health professionals 
     of individuals who are victims of sexual assault (including 
     child molestation) or attempted sexual assault; and
       ``(B) the training of health professionals on performing 
     medical evidentiary examinations of individuals who are 
     victims of child abuse or neglect, sexual assault, elder 
     abuse, or domestic violence.
       ``(2) Certain considerations.--Evidence-based clinical 
     practices promoted under paragraph (1) shall take into 
     consideration the expertise and experience of Federal and 
     State law enforcement officials regarding the victims 
     referred to in such paragraph, and of other appropriate 
     public and private entities (including medical societies, 
     victim services organizations, sexual assault prevention 
     organizations, and social services organizations).
       ``(e) Certain Technologies and Practices Regarding Survival 
     Rates for Cardiac Arrest.--In carrying out subsection (a) 
     with respect to innovations in health care technologies and 
     clinical practice, the Director shall, in consultation with 
     appropriate public and private entities, develop 
     recommendations regarding the placement of automatic external 
     defibrillators in Federal buildings as a means of improving 
     the survival rates of individuals who experience cardiac 
     arrest in such buildings, including recommendations on 
     training, maintenance, and medical oversight, and on 
     coordinating with the system for emergency medical services.

     ``SEC. 917. COORDINATION OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT QUALITY 
                   IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS.

       ``(a) Requirement.--
       ``(1) In general.--To avoid duplication and ensure that 
     Federal resources are used efficiently and effectively, the 
     Secretary, acting through the Director, shall coordinate all 
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     search, evaluations, and demonstrations related to health 
     services research, quality measurement and quality 
     improvement activities undertaken and supported by the 
     Federal Government.
       ``(2) Specific activities.--The Director, in collaboration 
     with the appropriate Federal officials representing all 
     concerned executive agencies and departments, shall develop 
     and manage a process to--
       ``(A) improve interagency coordination, priority setting, 
     and the use and sharing of research findings and data 
     pertaining to Federal quality improvement programs, 
     technology assessment, and health services research;
       ``(B) strengthen the research information infrastructure, 
     including databases, pertaining to Federal health services 
     research and health care quality improvement initiatives;
       ``(C) set specific goals for participating agencies and 
     departments to further health services research and health 
     care quality improvement; and
       ``(D) strengthen the management of Federal health care 
     quality improvement programs.
       ``(b) Study by the Institute of Medicine.--
       ``(1) In general.--To provide Congress, the Department of 
     Health and Human Services, and other relevant departments 
     with an independent, external review of their quality 
     oversight, quality improvement and quality research programs, 
     the Secretary shall enter into a contract with the Institute 
     of Medicine--
       ``(A) to describe and evaluate current quality improvement, 
     quality research and quality monitoring processes through--
       ``(i) an overview of pertinent health services research 
     activities and quality improvement efforts conducted by all 
     Federal programs, with particular attention paid to those 
     under titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act; 
     and
       ``(ii) a summary of the partnerships that the Department of 
     Health and Human Services has pursued with private 
     accreditation, quality measurement and improvement 
     organizations; and
       ``(B) to identify options and make recommendations to 
     improve the efficiency and effectiveness of quality 
     improvement programs through--
       ``(i) the improved coordination of activities across the 
     medicare, medicaid and child health insurance programs under 
     titles XVIII, XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act and 
     health services research programs;
       ``(ii) the strengthening of patient choice and 
     participation by incorporating state-of-the-art quality 
     monitoring tools and making information on quality available; 
     and
       ``(iii) the enhancement of the most effective programs, 
     consolidation as appropriate, and elimination of duplicative 
     activities within various federal agencies.
       ``(2) Requirements.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall enter into a 
     contract with the Institute of Medicine for the preparation--
       ``(i) not later than 12 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this title, of a report providing an overview of 
     the quality improvement programs of the Department of Health 
     and Human Services for the medicare, medicaid, and CHIP 
     programs under titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social 
     Security Act; and
       ``(ii) not later than 24 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this title, of a final report containing 
     recommendations.
       ``(B) Reports.--The Secretary shall submit the reports 
     described in subparagraph (A) to the Committee on Finance and 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means and the 
     Committee on Commerce of the House of Representatives.

                      ``PART C--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     ``SEC. 921. ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR HEALTH CARE RESEARCH AND 
                   QUALITY.

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is established an advisory 
     council to be known as the National Advisory Council for 
     Health Care Research and Quality.
       ``(b) Duties.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Advisory Council shall advise the 
     Secretary and the Director with respect to activities 
     proposed or undertaken to carry out the purpose of the Agency 
     under section 901(b).
       ``(2) Certain recommendations.--Activities of the Advisory 
     Council under paragraph (1) shall include making 
     recommendations to the Director regarding--
       ``(A) priorities regarding health care research, especially 
     studies related to quality, outcomes, cost and the 
     utilization of, and access to, health care services;
       ``(B) the field of health care research and related 
     disciplines, especially issues related to training needs, and 
     dissemination of information pertaining to health care 
     quality; and
       ``(C) the appropriate role of the Agency in each of these 
     areas in light of private sector activity and identification 
     of opportunities for public-private sector partnerships.
       ``(c) Membership.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Advisory Council shall, in 
     accordance with this subsection, be composed of appointed 
     members and ex officio members. All members of the Advisory 
     Council shall be voting members other than the individuals 
     designated under paragraph (3)(B) as ex officio members.
       ``(2) Appointed members.--The Secretary shall appoint to 
     the Advisory Council 18 appropriately qualified individuals. 
     At least 14 members of the Advisory Council shall be 
     representatives of the public who are not officers or 
     employees of the United States. The Secretary shall ensure 
     that the appointed members of the Council, as a group, are 
     representative of professions and entities concerned with, or 
     affected by, activities under this title and under section 
     1142 of the Social Security Act. Of such members--
       ``(A) three shall be individuals distinguished in the 
     conduct of research, demonstration projects, and evaluations 
     with respect to health care;
       ``(B) three shall be individuals distinguished in the 
     practice of medicine of which at least one shall be a primary 
     care practitioner;
       ``(C) three shall be individuals distinguished in the other 
     health professions;
       ``(D) three shall be individuals either representing the 
     private health care sector, including health plans, 
     providers, and purchasers or individuals distinguished as 
     administrators of health care delivery systems;
       ``(E) three shall be individuals distinguished in the 
     fields of health care quality improvement, economics, 
     information systems, law, ethics, business, or public policy; 
     and
       ``(F) three shall be individuals representing the interests 
     of patients and consumers of health care.
       ``(3) Ex officio members.--The Secretary shall designate as 
     ex officio members of the Advisory Council--
       ``(A) the Assistant Secretary for Health, the Director of 
     the National Institutes of Health, the Director of the 
     Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Administrator 
     of the Health Care Financing Administration, the Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs), and the Under 
     Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs; 
     and
       ``(B) such other Federal officials as the Secretary may 
     consider appropriate.
       ``(d) Terms.--Members of the Advisory Council appointed 
     under subsection (c)(2) shall serve for a term of 3 years. A 
     member of the Council appointed under such subsection may 
     continue to serve after the expiration of the term of the 
     members until a successor is appointed.
       ``(e) Vacancies.--If a member of the Advisory Council 
     appointed under subsection (c)(2) does not serve the full 
     term applicable under subsection (d), the individual 
     appointed to fill the resulting vacancy shall be appointed 
     for the remainder of the term of the predecessor of the 
     individual.
       ``(f) Chair.--The Director shall, from among the members of 
     the Advisory Council appointed under subsection (c)(2), 
     designate an individual to serve as the chair of the Advisory 
     Council.
       ``(g) Meetings.--The Advisory Council shall meet not less 
     than once during each discrete 4-month period and shall 
     otherwise meet at the call of the Director or the chair.
       ``(h) Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses.--
       ``(1) Appointed members.--Members of the Advisory Council 
     appointed under subsection (c)(2) shall receive compensation 
     for each day (including travel time) engaged in carrying out 
     the duties of the Advisory Council unless declined by the 
     member. Such compensation may not be in an amount in excess 
     of 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 
     during which such member is engaged in the performance of the 
     duties of the Advisory Council.
       ``(2) Ex officio members.--Officials designated under 
     subsection (c)(3) as ex officio members of the Advisory 
     Council may not receive compensation for service on the 
     Advisory Council in addition to the compensation otherwise 
     received for duties carried out as officers of the United 
     States.
       ``(i) Staff.--The Director shall provide to the Advisory 
     Council such staff, information, and other assistance as may 
     be necessary to carry out the duties of the Council.

     ``SEC. 922. PEER REVIEW WITH RESPECT TO GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.

       ``(a) Requirement of Review.--
       ``(1) In general.--Appropriate technical and scientific 
     peer review shall be conducted with respect to each 
     application for a grant, cooperative agreement, or contract 
     under this title.
       ``(2) Reports to director.--Each peer review group to which 
     an application is submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall 
     report its finding and recommendations respecting the 
     application to the Director in such form and in such manner 
     as the Director shall require.
       ``(b) Approval as Precondition of Awards.--The Director may 
     not approve an application described in subsection (a)(1) 
     unless the application is recommended for approval by a peer 
     review group established under subsection (c).
       ``(c) Establishment of Peer Review Groups.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Director shall establish such 
     technical and scientific peer review groups as may be 
     necessary to carry out this section. Such groups shall be 
     established without regard to the provisions of title 5, 
     United States Code, that govern appointments in the 
     competitive service, and without regard to the provisions of 
     chapter 51, and subchapter III of chapter 53, of such title 
     that relate to classification and pay rates under the General 
     Schedule.
       ``(2) Membership.--The members of any peer review group 
     established under this section shall be appointed from among 
     individuals who by virtue of their training or expe

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     rience are eminently qualified to carry out the duties of 
     such peer review group. Officers and employees of the United 
     States may not constitute more than 25 percent of the 
     membership of any such group. Such officers and employees may 
     not receive compensation for service on such groups in 
     addition to the compensation otherwise received for these 
     duties carried out as such officers and employees.
       ``(3) Duration.--Notwithstanding section 14(a) of the 
     Federal Advisory Committee Act, peer review groups 
     established under this section may continue in existence 
     until otherwise provided by law.
       ``(4) Qualifications.--Members of any peer-review group 
     shall, at a minimum, meet the following requirements:
       ``(A) Such members shall agree in writing to treat 
     information received, pursuant to their work for the group, 
     as confidential information, except that this subparagraph 
     shall not apply to public records and public information.
       ``(B) Such members shall agree in writing to recuse 
     themselves from participation in the peer-review of specific 
     applications which present a potential personal conflict of 
     interest or appearance of such conflict, including employment 
     in a directly affected organization, stock ownership, or any 
     financial or other arrangement that might introduce bias in 
     the process of peer-review.
       ``(d) Authority for Procedural Adjustments in Certain 
     Cases.--In the case of applications for financial assistance 
     whose direct costs will not exceed $100,000, the Director may 
     make appropriate adjustments in the procedures otherwise 
     established by the Director for the conduct of peer review 
     under this section. Such adjustments may be made for the 
     purpose of encouraging the entry of individuals into the 
     field of research, for the purpose of encouraging clinical 
     practice-oriented or provider-based research, and for such 
     other purposes as the Director may determine to be 
     appropriate.
       ``(e) Regulations.--The Director shall issue regulations 
     for the conduct of peer review under this section.

     ``SEC. 923. CERTAIN PROVISIONS WITH RESPECT TO DEVELOPMENT, 
                   COLLECTION, AND DISSEMINATION OF DATA.

       ``(a) Standards With Respect to Utility of Data.--
       ``(1) In general.--To ensure the utility, accuracy, and 
     sufficiency of data collected by or for the Agency for the 
     purpose described in section 901(b), the Director shall 
     establish standard methods for developing and collecting such 
     data, taking into consideration--
       ``(A) other Federal health data collection standards; and
       ``(B) the differences between types of health care plans, 
     delivery systems, health care providers, and provider 
     arrangements.
       ``(2) Relationship with other department programs.--In any 
     case where standards under paragraph (1) may affect the 
     administration of other programs carried out by the 
     Department of Health and Human Services, including the 
     programs under title XVIII, XIX or XXI of the Social Security 
     Act, or may affect health information that is subject to a 
     standard developed under part C of title XI of the Social 
     Security Act, they shall be in the form of recommendations to 
     the Secretary for such program.
       ``(b) Statistics and Analyses.--The Director shall--
       ``(1) take appropriate action to ensure that statistics and 
     analyses developed under this title are of high quality, 
     timely, and duly comprehensive, and that the statistics are 
     specific, standardized, and adequately analyzed and indexed; 
     and
       ``(2) publish, make available, and disseminate such 
     statistics and analyses on as wide a basis as is practicable.
       ``(c) Authority Regarding Certain Requests.--Upon request 
     of a public or private entity, the Director may conduct or 
     support research or analyses otherwise authorized by this 
     title pursuant to arrangements under which such entity will 
     pay the cost of the services provided. Amounts received by 
     the Director under such arrangements shall be available to 
     the Director for obligation until expended.

     ``SEC. 924. DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.

       ``(a) In General.--The Director shall--
       ``(1) without regard to section 501 of title 44, United 
     States Code, promptly publish, make available, and otherwise 
     disseminate, in a form understandable and on as broad a basis 
     as practicable so as to maximize its use, the results of 
     research, demonstration projects, and evaluations conducted 
     or supported under this title;
       ``(2) ensure that information disseminated by the Agency is 
     science-based and objective and undertakes consultation as 
     necessary to assess the appropriateness and usefulness of the 
     presentation of information that is targeted to specific 
     audiences;
       ``(3) promptly make available to the public data developed 
     in such research, demonstration projects, and evaluations;
       ``(4) provide, in collaboration with the National Library 
     of Medicine where appropriate, indexing, abstracting, 
     translating, publishing, and other services leading to a more 
     effective and timely dissemination of information on 
     research, demonstration projects, and evaluations with 
     respect to health care to public and private entities and 
     individuals engaged in the improvement of health care 
     delivery and the general public, and undertake programs to 
     develop new or improved methods for making such information 
     available; and
       ``(5) as appropriate, provide technical assistance to State 
     and local government and health agencies and conduct liaison 
     activities to such agencies to foster dissemination.
       ``(b) Prohibition Against Restrictions.--Except as provided 
     in subsection (c), the Director may not restrict the 
     publication or dissemination of data from, or the results of, 
     projects conducted or supported under this title.
       ``(c) Limitation on Use of Certain Information.--No 
     information, if an establishment or person supplying the 
     information or described in it is identifiable, obtained in 
     the course of activities undertaken or supported under this 
     title may be used for any purpose other than the purpose for 
     which it was supplied unless such establishment or person has 
     consented (as determined under regulations of the Director) 
     to its use for such other purpose. Such information may not 
     be published or released in other form if the person who 
     supplied the information or who is described in it is 
     identifiable unless such person has consented (as determined 
     under regulations of the Director) to its publication or 
     release in other form.
       ``(d) Penalty.--Any person who violates subsection (c) 
     shall be subject to a civil monetary penalty of not more than 
     $10,000 for each such violation involved. Such penalty shall 
     be imposed and collected in the same manner as civil money 
     penalties under subsection (a) of section 1128A of the Social 
     Security Act are imposed and collected.

     ``SEC. 925. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS WITH RESPECT TO GRANTS AND 
                   CONTRACTS.

       ``(a) Financial Conflicts of Interest.--With respect to 
     projects for which awards of grants, cooperative agreements, 
     or contracts are authorized to be made under this title, the 
     Director shall by regulation define--
       ``(1) the specific circumstances that constitute financial 
     interests in such projects that will, or may be reasonably 
     expected to, create a bias in favor of obtaining results in 
     the projects that are consistent with such interests; and
       ``(2) the actions that will be taken by the Director in 
     response to any such interests identified by the Director.
       ``(b) Requirement of Application.--The Director may not, 
     with respect to any program under this title authorizing the 
     provision of grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts, 
     provide any such financial assistance unless an application 
     for the assistance is submitted to the Secretary and the 
     application is in such form, is made in such manner, and 
     contains such agreements, assurances, and information as the 
     Director determines to be necessary to carry out the program 
     involved.
       ``(c) Provision of Supplies and Services in Lieu of 
     Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--Upon the request of an entity receiving 
     a grant, cooperative agreement, or contract under this title, 
     the Secretary may, subject to paragraph (2), provide 
     supplies, equipment, and services for the purpose of aiding 
     the entity in carrying out the project involved and, for such 
     purpose, may detail to the entity any officer or employee of 
     the Department of Health and Human Services.
       ``(2) Corresponding reduction in funds.--With respect to a 
     request described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
     reduce the amount of the financial assistance involved by an 
     amount equal to the costs of detailing personnel and the fair 
     market value of any supplies, equipment, or services provided 
     by the Director. The Secretary shall, for the payment of 
     expenses incurred in complying with such request, expend the 
     amounts withheld.
       ``(d) Applicability of Certain Provisions With Respect to 
     Contracts.--Contracts may be entered into under this part 
     without regard to sections 3648 and 3709 of the Revised 
     Statutes (31 U.S.C. 529 and 41 U.S.C. 5).

     ``SEC. 926. CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES.

       ``(a) Deputy Director and Other Officers and Employees.--
       ``(1) Deputy director.--The Director may appoint a deputy 
     director for the Agency.
       ``(2) Other officers and employees.--The Director may 
     appoint and fix the compensation of such officers and 
     employees as may be necessary to carry out this title. Except 
     as otherwise provided by law, such officers and employees 
     shall be appointed in accordance with the civil service laws 
     and their compensation fixed in accordance with title 5, 
     United States Code.
       ``(b) Facilities.--The Secretary, in carrying out this 
     title--
       ``(1) may acquire, without regard to the Act of March 3, 
     1877 (40 U.S.C. 34), by lease or otherwise through the 
     Director of General Services, buildings or portions of 
     buildings in the District of Columbia or communities located 
     adjacent to the District of Columbia for use for a period not 
     to exceed 10 years; and
       ``(2) may acquire, construct, improve, repair, operate, and 
     maintain laboratory, research, and other necessary facilities 
     and equipment, and such other real or personal property 
     (including patents) as the Secretary deems necessary.
       ``(c) Provision of Financial Assistance.--The Director, in 
     carrying out this title, may make grants to public and 
     nonprofit entities and individuals, and may enter into 
     cooperative agreements or contracts with public and private 
     entities and individuals.
       ``(d) Utilization of Certain Personnel and Resources.--
       ``(1) Department of health and human services.--The 
     Director, in carrying out this

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     title, may utilize personnel and equipment, facilities, and 
     other physical resources of the Department of Health and 
     Human Services, permit appropriate (as determined by the 
     Secretary) entities and individuals to utilize the physical 
     resources of such Department, and provide technical 
     assistance and advice.
       ``(2) Other agencies.--The Director, in carrying out this 
     title, may use, with their consent, the services, equipment, 
     personnel, information, and facilities of other Federal, 
     State, or local public agencies, or of any foreign 
     government, with or without reimbursement of such agencies.
       ``(e) Consultants.--The Secretary, in carrying out this 
     title, may secure, from time to time and for such periods as 
     the Director deems advisable but in accordance with section 
     3109 of title 5, United States Code, the assistance and 
     advice of consultants from the United States or abroad.
       ``(f) Experts.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may, in carrying out this 
     title, obtain the services of not more than 50 experts or 
     consultants who have appropriate scientific or professional 
     qualifications. Such experts or consultants shall be obtained 
     in accordance with section 3109 of title 5, United States 
     Code, except that the limitation in such section on the 
     duration of service shall not apply.
       ``(2) Travel expenses.--
       ``(A) In general.--Experts and consultants whose services 
     are obtained under paragraph (1) shall be paid or reimbursed 
     for their expenses associated with traveling to and from 
     their assignment location in accordance with sections 5724, 
     5724a(a), 5724a(c), and 5726(C) of title 5, United States 
     Code.
       ``(B) Limitation.--Expenses specified in subparagraph (A) 
     may not be allowed in connection with the assignment of an 
     expert or consultant whose services are obtained under 
     paragraph (1) unless and until the expert agrees in writing 
     to complete the entire period of assignment, or 1 year, 
     whichever is shorter, unless separated or reassigned for 
     reasons that are beyond the control of the expert or 
     consultant and that are acceptable to the Secretary. If the 
     expert or consultant violates the agreement, the money spent 
     by the United States for the expenses specified in 
     subparagraph (A) is recoverable from the expert or consultant 
     as a statutory obligation owed to the United States. The 
     Secretary may waive in whole or in part a right of recovery 
     under this subparagraph.
       ``(g) Voluntary and Uncompensated Services.--The Director, 
     in carrying out this title, may accept voluntary and 
     uncompensated services.

     ``SEC. 927. FUNDING.

       ``(a) Intent.--To ensure that the United States investment 
     in biomedical research is rapidly translated into 
     improvements in the quality of patient care, there must be a 
     corresponding investment in research on the most effective 
     clinical and organizational strategies for use of these 
     findings in daily practice. The authorization levels in 
     subsections (b) and (c) provide for a proportionate increase 
     in health care research as the United States investment in 
     biomedical research increases.
       ``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of 
     carrying out this title, there are authorized to be 
     appropriated $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, and such sums 
     as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 
     2004.
       ``(c) Evaluations.--In addition to amounts available 
     pursuant to subsection (b) for carrying out this title, there 
     shall be made available for such purpose, from the amounts 
     made available pursuant to section 241 (relating to 
     evaluations), an amount equal to 40 percent of the maximum 
     amount authorized in such section 241 to be made available 
     for a fiscal year.

     ``SEC. 928. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this title:
       ``(1) Advisory council.--The term `Advisory Council' means 
     the National Advisory Council on Health Care Research and 
     Quality established under section 921.
       ``(2) Agency.--The term `Agency' means the Agency for 
     Health Research and Quality.
       ``(3) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of 
     the Agency for Health Research and Quality.''.
       (b) Rules of Construction.--
       (1) In general.--Section 901(a) of the Public Health 
     Service Act (as added by subsection (a) of this section) 
     applies as a redesignation of the agency that carried out 
     title IX of such Act on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and not as the termination of such 
     agency and the establishment of a different agency. The 
     amendment made by subsection (a) of this section does not 
     affect appointments of the personnel of such agency who were 
     employed at the agency on the day before such date.
       (2) References.--Any reference in law to the Agency for 
     Health Care Policy and Research is deemed to be a reference 
     to the Agency for Health Research and Quality, and any 
     reference in law to the Administrator for Health Care Policy 
     and Research is deemed to be a reference to the Director of 
     the Agency for Health Research and Quality.

     SEC. 3. GRANTS REGARDING UTILIZATION OF PREVENTIVE HEALTH 
                   SERVICES.

       Subpart I of part D of title III of the Public Health 
     Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b et seq.) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following section:

     ``SEC. 330D. CENTERS FOR STRATEGIES ON FACILITATING 
                   UTILIZATION OF PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES AMONG 
                   VARIOUS POPULATIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the 
     appropriate agencies of the Public Health Service, shall make 
     grants to public or nonprofit private entities for the 
     establishment and operation of regional centers whose purpose 
     is to identify particular populations of patients and 
     facilitate the appropriate utilization of preventive health 
     services by patients in the populations through developing 
     and disseminating strategies to improve the methods used by 
     public and private health care programs and providers in 
     interacting with such patients.
       ``(b) Research and Training.--The activities carried out by 
     a center under subsection (a) may include establishing 
     programs of research and training with respect to the purpose 
     described in such subsection, including the development of 
     curricula for training individuals in implementing the 
     strategies developed under such subsection.
       ``(c) Quality Management.--A condition for the receipt of a 
     grant under subsection (a) is that the applicant involved 
     agree that, in order to ensure that the strategies developed 
     under such subsection take into account principles of quality 
     management with respect to consumer satisfaction, the 
     applicant will make arrangements with one or more private 
     entities that have experience in applying such principles.
       ``(d) Priority Regarding Infants and Children.--In carrying 
     out the purpose described in subsection (a), the Secretary 
     shall give priority to various populations of infants, young 
     children, and their mothers.
       ``(e) Evaluations.--The Secretary, acting through the 
     appropriate agencies of the Public Health Service, shall 
     (directly or through grants or contracts) provide for the 
     evaluation of strategies under subsection (a) in order to 
     determine the extent to which the strategies have been 
     effective in facilitating the appropriate utilization of 
     preventive health services in the populations with respect to 
     which the strategies were developed.
       ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of 
     carrying out this section, there are authorized to be 
     appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
     fiscal years 2000 through 2004.''.

     SEC. 4. PROGRAM OF PAYMENTS TO CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS THAT 
                   OPERATE GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

       Part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 
     U.S.C. 254b et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following subpart:

    ``Subpart IX--Support of Graduate Medical Education Programs in 
                          Children's Hospitals

     ``SEC. 340E. PROGRAM OF PAYMENTS TO CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS THAT 
                   OPERATE GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) Payments.--The Secretary shall make two payments 
     under this section to each children's hospital for each of 
     fiscal years 2000 and 2001, one for the direct expenses and 
     the other for indirect expenses associated with operating 
     approved graduate medical residency training programs.
       ``(b) Amount of Payments.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the amounts 
     payable under this section to a children's hospital for an 
     approved graduate medical residency training program for a 
     fiscal year are each of the following amounts:
       ``(A) Direct expense amount.--The amount determined under 
     subsection (c) for direct expenses associated with operating 
     approved graduate medical residency training programs.
       ``(B) Indirect expense amount.--The amount determined under 
     subsection (d) for indirect expenses associated with the 
     treatment of more severely ill patients and the additional 
     costs relating to teaching residents in such programs.
       ``(2) Capped amount.--
       ``(A) In general.--The total of the payments made to 
     children's hospitals under paragraph (1)(A) or paragraph 
     (1)(B) in a fiscal year shall not exceed the funds 
     appropriated under paragraph (1) or (2), respectively, of 
     subsection (f) for such payments for that fiscal year.
       ``(B) Pro rata reductions of payments for direct 
     expenses.--If the Secretary determines that the amount of 
     funds appropriated under subsection (f)(1) for a fiscal year 
     is insufficient to provide the total amount of payments 
     otherwise due for such periods under paragraph (1)(A), the 
     Secretary shall reduce the amounts so payable on a pro rata 
     basis to reflect such shortfall.
       ``(c) Amount of Payment for Direct Graduate Medical 
     Education.--
       ``(1) In general.--The amount determined under this 
     subsection for payments to a children's hospital for direct 
     graduate expenses relating to approved graduate medical 
     residency training programs for a fiscal year is equal to the 
     product of--
       ``(A) the updated per resident amount for direct graduate 
     medical education, as determined under paragraph (2)); and
       ``(B) the average number of full-time equivalent residents 
     in the hospital's graduate approved medical residency 
     training programs (as determined under section 1886(h)(4) of 
     the Social Security Act during the fiscal year.
       ``(2) Updated per resident amount for direct graduate 
     medical education.--The updated per resident amount for 
     direct graduate medical education for a hospital for a fiscal 
     year is an amount determined as follows:
       ``(A) Determination of hospital single per resident 
     amount.--The Secretary shall compute for each hospital 
     operating an approved graduate medical education program 
     (regardless of whether or not it is a children's hospital) a 
     single per resident amount equal to the average (weighted by 
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     full-time equivalent residents) of the primary care per 
     resident amount and the non-primary care per resident amount 
     computed under section 1886(h)(2) of the Social Security Act 
     for cost reporting periods ending during fiscal year 1997.
       ``(B) Determination of wage and non-wage-related proportion 
     of the single per resident amount.--The Secretary shall 
     estimate the average proportion of the single per resident 
     amounts computed under subparagraph (A) that is attributable 
     to wages and wage-related costs.
       ``(C) Standardizing per resident amounts.--The Secretary 
     shall establish a standardized per resident amount for each 
     such hospital--
       ``(i) by dividing the single per resident amount computed 
     under subparagraph (A) into a wage-related portion and a non-
     wage-related portion by applying the proportion determined 
     under subparagraph (B);
       ``(ii) by dividing the wage-related portion by the factor 
     applied under section 1886(d)(3)(E) of the Social Security 
     Act for discharges occurring during fiscal year 1999 for the 
     hospital's area; and
       ``(iii) by adding the non-wage-related portion to the 
     amount computed under clause (ii).
       ``(D) Determination of national average.--The Secretary 
     shall compute a national average per resident amount equal to 
     the average of the standardized per resident amounts computed 
     under subparagraph (C) for such hospitals, with the amount 
     for each hospital weighted by the average number of full-time 
     equivalent residents at such hospital.
       ``(E) Application to individual hospitals.--The Secretary 
     shall compute for each such hospital that is a children's 
     hospital a per resident amount--
       ``(i) by dividing the national average per resident amount 
     computed under subparagraph (D) into a wage-related portion 
     and a non-wage-related portion by applying the proportion 
     determined under subparagraph (B);
       ``(ii) by multiplying the wage-related portion by the 
     factor described in subparagraph (C)(ii) for the hospital's 
     area; and
       ``(iii) by adding the non-wage-related portion to the 
     amount computed under clause (ii).
       ``(F) Updating rate.--The Secretary shall update such per 
     resident amount for each such children's hospital by the 
     estimated percentage increase in the consumer price index for 
     all urban consumers during the period beginning October 1997 
     and ending with the midpoint of the hospital's cost reporting 
     period that begins during fiscal year 2000.
       ``(d) Amount of Payment for Indirect Medical Education.--
       ``(1) In general.--The amount determined under this 
     subsection for payments to a children's hospital for indirect 
     expenses associated with the treatment of more severely ill 
     patients and the additional costs related to the teaching of 
     residents for a fiscal year is equal to an amount determined 
     appropriate by the Secretary.
       ``(2) Factors.--In determining the amount under paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) take into account variations in case mix among 
     children's hospitals and the number of full-time equivalent 
     residents in the hospitals' approved graduate medical 
     residency training programs; and
       ``(B) assure that the aggregate of the payments for 
     indirect expenses associated with the treatment of more 
     severely ill patients and the additional costs related to the 
     teaching of residents under this section in a fiscal year are 
     equal to the amount appropriated for such expenses for the 
     fiscal year involved under subsection (f)(2).
       ``(e) Making of Payments.--
       ``(1) Interim payments.--The Secretary shall determine, 
     before the beginning of each fiscal year involved for which 
     payments may be made for a hospital under this section, the 
     amounts of the payments for direct graduate medical education 
     and indirect medical education for such fiscal year and shall 
     (subject to paragraph (2)) make the payments of such amounts 
     in 26 equal interim installments during such period.
       ``(2) Withholding.--The Secretary shall withhold up to 25 
     percent from each interim installment for direct graduate 
     medical education paid under paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Reconciliation.--At the end of each fiscal year for 
     which payments may be made under this section, the hospital 
     shall submit to the Secretary such information as the 
     Secretary determines to be necessary to determine the percent 
     (if any) of the total amount withheld under paragraph (2) 
     that is due under this section for the hospital for the 
     fiscal year. Based on such determination, the Secretary shall 
     recoup any overpayments made, or pay any balance due. The 
     amount so determined shall be considered a final intermediary 
     determination for purposes of applying section 1878 of the 
     Social Security Act and shall be subject to review under that 
     section in the same manner as the amount of payment under 
     section 1886(d) of such Act is subject to review under such 
     section.
       ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       ``(1) Direct graduate medical education.--
       ``(A) In general.--There are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
     appropriated, for payments under subsection (b)(1)(A)--
       ``(i) for fiscal year 2000, $90,000,000; and
       ``(ii) for fiscal year 2001, $95,000,000.
       ``(B) Carryover of excess.--The amounts appropriated under 
     subparagraph (A) for fiscal year 2000 shall remain available 
     for obligation through the end of fiscal year 2001.
       ``(2) Indirect medical education.--There are hereby 
     authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the 
     Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for payments under 
     subsection (b)(1)(A)--
       ``(A) for fiscal year 2000, $190,000,000; and
       ``(B) for fiscal year 2001, $190,000,000.
       ``(g) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Approved graduate medical residency training 
     program.--The term `approved graduate medical residency 
     training program' has the meaning given the term `approved 
     medical residency training program' in section 1886(h)(5)(A) 
     of the Social Security Act.
       ``(2) Children's hospital.--The term `children's hospital' 
     means a hospital described in section 1886(d)(1)(B)(iii) of 
     the Social Security Act.
       ``(3) Direct graduate medical education costs.--The term 
     `direct graduate medical education costs' has the meaning 
     given such term in section 1886(h)(5)(C) of the Social 
     Security Act.''.

     SEC. 5. STUDY REGARDING SHORTAGES OF LICENSED PHARMACISTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     (in this section referred to as the ``Secretary''), acting 
     through the appropriate agencies of the Public Health 
     Services, shall conduct a study to determine whether and to 
     what extent there is a shortage of licensed pharmacists. In 
     carrying out the study, the Secretary shall seek the comments 
     of appropriate public and private entities regarding any such 
     shortage.
       (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     complete the study under subsection (a) and submit to the 
     Congress a report that describes the findings made through 
     the study and that contains a summary of the comments 
     received by the Secretary pursuant to such subsection.

     SEC. 6. REPORT ON TELEMEDICINE.

       Not later than January 10, 2001, the Director of the Agency 
     for Health Research and Quality shall submit to the Congress 
     a report that--
       (1) identifies any factors that inhibit the expansion and 
     accessibility of telemedicine services, including factors 
     relating to telemedicine networks;
       (2) identifies any factors that, in addition to 
     geographical isolation, should be used to determine which 
     patients need or require access to telemedicine care;
       (3) determines the extent to which--
       (A) patients receiving telemedicine service have benefited 
     from the services, and are satisfied with the treatment 
     received pursuant to the services; and
       (B) the medical outcomes for such patients would have 
     differed if telemedicine services had not been available to 
     the patients;
       (4) determines the extent to which physicians involved with 
     telemedicine services have been satisfied with the medical 
     aspects of the services;
       (5) determines the extent to which primary care physicians 
     are enhancing their medical knowledge and experience through 
     the interaction with specialists provided by telemedicine 
     consultations; and
       (6) identifies legal and medical issues relating to State 
     licensing of health professionals that are presented by 
     telemedicine services, and provides any recommendations of 
     the Director for responding to such issues.

     SEC. 7. BUY AMERICAN PROVISIONS.

       (a) 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'').
       (b) Sense of the Congress; Requirement Regarding Notice.--
       (1) 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.
       (2) Notice to recipients of assistance.--In providing 
     financial assistance under this Act, the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services shall provide to each recipient of the 
     assistance a notice describing the statement made in 
     paragraph (1) by the Congress.

  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. 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 vote was taken by electronic device.


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It was decided in the

Yeas

417

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affirmative

Nays

7

para. 103.21                  [Roll No. 457]

                                YEAS--417

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--7

     Chenoweth
     Coburn
     Duncan
     Hostettler
     Johnson, Sam
     Paul
     Royce

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Archer
     McCarthy (NY)
     McKinney
     Riley
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Sessions
     Thomas
     Wu
  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  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. BILIRAKIS, 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 technical and conforming changes as may be 
necessary to reflect the actions of the House.

para. 103.23  message from the president--veto of h.r. 2587

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, 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. 2587, the ``District 
of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2000.'' Although the bill provides 
important funding for the District of Columbia, I am vetoing this bill 
because it includes a number of highly objectionable provisions that are 
unwarranted intrusions into local citizens' decisions about local 
matters.
  I commend the Congress for developing a bill that includes requested 
funding for the District of Columbia. The bill includes essential 
funding for District Courts and Corrections and the D.C. Offender 
Supervision Agency and goes a long way toward providing requested funds 
for a new tuition assistance program for District of Columbia residents. 
I appreciate the additional funding included in the bill to promote the 
adoption of children in the District's foster care system, to support 
the Children's National Medical Center, to assist the Metropolitan 
Police Department in eliminating open-air drug trafficking in the 
District, and for drug testing and treatment, among other programs.
  However, I am disappointed that the Congress has added to the bill a 
number of highly objectionable provisions that would interfere with 
local decisions about local matters. Were it not for these provisions, I 
would sign the bill into law. Many of the Members who voted for this 
legislation represent States and localities that do not impose similar 
restrictions on their own citizens. I urge the Congress to remove the 
following provisions expeditiously to prevent the interruption of 
important funding for the District of Columbia:
  --Voting Representation. H.R. 2587 would prohibit not only the use of 
    Federal, but also District funds to provide assistance for petition 
    drives or civil actions that seek to obtain voting representation in 
    the Congress for residents of the District of Columbia.
  --Limit on Access to Representation in Special Education Cases. The 
    bill would cap the award of plaintiffs' attorneys' fees in cases 
    brought by parents of District schoolchildren against the District 
    of Columbia Public Schools under the Individuals with Disabilities 
    Education Act (IDEA). In the long run, this provision would likely 
    limit the access of the District's poor families to quality legal 
    representation, thus impairing their due process protections 
    provided by the IDEA.
  --Abortion. The bill would prohibit the use of not only Federal, but 
    also District funds to pay for abortions except in those cases where 
    the life of the mother is endangered or in situations involving rape 
    or incest.
  --Domestic Partners Act. The bill would prohibit the use of not only 
    Federal, but also District funds to implement or enforce the Health 
    Care Benefits Expansion Act of 1992.
  --Needle Exchange Programs. The bill contains a ban that would 
    seriously disrupt current AIDS/HIV prevention efforts by prohibiting 
    the use of Federal and local funds for needle exchange programs. 
    H.R. 2587 denies not only Federal, but also District funding to any 
    public or

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    private agency, including providers of HIV/AIDS-related services, in 
    the District of Columbia that uses the public or private agency's 
    own funds for needle exchange programs, undermining the principle of 
    home rule in the District.
  --Controlled Substances. The bill would prohibit the District from 
    legislating with respect to certain controlled substances, in a 
    manner that all States are free to do.
  --Restriction on City Council Salaries. The bill would limit the 
    amount of salary that can be paid to members of the District of 
    Columbia Council.
  I urge the Congress to send me a bill that maintains the important 
funding for the District provided in this bill and that eliminates these 
highly objectionable provisions as well as other provisions that 
undermine the ability of residents of the District of Columbia to make 
decisions about local matters.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, September 28, 1999.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, by unanimous consent, ordered 
that the veto message, together with the accompanying bill, be printed 
(H. Doc. 106-135) and spread upon the pages of the Journal of the House.
  On motion of Mr. ISTOOK, by unanimous consent, the veto message and 
accompanying bill were referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

para. 103.24  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 2606

  Mr. SESSIONS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-345) the resolution (H. Res. 307) waiving points of order 
against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2606) making 
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other 
purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 103.25  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2559

  Mr. SESSIONS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-346) the resolution (H. Res. 308) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2559) to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to 
strengthen the safety net for agricultural producers by providing 
greater access to more affordable risk management tools and improved 
protection from production and income loss, to improve the efficiency 
and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program, and for other 
purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 103.26  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. 68. Joint Resolution making continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, 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. 2605) ``An Act making 
appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.''.

para. 103.27  enrolled bill and joint resolution signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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. 2605. An Act making appropriations for energy and 
     water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2000, and for other purposes.
       H.J. Res. 68. Joint resolution making continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other 
     purposes.

para. 103.28  senate enrolled bills signed

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

       S. 293. 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. 944. An Act to amend Public Law 105-188 to provide for 
     the mineral leasing of certain Indian lands in Oklahoma.
       S. 1072. An Act to make certain technical and other 
     corrections relating to the Centennial of Flight 
     Commemoration Act (36 U.S.C. 143 note; 112 Stat. 3486 et 
     seq.).
       S. 1637. An Act to extend through the end of the current 
     fiscal year certain expiring Federal Aviation Administration 
     authorizations.

para. 103.29  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Ms. McKINNEY, 
for today.
  And then,

para. 103.30  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. MICA, at 9 o'clock and 2 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 103.31  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. GOODLING: Committee on Education and the Workforce. 
     H.R. 782. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to 
     authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 through 2003; 
     with amendments (Rept. No. 106-343). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 2923. A bill 
     to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend expiring 
     provisions, to fully allow the nonrefundable personal credits 
     against regular tax liability, and for other purposes; with 
     an amendment (Rept. No. 106-344). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
       Mr. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 307. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2606) making 
     appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and 
     related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2000, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-345). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.
       Mr. SESSIONS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 308. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2559) to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to strengthen 
     the safety net for agricultural producers by providing 
     greater access to more affordable risk management tools and 
     improved protection from production and income loss, to 
     improve the efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop 
     insurance program, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-
     346). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 103.32  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. BARR of Georgia:
       H.R. 2959. A bill to prohibit the Legalization of Marijuana 
     for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1998 from taking effect; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Collins, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
             Pombo, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Crane, Mr. English, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Graham, and Mr. Chabot):
       H.R. 2960. A bill to restore the division of governmental 
     responsibilities between the Federal 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, and in addition to the Committee on Government 
     Reform, for a period to be 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. Archer, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Lampson, Mrs. 
             Northup, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Brady of Texas, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Reyes, and Mr. 
             Gonzalez):
       H.R. 2961. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to authorize a 3-year pilot program under which the 
     Attorney General may extend the period for voluntary 
     departure in the case of certain nonimmigrant aliens who 
     require medical treatment in the United States and were 
     admitted under the Visa Waiver Pilot Program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. Packard, 
             Mr. Hunter, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Cunningham, Mrs. Bono, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Radanovich, 
             Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Gary 
             Miller of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Horn, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
             Dreier, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. 
             Farr of California, Mr. Becerra, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Ose, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rogan, Mr.

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             Sherman, Mr. Berman, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Pelosi, and Ms. 
             Lee):
       H.R. 2962. A bill to provide for the issuance of a 
     promotion, research, and information order applicable to 
     certain handlers of Hass avocados; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. CLYBURN (for himself, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, and Ms. McKinney):
       H.R. 2963. A bill to direct the Librarian of Congress to 
     purchase papers of Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior, from Dr. 
     King's estate; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Canady of Florida, 
             Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Allen, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mrs. Northup, and Mr. Pickett):
       H.R. 2964. 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 Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. 
             Gilman):
       H.R. 2965. A bill to amend title III of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide for digital 
     education partnerships; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. SHOWS (for himself and Mr. Norwood):
       H.R. 2966. A bill to restore health care coverage to 
     retired members of the uniformed services; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Armed 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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii):
       H.R. 2967. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide an increase in payments for physician 
     services provided in health professional shortage areas in 
     Alaska and Hawaii; 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.J. Res. 69. A joint resolution disapproving the 
     Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 
     1998; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. HERGER:
       H. Res. 306. A resolution expressing the desire of the 
     House of Representatives to not spend any of the budget 
     surplus created by Social Security receipts and to continue 
     to retire the debt held by the public; 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. DIAZ-BALART:
       H. Res. 307. A resolution waiving points of order against 
     the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2606) 
     making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
     financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2000, and for other purposes; House Calendar 
     No. 118. House Report No. 106-345.
           By Mr. SESSIONS:
       H. Res. 308. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2559) to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
     to strengthen the safety net for agricultural producers by 
     providing greater access to more affordable risk management 
     tools and improved protection from production and income 
     loss, to improve the efficiency and integrity of the Federal 
     crop insurance program, and for other purposes; House 
     Calendar No. 119. House Report No. 106-346.
           By Mrs. MORELLA:
       H. Res. 309. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding strategies to better protect 
     millions of Americans with food allergies from potentially 
     fatal allergic reactions, and to further assure the safety of 
     manufactured food from inadvertent allergen contamination; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. NORWOOD:
       H. Res. 310. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 358) 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. NORWOOD:
       H. Res. 311. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1136) to increase the availability and choice 
     of quality health care; to the Committee on Rules. 

para. 103.33  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       232. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of Texas, relative to House Concurrent Resolution 
     No. 133 memorializing the United States Congress to ensure 
     that the critical infrastructure for the U.S. military 
     defense strategy be maintained through the renewal of the 
     withdrawal from the public use of the McGregor Range land 
     beyond 2001; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       233. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to Assembly Joint No. 12 memorializing 
     the President and the Congress of the United States to 
     provide the full 40-percent federal share of funding for 
     special education programs so that California and other vital 
     state and local programs will not be required to take funding 
     from other vital state and local programs in order to fund 
     this underfunded federal mandate; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       234. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, relative to House 
     Resolution 1218 memorializing the Congress of the United 
     States to seek a just and peaceful resolution of the 
     situation in Cyprus; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       235. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of New Jersey, relative to Assembly Resolution No. 163 
     memorializing Congress to restore funding for the Clean Water 
     State Revolving Fund program in the proposed Federal Fiscal 
     Year 2000 budget; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       236. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution 11 
     memorializing the President and the Congress of the United 
     States to support Staff Sergeant Ramirez, Staff Sergeant 
     Stone, Specialist Gonzales, and to press for the safe and 
     speedy return of all other prisoners of war; jointly to the 
     Committees on Armed Services and International Relations.
       237. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     California, relative to Senate Resolution No. 15 
     memorializing the Federal Government to take the appropriate 
     steps to encourage workers and their employees to save or 
     invest for retirement to supplement the basic benefits of the 
     Social Security Program; jointly to the Committees on 
     Education and the Workforce and Ways and Means.
       238. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 17 
     urging the United States Congress to pass the ``Work 
     Incentives Improvement Act of 1999''; jointly to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce. 

para. 103.34  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

       Mr. TRAFICANT introduced A bill (H.R. 2968) for the relief 
     of Imbeth Belay; which was referred to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary. 

para. 103.35  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 123: Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 170: Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 354: Ms. Lee, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
     Filner, Mr. Herger, Mr. Traficant, and Mrs. Maloney of New 
     York.
       H.R. 382: Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 424: Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Hall of Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
     Texas, and Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 541: Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 595: Mr. Ortiz and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 623: Ms. Pryce of Ohio and Mr. Davis of Virginia.
       H.R. 637: Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 664: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 721: Mr. Udall of Colorado and Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 742: Mr. Bonior and Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 802: Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
     Meehan, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Rothman, 
     and Ms. Danner. H.R. 828: Mr. Murtha.
       H.R. 935: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 1032: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 1102: Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1115: Mr. Kasich, Mr. Salmon, Mr. King, Mr. McInnis, 
     Mr. Dreier, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Jones of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Ford, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Deutsch, 
     and Mr. Holt.
       H.R. 1221: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Etheridge, and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 1228: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and 
     Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 1237: Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 1248: Mr. Kucinich and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 1274: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, and 
     Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 1322: Mrs. Wilson.
       H.R. 1360: Mr. Borski, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 1515: Mr. Wu, Mr. Delahunt, and Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 1525: Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 1663: Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. simpson, Mr. Everett, 
     and Mr. Hill of Indiana.
       H.R. 1708: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1734: Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 1803: Mr. Fletcher, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
     Largent, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
     Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
     Ewing, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Graham, Mr. Doolittle, 
     Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Ney, Mr. Petri, and Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 1832: Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 1887: Mr. Engel, Mr. Pastor, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1899: Mr. Dicks.
       H.R. 2228: Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 2241: Mr. Rahall, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. 
     Brown of Florida, and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 2258: Mr. Towns.

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       H.R. 2260: Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 2269: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
     Stupak, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
     Baldacci, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Rush, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
     Moore, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
     Thompson of California, Ms. Eshoo, and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 2325: Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 2337: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 2345: Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 2369: Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
     Menendez, Mr. Wu, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Smith of Texas, and 
     Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 2418: Mr. Pickett, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Chambliss, 
     Mr. Lewis of Georiga, Mr. Dicks, and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 2436: Mr. Bryant, Mr. Crane, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Doolittle, 
     Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Packard, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
     Murtha, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Wicker, 
     Mr. Camp, and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 2451: Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 2492: Mr. Walsh and Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 2498: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Smith of New 
     Jersey, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. Hoeffel.
       H.R. 2634: Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 2711: Mr. Reynolds.
       H.R. 2723: Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
     Matsui, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
     Sherman, Mr. Owens, Mr. Clement, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, 
     Mr. Bentsen, Ms. Rivers, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Farr of California, 
     Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Dixon, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Stupak, Mrs. Jones 
     of Ohio, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
     Meeks of New York, Mr. Evans, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. 
     Wexler, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
     Coyne, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
     Pelosi, Mr. Inslee, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Clyburn, 
     Mr. Costello, Mr. Allen, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Moore, Mr. Hinchey, 
     Mr. Menendez, Ms. DeGette, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. 
     DeLauro, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. 
     Kaptur, Mr. Wise, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Levin, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
     Pastor, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Boswell, Mr. 
     Strickland, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Davis of Florida, 
     Mr. Baird, Mr. Sabo, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Filner, 
     and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 2726: Mr. Young of Alaska.
       H.R. 2735: Mr. Thompson of California.
       H.R. 2738: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 2749: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H.R. 2807: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 2809: Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Pombo, Ms. Lofgren, 
     Mr. Udall of Colordao, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
     Upton, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 2816: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 2867: Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 2885: Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 2894: Mr. Carson.
       H.R. 2895: Mr. Pombo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
     and Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 2902: Mr. Clay, Mr. Minge, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
     Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Filner, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Owens, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Norton, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
     Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Lee, Mr. Hilliard, 
     Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 2919: Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 2926: Mr. Cunningham and Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 2936: Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 2941: Mr. Pastor.
       H.J. Res. 53: Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
     Foley, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
     Vitter, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Weller.
       H.J. Res. 55: Mrs. Kelly.
       H. Con. Res. 58: Mr. Davis of Florida.
       H. Con. Res. 74: Mr. Underwood and Mr. Olver.
       H. Con. Res. 89: Ms. McKinney, Ms. Rivers, Ms. McCarthy of 
     Missouri, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. Larson.
       H. Con. Res. 147: Mr. Luther.
       H. Con. Res. 177: Mr. Allen, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Lee, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Luther, 
     Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. McGovern, Ms. McKinney, Ms. 
     Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Stark, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H. Con. Res. 186: Mr. Wolf, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
     Bachus, and Mr. Cannon.
       H. Res. 15: Mrs. Morella.
       H. Res. 279: Mr. Kingston and Mr. Isakson.
       H. Res. 298: Mr. LoBiondo and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H. Res. 303: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
     Graham, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeMint, Mr. 
     McIntosh, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. Duncan.

para. 103.36  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       52. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the City of 
     Milwaukee, relative to Resolution File No. 990438 petitioning 
     Congress to endorse the initiation and implementation of a 
     Complete Count Census Program for the 2000 Census; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       53. Also, a petition of the City of Santa Monica, relative 
     to Resolution No. 99-01 petitioning Congress to pass 
     legislation to fully fund the Land and Water Conservation 
     Fund and to renew and strengthen our Nation's investment in 
     urban areas by revitalizing the Urban Park and Recreation 
     Recovery (UPARR) Program; to the Committee on Resources.
       54. Also, a petition of Cayuga County Legislature, relative 
     to Resolution petitioning the United States Congress to 
     expeditiously approve the Treaties of 1795 and 1807 between 
     the Cayuga Indian Nation and the State of New York; jointly 
     to the Committees on the Judiciary and Resources. 
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                   WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1999 (104)

para. 104.1  appointment 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:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                               September 29, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Jim Nussle to act as Speaker 
     pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 104.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NUSSLE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, September 28, 1999.
  Mr. KLINK, 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. NUSSLE, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. KLINK objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NUSSLE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that the vote would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para. 104.3  communications

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

       4557. 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; Limiting the Volume of Small 
     Red Seedless Grapefruit [Docket No. FV99-905-3 IFR] received 
     September 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       4558. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Department of the Air Force, transmitting 
     notification that the Commander of Air Education and Training 
     Command is initiating a Multiple Support Function comparison 
     of the base operating support functions at Kessler Air Force 
     Base (AFB), Mississippi, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 nt.; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       4559. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting a report on the 
     Effectiveness and Cost of the Civilian Separation Incentive 
     Program for Fiscal Year 1998; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       4560. A letter from the Departments of the Army and the Air 
     Force, transmitting a report on Enhancing the National 
     Guard's Readiness to Support Emergency Responders in Domestic 
     Chemical and Biological Terrorism Defense; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       4561. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a determination that it is necessary to order the 
     transportation of 16 Chemical Agent Identification Sets 
     (CAIS) recently recovered in Guam and currently stored on 
     Anderson Air Force Base, Gaum, to Johnston Atoll; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       4562. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report specifing for each military treatment facility the 
     amount collected from third-party payers during the 
     preceeding fiscal year; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       4563. A letter from the Board of Governors of the Federal 
     Reserve System, transmitting the report on State member bank 
     compliance with the national flood insurance program, 
     pursuant to Public Law 103--325, section 529(a) (108 Stat. 
     2266); to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       4564. A letter from the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, Office of Thrift Supervision, Board of Governors 
     of the Federal Reserve System, Comptroller of the Currency, 
     transmitting a joint report, required by section 402 of the 
     Credit Union Membership Access Act of 1998, detailing the 
     progress of the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory 
     Improvement Act of 1994 since the report of September 1996; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       4565. A letter from the Federal Housing Finance Board, 
     transmitting the Board's Annual Report on the Low-Income 
     Housing and Community Development Activities of the Federal 
     Home Loan Bank System for 1998, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1422b; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       4566. A letter from the Office of Special Education and 
     Rehabilitative Services, De

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     partment of Education, transmitting Final Funding Priorities 
     for Fiscal Year (FY) 2000 and Subsequent Fiscal Years--
     Training of Interpreters for Individuals Who Are Deaf or Hard 
     of Hearing and Individuals Who Are Deaf-Blind, pursuant to 20 
     U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       4567. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 13-123, 
     ``Condominium Amendment Act of 1999,'' pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       4568. A letter from the Director, Administration and 
     Management, Department of Defense, transmitting a report of 
     the Department of Air Force vacancy; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       4569. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting a report on the Government's helium program 
     providing operating, statistical, and financial information 
     for the fiscal year 1998, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 167n; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       4570. 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 Possession Limits for Certain Migratory Game 
     Birds (RIN: 1018-AF24) received September 24, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4571. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting 
     the Secretary's annual report on employment and training 
     programs, pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 1579(d); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       4572. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule-- Veterans Education: Montgomery GI 
     Bill--Active Duty; Administrative Error (RIN: 2900-AJ70) 
     received September 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       4573. A letter from the Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting a report on the Accession of the Republic of 
     Georgia to the World Trade Organization; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       4574. A letter from the Executive Director, Office of 
     Compliance, transmitting the Three Year Report of the Office 
     of Compliance; jointly to the Committees on House 
     Administration and Education and the Workforce. 

para. 104.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Ms. McDevitt, 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. 34. Joint resolution congratulating and 
     commending the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

  The message also announced that the Senate has passed a bill of the 
following title in which concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 1156. An Act to amend provisions of law enacted by the 
     Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 to 
     ensure full analysis of potential impacts on small entities 
     of rules proposed by certain agencies, and for other 
     purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendment of 
the House to the bill (S. 249) ``An Act to provide funding for the 
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, to reauthorize the 
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, and for other purposes.''.

para. 104.5  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2559

  Mr. SESSIONS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 308):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2559) to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
     to strengthen the safety net for agricultural producers by 
     providing greater access to more affordable risk management 
     tools and improved protection from production and income 
     loss, to improve the efficiency and integrity of the Federal 
     crop insurance program, 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 Agriculture. 
     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 Agriculture now 
     printed in the bill, modified by the amendments printed in 
     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. No amendment to that 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 8 of rule XVIII and except pro forma 
     amendments for the purpose of debate. Each amendment so 
     printed may be offered only by the Member who caused it to be 
     printed or his designee, 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. 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. SESSIONS, 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. NUSSLE, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

422

When there appeared

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Nays

1

para. 104.6                   [Roll No. 458]

                                YEAS--422

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty

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     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Vento
       

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Dixon
     Hill (IN)
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Nadler
     Scarborough
     Spratt
     Thomas
     Watts (OK)
     Wu
  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. 104.7  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NUSSLE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
Chair's approval of the Journal of Tuesday, September 28, 1999.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NUSSLE, 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.

Yeas

375

When there appeared

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Nays

43

para. 104.8                   [Roll No. 459]

                                YEAS--375

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     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
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--43

     Aderholt
     Baird
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Capuano
     Clay
     Costello
     Crane
     DeFazio
     English
     Filner
     Gibbons
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hooley
     Hulshof
     Kucinich
     LoBiondo
     Markey
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Miller, George
     Moran (KS)
     Oberstar
     Pastor
     Pickett
     Ramstad
     Riley
     Sabo
     Schaffer
     Slaughter
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Weller

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Boswell
     Cubin
     DeLay
     Dixon
     Gordon
     Green (WI)
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Kind (WI)
     Nadler
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Scarborough
     Thomas
     Wu
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 104.9  agricultural risk protection

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NUSSLE, pursuant to House Resolution 308 
and rule XVIII, 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. 2559) to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to strengthen the 
safety net for agricultural producers by providing greater access to 
more affordable risk management tools and improved protection from 
production and income loss, to improve the efficiency and integrity of 
the Federal crop insurance program, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NUSSLE, 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. McHUGH, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaTOURETTE, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 308, 
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

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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 
     ``Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 1999''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

               TITLE I--STRENGTHENING THE FARM SAFETY NET

Sec. 101. Premium schedule for additional coverage.
Sec. 102. Premium schedule for other plans of insurance.
Sec. 103. Adjustment in actual production history to establish 
              insurable yields.
Sec. 104. Review and adjustment in rating methodologies.
Sec. 105. Conduct of pilot programs, including livestock.
Sec. 106. Cost of production as a price election.
Sec. 107. Premium discounts for good performance.
Sec. 108. Options for catastrophic risk protection.
Sec. 109. Authority for nonprofit associations to pay fees on behalf of 
              producers.
Sec. 110. Elections regarding prevented planting coverage.
Sec. 111. Limitations under noninsured crop disaster assistance 
              program.
Sec. 112. Quality grade loss adjustment.

                 TITLE II--IMPROVING PROGRAM INTEGRITY

Sec. 201. Limitation on double insurance.
Sec. 202. Improving program compliance and integrity.
Sec. 203. Sanctions for false information.
Sec. 204. Protection of confidential information.
Sec. 205. Records and reporting.
Sec. 206. Compliance with State licensing requirements.

                       TITLE III--ADMINISTRATION

Sec. 301. Board of Directors of Corporation.
Sec. 302. Promotion of submission of policies and related materials.
Sec. 303. Research and development, including contracts regarding 
              underserved commodities.
Sec. 304. Funding for reimbursement and research and development.
Sec. 305. Board consideration of submitted policies and materials.
Sec. 306. Contracting for rating of plans of insurance.
Sec. 307. Electronic availability of crop insurance information.
Sec. 308. Fees for use of new policies and plans of insurance.
Sec. 309. Clarification of producer requirement to follow good farming 
              practices.
Sec. 310. Reimbursements and negotiation of standard reinsurance 
              agreement.

              TITLE IV--EFFECTIVE DATE AND IMPLEMENTATION

Sec. 401. Effective date.
Sec. 402. Special rules regarding implementation of certain amendments.
Sec. 403. Savings clause.
Sec. 404. Sense of the Congress.
               TITLE I--STRENGTHENING THE FARM SAFETY NET

     SEC. 101. PREMIUM SCHEDULE FOR ADDITIONAL COVERAGE.

       (a) Premium Amounts.--Section 508(d)(2) of the Federal Crop 
     Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(d)(2)) is amended by striking 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C) and inserting the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B) In the case of additional coverage equal to or 
     greater than 50 percent of the recorded or appraised average 
     yield indemnified at not greater than 100 percent of the 
     expected market price, or an equivalent coverage, the amount 
     of the premium shall--
       ``(i) be sufficient to cover anticipated losses and a 
     reasonable reserve; and
       ``(ii) include an amount for operating and administrative 
     expenses, as determined by the Corporation, on an industry-
     wide basis as a percentage of the amount of the premium used 
     to define loss ratio.''.
       (b) Payment Schedule.--Section 508(e)(2) of the Federal 
     Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(e)(2)) is amended by 
     striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) and inserting the 
     following new subparagraphs:
       ``(B) In the case of additional coverage equal to or 
     greater than 50 percent, but less than 55 percent, of the 
     recorded or appraised average yield indemnified at not 
     greater than 100 percent of the expected market price, or an 
     equivalent coverage, the amount shall be equal to the sum 
     of--
       ``(i) 67 percent of the amount of the premium established 
     under subsection (d)(2)(B)(i) for the coverage level 
     selected; and
       ``(ii) the amount determined under subsection (d)(2)(B)(ii) 
     for the coverage level selected to cover operating and 
     administrative expenses.
       ``(C) In the case of additional coverage equal to or 
     greater than 55 percent, but less than 65 percent, of the 
     recorded or appraised average yield indemnified at not 
     greater than 100 percent of the expected market price, or an 
     equivalent coverage, the amount shall be equal to the sum 
     of--
       ``(i) 64 percent of the amount of the premium established 
     under subsection (d)(2)(B)(i) for the coverage level 
     selected; and
       ``(ii) the amount determined under subsection (d)(2)(B)(ii) 
     for the coverage level selected to cover operating and 
     administrative expenses.
       ``(D) In the case of additional coverage equal to or 
     greater than 65 percent, but less than 75 percent, of the 
     recorded or appraised average yield indemnified at not 
     greater than 100 percent of the expected market price, or an 
     equivalent coverage, the amount shall be equal to the sum 
     of--
       ``(i) 59 percent of the amount of the premium established 
     under subsection (d)(2)(B)(i) for the coverage level 
     selected; and
       ``(ii) the amount determined under subsection (d)(2)(B)(ii) 
     for the coverage level selected to cover operating and 
     administrative expenses.
       ``(E) In the case of additional coverage equal to or 
     greater than 75 percent, but less than 80 percent, of the 
     recorded or appraised average yield indemnified at not 
     greater than 100 percent of the expected market price, or an 
     equivalent coverage, the amount shall be equal to the sum 
     of--
       ``(i) 54 percent of the amount of the premium established 
     under subsection (d)(2)(B)(i) for the coverage level 
     selected; and
       ``(ii) the amount determined under subsection (d)(2)(B)(ii) 
     for the coverage level selected to cover operating and 
     administrative expenses.
       ``(F) In the case of additional coverage equal to or 
     greater than 80 percent, but less than 85 percent, of the 
     recorded or appraised average yield indemnified at not 
     greater than 100 percent of the expected market price, or an 
     equivalent coverage, the amount shall be equal to the sum 
     of--
       ``(i) 40.6 percent of the amount of the premium established 
     under subsection (d)(2)(B)(i) for the coverage level 
     selected; and
       ``(ii) the amount determined under subsection (d)(2)(B)(ii) 
     for the coverage level selected to cover operating and 
     administrative expenses.
       ``(G) Subject to subsection (c)(4), in the case of 
     additional coverage equal to or greater than 85 percent of 
     the recorded or appraised average yield indemnified at not 
     greater than 100 percent of the expected market price, or an 
     equivalent coverage, the amount shall be equal to the sum 
     of--
       ``(i) 30.6 percent of the amount of the premium established 
     under subsection (d)(2)(B)(i) for the coverage level 
     selected; and
       ``(ii) the amount determined under subsection (d)(2)(B)(ii) 
     for the coverage level selected to cover operating and 
     administrative expenses.''.
       (c) Premium Payment Disclosure.--Section 508(e) of the 
     Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(e)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Premium payment disclosure.--Each policy or plan of 
     insurance under this title shall prominently indicate the 
     dollar amount of the portion of the premium paid by the 
     Corporation under this subsection or subsection (h)(2).''.

     SEC. 102. PREMIUM SCHEDULE FOR OTHER PLANS OF INSURANCE.

       Section 508(h)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
     U.S.C. 1508(h)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``A policy'' and inserting the following:
       ``(A) Preparation.--A policy'';
       (2) by striking the second sentence; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) Premium schedule.--In the case of a policy offered 
     under this subsection (except paragraph (10)) or subsection 
     (m)(4), the Corporation shall pay a portion of the premium of 
     the policy that shall be equal to--
       ``(i) the percentage, specified in subsection (e) for a 
     similar level of coverage, of the total amount of the premium 
     used to define loss ratio; and
       ``(ii) the dollar amount of the administrative and 
     operating expenses that would be paid by the Corporation 
     under subsection (e) for a similar level of coverage.''.

     SEC. 103. ADJUSTMENT IN ACTUAL PRODUCTION HISTORY TO 
                   ESTABLISH INSURABLE YIELDS.

       (a) Use of Percentage of Transitional Yield.--Section 
     508(g) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(g)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Adjustment in actual production history to establish 
     insurable yields.--
       ``(A) Application.--This paragraph shall apply whenever the 
     Corporation uses the actual production history of the 
     producer to establish insurable yields for an agricultural 
     commodity for the 2001 and subsequent crop years.
       ``(B) Election to use percentage of transitional yield.--
     If, for one or more of the crop years used to establish the 
     producer's actual production history of an agricultural 
     commodity, the producer's recorded or appraised yield of the 
     commodity was less than 60 percent of the applicable 
     transitional yield, as determined by the Corporation, the 
     Corporation shall, at the election of the producer--
       ``(i) exclude any of such recorded or appraised yield; and
       ``(ii) replace each excluded yield with a yield equal to 60 
     percent of the applicable transitional yield.''.
       (b) APH Adjustment To Reflect Participation in Major Pest 
     Control Efforts.--

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     Section 508(g) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1508(g)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (4), as 
     added by subsection (a), the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Adjustment to reflect increased yields from 
     successful pest control efforts.--
       ``(A) Situations justifying adjustment.--The Corporation 
     shall develop a methodology for adjusting the actual 
     production history of a producer when each of the following 
     apply:
       ``(i) The producer's farm is located in an area where 
     systematic, area-wide efforts have been undertaken using 
     certain operations or measures, or the producer's farm is a 
     location at which certain operations or measures have been 
     undertaken, to detect, eradicate, suppress, or control, or at 
     least to prevent or retard the spread of, a plant disease or 
     plant pest, including a plant pest covered by the definition 
     in section 102 of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act 
     of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 147a).
       ``(ii) The presence of the plant disease or plant pest has 
     been found to adversely affect the yield of the agricultural 
     commodity for which the producer is applying for insurance.
       ``(iii) The efforts described in clause (i) have been 
     effective.
       ``(B) Adjustment amount.--The amount by which the 
     Corporation adjusts the actual production history of a 
     producer of an agricultural commodity shall reflect the 
     degree to which the success of the systematic, area-wide 
     efforts described in paragraph (1)(A), on average, increases 
     the yield of the commodity on the producer's farm, as 
     determined by the Corporation.''.

     SEC. 104. REVIEW AND ADJUSTMENT IN RATING METHODOLOGIES.

       Section 508(a) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1508(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) Review and adjustment of rates.--
       ``(A) Review required.--To maximize participation in the 
     Federal crop insurance program and to ensure equity for 
     producers, the Corporation shall periodically review the 
     methodologies employed for rating plans of insurance under 
     this title consistent with section 507(c)(2).
       ``(B) Premium adjustment.--The Corporation shall analyze 
     the rating and loss history of approved policies and plans of 
     insurance for agricultural commodities by area. If the 
     Corporation makes a determination that premium rates are 
     excessive for an agricultural commodity in an area relative 
     to the requirements of subsection (d)(2)(B) for that area, 
     then, in the 2000 crop year or as soon as practicable after 
     the determination is made, the Corporation shall make 
     appropriate adjustments in the premium rates for that area 
     for that agricultural commodity.''.

     SEC. 105. CONDUCT OF PILOT PROGRAMS, INCLUDING LIVESTOCK.

       (a) Repeal of Obsolete Pilot Programs.--Section 508(h) of 
     the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(h)) is amended 
     by striking paragraphs (6) and (8).
       (b) General Requirements.--Section 508(h) of the Federal 
     Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(h)) is amended by inserting 
     after paragraph (7) the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) General requirements applicable to pilot programs.--
     In conducting any pilot program of insurance or reinsurance 
     authorized or required by this title, the Corporation--
       ``(A) may offer the pilot program on a regional, whole 
     State, or national basis after considering the interests of 
     affected producers and the interests of and risks to the 
     Corporation;
       ``(B) may operate the pilot program, including any 
     modifications thereof, for a period of up to 3 years; and
       ``(C) may extend the time period for the pilot program for 
     additional periods, as determined appropriate by the 
     Corporation.''.
       (c) Expedited Consideration.--Section 508(h)(4) of the 
     Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(h)(4)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) 
     as clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv), respectively;
       (2) by moving the text of the clauses (as so designated) 2 
     ems to the right;
       (3) by striking ``The Corporation'' in the first sentence 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(A) Guidelines required.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of the Agricultural Risk Protection 
     Act of 1999, the Corporation''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) Expedited consideration of proposed pilot programs.--
     The regulations required by subparagraph (A) shall include 
     streamlined guidelines for the submission, and Board review, 
     of pilot programs that the Board determines are limited in 
     scope and duration and involve a reduced level of liability 
     to the Federal Government, and an increased level of risk to 
     approved insurance providers participating in the pilot 
     program, relative to other policies or materials submitted 
     under this subsection. The streamlined guidelines shall be 
     consistent with the guidelines established under subparagraph 
     (A), except as follows:
       ``(i) Not later than 60 days after submission of the 
     proposed pilot program, the Corporation shall provide an 
     applicant with notification of its intent to recommend 
     disapproval of the proposal to the Board.
       ``(ii) Not later than 90 days after the proposed pilot 
     program is submitted to the Board, the Board shall make a 
     determination to approve or disapprove the pilot program. Any 
     determination by the Board to disapprove the pilot program 
     shall be accompanied by a complete explanation of the reasons 
     for the Board's decision to deny approval. In the event the 
     Board fails to make a determination within the prescribed 
     time period, the pilot program submitted shall be deemed 
     approved by the Board for the initial reinsurance year 
     designated for the pilot program, except in the case where 
     the Board and the applicant agree to an extension.''.
       (d) Livestock Pilot Programs.--
       (1) Programs required.--Section 508(h) of the Federal Crop 
     Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(h)) is amended by striking 
     paragraph (10) and inserting the following new paragraph:
       ``(10) Livestock pilot programs.--
       ``(A) Programs required.--
       ``(i) Number and types of programs.--The Corporation shall 
     conduct two or more pilot programs to evaluate the 
     effectiveness of risk management tools for livestock 
     producers, including the use of--

       ``(I) futures and options contracts and policies and plans 
     of insurance that provide livestock producers with reasonable 
     protection from the financial risks of price or income 
     fluctuations inherent in the production and marketing of 
     livestock, provide protection for production losses, and 
     otherwise protect the interests of livestock producers; and
       ``(II) policies and plans of insurance that, 
     notwithstanding the second sentence of subsection (a)(1), and 
     subject to the exclusions in subsection (a)(3), provide 
     livestock producers with reasonable protection from liability 
     to mitigate or compensate for adverse environmental impacts 
     from producers' operations caused by natural disasters, 
     unusual weather or climatic conditions, third-party acts, or 
     other forces or occurrences beyond the producers' control, 
     and with coverage to satisfy obligations established by law 
     for closure of producers' operations.

       ``(ii) Purpose of programs.--To the maximum extent 
     practicable, the Corporation shall evaluate the greatest 
     number and variety of pilot programs described in clause (i) 
     to determine which of the offered risk management tools are 
     best suited to protect livestock producers from the financial 
     risks associated with the production and marketing of 
     livestock.
       ``(B) Implementation; assistance.--The Corporation shall 
     begin conducting livestock pilot programs under this 
     paragraph during fiscal year 2001, and any policy or plan of 
     insurance offered under this paragraph may be prepared 
     without regard to the limitations contained in this title. As 
     part of such a pilot program, the Corporation may provide 
     assistance to producers to purchase futures and options 
     contracts or policies and plans of insurance offered under 
     that pilot program. However, no action may be undertaken with 
     respect to a risk under this paragraph if the Corporation 
     determines that insurance protection for livestock producers 
     against the risk is generally available from private 
     companies.
       ``(C) Location.--The Corporation shall conduct the 
     livestock pilot programs under this paragraph in a number of 
     counties that is determined by the Corporation to be adequate 
     to provide a comprehensive evaluation of the feasibility, 
     effectiveness, and demand among producers for the risk 
     management tools evaluated in the pilot programs.
       ``(D) Eligible producers; livestock.--Any producer of a 
     type of livestock covered by a pilot program under this 
     paragraph who owns or operates a farm or ranch in a county 
     selected as a location for that pilot program shall be 
     eligible to participate in that pilot program. In this 
     paragraph, the term `livestock' means cattle, sheep, swine, 
     goats, and poultry.
       ``(E) Relation to other laws.--The terms and conditions of 
     any policy or plan of insurance offered under this paragraph 
     that is reinsured by the Corporation is not subject to the 
     jurisdiction of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission or 
     the Securities and Exchange Commission or considered as 
     accounts, agreements (including any transaction which is of 
     the character of, or is commonly known to the trade as, an 
     `option', `privilege', `indemnity', `bid', `offer', `put', 
     `call', `advance guaranty', or `decline guaranty'), or 
     transactions involving contracts of sale of a commodity for 
     future delivery, traded or executed on a contract market for 
     the purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et 
     seq.). Nothing in this subparagraph is intended to affect the 
     jurisdiction of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission or 
     the applicability of the Commodity Exchange Act to any 
     transaction conducted on a designated contract market (as 
     that term is used in such Act) by an approved insurance 
     provider to offset the provider's risk under a plan or policy 
     of insurance under this paragraph.
       ``(F) Limitation on expenditures.--The Corporation shall 
     conduct all livestock programs under this title so that, to 
     the maximum extent practicable, all costs associated with 
     conducting the livestock programs (other than research and 
     development costs covered by paragraph (6) or subsection 
     (m)(4)) are not expected to exceed the following:
       ``(i) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.
       ``(ii) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
       ``(iii) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       ``(iv) $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and each subsequent 
     fiscal year.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment to definition of agricultural 
     commodity.--Section 518 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
     U.S.C. 1518) is amended by striking ``livestock and'' after 
     ``commodity, excluding''.

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       (e) Funding of Livestock Pilot Programs.--
       (1) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 516(a)(2) of 
     the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1516(a)(2)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``years--'' and inserting ``years the 
     following:'';
       (B) by capitalizing the first letter of the first word of 
     each subparagraph;
       (C) by striking ``; and'' at the end of subparagraph (A) 
     and inserting a period; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Costs associated with the conduct of livestock pilot 
     programs carried out under section 508(h)(10), subject to 
     subparagraph (F) of such section.''.
       (2) Use of insurance fund.--Section 516(b)(1) of the 
     Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1516(b)(1)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``including--'' and inserting ``including 
     the following:'';
       (B) by capitalizing the first letter of the first word of 
     each subparagraph;
       (C) by striking the semicolon at the end of subparagraph 
     (A) and inserting a period;
       (D) by striking ``; and'' at the end of subparagraph (B) 
     and inserting a period; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Costs associated with the conduct of livestock pilot 
     programs carried out under section 508(h)(10), subject to 
     subparagraph (F) of such section.''.

     SEC. 106. COST OF PRODUCTION AS A PRICE ELECTION.

       Section 508(c)(5) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
     U.S.C. 1508(c)(5)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The Corporation shall establish a price'' 
     in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and inserting ``For 
     purposes of this title, the Corporation shall establish or 
     approve a price'';
       (2) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (3) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following--
       ``(C) in the case of cost of production or similar plans of 
     insurance, shall be the projected cost of producing the 
     agricultural commodity (as determined by the Corporation).''.

     SEC. 107. PREMIUM DISCOUNTS FOR GOOD PERFORMANCE.

       Section 508(d) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1508(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) Premium discounts.--
       ``(A) Performance-based discount.--The Corporation may 
     provide a performance-based premium discount for a producer 
     of an agricultural commodity who has good insurance or 
     production experience relative to other producers of that 
     agricultural commodity in the same area, as determined by the 
     Corporation.
       ``(B) Discount for reduced price for certain commodities.--
     A producer who insured wheat, barley, oats, or rye during at 
     least 2 of the 1995 through 1999 crop years may be eligible 
     to receive an additional 20 percent premium discount on the 
     producer-paid premium for any 2000 crop policy if the 
     producer demonstrates that the producer's wheat, barley, 
     oats, or rye crop was subjected to a discounted price due to 
     Scab or Vomitoxin damage, or both, during any 2 years of that 
     period. The 2000 insured crop or crops need not be wheat, 
     barley, oats, or rye to qualify for the discount under this 
     subparagraph. The 2 years of insurance and the 2 years of 
     discounted prices need not be the same.''.

     SEC. 108. OPTIONS FOR CATASTROPHIC RISK PROTECTION.

       Section 508(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1508(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Alternative catastrophic coverage.--Beginning with 
     the 2000 crop year, the Corporation shall offer producers of 
     an agricultural commodity the option of selecting either of 
     the following:
       ``(A) The catastrophic risk protection coverage available 
     under paragraph (2)(A).
       ``(B) An alternative catastrophic risk protection coverage 
     that--
       ``(i) indemnifies the producer on an area yield and loss 
     basis if such a plan of insurance is offered for the 
     agricultural commodity in the county in which the farm is 
     located;
       ``(ii) provides, on a uniform national basis, a higher 
     combination of yield and price protection than the coverage 
     available under paragraph (2)(A); and
       ``(iii) the Corporation determines is comparable to the 
     coverage available under paragraph (2)(A) for purposes of 
     subsection (e)(2)(A).''.

     SEC. 109. AUTHORITY FOR NONPROFIT ASSOCIATIONS TO PAY FEES ON 
                   BEHALF OF PRODUCERS.

       Section 508(b)(5) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
     U.S.C. 1508(b)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(F) Payment of fees on behalf of producers.--
       ``(i) Payment authorized.--Notwithstanding any other 
     subparagraph of this paragraph, a cooperative association of 
     agricultural producers or a nonprofit trade association may 
     pay to the Corporation, on behalf of a member of the 
     association who consents to be insured under such an 
     arrangement, all or a portion of the fees imposed under 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) for catastrophic risk protection.
       ``(ii) Treatment of licensing fees.--A licensing fee or 
     other payment made by the insurance provider to the 
     cooperative association or trade association in connection 
     with the issuance of catastrophic risk protection or 
     additional coverage under this section to members of the 
     cooperative association or trade association shall not be 
     considered to be a rebate to the members if the members are 
     informed in advance of the fee or payment.
       ``(iii) Selection of provider; delivery.--Nothing in this 
     subparagraph shall be construed so as to limit the ability of 
     a producer to choose the licensed insurance agent or other 
     approved insurance provider from whom the member will 
     purchase a policy or plan of insurance or to refuse coverage 
     for which a payment is offered to be made under clause (i). A 
     policy or plan of insurance for which a payment is made under 
     clause (i) shall be delivered by a licensed insurance agent 
     or other approved insurance provider.
       ``(iv) Additional coverage encouraged.--Cooperatives and 
     trade associations and any approved insurance provider with 
     whom a licensing fee or other arrangement under this 
     subparagraph is made shall encourage producer members to 
     purchase appropriate levels of additional coverage in order 
     to meet the risk management needs of such member 
     producers.''.

     SEC. 110. ELECTIONS REGARDING PREVENTED PLANTING COVERAGE.

       Section 508(a) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1508(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (7), as 
     added by section 104, the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) Prevented planting coverage.--
       ``(A) Election not to receive coverage.--
       ``(i) Election.--A producer may elect not to receive 
     coverage for prevented planting of an agricultural commodity.
       ``(ii) Reduction.--In the case of an election under clause 
     (i), the Corporation shall provide a reduction in the premium 
     payable by the producer for a plan of insurance in an amount 
     equal to the premium for the prevented planting coverage, as 
     determined by the Corporation.
       ``(B) Equal coverage.--For each agricultural commodity for 
     which prevented planting coverage is available, the 
     Corporation shall offer an equal percentage level of 
     prevented planting coverage.
       ``(C) Area conditions required for payment.--The 
     Corporation shall limit prevented planting payments to 
     producers to those situations in which producers in the area 
     in which the farm is located are generally affected by the 
     conditions that prevent an agricultural commodity from being 
     planted.
       ``(D) Substitute commodity.--
       ``(i) Authority to plant.--Subject to clause (iv), a 
     producer who has prevented planting coverage and who is 
     eligible to receive an indemnity under such coverage may 
     plant an agricultural commodity, other than the commodity 
     covered by the prevented planting coverage, on the acreage 
     originally prevented from being planted.
       ``(ii) Nonavailability of insurance.--A substitute 
     agricultural commodity planted as authorized by clause (i) 
     for harvest in the same crop year shall not be eligible for 
     coverage under a policy or plan of insurance under this title 
     or for noninsured crop disaster assistance under section 196 
     of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 
     (7 U.S.C. 7333). For purposes of subsection (b)(7) only, the 
     substitute commodity shall be deemed to have at least 
     catastrophic risk protection so as to satisfy the 
     requirements of that subsection.
       ``(iii) Effect on actual production history.--If a producer 
     plants a substitute agricultural commodity as authorized by 
     clause (i) for a crop year, the Corporation shall assign the 
     producer a recorded yield, for that crop year for the 
     commodity that was prevented from being planting, equal to 60 
     percent of the producer's actual production history for such 
     commodity for purposes of determining the producer's actual 
     production history for subsequent crop years.
       ``(iv) Effect on prevented planting payment.--If a producer 
     plants a substitute agricultural commodity as authorized by 
     clause (i) before the latest planting date established by the 
     Corporation for the agricultural commodity prevented from 
     being planted, the Corporation shall not make a prevented 
     planting payment with regard to the commodity prevented from 
     being planted.''.

     SEC. 111. LIMITATIONS UNDER NONINSURED CROP DISASTER 
                   ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       (b) Limitation.--Section 196(i) of the Federal Agriculture 
     Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333(i)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(B)--
       (A) by striking ``gross revenues'' in the subparagraph 
     heading and inserting ``adjusted gross income''; and
       (B) by striking ``gross revenue'' and ``gross revenues'' 
     each place they appear and inserting ``adjusted gross 
     income''; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(4) Limitation.--A person who has qualifying adjusted 
     gross income in excess of $2,000,000 during the taxable year 
     shall not be eligible to receive any noninsured crop disaster 
     assistance payment under this section.''.

     SEC. 112. QUALITY GRADE LOSS ADJUSTMENT.

       Section 508(a) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1508(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (8), as 
     added by section 110, the following new paragraph:
       ``(9) Quality grade loss adjustment.--Consistent with 
     subsection (m)(4), by the 2000 crop year, the Corporation 
     shall enter into a contract to analyze its quality loss ad

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     justment procedures and make such adjustments as may be 
     necessary to more accurately reflect local quality discounts 
     that are applied to agricultural commodities insured under 
     this title, taking into consideration the actuarial soundness 
     of the adjustment and the prevention of fraud, waste and 
     abuse.''.
                 TITLE II--IMPROVING PROGRAM INTEGRITY

     SEC. 201. LIMITATION ON DOUBLE INSURANCE.

       Section 508(a) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1508(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (9), as 
     added by section 112, the following new paragraph:
       ``(10) Limitation on double insurance.--
       ``(A) Restricted to catastrophic risk protection.--Except 
     for situations covered by subparagraph (B), no policy or plan 
     of insurance may be offered under this title for more than 
     one agricultural commodity planted on the same acreage in the 
     same crop year unless the coverage for the additional crop is 
     limited to catastrophic risk protection available under 
     subsection (b).
       ``(B) Exception for double-cropping.--A policy or plan of 
     insurance may be offered under this title for an agricultural 
     commodity and for an additional agricultural commodity when 
     both agricultural commodities are normally harvested within 
     the same crop year on the same acreage if the following 
     conditions are met:
       ``(i) There is an established practice of double-cropping 
     in the area and the additional agricultural commodity is 
     customarily double-cropped in the area with the first 
     agricultural commodity, as determined by the Corporation.
       ``(ii) A policy or plan of insurance for the first 
     agricultural commodity and the additional agricultural 
     commodity is available under this title.
       ``(iii) The additional commodity is planted on or before 
     the final planting date or late planting date for that 
     additional commodity, as established by the Corporation.''.

     SEC. 202. IMPROVING PROGRAM COMPLIANCE AND INTEGRITY.

       (a) Additional Methods.--Section 506(q) of the Federal Crop 
     Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1506(q)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs 
     (2) and (3);
       (2) by inserting after the subsection heading the following 
     new paragraph (1):
       ``(1) Purpose.--The purpose of this subsection is to 
     improve compliance with the Federal crop insurance program 
     and to improve program integrity.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(4) Reconciling producer information.--The Secretary 
     shall develop and implement a coordinated plan for the 
     Corporation and the Administrator of the Farm Service Agency 
     to reconcile all relevant information received by the 
     Corporation or the Farm Service Agency from a producer who 
     obtains crop insurance coverage under this title. Beginning 
     with the 2000 crop year, the Secretary shall require that the 
     Corporation and the Farm Service Agency reconcile such 
     producer-derived information on at least an annual basis in 
     order to identify and address any discrepancies.
       ``(5) Identification and elimination of fraud, waste, and 
     abuse.--
       ``(A) FSA monitoring program.--The Secretary shall develop 
     and implement a coordinated plan for the Farm Service Agency 
     to assist the Corporation in the ongoing monitoring of 
     programs carried out under this title, including--
       ``(i) conducting fact finding relative to allegations of 
     program fraud, waste, and abuse, both at the request of the 
     Corporation or on its own initiative after consultation with 
     the Corporation;
       ``(ii) reporting any allegation of fraud, waste, and abuse 
     or identified program vulnerabilities to the Corporation in a 
     timely manner; and
       ``(iii) assisting the Corporation and approved insurance 
     providers in auditing a statistically appropriate number of 
     claims made under any policy or plan of insurance under this 
     title.
       ``(B) Use of field infrastructure.--The plan required by 
     this paragraph shall use the field infrastructure of the Farm 
     Service Agency, and the Secretary shall ensure that relevant 
     Farm Service Agency personnel are appropriately trained for 
     any responsibilities assigned to them under the plan. At a 
     minimum, such personnel shall receive the same level of 
     training and pass the same basic competency tests as required 
     of loss adjusters of approved insurance providers.
       ``(C) Maintenance of provider effort; cooperation.--The 
     activities of the Farm Service Agency under this paragraph do 
     not affect the responsibility of approved insurance providers 
     to conduct any audits of claims or other program reviews 
     required by the Corporation. If an insurance provider reports 
     to the Corporation that it suspects intentional 
     misrepresentation, fraud, waste, or abuse, the Corporation 
     shall make a determination and provide a written response 
     within 90 days after receiving the report. The insurance 
     provider and the Corporation shall take coordinated action in 
     any case where misrepresentation, fraud, waste, or abuse has 
     occurred.
       ``(6) Consultation with State committees.--The Corporation 
     shall establish a mechanism under which State committees of 
     the Farm Service Agency are consulted concerning policies and 
     plans of insurance offered in a State under this title.
       ``(7) Annual report on compliance efforts.--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 an annual report containing 
     findings relative to the efforts undertaken pursuant to 
     paragraphs (4) and (5). The report shall identify specific 
     occurrences of waste, fraud, and abuse and contain an outline 
     of actions that have been or are being taken to eliminate the 
     identified waste, fraud, and abuse.''.
       (b) Technical Correction.--Paragraph (3) of section 506(q) 
     of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1506(q)), as 
     redesignated by subsection (a), is amended by striking ``this 
     subsection'' and inserting ``this paragraph''.

     SEC. 203. SANCTIONS FOR FALSE INFORMATION.

       (a) Authorized Sanctions.--Section 506(n) of the Federal 
     Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1506(n)) is amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Penalties'' 
     and inserting ``Sanctions for Violations'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3) and, in 
     such paragraph, by striking ``penalty'' and ``assessing 
     penalties'' and inserting ``sanction'' and ``imposing a 
     sanction'', respectively; and
       (3) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following 
     new paragraphs:
       ``(1) False information.--If a producer, an agent, a loss 
     adjuster, an approved insurance provider, or any other person 
     willfully and intentionally provides any false or inaccurate 
     information to the Corporation or to an approved insurance 
     provider with respect to a policy or plan of insurance under 
     this title, the Corporation may, after notice and an 
     opportunity for a hearing on the record, impose one or more 
     of the sanctions specified in paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Authorized sanctions.--The following sanctions may be 
     imposed for a violation under paragraph (1):
       ``(A) The Corporation may impose a civil fine for each 
     violation not to exceed the greater of--
       ``(i) the amount of the pecuniary gain obtained as a result 
     of the false or inaccurate information provided; or
       ``(ii) $10,000.
       ``(B) If the violation is committed by a producer, the 
     producer may be disqualified for a period of up to 5 years 
     from--
       ``(i) participating in, or receiving any benefit provided 
     under this title, the noninsured crop disaster assistance 
     program under section 196 of the Federal Agriculture 
     Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333), the 
     Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.), 
     the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.), the 
     Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714 et 
     seq.), or the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 
     1281 et seq.);
       ``(ii) receiving any loan made, insured, or guaranteed 
     under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 
     U.S.C. 1921 et seq.);
       ``(iii) receiving any benefit provided, or indemnity made 
     available, under any other law to assist a producer of an 
     agricultural commodity due to a crop loss or a decline in 
     commodity prices; or
       ``(iv) receiving any cost share assistance for conservation 
     or any other assistance provided under title XII of the Food 
     Security Act (16 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.).
       ``(C) If the violation is committed by an agent, loss 
     adjuster, approved insurance provider, or any other person 
     (other than a producer), the violator may be disqualified for 
     a period of up to 5 years from participating in, or receiving 
     any benefit provided under this title.
       ``(D) If the violation is committed by a producer, the 
     Corporation may require the producer to forfeit any premium 
     owed under the policy, notwithstanding a denial of claim or 
     collection of an overpayment, if the false or inaccurate 
     information was material.''.
       (b) Disclosure of Sanctions.--Section 506(n) of the Federal 
     Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1506(n)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Disclosure of sanctions.--Each policy or plan of 
     insurance under this title shall prominently indicate the 
     sanctions prescribed under paragraph (2) for willfully and 
     intentionally providing false or inaccurate information to 
     the Corporation or to an approved insurance provider.''.

     SEC. 204. PROTECTION OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.

       Section 502 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1502) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) Protection of Confidential Information.--
       ``(1) Authorized disclosure.--In the case of information 
     furnished by a producer to participate in or receive any 
     benefit under this title, the Secretary, any other officer or 
     employee of the Department or an agency thereof, an approved 
     insurance provider and its employees and contractors, and any 
     other person may not disclose the information to the public, 
     unless the information has been transformed into a 
     statistical or aggregate form that does not allow the 
     identification of the person who supplied particular 
     information.
       ``(2) Violations; penalties.--Subsection (c) of section 
     1770 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 2276) shall 
     apply with respect to the release of information collected in 
     any manner or for any purpose prohibited by paragraph (1).''.

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     SEC. 205. RECORDS AND REPORTING.

       (a) Condition of Obtaining Coverage.--Section 508(f)(3)(A) 
     of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(f)(3)(A)) is 
     amended by striking ``provide, to the extent required by the 
     Corporation, records acceptable to the Corporation of 
     historical acreage and production of the crops for which the 
     insurance is sought'' and inserting ``provide annually 
     records acceptable to the Secretary regarding crop acreage, 
     acreage yields, and production for each agricultural 
     commodity insured under this title''.
       (b) Coordination of Records.--Section 506(h) of the Federal 
     Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1506(h)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The Corporation'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--The Corporation''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Coordination and use of records.--
       ``(A) Coordination between agencies.--The Secretary shall 
     ensure that recordkeeping and reporting requirements under 
     this title and section 196 of the Federal Agriculture 
     Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333) are 
     coordinated by the Corporation and the Farm Service Agency to 
     avoid duplication of such records, to streamline procedures 
     involved with the submission of such records, and to enhance 
     the accuracy of such records.
       ``(B) Use of records.--Notwithstanding section 502(c), 
     records submitted in accordance with this title and section 
     196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 
     1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333) shall be available to agencies and local 
     offices of the Department, appropriate State and Federal 
     agencies and divisions, and approved insurance providers for 
     use in carrying out this title and such section 196 as well 
     as other agricultural programs and related 
     responsibilities.''.
       (c) Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program.--Section 
     196(b) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act 
     of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Records.--To be eligible for assistance under this 
     section, a producer shall provide annually to the Secretary, 
     acting through the Agency, records of crop acreage, acreage 
     yields, and production for each eligible crop.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``annual'' after ``shall 
     provide''.

     SEC. 206. COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LICENSING REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 508 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1508) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(o) Compliance With State Licensing Requirements.--Any 
     person who sells or solicits the purchase of a policy or plan 
     of insurance under this title, including catastrophic risk 
     protection, in any State shall be licensed and otherwise 
     qualified to do business in that State.''.
                       TITLE III--ADMINISTRATION

     SEC. 301. BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CORPORATION.

       (a) Change in Composition.--Section 505 of the Federal Crop 
     Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1505) is amended by striking the 
     section heading, ``Sec. 505.'', and subsection (a) and 
     inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 505. MANAGEMENT OF CORPORATION.

       ``(a) Board of Directors.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--The management of the Corporation 
     shall be vested in a Board of Directors subject to the 
     general supervision of the Secretary.
       ``(2) Composition.--The Board shall consist of only the 
     following members:
       ``(A) The manager of the Corporation, who shall serve as a 
     nonvoting ex officio member.
       ``(B) The Under Secretary of Agriculture responsible for 
     the Federal crop insurance program.
       ``(C) One additional Under Secretary of Agriculture (as 
     designated by the Secretary).
       ``(D) The Chief Economist of the Department of Agriculture.
       ``(E) One person experienced in the crop insurance 
     business.
       ``(F) One person experienced in the regulation of 
     insurance.
       ``(G) Four active producers who are policy holders, are 
     from different geographic areas of the United States, and 
     represent a cross-section of agricultural commodities grown 
     in the United States. At least one of the four shall be a 
     specialty crop producer.
       ``(3) Appointment of private sector members.--The members 
     of the Board described in subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G) of 
     paragraph (2)--
       ``(A) shall be appointed by, and hold office at the 
     pleasure of, the Secretary; and
       ``(B) shall not be otherwise employed by the Federal 
     Government.
       ``(4) Chairperson.--The Board shall select a member of the 
     Board to serve as Chairperson.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect 30 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (c) Effect on Existing Board.--A member of the Board of 
     Directors of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation on the 
     effective date specified in subsection (b) may continue to 
     serve as a member of the Board until the earlier of the 
     following:
       (1) The date the replacement Board is appointed.
       (2) The end of the 180-day period beginning on the 
     effective date specified in subsection (b).

     SEC. 302. PROMOTION OF SUBMISSION OF POLICIES AND RELATED 
                   MATERIALS.

       (a) Reimbursement Authority.--Section 508(h) of the Federal 
     Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(h)), as amended by section 
     105(a) of this Act, is amended by inserting after paragraph 
     (5) the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Reimbursement of research, development, and 
     maintenance costs.--
       ``(A) Reimbursement provided.--Subject to the conditions of 
     this paragraph, the Corporation shall provide a payment to 
     reimburse an applicant for research, development, and 
     maintenance costs directly related to a policy or other 
     material that is--
       ``(i) submitted to, and approved by, the Board under this 
     subsection for reinsurance; and
       ``(ii) if applicable, offered for sale to producers.
       ``(B) Duration.--Payments under subparagraph (A) may be 
     made available beginning in fiscal year 2001. Payments with 
     respect to the maintenance of an approved policy or other 
     material may be provided for a period of not more than 4 
     reinsurance years following Board approval. Upon the 
     expiration of that 4-year period, or earlier upon the 
     agreement of the Corporation and the person receiving the 
     payment, the Corporation shall assume responsibility for 
     maintenance of a successful policy, as determined by the 
     Corporation based on the market share attained by the policy, 
     the total number of policies sold, the total amount of 
     premium paid, and the performance of the policy in the States 
     where the policy is sold.
       ``(C) Treatment of payment.--Payments made under 
     subparagraph (A) for a policy or other material shall be 
     considered as payment in full for the research and 
     development conducted with regard to the policy or material 
     and any property rights to the policy or material.
       ``(D) Reimbursement amount.--The Corporation shall 
     determine the amount of the payment under subparagraph (A) 
     for an approved policy or other material based on the 
     complexity of the policy or material and the size of the area 
     in which the policy or material is expected to be used.''.
       (b) Issuance of Regulations.--Not later than October 1, 
     2000, the Corporation shall issue final regulations to carry 
     out the amendment made by subsection (a).

     SEC. 303. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING CONTRACTS 
                   REGARDING UNDERSERVED COMMODITIES.

       (a) Support for Private Research and Development.--Section 
     508(m) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(m)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Private research and development of policies and 
     other materials.--
       ``(A) Use of reimbursement authority.--To encourage and 
     promote the necessary research and development for policies, 
     plans of insurance, and related materials, including 
     policies, plans, and materials under the livestock pilot 
     programs under subsection (h)(10), the Corporation shall make 
     full use of private resources by providing payment for 
     research and development for approved policies and plans of 
     insurance, and related materials, pursuant to subsection 
     (h)(6).
       ``(B) Contracts for underserved commodities.--
       ``(i) Development of products and related materials.--In 
     the event the Corporation determines that an agricultural 
     commodity, including a specialty crop, is not adequately 
     served by policies and plans of insurance and related 
     materials submitted under subsection (h) or any other 
     provision of this title, the Corporation may enter into a 
     contract, under procedures prescribed by the Corporation, 
     directly with any person or entity with experience in crop 
     insurance or farm or ranch risk management, including 
     universities, providers of crop insurance, and trade and 
     research organizations, to carry out research and development 
     for policies and plans of insurance and related materials for 
     that agricultural commodity without regard to the limitations 
     contained in this title.
       ``(ii) Types of contracts.--A contract under this 
     subparagraph may provide for research and development 
     regarding new or expanded policies and plans of insurance and 
     related materials, including policies based on adjusted gross 
     income, cost-of-production, quality losses, and an 
     intermediate base program with a higher coverage and cost 
     than catastrophic risk protection.
       ``(iii) Delayed effective date for contracts.--A contract 
     entered into under this subparagraph may not take effect 
     before October 1, 2000.
       ``(iv) Use of resulting policies and plans.--The 
     Corporation may offer any policy or plan of insurance 
     developed under this subparagraph that is approved by the 
     Board.
       ``(C) Contract for revenue coverage plan.--The Corporation 
     shall enter into a contract for research and development 
     regarding one or more revenue coverage plans designed to 
     enable producers to take maximum advantage of fluctuations in 
     market prices and thereby maximize revenue realized from the 
     sale of a crop. Such a plan may include market instruments 
     currently available or may involve the development of new 
     instruments to achieve this goal. Not later than 15 months 
     after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the 
     Corporation shall submit to Congress a report containing the 
     results of the contract.''.
       (b) Reliance on Private Development of New Policies.--
     Section 508(m)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1508(m)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Exception.--No action'' and inserting--

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       ``(2) Exceptions.--
       ``(A) Private availability.--No action''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) Prohibited research and development by corporation.--
     Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (5), on and after October 
     1, 2000, the Corporation shall not conduct research and 
     development for any new policy or plan of insurance for an 
     agricultural commodity offered under this title. Any policy 
     or plan of insurance developed by the Corporation under this 
     title before that date shall, at the discretion of the 
     Corporation, continue to be offered for sale to producers.''.
       (c) Partnerships for Risk Management Development and 
     Implementation.--Section 508(m) of the Federal Crop Insurance 
     Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(m)) is amended by inserting after 
     paragraph (4), as added by subsection (a), the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) Partnerships for risk management development and 
     implementation.--
       ``(A) Purpose.--The purpose of this paragraph is to 
     authorize the Corporation to enter into partnerships with 
     public and private entities for the purpose of increasing the 
     availability of loss mitigation, financial, and other risk 
     management tools for crop producers, with priority given to 
     risk management tools for producers of agricultural 
     commodities covered by section 196 of the Federal Agriculture 
     Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333) and 
     specialty and underserved commodity producers.
       ``(B) Authority.--Subject to subparagraphs (D) and (E), the 
     Corporation may enter into partnerships with the Cooperative 
     State Research, Education, and Extension Service, the 
     Agricultural Research Service, the National Oceanic 
     Atmospheric Administration, and other appropriate public and 
     private entities with demonstrated capabilities in developing 
     and implementing risk management and marketing options for 
     specialty crops and underserved commodities.
       ``(C) Objectives.--The Corporation may enter into a 
     partnership under subparagraph (B)--
       ``(i) to enhance the notice and timeliness of notice of 
     weather conditions that could negatively affect crop yields, 
     quality, and final product use in order to allow producers to 
     take preventive actions to increase end-product profitability 
     and marketability and to reduce the possibility of crop 
     insurance claims;
       ``(ii) to develop a multifaceted approach to pest 
     management and fertilization to decrease inputs, decrease 
     environmental exposure, and increase application efficiency;
       ``(iii) to develop or improve techniques for planning, 
     breeding, planting, growing, maintaining, harvesting, 
     storing, shipping, and marketing that will address quality 
     and quantity challenges associated with year-to-year and 
     regional variations;
       ``(iv) to clarify labor requirements and assist producers 
     in complying with requirements to better meet the physically 
     intense and time-compressed planting, tending, and harvesting 
     requirements associated with the production of specialty 
     crops and underserved commodities;
       ``(v) to provide assistance to State foresters or 
     equivalent officials for the prescribed use of burning on 
     private forest land for the prevention, control, and 
     suppression of fire;
       ``(vi) to provide producers with training and informational 
     opportunities so that they will be better able to use 
     financial management, crop insurance, marketing contracts, 
     and other existing and emerging risk management tools; and
       ``(vii) to develop other risk management tools to further 
     increase economic and production stability.
       ``(D) Funding source.--If the Corporation determines that 
     the entire amount available to provide reimbursement payments 
     under subsection (h) and contract payments under paragraph 
     (4) (in this subparagraph referred to as `reimbursement and 
     contract payments') for a fiscal year is not needed for such 
     purposes, the Corporation may use a portion of the excess 
     amount to carry out this paragraph, subject to the following:
       ``(i) During fiscal years 2001 through 2004, amounts 
     available for reimbursement and contract payments may be used 
     to carry out this paragraph only if the total amount to be 
     used for reimbursement and contract payments is less than 
     $44,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, $47,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2002, $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2003, and $52,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2004.
       ``(ii) During fiscal years 2001 through 2004, the total 
     amount used to carry out this paragraph for a fiscal year may 
     not exceed the difference between the amount specified in 
     clause (i) for that fiscal year and the amount actually used 
     for reimbursement and contract payments.
       ``(E) Delayed authority.--The Corporation may not enter 
     into a partnership under the authority of this paragraph 
     before October 1, 2000.''.

     SEC. 304. FUNDING FOR REIMBURSEMENT AND RESEARCH AND 
                   DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) Expenditures.--Section 508(h)(6) of the Federal Crop 
     Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(h)(6)), as added by section 
     302(a) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) Expenditures.--
       ``(i) Specialty crops.--Of the total amount made available 
     to provide payments under this paragraph and subsection 
     (m)(4)(B) for a fiscal year, $25,000,000 shall be reserved 
     for research and development contracts under subsection 
     (m)(4)(B). The Corporation may use a portion of the reserved 
     amount for other purposes under this paragraph, with priority 
     given to underserved commodities, if the Corporation 
     determines that the entire amount is not needed for such 
     contracts. If the reserved amount is insufficient for a 
     fiscal year, the Corporation may use amounts in excess of the 
     reserved amount for such contracts.
       ``(ii) Limitation.--In providing payments under this 
     paragraph and subsection (m)(4)(B), the Corporation shall not 
     obligate or expend more than $55,000,000 during any fiscal 
     year.''.
       (b) Funding.--
       (1) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 516(a)(2) of 
     the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1516(a)(2)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Costs associated with the reimbursement for research, 
     development, and maintenance costs of approved policies and 
     other materials provided under section 508(h)(6) and 
     contracting for research and development under section 
     508(m)(4)(B).''.
       (2) Use of insurance fund.--Section 516(b)(1) of the 
     Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1516(b)(1)) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) Reimbursement for research, development, and 
     maintenance costs of approved policies and other materials 
     provided under section 508(h)(6) and contracting for research 
     and development under section 508(m)(4)(B).''.

     SEC. 305. BOARD CONSIDERATION OF SUBMITTED POLICIES AND 
                   MATERIALS.

       (a) Persons Authorized To Submit.--Section 508(h)(1) of the 
     Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(h)(1)) is amended 
     by inserting after ``a person'' the following: ``(including 
     an approved insurance provider, a college or university, a 
     cooperative or trade association, or any other person)''.
       (b) Sale by Approved Insurance Providers.--Section 
     508(h)(3) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1508(h)(3)) is amended by inserting after ``for sale'' the 
     following: ``by approved insurance providers''.
       (c) Time Periods for Approval or Disapproval.--Section 
     508(h)(4)(A) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1508(h)(4)(A)), as amended by section 105(c), is amended--
       (1) in clause (iii), as redesignated by section 105(c), by 
     striking ``of the applicant.'' and all that follows through 
     the end of the clause and inserting 
     ``, and such application, as modified, shall be considered by 
     the Board in the manner provided in clause (iv) within the 
     30-day period beginning on the date the modified application 
     is submitted. Any notification of intent to disapprove a 
     policy or other material submitted under this subsection 
     shall be accompanied by a complete explanation as to the 
     reasons for the Board's intention to deny approval.''; and
       (2) by striking clause (iv), as redesignated by section 
     105(c), and inserting the following new clause:
       ``(iv) Not later than 120 days after a policy or other 
     material is submitted under this subsection, the Board shall 
     make a determination to approve or disapprove such policy or 
     material. Any determination by the Board to disapprove any 
     policy or other material shall be accompanied by a complete 
     explanation of the reasons for the Board's decision to deny 
     approval. In the event the Board fails to make a 
     determination within the prescribed time period, the 
     submitted policy or other material shall be deemed approved 
     by the Board for the initial reinsurance year designated for 
     the policy or material, except in the case where the Board 
     and the applicant agree to an extension.''.
       (d) Funding To Expedite Consideration.--Effective October 
     1, 2000, section 516(b)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
     (7 U.S.C. 1516(b)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Research and development expenses.--'' 
     and inserting ``Policy consideration expenses.--''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``research and 
     development expenses of the Corporation'' and inserting 
     ``costs associated with considering for approval or 
     disapproval policies and other materials under subsections 
     (h) and (m)(4) of section 508, costs associated with 
     implementing such subsection (m)(4), and costs to contract 
     out for assistance in considering such policies and other 
     materials''.

     SEC. 306. CONTRACTING FOR RATING OF PLANS OF INSURANCE.

       Section 507(c)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
     U.S.C. 1507(c)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``actuarial, loss adjustment,'' and 
     inserting ``actuarial services, services relating to loss 
     adjustment and rating plans of insurance,''; and
       (2) by inserting after ``private sector'' the following: 
     ``and to enable the Corporation to concentrate on regulating 
     the provision of insurance under this title and evaluating 
     new products and materials submitted under section 508(h)''.

     SEC. 307. ELECTRONIC AVAILABILITY OF CROP INSURANCE 
                   INFORMATION.

       Section 508(a)(5) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
     U.S.C. 1508(a)(5)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses 
     (i) and (ii) and moving such clauses 2 ems to the right;
       (2) by striking ``The Corporation'' and inserting the 
     following:

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       ``(A) Available information.--The Corporation''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) Use of electronic methods.--The Corporation shall 
     make the information described in subparagraph (A) available 
     electronically to producers and approved insurance providers. 
     To the maximum extent practicable, the Corporation shall also 
     allow producers and approved insurance providers to use 
     electronic methods to submit information required by the 
     Corporation.''.

     SEC. 308. FEES FOR USE OF NEW POLICIES AND PLANS OF 
                   INSURANCE.

       Section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1508(h)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(11) Fees for new policies and plans of insurance.--
       ``(A) Authority to impose fee.--Effective beginning with 
     fiscal year 2001, if a person develops a new policy or plan 
     of insurance and does not apply for reimbursement of 
     research, development, and maintenance costs under paragraph 
     (6), the person shall have the right to receive a fee from 
     any approved insurance provider that elects to sell the new 
     policy or plan of insurance. Notwithstanding paragraph (5), 
     once the right to collect a fee is asserted with respect to a 
     new policy or plan of insurance, no approved insurance 
     provider may offer the new policy or plan of insurance in the 
     absence of a fee agreement with the person who developed the 
     policy or plan.
       ``(B) Definition.--For purposes of this paragraph only, the 
     term `new policy or plan of insurance' means a policy or plan 
     of insurance that was approved by the Board on or after 
     October 1, 2000, and was not available at the time the policy 
     or plan of insurance was approved by the Board.
       ``(C) Amount.--The amount of the fee that is payable by an 
     approved insurance provider to offer a new policy or a plan 
     of insurance under subparagraph (A) shall be an amount that 
     is determined by the person that developed the new policy or 
     plan of insurance, subject to the approval of the Board under 
     subparagraph (D).
       ``(D) Approval.--The Board shall approve the amount of a 
     fee determined under subparagraph (C) for a new policy or 
     plan of insurance unless the Board can demonstrate that the 
     fee amount--
       ``(i) is unreasonable in relation to the research and 
     development costs associated with the new policy or plan of 
     insurance; and
       ``(ii) unnecessarily inhibits the use of the new policy or 
     plan of insurance.''.

     SEC. 309. CLARIFICATION OF PRODUCER REQUIREMENT TO FOLLOW 
                   GOOD FARMING PRACTICES.

       Section 508(a)(3)(C) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
     U.S.C. 1508(a)(3)(C)) is amended by inserting after ``good 
     farming practices'' the following: ``, including 
     scientifically sound sustainable and organic farming 
     practices''.

     SEC. 310. REIMBURSEMENTS AND RENEGOTIATION OF STANDARD 
                   REINSURANCE AGREEMENT.

       (a) Reimbursement Rate Changes.--
       (1) CAT loss adjustment.--Section 508(b)(11) of the Federal 
     Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(b)(11)) is amended by 
     striking ``11 percent'' and inserting ``8 percent''.
       (2) Reimbursement for administrative and operating costs.--
     Section 508(k)(4)(A)(ii) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
     U.S.C. 1508(k)(4)(A)(ii)) is amended by striking ``24.5 
     percent'' and inserting ``24 percent''.
       (3) Application of amendments.--The amendments made by this 
     subsection shall apply with respect to the 2001 and 
     subsequent reinsurance years.
       (b) Renegotiation.--Effective for the 2002 reinsurance 
     year, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation may renegotiate 
     the Standard Reinsurance Agreement.
              TITLE IV--EFFECTIVE DATE AND IMPLEMENTATION

     SEC. 401. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as provided in sections 301(b) and 305(d), this Act 
     and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act. The actual implementation 
     by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Federal Crop 
     Insurance Corporation of an amendment made by this Act shall 
     depend on the terms of the amendment or, in the absence of an 
     express implementation date in the amendment, the special 
     rules specified in section 402.

     SEC. 402. SPECIAL RULES REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN 
                   AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Implementation for 2000 Crop Year.--The amendments made 
     by the following sections of this Act shall apply beginning 
     with the 2000 crop year:
       (1) Section 104, relating to review and adjustment in 
     rating methodologies.
       (2) Section 106, relating to cost of production as a price 
     election.
       (3) Section 107, relating to premium discounts for good 
     performance.
       (4) Section 202, relating to improving program compliance 
     and integrity.
       (5) Section 203, relating to sanctions for false 
     information.
       (6) Section 204, relating to protection of confidential 
     information.
       (7) Section 205, relating to records and reporting.
       (8) Section 206, relating to compliance with State 
     licensing requirements.
       (9) Section 309, relating to requirement to follow good 
     farming practices.
       (b) Implementation for Fiscal Year 2000.--The amendments 
     made by the following sections of this Act shall apply 
     beginning with fiscal year 2000:
       (1) Section 105(a), relating to repeal of obsolete pilot 
     programs.
       (2) Subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 305, relating 
     to Board consideration of submitted policies and materials.
       (3) Section 306, relating to contracting for rating plans 
     of insurance.
       (4) Section 307, relating to electronic availability of 
     crop insurance information.
       (c) Implementation for 2001 Crop Year.--The amendments made 
     by the following sections of this Act shall apply beginning 
     with the 2001 crop year:
       (1) Section 101, relating to premium schedule for 
     additional coverage.
       (2) Section 102, relating to premium schedule for other 
     plans of insurance.
       (3) Section 103(b), relating to adjustment in production 
     history to reflect pest control.
       (4) Section 109, relating to authority for nonprofit 
     associations to pay fees on behalf of producers.
       (5) Section 110, relating to elections regarding prevented 
     planting coverage.
       (6) Section 111, relating to limitations under noninsured 
     crop disaster assistance program.
       (7) Section 201, relating to limitation on double 
     insurance.
       (d) Implementation for Fiscal Year 2001.--The amendments 
     made by the following sections of this Act shall apply 
     beginning with fiscal year 2001:
       (1) Section 105(b), relating to general requirements 
     applicable to pilot programs.
       (2) Section 304, relating to funding for reimbursement and 
     research and development.

     SEC. 403. SAVINGS CLAUSE.

       The Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) and 
     section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform 
     Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333), as in effect on day before the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, shall continue to apply 
     with respect to the 1999 crop year and shall apply with 
     respect to the 2000 crop year, to the extent the application 
     of an amendment made by this Act is delayed under section 402 
     or by the terms of the amendment.

     SEC. 404. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.

       It is the Sense of the Congress that the Department of 
     Agriculture should ensure the full participation of minority 
     and limited-resource farmers and ranchers in the programs 
     operating under the Federal Crop Insurance Act, as amended by 
     the Agriculture Risk Protection Act of 1999.

  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 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. 104.10  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. COMBEST, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill the Clerk be 
authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, citations, and cross 
references and to make such technical and conforming changes as may be 
necessary to reflect the actions of the House in amending the bill.

para. 104.11  recess--3:42 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COOKSEY, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 3 o'clock and 42 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.

para. 104.12  after recess--4:43 p.m.

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

para. 104.13  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2910

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-347) the resolution (H. Res. 312) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2910) to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize 
appropriations for the National Transportation Safety Board for fiscal 
years 2000, 2001, and 2002, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 104.14  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2436

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-348) the resolution (H. Res. 313) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2436) to amend title 18, United States Code, and the 
Uniform Code of Military Justice to protect unborn children from assault 
and murder, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

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para. 104.15  enrolled joint resolution signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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. 34. Joint resolution congratulating and 
     commending the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

para. 104.16  bill and joint resolution presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, reported that 
that committee did on the following date present to the President, for 
his approval, a bill and a joint resolution of the House of the 
following titles:

           On September 28, 1999:
       H.R. 2605. Making appropriations for energy and water 
     development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.J. Res. 68. Making continuing appropriations for the 
     fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes.

  And then,

para. 104.17  adjournment

  On motion of Mrs. MYRICK, at 4 o'clock and 44 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 104.18  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. CANADY: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2436. A bill 
     to amend title 18, United States Code, and the Uniform Code 
     of Military Justice to protect unborn children from assault 
     and murder, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 
     No. 106-332, Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 312. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2910) to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize 
     appropriations for the National Transportation Safety Board 
     for fiscal years 2000, 2001, and 2002, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 106-347). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mrs. MYRICK: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 313. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2436) to amend title 18, United States Code, and the Uniform 
     Code of Military Justice to protect unborn children from 
     assault and murder, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-
     348). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 104.19  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X, the Committee on Armed Services 
discharged. H.R. 2436 referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
the State of the Union.

para. 104.20  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. COX (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Porter, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Stark, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 2969. A bill to prevent United States funds from being 
     used for environmentally destructive projects or projects 
     involving involuntary resettlement funded by any institution 
     of the World Bank Group; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. George 
             Miller of California):
       H.R. 2970. A bill to prescribe certain terms for the 
     resettlement of the people of Rongelap Atoll due to 
     conditions created at Rongelap during United States 
     administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ARMEY (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 2971. A bill to provide parents whose children attend 
     an academic emergency school with education alternatives; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BERRY:
       H.R. 2972. A bill to redesignate the Stuttgart National 
     Aquaculture Research Center in the State of Arkansas as the 
     Harry K. Dupree Stuttgart National Aquaculture Research 
     Center; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Smith of Michigan, and Mr. Upton):
       H.R. 2973. A bill to impose a moratorium on the export of 
     bulk fresh water from the Great Lakes Basin; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Mr. HILL of Montana:
       H.R. 2974. A bill to convey the Lower Yellowstone 
     Irrigation Project, the Savage Unit of the Pick-Sloan 
     Missouri Basin Program, and the Intake Irrigation Project to 
     the appurtenant irrigation districts; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon:
       H.R. 2975. A bill to establish grant programs to provide 
     opportunities for adolescents, to establish training programs 
     for teachers, and to establish job training courses at 
     community colleges, to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to reduce class size, 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 Ms. PELOSI (for herself, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Berman, 
             Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Borski, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mrs. Clayton, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
             Dooley of California, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Lampson, 
             Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lee, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. George Miller of California, 
             Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Scott, Mr. Sherman, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Underwood, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Waxman, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 2976. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
     Act to permit children covered under a State child health 
     plan (SCHIP) to continue to be eligible for benefits under 
     the vaccine for children program; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. KLECZKA:
       H. Res. 314. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that all parties involved in negotiating 
     the compensation for the Nazi slave and forced labor victims 
     should achieve a settlement that is fair and equitable to all 
     claimants; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H. Res. 315. A resolution supporting the goals and ideas, 
     and commending the organizers, of ``National Unity Day''; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H. Res. 316. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that a postage stamp should be issued 
     honoring William Holmes McGuffey, author of the McGuffey 
     Readers; to the Committee on Government Reform. 

para. 104.21  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       239. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of California, relative to Senate Joint Resolution 
     No. 13 memorializing Congress and the President of the United 
     States to enact legislation to transfer former military base 
     property to local communities at no cost if the local 
     communities use the property for job-generating economic 
     development, and to forgive lease payments for communities 
     that have already entered into agreements with the Department 
     of Defense; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       240. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 11 
     memorializing the President of the United States and the 
     Congress of the United States to commend Staff Sergeant 
     Andrew A. Ramirez, Staff Sergeant Christopher Stone, and 
     Specialist Steven Gonzales; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       241. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 9 
     memorializing the President and the Congress of the United 
     States, the Secretary of Defense, the Chairpersons of the 
     Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Chief of Naval Operations, and the 
     Marine Commandant to take immediate action to authorize the 
     continued operation of the commissary in Orange County after 
     the closure of the United States Marine Corps Air Station at 
     El Toro; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       242. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 12 
     memorializing the President and Congress of the United States 
     and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to 
     establish policies and funding priorities that will ensure 
     the preservation of the inventory of federally assisted 
     housing in California; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       243. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 10 
     memorializing the President and the Congress of the United 
     States to enact legislation that would reauthorize the 
     federal Older Americans Act of 1965; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       244. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to Senate

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     Concurrent Resolution No. 7 memorializing that the 
     Legislature hereby proclaim the month of October 1999, as 
     Domestic Violence Awareness Month; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       245. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 4 
     memorializing the President of the United States and Congress 
     to take the necessary action to ensure the rights of women 
     and girls in Afghanistan are not systematically violated, and 
     urges a peaceful resolution to the situation in Afghanistan 
     that restores the human rights of Afghan women and girls; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       246. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 8 
     memorializing the President and the Congress of the United 
     States to enact legislation to make available necessary funds 
     to implement groundwater remediation in the Main San Gabriel 
     Groundwater Basin; to the Committee on Resources.
       247. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the Commonwealth of The Mariana Islands, relative to House 
     Resolution No. 11-179 memorializing Congress to adopt the 
     proposed amendments as requested by President William J. 
     Clinton, to reimburse, CNMI for the cost of detaining and 
     repatriating the smuggled Chinese aliens; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       248. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent 
     Resolution No. 257 memorializing the Congress of the United 
     States to limit the appellate jurisdiction of the federal 
     courts regarding the specific medical practice of partial-
     birth abortions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       249. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 1 
     memorializing the President of the United States to declare 
     the affected portions of California as a federal natural 
     disaster area as a result of the cold storms and the 
     consequent frost damage that occured in December 1998; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       250. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 3 
     memorializing the President and the Congress of the United 
     States, and the United States Coast Guard to continue the 
     operation of the United States Coast Guard Training Facility 
     Petaluma through the increased utilization of its facilites 
     and more efficient use of the Coast Guard's east coast 
     facilities; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       251. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 6 
     memorializing the President and Congress of the United States 
     to take action necessary to honor our country's moral 
     obligation to provide Filipino veterans with the military 
     benefits that they deserve, including but not limited to, 
     holding related hearings, and acting favorably on legislation 
     pertaining to granting full veterans' benefits to Filipino 
     veterans of the United States Armed Forces; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
       252. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 1 
     memorializing the President of the United States to issue an 
     Executive Order directing his administration to work closely 
     and coordinate with California and other states to guide and 
     assist Medicare enrollees who are abandoned by their HMOs to 
     find new Medicare coveage, either in the form of another HMO 
     that serves the abandoned region, or through Medigap 
     coverage, until appropriate federal legislation is enacted to 
     address permanently these types of dislocations that 
     adversely affect Medicare patients; jointly to the Committees 
     on Ways and Means and Commerce. 

para. 104.22  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

       Mrs. TAUSCHER introduced a bill (H.R. 2977) for the relief 
     of Bruce Watson Pairman and Daniele Paule Pairman; which was 
     referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 104.23  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 212: Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Latham, Mr. Kind, Mr. Istook, Mr. Martinez, 
     and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 348: Mr. Inslee.
       H.R. 354: Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 405: Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 406: Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 484: Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 583: Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 670: Mr. Traficant, Mr. Kind, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Gordon, 
     Mr. Tierney, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
     Olver, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Stupak, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. 
     Waxman.
       H.R. 764: Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Northup, and Mr. Terry.
       H.R. 804: Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 904: Mr. Spratt and Mr. Vitter.
       H.R. 953: Mr. Reyes, Mr. Wu, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1090: Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut, Mr. DeFazio, and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 1095: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Evans, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, Mr. Allen, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Davis 
     of Virginia, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Cook, Mr. Clement, and Mr. 
     McCrery.
       H.R. 1115: Ms. Hoeffel, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mrs. 
     Tauscher, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
     Blumenauer, Ms. Lofgren, and Mrs. Christensen.
       H.R. 1139: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut and Mrs. Napolitano.
       H.R. 1168: Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Callahan, Ms. Pelosi, 
     and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 1217: Mr. Owens, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Hastings 
     of Florida, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Hutchinson, 
     Mr. Martinez, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Kind, Ms. Berkley, and Mrs. 
     Roukema.
       H.R. 1246: Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 1304: Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Weller, and Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 1323: Mr. Rothman and Mr. Brady of Texas.
       H.R. 1344: Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. Riley.
       H.R. 1363: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1621: Mr. Frost and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1644: Mr. Terry.
       H.R. 1657: Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 1732: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania and Ms. Eddie Bernice 
     Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 1816: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
     Fletcher, Mr. Clay, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 1821: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Sabo, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Coyne, 
     Mr. Crowley, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
     Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 1824: Mr. Canady of Florida and Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 1885: Mr. Hinojosa and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas.
       H.R. 1932: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1967: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1977: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 1990: Mr. Inslee, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Price of North 
     Carolina, and Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 1997: Mr. Wexler, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. 
     Frost.
       H.R. 2004: Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 2086: Mr. Weiner, Mr. Boucher, Mrs. Biggert, and Ms. 
     Eshoo.
       H.R. 2106: Mr. Sanford.
       H.R. 2283: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 2319: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 2372: Mr. Nussle, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. 
     Ehrlich, Mr. Latham, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Linder, and Mr. 
     Kingston.
       H.R. 2401: Ms. Schakowsky and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 2436: Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 2441: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 2442: Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 2546: Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 2550: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. 
     Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2631: Mr. Condit.
       H.R. 2711: Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 2722: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 2895: Ms. Baldwin.
       H.R. 2915: Mr. Largent, Mr. Vento, Mr. Pastor, and Mr. 
     Stupak.
       H.R. 2929: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
     Pallone, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Deutsch.
       H. Res. 268: Mr. Terry.
       H. Res. 278: Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Baldacci, Mrs. Bono, Mrs. 
     Clayton, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
     Filner, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
     Gallegly, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
     Houghton, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Payne, Mr. Saxton, 
     Mr. Shays, Mr. Schaffer, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
     McIntosh, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Smith of 
     Washington, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
     Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Sununu, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. 
     Stabenow, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Fossella, Mr. 
     Pascrell, Mr. Costello, Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. Canady of 
     Florida.

para. 104.24  petitions, etc

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       55. The SPEAKER presented a petition of Detroit City 
     Council, relative to a Resolution petitioning the Detroit 
     Delegation of the United States House of Representatives to 
     support full funding for HUD programs; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       56. Also, a petition of the Association of Pacific Island 
     Legislatures, relative to Resolution No. 18-GA-14 resolving 
     that the Association of Pacific Island Legislatures member 
     jurisdictions give sound consideration and full respect to 
     all Pacific Islanders in their adoption and implementation of 
     immigration policies; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       57. Also, a petition of the Association of Pacific Island 
     Legislatures, relative to Resolution No. 18-GA-01 petitioning 
     the United States Congress to recognize and grant 200-mile 
     Exclusive Economic Zone of waters surrounding the U.S. 
     Territories of Guam and the Commonwealth of the Mariana 
     Islands; to the Committee on Resources.
       58. Also, a petition of the Association of Pacific Island 
     Legislatures, relative to Resolution No. 18-GA-03, CD1 
     petitioning the U.S. Department of the Interior and the 
     United States Congress to grant Micronesian employees of the 
     former Trust Territory Government (TTG) the same pay rates 
     given to the TTG on the island of Saipan from January 9, 1978 
     onward; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 
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                   THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 (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, September 29, 1999.
  Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, 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. GREEN of Wisconsin objected to the vote on the ground that a 
quorum was not present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, announced that the vote 
would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para. 105.2  communications

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

       4575. A letter from the Administrator, Marketing and 
     Regulatory Programs, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Dried Prunes Produced in 
     California; Decreased Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV99-993-3 
     FR] received September 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4576. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Diflubenzuron; 
     Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300921; 
     FRL-6382-1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received September 24, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4577. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Pymetrozine; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300929; FRL-6385-6] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     September 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       4578. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Tebufenozide; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300923; FRL-6383-6] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     September 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       4579. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a request for funds for the Department 
     of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior to be used 
     to address the urgent needs arising from the consequences of 
     the severe and numerous fires on Federal public lands 
     throughout the western United States; (H. Doc. No. 106-136); 
     to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       4580. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification of funding for the 
     Department of the Interior and the United States Information 
     Agency to support environmental protection activities with 
     India in the national interest of the United States; (H. Doc. 
     No. 106-137); to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered 
     to be printed.
       4581. 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 Plan 
     Revision, San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control 
     District South Coast Air Quality Management District [CA 198-
     0175a; FRL-6445-6] received September 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4582. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Oklahoma Regulatory Program [SPATS No. OK-020-
     FOR] received September 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4583. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transporation, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Saab 
     Model SAAB SF340A and SAAB 340B Series Airplanes [Docket No. 
     99-NM-118-AD; Amendment 39-11328; AD 99-19-41] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received September 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4584. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Fokker Model F.28 Mark 0070 and 0100 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-328-AD; Amendment 39-11329; AD 
     99-20-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 24, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4585. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Airbus Model A310 and A300-600 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 99-NM-110-AD; Amendment 39-11327; AD 99-19-40] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4586. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Airbus Model A310 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 
     99-NM-91-AD; Amendment 39-11325; AD 99-19-38] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received September 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4587. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Robinson Helicopter Company Model R44 Helicopters 
     [Docket No. 99-SW-46-AD; Amendment 39-11331; AD 99-17-17] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4588. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives: Bombardier Model DH C-8-100 and -300 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-58-AD; Amendment 39-11321; AD 99-
     19-34] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 24, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       4589. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Bombardier Model DHC-8-100 and -300 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-384-AD; Amendment 39-11324; AD 
     99-19-37] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 24, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4590. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series Airplanes [Docket 
     No. 98-NM-366-AD; Amendment 39-11323; AD 99-19-36] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received September 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4591. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; British Aerospace BAe Model ATP Airplanes [Docket 
     No. 98-NM-344-AD; Amendment 39-11322; AD 99-19-35] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received September 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4592. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Bombardier Model CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 
     100) Series Airplanes [Docket No. 99-NM-92-AD; Amendment 39-
     11326; AD 99-19-39] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 24, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4593. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Establishment of 
     Class D Airspace; Sugar Land, TX [Airspace Docket No. 99-ASW-
     01] received September 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4594. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Security Zone: 
     Presidential Visit and United Nations General Assembly, East 
     River, New York [CGD01-99-167] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received 
     September 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4595. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone; Santa 
     Barbara Channel, CA [COTP Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA; 99-005] 
     (RIN: 2115-AA97) received September 24,1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4596. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportion, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Fokker 
     Model F.28 Mark 0070 and 0100 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 
     98-NM-329-AD; Amendment 39-11330; AD 99-20-02] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received September 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4597. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--RJR 
     Nabisco, Inc., et al., v. Commissioner [T.C. Memo. 1998-252 
     (Dkt No. 3796-95)] received September 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4598. A letter from the Chair, Medicare Payment Advisory 
     Commission, transmitting the June 1999 Report to the 
     Congress: Selected Medicare Issues; jointly to the Committees 
     on Ways and Means and Commerce. 

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para. 105.3  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Ms. McDevitt, one of its clerks, 
announced a bill of the following title in which concurrence of the 
House is requested:

       S. 1051. An Act to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation 
     Act to manage the Strategic Petroleum Reserve more 
     effectively, and for other purposes.

para. 105.4  social security advisory board

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, by unanimous 
consent, announced that the Speaker, pursuant to section 703 of the 
Social Security Act (42 United States Code 903) as amended by section 
103 of Public Law 103-296, and upon the recommendation of the Minority 
Leader, reappointed to the Social Security Advisory Board, for a six-
year term, Ms. Martha Keys, of Virginia, from private life, on the part 
of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para. 105.5  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2910

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 312):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2910) to amend title 49, United States Code, 
     to authorize appropriations for the National Transportation 
     Safety Board for fiscal years 2000, 2001, and 2002, 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 Transportation and Infrastructure. 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 printed in the 
     report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
     resolution. 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 the purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII. 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. 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. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that the 
yeas had it.
  Mr. DIAZ-BALART 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

420

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

0

para. 105.6                   [Roll No. 460]

                                YEAS--420

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Becerra
     Chenoweth
     Cubin
     Danner
     Engel
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Jefferson
     McKeon
     Meeks (NY)
     Scarborough
     Weldon (PA)
     Wu
  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.

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para. 105.7  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, pursuant to clause 
8, rule XX, announced the unfinished business to be the question on 
agreeing to the Chair's approval of the Journal of Wednesday, September 
29, 1999.
  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.
  Mr. VITTER 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

362

It was decided in the

Nays

52

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para. 105.8                   [Roll No. 461]

                                YEAS--362

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--52

     Aderholt
     Baird
     Bilbray
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Capuano
     Clay
     Costello
     Crane
     Dickey
     English
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Johnson, E. B.
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LoBiondo
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Miller, George
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Oberstar
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Ramstad
     Sabo
     Sawyer
     Schaffer
     Stark
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Weller

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Tancredo
       

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Becerra
     Bonior
     Chenoweth
     Collins
     Cubin
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Gephardt
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Jefferson
     McKeon
     Meeks (NY)
     Paul
     Scarborough
     Weldon (PA)
     Wu
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 105.9  national transportation safety board

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, pursuant to House Resolution 312 
and rule XVIII, 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. 2910) to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize 
appropriations for the National Transportation Safety Board for fiscal 
years 2000, 2001, 2002, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and 
after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ROGAN, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 
312, 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; REFERENCES.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``National 
     Transportation Safety Board Amendments Act of 1999''.
       (b) References.--Except as otherwise specifically 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 of law, the reference shall be considered to be 
     made to a section or other provision of title 49, United 
     States Code.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 1101 is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 1101. Definitions

       ``Section 2101(17a) of title 46 and section 40102(a) of 
     this title apply to this chapter. In this chapter, the term 
     `accident' includes damage to or destruction of vehicles in 
     surface or air transportation or pipelines, regardless of 
     whether the initiating event is accidental or otherwise.''.

     SEC. 3. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1113(b)(1)(I) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(I) negotiate and enter into agreements with private 
     entities and departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of 
     the Government, State and local governments, and governments 
     of foreign countries for the provision of technical services 
     or training in accident investigation theory and technique, 
     and require that such entities provide appropriate 
     consideration for the reasonable costs of any goods, 
     services, or training provided by the Board.''.
       (b) Deposit of Amounts.--Section 1114(a) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Except''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) The Board shall deposit in the Treasury amounts 
     received under paragraph (1). Such amounts shall be available 
     to the Board as provided in appropriations Acts.''.

     SEC. 4. OVERTIME PAY.

       Section 1113 is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Overtime Pay.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to the requirements of this 
     section and notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 
     5542(a) of title 5, for an employee of the Board whose basic 
     pay is at a rate which equals or exceeds the minimum rate of 
     basic pay for GS-10 of the General Schedule, the Board may 
     establish an overtime hourly rate of pay for the

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     employee with respect to work performed at the scene of an 
     accident (including travel to or from the scene) and other 
     work that is critical to an accident investigation in an 
     amount equal to one and one-half times the hourly rate of 
     basic pay of the employee. All of such amount shall be 
     considered to be premium pay.
       ``(2) Limitation on overtime pay to an employee.--An 
     employee of the Board may not receive overtime pay under 
     paragraph (1), for work performed in a calendar year, in an 
     amount that exceeds 15 percent of the annual rate of basic 
     pay of the employee for such calendar year.
       ``(3) Limitation on total amount of overtime pay.--The 
     Board may not make overtime payments under paragraph (1), for 
     work performed in a calendar year, in a total amount that 
     exceeds $570,000.
       ``(4) Basic pay defined.--In this subsection, the term 
     `basic pay' includes any applicable locality-based 
     comparability payment under section 5304 of title 5 (or 
     similar provision of law) and any special rate of pay under 
     section 5305 of title 5 (or similar provision of law).
       ``(5) Annual report.--Not later than January 31, 2001, and 
     annually thereafter, the Board shall transmit to Congress a 
     report identifying the total amount of overtime payments made 
     under this subsection in the preceding fiscal year and the 
     number of employees whose overtime pay under this subsection 
     was limited in such fiscal year as a result of the 15 percent 
     limit established by paragraph (2).''.

     SEC. 5. RECORDERS.

       (a) Cockpit Video Recordings.--Section 1114(c) is amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading by striking ``Voice'';
       (2) in paragraphs (1) and (2) by striking ``cockpit voice 
     recorder'' and inserting ``cockpit voice or video recorder''; 
     and
       (3) in the second sentence of paragraph (1) by inserting 
     ``or any written depiction of visual information'' after 
     ``transcript''.
       (b) Surface Vehicle Recordings and Transcripts.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1114 is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
     (e) and (f), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
       ``(d) Surface Vehicle Recordings and Transcripts.--
       ``(1) Confidentiality of recordings.--The Board may not 
     disclose publicly any part of a surface vehicle voice or 
     video recorder recording or transcript of oral communications 
     by or among drivers, train employees, or other operating 
     employees responsible for the movement and direction of the 
     vehicle or vessel, or between such operating employees and 
     company communication centers, related to an accident 
     investigated by the Board. However, the Board shall make 
     public any part of a transcript or any written depiction of 
     visual information that the Board decides is relevant to the 
     accident--
       ``(A) if the Board holds a public hearing on the accident, 
     at the time of the hearing; or
       ``(B) if the Board does not hold a public hearing, at the 
     time a majority of the other factual reports on the accident 
     are placed in the public docket.
       ``(2) References to information in making safety 
     recommendations.--This subsection does not prevent the Board 
     from referring at any time to voice or video recorder 
     information in making safety recommendations.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The first sentence of section 
     1114(a) is amended by striking ``and (e)'' and inserting 
     ``(d), and (f)''.
       (c) Discovery and Use of Cockpit and Surface Vehicle 
     Recordings and Transcripts.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1154 is amended--
       (A) in the section heading by striking ``cockpit voice and 
     other material'' and inserting ``cockpit and surface vehicle 
     recordings and transcripts'';
       (B) in subsection (a)--
       (i) by striking ``cockpit voice recorder'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``cockpit or surface vehicle 
     recorder'';
       (ii) by striking ``section 1114(c)'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``section 1114(c) or 1114(d)''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) In this subsection--
       ``(A) the term `recorder' means a voice or video recorder; 
     and
       ``(B) the term `transcript' includes any written depiction 
     of visual information obtained from a video recorder.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 11 is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 1154 and inserting the following:

``1154. Discovery and use of cockpit and surface vehicle recordings and 
              transcripts.''.
       (d) Requirements for Installation and Use of Recording 
     Devices.--Section 329 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(e) Requirements for Installation and Use of Recording 
     Devices.--A requirement for the installation and use of an 
     automatic voice, video, or data recording device on an 
     aircraft, vessel, or surface vehicle shall not be construed 
     to be the collection of information for the purpose of any 
     Federal law or regulation, if the requirement--
       ``(1) meets a safety need for the automatic recording of 
     realtime voice or data experience that is restricted to a 
     fixed period of the most recent operation of the aircraft, 
     vessel, or surface vehicle;
       ``(2) does not place a periodic reporting burden on any 
     person; and
       ``(3) does not necessitate the collection and preservation 
     of data separate from the device.''.

     SEC. 6. PRIORITY OF INVESTIGATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1131(a)(2) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(2) An investigation'' and inserting 
     ``(2)(A) Subject to the requirements of this paragraph, an 
     investigation''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) If the Attorney General, in consultation with the 
     Chairman of the Board, determines and notifies the Board that 
     circumstances reasonably indicate that the accident may have 
     been caused by an intentional criminal act, the Board shall 
     relinquish investigative priority to the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation. The relinquishment of investigative priority 
     by the Board shall not otherwise affect the authority of the 
     Board to continue its investigation under this section.
       ``(C) If a law enforcement agency suspects and notifies the 
     Board that an accident being investigated by the Board under 
     paragraph (1)(A) through (D) may have been caused by an 
     intentional criminal act, the Board, in consultation with the 
     law enforcement agency, shall take necessary actions to 
     ensure that evidence of the criminal act is preserved.''.
       (b) Revision of 1977 Agreement.--Not later than 1 year 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the National 
     Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation shall revise their 1977 agreement on the 
     investigation of accidents to take into account the 
     amendments made by this Act.

     SEC. 7. PUBLIC AIRCRAFT INVESTIGATION CLARIFICATION.

       Section 1131(d) is amended by striking ``1134(b)(2)'' and 
     inserting ``1134(a), (b), (d), and (f)''.

     SEC. 8. AUTHORITY OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter III of chapter 11 of subtitle 
     II is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 1137. Authority of the Inspector General

       ``(a) In General.--The Inspector General of the Department 
     of Transportation, in accordance with the mission of the 
     Inspector General to prevent and detect fraud and abuse, 
     shall have authority to review only the financial management 
     and business operations of the National Transportation Safety 
     Board, including internal accounting and administrative 
     control systems, to determine compliance with applicable 
     Federal laws, rules, and regulations.
       ``(b) Duties.--In carrying out this section, the Inspector 
     General shall--
       ``(1) keep the Chairman of the Board and Congress fully and 
     currently informed about problems relating to administration 
     of the internal accounting and administrative control systems 
     of the Board;
       ``(2) issue findings and recommendations for actions to 
     address such problems; and
       ``(3) report periodically to Congress on any progress made 
     in implementing actions to address such problems.
       ``(c) Access to Information.--In carrying out this section, 
     the Inspector General may exercise authorities granted to the 
     Inspector General under subsections (a) and (b) of section 6 
     of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
       ``(d) Reimbursement.--The Inspector General shall be 
     reimbursed by the Board for the costs associated with 
     carrying out activities under this section.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for such 
     subchapter is amended by adding at the end the following:

``1137. Authority of the Inspector General.''.

     SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 1118(a) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     for the purposes of this chapter $57,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2000, $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, and $72,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2002. Such sums remain available until 
     expended.''.

  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. ROGAN, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. DUNCAN 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

420

When there appeared

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Nays

4

para. 105.10                  [Roll No. 462]

                                YEAS--420

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono

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     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--4

     Chenoweth
     Coburn
     Paul
     Sanford

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Becerra
     Boyd
     Burton
     Hooley
     Jefferson
     Meeks (NY)
     Scarborough
     Wise
     Wu
  So the bill was passed.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para. 105.11  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2436

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 313):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2436) to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     and the Uniform Code of Military Justice to protect unborn 
     children from assault and murder, 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 3(b) of the rule XIII 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 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 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. 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. 105.12  unborn victims of violence

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MYRICK, pursuant to House Resolution 313 
and rule XVIII, 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. 2436) to amend title 18, United States Code, and the Uniform Code 
of Military Justice to protect unborn children from assault and murder, 
and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MYRICK, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. LaHOOD as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para. 105.13  recorded vote

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

       In section 1841 of title 18, United States Code, as 
     proposed to be added by section 2(a)--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2)(C), insert ``, instead of being 
     punished under subparagraph (A),'' after ``shall''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)(1)--
       (A) insert ``, or a person authorized by law to act on her 
     behalf,'' after ``woman''; and
       (B) strike ``in a medical emergency''.
       Strike section 3 and insert the following:

     SEC. 3. MILITARY JUSTICE SYSTEM.

       (a) Protection of Unborn Children.--Subchapter X of chapter 
     47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of 
     Military Justice), is amended by inserting after section 919 
     (article 119) the following new section:

     ``Sec. 919a. Art. 119a. Protection of unborn children

       ``(a)(1) Any person subject to this chapter who engages in 
     conduct that violates any of the provisions of law listed in 
     subsection (b) and thereby causes the death of, or bodily 
     injury (as defined in section 1365 of title 18) to, a child, 
     who is in utero at the time the conduct takes place, is 
     guilty of a separate offense under this section.

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       ``(2)(A) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, 
     the punishment for that separate offense is the same as the 
     punishment provided under this chapter for that conduct had 
     that injury or death occurred to the unborn child's mother.
       ``(B) An offense under this section does not require proof 
     that--
       ``(i) the person engaging in the conduct had knowledge or 
     should have had knowledge that the victim of the underlying 
     offense was pregnant; or
       ``(ii) the accused intended to cause the death of, or 
     bodily injury to, the unborn child.
       ``(C) If the person engaging in the conduct thereby 
     intentionally kills or attempts to kill the unborn child, 
     that person shall, instead of being punished under 
     subparagraph (A), be punished as provided under sections 880, 
     918, and 919(a) of this title (articles 80, 118, and 119(a)) 
     for intentionally killing or attempting to kill a human 
     being.
       ``(D) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the death 
     penalty shall not be imposed for an offense under this 
     section.
       ``(b) The provisions referred to in subsection (a) are 
     sections 918, 919(a), 919(b)(2), 920(a), 922, 924, 926, and 
     928 of this title (articles 118, 119(a), 119(b)(2), 120(a), 
     122, 124, 126, and 128).
       ``(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit 
     the prosecution--
       ``(1) of any person for conduct relating to an abortion for 
     which the consent of the pregnant woman, or a person 
     authorized by law to act on her behalf, has been obtained or 
     for which such consent is implied by law;
       ``(2) of any person for any medical treatment of the 
     pregnant woman or her unborn child; or
       ``(3) of any woman with respect to her unborn child.
       ``(d) In this section, the term `unborn child' means a 
     child in utero, and the term `child in utero' or `child, who 
     is in utero' means a member of the species homo sapiens, at 
     any stage of development, who is carried in the womb.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such subchapter is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 919 the following new item:
     ``919a. 119a. Protection of unborn children.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

269

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affirmative

Nays

158

para. 105.14                  [Roll No. 463]

                                AYES--269

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--158

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     Kuykendall
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moore
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Chenoweth
     Hooley
     Jefferson
     Meeks (NY)
     Scarborough
     Wu
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 105.15  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 Ms. LOFGREN:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Motherhood Protection Act of 
     1999''.

     SEC. 2. CRIMES AGAINST A WOMAN--TERMINATING HER PREGNANCY.

       (a) Whoever engages in any violent or assaultive conduct 
     against a pregnant woman resulting in the conviction of the 
     person so engaging for a violation of any of the provisions 
     of law set forth in subsection (c), and thereby causes an 
     interruption to the normal course of the pregnancy resulting 
     in prenatal injury (including termination of the pregnancy), 
     shall, in addition to any penalty imposed for the violation, 
     be punished as provided in subsection (b).
       (b) The punishment for a violation of subsection (a) is--
       (1) if the relevant provision of law set forth in 
     subsection (c) is set forth in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of 
     that subsection, a fine under title 18, United States Code, 
     or imprisonment not more than 20 years, or both, but if the 
     interruption terminates the pregnancy, a fine under title 18, 
     United States Code, or imprisonment for any term of years or 
     for life, or both; and
       (2) if the relevant provision of law is set forth in 
     subsection (c)(4), the punishment shall be the such 
     punishment (other than the death penalty) as the court 
     martial may direct.
       (c) The provisions of law referred to in subsection (a) are 
     the following:
       (1) Sections 36, 37, 43, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 229, 242, 
     245, 247, 248, 351, 831, 844 (d), (f), (h)(1), and (i), 
     924(j), 930, 1111, 1112, 1114, 1116, 1118, 1119, 1120, 1121, 
     1153(a), 1201(a), 1203(a), 1365(a), 1501, 1503, 1505, 1512, 
     1513, 1751, 1864, 1951, 1952 (a)(1)(B), (a)(2)(B), and 
     (a)(3)(B), 1958, 1959, 1992, 2113, 2114, 2116, 2118, 2119, 
     2191, 2231, 2241(a), 2245, 2261, 2261A, 2280, 2281, 2332, 
     2332a, 2332b, 2340A, and 2441 of title 18, United States 
     Code.
       (2) Section 408(e) of the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 
     (21 U.S.C. 848).
       (3) Section 202 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 
     2283).
       (4) Sections 918, 919(a), 919(b)(2), 920(a), 922, 924, 926, 
     and 928 of title 10, United States Code (articles 118, 
     119(a), 119(b)(2), 120(a), 122, 124, 126, and 128).

It was decided in the

Yeas

201

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

224

para. 105.16                  [Roll No. 464]

                                AYES--201

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci

[[Page 1751]]


     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McInnis
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     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
     Schakowsky
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Sweeney
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NOES--224

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kildee
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Chenoweth
     Herger
     Hooley
     Jefferson
     Meeks (NY)
     Scarborough
     Weller
     Wu
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaHOOD, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 313, 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 ``Unborn Victims of Violence 
     Act of 1999''.

     SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF UNBORN CHILDREN.

       (a) In General.--Title 18, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after chapter 90 the following:

              ``CHAPTER 90A--PROTECTION OF UNBORN CHILDREN

``Sec.
``1841. Protection of unborn children.

     ``Sec. 1841. Protection of unborn children

       ``(a)(1) Whoever engages in conduct that violates any of 
     the provisions of law listed in subsection (b) and thereby 
     causes the death of, or bodily injury (as defined in section 
     1365) to, a child, who is in utero at the time the conduct 
     takes place, is guilty of a separate offense under this 
     section.
       ``(2)(A) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, 
     the punishment for that separate offense is the same as the 
     punishment provided under Federal law for that conduct had 
     that injury or death occurred to the unborn child's mother.
       ``(B) An offense under this section does not require proof 
     that--
       ``(i) the person engaging in the conduct had knowledge or 
     should have had knowledge that the victim of the underlying 
     offense was pregnant; or
       ``(ii) the defendant intended to cause the death of, or 
     bodily injury to, the unborn child.
       ``(C) If the person engaging in the conduct thereby 
     intentionally kills or attempts to kill the unborn child, 
     that person shall instead of being punished under 
     subparagraph (A), be punished as provided under sections 
     1111, 1112, and 1113 of this title for intentionally killing 
     or attempting to kill a human being.
       ``(D) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the death 
     penalty shall not be imposed for an offense under this 
     section.
       ``(b) The provisions referred to in subsection (a) are the 
     following:
       ``(1) Sections 36, 37, 43, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 229, 
     242, 245, 247, 248, 351, 831, 844(d), (f), (h)(1), and (i), 
     924(j), 930, 1111, 1112, 1113, 1114, 1116, 1118, 1119, 1120, 
     1121, 1153(a), 1201(a), 1203, 1365(a), 1501, 1503, 1505, 
     1512, 1513, 1751, 1864, 1951, 1952 (a)(1)(B), (a)(2)(B), and 
     (a)(3)(B), 1958, 1959, 1992, 2113, 2114, 2116, 2118, 2119, 
     2191, 2231, 2241(a), 2245, 2261, 2261A, 2280, 2281, 2332, 
     2332a, 2332b, 2340A, and 2441 of this title.
       ``(2) Section 408(e) of the Controlled Substances Act of 
     1970 (21 U.S.C. 848(e)).
       ``(3) Section 202 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
     U.S.C. 2283).
       ``(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit 
     the prosecution--
       ``(1) of any person for conduct relating to an abortion for 
     which the consent of the pregnant woman, or a person 
     authorized by law to act on her behalf, has been obtained or 
     for which such consent is implied by law;
       ``(2) of any person for any medical treatment of the 
     pregnant woman or her unborn child; or
       ``(3) of any woman with respect to her unborn child.
       ``(d) As used in this section, the term `unborn child' 
     means a child in utero, and the term `child in utero' or 
     `child, who is in utero' means a member of the species homo 
     sapiens, at any stage of development, who is carried in the 
     womb.''.
       (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 90 the following new item:

``90A. Protection of unborn children........................1841''.....

     SEC. 3. MILITARY JUSTICE SYSTEM.

       (a) Protection of Unborn Children.--Subchapter X of chapter 
     47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of 
     Military Justice), is amended by inserting after section 919 
     (article 119) the following new section:

     ``Sec. 919a. Art. 119a. Protection of unborn children

       ``(a)(1) Any person subject to this chapter who engages in 
     conduct that violates any of the provisions of law listed in 
     subsection (b) and thereby causes the death of, or bodily 
     injury (as defined in section 1365 of title 18) to, a child, 
     who is in utero at the time the conduct takes place, is 
     guilty of a separate offense under this section.
       ``(2)(A) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, 
     the punishment for that separate offense is the same as the 
     punishment provided under this chapter for that conduct had 
     that injury or death occurred to the unborn child's mother.
       ``(B) An offense under this section does not require proof 
     that--
       ``(i) the person engaging in the conduct had knowledge or 
     should have had knowledge that the victim of the underlying 
     offense was pregnant; or

[[Page 1752]]

       ``(ii) the accused intended to cause the death of, or 
     bodily injury to, the unborn child.
       ``(C) If the person engaging in the conduct thereby 
     intentionally kills or attempts to kill the unborn child, 
     that person shall, instead of being punished under 
     subparagraph (A), be punished as provided under sections 880, 
     918, and 919(a) of this title (articles 80, 118, and 119(a)) 
     for intentionally killing or attempting to kill a human 
     being.
       ``(D) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the death 
     penalty shall not be imposed for an offense under this 
     section.
       ``(b) The provisions referred to in subsection (a) are 
     sections 918, 919(a), 919(b)(2), 920(a), 922, 924, 926, and 
     928 of this title (articles 118, 119(a), 119(b)(2), 120(a), 
     122, 124, 126, and 128).
       ``(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit 
     the prosecution--
       ``(1) of any person for conduct relating to an abortion for 
     which the consent of the pregnant woman, or a person 
     authorized by law to act on her behalf, has been obtained or 
     for which such consent is implied by law;
       ``(2) of any person for any medical treatment of the 
     pregnant woman or her unborn child; or
       ``(3) of any woman with respect to her unborn child.
       ``(d) In this section, the term `unborn child' means a 
     child in utero, and the term `child in utero' or `child, who 
     is in utero' means a member of the species homo sapiens, at 
     any stage of development, who is carried in the womb.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such subchapter is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 919 the following new item:

``919a. 119a. Protection of unborn children.''.

  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. LOFGREN 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

254

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

172

para. 105.17                  [Roll No. 465]

                                YEAS--254

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--172

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Chenoweth
     Ford
     Hooley
     Jefferson
     Meeks (NY)
     Scarborough
     Wu
  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. 105.18  energy conservation programs extension

  On motion of Mr. BARTON, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Commerce was discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 
2981) to extend energy conservation programs under the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act through March 30, 2000.
  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. 105.19  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 bill of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 2981. An Act to extend energy conservation programs 
     under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act through March 
     31, 2000.

para. 105.20  recess--9:02 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYES, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 9 o'clock and 2 minutes p.m., subject to 
the call of the Chair.

para. 105.21  after recess--10:06 p.m.

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

para. 105.22  submission of conference report--h.r. 1906

  Mr. SKEEN submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 106-354) on the 
bill (H.R. 1906) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes; together 
with a statement thereon, for printing in the Record under the rule.

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para. 105.23  submission of conference report--h.r. 2084

  Mr. WOLF submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 106-355) on the bill 
(H.R. 2804) making appropriations for the Department of Transportation 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and 
for other purposes; together with a statement thereon, for printing in 
the Record under the rule.

para. 105.24  recess--10:07 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYES, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 10 o'clock and 7 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.

para. 105.25  after recess--11:36 p.m.

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

para. 105.26  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 1906

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 106-356) the resolution (H. Res. 317) waiving points of order 
against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1906) making 
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 105.27  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 2084

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 106-357) the resolution (H. Res. 318) waiving points of order 
against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2084) making 
appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 105.28  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. 1051. An Act to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation 
     Act to manage the Strategic Petroleum Reserve more 
     effectively, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.

para. 105.29  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration reported that 
the 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. 2981. An Act to extend energy conservation programs 
     under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act through March 
     31, 2000.

para. 105.30  senate enrolled bill signed

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

       S. 249--An Act to provide funding for the National Center 
     for Missing and Exploited Children, to reauthorize the 
     Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, and for other purposes.

para. 105.31  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. MEEKS of New York, for today and October 1;
  To Mrs. CHENOWETH, for today after 1 p.m. and October 1; and
  To Ms. HOOLEY, for today.
  And then,

para. 105.32  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. DIAZ-BALART, at 11 o'clock and 38 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned.

para. 105.33  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. STUMP: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 1663. A 
     bill to designate as a national memorial the memorial being 
     built at the Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, 
     California to honor recipients of the Medal of Honor; with 
     amendments (Rept. No. 106-351). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. STUMP: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Joint 
     Resolution 65. Resolution commending the World War II 
     veterans who fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and for other 
     purposes; with amendments (Rept. No. 106-352 Pt. 1). Ordered 
     to be printed.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 1300. A bill to amend the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 to promote brownfields redevelopment, to reauthorize and 
     reform the Superfund program, and for other purposes; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 106-353 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. SKEEN: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 1906. A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, 
     Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and 
     for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-354). Ordered to be 
     printed.
       Mr. WOLF: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 1906. A bill making appropriations for the Department of 
     Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     106-355). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 317. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1906) making 
     appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
     Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     106-356). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. REYNOLDS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 318. 
     Resolution waiving points of order to accompany the bill 
     (H.R. 2084) making appropriations for the Department of 
     Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     106-357). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 105.34  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. 354. A bill to 
     amend title 17, United States Code, to provide protection for 
     certain collection of information; with an amendment; 
     referred to the Committee on Commerce for a period ending not 
     later than October 8, 1999, for consideration of such 
     provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(f), rule 
     X (Rept. No. 106-349, Pt. 1).
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 1858. A bill to 
     promote electronic commerce through improved access for 
     consumers to electronic databases, including securities 
     market information databases; with an amendment; referred to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary for a period ending not later 
     than October 8, 1999, for consideration of such provisions of 
     the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of 
     that committee pursuant to clause 1(k), rule X (Rept. No. 
     106-350, Pt. 1).

para. 105.35  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. BLILEY:
       H.R. 2978. A bill to extend energy conservation programs 
     under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act through October 
     31, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. LAZIO:
       H.R. 2979. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to make refinements in the Medicare prospective 
     payment system for outpatient hospital services; 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. ALLEN (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Baldacci, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holt, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Martinez, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Vento, and Mr. Weygand):
       H.R. 2980. A bill to reduce emissions of mercury, carbon 
     dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil 
     fuel-fired electric utility generating units operating in the 
     United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and 
     the Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Banking and 
     Financial Services, 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. BLILEY:
       H.R. 2981. A bill to extend energy conservation programs 
     under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act through March 
     31, 2000; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii (for herself, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Owens, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
             Ford, Mr. Stark, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
             George

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             Miller of California, Mr. Tierney, and Mr. Menendez):
       H.R. 2982. A bill to provide grants to States and local 
     educational agencies to recruit, train, and hire 100,000 
     school-based resource staff to help students deal with 
     personal state of mind problems; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2983. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to the participation of the public in 
     governmental decisions regarding the location of group homes 
     established pursuant to the program of block grants for the 
     prevention and treatment of substance abuse; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska:
       H.R. 2984. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior, 
     through the Bureau of Reclamation, to convey to the Loup 
     Basin Reclamation District, the Sargent River Irrigation 
     District, and the Farwell Irrigation District, Nebraska, 
     property comprising the assets of the Middle Loup Division of 
     the Missouri River Basin Project, Nebraska; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. BASS (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Castle, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             English, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Herger, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Schaffer, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Upton, Mr. Wamp, and 
             Mr. Whitfield):
       H.R. 2985. A bill to provide for a biennial budget process 
     and a biennial appropriations process and to enhance 
     oversight and the responsibility, efficiency, and performance 
     of the Federal Government; 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 Mrs. BONO (for herself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
             Buyer, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
             Crane, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Graham, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
             Jenkins, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
             McCollum, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Packard, 
             Mr. Pombo, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Salmon, 
             Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Spence, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Ose, Mr. 
             Thomas, and Mr. Radanovich):
       H.R. 2986. A bill to provide that an application for an 
     injunction restraining the enforcement, operation, or 
     execution of a State law adopted by referendum may not be 
     granted on the ground of the unconstitutionality of such law 
     unless the application is heard and determined by a 3-judge 
     court; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CANNON (for himself, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Rogan, 
             Mr. McCollum, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Pickering, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Berman, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Gallegly, and Mr. Salmon):
       H.R. 2987. A bill to provide for the punishment of 
     methamphetamine laboratory operators, provide additional 
     resources to combat methamphetamine production, trafficking, 
     and abuse in the United States, 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. HINOJOSA (for himself, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Ortiz, 
             Mr. Reyes, and Mr. Rodriguez):
       H.R. 2988. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior, 
     through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conserve and enhance 
     the water supplies of the Lower Rio Grande Valley; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. TANNER (for himself, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Ford, and 
             Mr. Clement):
       H.R. 2989. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to accelerate payments to hospitals under the 
     Medicare Program with respect to costs of graduate medical 
     education for Medicare+Choice enrollees; 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. TALENT:
       H.R. 2990. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals greater access to health insurance 
     through a health care tax deduction, a long-term care 
     deduction, and other health-related tax incentives, to amend 
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
     provide access to and choice in health care through 
     association health plans, to amend the Public Health Service 
     Act to create new pooling opportunities for small employers 
     to obtain greater access to health coverage through 
     HealthMarts, 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. COX (for himself and Mr. Sessions):
       H. Con. Res. 190. Concurrent resolution urging the United 
     States to seek a global consensus supporting a moratorium on 
     tariffs and on special, multiple, and discriminatory taxation 
     of electronic commerce; to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 105.36  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 170: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 323: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 357: Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 363: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Tiahrt, and Mr. 
     Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 443: Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Franks of New 
     Jersey, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 521: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 721: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Terry and Mr. Thompson of California.
       H.R. 838: Mr. Ms. Pelosi and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 870: Mr. Vitter.
       H.R. 914: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 961: Mr. Owens and Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 976: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 1041: Mr. Vitter.
       H.R. 1070: Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 1071: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1178: Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Walden of Oregon, 
     and Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 1180: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Fowler, and Mr. 
     Salmon.
       H.R. 1195: Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Petri, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. 
     Cummings.
       H.R. 1221: Mr. Sherwood.
       H.R. 1271: Mr. Conyers, Mr. Payne, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
     Mr. Jackson of Illinois, and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 1283: Mr. Sessions, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Talent, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 1300: Mrs. Napolitano and Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 1305: Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 1322: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1355: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1399: Mr. Cummings and Mr. Moakley.
       H.R. 1456: Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 1485: Mr. Lantos and Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 1494: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1496: Mrs. Northup and Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 1520: Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, and Mr. 
     McIntosh.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. Boswell and Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1630: Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 1640: Mr. Blagojevich, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
     Matsui, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Cardin.
       H.R. 1650: Mr. Hastings of Washington and Mr. Reynolds.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 1746: Mr. Linder.
       H.R. 1791: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1876: Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Schaffer, 
     Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Brady of Texas, and Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 2059: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 2162: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 2235: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Spratt, and Ms. Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 2260: Mr. Isakson.
       H.R. 2265: Mr. Becerra, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
     Cramer, and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 2282: Mr. Hill of Montana.
       H.R. 2286: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 2418: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Boyd, and Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 2420: Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
     Calvert, Mr. Rodriguez, and Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 2498: Ms. Granger, Mrs. Fowler, and Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 2544: Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 2548: Mr. Martinez, Mr. Price of North Carolina, and 
     Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 2622: Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Sherwood, and Mr. 
     Fletcher.
       H.R. 2640: Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Ewing, and Mr. 
     Dingell.
       H.R. 2662: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 2697: Mr. English and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 2698: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2709: Mr. Coburn, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Hobson, Mr. DeMint, 
     Mr. Pickett, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
     Mascara, and Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 2720: Mr. Burr of North Carolina and Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin.
       H.R. 2723: Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
     Holden, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Saxton, 
     Mr. McNulty, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
     Rodriguez, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Faleomaveage, Mr. Sawyer, and 
     Mr. Kind.
       H.R. 2725: Mr. Hill of Montana.
       H.R. 2726: Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 2788: Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 2807: Mr. Boucher and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 2808: Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 2814: Mr. Evans, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2824: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 2838: Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 2877: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.J. Res. 65: Mr. Rogan.
       H. Con. Res. 77: Mr. Kingston.
       H. Con Res. 89: Mr. Holden, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
     Thune, Mr. Ose, Mr. Skelton, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Udall of New 
     Mexico, Mr. Kind, Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. Roemer.
       H. Con. Res. 186: Mr. Stump, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Diaz-
     Balart.
       H. Con. Res. 189: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mrs. Tauscher, 
     and Mr. Thompson of California.

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       H. Res. 17: Ms. Berkley.
       H. Res. 134: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Inslee, Ms. 
     DeGette, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Oxley, and Mr. Condit.
       H. Res. 224: Mr. Manzullo.
       H. Res. 287: Mr. Wu, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. 
     Velazquez, and Mr. McNulty.
       H. Res. 303: Mr. Fossella, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
     Ehlers, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, 
     Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Chabot, Ms. Granger, Mr. 
     Souder, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylania, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
     Manzullo, and Mr. Tancredo.

para. 105.37  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 1760: Mrs. Biggert.
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                      FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1999 (106)

para. 106.1  appointment 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,

                                                  October 1, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Thomas W. Ewing to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 106.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, September 30, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 106.3  communications

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

       4599. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a request and notification of the 
     availability of appropriations for the Department of Health 
     and Human Services' Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program 
     to made available for the needs of North Carolina in the wake 
     of Hurricane Floyd; (H. Doc. No. 106-138); to the Committee 
     on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       4600. 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, Part II 
     [DFARS Case 98-D021] received September 27, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       4601. 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 September 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       4602. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate 
     General, Department of the Navy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--United States Navy 
     Regulations (RIN: 0703-AA55) received September 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       4603. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket No. FEMA-
     7293] received September 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       4604. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Final Flood Elevation Determination--received September 28, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       4605. A letter from the Acting Director, Mine Safety and 
     Health Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Safety Standard for Preshift Examinations in 
     Underground Coal Mines (RIN: 1219-AB10) received September 
     28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
       4606. A letter from the Deputy Executive Secretary to the 
     Department, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Federal Enforcement 
     in Group and Individual Health Insurance Markets [HCFA-2019-
     IFC] (RIN: 0938-AJ48) received September 21, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4607. A letter from the Trial Attorney, National Highway 
     Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--List of 
     Nonconforming Vehicles Decided to be Eligible for Importation 
     [Docket No. NHTSA-99-6239] (RIN: 2127-AH88) received 
     September 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4608. 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 222-1-9928a; FRL-6448-3] received 
     September 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4609. 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; GSA Central and West Heating Plans [DC040-2016; 
     FRL-6448-9] received September 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4610. 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; 
     Enhanced Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) 
     Program [DE039-1026; FRL-6449-2] received September 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4611. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Mangement and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, El Dorado County Air Pollution 
     Control District [CA 033-0171; FRL-6446-2] received September 
     29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       4612. 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: Alaska [AK21-1709; 
     FRL-6450-8] received September 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4613. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Division of 
     Corporate Finance, Securities and Exchange Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--International 
     Disclosure Standards (RIN: 3235-AH62) received September 29, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4614. 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 as of June 30, 1999, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       4615. A letter from the Deputy Archivist of the United 
     States, National Archives and Records Administration, 
     transmitting the Adminitration's final rule--Safeguarding 
     Classified National Security Information (RIN: 3095-AA95) 
     received September 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       4616. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--West Virginia Regulatory Program [WV-082-FOR] 
     received September 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4617. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Land 
     and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Application 
     Procedures [WO-350-1430-00-24 1A] (RIN: 1004-AC83) received 
     September 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       4618. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Wyoming Regulatory Program [SPATS No. WY-028-FOR] 
     received September 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4619. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the 
     Interior, Land and Minerals Management, Department of 
     Interior, Bureau of Land Management, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Leasing of Solid Minerals Other Than 
     Coal and Oil Shade [WO-320-1990-01-24 A] (RIN: 1004-AC49) 
     received September 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4620. 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; 
     Reallocation of Pacific Cod [Docket No. 990304063-9063-01; 
     I.D. 092299A] received September 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4621. 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 District of the 
     Bering Sea and the Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket 
     No. 990304063-9063-01; I.D. 091499F] received September 29, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4622. 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; Effective Data Notification 
     and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Numbers 
     [Docket No. 990330083-9166-02; I.D. 091499E] (RIN: 0648-AK32) 
     received September 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.

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       4623. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Executive 
     Office for Immigration Review, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Office of the Chief 
     Administrative Hearing Officer; Executive Office for 
     Immigration Review; Rules of Practice and Procedure for 
     Administrative Hearings Before Administrative Law Judges in 
     Cases Involving Allegations of Unlawful Employment of Aliens, 
     Unfair Employment Practices, and Document Fraud [EOIR No. 
     116F; A.G. ORDER No. 2255-99] (RIN: 1125-AA17) received 
     September 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       4624. A letter from the Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--NASA Structured 
     Approach for Profit or Fee Objective--received September 29, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science.
       4625. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Advance Payments and Lump-Sum Payments of Educational 
     Assistance; Miscellaneous Nonsubstantive Changes (RIN: 2900-
     AI31) received September 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       4626. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Last--in, First-out Inventories [Rev. Rul. 99-42] received 
     September 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       4627. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Weighted Average Interest Rate Update [Notice 99-49] received 
     September 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 106.4  message from the senate

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

       S. 1606. An Act to extend for 9 additional months the 
     period for which chapter 12 of title 11, United States Code, 
     is reenacted.

para. 106.5  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 2084

  Mr. REYNOLDS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 318):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 2084) making appropriations for the Department of 
     Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2000, 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. REYNOLDS, 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  transportation appropriations

  Mr. WOLF, pursuant to House Resolution 318, called up the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 106-355):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2084) ``making appropriations for the Department of 
     Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2000, 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 Department 
     of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                        OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

                   Immediate Office of the Secretary

       For necessary expenses of the Immediate Office of the 
     Secretary, $1,867,000.

                Immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary

       For necessary expenses of the Immediate Office of the 
     Deputy Secretary, $600,000.

                     Office of the General Counsel

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the General 
     Counsel, $9,000,000.

              Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
     Secretary for Policy, $2,824,000.

   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, $7,650,000: 
     Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     there may be credited to this appropriation up to $1,250,000 
     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, $6,870,000, including not 
     to exceed $45,000 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, $2,039,000.

          Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
     Secretary for Administration, $17,767,000.

                        Office of Public Affairs

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Public Affairs, 
     $1,800,000.

                         Executive Secretariat

       For necessary expenses of the Executive Secretariat, 
     $1,102,000.

                       Board of Contract Appeals

       For necessary expenses of the Board of Contract Appeals, 
     $520,000.

         Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Small and 
     Disadvantaged Business Utilization, $1,222,000.

                  Office of Intelligence and Security

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Intelligence and 
     Security, $1,454,000.

                Office of the Chief Information Officer

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief 
     Information Officer, $5,075,000.

                        Office of Intermodalism

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Intermodalism, 
     $1,062,000.

                         Office of Civil Rights

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
     $7,200,000.

           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, $3,300,000.

              Transportation Administrative Service Center

       Necessary expenses for operating costs and capital outlays 
     of the Transportation Administrative Service Center, not to 
     exceed $148,673,000, 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 Program

       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, 2001: 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

       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; $2,781,000,000, 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 for 
     administrative expenses in connection with shipping 
     commissioners in the United States: Provided further, That 
     none of the funds provided in this Act

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     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 
     2000: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Commandant of the Coast Guard may 
     transfer certain parcels of real property located at Sitka, 
     Japonski Island, Alaska to the State of Alaska for the 
     purpose of airport expansion, provided that the Commandant 
     determines that the Coast Guard has been indemnified for any 
     loss, damage, or destruction of any structures or other 
     improvements on the lands to be conveyed. No other provision 
     of law shall otherwise make the real property improvements on 
     Japonski Island ineligible for Federal funding by virtue of 
     any consideration received by the Coast Guard for such 
     improvements: 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 the enactment of this Act: Provided 
     further, That the Secretary of Transportation may use any 
     surplus funds that are made available to the Secretary, to 
     the maximum extent practicable, for drug interdiction 
     activities of the Coast Guard.

              Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements

       For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction, 
     renovation, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore 
     facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment 
     related thereto, $389,326,000, of which $20,000,000 shall be 
     derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; of which 
     $134,560,000 shall be available to acquire, repair, renovate 
     or improve vessels, small boats and related equipment, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2004; $44,210,000 shall 
     be available to acquire new aircraft and increase aviation 
     capability, to remain available until September 30, 2002; 
     $51,626,000 shall be available for other equipment, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2002; $63,800,000 shall be 
     available for shore facilities and aids to navigation 
     facilities, to remain available until September 30, 2002; 
     $50,930,000 shall be available for personnel compensation and 
     benefits and related costs, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2001; and $44,200,000 for the Integrated 
     Deepwater Systems program, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2002: Provided, That the Commandant of the 
     Coast Guard is authorized to dispose of, by sale at fair 
     market value, all rights, title, and interest of any United 
     States entity on behalf of the Coast Guard in HU-25 aircraft 
     and Coast Guard property, and improvements thereto, in South 
     Haven, Michigan; ESMT Manasquan, New Jersey; Petaluma, 
     California; ESMT Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Station Clair 
     Flats, Michigan; and Aids to Navigation Team Huron, Ohio: 
     Provided further, That all proceeds from the sale of 
     properties listed under this heading, and from the sale of 
     HU-25 aircraft, shall be credited to this appropriation as 
     offsetting collections and made available only for the 
     Integrated Deepwater Systems program, to remain available for 
     obligation until September 30, 2002: Provided further, That 
     obligations made pursuant to the provisions of this Act for 
     the Integrated Deepwater Systems program may not exceed 
     $50,000,000 during fiscal year 2000: Provided further, That 
     upon initial submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 
     2001 President's budget, the Secretary of Transportation 
     shall transmit to the Congress a comprehensive capital 
     investment plan for the United States Coast Guard which 
     includes funding for each budget line item for fiscal years 
     2001 through 2005, with total funding for each year of the 
     plan constrained to the funding targets for those years as 
     estimated and approved by the Office of Management and 
     Budget.

                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, $17,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

                         Alteration of Bridges

       For necessary expenses for alteration or removal of 
     obstructive bridges, $15,000,000, 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), $730,327,000.

                            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; $72,000,000: Provided, 
     That no more than $21,500,000 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, 
     $19,000,000, 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


                    (airport and airway trust fund)

       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, $5,900,000,000 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 the 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, $5,000,000 shall be for the 
     contract tower cost-sharing program and $600,000 shall be for 
     the Centennial of Flight Commission: Provided further, That 
     funds may be used to enter into a grant 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 none of the 
     funds in this Act may be used for the Federal Aviation 
     Administration to enter into a multiyear lease greater than 5 
     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 
     no more than $24,162,700 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: Provided 
     further, That none of the funds in this Act for aeronautical 
     charting and cartography are available for activities 
     conducted by, or coordinated through, the Transportation 
     Administrative Service Center: 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)

       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, $2,075,000,000, of which $1,780,000,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2002, and of which 
     $295,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2000: 
     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 upon initial 
     submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 2001 
     President's budget, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
     transmit to the Congress a com

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     prehensive capital investment plan for the Federal Aviation 
     Administration which includes funding for each budget line 
     item for fiscal years 2001 through 2005, with total funding 
     for each year of the plan constrained to the funding targets 
     for those years as estimated and approved by the Office of 
     Management and Budget: Provided further, That none of the 
     funds in this Act may be used for the Federal Aviation 
     Administration to enter into a capital lease agreement unless 
     appropriations have been provided to fully cover the Federal 
     Government's contingent liabilities at the time the lease 
     agreement is signed.

                        Facilities and Equipment


                    (airport and airway trust fund)

                              (Rescission)

       Of the amount provided under this heading in Public Law 
     105-66, $30,000,000 are rescinded.

                 Research, Engineering, and Development


                    (airport and airway trust fund)

       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, 
     $156,495,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust 
     Fund and to remain available until September 30, 2002: 
     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)

       For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in-aid 
     for airport planning and development, and 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; for administration of such programs; for 
     administration of programs under section 40117; and for 
     inspection activities and administration of airport safety 
     programs, including those related to airport operating 
     certificates under section 44706 of title 49, United States 
     Code, $1,750,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and 
     Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That none of the funds under this heading 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 2000, notwithstanding section 47117(h) of title 
     49, United States Code: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, not more than 
     $45,000,000 of funds limited under this heading shall be 
     obligated for administration: Provided further, That, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the event of a 
     lapse in authorization of the grants program under this 
     heading, funding available under Federal Aviation 
     Administration, ``Operations'' may be obligated for 
     administration during the time period of the lapse in 
     authorization, at the rate corresponding to the maximum 
     annual obligation level of $45,000,000: Provided further, 
     That total obligations from all sources in fiscal year 2000 
     for administration may not exceed $45,000,000.

                   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.

                     FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

                 Limitation on Administrative Expenses

       Necessary expenses for administration and operation of the 
     Federal Highway Administration not to exceed $376,072,000 
     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, That $70,484,000 
     shall be available to carry out the functions and operations 
     of the Office of Motor Carriers: Provided further, That of 
     the funds available under section 104(a) of title 23, United 
     States Code: $6,000,000 shall be available for Commercial 
     Remote Sensing Products and Spatial Information Technologies 
     under section 5113 of Public Law 105-178, as amended; 
     $5,000,000 shall be available for Nationwide Differential 
     Global Positioning System program, as authorized; $8,000,000 
     shall be available for National Historic Covered Bridge 
     Preservation Program under section 1224 of Public Law 105-
     178, as amended; $15,000,000 shall be 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; $18,300,000 shall be available for 
     the Indian Reservation Roads Program under section 204 of 
     title 23, United States Code; $16,400,000 shall be available 
     for the Public Lands Highways Program under section 204 of 
     title 23, United States Code; $11,000,000 shall be available 
     for the Park Roads and Parkways Program under section 204 of 
     title 23, United States Code; $1,300,000 shall be available 
     for the Refuge Road Program under section 204 of title 23, 
     United States Code; $10,000,000 shall be available for the 
     Transportation and Community and System Preservation pilot 
     program under section 1221 of Public Law 105-178; and 
     $7,500,000 shall be available for ``Child Passenger 
     Protection Education Grants'' under section 2003(b) of Public 
     Law 105-178, as amended.

                          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 $27,701,350,000 for Federal-aid 
     highways and highway safety construction programs for fiscal 
     year 2000: Provided, That within the $27,701,350,000 
     obligation limitation on Federal-aid highways and highway 
     safety construction programs, not more than $391,450,000 
     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 sections 5112 and 5204-5209 of Public Law 105-
     178) for fiscal year 2000; not more than $20,000,000 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 
     2000, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 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 2000: Provided further, That 
     within the $211,200,000 obligation limitation on Intelligent 
     Transportation Systems, the following sums shall be made 
     available for Intelligent Transportation System projects in 
     the following specified areas:
       Albuquerque, New Mexico, $2,000,000;
       Arapahoe County, Colorado, $1,000,000;
       Branson, Missouri, $1,000,000;
       Central Pennsylvania, $1,000,000;
       Charlotte, North Carolina, $1,000,000;
       Chicago, Illinois, $1,000,000;
       City of Superior and Douglas County, Wisconsin, $1,000,000;
       Clay County, Missouri, $300,000;
       Clearwater, Florida, $3,500,000;
       College Station, Texas, $1,000,000;
       Central Ohio, $1,000,000;
       Commonwealth of Virginia, $4,000,000;
       Corpus Christi, Texas, $1,500,000;
       Delaware River, Pennsylvania, $1,000,000;
       Fairfield, California, $750,000;
       Fargo, North Dakota, $1,000,000;
       Florida Bay County, Florida, $1,000,000;
       Fort Worth, Texas, $2,500,000;
       Grand Forks, North Dakota, $500,000;
       Greater Metropolitan Capital Region, DC, $5,000,000;
       Greater Yellowstone, Montana, $1,000,000;
       Houma, Louisiana, $1,000,000;
       Houston, Texas, $1,500,000;
       Huntsville, Alabama, $500,000;
       Inglewood, California, $1,000,000;
       Jefferson County, Colorado, $1,500,000;
       Kansas City, Missouri, $1,000,000;
       Las Vegas, Nevada, $2,800,000;
       Los Angeles, California, $1,000,000;
       Miami, Florida, $1,000,000;
       Mission Viejo, California, $1,000,000;
       Monroe County, New York, $1,000,000;
       Nashville, Tennessee, $1,000,000;
       Northeast Florida, $1,000,000;
       Oakland, California, $500,000;
       Oakland County, Michigan, $1,000,000;
       Oxford, Mississippi, $1,500,000;
       Pennsylvania Turnpike, Pennsylvania, $2,500,000;
       Pueblo, Colorado, $1,000,000;
       Puget Sound, Washington, $1,000,000;
       Reno/Tahoe, California/Nevada, $500,000;
       Rensselaer County, New York, $1,000,000;
       Sacramento County, California, $1,000,000;
       Salt Lake City, Utah, $3,000,000;
       San Francisco, California, $1,000,000;
       Santa Clara, California, $1,000,000;
       Santa Teresa, New Mexico, $1,000,000;
       Seattle, Washington, $2,100,000;
       Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, $2,500,000;
       Shreveport, Louisiana, $1,000,000;
       Silicon Valley, California, $1,000,000;
       Southeast Michigan, $2,000,000;
       Spokane, Washington, $500,000;
       St. Louis, Missouri, $1,000,000;
       State of Alabama, $1,300,000;
       State of Alaska, $3,000,000;
       State of Arizona, $1,000,000;
       State of Colorado, $1,500,000;
       State of Delaware, $2,000,000;
       State of Idaho, $2,000,000;
       State of Illinois, $1,500,000;
       State of Maryland, $2,000,000;
       State of Minnesota, $7,000,000;
       State of Montana, $1,000,000;
       State of Nebraska, $500,000;
       State of Oregon, $1,000,000;
       State of Texas, $4,000,000;
       State of Vermont rural systems, $1,000,000;
       States of New Jersey and New York, $2,000,000;
       Statewide Transcom/Transmit upgrades, New Jersey, 
     $4,000,000;
       Tacoma Puyallup, Washington, $500,000;
       Thurston, Washington, $1,000,000;
       Towamencin, Pennsylvania, $600,000;
       Wausau-Stevens Point-Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, 
     $1,500,000;
       Wayne County, Michigan, $1,000,000:
     Provided further, That, notwithstanding Public Law 105-178 as 
     amended, funds authorized under section 110 of title 23, 
     United States Code, for fiscal year 2000 shall be apportioned 
     based on each State's percentage share of funding provided 
     for under section 105 of title 23, United States Code, for 
     fiscal year 2000, except that before such apportionments are 
     made, $90,000,000 shall be set aside for projects authorized 
     under section 1602 of Public Law 105-178 as amended, and 
     $8,000,000 shall be set aside for the Woodrow Wilson Memorial 
     Bridge project authorized by section 404 of the Woodrow 
     Wilson Memorial

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     Bridge Authority Act of 1995 as amended. Of the funds to be 
     apportioned under section 110 for fiscal year 2000, 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 and air 
     quality program in the same ratio that each State is 
     apportioned funds for such program in fiscal year 2000 but 
     for this section: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, the Secretary shall, at the request 
     of the State of Nevada, transfer up to $10,000,000 of Minimum 
     Guarantee apportionments, and an equal amount of obligation 
     authority, to the State of California for use on High 
     Priority Project No. 829 ``Widen I-15 in San Bernardino 
     County'', section 1602 of Public Law 105-178.

                          Federal-Aid Highways


                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                          (highway trust fund)

       For carrying out the provisions of title 23, United States 
     Code, 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, $26,000,000,000 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)

       For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 49 
     U.S.C. 31102, $105,000,000, 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 $105,000,000 for ``Motor Carrier 
     Safety Grants''.

             NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

                        Operations and Research

       For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the 
     Secretary, with respect to traffic and highway safety under 
     chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, and part C of 
     subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code, $87,400,000 of 
     which $62,928,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
     2002: 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)

       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 2000 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, $206,800,000, 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 2000, are in excess of 
     $206,800,000 for programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 402, 
     405, 410, and 411 of which $152,800,000 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, $36,000,000 shall be for ``Alcohol-Impaired 
     Driving Countermeasures Grants'' under 23 U.S.C. 410, 
     $8,000,000 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 $7,640,000 of the funds 
     made available for section 402, not to exceed $500,000 of the 
     funds made available for section 405, not to exceed 
     $1,800,000 of the funds made available for section 410, and 
     not to exceed $400,000 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

                         Safety and Operations

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad 
     Administration, not otherwise provided for, $94,288,000, of 
     which $6,800,000 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 Research and Development

       For necessary expenses for railroad research and 
     development, $22,464,000, 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 2000.

                    Next Generation High-Speed Rail

       For necessary expenses for the Next Generation High-Speed 
     Rail program as authorized under 49 U.S.C. 26101 and 26102, 
     $27,200,000, 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, to remain available until expended.

                     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, $10,000,000 to be matched by the 
     State of Rhode Island or its designee on a dollar-for-dollar 
     basis and to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
     none of the funds made available under this head shall be 
     obligated until the enactment of authorizing legislation for 
     the ``Rhode Island Rail Development'' program.

     Capital Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation

       For necessary expenses of capital improvements of the 
     National Railroad Passenger Corporation as authorized by 49 
     U.S.C. 24104(a), $571,000,000 to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That the Secretary shall not obligate 
     more than $228,400,000 prior to September 30, 2000.

                     FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

                        Administrative Expenses

       For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal 
     Transit Administration's programs authorized by chapter 53 of 
     title 49, United States Code, $12,000,000: Provided, That no 
     more than $60,000,000 of budget authority shall be available 
     for these purposes: Provided further, That the Federal 
     Transit Administration will reimburse the Department of 
     Transportation Inspector General $1,500,000 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, 
     $619,600,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That no more than $3,098,000,000 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, 
     $21,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That no more than $107,000,000 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)); 
     $49,632,000 is available for metropolitan planning (49 U.S.C. 
     5303, 5304, and 5305);

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     $10,368,000 is available for state planning (49 U.S.C. 
     5313(b)); and $29,500,000 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:
       Zinc-air battery bus technology demonstration, $1,000,000;
       Electric vehicle information sharing and technology 
     transfer program, $750,000;
       Portland, ME independent transportation network, $500,000;
       Wheeling, WV mobility study, $250,000;
       Project ACTION, $3,000,000;
       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, $3,000,000;
       Advanced transportation and alternative fuel technology 
     consortium (CALSTART), $3,250,000;
       Safety and security programs, $5,450,000;
       International program, $1,000,000;
       Santa Barbara Electric Transit Institute, $500,000;
       Hennepin County community transportation, Minnesota, 
     $1,000,000;
       Pittsfield economic development authority electric bus 
     program, $1,350,000; and
       Citizens for Modern Transit, Missouri, $300,000.

                      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, $4,929,270,000, to remain 
     available until expended, and to be derived from the Mass 
     Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund: Provided, That 
     $2,478,400,000 shall be paid to the Federal Transit 
     Administration's formula grants account: Provided further, 
     That $86,000,000 shall be paid to the Federal Transit 
     Administration's transit planning and research account: 
     Provided further, That $48,000,000 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 
     $60,000,000 shall be paid to the Federal Transit 
     Administration's job access and reverse commute grants 
     program: Provided further, That $1,960,800,000 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, $490,200,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That no more than $2,451,000,000 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, $980,400,000; there shall be available for the 
     replacement, rehabilitation, and purchase of buses and 
     related equipment and the construction of bus-related 
     facilities, $490,200,000, together with $50,000,000 
     transferred from ``Federal Transit Administration, Formula 
     grants'', to be available for the following projects in 
     amounts specified below:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
 No.               State                     Project          Conference
------------------------------------------------------------------------
   1 Alaska                         Anchorage Ship Creek    $4,500,000
                                     intermodal facility.
   2 Alaska                         Fairbanks intermodal     2,000,000
                                     rail/bus transfer
                                     facility.
   3 Alaska                         Juneau downtown mass     1,500,000
                                     transit facility.
   4 Alaska                         North Star Borough-      3,000,000
                                     Fairbanks intermodal
                                     facility.
   5 Alaska                         Wasilla intermodal       1,000,000
                                     facility.
   6 Alaska                         Whittier intermodal      1,155,000
                                     facility and
                                     pedestrian overpass.
   7 Alabama                        Alabama statewide        2,500,000
                                     rural bus needs.
   8 Alabama                        Baldwin Rural Area       1,000,000
                                     Transportation
                                     System buses.
   9 Alabama                        Birmingham intermodal    2,000,000
                                     facility.
  10 Alabama                        Birmingham-Jefferson     1,250,000
                                     County buses.
  11 Alabama                        Cullman, buses.......      500,000
  12 Alabama                        Dothan Wiregrass         1,000,000
                                     Transit Authority
                                     vehicles and transit
                                     facility.
  13 Alabama                        Escambia County buses      100,000
                                     and bus facility.
  14 Alabama                        Gees Bend Ferry            100,000
                                     facilities, Wilcox
                                     County.
  15 Alabama                        Marshall County,           500,000
                                     buses.
  16 Alabama                        Huntsville Airport       3,500,000
                                     international
                                     intermodal center.
  17 Alabama                        Huntsville,              1,250,000
                                     intermodal facility.
  18 Alabama                        Huntsville Space and     3,500,000
                                     Rocket Center
                                     intermodal center.
  19 Alabama                        Jasper buses.........       50,000
  20 Alabama                        Jefferson State            200,000
                                     Community College/
                                     University of
                                     Montevallo
                                     pedestrian walkway.
  21 Alabama                        Mobile waterfront        5,000,000
                                     terminal complex.
  22 Alabama                        Montgomery Union         3,500,000
                                     Station intermodal
                                     center and buses.
  23 Alabama                        Valley bus and bus         110,000
                                     facilities.
  24 Arkansas                       Arkansas Highway and     2,000,000
                                     Transit Department
                                     buses.
  25 Arkansas                       Arkansas state safety      800,000
                                     and preventative
                                     maintenance facility.
  26 Arkansas                       Fayetteville,              500,000
                                     University of
                                     Arkansas Transit
                                     System buses.
  27 Arkansas                       Hot Springs,             1,560,000
                                     transportation depot
                                     and plaza.
  28 Arkansas                       Little Rock, Central       300,000
                                     Arkansas Transit
                                     buses.
  29 Arizona                        Phoenix bus and bus      3,750,000
                                     facilities.
  30 Arizona                        Phoenix South Central      500,000
                                     Avenue transit
                                     facility.
  31 Arizona                        San Luis, bus........       70,000
  32 Arizona                        Tucson buses.........    2,555,000
  33 Arizona                        Yuma paratransit           125,000
                                     buses.
  34 California                     California Mountain         80,000
                                     Area Regional
                                     Transit Authority
                                     fueling stations.
  35 California                     Culver City, CityBus     1,250,000
                                     buses.
  36 California                     Davis, Unitrans            625,000
                                     transit maintenance
                                     facility.
  37 California                     Healdsburg,              1,000,000
                                     intermodal facility.
  38 California                     I-5 Corridor             1,250,000
                                     intermodal transit
                                     centers.
  39 California                     Livermore automatic      1,000,000
                                     vehicle locator
                                     program.
  40 California                     Lodi, multimodal           850,000
                                     facility.
  41 California                     Los Angeles County       3,000,000
                                     Metropolitan
                                     transportation
                                     authority buses.
  42 California                     Los Angeles County       1,750,000
                                     Foothill Transit
                                     buses and HEV
                                     vehicles.
  43 California                     Los Angeles Municipal    2,250,000
                                     Transit Operators
                                     Coalition.
  44 California                     Los Angeles, Union       1,250,000
                                     Station Gateway
                                     Intermodal Transit
                                     Center.
  45 California                     Maywood, Commerce,         800,000
                                     Bell, Cudahy,
                                     California buses and
                                     bus facilities.
  46 California                     Modesto, bus               625,000
                                     maintenance facility.
  47 California                     Monterey, Monterey-        625,000
                                     Salinas buses.
  48 California                     Orange County, bus       2,000,000
                                     and bus facilities.
  49 California                     Perris bus               1,250,000
                                     maintenance facility.
  50 California                     Redlands, trolley          800,000
                                     project.
  51 California                     Sacramento CNG buses.    1,250,000
  52 California                     San Bernardino           1,000,000
                                     Valley, CNG buses.
  53 California                     San Bernardino train     3,000,000
                                     station.
  54 California                     San Diego North          3,000,000
                                     County buses and CNG
                                     fueling station.
  55 California                     Contra Costa County        250,000
                                     Connection buses.
  56 California                     San Francisco, Islais    1,250,000
                                     Creek maintenance
                                     facility.

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  57 California                     Santa Barbara buses      1,750,000
                                     and bus facility.
  58 California                     Santa Clarita bus        1,250,000
                                     maintenance facility.
  59 California                     Santa Cruz buses and     1,755,000
                                     bus facilities.
  60 California                     Santa Maria Valley/        240,000
                                     Santa Barbara
                                     County, buses.
  61 California                     Santa Rosa/Cotati,         750,000
                                     Intermodal
                                     Transportation
                                     Facilities.
  62 California                     Westminster senior         150,000
                                     citizen vans.
  63 California                     Windsor, Intermodal        750,000
                                     Facility.
  64 California                     Woodland Hills,            625,000
                                     Warner Center
                                     Transportation Hub.
  65 Colorado                       Boulder/Denver, RTD        625,000
                                     buses.
  66 Colorado                       Colorado Association     8,000,000
                                     of Transit Agencies.
  67 Colorado                       Denver, Stapleton        1,250,000
                                     Intermodal Center.
  68 Connecticut                    New Haven bus            2,250,000
                                     facility.
  69 Connecticut                    Norwich buses........    2,250,000
  70 Connecticut                    Waterbury, bus           2,250,000
                                     facility.
  71 Dist. of Columbia              Fuel cell bus and bus    4,850,000
                                     facilities program,
                                     Georgetown
                                     University.
  72 Dist. of Columbia              Washington, D.C.         2,500,000
                                     Intermodal
                                     Transportation
                                     Center, District.
  73 Delaware                       New Castle County        2,000,000
                                     buses and bus
                                     facilities.
  74 Delaware                       Delaware buses and         500,000
                                     bus facility.
  75 Florida                        Daytona Beach,           2,500,000
                                     Intermodal Center.
  76 Florida                        Gainesville hybrid-        500,000
                                     electric buses and
                                     facilities.
  77 Florida                        Jacksonville buses       1,000,000
                                     and bus facilities.
  78 Florida                        Lakeland, Citrus         1,250,000
                                     Connection transit
                                     vehicles and related
                                     equipment.
  79 Florida                        Miami Beach, electric      750,000
                                     shuttle service.
  80 Florida                        Miami-Dade Transit       2,750,000
                                     buses.
  81 Florida                        Orlando, Lynx buses      2,000,000
                                     and bus facilities.
  82 Florida                        Orlando, Downtown        2,500,000
                                     Intermodal Facility.
  83 Florida                        Palm Beach, buses....    1,000,000
  84 Florida                        Tampa HARTline buses.      500,000
  85 Georgia                        Atlanta, MARTA buses.   13,500,000
  86 Georgia                        Chatham Area Transit     3,500,000
                                     Bus Transfer Center
                                     and buses.
  87 Georgia                        Georgia Regional         2,000,000
                                     Transportation
                                     Authority buses.
  88 Georgia                        Georgia statewide        2,750,000
                                     buses and bus-
                                     related facilities.
  89 Hawaii                         Hawaii buses and bus     2,250,000
                                     facilities.
  90 Hawaii                         Honolulu, bus            2,000,000
                                     facility and buses.
  91 Iowa                           Ames transit facility      700,000
                                     expansion.
  92 Iowa                           Cedar Rapids             3,500,000
                                     intermodal facility.
  93 Iowa                           Clinton transit            500,000
                                     facility expansion.
  94 Iowa                           Fort Dodge,                885,000
                                     Intermodal Facility
                                     (Phase II).
  95 Iowa                           Iowa City intermodal     1,500,000
                                     facility.
  96 Iowa                           Iowa statewide buses     2,500,000
                                     and bus facilities.
  97 Iowa                           Iowa/Illinois Transit    1,000,000
                                     Consortium bus
                                     safety and security.
  98 Illinois                       East Moline transit        650,000
                                     center.
  99 Illinois                       Illinois statewide       8,200,000
                                     buses and bus-
                                     related equipment.
 100 Indiana                        Gary, Transit            1,250,000
                                     Consortium buses.
 101 Indiana                        Indianapolis buses...    5,000,000
 102 Indiana                        South Bend Urban         1,250,000
                                     Intermodal
                                     Transportation
                                     Facility.
 103 Indiana                        West Lafayette bus       1,750,000
                                     transfer station/
                                     terminal (Wabash
                                     Landing).
 104 Kansas                         Girard, buses and          700,000
                                     vans.
 105 Kansas                         Johnson County,            250,000
                                     farebox equipment.
 106 Kansas                         Kansas City buses....      750,000
 107 Kansas                         Kansas Public Transit    1,500,000
                                     Association buses
                                     and bus facilities.
 108 Kansas                         Girard Southeast           480,000
                                     Kansas Community
                                     Action Agency
                                     maintenance facility.
 109 Kansas                         Topeka Transit             600,000
                                     downtown transfer
                                     facility.
 110 Kansas                         Wichita, buses and       2,500,000
                                     bus facilities.
 111 Kentucky                       Transit Authority of     2,500,000
                                     Northern Kentucky
                                     (TANK) buses.
 112 Kentucky                       Kentucky (southern       1,000,000
                                     and eastern) transit
                                     vehicles.
 113 Kentucky                       Lexington (LexTran),     1,000,000
                                     maintenance facility.
 114 Kentucky                       River City, buses....    1,500,000
 115 Louisiana                      Louisiana statewide      5,000,000
                                     buses and bus-
                                     related facilities.
 116 Massachusetts                  Attleboro intermodal       500,000
                                     transit facility.
 117 Massachusetts                  Brockton intermodal      1,100,000
                                     transportation
                                     center.
 118 Massachusetts                  Greenfield Montague,       500,000
                                     buses.
 119 Massachusetts                  Merrimack Valley           467,500
                                     Regional Transit
                                     Authority bus
                                     facilities.
 120 Massachusetts                  Montachusett, bus and    1,250,000
                                     park-and-ride
                                     facilities.
 121 Massachusetts                  Pioneer Valley,            650,000
                                     alternative fuel and
                                     paratransit vehicles.
 122 Massachusetts                  Pittsfield intermodal    3,600,000
                                     center.
 123 Massachusetts                  Springfield, Union       1,250,000
                                     Station.
 124 Massachusetts                  Swampscott, buses....       65,000
 125 Massachusetts                  Westfield, intermodal      500,000
                                     transportation
                                     facility.
 126 Massachusetts                  Worcester, Union         2,500,000
                                     Station Intermodal
                                     Transportation
                                     Center.
 127 Maryland                       Maryland statewide      11,500,000
                                     bus facilities and
                                     buses.
 128 Michigan                       Detroit, transfer        3,963,000
                                     terminal facilities.
 129 Michigan                       Detroit, EZ Ride           287,000
                                     program.
 130 Michigan                       Menominee-Delta-           250,000
                                     Schoolcraft buses.
 131 Michigan                       Michigan statewide      22,500,000
                                     buses.
 132 Michigan                       Port Huron, CNG            500,000
                                     fueling station.
 133 Minnesota                      Duluth, Transit          1,000,000
                                     Authority community
                                     circulation vehicles.
 134 Minnesota                      Duluth, Transit            500,000
                                     Authority
                                     intelligent
                                     transportation
                                     systems.
 135 Minnesota                      Duluth, Transit            500,000
                                     Authority Transit
                                     Hub.
 136 Minnesota                      Greater Minnesota          500,000
                                     transit authorities.
 137 Minnesota                      Northstar Corridor,     10,000,000
                                     Intermodal
                                     Facilities and buses.
 138 Minnesota                      Twin Cities             10,000,000
                                     metropolitan buses
                                     and bus facilities.
 139 Missouri                       Columbia buses and         500,000
                                     vans.
 140 Missouri                       Southeast Missouri       1,250,000
                                     transportation
                                     service rural,
                                     elderly, disabled
                                     service.
 141 Missouri                       Franklin County buses      200,000
                                     and bus facilities.

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 142 Missouri                       Jackson County buses       500,000
                                     and bus facilities.
 143 Missouri                       Kansas City Area         2,500,000
                                     Transit Authority
                                     buses and Troost
                                     transit center.
 144 Missouri                       Missouri statewide       3,500,000
                                     bus and bus
                                     facilities.
 145 Missouri                       OATS Transit.........    1,500,000
 146 Missouri                       St. Joseph buses and       500,000
                                     vans.
 147 Missouri                       St. Louis, buses.....    2,000,000
 148 Missouri                       St. Louis, Bi-state      1,250,000
                                     Intermodal Center.
 149 Missouri                       Southwest Missouri       1,000,000
                                     State University
                                     park and ride
                                     facility.
 150 Mississippi                    Harrison County          3,000,000
                                     multimodal center.
 151 Mississippi                    Jackson, maintenance     1,000,000
                                     and administration
                                     facility project.
 152 Mississippi                    North Delta planning     1,200,000
                                     and development
                                     district, buses and
                                     bus facilities.
 153 Montana                        Missoula urban             600,000
                                     transportation
                                     district buses.
 154 North Carolina                 Greensboro multimodal    3,339,000
                                     center.
 155 North Carolina                 Greensboro, Transit      1,500,000
                                     Authority buses.
 156 North Carolina                 North Carolina           2,492,000
                                     statewide buses and
                                     bus facilities.
 157 North Dakota                   North Dakota             1,000,000
                                     statewide buses and
                                     bus-related
                                     facilities.
 158 New Hampshire                  New Hampshire            3,000,000
                                     statewide transit
                                     systems.
 159 New Jersey                     New Jersey Transit       5,000,000
                                     alternative fuel
                                     buses.
 160 New Jersey                     New Jersey Transit       1,750,000
                                     jitney shuttle buses.
 161 New Jersey                     Newark intermodal and    1,650,000
                                     arena access
                                     improvements.
 162 New Jersey                     Newark, Morris &         1,250,000
                                     Essex Station access
                                     and buses.
 163 New Jersey                     South Amboy, Regional    1,250,000
                                     Intermodal
                                     Transportation
                                     Initiative.
 164 New Mexico                     Albuquerque West Side    2,000,000
                                     transit facility.
 165 New Mexico                     Albuquerque, buses...    1,250,000
 166 New Mexico                     Las Cruces buses and       750,000
                                     bus facilities.
 167 New Mexico                     Northern New Mexico      2,750,000
                                     Transit Express/Park
                                     and Ride buses.
 168 New Mexico                     Santa Fe, buses and      2,000,000
                                     bus facilities.
 169 Nevada                         Clark County Regional    2,500,000
                                     Transportation
                                     Commission buses and
                                     bus facilities.
 170 Nevada                         Lake Tahoe CNG buses.      700,000
 171 Nevada                         Washoe County transit    2,250,000
                                     improvements.
 172 New York                       Babylon Intermodal       1,250,000
                                     Center.
 173 New York                       Buffalo, Auditorium      2,000,000
                                     Intermodal Center.
 174 New York                       Dutchess County, Loop      521,000
                                     System buses.
 175 New York                       Ithaca intermodal        1,125,000
                                     transportation
                                     center.
 176 New York                       Ithaca, TCAT bus         1,250,000
                                     technology
                                     improvements.
 177 New York                       Long Island, CNG         1,250,000
                                     transit vehicles and
                                     facilities and bus
                                     replacement.
 178 New York                       Mineola/Hicksville,      1,250,000
                                     LIRR intermodal
                                     centers.
 179 New York                       New York City Midtown    1,000,000
                                     West 38th Street
                                     ferry terminal.
 180 New York                       New York, West 72nd      1,750,000
                                     St. Intermodal
                                     Station.
 181 New York                       Putnam County, vans..      470,000
 182 New York                       Rensselaer intermodal    6,000,000
                                     bus facility.
 183 New York                       Rochester buses and      1,000,000
                                     bus facility.
 184 New York                       Syracuse, buses......    3,000,000
 185 New York                       Utica Union Station..    2,100,000
 186 New York                       Westchester County       1,250,000
                                     DOT, articulated
                                     buses.
 187 New York                       Westchester County,        979,000
                                     Bee-Line transit
                                     system fareboxes.
 188 New York                       Westchester County,      1,000,000
                                     Bee-Line transit
                                     system shuttle buses.
 189 Ohio                           Cleveland, Triskett        625,000
                                     Garage bus
                                     maintenance facility.
 190 Ohio                           Dayton, Multimodal       4,125,000
                                     Transportation
                                     Center.
 191 Ohio                           Ohio statewide buses     9,010,250
                                     and bus facilities.
 192 Oklahoma                       Oklahoma statewide       5,000,000
                                     bus facilities and
                                     buses.
 193 Oregon                         Corvallis buses and        300,000
                                     automated passenger
                                     information system.
 194 Oregon                         Lane County, Bus         4,400,000
                                     Rapid Transit, buses
                                     and facilities.
 195 Oregon                         Lincoln County             250,000
                                     Transit District
                                     buses.
 196 Oregon                         Portland, Tri-Met bus      650,000
                                     maintenance facility.
 197 Oregon                         Portland, Tri-Met        1,750,000
                                     buses.
 198 Oregon                         Salem Area Mass            500,000
                                     Transit District
                                     natural gas buses.
 199 Oregon                         Sandy buses..........      100,000
 200 Oregon                         South Metro Area           200,000
                                     Rapid Transit
                                     (SMART) maintenance
                                     facility.
 201 Oregon                         Sunset Empire Transit      300,000
                                     District intermodal
                                     transit facility.
 202 Pennsylvania                   Allegheny County         1,500,000
                                     buses.
 203 Pennsylvania                   Altoona bus testing..    3,000,000
 204 Pennsylvania                   Altoona, Metro             842,000
                                     Transit Authority
                                     buses and transit
                                     system improvements.
 205 Pennsylvania                   Armstrong County-Mid-      150,000
                                     County, bus
                                     facilities and buses.
 206 Pennsylvania                   Bethlehem, intermodal    1,000,000
                                     facility.
 207 Pennsylvania                   Cambria County, bus        575,000
                                     facilities and buses.
 208 Pennsylvania                   Centre Area              1,250,000
                                     Transportation
                                     Authority buses.
 209 Pennsylvania                   Chester County, Paoli    1,000,000
                                     Transportation
                                     Center.
 210 Pennsylvania                   Erie, Metropolitan       1,000,000
                                     Transit Authority
                                     buses.
 211 Pennsylvania                   Fayette County,          1,270,000
                                     intermodal
                                     facilities and buses.
 212 Pennsylvania                   Lackawanna County          600,000
                                     Transit System buses.
 213 Pennsylvania                   Lackawanna County,       1,000,000
                                     intermodal bus
                                     facility.
 214 Pennsylvania                   Mid-Mon Valley buses       250,000
                                     and bus facilities.
 215 Pennsylvania                   Norristown, parking      1,000,000
                                     garage (SEPTA).
 216 Pennsylvania                   Philadelphia,            5,000,000
                                     Frankford
                                     Transportation
                                     Center.
 217 Pennsylvania                   Philadelphia,            1,250,000
                                     Intermodal 30th
                                     Street Station.
 218 Pennsylvania                   Reading, BARTA           1,750,000
                                     Intermodal
                                     Transportation
                                     Facility.
 219 Pennsylvania                   Robinson, Towne          1,500,000
                                     Center Intermodal
                                     Facility.
 220 Pennsylvania                   Somerset County bus        175,000
                                     facilities and buses.
 221 Pennsylvania                   Towamencin Township,     1,500,000
                                     Intermodal Bus
                                     Transportation
                                     Center.
 222 Pennsylvania                   Washington County          630,000
                                     intermodal
                                     facilities.
 223 Pennsylvania                   Westmoreland County,       200,000
                                     Intermodal Facility.
 224 Pennsylvania                   Wilkes-Barre,            1,250,000
                                     Intermodal Facility.
 225 Pennsylvania                   Williamsport bus         1,200,000
                                     facility.
 226 Puerto Rico                    San Juan Intermodal        600,000
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 227 Rhode Island                   Providence, buses and    3,294,000
                                     bus maintenance
                                     facility.
 228 South Carolina                 Central Midlands COG/    2,700,000
                                     Columbia transit
                                     system.
 229 South Carolina                 Charleston Area          1,900,000
                                     regional
                                     transportation
                                     authority.
 230 South Carolina                 Clemson Area Transit       550,000
                                     buses and bus
                                     equipment.
 231 South Carolina                 Greenville transit         500,000
                                     authority.
 232 South Carolina                 Pee Dee buses and          900,000
                                     facilities.
 233 South Carolina                 Santee-Wateree             400,000
                                     regional
                                     transportation
                                     authority.
 234 South Carolina                 South Carolina           1,220,000
                                     Statewide Virtual
                                     Transit Enterprise.
 235 South Carolina                 Transit Management of      600,000
                                     Spartanburg,
                                     Incorporated
                                     (SPARTA).
 236 South Dakota                   South Dakota             1,500,000
                                     statewide bus
                                     facilities and buses.
 237 Tennessee                      Southern Coalition       3,500,000
                                     for Advanced
                                     Transportation
                                     (SCAT) (TN, GA, FL,
                                     AL) electric buses.
 238 Texas                          Austin buses.........    1,750,000
 239 Texas                          Beaumont Municipal       1,000,000
                                     Transit System buses
                                     and bus facilities.
 240 Texas                          Brazos Transit           1,000,000
                                     Authority buses and
                                     bus facilities.
 241 Texas                          El Paso Sun Metro        1,000,000
                                     buses.
 242 Texas                          Fort Worth bus           2,500,000
                                     replacement
                                     (including CNG
                                     vehicles) and
                                     paratransit vehicles.
 243 Texas                          Forth Worth              3,100,000
                                     intermodal
                                     transportation
                                     center.
 244 Texas                          Galveston buses and      1,000,000
                                     bus facilities.
 245 Texas                          Texas statewide small    5,000,000
                                     urban and rural
                                     buses.
 246 Utah                           Ogden Intermodal           800,000
                                     Center.
 247 Utah                           Salt Lake City           2,500,000
                                     Olympics bus
                                     facilities.
 248 Utah                           Salt Lake City           2,500,000
                                     Olympics regional
                                     park and ride lots.
 249 Utah                           Salt Lake City             500,000
                                     Olympics transit bus
                                     loan project.
 250 Utah                           Utah Transit             1,500,000
                                     Authority,
                                     intermodal
                                     facilities.
 251 Utah                           Utah Transit             6,500,000
                                     Authority/Park City
                                     Transit, buses.
 252 Virginia                       Alexandria, bus          1,000,000
                                     maintenance facility.
 253 Virginia                       Richmond, GRTC bus       1,250,000
                                     maintenance facility.
 254 Virginia                       Statewide buses and      8,435,000
                                     bus facilities.
 255 Vermont                        Burlington multimodal    2,700,000
                                     center.
 256 Vermont                        Chittenden County          800,000
                                     Transportation
                                     Authority buses.
 257 Vermont                        Essex Junction             500,000
                                     multimodal station
                                     rehabilitation.
 258 Vermont                        Killington-Sherburne       250,000
                                     satellite bus
                                     facility.
 259 Washington                     Bremerton multimodal       750,000
                                     center--Sinclair's
                                     Landing.
 260 Washington                     Sequim Clallam           1,000,000
                                     Transit multimodal
                                     center.
 261 Washington                     Everett, Multimodal      1,950,000
                                     Transportation
                                     Center.
 262 Washington                     Grant County, Grant        500,000
                                     Transit Authority.
 263 Washington                     Grays Harbor County,     1,250,000
                                     buses and equipment.
 264 Washington                     King County Metro        2,000,000
                                     King Street Station.
 265 Washington                     King County Metro        1,500,000
                                     Atlantic and Central
                                     buses.
 266 Washington                     King County park and     1,350,000
                                     ride expansion.
 267 Washington                     Mount Vernon, buses      1,750,000
                                     and bus related
                                     facilities.
 268 Washington                     Pierce County Transit      500,000
                                     buses and bus
                                     facilities.
 269 Washington                     Seattle, intermodal      1,250,000
                                     transportation
                                     terminal.
 270 Washington                     Snohomish County,        1,250,000
                                     Community Transit
                                     buses, equipment and
                                     facilities.
 271 Washington                     Spokane, HEV buses...    1,500,000
 272 Washington                     Tacoma Dome Station..      250,000
 273 Washington                     Vancouver Clark          1,000,000
                                     County (C-TRAN) bus
                                     facilities.
 274 Washington                     Washington State DOT     2,000,000
                                     combined small
                                     transit system buses
                                     and bus facilities.
 275 Wisconsin                      Milwaukee County,        6,000,000
                                     buses.
 276 Wisconsin                      Wisconsin statewide     14,250,000
                                     bus facilities and
                                     buses.
 277 West Virginia                  Huntington intermodal   12,000,000
                                     facility.
 278 West Virginia                  Parkersburg,             4,500,000
                                     intermodal
                                     transportation
                                     facility.
 279 West Virginia                  West Virginia           5,000,000;
                                     Statewide Intermodal
                                     Facility and buses.
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     and there shall be available for new fixed guideway systems 
     $980,400,000, to be available as follows:
       $10,400,000 for Alaska or Hawaii ferry projects;
       $45,142,000 for the Atlanta, Georgia, North line extension 
     project;
       $1,000,000 for the Austin, Texas capital metro northwest/
     north central corridor project;
       $4,750,000 for the Baltimore central LRT double track 
     project;
       $3,000,000 for the Birmingham, Alabama transit corridor;
       $1,000,000 for the Boston Urban Ring project;
       $500,000 for the Calais, Maine branch rail line regional 
     transit program;
       $2,500,000 for the Canton-Akron-Cleveland commuter rail 
     project;
       $2,500,000 for the Charleston, South Carolina Monobeam 
     corridor project;
       $4,000,000 for the Charlotte, North Carolina, north-south 
     corridor transitway project;
       $25,000,000 for the Chicago METRA commuter rail project;
       $3,500,000 for the Chicago Transit Authority Douglas branch 
     line project;
       $3,500,000 for the Chicago Transit Authority Ravenswood 
     branch line project;
       $1,000,000 for the Cincinnati northeast/northern Kentucky 
     corridor project;
       $3,500,000 for the Clark County, Nevada, fixed guideway 
     project, together with unobligated funds provided in Public 
     Law 103-331 for the ``Burlington to Gloucester, New Jersey 
     line'';
       $1,000,000 for the Cleveland Euclid corridor improvement 
     project;
       $1,000,000 for the Colorado Roaring Fork Valley project;
       $50,000,000 for the Dallas north central light rail 
     extension project;
       $1,000,000 for the Dayton, Ohio, light rail study;
       $3,000,000 for the Denver Southeast corridor project;
       $35,000,000 for the Denver Southwest corridor project;
       $25,000,000 for the Dulles corridor project;
       $10,000,000 for the Fort Lauderdale, Florida Tri-County 
     commuter rail project;
       $1,500,000 for the Galveston, Texas rail trolley extension 
     project;
       $10,000,000 for the Girdwood, Alaska commuter rail project;
       $7,000,000 for the Greater Albuquerque mass transit 
     project;
       $500,000 for the Harrisburg-Lancaster capital area transit 
     corridor 1 commuter rail project;
       $3,000,000 for the Houston advanced transit program;
       $52,770,000 for the Houston regional bus project;
       $1,000,000 for the Indianapolis, Indiana Northeast Downtown 
     corridor project;
       $1,000,000 for the Johnson County, Kansas, I-35 commuter 
     rail project;
       $1,000,000 for the Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee rail extension 
     project;
       $500,000 for the Knoxville-Memphis commuter rail 
     feasibility study;
       $2,000,000 for the Long Island Railroad East Side access 
     project;
       $1,000,000 for the Los Angeles-San Diego LOSSAN corridor 
     project;
       $4,000,000 for the Los Angeles Mid-City and East Side 
     corridors projects;
       $50,000,000 for the Los Angeles North Hollywood extension 
     project;
       $1,000,000 for the Lowell, Massachusetts-Nashua, New 
     Hampshire commuter rail project;
       $703,000 for the MARC commuter rail project;
       $1,500,000 for MARC expansion projects--Silver Spring 
     intermodal and Penn-Camden rail connection;
       $1,000,000 for the Massachusetts North Shore corridor 
     project;
       $2,500,000 for the Memphis, Tennessee, Medical Center rail 
     extension project;
       $1,500,000 for the Miami-Dade Transit east-west multimodal 
     corridor project;

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       $1,000,000 for the Nashville, Tennessee, commuter rail 
     project;
       $99,000,000 for the New Jersey Hudson Bergen project;
       $5,000,000 for the New Jersey/New York Trans-Hudson Midtown 
     corridor;
       $1,000,000 for the New Orleans Canal Street corridor 
     project;
       $12,000,000 for the Newark rail link MOS-1 project;
       $1,000,000 for the Norfolk-Virginia Beach corridor project;
       $4,000,000 for the Northern Indiana south shore commuter 
     rail project;
       $2,000,000 for the Oceanside-Escondido, California light 
     rail system;
       $10,000,000 for temporary and permanent Olympic 
     transportation infrastructure investments: Provided, That 
     these funds shall be allocated by the Secretary based on the 
     approved transportation management plan for the Salt Lake 
     City 2002 Winter Olympic Games: Provided further, That none 
     of these funds shall be available for rail extensions;
       $1,000,000 for the Orange County, California, transitway 
     project;
       $5,000,000 for the Orlando Lynx light rail project (phase 
     1);
       $500,000 for the Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade 
     counties rail corridor;
       $4,000,000 for the Philadelphia-Reading SETPA Schuylkill 
     Valley metro project;
       $1,000,000 for the Philadelphia SEPTA cross-county metro;
       $5,000,000 for the Phoenix metropolitan area transit 
     project;
       $2,500,000 for the Pinellas County, Florida, mobility 
     initiative project;
       $10,000,000 for the Pittsburgh North Shore-central business 
     district corridor project;
       $8,000,000 for the Pittsburgh stage II light rail project;
       $11,062,000 for the Portland Westside light rail transit 
     project;
       $25,000,000 for the Puget Sound RTA Link light rail 
     project;
       $5,000,000 for the Puget Sound RTA Sounder commuter rail 
     project;
       $8,000,000 for the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Triangle 
     transit project;
       $25,000,000 for the Sacramento south corridor LRT project;
       $37,928,000 for the Utah north/south light rail project;
       $1,000,000 for the San Bernardino, California Metrolink 
     project;
       $5,000,000 for the San Diego Mid Coast corridor project;
       $20,000,000 for the San Diego Mission Valley East light 
     rail transit project;
       $65,000,000 for the San Francisco BART extension to the 
     airport project;
       $20,000,000 for the San Jose Tasman West light rail 
     project;
       $32,000,000 for the San Juan Tren Urbano project;
       $3,000,000 for the Santa Fe/El Dorado, New Mexico rail 
     link;
       $53,895,000 for the South Boston piers transitway;
       $1,000,000 for the South Dekalb-Lindbergh, Georgia, 
     corridor project;
       $2,000,000 for the Spokane, Washington, South Valley 
     corridor light rail project;
       $2,500,000 for the St. Louis, Missouri, MetroLink cross 
     county corridor project;
       $50,000,000 for the St. Louis-St. Clair County MetroLink 
     light rail (phase II) extension project;
       $1,000,000 for the Stamford, Connecticut fixed guideway 
     connector;
       $1,000,000 for the Stockton, California Altamont commuter 
     rail project;
       $1,000,000 for the Tampa Bay regional rail project;
       $3,000,000 for the Twin Cities Transitways projects;
       $42,800,000 for the Twin Cities Transitways--Hiawatha 
     corridor project;
       $2,200,000 for the Virginia Railway Express commuter rail 
     project;
       $4,750,000 for the Washington Metro-Blue Line extension-
     Addison Road (Largo) project;
       $1,000,000 for the West Trenton, New Jersey, rail project;
       $2,000,000 for the Whitehall ferry terminal reconstruction 
     project;
       $1,000,000 for the Wilmington, Delaware downtown transit 
     connector; and
       $500,000 for the Wilsonville to Washington County, Oregon 
     connection to Westside.

                          Discretionary Grants


                (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), $1,500,000,000, 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, $15,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That no more than $75,000,000 of 
     budget authority shall be available for these purposes.

             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, $12,042,000, 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, $32,061,000, of 
     which $645,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety 
     Fund, and of which $3,704,000 shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2002: 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, $36,879,000, of which $5,479,000 
     shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2002; of which 
     $30,000,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety Fund, 
     of which $17,394,000 shall remain available until September 
     30, 2002; and of which $1,400,000 shall be derived from 
     amounts previously collected under 49 U.S.C. 60301: Provided, 
     That amounts previously collected under 49 U.S.C. 60301 shall 
     be available for damage prevention grants to States and 
     public education activities.

                     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, 2002: Provided, 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.

                      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, $44,840,000: Provided, That the Inspector 
     General shall have all necessary authority, in carrying out 
     the duties specified in the Inspector General Act, as amended 
     (5 U.S.C. App. 3) to investigate allegations of fraud, 
     including false statements to the government (18 U.S.C. 
     1001), by any person or entity that is subject to regulation 
     by the Department: Provided further, That the funds made 
     available under this heading shall be used to investigate 
     pursuant to section 41712 of title 49, United States Code, 
     relating to unfair or deceptive practices and unfair methods 
     of competition by domestic and foreign air carriers and 
     ticket agents: Provided further, That it is the sense of the 
     Senate, that for purposes of the preceding proviso, the terms 
     ``unfair or deceptive practices'' and ``unfair methods of 
     competition'' include the failure to disclose to a passenger 
     or a ticket agent whether the flight on which the passenger 
     is ticketed or has requested to purchase a ticket is 
     overbooked, unless the Secretary certifies such disclosure by 
     a carrier is technologically infeasible: Provided further, 
     That the funds made available under this heading shall be 
     used: (1) to investigate pursuant to section 41712 of title 
     49, United States Code, relating to unfair or deceptive 
     practices and unfair methods of competition by air carriers 
     and foreign air carriers; (2) for monitoring by the Inspector 
     General of the compliance of domestic and foreign air 
     carriers with respect to paragraph (1) of this proviso; and 
     (3) for the submission to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress by the Inspector General, not later than July 15, 
     2000, of a report on the extent to which actual or potential 
     barriers exist to consumer access to comparative price and 
     service information from independent sources on the purchase 
     of passenger air transportation: Provided further, That it is 
     the sense of the Senate, that for purposes of the preceding 
     proviso, the terms ``unfair or deceptive practices'' and 
     ``unfair methods of competition'' mean the offering for sale 
     to the public for any route, class, and time of service 
     through any technology or means of communication a fare that 
     is different than that offered through other technology or 
     means of communication: Provided further, That it is the 
     sense of the Senate that funds made available under this 
     heading shall be used for the submission to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress by the Inspector General a report on 
     the extent to which air carriers and foreign air carriers 
     deny travel to airline consumers with nonrefundable tickets 
     from one carrier to another.

                      SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Surface Transportation Board, 
     including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $17,000,000: 
     Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
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     to exceed $1,600,000 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 
     2000, to result in a final appropriation from the general 
     fund estimated at no more than $15,400,000.

                                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, 
     $4,633,000: 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) 
     $57,000,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 may be used for 
     official reception and representation expenses.

                               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 
     2000 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 2000, 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, 
     for the highway use tax evasion program, and amounts provided 
     under section 110 of title 23, United States Code, and for 
     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 title 23, United States Code (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 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 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 the enactment of the Transportation Equity 
     Act for the 21st Century; 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 chapter 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 highway-related programs under 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 
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     tion 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) of this section for a 
     section set forth in subsection (a)(4) shall remain available 
     until used 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 1 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. 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, 2002, and other recoveries, shall 
     be made available for other projects under 49 U.S.C. 5309.
       Sec. 317. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
     funds appropriated before October 1, 1999, 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. 318. None of the funds in this Act may be used to 
     compensate in excess of 320 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 
     2000.
       Sec. 319. Funds provided in this Act for the Transportation 
     Administrative Service Center (TASC) shall be reduced by 
     $15,000,000, which limits fiscal year 2000 TASC obligational 
     authority for elements of the Department of Transportation 
     funded in this Act to no more than $133,673,000: 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. 320. 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 
     ``Federal-Aid Highways'' account, the Federal Transit 
     Administration's ``Transit Planning and Research'' account, 
     and to the Federal Railroad Administration's ``Safety and 
     Operations'' account, except for State rail safety inspectors 
     participating in training pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 20105.
       Sec. 321. 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 the enactment of 
     this section.
       Sec. 322. Temporary Air Service Interruptions. (a) 
     Availability of Funds.--Funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act to carry out section 47114(c)(1) of 
     title 49, United States Code, may be available for 
     apportionment to an airport sponsor described in subsection 
     (b) in fiscal year 2000 in an amount equal to the amount 
     apportioned to that sponsor in fiscal year 1999.
       (b) Covered Airport Sponsors.--An airport sponsor referred 
     to in subsection (a) is an airport sponsor with respect to 
     whose primary airport the Secretary of Transportation found 
     that--
       (1) passenger boardings at the airport fell below 10,000 in 
     the calendar year used to calculate the apportionment;
       (2) the airport had at least 10,000 passenger boardings in 
     the calendar year prior to the calendar year used to 
     calculate apportionments to airport sponsors in a fiscal 
     year; and
       (3) the cause of the shortfall in passenger boardings was a 
     temporary but significant interruption in service by an air 
     carrier to that airport due to an employment action, natural 
     disaster, or other event unrelated to the demand for air 
     transportation at the affected airport.
       Sec. 323. Section 3021 of Public Law 105-178 is amended in 
     subsection (a)--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``single-State'';
       (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``Any'' and all 
     that follows through ``United States Code'' and inserting 
     ``The funds made available to the State of Oklahoma and the 
     State of Vermont to carry out sections 5307 and 5311 of title 
     49, United States Code''.
       Sec. 324. 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. 325. None of the funds in this Act may be obligated or 
     expended for employee training which: (a) does not meet 
     identified needs for knowledge, skills and abilities bearing 
     directly upon the performance of official duties; (b) 
     contains elements likely to induce high levels of emotional 
     response or psychological stress in some participants; (c) 
     does not require prior employee notification of the content 
     and methods to be used in the training and written end of 
     course evaluations; (d) 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; (e) is offensive to, or designed to change, 
     participants' personal values or lifestyle outside the 
     workplace; or (f) 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. 326. 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, telegraph, telephone, letter, printed or 
     written material, radio, television, video presentation, 
     electronic communications, or other device, intended or 
     designed to influence in any manner a Member of Congress or 
     of a State legislature to favor or oppose by vote or 
     otherwise, any legislation or appropriation by Congress or a 
     State legislature after the introduction of any bill or 
     resolution in Congress proposing such legislation or 
     appropriation, or after the introduction of any bill or 
     resolution in a State legislature 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 or to Congress, on the request of any 
     Member, or to members of State legislature, or to a State 
     legislature, through the proper official channels, requests 
     for legislation or appropriations which they deem necessary 
     for the efficient conduct of business.
       Sec. 327. (a) In General.--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. 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. Hereafter, 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

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     support the operation and maintenance of those facilities.
       Sec. 330. 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. 331. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
     made available under this Act, and any prior year unobligated 
     funds, for the Charleston, South Carolina Monobeam Corridor 
     Project shall be transferred to and administered under the 
     Transit Planning and Research account, subject to such terms 
     and conditions as the Secretary deems appropriate.
       Sec. 332. Hereafter, notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 41742, no 
     essential air service subsidies 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. 333. 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, 2000.
       Sec. 334. 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. 335. For necessary expenses of the Amtrak Reform 
     Council authorized under section 203 of Public Law 105-134, 
     $750,000, to remain available until September 30, 2001: 
     Provided, 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. 336. The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to 
     transfer funds appropriated 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 percent by all such transfers: 
     Provided further, That any such transfer shall be submitted 
     for approval to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       Sec. 337. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
     for activities under the Aircraft Purchase Loan Guarantee 
     Program during fiscal year 2000.
       Sec. 338. None of the funds appropriated or limited in this 
     Act may be used to carry out the functions and operations of 
     the Office of Motor Carriers within the Federal Highway 
     Administration: Provided, That funds available to the Federal 
     Highway Administration shall be transferred with the 
     functions and operations of the Office of Motor Carriers 
     should any of the functions and operations of that office be 
     delegated by the Secretary outside of the Federal Highway 
     Administration: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
     section 104(c)(2) of title 49, United States Code, the 
     Federal Highway Administrator shall not carry out the duties 
     and functions vested in the Secretary under 49 U.S.C. 
     521(b)(5).
       Sec. 339. Section 3027 of the Transportation Equity Act for 
     the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 5307 note; 112 Stat. 336) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Government Share for Operating Assistance to Certain 
     Smaller Urbanized Areas.--Notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 5307(e), 
     a grant of the Government for operating expenses of a project 
     under 49 U.S.C. 5307(b) in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 to any 
     recipient that is providing transit services in an urbanized 
     area with a population between 128,000 and 128,200, as 
     determined in the 1990 census, and that had adopted a 5-year 
     transit plan before September 1, 1998, may not be more than 
     80 percent of the net project cost.''.
       Sec. 340. Funds provided in Public Law 104-205 for the 
     Griffin light rail project shall be available for alternative 
     analysis and environmental impact studies for other transit 
     alternatives in the Griffin corridor from Hartford to Bradley 
     International Airport.
       Sec. 341. Section 3030(c)(1)(A)(v) of the Transportation 
     Equity Act for the 21st Century (Public Law 105-178) is 
     amended by deleting ``Light Rail''.
       Sec. 342. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Federal share of projects funded under section 3038(g)(1)(B) 
     of Public Law 105-178 shall not exceed 90 percent of the 
     project cost.
       Sec. 343. Of the funds made available to the Coast Guard in 
     this Act under ``Acquisition, construction, and 
     improvements'', $10,000,000 is only for necessary expenses to 
     support a portion of the acquisition costs, currently 
     estimated at $128,000,000, of a multi-mission vessel to 
     replace the Mackinaw icebreaker in the Great Lakes, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2005.
       Sec. 344. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be obligated or expended to extend a single hull tank 
     vessel's double hull compliance date under the Oil Pollution 
     Act of 1990 due to conversion of the vessel's single hull 
     design by adding a double bottom or double side after August 
     18, 1990, unless specifically authorized by 46 U.S.C. 
     3703a(e).
       Sec. 345. None of the funds in this Act may be used for the 
     planning or development of the California State Route 710 
     Freeway extension project through South Pasadena, California 
     (as approved in the Record of Decision on State Route 710 
     Freeway, issued by the United States Department of 
     Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, on April 13, 
     1998).
       Sec. 346. Hereafter, 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 contact with very small airborne peanut particles 
     of the kind that passengers might encounter in an aircraft.
       Sec. 347. Section 5309(g)(1)(B) of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after ``Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate'' the following: 
     ``and the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations''.
       Sec. 348. Section 1212(g) of the Transportation Equity Act 
     for the 21st Century (Public Law 105-178), as amended, is 
     amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``and New 
     Jersey'' after ``Minnesota''; and
       (2) by inserting ``or the State of New Jersey'' after 
     ``Minnesota''.
       Sec. 349. (a) Requirement To Convey.--The Commandant of the 
     Coast Guard shall convey, without consideration, to the 
     University of New Hampshire (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 
     any improvements thereon) located in New Castle, New 
     Hampshire, consisting of approximately five acres and 
     including a pier.
       (b) Identification of Property.--The Commandant shall 
     determine, identify, and describe the property to be conveyed 
     under this section.
       (c) Easements, Rights-of-Way, and Rights.--(1) The 
     Commandant shall, in connection with the conveyance required 
     by subsection (a), grant to the University such easements and 
     rights-of-way as the Commandant considers necessary to permit 
     access to the property conveyed under that subsection.
       (2) The Commandant shall, in connection with such 
     conveyance, reserve in favor of the United States such 
     easements and rights as the Commandant considers necessary to 
     protect the interests of the United States, including 
     easements or rights regarding access to property and 
     utilities.
       (d) Conditions of Conveyance.--The conveyance required by 
     subsection (a) shall be subject to the following conditions:
       (1) That the University not convey, assign, exchange, or 
     encumber the property conveyed, or any part thereof, unless 
     such conveyance, assignment, exchange, or encumbrance--
       (A) is made without consideration; or
       (B) is otherwise approved by the Commandant.
       (2) That the University not interfere or allow interference 
     in any manner with the maintenance or operation of Coast 
     Guard Station Portsmouth Harbor, New Hampshire, without the 
     express written permission of the Commandant.
       (3) That the University use the property for educational, 
     research, or other public purposes.
       (e) Maintenance of Property.--The University, or any 
     subsequent owner of the property conveyed under subsection 
     (a) pursuant to a conveyance, assignment, or exchange 
     referred to in subsection (d)(1), shall maintain the property 
     in a proper, substantial, and workmanlike manner, and in 
     accordance with any conditions established by the Commandant, 
     pursuant to the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 
     (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and other applicable laws.
       (f) Reversionary Interest.--All right, title, and interest 
     in and to the property conveyed under this section (including 
     any improvements thereon) shall revert to the United States, 
     and the United States shall have the right of immediate entry 
     thereon, if--
       (1) the property, or any part thereof, ceases to be used 
     for educational, research, or other public purposes by the 
     University;
       (2) the University conveys, assigns, exchanges, or 
     encumbers the property conveyed, or part thereof, for 
     consideration or without the approval of the Commandant;
       (3) the Commandant notifies the owner of the property that 
     the property is needed for national security purposes and a 
     period of 30 days elapses after such notice; or
       (4) any other term or condition established by the 
     Commandant under this section with respect to the property is 
     violated.
       Sec. 350. (a) No recipient of funds made available in this 
     Act shall disseminate driver's license personal information 
     as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(3) except as provided in 
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     this section or motor vehicle records as defined in 18 U.S.C. 
     2725(1) for any use not permitted under 18 U.S.C. 2721.
       (b) No recipient of funds made available in this Act shall 
     disseminate a person's driver's license photograph, social 
     security number, and medical or disability information from a 
     motor vehicle record as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(1) without 
     the express consent of the person to whom such information 
     pertains, except for uses permitted under 18 U.S.C. 2721(1), 
     2721(4), 2721(6), and 2721(9): Provided, That subsection (b) 
     shall not in any way affect the use of organ donation 
     information on an individual's driver's license or affect the 
     administration of organ donation initiatives in the States.
       (c) 18 U.S.C. 2721(b)(11) is amended by striking all after 
     ``records'' and inserting the following: ``if the State has 
     obtained the express consent of the person to whom such 
     personal information pertains.''.
       (d) 18 U.S.C. 2721(b)(12) is amended by striking all after 
     ``solicitations'' and inserting the following: ``if the State 
     has obtained the express consent of the person to whom such 
     personal information pertains.''.
       (e) No State may condition or burden in any way the 
     issuance of a motor vehicle record as defined in 18 U.S.C. 
     2725(1) upon the receipt of consent described in paragraphs 
     (b) and (c).
       (f) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary 
     shall not withhold funds provided in this Act for any grantee 
     if a State is in noncompliance with this provision.
       (g) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Subsections (a) and (e) shall be effective upon the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, excluding the States of 
     Wisconsin, South Carolina, and Oklahoma that shall be in 
     compliance with this subsection within 90 days after the 
     United States Supreme Court has issued a final decision on 
     Reno vs. Condon;
       (2) Subsections (b), (c), and (d) shall be effective on 
     June 1, 2000, excluding the States of Arkansas, Montana, 
     Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, and Texas that shall be in 
     compliance with subsections (b), (c), and (d) within 90 days 
     of the next convening of the State legislature and excluding 
     the States of Wisconsin, South Carolina, and Oklahoma that 
     shall be in compliance within 90 days following the day of 
     issuance of a final decision on Reno vs. Condon by the United 
     States Supreme Court if the State legislature is in session, 
     or within 90 days of the next convening of the State 
     legislature following the issuance of such final decision if 
     the State legislature is not in session.
       Sec. 351. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     within the funds provided in this Act for the Federal Highway 
     Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety 
     Administration, $10,000,000 may be made available for 
     completion of the National Advanced Driving Simulator (NADS): 
     Provided, That such funds shall be subject to reprogramming 
     guidelines.
       Sec. 352. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     section 1107(b) of Public Law 102-240 is amended by striking 
     ``Construction of a replacement bridge at Watervale Bridge 
     #63, Harford County, MD'' and inserting in lieu thereof the 
     following: ``For improvements to Bottom Road Bridge, Vinegar 
     Hill Road Bridge and Southampton Road Bridge, Harford County, 
     MD''.
       Sec. 353. (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following 
     findings:
       (1) The survival of American culture is dependent upon the 
     survival of the sacred institution of marriage.
       (2) The decennial census is required by section 2 of 
     article 1 of the Constitution of the United States, and has 
     been conducted in every decade since 1790.
       (3) The decennial census has included marital status among 
     the information sought from every American household since 
     1880.
       (4) The 2000 decennial census will mark the first decennial 
     census since 1880 in which marital status will not be a 
     question included on the census questionnaire distributed to 
     the majority of American households.
       (5) The United States Census Bureau has removed marital 
     status from the short form census questionnaire to be 
     distributed to the majority of American households in the 
     2000 decennial census and placed that category of information 
     on the long form census questionnaire to be distributed only 
     to a sample of the population in that decennial census.
       (6) Every year more than $100,000,000,000 in Federal funds 
     are allocated based on the data collected by the Census 
     Bureau.
       (7) Recorded data on marital status provides a basic 
     foundation for the development of Federal policy.
       (8) Census data showing an exact account of the numbers of 
     persons who are married, single, or divorced provides 
     critical information which serves as an indicator on the 
     prevalence of marriage in society.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the United States Census Bureau--
       (1) has wrongfully decided not to include marital status on 
     the census questionnaire to be distributed to the majority of 
     Americans for the 2000 decennial census; and
       (2) should include marital status on the short form census 
     questionnaire to be distributed to the majority of American 
     households for the 2000 decennial census.
       Sec. 354. It is the sense of the Senate that the Secretary 
     should expeditiously amend title 14, chapter II, part 250, 
     Code of Federal Regulations, so as to double the applicable 
     penalties for involuntary denied boardings and allow those 
     passengers that are involuntarily denied boarding the option 
     of obtaining a prompt cash refund for the full value of their 
     airline ticket.
       Sec. 355. Section 656(b) of division C of the Omnibus 
     Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997 is repealed.
       Sec. 356. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     amount made available pursuant to Public Law 105-277 for the 
     Pittsburgh North Shore central business district transit 
     options MIS project may be used to fund any aspect of 
     preliminary engineering, costs associated with an 
     environmental impact statement, or a major investment study 
     for that project.
       Sec. 357. (a) Notwithstanding the January 4, 1977, decision 
     of the Secretary of Transportation that approved construction 
     of Interstate Highway 66 between the Capital Beltway and 
     Rosslyn, Virginia, the Commonwealth of Virginia, in 
     accordance with existing Federal and State law, shall 
     hereafter have authority for operation, maintenance, and 
     construction of Interstate Route 66 between Rosslyn and the 
     Capital Beltway, except as noted in paragraph (b).
       (b) The conditions in the Secretary's January 4, 1997 
     decision, that exclude heavy duty trucks and permit use by 
     vehicles bound to or from Washington Dulles International 
     Airport in the peak direction during peak hours, shall remain 
     in effect.
       Sec. 358. Noise Barriers, Georgia. Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
     approve the use of funds apportioned under paragraphs (1) and 
     (3) of section 104(b) of title 23, United States Code, for 
     construction of Type II noise barriers at the locations 
     identified in section 1215(h) and items 540 and 967 of the 
     table contained in section 1602 of the Transportation Equity 
     Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 211, 292), and at the 
     following locations: On the east side of I-285 extending from 
     Northlake Parkway to Chamblee Tucker Road in Dekalb County, 
     Georgia; and on the east side of I-185 between Macon Road and 
     Airport Thruway.
       Sec. 359. Item number 44 of the table contained in section 
     1602 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 
     (112 Stat. 258) is amended by striking ``Saratoga'' and 
     inserting ``North Creek''.
       Sec. 360. Funds made available for Alaska or Hawaii ferry 
     boats or ferry terminal facilities pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 
     5309(m)(2)(B) may be used to construct new vessels and 
     facilities or to improve existing vessels and facilities, 
     including both the passenger and vehicle-related elements of 
     such vessels and facilities, and for repair facilities.
       Sec. 361. High Priority Projects. (a) Project 
     Authorizations.--The table contained in section 1602 of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 
     257-323) is amended--
       (1) in item number 174 by striking ``5.375'' and inserting 
     ``5.25'';
       (2) in item 478 by striking ``2.375'' and inserting 
     ``2.25'';
       (3) in item 948 by striking ``5.375'' and inserting 
     ``5.25'';
       (4) in item 1008 by striking ``3.875'' and inserting 
     ``3.75'';
       (5) in item 1210 by striking ``6.875'' and inserting 
     ``6.75'';
       (6) by striking item 1289 and inserting the following:
       




``1289. Arkansas                    Improve Highway 167 from    1.0'';
                                     Fordyce, Arkansas, to
                                     Saline County line......



       (7) in item 1319 by striking ``0.875'' and inserting 
     ``0.75'';
       (8) in item 1420--
       (A) by inserting ``and development'' after ``Conduct 
     planning''; and
       (B) by striking ``0.875'' and inserting ``0.75''; and
       (9) by adding at the end the following new item:
       




``1851. Arkansas                    Construction of and        5.25''.
                                     improvements to highway
                                     projects in the corridor
                                     designated by section
                                     1105(c)(18)(C)(ii) of
                                     the Intermodal Surface
                                     Transportation
                                     Efficiency Act of 1991..


       (b) High Priority Corridors.--Section 1105(c)(18)(C)(ii) of 
     the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
     (112 Stat. 190) is amended by striking ``in the vicinity of'' 
     and inserting ``east of Wilmar, Arkansas, and west of''.
       Sec. 362. 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:
       ``(D) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania intermodal facility.''.
       Sec. 363. Section 3030(b) of the Transportation Equity Act 
     for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 373-375) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(71) Dane County Corridor--East-West Madison Metropolitan 
     Area.''.
       Sec. 364. Notwithstanding the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 
     5309(e)(6), funds appropriated under this Act for the Douglas 
     Branch project may be used for any purpose except 
     construction: Provided, That in evaluating the Douglas Branch 
     project under 5309(e), the Federal Transit Administration 
     shall use a ``no-build'' alternative that assumes the current 
     Douglas Branch has been closed due to poor condition, and a 
     ``TSM'' alternative which assumes the Douglas Branch has been 
     closed due to poor condition and enhanced bus service is 
     provided.
       Sec. 365. (a) The Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Administrator'') shall make a grant for the purpose of 
     conducting a study for the following purposes:
       (1) To develop and evaluate methods for calculating 
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     ground level ozone that are achieved within a geographic area 
     as a result of reduced vehicle-miles-traveled in the 
     geographic area.
       (2) To develop a design for the following proposal for a 
     pilot program:
       (A) For the purpose of reducing such emissions, employers 
     electing to participate in the pilot program would authorize 
     and encourage telecommuting by their employees. Pursuant to 
     methods developed and evaluated under paragraph (1), credits 
     would be issued to the participating employers reflecting the 
     amount of reductions in such emissions achieved through 
     reduced vehicle-miles-traveled by their telecommuting 
     employees.
       (B) For purposes of compliance with the Clean Air Act, 
     entities that are regulated under such Act with respect to 
     such emissions would obtain the credits through a commercial 
     trading and exchange forum (established for such purpose) and 
     through direct trades and exchanges with participating 
     employers and other persons who hold the credits.
       (3) To determine whether, if the proposed pilot program 
     were to be carried out, the program--
       (A) could provide significant incentives for increasing the 
     use of telecommuting, thereby reducing vehicle-miles-traveled 
     and improving air quality; and
       (B) could have positive effects on national, State, and 
     local transportation and infrastructure policies, and on 
     energy conservation and consumption.
       (b) The Administrator shall ensure that the design 
     developed under subsection (a)(2) includes recommendations 
     for carrying out the proposed pilot program described in such 
     subsection in each of the following geographic areas (which 
     recommendations for an area shall be developed in 
     consultation with State and local governments and business 
     leaders and organizations in the designated areas): (1) The 
     greater metropolitan region of the District of Columbia 
     (including areas in the States of Maryland and Virginia). (2) 
     The greater metropolitan region of Los Angeles, in the State 
     of California. (3) The greater metropolitan region of 
     Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania (including areas 
     in the State of New Jersey). (4) Two additional areas to be 
     selected by the grantee under subsection (a), after 
     consultation with the Administrator (or the designee of the 
     Administrator).
       (c) The grant under subsection (a) shall be made to the 
     National Environmental Policy Institute (a nonprofit private 
     entity incorporated under the laws of and located in the 
     District of Columbia). The grant may not be made in an amount 
     exceeding $500,000.
       (d) The Administrator shall make the grant under subsection 
     (a) not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act. The Administrator shall require that, not later 
     than 180 days after receiving the first payment under the 
     grant, the grantee under subsection (a) complete the study 
     under such subsection and submit to the Administrator a 
     report describing the methods developed and evaluated under 
     paragraph (1) of such subsection, and containing the design 
     required in paragraph (2) of such subsection and the 
     determinations required in paragraph (3) of such subsection.
       (e) The Administrator shall carry out this section 
     (including subsection (b)(3)) in collaboration with the 
     Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Energy.
       (f) To carry out this section, $500,000 is hereby 
     appropriated to the Department of Transportation, ``Office of 
     the Assistant Secretary for Policy'', to be transferred to 
     and administered by the Environmental Protection Agency, to 
     be available until expended.
       Sec. 366. Notwithstanding the Federal Airport Act (as in 
     effect on April 3, 1956) or sections 47125 and 47153 of title 
     49, United States Code, and subject to subsection (b), the 
     Secretary of Transportation may waive any term contained in 
     the deed of conveyance dated April 3, 1956, by which the 
     United States conveyed lands to the City of Safford, Arizona, 
     for use by the city for airport purposes: Provided, That no 
     waiver may be made under subsection (a) if the waiver would 
     result in the closure of an airport.
       Sec. 367. None of the funds in this Act may be used to make 
     a grant unless the Secretary of Transportation notifies the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 
     three full business days before any discretionary grant 
     award, letter of intent, or full funding grant agreement 
     totaling $1,000,000 or more is announced by the department or 
     its modal administrations from: (1) any discretionary grant 
     program of the Federal Highway Administration other than the 
     emergency relief program; (2) the airport improvement program 
     of the Federal Aviation Administration; or (3) any program of 
     the Federal Transit Administration other than the formula 
     grants and fixed guideway modernization programs: Provided, 
     That no notification shall involve funds that are not 
     available for obligation.
       Sec. 368. Funds provided in the Department of 
     Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts for 
     fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for an intermodal facility in 
     Eureka, California, shall be available for the expansion and 
     rehabilitation of a bus maintenance facility in Humboldt 
     County, California.
       Sec. 369. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
     previously expended by the City of Moorhead and Moorhead 
     Township on studies related to the 34th Street Corridor 
     Project in Moorhead, Minnesota, shall be considered as the 
     non-Federal match for obligation of funds available under 
     section 1602, item 1404 of the Transportation Equity Act for 
     the 21st Century, as amended, associated with a study of 
     alternatives to rail relocation.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Transportation 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
     Frank R. Wolf,
     Tom DeLay,
     Ralph Regula,
     Harold Rogers,
     Ron Packard,
     Sonny Callahan,
     Todd Tiahrt,
     Robert B. Aderholt,
     Kay Granger,
     Bill Young,
     Martin Olav Sabo,
     John W. Olver,
     Ed Pastor,
     Carolyn C. Kilpatrick,
     Jose E. Serrano,
     Mike Forbes,
     David Obey,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Richard C. Shelby,
     Pete V. Domenici,
     Arlen Specter,
     C.S. Bond,
     Slade Gorton,
     Robert F. Bennett,
     Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
     Ted Stevens,
     Frank R. Lautenberg,
     Robert Byrd,
     B.A. Mikulski,
     Harry Reid,
     Herb Kohl,
     Patty Murray,
     D.K. 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, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that pursuant to clause 
10 of rule XX the yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, pursuant to clause 5 of rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the conference report were 
postponed.

para. 106.7  h.r. 2084--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
conference report of the bill (H.R. 2084) making appropriations for the 
Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that pursuant to clause 
10 of rule XX the yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

304

It was decided in the

Nays

91

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para. 106.8                   [Roll No. 466]

                                YEAS--304

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holt
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)

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     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--91

     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brady (PA)
     Cardin
     Coble
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cubin
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Filner
     Frost
     Gilchrest
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hutchinson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     LaTourette
     Lipinski
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     McDermott
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Moran (KS)
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Rahall
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Sensenbrenner
     Shows
     Shuster
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Stearns
     Sweeney
     Terry
     Thune
     Traficant
     Waters
     Weiner
     Wise

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Bateman
       

                             NOT VOTING--37

     Ackerman
     Barton
     Berman
     Brown (FL)
     Burton
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Cummings
     Delahunt
     Ehrlich
     Fattah
     Ford
     Fossella
     Gejdenson
     Goodling
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (OH)
     Kleczka
     Levin
     McHugh
     Meeks (NY)
     Mollohan
     Northup
     Pickering
     Porter
     Quinn
     Rush
     Scarborough
     Velazquez
     Waxman
     Wu
     Young (AK)
    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  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 1906

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 317):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 1906) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
     Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, 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. 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. BEREUTER, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. KAPTUR 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

230

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

188

para. 106.10                  [Roll No. 467]

                                YEAS--230

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walden
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--188

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clement
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lazio
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shows
     Shuster
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Sweeney
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)

[[Page 1771]]


     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Bass
     Berman
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Ford
     Goodling
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Jefferson
     Levin
     Meeks (NY)
     Pomeroy
     Rush
     Scarborough
     Waxman
     Wu
  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. 106.11  agriculture appropriations

  Mr. SKEEN, pursuant to House Resolution 317, called up the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 106-354):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     1906) ``making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
     Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2000, 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, 
     2000, 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, $15,436,000, of which, $12,600,000, to remain 
     available until expended, shall be available only for the 
     development and implementation of a common computing 
     environment: 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 the funds made available for the 
     development and implementation of a common computing 
     environment shall only be available upon approval of the 
     Committees on Appropriations and Agriculture of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate of a plan for the development 
     and implementation of a common computing environment: 
     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, 
     energy and new uses, 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, 
     $6,411,000.


                       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, $6,583,000.

                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, $6,051,000.

                 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, $4,783,000.

          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, $140,364,000: 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.

                       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, $34,738,000, 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.


              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, $3,568,000: 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 not to exceed $50,000 for employment under 5 
     U.S.C. 3109; and including not to exceed $125,000 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.

                     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

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     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

       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, $65,419,000: Provided, That $1,000,000 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 7 U.S.C. 
     1621-1627, Public Law 105-113, and other laws, $99,405,000, 
     of which up to $16,490,000 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

       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, 
     $834,322,000: 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 2000, 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, $52,500,000, 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); $30,676,000 for payments to the 1890 land-
     grant colleges, including Tuskegee University (7 U.S.C. 
     3222), of which $1,000,000 shall be made available to West 
     Virginia State College in Institute, West Virginia, which for 
     fiscal year 2000 and thereafter shall be designated as an 
     eligible institution under section 1445 of the National 
     Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
     1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222); $63,238,000 for special grants for 
     agricultural research (7 U.S.C. 450i(c)); $13,721,000 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); $650,000 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; $500,000 for the 1994 research program (7 U.S.C. 
     301 note); $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 post-
     secondary 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 $14,825,000 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, 
     $485,698,000.
       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)), 
     $3,060,000; 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, $4,000,000; 
     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), $12,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended; payments for the rural development centers 
     under section 3(d) of the Act, $908,000; payments for youth-
     at-risk programs under section 3(d) of the Act, $9,000,000; 
     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, $26,843,000, of 
     which $1,000,000 shall be made available to West Virginia 
     State College in Institute, West Virginia, which for fiscal 
     year 2000 and thereafter shall be designated as an eligible 
     institution under section 1444 of the National Agricultural 
     Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
     U.S.C. 3221); 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, $12,242,000; in all, $424,922,000: Provided, 
     That funds hereby

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     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.

                         integrated activities

       For the integrated research, education, and extension 
     competitive grants programs, including necessary 
     administrative expenses, $39,541,000, as follows: payments 
     for the water quality program, $13,000,000; payments for the 
     food safety program, $15,000,000; payments for the national 
     agriculture pesticide impact assessment program, $4,541,000; 
     payments for the Food Quality Protection Act risk mitigation 
     program for major food crop systems, $4,000,000; payments for 
     the crops affected by Food Quality Protection Act 
     implementation, $1,000,000; and payments for the methyl 
     bromide transition program, $2,000,000, as authorized under 
     section 406 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
     Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7626).

  Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs

       For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
     Under 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, $441,263,000, 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 2000, 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 2000, $87,000,000 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, $5,200,000, 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, $51,625,000, 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 $12,443,000 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, $26,448,000: 
     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, 
     $649,411,000, of which no less than $544,902,000 shall be 
     available for federal food inspection, 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.

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                          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, $794,839,000: 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), $3,000,000.


                        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, $559,422,000, of 
     which $431,373,000 shall be for guaranteed loans; operating 
     loans, $2,397,842,000, of which $1,697,842,000 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, $1,028,000; 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, $7,243,000, of which $2,416,000, shall be for 
     guaranteed loans; operating loans, $70,860,000, of which 
     $23,940,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans and 
     $17,620,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans; Indian 
     tribe land acquisition loans as authorized by 25 U.S.C. 488, 
     $21,000; and for emergency insured loans, $3,882,000 to meet 
     the needs resulting from natural disasters.
       In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
     out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $214,161,000, of 
     which $209,861,000 shall be transferred to and merged with 
     the appropriation for ``Farm Service Agency, Salaries and 
     Expenses''.
       Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural Credit 
     Insurance Program Account for farm ownership and operating 
     direct loans and guaranteed loans may be transferred among 
     these programs with the prior approval of the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations.

                         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 2000, such sums as may be necessary to 
     reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for net realized 
     losses sustained, but not previously reimbursed, 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 2000, 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, $661,243,000, 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 $9,125,000 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 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)):

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     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: Provided further, That of the funds available 
     for Emergency Watershed Protection activities, $8,000,000 
     shall be available for Mississippi, New Mexico, Ohio and 
     Wisconsin for financial and technical assistance for pilot 
     rehabilitation projects of small, upstream dams built under 
     the Watershed and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1001 et 
     seq., section 13 of the Act of December 22, 1994; Public Law 
     78-534; 58 Stat. 905), and the pilot watershed program 
     authorized under the heading ``FLOOD PREVENTION'' of the 
     Department of Agriculture Appropriation Act, 1954 (Public Law 
     83-156; 67 Stat. 214).

                 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), $35,265,000, 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, 1926d, and 
     1932, except for sections 381E-H, 381N, and 381O of the 
     Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009f), 
     $718,837,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     $23,150,000 shall be for rural community programs described 
     in section 381E(d)(1) of such Act; of which $631,088,000 
     shall be for the rural utilities programs described in 
     section 381E(d)(2), 306C(a)(2), and 306D of such Act; and of 
     which $64,599,000 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 rural community programs, $6,000,000 shall 
     be available for a Rural Community Development Initiative: 
     Provided further, That such funds shall be used solely to 
     develop the capacity and ability of private, nonprofit 
     community-based housing and community development 
     organizations, and low income rural communities to undertake 
     projects to improve housing, community facilities, community 
     and economic development projects in rural areas: Provided 
     further, That such funds shall be made available to qualified 
     private and public (including tribal) intermediary 
     organizations proposing to carry out a program of technical 
     assistance: Provided further, That such intermediary 
     organizations shall provide matching funds from other sources 
     in an amount not less than funds provided: Provided further, 
     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 of the amount appropriated for rural 
     utilities programs, not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be for 
     water and waste disposal systems to benefit the Colonias 
     along the United States/Mexico borders, including grants 
     pursuant to section 306C of such Act; not to exceed 
     $12,000,000 shall be for water and waste disposal systems to 
     benefit Federally Recognized Native American Tribes, 
     including grants pursuant to section 306C of such Act: 
     Provided further, That the Federally Recognized Native 
     American Tribe is not eligible for any other rural utilities 
     programs set aside under the Rural Community Advancement 
     Program; not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be for water and 
     waste disposal systems for rural and native villages in 
     Alaska pursuant to section 306D of such Act with up to one 
     percent available to administer the program and up to one 
     percent available to improve interagency coordination; 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 $7,300,000 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 $45,245,000 shall be 
     available through June 30, 2000, for authorized empowerment 
     zones and enterprise communities and communities designated 
     by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area 
     Partnership Zones; of which $34,704,000 shall be for the 
     rural utilities programs described in section 381E(d)(2) of 
     such Act; of which $8,435,000 shall be for the rural business 
     and cooperative development programs described in section 
     381E(d)(3) of such Act: Provided further, That any obligated 
     and unobligated balances available from prior years for the 
     ``Rural Utilities Assistance Program'' account shall be 
     transferred to and merged with this account.

                         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: $4,300,000,000 for loans to 
     section 502 borrowers, as determined by the Secretary, of 
     which $3,200,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed 
     loans; $32,396,000 for section 504 housing repair loans; 
     $100,000,000 for section 538 guaranteed multi-family housing 
     loans; $25,001,000 for section 514 farm labor housing; 
     $114,321,000 for section 515 rental housing; $5,152,000 for 
     section 524 site loans; $7,503,000 for credit sales of 
     acquired property, of which up to $1,250,000 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, $113,350,000, of which $19,520,000 shall be for 
     unsubsidized guaranteed loans; section 504 housing repair 
     loans, $9,900,000; section 538 multi-family housing 
     guaranteed loans, $480,000; section 514 farm labor housing, 
     $11,308,000; section 515 rental housing, $45,363,000; section 
     524 site loans, $4,000; credit sales of acquired property, 
     $874,000, of which up to $494,250 may be for multi-family 
     credit sales; and section 523 self-help housing land 
     development loans, $281,000: Provided, That of the total 
     amount appropriated in this paragraph, $11,180,000 shall be 
     available through June 30, 2000, for authorized empowerment 
     zones and enterprise communities and communities designated 
     by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area 
     Partnership Zones.
       In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
     out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $375,879,000, 
     which shall be transferred to and merged with the 
     appropriation for ``Rural Housing Service, Salaries and 
     Expenses'': Provided, That of this amount the Secretary of 
     Agriculture may transfer up to $7,000,000 to the 
     appropriation for ``Outreach for Socially Disadvantaged 
     Farmers''.


                       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, $640,000,000; 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 2000 
     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), $28,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Provided, 
     That of the total amount appropriated, $1,000,000 shall be 
     available through June 30, 2000, for authorized empowerment 
     zones and enterprise communities and communities designated 
     by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area 
     Partnership Zones.


                    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, $45,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, 
     $1,200,000 shall be available through June 30, 2000, for 
     authorized empowerment zones and enterprise commu

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     nities and communities designated by the Secretary of 
     Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones.


                         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, $61,979,000: 
     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 $38,256,000: Provided 
     further, That of the total amount appropriated, $3,216,000 
     shall be available through June 30, 2000, for the cost of 
     direct loans for authorized empowerment zones and enterprise 
     communities and communities designated by the Secretary of 
     Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     direct loan programs, $3,337,000 shall be transferred to and 
     merged with the appropriation for ``Rural Business-
     Cooperative Service, Salaries and Expenses''.


            Rural Economic Development Loans Program Account

                    (including rescission 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, $3,453,000.
       Of the funds derived from interest on the cushion of credit 
     payments in fiscal year 2000, as authorized by section 313 of 
     the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, $3,453,000 shall not 
     be obligated and $3,453,000 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), $6,000,000, of which 
     $1,500,000 shall be available for cooperative agreements for 
     the appropriate technology transfer for rural areas program: 
     Provided, That at least twenty-five percent of the total 
     amount appropriated shall be made available to cooperatives 
     or associations of cooperatives that assist small, minority 
     producers.

                         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, $24,612,000: 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.

                        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, 
     $121,500,000; 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, $1,700,000,000 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, $1,935,000; cost of 
     municipal rate loans, $10,827,000; cost of money rural 
     telecommunications loans, $2,370,000: 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, $31,046,000, 
     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 2000 and within the resources 
     and authority available, gross obligations for the principal 
     amount of direct loans shall be $175,000,000.
       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), $3,290,000.
       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., $20,700,000, 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, 
     $34,107,000: 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; $9,554,028,000, to remain 
     available through September 30, 2001, of which $4,618,829,000 
     is hereby appropriated and $4,935,199,000 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, except as 
     specifically provided under this heading, none of the funds 
     made available under this heading shall be used for studies 
     and evaluations: Provided further, That of the funds made 
     available under this heading, up to $7,000,000 shall be for 
     school breakfast pilot projects, including the evaluation 
     required under section 18(e) of the National School Lunch 
     Act: Provided further, That up to $4,363,000 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), 
     $4,032,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 
     2001: 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 none of the funds provided shall be available 
     for activities that are not fully reimbursed by other federal 
     government departments or agencies unless authorized by 
     section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966.


                           Food Stamp Program

       For necessary expenses to carry out the Food Stamp Act (7 
     U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), $21,071,751,000, 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:

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     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); the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983, 
     $133,300,000, to remain available through September 30, 2001: 
     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 necessary expenses to carry out section 4(a) of the 
     Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973; special 
     assistance for the nuclear affected islands as authorized by 
     section 103(h)(2) of the Compacts of Free Association Act of 
     1985, as amended; and section 311 of the Older Americans Act 
     of 1965, $141,081,000, to remain available through September 
     30, 2001.


                      Food Program Administration

       For necessary administrative expenses of the domestic food 
     programs funded under this Act, $111,561,000, of which 
     $5,000,000 shall be available only for simplifying 
     procedures, reducing overhead costs, tightening regulations, 
     improving food stamp coupon handling, and assisting in the 
     prevention, identification, and prosecution of fraud and 
     other violations of law and of which not less than $3,000,000 
     shall be available to improve integrity in the Food Stamp and 
     Child Nutrition programs: 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), 
     $109,203,000: 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. 1737) and the foreign assistance programs 
     of the United States Agency for International Development.
       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) 
     $155,000,000 for Public Law 480 title I credit, including 
     Food for Progress programs; (2) $21,000,000 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; and (3) 
     $800,000,000 is hereby appropriated for commodities supplied 
     in connection with dispositions abroad pursuant to title II 
     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, $127,813,000.
       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; $1,186,072,000, of which 
     not to exceed $145,434,000 in prescription drug user fees 
     authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379(h) may be credited to this 
     appropriation and remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That fees derived from applications received during fiscal 
     year 2000 shall be subject to the fiscal year 2000 
     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) $269,245,000 shall be for 
     the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and related 
     field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (2) 
     $309,026,000 shall be for the Center for Drug Evaluation and 
     Research and related field activities in the Office of 
     Regulatory Affairs, of which no less than $11,542,000 shall 
     be available for grants and contracts awarded under section 5 
     of the Orphan Drug Act (21 U.S.C. 360ee); (3) $132,092,000 
     shall be for the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research 
     and for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory 
     Affairs; (4) $48,821,000 shall be for the Center for 
     Veterinary Medicine and for related field activities in the 
     Office of Regulatory Affairs; (5) $154,271,000 shall be for 
     the Center for Devices and Radiological Health and for 
     related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs, 
     of which $1,000,000 shall be for premarket review, 
     enforcement and oversight activities related to users and 
     manufacturers of all reprocessed medical devices as 
     authorized by the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
     U.S.C. 321 et seq.), and of which no less than $55,500,000 
     and 522 full-time equivalent positions shall be for premarket 
     application review activities to meet statutory review times; 
     (6) $34,536,000 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) $100,180,000 shall be 
     for payments to the General Services Administration for rent 
     and related costs; and (10) $78,046,000 shall be for other 
     activities, including the Office of the Commissioner; the 
     Office of Policy; the Office of the Senior Associate 
     Commissioner; the Office of International and Constituent 
     Relations; the Office of Policy, Legislation, and Planning; 
     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, mammography user fees authorized by 42 U.S.C. 
     263(b) may be credited to this account, to remain available 
     until expended.
       In addition, export certification user fees authorized by 
     21 U.S.C. 381 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).

                          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, $63,000,000, including not to 
     exceed $1,000 for official reception and representation 
     expenses: Provided, That for fiscal year 2000 and thereafter, 
     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.

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                       Farm Credit Administration


                 Limitation on 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 2000 under this Act shall be 
     available for the purchase, in addition to those specifically 
     provided for, of not to exceed 365 passenger motor vehicles, 
     of which 361 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: Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
     Service, the contingency fund to meet emergency conditions, 
     fruit fly program, integrated systems acquisition project, 
     boll weevil program, up to 10 percent of the screwworm 
     program, and up to $2,000,000 for costs associated with 
     colocating regional offices; Food Safety and Inspection 
     Service, field automation and information management project; 
     funds appropriated for rental payments; Cooperative State 
     Research, Education, and Extension Service, funds for 
     competitive research grants (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)) and funds for 
     the Native American Institutions Endowment Fund; Farm Service 
     Agency, salaries and expenses funds made available to county 
     committees; and Foreign Agricultural Service, middle-income 
     country training program.
       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 charged against competitive 
     agricultural research, education, or extension grant awards 
     issued by the Cooperative State Research, Education, and 
     Extension Service that exceed 19 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 provision of this Act, 
     all loan levels provided in this Act shall be considered 
     estimates, not limitations.
       Sec. 713. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     effective on September 29, 1999, appropriations made 
     available to the Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account 
     for the costs of direct and guaranteed loans and to the Rural 
     Housing Assistance Grants Account in fiscal years 1994, 1995, 
     1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999 shall remain available until 
     expended to cover obligations made in each of those fiscal 
     years respectively with regard to each account.
       Sec. 714. Appropriations to the Department of Agriculture 
     for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans made available in 
     fiscal year 2000 shall remain available until expended to 
     cover obligations made in fiscal year 2000 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; 
     the Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account; and the 
     rural economic development loans program account.
       Sec. 715. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
     2000 pay raises for programs funded by this Act shall be 
     absorbed within the levels appropriated by this Act.
       Sec. 716. Notwithstanding the Federal Grant and Cooperative 
     Agreement Act, marketing services of the Agricultural 
     Marketing Service; Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 
     Administration; the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
     Service; and the food safety activities of the Food Safety 
     and Inspection Service may use cooperative agreements to 
     reflect a relationship between the Agricultural Marketing 
     Service; the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 
     Administration; the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
     Service; or the Food Safety and Inspection Service and a 
     State or Cooperator to carry out agricultural marketing 
     programs, to carry out programs to protect the Nation's 
     animal and plant resources, or to carry out educational 
     programs or special studies to improve the safety of the 
     Nation's food supply.
       Sec. 717. Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     (including provisions of law requiring competition), the 
     Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements (which may 
     provide for the acquisition of goods or services, including 
     personal services) with a State, political subdivision, or 
     agency thereof, a public or private agency, organization, or 
     any other person, if the Secretary determines that the 
     objectives of the agreement will (1) serve a mutual interest 
     of the parties to the agreement in carrying out the Wetlands 
     Reserve Program; (2) all parties will contribute resources to 
     the accomplishment of these objectives: 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. 718. 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. 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 by 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 2000, or provided

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     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 2000, 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 the transfer 
     or obligation of fiscal year 2000 funds under the provisions 
     of section 793 of Public Law 104-127.
       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 in fiscal year 
     2000 or thereafter 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. 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 150,000 acres in 
     the fiscal year 2000 wetlands reserve program as authorized 
     by 16 U.S.C. 3837.
       Sec. 729. 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 transfer 
     or obligation of fiscal year 2000 funds under the provisions 
     of section 401 of Public Law 105-185, the Initiative for 
     Future Agriculture and Food Systems.
       Sec. 730. Notwithstanding section 381A of the Consolidated 
     Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009), in fiscal 
     year 2000 and thereafter, 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. 731. 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. 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 a conservation farm option 
     program, as authorized by section 335 of Public Law 104-127.
       Sec. 733. 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, or the Food and Drug Administration Detroit, 
     Michigan, District Office Laboratory; or to reduce the 
     Detroit, Michigan, Food and Drug Administration District 
     Office below the operating and full-time equivalent staffing 
     level of July 31, 1999; or to change the Detroit District 
     Office to a station, residence post or similarly modified 
     office; or to reassign residence posts assigned to the 
     Detroit District Office.
       Sec. 734. 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. 735. 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 2001 appropriations Act.
       Sec. 736. 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. 737. 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. 738. 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 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)) if such program exceeds 
     $98,000,000.
       Sec. 739. 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.
       Sec. 740. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in 
     fiscal year 2000 and thereafter, 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 United States Department of Agriculture Civil 
     Service vacancies.
       Sec. 741. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used to declare excess or 
     surplus all or part of the lands and facilities owned by the 
     Federal Government and administered by the Secretary of 
     Agriculture at Fort Reno, Oklahoma, or to transfer or convey 
     such lands or facilities, without the specific authorization 
     of Congress.
       Sec. 742. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service shall 
     provide funds, within discretionary amounts available, for 
     the settlement of claims associated with the Chuquatonchee 
     Watershed Project in Mississippi to close out this project.
       Sec. 743. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
     offer to enter into an agreement with the Governor of the 
     State of Hawaii to conduct a pilot program to inspect mail 
     entering the State of Hawaii for any plant, plant product, 
     plant pest, or other organism that is subject to Federal 
     quarantine laws.
       (b) The agreement described in subsection (a) shall contain 
     the same terms and conditions as are contained in the 
     memorandum of understanding entered into between the 
     Secretary and the State of California, dated February 1, 
     1999, unless the Secretary and the Governor agree to 
     different terms or conditions.
       (c) Unless the Secretary and the Governor agree otherwise, 
     the agreement described in subsection (b) shall terminate on 
     the later of--
       (1) the date that is 1 year after the date the agreement 
     becomes effective; or
       (2) the date that the February 1, 1999 memorandum of 
     understanding terminates.
       Sec. 744. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary is authorized under section 306 of the Consolidated 
     Farm and Rural Development Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1926), 
     to provide guaranteed lines of credit, including working 
     capital loans, for health care facilities, to address Year 
     2000 computer conversion issues.
       Sec. 745. After taking any action involving the seizure, 
     quarantine, treatment, destruction, or disposal of wheat 
     infested with karnal bunt, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
     compensate the producers and handlers for economic losses 
     incurred as the result of the action not later than 45 days 
     after receipt of a claim that includes all appropriate 
     paperwork.
       Sec. 746. In addition to amounts otherwise appropriated or 
     made available by this Act, $2,000,000 is appropriated for 
     the purpose of providing Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland 
     Hunger Fellowships through the Congressional Hunger Center, 
     which is an organization described in subsection (c)(3) of 
     section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is 
     exempt from taxation under subsection (a) of such section.
       Sec. 747. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, there 
     are hereby appropriated $250,000 for the program authorized 
     under section 388 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and 
     Reform Act of 1996, solely for use in the State of New 
     Hampshire.
       Sec. 748. The Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1188 et seq.) is amended: (a) in section 218(c)(1) by 
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     serting ``45 days'', and (b) in section 218(c)(3)(A) by 
     striking ``20 days'' and inserting ``30 days''.
       Sec. 749. Successorship Provisions Relating to Bargaining 
     Units and Exclusive Representatives. (a) Voluntary 
     Agreement.--
       (1) In general.--If the exercise of the Secretary of 
     Agriculture's authority under this section results in changes 
     to an existing bargaining unit that has been certified under 
     chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code, the affected 
     parties shall attempt to reach a voluntary agreement on a new 
     bargaining unit and an exclusive representative for such 
     unit.
       (2) Criteria.--In carrying out the requirements of this 
     subsection, the affected parties shall use criteria set forth 
     in--
       (A) sections 7103(a)(4), 7111(e), 7111(f)(1), and 7120 of 
     title 5, United States Code, relating to determining an 
     exclusive representative; and
       (B) section 7112 of title 5, United States Code 
     (disregarding subsections (b)(5) and (d) thereof), relating 
     to determining appropriate units.
       (b) Effect of an Agreement.--
       (1) In general.--If the affected parties reach agreement on 
     the appropriate unit and the exclusive representative for 
     such unit under subsection (a), the Federal Labor Relations 
     Authority shall certify the terms of such agreement, subject 
     to paragraph (2)(A). Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     considered to require the holding of any hearing or election 
     as a condition for certification.
       (2) Restrictions.--
       (A) Conditions requiring noncertification.--The Federal 
     Labor Relations Authority may not certify the terms of an 
     agreement under paragraph (1) if--
       (i) it determines that any of the criteria referred to in 
     subsection (a)(2) (disregarding section 7112(a) of title 5, 
     United States Code) have not been met; or
       (ii) after the Secretary's exercise of authority and before 
     certification under this section, a valid election under 
     section 7111(b) of title 5, United States Code, is held 
     covering any employees who would be included in the unit 
     proposed for certification.
       (B) Temporary waiver of provision that would bar an 
     election after a collective bargaining agreement is 
     reached.--Nothing in section 7111(f)(3) of title 5, United 
     States Code, shall prevent the holding of an election under 
     section 7111(b) of such title that covers employees within a 
     unit certified under paragraph (1), or giving effect to the 
     results of such an election (including a decision not to be 
     represented by any labor organization), if the election is 
     held before the end of the 12-month period beginning on the 
     date such unit is so certified.
       (C) Clarification.--The certification of a unit under 
     paragraph (1) shall not, for purposes of the last sentence of 
     section 7111(b) of title 5, United States Code, or section 
     7111(f)(4) of such title, be treated as if it had occurred 
     pursuant to an election.
       (3) Delegation.--
       (A) In general.--The Federal Labor Relations Authority may 
     delegate to any regional director (as referred to in section 
     7105(e) of title 5, United States Code) its authority under 
     the preceding provisions of this subsection.
       (B) Review.--Any action taken by a regional director under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be subject to review under the 
     provisions of section 7105(f) of title 5, United States Code, 
     in the same manner as if such action had been taken under 
     section 7105(e) of such title, except that in the case of a 
     decision not to certify, such review shall be required if 
     application therefore is filed by an affected party within 
     the time specified in such provisions.
       (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``affected party'' means--
       (1) with respect to an exercise of authority by the 
     Secretary of Agriculture under this section, any labor 
     organization affected thereby; and
       (2) the Department of Agriculture.
       Sec. 750. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act or any other Act shall be used for the 
     implementation of a Support Services Bureau or similar 
     organization.
       Sec. 751. Contracts for Procurement or Processing of 
     Certain Commodities. (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) HUBZone sole source contract.--The term ``HUBZone sole 
     source contract'' means a sole source contract authorized by 
     section 31 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657a).
       (2) HUBZone price evaluation preference.--The term 
     ``HUBZone price evaluation preference'' means a price 
     evaluation preference authorized by section 31 of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657a).
       (3) Qualified HUBZone small business concern.--The term 
     ``qualified HUBZone small business concern'' has the meaning 
     given the term in section 3(p) of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 632(p)).
       (4) Covered procurement.--The term ``covered procurement'' 
     means a contract for the procurement or processing of a 
     commodity furnished under title II or III of the Agricultural 
     Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1721 
     et seq.), section 416(b) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 
     U.S.C. 1431(b)), the Food for Progress Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 
     1736o), or any other commodity procurement or acquisition by 
     the Commodity Credit Corporation under any other law.
       (b) Prohibition of Use of Funds.--None of the funds made 
     available by this Act may be used:
       (1) to award a HUBZone sole source contract or a contract 
     awarded through full and open competition in combination with 
     a HUBZone price evaluation preference to any qualified 
     HUBZone small business concern in any covered procurement if 
     performance of the contract by the business concern would 
     exceed the production capacity of the business concern or 
     would require the business concern to subcontract to any 
     other company or enterprise for the purchase of the commodity 
     being procured through the covered procurement.
       (2) in any contract awarded through full and open 
     competition in any covered procurement,
       (A) to fund a price evaluation preference greater than 5 
     percent if the dollar value of the contract awarded is not 
     greater than 50 percent of the total dollar value being 
     procured in a single tender for a commodity, or
       (B) to fund any price evaluation preference at all if the 
     dollar value of the contract awarded is greater than 50 
     percent of the total dollar value being procured in a single 
     tender for a commodity.
       Sec. 752. Redesignation of National School Lunch Act as 
     Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act. (a) In 
     General.--The first section of the National School Lunch Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1751 note) is amended by striking ``National 
     School Lunch Act'' and inserting ``Richard B. Russell 
     National School Lunch Act''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--The following provisions of law 
     are amended by striking ``National School Lunch Act'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act'':
       (1) Sections 3 and 13(3)(A) of the Commodity Distribution 
     Reform Act and WIC Amendments of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 612c note; 
     Public Law 100-237).
       (2) Section 404 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 
     1424).
       (3) Section 201(a) of the Act entitled ``An Act to extend 
     the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 
     1954, and for other purposes'', approved September 21, 1959 
     (7 U.S.C. 1431c(a); 73 Stat. 610).
       (4) Section 211(a) of the Agricultural Trade Suspension 
     Adjustment Act of 1980 (7 U.S.C. 4004(a)).
       (5) Section 245A(h)(4)(A) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255a(h)(4)(A)).
       (6) Sections 403(c)(2)(C), 422(b)(3), 423(d)(3), 741(a)(1), 
     and 742 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1613(c)(2)(C), 
     1632(b)(3), 1183a note, 42 U.S.C. 1751 note, 8 U.S.C. 1615; 
     Public Law 104-193).
       (7) Section 2243(b) of title 10, United States Code.
       (8) Sections 404B(g)(1)(A), 404D(c)(2), and 404F(a)(2) of 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a-
     22(g)(1)(A), 1070a-24(c)(2), 1070a-26(a)(2); Public Law 105-
     244).
       (9) Section 231(d)(3)(A)(i) of the Carl D. Perkins 
     Vocational Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2341(d)(3)(A)(i)).
       (10) Section 1113(a)(5) of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6313(a)(5)).
       (11) Section 1397E(d)(4)(A)(iv)(II) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986.
       (12) Sections 254(b)(2)(B) and 263(a)(2)(C) of the Job 
     Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1633(b)(2)(B), 
     1643(a)(2)(C)).
       (13) Section 3803(c)(2)(C)(xiii) of title 31, United States 
     Code.
       (14) Section 602(d)(9)(A) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 474(d)(9)(A)).
       (15) Sections 2(4), 3(1), and 301 of the Healthy Meals for 
     Healthy Americans Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 1751 note; Public 
     Law 103-448).
       (16) Sections 3, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16(b), 17, and 19(d) of the 
     Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1772, 1773, 1776, 
     1779, 1782, 1785(b), 1786, 1788(d)).
       (17) Section 658O(b)(3) of the Child Care and Development 
     Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858m(b)(3)).
       (18) Subsection (b) of the first section of Public Law 87-
     688 (48 U.S.C. 1666(b)).
       (19) Section 10405(a)(2)(H) of the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-239; 103 Stat. 
     2489).
       Sec. 753. Public Law 105-199 (112 Stat. 641) is amended in 
     section 3(b)(1)(G) by striking ``persons'', and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``governors, who may be represented on the 
     Commission by their respective designees,''.
       Sec. 754. Section 889 of the Federal Agriculture 
     Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 is amended--
       (1) in the heading, by inserting ``HARRY K. DUPREE'' before 
     ``STUTTGART'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(1)--
       (A) in the heading, by inserting ``HARRY K. DUPREE'' before 
     ``STUTTGART''; and
       (B) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by inserting ``Harry K. 
     Dupree'' before ``Stuttgart National Aquaculture Research 
     Center'' each place it appears.
       Sec. 755. Tobacco Leasing and Information. (a) Cross-County 
     Leasing.--Section 319(l) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act 
     of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1314e(l)) is amended in the second sentence 
     by inserting ``, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky,'' after 
     ``Tennessee''.
       (b) Tobacco Production and Marketing Information.--Part I 
     of subtitle B of title III of the Agricultural Adjustment Act 
     of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1311 et seq.) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:

     ``SEC. 320D. TOBACCO PRODUCTION AND MARKETING INFORMATION.

       ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Secretary may, subject to subsection (b), release 
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     the production and marketing of tobacco to State trusts or 
     similar organizations engaged in the distribution of national 
     trust funds to tobacco producers and other persons with 
     interests associated with the production of tobacco, as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       ``(b) Limitations.--
       ``(1) In general.--Information may be released under 
     subsection (a) only to the extent that--
       ``(A) the release is in the interest of tobacco producers, 
     as determined by the Secretary; and
       ``(B) the information is released to a State trust or other 
     organization that is created to, or charged with, 
     distributing funds to tobacco producers or other parties with 
     an interest in tobacco production or tobacco farms under a 
     national or State trust or settlement.
       ``(2) Exemption from release.--The Secretary shall, to the 
     maximum extent practicable, in advance of making a release of 
     information under subsection (a), allow, by announcement, a 
     period of at least 15 days for persons whose consent would 
     otherwise be required by law to effectuate the release, to 
     elect to be exempt from the release.
       ``(c) Assistance.--
       ``(1) In general.--In making a release under subsection 
     (a), the Secretary may provide such other assistance with 
     respect to information released under subsection (a) as will 
     facilitate the interest of producers in receiving the funds 
     that are the subject of a trust described in subsection (a).
       ``(2) Funds.--The Secretary shall use amounts made 
     available for salaries and expenses of the Department to 
     carry out paragraph (1).
       ``(d) Records.--
       ``(1) In general.--A person who obtains information 
     described in subsection (a) shall maintain records that are 
     consistent with the purposes of the release and shall not use 
     the records for any purpose not authorized under this 
     section.
       ``(2) Penalty.--A person who knowingly violates this 
     subsection shall be fined not more than $10,000, imprisoned 
     not more than 1 year, or both.
       ``(e) Application.--This section shall not apply to--
       ``(1) records submitted by cigarette manufacturers with 
     respect to the production of cigarettes;
       ``(2) records that were submitted as expected purchase 
     intentions in connection with the establishment of national 
     tobacco quotas; or
       ``(3) records that aggregate the purchases of particular 
     buyers.''.
       Sec. 756. Notwithstanding section 306(a)(7) of the 
     Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1926(a)(7)), the city of Berlin, New Hampshire, shall be 
     eligible during fiscal year 2000 for a rural utilities grant 
     or loan under the Rural Community Advancement Program.
       Sec. 757. Cranberry Marketing Orders. (a) Paid Advertising 
     for Cranberries and Cranberry Products.--Section 8c(6)(I) of 
     the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608c(6)(I)), 
     reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing 
     Agreement Act of 1937, is amended in the first proviso--
       (1) by striking ``or Florida grown strawberries'' and 
     inserting ``, Florida grown strawberries, or cranberries''; 
     and
       (2) by striking ``and Florida Indian River grapefruit'' and 
     inserting ``Florida Indian River grapefruit, and 
     cranberries''.
       (b) Collection of Cranberry Inventory Data.--Section 8d of 
     the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608d), reenacted 
     with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act 
     of 1937, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Collection of cranberry inventory data.--
       ``(A) In general.--If an order is in effect with respect to 
     cranberries, the Secretary of Agriculture may require persons 
     engaged in the handling or importation of cranberries or 
     cranberry products (including producer-handlers, second 
     handlers, processors, brokers, and importers) to provide such 
     information as the Secretary considers necessary to 
     effectuate the declared policy of this title, including 
     information on acquisitions, inventories, and dispositions of 
     cranberries and cranberry products.
       ``(B) Delegation to committee.--The Secretary may delegate 
     the authority to carry out subparagraph (A) to any committee 
     that is responsible for administering an order covering 
     cranberries.
       ``(C) Confidentiality.--Paragraph (2) shall apply to 
     information provided under this paragraph.
       ``(D) Violations.--Any person who violates this paragraph 
     shall be subject to the penalties provided under section 
     8c(14).''.
       Sec. 758. Beginning in fiscal year 2001 and thereafter, the 
     Food Stamp Act (Public Law 95-113, section 16(a)) is amended 
     by inserting after the phrase ``Indian reservation under 
     section 11(d) of this Act'' the following new phrase: ``or in 
     a Native village within the State of Alaska identified in 
     section 11(b) of Public Law 92-203, as amended.''.
       Sec. 759. Education Grants to Alaska Native Serving 
     Institutions and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions. (a) 
     Education Grants Program for Alaska Native Serving 
     Institutions.--
       (1) Grant authority.--The Secretary of Agriculture may make 
     competitive grants (or grants without regard to any 
     requirement for competition) to Alaska Native serving 
     institutions for the purpose of promoting and strengthening 
     the ability of Alaska Native serving institutions to carry 
     out education, applied research, and related community 
     development programs.
       (2) Use of grant funds.--Grants made under this section 
     shall be used--
       (A) to support the activities of consortia of Alaska Native 
     serving institutions to enhance educational equity for under 
     represented students;
       (B) to strengthen institutional educational capacities, 
     including libraries, curriculum, faculty, scientific 
     instrumentation, instruction delivery systems, and student 
     recruitment and retention, in order to respond to identified 
     State, regional, national, or international educational needs 
     in the food and agriculture sciences;
       (C) to attract and support undergraduate and graduate 
     students from under represented groups in order to prepare 
     them for careers related to the food, agricultural, and 
     natural resource systems of the United States, beginning with 
     the mentoring of students at the high school level including 
     by village elders and continuing with the provision of 
     financial support for students through their attainment of a 
     doctoral degree; and
       (D) to facilitate cooperative initiatives between two or 
     more Alaska Native serving institutions, or between Alaska 
     Native serving institutions and units of State government or 
     the private sector, to maximize the development and use of 
     resources, such as faculty, facilities, and equipment, to 
     improve food and agricultural sciences teaching programs.
       (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to make grants under this subsection 
     $10,000,000 in fiscal years 2001 through 2006.
       (b) Education Grants Program for Native Hawaiian Serving 
     Institutions.--
       (1) Grant authority.--The Secretary of Agriculture may make 
     competitive grants (or grants without regard to any 
     requirement for competition) to Native Hawaiian serving 
     institutions for the purpose of promoting and strengthening 
     the ability of Native Hawaiian serving institutions to carry 
     out education, applied research, and related community 
     development programs.
       (2) Use of grant funds.--Grants made under this section 
     shall be used--
       (A) to support the activities of consortia of Native 
     Hawaiian serving institutions to enhance educational equity 
     for under represented students;
       (B) to strengthen institutional educational capacities, 
     including libraries, curriculum, faculty, scientific 
     instrumentation, instruction delivery systems, and student 
     recruitment and retention, in order to respond to identified 
     State, regional, national, or international educational needs 
     in the food and agriculture sciences;
       (C) to attract and support undergraduate and graduate 
     students from under represented groups in order to prepare 
     them for careers related to the food, agricultural, and 
     natural resource systems of the United States, beginning with 
     the mentoring of students at the high school level and 
     continuing with the provision of financial support for 
     students through their attainment of a doctoral degree; and
       (D) to facilitate cooperative initiatives between two or 
     more Native Hawaiian serving institutions, or between Native 
     Hawaiian serving institutions and units of State government 
     or the private sector, to maximize the development and use of 
     resources, such as faculty, facilities, and equipment, to 
     improve food and agricultural sciences teaching programs.
       (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to make grants under this subsection 
     $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2006.
       Sec. 760. Effective October 1, 1999, section 8c(11) of the 
     Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608c(11)), reenacted 
     with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act 
     of 1937, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``The 
     price of milk paid by a handler at a plant operating in Clark 
     County, Nevada shall not be subject to any order issued under 
     this section.''.
       Sec. 761. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     City of Olean, New York, shall be eligible for grants and 
     loans administered by the Rural Utilities Service.
       Sec. 762. 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. 763. Section 1232(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
     (16 U.S.C. 3832(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (9), by adding ``and'' after the semicolon 
     at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (10), by striking ``; and'' and inserting 
     a period; and
       (3) by striking paragraph (11).
       Sec. 764. None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act shall be used to implement Notice CRP-338, issued 
     by the Farm Service Agency on March 10, 1999, nor shall funds 
     be used to implement any related administrative action 
     including implementation of such procedures published in Farm 
     Service Agency program manuals: Provided, That rental 
     payments for any lands enrolled in the Conservation Reserve 
     Program under this section shall be reduced by an amount 
     equal to the federal cost of any remaining value of a 
     federally cost-shared conservation practice as determined by 
     the Secretary.
       Sec. 765. None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act shall be used to implement Notice CRP-327, issued 
     by the Farm Service Agency on October 26, 1998, nor shall 
     funds be used to implement any related administrative action 
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     tion of such procedures published in Farm Service Agency 
     program manuals: Provided, That this section shall not apply 
     to any lands for which there is not full compliance with the 
     conservation practices required under terms of the CRP 
     contract.
       Sec. 766. The federal facility located in Riverside, 
     California, and known as the ``U.S. Salinity Laboratory'', 
     shall be known and designated as the ``George E. Brown, Jr., 
     Salinity Laboratory'': 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 ``George E. Brown, Jr., Salinity 
     Laboratory''.
       Sec. 767. Sections 657, 658, 1006, 1014 of title 18, United 
     States Code, are amended by--
       (1) inserting ``or successor agency'' after ``Farmers Home 
     Administration'' each place it appears; and
       (2) inserting ``or successor agency'' after ``Rural 
     Development Administration'' each place it appears.
       Sec. 768. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     maximum income limits established for single family housing 
     for families and individuals in the high cost areas of Alaska 
     shall be 150 percent of the state metropolitan income level 
     for Alaska.
       Sec. 769. Section 1232(a)(7) of the Food Security Act of 
     1985 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``except that the Secretary may permit 
     harvesting'' and inserting ``except that the Secretary--
       ``(A) may permit--
       ``(i) harvesting'';
       (2) by striking ``emergency, and the Secretary may permit 
     limited'' and inserting ``emergency; and
       ``(ii) limited'';
       (3) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the end; 
     and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) shall approve not more than 6 projects, no more than 
     1 of which may be in any state, under which land subject to 
     the contract may be harvested for recovery of biomass used in 
     energy production if--
       ``(i) no acreage subject to the contract is harvested more 
     than once every other year;
       ``(ii) not more than 25 percent of the total acreage 
     enrolled in the program under this subchapter in any crop 
     reporting district (as designated by the Secretary), is 
     harvested in any 1 year;
       ``(iii) no portion of the crop is used for any commercial 
     purpose other than energy production from biomass;
       ``(iv) no wetland, or acreage of any type enrolled in a 
     partial field conservation practice (including riparian 
     forest buffers, filter strips, and buffer strips), is 
     harvested;
       ``(v) the owner or operator agrees to a payment reduction 
     under this section in an amount determined by the Secretary.
       ``(C) the total acres for all of the projects shall not 
     exceed 250,000 acres.''.
      TITLE VIII--EMERGENCY AND DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR PRODUCERS
              Subtitle A--Crop and Market Loss Assistance

     SEC. 801. CROP LOSS ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to 
     in this title as the ``Secretary'') shall use $1,200,000,000 
     of funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make 
     emergency financial assistance available to producers on a 
     farm that have incurred losses in a 1999 crop due to a 
     disaster, as determined by the Secretary.
       (b) Administration.--The Secretary shall make assistance 
     available under this section in the same manner as provided 
     under section 1102 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, 
     Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (7 U.S.C. 1421 note; Public Law 105-
     277), including using the same loss thresholds as were used 
     in administering that section.
       (c) Qualifying Losses.--Assistance under this section may 
     be made for losses associated with crops that are, as 
     determined by the Secretary--
       (1) quantity losses;
       (2) quality losses; or
       (3) severe economic losses due to damaging weather or 
     related condition.
       (d) Crops Covered.--Assistance under this section shall be 
     applicable to losses for all crops (including losses of trees 
     from which a crop is harvested, livestock, and fisheries), as 
     determined by the Secretary, due to disasters.
       (e) Crop Insurance.--In carrying out this section, the 
     Secretary shall not discriminate against or penalize 
     producers on a farm that have purchased crop insurance under 
     the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).
       (f) Rice Loan Deficiency Payments.--In the case of 
     producers of the 1999 crop of rice that harvested such rice 
     on or before August 4, 1999, the Secretary may use funds made 
     available under this section to--
       (1) make loan deficiency payments to producers that 
     received, or that were eligible to receive, such payments 
     under section 135 of the Agricultural Market Transition Act 
     (7 U.S.C. 7235) in a manner that results in the same total 
     payment that would have been made if the payment had been 
     requested by the producers on August 5, 1999; and
       (2) recalculate any repayment made for a marketing 
     assistance loan for the 1999 crop of rice on or before August 
     4, 1999, as if the repayment had been made on August 5, 1999.
       (g) Honey Recourse Loans.--
       (1) 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 may use funds made available under 
     this section to make available recourse loans to producers of 
     the 1999 crop of honey on fair and reasonable terms and 
     conditions, as determined by the Secretary.
       (2) 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 1999 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.
       (h) Recourse Loans for Mohair.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) and 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, during fiscal 
     year 2000, the Secretary may use funds made available under 
     this section to make recourse loans available in accordance 
     with section 137(c) of the Agricultural Market Transition Act 
     (7 U.S.C. 7237(c)) to producers of mohair produced during or 
     before that fiscal year.
       (2) Interest.--Section 137(c)(4) of that Act shall not 
     apply to a loan made under paragraph (1).

     SEC. 802. MARKET LOSS ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Assistance Authorized.--The Secretary shall use not 
     more than $5,544,453,000 of funds of the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation to provide assistance to owners and producers on 
     a farm that are eligible for final payments for fiscal year 
     1999 under a production flexibility contract for the farm 
     under the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7201 
     et seq.).
       (b) Amount.--The amount of assistance made available to 
     owners and producers on a farm under this section shall be 
     proportionate to the amount of the contract payment received 
     by the owners and producers for fiscal year 1999 under a 
     production flexibility contract for the farm under the 
     Agricultural Market Transition Act.
       (c) Protection of Tenants and Sharecroppers; Sharing of 
     Payments.--Sections 111(c) and 114(g) of the Agricultural 
     Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7211(c), 7214(g)) shall apply 
     to the payments made under subsection (a).

     SEC. 803. SPECIALTY CROPS.

       (a) Peanuts.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall use such amounts as 
     are necessary of funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to 
     provide payments to producers of quota peanuts or additional 
     peanuts to partially compensate the producers for continuing 
     low commodity prices, and increasing costs of production, for 
     the 1999 crop year.
       (2) Amount.--The amount of a payment made to producers on a 
     farm of quota peanuts or additional peanuts under paragraph 
     (1) shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying--
       (A) the quantity of quota peanuts or additional peanuts 
     produced or considered produced by the producers; and
       (B) an amount equal to 5 percent of the loan rate 
     established for quota peanuts or additional peanuts, 
     respectively, under section 155 of the Agricultural Market 
     Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7271).
       (b) Condition on Payment of Salaries and Expenses.--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 of the Department of Agriculture to 
     carry out or enforce section 156(f) of the Agricultural 
     Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7272(f)) through fiscal year 
     2001.
       (c) Tobacco.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall use $328,000,000 of 
     funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make payments to 
     States on behalf of persons described in paragraph (2) for 
     the reduction in the quantity of quota allotted to certain 
     farms under part I of subtitle B of title III of the 
     Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1311 et seq.) 
     from the 1998 crop year to the 1999 crop year.
       (2) Eligible persons.--To be eligible to receive a payment 
     under paragraphs (1) through (5), a person must own or 
     operate, or produce tobacco on, a farm--
       (A) for which the quantity of quota allotted to the farm 
     under part I of subtitle B of title III of the Agricultural 
     Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1311 et seq.) was reduced 
     from the 1998 crop year to the 1999 crop year; and
       (B) that was used for the production of tobacco during the 
     1998 or 1999 crop year.
       (3) Allocation to states.--The Secretary shall allocate 
     funds made available under paragraph (1) to States with 
     eligible persons described in paragraph (2) in proportion to 
     the relative quantity of quota allotted to farms in the 
     States that was reduced from the 1998 crop year to the 1999 
     crop year.
       (4) Distribution by states.--
       (A) In general.--In the case of a State described in 
     paragraph (3) that is a party to the National Tobacco Grower 
     Settlement Trust, the State shall distribute funds made 
     available under paragraph (3) to eligible persons in the 
     State in accordance with the formulas established pursuant to 
     the Trust.
       (B) Other states.--Subject to the approval of the 
     Secretary, in the case of a State described in paragraph (3) 
     that is not a party to the National Tobacco Grower Settlement 
     Trust, the State shall distribute funds made available under 
     paragraph (3) to eligible persons in the State in a manner 
     determined by the State.
       (5) Alternative distribution.--In lieu of making payments 
     under this subsection to States, the Secretary may distribute 
     funds directly to eligible persons using the facilities of 
     private disbursing agents, facilities of the Farm Service 
     Agency, or other available facilities.

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       (6) Flue-cured tobacco.--
       (A) Limitation on quantity of allotment leased or sold.--
     Section 316(e) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 
     U.S.C. 1316(e)) is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``farm or, in'' and all 
     that follows through ``: Provided, That in'' and inserting 
     ``farm. In'';
       (ii) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
       (iii) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to flue-cured 
     tobacco.''.
       (B) Transfers of quota or allotment across county lines in 
     a state.--Section 316(g) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act 
     of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1314b(g)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(3) Transfers allowed by referendum.--
       ``(A) Referendum.--On the request of at least 25 percent of 
     the active flue-cured tobacco producers within a State, the 
     Secretary shall conduct a referendum of the active flue-cured 
     tobacco producers within the State to determine whether the 
     producers favor or oppose permitting the sale of a flue-cured 
     tobacco allotment or quota from a farm in a State to any 
     other farm in the State.
       ``(B) Approval.--If the Secretary determines that a 
     majority of the active flue-cured tobacco producers voting in 
     the referendum approves permitting the sale of a flue-cured 
     tobacco allotment or quota from a farm in the State to any 
     other farm in the State, the Secretary shall permit the sale 
     of a flue-cured tobacco allotment or quota from a farm in the 
     State to any other farm in the State.''.
       (C) Same grower in contiguous counties.--Section 379(b) of 
     the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1379(b)) is 
     amended by inserting ``or flue-cured'' after ``Burley''.

     SEC. 804. OILSEEDS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall use $475,000,000 of 
     funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make payments to 
     producers of the 1999 crop of oilseeds that are eligible to 
     obtain a marketing assistance loan under section 131 of the 
     Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7231).
       (b) Computation.--A payment to producers on a farm under 
     this section for an oilseed shall be equal to the product 
     obtained by multiplying--
       (1) a payment rate determined by the Secretary;
       (2) the acreage of the producers on the farm for the 
     oilseed, as determined under subsection (c); and
       (3) the yield of the producers on the farm for the oilseed, 
     as determined under subsection (d).
       (c) Acreage.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     acreage of the producers on the farm for an oilseed under 
     subsection (b)(2) shall be equal to the greater of--
       (A) the number of acres planted to the oilseed by the 
     producers on the farm during the 1997 crop year, as reported 
     by the producers on the farm to the Secretary (including any 
     acreage reports that are filed late); or
       (B) the number of acres planted to the oilseed by the 
     producers on the farm during the 1998 crop year, as reported 
     by the producers on the farm to the Secretary (including any 
     acreage reports that are filed late).
       (2) New producers.--In the case of producers on a farm that 
     planted acreage to an oilseed during the 1999 crop year but 
     not the 1997 or 1998 crop year, the acreage of the producers 
     for the oilseed under subsection (b)(2) shall be equal to the 
     number of acres planted to the oilseed by the producers on 
     the farm during the 1999 crop year, as reported by the 
     producers on the farm to the Secretary (including any acreage 
     reports that are filed late).
       (d) Yield.--
       (1) Soybeans.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), in the 
     case of soybeans, the yield of the producers on a farm under 
     subsection (b)(3) shall be equal to the greatest of--
       (A) the average county yield per harvested acre for each of 
     the 1994 through 1998 crop years, excluding the crop year 
     with the highest yield per harvested acre and the crop year 
     with the lowest yield per harvested acre;
       (B) the actual yield of the producers on the farm for the 
     1997 crop year; or
       (C) the actual yield of the producers on the farm for the 
     1998 crop year.
       (2) Other oilseeds.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), 
     in the case of oilseeds other than soybeans, the yield of the 
     producers on a farm under subsection (b)(3) shall be equal to 
     the greatest of--
       (A) the average national yield per harvested acre for each 
     of the 1994 through 1998 crop years, excluding the crop year 
     with the highest yield per harvested acre and the crop year 
     with the lowest yield per harvested acre;
       (B) the actual yield of the producers on the farm for the 
     1997 crop year; or
       (C) the actual yield of the producers on the farm for the 
     1998 crop year.
       (3) New producers.--In the case of producers on a farm that 
     planted acreage to an oilseed during the 1999 crop year but 
     not the 1997 or 1998 crop year, the yield of the producers on 
     a farm under subsection (b)(3) shall be equal to the greater 
     of--
       (A) the average county yield per harvested acre for each of 
     the 1994 through 1998 crop years, excluding the crop year 
     with the highest yield per harvested acre and the crop year 
     with the lowest yield per harvested acre; or
       (B) the actual yield of the producers on the farm for the 
     1999 crop.
       (4) Data source.--To the maximum extent available, the 
     Secretary shall use data provided by the National 
     Agricultural Statistics Service to carry out this subsection.

     SEC. 805. LIVESTOCK AND DAIRY.

       The Secretary shall use $325,000,000 of funds of the 
     Commodity Credit Corporation to provide assistance directly 
     to livestock and dairy producers, in a manner determined 
     appropriate by the Secretary, to compensate the producers for 
     economic losses incurred during 1999.

     SEC. 806. UPLAND COTTON.

       (a) In General.--Section 136(a) of the Agricultural Market 
     Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7236(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or cash payments'' and 
     inserting ``or cash payments, at the option of the 
     recipient,'';
       (2) by striking ``3 cents per pound'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``1.25 cents per pound'';
       (3) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in the first sentence of subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``owned by the Commodity Credit Corporation in such manner, 
     and at such price levels, as the Secretary determines will 
     best effectuate the purposes of cotton user marketing 
     certificates'' and inserting ``owned by the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation or pledged to the Commodity Credit Corporation as 
     collateral for a loan in such manner, and at such price 
     levels, as the Secretary determines will best effectuate the 
     purposes of cotton user marketing certificates, including 
     enhancing the competitiveness and marketability of United 
     States cotton''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the second sentence; 
     and
       (4) by striking paragraph (4).
       (b) Ensuring the Availability of Upland Cotton.--Section 
     136(b) of the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 
     7236(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) Establishment.--
       ``(A) In general.--The President shall carry out an import 
     quota program during the period ending July 31, 2003, as 
     provided in this subsection.
       ``(B) Program requirements.--Except as provided in 
     subparagraph (C), whenever the Secretary determines and 
     announces that for any consecutive 4-week period, the Friday 
     through Thursday average price quotation for the lowest-
     priced United States growth, as quoted for Middling (M) 1\3/
     32\-inch cotton, delivered C.I.F. Northern Europe, adjusted 
     for the value of any certificate issued under subsection (a), 
     exceeds the Northern Europe price by more than 1.25 cents per 
     pound, there shall immediately be in effect a special import 
     quota.
       ``(C) Tight domestic supply.--During any month for which 
     the Secretary estimates the season-ending United States 
     upland cotton stocks-to-use ratio, as determined under 
     subparagraph (D), to be below 16 percent, the Secretary, in 
     making the determination under subparagraph (B), shall not 
     adjust the Friday through Thursday average price quotation 
     for the lowest-priced United States growth, as quoted for 
     Middling (M) 1\3/32\-inch cotton, delivered C.I.F. Northern 
     Europe, for the value of any certificates issued under 
     subsection (a).
       ``(D) Season-ending united states stocks-to-use ratio.--For 
     the purposes of making estimates under subparagraph (C), the 
     Secretary shall, on a monthly basis, estimate and report the 
     season-ending United States upland cotton stocks-to-use 
     ratio, excluding projected raw cotton imports but including 
     the quantity of raw cotton that has been imported into the 
     United States during the marketing year.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) Limitation.--The quantity of cotton entered into the 
     United States during any marketing year under the special 
     import quota established under this subsection may not exceed 
     the equivalent of 5 week's consumption of upland cotton by 
     domestic mills at the seasonally adjusted average rate of the 
     3 months immediately preceding the first special import quota 
     established in any marketing year.''.

     SEC. 807. MILK.

       (a) In General.--Section 141 of the Agricultural Market 
     Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7251) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(4), by striking ``calendar year 
     1999'' and inserting ``each of calendar years 1999 and 
     2000''; and
       (2) in subsection (h), by striking ``1999'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``2000''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 142(e) of the 
     Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7252(e)) is 
     amended by striking ``2000'' and inserting ``2001''.
                      Subtitle B--Other Assistance

     SEC. 811. AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT IN FULL OF REMAINING 
                   PAYMENTS UNDER PRODUCTION FLEXIBILITY 
                   CONTRACTS.

       Section 112(d)(3) of the Agricultural Market Transition Act 
     (7 U.S.C. 7212(d)(3)) is amended--
       (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``for fiscal year 
     1999''; and
       (2) by striking ``for fiscal year 1999'' and inserting 
     ``for any of fiscal years 1999 through 2002''.

     SEC. 812. COMMODITY CERTIFICATES.

       Subtitle E of the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 
     U.S.C. 7281 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

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     ``SEC. 166. COMMODITY CERTIFICATES.

       ``(a) In General.--In making in-kind payments under 
     subtitle C, the Commodity Credit Corporation may--
       ``(1) acquire and use commodities that have been pledged to 
     the Commodity Credit Corporation as collateral for loans made 
     by the Corporation;
       ``(2) use other commodities owned by the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation; and
       ``(3) redeem negotiable marketing certificates for cash 
     under terms and conditions established by the Secretary.
       ``(b) Methods of Payment.--The Commodity Credit Corporation 
     may make in-kind payments--
       ``(1) by delivery of the commodity at a warehouse or other 
     similar facility;
       ``(2) by the transfer of negotiable warehouse receipts;
       ``(3) by the issuance of negotiable certificates, which the 
     Commodity Credit Corporation shall exchange for a commodity 
     owned or controlled by the Corporation in accordance with 
     regulations promulgated by the Corporation; or
       ``(4) by such other methods as the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation determines appropriate to promote the efficient, 
     equitable, and expeditious receipt of the in-kind payments so 
     that a person receiving the payments receives the same total 
     return as if the payments had been made in cash.
       ``(c) Administration.--
       ``(1) Form.--At the option of a producer, the Commodity 
     Credit Corporation shall make negotiable certificates 
     authorized under subsection (b)(3) available to the producer, 
     in the form of program payments or by sale, in a manner that 
     the Corporation determines will encourage the orderly 
     marketing of commodities pledged as collateral for loans made 
     to producers under subtitle C.
       ``(2) Transfer.--A negotiable certificate issued in 
     accordance with this subsection may be transferred to another 
     person in accordance with regulations promulgated by the 
     Secretary.''.

     SEC. 813. LIMITATION ON MARKETING LOAN GAINS AND LOAN 
                   DEFICIENCY PAYMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 1001(2) of the 
     Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308(1)), the total 
     amount of the payments specified in section 1001(3) of that 
     Act that a person shall be entitled to receive under the 
     Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.) 
     for 1 or more contract commodities and oilseeds produced 
     during the 1999 crop year may not exceed $150,000.
       (b) 1999 Marketings.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall allow a producer that has marketed a quantity 
     of an eligible 1999 crop for which the producer has not 
     received a loan deficiency payment or marketing loan gain 
     under section 134 or 135 of the Agricultural Market 
     Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7234, 7235) to receive such payment 
     or gain as of the date on which the quantity was marketed or 
     redeemed, as determined by the Secretary.

     SEC. 814. ASSISTANCE FOR PURCHASE OF ADDITIONAL CROP 
                   INSURANCE COVERAGE.

       The Secretary shall transfer $400,000,000 of funds of the 
     Commodity Credit Corporation to the Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation to be used to assist agricultural producers in 
     purchasing additional coverage for the 2000 crop year under 
     the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).

     SEC. 815. FORGIVENESS OF CERTAIN WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL 
                   LOANS.

       The Secretary shall forgive the principal indebtedness and 
     accrued interest owed by the City of Stroud, Oklahoma, to the 
     Rural Utilities Service on water and waste disposal loans 
     numbered 9105 and 9107.

     SEC. 816. NATIONAL SHEEP INDUSTRY IMPROVEMENT CENTER.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 375(a) of the Consolidated Farm 
     and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008j(a)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Intermediary.--The term `intermediary' means a 
     financial institution receiving Center funds for establishing 
     a revolving fund and relending to an eligible entity.''.
       (b) Revolving Fund.--Section 375(e) of the Consolidated 
     Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008j(e)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) In general.--The Center may use amounts in the Fund 
     to make direct loans, loan guarantees, cooperative 
     agreements, equity interests, investments, repayable grants, 
     and grants to eligible entities, either directly or through 
     an intermediary, in accordance with a strategic plan 
     submitted under subsection (d).'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by adding at the end the 
     following: ``The Fund is intended to furnish the initial 
     capital for a revolving fund that will eventually be 
     privatized for the purposes of assisting the United States 
     sheep and goat industries.'';
       (C) by striking subparagraph (D);
       (D) by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(E) Administration.--The Center may not use more than 3 
     percent of the amounts in the portfolio of the Center for 
     each fiscal year for the administration of the Center. The 
     portfolio shall be calculated at the beginning of each fiscal 
     year and shall include a total of--
       ``(i) all outstanding loan balances;
       ``(ii) the Fund balance;
       ``(iii) the outstanding balance to intermediaries; and
       ``(iv) the amount the Center paid for all equity 
     interests.'';
       (E) in subparagraph (H)--
       (i) in clause (v), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (ii) in clause (vi), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(vii) purchase equity interests.''; and
       (F) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through (H) as 
     subparagraphs (D) through (G), respectively; and
       (2) in paragraph (6), by striking subparagraph (D).
       (c) Board of Directors.--Section 375(f) of the Consolidated 
     Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008j(f)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(B) review any contract, direct loan, loan guarantee, 
     cooperative agreement, equity interest, investment, repayable 
     grant, and grant to be made or entered into by the Center and 
     any financial assistance provided to the Center;'';
       (2) in paragraph (5), by striking subparagraph (C) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(C) Reappointment.--A voting member may be reappointed 
     for not more than 1 additional term.''; and
       (3) in paragraph (6), by striking subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(B) Reappointment.--A voting member appointed to fill a 
     vacancy for an unexpired term may be reappointed for 1 full 
     term.''.
       (d) Privatization.--Section 375 of the Consolidated Farm 
     and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008j) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) Privatization.--
       ``(1) In general.--Privatization of a revolving fund for 
     the purposes of assisting the United States sheep and goat 
     industries shall occur on the earlier of--
       ``(A) September 30, 2006; or
       ``(B) the date as of which a total of $30,000,000 has been 
     appropriated for the Center under subsection (e)(6)(C).
       ``(2) Privatization proposal.--On privatization of a 
     revolving fund in accordance with paragraph (1), the Board 
     shall submit to the Secretary, for approval, a privatization 
     proposal that--
       ``(A) delineates a private successor entity to the Center; 
     and
       ``(B) establishes a transition plan.
       ``(3) Private successor entity.--The private successor 
     entity shall--
       ``(A) have the purposes described in subsection (c);
       ``(B) be organized under the laws of 1 of the States; and
       ``(C) be able to continue the activities of the Center.
       ``(4) Transition plan.--The transition plan shall--
       ``(A) identify any continuing role of the Federal 
     Government with respect to the Center;
       ``(B) provide for the transfer of all Center assets and 
     liabilities to the private successor entity; and
       ``(C) delineate the status of the Board and employees of 
     the Center.
       ``(5) Implementation.--
       ``(A) In general.--On approval by the Secretary of the 
     private successor entity and the transition plan, the Center 
     shall create the private successor entity and implement the 
     transition plan.
       ``(B) Authority.--The Secretary shall have all necessary 
     authority to implement the transition plan.
       ``(6) Transfer of funds.--On creation of the private 
     successor entity, all funds held by the Department of the 
     Treasury pursuant to this section shall be transferred to the 
     private successor entity.
       ``(7) Repeal.--On the date the Secretary publishes notice 
     in the Federal Register that the transition plan is complete, 
     this section is repealed.''.

     SEC. 817. FISHERIES.

       (a) Norton Sound Fisheries Failure.--
       (1) Income eligibility.--Section 763(a) of the Agriculture, 
     Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (112 Stat. 2681-36), is 
     amended by striking ``federal poverty level'' and inserting 
     ``income eligibility level established for Alaska under the 
     temporary assistance to needy families (TANF) program funded 
     under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 601 et seq.)''.
       (2) Emergency assistance.--Section 1124 of the Agriculture, 
     Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (112 Stat. 2681-45), is 
     amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``or a fisheries failure in the Norton Sound 
     region of Alaska that has resulted in the closure of 
     commercial and subsistence fisheries to persons that depend 
     on fish as their primary source of food and income''.
       (3) Appropriation.--
       (A) In general.--In addition to amounts appropriated or 
     otherwise made available by this Act, there is appropriated 
     to the Department of Agriculture for fiscal year 2001, out of 
     any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
     $15,000,000, to remain available until expended, to provide 
     emergency disaster assistance to persons or entities affected 
     by the 1999 fisheries failure in the Norton Sound region of 
     Alaska.
       (B) Transfer.--To carry out this paragraph, the Secretary 
     shall transfer to the Secretary of Commerce for obligation 
     and expenditure--
       (i) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 for grants under 
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     Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3149); and
       (ii) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 for carrying out 
     section 312 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
     Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1861a).
       (b) Commercial Fisheries Failure.--
       (1) In general.--In addition to amounts appropriated or 
     otherwise made available by this Act, there is appropriated 
     to the Department of Agriculture for fiscal year 2001, out of 
     any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
     $15,000,000, to remain available until expended, which shall 
     be transferred to the Department of Commerce to provide 
     emergency disaster assistance for the commercial fishery 
     failure under section 308(b)(1) of the Interjurisdictional 
     Fisheries Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 4107(b)(1)) with respect to 
     Northeast multispecies fisheries.
       (2) Use.--Amounts made available under this subsection 
     shall be used to support cooperative research and management 
     activities administered by the National Marine Fisheries 
     Services and based on recommendations by the New England 
     Fishery Management Council.

     SEC. 818. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING FAST-TRACK AUTHORITY 
                   AND FUTURE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION 
                   NEGOTIATIONS.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the President should make a formal request for 
     appropriate fast-track authority for future United States 
     trade negotiations;
       (2) regarding future World Trade Organization 
     negotiations--
       (A) rules for trade in agricultural commodities should be 
     strengthened and trade-distorting import and export practices 
     should be eliminated or substantially reduced;
       (B) the rules of the World Trade Organization should be 
     strengthened regarding the practices or policies of a foreign 
     government that unreasonably--
       (i) restrict market access for products of new 
     technologies, including products of biotechnology; or
       (ii) delay or preclude implementation of a report of a 
     dispute panel of the World Trade Organization; and
       (C) negotiations within the World Trade Organization should 
     be structured so as to provide the maximum leverage possible 
     to ensure the successful conclusion of negotiations on 
     agricultural products;
       (3) the President should--
       (A) conduct a comprehensive evaluation of all existing 
     export and food aid programs, including--
       (i) the export credit guarantee program established under 
     section 202 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 
     5622);
       (ii) the market access program established under section 
     203 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 5623);
       (iii) the export enhancement program established under 
     section 301 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 5651);
       (iv) the foreign market development cooperator program 
     established under section 702 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 5722); 
     and
       (v) programs established under the Agricultural Trade 
     Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1691 et 
     seq.); and
       (B) transmit to Congress--
       (i) the results of the evaluation under subparagraph (A); 
     and
       (ii) recommendations on maximizing the effectiveness of the 
     programs described in subparagraph (A); and
       (4) the Secretary should carry out a purchase and donation 
     or concessional sales initiative in each of fiscal years 1999 
     and 2000 to promote the export of additional quantities of 
     soybeans, beef, pork, poultry, and products of such 
     commodities (including soybean meal, soybean oil, textured 
     vegetable protein, and soy protein concentrates and isolates) 
     using programs established under--
       (A) the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 
     714 et seq.);
       (B) section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 
     1431);
       (C) titles I and II of the Agricultural Trade Development 
     and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
       (D) the Food for Progress Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1736o).
                       Subtitle C--Administration

     SEC. 821. COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION.

       The Secretary shall use the funds, facilities, and 
     authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out 
     this title.

     SEC. 822. ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.

       (a) Reservation of Funds.--Subject to subsections (b) and 
     (c), the Secretary may reserve up to $56,000,000 of the 
     amounts made available under subtitle A to cover 
     administrative costs incurred by the Farm Service Agency 
     directly related to carrying out that subtitle.
       (b) Proportional Reservation.--The amount reserved by the 
     Secretary from the amounts made available under each section 
     of subtitle A (other than section 802) shall bear the same 
     proportion to the total amount reserved under subsection (a) 
     as the administrative costs incurred by the Farm Service 
     Agency to carry out that section (other than section 802) 
     bear to the total administrative costs incurred by the Farm 
     Service Agency to carry out that subtitle (other than section 
     802).
       (c) Exception for Market Loss Assistance.--The Secretary 
     may not reserve any portion of the amount made available 
     under section 802 to pay administrative costs.

     SEC. 823. EMERGENCY REQUIREMENT.

       The entire amount necessary to carry out this title and the 
     amendments made by this title shall be available only to the 
     extent that an official budget request for the entire 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 
     such Act.

     SEC. 824. REGULATIONS.

       (a) Promulgation.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation, as appropriate, shall promulgate such 
     regulations as are necessary to implement subtitle A and the 
     amendments made by subtitle A. The promulgation of the 
     regulations and administration of subtitle A 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.

     SEC. 825. LIVESTOCK AND DAIRY ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Livestock Assistance.--Of the funds provided in 
     sections 801 and 805, no less than $200,000,000 shall be in 
     the form of assistnace to livestock producers for losses due 
     to drought or other natural disasters.
       (b) Dairy Assistance.--Of the funds provided in section 
     805, no less than $125,000,000 shall be in the form of 
     assistance to dairy producers.
       (c) Form of Assistance.--Assistance for livestock losses 
     shall be in the form of grants and or other in-kind 
     assistance, but shall not include loans.
                TITLE IX--LIVESTOCK MANDATORY REPORTING

     SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Livestock Mandatory 
     Reporting Act of 1999''.
               Subtitle A--Livestock Mandatory Reporting

     SEC. 911. LIVESTOCK MANDATORY REPORTING.

       The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621 et 
     seq.) is amended--
       (1) by inserting before section 202 (7 U.S.C. 1621) the 
     following:
                  ``Subtitle A--General Provisions'';
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
              ``Subtitle B--Livestock Mandatory Reporting

                   ``CHAPTER 1--PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS

     ``SEC. 211. PURPOSE.

       ``The purpose of this subtitle is to establish a program of 
     information regarding the marketing of cattle, swine, lambs, 
     and products of such livestock that--
       ``(1) provides information that can be readily understood 
     by producers, packers, and other market participants, 
     including information with respect to the pricing, 
     contracting for purchase, and supply and demand conditions 
     for livestock, livestock production, and livestock products;
       ``(2) improves the price and supply reporting services of 
     the Department of Agriculture; and
       ``(3) encourages competition in the marketplace for 
     livestock and livestock products.

     ``SEC. 212. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this subtitle:
       ``(1) Base price.--The term `base price' means the price 
     paid for livestock, delivered at the packing plant, before 
     application of any premiums or discounts, expressed in 
     dollars per hundred pounds of carcass weight.
       ``(2) Basis level.--The term `basis level' means the 
     agreed-on adjustment to a future price to establish the final 
     price paid for livestock.
       ``(3) Current slaughter week.--The term `current slaughter 
     week' means the period beginning Monday, and ending Sunday, 
     of the week in which a reporting day occurs.
       ``(4) F.O.B.--The term `F.O.B.' means free on board, 
     regardless of the mode of transportation, at the point of 
     direct shipment by the seller to the buyer.
       ``(5) Livestock.--The term `livestock' means cattle, swine, 
     and lambs.
       ``(6) Lot.--The term `lot' means a group of 1 or more 
     livestock that is identified for the purpose of a single 
     transaction between a buyer and a seller.
       ``(7) Marketing.--The term `marketing' means the sale or 
     other disposition of livestock, livestock products, or meat 
     or meat food products in commerce.
       ``(8) Negotiated purchase.--The term `negotiated purchase' 
     means a cash or spot market purchase by a packer of livestock 
     from a producer under which--
       ``(A) the base price for the livestock is determined by 
     seller-buyer interaction and agreement on a day; and
       ``(B) the livestock are scheduled for delivery to the 
     packer not later than 14 days after the date on which the 
     livestock are committed to the packer.
       ``(9) Negotiated sale.--The term `negotiated sale' means a 
     cash or spot market sale by a producer of livestock to a 
     packer under which--
       ``(A) the base price for the livestock is determined by 
     seller-buyer interaction and agreement on a day; and
       ``(B) the livestock are scheduled for delivery to the 
     packer not later than 14 days after

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     the date on which the livestock are committed to the packer.
       ``(10) Prior slaughter week.--The term `prior slaughter 
     week' means the Monday through Sunday prior to a reporting 
     day.
       ``(11) Producer.--The term `producer' means any person 
     engaged in the business of selling livestock to a packer for 
     slaughter (including the sale of livestock from a packer to 
     another packer).
       ``(12) Reporting day.--The term `reporting day' means a day 
     on which--
       ``(A) a packer conducts business regarding livestock 
     committed to the packer, or livestock purchased, sold, or 
     slaughtered by the packer;
       ``(B) the Secretary is required to make information 
     concerning the business described in subparagraph (A) 
     available to the public; and
       ``(C) the Department of Agriculture is open to conduct 
     business.
       ``(13) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
     of Agriculture.
       ``(14) State.--The term `State' means each of the 50 
     States.

                     ``CHAPTER 2--CATTLE REPORTING

     ``SEC. 221. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this chapter:
       ``(1) Cattle committed.--The term `cattle committed' means 
     cattle that are scheduled to be delivered to a packer within 
     the 7-day period beginning on the date of an agreement to 
     sell the cattle.
       ``(2) Cattle type.--The term `cattle type' means the 
     following types of cattle purchased for slaughter:
       ``(A) Fed steers.
       ``(B) Fed heifers.
       ``(C) Fed Holsteins and other fed dairy steers and heifers.
       ``(D) Cows.
       ``(E) Bulls.
       ``(3) Formula marketing arrangement.--The term `formula 
     marketing arrangement' means the advance commitment of cattle 
     for slaughter by any means other than through a negotiated 
     purchase or a forward contract, using a method for 
     calculating price in which the price is determined at a 
     future date.
       ``(4) Forward contract.--The term `forward contract' 
     means--
       ``(A) an agreement for the purchase of cattle, executed in 
     advance of slaughter, under which the base price is 
     established by reference to--
       ``(i) prices quoted on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange; or
       ``(ii) other comparable publicly available prices; or
       ``(B) such other forward contract as the Secretary 
     determines to be applicable.
       ``(5) Packer.--The term `packer' means any person engaged 
     in the business of buying cattle in commerce for purposes of 
     slaughter, of manufacturing or preparing meats or meat food 
     products from cattle for sale or shipment in commerce, or of 
     marketing meats or meat food products from cattle in an 
     unmanufactured form acting as a wholesale broker, dealer, or 
     distributor in commerce, except that--
       ``(A) the term includes only a cattle processing plant that 
     is federally inspected;
       ``(B) for any calendar year, the term includes only a 
     cattle processing plant that slaughtered an average of at 
     least 125,000 head of cattle per year during the immediately 
     preceding 5 calendar years; and
       ``(C) in the case of a cattle processing plant that did not 
     slaughter cattle during the immediately preceding 5 calendar 
     years, the Secretary shall consider the plant capacity of the 
     processing plant in determining whether the processing plant 
     should be considered a packer under this chapter.
       ``(6) Packer-owned cattle.--The term `packer-owned cattle' 
     means cattle that a packer owns for at least 14 days 
     immediately before slaughter.
       ``(7) Terms of trade.--The term `terms of trade' includes, 
     with respect to the purchase of cattle for slaughter--
       ``(A) whether a packer provided any financing agreement or 
     arrangement with regard to the cattle;
       ``(B) whether the delivery terms specified the location of 
     the producer or the location of the packer's plant;
       ``(C) whether the producer is able to unilaterally specify 
     the date and time during the business day of the packer that 
     the cattle are to be delivered for slaughter; and
       ``(D) the percentage of cattle purchased by a packer as a 
     negotiated purchase that are delivered to the plant for 
     slaughter more than 7 days, but fewer than 14 days, after the 
     earlier of--
       ``(i) the date on which the cattle were committed to the 
     packer; or
       ``(ii) the date on which the cattle were purchased by the 
     packer.
       ``(8) Type of purchase.--The term `type of purchase', with 
     respect to cattle, means--
       ``(A) a negotiated purchase;
       ``(B) a formula market arrangement; and
       ``(C) a forward contract.

     ``SEC. 222. MANDATORY REPORTING FOR LIVE CATTLE.

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     program of live cattle price information reporting that 
     will--
       ``(1) provide timely, accurate, and reliable market 
     information;
       ``(2) facilitate more informed marketing decisions; and
       ``(3) promote competition in the cattle slaughtering 
     industry.
       ``(b) General Reporting Provisions Applicable to Packers 
     and the Secretary.--
       ``(1) In general.--Whenever the prices or quantities of 
     cattle are required to be reported or published under this 
     section, the prices or quantities shall be categorized so as 
     to clearly delineate--
       ``(A) the prices or quantities, as applicable, of the 
     cattle purchased in the domestic market; and
       ``(B) the prices or quantities, as applicable, of imported 
     cattle.
       ``(2) Packer-owned cattle.--Information required under this 
     section for packer-owned cattle shall include quantity and 
     carcass characteristics, but not price.
       ``(c) Daily Reporting.--
       ``(1) In general.--The corporate officers or officially 
     designated representatives of each packer processing plant 
     shall report to the Secretary at least twice each reporting 
     day (including once not later than 10:00 a.m. Central Time 
     and once not later than 2:00 p.m. Central Time) the following 
     information for each cattle type:
       ``(A) The prices for cattle (per hundredweight) established 
     on that day, categorized by--
       ``(i) type of purchase;
       ``(ii) the quantity of cattle purchased on a live weight 
     basis;
       ``(iii) the quantity of cattle purchased on a dressed 
     weight basis;
       ``(iv) a range of the estimated live weights of the cattle 
     purchased;
       ``(v) an estimate of the percentage of the cattle purchased 
     that were of a quality grade of choice or better; and
       ``(vi) any premiums or discounts associated with--

       ``(I) weight, grade, or yield; or
       ``(II) any type of purchase.

       ``(B) The quantity of cattle delivered to the packer 
     (quoted in numbers of head) on that day, categorized by--
       ``(i) type of purchase;
       ``(ii) the quantity of cattle delivered on a live weight 
     basis; and
       ``(iii) the quantity of cattle delivered on a dressed 
     weight basis.
       ``(C) The quantity of cattle committed to the packer 
     (quoted in numbers of head) as of that day, categorized by--
       ``(i) type of purchase;
       ``(ii) the quantity of cattle committed on a live weight 
     basis; and
       ``(iii) the quantity of cattle committed on a dressed 
     weight basis.
       ``(D) The terms of trade regarding the cattle, as 
     applicable.
       ``(2) Publication.--The Secretary shall make the 
     information available to the public not less frequently than 
     3 times each reporting day.
       ``(d) Weekly Reporting.--
       ``(1) In general.--The corporate officers or officially 
     designated representatives of each packer processing plant 
     shall report to the Secretary, on the first reporting day of 
     each week, not later than 9:00 a.m. Central Time, the 
     following information applicable to the prior slaughter week:
       ``(A) The quantity of cattle purchased through a forward 
     contract that were slaughtered.
       ``(B) The quantity of cattle delivered under a formula 
     marketing arrangement that were slaughtered.
       ``(C) The quantity and carcass characteristics of packer-
     owned cattle that were slaughtered.
       ``(D) The quantity, basis level, and delivery month for all 
     cattle purchased through forward contracts that were agreed 
     to by the parties.
       ``(E) The range and average of intended premiums and 
     discounts that are expected to be in effect for the current 
     slaughter week.
       ``(2) Formula purchases.--The corporate officers or 
     officially designated representatives of each packer 
     processing plant shall report to the Secretary, on the first 
     reporting day of each week, not later than 9:00 a.m. Central 
     Time, the following information for cattle purchased through 
     a formula marketing arrangement and slaughtered during the 
     prior slaughter week:
       ``(A) The quantity (quoted in both numbers of head and 
     hundredweights) of cattle.
       ``(B) The weighted average price paid for a carcass, 
     including applicable premiums and discounts.
       ``(C) The range of premiums and discounts paid.
       ``(D) The weighted average of premiums and discounts paid.
       ``(E) The range of prices paid.
       ``(F) The aggregate weighted average price paid for a 
     carcass.
       ``(G) The terms of trade regarding the cattle, as 
     applicable.
       ``(3) Publication.--The Secretary shall make available to 
     the public the information obtained under paragraphs (1) and 
     (2) on the first reporting day of the current slaughter week, 
     not later than 10:00 a.m. Central Time.
       ``(e) Regional Reporting of Cattle Types.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall determine whether 
     adequate data can be obtained on a regional basis for fed 
     Holsteins and other fed dairy steers and heifers, cows, and 
     bulls based on the number of packers required to report under 
     this section.
       ``(2) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this subtitle, 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 on the determination of the Secretary under 
     paragraph (1).

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     ``SEC. 223. MANDATORY PACKER REPORTING OF BOXED BEEF SALES.

       ``(a) Daily Reporting.--The corporate officers or 
     officially designated representatives of each packer 
     processing plant shall report to the Secretary at least twice 
     each reporting day (not less than once before, and once 
     after, 12:00 noon Central Time) information on total boxed 
     beef sales, including--
       ``(1) the price for each lot of each negotiated boxed beef 
     sale (determined by seller-buyer interaction and agreement), 
     quoted in dollars per hundredweight (on a F.O.B. plant 
     basis);
       ``(2) the quantity for each lot of each sale, quoted by 
     number of boxes sold; and
       ``(3) information regarding the characteristics of each lot 
     of each sale, including--
       ``(A) the grade of beef (USDA Choice or better, USDA 
     Select, or ungraded no-roll product);
       ``(B) the cut of beef; and
       ``(C) the trim specification.
       ``(b) Publication.--The Secretary shall make available to 
     the public the information required to be reported under 
     subsection (a) not less frequently than twice each reporting 
     day.

                      ``CHAPTER 3--SWINE REPORTING

     ``SEC. 231. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this chapter:
       ``(1) Affiliate.--The term `affiliate', with respect to a 
     packer, means--
       ``(A) a person that directly or indirectly owns, controls, 
     or holds with power to vote, 5 percent or more of the 
     outstanding voting securities of the packer;
       ``(B) a person 5 percent or more of whose outstanding 
     voting securities are directly or indirectly owned, 
     controlled, or held with power to vote, by the packer; and
       ``(C) a person that directly or indirectly controls, or is 
     controlled by or under common control with, the packer.
       ``(2) Applicable reporting period.--The term `applicable 
     reporting period' means the period of time prescribed by the 
     prior day report, the morning report, and the afternoon 
     report, as required under section 232(c).
       ``(3) Barrow.--The term `barrow' means a neutered male 
     swine.
       ``(4) Base market hog.--The term `base market hog' means a 
     hog for which no discounts are subtracted from and no 
     premiums are added to the base price.
       ``(5) Bred female swine.--The term `bred female swine' 
     means any female swine, whether a sow or gilt, that has been 
     mated or inseminated and is assumed, or has been confirmed, 
     to be pregnant.
       ``(6) Formula price.--The term `formula price' means a 
     price determined by a mathematical formula under which the 
     price established for a specified market serves as the basis 
     for the formula.
       ``(7) Gilt.--The term `gilt' means a young female swine 
     that has not produced a litter.
       ``(8) Hog class.--The term `hog class' means, as 
     applicable--
       ``(A) barrows or gilts;
       ``(B) sows; or
       ``(C) boars or stags.
       ``(9) Noncarcass merit premium.--The term `noncarcass merit 
     premium' means an increase in the base price of the swine 
     offered by an individual packer or packing plant, based on 
     any factor other than the characteristics of the carcass, if 
     the actual amount of the premium is known before the sale and 
     delivery of the swine.
       ``(10) Other market formula purchase.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `other market formula purchase' 
     means a purchase of swine by a packer in which the pricing 
     mechanism is a formula price based on any market other than 
     the market for swine, pork, or a pork product.
       ``(B) Inclusion.--The term `other market formula purchase' 
     includes a formula purchase in a case in which the price 
     formula is based on 1 or more futures or options contracts.
       ``(11) Other purchase arrangement.--The term `other 
     purchase arrangement' means a purchase of swine by a packer 
     that--
       ``(A) is not a negotiated purchase, swine or pork market 
     formula purchase, or other market formula purchase; and
       ``(B) does not involve packer-owned swine.
       ``(12) Packer.--The term `packer' means any person engaged 
     in the business of buying swine in commerce for purposes of 
     slaughter, of manufacturing or preparing meats or meat food 
     products from swine for sale or shipment in commerce, or of 
     marketing meats or meat food products from swine in an 
     unmanufactured form acting as a wholesale broker, dealer, or 
     distributor in commerce, except that--
       ``(A) the term includes only a swine processing plant that 
     is federally inspected;
       ``(B) for any calendar year, the term includes only a swine 
     processing plant that slaughtered an average of at least 
     100,000 swine per year during the immediately preceding 5 
     calendar years; and
       ``(C) in the case of a swine processing plant that did not 
     slaughter swine during the immediately preceding 5 calendar 
     years, the Secretary shall consider the plant capacity of the 
     processing plant in determining whether the processing plant 
     should be considered a packer under this chapter.
       ``(13) Packer-owned swine.--The term `packer-owned swine' 
     means swine that a packer (including a subsidiary or 
     affiliate of the packer) owns for at least 14 days 
     immediately before slaughter.
       ``(14) Packer-sold swine.--The term `packer-sold swine' 
     means the swine that are--
       ``(A) owned by a packer (including a subsidiary or 
     affiliate of the packer) for more than 14 days immediately 
     before sale for slaughter; and
       ``(B) sold for slaughter to another packer.
       ``(15) Pork.--The term `pork' means the meat of a porcine 
     animal.
       ``(16) Pork product.--The term `pork product' means a 
     product or byproduct produced or processed in whole or in 
     part from pork.
       ``(17) Purchase data.--The term `purchase data' means all 
     of the applicable data, including weight (if purchased live), 
     for all swine purchased during the applicable reporting 
     period, regardless of the expected delivery date of the 
     swine, reported by--
       ``(A) hog class;
       ``(B) type of purchase; and
       ``(C) packer-owned swine.
       ``(18) Slaughter data.--The term `slaughter data' means all 
     of the applicable data for all swine slaughtered by a packer 
     during the applicable reporting period, regardless of when 
     the price of the swine was negotiated or otherwise 
     determined, reported by--
       ``(A) hog class;
       ``(B) type of purchase; and
       ``(C) packer-owned swine.
       ``(19) Sow.--The term `sow' means an adult female swine 
     that has produced 1 or more litters.
       ``(20) Swine.--The term `swine' means a porcine animal 
     raised to be a feeder pig, raised for seedstock, or raised 
     for slaughter.
       ``(21) Swine or pork market formula purchase.--The term 
     `swine or pork market formula purchase' means a purchase of 
     swine by a packer in which the pricing mechanism is a formula 
     price based on a market for swine, pork, or a pork product, 
     other than a future or option for swine, pork, or a pork 
     product.
       ``(22) Type of purchase.--The term `type of purchase', with 
     respect to swine, means--
       ``(A) a negotiated purchase;
       ``(B) other market formula purchase;
       ``(C) a swine or pork market formula purchase; and
       ``(D) other purchase arrangement.

     ``SEC. 232. MANDATORY REPORTING FOR SWINE.

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     program of swine price information reporting that will--
       ``(1) provide timely, accurate, and reliable market 
     information;
       ``(2) facilitate more informed marketing decisions; and
       ``(3) promote competition in the swine slaughtering 
     industry.
       ``(b) General Reporting Provisions Applicable to Packers 
     and the Secretary.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish and 
     implement a price reporting program in accordance with this 
     section that includes the reporting and publication of 
     information required under this section.
       ``(2) Packer-owned swine.--Information required under this 
     section for packer-owned swine shall include quantity and 
     carcass characteristics, but not price.
       ``(3) Packer-sold swine.--If information regarding the type 
     of purchase is required under this section, the information 
     shall be reported according to the numbers and percentages of 
     each type of purchase comprising--
       ``(A) packer-sold swine; and
       ``(B) all other swine.
       ``(4) Additional information.--
       ``(A) Review.--The Secretary shall review the information 
     required to be reported by packers under this section at 
     least once every 2 years.
       ``(B) Outdated information.--After public notice and an 
     opportunity for comment, subject to subparagraph (C), the 
     Secretary shall promulgate regulations that specify 
     additional information that shall be reported under this 
     section if the Secretary determines under the review under 
     subparagraph (A) that--
       ``(i) information that is currently required no longer 
     accurately reflects the methods by which swine are valued and 
     priced by packers; or
       ``(ii) packers that slaughter a significant majority of the 
     swine produced in the United States no longer use backfat or 
     lean percentage factors as indicators of price.
       ``(C) Limitation.--Under subparagraph (B), the Secretary 
     may not require packers to provide any new or additional 
     information that--
       ``(i) is not generally available or maintained by packers; 
     or
       ``(ii) would be otherwise unduly burdensome to provide.
       ``(c) Daily Reporting.--
       ``(1) Prior day report.--
       ``(A) In general.--The corporate officers or officially 
     designated representatives of each packer processing plant 
     shall report to the Secretary, for each business day of the 
     packer, such information as the Secretary determines 
     necessary and appropriate to--
       ``(i) comply with the publication requirements of this 
     section; and
       ``(ii) provide for the timely access to the information by 
     producers, packers, and other market participants.
       ``(B) Reporting deadline and plants required to report.--
     Not later than 7:00 a.m. Central Time on each reporting day, 
     a packer required to report under subparagraph (A) shall 
     report information regarding all swine purchased, priced, or 
     slaughtered during the prior business day of the packer.
       ``(C) Information required.--The information from the prior 
     business day of a packer required under this paragraph shall 
     include--
       ``(i) all purchase data, including--

       ``(I) the total number of--

       ``(aa) swine purchased; and
       ``(bb) swine scheduled for delivery; and

       ``(II) the base price and purchase data for slaughtered 
     swine for which a price has been established;

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       ``(ii) all slaughter data for the total number of swine 
     slaughtered, including--

       ``(I) information concerning the net price, which shall be 
     equal to the total amount paid by a packer to a producer 
     (including all premiums, less all discounts) per hundred 
     pounds of carcass weight of swine delivered at the plant--

       ``(aa) including any sum deducted from the price per 
     hundredweight paid to a producer that reflects the repayment 
     of a balance owed by the producer to the packer or the 
     accumulation of a balance to later be repaid by the packer to 
     the producer; and
       ``(bb) excluding any sum earlier paid to a producer that 
     must later be repaid to the packer;

       ``(II) information concerning the average net price, which 
     shall be equal to the quotient (stated per hundred pounds of 
     carcass weight of swine) obtained by dividing--

       ``(aa) the total amount paid for the swine slaughtered at a 
     packing plant during the applicable reporting period, 
     including all premiums and discounts, and including any sum 
     deducted from the price per hundredweight paid to a producer 
     that reflects the repayment of a balance owed by the producer 
     to the packer, or the accumulation of a balance to later be 
     repaid by the packer to the producer, less all discounts; by
       ``(bb) the total carcass weight (in hundred pound 
     increments) of the swine;

       ``(III) information concerning the lowest net price, which 
     shall be equal to the lowest net price paid for a single lot 
     or a group of swine slaughtered at a packing plant during the 
     applicable reporting period per hundred pounds of carcass 
     weight of swine;
       ``(IV) information concerning the highest net price, which 
     shall be equal to the highest net price paid for a single lot 
     or group of swine slaughtered at a packing plant during the 
     applicable reporting period per hundred pounds of carcass 
     weight of swine;
       ``(V) the average carcass weight, which shall be equal to 
     the quotient obtained by dividing--

       ``(aa) the total carcass weight of the swine slaughtered at 
     the packing plant during the applicable reporting period; by
       ``(bb) the number of the swine described in item (aa);

     adjusted for special slaughter situations (such as skinning 
     or foot removal), as the Secretary determines necessary to 
     render comparable carcass weights;
       ``(VI) the average sort loss, which shall be equal to the 
     average discount (in dollars per hundred pounds carcass 
     weight) for swine slaughtered during the applicable reporting 
     period, resulting from the fact that the swine did not fall 
     within the individual packer's established carcass weight or 
     lot variation range;
       ``(VII) the average backfat, which shall be equal to the 
     average of the backfat thickness (in inches) measured between 
     the third and fourth from the last ribs, 7 centimeters from 
     the carcass split (or adjusted from the individual packer's 
     measurement to that reference point using an adjustment made 
     by the Secretary) of the swine slaughtered during the 
     applicable reporting period;
       ``(VIII) the average lean percentage, which shall be equal 
     to the average percentage of the carcass weight comprised of 
     lean meat for the swine slaughtered during the applicable 
     reporting period, except that when a packer is required to 
     report the average lean percentage under this subclause, the 
     packer shall make available to the Secretary the underlying 
     data, applicable methodology and formulae, and supporting 
     materials used to determine the average lean percentage, 
     which the Secretary may convert to the carcass measurements 
     or lean percentage of the swine of the individual packer to 
     correlate to a common percent lean measurement; and
       ``(IX) the total slaughter quantity, which shall be equal 
     to the total number of swine slaughtered during the 
     applicable reporting period, including all types of purchases 
     and packer-owned swine; and

       ``(iii) packer purchase commitments, which shall be equal 
     to the number of swine scheduled for delivery to a packer for 
     slaughter for each of the next 14 calendar days.
       ``(D) Publication.--The Secretary shall publish the 
     information obtained under this paragraph in a prior day 
     report not later than 8:00 a.m. Central Time on the reporting 
     day on which the information is received from the packer.
       ``(2) Morning report.--
       ``(A) In general.--The corporate officers or officially 
     designated representatives of each packer processing plant 
     shall report to the Secretary not later than 10:00 a.m. 
     Central Time each reporting day--
       ``(i) the packer's best estimate of the total number of 
     swine, and packer-owned swine, expected to be purchased 
     throughout the reporting day through each type of purchase;
       ``(ii) the total number of swine, and packer-owned swine, 
     purchased up to that time of the reporting day through each 
     type of purchase;
       ``(iii) the base price paid for all base market hogs 
     purchased up to that time of the reporting day through 
     negotiated purchases; and
       ``(iv) the base price paid for all base market hogs 
     purchased through each type of purchase other than negotiated 
     purchase up to that time of the reporting day, unless such 
     information is unavailable due to pricing that is determined 
     on a delayed basis.
       ``(B) Publication.--The Secretary shall publish the 
     information obtained under this paragraph in the morning 
     report as soon as practicable, but not later than 11:00 a.m. 
     Central Time, on each reporting day.
       ``(3) Afternoon report.--
       ``(A) In general.--The corporate officers or officially 
     designated representatives of each packer processing plant 
     shall report to the Secretary not later than 2:00 p.m. 
     Central Time each reporting day--
       ``(i) the packer's best estimate of the total number of 
     swine, and packer-owned swine, expected to be purchased 
     throughout the reporting day through each type of purchase;
       ``(ii) the total number of swine, and packer-owned swine, 
     purchased up to that time of the reporting day through each 
     type of purchase;
       ``(iii) the base price paid for all base market hogs 
     purchased up to that time of the reporting day through 
     negotiated purchases; and
       ``(iv) the base price paid for all base market hogs 
     purchased up to that time of the reporting day through each 
     type of purchase other than negotiated purchase, unless such 
     information is unavailable due to pricing that is determined 
     on a delayed basis.
       ``(B) Publication.--The Secretary shall publish the 
     information obtained under this paragraph in the afternoon 
     report as soon as practicable, but not later than 3:00 p.m. 
     Central Time, on each reporting day.
       ``(d) Weekly Noncarcass Merit Premium Report.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 4:00 p.m. Central Time on 
     the first reporting day of each week, the corporate officers 
     or officially designated representatives of each packer 
     processing plant shall report to the Secretary a noncarcass 
     merit premium report that lists--
       ``(A) each category of standard noncarcass merit premiums 
     used by the packer in the prior slaughter week; and
       ``(B) the amount (in dollars per hundred pounds of carcass 
     weight) paid to producers by the packer, by category.
       ``(2) Premium list.--A packer shall maintain and make 
     available to a producer, on request, a current listing of the 
     dollar values (per hundred pounds of carcass weight) of each 
     noncarcass merit premium used by the packer during the 
     current or the prior slaughter week.
       ``(3) Availability.--A packer shall not be required to pay 
     a listed noncarcass merit premium to a producer that meets 
     the requirements for the premium if the need for swine in a 
     given category is filled at a particular point in time.
       ``(4) Publication.--The Secretary shall publish the 
     information obtained under this subsection as soon as 
     practicable, but not later than 5:00 p.m. Central Time, on 
     the first reporting day of each week.

                      ``CHAPTER 4--LAMB REPORTING

     ``SEC. 241. MANDATORY REPORTING FOR LAMBS.

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary may establish a program 
     of mandatory lamb price information reporting that will--
       ``(1) provide timely, accurate, and reliable market 
     information;
       ``(2) facilitate more informed marketing decisions; and
       ``(3) promote competition in the lamb slaughtering 
     industry.
       ``(b) Notice and Comment.--If the Secretary establishes a 
     mandatory price reporting program under subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall provide an opportunity for comment on 
     proposed regulations to establish the program during the 30-
     day period beginning on the date of the publication of the 
     proposed regulations.

                      ``CHAPTER 5--ADMINISTRATION

     ``SEC. 251. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

       ``(a) Confidentiality.--The Secretary shall make available 
     to the public information, statistics, and documents obtained 
     from, or submitted by, packers, retail entities, and other 
     persons under this subtitle in a manner that ensures that 
     confidentiality is preserved regarding--
       ``(1) the identity of persons, including parties to a 
     contract; and
       ``(2) proprietary business information.
       ``(b) Disclosure by Federal Government Employees.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), no officer, 
     employee, or agent of the United States shall, without the 
     consent of the packer or other person concerned, divulge or 
     make known in any manner, any facts or information regarding 
     the business of the packer or other person that was acquired 
     through reporting required under this subtitle.
       ``(2) Exceptions.--Information obtained by the Secretary 
     under this subtitle may be disclosed--
       ``(A) to agents or employees of the Department of 
     Agriculture in the course of their official duties under this 
     subtitle;
       ``(B) as directed by the Secretary or the Attorney General, 
     for enforcement purposes; or
       ``(C) by a court of competent jurisdiction.
       ``(3) Disclosure under freedom of information act.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no facts or 
     information obtained under this subtitle shall be disclosed 
     in accordance with section 552 of title 5, United States 
     Code.
       ``(c) Reporting by Packers.--A packer shall report all 
     information required under this subtitle on an individual lot 
     basis.
       ``(d) Regional Reporting and Aggregation.--The Secretary 
     shall make information obtained under this subtitle available 
     to the public only in a manner that--
       ``(1) ensures that the information is published on a 
     national and a regional or state

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     wide basis as the Secretary determines to be appropriate;
       ``(2) ensures that the identity of a reporting person is 
     not disclosed; and
       ``(3) conforms to aggregation guidelines established by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(e) Adjustments.--Prior to the publication of any 
     information required under this subtitle, the Secretary may 
     make reasonable adjustments in information reported by 
     packers to reflect price aberrations or other unusual or 
     unique occurrences that the Secretary determines would 
     distort the published information to the detriment of 
     producers, packers, or other market participants.
       ``(f) Verification.--The Secretary shall take such actions 
     as the Secretary considers necessary to verify the accuracy 
     of the information submitted or reported under chapter 2, 3, 
     or 4.
       ``(g) Electronic Reporting and Publishing.--The Secretary 
     shall, to the maximum extent practicable, provide for the 
     reporting and publishing of the information required under 
     this subtitle by electronic means.
       ``(h) Reporting of Activities on Weekends and Holidays.--
       ``(1) In general.--Livestock committed to a packer, or 
     purchased, sold, or slaughtered by a packer, on a weekend day 
     or holiday shall be reported by the packer to the Secretary 
     (to the extent required under this subtitle), and reported by 
     the Secretary, on the immediately following reporting day.
       ``(2) Limitation on reporting by packers.--A packer shall 
     not be required to report actions under paragraph (1) more 
     than once on the immediately following reporting day.
       ``(i) Effect on Other Laws.--Nothing in this subtitle, the 
     Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999, or amendments made 
     by that Act restricts or modifies the authority of the 
     Secretary to--
       ``(1) administer or enforce the Packers and Stockyards Act, 
     1921 (7 U.S.C. 181 et seq.);
       ``(2) administer, enforce, or collect voluntary reports 
     under this title or any other law; or
       ``(3) access documentary evidence as provided under 
     sections 9 and 10 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 
     U.S.C. 49, 50).

     ``SEC. 252. UNLAWFUL ACTS.

       ``It shall be unlawful and a violation of this subtitle for 
     any packer or other person subject to this subtitle (in the 
     submission of information required under chapter 2, 3, or 4, 
     as determined by the Secretary) to willfully--
       ``(1) fail or refuse to provide, or delay the timely 
     reporting of, accurate information to the Secretary 
     (including estimated information);
       ``(2) solicit or request that a packer, the buyer or seller 
     of livestock or livestock products, or any other person fail 
     to provide, as a condition of any transaction, accurate or 
     timely information required under this subtitle;
       ``(3) fail or refuse to comply with this subtitle; or
       ``(4) report estimated information in any report required 
     under this subtitle in a manner that demonstrates a pattern 
     of significant variance in accuracy when compared to the 
     actual information that is reported for the same reporting 
     period, or as determined by any audit, oversight, or other 
     verification procedures of the Secretary.

     ``SEC. 253. ENFORCEMENT.

       ``(a) Civil Penalty.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any packer or other person that violates 
     this subtitle may be assessed a civil penalty by the 
     Secretary of not more than $10,000 for each violation.
       ``(2) Continuing violation.--Each day during which a 
     violation continues shall be considered to be a separate 
     violation.
       ``(3) Factors.--In determining the amount of a civil 
     penalty to be assessed under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
     shall consider the gravity of the offense, the size of the 
     business involved, and the effect of the penalty on the 
     ability of the person that has committed the violation to 
     continue in business.
       ``(4) Multiple violations.--In determining whether to 
     assess a civil penalty under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
     shall consider whether a packer or other person subject to 
     this subtitle has engaged in a pattern of errors, delays, or 
     omissions in violation of this subtitle.
       ``(b) Cease and Desist.--In addition to, or in lieu of, a 
     civil penalty under subsection (a), the Secretary may issue 
     an order to cease and desist from continuing any violation.
       ``(c) Notice and Hearing.--No penalty shall be assessed, or 
     cease and desist order issued, by the Secretary under this 
     section unless the person against which the penalty is 
     assessed or to which the order is issued is given notice and 
     opportunity for a hearing before the Secretary with respect 
     to the violation.
       ``(d) Finality and Judicial Review.--
       ``(1) In general.--The order of the Secretary assessing a 
     civil penalty or issuing a cease and desist order under this 
     section shall be final and conclusive unless the affected 
     person files an appeal of the order of the Secretary in 
     United States district court not later than 30 days after the 
     date of the issuance of the order.
       ``(2) Standard of review.--A finding of the Secretary under 
     this section shall be set aside only if the finding is found 
     to be unsupported by substantial evidence.
       ``(e) Enforcement.--
       ``(1) In general.--If, after the lapse of the period 
     allowed for appeal or after the affirmance of a penalty 
     assessed under this section, the person against which the 
     civil penalty is assessed fails to pay the penalty, the 
     Secretary may refer the matter to the Attorney General who 
     may recover the penalty by an action in United States 
     district court.
       ``(2) Finality.--In the action, the final order of the 
     Secretary shall not be subject to review.
       ``(f) Injunction or Restraining Order.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the Secretary has reason to believe 
     that any person subject to this subtitle has failed or 
     refused to provide the Secretary information required to be 
     reported pursuant to this subtitle, and that it would be in 
     the public interest to enjoin the person from further failure 
     to comply with the reporting requirements, the Secretary may 
     notify the Attorney General of the failure.
       ``(2) Attorney general.--The Attorney General may apply to 
     the appropriate district court of the United States for a 
     temporary or permanent injunction or restraining order.
       ``(3) Court.--When needed to carry out this subtitle, the 
     court shall, on a proper showing, issue a temporary 
     injunction or restraining order without bond.
       ``(g) Failure To Obey Orders.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a person subject to this subtitle 
     fails to obey a cease and desist or civil penalty order 
     issued under this subsection after the order has become final 
     and unappealable, or after the appropriate United States 
     district court has entered a final judgment in favor of the 
     Secretary, the United States may apply to the appropriate 
     district court for enforcement of the order.
       ``(2) Enforcement.--If the court determines that the order 
     was lawfully made and duly served and that the person 
     violated the order, the court shall enforce the order.
       ``(3) Civil penalty.--If the court finds that the person 
     violated the cease and desist provisions of the order, the 
     person shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than 
     $10,000 for each offense.

     ``SEC. 254. FEES.

       ``The Secretary shall not charge or assess a user fee, 
     transaction fee, service charge, assessment, reimbursement, 
     or any other fee for the submission or reporting of 
     information, for the receipt or availability of, or access 
     to, published reports or information, or for any other 
     activity required under this subtitle.

     ``SEC. 255. RECORDKEEPING.

       ``(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), each packer 
     required to report information to the Secretary under this 
     subtitle shall maintain, and make available to the Secretary 
     on request, for 2 years--
       ``(1) the original contracts, agreements, receipts and 
     other records associated with any transaction relating to the 
     purchase, sale, pricing, transportation, delivery, weighing, 
     slaughter, or carcass characteristics of all livestock; and
       ``(2) such records or other information as is necessary or 
     appropriate to verify the accuracy of the information 
     required to be reported under this subtitle.
       ``(b) Limitations.--Under subsection (a)(2), the Secretary 
     may not require a packer to provide new or additional 
     information if--
       ``(1) the information is not generally available or 
     maintained by packers; or
       ``(2) the provision of the information would be unduly 
     burdensome.
       ``(c) Purchases of Cattle or Swine.--A record of a purchase 
     of a lot of cattle or a lot of swine by a packer shall 
     evidence whether the purchase occurred--
       ``(1) before 10:00 a.m. Central Time;
       ``(2) between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Central Time; or
       ``(3) after 2:00 p.m. Central Time.

     ``SEC. 256. VOLUNTARY REPORTING.

       ``The Secretary shall encourage voluntary reporting by 
     packers (as defined in section 201 of the Packers and 
     Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 191)) to which the mandatory 
     reporting requirements of this subtitle do not apply.

     ``SEC. 257. PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION ON RETAIL PURCHASE 
                   PRICES FOR REPRESENTATIVE MEAT PRODUCTS.

       ``(a) In General.--Beginning not later than 90 days after 
     the date of enactment of this subtitle, the Secretary shall 
     compile and publish at least monthly (weekly, if practicable) 
     information on retail prices for representative food products 
     made from beef, pork, chicken, turkey, veal, or lamb.
       ``(b) Information.--The report published by the Secretary 
     under subsection (a) shall include--
       ``(1) information on retail prices for each representative 
     food product described in subsection (a); and
       ``(2) information on total sales quantity (in pounds and 
     dollars) for each representative food product.
       ``(c) Meat Price Spreads Report.--During the period ending 
     2 years after the initial publication of the report required 
     under subsection (a), the Secretary shall continue to publish 
     the Meat Price Spreads Report in the same manner as the 
     Report was published before the date of enactment of this 
     subtitle.
       ``(d) Information Collection.--
       ``(1) In general.--To ensure the accuracy of the reports 
     required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall obtain the 
     information for the reports from 1 or more sources 
     including--
       ``(A) a consistently representative set of retail 
     transactions; and
       ``(B) both prices and sales quantities for the 
     transactions.

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       ``(2) Source of information.--The Secretary may--
       ``(A) obtain the information from retailers or commercial 
     information sources; and
       ``(B) use valid statistical sampling procedures, if 
     necessary.
       ``(3) Adjustments.--In providing information on retail 
     prices under this section, the Secretary may make adjustments 
     to take into account differences in--
       ``(A) the geographic location of consumption;
       ``(B) the location of the principal source of supply;
       ``(C) distribution costs; and
       ``(D) such other factors as the Secretary determines 
     reflect a verifiable comparative retail price for a 
     representative food product.
       ``(e) Administration.--The Secretary--
       ``(1) shall collect information under this section only on 
     a voluntary basis; and
       ``(2) shall not impose a penalty on a person for failure to 
     provide the information or otherwise compel a person to 
     provide the information.

     ``SEC. 258. SUSPENSION AUTHORITY REGARDING SPECIFIC TERMS OF 
                   PRICE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may suspend any 
     requirement of this subtitle if the Secretary determines that 
     application of the requirement is inconsistent with the 
     purposes of this subtitle.
       ``(b) Suspension Procedure.--
       ``(1) Period.--A suspension under subsection (a) shall be 
     for a period of not more than 240 days.
       ``(2) Action by congress.--If an Act of Congress concerning 
     the requirement that is the subject of the suspension under 
     subsection (a) is not enacted by the end of the period of the 
     suspension established under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
     shall implement the requirement.

     ``SEC. 259. FEDERAL PREEMPTION.

       ``In order to achieve the goals, purposes, and objectives 
     of this title on a nationwide basis and to avoid potentially 
     conflicting State laws that could impede the goals, purposes, 
     or objectives of this title, no State or political 
     subdivision of a State may impose a requirement that is in 
     addition to, or inconsistent with, any requirement of this 
     subtitle with respect to the submission or reporting of 
     information, or the publication of such information, on the 
     prices and quantities of livestock or livestock products.''.

     SEC. 912. UNJUST DISQUALIFICATION.

       Section 202(b) of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 
     U.S.C. 192(b)), is amended by striking ``whatsoever'' each 
     place it appears.

     SEC. 913. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Section 416 of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 
     U.S.C. 229a), is repealed.
       (b) Section 1127 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, 
     Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (7 U.S.C. 1421 note; Public Law 105-
     277), is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Export Market Reporting.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(1) implement a streamlined electronic system for 
     collecting export sales and shipments data, in the least 
     intrusive manner possible, for fresh or frozen muscle cuts of 
     meat food products; and
       ``(2) develop a data-reporting program to disseminate 
     summary information in a timely manner (in the case of beef, 
     consistent with the reporting under section 602(a) of the 
     Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5712(a))).''; and
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``this section of the 
     Act'' and inserting ``subsection (b)''.
             Subtitle B--Related Beef Reporting Provisions

     SEC. 921. BEEF EXPORT REPORTING.

       Section 602(a)(1) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 
     U.S.C. 5712(a)(1)) is amended by inserting ``, beef,'' after 
     ``cotton''.

     SEC. 922. EXPORT CERTIFICATES FOR MEAT AND MEAT FOOD 
                   PRODUCTS.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall fully implement a 
     program, through the use of a streamlined electronic online 
     system, to issue and report export certificates for all meat 
     and meat products.

     SEC. 923. IMPORTS OF BEEF, BEEF VARIETY MEATS, AND CATTLE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall--
       (1) obtain information regarding the import of beef and 
     beef variety meats (consistent with the information 
     categories reported for beef exports under section 602(a) of 
     the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5712(a))) and 
     cattle using available information sources; and
       (2) publish the information in a timely manner weekly and 
     in a form that maximizes the utility of the information to 
     beef producers, packers, and other market participants.
       (b) Content.--The published information shall include 
     information reporting the year-to-date cumulative annual 
     imports of beef, beef variety meats, and cattle for the 
     current and prior marketing years.

     SEC. 924. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 
     necessary to carry out sections 922 and 923.
             Subtitle C--Related Swine Reporting Provisions

     SEC. 931. IMPROVEMENT OF HOGS AND PIGS INVENTORY REPORT.

       (a) In General.--Effective beginning not later than 90 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall publish on a monthly basis the Hogs and 
     Pigs Inventory Report.
       (b) Gestating Sows.--The Secretary shall include in a 
     separate category of the Report the number of bred female 
     swine that are assumed, or have been confirmed, to be 
     pregnant during the reporting period.
       (c) Phase-Out.--Effective for a period of 8 quarters after 
     the implementation of the monthly report required under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall continue to maintain and 
     publish on a quarterly basis the Hogs and Pigs Inventory 
     Report published on or before the date of enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 932. BARROW AND GILT SLAUGHTER.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
     promptly obtain and maintain, through an appropriate 
     collection system or valid sampling system at packing plants, 
     information on the total slaughter of swine that reflects 
     differences in numbers between barrows and gilts, as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       (b) Availability.--The information shall be made available 
     to swine producers, packers, and other market participants in 
     a report published by the Secretary not less frequently than 
     weekly.
       (c) Administration.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer the 
     collection and compilation of information, and the 
     publication of the report, required by this section.
       (2) Nondelegation.--The Secretary shall not delegate the 
     collection, compilation, or administration of the information 
     required by this section to any packer (as defined in section 
     201 of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 191)).

     SEC. 933. AVERAGE TRIM LOSS CORRELATION STUDY AND REPORT.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
     contract with a qualified contractor to conduct a correlation 
     study and prepare a report establishing a baseline and 
     standards for determining and improving average trim loss 
     measurements and processing techniques for pork processors to 
     employ in the slaughter of swine.
       (b) Correlation Study and Report.--The study and report 
     shall--
       (1) analyze processing techniques that would assist the 
     pork processing industry in improving procedures for 
     uniformity and transparency in how trim loss is discounted 
     (in dollars per hundred pounds carcass weight) by different 
     packers and processors;
       (2) analyze slaughter inspection procedures that could be 
     improved so that trimming procedures and policies of the 
     Secretary are uniform to the maximum extent determined 
     practicable by the Secretary;
       (3) determine how the Secretary may be able to foster 
     improved breeding techniques and animal handling and 
     transportation procedures through training programs made 
     available to swine producers so as to minimize trim loss in 
     slaughter processing; and
       (4) make recommendations that are designed to effect 
     changes in the pork industry so as to achieve continuous 
     improvement in average trim losses and discounts.
       (c) Subsequent Reports on Status of Improvements and 
     Updates in Baseline.--Not less frequently than once every 2 
     years after the initial publication of the report required 
     under this section, the Secretary shall make subsequent 
     periodic reports that--
       (1) examine the status of the improvement in reducing trim 
     loss discounts in the pork processing industry; and
       (2) update the baseline to reflect changes in trim loss 
     discounts.
       (d) Submission of Reports to Congress, Producers, Packers, 
     and Others.--The reports required under this section shall be 
     made available to--
       (1) the public on the Internet;
       (2) the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (3) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 
     of the Senate;
       (4) producers and packers; and
       (5) other market participants.

     SEC. 934. SWINE PACKER MARKETING CONTRACTS.

       Title II of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 
     191 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by inserting before section 201 (7 U.S.C. 191) the 
     following:
                  ``Subtitle A--General Provisions'';
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
             ``Subtitle B--Swine Packer Marketing Contracts

     ``SEC. 221. DEFINITIONS.

       ``Except as provided in section 223(a), in this subtitle:
       ``(1) Market.--The term `market' means the sale or 
     disposition of swine, pork, or pork products in commerce.
       ``(2) Packer.--The term `packer' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 231 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 
     1946.
       ``(3) Pork.--The term `pork' means the meat of a porcine 
     animal.
       ``(4) Pork product.--The term `pork product' means a 
     product or byproduct produced or processed in whole or in 
     part from pork.
       ``(5) State.--The term `State' means each of the 50 States.
       ``(6) Swine.--The term `swine' means a porcine animal 
     raised to be a feeder pig, raised for seedstock, or raised 
     for slaughter.
       ``(7) Type of contract.--The term `type of contract' means 
     the classification of contracts or risk management agreements 
     for the purchase of swine by--
       ``(A) the mechanism used to determine the base price for 
     swine committed to a packer,

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     grouped into practicable classifications by the Secretary 
     (including swine or pork market formula purchases, other 
     market formula purchases, and other purchase arrangements); 
     and
       ``(B) the presence or absence of an accrual account or 
     ledger that must be repaid by the producer or packer that 
     receives the benefit of the contract pricing mechanism in 
     relation to negotiated prices.
       ``(8) Other terms.--Except as provided in this subtitle, a 
     term has the meaning given the term in section 212 or 231 of 
     the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946.

     ``SEC. 222. SWINE PACKER MARKETING CONTRACTS OFFERED TO 
                   PRODUCERS.

       ``(a) In General.--Subject to the availability of 
     appropriations to carry out this section, the Secretary shall 
     establish and maintain a library or catalog of each type of 
     contract offered by packers to swine producers for the 
     purchase of all or part of the producers' production of swine 
     (including swine that are purchased or committed for 
     delivery), including all available noncarcass merit premiums.
       ``(b) Availability.--The Secretary shall make available to 
     swine producers and other interested persons information on 
     the types of contracts described in subsection (a), including 
     notice (on a real-time basis if practicable) of the types of 
     contracts that are being offered by each individual packer 
     to, and are open to acceptance by, producers for the purchase 
     of swine.
       ``(c) Confidentiality.--The reporting requirements under 
     subsections (a) and (b) shall be subject to the 
     confidentiality protections provided under section 251 of the 
     Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946.
       ``(d) Information Collection.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(A) obtain (by a filing or other procedure required of 
     each individual packer) information indicating what types of 
     contracts for the purchase of swine are available from each 
     packer; and
       ``(B) make the information available in a monthly report to 
     swine producers and other interested persons.
       ``(2) Contracted swine numbers.--Each packer shall provide, 
     and the Secretary shall collect and publish in the monthly 
     report required under paragraph (1)(B), information 
     specifying--
       ``(A) the types of existing contracts for each packer;
       ``(B) the provisions contained in each contract that 
     provide for expansion in the numbers of swine to be delivered 
     under the contract for the following 6-month and 12-month 
     periods;
       ``(C) an estimate of the total number of swine committed by 
     contract for delivery to all packers within the 6-month and 
     12-month periods following the date of the report, reported 
     by reporting region and by type of contract; and
       ``(D) an estimate of the maximum total number of swine that 
     potentially could be delivered within the 6-month and 12-
     month periods following the date of the report under the 
     provisions described in subparagraph (B) that are included in 
     existing contracts, reported by reporting region and by type 
     of contract.
       ``(e) Violations.--It shall be unlawful and a violation of 
     this title for any packer to willfully fail or refuse to 
     provide to the Secretary accurate information required under, 
     or to willfully fail or refuse to comply with any requirement 
     of, this section.
       ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated such sums as necessary to carry 
     out this section.

     ``SEC. 223. REPORT ON THE SECRETARY'S JURISDICTION, POWER, 
                   DUTIES, AND AUTHORITIES.

       ``(a) Definition of Packer.--In this section, the term 
     `packer' has the meaning given the term in section 201 of the 
     Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 191).
       ``(b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this subtitle, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall provide to the Committee on Agriculture 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report 
     describing the jurisdiction, powers, duties, and authorities 
     of the Secretary that relate to packers and other persons 
     involved in procuring, slaughtering, or processing swine, 
     pork, or pork products that are covered by this Act and other 
     laws, including--
       ``(1) the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et 
     seq.), especially sections 6, 8, 9, and 10 of that Act (15 
     U.S.C. 46, 48, 49, 50); and
       ``(2) the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621 
     et seq.).
       ``(c) Contents.--The Comptroller General shall include in 
     the report an analysis of--
       ``(1) burdens on and obstructions to commerce in swine, 
     pork, and pork products by packers, and other persons that 
     enter into arrangements with the packers, that are contrary 
     to, or do not protect, the public interest;
       ``(2) noncompetitive pricing arrangements between or among 
     packers, or other persons involved in the processing, 
     distribution, or sale of pork and pork products, including 
     arrangements provided for in contracts for the purchase of 
     swine;
       ``(3) the effective monitoring of contracts entered into 
     between packers and swine producers;
       ``(4) investigations that relate to, and affect, the 
     disclosure of--
       ``(A) transactions involved in the business conduct and 
     practices of packers; and
       ``(B) the pricing of swine paid to producers by packers and 
     the pricing of products in the pork and pork product 
     merchandising chain;
       ``(5) the adequacy of the authority of the Secretary to 
     prevent a packer from unjustly or arbitrarily refusing to 
     offer a producer, or disqualifying a producer from 
     eligibility for, a particular contract or type of contract 
     for the purchase of swine; and
       ``(6) the ability of the Secretary to cooperate with and 
     enhance the enforcement of actions initiated by other Federal 
     departments and agencies, or Federal independent agencies, to 
     protect trade and commerce in the pork and pork product 
     industries against unlawful restraints and monopolies.''.

     SEC. 935. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 
     necessary to carry out this subtitle and the amendments made 
     by this subtitle.
                       Subtitle D--Implementation

     SEC. 941. REGULATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
     publish final regulations to implement this title and the 
     amendments made by this title.
       (b) Publication of Proposed Regulations.--Not later than 90 
     days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall publish proposed regulations to implement this title 
     and the amendments made by this title.
       (c) Comment Period.--The Secretary shall provide an 
     opportunity for comment on the proposed regulations during 
     the 30-day period beginning on the date of the publication of 
     the proposed regulations.
       (d) Final Regulations.--Not later than 60 days after the 
     conclusion of the comment period, the Secretary shall publish 
     the final regulations and implement this title and the 
     amendments made by this title.

     SEC. 942. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.

       The authority provided by this title and the amendments 
     made by this title terminate 5 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Agriculture, Rural 
     Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
     Joe Skeen,
     Jay Dickey,
     Jack Kingston,
     Henry Bonilla,
     Tom Latham,
     Jo Ann Emerson,
     Bill Young,
     Sam Farr,
     Allen Boyd,
     David R. Obey,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Thad Cochran,
     Christopher S. Bond,
     Slade Gorton,
     Mitch McConnell,
     Conrad Burns,
     Ted Stevens,
     Herb Kohl,
     Dianne Feinstein,
     Robert Byrd,
                              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.
  Ms. KAPTUR moved to recommit the conference report on H.R. 1906 to the 
committee of conference.
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, announced that the nays had it.
  Ms. KAPTUR 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

187

When there appeared

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Nays

228

para. 106.12                  [Roll No. 468]

                                YEAS--187

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Bartlett
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)

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     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shows
     Shuster
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Strickland
     Sweeney
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weiner
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NAYS--228

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capuano
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Berman
     Boucher
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Ford
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Jefferson
     Levin
     Meeks (NY)
     Rush
     Scarborough
     Stupak
     Taylor (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Wu
  So the motion to recommit the conference report to the committee of 
conference 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 pursuant to clause 
10 of rule XX the yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that pursuant to clause 
10 of rule XX the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

240

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

175

para. 106.13                  [Roll No. 469]

                                YEAS--240

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Horn
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pastor
     Pease
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (NM)
     Walden
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--175

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Becerra
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Campbell
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Collins
     Conyers
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hefley
     Hinchey
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lazio
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pitts
     Quinn
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shuster
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Stark
     Stearns
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Udall (CO)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walsh
     Waters
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn

[[Page 1793]]



                             NOT VOTING--18

     Berman
     Boucher
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Ford
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Jefferson
     Levin
     Meeks (NY)
     Rush
     Scarborough
     Stupak
     Taylor (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Wu
    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. 106.14  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. PICKERING, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, October 4, 1999, at 12:30 p.m. for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 106.15  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. PICKERING, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
October 6, 1999, under clause 7, rule XV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, 
be dispensed with.

para. 106.16  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Ms. HOOLEY, for today;
  To Mr. RUSH, for today;
  To Mr. LEVIN, for today; and
  To Mr. FORD, for today.
  And then,

para. 106.17  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. DOGGETT, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 1 o'clock and 40 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
12:30 p.m. on Monday, October 4, 1999.

para. 106.18  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. 1381. 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; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 106-358). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 2884. A bill to 
     extend energy conservation programs under the Energy Policy 
     and Conservation Act through fiscal year 2003; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 106-359). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 764. A bill to 
     reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect, and for 
     other purposes (Rept. No. 106-360). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para. 106.19  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. COMBEST (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. DeLay, 
             Mr. Portman, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. Berry, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
             Camp, and Mr. Blunt):
       H.R. 2991. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide 
     for periodic revision of retaliation lists or other remedial 
     action implemented under section 306 of such Act; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself and Mr. Camp):
       H.R. 2992. A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act 
     to protect Indian tribes from coerced labor agreements; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BERRY:
       H.R. 2993. A bill to require congressional approval of 
     unilateral United States agricultural and medical sanctions 
     and to provide for the termination of agricultural and 
     medical sanctions currently in effect; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, 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. DOOLITTLE:
       H.R. 2994. A bill to provide for the conveyance of various 
     reclamation projects to local water authorities, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. EVERETT (for himself, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. 
             Callahan, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Foley, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shows, and Mrs. Thurman):
       H.R. 2995. 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.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Goode, Mr. Combest, 
             Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Tancredo, and Mr. Chambliss):
       H.R. 2996. A bill to provide incentives for the Forest 
     Service to improve its accounting and financial reporting 
     systems by temporarily capping discretionary appropriations 
     for the Forest Service until improvements are made; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. HILLEARY:
       H.R. 2997. A bill to provide grants to certain rural local 
     educational agencies; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself and Mr. Diaz-Balart):
       H.R. 2998. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to reduce the annual income level at which a person 
     petitioning for a family-sponsored immigrant's admission must 
     agree to provide support in a case where a United States 
     employer has agreed to employ the immigrant for a period of 
     not less than one year after admission or where the sponsored 
     alien is under the age of 18; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. Ose):
       H.R. 2999. A bill to permit the Attorney General to grant 
     relief to certain permanent resident aliens of good moral 
     character who are adversely affected by changes made in 1996 
     to the definition of aggravated felony under the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act, and to amend certain provisions of such 
     Act relating to detention of an alien pending and after a 
     decision on whether the alien is to be removed from the 
     United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. LEE (for herself, Mrs. Christensen, and Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois):
       H.R. 3000. A bill to establish a United States Health 
     Service to provide high quality comprehensive health care for 
     all Americans and to overcome the deficiencies in the present 
     system of health care delivery; 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. PALLONE:
       H.R. 3001. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, an 
     Cosmetic Act to promote clinical research and development on 
     dietary supplements and foods for their health benefits; to 
     establish a new legal classification for dietary supplements 
     and food with health benefits, 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. SWEENEY (for himself, Mr. Fossella, Mr. King, 
             Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mrs. Northup, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Largent, Mr. LaHood, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Bliley, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Armey, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Rogan, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Ney, 
             Mr. Coburn, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Goss, 
             Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. 
             Lazio, Mr. Wamp, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Taylor of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Crane, Mr. Coble, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Lucas 
             of Oklahoma, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mr. Talent, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Condit, Mr. Pickering, and Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey):
       H. Con. Res. 191. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the Brooklyn Museum of Art should not 
     receive Federal funds unless it cancels its upcoming exhibit 
     featuring works of a sacrilegious nature; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Frost, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. English, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Etheridge, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Udall 
             of Colorado, Mr. Foley, Mr. Berman, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Gephardt, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Shows, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Rush, Mr. Meeks of New York, 
             Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Clay, Mr. Dixon, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Mr. Scott, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Conyers, Ms. Carson, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Owens, Ms. 
             Waters, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Payne, Mr.

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             Bishop, Mr. Ford, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Lee, 
             Mr. Rangel, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Costello, and Mrs. Tauscher):
       H. Res. 319. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that a commemorative postage stamp should 
     be issued in honor of Thurgood Marshall; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. EWING:
       H. Res. 320. A resolution recognizing the Korean War 
     Veterans National Museum and Library in Tuscola, Illinois, as 
     a National Korean War Veterans Museum; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs. 

para. 106.20  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 8: Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 110: Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 133: Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 135: Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 354: Mr. Linder.
       H.R. 405: Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 406: Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 460: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
     Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 528: Mr. Burr of North Carolina.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Boehner, Mr. Royce, Mr. Kind, Mr. Gillmor, 
     Mr. Boehlert, and Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 568: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 601: Mr. Goode and Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 623: Mr. Brady of Texas.
       H.R. 670: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Moore, 
     Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 728: Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 798: Mr. Menendez.
       H.R. 957: Mr. Clement, Mr. Bass, Mr. Costello, and Mr. 
     Rodriguez.
       H.R. 1001: Mr. Moran of Kansas.
       H.R. 1067: Mr. Vitter.
       H.R. 1083: Mr. Duncan and Mr. Vitter.
       H.R. 1091: Mr. Brady of Texas.
       H.R. 1103: Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Price of 
     North Carolina, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 1115: Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Lampson, 
     Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Edwards, 
     Mr. McDermott, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
     Menendez, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
     Kind, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
     Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Clement, Mr. Holden, 
     Mr. Lantos, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Scott, 
     Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, 
     Mr. Sabo, and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 1180: Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 1344: Mr. Petri, Mr. Gonzalez, and Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 1423: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 1424: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 1494: Mr. Vitter.
       H.R. 1504: Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Manzullo, and 
     Mr. Dooley of California.
       H.R. 1505: Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 1644: Mr. Sanford.
       H.R. 1657: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 1693: Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 1697: Ms. DeGette, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Hutchinson, Mr. Souder, and Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 1728: Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 1785: Mr. Rush, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Doyle, 
     and Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 1794: Mr. Cox and Mr. Tancredo.
       H.R. 1869: Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 1899: Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Shays, and Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 1987: Mr. Hayes, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Gary 
     Miller of California, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. Coble, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Buyer, 
     and Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 2005: Mr. Rogan.
       H.R. 2101: Ms. Carson, Mr. Stump, Mr. Baird, Mr. Cummings, 
     and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 2247: Mr. Combest.
       H.R. 2300: Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Gibbons, 
     and Mr. Goss.
       H.R. 2303: Mr. Brady of Texas and Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 2328: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
     Barr of Georgia
       H.R. 2418: Mr. Oxley and Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 2534: Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 2539: Mr. Calvert and Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 2562: Mr. Hyde.
       H.R. 2634: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 2636: Mr. Vitter.
       H.R. 2720: Mr. Gekas.
       H.R. 2739: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 2741: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 2743: Mr. Hall of Ohio.
       H.R. 2764: Mr. Udall of Colorado.
       H.R. 2824: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 2890: Mr. Diaz-Balart, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 2892: Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 2926: Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
     and Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 2933: Ms. Stabenow and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
     Texas.
       H.R. 2934: Ms. Stabenow and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 2960: Mr. Stump, Mr. Ney, and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 2980: Ms. DeGette and Ms. Woolsey.
       H. Con. Res. 51: Mr. Wexler.
       H. Con. Res. 120: Mr. Blunt and Mr. Norwood.
       H. Con. Res. 133: Ms. Norton.
       H. Con. Res. 189: Mr. Cook and Mr. Metcalf.
       H. Res. 107: Mr. Wu.
       H. Res. 298: Mr. Everett.
       H. Res. 303: Mr. Cannon, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Hastert, and Mr. 
     Oxley.

para. 106.21  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsor was deleted from the public 
resolution as follows:

       H. Res. 298: Mr. Sawyer.
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para. 107.1  appointment of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                  October 4, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Thomas G. Tancredo to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 107.2  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. 323) ``An Act to redesignate the Black Canyon of the Gunnison 
National Monument as a national park and establish the Gunnison Gorge 
National Conservation Area, and for other purposes.''.

para. 107.3  ``morning-hour debate''

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TANCREDO, pursuant to the order of the 
House of Tuesday, January 19, 1999, recognized Members for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para. 107.4  recess--12:42 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TANCREDO, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess at 12 o'clock 42 minutes p.m. until 2 
o'clock p.m.

para. 107.5  after recess--2 p.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para. 107.6  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Friday, October 1, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 107.7  communications

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

       4628. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Veterinary Services User Fees; Import of Entry Services at 
     Ports [Docket No. 98-006-2] received September 24, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4629. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting a Plan to Ensure 
     Visibility of In-Transit End Items and Secondary Items; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       4630. A letter from the Legislative and Regulatory 
     Activities Division, Comptroller of the Currency, 
     Administrator of National Banks, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Guidelines Establishing Year 2000 
     Standards for Safety and Soundness for National Bank Transfer 
     Agents and Broker-Dealers [Docket No. 99-12] (RIN: 1557-AB73) 
     received September 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       4631. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting a copy of the Corporation's Annual 
     Report for calendar year 1998, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1827(a); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       4632. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--
     Availability of Unplublished Information [No. 99-42] (RIN: 
     3069-AA81) received September 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       4633. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator, 
     Drug Enforcement Administration, transmitting the 
     Adminstration's final rule--Schedules of Controlled 
     Substances: Placement of Zaleplon Into Schedule IV [DEA-182F] 
     received September 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4634. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Industry Codes and Standards;

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     Amended Requirements (RIN: 3150-AE26) received September 28, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4635. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the President's 
     Memorandum of Justification regarding the drawdown of defense 
     articles and services for United Nations Interim 
     Administration in Kosovo, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2411; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       4636. A letter from the Director, Office of Procurement and 
     Property Management, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Agriculture Acquisition 
     Regulation: Part 413 Reorganization: Simplified Acquisition 
     Procedures [AGAR Case 96-05] (RIN: 0599-AA04) received August 
     27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       4637. A letter from the Acting Director, United States 
     Information Agency, transmitting the 1999 Integrity Act 
     Report To The President and Congress; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       4638. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     a draft bill ``To amend the Act establishing Big Thicket 
     National Preserve''; to the Committee on Resources.
       4639. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Attorney General, 
     Office of Policy Development, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Civil Monetary 
     Penalties Inflation Adjustment [AG Order No. 2249-99] (RIN: 
     1105-AA48) received August 30, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4640. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Technical Corrections to Regulations Regarding 
     the Issuance of Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Visas [Public 
     Notice 2980] (RIN: 1400-AB03) received September 24, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       4641. A letter from the Legion of Valor of the United 
     States of America, Inc., transmitting a copy of the Legion's 
     annual audit as of April 30, 1999, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 
     1101(28) and 1103; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4642. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Small 
     Business Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Pre-Disaster Mitigation Loans--received September 
     21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Small Business.
       4643. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting 
     the quarterly 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.
       4644. A letter from the Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting a proposal to amend the U.S. textile and apparel 
     rules of origin; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4645. A letter from the Secretary 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 Appropriations 
     and Government Reform.
       4646. A letter from the Commission of the Federal 
     Government to Combat the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass 
     Destruction, transmitting the report of the Commission to 
     Assess the Organization of the Federal Government to Combat 
     the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction; jointly to 
     the Committees on International Relations and Armed Services.
       4647. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense, transmitting a 
     report authorizing the transfer of up to $100M in defense 
     articles and services to the Government of Bosnia-
     Herzegovina; jointly to the Committees on International 
     Relations and Appropriations.
       4648. A letter from the Deputy Executive Secretary to the 
     Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Medicare Program; 
     Revision of the Procedures for Requesting Execeptions to Cost 
     Limits for Skilled Nursing Facilities and Elimination of 
     Reclassifications [HCFA-1883-F] (RIN: 0938-AI80) received 
     August 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to 
     the Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce. 

para. 107.8  commercial space transportation competitiveness

  Mr. SENSENBRENNER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
2607) to promote the development of the commercial space transportation 
industry, to authorize appropriations for the Office of the Associate 
Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation, to authorize 
appropriations for the Office of Space Commercialization, and for other 
purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, recognized Mr. 
SENSENBRENNER and Mr. LAMPSON, 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. 107.9  stanislaus county, california

  Mr. SENSENBRENNER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
356) to provide for the conveyance of certain property from the United 
States to Stanislaus County, California; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, recognized Mr. 
SENSENBRENNER and Mr. LAMPSON, 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. 107.10  rail passenger disaster family assistance

  Mr. PETRI moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2681) to 
establish a program, coordinated by the National Transportation Safety 
Board, of assistance of families of passengers involved in rail 
passenger accidents.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, recognized Mr. PETRI 
and Mr. RAHALL, 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. 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 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. 107.11  american public transit association

  Mr. PETRI moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 171): 

       Whereas public transportation is a fundamental public 
     service and an integral component of the Nation's surface 
     transportation infrastructure;
       Whereas public transportation service results in productive 
     jobs for the Nation's workers and provides broad support for 
     business and economic growth;
       Whereas public transportation provides safe and efficient 
     mobility for millions of people in the United States each 
     day;
       Whereas the American Public Transit Association was 
     established in 1974 to promote and advance knowledge in all 
     matters relating to public transportation; and
       Whereas, during a period of remarkable resurgence in public 
     transportation, the American Public Transit Association has 
     provided a quarter of a century of service to the Nation as 
     the professional association representing the transit 
     industry: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That Congress congratulates the American Public 
     Transit Association for 25 years of commendable service to 
     the transit industry and the Nation.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, recognized Mr. PETRI 
and Mr. RAHALL, 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. 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 concurrent resolution was agreed to.

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  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. 107.12  chapter 12, title 11, united states code

  Mr. GEKAS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 1606) to extend for 9 additional months the period for which chapter 
12 of title 11, United States Code, is reenacted.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, recognized Mr. GEKAS 
and Ms. BALDWIN, 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. 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 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. 107.13  united states holocaust assets commission

  Mr. LAZIO moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2401) to 
amend the United States Holocaust Assets Commission Act of 1998 to 
extend the period by which the final report is due and to authorize 
additional funding.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, recognized Mr. LAZIO 
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. 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 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. 107.14  taiwan-world health organization

  Mr. BEREUTER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1794) 
concerning the participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization 
(WHO); as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, recognized Mr. 
BEREUTER 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. 107.15  revolutionary armed forces of columbia

  Mr. BEREUTER moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 181): 

       Whereas Ingrid Washinawatok, a member of the Menominee 
     Indian Nation of Wisconsin, Terence Freitas of California, 
     and Lahe'ena'e Gay of Hawaii, were United States citizens 
     involved in an effort to help the U'wa people of northeastern 
     Colombia;
       Whereas Ms. Washinawatok, Mr. Freitas, and Ms. Gay were 
     kidnapped on February 25, 1999 by the Revolutionary Armed 
     Forces of Colombia (FARC), a group designated a foreign-based 
     terrorist organization by the United States Department of 
     State;
       Whereas the FARC brutally murdered these 3 innocent United 
     States civilians, whose bodies were discovered March 4, 1999;
       Whereas this Congress will not tolerate violent acts 
     against United States citizens abroad;
       Whereas the FARC has a reprehensible history of committing 
     atrocities against both Colombian and United States citizens, 
     including over 1,000 Colombians abducted each year and 4 
     United States civilians who were seized for a month in 1998;
       Whereas it is incumbent upon the Government of Colombia to 
     quickly and effectively investigate, arrest, and extradite to 
     the United States those responsible for the murders of Ms. 
     Washinawatok, Mr. Freitas, and Ms. Gay; and
       Whereas the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation 
     (FBI) is empowered to investigate terrorist acts committed 
     against United States citizens abroad: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) decries the murders of Ingrid Washinawatok, Terence 
     Freitas, and Lahe'ena'e Gay;
       (2) strongly condemns the Revolutionary Armed Forces of 
     Colombia (FARC);
       (3) calls on the Government of Colombia to find, arrest, 
     and extradite to the United States for trial those 
     responsible for the deaths of these United States citizens; 
     and
       (4) emphasizes the importance of this investigation to the 
     United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and urges 
     the FBI to use any and every available resource to see that 
     those who are responsible for the deaths of these United 
     States citizens are swiftly brought to justice.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, recognized Mr. 
BEREUTER 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. MILLER of Florida, 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. MILLER of Florida, pursuant to clause 8, 
rule XX, announced that further proceedings on the motion were 
postponed.

para. 107.16  peru-freedom of press, judicial and electoral institutions

  Mr. BEREUTER moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 57); as amended: 

       Whereas interference with freedom of the press and the 
     independence of judicial and electoral institutions in Peru 
     contributes to an erosion of democracy and the rule of law in 
     Peru;
       Whereas freedom of the press in Peru is under assault, and 
     the Department of State's Peru Country Report on Human Rights 
     Practices for 1998, found that ``[t]he Government infringed 
     on press freedom [. . . and] [j]ournalists faced increased 
     harassment and intimidation'';
       Whereas the Department of State's Peru Country Report on 
     Human Rights Practices for 1997, found that ``[i]ncidents of 
     harassment of media representatives increased to such an 
     extent as to create the perception of an organized campaign 
     of intimidation on the part of the Government, specifically, 
     on the part of the armed forces and intelligence services'';
       Whereas the Organization of American States' Special 
     Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression has called on the 
     Government of Peru to cease all official harassment of 
     journalists and to investigate and prosecute all abuses of 
     freedom of speech and of the press;
       Whereas Freedom House now classifies Peru as the only 
     country in the Western Hemisphere, other than Cuba, where the 
     press is ``not free'';
       Whereas the Department of State's Peru Country Report on 
     Human Rights Practices for 1997 states that Channel 2 
     television station reporters in Peru ``revealed torture by 
     Army Intelligence Service officers [and] the systematic 
     wiretapping of journalists, government officials, and 
     opposition politicians'';
       Whereas on July 13, 1997, the Government of Peru revoked 
     the Peruvian citizenship of the Israeli-born owner of the 
     Channel 2 television station, Baruch Ivcher, effectively 
     removing him from control of Channel 2, leading the 
     Department of State to conclude that ``the Government's 
     action in this case was widely interpreted as an attempt to 
     prevent the station from broadcasting any more negative 
     stories about the regime'';
       Whereas the Government of Peru has issued an INTERPOL 
     warrant for Baruch Ivcher's arrest and brought criminal 
     proceedings against him, against members of his immediate 
     family, and against his former associates to secure lengthy 
     prison sentences against them;
       Whereas the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights found 
     human rights violations against Baruch Ivcher by the 
     Government of Peru in this case and on March 31,

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     1999, submitted the case to the Inter-American Court of Human 
     Rights;
       Whereas persecution of journalists in Peru is so grave that 
     several Peruvian journalists have sought political asylum in 
     the United States;
       Whereas actions related to efforts to authorize President 
     Alberto Fujimori to seek a third term in office have raised 
     questions about the independence of the National Election 
     Board in Peru;
       Whereas the independence of Peru's judiciary has been 
     brought into question since the dismissal of 3 Constitutional 
     Tribunal magistrates on May 29, 1997, and by continuing 
     control of judicial matters by the executive branch; and
       Whereas the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has 
     called on the Government of Peru to reinstate the 3 dismissed 
     magistrates, enabling the Constitutional Tribunal to rule on 
     constitutional issues, to fully restore the National Council 
     of the Judiciary's power to nominate and dismiss judges and 
     prosecutors, and to cease the recurring practice of 
     overruling, transferring, or removing judges whose decisions 
     did not coincide with the views of the Government of Peru: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that--
       (1) the erosion of the independence of judicial and 
     electoral branches of the Government of Peru, the 
     interference with freedom of the press, and the blatant 
     intimidation of journalists in Peru constitute a threat to 
     democracy in that country and are matters for concern by the 
     United States as a member of the Inter-American community;
       (2) the United States Government and other members of the 
     Inter-American community should review the forthcoming report 
     of an independent investigation conducted recently by the 
     Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the Organization 
     of American States on the condition of and threats to 
     democracy, freedom of the press, and judicial independence in 
     Peru; and
       (3) representatives of the United States in Peru and to 
     international organizations, including the Organization of 
     American States, the World Bank, the Inter-American 
     Development Bank, and the International Monetary Fund, should 
     make clear the concern of the United States concerning 
     threats to democracy and violations of the rule of law in 
     Peru.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, recognized Mr. 
BEREUTER 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. 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 resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``A 
resolution expressing concern over erosion of democracy and the rule of 
law in Peru, including interference with freedom of the press and 
independence of judicial and electoral institutions.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution, as amended, was agreed to and the preamble and the 
title were amended was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para. 107.17  abraham lincoln bicentennial commission

  Mrs. BIGGERT moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1451) 
to establish the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, recognized Mrs. 
BIGGERT 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. MILLER of Florida, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. LaHOOD 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 8, 
rule XX, announced that further proceedings on the motion were 
postponed.

para. 107.18  brooklyn museum exhibit

  Mr. DeMINT moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 191); as amended: 

       Whereas on October 2, 1999, the Brooklyn Museum of Art 
     opened an exhibit entitled ``Sensation: Young British Artists 
     from the Saatchi Collection'';
       Whereas this art exhibit features a desecrated image of the 
     Virgin Mary;
       Whereas the venerable John Cardinal O'Connor considers the 
     exhibit an attack on the Catholic faith, and is an affront to 
     more than a billion Catholics worldwide;
       Whereas the exhibit includes works which are grotesque, 
     immoral, and sacrilegious, such as one that glorifies 
     criminal behavior with a portrait of a convicted child 
     murderer fashioned from small hand prints;
       Whereas the Brooklyn Museum of Art's advertisement 
     acknowledges that the exhibit ``may cause shock, vomiting, 
     confusion, panic, euphoria, and anxiety'';
       Whereas the Brooklyn Museum of Art refuses to close the 
     exhibit, despite strong public opposition to the show from 
     religious leaders, government officials, and the general 
     population;
       Whereas the American taxpayer, through the National 
     Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the 
     Humanities, provides funding to the Brooklyn Museum of Art; 
     and
       Whereas the American taxpayer should not be required to 
     subsidize art that desecrates religion and religious beliefs: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that the 
     Brooklyn Museum of Art should not receive Federal funds 
     unless it closes its exhibit featuring works of a 
     sacrilegious nature.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, recognized Mr. DeMINT 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 concurrent 
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 concurrent resolution, as amended, was 
agreed to.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``A 
concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Brooklyn 
Museum of Art should not receive Federal funds unless it closes its 
exhibit featuring works of a sacrilegious nature.''.
  A motion to reconsider the vote 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. 107.19  va-hud appropriations

  On motion of Mr. WALSH, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 2684) 
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, 2000, 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. 107.20  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2684

  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. 2684, be 
instructed to agree with the higher funding levels recommended in the 
Senate amendment for the Department of Housing and Urban Development; 
for the Science, Aeronautics and Technology and Mission Support accounts 
of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and for the 
National Science Foundation.
  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. MOLLOHAN 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. GIBBONS, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

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para. 107.21  interior appropriations

  On motion of Mr. REGULA, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 2466) 
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other 
purposes; together with the amendment of the Senate thereto, was taken 
from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. REGULA, 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. 107.22  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2466

  Mr. DICKS moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 2466, be 
instructed (1) to insist on disagreement with the provisions of Section 
336 of the Senate amendment and insist on the provisions of Section 334 
of the House bill; (2) to agree with the higher funding levels 
recommended in the Senate amendment for the National Endowment for the 
Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities; and (3) to disagree 
with the provisions in the Senate amendment which will undermine efforts 
to protect and restore our cultural and natural resources.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. DICKS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the first section numbered in the motion read ``section 
335'', not ``section 336''.
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion, 
as modified, to instruct the managers on the part of the House.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion, as modified?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. REGULA 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 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 107.23  recess--5:50 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 5 o'clock and 50 minutes p.m., until 
approximately 6 o'clock p.m.

para. 107.24  after recess--6 p.m.

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

para. 107.25  h. res. 181--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 181) condemning the kidnapping and 
murder by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) of 3 United 
States citizens, Ingrid Washinawatok, Terence Freitas, and Lahe'ena'e 
Gay.
  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

413

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affirmative

Nays

0

para. 107.26                  [Roll No. 470]

                                YEAS--413

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Berkley
     Berman
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Brown (FL)
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Doyle
     Etheridge
     Farr
     Fowler
     Goodlatte
     Kennedy
     McKinney
     Meeks (NY)
     Neal
     Scarborough
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Towns
  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. 107.27  h.r. 1451--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1451) to establish the Abraham Lincoln 
Bicentennial Commission; 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.


[[Page 1799]]



It was decided in the

Yeas

411

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

2

para. 107.28                  [Roll No. 471]

                                YEAS--411

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--2

     Paul
     Sanford
       

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Berkley
     Berman
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Brown (FL)
     Calvert
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Doyle
     Etheridge
     Farr
     Fowler
     Kennedy
     McKinney
     Meeks (NY)
     Neal
     Sanchez
     Scarborough
     Talent
     Taylor (NC)
     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. 107.29  motion to instruct conferees-h.r. 2684--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the question on 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 bill (H.R. 
2684) 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, 2000, and for other purposes.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

306

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

113

para. 107.30                  [Roll No. 472]

                                YEAS--306

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Udall (CO)

[[Page 1800]]


     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--113

     Archer
     Armey
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bilirakis
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Fossella
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Linder
     Manzullo
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanford
     Schaffer
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Souder
     Stearns
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Terry
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Turner
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Berman
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Brown (FL)
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Doyle
     Etheridge
     Farr
     McKinney
     Meeks (NY)
     Neal
     Scarborough
     Taylor (NC)
     Towns
  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. PEASE, by unanimous consent, 
appointed of Messrs. Walsh, DeLay, Hobson, Knollenberg, Frelingheysen, 
Wicker, Mrs. Northup, Messrs. Sununu, Young of Florida, Mollohan, Ms. 
Kaptur, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Messrs. Price of North Carolina, Cramer 
and Obey, as managers on the part of the House at said conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 107.31  motion to instruct conferees-h.r. 2466--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the question on 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 bill (H.R. 
2466) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for 
other purposes.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said motion, as modified?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

218

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

199

para. 107.32                  [Roll No. 473]

                                YEAS--218

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NAYS--199

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Fossella
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Berman
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Brown (FL)
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Dingell
     Doyle
     Etheridge
     Farr
     McKinney
     Meeks (NY)
     Neal
     Oxley
     Scarborough
     Taylor (NC)
     Towns
  So the motion, as modified, to instruct the managers on the part of 
the House was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion, as modified, was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para. 107.33  recess--6:50 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 6 o'clock and 50 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.

para. 107.34  after recess--8:15 p.m.

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

para. 107.35  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 Sen

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ate to the bill (H.R. 2084) ``An Act making appropriations for the 
Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.''.

para. 107.36  appointment of conferees--h.r. 2466

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the SPEAKER 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. 2466) 
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other 
purposes:

  Messrs. Regula, Kolbe, Skeen, Taylor of North Carolina, Nethercutt, 
Wamp, Kingston, Peterson of Pennsylvania, Young of Florida, Dicks, 
Murtha, Moran of Virginia, Cramer, Hinchey, and Mr. Obey. 

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

para. 107.37  board of directors of the office of compliance

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, by unanimous consent, announced, 
pursuant to section 301 of Public Law 104-1, the Speaker and the 
Majority and Minority Leaders of the United States Senate their joint 
appointment of each of the following individuals to a five-year term, to 
the Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance, Mr. Alan V. Friedman 
of California, Ms. Susan S. Robfogel of New York, and Ms. Barbara Childs 
Wallace of Mississippi, from private life.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 107.38  providing for the consideration of h.r. 764

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-363) the resolution (H. Res. 321) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 764) to reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect, 
and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 107.39  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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. 2084. An Act making appropriations for the Department 
     of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2000. and for other purposes.

para. 107.40  senate enrolled bills signed

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

       S. 323. An Act to redesignate the Black Canyon of the 
     Gunnison National Monument as a national park and establish 
     the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 1606. An Act to extend for 9 additional months the 
     period for which chapter 12 of title 11, United States Code, 
     is reenacted.

para. 107.41  bill presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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 30, 1999:
       H.R. 2981. To extend energy conservation programs under the 
     Energy Policy and Conservation Act through March 31, 2000.

para. 107.42  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Ms. McKINNEY, for today and through October 6;
  To Mrs. FOWLER, for today until 6:30 p.m.; and
  To Mrs. CHENOWETH-HAGE, for today until 7 p.m.
  And then,

para. 107.43  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. PITTS, at 10 o'clock and 34 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 107.44  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. 20. 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 
     (Rept. No. 106-361). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1665. A 
     bill to allow the National Park Service to acquire certain 
     land for addition to the Wilderness Battlefield in Virginia, 
     as previously authorized by law, by purchase or exchange as 
     well as by donation; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-362). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Ms. PRYCE of Ohio: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 
     321. Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     764) to reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect, and 
     for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-363). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.

para. 107.45  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 3002. A bill to provide for the continued preparation 
     of certain useful reports concerning public lands, Native 
     Americans, fisheries, wildlife, insular areas, and other 
     natural resources-related matters, and to repeal provisions 
     of law regarding terminated reporting requirements concerning 
     such matters; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. 
             Gonzalez):
       H.R. 3003. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to designate certified diabetes educators 
     recognized by the National Certification Board of Diabetes 
     Educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient 
     diabetes education 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. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Frost, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 3004. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to permit a Medicare beneficiary enrolled in a 
     Medicare+Choice plan to elect to receive covered skilled 
     nursing facility services at the skilled nursing facility in 
     which the beneficiary or spouse resides or which is part of 
     the continuing care retirement community in which the 
     beneficiary resides; 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. CAMPBELL:
       H.R. 3005. A bill to establish an Independent Counsel 
     Commission; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. ESHOO:
       H.R. 3006. A bill to establish a program to help States 
     expand the existing education system to include at least 1 
     year of early education preceding the year a child enters 
     kindergarten; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself and Mr. Hansen):
       H.R. 3007. A bill to require the sale and advertisement of 
     cigarettes on the Internet to meet the warning requirements 
     of the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 3008. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to provide up-to-date school library 
     media resources and well-trained, professionally certified 
     school library media specialists for elementary schools and 
     secondary schools, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ROEMER (for himself, Mr. Clement, Mr. Gonzalez, 
             Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. Lampson, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut):
       H.R. 3009. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education 
     to make grants to State and local educational agencies to 
     support programs that promote a variety of educational 
     opportunities, options, and choices in public schools; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mr. Larson, and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut):
       H.R. 3010. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to ensure that individuals enjoy the 
     right to be free from restraint, 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. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mrs. Clayton, 
             Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Saxton, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rothman, Mr.

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             Pascrell, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Burr of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Jones of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Coble, and Mr. Hayes):
       H. Res. 322. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives in sympathy for the victims of Hurricane 
     Floyd, which struck numerous communities along the East Coast 
     between September 14 and 17, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para. 107.46  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       253. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of California, relative to Assembly Joint 
     Resolution No. 21 memorializing the President and Congress to 
     reject and condemn any suggestions that sexual relations 
     between children and adults, except for those that may be 
     legal in the various states under statutes pertaining to 
     marriage, are anything but abusive, destructive, exploitive, 
     reprehensible, and punishable by law; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       254. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 18 
     memorializing the President and Congress of the United States 
     to enact legislation expanding Medicare benefits to include 
     the cost of prescription drugs; jointly to the Committees on 
     Commerce and Ways and Means. 

para. 107.47  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 142: Mr. King.
       H.R. 148: Mr. Pickett and Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 274: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
     Thompson of California, and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 354: Mr. Reynolds.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 563: Mr. Inslee.
       H.R. 566: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 583: Mr. Frost and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 628: Mr. Collins.
       H.R. 670: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Klink, Mr. Murtha, 
     Mr. Turner, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Ford, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 685: Mr. Boswell.
       H.R. 732: Mr. Udall of New Mexico.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Olver and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 773: Mr. Berry.
       H.R. 802: Mr. Hall of Texas, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
     Rodriguez, and Mr. Roemer.
       H.R. 920: Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 1015: Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 1071: Mr. Kind.
       H.R. 1122: Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
     and Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 1187: Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 1194: Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and Mrs. 
     Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1239: Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, and 
     Mr. Gephardt.
       H.R. 1274: Mrs. Meeks of New York, and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 1310: Mr. Nussle, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
     Abercrombie, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Norton, Mr. Hastings of 
     Florida, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Napolitano. Mr. Tancredo, Ms. Ros-
     Lehtinen, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. 
     Pickett, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Hoekstra, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
     Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
     Dixon, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Gonzalez, and Mr. Cox.
       H.R. 1311: Mr. Weiner, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Boucher, Ms. 
     Lofgren, Mr. Canady, of Florida, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky Ms. 
     Pelosi, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
     Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1320: Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 1334: Mr. Ewing.
       H.R. 1337: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 1355: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1387: Mr. Phelps, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Petri, Mr. LaFalce, 
     Mr. Goode, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
     Gordon.
       H.R. 1443: Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 1452: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 1454: Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 1456: Mr. Callahan.
       H.R. 1541: Mr. Toomey.
       H.R. 1579: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Simpson, Mrs. Meek 
     of Florida, Mr. Bateman, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Gary 
     Miller of California, Ms. Carson, Mr. Owens, Ms. McKinney, 
     and Mr. Collins.
       H.R. 1598: Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 1648: Mr. Hill of Indiana.
       H.R. 1650: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 1657: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1879: Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 1917: Mr. Hostettler and Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 1926: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1954: Mr. Blunt and Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 2055: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas and Mr. 
     Lipinski.
       H.R. 2060: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
     and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 2138: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2162: Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 2200: Mr. English.
       H.R. 2241: Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. 
     Allen.
       H.R. 2308: Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 2337: Mr. Crane.
       H.R. 2344: Mr. Snyder and Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 2429: Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 2463: Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 2512: Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 2528: Mr. Everett, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
     Oxley, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Bass.
       H.R. 2538: Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 2576: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2607: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
     Kuykendall, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Lucas of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. Cook, Mr. Smith of Texas, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. 
     Lampson.
       H.R. 2620: Mr. Kind, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Weygand, and Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 2631: Mr. Gonzalez and Mrs. Napolitano.
       H.R. 2697: Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 2749: Mr. Canady of Florida and Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 2807: Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 2809: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 2865: Mr. Owens and Ms. Pelosi.     
       H.R. 2888: Mr. Ewing and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 2894: Ms. Dunn and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 2895: Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Stupak, and Ms. 
     Danner.
       H.R. 2919: Mr. Sherwood.
       H.R. 2925: Ms. Danner, Mr. Ose, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
     LaTourette, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Young of Florida, and Mrs. 
     Kelly.
       H.R. 2980: Mr. DeLauro.
       H.R. 2985: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 2990: Mr. Baker, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Goss, Mr. Cook, 
     Mr. Kuykendall, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Herger, Mr. English, and 
     Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 2998: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H. Con. Res. 39: Mr. Lampson.
       H. Con. Res. 51: Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H. Con. Res. 111: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island and Mr. 
     Owens.
       H. Con. Res. 139: Mr. Kind, Mr. Doyle, and Ms. Rivers.
       H. Res. 115: Mr. Bilirakis.
       H. Res. 224: Mr. Simpson.
       H. Res. 269: Mr. Wicker.
       H. Res. 278: Mr. Barton of Texas, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
     Gekas, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
     Mrs. Morella, Mr. Rodriguez, and Mr. Oxley.
       H. Res. 298: Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Farr of California, 
     Ms. McKinney, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, and Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts.
       H. Res. 303: Mr. Sessions, Mr. Collins, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
     Armey, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ryan of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Jenkins, and Mr. Hill 
     of Montana.
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                     TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1999, (108)

para. 108.1  appointment of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 9 o'clock a.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mrs. WILSON, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                  October 5, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Heather Wilson to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 19, 
1999, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 108.2  recess--9:27 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. WILSON, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 9 o'clock 27 minutes a.m. until 10 
o'clock a.m.

para. 108.3  after recess--10 a.m.

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

para. 108.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, October 4, 1999.
  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. SUNUNU, 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. SUNUNU, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that the vote would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para. 108.5  communications

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

       4649. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of

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     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, and Tangelos Grown in 
     Florida; Modification of Procedures for Limiting the Volume 
     of Small Red Seedless Grapefruit [Docket No. FV99-905-4 IFR] 
     received September 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4650. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Increase in Fees and Charges for 
     Egg, Poultry, and Rabbit Grading [Docket No. PY-99-004] (RIN: 
     0581-AB54) received September 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4651. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Tobacco Inspection; Subpart B-
     Regulations [Docket No. TB-99-07] received September 29, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4652. A letter from the Administrator, Food and Safety 
     Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Addition of Mexico to the List 
     of Countries Elligible to Export Poultry Products into the 
     United States [Docket No. 97-006F] (RIN: 0583-AC33) received 
     September 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       4653. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a request for emergency funds for the 
     Department of Defense to be used to meet the critical 
     readiness and sustainability needs that emerged from 
     operations in Kosovo; (H. Doc. No. 106-140); to the Committee 
     on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       4654. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations--received September 
     28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       4655. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket No. FEMA-
     7300] received September 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       4656. A letter from the Associate Bureau Chief, Wireless 
     Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of the 
     Amateur Service Rules to Provide For Greater Use of Spread 
     Spectrum Communications [WT Docket No. 97-12 RM-8737] 
     received September 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4657. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Bureau 
     Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Manson, Iowa) [MM Docket No. 99-91 RM-9529] (Rudd, Iowa) [MM 
     Docket No. 99-92 RM-9530] (Pleasantville, Iowa) [MM Docket 
     No. 99-93 RM-9531] (Dunkerton, Iowa) [MM Docket No. 99-95 RM-
     9533] (Manville, Wyoming) [MM Docket No. 99-97 RM-9535] 
     received September 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4658. A letter from the Associate Chief, Policy and Program 
     Planning Division, Common Carrier Bureau, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 
     1996 [CC Docket No. 96-115] Telecommunications Carriers' Use 
     of Customer Propriety Network Information and Other Customer 
     Information; Implentation of the Non-Accounting Safeguards of 
     the Communications Act of 1934, As Amended [CC Docket No. 96-
     149] received September 30, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4659. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage 
     Casks: (VSC-24) Revision (RIN: 3150-AG36) received September 
     28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       4660. 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 50 U.S.C. 1541; (H. Doc. 
     No. 106-139); to the Committee on International Relations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       4661. A letter from the Bureau of Export Administration, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Reexports to Libya of Foreign Registered Aircraft 
     Subject to the Export Administration [Docket No. 990827238-
     9238-01] (RIN: 0694-AB94) received September 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       4662. A letter from the Director, Office of the Procurement 
     and Property Management, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Agriculture 
     Acquisition Regulation; Part 415 Reorganization; Contracting 
     by Negotiation [AGAR Case 96-04] (RIN: 0599-AA07) received 
     October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       4663. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Coastal Zone Consistency Review 
     of Exploration Plans and Development and Production Plans 
     (RIN: 1010-AC42) received September 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4664. A letter from the Acting Regulations Officer, Office 
     of Process and Innovation Management, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Administrative Review Process; Prehearing Proceedings 
     and Decisions by Attorney Advisors; Extension of Expiration 
     Dates (RIN: 0960-AF07) received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 108.6  public works projects

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

                                   Committee on Transportation    
                                               and Infrastructure,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, August 9, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Capitol, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Dennis: Enclosed please find copies of resolutions 
     approved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure on August 5, 1999, 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. 108.7  public works projects

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

                                   Committee on Transportation    
                                               and Infrastructure,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                  Washington, DC, August 12, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Enclosed are copies of resolutions 
     adopted on August 5, 1999 by the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       With kind regards, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                      Bud Shuster,
                                                         Chairman.

  The communication, together with the accompanying papers, was referred 
to the Committee on Appropriations.

para. 108.8  national medal of honor memorial

  Mr. STUMP moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1663) to 
designate as a national memorial the memorial being built at the 
Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California to honor recipients 
of the Medal of Honor; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, 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. SUNUNU, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CALVERT 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.

para. 108.9  commending world war ii veterans regarding battle of the 
          bulge

  Mr. STUMP moved to suspend the rules and pass the joint resolution (H. 
J. Res. 65) commending the World War II veterans who fought in the 
Battle of the Bulge, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, 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 joint resolution, as 
amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, 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. SUNUNU, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

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para. 108.10  victims of hurricane floyd

  Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey moved to suspend the rules and agree to the 
following resolution (H. Res. 322): 

       Whereas on September 16, 1999, Hurricane Floyd deposited up 
     to 18 inches of rain on sections of North Carolina only days 
     after the damaging rains of Hurricane Dennis;
       Whereas Hurricane Floyd continued up the eastern seaboard, 
     causing flooding and tornadoes in Virginia, Maryland, 
     Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut;
       Whereas Hurricane Floyd is responsible for 66 known deaths, 
     including 48 confirmed dead in North Carolina alone, as well 
     as 3 in New Jersey, 2 in New York, 6 in Pennsylvania, 4 in 
     Virginia, 2 in Delaware, and 1 in Vermont;
       Whereas hundreds of roads along the eastern seaboard remain 
     closed as a result of damage caused by Hurricane Floyd;
       Whereas waters contaminated by millions of gallons of 
     bacteria, raw sewage, and animal waste have flowed into 
     homes, businesses, and drinking water supplies due to septic, 
     pipeline, and water treatment system damage caused by the 
     flooding associated with Hurricane Floyd, a situation that 
     poses considerable health risks for individuals and families 
     in affected States;
       Whereas areas in 10 States were declared Federal disaster 
     areas as a result of Hurricane Floyd--Connecticut, Delaware, 
     Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, 
     Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia;
       Whereas individuals registering for Federal assistance in 
     States hit by Hurricane Floyd totalled 68,440 as of September 
     26, 1999, with 39,265 in North Carolina, 11,121 in New 
     Jersey, 4,582 in New York, 3,222 in South Carolina, 3,153 in 
     Virginia, 371 in Delaware, 6,479 in Pennsylvania, 173 in 
     Connecticut, and 74 in Maryland;
       Whereas thousands of individuals and families have been 
     displaced from their homes and are now taking refuge in 
     temporary housing or shelters;
       Whereas over $2 million in temporary housing grants have 
     been issued in New York and New Jersey and the residential 
     loss estimates are over $80 million in North Carolina alone; 
     and
       Whereas the nature of this disaster deserves the immediate 
     attention and support of the Federal Government: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) expresses its deepest sympathies to everyone who 
     suffered as a result of Hurricane Floyd; and
       (2) pledges its support to continue to work on their behalf 
     to restore normalcy to their lives and to renew their spirits 
     by helping them recover, rebuild, and reconstruct.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, recognized Mr. FRANKS of New 
Jersey 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 resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. FRANKS 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. SUNUNU, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 108.11  j.j. ``jake'' pickle federal building

  Mr. COOKSEY moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 559) to designate the Federal building located at 33 East 8th Street 
in Austin, Texas, as the ``J.J. `Jake' Pickle Federal Building''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, recognized Mr. COOKSEY and Mr. 
WISE, 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 notify the Senate thereof.

para. 108.12  h.r. 1663--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 1663) to designate as a national memorial the 
memorial being built at the Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, 
California to honor recipients of the Medal of Honor; 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

424

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 108.13                  [Roll No. 474]

                                YEAS--424

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns

[[Page 1805]]


     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Berry
     Blumenauer
     Hill (MT)
     LaHood
     Mascara
     McKinney
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Scarborough
  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 
recognize National Medal of Honor sites in California, Indiana, and 
South Carolina.''.
  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. 108.14  h.j. res. 65--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the joint resolution (H. J. Res. 65) commending the 
World War II veterans who fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and for 
other purposes; 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

422

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 108.15                  [Roll No. 475]

                                YEAS--422

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Berry
     Bilbray
     Blumenauer
     Hill (MT)
     Jefferson
     LaHood
     Mascara
     McKinney
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Scarborough
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said joint resolution, as amended, was 
passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said joint resolution, as amended, 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. 108.16  h. res. 322 --unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 322) expressing the sense 
of the House of Representatives in sympathy for the victims of Hurricane 
Floyd, which struck numerous communities along the East Coast between 
September 14 and 17, 1999.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

417

It was decided in the

Nays

0

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para. 108.17                  [Roll No. 476]

                                YEAS--417

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo

[[Page 1806]]


     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Abercrombie
     Bereuter
     Blumenauer
     DeLay
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     LaHood
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McKinney
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Rangel
     Royce
     Scarborough
  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. 108.18  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 2606

  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up 
the following resolution (H. Res. 307):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 2606) making appropriations for foreign 
     operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, 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. 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. 108.19  providing for the consideration of h.r. 764

  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up 
the following resolution (H. Res. 321):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 764) to reduce the incidence of child abuse 
     and neglect, 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. The bill shall be considered as read. 
     Points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to 
     comply with clause 4 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 8 of rule XVIII. 
     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 of Ohio, 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. 108.20  child abuse prevention and enforcement

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. JENKINS, pursuant to House Resolution 321 
and rule XVIII, 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. 764) to reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect, and for 
other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. JENKINS, 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. CALLAHAN, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. HANSEN, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 108.21  recess--4 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALLAHAN, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess at 4 o'clock p.m., until approximately 4 
o'clock 30 minutes p.m.

para. 108.22  after recess--4:36 p.m.

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

para. 108.23  child abuse prevention and enforcement

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LATHAM, pursuant to House Resolution 321 
and rule XVIII, 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. 764) to reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect, 
and for other purposes.
  Mr. BLUNT, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair; and after some time 
spent therein,

para. 108.24  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the

[[Page 1807]]

Whole on the following amendment submitted by Ms. JACKSON LEE to the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute submitted by Mr. McCOLLUM:

       On Page 1, line 15 after ``protection of children,'' insert 
     ``including protection against child sexual abuse,''.
       On page 2, line 11, after ``neglect laws'' insert, 
     ``including laws protecting against child sexual abuse,''.

  Amendment in the nature of a substitute submitted by Mr. McCOLLUM:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Child Abuse Prevention and 
     Enforcement Act''.

     SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM.

       Section 102(b) of the Crime Identification Technology Act 
     of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 14601(b)) is amended by striking ``and'' 
     at the end of paragraph (15), by striking the period at the 
     end of paragraph (16) and inserting ``; and'', and by adding 
     after paragraph (16) the following:
       ``(17) the capability of the criminal justice system to 
     deliver timely, accurate, and complete criminal history 
     record information to child welfare agencies, organizations, 
     and programs that are engaged in the assessment of risk and 
     other activities related to the protection of children, 
     including placement of children in foster care.''.

     SEC. 3. USE OF FUNDS UNDER BYRNE GRANT PROGRAM FOR CHILD 
                   PROTECTION.

       Section 501(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3751) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (25);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (26) and 
     adding ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(27) enforcing child abuse and neglect laws and promoting 
     programs designed to prevent child abuse and neglect.''.

     SEC. 4. CONDITIONAL ADJUSTMENT IN SET ASIDE FOR CHILD ABUSE 
                   VICTIMS UNDER THE VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT OF 1984.

       Section 1402(d)(2) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 
     U.S.C. 10601(d)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(2) the next $10,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the next 
     $10,000,000''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B)(i) For any fiscal year for which the amount deposited 
     in the Fund is greater than the amount deposited in the Fund 
     for fiscal year 1998, the $10,000,000 referred to in 
     subparagraph (A) plus an amount equal to 50 percent of the 
     increase in the amount from fiscal year 1998 shall be 
     available for grants under section 1404A.
       ``(ii) Amounts available under this subparagraph for any 
     fiscal year shall not exceed $20,000,000.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

424

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 108.25                  [Roll No. 477]

                                AYES--424

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Blumenauer
     Boucher
     Jefferson
     LaHood
     Mascara
     McKinney
     Meeks (NY)
     Moore
     Scarborough
     Waters
  So the amendment to the substitute amendment was agreed to.

para. 108.26  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mrs. JONES of Ohio to 
the foregoing amendment in the nature of a substitute submitted by Mr. 
McCOLLUM, as amended:

       Page 2, line 17, strike ``Section'' and insert ``(a) In 
     General.--Section''.
       Page 3, after line 6, insert the following:
       (b) Interaction With Any Cap.--Subsection (a) shall be 
     implemented so that any increase in funding provided thereby 
     shall operate notwithstanding any dollar limitation on the 
     availability of the Crime Victims Fund established under the 
     Victims of Crime Act of 1984.

It was decided in the

Yeas

389

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

32

para. 108.27                  [Roll No. 478]

                                AYES--389

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers

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     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--32

     Archer
     Barr
     Burton
     Campbell
     Chabot
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Coble
     Collins
     Deal
     Doolittle
     Everett
     Goode
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Kingston
     Largent
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Manzullo
     Paul
     Porter
     Riley
     Sanford
     Schaffer
     Shadegg
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stump
     Tancredo
     Watts (OK)

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Blumenauer
     Ganske
     Goodling
     Hutchinson
     Jefferson
     Jones (NC)
     LaHood
     Mascara
     McKinney
     Meeks (NY)
     Scarborough
     Taylor (NC)
  So the amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute, as 
amended, was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. THORNBERRY, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. HANSEN, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 321, 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 Abuse Prevention and 
     Enforcement Act''.

     SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM.

       Section 102(b) of the Crime Identification Technology Act 
     of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 14601(b)) is amended by striking ``and'' 
     at the end of paragraph (15), by striking the period at the 
     end of paragraph (16) and inserting ``; and'', and by adding 
     after paragraph (16) the following:
       ``(17) the capability of the criminal justice system to 
     deliver timely, accurate, and complete criminal history 
     record information to child welfare agencies, organizations, 
     and programs that are engaged in the assessment of risk and 
     other activities related to the protection of children, 
     including protection against child sexual abuse, and 
     placement of children in foster care.''.

     SEC. 3. USE OF FUNDS UNDER BYRNE GRANT PROGRAM FOR CHILD 
                   PROTECTION.

       Section 501(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3751) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (25);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (26) and 
     adding ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(27) enforcing child abuse and neglect laws, including 
     laws protecting against child sexual abuse, and promoting 
     programs designed to prevent child abuse and neglect.''.

     SEC. 4. CONDITIONAL ADJUSTMENT IN SET ASIDE FOR CHILD ABUSE 
                   VICTIMS UNDER THE VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT OF 1984.

       (a) In General.--Section 1402(d)(2) of the Victims of Crime 
     Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601(d)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(2) the next $10,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the next 
     $10,000,000''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B)(i) For any fiscal year for which the amount deposited 
     in the Fund is greater than the amount deposited in the Fund 
     for fiscal year 1998, the $10,000,000 referred to in 
     subparagraph (A) plus an amount equal to 50 percent of the 
     increase in the amount from fiscal year 1998 shall be 
     available for grants under section 1404A.
       ``(ii) Amounts available under this subparagraph for any 
     fiscal year shall not exceed $20,000,000.''.
       (b) Interaction With Any Cap.--Subsection (a) shall be 
     implemented so that any increase in funding provided thereby 
     shall operate notwithstanding any dollar limitation on the 
     availability of the Crime Victims Fund established under the 
     Victims of Crime Act of 1984.

  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.
  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio 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

425

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affirmative

Nays

2

para. 108.28                  [Roll No. 479]

                                AYES--425

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)

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     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--2

     Chenoweth-Hage
     Paul
       

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Blumenauer
     Fletcher
     Jefferson
     LaHood
     McKinney
     Meeks (NY)
     Scarborough
  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. 108.29  foreign operations appropriations

  Mr. CALLAHAN, pursuant to House Resolution 307 called up the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 106-339):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2606) ``making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
     financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2000, 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, 2000, and for other purposes, namely:

               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 Corporation 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 the 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, $759,000,000 to 
     remain available until September 30, 2003: 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 September 30, 2018 for the disbursement of 
     direct loans, loan guarantees, insurance and tied-aid grants 
     obligated in fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003: 
     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: Provided further, That in section 
     3(c)(6) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 
     635a(c)(6)) strike ``October 1, 1999'' and insert ``March 1, 
     2000'': Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated 
     under this heading may be obligated for any direct loan, loan 
     guarantee, or insurance agreement in excess of $10,000,000 
     unless the Committees on Appropriations and Committees on 
     Banking are advised in writing 20 days prior to each such 
     proposed obligation, which shall be treated by the Committees 
     as a reprogramming notification: Provided further, That the 
     previous proviso shall be effective for such obligations 
     until March 1, 2000.


                        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 $25,000 for official reception and representation 
     expenses for members of the Board of Directors, $55,000,000: 
     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, 2000.


                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 $35,000,000: 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, $24,000,000, 
     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 2000 and 2001: Provided 
     further, That such sums shall remain available through fiscal 
     year 2008 for the disbursement of direct and guaranteed loans 
     obligated in fiscal year 2000, and through fiscal year 2009 
     for the disbursement of direct and guaranteed loans obligated 
     in fiscal year 2001: 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: 
     Provided further, That funds made available under this 
     heading or in prior appropriations Acts that are available 
     for the cost of financing under section 234 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, shall be available for purposes of 
     section 234(g) of such Act, to remain available until 
     expended.

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                      trade and development agency

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 661 of the Foreign Assistance

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     Act of 1961, $44,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2001: 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, 2001, 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, 2000, 
     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, 
     $715,000,000, 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, $1,228,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2001: Provided, That of the amount 
     appropriated under this heading, up to $5,000,000 may be made 
     available for and apportioned directly to the Inter-American 
     Foundation: Provided further, That of the amount appropriated 
     under this heading, up to $14,400,000 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 or 
     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; and (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 
     United States Agency for International Development determines 
     that there has been a violation of the requirements contained 
     in paragraph (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 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 
     $500,000 should be made available for support of the United 
     States Telecommunications Training Institute: Provided 
     further, That, of the funds appropriated by this Act for the 
     Microenterprise Initiative (including any local currencies 
     made available for the purposes of the Initiative), not less 
     than one-half should be made available for 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.


                                 lebanon

       Of the funds appropriated under the headings ``Development 
     Assistance'' and ``Economic Support Fund'', not less than 
     $15,000,000 should be made available for Lebanon to be used, 
     among other programs, for scholarships and direct support of 
     the American educational institutions in Lebanon.


                                 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.


                  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.
       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.


                   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, $175,880,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That the Agency for International Development shall 
     submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations at least 
     5 days prior to providing assistance through the Office of 
     Transition Initiatives for a country that did not receive 
     such assistance in fiscal year 1999.


         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

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     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, 
     2001.


             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, $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.


              development credit authority program account

       For the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees, up to 
     $3,000,000 to be derived by transfer from funds appropriated 
     by this Act to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961, as amended, and funds appropriated by this Act under 
     the heading, ``assistance for eastern europe and the baltic 
     states'', to remain available until expended, as authorized 
     by section 635 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: 
     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 for 
     administrative expenses to carry out the direct and 
     guaranteed loan programs, up to $500,000 of this amount may 
     be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
     ``Operating Expenses of the Agency for International 
     Development'': Provided further, That the provisions of 
     section 107A(d) (relating to general provisions applicable to 
     the Development Credit Authority) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961, as contained in section 306 of H.R. 1486 as 
     reported by the House Committee on International Relations on 
     May 9, 1997, shall be applicable to direct loans and loan 
     guarantees provided under this heading.


     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, $43,837,000.


     operating expenses of the agency for international development

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 667, $495,000,000: Provided, That, none of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading may be made available to 
     finance the construction (including architect and engineering 
     services), purchase, or long term lease of offices for use by 
     the Agency for International Development, unless the 
     Administrator has identified such proposed construction 
     (including architect and engineering services), purchase, or 
     long term lease of offices in a report submitted to the 
     Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days prior to the 
     obligation of these funds for such purposes: Provided 
     further, That the previous proviso shall not apply where the 
     total cost of construction (including architect and 
     engineering services), purchase, or long term lease of 
     offices does not exceed $1,000,000.


 operating expenses of the agency for international development office 
                          of inspector general

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 667, $25,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2001, 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, $2,177,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2001: Provided, That of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading, not less than $960,000,000 
     shall be available only for Israel, which sum shall be 
     available on a grant basis as a cash transfer and shall be 
     disbursed within 30 days of the enactment of this Act or by 
     October 31, 1999, whichever is later: Provided further, That 
     not less than $735,000,000 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, and of which not less than 
     $200,000,000 shall be provided as Commodity Import Program 
     assistance: 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 $11,000,000 may be 
     used to support victims of and programs related to the 
     Holocaust: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, of the funds appropriated under this 
     heading, $1,000,000 shall be made available to 
     nongovernmental organizations located outside of the People's 
     Republic of China to support activities which preserve 
     cultural traditions and promote sustainable development and 
     environmental conservation in Tibetan communities in that 
     country.


                     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, 
     2001.


          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, $535,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2001, which shall be 
     available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
     assistance and for related programs for Eastern Europe and 
     the Baltic States: Provided, That of the funds appropriated 
     under this heading not less than $150,000,000 should be made 
     available for assistance for Kosova: Provided further, That 
     of the funds made available under this heading and the 
     headings ``International Narcotics Control and Law 
     Enforcement'' and ``Economic Support Fund'', not to exceed 
     $130,000,000 shall be made available for Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina: Provided further, That none of the funds made 
     available under this heading for Kosova shall be made 
     available until the Secretary of State certifies that the 
     resources pledged by the United States at the upcoming Kosova 
     donors conference and similar pledging conferences shall not 
     exceed 15 percent of the total resources pledged by all 
     donors: Provided further, That none of the funds made 
     available under this heading for Kosova shall be made 
     available for large scale physical infrastructure 
     reconstruction.
       (b) 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.
       (c) 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.
       (d) 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.
       (e) 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) 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.
       (f) The provisions of section 532 of this Act shall apply 
     to funds made available under subsection (e) and to funds 
     appropriated under this heading.
       (g) 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.


    assistance for the 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 
     Independent States of the former Soviet Union and for related 
     programs, $735,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2001: 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 Independent States: 
     Provided further, That of the funds made available for the 
     Southern Caucasus region, 15 percent should be used for 
     confidence-building measures and other activities in 
     furtherance of the peace

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     ful resolution of the regional conflicts, especially those in 
     the vicinity of Abkhazia and Nagorno-Karabagh: Provided 
     further, That of the amounts appropriated under this heading 
     not less than $20,000,000 shall be made available solely for 
     the Russian Far East: Provided further, That of the funds 
     made available under this heading $10,000,000 shall be made 
     available for salaries and expenses to carry out the Russian 
     Leadership Program enacted on May 21, 1999 (113 Stat. 93 et 
     seq.).
       (b) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less 
     than $180,000,000 should be made available for assistance for 
     Ukraine.
       (c) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less 
     than 12.92 percent shall be made available for assistance for 
     Georgia.
       (d) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less 
     than 12.2 percent shall be made available for assistance for 
     Armenia.
       (e) 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.
       (f) Of the funds made available under this heading for 
     nuclear safety activities, not to exceed 9 percent of the 
     funds provided for any single project may be used to pay for 
     management costs incurred by a United States national lab in 
     administering said project.
       (g) Not more than 25 percent of the funds appropriated 
     under this heading may be made available for assistance for 
     any country in the region.
       (h) Of the funds appropriated under title II of this Act 
     not less than $12,000,000 should be made available for 
     assistance for Mongolia of which not less than $6,000,000 
     should be made available from funds appropriated under this 
     heading: 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.
       (i)(1) Of the funds appropriated under this heading that 
     are allocated for assistance for the Government of the 
     Russian Federation, 50 percent shall be withheld from 
     obligation until the President determines and certifies in 
     writing to the Committees on Appropriations that the 
     Government of the Russian Federation 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) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to--
       (A) assistance to combat infectious diseases and child 
     survival activities; and
       (B) activities authorized under title V (Nonproliferation 
     and Disarmament Programs and Activities) of the FREEDOM 
     Support Act.
       (j) None of the funds appropriated under this heading may 
     be made available for the Government of the Russian 
     Federation, until the Secretary of State certifies to the 
     Committees on Appropriations that: (1) Russian armed and 
     peacekeeping forces deployed in Kosova have not established a 
     separate sector of operational control; and (2) any Russian 
     armed forces deployed in Kosova are operating under NATO 
     unified command and control arrangements.

                           Independent Agency


                              peace corps

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
     Peace Corps Act (75 Stat. 612), $235,000,000, 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, 2001.

                          Department of State


          international narcotics control and law enforcement

       For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $285,000,000, of which 
     $21,000,000 shall become available for obligation on 
     September 30, 2000, and remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That of this amount not less than $10,000,000 
     should be made available for Law Enforcement Training and 
     Demand Reduction: Provided further, That any funds made 
     available under this heading for anti-crime programs and 
     activities shall be made available subject to the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: 
     Provided further, That during fiscal year 2000, 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, $625,000,000, 
     of which $21,000,000 shall become available for obligation on 
     September 30, 2000, and remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That not more than $13,800,000 shall be available 
     for administrative expenses: Provided further, That not less 
     than $60,000,000 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)), $12,500,000, 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 Act 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, $181,600,000, 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 20 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 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 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: Provided further, That of the 
     funds appropriated under this heading, $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 administrative 
     expenses related to the operation and management of the 
     demining program.

                       Department of the Treasury


               International Affairs Technical Assistance

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 129 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating 
     to international affairs technical assistance activities), 
     $1,500,000, to remain available until expended, which shall 
     be available nowithstanding and other provision of law.


                           debt restructuring

       For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying 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 owed to the United States as a result of concessional 
     loans made to eligible countries, pursuant to parts IV and V 
     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (including up to 
     $1,000,000 for necessary expenses for the administration of 
     activities carried out under these parts), and 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), $33,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That any limitation of subsection 
     (e) of section 411 of the Agricultural Trade Development and 
     Assistance Act of 1954 to the extent that limitation applies 
     to sub-Saharan African countries shall not apply to funds 
     appropriated hereunder or previously appropriated under this 
     heading: Provided further, That the authority provided by 
     section 572

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     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.

                     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: Provided further, That the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations, no later than January 15, 2000, a report 
     detailing the training activities of the School of the 
     Americas and a general assessment regarding the performance 
     of its graduates during 1997 and 1998.


                   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, $3,420,000,000: Provided, That of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading, not less than $1,920,000,000 
     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 30 days 
     of the enactment of this Act or by October 31, 1999, 
     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 26.3 percent 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 $75,000,000 
     should be available for assistance for Jordan: 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 2000, the President is authorized to, and shall, direct 
     the draw-downs 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 $4,000,000 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 preceding 
     proviso: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated by 
     this paragraph up to $1,000,000 should be made available for 
     assistance for Ecuador and shall be subject to the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: 
     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 paragraph shall be 
     obligated upon apportionment in accordance with paragraph 
     (5)(C) of title 31, United States Code, section 1501(a).
       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 
     appropriated 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 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 $30,495,000 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 
     $330,000,000 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 2000 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: Provided further, That not later than 45 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations regarding the appropriate host institution to 
     support and advance the efforts of the Defense Institute for 
     International and Legal Studies in both legal and political 
     education: 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.


                        peacekeeping operations

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     $78,000,000: 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

                      global environment facility

       For the United States contribution for the Global 
     Environment Facility, $35,800,000, to the International Bank 
     for Reconstruction and Development as trustee for the Global 
     Environment Facility, by the Secretary of the Treasury, to 
     remain available until expended.


       contribution to the international development association

       For payment to the International Development Association by 
     the Secretary of the Treasury, $625,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended.


      contribution to the multilateral investment guarantee agency

       For payment to the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency 
     by the Secretary of the Treasury, $4,000,000, for the United 
     States paid-in share of the increase in capital stock, to 
     remain available until expended.


                     limitation on callable capital

       The United States Governor of the Multilateral Investment 
     Guarantee Agency may subscribe without fiscal year limitation 
     for the callable capital portion of the United States share 
     of such capital stock in an amount not to exceed $20,000,000.


          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.


              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 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, $13,728,263, 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 $672,745,205.


               CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

       For the United States contribution by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury to the increase in resources of the Asian 
     Development Fund, as authorized by the Asia Development Bank 
     Act, as amended, $77,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, 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, $77,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.


              CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

       For payment to the African Development Bank by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, $1,000,000 for the United States 
     paid-in share of the increase in capital stock, to remain 
     available until expended.


              limitation on callable capital subscriptions

       The United States Governor to the African 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 $16,000,000.

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  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, $170,000,000: 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 not less than $5,000,000 
     should be made available to the World Food Program: 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: 
     Provided, That none of the funds appropriated by title II of 
     this Act may be transferred by the Agency for International 
     Development directly to an international financial 
     institution (as defined in section 533 of this Act) for the 
     purpose of repaying a foreign country's loan obligations to 
     such institution.


                    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.


                  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, 2000, 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 2000.


                         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 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 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

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     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. 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.


                       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 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'', and ``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 3 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, 2001.


             independent states of the former soviet union

       Sec. 517. (a) None of the funds appropriated under the 
     heading ``Assistance for the Independent States of the Former 
     Soviet Union'' shall be made available for assistance for a 
     government of an Independent State 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 Independent States of the Former Soviet 
     Union'' shall be made available for assistance for a 
     government of an Independent State of the former Soviet Union 
     if that government directs any action in violation of the 
     territorial integrity or national sovereignty of any other 
     Independent State of the former Soviet Union, 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 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 Independent States 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 for the 
     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 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 headings ``Assistance for the 
     New Independent States of the Former Soviet Union'' and 
     ``Assistance for the 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.


   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.


                 export financing transfer authorities

       Sec. 519. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation 
     other than for administrative expenses made available for 
     fiscal year 2000, 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.


                   special notification requirements

       Sec. 520. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall 
     be obligated or expended for Colombia, Haiti, Liberia, 
     Pakistan, Panama, 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

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     provided to the Committees on Appropriations within 30 days 
     of the enactment of this Act, as required by section 653(a) 
     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.


            child survival and disease prevention activities

       Sec. 522. Up to $10,000,000 of the funds made available by 
     this Act for assistance under the heading ``Child Survival 
     and Disease Programs Fund'', 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 
     child survival, basic education, and infectious disease 
     activities: Provided, That up to $1,500,000 of the funds made 
     available by this Act for assistance under the heading 
     ``Development Assistance'' may be used to reimburse such 
     agencies, institutions, and organizations for such costs of 
     such individuals carrying out other development assistance 
     activities: Provided further, 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.


                NOTIFICATION ON EXCESS DEFENSE EQUIPMENT

       Sec. 524. 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 (f) 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. 525. 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. 526. 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 and grants 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: Provided further, That funds made available 
     pursuant to the authority of this section shall be subject to 
     the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign 
     countries, of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
     heading ``Economic Support Fund'', $1,000,000 shall be made 
     available to the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Human 
     Rights for a project to disseminate information and support 
     research about the People's Republic of China, and related 
     activities.


       PROHIBITION ON BILATERAL ASSISTANCE TO TERRORIST COUNTRIES

       Sec. 527. (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 15 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. 528. 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 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. 529. 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. 530. 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. 531. 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. 532. (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) 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

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     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 15 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. 533. (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. 534. 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.


 authorities for the peace corps, international fund for agricultural 
    development, inter-american foundation and african development 
                               foundation

       Sec. 535. (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 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. 536. 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 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.


                     funding prohibition for serbia

       Sec. 537. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
     made available for assistance for the Republic of Serbia: 
     Provided, That this restriction shall not apply to assistance 
     for Kosova or Montenegro, or to assistance to promote 
     democratization.


                          special authorities

       Sec. 538. (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: 
     Provided, That any such funds that are made available for 
     Cambodia shall be subject to the provisions of section 531(e) 
     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and section 906 of the 
     International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 
     1985.
       (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 6 months at a time and shall not apply beyond 12 months 
     after enactment of this Act.


        policy on terminating the arab league boycott of israel

       Sec. 539. 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. 540. Of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available 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. 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. 541. (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 
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     tory prohibitions against abortion or involuntary 
     sterilizations contained in this or any other Act.
       (b) Public Law 480.--During fiscal year 2000, 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. 542. (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 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. 543. 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. 544. 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 the 
     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. 545. (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.
       (d) The Secretary of the Treasury shall report to Congress 
     annually on the efforts of the heads of each Federal agency 
     and the United States directors of international financial 
     institutions (as referenced in section 514) in complying with 
     this sense of Congress.


           prohibition of payments to united nations members

       Sec. 546. 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 or, from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out 
     chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     the costs for participation of another country's delegation 
     at international conferences held under the auspices of 
     multilateral or international organizations.


                          consulting services

       Sec. 547. 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. 548. 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. 549. (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. 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 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. 550. (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 
     the 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. 551. 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. 552. 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 60 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 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 other than Yugoslavia or Rwanda shall 
     be made available subject to the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.


                               landmines

       Sec. 553. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     demining equipment available to the Agency for International 
     Development and the Department of State and used in support 
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     nance 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: Provided, That 
     section 1365(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 22 U.S.C., 2778 note) 
     is amended by striking out ``During the five-year period 
     beginning on October 23, 1992'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``During the eleven-year period beginning on October 23, 
     1992''.


           restrictions concerning the palestinian authority

       Sec. 554. 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. 555. 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 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.


           competitive pricing for sales of defense articles

       Sec. 556. 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.


                  special debt relief for the poorest

       Sec. 557. (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. 558. (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''.


                          assistance for haiti

       Sec. 559. (a) Policy.--In providing assistance to Haiti, 
     the President should place a priority on the following areas:
       (1) aggressive action to support the Haitian National 
     Police, including support for efforts by the Inspector 
     General to purge corrupt and politicized elements from the 
     Haitian National Police;
       (2) steps to ensure that any elections undertaken in Haiti 
     with United States assistance are full, free, fair, 
     transparent, and democratic;
       (3) support for a program designed to develop an indigenous 
     human rights monitoring capacity;
       (4) steps to facilitate the continued privatization of 
     state-owned enterprises;
       (5) a sustainable agricultural development program; and
       (6) establishment of an economic development fund for Haiti 
     to provide long-term, low interest loans to United States 
     investors and businesses that have a demonstrated commitment 
     to, and expertise in, doing business in Haiti, in particular 
     those businesses present in Haiti prior to the 1994 United 
     Nations embargo.
       (b) Report.--Beginning 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and 6 months thereafter until 
     September 30, 2001, the President 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 with regard to--
       (1) the status of each of the governmental institutions 
     envisioned in the 1987 Haitian Constitution, including an 
     assessment of the extent to which officials in such 
     institutions hold their positions on the basis of a regular, 
     constitutional process;
       (2) the status of the privatization (or placement under 
     long-term private management or concession) of the major 
     public entities, including a detailed assessment of the 
     extent to which the Government of Haiti has completed all 
     required incorporating documents, the transfer of assets, and 
     the eviction of unauthorized occupants from such facilities;
       (3) the status of efforts to re-sign and implement the 
     lapsed bilateral Repatriation Agree

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     ment and an assessment of the extent to which the Government 
     of Haiti has been cooperating with the United States in 
     halting illegal emigration from Haiti;
       (4) the status of the Government of Haiti's efforts to 
     conduct thorough investigations of extrajudicial and 
     political killings and--
       (A) an assessment of the progress that has been made in 
     bringing to justice the persons responsible for these 
     extrajudicial or political killings in Haiti; and
       (B) an assessment of the extent to which the Government of 
     Haiti is cooperating with United States authorities and with 
     United States-funded technical advisors to the Haitian 
     National Police in such investigations;
       (5) an assessment of actions taken by the Government of 
     Haiti to remove and maintain the separation 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;
       (6) the status of steps being taken to secure the 
     ratification of the maritime counter-narcotics agreements 
     signed October 1997;
       (7) an assessment of the extent to which domestic capacity 
     to conduct free, fair, democratic, and administratively sound 
     elections has been developed in Haiti; and
       (8) an assessment of the extent to which Haiti's Minister 
     of Justice 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 is achieving 
     progress in making the judicial branch in Haiti independent 
     from the executive branch.
       (c) Equitable Allocation of Funds.--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.


  requirement for disclosure of foreign aid in report of secretary of 
                                 state

       Sec. 560. (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 1999.
       (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. 561. (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.


                                 HAITI

       Sec. 562. 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. 563. (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 6 months at a time and shall not apply beyond 12 
     months after the enactment of this Act.


              limitation on assistance to security forces

       Sec. 564. 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. 565. 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 items will not be used in East Timor.


restrictions on assistance to countries providing sanctuary to indicted 
                             war criminals

       Sec. 566. (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 municipality 
     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 municipality and a nonsanctioned contiguous 
     country, entity, or municipality, if the project is primarily 
     located in and primarily benefits the nonsanctioned country, 
     entity, or municipality and if the portion of the project 
     located in the sanctioned country, entity, or municipality 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 the national level as contemplated by the Dayton 
     Agreement;
       (G) direct lending to a non-sanctioned entity, or lending 
     passed on by the national government to a non-sanctioned 
     entity; or
       (H) assistance to the International Police Task Force for 
     the training of a civilian police force.
        (2) Notification.--Every 60 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 municipality 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 municipality 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 
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     ations, export financing and related programs for any 
     program, project, or activity in a community within any 
     country, entity or municipality 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 Municipality.--A 
     sanctioned country, entity, or municipality 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) Special Rule.--Subject to subsection (d), subsections 
     (a) and (b) shall not apply to the provision of assistance to 
     an entity that is not a sanctioned entity, notwithstanding 
     that such entity may be within a sanctioned country, if the 
     Secretary of State determines and so reports to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that providing 
     assistance to that entity would promote peace and 
     internationally recognized human rights by encouraging that 
     entity to cooperate fully with the Tribunal.
       (g) Current Record of War Criminals and Sanctioned 
     Countries, Entities, and Municipalities.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall establish and 
     maintain a current record of the location, including the 
     municipality, if known, of publicly indicted war criminals 
     and a current record of sanctioned countries, entities, and 
     municipalities.
       (2) Information of the dci and the secretary of defense.--
     The Director of Central Intelligence and the Secretary of 
     Defense should collect and provide to the Secretary of State 
     information concerning the location, including the 
     municipality, of publicly indicted war criminals.
       (3) Information of the tribunal.--The Secretary of State 
     shall request that the Tribunal and other international 
     organizations and governments provide the Secretary of State 
     information concerning the location, including the 
     municipality, of publicly indicted war criminals and 
     concerning country, entity and municipality authorities known 
     to have obstructed the work of the Tribunal.
       (4) Report.--Beginning 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and not later than September 1 each 
     year thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit a report 
     in classified and unclassified form to the appropriate 
     congressional committees on the location, including the 
     municipality, if known, of publicly indicted war criminals, 
     on country, entity and municipality authorities known to have 
     obstructed the work of the Tribunal, and on sanctioned 
     countries, entities, and municipalities.
       (5) Information to congress.--Upon the request of the 
     chairman or ranking minority member of any of the appropriate 
     congressional committees, the Secretary of State shall make 
     available to that committee the information recorded under 
     paragraph (1) in a report submitted to the committee in 
     classified and unclassified form.
       (h) 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 municipality 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.
       (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.
       (i) 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 municipality have apprehended and 
     transferred to the Tribunal all persons who have been 
     publicly indicted by the Tribunal.
       (j) Definitions.--As used in this section--
       (1) Country.--The term ``country'' means Bosnia-
     Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia.
       (2) Entity.--The term ``entity'' refers to the Federation 
     of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosova, Montenegro, and the 
     Republika Srpska.
       (3) 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.
       (4) Tribunal.--The term ``Tribunal'' means the 
     International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.
       (k) 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 benefiting from any financial or technical 
     assistance or grants provided to any country or entity 
     described in subsection (e).


    To Prohibit Foreign Assistance to the Government of the Russian 
   Federation should it enact laws which would discriminate against 
          minority religious faiths in the Russian Federation

       Sec. 567. None of the funds appropriated under this Act may 
     be made available for the Government of the Russian 
     Federation, after 180 days from the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, unless the President determines and certifies in 
     writing to the Committees 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. 568. (a) Funds made available in this Act to support 
     programs or activities the primary purpose of which is 
     promoting or assisting 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 
     obligations for such activities in fiscal year 2000, 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 2001: 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: Provided further, That such report shall 
     identify with regard to the Agency for International 
     Development, obligations and expenditures by country or 
     central program and activity.


         EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES FOR CERTAIN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

       Sec. 569. Section 105 of Public Law 104-164 (110 Stat. 
     1427) is amended by striking ``1996 and 1997'' and inserting 
     ``1999 and 2000''.


       AID TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

       Sec. 570. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be provided to the Central 
     Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo.


                     assistance for the middle east

       Sec. 571. Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
     headings ``Economic Support Fund'', ``Foreign Military 
     Financing Program'', ``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 $5,321,150,000 may be made available for 
     Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, 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 the enactment of this Act obligated 
     or allocated for other recipients may not during fiscal year 
     2000 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. 572. 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. 573. (a) 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 Central Government of 
     Cambodia, except loans to support basic human needs.
       (b) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made 
     available for assistance for the Central Government of 
     Cambodia.


                           customs assistance

       Sec. 574. Section 660(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 is amended by--

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       (1) striking the period at the end of paragraph (6) and in 
     lieu thereof inserting a semicolon; and
       (2) adding the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) with respect to assistance provided to customs 
     authorities and personnel, including training, technical 
     assistance and equipment, for customs law enforcement and the 
     improvement of customs laws, systems and procedures.''.


                    FOREIGN MILITARY TRAINING REPORT

       Sec. 575. (a) The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
     State shall jointly provide to the Congress by March 1, 2000, 
     a report on all military training provided to foreign 
     military personnel (excluding sales, and excluding training 
     provided to the military personnel of countries belonging to 
     the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) under programs 
     administered by the Department of Defense and the Department 
     of State during fiscal years 1999 and 2000, including those 
     proposed for fiscal year 2000. 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. 576. (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.
       (b) Of the funds made available for KEDO, up to $15,000,000 
     may be made available prior to June 1, 2000, if, 30 days 
     prior to such obligation of funds, the President certifies 
     and so reports to Congress that--
       (1) the parties to the Agreed Framework have taken and 
     continue to take demonstrable steps to implement the Joint 
     Declaration on 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, and not to possess nuclear 
     reprocessing or uranium enrichment facilities;
       (2) the parties to the Agreed Framework have taken and 
     continue to take demonstrable steps to pursue the North-South 
     dialogue;
       (3) North Korea is complying with all provisions of the 
     Agreed Framework;
       (4) North Korea has not diverted assistance provided by the 
     United States for purposes for which it was not intended; and
       (5) North Korea is not seeking to develop or acquire the 
     capability to enrich uranium, or any additional capability to 
     reprocess spent nuclear fuel.
       (c) Of the funds made available for KEDO, up to $20,000,000 
     may be made available on or after June 1, 2000, if, 30 days 
     prior to such obligation of funds, the President certifies 
     and so reports to Congress that--
       (1) the effort to can and safely store all spent fuel from 
     North Korea's graphite-moderated nuclear reactors has been 
     successfully concluded;
       (2) North Korea is complying with its obligations under the 
     agreement regarding access to suspect underground 
     construction;
       (3) North Korea has terminated its nuclear weapons program, 
     including all efforts to acquire, develop, test, produce, or 
     deploy such weapons; and
       (4) the United States has made and is continuing to make 
     significant progress on eliminating the North Korean 
     ballistic missile threat, including further missile tests and 
     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) The Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report (to be submitted with the 
     annual presentation for appropriations) providing a full and 
     detailed accounting of the fiscal year 2001 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.


                     African Development Foundation

       Sec. 577. Funds made available to grantees of the African 
     Development Foundation may be invested pending expenditure 
     for project purposes when authorized by the President of the 
     Foundation: Provided, That interest earned shall be used only 
     for the purposes for which the grant was made: Provided 
     further, That this authority applies to interest earned both 
     prior to and following enactment of this provision: Provided 
     further, That notwithstanding section 505(a)(2) of the 
     African Development Foundation Act, in exceptional 
     circumstances the board of directors of the Foundation may 
     waive the $250,000 limitation contained in that section with 
     respect to a project: Provided further, That the Foundation 
     shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations in 
     advance of exercising such waiver authority.


 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION

       Sec. 578. 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.


 Voluntary Separation Incentives for Employees of the U.S. Agency for 
                       International Development

       Sec. 579. (a) Definitions.--For the purposes of this 
     section--
       (1) the term ``agency'' means the United States Agency for 
     International Development;
       (2) the term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator, 
     United States Agency for International Development; and
       (3) the term ``employee'' means an employee (as defined by 
     section 2105 of title 5, United States Code) who is employed 
     by the agency, is 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--
       (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 agency;
       (B) 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 subparagraph (A);
       (C) an employee who is to be separated involuntarily for 
     misconduct or unacceptable performance, and to whom specific 
     notice has been given with respect to that separation;
       (D) an employee who has previously received any voluntary 
     separation incentive payment by the Government of the United 
     States under this section or any other authority and has not 
     repaid such payment;
       (E) an employee covered by statutory reemployment rights 
     who is on transfer to another organization; or
       (F) any employee who, during the 24-month period preceding 
     the date of separation, 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 such title 5.
       (b) Agency Strategic Plan.--
       (1) In general.--The Administrator, before obligating any 
     resources for voluntary separation incentive payments under 
     this section, shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations and the Office of Management and Budget a 
     strategic plan outlining the intended use of such incentive 
     payments and a proposed organizational chart for the agency 
     once such incentive payments have been completed.
       (2) Contents.--The agency's plan shall include--
       (A) the positions and functions to be reduced or 
     eliminated, identified by organizational unit, geographic 
     location, occupational category and grade level;
       (B) the number and amounts of voluntary separation 
     incentive payments to be offered;
       (C) a description of how the agency will operate without 
     the eliminated positions and functions; and
       (D) the time period during which incentives may be paid.
       (3) Approval.--The Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget shall review the agency's plan and approve or 
     disapprove the plan and may make appropriate modifications in 
     the plan with respect to the coverage of incentives as 
     described under paragraph (2)(A), and with respect to the 
     matters described in paragraphs (2) (B) through (D).
       (c) Authority To Provide Voluntary Separation Incentive 
     Payments.--
       (1) In general.--A voluntary separation incentive payment 
     under this section may be paid by the agency to employees of 
     such agency and only to the extent necessary to eliminate the 
     positions and functions identified by the strategic plan.
       (2) Amount and treatment of payments.--A voluntary 
     separation incentive payment under this section--
       (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, if the employee were entitled to payment under 
     such section; or
       (ii) an amount determined by the agency head not to exceed 
     $25,000;
       (D) may not be made except in the case of any employee who 
     voluntarily separates (whether by retirement or resignation) 
     on or before December 31, 2000;
       (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.
       (d) Additional Agency 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 or 
     chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, the agency shall 
     remit to the Office of Personnel Management for

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     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 agency 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.--For the purpose of 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.
       (e) Effect of Subsequent Employment With the Government.--
       (1) 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 Government of the 
     United States through a personal services contract, 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 agency that paid the incentive payment.
       (2) If the employment under paragraph (1) is with an 
     Executive agency (as defined by section 105 of title 5, 
     United States Code), the United States Postal Service, or the 
     Postal Rate Commission, 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.
       (3) If the employment under paragraph (1) 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.
       (4) If the employment under paragraph (1) 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 for the position.
       (f) Reduction of Agency Employment Levels.--
       (1) In general.--The total number of funded employee 
     positions in the agency shall be reduced by one position for 
     each vacancy created by the separation of any employee who 
     has received, or is due to receive, a voluntary separation 
     incentive payment under this section. For the purposes of 
     this subsection, positions shall be counted on a full-time-
     equivalent basis.
       (2) Enforcement.--The President, through the Office of 
     Management and Budget, shall monitor the agency and take any 
     action necessary to ensure that the requirements of this 
     subsection are met.
       (g) Regulations.--The Office of Personnel Management may 
     prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to implement 
     this section.


                            iraq opposition

       Sec. 580. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of 
     the funds appropriated under the heading ``Economic Support 
     Fund'', $10,000,000 shall be made available to support 
     efforts to bring about political transition in Iraq, of which 
     not less than $8,000,000 shall be made available only to 
     Iraqi opposition groups designated under the Iraq Liberation 
     Act (Public Law 105-338) for political, economic, 
     humanitarian, and other activities of such groups, and not 
     more than $2,000,000 may be made available for groups and 
     activities seeking the prosecution of Saddam Hussein and 
     other Iraqi government officials for war crimes.


         agency for international development budget submission

       Sec. 581. Beginning with the fiscal year 2001 budget, the 
     Agency for International Development shall submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations a detailed budget for each 
     fiscal year. The Agency shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations a proposed budget format no later than October 
     31, 1999, or 30 days after the enactment of this Act, 
     whichever occurs later. The proposed format shall include how 
     the Agency's budget submission will address: estimated levels 
     of obligations for the current fiscal year and actual levels 
     for the two previous fiscal years; the President's request 
     for new budget authority and estimated carryover obligational 
     authority for the budget year; the disaggregation of budget 
     data by program and activity for each bureau, field mission, 
     and central office; and staff levels identified by program.


                  AMERICAN CHURCHWOMEN IN EL SALVADOR

       Sec. 582. (a) Information relevant to the December 2, 1980 
     murders of four American churchwomen in El Salvador shall be 
     made public to the fullest extent possible.
       (b) The Secretary of State and the Department of State are 
     to be commended for fully releasing information regarding the 
     murders.
       (c) The President shall order all 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.
       (d) In making determinations concerning the 
     declassification and release of relevant information, the 
     Federal agencies and departments shall presume in favor of 
     releasing, rather than of withholding, such information.
       (e) Not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Attorney General shall provide a report to 
     the Committees on Appropriations describing in detail the 
     circumstances under which individuals involved in the murders 
     or the cover-up of the murders obtained residence in the 
     United States.


                             kyoto protocol

       Sec. 583. 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 States 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.


ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO STOCKPILING OF DEFENSE ARTICLES FOR 
                           FOREIGN COUNTRIES

       Sec. 584. (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 following: 
     ``$50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996 and 1997, 
     $60,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, and'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof before the period at the end, the following: ``and 
     $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2000''.
       (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 striking the following: ``Of 
     the amount specified in subparagraph (A) for each of the 
     fiscal years 1996 and 1997, not more than $40,000,000 may be 
     made available for stockpiles in the Republic of Korea and 
     not more than $10,000,000 may be made available for 
     stockpiles in Thailand. Of the amount specified in 
     subparagraph (A) for fiscal year 1998, not more than 
     $40,000,000 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.''; and at the end 
     inserting the following sentence: ``Of the amount specified 
     in subparagraph (A) for fiscal year 2000, not more than 
     $40,000,000 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.''.


                       RUSSIAN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

       Sec. 585. Section 3011 of the 1999 Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act (Public Law 106-31; 113 Stat. 93) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``fiscal year 1999'' in subsections (a)(1), 
     (b)(4)(B), (d)(3), and (h)(1)(A) and inserting ``fiscal years 
     1999 and 2000''; and
       (2) by striking ``2000'' in subsection (a)(2), (e)(1), and 
     (h)(1)(B) and inserting ``2001''.


               abolition of the Inter-American Foundation

       Sec. 586. (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget.
       (2) Foundation.--The term ``Foundation'' means the Inter-
     American Foundation.
       (3) Function.--The term ``function'' means any duty, 
     obligation, power, authority, responsibility, right, 
     privilege, activity, or program.
       (b) Abolition of Inter-American Foundation.--During fiscal 
     year 2000, the President is authorized to abolish the Inter-
     American Foundation. The provisions of this section shall 
     only be effective upon the effective date of the abolition of 
     the Inter-American Foundation.
       (c) Termination of Functions.--
       (1) Except as provided in subsection (d)(2), there are 
     terminated upon the abolition of the Foundation all functions 
     vested in, or exercised by, the Foundation or any official 
     thereof, under any statute, reorganization plan, Executive 
     order, or other provisions of law, as of the day before the 
     effective date of this section.
       (2) Repeal.--Section 401 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1969 (22 U.S.C. 6290f) is repealed upon the effective date 
     specified in subsection (j).
       (3) Final disposition of funds.--Upon the date of 
     transmittal to Congress of the certification described in 
     subsection (d)(4), all unexpended balances of appropriations 
     of the Foundation shall be deposited in the miscellaneous 
     receipts account of the Treasury of the United States.
       (d) Responsibilities of the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget.--
       (1) In general.--The Director of the Office of Management 
     and Budget shall be responsible for--
       (A) the administration and wind-up of any outstanding 
     obligation of the Federal Government under any contract or 
     agreement entered into by the Foundation before the date of 
     the enactment of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
     and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2000, except that 
     the authority of this subparagraph does not include the 
     renewal or extension of any such contract or agreement; and
       (B) taking such other actions as may be necessary to wind-
     up any outstanding affairs of the Foundation.
       (2) Transfer of functions to the director.--There are 
     transferred to the Director such functions of the Foundation 
     under any statute, reorganization plan, Executive order, or 
     other provision of law, as of the day before the date of the 
     enactment of this section, as may be necessary to carry out 
     the responsibilities of the Director under paragraph (1).
       (3) Authorities of the director.--For purposes of 
     performing the functions of the Director under paragraph (1) 
     and subject to the availability of appropriations, the 
     Director may--
       (A) enter into contracts;
       (B) employ experts and consultants in accordance with 
     section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, at rates for 
     individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the 
     rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule; and
       (C) utilize, on a reimbursable basis, the services, 
     facilities, and personnel of other Federal agencies.
       (4) Certification required.--Whenever the Director 
     determines that the responsibilities described in paragraph 
     (1) have been fully discharged, the Director shall so certify 
     to the appropriate congressional committees.

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       (e) Report to Congress.--The Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a detailed report in writing 
     regarding all matters relating to the abolition and 
     termination of the Foundation. The report shall be submitted 
     not later than 90 days after the termination of the 
     Foundation.
       (f) Transfer and Allocation of Appropriations.--Except as 
     otherwise provided in this section, the assets, liabilities 
     (including contingent liabilities arising from suits 
     continued with a substitution or addition of parties under 
     subsection (g)(3)), 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, terminated by subsection (c)(1) or 
     transferred by subsection (d)(2) shall be transferred to the 
     Director for purposes of carrying out the responsibilities 
     described in subsection (d)(1).
       (g) Savings Provisions.--
       (1) Continuing legal force and effect.--All orders, 
     determinations, rules, regulations, permits, agreements, 
     grants, contracts, certificates, licenses, registrations, 
     privileges, and other administrative actions--
       (A) that have been issued, made, granted, or allowed to 
     become effective by the Foundation in the performance of 
     functions that are terminated or transferred under this 
     section; and
       (B) that are in effect as of the date of the abolition of 
     the Foundation, or were final before such date and are to 
     become effective on or after such date,

     shall continue in effect according to their terms until 
     modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in 
     accordance with law by the President, the Director, or other 
     authorized official, a court of competent jurisdiction, or by 
     operation of law.
       (2) No effect on judicial or administrative proceedings.--
     Except as otherwise provided in this section--
       (A) the provisions of this section shall not affect suits 
     commenced prior to the date of abolition of the Foundation; 
     and
       (B) in all such suits, proceedings shall be had, appeals 
     taken, and judgments rendered in the same manner and effect 
     as if this section had not been enacted.
       (3) 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 
     Foundation shall abate by reason of the enactment of this 
     section. No cause of action by or against the Foundation, or 
     by or against any officer thereof in the official capacity of 
     such officer, shall abate by reason of the enactment of this 
     section.
       (4) Continuation of proceeding with substitution of 
     parties.--If, before the date of the abolition of the 
     Foundation, the Foundation, or officer thereof in the 
     official capacity of such officer, is a party to a suit, then 
     effective on such date such suit shall be continued with the 
     Director substituted or added as a party.
       (5) Reviewability of orders and actions under transferred 
     functions.--Orders and actions of the Director in the 
     exercise of functions terminated or transferred under this 
     section shall be subject to judicial review to the same 
     extent and in the same manner as if such orders and actions 
     had been taken by the Foundation immediately preceding their 
     termination or transfer. Any statutory requirements relating 
     to notice, hearings, action upon the record, or 
     administrative review that apply to any function transferred 
     by this section shall apply to the exercise of such function 
     by the Director.
       (h) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) African development foundation.--Section 502 of the 
     International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 
     1980 (22 U.S.C. 290h) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2);
       (B) by striking the semicolon at the end of paragraph (3) 
     and inserting a period; and
       (C) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5).
       (2) Social progress trust fund agreement.--Section 36 of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1973 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) by striking ``provide for'' and all that follows 
     through ``(2) utilization'' and inserting ``provide for the 
     utilization''; and
       (ii) by striking ``member countries;'' and all that follows 
     through ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``member 
     countries.'';
       (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``transfer or'';
       (C) by striking subsection (c);
       (D) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c); and
       (E) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``transfer or''.
       (3) Foreign assistance act of 1961.--Section 222A(d) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2182a(d)) is 
     repealed.
       (i) Definition.--In this section, the term ``appropriate 
     congressional committees'' means 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.
       (j) Effective Dates.--The repeal made by subsection (c)(2) 
     and the amendments made by subsection (h) shall take effect 
     upon the date of transmittal to Congress of the certification 
     described in subsection (d)(4).


                       west bank and gaza program

       Sec. 587. For fiscal year 2000, 30 days prior to the 
     initial obligation of funds for the bilateral West Bank and 
     Gaza Program, the Secretary of State shall certify to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress that procedures have been 
     established to assure the Comptroller General of the United 
     States will have access to appropriate United States 
     financial information in order to review the uses of United 
     States assistance for the Program funded under the heading 
     ``Economic Support Fund'' for the West Bank and Gaza.


                        HUMAN RIGHTS ASSISTANCE

       Sec. 588. Of the funds made available under the heading 
     ``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'', not 
     less than $500,000 should be provided to the Colombia 
     Attorney General's Human Rights Unit, not less than $500,000 
     should be made available to support the activities of 
     Colombian nongovernmental organizations involved in human 
     rights monitoring, not less than $250,000 should be provided 
     to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to 
     assist the Government of Colombia in strengthening its human 
     rights policies and programs, not less than $1,000,000 should 
     be made available for personnel and other resources to 
     enhance United States Embassy monitoring of assistance to the 
     Colombian security forces and responding to reports of human 
     rights violations, and not less than $5,000,000 should be 
     made available for administration of justice programs 
     including support for the Colombia Attorney General's 
     Technical Investigations Unit.


                    SELF-DETERMINATION IN EAST TIMOR

       Sec. 589. (a) Multilateral Economic Assistance.--Except as 
     provided in subsection (c), the Secretary of the Treasury 
     should instruct the United States executive directors to the 
     international financial institutions to oppose, and vote 
     against, any extension by those institutions of any financial 
     assistance (including any technical assistance or grant) to 
     the Government of Indonesia.
       (b) Bilateral Assistance and Licenses.--Except as provided 
     in subsection (c)--
       (1) none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act or any prior Foreign Operations 
     Appropriations Act may be made available for assistance for 
     the Government of Indonesia.
       (2) none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act or any prior Foreign Operations 
     Appropriations Act may be made available for licensing 
     exports of defense articles or services for Indonesia under 
     section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act.
       (c) Exceptions.--
       (1) Subsection (a) shall not apply to the provision of 
     assistance to meet basic human needs for Indonesia or East 
     Timor.
       (2) Subsection (b) shall not apply to the provision of 
     funds appropriated or otherwise made available to carry out 
     chapter 1 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, or humanitarian assistance, for the 
     Government of Indonesia or East Timor, except that such funds 
     shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of 
     the Committees on Appropriations.
       (d) Conditions for Termination.--The measures described in 
     subsections (a) and (b) shall apply until the President 
     determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional 
     committees that the Government of Indonesia and the 
     Indonesian armed forces have--
       (1) ended the violence by units of the Indonesian armed 
     forces and by anti-independence militias;
       (2) enabled displaced persons and refugees to return home;
       (3) ensured freedom of movement in East Timor, including by 
     humanitarian organizations;
       (4) enabled UNAMET to fulfill its mandate, without threat 
     or intimidation to its personnel;
       (5) withdrawn from East Timor in accordance with a United 
     Nations-supervised process of transferring sovereignty to an 
     independent East Timor;
       (6) cooperated fully with efforts to investigate and 
     prosecute members of the Indonesian armed forces and anti-
     independence militias responsible for human rights violations 
     in East Timor; and
       (7) cooperated fully with efforts to implement the results 
     of the August 30, 1999, vote on East Timor's political 
     status.


                         man and the biosphere

       Sec. 590. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be provided for the United Nations 
     Man and the Biosphere Program or the United Nations World 
     Heritage Fund for programs in the United States.


               IMMUNITY OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA

       Sec. 591. (a) Subject to subsection (b), the Federal 
     Republic of Yugoslavia shall be deemed to be a state sponsor 
     of terrorism for the purposes of 28 U.S.C. 1605(a)(7).
       (b) This section shall not apply to Montenegro or Kosova.
       (c) This section shall become null and void when the 
     President certifies in writing to the Congress that the 
     Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (other than Montenegro and 
     Kosova) has completed a democratic reform process that 
     results in a newly elected government that respects the 
     rights of ethnic minorities, is committed to the rule of law 
     and respects the sovereignty of its neighbor states.
       (d) The certification provided for in subsection (c) shall 
     not affect the continuation of litigation commenced against 
     the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia prior to its fulfillment 
     of the conditions in subsection (c).


  United States Assistance Policy for Opposition-Controlled Areas of 
                                 Sudan

       Sec. 592. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the President, acting through appropriate federal agencies, 
     may provide food assistance to groups engaged in the 
     protection of civilian populations from attacks by regular 
     government of Sudan forces, associated militias, or other 
     paramilitary groups supported by the government of Sudan. 
     Such assistance may only be provided in a way that: (1) does 
     not endanger, compromise or otherwise reduce the United 
     States' support for unilateral, multilateral or private 
     humanitarian operations or the beneficiaries of those 
     operations; or (2) compromise

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     any ongoing or future people-to-people reconciliation 
     efforts. Any such assistance shall be provided separate from 
     and not in proximity to current humanitarian efforts, both 
     within Operation Lifeline Sudan or outside of Operation 
     Lifeline Sudan, or any other current or future humanitarian 
     operations which serve noncombatants. In considering 
     eligibility of potential recipients, the President shall 
     determine that the group respects human rights, democratic 
     principles, and the integrity of ongoing humanitarian 
     operations, and cease such assistance if the determination 
     can no longer be made.
       (b) Not later than February 1, 2000, the President shall 
     submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report on United 
     States bilateral assistance to opposition-controlled areas of 
     Sudan. Such report shall include--
       (1) an accounting of United States bilateral assistance to 
     opposition-controlled areas of Sudan, provided in fiscal 
     years 1997, 1998, 1999, and proposed for fiscal year 2000, 
     and the goals and objectives of such assistance;
       (2) the policy implications and costs, including logistics 
     and administrative costs, associated with providing 
     humanitarian assistance, including food, directly to National 
     Democratic Alliance participants and the Sudanese People's 
     Liberation Movement operating outside of the United Nations' 
     Operation Lifeline Sudan structure, and the United States 
     agencies best suited to administer these activities; and
       (3) the policy implications of increasing substantially the 
     amount of development assistance for democracy promotion, 
     civil administration, judiciary, and infrastructure support 
     in opposition-controlled areas of Sudan and the obstacles to 
     administering a development assistance program in this 
     region.


                 consultations on arms sales to taiwan

       Sec. 593. Consistent with the intent of Congress expressed 
     in the enactment of section 3(b) of the Taiwan Relations Act, 
     the Secretary of State shall consult with the appropriate 
     committees and leadership of Congress to devise a mechanism 
     to provide for congressional input prior to making any 
     determination on the nature or quantity of defense articles 
     and services to be made available to Taiwan.


                             authorizations

       Sec. 594. The Secretary of the Treasury may, to fulfill 
     commitments of the United States: (1) effect the United 
     States participation in the fifth general capital increase of 
     the African Development Bank, the first general capital 
     increase of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, and 
     the first general capital increase of the Inter-American 
     Investment Corporation; and (2) contribute on behalf of the 
     United States to the eighth replenishment of the resources of 
     the African Development Fund and the twelfth replenishment of 
     the International Development Association. The following 
     amounts are authorized to be appropriated without fiscal year 
     limitation for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury: 
     $40,847,011 for paid-in capital, and $639,932,485 for 
     callable capital, of the African Development Bank; 
     $29,870,087 for paid-in capital, and $139,365,533 for 
     callable capital, of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee 
     Agency; $125,180,000 for paid-in capital of the Inter-
     American Investment Corporation; $300,000,000 for the African 
     Development Fund; and $2,410,000,000 for the International 
     Development Association.


                          working capital fund

       Sec. 595. Section 635 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2395) is amended by adding a new subsection (l) as 
     follows:
       ``(l)(1) There is hereby established a working capital fund 
     for the United States Agency for International Development 
     which shall be available without fiscal year limitation for 
     the expenses of personal and nonpersonal services, equipment 
     and supplies for: (A) International Cooperative 
     Administrative Support Services, and (B) rebates from the use 
     of United States Government credit cards.
       ``(2) The capital of the fund shall consist of the fair and 
     reasonable value of such supplies, equipment and other assets 
     pertaining to the functions of the fund as the Administrator 
     determines and any appropriations made available for the 
     purpose of providing capital, less related liabilities.
       ``(3) The fund shall be reimbursed or credited with advance 
     payments for services, equipment or supplies provided from 
     the fund from applicable appropriations and funds of the 
     agency, other Federal agencies and other sources authorized 
     by section 607 of this Act at rates that will recover total 
     expenses of operation, including accrual of annual leave and 
     depreciation. Receipts from the disposal of, or payments for 
     the loss or damage to, property held in the fund, rebates, 
     reimbursements, refunds and other credits applicable to the 
     operation of the fund may be deposited in the fund.
       ``(4) The agency shall transfer to the Treasury as 
     miscellaneous receipts as of the close of the fiscal year 
     such amounts which the Administrator determines to be in 
     excess of the needs of the fund.
       ``(5) The fund may be charged with the current value of 
     supplies and equipment returned to the working capital of the 
     fund by a post, activity or agency and the proceeds shall be 
     credited to current applicable appropriations.''.


                     silk road strategy act of 1999

       Sec. 596. (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as 
     the ``Silk Road Strategy Act of 1999''.
       (b) Amendment of the Foreign Assistance of 1961.--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 new chapter:

 ``CHAPTER 12--SUPPORT FOR THE ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL INDEPENDENCE OF 
          THE COUNTRIES OF THE SOUTH CAUCASUS AND CENTRAL ASIA

     ``SEC. 499. UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE TO PROMOTE 
                   RECONCILIATION AND RECOVERY FROM REGIONAL 
                   CONFLICTS.

       ``(a) Purpose of Assistance.--The purposes of assistance 
     under this section include--
       ``(1) the creation of the basis for reconciliation between 
     belligerents;
       ``(2) the promotion of economic development in areas of the 
     countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia impacted by 
     civil conflict and war; and
       ``(3) the encouragement of broad regional cooperation among 
     countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia that have 
     been destabilized by internal conflicts.
       ``(b) Authorization for Assistance.--
       ``(1) In general.--To carry out the purposes of subsection 
     (a), the President is authorized to provide humanitarian 
     assistance and economic reconstruction assistance for the 
     countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia to support 
     the activities described in subsection (c).
       ``(2) Definition of humanitarian assistance.--In this 
     subsection, the term `humanitarian assistance' means 
     assistance to meet humanitarian needs, including needs for 
     food, medicine, medical supplies and equipment, education, 
     and clothing.
       ``(c) Activities Supported.--Activities that may be 
     supported by assistance under subsection (b) include--
       ``(1) providing for the humanitarian needs of victims of 
     the conflicts;
       ``(2) facilitating the return of refugees and internally 
     displaced persons to their homes; and
       ``(3) assisting in the reconstruction of residential and 
     economic infrastructure destroyed by war.

     ``SEC. 499A. ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE.

       ``(a) Purpose of Assistance.--The purpose of assistance 
     under this section is to foster economic growth and 
     development, including the conditions necessary for regional 
     economic cooperation, in the South Caucasus and Central Asia.
       ``(b) Authorization for Assistance.--To carry out the 
     purpose of subsection (a), the President is authorized to 
     provide assistance for the countries of the South Caucasus 
     and Central Asia to support the activities described in 
     subsection (c).
       ``(c) Activities Supported.--In addition to the activities 
     described in section 498, activities supported by assistance 
     under subsection (b) should support the development of the 
     structures and means necessary for the growth of private 
     sector economies based upon market principles.

     ``SEC. 499B. DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE.

       ``(a) Purpose of Programs.--The purposes of programs under 
     this section include--
       ``(1) to develop the physical infrastructure necessary for 
     regional cooperation among the countries of the South 
     Caucasus and Central Asia; and
       ``(2) to encourage closer economic relations and to 
     facilitate the removal of impediments to cross-border 
     commerce among those countries and the United States and 
     other developed nations.
       ``(b) Authorization for Programs.--To carry out the 
     purposes of subsection (a), the following types of programs 
     for the countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia may 
     be used to support the activities described in subsection 
     (c):
       ``(1) Activities by the Export-Import Bank to complete the 
     review process for eligibility for financing under the 
     Export-Import Bank Act of 1945.
       ``(2) The provision of insurance, reinsurance, financing, 
     or other assistance by the Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation.
       ``(3) Assistance under section 661 of this Act (relating to 
     the Trade and Development Agency).
       ``(c) Activities Supported.--Activities that may be 
     supported by programs under subsection (b) include promoting 
     actively the participation of United States companies and 
     investors in the planning, financing, and construction of 
     infrastructure for communications, transportation, including 
     air transportation, and energy and trade including highways, 
     railroads, port facilities, shipping, banking, insurance, 
     telecommunications networks, and gas and oil pipelines.

     ``SEC. 499C. BORDER CONTROL ASSISTANCE.

       ``(a) Purpose of Assistance.--The purpose of assistance 
     under this section includes the assistance of the countries 
     of the South Caucasus and Central Asia to secure their 
     borders and implement effective controls necessary to prevent 
     the trafficking of illegal narcotics and the proliferation of 
     technology and materials related to weapons of mass 
     destruction (as defined in section 2332a(c)(2) of title 18, 
     United States Code), and to contain and inhibit transnational 
     organized criminal activities.
       ``(b) Authorization for Assistance.--To carry out the 
     purpose of subsection (a), the President is authorized to 
     provide assistance to the countries of the South Caucasus and 
     Central Asia to support the activities described in 
     subsection (c).
       ``(c) Activities Supported.--Activities that may be 
     supported by assistance under subsection (b) include 
     assisting those countries of the South Caucasus and Central 
     Asia in developing capabilities to maintain national border 
     guards, coast guard, and customs controls.

     ``SEC. 499D. STRENGTHENING DEMOCRACY, TOLERANCE, AND THE 
                   DEVELOPMENT OF CIVIL SOCIETY.

       ``(a) Purpose of Assistance.--The purpose of assistance 
     under this section is to promote institutions of democratic 
     government and to create the conditions for the growth of 
     pluralistic societies, including religious tolerance and 
     respect for internationally recognized human rights.
       ``(b) Authorization for Assistance.--To carry out the 
     purpose of subsection (a), the President is authorized to 
     provide the following types of assistance to the countries of 
     the South Caucasus and Central Asia:
       ``(1) Assistance for democracy building, including programs 
     to strengthen parliamentary institutions and practices.

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       ``(2) Assistance for the development of nongovernmental 
     organizations.
       ``(3) Assistance for development of independent media.
       ``(4) Assistance for the development of the rule of law, a 
     strong independent judiciary, and transparency in political 
     practice and commercial transactions.
       ``(5) International exchanges and advanced professional 
     training programs in skill areas central to the development 
     of civil society.
       ``(6) Assistance to promote increased adherence to civil 
     and political rights under section 116(e) of this Act.
       ``(c) Activities Supported.--Activities that may be 
     supported by assistance under subsection (b) include 
     activities that are designed to advance progress toward the 
     development of democracy.

     ``SEC. 499E. ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES.

       ``(a) Assistance Through Governments and Nongovernmental 
     Organizations.--Assistance under this chapter may be provided 
     to governments or through nongovernmental organizations.
       ``(b) Use of Economic Support Funds.--Except as otherwise 
     provided, any funds that have been allocated under chapter 4 
     of part II for assistance for the independent states of the 
     former Soviet Union may be used in accordance with the 
     provisions of this chapter.
       ``(c) Terms and Conditions.--Assistance under this chapter 
     shall be provided on such terms and conditions as the 
     President may determine.
       ``(d) Available Authorities.--The authority in this chapter 
     to provide assistance for the countries of the South Caucasus 
     and Central Asia is in addition to the authority to provide 
     such assistance under the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5801 
     et seq.) or any other Act, and the authorities applicable to 
     the provision of assistance under chapter 11 may be used to 
     provide assistance under this chapter.

     ``SEC. 499F. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this chapter:
       ``(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--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.
       ``(2) Countries of the south caucasus and central asia.--
     The term `countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia' 
     means Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, 
     Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 102(a) of the FREEDOM 
     Support Act (Public Law 102-511) is amended in paragraphs (2) 
     and (4) by striking each place it appears ``this Act)'' and 
     inserting ``this Act and chapter 12 of part I of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961)''.
       (d) Annual Report.--Section 104 of the FREEDOM Support Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 5814) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) with respect to the countries of the South Caucasus 
     and Central Asia--
       ``(A) an identification of the progress made by the United 
     States in accomplishing the policy described in section 3 of 
     the Silk Road Strategy Act of 1999;
       ``(B) an evaluation of the degree to which the assistance 
     authorized by chapter 12 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 has accomplished the purposes identified in that 
     chapter;
       ``(C) a description of the progress being made by the 
     United States to resolve trade disputes registered with and 
     raised by the United States embassies in each country, and to 
     negotiate a bilateral agreement relating to the protection of 
     United States direct investment in, and other business 
     interests with, each country; and
       ``(D) recommendations of any additional initiatives that 
     should be undertaken by the United States to implement the 
     policy and purposes contained in the Silk Road Strategy Act 
     of 1999.''.


               Country Reports on Human Rights Practices

       Sec. 597. Section 116 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     is amended by adding the following new subsection:
       ``(f)(1) The report required by subsection (d) shall 
     include--
       ``(A) a list of foreign states where trafficking in 
     persons, especially women and children, originates, passes 
     through, or is a destination; and
       ``(B) an assessment of the efforts by the governments of 
     the states described in paragraph (A) to combat trafficking. 
     Such an assessment shall address--
       ``(i) whether government authorities in each such state 
     tolerate or are involved in trafficking activities;
       ``(ii) which government authorities in each such state are 
     involved in anti-trafficking activities;
       ``(iii) what steps the government of each such state has 
     taken to prohibit government officials and other individuals 
     from participating in trafficking, including the 
     investigation, prosecution, and conviction of individuals 
     involved in trafficking;
       ``(iv) what steps the government of each such state has 
     taken to assist trafficking victims;
       ``(v) whether the government of each such state is 
     cooperating with governments of other countries to extradite 
     traffickers when requested;
       ``(vi) whether the government of each such state is 
     assisting in international investigations of transnational 
     trafficking networks; and
       ``(vii) whether the government of each such state refrains 
     from prosecuting trafficking victims or refrains from other 
     discriminatory treatment towards victims.
       ``(2) In compiling data and assessing trafficking for the 
     purposes of paragraph (1), United States Diplomatic Mission 
     personnel shall consult with human rights and other 
     appropriate nongovernmental organizations.
       ``(3) For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) the term `trafficking' means the use of deception, 
     coercion, debt bondage, the threat of force, or the abuse of 
     authority to recruit, transport within or across borders, 
     purchase, sell, transfer, receive, or harbor a person for the 
     purposes of placing or holding such person, whether for pay 
     or not, in involuntary servitude, slavery or slavery-like 
     conditions, or in forced, bonded, or coerced labor;
       ``(B) the term `victim of trafficking' means any person 
     subjected to the treatment described in subparagraph (A).''.


                           OPIC MARITIME FUND

       Sec. 598. It is the sense of the Congress that the Overseas 
     Private Investment Corporation shall within one year from the 
     date of the enactment of this Act select a fund manager for 
     the purpose of creating a maritime fund with total 
     capitalization of up to $200,000,000. This fund shall 
     leverage United States commercial maritime expertise to 
     support international maritime projects.


                        SANCTIONS AGAINST SERBIA

       Sec. 599. (a) Continuation of Executive Branch Sanctions.--
     The sanctions listed in subsection (b) shall remain in effect 
     for fiscal year 2000, unless the President submits to the 
     Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations in the 
     Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and International 
     Relations of the House of Representatives a certification 
     described in subsection (c).
       (b) Applicable Sanctions.--
       (1) 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.
       (2) The Secretary of State should instruct the United 
     States Ambassador to the Organization for Security and 
     Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to block any consensus to allow 
     the participation of Serbia in the OSCE or any organization 
     affiliated with the OSCE.
       (3) The Secretary of State should instruct the United 
     States Representative to the United Nations to vote against 
     any resolution in the United Nations Security Council to 
     admit Serbia to the United Nations or any organization 
     affiliated with the United Nations, to veto any resolution to 
     allow Serbia to assume the United Nations' membership of the 
     former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and to take 
     action to prevent Serbia from assuming the seat formerly 
     occupied by the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
       (4) The Secretary of State should instruct the United 
     States Permanent Representative on the Council of the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization to oppose the extension of the 
     Partnership for Peace program or any other organization 
     affiliated with NATO to Serbia.
       (5) The Secretary of State should instruct the United 
     States Representatives to the Southeast European Cooperative 
     Initiative (SECI) to oppose and to work to prevent the 
     extension of SECI membership to Serbia.
       (c) Certification.--A certification described in this 
     subsection is a certification that--
       (1) the representatives of the successor states to the 
     Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia have successfully 
     negotiated the division of assets and liabilities and all 
     other succession issues following the dissolution of the 
     Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia;
       (2) the government of Serbia is fully complying with its 
     obligations as a signatory to the General Framework Agreement 
     for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina;
       (3) the government of Serbia is fully cooperating with and 
     providing unrestricted access to the International Criminal 
     Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, including surrendering 
     persons indicted for war crimes who are within the 
     jurisdiction of the territory of Serbia, and with the 
     investigations concerning the commission of war crimes and 
     crimes against humanity in Kosova;
       (4) the government of Serbia is implementing internal 
     democratic reforms; and
       (5) Serbian federal governmental officials, and 
     representatives of the ethnic Albanian community in Kosova 
     have agreed on, signed, and begun implementation of a 
     negotiated settlement on the future status of Kosova.
       (d) Statement of Policy.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that the United States should not restore full diplomatic 
     relations with Serbia until the President submits to the 
     Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations in the 
     Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and International 
     Relations in the House of Representatives the certification 
     described in subsection (c).
       (e) Exemption of Montenegro and Kosova.--The sanctions 
     described in subsection (b) shall not apply to Montenegro or 
     Kosova.
       (f) 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.
       (g) Waiver Authority.--The President may waive the 
     application in whole or in part, of any sanction described in 
     subsection (b) if the President certifies to the Congress 
     that the President has determined that the waiver is 
     necessary to meet emergency humanitarian needs.


                         CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY

       Sec. 599A. (a) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:

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       (1) The United States is the world leader in the 
     development of environmental technologies, particularly clean 
     coal technology.
       (2) Severe pollution problems affecting people in 
     developing countries, and the serious health problems that 
     result from such pollution, can be effectively addressed 
     through the application of United States technology.
       (3) During the next century, developing countries, 
     particularly countries in Asia such as China and India, will 
     dramatically increase their consumption of electricity, and 
     low quality coal will be a major source of fuel for power 
     generation.
       (4) Without the use of modern clean coal technology, the 
     resultant pollution will cause enormous health and 
     environmental problems leading to diminished economic growth 
     in developing countries and, thus, diminished United States 
     exports to those growing markets.
       (b) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
     States to promote the export of United States clean coal 
     technology. In furtherance of that policy, the Secretary of 
     State, the Secretary of the Treasury (acting through the 
     United States executive directors to international financial 
     institutions), the Secretary of Energy, and the Administrator 
     of the United States Agency for International Development 
     (USAID) should, as appropriate, vigorously promote the use of 
     United States clean coal technology in environmental and 
     energy infrastructure programs, projects and activities. 
     Programs, projects and activities for which the use of such 
     technology should be considered include reconstruction 
     assistance for the Balkans, activities carried out by the 
     Global Environment Facility, and activities funded from 
     USAID's Development Credit Authority.


  Restriction on United States Assistance for Certain Reconstruction 
                     Efforts in the Balkans Region

       Sec. 599B. (a) Funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act for United States assistance for 
     reconstruction efforts in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 
     or any contiguous country should to the maximum extent 
     practicable be used for the procurement of articles and 
     services of United States origin.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Article.--The term ``article'' means any agricultural 
     commodity, steel, communications equipment, farm machinery or 
     petrochemical refinery equipment.
       (2) Federal republic of yugoslavia.--The term ``Federal 
     Republic of Yugoslavia'' includes Serbia, Montenegro and 
     Kosova.


            contributions to united nations population fund

       Sec. 599C. (1) Limitations on Amount of Contribution.--Of 
     the amounts made available under ``International 
     Organizations and Programs'', not more than $25,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2000 shall be available for the United Nations 
     Population Fund (hereinafter in this subsection referred to 
     as the ``UNFPA'').
       (2) Prohibition on Use of Funds in China.--None of the 
     funds made available under ``International Organizations and 
     Programs'' may be made available for the UNFPA for a country 
     program in the People's Republic of China.
       (3) Conditions on Availability of Funds.--Amounts made 
     available under ``International Organizations and Programs'' 
     for fiscal year 2000 for the UNFPA may not be made available 
     to UNFPA unless--
       (A) the UNFPA maintains amounts made available to the UNFPA 
     under this section in an account separate from other accounts 
     of the UNFPA;
       (B) the UNFPA does not commingle amounts made available to 
     the UNFPA under this section with other sums; and
       (C) the UNFPA does not fund abortions.
       (4) Report to the Congress and Withholding of Funds.--
       (A) Not later than February 15, 2000, the Secretary of 
     State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
     committees indicating the amount of funds that the United 
     Nations Population Fund is budgeting for the year in which 
     the report is submitted for a country program in the People's 
     Republic of China.
       (B) If a report under subparagraph (A) indicates that the 
     United Nations Population Fund plans to spend funds for a 
     country program in the People's Republic of China in the year 
     covered by the report, then the amount of such funds that the 
     UNFPA plans to spend in the People's Republic of China shall 
     be deducted from the funds made available to the UNFPA after 
     March 1 for obligation for the remainder of the fiscal year 
     in which the report is submitted.


                 authorization for population planning

       Sec. 599D. (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.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Operations, Export 
     Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2000''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
     Sonny Callahan,
     John Edward Porter,
     Frank Wolf,
     Ron Packard,
     Joe Knollenberg,
     Jack Kingston,
     Jerry Lewis,
     Roy Blunt,
     Bill Young,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Mitch McConnell,
     Arlen Specter,
     Judd Gregg,
     Richard Shelby,
     Robert F. Bennett,
     Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
     C.S. Bond,
     Ted Stevens,
     Daniel K. Inouye,
     Frank Lautenberg,
     B.A. Mikulski,
     Robert Byrd,
                               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. THORNBERRY, announced that pursuant to 
clause 10 of rule XX 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

211

para. 108.30                  [Roll No. 480]

                                YEAS--214

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pease
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--211

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     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
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)

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     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Blumenauer
     Jefferson
     LaHood
     McKinney
     Meeks (NY)
     Paul
     Peterson (PA)
     Pomeroy
     Scarborough
  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. 108.31  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WELDON of Florida, pursuant to clause 8, 
rule XX, announced the unfinished business to be the question on 
agreeing to the Chair's approval of the Journal of Monday, October 4, 
1999.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WELDON of Florida, announced that the 
yeas had it.
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 108.32  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2990 and h.r. 2723

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-366) the resolution (H. Res. 323) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2990) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow 
individuals greater access to health insurance through a health care tax 
deduction, a long-term care deduction, and other health-related tax 
incentives, to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 
to provide access to and choice in health care through association 
health plans, to amend the Public Health Service Act to create new 
pooling opportunities for small employers to obtain greater access to 
health coverage through HealthMarts, and for other purposes, and for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2723) to amend title I of the Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health 
Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect consumers 
in managed care plans and other health coverage.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 108.33  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. 1255. An Act to protect consumers and promote electronic 
     commerce by amending certain trademark infringement, 
     dilution, and counterfeiting laws, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.

para. 108.34  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. MASCARA, for today before 5 p.m.;
  To Mr. LaHOOD, for today; and
  To Mr. HILL of Montana, for today.
  And then,

para. 108.35  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. MICA at 11 o'clock and 21 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 108.36  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. TALENT: Committee on Small Business. H.R. 1497. A bill 
     to amend the Small Business Act with respect to the women's 
     business center program; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-
     365). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 323. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2990) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow 
     individuals greater access to health insurance through a 
     health care tax deduction, a long-term care deduction, and 
     other health-related tax incentives, to amend the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide access to 
     and choice in health care through association health plans, 
     to amend the Public Health Service Act to create new pooling 
     opportunities for small employers to obtain greater access to 
     health coverage through HealthMarts, and for other purposes, 
     and for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2723) to amend title 
     I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 
     title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect consumers in managed 
     care plans and other health coverage (Rept. No. 106-366). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 108.37  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Oxley, and 
             Mr. Blunt):
       H.R. 3011. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to improve the disclosure of information concerning telephone 
     charges, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             Pickering, and Mr. Kasich):
       H.R. 3012. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to protect Social 
     Security trust funds and save Social Security surpluses for 
     Social Security; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 3013. A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act to allow shareholder common stock to be 
     transferred to adopted Alaska Native children and their 
     descendants, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself, Mr. Ose, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Schaffer, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Bachus, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. Foley):
       H.R. 3014. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     with regard to prison commissaries, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       H.R. 3015. 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. CLYBURN (for himself, Mr. Spence, Mr. Spratt, 
             Mr. Graham, Mr. Sanford, and Mr. DeMint):
       H.R. 3016. A bill to designate the United States Post 
     Office located at 301 Main Street in Eastover, South 
     Carolina, as the ``Layford R. Johnson Post Office``; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       H.R. 3017. 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.
       H.R. 3018. 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.
       H.R. 3019. A bill to designate the United States Post 
     Office located at 4026 Lamar Street in (the Eau Claire 
     community of) Columbia, South Carolina, as the ``Mamie G. 
     Floyd Post Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Larson, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Menendez, Ms. 
             Pelosi, and Mr. Hoeffel):
       H.R. 3020. A bill to make illegal the sale of guns, 
     ammunition, or explosives between private individuals over 
     the Internet; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 3021. A bill to extend the authority of the Thomas 
     Paine National Historical Association to establish a memorial 
     to Thomas Paine in the District of Columbia; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H.R. 3022. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to improve the disclosure of information concerning telephone 
     charges, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. PASTOR:
       H.R. 3023. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to convey 
     property to the Greater Yuma Port Authority of Yuma County, 
     Arizona, for use as an international port of entry; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 3024. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to restrict the transmission of unsolicited electronic mail 
     messages; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SOUDER (for himself, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. 
             McIntosh):
       H.R. 3025. A bill to establish a national clearinghouse for 
     youth entrepreneurship

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     education; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 3026. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to complete construction of the Hubbard Expressway in the 
     vicinity of Youngstown, Ohio; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Armey, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
             Cox, Mr. Leach, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Taylor 
             of North Carolina, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Goss, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Snyder, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Goode, 
             Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. 
             Thornberry, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Condit, 
             Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Hall of Texas, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Reyes, and Mr. 
             Sanders):
       H.R. 3027. A bill to propose principles governing the 
     provision of International Monetary Fund assistance to 
     Russia; 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. COX:
       H.J. Res. 70. A joint resolution providing for expedited 
     emergency humanitarian assistance, disaster relief 
     assistance, and medical assistance to the people of Taiwan; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. STRICKLAND:
       H. Con. Res. 192. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding support for nongovernmental 
     organizations participating in honor guard details at 
     funerals of veterans; to the Committee on Armed Services. 

para. 108.38  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       255. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of California, relative to Assembly Joint 
     Resolution No. 27 memorializing Congress to call on the 
     Government of Japan to issue a formal apology and reparations 
     to the victims of its war crimes during World War II; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       256. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution 15 
     memorializing the President and Congress to take action 
     necessary to honor our country's moral obligation to provide 
     these Filipino veterans with the military benefits that they 
     deserve, including, but not limited to, holding related 
     hearings, and acting favorably on legislation pertaining to 
     granting full veterans benefits to Filipino veterans of the 
     United States Armed Forces; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
       257. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 7 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to index the 
     AMT exemption and tax brackets for inflation; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       258. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 23 
     memorializing the President and Congress of the United States 
     to evaluate the problems caused by relocating film industry 
     business to Canada and other foreign nations, to evaluate the 
     current state and federal tax incentives provided to the film 
     industry and to promote trade-related legislation that will 
     persuade the film industry to remain in California; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 108.39  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. S. 452. An 
     act for the relief of Belinda McGregor (Rept. No. 106-364). 
     Referred to the Private Calendar.

para. 108.40  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 65: Mr. Oberstar and Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 82: Mr. Duncan and Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 123: Mr. Ewing.
       H.R. 142: Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 271: Ms. Pelosi and Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Leach, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Lucas 
     of Kentucky, Mr. Barr of Georgia, and Ms. McCarthy of 
     Missouri.
       H.R. 354: Mr. Jackson of Illinois and Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 460: Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 531: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Ortiz and Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 654: Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 728: Mr. Skelton.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Snyder, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Napolitano, and 
     Mr. Leach.
       H.R. 784: Mr. Baird and Mr. Vitter.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 976: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Pallone, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, 
     Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Lewis of 
     California, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, 
     and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 1032: Mr. Burr of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1046: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 1082: Mr. Hall of Ohio and Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 1093: Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 1168: Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Baird, Mr. Bilbray, 
     and Mr. Ortiz.
       H.R. 1176: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1221: Mr. Hayes and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1248: Mr. Thompson of California.
       H.R. 1274: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 1294: Mr. Vitter.
       H.R. 1322: Mr. Toomey.
       H.R. 1325: Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 1329: Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Baker, and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 1422: Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Towns, Mr. George Miller of 
     California, Mr. Sandlin, and Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 1445: Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Wise, Mr. Towns, and Mr. 
     Kingston.
       H.R. 1505: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 1593: Mr. Kind.
       H.R. 1621: Mr. Wexler and Mr. Baird.
       H.R. 1644: Mr. Baird.
       H.R. 1686: Mr. Hutchinson and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 1728: Mr. Hoeffel and Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1987: Mr. Cannon, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
     Bonilla, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
     Hobson, and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 2053: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 2059: Mr. Coyne, Mr. Holden, Mr. Etheridge, and Mr. 
     Reyes.
       H.R. 2121: Mr. Lampson, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
     George Miller of California, and Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 2240: Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 2241: Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Vento, Mr. Young of Florida, 
     Mr. Weldon of Florida, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 2252: Mr. Blumenauer and Mr. Clay.
       H.R. 2287: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 2420: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
     Rahall, and Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 2492: Mr. Frost and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 2498: Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
     LaFalce, and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 2544: Mr. Barcia, Mr. McInnis, Mrs. Northup, Mr. 
     Tancredo, and Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 2551: Mr. Blunt, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
     Sanders, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
     and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 2594: Mr. Horn, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, and Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 2640: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 2673: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 2706: Mr. Frost, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Meehan, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 2711: Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 2720: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 2723: Mr. Borski, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
     Jefferson, and Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 2726: Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Collins, Mr. Traficant, 
     and Ms. Granger.
       H.R. 2733: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
     Oxley, and Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 2738: Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 2784: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 2807: Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 2819: Mr. Evans and Mr. Dooley of California.
       H.R. 2824: Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 2837: Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 2901: Mr. Terry.
       H.R. 2902: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Evans, Ms. Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Frank 
     of Massachusetts, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Payne, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
     DeFazio, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
     Texas, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Vento, and Ms. Waters.
       H.R. 2959: Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 2973: Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 2982: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Fattah, and Mr. Farr 
     of California.
       H.R. 2990: Mr. Bryant, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
     Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Northup, and 
     Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 3006: Mr. George Miller of California.
       H. Con. Res. 132: Ms. Stabenow.
       H. Con. Res. 186: Mr. Isakson, Mr. Talent, Mr. Hefley, and 
     Mr. Foley.
       H. Con. Res. 189: Mr. Boehlert and Mr. Bereuter.
       H. Con. Res. 190: Mr. Kolbe and Mr. Cook.
       H. Res. 298: Mr. Fattah, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. 
     Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Wynn, and 
     Mr. Sabo.
       H. Res. 303: Mr. Hostettler and Mr. Thune.

para. 108.41  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       59. The SPEAKER presented a petition of South Amboy City 
     Council, relative to Reso

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     lution No. 199-99 petitioning the members of the U.S. Senate 
     and the House of Representatives to oppose any budgetary cuts 
     inimical to the Community Block Grant funding and HUD's 
     budget; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       60. Also, a petition of Cleveland City Council, relative to 
     Resolution No. 1587-99 petitioning for a Congressional 
     investigation into HUD's handling of Longwood and Rainbow 
     Apartments; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       61. Also, a petition of the City Council of Orange 
     Township, relative to a resolution petitioning Congress to 
     enact H.R. 1168; jointly to the Committees on Science and 
     Transportation and Infrastructure. 
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                    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1999 (109)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 109.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, October 5, 1999.
  Mr. DOGGETT, 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. DOGGETT objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, announced that the vote 
would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para. 109.2  communications

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

       4665. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Mangement and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Imazapic-Ammonium; 
     Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [FRL-6382-3] 
     received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4666. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the approved retirement of Lieutenant General David K. 
     Heeber, United States Army, and his advancement to the grade 
     of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       4667. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     National Flood Insurance Programs; Procedures and Fees for 
     Processing Map Changes (RIN: 3067-AC88) received October 4, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       4668. A letter from the Acting Inspector General, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the FY 1998 Department of 
     Defense Superfund Financial Transactions; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4669. 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 [IN96-2; FRL-
     6452-6] received October 1, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4670. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting a 
     legislative proposal to amend certain provisions of the 
     Weather Assistance Program for Low-Incomed Persons; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4671. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting A copy of a report entitled, ``Audit of the 
     People's Counsel Agency Fund for Fiscal Year 1998,'' pursuant 
     to D.C. Code section 47-117(d); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       4672. 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 October 4, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       4673. A letter from the Comptroller General of the United 
     States, General Accounting Office, transmitting the Research 
     Notification System through September 7, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       4674. A letter from the Office of the District of Columbia 
     Auditor, transmitting a report entitled ``Observed Weakness 
     in the District's Early Out Retirement Incentive Program''; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       4675. A letter from the Office of the District of Columbia 
     Auditor, transmitting a report entitled ``Auditor's Review of 
     Unauthorized Transactions Pertaining to ANC 1A''; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       4676. A letter from the Office of the District of Columbia, 
     Auditor, transmitting a copy of a report entitled, 
     ``Examination of the People's Counsel Agency for Fiscal Year 
     1997''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       4677. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Amendment by Mexico to Appendix 
     III Listing of Bigleaf Mahogany under the Convention on 
     International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and 
     Flora (RIN: 1018-AF58) received June 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4678. A letter from the Commissioner, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting draft legislation to authorize not new 
     feasibility investigations for three water resource 
     development projects within the Pacific Northwest; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       4679. A letter from the Commissioner, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting a draft bill ``To authorize the 
     Secretary of the Interior to refund certain collections 
     received pursuant to the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982''; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       4680. 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 of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No. 990304062-9062-01; I.D. 092499J] received October 4, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4681. 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 Islands [Docket No. 
     990304063-9063-01; I.D. 092399E] received October 4, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4682. 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 of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No. 990304062-9062-01; I.D. 091799B] received October 4, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4683. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Local 
     Area Mangement Plan for the Halibut Fishery in Sitka Sound 
     [Docket No. 990416100-9256-02; I.D. 031999C] (RIN: 0648-AL18) 
     received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       4684. 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 of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No. 990304062-9062-01; I.D. 092399A] received October 4, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4685. 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; Fixed Gear 
     Sablefish Mop-Up [DOcket No. 981231333-8333-01; I.D. 091399D] 
     received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       4686. 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 
     Mothership Component in the Bering Sea Subarea [Docket No. 
     990304063-9063-01; I.D. 092499N] received October 4, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4687. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, FBI, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Federal Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Justice 
     Information Services Division Systems and Procedures [AG 
     Order No. 2258-99] (RIN: 1105-AA63) received October 4, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       4688. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Technical 
     Amendments; Organizational Changes; Miscellaneous Editorial 
     Changes and Conforming Amendments [USCG-1999-6216] received 
     October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4689. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone 
     Regulations; Mile 94.0 to Mile 96.0, Lower Mississippi River, 
     Above Head of Passes [COTP New Orleans, LA Regulation 99-022] 
     (RIN: 2115-AA97) received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4690. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regualtions and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Special Local 
     Regulations; Tall Stacks 1999 Ohio River Mile 467.0-475.0, 
     Cincinnati, OH [CGD08-99-052] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received 
     October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4691. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, De

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     partment of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety Zone: Wedding on the Lady Windridge 
     Fireworks, New York Harbor, Upper Bay [CGD01-99-163] (RIN: 
     2115-AA97) received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4692. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Noise Transition Regulations; Approach of Final Compliance 
     Date--received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4693. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney PW2000 Series 
     Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 99-NE-02-AD; Amendment 39-11333; 
     AD 99-20-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 4, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4694. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whittney JT9D-7R4 Series 
     Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 99-NE-06-AD; Amendment 39-11334; 
     AD 99-20-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 4, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4695. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A319, A320, and A321 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-270-AD; Amendment 39-
     11335; AD 99-20-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 4, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4696. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Industrie Model A320 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 99-NM-48-AD; Amendment 39-11336; AD 99-
     20-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4697. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Pikeville, KY [Airspace 
     Docket No. 99-ASO-13] received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4698. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Center TX [Airspace Docket No. 
     99-ASW-14] received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4699. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     High Density Airports; Allocation of Slots [Docket No. FAA-
     1999-4971, Amendment No. 93-78] (RIN: 2120-AG50) received 
     October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4700. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 
     Series Airplanes (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 4, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4701. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29753; Amdt. No. 1950] received 
     October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4702. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach; Miscellaneous Amendments 
     [Docket No. 29754; Amt. No. 1951] received October 4, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4703. A letter from the Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard 
     Commandant, Department of Transportation, transmitting a 
     report on the Coast Guard's findings the Chicago area search 
     and rescue standards and procedures; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4704. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary for Congressional Affairs, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting a draft bill to authorize major 
     facility projects and lease programs for Fiscal Year 2000; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       4705. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Section 846 Discount Factors for 1999 [Revenue Procedure 99-
     36] received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4706. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Section 832 Discount Factors for 1999 [Revenue Procedure 99-
     37] received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4707. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Service, 
     Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Mutual Insurance, Inc. v. Commissioner--received 
     October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       4708. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Medical Savings Accounts--Number--received October 4, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       4709. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the notification you that Department 
     of Health and Human Services is alloting emergency funds to 
     be made available to the State of North Carolina; jointly to 
     the Committees on Commerce and Education and the Workforce. 

para. 109.3  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
Chair's approval of the Journal of Tuesday, October 5, 1999.
  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. 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

340

Nays

68

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Answered present

1

para. 109.4                   [Roll No. 481]

                                YEAS--340

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner

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     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--68

     Aderholt
     Baird
     Becerra
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Capuano
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Costello
     Crane
     Crowley
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Etheridge
     Filner
     Ford
     Frost
     Gibbons
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holt
     Hooley
     Jones (OH)
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Levin
     LoBiondo
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Oberstar
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Ramstad
     Riley
     Sabo
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Weller

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Tancredo
       

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Abercrombie
     Boucher
     Brown (OH)
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Conyers
     Cox
     Delahunt
     Dixon
     English
     Gephardt
     Hansen
     Hutchinson
     LaTourette
     Markey
     McCrery
     McKinney
     Meeks (NY)
     Norwood
     Rogan
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Waxman
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 109.5  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2990

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 323):

       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. 2990) to amend the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals greater 
     access to health insurance through a health care tax 
     deduction, a long-term care deduction, and other health-
     related tax incentives, to amend the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974 to provide access to and choice 
     in health care through association health plans, to amend the 
     Public Health Service Act to create new pooling opportunities 
     for small employers to obtain greater access to health 
     coverage through HealthMarts, 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) two hours of 
     debate equally divided among and controlled by the chairmen 
     and ranking minority members of the Committee on Commerce, 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and the 
     Committee on Ways and Means; and (2) one motion to recommit.
       Sec. 2. At any time after the adoption of this resolution 
     the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, 
     declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill 
     (H.R. 2723) to amend title I of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health 
     Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect 
     consumers in managed care plans and other health coverage. 
     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 three hours equally divided among and controlled by 
     the chairmen and ranking minority members of the Committee on 
     Commerce, the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and 
     the Committee on Ways and Means. After general debate the 
     bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 
     rule. The amendments printed in part A 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. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. 
     No further amendment to the bill shall be in order except 
     those printed in part B 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. All points of order 
     against the amendments printed in part B of 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 bill 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 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, as amended, and 
     any further amendment thereto to final passage without 
     intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or 
     without instructions.
       Sec. 3. (a) In the engrossment of H.R. 2990, the Clerk 
     shall--
       (1) await the disposition of H.R. 2723;
       (2) add the text of H.R. 2723, as passed by the House, as 
     new matter at the end of H.R. 2990;
       (3) conform the title of H.R. 2990 to reflect the addition 
     of the text of H.R. 2723 to the engrossment;
       (4) assign appropriate designations to provisions within 
     the engrossment; and
       (5) conform provisions for short titles within the 
     engrossment.
       (b) Upon the addition of the text of H.R. 2723 to the 
     engrossment of H.R. 2990, H.R. 2723 shall be laid on the 
     table.

  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.

para. 109.6  motion to adjourn

  Mr. FROST moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LATHAM, announced that the nays 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

3

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

423

para. 109.7                   [Roll No. 482]

                                 YEAS--3

     Dingell
     Kennedy
     Obey

                                NAYS--423

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson

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     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Brown (OH)
     Delahunt
     Hunter
     Istook
     McKinney
     Scarborough
     Wise
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, 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.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

221

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

209

para. 109.8                   [Roll No. 483]

                                YEAS--221

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

                                NAYS--209

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Delahunt
     McKinney
     Scarborough
     Watts (OK)
  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. 109.9  managed care improvement

  On motion of Mr. BLILEY, pursuant to House Resolution 323, the House 
considered the bill (H.R. 2990) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to allow individuals greater access to health insurance through a 
health care tax deduction, a long-term care deduction, and other health-
related tax incentives, to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security 
Act of 1974 to provide access to and choice in health care through 
association health plans, to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
create new pooling opportunities for small employers to obtain greater 
access to health coverage through HealthMarts, and for other purposes, 
and for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2723) to amend title I of the 
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the 
Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
protect consumers in managed care plans and other health coverage.
  Pending consideration of said bill.

[[Page 1834]]

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, pursuant to House 
Resolution 323, divided the time for debate equally among Messrs. 
BLILEY, DINGELL, GOODLING, CLAY, ARCHER, and RANGEL, for 20 minutes 
each.
  When said bill was considered and read twice,
  After debate,
  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.
  Mr. RANGEL moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on Ways and 
Means with instructions to report the bill back to the House forthwith 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute that makes the bill 
consistent with the President's demand to preserve the projected 
surpluses until there is action on Medicare and Social Security 
solvency.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, 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

211

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

220

para. 109.10                  [Roll No. 484]

                                AYES--211

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     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
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--220

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

                              NOT VOTING--2

     McKinney
     Scarborough
       
  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. HASTINGS of Washington, announced that 
the yeas had it.
  Mr. ARCHER 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

227

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

205

para. 109.11                  [Roll No. 485]

                                YEAS--227

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin

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     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--205

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     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
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--2

     McKinney
     Scarborough
       
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid upon the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para. 109.12  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. 2606) ``An Act making appropriations for 
foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.''.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 104-1, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate and 
the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, 
announces the joint appointment of the following individuals as members 
of the Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance--
  Alan V. Friedman, of California;
  Susan B. Robfogel, of New York; and
  Barbara Childs Wallace, of Mississippi.

para. 109.13  bipartisan consensus managed care improvement

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to House Resolution 323 
and rule XVIII, 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. 2723) to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security 
Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect consumers in managed care plans 
and other health coverage.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, 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. KUYKENDALL, 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. 109.14  board of trustees of american folklife center, library of 
          congress

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KUYKENDALL, by unanimous consent, 
announced that the Speaker, pursuant to section 4(b) of Public Law 94-
201 (20 United States Code 2103(b)), appointed to the Board of Trustees 
of the American Folklife Center in the Library of Congress, Ms. Kay 
Kaufman Shelemay of Massachusetts to fill the unexpired term of Mr. 
David W. Robinson, and Mr. John Penn Fix, III, of Washington, to a six-
year term, from private life, on the part of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 109.15  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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. 2606. An Act making appropriations for foreign 
     operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other 
     purposes.

para. 109.16  senate enrolled bill signed

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

       S. 559. An Act to designate the Federal building located at 
     300 East 8th Street in Austin, Texas, as the ``J.J. `Jake' 
     Pickle Federal Building.''

para. 109.17  bills and joint resolution presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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 September 29, 1999:
       H.J. Res. 34. Congratulating and commending the Veterans of 
     Foreign Wars.
           On October 5, 1999:
       H.R. 2084. Making appropriations for the Department of 
     Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
           On October 6, 1999:
       H.R. 2606. Making appropriations for foreign operations, 
     export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.

  And then,

para. 109.18  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. McINNIS, at 10 o'clock and 38 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 109.19  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. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform. H.R. 1788. A 
     bill to deny Federal public benefits to individuals who 
     participated in Nazi persecution; with an amendment (Rept. 
     No. 106-321, Pt. 2). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.

para. 109.20  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. ROGAN (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Coble, and 
             Mr. Goodlatte):
       H.R. 3028. A bill to amend certain trademark laws to 
     prevent the misappropriation of marks; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Ms. DUNN (for herself and Mr. McDermott):
       H.R. 3029. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to increase Medicare payment to skilled nursing 
     facilities that have a significant proportion of residents 
     with AIDS; 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. HINCHEY:
       H.R. 3030. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 757 Warren Road in Ithaca, 
     New York, as the ``Matthew F. McHugh Post Office''; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Rush,

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             Mr. Payne, Mr. Engel, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Clay, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Ms. Brown of Florida, and Mrs. Meek 
             of Florida):
       H.R. 3031. A bill to redesignate the Federal building 
     located at 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, in Washington, DC, as 
     the ``Frank M. Johnson Federal Building''; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Kucinich, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Weiner, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. 
             Waxman):
       H.R. 3032. A bill to restore the jurisdiction of the 
     Consumer Product Safety Commission over amusement park rides 
     which are at a fixed site, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
             Mr. Shaw, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 3033. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to make certain adjustments to the boundaries of Biscayne 
     National Park in the State of Florida, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ROYCE (for himself and Mr. Duncan):
       H.R. 3034. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow unused benefits from cafeteria plans to be 
     carried over into later years and used for health care 
     reimbursement rollover accounts and certain other plans, 
     arrangements, or accounts; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself and Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York):
       H. Con. Res. 193. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     support of Congress for activities to increase public 
     participation in the decennial census; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform. 

para. 109.21  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       259. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the Commonwealth of The Mariana Islands, 
     relative to House Resolution No. 11-183 memorializing the 
     U.S. House Speaker, Chairman Young, U.S. House Committee on 
     Resources, the President, Senator Murkowski, Secretary of the 
     Interior, CNMI Governor and CNMI Senate President to permit 
     the U.S. House Committee on Resources to bring to justice all 
     those who may have taken part in any illegal political 
     activities aimed against the CNMI's ability to control its 
     own immigration and minimum wage policies as provided under 
     the Convenant; to the Committee on Resources.
       260. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution 16 
     memorializing the President and Congress of the United States 
     to maintain the existing restrictions on trucks from Mexico 
     and other foreign nations entering California and to continue 
     efforts to ensure full compliance by the owners and drivers 
     of those trucks with all the highway safety, environmental, 
     and drug enforcement laws; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure. 

para. 109.22  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 126: Mrs. Maloney of New York and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 274: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 325: Mr. Bishop and Mr. Hoyer.
       H.R. 353: Mr. Wu, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. 
     Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Collins, and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 355: Mr. Talent and Mr. Sanford.
       H.R. 372: Mr. Coyne, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. Holt.
       H.R. 405: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 460: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 488: Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 637: Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 742: Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 773: Mr. Gutierrez and Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 780: Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 802: Mr. Toomey and Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 872: Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 1057: Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 1095: Mr. Sandlin, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
     Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Shays, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H.R. 1195: Mr. Souder, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, and 
     Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 1248: Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1322: Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 1344: Mr. Sweeney.
       H.R. 1456: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 1459: Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 1485: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1532: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1598: Mr. Istook, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. 
     Hill of Montana.
       H.R. 1835: Mr. McHugh, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Goodling, 
     Mr. DeLay, and Mr. Tancredo.
       H.R. 1887: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 1910: Mrs. Wilson.
       H.R. 1977: Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 2059: Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 2244: Mr. Tiahrt and Mr. Vitter.
       H.R. 2260: Mr. Reynolds.
       H.R. 2325: Mr. Davis of Florida.
       H.R. 2362: Mr. Ney, Mr. Hayes, and Mr. Pease.
       H.R. 2372: Mrs. Northup, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Peterson 
     of Pennsylvania, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
     LoBiondo, Mr. Boehner, and Mr. Hayes.
       H.R. 2418: Mr. Tanner, Mr. Rogers, and Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 2446: Mr. Martinez and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 2492: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Gilman, and 
     Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 2494: Mr. Hill of Montana and Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 2554: Mr. Payne and Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 2571: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 2631: Mr. Sisisky.
       H.R. 2673: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 2726: Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 2733: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 2745: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 2746: Mr. Houghton and Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 2757: Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
     Ehlers, and Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 2776: Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Hinojosa, and Mr. 
     Pallone.
       H.R. 2785: Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 2790: Mr. Gekas.
       H.R. 2807: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi and Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 2814: Mr. Gallegly and Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 2825: Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 2882: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 2892: Mrs. Morella, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Kelly, and Ms. 
     Eshoo.
       H.R. 2909: Mr. Wamp, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
     Wu, and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 2911: Mr. Phelps and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 2915: Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Frost, Mr. Luther, 
     Mr. Tierney, and Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 2971: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 2980: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi and Mrs. Napolitano.
       H.R. 2993: Mr. John.
       H.R. 3012: Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Sununu, and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.J. Res. 25: Mr. Vitter.
       H.J. Res. 53: Mr. Kasich, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Miller of 
     Florida, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, and Mr. Simpson.
       H.J. Res. 55: Mr. Sweeney.
       H. Con. Res. 51: Mr. Tancredo and Mr. Royce.
       H. Con. Res. 133: Mrs. Lowey.
       H. Con. Res. 188: Mr. Holden, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. 
     Pelosi, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Engel, Mr. Horn, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
     McGovern, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Baird, 
     Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Towns, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
     Sandlin, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
     Capuano, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Royce, 
     Ms. Norton, Mr. English, and Mr. Gilman.
       H. Res. 224: Mr. Hill of Montana.
       H. Res. 298: Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
     George Miller of California, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Radanovich, 
     Mr. Clay, Mr. Towns, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. Nadler.
       H. Res. 303: Mr. Smith of Michigan and Mr. Weldon of 
     Florida.

para. 109.23  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       62. The SPEAKER presented a petition of Omaha City Council, 
     relative to Resolution No. 2507 petitioning the President of 
     the United States, Secretary of State, Majority Leader of the 
     United States Senate, Speaker of the United States Senate, 
     Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, the 
     Ambassador of Indonesia to the United States, and the U.S. 
     Ambassador to the United Nations to support independence of 
     East Timor; to the Committee on International Relations.
       63. Also, a petition of Township of Freehold, New Jersey, 
     relative to Resolution 99-100 petitioning the the Congress to 
     support the Protection of Religious Liberty and to oppose 
     H.R. 1691; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 
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                     THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1999 (110)

para. 110.1  appointment of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                  October 7, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Judy Biggert to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 110.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, October 6, 1999.
  Ms. KILPATRICK, 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, Mrs. BIGGERT, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. KILPATRICK objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was 
not present and not voting.

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  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that the vote would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para. 110.3  communications

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

       4710. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Special Local 
     Regulations: Winston Offshore Cup, San Juan, Puerto Rico 
     [CGD07 99-056] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received October 4, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para. 110.4  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
Chair's approval of the Journal of Wednesday, October 6, 1999.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. DeGETTE 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

341

When there appeared

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Nays

73

para. 110.5                   [Roll No. 486]

                                YEAS--341

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     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
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--73

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Bilbray
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Capuano
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Costello
     Crane
     Crowley
     DeFazio
     Dickey
     English
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Filner
     Frost
     Gibbons
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hooley
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Luther
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Miller, George
     Moran (KS)
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Pallone
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Ramstad
     Riley
     Sabo
     Schaffer
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Weller

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Abercrombie
     Barr
     Clement
     Davis (IL)
     Ehrlich
     Ford
     Jefferson
     Kaptur
     Largent
     Linder
     McCollum
     McGovern
     Moakley
     Owens
     Pelosi
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Weldon (PA)
     Young (AK)
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 110.6  bipartisan consensus managed care improvement

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, pursuant to House Resolution 
323 and rule XVIII, 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. 2723) to amend title I of the Employee Retirement 
Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service 
Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect consumers in 
managed care plans and other health coverage.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, 
resumed the chair; and after some time spent therein,

para. 110.7  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. BOEHNER:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the 
     ``Comprehensive Access and Responsibility in Health Care Act 
     of 1999''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents is as 
     follows:


Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.

 TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 
                                  1974

                    Subtitle A--Patient Protections

Sec. 101. Patient access to unrestricted medical advice, emergency 
              medical care, obstetric and gynecological care, pediatric 
              care, and continuity of care.
Sec. 102. Required disclosure to network providers.
Sec. 103. Effective date and related rules.

               Subtitle B--Patient Access to Information

Sec. 111. Patient access to information regarding plan coverage, 
              managed care procedures, health care providers, and 
              quality of medical care.-
Sec. 112. Effective date and related rules.

             Subtitle C--Group Health Plan Review Standards

Sec. 121. Special rules for group health plans.
Sec. 122. Special rule for access to specialty care.
Sec. 123. Protection for certain information developed to reduce 
              mortality or morbidity or for improving patient care and 
              safety.
Sec. 124. Effective date.

 Subtitle E--Health Care Access, Affordability, and Quality Commission

Sec. 131. Establishment of commission.
Sec. 132. Effective date.

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         TITLE II--AMENDMENTS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT

Sec. 201. Patient access to unrestricted medical advice, emergency 
              medical care, obstetric and gynecological care, pediatric 
              care, and continuity of care.
Sec. 202. Requiring health maintenance organizations to offer option of 
              point-of-service coverage.
Sec. 203. Effective date and related rules.

               Subtitle B--Patient Access to Information

Sec. 211. Patient access to information regarding plan coverage, 
              managed care procedures, health care providers, and 
              quality of medical care.
Sec. 212. Effective date and related rules.

       TITLE III--AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986

Sec. 301. Patient access to unrestricted medical advice, emergency 
              medical care, obstetric and gynecological care, pediatric 
              care, and continuity of care.

                  TITLE IV--HEALTH CARE LAWSUIT REFORM

                     Subtitle A--General Provisions

Sec. 401. Federal reform of health care liability actions.
Sec. 402. Definitions.
Sec. 403. Effective date.

    Subtitle B--Uniform Standards for Health Care Liability Actions

Sec. 411. Statute of limitations.
Sec. 412. Calculation and payment of damages.
Sec. 413. Alternative dispute resolution.
Sec. 414. Reporting on fraud and abuse enforcement activities.

 TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 
                                  1974

                    Subtitle A--Patient Protections

     SEC. 101. PATIENT ACCESS TO UNRESTRICTED MEDICAL ADVICE, 
                   EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE, OBSTETRIC AND 
                   GYNECOLOGICAL CARE, PEDIATRIC CARE, AND 
                   CONTINUITY OF CARE.

       (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. 714. PATIENT ACCESS TO UNRESTRICTED MEDICAL ADVICE, 
                   EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE, OBSTETRIC AND 
                   GYNECOLOGICAL CARE, PEDIATRIC CARE, AND 
                   CONTINUITY OF CARE.

       ``(a) Patient Access to Unrestricted Medical Advice.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of any health care 
     professional acting within the lawful scope of practice in 
     the course of carrying out a contractual employment 
     arrangement or other direct contractual arrangement between 
     such professional and a group health plan or a health 
     insurance issuer offering health insurance coverage in 
     connection with a group health plan, the plan or issuer with 
     which such contractual employment arrangement or other direct 
     contractual arrangement is maintained by the professional may 
     not impose on such professional under such arrangement any 
     prohibition or restriction with respect to advice, provided 
     to a participant or beneficiary under the plan who is a 
     patient, about the health status of the participant or 
     beneficiary or the medical care or treatment for the 
     condition or disease of the participant or beneficiary, 
     regardless of whether benefits for such care or treatment are 
     provided under the plan or health insurance coverage offered 
     in connection with the plan.
       ``(2) Health care professional defined.--For purposes of 
     this paragraph, the term `health care professional' means a 
     physician (as defined in section 1861(r) of the Social 
     Security Act) or other health care professional if coverage 
     for the professional's services is provided under the group 
     health plan for the services of the professional. Such term 
     includes a podiatrist, optometrist, chiropractor, 
     psychologist, dentist, physician assistant, physical or 
     occupational therapist and therapy assistant, speech-language 
     pathologist, audiologist, registered or licensed practical 
     nurse (including nurse practitioner, clinical nurse 
     specialist, certified registered nurse anesthetist, and 
     certified nurse-midwife), licensed certified social worker, 
     registered respiratory therapist, and certified respiratory 
     therapy technician.
       ``(3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection 
     shall be construed to require the sponsor of a group health 
     plan or a health insurance issuer offering health insurance 
     coverage in connection with the group health plan to engage 
     in any practice that would violate its religious beliefs or 
     moral convictions.
       ``(b) Patient Access to Emergency Medical Care.--
       ``(1) Coverage of emergency services.--
       ``(A) 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 subparagraph (B)(ii)), or ambulance services, the 
     plan or issuer shall cover emergency services (including 
     emergency ambulance services as defined in subparagraph 
     (B)(iii)) furnished under the plan or coverage--
       ``(i) without the need for any prior authorization 
     determination;
       ``(ii) whether or not the health care provider furnishing 
     such services is a participating provider with respect to 
     such services;
       ``(iii) in a manner so that, if such services are provided 
     to a participant or beneficiary by a nonparticipating health 
     care provider, the participant or beneficiary is not liable 
     for amounts that exceed the amounts of liability that would 
     be incurred if the services were provided by a participating 
     provider; and
       ``(iv) without regard to any other term or condition of 
     such plan or coverage (other than exclusion or coordination 
     of benefits, or an affiliation or waiting period, permitted 
     under section 701 and other than applicable cost sharing).
       ``(B) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(i) Emergency medical condition.--The term `emergency 
     medical condition' means--

       ``(I) 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 (42 U.S.C. 
     1395dd(e)(1)(A)); and
       ``(II) a medical condition manifesting itself in a neonate 
     by acute symptoms of sufficient severity (including severe 
     pain) such that a prudent health care professional 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.

       ``(ii) Emergency services.--The term `emergency services' 
     means--

       ``(I) with respect to an emergency medical condition 
     described in clause (i)(I), a medical screening examination 
     (as required under section 1867 of the Social Security Act, 
     42 U.S.C. 1395dd)) 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 clause 
     (i)) and also, within the capabilities of the staff and 
     facilities at the hospital, such further medical examination 
     and treatment as are required under section 1867 of such Act 
     to stabilize the patient; or
       ``(II) with respect to an emergency medical condition 
     described in clause (i)(II), medical treatment for such 
     condition rendered by a health care provider in a hospital to 
     a neonate, including available hospital ancillary services in 
     response to an urgent request of a health care professional 
     and to the extent necessary to stabilize the neonate.

       ``(iii) Emergency ambulance services.--The term `emergency 
     ambulance services' means ambulance services (as defined for 
     purposes of section 1861(s)(7) of the Social Security Act) 
     furnished to transport an individual who has an emergency 
     medical condition (as defined in clause (i)) to a hospital 
     for the receipt of emergency services (as defined in clause 
     (ii)) in a case in which appropriate emergency medical 
     screening examinations are covered under the plan or coverage 
     pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) and a prudent layperson, with an 
     average knowledge of health and medicine, could reasonably 
     expect that the absence of such transport would result in 
     placing the health of the individual in serious jeopardy, 
     serious impairment of bodily function, or serious dysfunction 
     of any bodily organ or part.
       ``(iv) Stabilize.--The term `to stabilize' means, with 
     respect to an emergency medical condition, to provide such 
     medical treatment of the condition as may be necessary to 
     assure, within reasonable medical probability, that no 
     material deterioration of the condition is likely to result 
     from or occur during the transfer of the individual from a 
     facility.
       ``(v) Nonparticipating.--The term `nonparticipating' means, 
     with respect to a health care provider that provides health 
     care items and services to a participant or beneficiary under 
     group health plan or under group health insurance coverage, a 
     health care provider that is not a participating health care 
     provider with respect to such items and services.
       ``(vi) Participating.--The term `participating' means, with 
     respect to a health care provider that provides health care 
     items and services to a participant or beneficiary under 
     group health plan or health insurance coverage offered by a 
     health insurance issuer in connection with such a plan, a 
     health care provider that furnishes such items and services 
     under a contract or other arrangement with the plan or 
     issuer.
       ``(c) Patient Right to Obstetric and Gynecological Care.--
       ``(1) In general.--In any case in which a group health plan 
     (or a health insurance issuer offering health insurance 
     coverage in connection with the plan)--
       ``(A) provides benefits under the terms of the plan 
     consisting of--
       ``(i) gynecological care (such as preventive women's health 
     examinations); or
       ``(ii) obstetric care (such as pregnancy-related services),

     provided by a participating health care professional who 
     specializes in such care (or provides benefits consisting of 
     payment for such care); and
       ``(B) requires or provides for designation by a participant 
     or beneficiary of a participating primary care provider,

     if the primary care provider designated by such a participant 
     or beneficiary is not such a health care professional, then 
     the plan (or issuer) shall meet the requirements of paragraph 
     (2).
       ``(2) Requirements.--A group health plan (or a health 
     insurance issuer offering health insurance coverage in 
     connection with the

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     plan) meets the requirements of this paragraph, in connection 
     with benefits described in paragraph (1) consisting of care 
     described in clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (1)(A) (or 
     consisting of payment therefor), if the plan (or issuer)--
       ``(A) does not require authorization or a referral by the 
     primary care provider in order to obtain such benefits; and
       ``(B) treats the ordering of other care of the same type, 
     by the participating health care professional providing the 
     care described in clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (1)(A), as 
     the authorization of the primary care provider with respect 
     to such care.
       ``(3) Health care professional defined.--For purposes of 
     this subsection, the term `health care professional' means an 
     individual (including, but not limited to, a nurse midwife or 
     nurse practitioner) who is licensed, accredited, or certified 
     under State law to provide obstetric and gynecological health 
     care services and who is operating within the scope of such 
     licensure, accreditation, or certification.
       ``(4) Construction.--Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be 
     construed as preventing a plan from offering (but not 
     requiring a participant or beneficiary to accept) a health 
     care professional trained, credentialed, and operating within 
     the scope of their licensure to perform obstetric and 
     gynecological health care services. Nothing in paragraph 
     (2)(B) shall waive any requirements of coverage relating to 
     medical necessity or appropriateness with respect to coverage 
     of gynecological or obstetric care so ordered.
       ``(5) Treatment of multiple coverage options.--In the case 
     of a plan providing benefits under two or more coverage 
     options, the requirements of this subsection shall apply 
     separately with respect to each coverage option.
       ``(d) Patient Right to Pediatric Care.--
       ``(1) In general.--In any case in which a group health plan 
     (or a health insurance issuer offering health insurance 
     coverage in connection with the plan) provides benefits 
     consisting of routine pediatric care provided by a 
     participating health care professional who specializes in 
     pediatrics (or consisting of payment for such care) and the 
     plan requires or provides for designation by a participant or 
     beneficiary of a participating primary care provider, the 
     plan (or issuer) shall provide that such a participating 
     health care professional may be designated, if available, by 
     a parent or guardian of any beneficiary under the plan is who 
     under 18 years of age, as the primary care provider with 
     respect to any such benefits.
       ``(2) Health care professional defined.--For purposes of 
     this subsection, the term `health care professional' means an 
     individual (including, but not limited to, a nurse 
     practitioner) who is licensed, accredited, or certified under 
     State law to provide pediatric health care services and who 
     is operating within the scope of such licensure, 
     accreditation, or certification.
       ``(3) Construction.--Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be 
     construed as preventing a plan from offering (but not 
     requiring a participant or beneficiary to accept) a health 
     care professional trained, credentialed, and operating within 
     the scope of their licensure to perform pediatric health care 
     services. Nothing in paragraph (1) shall waive any 
     requirements of coverage relating to medical necessity or 
     appropriateness with respect to coverage of pediatric care so 
     ordered.
       ``(4) Treatment of multiple coverage options.--In the case 
     of a plan providing benefits under two or more coverage 
     options, the requirements of this subsection shall apply 
     separately with respect to each coverage option.
       ``(e) Continuity of Care.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Termination of provider.--If a contract between a 
     group health plan, or a health insurance issuer offering 
     health insurance coverage in connection with a group health 
     plan, and a health care provider is terminated (as defined in 
     subparagraph (D)(ii)), 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, at the time of such termination, is a 
     participant or beneficiary in the plan and is scheduled to 
     undergo surgery (including an organ transplantation), is 
     undergoing treatment for pregnancy, or is determined to be 
     terminally ill (as defined in section 1861(dd)(3)(A) of the 
     Social Security Act) and is undergoing treatment for the 
     terminal illness, the plan or issuer shall--
       ``(i) notify the individual on a timely basis of such 
     termination and of the right to elect continuation of 
     coverage of treatment by the provider under this subsection; 
     and
       ``(ii) subject to paragraph (3), permit the individual to 
     elect to continue to be covered with respect to treatment by 
     the provider for such surgery, pregnancy, or illness during a 
     transitional period (provided under paragraph (2)).
       ``(B) 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 subparagraph (A) (and the succeeding provisions of this 
     subsection) 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.
       ``(C) Termination defined.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, 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.
       ``(2) Transitional period.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) 
     through (D), the transitional period under this paragraph 
     shall extend up to 90 days (as determined by the treating 
     health care professional) after the date of the notice 
     described in paragraph (1)(A)(i) of the provider's 
     termination.
       ``(B) Scheduled surgery.--If surgery was scheduled for an 
     individual before the date of the announcement of the 
     termination of the provider status under paragraph (1)(A)(i), 
     the transitional period under this paragraph with respect to 
     the surgery shall extend beyond the period under subparagraph 
     (A) and until the date of discharge of the individual after 
     completion of the surgery.
       ``(C) Pregnancy.--If--
       ``(i) a participant or beneficiary was determined to be 
     pregnant at the time of a provider's termination of 
     participation, and
       ``(ii) the provider was treating the pregnancy before date 
     of the termination,

     the transitional period under this paragraph with respect to 
     provider's treatment of the pregnancy shall extend through 
     the provision of post-partum care directly related to the 
     delivery.
       ``(D) Terminal illness.--If--
       ``(i) a participant or beneficiary 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
       ``(ii) the provider was treating the terminal illness 
     before the date of termination,
     the transitional period under this paragraph shall extend for 
     the remainder of the individual's life for care directly 
     related to the treatment of the terminal illness or its 
     medical manifestations.
       ``(3) Permissible terms and conditions.--A group health 
     plan or health insurance issuer may condition coverage of 
     continued treatment by a provider under paragraph (1)(A)(i) 
     upon the individual notifying the plan of the election of 
     continued coverage and upon the provider agreeing to the 
     following terms and conditions:
       ``(A) 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 paragraph (1)(B), 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 paragraph 
     (1)(A) had not been terminated.
       ``(B) The provider agrees to adhere to the quality 
     assurance standards of the plan or issuer responsible for 
     payment under subparagraph (A) and to provide to such plan or 
     issuer necessary medical information related to the care 
     provided.
       ``(C) 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) The provider agrees to provide transitional care to 
     all participants and beneficiaries who are eligible for and 
     elect to have coverage of such care from such provider.
       ``(E) If the provider initiates the termination, the 
     provider has notified the plan within 30 days prior to the 
     effective date of the termination of--
       ``(i) whether the provider agrees to permissible terms and 
     conditions (as set forth in this paragraph) required by the 
     plan, and
       ``(ii) if the provider agrees to the terms and conditions, 
     the specific plan beneficiaries and participants undergoing a 
     course of treatment from the provider who the provider 
     believes, at the time of the notification, would be eligible 
     for transitional care under this subsection.
       ``(4) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed to--
       ``(A) require the coverage of benefits which would not have 
     been covered if the provider involved remained a 
     participating provider, or
       ``(B) prohibit a group health plan from conditioning a 
     provider's participation on the provider's agreement to 
     provide transitional care to all participants and 
     beneficiaries eligible to obtain coverage of such care 
     furnished by the provider as set forth under this subsection.
       ``(f) Coverage for Individuals Participating in Approved 
     Cancer Clinical Trials.--
       ``(1) Coverage.--
       ``(A) In general.--If a group health plan (or a health 
     insurance issuer offering health insurance coverage in 
     connection with the plan) provides coverage to a qualified 
     individual (as defined in paragraph (2)), the plan or 
     issuer--
       ``(i) may not deny the individual participation in the 
     clinical trial referred to in paragraph (2)(B);
       ``(ii) subject to paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), may not 
     deny (or limit or impose additional conditions on) the 
     coverage of routine pa

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     tient costs for items and services furnished in connection 
     with participation in the trial; and
       ``(iii) may not discriminate against the individual on the 
     basis of the participation of the participant or beneficiary 
     in such trial.
       ``(B) Exclusion of certain costs.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A)(ii), routine patient costs do not include 
     the cost of the tests or measurements conducted primarily for 
     the purpose of the clinical trial involved.
       ``(C) Use of in-network providers.--If one or more 
     participating providers is participating in a clinical trial, 
     nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be construed as preventing 
     a plan 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.
       ``(2) Qualified individual defined.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1), the term `qualified individual' means an 
     individual who is a participant or beneficiary in a group 
     health plan and who meets the following conditions:
       ``(A)(i) The individual has been diagnosed with cancer.
       ``(ii) The individual is eligible to participate in an 
     approved clinical trial according to the trial protocol with 
     respect to treatment of cancer.
       ``(iii) The individual's participation in the trial offers 
     meaningful potential for significant clinical benefit for the 
     individual.
       ``(B) Either--
       ``(i) 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 
     satisfaction by the individual of the conditions described in 
     subparagraph (A); or
       ``(ii) the individual provides medical and scientific 
     information establishing that the individual's participation 
     in such trial would be appropriate based upon the 
     satisfaction by the individual of the conditions described in 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(3) Payment.--
       ``(A) In general.--A group health plan (or a health 
     insurance issuer offering health insurance coverage in 
     connection with the plan) shall provide for payment for 
     routine patient costs described in paragraph (1)(B) but is 
     not required to pay for costs of items and services that are 
     reasonably expected to be paid for by the sponsors of an 
     approved clinical trial.
       ``(B) Routine patient care costs.--
       ``(i) In general.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term 
     `routine patient care costs' shall include the costs 
     associated with the provision of items and services that--

       ``(I) would otherwise be covered under the group health 
     plan if such items and services were not provided in 
     connection with an approved clinical trial program; and
       ``(II) are furnished according to the protocol of an 
     approved clinical trial program.

       ``(ii) Exclusion.--For purposes of this paragraph, `routine 
     patient care costs' shall not include the costs associated 
     with the provision of--

       (I) an investigational drug or device, unless the Secretary 
     has authorized the manufacturer of such drug or device to 
     charge for such drug or device; or
       (II) any item or service supplied without charge by the 
     sponsor of the approved clinical trial program.

       ``(C) Payment rate.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(i) Participating providers.--In the case of covered 
     items and services provided by a participating provider, the 
     payment rate shall be at the agreed upon rate.
       ``(ii) Nonparticipating providers.--In the case of covered 
     items and services provided by a nonparticipating provider, 
     the payment rate shall be at the rate the plan would normally 
     pay for comparable items or services under clause (i).
       ``(4) Approved clinical trial defined.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     term `approved clinical trial' means a cancer clinical 
     research study or cancer clinical investigation approved by 
     an Institutional Review Board.
       ``(B) 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--
       ``(i) to be comparable to the system of peer review of 
     studies and investigations used by the National Institutes of 
     Health, and
       ``(ii) assures unbiased review of the highest scientific 
     standards by qualified individuals who have no interest in 
     the outcome of the review.
       ``(5) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed to limit a plan's coverage with respect to clinical 
     trials.
       ``(6) Plan satisfaction of certain requirements; 
     responsibilities of fiduciaries.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this subsection, 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 requirements of this 
     subsection 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.
       ``(B) 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.
       ``(7) Study and report.--
       ``(A) Study.--The Secretary shall analyze cancer clinical 
     research and its cost implications for managed care, 
     including differentiation in--
       ``(i) the cost of patient care in trials versus standard 
     care;
       ``(ii) the cost effectiveness achieved in different sites 
     of service;
       ``(iii) research outcomes;
       ``(iv) volume of research subjects available in different 
     sites of service;
       ``(v) access to research sites and clinical trials by 
     cancer patients;
       ``(vi) patient cost sharing or copayment costs realized in 
     different sites of service;
       ``(vii) health outcomes experienced in different sites of 
     service;
       ``(viii) long term health care services and costs 
     experienced in different sites of service;
       ``(ix) morbidity and mortality experienced in different 
     sites of service; and
       ``(x) patient satisfaction and preference of sites of 
     service.
       ``(B) Report to congress.--Not later than January 1, 2005, 
     the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress that 
     contains--
       ``(i) an assessment of any incremental cost to group health 
     plans resulting from the provisions of this section;
       ``(ii) a projection of expenditures to such plans resulting 
     from this section;
       ``(iii) an assessment of any impact on premiums resulting 
     from this section; and
       ``(iv) recommendations regarding action on other 
     diseases.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     1 of such Act is amended by adding at the end of the items 
     relating to subpart B of part 7 of subtitle B of title I of 
     such Act the following new item:

``Sec. 714. Patient access to unrestricted medical advice, emergency 
              medical care, obstetric and gynecological care, pediatric 
              care, and continuity of care.''.

     SEC. 102. REQUIRED DISCLOSURE TO NETWORK PROVIDERS.

       (a) In General.--Subpart B of part 7 of subtitle B of title 
     I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (as 
     amended by section 101) is amended further by adding at the 
     end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 715. REQUIRED DISCLOSURE TO NETWORK PROVIDERS.

       ``(a) In General.--If a group health plan reimburses, 
     through a contract or other arrangement, a health care 
     provider at a discounted payment rate because the provider 
     participates in a provider network, the plan shall disclose 
     to the provider the following information before the provider 
     furnishes covered items or services under the plan:
       ``(1) The identity of the plan sponsor or other entity that 
     is to utilize the discounted payment rates in reimbursing 
     network providers in that network.
       ``(2) The existence of any substantial benefit 
     differentials established for the purpose of actively 
     encouraging participants or beneficiaries under the plan to 
     utilize the providers in that network.
       ``(3) The methods and materials by which providers in the 
     network are identified to such participants or beneficiaries 
     as part of the network.
       ``(b) Permitted Means of Disclosure.--Disclosure required 
     under subsection (a) by a plan may be made--
       ``(1) by another entity under a contract or other 
     arrangement between the plan and the entity; and
       ``(2) by making such information available in written 
     format, in an electronic format, on the Internet, or on a 
     proprietary computer network which is readily accessible to 
     the network providers.
       ``(c) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to require, directly or indirectly, disclosure of 
     specific fee arrangements or other reimbursement 
     arrangements--
       ``(1) between (i) group health plans or provider networks 
     and (ii) health care providers, or
       ``(2) among health care providers.
       ``(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection:
       ``(1) Benefit differential.--The term `benefit 
     differential' means, with respect to a group health plan, 
     differences in the case of any participant or beneficiary, in 
     the financial responsibility for payment of coinsurance, 
     copayments, deductibles, balance billing requirements, or any 
     other charge, based upon whether a health care provider from 
     whom covered items or services are obtained is a network 
     provider.
       ``(2) Discounted payment rate.--The term `discounted 
     payment rate' means, with respect to a provider, a payment 
     rate that is below the charge imposed by the provider.
       ``(3) Network provider.--The term `network provider' means, 
     with respect to a group health plan, a health care provider 
     that furnishes health care items and services to participants 
     or beneficiaries under the plan pursuant to a contract or 
     other arrangement with a provider network in which the 
     provider is participating.
       ``(4) Provider network.--The term `provider network' means, 
     with respect to a group health plan offering health insurance 
     coverage, an association of network providers through whom 
     the plan provides, through contract or other arrangement, 
     health care items and services to participants and 
     beneficiaries.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     1 of such Act is amended

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     by adding at the end of the items relating to subpart B of 
     part 7 of subtitle B of title I of such Act the following new 
     item:

``Sec. 715. Required disclosure to network providers.''.

     SEC. 103. EFFECTIVE DATE AND RELATED RULES.

       (a) In General.--The amendments made by this subtitle shall 
     apply with respect to plan years beginning on or after 
     January 1 of the second calendar year following the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, except that the Secretary of Labor 
     may issue regulations before such date under such amendments. 
     The Secretary shall first issue regulations necessary to 
     carry out the amendments made by this subtitle before the 
     effective date thereof.
       (b) Limitation on Enforcement Actions.--No enforcement 
     action shall be taken, pursuant to the amendments made by 
     this subtitle, against a group health plan or health 
     insurance issuer with respect to a violation of a requirement 
     imposed by such amendments before the date of issuance of 
     regulations issued in connection with such requirement, if 
     the plan or issuer has sought to comply in good faith with 
     such requirement.
       (c) Special Rule for Collective Bargaining Agreements.--In 
     the case of a group health plan maintained pursuant to one or 
     more collective bargaining agreements between employee 
     representatives and one or more employers ratified before the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the amendments made by 
     this subtitle shall not apply with respect to plan years 
     beginning before the later of--
       (1) the date on which the last of the collective bargaining 
     agreements relating to the plan terminates (determined 
     without regard to any extension thereof agreed to after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act); or
       (2) January 1, 2002.

     For purposes of this subsection, 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 subtitle shall not be treated as a 
     termination of such collective bargaining agreement.

               Subtitle B--Patient Access to Information

     SEC. 111. PATIENT ACCESS TO INFORMATION REGARDING PLAN 
                   COVERAGE, MANAGED CARE PROCEDURES, HEALTH CARE 
                   PROVIDERS, AND QUALITY OF MEDICAL CARE.

       (a) In General.--Part 1 of subtitle B of title I of the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 is amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 111 as section 112; and
       (2) by inserting after section 110 the following new 
     section:


                   ``disclosure by group health plans

       ``Sec. 111. (a) Disclosure Requirement.--The administrator 
     of each group health plan shall take such actions as are 
     necessary to ensure that the summary plan description of the 
     plan required under section 102 (or each summary plan 
     description in any case in which different summary plan 
     descriptions are appropriate under part 1 for different 
     options of coverage) contains, among any information 
     otherwise required under this part, the information required 
     under subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e)(2)(A).
       ``(b) Plan Benefits.--The information required under 
     subsection (a) includes the following:
       ``(1) Covered items and services.--
       ``(A) Categorization of included benefits.--A description 
     of covered benefits, categorized by--
       ``(i) types of items and services (including any special 
     disease management program); and
       ``(ii) types of health care professionals providing such 
     items and services.
       ``(B) Emergency medical care.--A description of the extent 
     to which the plan covers emergency medical care (including 
     the extent to which the plan provides for access to urgent 
     care centers), and any definitions provided under the plan 
     for the relevant plan terminology referring to such care.
       ``(C) Preventative services.--A description of the extent 
     to which the plan provides benefits for preventative 
     services.
       ``(D) Drug formularies.--A description of the extent to 
     which covered benefits are determined by the use or 
     application of a drug formulary and a summary of the process 
     for determining what is included in such formulary.
       ``(E) COBRA continuation coverage.--A description of the 
     benefits available under the plan pursuant to part 6.
       ``(2) Limitations, exclusions, and restrictions on covered 
     benefits.--
       ``(A) Categorization of excluded benefits.--A description 
     of benefits specifically excluded from coverage, categorized 
     by types of items and services.
       ``(B) Utilization review and preauthorization 
     requirements.--Whether coverage for medical care is limited 
     or excluded on the basis of utilization review or 
     preauthorization requirements.
       ``(C) Lifetime, annual, or other period limitations.--A 
     description of the circumstances under which, and the extent 
     to which, coverage is subject to lifetime, annual, or other 
     period limitations, categorized by types of benefits.
       ``(D) Custodial care.--A description of the circumstances 
     under which, and the extent to which, the coverage of 
     benefits for custodial care is limited or excluded, and a 
     statement of the definition used by the plan for custodial 
     care.
       ``(E) Experimental treatments.--Whether coverage for any 
     medical care is limited or excluded because it constitutes an 
     investigational item or experimental treatment or technology, 
     and any definitions provided under the plan for the relevant 
     plan terminology referring to such limited or excluded care.
       ``(F) Medical appropriateness or necessity.--Whether 
     coverage for medical care may be limited or excluded by 
     reason of a failure to meet the plan's requirements for 
     medical appropriateness or necessity, and any definitions 
     provided under the plan for the relevant plan terminology 
     referring to such limited or excluded care.
       ``(G) Second or subsequent opinions.--A description of the 
     circumstances under which, and the extent to which, coverage 
     for second or subsequent opinions is limited or excluded.
       ``(H) Specialty care.--A description of the circumstances 
     under which, and the extent to which, coverage of benefits 
     for specialty care is conditioned on referral from a primary 
     care provider.
       ``(I) Continuity of care.--A description of the 
     circumstances under which, and the extent to which, coverage 
     of items and services provided by any health care 
     professional is limited or excluded by reason of the 
     departure by the professional from any defined set of 
     providers.
       ``(J) Restrictions on coverage of emergency services.--A 
     description of the circumstances under which, and the extent 
     to which, the plan, in covering emergency medical care 
     furnished to a participant or beneficiary of the plan imposes 
     any financial responsibility described in subsection (c) on 
     participants or beneficiaries or limits or conditions 
     benefits for such care subject to any other term or condition 
     of such plan.
       ``(3) Network characteristics.--If the plan (or health 
     insurance issuer offering health insurance coverage in 
     connection with the plan) utilizes a defined set of providers 
     under contract with the plan (or issuer), a detailed list of 
     the names of such providers and their geographic location, 
     set forth separately with respect to primary care providers 
     and with respect to specialists.
       ``(c) Participant's Financial Responsibilities.--The 
     information required under subsection (a) includes an 
     explanation of--
       ``(1) a participant's financial responsibility for payment 
     of premiums, coinsurance, copayments, deductibles, and any 
     other charges; and
       ``(2) the circumstances under which, and the extent to 
     which, the participant's financial responsibility described 
     in paragraph (1) may vary, including any distinctions based 
     on whether a health care provider from whom covered benefits 
     are obtained is included in a defined set of providers.
       ``(d) Dispute Resolution Procedures.--The information 
     required under subsection (a) includes a description of the 
     processes adopted by the plan pursuant to section 503, 
     including--
       ``(1) descriptions thereof relating specifically to--
       ``(A) coverage decisions;
       ``(B) internal review of coverage decisions; and
       ``(C) any external review of coverage decisions; and
       ``(2) the procedures and time frames applicable to each 
     step of the processes referred to in subparagraphs (A), (B), 
     and (C) of paragraph (1).
       ``(e) Information on Plan Performance.--Any information 
     required under subsection (a) shall include information 
     concerning the number of external reviews under section 503 
     that have been completed during the prior plan year and the 
     number of such reviews in which a recommendation is made for 
     modification or reversal of an internal review decision under 
     the plan.
       ``(f) Information Included with Adverse Coverage 
     Decisions.--A group health plan shall provide to each 
     participant and beneficiary, together with any notification 
     of the participant or beneficiary of an adverse coverage 
     decision, the following information:
       ``(1) Preauthorization and utilization review procedures.--
     A description of the basis on which any preauthorization 
     requirement or any utilization review requirement has 
     resulted in the adverse coverage decision.
       ``(2) Procedures for determining exclusions based on 
     medical necessity or on investigational items or experimental 
     treatments.--If the adverse coverage decision is based on a 
     determination relating to medical necessity or to an 
     investigational item or an experimental treatment or 
     technology, a description of the procedures and medically-
     based criteria used in such decision.
       ``(g) Information Available on Request.--
       ``(1) Access to plan benefit information in electronic 
     form.--
       ``(A) In general.--In addition to the information required 
     to be provided under section 104(b)(4), a group health plan 
     may, upon written request (made not more frequently than 
     annually), make available to participants and beneficiaries, 
     in a generally recognized electronic format--
       ``(i) the latest summary plan description, including the 
     latest summary of material modifications, and
       ``(ii) the actual plan provisions setting forth the 
     benefits available under the plan,
     to the extent such information relates to the coverage 
     options under the plan available to the participant or 
     beneficiary. A reasonable charge may be made to cover the 
     cost of providing such information in such generally 
     recognized electronic format. The Secretary may by regulation 
     prescribe a maximum

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     amount which will constitute a reasonable charge under the 
     preceding sentence.
       ``(B) Alternative access.--The requirements of this 
     paragraph may be met by making such information generally 
     available (rather than upon request) on the Internet or on a 
     proprietary computer network in a format which is readily 
     accessible to participants and beneficiaries.
       ``(2) Additional information to be provided on request.--
       ``(A) Inclusion in summary plan description of summary of 
     additional information.--The information required under 
     subsection (a) includes a summary description of the types of 
     information required by this subsection to be made available 
     to participants and beneficiaries on request.
       ``(B) Information required from plans and issuers on 
     request.--In addition to information required to be included 
     in summary plan descriptions under this subsection, a group 
     health plan shall provide the following information to a 
     participant or beneficiary on request:
       ``(i) Care management information.--A description of the 
     circumstances under which, and the extent to which, the plan 
     has special disease management programs or programs for 
     persons with disabilities, indicating whether these programs 
     are voluntary or mandatory and whether a significant benefit 
     differential results from participation in such programs.
       ``(ii) Inclusion of drugs and biologicals in formularies.--
     A statement of whether a specific drug or biological is 
     included in a formulary used to determine benefits under the 
     plan and a description of the procedures for considering 
     requests for any patient-specific waivers.
       ``(iii) Accreditation status of health insurance issuers 
     and service providers.--A description of the accreditation 
     and licensing status (if any) of each health insurance issuer 
     offering health insurance coverage in connection with the 
     plan and of any utilization review organization utilized by 
     the issuer or the plan, together with the name and address of 
     the accrediting or licensing authority.
       ``(iv) Quality performance measures.--The latest 
     information (if any) maintained by the plan relating to 
     quality of performance of the delivery of medical care with 
     respect to coverage options offered under the plan and of 
     health care professionals and facilities providing medical 
     care under the plan.
       ``(C) Information required from health care 
     professionals.--
       ``(i) Qualifications, privileges, and method of 
     compensation.--Any health care professional treating a 
     participant or beneficiary under a group health plan shall 
     provide to the participant or beneficiary, on request, a 
     description of his or her professional qualifications 
     (including board certification status, licensing status, and 
     accreditation status, if any), privileges, and experience and 
     a general description by category (including salary, fee-for-
     service, capitation, and such other categories as may be 
     specified in regulations of the Secretary) of the applicable 
     method by which such professional is compensated in 
     connection with the provision of such medical care.
       ``(ii) Cost of procedures.--Any health care professional 
     who recommends an elective procedure or treatment while 
     treating a participant or beneficiary under a group health 
     plan that requires a participant or beneficiary to share in 
     the cost of treatment shall inform such participant or 
     beneficiary of each cost associated with the procedure or 
     treatment and an estimate of the magnitude of such costs.
       ``(D) Information required from health care facilities on 
     request.--Any health care facility from which a participant 
     or beneficiary has sought treatment under a group health plan 
     shall provide to the participant or beneficiary, on request, 
     a description of the facility's corporate form or other 
     organizational form and all forms of licensing and 
     accreditation status (if any) assigned to the facility by 
     standard-setting organizations.
       ``(h) Access to Information Relevant to the Coverage 
     Options under which the Participant or Beneficiary is 
     Eligible to Enroll.--In addition to information otherwise 
     required to be made available under this section, a group 
     health plan shall, upon written request (made not more 
     frequently than annually), make available to a participant 
     (and an employee who, under the terms of the plan, is 
     eligible for coverage but not enrolled) in connection with a 
     period of enrollment the summary plan description for any 
     coverage option under the plan under which the participant is 
     eligible to enroll and any information described in clauses 
     (i), (ii), (iii), (vi), (vii), and (viii) of subsection 
     (e)(2)(B).
       ``(i) Advance Notice of Changes in Drug Formularies.--Not 
     later than 30 days before the effective of date of any 
     exclusion of a specific drug or biological from any drug 
     formulary under the plan that is used in the treatment of a 
     chronic illness or disease, the plan shall take such actions 
     as are necessary to reasonably ensure that plan participants 
     are informed of such exclusion. The requirements of this 
     subsection may be satisfied--
       ``(1) by inclusion of information in publications broadly 
     distributed by plan sponsors, employers, or employee 
     organizations;
       ``(2) by electronic means of communication (including the 
     Internet or proprietary computer networks in a format which 
     is readily accessible to participants);
       ``(3) by timely informing participants who, under an 
     ongoing program maintained under the plan, have submitted 
     their names for such notification; or
       ``(4) by any other reasonable means of timely informing 
     plan participants.
       ``(j) Definitions and Related Rules.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(A) Group health plan.--The term `group health plan' has 
     the meaning provided such term under section 733(a)(1).
       ``(B) Medical care.--The term `medical care' has the 
     meaning provided such term under section 733(a)(2).
       ``(C) Health insurance coverage.--The term `health 
     insurance coverage' has the meaning provided such term under 
     section 733(b)(1).
       ``(D) Health insurance issuer.--The term `health insurance 
     issuer' has the meaning provided such term under section 
     733(b)(2).
       ``(2) Applicability only in connection with included group 
     health plan benefits.--
       ``(A) In general.--The requirements of this section shall 
     apply only in connection with included group health plan 
     benefits.
       ``(B) Included group health plan benefit.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), the term `included group health plan 
     benefit' means a benefit which is not an excepted benefit (as 
     defined in section 733(c)).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 102(b) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1022(b)) is 
     amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``; and, in the case of a group health plan (as 
     defined in section 112(j)(1)(A)) providing included group 
     health plan benefits (as defined in section 111(j)(2)(B)), 
     the information required to be included under section 
     111(a)''.
       (2) The table of contents in section 1 of such Act is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 111 and 
     inserting the following new items:

``Sec. 111. Disclosure by group health plans.
``Sec. 112. Repeal and effective date.''.

     SEC. 112. EFFECTIVE DATE AND RELATED RULES.

       (a) In General.--The amendments made by this subtitle shall 
     apply with respect to plan years beginning on or after 
     January 1 of the second calendar year following the date of 
     the enactment of this Act. The Secretary of Labor shall first 
     issue all regulations necessary to carry out the amendments 
     made by this subtitle before such date.
       (b) Limitation on Enforcement Actions.--No enforcement 
     action shall be taken, pursuant to the amendments made by 
     this subtitle, against a group health plan or health 
     insurance issuer with respect to a violation of a requirement 
     imposed by such amendments before the date of issuance of 
     final regulations issued in connection with such requirement, 
     if the plan or issuer has sought to comply in good faith with 
     such requirement.

             Subtitle C--Group Health Plan Review Standards

     SEC. 121. SPECIAL RULES FOR GROUP HEALTH PLANS.

       (a) In General.--Section 503 of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1133) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' after ``Sec. 503.'';
       (2) by inserting (after and below paragraph (2)) the 
     following new flush-left sentence:
     ``This subsection does not apply in the case of included 
     group health plan benefits (as defined in subsection 
     (b)(10)(S)).''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Special Rules for Group Health Plans.--
       ``(1) Coverage determinations.--Every group health plan 
     shall, in the case of included group health plan benefits--
       ``(A) provide adequate notice in writing in accordance with 
     this subsection to any participant or beneficiary of any 
     adverse coverage decision with respect to such benefits of 
     such participant or beneficiary under the plan, setting forth 
     the specific reasons for such coverage decision and any 
     rights of review provided under the plan, written in a manner 
     calculated to be understood by the average participant;
       ``(B) provide such notice in writing also to any treating 
     medical care provider of such participant or beneficiary, if 
     such provider has claimed reimbursement for any item or 
     service involved in such coverage decision, or if a claim 
     submitted by the provider initiated the proceedings leading 
     to such decision;
       ``(C) afford a reasonable opportunity to any participant or 
     beneficiary who is in receipt of the notice of such adverse 
     coverage decision, and who files a written request for review 
     of the initial coverage decision within 90 days after receipt 
     of the notice of the initial decision, for a full and fair 
     review of the decision by an appropriate named fiduciary who 
     did not make the initial decision; and
       ``(D) meet the additional requirements of this subsection, 
     which shall apply solely with respect to such benefits.
       ``(2) Time limits for making initial coverage decisions for 
     benefits and completing internal appeals.--
       ``(A) Time limits for deciding requests for benefit 
     payments, requests for advance determination of coverage, and 
     requests for required determination of medical necessity.--
     Except as provided in subparagraph (B)--
       ``(i) Initial decisions.--If a request for benefit 
     payments, a request for advance determination of coverage, or 
     a request for required determination of medical necessity is 
     submitted to a group health plan in such reasonable form as 
     may be required under the

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     plan, the plan shall issue in writing an initial coverage 
     decision on the request before the end of the initial 
     decision period under paragraph (10)(I) following the filing 
     completion date. Failure to issue a coverage decision on such 
     a request before the end of the period required under this 
     clause shall be treated as an adverse coverage decision for 
     purposes of internal review under clause (ii).
       ``(ii) Internal reviews of initial denials.--Upon the 
     written request of a participant or beneficiary for review of 
     an initial adverse coverage decision under clause (i), a 
     review by an appropriate named fiduciary (subject to 
     paragraph (3)) of the initial coverage decision shall be 
     completed, including issuance by the plan of a written 
     decision affirming, reversing, or modifying the initial 
     coverage decision, setting forth the grounds for such 
     decision, before the end of the internal review period 
     following the review filing date. Such decision shall be 
     treated as the final decision of the plan, subject to any 
     applicable reconsideration under paragraph (4). Failure to 
     issue before the end of such period such a written decision 
     requested under this clause shall be treated as a final 
     decision affirming the initial coverage decision.
       ``(B) Time limits for making coverage decisions relating to 
     accelerated need medical care and for completing internal 
     appeals.--
       ``(i) Initial decisions.--A group health plan shall issue 
     in writing an initial coverage decision on any request for 
     expedited advance determination of coverage or for expedited 
     required determination of medical necessity submitted, in 
     such reasonable form as may be required under the plan before 
     the end of the accelerated need decision period under 
     paragraph (10)(K), in cases involving accelerated need 
     medical care, following the filing completion date. Failure 
     to approve or deny such a request before the end of the 
     applicable decision period shall be treated as a denial of 
     the request for purposes of internal review under clause 
     (ii).
       ``(ii) Internal reviews of initial denials.--Upon the 
     written request of a participant or beneficiary for review of 
     an initial adverse coverage decision under clause (i), a 
     review by an appropriate named fiduciary (subject to 
     paragraph (3)) of the initial coverage decision shall be 
     completed, including issuance by the plan of a written 
     decision affirming, reversing, or modifying the initial 
     converge decision, setting forth the grounds for the decision 
     before the end of the accelerated need decision period under 
     paragraph (10)(K) following the review filing date. Such 
     decision shall be treated as the final decision of the plan, 
     subject to any applicable reconsideration under paragraph 
     (4). Failure to issue before the end of the applicable 
     decision period such a written decision requested under this 
     clause shall be treated as a final decision affirming the 
     initial coverage decision.
       ``(3) Physicians must review initial coverage decisions 
     involving medical appropriateness or necessity or 
     investigational items or experimental treatment.--If an 
     initial coverage decision under paragraph (2)(A)(i) or 
     (2)(B)(i) is based on a determination that provision of a 
     particular item or service is excluded from coverage under 
     the terms of the plan because the provision of such item or 
     service does not meet the requirements for medical 
     appropriateness or necessity or would constitute provision of 
     investigational items or experimental treatment or 
     technology, the review under paragraph (2)(A)(ii) or 
     (2)(B)(ii), to the extent that it relates to medical 
     appropriateness or necessity or to investigational items or 
     experimental treatment or technology, shall be conducted by a 
     physician who is selected by the plan and who did not make 
     the initial denial.
       ``(4) Elective external review by independent medical 
     expert and reconsideration of initial review decision.--
       ``(A) In general.--In any case in which a participant or 
     beneficiary, who has received an adverse coverage decision 
     which is not reversed upon review conducted pursuant to 
     paragraph (1)(C) (including review under paragraph (2)(A)(ii) 
     or (2)(B)(ii)) and who has not commenced review of the 
     coverage decision under section 502, makes a request in 
     writing, within 30 days after the date of such review 
     decision, for reconsideration of such review decision, the 
     requirements of subparagraphs (B), (C), (D) and (E) shall 
     apply in the case of such adverse coverage decision, if the 
     requirements of clause (i) or (ii) are met, subject to clause 
     (iii).
       ``(i) Medical appropriateness or investigational item or 
     experimental treatment or technology.--The requirements of 
     this clause are met if such coverage decision is based on a 
     determination that provision of a particular item or service 
     that would otherwise be covered is excluded from coverage 
     because the provision of such item or service--

       ``(I) is not medically appropriate or necessary; or
       ``(II) would constitute provision of an investigational 
     item or experimental treatment or technology.

       ``(ii) Exclusion of item or service requiring evaluation of 
     medical facts or evidence.--The requirements of this clause 
     are met if--

       ``(I) such coverage decision is based on a determination 
     that a particular item or service is not covered under the 
     terms of the plan because provision of such item or service 
     is specifically or categorically excluded from coverage under 
     the terms of the plan, and
       ``(II) an independent contract expert finds under 
     subparagraph (C), in advance of any review of the decision 
     under subparagraph (D), that such determination primarily 
     requires the evaluation of medical facts or medical evidence 
     by a health professional.

       ``(iii) Matters specifically not subject to review.--The 
     requirements of subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (E) shall 
     not apply in the case of any adverse coverage decision if 
     such decision is based on--

       ``(I) a determination of eligibility for benefits,
       ``(II) the application of explicit plan limits on the 
     number, cost, or duration of any benefit, or
       ``(III) a limitation on the amount of any benefit payment 
     or a requirement to make copayments under the terms of the 
     plan.

     Review under this paragraph shall not be available for any 
     coverage decision that has previously undergone review under 
     this paragraph.
       ``(B) Limits on allowable advance payments.--The review 
     under this paragraph in connection with an adverse coverage 
     decision shall be available subject to any requirement of the 
     plan (unless waived by the plan for financial or other 
     reasons) for payment in advance to the plan by the 
     participant or beneficiary seeking review of an amount not to 
     exceed the greater of--
       ``(i) the lesser of $100 or 10 percent of the cost of the 
     medical care involved in the decision, or
       ``(ii) $25,

     with such dollar amount subject to compounded annual 
     adjustments in the same manner and to the same extent as 
     apply under section 215(i) of the Social Security Act, except 
     that, for any calendar year, such amount as so adjusted shall 
     be deemed, solely for such calendar year, to be equal to such 
     amount rounded to the nearest $10. No such payment may be 
     required in the case of any participant or beneficiary whose 
     enrollment under the plan is paid for, in whole or in part, 
     under a State plan under title XIX or XXI of the Social 
     Security Act. Any such advance payment shall be subject to 
     reimbursement if the recommendation of the independent 
     medical expert (or panel of such experts) under subparagraph 
     (D)(ii)(IV) is to reverse or modify the coverage decision.
       ``(C) Request to independent contract expert for 
     determination of whether coverage decision required 
     evaluation of medical facts or evidence.--
       ``(i) In general.--In the case of a request for review made 
     by a participant or beneficiary as described in subparagraph 
     (A), if the requirements of subparagraph (A)(ii) are met (and 
     review is not otherwise precluded under subparagraph 
     (A)(iii)), the terms of the plan shall provide for a 
     procedure for initial review by an independent contract 
     expert selected in accordance with subparagraph (H) under 
     which the expert will determine whether the coverage decision 
     requires the evaluation of medical facts or evidence by a 
     health professional. If the expert determines that the 
     coverage decision requires such evaluation, reconsideration 
     of such adverse decision shall proceed under this paragraph. 
     If the expert determines that the coverage decision does not 
     require such evaluation, the adverse decision shall remain 
     the final decision of the plan.
       ``(ii) Independent contract experts.--For purposes of this 
     subparagraph, the term `independent contract expert' means a 
     professional--

       ``(I) who has appropriate credentials and has attained 
     recognized expertise in the applicable area of contract 
     interpretation;
       ``(II) who was not involved in the initial decision or any 
     earlier review thereof; and
       ``(III) who is selected in accordance with subparagraph 
     (H)(i) and meets the requirements of subparagraph (H)(iii).

       ``(D) Reconsideration of initial review decision.--
       ``(i) In general.--In the case of a request for review made 
     by a participant or beneficiary as described in subparagraph 
     (A), if the requirements of subparagraph (A)(i) are met or 
     reconsideration proceeds under this paragraph pursuant to 
     subparagraph (C), the terms of the plan shall provide for a 
     procedure for such reconsideration in accordance with clause 
     (ii).
       ``(ii) Procedure for reconsideration.--The procedure 
     required under clause (i) shall include the following--

       ``(I) An independent medical expert (or a panel of such 
     experts, as determined necessary) will be selected in 
     accordance with subparagraph (H) to reconsider any coverage 
     decision described in subparagraph (A) to determine whether 
     such decision was in accordance with the terms of the plan 
     and this title.
       ``(II) The record for review (including a specification of 
     the terms of the plan and other criteria serving as the basis 
     for the initial review decision) will be presented to such 
     expert (or panel) and maintained in a manner which will 
     ensure confidentiality of such record.
       ``(III) Such expert (or panel) will reconsider the initial 
     review decision to determine whether such decision was in 
     accordance with the terms of the plan and this title. The 
     expert (or panel) in its reconsideration will take into 
     account the medical condition of the patient, the 
     recommendation of the treating physician, the initial 
     coverage decision (including the reasons for such decision) 
     and the decision upon review conducted pursuant to paragraph 
     (1)(C) (including review under paragraph (2)(A)(ii) or 
     (2)(B)(ii)) , any guidelines adopted by the plan through a 
     process involving medical practitioners and peer-reviewed 
     medical literature identified

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     as such under criteria established by the Food and Drug 
     Administration, and any other valid, relevant, scientific or 
     clinical evidence the expert (or panel) determines 
     appropriate for its review. The expert (or panel) may consult 
     the participant or beneficiary, the treating physician, the 
     medical director of the plan, or any other party who, in the 
     opinion of the expert (or panel), may have relevant 
     information for consideration.

       ``(E) Issuance of binding final decision.--Upon completion 
     of the procedure for review under subparagraph (D), the 
     independent medical expert (or panel of such experts) shall 
     issue a written decision affirming, modifying, or reversing 
     the initial review decision, setting forth the grounds for 
     the decision. Such decision shall be the final decision of 
     the plan and shall be binding on the plan. Such decision 
     shall set forth specifically the determination of the expert 
     (or panel) of the appropriate period for timely compliance by 
     the plan with the decision. Such decision shall be issued 
     concurrently to the participant or beneficiary, to the 
     treating physician, and to the plan, shall constitute 
     conclusive, written authorization for the provision of 
     benefits under the plan in accordance with the decision, and 
     shall be treated as terms of the plan for purposes of any 
     action by the participant or beneficiary under section 502.
       ``(F) Time limits for reconsideration.--Any review under 
     this paragraph (including any review under subparagraph (C)) 
     shall be completed before the end of the reconsideration 
     period (as defined in paragraph (10)(L)) following the review 
     filing date in connection with such review. Failure to issue 
     a written decision before the end of the reconsideration 
     period in any reconsideration requested under this paragraph 
     shall be treated as a final decision affirming the initial 
     review decision of the plan.
       ``(G) Independent medical experts.--
       ``(i) In general.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term 
     `independent medical expert' means, in connection with any 
     coverage decision by a group health plan, a professional--

       ``(I) who is a physician or, if appropriate, another 
     medical professional,
       ``(II) who has appropriate credentials and has attained 
     recognized expertise in the applicable medical field,
       ``(III) who was not involved in the initial decision or any 
     earlier review thereof,
       ``(IV) who has no history of disciplinary action or 
     sanctions (including, but not limited to, loss of staff 
     privileges or participation restriction) taken or pending by 
     any hospital, health carrier, government, or regulatory body, 
     and
       ``(V) who is selected in accordance with subparagraph 
     (H)(i) and meets the requirements of subparagraph (H)(iii).

       ``(H) Selection of experts.--
       ``(i) In general.--An independent contract expert or 
     independent medical expert (or each member of any panel of 
     independent medical experts selected under subparagraph 
     (D)(ii)) is selected in accordance with this clause if--

       ``(I) the expert is selected by an intermediary which 
     itself meets the requirements of clauses (ii) and (iii), by 
     means of a method which ensures that the identity of the 
     expert is not disclosed to the plan, any health insurance 
     issuer offering health insurance coverage to the aggrieved 
     participant or beneficiary in connection with the plan, and 
     the aggrieved participant or beneficiary under the plan, and 
     the identities of the plan, the issuer, and the aggrieved 
     participant or beneficiary are not disclosed to the expert;
       ``(II) the expert is selected by an appropriately 
     credentialed panel of physicians meeting the requirements of 
     clauses (ii) and (iii) established by a fully accredited 
     teaching hospital meeting such requirements;
       ``(III) the expert is selected by an organization described 
     in section 1152(1)(A) of the Social Security Act which meets 
     the requirements of clauses (ii) and (iii);
       ``(IV) the expert is selected by an external review 
     organization which meets the requirements of clauses (ii) and 
     (iii) and is accredited by a private standard-setting 
     organization meeting such requirements;
       ``(V) the expert is selected by a State agency which is 
     established for the purpose of conducting independent 
     external reviews and which meets the requirements of clauses 
     (ii) and (iii); or
       ``(VI) the expert is selected, by an intermediary or 
     otherwise, in a manner that is, under regulations issued 
     pursuant to negotiated rulemaking, sufficient to ensure the 
     expert's independence, and the method of selection is devised 
     to reasonably ensure that the expert selected meets the 
     requirements of clauses (ii) and (iii).

       ``(ii) Standards of performance for intermediaries.--The 
     Secretary shall prescribe by regulation standards (in 
     addition to the requirements of clause (iii)) which entities 
     making selections under subclause (I), (II), (III), (IV), 
     (V), or (VI) of clause (ii) must meet in order to be eligible 
     for making such selections. Such standards shall include (but 
     are not limited to)--

       ``(I) assurance that the entity will carry out specified 
     duties in the course of exercising the entity's 
     responsibilities under clause (i)(I),
       ``(II) assurance that applicable deadlines will be met in 
     the exercise of such responsibilities, and
       ``(III) assurance that the entity meets appropriate 
     indicators of solvency and fiscal integrity.

     Each such entity shall provide to the Secretary, in such 
     manner and at such times as the Secretary may prescribe, 
     information relating the volume of claims with respect to 
     which the entity has served under this subparagraph, the 
     types of such claims, and such other information regarding 
     such claims as the Secretary may determine appropriate.
       ``(iii) Independence requirements.--An independent contract 
     expert or independent medical expert or another entity 
     described in clause (i) meets the independence requirements 
     of this clause if--

       ``(I) the expert or entity is not affiliated with any 
     related party;
       ``(II) any compensation received by such expert or entity 
     in connection with the external review is reasonable and not 
     contingent on any decision rendered by the expert or entity;
       ``(III) under the terms of the plan and any health 
     insurance coverage offered in connection with the plan, the 
     plan and the issuer (if any) have no recourse against the 
     expert or entity in connection with the external review; and
       ``(IV) the expert or entity does not otherwise have a 
     conflict of interest with a related party as determined under 
     any regulations which the Secretary may prescribe.

       ``(iv) Related party.--For purposes of clause (i)(I), the 
     term `related party' means--

       ``(I) the plan or any health insurance issuer offering 
     health insurance coverage in connection with the plan (or any 
     officer, director, or management employee of such plan or 
     issuer);
       ``(II) the physician or other medical care provider that 
     provided the medical care involved in the coverage decision;
       ``(III) the institution at which the medical care involved 
     in the coverage decision is provided;
       ``(IV) the manufacturer of any drug or other item that was 
     included in the medical care involved in the coverage 
     decision; or
       ``(V) any other party determined under any regulations 
     which the Secretary may prescribe to have a substantial 
     interest in the coverage decision.

       ``(v) Affiliated.--For purposes of clause (ii)(I), the term 
     `affiliated' means, in connection with any entity, having a 
     familial, financial, or professional relationship with, or 
     interest in, such entity.
       ``(I) Misbehavior by experts.--Any action by the expert or 
     experts in applying for their selection under this paragraph 
     or in the course of carrying out their duties under this 
     paragraph which constitutes--
       ``(i) fraud or intentional misrepresentation by such expert 
     or experts, or
       ``(ii) demonstrates failure to adhere to the standards for 
     selection set forth in subparagraph (H)(iii),
     shall be treated as a failure to meet the requirements of 
     this paragraph and therefore as a cause of action which may 
     be brought by a fiduciary under section 502(a)(3).
       ``(J) Benefit exclusions maintained.--Nothing in this 
     paragraph shall be construed as providing for or requiring 
     the coverage of items or services for which benefits are 
     specifically excluded under the group health plan or any 
     health insurance coverage offered in connection with the 
     plan.
       ``(5) Permitted alternatives to required forms of review.--
       ``(A) In general.--In accordance with such regulations (if 
     any) as may be prescribed by the Secretary for purposes of 
     this paragraph, in the case of any initial coverage decision 
     or any decision upon review thereof under paragraph 
     (2)(A)(ii) or (2)(B)(ii), a group health plan may provide an 
     alternative dispute resolution procedure meeting the 
     requirements of subparagraph (B) for use in lieu of the 
     procedures set forth under the preceding provisions of this 
     subsection relating review of such decision. Such procedure 
     may be provided in one form for all participants and 
     beneficiaries or in a different form for each group of 
     similarly situated participants and beneficiaries. Upon 
     voluntary election of such procedure by the plan and by the 
     aggrieved participant or beneficiary in connection with the 
     decision, the plan may provide under such procedure (in a 
     manner consistent with such regulations as the Secretary may 
     prescribe to ensure equitable procedures) for waiver of the 
     review of the decision under paragraph (3) or waiver of 
     further review of the decision under paragraph (4) or section 
     502 or for election by such parties of an alternative means 
     of external review (other than review under paragraph (4)).
       ``(B) Requirements.--An alternative dispute resolution 
     procedure meets the requirements of this subparagraph, in 
     connection with any decision, if--
       ``(i) such procedure is utilized solely--

       ``(I) in accordance with the applicable terms of a bona 
     fide collective bargaining agreement pursuant to which the 
     plan (or the applicable portion thereof governed by the 
     agreement) is established or maintained, or
       ``(II) upon election by both the aggrieved participant or 
     beneficiary and the plan,

       ``(ii) the procedure incorporates any otherwise applicable 
     requirement for review by a physician under paragraph (3), 
     unless waived by the participant or beneficiary (in a manner 
     consistent with such regulations as the Secretary may 
     prescribe to ensure equitable procedures); and
       ``(iii) the means of resolution of dispute allow for 
     adequate presentation by each party of scientific and medical 
     evidence supporting the position of such party.
       ``(6) Review requirements.--In any review of a decision 
     issued under this subsection--

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       ``(A) the record shall be maintained for purposes of any 
     further review in accordance with standards which shall be 
     prescribed in regulations of the Secretary designed to 
     facilitate such further review, and
       ``(B) any decision upon review which modifies or reverses a 
     decision below shall specifically set forth a determination 
     that the record upon review is sufficient to rebut a 
     presumption in favor of the decision below.
       ``(7) Compliance with fiduciary standards.--The issuance of 
     a decision under a plan upon review in good faith compliance 
     with the requirements of this subsection shall not be treated 
     as a violation of part 4 of subtitle B of title I of the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
       ``(8) Limitation on applicability of special rules.--The 
     provisions of this subsection shall not apply with respect to 
     employee benefit plans that are not group health plans or 
     with respect to benefits that are not included group health 
     plan benefits (as defined in paragraph (10)(S)).
       ``(9) Group health plan defined.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `group health plan' shall have 
     the meaning provided in section 733(a).
       ``(B) Treatment of partnerships.--The provisions of 
     paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 732(d) shall apply.
       ``(10) Other definitions.--For purposes of this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) Request for benefit payments.--The term `request for 
     benefit payments' means a request, for payment of benefits by 
     a group health plan for medical care, which is made by, or 
     (if expressly authorized) on behalf of, a participant or 
     beneficiary after such medical care has been provided.
       ``(B) Required determination of medical necessity.--The 
     term `required determination of medical necessity' means a 
     determination required under a group health plan solely that 
     proposed medical care meets, under the facts and 
     circumstances at the time of the determination, the 
     requirements for medical appropriateness or necessity (which 
     may be subject to exceptions under the plan for fraud or 
     misrepresentation), irrespective of whether the proposed 
     medical care otherwise meets other terms and conditions of 
     coverage, but only if such determination does not constitute 
     an advance determination of coverage (as defined in 
     subparagraph (C)).
       ``(C) Advance determination of coverage.--The term `advance 
     determination of coverage' means a determination under a 
     group health plan that proposed medical care meets, under the 
     facts and circumstances at the time of the determination, the 
     plan's terms and conditions of coverage (which may be subject 
     to exceptions under the plan for fraud or misrepresentation).
       ``(D) Request for advance determination of coverage.--The 
     term `request for advance determination of coverage' means a 
     request for an advance determination of coverage of medical 
     care which is made by, or (if expressly authorized) on behalf 
     of, a participant or beneficiary before such medical care is 
     provided.
       ``(E) Request for expedited advance determination of 
     coverage.--The term `request for expedited advance 
     determination of coverage' means a request for advance 
     determination of coverage, in any case in which the proposed 
     medical care constitutes accelerated need medical care.
       ``(F) Request for required determination of medical 
     necessity.--The term `request for required determination of 
     medical necessity' means a request for a required 
     determination of medical necessity for medical care which is 
     made by or on behalf of a participant or beneficiary before 
     the medical care is provided.
       ``(G) Request for expedited required determination of 
     medical necessity.--The term `request for expedited required 
     determination of medical necessity' means a request for 
     required determination of medical necessity in any case in 
     which the proposed medical care constitutes accelerated need 
     medical care.
       ``(H) Accelerated need medical care.--The term `accelerated 
     need medical care' means medical care in any case in which an 
     appropriate physician has certified in writing (or as 
     otherwise provided in regulations of the Secretary) that the 
     participant or beneficiary is stabilized and--
       ``(i) that failure to immediately provide the care to the 
     participant or beneficiary could reasonably be expected to 
     result in--

       ``(I) placing the health of such participant or beneficiary 
     (or, with respect to such a participant or beneficiary who is 
     a pregnant woman, the health of the woman or her unborn 
     child) in serious jeopardy;
       ``(II) serious impairment to bodily functions; or
       ``(III) serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part; or

       ``(ii) that immediate provision of the care is necessary 
     because the participant or beneficiary has made or is at 
     serious risk of making an attempt to harm himself or herself 
     or another individual.
       ``(I) Initial decision period.--The term `initial decision 
     period' means a period of 30 days, or such period as may be 
     prescribed in regulations of the Secretary.
       ``(J) Internal review period.--The term `internal review 
     period' means a period of 30 days, or such period as may be 
     prescribed in regulations of the Secretary.
       ``(K) Accelerated need decision period.--The term 
     `accelerated need decision period' means a period of 3 days, 
     or such period as may be prescribed in regulations of the 
     Secretary.
       ``(L) Reconsideration period.--The term `reconsideration 
     period' means a period of 25 days, or such period as may be 
     prescribed in regulations of the Secretary, except that, in 
     the case of a decision involving accelerated need medical 
     care, such term means the accelerated need decision period.
       ``(M) Filing completion date.--The term `filing completion 
     date' means, in connection with a group health plan, the date 
     as of which the plan is in receipt of all information 
     reasonably required (in writing or in such other reasonable 
     form as may be specified by the plan) to make an initial 
     coverage decision.
       ``(N) Review filing date.--The term `review filing date' 
     means, in connection with a group health plan, the date as of 
     which the appropriate named fiduciary (or the independent 
     medical expert or panel of such experts in the case of a 
     review under paragraph (4)) is in receipt of all information 
     reasonably required (in writing or in such other reasonable 
     form as may be specified by the plan) to make a decision to 
     affirm, modify, or reverse a coverage decision.
       ``(O) Medical care.--The term `medical care' has the 
     meaning provided such term by section 733(a)(2).
       ``(P) Health insurance coverage.--The term `health 
     insurance coverage' has the meaning provided such term by 
     section 733(b)(1).
       ``(Q) Health insurance issuer.--The term `health insurance 
     issuer' has the meaning provided such term by section 
     733(b)(2).
       ``(R) Written or in writing.--
       ``(i) In general.--A request or decision shall be deemed to 
     be `written' or `in writing' if such request or decision is 
     presented in a generally recognized printable or electronic 
     format. The Secretary may by regulation provide for 
     presentation of information otherwise required to be in 
     written form in such other forms as may be appropriate under 
     the circumstances.
       ``(ii) Medical appropriateness or investigational items or 
     experimental treatment determinations.--For purposes of this 
     subparagraph, in the case of a request for advance 
     determination of coverage, a request for expedited advance 
     determination of coverage, a request for required 
     determination of medical necessity, or a request for 
     expedited required determination of medical necessity, if the 
     decision on such request is conveyed to the provider of 
     medical care or to the participant or beneficiary by means of 
     telephonic or other electronic communications, such decision 
     shall be treated as a written decision.
       ``(S) Included group health plan benefit.--The term 
     `included group health plan benefit'' means a benefit under a 
     group health plan which is not an excepted benefit (as 
     defined in section 733(c)).''.
       (b) Civil Penalties.--
       (1) In general.--Section 502(c) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1132(c)) is amended by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) 
     as paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively, and by inserting 
     after paragraph (5) the following new paragraph:
       ``(6)(A)(i) In the case of any failure to timely provide an 
     included group health plan benefit (as defined in section 
     503(b)(10)(S)) to a participant or beneficiary, which occurs 
     after the issuance of, and in violation of, a final decision 
     rendered upon completion of external review (under section 
     503(b)(4)) of an adverse coverage decision by the plan 
     relating to such benefit, any person acting in the capacity 
     of a fiduciary of the plan so as to cause such failure may, 
     in the court's discretion, be liable to the aggrieved 
     participant or beneficiary for a civil penalty.
       ``(ii) Except as provided in clause (iii), such civil 
     penalty shall be in an amount of up to $1,000 a day from the 
     date that occurs on or after the date of the issuance of the 
     decision under section 503(b)(4) and upon which the plan 
     otherwise could have been reasonably expected to commence 
     compliance with the decision until the date the failure to 
     provide the benefit is corrected.
       ``(iii) In any case in which it is proven by clear and 
     convincing evidence that the person referred to in clause (i) 
     acted willfully and in bad faith, the daily penalty under 
     clause (ii) shall be increased to an amount of up to $5,000 a 
     day.
       ``(iv) In any case in which it is further proven by clear 
     and convincing evidence that--
       ``(I) the plan is not in full compliance with the decision 
     of the independent medical expert (or panel of such experts) 
     under section 503(b)(4)(E)) within the appropriate period 
     specified in such decision, and
       ``(II) the failure to be in full compliance was caused by 
     the plan or by a health insurance issuer offering health 
     insurance coverage in connection with the plan,

     the plan shall pay the cost of all medical care which was not 
     provided by reason of such failure to fully comply and which 
     is otherwise obtained by the participant or beneficiary from 
     any provider.
       ``(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the plan, and any 
     health insurance issuer offering health insurance coverage in 
     connection with the plan, shall be deemed to be in compliance 
     with any decision of an independent medical expert (or panel 
     of such experts) under section 503(b)(4) with respect to any 
     participant or beneficiary upon transmission to such entity 
     (or panel) and to such participant or beneficiary by the plan 
     or issuer of timely notice of an authorization of coverage by 
     the plan or issuer which is consistent with such decision.
       ``(C) In any action commenced under subsection (a) by a 
     participant or beneficiary

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     with respect to an included group health plan benefit in 
     which the plaintiff alleges that a person, in the capacity of 
     a fiduciary and in violation of the terms of the plan or this 
     title, has taken an action resulting in an adverse coverage 
     decision in violation of the terms of the plan, or has failed 
     to take an action for which such person is responsible under 
     the plan and which is necessary under the plan for a 
     favorable coverage decision, upon finding in favor of the 
     plaintiff, if such action was commenced after a final 
     decision of the plan upon review which included a review 
     under section 503(b)(4) or such action was commenced under 
     subsection (b)(4) of this section, the court shall cause to 
     be served on the defendant an order requiring the defendant--
       ``(i) to cease and desist from the alleged action or 
     failure to act; and
       ``(ii) to pay to the plaintiff a reasonable attorney's fee 
     and other reasonable costs relating to the prosecution of the 
     action on the charges on which the plaintiff prevails.

     The remedies provided under this subparagraph shall be in 
     addition to remedies otherwise provided under this section.
       ``(D)(i) The Secretary may assess a civil penalty against a 
     person acting in the capacity of a fiduciary of one or more 
     group health plans (as defined in section 503(b)(9)) for--
       ``(I) any pattern or practice of repeated adverse coverage 
     decisions in connection with included group health plan 
     benefits in violation of the terms of the plan or plans or 
     this title; or
       ``(II) any pattern or practice of repeated violations of 
     the requirements of section 503 in connection with such 
     benefits.

     Such penalty shall be payable only upon proof by clear and 
     convincing evidence of such pattern or practice.
       ``(ii) Such penalty shall be in an amount not to exceed the 
     lesser of--
       ``(I) 5 percent of the aggregate value of benefits shown by 
     the Secretary to have not been provided, or unlawfully 
     delayed in violation of section 503, under such pattern or 
     practice; or
       ``(II) $100,000.
       ``(iii) Any person acting in the capacity of a fiduciary of 
     a group health plan or plans who has engaged in any such 
     pattern or practice in connection with included group health 
     plan benefits, upon the petition of the Secretary, may be 
     removed by the court from that position, and from any other 
     involvement, with respect to such plan or plans, and may be 
     precluded from returning to any such position or involvement 
     for a period determined by the court.
       ``(E) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `included 
     group health plan benefit' has the meaning provided in 
     section 503(b)(10)(S).
       ``(F) The preceding provisions of this paragraph shall not 
     apply with respect to employee benefit plans that are not 
     group health plans or with respect to benefits that are not 
     included group health plan benefits (as defined in paragraph 
     (10)(S)).''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 502(a)(6) of such Act 
     (29 U.S.C. 1132(a)(6)) is amended by striking ``, or (6)'' 
     and inserting ``, (6), or (7)''.
       (c) Expedited Court Review.--Section 502 of such Act (29 
     U.S.C. 1132) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(8), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in subsection (a)(9), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; or'';
       (3) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(10) by a participant or beneficiary for appropriate 
     relief under subsection (b)(4).''.
       (4) by adding at the end of subsection (b) the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(4) In the case of a group health plan, if exhaustion of 
     administrative remedies in accordance with paragraph 
     (2)(A)(ii) or (2)(B)(ii) of section 503(b) otherwise 
     necessary for an action for relief under paragraph (1)(B) or 
     (3) of subsection (a) has not been obtained and it is 
     demonstrated to the court by means of certification by an 
     appropriate physician that such exhaustion is not reasonably 
     attainable under the facts and circumstances without undue 
     risk of irreparable harm to the health of the participant or 
     beneficiary, a civil action may be brought by the participant 
     or beneficiary to obtain appropriate equitable relief. Any 
     determinations made under paragraph (2)(A)(ii) or (2)(B)(ii) 
     of section 503(b) made while an action under this paragraph 
     is pending shall be given due consideration by the court in 
     any such action. This paragraph shall not apply with respect 
     to benefits that are not included group health plan benefits 
     (as defined in section 503(b)(10)(S)).''.
       (d) Attorney's Fees.--Section 502(g) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1132(g)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (2) or (3))''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) In any action under this title by a participant or 
     beneficiary in connection with an included group health plan 
     benefit (as defined in section 503(b)(10)(S)) in which 
     judgment in favor of the participant or beneficiary is 
     awarded, the court shall allow a reasonable attorney's fee 
     and costs of action to the participant or beneficiary.''.
       (e) Standard of Review Unaffected.--The standard of review 
     under section 502 of the Employee Retirement Income Security 
     Act of 1974 (as amended by this section) shall continue on 
     and after the date of the enactment of this Act to be the 
     standard of review which was applicable under such section as 
     of immediately before such date.
       (f) Concurrent Jurisdiction.--Section 502(e)(1) of such Act 
     (29 U.S.C. 1132(e)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``under subsection 
     (a)(1)(B) of this section'' and inserting ``under subsection 
     (a)(1)(A) for relief under subsection (c)(6), under 
     subsection (a)(1)(B), and under subsection (b)(4)''; and
       (2) in the last sentence, by striking ``of actions under 
     paragraphs (1)(B) and (7) of subsection (a) of this section'' 
     and inserting ``of actions under paragraph (1)(A) of 
     subsection (a) for relief under subsection (c)(6) and of 
     actions under paragraphs (1)(B) and (7) of subsection (a) and 
     paragraph (4) of subsection (b)''.

     SEC. 122. SPECIAL RULE FOR ACCESS TO SPECIALTY CARE.

       Section 503(b) of such Act (as added by the preceding 
     provisions of this subtitle) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(11) Special rule for access to specialty care.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a request for advance 
     determination of coverage consisting of a request by a 
     physician for a determination of coverage of the services of 
     a specialist with respect to any condition, if coverage of 
     the services of such specialist for such condition is 
     otherwise provided under the plan, the initial coverage 
     decision referred to in subparagraph (A)(i) or (B)(i) of 
     paragraph (2) shall be issued within the accelerated need 
     decision period.
       ``(B) Specialist.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term 
     `specialist' means, with respect to a condition, a physician 
     who has a high level of expertise through appropriate 
     training and experience (including, in the case of a patient 
     who is a child, appropriate pediatric expertise) to treat the 
     condition.''.

     SEC. 123. PROTECTION FOR CERTAIN INFORMATION DEVELOPED TO 
                   REDUCE MORTALITY OR MORBIDITY OR FOR IMPROVING 
                   PATIENT CARE AND SAFETY.

       (a) Protection of Certain Information.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of Federal or State law, health care response 
     information shall be exempt from any disclosure requirement 
     (regardless of whether the requirement relates to subpoenas, 
     discovery, introduction of evidence, testimony, or any other 
     form of disclosure), in connection with a civil or 
     administrative proceeding under Federal or State law, to the 
     same extent as information developed by a health care 
     provider with respect to any of the following:
       (1) Peer review.
       (2) Utilization review.
       (3) Quality management or improvement.
       (4) Quality control.
       (5) Risk management.
       (6) Internal review for purposes of reducing mortality, 
     morbidity, or for improving patient care or safety.
       (b) No Waiver of Protection Through Interaction with 
     Accrediting Body.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     Federal or State law, the protection of health care response 
     information from disclosure provided under subsection (a) 
     shall not be deemed to be modified or in any way waived by--
       (1) the development of such information in connection with 
     a request or requirement of an accrediting body; or
       (2) the transfer of such information to an accrediting 
     body.
       (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``accrediting body'' means a national, not-
     for-profit organization that--
       (A) accredits health care providers; and
       (B) is recognized as an accrediting body by statute or by a 
     Federal or State agency that regulates health care providers.
       (2) The term ``health care provider'' has the meaning given 
     such term in section 1188 of the Social Security Act (as 
     added by section 5001 of this Act).
       (3) The term ``health care response information'' means 
     information (including any data, report, record, memorandum, 
     analysis, statement, or other communication) developed by, or 
     on behalf of, a health care provider in response to a 
     serious, adverse, patient-related event--
       (A) during the course of analyzing or studying the event 
     and its causes; and
       (B) for purposes of--
       (i) reducing mortality or morbidity; or
       (ii) improving patient care or safety (including the 
     provider's notification to an accrediting body and the 
     provider's plans of action in response to such event).
       (5) The term ``State'' includes the District of Columbia, 
     Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and 
     the Northern Mariana Islands.

     SEC. 124. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) In General.--The amendments made by sections 801 and 
     802 shall apply with respect to grievances arising in plan 
     years beginning on or after January 1 of the second calendar 
     year following 12 months after the date the Secretary of 
     Labor issues all regulations necessary to carry out 
     amendments made by this title. The amendments made by section 
     803 shall take effect on such January 1.
       (b) Limitation on Enforcement Actions.--No enforcement 
     action shall be taken, pursuant to the amendments made by 
     this title, against a group health plan or health insurance 
     issuer with respect to a violation of a requirement imposed 
     by such amendments before the date of issuance of final 
     regulations issued in connection with such requirement, if 
     the plan or issuer has sought to comply in good faith with 
     such requirement.

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       (c) Collective Bargaining Agreements.--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 title shall not be treated as a 
     termination of such collective bargaining agreement.

 Subtitle D--Health Care Access, Affordability, and Quality Commission

     SEC. 131. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.

       Part 5 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
     1974 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:


                 ``SEC. 518. HEALTH POLICY COMMISSION.

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established a 
     commission to be known as the Health Care Access, 
     Affordability, and Quality Commission (hereinafter in this 
     Act referred to as the ``Commission'').
       ``(b) Duties of Commission.--The duties of the Commission 
     shall be as follows:
       ``(1) Studies of critical areas.--Based on information 
     gathered by appropriate Federal agencies, advisory groups, 
     and other appropriate sources for health care information, 
     studies, and data, the Commission shall study and report on 
     in each of the following areas:
       ``(A) Independent expert external review programs.
       ``(B) Consumer friendly information programs.
       ``(C) The extent to which the following affect patient 
     quality and satisfaction:
       ``(i) health plan enrollees' attitudes based on surveys;
       ``(ii) outcomes measurements; and
       ``(iii) accreditation by private organizations.
       ``(D) Available systems to ensure the timely processing of 
     claims.
       ``(2) Establishment of form for remittance of claims to 
     providers.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
     first meeting of the Commission, the Commission shall develop 
     and transmit to the Secretary a proposed form for use by 
     health insurance issuers (as defined in section 733(b)(2)) 
     for the remittance of claims to health care providers. 
     Effective for plan years beginning after 5 years after the 
     date of the Comprehensive Access and Responsibility in Health 
     Care Act of 1999, a health insurance issuer offering health 
     insurance coverage in connection with a group health plan 
     shall use such form for the remittance of all claims to 
     providers.
       ``(3) Evaluation of health benefits mandates.--At the 
     request of the chairmen or ranking minority members of the 
     appropriate committees of Congress, the Commission shall 
     evaluate, taking into consideration the overall cost effect, 
     availability of treatment, and the effect on the health of 
     the general population, existing and proposed benefit 
     requirements for group health plans.
       ``(4) Comments on certain secretarial reports.--If the 
     Secretary submits to Congress (or a committee of Congress) a 
     report that is required by law and that relates to policies 
     under this section, the Secretary shall transmit a copy of 
     the report to the Commission. The Commission shall review the 
     report and, not later than 6 months after the date of 
     submittal of the Secretary's report to Congress, shall submit 
     to the appropriate committees of Congress written comments on 
     such report. Such comments may include such recommendations 
     as the Commission deems appropriate.
       ``(5) Agenda and additional review.--The Commission shall 
     consult periodically with the chairmen and ranking minority 
     members of the appropriate committees of Congress regarding 
     the Commission's agenda and progress toward achieving the 
     agenda. The Commission may conduct additional reviews, and 
     submit additional reports to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress, from time to time on such topics as may be 
     requested by such chairmen and members and as the Commission 
     deems appropriate.
       ``(6) Availability of reports.--The Commission shall 
     transmit to the Secretary a copy of each report submitted 
     under this subsection and shall make such reports available 
     to the public.
       ``(c) Membership.--
       ``(1) Number and appointment.--The Commission shall be 
     composed of 11 members appointed by the Comptroller General.
       ``(2) Qualifications.--
       ``(A) In general.--The membership of the Commission shall 
     include--
       ``(i) physicians and other health professionals;
       ``(ii) representatives of employers, including 
     multiemployer plans;
       ``(ii) representatives of insured employees;
       ``(iv) third-party payers; and
       ``(v) health services and health economics researchers with 
     expertise in outcomes and effectiveness research and 
     technology assessment.
       ``(B) Ethical disclosure.--The Comptroller General shall 
     establish a system for public disclosure by members of the 
     Commission of financial and other potential conflicts of 
     interest relating to such members.
       ``(3) Terms.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each member shall be appointed for a 
     term of 3 years, except that the Comptroller shall designate 
     staggered terms for the members first appointed.
       ``(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. A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the 
     manner in which the original appointment was made.
       ``(4) Basic pay.--
       ``(A) Rates of pay.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
     (B), members shall each be paid at a rate equal to the rate 
     of basic pay payable for level IV 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.
       ``(B) Prohibition of compensation of federal employees.--
     Members of the Commission who are full-time officers or 
     employees of the United States (or Members of Congress) may 
     not receive additional pay, allowances, or benefits by reason 
     of their service on the Commission.
       ``(5) Travel expenses.--Each member shall receive travel 
     expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in 
     accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       ``(6) Chairperson.--The Chairperson of the Commission shall 
     be designated by the Comptroller at the time of the 
     appointment. The term of office of the Chairperson shall be 3 
     years.
       ``(7) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet 4 times each 
     year.
       ``(d) Director and Staff of Commission.--
       ``(1) Director.--The Commission shall have a Director who 
     shall be appointed by the Chairperson. The Director shall be 
     paid at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate of basic pay 
     payable for GS-13 of the General Schedule.
       ``(2) Staff.--The Director may appoint 2 additional staff 
     members.
       ``(3) Applicability of certain civil service laws.--The 
     Director and staff of the Commission shall be appointed 
     subject to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, 
     governing appointments in the competitive service, and shall 
     be paid in accordance with the provisions of chapter 51 and 
     subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title relating to 
     classification and General Schedule pay rates.
       ``(e) Powers of Commission.--
       ``(1) 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.
       ``(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 
     section.
       ``(3) Obtaining official data.--The Commission may secure 
     directly from any department or agency of the United States 
     information necessary to enable it to carry out this Act. 
     Upon request of the Chairperson of the Commission, the head 
     of that department or agency shall furnish that information 
     to the Commission.
       ``(4) 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.
       ``(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 Act.
       ``(6) Contract authority.--The Commission may contract with 
     and compensate government and private agencies or persons for 
     services, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised 
     Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5).
       ``(f) Reports.--Beginning December 31, 2000, and each year 
     thereafter, the Commission shall submit to the Congress an 
     annual report detailing the following information:
       ``(1) Access to care, affordability to employers and 
     employees, and quality of care under employer-sponsored 
     health plans and recommendations for improving such access, 
     affordability, and quality.
       ``(2) Any issues the Commission deems appropriate or any 
     issues (such as the appropriateness and availability of 
     particular medical treatment) that the chairmen or ranking 
     members of the appropriate committees of Congress requested 
     the Commission to evaluate.
       ``(g) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--
     For purposes of this section the term `appropriate committees 
     of Congress' means any committee in the Senate or House of 
     Representatives having jurisdiction over the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
       ``(h) Termination.--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 
     Commission.
       ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated for fiscal years 2000 through 2004 such 
     sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.''.

     SEC. 132. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This subtitle shall be effective 6 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

         TITLE II--AMENDMENTS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT

     Subtitle A--Patient Protections and Point of Service Coverage 
                              Requirements

     SEC. 201. PATIENT ACCESS TO UNRESTRICTED MEDICAL ADVICE, 
                   EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE, OBSTETRIC AND 
                   GYNECOLOGICAL CARE, PEDIATRIC CARE, AND 
                   CONTINUITY OF CARE.

       (a) In General.--Subpart 2 of part A of title XXVII of the 
     Public Health Service Act

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     is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 2707. PATIENT ACCESS TO UNRESTRICTED MEDICAL ADVICE, 
                   EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE, OBSTETRIC AND 
                   GYNECOLOGICAL CARE, PEDIATRIC CARE, AND 
                   CONTINUITY OF CARE.

       ``(a) Patient Access to Unrestricted Medical Advice.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of any health care 
     professional acting within the lawful scope of practice in 
     the course of carrying out a contractual employment 
     arrangement or other direct contractual arrangement between 
     such professional and a group health plan or a health 
     insurance issuer offering health insurance coverage in 
     connection with a group health plan, the plan or issuer with 
     which such contractual employment arrangement or other direct 
     contractual arrangement is maintained by the professional may 
     not impose on such professional under such arrangement any 
     prohibition or restriction with respect to advice, provided 
     to a participant or beneficiary under the plan who is a 
     patient, about the health status of the participant or 
     beneficiary or the medical care or treatment for the 
     condition or disease of the participant or beneficiary, 
     regardless of whether benefits for such care or treatment are 
     provided under the plan or health insurance coverage offered 
     in connection with the plan.
       ``(2) Health care professional defined.--For purposes of 
     this paragraph, the term `health care professional' means a 
     physician (as defined in section 1861(r) of the Social 
     Security Act) or other health care professional if coverage 
     for the professional's services is provided under the group 
     health plan for the services of the professional. Such term 
     includes a podiatrist, optometrist, chiropractor, 
     psychologist, dentist, physician assistant, physical or 
     occupational therapist and therapy assistant, speech-language 
     pathologist, audiologist, registered or licensed practical 
     nurse (including nurse practitioner, clinical nurse 
     specialist, certified registered nurse anesthetist, and 
     certified nurse-midwife), licensed certified social worker, 
     registered respiratory therapist, and certified respiratory 
     therapy technician.
       ``(3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection 
     shall be construed to require the sponsor of a group health 
     plan or a health insurance issuer offering health insurance 
     coverage in connection with the group health plan to engage 
     in any practice that would violate its religious beliefs or 
     moral convictions.
       ``(b) Patient Access to Emergency Medical Care.--
       ``(1) Coverage of emergency services.--
       ``(A) 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 subparagraph (B)(ii)), or ambulance services, the 
     plan or issuer shall cover emergency services (including 
     emergency ambulance services as defined in subparagraph 
     (B)(iii)) furnished under the plan or coverage--
       ``(i) without the need for any prior authorization 
     determination;
       ``(ii) whether or not the health care provider furnishing 
     such services is a participating provider with respect to 
     such services;
       ``(iii) in a manner so that, if such services are provided 
     to a participant, beneficiary, or enrollee by a 
     nonparticipating health care provider, 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 provider; and
       ``(iv) without regard to any other term or condition of 
     such plan or coverage (other than exclusion or coordination 
     of benefits, or an affiliation or waiting period, permitted 
     under section 2701 and other than applicable cost sharing).
       ``(B) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(i) Emergency medical condition.--The term `emergency 
     medical condition' means--

       ``(I) 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 (42 U.S.C. 
     1395dd(e)(1)(A)); and
       ``(II) a medical condition manifesting itself in a neonate 
     by acute symptoms of sufficient severity (including severe 
     pain) such that a prudent health care professional 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.

       ``(ii) Emergency services.--The term `emergency services' 
     means--

       ``(I) with respect to an emergency medical condition 
     described in clause (i)(I), a medical screening examination 
     (as required under section 1867 of the Social Security Act, 
     42 U.S.C. 1395dd)) 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 clause 
     (i)) and also, within the capabilities of the staff and 
     facilities at the hospital, such further medical examination 
     and treatment as are required under section 1867 of such Act 
     to stabilize the patient; or
       ``(II) with respect to an emergency medical condition 
     described in clause (i)(II), medical treatment for such 
     condition rendered by a health care provider in a hospital to 
     a neonate, including available hospital ancillary services in 
     response to an urgent request of a health care professional 
     and to the extent necessary to stabilize the neonate.

       ``(iii) Emergency ambulance services.--The term `emergency 
     ambulance services' means ambulance services (as defined for 
     purposes of section 1861(s)(7) of the Social Security Act) 
     furnished to transport an individual who has an emergency 
     medical condition (as defined in clause (i)) to a hospital 
     for the receipt of emergency services (as defined in clause 
     (ii)) in a case in which appropriate emergency medical 
     screening examinations are covered under the plan or coverage 
     pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) and a prudent layperson, with an 
     average knowledge of health and medicine, could reasonably 
     expect that the absence of such transport would result in 
     placing the health of the individual in serious jeopardy, 
     serious impairment of bodily function, or serious dysfunction 
     of any bodily organ or part.
       ``(iv) Stabilize.--The term `to stabilize' means, with 
     respect to an emergency medical condition, to provide such 
     medical treatment of the condition as may be necessary to 
     assure, within reasonable medical probability, that no 
     material deterioration of the condition is likely to result 
     from or occur during the transfer of the individual from a 
     facility.
       ``(v) Nonparticipating.--The term `nonparticipating' means, 
     with respect to a health care provider that provides health 
     care items and services to a participant or beneficiary under 
     group health plan or under group health insurance coverage, a 
     health care provider that is not a participating health care 
     provider with respect to such items and services.
       ``(vi) Participating.--The term `participating' means, with 
     respect to a health care provider that provides health care 
     items and services to a participant or beneficiary under 
     group health plan or health insurance coverage offered by a 
     health insurance issuer in connection with such a plan, a 
     health care provider that furnishes such items and services 
     under a contract or other arrangement with the plan or 
     issuer.
       ``(c) Patient Right to Obstetric and Gynecological Care.--
       ``(1) In general.--In any case in which a group health plan 
     (or a health insurance issuer offering health insurance 
     coverage in connection with the plan)--
       ``(A) provides benefits under the terms of the plan 
     consisting of--
       ``(i) gynecological care (such as preventive women's health 
     examinations); or
       ``(ii) obstetric care (such as pregnancy-related services),
     provided by a participating health care professional who 
     specializes in such care (or provides benefits consisting of 
     payment for such care); and
       ``(B) requires or provides for designation by a participant 
     or beneficiary of a participating primary care provider,
     if the primary care provider designated by such a participant 
     or beneficiary is not such a health care professional, then 
     the plan (or issuer) shall meet the requirements of paragraph 
     (2).
       ``(1) Requirements.--A group health plan (or a health 
     insurance issuer offering health insurance coverage in 
     connection with the plan) meets the requirements of this 
     paragraph, in connection with benefits described in paragraph 
     (1) consisting of care described in clause (i) or (ii) of 
     paragraph (1)(A) (or consisting of payment therefor), if the 
     plan (or issuer)--
       ``(A) does not require authorization or a referral by the 
     primary care provider in order to obtain such benefits; and
       ``(B) treats the ordering of other care of the same type, 
     by the participating health care professional providing the 
     care described in clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (1)(A), as 
     the authorization of the primary care provider with respect 
     to such care.
       ``(3) Health care professional defined.--For purposes of 
     this subsection, the term `health care professional' means an 
     individual (including, but not limited to, a nurse midwife or 
     nurse practitioner) who is licensed, accredited, or certified 
     under State law to provide obstetric and gynecological health 
     care services and who is operating within the scope of such 
     licensure, accreditation, or certification.
       ``(4) Construction.--Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be 
     construed as preventing a plan from offering (but not 
     requiring a participant or beneficiary to accept) a health 
     care professional trained, credentialed, and operating within 
     the scope of their licensure to perform obstetric and 
     gynecological health care services. Nothing in paragraph 
     (2)(B) shall waive any requirements of coverage relating to 
     medical necessity or appropriateness with respect to coverage 
     of gynecological or obstetric care so ordered.
       ``(5) Treatment of multiple coverage options.--In the case 
     of a plan providing benefits under two or more coverage 
     options, the requirements of this subsection shall apply 
     separately with respect to each coverage option.
       ``(d) Patient Right to Pediatric Care.--
       ``(1) In general.--In any case in which a group health plan 
     (or a health insurance issuer offering health insurance 
     coverage in connection with the plan) provides benefits 
     consisting of routine pediatric care provided by a 
     participating health care professional who specializes in 
     pediatrics (or consisting of payment for such care) and the 
     plan requires or provides for designation by a participant or 
     beneficiary of a participating primary care provider, the 
     plan (or issuer) shall pro

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     vide that such a participating health care professional may 
     be designated, if available, by a parent or guardian of any 
     beneficiary under the plan is who under 18 years of age, as 
     the primary care provider with respect to any such benefits.
       ``(2) Health care professional defined.--For purposes of 
     this subsection, the term `health care professional' means an 
     individual (including, but not limited to, a nurse 
     practitioner) who is licensed, accredited, or certified under 
     State law to provide pediatric health care services and who 
     is operating within the scope of such licensure, 
     accreditation, or certification.
       ``(3) Construction.--Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be 
     construed as preventing a plan from offering (but not 
     requiring a participant or beneficiary to accept) a health 
     care professional trained, credentialed, and operating within 
     the scope of their licensure to perform pediatric health care 
     services. Nothing in paragraph (1) shall waive any 
     requirements of coverage relating to medical necessity or 
     appropriateness with respect to coverage of pediatric care so 
     ordered.
       ``(4) Treatment of multiple coverage options.--In the case 
     of a plan providing benefits under two or more coverage 
     options, the requirements of this subsection shall apply 
     separately with respect to each coverage option.
       ``(e) Continuity of Care.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Termination of provider.--If a contract between a 
     group health plan, or a health insurance issuer offering 
     health insurance coverage in connection with a group health 
     plan, and a health care provider is terminated (as defined in 
     subparagraph (D)(ii)), 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, at the time of such termination, is a 
     participant or beneficiary in the plan and is scheduled to 
     undergo surgery (including an organ transplantation), is 
     undergoing treatment for pregnancy, or is determined to be 
     terminally ill (as defined in section 1861(dd)(3)(A) of the 
     Social Security Act) and is undergoing treatment for the 
     terminal illness, the plan or issuer shall--
       ``(i) notify the individual on a timely basis of such 
     termination and of the right to elect continuation of 
     coverage of treatment by the provider under this subsection; 
     and
       ``(ii) subject to paragraph (3), permit the individual to 
     elect to continue to be covered with respect to treatment by 
     the provider for such surgery, pregnancy, or illness during a 
     transitional period (provided under paragraph (2)).
       ``(B) 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 subparagraph (A) (and the succeeding provisions of this 
     subsection) 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.
       ``(C) Termination defined.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, 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.
       ``(2) Transitional period.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) 
     through (D), the transitional period under this paragraph 
     shall extend up to 90 days (as determined by the treating 
     health care professional) after the date of the notice 
     described in paragraph (1)(A)(i) of the provider's 
     termination.
       ``(B) Scheduled surgery.--If surgery was scheduled for an 
     individual before the date of the announcement of the 
     termination of the provider status under paragraph (1)(A)(i), 
     the transitional period under this paragraph with respect to 
     the surgery shall extend beyond the period under subparagraph 
     (A) and until the date of discharge of the individual after 
     completion of the surgery.
       ``(C) Pregnancy.--If--
       ``(i) a participant or beneficiary was determined to be 
     pregnant at the time of a provider's termination of 
     participation, and
       ``(ii) the provider was treating the pregnancy before date 
     of the termination,

     the transitional period under this paragraph with respect to 
     provider's treatment of the pregnancy shall extend through 
     the provision of post-partum care directly related to the 
     delivery.
       ``(D) Terminal illness.--If--
       ``(i) a participant or beneficiary 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
       ``(ii) the provider was treating the terminal illness 
     before the date of termination,

     the transitional period under this paragraph shall extend for 
     the remainder of the individual's life for care directly 
     related to the treatment of the terminal illness or its 
     medical manifestations.
       ``(3) Permissible terms and conditions.--A group health 
     plan or health insurance issuer may condition coverage of 
     continued treatment by a provider under paragraph (1)(A)(i) 
     upon the individual notifying the plan of the election of 
     continued coverage and upon the provider agreeing to the 
     following terms and conditions:
       ``(A) 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 paragraph (1)(B), 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 paragraph 
     (1)(A) had not been terminated.
       ``(B) The provider agrees to adhere to the quality 
     assurance standards of the plan or issuer responsible for 
     payment under subparagraph (A) and to provide to such plan or 
     issuer necessary medical information related to the care 
     provided.
       ``(C) 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) The provider agrees to provide transitional care to 
     all participants and beneficiaries who are eligible for and 
     elect to have coverage of such care from such provider.
       ``(E) If the provider initiates the termination, the 
     provider has notified the plan within 30 days prior to the 
     effective date of the termination of--
       ``(i) whether the provider agrees to permissible terms and 
     conditions (as set forth in this paragraph) required by the 
     plan, and
       ``(ii) if the provider agrees to the terms and conditions, 
     the specific plan beneficiaries and participants undergoing a 
     course of treatment from the provider who the provider 
     believes, at the time of the notification, would be eligible 
     for transitional care under this subsection.
       ``(4) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed to--
       ``(A) require the coverage of benefits which would not have 
     been covered if the provider involved remained a 
     participating provider, or
       ``(B) prohibit a group health plan from conditioning a 
     provider's participation on the provider's agreement to 
     provide transitional care to all participants and 
     beneficiaries eligible to obtain coverage of such care 
     furnished by the provider as set forth under this subsection.
       ``(f) Coverage for Individuals Participating in Approved 
     Cancer Clinical Trials.--
       ``(1) Coverage.--
       ``(A) In general.--If a group health plan (or a health 
     insurance issuer offering health insurance coverage) provides 
     coverage to a qualified individual (as defined in paragraph 
     (2)), the plan or issuer--
       ``(i) may not deny the individual participation in the 
     clinical trial referred to in paragraph (2)(B);
       ``(ii) subject to paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), 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
       ``(iii) may not discriminate against the individual on the 
     basis of the participation of the participant or beneficiary 
     in such trial.
       ``(B) Exclusion of certain costs.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A)(ii), routine patient costs do not include 
     the cost of the tests or measurements conducted primarily for 
     the purpose of the clinical trial involved.
       ``(C) Use of in-network providers.--If one or more 
     participating providers is participating in a clinical trial, 
     nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be construed as preventing 
     a plan 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.
       ``(2) Qualified individual defined.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1), the term `qualified individual' means an 
     individual who is a participant or beneficiary in a group 
     health plan and who meets the following conditions:
       ``(A)(i) The individual has been diagnosed with cancer.
       ``(ii) The individual is eligible to participate in an 
     approved clinical trial according to the trial protocol with 
     respect to treatment of cancer.
       ``(iii) The individual's participation in the trial offers 
     meaningful potential for significant clinical benefit for the 
     individual.
       ``(B) Either--
       ``(i) 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 
     satisfaction by the individual of the conditions described in 
     subparagraph (A); or
       ``(ii) the individual provides medical and scientific 
     information establishing that the individual's participation 
     in such trial would be appropriate based upon the 
     satisfaction by the individual of the conditions described in 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(3) Payment.--
       ``(A) In general.--A group health plan (or a health 
     insurance issuer offering health insurance coverage) shall 
     provide for payment for routine patient costs described in 
     paragraph (1)(B) but is not required to pay for costs of 
     items and services that are reasonably expected to be paid 
     for by the sponsors of an approved clinical trial.

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       ``(B) Routine patient care costs.--
       ``(i) In general.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term 
     `routine patient care costs' shall include the costs 
     associated with the provision of items and services that--

       ``(I) would otherwise be covered under the group health 
     plan if such items and services were not provided in 
     connection with an approved clinical trial program; and
       ``(II) are furnished according to the protocol of an 
     approved clinical trial program.

       ``(ii) Exclusion.--For purposes of this paragraph, `routine 
     patient care costs' shall not include the costs associated 
     with the provision of--

       ``(I) an investigational drug or device, unless the 
     Secretary has authorized the manufacturer of such drug or 
     device to charge for such drug or device; or
       ``(II) any item or service supplied without charge by the 
     sponsor of the approved clinical trial program.

       ``(C) Payment rate.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(i) Participating providers.--In the case of covered 
     items and services provided by a participating provider, the 
     payment rate shall be at the agreed upon rate.
       ``(ii) Nonparticipating providers.--In the case of covered 
     items and services provided by a nonparticipating provider, 
     the payment rate shall be at the rate the plan would normally 
     pay for comparable items or services under clause (i).
       ``(4) Approved clinical trial defined.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     term `approved clinical trial' means a cancer clinical 
     research study or cancer clinical investigation approved by 
     an Institutional Review Board.
       ``(B) 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--
       ``(i) to be comparable to the system of peer review of 
     studies and investigations used by the National Institutes of 
     Health, and
       ``(ii) assures unbiased review of the highest scientific 
     standards by qualified individuals who have no interest in 
     the outcome of the review.
       ``(5) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed to limit a plan's coverage with respect to clinical 
     trials.
       ``(6) Plan satisfaction of certain requirements; 
     responsibilities of fiduciaries.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this subsection, 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 requirements of this 
     subsection 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.
       ``(B) 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 
     of title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
     1974.
       ``(7) Study and report.--
       ``(A) Study.--The Secretary shall analyze cancer clinical 
     research and its cost implications for managed care, 
     including differentiation in--
       ``(i) the cost of patient care in trials versus standard 
     care;
       ``(ii) the cost effectiveness achieved in different sites 
     of service;
       ``(iii) research outcomes;
       ``(iv) volume of research subjects available in different 
     sites of service;
       ``(v) access to research sites and clinical trials by 
     cancer patients;
       ``(vi) patient cost sharing or copayment costs realized in 
     different sites of service;
       ``(vii) health outcomes experienced in different sites of 
     service;
       ``(viii) long term health care services and costs 
     experienced in different sites of service;
       ``(ix) morbidity and mortality experienced in different 
     sites of service; and
       ``(x) patient satisfaction and preference of sites of 
     service.
       ``(B) Report to congress.--Not later than January 1, 2005, 
     the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress that 
     contains--
       ``(i) an assessment of any incremental cost to group health 
     plans resulting from the provisions of this section;
       ``(ii) a projection of expenditures to such plans resulting 
     from this section;
       ``(iii) an assessment of any impact on premiums resulting 
     from this section; and
       ``(iv) recommendations regarding action on other 
     diseases.''.

     SEC. 202. REQUIRING HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS TO OFFER 
                   OPTION OF POINT-OF-SERVICE COVERAGE.

       Title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act is amended by 
     inserting after section 2713 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 2714. REQUIRING OFFERING OF OPTION OF POINT-OF-SERVICE 
                   COVERAGE.

       ``(a) Requirement to Offer Coverage Option to Certain 
     Employers.--Except as provided in subsection (c), any health 
     insurance issuer which--
       ``(1) is a health maintenance organization (as defined in 
     section 2791(b)(3)); and
       ``(2) which provides for coverage of services of one or 
     more classes of health care professionals under health 
     insurance coverage offered in connection with a group health 
     plan only if such services are furnished exclusively through 
     health care professionals within such class or classes who 
     are members of a closed panel of health care professionals,

     the issuer shall make available to the plan sponsor in 
     connection with such a plan a coverage option which provides 
     for coverage of such services which are furnished through 
     such class (or classes) of health care professionals 
     regardless of whether or not the professionals are members of 
     such panel.
       ``(b) Requirement to Offer Supplemental Coverage to 
     Participants in Certain Cases.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (c), if a health insurance issuer makes available 
     a coverage option under and described in subsection (a) to a 
     plan sponsor of a group health plan and the sponsor declines 
     to contract for such coverage option, then the issuer shall 
     make available in the individual insurance market to each 
     participant in the group health plan optional separate 
     supplemental health insurance coverage in the individual 
     health insurance market which consists of services identical 
     to those provided under such coverage provided through the 
     closed panel under the group health plan but are furnished 
     exclusively by health care professionals who are not members 
     of such a closed panel.
       ``(c) Exceptions.--
       ``(1) Offering of non-panel option.--Subsections (a) and 
     (b) shall not apply with respect to a group health plan if 
     the plan offers a coverage option that provides coverage for 
     services that may be furnished by a class or classes of 
     health care professionals who are not in a closed panel. This 
     paragraph shall be applied separately to distinguishable 
     groups of employees under the plan.
       ``(2) Availability of coverage through healthmart.--
     Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to a group health 
     plan if the health insurance coverage under the plan is made 
     available through a HealthMart (as defined in section 2801) 
     and if any health insurance coverage made available through 
     the HealthMart provides for coverage of the services of any 
     class of health care professionals other than through a 
     closed panel of professionals.
       ``(3) Relicensure exemption.--Subsections (a) and (b) shall 
     not apply to a health maintenance organization in a State in 
     any case in which--
       ``(A) the organization demonstrates to the applicable 
     authority that the organization has made a good faith effort 
     to obtain (but has failed to obtain) a contract between the 
     organization and any other health insurance issuer providing 
     for the coverage option or supplemental coverage described in 
     subsection (a) or (b), as the case may be, within the 
     applicable service area of the organization; and
       ``(B) the State requires the organization to receive or 
     qualify for a separate license, as an indemnity insurer or 
     otherwise, in order to offer such coverage option or 
     supplemental coverage, respectively.

     The applicable authority may require that the organization 
     demonstrate that it meets the requirements of the previous 
     sentence no more frequently that once every 2 years.
       ``(4) Collective bargaining agreements.--Subsections (a) 
     and (b) shall not apply in connection with a group health 
     plan if the plan is established or maintained pursuant to one 
     or more collective bargaining agreements.
       ``(5) Small issuers.--Subsections (a) and (b) shall not 
     apply in the case of a health insurance issuer with 25,000 or 
     fewer covered lives.
       ``(d) Applicability.--The requirements of this section 
     shall apply only in connection with included group health 
     plan benefits.
       ``(e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       ``(1) Coverage through closed panel.--Health insurance 
     coverage for a class of health care professionals shall be 
     treated as provided through a closed panel of such 
     professionals only if such coverage consists of coverage of 
     items or services consisting of professionals services which 
     are reimbursed for or provided only within a limited network 
     of such professionals.
       ``(2) Health care professional.--The term `health care 
     professional' has the meaning given such term in section 
     2707(a)(2).
       ``(3) Included group health plan benefit.--The term 
     `included group health plan benefit' means a benefit which is 
     not an excepted benefit (as defined in section 2791(c)).''.

     SEC. 203. EFFECTIVE DATE AND RELATED RULES.

       (a) In General.--The amendments made by this title shall 
     apply with respect to plan years beginning on or after 
     January 1 of the second calendar year following the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, except that the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services may issue regulations before such 
     date under such amendments. The Secretary shall first issue 
     regulations necessary to carry out the amendments made by 
     this title before the effective date thereof.
       (b) Limitation on Enforcement Actions.--No enforcement 
     action shall be taken, pursuant to the amendments made by 
     this title, against a group health plan or health insurance 
     issuer with respect to a violation of a requirement imposed 
     by such amendments before the date of issuance of regulations 
     issued in connection with such requirement, if the plan or 
     issuer has sought to comply in good faith with such 
     requirement.
       (c) Special Rule for Collective Bargaining Agreements.--In 
     the case of a group

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     health plan maintained pursuant to one or more collective 
     bargaining agreements between employee representatives and 
     one or more employers ratified before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the amendments made by this title 
     shall not apply with respect to plan years beginning before 
     the later of--
       (1) the date on which the last of the collective bargaining 
     agreements relating to the plan terminates (determined 
     without regard to any extension thereof agreed to after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act); or
       (2) January 1, 2002.

     For purposes of this subsection, 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 title shall not be treated as a 
     termination of such collective bargaining agreement.

               Subtitle B--Patient Access to Information

     SEC. 111. PATIENT ACCESS TO INFORMATION REGARDING PLAN 
                   COVERAGE, MANAGED CARE PROCEDURES, HEALTH CARE 
                   PROVIDERS, AND QUALITY OF MEDICAL CARE.

       (a) In General.--Subpart 2 of part A of title XXVII of the 
     Public Health Service Act (as amended by subtitle A) is 
     amended further by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 2708. DISCLOSURE BY GROUP HEALTH PLANS.

       ``(a) Disclosure Requirement.--Each health insurance issuer 
     offering health insurance coverage in connection with a group 
     health plan shall provide the plan administrator on a timely 
     basis with the information necessary to enable the 
     administrator to provide participants and beneficiaries with 
     information in a manner and to an extent consistent with the 
     requirements of section 111 of the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974. To the extent that any such issuer 
     provides such information on a timely basis to plan 
     participants and beneficiaries, the requirements of this 
     subsection shall be deemed satisfied in the case of such plan 
     with respect to such information.
       ``(b) Plan Benefits.--The information required under 
     subsection (a) includes the following:
       ``(1) Covered items and services.--
       ``(A) Categorization of included benefits.--A description 
     of covered benefits, categorized by--
       ``(i) types of items and services (including any special 
     disease management program); and
       ``(ii) types of health care professionals providing such 
     items and services.
       ``(B) Emergency medical care.--A description of the extent 
     to which the plan covers emergency medical care (including 
     the extent to which the plan provides for access to urgent 
     care centers), and any definitions provided under the plan 
     for the relevant plan terminology referring to such care.
       ``(C) Preventative services.--A description of the extent 
     to which the plan provides benefits for preventative 
     services.
       ``(D) Drug formularies.--A description of the extent to 
     which covered benefits are determined by the use or 
     application of a drug formulary and a summary of the process 
     for determining what is included in such formulary.
       ``(E) COBRA continuation coverage.--A description of the 
     benefits available under the plan pursuant to part 6.
       ``(2) Limitations, exclusions, and restrictions on covered 
     benefits.--
       ``(A) Categorization of excluded benefits.--A description 
     of benefits specifically excluded from coverage, categorized 
     by types of items and services.
       ``(B) Utilization review and preauthorization 
     requirements.--Whether coverage for medical care is limited 
     or excluded on the basis of utilization review or 
     preauthorization requirements.
       ``(C) Lifetime, annual, or other period limitations.--A 
     description of the circumstances under which, and the extent 
     to which, coverage is subject to lifetime, annual, or other 
     period limitations, categorized by types of benefits.
       ``(D) Custodial care.--A description of the circumstances 
     under which, and the extent to which, the coverage of 
     benefits for custodial care is limited or excluded, and a 
     statement of the definition used by the plan for custodial 
     care.
       ``(E) Experimental treatments.--Whether coverage for any 
     medical care is limited or excluded because it constitutes an 
     investigational item or experimental treatment or technology, 
     and any definitions provided under the plan for the relevant 
     plan terminology referring to such limited or excluded care.
       ``(F) Medical appropriateness or necessity.--Whether 
     coverage for medical care may be limited or excluded by 
     reason of a failure to meet the plan's requirements for 
     medical appropriateness or necessity, and any definitions 
     provided under the plan for the relevant plan terminology 
     referring to such limited or excluded care.
       ``(G) Second or subsequent opinions.--A description of the 
     circumstances under which, and the extent to which, coverage 
     for second or subsequent opinions is limited or excluded.
       ``(H) Specialty care.--A description of the circumstances 
     under which, and the extent to which, coverage of benefits 
     for specialty care is conditioned on referral from a primary 
     care provider.
       ``(I) Continuity of care.--A description of the 
     circumstances under which, and the extent to which, coverage 
     of items and services provided by any health care 
     professional is limited or excluded by reason of the 
     departure by the professional from any defined set of 
     providers.
       ``(J) Restrictions on coverage of emergency services.--A 
     description of the circumstances under which, and the extent 
     to which, the plan, in covering emergency medical care 
     furnished to a participant or beneficiary of the plan imposes 
     any financial responsibility described in subsection (c) on 
     participants or beneficiaries or limits or conditions 
     benefits for such care subject to any other term or condition 
     of such plan.
       ``(3) Network characteristics.--If the plan (or issuer) 
     utilizes a defined set of providers under contract with the 
     plan (or issuer), a detailed list of the names of such 
     providers and their geographic location, set forth separately 
     with respect to primary care providers and with respect to 
     specialists.
       ``(c) Participant's Financial Responsibilities.--The 
     information required under subsection (a) includes an 
     explanation of--
       ``(1) a participant's financial responsibility for payment 
     of premiums, coinsurance, copayments, deductibles, and any 
     other charges; and
       ``(2) the circumstances under which, and the extent to 
     which, the participant's financial responsibility described 
     in paragraph (1) may vary, including any distinctions based 
     on whether a health care provider from whom covered benefits 
     are obtained is included in a defined set of providers.
       ``(d) Dispute Resolution Procedures.--The information 
     required under subsection (a) includes a description of the 
     processes adopted by the plan of the type described in 
     section 503 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
     1974, including--
       ``(1) descriptions thereof relating specifically to--
       ``(A) coverage decisions;
       ``(B) internal review of coverage decisions; and
       ``(C) any external review of coverage decisions; and
       ``(2) the procedures and time frames applicable to each 
     step of the processes referred to in subparagraphs (A), (B), 
     and (C) of paragraph (1).
       ``(e) Information on Plan Performance.--Any information 
     required under subsection (a) shall include information 
     concerning the number of external reviews of the type 
     described in section 503 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 a 
     recommendation is made for modification or reversal of an 
     internal review decision under the plan.
       ``(f) Information Included with Adverse Coverage 
     Decisions.--A health insurance issuer offering health 
     insurance coverage in connection with a group health plan 
     shall provide to each participant and beneficiary, together 
     with any notification of the participant or beneficiary of an 
     adverse coverage decision, the following information:
       ``(1) Preauthorization and utilization review procedures.--
     A description of the basis on which any preauthorization 
     requirement or any utilization review requirement has 
     resulted in the adverse coverage decision.
       ``(2) Procedures for determining exclusions based on 
     medical necessity or on investigational items or experimental 
     treatments.--If the adverse coverage decision is based on a 
     determination relating to medical necessity or to an 
     investigational item or an experimental treatment or 
     technology, a description of the procedures and medically-
     based criteria used in such decision.
       ``(g) Information Available on Request.--
       ``(1) Access to plan benefit information in electronic 
     form.--
       ``(A) In general.--A health insurance issuer offering 
     health insurance coverage in connection with a group health 
     plan may, upon written request (made not more frequently than 
     annually), make available to participants and beneficiaries, 
     in a generally recognized electronic format--
       ``(i) the latest summary plan description, including the 
     latest summary of material modifications, and
       ``(ii) the actual plan provisions setting forth the 
     benefits available under the plan,
     to the extent such information relates to the coverage 
     options under the plan available to the participant or 
     beneficiary. A reasonable charge may be made to cover the 
     cost of providing such information in such generally 
     recognized electronic format. The Secretary may by regulation 
     prescribe a maximum amount which will constitute a reasonable 
     charge under the preceding sentence.
       ``(B) Alternative access.--The requirements of this 
     paragraph may be met by making such information generally 
     available (rather than upon request) on the Internet or on a 
     proprietary computer network in a format which is readily 
     accessible to participants and beneficiaries.
       ``(2) Additional information to be provided on request.--
       ``(A) Inclusion in summary plan description of summary of 
     additional information.--The information required under 
     subsection (a) includes a summary description of the types of 
     information required by this subsection to be made available 
     to participants and beneficiaries on request.
       ``(B) Information required from plans and issuers on 
     request.--In addition to information otherwise required to be 
     provided under this subsection, a health insurance issuer 
     offering health insurance coverage in connection with a group 
     health plan shall

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     provide the following information to a participant or 
     beneficiary on request:
       ``(i) Care management information.--A description of the 
     circumstances under which, and the extent to which, the plan 
     has special disease management programs or programs for 
     persons with disabilities, indicating whether these programs 
     are voluntary or mandatory and whether a significant benefit 
     differential results from participation in such programs.
       ``(ii) Inclusion of drugs and biologicals in formularies.--
     A statement of whether a specific drug or biological is 
     included in a formulary used to determine benefits under the 
     plan and a description of the procedures for considering 
     requests for any patient-specific waivers.
       ``(iii) Accreditation status of health insurance issuers 
     and service providers.--A description of the accreditation 
     and licensing status (if any) of each health insurance issuer 
     offering health insurance coverage in connection with the 
     plan and of any utilization review organization utilized by 
     the issuer or the plan, together with the name and address of 
     the accrediting or licensing authority.
       ``(iv) Quality performance measures.--The latest 
     information (if any) maintained by the health insurance 
     issuer relating to quality of performance of the delivery of 
     medical care with respect to coverage options offered under 
     the plan and of health care professionals and facilities 
     providing medical care under the plan.
       ``(C) Information required from health care 
     professionals.--
       ``(i) Qualifications, privileges, and method of 
     compensation.--Any health care professional treating a 
     participant or beneficiary under a group health plan shall 
     provide to the participant or beneficiary, on request, a 
     description of his or her professional qualifications 
     (including board certification status, licensing status, and 
     accreditation status, if any), privileges, and experience and 
     a general description by category (including salary, fee-for-
     service, capitation, and such other categories as may be 
     specified in regulations of the Secretary) of the applicable 
     method by which such professional is compensated in 
     connection with the provision of such medical care.
       ``(ii) Cost of procedures.--Any health care professional 
     who recommends an elective procedure or treatment while 
     treating a participant or beneficiary under a group health 
     plan that requires a participant or beneficiary to share in 
     the cost of treatment shall inform such participant or 
     beneficiary of each cost associated with the procedure or 
     treatment and an estimate of the magnitude of such costs.
       ``(D) Information required from health care facilities on 
     request.--Any health care facility from which a participant 
     or beneficiary has sought treatment under a group health plan 
     shall provide to the participant or beneficiary, on request, 
     a description of the facility's corporate form or other 
     organizational form and all forms of licensing and 
     accreditation status (if any) assigned to the facility by 
     standard-setting organizations.
       ``(h) Access to Information Relevant to the Coverage 
     Options under which the Participant or Beneficiary is 
     Eligible to Enroll.--In addition to information otherwise 
     required to be made available under this section, a health 
     insurance issuer offering health insurance coverage in 
     connection with a group health plan shall, upon written 
     request (made not more frequently than annually), make 
     available to a participant (and an employee who, under the 
     terms of the plan, is eligible for coverage but not enrolled) 
     in connection with a period of enrollment the summary plan 
     description for any coverage option under the plan under 
     which the participant is eligible to enroll and any 
     information described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (vi), 
     (vii), and (viii) of subsection (e)(2)(B).
       ``(i) Advance Notice of Changes in Drug Formularies.--Not 
     later than 30 days before the effective of date of any 
     exclusion of a specific drug or biological from any drug 
     formulary under health insurance coverage offered by a health 
     insurance issuer in connection with a group health plan that 
     is used in the treatment of a chronic illness or disease, the 
     issuer shall take such actions as are necessary to reasonably 
     ensure that plan participants are informed of such exclusion. 
     The requirements of this subsection may be satisfied--
       ``(1) by inclusion of information in publications broadly 
     distributed by plan sponsors, employers, or employee 
     organizations;
       ``(2) by electronic means of communication (including the 
     Internet or proprietary computer networks in a format which 
     is readily accessible to participants);
       ``(3) by timely informing participants who, under an 
     ongoing program maintained under the plan, have submitted 
     their names for such notification; or
       ``(4) by any other reasonable means of timely informing 
     plan participants.
       ``(j) Definitions and Related Rules.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(A) Group health plan.--The term `group health plan' has 
     the meaning provided such term under section 733(a)(1).
       ``(B) Medical care.--The term `medical care' has the 
     meaning provided such term under section 733(a)(2).
       ``(C) Health insurance coverage.--The term `health 
     insurance coverage' has the meaning provided such term under 
     section 733(b)(1).
       ``(D) Health insurance issuer.--The term `health insurance 
     issuer' has the meaning provided such term under section 
     733(b)(2).
       ``(2) Applicability only in connection with included group 
     health plan benefits.--
       ``(A) In general.--The requirements of this section shall 
     apply only in connection with included group health plan 
     benefits.
       ``(B) Included group health plan benefit.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), the term `included group health plan 
     benefit' means a benefit which is not an excepted benefit (as 
     defined in section 2791(c)).''.

     SEC. 212. EFFECTIVE DATE AND RELATED RULES.

       (a) In General.--The amendments made by section 211 shall 
     apply with respect to plan years beginning on or after 
     January 1 of the second calendar year following the date of 
     the enactment of this Act. The Secretary of Labor shall first 
     issue all regulations necessary to carry out the amendments 
     made by this title before such date.
       (b) Limitation on Enforcement Actions.--No enforcement 
     action shall be taken, pursuant to the amendments made by 
     this title, against a health insurance issuer with respect to 
     a violation of a requirement imposed by such amendments 
     before the date of issuance of final regulations issued in 
     connection with such requirement, if the issuer has sought to 
     comply in good faith with such requirement.

       TITLE III--AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986

     SEC. 301. PATIENT ACCESS TO UNRESTRICTED MEDICAL ADVICE, 
                   EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE, OBSTETRIC AND 
                   GYNECOLOGICAL CARE, PEDIATRIC CARE, AND 
                   CONTINUITY OF CARE.

       Subchapter B of chapter 100 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 is amended--
       (1) in the table of sections, by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 9812 the following new item:

``Sec. 9813. Patient access to unrestricted medical advice, emergency 
              medical care, obstetric and gynecological care, pediatric 
              care, and continuity of care.''; and

       (2) by inserting after section 9812 the following:

     ``SEC. 9813. PATIENT ACCESS TO UNRESTRICTED MEDICAL ADVICE, 
                   EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE, OBSTETRIC AND 
                   GYNECOLOGICAL CARE, PEDIATRIC CARE, AND 
                   CONTINUITY OF CARE.

       ``(a) Patient Access to Unrestricted Medical Advice.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of any health care 
     professional acting within the lawful scope of practice in 
     the course of carrying out a contractual employment 
     arrangement or other direct contractual arrangement between 
     such professional and a group health plan, the plan with 
     which such contractual employment arrangement or other direct 
     contractual arrangement is maintained by the professional may 
     not impose on such professional under such arrangement any 
     prohibition or restriction with respect to advice, provided 
     to a participant or beneficiary under the plan who is a 
     patient, about the health status of the participant or 
     beneficiary or the medical care or treatment for the 
     condition or disease of the participant or beneficiary, 
     regardless of whether benefits for such care or treatment are 
     provided under the plan.
       ``(2) Health care professional defined.--For purposes of 
     this paragraph, the term `health care professional' means a 
     physician (as defined in section 1861(r) of the Social 
     Security Act) or other health care professional if coverage 
     for the professional's services is provided under the group 
     health plan for the services of the professional. Such term 
     includes a podiatrist, optometrist, chiropractor, 
     psychologist, dentist, physician assistant, physical or 
     occupational therapist and therapy assistant, speech-language 
     pathologist, audiologist, registered or licensed practical 
     nurse (including nurse practitioner, clinical nurse 
     specialist, certified registered nurse anesthetist, and 
     certified nurse-midwife), licensed certified social worker, 
     registered respiratory therapist, and certified respiratory 
     therapy technician.
       ``(3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection 
     shall be construed to require the sponsor of a group health 
     plan to engage in any practice that would violate its 
     religious beliefs or moral convictions.
       ``(b) Patient Access to Emergency Medical Care.--
       ``(1) Coverage of emergency services.--
       ``(A) In general.--If a group health plan provides any 
     benefits with respect to emergency services (as defined in 
     subparagraph (B)(ii)), or ambulance services, the plan shall 
     cover emergency services (including emergency ambulance 
     services as defined in subparagraph (B)(iii)) furnished under 
     the plan--
       ``(i) without the need for any prior authorization 
     determination;
       ``(ii) whether or not the health care provider furnishing 
     such services is a participating provider with respect to 
     such services;
       ``(iii) in a manner so that, if such services are provided 
     to a participant or beneficiary by a nonparticipating health 
     care provider, the participant or beneficiary is not liable 
     for amounts that exceed the amounts of liability that would 
     be incurred if the services were provided by a participating 
     provider; and
       ``(iv) without regard to any other term or condition of 
     such plan (other than exclusion or coordination of benefits, 
     or an affiliation or waiting period, permitted under section 
     701 and other than applicable cost sharing).

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       ``(B) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(i) Emergency medical condition.--The term `emergency 
     medical condition' means--

       ``(I) 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 (42 U.S.C. 
     1395dd(e)(1)(A)); and
       ``(II) a medical condition manifesting itself in a neonate 
     by acute symptoms of sufficient severity (including severe 
     pain) such that a prudent health care professional 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.

       ``(ii) Emergency services.--The term `emergency services' 
     means--

       ``(I) with respect to an emergency medical condition 
     described in clause (i)(I), a medical screening examination 
     (as required under section 1867 of the Social Security Act, 
     42 U.S.C. 1395dd)) 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 clause 
     (i)) and also, within the capabilities of the staff and 
     facilities at the hospital, such further medical examination 
     and treatment as are required under section 1867 of such Act 
     to stabilize the patient; or
       ``(II) with respect to an emergency medical condition 
     described in clause (i)(II), medical treatment for such 
     condition rendered by a health care provider in a hospital to 
     a neonate, including available hospital ancillary services in 
     response to an urgent request of a health care professional 
     and to the extent necessary to stabilize the neonate.

       ``(iii) Emergency ambulance services.--The term `emergency 
     ambulance services' means ambulance services (as defined for 
     purposes of section 1861(s)(7) of the Social Security Act) 
     furnished to transport an individual who has an emergency 
     medical condition (as defined in clause (i)) to a hospital 
     for the receipt of emergency services (as defined in clause 
     (ii)) in a case in which appropriate emergency medical 
     screening examinations are covered under the plan pursuant to 
     paragraph (1)(A) and a prudent layperson, with an average 
     knowledge of health and medicine, could reasonably expect 
     that the absence of such transport would result in placing 
     the health of the individual in serious jeopardy, serious 
     impairment of bodily function, or serious dysfunction of any 
     bodily organ or part.
       ``(iv) Stabilize.--The term `to stabilize' means, with 
     respect to an emergency medical condition, to provide such 
     medical treatment of the condition as may be necessary to 
     assure, within reasonable medical probability, that no 
     material deterioration of the condition is likely to result 
     from or occur during the transfer of the individual from a 
     facility.
       ``(v) Nonparticipating.--The term `nonparticipating' means, 
     with respect to a health care provider that provides health 
     care items and services to a participant or beneficiary under 
     group health plan, a health care provider that is not a 
     participating health care provider with respect to such items 
     and services.
       ``(vi) Participating.--The term `participating' means, with 
     respect to a health care provider that provides health care 
     items and services to a participant or beneficiary under 
     group health plan, a health care provider that furnishes such 
     items and services under a contract or other arrangement with 
     the plan.
       ``(c) Patient Right to Obstetric and Gynecological Care.--
       ``(1) In general.--In any case in which a group health 
     plan--
       ``(A) provides benefits under the terms of the plan 
     consisting of--
       ``(i) gynecological care (such as preventive women's health 
     examinations); or
       ``(ii) obstetric care (such as pregnancy-related services),

     provided by a participating health care professional who 
     specializes in such care (or provides benefits consisting of 
     payment for such care); and
       ``(B) requires or provides for designation by a participant 
     or beneficiary of a participating primary care provider,
     if the primary care provider designated by such a participant 
     or beneficiary is not such a health care professional, then 
     the plan shall meet the requirements of paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Requirements.--A group health plan meets the 
     requirements of this paragraph, in connection with benefits 
     described in paragraph (1) consisting of care described in 
     clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (1)(A) (or consisting of 
     payment therefor), if the plan--
       ``(A) does not require authorization or a referral by the 
     primary care provider in order to obtain such benefits; and
       ``(B) treats the ordering of other care of the same type, 
     by the participating health care professional providing the 
     care described in clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (1)(A), as 
     the authorization of the primary care provider with respect 
     to such care.
       ``(3) Health care professional defined.--For purposes of 
     this subsection, the term `health care professional' means an 
     individual (including, but not limited to, a nurse midwife or 
     nurse practitioner) who is licensed, accredited, or certified 
     under State law to provide obstetric and gynecological health 
     care services and who is operating within the scope of such 
     licensure, accreditation, or certification.
       ``(4) Construction.--Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be 
     construed as preventing a plan from offering (but not 
     requiring a participant or beneficiary to accept) a health 
     care professional trained, credentialed, and operating within 
     the scope of their licensure to perform obstetric and 
     gynecological health care services. Nothing in paragraph 
     (2)(B) shall waive any requirements of coverage relating to 
     medical necessity or appropriateness with respect to coverage 
     of gynecological or obstetric care so ordered.
       ``(5) Treatment of multiple coverage options.--In the case 
     of a plan providing benefits under two or more coverage 
     options, the requirements of this subsection shall apply 
     separately with respect to each coverage option.
       ``(d) Patient Right to Pediatric Care.--
       ``(1) In general.--In any case in which a group health plan 
     provides benefits consisting of routine pediatric care 
     provided by a participating health care professional who 
     specializes in pediatrics (or consisting of payment for such 
     care) and the plan requires or provides for designation by a 
     participant or beneficiary of a participating primary care 
     provider, the plan shall provide that such a participating 
     health care professional may be designated, if available, by 
     a parent or guardian of any beneficiary under the plan is who 
     under 18 years of age, as the primary care provider with 
     respect to any such benefits.
       ``(2) Health care professional defined.--For purposes of 
     this subsection, the term `health care professional' means an 
     individual (including, but not limited to, a nurse 
     practitioner) who is licensed, accredited, or certified under 
     State law to provide pediatric health care services and who 
     is operating within the scope of such licensure, 
     accreditation, or certification.
       ``(3) Construction.--Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be 
     construed as preventing a plan from offering (but not 
     requiring a participant or beneficiary to accept) a health 
     care professional trained, credentialed, and operating within 
     the scope of their licensure to perform pediatric health care 
     services. Nothing in paragraph (1) shall waive any 
     requirements of coverage relating to medical necessity or 
     appropriateness with respect to coverage of pediatric care so 
     ordered.
       ``(4) Treatment of multiple coverage options.--In the case 
     of a plan providing benefits under two or more coverage 
     options, the requirements of this subsection shall apply 
     separately with respect to each coverage option.
       ``(e) Continuity of Care.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Termination of provider.--If a contract between a 
     group health plan and a health care provider is terminated 
     (as defined in subparagraph (D)(ii)), or benefits 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, at the time of such termination, is a 
     participant or beneficiary in the plan and is scheduled to 
     undergo surgery (including an organ transplantation), is 
     undergoing treatment for pregnancy, or is determined to be 
     terminally ill (as defined in section 1861(dd)(3)(A) of the 
     Social Security Act) and is undergoing treatment for the 
     terminal illness, the plan shall--
       ``(i) notify the individual on a timely basis of such 
     termination and of the right to elect continuation of 
     coverage of treatment by the provider under this subsection; 
     and
       ``(ii) subject to paragraph (3), permit the individual to 
     elect to continue to be covered with respect to treatment by 
     the provider for such surgery, pregnancy, or illness during a 
     transitional period (provided under paragraph (2)).
       ``(B) 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 subparagraph (A) (and the succeeding provisions of this 
     subsection) 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.
       ``(C) Termination defined.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, 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 
     for failure to meet applicable quality standards or for 
     fraud.
       ``(2) Transitional period.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) 
     through (D), the transitional period under this paragraph 
     shall extend up to 90 days (as determined by the treating 
     health care professional) after the date of the notice 
     described in paragraph (1)(A)(i) of the provider's 
     termination.
       ``(B) Scheduled surgery.--If surgery was scheduled for an 
     individual before the date of the announcement of the 
     termination of the provider status under paragraph (1)(A)(i), 
     the transitional period under this paragraph with respect to 
     the surgery or transplantation.
       ``(C) Pregnancy.--If--
       ``(i) a participant or beneficiary was determined to be 
     pregnant at the time of a provider's termination of 
     participation, and

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       ``(ii) the provider was treating the pregnancy before date 
     of the termination,
     the transitional period under this paragraph with respect to 
     provider's treatment of the pregnancy shall extend through 
     the provision of post-partum care directly related to the 
     delivery.
       ``(D) Terminal illness.--If--
       ``(i) a participant or beneficiary 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
       ``(ii) the provider was treating the terminal illness 
     before the date of termination,

     the transitional period under this paragraph shall extend for 
     the remainder of the individual's life for care directly 
     related to the treatment of the terminal illness or its 
     medical manifestations.
       ``(3) Permissible terms and conditions.--A group health 
     plan may condition coverage of continued treatment by a 
     provider under paragraph (1)(A)(i) upon the individual 
     notifying the plan of the election of continued coverage and 
     upon the provider agreeing to the following terms and 
     conditions:
       ``(A) The provider agrees to accept reimbursement from the 
     plan 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 paragraph (1)(B), at the rates applicable under 
     the replacement plan 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 paragraph (1)(A) had not been 
     terminated.
       ``(B) The provider agrees to adhere to the quality 
     assurance standards of the plan responsible for payment under 
     subparagraph (A) and to provide to such plan necessary 
     medical information related to the care provided.
       ``(C) The provider agrees otherwise to adhere to such 
     plan'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.
       ``(D) The provider agrees to provide transitional care to 
     all participants and beneficiaries who are eligible for and 
     elect to have coverage of such care from such provider.
       ``(E) If the provider initiates the termination, the 
     provider has notified the plan within 30 days prior to the 
     effective date of the termination of--
       ``(i) whether the provider agrees to permissible terms and 
     conditions (as set forth in this paragraph) required by the 
     plan, and
       ``(ii) if the provider agrees to the terms and conditions, 
     the specific plan beneficiaries and participants undergoing a 
     course of treatment from the provider who the provider 
     believes, at the time of the notification, would be eligible 
     for transitional care under this subsection.
       ``(4) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed to--
       ``(A) require the coverage of benefits which would not have 
     been covered if the provider involved remained a 
     participating provider, or
       ``(B) prohibit a group health plan from conditioning a 
     provider's participation on the provider's agreement to 
     provide transitional care to all participants and 
     beneficiaries eligible to obtain coverage of such care 
     furnished by the provider as set forth under this subsection.
       ``(f) Coverage for Individuals Participating in Approved 
     Cancer Clinical Trials.--
       ``(1) Coverage.--
       ``(A) In general.--If a group health plan provides coverage 
     to a qualified individual (as defined in paragraph (2)), the 
     plan--
       ``(i) may not deny the individual participation in the 
     clinical trial referred to in paragraph (2)(B);
       ``(ii) subject to paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), 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
       ``(iii) may not discriminate against the individual on the 
     basis of the participation of the participant or beneficiary 
     in such trial.
       ``(B) Exclusion of certain costs.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A)(ii), routine patient costs do not include 
     the cost of the tests or measurements conducted primarily for 
     the purpose of the clinical trial involved.
       ``(C) Use of in-network providers.--If one or more 
     participating providers is participating in a clinical trial, 
     nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be construed as preventing 
     a plan 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.
       ``(2) Qualified individual defined.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1), the term `qualified individual' means an 
     individual who is a participant or beneficiary in a group 
     health plan and who meets the following conditions:
       ``(A)(i) The individual has been diagnosed with cancer.
       ``(ii) The individual is eligible to participate in an 
     approved clinical trial according to the trial protocol with 
     respect to treatment of cancer.
       ``(iii) The individual's participation in the trial offers 
     meaningful potential for significant clinical benefit for the 
     individual.
       ``(B) Either--
       ``(i) 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 
     satisfaction by the individual of the conditions described in 
     subparagraph (A); or
       ``(ii) the individual provides medical and scientific 
     information establishing that the individual's participation 
     in such trial would be appropriate based upon the 
     satisfaction by the individual of the conditions described in 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(3) Payment.--
       ``(A) In general.--A group health plan shall provide for 
     payment for routine patient costs described in paragraph 
     (1)(B) but is not required to pay for costs of items and 
     services that are reasonably expected to be paid for by the 
     sponsors of an approved clinical trial.
       ``(B) Routine patient care costs.--
       ``(i) In general.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term 
     `routine patient care costs' shall include the costs 
     associated with the provision of items and services that--

       ``(I) would otherwise be covered under the group health 
     plan if such items and services were not provided in 
     connection with an approved clinical trial program; and
       ``(II) are furnished according to the protocol of an 
     approved clinical trial program.

       ``(ii) Exclusion.--For purposes of this paragraph, `routine 
     patient care costs' shall not include the costs associated 
     with the provision of--

       (I) an investigational drug or device, unless the Secretary 
     has authorized the manufacturer of such drug or device to 
     charge for such drug or device; or
       (II) any item or service supplied without charge by the 
     sponsor of the approved clinical trial program.

       ``(C) Payment rate.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(i) Participating providers.--In the case of covered 
     items and services provided by a participating provider, the 
     payment rate shall be at the agreed upon rate.
       ``(ii) Nonparticipating providers.--In the case of covered 
     items and servicesprovided by a nonparticipating provider, 
     the payment rate shall be at the rate the plan would normally 
     pay for comparable items or services under clause (i).
       ``(4) Approved clinical trial defined.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     term `approved clinical trial' means a cancer clinical 
     research study or cancer clinical investigation approved by 
     an Institutional Review Board.
       ``(B) 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--
       ``(i) to be comparable to the system of peer review of 
     studies and investigations used by the National Institutes of 
     Health, and
       ``(ii) assures unbiased review of the highest scientific 
     standards by qualified individuals who have no interest in 
     the outcome of the review.
       ``(5) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed to limit a plan's coverage with respect to clinical 
     trials.
       ``(6) Plan satisfaction of certain requirements; 
     responsibilities of fiduciaries.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this subsection, 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 requirements of this 
     subsection 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.
       ``(B) 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 
     of title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
     1974.
       ``(7) Study and report.--
       ``(A) Study.--The Secretary shall analyze cancer clinical 
     research and its cost implications for managed care, 
     including differentiation in--
       ``(i) the cost of patient care in trials versus standard 
     care;
       ``(ii) the cost effectiveness achieved in different sites 
     of service;
       ``(iii) research outcomes;
       ``(iv) volume of research subjects available in different 
     sites of service;
       ``(v) access to research sites and clinical trials by 
     cancer patients;
       ``(vi) patient cost sharing or copyament costs realized in 
     different sites of service;
       ``(vii) health outcomes experienced in different sites of 
     service;
       ``(viii) long term health care services and costs 
     experienced in different sites of service;
       ``(ix) morbidity and mortality experienced in different 
     sites of service; and
       ``(x) patient satisfaction and preference of sites of 
     service.
       ``(B) Report to congress.--Not later than January 1, 2005, 
     the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress that 
     contains--
       ``(i) an assessment of any incremental cost to group health 
     plans resulting from the provisions of this section;
       ``(ii) a projection of expenditures to such plans resulting 
     from this section;
       ``(iii) an assessment of any impact on premiums resulting 
     from this section; and

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       ``(iv) recommendations regarding action on other 
     diseases.''.

     SEC. 302. EFFECTIVE DATE AND RELATED RULES.

       (a) In General.--The amendments made by this title shall 
     apply with respect to plan years beginning on or after 
     January 1 of the second calendar year following the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, except that the Secretary of the 
     Treasury may issue regulations before such date under such 
     amendments. The Secretary shall first issue regulations 
     necessary to carry out the amendments made by this title 
     before the effective date thereof.
       (b) Limitation on Enforcement Actions.--No enforcement 
     action shall be taken, pursuant to the amendments made by 
     this title, against a group health plan with respect to a 
     violation of a requirement imposed by such amendments before 
     the date of issuance of regulations issued in connection with 
     such requirement, if the plan has sought to comply in good 
     faith with such requirement.
       (c) Special Rule for Collective Bargaining Agreements.--In 
     the case of a group health plan maintained pursuant to one or 
     more collective bargaining agreements between employee 
     representatives and one or more employers ratified before the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the amendments made by 
     this title shall not apply with respect to plan years 
     beginning before the later of--
       (1) the date on which the last of the collective bargaining 
     agreements relating to the plan terminates (determined 
     without regard to any extension thereof agreed to after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act); or
       (2) January 1, 2002.

     For purposes of this subsection, 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 title shall not be treated as a 
     termination of such collective bargaining agreement.

                  TITLE IV--HEALTH CARE LAWSUIT REFORM

                     Subtitle A--General Provisions

     SEC. 401. FEDERAL REFORM OF HEALTH CARE LIABILITY ACTIONS.

       (a) Applicability.--This title shall apply with respect to 
     any health care liability action brought in any State or 
     Federal court, except that this title shall not apply to--
       (1) an action for damages arising from a vaccine-related 
     injury or death to the extent that title XXI of the Public 
     Health Service Act applies to the action;
       (2) an action under the Employee Retirement Income Security 
     Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.); or
       (3) an action in connection with benefits which are not 
     included group health plan benefits (as defined in section 
     402(14)).
       (b) Preemption.--This title shall preempt any State law to 
     the extent such law is inconsistent with the limitations 
     contained in this title. This title shall not preempt any 
     State law that provides for defenses or places limitations on 
     a person's liability in addition to those contained in this 
     title or otherwise imposes greater restrictions than those 
     provided in this title.
       (c) Effect on Sovereign Immunity and Choice of Law or 
     Venue.--Nothing in subsection (b) shall be construed to--
       (1) waive or affect any defense of sovereign immunity 
     asserted by any State under any provision of law;
       (2) waive or affect any defense of sovereign immunity 
     asserted by the United States;
       (3) affect the applicability of any provision of the 
     Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976;
       (4) preempt State choice-of-law rules with respect to 
     claims brought by a foreign nation or a citizen of a foreign 
     nation; or
       (5) affect the right of any court to transfer venue or to 
     apply the law of a foreign nation or to dismiss a claim of a 
     foreign nation or of a citizen of a foreign nation on the 
     ground of inconvenient forum.
       (d) Amount in Controversy.--In an action to which this 
     title applies and which is brought under section 1332 of 
     title 28, United States Code, the amount of non-economic 
     damages or punitive damages, and attorneys' fees or costs, 
     shall not be included in determining whether the matter in 
     controversy exceeds the sum or value of $50,000.
       (e) Federal Court Jurisdiction Not Established on Federal 
     Question Grounds.--Nothing in this title shall be construed 
     to establish any jurisdiction in the district courts of the 
     United States over health care liability actions on the basis 
     of section 1331 or 1337 of title 28, United States Code.

     SEC. 402. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this title:
       (1) Actual damages.--The term ``actual damages'' means 
     damages awarded to pay for economic loss.
       (2) Alternative dispute resolution system; adr.--The term 
     ``alternative dispute resolution system'' or ``ADR'' means a 
     system established under Federal or State law that provides 
     for the resolution of health care liability claims in a 
     manner other than through health care liability actions.
       (3) Claimant.--The term ``claimant'' means any person who 
     brings a health care liability action and any person on whose 
     behalf such an action is brought. If such action is brought 
     through or on behalf of an estate, the term includes the 
     claimant's decedent. If such action is brought through or on 
     behalf of a minor or incompetent, the term includes the 
     claimant's legal guardian.
       (4) Clear and convincing evidence.--The term ``clear and 
     convincing evidence'' is that measure or degree of proof that 
     will produce in the mind of the trier of fact a firm belief 
     or conviction as to the truth of the allegations sought to be 
     established. Such measure or degree of proof is more than 
     that required under preponderance of the evidence but less 
     than that required for proof beyond a reasonable doubt.
       (5) Collateral source payments.--The term ``collateral 
     source payments'' means any amount paid or reasonably likely 
     to be paid in the future to or on behalf of a claimant, or 
     any service, product, or other benefit provided or reasonably 
     likely to be provided in the future to or on behalf of a 
     claimant, as a result of an injury or wrongful death, 
     pursuant to--
       (A) any State or Federal health, sickness, income-
     disability, accident or workers' compensation Act;
       (B) any health, sickness, income-disability, or accident 
     insurance that provides health benefits or income-disability 
     coverage;
       (C) any contract or agreement of any group, organization, 
     partnership, or corporation to provide, pay for, or reimburse 
     the cost of medical, hospital, dental, or income disability 
     benefits; and
       (D) any other publicly or privately funded program.
       (6) Drug.--The term ``drug'' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 201(g)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(g)(1)).
       (7) Economic loss.--The term ``economic loss'' means any 
     pecuniary loss resulting from injury (including the loss of 
     earnings or other benefits related to employment, medical 
     expense loss, replacement services loss, loss due to death, 
     burial costs, and loss of business or employment 
     opportunities), to the extent recovery for such loss is 
     allowed under applicable State law.
       (8) Harm.--The term ``harm'' means any legally cognizable 
     wrong or injury for which punitive damages may be imposed.
       (9) Health benefit plan.--The term ``health benefit plan'' 
     means--
       (A) a hospital or medical expense incurred policy or 
     certificate;
       (B) a hospital or medical service plan contract;
       (C) a health maintenance subscriber contract; or
       (D) a Medicare+Choice plan (offered under part C of title 
     XVIII of the Social Security Act),
     that provides benefits with respect to health care services.
       (10) Health care liability action.--The term ``health care 
     liability action'' means a civil action brought in a State or 
     Federal court against--
       (A) a health care provider;
       (B) an entity which is obligated to provide or pay for 
     health benefits under any health benefit plan (including any 
     person or entity acting under a contract or arrangement to 
     provide or administer any health benefit); or
       (C) the manufacturer, distributor, supplier, marketer, 
     promoter, or seller of a medical product,

     in which the claimant alleges a claim (including third party 
     claims, cross claims, counter claims, or contribution claims) 
     based upon the provision of (or the failure to provide or pay 
     for) health care services or the use of a medical product, 
     regardless of the theory of liability on which the claim is 
     based or the number of plaintiffs, defendants, or causes of 
     action.
       (11) Health care liability claim.--The term ``health care 
     liability claim'' means a claim in which the claimant alleges 
     that injury was caused by the provision of (or the failure to 
     provide) health care services.
       (12) Health care provider.--The term ``health care 
     provider'' means any person that is engaged in the delivery 
     of health care services in a State and that is required by 
     the laws or regulations of the State to be licensed or 
     certified by the State to engage in the delivery of such 
     services in the State.
       (13) Health care service.--The term ``health care service'' 
     means any service eligible for payment under a health benefit 
     plan, including services related to the delivery or 
     administration of such service.
       (14) Included group health plan benefit.--The term 
     `included group health plan benefit' means a benefit under a 
     group health plan which is not an excepted benefit (as 
     defined in section 733(c) of the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974).
       (15) Medical device.--The term ``medical device'' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 201(h) of the Federal 
     Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(h)).
       (16) Non-economic damages.--The term ``non-economic 
     damages'' means damages paid to an individual for pain and 
     suffering, inconvenience, emotional distress, mental anguish, 
     loss of consortium, injury to reputation, humiliation, and 
     other nonpecuniary losses.
       (17) Person.--The term ``person'' means any individual, 
     corporation, company, association, firm, partnership, 
     society, joint stock company, or any other entity, including 
     any governmental entity.
       (18) Product seller.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the term 
     ``product seller'' means a person who, in the course of a 
     business conducted for that purpose--
       (i) sells, distributes, rents, leases, prepares, blends, 
     packages, labels, or is otherwise involved in placing, a 
     product in the stream of commerce; or
       (ii) installs, repairs, or maintains the harm-causing 
     aspect of a product.
       (B) Exclusion.--Such term does not include--
       (i) a seller or lessor of real property;

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       (ii) a provider of professional services in any case in 
     which the sale or use of a product is incidental to the 
     transaction and the essence of the transaction is the 
     furnishing of judgment, skill, or services; or
       (iii) any person who--

       (I) acts in only a financial capacity with respect to the 
     sale of a product; or
       (II) leases a product under a lease arrangement in which 
     the selection, possession, maintenance, and operation of the 
     product are controlled by a person other than the lessor.

       (19) Punitive damages.--The term ``punitive damages'' means 
     damages awarded against any person not to compensate for 
     actual injury suffered, but to punish or deter such person or 
     others from engaging in similar behavior in the future.
       (20) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several 
     States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
     Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, 
     and any other territory or possession of the United States.

     SEC. 403. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This title will apply to--
       (1) any health care liability action brought in a Federal 
     or State court; and
       (2) any health care liability claim subject to an 
     alternative dispute resolution system,

     that is initiated on or after the date of enactment of this 
     title, except that any health care liability claim or action 
     arising from an injury occurring before the date of enactment 
     of this title shall be governed by the applicable statute of 
     limitations provisions in effect at the time the injury 
     occurred.

    Subtitle B--Uniform Standards for Health Care Liability Actions

     SEC. 411. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.

       A health care liability action may not be brought after the 
     expiration of the 2-year period that begins on the date on 
     which the alleged injury that is the subject of the action 
     was discovered or should reasonably have been discovered, but 
     in no case after the expiration of the 5-year period that 
     begins on the date the alleged injury occurred.

     SEC. 412. CALCULATION AND PAYMENT OF DAMAGES.

       (a) Treatment of Non-Economic Damages.--
       (1) Limitation on non-economic damages.--The total amount 
     of non-economic damages that may be awarded to a claimant for 
     losses resulting from the injury which is the subject of a 
     health care liability action may not exceed $250,000, 
     regardless of the number of parties against whom the action 
     is brought or the number of actions brought with respect to 
     the injury. The limitation under this paragraph shall not 
     apply to an action for damages based solely on intentional 
     denial of medical treatment necessary to preserve a patient's 
     life that the patient is otherwise qualified to receive, 
     against the wishes of a patient, or if the patient is 
     incompetent, against the wishes of the patient's guardian, on 
     the basis of the patient's present or predicated age, 
     disability, degree of medical dependency, or quality of life.
       (2) Limit.--If, after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, a State enacts a law which prescribes the amount of non-
     economic damages which may be awarded in a health care 
     liability action which is different from the amount 
     prescribed by section 412(a)(1), the State amount shall apply 
     in lieu of the amount prescribed by such section. If, after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, a State enacts a law 
     which limits the amount of recovery in a health care 
     liability action without delineating between economic and 
     non-economic damages, the State amount shall apply in lieu of 
     the amount prescribed by such section.
       (3) Joint and several liability.--In any health care 
     liability action brought in State or Federal court, a 
     defendant shall be liable only for the amount of non-economic 
     damages attributable to such defendant in direct proportion 
     to such defendant's share of fault or responsibility for the 
     claimant's actual damages, as determined by the trier of 
     fact. In all such cases, the liability of a defendant for 
     non-economic damages shall be several and not joint and a 
     separate judgment shall be rendered against each defendant 
     for the amount allocated to such defendant.
       (b) Treatment of Punitive Damages.--
       (1) General rule.--Punitive damages may, to the extent 
     permitted by applicable State law, be awarded in any health 
     care liability action for harm in any Federal or State court 
     against a defendant if the claimant establishes by clear and 
     convincing evidence that the harm suffered was the result of 
     conduct--
       (A) specifically intended to cause harm; or
       (B) conduct manifesting a conscious, flagrant indifference 
     to the rights or safety of others.
       (2) Applicability.--This subsection shall apply to any 
     health care liability action brought in any Federal or State 
     court on any theory where punitive damages are sought. This 
     subsection does not create a cause of action for punitive 
     damages.
       (3) Limitation on punitive damages.--The total amount of 
     punitive damages that may be awarded to a claimant for losses 
     resulting from the injury which is the subject of a health 
     care liability action may not exceed the greater of--
       (A) 2 times the amount of economic damages, or
       (B) $250,000,

     regardless of the number of parties against whom the action 
     is brought or the number of actions brought with respect to 
     the injury. This subsection does not preempt or supersede any 
     State or Federal law to the extent that such law would 
     further limit the award of punitive damages.
       (4) Bifurcation.--At the request of any party, the trier of 
     fact shall consider in a separate proceeding whether punitive 
     damages are to be awarded and the amount of such award. If a 
     separate proceeding is requested, evidence relevant only to 
     the claim of punitive damages, as determined by applicable 
     State law, shall be inadmissible in any proceeding to 
     determine whether actual damages are to be awarded.
       (4) Drugs and devices.--
       (A) In general.--
       (i) Punitive damages.--Punitive damages shall not be 
     awarded against a manufacturer or product seller of a drug or 
     medical device which caused the claimant's harm where--

       (I) such drug or device was subject to premarket approval 
     by the Food and Drug Administration with respect to the 
     safety of the formulation or performance of the aspect of 
     such drug or device which caused the claimant's harm, or the 
     adequacy of the packaging or labeling of such drug or device 
     which caused the harm, and such drug, device, packaging, or 
     labeling was approved by the Food and Drug Administration; or
       (II) the drug is generally recognized as safe and effective 
     pursuant to conditions established by the Food and Drug 
     Administration and applicable regulations, including 
     packaging and labeling regulations.

       (ii) Application.--Clause (i) shall not apply in any case 
     in which the defendant, before or after premarket approval of 
     a drug or device--

       (I) intentionally and wrongfully withheld from or 
     misrepresented to the Food and Drug Administration 
     information concerning such drug or device required to be 
     submitted under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
     U.S.C. 301 et seq.) or section 351 of the Public Health 
     Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262) that is material and relevant to 
     the harm suffered by the claimant; or
       (II) made an illegal payment to an official or employee of 
     the Food and Drug Administration for the purpose of securing 
     or maintaining approval of such drug or device.

       (B) Packaging.--In a health care liability action for harm 
     which is alleged to relate to the adequacy of the packaging 
     or labeling of a drug which is required to have tamper-
     resistant packaging under regulations of the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services (including labeling regulations 
     related to such packaging), the manufacturer or product 
     seller of the drug shall not be held liable for punitive 
     damages unless such packaging or labeling is found by the 
     court by clear and convincing evidence to be substantially 
     out of compliance with such regulations.
       (c) Periodic Payments for Future Losses.--
       (1) General rule.--In any health care liability action in 
     which the damages awarded for future economic and non-
     economic loss exceeds $50,000, a person shall not be required 
     to pay such damages in a single, lump-sum payment, but shall 
     be permitted to make such payments periodically based on when 
     the damages are likely to occur, as such payments are 
     determined by the court.
       (2) Finality of judgment.--The judgment of the court 
     awarding periodic payments under this subsection may not, in 
     the absence of fraud, be reopened at any time to contest, 
     amend, or modify the schedule or amount of the payments.
       (3) Lump-sum settlements.--This subsection shall not be 
     construed to preclude a settlement providing for a single, 
     lump-sum payment.
       (d) Treatment of Collateral Source Payments.--
       (1) Introduction into evidence.--In any health care 
     liability action, any defendant may introduce evidence of 
     collateral source payments. If any defendant elects to 
     introduce such evidence, the claimant may introduce evidence 
     of any amount paid or contributed or reasonably likely to be 
     paid or contributed in the future by or on behalf of the 
     claimant to secure the right to such collateral source 
     payments.
       (2) No subrogation.--No provider of collateral source 
     payments shall recover any amount against the claimant or 
     receive any lien or credit against the claimant's recovery or 
     be equitably or legally subrogated to the right of the 
     claimant in a health care liability action.
       (3) Application to settlements.--This subsection shall 
     apply to an action that is settled as well as an action that 
     is resolved by a fact finder.

     SEC. 413. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.

       Any ADR used to resolve a health care liability action or 
     claim shall contain provisions relating to statute of 
     limitations, non-economic damages, joint and several 
     liability, punitive damages, collateral source rule, and 
     periodic payments which are consistent with the provisions 
     relating to such matters in this title.

     SEC. 414. 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

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     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, 2000, and every year 
     thereafter for a period of 4 years ending February 1, 2003.

It was decided in the

Yeas

145

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

284

para. 110.8                   [Roll No. 487]

                                AYES--145

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Coble
     Collins
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hyde
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sensenbrenner
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Walden
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--284

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burton
     Buyer
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Johnson (CT)
     Kaptur
     Larson
     Metcalf
     Scarborough
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 110.9  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. GOSS:

       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 ``Health 
     Care Quality and Choice Act of 1999''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

         TITLE I-- AMENDMENTS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT

Sec. 101. Application to group health plans and group health insurance 
              coverage.
Sec. 102. Application to individual health insurance coverage.
Sec. 103. Improving managed care.

                 ``TITLE XXVIII--IMPROVING MANAGED CARE

                  ``Subtitle A--Grievance and Appeals

``Sec. 2801. Utilization review activities.
``Sec. 2802. Internal appeals procedures.
``Sec. 2803. External appeals procedures.
``Sec. 2804. Establishment of a grievance process.

                      ``Subtitle B--Access to Care

``Sec. 2811. Consumer choice option.
``Sec. 2812. Choice of health care professional.
``Sec. 2813. Access to emergency care.
``Sec. 2814. Access to specialty care.
``Sec. 2815. Access to obstetrical and gynecological care.
``Sec. 2816. Access to pediatric care.
``Sec. 2817. Continuity of care.
``Sec. 2818. Network adequacy.
``Sec. 2819. Access to experimental or investigational prescription 
              drugs.
``Sec. 2820. Coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer 
              clinical trials.

                  ``Subtitle C--Access to Information

``Sec. 2821. Patient access to information.

        ``Subtitle D--Protecting the Doctor-Patient Relationship

``Sec. 2831. Prohibition of interference with certain medical 
              communications.
``Sec. 2832. Prohibition of discrimination against providers based on 
              licensure.
``Sec. 2833. Prohibition against improper incentive arrangements.
``Sec. 2834. Payment of clean claims.

                       ``Subtitle E--Definitions

``Sec. 2841. Definitions.
``Sec. 2842. Rule of construction.
``Sec. 2843. Exclusions.
``Sec. 2844. Coverage of limited scope plans.
``Sec. 2845. Regulations.
``Sec. 2846. Limitation on application of provisions relating to group 
              health plans..

TITLE II--AMENDMENTS TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 
                                  1974

Sec. 201. Application of patient protection standards to group health 
              plans and group health insurance coverage under the 
              Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
Sec. 202. Improving managed care.

                    ``Part 8--Improving Managed Care

                   ``Subpart A--Grievance and Appeals

``Sec. 801. Utilization review activities.
``Sec. 802. Internal appeals procedures.
``Sec. 803. External appeals procedures.
``Sec. 804. Establishment of a grievance process.

                      ``Subpart B--Access to Care

``Sec. 812. Choice of health care professional.
``Sec. 813. Access to emergency care.
``Sec. 814. Access to specialty care.
``Sec. 815. Access to obstetrical and gynecological care.
``Sec. 816. Access to pediatric care.
``Sec. 817. Continuity of care.
``Sec. 818. Network adequacy.

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``Sec. 819. Access to experimental or investigational prescription 
              drugs.
``Sec. 820. Coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer 
              clinical trials.

                   ``Subpart C--Access to Information

``Sec. 821. Patient access to information.

        ``Subpart D--Protecting the Doctor-Patient Relationship

``Sec. 831. Prohibition of interference with certain medical 
              communications.
``Sec. 832. Prohibition of discrimination against providers based on 
              licensure.
``Sec. 833. Prohibition against improper incentive arrangements.
``Sec. 834. Payment of clean claims.

                        ``Subpart E--Definitions

``Sec. 841. Definitions.
``Sec. 842. Rule of construction.
``Sec. 843. Exclusions.
``Sec. 844. Coverage of limited scope plans.
``Sec. 845. Regulations.
Sec. 203. Availability of court remedies.
Sec. 204. Availability of binding arbitration.

      TITLE III-- AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986

Sec. 301. Application to group health plans under the Internal Revenue 
              Code of 1986.
Sec. 302. Improving managed care.

                 ``Chapter 101--Improving Managed Care


                 ``SUBCHAPTER A--GRIEVANCE AND APPEALS.

``Sec. 9901. Utilization review activities.
``Sec. 9902. Internal appeals procedures.
``Sec. 9903. External appeals procedures.
``Sec. 9904. Establishment of a grievance process.


                     ``SUBCHAPTER B--ACCESS TO CARE

``Sec. 9912. Choice of health care professional.
``Sec. 9913. Access to emergency care.
``Sec. 9914. Access to specialty care.
``Sec. 9915. Access to obstetrical and gynecological care.
``Sec. 9916. Access to pediatric care.
``Sec. 9917. Continuity of care.
``Sec. 9918. Network adequacy.
``Sec. 9919. Access to experimental or investigational prescription 
              drugs.
``Sec. 9920. Coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer 
              clinical trials.


                 ``SUBCHAPTER C--ACCESS TO INFORMATION

``Sec. 9921. Patient access to information.


       ``SUBCHAPTER D--PROTECTING THE DOCTOR-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP

``Sec. 9931. Prohibition of interference with certain medical 
              communications.
``Sec. 9932. Prohibition of discrimination against providers based on 
              licensure.
``Sec. 9933. Prohibition against improper incentive arrangements.
``Sec. 9934. Payment of clean claims.


                      ``SUBCHAPTER E--DEFINITIONS

``Sec. 9941. Definitions.
``Sec. 9942. Exclusions.
``Sec. 9943. Coverage of limited scope plans.
``Sec. 9944. Regulations.

       TITLE IV--EFFECTIVE DATES; COORDINATION IN IMPLEMENTATION

Sec. 401. Effective dates.
Sec. 402. Coordination in implementation.

                       TITLE V--OTHER PROVISIONS

                 Subtitle A--Protection of Information

Sec. 501. Protection for certain information.

                       Subtitle B--Other Matters

Sec. 511. Health care paperwork simplification.

         TITLE I-- AMENDMENTS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT

     SEC. 101. 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. 2707. PATIENT PROTECTION STANDARDS.

       ``(a) In General.--Each group health plan shall comply with 
     patient protection requirements under title XXVIII, 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 (as in effect on the 
     date of the enactment of the Health Care Quality and Choice 
     Act of 1999) 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 2707)'' after ``requirements of such 
     subparts''.

     SEC. 102. APPLICATION TO INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE 
                   COVERAGE.

       Part B of title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act is 
     amended by inserting after section 2752 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 2753. PATIENT PROTECTION STANDARDS.

       ``(a) In General.--Each health insurance issuer shall 
     comply with patient protection requirements under title 
     XXVIII 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.''.

     SEC. 103. IMPROVING MANAGED CARE.

       The Public Health Service Act is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new title:

                 ``TITLE XXVIII--IMPROVING MANAGED CARE

                  ``Subtitle A--Grievance and Appeals

     ``SEC. 2801. 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 use or coverage, 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 with input from a range of 
     appropriate practicing physicians, as determined by the plan, 
     pursuant to the program. Such criteria shall include written 
     clinical review criteria that are based on valid clinical 
     evidence where available and 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.
       ``(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) Review of sample of claims denials.--Such a program 
     shall provide for periodic evaluation at reasonable intervals 
     of the clinical appropriateness of a sample of denials of 
     claims for benefits.
       ``(c) Conduct of Program Activities.--
       ``(1) Administration by health care professionals.--A 
     utilization review program shall be administered by 
     appropriate physician specialists who shall be selected by 
     the plan or issuer and who shall oversee review decisions.
       ``(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 have received 
     appropriate training in the conduct of such activities under 
     the program.
       ``(B) 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 encourages denials of claims for benefits. 
     This subparagraph shall not preclude any capitation 
     arrangements between plans and providers.
       ``(C) Prohibition of conflicts.--Such a program shall not 
     permit a health care professional who is providing health 
     care services to an individual to perform utilization review 
     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, including the 
     utilization review administrator, 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

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     required to assess whether the services under review are 
     medically necessary or appropriate.
       ``(d) Deadline for Determinations.--
       ``(1) Prior authorization services.--
       ``(A) In general.--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 or electronic form, no 
     later than the deadline specified in subparagraph (B). The 
     provider involved shall provide timely access to information 
     relevant to the matter of the review decision.
       ``(B) Deadline.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to clauses (ii) and (iii), the 
     deadline specified in this subparagraph is 14 days after the 
     earliest date as of which the request for prior authorization 
     has been received and all necessary information has been 
     provided.
       ``(ii) Extension permitted where notice of additional 
     information required.--If a utilization review program--

       ``(I) receives a request for a prior authorization,
       ``(II) determines that additional information is necessary 
     to complete the review and make the determination on the 
     request,
       ``(III) notifies the requester, not later than 5 business 
     days after the date of receiving the request, of the need for 
     such specified additional information, and
       ``(IV) requires the requester to submit specified 
     information not later than 2 business days after 
     notification,

     the deadline specified in this subparagraph is 14 days after 
     the date the program receives the specified additional 
     information, but in no case later than 28 days after the date 
     of receipt of the request for the prior authorization. This 
     clause shall not apply if the deadline is specified in clause 
     (iii).
       ``(iii) Expedited cases.--In the case of a situation 
     described in section 102(c)(1)(A), the deadline specified in 
     this subparagraph is 48 hours after the time of the request 
     for prior authorization.
       ``(2) Ongoing care.--
       ``(A) Concurrent review.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), in the case 
     of a concurrent review of ongoing care (including 
     hospitalization), which results in a termination or reduction 
     of such care, the plan must provide by telephone and in 
     printed or electronic form notice of the concurrent review 
     determination to the individual or the individual's designee 
     and the individual's health care provider as soon as possible 
     in accordance with the medical exigencies of the case, with 
     sufficient time prior to the termination or reduction to 
     allow for an appeal under section 102(c)(1)(A) to be 
     completed before the termination or reduction takes effect.
       ``(ii) Contents of notice.--Such notice shall include, with 
     respect to ongoing health care items and services, the number 
     of ongoing services approved, the new total of approved 
     services, the date of onset of services, and the next review 
     date, if any, as well as a statement of the individual's 
     rights to further appeal.
       ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not be interpreted 
     as requiring plans or issuers to provide coverage of care 
     that would exceed the coverage limitations for such care.
       ``(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 or electronic form, within 30 days of the date of 
     receipt of information that is reasonably necessary to make 
     such determination, but in no case later than 60 days after 
     the date of receipt of the claim for benefits.
       ``(4) Failure to meet deadline.--In a case in which a group 
     health plan or health insurance issuer fails to make a 
     determination on a claim for benefit under paragraph (1), 
     (2)(A), or (3) by the applicable deadline established under 
     the respective paragraph, the failure shall be treated under 
     this subtitle as a denial of the claim as of the date of the 
     deadline.
       ``(5) Reference to special rules for emergency services, 
     maintenance care, post-stabilization care, and emergency 
     ambulance services.--For waiver of prior authorization 
     requirements in certain cases involving emergency services, 
     maintenance care and post-stabilization care, and emergency 
     ambulance services, see subsections (a)(1), (b), and (c)(1) 
     of section 113, respectively.
       ``(e) Notice of Denials of Claims for Benefits.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notice of a denial of claims for 
     benefits under a utilization review program shall be provided 
     in printed or electronic form and written in a manner 
     calculated to be understood by the participant, beneficiary, 
     or enrollee and shall include--
       ``(A) the reasons for the denial (including the clinical 
     rationale);
       ``(B) instructions on how to initiate an appeal under 
     section 102; 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 denial.
       ``(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 denial in order to make a decision on such an 
     appeal.
       ``(f) Claim for Benefits and Denial of Claim for Benefits 
     Defined.--For purposes of this subtitle:
       ``(1) Claim for benefits.--The term `claim for benefits' 
     means any request for coverage (including authorization of 
     coverage), or for payment in whole or in part, for an item or 
     service under a group health plan or health insurance 
     coverage.
       ``(2) Denial of claim for benefits.--The term `denial' 
     means, with respect to a claim for benefits, a denial, or a 
     failure to act on a timely basis upon, in whole or in part, 
     the claim for benefits and includes a failure to provide or 
     pay for benefits (including items and services) required to 
     be provided or paid for under this title.

     ``SEC. 2802. INTERNAL APPEALS PROCEDURES.

       ``(a) Right of Review.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each group health plan, and each health 
     insurance issuer offering health insurance coverage--
       ``(A) shall provide adequate notice in written or 
     electronic form to any participant or beneficiary under such 
     plan, or enrollee under such coverage, whose claim for 
     benefits under the plan or coverage has been denied ``(within 
     the meaning of section 2801(f)(2)), setting forth the 
     specific reasons for such denial of claim for benefits and 
     rights to any further review or appeal, written in layman's 
     terms to be understood by the participant, beneficiary, or 
     enrollee; and
       ``(B) shall afford such a participant, beneficiary, or 
     enrollee (and any provider or other person acting on behalf 
     of such an individual with the individual's consent or 
     without such consent if the individual is medically unable to 
     provide such consent) who is dissatisfied with such a denial 
     of claim for benefits a reasonable opportunity of not less 
     than 180 days to request and obtain a full and fair review by 
     a named fiduciary (with respect to such plan) or named 
     appropriate individual (with respect to such coverage) of the 
     decision denying the claim.
       ``(2) Treatment of oral requests.--The request for review 
     under paragraph (1)(B) may be made orally, but, in the case 
     of an oral request, shall be followed by a request in written 
     or electronic form.
       ``(b) Internal Review Process.--
       ``(1) Conduct of review.--
       ``(A) In general.--A review of a denial of claim under this 
     section shall be made by an individual (who shall be a 
     physician in a case involving medical judgment) who has been 
     selected by the plan or issuer and who did not make the 
     initial denial in the internally appealable decision, except 
     that in the case of limited scope coverage (as defined in 
     subparagraph (B)) an appropriate specialist shall review the 
     decision.
       ``(B) Limited scope coverage defined.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), the term `limited scope coverage' means a 
     group health plan or health insurance coverage the only 
     benefits under which are for benefits described in section 
     2791(c)(2)(A) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
     300gg-91(c)(2)).
       ``(2) Time limits for internal reviews.--
       ``(A) In general.--Having received such a request for 
     review of a denial of claim, the plan or issuer shall, in 
     accordance with the medical exigencies of the case but not 
     later than the deadline specified in subparagraph (B), 
     complete the review on the denial and transmit to the 
     participant, beneficiary, enrollee, or other person involved 
     a decision that affirms, reverses, or modifies the denial. If 
     the decision does not reverse the denial, the plan or issuer 
     shall transmit, in printed or electronic form, a notice that 
     sets forth the grounds for such decision and that includes a 
     description of rights to any further appeal. Such decision 
     shall be treated as the final decision of the plan. Failure 
     to issue such a decision by such deadline shall be treated as 
     a final decision affirming the denial of claim.
       ``(B) Deadline.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to clauses (ii) and (iii), the 
     deadline specified in this subparagraph is 14 days after the 
     earliest date as of which the request for prior authorization 
     has been received and all necessary information has been 
     provided. The provider involved shall provide timely access 
     to information relevant to the matter of the review decision.
       ``(ii) Extension permitted where notice of additional 
     information required.--If a group health plan or health 
     insurance issuer--

       ``(I) receives a request for internal review,
       ``(II) determines that additional information is necessary 
     to complete the review and make the determination on the 
     request,
       ``(III) notifies the requester, not later than 5 business 
     days after the date of receiving the request, of the need for 
     such specified additional information, and
       ``(IV) requires the requester to submit specified 
     information not later than 48 hours after notification,

     the deadline specified in this subparagraph is 14 days after 
     the date the plan or issuer receives the specified additional 
     information, but in no case later than 28 days after the date 
     of receipt of the request for the internal review. This 
     clause shall not apply if the deadline is specified in clause 
     (iii).
       ``(iii) Expedited cases.--In the case of a situation 
     described in subsection (c)(1)(A),

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     the deadline specified in this subparagraph is 48 hours after 
     the time of request for review
       ``(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 requests for review under 
     subsection (b) in situations--
       ``(A) in which, as determined by the plan or issuer or as 
     certified in writing by a treating physician, the application 
     of the normal timeframe for making the determination could 
     seriously jeopardize the life or health of the participant, 
     beneficiary, or enrollee or such individual's ability to 
     regain maximum function; or
       ``(B) described in section 2801(d)(2) (relating to requests 
     for continuation of ongoing care which would otherwise be 
     reduced or terminated).
       ``(2) Process.--Under such procedures--
       ``(A) the request for expedited review may be submitted 
     orally or in writing by an individual or provider who is 
     otherwise entitled to request the review;
       ``(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 review in the 
     case of any of the situations described in subparagraph (A) 
     or (B) of paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Deadline for decision.--The decision on the expedited 
     review must be made and communicated to the parties as soon 
     as possible in accordance with the medical exigencies of the 
     case, and in no event later than 48 hours after the time of 
     receipt of the request for expedited review, except that in a 
     case described in paragraph (1)(B), the decision must be made 
     before the end of the approved period of care.
       ``(d) Waiver of Process.--A plan or issuer may waive its 
     rights for an internal review under subsection (b). In such 
     case the participant, beneficiary, or enrollee involved (and 
     any designee or provider involved) shall be relieved of any 
     obligation to complete the review involved and may, at the 
     option of such participant, beneficiary, enrollee, designee, 
     or provider, proceed directly to seek further appeal through 
     any applicable external appeals process.

     ``SEC. 2803. EXTERNAL APPEALS PROCEDURES.

       ``(a) Right to External Appeal.--
       ``(1) In general.--A group health plan, and a health 
     insurance issuer offering 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), for which a 
     timely appeal is made (within a reasonable period not to 
     exceed 365 days) either by the plan or issuer or by the 
     participant, beneficiary, or enrollee (and any provider or 
     other person acting on behalf of such an individual with the 
     individual's consent or without such consent if such an 
     individual is medically unable to provide such consent).
       ``(2) Externally appealable decision defined.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `externally appealable decision' means a denial of claim for 
     benefits (as defined in section 2801(f)(2)), if--
       ``(i) the item or service involved is covered under the 
     plan or coverage,
       ``(ii) the amount involved exceeds $100, increased or 
     decreased, for each calendar year that ends after December 
     31, 2001, by the same percentage as the percentage by which 
     the medical care expenditure category of the Consumer Price 
     Index for All Urban Consumers (United States city average), 
     published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, for September of 
     the preceding calendar year has increased or decreased from 
     such index for September 2000, and
       ``(iii) the requirements of subparagraph (B) are met with 
     respect to such denial.
     Such term also includes a failure to meet an applicable 
     deadline for internal review under section 2802 or such 
     standards as are established pursuant to section 2818.
       ``(B) Requirements.--For purposes of subparagraph (A)(iii), 
     the requirements of this subparagraph are met with respect to 
     a denial of a claim for benefits if--
       ``(i) the denial is based in whole or in part on a decision 
     that the item or service is not medically necessary or 
     appropriate or is investigational or experimental, or
       ``(ii) in such denial, the decision as to whether an item 
     or service is covered involves a medical judgment.
       ``(C) Exclusions.--The term `externally appealable 
     decision' does not include--
       ``(i) specific exclusions or express limitations on the 
     amount, duration, or scope of coverage; or
       ``(ii) a decision regarding eligibility for any benefits.
       ``(3) Exhaustion of internal review process.--Except as 
     provided under section 2802(d), a plan or issuer may 
     condition the use of an external appeal process in the case 
     of an externally appealable decision upon a final decision in 
     an internal review under section 2802, but only if the 
     decision is made in a timely basis consistent with the 
     deadlines provided under this subtitle.
       ``(4) Filing fee requirement.--
       ``(A) In general.--A plan or issuer may condition the use 
     of an external appeal process upon payment in advance to the 
     plan or issuer of a $25 filing fee.
       ``(B) Refunding fee in case of successful appeals.--The 
     plan or issuer shall refund payment of the filing fee under 
     this paragraph if the recommendation of the external appeal 
     entity is to reverse the denial of a claim for benefits which 
     is the subject of the appeal.
       ``(b) General Elements of External Appeals Process.--
       ``(1) Use of qualified external appeal entity.--
       ``(A) In general.--The external appeal process under this 
     section of a plan or issuer shall be conducted between the 
     plan or issuer and one or more qualified external appeal 
     entities (as defined in subsection (c)). Nothing in this 
     subsection shall be construed as requiring that such 
     procedures provide for the selection for any plan of more 
     than one such entity.
       ``(B) Limitation on plan or issuer selection.--The 
     Secretary shall implement procedures to assure that the 
     selection process among qualified external appeal entities 
     will not create any incentives for external appeal entities 
     to make a decision in a biased manner.
       ``(C) Other terms and conditions.--The terms and conditions 
     of this paragraph shall be consistent with the standards the 
     Secretary shall establish to assure there is no real or 
     apparent conflict of interest in the conduct of external 
     appeal activities. All costs of the process (except those 
     incurred by the participant, beneficiary, enrollee, or 
     treating professional in support of the appeal) shall be paid 
     by the plan or issuer, and not by the participant, 
     beneficiary, or enrollee. The previous sentence shall not be 
     construed as applying to the imposition of a filing fee under 
     subsection (a)(4).
       ``(2) Elements of process.--An external appeal process 
     shall be conducted consistent with standards established by 
     the Secretary that include at least the following:
       ``(A) Fair and de novo determination.--The process shall 
     provide for a fair, de novo determination described in 
     subparagraph (B) based on evidence described in subparagraphs 
     (C) and (D).
       ``(B) Standard of review.--An external appeal entity shall 
     determine whether the plan's or issuer's decision is 
     appropriate for the medical condition of the patient involved 
     (as determined by the entity) taking into account as of the 
     time of the entity's determination the patient's medical 
     condition and any relevant and reliable evidence the entity 
     obtains under subparagraphs (C) and (D). If the entity 
     determines the decision is appropriate for such condition, 
     the entity shall affirm the decision and to the extent that 
     the entity determines the decision is not appropriate for 
     such condition, the entity shall reverse the decision. 
     Nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed as providing 
     for coverage of items or services not provided or covered by 
     the plan or issuer.
       ``(C) Required consideration of certain matters.--In making 
     such determination, the external appeal entity shall 
     consider, but not be bound by--
       ``(i) any language in the plan or coverage document 
     relating to the definitions of the terms medical necessity, 
     medically necessary or appropriate, or experimental, 
     investigational, or related terms;
       ``(ii) the decision made by the plan or issuer upon 
     internal review under section 2802 and any guidelines or 
     standards used by the plan or issuer in reaching such 
     decision; and
       ``(iii) the opinion of the individual's treating physician 
     or health care professional.

     The entity also shall consider any personal health and 
     medical information supplied with respect to the individual 
     whose denial of claim for benefits has been appealed. The 
     entity also shall consider the results of studies that meet 
     professionally recognized standards of validity and 
     replicability or that have been published in peer-reviewed 
     journals.
       ``(D) Additional evidence.--Such entity may also take into 
     consideration but not be limited to the following evidence 
     (to the extent available):
       ``(i) The results of professional consensus conferences.
       ``(ii) Practice and treatment policies.
       ``(iii) Community standard of care.
       ``(iv) Generally accepted principles of professional 
     medical practice consistent with the best practice of 
     medicine.
       ``(v) To the extent that the entity determines it to be 
     free of any conflict of interest, the opinions of individuals 
     who are qualified as experts in one or more fields of health 
     care which are directly related to the matters under appeal.
       ``(vi) To the extent that the entity determines it to be 
     free of any conflict of interest, the results of peer reviews 
     conducted by the plan or issuer involved.
       ``(E) Determination concerning externally appealable 
     decisions.--
       ``(i) In general.--A qualified external appeal entity shall 
     determine--

       ``(I) whether a denial of claim for benefits is an 
     externally appealable decision (within the meaning of 
     subsection (a)(2));
       ``(II) whether an externally appealable decision involves 
     an expedited appeal;
       ``(III) for purposes of initiating an external review, 
     whether the internal review process has been completed; and
       ``(IV) whether the item or services is covered under the 
     plan or coverage.

       ``(ii) Construction.--Nothing in a determination by a 
     qualified external appeal entity under this section shall be 
     construed as authorizing, or providing for, coverage of items 
     and services for which benefits are not provided under the 
     plan or coverage.
       ``(F) Opportunity to submit evidence.--Each party to an 
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     sion may submit evidence related to the issues in dispute.
       ``(G) Provision of information.--The plan or issuer 
     involved shall provide to the external appeal entity timely 
     access to information and to provisions of the plan or health 
     insurance coverage relating to the matter of the externally 
     appealable decision, as determined by the entity. The 
     provider involved shall provide to the external appeal entity 
     timely access to information relevant to the matter of the 
     externally appealable decision, as determined by the entity.
       ``(H) Timely decisions.--A determination by the external 
     appeal entity on the decision shall--
       ``(i) be made orally or in written or electronic form and, 
     if it is made orally, shall be supplied to the parties in 
     written or electronic form as soon as possible;
       ``(ii) be made in accordance with the medical exigencies of 
     the case involved, but in no event later than 21 days after 
     the date (or, in the case of an expedited appeal, 48 hours 
     after the time) of requesting an external appeal of the 
     decision;
       ``(iii) state, in layperson's language, the scientific 
     rationale for such determination as well as the basis for 
     such determination, including, if relevant, any basis in the 
     terms or conditions of the plan or coverage; and
       ``(iv) inform the participant, beneficiary, or enrollee of 
     the individual's rights (including any limitation on such 
     rights) to seek binding arbitration or further review by the 
     courts (or other process) of the external appeal 
     determination.
       ``(I) Compliance with determination.--If the external 
     appeal entity determines that a denial of a claim for 
     benefits was not reasonable and reverses the denial, the plan 
     or issuer--
       ``(i) shall (upon the receipt of the determination) 
     authorize the provision or payment for benefits in accordance 
     with such determination;
       ``(ii) shall take such actions as may be necessary to 
     provide or pay for benefits (including items or services) in 
     a timely manner consistent with such determination; and
       ``(iii) shall submit information to the entity documenting 
     compliance with the entity's determination and this 
     subparagraph.
       ``(J) Construction.--Nothing in this paragraph shall be 
     construed as providing for coverage of items and services for 
     which benefits are not provided under the plan or coverage.
       ``(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 that is certified under paragraph 
     (2) as meeting the following requirements:
       ``(A) The entity meets the independence requirements of 
     paragraph (3).
       ``(B) The entity conducts external appeal activities 
     through at least three clinical peers who are practicing 
     physicians.
       ``(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)(2)(G).
       ``(2) Initial certification of external appeal entities.--
       ``(A) In general.--In order to be treated as a qualified 
     external appeal entity with respect to a group health plan or 
     health insurance issuer operating in a State, the entity must 
     be certified (and, in accordance with subparagraph (B), 
     periodically recertified) as meeting such requirements--
       ``(i) by the applicable State authority (or under a process 
     recognized or approved by such authority); or
       ``(ii) if the State has not established a certification and 
     recertification process for such entities, by the Secretary, 
     under a process recognized or approved by the Secretary, or 
     to the extent provided in subparagraph (C)(ii), by a 
     qualified private standard-setting organization (certified 
     under such subparagraph), if elected by the entity.
       ``(B) Recertification process.--The Secretary shall develop 
     standards for the recertification of external appeal 
     entities. Such standards shall include a review of--
       ``(i) the number of cases reviewed;
       ``(ii) a summary of the disposition of those cases;
       ``(iii) the length of time in making determinations on 
     those cases;
       ``(iv) updated information of what was required to be 
     submitted as a condition of certification for the entity's 
     performance of external appeal activities; and
       ``(v) information necessary to assure that the entity meets 
     the independence requirements (described in paragraph (3)) 
     with respect to plans and issuers for which it conducts 
     external review activities.
       ``(C) Certification of qualified private standard-setting 
     organizations.--For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), the 
     Secretary may provide for a process for certification (and 
     periodic recertification) of qualified private standard-
     setting organizations which provide for certification of 
     external appeal entities. Such an organization shall only be 
     certified if the organization does not certify an external 
     appeal entity unless it meets standards as least as stringent 
     as the standards required for certification of such an entity 
     by the Secretary under subparagraph (A)(ii).
       ``(3) Independence requirements.--
       ``(A) In general.--A clinical peer or other entity meets 
     the independence requirements of this paragraph if--
       ``(i) the peer or entity is not affiliated with any related 
     party;
       ``(ii) any compensation received by such peer or entity in 
     connection with the external review is reasonable and not 
     contingent on any decision rendered by the peer or entity;
       ``(iii) the plan and the issuer (if any) have no recourse 
     against the peer or entity in connection with the external 
     review; and
       ``(iv) the peer or entity does not otherwise have a 
     conflict of interest with a related party.
       ``(B) Related party.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     term `related party' means--
       ``(i) with respect to--

       ``(I) a group health plan or health insurance coverage 
     offered in connection with such a plan, the plan or the 
     health insurance issuer offering such coverage, or
       ``(II) individual health insurance coverage, the health 
     insurance issuer offering such coverage,

     or any plan sponsor, fiduciary, officer, director, or 
     management employee of such plan or issuer;
       ``(ii) the health care professional that provided the 
     health care involved in the coverage decision;
       ``(iii) the institution at which the health care involved 
     in the coverage decision is provided; or
       ``(iv) the manufacturer of any drug or other item that was 
     included in the health care involved in the coverage 
     decision.
       ``(C) Affiliated.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term 
     `affiliated' means, in connection with any peer or entity, 
     having a familial, financial, or fiduciary relationship with 
     such peer or entity.
       ``(4) Limitation on liability of reviewers.--No qualified 
     external appeal entity having a contract with a plan or 
     issuer under this part and no person who is employed by any 
     such entity or who furnishes professional services to such 
     entity, shall be held by reason of the performance of any 
     duty, function, or activity required or authorized pursuant 
     to this section, to have violated any criminal law, or to be 
     civilly liable under any law of the United States or of any 
     State (or political subdivision thereof) if due care was 
     exercised in the performance of such duty, function, or 
     activity and there was no actual malice or gross misconduct 
     in the performance of such duty, function, or activity.
       ``(d) External Appeal Determination Binding on Plan.--
       ``(1) In general.--The determination by an external appeal 
     entity shall be binding on the plan (and issuer, if any) 
     involved in the determination.
       ``(2) Protection of legal rights.--Nothing in this subtitle 
     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.
       ``(e) Penalties Against Authorized Officials for Refusing 
     to Authorize the Determination of an External Appeal 
     Entity.--
       ``(1) Monetary penalties.--In any case in which the 
     determination of an external appeal entity is not followed in 
     a timely fashion by a group health plan, or by a health 
     insurance issuer offering health insurance coverage, any 
     named fiduciary who, acting in the capacity of authorizing 
     the benefit, causes such refusal may, in the discretion in a 
     court of competent jurisdiction, be liable to an aggrieved 
     participant, beneficiary, or enrollee for a civil penalty in 
     an amount of up to $1,000 a day from the date on which the 
     determination was transmitted to the plan or issuer by the 
     external appeal entity until the date the refusal to provide 
     the benefit is corrected.
       ``(2) Cease and desist order and order of attorney's 
     fees.--In any action described in paragraph (1) brought by a 
     participant, beneficiary, or enrollee with respect to a group 
     health plan, or a health insurance issuer offering health 
     insurance coverage, in which a plaintiff alleges that a 
     person referred to in such paragraph has taken an action 
     resulting in a refusal of a benefit determined by an external 
     appeal entity in violation of such terms of the plan, 
     coverage, or this subtitle, or has failed to take an action 
     for which such person is responsible under the plan, 
     coverage, or this title and which is necessary under the plan 
     or coverage for authorizing a benefit, the court shall cause 
     to be served on the defendant an order requiring the 
     defendant--
       ``(A) to cease and desist from the alleged action or 
     failure to act; and
       ``(B) to pay to the plaintiff a reasonable attorney's fee 
     and other reasonable costs relating to the prosecution of the 
     action on the charges on which the plaintiff prevails.
       ``(f) Protection of Legal Rights.--Nothing in this subtitle 
     shall be construed as removing or limiting any legal rights 
     of participants, beneficiaries, enrollees, and others under 
     State or Federal law (including section 502 of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974), including the right 
     to file judicial actions to enforce rights.

     ``SEC. 2804. ESTABLISHMENT OF A 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 or

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     without such consent if the individual is medically unable to 
     provide such consent, regarding any aspect of the plan's or 
     issuer's services.
       ``(2) Grievance defined.--In this section, the term 
     `grievance' means any question, complaint, or concern brought 
     by a participant, beneficiary, or enrollee that is not a 
     claim for benefits.
       ``(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 
     least 3 previous years beginning two months after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, all grievances and appeals made 
     and their status.
       ``(3) A process providing processing and resolution of 
     grievances within 60 days.
       ``(4) Procedures for follow-up action, including the 
     methods to inform the person making the grievance of the 
     resolution of the grievance.
     Grievances are not subject to appeal under the previous 
     provisions of this subtitle.

                      ``Subtitle B--Access to Care

     ``SEC. 2811. CONSUMER CHOICE OPTION.

       ``(a) In General.--If a health insurance issuer offers to 
     enrollees health insurance coverage in connection with a 
     group health plan which provides for coverage of services 
     only if such services are furnished through health care 
     professionals and providers who are members of a network of 
     health care professionals and providers who have entered into 
     a contract with the issuer to provide such services, the 
     issuer shall also offer to such enrollees (at the time of 
     enrollment and during an annual open season as provided under 
     subsection (c)) the option of health insurance coverage which 
     provides for coverage of such services which are not 
     furnished through health care professionals and providers who 
     are members of such a network unless enrollees are offered 
     such non-network coverage through another health insurance 
     issuer.
       ``(b) Additional Costs.--The amount of any additional 
     premium charged by the health insurance issuer for the 
     additional cost of the creation and maintenance of the option 
     described in subsection (a) and the amount of any additional 
     cost sharing imposed under such option shall be borne by the 
     enrollee unless it is paid by the health plan sponsor through 
     agreement with the health insurance issuer.
       ``(c) Open Season.--An enrollee may change to the offering 
     provided under this section only during a time period 
     determined by the health insurance issuer. Such time period 
     shall occur at least annually.

     ``SEC. 2812. CHOICE OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL.

       ``(a) Primary Care.--If a group health plan, or a health 
     insurance issuer that offers health insurance coverage, 
     requires or provides for designation by a participant, 
     beneficiary, or enrollee of a participating primary care 
     provider, then the plan or issuer shall permit each 
     participant, beneficiary, and enrollee to designate any 
     participating primary care provider who is available to 
     accept such individual.
       ``(b) Specialists.--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 professional who is available to 
     accept such individual for such care.

     ``SEC. 2813. 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 or covers any benefits with respect to services in 
     an emergency department of a hospital, the plan or issuer 
     shall cover emergency services (as defined in paragraph 
     (2)(B))--
       ``(A) without the need for any prior authorization 
     determination;
       ``(B) whether 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--
       ``(i) by a nonparticipating health care provider with or 
     without prior authorization, or
       ``(ii) by a participating health care provider without 
     prior authorization,

     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 with prior authorization; 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.--The term `emergency 
     medical condition' means--
       ``(i) 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; and
       ``(ii) a medical condition manifesting itself in a neonate 
     by acute symptoms of sufficient severity (including severe 
     pain) such that a prudent health care professional 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) with respect to an emergency medical condition 
     described in subparagraph (A)(i)--

       ``(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 such emergency medical 
     condition, 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; or

       ``(ii) with respect to an emergency medical condition 
     described in subparagraph (A)(ii), medical treatment for such 
     condition rendered by a health care provider in a hospital to 
     a neonate, including available hospital ancillary services in 
     response to an urgent request of a health care professional 
     and to the extent necessary to stabilize the neonate.
       ``(C) Stabilize.--The term `to stabilize' means, with 
     respect to an emergency medical condition, to provide such 
     medical treatment of the condition as may be necessary to 
     assure, within reasonable medical probability, that no 
     material deterioration of the condition is likely to result 
     from or occur during the transfer of the individual from a 
     facility.
       ``(b) Reimbursement for Maintenance Care and Post-
     Stabilization Care.--If benefits are available under a group 
     health plan, or under health insurance coverage offered by a 
     health insurance issuer, with respect to maintenance care or 
     post-stabilization care covered under the guidelines 
     established under section 1852(d)(2) of the Social Security 
     Act, 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) (and shall otherwise comply with such guidelines).
       ``(c) Coverage of Emergency Ambulance Services.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a group health plan, or health 
     insurance coverage provided by a health insurance issuer, 
     provides any benefits with respect to ambulance services and 
     emergency services, the plan or issuer shall cover emergency 
     ambulance services (as defined in paragraph (2))) furnished 
     under the plan or coverage under the same terms and 
     conditions under subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection 
     (a)(1) under which coverage is provided for emergency 
     services.
       ``(2) Emergency ambulance services.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `emergency ambulance services' means 
     ambulance services (as defined for purposes of section 
     1861(s)(7) of the Social Security Act) furnished to transport 
     an individual who has an emergency medical condition (as 
     defined in subsection (a)(2)(A)) to a hospital for the 
     receipt of emergency services (as defined in subsection 
     (a)(2)(B)) in a case in which the emergency services are 
     covered under the plan or coverage pursuant to subsection 
     (a)(1) and a prudent layperson, with an average knowledge of 
     health and medicine, could reasonably expect that the absence 
     of such transport would result in placing the health of the 
     individual in serious jeopardy, serious impairment of bodily 
     function, or serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part.

     ``SEC. 2814. ACCESS TO SPECIALTY CARE.

       ``(a) Specialty Care for Covered Services.--
       ``(1) In general.--If--
       ``(A) 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,
       ``(B) the individual has a condition or disease of 
     sufficient seriousness and complexity to require treatment by 
     a specialist or the individual requires physician pathology 
     services, and
       ``(C) benefits for such treatment or services 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 (consistent with 
     standards developed under section 2818) to provide the 
     treatment for such condition or disease or to provide such 
     services.
       ``(2) Specialist defined.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `specialist' means, with respect to a condition or 
     services, a health care practitioner, facility, or center or 
     physician pathologist that has adequate expertise through 
     appropriate training and experience (including, in the case 
     of a child, appropriate pediatric expertise and in the case 
     of a pregnant woman, appropriate obstetrical expertise) to 
     provide high quality care in treating the condition or to 
     provide physician pathology services.
       ``(3) 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 paragraph (1) with 
     respect to treatment be--

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       ``(A) 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
       ``(B) 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.
       ``(4) Referrals to participating providers.--A group health 
     plan or health insurance issuer is not required under 
     paragraph (1) to provide for a referral to a specialist that 
     is not a participating provider, unless the plan or issuer 
     does not have a specialist that is available and accessible 
     to treat the individual's condition or provide physician 
     pathology services and that is a participating provider with 
     respect to such treatment or services.
       ``(5) Referrals to nonparticipating providers.--In a case 
     in which a referral of an individual to a nonparticipating 
     specialist is required under paragraph (1), the group health 
     plan or health insurance issuer shall provide the individual 
     the option of at least three nonparticipating specialists.
       ``(6) Treatment of nonparticipating providers.--If a plan 
     or issuer refers an individual to a nonparticipating 
     specialist pursuant to paragraph (1), 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.
       ``(b) Specialists as Gatekeeper for Treatment of Ongoing 
     Special Conditions.--
       ``(1) 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 paragraph 
     (3)) may request and receive a referral to a specialist for 
     such condition who shall be responsible for and capable of 
     providing and coordinating the individual's care with respect 
     to the condition. Under such procedures 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.
       ``(2) Treatment for related referrals.--Such specialists 
     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 (referred to in subsection (a)(3)(A)) with 
     respect to the ongoing special condition.
       ``(3) Ongoing special condition defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term `ongoing special condition' means a 
     condition or disease that--
       ``(A) is life-threatening, degenerative, or disabling, and
       ``(B) requires specialized medical care over a prolonged 
     period of time.
       ``(4) Terms of referral.--The provisions of paragraphs (3) 
     through (5) of subsection (a) apply with respect to referrals 
     under paragraph (1) of this subsection in the same manner as 
     they apply to referrals under subsection (a)(1).
       ``(5) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed as preventing an individual who is a participant, 
     beneficiary, or enrollee and who has an ongoing special 
     condition from having the individual's primary care physician 
     assume the responsibilities for providing and coordinating 
     care described in paragraph (1).
       ``(c) Standing Referrals.--
       ``(1) 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 if the individual so desires.
       ``(2) Terms of referral.--The provisions of paragraphs (3) 
     through (5) of subsection (a) apply with respect to referrals 
     under paragraph (1) of this subsection in the same manner as 
     they apply to referrals under subsection (a)(1).

     ``SEC. 2815. ACCESS TO OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL CARE.

       ``(a) 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 health care professional, the plan or issuer--
       ``(1) may not require authorization or a referral by the 
     individual's primary care health care professional or 
     otherwise for covered gynecological care (including 
     preventive women's health examinations) or for covered 
     pregnancy-related services provided by a participating 
     physician (including a family practice physician) who 
     specializes or is trained and experienced in gynecology or 
     obstetrics, respectively, to the extent such care is 
     otherwise covered; and
       ``(2) shall treat the ordering of other gynecological or 
     obstetrical care by such a participating physician as the 
     authorization of the primary care health care professional 
     with respect to such care under the plan or coverage.
       ``(b) Construction.--Nothing in subsection (a) shall be 
     construed to--
       ``(1) waive any exclusions of coverage under the terms of 
     the plan with respect to coverage of gynecological or 
     obstetrical care;
       ``(2) preclude the group health plan or health insurance 
     issuer involved from requiring that the gynecologist or 
     obstetrician notify the primary care health care professional 
     or the plan of treatment decisions; or
       ``(3) prevent a plan or issuer from offering, in addition 
     to physicians described in subsection (a)(1), non-physician 
     health care professionals who are trained and experienced in 
     gynecology or obstetrics.

     ``SEC. 2816. ACCESS TO PEDIATRIC CARE.

       ``(a) Pediatric Care.--If a group health plan, or a health 
     insurance issuer in connection with the provision of health 
     insurance coverage, requires or provides for an enrollee to 
     designate a participating primary care provider for a child 
     of such enrollee, the plan or issuer shall permit the 
     enrollee to designate a physician (including a family 
     practice physician) who specializes or is trained and 
     experienced in pediatrics as the child's primary care 
     provider.
       ``(b) Construction.--Nothing in subsection (a) shall be 
     construed to waive any exclusions of coverage under the terms 
     of the plan with respect to coverage of pediatric care.

     ``SEC. 2817. 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)(B)), 
     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 treatment from the provider for an 
     ongoing special condition (as defined in paragraph (3)(A)) at 
     the time of such termination, the plan or issuer shall--
       ``(A) notify the individual on a timely basis of such 
     termination and of the right to elect continuation of 
     coverage of treatment by the provider under this section; and
       ``(B) subject to subsection (c), permit the individual to 
     elect to continue to be covered with respect to treatment by 
     the provider of such condition 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) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       ``(A) Ongoing special condition.--The term `ongoing special 
     condition' has the meaning given such term in section 
     2814(b)(3), and also includes pregnancy.
       ``(B) Termination.--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 up to 90 days (as determined by the treating 
     health care professional) after the date of the notice 
     described in subsection (a)(1)(A) of the provider's 
     termination.
       ``(2) Scheduled surgery and organ transplantation.--If 
     surgery or organ transplantation was scheduled for an 
     individual 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 surgery or 
     transplantation, the transitional period under this 
     subsection with respect to the surgery or transplantation 
     shall extend beyond the period under paragraph (1) and until 
     the date of discharge of the individual after completion of 
     the surgery or transplantation.
       ``(3) Pregnancy.--If--
       ``(A) a participant, beneficiary, or enrollee was 
     determined to be pregnant 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--

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       ``(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 or its 
     medical manifestations.
       ``(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 individual notifying the plan of the election of 
     continued coverage and 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 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. 2818. NETWORK ADEQUACY.

       ``(a) Requirement.--A group health plan, and a health 
     insurance issuer providing health insurance coverage, shall 
     meet such standards for network adequacy as are established 
     by law pursuant to this section.
       ``(b) Development of Standards.--
       ``(1) Establishment of panel.--There is established a panel 
     to be known as the Health Care Panel to Establish Network 
     Adequacy Standards (in this section referred to as the 
     `Panel').
       ``(2) Duties of panel.--The Panel shall devise standards 
     for group health plans and health insurance issuers that 
     offer health insurance coverage to ensure that--
       ``(A) participants, beneficiaries, and enrollees have 
     access to a sufficient number, mix, and distribution of 
     health care professionals and providers; and
       ``(B) covered items and services are available and 
     accessible to each participant, beneficiary, and enrollee--
       ``(i) in the service area of the plan or issuer;
       ``(ii) at a variety of sites of service;
       ``(iii) with reasonable promptness (including reasonable 
     hours of operation and after hours services);
       ``(iv) with reasonable proximity to the residences or 
     workplaces of enrollees; and
       ``(v) in a manner that takes into account the diverse needs 
     of enrollees and reasonably assures continuity of care.
       ``(c) Membership.--
       ``(1) Size and composition.--The Panel shall be composed of 
     15 members. The Secretary of Health and Human Services, the 
     Majority Leader of the Senate, and the Speaker of House of 
     Representatives shall each appoint 1 member from 
     representatives of private insurance organizations, consumer 
     groups, State insurance commissioners, State medical 
     societies, and State medical specialty societies.
       ``(2) Terms of appointment.--The members of the Panel shall 
     serve for the life of the Panel.
       ``(3) 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.
       ``(d) Procedures.--
       ``(1) Meetings.--The Panel shall meet at the call of a 
     majority of its members.
       ``(2) First meeting.--The Panel shall convene not later 
     than 60 days after the date of the enactment of the Health 
     Care Quality and Choice Act of 1999.
       ``(3) Quorum.--A quorum shall consist of a majority of the 
     members of the Panel.
       ``(4) Hearings.--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.
       ``(e) Administration.--
       ``(1) Compensation.--Except as provided in paragraph (1), 
     members of the Panel shall receive no additional pay, 
     allowances, or benefits by reason of their service on the 
     Panel.
       ``(2) Travel expenses and per diem.--Each member of the 
     Panel who is not 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.
       ``(3) 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).
       ``(4) 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.
       ``(5) Administrative support services.--Upon the request of 
     the Panel, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
     provide to the Panel on a reimbursable basis such 
     administrative support services as the Panel may request.
       ``(f) Report and Establishment of Standards.--Not later 
     than 2 years after the first meeting, the Panel shall submit 
     a report to Congress and the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services detailing the standards devised under subsection (b) 
     and recommendations regarding the implementation of such 
     standards. Such standards shall take effect to the extent 
     provided by Federal law enacted after the date of the 
     submission of such report.
       ``(g) Termination.--The Panel shall terminate on the day 
     after submitting its report to the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services under subsection (f).

     ``SEC. 2819. ACCESS TO EXPERIMENTAL OR INVESTIGATIONAL 
                   PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

       ``No use of a prescription drug or medical device shall be 
     considered experimental or investigational under a group 
     health plan or under health insurance coverage provided by a 
     health insurance issuer if such use is included in the 
     labeling authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration 
     under section 505, 513 or 515 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355) or under section 351 of the 
     Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262), unless such use is 
     demonstrated to be unsafe or ineffective.

     ``SEC. 2820. COVERAGE FOR INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATING IN 
                   APPROVED CANCER CLINICAL TRIALS.

       ``(a) Coverage.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a group health plan (or a health 
     insurance issuer offering 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 subsections (b), (c), and (d), 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 individual'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 an enrollee in health insurance coverage and 
     who meets the following conditions:
       ``(1)(A) The individual has been diagnosed with cancer.
       ``(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 individual 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 offering health insurance) 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 to be paid 
     for by the sponsors of an approved clinical trial.
       ``(2) Routine patient care costs.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `routine patient care costs' 
     includes the costs associated with the provision of items and 
     services that--
       ``(i) would otherwise be covered under the group health 
     plan or health insurance coverage if such items and services 
     were not provided in connection with an approved clinical 
     trial program; and
       ``(ii) are furnished according to the protocol of an 
     approved clinical trial program.

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       ``(B) Exclusion.--Such term does include the costs 
     associated with the provision of--
       ``(i) an investigational drug or device, unless the 
     Secretary has authorized the manufacturer of such drug or 
     device to charge for such drug or device; or
       ``(ii) any item or service supplied without charge by the 
     sponsor of the approved clinical trial program.
       ``(3) 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 items or services under subparagraph (A).
       ``(d) Approved Clinical Trial Defined.--In this section, 
     the term `approved clinical trial' means a cancer clinical 
     research study or cancer clinical investigation approved by 
     an Institutional Review Board.
       ``(e) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to limit a plan's or issuer's coverage with respect 
     to clinical trials.
       ``(f) Plan Satisfaction of Certain Requirements; 
     Responsibilities of Fiduciaries.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, 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 requirements of this 
     section 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.
       ``(2) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to affect or modify the responsibilities of the 
     fiduciaries of a group health plan under part 4 of subtitle B 
     of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
       ``(g) Study and Report.--
       ``(1) Study.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
     in consultation with the Secretary and the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, shall analyze cancer clinical research and its cost 
     implications for managed care, including differentiation in--
       ``(A) the cost of patient care in trials versus standard 
     care;
       ``(B) the cost effectiveness achieved in different sites of 
     service;
       ``(C) research outcomes;
       ``(D) volume of research subjects available in different 
     sites of service;
       ``(E) access to research sites and clinical trials by 
     cancer patients;
       ``(F) patient cost sharing or copayment costs realized in 
     different sites of service;
       ``(G) health outcomes experienced in different sites of 
     service;
       ``(H) long term health care services and costs experienced 
     in different sites of service;
       ``(I) morbidity and mortality experienced in different 
     sites of service; and
       ``(J) patient satisfaction and preference of sites of 
     service.
       ``(2) Report to congress.--Not later than January 1, 2005, 
     the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit a 
     report to Congress that contains--
       ``(A) an assessment of any incremental cost to group health 
     plans and health insurance issuers resulting from the 
     provisions of this section;
       ``(B) a projection of expenditures to such plans and 
     issuers resulting from this section;
       ``(C) an assessment of any impact on premiums resulting 
     from this section; and
       ``(D) recommendations regarding action on other diseases.

                  ``Subtitle C--Access to Information

     ``SEC. 2821. PATIENT ACCESS TO 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);
       ``(B) provide to participants and beneficiaries, within a 
     reasonable period (as specified by the Secretary) before or 
     after the date of significant changes in the information 
     described in subsection (b), information on such significant 
     changes; and
       ``(C) upon request, make available to participants and 
     beneficiaries, the Secretary, and prospective participants 
     and beneficiaries, the information described in subsection 
     (b) or (c).

     The plan may charge a reasonable fee for provision in printed 
     form of any of the information described in subsection (b) or 
     (c) more than once during any plan year.
       ``(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);
       ``(B) provide to enrollees, within a reasonable period (as 
     specified by the 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 Secretary, to 
     individuals who are prospective enrollees, and to the public 
     the information described in subsection (b) or (c).
       ``(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 shall 
     be provided to a participant, beneficiary, or enrollee free 
     of charge at least once a year and 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) those that are covered benefits ``(all of which shall 
     be referred to by such relevant CPT and DRG codes as are 
     available), limits and conditions on such benefits, and those 
     benefits that are explicitly excluded from coverage (all of 
     which shall be referred to by such relevant CPT and DRG codes 
     as are available);
       ``(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 nonparticipating providers or that are furnished 
     without meeting the applicable utilization review 
     requirements;
       ``(C) the extent to which benefits may be obtained from 
     nonparticipating providers;
       ``(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 2812(b)(2).
       ``(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) Prior authorization rules.--Rules regarding prior 
     authorization or other review requirements that could result 
     in noncoverage or nonpayment.
       ``(7) 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.
       ``(8) Accountability.--A description of the legal recourse 
     options available for participants and beneficiaries under 
     the plan including--
       ``(A) the preemption that applies under section 514 of the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 
     1144) to certain actions arising out of the provision of 
     health benefits; and
       ``(B) the extent to which coverage decisions made by the 
     plan are subject to internal review or any external review 
     and the proper time frames under
       ``(9) Quality assurance.--Any information made public by an 
     accrediting organization in the process of accreditation of 
     the plan or issuer or any additional quality indicators the 
     plan or issuer makes available.
       ``(10) 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.
       ``(11) 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 2801.
       ``(2) Grievance and appeals information.--Information on 
     the number of grievances and appeals and on the disposition 
     in the aggregate of such matters.

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       ``(3) Formulary restrictions.--A description of the nature 
     of any drug formula restrictions.
       ``(4) Participating provider list.--A list of current 
     participating health care providers.
       ``(d) 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.

        ``Subtitle D--Protecting the Doctor-Patient Relationship

     ``SEC. 2831. PROHIBITION OF INTERFERENCE WITH CERTAIN MEDICAL 
                   COMMUNICATIONS.

       ``(a) 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 otherwise restrict a health care 
     professional from advising such a participant, beneficiary, 
     or enrollee who is a patient of the professional about the 
     health status of the individual or medical care or treatment 
     for the individual's condition or disease, regardless of 
     whether benefits for such care or treatment are provided 
     under the plan or coverage, if the professional is acting 
     within the lawful scope of practice.
       ``(b) Nullification.--Any contract provision or agreement 
     that restricts or prohibits medical communications in 
     violation of subsection (a) shall be null and void.

     ``SEC. 2832. PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PROVIDERS 
                   BASED ON LICENSURE.

       ``(a) In General.--A group health plan and a health 
     insurance issuer offering health insurance coverage 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.
       ``(b) Construction.--Subsection (a) shall not be 
     construed--
       ``(1) as requiring the coverage under a group health plan 
     or health insurance 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;
       ``(2) to override any State licensure or scope-of-practice 
     law;
       ``(3) as requiring a plan or issuer that offers network 
     coverage to include for participation every willing provider 
     who meets the terms and conditions of the plan or issuer; or
       ``(4) as prohibiting a family practice physician with 
     appropriate expertise from providing pediatric or obstetrical 
     or gynecological care.

     ``SEC. 2833. PROHIBITION AGAINST IMPROPER INCENTIVE 
                   ARRANGEMENTS.

       ``(a) 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 clauses (i), 
     (ii)(I), and (iii) of subparagraph (A) of such section are 
     met with respect to such a plan.
       ``(b) 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.
       ``(c) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed as prohibiting all capitation and similar 
     arrangements or all provider discount arrangements.

     ``SEC. 2834. PAYMENT OF CLEAN CLAIMS.

       ``A group health plan, and a health insurance issuer 
     offering group health insurance coverage, shall provide for 
     prompt payment of claims submitted for health care services 
     or supplies furnished to a participant, beneficiary, or 
     enrollee with respect to benefits covered by the plan or 
     issuer,in a manner consistent with the provisions of sections 
     1816(c)(2) and 1842(c)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1395h(c)(2) and 42 U.S.C. 1395u(c)(2)), except that 
     for purposes of this section, subparagraph (C) of section 
     1816(c)(2) of the Social Security Act shall be treated as 
     applying to claims received from a participant, beneficiary, 
     or enrollee as well as claims referred to in such 
     subparagraph.

                       ``Subtitle E--Definitions

     ``SEC. 2841. DEFINITIONS.

       ``(a) Incorporation of General Definitions.--Except as 
     otherwise provided, the provisions of section 2791 shall 
     apply for purposes of this title in the same manner as they 
     apply for purposes of title XXVII.
       ``(b) 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
       ``(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 practicing physician or 
     other health care professional who holds a nonrestricted 
     license and who is--
       ``(A) appropriately certified by a nationally recognized, 
     peer reviewed accrediting body in the same or similar 
     specialty as typically manages the medical condition, 
     procedure, or treatment under review or appeal, or
       ``(B) is trained and experienced in managing such 
     condition, procedure, or treatment,

     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 recommended or rendered by 
     a physician.
       ``(3) Enrollee.--The term `enrollee' means, with respect to 
     health insurance coverage offered by a health insurance 
     issuer, an individual enrolled with the issuer to receive 
     such coverage.
       ``(4) Health care professional.--The term `health care 
     professional' means an individual who is licensed, 
     accredited, or certified under State law to provide specified 
     health care services and who is operating within the scope of 
     such licensure, accreditation, or certification.
       ``(5) Health care provider.--The term `health care 
     provider' includes a physician or other health care 
     professional, as well as an institutional or other facility 
     or agency that provides health care services and that is 
     licensed, accredited, or certified to provide health care 
     items and services under applicable State law.
       ``(6) Network.--The term `network' means, with respect to a 
     group health plan or health insurance issuer offering health 
     insurance coverage, the participating health care 
     professionals and providers through whom the plan or issuer 
     provides health care items and services to participants, 
     beneficiaries, or enrollees.
       ``(7) 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.
       ``(8) Participating.--The term `participating' 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 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.
       ``(9) Physician.--The term `physician' means an allopathic 
     or osteopathic physician.
       ``(10) Practicing physician.--The term `practicing 
     physician' means a physician who is licensed in the State in 
     which the physician furnishes professional services and who 
     provides professional services to individual patients on 
     average at least two full days per week.
       ``(11) Prior authorization.--The term `prior authorization' 
     means the process of obtaining prior approval from a health 
     insurance issuer or group health plan for the provision or 
     coverage of medical services.

     ``SEC. 2842. RULE OF 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 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.
       ``(b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       ``(1) 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.
       ``(2) State.--The term `State' includes a State, the 
     District of Columbia, the Northern Mariana Islands, any 
     political subdivisions of a State or such Islands, or any 
     agency or instrumentality of either.

     ``SEC. 2843. EXCLUSIONS.

       ``(a) No Benefit Requirements.--Nothing in this title shall 
     be construed to require a group health plan or a health 
     insurance issuer offering health insurance coverage to 
     provide specific benefits under the terms of such plan or 
     coverage, other than those provided under the terms of such 
     plan or coverage.
       ``(b) Exclusion for Fee-for-Service Coverage.--
       ``(1) In general.--

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       ``(A) Group health plans.--The provisions of sections 2811 
     through 2821 shall not apply to a group health plan if the 
     only coverage offered under the plan is fee-for-service 
     coverage (as defined in paragraph (2)).
       ``(B) Health insurance coverage.--The provisions of 
     sections 2801 through 2821 shall not apply to health 
     insurance coverage if the only coverage offered under the 
     coverage is fee-for-service coverage (as defined in paragraph 
     (2)).
       ``(2) Fee-for-service coverage defined.--For purposes of 
     this subsection, the term `fee-for-service coverage' means 
     coverage under a group health plan or health insurance 
     coverage that--
       ``(A) reimburses hospitals, health professionals, and other 
     providers on a fee-for-service basis without placing the 
     provider at financial risk;
       ``(B) does not vary reimbursement for such a provider based 
     on an agreement to contract terms and conditions or the 
     utilization of health care items or services relating to such 
     provider;
       ``(C) allows access to any provider that is lawfully 
     authorized to provide the covered services and agree to 
     accept the terms and conditions of payment established under 
     the plan or by the issuer; and
       ``(D) for which the plan or issuer does not require prior 
     authorization before providing for any health care services.

     ``SEC. 2844. COVERAGE OF LIMITED SCOPE PLANS.

       ``Only for purposes of applying the requirements of this 
     title under sections 2707 and 2753, section 2791(c)(2)(A) 
     shall be deemed not to apply.

     ``SEC. 2845. REGULATIONS.

       ``The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall issue 
     such regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry 
     out this title under sections 2707 and 2753. The Secretary 
     may promulgate such regulations in the form of interim final 
     rules as may be necessary to carry out this title in a timely 
     manner.

     ``SEC. 2846. LIMITATION ON APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS RELATING 
                   TO GROUP HEALTH PLANS.

       ``The requirements of this title shall apply with respect 
     to group health plans only--
       ``(1) in the case of a plan that is a non-Federal 
     governmental plan (as defined in section 2791(d)(8)(C)), and
       ``(2) with respect to health insurance coverage offered in 
     connection with a group health plan (including such a plan 
     that is a church plan or a governmental plan), except that 
     subtitle A shall apply with respect to such coverage only to 
     the extent it is offered in connection with a non-Federal 
     governmental plan or a church plan.''.

TITLE II--AMENDMENTS TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 
                                  1974

     SEC. 201. 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. 714. PATIENT PROTECTION STANDARDS.

       ``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 part 8 and 
     such requirements shall be deemed to be incorporated into 
     this section.''.
       (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 subpart A of 
     part 8 in the case of a claims denial shall be deemed 
     compliance with subsection (a) with respect to such claims 
     denial. For purposes of applying the previous sentence, the 
     exceptions provided under section 732 shall be deemed to 
     apply.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 732(a) of such Act 
     (29 U.S.C. 1185(a)) is amended by striking ``section 711'' 
     and inserting ``sections 711 and 714''.
       (2) The table of contents in section 1 of such Act is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 713 
     the following new item:

``Sec. 714. Patient protection standards.''.

     SEC. 202. IMPROVING MANAGED CARE.

       (a) In General.--Subtitle B of title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new part:

                    ``Part 8--Improving Managed Care

                   ``Subpart A--Grievance and Appeals

     ``SEC. 801. UTILIZATION REVIEW ACTIVITIES.

       ``(a) Compliance With Requirements.--
       ``(1) In general.--A group health plan, and a health 
     insurance issuer that provides health insurance coverage in 
     connection with such a plan, 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 use or coverage, 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 with input from a range of 
     appropriate practicing physicians, as determined by the plan, 
     pursuant to the program. Such criteria shall include written 
     clinical review criteria that are based on valid clinical 
     evidence where available and 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.
       ``(B) Continuing use of standards in retrospective 
     review.--If a health care service has been specifically pre-
     authorized or approved for a participant or beneficiary 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 individual during the same course of treatment.
       ``(C) Review of sample of claims denials.--Such a program 
     shall provide for periodic evaluation at reasonable intervals 
     of the clinical appropriateness of a sample of denials of 
     claims for benefits.
       ``(c) Conduct of Program Activities.--
       ``(1) Administration by health care professionals.--A 
     utilization review program shall be administered by 
     appropriate physician specialists who shall be selected by 
     the plan or issuer and who shall oversee review decisions.
       ``(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 have received 
     appropriate training in the conduct of such activities under 
     the program.
       ``(B) 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 encourages denials of claims for benefits. 
     This subparagraph shall not preclude any capitation 
     arrangements between plans and providers.
       ``(C) Prohibition of conflicts.--Such a program shall not 
     permit a health care professional who is providing health 
     care services to an individual to perform utilization review 
     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, including the 
     utilization review administrator, 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.
       ``(d) Deadline for Determinations.--
       ``(1) Prior authorization services.--
       ``(A) In general.--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 or electronic form, no 
     later than the deadline specified in subparagraph (B). The 
     provider involved shall provide timely access to information 
     relevant to the matter of the review decision.
       ``(B) Deadline.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to clauses (ii) and (iii), the 
     deadline specified in this subparagraph is 14 days after the 
     earliest date as of which the request for prior authorization 
     has been received and all necessary information has been 
     provided.
       ``(ii) Extension permitted where notice of additional 
     information required.--If a utilization review program--

       ``(I) receives a request for a prior authorization,
       ``(II) determines that additional information is necessary 
     to complete the review and make the determination on the 
     request,
       ``(III) notifies the requester, not later than 5 business 
     days after the date of receiving

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     the request, of the need for such specified additional 
     information, and
       ``(IV) requires the requester to submit specified 
     information not later than 2 business days after 
     notification,

     the deadline specified in this subparagraph is 14 days after 
     the date the program receives the specified additional 
     information, but in no case later than 28 days after the date 
     of receipt of the request for the prior authorization. This 
     clause shall not apply if the deadline is specified in clause 
     (iii).
       ``(iii) Expedited cases.--In the case of a situation 
     described in section 802(c)(1)(A), the deadline specified in 
     this subparagraph is 48 hours after the time of the request 
     for prior authorization.
       ``(2) Ongoing care.--
       ``(A) Concurrent review.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), in the case 
     of a concurrent review of ongoing care (including 
     hospitalization), which results in a termination or reduction 
     of such care, the plan must provide by telephone and in 
     printed or electronic form notice of the concurrent review 
     determination to the individual or the individual's designee 
     and the individual's health care provider as soon as possible 
     in accordance with the medical exigencies of the case, with 
     sufficient time prior to the termination or reduction to 
     allow for an appeal under section 802(c)(1)(A) to be 
     completed before the termination or reduction takes effect.
       ``(ii) Contents of notice.--Such notice shall include, with 
     respect to ongoing health care items and services, the number 
     of ongoing services approved, the new total of approved 
     services, the date of onset of services, and the next review 
     date, if any, as well as a statement of the individual's 
     rights to further appeal.
       ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not be interpreted 
     as requiring plans or issuers to provide coverage of care 
     that would exceed the coverage limitations for such care.
       ``(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 or electronic form, within 30 days of the date of 
     receipt of information that is reasonably necessary to make 
     such determination, but in no case later than 60 days after 
     the date of receipt of the claim for benefits.
       ``(4) Failure to meet deadline.--In a case in which a group 
     health plan or health insurance issuer fails to make a 
     determination on a claim for benefit under paragraph (1), 
     (2)(A), or (3) by the applicable deadline established under 
     the respective paragraph, the failure shall be treated under 
     this subpart as a denial of the claim as of the date of the 
     deadline.
       ``(5) Reference to special rules for emergency services, 
     maintenance care, post-stabilization care, and emergency 
     ambulance services.--For waiver of prior authorization 
     requirements in certain cases involving emergency services, 
     maintenance care and post-stabilization care, and emergency 
     ambulance services, see subsections (a)(1), (b), and (c)(1) 
     of section 813, respectively.
       ``(e) Notice of Denials of Claims for Benefits.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notice of a denial of claims for 
     benefits under a utilization review program shall be provided 
     in printed or electronic form and written in a manner 
     calculated to be understood by the participant or beneficiary 
     and shall include--
       ``(A) the reasons for the denial (including the clinical 
     rationale);
       ``(B) instructions on how to initiate an appeal under 
     section 802; 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 denial.
       ``(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 denial in order to make a decision on such an 
     appeal.
       ``(f) Claim for Benefits and Denial of Claim for Benefits 
     Defined.--For purposes of this subpart:
       ``(1) Claim for benefits.--The term `claim for benefits' 
     means any request for coverage (including authorization of 
     coverage), or for payment in whole or in part, for an item or 
     service under a group health plan or health insurance 
     coverage offered in connection with such a plan.
       ``(2) Denial of claim for benefits.--The term `denial' 
     means, with respect to a claim for benefits, a denial, or a 
     failure to act on a timely basis upon, in whole or in part, 
     the claim for benefits and includes a failure to provide or 
     pay for benefits (including items and services) required to 
     be provided or paid for under this part.

     ``SEC. 802. INTERNAL APPEALS PROCEDURES.

       ``(a) Right of Review.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each group health plan, and each health 
     insurance issuer offering health insurance coverage in 
     connection with such a plan--
       ``(A) shall provide adequate notice in written or 
     electronic form to any participant or beneficiary under such 
     plan whose claim for benefits under the plan or coverage has 
     been denied (within the meaning of section 801(f)(2)), 
     setting forth the specific reasons for such denial of claim 
     for benefits and rights to any further review or appeal, 
     written in layman's terms to be understood by the participant 
     or beneficiary; and
       ``(B) shall afford such a participant or beneficiary (and 
     any provider or other person acting on behalf of such an 
     individual with the individual's consent or without such 
     consent if the individual is medically unable to provide such 
     consent) who is dissatisfied with such a denial of claim for 
     benefits a reasonable opportunity of not less than 180 days 
     to request and obtain a full and fair review by a named 
     fiduciary (with respect to such plan) or named appropriate 
     individual (with respect to such coverage) of the decision 
     denying the claim.
       ``(2) Treatment of oral requests.--The request for review 
     under paragraph (1)(B) may be made orally, but, in the case 
     of an oral request, shall be followed by a request in written 
     or electronic form.
       ``(b) Internal Review Process.--
       ``(1) Conduct of review.--
       ``(A) In general.--A review of a denial of claim under this 
     section shall be made by an individual (who shall be a 
     physician in a case involving medical judgment) who has been 
     selected by the plan or issuer and who did not make the 
     initial denial in the internally appealable decision, except 
     that in the case of limited scope coverage (as defined in 
     subparagraph (B)) an appropriate specialist shall review the 
     decision.
       ``(B) Limited scope coverage defined.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), the term `limited scope coverage' means a 
     group health plan or health insurance coverage the only 
     benefits under which are for benefits described in section 
     2791(c)(2)(A) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
     300gg-91(c)(2)).
       ``(2) Time limits for internal reviews.--
       ``(A) In general.--Having received such a request for 
     review of a denial of claim, the plan or issuer shall, in 
     accordance with the medical exigencies of the case but not 
     later than the deadline specified in subparagraph (B), 
     complete the review on the denial and transmit to the 
     participant, beneficiary, or other person involved a decision 
     that affirms, reverses, or modifies the denial. If the 
     decision does not reverse the denial, the plan or issuer 
     shall transmit, in printed or electronic form, a notice that 
     sets forth the grounds for such decision and that includes a 
     description of rights to any further appeal. Such decision 
     shall be treated as the final decision of the plan. Failure 
     to issue such a decision by such deadline shall be treated as 
     a final decision affirming the denial of claim.
       ``(B) Deadline.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to clauses (ii) and (iii), the 
     deadline specified in this subparagraph is 14 days after the 
     earliest date as of which the request for prior authorization 
     has been received and all necessary information has been 
     provided. The provider involved shall provide timely access 
     to information relevant to the matter of the review decision.
       ``(ii) Extension permitted where notice of additional 
     information required.--If a group health plan or health 
     insurance issuer--

       ``(I) receives a request for internal review,
       ``(II) determines that additional information is necessary 
     to complete the review and make the determination on the 
     request,
       ``(III) notifies the requester, not later than 5 business 
     days after the date of receiving the request, of the need for 
     such specified additional information, and
       ``(IV) requires the requester to submit specified 
     information not later than 48 hours after notification,

     the deadline specified in this subparagraph is 14 days after 
     the date the plan or issuer receives the specified additional 
     information, but in no case later than 28 days after the date 
     of receipt of the request for the internal review. This 
     clause shall not apply if the deadline is specified in clause 
     (iii).
       ``(iii) Expedited cases.--In the case of a situation 
     described in subsection (c)(1)(A), the deadline specified in 
     this subparagraph is 48 hours after the time of request for 
     review.
       ``(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 requests for review under 
     subsection (b) in situations--
       ``(A) in which, as determined by the plan or issuer or as 
     certified in writing by a treating physician, the application 
     of the normal timeframe for making the determination could 
     seriously jeopardize the life or health of the participant or 
     beneficiary or such individual's ability to regain maximum 
     function; or
       ``(B) described in section 801(d)(2) (relating to requests 
     for continuation of ongoing care which would otherwise be 
     reduced or terminated).
       ``(2) Process.--Under such procedures--
       ``(A) the request for expedited review may be submitted 
     orally or in writing by an individual or provider who is 
     otherwise entitled to request the review;
       ``(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 review in the 
     case of any of the situations described in subparagraph (A) 
     or (B) of paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Deadline for decision.--The decision on the expedited 
     review must be made and communicated to the parties as soon 
     as possible in accordance with the medical exigencies of the 
     case, and in no event later than 48

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     hours after the time of receipt of the request for expedited 
     review, except that in a case described in paragraph (1)(B), 
     the decision must be made before the end of the approved 
     period of care.
       ``(d) Waiver of Process.--A plan or issuer may waive its 
     rights for an internal review under subsection (b). In such 
     case the participant or beneficiary involved (and any 
     designee or provider involved) shall be relieved of any 
     obligation to complete the review involved and may, at the 
     option of such participant, beneficiary, designee, or 
     provider, proceed directly to seek further appeal through any 
     applicable external appeals process.

     ``SEC. 803. EXTERNAL APPEALS PROCEDURES.

       ``(a) Right to External Appeal.--
       ``(1) In general.--A group health plan, and a health 
     insurance issuer offering health insurance coverage in 
     connection with such a plan, 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), for which a timely appeal is made (within a 
     reasonable period not to exceed 365 days) either by the plan 
     or issuer or by the participant or beneficiary (and any 
     provider or other person acting on behalf of such an 
     individual with the individual's consent or without such 
     consent if such an individual is medically unable to provide 
     such consent).
       ``(2) Externally appealable decision defined.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `externally appealable decision' means a denial of claim for 
     benefits (as defined in section 801(f)(2)), if--
       ``(i) the item or service involved is covered under the 
     plan or coverage,
       ``(ii) the amount involved exceeds $100, increased or 
     decreased, for each calendar year that ends after December 
     31, 2001, by the same percentage as the percentage by which 
     the medical care expenditure category of the Consumer Price 
     Index for All Urban Consumers (United States city average), 
     published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, for September of 
     the preceding calendar year has increased or decreased from 
     such index for September 2000, and
       ``(iii) the requirements of subparagraph (B) are met with 
     respect to such denial.

     Such term also includes a failure to meet an applicable 
     deadline for internal review under section 802 or such 
     standards as are established pursuant to section 818.
       ``(B) Requirements.--For purposes of subparagraph (A)(iii), 
     the requirements of this subparagraph are met with respect to 
     a denial of a claim for benefits if--
       ``(i) the denial is based in whole or in part on a decision 
     that the item or service is not medically necessary or 
     appropriate or is investigational or experimental, or
       ``(ii) in such denial, the decision as to whether an item 
     or service is covered involves a medical judgment.
       ``(C) Exclusions.--The term `externally appealable 
     decision' does not include--
       ``(i) specific exclusions or express limitations on the 
     amount, duration, or scope of coverage; or
       ``(ii) a decision regarding eligibility for any benefits.
       ``(3) Exhaustion of internal review process.--Except as 
     provided under section 802(d), a plan or issuer may condition 
     the use of an external appeal process in the case of an 
     externally appealable decision upon a final decision in an 
     internal review under section 802, but only if the decision 
     is made in a timely basis consistent with the deadlines 
     provided under this subpart.
       ``(4) Filing fee requirement.--
       ``(A) In general.--A plan or issuer may condition the use 
     of an external appeal process upon payment in advance to the 
     plan or issuer of a $25 filing fee.
       ``(B) Refunding fee in case of successful appeals.--The 
     plan or issuer shall refund payment of the filing fee under 
     this paragraph if the recommendation of the external appeal 
     entity is to reverse the denial of a claim for benefits which 
     is the subject of the appeal.
       ``(b) General Elements of External Appeals Process.--
       ``(1) Use of qualified external appeal entity.--
       ``(A) In general.--The external appeal process under this 
     section of a plan or issuer shall be conducted between the 
     plan or issuer and one or more qualified external appeal 
     entities (as defined in subsection (c)). Nothing in this 
     subsection shall be construed as requiring that such 
     procedures provide for the selection for any plan of more 
     than one such entity.
       ``(B) Limitation on plan or issuer selection.--The 
     Secretary shall implement procedures to assure that the 
     selection process among qualified external appeal entities 
     will not create any incentives for external appeal entities 
     to make a decision in a biased manner.
       ``(C) Other terms and conditions.--The terms and conditions 
     of this paragraph shall be consistent with the standards the 
     Secretary shall establish to assure there is no real or 
     apparent conflict of interest in the conduct of external 
     appeal activities. All costs of the process (except those 
     incurred by the participant, beneficiary, or treating 
     professional in support of the appeal) shall be paid by the 
     plan or issuer, and not by the participant or beneficiary. 
     The previous sentence shall not be construed as applying to 
     the imposition of a filing fee under subsection (a)(4).
       ``(2) Elements of process.--An external appeal process 
     shall be conducted consistent with standards established by 
     the Secretary that include at least the following:
       ``(A) Fair and de novo determination.--The process shall 
     provide for a fair, de novo determination described in 
     subparagraph (B) based on evidence described in subparagraphs 
     (C) and (D).
       ``(B) Standard of review.--An external appeal entity shall 
     determine whether the plan's or issuer's decision is 
     appropriate for the medical condition of the patient involved 
     (as determined by the entity) taking into account as of the 
     time of the entity's determination the patient's medical 
     condition and any relevant and reliable evidence the entity 
     obtains under subparagraphs (C) and (D). If the entity 
     determines the decision is appropriate for such condition, 
     the entity shall affirm the decision and to the extent that 
     the entity determines the decision is not appropriate for 
     such condition, the entity shall reverse the decision. 
     Nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed as providing 
     for coverage of items or services not provided or covered by 
     the plan or issuer.
       ``(C) Required consideration of certain matters.--In making 
     such determination, the external appeal entity shall 
     consider, but not be bound by--
       ``(i) any language in the plan or coverage document 
     relating to the definitions of the terms medical necessity, 
     medically necessary or appropriate, or experimental, 
     investigational, or related terms;
       ``(ii) the decision made by the plan or issuer upon 
     internal review under section 802 and any guidelines or 
     standards used by the plan or issuer in reaching such 
     decision; and
       ``(iii) the opinion of the individual's treating physician 
     or health care professional.

     The entity also shall consider any personal health and 
     medical information supplied with respect to the individual 
     whose denial of claim for benefits has been appealed. The 
     entity also shall consider the results of studies that meet 
     professionally recognized standards of validity and 
     replicability or that have been published in peer-reviewed 
     journals.
       ``(D) Additional evidence.--Such entity may also take into 
     consideration but not be limited to the following evidence 
     (to the extent available):
       ``(i) The results of professional consensus conferences.
       ``(ii) Practice and treatment policies.
       ``(iii) Community standard of care.
       ``(iv) Generally accepted principles of professional 
     medical practice consistent with the best practice of 
     medicine.
       ``(v) To the extent that the entity determines it to be 
     free of any conflict of interest, the opinions of individuals 
     who are qualified as experts in one or more fields of health 
     care which are directly related to the matters under appeal.
       ``(vi) To the extent that the entity determines it to be 
     free of any conflict of interest, the results of peer reviews 
     conducted by the plan or issuer involved.
       ``(E) Determination concerning externally appealable 
     decisions.--
       ``(i) In general.--A qualified external appeal entity shall 
     determine--

       ``(I) whether a denial of claim for benefits is an 
     externally appealable decision (within the meaning of 
     subsection (a)(2));
       ``(II) whether an externally appealable decision involves 
     an expedited appeal;
       ``(III) for purposes of initiating an external review, 
     whether the internal review process has been completed; and
       ``(IV) whether the item or services is covered under the 
     plan or coverage.

       ``(ii) Construction.--Nothing in a determination by a 
     qualified external appeal entity under this section shall be 
     construed as authorizing, or providing for, coverage of items 
     and services for which benefits are not provided under the 
     plan or coverage.
       ``(F) Opportunity to submit evidence.--Each party to an 
     externally appealable decision may submit evidence related to 
     the issues in dispute.
       ``(G) Provision of information.--The plan or issuer 
     involved shall provide to the external appeal entity timely 
     access to information and to provisions of the plan or health 
     insurance coverage relating to the matter of the externally 
     appealable decision, as determined by the entity. The 
     provider involved shall provide to the external appeal entity 
     timely access to information relevant to the matter of the 
     externally appealable decision, as determined by the entity.
       ``(H) Timely decisions.--A determination by the external 
     appeal entity on the decision shall--
       ``(i) be made orally or in written or electronic form and, 
     if it is made orally, shall be supplied to the parties in 
     written or electronic form as soon as possible;
       ``(ii) be made in accordance with the medical exigencies of 
     the case involved, but in no event later than 21 days after 
     the date (or, in the case of an expedited appeal, 48 hours 
     after the time) of requesting an external appeal of the 
     decision;
       ``(iii) state, in layperson's language, the scientific 
     rationale for such determination as well as the basis for 
     such determination, including, if relevant, any basis in the 
     terms or conditions of the plan or coverage; and
       ``(iv) inform the participant or beneficiary of the 
     individual's rights (including any limitation on such rights) 
     to seek binding arbitration or further review by the courts 
     (or other process) of the external appeal determination.
       ``(I) Compliance with determination.--If the external 
     appeal entity determines that a denial of a claim for 
     benefits was not reason

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     able and reverses the denial, the plan or issuer--
       ``(i) shall (upon the receipt of the determination) 
     authorize benefits in accordance with such determination;
       ``(ii) shall take such actions as may be necessary to 
     provide benefits (including items or services) in a timely 
     manner consistent with such determination; and
       ``(iii) shall submit information to the entity documenting 
     compliance with the entity's determination and this 
     subparagraph.
       ``(J) Construction.--Nothing in this paragraph shall be 
     construed as providing for coverage of items and services for 
     which benefits are not provided under the plan or coverage.
       ``(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 that is certified under paragraph 
     (2) as meeting the following requirements:
       ``(A) The entity meets the independence requirements of 
     paragraph (3).
       ``(B) The entity conducts external appeal activities 
     through at least three clinical peers who are practicing 
     physicians.
       ``(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)(2)(G).
       ``(2) Initial certification of external appeal entities.--
       ``(A) In general.--In order to be treated as a qualified 
     external appeal entity with respect to a group health plan or 
     a health insurance issuer in connection with a group health 
     plan, the entity must be certified (and, in accordance with 
     subparagraph (B), periodically recertified), under such 
     standards as may be prescribed by the Secretary, as meeting 
     the requirements of paragraph (1)--
       ``(i) by the Secretary;
       ``(ii) under a process recognized or approved by the 
     Secretary; or
       ``(iii) to the extent provided in subparagraph (C)(i), by a 
     qualified private standard-setting organization (certified 
     under such subparagraph), if elected by the entity.
       ``(B) Recertification process.--The Secretary shall develop 
     standards for the recertification of external appeal 
     entities. Such standards shall include a review of--
       ``(i) the number of cases reviewed;
       ``(ii) a summary of the disposition of those cases;
       ``(iii) the length of time in making determinations on 
     those cases;
       ``(iv) updated information of what was required to be 
     submitted as a condition of certification for the entity's 
     performance of external appeal activities; and
       ``(v) information necessary to assure that the entity meets 
     the independence requirements (described in paragraph (3)) 
     with respect to plans and issuers for which it conducts 
     external review activities.
       ``(C) Certification of qualified private standard-setting 
     organizations.--For purposes of subparagraph (A)(iii), the 
     Secretary shall provide for a process for certification (and 
     periodic recertification) of qualified private standard-
     setting organizations which provide for certification of 
     external appeal entities. Such an organization shall only be 
     certified if the organization does not certify an external 
     appeal entity unless it meets standards at least as stringent 
     as the standards required for certification of such an entity 
     by the Secretary under subparagraph (A)(i).
       ``(D) Construction.--Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be 
     construed as permitting the Secretary to delegate 
     certification or regulatory authority under clause (i) of 
     such subparagraph to any person outside the Department of 
     Labor.
       ``(3) Independence requirements.--
       ``(A) In general.--A clinical peer or other entity meets 
     the independence requirements of this paragraph if--
       ``(i) the peer or entity is not affiliated with any related 
     party;
       ``(ii) any compensation received by such peer or entity in 
     connection with the external review is reasonable and not 
     contingent on any decision rendered by the peer or entity;
       ``(iii) the plan and the issuer (if any) have no recourse 
     against the peer or entity in connection with the external 
     review; and
       ``(iv) the peer or entity does not otherwise have a 
     conflict of interest with a related party.
       ``(B) Related party.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     term `related party' means--
       ``(i) a group health plan or health insurance coverage 
     offered in connection with such a plan, the plan or the 
     health insurance issuer offering such coverage, or any plan 
     sponsor, fiduciary, officer, director, or management employee 
     of such plan or issuer;
       ``(ii) the health care professional that provided the 
     health care involved in the coverage decision;
       ``(iii) the institution at which the health care involved 
     in the coverage decision is provided; or
       ``(iv) the manufacturer of any drug or other item that was 
     included in the health care involved in the coverage 
     decision.
       ``(C) Affiliated.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term 
     `affiliated' means, in connection with any peer or entity, 
     having a familial, financial, or fiduciary relationship with 
     such peer or entity.
       ``(4) Limitation on liability of reviewers.--No qualified 
     external appeal entity having a contract with a plan or 
     issuer under this part and no person who is employed by any 
     such entity or who furnishes professional services to such 
     entity, shall be held by reason of the performance of any 
     duty, function, or activity required or authorized pursuant 
     to this section, to have violated any criminal law, or to be 
     civilly liable under any law of the United States or of any 
     State (or political subdivision thereof) if due care was 
     exercised in the performance of such duty, function, or 
     activity and there was no actual malice or gross misconduct 
     in the performance of such duty, function, or activity.
       ``(d) External Appeal Determination Binding on Plan.--
       ``(1) In general.--The determination by an external appeal 
     entity shall be binding on the plan (and issuer, if any) 
     involved in the determination.
       ``(2) Protection of legal rights.--Nothing in this subpart 
     shall be construed as removing any legal rights of 
     participants, beneficiaries, and others under State or 
     Federal law, including the right to file judicial actions to 
     enforce rights.
       ``(e) Penalties Against Authorized Officials for Refusing 
     to Authorize the Determination of an External Appeal 
     Entity.--
       ``(1) Monetary penalties.--In any case in which the 
     determination of an external appeal entity is not followed in 
     a timely fashion by a group health plan, or by a health 
     insurance issuer offering health insurance coverage in 
     connection with such a plan, any named fiduciary who, acting 
     in the capacity of authorizing the benefit, causes such 
     refusal may, in the discretion in a court of competent 
     jurisdiction, be liable to an aggrieved participant or 
     beneficiary for a civil penalty in an amount of up to $1,000 
     a day from the date on which the determination was 
     transmitted to the plan or issuer by the external appeal 
     entity until the date the refusal to provide the benefit is 
     corrected.
       ``(2) Cease and desist order and order of attorney's 
     fees.--In any action described in paragraph (1) brought by a 
     participant or beneficiary with respect to a group health 
     plan, or a health insurance issuer offering health insurance 
     coverage in connection with such a plan, in which a plaintiff 
     alleges that a person referred to in such paragraph has taken 
     an action resulting in a refusal of a benefit determined by 
     an external appeal entity in violation of such terms of the 
     plan, coverage, or this subpart, or has failed to take an 
     action for which such person is responsible under the plan, 
     coverage, or this part and which is necessary under the plan 
     or coverage for authorizing a benefit, the court shall cause 
     to be served on the defendant an order requiring the 
     defendant--
       ``(A) to cease and desist from the alleged action or 
     failure to act; and
       ``(B) to pay to the plaintiff a reasonable attorney's fee 
     and other reasonable costs relating to the prosecution of the 
     action on the charges on which the plaintiff prevails.
       ``(f) Protection of Legal Rights.--Nothing in this subpart 
     shall be construed as removing or limiting any legal rights 
     of participants, beneficiaries, and others under State or 
     Federal law (including section 502), including the right to 
     file judicial actions to enforce rights.

     ``SEC. 804. ESTABLISHMENT OF A 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 in connection with such a plan, shall 
     establish and maintain a system to provide for the 
     presentation and resolution of oral and written grievances 
     brought by individuals who are participants or beneficiaries 
     or health care providers or other individuals acting on 
     behalf of an individual and with the individual's consent or 
     without such consent if the individual is medically unable to 
     provide such consent, regarding any aspect of the plan's or 
     issuer's services.
       ``(2) Grievance defined.--In this section, the term 
     `grievance' means any question, complaint, or concern brought 
     by a participant or beneficiary that is not a claim for 
     benefits.
       ``(b) Grievance System.--Such system shall include the 
     following components with respect to individuals who are 
     participants or beneficiaries:
       ``(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 
     least 3 previous years beginning two months after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, all grievances and appeals made 
     and their status.
       ``(3) A process providing processing and resolution of 
     grievances within 60 days.
       ``(4) Procedures for follow-up action, including the 
     methods to inform the person making the grievance of the 
     resolution of the grievance.

     Grievances are not subject to appeal under the previous 
     provisions of this subpart.

                      ``Subpart B--Access to Care

     ``SEC. 812. CHOICE OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL.

       ``(a) Primary Care.--If a group health plan, or a health 
     insurance issuer that offers health insurance coverage in 
     connection with such a plan, requires or provides for 
     designation by a participant or beneficiary of a 
     participating primary care provider, then the plan or issuer 
     shall permit each par

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     ticipant and beneficiary to designate any participating 
     primary care provider who is available to accept such 
     individual.
       ``(b) Specialists.--A group health plan and a health 
     insurance issuer that offers health insurance coverage in 
     connection with such a plan shall permit each participant or 
     beneficiary to receive medically necessary or appropriate 
     specialty care, pursuant to appropriate referral procedures, 
     from any qualified participating health care professional who 
     is available to accept such individual for such care.

     ``SEC. 813. 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 in 
     connection with such a plan, provides or covers any benefits 
     with respect to services in an emergency department of a 
     hospital, the plan or issuer shall cover emergency services 
     (as defined in paragraph (2)(B))--
       ``(A) without the need for any prior authorization 
     determination;
       ``(B) whether 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 or beneficiary--
       ``(i) by a nonparticipating health care provider with or 
     without prior authorization, or
       ``(ii) by a participating health care provider without 
     prior authorization,
     the participant or beneficiary 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 with prior authorization; 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, 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.--The term `emergency 
     medical condition' means--
       ``(i) 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; and
       ``(ii) a medical condition manifesting itself in a neonate 
     by acute symptoms of sufficient severity (including severe 
     pain) such that a prudent health care professional 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) with respect to an emergency medical condition 
     described in subparagraph (A)(i)--

       ``(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 such emergency medical 
     condition, 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; or

       ``(ii) with respect to an emergency medical condition 
     described in subparagraph (A)(ii), medical treatment for such 
     condition rendered by a health care provider in a hospital to 
     a neonate, including available hospital ancillary services in 
     response to an urgent request of a health care professional 
     and to the extent necessary to stabilize the neonate.
       ``(C) Stabilize.--The term `to stabilize' means, with 
     respect to an emergency medical condition, to provide such 
     medical treatment of the condition as may be necessary to 
     assure, within reasonable medical probability, that no 
     material deterioration of the condition is likely to result 
     from or occur during the transfer of the individual from a 
     facility.
       ``(b) Reimbursement for Maintenance Care and Post-
     Stabilization Care.--If benefits are available under a group 
     health plan, or under health insurance coverage offered by a 
     health insurance issuer in connection with such a plan, with 
     respect to maintenance care or post-stabilization care 
     covered under the guidelines established under section 
     1852(d)(2) of the Social Security Act, the plan or issuer 
     shall provide for reimbursement with respect to such services 
     provided to a participant or beneficiary other than through a 
     participating health care provider in a manner consistent 
     with subsection (a)(1)(C) (and shall otherwise comply with 
     such guidelines).
       ``(c) Coverage of Emergency Ambulance Services.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a group health plan, or health 
     insurance coverage provided by a health insurance issuer in 
     connection with such a plan, provides any benefits with 
     respect to ambulance services and emergency services, the 
     plan or issuer shall cover emergency ambulance services (as 
     defined in paragraph (2))) furnished under the plan or 
     coverage under the same terms and conditions under 
     subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection (a)(1) under 
     which coverage is provided for emergency services.
       ``(2) Emergency ambulance services.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `emergency ambulance services' means 
     ambulance services (as defined for purposes of section 
     1861(s)(7) of the Social Security Act) furnished to transport 
     an individual who has an emergency medical condition (as 
     defined in subsection (a)(2)(A)) to a hospital for the 
     receipt of emergency services (as defined in subsection 
     (a)(2)(B)) in a case in which the emergency services are 
     covered under the plan or coverage pursuant to subsection 
     (a)(1) and a prudent layperson, with an average knowledge of 
     health and medicine, could reasonably expect that the absence 
     of such transport would result in placing the health of the 
     individual in serious jeopardy, serious impairment of bodily 
     function, or serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part.

     ``SEC. 814. ACCESS TO SPECIALTY CARE.

       ``(a) Specialty Care for Covered Services.--
       ``(1) In general.--If--
       ``(A) an individual is a participant or beneficiary under a 
     group health plan or is covered under health insurance 
     coverage offered by a health insurance issuer in connection 
     with such a plan,
       ``(B) the individual has a condition or disease of 
     sufficient seriousness and complexity to require treatment by 
     a specialist or the individual requires physician pathology 
     services, and
       ``(C) benefits for such treatment or services 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 (consistent with 
     standards developed under section 818) to provide the 
     treatment for such condition or disease or to provide such 
     services.
       ``(2) Specialist defined.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `specialist' means, with respect to a condition or 
     services, a health care practitioner, facility, or center or 
     physician pathologist that has adequate expertise through 
     appropriate training and experience (including, in the case 
     of a child, appropriate pediatric expertise and in the case 
     of a pregnant woman, appropriate obstetrical expertise) to 
     provide high quality care in treating the condition or to 
     provide physician pathology services.
       ``(3) 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 paragraph (1) with 
     respect to treatment be--
       ``(A) 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
       ``(B) 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.
       ``(4) Referrals to participating providers.--A group health 
     plan or health insurance issuer is not required under 
     paragraph (1) to provide for a referral to a specialist that 
     is not a participating provider, unless the plan or issuer 
     does not have a specialist that is available and accessible 
     to treat the individual's condition or provide physician 
     pathology services and that is a participating provider with 
     respect to such treatment or services.
       ``(5) Referrals to nonparticipating providers.--In a case 
     in which a referral of an individual to a nonparticipating 
     specialist is required under paragraph (1), the group health 
     plan or health insurance issuer shall provide the individual 
     the option of at least three nonparticipating specialists.
       ``(6) Treatment of nonparticipating providers.--If a plan 
     or issuer refers an individual to a nonparticipating 
     specialist pursuant to paragraph (1), 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.
       ``(b) Specialists as Gatekeeper for Treatment of Ongoing 
     Special Conditions.--
       ``(1) In general.--A group health plan, or a health 
     insurance issuer, in connection with the provision of health 
     insurance coverage in connection with such a plan, shall have 
     a procedure by which an individual who is a participant or 
     beneficiary and who has an ongoing special condition (as 
     defined in paragraph (3)) may request and receive a referral 
     to a specialist for such condition who shall be responsible 
     for and capable of providing and coordinating the 
     individual's care with respect to the condition. Under such 
     procedures 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.
       ``(2) Treatment for related referrals.--Such specialists 
     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 (referred to in subsection (a)(3)(A)) with 
     respect to the ongoing special condition.
       ``(3) Ongoing special condition defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term `ongoing special condition' means a 
     condition or disease that--

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       ``(A) is life-threatening, degenerative, or disabling, and
       ``(B) requires specialized medical care over a prolonged 
     period of time.
       ``(4) Terms of referral.--The provisions of paragraphs (3) 
     through (5) of subsection (a) apply with respect to referrals 
     under paragraph (1) of this subsection in the same manner as 
     they apply to referrals under subsection (a)(1).
       ``(5) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed as preventing an individual who is a participant or 
     beneficiary and who has an ongoing special condition from 
     having the individual's primary care physician assume the 
     responsibilities for providing and coordinating care 
     described in paragraph (1).
       ``(c) Standing Referrals.--
       ``(1) In general.--A group health plan, and a health 
     insurance issuer in connection with the provision of health 
     insurance coverage in connection with such a plan, shall have 
     a procedure by which an individual who is a participant or 
     beneficiary 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 if the individual so desires.
       ``(2) Terms of referral.--The provisions of paragraphs (3) 
     through (5) of subsection (a) apply with respect to referrals 
     under paragraph (1) of this subsection in the same manner as 
     they apply to referrals under subsection (a)(1).

     ``SEC. 815. ACCESS TO OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL CARE.

       ``(a) In General.--If a group health plan, or a health 
     insurance issuer in connection with the provision of health 
     insurance coverage in connection with such a plan, requires 
     or provides for a participant or beneficiary to designate a 
     participating primary care health care professional, the plan 
     or issuer--
       ``(1) may not require authorization or a referral by the 
     individual's primary care health care professional or 
     otherwise for covered gynecological care (including 
     preventive women's health examinations) or for covered 
     pregnancy-related services provided by a participating 
     physician (including a family practice physician) who 
     specializes or is trained and experienced in gynecology or 
     obstetrics, respectively, to the extent such care is 
     otherwise covered; and
       ``(2) shall treat the ordering of other gynecological or 
     obstetrical care by such a participating physician as the 
     authorization of the primary care health care professional 
     with respect to such care under the plan or coverage.
       ``(b) Construction.--Nothing in subsection (a) shall be 
     construed to--
       ``(1) waive any exclusions of coverage under the terms of 
     the plan with respect to coverage of gynecological or 
     obstetrical care;
       ``(2) preclude the group health plan or health insurance 
     issuer involved from requiring that the gynecologist or 
     obstetrician notify the primary care health care professional 
     or the plan of treatment decisions; or
       ``(3) prevent a plan or issuer from offering, in addition 
     to physicians described in subsection (a)(1), non-physician 
     health care professionals who are trained and experienced in 
     gynecology or obstetrics.

     ``SEC. 816. ACCESS TO PEDIATRIC CARE.

       ``(a) Pediatric Care.--If a group health plan, or a health 
     insurance issuer in connection with the provision of health 
     insurance coverage in connection with such a plan, requires 
     or provides for a participant or beneficiary to designate a 
     participating primary care provider for a child of such 
     individual, the plan or issuer shall permit the participant 
     or beneficiary to designate a physician (including a family 
     practice physician) who specializes or is trained and 
     experienced in pediatrics as the child's primary care 
     provider.
       ``(b) Construction.--Nothing in subsection (a) shall be 
     construed to waive any exclusions of coverage under the terms 
     of the plan with respect to coverage of pediatric care.

     ``SEC. 817. 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 in connection 
     with such a plan, and a health care provider is terminated 
     (as defined in paragraph (3)(B)), 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 or 
     beneficiary in the plan or coverage is undergoing treatment 
     from the provider for an ongoing special condition (as 
     defined in paragraph (3)(A)) at the time of such termination, 
     the plan or issuer shall--
       ``(A) notify the individual on a timely basis of such 
     termination and of the right to elect continuation of 
     coverage of treatment by the provider under this section; and
       ``(B) subject to subsection (c), permit the individual to 
     elect to continue to be covered with respect to treatment by 
     the provider of such condition 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) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       ``(A) Ongoing special condition.--The term `ongoing special 
     condition' has the meaning given such term in section 
     814(b)(3), and also includes pregnancy.
       ``(B) Termination.--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 up to 90 days (as determined by the treating 
     health care professional) after the date of the notice 
     described in subsection (a)(1)(A) of the provider's 
     termination.
       ``(2) Scheduled surgery and organ transplantation.--If 
     surgery or organ transplantation was scheduled for an 
     individual 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 surgery or 
     transplantation, the transitional period under this 
     subsection with respect to the surgery or transplantation 
     shall extend beyond the period under paragraph (1) and until 
     the date of discharge of the individual after completion of 
     the surgery or transplantation.
       ``(3) Pregnancy.--If--
       ``(A) a participant or beneficiary was determined to be 
     pregnant 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 or beneficiary 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 or its 
     medical manifestations.
       ``(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 individual notifying the plan of the election of 
     continued coverage and 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 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. 818. NETWORK ADEQUACY.

       ``(a) Requirement.--A group health plan, and a health 
     insurance issuer providing health insurance coverage in 
     connection with such a plan, shall meet such standards for 
     network adequacy as are established by law pursuant to this 
     section.
       ``(b) Development of Standards.--
       ``(1) Establishment of panel.--There is established a panel 
     to be known as the Health Care Panel to Establish Network 
     Adequacy Standards (in this section referred to as the 
     `Panel').
       ``(2) Duties of panel.--The Panel shall devise standards 
     for group health plans and health insurance issuers that 
     offer health insurance coverage in connection with such a 
     plan to ensure that--
       ``(A) participants and beneficiaries have access to a 
     sufficient number, mix, and dis

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     tribution of health care professionals and providers; and
       ``(B) covered items and services are available and 
     accessible to each participant and beneficiary--
       ``(i) in the service area of the plan or issuer;
       ``(ii) at a variety of sites of service;
       ``(iii) with reasonable promptness (including reasonable 
     hours of operation and after hours services);
       ``(iv) with reasonable proximity to the residences or 
     workplaces of participants and beneficiaries; and
       ``(v) in a manner that takes into account the diverse needs 
     of such individuals and reasonably assures continuity of 
     care.
       ``(c) Membership.--
       ``(1) Size and composition.--The Panel shall be composed of 
     15 members. The Secretary of Health and Human Services, the 
     Majority Leader of the Senate, and the Speaker of House of 
     Representatives shall each appoint 1 member from 
     representatives of private insurance organizations, consumer 
     groups, State insurance commissioners, State medical 
     societies, and State medical specialty societies.
       ``(2) Terms of appointment.--The members of the Panel shall 
     serve for the life of the Panel.
       ``(3) 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.
       ``(d) Procedures.--
       ``(1) Meetings.--The Panel shall meet at the call of a 
     majority of its members.
       ``(2) First meeting.--The Panel shall convene not later 
     than 60 days after the date of the enactment of the Health 
     Care Quality and Choice Act of 1999.
       ``(3) Quorum.--A quorum shall consist of a majority of the 
     members of the Panel.
       ``(4) Hearings.--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.
       ``(e) Administration.--
       ``(1) Compensation.--Except as provided in paragraph (1), 
     members of the Panel shall receive no additional pay, 
     allowances, or benefits by reason of their service on the 
     Panel.
       ``(2) Travel expenses and per diem.--Each member of the 
     Panel who is not 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.
       ``(3) 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).
       ``(4) 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.
       ``(5) Administrative support services.--Upon the request of 
     the Panel, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
     provide to the Panel on a reimbursable basis such 
     administrative support services as the Panel may request.
       ``(f) Report and Establishment of Standards.--Not later 
     than 2 years after the first meeting, the Panel shall submit 
     a report to Congress and the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services detailing the standards devised under subsection (b) 
     and recommendations regarding the implementation of such 
     standards. Such standards shall take effect to the extent 
     provided by Federal law enacted after the date of the 
     submission of such report.
       ``(g) Termination.--The Panel shall terminate on the day 
     after submitting its report to the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services under subsection (f).

     ``SEC. 819. ACCESS TO EXPERIMENTAL OR INVESTIGATIONAL 
                   PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

       ``No use of a prescription drug or medical device shall be 
     considered experimental or investigational under a group 
     health plan or under health insurance coverage provided by a 
     health insurance issuer in connection with such a plan if 
     such use is included in the labeling authorized by the U.S. 
     Food and Drug Administration under section 505, 513 or 515 of 
     the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355) or 
     under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
     262), unless such use is demonstrated to be unsafe or 
     ineffective.

     ``SEC. 820. COVERAGE FOR INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATING IN 
                   APPROVED CANCER CLINICAL TRIALS.

       ``(a) Coverage.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a group health plan (or a health 
     insurance issuer offering health insurance coverage in 
     connection with such a plan) 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 subsections (b), (c), and (d), 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 individual'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 who meets the following conditions:
       ``(1)(A) The individual has been diagnosed with cancer.
       ``(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 individual 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 offering health insurance) 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 to be paid 
     for by the sponsors of an approved clinical trial.
       ``(2) Routine patient care costs.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `routine patient care costs' 
     includes the costs associated with the provision of items and 
     services that--
       ``(i) would otherwise be covered under the group health 
     plan if such items and services were not provided in 
     connection with an approved clinical trial program; and
       ``(ii) are furnished according to the protocol of an 
     approved clinical trial program.
       ``(B) Exclusion.--Such term does include the costs 
     associated with the provision of--
       ``(i) an investigational drug or device, unless the 
     Secretary has authorized the manufacturer of such drug or 
     device to charge for such drug or device; or
       ``(ii) any item or service supplied without charge by the 
     sponsor of the approved clinical trial program.
       ``(3) 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 items or services under subparagraph (A).
       ``(d) Approved Clinical Trial Defined.--In this section, 
     the term `approved clinical trial' means a cancer clinical 
     research study or cancer clinical investigation approved by 
     an Institutional Review Board.
       ``(e) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to limit a plan's or issuer's coverage with respect 
     to clinical trials.
       ``(f) Plan Satisfaction of Certain Requirements; 
     Responsibilities of Fiduciaries.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, 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 requirements of this 
     section 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.
       ``(2) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to affect or modify the responsibilities of the 
     fiduciaries of a group health plan under part 4 of subtitle 
     B.

                   ``Subpart C--Access to Information

     ``SEC. 821. PATIENT ACCESS TO 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);
       ``(B) provide to participants and beneficiaries, within a 
     reasonable period (as specified by the Secretary) before or 
     after the date of significant changes in the information 
     described in subsection (b), information on such significant 
     changes; and
       ``(C) upon request, make available to participants and 
     beneficiaries, the Secretary, and prospective participants 
     and beneficiaries, the information described in subsection 
     (b) or (c).

     The plan may charge a reasonable fee for provision in printed 
     form of any of the information described in subsection (b) or 
     (c) more than once during any plan year.

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       ``(2) Health insurance issuers.--A health insurance issuer 
     in connection with the provision of health insurance coverage 
     in connection with a group health plan shall--
       ``(A) provide to participants and beneficiaries enrolled 
     under such coverage at the time of enrollment, and at least 
     annually thereafter, the information described in subsection 
     (b);
       ``(B) provide to such participants and beneficiaries, 
     within a reasonable period (as specified by the 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 Secretary, to 
     individuals who are prospective participants and 
     beneficiaries, and to the public the information described in 
     subsection (b) or (c).
       ``(3) Employers.--Effective 5 years after the date this 
     part first becomes effective, each employer (other than an 
     employer described in paragraph (1) of subsection (d)) shall 
     provide to each employee at least annually information 
     (consistent with such subsection) on the amount that the 
     employer contributes on behalf of the employee (and any 
     dependents of the employee) for health benefits coverage.
       ``(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 shall 
     be provided to a participant or beneficiary free of charge at 
     least once a year and 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) those that are covered benefits ``(all of which shall 
     be referred to by such relevant CPT and DRG codes as are 
     available), limits and conditions on such benefits, and those 
     benefits that are explicitly excluded from coverage (all of 
     which shall be referred to by such relevant CPT and DRG codes 
     as are available);
       ``(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 nonparticipating providers or that are furnished 
     without meeting the applicable utilization review 
     requirements;
       ``(C) the extent to which benefits may be obtained from 
     nonparticipating providers;
       ``(D) the extent to which a participant or beneficiary 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 and beneficiaries 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 812(b)(2).
       ``(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) Prior authorization rules.--Rules regarding prior 
     authorization or other review requirements that could result 
     in noncoverage or nonpayment.
       ``(7) 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.
       ``(8) Accountability.--A description of the legal recourse 
     options available for participants and beneficiaries under 
     the plan including--
       ``(A) the preemption that applies under section 514 to 
     certain actions arising out of the provision of health 
     benefits; and
       ``(B) the extent to which coverage decisions made by the 
     plan are subject to internal review or any external review 
     and the proper time frames under
       ``(9) Quality assurance.--Any information made public by an 
     accrediting organization in the process of accreditation of 
     the plan or issuer or any additional quality indicators the 
     plan or issuer makes available.
       ``(10) Information on issuer.--Notice of appropriate 
     mailing addresses and telephone numbers to be used by 
     participants and beneficiaries in seeking information or 
     authorization for treatment.
       ``(11) 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 801.
       ``(2) Grievance and appeals information.--Information on 
     the number of grievances and appeals and on the disposition 
     in the aggregate of such matters.
       ``(3) Formulary restrictions.--A description of the nature 
     of any drug formula restrictions.
       ``(4) Participating provider list.--A list of current 
     participating health care providers.
       ``(d) Employer Information.--
       ``(1) Small employer exemption.--Subsection (a)(3) shall 
     not apply to an employer that is a small employer (as defined 
     in section 712(c)(1)(B)) or would be such an employer if 
     `100' were substituted for `50' in such section.
       ``(2) Computation.--The amount described in subsection 
     (a)(3) may be computed on an average, per employee basis, and 
     may be based on rules similar to the rules applied in 
     computing the applicable premium under section 604.
       ``(3) Form of disclosure.--The information under subsection 
     (a)(3) may be provided in any reasonable form, including as 
     part of the summary plan description, a letter, or 
     information accompanying a W-2 form.
       ``(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.

        ``Subpart D--Protecting the Doctor-Patient Relationship

     ``SEC. 831. PROHIBITION OF INTERFERENCE WITH CERTAIN MEDICAL 
                   COMMUNICATIONS.

       ``(a) 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 offered in connection 
     with such a plan (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 otherwise 
     restrict a health care professional from advising such a 
     participant or beneficiary who is a patient of the 
     professional about the health status of the individual or 
     medical care or treatment for the individual's condition or 
     disease, regardless of whether benefits for such care or 
     treatment are provided under the plan or coverage, if the 
     professional is acting within the lawful scope of practice.
       ``(b) Nullification.--Any contract provision or agreement 
     that restricts or prohibits medical communications in 
     violation of subsection (a) shall be null and void.

     ``SEC. 832. PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PROVIDERS 
                   BASED ON LICENSURE.

       ``(a) In General.--A group health plan and a health 
     insurance issuer offering health insurance coverage in 
     connection with such a plan 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.
       ``(b) Construction.--Subsection (a) shall not be 
     construed--
       ``(1) as requiring the coverage under a group health plan 
     or health insurance 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 or beneficiaries or from 
     establishing any measure designed to maintain quality and 
     control costs consistent with the responsibilities of the 
     plan or issuer;
       ``(2) to override any State licensure or scope-of-practice 
     law;
       ``(3) as requiring a plan or issuer that offers network 
     coverage to include for participation every willing provider 
     who meets the terms and conditions of the plan or issuer; or
       ``(4) as prohibiting a family practice physician with 
     appropriate expertise from providing pediatric or obstetrical 
     or gynecological care.

     ``SEC. 833. PROHIBITION AGAINST IMPROPER INCENTIVE 
                   ARRANGEMENTS.

       ``(a) In General.--A group health plan and a health 
     insurance issuer offering health insurance coverage in 
     connection with such a plan 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 clauses (i), (ii)(I), and (iii) of 
     subparagraph (A) of such section are met with respect to such 
     a plan.

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       ``(b) 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 or beneficiary with the plan or organization, 
     respectively.
       ``(c) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed as prohibiting all capitation and similar 
     arrangements or all provider discount arrangements.

     ``SEC. 834. PAYMENT OF CLEAN CLAIMS.

       ``A group health plan, and a health insurance issuer 
     offering group health insurance coverage, shall provide for 
     prompt payment of claims submitted for health care services 
     or supplies furnished to a participant or beneficiary with 
     respect to benefits covered by the plan or issuer,in a manner 
     consistent with the provisions of sections 1816(c)(2) and 
     1842(c)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395h(c)(2) 
     and 42 U.S.C. 1395u(c)(2)), except that for purposes of this 
     section, subparagraph (C) of section 1816(c)(2) of the Social 
     Security Act shall be treated as applying to claims received 
     from a participant or beneficiary as well as claims referred 
     to in such subparagraph.

                        ``Subpart E--Definitions

     ``SEC. 841. DEFINITIONS.

       ``(a) Incorporation of General Definitions.--Except as 
     otherwise provided, the provisions of section 733 shall apply 
     for purposes of this part in the same manner as they apply 
     for purposes of part 7.
       ``(b) Additional Definitions.--For purposes of this part:
       ``(1) Applicable authority.--The term `applicable 
     authority' means--
       ``(A) in the case of a group health plan, the Secretary of 
     Labor; and
       ``(B) in the case of a health insurance issuer with respect 
     to a specific provision of this part, 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 practicing physician or 
     other health care professional who holds a nonrestricted 
     license and who is--
       ``(A) appropriately certified by a nationally recognized, 
     peer reviewed accrediting body in the same or similar 
     specialty as typically manages the medical condition, 
     procedure, or treatment under review or appeal, or
       ``(B) is trained and experienced in managing such 
     condition, procedure, or treatment,
     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 recommended or rendered by 
     a physician.
       ``(3) Health care professional.--The term `health care 
     professional' means an individual who is licensed, 
     accredited, or certified under State law to provide specified 
     health care services and who is operating within the scope of 
     such licensure, accreditation, or certification.
       ``(4) Health care provider.--The term `health care 
     provider' includes a physician or other health care 
     professional, as well as an institutional or other facility 
     or agency that provides health care services and that is 
     licensed, accredited, or certified to provide health care 
     items and services under applicable State law.
       ``(5) Network.--The term `network' means, with respect to a 
     group health plan or health insurance issuer offering health 
     insurance coverage, the participating health care 
     professionals and providers through whom the plan or issuer 
     provides health care items and services to participants or 
     beneficiaries.
       ``(6) Nonparticipating.--The term `nonparticipating' means, 
     with respect to a health care provider that provides health 
     care items and services to a participant or beneficiary 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.
       ``(7) Participating.--The term `participating' means, with 
     respect to a health care provider that provides health care 
     items and services to a participant or beneficiary under 
     group health plan or health insurance coverage offered by a 
     health insurance issuer in connection with such a plan, a 
     health care provider that furnishes such items and services 
     under a contract or other arrangement with the plan or 
     issuer.
       ``(8) Physician.--The term `physician' means an allopathic 
     or osteopathic physician.
       ``(9) Practicing physician.--The term `practicing 
     physician' means a physician who is licensed in the State in 
     which the physician furnishes professional services and who 
     provides professional services to individual patients on 
     average at least two full days per week.
       ``(10) Prior authorization.--The term `prior authorization' 
     means the process of obtaining prior approval from a health 
     insurance issuer or group health plan for the provision or 
     coverage of medical services.

     ``SEC. 842. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

       ``Nothing in this part or section 714 shall be construed to 
     affect or modify the provisions of section 514.

     ``SEC. 843. EXCLUSIONS.

       ``(a) No Benefit Requirements.--Nothing in this part shall 
     be construed to require a group health plan or a health 
     insurance issuer offering health insurance coverage in 
     connection with such a plan to provide specific benefits 
     under the terms of such plan or coverage, other than those 
     provided under the terms of such plan or coverage.
       ``(b) Exclusion for Fee-for-Service Coverage.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Group health plans.--The provisions of sections 811 
     through 821 shall not apply to a group health plan if the 
     only coverage offered under the plan is fee-for-service 
     coverage (as defined in paragraph (2)).
       ``(B) Health insurance coverage.--The provisions of 
     sections 801 through 821 shall not apply to health insurance 
     coverage if the only coverage offered under the coverage is 
     fee-for-service coverage (as defined in paragraph (2)).
       ``(2) Fee-for-service coverage defined.--For purposes of 
     this subsection, the term `fee-for-service coverage' means 
     coverage under a group health plan or health insurance 
     coverage that--
       ``(A) reimburses hospitals, health professionals, and other 
     providers on a fee-for-service basis without placing the 
     provider at financial risk;
       ``(B) does not vary reimbursement for such a provider based 
     on an agreement to contract terms and conditions or the 
     utilization of health care items or services relating to such 
     provider;
       ``(C) allows access to any provider that is lawfully 
     authorized to provide the covered services and agree to 
     accept the terms and conditions of payment established under 
     the plan or by the issuer; and
       ``(D) for which the plan or issuer does not require prior 
     authorization before providing for any health care services.

     ``SEC. 844. COVERAGE OF LIMITED SCOPE PLANS.

       ``Only for purposes of applying the requirements of this 
     part under section 714, section 733(c)(2)(A) shall be deemed 
     not to apply.

     ``SEC. 845. REGULATIONS.

       ``(a) Regulations.--The Secretary of Labor shall issue such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     this part under section 714. The Secretary may promulgate 
     such regulations in the form of interim final rules as may be 
     necessary to carry out this part in a timely manner.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1 
     of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 734 
     the following new items:

                    ``Part 8--Improving Managed Care

                   ``Subpart A--Grievance and Appeals

``Sec. 801. Utilization review activities.
``Sec. 802. Internal appeals procedures.
``Sec. 803. External appeals procedures.
``Sec. 804. Establishment of a grievance process.

                      ``Subpart B--Access to Care

``Sec. 812. Choice of health care professional.
``Sec. 813. Access to emergency care.
``Sec. 814. Access to specialty care.
``Sec. 815. Access to obstetrical and gynecological care.
``Sec. 816. Access to pediatric care.
``Sec. 817. Continuity of care.
``Sec. 818. Network adequacy.
``Sec. 819. Access to experimental or investigational prescription 
              drugs.
``Sec. 820. Coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer 
              clinical trials.

                   ``Subpart C--Access to Information

``Sec. 821. Patient access to information.

        ``Subpart D--Protecting the Doctor-Patient Relationship

``Sec. 831. Prohibition of interference with certain medical 
              communications.
``Sec. 832. Prohibition of discrimination against providers based on 
              licensure.
``Sec. 833. Prohibition against improper incentive arrangements.
``Sec. 834. Payment of clean claims.

                        ``Subpart E--Definitions

``Sec. 841. Definitions.
``Sec. 842. Preemption; State flexibility; construction.
``Sec. 843. Exclusions.
``Sec. 844. Coverage of limited scope plans.
``Sec. 845. Regulations.

     SEC. 203. AVAILABILITY OF COURT REMEDIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 502 of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1132) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(n) Cause of Action Relating to Provision of Health 
     Benefits.--
       ``(1) In general.--In any case in which--
       ``(A) a person who is a fiduciary of a group health plan, a 
     health insurance issuer offering health insurance coverage in 
     connection with the plan, or an agent of the plan or plan 
     sponsor (not including a participating physician, other than 
     a physician who participated in making the final decision 
     under section 802 pursuant to section 802(b)(1)(A)) and who, 
     under the plan, has authority to make final decisions under 
     802--
       ``(i) fails to exercise ordinary care in making an 
     incorrect determination in the case of a participant or 
     beneficiary that an item or service is excluded from coverage 
     under the terms of the plan based on the fact that the item 
     or service--

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       ``(I) does not meet the requirements for medical 
     appropriateness or necessity,
       ``(II) would constitute experimental treatment or 
     technology (as defined under the plan), or
       ``(III) is not a covered benefit, or

       ``(ii) fails to exercise ordinary care to ensure that--

       ``(I) any denial of claim for benefits (within the meaning 
     of section 801(f)), or
       ``(II) any decision by the plan on a request, made by a 
     participant or beneficiary under section 802 or 803, for a 
     reversal of an earlier decision of the plan,

     is made and issued to the participant or beneficiary (in such 
     form and manner as may be prescribed in regulations of the 
     Secretary) before the end of the applicable period specified 
     in section 801, 802, or 803, and
       ``(B) such failure is the proximate cause of substantial 
     harm to, or wrongful death of, the participant or 
     beneficiary,

     such person shall be liable to the participant or beneficiary 
     (or the estate of such participant or beneficiary) for 
     economic and noneconomic damages in connection with such 
     failure and such injury or death (subject to paragraph (10)). 
     For purposes of this subsection, the term `final decision' 
     means, with respect to a group health plan, the sole final 
     decision of the plan under section 802.
       ``(2) Ordinary care.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     term `ordinary care' means the care, skill, prudence, and 
     diligence under the circumstances then prevailing that a 
     prudent individual acting in a like capacity and familiar 
     with such matters would use in the conduct of an enterprise 
     of a like character and with like aims.
       ``(3) Substantial harm.--The term `substantial harm' means 
     loss of life, loss or significant impairment of limb or 
     bodily function, significant disfigurement, or severe and 
     chronic physical pain.
       ``(4) 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),
       ``(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), or
       ``(iii) any cause of action in connection with the 
     provision of excepted benefits described in section 733(c), 
     other than those described in section 733(c)(2).
       ``(B) Special rule.--Subparagraph (A) shall not preclude 
     any cause of action described in paragraph (1) commenced 
     against an employer or other plan sponsor (or against an 
     employee of such an employer or sponsor acting within the 
     scope of employment), but only if--
       ``(i) such action is based on the direct participation of 
     the employer or other plan sponsor (or employee of the 
     employer or plan sponsor) in the final decision of the plan 
     with respect to a specific participant or beneficiary on a 
     claim for benefits covered under the plan or health insurance 
     coverage in the case at issue; and
       ``(ii) the decision on the claim resulted in substantial 
     harm to, or the wrongful death of, such participant or 
     beneficiary.
       ``(C) Direct participation.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `direct participation' means, in 
     connection with a final decision under section 802, the 
     actual making of such final decision as a plan fiduciary or 
     the actual exercise of final controlling authority in the 
     approval of such final decision. In determining whether an 
     employer or other plan sponsor (or employee of an employer or 
     other plan sponsor) is engaged in direct participation in the 
     final decision of the plan on a claim, the employer or plan 
     sponsor (or employee) shall not be construed to be engaged in 
     such direct participation (and to be liable for any damages 
     whatsoever) because of any form of decisionmaking or other 
     conduct, whether or not fiduciary in nature, that does not 
     involve a final decision with respect to a specific claim for 
     benefits by a specific participant or beneficiary, including 
     (but not limited to)--
       ``(i) any participation by the employer or other plan 
     sponsor (or employee) in the selection of the group health 
     plan or health insurance coverage involved or the third party 
     administrator or other agent;
       ``(ii) any engagement by the employer or other plan sponsor 
     (or employee) in any cost-benefit analysis undertaken in 
     connection with the selection of, or continued maintenance 
     of, the plan or coverage involved;
       ``(iii) any participation by the employer or other plan 
     sponsor (or employee) in the creation, continuation, 
     modification, or termination of the plan or of any coverage, 
     benefit, or item or service covered by the plan;
       ``(iv) any participation by the employer or other plan 
     sponsor (or employee) in the design of any coverage, benefit, 
     or item or service covered by the plan, including the amount 
     of copayment and limits connected with such coverage, and the 
     specification of any protocol, procedure, or policy for 
     determining whether any such coverage, benefit, or item or 
     service is medically necessary and appropriate or is 
     experimental or investigational;
       ``(v) any action by an agent of the employer or plan 
     sponsor in making such a final decision on behalf of such 
     employer or plan sponsor;
       ``(vi) any decision by an employer or plan sponsor (or 
     employee) or agent acting on behalf of an employer or plan 
     sponsor either to authorize coverage for, or to intercede or 
     not to intercede as an advocate for or on behalf of, any 
     specific participant or beneficiary (or group of participants 
     or beneficiaries) under the plan;
       ``(vii) the approval of, or participation in the approval 
     of, the plan provisions defining medical necessity or of 
     policies or procedures that have a direct bearing on the 
     outcome of the final decision; or
       ``(viii) any other form of decisionmaking or other conduct 
     performed by the employer or other plan sponsor (or employee) 
     in connection with the plan or coverage involved unless it 
     involves the making of a final decision of the plan 
     consisting of a failure described in clause (i) or (ii) of 
     paragraph (1)(A) as to specific participants or beneficiaries 
     who suffer substantial harm or wrongful death as a proximate 
     cause of such decision.
       ``(5) Required demonstration of direct participation.--An 
     action against an employer or plan sponsor (or employee 
     thereof) under this subsection shall be immediately 
     dismissed--
       ``(A) in the absence of an allegation in the complaint of 
     direct participation by the employer or plan sponsor in the 
     final decision of the plan with respect to a specific 
     participant or beneficiary who suffers substantial harm or 
     wrongful death, or
       ``(B) upon a demonstration to the court that such employer 
     or plan sponsor (or employee) did not directly participate in 
     the final decision of the plan.
       ``(6) Treatment of third-party providers of 
     nondiscretionary administrative services.--Paragraph (1) does 
     not authorize any action against any person providing 
     nondiscretionary administrative services to employers or 
     other plan sponsors.
       ``(7) Requirement of exhaustion of administrative 
     remedies.--
       ``(A) In general.--Paragraph (1) applies in the case of any 
     cause of action only if all remedies under section 503 
     (including remedies under sections 802 and 803, made 
     applicable under section 714) with respect to such cause of 
     action have been exhausted.
       ``(B) External review required.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), administrative remedies under section 503 
     shall not be deemed exhausted until available remedies under 
     section 803 have been elected and are exhausted by issuance 
     of a final determination by an external appeal entity under 
     such section.
       ``(C) Consideration of administrative determinations.--Any 
     determinations made under section 802 or 803 made while an 
     action under this paragraph is pending shall be given due 
     consideration by the court in such action.
       ``(8) Use of external appeal entity in establishing absence 
     of substantial harm or causation in litigation.--
       ``(A) In general.--In any action under this subsection by 
     an individual in which damages are sought on the basis of 
     substantial harm to the individual, the defendant may obtain 
     (at its own expense), under procedures similar to procedures 
     applicable under section 803, a determination by a qualified 
     external appeal entity (as defined in section 803(c)(1)) that 
     has not been involved in any stage of the grievance or 
     appeals process which resulted in such action as to--
       ``(i) whether such substantial harm has been sustained, and
       ``(ii) whether the proximate cause of such injury was the 
     result of the failure of the defendant to exercise ordinary 
     care, as described in paragraph (1)(A).
       ``(B) Effect of finding in favor of defendant.--If the 
     external appeal entity determines that such an injury has not 
     been sustained or was not proximately caused by such a 
     failure, such a finding shall be an affirmative defense, and 
     the action shall be dismissed forthwith unless such finding 
     is overcome upon a showing of clear and convincing evidence 
     to the contrary. Notwithstanding subsection (g), in any case 
     in which the plaintiff fails in any attempt to make such a 
     showing to the contrary, the court shall award to the 
     defendant reasonable attorney's fees and the costs of the 
     action incurred in connection with such failed showing.
       ``(9) Rebuttable presumption.--In the case of any action 
     commenced pursuant to paragraph (1), there shall be a 
     rebuttable presumption in favor of the decision of the 
     external appeal entity rendered upon completion of any review 
     elected under section 803 and such presumption may be 
     overcome only upon a showing of clear and convincing evidence 
     to the contrary.
       ``(10) Maximum noneconomic damages.--Total liability for 
     noneconomic loss under this subsection in connection with any 
     failure with respect to any participant or beneficiary may 
     not exceed the lesser of--
       ``(A) $500,000, or
       ``(B) 2 times the amount of economic loss.
     The dollar amount under subparagraph (A), shall be increased 
     or decreased, for each calendar year that ends after December 
     31, 2001, by the same percentage as the percentage by which 
     the medical care expenditure category of the Consumer Price 
     Index for All Urban Consumers (United States city average), 
     published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, for September of 
     the preceding calendar year has increased or decreased from 
     such index for September 2000
       ``(11) Prohibition of award of punitive damages.--
       ``(A) General rule.--Except as provided in this paragraph, 
     nothing in this subsection shall be construed as authorizing 
     a cause of

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     action for punitive, exemplary, or similar damages.
       ``(B) Exception.--Punitive damages are authorized in any 
     case described in paragraph (1)(A)(ii)(II) in which the 
     plaintiff establishes by clear and convincing evidence that 
     conduct carried out by the defendant with a conscious, 
     flagrant indifference to the rights or safety of others was 
     the proximate cause of the harm that is the subject of the 
     action and that such conduct was contrary to the 
     recommendations of an external appeal entity issued in the 
     determination in such case rendered pursuant to section 803.
       ``(C) Limitation on amount.--
       ``(i) In general.--The amount of punitive damages that may 
     be awarded in an action described in subparagraph (B) may not 
     exceed the greater of--

       ``(I) 2 times the sum of the amount awarded to the claimant 
     for economic loss; or
       ``(II) $250,000.

       ``(ii) Special rule.--Notwithstanding clause (i), in any 
     action described in subparagraph (B) against an individual 
     whose net worth does not exceed $500,000 or against an owner 
     of an unincorporated business, or any partnership, 
     corporation, association, unit of local government, or 
     organization which has fewer that 25 employees, the punitive 
     damages shall not exceed the lesser of--

       ``(I) 2 times the amount awarded to the claimant for 
     economic loss; or
       ``(II) $250,000.

       ``(iii) Controlled groups.--

       ``(I) In general.--For the purpose of determining the 
     applicability of clause (ii) to any employer, in determining 
     the number of employees of an employer who is a member of a 
     controlled group, the employees of any person in such group 
     shall be deemed to be employees of the employer.
       ``(II) Controlled group.--For purposes of subclause (I), 
     the term `controlled group' means any group treated as a 
     single employer under subsection (b), (c), (m), or (o) of 
     section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

       ``(D) Exception for insufficient award in cases of 
     egregious conduct.--
       ``(i) Determination by court.--If the court makes a 
     determination, based on clear and convincing evidence and 
     after considering each of the factors in subparagraph (E), 
     that the application of subparagraph (C) would result in an 
     award of punitive damages that is insufficient to punish the 
     egregious conduct of the defendant against whom the punitive 
     damages are to be awarded or to deter such conduct in the 
     future, the court shall determine the additional amount of 
     punitive damages (referred to in this subparagraph as the 
     `additional amount') in excess of the amount determined in 
     accordance with subparagraph (C) to be awarded against the 
     defendant in a separate proceeding in accordance with this 
     subparagraph.
       ``(ii) Absolute limit on punitives.--Nothing in this 
     subtitle shall be construed to authorize the court to award 
     an additional amount greater than an amount equal to the 
     maximum amount applicable under subparagraph (C).
       ``(iii) Requirements for awarding additional amount.--If 
     the court awards an additional amount pursuant to this 
     subparagraph, the court shall state its reasons for setting 
     the amount of the additional amount in findings of fact and 
     conclusions of law.
       ``(E) Factors for consideration in cases of egregious 
     conduct.--In any proceeding under subparagraph (D), the 
     matters to be considered by the court shall include (but are 
     not limited to)--
       ``(i) the extent to which the defendant acted with actual 
     malice;
       ``(ii) the likelihood that serious harm would arise from 
     the conduct of the defendant;
       ``(iii) the degree of the awareness of the defendant of 
     that likelihood;
       ``(iv) the profitability of the misconduct to the 
     defendant;
       ``(v) the duration of the misconduct and any concurrent or 
     subsequent concealment of the conduct by the defendant;
       ``(vi) the attitude and conduct of the defendant upon the 
     discovery of the misconduct and whether the misconduct has 
     terminated;
       ``(vii) the financial condition of the defendant; and
       ``(viii) the cumulative deterrent effect of other losses, 
     damages, and punishment suffered by the defendant as a result 
     of the misconduct, reducing the amount of punitive damages on 
     the basis of the economic impact and severity of all measures 
     to which the defendant has been or may be subjected, 
     including--

       ``(I) compensatory and punitive damage awards to similarly 
     situated claimants;
       ``(II) the adverse economic effect of stigma or loss of 
     reputation;
       ``(III) civil fines and criminal and administrative 
     penalties; and
       ``(IV) stop sale, cease and desist, and other remedial or 
     enforcement orders.

       ``(F) Application by court.--This paragraph shall be 
     applied by the court and, in the case of a trial by jury, 
     application of this paragraph shall not be disclosed to the 
     jury.
       ``(G) Limitation on punitive damages.--No person shall be 
     liable for punitive, exemplary, or similar damages in an 
     action under this subsection based on any failure described 
     in paragraph (1) if such failure was in compliance with the 
     recommendations of an external appeal entity issued in a 
     determination under section 803.
       ``(H) Bifurcation at request of any party.--
       ``(i) In general.--At the request of any party the trier of 
     fact in any action that is subject to this paragraph shall 
     consider in a separate proceeding, held subsequent to the 
     determination of the amount of compensatory damages, whether 
     punitive damages are to be awarded for the harm that is the 
     subject of the action and the amount of the award.
       ``(ii) Inadmissibility of evidence relative only to a claim 
     of punitive damages in a proceeding concerning compensatory 
     damages.--If any party requests a separate proceeding under 
     clause (i), in a proceeding to determine whether the claimant 
     may be awarded compensatory damages, any evidence, argument, 
     or contention that is relevant only to the claim of punitive 
     damages, as determined by applicable State law, shall be 
     inadmissible.
       ``(12) Limitation of action.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply 
     in connection with any action commenced after the later of--
       ``(A) 1 year after (i) the date of the last action which 
     constituted a part of the failure, or (ii) in the case of an 
     omission, the latest date on which the fiduciary could have 
     cured the failure, or
       ``(B) 1 year after the earliest date on which the plaintiff 
     first knew, or reasonably should have known, of the 
     substantial harm resulting from the failure.
       ``(13) Coordination with fiduciary requirements.--A 
     fiduciary shall not be treated as failing to meet any 
     requirement of part 4 solely by reason of any action taken by 
     a fiduciary which consists of full compliance with the 
     reversal under section 803 of a denial of claim for benefits 
     (within the meaning of section 801(f)).
       ``(14) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed as authorizing a cause of action for the failure to 
     provide an item or service which is not covered under the 
     group health plan involved.
       ``(15) Protection of medical malpractice and similar 
     actions under state law.--This subsection shall not be 
     construed to preclude any action under State law (as defined 
     in section 514(c)(1)) not otherwise preempted under this 
     title with respect to the duty (if any) under such State law 
     imposed on any person to exercise a specified standard of 
     care when making a health care treatment decision in any case 
     in which medical services are provided by such person or in 
     any case in which such decision affects the quality of care 
     or treatment provided or received.
       ``(16) Coexisting actions in federal and state courts 
     disallowed.--
       ``(A) Precedence of federal action.--An action may be 
     commenced under this subsection only if no action for damages 
     has been commenced by the plaintiff under State law (as 
     defined in section 514(c)(1)) based on the same substantial 
     harm.
       ``(B) Actions under state law superseded.--Upon the 
     commencement of any action under this subsection, this 
     subsection supersedes any action authorized under State law 
     (as so defined) against any person based on the same 
     substantial harm during the pendency of the action commenced 
     under this subsection.
       ``(C) Double recovery of damages precluded.--This 
     subsection supersedes any action under State law (as so 
     defined) for damages based on any substantial harm to the 
     extent that damages for such substantial harm have been 
     recovered in an action under this subsection.
       ``(17) Limitation on relief where defendant's position 
     previously supported upon external review.--In any case in 
     which the court finds the defendant to be liable in an action 
     under this subsection, to the extent that such liability is 
     based on a finding by the court of a particular failure 
     described in paragraph (1) and such finding is contrary to a 
     determination by an external review entity in a decision 
     previously rendered under section 803 with respect to such 
     defendant, no relief shall be available under this subsection 
     in addition to the relief otherwise available under 
     subsection (a)(1)(B).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 502(a)(1)(A) of such Act 
     (29 U.S.C. 1132(a)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting ``or (n)'' 
     after ``subsection (c)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to acts and omissions (from which a cause of 
     action arises) occurring on or after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 204. AVAILABILITY OF BINDING ARBITRATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 503 of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974 (as amended by the preceding 
     provisions of this Act) is amended further--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``In General.--'' after 
     ``(a)'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``(b) In the case'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(b) Group Health Plans.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case''; and
       (3) by adding at the end of subsection (b) the following:
       ``(2) Binding arbitration permitted as alternative means of 
     dispute resolution.--
       ``(A) In general.--A group health plan shall not be treated 
     as failing to meet the requirements of the preceding 
     provisions of this section relating to review of any adverse 
     coverage decision rendered by or under the plan, if--
       ``(i) in lieu of the procedures otherwise provided under 
     the plan in accordance with such provisions and in lieu of 
     any subsequent review of the matter by a court under section 
     502--

       ``(I) the aggrieved participant or beneficiary elects in 
     the request for the review a

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     procedure by which the dispute is resolved by binding 
     arbitration which is available under the plan with respect to 
     similarly situated participants and beneficiaries and which 
     meets the requirements of subparagraph (B); or
       ``(II) in the case of any such plan or portion thereof 
     which is established and maintained pursuant to a bona fide 
     collective bargaining agreement, the plan provides for a 
     procedure by which such disputes are resolved by means of 
     binding arbitration which meets the requirements of 
     subparagraph (B); and

       ``(ii) the additional requirements of subparagraph (B) are 
     met.
       ``(B) Additional requirements.--The Secretary shall 
     prescribe by regulation requirements for arbitration 
     procedures under this paragraph, including at least the 
     following requirements:
       ``(i) Arbitration panel.--The arbitration shall be 
     conducted by an arbitration panel meeting the requirements of 
     subparagraph (C).
       ``(ii) Fair process; de novo determination.--The procedure 
     shall provide for a fair, de novo determination.
       ``(iii) Opportunity to submit evidence, have 
     representation, and make oral presentation.--Each party to 
     the arbitration procedure--

       ``(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.

       ``(iv) Provision of information.--The plan shall provide 
     timely access to all its records relating to the matters 
     under arbitration and to all provisions of the plan relating 
     to such matters.
       ``(v) Timely decisions.--A determination by the arbitration 
     panel on the decision shall--

       ``(I) be made in writing;
       ``(II) be binding on the parties; and
       ``(III) be made in accordance with the medical exigencies 
     of the case involved.

       ``(vi) Exhaustion of external review required.--The 
     arbitration procedures under this paragraph shall not be 
     available to party unless the party has exhausted external 
     review procedures under section 804.
       ``(vii) Voluntary election.--A group health plan may not 
     require, through the plan document, a contract, or otherwise, 
     that a participant or beneficiary make the election described 
     in subparagraph (A)(i)(I).
       ``(C) Arbitration panel.--
       ``(i) In general.--Arbitrations commenced pursuant to this 
     paragraph shall be conducted by a panel of arbitrators 
     selected by the parties made up of 3 individuals, including 
     at least one practicing physician and one practicing 
     attorney.
       ``(ii) Qualifications.--Any individual who is a member of 
     an arbitration panel shall meet the following requirements:

       ``(I) There is no real or apparent conflict of interest 
     that would impede the individual conducting arbitration 
     independent of the plan and meets the independence 
     requirements of clause (iii).
       ``(II) The individual has sufficient medical or legal 
     expertise to conduct the arbitration for the plan on a timely 
     basis.
       ``(III) The individual has appropriate credentials and has 
     attained recognized expertise in the applicable medical or 
     legal field.
       ``(IV) The individual was not involved in the initial 
     adverse coverage decision or any other review thereof.

       ``(iii) Independence requirements.--An individual described 
     in clause (ii) meets the independence requirements of this 
     clause if--

       ``(I) the individual is not affiliated with any related 
     party,
       ``(II) any compensation received by such individual in 
     connection with the binding arbitration procedure is 
     reasonable and not contingent on any decision rendered by the 
     individual,
       ``(III) under the terms of the plan, the plan has no 
     recourse against the individual or entity in connection with 
     the binding arbitration procedure, and
       ``(IV) the individual does not otherwise have a conflict of 
     interest with a related party as determined under such 
     regulations as the Secretary may prescribe.

       ``(iv) Related party.--For purposes of clause (iii), the 
     term `related party' means--

       ``(I) the plan or any health insurance issuer offering 
     health insurance coverage in connection with the plan (or any 
     officer, director, or management employee of such plan or 
     issuer),
       ``(II) the physician or other medical care provider that 
     provided the medical care involved in the coverage decision,
       ``(III) the institution at which the medical care involved 
     in the coverage decision is provided,
       ``(IV) the manufacturer of any drug or other item that was 
     included in the medical care involved in the coverage 
     decision, or
       ``(V) any other party determined under such regulations as 
     the Secretary may prescribe to have a substantial interest in 
     the coverage decision .

       ``(iv) Affiliated.--For purposes of clause (iii), the term 
     `affiliated' means, in connection with any entity, having a 
     familial, financial, or professional relationship with, or 
     interest in, such entity.
       ``(D) Decisions.--
       ``(i) In general.--Decisions rendered by the arbitration 
     panel shall be binding on all parties to the arbitration and 
     shall be enforcible under section 502 as if the terms of the 
     decision were the terms of the plan, except that the court 
     may vacate any award made pursuant to the arbitration for any 
     cause described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), or (5) of 
     section 10(a) of title 9, United States Code.
       ``(ii) Allowable remedies.--The remedies which may be 
     implemented by the arbitration panel shall consist of those 
     remedies which would be available in an action timely 
     commenced by a participant or beneficiary under section 502 
     after exhaustion of administrative remedies, except that a 
     money award may be made in the arbitration proceedings in any 
     amount not to exceed 3 times the maximum amount of damages 
     that would be allowable in such case in an action described 
     in section 502(n).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to adverse coverage decisions initially rendered 
     by group health plans on or after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

      TITLE III-- AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986

     SEC. 301. APPLICATION TO GROUP HEALTH PLANS UNDER THE 
                   INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986.

       Subchapter B of chapter 100 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 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 chapter 101.''; and

       (2) by inserting after section 9812 the following:

     ``SEC. 9813. STANDARD RELATING TO CHAPTER 101.

       ``A group health plan shall comply with the requirements of 
     chapter 101 and such requirements shall be deemed to be 
     incorporated into this section.''.

     SEC. 302. IMPROVING MANAGED CARE.

       (a) In General.--The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new chapter:

                 ``CHAPTER 101--IMPROVING MANAGED CARE

``Subchapter A. Access to care.
``Subchapter B. Access to information.
``Subchapter C. Protecting the doctor-patient relationship.
``Subchapter D. Definitions.

                     ``Subchapter A--Access to Care

``Sec. 9901. Choice of health care professional.
``Sec. 9902. Access to emergency care.
``Sec. 9903. Access to specialty care.
``Sec. 9904. Access to obstetrical and gynecological care.
``Sec. 9905. Access to pediatric care.
``Sec. 9906. Continuity of care.
``Sec. 9907. Network adequacy.
``Sec. 9908. Access to experimental or investigational prescription 
              drugs.
``Sec. 9909. Coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer 
              clinical trials.

     ``SEC. 9901. CHOICE OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL.

       ``(a) Primary Care.--If a group health plan requires or 
     provides for designation by a participant or beneficiary of a 
     participating primary care provider, then the plan shall 
     permit each participant and beneficiary to designate any 
     participating primary care provider who is available to 
     accept such individual.
       ``(b) Specialists.--A group health plan shall permit each 
     participant or beneficiary to receive medically necessary or 
     appropriate specialty care, pursuant to appropriate referral 
     procedures, from any qualified participating health care 
     professional who is available to accept such individual for 
     such care.

     ``SEC. 9902. ACCESS TO EMERGENCY CARE.

       ``(a) Coverage of Emergency Services.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a group health plan provides or 
     covers any benefits with respect to services in an emergency 
     department of a hospital, the plan shall cover emergency 
     services (as defined in paragraph (2)(B))--
       ``(A) without the need for any prior authorization 
     determination;
       ``(B) whether 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 or beneficiary--
       ``(i) by a nonparticipating health care provider with or 
     without prior authorization, or
       ``(ii) by a participating health care provider without 
     prior authorization,
     the participant or beneficiary 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 with prior authorization; 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.--The term `emergency 
     medical condition' means--
       ``(i) 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 reason

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     ably 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; and
       ``(ii) a medical condition manifesting itself in a neonate 
     by acute symptoms of sufficient severity (including severe 
     pain) such that a prudent health care professional 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) with respect to an emergency medical condition 
     described in subparagraph (A)(i)--

       ``(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 such emergency medical 
     condition, 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; or

       ``(ii) with respect to an emergency medical condition 
     described in subparagraph (A)(ii), medical treatment for such 
     condition rendered by a health care provider in a hospital to 
     a neonate, including available hospital ancillary services in 
     response to an urgent request of a health care professional 
     and to the extent necessary to stabilize the neonate.
       ``(C) Stabilize.--The term `to stabilize' means, with 
     respect to an emergency medical condition, to provide such 
     medical treatment of the condition as may be necessary to 
     assure, within reasonable medical probability, that no 
     material deterioration of the condition is likely to result 
     from or occur during the transfer of the individual from a 
     facility.
       ``(b) Reimbursement for Maintenance Care and Post-
     Stabilization Care.--If benefits are available under a group 
     health plan with respect to maintenance care or post-
     stabilization care covered under the guidelines established 
     under section 1852(d)(2) of the Social Security Act, the plan 
     shall provide for reimbursement with respect to such services 
     provided to a participant or beneficiary other than through a 
     participating health care provider in a manner consistent 
     with subsection (a)(1)(C) (and shall otherwise comply with 
     such guidelines).
       ``(c) Coverage of Emergency Ambulance Services.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a group health plan provides any 
     benefits with respect to ambulance services and emergency 
     services, the plan shall cover emergency ambulance services 
     (as defined in paragraph (2))) furnished under the plan under 
     the same terms and conditions under subparagraphs (A) through 
     (D) of subsection (a)(1) under which coverage is provided for 
     emergency services.
       ``(2) Emergency ambulance services.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `emergency ambulance services' means 
     ambulance services (as defined for purposes of section 
     1861(s)(7) of the Social Security Act) furnished to transport 
     an individual who has an emergency medical condition (as 
     defined in subsection (a)(2)(A)) to a hospital for the 
     receipt of emergency services (as defined in subsection 
     (a)(2)(B)) in a case in which the emergency services are 
     covered under the plan pursuant to subsection (a)(1) and a 
     prudent layperson, with an average knowledge of health and 
     medicine, could reasonably expect that the absence of such 
     transport would result in placing the health of the 
     individual in serious jeopardy, serious impairment of bodily 
     function, or serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part.

     ``SEC. 9903. ACCESS TO SPECIALTY CARE.

       ``(a) Specialty Care for Covered Services.--
       ``(1) In general.--If--
       ``(A) an individual is a participant or beneficiary under a 
     group health plan,
       ``(B) the individual has a condition or disease of 
     sufficient seriousness and complexity to require treatment by 
     a specialist or the individual requires physician pathology 
     services, and
       ``(C) benefits for such treatment or services are provided 
     under the plan,
     the plan shall make or provide for a referral to a specialist 
     who is available and accessible (consistent with standards 
     developed under section 9907) to provide the treatment for 
     such condition or disease or to provide such services.
       ``(2) Specialist defined.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `specialist' means, with respect to a condition or 
     services, a health care practitioner, facility, or center or 
     physician pathologist that has adequate expertise through 
     appropriate training and experience (including, in the case 
     of a child, appropriate pediatric expertise and in the case 
     of a pregnant woman, appropriate obstetrical expertise) to 
     provide high quality care in treating the condition or to 
     provide physician pathology services.
       ``(3) Care under referral.--A group health plan may require 
     that the care provided to an individual pursuant to such 
     referral under paragraph (1) with respect to treatment be--
       ``(A) pursuant to a treatment plan, only if the treatment 
     plan is developed by the specialist and approved by the plan, 
     in consultation with the designated primary care provider or 
     specialist and the individual (or the individual's designee), 
     and
       ``(B) in accordance with applicable quality assurance and 
     utilization review standards of the plan.

     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.
       ``(4) Referrals to participating providers.--A group health 
     plan is not required under paragraph (1) to provide for a 
     referral to a specialist that is not a participating 
     provider, unless the plan does not have a specialist that is 
     available and accessible to treat the individual's condition 
     or provide physician pathology services and that is a 
     participating provider with respect to such treatment or 
     services.
       ``(5) Referrals to nonparticipating providers.--In a case 
     in which a referral of an individual to a nonparticipating 
     specialist is required under paragraph (1), the group health 
     plan shall provide the individual the option of at least 
     three nonparticipating specialists.
       ``(6) Treatment of nonparticipating providers.--If a plan 
     refers an individual to a nonparticipating specialist 
     pursuant to paragraph (1), 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.
       ``(b) Specialists as Gatekeeper for Treatment of Ongoing 
     Special Conditions.--
       ``(1) In general.--A group health plan shall have a 
     procedure by which an individual who is a participant or 
     beneficiary and who has an ongoing special condition (as 
     defined in paragraph (3)) may request and receive a referral 
     to a specialist for such condition who shall be responsible 
     for and capable of providing and coordinating the 
     individual's care with respect to the condition. Under such 
     procedures if such an individual's care would most 
     appropriately be coordinated by such a specialist, such plan 
     shall refer the individual to such specialist.
       ``(2) Treatment for related referrals.--Such specialists 
     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 (referred to in subsection (a)(3)(A)) with 
     respect to the ongoing special condition.
       ``(3) Ongoing special condition defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term `ongoing special condition' means a 
     condition or disease that--
       ``(A) is life-threatening, degenerative, or disabling, and
       ``(B) requires specialized medical care over a prolonged 
     period of time.
       ``(4) Terms of referral.--The provisions of paragraphs (3) 
     through (5) of subsection (a) apply with respect to referrals 
     under paragraph (1) of this subsection in the same manner as 
     they apply to referrals under subsection (a)(1).
       ``(5) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed as preventing an individual who is a participant or 
     beneficiary and who has an ongoing special condition from 
     having the individual's primary care physician assume the 
     responsibilities for providing and coordinating care 
     described in paragraph (1).
       ``(c) Standing Referrals.--
       ``(1) In general.--A group health plan shall have a 
     procedure by which an individual who is a participant or 
     beneficiary 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 if the primary care provider in consultation with the 
     medical director of the plan and the specialist (if any), 
     determines that such a standing referral is appropriate, the 
     plan shall make such a referral to such a specialist if the 
     individual so desires.
       ``(2) Terms of referral.--The provisions of paragraphs (3) 
     through (5) of subsection (a) apply with respect to referrals 
     under paragraph (1) of this subsection in the same manner as 
     they apply to referrals under subsection (a)(1).

     ``SEC. 9904. ACCESS TO OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL CARE.

       ``(a) In General.--If a group health plan requires or 
     provides for a participant or beneficiary to designate a 
     participating primary care health care professional, the 
     plan--
       ``(1) may not require authorization or a referral by the 
     individual's primary care health care professional or 
     otherwise for covered gynecological care (including 
     preventive women's health examinations) or for covered 
     pregnancy-related services provided by a participating 
     physician (including a family practice physician) who 
     specializes or is trained and experienced in gynecology or 
     obstetrics, respectively, to the extent such care is 
     otherwise covered; and
       ``(2) shall treat the ordering of other gynecological or 
     obstetrical care by such a participating physician as the 
     authorization of the primary care health care professional 
     with respect to such care under the plan.
       ``(b) Construction.--Nothing in subsection (a) shall be 
     construed to--
       ``(1) waive any exclusions of coverage under the terms of 
     the plan with respect to coverage of gynecological or 
     obstetrical care;
       ``(2) preclude the group health plan involved from 
     requiring that the gynecologist

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     or obstetrician notify the primary care health care 
     professional or the plan of treatment decisions; or
       ``(3) prevent a plan from offering, in addition to 
     physicians described in subsection (a)(1), non-physician 
     health care professionals who are trained and experienced in 
     gynecology or obstetrics.

     ``SEC. 9905. ACCESS TO PEDIATRIC CARE.

       ``(a) Pediatric Care.--If a group health plan requires or 
     provides for a participant or beneficiary to designate a 
     participating primary care provider for a child of such 
     individual, the plan shall permit the individual to designate 
     a physician (including a family practice physician) who 
     specializes or is trained and experienced in pediatrics as 
     the child's primary care provider.
       ``(b) Construction.--Nothing in subsection (a) shall be 
     construed to waive any exclusions of coverage under the terms 
     of the plan with respect to coverage of pediatric care.

     ``SEC. 9906. CONTINUITY OF CARE.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Termination of provider.--If a contract between a 
     group health plan and a health care provider is terminated 
     (as defined in paragraph (3)(B)), 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 or 
     beneficiary in the plan is undergoing treatment from the 
     provider for an ongoing special condition (as defined in 
     paragraph (3)(A)) at the time of such termination, the plan 
     shall--
       ``(A) notify the individual on a timely basis of such 
     termination and of the right to elect continuation of 
     coverage of treatment by the provider under this section; and
       ``(B) subject to subsection (c), permit the individual to 
     elect to continue to be covered with respect to treatment by 
     the provider of such condition 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) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       ``(A) Ongoing special condition.--The term `ongoing special 
     condition' has the meaning given such term in section 
     9903(b)(3), and also includes pregnancy.
       ``(B) Termination.--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 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 up to 90 days (as determined by the treating 
     health care professional) after the date of the notice 
     described in subsection (a)(1)(A) of the provider's 
     termination.
       ``(2) Scheduled surgery and organ transplantation.--If 
     surgery or organ transplantation was scheduled for an 
     individual 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 surgery or 
     transplantation, the transitional period under this 
     subsection with respect to the surgery or transplantation 
     shall extend beyond the period under paragraph (1) and until 
     the date of discharge of the individual after completion of 
     the surgery or transplantation.
       ``(3) Pregnancy.--If--
       ``(A) a participant or beneficiary was determined to be 
     pregnant 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 or beneficiary 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 or its 
     medical manifestations.
       ``(c) Permissible Terms and Conditions.--A group health 
     plan may condition coverage of continued treatment by a 
     provider under subsection (a)(1)(B) upon the individual 
     notifying the plan of the election of continued coverage and 
     upon the provider agreeing to the following terms and 
     conditions:
       ``(1) The provider agrees to accept reimbursement from the 
     plan 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 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 responsible for payment under 
     paragraph (1) and to provide to such plan necessary medical 
     information related to the care provided.
       ``(3) The provider agrees otherwise to adhere to such 
     plan'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.
       ``(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. 9907. NETWORK ADEQUACY.

       ``(a) Requirement.--A group health plan shall meet such 
     standards for network adequacy as are established by law 
     pursuant to this section.
       ``(b) Development of Standards.--
       ``(1) Establishment of panel.--There is established a panel 
     to be known as the Health Care Panel to Establish Network 
     Adequacy Standards (in this section referred to as the 
     `Panel').
       ``(2) Duties of panel.--The Panel shall devise standards 
     for group health plans and to ensure that--
       ``(A) participants and beneficiaries have access to a 
     sufficient number, mix, and distribution of health care 
     professionals and providers; and
       ``(B) covered items and services are available and 
     accessible to each participant and beneficiary--
       ``(i) in the service area of the plan;
       ``(ii) at a variety of sites of service;
       ``(iii) with reasonable promptness (including reasonable 
     hours of operation and after hours services);
       ``(iv) with reasonable proximity to the residences or 
     workplaces of participants and beneficiaries; and
       ``(v) in a manner that takes into account the diverse needs 
     of such individuals and reasonably assures continuity of 
     care.
       ``(c) Membership.--
       ``(1) Size and composition.--The Panel shall be composed of 
     15 members. The Secretary of Health and Human Services, the 
     Majority Leader of the Senate, and the Speaker of House of 
     Representatives shall each appoint 1 member from 
     representatives of private insurance organizations, consumer 
     groups, State insurance commissioners, State medical 
     societies, and State medical specialty societies.
       ``(2) Terms of appointment.--The members of the Panel shall 
     serve for the life of the Panel.
       ``(3) 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.
       ``(d) Procedures.--
       ``(1) Meetings.--The Panel shall meet at the call of a 
     majority of its members.
       ``(2) First meeting.--The Panel shall convene not later 
     than 60 days after the date of the enactment of the Health 
     Care Quality and Choice Act of 1999.
       ``(3) Quorum.--A quorum shall consist of a majority of the 
     members of the Panel.
       ``(4) Hearings.--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.
       ``(e) Administration.--
       ``(1) Compensation.--Except as provided in paragraph (1), 
     members of the Panel shall receive no additional pay, 
     allowances, or benefits by reason of their service on the 
     Panel.
       ``(2) Travel expenses and per diem.--Each member of the 
     Panel who is not 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.
       ``(3) 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).
       ``(4) 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.
       ``(5) Administrative support services.--Upon the request of 
     the Panel, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
     provide to the Panel on a reimbursable basis such 
     administrative support services as the Panel may request.
       ``(f) Report and Establishment of Standards.--Not later 
     than 2 years after the first meeting, the Panel shall submit 
     a report to Congress and the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services detailing the standards devised under subsection (b) 
     and recommendations regarding the implementation of such 
     standards. Such standards shall take effect to the extent 
     provided by Federal law enacted after the date of the 
     submission of such report.

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       ``(g) Termination.--The Panel shall terminate on the day 
     after submitting its report to the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services under subsection (f).

     ``SEC. 9908. ACCESS TO EXPERIMENTAL OR INVESTIGATIONAL 
                   PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

       ``No use of a prescription drug or medical device shall be 
     considered experimental or investigational under a group 
     health plan if such use is included in the labeling 
     authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration under 
     section 505, 513 or 515 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355) or under section 351 of the 
     Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262), unless such use is 
     demonstrated to be unsafe or ineffective.

     ``SEC. 9909. COVERAGE FOR INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATING IN 
                   APPROVED CANCER CLINICAL TRIALS.

       ``(a) Coverage.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a group health plan provides coverage 
     to a qualified individual (as defined in subsection (b)), the 
     plan--
       ``(A) may not deny the individual participation in the 
     clinical trial referred to in subsection (b)(2);
       ``(B) subject to subsections (b), (c), and (d), 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 individual'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 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 and who meets the following conditions:
       ``(1)(A) The individual has been diagnosed with cancer.
       ``(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 individual 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 
     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 to be paid 
     for by the sponsors of an approved clinical trial.
       ``(2) Routine patient care costs.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `routine patient care costs' 
     includes the costs associated with the provision of items and 
     services that--
       ``(i) would otherwise be covered under the group health 
     plan if such items and services were not provided in 
     connection with an approved clinical trial program; and
       ``(ii) are furnished according to the protocol of an 
     approved clinical trial program.
       ``(B) Exclusion.--Such term does include the costs 
     associated with the provision of--
       ``(i) an investigational drug or device, unless the 
     Secretary has authorized the manufacturer of such drug or 
     device to charge for such drug or device; or
       ``(ii) any item or service supplied without charge by the 
     sponsor of the approved clinical trial program.
       ``(3) 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 would normally pay for comparable 
     items or services under subparagraph (A).
       ``(d) Approved Clinical Trial Defined.--In this section, 
     the term `approved clinical trial' means a cancer clinical 
     research study or cancer clinical investigation approved by 
     an Institutional Review Board.
       ``(e) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to limit a plan's coverage with respect to clinical 
     trials.
       ``(f) Plan Satisfaction of Certain Requirements; 
     Responsibilities of Fiduciaries.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, 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 requirements of this 
     section 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.
       ``(2) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to affect or modify the responsibilities of the 
     fiduciaries of a group health plan under part 4 of subtitle B 
     of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

                 ``Subchapter B--Access to Information

``Sec. 9911. Patient access to information.

     ``SEC. 9911. PATIENT ACCESS TO INFORMATION.

       ``(a) Disclosure Requirement.--A group health plan shall--
       ``(1) 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);
       ``(2) provide to participants and beneficiaries, within a 
     reasonable period (as specified by the Secretary) before or 
     after the date of significant changes in the information 
     described in subsection (b), information on such significant 
     changes; and
       ``(3) upon request, make available to participants and 
     beneficiaries, the Secretary, and prospective participants 
     and beneficiaries, the information described in subsection 
     (b) or (c).

     The plan may charge a reasonable fee for provision in printed 
     form of any of the information described in subsection (b) or 
     (c) more than once during any plan year.
       ``(b) Information Provided.--The information described in 
     this subsection with respect to a group health plan shall be 
     provided to a participant or beneficiary free of charge at 
     least once a year and includes the following:
       ``(1) Service area.--The service area of the plan.
       ``(2) Benefits.--Benefits offered under the plan, 
     including--
       ``(A) those that are covered benefits ``(all of which shall 
     be referred to by such relevant CPT and DRG codes as are 
     available), limits and conditions on such benefits, and those 
     benefits that are explicitly excluded from coverage (all of 
     which shall be referred to by such relevant CPT and DRG codes 
     as are available);
       ``(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 nonparticipating providers or that are furnished 
     without meeting the applicable utilization review 
     requirements;
       ``(C) the extent to which benefits may be obtained from 
     nonparticipating providers;
       ``(D) the extent to which a participant or beneficiary may 
     select from among participating providers and the types of 
     providers participating in the plan 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.
       ``(B) Out-of-network coverage (if any) provided by the 
     plan.
       ``(C) Any point-of-service option (including any 
     supplemental premium or cost-sharing for such option).
       ``(D) The procedures for participants and beneficiaries 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 9901(b)(2).
       ``(4) Out-of-area coverage.--Out-of-area coverage provided 
     by the plan.
       ``(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 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) Prior authorization rules.--Rules regarding prior 
     authorization or other review requirements that could result 
     in noncoverage or nonpayment.
       ``(7) Grievance and appeals procedures.--All appeal or 
     grievance rights and procedures under the plan, including the 
     method for filing grievances and the time frames and 
     circumstances for acting on grievances and appeals.
       ``(8) Accountability.--A description of the legal recourse 
     options available for participants and beneficiaries under 
     the plan including--
       ``(A) the preemption that applies under section 514 of the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 
     1144) to certain actions arising out of the provision of 
     health benefits; and
       ``(B) the extent to which coverage decisions made by the 
     plan are subject to inter

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     nal review or any external review and the proper time frames 
     under
       ``(9) Quality assurance.--Any information made public by an 
     accrediting organization in the process of accreditation of 
     the plan or any additional quality indicators the plan makes 
     available.
       ``(10) Information on treatment authorization.--Notice of 
     appropriate mailing addresses and telephone numbers to be 
     used by participants and beneficiaries in seeking information 
     or authorization for treatment.
       ``(11) 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 maintained by the plan.
       ``(2) Grievance and appeals information.--Information on 
     the number of grievances and appeals and on the disposition 
     in the aggregate of such matters.
       ``(3) Formulary restrictions.--A description of the nature 
     of any drug formula restrictions.
       ``(4) Participating provider list.--A list of current 
     participating health care providers.
       ``(d) 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.

       ``Subchapter C--Protecting the Doctor-Patient Relationship

``Sec. 9921. Prohibition of interference with certain medical 
              communications.
``Sec. 9922. Prohibition of discrimination against providers based on 
              licensure.
``Sec. 9923. Prohibition against improper incentive arrangements.
``Sec. 9924. Payment of clean claims.

     ``SEC. 9921. PROHIBITION OF INTERFERENCE WITH CERTAIN MEDICAL 
                   COMMUNICATIONS.

       ``(a) General Rule.--The provisions of any contract or 
     agreement, or the operation of any contract or agreement, 
     between a group health plan (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 otherwise restrict a health care professional 
     from advising such a participant or beneficiary who is a 
     patient of the professional about the health status of the 
     individual or medical care or treatment for the individual's 
     condition or disease, regardless of whether benefits for such 
     care or treatment are provided under the plan, if the 
     professional is acting within the lawful scope of practice.
       ``(b) Nullification.--Any contract provision or agreement 
     that restricts or prohibits medical communications in 
     violation of subsection (a) shall be null and void.

     ``SEC. 9922. PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PROVIDERS 
                   BASED ON LICENSURE.

       ``(a) In General.--A group health plan 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.
       ``(b) Construction.--Subsection (a) shall not be 
     construed--
       ``(1) as requiring the coverage under a group health plan 
     of particular benefits or services or to prohibit a plan from 
     including providers only to the extent necessary to meet the 
     needs of the plan's participants or beneficiaries or from 
     establishing any measure designed to maintain quality and 
     control costs consistent with the responsibilities of the 
     plan;
       ``(2) to override any State licensure or scope-of-practice 
     law;
       ``(3) as requiring a plan that offers network coverage to 
     include for participation every willing provider who meets 
     the terms and conditions of the plan; or
       ``(4) as prohibiting a family practice physician with 
     appropriate expertise from providing pediatric or obstetrical 
     or gynecological care.

     ``SEC. 9923. PROHIBITION AGAINST IMPROPER INCENTIVE 
                   ARRANGEMENTS.

       ``(a) In General.--A group health plan 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 clauses (i), (ii)(I), and (iii) of 
     subparagraph (A) of such section are met with respect to such 
     a plan.
       ``(b) 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 Secretary of the Treasury, a group 
     health plan, and a participant or beneficiary with the plan, 
     respectively.
       ``(c) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed as prohibiting all capitation and similar 
     arrangements or all provider discount arrangements.

     ``SEC. 9924. PAYMENT OF CLEAN CLAIMS.

       ``A group health plan shall provide for prompt payment of 
     claims submitted for health care services or supplies 
     furnished to a participant or beneficiary with respect to 
     benefits covered by the plan, in a manner consistent with the 
     provisions of sections 1816(c)(2) and 1842(c)(2) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395h(c)(2) and 42 U.S.C. 
     1395u(c)(2)), except that for purposes of this section, 
     subparagraph (C) of section 1816(c)(2) of the Social Security 
     Act shall be treated as applying to claims received from a 
     participant or beneficiary as well as claims referred to in 
     such subparagraph.

                      ``Subchapter D--Definitions

``Sec. 9931. Definitions.
``Sec. 9933. Exclusions.
``Sec. 9933. Coverage of limited scope plans.
``Sec. 9934. Regulations; coordination; application under different 
              laws.

     ``SEC. 9931. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this chapter--
       ``(a) Incorporation of General Definitions.--Except as 
     otherwise provided, the provisions of section 9831 shall 
     apply for purposes of this chapter in the same manner as they 
     apply for purposes of chapter 100.
       ``(b) Additional Definitions.--For purposes of this 
     chapter:
       ``(1) Clinical peer.--The term `clinical peer' means, with 
     respect to a review or appeal, a practicing physician or 
     other health care professional who holds a nonrestricted 
     license and who is--
       ``(A) appropriately certified by a nationally recognized, 
     peer reviewed accrediting body in the same or similar 
     specialty as typically manages the medical condition, 
     procedure, or treatment under review or appeal, or
       ``(B) is trained and experienced in managing such 
     condition, procedure, or treatment,
     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 recommended or rendered by 
     a physician.
       ``(2) Health care professional.--The term `health care 
     professional' means an individual who is licensed, 
     accredited, or certified under State law to provide specified 
     health care services and who is operating within the scope of 
     such licensure, accreditation, or certification.
       ``(3) Health care provider.--The term `health care 
     provider' includes a physician or other health care 
     professional, as well as an institutional or other facility 
     or agency that provides health care services and that is 
     licensed, accredited, or certified to provide health care 
     items and services under applicable State law.
       ``(4) Network.--The term `network' means, with respect to a 
     group health plan, the participating health care 
     professionals and providers through whom the plan provides 
     health care items and services to participants or 
     beneficiaries.
       ``(5) Nonparticipating.--The term `nonparticipating' means, 
     with respect to a health care provider that provides health 
     care items and services to a participant or beneficiary under 
     group health plan, a health care provider that is not a 
     participating health care provider with respect to such items 
     and services.
       ``(6) Participating.--The term `participating' means, with 
     respect to a health care provider that provides health care 
     items and services to a participant or beneficiary under 
     group health plan, a health care provider that furnishes such 
     items and services under a contract or other arrangement with 
     the plan.
       ``(7) Physician.--The term `physician' means an allopathic 
     or osteopathic physician.
       ``(8) Practicing physician.--The term `practicing 
     physician' means a physician who is licensed in the State in 
     which the physician furnishes professional services and who 
     provides professional services to individual patients on 
     average at least two full days per week.
       ``(9) Prior authorization.--The term `prior authorization' 
     means the process of obtaining prior approval from a group 
     health plan for the provision or coverage of medical 
     services.

     ``SEC. 9932. EXCLUSIONS.

       ``(a) No Benefit Requirements.--Nothing in this chapter 
     shall be construed to require a group health plan to provide 
     specific benefits under the terms of such plan, other than 
     those provided under the terms of such plan.
       ``(b) Exclusion for Fee-for-Service Coverage.--
       ``(1) Group health plans.--The provisions of sections 9901 
     through 9911 shall not apply to a group health plan if the 
     only coverage offered under the plan is fee-for-service 
     coverage (as defined in paragraph (2)).
       ``(2) Fee-for-service coverage defined.--For purposes of 
     this subsection, the term `fee-for-service coverage' means 
     coverage under a group health plan that--
       ``(A) reimburses hospitals, health professionals, and other 
     providers on a fee-for-service basis without placing the 
     provider at financial risk;
       ``(B) does not vary reimbursement for such a provider based 
     on an agreement to contract terms and conditions or the 
     utilization of health care items or services relating to such 
     provider;
       ``(C) allows access to any provider that is lawfully 
     authorized to provide the covered services and agree to 
     accept the terms and conditions of payment established under 
     the plan; and
       ``(D) for which the plan does not require prior 
     authorization before providing for any health care services.

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     ``SEC. 9933. COVERAGE OF LIMITED SCOPE PLANS.

       ``Only for purposes of applying the requirements of this 
     chapter under section 9813, section 9832(c)(2)(A) shall be 
     deemed not to apply.

     ``SEC. 9934. REGULATIONS.

       ``The Secretary of the Treasury shall issue such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     this chapter under section 9813. The Secretary may promulgate 
     such regulations in the form of interim final rules as may be 
     necessary to carry out this chapter in a timely manner.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of chapters for subtitle 
     K of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new item:
``Chapter 101. Improving managed care.''

       TITLE IV--EFFECTIVE DATES; COORDINATION IN IMPLEMENTATION

     SEC. 401. EFFECTIVE DATES.

       (a) Group Health Coverage.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the amendments 
     made by title I (other than section 102), sections 201 and 
     202, and title III 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 
     January 1, 2000 (in this section referred to as the ``general 
     effective date'') and also shall apply to portions of plan 
     years occurring on and after such 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 title I 
     (other than section 102), sections 201 and 202, and title III 
     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 102 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.
       (c) Treatment of Religious Nonmedical Providers.--
       (1) In general.--Nothing in this Act (or the amendments 
     made thereby) shall be construed to--
       (A) restrict or limit the right of group health plans, and 
     of health insurance issuers offering health insurance 
     coverage, to include as providers religious nonmedical 
     providers;
       (B) require such plans or issuers to--
       (i) utilize medically based eligibility standards or 
     criteria in deciding provider status of religious nonmedical 
     providers;
       (ii) use medical professionals or criteria to decide 
     patient access to religious nonmedical providers;
       (iii) utilize medical professionals or criteria in making 
     decisions in internal or external appeals regarding coverage 
     for care by religious nonmedical providers; or
       (iv) compel a participant or beneficiary to undergo a 
     medical examination or test as a condition of receiving 
     health insurance coverage for treatment by a religious 
     nonmedical provider; or
       (C) require such plans or issuers to exclude religious 
     nonmedical providers because they do not provide medical or 
     other required data, if such data is inconsistent with the 
     religious nonmedical treatment or nursing care provided by 
     the provider.
       (2) Religious nonmedical provider.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term ``religious nonmedical provider'' means 
     a provider who provides no medical care but who provides only 
     religious nonmedical treatment or religious nonmedical 
     nursing care.

     SEC. 402. COORDINATION IN IMPLEMENTATION.

       The Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, and the Secretary of the Treasury shall ensure, 
     through the execution of an interagency memorandum of 
     understanding among such Secretaries, that--
       (1) regulations, rulings, and interpretations issued by 
     such Secretaries relating to the same matter over which both 
     Secretaries have responsibility under the provisions of this 
     Act (and the amendments made thereby) are administered so as 
     to have the same effect at all times; and
       (2) coordination of policies relating to enforcing the same 
     requirements through such Secretaries in order to have a 
     coordinated enforcement strategy that avoids duplication of 
     enforcement efforts and assigns priorities in enforcement.

                       TITLE V--OTHER PROVISIONS

                 Subtitle A--Protection of Information

     SEC. 501. PROTECTION FOR CERTAIN INFORMATION.

       (a) Protection of Certain Information.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of Federal or State law, health care response 
     information shall be exempt from any disclosure requirement 
     (regardless of whether the requirement relates to subpoenas, 
     discover, introduction of evidence, testimony, or any other 
     form of disclosure), in connection with a civil or 
     administrative proceeding under Federal or State law, to the 
     same extent as information developed by a health care 
     provider with respect to any of the following:
       (1) Peer review.
       (2) Utilization review.
       (3) Quality management or improvement.
       (4) Quality control.
       (5) Risk management.
       (6) Internal review for purposes of reducing mortality, 
     morbidity, or for improving patient care or safety.
       (b) No Waiver of Protection Through Interaction With 
     Accrediting Body.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     Federal or State law, the protection of health care response 
     information from disclosure provided under subsection (a) 
     shall not be deemed to be modified or in any way waived by--
       (1) the development of such information in connection with 
     a request or requirement of an accrediting body; or
       (2) the transfer of such information to an accrediting 
     body.
       (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) Accrediting body.--The term ``accrediting body'' means 
     a national, not-for-profit organization that--
       (A) accredits health care providers; and
       (B) is recognized as an accrediting body by statute or by a 
     Federal or State agency that regulates health care providers.
       (2) Health care response information.--The term ``health 
     care response information'' means information (including any 
     data, report, record, memorandum, analysis, statement, or 
     other communication) developed by, or on behalf of, a health 
     care provider in response to a serious, adverse, patient 
     related event--
       (A) during the course of analyzing or studying the event 
     and its causes; and
       (B) for the purposes of--
       (i) reducing mortality or morbidity; or
       (ii) improving patient care or safety (including the 
     provider's notification to an accrediting body and the 
     provider's plans of action in response to such event).
       (3) Health care provider.--The term ``health care 
     provider'' means a person, who with respect to a specific 
     item of protected health information, receives, creates, 
     uses, maintains, or discloses the information while acting in 
     whole or in part in the capacity of--
       (A) a person who is licensed, certified, registered, or 
     otherwise authorized by Federal or State law to provide an 
     item or service that constitutes health care in the ordinary 
     course of business, or practice of a profession;
       (B) a Federal, State, or employer-sponsored or any other 
     privately-sponsored program that directly provides items or 
     services that constitute health care to beneficiaries; or
       (C) an officer or employee of a person described in 
     subparagraph (A) or (B).
       (4) State.--The term ``State'' includes a State, the 
     District of Columbia, the Northern Mariana Islands, any 
     political subdivisions of a State or such Islands, or any 
     agency or instrumentality of either.
       (d) Effective Date.--The provisions of this section are 
     effective on the date of the enactment of this Act.

                       Subtitle B--Other Matters

     SEC. 511. HEALTH CARE PAPERWORK SIMPLIFICATION.

       (a) Establishment of Panel.--
       (1) Establishment.--There is established a panel to be 
     known as the Health Care Panel to Devise a Uniform 
     Explanation of Benefits (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Panel'').
       (2) Duties of Panel.--
       (A) In general.--The Panel shall devise a single form for 
     use by third-party health care payers for the remittance of 
     claims to providers.
       (B) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``third-party health care payer'' means any entity that 
     contractually pays health care bills for an individual.
       (3) Membership.--
       (A) Size and composition.--The Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, in consultation with the Majority Leader of 
     the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, 
     shall determine the number of members and the composition of 
     the Panel. Such Panel shall include equal numbers of 
     representatives of private insurance organizations, consumer 
     groups, State insurance commissioners, State medical 
     societies, State hospital associations, and State medical 
     specialty societies.
       (B) Terms of appointment.--The members of the Panel shall 
     serve for the life of the Panel.
       (C) 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.
       (4) Procedures.--
       (A) Meetings.--The Panel shall meet at the call of a 
     majority of its members.
       (B) First meeting.--The Panel shall convene not later than 
     60 days after the date of the enactment of the Health Care 
     Quality and Choice Act of 1999.
       (C) Quorum.--A quorum shall consist of a majority of the 
     members of the Panel.
       (D) Hearings.--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.

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       (5) Administration.--
       (A) Compensation.--Except as provided in subparagraph (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 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) 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).
       (D) 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.
       (E) Administrative support services.--Upon the request of 
     the Panel, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
     provide to the Panel on a reimbursable basis such 
     administrative support services as the Panel may request.
       (6) Submission of form.--Not later than 2 years after the 
     first meeting, the Panel shall submit a form to the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services for use by third-party health 
     care payers.
       (7) Termination.--The Panel shall terminate on the day 
     after submitting its the form under paragraph (6).
       (b) Requirement for Use of Form by Third-Party Care 
     Payers.--A third-party health care payer shall be required to 
     use the form devised under subsection (a) for plan years 
     beginning on or after 5 years following the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

It was decided in the

Yeas

193

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negative

Nays

238

para. 110.10                  [Roll No. 488]

                                AYES--193

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--238

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     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
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Cox
     Kaptur
     Scarborough

  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 110.11  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. HOUGHTON:

       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 ``Bipartisan 
     Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act of 1999''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

                    TITLE I--IMPROVING MANAGED CARE

                   Subtitle A--Grievances and Appeals

Sec. 101. Utilization review activities.
Sec. 102. Internal appeals procedures.
Sec. 103. External appeals procedures.
Sec. 104. Establishment of a grievance process.

                       Subtitle B--Access to Care

Sec. 111. Consumer choice option.
Sec. 112. Choice of health care professional.
Sec. 113. Access to emergency care.
Sec. 114. Access to specialty care.
Sec. 115. Access to obstetrical and gynecological care.
Sec. 116. Access to pediatric care.
Sec. 117. Continuity of care.
Sec. 118. Access to needed prescription drugs.
Sec. 119. Coverage for individuals participating in approved clinical 
              trials.

                   Subtitle C--Access to Information

Sec. 121. Patient access to information.

         Subtitle D--Protecting the Doctor-Patient Relationship

Sec. 131. Prohibition of interference with certain medical 
              communications.
Sec. 132. Prohibition of discrimination against providers based on 
              licensure.
Sec. 133. Prohibition against improper incentive arrangements.
Sec. 134. Payment of claims.
Sec. 135. Protection for patient advocacy.

                        Subtitle E--Definitions

Sec. 151. Definitions.
Sec. 152. Preemption; State flexibility; construction.
Sec. 153. Exclusions.
Sec. 154. Coverage of limited scope plans.
Sec. 155. Regulations.

 TITLE II--APPLICATION OF QUALITY STANDARDS TO GROUP HEALTH PLANS AND 
     HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE UNDER THE 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.

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Sec. 302. Additional judicial remedies.
Sec. 303. Availability of binding arbitration.

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--HEALTH CARE PAPERWORK SIMPLIFICATION

Sec. 601. Health care paperwork simplification.

                    TITLE I--IMPROVING MANAGED CARE

                   Subtitle A--Grievance and Appeals

     SEC. 101. 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 use or coverage, 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 with input from a range of 
     appropriate actively practicing health care professionals, as 
     determined by the plan, pursuant to the program. Such 
     criteria shall include written clinical review criteria that 
     are based on valid clinical evidence where available and 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.
       (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) Review of sample of claims denials.--Such a program 
     shall provide for an evaluation of the clinical 
     appropriateness of at least a sample of denials of claims for 
     benefits.
       (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.
       (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 have received appropriate 
     training in the conduct of such activities under the program.
       (B) 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 encourages denials of claims for benefits.
       (C) Prohibition of conflicts.--Such a program shall not 
     permit a health care professional who is providing health 
     care services to an individual to perform utilization review 
     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, including the utilization 
     review administrator, 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.
       (d) Deadline for Determinations.--
       (1) Prior authorization services.--
       (A) In general.--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 
     case, and in no event later than the deadline specified in 
     subparagraph (B).
       (B) Deadline.--
       (i) In general.--Subject to clauses (ii) and (iii), the 
     deadline specified in this subparagraph is 14 days after the 
     date of receipt of the request for prior authorization.
       (ii) Extension permitted where notice of additional 
     information required.--If a utilization review program--

       (I) receives a request for a prior authorization,
       (II) determines that additional information is necessary to 
     complete the review and make the determination on the 
     request, and
       (III) notifies the requester, not later than 5 business 
     days after the date of receiving the request, of the need for 
     such specified additional information,

     the deadline specified in this subparagraph is 14 days after 
     the date the program receives the specified additional 
     information, but in no case later than 28 days after the date 
     of receipt of the request for the prior authorization. This 
     clause shall not apply if the deadline is specified in clause 
     (iii).
       (iii) Expedited cases.--In the case of a situation 
     described in section 102(c)(1)(A), the deadline specified in 
     this subparagraph is 72 hours after the time of the request 
     for prior authorization.
       (2) Ongoing care.--
       (A) Concurrent review.--
       (i) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), in the case 
     of a concurrent review of ongoing care (including 
     hospitalization), which results in a termination or reduction 
     of such care, the plan must provide by telephone and in 
     printed form notice of the concurrent review determination to 
     the individual or the individual's designee and the 
     individual's health care provider as soon as possible in 
     accordance with the medical exigencies of the case, with 
     sufficient time prior to the termination or reduction to 
     allow for an appeal under section 102(c)(1)(A) to be 
     completed before the termination or reduction takes effect.
       (ii) Contents of notice.--Such notice shall include, with 
     respect to ongoing health care items and services, the number 
     of ongoing services approved, the new total of approved 
     services, the date of onset of services, and the next review 
     date, if any, as well as a statement of the individual's 
     rights to further appeal.
       (B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not be interpreted 
     as requiring plans or issuers to provide coverage of care 
     that would exceed the coverage limitations for such care.
       (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, but in no case later than 60 days after the 
     date of receipt of the claim for benefits.
       (4) Failure to meet deadline.--In a case in which a group 
     health plan or health insurance issuer fails to make a 
     determination on a claim for benefit under paragraph (1), 
     (2)(A), or (3) by the applicable deadline established under 
     the respective paragraph, the failure shall be treated under 
     this subtitle as a denial of the claim as of the date of the 
     deadline.
       (5) 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 
     113, respectively.
       (e) Notice of Denials of Claims for Benefits.--
       (1) In general.--Notice of a denial of claims for benefits 
     under a utilization review program shall be provided in 
     printed form and written in a manner calculated to be 
     understood by the participant, beneficiary, or enrollee and 
     shall include--
       (A) the reasons for the denial (including the clinical 
     rationale);
       (B) instructions on how to initiate an appeal under section 
     102; 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 denial.
       (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 denial in order to make a decision on such an 
     appeal.
       (f) Claim for Benefits and Denial of Claim for Benefits 
     Defined.--For purposes of this subtitle:
       (1) Claim for benefits.--The term ``claim for benefits'' 
     means any request for coverage (including authorization of 
     coverage), for eligibility, or for payment in whole or in 
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     for an item or service under a group health plan or health 
     insurance coverage.
       (2) Denial of claim for benefits.--The term ``denial'' 
     means, with respect to a claim for benefits, means a denial, 
     or a failure to act on a timely basis upon, in whole or in 
     part, the claim for benefits and includes a failure to 
     provide benefits (including items and services) required to 
     be provided under this title.

     SEC. 102. INTERNAL APPEALS PROCEDURES.

       (a) Right of Review.--
       (1) In general.--Each group health plan, and each health 
     insurance issuer offering health insurance coverage--
       (A) shall provide adequate notice in writing to any 
     participant or beneficiary under such plan, or enrollee under 
     such coverage, whose claim for benefits under the plan or 
     coverage has been denied (within the meaning of section 
     101(f)(2)), setting forth the specific reasons for such 
     denial of claim for benefits and rights to any further review 
     or appeal, written in a manner calculated to be understood by 
     the participant, beneficiary, or enrollee; and
       (B) shall afford such a participant, beneficiary, or 
     enrollee (and any provider or other person acting on behalf 
     of such an individual with the individual's consent or 
     without such consent if the individual is medically unable to 
     provide such consent) who is dissatisfied with such a denial 
     of claim for benefits a reasonable opportunity (of not less 
     than 180 days) to request and obtain a full and fair review 
     by a named fiduciary (with respect to such plan) or named 
     appropriate individual (with respect to such coverage) of the 
     decision denying the claim.
       (2) Treatment of oral requests.--The request for review 
     under paragraph (1)(B) may be made orally, but, in the case 
     of an oral request, shall be followed by a request in 
     writing.
       (b) Internal Review Process.--
       (1) Conduct of review.--
       (A) In general.--A review of a denial of claim under this 
     section shall be made by an individual who--
       (i) in a case involving medical judgment, shall be a 
     physician or, in the case of limited scope coverage (as 
     defined in subparagraph (B), shall be an appropriate 
     specialist;
       (ii) has been selected by the plan or issuer; and
       (iii) did not make the initial denial in the internally 
     appealable decision.
       (B) Limited scope coverage defined.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), the term ``limited scope coverage'' means a 
     group health plan or health insurance coverage the only 
     benefits under which are for benefits described in section 
     2791(c)(2)(A) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
     300gg-91(c)(2)).
       (2) Time limits for internal reviews.--
       (A) In general.--Having received such a request for review 
     of a denial of claim, the plan or issuer shall, in accordance 
     with the medical exigencies of the case but not later than 
     the deadline specified in subparagraph (B), complete the 
     review on the denial and transmit to the participant, 
     beneficiary, enrollee, or other person involved a decision 
     that affirms, reverses, or modifies the denial. If the 
     decision does not reverse the denial, the plan or issuer 
     shall transmit, in printed form, a notice that sets forth the 
     grounds for such decision and that includes a description of 
     rights to any further appeal. Such decision shall be treated 
     as the final decision of the plan. Failure to issue such a 
     decision by such deadline shall be treated as a final 
     decision affirming the denial of claim.
       (B) Deadline.--
       (i) In general.--Subject to clauses (ii) and (iii), the 
     deadline specified in this subparagraph is 14 days after the 
     date of receipt of the request for internal review.
       (ii) Extension permitted where notice of additional 
     information required.--If a group health plan or health 
     insurance issuer--

       (I) receives a request for internal review,
       (II) determines that additional information is necessary to 
     complete the review and make the determination on the 
     request, and
       (III) notifies the requester, not later than 5 business 
     days after the date of receiving the request, of the need for 
     such specified additional information,

     the deadline specified in this subparagraph is 14 days after 
     the date the plan or issuer receives the specified additional 
     information, but in no case later than 28 days after the date 
     of receipt of the request for the internal review. This 
     clause shall not apply if the deadline is specified in clause 
     (iii).
       (iii) Expedited cases.--In the case of a situation 
     described in subsection (c)(1)(A), the deadline specified in 
     this subparagraph is 72 hours after the time of the request 
     for review.
       (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 requests for review under 
     subsection (b) in situations--
       (A) in which, as determined by the plan or issuer or as 
     certified in writing by a treating health care professional, 
     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; or
       (B) described in section 101(d)(2) (relating to requests 
     for continuation of ongoing care which would otherwise be 
     reduced or terminated).
       (2) Process.--Under such procedures--
       (A) the request for expedited review may be submitted 
     orally or in writing by an individual or provider who is 
     otherwise entitled to request the review;
       (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 review in the 
     case of any of the situations described in subparagraph (A) 
     or (B) of paragraph (1).
       (3) Deadline for decision.--The decision on the expedited 
     review must be made and communicated to the parties as soon 
     as possible in accordance with the medical exigencies of the 
     case, and in no event later than 72 hours after the time of 
     receipt of the request for expedited review, except that in a 
     case described in paragraph (1)(B), the decision must be made 
     before the end of the approved period of care.
       (d) Waiver of Process.--A plan or issuer may waive its 
     rights for an internal review under subsection (b). In such 
     case the participant, beneficiary, or enrollee involved (and 
     any designee or provider involved) shall be relieved of any 
     obligation to complete the review involved and may, at the 
     option of such participant, beneficiary, enrollee, designee, 
     or provider, proceed directly to seek further appeal through 
     any applicable external appeals process.

     SEC. 103. EXTERNAL APPEALS PROCEDURES.

       (a) Right to External Appeal.--
       (1) In general.--A group health plan, and a health 
     insurance issuer offering 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), for which an 
     appeal is made, within 180 days after completion of the 
     plan's internal appeals process under section 102, either by 
     the plan or issuer or by the participant, beneficiary, or 
     enrollee (and any provider or other person acting on behalf 
     of such an individual with the individual's consent or 
     without such consent if such an individual is medically 
     unable to provide such consent). The appropriate Secretary 
     shall establish standards to carry out such requirements.
       (2) Externally appealable decision defined.--
       (A) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``externally appealable decision'' means a denial of claim 
     for benefits (as defined in section 101(f)(2))--
       (i) that is based in whole or in part on a decision that 
     the item or service is not medically necessary or appropriate 
     or is investigational or experimental; or
       (ii) in which the decision as to whether a benefit is 
     covered involves a medical judgment.
       (B) Inclusion.--Such term also includes a failure to meet 
     an applicable deadline for internal review under section 102.
       (C) Exclusions.--Such term does not include--
       (i) specific exclusions or express limitations on the 
     amount, duration, or scope of coverage that do not involve 
     medical judgment; or
       (ii) a decision regarding whether an individual is a 
     participant, beneficiary, or enrollee under the plan or 
     coverage.
       (3) Exhaustion of internal review process.--Except as 
     provided under section 102(d), a plan or issuer may condition 
     the use of an external appeal process in the case of an 
     externally appealable decision upon a final decision in an 
     internal review under section 102, but only if the decision 
     is made in a timely basis consistent with the deadlines 
     provided under this subtitle.
       (4) Filing fee requirement.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), a plan or 
     issuer may condition the use of an external appeal process 
     upon payment to the plan or issuer of a filing fee that does 
     not exceed $25.
       (B) Exception for indigency.--The plan or issuer may not 
     require payment of the filing fee in the case of an 
     individual participant, beneficiary, or enrollee who 
     certifies (in a form and manner specified in guidelines 
     established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services) 
     that the individual is indigent (as defined in such 
     guidelines).
       (C) Refunding fee in case of successful appeals.--The plan 
     or issuer shall refund payment of the filing fee under this 
     paragraph if the recommendation of the external appeal entity 
     is to reverse or modify the denial of a claim for benefits 
     which is the subject of the appeal.
       (b) General Elements of External Appeals Process.--
       (1) Contract with qualified external appeal entity.--
       (A) Contract requirement.--Except as provided in 
     subparagraph (D), 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) Limitation on plan or issuer selection.--The applicable 
     authority shall implement procedures--
       (i) to assure that the selection process among qualified 
     external appeal entities will not create any incentives for 
     external appeal entities to make a decision in a biased 
     manner, and
       (ii) 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 
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     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 all costs of the process (except those incurred 
     by the participant, beneficiary, enrollee, or treating 
     professional in support of the appeal) shall be paid by the 
     plan or issuer, and not by the participant, beneficiary, or 
     enrollee. The previous sentence shall not be construed as 
     applying to the imposition of a filing fee under subsection 
     (a)(4).
       (D) State authority with respect qualified external appeal 
     entity for health insurance issuers.--With respect to health 
     insurance issuers offering health insurance coverage 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 a 
     manner determined by the State to assure an unbiased 
     determination.
       (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:
       (A) Fair and de novo determination.--The process shall 
     provide for a fair, de novo determination. However, nothing 
     in this paragraph shall be construed as providing for 
     coverage of items and services for which benefits are 
     specifically excluded under the plan or coverage.
       (B) Standard of review.--An external appeal entity shall 
     determine whether the plan's or issuer's decision is in 
     accordance with the medical needs of the patient involved (as 
     determined by the entity) taking into account, as of the time 
     of the entity's determination, the patient's medical 
     condition and any relevant and reliable evidence the entity 
     obtains under subparagraph (D). If the entity determines the 
     decision is in accordance with such needs, the entity shall 
     affirm the decision and to the extent that the entity 
     determines the decision is not in accordance with such needs, 
     the entity shall reverse or modify the decision.
       (C) Consideration of plan or coverage definitions.--In 
     making such determination, the external appeal entity shall 
     consider (but not be bound by) any language in the plan or 
     coverage document relating to the definitions of the terms 
     medical necessity, medically necessary or appropriate, or 
     experimental, investigational, or related terms.
       (D) Evidence.--
       (i) In general.--An external appeal entity shall include, 
     among the evidence taken into consideration--

       (I) the decision made by the plan or issuer upon internal 
     review under section 102 and any guidelines or standards used 
     by the plan or issuer in reaching such decision;
       (II) any personal health and medical information supplied 
     with respect to the individual whose denial of claim for 
     benefits has been appealed; and
       (III) the opinion of the individual's treating physician or 
     health care professional.

       (ii) Additional evidence.--Such entity may also take into 
     consideration but not be limited to the following evidence 
     (to the extent available):

       (I) The results of studies that meet professionally 
     recognized standards of validity and replicability or that 
     have been published in peer-reviewed journals.
       (II) The results of professional consensus conferences 
     conducted or financed in whole or in part by one or more 
     government agencies.
       (III) Practice and treatment guidelines prepared or 
     financed in whole or in part by government agencies.
       (IV) Government-issued coverage and treatment policies.
       (V) Community standard of care and generally accepted 
     principles of professional medical practice.
       (VI) To the extent that the entity determines it to be free 
     of any conflict of interest, the opinions of individuals who 
     are qualified as experts in one or more fields of health care 
     which are directly related to the matters under appeal.
       (VII) To the extent that the entity determines it to be 
     free of any conflict of interest, the results of peer reviews 
     conducted by the plan or issuer involved.

       (E) Determination concerning externally appealable 
     decisions.--A qualified external appeal entity shall 
     determine--
       (i) whether a denial of claim for benefits is an externally 
     appealable decision (within the meaning of subsection 
     (a)(2));
       (ii) whether an externally appealable decision involves an 
     expedited appeal; and
       (iii) for purposes of initiating an external review, 
     whether the internal review process has been completed.
       (F) Opportunity to submit evidence.--Each party to an 
     externally appealable decision may submit evidence related to 
     the issues in dispute.
       (G) Provision of information.--The plan or issuer involved 
     shall provide timely access to the external appeal entity to 
     information and to provisions of the plan or health insurance 
     coverage relating to the matter of the externally appealable 
     decision, as determined by the entity.
       (H) 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 made in accordance with the medical exigencies of 
     the case involved, but in no event later than 21 days after 
     the date (or, in the case of an expedited appeal, 72 hours 
     after the time) of requesting an external appeal of the 
     decision;
       (iii) 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
       (iv) inform the participant, beneficiary, or enrollee of 
     the individual's rights (including any limitation on such 
     rights) to seek further review by the courts (or other 
     process) of the external appeal determination.
       (I) Compliance with determination.--If the external appeal 
     entity reverses or modifies the denial of a claim for 
     benefits, the plan or issuer shall--
       (i) upon the receipt of the determination, authorize 
     benefits in accordance with such determination;
       (ii) take such actions as may be necessary to provide 
     benefits (including items or services) in a timely manner 
     consistent with such determination; and
       (iii) submit information to the entity documenting 
     compliance with the entity's determination and this 
     subparagraph.
       (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 that is certified under paragraph 
     (2) as meeting the following requirements:
       (A) The entity meets the independence requirements of 
     paragraph (3).
       (B) The entity conducts external appeal activities through 
     a panel of not fewer than 3 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)(2)(G).
       (D) The entity meets such other requirements as the 
     appropriate Secretary may impose.
       (2) Initial 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)--

       (I) by the Secretary of Labor;
       (II) under a process recognized or approved by the 
     Secretary of Labor; or
       (III) to the extent provided in subparagraph (C)(i), by a 
     qualified private standard-setting organization (certified 
     under such subparagraph); 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--

       (I) by the applicable State authority (or under a process 
     recognized or approved by such authority); or
       (II) if the State has not established a certification and 
     recertification process for such entities, by the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services, under a process recognized or 
     approved by such Secretary, or to the extent provided in 
     subparagraph (C)(ii), by a qualified private standard-setting 
     organization (certified under such subparagraph).

       (B) Recertification process.--The appropriate Secretary 
     shall develop standards for the recertification of external 
     appeal entities. Such standards shall include a review of--
       (i) the number of cases reviewed;
       (ii) a summary of the disposition of those cases;
       (iii) the length of time in making determinations on those 
     cases;
       (iv) updated information of what was required to be 
     submitted as a condition of certification for the entity's 
     performance of external appeal activities; and
       (v) 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.
       (C) Certification of qualified private standard-setting 
     organizations.--
       (i) For external reviews under group health plans.--For 
     purposes of subparagraph (A)(i)(III), the Secretary of Labor 
     may provide for a process for certification (and periodic 
     recertification) of qualified private standard-setting 
     organizations which provide for certification of external 
     review entities. Such an organization shall only be certified 
     if the organization does not certify an external review 
     entity unless it meets standards required for certification 
     of such an entity by such Secretary under subparagraph 
     (A)(i)(I).
       (ii) For external reviews of health insurance issuers.--For 
     purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii)(II), the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services may provide for a process for 
     certification (and periodic recertification) of qualified 
     private standard-setting organizations which provide for 
     certification of external review entities. Such an 
     organization shall only be certified if the organization does 
     not certify an external review entity unless it meets 
     standards required for certification of such an entity by 
     such Secretary under subparagraph (A)(ii)(II).
       (3) Independence requirements.--
       (A) In general.--A clinical peer or other entity meets the 
     independence requirements of this paragraph if--
       (i) the peer or entity does not have a familial, financial, 
     or professional relationship with any related party;

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       (ii) any compensation received by such peer or entity in 
     connection with the external review is reasonable and not 
     contingent on any decision rendered by the peer or entity;
       (iii) except as provided in paragraph (4), the plan and the 
     issuer have no recourse against the peer or entity in 
     connection with the external review; and
       (iv) the peer or entity does not otherwise have a conflict 
     of interest with a related party as determined under any 
     regulations which the Secretary may prescribe.
       (B) Related party.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     term ``related party'' means--
       (i) with respect to--

       (I) a group health plan or health insurance coverage 
     offered in connection with such a plan, the plan or the 
     health insurance issuer offering such coverage, or
       (II) individual health insurance coverage, the health 
     insurance issuer offering such coverage,

     or any plan sponsor, fiduciary, officer, director, or 
     management employee of such plan or issuer;
       (ii) the health care professional that provided the health 
     care involved in the coverage decision;
       (iii) the institution at which the health care involved in 
     the coverage decision is provided;
       (iv) the manufacturer of any drug or other item that was 
     included in the health care involved in the coverage 
     decision; or
       (v) any other party determined under any regulations which 
     the Secretary may prescribe to have a substantial interest in 
     the coverage decision.
       (4) Limitation on liability of reviewers.--No qualified 
     external appeal entity having a contract with a plan or 
     issuer under this part and no person who is employed by any 
     such entity or who furnishes professional services to such 
     entity, shall be held by reason of the performance of any 
     duty, function, or activity required or authorized pursuant 
     to this section, to have violated any criminal law, or to be 
     civilly liable under any law of the United States or of any 
     State (or political subdivision thereof) if due care was 
     exercised in the performance of such duty, function, or 
     activity and there was no actual malice or gross misconduct 
     in the performance of such duty, function, or activity.
       (d) External Appeal Determination Binding on Plan.--The 
     determination by an external appeal entity under this section 
     is binding on the plan and issuer involved in the 
     determination.
       (e) Penalties Against Authorized Officials for Refusing To 
     Authorize the Determination of an External Review Entity.--
       (1) Monetary penalties.--In any case in which the 
     determination of an external review entity is not followed by 
     a group health plan, or by a health insurance issuer offering 
     health insurance coverage, any person who, acting in the 
     capacity of authorizing the benefit, causes such refusal may, 
     in the discretion in a court of competent jurisdiction, be 
     liable to an aggrieved participant, beneficiary, or enrollee 
     for a civil penalty in an amount of up to $1,000 a day from 
     the date on which the determination was transmitted to the 
     plan or issuer by the external review entity until the date 
     the refusal to provide the benefit is corrected.
       (2) Cease and desist order and order of attorney's fees.--
     In any action described in paragraph (1) brought by a 
     participant, beneficiary, or enrollee with respect to a group 
     health plan, or a health insurance issuer offering health 
     insurance coverage, in which a plaintiff alleges that a 
     person referred to in such paragraph has taken an action 
     resulting in a refusal of a benefit determined by an external 
     appeal entity in violation of such terms of the plan, 
     coverage, or this subtitle, or has failed to take an action 
     for which such person is responsible under the plan, 
     coverage, or this title and which is necessary under the plan 
     or coverage for authorizing a benefit, the court shall cause 
     to be served on the defendant an order requiring the 
     defendant--
       (A) to cease and desist from the alleged action or failure 
     to act; and
       (B) to pay to the plaintiff a reasonable attorney's fee and 
     other reasonable costs relating to the prosecution of the 
     action on the charges on which the plaintiff prevails.
       (3) Additional civil penalties.--
       (A) In general.--In addition to any penalty imposed under 
     paragraph (1) or (2), the appropriate Secretary may assess a 
     civil penalty against a person acting in the capacity of 
     authorizing a benefit determined by an external review entity 
     for one or more group health plans, or health insurance 
     issuers offering health insurance coverage, for--
       (i) any pattern or practice of repeated refusal to 
     authorize a benefit determined by an external appeal entity 
     in violation of the terms of such a plan, coverage, or this 
     title; or
       (ii) any pattern or practice of repeated violations of the 
     requirements of this section with respect to such plan or 
     plans or coverage.
       (B) Standard of proof and amount of penalty.--Such penalty 
     shall be payable only upon proof by clear and convincing 
     evidence of such pattern or practice and shall be in an 
     amount not to exceed the lesser of--
       (i) 25 percent of the aggregate value of benefits shown by 
     the appropriate Secretary to have not been provided, or 
     unlawfully delayed, in violation of this section under such 
     pattern or practice, or
       (ii) $500,000.
       (4) Removal and disqualification.--Any person acting in the 
     capacity of authorizing benefits who has engaged in any such 
     pattern or practice described in paragraph (3)(A) with 
     respect to a plan or coverage, upon the petition of the 
     appropriate Secretary, may be removed by the court from such 
     position, and from any other involvement, with respect to 
     such a plan or coverage, and may be precluded from returning 
     to any such position or involvement for a period determined 
     by the court.
       (f) Protection of Legal Rights.--Nothing in this subtitle 
     shall be construed as altering or eliminating any cause of 
     action or legal rights or remedies of participants, 
     beneficiaries, enrollees, and others under State or Federal 
     law (including sections 502 and 503 of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974), including the right 
     to file judicial actions to enforce actions.

     SEC. 104. ESTABLISHMENT OF A 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 or without such 
     consent if the individual is medically unable to provide such 
     consent, regarding any aspect of the plan's or issuer's 
     services.
       (2) Grievance defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``grievance'' means any question, complaint, or concern 
     brought by a participant, beneficiary or enrollee that is not 
     a claim for benefits (as defined in section 101(f)(1)).
       (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 
     least 3 previous years, all 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.

     Grievances are not subject to appeal under the previous 
     provisions of this subtitle.

                       Subtitle B--Access to Care

     SEC. 111. CONSUMER CHOICE OPTION.

       (a) In General.--If a health insurance issuer offers to 
     enrollees health insurance coverage in connection with a 
     group health plan which provides for coverage of services 
     only if such services are furnished through health care 
     professionals and providers who are members of a network of 
     health care professionals and providers who have entered into 
     a contract with the issuer to provide such services, the 
     issuer shall also offer to such enrollees (at the time of 
     enrollment and during an annual open season as provided under 
     subsection (c)) the option of health insurance coverage which 
     provides for coverage of such services which are not 
     furnished through health care professionals and providers who 
     are members of such a network unless enrollees are offered 
     such non-network coverage through another group health plan 
     or through another health insurance issuer in the group 
     market.
       (b) Additional Costs.--The amount of any additional premium 
     charged by the health insurance issuer for the additional 
     cost of the creation and maintenance of the option described 
     in subsection (a) and the amount of any additional cost 
     sharing imposed under such option shall be borne by the 
     enrollee unless it is paid by the health plan sponsor through 
     agreement with the health insurance issuer.
       (c) Open Season.--An enrollee may change to the offering 
     provided under this section only during a time period 
     determined by the health insurance issuer. Such time period 
     shall occur at least annually.

     SEC. 112. CHOICE OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL.

       (a) Primary Care.--If a group health plan, or a health 
     insurance issuer that offers health insurance coverage, 
     requires or provides for designation by a participant, 
     beneficiary, or enrollee of a participating primary care 
     provider, then the plan or issuer shall permit each 
     participant, beneficiary, and enrollee to designate 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 
     professional 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

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     participating health care professionals with respect to such 
     care.

     SEC. 113. 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 services in an 
     emergency department of a hospital, the plan or issuer shall 
     cover emergency services (as defined in paragraph (2)(B))--
       (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--
       (i) by a nonparticipating health care provider with or 
     without prior authorization, or
       (ii) by a participating health care provider without prior 
     authorization,

     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 with prior authorization; 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.
       (C) Stabilize.--The term ``to stabilize'' means, with 
     respect to an emergency medical condition, to provide such 
     medical treatment of the condition as may be necessary to 
     assure, within reasonable medical probability, that no 
     material deterioration of the condition is likely to result 
     from or occur during the transfer of the individual from a 
     facility.
       (b) Reimbursement for Maintenance Care and Post-
     Stabilization Care.--If benefits are available under a group 
     health plan, or under health insurance coverage offered by a 
     health insurance issuer, with respect to maintenance care or 
     post-stabilization care covered under the guidelines 
     established under section 1852(d)(2) of the Social Security 
     Act, 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) (and shall otherwise comply with such guidelines).

     SEC. 114. ACCESS TO SPECIALTY CARE.

       (a) Specialty Care for Covered Services.--
       (1) In general.--If--
       (A) 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,
       (B) the individual has a condition or disease of sufficient 
     seriousness and complexity to require treatment by a 
     specialist, and
       (C) 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.
       (2) Specialist defined.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term ``specialist'' means, with respect to a condition, a 
     health care practitioner, facility, or center 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.
       (3) 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 paragraph (1) be--
       (A) 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
       (B) 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.
       (4) Referrals to participating providers.--A group health 
     plan or health insurance issuer is not required under 
     paragraph (1) 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.
       (5) Treatment of nonparticipating providers.--If a plan or 
     issuer refers an individual to a nonparticipating specialist 
     pursuant to paragraph (1), 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.
       (b) Specialists as Gatekeeper for Treatment of Ongoing 
     Special Conditions.--
       (1) 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 paragraph (3)) may 
     request and receive a referral to a specialist for such 
     condition who shall be responsible for and capable of 
     providing and coordinating the individual's care with respect 
     to the condition. Under such procedures 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.
       (2) Treatment for related referrals.--Such specialists 
     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 (referred to in subsection (a)(3)(A)) with 
     respect to the ongoing special condition.
       (3) Ongoing special condition defined.--In this subsection, 
     the term ``ongoing special condition'' means a condition or 
     disease that--
       (A) is life-threatening, degenerative, or disabling, and
       (B) requires specialized medical care over a prolonged 
     period of time.
       (4) Terms of referral.--The provisions of paragraphs (3) 
     through (5) of subsection (a) apply with respect to referrals 
     under paragraph (1) of this subsection in the same manner as 
     they apply to referrals under subsection (a)(1).
       (c) Standing Referrals.--
       (1) 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 if the individual so desires.
       (2) Terms of referral.--The provisions of paragraphs (3) 
     through (5) of subsection (a) apply with respect to referrals 
     under paragraph (1) of this subsection in the same manner as 
     they apply to referrals under subsection (a)(1).

     SEC. 115. ACCESS TO OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL CARE.

       (a) 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 health care professional, the plan or issuer--
       (1) may not require authorization or a referral by the 
     individual's primary care health care professional or 
     otherwise for coverage of gynecological care (including 
     preventive women's health examinations) and pregnancy-related 
     services provided by a participating health care 
     professional, including a physician, who specializes in 
     obstetrics and gynecology to the extent such care is 
     otherwise covered, and
       (2) shall treat the ordering of other obstetrical or 
     gynecological care by such a participating professional as 
     the authorization of the primary care health care 
     professional with respect to such care under the plan or 
     coverage.
       (b) Construction.--Nothing in subsection (a) shall be 
     construed to--
       (1) waive any exclusions of coverage under the terms of the 
     plan or health insurance coverage with respect to coverage of 
     obstetrical or gynecological care; or
       (2) preclude the group health plan or health insurance 
     issuer involved from requiring that the obstetrical or 
     gynecological provider notify the primary care health care 
     professional or the plan or issuer of treatment decisions.

     SEC. 116. ACCESS TO PEDIATRIC CARE.

       (a) Pediatric Care.--If a group health plan, or a health 
     insurance issuer in connection with the provision of health 
     insurance coverage, requires or provides for an enrollee

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     to designate a participating primary care provider for a 
     child of such enrollee, the plan or issuer shall permit the 
     enrollee to designate a physician who specializes in 
     pediatrics as the child's primary care provider.
       (b) Construction.--Nothing in subsection (a) shall be 
     construed to waive any exclusions of coverage under the terms 
     of the plan or health insurance coverage with respect to 
     coverage of pediatric care.

     SEC. 117. 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)(B)), 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 treatment from the provider for an 
     ongoing special condition (as defined in paragraph (3)(A)) at 
     the time of such termination, the plan or issuer shall--
       (A) notify the individual on a timely basis of such 
     termination and of the right to elect continuation of 
     coverage of treatment by the provider under this section; and
       (B) subject to subsection (c), permit the individual to 
     elect to continue to be covered with respect to treatment by 
     the provider of such condition 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) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (A) Ongoing special condition.--The term ``ongoing special 
     condition'' has the meaning given such term in section 
     114(b)(3), and also includes pregnancy.
       (B) Termination.--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 up to 90 days (as determined by the treating 
     health care professional) after the date of the notice 
     described in subsection (a)(1)(A) of the provider's 
     termination.
       (2) Scheduled surgery and organ transplantation.--If 
     surgery or organ transplantation was scheduled for an 
     individual 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 surgery or 
     transplantation, the transitional period under this 
     subsection with respect to the surgery or transplantation 
     shall extend beyond the period under paragraph (1) and until 
     the date of discharge of the individual after completion of 
     the surgery or transplantation.
       (3) Pregnancy.--If--
       (A) a participant, beneficiary, or enrollee was determined 
     to be pregnant 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 or its 
     medical manifestations.
       (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 individual notifying the plan of the election of 
     continued coverage and 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 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. 118. ACCESS TO NEEDED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

       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)(5) to participants, beneficiaries, and 
     enrollees, the nature of the formulary restrictions; and
       (3) consistent with the standards for a utilization review 
     program under section 101, provide for exceptions from the 
     formulary limitation when a non-formulary alternative is 
     medically indicated.

     SEC. 119. 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:

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       (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.

                   Subtitle C--Access to Information

     SEC. 121. PATIENT ACCESS TO 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 nonparticipating providers or that are furnished 
     without meeting the applicable utilization review 
     requirements;
       (C) the extent to which benefits may be obtained from 
     nonparticipating providers;
       (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 112(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.
       (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.
       (9) Quality assurance.--Any information made public by an 
     accrediting organization in the process of accreditation of 
     the plan or issuer or any additional quality indicators the 
     plan or issuer makes available.
       (10) 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.
       (11) Notice of requirements.--Notice of the requirements of 
     this title.
       (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 101, including under any drug formulary 
     program under section 118.
       (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.--A general 
     description by category (including salary, fee-for-service, 
     capitation, and such other categories as may be specified in 
     regulations of the Secretary) of the applicable method by 
     which a specified prospective or treating health care 
     professional is (or would be) compensated in connection with 
     the provision of health care under the plan or 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) Formulary restrictions.--A description of the nature of 
     any drug formula restrictions.
       (6) Participating provider list.--A list of current 
     participating health care providers.
       (d) 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.

         Subtitle D--Protecting the Doctor-Patient Relationship

     SEC. 131. PROHIBITION OF INTERFERENCE WITH CERTAIN MEDICAL 
                   COMMUNICATIONS.

       (a) 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 otherwise restrict a health care 
     professional from advising such a participant, beneficiary, 
     or enrollee who is a patient of the professional about the 
     health status of the individual or medical care or treatment 
     for the individual's condition or disease, regardless of 
     whether benefits for such care or treatment are provided 
     under the plan or coverage, if the professional is acting 
     within the lawful scope of practice.
       (b) Nullification.--Any contract provision or agreement 
     that restricts or prohibits medical communications in 
     violation of subsection (a) shall be null and void.

     SEC. 132. PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PROVIDERS 
                   BASED ON LICENSURE.

       (a) In General.--A group health plan and a health insurance 
     issuer offering health insurance coverage 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.
       (b) Construction.--Subsection (a) shall not be construed--
       (1) as requiring the coverage under a group health plan or 
     health insurance 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

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     quality and control costs consistent with the 
     responsibilities of the plan or issuer;
       (2) to override any State licensure or scope-of-practice 
     law; or
       (3) as requiring a plan or issuer that offers network 
     coverage to include for participation every willing provider 
     who meets the terms and conditions of the plan or issuer.

     SEC. 133. PROHIBITION AGAINST IMPROPER INCENTIVE 
                   ARRANGEMENTS.

       (a) 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 clauses (i), (ii)(I), and (iii) of 
     subparagraph (A) of such section are met with respect to such 
     a plan.
       (b) 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.
       (c) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed as prohibiting all capitation and similar 
     arrangements or all provider discount arrangements.

     SEC. 134. PAYMENT OF CLAIMS.

       A group health plan, and a health insurance issuer offering 
     group health insurance coverage, shall provide for prompt 
     payment of claims submitted for health care services or 
     supplies furnished to a participant, beneficiary, or enrollee 
     with respect to benefits covered by the plan or issuer, in a 
     manner consistent with the provisions of sections 1816(c)(2) 
     and 1842(c)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1395h(c)(2) and 42 U.S.C. 1395u(c)(2)), except that for 
     purposes of this section, subparagraph (C) of section 
     1816(c)(2) of the Social Security Act shall be treated as 
     applying to claims received from a participant, beneficiary, 
     or enrollee as well as claims referred to in such 
     subparagraph.

     SEC. 135. PROTECTION FOR PATIENT ADVOCACY.

       (a) Protection for Use of Utilization Review and Grievance 
     Process.--A group 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 for 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 E--Definitions

     SEC. 151. DEFINITIONS.

       (a) Incorporation of General Definitions.--Except as 
     otherwise provided, the provisions of section 2791 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 
     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 
     and the Secretary of Labor in relation to carrying out this 
     title under section 713 of the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974.
       (c) Additional Definitions.--For purposes of this title:
       (1) Actively practicing.--The term ``actively practicing'' 
     means, with respect to a physician or other health care 
     professional, such a physician or professional who provides 
     professional services to individual patients on average at 
     least two full days per week.
       (2) 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.
       (3) Clinical peer.--The term ``clinical peer'' means, with 
     respect to a review or appeal, an actively practicing 
     physician (allopathic or osteopathic) or other actively 
     practicing health care professional who holds a nonrestricted 
     license, and who is appropriately credentialed in the same or 
     similar specialty or subspecialty (as appropriate) as 
     typically handles the medical condition, pro

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     cedure, or treatment under review or appeal and includes a 
     pediatric specialist where appropriate; except that only a 
     physician (allopathic or osteopathic) may be a clinical peer 
     with respect to the review or appeal of treatment recommended 
     or rendered by a physician.
       (4) Enrollee.--The term ``enrollee'' means, with respect to 
     health insurance coverage offered by a health insurance 
     issuer, an individual enrolled with the issuer to receive 
     such coverage.
       (5) Group health plan.--The term ``group health plan'' has 
     the meaning given such term in section 733(a) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and in section 
     2791(a)(1) of the Public Health Service Act.
       (6) Health care professional.--The term ``health care 
     professional'' means an individual who is licensed, 
     accredited, or certified under State law to provide specified 
     health care services and who is operating within the scope of 
     such licensure, accreditation, or certification.
       (7) Health care provider.--The term ``health care 
     provider'' includes a physician or other health care 
     professional, as well as an institutional or other facility 
     or agency that provides health care services and that is 
     licensed, accredited, or certified to provide health care 
     items and services under applicable State law.
       (8) Network.--The term ``network'' means, with respect to a 
     group health plan or health insurance issuer offering health 
     insurance coverage, the participating health care 
     professionals and providers through whom the plan or issuer 
     provides health care items and services to participants, 
     beneficiaries, or enrollees.
       (9) 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.
       (10) Participating.--The term ``participating'' 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 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.
       (11) Prior authorization.--The term ``prior authorization'' 
     means the process of obtaining prior approval from a health 
     insurance issuer or group health plan for the provision or 
     coverage of medical services.

     SEC. 152. 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 
     or otherwise) 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) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) 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.
       (2) State.--The term ``State'' includes a State, the 
     District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, 
     American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, any political 
     subdivisions of such, or any agency or instrumentality of 
     such.

     SEC. 153. EXCLUSIONS.

       (a) No Benefit Requirements.--Nothing in this title shall 
     be construed to require a group health plan or a health 
     insurance issuer offering health insurance coverage to 
     include specific items and services (including abortions) 
     under the terms of such plan or coverage, other than those 
     provided under the terms of such plan or coverage.
       (b) Exclusion From Access to Care Managed Care Provisions 
     for Fee-for-Service Coverage.--
       (1) In general.--The provisions of sections 111 through 117 
     shall not apply to a group health plan or health insurance 
     coverage if the only coverage offered under the plan or 
     coverage is fee-for-service coverage (as defined in paragraph 
     (2)).
       (2) Fee-for-service coverage defined.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term ``fee-for-service coverage'' means 
     coverage under a group health plan or health insurance 
     coverage that--
       (A) reimburses hospitals, health professionals, and other 
     providers on the basis of a rate determined by the plan or 
     issuer on a fee-for-service basis without placing the 
     provider at financial risk;
       (B) does not vary reimbursement for such a provider based 
     on an agreement to contract terms and conditions or the 
     utilization of health care items or services relating to such 
     provider;
       (C) does not restrict the selection of providers among 
     those who are lawfully authorized to provide the covered 
     services and agree to accept the terms and conditions of 
     payment established under the plan or by the issuer; and
       (D) for which the plan or issuer does not require prior 
     authorization before providing coverage for any services.

     SEC. 154. COVERAGE OF LIMITED SCOPE PLANS.

       Only for purposes of applying the requirements of this 
     title under sections 2707 and 2753 of the Public Health 
     Service Act and section 714 of the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974, section 2791(c)(2)(A), and section 
     733(c)(2)(A) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
     of 1974 shall be deemed not to apply.

     SEC. 155. REGULATIONS.

       The Secretaries of Health and Human Services and Labor 
     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 QUALITY CARE STANDARDS TO GROUP HEALTH PLANS 
   AND HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE UNDER THE 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. 2707. PATIENT PROTECTION STANDARDS.

       ``(a) In General.--Each group health plan shall comply with 
     patient protection requirements under title I of the 
     Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act of 1999, 
     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 2707)'' 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 2752 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 2753. PATIENT PROTECTION STANDARDS.

       ``(a) In General.--Each health insurance issuer shall 
     comply with patient protection requirements under title I of 
     the Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act of 1999 
     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.

       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. 714. 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 
     Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act of 1999 (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 Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care 
     Improvement Act of 1999 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 112 (relating to choice of providers).

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       ``(B) Section 113 (relating to access to emergency care).
       ``(C) Section 114 (relating to access to specialty care).
       ``(D) Section 115 (relating to access to obstetrical and 
     gynecological care).
       ``(E) Section 116 (relating to access to pediatric care).
       ``(F) Section 117(a)(1) (relating to continuity in case of 
     termination of provider contract) and section 117(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.
       ``(G) Section 118 (relating to access to needed 
     prescription drugs).
       ``(H) Section 119 (relating to coverage for individuals 
     participating in approved clinical trials.)
       ``(I) Section 134 (relating to payment of claims).
       ``(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 
     internal appeals process and the grievance system required to 
     be established under sections 102 and 104, 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 process and 
     system (and is not liable for the issuer's failure to provide 
     for such process and system), if the issuer is obligated to 
     provide for (and provides for) such process and system.
       ``(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 103, 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 131 (relating to prohibition of interference 
     with certain medical communications).
       ``(B) Section 132 (relating to prohibition of 
     discrimination against providers based on licensure).
       ``(C) Section 133 (relating to prohibition against improper 
     incentive arrangements).
       ``(D) Section 135 (relating to protection for patient 
     advocacy).
       ``(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 135(b)(1) of the Bipartisan Consensus 
     Managed Care Improvement Act of 1999, 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 135(b)(1) of 
     the Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act of 1999 
     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 A 
     of title I of the Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care 
     Improvement Act of 1999 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 amended by striking ``section 711'' 
     and inserting ``sections 711 and 714''.
       (2) The table of contents in section 1 of such Act is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 713 
     the following new item:

``Sec. 714. 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 135(b))'' after 
     ``part 7''.

     SEC. 302. ADDITIONAL JUDICIAL REMEDIES.

       (a) Cause of Action Relating to Denial of Health 
     Benefits.--Section 502(a) of the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1132(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (8);
       (2) by striking ``amounts.'' at the end of paragraph (9) 
     and inserting ``amounts; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(10) by a participant or beneficiary of a group health 
     plan (or the estate of such a participant or beneficiary), 
     for relief described in subsection (n), against a person 
     who--
       ``(A) is a fiduciary of such plan, a health insurance 
     issuer offering health insurance coverage in connection with 
     such plan, or an agent of such plan or the plan sponsor,
       ``(B) under such plan, has authority to make the sole final 
     decision described in subsection (n)(2) regarding claims for 
     benefits, and
       ``(C) has exercised such authority in making such final 
     decision denying such a claim by such participant or 
     beneficiary in violation of the terms of the plan or this 
     title and, in making such final decision, failed to exercise 
     ordinary care in making an incorrect determination in the 
     case of such participant or beneficiary that an item or 
     service is excluded from coverage under the terms of the 
     plan,

     if the denial is the proximate cause of personal injury to, 
     or the wrongful death of, such participant or beneficiary.''.
       (b) Judicial Remedies for Denial of Health Benefits.--
     Section 502 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1132) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(n) Additional Remedies for Denial of Health Benefits.--
       ``(1) In general.--In an action commenced under paragraph 
     (10) of subsection (a) by a participant or beneficiary of a 
     group health plan (or by the estate of such a participant or 
     beneficiary) against a person described in subparagraphs (A), 
     (B), and (C) of such paragraph, the court may award, in 
     addition to other appropriate equitable relief under this 
     section, monetary compensatory relief which may include both 
     economic and noneconomic damages (but which shall exclude 
     punitive damages). The amount of any such noneconomic damages 
     awarded as monetary compensatory relief--
       ``(A) in a case in which 2 times the amount of the economic 
     damages awarded as monetary compensatory relief is less than 
     or equal to $250,000, may not exceed the greater of--
       ``(i) 2 times the amount of such economic damages so 
     awarded, or
       ``(ii) $250,000; and
       ``(B) in a case in which 2 times the amount of the economic 
     damages awarded as monetary compensatory relief is greater 
     than $250,000, may not exceed $500,000.
       ``(2) Application to decisions involving medical necessity 
     and medical judgment.--This subsection and subsection (a)(10) 
     apply only with respect to final decisions described in 
     section 103(a)(2) of the Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care 
     Improvement Act of 1999.
       ``(3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection and 
     subsection (a)(10)--
       ``(A) Group health plan; health insurance issuer; health 
     insurance coverage.--The terms `group health plan', `health 
     insurance issuer', and `health insurance coverage' shall have 
     the meanings provided such terms under section 733, 
     respectively.
       ``(B) Final decision.--The term `final decision' means, 
     with respect to a group health plan, the final decision of 
     the plan under section 102 of the Bipartisan Consensus 
     Managed Care Improvement Act of 1999.
       ``(C) Personal injury.--The term `personal injury' means 
     loss of life, loss or significant impairment of limb or 
     bodily function, significant disfigurement, or severe and 
     chronic physical pain, and includes a physical injury arising 
     out of a failure to treat a mental illness or disease.
       ``(D) Claim for benefits.--The term `claim for benefits' 
     has the meaning provided in section 101(f)(1) of the 
     Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act of 1999.
       ``(E) Failure to exercise ordinary care.--The term `failure 
     to exercise ordinary care' means a negligent failure to 
     provide--
       ``(i) the consideration of appropriate medical evidence, or
       ``(ii) the regard for the health and safety of the 
     participant or beneficiary,

     that a prudent individual acting in a like capacity and 
     familiar with such matters would use in the conduct of an 
     enterprise of a like character and with same or similar 
     circumstances.
       ``(4) Exception for denials in accordance with 
     recommendation of external appeal entity.--No person shall be 
     liable under subsection (a)(10) for additional monetary 
     compensatory relief described in paragraph (1) in any case in 
     which the denial referred to in subsection (a)(10) is upheld 
     by the recommendation of an external appeal entity issued 
     with respect to such denial under section 103 of the 
     Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act of 1999.
       ``(5) Exception for employers and other plan sponsors.--

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       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), subsection 
     (a)(10) does not authorize--
       ``(i) any cause of action against an employer or other plan 
     sponsor maintaining a 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 
     such an employer or sponsor (or such an employee) for relief 
     assessed against the person pursuant to a cause of action 
     under subsection (a)(10).
       ``(B) Special rule.--Subparagraph (A) shall not preclude 
     any cause of action under subsection (a)(10) commenced 
     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 direct participation of 
     the employer or sponsor (or employee) in the sole final 
     decision of the plan referred to in paragraph (2) with 
     respect to a specific participant or beneficiary on a claim 
     for benefits covered under the plan or health insurance 
     coverage in the case at issue; and
       ``(ii) the decision on the claim resulted in personal 
     injury to, or the wrongful death of, such participant or 
     beneficiary.
       ``(C) Direct participation.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, in determining whether an employer or other plan 
     sponsor (or employee of an employer or other plan sponsor) is 
     engaged in direct participation in the sole final decision of 
     the plan on a claim under section 102 of the Bipartisan 
     Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act of 1999, the employer 
     or plan sponsor (or employee) shall not be construed to be 
     engaged in such direct participation solely because of any 
     form of decisionmaking or conduct, whether or not fiduciary 
     in nature, that does not involve the final decision with 
     respect to a specific claim for benefits by a specific 
     participant or beneficiary, including (but not limited to) 
     any participation in a decision relating to:
       ``(i) the selection or retention of the group health plan 
     or health insurance coverage involved or the third party 
     administrator or other agent, including any related cost-
     benefit analysis undertaken in connection with the selection 
     of, or continued maintenance of, the plan or coverage 
     involved;
       ``(ii) the creation, continuation, modification, or 
     termination of the plan or of any coverage, benefit, or item 
     or service covered by the plan affecting a cross-section of 
     the plan participants and beneficiaries;
       ``(iii) the design of any coverage, benefit, or item or 
     service covered by the plan, including the amount of 
     copayments and limits connected with such coverage, and the 
     specification of protocols, procedures, or policies for 
     determining whether any such coverage, benefit, or item or 
     service is medically necessary and appropriate or is 
     experimental or investigational;
       ``(iv) any action by an agent of the employer or plan 
     sponsor (other than an employee of the employer or plan 
     sponsor) in making such a final decision on behalf of such 
     employer or plan sponsor;
       ``(v) any decision by an employer or plan sponsor (or 
     employee) or agent acting on behalf of an employer or plan 
     sponsor either to authorize coverage for, or to intercede or 
     not to intercede as an advocate for or on behalf of, any 
     specific participant or beneficiary (or group of participants 
     or beneficiaries) under the plan; or
       ``(vi) any other form of decisionmaking or other conduct 
     performed by the employer or plan sponsor (or employee) in 
     connection with the plan or coverage involved, unless the 
     employer makes the sole final decision of the plan consisting 
     of a failure described in paragraph (1)(A) as to specific 
     participants or beneficiaries who suffer personal injury or 
     wrongful death as a proximate cause of such decision.
       ``(6) Required demonstration of direct participation.--An 
     action under subsection (a)(10) against an employer or plan 
     sponsor (or employee thereof) for remedies described in 
     paragraph (1) shall be immediately dismissed--
       ``(A) in the absence of an evidentiary demonstration in the 
     complaint of direct participation by the employer or plan 
     sponsor (or employee) in the sole final decision of the plan 
     with respect to a specific participant or beneficiary who 
     suffers personal injury or wrongful death,
       ``(B) upon a demonstration to the court that such employer 
     or plan sponsor (or employee) did not directly participate in 
     the final decision of the plan, or
       ``(C) in the absence of an evidentiary demonstration that a 
     personal injury to, or wrongful death of, the participant or 
     beneficiary resulted.
       ``(7) Treatment of third-party providers of 
     nondiscretionary administrative services.--Subsection (a)(10) 
     does not authorize any action against any person providing 
     nondiscretionary administrative services to employers or 
     other plan sponsors.
       ``(8) Requirement of exhaustion of administrative 
     remedies.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subsection (a)(10) applies in the case 
     of any cause of action only if all remedies under section 503 
     (including remedies under sections 102 and 103 of the 
     Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act of 1999 
     made applicable under section 714) with respect to such cause 
     of action have been exhausted.
       ``(B) External review required.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), administrative remedies under section 503 
     shall not be deemed exhausted until available remedies under 
     section 103 of the Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care 
     Improvement Act of 1999 have been elected and are exhausted.
       ``(C) Consideration of administrative determinations.--Any 
     determinations under section 102 or 103 of the Bipartisan 
     Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act of 1999 made while an 
     action under subsection (a)(10) is pending shall be given due 
     consideration by the court in such action.
       ``(9) Substantial weight given to external review 
     decisions.--In the case of any action under subsection 
     (a)(10) for remedies described in paragraph (1), the external 
     review decision under section 103 shall be given substantial 
     weight when considered along with other available evidence.
       ``(10) Limitation of action.--Subsection (a)(10) shall not 
     apply in connection with any action commenced after the later 
     of--
       ``(A) 1 year after (i) the date of the last action which 
     constituted a part of the failure, or (ii) in the case of an 
     omission, the latest date on which the fiduciary could have 
     cured the failure, or
       ``(B) 1 year after the earliest date on which the plaintiff 
     first knew, or reasonably should have known, of the personal 
     injury or wrongful death resulting from the failure.
       ``(11) Coordination with fiduciary requirements.--A 
     fiduciary shall not be treated as failing to meet any 
     requirement of part 4 solely by reason of any action taken by 
     the fiduciary which consists of full compliance with the 
     reversal under section 103 of the Bipartisan Consensus 
     Managed Care Improvement Act of 1999 of a denial of a claim 
     for benefits.
       ``(12) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection or 
     subsection (a)(10) shall be construed as authorizing an 
     action--
       ``(A) for the failure to provide an item or service which 
     is not covered under the group health plan involved, or
       ``(B) for any action taken by a fiduciary which consists of 
     compliance with the reversal or modification under section 
     103 of the Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act 
     of 1999 of a final decision under section 102 of such Act.
       ``(13) Protection of medical malpractice under state law.--
     This subsection and subsection (a)(10) shall not be construed 
     to preclude any action under State law not otherwise 
     preempted under this section or section 503 or 514 with 
     respect to the exercise of a specified professional standard 
     of care in the provision of medical services.
       ``(14) References to the bipartisan consensus managed care 
     improvement act of 1999.--Any reference in this subsection to 
     any provision of the Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care 
     Improvement Act of 1999 shall be deemed a reference to such 
     provision as in effect on the date of the enactment of such 
     Act.
       ``(o) Expedited Court Review.--In any case in which 
     exhaustion of administrative remedies in accordance with 
     section 102 or 103 of the Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care 
     Improvement Act of 1999 otherwise necessary for an action for 
     injunctive relief under paragraph (1)(B) or (3) of subsection 
     (a) has not been obtained and it is demonstrated to the court 
     by clear and convincing evidence that such exhaustion is not 
     reasonably attainable under the facts and circumstances 
     without any further undue risk of irreparable harm to the 
     health of the participant or beneficiary, a civil action may 
     be brought by a participant or beneficiary to obtain such 
     relief. Any determinations which already have been made under 
     section 102 or 103 in such case, or which are made in such 
     case while an action under this paragraph is pending, shall 
     be given due consideration by the court in any action under 
     this subsection in such case.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to acts and omissions (from which a cause of 
     action arises) occurring on or after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 304. AVAILABILITY OF BINDING ARBITRATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 502 of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974 (as amended by the preceding 
     provisions of this Act) is amended further by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(p) Binding Arbitration Permitted as Alternative Means of 
     Dispute Resolution.--
       ``(1) In general.--This subsection shall apply with respect 
     to any adverse coverage decision rendered under a group 
     health plan under section 102 or 103, if--
       ``(A) all administrative remedies under section 503 
     required for an action in court under this section have been 
     exhausted,
       ``(B) under the terms of the plan, the aggrieved 
     participant or beneficiary may elect to resolve the dispute 
     by means of a procedure of binding arbitration which is 
     available with respect to all similarly situated participants 
     and beneficiaries (or which is available under the plan 
     pursuant to a bona fide collective bargaining agreement 
     pursuant to which the plan is established and maintained), 
     and which meets the requirements of paragraph (3), and
       ``(C) the participant or beneficiary has elected such 
     procedure in accordance with the terms of the plan.
       ``(2) Effect of election.--In the case of an election by a 
     participant or beneficiary pursuant to paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) decisions rendered under the procedure of binding 
     arbitration shall be binding on all parties to the procedure 
     and shall be enforceable under the preceding subsections of 
     this section as if the terms of the decision were the terms 
     of the plan, except that the court in an action brought under 
     this section may vacate any award made pursuant to the 
     arbitration for any cause described in para

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     graph (1), (2), (3), (4), or (5) of section 10(a) of title 9, 
     United States Code, and
       ``(B) subject to subparagraph (A), such participant or 
     beneficiary shall be treated as having effectively waived any 
     right to further review of the decision by a court under the 
     preceding subsections of this section.
       ``(3) Additional requirements.--The requirements of this 
     paragraph consist of the following:
       ``(A) Arbitration panel.--The arbitration shall be 
     conducted by an arbitration panel meeting the requirements of 
     paragraph (4).
       ``(B) Fair process; de novo determination.--The procedure 
     shall provide for a fair, de novo determination.
       ``(C) Opportunity to submit evidence, have representation, 
     and make oral presentation.--Each party to the arbitration 
     procedure--
       ``(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 shall provide 
     timely access to all its records relating to the matters 
     under arbitration and to all provisions of the plan relating 
     to such matters.
       ``(E) Timely decisions.--A determination by the arbitration 
     panel on the decision shall--
       ``(i) be made in writing;
       ``(ii) be binding on the parties; and
       ``(iii) be made in accordance with the medical exigencies 
     of the case involved.
       ``(4) Arbitration panel.--
       ``(A) In general.--Arbitrations commenced pursuant to this 
     subsection shall be conducted by a panel of arbitrators 
     selected by the parties made up of 3 individuals, including 
     at least one physician and one attorney.
       ``(B) Qualifications.--Any individual who is a member of an 
     arbitration panel shall meet the following requirements:
       ``(i) There is no real or apparent conflict of interest 
     that would impede the individual conducting arbitration 
     independent of the plan and meets the independence 
     requirements of subparagraph (C).
       ``(ii) The individual has sufficient medical or legal 
     expertise to conduct the arbitration for the plan on a timely 
     basis.
       ``(iii) The individual has appropriate credentials and has 
     attained recognized expertise in the applicable medical or 
     legal field.
       ``(iv) The individual was not involved in the initial 
     adverse coverage decision or any other review thereof.
       ``(C) Independence requirements.--An individual described 
     in subparagraph (B) meets the independence requirements of 
     this subparagraph if--
       ``(i) the individual is not affiliated with any related 
     party,
       ``(ii) any compensation received by such individual in 
     connection with the binding arbitration procedure is 
     reasonable and not contingent on any decision rendered by the 
     individual,
       ``(iii) under the terms of the plan, the plan has no 
     recourse against the individual or entity in connection with 
     the binding arbitration procedure, and
       ``(iv) the individual does not otherwise have a conflict of 
     interest with a related party as determined under such 
     regulations as the Secretary may prescribe.
       ``(D) Related party.--For purposes of subparagraph (C), the 
     term `related party' means--
       ``(i) the plan or any health insurance issuer offering 
     health insurance coverage in connection with the plan (or any 
     officer, director, or management employee of such plan or 
     issuer),
       ``(ii) the physician or other medical care provider that 
     provided the medical care involved in the coverage decision,
       ``(iii) the institution at which the medical care involved 
     in the coverage decision is provided,
       ``(iv) the manufacturer of any drug or other item that was 
     included in the medical care involved in the coverage 
     decision, or
       ``(v) any other party determined under such regulations as 
     the Secretary may prescribe to have a substantial interest in 
     the coverage decision .
       ``(E) Affiliated.--For purposes of subparagraph (C), the 
     term `affiliated' means, in connection with any entity, 
     having a familial, financial, or professional relationship 
     with, or interest in, such entity.
       ``(5) Allowable remedies.--The remedies which may be 
     implemented by the arbitration panel shall consist of those 
     remedies which would be available in an action timely 
     commenced by a participant or beneficiary under section 502, 
     taking into account the administrative remedies exhausted by 
     the participant or beneficiary under section 503.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to adverse coverage decisions initially rendered 
     by group health plans on or after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

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 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 Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement 
     Act of 1999 (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 January 1, 2000 (in this section referred to as 
     the ``general effective date'') and also shall apply to 
     portions of plan years occurring on and after such 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.

       The Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, and the Secretary of the Treasury shall ensure, 
     through the execution of an interagency memorandum of 
     understanding among such Secretaries, that--
       (1) regulations, rulings, and interpretations issued by 
     such Secretaries relating to the same matter over which such 
     Secretaries have responsibility under the provisions of this 
     Act (and the amendments made thereby) are administered so as 
     to have the same effect at all times; and
       (2) coordination of policies relating to enforcing the same 
     requirements through such Secretaries in order to have a 
     coordinated enforcement strategy that avoids duplication of 
     enforcement efforts and assigns priorities in enforcement.

             TITLE VI--HEALTH CARE PAPERWORK SIMPLIFICATION

     SEC. 601. HEALTH CARE PAPERWORK SIMPLIFICATION.

       (a) Establishment of Panel.--
       (1) Establishment.--There is established a panel to be 
     known as the Health Care Panel to Devise a Uniform 
     Explanation of Benefits (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Panel'').
       (2) Duties of panel.--
       (A) In general.--The Panel shall devise a single form for 
     use by third-party health care payers for the remittance of 
     claims to providers.
       (B) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``third-party health care payer'' means any entity that 
     contractually pays health care bills for an individual.
       (3) Membership.--
       (A) Size and composition.--The Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services shall determine the number of members and the 
     composition of the Panel. Such Panel shall include equal 
     numbers of representatives of private insurance 
     organizations, consumer groups, State insurance 
     commissioners, State medical societies, State hospital 
     associations, and State medical specialty societies.
       (B) Terms of appointment.--The members of the Panel shall 
     serve for the life of the Panel.
       (C) 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.
       (4) Procedures.--
       (A) Meetings.--The Panel shall meet at the call of a 
     majority of its members.
       (B) First meeting.--The Panel shall convene not later than 
     60 days after the date of the enactment of the Bipartisan 
     Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act of 1999.
       (C) Quorum.--A quorum shall consist of a majority of the 
     members of the Panel.
       (D) Hearings.--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.
       (5) Administration.--
       (A) Compensation.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     members of the Panel

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     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 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) 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).
       (D) 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.
       (E) Administrative support services.--Upon the request of 
     the Panel, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
     provide to the Panel on a reimbursable basis such 
     administrative support services as the Panel may request.
       (6) Submission of form.--Not later than 2 years after the 
     first meeting, the Panel shall submit a form to the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services for use by third-party health 
     care payers.
       (7) Termination.--The Panel shall terminate on the day 
     after submitting the form under paragraph (6).
       (b) Requirement for Use of Form by Third-Party Care 
     Payers.--A third-party health care payer shall be required to 
     use the form devised under subsection (a) for plan years 
     beginning on or after 5 years following the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

It was decided in the

Yeas

160

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

269

para. 110.12                  [Roll No. 489]

                                AYES--160

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kelly
     Kingston
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Nussle
     Ose
     Packard
     Pease
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--269

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     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
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Ney
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Fletcher
     Granger
     Kaptur
     Scarborough
     Traficant
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Chairman, pursuant to House 
Resolution 323, reported the bill, as amended, pursuant to said 
resolution back to the House.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 323, the following amendments in section 
A of House Report 106-366 were considered as adopted:

       Page 17, beginning on line 24, strike ``, as determined by 
     the plan or issuer or as certified in writing by a treating 
     health care professional,''.
       Page 40, line 17, strike ``enforce actions'' and insert 
     ``enforce rights''.
       Page 42, line 15, insert ``or arrange to be offered'' after 
     ``shall offer''.
       Page 44, after line 8, insert the following:
       (3) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed as affecting the application of section 114 
     (relating to access to specialty care).
       Page 47, amend lines 7 through 18 to read as follows:
       (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) (and shall otherwise 
     comply with the guidelines established under section 
     1852(d)(2) of the Social Security Act), if the services are 
     maintenance care or post-stabilization care covered under 
     such guidelines.
       Page 86, amend lines 10 through 16 to read as follows:
       (a) No Benefit Requirements.--Nothing in this title shall 
     be construed to require a group health plan or a health 
     insurance issuer offering health insurance coverage to 
     provide items and services (including abortions) that are 
     specifically excluded under the plan or coverage.
       Page 102, line 25, strike ``January 1, 2000'' and insert 
     ``January 1, 2001''.
       Page 96, strike line 20 and all that follows through line 
     15 on page 101 and insert the following (and conform the 
     table of contents accordingly):

     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 subsections:
       ``(e) Preemption Not To Apply to Certain Actions Arising 
     Out of Provision of Health Benefits.--
       ``(1) Non-preemption of certain causes of action.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in this subsection, 
     nothing in this title shall be construed to invalidate, 
     impair, or supersede any cause of action by a participant or 
     beneficiary (or the estate of a participant or beneficiary) 
     under State law to recover damages resulting from personal 
     injury or for wrongful death against any person--

[[Page 1898]]

       ``(i) 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
       ``(ii) that arises out of the arrangement by such person 
     for the provision of such insurance, administrative services, 
     or medical services by other persons.
       ``(B) Limitation on punitive damages.--
       ``(i) In general.--No person shall be liable for any 
     punitive, exemplary, or similar damages in the case of a 
     cause of action brought under subparagraph (A) if--

       ``(I) it relates to an externally appealable decision (as 
     defined in subsection (a)(2) of section 103 of the Bipartisan 
     Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act of 1999);
       ``(II) an external appeal with respect to such decision was 
     completed under such section 103;
       ``(III) in the case such external appeal was initiated by 
     the plan or issuer filing the request for the external 
     appeal, the request was filed on a timely basis before the 
     date the action was brought or, if later, within 30 days 
     after the date the externally appealable decision was made; 
     and
       ``(IV) the plan or issuer complied with the determination 
     of the external appeal entity upon receipt of the 
     determination of the external appeal entity.

     The provisions of this clause supersede any State law or 
     common law to the contrary.
       ``(ii) Exception.--Clause (i) shall not apply with respect 
     to damages in the case of a cause of action for wrongful 
     death if the applicable State law provides (or has been 
     construed to provide) for damages in such a cause of action 
     which are only punitive or exemplary in nature.
       ``(C) Personal injury defined.--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 group health plans, employers, and 
     other plan sponsors.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), paragraph 
     (1) does not authorize--
       ``(i) any cause of action against a group health plan or an 
     employer or other plan sponsor maintaining the plan (or 
     against an employee of such a plan, employer, or sponsor 
     acting within the scope of employment), or
       ``(ii) a right of recovery, indemnity, or contribution by a 
     person against a group health plan or 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 group 
     health plan or an employer or other plan sponsor (or against 
     an employee of such a plan, employer, or sponsor acting 
     within the scope of employment) if--
       ``(i) such action is based on the exercise by the plan, 
     employer, or sponsor (or employee) 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 the plan, employer, or sponsor (or 
     employee) of such authority resulted in personal injury or 
     wrongful death.
       ``(C) Exception.--The exercise of discretionary authority 
     described in subparagraph (B)(i) shall not be construed to 
     include--
       ``(i) the decision to include or exclude from the plan any 
     specific benefit;
       ``(ii) any decision to provide extra-contractual benefits; 
     or
       ``(iii) any decision not to consider the provision of a 
     benefit while internal or external review is being conducted.
       ``(3) Futility of exhaustion.--An individual bringing an 
     action under this subsection is required to exhaust 
     administrative processes under sections 102 and 103 of the 
     Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act of 1999, 
     unless the injury to or death of such individual has occurred 
     before the completion of such processes.
       ``(4) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed as--
       ``(A) permitting a cause of action under State law for the 
     failure to provide an item or service which is specifically 
     excluded under the group health plan involved;
       ``(B) as preempting a State law which requires an affidavit 
     or certificate of merit in a civil action; or
       ``(C) permitting a cause of action or remedy under State 
     law in connection with the provision or arrangement of 
     excepted benefits (as defined in section 733(c)), other than 
     those described in section 733(c)(2)(A).
       ``(f) Rules of Construction Relating to Health Care.--
     Nothing in this title shall be construed as--
       ``(1) permitting the application of State laws that are 
     otherwise superseded by this title and that mandate the 
     provision of specific benefits by a group health plan (as 
     defined in section 733(a)) or a multiple employer welfare 
     arrangement (as defined in section 3(40)), or
       ``(2) affecting any State law which regulates the practice 
     of medicine or provision of medical care, or affecting any 
     action based upon such a State law.''.
       (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.

     SEC. 303. LIMITATIONS ON ACTIONS.

       Section 502 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
     of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1132) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(n)(1) Except as provided in this subsection, no action 
     may be brought under subsection (a)(1)(B), (a)(2), or (a)(3) 
     by a participant or beneficiary seeking relief based on the 
     application of any provision in section 101, subtitle B, or 
     subtitle D of title I of the Bipartisan Consensus Managed 
     Care Improvement Act of 1999 (as incorporated under section 
     714).
       ``(2) An action may be brought under subsection (a)(1)(B), 
     (a)(2), or (a)(3) by a participant or beneficiary seeking 
     relief based on the application of section 101, 113, 114, 
     115, 116, 117, 119, or 118(3) of the Bipartisan Consensus 
     Managed Care Improvement Act of 1999 (as incorporated under 
     section 714) to the individual circumstances of that 
     participant or beneficiary, except that--
       ``(A) such an action may not be brought or maintained as a 
     class action; and
       ``(B) in such an action, relief may only provide for the 
     provision of (or payment of) benefits, items, or services 
     denied to the individual participant or beneficiary involved 
     (and for attorney's fees and the costs of the action, at the 
     discretion of the court) and shall not provide for any other 
     relief to the participant or beneficiary or for any relief to 
     any other person.
       ``(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as 
     affecting any action brought by the Secretary.''.
       Page 102, line 20, and page 103, line 10, insert ``303,'' 
     after ``301,''.

  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. BOEHNER 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

275

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

151

para. 110.13                  [Roll No. 490]

                                AYES--275

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Callahan
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walsh

[[Page 1899]]


     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--151

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Chabot
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Collins
     Combest
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Isakson
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Walden
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (AK)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Clyburn
     Granger
     Hulshof
     Kaptur
     Portman
     Sabo
     Scarborough
     Shuster
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 323, the text of H.R. 2723 was added to 
the engrossment of H.R. 2990 and H.R. 2723 was laid on the table.

para. 110.14  permission to file conference report

  On motion of Mr. LEWIS of California, by unanimous consent, the 
managers on the part of the House were granted permission until midnight 
Friday, October 8, 1999, to file a conference report on the bill (H.R. 
2561) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes; together with a 
statement thereon, for printing in the Record under the rule.

para. 110.15  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. LAZIO, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 10 
o'clock a.m. on Friday, October 8, 1999.

para. 110.16  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. LAZIO, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Friday, October 8, 1999, it 
adjourn to meet on Tuesday, October 12, 1999, at 12:30 p.m. for 
``morning-hour debate''.

para. 110.17  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. LAZIO, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
October 13, 1999, under clause 7, rule XV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, 
be dispensed with.

para. 110.18  labor, hhs, and education appropriations

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida submitted a privileged report (Rept. No. 106-370) 
on the bill (H.R. 3037) making appropriations for the Departments of 
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
  When said bill and report were referred to the Union Calendar and 
ordered printed.
  Pursuant to clause 1 of rule XXI, all points of order were reserved.

para. 110.19  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Ms. KAPTUR, for today; and
  To Ms. GRANGER, for today after 3 p.m.
  And then,

para. 110.20  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. TAUZIN, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 5 o'clock and 52 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
10 o'clock a.m. on Friday, October 8, 1999.

para. 110.21  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. 748. 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; with amendments (Rept. No. 106-367). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1615. A 
     bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to extend the 
     designation of a portion of the Lamprey River in New 
     Hampshire as a recreational river to include an additional 
     river segment (Rept. No. 106-368). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 2140. A 
     bill to improve protection and management of the Chattahooche 
     River National Recreation Area in the State of Georgia; with 
     an amendment (Rept. No. 106-369). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. PORTER: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 3037. 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, 2000, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 106-370). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union. 

para. 110.22  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. HANSEN:
       H.R. 3035. A bill to designate certain lands in the State 
     of Utah as wilderness, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Petri, 
             and Mr. Rahall):
       H.R. 3036. A bill to provide for interim continuation of 
     administration of motor carrier functions by the Federal 
     Highway Administration; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself, Mr. Graham, and Mr. 
             Owens):
       H.R. 3038. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to clarify the exemption from the minimum wage and 
     overtime compensation requirements of that Act for certain 
     computer professionals; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. BATEMAN:
       H.R. 3039. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to assist in the restoration of the Chesapeake 
     Bay, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. CHENOWETH-HAGE (for herself, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
             Sherwood, and Mr. Hayes):
       H.R. 3040. A bill to require the appointment of the Chief 
     of the Forest Service by the President, by and with the 
     advice and consent of the Senate; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. DEUTSCH:
       H.R. 3041. A bill to provide for a demonstration project to 
     allow certain organizations that provide care under Medicare 
     to purchase home-care services from self-employed caregivers 
     through home-care referral agencies; 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. GOODE:
       H.R. 3042. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1031 Volens Road in 
     Nathalie, Virginia, as the ``Susie A. Davis Post Office''; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 3043. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of the Army to establish a combat 
     artillery medal; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. HILL of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
             Roemer, Mr. Scott, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Larson, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Mr. Baird, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Phelps, 
             Mr.

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             Gonzalez, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Wu, and Mr. 
             Moore):
       H.R. 3044. A bill to provide grants to local educational 
     agencies to develop smaller schools; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. LAZIO (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
             Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Ehlers, and Mr. McHugh):
       H.R. 3045. 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. LEACH (for himself, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Roukema, 
             and Mr. Vento):
       H.R. 3046. A bill to preserve limited Federal agency 
     reporting requirements on banking and housing matters to 
     facilitate congressional oversight and public accountability, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. MATSUI (for himself, Mr. Weller, Mr. Andrews, 
             Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. 
             Pomeroy):
       H.R. 3047. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     require plans which adopt amendments that significantly 
     reduce future benefit accruals to provide participants with 
     adequate notice of the changes made by such amendments; 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. McCOLLUM:
       H.R. 3048. A bill to amend section 879 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to provide clearer coverage over threats against 
     former Presidents and members of their families, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. MCKINNEY (for herself and Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H.R. 3049. A bill to cancel the bilateral debt owed to the 
     United States by the heavily indebted poor countries, to 
     prohibit United States funding of the International Monetary 
     Fund until debt owed to the International Monetary Fund by 
     the heavily indebted poor countries has been canceled, and 
     for other purposes; 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. SPRATT (for himself, Mr. Spence, and Mr. 
             Skelton):
       H.R. 3050. A bill to provide for the posthumous advancement 
     of Rear Admiral (retired) Husband E. Kimmel and Major General 
     (retired) Walter C. Short on the retired lists of their 
     respective services; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Skeen, 
             Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. George Miller 
             of California, and Mr. Becerra):
       H.R. 3051. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior, 
     the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a feasibility study on 
     the Jicarilla Apache Reservation in the State of New Mexico, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       H.R. 3052. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow certain coins to be acquired by individual 
     retirement accounts and other individually directed pension 
     plan accounts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. 
             Andrews):
       H.R. 3053. A bill to provide for assessments and 
     contingency planning relating to emerging missile threats to 
     the United States; to the Committee on Armed 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. WEYGAND:
       H.R. 3054. A bill to support the fiscal year 2000 proposed 
     budget; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       H.R. 3055. A bill to support the fiscal year 2000 proposed 
     budget; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. DEAL of Georgia:
       H. Con. Res. 194. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     contributions of 4-H Clubs and their members to voluntary 
     community service; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Condit, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
             Packard, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, and Mr. Scarborough):
       H. Res. 324. A resolution supporting National Civility 
     Week, Inc. in its efforts to restore civility, honesty, 
     integrity, and respectful consideration in the United States; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Nethercutt, Ms. 
             DeGette, and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania):
       H. Res. 325. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the importance of increased 
     support and funding to combat diabetes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce. 

para. 110.23  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       261. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent 
     Resolution No. 222 memorializing the United States Congress 
     to continue to support and fund the United States-Asia 
     Environmental Partnership, the Environmental Partnership, the 
     Environmental Technology Network for Asia, and the Council of 
     State Governments' State Environmental Initiative; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       262. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 257 
     memorializing the Congress of the U.S. to limit the appellate 
     jurisdiction of the federal courts regarding the specific 
     medical partice of partial-birth abortions; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       263. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 56 
     memorializing the United States Congress to appropriate 
     sufficient funds to install lighting on Interstate Highway 10 
     and Interstate Highway 310 in the vacinity of the 
     intersection of Jefferson Parish, and St. Charles Parish, 
     Louisiana; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       264. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 266 
     memorializing the U.S. Congress to appoint a task force to 
     close the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       265. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 342 
     memorializing Congress to take measures which would allow 
     receipients of Social Security benefits and other government 
     benefits to marry or remarry without fear of losing or 
     experiencing a reduction in such benefits or other adverse 
     financial consequences; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       266. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 284 
     memorializing the United States Congress to take such actions 
     as are necessary to allow social security recipients born 
     between 1917 and 1921 to receive an equal amount of social 
     security benefits as those recipients born between 1910 and 
     1916; to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 110.24  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 3 of rule XII:

       Mr. FLETCHER introduced A bill (H.R. 3056) for the relief 
     of Margaret M. LeBus; which was referred to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary. 

para. 110.25  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 72: Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 123: Mr. Shays and Mr. Bateman.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Fletcher, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 354: Mr. Bass, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
     Doolittle, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Tancredo, Mrs. 
     Biggert, and Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 460: Mr. Pombo and Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 688: Mr. King.
       H.R. 699: Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 718: Mr. Ballenger.
       H.R. 721: Mr. Brady of Texas.
       H.R. 761: Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 864: Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 1071: Mr. Underwood and Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 1103: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1180: Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Latham, and Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana.
       H.R. 1248: Mr. Rahall and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 1274: Mr. McGovern and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas.
       H.R. 1285: Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 1304: Mr. Moran of Kansas and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 1325: Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 1329: Mr. Sherwood.
       H.R. 1362: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 1389: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 1482: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1590: Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 1592: Ms. Dunn.
       H.R. 1606: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1640: Mr. Brady of Texas, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
     Abercrombie, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Meeks of New 
     York, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Doyle, and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 1644: Mr. Edwards.
       H.R. 1708: Mr. Boyd, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, and Ms. 
     Stabenow.
       H.R. 1732: Mr. Kind and Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1754: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 1777: Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 1785: Mr. Filner, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1870: Mr. Duncan, Mr. Schaffer, and Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 1987: Mr. Isakson, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
     Hefley, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Bur

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     ton of Indiana, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Knollenberg, and Mr. 
     Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1990: Mr. Doyle and Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 1998: Mr. Watkins and Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 2059: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 2068: Mr. Vitter.
       H.R. 2100: Mr. Toomey.
       H.R. 2106: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 2121: Ms. Waters, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and Mr. 
     Luther.
       H.R. 2162: Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 2221: Mr. DeLay.
       H.R. 2247: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 2282: Mr. Armey.
       H.R. 2294: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 2300: Mr. Chabot and Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 2370: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 2387: Mr. Etheridge and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 2418: Mr. Sanford, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. 
     LoBiondo.
       H.R. 2451: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2463: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 2500: Ms. Pelosi and Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 2505: Mrs. Tauscher and Mrs. Jones of Ohio.
       H.R. 2534: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2539: Mr. Rohrabacher and Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 2541: Mr. Wicker, Mr. Shows, Mr. Pickering, and Mr. 
     Thompson of Mississippi.
       H.R. 2573: Mr. Weiner and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 2640: Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 2655: Mr. Young of Alaska and Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 2660: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 2662: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
     Johnson of Texas, Mr. Shays, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Thompson of 
     Mississippi, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 2687: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 2711: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 2733: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas and Mr. 
     Lipinski.
       H.R. 2735: Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 2749: Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 2759: Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 2783: Mr. Fossella and Mr. Oxley.
       H.R. 2785: Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 2798: Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Dixon, Mrs. 
     Capps, and Mr. Kuykendall.
       H.R. 2801: Mr. Wu, Mr. Scott, and Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 2807: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 2814: Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 2383: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 2870: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 2899: Mr. Hinojosa and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 2907: Mr. Deal of Georgia, Ms. McKinney, and Mr. 
     George Miller of California.
       H.R. 2925: Mr. Walsh, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
     Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. King Mr. English, and Mr. Canady 
     of Florida.
       H.R. 2934: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 2939: Mr. English, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. 
     Jackson of Illinois.
       H.R. 2960: Mr. Tancredo.
       H.R. 2962: Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. George Miller of California, 
     and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 2966: Mr. Barcia, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
     Cunningham, Ms. Danner, Mr. Ehrlich, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
     Filner, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Rahall, 
     Mr. Rogan, and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi.
       H.R. 2991: Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. English, Mr. Ose, Mr. Hayes, 
     Mr. Foley, Mr. Moran of Kansas, and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 2999: Mr. Frost.
       H.J. Res. 48: Mr. Minge and Mr. Larson.
       H.J. Res. 56: Mr. Fossella.
       H.J. Res. 70: Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H. Con. Res. 51: Mr. McGovern and Mr. Wolf.
       H. Con. Res. 89: Mr. Hall  of Texas and Mr. Horn.
       H. Con. Res. 141: Mr. Farr of California, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. 
     Norton, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. King and Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H. Con. Res. 166: Mr. Sessions.
       H. Con. Res. 186: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Collins, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
     Pombo and Mr. Radanovich.
       H. Con. Res. 189: Mr. Kuykendall.
       H. Con. Res. 190: Mr. Packard.
       H. Res. 82: Mr. Thompson of California.
       H. Res. 213: Mr. Kleczka.
       H. Res. 298: Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
     Engel, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Pomeroy and Mr. 
     Skelton.
       H. Res. 303: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Largent and Mr. Gillmor.
       H. Res. 315: Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Dixon, 
     Ms. Pelosi, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
     Frost, Mr. Portman and Ms. Roybal-Allard.

para. 110.26  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsor was deleted from the public 
resolutions as follows:

       H. Con. Res. 189: Mr. Underwood.
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                      FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1999 (111)

para. 111.1  appointment 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 8, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Edward A. Pease to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 111.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, October 7, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 111.3  communications

  Executive communication, pursuant to clause 2, rule XIV, was referred 
as follows:

       4711. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report to Congress, consistent with 
     the War Powers Resolution, regarding U.S. military forces in 
     East Timor; (H. Doc. No. 106-141); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed. 

  And then,

para. 111.4  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. WOLF, pursuant to the special order agreed to on 
Thursday, October 7, 1999, at 10 o'clock and 40 minutes a.m., the House 
adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 12, 1999.

para. 111.5  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. LEWIS of California: Committee of Conference. 
     Conference report on H.R. 2561. A bill making appropriations 
     for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30,2000, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-
     371). Ordered to be printed.

para. 111.6  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X, the Committee on Commerce discharged. 
H.R. 354 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. H.R. 1858 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. H.R. 2130 referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed.

para. 111.7  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       267. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent 
     Resolution No. 205 memorializing the United States Congress 
     to amend federal law relating to the compensation of retired 
     military personnel to permit full, concurrent receipt of 
     military longevity pay and service-connected disability 
     compensation pay; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       268. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 157 
     memorializing the United States Congress to take such actions 
     as are necessary to ensure that the United States military 
     service personnel under the age of twenty-one are not sent to 
     participate in any combat operations carried out by ground 
     troops in Yugoslavia; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       269. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 215 
     memorializing the U.S. Congress to condemn and reject an 
     article in the July 1998 Psychological Association (Vol. 124, 
     No. 1, pp. 22-53) which suggests that sexual relations 
     between adults and children may not always be harmful to 
     children; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       270. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 185 
     memorializing the United States Congress to restore budget 
     cuts to the U.S. Geological Survey's water resources 
     programs, particularly the State-Federal Cooperative program; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       271. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 159 
     memorializing the United States Congress to support the 
     efforts of United States Senators Mary Landrieu and John 
     Breaux and United States Representatives Chris John, Billy 
     Tauzin, Jim McCrery, William Jefferson, and John Cooksey to 
     enact the Conservation and Reinvestment Act of 1999; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       272. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 107 
     memorializing the United States Congress to amend the Federal 
     Migratory Bird Conservation Act to authorize certain states 
     to issue temporary federal duck stamp privileges through 
     electronic license issuance systems; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       273. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 216 
     memorializing the United States Congress to take such actions 
     as are necessary to adequately fund

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     and staff the DeRidder Automated Flight Service Station; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       274. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 134 
     memorializing the United States Congress to enact legislation 
     to allow Louisiana to impose requirements on the storage and 
     transportation of hazardous materials by rail car that are 
     more stringent than federal requirements; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       275. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 197 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to preserve 
     the right of state and local govenments to operate pension 
     plans for their employees in the federal social security 
     system and to develop legislation for responsible reform of 
     the federal social security system that does not include 
     mandatory participation by employees of state and local 
     governements; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       276. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 128 
     memorializing the United States Congress to enact the Estuary 
     Habitat Restoration Partnership Act; jointly to the 
     Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and 
     Resources. 

para. 111.8  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of the rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 8: Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 809: Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 2822: Mr. Goode. 
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                     TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1999 (112)

para. 112.1  appointment of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 12:30 p.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 October 12, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Judy Biggert to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 112.2  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mrs. McDevitt, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a bill of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 560. An Act to designate the Federal building and 
     United States courthouse located at the intersection of 
     Comercio and San Justo Streets, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as 
     the ``Jose V. Toledo Federal Building and United States 
     Courthouse''.

  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. 858. An Act to amend title 11, District of Columbia 
     Code, to extend coverage under the whistleblower protection 
     provisions of the District of Columbia Comprehensive Merit 
     Personnel Act of 1978 to personnel of the courts of the 
     District of Columbia.

  The message also announced that the Senate has passed bills of the 
following titles in which concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 1567. An Act to designate the United States courthouse 
     located at 223 Broad Street in Albany, Georgia, as the ``C.B. 
     King United States Courthouse.''
       S. 1595. An Act to designate the United States courthouse 
     at 401 West Washington Street in Phoenix, Arizona, as the 
     ``Sandra Day O'Connor United States Courthouse.''

  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-277, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, announces the appointment of 
the following individuals to serve as members of the Parents Advisory 
Council on Youth Drug Abuse--
  Robert L. Maginnis, of Virginia (two-year term); and
  June Martin Milam, of Mississippi (Representative of a Non-Profit 
Organization) (three-year term).

para. 112.3  ``morning-hour debate''

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, pursuant to the order of the 
House of Tuesday, January 19, 1999, recognized Members for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para. 112.4  recess--1:03 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess at 1 o'clock 3 minutes p.m. until 2 
o'clock p.m.

para. 112.5  after recess--2 p.m.

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

para. 112.6  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Friday, October 8, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 112.7  communications

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

       4712. A letter from the Administrator, Food Safety and 
     Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Scale Requirements for Accurate 
     Weights, Repairs, Adjustments, and Replacement After 
     Inspection--received October 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4713. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--General Administrative Regulations; 
     Interpretations of Statutory and Regulatory Provisions (RIN: 
     0563-AB74) received October 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4714. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Avocados Grown in South Florida 
     and Imported Avocados; Revision of the Maturity Requirements 
     for Fresh Avocados [Docket No. FV99-915-2FR] received October 
     5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       4715. A letter from the Office of the Under Secretary, 
     Department of the Navy, transmitting notification of a 
     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. 
     2461; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       4716. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Food 
     Labeling: Declaration of Ingredients [Docket No. 98P-0968] 
     received October 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       4717. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Internal 
     Analgesic, Antipyretic, and Antirheurmatic 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; Technical Amendments 
     [Docket No. 77N-094A] received October 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4718. 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; 
     15 Percent Rate of Progress Plan [DE027-1027a; FRL-6453-5] 
     received October 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       4719. 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; Texas 
     Redesignation Request and Maintenance Plan for the Collin 
     Country Lead Nonattainment Area [TX-112-1-7421a; FRL-6449-5] 
     received October 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       4720. 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: Approval of Revisions 
     to the North Carolina State Implementation Plan [NC-083-1-
     9938a; FRL-6453-8] received October 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4721. 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-6454-1] received October 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4722. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Bureau 
     Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Wellsville and Canaseraga, New York) [MM Docket No. 98-207, 
     RM-9408, RM-9497] received October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4723. A letter from the Special Assistatnt to the Bureau 
     Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Choteau, Montana) [MM Docket No. 99-219 RM-9638] 
     (Hubbardston, Michigan) [MM Docket No. 99-80 RM-9493] 
     (Ingram, Texas) [MM Docket No. 99-235 RM-9643] (Parowan, 
     Utah) [MM Docket No. 99-224 RM-9605] (Toquerville, Utah) [MM 
     Docket No. 99-226 RM-9603] (Valier, Montana) [MM Docket No. 
     99-228 RM-9612] (Washburn, Wisconsin) [MM Docket No. 99-18 
     RM-9414] (Breckenridge, Texas) [MM Docket No. 99-243 RM-9675] 
     (Alberton, Montana)

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     [MM Docket No. 99-218 RM 9637] Received October 7, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4724. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Changes, Tests, and Experiments (RIN: 3150-AF94) 
     received October 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       4725. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation 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. 00-06), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       4726. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Prevailing 
     Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Eastern South Dakota and 
     Wyoming Appropriated Fund Wage Areas (RIN: 3206-AI74) 
     received October 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       4727. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Prevailing 
     Rate Systems; Change in Survey Cycle for the Southwestern 
     Michigan Appropriated Fund Wage Area (RIN: 3206-AI68) 
     received October 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       4728. 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 Catcher Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Bering 
     Sea and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 990304063-9063-01; I.D. 
     092499K] received October 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4729. 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; Summer Flounder Fishery [Docket No. 990422103-
     9209-02; I.D. 090799A] received October 5, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4730. 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; Vessels Catching Pollock for 
     Processing by the Inshore Component In the Bering Sea Subarea 
     [Docket No. 990304063-9063-01; I.D. 092899B] received October 
     5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       4731. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Fisheries Off West Coast States in the Western 
     Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; End of the Primary 
     Season and Resumption of Trip Limits for the Shoreside 
     Whiting Sector [Docket No. 98123133-9127-03; I.D. 091399B] 
     received October 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       4732. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Rules of Practice, 
     Procedure, and Evidence for Administrative Proceedings of the 
     Coast Guard [USCG-1998-3472] (RIN: 2115-AF59) received 
     October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4733. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Kansas City, MO [Airspace 
     Docket No. 99-ACE-34] received October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4734. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model SA-360C, 
     SA-365C, C1, and C2 Helicopters [Docket No. 99-SW-15-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11344; AD 99-21-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4735. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Hayward, WI [Airspace 
     Docket No. 99-AGL-40] received October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4736. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Cable Union, WI [Airspace 
     Docket No. 99-AGL-41] received October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4737. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class D Airspace; Bellville, IL [Airspace 
     Docket No. 99-AGL-39] received October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4738. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Mountain Village, AK 
     [Airspace Docket No. 99-AAL-9] received October 7, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4739. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulation: Passaic River, NJ [CGD01-99-171] (RIN: 
     2115-AE47) received October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4740. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--User Fees for 
     Licenses, Certificates of Registry, and Merchant Mariner 
     Documents [USCG-1997-2799] (RIN: 2115-AF49) received October 
     7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4741. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Aniak, AK Establishment of 
     Class E Airspace; St. Mary's, AK [Airspace Docket No. 99-AAL-
     7] received October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4742. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Kalskag, AK [Airspcae 
     Docket No. 99-AAL-14] received October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4743. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Georgetown, TX [Airspace Docket 
     No. 99-ASW-18] received October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4744. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Mineral Wells, TX [Airspace 
     Docket No. 99-ASW-20] received October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4745. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Alice, TX [Airspace Docket No. 
     99-ASW-23] received October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4746. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Falfurrias, TX [Airspace Docket 
     No. 99-ASW-21] received October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4747. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Corpus Christi, TX [Airspace 
     Docket No. 99-ASW-22] received October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4748. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone; 
     Chesapeake Bay, Hampton, VA [CGD 05-99-090] (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     received October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4749. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone 
     Regulations; Mile 94.0 to Mile 96.0, Lower Mississippi River, 
     Above Head of Passes [COTP New Orleans, LA Regulation 99-026] 
     (RIN: 2115-AA97) received October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4750. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Swannee River, Florida [CGD07-98-054] 
     (RIN: 2115-AE47) received October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4751. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operating Regulation; Gulf Intercoastal Waterway, Algiers 
     Alternate Route, Louisiana [CGD08-99-057] (RIN: 2115-AE57) 
     received October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4752. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulation; Inner Harbor Navigation Canal, LA 
     [CGD08-99-011] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received October 7, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4753. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Veterans Health Administration, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's final

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     rule--Enrollment-Provision of Hospital and Outpatient Care to 
     Veterans (RIN: 2900-AJ18) received October 6, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
       4754. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Returned and Canceled Checks (RIN: 2900-AJ61) received 
     October 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 

para. 112.8  communication from the clerk--message from the president

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

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                               Washington, DC, September 20, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 2(h) of Rule II 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 8, 1999 at 
     3:20 p.m. and said to contain a message from the President 
     whereby he transmits a report on the continued production of 
     the naval petroleum reserves beyond April 5, 2000.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Jeff Trandahl.

para. 112.9  naval petroleum reserves production

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

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with section 201(3) of the Naval Petroleum Reserves 
Production Act of 1976 (10 U.S.C. 7422(c)(2)), I am informing you of my 
decision to extend the period of production of the naval petroleum 
reserves for a period of 3 years from April 5, 2000, the expiration date 
of the currently authorized period of production.
  Attached is a copy of the report investigating the necessity of 
continued production of the reserves as required by 10 U.S.C. 
7422(c)(2)(B). In light of the findings contained in that report, I 
certify that continued production from the naval petroleum reserves is 
in the national interest.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, October 8, 1999.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Armed Services and ordered to 
be printed (H. Doc. 106-142).

para. 112.10  corrections calendar

  Pursuant to clause 6, rule XV,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, directed the Corrections 
Calendar to be called.
  When,

para. 112.11  martin luther king, jr. holiday

  The Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union was 
discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 576) to amend 
title 4, United States 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 and read twice.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XV, the previous question on the bill was 
considered as ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  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. STEARNS, announced that three-fifths of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, pursuant to clause 6 of rule XV, 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.

para. 112.12  martin luther king, jr. holiday

  On motion of Mr. McCOLLUM, by unanimous consent, the bill of the 
Senate (S. 322) to amend title 4, United States Code, to add the Martin 
Luther King, Jr. holiday to the list of days on which the flag should 
especially be displayed; 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. 576, a similar House bill, was laid on the 
table.

para. 112.13  animal protection

  Mr. McCOLLUM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1791) 
to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for harming 
animals used in Federal law enforcement; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, 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. 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. 112.14  william h. avery post office

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2591) to 
designate the United States Post Office located at 713 Elm Street in 
Wakefield, Kansas, as the ``William H. Avery Post Office''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, 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. 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. 112.15  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.

para. 112.16  jay hanna dean post office

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2460) to 
designate the United States Post Office located at 125 Border Avenue 
West in Wiggins, Mississippi, as the ``Jay Hanna `Dizzy' Dean Post 
Office''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, 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. 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. 112.17  louise stokes post office

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2357) to 
designate the United States Post Office located at 3675 Warrensville 
Center Road in Shaker Heights, Ohio, as the ``Louise Stokes Post 
Office''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, recognized Mr. McHUGH and Mr. 
FATTAH, 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. 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. 112.18  augustus f. hawkins post office building

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 643) 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''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, 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. 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. 112.19  john k. rafferty hamilton post office building

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1374) to 
designate the United States Post Office building located at 680 State 
Highway 130 in Hamilton, New Jersey, as the ``John K. Rafferty Hamilton 
Post Office Building''; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, 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. 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.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
designate the United States Post Office building located at 680 U.S. 
Highway 130 in Hamilton, New Jersey, as the `John K. Rafferty Hamilton 
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. 112.20  education dollars in the classroom

  Mr. GOODLING moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 303); as amended: 

       Whereas effective teaching begins by helping children 
     master basic academics, holding children to high standards, 
     using effective, scientifically based methods of instruction 
     in the classroom, engaging and involving parents, creating 
     safe and orderly classrooms, and getting dollars to the 
     classroom;
       Whereas our Nation's children deserve an educational system 
     that provides opportunities to excel;
       Whereas States and localities must spend a significant 
     amount of education tax dollars applying for and 
     administering Federal education dollars;
       Whereas the administrative costs of the United States are 
     twice the average of other countries in the Organization for 
     Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD);
       Whereas it is unknown exactly what percentage of Federal 
     education dollars reaches the classroom, but according to the 
     Department of Education, in 1998, 84 percent of the 
     Department's elementary and secondary education dollars were 
     allocated to local educational agencies and used for 
     instruction and instructional support;
       Whereas the remainder of the Department's dollars was 
     allocated to States, universities, national programs, and 
     other service providers;
       Whereas the total spent by the Department for elementary 
     and secondary education does not take into account what 
     States must spend to receive Federal dollars and comply with 
     requirements, it also does not reflect what portion of the 
     Federal dollars allocated to school districts is spent on 
     students in the classroom;
       Whereas American students are not performing up to their 
     full academic potential, despite significant Federal 
     education initiatives, which span multiple Federal agencies;
       Whereas according to the Digest of Education Statistics, 
     during the 1995-96 school year only 54 percent of 
     $278,965,657,000 spent on elementary and secondary education 
     was spent on ``instruction'';
       Whereas according to the National Center for Education 
     Statistics, in 1996, only 52 percent of staff employed in 
     public elementary and secondary school systems were teachers;
       Whereas according to the latest data available from the 
     General Accounting Office, in fiscal year 1993, Federal 
     education dollars funded 13,397 full-time equivalent 
     positions in State educational agencies;
       Whereas in fiscal year 1998, the Department of Education's 
     paperwork and data reporting requirements totaled 40,000,000 
     ``burden hours,'' which is the equivalent of 19,300 people 
     working 40 hours a week for 1 full year;
       Whereas too much of our Federal education funding is spent 
     on bureaucracy, special interests, and ineffective programs, 
     and too little is effectively spent on our Nation's youth;
       Whereas getting 95 percent of all Federal elementary and 
     secondary education funds to the classroom could provide 
     substantial additional funding per classroom across the 
     United States;
       Whereas more education funding should be put in the hands 
     of someone in a child's classroom who knows the child's name;
       Whereas burdensome regulations, requirements, and mandates 
     should be removed so that school districts can devote more 
     resources to children in classrooms; and
       Whereas 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.'': Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives urges the 
     Department of Education, States, and local educational 
     agencies to 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 to improve the 
     academic achievement of our children in their classrooms.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, 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 resolution, as 
amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. HOEKSTRA 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 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 112.21  father theodore m. hesburgh congressional gold medal

  Mr. BACHUS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1932) to 
authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress 
to Father Theodore M. Hesburgh, in recognition of his outstanding and 
enduring contributions to civil rights, higher education, the Catholic 
Church, the Nation, and the global community.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, recognized Mr. BACHUS 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. 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. 112.22  upper delaware scenic and recreational river mongaup 
          visitor center

  Mr. SHERWOOD moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 20) to

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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.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. SHERWOOD and Mr. 
ROMERO-BARCELO, 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. 112.23  lamprey wild and scenic river extension

  Mr. SHERWOOD moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1615) 
to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to extend the designation of a 
portion of the Lamprey River in New Hampshire as a recreational river to 
include an additional river segment.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. SHERWOOD and Mr. 
ROMERO-BARCELO, 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. 112.24  wilderness battlefield, virginia land acquisition

  Mr. SHERWOOD moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1665) 
to allow the National Park Service to acquire certain land for addition 
to the Wilderness Battlefield in Virginia, as previously authorized by 
law, by purchase or exchange as well as by donation; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. SHERWOOD and Mr. 
ROMERO-BARCELO, 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. 112.25  keweenaw national historical parks advisory commission

  Mr. SHERWOOD moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 748) 
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; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. SHERWOOD and Mr. 
ROMERO-BARCELO, 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 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 Park 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. 112.26  wireless communications and public safety

  Mr. TAUZIN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 800) to promote and enhance public safety through the 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 for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, 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?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. TAUZIN 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 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 112.27  hillory j. farias date-rape prevention drug act

  Mr. UPTON moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2130) to 
amend the Controlled Substances Act to add gamma hydroxybutyric acid and 
ketamine to the schedules of control substances, to provide for a 
national awareness campaign, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. UPTON 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. UPTON 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 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para. 112.28  administration of motor carrier functions extension

  Mr. PETRI moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3036) to 
provide for interim continuation of administration of motor carrier 
functions by the Federal Highway Administration; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. PETRI and Mr. 
RAHALL, 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 
restore motor carrier safety enforcement authority to the Department of 
Transportation.''.
  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. 112.29  h. res. 303--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 303) expressing the sense of the 
House of Representatives urging that 95 percent of Federal education 
dollars be spent in the classroom; 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

421

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affirmatives

Nays

5

para. 112.30                  [Roll No. 491]

                                YEAS--421

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--5

     Abercrombie
     Mink
     Nadler
     Scott
     Waters

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Coburn
     Fattah
     Jefferson
     Kilpatrick
     Meek (FL)
     Pascrell
     Scarborough
  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 bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.

para. 112.31  s. 800--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill of the Senate (S. 800) to promote and 
enhance public safety through the 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 
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

424

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affirmative

Nays

2

para. 112.32                  [Roll No. 492]

                                YEAS--424

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam

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     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--2

     Chenoweth-Hage
     Paul
       

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Coburn
     Jefferson
     Kilpatrick
     Meek (FL)
     Pascrell
     Roukema
     Scarborough
  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. 112.33  h.r. 2130--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2130) to amend the Controlled 
Substances Act to add gamma hydroxybutyric acid and ketamine to the 
schedules of control substances, to provide for a national awareness 
campaign, 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. UPTON 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

423

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

1

para. 112.34                  [Roll No. 493]

                                YEAS--423

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Paul
       

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Coburn
     Jefferson
     Kilpatrick
     Lazio
     Meek (FL)
     Millender-McDonald
     Pascrell
     Roukema
     Scarborough
  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 Act

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to add gamma hydroxybutyric acid and ketamine to the schedules of 
controlled substances, to provide for a national awareness campaign, 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. 112.35  message from the president--caribbean basin recovery

  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:
  As required by section 214 of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery 
Expansion Act of 1990 (19 U.S.C. 2702(f)), I transit herewith to the 
Congress the Third Report on the Operation of the Caribbean Basin 
Economic Recovery Act.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, October 12, 1999.

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

para. 112.36  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 2561

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 106-375) the resolution (H. Res. 326) waiving points of order 
against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2561) making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 112.37  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1993

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 106-376) the resolution (H. Res. 327) providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1993) to reauthorize the Overseas 
Private Investment Corporation and the Trade and Development Agency, and 
for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 112.38  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. 1567. An Act to designate the United States courthouse 
     located at 223 Broad Street in Albany, Georgia, as the ``C.B. 
     King United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       S. 1595. An Act to designate the United States courthouse 
     at 401 West Washington Street in Phoenix, Arizona, as the 
     ``Sandra Day O'Connor United States Courthouse''; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

para. 112.39  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. UNDERWOOD, for today and balance of the week;
  To Mr. PASCRELL, for today;
  To Mr. ENGLISH, for today; and
  To Ms. KILPATRICK, for today.
  And then,

para. 112.40  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. MICA, at 11 o'clock and 23 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 112.41  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. 1791. A bill 
     to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties 
     for harming animals used in Federal law enforcement; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 106-372). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Florida: Committee on Appropriations. Report 
     on the Revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal 
     Year 2000 (Rept. No. 106-373). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 795. 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; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-
     374). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mrs. MYRICK: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 326. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2561) making 
     appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes (Rept. 
     No. 106-375). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 327. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1993) to reauthorize the Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation and the Trade and Development Agency, and for 
     other purposes (Rept. No. 106-376). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.

para. 112.42  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH (for himself, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. 
             Nadler):
       H.R. 3057. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit gunrunning, and provide mandatory minimum penalties 
     for crimes related to gunrunning; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Government 
     Reform, for a period to be 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 and Mr. Ackerman):
       H.R. 3058. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide that aliens who commit acts of torture abroad 
     are inadmissible and removable and to establish within the 
     Criminal Division of the Department of Justice an Office of 
     Special Investigations having responsibilities under that Act 
     with respect to all alien participants in acts of genocide 
     and torture abroad; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HEFLEY:
       H.R. 3059. A bill to establish a moratorium on bottom 
     trawling and use of other mobile fishing gear on the seabed 
     in certain areas off the coast of the United States; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. McKEON:
       H.R. 3060. A bill to prohibit mining on a certain tract of 
     Federal land in Los Angeles County, California, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas:
       H.R. 3061. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to extend for an additional 2 years the period for 
     admission of an alien as a nonimmigrant under section 
     101(a)(15)(S) of such Act, and to authorize appropriations 
     for the refugee assistance program under chapter 2 of title 
     IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WISE:
       H.R. 3062. A bill to provide grants to States for programs 
     for the reemployment of laid off miners in reclamation work; 
     to the Committee on Resources, 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:
       H. Con. Res. 195. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     transition to democracy in Indonesia; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. EHLERS:
       H. Con. Res. 196. Concurrent resolution permitting the use 
     of the rotunda of the Capitol for the presentation of the 
     Congressional Gold Medal to President and Mrs. Gerald R. 
     Ford; to the Committee on House Administration. 

para. 112.43  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 269: Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Diaz-Balart and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Skelton and Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Bass.
       H.R. 566: Mr. Dingell and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 745: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Combest and Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 797: Mr. Terry, Mr. Hyde, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
     Combest, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 798: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 826: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 976: Ms. Norton and Mr. Castle.
       H.R. 997: Mr. Kasich, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
     Riley, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Petri, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Watkins, 
     and Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 1083: Ms. Danner and Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 1102: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 1221: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 1300: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi and Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 1355: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 1357: Mr. Toomey.
       H.R. 1363: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 1475: Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 1495: Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 1622: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 1644: Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 1798: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1816: Mr. Moran of Virginia and Mr. LaFalce.

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       H.R. 1860: Mr. Stark, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Bonior, and 
     Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 1887: Mr. Green of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1899: Mr. Clement, Mr. Skelton, Ms. McKinney, and Mrs. 
     Thurman.
       H.R. 2002: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 2059: Mr. Walsh and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 2120: Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 2200: Mr. Pickett and Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 2228: Mr. DeFazio and Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 2298: Mr. Green of Texas and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 2308: Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 2366: Mr. Cannon, Mr. Condit, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Smith of 
     Texas, and Mr. Combest.
       H.R. 2418: Mr. Menendez, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
     Andrews, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Holt.
       H.R. 2457: Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 2492: Mr. Weiner, Mr. Crowley, and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 2495: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 2528: Mr. Thompson of California.
       H.R. 2539: Mr. Dreier.
       H.R. 2543: Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. 
     Largent.
       H.R. 2612: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 2631: Ms. Roybal-Allard and Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 2640: Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 2659: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas and Mr. 
     Bonior.
       H.R. 2662: Mr. Payne and Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 2710: Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 2720: Mr. Weller, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 2733: Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 2735: Mr. Crane.
       H.R. 2741: Mr. Crowley.
       H.R. 2749: Mr. Smith of Texas and Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 2776: Mr. Wynn and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 2786: Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 2856: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. 
     English.
       H.R. 2890: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi and Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 2892: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. 
     Barcia.
       H.R. 2902: Mr. Sabo, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Borski, 
     Mr. Holden, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Frost, Ms. Pelosi, 
     and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 2939: Mr. Sanders and Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 2986: Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 2987: Mr. Talent and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 2999: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 3028: Mr. Salmon.
       H.J. Res. 46: Mr. McHugh, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Weiner.
       H. Con. Res. 141: Mr. Porter, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
     Pombo, Mr. Engel, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Dixon, 
     Mrs. Clayton, and Mr. Pastor.
       H. Con. Res. 166: Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas.
       H. Res. 37: Ms. Norton, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. Frost.
       H. Res. 41: Mr. Barcia, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Martinez, and Mr. Udall of New Mexico.
       H. Res. 224: Mr. Moran of Kansas.
       H. Res. 238: Mr. Camp and Mr. Wolf.
       H. Res. 269: Mr. Sabo.
       H. Res. 278: Mr. Walsh, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Phelps, and Mr. 
     McHugh.
       H. Res. 298: Mr. Menendez, Mr. Gilchrest, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
     Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Davis of Florida, Ms. Waters, Mr. Hobson, 
     Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mrs. Maloney of 
     New York, and Ms. Pelosi.
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                    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1999 (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 Tuesday, October 12, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 113.2  communications

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

       4755. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Rhizobium inoculants; 
     Exemption from the Requirement of Tolerance [OPP-300915; FRL-
     6380-4] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received October 8, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4756. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulation 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Ethalfluralin; 
     Reestablishment of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-
     300925; FRL-6383-2] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received October 5, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4757. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Tebuconazole; Extension 
     of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300936; FRL-6386-
     4] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received October 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4758. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting requests for transfers from the 
     Information Technology Systems and Related Expenses Account 
     for Year 2000 compliance to eight Federal agencies; (H. Doc. 
     No. 106-143); to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered 
     to be printed.
       4759. 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; Stage II Gasoline Vapor Recovery and RACT 
     Requirements for Major Sources of VOC [DC-2012a; FRL-6457-1] 
     received October 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       4760. 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; Maryland; Revision to Section 
     111(d) Plan Controlling Total Reduced Sulfur Emissions from 
     Existing Kraft Pulp Mills [MD054-3044a; FRL-6456-6] received 
     October 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4761. 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; Pennsylvania; Control of Total 
     Reduced Sulfur Emissions from Existing Kraft Pulp Mills 
     [PA022-4089a; FRL-6456-4] received October 8, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4762. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Vermont: Final 
     Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program 
     Revision [FRL-6456-8] received October 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4763. 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 and South Coast Air Quality 
     Management District [CA 226-165a, FRL-6448-5] received 
     October 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4764. 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 
     Revision [FRL-6453-2] received October 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4765. A letter from the Associate Chief, Wireless 
     Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--1998 Biennial 
     Regulatory Review Spectrum Aggregation Limits for Wireless 
     Telecommunications Carriers [WT Docket 98-205] Cellular 
     Telecommunications Industry Association's Petition for 
     Forbearance From the 45 MHz CMRS Spectrum Cap; Amendment of 
     Parts 20 and 24 of the Commission's Rules-Broadband PCS 
     Competitive Bidding and Commercial Mobile Radio Service 
     Spectrum Cap [WT Docket No. 96-59] Implementation of Section 
     3(n) and 332 of the Communications Act [GN Docket No. 93-252] 
     Regulatory Treatment of Mobile Services--Received October 7, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4766. A letter from the Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Socorro, New Mexico) [MM 
     Docket No. 99-90 RM-9528] (Shiprock, New Mexico) [MM Docket 
     No. 99-119 RM-9550] (Magdalena, New Mexico) [MM Docket No. 
     99-120 RM-9551] (Minatare, Nebraska) [MM Docket No. 99-122 
     RM-9553] (Dexter, New Mexico) [MM Docket No. 99-158 RM-9615] 
     (Tularosa, New Mexico) [MM Docket No. 99-191 RM-9632] 
     received October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       4767. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Revisions to the Commerce Control 
     List (ECCNs 1C351, 1C991, and 2B351): Medical Products 
     Containing Biological Toxins; and Toxic Gas Monitoring 
     Systems and Dedicated Detectors [Docket No. 990920257-9257-
     01] (RIN: 0694-AB85) received October 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       4768. A letter from the Director, Workforce Restructuring 
     Office, Employment Service, Office of Personnel Management, 
     transmitting the Office's final rule--Voluntary Early 
     Retirement Authority (RIN: 3206-A125) received October 8, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       4769. 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 Catching Pacific Cod for Processing by 
     the Inshore Component in the Central Regulatory Area

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     of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 990304062-9062-01; I.D. 
     100599C] received October 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4770. A letter from the Chief, Endangered Species Division, 
     Office of Protected Resources, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Sea Turtle Conservation; Restrictions Applicable 
     to Shrimp Trawl Activities; Leatherback Conservation Zone 
     [Docket No. 950427117-9123-06; I.D. 050599D] (RIN: 0648-AH97) 
     received October 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       4771. A letter from the Chief, Endangered Species Division, 
     Office of Protected Resources, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Sea Turtle Conservation; Restrictions Applicable 
     to Shrimp Trawl Activities; Leatherback Conservation Zone 
     [Docket No. 950427117-9149-09; I.D. 052799C] (RIN: 0648-AH97) 
     received October 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources. 

para. 113.3  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 2561

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 326):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 2561) making appropriations for the Department of 
     Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, 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 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. 113.4  department of defense appropriations

  Mr. LEWIS of California, pursuant to House Resolution 326, called up 
the following conference report (Rept. No. 106-371):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2561) ``making appropriations for the Department of Defense 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, 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, 2000, 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, $22,006,361,000.

                        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, $17,258,823,000.

                    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, 
     $6,555,403,000.

                     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, $17,861,803,000.

                        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, 
     $2,289,996,000.

                        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, $1,473,388,000.

                    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, $412,650,000.

                      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, 
     $892,594,000.

                     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, $3,610,479,000.

                  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, $1,533,196,000.

                                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 $10,624,000 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 certifi

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     cate of necessity for confidential military purposes, 
     $19,256,152,000 and, in addition, $50,000,000 shall be 
     derived by transfer from the National Defense Stockpile 
     Transaction Fund: Provided, That of the funds made available 
     under this heading, $5,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, shall be transferred to ``National Park Service--
     Construction'' within 30 days of enactment of this Act, only 
     for necessary infrastructure repair improvements at Fort 
     Baker, under the management of the Golden Gate Recreation 
     Area: Provided further, 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: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 
     under this heading, $4,000,000 shall not be available until 
     thirty days after the Secretary of the Army provides to the 
     congressional defense committees the results of an 
     assessment, solicited by means of a competitive bid, on the 
     prospects of recovering costs associated with the 
     environmental restoration of the Department of the Army's 
     government-owned, contractor-operated facilities: Provided 
     further, That of the funds made available under this heading, 
     $7,000,000 shall only be available to the Secretary of the 
     Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, only for 
     demolition and removal of facilities, buildings, and 
     structures used at MOTBY (a Military Traffic Management 
     Command facility): Provided further, That notwithstanding 
     section 2215 of title 10, United States Code, of the funds 
     appropriated in this paragraph, $975,666 is authorized to be 
     transferred to the Presidential Advisory Commission on 
     Holocaust Assets in the United States, to remain available 
     until March 31, 2001.

                    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 $5,155,000 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, $22,958,784,000 
     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, $2,808,354,000.

                  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 $7,882,000 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, $20,896,959,000 and, in addition, 
     $50,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the National 
     Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund: Provided, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds 
     available under this heading, $950,000 shall only be 
     available to the Secretary of the Air Force for a grant to 
     Florida Memorial College for the purpose of funding minority 
     aviation training.

                Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide


                     (including transfer of funds)

       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 authorized by law, $11,489,483,000, of which not to exceed 
     $25,000,000 may be available for the CINC initiative fund 
     account; and of which not to exceed $32,300,000 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 amount 
     appropriated under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Defense-Wide'' in division B, title I, of Public Law 105-277, 
     the amount of $202,000,000 not covered as of July 12, 1999, 
     by an official budget request under the fifth proviso of that 
     section is available, subject to such an official budget 
     request for that entire amount, only for the following 
     accounts in the specified amounts:
       ``Other Procurement, Air Force'', $102,000,000; and
       ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'', $100,000,000:
     Provided further, That none of the amount of $202,000,000 
     described in the preceding proviso may be made available for 
     obligation unless the entire amount is released to the 
     Department of Defense and made available for obligation for 
     the accounts, and in the amounts, specified in the preceding 
     proviso: Provided further, That of the amounts provided under 
     this heading, $20,000,000 to remain available until expended, 
     is available only for expenses relating to certain classified 
     activities, and may be transferred as necessary by the 
     Secretary of Defense to operation and maintenance, 
     procurement, and research, development, test and evaluation 
     appropriations accounts, to be merged with and to be 
     available for the same time period as the appropriations to 
     which transferred: Provided further, That the transfer 
     authority provided under this heading is in addition to any 
     other transfer authority provided in this Act: Provided 
     further, That of the funds made available under this heading, 
     $10,000,000 shall be available only for retrofitting security 
     containers that are under the control of, or that are 
     accessible by, defense contractors.

                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, 
     $1,469,176,000.

                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, 
     $958,978,000.

            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, $138,911,000.

              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, $1,782,591,000.

             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), $3,161,378,000.

             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, $3,241,138,000.

             Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For expenses directly relating to Overseas Contingency 
     Operations by United States military forces, $1,722,600,000, 
     to remain available until expended: Provided, That the 
     Secretary of Defense may transfer these funds only to 
     operation and maintenance accounts within this title, the 
     Defense Health Program appropriation, 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 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 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, $7,621,000, 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, $378,170,000, 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

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     this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes 
     provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this 
     appropriation.

                    Environmental Restoration, Navy


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the Department of the Navy, $284,000,000, 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, $376,800,000, 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, $25,370,000, 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, $239,214,000, 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), 
     $55,800,000, to remain available until September 30, 2001.

                  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, 
     $460,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2002: 
     Provided, That of the amounts provided under this heading, 
     $25,000,000 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), $300,000,000, 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, 2001, as 
     follows:
       Army, $77,000,000;
       Navy, $77,000,000;
       Marine Corps, $58,500,000;
       Air Force, $77,000,000; and
       Defense-Wide, $10,500,000:
     Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, of 
     the funds appropriated under this heading for Defense-Wide 
     activities, the entire amount shall only be available for 
     grants by the Secretary of Defense to local educational 
     authorities which maintain primary and secondary educational 
     facilities located within Department of Defense 
     installations, and which are used primarily by Department of 
     Defense military and civilian dependents, for facility 
     repairs and improvements to such educational facilities: 
     Provided further, That such grants to local educational 
     authorities may be made for repairs and improvements to such 
     educational facilities as required to meet classroom size 
     requirements: Provided further, That the cumulative amount of 
     any grant or grants to any single local educational authority 
     provided pursuant to the provisions under this heading shall 
     not exceed $1,500,000.

                   Pentagon Renovation Transfer Fund

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, resulting from 
     the Department of Defense renovation of the Pentagon 
     Reservation, $222,800,000, for the renovation of the Pentagon 
     Reservation, which shall remain available for obligation 
     until September 30, 2001.

                               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, 
     $1,451,688,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2002.

                       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, 
     $1,322,305,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2002.

        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, $1,586,490,000, to remain available for 
     obligation until September 30, 2002.

                    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, 
     $1,204,120,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2002.

                        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 36 passenger 
     motor vehicles for replacement only; and the purchase of 3 
     vehicles required for physical security of personnel, 
     notwithstanding price limitations applicable to passenger 
     vehicles but not to exceed $200,000 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, 
     $3,738,934,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2002.

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                       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, $8,662,655,000, to remain available 
     for obligation until September 30, 2002.

                       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, 
     $1,383,413,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2002.

            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, 
     $525,200,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2002.

                   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 (AP), $748,497,000;
       CVN-77 (AP), $751,540,000;
       CVN Refuelings (AP), $345,565,000;
       DDG-51 destroyer program, $2,681,653,000;
       LPD-17 amphibious transport dock ship, $1,508,338,000;
       LHD-8 (AP), $375,000,000;
       ADC(X), $439,966,000;
       LCAC landing craft air cushion program, $31,776,000; and
       For craft, outfitting, post delivery, conversions, and 
     first destination transportation, $171,119,000;
       In all: $7,053,454,000, to remain available for obligation 
     until September 30, 2004: Provided, That additional 
     obligations may be incurred after September 30, 2004, 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: Provided further, That the 
     Secretary of the Navy is hereby granted the authority to 
     enter into a contract for an LHD-1 Amphibious Assault Ship 
     which shall be funded on an incremental basis.

                        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 50 passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; 
     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, $4,320,238,000, to remain available 
     for obligation until September 30, 2002.

                       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 43 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, 
     $1,300,920,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2002.

                    Aircraft Procurement, Air Force

       For construction, procurement, lease, 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, $8,228,630,000, to remain available 
     for obligation until September 30, 2002.

                     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, 
     $2,211,407,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2002.

                  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, 
     $442,537,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2002.

                      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 53 passenger motor 
     vehicles for replacement only; 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, $7,146,157,000, to remain 
     available for obligation until September 30, 2002.

                       Procurement, Defense-Wide


                     (including transfer of funds)

       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 103 passenger 
     motor vehicles for replacement only; the purchase of 7 
     vehicles required for physical security of personnel, 
     notwithstanding price limitations applicable to passenger 
     vehicles but not to exceed $250,000 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, $2,249,566,000, to remain available for obligation 
     until September 30, 2002: Provided, That of the funds 
     available under this heading, not less than $39,491,000, 
     including $6,000,000 derived by transfer from ``Research, 
     Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'', shall be 
     available only to support Electronic Commerce Resource 
     Centers.

                  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, $150,000,000, 
     to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2002: 
     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.

                    Defense Production Act Purchases

       For activities by the Department of Defense pursuant to 
     sections 108, 301, 302, and 303 of the Defense Production Act 
     of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2078, 2091, 2092, and 2093), 
     $3,000,000 only for microwave power tubes and to remain 
     available until expended.

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                                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, $5,266,601,000, to remain available 
     for obligation until September 30, 2001.

            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, $9,110,326,000, to remain available 
     for obligation until September 30, 2001: 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 of the funds 
     available under this heading, no more than $7,000,000 shall 
     be available only to initiate a cost improvement program for 
     the Intercooled Recuperated Gas Turbine Engine program: 
     Provided further, That the funds identified in the 
     immediately preceding proviso shall be made available only if 
     the Secretary of the Navy certifies to the congressional 
     defense committees that binding commitments to finance the 
     remaining cost of the ICR cost improvement program have been 
     secured from non-federal sources: Provided further, That 
     should the Secretary of the Navy fail to make the 
     certification required in the immediately preceding proviso 
     by July 31, 2000, the Secretary shall make the funds subject 
     to such certification available for DD-21 ship propulsion 
     risk reduction: Provided further, That the Department of 
     Defense shall not pay more than one-third of the cost of the 
     Intercooled Recuperated Gas Turbine Engine cost improvement 
     program.

         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, $13,674,537,000, to remain 
     available for obligation until September 30, 2001.

        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, $9,256,705,000, to 
     remain available for obligation until September 30, 2001: 
     Provided, That of the amount appropriated in section 102 of 
     division B, title I, of Public Law 105-277 (112 Stat. 2681-
     558), the amount of $230,000,000 not covered as of July 12, 
     1999, by an official budget request under the third proviso 
     of that section is available, subject to such an official 
     budget request for that entire amount, only for the following 
     programs in the specified amounts:
       ``Theater High-Altitude Area Defense System--TMD-EMD'', 
     $38,000,000;
       ``PATRIOT PAC-3 Theater Missile Defense Acquisition--EMD'', 
     $75,000,000; and
       ``National Missile Defense Dem/Val'', $117,000,000:
     Provided further, That none of the amount of $230,000,000 
     described in the preceding proviso may be made available for 
     obligation unless the entire amount is released to the 
     Department of Defense and made available for obligation for 
     the programs, and in the amounts, specified in the preceding 
     proviso.

               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, $265,957,000, to remain available for 
     obligation until September 30, 2001.

                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, $31,434,000, to remain available for obligation 
     until September 30, 2001.

                                TITLE V

                     REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS

                     Defense Working Capital Funds

       For the Defense Working Capital Funds, $90,344,000: 
     Provided, That during fiscal year 2000, funds in the Defense 
     Working Capital Funds may be used for the purchase of not to 
     exceed 295 passenger motor vehicles for replacement only for 
     the Defense Security Service.

                     National Defense Sealift Fund

       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), $717,200,000, to 
     remain available until expended: Provided, That 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 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, $11,154,617,000, of which $10,522,647,000 
     shall be for Operation and maintenance, of which not to 
     exceed 2 per centum shall remain available until September 
     30, 2001; of which $356,970,000, to remain available for 
     obligation until September 30, 2002, shall be for 
     Procurement; and of which $275,000,000, to remain available 
     for obligation until September 30, 2001, shall be for 
     Research, development, test and evaluation.

            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, $1,029,000,000, of which $543,500,000 shall 
     be for Operation and maintenance to remain available until 
     September 30, 2001, $191,500,000 shall be for Procurement to 
     remain available until September 30, 2002, and $294,000,000 
     shall be for Research, development, test and evaluation to 
     remain available until September 30, 2001: 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, $847,800,000: Provided, That of the 
     funds appropriated under this heading, $10,800,000 is hereby 
     transferred to appropriations available for ``Military 
     Construction, Air Force'' for fiscal year 2000, and the 
     transferred funds shall be available for study, planning, 
     design, architect and engineer services at forward operating 
     locations in the area of responsibility of the United States 
     Southern Command: Provided further, 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 under this heading 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, $137,544,000, of which 
     $136,244,000 shall be for Operation and maintenance, of which 
     not to exceed $700,000 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 the Inspector General's certificate of necessity for 
     confidential military purposes; and of which $1,300,000 to 
     remain available until September 30, 2002, 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, $209,100,000.

               Intelligence Community Management Account


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Intelligence Community 
     Management Account, $158,015,000, of which $34,923,000 for 
     the Advanced Research and Development Committee shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2001: 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, 2002, and $1,000,000 for 
     Research, development, test and evaluation shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2001.

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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, 
     $35,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                 National Security Education Trust Fund

       For the purposes of title VIII of Public Law 102-183, 
     $8,000,000, 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 2 
     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 $1,600,000,000 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 1 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 1 year, unless the congressional 
     defense committees have been notified at least 30 days in 
     advance of the proposed 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:
       Longbow Apache Helicopter; Javelin missile; Abrams M1A2 
     Upgrade; F/A-18E/F aircraft; C-17 aircraft; and F-16 
     aircraft.
       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 2000, 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 2001 budget request for the Department 
     of Defense as well as all justification material and other 
     documentation supporting the fiscal year 2001 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 2001.
       (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(d) of title 38, United 
     States Code, for any member of the armed services who, on or 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, enlists in the 
     armed services for a period of active duty of less than three 
     years, 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 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

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     the Department of Defense that, on or after the date of the 
     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 2001 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 
     Committee 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. 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).
       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 Com

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     mittee 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 $26,588,000 shall be available for the Civil Air 
     Patrol Corporation, of which $22,888,000 shall be available 
     for Civil Air Patrol Corporation operation and maintenance to 
     support readiness activities which includes $1,418,000 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) 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 2000 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 2000, 
     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) The Secretary of Defense shall, with the submission of 
     the department's fiscal year 2001 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.
       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 carbon, 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 the enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 8036. For the purposes of this Act, the term 
     ``congressional defense committees'' means the Armed Services 
     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 Defense 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 2000. 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 2000 and 2001, and the specific 
     expenditures to be made using funds transferred from this 
     account during fiscal year 2000.
       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 
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     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 2001 budget request for the Department 
     of Defense as well as all justification material and other 
     documentation supporting the fiscal year 2001 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 2001 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, 2001: 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.
       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 and in Public Law 
     105-277, or made available by the transfer of funds in this 
     Act and in Public Law 105-277 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 2000 until the enactment 
     of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000.
       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: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, not more than $4,650,000 of the funds 
     provided under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army'' in title II of this Act shall be available to the 
     Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, 
     only for demolition and removal of facilities, buildings, and 
     structures formerly used as a District Headquarters Office by 
     the Corps of Engineers (Northwest Division, CENWW, Washington 
     State), as described in the study conducted regarding the 
     headquarters pursuant to the Energy and Water Development 
     Appropriations Act, 1992 (Public Law 102-104; 105 Stat. 511).


                             (rescissions)

       Sec. 8058. Of the funds provided in Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded 
     as of the date of the enactment of this Act, from the 
     following accounts and programs in the specified amounts:
       ``Other Procurement, Navy, 1998/2000'', $2,167,000;
       ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, 1998/2000'', 
     $15,800,000;
       ``Other Procurement, Army, 1999/2001'', $13,700,000;
       ``Aircraft Procurement, Navy, 1999/2001'', $41,500,000;
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1999/2003'':
       New Attack Submarine, $32,400,000;
       CVN-69, $11,400,000;
       ``Other Procurement, Navy, 1999/2001'', $13,784,000;
       ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, 1999/2001'', 
     $29,729,000;
       ``Missile Procurement, Air Force, 1999/2001'', 
     $130,000,000;
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army, 1999/
     2000'', $5,400,000;
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy, 1999/
     2000'', $14,900,000;
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force, 
     1999/2000'', $15,900,000; and
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide, 
     1999/2000'', $23,500,000.
       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, 1999 
     level: Provided, That the Service Surgeons General may waive 
     this section by certifying to the congressional defense 
     committees that the beneficiary

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     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. (a) 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 
     $1,222,000,000.
       (b) The Secretary shall, in conjunction with the Pentagon 
     Renovation, design and construct secure secretarial offices 
     and support facilities and security-related changes to the 
     subway entrance at the Pentagon Reservation.
       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 
     equipment, on a nonreimbursable basis, to American Samoa, and 
     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 (as defined in section 381(d) of 
     title 10, United States Code) 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 may 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, Armed Services 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, United States Code.
       Sec. 8076. 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. 8077. (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. 8078. 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. 8079. 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. 8080. 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. 8081. 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 
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     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. 8082. 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'':
       SSN-688 attack submarine program, $6,585,000;
       CG-47 cruiser program, $12,100,000;
       Aircraft carrier service life extension program, $202,000;
       LHD-1 amphibious assault ship program, $2,311,000;
       LSD-41 cargo variant ship program, $566,000;
       T-AO fleet oiler program, $3,494,000;
       AO conversion program, $133,000;
       Craft, outfitting, and post delivery, $1,688,000;
       To:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1995/2001'':
       DDG-51 destroyer program, $27,079,000;
       From:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1989/2000'':
       DDG-51 destroyer program, $13,200,000;
       Aircraft carrier service life extension program, $186,000;
       LHD-1 amphibious assault ship program, $3,621,000;
       LCAC landing craft, air cushioned program, $1,313,000;
       T-AO fleet oiler program, $258,000;
       AOE combat support ship program, $1,078,000;
       AO conversion program, $881,000;
       T-AGOS drug interdiction conversion, $407,000;
       Outfitting and post delivery, $219,000;
       To:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1996/2000'':
       LPD-17 amphibious transport dock ship, $21,163,000;
       From:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1990/2002'':
       SSN-688 attack submarine program, $5,606,000;
       DDG-51 destroyer program, $6,000,000;
       ENTERPRISE refueling/modernization program, $2,306,000;
       LHD-1 amphibious assault ship program, $183,000;
       LSD-41 dock landing ship cargo variant program, $501,000;
       LCAC landing craft, air cushioned program, $345,000;
       MCM mine countermeasures program, $1,369,000;
       Moored training ship demonstration program, $1,906,000;
       Oceanographic ship program, $1,296,000;
       AOE combat support ship program, $4,086,000;
       AO conversion program, $143,000;
       Craft, outfitting, post delivery, and ship special support 
     equipment, $1,209,000;
       To:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1990/2002'':
       T-AGOS surveillance ship program, $5,000,000;
       Coast Guard icebreaker program, $8,153,000;
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1996/2002'':
       LPD-17 amphibious transport dock ship, $7,192,000;
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1998/2002'':
       CVN refuelings, $4,605,000;
       From:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1991/2001'':
       SSN-21(AP) attack submarine program, $1,614,000;
       LHD-1 amphibious assault ship program, $5,647,000;
       LSD-41 dock landing ship cargo variant program, $1,389,000;
       LCAC landing craft, air cushioned program, $330,000;
       AOE combat support ship program, $1,435,000;
       To:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1998/2001'':
       CVN refuelings, $10,415,000;
       From:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1992/2001'':
       SSN-21 attack submarine program, $11,983,000;
       Craft, outfitting, post delivery, and DBOF transfer, 
     $836,000;
       Escalation, $5,378,000;
       To:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1998/2001'':
       CVN refuelings, $18,197,000;
       From:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1993/2002'':
       Carrier replacement program (AP), $30,332,000;
       LSD-41 cargo variant ship program, $676,000;
       AOE combat support ship program, $2,066,000;
       Craft, outfitting, post delivery, and first destination 
     transportation, and inflation adjustments, $2,127,000;
       To:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1998/2002'':
       CVN refuelings, $29,844,000;
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1999/2002'':
       Craft, outfitting, post delivery, conversions, and first 
     destination transportation, $5,357,000;
       From:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1994/2003'':
       LHD-1 amphibious assault ship program, $23,900,000;
       Oceanographic ship program, $9,000;
       To:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1994/2003'':
       DDG-51 destroyer program, $18,349,000;
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1995/1999'':
       DDG-51 destroyer program, $5,383,000;
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1996/2000'':
       LPD-17 amphibious transport dock ship, $168,000;
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1999/2003'':
       Craft, outfitting, post delivery, conversions, and first 
     destination transportation, $9,000;
       From:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1996/2000'':
       SSN-21 attack submarine program, $10,100,000;
       LHD-1 amphibious assault ship program, $7,100,000;
       To:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1996/2000'':
       DDG-51 destroyer program, $3,723,000;
       LPD-17 amphibious transport dock ship, $13,477,000.
       Sec. 8083. The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees by 
     February 1, 2000, 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 2001 budget request was reduced because Congress 
     appropriated funds above the President's budget request for 
     that specific activity for fiscal year 2000.
       Sec. 8084. Funds appropriated in title II of this Act and 
     for the Defense Health Program in title VI 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. 8085. During the current fiscal year, 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. 8086. (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. 8087. 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. 8088. 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. 8089. 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

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     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.


                             (Rescissions)

       Sec. 8090. Of the funds provided in the Department of 
     Defense Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-262), 
     $452,100,000, to reflect savings from revised economic 
     assumptions, is hereby rescinded as of the date of enactment 
     of this Act, or October 1, 1999, whichever is later, from the 
     following accounts in the specified amounts:
       ``Aircraft Procurement, Army'', $8,000,000;
       ``Missile Procurement, Army'', $7,000,000;
       ``Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, 
     Army'', $9,000,000;
       ``Procurement of Ammunition, Army'', $6,000,000;
       ``Other Procurement, Army'', $19,000,000;
       ``Aircraft Procurement, Navy'', $44,000,000;
       ``Weapons Procurement, Navy'', $8,000,000;
       ``Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps'', 
     $3,000,000;
       ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'', $37,000,000;
       ``Other Procurement, Navy'', $23,000,000;
       ``Procurement, Marine Corps'', $5,000,000;
       ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force'', $46,000,000;
       ``Missile Procurement, Air Force'', $14,000,000;
       ``Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force'', $2,000,000;
       ``Other Procurement, Air Force'', $44,400,000;
       ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'', $5,200,000;
       ``Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Army'', 
     $5,000,000;
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army'', 
     $20,000,000;
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy'', 
     $40,900,000;
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force'', 
     $76,900,000; and
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-
     Wide'', $28,700,000:
     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. 8091. The budget of the President for fiscal year 2001 
     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 2001, and 
     subsequent fiscal years, shall provide complete, detailed 
     estimates for all such costs.
       Sec. 8092. 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. 8093. (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 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.
       (d) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise provided 
     for the Department of Defense in this or any other Act for 
     any fiscal year may be obligated or expended for procurement 
     of a nuclear-capable shipyard crane from a foreign source. 
     Subsection (a) does not apply to the limitation in the 
     preceding sentence.
       Sec. 8094. 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. 8095. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     TRICARE managed care support contracts in effect, or in final 
     stages of acquisition as of September 30, 1999, 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, 1999, may include a 
     base contract period for transition and up to seven one-year 
     option periods.
       Sec. 8096. 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, the Office of Management 
     and Budget, and the congressional defense committees, as 
     required by Department of Defense financial management 
     regulations.
       Sec. 8097. In addition to the amounts provided elsewhere in 
     this Act, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     $5,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Office of the 
     Secretary of Defense, and is available only for a grant to 
     the Women in Military Service for America Memorial 
     Foundation, Inc., only for costs associated with completion 
     of the ``Women in Military Service For America'' memorial at 
     Arlington National Cemetery.
       Sec. 8098. 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 the unit has committed a gross violation of human 
     rights, unless all necessary corrective steps have been 
     taken.
       (b) Monitoring.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of State, shall ensure that prior to a 
     decision to conduct any training program referred to in 
     subsection (a), full consideration is given to all credible 
     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. 8099. 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))).
       Sec. 8100. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, 
     the total amount appropriated in this Act is hereby reduced 
     by $123,200,000 to reflect savings from the pay of civilian 
     personnel, to be distributed as follows:
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $30,900,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', $66,600,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'', $9,200,000; and
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', $16,500,000.
       Sec. 8101. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, 
     the total amount appropriated in this Act is hereby reduced 
     by $171,000,000 to reflect savings from favorable foreign 
     currency fluctuations, to be distributed as follows:
       ``Military Personnel, Army'', $19,100,000;
       ``Military Personnel, Navy'', $2,200,000;
       ``Military Personnel, Air Force'', $9,900,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $80,700,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', $13,700,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force,'' $26,900,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', $8,700,000; 
     and
       ``Defense Health Program'', $9,800,000.
       Sec. 8102. 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 United 
     States Army South to Fort Buchanan.
       Sec. 8103. From within amounts made available in title II 
     of this Act, under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army'', and notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     $12,500,000 shall be available only for repairs and safety 
     improvements to the segment of Fort Irwin Road which extends 
     from Interstate 15 northeast toward the boundary of Fort 
     Irwin, California and the originating intersection of Irwin 
     Road: Provided, That these funds shall remain available until 
     expended: Provided further, That the authorized scope of work 
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     cludes, but is not limited to, environmental documentation 
     and mitigation, engineering and design, improving safety, 
     resurfacing, widening lanes, enhancing shoulders, and 
     replacing signs and pavement markings: Provided further, That 
     these funds may be used for advances to the Federal Highway 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, for the 
     authorized scope of work.
       Sec. 8104. Funds appropriated to the Department of the Navy 
     in title II of this Act may be available to replace lost and 
     canceled Treasury checks issued to Trans World Airlines in 
     the total amount of $255,333.24 for which timely claims were 
     filed and for which detailed supporting records no longer 
     exist.
       Sec. 8105. None of the funds appropriated or made available 
     in this Act to the Department of the Navy shall be used to 
     develop, lease or procure the ADC(X) class of ships unless 
     the main propulsion diesel engines and propulsors are 
     manufactured in the United States by a domestically operated 
     entity: Provided, 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 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 or there exists a significant cost or 
     quality difference.
       Sec. 8106. From within amounts made available in title II 
     of this Act under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Defense-Wide'', and notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, $2,500,000 shall be available only for a grant for 
     ``America's Promise--The Alliance for Youth, Inc.'', only to 
     support, on a dollar-for-dollar matching basis with non-
     departmental funds, efforts to mobilize individuals, groups 
     and organizations to build and strengthen the character and 
     competence of the Nation's youth.
       Sec. 8107. Of the funds made available in this Act, not 
     less than $47,100,000 shall be available to maintain an 
     attrition reserve force of 23 B-52 aircraft, of which 
     $3,100,000 shall be available from ``Military Personnel, Air 
     Force'', $34,500,000 shall be available from ``Operation and 
     Maintenance, Air Force'', and $9,600,000 shall be available 
     from ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force'': Provided, That the 
     Secretary of the Air Force shall maintain a total force of 94 
     B-52 aircraft, including 23 attrition reserve aircraft, 
     during fiscal year 2000: Provided further, That the Secretary 
     of Defense shall include in the Air Force budget request for 
     fiscal year 2001 amounts sufficient to maintain a B-52 force 
     totaling 94 aircraft.
       Sec. 8108. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, 
     the total amount appropriated in title II is hereby reduced 
     by $100,000,000 to reflect savings resulting from reviews of 
     Department of Defense missions and functions conducted 
     pursuant to Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76, to 
     be distributed as follows:
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $34,300,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', $22,800,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps'', $1,400,000; 
     and
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'', $41,500,000:
     Provided, That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act may be obligated or expended for 
     the purpose of contracting out functions directly related to 
     the award of Department of Defense contracts, oversight of 
     contractors with the Department of Defense, or the payment of 
     such contractors including, but not limited to: contracting 
     technical officers, contact administration officers, 
     accounting and finance officers, and budget officers.
       Sec. 8109. (a) Report on OMB Circular A-76 Reviews of Work 
     Performed by DOD Employees.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit a report not later than 90 days after the enactment of 
     this Act which lists all instances since 1995 in which 
     missions or functions of the Department of Defense have been 
     reviewed by the Department of Defense pursuant to OMB 
     Circular A-76. The report shall list the disposition of each 
     such review and indicate whether the review resulted in the 
     performance of such missions or functions by Department of 
     Defense civilian and military personnel, or whether such 
     reviews resulted in performance by contractors. The report 
     shall include a description of the types of missions or 
     functions, the locations where the missions or functions are 
     performed, the name of the contractor performing the work (if 
     applicable), the cost to perform the missions or functions at 
     the time the review was conducted, and the current cost to 
     perform the missions or functions.
       (b) Report on OMB Circular A-76 Reviews of Work Performed 
     by DOD Contractors.--The report shall also identify those 
     instances in which work performed by a contractor has been 
     converted to performance by civilian or military employees of 
     the Department of Defense. For each instance of contracting 
     in, the report shall include a description of the types of 
     work, the locations where the work was performed, the name of 
     the contractor that was performing the work, the cost of 
     contractor performance at the time the work was contracted 
     in, and the current cost of performance by civilian or 
     military employees of the Department of Defense. In addition, 
     the report shall include recommendations for maximizing the 
     possibility of effective public-private competition for work 
     that has been contracted out.
       (c) Comptroller General Review.--Not later than 90 days 
     after the date on which the Secretary submits the annual 
     report, the Comptroller General shall submit to the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations the Comptroller General's 
     views on whether the Department has complied with the 
     requirements for the report.
       Sec. 8110. The budget of the President for fiscal year 2001 
     submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, 
     United States Code, and each annual budget request 
     thereafter, shall include separate budget justification 
     documents for costs of United States armed forces' 
     participation in contingency operations for the Military 
     Personnel accounts, the Procurement accounts, and the 
     Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund: Provided, That 
     these budget justification documents shall include a 
     description of the funding requested for each anticipated 
     contingency operation, for each military service, to include 
     active duty and Guard and Reserve components, and for each 
     appropriation account: Provided further, That these documents 
     shall include estimated costs for each element of expense or 
     object class, a reconciliation of increases and decreases for 
     ongoing contingency operations, and programmatic data 
     including, but not limited to troop strength for each active 
     duty and Guard and Reserve component, and estimates of the 
     major weapons systems deployed in support of each 
     contingency.


                     (Including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8111. In addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise 
     made available in this Act, $35,000,000 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 funds made available under 
     this section shall be transferred to the following accounts:
       ``Reserve Personnel, Army'', $2,000,000;
       ``National Guard Personnel, Army'', $2,000,000;
       ``National Guard Personnel, Air Force'', $500,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $24,500,000; and
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army'', 
     $6,000,000:
     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 of the funds transferred to 
     ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', not less than $3,000,000 
     shall be made available only to establish a cost effective 
     counter-terrorism training program for first responders and 
     concurrent testing of response apparatus and equipment at the 
     Memorial Tunnel Facility: Provided further, That of the funds 
     transferred to ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', not less 
     than $2,000,000 shall be made available only to support 
     development of a structured undergraduate research program 
     for chemical and biological warfare defense designed to 
     produce graduates with specialized laboratory training and 
     scientific skills required by military and industrial 
     laboratories engaged in combating the threat of biological 
     and chemical terrorism: Provided further, That of the funds 
     transferred to ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', not less 
     than $3,500,000 shall be made available for a National Guard 
     Bureau and Department of Justice collaborative training 
     program only to enhance distance learning technologies and 
     develop related courseware to provide training for counter-
     terrorism and related concerns: Provided further, That of the 
     funds transferred to ``Research, Development, Test and 
     Evaluation, Army'', not less than $3,000,000 shall be made 
     available only to continue development and presentation of 
     advanced distributed learning consequence management response 
     courses and conventional courses.
       Sec. 8112. (a) The Secretary of Defense shall, along with 
     submission of the fiscal year 2001 budget request for the 
     Department of Defense, submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report, in both unclassified and classified 
     versions, which contains an assessment of the advantages or 
     disadvantages of deploying a ground-based National Missile 
     Defense system at more than one site.
       (b) This report shall include, but not be limited to, an 
     assessment of the following issues:
       (1) The ability of a single site, versus multiple sites, to 
     counter the expected ballistic missile threat;
       (2) The optimum basing locations for a single and multiple 
     site National Missile Defense system;
       (3) The survivability and redundancy of potential National 
     Missile Defense systems under a single or multiple site 
     architecture;
       (4) The estimated costs (including development, 
     construction and infrastructure, and procurement of 
     equipment) associated with different site deployment options; 
     and
       (5) Other issues bearing on deploying a National Missile 
     Defense system at one or more sites.
       Sec. 8113. The Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of 
     the Air Force each shall submit a report to the congressional 
     defense committees within 90 days of enactment of this Act in 
     both classified and unclassified form which shall provide a 
     detailed description of the dedicated aggressor squadrons 
     used to conduct combat flight training for the Navy, Marine 
     Corps and Air Force covering the period from fiscal year 1990 
     through the present. For each year of the specified time 
     period, each report shall provide a detailed description of 
     the following: the assets which comprise dedicated aggressor 
     squadrons including both aircrews, and the types and models 
     of aircraft assigned to these squadrons; the number of 
     training sorties for all forms of combat flight training 
     which require aggressor aircraft, and the number of sorties 
     that the dedicated aggressor squadrons can generate to meet 
     these requirements; the ratio of the total inventory of 
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     of aircraft available for dedicated aggressor squadrons; a 
     comparison of the performance characteristics of the aircraft 
     assigned to dedicated aggressor squadrons compared to the 
     performance characteristics of the aircraft they are intended 
     to represent in training scenarios; an assessment of pilot 
     proficiency by year from 1986 to the present; Service 
     recommendations to enhance aggressor squadron proficiency to 
     include number of dedicated aircraft, equipment, facilities, 
     and personnel; and a plan that proposes improvements in 
     dissimilar aircraft air combat training.
       Sec. 8114. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this or other Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Acts may be obligated or expended for the 
     purpose of performing repairs or maintenance to military 
     family housing units of the Department of Defense, including 
     areas in such military family housing units that may be used 
     for the purpose of conducting official Department of Defense 
     business: Provided, That the Department of Defense Office of 
     the Inspector General shall provide a report to the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations not later than 90 days 
     after the enactment of this Act which assesses the compliance 
     of each of the military services with applicable 
     appropriations law, Office of Management and Budget 
     circulars, and Undersecretary of Defense (Comptroller) 
     directives which govern funding for maintenance and repairs 
     to flag officer quarters: Provided further, That this report 
     shall include an assessment as to whether there have been 
     violations of the Anti-Deficiency Act resulting from 
     instances of improper funding of such maintenance and repair 
     projects.
       Sec. 8115. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds appropriated in this Act under the heading ``Research, 
     Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'' for any 
     advanced concept technology demonstration project may only be 
     obligated thirty days after a report, including a description 
     of the project and its estimated annual and total cost, has 
     been provided in writing to the congressional defense 
     committees: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may waive 
     this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying to the 
     congressional defense committees that it is in the national 
     interest to do so: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     appropriated under the heading ``Research, Development, Test 
     and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'' in the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-262) which remain 
     available for obligation are available for the Line of Sight 
     Anti-Tank Program: Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated under the heading ``Research, Development, Test 
     and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'' in Public Law 105-262, 
     $10,027,000 shall be available only for the Air Directed 
     Surface to Air Missile.
       Sec. 8116. None of the funds appropriated under the heading 
     ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'' 
     in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public 
     Law 105-262) which remain available for obligation are 
     available for the Medium Extended Air Defense System or 
     successor systems.
       Sec. 8117. Of the funds appropriated in title II of this 
     Act under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', 
     $250,000 shall be available only for a grant to the Nebraska 
     Game and Parks Commission for the purpose of locating, 
     identifying the boundaries of, acquiring, preserving, and 
     memorializing the cemetery site that is located in close 
     proximity to Fort Atkinson, Nebraska. The Secretary of the 
     Army shall require as a condition of such grant that the 
     Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, in carrying out the 
     purposes of which the grant is made, work in conjunction with 
     the Nebraska State Historical Society. The grant under this 
     section shall be made without regard to section 1301 of title 
     31, United States Code, or any other provision of law.
       Sec. 8118. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
     the purpose of establishing all Department of Defense 
     policies governing the provision of care provided by and 
     financed under the military health care system's case 
     management program under 10 U.S.C. 1079(a)(17), the term 
     ``custodial care'' shall be defined as care designed 
     essentially to assist an individual in meeting the activities 
     of daily living and which does not require the supervision of 
     trained medical, nursing, paramedical or other specially 
     trained individuals: Provided, That the case management 
     program shall provide that members and retired members of the 
     military services, and their dependents and survivors, have 
     access to all medically necessary health care through the 
     health care delivery system of the military services 
     regardless of the health care status of the person seeking 
     the health care: Provided further, That the case management 
     program shall be the primary obligor for payment of medically 
     necessary services and shall not be considered as secondarily 
     liable to Title XIX of The Social Security Act, other welfare 
     programs or charity based care.
       Sec. 8119. During the current fiscal year--
       (1) refunds attributable to the use of the Government 
     travel card 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; and
       (2) refunds attributable to the use of the Government 
     Purchase Card by military personnel and civilian employees of 
     the Department of Defense may be credited to accounts of the 
     Department of Defense that are current when the refunds are 
     received and that are available for the same purposes as the 
     accounts originally charged.
       Sec. 8120. During the current fiscal year and hereafter, 
     any Federal grant of funds to an institution of higher 
     education to be available solely for student financial 
     assistance or related administrative costs may be used for 
     the purpose for which the grant is made without regard to any 
     provision to the contrary in section 514 of the Departments 
     of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (10 U.S.C. 503 note), or 
     section 983 of title 10, United States Code.
       Sec. 8121. (a) Registering Information Technology Systems 
     With DOD Chief Information Officer.--After March 31, 2000, 
     none of the funds appropriated in this Act may be used for a 
     mission critical or mission essential information technology 
     system (including a system funded by the defense working 
     capital fund) that is not registered with the Chief 
     Information Officer of the Department of Defense. A system 
     shall be considered to be registered with that officer upon 
     the furnishing to that officer of notice of the system, 
     together with such information concerning the system as the 
     Secretary of Defense may prescribe. An information technology 
     system shall be considered a mission critical or mission 
     essential information technology system as defined by the 
     Secretary of Defense.
       (b) Certifications as to Compliance With Clinger-Cohen 
     Act.--(1) During fiscal year 2000, a major automated 
     information system may not receive Milestone I approval, 
     Milestone II approval, or Milestone III approval within the 
     Department of Defense until the Chief Information Officer 
     certifies, with respect to that milestone, that the system is 
     being developed in accordance with the Clinger-Cohen Act of 
     1996 (40 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.). The Chief Information Officer 
     may require additional certifications, as appropriate, with 
     respect to any such system.
       (2) The Chief Information Officer shall provide the 
     congressional defense committees timely notification of 
     certifications under paragraph (1). Each such notification 
     shall include, at a minimum, the funding baseline and 
     milestone schedule for each system covered by such a 
     certification and confirmation that the following steps have 
     been taken with respect to the system:
       (A) Business process reengineering.
       (B) An analysis of alternatives.
       (C) An economic analysis that includes a calculation of the 
     return on investment.
       (D) Performance measures.
       (E) An information assurance strategy consistent with the 
     Department's Command, Control, Communications, Computers, 
     Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) 
     Architecture Framework.
       (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``Chief Information Officer'' means the senior 
     official of the Department of Defense designated by the 
     Secretary of Defense pursuant to section 3506 of title 44, 
     United States Code.
       (2) The term ``information technology system'' has the 
     meaning given the term ``information technology'' in section 
     5002 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1401).
       (3) The term ``major automated information system'' has the 
     meaning given that term in Department of Defense Directive 
     5000.1.
       Sec. 8122. During the current fiscal year, none of the 
     funds available to the Department of Defense may be used to 
     provide support to another department or agency of the United 
     States if such department or agency is more than 90 days in 
     arrears in making payment to the Department of Defense for 
     goods or services previously provided to such department or 
     agency on a reimbursable basis: Provided, That this 
     restriction shall not apply if the Department is authorized 
     by law to provide support to such department or agency on a 
     nonreimbursable basis, and is providing the requested support 
     pursuant to such authority: 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. 8123. (a) Recovery of Certain DOD Administrative 
     Expenses in Connection With Foreign Military Sales Program.--
     Charges for administrative services calculated under section 
     21(e) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761(e)) in 
     connection with the sale of defense articles or defense 
     services shall (notwithstanding paragraph (3) of section 
     43(b) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2792(b)) include recovery of 
     administrative expenses incurred by the Department of Defense 
     during fiscal year 2000 that are attributable to (1) salaries 
     of members of the Armed Forces, and (2) unfunded estimated 
     costs of civilian retirement and other benefits.
       (b) Reimbursement of Applicable Military Personnel 
     Accounts.--During the current fiscal year, amounts in the 
     Foreign Military Sales Trust Fund shall be available in an 
     amount not to exceed $63,000,000 to reimburse the applicable 
     military personnel accounts in title I of this Act for the 
     value of administrative expenses referred in subsection 
     (a)(1).
       (c) Reductions To Reflect Amounts Expected To Be 
     Recovered.--(1) The amounts in title I of this Act are hereby 
     reduced by an aggregate of $63,000,000 (such amount being the 
     amount expected to be recovered by reason of subsection 
     (a)(1)).
       (2) The amounts in title II of this Act are hereby reduced 
     by an aggregate of $31,000,000 (such amount being that amount 
     expected to be recovered by reason of subsection (a)(2)).
       Sec. 8124. (a) The Communications Act of 1934 is amended in 
     section 337(b) (47 U.S.C. 337(b)), by deleting paragraph (2). 
     Upon enactment of this provision, the FCC shall initiate the 
     competitive bidding process in fiscal year 1999 and shall 
     conduct the competitive bidding in a manner that ensures that 
     all proceeds of such bidding are deposited in accordance with 
     section 309(j)(8) of the Act not later than September 30, 
     2000. To expedite the assignment by competitive bidding of 
     the frequencies identified in section 337(a)(2) of the Act, 
     the rules governing such frequencies shall be effective 
     immediately upon publication in the Federal Register, 
     notwithstanding 5 U.S.C. 553(d), 801(a)(3), 804(2), and 
     806(a). Chapter 6 of such title, 15 U.S.C. 632,

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     and 44 U.S.C. 3507 and 3512, shall not apply to the rules and 
     competitive bidding procedures governing such frequencies. 
     Notwithstanding section 309(b) of the Act, no application for 
     an instrument of authorization for such frequencies shall be 
     granted by the Commission earlier than 7 days following 
     issuance of public notice by the Commission of the acceptance 
     for filing of such application or of any substantial 
     amendment thereto. Notwithstanding section 309(d)(1) of such 
     Act, the Commission may specify a period (no less than 5 days 
     following issuance of such public notice) for the filing of 
     petitions to deny any application for an instrument of 
     authorization for such frequencies.
       (b)(1) Not later than 15 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget and the Federal Communications 
     Commission shall each submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report which shall--
       (A) set forth the anticipated schedule (including specific 
     dates) for--
       (i) preparing and conducting the competitive bidding 
     process required by subsection (a); and
       (ii) depositing the receipts of the competitive bidding 
     process;
       (B) set forth each signficant milestone in the rulemaking 
     process with respect to the competitive bidding process;
       (C) include an explanation of the effect of each 
     requirement in subsection (a) on the schedule for the 
     competitive bidding process and any post-bidding activities 
     (including the deposit of receipts) when compared with the 
     schedule for the competitive bidding and any post-bidding 
     activities (including the deposit of receipts) that would 
     otherwise have occurred under section 337(b)(2) of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 337(b)(2)) if not for 
     the enactment of subsection (a);
       (D) set forth for each spectrum auction held by the Federal 
     Communications Commission since 1993 information on--
       (i) the time required for each stage of preparation for the 
     auction;
       (ii) the date of the commencement and of the completion of 
     the auction;
       (iii) the time which elapsed between the date of the 
     completion of the auction and the date of the first deposit 
     of receipts from the auction in the Treasury; and
       (iv) the dates of all subsequent deposits of receipts from 
     the auction in the Treasury; and
       (E) include an assessment of how the stages of the 
     competitive bidding process required by subsection (a), 
     including preparation, commencement and completion, and 
     deposit of receipts, will differ from similar stages in the 
     auctions referred to in subparagraph (D).
       (2) Not later than October 5, 2000, the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget and the Federal 
     Communications Commission shall each submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees the report which shall--
       (A) describe the course of the competitive bidding process 
     required by subsection (a) through September 30, 2000, 
     including the amount of any receipts from the competitive 
     bidding process deposited in the Treasury as of September 30, 
     2000; and
       (B) if the course of the competitive bidding process has 
     included any deviations from the schedule set forth under 
     paragraph (1)(A), an explanation for such deviations from the 
     schedule.
       (3) The Federal Communications Commission may not consult 
     with the Director in the preparation and submittal of the 
     reports required of the Commission by this subsection.
       (4) In this subsection, the term ``appropriate 
     congressional committees'' means the following:
       (A) The Committees on Appropriations, the Budget, and 
     Commerce of the Senate.
       (B) The Committees on Appropriations, the Budget, and 
     Commerce of the House of Representatives.
       (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to supercede 
     the requirements placed on the Federal Communications 
     Commission by 47 U.S.C. 337(d)(4).
       Sec. 8125. (a) Report Required.--Not later than January 31, 
     2000, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees in both classified and 
     unclassified form a report on the conduct of Operation Desert 
     Fox and Operation Allied Force (also referred to as Operation 
     Noble Anvil). The Secretary of Defense shall submit to such 
     committees a preliminary report on the conduct of these 
     operations not later than December 15, 1999. The report 
     (including the preliminary report) should be prepared in 
     consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 
     the Commander in Chief of the United States Central Command, 
     and the Commander in Chief of the United States European 
     Command.
       (b) Review of Successes and Deficiencies.--The report 
     should contain a thorough review of the successes and 
     deficiencies of these operations, with respect to the 
     following matters:
       (1) United States military objectives in these operations.
       (2) With respect to Operation Allied Force, the military 
     strategy of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to 
     obtain said military objectives.
       (3) The command structure for the execution of Operation 
     Allied Force.
       (4) The process for identifying, nominating, selecting, and 
     verifying targets to be attacked during Operation Desert Fox 
     and Operation Allied Force.
       (5) A comprehensive battle damage assessment of targets 
     prosecuted during the conduct of the air campaigns in these 
     operations, to include--
       (A) fixed targets, both military and civilian, to include 
     bridges, roads, rail lines, airfields, power generating 
     plants, broadcast facilities, oil refining infrastructure, 
     fuel and munitions storage installations, industrial plants 
     producing military equipment, command and control nodes, 
     civilian leadership bunkers and military barracks;
       (B) mobile military targets such as tanks, armored 
     personnel carriers, artillery pieces, trucks, and air defense 
     assets;
       (C) with respect to Operation Desert Fox, research and 
     production facilities associated with Iraq's weapons of mass 
     destruction and ballistic missile programs, and any military 
     units or organizations associated with such activities within 
     Iraq; and
       (D) a discussion of decoy, deception and counter-
     intelligence techniques employed by the Iraqi and Serbian 
     military.
       (6) The use and performance of United States military 
     equipment, weapon systems, munitions, and national and 
     tactical reconnaissance and surveillance assets (including 
     items classified under special access procedures) and an 
     analysis of--
       (A) any equipment or capabilities that were in research and 
     development and if available could have been used in these 
     operations' respective theater of operations;
       (B) any equipment or capabilities that were available and 
     could have been used but were not introduced into these 
     operations' respective theater of operations; and
       (C) any equipment or capabilities that were introduced to 
     these operations' respective theater of operations that could 
     have been used but were not.
       (7) Command, control, communications and operational 
     security of NATO forces as a whole and United States forces 
     separately during Operation Allied Force, including the 
     ability of United States aircraft to operate with aircraft of 
     other nations without degradation of capabilities or 
     protection of United States forces.
       (8) The deployment of United States forces and supplies to 
     the theater of operations, including an assessment of airlift 
     and sealift (to include a specific assessment of the 
     deployment of Task Force Hawk during Operation Allied Force, 
     to include detailed explanations for the delay in initial 
     deployment, the suitability of equipment deployed compared to 
     other equipment in the U.S. inventory that was not deployed, 
     and a critique of the training provided to operational 
     personnel prior to and during the deployment).
       (9) The use of electronic warfare assets, in particular an 
     assessment of the adequacy of EA-6B aircraft in terms of 
     inventory, capabilities, deficiencies, and ability to provide 
     logistics support.
       (10) The effectiveness of reserve component forces 
     including their use and performance in the theater of 
     operations.
       (11) The contributions of United States (and with respect 
     to Operation Allied Force, NATO) intelligence and 
     counterintelligence systems and personnel, including an 
     assessment of the targeting selection and bomb damage 
     assessment process.
       (c) The report should also contain:
       (1) An analysis of the transfer of operational assets from 
     other United States Unified Commands to these operations' 
     theater of operations and the impact on the readiness, 
     warfighting capability and deterrence value of those 
     commands.
       (2) An analysis of the implications of these operations as 
     regards the ability of United States armed forces and 
     intelligence capabilities to carry out the current national 
     security strategy, including--
       (A) whether the Department of Defense and its components, 
     and the intelligence community and its components, have 
     sufficient force structure and manning as well as equipment 
     (to include items such as munitions stocks) to deploy, 
     prosecute and sustain operations in a second major theater of 
     war as called for under the current national security 
     strategy;
       (B) which, if any aspects, of currently programmed 
     manpower, operations, training and other readiness programs, 
     and weapons and other systems are found to be inadequate in 
     terms of supporting the national military strategy; and
       (C) what adjustments need to be made to current defense 
     planning and budgets, and specific programs to redress any 
     deficiencies identified by this analysis.
       Sec. 8126. None of the funds provided in this Act may be 
     used to transfer to any nongovernmental entity ammunition 
     held by the Department of Defense that has a center-fire 
     cartridge and a United States military nomenclature 
     designation of ``armor penetrator'', ``armor piercing (AP)'', 
     ``armor piercing incendiary (API)'', or ``armor-piercing 
     incendiary-tracer (API-T)'', except to an entity performing 
     demilitarization services for the Department of Defense under 
     a contract that requires the entity to demonstrate to the 
     satisfaction of the Department of Defense that armor piercing 
     projectiles are either (1) rendered incapable of reuse by the 
     demilitarization process or (2) used to manufacture 
     ammunition pursuant to a contract with the Department of 
     Defense or the manufacture of ammunition for export pursuant 
     to a License for Permanent Export of Unclassified Military 
     Articles issued by the Department of State.
       Sec. 8127. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or his designee, may 
     waive payment of all or part of the consideration that 
     otherwise would be required under 10 U.S.C. 2667, in the case 
     of a lease of personal property for a period not in excess of 
     one year to any organization specified in 32 U.S.C. 508(d), 
     or any other youth, social, or fraternal non-profit 
     organization as may be approved by the Chief of the National 
     Guard Bureau, or his designee, on a case-by-case basis.
       Sec. 8128. In the current fiscal year and hereafter, funds 
     appropriated for the Pacific Disaster Center may be obligated 
     to carry out such missions as the Secretary of Defense may 
     specify for disaster information management and related 
     supporting activities in the geographic area of 
     responsibility of the Commander in Chief, Pacific and beyond 
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     disaster information network: Provided, That the Secretary 
     may enable the Pacific Disaster Center and its derivatives to 
     enter into flexible public-private cooperative arrangements 
     for the delegation or implementation of some or all of its 
     missions and accept and provide grants, or other remuneration 
     to or from any agency of the Federal government, state or 
     local government, private source or foreign government to 
     carry out any of its activities: Provided further, That the 
     Pacific Disaster Center may not accept any remuneration or 
     provide any service or grant which could compromise national 
     security.
       Sec. 8129. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, 
     the total amount appropriated in Title I of this Act is 
     hereby reduced by $1,838,426,000 to reflect amounts 
     appropriated in Public Law 106-31. This amount is to be 
     distributed as follows:
       ``Military Personnel, Army'', $559,533,000;
       ``Military Personnel, Navy'', $436,773,000;
       ``Military Personnel, Marine Corps'', $177,980,000;
       ``Military Personnel, Air Force'', $471,892,000;
       ``Reserve Personnel, Army'', $40,574,000;
       ``Reserve Personnel, Navy'', $29,833,000;
       ``Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps'', $7,820,000;
       ``Reserve Personnel, Air Force'', $13,143,000;
       ``National Guard Personnel, Army'', $70,416,000; and
       ``National Guard Personnel, Air Force'', $30,462,000.
       Sec. 8130. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, that 
     not more than thirty-five per centum of funds provided in 
     this Act, may be obligated for environmental remediation 
     under indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracts with 
     a total contract value of $130,000,000 or higher.
       Sec. 8131. Of the funds made available under the heading 
     ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'', $5,000,000 shall be 
     transferred to the Department of Transportation to enable the 
     Secretary of Transportation to realign railroad track on 
     Elmendorf Air Force Base.
       Sec. 8132. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall 
     be used for the support of any nonappropriated funds activity 
     of the Department of Defense that procures malt beverages and 
     wine with nonappropriated funds for resale (including such 
     alcoholic beverages sold by the drink) on a military 
     installation located in the United States unless such malt 
     beverages and wine are procured within that State, or in the 
     case of the District of Columbia, within the District of 
     Columbia, in which the military installation is located: 
     Provided, That in a case in which the military installation 
     is located in more than one State, purchases may be made in 
     any State in which the installation is located: Provided 
     further, That such local procurement requirements for malt 
     beverages and wine shall apply to all alcoholic beverages 
     only for military installations in States which are not 
     contiguous with another State: Provided further, That 
     alcoholic beverages other than wine and malt beverages, in 
     contiguous States and the District of Columbia shall be 
     procured from the most competitive source, price and other 
     factors considered.
       Sec. 8133. Multi-year Aircraft Lease Pilot Program. (a) The 
     Secretary of the Air Force may establish a multi-year pilot 
     program for leasing aircraft for operational support 
     purposes, including transportation for the combatant 
     Commanders in Chief, on such terms and conditions as the 
     Secretary may deem appropriate, consistent with this Section.
       (b) Sections 2401 and 2401a of Title 10, United States Code 
     shall not apply to any aircraft lease authorized by this 
     Section.
       (c) Under the aircraft lease Pilot Program authorized by 
     this Section:
       (1) The Secretary may include terms and conditions in lease 
     agreements that are customary in aircraft leases by a non-
     government lessor to a non-government lessee.
       (2) The term of any individual lease agreement into which 
     the Secretary enters under this section shall not exceed ten 
     years.
       (3) The Secretary may provide for special payments to a 
     lessor if either the Secretary terminates or cancels the 
     lease prior to the expiration of its term or aircraft are 
     damaged or destroyed prior to the expiration of the term of 
     the lease. Such special payments shall not exceed an amount 
     equal to the value of one year's lease payment under the 
     lease. The amount of special payments shall be subject to 
     negotiation between the Air Force and lessors.
       (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
     payments required under a lease under this Section, and any 
     payments made pursuant to Subsection (3) above may be made 
     from:
       (A) Appropriations available for the performance of the 
     lease at the time the lease takes effect;
       (B) Appropriations for the operation and maintenance 
     available at the time which the payment is due; and
       (C) Funds appropriated for those payments.
       (5) The Secretary may lease aircraft, on such terms and 
     conditions as the Secretary may deem appropriate, consistent 
     with this section, through an operating lease consistent with 
     OMB Circular A-11.
       (6) The Secretary may exchange or sell existing aircraft 
     and apply the exchange allowance or sale proceeds in whole or 
     in part toward the cost of leasing replacement aircraft under 
     this Section.
       (7) Lease arrangements authorized by this Section may not 
     commence until:
       (A) The Secretary submits a report to the congressional 
     defense committees outlining the plans for implementing the 
     Pilot Program. The Report shall describe the terms and 
     conditions of proposed contracts and the savings in 
     operations and support costs expected to be derived from 
     retiring older aircraft as compared to the expected cost of 
     leasing newer replacement aircraft; and
       (B) A period of not less than 30 calendar days has elapsed 
     after submitting the Report.
       (8) Not later than one year after the date on which the 
     first aircraft is delivered under this Pilot Program, and 
     yearly thereafter on the anniversary of the first delivery, 
     the Secretary shall submit a report to the congressional 
     defense committees describing the status of the Pilot 
     Program. The Report will be based on at least six months of 
     experience in operating the Pilot Program.
       (9) No lease of operational support aircraft may be entered 
     into under this Section after September 30, 2004.
       (d) The authority granted to the Secretary of the Air Force 
     by this Section is separate from and in addition to, and 
     shall not be construed to impair or otherwise affect, the 
     authority of the Secretary to procure transportation or enter 
     into leases under a provision of law other than this section.
       (e) The authority provided under this section may be used 
     to lease not more than a total of six (6) aircraft for the 
     purposes of providing operational support.
       Sec. 8134. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, 
     the total amount appropriated in this Act for ``Operation and 
     Maintenance, Air Force'' is hereby reduced by $100,000,000 to 
     reflect supplemental appropriations provided under Public Law 
     106-31 for Readiness/Munitions.
       Sec. 8135. 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--
       (1) by striking ``not later than June 30, 1997,''; and
       (2) by striking ``$1,000,000'' and inserting ``$500,000''.
       Sec. 8136. None of the funds provided for the Joint 
     Warfighting Experimentation Program may be obligated until 
     the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff reports to the 
     congressional defense committees on the role and 
     participation of all unified and specified commands in the 
     Joint Warfighting Experimentation Program.
       Sec. 8137. In addition to the amounts appropriated or 
     otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act for the 
     Department of Defense, $5,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2000 is hereby appropriated to the Department 
     of Defense: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense shall 
     make a grant in the amount of $5,000,000 to the American Red 
     Cross for Armed Forces Emergency Services.
       Sec. 8138. The Department of the Army is directed to 
     conduct a live fire, side-by-side operational test of the 
     air-to-air Starstreak and air-to-air Stinger missiles from 
     the AH-64D Longbow helicopter. The operational test is to be 
     completed utilizing funds provided for in this Act in 
     addition to funding provided for this purpose in the Fiscal 
     Year 1999 Defense Appropriations Act (P.L. 105-262): 
     Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the Department is to ensure that the development, procurement 
     or integration of any missile for use on the AH-64 or RAH-66 
     helicopters, as an air-to-air missile, is subject to a full 
     and open competition which includes the conduct of a live-
     fire, side-by-side test as an element of the source selection 
     criteria: Provided further, That the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Acquisition & Technology) will conduct an 
     independent review of the need, and the merits of acquiring 
     an air-to-air missile to provide self-protection for the AH-
     64 and RAH-66 from the threat of hostile forces. The 
     Secretary is to provide his findings in a report to the 
     congressional defense committees, no later than March 31, 
     2000.
       Sec. 8139. During the current fiscal year, under 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the 
     Center of Excellence for Disaster Management and Humanitarian 
     Assistance may also pay, or authorize payment for, the 
     expenses of providing or facilitating education and training 
     for appropriate military and civilian personnel of foreign 
     countries in disaster management and humanitarian assistance: 
     Provided, That not later than April 1, 2001, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
     a report regarding the training of foreign personnel 
     conducted under this authority during the preceding fiscal 
     year for which expenses were paid under the section: Provided 
     further, That the report shall specify the countries in which 
     the training was conducted, the type of training conducted, 
     and the foreign personnel trained.
       Sec. 8140. Of the funds appropriated in title II under the 
     heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' for the 
     Office of the Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of 
     Defense for Gulf War Illnesses, up to $10,000,000 may be made 
     available for carrying out the first-year actions under the 
     5-year research plan outlined in the report entitled 
     ``Department of Defense Strategy to Address Low-Level 
     Exposures to Chemical Warfare Agents (CWAs)'', dated May 
     1999, that was submitted to committees of Congress pursuant 
     to section 247(d) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 
     112 Stat. 1957).
       Sec. 8141. (a) The Department of Defense is authorized to 
     enter into agreements with the Veterans Administration and 
     federally-funded health agencies providing services to Native 
     Hawaiians for the purpose of establishing a partnership 
     similar to the Alaska Federal Health Care Partnership, in 
     order to maximize Federal resources in the provision of 
     health care services by federally-funded health agencies, 
     applying telemedicine technologies. For the purpose of this 
     partnership, Native Hawaiians shall have the same status as 
     other Native Americans who are eligible for the health care 
     services provided by the Indian Health Service.
       (b) The Department of Defense is authorized to develop a 
     consultation policy, consistent with Executive Order 13084 
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     with Native Hawaiians for the purpose of assuring maximum 
     Native Hawaiian participation in the direction and 
     administration of governmental services so as to render those 
     services more responsive to the needs of the Native Hawaiian 
     community.
       (c) For purposes of this section, the term ``Native 
     Hawaiian'' means any individual who is a descendant of the 
     aboriginal people who, prior to 1778, occupied and exercised 
     sovereignty in the area that now comprises the State of 
     Hawaii.
       Sec. 8142. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this or any other Act may be made available for 
     reconstruction activities in the Republic of Serbia 
     (excluding the province of Kosovo) as long as Slobodan 
     Milosevic remains the President of the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro).
       Sec. 8143. In addition to the amounts provided elsewhere in 
     this Act, the amount of $5,000,000 is hereby appropriated for 
     ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', to be available, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, only for a grant 
     to the United Service Organizations Incorporated, a federally 
     chartered corporation under chapter 2201 of title 36, United 
     States Code. The grant provided for by this section is in 
     addition to any grant provided for under any other provision 
     of law.
       Sec. 8144. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
     to initiate a multiyear procurement contract for the Abrams 
     M1A2 Tank Upgrade Program until 30 days after the Department 
     of the Army has submitted a report to Congress detailing its 
     efforts to reduce the costs of the tank upgrade program, to 
     include the effects and potential savings that would result 
     from any alternate fixed price or fixed quantity option 
     contracts.
       Sec. 8145. The multi-year authority for the C-17 granted in 
     this Act shall become effective once the Secretary of the Air 
     Force certifies to the congressional defense committees that 
     the average unit flyaway price of C-17 aircraft P121 through 
     P180 purchased under a multi-year contract will be at least 
     twenty-five (25) percent below the average unit flyaway price 
     of the C-17 under the current 80 aircraft multiyear 
     procurement program, with both prices calculated in fiscal 
     year 1999 dollars.


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       Sec. 8146. (a) In addition to amounts appropriated 
     elsewhere in this Act, $1,000,000,000 is hereby appropriated 
     for the F-22 program: Provided, That these funds shall only 
     be available for transfer to the appropriate F-22 program R-1 
     and P-1 line items of Titles IV and III of this Act for the 
     purposes of F-22 program research, development, test and 
     evaluation, and advance procurement: Provided further, That 
     of this amount, not more than $277,100,000 may be transferred 
     to the ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force'' account only for 
     advance procurement of F-22 aircraft: Provided further, That 
     any funds transferred for F-22 advance procurement shall not 
     be available for obligation until the Secretary of Defense 
     certifies to the congressional defense committees that all 
     1999 Defense Acquisition Board exit criteria have been met: 
     Provided further, That the transfer authority provided in 
     this section is in addition to any other transfer authority 
     contained elsewhere in this Act.
       (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of Defense may use funds provided under this 
     section and transferred to Titles IV and III of this Act to 
     continue acquisition of F-22 test aircraft for which 
     procurement funding has been previously provided.
       (c) The Secretary of the Air Force shall adjust the amounts 
     of the limitations set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of 
     section 217, Public Law 105-85 accordingly, and may modify 
     any F-22 contracts to implement the requirements of this 
     section.
       (d) Funds appropriated in this Act or any other prior Act 
     for ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force'' 
     and ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force'' may not be used for 
     acquisition of more than a total of 17 flight-capable test 
     vehicles for the F-22 aircraft program.
       (e) The Secretary of the Air Force may not award a full 
     funding contract for low-rate initial production for the F-22 
     aircraft program until--
       (1) the first flight of an F-22 aircraft incorporating 
     Block 3.0 software has been conducted;
       (2) the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional 
     defense committees that all Defense Acquisition Board exit 
     criteria for the award of low-rate initial production of the 
     aircraft have been met; and
       (3) upon completion of the requirements under (e)(1) and 
     (e)(2) the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation 
     submits to the congressional defense committees a report 
     assessing the adequacy of testing to date to measure and 
     predict performance of F-22 avionics systems, stealth 
     characteristics, and weapons delivery systems.
       (f) The funds transferred under the authority provided 
     within this section shall be merged with and shall be 
     available for the same purposes, and for the same time 
     period, as the appropriation to which transferred.


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       Sec. 8147. (a) In addition to the amounts appropriated 
     elsewhere in this Act, $300,000,000 is hereby appropriated 
     for F-22 program termination liability or for other F-22 
     program contractual requirements in lieu of termination 
     liability obligations: Provided, That these funds shall only 
     be available for transfer to the appropriate F-22 program R-1 
     and P-1 line items of Titles IV and III of this Act for the 
     purposes specified in this section: Provided further, That 
     the transfer authority provided in this section is in 
     addition to any other transfer authority contained elsewhere 
     in this Act: Provided further, That these funds shall not be 
     available for expenditure until October 1, 2000.
       (b) The funds transferred under the authority provided 
     within this section shall be merged with and shall be 
     available for the same purposes, and for the same time 
     period, as the appropriation to which transferred.
       Sec. 8148. In addition to the amounts provided elsewhere in 
     this Act, the amount of $5,500,000 is hereby appropriated for 
     ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', to be available, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, only for a grant 
     to the High Desert Partnership in Academic Excellence 
     Foundation, Inc., for the purpose of developing, 
     implementing, and evaluating a standards and performance 
     based academic model at schools administered by the 
     Department of Defense Education Activity.
       Sec. 8149. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may 
     be used for the payment of a fine or penalty that is imposed 
     against the Department of Defense or a military department 
     arising from an environmental violation at a military 
     installation or facility unless the payment of the fine or 
     penalty has been specifically authorized by law. For purposes 
     of this section, expenditure of funds to carry out a 
     supplemental environmental project that is required to be 
     carried out as part of such a penalty shall be considered to 
     be a payment of the penalty.
       Sec. 8150. Section 8145 of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-262; 112 Stat. 
     2340), is amended by inserting before the period at the end 
     the following: ``, and for such additional environmental 
     restoration activities at such former base as may be 
     accomplished within such total amount''.
       Sec. 8151. Of the funds made available in this Act under 
     the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', up 
     to $5,000,000 shall be available to provide assistance, by 
     grant or otherwise, to public school systems that have 
     unusually high concentrations of special needs military 
     dependents enrolled: Provided, That in selecting school 
     systems to receive such assistance, special consideration 
     shall be given to school systems in states that are 
     considered overseas assignments.
       Sec. 8152. Funds appropriated by the paragraph under the 
     heading ``MILITARY CONSTRUCTION TRANSFER FUNDS'' in the 1999 
     Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act (Public Law 106-31; 
     113 Stat. 85) may be transferred to military construction 
     accounts, as authorized by that paragraph, and shall be 
     merged with and shall be available for the same purposes and 
     for the same time period as the account to which transferred.
       Sec. 8153. Section 127 of the Military Construction 
     Appropriations Act, 1995 (Public Law 103-307; 108 Stat. 1666) 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (B)(1), by striking ``an amount'' and all 
     that follows and inserting ``$3,400,000.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) Completion of Conveyance by End of Fiscal Year 
     2000.--The Secretary shall endeavor to complete any 
     conveyance under this section not later than September 30, 
     2000.''.
       Sec. 8154. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds appropriated in this Act under the heading ``Operation 
     and Maintenance, Army'' shall be available for expenses 
     associated with characterization and remediation activities 
     at the Massachusetts Military Reservation, Cape Cod, 
     Massachusetts, resulting from environmental problems 
     pertaining to use of Camp Edwards as a training range and 
     impact area and any administrative orders issued by the U.S. 
     Environmental Protection Agency to address those problems.
       Sec. 8155. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Secretary of the Air Force may convey 
     at no cost to the Air Force, without consideration, to Indian 
     tribes located in the States of North Dakota, South Dakota, 
     Montana, and Minnesota relocatable military housing units 
     located at Grand Forks Air Force Base and Minot Air Force 
     Base that are excess to the needs of the Air Force.
       (b) Processing of Requests.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     shall convey, at no cost to the Air Force, military housing 
     units under subsection (a) in accordance with the request for 
     such units that are submitted to the Secretary by the 
     Operation Walking Shield Program on behalf of Indian tribes 
     located in the States of North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, 
     and Minnesota.
       (c) The Operation Walking Shield program shall resolve any 
     conflicts among request of Indian tribes for housing units 
     under subsection (a) before submitting requests to the 
     Secretary of the Air Force under paragraph (b).
       (d) 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 Interior 
     under Section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe 
     Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-454; 108 Stat. 4792; U.S.C. 479a-
     1).
       Sec. 8156. Of the amounts appropriated in the Act under the 
     heading ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, 
     Defense-Wide'', $45,000,000 shall be available 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.
       Sec. 8157. The Secretary of Defense shall fully identify 
     and determine the validity of healthcare contract additional 
     liabilities, requests for equitable adjustment, and claims 
     for unanticipated healthcare contract costs: Provided, That 
     the Secretary of Defense shall establish an equitable and 
     timely process for the adjudication of claims, and recognize 
     actual liabilities during the Department's planning, 
     programming and budgeting process, including fiscal year 2000 
     supplemental appropriation requests if appropriate: Provided 
     further, That not later than December 1, 1999, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall submit a report to the congressional defense 
     committees on the scope and extent of healthcare contract 
     claims, and on the action taken to implement the provisions 
     of this section: Provided further, That nothing in this

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     section should be construed as congressional direction to 
     liquidate or pay any claims that otherwise would not have 
     been adjudicated in favor of the claimant.
       Sec. 8158. Of the funds appropriated in title II of this 
     Act under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-
     Wide'', $8,000,000 shall be available only for a community 
     retraining, reinvestment, and manufacturing initiative to be 
     conducted by an academic consortia with existing programs in 
     manufacturing and retraining: Provided, That the $8,000,000 
     made available in this section shall be obligated by grant 
     not later than fifteen days after enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 8159. (a) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
     a report on the management of the chemical weapons 
     demilitarization program.
       (b) Report Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) A description and assessment of the current management 
     structure of the chemical weapons demilitarization program, 
     including the management of the assembled chemical weapons 
     assessment (ACWA) program.
       (2) An assessment of the feasibility and advisability for 
     the management of the chemical weapons demilitarization 
     program of the assignment of a panel for oversight of the 
     management of program, which panel would--
       (A) consist of officials of the Department of Defense and 
     of other departments and agencies of the Federal Government 
     having an interest in the safe and timely demilitarization of 
     chemical weapons; and
       (B) prepare annual reports on the schedule, cost, and 
     effectiveness of the program.
       (3) Any other matters relating to the management of the 
     chemical weapons demilitarization program, including the 
     improvement of the management of the program, that the 
     Secretary considers appropriate.
       Sec. 8160. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all 
     military construction projects for which funds were 
     appropriated in Public Law 106-52 are hereby authorized.
       Sec. 8161. The Secretary of Defense may treat the opening 
     of the National D-Day Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, as an 
     official event of the Department of Defense for the purposes 
     of the provision of support for ceremonies and activities 
     related to that opening.
       Sec. 8162. Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial. (a) Findings.--
     Congress finds that--
       (1) the people of the United States feel a deep debt of 
     gratitude to Dwight D. Eisenhower, who served as Supreme 
     Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe in World War II and 
     subsequently as 34th President of the United States; and
       (2) an appropriate permanent memorial to Dwight D. 
     Eisenhower should be created to perpetuate his memory and his 
     contributions to the United States.
       (b) Commission.--There is established a commission to be 
     known as the ``Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission'' 
     (referred to in this section as the ``Commission'').
       (c) Membership.--The Commission shall be composed of--
       (1) 4 persons appointed by the President, not more than two 
     of whom may be members of the same political party;
       (2) 4 Members of the Senate appointed by the President Pro 
     Tempore of the Senate in consultation with the Majority 
     Leader and Minority Leader of the Senate, of which not more 
     than two appointees may be members of the same political 
     party; and
       (3) 4 Members of the House of Representatives appointed by 
     the Speaker of the House of Representatives in consultation 
     with the Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the House, of 
     which not more than two appointees may be members of the same 
     political party.
       (d) Chair and Vice Chair.--The members of the Commission 
     shall select a Chair and Vice Chair of the Commission. The 
     Chair and Vice Chair shall not be members of the same 
     political party.
       (e) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Commission shall not 
     affect its powers if a quorum is present, but shall be filled 
     in the same manner as the original appointment.
       (f) Meetings.--
       (1) Initial meeting.--Not later than 45 days after the date 
     on which a majority of the members of the Commission have 
     been appointed, the Commission shall hold its first meeting.
       (2) Subsequent meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the 
     call of the Chair.
       (g) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission 
     shall constitute a quorum but a lesser number of members may 
     hold hearings.
       (h) No Compensation.--A member of the Commission shall 
     serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for 
     expenses incurred in carrying out the duties of the 
     Commission.
       (i) Duties.--The Commission shall consider and formulate 
     plans for such a permanent memorial to Dwight D. Eisenhower, 
     including its nature, design, construction, and location.
       (j) Powers.--The Commission may--
       (1) make such expenditures for services and materials for 
     the purpose of carrying out this section as the Commission 
     considers advisable from funds appropriated or received as 
     gifts for that purpose;
       (2) accept gifts to be used in carrying out this section or 
     to be used in connection with the construction or other 
     expenses of the memorial; and
       (3) hold hearings, enter into contracts for personal 
     services and otherwise, and do such other things as are 
     necessary to carry out this section.
       (k) Reports.--The Commission shall--
       (1) report the plans under subsection (i), together with 
     recommendations, to the President and Congress at the 
     earliest practicable date; and
       (2) in the interim, make annual reports on its progress to 
     the President and Congress.
       (l) Applicability of Other Laws.--The Federal Advisory 
     Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App) shall not apply to the 
     Commission.
       (m) Appropriation of Funds.--In addition to amounts 
     provided elsewhere in this Act, there is appropriated to the 
     Commission $300,000, to remain available until expended.
       Sec. 8163. (a) The Secretary of the Air Force may accept 
     contributions from the State of New York for the project at 
     Rome Research Site, Rome, New York authorized in section 
     2301(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2000, for purposes of carrying out military construction 
     relating to the consolidation of Air Force Research 
     Laboratory facilities at the Rome Research Site, Rome, New 
     York. Any contributions received from the State of New York 
     shall be in addition to the funds authorized for the project 
     in section 2304(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2000.
       (b) The item for ``New York, Rome Research Site'', in the 
     table in Section 2301(a) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 is amended by striking 
     ``12,800,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``25,800,000''.
       Sec. 8164. Chapter 1 of title I of division B of the 
     Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-
     553) is amended in the paragraph under the heading 
     ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' by inserting 
     before the period at the end the following: ``: Provided 
     further, That an amount not to exceed $75,000,000 of the 
     funds provided under this heading shall remain available 
     without fiscal year limitation after transfer from this 
     account: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Secretary of Defense is authorized to 
     transfer the funds referred to in the immediately preceding 
     proviso to other activities of the Federal Government 
     pursuant to section 1535 of title 31, United States Code 
     (referred to as the `Economy Act')''.
       Sec. 8165. Review of Low Density, High Demand Assets. (a) 
     Report to Congressional Defense Committees.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
     a report assessing the requirements, plans, and resources 
     needed to maintain, update, modernize, restore, and expand 
     the Department of Defense fleet of specialized aircraft and 
     related equipment commonly described as ``Low Density, High 
     Demand Assets''. The report shall be submitted no later than 
     May 15, 2000 and shall be submitted in both classified and 
     unclassified versions.
       (b) Assets to be Covered.--The report shall cover the 
     following aircraft and equipment:
       (1) Electronic warfare aircraft and specialized jamming 
     equipment.
       (2) Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) 
     platforms and major systems, including--
       (A) U-2 aircraft;
       (B) AWACS aircraft;
       (C) JSTARS aircraft;
       (D) RIVET JOINT aircraft;
       (E) tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs);
       (F) interoperable/secure communications;
       (G) command and control systems;
       (H) new data links; and
       (I) data fusion capability.
       (3) Strategic and tactical airlift aircraft.
       (4) Aerial refueling aircraft.
       (5) Strategic bomber aircraft.
       (c) Report Elements.--The report shall include for each 
     asset specified in subsection (b) the following:
       (1) A description of--
       (A) inventory, age, capabilities, current deficiencies, 
     usage rates, current and remaining service life, and expected 
     rates of fatigue;
       (B) ability to provide logistical support;
       (C) planned replacement dates; and
       (D) number of sorties, percentage of inventory used, and 
     overall effectiveness in Operation Desert Fox and in 
     Operation Allied Force.
       (2) A comparison of the Department's plans and resource 
     requirements to update, replace, modernize, or restore the 
     asset as contained in the Future Years Defense Plan for 
     fiscal year 2000 with those plans and resource requirements 
     for that asset as contained in the Future Years Defense Plan 
     for fiscal year 2001, and an explanation for any significant 
     difference in those plans and requirements.
       (3) A detailed listing, by fiscal year, of--
       (A) the total amount required to fulfill mission needs 
     statements and documented inventory objectives for the asset 
     in order to improve critical warfighting capabilities over 
     the next 10 years; and
       (B) of that total amount for each such year, the portion 
     (stated as an amount and as a percentage) that is not 
     included in the fiscal year 2001 Future Years Defense Plan.
       Sec. 8166. Of the funds appropriated in Title II of this 
     Act under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', 
     $5,000,000 shall be available only for a grant to the Chicago 
     Public Schools for conversion and expansion of the former 
     Eighth Regiment National Guard Armory (Bronzeville).
       Sec. 8167. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     $10,000,000, is hereby appropriated and authorized for 
     ``Military Construction, Army National Guard'', to remain 
     available until September 30, 2004, for construction, and, 
     contributions therefor, of an Army Aviation Support Facility 
     at West Bend, Wisconsin.
       Sec. 8168. (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to 
     evaluate and demonstrate methods for more efficient operation 
     of military installations through improved capital asset 
     management and greater reliance on the public or private 
     sector for less-costly base support services, where 
     available.
       (b) Authority.--(1) The Secretary of the Air Force may 
     carry out at Brooks Air Force Base, Texas, a demonstration 
     project to be known as the ``Base Efficiency Project'' to 
     improve mission effectiveness and reduce the cost of 
     providing quality installation support at Brooks Air Force 
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       (2) The Secretary may carry out the Project in consultation 
     with the Community to the extent the Secretary determines 
     such consultation is necessary and appropriate.
       (3) The authority provided in this section is in addition 
     to any other authority vested in or delegated to the 
     Secretary, and the Secretary may exercise any authority or 
     combination of authorities provided under this section or 
     elsewhere to carry out the purposes of the Project.
       (c) Efficient Practices.--(1) The Secretary may convert 
     services at or for the benefit of the Base from 
     accomplishment by military personnel or by Department 
     civilian employees (appropriated fund or non-appropriated 
     fund), to services performed by contract or provided as 
     consideration for the lease, sale, or other conveyance or 
     transfer of property.
       (2) Notwithstanding section 2462 of title 10, United States 
     Code, a contract for services may be awarded based on ``best 
     value'' if the Secretary determines that the award will 
     advance the purposes of a joint activity conducted under the 
     Project and is in the best interest of the Department.
       (3) Notwithstanding that such services are generally funded 
     by local and State taxes and provided without specific charge 
     to the public at large, the Secretary may contract for public 
     services at or for the benefit of the Base in exchange for 
     such consideration, if any, the Secretary determines to be 
     appropriate.
       (4)(A) The Secretary may conduct joint activities with the 
     Community, the State, and any private parties or entities on 
     or for the benefit of the Base.
       (B) Payments or reimbursements received from participants 
     for their share of direct and indirect costs of joint 
     activities, including the costs of providing, operating, and 
     maintaining facilities, shall be in an amount and type 
     determined to be adequate and appropriate by the Secretary.
       (C) Such payments or reimbursements received by the 
     Department shall be deposited into the Project Fund.
       (d) Lease Authority.--(1) The Secretary may lease real or 
     personal property located on the Base and not required at 
     other Air Force installations to any lessee upon such terms 
     and conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate and in 
     the interest of the United States, if the Secretary 
     determines that the lease would facilitate the purposes of 
     the Project.
       (2) Consideration for a lease under this subsection shall 
     be determined in accordance with subsection (g).
       (3) A lease under this subsection--
       (A) may be for such period as the Secretary determines is 
     necessary to accomplish the goals of the Project; and
       (B) may give the lessee the first right to purchase the 
     property at fair market value if the lease is terminated to 
     allow the United States to sell the property under any other 
     provision of law.
       (4)(A) The interest of a lessee of property leased under 
     this subsection may be taxed by the State or the Community.
       (B) A lease under this subsection shall provide that, if 
     and to the extent that the leased property is later made 
     taxable by State governments or local governments under 
     Federal law, the lease shall be renegotiated.
       (5) The Department may furnish a lessee with utilities, 
     custodial services, and other base operation, maintenance, or 
     support services performed by Department civilian or contract 
     employees, in exchange for such consideration, payment, or 
     reimbursement as the Secretary determines appropriate.
       (6) All amounts received from leases under this subsection 
     shall be deposited into the Project Fund.
       (7) A lease under this subsection shall not be subject to 
     the following provisions of law:
       (A) Section 2667 of title 10, United States Code, other 
     than subsection (b)(1) of that section.
       (B) Section 321 of the Act of June 30, 1932 (40 U.S.C. 
     303b).
       (C) The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
     1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.).
       (e) Property Disposal.--(1) The Secretary may sell or 
     otherwise convey or transfer real and personal property 
     located at the Base to the Community or to another public or 
     private party during the Project, upon such terms and 
     conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate for 
     purposes of the Project.
       (2) Consideration for a sale or other conveyance or 
     transfer of property under this subsection shall be 
     determined in accordance with subsection (g).
       (3) The sale or other conveyance or transfer of property 
     under this subsection shall not be subject to the following 
     provisions of law:
       (A) Section 2693 of title 10, United States Code.
       (B) The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
     1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.).
       (4) Cash payments received as consideration for the sale or 
     other conveyance or transfer of property under this 
     subsection shall be deposited into the Project Fund.
       (f) Leaseback of Property Leased or Disposed.--(1) The 
     Secretary may lease, sell, or otherwise convey or transfer 
     real property at the Base under subsections (b) and (e), as 
     applicable, which will be retained for use by the Department 
     or by another military department or other Federal agency, if 
     the lessee, purchaser, or other grantee or transferee of the 
     property agrees to enter into a leaseback to the Department 
     in connection with the lease, sale, or other conveyance or 
     transfer of one or more portions or all of the property 
     leased, sold, or otherwise conveyed or transferred, as 
     applicable.
       (2) A leaseback of real property under this subsection 
     shall be an operating lease for no more than 20 years unless 
     the Secretary of the Air Force determines that a longer term 
     is appropriate.
       (3)(A) Consideration, if any, for real property leased 
     under a leaseback entered into under this subsection shall be 
     in such form and amount as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
       (B) The Secretary may use funds in the Project Fund or 
     other funds appropriated or otherwise available to the 
     Department for use at the Base for payment of any such cash 
     rent.
       (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Department or other military department or other Federal 
     agency using the real property leased under a leaseback 
     entered into under this subsection may construct and erect 
     facilities on or otherwise improve the leased property using 
     funds appropriated or otherwise available to the Department 
     or other military department or other Federal agency for such 
     purpose.
       (g) Consideration.--(1) The Secretary shall determine the 
     nature, value, and adequacy of consideration required or 
     offered in exchange for a lease, sale, or other conveyance or 
     transfer of real or personal property or for other actions 
     taken under the Project.
       (2) Consideration may be in cash or in-kind or any 
     combination thereof. In-kind consideration may include the 
     following:
       (A) Real property.
       (B) Personal property.
       (C) Goods or services, including operation, maintenance, 
     protection, repair, or restoration (including environmental 
     restoration) of any property or facilities (including non-
     appropriated fund facilities).
       (D) Base operating support services.
       (E) Improvement of Department facilities.
       (F) Provision of facilities, including office, storage, or 
     other usable space, for use by the Department on or off the 
     Base.
       (G) Public services.
       (3) Consideration may not be for less than the fair market 
     value.
       (h) Project Fund.--(1) There is established on the books of 
     the Treasury a fund to be known as the ``Base Efficiency 
     Project Fund'' into which all cash rents, proceeds, payments, 
     reimbursements, and other amounts from leases, sales, or 
     other conveyances or transfers, joint activities, and all 
     other actions taken under the Project shall be deposited. All 
     amounts deposited into the Project Fund are without fiscal 
     year limitation.
       (2) Amounts in the Project Fund may be used only for 
     operation, base operating support services, maintenance, 
     repair, or improvement of Department facilities, payment of 
     consideration for acquisitions of interests in real property 
     (including payment of rentals for leasebacks), and 
     environmental protection or restoration, in addition to or in 
     combination with other amounts appropriated for these 
     purposes.
       (3) Subject to generally prescribed financial management 
     regulations, the Secretary shall establish the structure of 
     the Project Fund and such administrative policies and 
     procedures as the Secretary considers necessary to account 
     for and control deposits into and disbursements from the 
     Project Fund effectively.
       (4) All amounts in the Project Fund shall be available for 
     use for the purposes authorized in paragraph (2) at the Base.
       (i) Federal Agencies.--(1)(A) Any Federal agency, its 
     contractors, or its grantees shall pay rent, in cash or 
     services, for the use of facilities or property at the Base, 
     in an amount and type determined to be adequate by the 
     Secretary.
       (B) Such rent shall generally be the fair market rental of 
     the property provided, but in any case shall be sufficient to 
     compensate the Base for the direct and overhead costs 
     incurred by the Base due to the presence of the tenant agency 
     on the Base.
       (2) Transfers of real or personal property at the Base to 
     other Federal agencies shall be at fair market value 
     consideration. Such consideration may be paid in cash, by 
     appropriation transfer, or in property, goods, or services.
       (3) Amounts received from other Federal agencies, their 
     contractors, or grantees, including any amounts paid by 
     appropriation transfer, shall be deposited in the Project 
     Fund.
       (j) Reports to Congress.--(1) Section 2662 of title 10, 
     United States Code, shall not apply to transactions at the 
     Base during the Project.
       (2)(A) Not later than March 1 each year, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
     report on any transactions at the Base during the preceding 
     fiscal year that would be subject to such section 2662.
       (B) The report shall include a detailed cost analysis of 
     the financial savings and gains realized through joint 
     activities and other actions under the Project authorized by 
     this section and a description of the status of the Project.
       (k) Limitation.--None of the authorities in this section 
     shall create any legal rights in any person or entity except 
     rights embodied in leases, deeds, or contracts.
       (l) Expiration of Authority.--The authority to enter into a 
     lease, deed, permit, license, contract, or other agreement 
     under this section shall expire on September 30, 2004.
       (m) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``Project'' means the Base Efficiency Project 
     authorized by this section.
       (2) The term ``Base'' means Brooks Air Force Base, Texas.
       (3) The term ``Community'' means the City of San Antonio, 
     Texas.
       (4) The term ``Department'' means the Department of the Air 
     Force.
       (5) The term ``facility'' means a building, structure, or 
     other improvement to real property (except a military family 
     housing unit as that term is used in subchapter IV of chapter 
     169 of title 10, United States Code).
       (6) The term ``joint activity'' means an activity conducted 
     on or for the benefit of the Base by the Department, jointly 
     with the Community, the State, or any private entity, or any 
     combination thereof.
       (7) The term ``Project Fund'' means the Base Efficiency 
     Project Fund established by subsection (h).

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       (8) The term ``public services'' means public services 
     (except public schools, fire protection, and police 
     protection) that are funded by local and State taxes and 
     provided without specific charge to the public at large.
       (9) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Air 
     Force or the Secretary's designee, who shall be a civilian 
     official of the Department appointed by the President with 
     the advice and consent of the Senate.
       (10) The term ``State'' means the State of Texas.
       (n) The authorities provided in this section shall not take 
     effect until June 15, 2000.
       Sec. 8169. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     the total amount appropriated in this Act is hereby reduced 
     by $400,000,000, to be distributed as follows:
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $115,000,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', $150,000,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps'', $20,000,000; 
     and
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'', $115,000,000:
     Provided, That of the unobligated amounts made available in 
     Section 2008 of title II, chapter 3 of Public Law 106-31, 
     $400,000,000 shall be made available only for depot level 
     maintenance and repair, as follows:
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $115,000,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', $150,000,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps'', $20,000,000; 
     and
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'', $115,000,000.
       Sec. 8170. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     the total amount appropriated in this Act is hereby reduced 
     by $550,000,000, to be distributed as follows:
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $170,000,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', $170,000,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps'', $40,000,000; 
     and
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'', $170,000,000:
     Provided, That of the unobligated amounts made available in 
     Section 2007 of title II, chapter 3 of Public Law 106-31, 
     $550,000,000 shall be made available only for spare and 
     repair parts and associated logistical support necessary for 
     the maintenance of weapons systems and equipment, as follows:
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $170,000,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', $170,000,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps'', $40,000,000; 
     and
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'', $170,000,000.
       Sec. 8171. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     the total amount appropriated in this Act is hereby reduced 
     by $100,000,000, to be distributed as follows:
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $60,000,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', $20,000,000; and
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'', $20,000,000:
     Provided, That of the unobligated amounts made available in 
     Section 2011 of title II, chapter 3 of Public Law 106-31, 
     $100,000,000 shall be made available only for base operations 
     support costs at Department of Defense facilities, as 
     follows:
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $60,000,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', $20,000,000; and
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'', $20,000,000.
       Sec. 8172. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     the total amount appropriated in this Act is hereby reduced 
     by $356,400,000, to be distributed as follows:
       ``Weapons Procurement, Navy'', $50,900,000;
       ''Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps'', 
     $113,500,000;
       ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force'', $20,800,000; and
       ``Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force'', $171,200,000:
     Provided, That the Secretary of Defense shall allocate these 
     reductions to reflect savings available as a result of the 
     increased procurement of munitions resulting from funds made 
     available in Title II, chapter 3 of Public Law 106-31.
       Sec. 8173. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     Act, amounts otherwise provided by this Act in title II for 
     the following accounts and activities are reduced by the 
     following amounts:
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $1,572,947,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', $1,874,598,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps'', $228,709,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'', $1,707,150,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', $939,341,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve'', $120,072,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve'', $77,598,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve'', 
     $11,346,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve'', 
     $145,393,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard'', 
     $258,115,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard'', 
     $264,731,000;
       in all: $7,200,000,000.
       (b) In addition to amounts appropriated elsewhere in this 
     Act there are hereby appropriated the following amounts for 
     the following accounts:
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $1,572,947,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', $1,874,598,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps'', $228,709,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'', $1,707,150,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', $939,341,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve'', $120,072,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve'', $77,598,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve'', 
     $11,346,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve'', 
     $145,393,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard'', 
     $258,115,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard'', 
     $264,731,000;
       in all; $7,200,000,000:
     Provided, That the entire amount shall be available only to 
     the extent an official budget request for $7,200,000,000, 
     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: 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. 8174. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this Act may be used for the American Heritage 
     Rivers Initiative.
       Sec. 8175. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Department of Defense shall make progress payments based on 
     progress no less than 12 days after receiving a valid billing 
     and the Department of Defense shall make progress payments 
     based on cost no less than 19 days after receiving a valid 
     billing.
       Sec. 8176. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Department of Defense shall make adjustments in payment 
     procedures and policies to ensure that payments are made no 
     less than 29 days after receipt of a proper invoice.

                                TITLE IX

         WAIVER OF CERTAIN SANCTIONS AGAINST INDIA AND PAKISTAN

       (a) Waiver Authority.--Except as provided in subsections 
     (b) and (c) of this section, the President may waive, with 
     respect to India and Pakistan, the application of any 
     sanction contained in section 101 or 102 of the Arms Export 
     Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2799aa or 22 U.S.C. 2799aa-1), section 
     2(b)(4) of the Export Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 
     635(b)(4)), or section 620E(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961, as amended, (22 U.S.C. 2375(e)).
       (b) Exception.--The authority to waive the application of a 
     sanction or prohibition (or portion thereof) under subsection 
     (a) shall not apply with respect to a sanction or prohibition 
     contained in subparagraph (B), (C), or (G) of section 
     102(b)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act, unless the 
     President determines, and so certifies to Congress, that the 
     application of the restriction would not be in the national 
     security interests of the United States.
       (c) Termination of Waiver.--The President may not exercise 
     the authority of subsection (a), and any waiver previously 
     issued under subsection (a) shall cease to apply, with 
     respect to India or Pakistan, if that country detonates a 
     nuclear explosive device after the date of enactment of this 
     act or otherwise takes such action which would cause the 
     President to report pursuant to section 102(b)(1) of the Arms 
     Export Control Act.
       (d) Targeted Sanctions.--
       (1) Sense of the congress.--
       (A) It is the sense of the Congress that the broad 
     application of export controls to nearly 300 Indian and 
     Pakistani entities is inconsistent with the specific national 
     security interests of the United States and that this control 
     list requires refinement; and
       (B) export controls should be applied only to those Indian 
     and Pakistani entities that make direct and material 
     contributions to weapons of mass destruction and missile 
     programs and only to those items that can contribute to such 
     programs.
       (2) Reporting requirement.--Not later than 60 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall submit 
     both a classified and unclassified report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees listing those Indian and Pakistani 
     entities whose activities contribute to missile programs or 
     weapons of mass destruction programs.
       (e) Congressional Notification.--The issuance of a license 
     for export of a defense article, defense service, or 
     technology under the authority of this section shall be 
     subject to the same requirements as are applicable to the 
     export of items described in section 36(c) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(c)), including the transmittal of 
     information and the application of congressional review 
     procedures.
       (f) Repeal.--The India-Pakistan Relief Act (title IX of the 
     Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, as contained 
     in section 101(a) of Public Law 105-277) is repealed 
     effective October 21, 1999.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 2000''.

                   And the Senate agree to the same.

     Jerry Lewis,
     C.W. Bill Young,
     Joe Skeen,
     David L. Hobson,
     Henry Bonilla,
     George R. Nethercutt,

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     Jr.,
     Ernest J. Istook, Jr.,
     Randy ``Duke'' Cunningham,
     Jay Dickey,
     Rodney P. Frelinghuysen,
     John P. Murtha,
     Norman D. Dicks,
     Martin Olav Sabo,
     Julian C. Dixon,
     Peter J. Visclosky,
     James P. Moran,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Ted Stevens,
     Thad Cochran,
     Arlen Specter,
     Pete V. Domenici,
     Christopher S. Bond,
     Mitch McConnell,
     Richard C. Shelby,
     Judd Gregg,
     Kay Bailey Hutchison,
     Daniel K. Inouye,
     Ernest F. Hollings,
     Robert C. Byrd,
     Patrick J. Leahy,
     Frank R. Lautenberg,
     Tom Harkin,
     Byron L. Dorgan,
     Richard J. Durbin,
                               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. LaHOOD, announced that pursuant to clause 
10 of rule XX the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

372

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affirmative

Nays

55

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                                YEAS--372

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--55

     Ackerman
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Blumenauer
     Boswell
     Brown (OH)
     Capuano
     Conyers
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Ehlers
     Eshoo
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ganske
     Green (WI)
     Hefley
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Kind (WI)
     Kucinich
     Lee
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Markey
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Paul
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Sanders
     Schakowsky
     Shays
     Stark
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Carson
     Danner
     Jefferson
     Kennedy
     McCarthy (NY)
     Scarborough
     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. 113.6  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1993

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 327):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1993) to reauthorize the Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation and the Trade and Development Agency, 
     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. 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 
     bill modified by the amendments recommended by the Committee 
     on International Relations now printed in the bill. Each 
     section of 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 the portion of the Congressional Record designated for 
     that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII and except pro forma 
     amendments for the purpose of debate. Each amendment so 
     printed may be offered only by the Member who caused it to be 
     printed or his designee and 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,

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  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. 113.7  export enhancement

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, pursuant to House Resolution 
327 and rule XVIII, 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. 1993) to reauthorize the Overseas Private Investment 
Corporation and the Trade and Development Agency, and for other 
purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. LaHOOD 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. YOUNG of Florida, assumed the Chair.

para. 113.8  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.

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

para. 113.9  recorded vote

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

       Page 11, lines 4 and 5, strike ``minority-owned businesses, 
     focusing on'' and insert ``businesses that, because of their 
     minority ownership, may have been excluded from export trade, 
     and from''.
       Page 11, lines 8 and 9, strike ``urban-based and minority-
     owned'' and insert ``such''.

  Amendment submitted by Mr. ROHRABACHER:

       Page 6, add the following after line 25 and redesignate 
     succeeding sections, and references thereto, accordingly.

     SEC. 5. PROHIBITION ON OPIC FUNDING FOR FOREIGN MANUFACTURING 
                   ENTERPRISES.

       Section 231 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (21 
     U.S.C. 2191) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     flush sentence: ``In addition, the Corporation shall decline 
     to issue any contract of insurance or reinsurance, or any 
     guaranty, or to enter into any agreement to provide financing 
     for an eligible investor's investment if the investment is to 
     be made in any manufacturing enterprises in a foreign 
     country.'',

It was decided in the

Yeas

379

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

49

para. 113.10                  [Roll No. 495]

                                AYES--379

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--49

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Burton
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Coburn
     Collins
     Conyers
     Cox
     DeFazio
     Duncan
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Hayworth
     Hinchey
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Jackson (IL)
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kucinich
     LoBiondo
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Peterson (MN)
     Radanovich
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Shadegg
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Stark
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Sununu
     Taylor (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Vento
     Wamp

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Jefferson
     Scarborough
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment to the amendment was agreed to.

para. 113.11  recorded vote

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

       Page 6, line 25, strike ``2003'' and insert ``2000''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

104

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

323

para. 113.12                  [Roll No. 496]

                                AYES--104

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Bilirakis
     Bonior
     Burton
     Buyer
     Campbell
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     DeFazio
     DeMint
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Ehrlich
     Fossella
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     Jones (NC)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kingston
     Kucinich
     Largent
     Latham
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Myrick
     Norwood
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Pombo
     Rivers

[[Page 1933]]


     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Schaffer
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Spence
     Stark
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thompson (MS)
     Thune
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)

                                NOES--323

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Bass
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Jefferson
     Scarborough
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 113.13  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. MENENDEZ to the 
amendment submitted by Mr. TERRY, as modified:
  Amendment submitted by Mr. MENENDEZ:

       Strike lines 1 through 18 and insert the following:

     ``SEC. 5. REVIEW OF CLAIMS PROCESSING FOR OPIC.

       ``The General Accounting Office is requested to provide a 
     report not later than 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act to the Committee on International 
     Relations of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations of the Senate, which reviews the claims 
     activity of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. The 
     report shall include--
       ``(1) an analysis of claims paid, settled and denied by 
     OPIC;
       ``(2) the number of claims determinations made by OPIC 
     which are challenged in arbitration;
       ``(3) the number of OPIC's claims denials which are 
     reversed in arbitration;
       ``(4) the number of claims which are withdrawn; and
       ``(5) recommendations for ways in which the interests of 
     OPIC insureds and the public could be better served by OPIC's 
     claims procedures.''

  Amendment submitted by Mr. TERRY, as modified:

       Page 6, add the following after line 25, and redesignate 
     succeeding sections, and references thereto, accordingly:

     SEC. 5. CLAIMS SETTLEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR OPIC.

       (a) Time Periods for Resolving Claims.--Section 237(i) of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2197(i)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(i)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) The Corporation should resolve each claim arising as 
     a result of insurance, reinsurance, or guaranty operations 
     under this title or under predecessor guaranty authority 
     within 90 days after the claim is filed, except that the 
     Corporation may request specific supplemental information on 
     the claim before the expiration of that 90-day period, and in 
     that case may extend the 90-day period for an additional 60 
     days after receipt of such information.
       ``(3) The Corporation shall pay interest at the prime rate 
     on any valid claim for each day after the end of the 
     applicable time period specified in paragraph (2) for 
     settlement of the claim.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

259

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

169

para. 113.14                  [Roll No. 497]

                                AYES--259

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Burton
     Buyer
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inslee
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--169

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker

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     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Boswell
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hyde
     Isakson
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Vitter
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Jefferson
     Scarborough
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment to the amendment, as modified, was agreed to.

para. 113.15  recorded vote

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

       Page 1, line 9, insert the following after ``intervene''; 
     ``with the intent to impede or delay''.
       Page 1, line 16, insert the following after 
     ``intervention,'': ``with the intent to impede to delay a 
     settlement determination''.

  Amendment submitted by Mr. TERRY:

       Page 6, add the following after line 25, and redesignate 
     succeeding sections, and references thereto, accordingly:

     SEC 5. RESTRICTION ON CONTACTS RELATING TO OPIC CLAIMS 
                   SETTLEMENTS.

       (a) Publication of Federal Agency Interventions.--Section 
     237(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2197(i)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1) after ``(i); and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) No other department or agency of the United States, 
     or officer or employee thereof, may intervene in any pending 
     settlement determination on any claim arising as a result of 
     insurance, reinsurance, or guaranty operations under this 
     title or under predecessor guaranty authority unless such 
     intervention is published in the Federal Register.
       ``(3) The Corporation shall report to the Congress on any 
     intervention, by any other department or agency of the United 
     States, or officer or employee thereof, regarding the timing 
     or settlement of any claim arising as a result of insurance, 
     reinsurance, or guaranty operations under this title or under 
     predecessor guaranty authority. The report shall be submitted 
     within 30 days after the intervention is made.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

253

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affirmative

Nays

173

para. 113.16                  [Roll No. 498]

                                AYES--253

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cummings
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--173

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Spence
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Vitter
     Walden
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Jefferson
     Radanovich
     Scarborough
     Whitfield
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment to the amendment was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. EWING, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 327, 
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 ``Export Enhancement Act of 
     1999''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       The Congress makes the following findings:

[[Page 1935]]

       (1) Since it began operations in 1971, the Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation (in this Act referred to as ``OPIC'') 
     has sold investment services and mobilized private sector 
     resources to assist developing countries and emerging 
     democracies in the transition from nonmarket to market 
     economies.
       (2) In an era of declining Federal budgetary resources, 
     OPIC has consistently demonstrated an ability to operate on a 
     self-sustaining basis to support United States companies and 
     promote economic reform in emerging economies in Africa, the 
     newly independent states of the former Soviet Union, Latin 
     America, and the Caribbean.
       (3) OPIC has played an important role in reinforcing United 
     States foreign policy goals and in strengthening the United 
     States economy by creating jobs and promoting exports.
       (4) Over the past 28 years, projects supported by OPIC have 
     generated over $58,000,000,000 in United States exports, 
     mobilized $121,000,000,000 of United States private sector 
     investment, and created more than 237,000 United States jobs.
       (5) OPIC has been run on a sound financial basis with 
     reserves totaling approximately $3,300,000,000 and with an 
     estimated net budget contribution to the international 
     affairs account of some $204,000,000 in fiscal year 2000.
       (6) OPIC has maintained a claims recovery rate of 95 
     percent, settling 254 insurance claims for $541,000,000 and 
     recovering all but $29,000,000 since 1971.
       (7) OPIC programs have served to rectify market failures, 
     including limited market information in developing countries 
     and underdeveloped capital markets, by insuring United States 
     firms against economic and market uncertainties.
       (8) The Trade and Development Agency (in this Act referred 
     to as ``TDA'') promotes United States business involvement in 
     infrastructure projects in developing and middle income 
     countries.
       (9) TDA has generated $12,300,000,000 in exports since its 
     inception, with every $1 in spending for TDA projects leading 
     to the sale of $32 in United States goods and services 
     overseas.
       (10) The United States and Foreign Commercial Service (in 
     this Act referred to as the ``Commercial Service'') plays an 
     important role in helping United States businesses identify 
     export opportunities and develop reliable sources of 
     information on commercial prospects in foreign countries.
       (11) The Congress has, on several occasions, encouraged the 
     Commercial Service to focus its resources and efforts in 
     countries or regions in Europe and Asia to promote greater 
     United States export activity in those markets.
       (12) The Congress supports the expansion of the Rural 
     Export Initiative by the International Trade Administration 
     (in this Act referred to as the ``ITA'') of the Department of 
     Commerce, particularly those elements related to the use of 
     information technology and electronic commerce techniques.
       (13) The Congress is encouraged by the success of the 
     Market Access and Compliance Unit of the ITA and supports the 
     Unit's efforts to develop mobile teams to resolve market 
     access problems and ensure compliance by United States 
     trading partners with trade agreements and commitments.
       (14) The Congress acknowledges the demands upon the Market 
     Access and Compliance Unit of the ITA and recommends that 
     priority be given to funding for this unit to ensure that 
     adequate resources are available for it to fully implement 
     its mission.

     SEC. 3. POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS.

       The Congress makes the following declarations:
       (1) OPIC should set its fees at levels sufficient to cover 
     all operating costs, repay any subsidy appropriations, and 
     set aside adequate reserves against future losses.
       (2) OPIC should maintain a conservative ratio of reserves 
     to contingent liabilities and limit its obligations in any 
     one country in its worldwide finance or insurance portfolio.
       (3) Projects supported by OPIC should not displace 
     commercial finance or insurance offerings and should 
     encourage private sector financing and insurance 
     participation.
       (4) Independent auditors should report annually to the 
     Congress on the level of OPIC's reserves in relation to its 
     liabilities and provide an analysis of the trends in the 
     levels of reserves and liabilities and the composition of its 
     insurance and finance portfolios, including OPIC's investment 
     funds.
       (5) OPIC should double the dollar value of its support for 
     small businesses over the next 4 years.
       (6) In administering the programs and activities of the 
     ITA, the Secretary of Commerce should give particular 
     emphasis to obtaining market access for United States firms 
     and to securing full compliance with bilateral and 
     multilateral trade agreements.
       (7) The ITA should facilitate the entrance of United States 
     businesses into the countries of sub-Saharan Africa and Latin 
     America.
       (8) The Commercial Service, within the ITA, should consider 
     expanding its presence in urban areas and in urban enterprise 
     areas.
       (9) OPIC must address concerns that it does not promptly 
     dispose of legitimate claims brought with respect to projects 
     insured or guaranteed by OPIC. The Congress understands the 
     desire of OPIC to explore all possible arrangements with 
     foreign parties. However, OPIC must be aware that private 
     parties with legitimate claims face financial obligations 
     that cannot be deferred indefinitely.

     SEC. 4. OPIC ISSUING AUTHORITY.

       Section 235(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2195(a)(3)) is amended by striking ``1999'' and 
     inserting ``2003''.

     SEC. 5. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF OPIC PROGRAMS.

       (a) Additional Requirements.--Section 231A of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2191a) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);
       (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(b) Environmental Impact.--
       ``(1) Environmental assessment or audit.--The Board of 
     Directors of the Corporation shall not vote in favor of any 
     action proposed to be taken by the Corporation that is likely 
     to have significant adverse environmental impacts that are 
     sensitive, diverse, or unprecedented, unless for at least 60 
     days before the date of the vote--
       ``(A) an environmental impact assessment or initial 
     environmental audit, analyzing the environmental impacts of 
     the proposed action and of alternatives to the proposed 
     action has been completed by the project applicant and made 
     available to the Board of Directors; and
       ``(B) such assessment or audit has been made available to 
     the public of the United States, locally affected groups in 
     the host country, and host country nongovernmental 
     organizations.
       ``(2) Discussions with board members.--Prior to any 
     decision by the Corporation regarding insurance, reinsurance, 
     guarantees, or financing for any project, the President of 
     the Corporation or the President's designee shall meet with 
     at least one member of the public who is representative of 
     individuals who have concerns regarding any significant 
     adverse environmental impact of that project.
       ``(3) Consideration at board meetings.--In making its 
     decisions regarding insurance, reinsurance, guarantees, or 
     financing for any project, the Board of Directors shall fully 
     take into account any recommendations made by other 
     interested Federal agencies, interested members of the 
     public, locally affected groups in the host country, and host 
     country nongovernmental organizations with respect to the 
     assessment or audit described in paragraph (1) or any other 
     matter related to the environmental effects of the proposed 
     support to be provided by the Corporation for the project.''; 
     and
       (3) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``each year'' and inserting ``every 6 months''.
       (b) Study on Process for OPIC Assistance.--The Inspector 
     General of the Agency for International Development shall 
     review OPIC's procedures for undertaking to conduct 
     financing, insurance, and reinsurance operations in order to 
     determine whether OPIC receives sufficient information from 
     project applicants, agencies of the United States Government, 
     and members of the public of the United States and other 
     countries on the environmental impact of investments insured, 
     reinsured, or financed by OPIC. Not later than 120 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General 
     shall report to the Committee on International Relations of 
     the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate on the results of its review. The 
     report shall include--
       (1) recommendations for ways in which the views of the 
     public could be better reflected in OPIC's procedures;
       (2) recommendations for what additional information should 
     be required of project applicants; and
       (3) recommendations for environmental standards that should 
     be used by OPIC in conducting its financing, insurance, and 
     reinsurance operations.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 6. PROHIBITION ON OPIC FUNDING FOR FOREIGN MANUFACTURING 
                   ENTERPRISES.

       Section 231 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (21 
     U.S.C. 2191) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     flush sentence:
     ``In addition, the Corporation shall decline to issue any 
     contract of insurance or reinsurance, or any guaranty, or to 
     enter into any agreement to provide financing for an eligible 
     investor's investment if the investment is to be made in a 
     manufacturing enterprise in a foreign country, if such 
     investment would cause a reduction in manufacturing in the 
     United States.''.

     SEC. 7. REVIEW OF CLAIMS PROCESSING FOR OPIC.

       The General Accounting Office is requested to provide a 
     report not later than 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act to the Committee on International 
     Relations of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations of the Senate, which reviews the claims 
     activity of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. The 
     report shall include--
       (1) an analysis of claims paid, settled and denied by OPIC;
       (2) the number of claims determinations made by OPIC which 
     are challenged in arbitration;
       (3) the number of OPIC's claims denials which are reversed 
     in arbitration;
       (4) the number of claims which are withdrawn; and
       (5) recommendations for ways in which the interests of OPIC 
     insureds and the public could be better served by OPIC's 
     claims procedures.

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     SEC. 8. RESTRICTION ON CONTACTS RELATING TO OPIC CLAIMS 
                   SETTLEMENTS.

       (a) Publication of Federal Agency Interventions.--Section 
     237(i) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2197(i)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(i)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) No other department or agency of the United States, 
     or officer or employee thereof, may intervene with the intent 
     to impede or delay in any pending settlement determination on 
     any claim arising as a result of insurance, reinsurance, or 
     guaranty operations under this title or under predecessor 
     guaranty authority unless such intervention is published in 
     the Federal Register.
       ``(3) The Corporation shall report to the Congress on any 
     intervention, with the intent to impede to delay a settlement 
     determination by any other department or agency of the United 
     States, or officer or employee thereof, regarding the timing 
     or settlement of any claim arising as a result of insurance, 
     reinsurance, or guaranty operations under this title or under 
     predecessor guaranty authority. The report shall be submitted 
     within 30 days after the intervention is made.''.

     SEC. 9. TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY.

       (a) Purpose.--Section 661(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2421(a)) is amended by inserting before 
     the period at the end of the second sentence the following: 
     ``, with special emphasis on economic sectors with 
     significant United States export potential, such as energy, 
     transportation, telecommunications, and environment''.
       (b) Contributions of Costs.--Section 661(b) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2421(b)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Contributions to costs.--The Trade and Development 
     Agency shall, to the maximum extent practicable, require 
     corporations and other entities to--
       ``(A) share the costs of feasibility studies and other 
     project planning services funded under this section; and
       ``(B) reimburse the Trade and Development Agency those 
     funds provided under this section, if the corporation or 
     entity concerned succeeds in project implementation.''.
       (c) Funding.--Section 661(f) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2421(f)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking ``$77,000,000'' and all 
     that follows through ``1996'' and inserting ``$48,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2000 and such sums as may be necessary for each 
     fiscal year thereafter''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``in fiscal years'' 
     and all that follows through ``provides'' and inserting ``in 
     carrying out its program, provide, as appropriate, funds''.

     SEC. 10. PROGRAMS OF THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Funding.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the ITA--
       (1) for fiscal year 2000, $24,000,000 for its Market Access 
     and Compliance program, $68,000,000 for its Trade Development 
     program, and $202,000,000 for the Commercial Service program; 
     and
       (2) for each fiscal year thereafter, such sums as may be 
     necessary for the programs referred to in paragraph (1).
       (b) Appointments.--Subject to the availability of 
     appropriations, the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the 
     Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the 
     United States and Foreign Commercial Service, shall take 
     steps to ensure that Commercial Service employees are 
     stationed in no fewer than 10 sub-Saharan African countries 
     and one full-time Commercial Service employee is stationed in 
     the Baltic states, and that the Commercial Service has full-
     time employees in each country in South and Central America 
     and an adequate number of employees in the Caribbean to 
     ensure that United States businesses are made aware of 
     existing market opportunities for goods and services.
       (c) Initiative for Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America.--
     The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Undersecretary 
     of Commerce for the International Trade Administration, shall 
     make a special effort to--
       (1) identify those goods and services of United States 
     companies which are not being exported to Latin America and 
     sub-Saharan Africa but which are being exported to countries 
     in those regions by competitor nations;
       (2) identify trade barriers and noncompetitive actions, 
     including violations of intellectual property rights, that 
     are preventing or hindering the operation of United States 
     companies in sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America;
       (3) publish on an annual basis the information obtained 
     under paragraphs (1) and (2);
       (4) bring such information to the attention of authorities 
     in sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America with the goal of 
     securing greater market access for United States exporters of 
     goods and services; and
       (5) report to the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
     and the President of the Senate the results of the efforts to 
     increase the sales of United States goods and services in 
     sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America.
       (d) Reports on Market Access.--
       (1) Annual reports.--Not later than March 30 after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
     TPCC should submit to the Congress, and make available to the 
     public, a report with respect to those countries selected by 
     the TPCC in which goods or services produced or originating 
     in the United States, that would otherwise be competitive in 
     those countries, do not have market access. Each report 
     should contain the following with respect to each such 
     country:
       (A) Assessment of potential market access.--An assessment 
     of the opportunities that would, but for the lack of market 
     access, be available in the market in that country, for goods 
     and services produced or originating in the United States in 
     those sectors selected by the TPCC. In making such 
     assessment, the TPCC should consider the competitive position 
     of such goods and services in similarly developed markets in 
     other countries. Such assessment should specify the time 
     periods within which such market access opportunities should 
     reasonably be expected to be obtained.
       (B) Criteria for measuring market access.--Objective 
     criteria for measuring the extent to which those market 
     access opportunities described in subparagraph (A) have been 
     obtained. The development of such objective criteria may 
     include the use of interim objective criteria to measure 
     results on a periodic basis, as appropriate.
       (C) Compliance with trade agreements.--An assessment of 
     whether, and to what extent, the country concerned has 
     materially complied with existing trade agreements between 
     the United States and that country. Such assessment should 
     include specific information on the extent to which United 
     States suppliers have achieved additional access to the 
     market in the country concerned and the extent to which that 
     country has complied with other commitments under such 
     agreements and understandings.
       (D) Actions taken by ita.--An identification of steps taken 
     by the USTR and ITA on behalf of United States companies 
     affected by the lack of market access in that country.
       (2) Selection of countries and sectors.--
       (A) In general.--In selecting countries and sectors that 
     are to be the subject of a report under paragraph (1), the 
     USTR and ITA should give priority to--
       (i) any country with which the United States has a trade 
     deficit if access to the markets in that country is likely to 
     have significant potential to increase exports of United 
     States goods and services; and
       (ii) any country, and sectors therein, in which access to 
     the markets will result in significant employment benefits 
     for producers of United States goods and services.
     The USTR and ITA should also give priority to sectors which 
     represent critical technologies, including those identified 
     by the National Critical Technologies Panel under section 603 
     of the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, 
     and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6683).
       (B) First report.--The first report submitted under 
     paragraph (1) should include those countries with which the 
     United States has a substantial portion of its trade deficit.
       (C) Trade surplus countries.--The TPCC may include in 
     reports after the first report such countries as the USTR and 
     ITA considers appropriate with which the United States has a 
     trade surplus but which are otherwise described in paragraph 
     (1) and subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.
       (e) Global Diversity and Urban Export Initiative for the 
     ITA.--The ITA shall undertake an initiative entitled the 
     ``Global Diversity and Urban Export Initiative'' to increase 
     exports from businesses that, because of their minority 
     ownership, may have been excluded from export trade, and from 
     businesses in under-served areas, including inner-city urban 
     areas and urban enterprise zones. The initiative should use 
     electronic commerce technology and products as another means 
     of helping such businesses export overseas.
       (f) Standards Attaches.--Subject to the availability of 
     appropriations, the International Trade Administration shall 
     take the necessary steps to increase the number of standards 
     attaches in the European Union and in developing countries.
       (g) Expansion of Programs to Assist Small Businesses.--The 
     International Trade Administration shall expand its efforts 
     to assist small businesses in exporting their products and 
     services abroad by using electronic commerce technology and 
     other electronic means--
       (1) to communicate with significantly larger numbers of 
     small businesses about the assistance offered by the ITA to 
     small businesses in exporting their products and services 
     abroad; and
       (2) to provide such assistance.
       (h) Authorization for Advertising.--The ITA is authorized 
     to advertise in newspapers, business journals, and other 
     relevant publications and related media to inform businesses 
     about the services offered by the ITA.

     SEC. 11. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

       Section 233(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2193(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking the second and third sentences;
       (2) in the fourth sentence by striking ``(other than the 
     President of the Corporation, appointed pursuant to 
     subsection (c) who shall serve as a Director, ex officio)'';
       (3) in the second undesignated paragraph--
       (A) by inserting ``the President of the Corporation, the 
     Administrator of the Agency for International Development, 
     the United States Trade Representative, and'' after 
     ``including''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following: ``The United States 
     Trade Representative may designate a Deputy United States 
     Trade Representative to serve on the Board in place of the 
     United States Trade Representative.''; and

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       (4) by inserting after the second undesignated paragraph 
     the following:
       ``There shall be a Chairman and a Vice Chairman of the 
     Board, both of whom shall be designated by the President of 
     the United States from among the Directors of the Board other 
     than those appointed under the second sentence of the first 
     paragraph of this subsection.''.

     SEC. 12. STRATEGIC EXPORT PLAN.

       Section 2312(c) of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 
     U.S.C. 4727(c)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (5);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (6) and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) ensure that all export promotion activities of the 
     Agency for International Development are fully coordinated 
     and consistent with those of other agencies;
       ``(8) identify means for providing more coordinated and 
     comprehensive export promotion services to, and on behalf of, 
     small and medium-sized businesses; and
       ``(9) establish a set of priorities to promote United 
     States exports to, and free market reforms in, the Middle 
     East, Africa, Latin America, and other emerging markets, that 
     are designed to stimulate job growth both in the United 
     States and those regions and emerging markets.''.

     SEC. 13. IMPLEMENTATION OF PRIMARY OBJECTIVES.

       The Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee shall--
       (1) report on the actions taken or efforts currently 
     underway to eliminate the areas of overlap and duplication 
     identified among Federal export promotion activities;
       (2) coordinate efforts to sponsor or promote any trade show 
     or trade fair;
       (3) work with all relevant State and national 
     organizations, including the National Governors' Association, 
     that have established trade promotion offices;
       (4) report on actions taken or efforts currently underway 
     to promote better coordination between State, Federal, and 
     private sector export promotion activities, including co-
     location, cost sharing between Federal, State, and private 
     sector export promotion programs, and sharing of market 
     research data; and
       (5) by not later than March 30, 2000, and annually 
     thereafter, include the matters addressed in paragraphs (1), 
     (2), (3), and (4) in the annual report required to be 
     submitted under section 2312(f) of the Export Enhancement Act 
     of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727(f)).

     SEC. 14. TIMING OF TPCC REPORTS.

       Section 2312(f) of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 
     U.S.C. 4727(f)) is amended by striking ``September 30, 1995, 
     and annually thereafter,'' and inserting ``March 30 of each 
     year,''.

  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. MANZULLO 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

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affirmative

Nays

71

para. 113.17                  [Roll No. 499]

                                AYES--357

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--71

     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Burton
     Buyer
     Campbell
     Chabot
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Coble
     Coburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cox
     Crane
     DeFazio
     DeMint
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Ehrlich
     Goode
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jones (NC)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kingston
     Kucinich
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Miller (FL)
     Myrick
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Smith (MI)
     Stark
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Sununu
     Tancredo
     Taylor (NC)
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Jefferson
     Scarborough
     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. 113.18  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. CHABOT, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill the Clerk be 
authorized to correct section numbers, cross references, punctuation, 
and indentation, and to make any other technical and conforming changes 
as may be necessary to reflect the actions of the House in amending the 
bill.

para. 113.19  celebrating one america

  On motion of Mr. CHABOT, by unanimous consent, the Committee on the 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 141):

       Whereas the United States is a nation of immigrants, whose 
     270,000,000 inhabitants hail from every corner of the globe;
       Whereas from Ellis Island to the Pacific coast, the United 
     States has welcomed immigrants seeking freedom and 
     opportunity;
       Whereas the United States democratic system of government 
     mandates equal protection under the law and the right to 
     life, lib

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     erty, and the pursuit of happiness for all its citizens;
       Whereas the United States endured a civil war for 
     emancipation, and in doing so, formed a permanent union and a 
     society of equals;
       Whereas the United States has outlawed racial, ethnic, and 
     religious bigotry to create the world's greatest 
     multicultural society;
       Whereas the United States respects the individual and 
     welcomes each one's participation in our democratic society;
       Whereas the United States is the preeminent land of 
     opportunity which rewards hard work, ingenuity, and 
     perseverance;
       Whereas the ethnic diversity of the United States has 
     provided an abundance of energy, creativity, and prosperity;
       Whereas people in the United States recognize and reward 
     the contributions of members from every group;
       Whereas people in the United States are working to close 
     opportunity gaps so that all may share in the great 
     prosperity of our Nation;
       Whereas people in the United States of all backgrounds have 
     sacrificed their lives in war to defend the cause of freedom 
     for people around the world; and
       Whereas people in the United States of African, Asian, 
     European, Latin American, Middle Eastern, and Native American 
     backgrounds cherish and celebrate their various national, 
     ethnic, and religious heritages: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that all 
     people in the United States should reach out across our 
     differences in ethnicity, race, and religion to respect each 
     other and to celebrate, in friendship and unity, one America.

  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. 113.20  notice--motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2670

  Mr. TANCREDO, pursuant to clause 7(c)(1)(B) of rule XXII, 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. 2670) making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes, to 
agree, to the extent within the scope of the conference, to provisions 
that (1) reduce non-essential spending in programs authorized within the 
Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and other 
related agencies; (2) reduce spending on international organizations, in 
particular, in order to honor the commitment of the Congress to protect 
Social Security; and (3) do not increase overall spending to a level 
that exceeds the higher of the House bill or the Senate amendment.

para. 113.21  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, an-
nounced 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. 1906) ``An Act making appropriations for 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for 
other purposes.''.

para. 113.22  message from the president--telecommunication payments to 
          cuba

  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 1705(e)(6) of the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992, 
22 U.S.C. 6004(e)(6), as amended by section 102(g) of the Cuban Liberty 
and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996, Public Law 104-114, 
110 Stat. 785, I transmit herewith a semiannual report ``detailing 
payments made to Cuba . . . as a result of the provision of 
telecommunications services'' pursuant to Department of the Treasury 
specific licenses.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, October 13, 1999.

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

para. 113.23  notice--motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 1501

  Ms. JACKSON LEE, pursuant to clause 7(c)(1)(B) of rule XXII, announced 
her 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. 1501) to provide grants to ensure increased 
accountability for juvenile offenders, to insist that (1) the committee 
of conference should immediately have its first substantive meeting to 
offer amendments and motions, including gun safety amendments and 
motions, and (2) the committee of conference report a conference 
substitute by October 20, the six month anniversary of the tragedy at 
Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, and with sufficient 
opportunity for both the House and the Senate to consider gun safety 
legislation prior to adjournment.

para. 113.24  recess--9:27 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TOOMEY, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 9 o'clock and 27 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.

para. 113.25  after recess--11:07 p.m.

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

para. 113.26  submission of conference report--h.r. 2684

  Mr. WALSH submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 106-379) on the 
bill (H.R. 2684) 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, 2000, and for other purposes; together with a 
statement thereon, for printing in the Record under the rule.

para. 113.27  recess--11:08 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 11 o'clock and 8 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.

para. 113.28  after recess--11:57 p.m.

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

para. 113.29  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 2684

  Mr. SESSIONS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-380) the resolution (H. Res. 328) waiving points of order 
against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2684) 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, 2000, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 113.30  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2679

  Mr. SESSIONS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-381) the resolution (H. Res. 329) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2679) to amend title 49, United States Code, to establish 
the National Motor Carrier Administration in the Department of 
Transportation, to improve the safety of commercial motor vehicle 
operators and carriers, to strengthen commercial driver's licenses, and 
for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 113.31  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3064

  Mr. SESSIONS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-382) the resolution (H. Res. 330) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 3064) 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, 2000, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 113.32  enrolled bills signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, reported

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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. 560. An Act to designate the Federal building and 
     United States courthouse located at the intersection of 
     Comercio and San Justo Streets, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as 
     the ``Jose v. Toledo Federal Building and United States 
     Courthouse.''
       H.R. 1906. An Act making appropriations for Agriculture, 
     Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2000, and for other purposes.

para. 113.33  senate enrolled bills signed

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

       S. 322--An Act to amend title 4, United States Code, to add 
     the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday to the list of days on 
     which the flag should especially be displayed.
       S. 800--An Act 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 
     service, and for other purposes.

  And then,

para. 113.34  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SESSIONS, at 11 o'clock and 58 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned.

para. 113.35  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. SENSENBRENNER: Committee on Science, H.R. 1753. A bill 
     to promote the research, identification, assessment, 
     exploration, and development of methane hydrate resources, 
     and for other purposes; with amendments (Rept. No. 106-377, 
     Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. HYDE. Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2260. A bill to 
     amend the Controlled Substances Act to promote pain 
     management and palliative care without permitting assisted 
     suicide and euthanasia, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     106-378 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. WALSH: Committee on Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 2684. 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, 2000, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-
     379). Ordered to be printed.
       Ms. PRYCE of Ohio: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 
     328. Resolution waiving points of order against the 
     conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2684) making 
     appropriations for the Department 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, 2000, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 106-380). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SESSIONS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 329. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2679) to amend title 49, United States Code, to establish the 
     National Motor Carrier Administration in the Department of 
     Transportation, to improve the safety of commercial motor 
     vehicle operators and carriers, to strengthen commercial 
     driver's licenses, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-
     381). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 330. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     3064) 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, 2000, and for other purposes (Rept. 
     No. 106-382). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 113.36  time limitation of referred bill

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

       H.R. 1753. Referral to the Committee on Resources extended 
     for a period ending not later than October 18, 1999. 

para. 113.37  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mrs. CUBIN:
       H.R. 3063. A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to 
     increase the maximum acreage of Federal leases for sodium 
     that may be held by an entity in any one State, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ISTOOK:
       H.R. 3064. 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, 2000, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. BOEHNER (for himself, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Regula, and Mr. 
             Strickland):
       H.R. 3065. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to remove the limit on amount of Medicaid 
     disproportionate share hospital payment for hospitals in 
     Ohio; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. CARDIN:
       H.R. 3066. A bill to amend the Uruguay Round Agreements Act 
     with respect to the rules of origin for certain textile and 
     apparel products; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. CHENOWETH-HAGE (for herself and Mr. Simpson):
       H.R. 3067. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to convey certain facilities to Nampa and Meridian 
     Irrigation District; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Murtha, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Borski, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Kanjorski, 
             Mr. Ney, Mr. Klink, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. 
             Hoeffel, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Mascara, and Mr. Gekas):
       H.R. 3068. A bill to designate the Federal building and 
     United States courthouse located at 617 State Street in Erie, 
     Pennsylvania, as the ``Samuel J. Roberts Federal Building and 
     United States Courthouse``; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Wise, and Mr. Traficant):
       H.R. 3069. A bill to authorize the Administrator of General 
     Services to provide for redevelopment of the Southeast 
     Federal Center in the District of Columbia; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HULSHOF (for himself, Mr. Archer, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
             Camp, Ms. Dunn, Mr. English, Mr. Foley, Mr. Hayworth, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Thomas, 
             and Mr. Weller):
       H.R. 3070. 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 work, to extend 
     health care coverage for such beneficiaries, and to make 
     additional miscellaneous amendments relating to Social 
     Security; 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. OWENS:
       H.R. 3071. A bill to amend title XII of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide grants to improve 
     the infrastructure of elementary and secondary schools; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Bartlett 
             of Maryland, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Burr of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth-Hage, Mr. Condit, Mr. Crane, Mrs. Cubin, 
             Mr. DeMint, Mr. Doolittle, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Fletcher, 
             Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Goode, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hastings of Washington, 
             Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hill of 
             Montana, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. John, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jones of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. 
             Largent, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pitts, 
             Mr. Pombo, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Ryun of 
             Kansas, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
             Sherwood, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Sununu, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. 
             Walden of Oregon):
       H. Con. Res. 197. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that there should be no increase in Federal 
     taxes in order to fund additional Government spending; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 113.38  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 2: Mr. Hill of Montana and Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 531: Mr. Udall of Colorado.
       H.R. 552: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 815: Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 1071: Mr. Mascara, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
     Olver, and Mr. Scott.
       H.R. 1083: Mr. Armey.
       H.R. 1093: Mr. Sweeney.
       H.R. 1095: Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Nadler, and Ms. 
     McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 1103: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1115: Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Peterson 
     of Minnesota, Mr.

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     Conyers, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
     Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Owens, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Kanjorski, 
     Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. John, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Rhode Island, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
     Meehan, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Brady of 
     Pennsylvania, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
     Clyburn, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Meeks of New York, and Ms. 
     McKinney.
       H.R. 1132: Mr. Andrews and Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 1187: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 1388: Mrs. Lowey and Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 1399: Mr. Serrano and Mr. Sabo.
       H.R. 1432: Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 1465: Mr. Udall of Colorado.
       H.R. 1505: Mr. Hill of Indiana.
       H.R. 1579: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island and Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 1650: Mr. McDermott, Mr. John, and Mr. Sweeney.
       H.R. 1728: Mr. Boucher and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 1775: Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Tierney, 
     Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Castle, and Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 1785: Ms. Pelosi and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1814: Mr. Largent, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 1838: Mr. Hansen, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
     Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Sam Johnson 
     of Texas.
       H.R. 1868: Mr. Cooksey and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 1869: Mr. Hyde.
       H.R. 1870: Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Sweeney, and Mr. 
     Evans.
       H.R. 1887: Mr. Udall of Colorado and Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 2102: Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 2162: Mr. Ramstad and Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 2170: Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Vento, Mr. Goss, and Mr. 
     Ramstad.
       H.R. 2233: Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
     Barrett of Wisconsin, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 2260: Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 2300: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 2320: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2366: Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 2409: Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 2493: Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Lantos, 
     and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 2628: Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 2655: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 2698: Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 2713: Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
     Rodriguez, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Serrano, and Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 2720: Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 2722: Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 2728: Mr. Ehlers and Mr. Castle.
       H.R. 2733: Mr. Hall of Texas and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 2749: Mr. English.
       H.R. 2757: Mr. Paul and Mr. Largent.
       H.R. 2807: Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 2809: Mr. Goode, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Sabo.
       H.R. 2810: Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 2816: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 2888: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts and Mr. Hall of Ohio.
       H.R. 2895: Mr. Capuano, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
     Norton, and Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 2906: Mr. Blunt, Mr. Tiahrt, and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 2928: Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Largent, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
     Sweeney, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Graham, 
     Mr. Toomey, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Ose, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
     Peterson of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 2939: Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 3014: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 3047: Mr. Coyne.
       H. Con. Res. 120: Mr. Herger.
       H. Con. Res. 141: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
     Abercrombie, Mr. Dickey, Mr. McHugh, and Mr. McGovern.
       H. Con. Res. 174: Mr. Gephardt.
       H. Con. Res. 177: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. Schakowsky, 
     Mr. Sabo, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Weygand, 
     Mr. Delahunt, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Eshoo, and Ms. Pelosi.
       H. Con. Res. 188: Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Foley, Mr. King, Mr. 
     Frost, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Mink 
     of Hawaii, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Porter, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Rhode Island, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Rush, Mr. Abercrombie, and 
     Mr. Meehan.
       H. Res. 41: Mrs. Biggert and Mrs. Emerson.
       H. Res. 238: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
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                    THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1999 (114)

para. 114.1  appointment 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 14, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Edward A. Pease to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          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 Wednesday, October 13, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 114.3  communications

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

       4772. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting transaction involving U.S. exports 
     to the Kingdom of Thailand; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       4773. A letter from the Director, FDIC Office of 
     Legislative Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Management 
     Official Interlocks (RIN: 3064-AC08) received October 13, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       4774. 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, Rule Revision in 
     Response to Court Remand [FRL-6455-4] received October 7, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4775. A letter from the Assistant Bureau Chief, Management, 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Direct Access to the INTELSAT System 
     [IB Docket No. 98-192 File No. 60-SAT-ISP-97] received 
     October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4776. 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.
       4777. A letter from the Auditor, Office of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a report entitled, ``Audit of the 
     Public Service Commission Agency Fund for Fiscal Year 1997,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       4778. 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 October 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       4779. A letter from the Auditor, Office of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a report entitled, ``Chronology of the 
     Steps Through Which the Tentative Agreement Between the 
     Washington Teachers Union AFT Local #6, AFL-CIO and the 
     District of Columbia Public School Passed''; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       4780. A letter from the Auditor, Office of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a report entitled, ``Auditor's Review 
     of Unauthorized and Improper Transactions of ANC 7C's 
     Chairperson''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       4781. A letter from the Chief, Endangered Species Division, 
     Office of Protected Resources, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Sea Turtle Conservation; Restrictions Applicable 
     to Shrimp Trawl Activities; Leatherback Conservation Zone 
     [Docket No. 950427117-9138-08; I.D. 051999A] (RIN: 0648-AH97) 
     received October 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       4782. A letter from the Chief, Endangered Species Division, 
     Office of Protected Resources, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Sea Turtle Conservation; Restrictions Applicable 
     to Shrimp Trawl Activities; Leatherback Conservation Zone 
     [Docket No. 950427117-9133-07; I.D. 051299D] (RIN: 0648-AH97) 
     received October 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       4783. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Final Rule; 
     Recreational Measures for the 1999 Fisheries for the Summer 
     Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries of the 
     Northeastern United States (RIN: 0648-AL75) received October 
     12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       4784. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Endangered and 
     Threatened Species; Threatened Status for Two Chinook Salmon 
     Evolutionary Significant Units (ESUs) in California [Docket 
     No. 990303060-9231-03; I.D. 022398C] (RIN: 0648-AM54) 
     received October 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       4785. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Pacific Coast 
     Groundfish Fishery; Amendment 11 [Docket No. 990121026-9229-
     02; I.D. 112498A] (RIN: 0648-AL52) received October 8, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4786. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 98-NM-378-AD; Amendment 39-11340; AD 99-20-10] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4787. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, trans

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     mitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-
     NM-277-AD; Amendment 39-11339; AD 99-20-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4788. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives Eurocopter France Model EC 120B 
     Helicopters [Docket No. 99-SW-53-AD; Amendment 39-11343; AD 
     99-19-23] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 7, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       4789. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Investment 
     Division, Office of Capital Access, Small Business 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Small Business Investment Companies--received October 
     13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Small Business.
       4790. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     William & Helen Woodral v. Commissioner [112 T.C. 19(1999) 
     Docket No. 6385-98] received October 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4791. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Appeals Customer Service Program [Announcement 99-98] 
     received October 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4792. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous [Rev. Proc. 99-
     39] received October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4793. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the annual report on participation, 
     assignment, and extra billing in the Medicare program; 
     jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce. 

para. 114.4  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. 356. An Act to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     property from the United States to Stanislaus County, 
     California.

  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. 1000. 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. 1000) ``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 from the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Mr. McCain, Mr. 
Stevens, Mr. Burns, Mr. Gorton, Mr. Lott, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Inouye, Mr. 
Rockefeller, and Mr. Kerry; and from the Committee on the Budget for the 
consideration of title IX of the bill: Mr. Domenici, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
Nickles, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Conrad, to be the conferees on the part 
of the Senate.

para. 114.5  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 2684

  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up 
the following resolution (H. Res. 328):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 2684) 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, 2000, and for other purposes. All points of 
     order against the conference report and against consideration 
     are waived. The conference report shall be considered as 
     read.
       Sec. 2. House Resolution 300 is laid on the table.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, 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 328, H. Res. 300 was laid on 
the table.

para. 114.6  va-hud appropriations

  Mr. WALSH, pursuant to House Resolution 328, called up the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 106-379):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2684) ``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, 2000, 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, 2000, 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), $21,568,364,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $17,932,000 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, 
     $1,469,000,000, 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, $28,670,000, 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 
     2000, within the resources available, not to exceed $300,000 
     in gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for 
     specially adapted housing loans.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     direct and guaranteed loan programs, $156,958,000, 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, $214,000, which may be 
     transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
     ``General operating expenses''.

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            Vocational Rehabilitation Loans Program Account

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the cost of direct loans, $57,000, 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 $2,531,000.
       In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
     out the direct loan program, $415,000, 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, $520,000, which may be transferred to and merged 
     with the appropriation for ``General operating expenses''.


  guaranteed transitional housing loans for homeless veterans program 
                                account

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the cost, as defined in section 13201 of the Budget 
     Enforcement Act of 1990, including the cost of modifying 
     loans, of guaranteed loans as authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 
     37 subchapter VI, $48,250,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That no more than five loans may be 
     guaranteed under this program prior to November 11, 2001: 
     Provided further, That no more than fifteen loans may be 
     guaranteed under this program: Provided further, That the 
     total principal amount of loans guaranteed under this program 
     may not exceed $100,000,000: Provided further, That not to 
     exceed $750,000 of the amounts appropriated by this Act for 
     ``General operating expenses'' and ``Medical care'' may be 
     expended for the administrative expenses to carry out the 
     guaranteed loan program authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, 
     subchapter VI.

                     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), $19,006,000,000, plus reimbursements: Provided, 
     That of the funds made available under this heading, 
     $900,000,000 is for the equipment and land and structures 
     object classifications only, which amount shall not become 
     available for obligation until August 1, 2000, and shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2001: Provided further, 
     That of the funds made available under this heading, not to 
     exceed $900,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 
     2001: Provided further, That of the funds made available 
     under this heading, not to exceed $27,907,000 may be 
     transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
     ``General operating expenses'': Provided further, That the 
     Department shall conduct by contract a program of recovery 
     audits for the fee basis and other medical services contracts 
     with respect to payments for hospital care; and, 
     notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302(b), amounts collected, by 
     setoff or otherwise, as the result of such audits shall be 
     available, without fiscal year limitation, for the purposes 
     for which funds are appropriated under this heading and the 
     purposes of paying a contractor a percent of the amount 
     collected as a result of an audit carried out by the 
     contractor: Provided further, That all amounts so collected 
     under the preceding proviso with respect to a designated 
     health care region (as that term is defined in 38 U.S.C. 
     1729A(d)(2)) shall be allocated, net of payments to the 
     contractor, to that region.
       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, 
     2001, $321,000,000, plus reimbursements.


      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 capital policy 
     activities, $59,703,000 plus reimbursements: Provided, That 
     project technical and consulting services offered by the 
     Facilities Management Service Delivery Office, including 
     technical consulting services, project management, real 
     property administration (including leases, site acquisition 
     and disposal activities directly supporting projects), shall 
     be provided to Department of Veterans Affairs components only 
     on a reimbursable basis, and such amounts will remain 
     available until September 30, 2000.


                   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, 
     $912,594,000: Provided, That of the funds made available 
     under this heading, not to exceed $45,600,000 shall be 
     available until September 30, 2001: Provided further, That 
     funds under this heading shall be available to administer the 
     Service Members Occupational Conversion and Training Act.


                    National Cemetery Administration

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of 
     the National Cemetery Administration, not otherwise provided 
     for, including uniforms or allowances therefor; cemeterial 
     expenses as authorized by law; purchase of two passenger 
     motor vehicles for use in cemeterial operations; and hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles, $97,256,000: Provided, That of the 
     amount made available under this heading, not to exceed 
     $117,000 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, $43,200,000: 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

       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, $65,140,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That except for advance 
     planning of projects (including market-based assessments of 
     health care needs which may or may not lead to capital 
     investments) 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 2000, for each approved project 
     shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding of a construction 
     documents contract by September 30, 2000; and (2) by the 
     awarding of a construction contract by September 30, 2001: 
     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 1 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.


                      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,

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     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, $160,000,000, 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, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended.


                       Administrative Provisions

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 101. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2000 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 2000 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'', ``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 2000 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 1999.
       Sec. 106. Appropriations accounts available to the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2000 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 2000, 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 
     2000, 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 2000, 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. (a) The Congress supports efforts to implement 
     improvements in health care services for veterans in rural 
     areas.
       (b) Report Required.--(1) Not later than 6 months after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs 
     of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on 
     the impact of the allocation of funds under the Veterans 
     Equitable Resource Allocation (VERA) funding formula on the 
     rural subregions of the health care system administered by 
     the Veterans Health Administration.
       (2) The report shall include the following:
       (A) An assessment of impact of the allocation of funds 
     under the VERA formula on--
       (i) travel times to veterans health care in rural areas;
       (ii) waiting periods for appointments for veterans health 
     care in rural areas;
       (iii) the cost associated with additional community-based 
     outpatient clinics;
       (iv) transportation costs; and
       (v) the unique challenges that Department of Veterans 
     Affairs medical centers in rural, low-population subregions 
     face in attempting to increase efficiency without large 
     economies of scale.
       (B) The recommendations of the Secretary, if any, on how 
     rural veterans' access to health care services might be 
     enhanced.
       Sec. 109. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out a 
     major medical facility project to renovate and construct 
     facilities at the Olin E. Teague Department of Veterans 
     Affairs Medical Center, Temple, Texas, for a joint venture 
     Cardiovascular Institute, in an amount not to exceed 
     $11,500,000. In order to carry out that project, the amount 
     of $11,500,000 appropriated for fiscal year 1998 and 
     programmed for the renovation of Building 9 at the Waco, 
     Texas, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is 
     hereby made available for that project.
       Sec. 110. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in 
     this Act for the Medical Care appropriation of the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs may be obligated for the realignment of 
     the health care delivery system in VISN 12 until 60 days 
     after the Secretary of Veterans Affairs certifies that the 
     Department has: (1) consulted with veterans organizations, 
     medical school affiliates, employee representatives, State 
     veterans and health associations, and other interested 
     parties with respect to the realignment plan to be 
     implemented; and (2) made available to the Congress and the 
     public information from the consultations regarding possible 
     impacts on the accessibility of veterans health care services 
     to affected veterans.

         TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                       Public and Indian Housing


                        Housing Certificate Fund

                     (including transfers 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, 
     $11,376,695,000 and amounts that are recaptured in this 
     account, and recaptured under the appropriation for ``Annual 
     contributions for assisted housing'', to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That of the total amount provided 
     under this heading, $10,990,135,000, of which $6,790,135,000 
     shall be available on October 1, 1999 and $4,200,000,000 
     shall be available on October 1, 2000, shall be for 
     assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937 (``the 
     Act'' herein) (42 U.S.C. 1437) for use in connection with 
     expiring or terminating section 8 subsidy contracts, for 
     amendments to section 8 subsidy contracts, for enhanced 
     vouchers (including amendments and renewals) under any 
     provision of law authorizing such assistance under section 
     8(t) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (47 U.S.C. 
     1437f(t)), as added by section 538 of title V of this Act, 
     and contracts entered into pursuant to section 441 of the 
     Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: Provided 
     further, That amounts available under the first proviso under 
     this heading may be available for section 8 rental assistance 
     under the United States Housing Act of 1937: (1) to relocate 
     residents of properties: (A) that are owned by the Secretary 
     and being disposed of; or (B) that are discontinuing section 
     8 project-based assistance; (2) for relocation and 
     replacement housing for units that are demolished or disposed 
     of: (A) from the public housing inventory (in addition to 
     amounts that may be available for such purposes under this 
     and other headings); or (B) pursuant to section 24 of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 or to other authority for 
     the revitalization of severely distressed public housing, as 
     set forth in the Appropriations Acts for the Departments of 
     Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
     Independent Agencies for fiscal years 1993, 1994, 1995, and 
     1997, and in the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and 
     Appropriations Act of 1996; (3) for the conversion of section 
     23 projects to assistance under section 8; (4) for funds to 
     carry out the family unification program; (5) 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; and (6) for the 
     1-year renewal of section 8 contracts for units in a project 
     that is subject to an approved plan of action under the 
     Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 or the 
     Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership 
     Act of 1990: Provided further, That of the total amount 
     provided under this heading, $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 amounts available under this heading may be 
     made available for administrative fees and other expenses to 
     cover the cost of administering rental assistance programs 
     under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937: 
     Provided further, That the fee otherwise authorized under

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     section 8(q) of such Act shall be determined in accordance 
     with section 8(q), as in effect immediately before the 
     enactment of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act 
     of 1998: Provided further, That all balances for the section 
     8 rental assistance, section 8 counseling, section 8 new 
     construction, section 8 substantial rehabilitation, 
     relocation/replacement/demolition, section 23 conversions, 
     rental and disaster vouchers, loan management set-aside, 
     section 514 technical assistance, and other programs 
     previously funded within the ``Annual Contributions'' account 
     shall be transferred to this account, to be available for the 
     purposes for which they were originally appropriated: 
     Provided further, That all balances in the ``Section 8 
     Reserve Preservation'' account shall be transferred to this 
     account, to be available for the purposes for which they were 
     originally appropriated: Provided further, That the 
     unexpended amounts previously appropriated for special 
     purpose grants within the ``Annual Contributions for Assisted 
     Housing'' account shall be recaptured and transferred to this 
     account, to be available for assistance under the Act for use 
     in connection with expiring or terminating section 8 subsidy 
     contracts: Provided further, That of the amounts previously 
     appropriated for property disposition within the ``Annual 
     Contributions for Assisted Housing'' account, up to 
     $79,000,000 shall be transferred to this account, to be 
     available for assistance under the Act for use in connection 
     with expiring or terminating section 8 subsidy contracts: 
     Provided further, That of the unexpended amounts previously 
     appropriated for carrying out the Low-Income Housing 
     Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990 and the 
     Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987, other 
     than amounts made available for rental assistance, within the 
     ``Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing'' and 
     ``Preserving Existing Housing Investments'' accounts, shall 
     be recaptured and transferred to this account, to be 
     available for assistance under the Act for use in connection 
     with expiring or terminating section 8 subsidy contracts: 
     Provided further, That of the total amount provided under 
     this heading, $346,560,000 shall be made available for 
     incremental vouchers under section 8 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 on a fair share basis and administered by 
     public housing agencies: Provided further, That of the 
     balances remaining from funds appropriated under this heading 
     or the heading ``Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing'' 
     during fiscal year 2000 and prior years, $2,243,000,000 is 
     rescinded: Provided further, That of the amount rescinded 
     under the previous proviso, $1,300,000,000 shall be from 
     amounts recaptured and the Secretary shall have discretion to 
     specify the amounts to be rescinded from each of the 
     foregoing accounts, $505,000,000 shall be from unobligated 
     balances, and $438,000,000 shall be from amounts that were 
     appropriated in fiscal year 1999 and prior years for section 
     8 assistance including assistance to relocate residents of 
     properties that are owned by the Secretary and being disposed 
     of or 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, and for enhanced vouchers 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).


                      Public Housing Capital Fund

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For the Public Housing Capital Fund Program to carry out 
     capital and management activities for public housing 
     agencies, as authorized under section 9 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437), 
     $2,900,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That of the total amount, up to $75,000,000 shall be for 
     carrying out activities under section 9(h) of such Act, and 
     for lease adjustments to section 23 projects: Provided 
     further, That no funds may be used under this heading for the 
     purposes specified in section 9(k) of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937: Provided further, That of the total 
     amount, up to $75,000,000 shall be available for the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to 
     public housing agencies for emergency capital needs resulting 
     from emergencies and natural disasters in fiscal year 2000: 
     Provided further, That all balances for debt service for 
     Public and Indian Housing and Public and Indian Housing 
     Grants previously funded within the ``Annual Contributions 
     for Assisted Housing'' account shall be transferred to this 
     account, to be available for the purposes for which they were 
     originally appropriated.


                     Public Housing Operating Fund

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For payments to public housing agencies for the operation 
     and management of public housing, as authorized by section 
     9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 
     U.S.C. 1437g), $3,138,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That no funds may be used under this 
     heading for the purposes specified in section 9(k) of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937.


             Drug Elimination Grants for Low-Income Housing

       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: Provided, That of the total amount provided under 
     this heading, up to $4,500,000 shall be solely for technical 
     assistance, technical assistance grants, training, and 
     program assessment for or on behalf of public housing 
     agencies, resident organizations, and Indian tribes and their 
     tribally designated housing entities (including up to 
     $150,000 for the cost of necessary travel for participants in 
     such training): Provided further, That of the amount provided 
     under this heading, $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: Provided further, That of the amount under this 
     heading, $10,000,000 shall be provided to the Office of 
     Inspector General for Operation Safe Home: Provided further, 
     That of the amount under this heading, $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 
     further, 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.


     Revitalization of Severely Distressed Public Housing (Hope VI)

       For grants to public housing agencies for demolition, site 
     revitalization, replacement housing, and tenant-based 
     assistance grants to projects as authorized by section 24 of 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937, $575,000,000 to remain 
     available until expended of which the Secretary may use up to 
     $10,000,000 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 none of 
     such funds shall be used directly or indirectly by granting 
     competitive advantage in awards to settle litigation or pay 
     judgments, unless expressly permitted herein: Provided 
     further, That of the amount provided under this heading, 
     $1,200,000 shall be contracted through the Secretary to be 
     used by the Urban Institute to conduct an independent study 
     on the long-term effects of the HOPE VI program on former 
     residents of distressed public housing developments.


                  Native American Housing Block Grants

                     (including transfer 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 (NAHASDA) 
     (Public Law 104-330), $620,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, of which $2,000,000 shall be contracted through the 
     Secretary as technical assistance and capacity building to be 
     used by the National American Indian Housing Council in 
     support of the implementation of NAHASDA and up to $4,000,000 
     by the Secretary 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 NAHASDA: 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: Provided further, That for administrative 
     expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan program, up to 
     $200,000 from amounts in the first proviso, which shall be 
     transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
     ``Salaries and expenses'', to be used only for the 
     administrative costs of these guarantees.


           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 $71,956,000.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     guaranteed loan program, up to $150,000 from amounts in the 
     first paragraph, which shall be transferred to and merged 
     with the appropriation for ``Salaries and expenses'', to be 
     used only for the administrative costs of these guarantees.

                   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), $232,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That the Secretary may use up to 
     0.75 percent of the funds under this heading for technical 
     assistance.

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                 Rural Housing and Economic Development

       For the Office of Rural Housing and Economic Development in 
     the Department of Housing and Urban Development, $25,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the 
     amount under this heading, up to $3,000,000 shall be used to 
     develop capacity at the State and local level for developing 
     rural housing and for rural economic development and for 
     maintaining a clearinghouse of ideas for innovative 
     strategies for rural housing and economic development and 
     revitalization: Provided further, That of the amount under 
     this heading, at least $22,000,000 shall be awarded by June 
     1, 2000 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: Provided further, That all grants 
     shall be awarded on a competitive basis as specified in 
     section 102 of the HUD Reform Act.


         AMERICA'S PRIVATE INVESTMENT COMPANIES PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       For the cost of guaranteed loans under the America's 
     Private Investment Companies Program, $20,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2002: Provided, That such 
     costs, including the cost of modifying 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 guaranteed, not to exceed $541,000,000: Provided 
     further, That the funds appropriated under this heading shall 
     not be available for obligation until the America's Private 
     Investment Companies Program is authorized by subsequent 
     legislation and the program is developed subject to notice 
     and comment rulemaking: Provided further, That if the 
     authorizing legislation is not enacted by June 30, 2000, all 
     funds under this heading shall be transferred to and merged 
     with the appropriation for the ``Community development 
     financial institutions fund program account'' to be available 
     for use as grants and loans under that account.


                        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, $55,000,000 
     to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for ``Urban 
     Empowerment Zones'', including $3,666,000 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 expended.


                        Rural Empowerment Zones

       For grants for the rural empowerment zone and enterprise 
     communities programs, as designated by the Secretary of 
     Agriculture, $15,000,000 to the Secretary of Agriculture for 
     grants for designated empowerment zones in rural areas and 
     for grants for designated rural enterprise communities, to 
     remain available until expended.


                   Community Development Block Grants

                     (including transfers 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), $4,800,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2002: 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, $2,200,000 shall be available as 
     a grant to the National American Indian Housing Council, and 
     $41,500,000 shall be for grants pursuant to section 107 of 
     the Act including $2,000,000 to support Alaska Native serving 
     institutions and native Hawaiian serving institutions, as 
     defined under the Higher Education Act, as amended: Provided 
     further, That $20,000,000 shall be for grants pursuant to the 
     Self Help Housing Opportunity Program: 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: Provided further, That all balances for the 
     Economic Development Initiative grants program, the John 
     Heinz Neighborhood Development program, grants to Self Help 
     Housing Opportunity program, and the Moving to Work 
     Demonstration program previously funded within the ``Annual 
     Contributions for Assisted Housing'' account shall be 
     transferred to this account, to be available for the purposes 
     for which they were originally appropriated.
       Of the amount made available under this heading, 
     $23,750,000 shall be made available for capacity building, of 
     which $20,000,000 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 $4,000,000 of the funding to be 
     used in rural areas, including tribal areas, and of which 
     $3,750,000 shall be made available to Habitat for Humanity 
     International.
       Of the amount made available under this heading, the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may use up to 
     $55,000,000 for supportive services for public housing 
     residents, as authorized by section 34 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937, as amended, and for grants for service 
     coordinators and congregate services for the elderly and 
     disabled residents of public and assisted housing: Provided 
     further, That amounts made available for congregate services 
     and service coordinators for the elderly and disabled under 
     this heading and in prior fiscal years may be used by 
     grantees to reimburse themselves for costs incurred in 
     connection with providing service coordinators previously 
     advanced by grantees out of other funds due to delays in the 
     granting by or receipt of funds from the Secretary, and the 
     funds so made available to grantees for congregate services 
     or service coordinators under this heading or in prior years 
     shall be considered as expended by the grantees upon such 
     reimbursement. The Secretary shall not condition the 
     availability of funding made available under this heading or 
     in prior years for congregate services or service 
     coordinators upon any grantee's obligation or expenditure of 
     any prior funding.
       Of the amount made available under this heading, 
     $30,000,000 shall be available for neighborhood initiatives 
     that are utilized to improve the conditions of distressed and 
     blighted areas and neighborhoods, to stimulate investment, 
     economic diversification, and community revitalization in 
     areas with population outmigration or a stagnating or 
     declining economic base, or to determine whether housing 
     benefits can be integrated more effectively with welfare 
     reform initiatives: Provided, that any unobligated balances 
     of amounts set aside for neighborhood initiatives in fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999 may be utilized for any of the foregoing 
     purposes: Provided further, That of the amount set aside for 
     fiscal year 2000 under this paragraph, $23,000,000 shall be 
     used for grants specified in the statement of the Managers of 
     the Committee of Conference accompanying this Act.
       Of the amount made available under this heading, 
     $30,000,000 shall be available for neighborhood initiatives.
       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 of the amount provided under 
     this paragraph, $2,500,000 shall be set aside and made 
     available for a grant to Youthbuild USA for capacity building 
     for community development and affordable housing activities 
     as specified in section 4 of the HUD Demonstration Act of 
     1993, as amended.
       Of the amount made available under this heading, 
     $275,000,000 shall be available for grants for the Economic 
     Development Initiative (EDI) to finance a variety of economic 
     development efforts, including $240,000,000 for making 
     individual grants for targeted economic investments in 
     accordance with the terms and conditions specified for such 
     grants in the statement of the managers of the committee of 
     conference accompanying this Act.
       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 ``Salaries and expenses''.
       The Secretary is directed to transfer the administration of 
     the small cities component of the Community Development Block 
     Grant Program for the funds allocated for the State of New 
     York under section 106(d) of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1974 for fiscal year 2000 and all fiscal 
     years thereafter to the State of New York to be administered 
     by the Governor of New York.


                       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 
     $15,000,000 of these funds shall be available for Housing 
     Counseling under section 106 of the Housing and Urban 
     Development Act of 1968: Provided further, That $2,000,000 of 
     these funds shall be made available as a grant to the 
     National Housing Development Corporation for a program of 
     housing acquisition and rehabilitation: Provided further, 
     That all Housing Counseling program balances previously 
     appropriated in the ``Housing Counseling Assistance'' account 
     shall be transferred to this account, to be available for

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     the purposes for which they were originally appropriated.


                       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), $1,020,000,000, 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 any previous appropriations 
     Acts 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: Provided further, That all balances previously 
     appropriated in the ``Emergency Shelter Grants'', 
     ``Supportive Housing'', ``Supplemental Assistance for 
     Facilities to Assist the Homeless'', ``Shelter Plus Care'', 
     ``Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy'', 
     and ``Innovative Homeless Initiatives Demonstration'' 
     accounts shall be transferred to and merged with this 
     account, to be available for any authorized purpose under 
     this heading.

                            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, 
     $911,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That $710,000,000 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 such section 202(c)(2), and for supportive 
     services associated with the housing of which amount 
     $50,000,000 shall be for service coordinators and 
     continuation of existing congregate services grants for 
     residents of assisted housing projects, and of which amount 
     $50,000,000 shall be for grants for conversion of existing 
     section 202 projects, or portions thereof, to assisted living 
     or related use, consistent with the relevant provision of 
     title V of this Act: Provided further, That of the amount 
     under this heading, $201,000,000 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 such section 202 and such section 
     811 (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, 1999, 
     and any collections made during fiscal year 2000, 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 2000, 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 
     $140,000,000,000.
       During fiscal year 2000, 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, $330,888,000, of which 
     not to exceed $324,866,000 shall be transferred to the 
     appropriation for ``Salaries and expenses''; not to exceed 
     $4,022,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation for the 
     Office of Inspector General. In addition, for administrative 
     contract expenses, $160,000,000: Provided, That to the extent 
     guaranteed loan commitments exceed $49,664,000,000 on or 
     before April 1, 2000, an additional $1,400 for administrative 
     contract expenses shall be available for each $1,000,000 in 
     additional guaranteed loan commitments (including a pro rata 
     amount for any amount below $1,000,000), but in no case shall 
     funds made available by this proviso exceed $16,000,000.


             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), $153,000,000, 
     including not to exceed $153,000,000 from unobligated 
     balances previously appropriated under this heading, 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 
     (including not to exceed $147,000,000 from unobligated 
     balances previously appropriated under this heading), of 
     which $193,134,000, shall be transferred to the appropriation 
     for ``Salaries and expenses''; and of which $18,321,000 shall 
     be transferred to the appropriation for the Office of 
     Inspector General. In addition, for administrative contract 
     expenses necessary to carry out the guaranteed and direct 
     loan programs, $144,000,000: Provided, That to the extent 
     guaranteed loan commitments exceed $7,263,000,000 on or 
     before April 1, 2000, an additional $19,800 for 
     administrative contract expenses shall be available for each 
     $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan commitments over 
     $7,263,000,000 (including a pro rata amount for any increment 
     below $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds made available 
     by this proviso exceed $14,400,000.

                Government National Mortgage Association


Guarantees of Mortgage-Backed Securities Loan Guarantee Program Account

                     (including transfer of funds)

       During fiscal year 2000, 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 $200,000,000,000.
       For administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
     guaranteed mortgage-backed securities 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, $45,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2001: Provided, That of the 
     amount provided under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be for 
     the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) 
     Initiative and $500,000 shall be for a commission established 
     in section 525 of title V of this Act.

                   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, $44,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2001, of which $24,000,000 
     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

                     (including transfer of funds)

       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 $1,000,000 shall be for CLEARCorps and 
     $10,000,000 shall be for a Healthy Homes Initiative, which 
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     gram 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: 
     Provided, That all balances for the Lead Hazard Reduction 
     Programs previously funded in the Annual Contributions for 
     Assisted Housing and Community Development Block Grant 
     accounts shall be transferred to this account, to be 
     available for the purposes for which they were originally 
     appropriated.

                     Management and Administration


                         Salaries and Expenses

                     (including transfers 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, 
     $1,005,733,000, 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 block grants program'' 
     account, $150,000 shall be provided by transfer from the 
     ``Title VI indian federal guarantees program'' account, and 
     $200,000 shall be provided by transfer from the ``Indian 
     housing loan guarantee fund program'' account: Provided, That 
     the Secretary is prohibited from using any funds under this 
     heading or any other heading in this Act from employing more 
     than 77 schedule C and 20 noncareer Senior Executive Service 
     employees: Provided further, That the Secretary is prohibited 
     from using funds under this heading or any other heading in 
     this Act to employ more than 9,300 employees: Provided 
     further, That the Secretary is prohibited from using funds 
     under this heading or any other heading in this Act to 
     convert any external community builders to career employees, 
     and after September 1, 2000 to employ any external community 
     builders: Provided further, That the Secretary is prohibited 
     from using funds under this heading or any other heading in 
     this Act to employ more than 14 employees in the Office of 
     Public Affairs: Provided further, That of the amount made 
     available under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be for the 
     Millennial Housing Commission as established under section 
     206.


                      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, $83,000,000, 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 appropriation for ``Drug 
     elimination grants for low-income housing'': 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, including not to exceed 
     $500 for official reception and representation expenses, 
     $19,493,000, 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

                      Financing Adjustment Factors

       Sec. 201. 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. 202. None of the amounts made available under this Act 
     may be used during fiscal year 2000 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.


           Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Grants

       Sec. 203. Section 207 of the Departments of Veterans 
     Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, is amended by striking 
     wherever it occurs ``fiscal year 1999'' and inserting 
     ``fiscal years 1999 and 2000''.


                             reprogramming

       Sec. 204. Of the amounts made available under the sixth 
     undesignated paragraph under the heading ``Community Planning 
     and Development--community development block grants'' in 
     title II of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing 
     and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-276; 112 Stat. 2477) 
     for the Economic Development Initiative (EDI) for grants for 
     targeted economic investments, the $1,000,000 to be made 
     available (pursuant to the related provisions of the joint 
     explanatory statement in the conference report to accompany 
     such Act (Report 105-769, 105th Congress, 2d Session)) to the 
     City of Redlands, California, for the redevelopment 
     initiatives near the historic Fox Theater shall, 
     notwithstanding such provisions, be made available to such 
     City for the following purposes:
       (1) $700,000 shall be for renovation of the City of 
     Redlands Fire Station No. 1;
       (2) $200,000 shall be for renovation of the Mission Gables 
     House at the Redlands Bowl historic outdoor amphitheater; and
       (3) $100,000 shall be for the preservation of historic 
     Hillside Cemetery.


 Adjustments to Income Eligibility for Unusually High or Low Families 
                      Incomes in Assisted Housing

       Sec. 205. Section 16 of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by inserting before the period 
     the following: ``; 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''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)(3), by inserting before the period 
     the following: ``; 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''.


                     millennial housing commission

       Sec. 206. (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established a 
     commission to be known as the Millennial Housing Commission 
     (in this section referred to as the ``Commission''.
       (b) Study.--The duty of the Commission shall be to conduct 
     a study that examines, analyzes, and explores--
       (1) the importance of housing, particularly affordable 
     housing which includes housing for the elderly, to the 
     infrastructure of the United States;
       (2) the various possible methods for increasing the role of 
     the private sector in providing affordable housing in the 
     United States, including the effectiveness and efficiency of 
     such methods; and
       (3) whether the existing programs of the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development work in conjunction with one 
     another to provide better housing opportunities for families, 
     neighborhoods, and communities, and how such programs can be 
     improved with respect to such purpose.
       (c) Membership.--
       (1) Number and Appointment.--The Commission shall be 
     composed of 22 members, appointed not later than January 1, 
     2000, as follows:
       (A) Two co-chairpersons appointed by--
       (i) one co-chairperson appointed by a committee consisting 
     of the chairmen of the Subcommittees on the Departments of 
     Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
     Independent Agencies of the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate, and the chairman 
     of the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunities of 
     the House of Representatives and the chairman of the 
     Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation of the Senate; and
       (ii) one co-chairperson appointed by a committee consisting 
     of the ranking minority members of the Subcommittees on the 
     Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and Independent Agencies of the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate, and the ranking minority member of the Subcommittee 
     on Housing and Community Opportunities of the House of 
     Representatives and the ranking minority member of the 
     Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation of the Senate.
       (B) Ten members appointed by the Chairman and Ranking 
     Minority Member of the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Chairman and Ranking 
     Minority Member of the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services of the House of Representatives.
       (C) Ten members appointed by the Chairman and Ranking 
     Minority Member of the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate and the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
     Senate.
       (2) Qualifications.--Appointees should have proven 
     expertise in directing, assemblying, or applying capital 
     resources from a variety of sources to the successful 
     development of affordable housing or the revitalization of 
     communities, including economic and job development.
       (3) Vacancies.--Any vacancy on the Commission shall not 
     affect its powers and shall be filled in the manner in which 
     the original appointment was made.
       (4) Chairpersons.--The members appointed pursuant to 
     paragraph (1)(A) shall serve as co-chairpersons of the 
     Commission.
       (5) Prohibition of pay.--Members of the Commission shall 
     serve without pay.
       (6) Travel expenses.--Each member 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.
       (7) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission 
     shall constitute a quorum but a lesser number may hold 
     hearings.

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       (8) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the 
     Chairpersons.
       (d) Director and Staff.--
       (1) Director.--The Commission shall have a Director who 
     shall be appointed by the Chairperson. The Director shall be 
     paid at a rate not to exceed the rate of basic pay payable 
     for level V of the Executive Schedule.
       (2) Staff.--The Commission may appoint personnel as 
     appropriate. The staff of the Commission shall be appointed 
     subject to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, 
     governing appointments in the competitive service, and shall 
     be paid in accordance with the provisions of chapter 51 and 
     subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title relating to 
     classification and General Schedule pay rates.
       (3) Experts and consultants.--The Commission may procure 
     temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of 
     title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not 
     to exceed the daily equivalent of the maximum annual rate of 
     basic pay payable for the General Schedule.
       (4) Staff of federal agencies.--Upon request of the 
     Commission, the head of any Federal department or agency may 
     detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that 
     department or agency to the Commission to assist it in 
     carrying out its duties under this Act.
       (e) Powers.--
       (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.
       (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 
     section.
       (3) Obtaining official data.--The Commission may secure 
     directly from any department or agency of the United States 
     information necessary to enable it to carry out this Act. 
     Upon request of the Chairpersons of the Commission, the head 
     of that department or agency shall furnish that information 
     to the Commission.
       (4) 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. Gifts, 
     bequests, or devises of money and proceeds from sales of 
     other property received as gifts, bequests, or devises shall 
     be deposited in the Treasury and shall be available for 
     disbursement upon order of the Commission.
       (5) 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.
       (6) 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.
       (7) Contract Authority.--The Commission may contract with 
     and compensate government and private agencies or persons for 
     services, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised 
     Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5).
       (f) Report.--The Commission shall submit to the Committees 
     on Appropriations and Banking and Financial Services of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations 
     and Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a final 
     report not later than March 1, 2002. The report shall contain 
     a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of the 
     Commission with respect to the study conducted under 
     subsection (b), together with its recommendations for 
     legislation, administrative actions, and any other actions 
     the Commission considers appropriate.
       (g) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate on June 
     30, 2002. 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 Commission.


                        fha technical correction

       Sec. 207. Section 203(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the National Housing 
     Act (12 U.S.C. 1709(b)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended by adding before 
     ``48 percent'' the following: ``the greater of the dollar 
     amount limitation in effect under this section for the area 
     on the date of the enactment of the Departments of Veterans 
     Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent 
     Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1999 or''.


                              rescissions

       Sec. 208. Of the balances remaining from funds appropriated 
     to the Department of Housing and Urban Development in Public 
     Law 105-65 and prior appropriations Acts, $74,400,000 is 
     rescinded: Provided, That the amount rescinded shall be 
     comprised of--
       (1) $30,552,000 of the amounts that were appropriated for 
     the modernization of public housing unit; under the heading 
     ``Annual contributions for assisted housing'', including an 
     amount equal to the amount transferred from such account to, 
     and merged with amounts under the heading ``Public housing 
     capital fund'';
       (2) $3,048,000 of the amounts from which no disbursements 
     have been made within five successive fiscal years beginning 
     after September 30, 1993, that were appropriated under the 
     heading ``Annual contributions for assisted housing'', 
     including an amount equal to the amount transferred from such 
     account to the account under the heading ``Housing 
     certificate fund'';
       (3) $22,975,000 of amounts appropriated for homeownership 
     assistance under section 235(r) of the National Housing Act, 
     including $6,875,000 appropriated in Public Law 103-327 
     (approved September 28, 1994, 104 Stat. 2305) for such 
     purposes;
       (4) $11,400,000 of the amounts appropriated for the 
     Homeownership and Opportunity for People Everywhere programs 
     (HOPE programs), as authorized by the Cranston-Gonzalez 
     National Affordable Housing Act; and
       (5) $6,400,000 of the balances remaining in the account 
     under the heading ``Nonprofit Sponsor Assistance Account''.


                  grant for national cities in schools

       Sec. 209. For a grant to the National Cities in Schools 
     Community Development program under section 930 of the 
     Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, $5,000,000.


                      moving to work demonstration

       Sec. 210. For the Jobs-Plus Initiative of the Moving to 
     Work Demonstration, $5,000,000 to cover the cost of rent-
     based work incentives to families in selected public housing 
     developments, who shall be encouraged to go to work under 
     work incentive plans approved by the Secretary and carefully 
     tracked as part of the research and demonstration effort.


                                repealer

       Sec. 211. Section 218 of Public Law 104-204 is repealed.


             FHA Administrative Contract Expense Authority

       Sec. 212. Section 1 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1702) is amended by inserting the following new sentence 
     after the first proviso: ``Except with respect to title III, 
     for the purposes of this section, the term 
     ``nonadministrative'' shall not include contract expenses 
     that are not capitalized or routinely deducted from the 
     proceeds of sales, and such expenses shall not be payable 
     from funds made available by this Act.''.


                         Full Payment of Claims

       Sec. 213. (a) Section 541 of the National Housing Act is 
     amended--
       (1) by amending the heading to read as follows: ``partial 
     payment of claims on defaulted mortgages and in connection 
     with mortgage restructuring''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``partial payment of the 
     claim under the mortgage insurance contract'' and inserting, 
     ``partial or full payment of claim under one or more mortgage 
     insurance contracts''.
       (b) Section 517 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform 
     and Affordability Act of 1997 is amended by adding a new 
     subsection (a)(6) to read as follows: ``(6) The second 
     mortgage under this section may be a first mortgage if no 
     restructured or new first mortgage will meet the requirement 
     of paragraph (1)(A).''.


              Availability of Income Matching Information

       Sec. 214. (a) Section 3(f) of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a), as amended by section 508(d)(1) of 
     the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998, is 
     further amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) after the first appearance of ``public housing 
     agency'', by inserting ``, or the owner responsible for 
     determining the participant's eligibility or level of 
     benefits,''; and
       (B) after ``as applicable'', by inserting ``, or to the 
     owner responsible for determining the participant's 
     eligibility or level of benefits''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``, or''; and
       (C) by inserting at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) for which project-based assistance is provided under 
     section 8, section 202, or section 811.''.
       (b) Section 904(b) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
     Assistance Amendments Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 3544), as 
     amended by section 508(d)(2) of the Quality Housing and Work 
     Responsibility Act of 1998, is further amended in paragraph 
     (4)--
       (1) by inserting after ``public housing agency'' the first 
     time it appears the following: ``, or the owner responsible 
     for determining the participant's eligibility or level of 
     benefits,''; and
       (2) by striking ``the public housing agency verifying 
     income'' and inserting ``verifying income''.


 Exemption for Alaska and Mississippi From Requirement of Resident on 
                                 Board

       Sec. 215. Public housing agencies in the states of Alaska 
     and Mississippi shall not be required to comply with section 
     2(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, 
     during fiscal year 2000.


          ADMINISTRATION OF THE CDBG PROGRAM BY NEW YORK STATE

       Sec. 216. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
     shall transfer on the date of the enactment of this Act the 
     administration of the Small Cities component of the Community 
     Development Block Grants program for all funds allocated for 
     the State of New York under section 106(d) of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1974 for fiscal year 2000 and 
     all fiscal years thereafter, to the State of New York to be 
     administered by the Governor of such State.


                         SECTION 202 EXEMPTION

       Sec. 217. Notwithstanding section 202 of the Housing Act of 
     1959 or any other provision of law, Peggy A. Burgin may not 
     be disqualified on the basis of age from residing at Clark's 
     Landing in Groton, Vermont.


                    Darlinton Preservation Amendment

       Sec. 218. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon 
     prepayment of the FHA-insured Section 236 mortgage, the 
     Secretary shall continue to provide interest reduction 
     payment in accordance with the existing amortization schedule 
     for Darlinton Manor Apartments, a 100-unit project located at 
     606 North 5th Street, Bozemen, Montana, which will continue 
     as affordable housing pursuant to a use agreement with the 
     State of Montana.


                         RISK-SHARING PRIORITY

       Sec. 219. Section 517(b)(3) of the Departments of Veterans 
     Affairs and Housing and Urban De

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     velopment, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 
     is amended by inserting after ``1992.'' the following: ``The 
     Secretary shall use risk-shared financing under section 
     542(c) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 
     for any mortgage restructuring, rehabilitation financing, or 
     debt refinancing included as part of a mortgage restructuring 
     and rental assistance sufficiency plan if the terms and 
     conditions are considered to be the best available financing 
     in terms of financial savings to the FHA insurance funds and 
     will result in reduced risk of loss to the Federal 
     Government.''.


      TREATMENT OF EXPIRING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE GRANTS

       Sec. 220. (a) Availability.--Notwithstanding section 1552 
     of title 31, United States Code, the grant amounts identified 
     in subsection (b) shall remain available to the grantees for 
     the purposes for which such amounts were obligated through 
     September 30, 2000.
       (b) Grants.--The grant amounts identified in this 
     subsection are the amounts provided under the following 
     grants made by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
     under the economic development initiative under section 
     108(q) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 
     (42 U.S.C. 5308(q)):
       (1) The grant for Miami, Florida, designated as B-92-ED-12-
     013.
       (2) The grant for Miami Beach, Florida, designated as B-92-
     ED-12-014.
       (c) Effective Date.--This section shall be considered to 
     have taken effect on September 30, 1999. The Secretary of the 
     Treasury and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
     shall take such actions as may be necessary to carry out this 
     section, notwithstanding any actions taken previously 
     pursuant to section 1552 of title 31, United States Code.


        USE OF TRUSTS WITH REGARD TO COOPERATIVE HOUSING Section

       Sec. 221. Section 213(a) of the National Housing Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1715e(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new sentence: ``Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to prevent membership in a nonprofit housing 
     cooperative from being held in the name of a trust, the 
     beneficiary of which shall occupy the dwelling unit in 
     accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary.''.


                       grant technical correction

       Sec. 222. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     amount made available under the Departments of Veterans 
     Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991 (Public Law 101-507) for a 
     special purpose grant under section 107 of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1974 to the County of Hawaii for 
     the purpose of an environmental impact statement for the 
     development of a water resource system in Kohala, Hawaii, 
     that is unobligated on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     may be used to fund water system improvements, including 
     exploratory wells, well drillings, pipeline replacements, 
     water system planning and design, and booster pump and 
     reservoir development.


                   reuse of certain budget authority

       Sec. 223. section 8(z) of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by inserting after ``on account of'' the following: 
     ``expiration or''; and
       (B) by striking the parenthetical phrase; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (3).


                           SECTION 108 WAIVER

       Sec. 224. With respect to the $6,700,000 commitment in 
     connection with guaranteed obligations for the Sandtown-
     Winchester Home Ownership Zone under section 108 of the 
     Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, the Secretary 
     shall not require security in excess of that authorized under 
     section 108(d)(1)(B).


                            HOPWA TECHNICAL

       Sec. 225. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the amount allocated for fiscal year 2000, and the amounts 
     that would otherwise be allocated for fiscal year 2001, to 
     the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on behalf of the 
     Philadelphia, PA-NJ Primary Metropolitan Area (hereafter 
     ``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.

                    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, $28,467,000, 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, $8,000,000: 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, $95,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2001, of which up to $7,860,000 
     may be used for administrative expenses, up to $16,500,000 
     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 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 $53,140,000: Provided 
     further, That not more than $30,000,000 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, $49,000,000.

             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.), 
     $434,500,000, 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 $1,500,000 targeted to administrative needs, not 
     including salaries and expenses, 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 $234,000,000 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 $45,000,000 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 
     $7,500,000 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

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     all programs: Provided further, That of amounts available in 
     the National Service Trust account from previous 
     appropriations acts, $80,000,000 shall be rescinded.


                      Office of Inspector General

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
     amended, $4,000,000.

                       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, $11,450,000, of which $910,000, shall be available 
     for the purpose of providing financial assistance as de 
     scribed, 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, $12,473,000, 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, 
     $645,000,000, which shall remain available until September 
     30, 2001: Provided, That the obligated balance of sums 
     available in this account shall remain available through 
     September 30, 2008 for liquidating obligations made in fiscal 
     years 2000 and 2001: Provided further, That the obligated 
     balance of funds transferred to this account in Public Law 
     105-276 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, $1,900,000,000, which shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2001: Provided, That the obligated balance of 
     such sums shall remain available through September 30, 2008 
     for liquidating obligations made in fiscal years 2000 and 
     2001: 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 October 
     21, 1998, 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: 
     Provided further, That notwithstanding 7 U.S.C. 136r and 15 
     U.S.C. 2609, beginning in fiscal year 2000 and thereafter, 
     grants awarded under section 20 of the Federal Insecticide, 
     Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as amended, and section 10 of 
     the Toxic Substances Control Act, as amended, shall be 
     available for research, development, monitoring, public 
     education, training, demonstrations, and studies: Provided 
     further, That the unexpended funds remaining from the 
     $2,200,000 appropriated under this heading in Public Law 105-
     276 for a grant to the Lake Ponchartrain Basin Foundation 
     circuit rider initiative in Louisiana shall be transferred to 
     the ``State and tribal assistance grants'' appropriation to 
     remain available until expended 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 report 
     accompanying that Act.


                      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, $32,409,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2001: Provided, That the sums available 
     in this account shall remain available through September 30, 
     2008 for liquidating obligations made in fiscal years 2000 
     and 2001: Provided further, That the obligated balance of 
     funds transferred to this account in Public Law 105-276 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, 
     $62,600,000, to remain available until expended.


                     Hazardous Substance Superfund

                     (including transfer 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; 
     $1,400,000,000 (of which $100,000,000 shall not become 
     available until September 1, 2000), to remain available until 
     expended, consisting of $700,000,000, as authorized by 
     section 517(a) of the Superfund Amendments and 
     Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), as amended by Public Law 
     101-508, and $700,000,000 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 $11,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading 
     shall be transferred to the ``Office of Inspector General'' 
     appropriation to remain available until September 30, 2001: 
     Provided further, That $38,000,000 of the funds appropriated 
     under this heading shall be transferred to the ``Science and 
     technology'' appropriation to remain available until 
     September 30, 2001: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
     section 111(m) of CERCLA or any other provision of law, 
     $70,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading 
     shall be available to the Agency for Toxic Substances and 
     Disease Registry (ATSDR) 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 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, in lieu of 
     performing a health assessment under section 104(i)(6) of 
     CERCLA, the Administrator of ATSDR may conduct other 
     appropriate health studies, evaluations or activities, 
     including, without limitation, biomedical testing, clinical 
     evaluations, medical monitoring, and referral to accredited 
     health care providers: Provided further, That in performing 
     any such health assessment or health study, evaluation, or 
     activity, the Administrator of ATSDR shall not be bound by 
     the deadlines in section 104(i)(6)(A): Provided further, That 
     none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
     available for ATSDR to issue in excess of 40 toxicological 
     profiles pursuant to section 104(i) of CERCLA during fiscal 
     year 2000.


                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 construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and 
     renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project, 
     $70,000,000, to remain available until expended.


                           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, 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, $3,466,650,000, 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; $820,000,000 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 shall be 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 shall be for grants to the State of 
     Alaska to address drinking water and wastewater 
     infrastructure needs of rural and Alaska Native Villages; 
     $331,650,000 shall be 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 conference report 
     and

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     joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference 
     accompanying this Act (H.R. 2684); and $885,000,000 shall be 
     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 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 2000 and 
     prior years where such amounts represent costs of 
     administering the fund, or by the State of New York for 
     fiscal year 2000 and prior years, costs of capitalizing 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, or, by the State of 
     New York for fiscal year 2000 and prior years, for 
     capitalization of the fund: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding section 518(f) of the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act, the Administrator is authorized to use the 
     amounts appropriated for any fiscal year under section 319 of 
     that Act to make grants to Indian Tribes pursuant to section 
     319(h) and 518(e) of that Act: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of a 
     publicly owned treatment works in the District of Columbia, 
     the Federal share of grants awarded under title II of the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act, beginning October 1, 
     1999 and continuing through September 30, 2001, shall be 80 
     percent of the cost of construction, and all grants made to 
     such publicly owned treatment works in the District of 
     Columbia may include an advance of allowance under section 
     201(l)(2): Provided further, That the $2,200,000 appropriated 
     in Public Law 105-276 in accordance with House Report No. 
     105-769, for a grant to the Charleston, Utah Water 
     Conservancy District, as amended by Public Law 106-31, shall 
     be awarded to Wasatch County, Utah, for water and sewer 
     needs: Provided further, That the funds appropriated under 
     this heading in Public Law 105-276 for the City of Fairbanks, 
     Alaska, water system improvements shall instead be for the 
     Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, water and sewer 
     improvements: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, all claims for principal and interest 
     registered through grant dispute AA-91-AD34 (05-90-AD09) or 
     any other such dispute hereafter filed by the Environmental 
     Protection Agency relative to water pollution control center 
     and sewer system improvement grants numbers C-390996-01, C-
     390996-2, and C-390996-3 made in 1976 and 1977 are hereby 
     resolved in favor of the grantee.
       The Environmental Protection Agency and the New York State 
     Department of Environmental Conservation are authorized to 
     award, from construction grant reallotments to the State of 
     New York of previously appropriated funds, supplemental grant 
     assistance to Nassau County, New York, for additional odor 
     control at the Bay Park and Cedar Creek wastewater treatment 
     plants, notwithstanding initiation of construction or prior 
     State Revolving Fund funding. Nassau County may elect to 
     accept a combined lump-sum of $15,000,000, paid in advance of 
     construction, in lieu of a 75 percent entitlement, to 
     minimize grant and project administration.

                   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, $5,108,000.


  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, $2,827,000: 
     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, $33,666,000, to be derived from the Bank 
     Insurance Fund, the Savings Association Insurance Fund, and 
     the FSLIC Resolution Fund.

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency


                            Disaster Relief

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert T. 
     Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $300,000,000, and, notwithstanding 42 
     U.S.C. 5203, to remain available until expended, of which not 
     to exceed $2,900,000 may be transferred to ``Emergency 
     Management Planning and Assistance'' for the consolidated 
     emergency management performance grant program: Provided, 
     That of the funds made available under this heading in this 
     and prior Appropriations Acts and under section 404 of the 
     Stafford Act to the State of California, $2,000,000 shall be 
     for a pilot project of seismic retrofit technology at 
     California State University, San Bernardino; $6,000,000 shall 
     be for a seismic retrofit project at Loma Linda University 
     Hospital; and $2,000,000 shall be for a seismic retrofit 
     project at the University of Redlands, Redlands: Provided 
     further, That of the funds made available under this heading 
     in this and prior Appropriations Acts and under section 404 
     of the Stafford Act to the State of Florida, $1,000,000 shall 
     be for a hurricane protection project for the St. Petersburg 
     campus of South Florida University, and $2,500,000 shall be 
     for a windstorm simulation project at Florida International 
     University, Miami: Provided further, That of the funds made 
     available under this heading in this and prior Appropriations 
     Acts and under section 404 of the Stafford Act to the State 
     of North Carolina, $1,000,000 shall be for a logistical 
     staging area concept demonstration involving warehouse 
     facilities at the Stanly County Airport: Provided further, 
     That of the funds made available under this heading in this 
     and prior Appropriations Acts and under section 404 of the 
     Stafford Act to the State of Louisiana, $500,000 shall be for 
     wave monitoring buoys in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana 
     coast.
       For an additional amount for ``Disaster relief'', 
     $2,480,425,000, 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.


            Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program Account

       For the cost of direct loans, $1,295,000, 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.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     direct loan program, $420,000.


                         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, $180,000,000.


                    Office of the Inspector General

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
     amended, $8,015,000.


              Emergency Management Planning and Assistance

                     (including transfer of funds)

       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, $267,000,000: 
     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 beginning in fiscal year 2000 and each 
     fiscal year thereafter, and notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Director of FEMA is authorized to 
     provide assistance from funds appropriated under this 
     heading, subject to terms and conditions as the Director of 
     FEMA shall establish, to any State for multi-hazard 
     preparedness and mitigation through consolidated emergency 
     management performance grants: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, FEMA is 
     authorized to and shall extend its cooperative agreement for 
     the Jones County, Mississippi Emergency Operating Center, and 
     the funds which were obligated as federal matching funds for 
     that Center shall remain available for expenditure until 
     September 30, 2001.

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                Radiological Emergency Preparedness Fund

       The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 2000, as 
     authorized by Public Law 105-276, shall not be less than 100 
     percent of the amounts anticipated by FEMA necessary for its 
     radiological emergency preparedness program for the next 
     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, 
     2000, and 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, $110,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended: Provided, That total 
     administrative costs shall not exceed three and one-half 
     percent of the total appropriation.


                      flood map modernization fund

       For necessary expenses pursuant to section 1360 of the 
     National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, $5,000,000, and such 
     additional sums as may be provided by State or local 
     governments or other political subdivisions for cost shared 
     mapping activities under section 1360(f)(2), to remain 
     available until expended.


                  national insurance development fund

       Notwithstanding the provisions of 12 U.S.C. 1735d(b) and 12 
     U.S.C. 1749bbb-13(b)(6), any indebtedness of the Director of 
     the Federal Emergency Management Agency resulting from the 
     Director borrowing sums under such sections before the date 
     of the enactment of this Act to carry out title XII of the 
     National Housing Act shall be canceled, and the Director 
     shall not be obligated to repay such sums or any interest 
     thereon, and no further interest shall accrue on such sums.


                     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 $24,333,000 for salaries and expenses 
     associated with flood mitigation and flood insurance 
     operations, and not to exceed $78,710,000 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, 2001. In fiscal year 
     2000, no funds in excess of: (1) $47,000,000 for operating 
     expenses; (2) $456,427,000 for agents' commissions and taxes; 
     and (3) $50,000,000 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 2000, 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 ``1999'' and inserting ``2000''.
       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, 1999'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2000''.


                     national flood mitigation fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Notwithstanding sections 1366(b)(3)(B)-(C) and 1366(f) of 
     the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, 
     $20,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2001, for 
     activities designed to reduce the risk of flood damage to 
     structures pursuant to such Act, of which $20,000,000 shall 
     be derived from the National Flood Insurance Fund.

                    General Services Administration


                    Consumer Information Center Fund

       For necessary expenses of the Consumer Information Center, 
     including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $2,622,000, 
     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 2000 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, $5,510,900,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2001: Provided, That $40,000,000 of the 
     amount provided in this paragraph shall be available to the 
     space shuttle program only for preparations necessary to 
     carry out a life and micro-gravity science mission, to be 
     flown between STS-107 and December 2001.


                  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, $5,606,700,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2001.


                            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, $2,515,100,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2001.


                      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, 
     2002.
       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, 2000 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.
       Unless otherwise provided for in this Act or in the joint 
     explanatory statement of the committee of conference 
     accompanying this Act, no part of the funds appropriated for 
     ``Human space flight'' may be used for the development of the 
     International Space Station in excess of the amounts set 
     forth in the budget estimates submitted as part of the budget 
     request for fiscal year 2000.

                  National Credit Union Administration


                       Central Liquidity Facility

        During fiscal year 2000, administrative expenses of the 
     Central Liquidity Facility shall not exceed $257,000: 
     Provided, That $1,000,000, 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; 
     $2,966,000,000, of which not to exceed $253,000,000 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, 
     2001: 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 $60,000,000 of the 
     funds available under this heading shall be made available 
     for a comprehensive research initiative on plant genomes for 
     economically significant crop: 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: Provided further, That no funds in this or any other 
     Act shall be used to acquire

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     or lease a research vessel with ice-breaking capability built 
     or retrofitted by a shipyard located in a foreign country if 
     such a vessel of United States origin can be obtained at a 
     cost no more than 50 per centum above that of the least 
     expensive technically acceptable foreign vessel bid: Provided 
     further, That, in determining the cost of such a vessel, such 
     cost be increased by the amount of any subsidies or financing 
     provided by a foreign government (or instrumentality thereof) 
     to such vessel's construction: Provided further, That if the 
     vessel contracted for pursuant to the foregoing is not 
     available for the 2002-2003 austral summer Antarctic season, 
     a vessel of any origin may be leased for a period of not to 
     exceed 120 days for that season and each season thereafter 
     until delivery of the new vessel.


                        Major Research Equipment

       For necessary expenses of major construction projects 
     pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as 
     amended, including award-related travel, $95,000,000, 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, award-related travel, and rental 
     of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, 
     $696,600,000, to remain available until September 30, 2001: 
     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 $10,000,000 
     shall be available for the purpose of establishing an office 
     of innovation partnerships.


                         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; $149,000,000: Provided, That 
     contracts may be entered into under ``Salaries and expenses'' 
     in fiscal year 2000 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, $5,450,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2001.

                 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), $75,000,000.

                        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; $24,000,000: 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 24 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 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

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     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 
     2000 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 2000 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 2000 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. It is the sense of the Congress that, along with 
     health care, housing, education, and other benefits, the 
     presence of an honor guard at a veteran's funeral is a 
     benefit that a veteran has earned, and, therefore, the 
     executive branch should provide funeral honor details for the 
     funerals of veterans when requested, in accordance with law.
       Sec. 423. 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: Provided, That funds from 
     the United States Government shall be matched in equal 
     amounts with funds from Mexico: Provided further, That the 
     accounts of such Foundation shall be subject to United States 
     Government administrative and audit requirements concerning 
     grants and requirements concerning cost principles for 
     nonprofit organizations: Provided further, That the United 
     States/Mexico Foundation for Science is renamed the George E. 
     Brown United States/Mexico Foundation for Science.
       Sec. 424. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to carry out Executive Order No. 13083.
       Sec. 425. 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. 426. Except in the case of entities that are funded 
     solely with Federal funds or any natural persons that are 
     funded under this Act, 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 to 
     lobby or litigate in respect to adjudicatory proceedings 
     funded in this Act. A chief executive officer of any entity 
     receiving funds under this Act shall certify that none of 
     these funds have been used to engage in the lobbying of the 
     Federal government or in litigation against the United States 
     unless authorized under existing law.
       Sec. 427. Law Enforcement Agencies Not Included as Owner or 
     Operator. Section 101(20)(D) of the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601(20)(D)) is amended by inserting 
     ``through seizure or otherwise in connection with law 
     enforcement activity'' before ``involuntary'' the first place 
     it appears.
       Sec. 428. No part of any funds appropriated in this 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 
     designed to support or defeat legislation pending before the 
     Congress, except in presentation to the Congress itself.
       Sec. 429. The comment period on the proposed rules related 
     to section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act published at 64 
     Federal Register 46012 and 46058 (August 23, 1999) shall be 
     extended from October 22, 1999, for a period of 90 additional 
     calendar days.
       Sec. 430. Section 4(a) of the Act of August 9, 1950 (16 
     U.S.C. 777c(a)), is amended in the second sentence by 
     striking ``1999'' and inserting ``2000''.
       Sec. 431. Promulgation of Stormwater Regulations. (a) 
     Stormwater Regulations.--The Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency shall not promulgate the 
     Phase II stormwater regulations until the Administrator 
     submits 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 
     containing--
       (1) an in-depth impact analysis on the effect the final 
     regulations will have on urban, suburban, and rural local 
     governments subject to the regulations, including an estimate 
     of--
       (A) the costs of complying with the 6 minimum control 
     measures described in the regulations; and
       (B) the costs resulting from the lowering of the 
     construction threshold from 5 acres to 1 acre;
       (2) an explanation of the rationale of the Administrator 
     for lowering the construction site threshold from 5 acres to 
     1 acre, including--
       (A) an explanation, in light of recent court decisions, of 
     why a 1-acre measure is any less arbitrarily determined than 
     a 5-acre measure; and
       (B) all qualitative information used in determining an acre 
     threshold for a construction site;
       (3) documentation demonstrating that stormwater runoff is 
     generally a problem in communities with populations of 50,000 
     to 100,000 (including an explanation of why the coverage of 
     the regulation is based on a census-determined population 
     instead of a water quality threshold); and
       (4) information that supports the position of the 
     Administrator that the Phase II stormwater program should be 
     administered as part of the National Pollutant Discharge 
     Elimination System under section 402 of the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342).
       (b) Phase I Regulations.--No later than 120 days after the 
     enactment of this Act, the Environmental Protection Agency 
     shall submit to the Environment and Public Works Committee of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report 
     containing a detailed explanation of the impact, if any, that 
     the Phase I program has had in improving water quality in the 
     United States (including a description of specific measures 
     that have been successful and those that have been 
     unsuccessful).
       (c) Federal Register.--The reports described in subsections 
     (a) and (b) shall be published in the Federal Register for 
     public comment.
       Sec. 432. Pesticide Tolerance Fees. None of the funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act shall be 
     used to promulgate a final regulation to implement changes in 
     the payment of pesticide tolerance processing fees as 
     proposed at 64 Fed. Reg. 31040, or any similar proposals. The 
     Environmental Protection Agency may proceed with the 
     development of such a rule.
       Sec. 433. Commercial Space Launch Indemnification 
     Extension. Section 70113(f) of title 49, United States Code 
     is amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'', and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2000''.
       Sec. 434. Space Station Commercial Development 
     Demonstration Program. (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this 
     section is to establish a demonstration regarding the 
     commercial feasibility and economic viability of private 
     sector business operations involving the International Space 
     Station and its related infrastructure. The goal will be 
     furthered by the early use of the International Space Station 
     by United States commercial entities committing private 
     capital to commercial enterprises on the International Space 
     Station. In conjunction with this demonstration program, the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shall 
     establish and publish a price policy designed to eliminate 
     price uncertainty for those planning to utilize the 
     International Space Station and its related facilities for 
     United States commercial use.
       (b) Use of Receipts for Commercial Use.--Any receipts 
     collected by NASA from the commercial use of the 
     International Space Station shall first be used to offset any 
     costs incurred by NASA in support of the United States 
     commercial use of the International Space Station. Any 
     receipts collected in excess of the costs identified pursuant 
     to the prior sentence may be retained by NASA for use without 
     fiscal year limitation in promoting the commercial use of the 
     International Space Station.
       (c) Report.--NASA shall submit an annual report to the 
     Congress that identifies all receipts that are collected 
     under this section, the use of the receipts and the status of 
     the demonstration. NASA shall submit a final report on the 
     status of the demonstration, including any recommendation for 
     expansion, within 120 days of the completion of the assembly 
     of the International Space Station or the end of fiscal year 
     2004, whichever is earlier.
       (d) Definitions.--As used in this section, the term 
     ``United States commercial use'' means private commercial 
     projects that are designed to benefit the United States 
     through the sales of goods or services or the creation of 
     jobs, or both.
       (e) Termination.--The demonstration program established 
     under this section shall apply to United States commercial 
     use agreements that are entered into prior to the date of the 
     completion of the International Space Station or the end of 
     fiscal year 2004, whichever is earlier.
       Sec. 435. Insurance; Indemnification; Liability. (a) 
     Amendment.--The National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 
     (42 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
     section 308 the following new section:


                    ``experimental aerospace vehicle

       ``(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.

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       ``(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 this Act 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 this Act, 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 or cooperating party and with 
     the related entities of that developer or cooperating party 
     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, the cooperating party, or their 
     respective 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, the cooperating party, or their respective 
     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 or cooperating party, 
     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 the enactment of this Act.
       ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Cooperating party.--The term `cooperating party' 
     means any person who enters into an agreement with the 
     Administration for the performance of cooperative scientific, 
     aeronautical, or space activities to carry out the purposes 
     of this Act.
       ``(2) Developer.--The term `developer' means a United 
     States person (other than a natural person) who--
       ``(A) is a party to an agreement 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.
       ``(3) Experimental aerospace vehicle.--The term 
     `experimental aerospace vehicle' means an object intended to 
     be flown in, or launched into, orbital or suborbital flight 
     for the purpose of demonstrating technologies necessary for a 
     reusable launch vehicle, developed under an agreement between 
     the Administration and a developer.
       ``(4) 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.--This section does not apply to any 
     object, transaction, or operation to which section 308 of 
     this Act 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.''.
       (b) Repeal.--Section 431 of the Departments of Veterans 
     Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-276) is 
     repealed.
              TITLE V--PRESERVATION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING

     SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the 
     ``Preserving Affordable Housing for Senior Citizens and 
     Families into the 21st Century Act''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this 
     title is as follows:

Sec. 501. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 502. Regulations.
Sec. 503. Effective date.

Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations for Supportive Housing for 
               the Elderly and Persons With Disabilities

Sec. 511. Supportive housing for elderly persons.
Sec. 512. Supportive housing for persons with disabilities.
Sec. 513. Service coordinators and congregate services for elderly and 
              disabled housing.

Subtitle B--Expanding Housing Opportunities for the Elderly and Persons 
                           With Disabilities

Sec. 521. Study of debt forgiveness for section 202 loans.
Sec. 522. Grants for conversion of elderly housing to assisted living 
              facilities.
Sec. 523. Use of section 8 assistance for assisted living facilities.
Sec. 524. Size limitation for projects for persons with disabilities.
Sec. 525. Commission on Affordable Housing and Health Care Facility 
              Needs in the 21st Century.

    Subtitle C--Renewal of Expiring Rental Assistance Contracts and 
                        Protection of Residents

Sec. 531. Renewal of expiring contracts and enhanced vouchers for 
              project residents.
Sec. 532. Section 236 assistance.
Sec. 533. Rehabilitation of assisted housing.
Sec. 534. Technical assistance.
Sec. 535. Termination of section 8 contract and duration of renewal 
              contract.
Sec. 536. Eligibility of residents of flexible subsidy projects for 
              enhanced vouchers.
Sec. 537. Enhanced disposition authority.
Sec. 538. Unified enhanced voucher authority.

     SEC. 502. REGULATIONS.

       The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall issue 
     any regulations to carry out this title and the amendments 
     made by this title that the Secretary determines may or will 
     affect tenants of federally assisted housing only 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). 
     Notice of such proposed rulemaking shall be provided by 
     publication in the Federal Register. In issuing such 
     regulations, the Secretary shall take such actions as may be 
     necessary to ensure that such tenants are notified of, and 
     provided an opportunity to participate in, the rulemaking, as 
     required by such section 553.

     SEC. 503. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) In General.--The provisions of this title and the 
     amendments made by this title are effective as of the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, unless such provisions or 
     amendments specifically provide for effectiveness or 
     applicability upon another date certain.
       (b) Effect of Regulatory Authority.--Any authority in this 
     title or the amendments made by this title to issue 
     regulations, and any specific requirement to issue 
     regulations by a date certain, may not be construed to affect 
     the effectiveness or applicability of the provisions of this 
     title or the amendments made by this title under such 
     provisions and amendments and subsection (a) of this section.
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations for Supportive Housing for 
               the Elderly and Persons With Disabilities

     SEC. 511. SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR ELDERLY PERSONS.

       Section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

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       ``(m) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated for providing assistance under this 
     section $710,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.''.

     SEC. 512. SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

       Section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
     Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (m) as subsection (n); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (l) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(m) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated for providing assistance under this 
     section $201,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.''.

     SEC. 513. SERVICE COORDINATORS AND CONGREGATE SERVICES FOR 
                   ELDERLY AND DISABLED HOUSING.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations for Federally Assisted 
     Housing.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development $50,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2000 for the following purposes:
       (1) Grants for service coordinators for certain federally 
     assisted multifamily housing.--For grants under section 676 
     of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (42 
     U.S.C. 13632) for providing service coordinators.
       (2) Congregate services for federally assisted housing.--
     For contracts under section 802 of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
     National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8011) to provide 
     congregate services programs for eligible residents of 
     eligible housing projects under subparagraphs (B) through (D) 
     of subsection (k)(6) of such section.
       (b) Public Housing.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development such sums 
     as may be necessary for fiscal year 2000 for grants for use 
     only for activities described in paragraph (2) of section 
     34(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
     1437z-6(b)(2)) for renewal of all grants made in prior fiscal 
     years for providing service coordinators and congregate 
     services for the elderly and disabled in public housing.
Subtitle B--Expanding Housing Opportunities for the Elderly and Persons 
                           With Disabilities

     SEC. 521. STUDY OF DEBT FORGIVENESS FOR SECTION 202 LOANS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development shall conduct an analysis of the net impact on 
     the Federal budget deficit or surplus of making available, on 
     a one-time basis, to sponsors of projects assisted under 
     section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (as in effect before 
     the enactment of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
     Housing Act), forgiveness of any indebtedness to the 
     Secretary relating to any remaining principal and interest 
     under loans made under such section, together with a dollar 
     for dollar reduction in the amount of rental assistance under 
     section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 or other 
     rental assistance provided for such project. Such analysis 
     shall take into consideration the full cost of future 
     appropriations for rental assistance under such section 8 
     expected to be provided if such debt forgiveness does not 
     take place, notwithstanding current budgetary treatment of 
     such actions pursuant to the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974.
       (b) Report.--Not later than the expiration of the 3-month 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall submit a 
     report to the Congress containing the quantitative results of 
     the analysis and an enumeration of any project or 
     administrative benefits of such actions.

     SEC. 522. GRANTS FOR CONVERSION OF ELDERLY HOUSING TO 
                   ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES.

       Title II of the Housing Act of 1959 is amended by inserting 
     after section 202a (12 U.S.C. 1701q-1) the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 202B. GRANTS FOR CONVERSION OF ELDERLY HOUSING TO 
                   ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES.

       ``(a) Grant Authority.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development may make grants in accordance with this section 
     to owners of eligible projects described in subsection (b) 
     for one or both of the following activities:
       ``(1) Repairs.--Substantial capital repairs to a project 
     that are needed to rehabilitate, modernize, or retrofit aging 
     structures, common areas, or individual dwelling units.
       ``(2) Conversion.--Activities designed to convert dwelling 
     units in the eligible project to assisted living facilities 
     for elderly persons.
       ``(b) Eligible Projects.--An eligible project described in 
     this subsection is a multifamily housing project that is--
       ``(1)(A) described in subparagraph (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), 
     or (G) of section 683(2) of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13641(2)), or (B) only to 
     the extent amounts of the Department of Agriculture are made 
     available to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
     for such grants under this section for such projects, subject 
     to a loan made or insured under section 515 of the Housing 
     Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1485);
       ``(2) owned by a private nonprofit organization (as such 
     term is defined in section 202); and
       ``(3) designated primarily for occupancy by elderly 
     persons.
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection or 
     this section, an unused or underutilized commercial property 
     may be considered an eligible project under this subsection, 
     except that the Secretary may not provide grants under this 
     section for more than 3 such properties. For any such 
     projects, any reference under this section to dwelling units 
     shall be considered to refer to the premises of such 
     properties.
       ``(c) Applications.--Applications for grants under this 
     section shall be submitted to the Secretary in accordance 
     with such procedures as the Secretary shall establish. Such 
     applications shall contain--
       ``(1) a description of the substantial capital repairs or 
     the proposed conversion activities for which a grant under 
     this section is requested;
       ``(2) the amount of the grant requested to complete the 
     substantial capital repairs or conversion activities;
       ``(3) a description of the resources that are expected to 
     be made available, if any, in conjunction with the grant 
     under this section; and
       ``(4) such other information or certifications that the 
     Secretary determines to be necessary or appropriate.
       ``(d) Funding for Services.--The Secretary may not make a 
     grant under this section for conversion activities unless the 
     application contains sufficient evidence, in the 
     determination of the Secretary, of firm commitments for the 
     funding of services to be provided in the assisted living 
     facility, which may be provided by third parties.
       ``(e) Selection Criteria.--The Secretary shall select 
     applications for grants under this section based upon 
     selection criteria, which shall be established by the 
     Secretary and shall include--
       ``(1) in the case of a grant for substantial capital 
     repairs, the extent to which the project to be repaired is in 
     need of such repair, including such factors as the age of 
     improvements to be repaired, and the impact on the health and 
     safety of residents of failure to make such repairs;
       ``(2) in the case of a grant for conversion activities, the 
     extent to which the conversion is likely to provide assisted 
     living facilities that are needed or are expected to be 
     needed by the categories of elderly persons that the assisted 
     living facility is intended to serve, with a special emphasis 
     on very low-income elderly persons who need assistance with 
     activities of daily living;
       ``(3) the inability of the applicant to fund the repairs or 
     conversion activities from existing financial resources, as 
     evidenced by the applicant's financial records, including 
     assets in the applicant's residual receipts account and 
     reserves for replacement account;
       ``(4) the extent to which the applicant has evidenced 
     community support for the repairs or conversion, by such 
     indicators as letters of support from the local community for 
     the repairs or conversion and financial contributions from 
     public and private sources;
       ``(5) in the case of a grant for conversion activities, the 
     extent to which the applicant demonstrates a strong 
     commitment to promoting the autonomy and independence of the 
     elderly persons that the assisted living facility is intended 
     to serve;
       ``(6) in the case of a grant for conversion activities, the 
     quality, completeness, and managerial capability of providing 
     the services which the assisted living facility intends to 
     provide to elderly residents, especially in such areas as 
     meals, 24-hour staffing, and on-site health care; and
       ``(7) such other criteria as the Secretary determines to be 
     appropriate to ensure that funds made available under this 
     section are used effectively.
       ``(f) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section--
       ``(1) the term `assisted living facility' has the meaning 
     given such term in section 232(b) of the National Housing Act 
     (12 U.S.C. 1715w(b)); and
       ``(2) the definitions in section 202(k) shall apply.
       ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated for providing grants under this section 
     such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2000.''.

     SEC. 523. USE OF SECTION 8 ASSISTANCE FOR ASSISTED LIVING 
                   FACILITIES.

       (a) Voucher Assistance.--Section 8(o) of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(18) Rental assistance for assisted living facilities.--
       ``(A) In general.--A public housing agency may make 
     assistance payments on behalf of a family that uses an 
     assisted living facility as a principal place of residence 
     and that uses such supportive services made available in the 
     facility as the agency may require. Such payments may be made 
     only for covering costs of rental of the dwelling unit in the 
     assisted living facility and not for covering any portion of 
     the cost of residing in such facility that is attributable to 
     service relating to assisted living.
       ``(B) Rent calculation.--
       ``(i) Charges included.--For assistance pursuant to this 
     paragraph, the rent of the dwelling unit that is an assisted 
     living facility with respect to which assistance payments are 
     made shall include maintenance and management charges related 
     to the dwelling unit and tenant-paid utilities. Such rent 
     shall not include any charges attributable to services 
     relating to assisted living.
       ``(ii) Payment standard.--In determining the monthly 
     assistance that may be paid under this paragraph on behalf of 
     any family residing in an assisted living facility, the 
     public housing agency shall utilize the payment standard 
     established under paragraph (1), for the market area in which 
     the assisted living facility is located, for the applicable 
     size dwelling unit.
       ``(iii) Monthly assistance payment.--The monthly assistance 
     payment for a family assisted under this paragraph shall be 
     determined in accordance with paragraph (2) (using the rent 
     and payment standard for the dwelling unit as determined in 
     accordance with this subsection).
       ``(C) Definition.--For the purposes of this paragraph, the 
     term `assisted living facility' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 232(b) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1715w(b)), except that such a facility may be contained 
     within a portion of a larger multifamily housing project.''.

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       (b) Project-Based Assistance.--Section 202b of the Housing 
     Act of 1959, as added by section 522 of this Act, is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections 
     (g) and (h), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f) Section 8 Project-Based Assistance.--
       ``(1) Eligibility.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, a multifamily project which includes one or more 
     dwelling units that have been converted to assisted living 
     facilities using grants made under this section shall be 
     eligible for project-based assistance under section 8 of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937, in the same manner in 
     which the project would be eligible for such assistance but 
     for the assisted living facilities in the project.
       ``(2) Calculation of rent.--For assistance pursuant to this 
     subsection, the maximum monthly rent of a dwelling unit that 
     is an assisted living facility with respect to which 
     assistance payments are made shall not include charges 
     attributable to services relating to assisted living.''.

     SEC. 524. SIZE LIMITATION FOR PROJECTS FOR PERSONS WITH 
                   DISABILITIES.

       (a) Limitation.--Section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
     National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (k)(4), by inserting ``, subject to the 
     limitation under subsection (h)(6)'' after ``prescribe''; and
       (2) in subsection (l), by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(4) Size limitation.--Of any amounts made available for 
     any fiscal year and used for capital advances or project 
     rental assistance under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection 
     (d), not more than 25 percent may be used for supportive 
     housing which contains more than 24 separate dwelling 
     units.''.
       (b) Study.--Not later than the expiration of the 3-month 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall conduct 
     a study and submit a report to the Congress regarding--
       (1) the extent to which the authority of the Secretary 
     under section 811(k)(4) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013(k)(4)), as in effect 
     immediately before the enactment of this Act, has been used 
     in each year since 1990 to provide for assistance under such 
     section for supportive housing for persons with disabilities 
     having more than 24 separate dwelling units;
       (2) the per-unit costs of, and the benefits and problems 
     associated with, providing such housing in projects having 8 
     or less dwelling units, 8 to 24 units, and more than 24 
     units; and
       (3) the per-unit costs of, and the benefits and problems 
     associated with providing housing under section 202 of the 
     Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q) in projects having 30 
     to 50 dwelling units, in projects having more than 50 but not 
     more than 80 dwelling units, in projects having more than 80 
     but not more than 120 dwelling units, and in projects having 
     more than 120 dwelling units, but the study shall also 
     examine the social considerations afforded by smaller and 
     moderate-size developments and shall not be limited to 
     economic factors.

     SEC. 525. COMMISSION ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HEALTH CARE 
                   FACILITY NEEDS IN THE 21ST CENTURY.

       (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established a 
     commission to be known as the Commission on Affordable 
     Housing and Health Care Facility Needs in the 21st Century 
     (in this section referred to as the ``Commission''.
       (b) Study.--The duty of the Commission shall be to conduct 
     a study that--
       (1) compiles and interprets information regarding the 
     expected increase in the population of persons 62 years of 
     age or older, particularly information regarding distribution 
     of income levels, homeownership and home equity rates, and 
     degree or extent of health and independence of living;
       (2) provides an estimate of the future needs of seniors for 
     affordable housing and assisted living and health care 
     facilities;
       (3) provides a comparison of estimate of such future needs 
     with an estimate of the housing and facilities expected to be 
     provided under existing public programs, and identifies 
     possible actions or initiatives that may assist in providing 
     affordable housing and assisted living and health care 
     facilities to meet such expected needs;
       (4) identifies and analyzes methods of encouraging 
     increased private sector participation, investment, and 
     capital formation in affordable housing and assisted living 
     and health care facilities for seniors through partnerships 
     between public and private entities and other creative 
     strategies;
       (5) analyzes the costs and benefits of comprehensive aging-
     in-place strategies, taking into consideration physical and 
     mental well-being and the importance of coordination between 
     shelter and supportive services;
       (6) identifies and analyzes methods of promoting a more 
     comprehensive approach to dealing with housing and supportive 
     service issues involved in aging and the multiple 
     governmental agencies involved in such issues, including the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development and the 
     Department of Health and Human Services; and
       (7) examines how to establish intergenerational learning 
     and care centers and living arrangements, in particular to 
     facilitate appropriate environments for families consisting 
     only of children and a grandparent or grandparents who are 
     the head of the household.
       (c) Membership.--
       (1) Number and Appointment.--The Commission shall be 
     composed of 14 members, appointed not later than January 1, 
     2000, as follows:
       (A) Two co-chairpersons, of whom--
       (i) one co-chairperson shall be appointed by a committee 
     consisting of the chairman of the Subcommittee on Housing and 
     Community Opportunities of the House of Representatives and 
     the chairman of the Subcommittee on Housing and 
     Transportation of the Senate, and the chairmen of the 
     Subcommittees on the Departments of Veterans Affairs and 
     Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies of 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate; and
       (ii) one co-chairperson shall be appointed by a committee 
     consisting of the ranking minority member of the Subcommittee 
     on Housing and Community Opportunities of the House of 
     Representatives and the ranking minority member of the 
     Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation of the Senate, and 
     the ranking minority members of the Subcommittees on the 
     Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and Independent Agencies of the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate.
       (B) Six members appointed by the Chairman and Ranking 
     Minority Member of the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services of the House of Representatives and the Chairman and 
     Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives.
       (C) Six members appointed by the Chairman and Ranking 
     Minority Member of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Chairman and Ranking 
     Minority Member of the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate.
       (2) Qualifications.--Appointees should have proven 
     expertise in directing, assembling, or applying capital 
     resources from a variety of sources to the successful 
     development of affordable housing, assisted living 
     facilities, or health care facilities.
       (3) Vacancies.--Any vacancy on the Commission shall not 
     affect its powers and shall be filled in the manner in which 
     the original appointment was made.
       (4) Chairpersons.--The members appointed pursuant to 
     paragraph (1)(A) shall serve as co-chairpersons of the 
     Commission.
       (5) Prohibition of pay.--Members of the Commission shall 
     serve without pay.
       (6) Travel expenses.--Each member 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.
       (7) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission 
     shall constitute a quorum but a lesser number may hold 
     hearings.
       (8) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the 
     Chairpersons.
       (d) Director and Staff.--
       (1) Director.--The Commission shall have a Director who 
     shall be appointed by the Chairperson. The Director shall be 
     paid at a rate not to exceed the rate of basic pay payable 
     for level V of the Executive Schedule.
       (2) Staff.--The Commission may appoint personnel as 
     appropriate. The staff of the Commission shall be appointed 
     subject to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, 
     governing appointments in the competitive service, and shall 
     be paid in accordance with the provisions of chapter 51 and 
     subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title relating to 
     classification and General Schedule pay rates.
       (3) Experts and consultants.--The Commission may procure 
     temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of 
     title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not 
     to exceed the daily equivalent of the maximum annual rate of 
     basic pay payable for the General Schedule.
       (4) Staff of federal agencies.--Upon request of the 
     Commission, the head of any Federal department or agency may 
     detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that 
     department or agency to the Commission to assist it in 
     carrying out its duties under this Act.
       (e) Powers.--
       (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.
       (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 
     section.
       (3) Obtaining official data.--The Commission may secure 
     directly from any department or agency of the United States 
     information necessary to enable it to carry out this Act. 
     Upon request of the Chairpersons of the Commission, the head 
     of that department or agency shall furnish that information 
     to the Commission.
       (4) 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. Gifts, 
     bequests, or devises of money and proceeds from sales of 
     other property received as gifts, bequests, or devises shall 
     be deposited in the Treasury and shall be available for 
     disbursement upon order of the Commission.
       (5) 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.
       (6) 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.
       (7) Contract authority.--The Commission may contract with 
     and compensate government and private agencies or persons for 
     services, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised 
     Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5).
       (f) Report.--The Commission shall submit to the Committees 
     on Banking and Financial Services and Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committees on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs and Appropriations

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     of the Senate, a final report not later than December 31, 
     2001. The report shall contain a detailed statement of the 
     findings and conclusions of the Commission with respect to 
     the study conducted under subsection (b), together with its 
     recommendations for legislation, administrative actions, and 
     any other actions the Commission considers appropriate.
       (g) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate on June 
     30, 2002. 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 Commission.
    Subtitle C--Renewal of Expiring Rental Assistance Contracts and 
                        Protection of Residents

     SEC. 531. RENEWAL OF EXPIRING CONTRACTS AND ENHANCED VOUCHERS 
                   FOR PROJECT RESIDENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted 
     Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f 
     note) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 524. RENEWAL OF EXPIRING PROJECT-BASED SECTION 8 
                   CONTRACTS.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Renewal.--Subject to paragraph (2), upon termination 
     or expiration of a contract for project-based assistance 
     under section 8 for a multifamily housing project (and 
     notwithstanding section 8(v) of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 for loan management assistance), the Secretary shall, 
     at the request of the owner of the project and to the extent 
     sufficient amounts are made available in appropriation Acts, 
     use amounts available for the renewal of assistance under 
     section 8 of such Act to provide such assistance for the 
     project. The assistance shall be provided under a contract 
     having such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate, subject to the requirements of this section. 
     This section shall not require contract renewal for a project 
     that is eligible under this subtitle for a mortgage 
     restructuring and rental assistance sufficiency plan, if 
     there is no approved plan for the project and the Secretary 
     determines that such an approved plan is necessary.
       ``(2) Prohibition on renewal.--Notwithstanding part 24 of 
     title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the Secretary 
     may elect not to renew assistance for a project otherwise 
     required to be renewed under paragraph (1) or provide 
     comparable benefits under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection 
     (e) for a project described in either such paragraph, if the 
     Secretary determines that a violation under paragraph (1) 
     through (4) of section 516(a) has occurred with respect to 
     the project. For purposes of such a determination, the 
     provisions of section 516 shall apply to a project under this 
     section in the same manner and to the same extent that the 
     provisions of such section apply to eligible multifamily 
     housing projects, except that the Secretary shall make the 
     determination under section 516(a)(4).
       ``(3) Contract term for mark-up-to-market contracts.--In 
     the case of an expiring or terminating contract that has rent 
     levels less than comparable market rents for the market area, 
     if the rent levels under the renewal contract under this 
     section are equal to comparable market rents for the market 
     area, the contract shall have a term of not less than 5 
     years, subject to the availability of sufficient amounts in 
     appropriation Acts.
       ``(4) Renewal rents.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     the contract for assistance shall provide assistance at the 
     following rent levels:
       ``(A) Market rents.--At the request of the owner of the 
     project, at rent levels equal to the lesser of comparable 
     market rents for the market area or 150 percent of the fair 
     market rents, in the case only of a project that--
       ``(i) has rent levels under the expiring or terminating 
     contract that do not exceed such comparable market rents;
       ``(ii) does not have a low- and moderate-income use 
     restriction that can not be eliminated by unilateral action 
     by the owner;
       ``(iii) is decent, safe, and sanitary housing, as 
     determined by the Secretary;
       ``(iv) is not--

       ``(I) owned by a nonprofit entity;
       ``(II) subject to a contract for moderate rehabilitation 
     assistance under section 8(e)(2) of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937, as in effect before October 1, 1991; or
       ``(III) a project for which the public housing agency 
     provided voucher assistance to one or more of the tenants 
     after the owner has provided notice of termination of the 
     contract covering the tenant's unit; and

       ``(v) has units assisted under the contract for which the 
     comparable market rent exceeds 110 percent of the fair market 
     rent.
     The Secretary may adjust the percentages of fair market rent 
     (as specified in the matter preceding clause (i) and in 
     clause (v)), but only upon a determination and written 
     notification to the Congress within 10 days of making such 
     determination, that such adjustment is necessary to ensure 
     that this subparagraph covers projects with a high risk of 
     nonrenewal of expiring contracts for project-based 
     assistance.
       ``(B) Reduction to market rents.--In the case of a project 
     that has rent levels under the expiring or terminating 
     contract that exceed comparable market rents for the market 
     area, at rent levels equal to such comparable market rents.
       ``(C) Rents not exceeding market rents.--In the case of a 
     project that is not subject to subparagraph (A) or (B), at 
     rent levels that--
       ``(i) are not less than the existing rents under the 
     terminated or expiring contract, as adjusted by an operating 
     cost adjustment factor established by the Secretary (which 
     shall not result in a negative adjustment), if such adjusted 
     rents do not exceed comparable market rents for the market 
     area; and
       ``(ii) do not exceed comparable market rents for the market 
     area.
     In determining the rent level for a contract under this 
     subparagraph, the Secretary shall approve rents sufficient to 
     cover budget-based cost increases and shall give greater 
     consideration to providing rent at a level up to comparable 
     market rents for the market area based on the number of the 
     criteria under clauses (i) through (iii) of subparagraph (D) 
     that the project meets.
       ``(D) Waiver of 150 percent limitation.--Notwithstanding 
     subparagraph (A), at rent levels up to comparable market 
     rents for the market area, in the case of a project that 
     meets the requirements under clauses (i) through (v) of 
     subparagraph (A) and--
       ``(i) has residents who are a particularly vulnerable 
     population, as demonstrated by a high percentage of units 
     being rented to elderly families, disabled families, or large 
     families;
       ``(ii) is located in an area in which tenant-based 
     assistance would be difficult to use, as demonstrated by a 
     low vacancy rate for affordable housing, a high turnback rate 
     for vouchers, or a lack of comparable rental housing; or
       ``(iii) is a high priority for the local community, as 
     demonstrated by a contribution of State or local funds to the 
     property.
     In determining the rent level for a contract under this 
     subparagraph, the Secretary shall approve rents sufficient to 
     cover budget-based cost increases and shall give greater 
     consideration to providing rent at a level up to comparable 
     market rents for the market area based on the number of the 
     criteria under clauses (i) through (iv) that the project 
     meets.
       ``(5) Comparable market rents and comparison with fair 
     market rents.--The Secretary shall prescribe the method for 
     determining comparable market rent by comparison with rents 
     charged for comparable properties (as such term is defined in 
     section 512), which may include appropriate adjustments for 
     utility allowances and adjustments to reflect the value of 
     any subsidy (other than section 8 assistance) provided by the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development.
       ``(b) Exception Rents.--
       ``(1) Renewal.--In the case of a multifamily housing 
     project described in paragraph (2), pursuant to the request 
     of the owner of the project, the contract for assistance for 
     the project pursuant to subsection (a) shall provide 
     assistance at the lesser of the following rent levels:
       ``(A) Adjusted existing rents.--The existing rents under 
     the expiring contract, as adjusted by an operating cost 
     adjustment factor established by the Secretary (which shall 
     not result in a negative adjustment).
       ``(B) Budget-based rents.--Subject to a determination by 
     the Secretary that a rent level under this subparagraph is 
     appropriate for a project, a rent level that provides income 
     sufficient to support a budget-based rent (including a 
     budget-based rent adjustment if justified by reasonable and 
     expected operating expenses).
       ``(2) Projects covered.--A multifamily housing project 
     described in this paragraph is a multifamily housing project 
     that--
       ``(A) is not an eligible multifamily housing project under 
     section 512(2); or
       ``(B) is exempt from mortgage restructuring under this 
     subtitle pursuant to section 514(h).
       ``(3) Moderate rehabilitation projects.--In the case of a 
     project with a contract under the moderate rehabilitation 
     program, other than a moderate rehabilitation contract under 
     section 441 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance 
     Act, pursuant to the request of the owner of the project, the 
     contract for assistance for the project pursuant to 
     subsection (a) shall provide assistance at the lesser of the 
     following rent levels:
       ``(A) Adjusted existing rents.--The existing rents under 
     the expiring contract, as adjusted by an operating cost 
     adjustment factor established by the Secretary (which shall 
     not result in a negative adjustment).
       ``(B) Fair market rents.--Fair market rents (less any 
     amounts allowed for tenant-purchased utilities).
       ``(C) Market rents.--Comparable market rents for the market 
     area.
       ``(c) Rent Adjustments After Renewal of Contract.--
       ``(1) Required.--After the initial renewal of a contract 
     for assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 pursuant to subsection (a), (b)(1), or (e)(2), 
     the Secretary shall annually adjust the rents using an 
     operating cost adjustment factor established by the Secretary 
     (which shall not result in a negative adjustment) or, upon 
     the request of the owner and subject to approval of the 
     Secretary, on a budget basis. In the case of projects with 
     contracts renewed pursuant to subsection (a) or pursuant to 
     subsection (e)(2) at rent levels equal to comparable market 
     rents for the market area, at the expiration of each 5-year 
     period, the Secretary shall compare existing rents with 
     comparable market rents for the market area and may make any 
     adjustments in the rent necessary to maintain the contract 
     rents at a level not greater than comparable market rents or 
     to increase rents to comparable market rents.
       ``(2) Discretionary.--In addition to review and adjustment 
     required under paragraph (1), in the case of projects with 
     contracts renewed pursuant to subsection (a) or pursuant to 
     subsection (e)(2) at rent levels equal to comparable market 
     rents for the market area, the Secretary may, at the 
     discretion of the Secretary but only once within each 5-year 
     period referred to in paragraph (1), conduct a comparison of 
     rents for a project and adjust the rents accordingly to 
     maintain the contract rents at a level not greater than 
     comparable market rents or to increase rents to comparable 
     market rents.
       ``(d) Enhanced Vouchers Upon Contract Expiration.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a contract for project-
     based assistance under section 8 for a covered project that 
     is not renewed under sub

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     section (a) or (b) of this section (or any other authority), 
     to the extent that amounts for assistance under this 
     subsection are provided in advance in appropriation Acts, 
     upon the date of the expiration of such contract the 
     Secretary shall make enhanced voucher assistance under 
     section 8(t) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437f(t)) available on behalf of each low-income 
     family who, upon the date of such expiration, is residing in 
     an assisted dwelling unit in the covered project.
       ``(2) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       ``(A) Assisted dwelling unit.--The term `assisted dwelling 
     unit' means a dwelling unit that--
       ``(i) is in a covered project; and
       ``(ii) is covered by rental assistance provided under the 
     contract for project-based assistance for the covered 
     project.
       ``(B) Covered project.--The term `covered project' means 
     any housing that--
       ``(i) consists of more than 4 dwelling units;
       ``(ii) is covered in whole or in part by a contract for 
     project-based assistance under--

       ``(I) 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);
       ``(II) the property disposition program under section 8(b) 
     of the United States Housing Act of 1937;
       ``(III) the moderate rehabilitation program under section 
     8(e)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (as in 
     effect before October 1, 1991);
       ``(IV) the loan management assistance program under section 
     8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937;
       ``(V) section 23 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
     (as in effect before January 1, 1975);
       ``(VI) the rent supplement program under section 101 of the 
     Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965; or
       ``(VII) section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, 
     following conversion from assistance under section 101 of the 
     Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965,

     which contract will (under its own terms) expire during the 
     period consisting of fiscal years 2000 through 2004; and
       ``(iii) is not housing for which residents are eligible for 
     enhanced voucher assistance as provided, pursuant to 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; 110 Stat. 2884) or any other 
     subsequently enacted provision of law, in lieu of any 
     benefits under section 223 of the Low-Income Housing 
     Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990 (12 
     U.S.C. 4113).
       ``(4) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2000, 
     2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004 such sums as may be necessary for 
     enhanced voucher assistance under this subsection.
       ``(e) Contractual Commitments Under Preservation Laws.--
     Except as provided in subsection (a)(2) and notwithstanding 
     any other provision of this subtitle, the following shall 
     apply:
       ``(1) Preservation projects.--Upon expiration of a contract 
     for assistance under section 8 for a project that is subject 
     to an approved plan of action under the Emergency Low Income 
     Housing Preservation Act of 1987 (12 U.S.C. 1715l note) or 
     the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident 
     Homeownership Act of 1990 (12 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.), to the 
     extent amounts are specifically made available in 
     appropriation Acts, the Secretary shall provide to the owner 
     benefits comparable to those provided under such plan of 
     action, including distributions, rent increase procedures, 
     and duration of low-income affordability restrictions. This 
     paragraph shall apply to projects with contracts expiring 
     before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this 
     section.
       ``(2) Demonstration projects.--
       ``(A) In general.--Upon expiration of a contract for 
     assistance under section 8 for a project entered into 
     pursuant to any authority specified in subparagraph (B) for 
     which the Secretary determines that debt restructuring is 
     inappropriate, the Secretary shall, at the request of the 
     owner of the project and to the extent sufficient amounts are 
     made available in appropriation Acts, provide benefits to the 
     owner comparable to those provided under such contract, 
     including annual distributions, rent increase procedures, and 
     duration of low-income affordability restrictions. This 
     paragraph shall apply to projects with contracts expiring 
     before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this 
     section.
       ``(B) Demonstration programs.--The authority specified in 
     this subparagraph is the authority under--
       ``(i) section 210 of the Departments of Veterans Affairs 
     and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1996 (Public Law 104-134; 110 Stat. 1321-
     285; 42 U.S.C. 1437f note);
       ``(ii) section 212 of the Departments of Veterans Affairs 
     and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104-204; 110 Stat. 2897; 
     42 U.S.C. 1437f note); and
       ``(iii) either of such sections, pursuant to any provision 
     of this title.
       ``(f) Preemption of Conflicting State Laws Limiting 
     Distributions.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), no 
     State or political subdivision of a State may establish, 
     continue in effect, or enforce any law or regulation that 
     limits or restricts, to an amount that is less than the 
     amount provided for under the regulations of the Secretary 
     establishing allowable project distributions to provide a 
     return on investment, the amount of surplus funds accruing 
     after the date of the enactment of this section that may be 
     distributed from any multifamily housing project assisted 
     under a contract for rental assistance renewed under any 
     provision of this section (except subsection (b)) to the 
     owner of the project.
       ``(2) Exception and waiver.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply 
     to any law or regulation to the extent such law or regulation 
     applies to--
       ``(A) a State-financed multifamily housing project; or
       ``(B) a multifamily housing project for which the owner has 
     elected to waive the applicability of paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Treatment of low-income use restrictions.--This 
     subsection may not be construed to provide for, allow, or 
     result in the release or termination, for any project, of any 
     low- or moderate-income use restrictions that can not be 
     eliminated by unilateral action of the owner of the project.
       ``(g) Applicability.--Except to the extent otherwise 
     specifically provided in this section, this section shall 
     apply with respect to any multifamily housing project having 
     a contract for project-based assistance under section 8 that 
     terminates or expires during fiscal year 2000 or 
     thereafter.''.
       (b) Definition of Eligible Multifamily Housing Project.--
     Section 512(2) of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and 
     Affordability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended 
     by inserting after and below subparagraph (C) the following:
     ``Such term does not include any project with an expiring 
     contract described in paragraph (1) or (2) of section 
     524(e).''.
       (c) Projects Exempted From Restructuring Agreements.--
     Section 514(h) of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and 
     Affordability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended 
     by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: 
     ``and the financing involves mortgage insurance under the 
     National Housing Act, such that the implementation of a 
     mortgage restructuring and rental assistance sufficiency plan 
     under this subtitle is in conflict with applicable law or 
     agreements governing such financing''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--Section 8 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) is amended--
       (1) by designating as subsection (v) the sentence added by 
     section 405(c) of The Balanced Budget Downpayment Act, I 
     (Public Law 104-99; 110 Stat. 44); and
       (2) by striking subsection (w).

     SEC. 532. SECTION 236 ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Continued Receipt of Subsidies Upon Refinancing.--
     Section 236(e) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-
     1(e)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(e)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) A project for which interest reduction payments are 
     made under this section and for which the mortgage on the 
     project has been refinanced shall continue to receive the 
     interest reduction payments under this section under the 
     terms of the contract for such payments, but only if the 
     project owner enters into such binding commitments as the 
     Secretary may require (which shall be applicable to any 
     subsequent owner) to ensure that the owner will continue to 
     operate the project in accordance with all low-income 
     affordability restrictions for the project in connection with 
     the Federal assistance for the project for a period having a 
     duration that is not less than the term for which such 
     interest reduction payments are made plus an additional 5 
     years.''.
       (b) Retention of Excess Income.--Section 236(g) of the 
     National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-1(g)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(g)'';
       (2) by striking the last sentence; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(2) Subject to paragraph (3) and notwithstanding any 
     other requirements of this subsection, a project owner may 
     retain some or all of such excess charges for project use if 
     authorized by the Secretary. Such excess charges shall be 
     used for the project and upon terms and conditions 
     established by the Secretary, unless the Secretary permits 
     the owner to retain funds for non-project use after a 
     determination that the project is well-maintained housing in 
     good condition and that the owner has not engaged in material 
     adverse financial or managerial actions or omissions as 
     described in section 516 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing 
     Reform and Affordability Act of 1997. In connection with the 
     retention of funds for non-project use, the Secretary may 
     require the project owner to enter into a binding commitment 
     (which shall be applicable to any subsequent owner) to ensure 
     that the owner will continue to operate the project in 
     accordance with all low-income affordability restrictions for 
     the project in connection with the Federal assistance for the 
     project for a period having a duration of not less than the 
     term of the existing affordability restrictions plus an 
     additional 5 years.
       ``(3) The authority under paragraph (2) to retain and use 
     excess charges shall apply--
       ``(A) during fiscal year 2000, to all project owners 
     collecting such excess charges; and
       ``(B) during fiscal year 2001 and thereafter--
       ``(i) to any owner of (I) a project with a mortgage insured 
     under this section, (II) a project with a mortgage formerly 
     insured under this section if such mortgage is held by the 
     Secretary and the owner of such project is current with 
     respect to the mortgage obligation, or (III) a project 
     previously assisted under subsection (b) but without a 
     mortgage insured under this section if the project 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); and
       ``(ii) to other project owners not referred to in clause 
     (i) who collect such excess charges, but only to the extent 
     that such retention and use

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     is approved in advance in an appropriation Act.''.
       (c) Previously Owed Excess Income.--Section 236(g) of the 
     National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-1(g)), as amended by 
     subsection (b) of this section, is further amended by adding 
     at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) The Secretary shall not withhold approval of the 
     retention by the owner of such excess charges because of the 
     existence of unpaid excess charges if such unpaid amount is 
     being remitted to the Secretary over a period of time in 
     accordance with a workout agreement with the Secretary, 
     unless the Secretary determines that the owner is in 
     violation of the workout agreement.''.
       (d) Flexibility Regarding Basic Rents and Market Rents.--
     Section 236(f) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-
     1(f)(1)) is amended by striking the subsection designation 
     and all that follows through the end of paragraph (1) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(f)(1)(A)(i) For each dwelling unit there shall be 
     established, with the approval of the Secretary, a basic 
     rental charge and fair market rental charge.
       ``(ii) The basic rental charge shall be--
       ``(I) the amount needed to operate the project with 
     payments of principal and interest due under a mortgage 
     bearing interest at the rate of 1 percent per annum; or
       ``(II) an amount greater than that determined under clause 
     (ii)(I), but not greater than the market rent for a 
     comparable unassisted unit, reduced by the value of the 
     interest reduction payments subsidy.
       ``(iii) The fair market rental charge shall be--
       ``(I) the amount needed to operate the project with 
     payments of principal, interest, and mortgage insurance 
     premium which the mortgagor is obligated to pay under the 
     mortgage covering the project; or
       ``(II) an amount greater than that determined under clause 
     (iii)(I), but not greater than the market rent for a 
     comparable unassisted unit.
       ``(iv) The Secretary may approve a basic rental charge and 
     fair market rental charge for a unit that exceeds the minimum 
     amounts permitted by this subparagraph for such charges only 
     if--
       ``(I) the approved basic rental charge and fair market 
     rental charges each exceed the applicable minimum charge by 
     the same amount; and
       ``(II) the project owner agrees to restrictions on project 
     use or mortgage prepayment that are acceptable to the 
     Secretary.
       ``(v) The Secretary may approve a basic rental charge and 
     fair market rental charge under this paragraph for a unit 
     with assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) that differs from the basic 
     rental charge and fair market rental charge for a unit in the 
     same project that is similar in size and amenities but 
     without such assistance, as needed to ensure equitable 
     treatment of tenants in units without such assistance.
       ``(B)(i) The rental charge for each dwelling unit shall be 
     at the basic rental charge or such greater amount, not 
     exceeding the fair market rental charge determined pursuant 
     to subparagraph (A), as represents 30 percent of the tenant's 
     adjusted income, except as otherwise provided in this 
     subparagraph.
       ``(ii) In the case of a project which contains more than 
     5000 units, is subject to an interest reduction payments 
     contract, and is financed under a State or local project, the 
     Secretary may reduce the rental charge ceiling, but in no 
     case shall the rental charge be below the basic rental charge 
     set forth in subparagraph (A)(ii)(I).
       ``(iii) For plans of action approved for capital grants 
     under the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident 
     Homeownership Act of 1990 or the Emergency Low Income Housing 
     Preservation Act of 1987, the rental charge for each dwelling 
     unit shall be at the minimum basic rental charge set forth in 
     subparagraph (A)(ii)(I) or such greater amount, not exceeding 
     the lower of (I) the fair market rental charge set forth in 
     subparagraph (A)(iii)(I), or (II) the actual rent paid for a 
     comparable unit in comparable unassisted housing in the 
     market area in which the housing assisted under this section 
     is located, as represents 30 percent of the tenant's adjusted 
     income.
       ``(C) With respect to those projects which the Secretary 
     determines have separate utility metering paid by the tenants 
     for some or all dwelling units, the Secretary may--
       ``(i) permit the basic rental charge and the fair market 
     rental charge to be determined on the basis of operating the 
     project without the payment of the cost of utility services 
     used by such dwelling units; and
       ``(ii) permit the charging of a rental for such dwelling 
     units at such an amount less than 30 percent of a tenant's 
     adjusted income as the Secretary determines represents a 
     proportionate decrease for the utility charges to be paid by 
     such tenant, but in no case shall rental be lower than 25 
     percent of a tenant's adjusted income.''.
       (e) Effective Date of 1998 Provisions.--Section 236(g) of 
     the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-1(g)), as amended 
     by section 227 of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and 
     Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-276; 112 Stat. 2490) 
     shall be effective on the date of the enactment of such 
     Public Law 105-276, and any excess rental charges referred to 
     in such section that have been collected since such date of 
     the enactment with respect to projects with mortgages insured 
     under section 207 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1713) may be retained by the project owner unless the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development specifically 
     provides otherwise. The Secretary may return any excess 
     charges remitted to the Secretary since such date of the 
     enactment.
       (f) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect, and 
     the amendments made by this section are made and shall apply, 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 533. REHABILITATION OF ASSISTED HOUSING.

       (a) Rehabilitation Loans From Recaptured IRP Amounts.--
     Section 236(s) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-
     1(s)) is amended--
       (1) by striking the subsection designation and heading and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(s) Grants and Loans for Rehabilitation of Multifamily 
     Projects.--'';
       (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and loans'' after 
     ``grants'';
       (3) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``capital grant assistance under this subsection'' and 
     inserting ``capital assistance under this subsection under a 
     grant or loan only''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (D)(i), by striking ``capital grant 
     assistance'' and inserting ``capital assistance under this 
     subsection from a grant or loan (as appropriate)'';
       (4) in paragraph (3), by striking all of the matter that 
     precedes subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
       ``(3) Eligible uses.--Amounts from a grant or loan under 
     this subsection may be used only for projects eligible under 
     paragraph (2) for the purposes of--'';
       (5) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) by striking the paragraph heading and inserting ``Grant 
     and loan agreements''; and
       (B) by inserting ``or loan'' after ``grant'', each place it 
     appears;
       (6) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``or loan'' after 
     ``grant'', each place it appears;
       (7) in paragraph (6), by adding at the end the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Loans.--In making loans under this subsection using 
     the amounts that the Secretary has recaptured from contracts 
     for interest reduction payments pursuant to clause (i) or 
     (ii) of paragraph (7)(A)--
       ``(i) the Secretary may use such recaptured amounts for 
     costs (as such term is defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974) of such loans; and
       ``(ii) the Secretary may make loans in any fiscal year only 
     to the extent or in such amounts that amounts are used under 
     clause (i) to cover costs of such loans.'';
       (8) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) (as amended by 
     the preceding provisions of this subsection) as paragraphs 
     (6) and (7); and
       (9) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) Loan terms.--A loan under this subsection--
       ``(A) shall provide amounts for the eligible uses under 
     paragraph (3) in a single loan disbursement of loan 
     principal;
       ``(B) shall be repaid, as to principal and interest, on 
     behalf of the borrower using amounts recaptured from 
     contracts for interest reduction payments pursuant to clause 
     (i) or (ii) of paragraph (7)(A);
       ``(C) shall have a term to maturity of a duration not 
     shorter than the remaining period for which the interest 
     reduction payments for the insured mortgage or mortgages that 
     fund repayment of the loan would have continued after 
     extinguishment or writedown of the mortgage (in accordance 
     with the terms of such mortgage in effect immediately before 
     such extinguishment or writedown);
       ``(D) shall bear interest at a rate, as determined by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, that is based upon the current 
     market yields on outstanding marketable obligations of the 
     United States having comparable maturities; and
       ``(E) shall involve a principal obligation of an amount not 
     exceeding the amount that can be repaid using amounts 
     described in subparagraph (B) over the term determined in 
     accordance with subparagraph (C), with interest at the rate 
     determined under subparagraph (D).''.
       (b) IRP Capital Grants Requirement for Extension of Low-
     Income Affordability Requirements.--Section 236(s) of the 
     National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-1(s)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D), as amended 
     by the preceding provisions of this section, as subparagraphs 
     (D) and (E), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) the project owner enters into such binding 
     commitments as the Secretary may require (which shall be 
     applicable to any subsequent owner) to ensure that the owner 
     will continue to operate the project in accordance with all 
     low-income affordability restrictions for the project in 
     connection with the Federal assistance for the project for a 
     period having a duration that is not less than the period 
     referred to in paragraph (5)(C);''; and
       (2) in paragraph (4)(B), by inserting ``and consistent with 
     paragraph (2)(C)'' before the period at the end.

     SEC. 534. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

       Section 514(f)(3) of the Multifamily Assisted Housing 
     Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) 
     is amended by inserting after ``new owners)'' the following: 
     ``, for technical assistance for preservation of low-income 
     housing for which project-based rental assistance is provided 
     at below market rent levels and may not be renewed (including 
     transfer of developments to tenant groups, nonprofit 
     organizations, and public entities),''.

     SEC. 535. TERMINATION OF SECTION 8 CONTRACT AND DURATION OF 
                   RENEWAL CONTRACT.

       Section 8(c)(8) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
     (42 U.S.C. 1437f(c)(8)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by striking ``terminating'' and inserting ``termination 
     of''; and
       (B) by striking the third comma of the first sentence and 
     all that follows through the end of the subparagraph and 
     inserting the following: ``. The notice shall also include a 
     statement

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     that, if the Congress makes funds available, the owner and 
     the Secretary may agree to a renewal of the contract, thus 
     avoiding termination, and that in the event of termination 
     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, which is 
     likely to include the dwelling unit in which they currently 
     reside. Any contract covered by this paragraph that is 
     renewed may be renewed for a period of up to one year or any 
     number or years, with payments subject to the availability of 
     appropriations for any year.'';
       (2) by striking subparagraph (B);
       (3) in subparagraph (C)--
       (A) by striking the first sentence;
       (B) by striking ``in the immediately preceding sentence'';
       (C) by striking ``180-day'' each place it appears;
       (D) by striking ``such period'' and inserting ``one year''; 
     and
       (E) by striking ``180 days'' and inserting ``one year''; 
     and
       (4) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E), as 
     amended by the preceding provisions of this subsection, as 
     subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), respectively.

     SEC. 536. ELIGIBILITY OF RESIDENTS OF FLEXIBLE SUBSIDY 
                   PROJECTS FOR ENHANCED VOUCHERS.

       Section 201 of the Housing and Community Development 
     Amendments of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 1715z-1a) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(p) Enhanced Voucher Eligibility.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, any project that receives or has 
     received assistance under this section and which is the 
     subject of a transaction under which the project is preserved 
     as affordable housing, as determined by the Secretary, shall 
     be considered eligible low-income housing under section 229 
     of the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident 
     Homeownership Act of 1990 (12 U.S.C. 4119) for purposes of 
     eligibility of residents of such project for enhanced voucher 
     assistance provided under section 8(t) of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(t)) (pursuant to section 
     223(f) of the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident 
     Homeownership Act of 1990 (12 U.S.C. 4113(f))).''.

     SEC. 537. ENHANCED DISPOSITION AUTHORITY.

       Section 204 of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and 
     Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1997 (12 U.S.C. 1715z-11a) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and 1999'' and inserting ``1999, and 
     2000''; and
       (2) by striking ``or demolition'' and inserting ``, 
     demolition, or construction on the properties (which shall be 
     eligible whether vacant or occupied)''.

     SEC. 538. UNIFIED ENHANCED VOUCHER AUTHORITY.

       (a) In General.--Section 8 of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) is amended by inserting after 
     subsection (s) the following new subsection:
       ``(t) Enhanced Vouchers.--
       ``(1) In general.--Enhanced voucher assistance under this 
     subsection for a family shall be voucher assistance under 
     subsection (o), except that under such enhanced voucher 
     assistance--
       ``(A) subject only to subparagraph (D), the assisted family 
     shall pay as rent no less than the amount the family was 
     paying on the date of the eligibility event for the project 
     in which the family was residing on such date;
       ``(B) during any period that the assisted family continues 
     residing in the same project in which the family was residing 
     on the date of the eligibility event for the project, if the 
     rent for the dwelling unit of the family in such project 
     exceeds the applicable payment standard established pursuant 
     to subsection (o) for the unit, the amount of rental 
     assistance provided on behalf of the family shall be 
     determined using a payment standard that is equal to the rent 
     for the dwelling unit (as such rent may be increased from 
     time to time), subject to paragraph (10)(A) of subsection 
     (o);
       ``(C) subparagraph (B) of this paragraph shall not apply 
     and the payment standard for the dwelling unit occupied by 
     the family shall be determined in accordance with subsection 
     (o) if--
       ``(i) the assisted family moves, at any time, from such 
     project; or
       ``(ii) the voucher is made available for use by any family 
     other than the original family on behalf of whom the voucher 
     was provided; and
       ``(D) if the income of the assisted family 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 the eligibility 
     event for the project.
       ``(2) Eligibility event.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `eligibility event' means, with respect to a 
     multifamily housing project, the prepayment of the mortgage 
     on such housing project, the voluntary termination of the 
     insurance contract for the mortgage for such housing project, 
     the termination or expiration of the contract for rental 
     assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 for such housing project, or the transaction under 
     which the project is preserved as affordable housing, that, 
     under paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 515(c), section 
     524(d) of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and 
     Affordability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note), section 
     223(f) of the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident 
     Homeownership Act of 1990 (12 U.S.C. 4113(f)), or section 
     201(p) of the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 
     1978 (12 U.S.C. 1715z-1a(p)), results in tenants in such 
     housing project being eligible for enhanced voucher 
     assistance under this subsection.
       ``(3) Treatment of enhanced vouchers provided under other 
     authority.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, any enhanced voucher assistance provided under any 
     authority specified in subparagraph (B) shall (regardless of 
     the date that the amounts for providing such assistance were 
     made available) be treated, and subject to the same 
     requirements, as enhanced voucher assistance under this 
     subsection.
       ``(B) Identification of other authority.--The authority 
     specified in this subparagraph is the authority under--
       ``(i) the 10th, 11th, and 12th provisos under the 
     `Preserving Existing Housing Investment' account in title II 
     of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     1997 (Public Law 104-204; 110 Stat. 2884), pursuant to such 
     provisos, the first proviso under the `Housing Certificate 
     Fund' account in title II of the Departments of Veterans 
     Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105-65; 111 
     Stat. 1351), or the first proviso under the `Housing 
     Certificate Fund' account in title II of the Departments of 
     Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
     Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 
     105-276; 112 Stat. 2469); and
       ``(ii) paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 515(c) of the 
     Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 
     1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note), as in effect before the 
     enactment of this Act.
       ``(4) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2000, 
     2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004 such sums as may be necessary for 
     enhanced voucher assistance under this subsection.''.
       (b) Enhanced Vouchers Under MAHRAA.--Section 515(c) of the 
     Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 
     1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended by striking paragraph 
     (4) and inserting the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Assistance through enhanced vouchers.--In the case of 
     any family described in paragraph (3) that resides in a 
     project described in section 512(2)(B), the tenant-based 
     assistance provided shall be enhanced voucher assistance 
     under section 8(t) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
     (42 U.S.C. 1437f(t)).''.
       (c) Enhanced Vouchers For Certain Tenants in Prepayment and 
     Voluntary Termination Properties.--Section 223 of the Low-
     Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 
     1990 (12 U.S.C. 4113) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(f) Enhanced Voucher Assistance for Certain Tenants.--
       ``(1) Authority.--In lieu of benefits under subsections 
     (b), (c), and (d), and subject to the availability of 
     appropriated amounts, each family described in paragraph (2) 
     shall be offered enhanced voucher assistance under section 
     8(t) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
     1437f(t)).
       ``(2) Eligible families.--A family described in this 
     paragraph is a family that is--
       ``(A)(i) a low-income family; or
       ``(ii) a moderate-income family that is (I) an elderly 
     family, (II) a disabled family, or (III) residing in a low-
     vacancy area; and
       ``(B) residing in eligible low-income housing on the date 
     of the prepayment of the mortgage or voluntary termination of 
     the insurance contract.''.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Departments of Veterans 
     Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
     James T. Walsh,
     Tom DeLay,
     David Hobson,
     Joe Knollenberg,
     Rod Frelinghuysen,
     Roger Wicker,
     Anne M. Northup,
     John E. Sununu,
     Bill Young,
     Alan Mollohan,
     Marcy Kaptur,
     Carrie P. Meek,
     David E. Price,
     Bud Cramer,
     David Obey
       (except for delayed funding gimmick),
                                    Managers on Part of the House.

     C.S. Bond,
     Conrad Burns,
     Richard Shelby,
     Larry E. Craig,
     Kay Bailey Hutchison,
     Ted Stevens,
     Barbara Mikulski,
     Patrick Leahy,
     Frank R. Lautenberg,
     Tom Harkin,
     Robert C. Byrd,
     Daniel Inouye,
                                   Managers on 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. FOLEY, announced that pursuant to clause 
10 of rule XX the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.


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It was decided in the

Yeas

406

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affirmative

Nays

18

para. 114.7                   [Roll No. 500]

                                YEAS--406

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--18

     Boswell
     Chabot
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Coburn
     Crane
     Evans
     Filner
     Hefley
     Hoekstra
     Holt
     Hostettler
     McInnis
     Paul
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Andrews
     Carson
     Conyers
     Green (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Kingston
     Scarborough
     Young (AK) 
  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. 114.8  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2679

  Mr. SESSIONS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 329):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2679) to amend title 49, United States Code, 
     to establish the National Motor Carrier Administration in the 
     Department of Transportation, to improve the safety of 
     commercial motor vehicle operators and carriers, to 
     strengthen commercial driver's licenses, and for other 
     purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed 
     with. All points of order against the bill and against its 
     consideration 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 Transportation and Infrastructure. After general 
     debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
     five-minute rule. The amendment printed in part A 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. The bill, as amended, shall be 
     considered by title rather than by section. Each title shall 
     be considered as read. Before consideration of any other 
     amendment it shall be in order to consider the amendment 
     printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules, if 
     offered by a Member designated in the report. That amendment 
     shall be considered as read, may amend portions of the bill 
     not yet read for amendment, and shall not be subject to a 
     demand for division of the question in the House or in the 
     Committee of the Whole. Points of order against that 
     amendment for failure to comply with clause 7 of rule XVI 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 8 of rule XVIII. 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, as amended, and 
     any further amendment 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. SESSIONS, 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. 114.9  national motor carrier administration

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SESSIONS, pursuant to House Resolution 
329 and rule XVIII, 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. 2679) to amend title 49, United States Code, to establish the 
National Motor Carrier Administration in the Department of 
Transportation, to improve the safety of commercial motor vehicle 
operators and carriers, to strengthen commercial driver's licenses, and 
for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SESSIONS, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. FOLEY as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and 
after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, assumed the Chair.
  When Mrs. EMERSON, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 329,

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reported the bill, as amended, back to the House with further sundry 
amendments adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following further amendments, reported from the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union, were agreed to:

       Page 7, line 8, before the semicolon insert the following:

     and by section 18 of the Noise Control Act of 1972 (42 U.S.C. 
     4917; 86 Stat. 1249-1250); except as otherwise delegated by 
     the Secretary to any agency of the Department of 
     Transportation other than the Federal Highway Administration, 
     as of October 8, 1999
       Page 13, after line 21, insert the following:

       (3) Savings clause.--In developing and assessing progress 
     toward meeting the measurable goals set forth in this 
     subsection, the Secretary and the Administrator shall not 
     take any action that would impinge on the due process rights 
     of motor carriers and drivers.
       Page 22, line 9, insert ``average'' before ``level''.
       Page 22, line 9, strike ``fiscal year'' and insert ``fiscal 
     years 1997, 1998, and''.
       Page 24, line 9, after ``industry,'' insert 
     ``representatives from law enforcement agencies of border 
     States,''.
       Page 35, line 1, insert ``or renewing'' after ``issuing''.
       Page 36, line 10, strike ``5 percent of amounts'' and 
     insert ``the amount''.
       Page 36, line 11, strike ``(1)'' and insert ``(2)(B)''.
       Page 37, line 15, strike ``has previously'' and all that 
     follows through line 17 and insert the following:

     is found to have committed a pattern of violations of 
     critical or acute regulations issued to carry out such a law 
     or to have previously committed the same or a related 
     violation of critical or acute regulations issued to carry 
     out such a law.
       Page 37, line 22, after the period insert the following:

     In cases where a person has been found to have previously 
     committed the same or a related violation of critical or 
     acute regulations issued to carry out a law referred to in 
     subsection (a), extraordinary circumstances may be found to 
     exist when the Secretary determines that repetition of such 
     violation does not demonstrate a failure to take appropriate 
     remedial action.
       Page 40, after line 23, add the following:

     SEC. 210. REGISTRATION ENFORCEMENT.

       Section 13902 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
       ``(e) Penalties for Failure To Comply with Registration 
     Requirements.--In addition to other penalties available under 
     law, motor carriers that fail to register their operations as 
     required by this section or that operate beyond the scope of 
     their registrations may be subject to the following 
     penalties:
       ``(1) Out-of-service orders.--If, upon inspection or 
     investigation, the Secretary determines that a motor vehicle 
     providing transportation requiring registration under this 
     section is operating without a registration or beyond the 
     scope of its registration, the Secretary may order the 
     vehicle out-of-service. Subsequent to the issuance of the 
     out-of-service order, the Secretary shall provide an 
     opportunity for review in accordance with section 554 of 
     title 5; except that such review shall occur not later than 
     10 days after issuance of such order.
       ``(2) Permission for operations.--A person domiciled in a 
     country contiguous to the United States with respect to which 
     an action under subsection (c)(1)(A) or (c)(1)(B) is in 
     effect and providing transportation for which registration is 
     required under this section shall maintain evidence of such 
     registration in the motor vehicle when the person is 
     providing the transportation. The Secretary shall not permit 
     the operation in interstate commerce in the United States of 
     any motor vehicle in which there is not a copy of the 
     registration issued pursuant to this section.''.

     SEC. 211. REVOCATION OF REGISTRATION.

       Section 13905(c) of title 49, United States Code is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1) In general.--'' before ``On 
     application'';
       (2) by inserting ``(A)'' before ``suspend'';
       (3) by striking the period at the end of the second 
     sentence and inserting ``; and (B) suspend, amend, or revoke 
     any part of the registration of a motor carrier, broker, or 
     freight forwarder (i) for failure to pay a civil penalty 
     imposed under chapter 5, 51, 149, or 311 of this title, or 
     (ii) for failure to arrange and abide by an acceptable 
     payment plan for such civil penalty, within 180 days of the 
     time specified by order of the Secretary for the payment of 
     such penalty. Subparagraph (B) shall not apply to any person 
     who is unable to pay a civil penalty due to bankruptcy 
     reorganization.
       ``(2) Regulations.--Not later than 12 months after the date 
     of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary, after notice 
     and opportunity for public comment, shall issue regulations 
     to provide for the suspension, amendment, or revocation of a 
     registration under this part for failure to pay a civil 
     penalty as provided in paragraph (1)(B).''; and
       (4) by indenting paragraph (1) (as designated by paragraph 
     (1) of this section) and aligning such paragraph with 
     paragraph (2) of such section (as added by paragraph (3) of 
     this section).

     SEC. 212. STATE COOPERATION IN REGISTRATION ENFORCEMENT.

       Section 31102(b)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by aligning subparagraph (A) with subparagraph (B) of 
     such section; and
       (2) by striking subparagraph (R) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(R) ensures that the State will cooperate in the 
     enforcement of registration requirements under section 13902 
     and financial responsibility requirements under sections 
     13906, 31138, and 31139 and regulations issued thereunder;''

     SEC. 213. EXPIRATION OF APPROVALS.

       Section 13703 of title 49, United States Code, is 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. 214. IMMINENT HAZARD.

       Section 521(b)(5)(B) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``is likely to result in'' and inserting 
     ``substantially increases the likelihood of''.

     SEC. 215. PROHIBITED TRANSPORTATION BY COMMERCIAL MOTOR 
                   VEHICLE OPERATORS.

       Section 521(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (13) as 
     paragraphs (9) through (14), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
       ``(8) Prohibition operation in interstate commerce after 
     nonpayment of penalties.--
       ``(A) In general.--An owner or operator of a commercial 
     motor vehicle against whom a civil penalty is assessed under 
     this chapter or chapters 51, 149, 311 of this title and who 
     does not pay such penalty or fails to arrange and abide by an 
     acceptable payment plan for such civil penalty may not 
     operate in interstate commerce beginning on the 181st day 
     after the date specified by order of the Secretary for 
     payment of such penalty. This paragraph shall not apply to 
     any person who is unable to pay a civil penalty due to 
     bankruptcy reorganization.
       ``(B) Regulations.--Not later than 12 months after the date 
     of enactment of the Motor Carrier Safety Act of 1999, the 
     Secretary, after notice and an opportunity for public 
     comment, shall issue regulations setting forth procedures for 
     ordering commercial motor vehicle owners and operators 
     delinquent in paying civil penalties to cease operations 
     until payment has been made.''.

     SEC. 216. HOUSEHOLD GOODS AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Definition of Household Goods.--Section 13102(10)(A) of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``, 
     including'' and all that follows through ``dwelling,'' and 
     inserting ``, except such term does not include property 
     moving from a factory or store, other than property that the 
     householder has purchased with the intent to use in his or 
     her dwelling and is transported at the request of, and the 
     transportation charges are paid to the carrier by, the 
     householder;''.
       (b) Arbitration Requirements.--Section 14708(b)(6) of such 
     title is amended by striking ``$1,000'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``$5,000''.
       (c) Study of Enforcement of Consumer Protection Rules in 
     the Household Goods Moving Industry.--The Comptroller General 
     shall conduct a study of the effectiveness of the Department 
     of Transportation's enforcement of household goods consumer 
     protection rules under title 49, United States Code. The 
     study shall also include a review of other potential methods 
     of enforcing such rules, including allowing States to enforce 
     such rules.

     SEC. 217. REGISTRATION OF MOTOR CARRIERS.

       (a) Registration of Motor Carriers by a State.--
       (1) Interim rule.--Section 14504(b) of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (A) in the first sentence by striking ``The'' and inserting 
     ``Until January 1, 2002, the''; and
       (B) in the second sentence by striking ``When'' and 
     inserting ``Until January 1, 2002, when''.
       (2) Repeal.--Effective January 1, 2002, section 14504 of 
     such title and the item relating to such section in the 
     analysis for chapter 145 of such title are repealed.
       (b) Comprehensive Registration.--Section 13908 of such 
     title is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a) by inserting 
     ``the requirements of section 13304,'' after ``this 
     chapter,'';
       (2) by striking the last sentence of subsection (a);
       (3) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (3); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as 
     paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively;
       (4) in subsection (c) by striking ``cover'' and inserting 
     ``equal as nearly as possible''; and
       (5) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
       ``(d) State Registration Programs.--Effective January 1, 
     2002, it shall be an unreasonable burden on interstate 
     commerce for any State or political subdivision thereof, or 
     any political authority of 2 or more States, to require a 
     motor carrier operating in interstate commerce and providing 
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     tation in such State or States to, or to collect fees to--
       ``(1) register its interstate operating authority;
       ``(2) file information on its interstate Federal financial 
     responsibility; or
       ``(3) designate its service of process agent.''.
       (c) Deadline.--Section 13908(e) of such title is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Not later than 24 months after January 1, 
     1996,'' and inserting ``By January 1, 2002,'';
       (2) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     paragraph (1);
       (3) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (4) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
       (d) Conforming Amendment.--Section 13304(a) of such title 
     is amended by striking ``and each State'' and all that 
     follows through ``filed with it''.

     SEC. 218. FOREIGN MOTOR CARRIER PENALTIES AND 
                   DISQUALIFICATIONS.

       (a) General Rule.--Subject to subsections (b) and (c), a 
     foreign motor carrier or foreign motor private carrier (as 
     such terms are defined under section 13102 of title 49, 
     United States Code) that operates without authority, before 
     the implementation of the land transportation provisions of 
     the North American Free Trade Agreement, outside the 
     boundaries of a commercial zone along the United States-
     Mexico border (as such zones were defined on December 31, 
     1995) shall be liable to the United States for a civil 
     penalty and shall be disqualified from operating a commercial 
     motor vehicle anywhere within the United States as provided 
     in subsections (b) and (c).
       (b) Penalty for Intentional Violation.--The civil penalty 
     for an intentional violation of subsection (a) by a carrier 
     shall not be more than $10,000 and may include a 
     disqualification from operating a commercial motor vehicle 
     anywhere within the United States for a period of not more 
     than 6 months.
       (c) Penalty for Pattern of Intentional Violations.--The 
     civil penalty for a pattern of intentional violations of 
     subsection (a) by a carrier shall not be more than $25,000 
     and the carrier shall be disqualified from operating a 
     commercial motor vehicle anywhere within the United States 
     and the disqualification may be permanent.
       (d) Savings Clause.--No provision of this section may be 
     enforced if it is inconsistent with any international 
     agreement of the United States.
       (e) Acts of Employees.--The actions of any employee driver 
     of a foreign motor carrier or foreign motor private carrier 
     committed without the knowledge of the carrier or committed 
     unintentionally shall not be grounds for penalty or 
     disqualification under this section.

     SEC. 219. TEST RESULTS STUDY.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     conduct a study of the feasibility and merits of--
       (1) requiring medical review officers to report all 
     verified positive controlled substances test results on any 
     driver subject to controlled substances testing under part 
     382 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, including the 
     identity of each person tested and each controlled substance 
     found, to the State that issued the driver's commercial 
     driver's license; and
       (2) requiring all prospective employers, before hiring any 
     driver, to query the State that issued the driver's 
     commercial driver's license on whether the State has on 
     record any verified positive controlled substances test on 
     such driver.
       (b) Study Factors.--In carrying out the study under this 
     section, the Secretary shall assess--
       (1) methods for safeguarding the confidentiality of 
     verified positive controlled substances test results;
       (2) the costs, benefits, and safety impacts of requiring 
     States to maintain records of verified positive controlled 
     substances test results; and
       (3) whether a process should be established to allow 
     drivers--
       (A) to correct errors in their records; and
       (B) to expunge information from their records after a 
     reasonable period of time.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     a report on the study carried out under this section, 
     together with such recommendations as the Secretary 
     determines appropriate.
       Conform the table of contents of the bill accordingly.

       Page 2, in the item relating to title I of the table of 
     contents following line 4, insert ``SAFETY'' after 
     ``CARRIER''.
       Page 2, in the item relating to section 101 of the table of 
     contents following line 4, insert ``Safety'' after 
     ``Carrier''.
       Page 4, line 12, insert, ``Safety'' after ``Carrier''.
       Page 5, line 2, insert, ``SAFETY'' after ``CARRIER''.
       Page 5, line 3, insert, ``safety'' after ``carrier''.
       Page 5, strike line 8 and insert the following:

     ``Sec. 113. National Motor Carrier Safety Administration.''.

       Page 5, line 9, insert, ``Safety'' after ``Carrier''.
       Page 6, line 4, insert, ``Safety'' after ``Carrier''.
       Page 9, line 3, insert, ``Safety'' after ``Carrier''.
       Page 10, line 2, insert, ``Safety'' after ``Carrier''.
       Page 10, line 11, insert, ``Safety'' after ``Carrier''.
       Page 10, line 12, insert, ``Safety'' after ``Carrier''.
       Page 10, line 17, insert, ``Safety'' after ``Carrier''.
       Page 14, line 9, insert, ``Safety'' after ``Carrier''.
       Page 14, line 11, insert, ``Safety'' after ``Carrier''.
       Page 14, line 13, insert, ``Safety'' after ``Carrier''.
       Page 23, line 25, insert, ``Safety'' after ``Carrier''.
       Page 24, line 3, insert, ``Safety'' after ``Carrier''.
       Page 24, line 23, insert, ``Safety'' after ``Carrier''.
       Page 25, line 4, insert, ``Safety'' after ``Carrier''.
       Page 38, line 12, insert, ``Safety'' after ``Carrier''.

       Amend the title so as to read ``To amend title 49, United 
     States Code, to establish the National Motor Carrier Safety 
     Administration in the Department of Transportation, to 
     improve the safety of commercial motor vehicle operators and 
     carriers, to strengthen commercial driver's licenses, and for 
     other purposes.''.

       At the end of the bill, add the following:

     SEC. 220. USE OF RECORDING DEVICES IN COMMERCIAL MOTOR 
                   VEHICLES.

       (a) Finding.--Congress finds that the use of electronic 
     control modules in commercial motor vehicles may prove useful 
     to law enforcement officials investigating crashes on the 
     Nation's highways and roads and may prevent the future loss 
     of life.
       (b) Standards.--
       (1) In general.--The Administrator of the National Motor 
     Carrier Administration shall work with interested parties to 
     develop standards regarding access to, and the relevant data 
     to be recorded by, electronic control modules in commercial 
     motor vehicles.
       (2) Privacy.--In developing standards under this section 
     the Administrator shall ensure that the privacy of data 
     recorded by electronic control modules is protected to the 
     highest standard.
       Conform the table of contents of the bill accordingly.

       At the end of the bill, add the following:

     SEC. 210. PASSENGER VAN SAFETY.

       (a) Objectives.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     conduct a comprehensive study to determine the causes of, and 
     contributing factors to, crashes occurring in the State of 
     New Jersey that involve vehicles designed to carry 9 or more 
     passengers. The study shall also identify data, requirements, 
     collection procedures, reports, and other measures that will 
     help the Department of Transportation's and States' develop 
     effective safety improvement policies and programs and 
     identify activities and other measures likely to lead to 
     significant reductions in the frequency, severity, and rate-
     per-mile traveled of crashes involving such vehicles.
       (b) Consultation.--In designing and conducting the study, 
     the Secretary shall consult with persons with expertise on--
       (1) crash causation and prevention;
       (2) commercial motor vehicles, drivers and their 
     representatives, and carriers;
       (3) highways and noncommercial motor vehicles and drivers;
       (4) Federal and State highway and motor carrier safety 
     programs; and
       (5) research methods and statistical analysis.
       (c) Public Comment.--The Secretary shall make available for 
     public comment information about the objectives, methodology, 
     implementation, findings, and other aspects of the study.
       (d) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
     Congress the results of the study, together with any 
     legislative recommendations.
       Conform the table of contents of the bill accordingly.

  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. CALVERT, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SHUSTER 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

415

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affirmative

Nays

5

para. 114.10                  [Roll No. 501]

                                YEAS--415

     Abercrombie
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     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--5

     Chenoweth-Hage
     Metcalf
     Paul
     Royce
     Sanford

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Andrews
     Buyer
     Carson
     Conyers
     Cox
     Green (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Kingston
     Regula
     Scarborough
     Tauscher
     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.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
amend title 49, United States Code, to establish the National Motor 
Carrier Safety Administration in the Department of Transportation, to 
improve the safety of commercial motor vehicle operators and carriers, 
to strengthen commercial driver's licenses, and for other purposes.''.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para. 114.11  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 1501

  Ms. JACKSON-LEE 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. 1501) to 
provide grants to ensure increased accountability for juvenile 
offenders, to insist that (1) the committee of conference should 
immediately have its first substantive meeting to offer amendments and 
motions, including gun safety amendments and motions, and (2) the 
committee of conference report a conference substitute by October 20, 
the six month anniversary of the tragedy at Columbine High School in 
Littleton, Colorado, and with sufficient opportunity for both the House 
and the Senate to consider gun safety legislation prior to adjournment.
  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.
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

174

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

249

para. 114.12                  [Roll No. 502]

                                YEAS--174

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stupak
     Tancredo
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NAYS--249

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher

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     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Buyer
     Carson
     Conyers
     Green (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Kingston
     McKinney
     Scarborough
     Young (AK)
  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. 114.13  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3064

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 330):

       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. 3064) 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, 2000, 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 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. 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. 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

217

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

202

para. 114.14                  [Roll No. 503]

                                YEAS--217

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--202

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Boucher
     Buyer
     Carson
     Clay
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Dooley
     Green (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Kingston
     McNulty
     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. 114.15  district of columbia appropriations

  Mr. ISTOOK, pursuant to House Resolution 330, called up the bill (H.R. 
3064) making appropriations for the government of the District of 
Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against 
revenues of

[[Page 1967]]

said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for 
other purposes.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  After debate,
  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,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that pursuant to clause 
10 of rule XX the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

211

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

205

para. 114.16                  [Roll No. 504]

                                YEAS--211

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--205

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     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
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Ackerman
     Buyer
     Carson
     Clay
     Cook
     Cox
     Green (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Kingston
     Lofgren
     McIntosh
     McNulty
     Paul
     Sanders
     Scarborough
     Weldon (PA)
     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. 114.17  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. 2561) ``An Act making appropriations for 
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, 
and for other purposes.''.

para. 114.18  notice--motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2670

  Mr. COBURN, pursuant to clause 7(c)(1)(B) of rule XXII, 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. 2670) making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes, to 
agree, to the extent within the scope of the conference, to provisions 
that (1) reduce nonessential spending in programs within the Departments 
of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and other related 
agencies; (2) reduce spending on international organizations, in 
particular, in order to honor the commitment of the Congress to protect 
Social Security; and (3) do not increase overall spending to a level 
that exceeds the higher of the House bill or the Senate amendment.

para. 114.19  aviation investment and reform

  On motion of Mr. SHUSTER, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 1000) 
to amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize programs of the 
Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes; together with 
the amendment of the Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. SHUSTER, 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, 
appointed the following Members as managers on the part of the House at 
said conference:

  Messrs. Shuster, Young of Alaska, Petri, Duncan, Ewing, Horn, Quinn, 
Ehlers, Bass, Pease, Sweeney, Oberstar, Rahall, Lipinski, DeFazio, 
Costello, and Ms. Danner, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
Millender-McDonald, and Mr. Boswell;
  From the Committee on the Budget, for consideration of title IX and 
title X of the House bill, and modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Chambliss, Shays, and Spratt;
  From the Committee on Ways and Means, for consideration of title XI of 
the House bill, and modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Archer, Crane, and Rangel;
  From the Committee on Science, for consideration of title XIII of the 
Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
  Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Hall of Texas. 


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  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 114.20  permission to file conference report

  On motion of Mr. REGULA, by unanimous consent, the managers on the 
part of the House were granted permission until midnight Friday, October 
15, 1999, to file a conference report on the bill (H.R. 2466) making 
appropriations for the Department of Interior and related agencies for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes; 
together with a statement thereon, for printing in the Record under the 
rule.

para. 114.21  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. FOLEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, October 18, 1999, at 12:30 p.m. for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 114.22  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. FOLEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
October 20, 1999, under clause 7, rule XV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, 
be dispensed with.

para. 114.23  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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. 2561. An Act making appropriations for the Department 
     of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and 
     for other purposes.

para. 114.24  bills presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the committee on House Administration, 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 13, 1999:
       H.R. 560. To designate the Federal building and United 
     States courthouse located at the intersection of Comercio and 
     San Justo Streets, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as the ``Jose V. 
     Toledo Federal Building and United States Courthouse''.
       H.R. 1906. Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
     Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2000, and for other purposes.

para. 114.25  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. GREEN of Texas, for today;
  To Ms. CARSON, for today; and
  To Mr. McNULTY, for today and the balance of the week.
  And then,

para. 114.26  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. MICA, pursuant to the special order heretofore agreed 
to, at 6 o'clock and 57 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 12:30 
p.m. on Monday, October 18, 1999.

para. 114.27  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. SMITH of Texas: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2886. 
     A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to 
     provide that an adopted alien who is less than 18 years of 
     age may be considered a child under such Act if adopted with 
     or after a sibling who is a child under such Act (Rept. No. 
     106-383). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 486. 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; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-384). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Education and the Workforce. 
     H.R. 1987. 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 or by the Occupational 
     Safety and Health Administration; with an amendment (Rept. 
     No. 106-385). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union. 

para. 114.28  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself and Mr. Oberstar):
       H.R. 3072. A bill to provide for increased access to 
     airports in the United Kingdom by United States air carriers, 
     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 Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. English, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. Foley, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Stark, Mr. Camp, 
             Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Coyne, and Mr. Thomas):
       H.R. 3073. A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for grants for projects designed to 
     promote responsible fatherhood, 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. COOK:
       H.R. 3074. A bill to repeal the Federal estate and gift 
     taxes and the alternative minimum tax on individuals and 
     corporations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Archer, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Shaw, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Camp, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Nussle, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Ms. Dunn, Mr. 
             Collins, Mr. Portman, Mr. English, Mr. Watkins, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Weller, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
             Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Foley, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Thune, 
             Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Latham, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Smith of Michigan, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Ms. Danner, 
             Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Bachus, 
             Mr. Kolbe, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Bass, Mr. Pickering, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Lucas of 
             Oklahoma, and Ms. Pryce of Ohio):
       H.R. 3075. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to make corrections and refinements in the 
     Medicare Program as revised by the Balanced Budget Act of 
     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. DEAL of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, and Mr. 
             Collins):
       H.R. 3076. 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. DOOLEY of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Condit, and Mr. Thomas):
       H.R. 3077. A bill to amend the Act that authorized 
     construction of the San Luis Unit of the Central Valley 
     Project, California, to facilitate water transfers in the 
     Central Valley Project; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA:
       H.R. 3078. A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce, 
     acting through the National Marine Fisheries Service, to 
     study the practice of shark finning in United States waters 
     of the Central and Western Pacific Ocean and the effects that 
     practice is having on shark populations in the Pacific Ocean; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon:
       H.R. 3079. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to establish an outpatient clinic in Salem, Oregon; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Udall of 
             New Mexico, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Pomeroy, and Mr. 
             Kolbe):
       H.R. 3080. A bill to amend the Indian Self-Determination 
     and Education Assistance Act to direct the Secretary of the 
     Interior to establish the American Indian Education 
     Foundation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources, 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. LAZIO (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Weller, Ms. 
             Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Pickering, and Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota):
       H.R. 3081. A bill to increase the Federal minimum wage and 
     to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax 
     benefits for small businesses, 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. RAMSTAD (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr.

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             Herger, Mr. Houghton, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Luther, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Portman, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Watkins, and Mr. Weller):
       H.R. 3082. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to prohibit certain allocations of S corporation stock 
     held by an employee stock ownership plan; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Berman, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Frost, Mr. Farr 
             of California, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Leach, Ms. Berkley, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Ms. Norton, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Lee, Mr. Towns, 
             Ms. Brown of Florida, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Green of Texas, 
             Mr. McNulty, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Crowley, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Kind, and Ms. DeLauro):
       H.R. 3083. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide protection for battered immigrant women, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Banking and 
     Financial Services, Education and the Workforce, Agriculture, 
     and Armed 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. SHIMKUS (for himself, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Mr. Ewing, Mr. Weller, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
             Phelps, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Rush, Mr. Blagojevich, 
             Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Porter, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Hastert, 
             Mr. Jackson of Illinois, and Mr. Crane):
       H.R. 3084. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to contribute funds for the establishment of an 
     interpretative center on the life and contributions of 
     President Abraham Lincoln; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. TERRY (for himself and Mr. DeMint):
       H.R. 3085. A bill to provide discretionary spending offsets 
     for fiscal year 2000; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, Resources, Commerce, Education and the 
     Workforce, 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 Mrs. THURMAN (for herself and Mr. McDermott):
       H.R. 3086. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to make changes in payment methodologies under 
     the Medicare Program under title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act, and to provide for short-term coverage of outpatient 
     prescription drugs to Medicare beneficiaries who lose drug 
     coverage 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. WEINER (for himself, Mr. Forbes, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Walsh, Mr. Sweeney, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
             Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Nadler):
       H.R. 3087. A bill to provide assistance to State and local 
     forensic laboratories in analyzing DNA samples from convicted 
     offenders, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. WELDON of Florida:
       H.R. 3088. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide additional protections to 
     victims of rape; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MORAN of Kansas (for himself and Mr. Hall of 
             Texas):
       H. Con. Res. 198. Concurrent resolution acknowledging and 
     commemorating the service of Dwight D. Eisenhower as General 
     of the Army and President of the United States; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. Stearns, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Mica, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H. Res. 331. 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. GREEN of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Radanovich, 
             Mr. Gilman, Mr. Vento, Mr. Kind, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. 
             Cunningham):
       H. Res. 332. A resolution condemning the communist regime 
     in Laos for its many human rights abuses, including its role 
     in the abduction of United States citizens Houa Ly and 
     Michael Vang; 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. 

para. 114.29  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 21: Mr. Gordon, Mr. Vitter, Mrs. Biggert, and Mr. 
     Manzullo.
       H.R. 274: Mr. Baker, Mr. Watkins, and Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 405: Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 501: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Kasich and Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 583: Mr. Udall of New Mexico.
       H.R. 664: Mr. Barcia and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 701: Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Portman, and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 710: Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Kolbe, and Mr. Hoyer.
       H.R. 721: Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 732: Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 740: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 827: Mr. Becerra, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, and Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 976: Mr. Turner.
       H.R. 1046: Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 1067: Ms Granger.
       H.R. 1071: Mr. Barcia and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 1182: Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 1221: Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1248: Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Turner, 
     and Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 1265: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 1274: Mr. Jackson of Illinois.
       H.R. 1285: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 1304: Mr. Fattah and Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 1313: Mr. Gejdenson and Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 1336: Mr. Castle.
       H.R. 1385: Mr. Green of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1413: Ms. Granger.
       H.R. 1452: Mr. Calvert and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 1606: Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 1621: Mr. Sabo.
       H.R. 1634: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1650: Mr. Mascara and Mr. Bass.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Tancredo.
       H.R. 1693: Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 1771: Mr. Hill of Montana.
       H.R. 1772: Mr. Hill of Montana.
       H.R. 1776: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania and Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 1795: Mr. Coble, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
     McGovern, and Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 1837: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Hostettler, Ms. 
     Danner, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Fletcher, and Mr. 
     Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 1838: Mr. King.
       H.R. 1839: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 1918: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H.R. 1926: Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 1933: Mr. Calvert and Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 1987: Mr. Largent, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
     Duncan, Mr. DeLay, and Mr. Armey.
       H.R. 2059: Mr. McGovern and Mr. Hoyer.
       H.R. 2066: Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
     Gejdenson, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Price of North Carolina, and Mr. 
     Gutknecht.
       H.R. 2100: Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 2129: Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
     Chambliss, and Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 2141: Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 2162: Mr. Smith of Michigan and Mr. Pitts.
       H.R. 2200: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 2241: Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Barr 
     of Georgia.
       H.R. 2244: Mr. Blunt and Mr. Hansen.
       H.R. 2247: Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 2260: Mr. Berry.
       H.R. 2266: Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 2300: Mr. Oxley.
       H.R. 2316: Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 2319: Mr. DeMint, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 2341: Mr. Berry, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Wu, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
     Hoeffel, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Hayworth, 
     Mr. Foley, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Camp, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. 
     Thurman, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Portman, and Mr. Scott.
       H.R. 2366: Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 2387: Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 2500: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 2534: Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 2551: Mr. Leach, Mr. Hunter, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Tiahrt, 
     and Mr. Latham.
       H.R. 2554: Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 2569: Mr. Menendez, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. McCarthy 
     of Missouri, and Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 2595: Mr. Visclosky.
       H.R. 2627: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 2631: Mr. Frost and Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 2719: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 2722: Mr. Green of Texas.
       H.R. 2726: Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Stump, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
     Rogan, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Pickering, and Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 2738: Ms. Baldwin and Mr. Hall of Ohio.
       H.R. 2744: Mr. Vitter, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. 
     Mollohan, Mr. Stark, Mr. Baldacci, and Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 2749: Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 2774: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 2776: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 2785: Mr. McCollum and Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 2790: Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 2819: Mr. Larson and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 2824: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 2870: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts and Mr. Skelton.
       H.R. 2907: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 2933: Mr. Underwood and Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 2934: Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 2953: Mr. Cook, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
     and Mr. Houghton.

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       H.R. 2956: Mr. Wexler, Ms. McKinney, and Mr. Neal  of 
     Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2991: Mr. Bishop, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Herger, Mr. Cook, 
     Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. Hill of 
     Montana.
       H.R. 2995: Mr. McHugh, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Riley, and Mr. 
     Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 3012: Mr. Coburn, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
     Shimkus, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Tancredo.
       H.R. 3034: Mr. Mica and Mr. Knollenberg.
       H.J. Res. 46: Mr. Evans, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Saxton, 
     Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Martinez, 
     Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Rivers, Ms. DeLauro, 
     Mr. Becerra, Ms. Carson, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. 
     Meeks of New York, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Hayworth, Ms. Sanchez, 
     Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Levin, Mr. Jackson of Illinois and 
     Mr. Pickett.
       H.J. Res. 56: Mr. Crowley.
       H. Con. Res. 30: Mr. Smith of Texas.
       H. Con. Res. 62: Mr. Vento.
       H. Con. Res. 89: Mr. Dingell, Mr. Linder, Mr. Kleczka, and 
     Mr. Pascrell.
       H. Con. Res. 120: Mr. Dreier.
       H. Con. Res. 166: Mr. Schaffer.
       H. Res. 82: Mr. Kucinich.
       H. Res. 285: Mr. Andrews.
       H. Res. 298: Mr. McIntyre, Ms. Carson, Mr. Holt, Ms. 
     Norton, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Luther, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mrs. 
     Capps, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, and Ms. 
     McCarthy of Missouri.
       H. Res. 325: Mr. Cook, Mr. Capuano, and Mr. Houghton.

para. 114.30  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 1275: Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 1304: Mr. Coburn.
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                     MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1999 (115)

para. 115.1  appointment of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 October 18, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Cass Ballenger to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 115.2  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Ms. McDevitt, 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. 659. An Act to authorize appropriations for the 
     protection of Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields in 
     Pennsylvania, to direct the National Park Service to conduct 
     a special resource study of Paoli and Brandywine 
     Battlefields, to authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the 
     American Revolution at Valley Forge National Historical Park, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2990. An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals greater access to health insurance 
     through a health care tax deduction, a long-term care 
     deduction, and other health-related tax incentives, to amend 
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
     provide access to and choice in health care through 
     association health plans, to amend the Public Health Service 
     Act to create new pooling opportunities for small employers 
     to obtain greater access to health coverage through 
     HealthMarts; to amend title I of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health 
     Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect 
     consumers in managed care plans and other health coverage; 
     and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 2990) ``An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to allow individuals greater access to health insurance through a 
health care tax deduction, a long-term care deduction, and other health-
related tax incentives, to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security 
Act of 1974 to provide access to and choice in health care through 
association health plans, to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
create new pooling opportunities for small employers to obtain greater 
access to health coverage through HealthMarts; to amend title I of the 
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the 
Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
protect consumers in managed care plans and other health coverage; and 
for other purposes,'' requests a conference with the House on the 
disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Jeffords, 
Mr. Gregg, Mr. Frist, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Gramm, Mr. Enzi, 
Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Harkin, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Rockefeller, to 
be the conferees on the part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate has passed bills of the 
following titles in which concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 548. An Act to establish the Fallen Timbers Battlefield 
     and Fort Miamis National Historical Site in the State of 
     Ohio.
       S. 762. An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     conduct a special resource study to determine the national 
     significance of the Miami Circle site in the State of Florida 
     as well as the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion 
     in the National Park System as part of Biscayne National 
     Park, and for other purposes.
       S. 938. An Act to eliminate restrictions on the acquisition 
     of certain land contiguous to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, 
     and for other purposes.

para. 115.3  ``morning-hour debate''

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BALLENGER, pursuant to the order of the 
House of Tuesday, January 19, 1999, recognized Members for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para. 115.4  recess--12:43 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BALLENGER, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess at 12 o'clock 43 minutes p.m. until 2 
o'clock p.m.

para. 115.5  after recess--2 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, called the House to order.

para. 115.6  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, announced she had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, October 14, 1999.
  Mr. DOOLITTLE, 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, Mrs. BIGGERT, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. DOOLITTLE objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that the vote would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para. 115.7  communications

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

       4794. A letter from the Administrator, Food and Nutrition 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--School Nutrition Service: 
     Nondiscretionary Technical Amendments (RIN: 0584-AC01) 
     received October 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4795. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the request and availability of 
     appropriations to enable the Department of Health and Human 
     Services' Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program to 
     support the needs of New Jersey in the wake of Hurricane 
     Floyd; (H. Doc. No. 106-144); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       4796. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Congressional Medal of Honor [DFARS Case 98-D304] received 
     October 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       4797. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Brand Name or Equal Purchase Descriptions [DFARS Case 99-
     D023] received October 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       4798. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plan: 
     Alaska [AK21-1709; FRL-6450-8] received October 13, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       4799. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Final Flood Elevation Determinations--received October 13, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       4800. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determination [Docket No. FEMA-
     7296] received October 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.

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       4801. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Final Flood Elevation Determinations--received October 13, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       4802. A letter from the Director, Corporate Policy and 
     Research Department, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Allocation of 
     Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for 
     Valuing Benefits--received October 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       4803. A letter from the Deputy Executive Secretary to the 
     Department, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Human Drugs and 
     Biologics; Determination That Informed Consent is NOT 
     Feasible or Is Contrary to the Best Interests of Recipients; 
     Revocation of 1990 Interim Final Rule; Establishment of New 
     Interim Final Rule [Docket No. 90N-0302] (RIN: 0910-A89) 
     received October 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       4804. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Office of the Secretary, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Final 
     Standard Review Plan--received October 13, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4805. A letter from the District of Columbia Auditor, 
     Office of the District of Columbia Auditor, transmitting a 
     report entitled ``Audit of Public Service Commission Agency 
     Fund for Fiscal Year 1998,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       4806. 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 October 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       4807. A letter from the District of Columbia Auditor, 
     Office of the District of Columbia Auditor, transmitting a 
     report entitled ``Audit of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 
     3E for the period October 1, 1995 through September 30, 
     1998''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       4808. A letter from the General Counsel, Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting the Office's final rule--
     Prompt Payment (RIN: 0348-AB47) received October 5, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       4809. A letter from the Director, Retirement and Insurance 
     Service, Office of Insurance Programs, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Federal 
     Employee's Group Life Insurance Program: Court Orders (RIN: 
     3206-AI49) received October 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       4810. 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 Catching Pacific Cod for Processing by 
     the Offshore Component in the Central Regulatory Area of the 
     Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 990304062-9062-01; I.D. 100599B] 
     received October 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       4811. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, Customs 
     Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Interest On Underpayments And 
     Overpayments of Customs Duties, Taxes, Fees And Interest 
     [T.D. 99-74] (RIN: 1515-AB76) received October 8, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       4812. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, Customs 
     Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Flights To And From Cuba [T.D. 99-
     71] (RIN: 1515-AC51) received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4813. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous [Rev. Proc. 99-
     38] received October 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4814. A letter from the Health Affairs, Assistant Secretary 
     of Defense, transmitting a report regarding the appropriate 
     health care for Gulf War veterans who suffer from a Gulf War 
     illness.; jointly to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs and 
     Armed Services. 

para. 115.8  communication from the clerk--message from the senate

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

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, October 15, 1999.
     Hon. Dennis Hastert,
     The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted to 
     Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, the Clerk received the following message 
     from the Secretary of the Senate on October 15, 1999 at 11:10 
     a.m.
       That the Senate Agreed to conference report H.R. 2684; that 
     the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 3036.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Jeff Trandahl,
                                              Clerk of the House. 

para. 115.9  paoli and brandywine battlefields

  Mr. DOOLITTLE moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 659) to authorize 
appropriations for the protection of Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields 
in Pennsylvania, to direct the National Park Service to conduct a 
special resource study of Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields, to 
authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the American Revolution at Valley 
Forge National Historical Park, and for other purposes:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Pennsylvania Battlefields 
     Protection Act of 1999''.

               TITLE I--PAOLI AND BRANDYWINE BATTLEFIELDS

     SEC. 101. PAOLI BATTLEFIELD PROTECTION.

       (a) Paoli Battlefield.--The Secretary of the Interior 
     (hereinafter referred to as the ``Secretary'') is authorized 
     to provide funds to the borough of Malvern, Pennsylvania, for 
     the acquisition of the area known as the ``Paoli 
     Battlefield'', located in the borough of Malvern, 
     Pennsylvania, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
     ``Paoli Battlefield'' numbered 80,000 and dated April 1999 
     (referred to in this title as the ``Paoli Battlefield''). The 
     map shall be on file and available for public inspection in 
     the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
       (b) Cooperative Agreement and Technical Assistance.--The 
     Secretary shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the 
     borough of Malvern, Pennsylvania, for the management by the 
     borough of the Paoli Battlefield. The Secretary may provide 
     technical assistance to the borough of Malvern to assure the 
     preservation and interpretation of the Paoli Battlefield's 
     resources.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated $1,250,000 to carry out this section. Such 
     funds shall be expended in the ratio of one dollar of Federal 
     funds for each dollar of funds contributed by non-Federal 
     sources. Any funds provided by the Secretary shall be subject 
     to an agreement that provides for the protection of the Paoli 
     Battlefield's resources.

     SEC. 102. BRANDYWINE BATTLEFIELD PROTECTION.

       (a) Brandywine Battlefield.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to provide 
     funds to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a political 
     subdivision of the Commonwealth, or the Brandywine 
     Conservancy, for the acquisition, protection, and 
     preservation of land in an area generally known as the 
     Meetinghouse Road Corridor, located in Chester County, 
     Pennsylvania, as depicted on a map entitled ``Brandywine 
     Battlefield--Meetinghouse Road Corridor'', numbered 80,000 
     and dated April 1999 (referred to in this title as the 
     ``Brandywine Battlefield''). The map shall be on file and 
     available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of 
     the National Park Service.
       (2) Willing sellers or donors.--Lands and interests in land 
     may be acquired pursuant to this section only with the 
     consent of the owner thereof.
       (b) Cooperative Agreement and Technical Assistance.--The 
     Secretary shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the 
     same entity that is provided funds under subsection (a) for 
     the management by the entity of the Brandywine Battlefield. 
     The Secretary may also provide technical assistance to the 
     entity to assure the preservation and interpretation of the 
     Brandywine Battlefield's resources.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated $3,000,000 to carry out this section. Such 
     funds shall be expended in the ratio of one dollar of Federal 
     funds for each dollar of funds contributed by non-Federal 
     sources. Any funds provided by the Secretary shall be subject 
     to an agreement that provides for the protection of the 
     battlefield's resources.

            TITLE II--VALLEY FORGE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

     SEC. 201. PURPOSE.

       The purpose of this title is to authorize the Secretary of 
     the Interior to enter into an agreement with the Valley Forge 
     Historical Society (hereinafter referred to as the 
     ``Society''), to construct and operate a museum within the 
     boundary of Valley Forge National Historical Park in 
     cooperation with the Secretary.

     SEC. 202. VALLEY FORGE MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 
                   AUTHORIZATION.

       (a) Agreement Authorized.--The Secretary of the Interior, 
     in administering the Valley Forge National Historical Park, 
     is authorized to enter into an agreement under appropriate 
     terms and conditions with the Society to facilitate the 
     planning, construction, and operation of the Valley Forge 
     Museum of the American Revolution on Federal land within the 
     boundary of Valley Forge National Historical Park.
       (b) Contents and Implementation of Agreement.--An agreement 
     entered into under subsection (a) shall--
       (1) authorize the Society to develop and operate the museum 
     pursuant to plans developed by the Secretary and to provide 
     at the museum appropriate and necessary programs and services 
     to visitors to Valley Forge National Historical Park related 
     to the story of Valley Forge and the American Revolution;
       (2) only be carried out in a manner consistent with the 
     General Management Plan and other

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     plans for the preservation and interpretation of the 
     resources and values of Valley Forge National Historical 
     Park;
       (3) authorize the Secretary to undertake at the museum 
     activities related to the management of Valley Forge National 
     Historical Park, including, but not limited to, provision of 
     appropriate visitor information and interpretive facilities 
     and programs related to Valley Forge National Historical 
     Park;
       (4) authorize the Society, acting as a private nonprofit 
     organization, to engage in activities appropriate for 
     operation of the museum that may include, but are not limited 
     to, charging appropriate fees, conducting events, and selling 
     merchandise, tickets, and food to visitors to the museum;
       (5) provide that the Society's revenues from the museum's 
     facilities and services shall be used to offset the expenses 
     of the museum's operation; and
       (6) authorize the Society to occupy the museum so 
     constructed for the term specified in the Agreement and 
     subject to the following terms and conditions:
       (A) The conveyance by the Society to the United States of 
     all right, title, and interest in the museum to be 
     constructed at Valley Forge National Historical Park.
       (B) The Society's right to occupy and use the museum 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 of 
     Valley Forge National Historical Park, and to conduct 
     appropriately related activities of the society consistent 
     with its mission and with the purposes for which the Valley 
     Forge National Historical Park was established. Such right 
     shall not be transferred or conveyed without the express 
     consent of the Secretary.
       (C) Any other terms and conditions the Secretary determines 
     to be necessary.

     SEC. 203. PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION.

       Nothing in this title authorizes the Secretary or the 
     Society to take any actions in derogation of the preservation 
     and protection of the values and resources of Valley Forge 
     National Historical Park. An agreement entered into under 
     section 202 shall be construed and implemented in light of 
     the high public value and integrity of the Valley Forge 
     National Historical Park and the National Park System.
       Amend the title so as to read:
       ``An Act to authorize appropriations for the protection of 
     Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields in Pennsylvania, to 
     authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the American Revolution 
     at Valley Forge National Historical Park, and for other 
     purposes.''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, recognized Mr. DOOLITTLE and 
Mr. KILDEE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said amendments of the 
Senate to said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, announced that two-thirds of 
the 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 Senate amendments were agreed to were, by unanimous consent, laid 
on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 115.10  water rights claims of the chippewa cree tribe

  Mr. DOOLITTLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 795) 
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; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, recognized Mr. DOOLITTLE and 
Mr. KILDEE, 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. BIGGERT, announced that two-thirds of 
the 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. 115.11  chattahoochee River National Recreation Area

  Mr. DOOLITTLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2140) 
to improve protection and management of the Chattahoochee River National 
Recreation Area in the State of Georgia; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, recognized Mr. DOOLITTLE and 
Mr. KILDEE, 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. BIGGERT, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. DOOLITTLE 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. BIGGERT, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 115.12  north american wetlands conservation council

  Mr. DOOLITTLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2821) 
to amend the North American Wetlands Conservation Act to provide for 
appointment of 2 additional members of the North American Wetlands 
Conservation Council; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, recognized Mr. DOOLITTLE and 
Mr. KILDEE, 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. BIGGERT, announced that two-thirds of 
the 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. 115.13  alien adoption

  Mr. SMITH of Texas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
2886) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an 
adopted alien who is less than 18 years of age may be considered a child 
under such Act if adopted with or after a sibling who is a child under 
such Act.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, recognized Mr. SMITH of Texas 
and Mr. KILDEE, 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. BIGGERT, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. SMITH of Texas 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. BIGGERT, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 115.14  governmental pension plans

  Mr. GEKAS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 462) 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.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, recognized Mr. GEKAS and Mr. 
KILDEE, 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. BIGGERT, announced that two-thirds of 
the 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. 115.15  messages from the president

  Messages in writing from the President of the United States were commu

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

para. 115.16  president and mrs. gerald r. ford congressional gold medal

  Mr. THOMAS moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 196): 

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the rotunda of the Capitol is authorized to 
     be used on October 27, 1999, for the presentation of the 
     Congressional Gold Medal to President and Mrs. Gerald R. 
     Ford. 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, Mrs. BIGGERT, recognized Mr. THOMAS and Mr. 
KILDEE, 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. BIGGERT, 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, Mrs. BIGGERT, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 115.17  recess--3:08 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess at 3 o'clock and 8 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.

para. 115.18  after recess--5 p.m.

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

para. 115.19  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2670

  Mr. COBURN 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. 2670) making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2000, and for other purposes, to agree, to the extent within the scope 
of the conference, to provisions that (1) reduce nonessential spending 
in programs within the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary, and other related agencies; (2) reduce spending on 
international organizations, in particular, in order to honor the 
commitment of the Congress to protect Social Security; and (3) do not 
increase overall spending to a level that exceeds the higher of the 
House bill or 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. GIBBONS, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. COBURN objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed until 
Tuesday, October 19, 1999.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para. 115.20  message from the president--nuclear regulatory commission

  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 section 307(c) of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 
(42 U.S.C. 5877(c) ), I transmit herewith the Annual Report of the 
United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which covers activities 
that occurred in fiscal year 1998.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, October 18, 1999.

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

para. 115.21  message from the president--veto of h.r. 2606

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, 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. 2606, the ``Foreign 
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2000.''
  The central lesson we have learned in this century is that we cannot 
protect American interests at home without active engagement abroad. 
Common sense tells us, and hard experience has confirmed, that we must 
lead in the world, working with other nations to defuse crises, repel 
dangers, promote more open economic and political systems, and 
strengthen the rule of law. These have been the guiding principles of 
American foreign policy for generations. They have served the American 
people well, and greatly helped to advance the cause of peace and 
freedom around the world.
  This bill rejects all of those principles. It puts at risk America's 
50-year tradition of leadership for a safer, more prosperous and 
democratic world. It is an abandonment of hope in our Nation's capacity 
to shape that kind of world. It implies that we are too small and 
insecure to meet our share of international responsibilities, too 
shortsighted to see that doing so is in our national interest. It is 
another sign of a new isolationism that would have America bury its head 
in the sand at the height of our power and prosperity.
  In the short term, H.R. 2606 fails to address critical national 
security needs. It suggests we can afford to underfund our efforts to 
keep deadly weapons from falling into dangerous hands and walk away 
without peril from our essential work toward peace in places of 
conflict. Just as seriously, it fails to address America's long-term 
interests. It reduces assistance to nations struggling to build 
democratic societies and open markets and backs away from our commitment 
to help people trapped in poverty to stand on their feet. This, too, 
threatens our security because future threats will come from regions and 
nations where instability and misery prevail and future opportunities 
will come from nations on the road to freedom and growth.
  By denying America a decent investment in diplomacy, this bill 
suggests we should meet threats to our security with our military might 
alone. That is a dangerous proposition. For if we underfund our 
diplomacy, we will end up overusing our military. Problems we might 
have been able to resolve peacefully will turn into crises we can only 
resolve at a cost of life and treasure. Shortchanging our arsenal of 
peace is as risky as shortchanging our arsenal of war.
  The overall funding provided by H.R. 2606 is inadequate. It is about 
half the amount available in real terms to President Reagan in 1985, 
and it is 14 percent below the level that I requested. I proposed to 
fund this higher level within the budget limits and without spending 
any of the Social Security surplus. The specific shortfalls in the 
current bill are numerous and unacceptable.
  For example, it is shocking that the Congress has failed to fulfill 
our obligations to Israel and its neighbors as they take risks and make 
difficult decisions to advance the Middle East peace process. My 
Administration, like all its predecessors, has fought hard to promote 
peace in the Middle East. This bill would provide neither the $800 
million requested this year as a supplemental appropriation nor the 
$500 million requested in FY 2000 funding to support the Wye River 
Agreement. Just when Prime Minister Barak has helped give the peace 
process a jump start, this sends the worst possible message to Israel, 
Jordan, and the Palestinians about America's commitment to the peace 
process. We should instead seize this opportunity to support them.
  Additional resources are required to respond to the costs of building 
peace in Kosovo and the rest of the Balkans, and I intend to work with 
the Congress to provide needed assistance. Other life-saving peace 
efforts, such as those in Sierra Leone and East Timor, are imperiled by 
the bill's inadequate funding of the voluntary peacekeeping account.
  My Administration has sought to protect Americans from the threat 
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ons proliferation from Russia and the countries of the former Soviet 
Union. But the Congress has failed to finance the Expanded Threat 
Reduction Initiative (ETRI), which is designed to prevent weapons of 
mass destruction and weapons technologies from falling into the wrong 
hands and weapons scientists from offering their talents to countries, 
or even terrorists, seeking these weapons. The bill also curtails ETRI 
programs that help Russia and other New Independent States strengthen 
export controls to avoid illicit trafficking in sensitive materials 
through their borders and airports. The ETRI will also help facilitate 
withdrawal of Russian forces and equipment from countries such as 
Georgia and Moldova; it will create peaceful research opportunities for 
thousands of former Soviet weapons scientists. We also cannot afford to 
underfund programs that support democracy and small scale enterprises 
in Russia and other New Independent States because these are the very 
kinds of initiatives needed to complete their transformation away from 
communism and authoritarianism.
  A generation from now, no one is going to say we did too much to help 
the nations of the former Soviet Union safeguard their nuclear 
technology and expertise. If the funding cuts in this bill were to 
become law, future generations would certainly say we did too little 
and that we imperiled our future in the process.
  My Administration has also sought to promote economic progress and 
political change in developing countries, because America benefits when 
these countries become our partners in security and trade. At the 
Cologne Summit, we led a historic effort to enable the world's poorest 
and most heavily indebted countries to finance health, education, and 
opportunity programs. The Congress fails to fund the U.S. contribution. 
The bill also severely underfunds Multilateral Development 
Banks, providing the lowest level of financing since 1987, with cuts of 
37 percent from our request. This will virtually double U.S. arrears to 
these banks and seriously undermine our capacity to promote economic 
reform and growth in Latin America, Asia, and especially Africa. These 
markets are critical to American jobs and opportunities.

  Across the board, my Administration requested the funding necessary 
to assure American leadership on matters vital to the interests and 
values of our citizens. In area after area, from fighting terrorism and 
international crime to promoting nuclear stability on the Korean 
peninsula, from helping refugees and disaster victims to meetings its 
own goal of a 10,000-member Peace Corps, the Congress has failed to 
fund adequately these requests.
  Several policy matters addressed in the bill are also problematic. 
One provision would hamper the Export-Import Bank's ability to be 
responsive to American exporters by requiring that the Congress be 
notified of dozens of additional kinds of transactions before the Bank 
can offer financing. Another provision would allow the Export-Import 
Bank to operate without a quorum until March 2000. I have nominated two 
individuals to the Bank's Board, and they should be confirmed.
  A third provision could be read to prevent the United States from 
engaging in diplomatic efforts to promote a cost-effective, global 
solution to climate change. A fourth provision places restrictions on 
assistance to Indonesia that could harm our ability to influence the 
objectives we share with the Congress: ensuring that Indonesia honors 
the referendum in East Timor and that security is restored there, while 
encouraging democracy and economic reform in Indonesia. Finally, this 
bill contains several sections that, if treated as mandatory, would 
encroach on the President's sole constitutional authority to conduct 
diplomatic negotiations.
  In sum, this appropriations bill undermines important American 
interests and ignores the lessons that have been at the core of our 
bipartisan foreign policy for the last half century. Like the Senate's 
recent vote to defeat the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, this bill 
reflects an inexcusable and potentially dangerous complacency about the 
opportunities and risks America faces in the world today. I therefore 
am returning this bill without my approval.
  I look forward to working with the Congress to craft an 
appropriations bill that I can support, one that maintains our 
commitment to protecting the Social Security surplus, properly 
addressing our shared goal of an America that is strong at home and 
strong abroad, respected not only for our leadership, but for the 
vision and commitment that real leadership entails. The American people 
deserve a foreign policy worthy of our great country, and I will fight 
to ensure that they continue to have one.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, October 18, 1999.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, by unanimous consent, ordered 
that the veto message, together with the accompanying bill, be printed 
(H. Doc. 106-145) and spread upon the pages of the Journal of the 
House.
  Mr. CALLAHAN moved that the veto message and accompanying bill were 
referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
  After debate,
  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.
  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. 115.22  further message from the senate

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

       H.R. 3064. 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, 2000, and for other 
     purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 3064) ``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, 2000, and for other purposes,'' requests a 
conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses 
thereon, and appoints Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Durbin, 
and Mr. Inouye, to be the conferees on the part of the Senate.

para. 115.23  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
Chair's approval of the Journal of Thursday, October 14, 1999.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. ISTOOK 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

357

It was decided in the

Nays

49

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para. 115.24                  [Roll No. 505]

                                YEAS--357

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher

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     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--49

     Baird
     Borski
     Brown (FL)
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Costello
     Crane
     DeFazio
     Dickey
     English
     Evans
     Filner
     Gibbons
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hutchinson
     Kucinich
     LoBiondo
     Markey
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Ramstad
     Sabo
     Schaffer
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Weller

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Tancredo
       

                             NOT VOTING--26

     Brady (PA)
     Buyer
     Camp
     Carson
     Collins
     Cooksey
     Farr
     Fattah
     Frelinghuysen
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (OH)
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Lewis (GA)
     Martinez
     McIntosh
     Menendez
     Neal
     Pallone
     Pryce (OH)
     Rush
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Towns
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 115.25  h.r. 2140--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2140) to improve protection and 
management of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in the 
State of Georgia; 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

394

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

9

para. 115.26                  [Roll No. 506]

                                YEAS--394

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--9

     Herger
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Paul
     Peterson (MN)
     Pombo
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Tiahrt

                             NOT VOTING--30

     Blunt
     Brady (PA)
     Buyer
     Camp
     Carson
     Castle
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Collins
     Cooksey
     Farr
     Fattah
     Frelinghuysen
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (OH)
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Lewis (GA)
     Martinez
     McIntosh
     Menendez
     Neal
     Pallone
     Payne
     Pryce (OH)
     Rush
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Towns
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof,

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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. 115.27  h.r. 2886--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2886) to amend the Immigration and 
Nationality Act to provide that an adopted alien who is less than 18 
years of age may be considered a child under such Act if adopted with or 
after a sibling who is a child under such Act.
  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

404

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 115.28                  [Roll No. 507]

                                YEAS--404

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--29

     Brady (PA)
     Buyer
     Camp
     Carson
     Collins
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Cubin
     Farr
     Fattah
     Frelinghuysen
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (OH)
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Lewis (GA)
     Martinez
     McIntosh
     Menendez
     Neal
     Pallone
     Payne
     Pryce (OH)
     Rush
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Towns
  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. 115.29  h. con. res. 196--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 196) 
permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the presentation of 
the Congressional Gold Medal to President and Mrs. Gerald R. Ford.
  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

402

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 115.30                  [Roll No. 508]

                                YEAS--402

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent

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     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--31

     Brady (PA)
     Buyer
     Camp
     Carson
     Collins
     Cooksey
     Dicks
     Farr
     Fattah
     Frelinghuysen
     Gutierrez
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (OH)
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Leach
     Lewis (GA)
     Martinez
     McIntosh
     Menendez
     Neal
     Pallone
     Payne
     Pryce (OH)
     Rush
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Serrano
     Towns
  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. 115.31  notice--motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2670

  Mr. UPTON, pursuant to clause 7(c)(1)(B) of rule XXII, 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. 2670) making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes, to 
agree to the provisions contained in section 102 of the Senate amendment 
(relating to repeal of automated entry-exit control system).

para. 115.32  commission on online child protection

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, by unanimous consent, 
announced that the Speaker, pursuant to section 1405(b) of the Child 
Online Protection Act (47 United States Code 231), appointed to the 
Commission on Online Child Protection, Mr. John Bastian, Illinois, 
engaged in the business of providing internet filtering or blocking 
services of software; Mr. William L. Schrader, Virginia, engaged in the 
business of providing internet access services; Mr. Stephen Balkam, 
Washington, D.C., engaged in the business of providing labeling or 
ratings services; Mr. J. Robert Flores, Virginia, an academic expert in 
the field of technology; and Mr. William Parker, Virginia, engaged in 
the business of making content available over the internet, from private 
life, on the part of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 115.33  agreeing to the conference requested by the Senate on h.r. 
          3064

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-395) the resolution (H. Res. 333) agreeing to the conference 
requested by the Senate on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
3064) 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, 2000, 
and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 115.34  providing for the consideration of h.j. res. 71

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-396) the resolution (H. Res. 334) providing for consideration of 
the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 71) making further continuing 
appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 115.35  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. 548. An Act to establish the Fallen Timbers Battlefield 
     and Fort Miamis National Historical Site in the State of 
     Ohio; to the Committee on Resources.
       S. 762. An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     conduct a special resource study to determine the national 
     significance of the Miami Circle site in the State of Florida 
     as well as the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion 
     in the National Park System as part of Biscayne National 
     Park, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
       S. 938. An Act to eliminate restrictions on the acquisition 
     of certain land contiguous to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.

para. 115.36  enrolled bills signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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. 356. An Act to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     property from the United States to Stanislaus County, 
     California.
       H.R. 2684. An Act making appropriations for the Departments 
     of Veteran Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for 
     sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, 
     corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3036. An Act to restore motor carrier safety 
     enforcement authority to the Department of Transportation.

para. 115.37  bill presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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 14, 1999:
       H.R. 2561. Making appropriations for the Department of 
     Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and 
     for other purposes.

para. 115.38  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. MARTINEZ, for today and October 19;
  To Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, for today and October 19 until 4 p.m.;
  To Mr. CAMP, for today;
  To Ms. CARSON, for today; and
  To Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, for today and October 19.
  And then,

para. 115.39  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, at 9 o'clock and 47 minutes 
p.m., the House adjourned.

para. 115.40  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:


[[Page 1978]]



                      [Filed on October 15, 1999]

       Mr. COBLE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1714. A bill to 
     facilitate the use of electronic records and signatures in 
     interstate or foreign commerce; with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     106-341, 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. 2300. A bill to allow a State to combine certain funds 
     to improve the academic achievement of all its students; with 
     an amendment (Rept. No. 106-386). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

                      [Filed on October 18, 1999]

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1753. A 
     bill to promote the research, identification, assessment, 
     exploration, and development of methane hydrate resources, 
     and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-377 
     Pt. 2). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 2260. A bill to 
     amend the Controlled Substances Act to promote pain 
     management and palliative care without permitting assisted 
     suicide and euthanasia, and for other purposes; with 
     amendments (Rept. No. 106-378 Pt. 2). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform. H.R. 915. A 
     bill to authorize a cost of living adjustment in the pay of 
     administrative law judges; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-
     387). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 2821. A 
     bill to amend the North American Wetlands Conservation Act to 
     provide for appointment of 2 additional members of the North 
     American Wetlands Conservation Council (Rept. No. 106-388). 
     Referred to the Committee on the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1528. A 
     bill to reauthorize and amend the National Geologic Mapping 
     Act of 1992 (Rept. No. 106-389). Referred to the Committee on 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 2496. A 
     bill to reauthorize the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and 
     Design Program Act of 1994; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-
     390). Referred to the Committee on the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. S. 382. An act 
     to establish the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in 
     the State of South Dakota, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     106-391). Referred to the Committee on the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. COMBEST: Committee on Agriculture. H.R. 2389. A bill to 
     restore stability and predictability to the annual payments 
     made to States and counties containing National Forest System 
     lands and public domain lands managed by the Bureau of Land 
     Management for use by the countries for the benefit of public 
     schools, roads, and other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 
     No. 106-392 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 3070. 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 work, to extend health care 
     coverage for such beneficiaries, and to make additional 
     miscellaneous amendments relating to Social Security; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 106-393 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Education and the Workforce. 
     H.R. 2. A bill to send more dollars to the classroom and for 
     certain other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-394 
     Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 333. 
     Resolution agreeing to the conference requested by the Senate 
     on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 3064) 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, 2000, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-
     395). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 334. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the joint 
     resolution (H.J. Res. 71) making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 106-396). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 115.41  time limitation of referred bill

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

       H.R. 2. Referral to the Committee on Ways and Means 
     extended for a period ending not later than October 18, 1999.
       H.R. 2389. Referral to the Committee on Resources extended 
     for a period ending not later than October 29, 1999.
       H.R. 3070. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended 
     for a period ending not later than October 19, 1999.

para. 115.42  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mrs. CHENOWETH-HAGE (for herself, Mr. Walden of 
             Oregon, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Pombo, and Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington):
       H.R. 3089. A bill to provide for a comprehensive scientific 
     review of the current conservation status of the northern 
     spotted owl as a result of implementation of the President's 
     Northwest Forest Plan, which is a national strategy for the 
     recovery of the species on public forest lands; 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. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 3090. A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act to restore certain lands to the Elim Native 
     Corporation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. LaTOURETTE:
       H.R. 3091. A bill to provide for the protection of train 
     employees; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 3092. A bill to amend part C of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to change the rate of increase in 
     Medicare+Choice capitation rates for 2000 and subsequent 
     years; 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. FRANKS of New Jersey:
       H.R. 3093. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     prevent the release of hazardous waste due to flooding, 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. GORDON:
       H.R. 3094. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to convey to the city of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 
     certain real property located at the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs medical center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself and Mr. Saxton):
       H.R. 3095. A bill to remove the waiver authority for the 
     prohibition on military assistance to Pakistan; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. SANFORD:
       H.R. 3096. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to correct the treatment of tax-exempt financing of 
     professional sports facilities; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. SANFORD:
       H.R. 3097. A bill to prevent governmental entities from 
     using tax-exempt financing to engage in unfair competition 
     against private enterprise; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 3098. A bill to authorize grants for certain water and 
     waste disposal facility projects in rural areas; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.J. Res. 71. A joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.

para. 115.43  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

       277. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent 
     Resolution No. 98 memorializing the United States Congress to 
     take appropriate action to provide that reimbursement of 
     operational expenses of school bus drivers who own their own 
     school buses and are contract employees of a school system 
     will not be taxed as income; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means. 

para. 115.44  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 25: Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 82: Mr. Bryant.
       H.R. 274: Mr. Vitter, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Jefferson, 
     and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 325: Mr. Kanjorski.
       H.R. 329: Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Jones of North Carolina.
       H.R. 420: Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 460: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 566: Mrs. Kelly and Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 601: Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 632: Mr. Reynolds.
       H.R. 664: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 675: Mr. Udall of New Mexico.
       H.R. 728: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 740: Mr. Obey.
       H.R. 762: Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. 
     Klink, Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Crowley, 
     Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
     Dicks, Mr. Phelps, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Sherman, 
     Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Sweeney, 
     Mrs. Chenoweth-Hage, Mr. Barcia, and Ms. Berkley.

[[Page 1979]]

       H.R. 792: Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. Lewis of 
     Kentucky.
       H.R. 798: Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 828: Mr. Bliley and Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 837: Mr. Hoeffel.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Udall of New Mexico.
       H.R. 881: Mr. Vitter.
       H.R. 890: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 919: Mr. Sabo, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Smith of New 
     Jersey, and Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 925: Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 997: Mr. Vitter, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Jefferson, 
     and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 1006: Mrs. Biggert.
       H.R. 1163: Mr. Conyers, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. Crowley.
       H.R. 1180: Mr. Gallegly and Mr. Udall of New Mexico.
       H.R. 1271: Mr. Cummings and Mr. Sabo.
       H.R. 1303: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 1304: Mr. Upton, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. 
     Phelps.
       H.R. 1367: Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 1478: Mr. Conyers, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Crowley, and 
     Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 1482: Mr. Sabo.
       H.R. 1525: Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 1579: Mr. Lampson, Ms. Brown of Florida, and Mr. 
     Kuykendall.
       H.R. 1592: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri and Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 1625: Mr. Serrano, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Stabenow, 
     Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Tancredo, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
     Towns, and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 1650: Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Wu, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. 
     Cummings.
       H.R. 1775: Mr. Gilman, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
     Cummings, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Smith of New 
     Jersey, and Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 1821: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi.
       H.R. 1824: Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 1869: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Smith of Washington, and Ms. 
     Dunn.
       H.R. 1876: Mr. Frost, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Smith 
     of Texas, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Bonilla, Ms. Granger, and Mr. 
     Coburn.
       H.R. 1977: Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 1994: Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 1998: Mr. Linder.
       H.R. 2001: Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 2002: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 2053: Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 2166: Mr. Bass, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Weiner, and Mr. 
     Gilchrest.
       H.R. 2260: Mr. Weller and Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 2289: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2418: Mr. Linder, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Jenkins.
       H.R. 2451: Mr. Doolittle and Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 2470: Mr. Bryant.
       H.R. 2512: Mr. Gordon, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
     Abercrombie, and Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 2539: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 2573: Mr. Matsui, Mr. Skelton, and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 2590: Mr. McGovern, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 2640: Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 2678: Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 2720: Mr. Tierney, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Meehan, and Mr. 
     Kleczka.
       H.R. 2731: Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 2748: Mrs. Clayton and Mr. Jones of North Carolina.
       H.R. 2813: Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, and Mr. Thompson 
     of Mississippi.
       H.R. 2827: Mr. LaHood, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 2828: Mr. Weygand, Mr. Frost, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
     Klink, Mr. McHugh, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
     Bonior, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Turner, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. McCarthy 
     of New York, and Mr. Dingell.
       H.R. 2864: Mr. Olver, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Engel, Mr. Costello, Mr. Nadler, 
     Mr. Lantos, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 2865: Ms. Lee and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 2870: Mr. Meehan, Mr. Borski, Mr. Wynn, Mr. King, and 
     Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 2882: Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 2899: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas.
       H.R. 2900: Mr. Kilpatrick, Mr. George Miller of California, 
     Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Gejdenson, and Ms. 
     Eshoo.
       H.R. 2915: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Owens, 
     Mr. Bonior, and Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 2936: Mr. Levin, Mr. Tierney, Mrs. Capps, and Mr. 
     Paul.
       H.R. 2939: Mr. Clay and Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 2947: Mr. Kucinich and Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 2966: Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
     Bryant, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
     Kucinich, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
     Phelps, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 2980: Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 3011: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 3044: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 3057: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas.
       H.R. 3070: Mr. Crane and Mr. Isakson.
       H.R. 3072: Mr. Mascara and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 3075: Mr. Hayes, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
     Gilchrest, and Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 3082: Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 3087: Mr. Reynolds and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.J. Res. 46: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
     Gonzalez, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
     Fossella, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Reyes, 
     Mr. Rothman, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. Taylor of 
     Mississippi.
       H. Con. Res. 51: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Evans, Mr. Gejdenson, 
     and Mr. Larson.
       H. Con. Res. 111: Mr. Rush.
       H. Con. Res. 134: Mr. Berman.
       H. Con. Res. 188: Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Martinez, 
     Mr. Menendez, Mr. Packard, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
     Delahunt, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Lantos, 
     and Mr. Dingell.
       H. Con. Res. 190: Mr. Armey.
       H. Con. Res. 197: Mr. Armey, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bass, 
     Mr. Blunt, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cunningham, 
     Mr. Dickey, Mr. Duncan, Mr. English, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
     Frelinghuysen, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
     Isakson, Mr. Istook, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Kasich, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
     Leach, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Ose, 
     Mr. Packard, Mr. Pickering, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
     Shimkus, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania, and Mr. Whitfield.
       H. Res. 169: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H. Res. 325: Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Shows, and Mr. Rahall.

para. 115.45  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 3081: Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
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                     TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1999 (116)

para. 116.1  appointment of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 9 o'clock a.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. TANCREDO, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 October 19, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Thomas G. Tancredo to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 19, 
1999, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 116.2  recess--9:37 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TANCREDO, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess at 9 o'clock 37 minutes a.m. until 10 
o'clock a.m.

para. 116.3  after recess--10 a.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para. 116.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Monday, October 18, 1999.
  Mr. TRAFICANT, 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. TRAFICANT objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, announced that the vote 
would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para. 116.5  communications

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

       4815. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Milk in the New England and 
     Other Marketing Areas; Delay of Effective Date [DA-97-12] 
     received October 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4816. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Sweet Cherries Grown in 
     Designated Counties in Washington; Change in Pack 
     Requirements [Docket No. FV99-923-1 IFRC] received October 
     13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       4817. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Animal 
     and Plant Health Inspection Service [Docket No. 97-118-2] 
     received October 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4818. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Change 
     in Disease Status of Belgium

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     Because of BSE [Docket No. 97-115-2] received October 15, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4819. 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; Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300928; FRL-6382-6] (RIN: 
     2070-AB78) received October 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4820. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Sethoxydim; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300932; FRL-6385-9] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received October 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4821. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Pyrithiobac Sodium 
     Salt; Time-Limited Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300935; FRL-6386-
     5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received October 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4822. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agecny's final rule--Pyriproxyfen; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300917; FRL-6381-3] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     October 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       4823. 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-300934; FRL-6386-
     1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received October 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4824. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Office of Student Financial Assistance, 
     Department of Education, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--The Secretary's Recognition of Accrediting Agencies 
     (RIN: 1845-AA09) received October 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       4825. 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 Use of LAER for Major Modifications and Revisions 
     to the Tennessee SIP Regarding the Coating of Miscellaneous 
     Metal Parts [TN-158-2-9942(a); TN-211-1-9943(a); TN-215-1-
     9944(a); TN-221-1-9945(a); FRL-6452-8] received October 15, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4826. 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 Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District 
     [CA71-168a; FRL-6452-3] received October 15, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4827. 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; 
     VOCs from Paint, Resin and Adhesive Manufacturing and 
     Adhesive Manufacturing and Adhesive Application [MD093-3040] 
     received October 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       4828. 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 (RIN: 2050-
     AE05) [FRL-6458-8] received October 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4829. 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; Enhanced Inspection & Maintenance Program [MD081-
     3043a; FRL-6449-3] received October 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4830. 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; Texas; Repeal of Board 
     Seal Rule and Revisions to Particulate Matter Regulations 
     [TX-79-1-7328a, FRL-6459-8] received October 13, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4831. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Acceptable Programs For Respiratory 
     Protection--received October 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4832. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model AS332C, L, 
     and L1 Helicopters [Docket No. 99-SW-13-AD; Amendment 39-
     11358; AD 99-21-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 15, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4833. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Madison, WI [Airspace 
     Docket No. 99-AGL-43] received October 15, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4834. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Rockport, TX [Airspace 
     Docket No. 99-ASW-12] received October 15, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4835. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Jefferson, IA [Airspace Docket 
     No. 99-ACE-31] received October 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4836. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Hebron, NE [Airspace Docket 
     No. 99-ACE-27] received October 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4837. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Smith Center, KS [Airspace 
     Docket No. 99-ACE-32] received October 15, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4838. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Platinum, AK [Airspace 
     Docket No. 99-AAL-11] received October 15, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4839. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Antlers, OK [Airspace Docket 
     No. 99-ASW-17] received October 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4840. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Noise Certification Standards for Propeller-Driven Small 
     Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-1998-4731; Amendment No. 36] (RIN: 
     2120-AG65) received October 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4841. A letter from the Department of Transportation, FAA, 
     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-
     321-AD; Amendment 39-11352; AD 99-21-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received October 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4842. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Gifts 
     and Inheritances [Rev. Rul. 99-44] received October 13, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       4843. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Time 
     For Recharacterizing 1998 IRA Contributions [Announcement 99-
     104] received October 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 116.6  private calendar

  The SPEAKER directed the Private Calendar to be called.
  When,

para. 116.7  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. 452. An Act for the relief of Belinda McGregor.

para. 116.8  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, pursuant to clause 8, rule 
XX, announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to 
the Chair's approval of the Journal of Monday, October 18, 1999.
  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.

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  Mr. BROWN 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

337

Nays

56

When there appeared

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Answered present

1

para. 116.9                   [Roll No. 509]

                                YEAS--337

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--56

     Aderholt
     Baird
     Bilbray
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Costello
     Crane
     Crowley
     DeFazio
     Dickey
     English
     Evans
     Filner
     Ford
     Gillmor
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hefley
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Miller, George
     Moran (KS)
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Ramstad
     Sabo
     Sanford
     Schaffer
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Weller

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Tancredo
       

                             NOT VOTING--39

     Bonior
     Burton
     Buyer
     Camp
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Cox
     Cubin
     Cummings
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dixon
     Engel
     Fattah
     Frost
     Gephardt
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Lampson
     Lewis (GA)
     Martinez
     McIntosh
     Menendez
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Porter
     Pryce (OH)
     Rangel
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rush
     Scarborough
     Sessions
     Slaughter
     Strickland
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Young (AK)
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 116.10  providing for the consideration of h.j. res. 71

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 334):

       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. 71) 
     making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 
     2000, 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. 116.11  further continuing appropriations fy 2000

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida, pursuant to House Resolution 334, called up the 
joint resolution (H.J. Res. 71) making further continuing appropriations 
for the fiscal year 2000, 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. 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

421

When there appeared

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Nays

2

para. 116.12                  [Roll No. 510]

                                YEAS--421

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost

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     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--2

     DeFazio
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Buyer
     Camp
     Green (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     LaFalce
     Lewis (GA)
     Martinez
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rush
     Scarborough
  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. 116.13  congratulating henry ``hank'' aaron

  Mr. OSE moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 279); as amended: 

       Whereas Henry ``Hank'' Aaron hit a historic home run in 
     1974 to become the all-time Major League Baseball home run 
     leader;
       Whereas Henry ``Hank'' Aaron over the course of his career 
     created a lasting legacy in the game of baseball and 
     continues to contribute to society through his Chasing the 
     Dream Foundation;
       Whereas Henry ``Hank'' Aaron hit more than 40 home runs in 
     8 different seasons;
       Whereas Henry ``Hank'' Aaron appeared in 24 All-Star games;
       Whereas Henry ``Hank'' Aaron was elected to the National 
     Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, 
     receiving one of the highest vote totals (406 votes) in the 
     history of National Baseball Hall of Fame voting;
       Whereas Henry ``Hank'' Aaron was inducted into the National 
     Baseball Hall of Fame on August 1, 1982;
       Whereas Henry ``Hank'' Aaron finished his career in 1976 
     with 755 home runs, a lifetime batting average of .305, and 
     2,297 runs batted in;
       Whereas Henry ``Hank'' Aaron taught us to follow our 
     dreams;
       Whereas Henry ``Hank'' Aaron continues to serve the 
     community through his various commitments to charities and as 
     Senior Vice President and Assistant to the President of the 
     Atlanta Braves;
       Whereas Henry ``Hank'' Aaron became one of the first 
     African-Americans in Major League Baseball upper management, 
     as Atlanta's vice president of player development; and
       Whereas Henry ``Hank'' Aaron is one of the greatest 
     baseball players: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) congratulates Henry ``Hank'' Aaron on his great 
     achievements in baseball and recognizes Henry ``Hank'' Aaron 
     as one of the greatest professional baseball players of all 
     time; and
       (2) commends Henry ``Hank'' Aaron for his commitment to 
     young people, earning him a permanent place in both sports 
     history and American society.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, recognized Mr. OSE 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. 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 resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution, as amended, was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, 
laid on the table.

para. 116.14  discretionary spending offsets fy 2000

  Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(H.R. 3085) to provide discretionary spending offsets for fiscal year 
2000; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, recognized Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky 
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. CALVERT, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. TERRY 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

0

It was decided in the

Nays

419

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

5

para. 116.15                  [Roll No. 511]

                                NAYS--419

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez

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     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--5

     Berman
     Blumenauer
     Capuano
     Frank (MA)
     Meehan

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Buyer
     Camp
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Lewis (GA)
     Martinez
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rush
     Scarborough
  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. 116.16  financial freedom

  Mr. CARDIN, moved to discharge the Committee on Ways and Means from 
further consideration of the bill (H.R. 2488) to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce individual income tax rates, to provide 
marriage penalty relief, to reduce taxes on savings and investments, to 
provide estate and gift tax relief, to provide incentives for education 
savings and health care, and for other purposes.
  Mr. TERRY moved to lay the motion on the table.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay on the table the motion to discharge?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. CARDIN demanded a recorded vote on 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

215

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

203

para. 116.17                  [Roll No. 512]

                                AYES--215

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--203

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     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
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Buyer
     Camp
     Gutierrez
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Kennedy
     LaTourette
     Lewis (GA)
     Martinez
     McDermott
     Porter
     Radanovich
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rush
     Scarborough
  So the motion to lay the motion to discharge 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.

para. 116.18  banking and housing agency

  Mrs. KELLY moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3046) to 
preserve limited Federal agency reporting requirements on banking and 
housing matters to facilitate congressional oversight and public 
accountability, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURR, recognized Mrs. KELLY and Mr. 
KANJORSKI, 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. BURR, announced that two-thirds of the 
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. 116.19  women's business center program

  Mrs. KELLY moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1497) to 
amend the Small Business Act with respect to the women's business center 
program; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURR, recognized Mrs. KELLY and Mr. UDALL 
of New Mexico, 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. BURR, announced that two-thirds of the 
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. 116.20  work incentives

  Mr. ARCHER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1180) to 
amend the Social Security Act to expand the availability of health care 
coverage for working individuals with disabilities, to establish a 
Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program in the Social Security 
Administration to provide such individuals with meaningful opportunities 
to work, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURR, 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. BURR, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. HULSHOF 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. BURR, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 116.21  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. 116.22  animal cruelty

  Mr. McCOLLUM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1887) 
to amend title 18, United States Code, to punish the depiction of animal 
cruelty; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURR, 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. LaHOOD, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. BARR 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 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 116.23  h.r. 1180--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 1180) to amend the Social Security Act to expand 
the availability of health care coverage for working individuals with 
disabilities, to establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program 
in the Social Security Administration to provide such individuals with 
meaningful opportunities to work, 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

9

para. 116.24                  [Roll No. 513]

                                YEAS--412

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell

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     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--9

     Cannon
     Coburn
     Cook
     Doolittle
     Hansen
     Johnson, Sam
     McIntosh
     Moran (KS)
     Paul

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Armey
     Buyer
     Camp
     Fowler
     Gephardt
     Jefferson
     Lewis (GA)
     Martinez
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rush
     Scarborough
     Wise
  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. 116.25  request for return of senate bill

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

  Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate is directed to request the 
House of Representatives to return the official papers on S. 331.
  Ordered, That the Clerk return said bill to the Senate.

para. 116.26  animal cruelty

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1887) to amend title 18, United States 
Code, to punish the depiction of animal cruelty; 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

372

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

42

para. 116.27                  [Roll No. 514]

                                YEAS--372

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--42

     Abercrombie
     Barr
     Bateman
     Burr
     Burton
     Cannon
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clayton
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cooksey
     DeGette
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Graham
     Hill (MT)
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Johnson, Sam
     Kingston
     Linder
     Manzullo
     Meek (FL)
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Paul
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanford
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Sununu
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Wicker

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Armey
     Borski
     Buyer
     Camp
     Duncan
     Fowler
     Gephardt
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Lewis (GA)
     Martinez
     Murtha
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rush
     Scarborough
     Stupak
     Watkins
     Wise
  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. 116.28  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to colombia narcotics traffickers

  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 
anniversary date. In accordance with this pro

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vision, 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, 1999.
  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, 1999.

  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. 106-146).

para. 116.29  permission to file supplemental report

  On motion of Mr. GOODLING, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce was granted permission to file a 
supplemental report on the bill (H.R. 2) to send more dollars to the 
classroom and for certain other purposes.

para. 116.30  providing for disagreeing to the amendment of the senate 
          and agreeing to a conference on h.r. 3064

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 333):

       Resolved, That the House disagrees to the Senate amendment 
     to the bill (H.R. 3064) 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, 2000, and 
     for other purposes, and agrees to the conference requested by 
     the Senate thereon.

  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. 116.31  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. 71. A joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other 
     purposes.

para. 116.32  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2670

  Mr. UPTON 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. 2670) making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2000, and for other purposes, to agree to the provisions contained in 
section 102 of the Senate amendment (relating to repeal of automated 
entry-exit control system).
  Pending consideration of said motion,
  On demand of Mr. SMITH of Texas, pursuant to clause 7 (b)(1), rule 
XXII,
  Ordered, That time for debate be equally divided among Messrs. UPTON, 
SMITH of Texas, and LaFALCE.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. UPTON, 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 now agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, announced that the 
yeas had it.
  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey 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 SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, pursuant to clause 8, 
rule XX, announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed 
until a time designated by the Speaker.

para. 116.33  commission on online child safety

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, by unanimous consent, 
announced that the Speaker, pursuant to section 1405(b) of the Child 
Online Protection Act (47 U.S.C. 231), and upon the recommendation of 
the Minority Leader, appointed to the Commission on Online Child 
Protection the following individuals from private life on the part of 
the House: Mr. James Schmidt of California, engaged in the business of 
making content available over the Internet; Mr. George Vrandenburg of 
Virginia, engaged in the business of providing domain name registration 
services; and Mr. Larry Shapiro of California, engaged in the business 
of providing internet portal or search services.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 116.34  submission of conference report--h.r. 2670

  Mr. ROGERS submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 106-398) on the 
bill (H.R. 2670) making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, 
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes; together with a 
statement thereon, for printing in the Record under the rule.

para. 116.35  order of business--further proceedings on motions to 
          instruct conferees on h.r. 2670

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, announced that, 
pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the filing of the conference report on 
the bill (H.R. 2670) making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes, has 
vitiated the following motions to instruct conferees on that bill: (1) 
the motion offered by the gentleman from Oklahoma, Mr. Coburn, which was 
debated yesterday and on which further proceedings had been postponed; 
and (2) the motion offered by the gentleman from Michigan, Mr. Upton, 
which was debated earlier today on which further proceedings were 
postponed.

para. 116.36  recess--8:10 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, pursuant to clause 12 
of rule I, declared the House in recess at 8 o'clock and 10 minutes 
p.m., subject to the call of the Chair.

para. 116.37  after recess--9:25 p.m.

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

para. 116.38  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 2670

  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 106-401) the resolution (H. Res. 335) waiving points of order 
against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2670) making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2000, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 116.39  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2

  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 106-402) the resolution (H. Res. 336) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2) to send more dollars to the classroom 
and for certain other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 116.40  enrolled bill and joint resolution signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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:


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       H.R. 659. An Act to authorize appropriations for the 
     protection of Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields in 
     Pennsylvania, to authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the 
     American Revolution at Valley Forge National Historical Park, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.J. Res. 71. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other 
     purposes.

para. 116.41  bills and joint resolution presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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 18, 1999:
       H.R. 3036. To restore motor carrier safety enforcement 
     authority to the Department of Transportation.
       H.R. 2684. 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, 2000, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 356. To provide for the conveyance of certain property 
     from the United States to Stanislaus County, California.
           On October 19, 1999:
       H.J. Res. 71. Making further continuing appropriations for 
     the fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes.

para. 116.42  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. CAMP, for today;
  To Mr. WISE, for today after 3 p.m.;
  To Mr. RUSH, for today; and
  To Mrs. FOWLER, for today after 3 p.m.
  And then,

para. 116.43  adjournment

  On motion of Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, at 9 o'clock and 26 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned.

para. 116.44  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. 
     Supplemental report on H.R. 2. A bill to send more dollars to 
     the classroom and for certain other purposes (Rept. No. 106-
     394, Pt. 2).
       Mr. McCOLLUM: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1887. A bill 
     to amend title 18, United States Code, to punish the 
     depiction of animal cruelty; with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     106-397). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. ROGERS: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 2670. A bill making appropriations for the Department of 
     Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
     agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and 
     for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-398). Ordered to be 
     printed.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 754. A bill to 
     establish a toll free number under the Federal Trade 
     Commission to assist consumers in determining if products are 
     American-made; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-399). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. House Resolution 278. 
     Resolution expressing the sense of the House of 
     Representatives regarding the importance of education, early 
     detection and treatment, and other efforts in the fight 
     against breast cancer (Rept. No. 106-400). Referred to the 
     House Calendar.
       Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 335. 
     Resolution waiving point of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2670) making 
     appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and 
     State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes (Rept. 
     No. 106-401). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Ms. PRYCE of Ohio: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 
     336. Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2) to send more dollars to the classroom and for certain 
     other purposes (Rept. No. 106-402). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.

para. 116.45  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committee on Commerce discharged 
from further consideration. H.R. 3070 referred to the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union.

para. 116.46  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Gephardt, 
             Mr. Bonior, Mr. Stark, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Luther, Mr. Tierney, and Mr. Vento):
       H.R. 3099. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to prevent the continued use of renouncing United States 
     citizenship as a device for avoiding United States taxes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN:
       H.R. 3100. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to prohibit telemarketers from interfering with the caller 
     identification service of any person to whom a telephone 
     solicitation is made, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BRYANT (for himself, Mr. Tanner, and Mr. 
             Hilleary):
       H.R. 3101. A bill to respond to drought conditions in 
     various States by authorizing farmers and ranchers in drought 
     areas to use certain conservation reserve lands for haying 
     and grazing during the remainder of 1999; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Foley, Mr. Crane, Mrs. 
             Biggert, and Mr. Shimkus):
       H.R. 3102. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to eliminate foreign base company shipping income from 
     foreign base company income; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Luther, Mr. Frost, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, and Mr. Oberstar):
       H.R. 3103. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to assure preservation of safety net hospitals through 
     maintenance of the Medicaid disproportionate share hospital 
     program; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 3104. A bill to provide needed flexibility to the 
     United States Department of Agriculture to help developing 
     countries and move surplus commodities from the United 
     States; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Young of 
             Florida, Mr. Horn, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Andrews, Ms. 
             Berkley, Mr. Sherman, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Condit, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mrs. 
             Lowey):
       H.R. 3105. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education 
     to make grants to educational organizations to carry out 
     educational programs about the Holocaust; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 3106. A bill to protect the civil rights of victims of 
     gender-motivated violence and to promote public safety, 
     health, and regulate activities affecting interstate commerce 
     by creating employer liability for negligent conduct that 
     results in an individual's committing a gender-motivated 
     crime of violence against another individual on premises 
     controlled by the employer; 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. MASCARA:
       H.R. 3107. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to extend coverage of immunosuppressive drugs 
     under the Medicare Program to cases of transplants not paid 
     for under the 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. MORAN of Kansas (for himself and Mr. Hall of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 3108. A bill to designate the Old Executive Office 
     Building located at 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, 
     in Washington, District of Columbia, as the Dwight D. 
     Eisenhower Executive Office Building; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Holt, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Payne, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
             Jones of North Carolina, and Mr. LoBiondo):
       H.R. 3109. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to establish a grant 
     program for assisting small businesses and agricultural 
     enterprises in meeting disaster-related expenses; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Kolbe, and Mr. 
             Shadegg):
       H.R. 3110. 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 provide coverage for 
     individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials; 
     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. THORNBERRY (for himself, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. 
             Watts of Oklahoma):
       H.J. Res. 72. A joint resolution granting the consent of 
     the Congress to the Red River Boundary Compact; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

[[Page 1988]]

           By Mr. BONILLA (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Brady of 
             Texas, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Combest, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shows, Mr. Smith of Texas, 
             Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
             Wicker, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Green of Texas, 
             Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
             John, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, and Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi):
       H. Con. Res. 199. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that prayers and invocations at public 
     school sporting events contribute to the moral foundation of 
     our Nation and urging the Supreme Court to uphold their 
     constitutionality; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GEJDENSON (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Ackerman, and Mr. Pallone):
       H. Con. Res. 200. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     strong opposition of Congress to the military coup in 
     Pakistan and calling for a civilian, democratically-elected 
     government to be returned to power in Pakistan; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H. Con. Res. 201. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress with respect to the power of agricultural 
     humanitarian assistance, in the form of a millenium good will 
     food aid initiative, to help guide developing countries down 
     the path to self sufficiency; 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. 

para. 116.47  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 65: Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 73: Mr. Largent.
       H.R. 274: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 303: Ms. Granger, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Davis 
     of Illinois, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. 
     Foley, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 306: Mrs. Jones of Ohio and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 329: Mr. Rahall and Mr. Cardin.
       H.R. 382: Mr. Evans, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Olver, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
     Crowley, and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 389: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 407: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 443: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 460: Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 531: Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Moore, and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 595: Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 623: Mr. Rogan and Mr. Sweeney.
       H.R. 721: Mr. Forbes and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 729: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 742: Mr. Udall of New Mexico.
       H.R. 765: Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
     Pickett, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Blunt, 
     and Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Hoeffel and Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 784: Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 827: Mrs. Lowey and Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 864: Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 865: Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 961: Mr. Wynn and Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 976: Mr. Fossella and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 997: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 1046: Mr. Thompson of California.
       H.R. 1060: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1071: Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Lampson, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1095: Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Boehlert, and 
     Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1107: Mr. LaTourette and Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 1115: Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Vento, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Houghton, 
     and Mr. Tanner.
       H.R. 1129: Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 1174: Mr. Fletcher.
       H.R. 1227: Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 1239: Mr. Levin and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 1267: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas.
       H.R. 1290: Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Linder, and Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 1313: Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 1329: Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 1367: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 1396: Mr. George Miller of California.
       H.R. 1456: Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 1457: Mr. Turner.
       H.R. 1593: Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 1598: Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Hobson, and Mr. 
     Simpson.
       H.R. 1622: Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 1675: Mr. Hall of Ohio.
       H.R. 1775: Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Ms. Velazquez, 
     Mr. Bass, Mr. Payne, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Ganske, Mr. 
     Moran of Virginia, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Taylor of 
     Mississippi.
       H.R. 1816: Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1838: Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Hoeffel, and Mr. 
     Meeks of New York.
       H.R. 1841: Mr. Sabo and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1926: Mr. Thompson of California.
       H.R. 2059: Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 2060: Mr. Conyers and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 2119: Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 2120: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 2200: Mr. Martinez and Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 2241: Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Pickering, and Mr. Canady of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 2244: Mr. Rogan and Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 2258: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. 
     Nadler.
       H.R. 2269: Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 2303: Mr. Visclosky and Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 2420: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
     McIntosh, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Cardin, Mr. English, Mr. Duncan, 
     and Mr. Moakley.
       H.R. 2498: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Clement, 
     Mrs. Bono, and Mr. Green of Texas.
       H.R. 2539: Mrs. Bono.
       H.R. 2543: Ms. Dunn and Mr. Coble.
       H.R. 2544: Ms. Pryce of Ohio and Mr. Isakson.
       H.R. 2554: Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 2631: Mrs. Capps, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Thompson of 
     Mississippi.
       H.R. 2686: Mr. Sisisky.
       H.R. 2697: Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 2722: Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
     Lampson, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas and Ms. Baldwin.
       H.R. 2726: Mr. Shows, Mr. Armey, and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 2730: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
     McNulty, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
     Farr of California, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Frost, 
     Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. DeLauro, and Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 2732: Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H.R. 2733: Mr. Bateman, Mr. Horn, and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 2750: Mrs. Clayton and Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 2764: Mr. Snyder and Mr. Becerra.
       H.R. 2774: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 2790: Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 2807: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 2825: Mr. Sununu, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 2868: Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Vento, Ms. 
     Pelosi, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Holt, Mr. Kucinich, and Ms. 
     McKinney.
       H.R. 2901: Mr. Riley.
       H.R. 2909: Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Luther, and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 2960: Mr. Sessions and Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 2962: Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Waters, and Mr. 
     Foley.
       H.R. 2999: Mr. Rogan.
       H.R. 3003: Mr. Lantos and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 3027: Mr. English, Mr. Turner, and Mr. Smith of 
     Michigan.
       H.R. 3059: Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 3075: Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 3082: Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas and Mr. English.
       H.J. Res. 21: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.J. Res. 53: Mr. Hastings of Washington and Mr. Hefley.
       H. Con. Res. 30: Mr. DeMint.
       H. Con. Res. 62: Ms. Berkley, Mr. Thompson of California, 
     and Mr. Filner.
       H. Con. Res. 89: Mr. Doyle, Mr. Souder, and Mr. Wolf.
       H. Con. Res. 119: Mr. Fossella.
       H. Con. Res. 175: Mr. Shays, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Lantos.
       H. Con. Res. 188: Mr. Castle.
       H. Con. Res. 189: Mr. Pallone.
       H. Res. 41: Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mrs. Northup, Ms. Rivers, 
     Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Skelton, and Ms. Waters.
       H. Res. 298: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Martinez, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. 
     Slaughter, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Ford, and 
     Mr. Berman.
       H. Res. 325: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
     McIntyre, Mr. Jenkins, and Mr. Davis of Virginia.
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.
                    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1999 (117)

para. 117.1  appointment of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 October 20, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Doug Bereuter to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 117.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, October 19, 1999.
  Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, 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. BEREUTER, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. LEWIS of Georgia 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 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 117.3  communications

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


[[Page 1989]]


       4844. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Tuberculosis in Cattle and Bison; State Designations; 
     California, Pennsylvania, and Puerto Rico [Docket No. 99-063-
     1] received October 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4845. A letter from the Chief, Accounting Policy Division, 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Federal- State Joint Board On 
     Universal Service [CC Docket No. 96-45; CC Docket No. 96-262] 
     received October 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       4846. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--NRC Enforcement Policy; Enforcement 
     Action Against Nonlicensees under 10 CFR Part 72 (NUREG-1600, 
     Rev.1) received October 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4847. A letter from the Office of Congressional Affairs, 
     Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting Content of the 
     Updated Final Safety Analysis Report in Accordance with 10 
     CFR 50.71(e); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4848. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification that 
     the Republic of Moldova, the Russian Federation, and Ukraine 
     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.
       4849. 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 Devils River Minnow as 
     Threatened (RIN: 1018-AE 86) received October 18, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4850. 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 Astragalus desereticus 
     (Deseret milk-vetch) as Threatened (RIN: 1018-AE57) received 
     October 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       4851. 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: Determination of Threatened Status for the Plant 
     Helianthus paradoxus (Pecos Sunflower) (RIN: 1018-AE88) 
     received October 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       4852. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department'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 [Docket No. 
     990304063-9063-01; I.D. 100699B] received October 18, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4853. A letter from the General Counsel of the Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     make two technical changes to the Trademark Act of 1946 
     regarding adjustments to trademark fees and regarding the 
     date for filing opposition to trademark registrations, and 
     revising section 41 of title 35, United States Code, to lower 
     certain patent fees; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4854. A letter from the Attorney, Research and Special 
     Programs Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Hazardous Materials 
     Regulations: Editorial Corrections and Clarifications [Docket 
     No. RSPA-99-6212 (HM-189P)] (RIN: 2137-AD38) received October 
     15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4855. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations: Acushnet River, MA [CGD01-99-174] 
     received October 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4856. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Special Local 
     Regulations for Marine Events; Night in Venice, Great Egg 
     Harbor, City of Ocean City, New Jersey [CGD 05-99-016] (RIN: 
     2115-AE46) received October 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4857. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Special Local 
     Regulations: Stone Mountain Productions; Tennessee River Mile 
     463.5-464.5; Chattanooga, TN [CGD08-99-060] (RIN: 2115-AE46) 
     received October 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4858. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations: Harlem River, Newtown Creek, NY 
     [CGD01-99-175] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received October 15, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4859. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary for Congressional Affairs, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled, ``Veterans Programs Improvement Act of 1999''; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       4860. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Division, ATF, 
     Department of Treasury, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Labeling of Hard Cider (97-2523) [Notice No. 881 Re: 
     T.D. ATF-398, Notice No. 859 and Notice No. 869) (RIN: 1512-
     AB71) received October 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4861. A letter from the Commissioner, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     to authorize application of the civil monetary penalty 
     authority to representative payees who convert benefits and 
     other individuals who misuse social security cards or 
     numbers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4862. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to facilitate 
     the administration and enforcement of voluntary commodity 
     inspection and grading programs, the tobacco inspection 
     program, and marketing agreements and orders; jointly to the 
     Committees on Agriculture and the Judiciary. 

para. 117.4  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. 2841. An Act to amend the Revised Organic Act of the 
     Virgin Islands to provide for greater fiscal autonomy 
     consistent with other United States jurisdictions, 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. 974. An Act to establish a program to afford high 
     school graduates from the District of Columbia the benefits 
     of in-State tuition at State colleges and universities 
     outside the District of Columbia, 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. 1652. An Act to designate the Old Executive Office 
     Building located at 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, 
     in Washington, District of Columbia, as the Dwight D. 
     Eisenhower Executive Office Building.

para. 117.5  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
Chair's approval of the Journal of Tuesday, October 19, 1999.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

349

Nays

57

When there appeared

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Answered present

1

para. 117.6                   [Roll No. 515]

                                YEAS--349

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood

[[Page 1990]]


     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--57

     Aderholt
     Baird
     Bilbray
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Costello
     Crane
     Crowley
     DeFazio
     Dickey
     English
     Evans
     Filner
     Ford
     Gillmor
     Green (TX)
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Miller, George
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Oberstar
     Pallone
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Ramstad
     Riley
     Rogan
     Sabo
     Schaffer
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Udall (NM)
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Weller

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Tancredo
       

                             NOT VOTING--26

     Bateman
     Burton
     Camp
     Cox
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Dunn
     Fattah
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gutierrez
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Jefferson
     Larson
     Lewis (CA)
     Oxley
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Scarborough
     Taylor (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Whitfield
     Young (AK)
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 117.7  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 2670

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 335):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 2670) making appropriations for the Departments of 
     Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
     agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, 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,
  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. BEREUTER, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

221

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

204

para. 117.8                   [Roll No. 516]

                                YEAS--221

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--204

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm

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     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Camp
     Danner
     Gutierrez
     Jefferson
     Mollohan
     Rush
     Scarborough
     Walsh
  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. BEREUTER, announced that the yeas 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

221

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

204

para. 117.9                   [Roll No. 517]

                                AYES--221

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--204

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     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
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Camp
     Gutierrez
     Jefferson
     Mollohan
     Rush
     Scarborough
     Walsh
     Watkins
  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. 117.10  commerce, justice, state, and judiciary appropriations

  Mr. ROGERS, pursuant to House Resolution 335, called up the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 106-398):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2670) ``making appropriations for the Departments of 
     Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
     agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, 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, 2000, and for other purposes, 
     namely:

                     TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                         General Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the administration of the 
     Department of Justice, $79,328,000, 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 1999: 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 may utilize non-
     reimbursable details of career employees within the caps 
     described in the aforementioned proviso: 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.


                     joint automated booking system

       For expenses necessary for the nationwide deployment of a 
     Joint Automated Booking System, $1,800,000, to remain 
     available until expended.


                       narrowband communications

       For the costs of conversion to narrowband communications as 
     mandated by section 104 of the National Telecommunications 
     and Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 
     903(d)(1)), $10,625,000, to remain available until expended.


                         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; and (2) the costs of providing support to counter, 
     investigate or prosecute domestic or international ter

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     rorism, including payment of rewards in connection with these 
     activities: 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.


               telecommunications carrier compliance fund

       For payments authorized by section 109 of the 
     Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (47 U.S.C. 
     1008), $15,000,000, to remain available until expended.


                   administrative review and appeals

       For expenses necessary for the administration of pardon and 
     clemency petitions and immigration related activities, 
     $98,136,000.
       In addition, $50,363,000, 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, $40,275,000; 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 not less than $40,000 shall be transferred to 
     and administered by the Department of Justice Wireless 
     Management Office for the costs of conversion to narrowband 
     communications and for the operations and maintenance of 
     legacy Land Mobile Radio systems.

                    United States Parole Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the United States Parole 
     Commission as authorized by law, $7,380,000.

                            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, $346,381,000; 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 $36,666,000 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.
       In addition, $147,929,000, 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, $81,850,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding 
     section 3302(b) of title 31, United States Code, not to 
     exceed $81,850,000 of offsetting collections derived from 
     fees collected in fiscal year 2000 for premerger notification 
     filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements 
     Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a) 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 
     2000, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2000 
     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, $1,161,957,000; of which not to exceed $2,500,000 
     shall be available until September 30, 2001, 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 9,120 
     positions and 9,398 full-time equivalent workyears shall be 
     supported from the funds appropriated in this Act for the 
     United States Attorneys.


                   united states trustee system fund

       For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee 
     Program, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 589a(a), $112,775,000, 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, $112,775,000 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 2000, so as to result in a 
     final fiscal year 2000 appropriation from the Fund estimated 
     at $0: Provided further, That 28 U.S.C. 589a is amended by 
     striking ``and'' in subsection (b)(7); by striking the period 
     in subsection (b)(8) and inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; 
     and by adding a new paragraph as follows: ``(9) interest 
     earned on Fund investment.''.


      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, $1,175,000.


         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, 
     $333,745,000, 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; 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; and of which 
     not less than $2,762,000 shall be for the costs of conversion 
     to narrowband communications and for the operations and 
     maintenance of legacy Land Mobile Radio systems: Provided, 
     That such amount shall be transferred to and administered by 
     the Department of Justice Wireless Management Office.
       In addition, $209,620,000, 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, $6,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended.


 justice prisoner and alien transportation system fund, united states 
                            marshals service

       Beginning in fiscal year 2000 and thereafter, payment shall 
     be made from the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation 
     System Fund for 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, $525,000,000, 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 $1,000,000 of funds made 
     available to the

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     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 
     prevention and resolution 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.


         payment to radiation exposure compensation trust fund

       For payments to the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust 
     Fund, $3,200,000.

                      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, $316,792,000, 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 1,236 passenger motor 
     vehicles, of which 1,142 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, $2,337,015,000; 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, 2001; 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 $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 not less than $50,000,000 shall 
     be for the costs of conversion to narrowband communications, 
     and for the operations and maintenance of legacy Land Mobile 
     Radio systems: Provided, That such amount shall be 
     transferred to and administered by the Department of Justice 
     Wireless Management Office: Provided further, 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, $752,853,000 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 1,358 passenger motor vehicles, of which 1,079 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, $933,000,000, of which not to exceed $1,800,000 for 
     research 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, 2001; of which not 
     to exceed $50,000 shall be available for official reception 
     and representation expenses; and of which not less than 
     $20,733,000 shall be for the costs of conversion to 
     narrowband communications and for the operations and 
     maintenance of legacy Land Mobile Radio systems: Provided, 
     That such amount shall be transferred to and administered by 
     the Department of Justice Wireless Management Office.
       In addition, $343,250,000, 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, $5,500,000, 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 3,075 passenger motor vehicles, of 
     which 2,266 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, 
     $1,107,429,000; 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; 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; and of which not less than $18,510,000 shall 
     be for the costs of conversion to narrowband communications 
     and for the operations and maintenance of legacy Land Mobile 
     Radio systems: Provided, That such amount shall be 
     transferred to and administered by the Department of Justice 
     Wireless Management Office: Provided further, 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, 2000: 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'', $535,011,000, of which not to exceed 
     $400,000 for research shall remain available until expended: 
     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 40 permanent positions 
     and 40 full-time equivalent workyears and $4,150,000 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: Pro

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     vided 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 exceed 4 permanent 
     positions and 4 full-time equivalent workyears: Provided 
     further, That none of the funds available to the Immigration 
     and Naturalization Service shall be used to pay any employee 
     overtime pay in an amount in excess of $30,000 during the 
     calendar year beginning January 1, 2000: 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 2000, 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, $1,267,225,000, 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, $99,664,000, 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 708, of which 
     602 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, $3,089,110,000; of which not less than 
     $500,000 shall be transferred to and administered by the 
     Department of Justice Wireless Management Office for the 
     costs of conversion to narrowband communications and for the 
     operations and maintenance of legacy Land Mobile Radio 
     systems: 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 shall remain 
     available for necessary operations until September 30, 2001: 
     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, $22,524,000, 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, 
     $556,791,000, 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 $3,429,000 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 (``the 1968 Act''), 
     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, 
     $155,611,000, 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).
       In addition, for grants, cooperative agreements, and other 
     assistance authorized by sections 819, 821, and 822 of the 
     Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, 
     $152,000,000, to remain available until expended.


               state and local law enforcement assistance

       For assistance authorized by the Violent Crime Control and 
     Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322), as amended 
     (``the 1994 Act''), $1,764,500,000 to remain available until 
     expended; 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 
     $50,000,000 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 $20,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 
     102(2) of H.R. 728; 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 $686,500,000 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 2000 under section 20109(a) of subtitle A of 
     title II of the 1994 Act; of which $130,000,000 shall be 
     available to carry out section 102 of the Crime 
     Identification Technology Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 14601), of 
     which $35,000,000 is 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 $15,000,000 
     is for the National Institute of Justice to develop school 
     safety technologies, and of which $30,000,000 shall be for 
     State and local DNA laboratories as authorized by section 
     1001(a)(22) of the 1968 Act, as well as for improvements to 
     the State and local forensic laboratory general forensic 
     science capabilities and to reduce their DNA convicted 
     offender database sample backlog; and of which $5,000,000 
     shall be for the Tribal Courts Initiative.


   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''), $1,194,450,000, to remain available until expended, 
     which shall be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust 
     Fund; of which $552,000,000 shall be for grants, contracts, 
     cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by 
     part E of title I of the 1968 Act, for State and Local 
     Narcotics Control and Justice Assist

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     ance Improvements, notwithstanding the provisions of section 
     511 of said Act, as authorized by section 1001 of title I of 
     said Act, as amended by Public Law 102-534 (106 Stat. 3524), 
     of which $52,000,000 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; 
     of which $10,000,000 shall be for the Court Appointed Special 
     Advocate 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 $28,000,000 which shall be used 
     exclusively for the purpose of strengthening civil legal 
     assistance programs for victims of domestic violence: 
     Provided, 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, $10,000,000 which shall be used exclusively 
     for violence on college campuses, 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 $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 
     $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 
     2000: Provided further, That funds made available in fiscal 
     year 2000 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

       For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control and 
     Law Enforcement Act of 1994, Public Law 103-322 (``the 1994 
     Act'') (including administrative costs), $325,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended, including $45,000,000 which 
     shall be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund; 
     of which $289,325,000 is for Public Safety and Community 
     Policing Grants pursuant to title I of the 1994 Act, of which 
     $180,000,000 shall be available for school resource officers; 
     and of which $35,675,000 shall be used for policing 
     initiatives to combat methamphetamine production and 
     trafficking and to enhance policing initiatives in drug ``hot 
     spots'': Provided, That of the amount provided for Public 
     Safety and Community Policing Grants, not to exceed 
     $17,325,000 shall be expended for program management and 
     administration: Provided further, That of the unobligated 
     balances available in this program, $210,000,000 shall be 
     used for innovative community policing programs, of which 
     $100,000,000 shall be used for a law enforcement technology 
     program, $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 (``the 1968 Act''), as amended, $30,000,000 shall 
     be used for Police Corps education, training, and service as 
     set forth in sections 200101-200113 of the 1994 Act, 
     $40,000,000 shall be available to improve tribal law 
     enforcement including equipment and training, and $15,000,000 
     shall be used to combat violence in schools.


                       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, $269,097,000, 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 sections 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) $13,500,000 shall be available for 
     expenses authorized by part G of title II of the Act for 
     juvenile mentoring programs; (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 $12,500,000 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; and of which $15,000,000 
     shall be available for the Safe Schools Initiative: 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, $11,000,000 to remain available until 
     expended, for developing, testing, and demonstrating programs 
     designed to reduce drug use among juveniles.
       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.

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       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. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     for fiscal year 2000, 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, except for grants made under the provisions of 
     sections 201, 202, 301, and 302 of the Omnibus Crime Control 
     and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended; and sections 
     204(b)(3), 241(e)(1), 243(a)(1), 243(a)(14) and 287A(3) of 
     the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, 
     as amended.
       (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all 
     functions of the Director of the Bureau of Justice 
     Assistance, other than those enumerated in the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 3742 (3) 
     through (6), are transferred to the Assistant Attorney 
     General for the Office of Justice Programs.
       Sec. 109. Sections 115 and 127 of the Departments of 
     Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in section 
     101(b) of division A of Public Law 105-277) shall apply to 
     fiscal year 2000 and thereafter.
       Sec. 110. Hereafter, 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 and its 
     implementation, such sums as may be necessary, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That the foregoing 
     authority is available solely for payment of judgments and 
     compromise settlements: Provided further, That payment of 
     litigation expenses is available under existing authority and 
     will continue to be made available as set forth in the 
     Memorandum of Understanding between the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Corporation and the Department of Justice, dated 
     October 2, 1998.
       Sec. 111. Section 507 of title 28, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding a new subsection (c) as follows:
       ``(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of title 31, section 
     901, the Assistant Attorney General for Administration shall 
     be the Chief Financial Officer of the Department of 
     Justice.''.
       Sec. 112. Section 3024 of the Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 106-31) shall apply for 
     fiscal year 2000.
       Sec. 113. Effective 30 days after enactment of this Act, 
     section 1930(a)(1) of title 28, United States Code, is 
     amended in paragraph (1) by striking ``$130'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``$155''; section 589a of title 28, United 
     States Code, is amended in subsection (b)(1) by striking 
     ``23.08 percent'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``27.42 
     percent''; and section 406(b) of Public Law 101-162 (103 
     Stat. 1016), as amended (28 U.S.C. 1931 note), is further 
     amended by striking ``30.76 percent'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``33.87 percent''.
       Sec. 114. Section 4006 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``The Attorney General'' and inserting the 
     following: ``(a) In General.--The Attorney General''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Health Care Items and Services.--
       ``(1) In general.--Payment for costs incurred for the 
     provision of health care items and services for individuals 
     in the custody of the United States Marshals Service and the 
     Immigration and Naturalization Service shall not exceed the 
     lesser of the amount that would be paid for the provision of 
     similar health care items and services under--
       ``(A) the medicare program under title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act; or
       ``(B) the medicaid program under title XIX of such Act of 
     the State in which the services were provided.
       ``(2) Full and final payment.--Any payment for a health 
     care item or service made pursuant to this subsection, shall 
     be deemed to be full and final payment.''.
       Sec. 115. (a) None of the funds made available by this or 
     any other Act may be used to pay premium pay under title 5, 
     United States Code, sections 5542 to 5549, to any individual 
     employed as an attorney, including an Assistant United States 
     Attorney, in the U.S. Department of Justice for any work 
     performed on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, neither the 
     United States nor any individual or entity acting on its 
     behalf shall be liable for premium pay under title 5, United 
     States Code, sections 5542 to 5549, for any work performed on 
     or after the date of enactment of this Act by any individual 
     employed as an attorney in the Department of Justice, 
     including an Assistant United States Attorney.
       Sec. 116. Section 113 of the Department of Justice 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (section 101(b) of division A of 
     Public Law 105-277), as amended by section 3028 of the 
     Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 
     106-31), is further amended by striking the first comma and 
     inserting ``for fiscal year 2000 and hereafter,''.
       Sec. 117. Section 203(b)(2)(B) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(2)(B)) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(B)(i) Subject to clause (ii), the Attorney General may, 
     when the Attorney General deems it to be in the national 
     interest, waive the requirements of subparagraph (A) that an 
     alien's services in the sciences, arts, professions, or 
     business be sought by an employer in the United States.
       ``(ii)(I) The Attorney General shall grant a national 
     interest waiver pursuant to clause (i) on behalf of any alien 
     physician with respect to whom a petition for preference 
     classification has been filed under subparagraph (A) if--
       ``(aa) the alien physician agrees to work full time as a 
     physician in an area or areas designated by the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services as having a shortage of health care 
     professionals or at a health care facility under the 
     jurisdiction of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and
       ``(bb) a Federal agency or a department of public health in 
     any State has previously determined that the alien 
     physician's work in such an area or at such facility was in 
     the public interest.

       ``(II) No permanent resident visa may be issued to an alien 
     physician described in subclause (I) by the Secretary of 
     State under section 204(b), and the Attorney General may not 
     adjust the status of such an alien physician from that of a 
     nonimmigrant alien to that of a permanent resident alien 
     under section 245, until such time as the alien has worked 
     full time as a physician for an aggregate of five years (not 
     including the time served in the status of an alien described 
     in section 101(a)(15)(J)), in an area or areas designated by 
     the Secretary of Health and Human Services as having a 
     shortage of health care professionals or at a health care 
     facility under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs.
       ``(III) Nothing in this subparagraph may be construed to 
     prevent the filing of a petition with the Attorney General 
     for classification under section 204(a), or the filing of an 
     application for adjustment of status under section 245, by an 
     alien physician described in subclause (I) prior to the date 
     by which such alien physician has completed the service 
     described in subclause (II).
       ``(IV) The requirements of this subsection do not affect 
     waivers on behalf of alien physicians approved under section 
     203(b)(2)(B) before the enactment date of this subsection. In 
     the case of a physician for whom an application for a waiver 
     was filed under section 203(b)(2)(B) prior to November 1, 
     1998, the Attorney General shall grant a national interest 
     waiver pursuant to section 203(b)(2)(B) except that the alien 
     is required to have worked full time as a physician for an 
     aggregate of three years (not including time served in the 
     status of an alien described in section 101(a)(15)(J)) before 
     a visa can be issued to the alien under section 204(b) or the 
     status of the alien is adjusted to permanent resident under 
     section 245.''.

       Sec. 118. Section 286(q)(1)(A) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act of 1953 (8 U.S.C. 1356(q)(1)(A)), as amended, 
     is further amended--
       (1) by deleting clause (ii);
       (2) by renumbering clause (iii) as (ii); and
       (3) by striking ``, until September 30, 2000,'' in clause 
     (iv) and renumbering that clause as (iii).
       Sec. 119. Section 1402(d) of the Victims of Crime Act of 
     1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601(d)) is amended--
       (a) by striking paragraph (5);
       (b) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (4) and (5), respectively; and
       (c) by adding a new paragraph (3), as follows:
       ``(3) Of the sums remaining in the Fund in any particular 
     fiscal year after compliance with paragraph (2), such sums as 
     may be necessary shall be available for the United States 
     Attorneys Offices to improve services for the benefit of 
     crime victims in the federal criminal justice system.''.
       Sec. 120. Public Law 103-322, the Violent Crime Control and 
     Law Enforcement Act of 1994, Subtitle C, Section 210304, 
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     tate Law Enforcement Exchange of DNA Identification 
     Information (42 U.S.C. 14132), is amended as follows:
       (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking the word ``and'';
       (2) in subsection (a)(3), by replacing ``.'' with ``; and'' 
     after the word ``remains''; and
       (3) by inserting new subsection (a)(4) as follows:
       ``(4) analyses of DNA samples voluntarily contributed from 
     relatives of missing persons.''.
       Sec. 121. (a) Subsection (b)(1) of section 227 of the 
     Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13032) is 
     amended by inserting after ``such facts or circumstances'' 
     the following: ``to the Cyber Tip Line at the National Center 
     for Missing and Exploited Children, which shall forward that 
     report''.
       (b) Subsection (b)(2) of that section is amended by 
     striking ``made'' and inserting ``forwarded''.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of Justice 
     Appropriations Act, 2000''.

         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, $25,635,000, 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, $308,503,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which $3,000,000 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 $313,503,000 provided for in 
     direct obligations (of which $308,503,000 is appropriated 
     from the General Fund, $3,000,000 is derived from fee 
     collections, and $2,000,000 is derived from unobligated 
     balances and deobligations from prior years), $62,376,000 
     shall be for Trade Development, $19,755,000 shall be for 
     Market Access and Compliance, $32,473,000 shall be for the 
     Import Administration, $186,693,000 shall be for the United 
     States and Foreign Commercial Service, and $12,206,000 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; 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, 
     $54,038,000, 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 of 
     Representatives 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, and for trade adjustment assistance, $361,879,000 to 
     be made available until expended.


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of administering the economic 
     development assistance programs as provided for by law, 
     $26,500,000: 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, 
     $27,314,000.

                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, $49,499,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2001.

                          Bureau of the Census


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for collecting, compiling, 
     analyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics, provided for 
     by law, $140,000,000.


                     periodic censuses and programs

       For necessary expenses to conduct the decennial census, 
     $4,476,253,000 to remain available until expended: of which 
     $20,240,000 is for Program Development and Management; of 
     which $194,623,000 is for Data Content and Products; of which 
     $3,449,952,000 is for Field Data Collection and Support 
     Systems; of which $43,663,000 is for Address List 
     Development; of which $477,379,000 is for Automated Data 
     Processing and Telecommunications Support; of which 
     $15,988,000 is for Testing and Evaluation; of which 
     $71,416,000 is for activities related to Puerto Rico, the 
     Virgin Islands and Pacific Areas; of which $199,492,000 is 
     for Marketing, Communications and Partnerships activities; 
     and of which $3,500,000 is for the Census Monitoring Board, 
     as authorized by section 210 of Public Law 105-119: Provided, 
     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: 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.
       In addition, for expenses to collect and publish statistics 
     for other periodic censuses and programs provided for by law, 
     $142,320,000, 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), $10,975,000, 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

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     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, $26,500,000, 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, $15,500,000, 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 Act (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, 
     $755,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That of this amount, $755,000,000 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 2000, so as to result in a 
     final fiscal year 2000 appropriation from the General Fund 
     estimated at $0: Provided further, That, during fiscal year 
     2000, should the total amount of offsetting fee collections 
     be less than $755,000,000, the total amounts available to the 
     Patent and Trademark Office shall be reduced accordingly: 
     Provided further, That any amount received in excess of 
     $755,000,000 in fiscal year 2000 shall remain available until 
     expended: Provided further, That of the amount in excess of 
     $755,000,000 referred to in the previous proviso, 
     $229,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until 
     October 1, 2000: Provided further, That not to exceed 
     $116,000,000 from fees collected in fiscal year 1999 shall be 
     made available for obligation in fiscal year 2000.

                         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, $7,972,000.

             National Institute of Standards and Technology


             scientific and technical research and services

       For necessary expenses of the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology, $283,132,000, to remain available 
     until expended, of which not to exceed $282,000 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, $104,836,000, to remain available until expended.
       In addition, for necessary expenses of the Advanced 
     Technology Program of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology, $142,600,000, to remain available until expended, 
     of which not to exceed $50,700,000 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, $108,414,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That of the amounts provided under this 
     heading, $84,916,000 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; 
     grants, contracts, or other payments to nonprofit 
     organizations for the purposes of conducting activities 
     pursuant to cooperative agreements; and relocation of 
     facilities as authorized by 33 U.S.C. 883i, $1,658,189,000, 
     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, $68,000,000 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 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: Provided 
     further, That of the amount made available under this heading 
     for the National Marine Fisheries Services Pacific Salmon 
     Treaty Program, $5,000,000 is appropriated for a Southern 
     Boundary and Transboundary Rivers Restoration Fund, subject 
     to express authorization.
       In addition, for necessary retired pay expenses under the 
     Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits 
     Plan, and for payments for medical care of retired personnel 
     and their dependents under the Dependents Medical Care Act 
     (10 U.S.C. ch. 55), such sums as may be necessary.


               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, 
     $589,067,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     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.


                    PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY

       For necessary expenses associated with the restoration of 
     Pacific salmon populations and the implementation of the 1999 
     Pacific Salmon Treaty Agreement between the United States and 
     Canada, $50,000,000.


                      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.


    promote and develop fishery products and research pertaining to 
                           american fisheries

                       fisheries promotional fund

                              (Rescission)

       All unobligated balances available in the Fisheries 
     Promotional Fund are rescinded: Provided, That all obligated 
     balances are transferred to the ``Operations, Research, and 
     Facilities'' account.


                      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.

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                         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, $31,500,000.


                      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 (5 U.S.C. App. 1-11 as amended by Public 
     Law 100-504), $20,000,000.

               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 authorized by section 8501 of title 5, 
     United States Code, for services performed by individuals 
     appointed to temporary positions within the Bureau of the 
     Census for purposes relating to the decennial censuses 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 of Representatives 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 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 2000 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 2000 
     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. Section 302(a)(1)(A) of the Magnuson-Stevens 
     Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1852(a)(1)(A)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``17'' and inserting ``18''; and
       (2) by striking ``11'' and inserting ``12''.
       Sec. 211. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of 
     the amounts made available elsewhere in this title to the 
     ``National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
     Construction of Research Facilities'', $2,000,000 is 
     appropriated to the Institute at Saint Anselm College, 
     $700,000 is appropriated to the New Hampshire State Library, 
     and $9,000,000 is appropriated to fund a cooperative 
     agreement with the Medical University of South Carolina.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of Commerce and 
     Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000''.

                        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, $35,492,000.

                    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 
     the Architect by the Act approved May 7, 1934 (40 U.S.C. 13a-
     13b), $8,002,000, of which $5,101,000 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, $16,797,000.

               United States Court of International Trade

                         salaries and expenses

       For salaries of the chief judge and eight 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, $11,957,000.

    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, $2,958,138,000 (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 activities of the Federal Judiciary as 
     authorized by law, $156,539,000, 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.
       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.

                           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, ex

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     pert 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 28 U.S.C. 1875(d), $358,848,000, 
     to remain available until expended as authorized by 18 U.S.C. 
     3006A(i).
       In addition, for activities of the Federal Judiciary as 
     authorized by law, $26,247,000, to remain available until 
     expended, which shall be derived from the Violent Crime 
     Reduction Trust Fund, as authorized by section 19001(a) of 
     Public Law 103-322, and sections 818 and 823 of Public Law 
     104-132.

                    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)), $60,918,000, 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), $193,028,000, 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, $55,000,000, 
     of which not to exceed $8,500 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, $18,000,000; of which 
     $1,800,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2001, 
     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), $29,500,000; to the Judicial 
     Survivors' Annuities Fund, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 376(c), 
     $8,000,000; and to the United States Court of Federal Claims 
     Judges' Retirement Fund, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 178(l), 
     $2,200,000.

                  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, 
     $8,500,000, 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 $11,000 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.
       Sec. 304. Pursuant to section 140 of Public Law 97-92, 
     Justices and judges of the United States are authorized 
     during fiscal year 2000, to receive a salary adjustment in 
     accordance with 28 U.S.C. 461: Provided, That $9,611,000 is 
     appropriated for salary adjustments pursuant to this section 
     and such funds shall be transferred to and merged with 
     appropriations in title III of this Act.
       Sec. 305. Section 604(a)(5) of title 28, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding before the semicolon at the end 
     thereof the following: ``, and, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, pay on behalf of justices and judges of the 
     United States appointed to hold office during good behavior, 
     aged 65 or over, any increases in the cost of Federal 
     Employees' Group Life Insurance imposed after April 24, 1999, 
     including any expenses generated by such payments, as 
     authorized by the Judicial Conference of the United States''.
       Sec. 306. The second paragraph of section 112(c) of title 
     28, United States Code, is amended to read ``Court for the 
     Eastern District shall be held at Brooklyn, Hauppauge, 
     Hempstead (including the village of Uniondale), and Central 
     Islip.''.
       Sec. 307. Pursuant to the requirements of section 156(d) of 
     title 28, United States Code, Congress hereby approves the 
     consolidation of the Office of the Bankruptcy Clerk with the 
     Office of the District Clerk of Court in the Southern 
     District of West Virginia.
       Sec. 308. (a) In General.--Section 3006A(d)(4)(D)(vi) of 
     title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding after the 
     word ``require'' the following: ``, except that the amount of 
     the fees shall not be considered a reason justifying any 
     limited disclosure under section 3006A(d)(4) of title 18, 
     United States Code''.
       (b) Effective Date.--This section shall apply to all 
     disclosures made under section 3006A(d) of title 18, United 
     States Code, related to any criminal trial or appeal 
     involving a sentence of death where the underlying alleged 
     criminal conduct took place on or after April 19, 1995.
       Sec. 309. (a) The President shall appoint, by and with the 
     advice and consent of the Senate--
       (1) three additional district judges for the district of 
     Arizona;
       (2) four additional district judges for the middle district 
     of Florida; and
       (3) two additional district judges for the district of 
     Nevada.
       (b) In order that the table contained in section 133 of 
     title 28, United States Code, will reflect the changes in the 
     total number of permanent district judgeships authorized as a 
     result of subsection (a) of this section--
       (1) the item relating to Arizona in such table is amended 
     to read as follows:
``Arizona.....................................................11'';....

       (2) the item relating to Florida in such table is amended 
     to read as follows:

``Florida:

    Northern.....................................................4 ....

    Middle......................................................15 ....

    Southern..................................................16'';....

       and
       (3) the item relating to Nevada in such table is amended to 
     read as follows:

``Nevada.......................................................6''.....

       (c) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
     may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section, 
     including such sums as may be necessary to provide 
     appropriate space and facilities for the judicial positions 
     created by this section.
       This title may be cited as ``The Judiciary Appropriations 
     Act, 2000''.

            TITLE IV--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY

                          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, the Mutual Educational and Cultural 
     Exchange Act of 1961, as amended, and the United States 
     Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, as amended, 
     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; expenses authorized by section 9 of 
     the Act of August 31, 1964, 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; arms control, nonproliferation and disarmanent 
     activities as authorized by the Arms Control and Disarmament 
     Act of September 26, 1961, as amended; acquisition by 
     exchange or purchase of passenger motor vehicles as 
     authorized by law; and for expenses of general 
     administration, $2,522,825,000: 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, in 
     fiscal year 2000, all receipts collected from individuals for 
     assistance in the preparation and filing of an affidavit of 
     support pursuant to section 213A of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act shall be deposited into this account as an 
     offsetting collection and shall remain available until 
     expended: Provided further, That of the amount made available 
     under this heading, $236,291,000 shall be available only for 
     public diplomacy international information programs: 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 of the amount made avail

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     able under this heading, $2,500,000 shall be available only 
     for overseas continuing language education: Provided further, 
     That of the amount made available under this heading, not to 
     exceed $1,162,000 shall be available for transfer to the 
     Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the 
     United States: Provided further, That any amount transferred 
     pursuant to the previous proviso shall not result in a total 
     amount transferred to the Commission from all Federal sources 
     that exceeds the authorized amount: 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, fees may be collected during 
     fiscal years 2000 and 2001, 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 2000 and 2001 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: Provided further, That of 
     the amount made available under this heading, $5,000,000 is 
     appropriated for a Northern Boundary and Transboundary Rivers 
     Restoration Fund: Provided further, That of the amount made 
     available under this heading, not less than $9,000,000 shall 
     be available for the Office of Defense Trade Controls.
       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, 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; 
     in addition, as authorized by section 810 of the United 
     States Information and Educational Exchange Act, not to 
     exceed $6,000,000, to remain available until expended, may be 
     credited to this appropriation from fees or other payments 
     received from English teaching, library, motion pictures, and 
     publication programs, and from fees from educational advising 
     and counseling, and exchange visitor programs; 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)).
       In addition, for the costs of worldwide security upgrades, 
     $254,000,000, to remain available until expended.


                        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.

               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, as amended (91 Stat. 
     1636), $205,000,000, 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 educational advising and 
     counseling programs as authorized by section 810 of the 
     United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 
     1948 (22 U.S.C. 1475e).

                       representation allowances

       For representation allowances as authorized by section 905 
     of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as amended (22 U.S.C. 
     4085), $5,850,000.


              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, 2001.


           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), $428,561,000, 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)), of which not to exceed $25,000 may be used for 
     representation as authorized by section 905 of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980, as amended (22 U.S.C. 4085): 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.
       In addition, for the costs of worldwide security upgrades, 
     $313,617,000, to remain available until expended.


           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 
     Consular Service pursuant to the requirement of 31 U.S.C. 
     3526(e), and as authorized by section 804(3) of the United 
     States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, as 
     amended, $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 Diplomatic and Consular Programs 
     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, $15,375,000.


     payment to the foreign service retirement and disability fund

       For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and 
     Disability Fund, as authorized by law, $128,541,000.

              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, $885,203,000: Provided, That 
     any payment of arrearages under this title 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 either the reform budget for the biennium 
     1998-1999 of $2,533,000,000 or a zero nominal growth budget 
     for the biennium 2000-2001: 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, $200,000,000, of which not to exceed $20,000,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2001: 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 authorized membership in international 
     multilateral organizations, and to pay assessed expenses of 
     international peacekeeping activities, $244,000,000, 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 the enactment of an Act that makes payment of 
     arrearages contingent upon United Nations reform: 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 any designated 
     spe

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     cialized agency of the United Nations does not exceed 22 
     percent for any single member of the agency, and the 
     designated specialized agencies have achieved zero nominal 
     growth in their biennium budgets for 2000-2001 from the 1998-
     1999 biennium budget levels of the respective agencies: 
     Provided futher, That not to exceed $107,000,000, which is 
     owed by the United Nations to the United States as a 
     reimbursement, including any reimbursement under the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 or the United Nations Participation 
     Act of 1945, that was owed to the United States before the 
     date of enactment of this Act shall be applied or used, 
     without fiscal year limitations, to reduce any amount owed by 
     the United States to the United Nations, except that any such 
     reduction pursuant to the authority in this paragraph shall 
     not be made unless expressly authorized by the enactment of 
     an Act that makes payment of arrearages contingent upon 
     United Nations reform.

                       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, $15,549,000: 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)).

           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, 2000, 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, 2000, to remain 
     available until expended.


                            east-west center

       To enable the Secretary of State 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 Secretary of State 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 Department of State to the National 
     Endowment for Democracy as authorized by the National 
     Endowment for Democracy Act, $31,000,000 to remain available 
     until expended.

                             RELATED AGENCY

                    Broadcasting Board of Governors


                 international broadcasting operations

       For expenses necessary to enable the Broadcasting Board of 
     Governors, 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, 
     Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1977, as amended, and the 
     Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998, to 
     carry out international communication activities, 
     $388,421,000, 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 Broadcasting Board of 
     Governors to carry out the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act, as 
     amended, the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act, and the 
     International Broadcasting Act of 1994, and the Foreign 
     Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998, 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: Provided, That funds may be 
     used to purchase or lease, maintain, and operate such 
     aircraft (including aerostats) as may be required to house 
     and operate necessary television broadcasting equipment.

                   broadcasting capital improvements

       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), $11,258,000, to remain 
     available until expended, as authorized by section 704(a) of 
     such Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1477b(a)).

       General Provisions--Department of State and Related Agency

       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 Broadcasting Board of Governors 
     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. The Secretary of State is authorized to 
     administer summer travel and work programs without regard to 
     preplacement requirements.
       Sec. 404. Beginning in fiscal year 2000 and thereafter, 
     section 410(a) of the Department of State and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, as included in Public Law 
     105-277, shall be in effect.
       Sec. 405. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used by the Department of State or the Broadcasting Board 
     of Governors to provide equipment, technical support, 
     consulting services, or any other form of assistance to the 
     Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation.
       Sec. 406. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act or any other Act for fiscal year 2000 
     or any fiscal year thereafter should be obligated or 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.
       Sec. 407. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act or any other Act for fiscal year 2000 
     or any fiscal year thereafter may be obligated or expended 
     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.
       Sec. 408. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this Act for the United Nations may be used by 
     the United Nations for the promulgation or enforcement of any 
     treaty, resolution, or regulation authorizing the United 
     Nations, or any of its specialized agencies or affiliated 
     organizations, to tax any aspect of the Internet.
       Sec. 409. Funds appropriated by this Act for the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors and the Department of State 
     may be obligated and expended notwithstanding section 313 of 
     the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 
     and 1995, section 309(g) of the International

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     Broadcasting Act of 1994, and section 15 of the State 
     Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of State and 
     Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2000''.

                       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, $96,200,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                        operations and training

       For necessary expenses of operations and training 
     activities authorized by law, $72,073,000.


          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 $3,809,000, 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.

      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, $490,000, 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 four full-time individuals under Schedule C of the 
     Excepted Service exclusive of one 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.

               Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce

                         salaries and expenses

       For the necessary expenses of the Advisory Commission on 
     Electronic Commerce, as authorized by Public Law 105-277, 
     $1,400,000.

            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, 
     $1,182,000, 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, $210,000,000, of which not to 
     exceed $300,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
     2001, for research and policy studies: Provided, That 
     $185,754,000 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 2000 
     so as to result in a final fiscal year 2000 appropriation 
     estimated at $24,246,000: Provided further, That any 
     offsetting collections received in excess of $185,754,000 in 
     fiscal year 2000 shall remain available until expended, but 
     shall not be available for obligation until October 1, 2000.

                      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, 
     $104,024,000: 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 
     section 3302(b) of title 31, United States Code, not to 
     exceed $104,024,000 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 2000, 
     so as to result in a final fiscal year 2000 appropriation 
     from the General Fund estimated at not more than $0, 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; $2,100,000 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 $8,900,000 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 1999 and 2000, 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, 
     $1,270,000.

                   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, 
     $173,800,000 from fees collected in fiscal year 2000 to 
     remain available until expended, and from fees collected in 
     fiscal year 1998, $194,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended; 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;

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     (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 
     105-135, 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, 
     $246,300,000: 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 $84,500,000 shall be available to fund grants 
     for performance in fiscal year 2000 or fiscal year 2001 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.), $11,000,000.


                     Business Loans Program Account

       For the cost of guaranteed loans, $131,800,000, as 
     authorized by 15 U.S.C. 631 note, of which $45,000,000 shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2001: 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 2000, 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(e)(1)(B)(ii) of the Small Business Act, as 
     amended: Provided further, That during fiscal year 2000, 
     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: 
     Provided further, That during fiscal year 2000, commitments 
     to guarantee loans under section 303(b) of the Small Business 
     Investment Act of 1958, as amended, shall not exceed the 
     amount of guarantees of debentures authorized under section 
     20(e)(1)(C)(ii) of the Small Business Act, as amended.
        In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     direct and guaranteed loan programs, $129,000,000, 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, $119,400,000 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, $136,000,000, which may be transferred 
     to and merged with appropriations for Salaries and Expenses, 
     of which $500,000 is for the Office of Inspector General of 
     the Small Business Administration for audits and reviews of 
     disaster loans and the disaster loan program and shall be 
     transferred to and merged with appropriations for the Office 
     of Inspector General: Provided, That any amount in excess of 
     $20,000,000 to be transferred to and merged with 
     appropriations for Salaries and Expenses for indirect 
     administrative expenses 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.

        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 2000, 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 2000, 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 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. 610. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act shall be expended for any purpose 
     for which appropriations are prohibited by section 609 of the 
     Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999.
       (b) The requirements in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
     section 609 of that Act shall continue to apply during fiscal 
     year 2000.
       Sec. 611. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not 
     more than 20 percent of the amount allocated to any account 
     from an appropriation made by this Act that is available for 
     obligation only in the current fiscal year may be obligated 
     during the last two months of the fiscal year unless the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate are notified prior to such obligation in 
     accordance with section 605 of this Act: Provided, That this

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     section shall not apply to the obligation of funds under 
     grant programs.
       Sec. 612. 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. 613. 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. 614. 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. 615. 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. 616. 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. 617. 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. 618. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act shall be expended for any purpose 
     for which appropriations are prohibited by section 616 of the 
     Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999.
       (b) Subsection (a)(1) of section 616 of that Act is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' after ``Gonzalez''; and
       (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end of the 
     subsection, ``, Jean-Yvon Toussaint, and Jimmy Lalanne''.
       (c) The requirements in subsections (b) and (c) of section 
     616 of that Act shall continue to apply during fiscal year 
     2000.
       Sec. 619. 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.
       Sec. 620. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     amounts deposited in the Fund established under 42 U.S.C. 
     10601 in fiscal year 1999 in excess of $500,000,000 shall not 
     be available for obligation until October 1, 2000.
       Sec. 621. 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.
       Sec. 622. For an additional amount for ``Small Business 
     Administration, Salaries and Expenses'', $30,000,000, of 
     which $2,500,000 shall be available for a grant to the NTTC 
     at Wheeling Jesuit University to continue the outreach 
     program to assist small business development; $2,000,000 
     shall be available for a grant for Western Carolina 
     University to develop a facility to assist in small business 
     and rural economic development; $3,000,000 shall be available 
     for a grant to the Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York, to 
     develop a facility; $750,000 shall be available for a grant 
     to Soundview Community in Action for a technology access and 
     business improvement project; $2,500,000 shall be available 
     for a grant for the City of Hazard, Kentucky for a Center for 
     Rural Law Enforcement Technology and Training; $1,000,000 
     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; $1,000,000 shall be available for a grant for 
     Pikeville College, School of Osteopathic Medicine for a 
     telemedicine and medical education network; $1,000,000 shall 
     be available for a grant to Operation Hope in Maywood, 
     California for a business incubator project; $1,900,000 shall 
     be available for a grant to the Southern Kentucky Tourism 
     Development Association to develop a facility for regional 
     tourism promotion; $1,000,000 shall be available for a grant 
     to the Southern Kentucky Economic Development Corporation to 
     support a science and technology business loan fund; $500,000 
     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; $8,550,000 
     shall be available for a grant to Somerset Community College 
     to develop a facility to support workforce development and 
     skills training; $200,000 shall be available for a grant for 
     the Vandalia Heritage Foundation to fulfill its charter 
     purposes; $2,000,000 shall be available for a grant for the 
     Illinois Coalition to establish and operate a national 
     demonstration project in the DuPage County Research Park 
     providing one-stop access for technology startup businesses; 
     $200,000 shall be available for a grant to Rural Enterprises, 
     Inc., in Durant, Oklahoma to support a resource center for 
     rural businesses; $500,000 shall be available for a grant for 
     the City of Chicago to establish and operate a program for 
     technology-based business growth; $500,000 shall be available 
     for a grant for the Illinois Department of Commerce and 
     Community Affairs to develop strategic plans for technology-
     based business growth; $200,000 shall be available for a 
     grant to the Long Island Bay Shore Aquarium to develop a 
     facility; $150,000 shall be available for a grant to Miami-
     Dade Community College for an Entrepreneurial Education 
     Center; $300,000 shall be available for a grant for the 
     Western Massachusetts Enterprise Fund for a microenterprise 
     loan program; and $250,000 shall be available for a grant for 
     the Johnstown Area Regional Industries Center to develop a 
     small business incubator facility.
       Sec. 623. (a) Pacific Salmon Restoration Fund.--
       (1) There is hereby established a Pacific Salmon 
     Restoration Fund (hereafter referred to as the ``Fund'') to 
     be held by the Pacific Salmon Commission. The Fund shall be 
     invested in interest bearing accounts, bonds, securities, or 
     other investments in order to achieve the highest annual 
     yield consistent with protecting the principal of the Fund. 
     The Fund shall be subdivided into a Northern Boundary Fund 
     and a Southern Boundary Fund which shall be maintained as 
     separate accounts within the Fund, and which shall receive 
     $5,000,000 and $5,000,000, respectively, of the amounts 
     authorized by this section. Income from investments made 
     pursuant to this paragraph shall be available until expended, 
     without appropriation or fiscal year limitation, for programs 
     and activities relating to salmon restoration and 
     enhancement, salmon research, the conservation of salmon 
     habitat, and implementation of the Pacific Salmon Treaty and 
     related agreements. Amounts provided by grants under this 
     subsection may be held in interest bearing accounts prior to 
     the disbursement of such funds for program purposes, and any 
     interest earned may be retained for program purposes without 
     further appropriation. The Fund is subject to the laws 
     governing federal appropriations and funds and to 
     unrestricted circulars of the Office of Management and 
     Budget. Recipients of amounts from the Fund shall keep 
     separate accounts and such records as are reasonably 
     necessary to disclose the use of the funds as well as 
     facilitate effective audits.
       (2) Fund Management.--
       (A) Amounts made available from the Northern Boundary Fund 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be administered by a Northern 
     Boundary Committee, which shall be comprised of three 
     representatives of the Government of Canada, and three 
     representatives of the United States. The three U.S. 
     representatives shall be the United States Commissioner and 
     Alternate Commissioner appointed (or designated) from a list 
     submitted by the Governor of Alaska for appointment to the 
     Pacific Salmon Commission and the Regional Administrator of 
     the National Marine Fisheries Service for the Alaska Region. 
     Only programs and activities consistent with the purposes in 
     paragraph (1) which affect the geographic area from Cape 
     Caution, Canada to Cape Suckling, Alaska may be approved for 
     funding by the Northern Boundary Committee.
       (B) Amounts made available from the Southern Boundary Fund 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be administered by a Southern 
     Boundary Committee, which shall be comprised of three 
     representatives of Canada and three representatives of the 
     United States. The United States representatives shall be 
     appointed by the Secretary of Commerce: one shall be selected 
     from a list of three qualified individuals submitted by the 
     Governors of the States of Washington and

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     Oregon; one shall be selected from a list of three qualified 
     individuals submitted by the Pacific Coastal tribes (as 
     defined by the Secretary of Commerce); and one shall be the 
     Director of the Northwest Region of the National Marine 
     Fisheries Service. Only programs and activities consistent 
     with the purposes in paragraph (1) which affect the 
     geographic area south of Cape Caution, Canada may be approved 
     for funding by the Southern Boundary Committee.
       (3) If any of the agreements or revised agreements adopted 
     under the June 30, 1999 Agreement of the United States and 
     Canada on the Treaty Between the Government of the United 
     States and the Government of Canada Concerning Pacific 
     Salmon, 1985 (hereafter referred to as the ``1999 
     Agreement'') expire without being renewed, or if the United 
     States determines that Canada has ceased to apply any such 
     agreements, amounts made available from the Fund may only be 
     used for projects in areas under the jurisdiction of the 
     United States until the United States determines that such 
     agreements or revised agreements are renewed and that the 
     United States and Canada are applying such agreements or 
     revised agreements.
       (b) Pacific Salmon Treaty Implementation.--While the 1999 
     Agreement is in effect, the incidental take in Alaska of 
     salmon listed under Public Law 93-205, as amended, shall not 
     be regulated under such Act. Additionally, the fact that 
     Alaska fisheries will be regulated according to the 
     management regimes in the 1999 Agreement and not under Public 
     Law 93-205, as amended, shall not serve as a basis to impose 
     or enhance any restriction under such Act on any other 
     activity.
       (c) Improved Salmon Management.--Section 3(g) of the 
     Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985, 16 U.S.C. 3632(g), is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``The'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``Except as provided in paragraph (2), the'';
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(2) A decision of the United States Section with respect 
     to any salmon fishery, other than a Chinook salmon fishery, 
     which occurs from Cape Caution, Canada to Cape Suckling, 
     Alaska shall be taken upon the affirmative vote of the United 
     States Commissioner appointed from the list submitted by the 
     Governor of Alaska pursuant to subsection (a). A decision of 
     the United States Section with respect to any salmon fishery, 
     other than a Chinook salmon fishery, which occurs south of 
     Cape Caution, Canada shall be taken upon the affirmative vote 
     of both the United States Commissioner appointed from the 
     list submitted by the Governors of Washington and Oregon 
     pursuant to subsection (a) and the United States Commissioner 
     appointed from the list submitted by the treaty Indian tribes 
     of the States of Idaho, Oregon, or Washington pursuant to 
     subsection (a).''; and
       (3) by renumbering the existing paragraphs.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) For capitalizing the Pacific Salmon Restoration Fund, 
     there is authorized to be appropriated in fiscal year 2000, 
     $10,000,000.
       (2) For salmon habitat restoration, salmon stock 
     enhancement, salmon research, and implementation of the 
     Pacific Salmon treaty and related agreements, there is 
     authorized to be appropriated in fiscal year 2000, 
     $46,000,000 to the States of California, Oregon, Washington, 
     and Alaska. The State of Alaska may allocate a portion of any 
     funds it receives under this subsection to eligible 
     activities outside Alaska.
       (3) For salmon habitat restoration, salmon stock 
     enhancement, salmon research, and implementation of the 
     Pacific Salmon Treaty and related agreements, there is 
     authorized to be appropriated $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2000 
     to the Pacific Coastal tribes (as defined by the Secretary of 
     Commerce).

     Funds appropriated to the States under the authority of this 
     section shall be subject to a 25 percent non-federal match 
     requirement. In addition, not more than 3 percent of such 
     funds shall be available for administrative expenses, with 
     the exception of funds used in Washington State for the 
     Forest and Fish Agreement.
       Sec. 624. Funds made available under Public Law 105-277 for 
     costs associated with implementation of the American 
     Fisheries Act of 1998 (Division C, title II, of Public Law 
     105-277) for vessel documentation activities shall remain 
     available until expended.
       Sec. 625. Effective as of October 1, 1999, section 635 of 
     Public Law 106-58 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ``the carrier for'' 
     after ``if''; and
       (2) in subsection (c), by inserting ``or otherwise provide 
     for'' after ``to prescribe''.
       Sec. 626. None of the funds made available to the 
     Department of Justice in this Act may be used to discriminate 
     against, denigrate, or otherwise undermine the religious or 
     moral beliefs of students who participate in programs for 
     which financial assistance is provided from those funds, or 
     of the parents or legal guardians of such students.
       Sec. 627. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 
     be available for the purpose of processing or providing 
     immigrant or nonimmigrant visas to citizens, subjects, 
     nationals, or residents of countries that the Attorney 
     General has determined deny or unreasonably delay accepting 
     the return of citizens, subjects, nationals, or residents 
     under section 243(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
       Sec. 628. None of the funds made available to the 
     Department of Justice in this Act may be used for the purpose 
     of transporting an individual who is a prisoner pursuant to 
     conviction for crime under State or Federal law and is 
     classified as a maximum or high security prisoner, other than 
     to a prison or other facility certified by the Federal Bureau 
     of Prisons as appropriately secure for housing such a 
     prisoner.
       Sec. 629. 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 its advice 
     and consent to the Memorandum of Understanding.
       Sec. 630. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for any activity in support of adding or maintaining 
     any World Heritage Site in the United States on the List of 
     World Heritage in Danger as maintained under the Convention 
     Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural 
     Heritage.

                         TITLE VII--RESCISSIONS

                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                    Drug Enforcement Administration


                   drug diversion control fee account

                              (rescission)

       Amounts otherwise available for obligation in fiscal year 
     2000 for the Drug Diversion Control Fee Account are reduced 
     by $35,000,000.

                 Immigration and Naturalization Service


                       immigration emergency fund

                              (rescission)

       Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
     $1,137,000 are rescinded.

                 DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY

                    Broadcasting Board of Governors


                 international broadcasting operations

                              (rescission)

       Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
     $15,516,000 are rescinded.

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                     Small Business Administration


                     business loans program account

                              (rescission)

       Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
     $13,100,000 are rescinded.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Departments of Commerce, 
     Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 2000''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
     Harold Rogers,
     Jim Kolbe,
     Charles H. Taylor,
     Ralph Regula,
     Tom Latham,
     Dan Miller,
     Zach Wamp,
     Bill Young,
     Jose E. Serrano,
     Julian C. Dixon,
     Alan Mollohan,
     Lucille Roybal-Allard,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Judd Gregg,
     Ted Stevens,
     Pete Domenici,
     Mitch McConnell,
     Kay Bailey Hutchison,
     Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
     Thad Cochran,
     Ernest Hollings,
     Daniel Inouye,
     Barbara A. Mikulski,
     Patrick J. Leahy,
     Robert C. Byrd,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  Pending consideration of the conference report,
  On demand of Mr. OBEY, pursuant to clause 8(d)(2), rule XXII,
  Ordered, That time for debate be equally divided among Messrs. ROGERS, 
SERRANO, 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.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, announced that 
pursuant to clause 10 of rule XX the yeas and nays were ordered, and the 
call was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

215

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affirmative

Nays

213

para. 117.11                  [Roll No. 518]

                                YEAS--215

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley

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     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--213

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Camp
     Cox
     Gutierrez
     Jefferson
     Rush
     Scarborough
  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. 117.12  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2

  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up 
the following resolution (H. Res. 336):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2) to send more dollars to the classroom and 
     for certain 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 90 minutes 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 six 
     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 Education and the Workforce 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 
     portion of the Congressional Record designated for that 
     purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII and except pro forma 
     amendments for the purpose of debate. Each amendment so 
     printed may be offered only by the Member who caused it to be 
     printed or his designee and shall be considered as read. The 
     amendment numbered 5 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. 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 of Ohio, 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. 117.13  dollars to the classroom

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, pursuant to House 
Resolution 336 and rule XVIII, 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. 2) to send more dollars to the classroom 
and for certain other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, 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 a message from the President.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. OSE, assumed the Chair.

para. 117.14  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. 117.15  recorded vote

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

       In section 1114(c)(1)(B)(ii)(III) of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965, as proposed to be amended by 
     section 108 of the bill, insert ``, including girls and 
     women'' after ``underserved populations''.
       In section 1114(c)(1)(B)(iii)(I) of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965, as proposed to be amended by 
     section 108 of the bill, insert ``, which may include 
     incorporation of gender-equitable methods and practices'' 
     after ``schoolwide program''.
       In section 1119A(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965, as proposed to amended by section 116 
     of the bill--
       (1) at the end of subparagraph (I), strike ``and'';
       (2) at the end of subparagraph (J), strike the period and 
     insert ``; and''; and

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       (3) after subparagraph (J), insert the following:
       ``(K) include strategies for identifying and eliminating 
     gender and racial bias in instructional materials, methods, 
     and practices.''.
       After subparagraph (E) of section 1119A(b)(2) of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as proposed 
     to amended by section 116 of the bill, insert the following 
     (and redesignate any subsequent subparagraphs accordingly):
       ``(F) instruction in the ways that teachers, principals, 
     and guidance counselors can work with parents and students 
     from groups, such as females and minorities which are under 
     represented in careers in mathematics, science, engineering, 
     and technology, to encourage and maintain the interest of 
     such students in these careers;''.
       In section 1119A(b)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965, as proposed to amended by section 116 
     of the bill--
       (1) at the end of subparagraph (H) (as redesignated), 
     strike ``and'';
       (2) at the end of subparagraph (I) (as redesignated), 
     strike the period and insert ``; and''; and
       (3) after subparagraph (I), insert the following:
       ``(J) instruction in gender-equitable methods, techniques, 
     and practices.''.
       Strike the matter proposed to be inserted in section 
     1401(a)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965, (as proposed by section 142 of the bill).
       After the matter proposed to be inserted in section 
     1401(a)(6) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965, (as proposed by section 142 of the bill), add the 
     following:
       ``(7) Pregnant and parenting teenagers are a high at-risk 
     group for dropping out of school and should be targeted by 
     dropout prevention programs.''.
       In section 1423(6) of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965, as proposed to be amended by section 
     149 of the bill--
       (1) after ``social'' insert ``, health'';
       (2) after ``facilities'' insert ``, students at risk of 
     dropping out of school,''; and
       (3) before the semicolon, insert ``, including prenatal 
     health care and nutrition services related to the health of 
     the parent and child, parenting and child development 
     classes, child care, targeted re-entry and outreach programs, 
     referrals to community resources, and scheduling 
     flexibility''.
       In section 1424(2) of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965, as proposed to be amended by section 
     150 of the bill, before the semicolon, insert the following: 
     ``, including pregnant and parenting teenagers''.
       In section 1424(3) of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965, as proposed to be amended by section 
     150 of the bill--
       (1) after ``social'' insert ``, health,''; and
       (2) after ``services'' insert ``, including day care,''.
       Strike section 152 of the bill and the amendment proposed 
     to be made to section 1426(1) of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965.
       At the end of title V of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965, as proposed to be amended by section 
     201 of the bill, insert the following:

                  ``PART C--WOMEN'S EDUCATIONAL EQUITY

     ``SEC. 5301. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.

       ``(a) Short Title.--This part may be cited as the `Women's 
     Educational Equity Act of 1994'.
       ``(b) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       ``(1) since the enactment of title IX of the Education 
     Amendments of 1972, women and girls have made strides in 
     educational achievement and in their ability to avail 
     themselves of educational opportunities;
       ``(2) because of funding provided under the Women's 
     Educational Equity Act, more curricula, training, and other 
     educational materials concerning educational equity for women 
     and girls are available for national dissemination;
       ``(3) teaching and learning practices in the United States 
     are frequently inequitable as such practices relate to women 
     and girls, for example--
       ``(A) sexual harassment, particularly that experienced by 
     girls, undermines the ability of schools to provide a safe 
     and equitable learning or workplace environment;
       ``(B) classroom textbooks and other educational materials 
     do not sufficiently reflect the experiences, achievements, or 
     concerns of women and, in most cases, are not written by 
     women or persons of color;
       ``(C) girls do not take as many mathematics and science 
     courses as boys, girls lose confidence in their mathematics 
     and science ability as girls move through adolescence, and 
     there are few women role models in the sciences; and
       ``(D) the low number of girls taking higher level computer 
     science courses leading to technical careers, and the low 
     degree of participation of women in the development of 
     education technology, will perpetuate a cycle of disadvantage 
     for girls in elementary schools and secondary schools as 
     technology is increasingly integrated into the classroom; 
     and''.
       ``(E) pregnant and parenting teenagers are at high risk for 
     dropping out of school and existing dropout prevention 
     programs do not adequately address the needs of such 
     teenagers;
       ``(4) efforts to improve the quality of public education 
     also must include efforts to ensure equal access to quality 
     education programs for all women and girls;
       ``(5) Federal support should address not only research and 
     development of innovative model curricula and teaching and 
     learning strategies to promote gender equity, but should also 
     assist schools and local communities implement gender 
     equitable practices;
       ``(6) Federal assistance for gender equity must be tied to 
     systemic reform, involve collaborative efforts to implement 
     effective gender practices at the local level, and encourage 
     parental participation; and
       ``(7) excellence in education, high educational 
     achievements and standards, and the full participation of 
     women and girls in American society, cannot be achieved 
     without educational equity for women and girls.

     ``SEC. 5302. STATEMENT OF PURPOSES.

       ``It is the purpose of this part--
       ``(1) to promote gender equity in education in the United 
     States;
       ``(2) to provide financial assistance to enable educational 
     agencies and institutions to meet the requirements of title 
     IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972; and
       ``(3) to promote equity in education for women and girls 
     who suffer from multiple forms of discrimination based on 
     sex, race, ethnic origin, limited-English proficiency, 
     disability, or age.

     ``SEC. 5303. PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized--
       ``(1) to promote, coordinate, and evaluate gender equity 
     policies, programs, activities and initiatives in all Federal 
     education programs and offices;
       ``(2) to develop, maintain, and disseminate materials, 
     resources, analyses, and research relating to education 
     equity for women and girls;
       ``(3) to provide information and technical assistance to 
     assure the effective implementation of gender equity 
     programs;
       ``(4) to coordinate gender equity programs and activities 
     with other Federal agencies with jurisdiction over education 
     and related programs;
       ``(5) to assist the Assistant Secretary of the Office of 
     Educational Research and Improvement in identifying research 
     priorities related to education equity for women and girls; 
     and
       ``(6) to perform any other activities consistent with 
     achieving the purposes of this part.
       ``(b) Grants Authorized.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to make 
     grants to, and enter into contracts and cooperative 
     agreements with, public agencies, private nonprofit agencies, 
     organizations, institutions, student groups, community 
     groups, and individuals, for a period not to exceed four 
     years, to--
       ``(A) provide grants to develop model equity programs;
       ``(B) provide funds for the implementation of equity 
     programs in schools throughout the Nation; and
       ``(C) provide grants to local educational agencies in 
     communities with an historic tie to a major leader in the 
     women's sufferage movement to educate its students about the 
     significance of the community's significant former resident.
       ``(2) Support and technical assistance.--To achieve the 
     purposes of this part, the Secretary is authorized to provide 
     support and technical assistance--
       ``(A) to implement effective gender-equity policies and 
     programs at all educational levels, including--
       ``(i) assisting educational agencies and institutions to 
     implement policies and practices to comply with title IX of 
     the Education Amendments of 1972;
       ``(ii) training for teachers, counselors, administrators, 
     and other school personnel, especially preschool and 
     elementary school personnel, in gender equitable teaching and 
     learning practices;
       ``(iii) leadership training for women and girls to develop 
     professional and marketable skills to compete in the global 
     marketplace, improve self-esteem, and benefit from exposure 
     to positive role models;
       ``(iv) school-to-work transition programs, guidance and 
     counseling activities, and other programs to increase 
     opportunities for women and girls to enter a technologically 
     demanding workplace and, in particular, to enter highly 
     skilled, high paying careers in which women and girls have 
     been underrepresented;
       ``(v) enhancing educational and career opportunities for 
     those women and girls who suffer multiple forms of 
     discrimination, based on sex and on race, ethnic origin, 
     limited-English proficiency, disability, socioeconomic 
     status, or age;
       ``(vi) assisting pregnant students and students rearing 
     children to remain in or to return to secondary school, 
     graduate, and prepare their preschool children to start 
     school;
       ``(vii) evaluating exemplary model programs to assess the 
     ability of such programs to advance educational equity for 
     women and girls;
       ``(viii) introduction into the classroom of textbooks, 
     curricula, and other materials designed to achieve equity for 
     women and girls;
       ``(ix) programs and policies to address sexual harassment 
     and violence against women and girls and to ensure that 
     educational institutions are free from threats to the safety 
     of students and personnel;
       ``(x) nondiscriminatory tests of aptitude and achievement 
     and of alternative assessments that eliminate biased 
     assessment instruments from use;
       ``(xi) programs to increase educational opportunities, 
     including higher education, vocational training, and other 
     educational programs for low-income women, including 
     underemployed and unemployed women, and

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     women receiving assistance under a State program funded under 
     part A of title IV of the Social Security Act;
       ``(xii) programs to improve representation of women in 
     educational administration at all levels; and
       ``(xiii) planning, development and initial implementation 
     of--

       ``(I) comprehensive institution- or districtwide evaluation 
     to assess the presence or absence of gender equity in 
     educational settings;
       ``(II) comprehensive plans for implementation of equity 
     programs in State and local educational agencies and 
     institutions of higher education; including community 
     colleges; and
       ``(III) innovative approaches to school-community 
     partnerships for educational equity;

       ``(B) for research and development, which shall be 
     coordinated with each of the research institutes of the 
     Office of Educational Research and Improvement to avoid 
     duplication of research efforts, designed to advance gender 
     equity nationwide and to help make policies and practices in 
     educational agencies and institutions, and local communities, 
     gender equitable, including--
       ``(i) research and development of innovative strategies and 
     model training programs for teachers and other education 
     personnel;
       ``(ii) the development of high quality and challenging 
     assessment instruments that are nondiscriminatory;
       ``(iii) the development and evaluation of model curricula, 
     textbooks, software, and other educational materials to 
     ensure the absence of gender stereotyping and bias;
       ``(iv) the development of instruments and procedures that 
     employ new and innovative strategies to assess whether 
     diverse educational settings are gender equitable;
       ``(v) the development of instruments and strategies for 
     evaluation, dissemination, and replication of promising or 
     exemplary programs designed to assist local educational 
     agencies in integrating gender equity in their educational 
     policies and practices;
       ``(vi) updating high quality educational materials 
     previously developed through awards made under this part;
       ``(vii) the development of policies and programs to address 
     and prevent sexual harassment and violence to ensure that 
     educational institutions are free from threats to safety of 
     students and personnel;
       ``(viii) the development and improvement of programs and 
     activities to increase opportunity for women, including 
     continuing educational activities, vocational education, and 
     programs for low-income women, including underemployed and 
     unemployed women, and women receiving assistance under the 
     State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act; and
       ``(ix) the development of guidance and counseling 
     activities, including career education programs, designed to 
     ensure gender equity.

     ``SEC. 5204. APPLICATIONS.

       ``An application under this part shall--
       ``(1) set forth policies and procedures that will ensure a 
     comprehensive evaluation of the activities assisted under 
     this part, including an evaluation of the practices, 
     policies, and materials used by the applicant and an 
     evaluation or estimate of the continued significance of the 
     work of the project following completion of the award period;
       ``(2) where appropriate, demonstrate how funds received 
     under this part will be used to promote the attainment of one 
     or more of the National Education Goals;
       ``(3) demonstrate how the applicant will address 
     perceptions of gender roles based on cultural differences or 
     stereotypes;
       ``(4) where appropriate, describe how funds under this part 
     will be used in a manner that is consistent with programs 
     under the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994;
       ``(5) for applications for assistance under section 
     5303(b)(1), demonstrate how the applicant will foster 
     partnerships and, where applicable, share resources with 
     State educational agencies, local educational agencies, 
     institutions of higher education, community-based 
     organizations (including organizations serving women), 
     parent, teacher, and student groups, businesses or other 
     recipients of Federal educational funding which may include 
     State literacy resource centers;
       ``(6) for applications for assistance under section 
     5303(b)(1), demonstrate how parental involvement in the 
     project will be encouraged; and
       ``(7) for applications for assistance under section 
     5303(b)(1), describe plans for continuation of the activities 
     assisted under this part with local support following 
     completion of the grant period and termination of Federal 
     support under this part.

     ``SEC. 5305. CRITERIA AND PRIORITIES.

       ``(a) Criteria and Priorities.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish separate 
     criteria and priorities for awards under paragraphs (1) and 
     (2) of section 5303(b) to ensure that funds under this part 
     are used for programs that most effectively will achieve the 
     purposes of this part.
       ``(2) Criteria.--The criteria described in subsection (a) 
     may include the extent to which the activities assisted under 
     this part--
       ``(A) address the needs of women and girls of color and 
     women and girls with disabilities;
       ``(B) meet locally defined and documented educational 
     equity needs and priorities, including compliance with title 
     IX of the Education Amendments of 1972;
       ``(C) are a significant component of a comprehensive plan 
     for educational equity and compliance with title IX of the 
     Education Amendments of 1972 in the particular school 
     district, institution of higher education, vocational-
     technical institution, or other educational agency or 
     institution; and
       ``(D) implement an institutional change strategy with long-
     term impact that will continue as a central activity of the 
     applicant after the grant under this part has terminated.
       ``(b) Priorities.--In approving applications under this 
     part, the Secretary may give special consideration to 
     applications--
       ``(1) submitted by applicants that have not received 
     assistance under this part or under part C of title IX of 
     this Act (as such part was in effect on October 1, 1988);
       ``(2) for projects that will contribute significantly to 
     directly improving teaching and learning practices in the 
     local community; and
       ``(3) for projects that will--
       ``(A) provide for a comprehensive approach to enhancing 
     gender equity in educational institutions and agencies;
       ``(B) draw on a variety of resources, including the 
     resources of local educational agencies, community-based 
     organizations, institutions of higher education, and private 
     organizations;
       ``(C) implement a strategy with long-term impact that will 
     continue as a central activity of the applicant after the 
     grant under this part has terminated;
       ``(D) address issues of national significance that can be 
     duplicated; and
       ``(E) address the educational needs of women and girls who 
     suffer multiple or compound discrimination based on sex and 
     on race, ethnic origin, disability, or age.
       ``(c) Special Rule.--To the extent feasible, the Secretary 
     shall ensure that grants awarded under this part for each 
     fiscal year address--
       ``(1) all levels of education, including preschool, 
     elementary and secondary education, higher education, 
     vocational education, and adult education;
       ``(2) all regions of the United States; and
       ``(3) urban, rural, and suburban educational institutions.
       ``(d) Coordination.--Research activities supported under 
     this part--
       ``(1) shall be carried out in consultation with the Office 
     of Educational Research and Improvement to ensure that such 
     activities are coordinated with and enhance the research and 
     development activities supported by the Office; and
       ``(2) may include collaborative research activities which 
     are jointly funded and carried out with the Office of 
     Educational Research and Improvement.
       ``(e) Limitation.--Nothing in this part shall be construed 
     as prohibiting men and boys from participating in any 
     programs or activities assisted with funds under this part.

     ``SEC. 5306. REPORT.

       ``The Secretary, not later than January 1, 2004, shall 
     submit to the President and Congress a report on the status 
     of educational equity for girls and women in the Nation.

     ``SEC. 5307. ADMINISTRATION.

       ``(a) Evaluation; Dissemination; Report.--The Secretary--
       ``(1) shall evaluate, in accordance with section 14701, 
     materials and programs developed under this part;
       ``(2) shall disseminate materials and programs developed 
     under this part; and
       ``(3) shall report to Congress regarding such evaluation, 
     materials, and programs not later than January 1, 2003.
       ``(b) Program Operations.--The Secretary shall ensure that 
     the activities assisted under this part are administered 
     within the Department by a person who has recognized 
     professional qualifications and experience in the field of 
     gender equity education.

     ``SEC. 5308. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``For the purpose of carrying out this part, there are 
     authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 
     and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 
     succeeding fiscal years, of which not less than \2/3\ of the 
     amount appropriated under this section for each fiscal year 
     shall be available to carry out the activities described in 
     section 5303(b)(1).''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

311

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affirmative

Nays

111

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                                AYES--311

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr

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     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Ney
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--111

     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady (TX)
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Doolittle
     Dunn
     Everett
     Fossella
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Nethercutt
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Radanovich
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Schaffer
     Shadegg
     Skeen
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Vitter
     Wicker

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Blunt
     Calvert
     Camp
     Gutierrez
     Jefferson
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     McCarthy (NY)
     McIntosh
     Scarborough
     Shuster
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ISAKSON, assumed the Chair.
  When Mrs. BIGGERT, Acting Chairman, reported that the Committee, 
having had under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution 
thereon.

para. 117.17  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to colombia narcotics traffickers

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ISAKSON, 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 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), I transmit herewith a 6-
month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to 
significant narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia that was declared 
in Executive Order 12978 of October 21, 1995.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, October 20, 1999.

  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. 106-147).

para. 117.18  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. 2670) ``An Act making appropriations for 
the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for 
other purposes.''.

para. 117.19  submission of conference report--h.r. 2466

  Mr. REGULA submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 106-406) on the 
bill (H.R. 2466) making appropriations for the Department of the 
Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2000, and for other purposes; together with a statement thereon, for 
printing in the Record under the rule.

para. 117.20  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 2466

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
reported (Rept. No. 106-407) the resolution (H. Res. 337) waiving points 
of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2466) 
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other 
purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 117.21  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2300

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
reported (Rept. No. 106-408) the resolution (H. Res. 338) providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2300) to allow a State to combine 
certain funds to improve the academic achievement of all its students.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 117.22  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. 1652. An Act to designate the Old Executive Office 
     Building located at 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, 
     in Washington, District of Columbia, as the Dwight D. 
     Eisenhower Executive Office Building; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.

para. 117.23  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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. 2841. An Act to amend the Revised Organic Act of the 
     Virgin Islands to provide for greater fiscal autonomy 
     consistent with other United States jurisdictions, and for 
     other purposes.

para. 117.24  bill presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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. 659. To authorize appropriations for the protection of 
     Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields in Pennsylvania, to 
     authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the American Revolution 
     at Valley Forge National Historical Park, and for other 
     purposes.

para. 117.25  bills and joint resolutions approved

  The President notified the Clerk of the House that on the following 
dates he had approved and signed bills and joint resolutions of the 
following titles:


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           March 5, 1999:
       H.R. 433, An Act to restore the management and personnel 
     authority of the Mayor of the District of Columbia.
           March 15, 1999:
       H.R. 882, An Act to nullify any reservation of funds during 
     fiscal year 1999 for guaranteed loans under the Consolidated 
     Farm and Rural Development Act for qualified beginning 
     farmers or ranchers, and for other purposes.
           March 25, 1999:
       H.R. 540, An Act 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.
           March 30, 1999:
       H.R. 808, An Act to extend for 6 additional months the 
     period for which chapter 12 of title 11, United States Code, 
     is reenacted.
           April 1, 1999:
       H.R. 1212, An Act to protect producers of agricultural 
     commodities who applied for a Crop Revenue Coverage PLUS 
     supplemental endorsement for the 1999 crop year.
           April 5, 1999:
       H.R. 68, An Act to amend section 20 of the Small Business 
     Act and make technical corrections in title III of the Small 
     Business Investment Act.
       H.R. 92, An Act 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''.
       H.R. 158, 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''.
       H.R. 233, An Act to designate the Federal building located 
     at 700 East San Antonio Street in El Paso, Texas, as the 
     ``Richard C. White Federal Building''.
       H.R. 396, An Act to designate the Federal building located 
     at 1301 Clay Street in Oakland, California, as the ``Ronald 
     V. Dellums Federal Building''.
           April 6, 1999:
       H.J. Res. 26, Joint Resolution providing for the 
     reappointment of Barber B. Conable, Jr. as a citizen regent 
     of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
       H.J. Res. 27, Joint Resolution providing for the 
     reappointment of Dr. Hanna H. Gray as a citizen regent of the 
     Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
       H.J. Res. 28, Joint Resolution providing for the 
     reappointment of Wesley S. Williams, Jr. as a citizen regent 
     of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
       H.R. 774, An Act to amend the Small Business Act to change 
     the conditions of participation and provide an authorization 
     of appropriations for the women's business center program.
           April 8, 1999:
       H.R. 171, An Act to authorize appropriations for the 
     Coastal Heritage Trail Route in New Jersey, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 705, An Act to make technical corrections with respect 
     to the monthly reports submitted by the Postmaster General on 
     official mail of the House of Representatives.
           April 9, 1999:
       H.R. 193, An Act to designate a portion of the Sudbury, 
     Assabet, and Concord Rivers as a component of the National 
     Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
           April 19, 1999:
       H.R. 1376, An Act to extend the tax benefits available with 
     respect to services performed in a combat zone to services 
     performed in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia/
     Montenegro) and certain other areas, and for other purposes.
           April 27, 1999:
       H.R. 440, An Act to make technical corrections to the 
     Microloan Program.
       H.R. 911, An Act to designate the Federal building located 
     at 310 New Bern Avenue in Raleigh, North Carolina, as the 
     ``Terry Sanford Federal Building''.
           April 29, 1999:
       H.R. 800, An Act to provide for education flexibility 
     partnerships.
           May 21, 1999:
       H.R. 432, An Act to designate the North/South Center as the 
     Dante B. Fascell North-South Center.
       H.R. 669, An Act to amend the Peace Corps Act to authorize 
     appropriations for fiscal years 2000 through 2003 to carry 
     out that Act, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1141, An Act making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, 
     and for other purposes.
           June 1, 1999:
       H.R. 1034, An Act to declare a portion of the James River 
     and Kanawha Canal in Richmond, Virginia, to be nonnavigable 
     waters of the United States for purposes of title 46, United 
     States Code, and the other maritime laws of the United 
     States.
           June 7, 1999:
       H.R. 1121, An Act to designate the Federal Building and 
     United States courthouse located at 18 Greenville Street in 
     Newnan, Georgia, as the ``Lewis R. Morgan Federal Building 
     and United States Courthouse''.
           June 8, 1999:
       H.R. 1183, An Act to amend the Fastner Quality Act to 
     strengthen the protection against the sale of mismarked 
     misrepresented, and counterfeit fasteners and eliminate 
     unnecessary requirements, and for other purposes.
           June 15, 1999:
       H.R. 1379, An Act to amend the Omnibus Consolidated and 
     Emergency Supplementary Appropriations Act, 1999, to make a 
     technical correction relating to international narcotics 
     control assistance.
           June 25, 1999:
       H.R. 435, An Act to make miscellaneous and technical 
     changes to various trade laws, and for other purposes.
           July 20, 1999:
       H.R. 775, An Act to establish certain procedures for civil 
     actions brought for damages relating to the failure of any 
     device or system to process or otherwise deal with the 
     transition from the year 1999 to the year 2000, and for other 
     purposes.
           July 22, 1999:
       H.R. 4, An Act to declare it to be the policy of the United 
     States to deploy a national missile defense.
           July 28, 1999:
       H.R. 2035, An Act to correct errors in the authorities of 
     certain programs administered by the National Highway Traffic 
     Safety Administration.
  August 10, 1999:
       H.R. 66, An Act to preserve the cultural resources of the 
     Route 66 corridor and to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to provide assistance.
           August 11, 1999:
       H.R. 2565, An Act to clarify the quorum requirement for the 
     Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United 
     States.
           August 17, 1999:
       H.R. 211, An Act to designate the Federal building and 
     United States courthouse located at 920 West Riverside Avenue 
     in Spokane, Washington, as the ``Thomas S. Foley United 
     States Courthouse'', and the plaza at the south entrance of 
     such building and courthouse as the ``Walter F. Horan 
     Plaza''.
       H.R. 1219, An Act to amend the Miller Act, relating to 
     payment protections for persons providing labor and materials 
     for Federal construction projects.
       H.R. 1568, An Act to provide technical, financial, and 
     procurement assistance to veteran owned small businesses, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 1664, An Act providing emergency authority for 
     guarantees of loans to qualified steel and iron ore companies 
     and to qualified oil and gas companies, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 2465, 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, 2000, and for other purposes.
           September 24, 1999:
       H.R. 457, An Act 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.
           September 29, 1999:
       H.J. Res. 34, Joint resolution congratulating and 
     commending the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
       H.R. 1905, An Act making appropriations for the Legislative 
     Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for 
     the other purposes.
       H.R. 2490, 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, 2000, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 2605, An Act making appropriations for energy and 
     water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2000, and for other purposes.
           September 30, 1999:
       H.J. Res. 68, Joint resolution making continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other 
     purposes.
           October 5, 1999:
       H.R. 2981, An Act to extend energy conservation programs 
     under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act through March 
     31, 2000.
           October 9, 1999:
       H.R. 2084, An Act making appropriations for the Department 
     of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
           October 19, 1999:
       H.R. 3036, An Act to restore motor carrier safety 
     enforcement authority to the Department of Transportation.
           October 20, 1999:
       H.R. 2684, 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, 2000, and for other purposes.

para. 117.26  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:

           March 23, 1999:
       S. 447, An Act to deem as timely filed, and process for 
     payment, the applications submitted by the Dodson School 
     Districts for certain Impact Aid payments for fiscal year 
     1999.
           March 31, 1999:
       S. 643, An Act to authorize the Airport Improvement Program 
     for 2 months, and for other purposes.
           April 2, 1999:
       S. 314, An Act to provide for a loan guarantee program to 
     address the Year 2000 computer problems of small business 
     concerns, and for other purposes.
           April 27, 1999:
       S. 388, An Act to authorize the establishment of a disaster 
     mitigation pilot program in the Small Business 
     Administration.

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           May 4, 1999:
       S. 531, An Act to authorize the President to award a gold 
     medal on behalf of the Congress to Rosa Parks in recognition 
     of her contributions to the Nation.
           May 13, 1999:
       S. 453, An Act to designate the Federal building located at 
     709 West 9th Street in Juneau, Alaska, as the ``Hurff A. 
     Saunders Federal Building''.
       S. 460, An Act 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''.
           August 2, 1999:
       S. 361, 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. 449, 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.
           August 5, 1999:
       S. 604, An Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     complete a land exchange with Georgia Power Company.
       S. 880, An Act to amend the Clean Air Act to remove 
     flammable fuels from the list of substances with respect to 
     which reporting and other activities are required under the 
     risk management plan program, and for other purposes.
       S. 1258, An Act to authorize funds for the payment of 
     salaries and expenses of the Patent and Trademark Office, and 
     for other purposes.
       S. 1259, An Act to amend the Trademark Act of the 1946 
     relating to dilution of famous marks, and for other purposes.
       S. 1260, An Act to make technical corrections in title 17, 
     United States Code, and other laws.
           August 13, 1999:
       S. 1543, An Act to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 
     1938 to release and protect the release of tobacco production 
     and marketing information.
           August 17, 1999:
       S. 507, An Act to provide for the conservation and 
     development of water and related resources, to authorize the 
     United States Army Corps of Engineers to construct various 
     projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United 
     States, and for other purposes.
       S. 606, An Act for the relief of Global Exploration and 
     Development Corporation, Kerr-McGee Corporation, and Kerr-
     McGee Chemical, LLC (successor to Kerr-McGee Chemical 
     Corporation), and for other purposes.
       S. 1546, An Act to amend the International Religious 
     Freedom Act of 1998 to provide additional administrative 
     authorities to the United State Commission on International 
     Religious Freedom, and to make technical corrections to that 
     Act, and for other purposes.
           September 29, 1999:
       S. 1637, An Act to extend through the end of the current 
     fiscal year certain expiring Federal Aviation Administration 
     authorizations.
           Octobr 1, 1999:
       S. 380, An Act to reauthorize the Congressional Award Act.
           October 5, 1999:
       S. 1059, An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
     2000 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.
           October 6, 1999:
       S. 293, 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. 944, An Act to amend Public Law 105-188 to provide for 
     the mineral leasing of certain Indian lands in Oklahoma.
       S. 1072, An Act to make certain technical and other 
     corrections relating to the Centennial of Flight 
     Commemoration Act (36 U.S.C. 143 note; 112 Stat. 3486 et 
     seq.).
           October 9, 1999:
       S. 1606, An Act to extend for 9 additional months the 
     period for which chapter 12 of title 11, United States Code, 
     is reenacted.
           October 12, 1999:
       S. 249, An Act to provide funding for the National Center 
     for Missing and Exploited Children, to reauthorize the 
     Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, and for other purposes.
           October 19, 1999:
       S. 559. An Act to designate the Federal building located at 
     300 East 8th Street in Austin, Texas, as the ``J.J. `Jake' 
     Pickle Federal Building''.

para. 117.27  leave of absence

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

para. 117.28  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. CUNNINGHAM, at 9 o'clock and 44 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned.

para. 117.29  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. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 2970. A 
     bill to prescribe certain terms for the resettlement of the 
     people of Rongelap Atoll due to conditions created at 
     Rongelap during United States administration of the Trust 
     Territory of the Pacific Islands, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 106-404). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 970. A 
     bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide 
     assistance to the Perkins County Rural Water System, Inc., 
     for the construction of water supply facilities in Perkins 
     County, South Dakota; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-405). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. REGULA: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 2466. A bill making appropriations for the Department of 
     the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2000, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-
     406). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee on Rules. House 
     Resolution 337. Resolution waiving points of order against 
     the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2466) 
     making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and 
     related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2000, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-407). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.
       Ms. PRYCE of Ohio: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 
     338. Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2300) to allow a State to combine certain funds to improve 
     the academic achievement of all its students (Rept. No. 106-
     408). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 117.30  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. HYDE:
       H.R. 3111. A bill to exempt certain reports from automatic 
     elimination and sunset pursuant to the Federal Reports 
     Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. McINNIS:
       H.R. 3112. 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 Mrs. WILSON (for herself, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Baker, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Ehrlich, Mr. English, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
             Luther, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             Oxley, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Strickland, and Mr. 
             Stupak):
       H.R. 3113. A bill to protect individuals, families, and 
     Internet service providers from unsolicited and unwanted 
     electronic mail; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. GRANGER:
       H.R. 3114. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to revise the update factor used in making 
     payments to PPS hospitals under the Medicare Program; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ISTOOK (for himself, Mr. Dickey, and Mr. 
             Wicker):
       H.R. 3115. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to the operation by the National Institutes of 
     Health of an experimental program to stimulate competitive 
     research; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. KOLBE (for himself and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 3116. A bill to promote openess, transparency, and 
     efficiency in international government procurement through 
     capacity building and, where appropriate, third-party 
     procurement monitoring, and for other purposes; 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 Mrs. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 3117. 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.
           By Mr. McHUGH (for himself and Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota):
       H.R. 3118. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to issue regulations under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act that 
     authorize States to establish hunting seasons for double-
     crested cormorants; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 3119. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income certain stipends paid as 
     part of a State program under which individuals who have 
     attained age 60 perform essentially volunteer services 
     specified by the program; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT (for himself and Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana):

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       H. Con. Res. 202. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the Capitol Police Board should 
     exercise the authority granted to it under law to exempt 
     members of the United States Capitol Police with good service 
     records from mandatory separation from employment at 57 years 
     of age; to the Committee on House Administration. 

para. 117.31  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. 1023. 
     A bill for the relief of Richard W. Schaffert (Rept. No. 106-
     403). Referred to the Private Calendar.

para. 117.32  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 8: Mr. Meeks of New York.
       H.R. 88: Mr. Berman, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and 
     Mr. Inslee.
       H.R. 488: Mr. Owens and Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 532: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 623: Mr. Fossella, Mr. Largent, and Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 627: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 664: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 670: Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Collins, Mr. John, 
     Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 721: Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 919: Mr. Clay.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Olver, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
     Horn, Mr. Costello, and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 984: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Mascara, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Wynn, 
     Mr. Talent, and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 997: Mr. Clyburn and Mr. Cooksey.
       H.R. 1046: Mr. Filner and Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Holt.
       H.R. 1221: Mr. Gilman and Mr. Cannon.
       H.R. 1244: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. LaTourette, Ms. Pryce of 
     Ohio, and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1248: Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bishop, and Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 1283: Mr. McKeon, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Smith of Michigan, 
     Mr. Burr of North Carolina, and Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 1300: Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, and Mrs. 
     Northup.
       H.R. 1349: Mr. Gekas.
       H.R. 1356: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1367: Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 1398: Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 1407: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 1483: Mr. Tanner, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Borski, and Mr. 
     Capuano.
       H.R. 1504: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Cook, Mr. Kasich, Mrs. Emerson, 
     and Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 1532: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. Clayton and Mr. 
     Mascara.
       H.R. 1622: Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 1657: Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1775: Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Farr of California, and Mr. 
     Filner.
       H.R. 1839: Mr. Fossella.
       H.R. 1861: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 1870: Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 1885: Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. LaFalce, and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 1997: Mr. Petri, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Rangel, Ms. 
     Pelosi, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Vento, and Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 2029: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2030: Mr. Kuykendall.
       H.R. 2303: Mr. Shuster, Mrs. Biggert, and Mr. Inslee.
       H.R. 2356: Mr. Kuykendall.
       H.R. 2365: Mr. Owens, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 2372: Mr. Bonilla and Mr. Ortiz.
       H.R. 2486: Mr. Klink, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. George Miller of 
     California, Mr. Stark, and Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 2527: Mr. Gonzalez and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 2538: Mr. Riley.
       H.R. 2539: Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 2709: Mr. Callahan, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Walden of Oregon, 
     Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Phelps, Mr. 
     Baldacci, and Mr. Hayes.
       H.R. 2727: Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Castle, and Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2738: Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 2776: Mr. Green of Texas and Mr. Davis of Virginia.
       H.R. 2807: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 2814: Mr. Walden of Oregon.
       H.R. 2827: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska and Mr. Ganske.
       H.R. 2870: Mr. Baldacci and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 2900: Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 2901: Mr. Green of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 2911: Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 2969: Mr. Fletcher.
       H.R. 3047: Mr. Houghton and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 3062: Mr. Rahall, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. 
     Boucher.
       H.R. 3075: Mr. Fletcher and Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 3095: Mr. Brown of Ohio and Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 3107: Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 3110: Mr. Lazio.
       H. Con. Res. 79: Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
     Calvert, and Mr. Sandlin.
       H. Con. Res. 100: Mr. Wu and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H. Con. Res. 148: Mr. Goss.
       H. Con. Res. 159: Mr. Rush.
       H. Con. Res. 186: Mr. Wamp, Mr. Baker, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
     Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Cook, and Mr. Ehrlich.
       H. Con. Res. 190: Mr. Oxley.
       H. Con. Res. 199: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota and Mr. Pombo.
       H. Res. 224: Mr. Fletcher.
       H. Res. 238: Mr. Frost, Mr. Brady of Texas, and Mr. Barcia.
       H. Res. 298: Mr. Waxman, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Boswell, Mr. John, and Ms. 
     Hooley of Oregon.
       H. Res. 325: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Gallegly, and 
     Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H. Res. 332: Ms. Lofgren.
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                    THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1999 (118)

para. 118.1  appointment of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 October 21, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Mac Thornberry to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 118.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. THORNBERRY, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, October 20, 1999.
  Mr. HEFLEY, 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. THORNBERRY, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. HEFLEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. THORNBERRY, pursuant to clause 8, rule 
XX, announced that the vote would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para. 118.3  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 of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 1663. An Act to recognize National Medal of Honor 
     sites in California, Indiana, and South Carolina.

  The message also announced that Mr. Domenici be a conferee, on the 
part of the Senate, on the bill (H.R. 3064) ``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, 2000, and for other 
purposes,'' vice Mr. Kyl. 

para. 118.4  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. THORNBERRY, pursuant to clause 8, rule 
XX, announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to 
the Chair's approval of the Journal of Wednesday, October 20, 1999.
  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.
  Mr. TANCREDO 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

352

When there appeared

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Nays

62

para. 118.5                   [Roll No. 520]

                                YEAS--352

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn

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     Collins
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--62

     Aderholt
     Baird
     Becerra
     Bilbray
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Capuano
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Costello
     Crane
     DeFazio
     Dickey
     English
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hefley
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Johnson, E.B.
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Markey
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Miller, George
     Moran (KS)
     Oberstar
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Ramstad
     Rogan
     Sabo
     Schaffer
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Weller
     Wu

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Bachus
     Burton
     Camp
     Combest
     Cummings
     Forbes
     Gephardt
     Gutknecht
     Isakson
     Jefferson
     Largent
     Linder
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     Sanders
     Scarborough
     Velazquez
     Young (AK)
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 118.6  communications

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

       4863. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Asian Longhorned Beetle; Addition to Quarantined 
     Areas [Docket No. 99-033-2] received October 19, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4864. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Overseas Use of the Purchase Card [DFARS Case 99-D002] 
     received October 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       4865. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the retirement and advancement to the grade of lieutenant 
     general of Lieutenant General William J. Bolt; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       4866. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Introduction to FHA 
     Programs--received October 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       4867. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Section 8 Moderate 
     Rehabilitation Program; Executing or Terminating Leases on 
     Moderate Rehabilitation Units When the Remaining Term of the 
     Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) Contract is for Less Than 
     One Year [Docket No. FR-4472-I-01] (RIN: 2577-AB98) received 
     October 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       4868. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing, 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Single Family Mortgage Insurance; 
     Clarification of Floodplain Requirements Applicable to New 
     Construction [Docket No. FR-4323-F-02] (RIN: 2502-AH16) 
     received October 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       4869. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulation, Office of the Secretary, Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program--Contract 
     Rent Annual Adjustment Factors, Fiscal Year 2000 [Docket No. 
     FR-4528-N-01] received October 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       4870. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Office of the Secretary, Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Fair Market Rents for the Section 8 Housing Assistance 
     Payments Program--Fiscal Year 2000 [Docket No. FR-4496-N-02] 
     received October 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       4871. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing, 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Introduction to FHA Programs--
     received October 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       4872. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--General 
     and Plastic Surgery Devices; Classification of the 
     Nonresorbable Gauze/Sponge for External Use, the Hydrophilic 
     Wound Dressing, the Occlusive Wound Dressing, and the 
     Hydrogel Wound Dressing [Docket No. 78N-2646] received 
     October 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4873. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Medical 
     Devices; Gastroenterology and Urology Devices; Classification 
     of the Electrogastrography System [Docket No. 99N-4027] 
     received October 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       4874. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Washington: Final 
     Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program 
     Revision [FRL-6449-8] received September 28, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4875. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emission 
     Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants; National Emission 
     Standards for Radon Emissions From Phosphogypsum Stacks [FRL-
     6443-7] (RIN: 2060-AF04) received September 29, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4876. 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: Approval of Revisions 
     to the North Carolina State Implementation Plan [NC-087-1-
     9939a; FRL-6463-6] received October 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4877. A letter from the Attorney, Office of the General 
     Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting 
     the Commission's final rule--Collaborative Procedures for 
     Energy Facility Applications [Docket No. RM98-16-000; Order 
     No. 608] received October 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

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       4878. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Biennial Report of the Director, 
     National Institutes of Health, 1997-1998; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4879. 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.
       4880. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Office of Acquisition Policy Office of Governmentwide Policy, 
     Department of Defense, General Services transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Federal Acquisition Regulation; 
     Small Entity Compliance Guide [FAC 97-14] received September 
     21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       4881. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide 
     Policy, Department of Defense, General Services transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Federal Acquisition Regulation; 
     Technical Amendments [FAC 97-14; Item XVI] received September 
     21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       4882. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide 
     Policy, Department of Defense, General Services transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Federal Acquisition Regulation; 
     Cost Accounting Standards Post-Award Notification [FAC 97-14; 
     FAR Case 98-003; Item XV] (RIN: 9000-AI23) received September 
     21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       4883. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Office of Acquisition Policy Office of Governmentwide Policy, 
     Department of Defense, General Services transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Federal Acquisition Regulation; Cost 
     Accounting Standards Post-Award Notification [FAC 97-14; FAR 
     Case 98-003; Item XV] (RIN: 9000-AI23) received September 21, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       4884. A letter from the Director, Executive Office of the 
     President, Office of Management and Budget, transmitting the 
     annual inventory of commercial activities performed by 
     Federal Government employees; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       4885. A letter from the 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.
       4886. A letter from the Director, Indian Health Service, 
     transmitting Study and inventory of open dumps on Indian 
     lands, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3903; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4887. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Atlantic Highly 
     Migratory Species Fisheries; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna [I.D. 
     091599A] received October 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4888. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Fire Protection 
     Measures for Towing Vessels [USCG-1998-4445] (RIN: 2115-AF66) 
     received October 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4889. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations: Thames River, CT [CGD01-99-178] (RIN: 
     2115-AE47) received October 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4890. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Water Quality 
     Standards; Establishment of Numeric Criteria for Priority 
     Toxic Pollutants; States' Compliance-Revision of 
     Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Criteria [FRL-6450-5] (RIN: 
     2040-AD27) received September 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4891. A letter from the Writer-Editor, Bureau of Alcohol, 
     Tobacco and Firearms, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--
     Rules of Practice in Permit Proceedings; Technical Amendments 
     [T.D. ATF-414] (RIN: 1512-AB91) received October 18, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       4892. A letter from the Writer-Editor, Bureau of Alcohol, 
     Tobacco and Firearms, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--
     Delegation of Authority (99R-159P) [T.D. ATF-416] (RIN: 1512-
     AB94) received October 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4893. A letter from the Writer-Editor, Bureau of Alcohol, 
     Tobacco, and Firearms, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--
     Technical Amendments [T.D. ATF-413] (RIN: 1512-AC00) received 
     October 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 118.7  appointment of conferees--h.r. 3064

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. THORNBERRY, by unanimous consent, 
announced the Speaker's 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. 3064) 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, 2000, and for other purposes:
  Messrs. Istook, Cunningham, Tiahrt, and Aderholt, Mrs. Emerson, and 
Messrs. Sununu, Young of Florida, Moran of Virginia, Dixon, Mollohan and 
Obey. 

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

para. 118.8  dollars to the classroom

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 336 
and rule XVIII, 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. 2) to send more dollars to the classroom and for certain 
other purposes.
  The Acting Chairman, Mr. THORNBERRY, assumed the Chair; and after some 
time spent therein,

para. 118.9  recorded vote

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

       Before section 111 of the bill, insert the following (and 
     redesignate any subsequent sections accordingly):

     SEC. 111. PUPIL SAFETY AND FAMILY SCHOOL CHOICE.

       Subpart 1 of part A of title I of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.) is 
     amended by inserting after section 1115A of such Act (20 
     U.S.C. 6316) the following:

     ``SEC. 1115B. PUPIL SAFETY AND FAMILY SCHOOL CHOICE.

       ``(a) In General.--If a student is eligible to be served 
     under section 1115(b), or attends a school eligible for a 
     schoolwide program under section 1114, and--
       ``(1) becomes a victim of a violent criminal offense while 
     in or on the grounds of a public elementary school or 
     secondary school that the student attends and that receives 
     assistance under this part, then the local educational agency 
     shall allow such student to attend any other public or 
     private elementary school or secondary school, including a 
     sectarian school, in the same State as the school where the 
     criminal offense occurred, that is selected by the student's 
     parent; or
       ``(2) the public school that the student attends and that 
     receives assistance under this part has been designated as an 
     unsafe public school, then the local educational agency may 
     allow such student to attend any other public or private 
     elementary school or secondary school, including a sectarian 
     school, in the same State as the school where the criminal 
     offense occurred, that is selected by the student's parent.
       ``(b) State Educational Agency Determinations.--
       ``(1) The State educational agency shall determine, based 
     upon State law, what actions constitute a violent criminal 
     offense for purposes of this section.
       ``(2) The State educational agency shall determine which 
     schools in the State are unsafe public schools.
       ``(3) The term `unsafe public schools' means a public 
     school that has serious crime, violence, illegal drug, and 
     discipline problems, as indicated by conditions that may 
     include high rates of--
       ``(A) expulsions and suspensions of students from school;
       ``(B) referrals of students to alternative schools for 
     disciplinary reasons, to special programs or schools for 
     delinquent youth, or to juvenile court;
       ``(C) victimization of students or teachers by criminal 
     acts, including robbery, assault and homicide;
       ``(D) enrolled students who are under court supervision for 
     past criminal behavior;
       ``(E) possession, use, sale or distribution of illegal 
     drugs;
       ``(F) enrolled students who are attending school while 
     under the influence of illegal drugs or alcohol;
       ``(G) possession or use of guns or other weapons;
       ``(H) participation in youth gangs; or
       ``(I) crimes against property, such as theft or vandalism.
       ``(c) Transportation and Tuition Costs.--The local 
     educational agency that serves the public school in or the 
     grounds on which the violent criminal offense occurred or 
     that serves the designated unsafe public school may use funds 
     hereafter provided under this part to provide transportation 
     services or to pay the reasonable costs of transportation or 
     the reasonable costs of tuition or mandatory fees associated 
     with attending another school, public or private, selected by 
     the student's parent. The local educational agency shall 
     ensure that this subsection is carried out in a 
     constitutional manner.

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       ``(d) Special Rule.--Any school receiving assistance 
     provided under this section shall comply with title VI of the 
     Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) and not 
     discriminate on the basis of race, color, or national origin.
       ``(e) Part B of the Individuals With Disabilities Education 
     Act.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect 
     the requirements of part B of the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.).
       ``(f) Maximum Amount.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of this section, the amount of assistance provided under this 
     part for a student shall not exceed the per pupil expenditure 
     for elementary or secondary education, as appropriate, by the 
     local educational agency that serves the school--
       ``(1) where the violent criminal offense occurred for the 
     fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which the offense 
     occurred; or
       ``(2) designated as an unsafe public school by the State 
     educational agency for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal 
     year for which the designation is made.
       ``(g) Construction.--Nothing in this Act or any other 
     Federal law shall be construed to prevent a parent assisted 
     under this section from selecting the public or private 
     elementary school or secondary school that a child of the 
     parent will attend within the State.
       ``(h) Consideration of Assistance.--Assistance used under 
     this section to pay the costs for a student to attend a 
     private school shall not be considered to be Federal aid to 
     the school, and the Federal Government shall have no 
     authority to influence or regulate the operations of a 
     private school as a result of assistance received under this 
     section.
       ``(i) Continuing Eligibility.--A student assisted under 
     this section shall remain eligible to continue receiving 
     assistance under this section for 5 academic years without 
     regard to whether the student is eligible for assistance 
     under section 1114 or 1115(b).
       ``(j) Tuition Charges.--Assistance under this section may 
     not be used to pay tuition or mandatory fees at a private 
     elementary school or secondary school in an amount that is 
     greater than the tuition and mandatory fees paid by students 
     not assisted under this section at such private school.
       ``(k) Sectarian Institutions.--Nothing in this section 
     shall be construed to supersede or modify any provision of a 
     State constitution that prohibits the expenditure of public 
     funds in or by sectarian institutions.''
       After part G of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965, as proposed to be added by section 171 of the bill, 
     insert the following:

                      PART F--ACADEMIC EMERGENCIES

     SEC. 181. ACADEMIC EMERGENCIES.

       (a) Academic Emergencies.--Title I of the Act is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

                     ``PART H--ACADEMIC EMERGENCIES

     ``SEC. 1801. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This part may be cited as the ``Academic Emergency Act''.

     ``SEC. 1802. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to provide 
     funds to States that have 1 or more schools designated under 
     section 1803 as academic emergency schools to provide parents 
     whose children attend such schools with education 
     alternatives.
       ``(b) Grants to States.--Grants awarded to a State under 
     this part shall be awarded for a period of not more than 5 
     years.

     ``SEC. 1803. ACADEMIC EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.

       ``(a) Designation.--The Governor of each State may 
     designate 1 or more schools in the State that meet the 
     eligibility requirements set forth in subsection (b) or are 
     identified for school improvement under section 1116(b) as 
     academic emergency schools.
       ``(b) Eligibility.--To be designated as an academic 
     emergency school, the school shall be a public elementary 
     school--
       ``(1) with a consistent record of poor performance by 
     failing to meet minimum academic standards as determined by 
     the State; and
       ``(2) in which more than 50 percent of the children 
     attending are eligible for free or reduced price lunches 
     under the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.).
       ``(c) List to Secretary.--To receive a grant under this 
     part, the Governor shall submit a list of academic emergency 
     schools to the State educational agency and the Secretary.

     ``SEC. 1804. APPLICATION AND STATE SELECTION.

       ``(a) Application.--Each State in which the Governor has 
     designated 1 or more schools as academic emergency schools 
     shall submit an application to the Secretary that includes 
     the following:
       ``(1) Assurances.--Assurances that the State shall--
       ``(A) use the funds provided under this part to supplement, 
     not supplant, State and local funds that would otherwise be 
     available for the purposes of this part;
       ``(B) provide written notification to the parents of every 
     student eligible to receive academic emergency relief funds 
     under this part, informing the parents of the voluntary 
     nature of the program established under this part, and the 
     availability of qualified schools within their geographic 
     area;
       ``(C) provide parents and the education community with 
     easily accessible information regarding available education 
     alternatives; and
       ``(D) not reserve more than 4 percent of the amount made 
     available under this part to pay administrative expenses.
       ``(2) Information.--Information regarding each academic 
     emergency school, for the school year in which the 
     application is submitted, regarding the number of children 
     attending such school, including the number of children who 
     are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch under the 
     National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and the 
     level of student performance.
       ``(b) State Awards.--
       ``(1) State selection.--From the amount appropriated 
     pursuant to the authority of section 1814 in any fiscal year, 
     the Secretary shall award grants to States in accordance with 
     this section.
       ``(2) Priority.--To the extent practicable, the Secretary 
     shall ensure that each State that completes an application in 
     accordance with subsection (a) shall receive a grant of 
     sufficient size to provide education alternatives to not less 
     than 1 academic emergency school.
       ``(3) Award criteria.--In determining the amount of a grant 
     award to a State under this part, the Secretary shall take 
     into consideration the number of schools designated as 
     academic emergencies in the State and the number of eligible 
     students in such schools.
       ``(4) State plan.--Each State that applies for funds under 
     this part shall establish a plan--
       ``(A) to ensure that the greatest number of eligible 
     students who attend academic emergency schools have an 
     opportunity to receive an academic emergency relief funds; 
     and
       ``(B) to develop a simple procedure to allow parents of 
     participating eligible students to redeem academic emergency 
     relief funds.

     ``SEC. 1805. SELECTION OF ACADEMIC EMERGENCY SCHOOLS AND 
                   AWARDS TO PARENTS.

       ``(a) Selection.--The State shall select academic emergency 
     schools based on --
       ``(1) the number of eligible students attending an academic 
     emergency school;
       ``(2) the availability of qualified schools near the 
     academic emergency school; and
       ``(3) the academic performance of students in the academic 
     emergency school.
       ``(b) Insufficient Funds.--If the amount of funds made 
     available to a State under this part is insufficient to 
     provide every eligible student in a selected academic 
     emergency school with academic emergency relief funds, the 
     State shall devise a random selection process to provide 
     eligible students in such school whose family income does not 
     exceed 185 percent of the poverty line the opportunity to 
     participate in education alternatives established pursuant to 
     this part.
       ``(c) Payments.--
       ``(1) In general.--From the funds made available to a State 
     under this part and not reserved under section 1804(a)(1)(D), 
     a State shall pay not more than $3,500 in academic emergency 
     relief funds to the parents of each participating eligible 
     student.
       ``(2) Period of awards.--The academic emergency relief 
     funds awarded to parents of participating eligible students 
     shall be awarded for each school year during the grant period 
     which shall terminate--
       ``(A) when a participating eligible student is no longer a 
     student in the State; or
       ``(B) at the end of 5 years,
     whichever occurs first.
       ``(3) Duration.--A State shall continue to receive funds 
     under this part for distribution to parents of participating 
     eligible students throughout the 5-year grant period.

     ``SEC. 1806. QUALIFIED SCHOOLS.

       ``(a) Qualifications.--A State that submits an application 
     to the Secretary under section 1804 shall publish the 
     qualifications necessary for a school to participate as a 
     qualified school under this part. At a minimum, each such 
     school shall--
       ``(1) provide assurances to the State that it will comply 
     with section 1810;
       ``(2) certify to the State that the amount charged to a 
     parent using academic relief funds for tuition and fees does 
     not exceed the amount for such tuition and fees charged to a 
     parent not using such relief funds whose child attends the 
     qualified school (excluding scholarship students attending 
     such school); and
       ``(3) report to the State, not later than July 30 of each 
     year in a manner prescribed by the State, information 
     regarding student performance.
       ``(b) Confidentiality.--No personal identifiers may be used 
     in such report described in subsection (a)(3), except that 
     the State may request such personal identifiers solely for 
     the purpose of verifying student performance.

     ``SEC. 1807. ACADEMIC EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS.

       ``(a) Use of Academic Emergency Relief Funds.--A parent who 
     receives academic emergency relief funds from a State under 
     this part may use such funds to pay the costs of tuition and 
     mandatory fees for a program of instruction at a qualified 
     school.
       ``(b) Not School Aid.--Academic emergency relief funds 
     under this part shall be considered assistance to the student 
     and shall not be considered assistance to a qualified school.

     ``SEC. 1808. EVALUATION.

       ``(a) Annual Evaluation.--
       ``(1) Contract.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall enter into a contract, subject to amounts 
     specified in Appropriation Acts, with an evaluating agency

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     that has demonstrated experience in conducting evaluations, 
     for the conduct of an ongoing rigorous evaluation of the 
     education alternative program established under this part.
       ``(2) Annual evaluation requirement.--The contract 
     described in paragraph (1) shall require the evaluating 
     agency entering into such contract to annually evaluate the 
     education alternative program established under this part in 
     accordance with the evaluation criteria described in 
     subsection (b).
       ``(3) Transmission.--The contract described in paragraph 
     (1) shall require the evaluating agency entering into such 
     contract to transmit to the Comptroller General of the United 
     States the findings of each annual evaluation under paragraph 
     (2).
       ``(b) Evaluation Criteria.--The Comptroller General of the 
     United States, in consultation with the Secretary, shall 
     establish minimum criteria for evaluating the education 
     alternative program established under this part. Such 
     criteria shall provide for--
       ``(1) a description of the effects of the programs on the 
     level of student participation and parental satisfaction with 
     the education alternatives provided pursuant to this part 
     compared to the educational achievement of students who 
     choose to remain at academic emergency schools selected for 
     participation under this part; and
       ``(2) a description of the effects of the programs on the 
     educational performance of eligible students who receive 
     academic emergency relief funds compared to the educational 
     performance of students who choose to remain at academic 
     emergency schools selected for participation under this part.

     ``SEC. 1809. REPORTS BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.

       ``(a) Interim Reports.--Three years after the date of 
     enactment of the Student Results Act of 1999, the Comptroller 
     General of the United States shall submit an interim report 
     to Congress on the findings of the annual evaluations under 
     section 1808(a)(2) for the education alternative program 
     established under this part. The report shall contain a copy 
     of the annual evaluation under section 1808(a)(2) of 
     education alternative program established under this part.
       ``(b) Final Report.--The Comptroller General shall submit a 
     final report to Congress, not later than 7 years after the 
     date of the enactment of the Student Results Act of 1999, 
     that summarizes the findings of the annual evaluations under 
     section 1808(a)(2).

     ``SEC. 1810. CIVIL RIGHTS.

       ``(a) In General.--A qualified school under this part shall 
     not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national 
     origin, or sex in carrying out the provisions of this part.
       ``(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 a qualified 
     school that is controlled by a religious organization if the 
     application of subsection (a) is inconsistent with the 
     religious tenets of the qualified school.
       ``(2) 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 a qualified school from offering, a single-sex 
     school, class, or activity.

     ``SEC. 1811. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.

       ``(a) In General.--Nothing in this part shall be construed 
     to prevent a qualified school that 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 school to 
     promote the religious purpose for which the qualified school 
     is established or maintained.
       ``(b) Sectarian Purposes.--Nothing in this part shall be 
     construed to prohibit the use of funds made available under 
     this part for sectarian educational purposes, or to require a 
     qualified school to remove religious art, icons, scripture, 
     or other symbols.

     ``SEC. 1812. CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.

       ``Nothing in this part shall affect the rights of students, 
     or the obligations of public schools of a State, under the 
     Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 
     et seq.).

     ``SEC. 1813. DEFINITIONS.

       ``As used in this part:
       ``(1) The terms ``local educational agency'' and ``State 
     educational agency'' have the same meanings given such terms 
     in section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801).
       ``(2) The term ``eligible student'' means a student 
     enrolled, in a grade between kindergarten and 4th, in an 
     academic emergency school during the school year in which the 
     Governor designates the school as an academic emergency 
     school, except that the parents of a child enrolled in 
     kindergarten at the time of the Governor's designation shall 
     not be eligible to receive academic emergency relief funds 
     until the child is in first grade.
       ``(3) The term ``Governor'' means the chief executive 
     officer of the State.
       ``(4) The term ``parent'' includes a legal guardian or 
     other person standing in loco parentis.
       ``(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.
       ``(6) The term ``qualified school'' means a public, 
     private, or independent elementary school that meets the 
     requirements of section 1806 and any other qualifications 
     established by the State to accept academic emergency relief 
     funds from the parents of participating eligible students.
       ``(7) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
     Education.
       ``(8) The term ``State'' means each of the 50 States and 
     the District of Columbia.

     ``SEC. 1814. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     part $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and such sums as may 
     be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2004, 
     except that the amount authorized to be appropriated may not 
     exceed $100,000,000 for any fiscal year.''.
       (b) Repeals.--The following programs are repealed:
       (1) International education exchange program.--Section 601 
     of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act (20 U.S.C. 5951).
       (2) Fund for the improvement of education.--Part A of title 
     X of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 8001 et seq.).
       (3) 21st century community learning centers.--Part I of 
     title X of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 8241 et seq.).

It was decided in the

Yeas

166

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negative

Nays

257

para. 118.10                  [Roll No. 521]

                                AYES--166

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Kasich
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller, Gary
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--257

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)

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     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Burton
     Camp
     Isakson
     Jefferson
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Lucas (KY)
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     Scarborough
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 118.11  recorded vote

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

       Strike title VIII of the bill.

It was decided in the

Yeas

208

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negative

Nays

215

para. 118.12                  [Roll No. 522]

                                AYES--208

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     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
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--215

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Camp
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Larson
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McInnis
     Scarborough
     Udall (CO)
     Vitter
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 118.13  recorded vote

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

       In section 1002(a) of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965, as proposed to be amended by section 
     103 of the bill strike ``$8,350,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$9,850,000,000''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

243

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

181

para. 118.14                  [Roll No. 523]

                                AYES--243

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez

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     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--181

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Walden
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Camp
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McInnis
     Scarborough
     Udall (CO)
     Vitter
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 118.15  recorded vote

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

       After section 1128 of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965, as proposed to be added by section 126 
     of the bill, insert the following:

     SEC. 127. ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT CHILD CENTERED PROGRAMS.

       Part A of title I is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

               ``Subpart 3--Pilot Child Centered Program

     ``SEC. 1131. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this subpart:
       ``(1) Eligible child.--The term `eligible child' means a 
     child who--
       ``(A) is an eligible child under this part; and
       ``(B) the State or participating local educational agency 
     elects to serve under this subpart.
       ``(2) Participating local educational agency.--The term 
     `participating local educational agency' means a local 
     educational agency that elects under section 1132 to carry 
     out a child centered program under this subpart.
       ``(3) School.--The term `school' means an institutional day 
     or residential school that provides elementary or secondary 
     education, as determined under State law, except that such 
     term does not include any school that provides education 
     beyond grade 12.
       ``(4) Education services.--The term `education services' 
     means services intended--
       ``(A) to meet the individual educational needs of eligible 
     children; and
       ``(B) to enable eligible children to meet challenging State 
     curriculum, content, and student performance standards.
       ``(5) Tutorial assistance providers.--The term `tutorial 
     assistance provider' means a public or private entity that--
       ``(A) has a record of effectiveness in providing tutorial 
     assistance to school children; or
       ``(B) uses instructional practices based on scientific 
     research.

     ``SEC. 1132. CHILD CENTERED PROGRAM FUNDING.

       ``(a) Funding.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Secretary shall grant to the first 10 States that 
     meet the requirements of paragraph (2) the authority to use 
     funds made available under subparts 1 and 2, to carry out a 
     child centered program under this subpart on a Statewide 
     basis or to allow local educational agencies in such State to 
     elect to carry out such a program on a districtwide basis.
       ``(2) Requirements.--To be eligible to participate in a 
     program under this subpart, a State shall provide to the 
     Secretary a request to carry out a child centered program and 
     certification of approval for such participation from the 
     State legislature and Governor.
       ``(b) Participating Local Educational Agency Election.--If 
     a State does not carry out a child centered program under 
     this subpart, but allows local educational agencies in the 
     State to carry out child centered programs under this 
     subpart, the Secretary shall provide the funds that a 
     participating local educational agency is eligible to receive 
     under subparts 1 and 2 directly to the local educational 
     agency to enable the local educational agency to carry out 
     the child centered program.

     ``SEC. 1133. CHILD CENTERED PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

       ``(a) Uses.--Under a child centered program--
       ``(1) the State or participating local educational agency 
     shall establish a per pupil amount based on the number of 
     eligible children in the State or the school district served 
     by the participating local educational agency; and
       ``(2) the State or participating local educational agency 
     may vary the per pupil amount to take into account factors 
     that may include--
       ``(A) variations in the cost of providing education 
     services in different parts of the State or the school 
     district served by the participating local educational 
     agency;
       ``(B) the cost of providing services to pupils with 
     different educational needs; or
       ``(C) the desirability of placing priority on selected 
     grades; and
       ``(3) the State or the participating local educational 
     agency shall make available a certificate for the per pupil 
     amount determined under paragraphs (1) and (2) to the parent 
     or legal guardian of each eligible child, which certificate 
     shall be used for education services for the eligible child 
     that are--
       ``(A) subject to subparagraph (B), provided by the child's 
     school, directly or through a contract for the provision of 
     supplemental education services with any governmental or 
     nongovernmental agency, school, postsecondary educational 
     institution, or other entity, including a private 
     organization or business; or
       ``(B) if requested by the parent or legal guardian of an 
     eligible child, purchased from a tutorial assistance 
     provider, or another public or private school, selected by 
     the parent or guardian.

     ``SEC. 1134. LIMITATION ON CONDITIONS; PREEMPTION.

       Nothing in this subpart shall be construed to preempt any 
     provision of a State constitution or State statute that 
     pertains to the expenditure of State funds in or by religious 
     institutions.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

153

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

271

para. 118.16                  [Roll No. 524]

                                AYES--153

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Everett
     Fletcher
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Gibbons
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     Largent
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Myrick
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Vitter
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

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                                NOES--271

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Camp
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McInnis
     Scarborough
     Udall (CO)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 118.17  recorded vote

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

       In section 1111(b)(1)(C) of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965, as amended by section 105 of the bill, 
     strike ``mathematics and reading or language arts,'' and 
     insert ``mathematics, reading or language arts, and 
     science,''.
       In section 1111(b)(4) of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965, as amended by section 105 of the bill, 
     strike ``mathematics and reading or language arts,'' and 
     insert ``mathematics, reading or language arts, and 
     science,''.
       In section 1111(h)(2)(A)(i) of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965, as amended by section 105 of the bill, 
     strike ``reading or language arts and mathematics,'' and 
     insert ``mathematics, reading or language arts, and 
     science,''.
       At the end of section 105 of the bill--
       (1) strike the quotation marks and the final period; and
       (2) insert the following:
       ``(i) Special Rule on Science Standards and Assessments.--
     Notwithstanding subsections (b) and (h), no State shall be 
     required to meet the requirements under this title relating 
     to science standards or assessments until the beginning of 
     the 2005-2006 school year.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

360

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affirmative

Nays

62

para. 118.18                  [Roll No. 525]

                                AYES--360

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crowley
     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
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Inslee
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--62

     Armey
     Barr
     Blunt
     Burr
     Campbell
     Canady
     Castle
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Ehrlich
     Ewing
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Gekas
     Goodling
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Herger
     Hoekstra
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     King (NY)
     LaHood
     Largent
     Manzullo
     Meeks (NY)
     Miller (FL)
     Myrick
     Paul
     Pombo
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Sabo
     Sanford
     Schaffer
     Shadegg
     Simpson
     Souder
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Walden
     Whitfield
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Bateman
     Camp
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McInnis
     Ryan (WI)
     Scarborough
     Udall (CO)
  So the amendment was agreed to.

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  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. SHIMKUS, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 336, 
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 ``Student 
     Results Act of 1999''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. References.

                        TITLE I--STUDENT RESULTS

                         Part A--Basic Program

Sec. 101. Low-achieving children meet high standards.
Sec. 102. Purposes and intent.
Sec. 103. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 104. Reservation and allocation.
Sec. 105. State plans.
Sec. 106. Local educational agency plans.
Sec. 107. Eligible school attendance areas.
Sec. 108. Schoolwide programs.
Sec. 109. Targeted assistance schools.
Sec. 110. School choice.
Sec. 111. Pupil safety and family school choice.
Sec. 112. Assessment and local educational agency and school 
              improvement.
Sec. 113. State assistance for school support and improvement.
Sec. 114. Academic achievement awards program.
Sec. 115. Parental involvement changes.
Sec. 116. Qualifications for teachers and paraprofessionals.
Sec. 117. Professional development.
Sec. 118. Participation of children enrolled in private schools.
Sec. 119. Coordination requirements.
Sec. 120. Grants for the outlying areas and the Secretary of the 
              Interior.
Sec. 121. Amounts for grants.
Sec. 122. Basic grants to local educational agencies.
Sec. 123. Concentration grants.
Sec. 124. Targeted grants.
Sec. 125. Special allocation procedures.
Sec. 126. Secular, neutral, and nonideological.

                Part B--Education of Migratory Children

Sec. 131. State allocations.
Sec. 132. State applications; services.
Sec. 133. Authorized activities.
Sec. 134. Coordination of migrant education activities.

                 Part C--Neglected or Delinquent Youth

Sec. 141. Neglected or delinquent youth.
Sec. 142. Findings.
Sec. 143. Allocation of funds.
Sec. 144. State plan and State agency applications.
Sec. 145. Use of funds.
Sec. 146. Purpose.
Sec. 147. Transition services.
Sec. 148. Programs operated by local educational agencies.
Sec. 149. Local educational agency applications.
Sec. 150. Uses of funds.
Sec. 151. Program requirements.
Sec. 152. Program evaluations.

                       Part D--General Provisions

Sec. 161. General provisions.

                  Part E--Comprehensive School Reform

Sec. 171. Comprehensive school reform.

      TITLE II--MAGNET SCHOOLS ASSISTANCE AND PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE

Sec. 201. Magnet schools assistance.
Sec. 202. Continuation of awards.

                TITLE III--TEACHER LIABILITY PROTECTION

Sec. 301. Teacher liability protection.

     TITLE IV--INDIAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND ALASKA NATIVE EDUCATION

       Subtitle A--Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

Sec. 401. Amendments.

                   Part B--Native Hawaiian Education

Sec. 402. Native Hawaiian education.

                    Part C--Alaska Native Education

Sec. 403. Alaska Native education.

       Subtitle B--Amendments to the Education Amendments of 1978

Sec. 410. Amendments to the Educations Amendments of 1978.

          Subtitle C--Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988

Sec. 420. Tribally controlled schools.

                 TITLE V--GIFTED AND TALENTED CHILDREN

Sec. 501. Amendment to esea relating to gifted and talented children.

                  TITLE VI--RURAL EDUCATION ASSISTANCE

Sec. 601. Rural education.

    TITLE VII--MCKINNEY HOMELESS EDUCATION IMPROVEMENTS ACT OF 1999

Sec. 701. Short title.
Sec. 702. Findings.
Sec. 703. Purpose.
Sec. 704. Education for homeless children and youth.

               TITLE VIII--SCHOOLWIDE PROGRAM ADJUSTMENT

Sec. 801. Schoolwide funds.

    TITLE IX--EDUCATION OF LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT CHILDREN AND 
                     EMERGENCY IMMIGRANT EDUCATION

Sec. 901. Programs authorized.
Sec. 902. Conforming amendment to Department of Education Organization 
              Act.

     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 title, chapter, part, subpart, 
     section, subsection, or other provision, the reference shall 
     be considered to be made to a title, chapter, part, subpart, 
     section, subsection, or other provision of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.).
                        TITLE I--STUDENT RESULTS

                         PART A--BASIC PROGRAM

     SEC. 101. LOW-ACHIEVING CHILDREN MEET HIGH STANDARDS.

       The heading for title I is amended by striking 
     ``DISADVANTAGED'' and inserting ``LOW-ACHIEVING''.

     SEC. 102. PURPOSES AND INTENT.

       Section 1001 (20 U.S.C. 6301) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 1001. FINDINGS; STATEMENT OF PURPOSE; AND RECOGNITION 
                   OF NEED.

       ``(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       ``(1) Schools that enroll high concentrations of children 
     living in poverty face the greatest challenges but effective 
     educational strategies based on scientifically based research 
     can succeed in educating children to high standards.
       ``(2) High-poverty schools are much more likely to be 
     identified as failing to meet State standards for 
     satisfactory progress. As a result, these schools are 
     generally the most in need of additional resources and 
     technical assistance to build the capacity of these schools 
     to address the many needs of their students.
       ``(3) The educational progress of children participating in 
     programs under this title is closely associated with their 
     being taught by a highly qualified staff, particularly in 
     schools with the highest concentrations of poverty, where 
     paraprofessionals, uncertified teachers, and teachers 
     teaching out of field frequently provide instructional 
     services.
       ``(4) Congress and the public would benefit from additional 
     data in order to evaluate the efficacy of the changes made to 
     this title in the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994.
       ``(5) States, local educational agencies, and schools 
     should be given as much flexibility as possible in exchange 
     for greater accountability for improving student achievement.
       ``(6) Programs funded under this part must demonstrate 
     increased effectiveness in improving schools in order to 
     ensure all children achieve to high standards.
       ``(b) Purpose and Intent.--The purpose and intent of this 
     title are to ensure that all children have a fair and equal 
     opportunity to obtain a high quality education.
       ``(c) Recognition of Need.--The Congress recognizes the 
     following:
       ``(1) Educational needs are particularly great for low-
     achieving children in our Nation's highest-poverty schools, 
     children with limited English proficiency, children of 
     migrant workers, children with disabilities, Indian children, 
     children who are neglected or delinquent and young children 
     and their parents who are in need of family literacy 
     services.
       ``(2) Despite more than 3 decades of Federal assistance, a 
     sizable achievement gap remains between minority and 
     nonminority students, and between disadvantaged students and 
     their more advantaged peers.
       ``(3) Too many students must attend local schools that fail 
     to provide them with a quality education, and are given no 
     alternatives to enable them to receive a quality education.
       ``(4) States, local educational agencies and schools should 
     be held accountable for improving the academic achievement of 
     all students, and for identifying and turning around low-
     performing schools.
       ``(5) Federal education assistance is intended not only to 
     increase pupil achievement overall, but also more 
     specifically and importantly, to help ensure that all pupils, 
     especially the disadvantaged, meet challenging standards for 
     curriculum content and pupil performance. It can only be 
     determined if schools, local educational agencies, and 
     States, are reaching this goal if pupil achievement results 
     are reported specifically by disadvantaged and minority 
     status.''.

     SEC. 103. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Local Educational Agency Grants.--Subsection (a) of 
     section 1002 (20 U.S.C. 6302(a)) is amended by striking 
     ``$7,400,000,000 for fiscal year 1995'' and inserting 
     ``$9,850,000,000 for fiscal year 2000''.
       (b) Education of Migratory Children.--Subsection (c) of 
     section 1002 (20 U.S.C. 6302(c)) is amended by striking 
     ``$310,000,000 for fiscal year 1995'' and inserting 
     ``$400,000,000 for fiscal year 2000''.
       (c) Prevention and Intervention Programs for Youth Who Are 
     Neglected, Delinquent, or at Risk of Dropping Out.--
     Subsection (d) of section 1002 (20 U.S.C. 6302(d)) is amended 
     by striking ``$40,000,000 for fiscal year 1995'' and 
     inserting ``$50,000,000 for fiscal year 2000''.

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       (d) Capital Expenses.--Subsection (e) of section 1002 (20 
     U.S.C. 6302(e)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(e) Capital Expenses.--For the purpose of carrying out 
     section 1120(e), there are authorized to be appropriated 
     $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, $15,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2001, and $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.''.
       (e) Additional Assistance.--Subsection (f) of section 1002 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) School Improvement.--Each State may reserve for the 
     purpose of carrying out its duties under section 1116 and 
     1117, the greater of one half of 1 percent of the amount 
     allocated under this part, or $200,000.''.
       (f) State Administration.--Section 1002 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) State Administration.--
       ``(1) State reservation.--Each State may reserve, from the 
     grants it receives under parts A, C, and D, of this title, an 
     amount equal to the greater of 1 percent of the amount it 
     received under parts A, C, and D, for fiscal year 1999, or 
     $400,000 ($50,000 for each outlying area), to carry out 
     administrative duties assigned under parts A, C, and D.
       ``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2000 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the four 
     succeeding fiscal years for additional State administration 
     grants. Any such additional grants shall be allocated among 
     the States in proportion to the grants received by each State 
     for that fiscal year under parts A, C, and D of this title.
       ``(3) Special rule.--The amount allocated to each State 
     under this subsection may not exceed the amount of State 
     funds expended by the State educational agency to administer 
     elementary and secondary education programs in such State.''.

     SEC. 104. RESERVATION AND ALLOCATION.

       Section 1003 (20 U.S.C. 6303) is repealed.

     SEC. 105. STATE PLANS.

       Section 1111 (20 U.S.C. 6311) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 1111. STATE PLANS.

       ``(a) Plans Required.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any State desiring to receive a grant 
     under this part shall submit to the Secretary a plan, 
     developed in consultation with local educational agencies, 
     teachers, pupil services personnel, administrators (including 
     administrators of programs described in other parts of this 
     title), other staff, and parents, that satisfies the 
     requirements of this section and that is coordinated with 
     other programs under this Act, the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act, the Carl D. Perkins Vocational 
     and Technical Education Act of 1998, and the Head Start Act.
       ``(2) Consolidated plan.--A State plan submitted under 
     paragraph (1) may be submitted as part of a consolidated plan 
     under section 14302.
       ``(b) Standards, Assessments, and Accountability.--
       ``(1) Challenging standards.--(A) Each State plan shall 
     demonstrate that the State has adopted challenging content 
     standards and challenging student performance standards that 
     will be used by the State, its local educational agencies, 
     and its schools to carry out this part, except that a State 
     shall not be required to submit such standards to the 
     Secretary.
       ``(B) The standards required by subparagraph (A) shall be 
     the same standards that the State applies to all schools and 
     children in the State.
       ``(C) The State shall have such standards for elementary 
     and secondary school children served under this part in 
     subjects determined by the State, but including at least 
     mathematics, reading or language arts, and science, which 
     shall include the same knowledge, skills, and levels of 
     performance expected of all children.
       ``(D) Standards under this paragraph shall include--
       ``(i) challenging content standards in academic subjects 
     that--
       ``(I) specify what children are expected to know and be 
     able to do;
       ``(II) contain coherent and rigorous content; and
       ``(III) encourage the teaching of advanced skills;
       ``(ii) challenging student performance standards that--
       ``(I) are aligned with the State's content standards;
       ``(II) describe two levels of high performance, proficient 
     and advanced, that determine how well children are mastering 
     the material in the State content standards; and
       ``(III) describe a third level of performance, basic, to 
     provide complete information about the progress of the lower 
     performing children toward achieving to the proficient and 
     advanced levels of performance.
       ``(E) For the subjects in which students will be served 
     under this part, but for which a State is not required by 
     subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) to develop, and has not 
     otherwise developed such standards, the State plan shall 
     describe a strategy for ensuring that such students are 
     taught the same knowledge and skills and held to the same 
     expectations as are all children.
       ``(2) Adequate yearly progress.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each State plan shall demonstrate, based 
     on assessments described under paragraph (4), what 
     constitutes adequate yearly progress of--
       ``(i) any school served under this part toward enabling all 
     children to meet the State's challenging student performance 
     standards;
       ``(ii) any local educational agency that received funds 
     under this part toward enabling all children in schools 
     receiving assistance under this part to meet the State's 
     challenging student performance standards; and
       ``(iii) the State in enabling all children in schools 
     receiving assistance under this part to meet the State's 
     challenging student performance standards.
       ``(B) Definition.--Adequate yearly progress shall be 
     defined in a manner that--
       ``(i) applies the same high standards of academic 
     performance to all students in the State;
       ``(ii) takes into account the progress of all students in 
     the State and in each local educational agency and school 
     served under section 1114 or 1115;
       ``(iii) uses the State challenging content and challenging 
     student performance standards and assessments described in 
     paragraphs (1) and (4);
       ``(iv) compares separately, within each State, local 
     educational agency, and school, the performance and progress 
     of students by gender, each major ethnic and racial group, by 
     English proficiency status, by migrant status, by students 
     with disabilities as compared to nondisabled students, and by 
     economically disadvantaged students as compared to students 
     who are not economically disadvantaged (except that such 
     disaggregation shall not be required in a case in which the 
     number of students in a category is insufficient to yield 
     statistically reliable information or the results would 
     reveal individually identifiable information about an 
     individual student);
       ``(v) compares the proportions of students at the `basic', 
     `proficient', and `advanced' levels of performance with the 
     proportions of students at each of the 3 levels in the same 
     grade in the previous school year;
       ``(vi) at the State's discretion, may also include other 
     academic measures such as promotion, completion of college 
     preparatory courses, and high school completion, except that 
     inclusion of such other measures may not change which schools 
     or local educational agencies would otherwise be subject to 
     improvement or corrective action under section 1116 if the 
     discretionary indicators were not included;
       ``(vii) includes annual numerical goals for improving the 
     performance of all groups specified in clause (iv) and 
     narrowing gaps in performance between these groups; and
       ``(viii) includes a timeline for ensuring that each group 
     of students described in clause (iv) meets or exceeds the 
     State's proficient level of performance on each State 
     assessment used for the purposes of section 1111 and section 
     1116 within 10 years from the date of the enactment of the 
     Student Results Act of 1999.
       ``(C) Annual improvement for states.--For a State to make 
     adequate yearly progress under subparagraph (A)(iii), not 
     less than 90 percent of the local educational agencies within 
     its jurisdiction shall meet the State's criteria for adequate 
     yearly progress.
       ``(D) Annual improvement for local educational agencies.--
     For a local educational agency to make adequate yearly 
     progress under subparagraph (A)(ii), not less than 90 percent 
     of the schools within its jurisdiction must meet the State's 
     criteria for adequate yearly progress.
       ``(E) Annual improvement for schools.--For a school to make 
     adequate yearly progress under subparagraph (A)(i), not less 
     than 90 percent of each group of students described in 
     subparagraph (A)(iv) who are enrolled in such school are 
     required to take the assessments consistent with section 
     612(a)(17)(A) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
     Act and paragraph (4)(F)(iv) on which adequate yearly 
     progress is based.
       ``(F) Public notice and comment.--Each State shall ensure 
     that in developing its plan for adequate yearly progress, it 
     diligently seeks public comment from a range of institutions 
     and individuals in the State with an interest in improved 
     student achievement and that the State makes and will 
     continue to make a substantial effort to ensure that 
     information under this part is widely known and understood by 
     the public, parents, teachers, and school administrators 
     throughout the State. Such efforts shall include, at a 
     minimum, publication of such information and explanatory 
     text, broadly to the public through such means as the 
     Internet, the media, and public agencies.
       ``(G) Review.--The Secretary shall review the information 
     from States on the adequate yearly progress of schools and 
     local educational agencies required under subparagraphs (A) 
     and (B) for the purpose of determining State and local 
     compliance with section 1116.
       ``(3) State authority.--If a State educational agency 
     provides evidence, which is satisfactory to the Secretary, 
     that neither the State educational agency nor any other State 
     government official, agency, or entity has sufficient 
     authority, under State law, to adopt curriculum content and 
     student performance standards, and assessments aligned with 
     such standards, which will be applicable to all students 
     enrolled in the State's public schools, then the State 
     educational agency may meet the requirements of this 
     subsection by--
       ``(A) adopting standards and assessments that meet the 
     requirements of this subsection, on a statewide basis, 
     limiting their applicability to students served under this 
     part; or
       ``(B) adopting and implementing policies that ensure that 
     each local educational agency in the State which receives 
     grants under this part will adopt curriculum con

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     tent and student performance standards, and assessments 
     aligned with such standards, which meet all of the criteria 
     in this subsection and any regulations regarding such 
     standards and assessments which the Secretary may publish, 
     and which are applicable to all students served by each such 
     local educational agency.
       ``(4) Assessments.--Each State plan shall demonstrate that 
     the State has implemented a set of high-quality, yearly 
     student assessments that include, at a minimum, assessments 
     in mathematics, reading or language arts, and science, that 
     will be used, starting not later than the 2000-2001 school 
     year, as the primary means of determining the yearly 
     performance of each local educational agency and school 
     served under this title in enabling all children served under 
     this part to meet the State's challenging student performance 
     standards. Such assessments shall--
       ``(A) be the same assessments used to measure the 
     performance of all children, if the State measures the 
     performance of all children;
       ``(B) be aligned with the State's challenging content and 
     student performance standards and provide coherent 
     information about student attainment of such standards;
       ``(C) be used for purposes for which such assessments are 
     valid and reliable, and be consistent with relevant, 
     nationally recognized professional and technical standards 
     for such assessments;
       ``(D) measure the proficiency of students in the academic 
     subjects in which a State has adopted challenging content and 
     student performance standards and be administered not less 
     than one or more times during--
       ``(i) grades 3 through 5;
       ``(ii) grades 6 through 9; and
       ``(iii) grades 10 through 12;
       ``(E) involve multiple up-to-date measures of student 
     performance, including measures that assess higher order 
     thinking skills and understanding;
       ``(F) provide for--
       ``(i) the participation in such assessments of all 
     students;
       ``(ii) the reasonable adaptations and accommodations for 
     students with disabilities defined under 602(3) of the 
     Individuals with Disabilities Education Act necessary to 
     measure the achievement of such students relative to State 
     content and State student performance standards;
       ``(iii) the inclusion of limited English proficient 
     students who shall be assessed, to the extent practicable, in 
     the language and form most likely to yield accurate and 
     reliable information on what such students know and can do in 
     content areas;
       ``(iv) notwithstanding clause (iii), the assessment (using 
     tests written in English) of reading or language arts of any 
     student who has attended school in the United States (not 
     including Puerto Rico) for three or more consecutive school 
     years, except if the local educational agency determines, on 
     a case-by-case individual basis, that assessments in another 
     language and form would likely yield more accurate and 
     reliable information on what such students know and can do, 
     the local educational agency may assess such students in the 
     appropriate language other than English for one additional 
     year; and
       ``(G) include students who have attended schools in a local 
     educational agency for a full academic year but have not 
     attended a single school for a full academic year, except 
     that the performance of students who have attended more than 
     one school in the local educational agency in any academic 
     year shall be used only in determining the progress of the 
     local educational agency;
       ``(H) provide individual student reports, which include 
     assessment scores, or other information on the attainment of 
     student performance standards; and
       ``(I) enable results to be disaggregated within each State, 
     local educational agency, and school by gender, by each major 
     racial and ethnic group, by English proficiency status, by 
     migrant status, by students with disabilities as compared to 
     nondisabled students, and by economically disadvantaged 
     students as compared to students who are not economically 
     disadvantaged.
       ``(5) Special rule.--
       ``(A) In general.--Assessment measures that do not meet the 
     requirements of paragraph (4)(C) may be included as one of 
     the multiple measures, if a State includes in the State plan 
     information regarding the State's efforts to validate such 
     measures.
       ``(B) Student proficiency in grades k-2.--States may 
     measure the proficiency of students in the academic subjects 
     in which a State has adopted challenging content and student 
     performance standards one or more times during grades K-2.
       ``(6) Language assessments.--Each State plan shall identify 
     the languages other than English that are present in the 
     participating student population and indicate the languages 
     for which yearly student assessments are not available and 
     are needed. The State shall make every effort to develop such 
     assessments and may request assistance from the Secretary if 
     linguistically accessible assessment measures are needed. 
     Upon request, the Secretary shall assist with the 
     identification of appropriate assessment measures in the 
     needed languages, but shall not mandate a specific assessment 
     or mode of instruction.
       ``(7) Assessment development.--A State shall develop, and 
     implement State assessments that are aligned to challenging 
     State content standards that include, at a minimum, 
     mathematics and reading or language arts by the 2000-2001 
     school year.
       ``(8) Requirement.--Each State plan shall describe--
       ``(A) how the State educational agency will assist each 
     local educational agency and school affected by the State 
     plan to develop the capacity to comply with each of the 
     requirements of sections 1112(c)(1)(D), 1114(c), and 1115(c) 
     that is applicable to such agency or school; and
       ``(B) such other factors the State considers appropriate to 
     provide students an opportunity to achieve the knowledge and 
     skills described in the challenging content standards adopted 
     by the State.
       ``(c) Other Provisions To Support Teaching and Learning.--
     Each State plan shall contain assurances that--
       ``(1) the State educational agency will work with other 
     agencies, including educational service agencies or other 
     local consortia, and institutions to provide technical 
     assistance to local educational agencies and schools to carry 
     out the State educational agency's responsibilities under 
     this part, including technical assistance in providing 
     professional development under section 1119 and technical 
     assistance under section 1117; and
       ``(2)(A) where educational service agencies exist, the 
     State educational agency will consider providing professional 
     development and technical assistance through such agencies; 
     and
       ``(B) where educational service agencies do not exist, the 
     State educational agency will consider providing professional 
     development and technical assistance through other 
     cooperative agreements such as through a consortium of local 
     educational agencies;
       ``(3) the State educational agency will notify local 
     educational agencies and the public of the content and 
     student performance standards and assessments developed under 
     this section, and of the authority to operate schoolwide 
     programs, and will fulfill the State educational agency's 
     responsibilities regarding local educational agency 
     improvement and school improvement under section 1116, 
     including such corrective actions as are necessary;
       ``(4) the State educational agency will provide the least 
     restrictive and burdensome regulations for local educational 
     agencies and individual schools participating in a program 
     assisted under this part;
       ``(5) the State educational agency will inform the 
     Secretary and the public of how Federal laws, if at all, 
     hinder the ability of States to hold local educational 
     agencies and schools accountable for student academic 
     performance;
       ``(6) the State educational agency will encourage schools 
     to consolidate funds from other Federal, State, and local 
     sources for schoolwide reform in schoolwide programs under 
     section 1114;
       ``(7) the State educational agency will modify or eliminate 
     State fiscal and accounting barriers so that schools can 
     easily consolidate funds from other Federal, State, and local 
     sources for schoolwide programs under section 1114;
       ``(8) the State educational agency has involved the 
     committee of practitioners established under section 1603(b) 
     in developing the plan and monitoring its implementation; and
       ``(9) the State educational agency will inform local 
     educational agencies of the local educational agency's 
     authority to obtain waivers under title XIV and, if the State 
     is an Ed-Flex Partnership State, waivers under the Education 
     Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999 (30 U.S.C. 589a et seq.).
       ``(d) Peer Review and Secretarial Approval.--
       ``(1) Secretarial duties.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(A) establish a peer review process to assist in the 
     review of State plans;
       ``(B) approve a State plan after its submission unless the 
     Secretary determines that the plan does not meet the 
     requirements of this section;
       ``(C) if the Secretary determines that the State plan does 
     not meet the requirements of subsection (a), (b), or (c), 
     immediately notify the State of such determination and the 
     reasons for such determination;
       ``(D) not decline to approve a State's plan before--
       ``(i) offering the State an opportunity to revise its plan;
       ``(ii) providing technical assistance in order to assist 
     the State to meet the requirements under subsections (a), 
     (b), and (c); and
       ``(iii) providing a hearing;
       ``(E) have the authority to disapprove a State plan for not 
     meeting the requirements of this part, but shall not have the 
     authority to require a State, as a condition of approval of 
     the State plan, to include in, or delete from, such plan one 
     or more specific elements of the State's content standards or 
     to use specific assessment instruments or items; and
       ``(2) State revisions.--States shall revise their plans if 
     necessary to satisfy the requirements of this section. 
     Revised plans shall be submitted to the Secretary for 
     approval not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of the Student Results Act of 1999.
       ``(e) Duration of the Plan.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each State plan shall--
       ``(A) be submitted for the first year for which this part 
     is in effect after the date of the enactment of the Student 
     Results Act of 1999;
       ``(B) remain in effect for the duration of the State's 
     participation under this part; and
       ``(C) be periodically reviewed and revised by the State, as 
     necessary, to reflect changes

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     in the State's strategies and programs under this part.
       ``(2) Additional information.--If the State makes 
     significant changes in its plan, such as the adoption of new 
     State content standards and State student performance 
     standards, new assessments, or a new definition of adequate 
     yearly progress, the State shall submit such information to 
     the Secretary.
       ``(f) Limitation on Conditions.--Nothing in this part shall 
     be construed to authorize an officer or employee of the 
     Federal Government to mandate, direct, or control a State, 
     local educational agency, or school's specific instructional 
     content or student performance standards and assessments, 
     curriculum, or program of instruction, as a condition of 
     eligibility to receive funds under this part.
       ``(g) Penalties.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a State fails to meet the statutory 
     deadlines for demonstrating that it has in place challenging 
     content standards and student performance standards and 
     assessments, and a system for measuring and monitoring 
     adequate yearly progress, the State shall be ineligible to 
     receive any administrative funds under section 1002(h) that 
     exceed the amount received by the State for such purpose in 
     the previous year.
       ``(2) Additional funds.--Based on the extent to which such 
     content standards, performance standards, assessments, and 
     monitoring of adequate yearly progress, are not in place, 
     additional administrative funds shall be withheld in such 
     amount as the Secretary determines appropriate, except that 
     for each additional year that the State fails to comply with 
     such requirements, the Secretary shall withhold not less than 
     one-fifth of the amount the State receives for administrative 
     expenses under section 1002(h).
       ``(3) Waiver.--Notwithstanding title XIV of this Act and 
     the Education Flexibility Partnership Act or any other 
     provision of law, a waiver shall not be granted except that a 
     State may request a 1-time, 1-year waiver to meet the 
     requirements of this section.''.
       ``(h) School Reports.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Annual report.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
     (C), not later than the beginning of the 2001-2002 school 
     year, a State that receives assistance under this Act shall 
     prepare and disseminate an annual report on all schools that 
     receive funds under this part. States and local educational 
     agencies may issue report cards under this section only for 
     local educational agencies and schools receiving funds under 
     this part, except that if a State or local educational agency 
     issues a report card for all students, the State or local 
     educational agency may include the information under this 
     section as part of such report card.
       ``(B) Implementation.--The State shall ensure the 
     dissemination of this information at all levels. Such 
     information shall be--
       ``(i) concise; and
       ``(ii) presented in a format and manner that parents can 
     understand, and which, to the extent practicable, shall be in 
     a language the parents can understand.
       ``(C) Public dissemination.--In the event the State does 
     not include such information through a report card, the State 
     shall, not later than the beginning of the 2001-2002 school 
     year, publicly report the information described in paragraph 
     (2) through other public means, such as posting on the 
     Internet, distribution to the media, and distribution through 
     public agencies, for all schools that receive funds under 
     this part.
       ``(2) Content of annual state reports.--
       ``(A) Required information.--The State shall, at a minimum, 
     include in the annual State reports information for the State 
     on each local educational agency and school receiving funds 
     under this part regarding--
       ``(i) student performance on statewide assessments for the 
     current and preceding years in at least mathematics, reading 
     or language arts, and science, including--

       ``(I) a comparison of the proportions of students who 
     performed at `basic', `proficient', and `advanced' levels in 
     each subject area, for each grade level at which assessments 
     are required under this part, with proportions in each of the 
     same three categories at the same grade levels in the 
     previous school year; and
       ``(II) a statement of the percentage of students not tested 
     and a listing of categories of the reasons why they were not 
     tested;

       ``(ii) retention in grade, completion of advanced placement 
     courses, and 4-year graduation rates;
       ``(iii) the professional qualifications of teachers in the 
     aggregate, including the percentage of teachers teaching with 
     emergency or provisional credentials, and the percentage of 
     class sections not taught by fully qualified teachers; and
       ``(iv) the professional qualifications of 
     paraprofessionals, the number of paraprofessionals in the 
     aggregate and the ratio of paraprofessionals to teachers in 
     the classroom.
       ``(B) Student data.--Student data in each report shall 
     contain disaggregated results for the following categories:
       ``(i) gender;
       ``(ii) racial and ethnic group;
       ``(iii) migrant status;
       ``(iv) students with disabilities, as compared to students 
     who are not disabled;
       ``(v) economically disadvantaged students, as compared to 
     students who are not economically disadvantaged; and
       ``(vi) students with limited English proficiency, as 
     compared to students who are proficient in English.
       ``(C) Optional information.--A State may include in its 
     report any other information it determines appropriate to 
     reflect school quality and school achievement, including 
     information on average class size by grade level, and 
     information on school safety, such as the incidence of school 
     violence and drug and alcohol abuse, and the incidence of 
     student suspensions and expulsions.
       ``(3) Content of local educational agencies reports.--
       ``(A) Minimum requirements.--The State shall ensure that 
     each local educational agency collects appropriate data and 
     includes in its annual report for each school that receives 
     funds under this part, at a minimum--
       ``(i) the information described in paragraphs (2)(A) and 
     (2)(B) for each local educational agency and school--

       ``(I) in the case of a local educational agency--

       ``(aa) the number and percentage of schools identified for 
     school improvement, including schools identified under 
     section 1116(c) of this Act;
       ``(bb) information that shows how students in its schools 
     perform on the statewide assessment compared to students in 
     the State as a whole;

       ``(II) in the case of a school--

       ``(aa) whether it has been identified for school 
     improvement; and
       ``(bb) information that shows how its students performed on 
     the statewide assessment compared to students in the local 
     educational agency and the State as a whole.
       ``(B) Other information.--A local educational agency may 
     include in its annual reports any other appropriate 
     information whether or not such information is included in 
     the annual State report.
       ``(C) Public dissemination.--In the event the local 
     educational agency does not include such information through 
     a report card, the local educational agency shall, not later 
     than the beginning of the 2001-2002 school year, publicly 
     report the information described in paragraph (3) through 
     other public means, such as posting on the Internet, 
     distribution to the media, and distribution through public 
     agencies, only for schools that receive funds under this 
     part, except that if a local educational agency issues a 
     report card for all students, the local educational agency 
     may include the information under this section as part of 
     such report.
       ``(4) Dissemination and accessibility of reports.--
       ``(A) State reports.--State annual reports under paragraph 
     (2) shall be, disseminated to all schools and local 
     educational agencies in the State, and made broadly available 
     to the public through means such as posting on the Internet, 
     distribution to the media, and distribution through public 
     agencies.
       ``(B) Local educational agency reports.--Local educational 
     agency reports under paragraph (3) shall be disseminated to 
     all schools receiving funds under this part, in the school 
     district and to all parents of students attending these 
     schools and made broadly available to the public through 
     means such as posting on the Internet, distribution to the 
     media, and distribution through public agencies.
       ``(5) Parents Right-to-Know.--
       ``(A) Qualifications.--A local educational agency that 
     receives funds under this part shall provide, upon request, 
     in an understandable and uniform format, to any parent of a 
     student attending any school receiving funds under this part, 
     information regarding the professional qualifications of the 
     student's classroom teachers, including, at a minimum, the 
     following:
       ``(i) Whether the teacher has met State qualification and 
     licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in 
     which the teacher provides instruction.
       ``(ii) Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or 
     other provisional status through which State qualification or 
     licensing criteria have been waived.
       ``(iii) The baccalaureate degree major of the teacher and 
     any other graduate certification or degree held by the 
     teacher, and the field of discipline of the certification or 
     degree.
       ``(iv) Whether the child is provided services by 
     paraprofessionals and the qualifications of such 
     paraprofessional.
       ``(B) Additional information.--In addition to the 
     information which parents may request under subparagraph (A), 
     and the information provided in subsection (c), a school 
     which receives funds under this part shall provide to each 
     individual parent or guardian--
       ``(i) information on the level of performance of the 
     individual student for whom they are the parent or guardian 
     in each of the State assessments as required under this part; 
     and
       ``(ii) timely notice that the student for whom they are the 
     parent or guardian has been assigned or has been taught for 
     two or more consecutive weeks by a substitute teacher or by a 
     teacher not fully qualified.
       ``(6) Plan content.--A State shall include in its plan 
     under subsection (b) an assurance that it has in effect a 
     policy that meets the requirements of this section.
       ``(i) Privacy.--Information collected under this section 
     shall be collected and disseminated in a manner that protects 
     the privacy of individuals.
       ``(j) Special Rule on Science Standards and Assessments.--
     Notwithstanding subsections (b) and (h), no State shall be 
     required to meet the requirements under this title relating 
     to science standards or assessments until the beginning of 
     the 2005-2006 school year.''.

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     SEC. 106. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY PLANS.

       (a) Subgrants.--Paragraph (1) of section 1112(a) (20 U.S.C. 
     6312(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``the Goals 2000: Educate 
     America Act'' and all that follows and inserting the 
     following: ``the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 
     the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 
     1998, the Head Start Act, and other Acts, as appropriate.''.
       (b) Plan Provisions.--Subsection (b) of section 1112 (20 
     U.S.C. 6312(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Each'' in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1) and inserting ``In order to help low-achieving children 
     achieve to high standards, each'';
       (2) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``part'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``title'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``low-achieving'' 
     before ``children'';
       (C) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
       (D) by inserting ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (E) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) determine the literacy levels of first graders and 
     their need for interventions, and a description of how the 
     local educational agency will ensure that any such 
     assessments--
       ``(i) are developmentally appropriate; and
       ``(ii) use multiple measures to provide information about 
     the variety of skills that scientifically based research has 
     identified as leading to early acquisition of reading 
     skills.'';
       (3) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``, and school-to-work 
     transition programs''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``under part C or who 
     were formerly eligible for services under part C in the 2-
     year period preceding the date of the enactment of the 
     Improving America's School Act of 1994, neglected or 
     delinquent youth and youth at risk of dropping out'' and 
     inserting ``under part C, neglected or delinquent youth, 
     Indian children served under title IX,'';
       (4) in paragraph (7), by striking ``eligible homeless 
     children'' and inserting ``homeless children'';
       (5) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (9) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (6) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(10) a description of the actions the local educational 
     agency will take to assist its low-performing schools, 
     including schools identified under section 1116 as in need of 
     improvement;
       ``(11) a description of how the agency will promote the use 
     of extended learning time, such as an extended school year 
     and before and after school and summer programs; and
       ``(12) a description of the criteria established by the 
     local educational agency pursuant to section 1119(b)(1).''.
       (c) Assurances.--Subsection (c) of section 1112 (20 U.S.C. 
     6312(c)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Assurances.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each local educational agency plan shall 
     provide assurances that the local educational agency will--
       ``(A) inform eligible schools and parents of schoolwide 
     project authority and the ability of such schools to 
     consolidate funds from Federal, State, and local sources;
       ``(B) provide technical assistance and support to 
     schoolwide programs;
       ``(C) work in consultation with schools as the schools 
     develop the schools' plans pursuant to section 1114 and 
     assist schools as the schools implement such plans or 
     undertake activities pursuant to section 1115 so that each 
     school can make adequate yearly progress toward meeting the 
     State student performance standards;
       ``(D) fulfill such agency's school improvement 
     responsibilities under section 1116, including taking 
     corrective actions under section 1116(b)(9);
       ``(E) provide services to eligible children attending 
     private elementary and secondary schools in accordance with 
     section 1120, and timely and meaningful consultation with 
     private school officials regarding such services;
       ``(F) take into account the experience of model programs 
     for the educationally disadvantaged, and the findings of 
     relevant scientifically based research indicating that 
     services may be most effective if focused on students in the 
     earliest grades at schools that receive funds under this 
     part;
       ``(G) in the case of a local educational agency that 
     chooses to use funds under this part to provide early 
     childhood development services to low-income children below 
     the age of compulsory school attendance, ensure that such 
     services comply with the performance standards established 
     under section 641A(a) of the Head Start Act;
       ``(H) comply with the requirements of section 1119 
     regarding the qualifications of teachers and 
     paraprofessionals;
       ``(I) inform eligible schools of the local educational 
     agency's authority to obtain waivers on the school's behalf 
     under title XIV of this Act, and if the State is an Ed-Flex 
     Partnership State, waivers under the Education Flexibility 
     Partnership Act of 1999; and
       ``(J) coordinate and collaborate, to the extent feasible 
     and necessary as determined by the local educational agency, 
     with other agencies providing services to children, youth, 
     and families.
       ``(2) Special rule.--In carrying out subparagraph (G) of 
     paragraph (1) the Secretary--
       ``(A) shall consult with the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services on the implementation of such subparagraph and shall 
     establish procedures (taking into consideration existing 
     State and local laws, and local teacher contracts) to assist 
     local educational agencies to comply with such subparagraph; 
     and
       ``(B) upon publication, shall disseminate to local 
     educational agencies the Head Start performance standards as 
     in effect under section 641A(a) of the Head Start Act, and 
     such agencies affected by such subparagraph shall plan for 
     the implementation of such subparagraph (taking into 
     consideration existing State and local laws, and local 
     teacher contracts), including pursuing the availability of 
     other Federal, State, and local funding sources to assist in 
     compliance with such subparagraph.
       ``(3) Inapplicability.--The provisions of this subsection 
     shall not apply to preschool programs using the Even Start 
     model or to Even Start programs which are expanded through 
     the use of funds under this part.''.
       (d) Plan Development and Duration.--Section 1112 is amended 
     by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
       ``(d) Plan Development and Duration.--
       ``(1) Consultation.--Each local educational agency plan 
     shall be developed in consultation with teachers, 
     administrators (including administrators of programs 
     described in other parts of this title), and other 
     appropriate school personnel, and with parents of children in 
     schools served under this part.
       ``(2) Duration.--Each such plan shall be submitted for the 
     first year for which this part is in effect following the 
     date of the enactment of the Student Results Act of 1999 and 
     shall remain in effect for the duration of the agency's 
     participation under this part.
       ``(3) Review.--Each such local educational agency shall 
     periodically review, and as necessary, revise its plan.''.
       (e) State approval.--Section 1112 (20 U.S.C. 6312(e)) is 
     amended by striking subsection (e) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(e) State Approval.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each local educational agency plan shall 
     be filed according to a schedule established by the State 
     educational agency.
       ``(2) Approval.--The State educational agency shall approve 
     a local educational agency's plan only if the State 
     educational agency determines that the local educational 
     agency's plan--
       ``(A) will enable schools served under this part to 
     substantially help children served under this part meet the 
     standards expected of all children described in section 
     1111(b)(1); and
       ``(B) will meet the requirements of this section.''.
       (f) Parental Notification and Consent for English Language 
     Instruction.--Section 1112 (20 U.S.C. 6312) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Parental Notification and Consent for English 
     Language Instruction.--
       ``(1) Notification.--If a local educational agency uses 
     funds under this part to provide English language instruction 
     to limited English proficient children, the agency shall 
     inform a parent or the parents of a child participating in an 
     English language instruction program for limited English 
     proficient children assisted under this part of--
       ``(A) the reasons for the identification of the child as 
     being in need of English language instruction;
       ``(B) the child's level of English proficiency, how such 
     level was assessed, and the status of the child's academic 
     achievement; and
       ``(C) how the English language instruction program will 
     specifically help the child acquire English and meet age-
     appropriate standards for grade promotion and graduation;
       ``(D) what the specific exit requirements are for the 
     program;
       ``(E) the expected rate of graduation from the program into 
     mainstream classes; and
       ``(F) the expected rate of graduation from high school for 
     the program if funds under this part are used for children in 
     secondary schools.
       ``(2) Consent.--
       ``(A) Agency requirements.--
       ``(i) Informed consent.--For a child who has been 
     identified as limited English proficient prior to the 
     beginning of the school year, each local educational agency 
     that receives funds under this part shall obtain informed 
     parental consent prior to the placement of a child in an 
     English language instruction program for limited English 
     proficient children funded under this part, if--

       ``(I) the program does not include classes which 
     exclusively or almost exclusively use the English language in 
     instruction; or
       ``(II) instruction is tailored for limited English 
     proficient children.

       ``(ii) Written consent not obtained.--If written consent is 
     not obtained, the local educational agency shall maintain a 
     written record that includes the date and the manner in which 
     such informed consent was obtained.
       ``(iii) Response not obtained.--

       ``(I) In general.--If a response cannot be obtained after a 
     reasonable and substantial effort has been made to obtain 
     such consent, the local educational agency shall document 
     that it has given such notice and its specific efforts made 
     to obtain such consent.
       ``(II) Delivery of proof of documentation.--The proof of 
     documentation shall be mailed or delivered in writing to the 
     parents

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     or guardian of the child prior to placing the child in a 
     program described under in clause (i), and shall include a 
     final notice requesting parental consent for such services. 
     After such documentation has been mailed or delivered in 
     writing, the local educational agency shall provide 
     appropriate educational services.
       ``(III) Special rule applicable during school year.--A 
     local educational agency may obtain parental consent under 
     this subclause only for children who have not been identified 
     as limited English proficient prior to the beginning of a 
     school year. For such children the agency shall document, in 
     writing, its specific efforts made to obtain such consent 
     prior to placing the child in a program described in clause 
     (i). After such documentation has been made, the local 
     educational agency shall provide appropriate educational 
     services to such child. The proof of documentation shall be 
     mailed or delivered in writing to the parents or guardian of 
     the child in a timely manner and shall include information on 
     how to have their child immediately removed from the program 
     upon their request. This subclause shall not be construed as 
     exempting a local educational agency from complying with the 
     requirements of this subparagraph.

       ``(B) Parental rights.--A parent or the parents of a child 
     participating in an English language instruction program for 
     limited English proficient children assisted under this Act 
     shall--
       ``(i) select among methods of instruction, if more than one 
     method is offered in the program; and
       ``(ii) have the right to have their child immediately 
     removed from the program upon their request.
       ``(3) Receipt of information.--A parent or the parents of a 
     child identified for participation in an English language 
     instruction program for limited English proficient children 
     assisted under this part shall receive, in a manner and form 
     understandable to the parent or parents, the information 
     required by this subsection. At a minimum, the parent or 
     parents shall receive--
       ``(A) timely information about English language instruction 
     programs for limited English proficient children assisted 
     under this Act; and
       ``(B) 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.
       ``(4) Basis for admission or exclusion.--Students shall not 
     be admitted to or excluded from any federally assisted 
     education program on the basis of a surname or language-
     minority status.''.

     SEC. 107. ELIGIBLE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AREAS.

       Section 1113 (20 U.S.C. 6313) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 1113. ELIGIBLE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AREAS.

       ``(a) Determination.--
       ``(1) In general.--A local educational agency shall use 
     funds received under this part only in eligible school 
     attendance areas.
       ``(2) Eligible school attendance areas.--For the purposes 
     of this part--
       ``(A) the term `school attendance area' means, in relation 
     to a particular school, the geographical area in which the 
     children who are normally served by that school reside; and
       ``(B) the term `eligible school attendance area' means a 
     school attendance area in which the percentage of children 
     from low-income families is at least as high as the 
     percentage of children from low-income families in the local 
     educational agency as a whole.
       ``(3) Local educational agency discretion.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), a local 
     educational agency may--
       ``(i) designate as eligible any school attendance area or 
     school in which at least 35 percent of the children are from 
     low-income families;
       ``(ii) use funds received under this part in a school that 
     is not in an eligible school attendance area, if the 
     percentage of children from low-income families enrolled in 
     the school is equal to or greater than the percentage of such 
     children in a participating school attendance area of such 
     agency;
       ``(iii) designate and serve a school attendance area or 
     school that is not eligible under subsection (b), but that 
     was eligible and that was served in the preceding fiscal 
     year, but only for one additional fiscal year; and
       ``(iv) elect not to serve an eligible school attendance 
     area or eligible school that has a higher percentage of 
     children from low-income families if--

       ``(I) the school meets the comparability requirements of 
     section 1120A(c);
       ``(II) the school is receiving supplemental funds from 
     other State or local sources that are spent according to the 
     requirements of section 1114 or 1115; and
       ``(III) the funds expended from such other sources equal or 
     exceed the amount that would be provided under this part.

       ``(B) Special rule.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A)(iv), 
     the number of children attending private elementary and 
     secondary schools who are to receive services, and the 
     assistance such children are to receive under this part, 
     shall be determined without regard to whether the public 
     school attendance area in which such children reside is 
     assisted under subparagraph (A).
       ``(b) Ranking Order.--If funds allocated in accordance with 
     subsection (f) are insufficient to serve all eligible school 
     attendance areas, a local educational agency--
       ``(1) shall annually rank from highest to lowest according 
     to the percentage of children from low-income families in 
     each agency's eligible school attendance areas in the 
     following order--
       ``(A) eligible school attendance areas in which the 
     concentration of children from low-income families exceeds 75 
     percent; and
       ``(B) all remaining eligible school attendance areas in 
     which the concentration of children from low-income families 
     is 75 percent or lower either by grade span or for the entire 
     local educational agency;
       ``(2) shall, within each category listed in paragraph (1), 
     serve schools in rank order from highest to lowest according 
     to the ranking assigned under paragraph (1);
       ``(3) notwithstanding paragraph (2), may give priority, 
     within each such category and in rank order from highest to 
     lowest subject to paragraph (4), to eligible school 
     attendance areas that serve children in elementary schools; 
     and
       ``(4) not serve a school described in paragraph (1)(B) 
     before serving a school described in paragraph (1)(A).
       ``(c) Low-Income Measures.--In determining the number of 
     children ages 5 through 17 who are from low-income families, 
     the local educational agency shall apply the measures 
     described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection:
       ``(1) Allocation to public school attendance areas.--The 
     local educational agency shall use the same measure of 
     poverty, which measure shall be the number of children ages 5 
     through 17 in poverty counted in the most recent census data 
     approved by the Secretary, the number of children eligible 
     for free and reduced priced lunches under the National School 
     Lunch Act, the number of children in families receiving 
     assistance under the State program funded under part A of 
     title IV of the Social Security Act, or the number of 
     children eligible to receive medical assistance under the 
     Medicaid program, or a composite of such indicators, with 
     respect to all school attendance areas in the local 
     educational agency--
       ``(A) to identify eligible school attendance areas;
       ``(B) to determine the ranking of each area; and
       ``(C) to determine allocations under subsection (f).
       ``(2) Allocation for equitable service to private school 
     students.--
       ``(A) Calculation.--A local educational agency shall have 
     the final authority, consistent with section 1120 to 
     calculate the number of private school children, ages 5 
     through 17, who are low-income by--
       ``(i) using the same measure of low-income used to count 
     public school children;
       ``(ii) using the results of a survey that, to the extent 
     possible, protects the identity of families of private school 
     students and allowing such survey results to be extrapolated 
     if complete actual data are not available; or
       ``(iii) applying the low-income percentage of each 
     participating public school attendance area, determined 
     pursuant to this section, to the number of private school 
     children who reside in that attendance area.
       ``(B) Complaint process.--Any dispute regarding low-income 
     data on private school students shall be subject to the 
     complaint process authorized in section 14505.
       ``(d) Exception.--This section (other than subsections 
     (a)(3) and (f)) shall not apply to a local educational agency 
     with a total enrollment of less than 1,500 children.
       ``(e) Waiver for Desegregation Plans.--The Secretary may 
     approve a local educational agency's written request for a 
     waiver of the requirements of subsections (a) and (f), and 
     permit such agency to treat as eligible, and serve, any 
     school that children attend under a desegregation plan 
     ordered by a State or court or approved by the Secretary, or 
     such a plan that the agency continues to implement after it 
     has expired, if--
       ``(1) the number of economically disadvantaged children 
     enrolled in the school is not less than 25 percent of the 
     school's total enrollment; and
       ``(2) the Secretary determines on the basis of a written 
     request from such agency and in accordance with such criteria 
     as the Secretary establishes, that approval of that request 
     would further the purposes of this part.
       ``(f) Allocations.--
       ``(1) In general.--A local educational agency shall 
     allocate funds received under this part to eligible school 
     attendance areas or eligible schools, identified under 
     subsection (b) in rank order on the basis of the total number 
     of children from low-income families in each area or school.
       ``(2) Special rule.--(A) Except as provided in subparagraph 
     (B), the per pupil amount of funds allocated to each school 
     attendance area or school under paragraph (1) shall be at 
     least 125 percent of the per pupil amount of funds a local 
     educational agency received for that year under the poverty 
     criteria described by the local educational agency in the 
     plan submitted under section 1112, except that this paragraph 
     shall not apply to a local educational agency that only 
     serves schools in which the percentage of such children is 35 
     percent or greater.
       ``(B) A local educational agency may reduce the amount of 
     funds allocated under subparagraph (A) for a school 
     attendance area or school by the amount of any supplemental 
     State and local funds expended in that school attendance area 
     or school for programs that meet the requirements of section 
     1114 or 1115.
       ``(3) Reservation.--A local educational agency shall 
     reserve such funds as are necessary under this part to 
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     comparable to those provided to children in schools funded 
     under this part to serve--
       ``(A) homeless children who do not attend participating 
     schools, including providing educationally related support 
     services to children in shelters;
       ``(B) children in local institutions for neglected or 
     delinquent children; and
       ``(C) where appropriate, neglected and delinquent children 
     in community day school programs.
       ``(4) School improvement reservation.--A local educational 
     agency shall reserve such funds as are necessary under this 
     part to meet such agency's school improvement 
     responsibilities under section 1116, including taking 
     corrective actions under section 1116(b)(9).
       ``(5) Financial incentives and rewards reservation.--A 
     local educational agency may reserve such funds as are 
     necessary under this part to provide financial incentives and 
     rewards to teachers who serve in eligible schools under 
     subsection (b)(1)(A) and identified for improvement under 
     section 1116(b)(1) for the purpose of attracting and 
     retaining qualified and effective teachers.''.

     SEC. 108. SCHOOLWIDE PROGRAMS.

       Section 1114 (20 U.S.C. 6314) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 1114. SCHOOLWIDE PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of a schoolwide program under 
     this section is--
       ``(1) to enable a local educational agency to consolidate 
     funds under this part with other Federal, State, and local 
     funds, to upgrade the entire educational program in a high 
     poverty school; and
       ``(2) to help ensure that all children in such a school 
     meet challenging State standards for student performance, 
     particularly those children who are most at-risk of not 
     meeting those standards.
       ``(b) Use of Funds for Schoolwide Programs.--
       ``(1) In general.--A local educational agency may 
     consolidate funds under this part, together with other 
     Federal, State, and local funds, in order to upgrade the 
     entire educational program of a school that serves an 
     eligible school attendance area in which not less than 50 
     percent of the children are from low-income families, or not 
     less than 50 percent of the children enrolled in the school 
     are from such families.
       ``(2) State assurances.--A local educational agency may 
     start new schoolwide programs under this section only after 
     the State educational agency provides written information to 
     each local educational agency in the State that demonstrates 
     that such State educational agency has established the 
     statewide system of support and improvement required by 
     subsections (c)(1) and (e) of section 1117.
       ``(3) Identification of students not required.--(A) No 
     school participating in a schoolwide program shall be 
     required to identify particular children under this part as 
     eligible to participate in a schoolwide program or to provide 
     supplemental services to such children.
       ``(B) A school participating in a schoolwide program shall 
     use funds available to carry out this section only to 
     supplement the amount of funds that would, in the absence of 
     funds under this part, be made available from non-Federal 
     sources for the school, including funds needed to provide 
     services that are required by law for children with 
     disabilities and children with limited English proficiency.
       ``(4) Exemption from statutory and regulatory 
     requirements.--(A) Except as provided in subsection (c), the 
     Secretary may, through publication of a notice in the Federal 
     Register, exempt schoolwide programs under this section from 
     statutory or regulatory provisions of any other 
     noncompetitive formula grant program administered by the 
     Secretary (other than formula or discretionary grant programs 
     under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, except 
     as provided in section 613(a)(2)(D) of such Act), or any 
     discretionary grant program administered by the Secretary, to 
     support schoolwide programs if the intent and purposes of 
     such other programs are met.
       ``(B) A school that chooses to use funds from such other 
     programs shall not be relieved of the requirements relating 
     to health, safety, civil rights, student and parental 
     participation and involvement, services to private school 
     children, maintenance of effort, uses of Federal funds to 
     supplement, not supplant non-Federal funds, or the 
     distribution of funds to State or local educational agencies 
     that apply to the receipt of funds from such programs.
       ``(C)(i) A school that consolidates funds from different 
     Federal programs under this section shall not be required to 
     maintain separate fiscal accounting records, by program, that 
     identify the specific activities supported by those 
     particular funds as long as it maintains records that 
     demonstrate that the schoolwide program, considered as a 
     whole addresses the intent and purposes of each of the 
     Federal programs that were consolidated to support the 
     schoolwide program.
       ``(5) Professional development.--Each school receiving 
     funds under this part for any fiscal year shall devote 
     sufficient resources to effectively carry out the activities 
     described in subsection (c)(1)(E) in accordance with section 
     1119A for such fiscal year, except that a school may enter 
     into a consortium with another school to carry out such 
     activities.
       ``(c) Components of a Schoolwide Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--A schoolwide program shall include the 
     following components:
       ``(A) A comprehensive needs assessment of the entire school 
     (including taking into account the needs of migratory 
     children as defined in section 1309(2)) that is based on 
     information which includes the performance of children in 
     relation to the State content standards and the State student 
     performance standards described in section 1111(b)(1).
       ``(B) Schoolwide reform strategies that--
       ``(i) provide opportunities for all children to meet the 
     State's proficient and advanced levels of student performance 
     described in section 1111(b)(1)(D);
       ``(ii) use effective methods and instructional strategies 
     that are based upon scientifically based research that--

       ``(I) strengthen the core academic program in the school;
       ``(II) increase the amount and quality of learning time, 
     such as providing an extended school year and before- and 
     after-school and summer programs and opportunities, and help 
     provide an enriched and accelerated curriculum; and
       ``(III) include strategies for meeting the educational 
     needs of historically underserved populations, including 
     girls and women;

       ``(iii)(I) address the needs of all children in the school, 
     but particularly the needs of low-achieving children and 
     those at risk of not meeting the State student performance 
     standards who are members of the target population of any 
     program that is included in the schoolwide program, which may 
     include incorporation of gender-equitable methods and 
     practices;
       ``(II) address how the school will determine if such needs 
     have been met; and
       ``(iv) are consistent with, and are designed to implement, 
     the State and local improvement plans, if any.
       ``(D) Instruction by fully qualified (as defined in section 
     1610) teachers.
       ``(E) In accordance with section 1119A, high quality and 
     ongoing professional development for teachers and 
     paraprofessionals, and, where appropriate, pupil services 
     personnel, parents, principals, and other staff to enable all 
     children in the school to meet the State's student 
     performance standards.
       ``(F) Strategies to increase parental involvement in 
     accordance with section 1118, such as family literary 
     services.
       ``(G) Plans for assisting preschool children in the 
     transition from early childhood programs, such as Head Start, 
     Even Start, or a State-run preschool program, to local 
     elementary school programs.
       ``(H) Measures to include teachers in the decisions 
     regarding the use of assessments described in section 
     1111(b)(4) in order to provide information on, and to 
     improve, the performance of individual students and the 
     overall instructional program.
       ``(I) Activities to ensure that students who experience 
     difficulty mastering the proficient or advanced levels of 
     performance standards required by section 1111(b) shall be 
     provided with effective, timely additional assistance which 
     shall include measures to ensure that students' difficulties 
     are identified on a timely basis and to provide sufficient 
     information on which to base effective assistance.
       ``(2) Plan.--Any eligible school that desires to operate a 
     schoolwide program shall first develop (or amend a plan for 
     such a program that was in existence on the day before the 
     date of the enactment of the Student Results Act of 1999), a 
     comprehensive plan for reforming the total instructional 
     program in the school that--
       ``(A) incorporates the components described in paragraph 
     (1);
       ``(B) describes how the school will use resources under 
     this part and from other sources to implement those 
     components;
       ``(C) includes a list of State and local educational agency 
     programs and other Federal programs under subsection (b)(4) 
     that will be consolidated in the schoolwide program;
       ``(D) describes how the school will provide individual 
     student assessment results, including an interpretation of 
     those results, to the parents of a child who participates in 
     the assessments required by section 1111(b)(4) and in a 
     format and, to the extent practicable, in a language that 
     they can understand; and
       ``(E) provides for the collection of data on the 
     achievement and assessment results of students disaggregated 
     by gender, major ethnic or racial groups, limited English 
     proficiency status, migrant students, by children with 
     disabilities as compared to other students, and by 
     economically disadvantaged students as compared to students 
     who are not economically disadvantaged, except that such 
     disaggregation shall not be required in a case in which the 
     number of students in a category is insufficient to yield 
     statistically reliable information or the results would 
     reveal individually identifiable information about an 
     individual student.
       ``(3) Plan development.--The comprehensive plan shall be--
       ``(A) developed during a 1-year period, unless--
       ``(i) the local educational agency determines that less 
     time is needed to develop and implement the schoolwide 
     program; or
       ``(ii) the school operated a schoolwide program on the day 
     preceding the date of the enactment of the Student Results 
     Act of 1999, in which case such school may continue to 
     operate such program, but shall develop amendments to its 
     existing plan during the first year of assistance under such 
     Act to reflect the provisions of this section;

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       ``(B) developed with the involvement of the community to be 
     served and individuals who will carry out such plan, 
     including teachers, principals, administrators (including 
     administrators of programs described in other parts of this 
     title), if appropriate pupil services personnel, school staff 
     and parents, and, if the plan relates to a secondary school, 
     students from such school;
       ``(C) in effect for the duration of the school's 
     participation under this part and reviewed and revised, as 
     necessary, by the school;
       ``(D) available to the local educational agency, parents, 
     and the public, and the information contained in such plan 
     shall be provided in a format, and to the extent practicable, 
     in a language that they can understand; and
       ``(E) if appropriate, developed in coordination with 
     programs under the Reading Excellence Act, the Carl D. 
     Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998, the 
     Head Start Act, and part B of this title.
       ``(d) Accountability.--A schoolwide program under this 
     section shall be subject to the school improvement provisions 
     of section 1116.''.
       ``(e) Prekindergarten Program.--A school that is eligible 
     for a schoolwide program under this section may use funds 
     made available under this title to establish or enhance 
     prekindergarten programs for 3-, 4-, and 5-year old children, 
     such as Even Start programs.''.

     SEC. 109. TARGETED ASSISTANCE SCHOOLS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 1115 (20 U.S.C. 
     6315(a)) is amended by striking ``section 1113(c)'' and 
     inserting ``section 1113(f)''.
       (b) Eligible Children.--Subsection (b) of section 1115 (20 
     U.S.C. 6315(b)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Eligible Children.--
       ``(1) Eligible population.--(A) The eligible population for 
     services under this section is--
       ``(i) children not older than age 21 who are entitled to a 
     free public education through grade 12; and
       ``(ii) children who are not yet at a grade level where the 
     local educational agency provides a free public education.
       ``(B) From the population described in subparagraph (A), 
     eligible children are children identified by the school as 
     failing, or most at risk of failing, to meet the State's 
     challenging student performance standards on the basis of 
     assessments under this part, and, as appropriate, on the 
     basis of multiple, educationally related, objective criteria 
     established by the local educational agency and supplemented 
     by the school, except that children from preschool through 
     grade 2 may be selected solely on the basis of such criteria 
     as teacher judgment, interviews with parents, and 
     developmentally appropriate measures.
       ``(2) Children included.--(A)(i) Children with 
     disabilities, migrant children, and children with limited 
     English proficiency are eligible for services under this part 
     on the same basis as other children.
       ``(ii) Funds received under this part may not be used to 
     provide services that are otherwise required by law to be 
     made available to such children but may be used to coordinate 
     or supplement such services.
       ``(B) A child who, at any time in the 2 years preceding the 
     year for which the determination is made, participated in a 
     Head Start or Even Start program or in preschool services 
     under this title, is eligible for services under this part.
       ``(C)(i) A child who, at any time in the 2 years preceding 
     the year for which the determination is made, received 
     services under part C is eligible for services under this 
     part.
       ``(ii) A child in a local institution for neglected or 
     delinquent children or attending a community day program for 
     such children is eligible for services under this part.
       ``(D) A child who is homeless and attending any school in 
     the local educational agency is eligible for services under 
     this part.''.
       (c) Components of Targeted Assistance School Program.--
     Subsection (c) of section 1115 (20 U.S.C. 6315(c)) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(c) Components of a Targeted Assistance School Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--To assist targeted assistance schools 
     and local educational agencies to meet their responsibility 
     to provide for all their students served under this title the 
     opportunity to meet the State's challenging student 
     performance standards in subjects as determined by the State, 
     each targeted assistance program under this section shall--
       ``(A) use such program's resources under this part to help 
     participating children meet such State's challenging student 
     performance standards expected for all children;
       ``(B) ensure that planning for students served under this 
     part is incorporated into existing school planning;
       ``(C) use effective methods and instructional strategies 
     that are based upon scientifically based research that 
     strengthens the core academic program of the school and 
     that--
       ``(i) give primary consideration to providing extended 
     learning time such as an extended school year, before- and 
     after-school, and summer programs and opportunities;
       ``(ii) help provide an accelerated, high-quality 
     curriculum, including applied learning; and
       ``(iii) minimize removing children from the regular 
     classroom during regular school hours for instruction 
     provided under this part;
       ``(D) coordinate with and support the regular education 
     program, which may include services to assist preschool 
     children in the transition from early childhood programs to 
     elementary school programs;
       ``(E) provide instruction by fully qualified teacher as 
     defined in section 1610;
       ``(F) in accordance with subsection (e)(3) and section 
     1119A, provide opportunities for professional development 
     with resources provided under this part, and, to the extent 
     practicable, from other sources, for teachers, principals, 
     and administrators and other school staff, including, if 
     appropriate, pupil services personnel, who work with 
     participating children in programs under this section or in 
     the regular education program; and
       ``(G) provide strategies to increase parental involvement 
     in accordance with section 1118, such as family literacy 
     services.
       ``(2) Requirements.--Each school conducting a program under 
     this section shall assist participating children selected in 
     accordance with subsection (b) to meet the State's proficient 
     and advanced levels of performance by--
       ``(A) the coordination of resources provided under this 
     part with other resources; and
       ``(B) reviewing, on an ongoing basis, the progress of 
     participating children and revising the targeted assistance 
     program, if necessary, to provide additional assistance to 
     enable such children to meet the State's challenging student 
     performance standards, such as an extended school year, 
     before- and after-school, and summer, programs and 
     opportunities, training for teachers regarding how to 
     identify students that require additional assistance, and 
     training for teachers regarding how to implement student 
     performance standards in the classroom.''.
       (d) Integration of Professional Development.--Subsection 
     (d) of section 1115 (20 U.S.C. 6515(d) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(d) Integration of Professional Development.--To promote 
     the integration of staff supported with funds under this 
     part, public school personnel who are paid with funds 
     received under this part may participate in general 
     professional development and school planning activities.''.
       (e) Comprehensive Services.--Paragraph (2) of section 
     1115(e) (20 U.S.C. 6315(e)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (2) by striking subparagraph (B); and
       (3) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B).

     SEC. 110. SCHOOL CHOICE.

       Section 1115A (20 U.S.C. 6316) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 1115A. SCHOOL CHOICE.

       ``(a) Choice Programs.--A local educational agency may use 
     funds under this part, in combination with State, local, and 
     private funds, to develop and implement public school choice 
     programs, for children eligible for assistance under this 
     part, which permit parents to select the public school that 
     their child will attend.
       ``(b) Choice Plan.--A local educational agency that chooses 
     to implement a public school choice program shall first 
     develop a plan that includes assurances that--
       ``(1) all eligible students across grade levels served 
     under this part will have equal access to the program;
       ``(2) the program does not include schools that follow a 
     racially discriminatory policy;
       ``(3) describe how the school will use resources under this 
     part and from other sources to implement the plan;
       ``(4) the plan will be developed with the involvement of 
     parents and others in the community to be served and 
     individuals who will carry out the plan, including 
     administrators, teachers, principals, and other staff;
       ``(5) parents of eligible students in the local educational 
     agency will be given prompt notice of the existence of the 
     public school choice program and its availability to them, 
     and a clear explanation of how the program will operate;
       ``(6) the program will include charter schools and any 
     other public school and shall not include a school that is or 
     has been identified as a school in school improvement or is 
     or has been in corrective action for the past two consecutive 
     years;
       ``(7) transportation services or the costs of 
     transportation may be provided by the local educational 
     agency with funds under this part; and
       ``(8) such local educational agency will comply with the 
     other requirements of this part.''.

     SEC. 111. PUPIL SAFETY AND FAMILY SCHOOL CHOICE.

       Subpart 1 of part A of title I of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.) is 
     amended by inserting after section 1115A of such Act (20 
     U.S.C. 6316) the following:

     ``SEC. 1115B. PUPIL SAFETY AND FAMILY SCHOOL CHOICE.

       ``(a) In General.--If a student is eligible to be served 
     under section 1115(b), or attends a school eligible for a 
     schoolwide program under section 1114, and--
       ``(1) becomes a victim of a violent criminal offense while 
     in or on the grounds of a public elementary school or 
     secondary school that the student attends and that receives 
     assistance under this part, then the local educational agency 
     shall allow such student to attend another public school or 
     public charter school in the same State as the school where 
     the criminal offense occurred, that is selected by the 
     student's parent; or
       ``(2) the public school that the student attends and that 
     receives assistance under this

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     part has been designated as an unsafe public school, then the 
     local educational agency may allow such student to attend 
     another public school or public charter school in the same 
     State as the school where the criminal offense occurred, that 
     is selected by the student's parent.
       ``(b) State Educational Agency Determinations.--
       ``(1) The State educational agency shall determine, based 
     upon State law, what actions constitute a violent criminal 
     offense for purposes of this section.
       ``(2) The State educational agency shall determine which 
     schools in the State are unsafe public schools.
       ``(3) The term `unsafe public schools' means a public 
     school that has serious crime, violence, illegal drug, and 
     discipline problems, as indicated by conditions that may 
     include high rates of--
       (A) expulsions and suspensions of students from school;
       (B) referrals of students to alternative schools for 
     disciplinary reasons, to special programs or schools for 
     delinquent youth, or to juvenile court;
       (C) victimization of students or teachers by criminal acts, 
     including robbery, assault and homicide;
       (D) enrolled students who are under court supervision for 
     past criminal behavior;
       (E) possession, use, sale or distribution of illegal drugs;
       (F) enrolled students who are attending school while under 
     the influence of illegal drugs or alcohol;
       (G) possession or use of guns or other weapons;
       (H) participation in youth gangs; or
       (I) crimes against property, such as theft or vandalism.
       ``(c) Transportation Costs.--The local educational agency 
     that serves the public school in which the violent criminal 
     offense occurred or that serves the designated unsafe public 
     school may use funds provided under this part to provide 
     transportation services or to pay the reasonable costs of 
     transportation for the student to attend the school selected 
     by the student's parent.
       ``(d) Special Rule.--Any school receiving assistance 
     provided under this section shall comply with title VI of the 
     Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) and not 
     discriminate on the basis of race, color, or national origin.
       ``(e) Part B of the Individuals With Disabilities Education 
     Act.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect 
     the requirements of part B of the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.).
       ``(f) Maximum Amount.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of this section, the amount of assistance provided under this 
     part for a student shall not exceed the per pupil expenditure 
     for elementary or secondary education, as appropriate, by the 
     local educational agency that serves the school--
       (1) where the violent criminal offense occurred for the 
     fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which the offense 
     occurred; or
       (2) designated as an unsafe public school by the State 
     educational agency for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal 
     year for which the designation is made.

     SEC. 112. ASSESSMENT AND LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY AND SCHOOL 
                   IMPROVEMENT.

       (a) Local Review.--Section 1116(a) (20 U.S.C. 6317(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``1111(b)(2)(A)(i)'' and 
     inserting ``1111(b)(2)(B)'';
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``individual school 
     performance profiles'' and inserting ``school reports'';
       (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (4) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) review the effectiveness of the actions and 
     activities the schools are carrying out under this part with 
     respect to parental involvement assisted under this Act.''.
       (b) School Improvement.--Section 1116 (20 U.S.C. 6317) is 
     amended by striking subsection (b) and by redesignating 
     subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (b) and (c), 
     respectively, and amending them to read as follows:
       ``(b) School Improvement.--
       ``(1) In general.--A local educational agency shall 
     identify for school improvement any school served under this 
     part that--
       ``(A) for two consecutive years failed to make adequate 
     yearly progress as defined in the State's plan under section 
     1111(b)(2); or
       ``(B) was in school improvement status under this section 
     on the day preceding the date of the enactment of the Student 
     Results Act of 1999.
       ``(2) Transition.--The 2-year period described in paragraph 
     (1)(A) shall include any continuous period of time 
     immediately preceding the date of the enactment of the 
     Student Results Act of 1999 during which a school did not 
     make adequate yearly progress as defined in the State's plan, 
     as such plan was in effect on the day preceding the date of 
     such enactment.
       ``(3) Targeted assistance schools.--To determine if a 
     school that is conducting a targeted assistance program under 
     section 1115 should be identified as in need of improvement 
     under this subsection, a local educational agency may choose 
     to review the progress of only those students in such school 
     who are served under this part.
       ``(4) Opportunity to review and present evidence.--
       ``(A) In general.--Before identifying a school for school 
     improvement under paragraph (1), the local educational agency 
     shall provide the school with an opportunity to review the 
     school-level data, including assessment data, on which the 
     proposed identification is based.
       ``(B) Supporting evidence.--If the school principal 
     believes that the proposed identification is in error for 
     statistical or other substantive reasons, the principal may 
     provide supporting evidence to the local educational agency, 
     which such agency shall consider before making a final 
     determination.
       ``(5) Notification to parents.--A local educational agency 
     shall, in an easily understandable format, provide in writing 
     to parents of each student in a school identified for school 
     improvement--
       ``(A) an explanation of what the school improvement 
     identification means and how the school compares in terms of 
     academic performance to other schools in the local 
     educational agency and State;
       ``(B) the reasons for such identification;
       ``(C) the data on which such identification is based;
       ``(D) an explanation of what the school is doing to address 
     the problem of low achievement;
       ``(E) an explanation of how parents can become involved in 
     upgrading the quality of the school;
       ``(F) an explanation of the right of parents, pursuant to 
     paragraph (6), to transfer their child to another public 
     school, including a public charter school, that is not in 
     school improvement, and how such transfer shall operate; and
       ``(G) notification to parents in a format and, to the 
     extent practicable, in a language they can understand.
       ``(6) Public school choice option.--
       ``(A) Schools identified for improvement.--
       ``(i) Schools identified on or before enactment.--Not later 
     than 18 months after the date of the enactment of the Student 
     Results Act of 1999, a local educational agency shall provide 
     all students enrolled in a school identified (on or before 
     such date of enactment) for school improvement with an option 
     to transfer to any other public school within the local 
     educational agency or any public school consistent with 
     subparagraph (B), including a public charter school that has 
     not been identified for school improvement, unless such 
     option to transfer is prohibited by State law, or local law, 
     which includes school board-approved local educational agency 
     policy.
       ``(ii) Schools identified after enactment.--Not later than 
     18 months after the date on which a local educational agency 
     identifies a school for school improvement, the agency shall 
     provide all students enrolled in such school with an option 
     described in clause (i).
       ``(B) Cooperative agreement.--If all public schools in the 
     local educational agency to which a child may transfer to, 
     are identified for school improvement, the agency shall, to 
     the extent practicable, establish a cooperative agreement 
     with other local educational agencies in the area for the 
     transfer.
       ``(C) Transportation.--The local educational agency in 
     which the schools have been identified for improvement may 
     use funds under this part to provide transportation to 
     students whose parents choose to transfer their child or 
     children to a different school.
       ``(D) Continue option.--Once a school is no longer 
     identified for school improvement, the local educational 
     agency shall continue to provide public school choice as an 
     option to students in such school for a period of not less 
     than 2 years.
       ``(7) School plan.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each school identified under paragraph 
     (1) for school improvement shall, not later than 3 months 
     after being so identified, develop or revise a school plan, 
     in consultation with parents, school staff, the local 
     educational agency, and other outside experts for approval by 
     the local educational agency. Such plan shall--
       ``(i) incorporate scientifically-based research strategies 
     that strengthen the core academic program in the school;
       ``(ii) adopt policies that have the greatest likelihood of 
     improving the performance of participating children in 
     meeting the State's student performance standards;
       ``(iii) address the professional development needs of 
     staff, particularly teachers and principals;
       ``(iv) establish specific goals and objectives the school 
     will undertake for making adequate yearly progress which 
     include specific numerical performance goals and targets for 
     each of the groups of students identified in the 
     disaggregated data pursuant to section 1111(b)(2);
       ``(v) identify how the school will provide written 
     notification to parents, in a format and to the extent 
     practicable in a language such parents can understand; and
       ``(vi) specify the responsibilities of the local 
     educational agency and the school under the plan.
       ``(B) Conditional approval.--A local educational agency may 
     condition approval of a school plan on inclusion of one or 
     more of the corrective actions specified in paragraph (9).
       ``(C) Implementation.--A school shall implement its plan or 
     revised plan expeditiously, but not later than the beginning 
     of the school year after which the school has been identified 
     for improvement.

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       ``(D) Review.--The local educational agency shall promptly 
     review the plan, work with the school as necessary, and 
     approve the plan if it meets the requirements of this 
     section.
       ``(8) Technical assistance.--
       ``(A) In general.--For each school identified for school 
     improvement under paragraph (1), the local educational agency 
     shall provide technical assistance as the school develops and 
     implements its plan.
       ``(B) Specific technical assistance.--Such technical 
     assistance--
       ``(i) shall include effective methods and instructional 
     strategies that are based upon scientifically based research 
     that strengthens the core academic program in the school and 
     addresses the specific elements of student performance 
     problems in the school;
       ``(ii) may be provided directly by the local educational 
     agency, through mechanisms authorized under section 1117, or 
     with the local educational agency's approval, by an 
     institution of higher education, a private nonprofit 
     organization, an educational service agency, a comprehensive 
     regional assistance center under part A of title XIII, or 
     other entities with experience in helping schools improve 
     achievement.
       ``(C) Technical assistance.--Technical assistance provided 
     under this section by the local educational agency or an 
     entity authorized by such agency shall be based upon 
     scientifically based research.
       ``(9) Corrective action.--In order to help students served 
     under this part meet challenging State standards, each local 
     educational agency shall implement a system of corrective 
     action in accordance with the following:
       ``(A) In general.--After providing technical assistance 
     under paragraph (8) and subject to subparagraph (F), the 
     local educational agency--
       ``(i) may take corrective action at any time with respect 
     to a school that has been identified under paragraph (1);
       ``(ii) shall take corrective action with respect to any 
     school that fails to make adequate yearly progress, as 
     defined by the State, after the end of the second year 
     following its identification under paragraph (1); and
       ``(iii) shall continue to provide technical assistance 
     while instituting any corrective action under clause (i) or 
     (ii).
       ``(B) Definition.--As used in this paragraph, the term 
     `corrective action' means action, consistent with State and 
     local law, that--
       ``(i) substantially and directly responds to the consistent 
     academic failure that caused the local educational agency to 
     take such action and to any underlying staffing, curricular, 
     or other problems in the school; and
       ``(ii) is designed to substantially increase the likelihood 
     that students will perform at the proficient and advanced 
     performance levels.
       ``(C) Certain schools.--In the case of a school described 
     in subparagraph (A)(ii), the local educational agency shall 
     take not less than one of the following corrective actions:
       ``(i) Withhold funds from the school.
       ``(ii) Decrease decisionmaking authority at the school 
     level.
       ``(iii) Make alternative governance arrangements, including 
     reopening the school as a public charter school.
       ``(iv) Reconstitute the school by requiring each person 
     employed at the school to reapply for future employment at 
     the same school or for any position in the local educational 
     agency.
       ``(v) Authorize students to transfer to other higher 
     performing public schools served by the local educational 
     agency, including public charter schools, and provide such 
     students transportation (or the costs of transportation) to 
     such schools in conjunction with not less than one additional 
     action described under this subparagraph.
       ``(vi) Institute and fully implement a new curriculum, 
     including appropriate professional development for all 
     relevant staff, that is based upon scientifically based 
     research and offers substantial promise of improving 
     educational achievement for low-performing students.
       ``(D) Implementation delay.--A local educational agency may 
     delay, for a period not to exceed 1 year, implementation of 
     corrective action only if the failure to make adequate yearly 
     progress was justified due to exceptional or uncontrollable 
     circumstances such as a natural disaster or a precipitous and 
     unforeseen decline in the financial resources of the local 
     educational agency or school.
       ``(E) Publication.--The local educational agency shall 
     publish, and disseminate to the public and to parents in a 
     format and, to the extent practicable, in a language that 
     they can understand, any corrective action it takes under 
     this paragraph through such means as the Internet, the media, 
     and public agencies.
       ``(F) Review.--(i) Before taking corrective action with 
     respect to any school under this paragraph, a local 
     educational agency shall provide the school an opportunity to 
     review the school level data, including assessment data, on 
     which the proposed determination is made.
       ``(ii) If the school believes that the proposed 
     determination is in error for statistical or other 
     substantive reasons, it may provide supporting evidence to 
     the local educational agency, which shall consider such 
     evidence before making a final determination.
       ``(10) State educational agency responsibilities.--If a 
     State educational agency determines that a local educational 
     agency failed to carry out its responsibilities under this 
     section, it shall take such action as it finds necessary, 
     consistent with this section, to improve the affected schools 
     and to ensure that the local educational agency carries out 
     its responsibilities under this section.
       ``(11) Special rule.--Schools that, for at least two of the 
     3 years following identification under paragraph (1), make 
     adequate yearly progress toward meeting the State's 
     proficient and advanced levels of performance shall no longer 
     be identified for school improvement.
       ``(c) State Review and Local Educational Agency 
     Improvement.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State educational agency shall--
       ``(A) annually review the progress of each local 
     educational agency receiving funds under this part to 
     determine whether schools receiving assistance under this 
     part are making adequate yearly progress as defined in 
     section 1111(b)(2) toward meeting the State's student 
     performance standards; and
       ``(B) publicize and disseminate to local educational 
     agencies, teachers and other staff, parents, students, and 
     the community the results of the State review consistent with 
     section 1111, including statistically sound disaggregated 
     results, as required by section 1111(b)(2).
       ``(2) Identification of local educational agency for 
     improvement.--A State educational agency shall identify for 
     improvement any local educational agency that--
       ``(A) for two consecutive years failed to make adequate 
     yearly progress as defined in the State's plan under section 
     1111(b)(2); or
       ``(B) was in improvement status under this section as this 
     section was in effect on the day preceding the date of the 
     enactment of the Student Results Act of 1999.
       ``(3) Transition.--The 2-year period described in paragraph 
     (2)(A) shall include any continuous period of time 
     immediately preceding the date of the enactment of the 
     Student Results Act of 1999, during which a local educational 
     agency did not make adequate yearly progress as defined in 
     the State's plan, as such plan was in effect on the day 
     preceding the date of such enactment.
       ``(4) Targeted assistance schools.--For purposes of 
     targeted assistance schools in a local educational agency, a 
     State educational agency may choose to review the progress of 
     only the students in such schools who are served under this 
     part.
       ``(5) Opportunity to review and present evidence.--
       ``(A) Review.--Before identifying a local educational 
     agency for improvement under paragraph (2), a State 
     educational agency shall provide the local educational agency 
     with an opportunity to review the local educational agency 
     data, including assessment data, on which that proposed 
     identification is based.
       ``(B) Supporting evidence.--If the local educational agency 
     believes that the proposed identification is in error for 
     statistical or other substantive reasons, it may provide 
     supporting evidence to the State educational agency, which 
     such agency shall consider before making a final 
     determination.
       ``(6) Notification to parents.--The State educational 
     agency shall promptly notify parents in a format, and to the 
     extent practicable in a language they can understand, of each 
     student enrolled in a school in a local educational agency 
     identified for improvement, of the reasons for such agency's 
     identification and how parents can participate in upgrading 
     the quality of the local educational agency.
       ``(7) Local educational agency revisions.--
       ``(A) Plan.--Each local educational agency identified under 
     paragraph (2) shall, not later than 3 months after being so 
     identified, develop or revise a local educational agency 
     plan, in consultation with parents, school staff, and others. 
     Such plan shall--
       ``(i) incorporate scientifically based research strategies 
     that strengthen the core academic program in the local 
     educational agency;
       ``(ii) identify specific goals and objectives the local 
     educational agency will undertake to make adequate yearly 
     progress and which--
       ``(I) have the greatest likelihood of improving the 
     performance of participating children in meeting the State's 
     student performance standards;
       ``(II) address the professional development needs of staff; 
     and
       ``(III) include specific numerical performance goals and 
     targets for each of the groups of students identified in the 
     disaggregated data pursuant to section 1111(b)(2);
       ``(iii) identify how the local educational agency will 
     provide written notification to parents in a format, and to 
     the extent practicable in a language, that they can 
     understand, pursuant to paragraph (6); and
       ``(iv) specify the responsibilities of the State 
     educational agency and the local educational agency under the 
     plan.
       ``(B) Implementation.--The local educational agency shall 
     implement its plan or revised plan expeditiously, but not 
     later than the beginning of the school year after which the 
     school has been identified for improvement.
       ``(8) State educational agency responsibility.--
       ``(A) In general.--For each local educational agency 
     identified under paragraph (2), the State educational agency 
     shall provide technical or other assistance, if requested, as 
     authorized under section 1117, to better enable the local 
     educational agency--

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       ``(i) to develop and implement its revised plan as approved 
     by the State educational agency consistent with the 
     requirements of this section; and
       ``(ii) to work with schools needing improvement.
       ``(B) Technical assistance.--Technical assistance provided 
     under this section by the State educational agency or an 
     entity authorized by such agency shall be based upon 
     scientifically based research.
       ``(9) Corrective action.--In order to help students served 
     under this part meet challenging State standards, each State 
     educational agency shall implement a system of corrective 
     action in accordance with the following:
       ``(A) In general.--After providing technical assistance 
     under paragraph (8) and subject to subparagraph (D), the 
     State educational agency--
       ``(i) may take corrective action at any time with respect 
     to a local educational agency that has been identified under 
     paragraph (2);
       ``(ii) shall take corrective action with respect to any 
     local educational agency that fails to make adequate yearly 
     progress, as defined by the State, after the end of the 
     second year following its identification under paragraph (2); 
     and
       ``(iii) shall continue to provide technical assistance 
     while instituting any corrective action under clause (i) or 
     (ii).
       ``(B) Definition.--As used in this paragraph, the term 
     `corrective action' means action, consistent with State law, 
     that--
       ``(i) substantially and directly responds to the consistent 
     academic failure that caused the State educational agency to 
     take such action and to any underlying staffing, curricular, 
     or other problems in the school; and
       ``(ii) is designed to meet the goal of having all students 
     served under this part perform at the proficient and advanced 
     performance levels.
       ``(C) Certain local educational agencies.--In the case of a 
     local educational agency described in this paragraph, the 
     State educational agency shall take not less than one of the 
     following corrective actions:
       ``(i) Withhold funds from the local educational agency.
       ``(ii) Reconstitute school district personnel.
       ``(iii) Remove particular schools from the jurisdiction of 
     the local educational agency and establish alternative 
     arrangements for public governance and supervision of such 
     schools.
       ``(iv) Appoint, through the State educational agency, a 
     receiver or trustee to administer the affairs of the local 
     educational agency in place of the superintendent and school 
     board.
       ``(v) Abolish or restructure the local educational agency.
       ``(vi) Authorize students to transfer from a school 
     operated by a local educational agency to a higher performing 
     public school operated by another local educational agency, 
     or to a public charter school and provide such students 
     transportation (or the costs of transportation to such 
     schools, in conjunction with not less than one additional 
     action described under this paragraph.
       ``(D) Hearing.--Prior to implementing any corrective 
     action, the State educational agency shall provide due 
     process and a hearing to the affected local educational 
     agency, if State law provides for such process and hearing.
       ``(E) Publication.--The State educational agency shall 
     publish, and disseminate to parents and the public any 
     corrective action it takes under this paragraph through such 
     means as the Internet, the media, and public agencies.
       ``(F) Delay.--A local educational agency may delay, for a 
     period not to exceed 1 year, implementation of corrective 
     action if the failure to make adequate yearly progress was 
     justified due to exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances 
     such as a natural disaster or a precipitous and unforeseen 
     decline in the financial resources of the local educational 
     agency or school.
       ``(10) Special rule.--A local educational agency, that, for 
     at least two of the 3 years following identification under 
     paragraph (2), makes adequate yearly progress toward meeting 
     the State's proficient and advanced levels of performance 
     shall no longer be identified for school improvement.''.

     SEC. 113. STATE ASSISTANCE FOR SCHOOL SUPPORT AND 
                   IMPROVEMENT.

       Section 1117 (20 U.S.C. 6318) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 1117. STATE ASSISTANCE FOR SCHOOL SUPPORT AND 
                   IMPROVEMENT.

       ``(a) System for Support.--Each State educational agency 
     shall establish a statewide system of intensive and sustained 
     support and improvement for local educational agencies and 
     schools receiving funds under this part, in order to increase 
     the opportunity for all students in those agencies and 
     schools to meet the State's content standards and student 
     performance standards.
       ``(b) Priorities.--In carrying out this section, a State 
     educational agency shall--
       ``(1) first, provide support and assistance to local 
     educational agencies subject to corrective action under 
     section 1116 and assist schools, in accordance with section 
     1116(b)(10), for which a local educational agency has failed 
     to carry out its responsibilities under section 1116(b)(8) 
     and (9);
       ``(2) second, provide support and assistance to other local 
     educational agencies identified as in need of improvement 
     under section 1116; and
       ``(3) third, provide support and assistance to other local 
     educational agencies and schools participating under this 
     part that need that support and assistance in order to 
     achieve the purpose of this part.
       ``(c) Approaches.--In order to achieve the purpose 
     described in subsection (a), each such system shall provide 
     technical assistance and support through such approaches as--
       ``(1) school support teams, composed of individuals who are 
     knowledgeable about scientifically based research and 
     practice on teaching and learning, particularly about 
     strategies for improving educational results for low-
     achieving children; and
       ``(2) the designation and use of ``Distinguished 
     Educators'', chosen from schools served under this part that 
     have been especially successful in improving academic 
     achievement.
       ``(d) Funds.--Each State educational agency--
       ``(1) shall use funds reserved under section 1002(f); and
       ``(2) may use State administrative funds authorized under 
     section 1002(h) for such purpose.
       ``(e) Alternatives.--The State may devise additional 
     approaches to providing the assistance described in 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (c), such as providing 
     assistance through institutions of higher education and 
     educational service agencies or other local consortia, and 
     the State may seek approval from the Secretary to use funds 
     made available under section 1002(h) for such approaches as 
     part of the State plan.''.

     SEC. 114. ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS PROGRAM.

       Subpart 1 of part A of title I is amended by inserting 
     after section 1117 the following:

     ``SEC. 1117A. ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Establishment of Academic Achievement Awards 
     Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each State receiving a grant under this 
     part may establish a program for making academic achievement 
     awards to recognize and financially reward schools served 
     under this part that have--
       ``(A) significantly closed the achievement gap between the 
     groups of students defined in section 1111(b)(2); or
       ``(B) exceeded their adequate yearly progress goals, 
     consistent with section 1111(b)(2), for two or more 
     consecutive years.
       ``(2) Awards to teachers.--A State program under paragraph 
     (1) may also recognize and provide financial awards to 
     teachers teaching in a school described in such paragraph 
     whose students consistently make significant gains in 
     academic achievement in the areas in which the teacher 
     provides instruction.
       ``(b) Funding.--
       ``(1) Reservation of funds by State.--For the purpose of 
     carrying out this section, each State receiving a grant under 
     this part may reserve, from the amount (if any) by which the 
     funds received by the State under this part for a fiscal year 
     exceed the amount received by the State under this part for 
     the preceding fiscal year, not more than 30 percent of such 
     excess amount.
       ``(2) Use within 3 years.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the amount reserved under paragraph (1) by 
     a State for each fiscal year shall remain available to the 
     State until expended for a period not exceeding 3 years.
       ``(3) Special allocation rule for schools in high-poverty 
     areas.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each State receiving a grant under this 
     part shall distribute at least 50 percent of the amount 
     reserved under paragraph (1) for each fiscal year to schools 
     described in subparagraph (B), or to teachers teaching in 
     such schools.
       ``(B) Schools described.--A school described in 
     subparagraph (A) is a school whose student population is in 
     the highest quartile of schools statewide in terms of the 
     percentage of children eligible for free and reduced priced 
     lunches under the National School Lunch Act.''.

     SEC. 115. PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT CHANGES.

       (a) Local Educational Agency Policy.--Subsection (a) of 
     section 1118 (20 U.S.C. 6319(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``programs, activities, 
     and procedures'' and inserting ``activities and procedures''.
       (2) in paragraph (2) by striking subparagraphs (E) and (F) 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(E) conduct, with the involvement of parents, an annual 
     evaluation of the content and effectiveness of the parental 
     involvement policy in improving the academic quality of the 
     schools served under this part;
       ``(F) involve parents in the activities of the schools 
     served under this part; and
       ``(G) promote consumer friendly environments at the local 
     educational agency and schools served under this part.'';
       (3) in paragraph (3) by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) Not less than 90 percent of the funds reserved under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be distributed to schools served under 
     this part.''.
       (b) Notice.--Paragraph (1) of section 1118(b) (20 U.S.C. 
     6319(b)(1)) is amended by inserting after the first sentence 
     the following: ``Parents shall be notified of the policy in a 
     format, and to the extent practicable, in a language that 
     they can understand.''.
       (c) Parental Involvement.--Paragraph (4) of section 1118(c) 
     (20 U.S.C. 6319(c)(4)) is amended--

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       (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``performance profiles 
     required under section 1116(a)(3)'' and inserting ``school 
     reports required under section 1111'';
       (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as 
     subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively;
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new 
     subparagraphs:
       ``(D) notice of the schools' identification as a school in 
     school improvement under section 1116(b), if applicable, and 
     a clear explanation of what such identification means;
       ``(E) notice of the corrective action that has been taken 
     against the school under section 1116(b)(9) and 1116(c)(9), 
     if applicable, and a clear explanation of what such action 
     means;''; and
       (4) in subparagraph (G) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``subparagraph (D)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (F)''.
       (d) Building Capacity for Involvement.--Subsection (e) of 
     section 1118 (20 U.S.C 6319(e)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(e) Building Capacity for Involvement.--To ensure 
     effective involvement of parents and to support a partnership 
     among the school, parents, and the community to improve 
     student achievement, each school and local educational 
     agency--
       ``(1) shall provide assistance to participating parents in 
     such areas as understanding the State's content standards and 
     State student performance standards, the provisions of 
     section 1111(b)(8), State and local assessments, the 
     requirements of this part, and how to monitor a child's 
     progress and work with educators to improve the performance 
     of their children as well as information on how parents can 
     participate in decisions relating to the education of their 
     children;
       ``(2) shall provide materials and training, such as--
       ``(A) coordinating necessary literacy training from other 
     sources to help parents work with their children to improve 
     their children's achievement; and
       ``(B) training to help parents to work with their children 
     to improve their children's achievement;
       ``(3) shall educate teachers, pupil services personnel, 
     principals and other staff, with the assistance of parents, 
     in the value and utility of contributions of parents, and in 
     how to reach out to, communicate with, and work with parents 
     as equal partners, implement and coordinate parent programs, 
     and build ties between home and school;
       ``(4) shall coordinate and integrate parent involvement 
     programs and activities with Head Start, Even Start, the Home 
     Instruction Programs for Preschool Youngsters, the Parents as 
     Teachers Program, and public preschool programs and other 
     programs, to the extent feasible and appropriate;
       ``(5) shall conduct other activities, as appropriate and 
     feasible, such as parent resource centers and opportunities 
     for parents to learn how to become full partners in the 
     education of their children;
       ``(6) shall ensure, to the extent possible, that 
     information related to school and parent programs, meetings, 
     and other activities is sent to the homes of participating 
     children in the language used in such homes;
       ``(7) shall provide such other reasonable support for 
     parental involvement activities under this section as parents 
     may request;
       ``(8) shall expand the use of electronic communications 
     among teachers, students, and parents, such as through the 
     use of websites and e-mail communications;
       ``(9) may involve parents in the development of training 
     for teachers, principals, and other educators to improve the 
     effectiveness of such training in improving instruction and 
     services to the children of such parents in a format, and to 
     the extent practicable, in a language the parent can 
     understand;
       ``(10) may provide necessary literacy training from funds 
     received under this part if the local educational agency has 
     exhausted all other reasonably available sources of funding 
     for such activities;
       ``(11) may pay reasonable and necessary expenses associated 
     with local parental involvement activities, including 
     transportation and child care costs, to enable parents to 
     participate in school-related meetings and training sessions;
       ``(12) may train and support parents to enhance the 
     involvement of other parents;
       ``(13) may arrange meetings at a variety of times, such as 
     in the mornings and evenings, in order to maximize the 
     opportunities for parents to participate in school related 
     activities;
       ``(14) may arrange for teachers or other educators, who 
     work directly with participating children, to conduct in-home 
     conferences with parents who are unable to attend such 
     conferences at school;
       ``(15) may adopt and implement model approaches to 
     improving parental involvement, such as Even Start;
       ``(16) may establish a districtwide parent advisory council 
     to advise on all matters related to parental involvement in 
     programs supported under this part; and
       ``(17) may develop appropriate roles for community-based 
     organizations and businesses in parent involvement 
     activities, including providing information about 
     opportunities for organizations and businesses to work with 
     parents and schools, and encouraging the formation of 
     partnerships between elementary, middle, and secondary 
     schools and local businesses that include a role for 
     parents.''.
       (e) Accessibility.--Subsection (f) of section 1118 (20 
     U.S.C. 6319(f)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) Accessibility.--In carrying out the parental 
     involvement requirements of this part, local educational 
     agencies and schools, to the extent practicable, shall 
     provide full opportunities for the participation of parents 
     with limited English proficiency or with disabilities and 
     parents of migratory children, including providing 
     information and school reports required under section 1111 in 
     a format, and to the extent practicable, in a language such 
     parents understand.''.

     SEC. 116. QUALIFICATIONS FOR TEACHERS AND PARAPROFESSIONALS.

       Section 1119 (20 U.S.C. 6301) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 1119. QUALIFICATIONS FOR TEACHERS AND 
                   PARAPROFESSIONALS.

       ``(a) Teachers.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each local educational agency receiving 
     assistance under this part shall ensure that all teachers 
     hired on or after the effective date of the Student Results 
     Act of 1999 and teaching in a program supported with funds 
     under this part are fully qualified.
       ``(2) Plan.--Each State receiving assistance under this 
     part shall develop and submit to the Secretary a plan to 
     ensure that all teachers teaching within the State are fully 
     qualified not later than December 31, 2003. Such plan shall 
     include an assurance that the State will require each local 
     educational agency and school receiving funds under this part 
     publicly to report their annual progress on the agency's and 
     the school's performance in increasing the percentage of 
     classes in core academic areas taught by fully qualified 
     teachers.
       ``(b) New Paraprofessionals.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each local educational agency receiving 
     assistance under this part shall ensure that all 
     paraprofessionals hired 1 year or more after the effective 
     date of the Student Results Act of 1999 and working in a 
     program supported with funds under this part shall--
       ``(A) have completed at least 2 years of study at an 
     institution of higher education;
       ``(B) have obtained an associate's (or higher) degree; or
       ``(C) have met a rigorous standard of quality that 
     demonstrates, through a formal assessment--
       ``(i) knowledge of, and the ability to assist in 
     instructing reading, writing, and math; or
       ``(ii) knowledge of, and the ability to assist in 
     instructing reading readiness, writing readiness, and math 
     readiness, as appropriate.
       ``(2) Clarification.--For purposes of paragraph (1)(C), the 
     receipt of a high school diploma (or its recognized 
     equivalent) shall be necessary but not by itself sufficient 
     to satisfy the requirements of such paragraph.
       ``(c) Existing Paraprofessionals.--Each local educational 
     agency receiving assistance under this part shall ensure that 
     all paraprofessionals hired before the date that is 1 year 
     after the effective date of the Student Results Act of 1999 
     and working in a program supported with funds under this part 
     shall, not later than 3 years after such effective date, 
     satisfy the requirements of subsection (b).
       ``(d) Exceptions for Translation and Parental Involvement 
     Activities.--Subsections (b) and (c) shall not apply to a 
     paraprofessional--
       ``(A) who is proficient in English and a language other 
     than English and who provides services primarily to enhance 
     the participation of children in programs under this part by 
     acting as a translator; or
       ``(B) whose duties consist solely of conducting parental 
     involvement activities consistent with section 1118.
       ``(e) General Requirement for All Paraprofessionals.--Each 
     local educational agency receiving assistance under this part 
     shall ensure that all paraprofessionals working in a program 
     supported with funds under this part, regardless of the 
     paraprofessional's hiring date, possess a high school diploma 
     or its recognized equivalent.
       ``(f) Duties of Paraprofessionals.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each local educational agency receiving 
     assistance under this part shall ensure that a 
     paraprofessional working in a program supported with funds 
     under this part is not assigned a duty inconsistent with this 
     subsection.
       ``(2) Responsibilities paraprofessionals may be assigned.--
     A paraprofessional described in paragraph (1) may only be 
     assigned--
       ``(A) to provide one-on-one tutoring for eligible students, 
     if the tutoring is scheduled at a time when a student would 
     not otherwise receive instruction from a teacher;
       ``(B) to assist with classroom management, such as 
     organizing instructional and other materials;
       ``(C) to provide assistance in a computer laboratory;
       ``(D) to conduct parental involvement activities;
       ``(E) to provide support in a library or media center;
       ``(F) to act as a translator; or
       ``(G) to provide instructional services to students;
       ``(3) Additional limitations.--A paraprofessional described 
     in paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) may not provide any instructional service to a 
     student unless the paraprofessional is working under the 
     direct supervision of a fully qualified teacher; and
       ``(B) may not provide instructional services to students in 
     the area of reading, writing, or math unless the 
     paraprofessional has demonstrated, through a State or local 
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     sessment, the ability effectively to carry out reading, 
     writing, or math instruction.
       ``(g) Use of Funds.--
       ``(1) Professional development.--A local educational agency 
     receiving funds under this part may use such funds to support 
     ongoing training and professional development to assist 
     teachers and paraprofessionals in satisfying the requirements 
     of this section.
       ``(2) Limitation on use of funds for paraprofessionals.--
       ``(A) In general.--Beginning on and after the effective 
     date of the Student Results Act of 1999, a local educational 
     agency may not use funds received under this part to fund any 
     paraprofessional hired after such date unless the hiring is 
     to fill a vacancy created by the departure of another 
     paraprofessional funded under this part and such new 
     paraprofessional satisfies the requirements of subsection (b) 
     or (c).
       ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply for a 
     fiscal year to a local educational agency that can 
     demonstrate to the State that all teachers under the 
     jurisdiction of the agency are fully qualified.
       ``(h) Verification of Compliance.--
       ``(1) In general.--In verifying compliance with this 
     section, each local educational agency at a minimum shall 
     require that the principal of each school operating a program 
     under section 1114 or 1115 annually attest in writing as to 
     whether such school is in compliance with the requirements of 
     this section.
       ``(2) Availability of information.--Copies of attestations 
     under paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) shall be maintained at each school operating a 
     program under section 1114 or 1115 and at the main office of 
     the local educational agency; and
       ``(B) shall be available to any member of the general 
     public upon request.''.

     SEC. 117. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

       Subpart 1 of part A of title I (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.) is 
     amended by inserting after section 1119 the following:

     ``SEC. 1119A. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

       ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to assist 
     each local educational agency receiving assistance under this 
     part in increasing the academic achievement of eligible 
     children (as defined in section 1115(b)(1)(B)) through 
     improved teacher quality.
       ``(b) Professional Development Activities.--
       ``(1) Required activities.--Professional development 
     activities under this section shall--
       ``(A) support professional development activities that give 
     teachers, principals, and administrators the knowledge and 
     skills to provide students with the opportunity to meet 
     challenging State or local content standards and student 
     performance standards;
       ``(B) support the recruiting, hiring, and training of fully 
     qualified teachers, including teachers fully qualified 
     through State and local alternative routes;
       ``(C) advance teacher understanding of effective 
     instructional strategies based on scientifically-based 
     research for improving student achievement, at a minimum, in 
     reading or language arts and mathematics;
       ``(D) be directly related to the curriculum and content 
     areas in which the teacher provides instruction;
       ``(E) be designed to enhance the ability of a teacher to 
     understand and use the State's standards for the subject area 
     in which the teacher provides instruction;
       ``(F) be tied to scientifically based research 
     demonstrating the effectiveness of such professional 
     development activities or programs in increasing student 
     achievement or substantially increasing the knowledge and 
     teaching skills of teachers;
       ``(G) be of sufficient intensity and duration (not to 
     include 1-day or short-term workshops and conferences) to 
     have a positive and lasting impact on the teacher's 
     performance in the classroom, except that this paragraph 
     shall not apply to an activity if such activity is one 
     component of a long-term comprehensive professional 
     development plan established by the teacher and the teacher's 
     supervisor based upon an assessment of their needs, their 
     students' needs, and the needs of the local educational 
     agency;
       ``(H) be developed with extensive participation of 
     teachers, principals, parents, and administrators of schools 
     to be served under this part;
       ``(I) to the extent appropriate, provide training for 
     teachers in the use of technology so that technology and its 
     applications are effectively used in the classroom to improve 
     teaching and learning in the curriculum and academic content 
     areas in which the teachers provide instruction;
       ``(J) as a whole, be regularly evaluated for their impact 
     on increased teacher effectiveness and improved student 
     achievement, with the findings of such evaluations used to 
     improve the quality of professional development; and
       ``(K) include strategies for identifying and eliminating 
     gender and racial bias in instructional materials, methods, 
     and practices.
       ``(2) Optional activities.--Such professional development 
     activities may include--
       ``(A) instruction in the use of data and assessments to 
     inform and instruct classroom practice;
       ``(B) instruction in ways that teachers, principals, pupil 
     services personnel, and school administrators may work more 
     effectively with parents;
       ``(C) the forming of partnerships with institutions of 
     higher education to establish school-based teacher training 
     programs that provide prospective teachers and novice 
     teachers with an opportunity to work under the guidance of 
     experienced teachers and college faculty;
       ``(D) the creation of career ladder programs for 
     paraprofessionals (assisting teachers under this part) to 
     obtain the education necessary for such paraprofessionals to 
     become licensed and certified teachers;
       ``(E) instruction in ways to teach special needs children;
       ``(F) instruction in the ways that teachers, principals, 
     and guidance counselors can work with parents and students 
     from groups, such as females and minorities which are under 
     represented in careers in mathematics, science, engineering, 
     and technology, to encourage and maintain the interest of 
     such students in these careers;
       ``(G) joint professional development activities involving 
     programs under this part, Head Start, Even Start, or State-
     run preschool program personnel;
       ``(H) instruction in experiential-based teaching methods 
     such as service or applied learning;
       ``(I) mentoring programs focusing on changing teacher 
     behaviors and practices to help novice teachers, including 
     teachers who are members of a minority group, develop and 
     gain confidence in their skills, to increase the likelihood 
     that they will continue in the teaching profession, and 
     generally to improve the quality of their teaching; and
       ``(J) instruction in gender-equitable methods, techniques, 
     and practices.
       ``(c) Program Participation.--Each local educational agency 
     receiving assistance under this part may design professional 
     development programs so that--
       ``(1) all school staff in schools participating in a 
     schoolwide program under section 1114 can participate in 
     professional development activities; and
       ``(2) all school staff in targeted assistance schools may 
     participate in professional development activities if such 
     participation will result in better addressing the needs of 
     students served under this part.
       ``(d) Parental Participation.--Parents may participate in 
     professional development activities under this part if the 
     school determines that parental participation is appropriate.
       ``(e) Consortia.--In carrying out such professional 
     development programs, local educational agencies may provide 
     services through consortia arrangements with other local 
     educational agencies, educational service agencies or other 
     local consortia, institutions of higher education, or other 
     public or private institutions or organizations.
       ``(f) Consolidation of Funds.--Funds provided under this 
     part that are used for professional development purposes may 
     be consolidated with funds provided under title II of this 
     Act and other sources.
       ``(g) Definition.--The term `fully qualified' has the same 
     meaning given such term in section 1610.
       ``(h) Special Rule.--No State educational agency shall 
     require a school or a local educational agency to expend a 
     specific amount of funds for professional development 
     activities under this part, except that this paragraph shall 
     not apply with respect to requirements under section 
     1116(c)(9).''.

     SEC. 118. PARTICIPATION OF CHILDREN ENROLLED IN PRIVATE 
                   SCHOOLS.

       (a) General Requirement.--Subsection (a) of section 1120 
     (20 U.S.C. 6321(a)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) General Requirement.--
       ``(1) In general.--To the extent consistent with the number 
     of eligible children identified under section 1115(b) in a 
     local educational agency who are enrolled in private 
     elementary and secondary schools, a local educational agency 
     shall, after timely and meaningful consultation with 
     appropriate private school officials, provide such children, 
     on an equitable basis, special educational services or other 
     benefits under this part (such as dual enrollment, 
     educational radio and television, computer equipment and 
     materials, other technology, and mobile educational services 
     and equipment) that address their needs, and shall ensure 
     that teachers and families of these students participate, on 
     an equitable basis, in services and activities developed 
     pursuant to sections 1118 and 1119A.
       ``(2) Secular, neutral, nonideological.--Such educational 
     services or other benefits, including materials and 
     equipment, shall be secular, neutral, and nonideological.
       ``(3) Equity.--Educational services and other benefits for 
     such private school children shall be equitable in comparison 
     to services and other benefits for public school children 
     participating under this part, and shall be provided in a 
     timely manner.
       ``(4) Expenditures.--Expenditures for educational services 
     and other benefits to eligible private school children shall 
     be equal to the proportion of funds allocated to 
     participating school attendance areas based on the number of 
     children from low-income families who attend private schools, 
     which the local educational agency may determine each year or 
     every 2 years.
       ``(5) Provision of services.--The local educational agency 
     shall provide services under this section directly or through 
     contracts with public and private agencies, organizations, 
     and institutions.''.
       (b) Consultation.--Subsection (b) of section 1120 (20 
     U.S.C. 6321(b)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Consultation.--
       ``(1) In general.--To ensure timely and meaningful 
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     agency shall consult with appropriate private school 
     officials during the design and development of such agency's 
     programs under this part, on issues such as--
       ``(A) how the children's needs will be identified;
       ``(B) what services will be offered;
       ``(C) how, where, and by whom the services will be 
     provided;
       ``(D) how the services will be assessed and how the results 
     of that assessment will be used to improve those services;
       ``(E) the size and scope of the equitable services to be 
     provided to the eligible private school children, and the 
     amount of funds generated by low-income private school 
     children in each participating attendance area;
       ``(F) the method or sources of data that are used under 
     subsection (a)(4) and section 1113(c)(2) to determine the 
     number of children from low-income families in participating 
     school attendance areas who attend private schools; and
       ``(G) how and when the agency will make decisions about the 
     delivery of services to such children, including a thorough 
     consideration and analysis of the views of the private school 
     officials on the provision of contract services through 
     potential third party providers. If the local educational 
     agency disagrees with the views of the private school 
     officials on the provision of services, through a contract, 
     the local educational agency shall provide in writing to such 
     private school officials, an analysis of the reasons why the 
     local educational agency has chosen not to use a contractor.
       ``(2) Timing.--Such consultation shall include meetings of 
     agency and private school officials and shall occur before 
     the local educational agency makes any decision that affects 
     the opportunities of eligible private school children to 
     participate in programs under this part. Such meetings shall 
     continue throughout implementation and assessment of services 
     provided under this section.
       ``(3) Discussion.--Such consultation shall include a 
     discussion of service delivery mechanisms a local educational 
     agency can use to provide equitable services to eligible 
     private school children.
       ``(4) Documentation.--Each local educational agency shall 
     provide to the State educational agency, and maintain in its 
     records, a written affirmation signed by officials of each 
     participating private school that the consultation required 
     by this section has occurred.
       ``(5) Compliance.--Private school officials shall have the 
     right to appeal to the State as to whether the consultation 
     provided for in this section was meaningful and timely, and 
     that due consideration was given to the views of private 
     school officials. If the private school wishes to appeal, the 
     basis of the claim of noncompliance with this section by the 
     local educational agencies shall be provided to the State, 
     and the local educational agency shall forward the 
     documentation provided in subsection (b)(3) to the State.''.
       (c) Standards for Bypass.--Subsection (d) of section 1120 
     (20 U.S.C. 6321(d)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Standards for a Bypass.--If a local educational 
     agency is prohibited by law from providing for the 
     participation on an equitable basis of eligible children 
     enrolled in private elementary and secondary schools or if 
     the Secretary determines that a local educational agency has 
     substantially failed or is unwilling to provide for such 
     participation, as required by this section, the Secretary 
     shall--
       ``(1) waive the requirements of this section for such local 
     educational agency;
       ``(2) arrange for the provision of services to such 
     children through arrangements that shall be subject to the 
     requirements of this section and sections 14505 and 14506; 
     and
       ``(3) in making the determination, consider one or more 
     factors, including the quality, size, scope, and location of 
     the program and the opportunity of eligible children to 
     participate.''.
       (d) Capital Expenses.--Effective September 30, 2002, 
     subsection (e) of section 1120 (20 U.S.C. 6321(e)) is hereby 
     repealed.

     SEC. 119. COORDINATION REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 1120B (20 U.S.C. 6323 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``to the extent 
     feasible'' and all that follows through the period and 
     inserting ``with local Head Start agencies, and if feasible, 
     other early childhood development programs.'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (3) by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (B) in paragraph (4) by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end, the following:
       ``(5) linking the educational services provided in such 
     local educational agency with the services provided in local 
     Head Start agencies.''.

     SEC. 120. GRANTS FOR THE OUTLYING AREAS AND THE SECRETARY OF 
                   THE INTERIOR.

       Section 1121 is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 1121. GRANTS FOR THE OUTLYING AREAS AND THE SECRETARY 
                   OF THE INTERIOR.

       ``(a) Reservation of Funds.--From the amount appropriated 
     for payments to States for any fiscal year under section 
     1002(a), the Secretary shall reserve a total of 1 percent to 
     provide assistance to--
       ``(1) the outlying areas in the amount determined in 
     accordance with subsection (b); and
       ``(2) the Secretary of the Interior in the amount necessary 
     to make payments pursuant to subsection (d).
       ``(b) Assistance to Outlying Areas.--
       ``(1) Funds reserved.--From the amount made available for 
     any fiscal year under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
     award grants to the outlying areas.
       ``(2) Competitive grants.--For fiscal years 2000 and 2001, 
     the Secretary shall carry out the competition described in 
     paragraph (3), except that the amount reserved to carry out 
     such competition shall not exceed the amount reserved under 
     this section for the freely associated states for fiscal year 
     1999.
       ``(3) Limitation for competitive grants.--
       ``(A) Competitive grants.--The Secretary shall use funds 
     described in paragraph (2) to award grants, on a competitive 
     basis, to the outlying areas and freely associated States to 
     carry out the purposes of this part.
       ``(B) Award basis.--The Secretary shall award grants under 
     subparagraph (A) on a competitive basis, pursuant to the 
     recommendations of the Pacific Region Educational Laboratory 
     in Honolulu, Hawaii.
       ``(C) Termination of eligibility.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, the freely associated States shall 
     not receive any funds under this part after September 30, 
     2001.
       ``(D) Administrative costs.--The Secretary may provide not 
     more than five percent of the amount reserved for grants 
     under this paragraph to pay the administrative costs of the 
     Pacific Region Educational Laboratory under subparagraph (B).
       ``(4) Special rule.--The provisions of Public Law 95-134, 
     permitting the consolidation of grants by the outlying areas, 
     shall not apply to funds provided to the freely associated 
     States under this section.
       ``(c) Definitions.--For the purposes of subsection (a) and 
     (b)--
       ``(1) the term `freely associated States' means the 
     Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of 
     Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau; and
       ``(2) the term `outlying area' means the United States 
     Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of 
     the Northern Mariana Islands.
       ``(d) Allotment to the Secretary of the Interior.--
       ``(1) In general.--The amount allotted for payments to the 
     Secretary of the Interior under subsection (a)(2) for any 
     fiscal year shall be, as determined pursuant to criteria 
     established by the Secretary, the amount necessary to meet 
     the special educational needs of--
       ``(A) Indian children on reservations served by elementary 
     and secondary schools for Indian children operated or 
     supported by the Department of the Interior; and
       ``(B) out-of-State Indian children in elementary and 
     secondary schools in local educational agencies under special 
     contracts with the Department of the Interior.
       ``(2) Payments.--From the amount allotted for payments to 
     the Secretary of the Interior under subsection (a)(2), the 
     Secretary of the Interior shall make payments to local 
     educational agencies, upon such terms as the Secretary 
     determines will best carry out the purposes of this part, 
     with respect to out-of-State Indian children described in 
     paragraph (1). The amount of such payment may not exceed, for 
     each such child, the greater of--
       ``(A) 40 percent of the average per pupil expenditure in 
     the State in which the agency is located; or
       ``(B) 48 percent of such expenditure in the United 
     States.''.

     SEC. 121. AMOUNTS FOR GRANTS.

       Section 1122 (20 U.S.C. 6332 et seq.) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 1122. AMOUNTS FOR BASIC GRANTS, CONCENTRATION GRANTS, 
                   AND TARGETED GRANTS.

       ``(a) Allocation Formula.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this part for each of fiscal years 
     2000 through 2004 (referred to in this subsection as the 
     current fiscal year)--
       ``(1) an amount equal to the amount appropriated to carry 
     out section 1124 for fiscal year 1999 plus 42.5 percent of 
     the amount, if any, by which the amount appropriated under 
     section 1002(a) for the current fiscal year exceeds the 
     amount appropriated under such section for fiscal year 1999 
     shall be allocated in accordance with section 1124;
       ``(2) an amount equal to the amount appropriated to carry 
     out section 1124A for fiscal year 1999 plus 7.5 percent of 
     the amount, if any, by which the amount appropriated under 
     section 1002(a) for the current fiscal year exceeds the 
     amount appropriated under such section for fiscal year 1999 
     shall be allocated in accordance with section 1124A; and
       ``(3) an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount, if any, 
     by which the amount appropriated under section 1002(a) for 
     the current fiscal year exceeds the amount appropriated under 
     such section for fiscal year 1999 shall be allocated in 
     accordance with section 1125.
       ``(b) Adjustments Where Necessitated by Appropriations.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the sums available under this part 
     for any fiscal year are insufficient to pay the full amounts 
     that all local educational agencies in States are eligible to 
     receive under sections 1124, 1124A, and 1125 for such year, 
     the Secretary shall ratably reduce the allocations to such 
     local educational agencies, subject to subsections (c) and 
     (d) of this section.
       ``(2) Additional funds.--If additional funds become 
     available for making payments under sections 1124, 1124A, and 
     1125 for such fiscal year, allocations that were reduced 
     under paragraph (1) shall be increased on the same basis as 
     they were reduced.

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       ``(c) Hold-Harmless Amounts.--
       ``(1) Amounts for sections 1124 and 1125.--For each fiscal 
     year, the amount made available to each local educational 
     agency under each of sections 1124 and 1125 shall be--
       ``(A) not less than 95 percent of the amount made available 
     in the preceding fiscal year if the number of children 
     counted for grants under section 1124 is not less than 30 
     percent of the total number of children aged 5 to 17 years, 
     inclusive, in the local educational agency;
       ``(B) not less than 90 percent of the amount made available 
     in the preceding fiscal year if the percentage described in 
     subparagraph (A) is between 15 percent and 30 percent; and
       ``(C) not less than 85 percent of the amount made available 
     in the preceding fiscal year if the percentage described in 
     subparagraph (A) is below 15 percent.
       ``(2) Amount for section 1124A.--The amount made available 
     to each local educational agency under section 1124A shall be 
     not less than 85 percent of the amount made available in the 
     preceding fiscal year.
       ``(3) Payments.--If sufficient funds are appropriated, the 
     amounts described in paragraph (2) shall be paid to all local 
     educational agencies that received grants under section 1124A 
     for the preceding fiscal year, regardless of whether the 
     local educational agency meets the minimum eligibility 
     criteria for that fiscal year provided in section 
     1124A(a)(1)(A) except that a local educational agency that 
     does not meet such minimum eligibility criteria for four 
     consecutive years shall no longer be eligible to receive a 
     hold harmless amount referred to in paragraph (2).
       ``(4) Population data.--In any fiscal year for which the 
     Secretary calculates grants on the basis of population data 
     for counties, the Secretary shall apply the hold harmless 
     percentages in paragraphs (1) and (2) to counties, and if the 
     Secretary's allocation for a county is not sufficient to meet 
     the hold-harmless requirements of this subsection for every 
     local educational agency within that county, the State 
     educational agency shall reallocate funds proportionately 
     from all other local educational agencies in the State that 
     are receiving funds in excess of the hold harmless amounts 
     specified in this subsection.
       ``(d) Ratable Reductions.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the sums made available under this 
     part for any fiscal year are insufficient to pay the full 
     amounts that all States are eligible to receive under 
     subsection (c) for such year, the Secretary shall ratably 
     reduce such amounts for such year.
       ``(2) Additional funds.--If additional funds become 
     available for making payments under subsection (c) for such 
     fiscal year, amounts that were reduced under paragraph (1) 
     shall be increased on the same basis as such amounts were 
     reduced.
       ``(e) Definition.--For the purpose of this section and 
     sections 1124, 1124A, and 1125, the term `State' means each 
     of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.''.

     SEC. 122. BASIC GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.

       Section 1124 (20 U.S.C. 0634 et seq.) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 1124. BASIC GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.

       ``(a) Amount of Grants.--
       ``(1) Grants for local educational agencies and puerto 
     rico.--Except as provided in paragraph (4) and in section 
     1126, the grant that a local educational agency is eligible 
     to receive under this section for a fiscal year is the amount 
     determined by multiplying--
       ``(A) the number of children counted under subsection (c); 
     and
       ``(B) 40 percent of the average per-pupil expenditure in 
     the State, except that the amount determined under this 
     subparagraph shall not be less than 32 percent or more than 
     48 percent, of the average per-pupil expenditure in the 
     United States.
       ``(2) Calculation of grants.--
       ``(A) Allocations to local educational agencies.--The 
     Secretary shall calculate grants under this section on the 
     basis of the number of children counted under subsection (c) 
     for local educational agencies, unless the Secretary and the 
     Secretary of Commerce determine that some or all of those 
     data are unreliable or that their use would be otherwise 
     inappropriate, in which case--
       ``(i) the two Secretaries shall publicly disclose the 
     reasons for their determination in detail; and
       ``(ii) paragraph (3) shall apply.
       ``(B) Allocations to large and small local educational 
     agencies.--(i) For any fiscal year in which this paragraph 
     applies, the Secretary shall calculate grants under this 
     section for each local educational agency.
       ``(ii) The amount of a grant under this section for each 
     large local educational agency shall be the amount determined 
     under clause (i).
       ``(iii) For small local educational agencies, the State 
     educational agency may either--
       ``(I) distribute grants under this section in amounts 
     determined by the Secretary under clause (i); or
       ``(II) use an alternative method approved by the Secretary 
     to distribute the portion of the State's total grants under 
     this section that is based on those small agencies.
       ``(iv) An alternative method under clause (iii)(II) shall 
     be based on population data that the State educational agency 
     determines best reflect the current distribution of children 
     in poor families among the State's small local educational 
     agencies that meet the eligibility criteria of subsection 
     (b).
       ``(v) If a small local educational agency is dissatisfied 
     with the determination of its grant by the State educational 
     agency under clause (iii)(II), it may appeal that 
     determination to the Secretary, who shall respond not later 
     than 45 days after receipt of such appeal.
       ``(vi) As used in this subparagraph--
       ``(I) the term `large local educational agency' means a 
     local educational agency serving an area with a total 
     population of 20,000 or more; and
       ``(II) the term `small local educational agency' means a 
     local educational agency serving an area with a total 
     population of less than 20,000.
       ``(3) Allocations to counties.--
       ``(A) Calculation.--For any fiscal year to which this 
     paragraph applies, the Secretary shall calculate grants under 
     this section on the basis of the number of children counted 
     under section 1124(c) for counties, and State educational 
     agencies shall suballocate county amounts to local 
     educational agencies, in accordance with regulations issued 
     by the Secretary.
       ``(B) Direct allocations.--In any State in which a large 
     number of local educational agencies overlap county 
     boundaries, or for which the State believes it has data that 
     would better target funds than allocating them by county, the 
     State educational agency may apply to the Secretary for 
     authority to make the allocations under this part for a 
     particular fiscal year directly to local educational agencies 
     without regard to counties.
       ``(C) Assurances.--If the Secretary approves the State 
     educational agency's application under subparagraph (B), the 
     State educational agency shall provide the Secretary an 
     assurance that such allocations shall be made--
       ``(i) using precisely the same factors for determining a 
     grant as are used under this part; or
       ``(ii) using data that the State educational agency submits 
     to the Secretary for approval that more accurately target 
     poverty.
       ``(D) Appeal.--The State educational agency shall provide 
     the Secretary an assurance that it shall establish a 
     procedure through which a local educational agency that is 
     dissatisfied with its determinations under subparagraph (B) 
     may appeal directly to the Secretary for a final 
     determination.
       ``(4) Puerto rico.--
       ``(A) In general.--For each fiscal year, the grant which 
     the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall be eligible to receive 
     under this section shall be the amount determined by 
     multiplying the number of children counted under subsection 
     (c) for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico by the product of--
       ``(i) the percentage which the average per pupil 
     expenditure in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is of the 
     lowest average per pupil expenditure of any of the 50 States; 
     and
       ``(ii) 32 percent of the average per pupil expenditure in 
     the United States.
       ``(B) Minimum percentage.--The percentage in subparagraph 
     (A)(i) shall not be less than--
       ``(i) for fiscal year 2000, 75.0 percent;
       ``(ii) for fiscal year 2001, 77.5 percent;
       ``(iii) for fiscal year 2002, 80.0 percent;
       ``(iv) for fiscal year 2003, 82.5 percent; and
       ``(v) for fiscal year 2004 and succeeding fiscal years, 
     85.0 percent.
       ``(C) Limitation.--If the application of subparagraph (B) 
     would result in any of the 50 States or the District of 
     Columbia receiving less under this part than it received 
     under this part for the preceding fiscal year, the percentage 
     in subparagraph (A) shall be the greater of the percentage in 
     subparagraph (A)(i) or the percentage used for the preceding 
     fiscal year.
       ``(5) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     term `State' does not include Guam, American Samoa, the 
     Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
       ``(b) Minimum Number of Children To Qualify.--A local 
     educational agency is eligible for a basic grant under this 
     section for any fiscal year only if the number of children 
     counted under subsection (c) for that agency is both--
       ``(1) 10 or more; and
       ``(2) more than 2 percent of the total school-age 
     population in the agency's jurisdiction.
       ``(c) Children To Be Counted.--
       ``(1) Categories of children.--The number of children to be 
     counted for purposes of this section is the aggregate of--
       ``(A) the number of children aged 5 to 17, inclusive, in 
     the school district of the local educational agency from 
     families below the poverty level as determined under 
     paragraph (2);
       ``(B) the number of children (determined under paragraph 
     (4) for either the preceding year as described in that 
     paragraph, or for the second preceding year, as the Secretary 
     finds appropriate) aged 5 to 17, inclusive, in the school 
     district of such agency in institutions for neglected and 
     delinquent children (other than such institutions operated by 
     the United States), but not counted pursuant to subpart 1 of 
     part D for the purposes of a grant to a State agency, or 
     being supported in foster homes with public funds; and
       ``(C) the number of children aged 5 to 17, inclusive, in 
     the school district of such agency from families above the 
     poverty level as determined under paragraph (4).
       ``(2) Determination of number of children.--For the 
     purposes of this section, the Secretary shall determine the 
     number of children aged 5 to 17, inclusive, from families 
     below the poverty level on the basis of the most recent 
     satisfactory data, described in paragraph (3), available from 
     the Department of Commerce. The District of Columbia

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     and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall be treated as 
     individual local educational agencies. If a local educational 
     agency contains two or more counties in their entirety, then 
     each county will be treated as if such county were a separate 
     local educational agency for purposes of calculating grants 
     under this part. The total of grants for such counties shall 
     be allocated to such a local educational agency, which local 
     educational agency shall distribute to schools in each county 
     within such agency a share of the local educational agency's 
     total grant that is no less than the county's share of the 
     population counts used to calculate the local educational 
     agency's grant.
       ``(3) Population updates.--In fiscal year 2001 and every 2 
     years thereafter, the Secretary shall use updated data on the 
     number of children, aged 5 to 17, inclusive, from families 
     below the poverty level for local educational agencies or 
     counties, published by the Department of Commerce, unless the 
     Secretary and the Secretary of Commerce determine that use of 
     the updated population data 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, they shall 
     publicly disclose their reasons. In determining the families 
     which are below the poverty level, the Secretary shall 
     utilize the criteria of poverty used by the Bureau of the 
     Census in compiling the most recent decennial census, in such 
     form as those criteria have been updated by increases in the 
     Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers, published by 
     the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
       ``(4) Other children to be counted.--For the purposes of 
     this section, the Secretary shall determine the number of 
     children aged 5 to 17, inclusive, from families above the 
     poverty level on the basis of the number of such children 
     from families receiving an annual income, in excess of the 
     current criteria of poverty, from payments under a State 
     program funded under part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act; and in making such determinations the Secretary 
     shall utilize the criteria of poverty used by the Bureau of 
     the Census in compiling the most recent decennial census for 
     a family of four in such form as those criteria have been 
     updated by increases in the Consumer Price Index for all 
     urban consumers, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 
     The Secretary shall determine the number of such children and 
     the number of children aged 5 through 17 living in 
     institutions for neglected or delinquent children, or being 
     supported in foster homes with public funds, on the basis of 
     the caseload data for the month of October of the preceding 
     fiscal year (using, in the case of children described in the 
     preceding sentence, the criteria of poverty and the form of 
     such criteria required by such sentence which were determined 
     for the calendar year preceding such month of October) or, to 
     the extent that such data are not available to the Secretary 
     before January of the calendar year in which the Secretary's 
     determination is made, then on the basis of the most recent 
     reliable data available to the Secretary at the time of such 
     determination. The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     shall collect and transmit the information required by this 
     subparagraph to the Secretary not later than January 1 of 
     each year. For the purpose of this section, the Secretary 
     shall consider all children who are in correctional 
     institutions to be living in institutions for delinquent 
     children.
       ``(5) Estimate.--When requested by the Secretary, the 
     Secretary of Commerce shall make a special updated estimate 
     of the number of children of such ages who are from families 
     below the poverty level (as determined under subparagraph (A) 
     of this paragraph) in each school district, and the Secretary 
     is authorized to pay (either in advance or by way of 
     reimbursement) the Secretary of Commerce the cost of making 
     this special estimate. The Secretary of Commerce shall give 
     consideration to any request of the chief executive of a 
     State for the collection of additional census information.
       ``(d) State Minimum.--Notwithstanding section 1122, the 
     aggregate amount allotted for all local educational agencies 
     within a State may not be less than the lesser of--
       ``(1) 0.25 percent of total grants under this section; or
       ``(2) the average of--
       ``(A) one-quarter of 1 percent of the total amount 
     available for such fiscal year under this section; and
       ``(B) the number of children in such State counted under 
     subsection (c) in the fiscal year multiplied by 150 percent 
     of the national average per pupil payment made with funds 
     available under this section for that year.''.

     SEC. 123. CONCENTRATION GRANTS.

       Section 1124A (20 U.S.C. 6334 et seq.) is amended to read 
     as follows:

     ``SEC. 1124A. CONCENTRATION GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL 
                   AGENCIES.

       ``(a) Eligibility for and Amount of Grants.--
       ``(1) In general.--(A) Except as otherwise provided in this 
     paragraph, each local educational agency, in a State other 
     than Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, which is 
     eligible for a grant under section 1124 for any fiscal year 
     is eligible for an additional grant under this section for 
     that fiscal year if the number of children counted under 
     section 1124(c) in the agency exceeds either--
       ``(i) 6,500; or
       ``(ii) 15 percent of the total number of children aged 5 
     through 17 in the agency.
       ``(B) Notwithstanding section 1122, no State described in 
     subparagraph (A) shall receive less than the lesser of--
       ``(i) 0.25 percent of total grants; or
       ``(ii) the average of--
       ``(I) one-quarter of 1 percent of the sums available to 
     carry out this section for such fiscal year; and
       ``(II) the greater of--

       ``(aa) $340,000; or
       ``(bb) the number of children in such State counted for 
     purposes of this section in that fiscal year multiplied by 
     150 percent of the national average per pupil payment made 
     with funds available under this section for that year.

       ``(2) Special rule.--For each county or local educational 
     agency eligible to receive an additional grant under this 
     section for any fiscal year the Secretary shall determine the 
     product of--
       ``(A) the number of children counted under section 1124(c) 
     for that fiscal year; and
       ``(B) the quotient resulting from the division of the 
     amount determined for those agencies under section 1124(a)(1) 
     for the fiscal year for which the determination is being made 
     divided by the total number of children counted under section 
     1124(c) for that agency for that fiscal year.
       ``(3) Amount.--The amount of the additional grant for which 
     an eligible local educational agency or county is eligible 
     under this section for any fiscal year shall be an amount 
     which bears the same ratio to the amount available to carry 
     out this section for that fiscal year as the product 
     determined under paragraph (2) for such local educational 
     agency for that fiscal year bears to the sum of such products 
     for all local educational agencies in the United States for 
     that fiscal year.
       ``(4) Local allocations.--(A) Grant amounts under this 
     section shall be determined in accordance with section 
     1124(a)(2) and (3).
       ``(B) For any fiscal year for which the Secretary allocates 
     funds under this section on the basis of counties, a State 
     may reserve not more than 2 percent of its allocation under 
     this section to make grants to local educational agencies 
     that meet the criteria of paragraph (1)(A)(i) or (ii) but 
     that are in ineligible counties that do not meet these 
     criteria.
       ``(b) States Receiving Minimum Grants.--In States that 
     receive the minimum grant under subsection (a)(1)(B), the 
     State educational agency shall allocate such funds among the 
     local educational agencies in each State either--
       ``(1) in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (4) of 
     subsection (a); or
       ``(2) based on their respective concentrations and numbers 
     of children counted under section 1124(c), except that only 
     those local educational agencies with concentrations or 
     numbers of children counted under section 1124(c) that exceed 
     the statewide average percentage of such children or the 
     statewide average number of such children shall receive any 
     funds on the basis of this paragraph.''.

     SEC. 124. TARGETED GRANTS.

       Section 1125 (20 U.S.C 6335 et seq.) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 1125. TARGETED GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.

       ``(a) Eligibility of Local Educational Agencies.--A local 
     educational agency in a State is eligible to receive a 
     targeted grant under this section for any fiscal year if the 
     number of children in the local educational agency counted 
     under subsection 1124(c), before application of the weighting 
     factor described in subsection (c), is at least 10, and if 
     the number of children counted for grants under section 1124 
     is at least 5 percent of the total population aged 5 to 17 
     years, inclusive, in the local educational agency. For each 
     fiscal year for which the Secretary uses county population 
     data to calculate grants, funds made available as a result of 
     applying this subsection shall be reallocated by the State 
     educational agency to other eligible local educational 
     agencies in the State in proportion to the distribution of 
     other funds under this section.
       ``(b) Grants for Local Educational Agencies, the District 
     of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.--
       ``(1) In general.--The amount of the grant that a local 
     educational agency in a State or that the District of 
     Columbia is eligible to receive under this section for any 
     fiscal year shall be the product of--
       ``(A) the weighted child count determined under subsection 
     (c); and
       ``(B) the amount in paragraph 1124(a)(1)(B).
       ``(2) Puerto rico.--For each fiscal year, the amount of the 
     grant for which the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is eligible 
     under this section shall be equal to the number of children 
     counted under subsection (c) for Puerto Rico, multiplied by 
     the amount determined in subparagraph 1124(a)(4).
       ``(c) Weighted Child Count.--
       ``(1) Weights for allocations to counties.--
       ``(A) In general.--For each fiscal year for which the 
     Secretary uses county population data to calculate grants, 
     the weighted child count used to determine a county's 
     allocation under this section is the larger of the two 
     amounts determined under clause (i) or (ii), as follows:
       ``(i) By percentage of children.--This amount is determined 
     by adding--

       ``(I) the number of children determined under section 
     1124(c) for that county constituting up to 12.20 percent, 
     inclusive, of the county's total population aged 5 to 17, 
     inclusive, multiplied by 1.0;

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       ``(II) the number of such children constituting more than 
     12.20 percent, but not more than 17.70 percent, of such 
     population, multiplied by 1.75;
       ``(III) the number of such children constituting more than 
     17.70 percent, but not more than 22.80 percent, of such 
     population, multiplied by 2.5;
       ``(IV) the number of such children constituting more than 
     22.80 percent, but not more than 29.70 percent, of such 
     population, multiplied by 3.25; and
       ``(V) the number of such children constituting more than 
     29.70 percent of such population, multiplied by 4.0.

       ``(ii) By number of children.--This amount is determined by 
     adding--

       ``(I) the number of children determined under section 
     1124(c) constituting up to 1,917, inclusive, of the county's 
     total population aged 5 to 17, inclusive, multiplied by 1.0;
       ``(II) the number of such children between 1,918 and 5,938, 
     inclusive, in such population, multiplied by 1.5;
       ``(III) the number of such children between 5,939 and 
     20,199, inclusive, in such population, multiplied by 2.0;
       ``(IV) the number of such children between 20,200 and 
     77,999, inclusive, in such population, multiplied by 2.5; and
       ``(V) the number of such children in excess of 77,999 in 
     such population, multiplied by 3.0.

       ``(B) Puerto rico.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the 
     weighted child count for Puerto Rico under this paragraph 
     shall not be greater than the total number of children 
     counted under subsection 1124(c) multiplied by 1.72.
       ``(2) Weights for allocations to local educational 
     agencies.--
       ``(A) In general.--For each fiscal year for which the 
     Secretary uses local educational agency data, the weighted 
     child count used to determine a local educational agency's 
     grant under this section is the larger of the two amounts 
     determined under clauses (i) and (ii), as follows:
       ``(i) By percentage of children.--This amount is determined 
     by adding--

       ``(I) the number of children determined under section 
     1124(c) for that local educational agency constituting up to 
     14.265 percent, inclusive, of the agency's total population 
     aged 5 to 17, inclusive, multiplied by 1.0;
       ``(II) the number of such children constituting more than 
     14.265 percent, but not more than 21.553 percent, of such 
     population, multiplied by 1.75;
       ``(III) the number of such children constituting more than 
     21.553 percent, but not more than 29.223 percent, of such 
     population, multiplied by 2.5;
       ``(IV) the number of such children constituting more than 
     29.223 percent, but not more than 36.538 percent, of such 
     population, multiplied by 3.25; and
       ``(V) the number of such children constituting more than 
     36.538 percent of such population, multiplied by 4.0.

       ``(ii) By number of children.--This amount is determined by 
     adding--

       ``(I) the number of children determined under section 
     1124(c) constituting up to 575, inclusive, of the agency's 
     total population aged 5 to 17, inclusive, multiplied by 1.0;
       ``(II) the number of such children between 576 and 1,870, 
     inclusive, in such population, multiplied by 1.5;
       ``(III) the number of such children between 1,871 and 
     6,910, inclusive, in such population, multiplied by 2.0;
       ``(IV) the number of such children between 6,911 and 
     42,000, inclusive, in such population, multiplied by 2.5; and
       ``(V) the number of such children in excess of 42,000 in 
     such population, multiplied by 3.0.

       ``(B) Puerto rico.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the 
     weighted child count for Puerto Rico under this paragraph 
     shall not be greater than the total number of children 
     counted under section 1124(c) multiplied by 1.72.
       ``(d) Calculation of Grant Amounts.--Grants under this 
     section shall be calculated in accordance with section 
     1124(a)(2) and (3).
       ``(e) State Minimum.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of this section or section 1122, from the total amount 
     available for any fiscal year to carry out this section, each 
     State shall be allotted at least the lesser of--
       ``(1) 0.25 percent of total appropriations; or
       ``(2) the average of--
       ``(A) one-quarter of 1 percent of the total amount 
     available to carry out this section; and
       ``(B) 150 percent of the national average grant under this 
     section per child described in section 1124(c), without 
     application of a weighting factor, multiplied by the State's 
     total number of children described in section 1124(c), 
     without application of a weighting factor.''.

     SEC. 125. SPECIAL ALLOCATION PROCEDURES.

       Section 1126 (20 U.S.C. 6337 et seq.) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 1126. SPECIAL ALLOCATION PROCEDURES.

       ``(a) Allocations for Neglected Children.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a State educational agency determines 
     that a local educational agency in the State is unable or 
     unwilling to provide for the special educational needs of 
     children who are living in institutions for neglected 
     children as described in subparagraph (B) of section 
     1124(c)(1), the State educational agency shall, if such 
     agency assumes responsibility for the special educational 
     needs of such children, receive the portion of such local 
     educational agency's allocation under sections 1124, 1124A, 
     and 1125 that is attributable to such children.
       ``(2) Special rule.--If the State educational agency does 
     not assume such responsibility, any other State or local 
     public agency that does assume such responsibility shall 
     receive that portion of the local educational agency's 
     allocation.
       ``(b) Allocations Among Local Educational Agencies.--The 
     State educational agency may allocate the amounts of grants 
     under sections 1124, 1124A, and 1125 among the affected local 
     educational agencies--
       ``(1) if two or more local educational agencies serve, in 
     whole or in part, the same geographical area;
       ``(2) if a local educational agency provides free public 
     education for children who reside in the school district of 
     another local educational agency; or
       ``(3) to reflect the merger, creation, or change of 
     boundaries of one or more local educational agencies.
       ``(c) Reallocation.--If a State educational agency 
     determines that the amount of a grant a local educational 
     agency would receive under sections 1124, 1124A, and 1125 is 
     more than such local agency will use, the State educational 
     agency shall make the excess amount available to other local 
     educational agencies in the State that need additional funds 
     in accordance with criteria established by the State 
     educational agency.''.

     SEC. 126. SECULAR, NEUTRAL, AND NONIDEOLOGICAL.

       Part A is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 1128. SECULAR, NEUTRAL, AND NONIDEOLOGICAL.

       ``Any school that receives funds under this part shall 
     ensure that educational services or other benefits provided 
     under this part, including materials and equipment, shall be 
     secular, neutral, and nonideological.''.

                PART B--EDUCATION OF MIGRATORY CHILDREN

     SEC. 131. STATE ALLOCATIONS.

       Section 1303 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6393) is amended--
       (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
       ``(a) State Allocations.--
       ``(1) Fiscal year 2000.--For fiscal year 2000, each State 
     (other than the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) is entitled to 
     receive under this part an amount equal to--
       ``(A) the sum of the estimated number of migratory children 
     aged three through 21 who reside in the State full time and 
     the full-time equivalent of the estimated number of migratory 
     children aged three through 21 who reside in the State part 
     time, as determined in accordance with subsection (e); 
     multiplied by
       ``(B) 40 percent of the average per-pupil expenditure in 
     the State, except that the amount determined under this 
     paragraph shall not be less than 32 percent, nor more than 48 
     percent, of the average expenditure per pupil in the United 
     States.
       ``(2) Subsequent years.--
       ``(A) Base amount.--
       ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (b) and 
     clause (ii), each State is entitled to receive under this 
     part, for fiscal year 2001 and succeeding fiscal years, an 
     amount equal to--

       ``(I) the amount that such State received under this part 
     for fiscal year 2000; plus
       ``(II) the amount allocated to the State under subparagraph 
     (B).

       ``(ii) Nonparticipating states.--In the case of a State 
     (other than the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) that did not 
     receive any funds for fiscal year 2000 under this part, the 
     State shall receive, for fiscal year 2001 and succeeding 
     fiscal years, an amount equal to--

       ``(I) the amount that such State would have received under 
     this part for fiscal year 2000 if its application under 
     section 1304 for the year had been approved; plus
       ``(II) the amount allocated to the State under subparagraph 
     (B).

       ``(B) Allocation of additional amount.--For fiscal year 
     2001 and succeeding fiscal years, the amount (if any) by 
     which the funds appropriated to carry out this part for the 
     year exceed such funds for fiscal year 2000 shall be 
     allocated to a State (other than the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico) so that the State receives an amount equal to--
       ``(i) the sum of--

       ``(I) the number of identified eligible migratory children, 
     aged 3 through 21, residing in the State during the previous 
     year; and
       ``(II) the number of identified eligible migratory 
     children, aged 3 through 21, who received services under this 
     part in summer or intersession programs provided by the State 
     during such year; multiplied by

       ``(ii) 40 percent of the average per-pupil expenditure in 
     the State, except that the amount determined under this 
     clause may not be less than 32 percent, or more than 48 
     percent, of the average expenditure per-pupil in the United 
     States.'';
       (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b) Allocation to Puerto Rico.--
       ``(1) Fiscal year 2000.--For fiscal year 2000, the grant 
     which the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall be eligible to 
     receive under this section shall be the amount determined by 
     multiplying the number of children counted under subsection 
     (a)(1)(A) for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico by the product 
     of--
       ``(A) the percentage which the average per pupil 
     expenditure in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is of the 
     lowest average per pupil expenditure of any of the 50 States; 
     and

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       ``(B) 32 percent of the average per pupil expenditure in 
     the United States.
       ``(2) Subsequent fiscal years.--For each fiscal year after 
     fiscal year 2000, the grant which the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico shall be eligible to receive under this section shall be 
     the amount determined by multiplying the number of children 
     counted under subsection (a)(2)(B)(i)(I) and (a)(2)(B)(i)(II) 
     for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico during the previous 
     fiscal year, by the product of--
       ``(A) the percentage which the average per pupil 
     expenditure in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is of the 
     lowest average per pupil expenditure of any of the 50 States; 
     and
       ``(B) 32 percent of the average per pupil expenditure in 
     the United States.
       ``(3) Minimum allocation.--
       ``(A) Fiscal year 2000.--The percentage in paragraph (1)(A) 
     shall not be less than 75.0 percent.
       ``(B) Subsequent fiscal years.--The percentage in paragraph 
     (2)(A) shall not be less than--
       ``(i) for fiscal year 2001, 77.5 percent;
       ``(ii) for fiscal year 2002, 80.0 percent;
       ``(iii) for fiscal year 2003, 82.5 percent; and
       ``(iv) for fiscal year 2004 and succeeding fiscal years, 
     85.0 percent.
       ``(4) Special rule.--If the application of paragraph (3) 
     would result in any of the 50 States or the District of 
     Columbia receiving less under this part than it recieved 
     under this part for the preceding fiscal year, the percentage 
     in paragraph (1) or (2), respectively, shall be the greater 
     of the percentage in paragraph (1)(A) or (2)(A) the 
     percentage used for the preceding fiscal year.''; and
       (3) by striking subsections (d) and (e).

     SEC. 132. STATE APPLICATIONS; SERVICES.

       (a) Program Information.--Section 1304(b) of the Elementary 
     and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6394(b)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``addressed through'' and 
     all that follows through the semicolon at the end and 
     inserting the following:
     ``addressed through--
       ``(A) the full range of services that are available for 
     migratory children from appropriate local, State, and Federal 
     educational programs;
       ``(B) joint planning among local, State, and Federal 
     educational programs serving migrant children, including 
     programs under parts A and C of title VII;
       ``(C) the integration of services available under this part 
     with services provided by those other programs; and
       ``(D) measurable program goals and outcomes;'';
       (2) in paragraph (5), by striking ``the requirements of 
     paragraph (1); and'' and inserting ``the numbers and needs of 
     migratory children, the requirements of subsection (d), and 
     the availability of funds from other Federal, State, and 
     local programs;'';
       (3) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) a description of how the State will encourage 
     programs and projects assisted under this part to offer 
     family literacy services if the program or project serves a 
     substantial number of migratory children who have parents who 
     do not have a high school diploma or its recognized 
     equivalent or who have low levels of literacy.''.
       (b) Assurances.--Section 1304(c) of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6394(c)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``1306(b)(1);'' and 
     inserting ``1306(a);'';
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking ``appropriate'';
       (B) by striking ``out, to the extent feasible,'' and 
     inserting ``out''; and
       (C) by striking ``1118;'' and inserting ``1118, unless 
     extraordinary circumstances make implementation consistent 
     with such section impractical;''; and
       (3) in paragraph (7), by striking ``section 1303(e)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(B)(i) of section 
     1303(a)''.

     SEC. 133. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.

       Section 1306 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6396) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 1306. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Flexibility.--Each State educational agency, through 
     its local educational agencies, shall have the flexibility to 
     determine the activities to be provided with funds made 
     available under this part, except that such funds shall first 
     be used to meet the identified needs of migratory children 
     that result from their migratory lifestyle, and to permit 
     these children to participate effectively in school.
       ``(2) Unaddressed needs.--Funds provided under this part 
     shall be used to address the needs of migratory children that 
     are not addressed by services available from other Federal or 
     non-Federal programs, except that migratory children who are 
     eligible to receive services under part A of this title may 
     receive those services through funds provided under that 
     part, or through funds under this part that remain after the 
     agency addresses the needs described in paragraph (1).
       ``(b) Construction.--Nothing in this part shall be 
     construed to prohibit a local educational agency from serving 
     migratory children simultaneously with students with similar 
     educational needs in the same educational settings, where 
     appropriate.
       ``(c) Special Rule.--Notwithstanding section 1114, a school 
     that receives funds under this part shall continue to address 
     the identified needs described in subsection (a)(1).''.

     SEC. 134. COORDINATION OF MIGRANT EDUCATION ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Duration.--Section 1308(a)(2) of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6398(a)(2)) is 
     amended by striking ``subpart'' and inserting ``subsection''.
       (b) Student Records.--Section 1308(b) of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6398(b)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Student Records.--
       ``(1) Assistance.--The Secretary shall assist States in 
     developing effective methods for the transfer of student 
     records and in determining the number of migratory children 
     in each State. The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     States, shall determine the minimum data elements for records 
     to be maintained and transferred when funds under this part 
     are used for such purpose. The Secretary may assist States to 
     implement a system of electronic records maintenance and 
     transfer for migrant students.
       ``(2) No cost for certain transfers.--A State educational 
     agency or local educational agency receiving assistance under 
     this part shall make student records available to another 
     local educational agency that requests the records at no cost 
     to the requesting agency, if the request is made in order to 
     meet the needs of a migratory child.''.
       (c) Availability of Funds.--Section 1308(c) of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     6398(c)) is amended by striking ``$6,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$10,000,000''.
       (d) Incentive Grants.--Section 1308(d) of the Elementary 
     and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6398(d)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Incentive Grants.--From the amounts made available to 
     carry out this section for any fiscal year, the Secretary may 
     reserve not more than $3,000,000 to award grants of not more 
     than $250,000 on a competitive basis to State educational 
     agencies that propose a consortium arrangement with another 
     State or other appropriate entity that the Secretary 
     determines, pursuant to criteria that the Secretary shall 
     establish, will improve the delivery of services to migratory 
     children whose education is interrupted.''.

                 PART C--NEGLECTED OR DELINQUENT YOUTH

     SEC. 141. NEGLECTED OR DELINQUENT YOUTH.

       The heading for part D of title I is amended to read as 
     follows:

    ``PART D--PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAMS FOR NEGLECTED OR 
                    DELINQUENT CHILDREN AND YOUTH''.

     SEC. 142. FINDINGS.

       Section 1401(a) is amended by striking paragraphs (6) 
     through (9) and adding the following:
       ``(6) Youth returning from correctional facilities need to 
     be involved in programs that provide them with high level 
     skills and other support to help them stay in school and 
     complete their education.
       ``(7) Pregnant and parenting teenagers are a high at-risk 
     group for dropping out of school and should be targeted by 
     dropout prevention programs.''.

     SEC. 143. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.

       Section 1412(b) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Subgrants to State Agencies in Puerto Rico.--
       ``(1) In general.--For each fiscal year, the amount of the 
     subgrant for which a State agency in the Commonwealth of 
     Puerto Rico shall be eligible to receive under this part 
     shall be the amount determined by multiplying the number of 
     children counted under subparagraph (a)(1)(A) for the 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico by the product of--
       ``(A) the percentage which the average per pupil 
     expenditure in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is of the 
     lowest average per pupil expenditure of any of the 50 States; 
     and
       ``(B) 32 percent of the average per pupil expenditure in 
     the United States.
       ``(2) Minimum allocation.--The percentage in paragraph 
     (1)(A) shall not be less than--
       ``(A) for fiscal year 2000, 75.0 percent;
       ``(B) for fiscal year 2001, 77.5 percent;
       ``(C) for fiscal year 2002, 80.0 percent;
       ``(D) for fiscal year 2003, 82.5 percent; and
       ``(E) for fiscal year 2004 and succeeding fiscal years, 
     85.0 percent.
       ``(3) Special rule.--If the application of paragraph (2) 
     would result in any of the 50 States or the District of 
     Columbia receiving less under this part than it received 
     under this part for the preceding fiscal year, the percentage 
     in paragraph (1) shall be the greater of the percentage in 
     paragraph (1)(A) or the percentage used for the preceding 
     fiscal year.''.

     SEC. 144. STATE PLAN AND STATE AGENCY APPLICATIONS.

       Section 1414 is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 1414. STATE PLAN AND STATE AGENCY APPLICATIONS.

       ``(a) State Plan.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each State educational agency that 
     desires to receive a grant under this part shall submit, for 
     approval by the Secretary, a plan for meeting the educational 
     needs of neglected and delinquent youth, for assisting in 
     their transition from institutions to locally operated 
     programs, and which is integrated with other programs under 
     this Act or other Acts, as appropriate, consistent with 
     section 14306.
       ``(2) Contents.--Each such State plan shall--
       ``(A) describe the program goals, objectives, and 
     performance measures established by the State that will be 
     used to assess the

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     effectiveness of the program in improving academic and 
     vocational and technical skills of children in the program;
       ``(B) provide that, to the extent feasible, such children 
     will have the same opportunities to learn as such children 
     would have if such children were in the schools of local 
     educational agencies in the State; and
       ``(C) contain assurances that the State educational agency 
     will--
       ``(i) ensure that programs assisted under this part will be 
     carried out in accordance with the State plan described in 
     this subsection;
       ``(ii) carry out the evaluation requirements of section 
     1416;
       ``(iii) ensure that the State agencies receiving subgrants 
     under this subpart comply with all applicable statutory and 
     regulatory requirements; and
       ``(iv) provide such other information as the Secretary may 
     reasonably require.
       ``(3) Duration of the plan.--Each such State plan shall--
       ``(A) remain in effect for the duration of the State's 
     participation under this part; and
       ``(B) be periodically reviewed and revised by the State, as 
     necessary, to reflect changes in the State's strategies and 
     programs under this part.
       ``(b) Secretarial Approval; Peer Review.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall approve each State 
     plan that meets the requirements of this part.
       ``(2) Peer review.--The Secretary may review any State plan 
     with the assistance and advice of individuals with relevant 
     expertise.
       ``(c) State Agency Applications.--Any State agency that 
     desires to receive funds to carry out a program under this 
     part shall submit an application to the State educational 
     agency that--
       ``(1) describes the procedures to be used, consistent with 
     the State plan under section 1111, to assess the educational 
     needs of the children to be served;
       ``(2) provides assurances that in making services available 
     to youth in adult correctional facilities, priority will be 
     given to such youth who are likely to complete incarceration 
     within a 2-year period;
       ``(3) describes the program, including a budget for the 
     first year of the program, with annual updates to be provided 
     to the State educational agency;
       ``(4) describes how the program will meet the goals and 
     objectives of the State plan under this subpart;
       ``(5) describes how the State agency will consult with 
     experts and provide the necessary training for appropriate 
     staff, to ensure that the planning and operation of 
     institution-wide projects under section 1416 are of high 
     quality;
       ``(6) describes how the agency will carry out the 
     evaluation requirements of section 14701 and how the results 
     of the most recent evaluation are used to plan and improve 
     the program;
       ``(7) includes data showing that the agency has maintained 
     fiscal effort required of a local educational agency, in 
     accordance with section 14501 of this title;
       ``(8) describes how the programs will be coordinated with 
     other appropriate State and Federal programs, such as 
     programs under the Job Training Partnership Act or title I of 
     the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, vocational and 
     technical education programs, State and local dropout 
     prevention programs, and special education programs;
       ``(9) describes how States will encourage correctional 
     facilities receiving funds under this subpart to coordinate 
     with local educational agencies or alternative education 
     programs attended by incarcerated youth prior to their 
     incarceration to ensure that student assessments and 
     appropriate academic records are shared jointly between the 
     correctional facility and the local educational agency or 
     alternative education program;
       ``(10) describes how appropriate professional development 
     will be provided to teachers and other staff;
       ``(11) designates an individual in each affected 
     institution to be responsible for issues relating to the 
     transition of children and youth from the institution to 
     locally operated programs;
       ``(12) describes how the agency will, endeavor to 
     coordinate with businesses for training and mentoring for 
     participating youth;
       ``(13) provides assurances that the agency will assist in 
     locating alternative programs through which students can 
     continue their education if students are not returning to 
     school after leaving the correctional facility;
       ``(14) provides assurances that the agency will work with 
     parents to secure parents' assistance in improving the 
     educational achievement of their children and preventing 
     their children's further involvement in delinquent 
     activities;
       ``(15) provides assurances that the agency works with 
     special education youth in order to meet an existing 
     individualized education program and an assurance that the 
     agency will notify the youth's local school if such youth--
       ``(A) is identified as in need of special education 
     services while the youth is in the facility; and
       ``(B) intends to return to the local school;
       ``(16) provides assurances that the agency will work with 
     youth who dropped out of school before entering the facility 
     to encourage the youth to reenter school once the term of the 
     youth has been completed or provide the youth with the skills 
     necessary to gain employment, continue the education of the 
     youth, or achieve a secondary school diploma or the 
     recognized equivalent if the youth does not intend to return 
     to school;
       ``(17) provides assurances that teachers and other 
     qualified staff are also trained to work with children with 
     disabilities and other students with special needs taking 
     into consideration the unique needs of such students;
       ``(18) describes any additional services provided to youth, 
     such as career counseling, distance learning, and assistance 
     in securing student loans and grants; and
       ``(19) provides assurances that the program under this 
     subpart will be coordinated with any programs operated under 
     the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 
     or other comparable programs, if applicable.''.

     SEC. 145. USE OF FUNDS.

       Section 1415(a) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ``and vocational and 
     technical training'' after ``secondary school completion''; 
     and
       (2) in paragraph (2)(B)--
       (A) in clause (i), by inserting ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     period; and
       (C) by striking clause (iii).

     SEC. 146. PURPOSE.

       Section 1421 is amended by striking paragraph (3) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(3) operate programs for youth returning from 
     correctional facilities in local schools which may also serve 
     youth at risk of dropping out of school.''.

     SEC. 147. TRANSITION SERVICES.

       Section 1418(a) is amended by striking ``10 percent'' and 
     inserting ``15 percent''.

     SEC. 148. PROGRAMS OPERATED BY LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.

       Section 1422 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``retained'';
       (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b) Special Rule.--A local educational agency which 
     includes a correctional facility that operates a school is 
     not required to operate a program of support for children 
     returning from such school to a school not operated by a 
     correctional agency but served by such local educational 
     agency if more than 30 percent of the youth attending the 
     school operated by the correctional facility will reside 
     outside the boundaries of the local educational agency after 
     leaving such facility.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end of section 1422 the following:
       ``(d) Transitional and Academic Services.--Transitional and 
     supportive programs operated in local educational agencies 
     under this subpart shall be designed primarily to meet the 
     transitional and academic needs of students returning to 
     local educational agencies or alternative education programs 
     from correctional facilities. Services to students at risk of 
     dropping out of school shall not have a negative impact on 
     meeting the transitional and academic needs of the students 
     returning from correctional facilities.''.

     SEC. 149. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY APPLICATIONS.

       Section 1423 is amended by striking paragraphs (4) through 
     (9) and inserting the following:
       ``(4) a description of the program operated by 
     participating schools for children returning from 
     correctional facilities and the types of services that such 
     schools will provide such youth and other at-risk youth;
       ``(5) a description of the youth returning from 
     correctional facilities and, as appropriate, other at-risk 
     youth expected to be served by the program and how the school 
     will coordinate existing educational programs to meet the 
     unique educational needs of such youth;
       ``(6) as appropriate, a description of how schools will 
     coordinate with existing social, health and other services to 
     meet the needs of students returning from correctional 
     facilities, students at risk of dropping out of school, and 
     other participating students, including prenatal health care 
     and nutrition services related to the health of the parent 
     and child, parenting and child development classes, child 
     care, targeted re-entry and outreach programs, referrals to 
     community resources, and scheduling flexibility;
       ``(7) as appropriate, a description of any partnerships 
     with local businesses to develop training, curriculum-based 
     youth entrepreneurship education and mentoring services for 
     participating students;
       ``(8) as appropriate, a description of how programs will 
     involve parents in efforts to improve the educational 
     achievement of their children, prevent the involvement of 
     their children in delinquent activities, and encourage their 
     children to remain in school and complete their education;
       ``(9) a description of how the program under this subpart 
     will be coordinated with other Federal, State, and local 
     programs, such as programs under the Job Training Partnership 
     Act or title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and 
     vocational and technical education programs serving this at-
     risk population of youth.''.

     SEC. 150. USES OF FUNDS.

       Section 1424 is amended by striking paragraphs (1) through 
     (3) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) programs that serve youth returning from correctional 
     facilities to local schools to assist in the transition of 
     such youth to the school environment and help them remain in 
     school in order to complete their education;

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       ``(2) providing assistance to other youth at risk of 
     dropping out of school, including pregnant and parenting 
     teenagers;
       ``(3) the coordination of social, health, and other 
     services, including day care, for participating youth if the 
     provision of such services will improve the likelihood that 
     such youth will complete their education;
       ``(4) special programs to meet the unique academic needs of 
     participating youth, including vocational and technical 
     education, special education, career counseling, curriculum-
     based youth entrepreneurship education, and assistance in 
     securing student loans or grants for postsecondary education; 
     and
       ``(5) programs providing mentoring and peer mediation.''.

     SEC. 151. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 1425 is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``where feasible, ensure 
     educational programs'' and inserting the following: ``to the 
     extent practicable, ensure that educational programs'';
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``where feasible,'' and 
     inserting the following: ``to the extent practicable,'';
       (3) in paragraph (8), by striking ``where feasible,'' and 
     inserting the following: ``to the extent practicable,'';
       (4) in paragraph (9), by inserting ``and technical'' after 
     ``vocational''; and
       (5) by amending paragraph (11) to read as follows:
       ``(11) if appropriate, work with local businesses to 
     develop training, curriculum-based youth entrepreneurship 
     education, and mentoring programs for youth.''.

     SEC. 152. PROGRAM EVALUATIONS.

       Section 1431(a) is amended by striking ``sex, and if 
     feasible,'' and inserting ``gender,''.

                       PART D--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 161. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

       Part F of title I is amended to read as follows:

                      ``PART F--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     ``SEC. 1601. FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to issue 
     such regulations as are necessary to reasonably ensure that 
     there is compliance with this title.
       ``(b) Negotiated Rulemaking Process.--
       ``(1) In general.--Prior to publishing in the Federal 
     Register proposed regulations to carry out this title, the 
     Secretary shall obtain the advice and recommendations of 
     representatives of Federal, State, and local administrators, 
     parents, teachers, paraprofessionals, and members of local 
     boards of education involved with the implementation and 
     operation of programs under this title.
       ``(2) Meetings and electronic exchange.--Such advice and 
     recommendation may be obtained through such mechanisms as 
     regional meetings and electronic exchanges of information.
       ``(3) Proposed regulations.--After obtaining such advice 
     and recommendations, and prior to publishing proposed 
     regulations, the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) establish a negotiated rulemaking process on a 
     minimum of three key issues, including--
       ``(i) accountability;
       ``(ii) implementation of assessments; and
       ``(iii) use of paraprofessionals;
       ``(B) select individuals to participate in such process 
     from among individuals or groups which provided advice and 
     recommendations, including representation from all geographic 
     regions of the United States; and
       ``(C) prepare a draft of proposed regulations that shall be 
     provided to the individuals selected by the Secretary under 
     subparagraph (B) not less than 15 days prior to the first 
     meeting under such process.
       ``(4) Process.--Such process--
       ``(A) shall be conducted in a timely manner to ensure that 
     final regulations are issued by the Secretary not later than 
     1 year after the date of the enactment of the Student Results 
     Act of 1999; and
       ``(B) shall not be subject to the Federal Advisory 
     Committee Act but shall otherwise follow the provisions of 
     the Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990 (5 U.S.C. 561 et seq.).
       ``(5) Emergency situation.--In an emergency situation in 
     which regulations to carry out this title must be issued 
     within a very limited time to assist State and local 
     educational agencies with the operation of a program under 
     this title, the Secretary may issue proposed regulations 
     without following such process but shall, immediately 
     thereafter and prior to issuing final regulations, conduct 
     regional meetings to review such proposed regulations.
       ``(c) Limitation.--Regulations to carry out this part may 
     not require local programs to follow a particular 
     instructional model, such as the provision of services 
     outside the regular classroom or school program.

     ``SEC. 1602. AGREEMENTS AND RECORDS.

       ``(a) Agreements.--All published proposed regulations shall 
     conform to agreements that result from negotiated rulemaking 
     described in section 1601 unless the Secretary reopens the 
     negotiated rulemaking process or provides a written 
     explanation to the participants involved in the process 
     explaining why the Secretary decided to depart from and not 
     adhere to such agreements.
       ``(b) Records.--The Secretary shall ensure that an accurate 
     and reliable record of agreements reached during the 
     negotiations process is maintained.

     ``SEC. 1603. STATE ADMINISTRATION.

       ``(a) Rulemaking.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each State that receives funds under 
     this title shall--
       ``(A) ensure that any State rules, regulations, and 
     policies relating to this title conform to the purposes of 
     this title and provide any such proposed rules, regulations, 
     and policies to the committee of practitioners under 
     subsection (b) for their review and comment;
       ``(B) minimize such rules, regulations, and policies to 
     which their local educational agencies and schools are 
     subject;
       ``(C) eliminate or modify State and local fiscal accounting 
     requirements in order to facilitate the ability of schools to 
     consolidate funds under schoolwide programs; and
       (D) identify any such rule, regulation, or policy as a 
     State-imposed requirement.
       ``(2) Support and facilitation.--State rules, regulations, 
     and policies under this title shall support and facilitate 
     local educational agency and school-level systemic reform 
     designed to enable all children to meet the challenging State 
     student performance standards.
       ``(b) Committee of Practitioners.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each State educational agency shall 
     create a State committee of practitioners to advise the State 
     in carrying out its responsibilities under this title.
       ``(2) Membership.--Each such committee shall include--
       ``(A) as a majority of its members, representatives from 
     local educational agencies;
       ``(B) administrators, including the administrators of 
     programs described in other parts of this title;
       ``(C) teachers, including vocational educators;
       ``(D) parents;
       ``(E) members of local boards of education;
       ``(F) representatives of private school children; and
       ``(G) pupil services personnel.
       ``(3) Duties.--The duties of such committee shall include a 
     review, prior to publication, of any proposed or final State 
     rule or regulation pursuant to this title. In an emergency 
     situation where such rule or regulation must be issued within 
     a very limited time to assist local educational agencies with 
     the operation of the program under this title, the State 
     educational agency may issue a regulation without prior 
     consultation, but shall immediately thereafter convene the 
     State committee of practitioners to review the emergency 
     regulation prior to issuance in final form.

     ``SEC. 1604. CONSTRUCTION.

       ``(a) Prohibition of Federal Mandates, Direction, or 
     Control.--Nothing in this title shall be construed to 
     authorize an officer or employee of the Federal Government to 
     mandate, direct, or control a State, local educational 
     agency, or school's specific instructional content or pupil 
     performance standards and assessments, curriculum, or program 
     of instruction as a condition of eligibility to receive funds 
     under this title.
       ``(b) Equalized Spending.--Nothing in this title shall be 
     construed to mandate equalized spending per pupil for a 
     State, local educational agency, or school.
       ``(c) Building Standards.--Nothing in this title shall be 
     construed to mandate national school building standards for a 
     State, local educational agency, or school.

     ``SEC. 1605. APPLICABILITY TO HOME SCHOOLS.

       ``Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect home 
     schools.

     ``SEC. 1606. GENERAL PROVISION REGARDING NONRECIPIENT 
                   NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS.

       ``Nothing in this Act 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 Act.

     ``SEC. 1607. LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE COST LIMITATION.

       ``(a) Local Administrative Cost Limitation.--Each local 
     educational agency may use not more than 4 percent of funds 
     received under part A for administrative expenses.
       ``(b) Regulations.--The Secretary, after consulting with 
     State and local officials and other experts in school 
     finance, 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. The Secretary shall publish final 
     regulations on this section not later than 1 year after the 
     date of the enactment of the Student Results Act of 1999.

     ``SEC. 1608. PROHIBITION ON MANDATORY NATIONAL CERTIFICATION 
                   OF TEACHERS AND PARAPROFESSIONALS.

       ``(a) Prohibition on Mandatory Testing or Certification.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary is 
     prohibited from using Federal funds to plan, develop, 
     implement, or administer any mandatory national teacher or 
     paraprofessional test or certification.
       ``(b) Prohibition on Withholding Funds.--The Secretary is 
     prohibited from withholding funds from any State or local 
     educational agency if such State or local educational agency 
     fails to adopt a specific method of teacher or 
     paraprofessional certification.

     ``SEC. 1609. GAO STUDIES.

       ``(a) Study on Paraprofessionals.--The General Accounting 
     Office shall conduct a study of paraprofessionals under part 
     A of title I.
       ``(b) Study on Portability.--The General Accounting Office 
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     garding how funds made available under this title could 
     follow a child from school to school.
       ``(c) Study on Electronic Transfer of Migrant Student 
     Records.--The General Accounting Office shall conduct a study 
     on the feasibility of electronically transferring and 
     maintaining migrant student records.
       ``(d) Evaluation by General Accounting Office.--Not later 
     than October 1, 2001, the Comptroller General shall conduct a 
     comprehensive analysis and evaluation regarding the impact on 
     this title of individual waivers for schools, local 
     educational agency waivers, and statewide waivers granted 
     pursuant to the Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999 
     (20 U.S.C. 589a et seq.). The Comptroller General shall 
     submit a report to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce of the House of Representatives. In conducting such 
     analysis and evaluation, the Comptroller General shall 
     consider the following factors:
       ``(1) Consistency.--The extent to which the State's 
     educational flexibility plan is consistent with ensuring high 
     standards for all children and aligning the efforts of 
     States, local educational agencies, and schools to help 
     children served under this title to reach such standards.
       ``(2) State waivers.--Evaluate the effect that waivers of 
     State law have on addressing the needs and the performance of 
     students in schools subject to this title.
       ``(3) Allocation of funds.--The extent to which waivers 
     have affected the allocation of funds to schools, including 
     schools with the highest concentrations of poverty, and 
     schools with the highest educational needs, that are eligible 
     to receive funds under this title.

     ``SEC. 1610. DEFINITIONS.

       ``For purposes of this title--
       ``(1) The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of 
     Education.
       ``(2) Fully qualified.--The term `fully qualified'--
       ``(A) when used with respect to a public elementary or 
     secondary school teacher (other than a teacher teaching in a 
     public charter school), means that the teacher has obtained 
     State certification as a teacher (including certification 
     obtained through alternative routes to certification) or 
     passed the State teacher licensing exam and holds a license 
     to teach in such State; and
       ``(B) when used with respect to --
       ``(i) an elementary school teacher, means that the teacher 
     holds a bachelor's degree and demonstrates knowledge and 
     teaching skills in reading, writing, mathematics, science, 
     and other areas of the elementary school curriculum; or
       ``(ii) a middle or secondary school teacher, means that the 
     teacher holds a bachelor's degree and demonstrates a high 
     level of competency in all subject areas in which he or she 
     teaches through--

       ``(I) a high level of performance on a rigorous State or 
     local academic subject areas test; or
       ``(II) completion of an academic major in each of the 
     subject areas in which he or she provides instruction.

       ``(3) The term `scientifically-based research'--
       ``(A) means the application of rigorous, systematic, and 
     objective procedures; 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. 1611. PAPERWORK REDUCTION.

       ``(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       ``(1) instruction and other classroom activities provide 
     the greatest opportunity for students, especially at-risk and 
     disadvantaged students, to attain high standards and achieve 
     academic success;
       ``(2) one of the greatest obstacles to establishing an 
     effective, classroom-centered education system is the cost of 
     paperwork compliance;
       ``(3) paperwork places a burden on teachers and 
     administrators who must complete Federal and State forms to 
     apply for Federal funds and absorbs time and money which 
     otherwise would be spent on students;
       ``(4) the Education at a Crossroads Report released in 1998 
     by the Education Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations 
     states that requirements by the Department of Education 
     result in more than 48.6 million hours of paperwork per year; 
     and
       ``(5) paperwork distracts from the mission of schools, 
     encumbers teachers and administrators with nonacademic 
     responsibilities, and competes with teaching and classroom 
     activities which promote learning and achievement.
       ``(b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the 
     Congress that Federal and State educational agencies should 
     reduce the paperwork requirements placed on schools, 
     teachers, principals, and other administrators.''.

                  PART E--COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL REFORM

     SEC. 171. COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL REFORM.

       Title I is amended by adding at the end the following:

                 ``PART G--COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL REFORM

     ``SEC. 1701. COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL REFORM.

       ``(a) Findings and Purpose.--
       ``(1) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       ``(A) A number of schools across the country have shown 
     impressive gains in student performance through the use of 
     comprehensive models for schoolwide change that incorporate 
     virtually all aspects of school operations.
       ``(B) No single comprehensive school reform model may be 
     suitable for every school, however, schools should be 
     encouraged to examine successful, externally developed 
     comprehensive school reform approaches as they undertake 
     comprehensive school reform.
       ``(C) Comprehensive school reform is an important means by 
     which children are assisted in meeting challenging State 
     student performance standards.
       ``(2) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide 
     financial incentives for schools to develop comprehensive 
     school reforms, based upon scientifically-based research and 
     effective practices that include an emphasis on basic 
     academics and parental involvement so that all children can 
     meet challenging State content and performance standards.
       ``(b) Program Authorized.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to provide 
     grants to State educational agencies to provide subgrants to 
     local educational agencies to carry out the purpose described 
     in subsection (a)(2).
       ``(2) Allocation.--
       ``(A) Reservation.--Of the amount appropriated under this 
     section, the Secretary may reserve--
       ``(i) not more than 1 percent for schools supported by the 
     Bureau of Indian Affairs and in the United States Virgin 
     Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands; and
       ``(ii) not more than 1 percent to conduct national 
     evaluation activities described under subsection (e).
       ``(B) In general.--Of the amount of funds remaining after 
     the reservation under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 
     allocate to each State for a fiscal year, an amount that 
     bears the same ratio to the amount appropriated for that 
     fiscal year as the amount made available under section 1124 
     to the State for the preceding fiscal year bears to the total 
     amount allocated under section 1124 to all States for that 
     year.
       ``(C) Reallocation.--If a State does not apply for funds 
     under this section, the Secretary shall reallocate such funds 
     to other States that do apply in proportion to the amount 
     allocated to such States under subparagraph (B).
       ``(c) State Awards.--
       ``(1) State application.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each State educational agency that 
     desires to receive a grant under this section shall submit an 
     application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner and 
     containing such other information as the Secretary may 
     reasonably require.
       ``(B) Contents.--Each State application shall also 
     describe--
       ``(i) the process and selection criteria by which the State 
     educational agency, using expert review, will select local 
     educational agencies to receive subgrants under this section;
       ``(ii) how the agency will ensure that only comprehensive 
     school reforms that are based on scientifically-based 
     research receive funds under this section;
       ``(iii) how the agency will disseminate materials regarding 
     information on comprehensive school reforms that are based on 
     scientifically-based research;
       ``(iv) how the agency will evaluate the implementation of 
     such reforms and measure the extent to which the reforms 
     resulted in increased student academic performance; and
       ``(v) how the agency will provide, upon request, technical 
     assistance to the local educational agency in evaluating, 
     developing, and implementing comprehensive school reform.
       ``(2) Uses of funds.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (E), 
     a State educational agency that receives an award under this 
     section shall use such funds to provide competitive grants to 
     local educational agencies receiving funds under part A.
       ``(B) Grant requirements.--A grant to a local educational 
     agency shall be--
       ``(i) of sufficient size and scope to support the initial 
     costs for the particular comprehensive school reform plan 
     selected or designed by each school identified in the 
     application of the local educational agency;
       ``(ii) in an amount not less than $50,000 to each 
     participating school; and
       ``(iii) renewable for two additional 1-year periods after 
     the initial 1-year grant is made if schools are making 
     substantial progress in the implementation of their reforms.
       ``(C) Priority.--The State, in awarding grants under this 
     paragraph, shall give priority to local educational agencies 
     that--
       ``(i) plan to use the funds in schools identified as being 
     in need of improvement or corrective action under section 
     1116(c); and
       ``(ii) demonstrate a commitment to assist schools with 
     budget allocation, professional development, and other 
     strategies necessary to ensure the comprehensive school 
     reforms are properly implemented and are sustained in the 
     future.
       ``(D) Grant consideration.--In making subgrant awards under 
     this part, the State educational agency shall take into 
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     the equitable distribution of awards to different geographic 
     regions within the State, including urban and rural areas, 
     and to schools serving elementary and secondary students.
       ``(E) Administrative Costs.--A State educational agency 
     that receives a grant award under this section may reserve 
     not more than 5 percent of such award for administrative, 
     evaluation, and technical assistance expenses.
       ``(F) Supplement.--Funds made available under this section 
     shall be used to supplement, not supplant, any other Federal, 
     State, or local funds that would otherwise be available to 
     carry out this section.
       ``(3) Reporting.--Each State educational agency that 
     receives an award under this section shall provide to the 
     Secretary such information as the Secretary may require, 
     including the names of local educational agencies and schools 
     selected to receive subgrant awards under this section, the 
     amount of such award, and a description of the comprehensive 
     school reform model selected and in use.
       ``(d) Local Awards.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each local educational agency that 
     applies for a subgrant under this section shall--
       ``(A) identify which schools eligible for funds under part 
     A plan to implement a comprehensive school reform program, 
     including the projected costs of such a program;
       ``(B) describe the scientifically-based comprehensive 
     school reforms that such schools will implement;
       ``(C) describe how the agency will provide technical 
     assistance and support for the effective implementation of 
     the scientifically-based school reforms selected by such 
     schools; and
       ``(D) describe how the agency will evaluate the 
     implementation of such reforms and measure the results 
     achieved in improving student academic performance.
       ``(2) Components of the program.--A local educational 
     agency that receives a subgrant award under this section 
     shall provide such funds to schools that implement a 
     comprehensive school reform program that--
       ``(A) employs innovative strategies and proven methods for 
     student learning, teaching, and school management that are 
     based on scientifically-based research and effective 
     practices and have been replicated successfully in schools 
     with diverse characteristics;
       ``(B) integrates a comprehensive design for effective 
     school functioning, including instruction, assessment, 
     classroom management, professional development, parental 
     involvement, and school management, that aligns the school's 
     curriculum, technology, professional development into a 
     comprehensive reform plan for schoolwide change designed to 
     enable all students to meet challenging State content and 
     challenging student performance standards and addresses needs 
     identified through a school needs assessment;
       ``(C) provides high-quality and continuous teacher and 
     staff professional development;
       ``(D) includes measurable goals for student performance and 
     benchmarks for meeting such goals;
       ``(E) is supported by teachers, principals, administrators, 
     and other professional staff;
       ``(F) provides for the meaningful involvement of parents 
     and the local community in planning and implementing school 
     improvement activities;
       ``(G) uses high quality external technical support and 
     assistance from an entity, which may be an institution of 
     higher education, with experience and expertise in schoolwide 
     reform and improvement;
       ``(H) includes a plan for the evaluation of the 
     implementation of school reforms and the student results 
     achieved; and
       ``(I) identifies how other resources, including Federal, 
     State, local, and private resources, available to the school 
     will be used to coordinate services to support and sustain 
     the school reform effort.
       ``(3) Special rule.--A school that receives funds to 
     develop a comprehensive school reform program shall not be 
     limited to using the approaches identified or developed by 
     the Department of Education, but may develop its own 
     comprehensive school reform programs for schoolwide change 
     that comply with paragraph (2).
       ``(e) Evaluation and Report.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall develop a plan for a 
     national evaluation of the programs developed pursuant to 
     this section.
       ``(2) Evaluation.--This national evaluation shall evaluate 
     the implementation and results achieved by schools after 3 
     years of implementing comprehensive school reforms, and 
     assess the effectiveness of comprehensive school reforms in 
     schools with diverse characteristics.
       ``(3) Reports.--Prior to the completion of a national 
     evaluation, the Secretary shall submit an interim report 
     outlining first year implementation activities to the 
     Committees on Education and the Workforce and Appropriations 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions and Appropriations of the 
     Senate.
       ``(f) Definition.--The term `scientifically-based 
     research'--
       ``(1) means the application of rigorous, systematic, and 
     objective procedures in the development of comprehensive 
     school reform models; and
       ``(2) shall include research that--
       ``(A) employs systematic, empirical methods that draw on 
     observation or experiment;
       ``(B) involves rigorous data analyses that are adequate to 
     test the stated hypotheses and justify the general 
     conclusions drawn;
       ``(C) relies on measurements or observational methods that 
     provide valid data across evaluators and observers and across 
     multiple measurements and observations; and
       ``(D) has been accepted by a peer-reviewed journal or 
     approved by a panel of independent experts through a 
     comparably rigorous, objective, and scientific review.
       ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to carry out this section $175,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2000 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
     four succeeding fiscal years.''.
      TITLE II--MAGNET SCHOOLS ASSISTANCE AND PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE

     SEC. 201. MAGNET SCHOOLS ASSISTANCE.

       Title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.) is amended to read a follows:

     ``TITLE V--MAGNET SCHOOLS ASSISTANCE AND PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE

                   ``PART A--MAGNET SCHOOL ASSISTANCE

     ``SEC. 5101. FINDINGS.

       ``The Congress finds that--
       ``(1) magnet schools are a significant part of our Nation's 
     effort to achieve voluntary desegregation in our Nation's 
     schools;
       ``(2) the use of magnet schools has increased dramatically 
     since the date of the enactment of the Magnet Schools 
     Assistance program, with approximately 2,000,000 students 
     nationwide now attending such schools, of which more than 65 
     percent of the students are nonwhite;
       ``(3) magnet schools offer a wide range of distinctive 
     programs that have served as models for school improvement 
     efforts;
       ``(4) in administering the Magnet Schools Assistance 
     program, the Federal Government has learned that--
       ``(A) where magnet programs are implemented for only a 
     portion of a school's student body, special efforts must be 
     made to discourage the isolation of--
       ``(i) magnet school students from other students in the 
     school; and
       ``(ii) students by racial characteristics;
       ``(B) local educational agencies can maximize their 
     effectiveness in achieving the purposes of the Magnet Schools 
     Assistance program if such agencies have more flexibility in 
     the administration of such program in order to serve students 
     attending a school who are not enrolled in the magnet school 
     program;
       ``(C) local educational agencies must be creative in 
     designing magnet schools for students at all academic levels, 
     so that school districts do not select only the highest 
     achieving students to attend the magnet schools;
       ``(D) consistent with desegregation guidelines, local 
     educational agencies must seek to enable participation in 
     magnet school programs by students who reside in the 
     neighborhoods where the programs operate; and
       ``(E) in order to ensure that magnet schools are sustained 
     after Federal funding ends, the Federal Government must 
     assist school districts to improve their capacity to continue 
     to operate magnet schools at a high level of performance; and
       ``(5) it is in the best interest of the Federal Government 
     to--
       ``(A) continue the Federal Government's support of school 
     districts implementing court-ordered desegregation plans and 
     school districts voluntarily seeking to foster meaningful 
     interaction among students of different racial and ethnic 
     backgrounds, beginning at the earliest stage of such 
     students' education;
       ``(B) ensure that all students have equitable access to 
     quality education that will prepare such students to function 
     well in a technologically oriented society and a highly 
     competitive economy;
       ``(C) maximize the ability of local educational agencies to 
     plan, develop, implement and continue effective and 
     innovative magnet schools that contribute to State and local 
     systemic reform; and
       ``(D) ensure that grant recipients provide adequate data 
     which demonstrates an ability to improve student achievement.

     ``SEC. 5102. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

       ``The purpose of this part is to assist in the 
     desegregation of schools served by local educational agencies 
     by providing financial assistance to eligible local 
     educational agencies for--
       ``(1) the elimination, reduction, or prevention of minority 
     group isolation in elementary and secondary schools with 
     substantial proportions of minority students;
       ``(2) the development and implementation of magnet school 
     projects that will assist local educational agencies in 
     achieving systemic reforms and providing all students the 
     opportunity to meet challenging State content standards and 
     challenging State student performance standards;
       ``(3) the development and design of innovative educational 
     methods and practices that promote diversity and increase 
     choices in public elementary and secondary schools and 
     educational programs; and
       ``(4) courses of instruction within magnet schools that 
     will substantially strengthen the knowledge of academic 
     subjects and the grasp of tangible and marketable vocational 
     and technical skills of students attending such schools.

     ``SEC. 5103. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

       ``The Secretary, in accordance with this part, is 
     authorized to make grants to eligible local educational 
     agencies, and consortia of

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     such agencies where appropriate, to carry out the purpose of 
     this part for magnet schools that are--
       ``(1) part of an approved desegregation plan; and
       ``(2) designed to bring students from different social, 
     economic, ethnic, and racial backgrounds together.

     ``SEC. 5104. DEFINITION.

       ``For the purpose of this part, the term `magnet school' 
     means a public elementary or secondary school or public 
     elementary or secondary education center that offers a 
     special curriculum capable of attracting substantial numbers 
     of students of different racial backgrounds.

     ``SEC. 5105. ELIGIBILITY.

       ``A local educational agency, or consortium of such 
     agencies where appropriate, is eligible to receive assistance 
     under this part to carry out the purposes of this part if 
     such agency or consortium--
       ``(1) is implementing a plan undertaken pursuant to a final 
     order issued by a court of the United States, or a court of 
     any State, or any other State agency or official of competent 
     jurisdiction, that requires the desegregation of minority-
     group-segregated children or faculty in the elementary and 
     secondary schools of such agency; or
       ``(2) without having been required to do so, has adopted 
     and is implementing, or will, if assistance is made available 
     to such local educational agency or consortium of such 
     agencies under this part, adopt and implement a plan that has 
     been approved by the Secretary as adequate under title VI of 
     the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for the desegregation of 
     minority-group-segregated children or faculty in such 
     schools.

     ``SEC. 5106. APPLICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS.

       ``(a) Applications.--An eligible local educational agency 
     or consortium of such agencies desiring to receive assistance 
     under this part shall submit an application to the Secretary 
     at such time, in such manner, and containing such information 
     and assurances as the Secretary may reasonably require.
       ``(b) Information and Assurances.--Each such application 
     shall include--
       ``(1) a description of--
       ``(A) how assistance made available under this part will be 
     used to promote desegregation, including how the proposed 
     magnet school project will increase interaction among 
     students of different social, economic, ethnic, and racial 
     backgrounds;
       ``(B) the manner and extent to which the magnet school 
     project will increase student achievement in the 
     instructional area or areas offered by the school;
       ``(C) how an applicant will continue the magnet school 
     project after assistance under this part is no longer 
     available, including, if applicable, an explanation of why 
     magnet schools established or supported by the applicant with 
     funds under this part cannot be continued without the use of 
     funds under this part;
       ``(D) how funds under this part will be used to improve 
     student academic performance for all students attending the 
     magnet schools; and
       ``(E) the criteria to be used in selecting students to 
     attend the proposed magnet school projects; and
       ``(2) assurances that the applicant will--
       ``(A) use funds under this part for the purposes specified 
     in section 5102;
       ``(B) employ fully qualified teachers (as defined in 
     section 1119) in the courses of instruction assisted under 
     this part;
       ``(C) not engage in discrimination based on race, religion, 
     color, national origin, sex, or disability in--
       ``(i) the hiring, promotion, or assignment of employees of 
     the agency or other personnel for whom the agency has any 
     administrative responsibility;
       ``(ii) the assignment of students to schools, or to courses 
     of instruction within the school, of such agency, except to 
     carry out the approved plan; and
       ``(iii) designing or operating extracurricular activities 
     for students;
       ``(D) carry out a high-quality education program that will 
     encourage greater parental decisionmaking and involvement; 
     and
       ``(E) give students residing in the local attendance area 
     of the proposed magnet school projects equitable 
     consideration for placement in those projects.

     ``SEC. 5107. PRIORITY.

       ``In approving applications under this part, the Secretary 
     shall give priority to applicants that--
       ``(1) demonstrate the greatest need for assistance, based 
     on the expense or difficulty of effectively carrying out an 
     approved desegregation plan and the projects for which 
     assistance is sought;
       ``(2) propose to carry out new magnet school projects, or 
     significantly revise existing magnet school projects; and
       ``(3) propose to select students to attend magnet school 
     projects by methods such as lottery, rather than through 
     academic examination.

     ``SEC. 5108. USE OF FUNDS.

       ``(a) In General.--Grant funds made available under this 
     part may be used by an eligible local educational agency or 
     consortium of such agencies--
       ``(1) for planning and promotional activities directly 
     related to the development, expansion, continuation, or 
     enhancement of academic programs and services offered at 
     magnet schools;
       ``(2) for the acquisition of books, materials, and 
     equipment, including computers and the maintenance and 
     operation thereof, necessary for the conduct of programs in 
     magnet schools;
       ``(3) for the payment, or subsidization of the 
     compensation, of elementary and secondary school teachers who 
     are fully qualified (as defined in section 1119), and 
     instructional staff where applicable, who are necessary for 
     the conduct of programs in magnet schools;
       ``(4) with respect to a magnet school program offered to 
     less than the entire student population of a school, for 
     instructional activities that--
       ``(A) are designed to make available the special curriculum 
     that is offered by the magnet school project to students who 
     are enrolled in the school but who are not enrolled in the 
     magnet school program; and
       ``(B) further the purposes of this part; and
       ``(5) for activities, which may include professional 
     development, that will build the recipient's capacity to 
     operate magnet school programs once the grant period has 
     ended.
       ``(b) Special Rule.--Grant funds under this part may be 
     used in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection 
     (a) only if the activities described in such paragraphs are 
     directly related to improving the students' academic 
     performance based on the State's challenging content 
     standards and challenging student performance standards or 
     directly related to improving the students' reading skills or 
     knowledge of mathematics, science, history, geography, 
     English, foreign languages, art, or music, or to improving 
     vocational and technical skills.

     ``SEC. 5109. PROHIBITIONS.

       ``(a) Transportation.--Grants under this part may not be 
     used for transportation or any activity that does not augment 
     academic improvement.
       ``(b) Planning.--A local educational agency shall not 
     expend funds under this part after the third year that such 
     agency receives funds under this part for such project.

     ``SEC. 5110. LIMITATIONS.

       ``(a) Duration of Awards.--A grant under this part shall be 
     awarded for a period that shall not exceed three fiscal 
     years.
       ``(b) Limitation on Planning Funds.--A local educational 
     agency may expend for planning not more than 50 percent of 
     the funds received under this part for the first year of the 
     project, 15 percent of such funds for the second such year, 
     and 10 percent of such funds for the third such year.
       ``(c) Amount.--No local educational agency or consortium 
     awarded a grant under this part shall receive more than 
     $4,000,000 under this part in any one fiscal year.
       ``(d) Timing.--To the extent practicable, the Secretary 
     shall award grants for any fiscal year under this part not 
     later than July 1 of the applicable fiscal year.

     ``SEC. 5111. EVALUATIONS.

       ``(a) Reservation.--The Secretary may reserve not more than 
     2 percent of the funds appropriated under section 5112(a) for 
     any fiscal year to carry out evaluations, technical 
     assistance, and dissemination projects with respect to magnet 
     school projects and programs assisted under this part.
       ``(b) Contents.--Each evaluation described in subsection 
     (a), at a minimum, shall address--
       ``(1) how and the extent to which magnet school programs 
     lead to educational quality and improvement;
       ``(2) the extent to which magnet school programs enhance 
     student access to quality education;
       ``(3) the extent to which magnet school programs lead to 
     the elimination, reduction, or prevention of minority group 
     isolation in elementary and secondary schools with 
     substantial proportions of minority students; and
       ``(4) the extent to which magnet school programs differ 
     from other school programs in terms of the organizational 
     characteristics and resource allocations of such magnet 
     school programs.

     ``SEC. 5112. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; RESERVATION.

       ``(a) Authorization.--For the purpose of carrying out this 
     part, there are authorized to be appropriated $120,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2000 and such sums as may be necessary for 
     each of fiscal years 2001 through 2004.
       ``(b) Availability of Funds for Grants to Agencies Not 
     Previously Assisted.--In any fiscal year for which the amount 
     appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) exceeds $75,000,000, 
     the Secretary shall give priority to using such amounts in 
     excess of $75,000,000 to award grants to local educational 
     agencies or consortia of such agencies that did not receive a 
     grant under this part in the preceding fiscal year.

                     ``PART B--PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE

     ``SEC. 5201. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This part may be cited as the `Public School Choice Act 
     of 1999'.

     ``SEC. 5202. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

       ``(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       ``(1) a wide variety of educational opportunities, options, 
     and choices in the public school system is needed to help all 
     children achieve to high standards;
       ``(2) high-quality public school choice programs that are 
     genuinely open and accessible to all students (including 
     poor, minority, limited English proficient, and disabled 
     students) broaden educational opportunities and promote 
     excellence in education;
       ``(3) current research shows that--
       ``(A) students learn in different ways, benefiting from 
     different teaching methods and instructional settings; and
       ``(B) family involvement in a child's education is a key 
     factor supporting student achievement;

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       ``(4) public school systems have begun to develop a variety 
     of innovative programs that offer expanded choices to parents 
     and students; and
       ``(5) the Federal Government should support and expand 
     efforts to give students and parents the high-quality public 
     school choices they seek, to help eliminate barriers to 
     effective public school choice, and to disseminate the 
     lessons learned from high-quality choice programs so that all 
     public schools can benefit from these efforts.
       ``(b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this part to identify 
     and support innovative approaches to high-quality public 
     school choice by providing financial assistance for the 
     demonstration, development, implementation, and evaluation 
     of, and dissemination of information about, public school 
     choice projects that stimulate educational innovation for all 
     public schools and contribute to standards-based school 
     reform efforts.

     ``SEC. 5203. GRANTS.

       ``(a) In General.--From funds appropriated under section 
     5206(a) and not reserved under section 5206(b), the Secretary 
     is authorized to make grants to State and local educational 
     agencies to support programs that promote innovative 
     approaches to high-quality public school choice.
       ``(b) Duration.--Grants under this part shall not exceed 3 
     years.

     ``SEC. 5204. USES OF FUNDS.

       ``(a) In General--
       ``(1) Public school choice.--Funds under this part may be 
     used to demonstrate, develop, implement, evaluate, and 
     disseminate information on innovative approaches to promote 
     public school choice, including the design and development of 
     new public school choice options, the development of new 
     strategies for overcoming barriers to effective public school 
     choice, the design and development of new strategies for 
     overcoming transportation barriers, and the design and 
     development of public school choice systems that promote high 
     standards for all students and the continuous improvement of 
     all public schools.
       ``(2) Innovative approaches.--Such approaches at the 
     school, local educational agency, and State levels may 
     include--
       ``(A) inter-district or intra-district approaches to public 
     school choice, including approaches that increase equal 
     access to high-quality educational programs and diversity in 
     schools;
       ``(B) public elementary and secondary programs that involve 
     partnerships with institutions of higher education and that 
     are located on the campuses of those institutions;
       ``(C) programs that allow students in public secondary 
     schools to enroll in postsecondary courses and to receive 
     both secondary and postsecondary academic credit;
       ``(D) worksite satellite schools, in which State or local 
     educational agencies form partnerships with public or private 
     employers, to create public schools at parents' places of 
     employment; and
       ``(E) public school choice programs that augment the 
     existing transportation services necessary to meet the needs 
     of children participating in such programs.
       ``(b) Limitations.--Funds under this part--
       ``(1) shall supplement, and not supplant, non-Federal funds 
     expended for existing programs; and
       ``(2) may not be used to fund projects that are 
     specifically authorized under part A of title V, or part C of 
     title X.

     ``SEC. 5205. GRANT APPLICATION; PRIORITIES.

       ``(a) Application Required.--A State or local educational 
     agency desiring to receive a grant under this part shall 
     submit an application to the Secretary.
       ``(b) Application Contents.--Each application shall 
     include--
       ``(1) a description of the program for which funds are 
     sought and the goals for such program;
       ``(2) a description of how the program funded under this 
     part will be coordinated with, and will complement and 
     enhance, programs under other related Federal and non-Federal 
     projects;
       ``(3) if the program includes partners, the name of each 
     partner and a description of the partner's responsibilities;
       ``(4) a description of the policies and procedures the 
     applicant will use to ensure--
       ``(A) its accountability for results, including its goals 
     and performance indicators; and
       ``(B) that the program is open and accessible to, and will 
     promote high academic standards for, all students; and
       ``(5) such other information as the Secretary may require.
       ``(c) Priorities.--
       ``(1) High-poverty agencies.--The Secretary shall give a 
     priority to applications for projects that would serve high-
     poverty local educational agencies.
       ``(2) Partnerships.--The Secretary may give a priority to 
     applications demonstrating that the applicant will carry out 
     its project in partnership with one or more public and 
     private agencies, organizations, and institutions, including 
     institutions of higher education and public and private 
     employers.

     ``SEC. 5206. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--For the purpose of carrying out this 
     part, there are authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2000 and such sums as may be necessary for each 
     of the four succeeding fiscal years.
       ``(b) Reservation for Evaluation, Technical Assistance, and 
     Dissemination.--From the amount appropriated under subsection 
     (a) for any fiscal year, the Secretary may reserve not more 
     than 5 percent to carry out evaluations under subsection (c), 
     to provide technical assistance, and to disseminate 
     information.
       ``(c) Evaluations.--The Secretary may use funds reserved 
     under subsection (b) to carry out one or more evaluations of 
     programs assisted under this part, which shall, at a minimum, 
     address--
       ``(1) how, and the extent to which, the programs supported 
     with funds under this part promote educational equity and 
     excellence; and
       ``(2) the extent to which public schools of choice 
     supported with funds under this part are--
       ``(A) held accountable to the public;
       ``(B) effective in improving public education; and
       ``(C) open and accessible to all students.

     ``SEC. 5207. DEFINITIONS.

       ``For purposes of this part:
       ``(1) High-poverty local educational agency.--The term 
     `high-poverty local educational agency' means a local 
     educational agency in which--
       ``(A) the percentage of children, ages 5 to 17, 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 are available is 20 percent or 
     greater; or
       ``(B) the number of such children exceeds 10,000.
       ``(2) Other terms.--Other terms used in this part shall 
     have the meaning given such terms in section 14101 (20 U.S.C. 
     8801).

                  ``PART C--WOMEN'S EDUCATIONAL EQUITY

     ``SEC. 5301. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.

       ``(a) Short Title.--This part may be cited as the `Women's 
     Educational Equity Act of 1994'.
       ``(b) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       ``(1) since the enactment of title IX of the Education 
     Amendments of 1972, women and girls have made strides in 
     educational achievement and in their ability to avail 
     themselves of educational opportunities;
       ``(2) because of funding provided under the Women's 
     Educational Equity Act, more curricula, training, and other 
     educational materials concerning educational equity for women 
     and girls are available for national dissemination;
       ``(3) teaching and learning practices in the United States 
     are frequently inequitable as such practices relate to women 
     and girls, for example--
       ``(A) sexual harassment, particularly that experienced by 
     girls, undermines the ability of schools to provide a safe 
     and equitable learning or workplace environment;
       ``(B) classroom textbooks and other educational materials 
     do not sufficiently reflect the experiences, achievements, or 
     concerns of women and, in most cases, are not written by 
     women or persons of color;
       ``(C) girls do not take as many mathematics and science 
     courses as boys, girls lose confidence in their mathematics 
     and science ability as girls move through adolescence, and 
     there are few women role models in the sciences;
       ``(D) the low number of girls taking higher level computer 
     science courses leading to technical careers, and the low 
     degree of participation of women in the development of 
     education technology, will perpetuate a cycle of disadvantage 
     for girls in elementary schools and secondary schools as 
     technology is increasingly integrated into the classroom; and
       ``(E) pregnant and parenting teenagers are at high risk for 
     dropping out of school and existing dropout prevention 
     programs do not adequately address the needs of such 
     teenagers;
       ``(4) efforts to improve the quality of public education 
     also must include efforts to ensure equal access to quality 
     education programs for all women and girls;
       ``(5) Federal support should address not only research and 
     development of innovative model curricula and teaching and 
     learning strategies to promote gender equity, but should also 
     assist schools and local communities implement gender 
     equitable practices;
       ``(6) Federal assistance for gender equity must be tied to 
     systemic reform, involve collaborative efforts to implement 
     effective gender practices at the local level, and encourage 
     parental participation; and
       ``(7) excellence in education, high educational 
     achievements and standards, and the full participation of 
     women and girls in American society, cannot be achieved 
     without educational equity for women and girls.

     ``SEC. 5302. STATEMENT OF PURPOSES.

       ``It is the purpose of this part--
       ``(1) to promote gender equity in education in the United 
     States;
       ``(2) to provide financial assistance to enable educational 
     agencies and institutions to meet the requirements of title 
     IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972; and
       ``(3) to promote equity in education for women and girls 
     who suffer from multiple forms of discrimination based on 
     sex, race, ethnic origin, limited-English proficiency, 
     disability, or age.

     ``SEC. 5303. PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized--

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       ``(1) to promote, coordinate, and evaluate gender equity 
     policies, programs, activities and initiatives in all Federal 
     education programs and offices;
       ``(2) to develop, maintain, and disseminate materials, 
     resources, analyses, and research relating to education 
     equity for women and girls;
       ``(3) to provide information and technical assistance to 
     assure the effective implementation of gender equity 
     programs;
       ``(4) to coordinate gender equity programs and activities 
     with other Federal agencies with jurisdiction over education 
     and related programs;
       ``(5) to assist the Assistant Secretary of the Office of 
     Educational Research and Improvement in identifying research 
     priorities related to education equity for women and girls; 
     and
       ``(6) to perform any other activities consistent with 
     achieving the purposes of this part.
       ``(b) Grants Authorized.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to make 
     grants to, and enter into contracts and cooperative 
     agreements with, public agencies, private nonprofit agencies, 
     organizations, institutions, student groups, community 
     groups, and individuals, for a period not to exceed four 
     years, to--
       ``(A) provide grants to develop model equity programs;
       ``(B) provide funds for the implementation of equity 
     programs in schools throughout the Nation; and
       ``(C) provide grants to local educational agencies in 
     communities with an historic tie to a major leader in the 
     women's sufferage movement to educate its students about the 
     significance of the community's significant former resident.
       ``(2) Support and technical assistance.--To achieve the 
     purposes of this part, the Secretary is authorized to provide 
     support and technical assistance--
       ``(A) to implement effective gender-equity policies and 
     programs at all educational levels, including--
       ``(i) assisting educational agencies and institutions to 
     implement policies and practices to comply with title IX of 
     the Education Amendments of 1972;
       ``(ii) training for teachers, counselors, administrators, 
     and other school personnel, especially preschool and 
     elementary school personnel, in gender equitable teaching and 
     learning practices;
       ``(iii) leadership training for women and girls to develop 
     professional and marketable skills to compete in the global 
     marketplace, improve self-esteem, and benefit from exposure 
     to positive role models;
       ``(iv) school-to-work transition programs, guidance and 
     counseling activities, and other programs to increase 
     opportunities for women and girls to enter a technologically 
     demanding workplace and, in particular, to enter highly 
     skilled, high paying careers in which women and girls have 
     been underrepresented;
       ``(v) enhancing educational and career opportunities for 
     those women and girls who suffer multiple forms of 
     discrimination, based on sex and on race, ethnic origin, 
     limited-English proficiency, disability, socioeconomic 
     status, or age;
       ``(vi) assisting pregnant students and students rearing 
     children to remain in or to return to secondary school, 
     graduate, and prepare their preschool children to start 
     school;
       ``(vii) evaluating exemplary model programs to assess the 
     ability of such programs to advance educational equity for 
     women and girls;
       ``(viii) introduction into the classroom of textbooks, 
     curricula, and other materials designed to achieve equity for 
     women and girls;
       ``(ix) programs and policies to address sexual harassment 
     and violence against women and girls and to ensure that 
     educational institutions are free from threats to the safety 
     of students and personnel;
       ``(x) nondiscriminatory tests of aptitude and achievement 
     and of alternative assessments that eliminate biased 
     assessment instruments from use;
       ``(xi) programs to increase educational opportunities, 
     including higher education, vocational training, and other 
     educational programs for low-income women, including 
     underemployed and unemployed women, and women receiving 
     assistance under a State program funded under part A of title 
     IV of the Social Security Act;
       ``(xii) programs to improve representation of women in 
     educational administration at all levels; and
       ``(xiii) planning, development and initial implementation 
     of--

       ``(I) comprehensive institution- or districtwide evaluation 
     to assess the presence or absence of gender equity in 
     educational settings;
       ``(II) comprehensive plans for implementation of equity 
     programs in State and local educational agencies and 
     institutions of higher education; including community 
     colleges; and
       ``(III) innovative approaches to school-community 
     partnerships for educational equity;

       ``(B) for research and development, which shall be 
     coordinated with each of the research institutes of the 
     Office of Educational Research and Improvement to avoid 
     duplication of research efforts, designed to advance gender 
     equity nationwide and to help make policies and practices in 
     educational agencies and institutions, and local communities, 
     gender equitable, including--
       ``(i) research and development of innovative strategies and 
     model training programs for teachers and other education 
     personnel;
       ``(ii) the development of high quality and challenging 
     assessment instruments that are nondiscriminatory;
       ``(iii) the development and evaluation of model curricula, 
     textbooks, software, and other educational materials to 
     ensure the absence of gender stereotyping and bias;
       ``(iv) the development of instruments and procedures that 
     employ new and innovative strategies to assess whether 
     diverse educational settings are gender equitable;
       ``(v) the development of instruments and strategies for 
     evaluation, dissemination, and replication of promising or 
     exemplary programs designed to assist local educational 
     agencies in integrating gender equity in their educational 
     policies and practices;
       ``(vi) updating high quality educational materials 
     previously developed through awards made under this part;
       ``(vii) the development of policies and programs to address 
     and prevent sexual harassment and violence to ensure that 
     educational institutions are free from threats to safety of 
     students and personnel;
       ``(viii) the development and improvement of programs and 
     activities to increase opportunity for women, including 
     continuing educational activities, vocational education, and 
     programs for low-income women, including underemployed and 
     unemployed women, and women receiving assistance under the 
     State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act; and
       ``(ix) the development of guidance and counseling 
     activities, including career education programs, designed to 
     ensure gender equity.

     ``SEC. 5304. APPLICATIONS.

       ``An application under this part shall--
       ``(1) set forth policies and procedures that will ensure a 
     comprehensive evaluation of the activities assisted under 
     this part, including an evaluation of the practices, 
     policies, and materials used by the applicant and an 
     evaluation or estimate of the continued significance of the 
     work of the project following completion of the award period;
       ``(2) where appropriate, demonstrate how funds received 
     under this part will be used to promote the attainment of one 
     or more of the National Education Goals;
       ``(3) demonstrate how the applicant will address 
     perceptions of gender roles based on cultural differences or 
     stereotypes;
       ``(4) where appropriate, describe how funds under this part 
     will be used in a manner that is consistent with programs 
     under the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994;
       ``(5) for applications for assistance under section 
     5303(b)(1), demonstrate how the applicant will foster 
     partnerships and, where applicable, share resources with 
     State educational agencies, local educational agencies, 
     institutions of higher education, community-based 
     organizations (including organizations serving women), 
     parent, teacher, and student groups, businesses or other 
     recipients of Federal educational funding which may include 
     State literacy resource centers;
       ``(6) for applications for assistance under section 
     5303(b)(1), demonstrate how parental involvement in the 
     project will be encouraged; and
       ``(7) for applications for assistance under section 
     5303(b)(1), describe plans for continuation of the activities 
     assisted under this part with local support following 
     completion of the grant period and termination of Federal 
     support under this part.

     ``SEC. 5305. CRITERIA AND PRIORITIES.

       ``(a) Criteria and Priorities.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish separate 
     criteria and priorities for awards under paragraphs (1) and 
     (2) of section 5303(b) to ensure that funds under this part 
     are used for programs that most effectively will achieve the 
     purposes of this part.
       ``(2) Criteria.--The criteria described in subsection (a) 
     may include the extent to which the activities assisted under 
     this part--
       ``(A) address the needs of women and girls of color and 
     women and girls with disabilities;
       ``(B) meet locally defined and documented educational 
     equity needs and priorities, including compliance with title 
     IX of the Education Amendments of 1972;
       ``(C) are a significant component of a comprehensive plan 
     for educational equity and compliance with title IX of the 
     Education Amendments of 1972 in the particular school 
     district, institution of higher education, vocational-
     technical institution, or other educational agency or 
     institution; and
       ``(D) implement an institutional change strategy with long-
     term impact that will continue as a central activity of the 
     applicant after the grant under this part has terminated.
       ``(b) Priorities.--In approving applications under this 
     part, the Secretary may give special consideration to 
     applications--
       ``(1) submitted by applicants that have not received 
     assistance under this part or under part C of title IX of 
     this Act (as such part was in effect on October 1, 1988);
       ``(2) for projects that will contribute significantly to 
     directly improving teaching and learning practices in the 
     local community; and
       ``(3) for projects that will--
       ``(A) provide for a comprehensive approach to enhancing 
     gender equity in educational institutions and agencies;
       ``(B) draw on a variety of resources, including the 
     resources of local educational agencies, community-based 
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     tutions of higher education, and private organizations;
       ``(C) implement a strategy with long-term impact that will 
     continue as a central activity of the applicant after the 
     grant under this part has terminated;
       ``(D) address issues of national significance that can be 
     duplicated; and
       ``(E) address the educational needs of women and girls who 
     suffer multiple or compound discrimination based on sex and 
     on race, ethnic origin, disability, or age.
       ``(c) Special Rule.--To the extent feasible, the Secretary 
     shall ensure that grants awarded under this part for each 
     fiscal year address--
       ``(1) all levels of education, including preschool, 
     elementary and secondary education, higher education, 
     vocational education, and adult education;
       ``(2) all regions of the United States; and
       ``(3) urban, rural, and suburban educational institutions.
       ``(d) Coordination.--Research activities supported under 
     this part--
       ``(1) shall be carried out in consultation with the Office 
     of Educational Research and Improvement to ensure that such 
     activities are coordinated with and enhance the research and 
     development activities supported by the Office; and
       ``(2) may include collaborative research activities which 
     are jointly funded and carried out with the Office of 
     Educational Research and Improvement.
       ``(e) Limitation.--Nothing in this part shall be construed 
     as prohibiting men and boys from participating in any 
     programs or activities assisted with funds under this part.

     ``SEC. 5306. REPORT.

       ``The Secretary, not later than January 1, 2004, shall 
     submit to the President and Congress a report on the status 
     of educational equity for girls and women in the Nation.

     ``SEC. 5307. ADMINISTRATION.

       ``(a) Evaluation; Dissemination; Report.--The Secretary--
       ``(1) shall evaluate, in accordance with section 14701, 
     materials and programs developed under this part;
       ``(2) shall disseminate materials and programs developed 
     under this part; and
       ``(3) shall report to Congress regarding such evaluation, 
     materials, and programs not later than January 1, 2003.
       ``(b) Program Operations.--The Secretary shall ensure that 
     the activities assisted under this part are administered 
     within the Department by a person who has recognized 
     professional qualifications and experience in the field of 
     gender equity education.

     ``SEC. 5308. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``For the purpose of carrying out this part, there are 
     authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 
     and such sums as may be necessary for each of the four 
     succeeding fiscal years, of which not less than two-thirds of 
     the amount appropriated under this section for each fiscal 
     year shall be available to carry out the activities described 
     in section 5303(b)(1).''.

     SEC. 202. CONTINUATION OF AWARDS.

       Notwithstanding the amendment made by section 201, any 
     local educational agency or consortium of such agencies that 
     was awarded a grant under section 5111 of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7211) prior to the 
     date of the enactment of this Act shall continue to receive 
     funds in accordance with the terms of such award until the 
     date on which the award period terminates under such terms.
                TITLE III--TEACHER LIABILITY PROTECTION

     SEC. 301. TEACHER LIABILITY PROTECTION.

       The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C 6301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
                ``TITLE XV--TEACHER LIABILITY PROTECTION

     ``SEC. 15001. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This title may be cited as the `Teacher Liability 
     Protection Act of 1999'.

     ``SEC. 15002. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

       ``(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       ``(1) The ability of teachers, principals and other school 
     professionals to teach, inspire and shape the intellect of 
     our Nation's elementary and secondary school students is 
     deterred and hindered by frivolous lawsuits and litigation.
       ``(2) Each year more and more teachers, principals and 
     other school professionals face lawsuits for actions 
     undertaken as part of their duties to provide millions of 
     school children quality educational opportunities.
       ``(3) Too many teachers, principals and other school 
     professionals face increasingly severe and random acts of 
     violence in the classroom and in schools.
       ``(4) Providing teachers, principals and other school 
     professionals a safe and secure environment is an important 
     part of the effort to improve and expand educational 
     opportunities.
       ``(5) Clarifying and limiting the liability of teachers, 
     principals and other school professionals who undertake 
     reasonable actions to maintain order, discipline and an 
     appropriate educational environment is an appropriate subject 
     of Federal legislation because--
       ``(A) the scope of the problems created by the legitimate 
     fears of teachers, principals and other school professionals 
     about frivolous, arbitrary or capricious lawsuits against 
     teachers is of national importance; and
       ``(B) millions of children and their families across the 
     Nation depend on teachers, principals and other school 
     professionals for the intellectual development of children.
       ``(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this title is to provide 
     teachers, principals and other school professionals the tools 
     they need to undertake reasonable actions to maintain order, 
     discipline and an appropriate educational environment.

     ``SEC. 15003. PREEMPTION AND ELECTION OF STATE 
                   NONAPPLICABILITY.

       ``(a) Preemption.--This title preempts the laws of any 
     State to the extent that such laws are inconsistent with this 
     title, except that this title shall not preempt any State law 
     that provides additional protection from liability relating 
     to teachers.
       ``(b) Election of State Regarding Nonapplicability.--This 
     title shall not apply to any civil action in a State court 
     against a teacher in which all parties are citizens of the 
     State if such State enacts a statute in accordance with State 
     requirements for enacting legislation--
       ``(1) citing the authority of this subsection;
       ``(2) declaring the election of such State that this title 
     shall not apply, as of a date certain, to such civil action 
     in the State; and
       ``(3) containing no other provisions.

     ``SEC. 15004. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY FOR TEACHERS.

       ``(a) Liability Protection for Teachers.--Except as 
     provided in subsections (b) and (c), no teacher in a school 
     shall be liable for harm caused by an act or omission of the 
     teacher on behalf of the school if--
       ``(1) the teacher was acting within the scope of the 
     teacher's employment or responsibilities related to providing 
     educational services;
       ``(2) the actions of the teacher were carried out in 
     conformity with local, State, and Federal laws, rules and 
     regulations in furtherance of efforts to control, discipline, 
     expel, or suspend a student or maintain order or control in 
     the classroom or school;
       ``(3) if appropriate or required, the teacher was properly 
     licensed, certified, or authorized by the appropriate 
     authorities for the activities or practice in the State in 
     which the harm occurred, where the activities were or 
     practice was undertaken within the scope of the teacher's 
     responsibilities;
       ``(4) the harm was not caused by willful or criminal 
     misconduct, gross negligence, reckless misconduct, or a 
     conscious, flagrant indifference to the rights or safety of 
     the individual harmed by the teacher; and
       ``(5) the harm was not caused by the teacher operating a 
     motor vehicle, vessel, aircraft, or other vehicle for which 
     the State requires the operator or the owner of the vehicle, 
     craft, or vessel to--
       ``(A) possess an operator's license; or
       ``(B) maintain insurance.
       ``(b) Concerning Responsibility of Teachers to Schools and 
     Governmental Entities.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to affect any civil action brought by any school or 
     any governmental entity against any teacher of such school.
       ``(c) Exceptions to Teacher Liability Protection.--If the 
     laws of a State limit teacher liability subject to one or 
     more of the following conditions, such conditions shall not 
     be construed as inconsistent with this section:
       ``(1) A State law that requires a school or governmental 
     entity to adhere to risk management procedures, including 
     mandatory training of teachers.
       ``(2) A State law that makes the school or governmental 
     entity liable for the acts or omissions of its teachers to 
     the same extent as an employer is liable for the acts or 
     omissions of its employees.
       ``(3) A State law that makes a limitation of liability 
     inapplicable if the civil action was brought by an officer of 
     a State or local government pursuant to State or local law.
       ``(d) Limitation on Punitive Damages Based on the Actions 
     of Teachers.--
       ``(1) General rule.--Punitive damages may not be awarded 
     against a teacher in an action brought for harm based on the 
     action of a teacher acting within the scope of the teacher's 
     responsibilities to a school or governmental entity unless 
     the claimant establishes by clear and convincing evidence 
     that the harm was proximately caused by an action of such 
     teacher which constitutes willful or criminal misconduct, or 
     a conscious, flagrant indifference to the rights or safety of 
     the individual harmed.
       ``(2) Construction.--Paragraph (1) does not create a cause 
     of action for punitive damages and does not preempt or 
     supersede any Federal or State law to the extent that such 
     law would further limit the award of punitive damages.
       ``(e) Exceptions to Limitations on Liability.--
       ``(1) In general.--The limitations on the liability of a 
     teacher under this title shall not apply to any misconduct 
     that--
       ``(A) constitutes a crime of violence (as that term is 
     defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code) or act 
     of international terrorism (as that term is defined in 
     section 2331 of title 18, United States Code) for which the 
     defendant has been convicted in any court;
       ``(B) involves a sexual offense, as defined by applicable 
     State law, for which the defendant has been convicted in any 
     court;
       ``(C) involves misconduct for which the defendant has been 
     found to have violated a Federal or State civil rights law; 
     or

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       ``(D) where the defendant was under the influence (as 
     determined pursuant to applicable State law) of intoxicating 
     alcohol or any drug at the time of the misconduct.
       ``(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection 
     shall be construed to effect subsection (a)(3) or (d).

     ``SEC. 15005. LIABILITY FOR NONECONOMIC LOSS.

       ``(a) General Rule.--In any civil action against a teacher, 
     based on an action of a teacher acting within the scope of 
     the teacher's responsibilities to a school or governmental 
     entity, the liability of the teacher for noneconomic loss 
     shall be determined in accordance with subsection (b).
       ``(b) Amount of Liability.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each defendant who is a teacher, shall 
     be liable only for the amount of noneconomic loss allocated 
     to that defendant in direct proportion to the percentage of 
     responsibility of that defendant (determined in accordance 
     with paragraph (2)) for the harm to the claimant with respect 
     to which that defendant is liable. The court shall render a 
     separate judgment against each defendant in an amount 
     determined pursuant to the preceding sentence.
       ``(2) Percentage of responsibility.--For purposes of 
     determining the amount of noneconomic loss allocated to a 
     defendant who is a teacher under this section, the trier of 
     fact shall determine the percentage of responsibility of that 
     defendant for the claimant's harm.

     ``SEC. 15006. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this title:
       ``(1) Economic loss.--The term `economic loss' means any 
     pecuniary loss resulting from harm (including the loss of 
     earnings or other benefits related to employment, medical 
     expense loss, replacement services loss, loss due to death, 
     burial costs, and loss of business or employment 
     opportunities) to the extent recovery for such loss is 
     allowed under applicable State law.
       ``(2) Harm.--The term `harm' includes physical, 
     nonphysical, economic, and noneconomic losses.
       ``(3) Noneconomic losses.--The term `noneconomic losses' 
     means losses for physical and emotional pain, suffering, 
     inconvenience, physical impairment, mental anguish, 
     disfigurement, loss of enjoyment of life, loss of society and 
     companionship, loss of consortium (other than loss of 
     domestic service), hedonic damages, injury to reputation and 
     all other nonpecuniary losses of any kind or nature.
       ``(4) School.--The term `school' means a public or private 
     kindergarten, a public or private elementary school or 
     secondary school (as defined in section 14101, or a home 
     school.
       ``(5) State.--The term `State' means 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, the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands, any other territory or possession 
     of the United States, or any political subdivision of any 
     such State, territory, or possession.
       ``(6) Teacher.--The term `teacher' means a teacher, 
     instructor, principal, administrator, or other educational 
     professional that works in a school, a local school board and 
     any member of such board, and a local educational agency and 
     any employee of such agency.

     ``SEC. 15007. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       ``(a) In General.--This title shall take effect 90 days 
     after the date of the enactment of the Student Results Act of 
     1999.
       ``(b) Application.--This title applies to any claim for 
     harm caused by an act or omission of a teacher if that claim 
     is filed on or after the effective date of the Student 
     Results Act of 1999, without regard to whether the harm that 
     is the subject of the claim or the conduct that caused the 
     harm occurred before such effective date.''.
     TITLE IV--INDIAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND ALASKA NATIVE EDUCATION
       Subtitle A--Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

     SEC. 401. AMENDMENTS.

       Part A of title IX of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801 et seq.) is amended to 
     read as follows:

                       ``PART A--INDIAN EDUCATION

     ``SEC. 9101. FINDINGS.

       ``Congress finds that--
       ``(1) the Federal Government has a special responsibility 
     to ensure that educational programs for all American Indian 
     and Alaska Native children and adults--
       ``(A) are based on high-quality, internationally 
     competitive content standards and student performance 
     standards and build on Indian culture and the Indian 
     community;
       ``(B) assist local educational agencies, Indian tribes, and 
     other entities and individuals in providing Indian students 
     the opportunity to achieve such standards; and
       ``(C) meet the unique educational and culturally related 
     academic needs of American Indian and Alaska Native students;
       ``(2) since the date of the enactment of the initial Indian 
     Education Act in 1972, the level of involvement of Indian 
     parents in the planning, development, and implementation of 
     educational programs that affect such parents and their 
     children has increased significantly, and schools should 
     continue to foster such involvement;
       ``(3) although the number of Indian teachers, 
     administrators, and university professors has increased since 
     1972, teacher training programs are not recruiting, training, 
     or retraining a sufficient number of Indian individuals as 
     educators to meet the needs of a growing Indian student 
     population in elementary, secondary, vocational, adult, and 
     higher education;
       ``(4) the dropout rate for Indian students is unacceptably 
     high; 9 percent of Indian students who were eighth graders in 
     1988 had dropped out of school by 1990;
       ``(5) during the period from 1980 to 1990, the percentage 
     of Indian individuals living at or below the poverty level 
     increased from 24 percent to 31 percent, and the readiness of 
     Indian children to learn is hampered by the high incidence of 
     poverty, unemployment, and health problems among Indian 
     children and their families; and
       ``(6) research related specifically to the education of 
     Indian children and adults is very limited, and much of the 
     research is of poor quality or is focused on limited local or 
     regional issues.

     ``SEC. 9102. PURPOSE.

       ``(a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this part to support 
     the efforts of local educational agencies, Indian tribes and 
     organizations, postsecondary institutions, and other entities 
     to meet the unique educational and culturally related 
     academic needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives, so 
     that such students can achieve to the same challenging State 
     performance standards expected of all other students.
       ``(b) Programs.--This part carries out the purpose 
     described in subsection (a) by authorizing programs of direct 
     assistance for--
       ``(1) meeting the unique educational and culturally related 
     academic needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives;
       ``(2) the education of Indian children and adults;
       ``(3) the training of Indian persons as educators and 
     counselors, and in other professions serving Indian people; 
     and
       ``(4) research, evaluation, data collection, and technical 
     assistance.

       ``Subpart 1--Formula Grants to Local Educational Agencies

     ``SEC. 9111. PURPOSE.

       ``It is the purpose of this subpart to support local 
     educational agencies in their efforts to reform elementary 
     and secondary school programs that serve Indian students in 
     order to ensure that such programs--
       ``(1) are based on challenging State content standards and 
     State student performance standards that are used for all 
     students; and
       ``(2) are designed to assist Indian students in meeting 
     those standards and assist the Nation in reaching the 
     National Education Goals.

     ``SEC. 9112. GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Enrollment requirements.--A local educational agency 
     shall be eligible for a grant under this subpart for any 
     fiscal year if the number of Indian children eligible under 
     section 9117 and who were enrolled in the schools of the 
     agency, and to whom the agency provided free public 
     education, during the preceding fiscal year--
       ``(A) was at least 10; or
       ``(B) constituted not less than 25 percent of the total 
     number of individuals enrolled in the schools of such agency.
       ``(2) Exclusion.--The requirement of paragraph (1) shall 
     not apply in Alaska, California, or Oklahoma, or with respect 
     to any local educational agency located on, or in proximity 
     to, a reservation.
       ``(b) Indian Tribes.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a local educational agency that is 
     eligible for a grant under this subpart does not establish a 
     parent committee under section 9114(c)(4) for such grant, an 
     Indian tribe that represents not less than one-half of the 
     eligible Indian children who are served by such local 
     educational agency may apply for such grant.
       ``(2) Special rule.--The Secretary shall treat each Indian 
     tribe applying for a grant pursuant to paragraph (1) as if 
     such Indian tribe were a local educational agency for 
     purposes of this subpart, except that any such tribe is not 
     subject to section 9114(c)(4), section 9118(c), or section 
     9119.

     ``SEC. 9113. AMOUNT OF GRANTS.

       ``(a) Amount of Grant Awards.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (b) and 
     paragraph (2), the Secretary shall allocate to each local 
     educational agency which has an approved application under 
     this subpart an amount equal to the product of--
       ``(A) the number of Indian children who are eligible under 
     section 9117 and served by such agency; and
       ``(B) the greater of--
       ``(i) the average per-pupil expenditure of the State in 
     which such agency is located; or
       ``(ii) 80 percent of the average per-pupil expenditure in 
     the United States.
       ``(2) Reduction.--The Secretary shall reduce the amount of 
     each allocation determined under paragraph (1) in accordance 
     with subsection (e).
       ``(b) Minimum Grant.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (e), a local 
     educational agency or an Indian tribe (as authorized under 
     section 9112(b)) that is eligible for a grant under section 
     9112, and a school that is operated or supported by the 
     Bureau of Indian Affairs that is eligible for a grant under 
     subsection (d), that submits an application that is approved 
     by the Secretary, shall, subject to appropriations, receive a 
     grant under this subpart in an amount that is not less than 
     $3,000.
       ``(2) Consortia.--Local educational agencies may form a 
     consortium for the purpose of obtaining grants under this 
     subpart.
       ``(3) Increase.--The Secretary may increase the minimum 
     grant under paragraph

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     (1) to not more than $4,000 for all grantees if the Secretary 
     determines such increase is necessary to ensure the quality 
     of the programs provided.
       ``(c) Definition.--For the purpose of this section, the 
     term `average per-pupil expenditure of a State' means an 
     amount equal to--
       ``(1) the sum of the aggregate current expenditures of all 
     the local educational agencies in the State, plus any direct 
     current expenditures by the State for the operation of such 
     agencies, without regard to the sources of funds from which 
     such local or State expenditures were made, during the second 
     fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the 
     computation is made; divided by
       ``(2) the aggregate number of children who were included in 
     average daily attendance for whom such agencies provided free 
     public education during such preceding fiscal year.
       ``(d) Schools Operated or Supported by the Bureau of Indian 
     Affairs.--(1) Subject to subsection (e), in addition to the 
     grants awarded under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
     allocate to the Secretary of the Interior an amount equal to 
     the product of--
       ``(A) the total number of Indian children enrolled in 
     schools that are operated by--
       ``(i) the Bureau of Indian Affairs; or
       ``(ii) an Indian tribe, or an organization controlled or 
     sanctioned by an Indian tribal government, for the children 
     of that tribe under a contract with, or grant from, the 
     Department of the Interior under the Indian Self-
     Determination Act or the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 
     1988; and
       ``(B) the greater of--
       ``(i) the average per-pupil expenditure of the State in 
     which the school is located; or
       ``(ii) 80 percent of the average per-pupil expenditure in 
     the United States.
       ``(2) Any school described in paragraph (1)(A) that wishes 
     to receive an allocation under this subpart shall submit an 
     application in accordance with section 9114, and shall 
     otherwise be treated as a local educational agency for the 
     purpose of this subpart, except that such school shall not be 
     subject to section 9114(c)(4), section 9118(c), or section 
     9119.
       ``(e) Ratable Reductions.--If the sums appropriated for any 
     fiscal year under section 9162(a) are insufficient to pay in 
     full the amounts determined for local educational agencies 
     under subsection (a)(1) and for the Secretary of the Interior 
     under subsection (d), each of those amounts shall be ratably 
     reduced.

     ``SEC. 9114. APPLICATIONS.

       ``(a) Application Required.--Each local educational agency 
     that desires to receive a grant under this subpart shall 
     submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
     manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 
     reasonably require.
       ``(b) Comprehensive Program Required.--Each application 
     submitted under subsection (a) shall include a comprehensive 
     program for meeting the needs of Indian children served by 
     the local educational agency, including the language and 
     cultural needs of the children, that--
       ``(1) provides programs and activities to meet the 
     culturally related academic needs of American Indian and 
     Alaska Native students;
       ``(2)(A) is consistent with State and local plans under 
     other provisions of this Act; and
       ``(B) includes academic content and student performance 
     goals for such children, and benchmarks for attaining such 
     goals, that are based on the challenging State standards 
     under title I;
       ``(3) explains how Federal, State, and local programs, 
     especially under title I, will meet the needs of such 
     students;
       ``(4) demonstrates how funds made available under this 
     subpart will be used for activities described in section 
     9115;
       ``(5) describes the professional development opportunities 
     that will be provided, as needed, to ensure that--
       ``(A) teachers and other school professionals who are new 
     to the Indian community are prepared to work with Indian 
     children; and
       ``(B) all teachers who will be involved in programs 
     assisted under this subpart have been properly trained to 
     carry out such programs; and
       ``(6) describes how the local educational agency--
       ``(A) will periodically assess the progress of all Indian 
     children enrolled in the schools of the local educational 
     agency, including Indian children who do not participate in 
     programs assisted under this subpart, in meeting the goals 
     described in paragraph (2);
       ``(B) will provide the results of each assessment referred 
     to in subparagraph (A) to--
       ``(i) the committee of parents described in subsection 
     (c)(4); and
       ``(ii) the community served by the local educational 
     agency; and
       ``(C) is responding to findings of any previous assessments 
     that are similar to the assessments described in subparagraph 
     (A).
       ``(c) Assurances.--Each application submitted under 
     subsection (a) shall include assurances that--
       ``(1) the local educational agency will use funds received 
     under this subpart only to supplement the level of funds 
     that, in the absence of the Federal funds made available 
     under this subpart, such agency would make available for the 
     education of Indian children, and not to supplant such funds;
       ``(2) the local educational agency will submit such reports 
     to the Secretary, in such form and containing such 
     information, as the Secretary may require to--
       ``(A) carry out the functions of the Secretary under this 
     subpart; and
       ``(B) determine the extent to which funds provided to the 
     local educational agency under this subpart are effective in 
     improving the educational achievement of Indian students 
     served by such agency;
       ``(3) the program for which assistance is sought--
       ``(A) is based on a comprehensive local assessment and 
     prioritization of the unique educational and culturally 
     related academic needs of the American Indian and Alaska 
     Native students to whom the local educational agency is 
     providing an education;
       ``(B) will use the best available talents and resources, 
     including individuals from the Indian community; and
       ``(C) was developed by such agency in open consultation 
     with parents of Indian children and teachers, and, if 
     appropriate, Indian students from secondary schools, 
     including public hearings held by such agency to provide the 
     individuals described in this subparagraph a full opportunity 
     to understand the program and to offer recommendations 
     regarding the program; and
       ``(4) the local educational agency developed the program 
     with the participation and written approval of a committee--
       ``(A) that is composed of, and selected by--
       ``(i) parents of Indian children in the local educational 
     agency's schools and teachers; and
       ``(ii) if appropriate, Indian students attending secondary 
     schools;
       ``(B) a majority of whose members are parents of Indian 
     children;
       ``(C) that sets forth such policies and procedures, 
     including policies and procedures relating to the hiring of 
     personnel, as will ensure that the program for which 
     assistance is sought will be operated and evaluated in 
     consultation with, and with the involvement of, parents of 
     the children, and representatives of the area, to be served;
       ``(D) with respect to an application describing a 
     schoolwide program in accordance with section 9115(c), has--
       ``(i) reviewed in a timely fashion the program; and
       ``(ii) determined that the program will not diminish the 
     availability of culturally related activities for American 
     Indian and Alaskan Native students; and
       ``(E) has adopted reasonable bylaws for the conduct of the 
     activities of the committee and abides by such bylaws.

     ``SEC. 9115. AUTHORIZED SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES.

       ``(a) General Requirements.--Each local educational agency 
     that receives a grant under this subpart shall use the grant 
     funds, in a manner consistent with the purpose specified in 
     section 9111, for services and activities that--
       ``(1) are designed to carry out the comprehensive program 
     of the local educational agency for Indian students, and 
     described in the application of the local educational agency 
     submitted to the Secretary under section 9114(b);
       ``(2) are designed with special regard for the language and 
     cultural needs of the Indian students; and
       ``(3) supplement and enrich the regular school program of 
     such agency.
       ``(b) Particular Activities.--The services and activities 
     referred to in subsection (a) may include--
       ``(1) culturally related activities that support the 
     program described in the application submitted by the local 
     educational agency;
       ``(2) early childhood and family programs that emphasize 
     school readiness;
       ``(3) enrichment programs that focus on problem solving and 
     cognitive skills development and directly support the 
     attainment of challenging State content standards and State 
     student performance standards;
       ``(4) integrated educational services in combination with 
     other programs that meet the needs of Indian children and 
     their families;
       ``(5) career preparation activities to enable Indian 
     students to participate in programs such as the programs 
     supported by the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical 
     Education Act of 1998, including programs for tech-prep, 
     mentoring, and apprenticeship;
       ``(6) activities to educate individuals concerning 
     substance abuse and to prevent substance abuse;
       ``(7) the acquisition of equipment, but only if the 
     acquisition of the equipment is essential to meet the 
     purposes described in section 9111; and
       ``(8) family literacy services.
       ``(c) Schoolwide Programs.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, a local educational agency may use funds 
     made available to such agency under this subpart to support a 
     schoolwide program under section 1114 if--
       ``(1) the committee composed of parents established 
     pursuant to section 9114(c)(4) approves the use of the funds 
     for the schoolwide program; and
       ``(2) the schoolwide program is consistent with the 
     purposes described in section 9111.
       ``(d) Limitation on Administrative Costs.--Not more than 5 
     percent of the funds provided to a grantee under this subpart 
     for any fiscal year may be used for administrative purposes.

     ``SEC. 9116. INTEGRATION OF SERVICES AUTHORIZED.

       ``(a) Plan.--An entity receiving funds under this subpart 
     may submit a plan to the Secretary for the integration of 
     education and related services provided to Indian students.

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       ``(b) Coordination of Programs.--Upon the receipt of an 
     acceptable plan, the Secretary, in cooperation with each 
     Federal agency providing grants for the provision of 
     education and related services to the applicant, shall 
     authorize the applicant to coordinate, in accordance with 
     such plan, its federally funded education and related 
     services programs, or portions thereof, serving Indian 
     students in a manner that integrates the program services 
     involved into a single, coordinated, comprehensive program 
     and reduces administrative costs by consolidating 
     administrative functions.
       ``(c) Programs Affected.--The funds that may be 
     consolidated in a demonstration project under any such plan 
     referred to in subsection (b) shall include funds for any 
     Federal program exclusively serving Indian children or the 
     funds reserved under any program to exclusively serve Indian 
     children under which the applicant is eligible for receipt of 
     funds under a statutory or administrative formula for the 
     purposes of providing education and related services which 
     would be used to serve Indian students.
       ``(d) Plan Requirements.--For a plan to be acceptable 
     pursuant to subsection (b), it shall--
       ``(1) identify the programs or funding sources to be 
     consolidated;
       ``(2) be consistent with the purposes of this section 
     authorizing the services to be integrated in a demonstration 
     project;
       ``(3) describe a comprehensive strategy which identifies 
     the full range of potential educational opportunities and 
     related services to be provided to assist Indian students to 
     achieve the goals set forth in this subpart;
       ``(4) describe the way in which services are to be 
     integrated and delivered and the results expected from the 
     plan;
       ``(5) identify the projected expenditures under the plan in 
     a single budget;
       ``(6) identify the local, State, or tribal agency or 
     agencies to be involved in the delivery of the services 
     integrated under the plan;
       ``(7) identify any statutory provisions, regulations, 
     policies, or procedures that the applicant believes need to 
     be waived in order to implement its plan;
       ``(8) set forth measures of student achievement and 
     performance goals designed to be met within a specified 
     period of time; and
       ``(9) be approved by a parent committee formed in 
     accordance with section 9114(c)(4), if such a committee 
     exists.
       ``(e) Plan Review.--Upon receipt of the plan from an 
     eligible entity, the Secretary shall consult with the 
     Secretary of each Federal department providing funds to be 
     used to implement the plan, and with the entity submitting 
     the plan. The parties so consulting shall identify any 
     waivers of statutory requirements or of Federal departmental 
     regulations, policies, or procedures necessary to enable the 
     applicant to implement its plan. Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Secretary of the affected department or 
     departments shall have the authority to waive any regulation, 
     policy, or procedure promulgated by that department that has 
     been so identified by the applicant or department, unless the 
     Secretary of the affected department determines that such a 
     waiver is inconsistent with the intent of this subpart or 
     those provisions of the statute from which the program 
     involved derives its authority which are specifically 
     applicable to Indian students.
       ``(f) Plan Approval.--Within 90 days after the receipt of 
     an applicant's plan by the Secretary, the Secretary shall 
     inform the applicant, in writing, of the Secretary's approval 
     or disapproval of the plan. If the plan is disapproved, the 
     applicant shall be informed, in writing, of the reasons for 
     the disapproval and shall be given an opportunity to amend 
     its plan or to petition the Secretary to reconsider such 
     disapproval.
       ``(g) Responsibilities of Department of Education.--Not 
     later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the 
     Student Results Act of 1999, the Secretary of Education, the 
     Secretary of the Interior, and the head of any other Federal 
     department or agency identified by the Secretary of 
     Education, shall enter into an interdepartmental memorandum 
     of agreement providing for the implementation of the 
     demonstration projects authorized under this section. The 
     lead agency head for a demonstration program under this 
     section shall be--
       ``(1) the Secretary of the Interior, in the case of 
     applicant meeting the definition of contract or grant school 
     under title XI of the Education Amendments of 1978; or
       ``(2) the Secretary of Education, in the case of any other 
     applicant.
       ``(h) Responsibilities of Lead Agency.--The 
     responsibilities of the lead agency shall include--
       ``(1) the use of a single report format related to the plan 
     for the individual project which shall be used by an eligible 
     entity to report on the activities undertaken under the 
     project;
       ``(2) the use of a single report format related to the 
     projected expenditures for the individual project which shall 
     be used by an eligible entity to report on all project 
     expenditures;
       ``(3) the development of a single system of Federal 
     oversight for the project, which shall be implemented by the 
     lead agency; and
       ``(4) the provision of technical assistance to an eligible 
     entity appropriate to the project, except that an eligible 
     entity shall have the authority to accept or reject the plan 
     for providing such technical assistance and the technical 
     assistance provider.
       ``(i) Report Requirements.--A single report format shall be 
     developed by the Secretary, consistent with the requirements 
     of this section. Such report format, together with records 
     maintained on the consolidated program at the local level, 
     shall contain such information as will allow a determination 
     that the eligible entity has complied with the requirements 
     incorporated in its approved plan, including the 
     demonstration of student achievement, and will provide 
     assurances to each Secretary that the eligible entity has 
     complied with all directly applicable statutory requirements 
     and with those directly applicable regulatory requirements 
     which have not been waived.
       ``(j) No Reduction in Amounts.--In no case shall the amount 
     of Federal funds available to an eligible entity involved in 
     any demonstration project be reduced as a result of the 
     enactment of this section.
       ``(k) Interagency Fund Transfers Authorized.--The Secretary 
     is authorized to take such action as may be necessary to 
     provide for an interagency transfer of funds otherwise 
     available to an eligible entity in order to further the 
     purposes of this section.
       ``(l) Administration of Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--Program funds shall be administered in 
     such a manner as to allow for a determination that funds from 
     specific a program or programs are spent on allowable 
     activities authorized under such program, except that the 
     eligible entity shall determine the proportion of the funds 
     granted which shall be allocated to such program.
       ``(2) Separate records not required.--Nothing in this 
     section shall be construed as requiring the eligible entity 
     to maintain separate records tracing any services or 
     activities conducted under its approved plan to the 
     individual programs under which funds were authorized, nor 
     shall the eligible entity be required to allocate 
     expenditures among such individual programs.
       ``(m) Overage.--All administrative costs may be commingled 
     and participating entities shall be entitled to the full 
     amount of such costs (under each program or department's 
     regulations), and no overage shall be counted for Federal 
     audit purposes, provided that the overage is used for the 
     purposes provided for under this section.
       ``(n) Fiscal Accountability.--Nothing in this part shall be 
     construed so as to interfere with the ability of the 
     Secretary or the lead agency to fulfill the responsibilities 
     for the safeguarding of Federal funds pursuant to the Single 
     Audit Act of 1984.
       ``(o) Report on Statutory Obstacles to Program 
     Integration.--
       ``(1) Preliminary report.--Not later than 2 years after the 
     date of the enactment of the Student Results Act of 1999, the 
     Secretary of Education shall submit a preliminary report to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
     of the House of Representatives on the status of the 
     implementation of the demonstration program authorized under 
     this section.
       ``(2) Final report.--Not later than 5 years after the date 
     of the enactment of the Student Results Act of 1999, the 
     Secretary of Education shall submit a report to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
     Representatives on the results of the implementation of the 
     demonstration program authorized under this section. Such 
     report shall identify statutory barriers to the ability of 
     participants to integrate more effectively their education 
     and related services to Indian students in a manner 
     consistent with the purposes of this section.
       ``(p) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section, the 
     term `Secretary' means--
       ``(1) the Secretary of the Interior, in the case of 
     applicant meeting the definition of contract or grant school 
     under title XI of the Education Amendments of 1978; or
       ``(2) the Secretary of Education, in the case of any other 
     applicant.

     ``SEC. 9117. STUDENT ELIGIBILITY FORMS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall require that, as 
     part of an application for a grant under this subpart, each 
     applicant shall maintain a file, with respect to each Indian 
     child for whom the local educational agency provides a free 
     public education, that contains a form that sets forth 
     information establishing the status of the child as an Indian 
     child eligible for assistance under this subpart and that 
     otherwise meets the requirements of subsection (b).
       ``(b) Forms.--
       ``(1) In general.--The form described in subsection (a) 
     shall include--
       ``(A) either--
       ``(i)(I) the name of the tribe or band of Indians (as 
     described in section 9161(3)) with respect to which the child 
     claims membership;
       ``(II) the enrollment number establishing the membership of 
     the child (if readily available); and
       ``(III) the name and address of the organization that 
     maintains updated and accurate membership data for such tribe 
     or band of Indians; or
       ``(ii) if the child is not a member of a tribe or band of 
     Indians, the name, the enrollment number (if readily 
     available), and the organization (and address thereof) 
     responsible for maintaining updated and accurate membership 
     rolls of the tribe of any parent or grandparent of the child 
     from whom the child claims eligibility;
       ``(B) a statement of whether the tribe or band of Indians 
     with respect to which the child, parent, or grandparent of 
     the child claims membership is federally recognized;

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       ``(C) the name and address of the parent or legal guardian 
     of the child;
       ``(D) a signature of the parent or legal guardian of the 
     child that verifies the accuracy of the information supplied; 
     and
       ``(E) any other information that the Secretary considers 
     necessary to provide an accurate program profile.
       ``(2) Minimum information.--In order for a child to be 
     eligible to be counted for the purpose of computing the 
     amount of a grant award made under section 9113, an 
     eligibility form prepared pursuant to this section for a 
     child shall include--
       ``(A) the name of the child;
       ``(B) the name of the tribe or band of Indians (as 
     described in section 9161(3)) with respect to which the child 
     claims eligibility; and
       ``(C) the dated signature of the parent or guardian of the 
     child.
       ``(3) Failure.--The failure of an applicant to furnish any 
     information described in this subsection other than the 
     information described in paragraph (2) with respect to any 
     child shall have no bearing on the determination of whether 
     the child is an eligible Indian child for the purposes of 
     determining the amount of a grant award made under section 
     9113.
       ``(c) Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this section 
     shall be construed to affect a definition contained in 
     section 9161.
       ``(d) Forms and Standards of Proof.--The forms and the 
     standards of proof (including the standard of good faith 
     compliance) that were in use during the 1985-1986 academic 
     year to establish the eligibility of a child for entitlement 
     under the Indian Elementary and Secondary School Assistance 
     Act shall be the forms and standards of proof used--
       ``(1) to establish such eligibility; and
       ``(2) to meet the requirements of subsection (a).
       ``(e) Documentation.--For purposes of determining whether a 
     child is eligible to be counted for the purpose of computing 
     the amount of a grant under section 9113, the membership of 
     the child, or any parent or grandparent of the child, in a 
     tribe or band of Indians may be established by proof other 
     than an enrollment number, notwithstanding the availability 
     of an enrollment number for a member of such tribe or band. 
     Nothing in subsection (b) shall be construed to require the 
     furnishing of an enrollment number.
       ``(f) Monitoring and Evaluation Review.--
       ``(1) In general.--(A) For each fiscal year, in order to 
     provide such information as is necessary to carry out the 
     responsibility of the Secretary to provide technical 
     assistance under this subpart, the Secretary shall conduct a 
     monitoring and evaluation review of a sampling of the 
     recipients of grants under this subpart. The sampling 
     conducted under this subparagraph shall take into account the 
     size of the local educational agency and the geographic 
     location of such agency.
       ``(B) A local educational agency may not be held liable to 
     the United States or be subject to any penalty, by reason of 
     the findings of an audit that relates to the date of 
     completion, or the date of submission, of any forms used to 
     establish, before April 28, 1988, the eligibility of a child 
     for entitlement under the Indian Elementary and Secondary 
     School Assistance Act.
       ``(2) False information.--Any local educational agency that 
     provides false information in an application for a grant 
     under this subpart shall--
       ``(A) be ineligible to apply for any other grant under this 
     part; and
       ``(B) be liable to the United States for any funds that 
     have not been expended.
       ``(3) Excluded children.--A student who provides false 
     information for the form required under subsection (a) shall 
     not be counted for the purpose of computing the amount of a 
     grant under section 9113.
       ``(g) Tribal Grant and Contract Schools.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of this section, in awarding funds under 
     this subpart to a tribal school that receives a grant or 
     contract from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Secretary 
     shall use only one of the following, as selected by the 
     school:
       ``(1) A count of the number of students in those schools 
     certified by the Bureau.
       ``(2) A count of the number of students for whom the school 
     has eligibility forms that comply with this section.
       ``(h) Timing of Child Counts.--For purposes of determining 
     the number of children to be counted in calculating the 
     amount of a local educational agency's grant under this 
     subpart (other than in the case described in subsection 
     (g)(1)), the local educational agency shall--
       ``(1) establish a date on, or a period not longer than 31 
     consecutive days during which, the agency counts those 
     children, so long as that date or period occurs before the 
     deadline established by the Secretary for submitting an 
     application under section 9114; and
       ``(2) determine that each such child was enrolled, and 
     receiving a free public education, in a school of the agency 
     on that date or during that period, as the case may be.

     ``SEC. 9118. PAYMENTS.

       ``(a) In General.--Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the 
     Secretary shall pay to each local educational agency that 
     submits an application that is approved by the Secretary 
     under this subpart the amount determined under section 9113. 
     The Secretary shall notify the local educational agency of 
     the amount of the payment not later than June 1 of the year 
     for which the Secretary makes the payment.
       ``(b) Payments Taken Into Account by the State.--The 
     Secretary may not make a grant under this subpart to a local 
     educational agency for a fiscal year if, for such fiscal 
     year, the State in which the local educational agency is 
     located takes into consideration payments made under this 
     subpart in determining the eligibility of the local 
     educational agency for State aid, or the amount of the State 
     aid, with respect to the free public education of children 
     during such fiscal year or the preceding fiscal year.
       ``(c) Reduction of Payment for Failure To Maintain Fiscal 
     Effort.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may not pay a local 
     educational agency the full amount of a grant award 
     determined under section 9113 for any fiscal year unless the 
     State educational agency notifies the Secretary, and the 
     Secretary determines that, with respect to the provision of 
     free public education by the local educational agency for the 
     preceding fiscal year, the combined fiscal effort of the 
     local educational agency and the State, computed on either a 
     per student or aggregate expenditure basis, was not less than 
     90 percent of the amount of the combined fiscal effort, 
     computed on the same basis, for the second preceding fiscal 
     year.
       ``(2) Failure to maintain effort.--If, for any fiscal year, 
     the Secretary determines that a local educational agency 
     failed to maintain the fiscal effort of such agency at the 
     level specified in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) reduce the amount of the grant that would otherwise 
     be made to such agency under this subpart in the exact 
     proportion of such agency's failure to maintain its fiscal 
     effort at such level; and
       ``(B) not use the reduced amount of the agency's 
     expenditures for the preceding year to determine compliance 
     with paragraph (1) for any succeeding fiscal year, but shall 
     use the amount of expenditures that would have been required 
     to comply with paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Waiver.--(A) The Secretary may waive the requirement 
     of paragraph (1), for not more than 1 year at a time, if the 
     Secretary determines that the failure to comply with such 
     requirement is due to exceptional or uncontrollable 
     circumstances, such as a natural disaster or a precipitous 
     and unforeseen decline in the agency's financial resources.
       ``(B) The Secretary shall not use the reduced amount of 
     such agency's expenditures for the fiscal year preceding the 
     fiscal year for which a waiver is granted to determine 
     compliance with paragraph (1) for any succeeding fiscal year, 
     but shall use the amount of expenditures that would have been 
     required to comply with paragraph (1) in the absence of the 
     waiver.
       ``(d) Reallocations.--The Secretary may reallocate, in a 
     manner that the Secretary determines will best carry out the 
     purpose of this subpart, any amounts that--
       ``(1) based on estimates made by local educational agencies 
     or other information, the Secretary determines will not be 
     needed by such agencies to carry out approved programs under 
     this subpart; or
       ``(2) otherwise become available for reallocation under 
     this subpart.

     ``SEC. 9119. STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY REVIEW.

       ``Before submitting an application to the Secretary under 
     section 9114, a local educational agency shall submit the 
     application to the State educational agency, which may 
     comment on such application. If the State educational agency 
     comments on the application, it shall comment on all 
     applications submitted by local educational agencies in the 
     State and shall provide those comments to the respective 
     local educational agencies, with an opportunity to respond.

   ``Subpart 2--Special Programs and Projects To Improve Educational 
                   Opportunities for Indian Children

     ``SEC. 9121. IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR 
                   INDIAN CHILDREN.

       ``(a) Purpose.--
       ``(1) In general.--It is the purpose of this section to 
     support projects to develop, test, and demonstrate the 
     effectiveness of services and programs to improve educational 
     opportunities and achievement of Indian children.
       ``(2) Coordination.--The Secretary shall take such actions 
     as are necessary to achieve the coordination of activities 
     assisted under this subpart with--
       ``(A) other programs funded under this Act; and
       ``(B) other Federal programs operated for the benefit of 
     American Indian and Alaska Native children.
       ``(b) Eligible Entities.--For the purpose of this section, 
     the term `eligible entity' means a State educational agency, 
     local educational agency, Indian tribe, Indian organization, 
     federally supported elementary and secondary school for 
     Indian students, Indian institution, including an Indian 
     institution of higher education, or a consortium of such 
     institutions.
       ``(c) Grants Authorized.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall award grants to 
     eligible entities to enable such entities to carry out 
     activities that meet the purpose specified in subsection 
     (a)(1), including--
       ``(A) innovative programs related to the educational needs 
     of educationally disadvantaged children;
       ``(B) educational services that are not available to such 
     children in sufficient quantity or quality, including 
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     tion, to raise the achievement of Indian children in one or 
     more of the core academic subjects of English, mathematics, 
     science, foreign languages, art, history, and geography;
       ``(C) bilingual and bicultural programs and projects;
       ``(D) special health and nutrition services, and other 
     related activities, that address the unique health, social, 
     and psychological problems of Indian children;
       ``(E) special compensatory and other programs and projects 
     designed to assist and encourage Indian children to enter, 
     remain in, or reenter school, and to increase the rate of 
     secondary school graduation;
       ``(F) comprehensive guidance, counseling, and testing 
     services;
       ``(G) early childhood and kindergarten programs, including 
     family-based preschool programs that emphasize school 
     readiness and parental skills, and the provision of services 
     to Indian children with disabilities;
       ``(H) partnership projects between local educational 
     agencies and institutions of higher education that allow 
     secondary school students to enroll in courses at the 
     postsecondary level to aid such students in the transition 
     from secondary school to postsecondary education;
       ``(I) partnership projects between schools and local 
     businesses for career preparation programs designed to 
     provide Indian youth with the knowledge and skills such youth 
     need to make an effective transition from school to a high-
     skill, high-wage career;
       ``(J) programs designed to encourage and assist Indian 
     students to work toward, and gain entrance into, an 
     institution of higher education;
       ``(K) family literacy services; or
       ``(L) other services that meet the purpose described in 
     subsection (a)(1).
       ``(2) Professional development.--Professional development 
     of teaching professionals and paraprofessional may be a part 
     of any program assisted under this section.
       ``(d) Grant Requirements and Applications.--
       ``(1) Grant requirements.--(A) The Secretary may make 
     multiyear grants under this section for the planning, 
     development, pilot operation, or demonstration of any 
     activity described in subsection (c) for a period not to 
     exceed 5 years.
       ``(B) In making multiyear grants under this section, the 
     Secretary shall give priority to applications that present a 
     plan for combining two or more of the activities described in 
     subsection (c) over a period of more than 1 year.
       ``(C) The Secretary shall make a grant payment to an 
     eligible entity after the initial year of the multiyear grant 
     only if the Secretary determines that the eligible entity has 
     made substantial progress in carrying out the activities 
     assisted under the grant in accordance with the application 
     submitted under paragraph (2) and any subsequent 
     modifications to such application.
       ``(D)(i) In addition to awarding the multiyear grants 
     described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary may award grants 
     to eligible entities for the dissemination of exemplary 
     materials or programs assisted under this section.
       ``(ii) The Secretary may award a dissemination grant under 
     this subparagraph if, prior to awarding the grant, the 
     Secretary determines that the material or program to be 
     disseminated has been adequately reviewed and has 
     demonstrated--
       ``(I) educational merit; and
       ``(II) the ability to be replicated.
       ``(2) Application.--(A) Any eligible entity that desires to 
     receive a grant under this section shall submit an 
     application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner 
     as the Secretary may require.
       ``(B) Each application submitted to the Secretary under 
     subparagraph (A), other than an application for a 
     dissemination grant under paragraph (1)(D), shall contain--
       ``(i) a description of how parents of Indian children and 
     representatives of Indian tribes have been, and will be, 
     involved in developing and implementing the activities for 
     which assistance is sought;
       ``(ii) assurances that the applicant will participate, at 
     the request of the Secretary, in any national evaluation of 
     activities assisted under this section;
       ``(iii) information demonstrating that the proposed program 
     is either a research-based program (which may be a research-
     based program that has been modified to be culturally 
     appropriate for the students who will be served);
       ``(iv) a description of how the applicant will incorporate 
     the proposed services into the ongoing school program once 
     the grant period is over; and
       ``(v) such other assurances and information as the 
     Secretary may reasonably require.
       ``(e) Administrative Costs.--Not more than 5 percent of the 
     funds provided to a grantee under this subpart for any fiscal 
     year may be used for administrative purposes.

     ``SEC. 9122. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS AND 
                   EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS.

       ``(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
       ``(1) to increase the number of qualified Indian 
     individuals in teaching or other education professions that 
     serve Indian people;
       ``(2) to provide training to qualified Indian individuals 
     to enable such individuals to become teachers, 
     administrators, teacher aides, social workers, and ancillary 
     educational personnel; and
       ``(3) to improve the skills of qualified Indian individuals 
     who serve in the capacities described in paragraph (2).
       ``(b) Eligible Entities.--For the purpose of this section, 
     the term `eligible entity' means--
       ``(1) an institution of higher education, including an 
     Indian institution of higher education;
       ``(2) a State or local educational agency, in consortium 
     with an institution of higher education; and
       ``(3) an Indian tribe or organization, in consortium with 
     an institution of higher education.
       ``(c) Program Authorized.--The Secretary is authorized to 
     award grants to eligible entities having applications 
     approved under this section to enable such entities to carry 
     out the activities described in subsection (d).
       ``(d) Authorized Activities.--
       ``(1) In general.--Grant funds under this section shall be 
     used to provide support and training for Indian individuals 
     in a manner consistent with the purposes of this section. 
     Such activities may include but are not limited to, 
     continuing programs, symposia, workshops, conferences, and 
     direct financial support.
       ``(2) Special rules.--(A) For education personnel, the 
     training received pursuant to a grant under this section may 
     be inservice or preservice training.
       ``(B) For individuals who are being trained to enter any 
     field other than teaching, the training received pursuant to 
     a grant under this section shall be in a program that results 
     in a graduate degree.
       ``(e) Application.--Each eligible entity 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 reasonably require.
       ``(f) Special Rule.--In making grants under this section, 
     the Secretary--
       ``(1) shall consider the prior performance of the eligible 
     entity; and
       ``(2) may not limit eligibility to receive a grant under 
     this section on the basis of--
       ``(A) the number of previous grants the Secretary has 
     awarded such entity; or
       ``(B) the length of any period during which such entity 
     received such grants.
       ``(g) Grant Period.--Each grant under this section shall be 
     awarded for a period of not more than 5 years.
       ``(h) Service Obligation.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall require, by 
     regulation, that an individual who receives training pursuant 
     to a grant made under this section--
       ``(A) perform work--
       ``(i) related to the training received under this section; 
     and
       ``(ii) that benefits Indian people; or
       ``(B) repay all or a prorated part of the assistance 
     received.
       ``(2) Reporting.--The Secretary shall establish, by 
     regulation, a reporting procedure under which a grant 
     recipient under this section shall, not later than 12 months 
     after the date of completion of the training, and 
     periodically thereafter, provide information concerning the 
     compliance of such recipient with the work requirement under 
     paragraph (1).

               ``Subpart 3--National Research Activities

     ``SEC. 9141. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

       ``(a) Authorized Activities.--The Secretary may use funds 
     made available under section 9162(b) for each fiscal year 
     to--
       ``(1) conduct research related to effective approaches for 
     the education of Indian children and adults;
       ``(2) evaluate federally assisted education programs from 
     which Indian children and adults may benefit;
       ``(3) collect and analyze data on the educational status 
     and needs of Indians; and
       ``(4) carry out other activities that are consistent with 
     the purpose of this part.
       ``(b) Eligibility.--The Secretary may carry out any of the 
     activities described in subsection (a) directly or through 
     grants to, or contracts or cooperative agreements with Indian 
     tribes, Indian organizations, State educational agencies, 
     local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, 
     including Indian institutions of higher education, and other 
     public and private agencies and institutions.
       ``(c) Coordination.--Research activities supported under 
     this section--
       ``(1) shall be carried out in consultation with the Office 
     of Educational Research and Improvement to assure that such 
     activities are coordinated with and enhance the research and 
     development activities supported by the Office; and
       ``(2) may include collaborative research activities which 
     are jointly funded and carried out by the Office of Indian 
     Education Programs and the Office of Educational Research and 
     Improvement.

                  ``Subpart 4--Federal Administration

     ``SEC. 9151. NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON INDIAN EDUCATION.

       ``(a) Membership.--There is established a National Advisory 
     Council on Indian Education (hereafter in this section 
     referred to as the `Council'), which shall--
       ``(1) consist of 15 Indian members, who shall be appointed 
     by the President from lists of nominees furnished, from time-
     to-time, by Indian tribes and organizations; and
       ``(2) represent different geographic areas of the United 
     States.
       ``(b) Duties.--The Council shall--
       ``(1) advise the Secretary concerning the funding and 
     administration (including the development of regulations and 
     administrative policies and practices) of any program,

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     including any program established under this part--
       ``(A) with respect to which the Secretary has jurisdiction; 
     and
       ``(B)(i) that includes Indian children or adults as 
     participants; or
       ``(ii) that may benefit Indian children or adults;
       ``(2) make recommendations to the Secretary for filling the 
     position of Director of Indian Education whenever a vacancy 
     occurs; and
       ``(3) submit to the Congress, not later than June 30 of 
     each year, a report on the activities of the Council, 
     including--
       ``(A) any recommendations that the Council considers 
     appropriate for the improvement of Federal education programs 
     that include Indian children or adults as participants, or 
     that may benefit Indian children or adults; and
       ``(B) recommendations concerning the funding of any program 
     described in subparagraph (A).

     ``SEC. 9152. PEER REVIEW.

       ``The Secretary may use a peer review process to review 
     applications submitted to the Secretary under subpart 2 or 3.

     ``SEC. 9153. PREFERENCE FOR INDIAN APPLICANTS.

       ``In making grants under subpart 2 or 3, the Secretary 
     shall give a preference to Indian tribes, organizations, and 
     institutions of higher education under any program with 
     respect to which Indian tribes, organizations, and 
     institutions are eligible to apply for grants.

     ``SEC. 9154. MINIMUM GRANT CRITERIA.

       ``The Secretary may not approve an application for a grant 
     under subpart 2 unless the application is for a grant that 
     is--
       ``(1) of sufficient size, scope, and quality to achieve the 
     purpose or objectives of such grant; and
       ``(2) based on relevant research findings.

       ``Subpart 5--Definitions; Authorizations of Appropriations

     ``SEC. 9161. DEFINITIONS.

       ``For the purposes of this part:
       ``(1) Adult.--The term `adult' means an individual who--
       ``(A) has attained the age of 16 years; or
       ``(B) has attained an age that is greater than the age of 
     compulsory school attendance under an applicable State law.
       ``(2) Free public education.--The term `free public 
     education' means education that is--
       ``(A) provided at public expense, under public supervision 
     and direction, and without tuition charge; and
       ``(B) provided as elementary or secondary education in the 
     applicable State or to preschool children.
       ``(3) Indian.--The term `Indian' means an individual who 
     is--
       ``(A) a member of an Indian tribe or band, as membership is 
     defined by the tribe or band, including--
       ``(i) any tribe or band terminated since 1940; and
       ``(ii) any tribe or band recognized by the State in which 
     the tribe or band resides;
       ``(B) a descendant, in the first or second degree, of an 
     individual described in subparagraph (A);
       ``(C) considered by the Secretary of the Interior to be an 
     Indian for any purpose;
       ``(D) an Eskimo, Aleut, or other Alaska Native; or
       ``(E) a member of an organized Indian group that received a 
     grant under the Indian Education Act of 1988 as it was in 
     effect the day preceding the date of the enactment of the 
     Improving America's Schools Act of 1994.

     ``SEC. 9162. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``(a) Subpart 1.--For the purpose of carrying out subpart 1 
     of this part, there are authorized to be appropriated 
     $62,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, and such sums as may be 
     necessary for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2004.
       ``(b) Subparts 2 and 3.--For the purpose of carrying out 
     subparts 2 and 3 of this part, there are authorized to be 
     appropriated $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, and such sums 
     as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 
     2004.''.

                   PART B--NATIVE HAWAIIAN EDUCATION

     SEC. 402. NATIVE HAWAIIAN EDUCATION.

       Part B of title IX of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.) is repealed.

                    PART C--ALASKA NATIVE EDUCATION

     SEC. 403. ALASKA NATIVE EDUCATION.

       Part C of title IX of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7931 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by repealing sections 9304 through 9306 and inserting 
     the following:

     ``SEC. 9304. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

       ``(a) General Authority.--
       ``(1) Program authorized.--The Secretary is authorized to 
     make grants to, or enter into contracts with, Alaska Native 
     organizations, educational entities with experience in 
     developing or operating Alaska Native programs or programs of 
     instruction conducted in Alaska Native languages, and 
     consortia of such organizations and entities to carry out 
     programs that meet the purpose of this part.
       ``(2) Permissible activities.--Programs under this part may 
     include--
       ``(A) the development and implementation of plans, methods, 
     and strategies to improve the education of Alaska Natives;
       ``(B) the development of curricula and educational programs 
     that address the educational needs of Alaska Native students, 
     including--
       ``(i) curriculum materials that reflect the cultural 
     diversity or the contributions of Alaska Natives;
       ``(ii) instructional programs that make use of Native 
     Alaskan languages; and
       ``(iii) networks that introduce successful programs, 
     materials, and techniques to urban and rural schools;
       ``(C) professional development activities for educators, 
     including--
       ``(i) programs to prepare teachers to address the cultural 
     diversity and unique needs of Alaska Native students;
       ``(ii) in-service programs to improve the ability of 
     teachers to meet the unique needs of Alaska Native students; 
     and
       ``(iii) recruiting and preparing teachers who are Alaska 
     Natives, reside in communities with high concentrations of 
     Alaska Native students, or are likely to succeed as teachers 
     in isolated, rural communities and engage in cross-cultural 
     instruction;
       ``(D) the development and operation of home instruction 
     programs for Alaska Native preschool children, the purpose of 
     which is to ensure the active involvement of parents in their 
     children's education from the earliest ages;
       ``(E) family Literacy Services;
       ``(F) the development and operation of student enrichment 
     programs in science and mathematics that--
       ``(i) are designed to prepare Alaska Native students from 
     rural areas, who are preparing to enter high school, to excel 
     in science and math; and
       ``(ii) provide appropriate support services to the families 
     of such students that are needed to enable such students to 
     benefit from the program;
       ``(G) research and data collection activities to determine 
     the educational status and needs of Alaska Native children 
     and adults;
       ``(H) other research and evaluation activities related to 
     programs under this part; and
       ``(I) other activities, consistent with the purposes of 
     this part, to meet the educational needs of Alaska Native 
     children and adults.
       ``(3) Home instruction programs.--Home instruction programs 
     for Alaska Native preschool children under paragraph (2)(D) 
     may include--
       ``(A) programs for parents and their infants, from prenatal 
     through age three;
       ``(B) preschool programs; and
       ``(C) training, education, and support for parents in such 
     areas as reading readiness, observation, story-telling, and 
     critical thinking.--
       ``(b) Limitation on Administrative Costs.--Not more than 5 
     percent of funds provided to a grantee under this section for 
     any fiscal year may be used for administrative purposes.
       ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2000, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
     fiscal years 2001 through 2004 to carry out this part.'';
       (2) in section 9307--
       (A) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b) Applications.--State and local educational agencies 
     may apply for an award under this part only as part of a 
     consortium involving an Alaska Native organization. This 
     consortium may include other eligible applicants.'';
       (B) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
       ``(d) Local Educational Agency Coordination.--Each 
     applicant for an award under this part shall inform each 
     local educational agency serving students who would 
     participate in the project about its application.''; and
       (C) by striking subsection (e); and
       (3) by redesignating sections 9307 and 9308 as sections 
     9305 and 9306, respectively.
       Subtitle B--Amendments to the Education Amendments of 1978

     SEC. 410. AMENDMENTS TO THE EDUCATIONS AMENDMENTS OF 1978.

       Part B of title XI of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 
     U.S.C. 2001 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:

              ``PART B--BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS PROGRAMS

     ``SEC. 1120. FINDING AND POLICY.

       ``(a) Finding.--Congress finds and recognizes that the 
     Federal Government has the sole responsibility for the 
     operation and financial support of the Bureau of Indian 
     Affairs funded school system that it has established on or 
     near Indian reservations and Indian trust lands throughout 
     the Nation for Indian children.
       ``(b) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States to 
     work in full cooperation with Indian tribes toward the goal 
     of assuring that the programs of the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
     funded school system are of the highest quality and meet the 
     unique educational and cultural needs of Indian children.

     ``SEC. 1121. ACCREDITATION AND STANDARDS FOR THE BASIC 
                   EDUCATION OF INDIAN CHILDREN IN BUREAU OF 
                   INDIAN AFFAIRS SCHOOLS.

       ``(a) Purpose; Declarations of Purposes.--
       ``(1) Purpose.--The purpose of the standards implemented 
     under this section shall be to afford Indian students being 
     served by a school funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs the 
     same opportunities as all other students in the United States 
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     same challenging State performance standards expected of all 
     students.
       ``(2) Declarations of purposes.--Local school boards for 
     schools operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, in 
     cooperation and consultation with their tribal governing 
     bodies and their communities, are encouraged to adopt 
     declarations of purposes of education for their communities 
     taking into account the implications of such purposes on 
     education in their communities and for their schools. In 
     adopting such declarations of purpose, the school boards 
     shall consider the effect those declarations may have on the 
     motivation of students and faculties. Such declarations shall 
     represent the aspirations of the community for the kinds of 
     people the community would like its children to become, and 
     shall include assurances that all learners will become 
     accomplished in things and ways important to them and 
     respected by their parents and communities, shaping 
     worthwhile and satisfying lives for themselves, exemplifying 
     the best values of the community and humankind, and becoming 
     increasingly effective in shaping the character and quality 
     of the world all learners share. These declarations of 
     purpose shall influence the standards for accreditation to be 
     accepted by the schools.
       ``(b) Studies and Surveys Relating to Standards.--Not later 
     than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the Student 
     Results Act of 1999, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Education, consortia of education organizations, 
     and Indian organizations and tribes, and making the fullest 
     use possible of other existing studies, surveys, and plans, 
     shall carry out by contract with an Indian organization, 
     studies and surveys to establish and revise standards for the 
     basic education of Indian children attending Bureau funded 
     schools. Such studies and surveys shall take into account 
     factors such as academic needs, local cultural differences, 
     type and level of language skills, geographic isolation, and 
     appropriate teacher-student ratios for such children, and 
     shall be directed toward the attainment of equal educational 
     opportunity for such children.
       ``(c) Revision of Minimum Academic Standards.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     the enactment of the Student Results Act of 1999, the 
     Secretary shall--
       ``(A) propose revisions to the minimum academic standards 
     published in the Federal Register on September 9, 1995 (50 
     Fed. Reg. 174) for the basic education of Indian children 
     attending Bureau funded schools in accordance with the 
     purpose described in subsection (a) and the findings of the 
     studies and surveys conducted under subsection (b);
       ``(B) publish such proposed revisions to such standards in 
     the Federal Register for the purpose of receiving comments 
     from the tribes, tribal school boards, Bureau funded schools, 
     and other interested parties; and
       ``(C) consistent with the provisions of this section and 
     section 1131, take such actions as are necessary to 
     coordinate standards implemented under this section with the 
     Comprehensive School Reform Plan developed by the Bureau 
     and--
       ``(i) with the standards of the improvement plans for the 
     States in which any school operated by the Bureau of Indian 
     Affairs is located; or
       ``(ii) in the case where schools operated by the Bureau are 
     within the boundaries of reservation land of one tribe but 
     within the boundaries of more than one State, with the 
     standards of the State improvement plan of one such State 
     selected by the tribe.
       ``(2) Further revisions.--Not later that 6 months after the 
     close of the comment period, the Secretary shall establish 
     final standards, distribute such standards to all tribes and 
     publish such final standards in the Federal Register. The 
     Secretary shall revise such standards periodically as 
     necessary. Prior to any revision of such final standards, the 
     Secretary shall distribute such proposed revision to all the 
     tribes, and publish such proposed revision in the Federal 
     Register, for the purpose of receiving comments from the 
     tribes and other interested parties.
       ``(3) Applicability of standards.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (e), the final standards published under paragraph 
     (2) shall apply to all Bureau funded schools not accredited 
     under subsection (f), and may also serve as a model for 
     educational programs for Indian children in public schools.
       ``(4) Considerations when establishing and revising 
     standards.--In establishing and revising such standards, the 
     Secretary shall take into account the unique needs of Indian 
     students and support and reinforcement of the specific 
     cultural heritage of each tribe.
       ``(d) Alternative or Modified Standards.--The Secretary 
     shall provide alternative or modified standards in lieu of 
     the standards established under subsection (c), where 
     necessary, so that the programs of each school are in 
     compliance with the minimum accreditation standards required 
     for schools in the State or region where the school is 
     located.
       ``(e) Waiver of Standards; Alternative Standards.--A tribal 
     governing body, or the local school board so designated by 
     the tribal governing body, shall have the local authority to 
     waive, in part or in whole, the standards established under 
     subsection (c) and (d) if such standards are deemed by such 
     body to be inappropriate. The tribal governing body or 
     designated school board shall, not later than 60 days after a 
     waiver under this subsection, submit to the Secretary a 
     proposal for alternative standards that take into account the 
     specific needs of the tribe's children. Such alternative 
     standards shall be established by the Secretary unless 
     specifically rejected by the Secretary for good cause and in 
     writing to the affected tribes or local school board, which 
     rejection shall be final and not subject to review.
       ``(f) Accreditation and Implementation of Standards.--
       ``(1) Deadline for meeting standards.--Not later the second 
     academic year after publication of the standards, to the 
     extent necessary funding is provided, all Bureau funded 
     schools shall meet the standards established under 
     subsections (c) and (d) or shall be accredited--
       ``(A) by a tribal accrediting body, if the accreditation 
     standards of the tribal accrediting body have been accepted 
     by formal action of the tribal governing body and are equal 
     to or exceed the accreditation standards of the State or 
     region in which the school is located;
       ``(B) by a regional accreditation agency; or
       ``(C) by State accreditation standards for the State in 
     which it is located.
       ``(2) Determination of standards to be applied.--The 
     accreditation type or standards applied for each school shall 
     be determined by the school board of the school, in 
     consultation with the Administrator of the school, provided 
     that in the case where the School Board and the Administrator 
     fail to agree on the type of accreditation and standards to 
     apply, the decision of the school board with the approval of 
     the tribal governing body shall be final.
       ``(3) Assistance to school boards.--The Secretary, through 
     contracts and grants, shall assist school boards of contract 
     or grant schools in implementation of the standards 
     established under subsections (c) and (d), if the school 
     boards request that such standards, in part or in whole, be 
     implemented.
       ``(4) Fiscal control and fund accounting standards.--The 
     Bureau shall, either directly or through contract with an 
     Indian organization, establish a consistent system of 
     reporting standards for fiscal control and fund accounting 
     for all contract and grant schools. Such standards shall 
     provide data comparable to those used by Bureau operated 
     schools.
       ``(g) Annual Plan for Meeting of Standards.--Except as 
     provided in subsections (e) and (f), the Secretary shall 
     begin to implement the standards established under this 
     section immediately upon the date of their establishment. On 
     an annual basis, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress, all Bureau funded 
     schools, and the tribal governing bodies of such schools a 
     detailed plan to bring all Bureau schools and contract or 
     grant schools up to the level required by the applicable 
     standards established under this section. Such plan shall 
     include detailed information on the status of each school's 
     educational program in relation to the applicable standards 
     established under this section, specific cost estimates for 
     meeting such standards at each school and specific timelines 
     for bringing each school up to the level required by such 
     standards.
       ``(h) Closure or Consolidation of Schools.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as specifically required by 
     statute, no school or peripheral dormitory operated by the 
     Bureau on or after January 1, 1992, may be closed or 
     consolidated or have its program substantially curtailed 
     unless done according to the requirements of this subsection.
       ``(2) Exceptions.--This subsection shall not apply--
       ``(A) in those cases where the tribal governing body, or 
     the local school board concerned (if so designated by the 
     tribal governing body), requests closure or consolidation; or
       ``(B) when a temporary closure, consolidation, or 
     substantial curtailment is required by plant conditions which 
     constitute an immediate hazard to health and safety.
       ``(3) Regulations.--The Secretary shall, by regulation, 
     promulgate standards and procedures for the closure, transfer 
     to another authority, consolidation, or substantial 
     curtailment of Bureau schools, in accordance with the 
     requirements of this subsection.
       ``(4) Notice.--Whenever closure, transfer to another 
     authority, consolidation, or substantial curtailment of a 
     school is under active consideration or review by any 
     division of the Bureau or the Department of the Interior, the 
     affected tribe, tribal governing body, and designated local 
     school board, will be notified immediately, kept fully and 
     currently informed, and afforded an opportunity to comment 
     with respect to such consideration or review. When a formal 
     decision is made to close, transfer to another authority, 
     consolidate, or substantially curtail a school, the affected 
     tribe, tribal governing body, and designated school board 
     shall be notified at least 6 months prior to the end of the 
     school year preceding the proposed closure date. Copies of 
     any such notices and information shall be transmitted 
     promptly to the appropriate committees of Congress and 
     published in the Federal Register.
       ``(5) Report.--The Secretary shall make a report to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress, the affected tribe, and 
     the designated school board describing the process of the 
     active consideration or review referred to in paragraph (4). 
     The report shall include a study of the impact of such action 
     on the student population, identify those students with 
     particular educational and social needs, and ensure that 
     alternative services are available to such students. Such 
     report shall include the description of the consultation

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     conducted between the potential service provider, current 
     service provider, parents, tribal representatives and the 
     tribe or tribes involved, and the Director of the Office of 
     Indian Education Programs within the Bureau regarding such 
     students.
       ``(6) Limitation on certain actions.--No irrevocable action 
     may be taken in furtherance of any such proposed school 
     closure, transfer to another authority, consolidation or 
     substantial curtailment (including any action which would 
     prejudice the personnel or programs of such school) prior to 
     the end of the first full academic year after such report is 
     made.
       ``(7) Tribal governing body approval required for certain 
     actions.--The Secretary may terminate, contract, transfer to 
     any other authority, consolidate, or substantially curtail 
     the operation or facilities of--
       ``(A) any Bureau funded school that is operated on or after 
     of January 1, 1999;
       ``(B) any program of such a school that is operated on or 
     after January 1, 1999; or
       ``(C) any school board of a school operated under a grant 
     under the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988,
     only if the tribal governing body approves such action.
       ``(i) Application for Contracts or Grants for Non-Bureau 
     Funded Schools or Expansion of Bureau Funded Schools.--
       ``(1) In general.--(A)(i) The Secretary shall only consider 
     the factors described in subparagraph (B) in reviewing--
       ``(I) applications from any tribe for the awarding of a 
     contract or grant for a school that is not a Bureau funded 
     school; and
       ``(II) applications from any tribe or school board of any 
     Bureau funded school for--
       ``(aa) a school which is not a Bureau funded school; or
       ``(bb) the expansion of a Bureau funded school which would 
     increase the amount of funds received by the Indian tribe or 
     school board under section 1127.
       ``(ii) With respect to applications described in this 
     subparagraph, the Secretary shall give consideration to all 
     the factors described in subparagraph (B), but no such 
     application shall be denied based primarily upon the 
     geographic proximity of comparable public education.
       ``(B) With respect to applications described in 
     subparagraph (A) the Secretary shall consider the following 
     factors relating to the program and services that are the 
     subject of the application:
       ``(i) The adequacy of the facilities or the potential to 
     obtain or provide adequate facilities.
       ``(ii) Geographic and demographic factors in the affected 
     areas.
       ``(iii) The adequacy of the applicant's program plans or, 
     in the case of a Bureau funded school, of projected needs 
     analysis done either by the tribe or the Bureau.
       ``(iv) Geographic proximity of comparable public education.
       ``(v) The stated needs of all affected parties, including 
     students, families, tribal governments at both the central 
     and local levels, and school organizations.
       ``(vi) Adequacy and comparability of programs already 
     available.
       ``(vii) Consistency of available programs with tribal 
     educational codes or tribal legislation on education.
       ``(viii) The history and success of these services for the 
     proposed population to be served, as determined from all 
     factors, including but not limited to standardized 
     examination performance.
       ``(2) Determination on application.--(A) The Secretary 
     shall make a determination of whether to approve any 
     application described in paragraph (1)(A) not later than 180 
     days after such application is submitted to the Secretary.
       ``(B) If the Secretary fails to make the determination with 
     respect to an application by the date described in 
     subparagraph (A), the application shall be treated a having 
     been approved by the Secretary.
       ``(3) Requirements for applications.--(A) Notwithstanding 
     paragraph (2)(B), an application described in paragraph 
     (1)(A) may be approved by the Secretary only if--
       ``(i) the application has been approved by the tribal 
     governing body of the students served by (or to be served by) 
     the school or program that is the subject of the application; 
     and
       ``(ii) written evidence of such approval is submitted with 
     the application.
       ``(B) Each application described in paragraph (1)(A) shall 
     provide information concerning each of the factors described 
     in paragraph (1)(B).
       ``(4) Denial of applications.--Whenever the Secretary makes 
     a determination to deny approval of any application described 
     in paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) state the objections in writing to the applicant not 
     later 180 days after the application is submitted to the 
     Secretary;
       ``(B) provide assistance to the applicant to overcome 
     stated objections; and
       ``(C) provide the applicant a hearing, under the same rules 
     and regulations pertaining to the Indian Self-Determination 
     and Education Assistance Act and an opportunity to appeal the 
     objections raised by the Secretary.
       ``(5) Effective date of a subject application.--(A) Except 
     as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the action which is 
     the subject of any application described in paragraph (1)(A) 
     that is approved by the Secretary shall become effective at 
     the beginning of the academic year following the fiscal year 
     in which the application is approved, or at an earlier date 
     determined by the Secretary.
       ``(B) If an application is treated as having been approved 
     by the Secretary under paragraph (2)(B), the action that is 
     the subject of the application shall become effective on the 
     date that is 18 months after the date on which the 
     application is submitted to the Secretary, or at an earlier 
     date determined by the Secretary.
       ``(6) Statutory construction.--Nothing in this section 
     shall be read so as to preclude the expansion of grades and 
     related facilities at a Bureau funded school where such 
     expansion and the maintenance of such expansion is occasioned 
     or paid for with non-Bureau funds.
       ``(j) General Use of Funds.--Funds received by Bureau 
     funded schools from the Bureau of Indian Affairs and under 
     any program from the Department of Education or any other 
     Federal agency for the purpose of providing education or 
     related services may be used for schoolwide projects to 
     improve the educational program for all Indian students.
       ``(k) Study on Adequacy of Funds and Formulas.--The 
     Comptroller General shall conduct a study, in consultation 
     with Indian tribes and local school boards, to determine the 
     adequacy of funding, and formulas used by the Bureau to 
     determine funding, for programs operated by Bureau funded 
     schools, taking into account unique circumstances applicable 
     to Bureau funded schools, as well as expenditures for 
     comparable purposes in public schools nationally. Upon 
     completion of the study, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
     take such action as necessary to ensure distribution of the 
     findings of the study to all affected Indian tribes, local 
     school boards, and associations of local school boards.

     ``SEC. 1122. NATIONAL CRITERIA FOR HOME LIVING SITUATIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Education, Indian organizations and tribes, and 
     Bureau funded schools, shall revise the national standards 
     for home-living (dormitory) situations to include such 
     factors as heating, lighting, cooling, adult-child ratios, 
     needs for counselors (including special needs related to off-
     reservation home-living (dormitory) situations), therapeutic 
     programs, space, and privacy. Such standards shall be 
     implemented in Bureau operated schools, and shall serve as 
     minimum standards for contract or grant schools. Once 
     established, any revisions of such standards shall be 
     developed according to the requirements established under 
     section 1138A.
       ``(b) Implementation.--The Secretary shall implement the 
     revised standards established under this section immediately 
     upon their completion.
       ``(c) Plan.--At the time of each annual budget submission 
     for Bureau educational services is presented, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, the 
     tribes, and the affected schools, and publish in the Federal 
     Register, a detailed plan to bring all Bureau funded schools 
     that provide home-living (dormitory) situations up to the 
     standards established under this section. Such plan shall 
     include a statement of the relative needs of each Bureau 
     funded home-living (dormitory) school, projected future needs 
     of each Bureau funded home-living (dormitory) school, 
     detailed information on the status of each school in relation 
     to the standards established under this section, specific 
     cost estimates for meeting each standard for each such 
     school, aggregate cost estimates for bringing all such 
     schools into compliance with the criteria established under 
     this section, and specific timelines for bringing each school 
     into compliance with such standards.
       ``(d) Waiver.--The criteria established under this section 
     may be waived in the same manner as the standards provided 
     under section 1121(c) may be waived.
       ``(e) Closure for Failure To Meet Standards Prohibited.--No 
     school in operation on or before January 1, 1987 (regardless 
     of compliance or noncompliance with the criteria established 
     under this section), may be closed, transferred to another 
     authority, consolidated, or have its program substantially 
     curtailed for failure to meet the criteria.

     ``SEC. 1123. CODIFICATION OF REGULATIONS.

       ``(a) Part 32 of Title 25 of Code of Federal Regulations.--
     The provisions of part 32 of title 25 of the Code of Federal 
     Regulations, as in effect on January 1, 1987, are 
     incorporated into this Act and shall be treated as though 
     such provisions are set forth in this subsection. Such 
     provisions may be altered only by means of an Act of 
     Congress. To the extent that such provisions of part 32 do 
     not conform with this Act or any statutory provision of law 
     enacted before November 1, 1978, the provisions of this Act 
     and the provisions of such other statutory law shall govern.
       ``(b) Regulation Defined.--For purposes of this part, the 
     term `regulation' means any rules, regulations, guidelines, 
     interpretations, orders, or requirements of general 
     applicability prescribed by any officer or employee of the 
     executive branch.

     ``SEC. 1124. SCHOOL BOUNDARIES.

       ``(a) Establishment by Secretary.--The Secretary shall 
     establish, by regulation, separate geographical attendance 
     areas for each Bureau funded school.
       ``(b) Establishment by Tribal Body.----In any case where 
     there is more than one Bureau funded school located on an 
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     ervation, at the direction of the tribal governing body, the 
     relevant school boards of the Bureau funded schools on the 
     reservation may, by mutual consent, establish the relevant 
     attendance areas for such schools, subject to the approval of 
     the tribal governing body. Any such boundaries so established 
     shall be accepted by the Secretary.
       ``(c) Boundary Revisions.--
       ``(1) In general.--On or after July 1, 1999, no 
     geographical attendance area shall be revised or established 
     with respect to any Bureau funded school unless the tribal 
     governing body or the local school board concerned (if so 
     designated by the tribal governing body) has been afforded--
       ``(A) at least 6 months notice of the intention of the 
     Bureau to revise or establish such attendance area; and
       ``(B) the opportunity to propose alternative boundaries.
     Any tribe may petition the Secretary for revision of existing 
     attendance area boundaries. The Secretary shall accept such 
     proposed alternative or revised boundaries unless the 
     Secretary finds, after consultation with the affected tribe 
     or tribes, that such revised boundaries do not reflect the 
     needs of the Indian students to be served or do not provide 
     adequate stability to all of the affected programs. The 
     Secretary shall cause such revisions to be published in the 
     Federal Register.
       ``(2) Tribal resolution determination.--Nothing in this 
     section shall be interpreted as denying a tribal governing 
     body the authority, on a continuing basis, to adopt a tribal 
     resolution allowing parents the choice of the Bureau funded 
     school their children may attend, regardless of the 
     attendance boundaries established under this section.
       ``(d) Funding Restrictions.--The Secretary shall not deny 
     funding to a Bureau funded school for any eligible Indian 
     student attending the school solely because that student's 
     home or domicile is outside of the geographical attendance 
     area established for that school under this section. No 
     funding shall be made available without tribal authorization 
     to enable a school to provide transportation for any student 
     to or from the school and a location outside the approved 
     attendance area of the school.
       ``(e) Reservation as Boundary.--In any case where there is 
     only one Bureau funded program located on an Indian 
     reservation, the attendance area for the program shall be the 
     boundaries (established by treaty, agreement, legislation, 
     court decisions, or executive decisions and as accepted by 
     the tribe) of the reservation served, and those students 
     residing near the reservation shall also receive services 
     from such program.
       ``(f) Off-Reservation Home-Living (Dormitory) Schools.--
     Notwithstanding any geographical attendance areas, attendance 
     at off-reservation home-living (dormitory) schools shall 
     include students requiring special emphasis programs to be 
     implemented at each off-reservation home-living (dormitory) 
     school. Such attendance shall be coordinated between 
     education line officers, the family, and the referring and 
     receiving programs.

     ``SEC. 1125. FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION.

       ``(a) Compliance With Health and Safety Standards.--The 
     Secretary shall immediately begin to bring all schools, 
     dormitories, and other Indian education-related facilities 
     operated by the Bureau or under contract or grant with the 
     Bureau into compliance with all applicable tribal, Federal, 
     or State health and safety standards, whichever provides 
     greater protection (except that the tribal standards to be 
     applied shall be no greater than any otherwise applicable 
     Federal or State standards), with section 504 of the 
     Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and with the Americans with 
     Disabilities Act of 1990. Nothing in this section shall 
     require termination of the operations of any facility which 
     does not comply with such provisions and which is in use on 
     the date of the enactment of the Student Results Act of 1999.
       ``(b) Compliance Plan.--At the time that the annual budget 
     request for Bureau educational services is presented, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress a detailed plan to bring all facilities covered 
     under subsection (a) of this section into compliance with the 
     standards referred to in subsection (a). Such plan shall 
     include detailed information on the status of each facility's 
     compliance with such standards, specific cost estimates for 
     meeting such standards at each school, and specific timelines 
     for bringing each school into compliance with such standards.
       ``(c) Construction Priorities.--
       ``(1) System to establish priorities.--On an annual basis 
     the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress and cause to be published in the Federal Register, 
     the system used to establish priorities for replacement and 
     construction projects for Bureau funded schools and home-
     living schools, including boarding schools and dormitories. 
     At the time any budget request for education is presented, 
     the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register and 
     submit with the budget request the current list of all Bureau 
     funded school construction priorities.
       ``(2) Long-term construction and replacement list.--In 
     addition to the plan submitted under subsection (b), the 
     Secretary shall--
       ``(A) not later than 18 months after the date of the 
     enactment of the Student Results Act of 1999, establish a 
     long-term construction and replacement list for all Bureau 
     funded schools;
       ``(B) using the list prepared under subparagraph (A), 
     propose a list for the orderly replacement of all Bureau 
     funded education-related facilities over a period of 40 years 
     to enable planning and scheduling of budget requests;
       ``(C) cause the list prepared under subsection (B) to be 
     published in the Federal Register and allow a period of not 
     less than 120 days for public comment;
       ``(D) make such revisions to the list prepared under 
     subparagraph (B) as are appropriate based on the comments 
     received; and
       ``(E) cause the final list to be published in the Federal 
     Register.
       ``(3) Effect on other list.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed as interfering with or changing in any way the 
     construction priority list as it exists on the date of the 
     enactment of the Student Results Act of 1999.
       ``(d) Hazardous Condition at Bureau School.--
       ``(1) Closure or consolidation.--A Bureau funded school may 
     be closed or consolidated, and the programs of a Bureau 
     funded school may be substantially curtailed by reason of 
     plant conditions that constitute an immediate hazard to 
     health and safety only if a health and safety officer of the 
     Bureau determines that such conditions exist at the Bureau 
     funded school.
       ``(2) Inspection.--(A) After making a determination 
     described in paragraph (1), the Bureau health and safety 
     officer shall conduct an inspection of the condition of such 
     plant accompanied by an appropriate tribal, county, 
     municipal, or State health and safety officer in order to 
     determine whether conditions at such plant constitute an 
     immediate hazard to health and safety. Such inspection shall 
     be completed by not later than the date that is 30 days after 
     the date on which the action described in paragraph (1) is 
     taken. No further negative action may be taken unless the 
     findings are concurred in by the second, non-Bureau of Indian 
     Affairs inspector.
       ``(B) If the health and safety officer conducting the 
     inspection of a plant required under subparagraph (A) 
     determines that conditions at the plant do not constitute an 
     immediate hazard to health and safety, any consolidation or 
     curtailment that was made under paragraph (1) shall 
     immediately cease and any school closed by reason of 
     conditions at the plant shall be reopened immediately.
       ``(C) If a Bureau funded school is temporarily closed or 
     consolidated or the programs of a Bureau funded school are 
     substantially curtailed under this subsection and the 
     Secretary determines that the closure, consolidation, or 
     curtailment will exceed 1 year, the Secretary shall submit to 
     the Congress, by not later than 6 months after the date on 
     which the closure, consolidation, or curtailment was 
     initiated, a report which sets forth the reasons for such 
     temporary actions, the actions the Secretary is taking to 
     eliminate the conditions that constitute the hazard, and an 
     estimated date by which such actions will be concluded.
       ``(e) Funding Requirement.--
       ``(1) Distribution of funds.--Beginning with the fiscal 
     year following the year of the date of the enactment of the 
     Student Results Act of 1999, all funds appropriated for the 
     operations and maintenance of Bureau funded schools shall be 
     distributed by formula to the schools. No funds from this 
     account may be retained or segregated by the Bureau to pay 
     for administrative or other costs of any facilities branch or 
     office, at any level of the Bureau.
       ``(2) Requirements for certain uses.--No funds shall be 
     withheld from the distribution to the budget of any school 
     operated under contract or grant by the Bureau for 
     maintenance or any other facilities or road related purpose, 
     unless such school has consented, as a modification to the 
     contract or in writing for grants schools, to the withholding 
     of such funds, including the amount thereof, the purpose for 
     which the funds will be used, and the timeline for the 
     services to be provided. The school may, at the end of any 
     fiscal year, cancel an agreement under this paragraph upon 
     giving the Bureau 30 days notice of its intent to do so.
       ``(f) No Reduction in Federal Funding.--Nothing in this 
     section shall be construed to diminish any Federal funding 
     due to the receipt by the school of funding for facilities 
     improvement or construction from a State or any other source.

     ``SEC. 1126. BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS EDUCATION FUNCTIONS.

       ``(a) Formulation and Establishment of Policy and 
     Procedure; Supervision of Programs and Expenditures.--The 
     Secretary shall vest in the Assistant Secretary for Indian 
     Affairs all functions with respect to formulation and 
     establishment of policy and procedure and supervision of 
     programs and expenditures of Federal funds for the purpose of 
     Indian education administered by the Bureau. The Assistant 
     Secretary shall carry out such functions through the Director 
     of the Office of Indian Education Programs.
       ``(b) Direction and Supervision of Personnel Operations.--
     Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of 
     the Student Results Act of 1999, the Director of the Office 
     of Indian Education Programs shall direct and supervise the 
     operations of all personnel directly and substantially 
     involved in the provision of education services by the 
     Bureau, including school or institution custodial or 
     maintenance personnel, facilities management, contracting, 
     procurement, and finance personnel. The Assistant Secretary 
     for Indian Affairs shall coordinate the transfer of functions 
     relating to procure

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     ment, contracts, operation, and maintenance of schools and 
     other support functions to the Director.
       ``(c) Evaluation of Programs; Services and Support 
     Functions; Technical and Coordinating Assistance.--Education 
     personnel who are under the direction and supervision of the 
     Director of the Office of Indian Education Programs in 
     accordance with the first sentence of subsection (b) shall--
       ``(1) monitor and evaluate Bureau education programs;
       ``(2) provide all services and support functions for 
     education programs with respect to personnel matters 
     involving staffing actions and functions; and
       ``(3) provide technical and coordinating assistance in 
     areas such as procurement, contracting, budgeting, personnel, 
     curriculum, and operation and maintenance of school 
     facilities.
       ``(d) Construction, Improvement, Operation, and Maintenance 
     of Facilities.--
       ``(1) Plan for construction.--The Assistant Secretary shall 
     submit in the annual budget a plan--
       ``(A) for school facilities to be constructed under section 
     1125(c);
       ``(B) for establishing priorities among projects and for 
     the improvement and repair of educational facilities, which 
     together shall form the basis for the distribution of 
     appropriated funds; and
       ``(C) for capital improvements to be made over the five 
     succeeding years.
       ``(2) Program for operation and maintenance.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Assistant Secretary shall establish 
     a program, including the distribution of appropriated funds, 
     for the operation and maintenance of education facilities. 
     Such program shall include--
       ``(i) a method of computing the amount necessary for each 
     educational facility;
       ``(ii) similar treatment of all Bureau funded schools;
       ``(iii) a notice of an allocation of appropriated funds 
     from the Director of the Office of Indian Education Programs 
     directly to the education line officers and appropriate 
     school officials;
       ``(iv) a method for determining the need for, and priority 
     of, facilities repair and maintenance projects, both major 
     and minor. In making such determination, the Assistant 
     Secretary shall cause to be conducted a series of meetings at 
     the agency and area level with representatives of the Bureau 
     funded schools in those areas and agencies to receive comment 
     on the lists and prioritization of such projects; and
       ``(v) a system for the conduct of routine preventive 
     maintenance.
       ``(B) The appropriate education line officers shall make 
     arrangements for the maintenance of education facilities with 
     the local supervisors of the Bureau maintenance personnel. 
     The local supervisors of Bureau maintenance personnel shall 
     take appropriate action to implement the decisions made by 
     the appropriate education line officers, except that no funds 
     under this chapter may be authorized for expenditure unless 
     such appropriate education line officer is assured that the 
     necessary maintenance has been, or will be, provided in a 
     reasonable manner.
       ``(3) Implementation.--The requirements of this subsection 
     shall be implemented as soon as practicable after the date of 
     the enactment of the Student Results Act of 1999.
       ``(e) Acceptance of Gifts and Bequests.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, the Director shall promulgate 
     guidelines for the establishment of mechanisms for the 
     acceptance of gifts and bequests for the use and benefit of 
     particular schools or designated Bureau operated education 
     programs, including, where appropriate, the establishment and 
     administration of trust funds. When a Bureau operated program 
     is the beneficiary of such a gift or bequest, the Director 
     shall make provisions for monitoring its use and shall report 
     to the appropriate committees of Congress the amount and 
     terms of such gift or bequest, the manner in which such gift 
     or bequest shall be used, and any results achieved by such 
     action.
       ``(f) Functions Clarified.--For the purpose of this 
     section, the term `functions' includes powers and duties.

     ``SEC. 1127. ALLOTMENT FORMULA.

       ``(a) Factors Considered; Revision To Reflect Standards.--
       ``(1) Formula.--The Secretary shall establish, by 
     regulation adopted in accordance with section 1138A, a 
     formula for determining the minimum annual amount of funds 
     necessary to sustain each Bureau funded school. In 
     establishing such formula, the Secretary shall consider--
       ``(A) the number of eligible Indian students served and 
     total student population of the school;
       ``(B) special cost factors, such as--
       ``(i) the isolation of the school;
       ``(ii) the need for special staffing, transportation, or 
     educational programs;
       ``(iii) food and housing costs;
       ``(iv) maintenance and repair costs associated with the 
     physical condition of the educational facilities;
       ``(v) special transportation and other costs of isolated 
     and small schools;
       ``(vi) the costs of home-living (dormitory) arrangements, 
     where determined necessary by a tribal governing body or 
     designated school board;
       ``(vii) costs associated with greater lengths of service by 
     education personnel;
       ``(viii) the costs of therapeutic programs for students 
     requiring such programs; and
       ``(ix) special costs for gifted and talented students;
       ``(C) the cost of providing academic services which are at 
     least equivalent to those provided by public schools in the 
     State in which the school is located; and
       ``(D) such other relevant factors as the Secretary 
     determines are appropriate.
       ``(2) Revision of formula.--Upon the establishment of the 
     standards required in sections 1121 and 1122, the Secretary 
     shall revise the formula established under this subsection to 
     reflect the cost of funding such standards. Not later than 
     January 1, 2001, the Secretary shall review the formula 
     established under this section and shall take such steps as 
     are necessary to increase the availability of counseling and 
     therapeutic programs for students in off-reservation home-
     living (dormitory) schools and other Bureau operated 
     residential facilities. Concurrent with such action, the 
     Secretary shall review the standards established under 
     section 1122 to be certain that adequate provision is made 
     for parental notification regarding, and consent for, such 
     counseling and therapeutic programs.
       ``(b) Pro Rata Allotment.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, Federal funds appropriated for the general 
     local operation of Bureau funded schools shall be allotted 
     pro rata in accordance with the formula established under 
     subsection (a).
       ``(c) Annual Adjustment; Reservation of Amount for School 
     Board Activities.--
       ``(1) Annual adjustment.--For fiscal year 2001, and for 
     each subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary shall adjust the 
     formula established under subsection (a) to--
       ``(A) use a weighted unit of 1.2 for each eligible Indian 
     student enrolled in the seventh and eighth grades of the 
     school in considering the number of eligible Indian students 
     served by the school;
       ``(B) consider a school with an enrollment of less than 50 
     eligible Indian students as having an average daily 
     attendance of 50 eligible Indian students for purposes of 
     implementing the adjustment factor for small schools;
       ``(C) take into account the provision of residential 
     services on less than a 9-month basis at a school when the 
     school board and supervisor of the school determine that a 
     less than 9-month basis will be implemented for the school 
     year involved;
       ``(D) use a weighted unit of 2.0 for each eligible Indian 
     student that--
       ``(i) is gifted and talented; and
       ``(ii) is enrolled in the school on a full-time basis,
     in considering the number of eligible Indian students served 
     by the school; and
       ``(E) use a weighted unit of 0.25 for each eligible Indian 
     student who is enrolled in a yearlong credit course in an 
     Indian or Native language as part of the regular curriculum 
     of a school, in considering the number of eligible Indian 
     students served by such school.
     The adjustment required under subparagraph (E) shall be used 
     for such school after--
       ``(i) the certification of the Indian or Native language 
     curriculum by the school board of such school to the 
     Secretary, together with an estimate of the number of full-
     time students expected to be enrolled in the curriculum in 
     the second school year for which the certification is made; 
     and
       (ii) the funds appropriated for allotment under this 
     section are designated by the appropriations Act 
     appropriating such funds as the amount necessary to implement 
     such adjustment at such school without reducing allotments 
     made under this section to any school by virtue of such 
     adjustment.
       ``(2) Reservation of amount.--
       ``(A) In general.--From the funds allotted in accordance 
     with the formula established under subsection (a) for each 
     Bureau school, the local school board of such school may 
     reserve an amount which does not exceed the greater of--
       ``(i) $8,000; or
       ``(ii) the lesser of--

       ``(I) $15,000; or
       ``(II) 1 percent of such allotted funds,

     for school board activities for such school, including 
     (notwithstanding any other provision of law) meeting expenses 
     and the cost of membership in, and support of, organizations 
     engaged in activities on behalf of Indian education.
       ``(B) Training.--Each school board shall see that each new 
     member of the school board receives, within 12 months of the 
     individual's assuming a position on the school board, 40 
     hours of training relevant to that individual's service on 
     the board. Such training may include legal issues pertaining 
     to schools funded by the Bureau, legal issues pertaining to 
     school boards, ethics, and other topics deemed appropriate by 
     the school board.
       ``(d) Reservation of Amount for Emergencies.--The Secretary 
     shall reserve from the funds available for distribution for 
     each fiscal year under this section an amount which, in the 
     aggregate, shall equal 1 percent of the funds available for 
     such purpose for that fiscal year. Such funds shall be used, 
     at the discretion of the Director of the Office of Indian 
     Education Programs, to meet emergencies and unforeseen 
     contingencies affecting the education programs funded under 
     this section. Funds reserved under this subsection may only 
     be expended for education services or programs, including 
     emergency repairs of educational facilities, at a schoolsite 
     (as defined by section 5204(c)(2) of the Tribally Controlled 
     Schools Act of 1988). Funds reserved under this subsection 
     shall remain available without fiscal year limitation until 
     expended. However, the aggregate amount available from all 
     fiscal years may not exceed 1 percent of the current year

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     funds. Whenever, the Secretary makes funds available under 
     this subsection, the Secretary shall report such action to 
     the appropriate committees of Congress within the annual 
     budget submission.
       ``(e) Supplemental Appropriations.--Supplemental 
     appropriations enacted to meet increased pay costs 
     attributable to school level personnel shall be distributed 
     under this section.
       ``(f) Eligible Indian Student Defined.--For the purpose of 
     this section, the term `eligible Indian student' means a 
     student who--
       ``(1) is a member of or is at least one-fourth degree 
     Indian blood descendant of a member of an Indian tribe which 
     is eligible for the special programs and services provided by 
     the United States through the Bureau because of their status 
     as Indians; and
       ``(2) resides on or near an Indian reservation or meets the 
     criteria for attendance at a Bureau off-reservation home-
     living (dormitory) school.
       ``(g) Tuition.--
       ``(1) In general.--An eligible Indian student may not be 
     charged tuition for attendance at a Bureau school or contract 
     or grant school. A student attending a Bureau school under 
     paragraph (2)(C) may not be charged tuition for attendance at 
     such a school.
       ``(2) Attendance of non-indian students at bureau 
     schools.--The Secretary may permit the attendance at a Bureau 
     school of a student who is not an eligible Indian student 
     if--
       ``(A) the Secretary determines that the student's 
     attendance will not adversely affect the school's program for 
     eligible Indian students because of cost, overcrowding, or 
     violation of standards or accreditation;
       ``(B) the school board consents;
       ``(C) the student is a dependent of a Bureau, Indian Health 
     Service, or tribal government employee who lives on or near 
     the school site; or
       ``(D) a tuition is paid for the student that is not more 
     than that charged by the nearest public school district for 
     out-of-district students, and shall be in addition to the 
     school's allocation under this section.
       ``(3) Attendance of non-indian students at contract and 
     grant schools.--The school board of a contract or grant 
     school may permit students who are not eligible Indian 
     students under this subsection to attend its contract school 
     or grant school and any tuition collected for those students 
     shall be in addition to funding received under this section.
       ``(h) Funds Available Without Fiscal Year Limitation.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, at the election 
     of the school board of a Bureau school made at any time 
     during the fiscal year, a portion equal to not more than 15 
     percent of the funds allocated with respect to a school under 
     this section for any fiscal year shall remain available to 
     the school for expenditure without fiscal year limitation. 
     The Assistant Secretary shall take steps as may be necessary 
     to implement this provision.
       ``(i) Students at Richfield Dormitory, Richfield, Utah.--
     Tuition for out-of-State Indian students in home-living 
     (dormitory) arrangements at the Richfield dormitory in 
     Richfield, Utah, who attend Sevier County high schools in 
     Richfield, Utah, shall be paid from the Indian school 
     equalization program funds authorized in this section and 
     section 1130 at a rate not to exceed the amounts per weighted 
     student unit for that year for the instruction of such 
     students. No additional administrative cost funds shall be 
     added to the grant.

     ``SEC. 1128. ADMINISTRATIVE COST GRANTS.

       ``(a) Grants; Effect Upon Appropriated Amounts.--
       ``(1) Grants.--Subject to the availability of appropriated 
     funds, the Secretary shall provide grants to each tribe or 
     tribal organization operating a contract school or grant 
     school in the amount determined under this section with 
     respect to the tribe or tribal organization for the purpose 
     of paying the administrative and indirect costs incurred in 
     operating contract or grant schools, provided that no school 
     operated as a stand-alone institution shall receive less than 
     $200,000.00 per year for these purposes, in order to--
       ``(A) enable tribes and tribal organizations operating such 
     schools, without reducing direct program services to the 
     beneficiaries of the program, to provide all related 
     administrative overhead services and operations necessary to 
     meet the requirements of law and prudent management practice; 
     and
       ``(B) carry out other necessary support functions which 
     would otherwise be provided by the Secretary or other Federal 
     officers or employees, from resources other than direct 
     program funds, in support of comparable Bureau operated 
     programs.
       ``(2) Effect upon appropriated amounts.--Amounts 
     appropriated to fund the grants provided under this section 
     shall be in addition to, and shall not reduce, the amounts 
     appropriated for the program being administered by the 
     contract or grant school.
       ``(b) Determination of Grant Amount.--
       ``(1) In general.--The amount of the grant provided to each 
     tribe or tribal organization under this section for each 
     fiscal year shall be determined by applying the 
     administrative cost percentage rate of the tribe or tribal 
     organization to the aggregate of the Bureau elementary and 
     secondary functions operated by the tribe or tribal 
     organization for which funds are received from or through the 
     Bureau. The administrative cost percentage rate determined 
     under subsection (c) does not apply to other programs 
     operated by the tribe or tribal organization.
       ``(2) Direct cost base funds.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(A) reduce the amount of the grant determined under 
     paragraph (1) to the extent that payments for administrative 
     costs are actually received by an Indian tribe or tribal 
     organization under any Federal education program included in 
     the direct cost base of the tribe or tribal organization; and
       ``(B) take such actions as may be necessary to be 
     reimbursed by any other department or agency of the Federal 
     Government for the portion of grants made under this section 
     for the costs of administering any program for Indians that 
     is funded by appropriations made to such other department or 
     agency.
       ``(c) Administrative Cost Percentage Rate.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the 
     administrative cost percentage rate for a contract or grant 
     school for a fiscal year is equal to the percentage 
     determined by dividing--
       ``(A) the sum of--
       ``(i) the amount equal to--

       ``(I) the direct cost base of the tribe or tribal 
     organization for the fiscal year, multiplied by
       ``(II) the minimum base rate; plus

       ``(ii) the amount equal to--

       ``(I) the standard direct cost base; multiplied by
       ``(II) the maximum base rate; by

       ``(B) the sum of--
       ``(i) the direct cost base of the tribe or tribal 
     organization for the fiscal year; plus
       ``(ii) the standard direct cost base.
       ``(2) Rounding.--The administrative cost percentage rate 
     shall be determined to the \1/100\ of a decimal point.
       ``(d) Combining Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--Funds received by a tribe or contract or 
     grant school as grants under this section for tribal 
     elementary or secondary educational programs may be combined 
     by the tribe or contract or grant school into a single 
     administrative cost account without the necessity of 
     maintaining separate funding source accounting.
       ``(2) Indirect cost funds.--Indirect cost funds for 
     programs at the school which share common administrative 
     services with tribal elementary or secondary educational 
     programs may be included in the administrative cost account 
     described in paragraph (1).
       ``(e) Availability of Funds.--Funds received as grants 
     under this section with respect to tribal elementary or 
     secondary education programs shall remain available to the 
     contract or grant school without fiscal year limitation and 
     without diminishing the amount of any grants otherwise 
     payable to the school under this section for any fiscal year 
     beginning after the fiscal year for which the grant is 
     provided.
       ``(f) Treatment of Funds.--Funds received as grants under 
     this section for Bureau funded programs operated by a tribe 
     or tribal organization under a contract or agreement shall 
     not be taken into consideration for purposes of indirect cost 
     underrecovery and overrecovery determinations by any Federal 
     agency for any other funds, from whatever source derived.
       ``(g) Treatment of Entity Operating Other Programs.--In 
     applying this section and section 105 of the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act with respect to an 
     Indian tribe or tribal organization that--
       ``(1) receives funds under this section for administrative 
     costs incurred in operating a contract or grant school or a 
     school operated under the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 
     1988; and
       ``(2) operates one or more other programs under a contract 
     or grant provided under the Indian Self-Determination and 
     Education Assistance Act,
     the Secretary shall ensure that the Indian tribe or tribal 
     organization is provided with the full amount of the 
     administrative costs that are associated with operating the 
     contract or grant school, and of the indirect costs, that are 
     associated with all of such other programs, provided that 
     funds appropriated for implementation of this section shall 
     be used only to supply the amount of the grant required to be 
     provided by this section.
       ``(h) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       ``(1) Administrative cost.--(A) The term `administrative 
     cost' means the costs of necessary administrative functions 
     which--
       ``(i) the tribe or tribal organization incurs as a result 
     of operating a tribal elementary or secondary educational 
     program;
       ``(ii) are not customarily paid by comparable Bureau 
     operated programs out of direct program funds; and
       ``(iii) are either--
       ``(I) normally provided for comparable Bureau programs by 
     Federal officials using resources other than Bureau direct 
     program funds; or
       ``(II) are otherwise required of tribal self-determination 
     program operators by law or prudent management practice.
       ``(B) The term `administrative cost' may include--
       ``(i) contract or grant (or other agreement) 
     administration;
       ``(ii) executive, policy, and corporate leadership and 
     decisionmaking;
       ``(iii) program planning, development, and management;
       ``(iv) fiscal, personnel, property, and procurement 
     management;
       ``(v) related office services and record keeping; and
       ``(vi) costs of necessary insurance, auditing, legal, 
     safety and security services.

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       ``(2) Bureau elementary and secondary functions.--The term 
     `Bureau elementary and secondary functions' means--
       ``(A) all functions funded at Bureau schools by the Office;
       ``(B) all programs--
       ``(i) funds for which are appropriated to other agencies of 
     the Federal Government; and
       ``(ii) which are administered for the benefit of Indians 
     through Bureau schools; and
       ``(C) all operation, maintenance, and repair funds for 
     facilities and government quarters used in the operation or 
     support of elementary and secondary education functions for 
     the benefit of Indians, from whatever source derived.
       ``(3) Direct cost base.--(A) Except as otherwise provided 
     in subparagraph (B), the direct cost base of a tribe or 
     tribal organization for the fiscal year is the aggregate 
     direct cost program funding for all tribal elementary or 
     secondary educational programs operated by the tribe or 
     tribal organization during--
       ``(i) the second fiscal year preceding such fiscal year; or
       ``(ii) if such programs have not been operated by the tribe 
     or tribal organization during the two preceding fiscal years, 
     the first fiscal year preceding such fiscal year.
       ``(B) In the case of Bureau elementary or secondary 
     education functions which have not previously been operated 
     by a tribe or tribal organization under contract, grant, or 
     agreement with the Bureau, the direct cost base for the 
     initial year shall be the projected aggregate direct cost 
     program funding for all Bureau elementary and secondary 
     functions to be operated by the tribe or tribal organization 
     during that fiscal year.
       ``(4) Maximum base rate.--The term `maximum base rate' 
     means 50 percent.
       ``(5) Minimum base rate.--The term `minimum base rate' 
     means 11 percent.
       ``(6) Standard direct cost base.--The term `standard direct 
     cost base' means $600,000.
       ``(7) Tribal elementary or secondary educational 
     programs.--The term `tribal elementary or secondary 
     educational programs' means all Bureau elementary and 
     secondary functions, together with any other Bureau programs 
     or portions of programs (excluding funds for social services 
     that are appropriated to agencies other than the Bureau and 
     are expended through the Bureau, funds for major 
     subcontracts, construction, and other major capital 
     expenditures, and unexpended funds carried over from prior 
     years) which share common administrative cost functions, that 
     are operated directly by a tribe or tribal organization under 
     a contract, grant, or agreement with the Bureau.
       ``(i) Studies for Determination of Factors Affecting Costs; 
     Base Rates Limits; Standard Direct Cost Base; Report to 
     Congress.--
       ``(1) Studies.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of the Student Results Act of 1999, the 
     Director of the Office of Indian Education Programs shall--
       ``(A) conduct such studies as may be needed to establish an 
     empirical basis for determining relevant factors 
     substantially affecting required administrative costs of 
     tribal elementary and secondary education programs, using the 
     formula set forth in subsection (c); and
       ``(B) conduct a study to determine--
       ``(i) a maximum base rate which ensures that the amount of 
     the grants provided under this section will provide adequate 
     (but not excessive) funding of the administrative costs of 
     the smallest tribal elementary or secondary educational 
     programs;
       ``(ii) a minimum base rate which ensures that the amount of 
     the grants provided under this section will provide adequate 
     (but not excessive) funding of the administrative costs of 
     the largest tribal elementary or secondary educational 
     programs; and
       ``(iii) a standard direct cost base which is the aggregate 
     direct cost funding level for which the percentage determined 
     under subsection (c) will--
       ``(I) be equal to the median between the maximum base rate 
     and the minimum base rate; and
       ``(II) ensure that the amount of the grants provided under 
     this section will provide adequate (but not excessive) 
     funding of the administrative costs of tribal elementary or 
     secondary educational programs closest to the size of the 
     program.
       ``(2) Guidelines.--The studies required under paragraph (1) 
     shall--
       ``(A) be conducted in full consultation (in accordance with 
     section 1131) with--
       ``(i) the tribes and tribal organizations that are affected 
     by the application of the formula set forth in subsection 
     (c); and
       ``(ii) all national and regional Indian organizations of 
     which such tribes and tribal organizations are typically 
     members;
       ``(B) be conducted onsite with a representative statistical 
     sample of the tribal elementary or secondary educational 
     programs under a contract entered into with a nationally 
     reputable public accounting and business consulting firm;
       ``(C) take into account the availability of skilled labor; 
     commodities, business and automatic data processing services, 
     related Indian preference and Indian control of education 
     requirements, and any other market factors found 
     substantially to affect the administrative costs and 
     efficiency of each such tribal elementary or secondary 
     educational program studied in order to assure that all 
     required administrative activities can reasonably be 
     delivered in a cost effective manner for each such program, 
     given an administrative cost allowance generated by the 
     values, percentages, or other factors found in the studies to 
     be relevant in such formula;
       ``(D) identify, and quantify in terms of percentages of 
     direct program costs, any general factors arising from 
     geographic isolation, or numbers of programs administered, 
     independent of program size factors used to compute a base 
     administrative cost percentage in such formula; and
       ``(E) identify any other incremental cost factors 
     substantially affecting the costs of required administrative 
     cost functions at any of the tribal elementary or secondary 
     educational programs studied and determine whether the 
     factors are of general applicability to other such programs, 
     and (if so) how the factors may effectively be incorporated 
     into such formula.
       ``(3) Consultation with inspector general.--In carrying out 
     the studies required under this subsection, the Director 
     shall obtain the input of, and afford an opportunity to 
     participate to, the Inspector General of the Department of 
     the Interior.
       ``(4) Consideration of delivery of administrative 
     services.--Determinations described in paragraph (2)(C) shall 
     be based on what is practicable at each location studied, 
     given prudent management practice, irrespective of whether 
     required administrative services were actually or fully 
     delivered at these sites, or whether other services were 
     delivered instead, during the period of the study.
       ``(5) Report.--Upon completion of the studies conducted 
     under paragraph (1), the Director shall submit to Congress a 
     report on the findings of the studies, together with 
     determinations based upon such studies that would affect the 
     definitions set forth under subsection (e) that are used in 
     the formula set forth in subsection (c).
       ``(6) Projection of costs.--The Secretary shall include in 
     the Bureau's justification for each appropriations request 
     beginning in the first fiscal year after the completion of 
     the studies conducted under paragraph (1), a projection of 
     the overall costs associated with the formula set forth in 
     subsection (c) for all tribal elementary or secondary 
     education programs which the Secretary expects to be funded 
     in the fiscal year for which the appropriations are sought.
       ``(7) Determination of program size.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the size of tribal elementary or secondary 
     educational programs is determined by the aggregate direct 
     cost program funding level for all Bureau funded programs 
     which share common administrative cost functions.
       ``(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     such sums as necessary to carry out this section.
       ``(2) Reductions.--If the total amount of funds necessary 
     to provide grants to tribes and tribal organizations in the 
     amounts determined under subsection (b) for a fiscal year 
     exceeds the amount of funds appropriated to carry out this 
     section for such fiscal year, the Secretary shall reduce the 
     amount of each grant determined under subsection (b) for such 
     fiscal year by an amount that bears the same relationship to 
     such excess as the amount of such grants determined under 
     subsection (b) bears to the total of all grants determined 
     under subsection (b) section for all tribes and tribal 
     organizations for such fiscal year.
       ``(k) Applicability to Schools Operating Under Tribally 
     Controlled Schools Act of 1988.--The provisions of this 
     section shall also apply to those schools operating under the 
     Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988.

     ``SEC. 1129. DIVISION OF BUDGET ANALYSIS.

       ``(a) Establishment.--Not later than 12 months after the 
     date of the enactment of the Student Results Act of 1999, the 
     Secretary shall establish within the Office of Indian 
     Education Programs a Division of Budget Analysis (hereinafter 
     referred to as the `Division'). Such Division shall be under 
     the direct supervision and control of the Director of the 
     Office.
       ``(b) Functions.--In consultation with the tribal governing 
     bodies and tribal school boards, the Director of the Office, 
     through the Division, shall conduct studies, surveys, or 
     other activities to gather demographic information on Bureau 
     funded schools and project the amount necessary to provide 
     Indian students in such schools the educational program set 
     forth in this part.
       ``(c) Annual Reports.--Not later than the date that the 
     Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs makes the annual 
     budget submission, for each fiscal year after the date of the 
     enactment of the Student Results Act of 1999, the Director of 
     the Office shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress (including the Appropriations committees), all 
     Bureau funded schools, and the tribal governing bodies of 
     such schools, a report which shall contain--
       ``(1) projections, based upon the information gathered 
     pursuant to subparagraph (b) and any other relevant 
     information, of amounts necessary to provide Indian students 
     in Bureau funded schools the educational program set forth in 
     this part;
       ``(2) a description of the methods and formulas used to 
     calculate the amounts projected pursuant to paragraph (1); 
     and
       ``(3) such other information as the Director of the Office 
     considers appropriate.
       ``(d) Use of Reports.--The Director of the Office and the 
     Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs shall use the annual 
     report required by subsection (c) when preparing their annual 
     budget submissions.

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     ``SEC. 1130. UNIFORM DIRECT FUNDING AND SUPPORT.

       ``(a) Establishment of System and Forward Funding.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish, by 
     regulation adopted in accordance with section 1138, a system 
     for the direct funding and support of all Bureau funded 
     schools. Such system shall allot funds in accordance with 
     section 1127. All amounts appropriated for distribution under 
     this section may be made available under paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Timing for use of funds.--(A) For the purposes of 
     affording adequate notice of funding available pursuant to 
     the allotments made under section 1127, amounts appropriated 
     in an appropriations Act for any fiscal year shall become 
     available for obligation by the affected schools on July 1 of 
     the fiscal year in which such amounts are appropriated 
     without further action by the Secretary, and shall remain 
     available for obligation through the succeeding fiscal year.
       ``(B) The Secretary shall, on the basis of the amount 
     appropriated in accordance with this paragraph--
       ``(i) publish, not later than July 1 of the fiscal year for 
     which the funds are appropriated, allotments to each affected 
     school made under section 1127 of 85 percent of such 
     appropriation; and
       ``(ii) publish, not later than September 30 of such fiscal 
     year, the allotments to be made under section 1127 of the 
     remaining 15 percent of such appropriation, adjusted to 
     reflect the actual student attendance.
       ``(3) Limitation.--(A) Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law or regulation, the supervisor of a Bureau funded 
     school may expend an aggregate of not more than $50,000 of 
     the amount allotted the school under section 1127 to acquire 
     materials, supplies, equipment, services, operation, and 
     maintenance for the school without competitive bidding if--
       ``(i) the cost for any single item purchased does not 
     exceed $15,000;
       ``(ii) the school board approves the procurement;
       ``(iii) the supervisor certifies that the cost is fair and 
     reasonable;
       ``(iv) the documents relating to the procurement executed 
     by the supervisor or other school staff cite this paragraph 
     as authority for the procurement; and
       ``(v) the transaction is documented in a journal maintained 
     at the school clearly identifying when the transaction 
     occurred, what was acquired and from whom, the price paid, 
     the quantities acquired, and any other information the 
     supervisor or school board considers relevant.
       ``(B) Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of the Student Results Act of 1999, the Secretary 
     shall cause to be sent to each supervisor of a Bureau 
     operated program and school board chairperson, the education 
     line officer or officers of each agency and area, and the 
     Bureau Division in charge of procurement, at both the local 
     and national levels, notice of this paragraph.
       ``(C) The Director shall be responsible for determining the 
     application of this paragraph, including the authorization of 
     specific individuals to carry out this paragraph, and shall 
     be responsible for the provision of guidelines on the use of 
     this paragraph and adequate training on such guidelines.
       ``(4) Effect of sequestration order.--If a sequestration 
     order issued under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 reduces the amount of funds available for 
     allotment under section 1127 for any fiscal year by more than 
     7 percent of the amount of funds available for allotment 
     under such section during the preceding fiscal year--
       ``(A) to fund allotments under section 1127, the Secretary, 
     notwithstanding any other law, may use--
       ``(i) funds appropriated for the operation of any Bureau 
     school that is closed or consolidated; and
       ``(ii) funds appropriated for any program that has been 
     curtailed at any Bureau school; and
       ``(B) the Secretary may waive the application of the 
     provisions of section 1121(h) with respect to the closure or 
     consolidation of a school, or the curtailment of a program at 
     a school, during such fiscal year if the funds described in 
     clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A) with respect to such 
     school are used to fund allotments made under section 1127 
     for such fiscal year.
       ``(b) Local Financial Plans for Expenditure of Funds.--
       ``(1) Plan required.--(A) In the case of all Bureau 
     operated schools, allotted funds shall be expended on the 
     basis of local financial plans which ensure meeting the 
     accreditation requirements or standards for the school 
     established pursuant to section 1121 and which shall be 
     prepared by the local school supervisor in active 
     consultation with the local school board for each school. The 
     local school board for each school shall have the authority 
     to ratify, reject, or amend such financial plan, and 
     expenditures thereunder, and, on its own determination or in 
     response to the supervisor of the school, to revise such 
     financial plan to meet needs not foreseen at the time of 
     preparation of the financial plan.
       ``(B) The supervisor--
       ``(i) shall put into effect the decisions of the school 
     board;
       ``(ii) shall provide the appropriate local union 
     representative of the education employees with copies of 
     proposed draft financial plans and all amendments or 
     modifications thereto, at the same time such copies are 
     submitted to the local school board; and
       ``(iii) may appeal any such action of the local school 
     board to the appropriate education line officer of the Bureau 
     agency by filing a written statement describing the action 
     and the reasons the supervisor believes such action should be 
     overturned. A copy of such statement shall be submitted to 
     the local school board and such board shall be afforded an 
     opportunity to respond, in writing, to such appeal. After 
     reviewing such written appeal and response, the appropriate 
     education line officer may, for good cause, overturn the 
     action of the local school board. The appropriate education 
     line officer shall transmit the determination of such appeal 
     in the form of a written opinion to such board and to such 
     supervisor identifying the reasons for overturning such 
     action.
       ``(c) Use of Self-Determination Grants Funds.--Funds for 
     self-determination grants under section 103(a)(2) of the 
     Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act shall 
     not be used for providing technical assistance and training 
     in the field of education by the Bureau unless such services 
     are provided in accordance with a plan, agreed to by the 
     tribe or tribes affected and the Bureau, under which control 
     of education programs is intended to be transferred to such 
     tribe or tribes within a specific period of time negotiated 
     under such agreement. The Secretary may approve applications 
     for funding tribal divisions of education and development of 
     tribal codes of education from funds appropriated pursuant to 
     section 104(a) of such Act.
       ``(d) Technical Assistance and Training.--In the exercise 
     of its authority under this section, a local school board may 
     request technical assistance and training from the Secretary, 
     and the Secretary shall, to the greatest extent possible, 
     provide such services, and make appropriate provisions in the 
     budget of the Office for such services.
       ``(e) Summer Program of Academic and Support Services.--
       ``(1) In general.--A financial plan under subsection (b) 
     for a school may include, at the discretion of the local 
     administrator and the school board of such school, a 
     provision for a summer program of academic and support 
     services for students of the school. Any such program may 
     include activities related to the prevention of alcohol and 
     substance abuse. The Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs 
     shall provide for the utilization of any such school facility 
     during any summer in which such utilization is requested.
       ``(2) Use of other funds.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, funds authorized under the Act of April 16, 
     1934, and this Act may be used to augment the services 
     provided in each summer program at the option, and under the 
     control, of the tribe or Indian controlled school receiving 
     such funds.
       ``(3) Technical assistance and program coordination.--The 
     Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, acting through the 
     Director of the Office, shall provide technical assistance 
     and coordination for any program described in paragraph (1) 
     and shall, to the extent possible, encourage the coordination 
     of such programs with any other summer programs that might 
     benefit Indian youth, regardless of the funding source or 
     administrative entity of any such program.
       ``(f) Cooperative Agreements.--
       ``(1) In general.--From funds allotted to a Bureau school 
     under section 1127, the Secretary shall, if specifically 
     requested by the tribal governing body (as defined in section 
     1141), implement any cooperative agreement entered into 
     between the tribe, the Bureau school board, and the local 
     public school district which meets the requirements of 
     paragraph (2) and involves the school. The tribe, the Bureau 
     school board, and the local public school district shall 
     determine the terms of the agreement. Such agreement may 
     encompass coordination of all or any part of the following:
       ``(A) Academic program and curriculum, unless the Bureau 
     school is currently accredited by a State or regional 
     accrediting entity and would not continue to be so 
     accredited.
       ``(B) Support services, including procurement and 
     facilities maintenance.
       ``(C) Transportation.
       ``(2) Equal benefit and burden.--Each agreement entered 
     into pursuant to the authority provided in paragraph (1) 
     shall confer a benefit upon the Bureau school commensurate 
     with the burden assumed, though this requirement shall not be 
     construed so as to require equal expenditures or an exchange 
     of similar services.
       ``(g) Product or Result of Student Projects.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, where there is 
     agreement on action between the superintendent and the school 
     board of a Bureau funded school, the product or result of a 
     project conducted in whole or in major part by a student may 
     be given to that student upon the completion of such project.
       ``(h) Not Considered Federal Funds for Matching 
     Requirements.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds received by a Bureau funded school under this title 
     shall not be considered Federal funds for the purposes of 
     meeting a matching funds requirement for any Federal program.

     ``SEC. 1131. POLICY FOR INDIAN CONTROL OF INDIAN EDUCATION.

       ``(a) Facilitation of Indian Control.--It shall be the 
     policy of the Secretary and the Bureau, in carrying out the 
     functions of the Bureau, to facilitate tribal control of 
     Indian affairs in all matters relating to education.

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       ``(b) Consultation With Tribes.--
       ``(1) In general.--All actions under this Act shall be done 
     with active consultation with tribes.
       ``(2) Requirements.--The consultation required under 
     paragraph (1) means a process involving the open discussion 
     and joint deliberation of all options with respect to 
     potential issues or changes between the Bureau and all 
     interested parties. During such discussions and joint 
     deliberations, interested parties (including tribes and 
     school officials) shall be given an opportunity to present 
     issues including proposals regarding changes in current 
     practices or programs which will be considered for future 
     action by the Bureau. All interested parties shall be given 
     an opportunity to participate and discuss the options 
     presented or to present alternatives, with the views and 
     concerns of the interested parties given effect unless the 
     Secretary determines, from information available from or 
     presented by the interested parties during one or more of the 
     discussions and deliberations, that there is a substantial 
     reason for another course of action. The Secretary shall 
     submit to any Member of Congress, within 18 days of the 
     receipt of a written request by such Member, a written 
     explanation of any decision made by the Secretary which is 
     not consistent with the views of the interested parties.

     ``SEC. 1132. INDIAN EDUCATION PERSONNEL.

       ``(a) In General.--Chapter 51, subchapter III of chapter 
     53, and chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, relating 
     to classification, pay and leave, respectively, and the 
     sections of such title relating to the appointment, 
     promotion, hours of work, and removal of civil service 
     employees, shall not apply to educators or to education 
     positions (as defined in subsection (p)).
       ``(b) Regulations.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
     of the enactment of the Student Results Act of 1999, the 
     Secretary shall prescribe regulations to carry out this 
     section. Such regulations shall include--
       ``(1) the establishment of education positions;
       ``(2) the establishment of qualifications for educators and 
     education personnel;
       ``(3) the fixing of basic compensation for educators and 
     education positions;
       ``(4) the appointment of educators;
       ``(5) the discharge of educators;
       ``(6) the entitlement of educators to compensation;
       ``(7) the payment of compensation to educators;
       ``(8) the conditions of employment of educators;
       ``(9) the leave system for educators;
       ``(10) the annual leave and sick leave for educators; and
       ``(11) such matters as may be appropriate.
       ``(c) Qualifications of Educators.--
       ``(1) Requirements.--In prescribing regulations to govern 
     the qualifications of educators, the Secretary shall 
     require--
       ``(A)(i) that lists of qualified and interviewed applicants 
     for education positions be maintained in each agency and area 
     office of the Bureau from among individuals who have applied 
     at the agency or area level for an education position or who 
     have applied at the national level and have indicated in such 
     application an interest in working in certain areas or 
     agencies; and
       ``(ii) that a list of qualified and interviewed applicants 
     for education positions be maintained in the Office from 
     among individuals who have applied at the national level for 
     an education position and who have expressed interest in 
     working in an education position anywhere in the United 
     States;
       ``(B) that a local school board shall have the authority to 
     waive on a case-by-case basis, any formal education or degree 
     qualifications established by regulation pursuant to 
     subsection (b)(2), in order for a tribal member to be hired 
     in an education position to teach courses on tribal culture 
     and language and that subject to subsection (e)(2), a 
     determination by a school board that such a person be hired 
     shall be instituted supervisor; and
       ``(C) that it shall not be a prerequisite to the employment 
     of an individual in an education position at the local level 
     that such individual's name appear on the national list 
     maintained pursuant to subparagraph (A)(ii) or that such 
     individual has applied at the national level for an education 
     position.
       ``(2) Exception for certain temporary employment.--The 
     Secretary may authorize the temporary employment in an 
     education position of an individual who has not met the 
     certification standards established pursuant to regulations, 
     if the Secretary determines that failure to do so would 
     result in that position remaining vacant.
       ``(d) Hiring of Educators.--
       ``(1) Requirements.--In prescribing regulations to govern 
     the appointment of educators, the Secretary shall require--
       ``(A)(i) that educators employed in a Bureau operated 
     school (other than the supervisor of the school) shall be 
     hired by the supervisor of the school. In cases where there 
     are no qualified applicants available, such supervisor may 
     consult the national list maintained pursuant to subsection 
     (c)(1)(A)(ii);
       ``(ii) each school supervisor shall be hired by the 
     education line officer of the agency office of the Bureau in 
     which the school is located;
       ``(iii) educators employed in an agency office of the 
     Bureau shall be hired by the superintendent for education of 
     the agency office; and
       ``(iv) each education line officer and educators employed 
     in the Office of the Director of Indian Education Programs 
     shall be hired by the Director;
       ``(B) that before an individual is employed in an education 
     position in a school by the supervisor of a school (or with 
     respect to the position of supervisor, by the appropriate 
     agency education line officer), the local school board for 
     the school shall be consulted. A determination by such school 
     board that such individual should or should not be so 
     employed shall be instituted by the supervisor (or with 
     respect to the position of supervisor, by the agency 
     superintendent for education);
       ``(C) that before an individual may be employed in an 
     education position at the agency level, the appropriate 
     agency school board shall be consulted, and that a 
     determination by such school board that such individual 
     should or should not be employed shall be instituted by the 
     agency superintendent for education; and
       ``(D) that before an individual may be employed in an 
     education position in the Office of the Director (other than 
     the position of Director), the national school boards 
     representing all Bureau schools shall be consulted.
       ``(2) Information regarding application at national 
     level.--Any individual who applies at the local level for an 
     education position shall state on such individual's 
     application whether or not such individual has applied at the 
     national level for an education position in the Bureau. If 
     such individual is employed at the local level, such 
     individual's name shall be immediately forwarded to the 
     Secretary, who shall, as soon as practicable but in no event 
     in more than 30 days, ascertain the accuracy of the statement 
     made by such individual pursuant to the first sentence of 
     this paragraph. Notwithstanding subsection (e), if the 
     individual's statement is found to have been false, such 
     individual, at the Secretary's discretion, may be disciplined 
     or discharged. If the individual has applied at the national 
     level for an education position in the Bureau, the 
     appointment of such individual at the local level shall be 
     conditional for a period of 90 days, during which period the 
     Secretary may appoint a more qualified individual (as 
     determined by the Secretary) from the list maintained at the 
     national level pursuant to subsection (c)(1)(A)(ii) to the 
     position to which such individual was appointed.
       ``(3) Statutory construction.--Except as expressly 
     provided, nothing in this section shall be construed as 
     conferring upon local school boards authority over, or 
     control of, educators at Bureau funded schools or the 
     authority to issue management decisions.
       ``(e) Discharge and Conditions of Employment of 
     Educators.--
       ``(1) Regulations.--In prescribing regulations to govern 
     the discharge and conditions of employment of educators, the 
     Secretary shall require--
       ``(A) that procedures be established for the rapid and 
     equitable resolution of grievances of educators;
       ``(B) that no educator may be discharged without notice of 
     the reasons therefore and opportunity for a hearing under 
     procedures that comport with the requirements of due process; 
     and
       ``(C) that educators employed in Bureau schools be notified 
     30 days prior to the end of the school year whether their 
     employment contract will be renewed for the following year.
       ``(2) Procedures for discharge.--The supervisor of a Bureau 
     school may discharge (subject to procedures established under 
     paragraph (1)(B)) for cause (as determined under regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary) any educator employed in such 
     school. Upon giving notice of proposed discharge to an 
     educator, the supervisor involved shall immediately notify 
     the local school board for the school of such action. A 
     determination by the local school board that such educator 
     shall not be discharged shall be followed by the supervisor. 
     The supervisor shall have the right to appeal such action to 
     the education line officer of the appropriate agency office 
     of the Bureau. Upon such an appeal, the agency education line 
     officer may, for good cause and in writing to the local 
     school board, overturn the determination of the local school 
     board with respect to the employment of such individual.
       ``(3) Recommendations of school boards for discharge.--Each 
     local school board for a Bureau school shall have the right--
       ``(A) to recommend to the supervisor of such school that an 
     educator employed in the school be discharged; and
       ``(B) to recommend to the education line officer of the 
     appropriate agency office of the Bureau and to the Director 
     of the Office, that the supervisor of the school be 
     discharged.
       ``(f) Applicability of Indian Preference Laws.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any provision of the 
     Indian preference laws, such laws shall not apply in the case 
     of any personnel action under this section respecting an 
     applicant or employee not entitled to Indian preference if 
     each tribal organization concerned grants a written waiver of 
     the application of such laws with respect to such personnel 
     action and states that such waiver is necessary. This 
     paragraph shall not relieve the Bureau's responsibility to 
     issue timely and adequate announcements and advertisements 
     concerning any such personnel action if such action is 
     intended to fill a vacancy (no matter how such vacancy is 
     created).

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       ``(2) Tribal organization defined.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `tribal organization' means--
       ``(A) the recognized governing body of any Indian tribe, 
     band, nation, pueblo, or other organized community, including 
     a Native village (as defined in section 3(c) of the Alaska 
     Native Claims Settlement Act); or
       ``(B) in connection with any personnel action referred to 
     in this subsection, any local school board as defined in 
     section 1141 which has been delegated by such governing body 
     the authority to grant a waiver under this subsection with 
     respect to personnel action.
       ``(3) Indian preference law defined.--The term `Indian 
     preference laws' means section 12 of the Act of June 18, 1934 
     or any other provision of law granting a preference to 
     Indians in promotions and other personnel actions. Such term 
     shall not include section 7(b) of the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act.
       ``(g) Compensation or Annual Salary.--
       ``(1) In general.--(A) Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section, the Secretary shall fix the basic compensation for 
     educators and education positions at rates in effect under 
     the General Schedule for individuals with comparable 
     qualifications, and holding comparable positions, to whom 
     chapter 51 of title 5, United States Code, is applicable or 
     on the basis of the Federal Wage System schedule in effect 
     for the locality, and for the comparable positions, the rates 
     of compensation in effect for the senior executive service.
       ``(B) The Secretary shall establish the rate of basic 
     compensation, or annual salary rates, for the positions of 
     teachers and counselors (including dormitory counselors and 
     home-living counselors) at the rates of basic compensation 
     applicable (on the date of the enactment of the Student 
     Results Act of 1999 and thereafter) to comparable positions 
     in the overseas schools under the Defense Department Overseas 
     Teachers Pay Act. The Secretary shall allow the local school 
     boards authority to implement only the aspects of the Defense 
     Department Overseas Teacher pay provisions that are 
     considered essential for recruitment and retention. 
     Implementation of such provisions shall not be construed to 
     require the implementation of the Act in its entirety.
       ``(C)(i) Beginning with the fiscal year following the date 
     of the enactment of the Student Results Act of 1999, each 
     school board may set the rate of compensation or annual 
     salary rate for teachers and counselors (including academic 
     counselors) who are new hires at the school and who have not 
     worked at the school on the date of implementation of this 
     provision, at rates consistent with the rates paid for 
     individuals in the same positions, with the same tenure and 
     training, in any other school within whose boundaries the 
     Bureau school lies. In instances where the adoption of such 
     rates cause a reduction in the payment of compensation from 
     that which was in effect for the fiscal year following the 
     date of the enactment of the Student Results Act of 1999, the 
     new rate may be applied to the compensation of employees of 
     the school who worked at the school on of the date of the 
     enactment of that Act by applying those rates to each 
     contract renewal such that the reduction takes effect in 
     three equal installments. Where adoption of such rates lead 
     to an increase in the payment of compensation from that which 
     was in effect for the fiscal year following the date of the 
     enactment of the Student Results Act of 1999, the school 
     board may make such rates applicable at the next contract 
     renewal such that either--
       ``(I) the increase occurs in its entirety; or
       ``(II) the increase is applied in three equal installments.
       ``(ii) The establishment of rates of basic compensation and 
     annual salary rates under subparagraphs (B) and (C) shall not 
     preclude the use of regulations and procedures used by the 
     Bureau prior to April 28, 1988, in making determinations 
     regarding promotions and advancements through levels of pay 
     that are based on the merit, education, experience, or tenure 
     of the educator.
       ``(D) The establishment of rates of basic compensation and 
     annual salary rates under subparagraphs (B) and (C) shall not 
     affect the continued employment or compensation of an 
     educator who was employed in an education position on October 
     31, 1979, and who did not make an election under subsection 
     (p) is in effect on January 1, 1990.
       ``(2) Post-differential rates.--(A) The Secretary may pay a 
     post-differential rate not to exceed 25 percent of the rate 
     of basic compensation, on the basis of conditions of 
     environment or work which warrant additional pay as a 
     recruitment and retention incentive.
       ``(B)(i) Upon the request of the supervisor and the local 
     school board of a Bureau school, the Secretary shall grant 
     the supervisor of the school authorization to provide one or 
     more post-differentials under subparagraph (A) unless the 
     Secretary determines for clear and convincing reasons (and 
     advises the board in writing of those reasons) that certain 
     of the requested post-differentials should be disapproved or 
     decreased because there is no disparity of compensation for 
     the involved employees or positions in the Bureau school, as 
     compared with the nearest public school, that is either--
       ``(I) at least 5 percent; or
       ``(II) less than 5 percent and affects the recruitment or 
     retention of employees at the school.
       ``(ii) A request under clause (i) shall be deemed granted 
     at the end of the 60th day after the request is received in 
     the Central Office of the Bureau unless before that time the 
     request is approved, approved with modification, or 
     disapproved by the Secretary.
       ``(iii) The Secretary or the supervisor of a Bureau school 
     may discontinue or decrease a post-differential authorized 
     under this subparagraph at the beginning of a school year 
     if--
       ``(I) the local school board requests that such 
     differential be discontinued or decreased; or
       ``(II) the Secretary or the supervisor determines for clear 
     and convincing reasons (and advises the board in writing of 
     those reasons) that there is no disparity of compensation 
     that would affect the recruitment or retention of employees 
     at the school after the differential is discontinued or 
     decreased.
       ``(iv) On or before February 1 of each year, the Secretary 
     shall submit to Congress a report describing the requests and 
     grants of authority under this subparagraph during the 
     previous year and listing the positions contracted under 
     those grants of authority.
       ``(h) Liquidation of Remaining Leave Upon Termination.--
     Upon termination of employment with the Bureau, any annual 
     leave remaining to the credit of an individual within the 
     purview of this section shall be liquidated in accordance 
     with sections 5551(a) and 6306 of title 5, United States 
     Code, except that leave earned or accrued under regulations 
     prescribed pursuant to subsection (b)(10) of this section 
     shall not be so liquidated.
       ``(i) Transfer of Remaining Sick Leave Upon Transfer, 
     Promotion, or Reemployment.--In the case of any educator who 
     is transferred, promoted, or reappointed, without break in 
     service, to a position in the Federal Government under a 
     different leave system, any remaining leave to the credit of 
     such person earned or credited under the regulations 
     prescribed pursuant to subsection (b)(10) shall be 
     transferred to such person's credit in the employing agency 
     on an adjusted basis in accordance with regulations which 
     shall be prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management.
       ``(j) Ineligibility for Employment of Voluntarily 
     Terminated Educators.--An educator who voluntarily terminates 
     employment with the Bureau before the expiration of the 
     existing employment contract between such educator and the 
     Bureau shall not be eligible to be employed in another 
     education position in the Bureau during the remainder of the 
     term of such contract.
       ``(k) Dual Compensation.--In the case of any educator 
     employed in an education position described in subsection 
     (l)(1)(A) who--
       ``(1) is employed at the close of a school year;
       ``(2) agrees in writing to serve in such position for the 
     next school year; and
       ``(3) is employed in another position during the recess 
     period immediately preceding such next school year, or during 
     such recess period receives additional compensation referred 
     to in section 5533 of title 5, United States Code, relating 
     to dual compensation,
     shall not apply to such educator by reason of any such 
     employment during a recess period for any receipt of 
     additional compensation.
       ``(l) Voluntary Services.--Notwithstanding section 1342 of 
     title 31, United States Code, the Secretary may, subject to 
     the approval of the local school board concerned, accept 
     voluntary services on behalf of Bureau schools. Nothing in 
     this title shall be construed to require Federal employees to 
     work without compensation or to allow the use of volunteer 
     services to displace or replace Federal employees. An 
     individual providing volunteer services under this section is 
     a Federal employee only for purposes of chapter 81 of title 
     5, United States Code, and chapter 171 of title 28, United 
     States Code.
       ``(m) Proration of Pay.--
       ``(1) Election of employee.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, including laws relating to dual 
     compensation, the Secretary, at the election of the employee, 
     shall prorate the salary of an employee employed in an 
     education position for the academic school year over the 
     entire 12-month period. Each educator employed for the 
     academic school year shall annually elect to be paid on a 12-
     month basis or for those months while school is in session. 
     No educator shall suffer a loss of pay or benefits, including 
     benefits under unemployment or other Federal or federally 
     assisted programs, because of such election.
       ``(2) Change of election.--During the course of such year 
     the employee may change election once.
       ``(3) Lump sum payment.--That portion of the employee's pay 
     which would be paid between academic school years may be paid 
     in a lump sum at the election of the employee.
       ``(4) Definitions.----For purposes of this subsection, the 
     terms `educator' and `education position' have the meanings 
     contained in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (o). This 
     subsection applies to those individuals employed under the 
     provisions of section 1132 of this title or title 5, United 
     States Code.
       ``(n) Extracurricular Activities.--
       ``(1) Stipend.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the Secretary may provide, for each Bureau area, a stipend in 
     lieu of overtime premium pay or compensatory time off. Any 
     employee of the Bureau who performs additional activities to 
     provide services to students or otherwise support the 
     school's academic and social programs may elect to be 
     compensated for all such work on the basis of the stipend. 
     Such stipend shall be paid as a supplement to the employee's 
     base pay.
       ``(2) Election not to receive stipend.--If an employee 
     elects not to be compensated through the stipend established 
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     section, the appropriate provisions of title 5, United States 
     Code, shall apply.
       ``(3) Applicability of subsection.--This subsection applies 
     to all Bureau employees, whether employed under section 1132 
     of this title or title 5, United States Code.
       ``(o) Definitions.--For the purpose of this section--
       ``(1) Education position.--The term `education position' 
     means a position in the Bureau the duties and 
     responsibilities of which--
       ``(A) are performed on a school-year basis principally in a 
     Bureau school and involve--
       ``(i) classroom or other instruction or the supervision or 
     direction of classroom or other instruction;
       ``(ii) any activity (other than teaching) which requires 
     academic credits in educational theory and practice equal to 
     the academic credits in educational theory and practice 
     required for a bachelor's degree in education from an 
     accredited institution of higher education;
       ``(iii) any activity in or related to the field of 
     education notwithstanding that academic credits in 
     educational theory and practice are not a formal requirement 
     for the conduct of such activity; or
       ``(iv) support services at, or associated with, the site of 
     the school; or
       ``(B) are performed at the agency level of the Bureau and 
     involve the implementation of education-related programs 
     other than the position for agency superintendent for 
     education.
       ``(2) Educator.--The term `educator' means an individual 
     whose services are required, or who is employed, in an 
     education position.
       ``(p) Covered Individuals; Election.--This section shall 
     apply with respect to any educator hired after November 1, 
     1979 (and to any educator who elected for coverage under that 
     provision after November 1, 1979) and to the position in 
     which such individual is employed. The enactment of this 
     section shall not affect the continued employment of an 
     individual employed on October 31, 1979 in an education 
     position, or such person's right to receive the compensation 
     attached to such position.

     ``SEC. 1133. COMPUTERIZED MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM.

       ``(a) Establishment of System.--Not later than July 1, 
     2001, the Secretary shall establish within the Office, a 
     computerized management information system, which shall 
     provide processing and information to the Office. The 
     information provided shall include information regarding--
       ``(1) student enrollment;
       ``(2) curriculum;
       ``(3) staffing;
       ``(4) facilities;
       ``(5) community demographics;
       ``(6) student assessment information;
       ``(7) information on the administrative and program costs 
     attributable to each Bureau program, divided into discreet 
     elements;
       ``(8) relevant reports;
       ``(9) personnel records;
       ``(10) finance and payroll; and
       ``(11) such other items as the Secretary deems appropriate.
       ``(b) Implementation of System.--Not later than July 1, 
     2002, the Secretary shall complete implementation of such a 
     system at each field office and Bureau funded school.

     ``SEC. 1134. UNIFORM EDUCATION PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES.

       ``The Secretary shall cause the various divisions of the 
     Bureau to formulate uniform procedures and practices with 
     respect to such concerns of those divisions as relate to 
     education, and shall report such practices and procedures to 
     the Congress.

     ``SEC. 1135. RECRUITMENT OF INDIAN EDUCATORS.

       ``The Secretary shall institute a policy for the 
     recruitment of qualified Indian educators and a detailed plan 
     to promote employees from within the Bureau. Such plan shall 
     include opportunities for acquiring work experience prior to 
     actual work assignment.

     ``SEC. 1136. BIENNIAL REPORT; AUDITS.

       ``(a) Biennial Reports.--The Secretary shall submit to each 
     appropriate committee of Congress, all Bureau funded schools, 
     and the tribal governing bodies of such schools, a detailed 
     biennial report on the state of education within the Bureau 
     and any problems encountered in Indian education during the 
     2-year period covered by the report. Such report shall 
     contain suggestions for the improvement of the Bureau 
     educational system and for increasing tribal or local Indian 
     control of such system. Such report shall also include the 
     current status of tribally controlled community colleges. The 
     annual budget submission for the Bureau's education programs 
     shall include--
       ``(1) information on the funds provided to previously 
     private schools under section 208 of the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act, and 
     recommendations with respect to the future use of such funds;
       ``(2) the needs and costs of operations and maintenance of 
     tribally controlled community colleges eligible for 
     assistance under the Tribally Controlled Community College 
     Assistance Act of 1978 and recommendations with respect to 
     meeting such needs and costs; and
       ``(3) the plans required by sections 1121 (g), 1122(c), and 
     1125(b).
       ``(b) Financial and Compliance Audits.--The Inspector 
     General of the Department of the Interior shall establish a 
     system to ensure that financial and compliance audits are 
     conducted of each Bureau operated school at least once in 
     every 3 years. Audits of Bureau schools shall be based upon 
     the extent to which such school has complied with its local 
     financial plan under section 1130.

     ``SEC. 1137. RIGHTS OF INDIAN STUDENTS.

       ``The Secretary shall prescribe such rules and regulations 
     as are necessary to ensure the constitutional and civil 
     rights of Indian students attending Bureau funded schools, 
     including such students' right to privacy under the laws of 
     the United States, such students' right to freedom of 
     religion and expression, and such students' right to due 
     process in connection with disciplinary actions, suspensions, 
     and expulsions.

     ``SEC. 1138. REGULATIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to issue 
     only such regulations as are necessary to ensure compliance 
     with the specific provision of this Act. The Secretary shall 
     publish proposed regulations in the Federal Register, shall 
     provide a period of not less than 90 days for public comment 
     thereon, and shall place in parentheses after each regulatory 
     section the citation to any statutory provision providing 
     authority to promulgate such regulatory provision.
       ``(b) Miscellaneous.--
       ``(1) Construction.--The provisions of this Act shall 
     supersede any conflicting provisions of law (including any 
     conflicting regulations) in effect on the day before the date 
     of the enactment of this Act and the Secretary is authorized 
     to repeal any regulation inconsistent with the provisions of 
     this Act.
       ``(2) Legal authority to be stated.--Regulations issued to 
     implement this Act shall contain, immediately following each 
     substantive provision of such regulations, citations to the 
     particular section or sections of statutory law or other 
     legal authority upon which provision is based.

     ``SEC. 1138A. REGIONAL MEETINGS AND NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING.

       ``(a) Meetings.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall obtain tribal 
     involvement in the development of proposed regulations under 
     this part and the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988. 
     The Secretary shall obtain the advice of and recommendations 
     from representatives of Indian tribes with Bureau-funded 
     schools on their reservations, Indian tribes whose children 
     attend Bureau funded off-reservation boarding schools, school 
     boards, administrators or employees of Bureau-funded schools, 
     and parents and teachers of students enrolled in Bureau-
     funded schools.
       ``(2) Issues.--The Secretary shall provide for a 
     comprehensive discussion and exchange of information 
     concerning the implementation of this part and the Tribally 
     Controlled Schools Act of 1988 through such mechanisms as 
     regional meetings and electronic exchanges of information. 
     The Secretary shall take into account the information 
     received through such mechanisms in the development of 
     proposed regulations and shall publish a summary of such 
     information in the Federal Register together with such 
     proposed regulations.
       ``(b) Draft Regulations.--
       ``(1) In general.--After obtaining the advice and 
     recommendations described in subsection (a)(1) and before 
     publishing proposed regulations in the Federal Register, the 
     Secretary shall prepare draft regulations implementing this 
     part and the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 and 
     shall submit such regulations to a negotiated rulemaking 
     process. Participants in the negotiations process shall be 
     chosen by the Secretary from individuals nominated by the 
     entities described in subsection (a)(1). To the maximum 
     extent possible, the Secretary shall ensure that the tribal 
     representative membership chosen pursuant to the preceding 
     sentence reflects the proportionate share of students from 
     tribes served by the Bureau-funded school system. The 
     negotiation process shall be conducted in a timely manner in 
     order that the final regulations may issued by the Secretary 
     no later than 18 months after the enactment of this section.
       ``(2) Notification to congress.--If draft regulations 
     implementing this part and the Tribally Controlled Schools 
     Act of 1988 are not issued in final form by the deadline 
     provided in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall notify the 
     appropriate committees of Congress of which draft regulations 
     were not issued in final form by the deadline and the reason 
     such final regulations were not issued.
       ``(3) Expansion of negotiated rulemaking.--All regulations 
     pertaining to this part and the Tribally Controlled Schools 
     Act of 1988 that are promulgated after the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection shall be subject to a negotiated 
     rulemaking (including the selection of the regulations 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), 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 subsection (a), and the Secretary shall 
     ensure that a clear and reliable record of agree

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     ments reached during the negotiation process is maintained.
       ``(c) Applicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act.--The 
     Federal Advisory Committee Act shall apply to activities 
     carried out under this section.

     ``SEC. 1139. EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall provide grants to 
     tribes, tribal organizations, and consortia of tribes and 
     tribal organizations to fund early childhood development 
     programs that are operated by such tribes, organizations, or 
     consortia.
       ``(b) Amount of Grants.--
       ``(1) In general.--The total amount of the grants provided 
     under subsection (a) with respect to each tribe, tribal 
     organization, or consortium of tribes or tribal organizations 
     for each fiscal year shall be equal to the amount which bears 
     the same relationship to the total amount appropriated under 
     the authority of subsection (g) for such fiscal year (less 
     amounts provided under subsection (f)) as--
       ``(A) the total number of children under 6 years of age who 
     are members of--
       ``(i) such tribe;
       ``(ii) the tribe that authorized such tribal organization; 
     or
       ``(iii) any tribe that--

       ``(I) is a member of such consortium; or
       ``(II) authorizes any tribal organization that is a member 
     of such consortium; bears to

       ``(B) the total number of all children under 6 years of age 
     who are members of any tribe that--
       ``(i) is eligible to receive funds under subsection (a);
       ``(ii) is a member of a consortium that is eligible to 
     receive such funds; or
       ``(iii) authorizes a tribal organization that is eligible 
     to receive such funds.
       ``(2) Limitation.--No grant may be provided under 
     subsection (a)--
       ``(A) to any tribe that has less than 500 members;
       ``(B) to any tribal organization which is authorized--
       ``(i) by only one tribe that has less than 500 members; or
       ``(ii) by one or more tribes that have a combined total 
     membership of less than 500 members; or
       ``(C) to any consortium composed of tribes, or tribal 
     organizations authorized by tribes, that have a combined 
     total tribal membership of less than 500 members.
       ``(c) Application.
       ``(1) In general.--A grant may be provided under subsection 
     (a) to a tribe, tribal organization, or consortia of tribes 
     and tribal organizations only if the tribe, organization, or 
     consortia submits to the Secretary an application for the 
     grant at such time and in such form as the Secretary shall 
     prescribe.
       ``(2) Contents.--Applications submitted under paragraph (1) 
     shall set forth the early childhood development program that 
     the applicant desires to operate.
       ``(d) Requirement of Programs Funded.--The early childhood 
     development programs that are funded by grants provided under 
     subsection (a)--
       ``(1) shall coordinate existing programs and may provide 
     services that meet identified needs of parents and children 
     under 6 years of age which are not being met by existing 
     programs, including--
       ``(A) prenatal care;
       ``(B) nutrition education;
       ``(C) health education and screening;
       ``(D) family literacy services;
       ``(E) educational testing; and
       ``(F) other educational services;
       ``(2) may include instruction in the language, art, and 
     culture of the tribe; and
       ``(3) shall provide for periodic assessment of the program.
       ``(e) Coordination of Family Literacy Programs.--Family 
     literacy programs operated under this section or other 
     similar programs operated by the Bureau shall coordinate with 
     family literacy programs for Indian children under part B of 
     title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
     in order to avoid duplication and to encourage the 
     dissemination of information on quality family literacy 
     programs serving Indians.
       ``(f) Administrative Costs.--The Secretary shall, out of 
     funds appropriated under subsection (g), include in the 
     grants provided under subsection (a) amounts for 
     administrative costs incurred by the tribe, tribal 
     organization, or consortium of tribes in establishing and 
     maintaining the early childhood development program.
       ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of 
     carrying out the provisions of this section, there are 
     authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2000 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
     years 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004.

     ``SEC. 1140. TRIBAL DEPARTMENTS OR DIVISIONS OF EDUCATION.

       ``(a) In General.--Subject to the availability of 
     appropriations, the Secretary shall provide grants and 
     technical assistance to tribes for the development and 
     operation of tribal departments of education for the purpose 
     of planning and coordinating all educational programs of the 
     tribe.
       ``(b) Grants.--Grants provided under this section shall--
       ``(1) be based on applications from the governing body of 
     the tribe;
       ``(2) reflect factors such as geographic and population 
     diversity;
       ``(3) facilitate tribal control in all matters relating to 
     the education of Indian children on Indian reservations (and 
     on former Indian reservations in Oklahoma);
       ``(4) provide for the development of coordinated 
     educational programs on Indian reservations (and on former 
     Indian reservations in Oklahoma) (including all preschool, 
     elementary, secondary, and higher or vocational educational 
     programs funded by tribal, Federal, or other sources) by 
     encouraging tribal administrative support of all Bureau 
     funded educational programs as well as encouraging tribal 
     cooperation and coordination with all educational programs 
     receiving financial support from State agencies, other 
     Federal agencies, or private entities;
       ``(5) provide for the development and enforcement of tribal 
     educational codes, including tribal educational policies and 
     tribal standards applicable to curriculum, personnel, 
     students, facilities, and support programs; and
       ``(6) otherwise comply with regulations for grants under 
     section 103(a) of the Indian Self-Determination and 
     Educational Assistance Act that are in effect on the date 
     that application for such grants are made.
       ``(c) Priorities.--
       ``(1) In general.--In making grants under this section, the 
     Secretary shall give priority to any application that--
       ``(A) includes assurances from the majority of Bureau 
     funded schools located within the boundaries of the 
     reservation of the applicant that the tribal department of 
     education to be funded under this section will provide 
     coordinating services and technical assistance to all of such 
     schools, including the submission to each applicable agency 
     of a unified application for funding for all of such schools 
     which provides that--
       ``(i) no administrative costs other than those attributable 
     to the individual programs of such schools will be associated 
     with the unified application; and
       ``(ii) the distribution of all funds received under the 
     unified application will be equal to the amount of funds 
     provided by the applicable agency to which each of such 
     schools is entitled under law;
       ``(B) includes assurances from the tribal governing body 
     that the tribal department of education funded under this 
     section will administer all contracts or grants (except those 
     covered by the other provisions of this title and the 
     Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978) 
     for education programs administered by the tribe and will 
     coordinate all of the programs to the greatest extent 
     possible;
       ``(C) includes assurances for the monitoring and auditing 
     by or through the tribal department of education of all 
     education programs for which funds are provided by contract 
     or grant to ensure that the programs meet the requirements of 
     law; and
       ``(D) provides a plan and schedule for--
       ``(i) the assumption over the term of the grant by the 
     tribal department of education of all assets and functions of 
     the Bureau agency office associated with the tribe, insofar 
     as those responsibilities relate to education; and
       ``(ii) the termination by the Bureau of such operations and 
     office at the time of such assumption,
     except that when mutually agreeable between the tribal 
     governing body and the Assistant Secretary, the period in 
     which such assumption is to occur may be modified, reduced, 
     or extended after the initial year of the grant.
       ``(2) Time period of grant.--Subject to the availability of 
     appropriated funds, grants provided under this section shall 
     be provided for a period of 3 years and the grant may, if 
     performance by the grantee is satisfactory to the Secretary, 
     be renewed for additional 3-year terms.
       ``(d) Terms, Conditions, or Requirements.--The Secretary 
     shall not impose any terms, conditions, or requirements on 
     the provision of grants under this section that are not 
     specified in this section.
       ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of 
     carrying out the provisions of this section, there are 
     authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 
     and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
     years 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004.

     ``SEC. 1141. DEFINITIONS.

       ``For the purposes of this part, unless otherwise 
     specified:
       ``(1) Agency school board.--The term `agency school board' 
     means a body, the members of which are appointed by all of 
     the school boards of the schools located within an agency, 
     including schools operated under contract or grant, and the 
     number of such members shall be determined by the Secretary 
     in consultation with the affected tribes, except that, in 
     agencies serving a single school, the school board of such 
     school shall fulfill these duties, and in agencies having 
     schools or a school operated under contract or grant, one 
     such member at least shall be from such a school.
       ``(2) Bureau.--The term `Bureau' means the Bureau of Indian 
     Affairs of the Department of the Interior.
       ``(3) Bureau funded school.--The term `Bureau funded 
     school' means--
       ``(A) a Bureau school;
       ``(B) a contract or grant school; or
       ``(C) a school for which assistance is provided under the 
     Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988.
       ``(4) Bureau school.--The term `Bureau school' means a 
     Bureau operated elementary or secondary day or boarding 
     school or a Bureau operated dormitory for students attending 
     a school other than a Bureau school.
       ``(5) Contract or grant school.--The term `contract or 
     grant school' means an elemen

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     tary or secondary school or dormitory which receives 
     financial assistance for its operation under a contract, 
     grant or agreement with the Bureau under section 102, 103(a), 
     or 208 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
     Assistance Act, or under the Tribally Controlled Schools Act 
     of 1988.
       ``(6) Education line officer.--The term `education line 
     officer' means education personnel under the supervision of 
     the Director, whether located in the central, area, or agency 
     offices.
       ``(7) Financial plan.--The term `financial plan' means a 
     plan of services provided by each Bureau school.
       ``(8) Indian organization.--the term `Indian organization' 
     means any group, association, partnership, corporation, or 
     other legal entity owned or controlled by a federally 
     recognized Indian tribe or tribes, or a majority of whose 
     members are members of federally recognized tribes.
       ``(9) Local educational agency.--The term `local 
     educational agency' means a board of education or other 
     legally constituted local school authority having 
     administrative control and direction of free public education 
     in a county, township, independent, or other school district 
     located within a State, and includes any State agency which 
     directly operates and maintains facilities for providing free 
     public education.
       ``(10) Local school board.--The term `local school board', 
     when used with respect to a Bureau school, means a body 
     chosen in accordance with the laws of the tribe to be served 
     or, in the absence of such laws, elected by the parents of 
     the Indian children attending the school, except that in 
     schools serving a substantial number of students from 
     different tribes, the members shall be appointed by the 
     governing bodies of the tribes affected, and the number of 
     such members shall be determined by the Secretary in 
     consultation with the affected tribes.
       ``(11) Office.--The term `Office' means the Office of 
     Indian Education Programs within the Bureau.
       ``(12) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       ``(13) Supervisor.--The term `supervisor' means the 
     individual in the position of ultimate authority at a Bureau 
     school.
       ``(14) Tribal governing body.--The term `tribal governing 
     body' means, with respect to any school, the tribal governing 
     body, or tribal governing bodies, that represent at least 90 
     percent of the students served by such school.
       ``(15) Tribe.--The term `tribe' means any Indian tribe, 
     band, nation, or other organized group or community, 
     including any Alaska Native village or regional or village 
     corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the 
     Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, which is recognized as 
     eligible for the special programs and services provided by 
     the United States to Indians because of their status as 
     Indians.''.
          Subtitle C--Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988

     SEC. 420. TRIBALLY CONTROLLED SCHOOLS.

       Sections 5202 through 5212 of Public Law 100-297 (25 U.S.C. 
     2501 et seq.) are amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 5202. FINDINGS.

       ``Congress, after careful review of the Federal 
     Government's historical and special legal relationship with, 
     and resulting responsibilities to, Indians, finds that--
       ``(1) the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
     Assistance Act, which was a product of the legitimate 
     aspirations and a recognition of the inherent authority of 
     Indian nations, was and is a crucial positive step towards 
     tribal and community control;
       ``(2) the Bureau of Indian Affairs' administration and 
     domination of the contracting process under such Act has not 
     provided the full opportunity to develop leadership skills 
     crucial to the realization of self-government and has denied 
     Indians an effective voice in the planning and implementation 
     of programs for the benefit of Indians which are responsive 
     to the true needs of Indian communities;
       ``(3) Indians will never surrender their desire to control 
     their relationships both among themselves and with non-Indian 
     governments, organizations, and persons;
       ``(4) true self-determination in any society of people is 
     dependent upon an educational process which will ensure the 
     development of qualified people to fulfill meaningful 
     leadership roles;
       ``(5) the Federal administration of education for Indian 
     children has not effected the desired level of educational 
     achievement or created the diverse opportunities and personal 
     satisfaction that education can and should provide;
       ``(6) true local control requires the least possible 
     Federal interference; and
       ``(7) the time has come to enhance the concepts made 
     manifest in the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
     Assistance Act.

     ``SEC. 5203. DECLARATION OF POLICY.

       ``(a) Recognition.--Congress recognizes the obligation of 
     the United States to respond to the strong expression of the 
     Indian people for self-determination by assuring maximum 
     Indian participation in the direction of educational services 
     so as to render such services more responsive to the needs 
     and desires of those communities.
       ``(b) Commitment.--Congress declares its commitment to the 
     maintenance of the Federal Government's unique and continuing 
     trust relationship with and responsibility to the Indian 
     people through the establishment of a meaningful Indian self-
     determination policy for education which will deter further 
     perpetuation of Federal bureaucratic domination of programs.
       ``(c) National Goal.--Congress declares that a major 
     national goal of the United States is to provide the 
     resources, processes, and structure which will enable tribes 
     and local communities to effect the quantity and quality of 
     educational services and opportunities which will permit 
     Indian children to compete and excel in the life areas of 
     their choice and to achieve the measure of self-determination 
     essential to their social and economic well-being.
       ``(d) Educational Needs.--Congress affirms the reality of 
     the special and unique educational needs of Indian peoples, 
     including the need for programs to meet the linguistic and 
     cultural aspirations of Indian tribes and communities. These 
     may best be met through a grant process.
       ``(e) Federal Relations.--Congress declares its commitment 
     to these policies and its support, to the full extent of its 
     responsibility, for Federal relations with the Indian 
     Nations.
       ``(f) Termination.--Congress hereby repudiates and rejects 
     House Resolution 108 of the 83d Congress and any policy of 
     unilateral termination of Federal relations with any Indian 
     Nation.

     ``SEC. 5204. GRANTS AUTHORIZED.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Eligibility.--The Secretary shall provide grants to 
     Indian tribes, and tribal organizations that--
       ``(A) operate contract schools under title XI of the 
     Education Amendments of 1978 and notify the Secretary of 
     their election to operate the schools with assistance under 
     this part rather than continuing as contract school;
       ``(B) operate other tribally controlled schools eligible 
     for assistance under this part and submit applications (which 
     are approved by their tribal governing bodies) to the 
     Secretary for such grants; or
       ``(C) elect to assume operation of Bureau funded schools 
     with the assistance under this part and submit applications 
     (which are approved by their tribal governing bodies) to the 
     Secretary for such grants.
       ``(2) Deposit of funds.--Grants provided under this part 
     shall be deposited into the general operating fund of the 
     tribally controlled school with respect to which the grant is 
     made.
       ``(3) Use of funds.--(A) Except as otherwise provided in 
     this paragraph, grants provided under this part shall be used 
     to defray, at the discretion of the school board of the 
     tribally controlled school with respect to which the grant is 
     provided, any expenditures for education related activities 
     for which any funds that compose the grant may be used under 
     the laws described in section 5205(a), including, but not 
     limited to, expenditures for--
       ``(i) school operations, academic, educational, 
     residential, guidance and counseling, and administrative 
     purposes; and
       ``(ii) support services for the school, including 
     transportation.
       ``(B) Grants provided under this part may, at the 
     discretion of the school board of the tribally controlled 
     school with respect to which such grant is provided, be used 
     to defray operations and maintenance expenditures for the 
     school if any funds for the operation and maintenance of the 
     school are allocated to the school under the provisions of 
     any of the laws described in section 5205(a).
       ``(b) Limitations.--
       ``(1) One grant per tribe or organization per fiscal 
     year.--Not more than one grant may be provided under this 
     part with respect to any Indian tribe or tribal organization 
     for any fiscal year.
       ``(2) Nonsectarian use.--Funds provided under any grant 
     made under this part may not be used in connection with 
     religious worship or sectarian instruction.
       ``(3) Administrative costs limitation.--Funds provided 
     under any grant under this part may not be expended for 
     administrative costs (as defined in section 1128(h)(1) of the 
     Education Amendments of 1978) in excess of the amount 
     generated for such costs under section 1128 of such Act.
       ``(c) Limitation on Transfer of Funds Among Schoolsites.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a grantee that operates 
     schools at more than one schoolsite, the grantee may expend 
     not more than the lesser of--
       ``(A) 10 percent of the funds allocated for such schoolsite 
     under section 1128 of the Education Amendments of 1978; or
       ``(B) $400,000 of such funds, at any other schoolsite.
       ``(2) Definition of schoolsite.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `schoolsite' means the physical location 
     and the facilities of an elementary or secondary educational 
     or residential program operated by, or under contract or 
     grant with, the Bureau for which a discreet student count is 
     identified under the funding formula established under 
     section 1127 of the Education Amendments of 1978.
       ``(d) No Requirement To Accept Grants.--Nothing in this 
     part may be construed--
       ``(1) to require a tribe or tribal organization to apply 
     for or accept; or
       ``(2) to allow any person to coerce any tribe or tribal 
     organization to apply for, or accept,
     a grant under this part to plan, conduct, and administer all 
     of, or any portion of, any Bureau program. Such applications 
     and the timing of such applications shall be strictly 
     voluntary. Nothing in this part may be construed as allowing 
     or requiring any grant with any entity other than the entity 
     to which the grant is provided.

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       ``(e) No Effect on Federal Responsibility.--Grants provided 
     under this part shall not terminate, modify, suspend, or 
     reduce the responsibility of the Federal Government to 
     provide a program.
       ``(f) Retrocession.--
       ``(1) In general.--Whenever a tribal governing body 
     requests retrocession of any program for which assistance is 
     provided under this part, such retrocession shall become 
     effective upon a date specified by the Secretary that is not 
     later than 120 days after the date on which the tribal 
     governing body requests the retrocession. A later date as may 
     be specified if mutually agreed upon by the Secretary and the 
     tribal governing body. If such a program is retroceded, the 
     Secretary shall provide to any Indian tribe served by such 
     program at least the same quantity and quality of services 
     that would have been provided under such program at the level 
     of funding provided under this part prior to the 
     retrocession.
       ``(2) Status after retrocession.--The tribe requesting 
     retrocession shall specify whether the retrocession is to 
     status as a Bureau operated school or as a school operated 
     under contract under title XI of the Education Amendments of 
     1978.
       ``(3) Transfer of equipment and materials.--Except as 
     otherwise determined by the Secretary, the tribe or tribal 
     organization operating the program to be retroceded must 
     transfer to the Secretary (or to the tribe or tribal 
     organization which will operate the program as a contract 
     school) the existing equipment and materials which were 
     acquired--
       ``(A) with assistance under this part; or
       ``(B) upon assumption of operation of the program under 
     this part if the school was a Bureau funded school under 
     title XI of the Education Amendments of 1978 before receiving 
     assistance under this part.
       ``(g) Prohibition of Termination for Administrative 
     Convenience.--Grants provided under this part may not be 
     terminated, modified, suspended, or reduced solely for the 
     convenience of the administering agency.

     ``SEC. 5205. COMPOSITION OF GRANTS.

       ``(a) In General.--The grant provided under this part to an 
     Indian tribe or tribal organization for any fiscal year shall 
     consist of--
       ``(1) the total amount of funds allocated for such fiscal 
     year under sections 1127 and 1128 of the Education Amendments 
     of 1978 with respect to the tribally controlled schools 
     eligible for assistance under this part which are operated by 
     such Indian tribe or tribal organization, including, but not 
     limited to, funds provided under such sections, or under any 
     other provision of law, for transportation costs;
       ``(2) to the extent requested by such Indian tribe or 
     tribal organization, the total amount of funds provided from 
     operations and maintenance accounts and, notwithstanding 
     section 105 of the Indian Self-Determination Act, or any 
     other provision of law, other facilities accounts for such 
     schools for such fiscal year (including but not limited to 
     those referenced under section 1126(d) of the Education 
     Amendments of 1978 or any other law); and
       ``(3) the total amount of funds that are allocated to such 
     schools for such fiscal year under--
       ``(A) title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965;
       ``(B) the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; and
       ``(C) any other Federal education law, that are allocated 
     to such schools for such fiscal year.
       ``(b) Special Rules.--
       ``(1) In general.--(A) Funds allocated to a tribally 
     controlled school by reason of paragraph (1) or (2) of 
     subsection (a) shall be subject to the provisions of this 
     part and shall not be subject to any additional restriction, 
     priority, or limitation that is imposed by the Bureau with 
     respect to funds provided under--
       ``(i) title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965;
       ``(ii) the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; or
       ``(iii) any Federal education law other than title XI of 
     the Education Amendments of 1978.
       ``(B) Indian tribes and tribal organizations to which 
     grants are provided under this part, and tribally controlled 
     schools for which such grants are provided, shall not be 
     subject to any requirements, obligations, restrictions, or 
     limitations imposed by the Bureau that would otherwise apply 
     solely by reason of the receipt of funds provided under any 
     law referred to in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of subparagraph 
     (A).
       ``(2) Schools considered contract schools.--Tribally 
     controlled schools for which grants are provided under this 
     part shall be treated as contract schools for the purposes of 
     allocation of funds under sections 1126(d), 1127, and 1128 of 
     the Education Amendments of 1978.
       ``(3) Schools considered Bureau schools.--Tribally 
     controlled schools for which grants are provided under this 
     chapter shall be treated as Bureau schools for the purposes 
     of allocation of funds provided under--
       ``(A) title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965;
       ``(B) the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; and
       ``(C) any other Federal education law, that are distributed 
     through the Bureau.
       ``(4) Accounts; use of certain funds.--(A) Notwithstanding 
     section 5204(a)(2), with respect to funds from facilities 
     improvement and repair, alteration and renovation (major or 
     minor), health and safety, or new construction accounts 
     included in the grant under section 5204(a), the grantee 
     shall maintain a separate account for such funds. At the end 
     of the period designated for the work covered by the funds 
     received, the grantee shall submit to the Secretary a 
     separate accounting of the work done and the funds expended 
     to the Secretary. Funds received from these accounts may only 
     be used for the purpose for which they were appropriated and 
     for the work encompassed by the application or submission 
     under which they were received.
       ``(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), a school receiving 
     a grant under this part for facilities improvement and repair 
     may use such grant funds for new construction if the tribal 
     government or other organization provides funding for the new 
     construction equal to at least 25 percent of the total cost 
     of such new construction.
       ``(C) Where the appropriations measure or the application 
     submission does not stipulate a period for the work covered 
     by the funds so designated, the Secretary and the grantee 
     shall consult and determine such a period prior to the 
     transfer of the funds. A period so determined may be extended 
     upon mutual agreement of the Secretary and the grantee.
       ``(5) Enforcement of request to include funds.--If the 
     Secretary fails to carry out a request made under subsection 
     (a)(2) within 180 days of a request filed by an Indian tribe 
     or tribal organization to include in such tribe or 
     organization's grant the funds described in subsection 
     (a)(2), the Secretary shall be deemed to have approved such 
     request and the Secretary shall immediately amend the grant 
     accordingly. Such tribe or organization may enforce its 
     rights under subsection (a)(2) and this paragraph, including 
     any denial or failure to act on such tribe or organization's 
     request, pursuant to the disputes authority described in 
     section 5209(e).

     ``SEC. 5206. ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANTS.

       ``(a) Rules.--
       ``(1) In general.--A tribally controlled school is eligible 
     for assistance under this part if the school--
       ``(A) on April 28, 1988, was a contract school under title 
     XI of the Education Amendments of 1978 and the tribe or 
     tribal organization operating the school submits to the 
     Secretary a written notice of election to receive a grant 
     under this part;
       ``(B) was a Bureau operated school under title XI of the 
     Education Amendments of 1978 and has met the requirements of 
     subsection (b);
       ``(C) is a school for which the Bureau has not provided 
     funds, but which has met the requirements of subsection (c); 
     or
       ``(D) is a school with respect to which an election has 
     been made under paragraph (2) and which has met the 
     requirements of subsection (b).
       ``(2) New schools.--Any application which has been 
     submitted under the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
     Assistance Act by an Indian tribe for a school which is not 
     in operation on the date of the enactment of the Student 
     Results Act of 1999 shall be reviewed under the guidelines 
     and regulations for applications submitted under the Indian 
     Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act that were in 
     effect at the time the application was submitted, unless the 
     Indian tribe or tribal organization elects to have the 
     application reviewed under the provisions of subsection (b).
       ``(b) Additional Requirements for Bureau Funded Schools and 
     Certain Electing Schools.--
       ``(1) Bureau funded schools.--A school that was a Bureau 
     funded school under title XI of the Education Amendments of 
     1978 on the date of the enactment of the Student Results Act 
     of 1999, and any school with respect to which an election is 
     made under subsection (a)(2), meets the requirements of this 
     subsection if--
       ``(A) the Indian tribe or tribal organization that 
     operates, or desires to operate, the school submits to the 
     Secretary an application requesting that the Secretary--
       ``(i) transfer operation of the school to the Indian tribe 
     or tribal organization, if the Indian tribe or tribal 
     organization is not already operating the school; and
       ``(ii) make a determination as to whether the school is 
     eligible for assistance under this part; and
       ``(B) the Secretary makes a determination that the school 
     is eligible for assistance under this part.
       ``(2) Certain electing schools.--(A) By not later than the 
     date that is 120 days after the date on which an application 
     is submitted to the Secretary under paragraph (1)(A), the 
     Secretary shall determine--
       ``(i) in the case of a school which is not being operated 
     by the Indian tribe or tribal organization, whether to 
     transfer operation of the school to the Indian tribe or 
     tribal organization; and
       ``(ii) whether the school is eligible for assistance under 
     this part.
       ``(B) In considering applications submitted under paragraph 
     (1)(A), the Secretary--
       ``(i) shall transfer operation of the school to the Indian 
     tribe or tribal organization, if the tribe or tribal 
     organization is not already operating the school; and
       ``(ii) shall determine that the school is eligible for 
     assistance under this part, unless the Secretary finds by 
     clear and convincing evidence that the services to be 
     provided by the Indian tribe or tribal organization will

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     be deleterious to the welfare of the Indians served by the 
     school.
       ``(C) In considering applications submitted under paragraph 
     (1)(A), the Secretary shall consider whether the Indian tribe 
     or tribal organization would be deficient in operating the 
     school with respect to--
       ``(i) equipment;
       ``(ii) bookkeeping and accounting procedures;
       ``(iii) ability to adequately manage a school; or
       ``(iv) adequately trained personnel.
       ``(c) Additional Requirements for a School Which Is Not a 
     Bureau Funded School.--
       ``(1) In general.--A school which is not a Bureau funded 
     school under title XI of the Education Amendments of 1978 
     meets the requirements of this subsection if--
       ``(A) the Indian tribe or tribal organization that 
     operates, or desires to operate, the school submits to the 
     Secretary an application requesting a determination by the 
     Secretary as to whether the school is eligible for assistance 
     under this part; and
       ``(B) the Secretary makes a determination that a school is 
     eligible for assistance under this part.
       ``(2) Deadline for determination by secretary.--(A) By not 
     later than the date that is 180 days after the date on which 
     an application is submitted to the Secretary under paragraph 
     (1)(A), the Secretary shall determine whether the school is 
     eligible for assistance under this part.
       ``(B) In making the determination under subparagraph (A), 
     the Secretary shall give equal consideration to each of the 
     following factors:
       ``(i) with respect to the applicant's proposal--
       ``(I) the adequacy of facilities or the potential to obtain 
     or provide adequate facilities;
       ``(II) geographic and demographic factors in the affected 
     areas;
       ``(III) adequacy of the applicant's program plans;
       ``(IV) geographic proximity of comparable public education; 
     and
       ``(V) the needs as expressed by all affected parties, 
     including but not limited to students, families, tribal 
     governments at both the central and local levels, and school 
     organizations; and
       ``(ii) with respect to all education services already 
     available--
       ``(I) geographic and demographic factors in the affected 
     areas;
       ``(II) adequacy and comparability of programs already 
     available;
       ``(III) consistency of available programs with tribal 
     education codes or tribal legislation on education; and
       ``(IV) the history and success of these services for the 
     proposed population to be served, as determined from all 
     factors including, if relevant, standardized examination 
     performance.
       ``(C) The Secretary may not make a determination under this 
     paragraph that is primarily based upon the geographic 
     proximity of comparable public education.
       ``(D) Applications submitted under paragraph (1)(A) shall 
     include information on the factors described in subparagraph 
     (B)(i), but the applicant may also provide the Secretary such 
     information relative to the factors described in subparagraph 
     (B)(ii) as the applicant considers appropriate.
       ``(E) If the Secretary fails to make a determination under 
     subparagraph (A) with respect to an application within 180 
     days after the date on which the Secretary received the 
     application, the Secretary shall be treated as having made a 
     determination that the tribally controlled school is eligible 
     for assistance under the title and the grant shall become 
     effective 18 months after the date on which the Secretary 
     received the application, or on an earlier date, at the 
     Secretary's discretion.
       ``(d) Filing of Applications and Reports.--
       ``(1) In general.--All applications and reports submitted 
     to the Secretary under this part, and any amendments to such 
     applications or reports, shall be filed with the education 
     line officer designated by the Director of the Office of 
     Indian Education Programs of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 
     The date on which such filing occurs shall, for purposes of 
     this part, be treated as the date on which the application or 
     amendment was submitted to the Secretary.
       ``(2) Supporting documentation.--Any application that is 
     submitted under this chapter shall be accompanied by a 
     document indicating the action taken by the tribal governing 
     body in authorizing such application.
       ``(e) Effective Date for Approved Applications.--Except as 
     provided by subsection (c)(2)(E), a grant provided under this 
     part, and any transfer of the operation of a Bureau school 
     made under subsection (b), shall become effective beginning 
     the academic year succeeding the fiscal year in which the 
     application for the grant or transfer is made, or at an 
     earlier date determined by the Secretary.
       ``(f) Denial of Applications.--
       ``(1) In general.--Whenever the Secretary refuses to 
     approve a grant under this chapter, to transfer operation of 
     a Bureau school under subsection (b), or determines that a 
     school is not eligible for assistance under this part, the 
     Secretary shall--
       ``(A) state the objections in writing to the tribe or 
     tribal organization within the allotted time;
       ``(B) provide assistance to the tribe or tribal 
     organization to overcome all stated objections.
       ``(C) at the request of the tribe or tribal organization, 
     provide the tribe or tribal organization a hearing on the 
     record under the same rules and regulations that apply under 
     the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act; 
     and
       ``(D) provide an opportunity to appeal the objection 
     raised.
       ``(2) Timeline for reconsideration of amended 
     applications.--The Secretary shall reconsider any amended 
     application submitted under this part within 60 days after 
     the amended application is submitted to the Secretary.
       ``(g) Report.--The Bureau shall submit an annual report to 
     the Congress on all applications received, and actions taken 
     (including the costs associated with such actions), under 
     this section at the same time that the President is required 
     to submit to Congress the budget under section 1105 of title 
     31, United States Code.

     ``SEC. 5207. DURATION OF ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION.

       ``(a) In General.--If the Secretary determines that a 
     tribally controlled school is eligible for assistance under 
     this part, the eligibility determination shall remain in 
     effect until the determination is revoked by the Secretary, 
     and the requirements of subsection (b) or (c) of section 
     5206, if applicable, shall be considered to have been met 
     with respect to such school until the eligibility 
     determination is revoked by the Secretary.
       ``(b) Annual Reports.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each recipient of a grant provided under 
     this part shall complete an annual report which shall be 
     limited to--
       ``(A) an annual financial statement reporting revenue and 
     expenditures as defined by the cost accounting established by 
     the grantee;
       ``(B) an annual financial audit conducted pursuant to the 
     standards of the Single Audit Act of 1984;
       ``(C) an annual submission to the Secretary of the number 
     of students served and a brief description of programs 
     offered under the grant; and
       ``(D) a program evaluation conducted by an impartial 
     evaluation review team, to be based on the standards 
     established for purposes of subsection (c)(1)(A)(ii).
       ``(2) Evaluation review teams.--Where appropriate, other 
     tribally controlled schools and representatives of tribally 
     controlled community colleges shall make up members of the 
     evaluation review teams.
       ``(3) Evaluations.--In the case of a school which is 
     accredited, evaluations will be conducted at intervals under 
     the terms of accreditation.
       ``(4) Submission of report.--
       ``(A) To tribally governing body.--Upon completion of the 
     report required under paragraph (a), the recipient of the 
     grant shall send (via first class mail, return receipt 
     requested) a copy of such annual report to the tribal 
     governing body (as defined in section 1132(f) of the 
     Education Amendments of 1978) of the tribally controlled 
     school.
       ``(B) To secretary.--Not later than 30 days after receiving 
     written confirmation that the tribal governing body has 
     received the report send pursuant to subsection (A), the 
     recipient of the grant shall send a copy of the report to the 
     Secretary.
       ``(c) Revocation of Eligibility.--
       ``(1) In general.--(A) The Secretary shall not revoke a 
     determination that a school is eligible for assistance under 
     this part if--
       ``(i) the Indian tribe or tribal organization submits the 
     reports required under subsection (b) with respect to the 
     school; and
       ``(ii) at least one of the following subclauses applies 
     with respect to the school:
       ``(I) The school is certified or accredited by a State or 
     regional accrediting association or is a candidate in good 
     standing for such accreditation under the rules of the State 
     or regional accrediting association, showing that credits 
     achieved by the students within the education programs are, 
     or will be, accepted at grade level by a State certified or 
     regionally accredited institution.
       ``(II) A determination made by the Secretary that there is 
     a reasonable expectation that the accreditation described in 
     subclause (I), or the candidacy in good standing for such 
     accreditation, will be reached by the school within 3 years 
     and that the program offered by the school is beneficial to 
     the Indian students.
       ``(III) The school is accredited by a tribal department of 
     education if such accreditation is accepted by a generally 
     recognized regional or State accreditation agency.
       ``(IV) The schools accept the standards promulgated under 
     section 1121 of the Education Amendments of 1978 and an 
     evaluation of performance is conducted under this section in 
     conformance with the regulations pertaining to Bureau 
     operated schools by an impartial evaluator chosen by the 
     grantee, but no grantee shall be required to comply with 
     these standards to a higher degree than a comparable Bureau 
     operated school.
       ``(V) A positive evaluation of the school is conducted by 
     an impartial evaluator agreed upon by the Secretary and the 
     grantee every 2 years under standards adopted by the 
     contractor under a contract for a school entered into under 
     the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
     (or revisions of such standards agreed to by the Secretary 
     and the grantee) prior to the date of the enactment of this 
     Act. If the Secretary and the grantee other than the tribal 
     governing body fail to agree on such an evaluator, the tribal 
     governing body shall choose the evaluator or perform the 
     evaluation. If the Secretary and a grantee which is the 
     tribal governing body fail to agree on such an evaluator, 
     this subclause shall not apply.

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       ``(B) The choice of standards employed for the purpose of 
     subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be consistent with section 1121(e) 
     of the Education Amendments of 1978.
       ``(2) Notice requirements for revocation.--The Secretary 
     shall not revoke a determination that a school is eligible 
     for assistance under this part, or reassume control of a 
     school that was a Bureau school prior to approval of an 
     application submitted under section 5206(b)(1)(A) until the 
     Secretary--
       ``(A) provides notice to the tribally controlled school and 
     the tribal governing body (within the meaning of section 
     1141(14) of the Education Amendments of 1978) of the tribally 
     controlled school which states--
       ``(i) the specific deficiencies that led to the revocation 
     or resumption determination; and
       ``(ii) the actions that are needed to remedy such 
     deficiencies; and
       ``(B) affords such authority an opportunity to effect the 
     remedial actions.
       ``(3) Technical assistance.--The Secretary shall provide 
     such technical assistance as is practicable to effect such 
     remedial actions. Such notice and technical assistance shall 
     be in addition to a hearing and appeal to be conducted 
     pursuant to the regulations described in section 
     5206(f)(1)(C).
       ``(d) Applicability of Section Pursuant to Election Under 
     Section 5209(b).--With respect to a tribally controlled 
     school which receives assistance under this part pursuant to 
     an election made under section 5209(b)--
       ``(1) subsection (b) of this section shall apply; and
       ``(2) the Secretary may not revoke eligibility for 
     assistance under this part except in conformance with 
     subsection (c) of this section.

     ``SEC. 5208. PAYMENT OF GRANTS; INVESTMENT OF FUNDS.

       ``(a) Payments.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall make payments to grantees 
     under this part in two payments, of which--
       ``(A) the first payment shall be made not later than July 
     15 of each year in an amount equal to 85 percent of the 
     amount which the grantee was entitled to receive during the 
     preceding academic year; and
       ``(B) the second payment, consisting of the remainder to 
     which the grantee is entitled for the academic year, shall be 
     made not later than December 1 of each year.
       ``(2) Newly funded schools.--For any school for which no 
     payment under this part was made from Bureau funds in the 
     preceding academic year, full payment of the amount computed 
     for the first academic year of eligibility under this part 
     shall be made not later than December 1 of the academic year.
       ``(3) Late funding.--With regard to funds for grantees that 
     become available for obligation on October 1 of the fiscal 
     year for which such funds are appropriated, the Secretary 
     shall make payments to grantees not later than December 1 of 
     the fiscal year.
       ``(4) Applicability of certain title 31 provisions.--The 
     provisions of chapter 39 of Title 31, United States Code, 
     shall apply to the payments required to be made by paragraphs 
     (1), (2), and (3).
       ``(5) Restrictions.--Paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) shall be 
     subject to any restriction on amounts of payments under this 
     part that are imposed by a continuing resolution or other Act 
     appropriating the funds involved.
       ``(b) Investment of Funds.--
       ``(1) Treatment of interest and investment income.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any interest or 
     investment income that accrues to any funds provided under 
     this part after such funds are paid to the Indian tribe or 
     tribal organization and before such funds are expended for 
     the purpose for which such funds were provided under this 
     part shall be the property of the Indian tribe or tribal 
     organization and shall not be taken into account by any 
     officer or employee of the Federal Government in determining 
     whether to provide assistance, or the amount of assistance, 
     under any provision of Federal law. Such interest income 
     shall be spent on behalf of the school.
       ``(2) Permissible investments.--Funds provided under this 
     part may be invested by the Indian tribe or tribal 
     organization before such funds are expended for the purposes 
     of this part so long as such funds are--
       ``(A) invested by the Indian tribe or tribal organization 
     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
       ``(B) deposited only into accounts that are insure by and 
     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.
       ``(c) Recoveries.--For the purposes of underrecovery and 
     overrecovery determinations by any Federal agency for any 
     other funds, from whatever source derived, funds received 
     under this part shall not be taken into consideration.

     ``SEC. 5209. APPLICATION WITH RESPECT TO INDIAN SELF-
                   DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT.

       ``(a) Certain Provisions To Apply to Grants.--The following 
     provisions of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
     Assistance Act (and any subsequent revisions thereto or 
     renumbering thereof), shall apply to grants provided under 
     this part:
       ``(1) Section 5(f) (relating to single agency audit).
       ``(2) Section 6 (relating to criminal activities; 
     penalties).
       ``(3) Section 7 (relating to wage and labor standards).
       ``(4) Section 104 (relating to retention of Federal 
     employee coverage).
       ``(5) Section 105(f) (relating to Federal property).
       ``(6) Section 105(k) (relating to access to Federal sources 
     of supply).
       ``(7) Section 105(l) (relating to lease of facility used 
     for administration and delivery of services).
       ``(8) Section 106(e) (relating to limitation on remedies 
     relating to cost allowances).
       ``(9) Section 106(i) (relating to use of funds for matching 
     or cost participation requirements).
       ``(10) Section 106(j) (relating to allowable uses of 
     funds).
       ``(11) Section 108(c) (Model Agreements provisions 
     (1)(a)(5) (relating to limitations of costs), (1)(a)(7) 
     (relating to records and monitoring), (1)(a)(8) (relating to 
     property), and (a)(1)(9) (relating to availability of funds).
       ``(12) Section 109 (relating to reassumption).
       ``(13) Section 111 (relating to sovereign immunity and 
     trusteeship rights unaffected).
       ``(b) Election for Grant in Lieu of Contract.--
       ``(1) In general.--Contractors for activities to which this 
     part applies who have entered into a contract under the 
     Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act that 
     is in effect upon the date of the enactment of the Student 
     Results Act of 1999 may, by giving notice to the Secretary, 
     elect to have the provisions of this part apply to such 
     activity in lieu of such contract.
       ``(2) Effective date of election.--Any election made under 
     paragraph (1) shall take effect on the later of--
       ``(A) October 1 of the fiscal year succeeding the fiscal 
     year in which such election is made; or
       ``(B) 60 days after the date of such election.
       ``(3) Exception.--In any case in which the 60-day period 
     referred to in paragraph (2)(B) is less than 60 days before 
     the beginning of the succeeding fiscal year, such election 
     shall not take effect until the fiscal year after the fiscal 
     year succeeding the election.
       ``(c) No Duplication.--No funds may be provided under any 
     contract entered into under the Indian Self-Determination and 
     Education Assistance Act to pay any expenses incurred in 
     providing any program or services if a grant has been made 
     under this part to pay such expenses.
       ``(d) Transfers and Carryovers.--
       ``(1) Buildings, equipment, supplies, materials.--A tribe 
     or tribal organization assuming the operation of--
       ``(A) a Bureau school with assistance under this part shall 
     be entitled to the transfer or use of buildings, equipment, 
     supplies, and materials to the same extent as if it were 
     contracting under the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
     Assistance Act; or
       ``(B) a contract school with assistance under this part 
     shall be entitled to the transfer or use of buildings, 
     equipment, supplies and materials that were used in the 
     operation of the contract school to the same extent as if it 
     were contracting under the Indian Self-Determination and 
     Education Assistance Act.
       ``(2) Funds.--Any tribe or tribal organization which 
     assumes operation of a Bureau school with assistance under 
     this part and any tribe or tribal organization which elects 
     to operate a school with assistance under this part rather 
     that to continue as a contract school shall be entitled to 
     any funds which would carryover from the previous fiscal year 
     as if such school were operated as a contract school.
       ``(e) Exceptions, Problems, and Disputes.--Any exception or 
     problem cited in an audit conducted pursuant to section 
     5207(b)(2), any dispute regarding a grant authorized to be 
     made pursuant to this part or any amendment to such grant, 
     and any dispute involving an administrative cost grant under 
     section 1128 of the Education Amendments of 1978 shall be 
     administered under the provisions governing such exceptions, 
     problems, or disputes in the case of contracts under the 
     Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 
     1975. The Equal Access to Justice Act shall apply to 
     administrative appeals filed after September 8, 1988, by 
     grantees regarding a grant under this part, including an 
     administrative cost grant.

     ``SEC. 5210. ROLE OF THE DIRECTOR.

       ``Applications for grants under this part, and all 
     application modifications, shall be reviewed and approved by 
     personnel under the direction and control of the Director of 
     the Office of Indian Education Programs. Required reports 
     shall be submitted to education personnel under the direction 
     and control of the Director of such Office.

     ``SEC. 5211. REGULATIONS.

       ``The Secretary is authorized to issue regulations relating 
     to the discharge of duties specifically assigned to the 
     Secretary by this part. In all other matters relating to the 
     details of planning, development, implementing, and 
     evaluating grants under this part, the Secretary shall not 
     issue regulations. Regulations issued pursuant to this part 
     shall not have the standing of a Federal statute for the 
     purposes of judicial review.

     ``SEC. 5212. THE TRIBALLY CONTROLLED GRANT SCHOOL ENDOWMENT 
                   PROGRAM.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Each school receiving grants under this part may 
     establish, at a Federally insured banking and savings 
     institution, a trust fund for the purposes of this section.

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       ``(2) The school may provide--
       ``(A) for the deposit into the trust fund, only funds from 
     non-Federal sources, except that the interest on funds 
     received from grants under this part may be used for this 
     purpose;
       ``(B) for the deposit in the account of any earnings on 
     funds deposited in the account; and
       ``(C) for the sole use of the school any noncash, in-kind 
     contributions of real or personal property, such property may 
     at any time be converted to cash.
       ``(b) Interest.--Interest from the fund established under 
     subsection (a) may periodically be withdrawn and used, at the 
     discretion of the school, to defray any expenses associated 
     with the operation of the school.

     ``SEC. 5213. DEFINITIONS.

       ``For the purposes of this part:
       ``(1) Bureau.--The term `Bureau' means the Bureau of Indian 
     Affairs of the Department of the Interior.
       ``(2) Eligible indian student.--The term `eligible Indian 
     student' has the meaning of such term in section 1127(f) of 
     the Education Amendments of 1978.
       ``(3) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian tribe' means any 
     Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or 
     community, including Alaska Native Village or regional 
     corporations (as defined in or established pursuant to the 
     Alaskan Native Claims Settlement Act, which is recognized as 
     eligible for the special programs and services provided by 
     the United States to Indians because of their status as 
     Indians.
       ``(4) Local educational agency.--The term a `local 
     educational agency' means a public board of education or 
     other public authority legally constituted within a State for 
     either administrative control or direction of, or to perform 
     a service function for, public elementary or secondary 
     schools in a city, county, township, school district, or 
     other political subdivision of a State or such combination of 
     school districts or counties as are recognized in a State as 
     an administrative agency for its public elementary or 
     secondary schools. Such term includes any other public 
     institution or agency having administrative control and 
     direction of a public elementary or secondary school.
       ``(5) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       ``(6) Tribal organization.--(A) The term `tribal 
     organization' means--
       ``(i) the recognized governing body of any Indian tribe; or
       ``(ii) any legally established organization of Indians 
     which--
       ``(I) is controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by such 
     governing body or is democratically elected by the adult 
     members of the Indian community to be served by such 
     organization; and
       ``(II) includes the maximum participation of Indians in all 
     phases of its activities.
       ``(B) In any case in which a grant is provided under this 
     part to an organization to provide services benefiting more 
     than one Indian tribe, the approval of the governing bodies 
     of Indian tribes representing 80 percent of those students 
     attending the tribally controlled school shall be considered 
     a sufficient tribal authorization for such grant.
       ``(7) Tribally controlled school.--The term `tribally 
     controlled school' means a school operated by a tribe or a 
     tribal organization, enrolling students in kindergarten 
     through grade 12, including preschools, which is not a local 
     educational agency and which is not directly administered by 
     the Bureau of Indian Affairs.''.
                 TITLE V--GIFTED AND TALENTED CHILDREN

     SEC. 501. AMENDMENT TO ESEA RELATING TO GIFTED AND TALENTED 
                   CHILDREN.

       Part B of title X of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8031 et seq.) is amended to read as 
     follows:

                 ``PART B--GIFTED AND TALENTED CHILDREN

     ``SEC. 10201. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This part may be cited as the `Jacob K. Javits Gifted and 
     Talented Students Education Act of 1999'.

     ``SEC. 10202. FINDINGS.

       ``The Congress finds the following:
       ``(1) While the families or communities of some gifted 
     students can provide private programs with appropriately 
     trained staff to supplement public educational offerings, 
     most high-ability students, especially those from inner 
     cities, rural communities, or low-income families, must rely 
     on the services and personnel provided by public schools. 
     Therefore, gifted education programs, provided by qualified 
     professionals in the public schools, are needed to provide 
     equal educational opportunities.
       ``(2) Due to the wide dispersal of students who are gifted 
     and talented and the national interest in a well-educated 
     populace, the Federal Government can most effectively and 
     appropriately conduct scientifically based research and 
     development to provide an infrastructure and to ensure that 
     there is a national capacity to educate students who are 
     gifted and talented to meet the needs of the 21st century.
       ``(3) State and local educational agencies often lack the 
     specialized resources and trained personnel to consistently 
     plan and implement effective programs for the identification 
     of gifted and talented students and for the provision of 
     educational services and programs appropriate for their 
     needs.
       ``(4) Because gifted and talented students generally are 
     more advanced academically, are able to learn more quickly, 
     and study in more depth and complexity than others their age, 
     their educational needs require opportunities and experiences 
     that are different from those generally available in regular 
     education programs.
       ``(5) Typical elementary school students who are 
     academically gifted and talented already have mastered 35 to 
     50 percent of the school year's content in several subject 
     areas before the year begins. Without an advanced and 
     challenging curriculum, they often lose their motivation and 
     develop poor study habits that are difficult to break.
       ``(6) Elementary and secondary teachers have students in 
     their classrooms with a wide variety of traits, 
     characteristics, and needs. Most teachers receive some 
     training to meet the needs of these students, such as 
     students with limited English proficiency, students with 
     disabilities, and students from diverse cultural and racial 
     backgrounds. However, most teachers do not receive training 
     on meeting the needs of students who are gifted and talented.

     ``SEC. 10203. CONDITIONS ON EFFECTIVENESS OF SUBPARTS 1 AND 
                   2.

       ``(a) Subpart 1.--Subpart 1 shall be in effect only for a 
     fiscal year for which subpart 2 is not in effect.
       ``(b) Subpart 2.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subpart 2 shall be in effect only for--
       ``(A) the first fiscal year for which the amount 
     appropriated to carry out this part equals or exceeds 
     $50,000,000; and
       ``(B) all succeeding fiscal years.
       ``(2) Continuation of awards.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this part, a State receiving a grant under 
     subpart 2--
       ``(A) shall give special consideration to a request for the 
     continuation of an award within the State, made by any public 
     or private agency, institution, or organization that was 
     awarded a grant or contract under subpart 1 for a fiscal year 
     for which such subpart was in effect; and
       ``(B) may use funds received under such grant for the 
     purpose of permitting the agency, institution, or 
     organization to continue to receive funds in accordance with 
     the terms of such award until the date on which the award 
     period terminates under such terms.

                ``Subpart 1--Discretionary Grant Program

     ``SEC. 10211. PURPOSE.

       ``The purpose of this subpart is to initiate a coordinated 
     program of scientifically based research, demonstration 
     projects, innovative strategies, and similar activities 
     designed to build a nationwide capability in elementary and 
     secondary schools to meet the special educational needs of 
     gifted and talented students.

     ``SEC. 10212. GRANTS TO MEET EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF GIFTED AND 
                   TALENTED STUDENTS.

       ``(a) Establishment of Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to section 10203, from the sums 
     available to carry out this subpart in any fiscal year, the 
     Secretary (after consultation with experts in the field of 
     the education of gifted and talented students) shall make 
     grants to, or enter into contracts with, State educational 
     agencies, local educational agencies, institutions of higher 
     education, other public agencies, and other private agencies 
     and organizations (including Indian tribes and Indian 
     organizations (as such terms are defined in section 4 of the 
     Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
     U.S.C. 450b)) and Native Hawaiian organizations) to assist 
     such agencies, institutions, and organizations in carrying 
     out programs or projects authorized by this subpart that are 
     designed to meet the educational needs of gifted and talented 
     students, including the training of personnel in the 
     education of gifted and talented students and in the use, 
     where appropriate, of gifted and talented services, 
     materials, and methods for all students.
       ``(2) Application.--Each entity desiring assistance under 
     this subpart 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 describe how--
       ``(A) the proposed gifted and talented services, materials, 
     and methods can be adapted, if appropriate, for use by all 
     students; and
       ``(B) the proposed programs can be evaluated.
       ``(b) Uses of Funds.--Programs and projects assisted under 
     this subpart may include the following:
       ``(1) Carrying out--
       ``(A) scientifically based research on methods and 
     techniques for identifying and teaching gifted and talented 
     students, and for using gifted and talented programs and 
     methods to serve all students; and
       ``(B) program evaluations, surveys, and the collection, 
     analysis, and development of information needed to accomplish 
     the purpose of this subpart.
       ``(2) Professional development (including fellowships) for 
     personnel (including leadership personnel) involved in the 
     education of gifted and talented students.
       ``(3) Establishment and operation of model projects and 
     exemplary programs for serving gifted and talented students, 
     including innovative methods for identifying and educating 
     students who may not be served by traditional gifted and 
     talented programs, including summer programs, mentoring 
     programs, service learning programs, and cooperative programs 
     involving business, industry, and education.

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       ``(4) Implementing innovative strategies, such as 
     cooperative learning, peer tutoring and service learning.
       ``(5) Programs of technical assistance and information 
     dissemination, including assistance and information with 
     respect to how gifted and talented programs and methods, 
     where appropriate, may be adapted for use by all students.
       ``(c) Coordination.--Scientifically based research 
     activities supported under this subpart--
       ``(1) shall be carried out in consultation with the Office 
     of Educational Research and Improvement to ensure that such 
     activities are coordinated with and enhance the research and 
     development activities supported by such Office; and
       ``(2) may include collaborative scientifically based 
     research activities which are jointly funded and carried out 
     with such Office.

     ``SEC. 10213. PROGRAM PRIORITIES.

       ``(a) General Priority.--In the administration of this 
     subpart, the Secretary shall give highest priority to 
     programs and projects designed to develop new information 
     that--
       ``(1) improves the capability of schools to plan, conduct, 
     and improve programs to identify and serve gifted and 
     talented students; and
       ``(2) assists schools in the identification of, and 
     provision of services to, gifted and talented students who 
     may not be identified and served through traditional 
     assessment methods (including economically disadvantaged 
     individuals, individuals of limited English proficiency, and 
     individuals with disabilities).
       ``(b) Service Priority.--In approving applications for 
     assistance under section 10212(a)(2), the Secretary shall 
     ensure that in each fiscal year at least one-half of the 
     applications approved under such section address the priority 
     described in subsection (a)(2).
       ``(c) Subgrants to Local Educational Agencies for 
     Authorized Activities.--
       ``(1) In general.--For fiscal year 2001 and succeeding 
     fiscal years, the Secretary shall ensure that a percentage of 
     the excess amount described in paragraph (2) is used to 
     increase (in proportion to any increases in such excess 
     amounts) the number and size of the grants under this subpart 
     to State educational agencies to begin implementing 
     activities described in section 10222(b) through competitive 
     subgrants to local educational agencies.
       ``(2) Excess amount.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
     excess amount described in this paragraph is, for fiscal year 
     2001 and succeeding fiscal years, the amount (if any) by 
     which the funds appropriated to carry out this subpart for 
     the year exceed such funds for fiscal year 2000.

     ``SEC. 10214. GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR SUBPART.

       ``(a) Review, Dissemination, and Evaluation.--The 
     Secretary--
       ``(1) shall use a peer review process in reviewing 
     applications under this subpart;
       ``(2) shall ensure that information on the activities and 
     results of programs and projects funded under this subpart is 
     disseminated to appropriate State and local educational 
     agencies and other appropriate organizations, including 
     nonprofit private organizations; and
       ``(3) shall evaluate the effectiveness of programs under 
     this subpart in accordance with section 14701, both in terms 
     of the impact on students traditionally served in separate 
     gifted and talented programs and on other students, and 
     submit the results of such evaluation to the Congress not 
     later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of the 
     Student Results Act of 1999.
       ``(b) Program Operations.--The Secretary shall ensure that 
     the programs under this subpart are administered within the 
     Department by a person who has recognized professional 
     qualifications and experience in the field of the education 
     of gifted and talented students and who--
       ``(1) shall administer and coordinate the programs 
     authorized under this subpart;
       ``(2) shall serve as a focal point of national leadership 
     and information on the educational needs of gifted and 
     talented students and the availability of educational 
     services and programs designed to meet such needs; and
       ``(3) shall assist the Assistant Secretary of the Office of 
     Educational Research and Improvement in identifying research 
     priorities which reflect the needs of gifted and talented 
     students.

                   ``Subpart 2--Formula Grant Program

     ``SEC. 10221. PURPOSE.

       ``The purpose of this subpart is to provide grants to 
     States to support programs, teacher preparation, and other 
     services designed to meet the needs of the Nation's gifted 
     and talented students in elementary and secondary schools.

     ``SEC. 10222. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM; USE OF FUNDS.

       ``(a) In General.--In the case of each State that in 
     accordance with section 10224 submits to the Secretary an 
     application for a fiscal year, subject to section 10203, the 
     Secretary shall make a grant for the year to the State for 
     the uses specified in subsection (b). The grant shall consist 
     of the allotment determined for the State under section 
     10223.
       ``(b) Authorized Activities.--Each State receiving a grant 
     under this subpart shall use the funds provided under the 
     grant to assist local educational agencies to develop or 
     expand gifted and talented education programs through one or 
     more of the following activities:
       ``(1) Development and implementation of programs to address 
     State and local needs for in-service training programs for 
     general educators, specialists in gifted and talented 
     education, administrators, or other personnel at the 
     elementary and secondary levels.
       ``(2) Making materials and services available through State 
     regional educational service centers, institutions of higher 
     education, or other entities.
       ``(3) Supporting innovative approaches and curricula used 
     by local educational agencies (or consortia of such agencies) 
     or schools or (consortia of schools).
       ``(4) Providing funds for challenging, high-level course 
     work, disseminated through new and emerging technologies 
     (including distance learning), for individual students or 
     groups of students in schools and local educational agencies 
     that do not have the resources otherwise to provide such 
     course work.
       ``(c) Competitive Process.--A State receiving a grant under 
     this subpart shall distribute at least 95 percent of the 
     amount of the grant to local educational agencies through a 
     competitive process that results in an equitable distribution 
     by geographic area within the State.
       ``(d) Limitations on Use of Funds.--
       ``(1) Course work provided through emerging technologies.--
     Activities under subsection (b)(4) may include development of 
     curriculum packages, compensation of distance-learning 
     educators, or other relevant activities, but funds provided 
     under this subpart may not be used for the purchase or 
     upgrading of technological hardware.
       ``(2) Administrative costs.--A State receiving a grant 
     under this subpart may use not more than 5 percent of the 
     amount of the grant for State administrative costs.

     ``SEC. 10223. ALLOTMENTS TO STATES.

       ``(a) Reservation of Funds.--From the amount made available 
     to carry out this subpart for any fiscal year, the Secretary 
     shall reserve \1/2\ of 1 percent for the Secretary of the 
     Interior for programs under this subpart for teachers, other 
     staff, and administrators in schools operated or funded by 
     the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
       ``(b) State Allotments.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary shall allot the total amount made available to 
     carry out this subpart for any fiscal year and not reserved 
     under subsection (a) to the 50 States, the District of 
     Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico on the basis of 
     their relative populations of individuals aged 5 through 17, 
     as determined by the Secretary on the basis of the most 
     recent satisfactory data.
       ``(2) Minimum grant amount.--No State receiving an 
     allotment under paragraph (1) may receive less than \1/4\ of 
     1 percent of the total amount allotted under such paragraph.
       ``(c) Reallotment.--If any State does not apply for an 
     allotment under this section for any fiscal year, the 
     Secretary shall reallot such amount to the remaining States 
     in accordance with this section.

     ``SEC. 10224. APPLICATION.

       ``(a) In General.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     this subpart, a State shall submit an application to the 
     Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
     information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
       ``(b) Contents.--Each application under this section shall 
     include assurances that--
       ``(1) funds received under this subpart will be used to 
     support gifted and talented students in public schools and 
     public charter schools, including students from all economic, 
     ethnic, and racial backgrounds, students of limited English 
     proficiency, students with disabilities, and highly gifted 
     students;
       ``(2) not less than 95 percent of the amount of the funds 
     provided under the grant shall be used for the purpose of 
     making, in accordance with this subpart and on a competitive 
     basis, subgrants to local educational agencies;
       ``(3) funds received under this subpart shall be used only 
     to supplement, but not supplant, the amount of State and 
     local funds expended for specialized education and related 
     services provided for the education of gifted and talented 
     students; and
       ``(4) the State shall develop procedures to evaluate 
     program effectiveness.
       ``(c) Approval.--To the extent funds are made available for 
     this subpart, the Secretary shall approve an application of a 
     State if such application meets the requirements of this 
     section.

     ``SEC. 10225. ANNUAL REPORTING.

       ``Beginning 1 year after the date of the enactment of the 
     Student Results Act of 1999, a State receiving a grant under 
     this subpart shall submit an annual report to the Secretary 
     that describes the number of students served and the 
     activities supported with funds provided under this subpart. 
     The report shall include a description of the measures taken 
     to comply with paragraphs (1) and (4) of section 10224(b). To 
     the extent practicable and otherwise authorized by law, this 
     report shall be submitted as part of any consolidated State 
     performance report for State formula grant programs under 
     this Act.

   ``Subpart 3--National Center for Research and Development in the 
          Education of Gifted and Talented Children and Youth

     ``SEC. 10231. CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary (after consultation with 
     experts in the field of the

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     education of gifted and talented students) shall establish a 
     National Center for Research and Development in the Education 
     of Gifted and Talented Children and Youth through grants to 
     or contracts with one or more institutions of higher 
     education or State educational agencies, or a combination or 
     consortium of such institutions and agencies and other public 
     or private agencies and organizations, for the purpose of 
     carrying out activities described in section 10212(b)(1).
       ``(b) Director.--Such National Center shall have a 
     Director. The Secretary may authorize the Director to carry 
     out such functions of the National Center as may be agreed 
     upon through arrangements with institutions of higher 
     education, State or local educational agencies, or other 
     public or private agencies and organizations.
       ``(c) Coordination.--Scientifically based research 
     activities supported under this subpart--
       ``(1) shall be carried out in consultation with the Office 
     of Educational Research and Improvement to ensure that such 
     activities are coordinated with and enhance the research and 
     development activities supported by such Office; and
       ``(2) may include collaborative scientifically based 
     research activities which are jointly funded and carried out 
     with such Office.

                    ``Subpart 4--General Provisions

     ``SEC. 10241. CONSTRUCTION.

       ``Nothing in this part shall be construed to prohibit a 
     recipient of funds under this part from serving gifted and 
     talented students simultaneously with students with similar 
     educational needs, in the same educational settings where 
     appropriate.

     ``SEC. 10242. PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE SCHOOL CHILDREN AND 
                   TEACHERS.

       ``In making grants and entering into contracts under this 
     part, the Secretary shall ensure, where appropriate, that 
     provision is made for the equitable participation of students 
     and teachers in private nonprofit elementary and secondary 
     schools, including the participation of teachers and other 
     personnel in professional development programs serving such 
     children.

     ``SEC. 10243. DEFINITIONS.

       ``For purposes of this part:
       ``(1) The term `scientifically based research'--
       ``(A) means the application of rigorous, systematic, and 
     objective procedures to obtain valid knowledge relevant to 
     the education of gifted and talented children; 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.
       ``(2) State.--The term `State' means each of the 50 States, 
     the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico.

     ``SEC. 10244. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``(a) Subpart 1 or 2.--Subject to section 10203, there are 
     authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 to carry out 
     subpart 1 or 2 for fiscal year 2000 and such sums as may be 
     necessary for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2004.
       ``(b) Subpart 3.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out subpart 3 $1,950,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2000 through 2004.''.
                  TITLE VI--RURAL EDUCATION ASSISTANCE

     SEC. 601. RURAL EDUCATION.

       Part J of title X of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8271 et seq.) is amended to read as 
     follows:

                  ``PART J--RURAL EDUCATION INITIATIVE

     ``SEC. 10951. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This part may be cited as the `Rural Education Initiative 
     Act of 1999'.

     ``SEC. 10952. FINDINGS.

       ``Congress finds the following:
       ``(1) The National Center for Educational Statistics 
     reports that 46 percent of our Nation's public schools serve 
     rural areas.
       ``(2) While there are rural education initiatives 
     identified at the State and local level, no Federal education 
     policy focuses on the specific and unique needs of rural 
     school districts and schools.
       ``(3) Small school districts often cannot use Federal grant 
     funds distributed by formula because the formula allocation 
     does not provide enough revenue to carry out the program the 
     grant is intended to fund.
       ``(4) Rural schools often cannot compete for Federal 
     funding distributed by competitive grants because the schools 
     lack the personnel needed to prepare grant applications and 
     the resources to hire specialists in the writing of Federal 
     grant proposals.
       ``(5) A critical problem for rural school districts 
     involves the hiring and retention of qualified administrators 
     and certified teachers (especially in reading, science, and 
     mathematics). As a result, teachers in rural schools are 
     almost twice as likely to provide instruction in three or 
     more subject areas than teachers in urban schools. Rural 
     schools also face other tough challenges, such as shrinking 
     local tax bases, high transportation costs, aging buildings, 
     limited course offerings, and limited resources.

              ``Subpart 1--Small and Rural School Program

     ``SEC. 10961. FORMULA GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

       ``(a) Alternative Uses.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, an eligible local educational agency may use the 
     applicable funding, that the agency is eligible to receive 
     from the State educational agency for a fiscal year, to 
     support local or statewide education reform efforts intended 
     to improve the academic achievement of elementary school and 
     secondary school students and the quality of instruction 
     provided for the students.
       ``(2) Notification.--An eligible local educational agency 
     shall notify the State educational agency of the local 
     educational agency's intention to use the applicable funding 
     in accordance with paragraph (1) not later than a date that 
     is established by the State educational agency for the 
     notification.
       ``(b) Eligibility.--
       ``(1) In general.--A local educational agency shall be 
     eligible to use the applicable funding in accordance with 
     subsection (a) if--
       ``(A)(i) the total number of students in average daily 
     attendance at all of the schools served by the local 
     educational agency is less than 600; and
       ``(ii) all of the schools served by the local educational 
     agency are located in a community with a Rural-Urban 
     Continuum Code of 6, 7, 8, or 9, as determined by the 
     Secretary of Agriculture; or
       ``(B) the agency meets the criteria established in 
     subparagraph (A)(i) and the Secretary, in accordance with 
     paragraph (2), grants the local educational agency's request 
     to waive the criteria described in subparagraph (A)(ii).
       ``(2) Certification.--The Secretary shall determine whether 
     or not to waive the criteria described in paragraph 
     (1)(A)(ii) based on certification provided by the local 
     educational agency, or the State educational agency on behalf 
     of the local educational agency, that the local educational 
     agency is located in an area defined as rural by a 
     governmental agency of the State.
       ``(c) Applicable Funding.--In this section, the term 
     `applicable funding' means funds provided under each of 
     titles II, IV, VI, parts A and C of title VII, and part I of 
     title X.
       ``(d) Disbursal.--Each State educational agency that 
     receives applicable funding for a fiscal year shall disburse 
     the applicable funding to local educational agencies for 
     alternative uses under this section for the fiscal year at 
     the same time that the State educational agency disburses the 
     applicable funding to local educational agencies that do not 
     intend to use the applicable funding for such alternative 
     uses for the fiscal year.
       ``(e) Supplement Not Supplant.--Funds used under this 
     section shall be used to supplement and not supplant any 
     other Federal, State, or local education funds that would 
     otherwise be available for the purpose of this subpart.
       ``(f) Special Rule.--References in Federal law to funds for 
     the provisions of law set forth in subsection (c) may be 
     considered to be references to funds for this section.

     ``SEC. 10962. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to award 
     grants to eligible local educational agencies to enable the 
     local educational agencies to support local or statewide 
     education reform efforts intended to improve the academic 
     achievement of elementary school and secondary school 
     students and the quality of instruction provided for the 
     students.
       ``(b) Eligibility.--
       ``(1) In general.--A local educational agency shall be 
     eligible to receive a grant under this section if--
       ``(A)(i) the total number of students in average daily 
     attendance at all of the schools served by the local 
     educational agency is less than 600; and
       ``(ii) all of the schools served by the local educational 
     agency are located in a community with a Rural-Urban 
     Continuum Code of 6, 7, 8, or 9, as determined by the 
     Secretary of Agriculture; or
       ``(B) the agency meets the criteria established in 
     subparagraph (A)(i) and the Secretary, in accordance with 
     paragraph (2), grants the local educational agency's request 
     to waive the criteria described in subparagraph (A)(ii).
       ``(2) Certification.--The Secretary shall determine whether 
     or not to waive the criteria described in paragraph 
     (1)(A)(ii) based on certification provided by the local 
     educational agency, or the State educational agency on behalf 
     of the local educational agency, that the local educational 
     agency is located in an area defined as rural by a 
     governmental agency of the State.
       ``(c) Allocation.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), the 
     Secretary shall award a grant to an eligible local 
     educational agency for a fiscal year in an amount equal to 
     the initial amount determined under paragraph (2) for the 
     fiscal year minus the total amount received under the 
     provisions of law described under section 10961(c) for the 
     preceding fiscal year.
       ``(2) Determination of the initial amount.--The initial 
     amount referred to in paragraph (1) is equal to $100 
     multiplied by the total number of students, over 50 students, 
     in average daily attendance in such eligible agency plus 
     $20,000, except that the initial amount may not exceed 
     $60,000.

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       ``(3) Ratable adjustment.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the amount made available for this 
     subpart for any fiscal year is not sufficient to pay in full 
     the amounts that local educational agencies are eligible to 
     receive under paragraph (1) for such year, the Secretary 
     shall ratably reduce such amounts for such year.
       ``(B) Additional amounts.--If additional funds become 
     available for making payments under paragraph (1) for such 
     fiscal year, payments that were reduced under subparagraph 
     (A) shall be increased on the same basis as such payments 
     were reduced.
       ``(5) Census determination.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each local educational agency desiring a 
     grant under this section shall conduct a census not later 
     than December 1 of each year to determine the number of 
     kindergarten through grade 12 students in average daily 
     attendance at the schools served by the local educational 
     agency.
       ``(B) Submission.--Each local educational agency shall 
     submit the number described in subparagraph (A) to the 
     Secretary not later than March 1 of each year.
       ``(d) Disbursal.--The Secretary shall disburse the funds 
     awarded to a local educational agency under this section for 
     a fiscal year not later than July 1 of that year.
       ``(e) Special Rule.--A local educational agency that is 
     eligible to receive a grant under this subpart for a fiscal 
     year shall be ineligible to receive funds for such fiscal 
     year under subpart 2.
       ``(f) Supplement Not Supplant.--Funds made available under 
     this section shall be used to supplement and not supplant any 
     other Federal, State or local education funds.

     ``SEC. 10963. ACCOUNTABILITY.

       ``(a) Academic Achievement.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each local educational agency that uses 
     or receives funds under section 10961 or 10962 for a fiscal 
     year shall administer an assessment consistent with section 
     1111 of title I.
       ``(2) Special rule.--Each local educational agency that 
     uses or receives funds under section 10961 or 10962 shall use 
     the same assessment described in paragraph (1) for each year 
     of participation in the program under such section.
       ``(b) State Educational Agency Determination Regarding 
     Continuing Participation.--Each State educational agency that 
     receives funding under the provisions of law described in 
     section 10961(c) shall--
       ``(1) after the second year that a local educational agency 
     participates in a program under section 10961 or 10962 and on 
     the basis of the results of the assessments described in 
     subsection (a), determine whether the students served by the 
     local educational agency participating in the program 
     performed in accordance with section 1111 of title I; and
       ``(2) only permit those local educational agencies that so 
     participated and met the requirements of section 1111(b)(2) 
     of title I to continue to so participate.

            ``Subpart 2--Low-Income And Rural School Program

     ``SEC. 10971. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

       ``(a) Reservations.--From amounts appropriated under 
     section 10982 for this subpart for a fiscal year, the 
     Secretary shall reserve \1/2\ of 1 percent to make awards to 
     elementary or secondary schools operated or supported by the 
     Bureau of Indian Affairs to carry out the purpose of this 
     subpart.
       ``(b) Grants to States.--
       ``(1) In general.--From amounts appropriated under section 
     10982 for this subpart that are not reserved under subsection 
     (a), the Secretary shall award grants for a fiscal year to 
     State educational agencies that have applications approved 
     under section 10973 to enable the State educational agencies 
     to award subgrants to eligible local educational agencies for 
     local authorized activities described in subsection (c)(2).
       ``(2) Allocation.--From amounts appropriated for this 
     subpart, the Secretary shall allocate to each State 
     educational agency for a fiscal year an amount that bears the 
     same ratio to the amount of funds appropriated under section 
     10982 for this subpart that are not reserved under subsection 
     (a) as the number of students in average daily attendance 
     served by eligible local educational agencies in the State 
     bears to the number of all such students served by eligible 
     local educational agencies in all States for that fiscal 
     year.
       ``(3) Direct awards to specially qualified agencies.--
       ``(A) Nonparticipating state.--If a State educational 
     agency elects not to participate in the program under this 
     subpart or does not have an application approved under 
     section 10973 a specially qualified agency in such State 
     desiring a grant under this subpart shall apply directly to 
     the Secretary to receive an award under this subpart.
       ``(B) Direct awards to specially qualified agencies.--The 
     Secretary may award, on a competitive basis, the amount the 
     State educational agency is eligible to receive under 
     paragraph (2) directly to specially qualified agencies in the 
     State.
       ``(c) Local Awards.--
       ``(1) Eligibility.--A local educational agency shall be 
     eligible to receive funds under this subpart if--
       ``(A) 20 percent or more of the children aged 5 to 17, 
     inclusive, served by the local educational agency are from 
     families with incomes below the poverty line; and
       ``(B) all of the schools served by the agency are located 
     in a community with a Rural-Urban Continuum Code of 6, 7, 8, 
     or 9, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture.
       ``(2) Uses of funds.--Grant funds awarded to local 
     educational agencies or made available to schools under this 
     subpart shall be used for--
       ``(1) educational technology, including software and 
     hardware;
       ``(2) professional development;
       ``(3) technical assistance;
       ``(4) teacher recruitment and retention;
       ``(5) parental involvement activities; or
       ``(6) academic enrichment programs.

     ``SEC. 10972. STATE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.

       ``(a) Award Basis.--A State educational agency shall award 
     grants to eligible local educational agencies--
       ``(1) on a competitive basis; or
       ``(2) according to a formula based on the number of 
     students in average daily attendance served by the eligible 
     local educational agencies or schools (as appropriate) in the 
     State, as determined by the State.
       ``(b) Administrative Costs.--A State educational agency 
     receiving a grant under this subpart may not use more than 5 
     percent of the amount of the grant for State administrative 
     costs.

     ``SEC. 10973. APPLICATIONS.

       ``Each State educational agency and specially qualified 
     agency desiring to receive a grant under this subpart shall 
     submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
     manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary 
     may require. Such application shall include specific 
     measurable goals and objectives to be achieved which may 
     include specific educational goals and objectives relating to 
     increased student academic achievement, decreased student 
     drop-out rates, or such other factors that the State 
     educational agency or specially qualified agency may choose 
     to measure.

     ``SEC. 10974. REPORTS.

       ``(a) State Reports.--Each State educational agency that 
     receives a grant under this subpart shall provide an annual 
     report to the Secretary. The report shall describe--
       ``(1) the method the State educational agency used to award 
     grants to eligible local educational agencies and to provide 
     assistance to schools under this subpart;
       ``(2) how local educational agencies and schools used funds 
     provided under this subpart; and
       ``(3) the degree to which progress has been made toward 
     meeting the goals and objectives described in the application 
     submitted under section 10973.
       ``(b) Specially Qualified Agency Report.--Each specially 
     qualified agency that receives a grant under this subpart 
     shall provide an annual report to the Secretary. Such report 
     shall describe--
       ``(1) how such agency uses funds provided under this 
     subpart; and
       ``(2) the degree to which progress has been made toward 
     meeting the goals and objectives described in the application 
     submitted under section 10971(b)(4)(A).
       ``(c) Report to Congress.--The Secretary shall prepare and 
     submit to the Committee on Education and the Workforce for 
     the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions for the Senate an annual 
     report. The report shall describe--
       ``(1) the methods the State educational agency used to 
     award grants to eligible local educational agencies and to 
     provide assistance to schools under this subpart;
       ``(2) how eligible local educational agencies and schools 
     used funds provided under this subpart; and
       ``(3) progress made in meeting specific measurable 
     educational goals and objectives.

     ``SEC. 10975. DEFINITIONS.

       ``For the purposes of this subpart--
       ``(1) 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.
       ``(2) The term `specially qualified agency' means an 
     eligible local educational agency, located in a State that 
     does not participate in a program under this subpart in a 
     fiscal year, that may apply directly to the Secretary for a 
     grant in such year in accordance with section 10971(b)(4).

                    ``Subpart 3--General Provisions

     ``SEC. 10981. DEFINITION.

       ``For the purposes of this part, the term `State' means 
     each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

     ``SEC. 10982. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     part $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and such sums as may 
     be necessary for each of four succeeding fiscal years to be 
     distributed equally between subparts 1 and 2.''.
    TITLE VII--MCKINNEY HOMELESS EDUCATION IMPROVEMENTS ACT OF 1999

     SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Stewart B. McKinney 
     Homeless Education Assistance Improvements Act of 1999''.

     SEC. 702. FINDINGS.

       Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) An estimated 1,000,000 children in the United States 
     will experience homelessness this year.
       (2) Homelessness has a devastating impact on the 
     educational opportunities of children and youth; homeless 
     children go hungry at more than twice the rate of other 
     children; have four times the rate of delayed development; 
     and are twice as likely to repeat a grade.

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       (3) Despite steady progress in school enrollment and 
     attendance resulting from the passage in 1987 of the Stewart 
     B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, homeless students still 
     face numerous barriers to education, including residency, 
     guardianship and registration requirements, as well as delays 
     in the transfer of school records, and inadequate 
     transportation service.
       (4) School is one of the few secure factors in the lives of 
     homeless children and youth, providing stability, structure, 
     and accomplishment during a time of great upheaval.
       (5) Homeless children and youth need to remain in school so 
     that they acquire the skills necessary to escape poverty and 
     lead productive, healthy lives as adults.
       (6) In the 12 years since the passage of the McKinney Act, 
     educators and service providers have learned much about 
     policies and practices which help remove the barriers 
     described.

     SEC. 703. PURPOSE.

       The purpose of this title is to strengthen subtitle B of 
     title VII of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 11431 et seq.) by amending it--
       (1) to include innovative practices, proven to be effective 
     in helping homeless children and youth enroll, attend, and 
     succeed in school; and
       (2) to help ensure that such individuals receive a quality 
     education and secure their chance for a brighter future.

     SEC. 704. EDUCATION FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTH.

       Subtitle B of title VII of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
     Education Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11431 et seq.) is amended 
     to read as follows:
        ``Subtitle B--Education for Homeless Children and Youth

     ``SEC. 721. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

       ``It is the policy of Congress that--
       ``(1) each State educational agency ensure that each child 
     of a homeless individual and each homeless youth has equal 
     access to the same free, public education, including a public 
     preschool education, as provided to other children and youth;
       ``(2) in any State that has a compulsory residency 
     requirement as a component of the State's compulsory school 
     attendance laws or other laws, regulations, practices, or 
     policies that may act as a barrier to the enrollment, 
     attendance, or success in school of homeless children and 
     youth, the State review and undertake steps to revise such 
     laws, regulations, practices, or policies to ensure that 
     homeless children and youth are afforded the same free, 
     public education as provided to other children and youth;
       ``(3) homelessness alone is not sufficient reason to 
     separate students from the mainstream school environment; and
       ``(4) homeless children and youth should have access to the 
     education and other services that such children and youth 
     need to ensure that such children and youth have an 
     opportunity to meet the same challenging State student 
     performance standards to which all students are held.

     ``SEC. 722. GRANTS FOR STATE AND LOCAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE 
                   EDUCATION OF HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTH.

       ``(a) General Authority.--The Secretary is authorized to 
     make grants to States in accordance with the provisions of 
     this section to enable such States to carry out the 
     activities described in subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g).
       ``(b) Application.--No State may receive a grant under this 
     section unless the State educational agency submits an 
     application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 
     and containing or accompanied by such information as the 
     Secretary may reasonably require.
       ``(c) Allocation and Reservations.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) and section 
     724(c), from the amounts appropriated for each fiscal year 
     under section 726, the Secretary is authorized to allot to 
     each State an amount that bears the same ratio to the amount 
     appropriated for such year under section 726 as the amount 
     allocated under section 1122 of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to the State for that year bears to the 
     total amount allocated under section 1122 to all States for 
     that year, except that no State shall receive less than 
     $100,000.
       ``(2) Reservation.--(A) The Secretary is authorized to 
     reserve 0.1 percent of the amount appropriated for each 
     fiscal year under section 726 to be allocated by the 
     Secretary among the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, 
     American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands, according to their respective need for assistance 
     under this subtitle, as determined by the Secretary.
       ``(B)(i) The Secretary shall transfer one percent of the 
     amount appropriated for each fiscal year under section 726 to 
     the Department of the Interior for programs for Indian 
     students served by schools funded by the Secretary of the 
     Interior, as determined under the Indian Self-Determination 
     and Education Assistance Act, that are consistent with the 
     purposes of this Act.
       ``(ii) The Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior 
     shall enter into an agreement, consistent with the 
     requirements of this part, for the distribution and use of 
     the funds described in clause (i) under terms that the 
     Secretary determines best meet the purposes of the programs 
     described in such clause. Such agreement shall set forth the 
     plans of the Secretary of the Interior for the use of the 
     amounts transferred, including appropriate goals, objectives, 
     and milestones.
       ``(3) Definition.--As used in this subsection, the term 
     ``State'' shall not include the United States Virgin Islands, 
     Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
     Mariana Islands.
       ``(d) Activities.--Grants under this section shall be 
     used--
       ``(1) to carry out the policies set forth in section 721 in 
     the State;
       ``(2) to provide activities for, and services to, homeless 
     children, including preschool-aged homeless children, and 
     youth that enable such children and youth to enroll in, 
     attend, and succeed in school, or, if appropriate, in 
     preschool programs;
       ``(3) to establish or designate an Office of Coordinator of 
     Education of Homeless Children and Youth in the State 
     educational agency in accordance with subsection (f);
       ``(4) to prepare and carry out the State plan described in 
     subsection (g); and
       ``(5) to develop and implement professional development 
     programs for school personnel to heighten their awareness of, 
     and capacity to respond to, specific problems in the 
     education of homeless children and youth.
       ``(e) State and Local Grants.--
       ``(1) In general.--(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), if the 
     amount allotted to the State educational agency for any 
     fiscal year under this subtitle exceeds the amount such 
     agency received for fiscal year 1990 under this subtitle, as 
     the subtitle was then in effect, such agency shall provide 
     grants to local educational agencies for purposes of section 
     723.
       ``(B) The State educational agency may reserve not more 
     than the greater of 5 percent of the amount such agency 
     receives under this subtitle for any fiscal year, or the 
     amount such agency received under this subtitle, as the 
     subtitle was then in effect, for fiscal year 1990, to conduct 
     activities under subsection (f) directly or through grants or 
     contracts.
       ``(2) Special rule.--If the amount allotted to a State 
     educational agency for any fiscal year under this subtitle is 
     less than the amount such agency received for fiscal year 
     1990 under this subtitle, such agency, at such agency's 
     discretion, may provide grants to local educational agencies 
     in accordance with section 723 or may conduct activities 
     under subsection (f) directly or through grants or contracts.
       ``(3) Prohibition on segregating homeless students.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B) 
     and section 723(a)(2)(B)(ii), in providing a free, public 
     education to a homeless child or youth, no State receiving 
     funds under this subtitle shall segregate such child or 
     youth, either in a separate school, or in a separate program 
     within a school, based solely on such child or youth's status 
     as homeless.
       ``(B) Exception.--A State that has established a separate 
     school for homeless children in the fiscal year preceding the 
     date of the enactment of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
     Education Assistance Improvement Act of 1999 shall remain 
     eligible to receive funds under this subtitle for such 
     program.
       ``(f) Functions of the Office of Coordinator.--The 
     Coordinator of Education of Homeless Children and Youth 
     established in each State shall--
       ``(1) gather, to the extent possible, reliable, valid, and 
     comprehensive information on the nature and extent of the 
     problems homeless children and youth have in gaining access 
     to public preschool programs and to public elementary and 
     secondary schools, the difficulties in identifying the 
     special needs of such children and youth, any progress made 
     by the State educational agency and local educational 
     agencies in the State in addressing such problems and 
     difficulties, and the success of the program under this 
     subtitle in allowing homeless children and youth to enroll 
     in, attend, and succeed in, school;
       ``(2) develop and carry out the State plan described in 
     subsection (g);
       ``(3) collect and transmit to the Secretary, information 
     gathered pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2), at such time and 
     in such manner as the Secretary may require;
       ``(4) facilitate coordination between the State educational 
     agency, the State social services agency, and other agencies 
     providing services to homeless children and youth, including 
     homeless children and youth who are preschool age, and 
     families of such children and youth; and
       ``(5) in order to improve the provision of comprehensive 
     education and related services to homeless children and youth 
     and their families, coordinate and collaborate with--
       ``(A) educators, including child development and preschool 
     program personnel;
       ``(B) providers of services to homeless and runaway 
     children and youth and homeless families (including domestic 
     violence agencies, shelter operators, transitional housing 
     facilities, runaway and homeless youth centers, and 
     transitional living programs for homeless youth);
       ``(C) local educational agency liaisons for homeless 
     children and youth; and
       ``(D) community organizations and groups representing 
     homeless children and youth and their families.
       ``(g) State Plan.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each State shall submit to the Secretary 
     a plan to provide for the education of homeless children and 
     youth within the State, which plan shall describe how such 
     children and youth are or will be given the opportunity to 
     meet the same challenging State student performance standards 
     all students are expected to meet, shall describe the 
     procedures the State edu

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     cational agency will use to identify such children and youth 
     in the State and to assess their special needs, and shall--
       ``(A) describe procedures for the prompt resolution of 
     disputes regarding the educational placement of homeless 
     children and youth;
       ``(B) describe programs for school personnel (including 
     principals, attendance officers, teachers, enrollment 
     personnel, and pupil services personnel) to heighten the 
     awareness of such personnel of the specific needs of runaway 
     and homeless youth;
       ``(C) describe procedures that ensure that homeless 
     children and youth who meet the relevant eligibility criteria 
     are able to participate in Federal, State, or local food 
     programs;
       ``(D) describe procedures that ensure that--
       ``(i) homeless children have equal access to the same 
     public preschool programs, administered by the State agency, 
     as provided to other children; and
       ``(ii) homeless children and youth who meet the relevant 
     eligibility criteria are able to participate in Federal, 
     State, or local before- and after-school care programs;
       ``(E) address problems set forth in the report provided to 
     the Secretary under subsection (f)(3);
       ``(F) address other problems with respect to the education 
     of homeless children and youth, including problems caused 
     by--
       ``(i) transportation issues; and
       ``(ii) enrollment delays that are caused by--

       ``(I) immunization requirements;
       ``(II) residency requirements;
       ``(III) lack of birth certificates, school records, or 
     other documentation; or
       ``(IV) guardianship issues;

       ``(G) demonstrate that the State educational agency and 
     local educational agencies in the State have developed, and 
     shall review and revise, policies to remove barriers to the 
     enrollment and retention of homeless children and youth in 
     schools in the State; and
       ``(H) contain assurances that--
       ``(i) except as provided in subsection (e)(3)(B), State and 
     local educational agencies will adopt policies and practices 
     to ensure that homeless children and youth are not segregated 
     solely on the basis of their status as homeless; and
       ``(ii) designate an appropriate staff person, who may also 
     be a coordinator for other Federal programs, as a liaison for 
     homeless children and youth.
       ``(2) Compliance.--Each plan adopted under this subsection 
     shall also demonstrate how the State will ensure that local 
     educational agencies in the State will comply with the 
     requirements of paragraphs (3) through (9).
       ``(3) Local educational agency requirements.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each local educational agency serving a 
     homeless child or youth assisted under this subtitle shall, 
     according to the child's or youth's best interest, either--
       ``(i) continue the child's or youth's education in the 
     school of origin--

       ``(I) for the duration of their homelessness;
       ``(II) if the child becomes permanently housed, for the 
     remainder of the academic year; or
       ``(III) in any case in which a family becomes homeless 
     between academic years, for the following academic year; or

       ``(ii) enroll the child or youth in any public school that 
     nonhomeless students who live in the attendance area in which 
     the child or youth is actually living are eligible to attend.
       ``(B) Best interest.--In determining the best interest of 
     the child or youth under subparagraph (A), the local 
     educational agency shall keep, to the extent feasible, a 
     homeless child or youth in the school of origin, except when 
     doing so is contrary to the wishes of the child's or youth's 
     parent or guardian.
       ``(C) Enrollment.--(i) A school that a homeless child seeks 
     to enroll in shall, in accordance with this paragraph, 
     immediately enroll the homeless child or youth even if the 
     child or youth is unable to produce records normally required 
     for enrollment, such as previous academic records, proof of 
     residency, or other documentation.
       ``(ii) The enrolling school shall immediately contact the 
     school last attended by the child or youth to obtain relevant 
     academic and other records.
       ``(iii) If the child or youth needs to obtain immunizations 
     or immunization records, the enrolling school shall 
     immediately refer the parent or guardian of the child or 
     youth to the liaison who shall assist in obtaining necessary 
     immunizations or immunization records in accordance with 
     subparagraph (E).
       ``(D) Records.--Any record ordinarily kept by the school, 
     including immunization records, academic records, birth 
     certificates, guardianship records, and evaluations for 
     special services or programs, of each homeless child or youth 
     shall be maintained--
       ``(i) so that the records are available, in a timely 
     fashion, when a child or youth enters a new school district; 
     and
       ``(ii) in a manner consistent with section 444 of the 
     General Education Provisions Act.
       ``(E) Enrollment disputes.--If there is a dispute over 
     school selection or enrollment--
       ``(i) the child or youth shall be immediately admitted to 
     the school in which enrollment is sought, pending resolution 
     of the dispute;
       ``(ii) the parent or guardian shall be provided with a 
     written explanation of the school's decision regarding 
     enrollment, including the right to appeal the decision; and
       ``(iii) the parent or guardian shall be referred to the 
     liaison, who shall carry out the dispute resolution process 
     as described in paragraph (6)(D) as expeditiously as 
     possible, after receiving notice of the dispute.
       ``(F) Placement choice.--The choice regarding placement 
     shall be made regardless of whether the child or youth lives 
     with the homeless parents or has been temporarily placed 
     elsewhere by the parents.
       ``(G) Definition.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term 
     ``school of origin'' means the school that the child or youth 
     attended when permanently housed, or the school in which the 
     child or youth was last enrolled.
       ``(H) Contact information.--Nothing in this subtitle shall 
     prohibit a local educational agency from requiring a parent 
     or guardian of a homeless child to submit contact information 
     required by the local educational agency of a parent or 
     guardian of a nonhomeless child.
       ``(4) Comparable services.--Each homeless child or youth to 
     be assisted under this subtitle shall be provided services 
     comparable to services offered to other students in the 
     school selected according to the provisions of paragraph (3), 
     including--
       ``(A) transportation services;
       ``(B) educational services for which the child or youth 
     meets the eligibility criteria, such as services provided 
     under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) or similar State or local 
     programs, educational programs for children with 
     disabilities, and educational programs for students with 
     limited-English proficiency;
       ``(C) programs in vocational and technical education;
       ``(D) programs for gifted and talented students; and
       ``(E) school nutrition programs.
       ``(5) Coordination.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each local educational agency serving 
     homeless children and youth that receives assistance under 
     this subtitle shall coordinate the provision of services 
     under this subtitle with local social services agencies and 
     other agencies or programs providing services to homeless 
     children and youth and their families, including services and 
     programs funded under the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act. (42 
     U.S.C. 5701 et seq.).
       ``(B) Housing assistance.--If applicable, each State and 
     local educational agency that receives assistance under this 
     subtitle shall coordinate with State and local housing 
     agencies responsible for developing the comprehensive housing 
     affordability strategy described in section 105 of the 
     Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
     12705) to minimize educational disruption for children and 
     youth who become homeless.
       ``(C) Coordination purpose.--The coordination required 
     under subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall be designed to--
       ``(i) ensure that homeless children and youth have access 
     to available education and related support services; and
       ``(ii) raise the awareness of school personnel and service 
     providers of the effects of short-term stays in a shelter and 
     other challenges associated with homeless children and youth.
       ``(6) Liaison.--
       ``(A) Duties.--Each local liaison for homeless children and 
     youth, designated pursuant to subsection (g)(1)(H)(ii), shall 
     ensure that--
       ``(i) homeless children and youth enroll in, and have an 
     equal opportunity to succeed in, schools of that agency;
       ``(ii) homeless families, children, and youth receive 
     educational services for which such families, children, and 
     youth are eligible, including Head Start and Even Start 
     programs and preschool programs administered by the local 
     educational agency, and referrals to health care services, 
     dental services, mental health services, and other 
     appropriate services;
       ``(iii) the parents or guardians of homeless children and 
     youth are informed of the education and related opportunities 
     available to their children and are provided with meaningful 
     opportunities to participate in the education of their 
     children; and
       ``(iv) public notice of the educational rights of homeless 
     children and youth is disseminated where such children and 
     youth receive services under this Act (such as family 
     shelters and soup kitchens).
       ``(B) Notice.--State coordinators and local educational 
     agencies shall inform school personnel, service providers, 
     and advocates working with homeless families of the duties of 
     the liaisons.
       ``(C) Local and state coordination.--Local educational 
     agency liaisons for homeless children and youth shall, as a 
     part of their duties, coordinate and collaborate with State 
     coordinators and community and school personnel responsible 
     for the provision of education and related services to 
     homeless children and youth.
       ``(D) Dispute resolution.--Unless another individual is 
     designated by State law, the local educational agency 
     liaisons for homeless children and youth shall provide 
     resource information and assist in resolving disputes under 
     this subtitle, should they arise.
       ``(7) Review and revisions.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each State educational agency and local 
     educational agency that receives assistance under this 
     subtitle, shall review and revise any policies that may act 
     as barriers to the enrollment of homeless children and youth 
     in schools selected in accordance with paragraph (3).
       ``(B) Consideration.--In reviewing and revising such 
     policies, consideration shall be given to issues concerning 
     transportation, immunization, residency, birth certificates,

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     school records, and other documentation, and guardianship.
       ``(C) Special attention.--Special attention shall be given 
     to ensuring the enrollment and attendance of homeless 
     children and youth who are not currently attending school.

     ``SEC. 723. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY GRANTS FOR THE EDUCATION 
                   OF HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTH.

       ``(a) General Authority.--
       ``(1) In general.--The State educational agency shall, in 
     accordance with section 722(e) and from amounts made 
     available to such agency under section 726, make grants to 
     local educational agencies for the purpose of facilitating 
     the enrollment, attendance, and success in school of homeless 
     children and youth.
       ``(2) Services.--
       ``(A) In general.--Services under paragraph (1)--
       ``(i) may be provided through programs on school grounds or 
     at other facilities;
       ``(ii) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be 
     provided through existing programs and mechanisms that 
     integrate homeless children and youth with nonhomeless 
     children and youth; and
       ``(iii) shall be designed to expand or improve services 
     provided as part of a school's regular academic program, but 
     not replace that program.
       ``(B) Services on school grounds.--If services under 
     paragraph (1) are provided on school grounds, schools--
       ``(i) may use funds under this subtitle to provide the same 
     services to other children and youth who are determined by 
     the local educational agency to be at risk of failing in, or 
     dropping out of, schools, subject to the requirements of 
     clause (ii).
       ``(ii) except as otherwise provided in section 
     722(e)(3)(B), shall not provide services in settings within a 
     school that segregates homeless children and youth from other 
     children and youth except as is necessary for short periods 
     of time--

       ``(I) for health and safety emergencies; or
       ``(II) to provide temporary, special, supplementary 
     services to meet the unique needs of homeless children and 
     youth.

       ``(3) Requirement.--Services provided under this section 
     shall not replace the regular academic program and shall be 
     designed to expand upon or improve services provided as part 
     of the school's regular academic program.
       ``(b) Application.--A local educational agency that desires 
     to receive a grant under this section shall submit an 
     application to the State educational agency at such time, in 
     such manner, and containing or accompanied by such 
     information as the State educational agency may reasonably 
     require. Each such application shall include--
       ``(1) an assessment of the educational and related needs of 
     homeless children and youth in such agency (which may be 
     undertaken as a part of needs assessments for other 
     disadvantaged groups);
       ``(2) a description of the services and programs for which 
     assistance is sought and the problems to be addressed through 
     the provision of such services and programs;
       ``(3) an assurance that the local educational agency's 
     combined fiscal effort per student or the aggregate 
     expenditures of that agency and the State with respect to the 
     provision of free public education by such agency for the 
     fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the 
     determination is made was not less than 90 percent of such 
     combined fiscal effort or aggregate expenditures for the 
     second fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the 
     determination is made;
       ``(4) an assurance that the applicant complies with, or 
     will use requested funds to comply with, paragraphs (3) 
     through (7) of section 722(g); and
       ``(5) a description of policies and procedures, consistent 
     with section 722(e)(3)(B), that the agency will implement to 
     ensure that activities carried out by the agency will not 
     isolate or stigmatize homeless children and youth.
       ``(c) Awards.--
       ``(1) In general.--The State educational agency shall, in 
     accordance with the requirements of this subtitle and from 
     amounts made available to it under section 726, make 
     competitive subgrants that result in an equitable 
     distribution of geographic areas within the State to local 
     educational agencies that submit applications under 
     subsection (b). Such subgrants shall be awarded on the basis 
     of the need of such agencies for assistance under this 
     subtitle and the quality of the applications submitted.
       ``(2) Need.--In determining need under paragraph (1), the 
     State educational agency may consider the number of homeless 
     children and youth enrolled in preschool, elementary, and 
     secondary schools within the area served by the agency, and 
     shall consider the needs of such children and youth and the 
     ability of the agency to meet such needs. Such agency may 
     also consider--
       ``(A) the extent to which the proposed use of funds would 
     facilitate the enrollment, retention, and educational success 
     of homeless children and youth;
       ``(B) the extent to which the application reflects 
     coordination with other local and State agencies that serve 
     homeless children and youth, and meets the requirements of 
     section 722(g)(3);
       ``(C) the extent to which the applicant exhibits in the 
     application and in current practice a commitment to education 
     for all homeless children and youth; and
       ``(D) such other criteria as the State agency determines 
     appropriate.
       ``(3) Quality.--In determining the quality of applications 
     under paragraph (1), the State educational agency shall 
     consider--
       ``(A) the applicant's needs assessment under subsection 
     (b)(1) and the likelihood that the program presented in the 
     application will meet such needs;
       ``(B) the types, intensity, and coordination of the 
     services to be provided under the program;
       ``(C) the involvement of parents or guardians;
       ``(D) the extent to which homeless children and youth will 
     be integrated within the regular education program;
       ``(E) the quality of the applicant's evaluation plan for 
     the program;
       ``(F) the extent to which services provided under this 
     subtitle will be coordinated with other available services; 
     and
       ``(G) such other measures as the State educational agency 
     considers indicative of a high-quality program.
       ``(4) Duration of grants.--Grants awarded under this 
     section shall be for terms not to exceed 3 years.
       ``(d) Authorized Activities.--A local educational agency 
     may use funds awarded under this section for activities to 
     carry out the purpose of this subtitle, including--
       ``(1) the provision of tutoring, supplemental instruction, 
     and enriched educational services that are linked to the 
     achievement of the same challenging State content standards 
     and challenging State student performance standards the State 
     establishes for other children and youth;
       ``(2) the provision of expedited evaluations of the 
     strengths and needs of homeless children and youth, including 
     needs and eligibility for programs and services (such as 
     educational programs for gifted and talented students, 
     children with disabilities, and students with limited-English 
     proficiency, services provided under title I of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 or similar 
     State or local programs, programs in vocational and technical 
     education, and school nutrition programs);
       ``(3) professional development and other activities for 
     educators and pupil services personnel that are designed to 
     heighten the understanding and sensitivity of such personnel 
     to the needs of homeless children and youth, the rights of 
     such children and youth under this Act, and the specific 
     educational needs of runaway and homeless youth;
       ``(4) the provision of referral services to homeless 
     children and youth for medical, dental, mental, and other 
     health services;
       ``(5) the provision of assistance to defray the excess cost 
     of transportation for students pursuant to section 
     722(g)(4)(A), not otherwise provided through Federal, State, 
     or local funding, where necessary to enable students to 
     attend the school selected under section 722(g)(3);
       ``(6) the provision of developmentally appropriate early 
     childhood education programs, not otherwise provided through 
     Federal, State, or local funding, for preschool-aged 
     children;
       ``(7) the provision of before- and after-school, mentoring, 
     and summer programs for homeless children and youth in which 
     a teacher or other qualified individual provides tutoring, 
     homework assistance, and supervision of educational 
     activities;
       ``(8) if necessary, the payment of fees and other costs 
     associated with tracking, obtaining, and transferring records 
     necessary to enroll homeless children and youth in school, 
     including birth certificates, immunization records, academic 
     records, guardianship records, and evaluations for special 
     programs or services;
       ``(9) the provision of education and training to the 
     parents of homeless children and youth about the rights of, 
     and resources available to, such children and youth;
       ``(10) the development of coordination between schools and 
     agencies providing services to homeless children and youth, 
     including programs funded under the Runaway and Homeless 
     Youth Act;
       ``(11) the provision of pupil services (including violence 
     prevention counseling) and referrals for such services;
       ``(12) activities to address the particular needs of 
     homeless children and youth that may arise from domestic 
     violence;
       ``(13) the adaptation of space and purchase of supplies for 
     nonschool facilities made available under subsection (a)(2) 
     to provide services under this subsection;
       ``(14) the provision of school supplies, including those 
     supplies to be distributed at shelters or temporary housing 
     facilities, or other appropriate locations; and
       ``(15) the provision of other extraordinary or emergency 
     assistance needed to enable homeless children and youth to 
     attend school.

     ``SEC. 724. SECRETARIAL RESPONSIBILITIES.

       ``(a) Review of Plans.--In reviewing the State plan 
     submitted by a State educational agency under section 722(g), 
     the Secretary shall use a peer review process and shall 
     evaluate whether State laws, policies, and practices 
     described in such plans adequately address the problems of 
     homeless children and youth relating to access to education 
     and placement as described in such plans.
       ``(b) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary shall provide 
     support and technical assistance to the State educational 
     agencies to assist such agencies to carry out their 
     responsibilities under this subtitle, if requested by the 
     State educational agency.
       ``(c) Report.--The Secretary shall develop and issue not 
     later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of the 
     Stewart B.

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     McKinney Homeless Education Assistance Improvements Act of 
     1999, a report to be made available to States, local 
     educational agencies, and other applicable agencies regarding 
     the following:
       ``(1) Enrollment.--Such report shall review successful ways 
     in which a State may assist local educational agencies to 
     enroll homeless students on an immediate basis. The report 
     issued by the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) clarify that enrollment includes a homeless child's 
     or youth's right to actually attend school; and
       ``(B) clarify requirements that States are to review 
     immunization and medical or school records and to make such 
     revisions as appropriate and necessary in order to enroll 
     homeless students in school more quickly.
       ``(2) Transportation.--The report shall also address the 
     transportation needs of homeless students. The report issued 
     by the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) explicitly state that the goal of the transportation 
     provisions contained in this Act is to provide educational 
     stability by reducing mobility and therefore provide an 
     effective learning environment for homeless children; and
       ``(B) encourage States to follow programs implemented in 
     State law that have successfully addressed transportation 
     barriers for homeless children.
       ``(d) Evaluation and Dissemination.--The Secretary shall 
     conduct evaluation and dissemination activities of programs 
     designed to meet the educational needs of homeless elementary 
     and secondary school students, and may use funds appropriated 
     under section 726 to conduct such activities.
       ``(e) Submission and Distribution.--The Secretary shall 
     require applications for grants under this subtitle to be 
     submitted to the Secretary not later than the expiration of 
     the 60-day period beginning on the date that funds are 
     available for purposes of making such grants and shall make 
     such grants not later than the expiration of the 120-day 
     period beginning on such date.
       ``(f) Determination by Secretary.--The Secretary, based on 
     the information received from the States and information 
     gathered by the Secretary under subsection (e), shall 
     determine the extent to which State educational agencies are 
     ensuring that each homeless child and homeless youth has 
     access to a free appropriate public education as described in 
     section 721(1).
       ``(g) Information.--
       ``(1) In general.--From funds appropriated under section 
     726, the Secretary shall, either directly or through grants, 
     contracts, or cooperative agreements, periodically collect 
     and disseminate data and information regarding--
       ``(A) the number and location of homeless children and 
     youth;
       ``(B) the education and related services such children and 
     youth receive;
       ``(C) the extent to which such needs are being met; and
       ``(D) such other data and information as the Secretary 
     deems necessary and relevant to carry out this subtitle.
       ``(2) Coordination.--The Secretary shall coordinate such 
     collection and dissemination with other agencies and entities 
     that receive assistance and administer programs under this 
     subtitle.
       ``(h) Report.--Not later than 4 years after the date of the 
     enactment of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Education 
     Assistance Improvement Act of 1999, the Secretary shall 
     prepare and submit to the President and the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
     of the Senate a report on the status of education of homeless 
     children and youth, which shall include information on--
       ``(1) the education of homeless children and youth; and
       ``(2) the effectiveness of the programs supported under 
     this subtitle.

     ``SEC. 725. DEFINITIONS.

       ``For the purpose of this subtitle, unless otherwise 
     stated--
       ``(1) the terms `local educational agency' and `State 
     educational agency' have the same meanings given such terms 
     under section 14101, of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801);
       ``(2) the term `Secretary' means the Secretary of 
     Education; and
       ``(3) the term `State' means each of the 50 States, the 
     District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

     ``SEC. 726. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``For the purpose of carrying out this subtitle, there are 
     authorized to be appropriated $36,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2000 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
     years 2001 through 2004.''.
               TITLE VIII--SCHOOLWIDE PROGRAM ADJUSTMENT

     SEC. 801. SCHOOLWIDE FUNDS.

       The Act is amended by adding at the end the following:
               ``TITLE XVI--SCHOOLWIDE PROGRAM ADJUSTMENT

     ``SEC. 16001. SCHOOLWIDE PROGRAM ADJUSTMENT.

       ``Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1114, a local 
     educational agency may consolidate funds under part A of 
     title I, together with other Federal, State, and local funds, 
     in order to upgrade the entire educational program of a 
     school that serves an eligible school attendance area in 
     which not less than 40 percent of the children are from low-
     income families, or not less than 40 percent of the children 
     enrolled in the school are from such families.''.
    TITLE IX--EDUCATION OF LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT CHILDREN AND 
                     EMERGENCY IMMIGRANT EDUCATION

     SEC. 901. PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED.

       Title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:
   ``TITLE VII--EDUCATION OF LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT CHILDREN AND 
                     EMERGENCY IMMIGRANT EDUCATION

                  ``PART A--ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION

     ``SEC. 7101. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This part may be cited as the `English Language 
     Proficiency and Academic Achievement Act'.

     ``SEC. 7102. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

       ``(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       ``(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) limited English proficient children must overcome a 
     number of challenges in receiving an education in order to 
     enable such children to participate fully in American 
     society, including--
       ``(A) segregated education programs;
       ``(B) disproportionate and improper placement in special 
     education and other special programs due to the use of 
     inappropriate evaluation procedures;
       ``(C) the limited English proficiency of their own parents, 
     which hinders the parents' ability to fully participate in 
     the education of their children; and
       ``(D) a need for additional teachers and other staff who 
     are professionally trained and qualified to serve such 
     children;
       ``(3) States and local educational agencies need assistance 
     in developing the capacity to provide programs of instruction 
     that offer and provide an equal educational opportunity to 
     children who need special assistance because English is not 
     their dominant language;
       ``(4) Native Americans and Native American languages (as 
     such terms are defined in section 103 of the Native American 
     Languages Act), including native residents of the outlying 
     areas, have a unique status under Federal law that requires 
     special policies within the broad purposes of this Act to 
     serve the education needs of language minority students in 
     the United States;
       ``(5) the Federal Government, as exemplified by title VI of 
     the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and section 204(f) of the Equal 
     Education Opportunities Act of 1974, has a special and 
     continuing obligation to ensure that States and local 
     educational agencies take appropriate action to provide equal 
     educational opportunities to children of limited English 
     proficiency; and
       ``(6) research, evaluation, and data collection 
     capabilities in the field of instruction for limited English 
     proficient children need to be strengthened so that educators 
     and other staff teaching limited English proficient children 
     in the classroom can better identify and promote programs, 
     program implementation strategies, and instructional 
     practices that result in the effective education of limited 
     English proficient children.
       ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this part are--
       ``(1) to help ensure that children who are limited English 
     proficient attain English proficiency, develop high levels of 
     academic attainment in English, and meet the same challenging 
     State content standards and challenging State student 
     performance standards expected of all children; and
       ``(2) to develop high quality programs designed to assist 
     local educational agencies in teaching limited English 
     proficient children.

     ``SEC. 7103. PARENTAL NOTIFICATION AND CONSENT FOR ENGLISH 
                   LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION.

       ``(a) Notification.--If a local educational agency uses 
     funds under this part to provide English language instruction 
     to limited English proficient children, the agency shall 
     inform a parent or the parents of a child participating in an 
     English language instruction program for limited English 
     proficient children assisted under this part 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;
       ``(3) how the English language instruction program will 
     specifically help the child acquire English and meet age-
     appropriate standards for grade promotion and graduation;
       ``(4) what the specific exit requirements are for the 
     program;
       ``(5) the expected rate of transition from the program into 
     a classroom that is not tailored for limited English 
     proficient children; and
       ``(6) the expected rate of graduation from high school for 
     the program if funds under this part are used for children in 
     secondary schools.
       ``(b) Consent.--
       ``(1) Agency requirements.--
       ``(A) Informed consent.--For a child who has been 
     identified as limited English proficient prior to the 
     beginning of the school year, each local educational agency 
     that receives funds under this part shall obtain informed 
     parental consent prior to the placement of a child in an 
     English language instruction program for limited English 
     proficient children funded under this part, if--

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       ``(i) the program does not include classes which 
     exclusively or almost exclusively use the English language in 
     instruction; or
       ``(ii) instruction is tailored for limited English 
     proficient children.
       ``(B) Written consent not obtained.--If written consent is 
     not obtained, the local educational agency shall maintain a 
     written record that includes the date and the manner in which 
     such informed consent was obtained.
       ``(C) Response not obtained.--
       ``(i) In general.--If a response cannot be obtained after a 
     reasonable and substantial effort has been made to obtain 
     such consent, the local educational agency shall document 
     that it has given such notice and its specific efforts made 
     to obtain such consent.
       ``(ii) Delivery of proof of documentation.--The proof of 
     documentation shall be mailed or delivered in writing to the 
     parents or guardian of the child prior to placing the child 
     in a program described in subparagraph (A), and shall include 
     a final notice requesting parental consent for such services. 
     After such documentation has been mailed or delivered in 
     writing, the local educational agency shall provide 
     appropriate educational services.
       ``(iii) Special rule applicable during school year.--A 
     local educational agency may obtain parental consent under 
     this clause only for children who have not been identified as 
     limited English proficient prior to the beginning of a school 
     year. For such children the agency shall document, in 
     writing, its specific efforts made to obtain such consent 
     prior to placing the child in a program described in 
     subparagraph (A). After such documentation has been made, the 
     local educational agency shall provide appropriate 
     educational services to such child. The proof of 
     documentation shall be mailed or delivered in writing to the 
     parents or guardian of the child in a timely manner and shall 
     include information on how to have their child immediately 
     removed from the program upon their request. This clause 
     shall not be construed as exempting a local educational 
     agency from complying with the requirements of this 
     paragraph.
       ``(2) Parental rights.--A parent or the parents of a child 
     participating in an English language instruction program for 
     limited English proficient children assisted under subpart 1 
     or 2 shall--
       ``(A) select among methods of instruction, if more than one 
     method is offered in the program; and
       ``(B) have the right to have their child immediately 
     removed from the program upon their request.
       ``(c) Receipt of Information.--A parent or the parents of a 
     child identified for participation in an English language 
     instruction program for limited English proficient children 
     assisted under this part shall receive, in a manner and form 
     understandable to the parent or parents, the information 
     required by this subsection. At a minimum, the parent or 
     parents shall receive--
       ``(1) timely information about English language instruction 
     programs for limited English proficient children assisted 
     under this part;
       ``(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; and
       ``(3) procedural information for removing a child from a 
     program for limited English proficient children.
       ``(d) Basis for Admission or Exclusion.--Students shall not 
     be admitted to or excluded from any federally assisted 
     education program on the basis of a surname or language-
     minority status.

     ``SEC. 7104. TESTING OF LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT CHILDREN.

       ``(a) In General.--Assessments of limited English 
     proficient children participating in programs funded under 
     this part, to the extent practicable, shall be in the 
     language and form most likely to yield accurate and reliable 
     information on what such students know and can do in content 
     areas.
       ``(b) Special Rule.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), in the 
     case of an assessment of reading or language arts of any 
     student who has attended school in the United States 
     (excluding Puerto Rico) for three or more consecutive school 
     years, the assessment shall be in the form of a test written 
     in English, except that, if the local educational agency 
     determines, on a case-by-case individual basis, that 
     assessments in another language and form would likely yield 
     more accurate and reliable information on what such students 
     know and can do, the local educational agency may assess such 
     students in the appropriate language other than English for 
     one additional year.

     ``SEC. 7105. CONDITIONS ON EFFECTIVENESS OF SUBPARTS 1 AND 2.

       ``(a) Subpart 1.--Subpart 1 shall be in effect only for a 
     fiscal year for which subpart 2 is not in effect.
       ``(b) Subpart 2.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subpart 2 shall be in effect only for--
       ``(A) the first fiscal year for which the amount 
     appropriated to carry out this part equals or exceeds 
     $220,000,000; and
       ``(B) all succeeding fiscal years.
       ``(2) Continuation of awards.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this part, a State receiving a grant under 
     subpart 2 shall provide one additional year of funding to 
     eligible entities in accordance with section 7133(3).

     ``SEC. 7106. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``(a) Subpart 1 or 2.--Subject to section 7105, for the 
     purpose of carrying out subpart 1 or 2, as applicable, there 
     are authorized to be appropriated $220,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2000 and such sums as may be necessary for the four 
     succeeding fiscal years.
       ``(b) Subpart 3.--For the purpose of carrying out subpart 
     3, there are authorized to be appropriated $60,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2000 and such sums as may be necessary for the 
     four succeeding fiscal years.
       ``(c) Subpart 4.--For the purpose of carrying out subpart 
     4, there are authorized to be appropriated $16,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2000 and such sums as may be necessary for the 
     four succeeding fiscal years.

                ``Subpart 1--Discretionary Grant Program

     ``SEC. 7111. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR PROGRAMS FOR LIMITED 
                   ENGLISH PROFICIENT CHILDREN.

       ``The purpose of this subpart is to assist local 
     educational agencies, institutions of higher education, and 
     community-based organizations, through the grants authorized 
     under section 7112, to--
       ``(1) develop and enhance their capacity to provide high-
     quality instruction through English language instruction and 
     programs which assist limited English proficient children in 
     achieving the same high levels of academic achievement as 
     other children; and
       ``(2) help such children--
       ``(A) develop proficiency in English; and
       ``(B) meet the same challenging State content standards and 
     challenging State student performance standards expected for 
     all children as required by section 1111(b).

     ``SEC. 7112. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES.

       ``(a) Program Authorized.--
       ``(1) In general.--In accordance with section 7105, before 
     the amount appropriated to carry out this part for a fiscal 
     year equals or exceeds $220,000,000, the Secretary is 
     authorized to award grants to eligible entities having 
     applications approved under section 7114 to enable such 
     entities to carry out activities described in subsection (b).
       ``(2) Length of grant.--Each grant under this section shall 
     be awarded for a period of time to be determined by the 
     Secretary based on the type of grant for which the eligible 
     entity applies.
       ``(b) Authorized Activities.--Grants awarded under this 
     section shall be used to improve the education of limited 
     English proficient children and their families, through the 
     acquisition of English and the attainment of challenging 
     State academic content standards and challenging State 
     performance standards using scientifically-based research 
     approaches and methodologies, by--
       ``(1) developing and implementing new English language and 
     academic content instructional programs for children who are 
     limited English proficient, including programs of early 
     childhood education and kindergarten through 12th grade 
     education;
       ``(2) carrying out highly focused, innovative, locally 
     designed projects to expand or enhance existing English 
     language and academic content instruction programs for 
     limited English proficient children;
       ``(3) implementing, within an individual school, schoolwide 
     programs for restructuring, reforming, and upgrading all 
     relevant programs and operations relating to English language 
     and academic content instruction for limited English 
     proficient students; or
       ``(4) implementing, within the entire jurisdiction of a 
     local educational agency, agency-wide programs for 
     restructuring, reforming, and upgrading all relevant programs 
     and operations relating to English language and academic 
     content instruction for limited English proficient students.
       ``(c) Uses of Funds.--Grants under this section may be 
     used--
       ``(1) to upgrade program objectives and effective 
     instructional strategies;
       ``(2) to improve the instruction program for limited 
     English proficient students by identifying, acquiring, and 
     upgrading curricula, instructional materials, educational 
     software, and assessment procedures;
       ``(3) to provide--
       ``(A) tutorials and academic or vocational education for 
     limited English proficient children; and
       ``(B) intensified instruction;
       ``(4) to develop and implement comprehensive preschool or 
     elementary or secondary school English language instructional 
     programs that are coordinated with other relevant programs 
     and services;
       ``(5) to provide professional development to classroom 
     teachers, administrators, and other school or community-based 
     organizational personnel to improve the instruction and 
     assessment of children who are limited English proficient 
     children;
       ``(6) to improve the English language proficiency and 
     academic performance of limited English proficient children;
       ``(7) to improve the instruction of limited English 
     proficient children by providing for the acquisition or 
     development of education technology or instructional 
     materials, access to and participation in electronic networks 
     for materials, training and communications, and incorporation 
     of such resources in curricula and programs, such as those 
     funded under this subpart;
       ``(8) to develop tutoring programs for limited English 
     proficient children that provide early intervention and 
     intensive instruction in order to improve academic 
     achievement, to increase graduation rates among limited 
     English proficient children, and to prepare students for 
     transition as soon as possible

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     into classrooms where instruction is not tailored for limited 
     English proficient children;
       ``(9) to provide family literacy services and parent 
     outreach and training activities to limited English 
     proficient children and their families to improve their 
     English language skills and assist parents in helping their 
     children to improve their academic performance; and
       ``(10) to undertake other activities that are consistent 
     with the purposes of this subpart.
       ``(d) Special Rule.--A grant recipient, before carrying out 
     a program assisted under this section, shall plan, train 
     personnel, develop curricula, and acquire or develop 
     materials.
       ``(e) Eligible Entities.--For the purpose of this section, 
     the term `eligible entity' means--
       ``(1) one or more local educational agencies; or
       ``(2) one or more local educational agencies in 
     collaboration with an institution of higher education, 
     community-based organization, or local or State educational 
     agency.

     ``SEC. 7113. 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, 
     an Indian tribe, a tribally sanctioned educational authority, 
     a Native Hawaiian or Native American Pacific Islander native 
     language education organization, or an elementary or 
     secondary school that is operated or funded by the Bureau of 
     Indian Affairs shall be considered to be a local educational 
     agency as such term is used in this subpart, subject to the 
     following qualifications:
       ``(1) 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 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 for the special programs and 
     services provided by the United States to Indians because of 
     their status as Indians.
       ``(2) 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 any such school or otherwise to oversee the delivery 
     of educational services to members of that tribe; and
       ``(ii) approved by the Secretary for the purpose of this 
     section.
       ``(b) Eligible Entity Application.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of this subpart, each eligible entity 
     described in subsection (a) shall submit any application for 
     assistance under this subpart directly to the Secretary along 
     with timely comments on the need for the proposed program.

     ``SEC. 7114. APPLICATIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Secretary.--To receive a grant under this subpart, an 
     eligible entity shall submit an application to the Secretary 
     at such time, in such form, and containing such information 
     as the Secretary may require.
       ``(2) State educational agency.--An eligible entity, with 
     the exception of schools funded by the Bureau of Indian 
     Affairs, shall submit a copy of its application under this 
     section to the State educational agency.
       ``(b) Required Documentation.--Such application shall 
     include documentation that the applicant has the qualified 
     personnel required to develop, administer, and implement the 
     proposed program.
       ``(c) Contents.--
       ``(1) In general.--An application for a grant under this 
     subpart shall contain the following:
       ``(A) A description of the need for the proposed program, 
     and a comprehensive description of the characteristics 
     relevant to the children being served.
       ``(B) An assurance that, if the applicant includes one or 
     more local educational agencies, each such agency is 
     complying with section 7103(b) prior to, and throughout, each 
     school year.
       ``(C) A description of the program to be implemented and 
     how such program's design--
       ``(i) relates to the English language and academic needs of 
     the children of limited English proficiency to be served;
       ``(ii) is coordinated with other programs under this Act 
     and other Acts, as appropriate, in accordance with section 
     14306;
       ``(iii) involves the parents of the children of limited 
     English proficiency to be served;
       ``(iv) ensures accountability in achieving high academic 
     standards; and
       ``(v) promotes coordination of services for the children of 
     limited English proficiency to be served and their families.
       ``(D) A description, if appropriate, of the applicant's 
     collaborative activities with institutions of higher 
     education, community-based organizations, local or State 
     educational agencies, private schools, nonprofit 
     organizations, or businesses in carrying out the proposed 
     program.
       ``(E) An assurance that the applicant will not reduce the 
     level of State and local funds that the applicant expends for 
     programs for limited English proficient children if the 
     applicant receives an award under this subpart.
       ``(F) An assurance that the applicant will employ teachers 
     in the proposed program who are proficient in English, 
     including written and oral communication skills, and another 
     language, if appropriate.
       ``(G) A budget for grant funds.
       ``(H) A description, if appropriate of how the applicant 
     annually will assess the English proficiency of all children 
     with limited English proficiency participating in programs 
     funded under this subpart.
       ``(2) Additional information.--Each applicant for a grant 
     under section 7112 who intends to use the grant for a purpose 
     described in paragraph (3) or (4) of subsection (b) of such 
     section--
       ``(A) shall describe--
       ``(i) how services provided under this subpart are 
     supplementary to existing services;
       ``(ii) how funds received under this subpart will be 
     integrated, as appropriate, with all other Federal, State, 
     local, and private resources that may be used to serve 
     children of limited English proficiency;
       ``(iii) specific achievement and school retention goals for 
     the children to be served by the proposed program and how 
     progress toward achieving such goals will be measured; and
       ``(iv) current family literacy programs if applicable; and
       ``(B) shall provide assurances that the program funded will 
     be integrated with the overall educational program.
       ``(d) Approval of Applications.--An application for a grant 
     under this subpart may be approved only if the Secretary 
     determines that--
       ``(1) the program will use qualified personnel, including 
     personnel who are proficient in English and other languages 
     used in instruction, if appropriate;
       ``(2) in designing the program for which application is 
     made, the needs of children in nonprofit private elementary 
     and secondary schools have been taken into account through 
     consultation with appropriate private school officials and, 
     consistent with the number of such children enrolled in such 
     schools in the area to be served whose educational needs are 
     of the type and whose language and grade levels are of a 
     similar type to those which the program is intended to 
     address, after consultation with appropriate private school 
     officials, provision has been made for the participation of 
     such children on a basis comparable to that provided for 
     public school children;
       ``(3) student evaluation and assessment procedures in the 
     program are valid, reliable, and fair for limited English 
     proficient students, and that limited English proficient 
     students who are disabled are identified and served in 
     accordance with the requirements of the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act;
       ``(4) Federal funds made available for the project or 
     activity will be used so as to supplement the level of State 
     and local funds that, in the absence of such Federal funds, 
     would have been expended for special programs for limited 
     English proficient children and in no case to supplant such 
     State and local funds, except that nothing in this paragraph 
     shall be construed to preclude a local educational agency 
     from using funds under this title for activities carried out 
     under an order of a court of the United States or of any 
     State respecting services to be provided such children, or to 
     carry out a plan approved by the Secretary as adequate under 
     title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with respect to 
     services to be provided such children; and
       ``(5) the assistance provided under the application will 
     contribute toward building the capacity of the applicant to 
     provide a program on a regular basis, similar to that 
     proposed for assistance, which will be of sufficient size, 
     scope, and quality to promise significant improvement in the 
     education of students of limited English proficiency, and 
     that the applicant will have the resources and commitment to 
     continue the program when assistance under this subpart is 
     reduced or no longer available.
       ``(e) Consideration.--In approving applications under this 
     subpart, the Secretary shall give consideration to the degree 
     to which the program for which assistance is sought involves 
     the collaborative efforts of institutions of higher 
     education, community-based organizations, the appropriate 
     local and State educational agency, or businesses.

     ``SEC. 7115. INTENSIFIED INSTRUCTION.

       ``In carrying out this subpart, each grant recipient may 
     intensify instruction for limited English proficient students 
     by--
       ``(1) expanding the educational calendar of the school in 
     which such student is enrolled to include programs before and 
     after school and during the summer months;
       ``(2) applying technology to the course of instruction; and
       ``(3) providing intensified instruction through 
     supplementary instruction or activities, including 
     educationally enriching extracurricular activities, during 
     times when school is not routinely in session.

     ``SEC. 7116. CAPACITY BUILDING.

       ``Each recipient of a grant under this subpart shall use 
     the grant in ways that will build such recipient's capacity 
     to continue to offer high-quality English language 
     instruction and programs which assist limited English 
     proficient children in achieving the same high levels of 
     academic achievement as other children, once Federal 
     assistance is reduced or eliminated.

     ``SEC. 7117. SUBGRANTS.

       ``A local educational agency that receives a grant under 
     this subpart may, with the approval of the Secretary, make a 
     subgrant to, or enter into a contract with, an institution

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     of higher education, a nonprofit organization, or a 
     consortium of such entities to carry out an approved program, 
     including a program to serve out-of-school youth.

     ``SEC. 7118. SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.

       ``The Secretary shall give special consideration to 
     applications under this subpart that describe a program 
     that--
       ``(1) enrolls a large percentage or large number of limited 
     English proficient students;
       ``(2) takes into account significant increases in limited 
     English proficient children, including such children in areas 
     with low concentrations of such children; and
       ``(3) ensures that activities assisted under this subpart 
     address the needs of school systems of all sizes and 
     geographic areas, including rural and urban schools.

     ``SEC. 7119. COORDINATION WITH OTHER PROGRAMS.

       ``In order to secure the most flexible and efficient use of 
     Federal funds, any State receiving funds under this subpart 
     shall coordinate its program with other programs under this 
     Act and other Acts, as appropriate, in accordance with 
     section 14306.

     ``SEC. 7120. NOTIFICATION.

       ``The State educational agency, and when applicable, the 
     State board for postsecondary education, shall be notified 
     within three working days of the date an award under this 
     subpart is made to an eligible entity within the State.

     ``SEC. 7121. STATE GRANT PROGRAM.

       ``(a) State Grant Program.--The Secretary is authorized to 
     make an award to a State educational agency that 
     demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that such 
     agency, through such agency's own programs and other Federal 
     education programs, effectively provides for the education of 
     children of limited English proficiency within the State.
       ``(b) Payments.--The amount paid to a State educational 
     agency under subsection (a) shall not exceed 5 percent of the 
     total amount awarded to local educational agencies within the 
     State under subpart 1 for the previous fiscal year, except 
     that in no case shall the amount paid by the Secretary to any 
     State educational agency under this subsection for any fiscal 
     year be less than $100,000.
       ``(c) Use of Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State educational agency shall use 
     funds awarded under this section for programs authorized by 
     this section--
       ``(A) to assist local educational agencies in the State 
     with program design, capacity building, assessment of student 
     performance, and program evaluation; and
       ``(B) to collect data on the State's limited English 
     proficient populations and the educational programs and 
     services available to such populations.
       ``(2) Exception.--States that do not, as of the date of the 
     enactment of the Student Results Act of 1999, have in place a 
     system for collecting the data described in paragraph (1)(B) 
     for all students in such State, are not required to meet the 
     requirement of such paragraph. In the event such State 
     develops a system for collecting data on the educational 
     programs and services available to all students in the State, 
     then such State shall comply with the requirement of 
     paragraph (1)(B).
       ``(3) Training.--The State educational agency may also use 
     funds provided under this section for the training of State 
     educational agency personnel in educational issues affecting 
     limited English proficient children.
       ``(4) Special rule.--Recipients of funds under this section 
     shall not restrict the provision of services under this 
     section to federally funded programs.
       ``(d) Applications.--A State educational agency desiring to 
     receive funds under this section shall submit an application 
     to the Secretary in such form, at such time, and containing 
     such information and assurances as the Secretary may require.
       ``(e) Supplement Not Supplant.--Funds made available under 
     this section for any fiscal year shall be used by the State 
     educational agency to supplement and, to the extent 
     practical, to increase to the level of funds that would, in 
     the absence of such funds, be made available by the State for 
     the purposes described in this section, and in no case to 
     supplant such funds.
       ``(f) Report to the Secretary.--State educational agencies 
     receiving awards under this section shall provide for the 
     annual submission of a summary report to the Secretary 
     describing such State's use of such funds.

                   ``Subpart 2--Formula Grant Program

     ``SEC. 7131. FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES.

       ``(a) In General.--In accordance with section 7105, after 
     the amount appropriated to carry out this part for a fiscal 
     year equals or exceeds $220,000,000, in the case of each 
     State that in accordance with section 7133 submits to the 
     Secretary an application for a fiscal year, after reserving 
     funds under subsection (b), the Secretary shall make a grant 
     for the year to the State for the purposes specified in 
     subsection (c). The grant shall consist of the allotment 
     determined for the State under section 7135.
       ``(b) Reservation.--From the amount appropriated to carry 
     out this part 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 7113(a).
       ``(c) 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 95 percent of the amount 
     of the funds provided under the grant for the purpose of 
     making subgrants to eligible entities to provide assistance 
     to limited English proficient children in accordance with 
     section 7134.
       ``(2) Authorized expenditures.--Subject to paragraph (3), a 
     State that receives a grant under subsection (a) may expend 
     not more than 5 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 limited English proficient children; and
       ``(ii) are not receiving a subgrant from a State under this 
     subpart.
       ``(D) Providing bonuses to subgrantees whose performance 
     has been exceptional in terms of the speed with which 
     children enrolled in the subgrantee's programs and activities 
     attain English language proficiency and meet challenging 
     State content standards and challenging State student 
     performance standards.
       ``(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. 7132. 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, 
     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.

     ``SEC. 7133. APPLICATIONS BY STATES.

       ``For purposes of section 7131, 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 subpart;
       ``(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--
       ``(A) will provide 1 year of funding for an application for 
     a subgrant under section 7134 from an eligible entity that 
     describes a program that, on the day preceding the date of 
     the enactment of the Student Results Act of 1999, 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 under its terms due to expire before a 
     period of 1 year or more had elapsed; and
       ``(B) after such 1-year extension, will give special 
     consideration to such applications if the period of their 
     award would not yet otherwise have expired if the Student 
     Results Act of 1999 had not been enacted.
       ``(4) contains an agreement that, in carrying out this 
     subpart, 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 subgrants to eligible 
     entities under section 7134 shall be of sufficient size and 
     scope to allow such entities to carry out high quality 
     education programs for limited English proficient children;
       ``(6) contains an agreement that the State will coordinate 
     its programs and activities under this subpart with its other 
     programs

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     and activities under this Act and other Acts, as appropriate;
       ``(7) contains an agreement that the State--
       ``(A) shall monitor the progress of students enrolled in 
     programs and activities receiving assistance under this 
     subpart in attaining English proficiency and in attaining 
     challenging State content standards and challenging State 
     performance standards;
       ``(B) subject to subparagraph (C), after the 1-year period 
     described in such subparagraph, shall withdraw funding from 
     such programs and activities in cases where the majority of 
     students are not attaining English proficiency and attaining 
     challenging State content standards and challenging State 
     performance standards after three academic years of 
     enrollment based on the evaluation measures in section 
     7403(d); and
       ``(C) shall provide technical assistance to eligible 
     entities that fail to satisfy the criterion in subparagraph 
     (B) for 1 year prior to the withdrawal of funding under such 
     subparagraph;
       ``(8) contains an assurance that the State will require 
     eligible entities receiving a subgrant under section 7134 
     annually to assess the English proficiency of all children 
     with limited English proficiency participating in a program 
     funded under this subpart; and
       ``(9) contains an agreement that States will require 
     eligible entities receiving a grant under this subpart to use 
     the grant in ways that will build such recipient's capacity 
     to continue to offer high-quality English language 
     instruction and programs which assist limited English 
     proficient children in attaining challenging State content 
     standards and challenging State performance standards once 
     assistance under this subpart is no longer available.

     ``SEC. 7134. 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 subpart only if the entity agrees to expend the funds to 
     improve the education of limited English proficient children 
     and their families, through the acquisition of English and 
     the attainment of challenging State academic content 
     standards and challenging State performance standards, using 
     scientifically-based research approaches and methodologies, 
     by--
       ``(1) developing and implementing new English language and 
     academic content instructional programs for children who are 
     limited English proficient, including programs of early 
     childhood education and kindergarten through 12th grade 
     education;
       ``(2) carrying out highly focused, innovative, locally 
     designed projects to expand or enhance existing English 
     language and academic content instruction programs for 
     limited English proficient children;
       ``(3) implementing, within an individual school, schoolwide 
     programs for restructuring, reforming, and upgrading all 
     relevant programs and operations relating to English language 
     and academic content instruction for limited English 
     proficient students; or
       ``(4) implementing, within the entire jurisdiction of a 
     local educational agency, agency-wide programs for 
     restructuring, reforming, and upgrading all relevant programs 
     and operations relating to English language and academic 
     content instruction for limited English proficient students.
       ``(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 subpart 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) Upgrading program objectives and effective 
     instructional strategies.
       ``(B) Improving the instruction program for limited English 
     proficient students by identifying, acquiring, and upgrading 
     curricula, instructional materials, educational software, and 
     assessment procedures.
       ``(C) Providing--
       ``(i) tutorials and academic or vocational education for 
     limited English proficient children; and
       ``(ii) intensified instruction.
       ``(D) Developing and implementing comprehensive preschool 
     or elementary or secondary school English language 
     instructional programs that are coordinated with other 
     relevant programs and services.
       ``(E) Providing professional development to classroom 
     teachers, administrators, and other school or community-based 
     organizational personnel to improve the instruction and 
     assessment of children who are limited English proficient 
     children.
       ``(F) Improving the English language proficiency and 
     academic performance of limited English proficient children.
       ``(G) Improving the instruction of limited English 
     proficient children by providing for the acquisition or 
     development of education technology or instructional 
     materials, access to and participation in electronic networks 
     for materials, training and communications, and incorporation 
     of such resources in curricula and programs, such as those 
     funded under this subpart.
       ``(H) Developing tutoring programs for limited English 
     proficient children that provide early intervention and 
     intensive instruction in order to improve academic 
     achievement, to increase graduation rates among limited 
     English proficient children, and to prepare students for 
     transition as soon as possible into classrooms where 
     instruction is not tailored for limited English proficient 
     children.
       ``(I) Providing family literacy services and parent 
     outreach and training activities to limited English 
     proficient children and their families to improve their 
     English language skills and assist parents in helping their 
     children to improve their academic performance.
       ``(J) Other activities that are consistent with the 
     purposes of this subpart.
       ``(2) Moving children out of specialized classrooms.--Any 
     program or activity undertaken by an eligible entity using a 
     subgrant from a State under this subpart shall be designed to 
     assist students enrolled in the program or activity to attain 
     English proficiency and meet challenging State content 
     standards and challenging State performance standards as soon 
     as possible and to move into a classroom where instruction is 
     not tailored for limited English proficient children.
       ``(c) Selection of Method of Instruction.--To receive a 
     subgrant from a State under this subpart, an eligible entity 
     shall select one or more methods or forms of instruction to 
     be used in the programs and activities undertaken by the 
     entity to assist limited English proficient children to 
     attain English proficiency and meet challenging State content 
     standards and challenging State student performance 
     standards. Such selection shall be consistent with sections 
     7406 and 7407.
       ``(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 subpart, 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 subpart 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 who are limited English 
     proficient;
       ``(B) if the eligible entity includes one or more local 
     educational agencies, each such agency is complying with 
     section 7103(b) prior to, and throughout, each school year;
       ``(C) the eligible entity annually will assess the English 
     proficiency of all children with limited English proficiency 
     participating in programs funded under this subpart;
       ``(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 fluent in English after three 
     academic years of enrollment;
       ``(F) the eligible entity will ensure that programs will 
     enable children to speak, read, write, and comprehend the 
     English language and meet challenging State content and 
     challenging State performance standards; and
       ``(G) the eligible entity is not in violation of any State 
     law, including State constitutional law, regarding the 
     education of limited English proficient children, consistent 
     with sections 7406 and 7407.
       ``(4) Quality.--In determining which applications to select 
     for approval, a State shall consider the quality of each 
     application and ensure that it is of sufficient size and 
     scope to meet the purposes of this subpart.
       ``(f) Eligible Entities.--For the purpose of this section, 
     the term `eligible entity' means--
       ``(1) one or more local educational agencies; or
       ``(2) one or more local educational agencies in 
     collaboration with an institution of higher education, 
     community-based organization, or local or State educational 
     agency.

     ``SEC. 7135. 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 subpart 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 who are limited English proficient and who reside in 
     the State bears to the total number of such children residing 
     in all States (excluding the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and 
     the outlying areas) that, in accordance with section 7133, 
     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 subpart 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 7106(a).
       ``(c) Outlying Areas.--
       ``(1) Total available for allotment.--From the sum 
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     making grants to States under this subpart 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 7106(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 who 
     are limited English proficient and who reside in the outlying 
     area bears to the total number of such children residing in 
     all outlying areas that, in accordance with section 7133, 
     submit to the Secretary an application for the year.
       ``(d) Minimum Allotment.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) through 
     (c), and subject to section 7105, the Secretary shall not 
     allot to any State, for fiscal years 2000 through 2004, 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 
     this part for fiscal year 2000 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 who are limited English proficient and reside in 
     a State shall be made using the most recent limited English 
     proficient school enrollment data available to, and reported 
     to the Secretary by, the State. The State shall provide 
     assurances to the Secretary that such data are valid and 
     reliable.
       ``(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 who are limited English proficient.

     ``SEC. 7136. DISTRIBUTION OF GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.

       ``Of the amount required to be expended by a State for 
     subgrants to eligible entities--
       ``(1) at least one-half shall be allocated to eligible 
     entities that enroll a large percentage or a large number of 
     children who are limited English proficient, as determined 
     based on the relative enrollments of such children enrolled 
     in the eligible entities; and
       ``(2) the remainder shall be allocated on a competitive 
     basis to--
       ``(A) eligible entities within the State to address a need 
     brought about through a significant increase, as compared to 
     the previous 2 years, in the percentage or number of children 
     who are limited English proficient in a school or local 
     educational agency, including schools and agencies in areas 
     with low concentrations of such children; and
       ``(B) other eligible entities serving limited English 
     proficient children.

     ``SEC. 7137. SPECIAL RULE ON PRIVATE SCHOOL PARTICIPATION.

       ``For purposes of this Act, this subpart shall be treated 
     as a covered program, as defined in section 14101(10).

                 ``Subpart 3--Professional Development

     ``SEC. 7141. PURPOSE.

       ``The purpose of this subpart is to assist in preparing 
     educators to improve educational services for limited English 
     proficient children by supporting professional development 
     programs primarily aimed at improving and developing the 
     skills of instructional staff in elementary and secondary 
     schools and on assisting limited English proficient children 
     to attain English proficiency and meet challenging State 
     academic content standards and challenging State performance 
     standards.

     ``SEC. 7142. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND FELLOWSHIPS.

       ``(a) Program Authorized.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to award 
     grants, as appropriate, to local educational agencies, 
     institutions of higher education, State educational agencies, 
     public and private organizations in consortium with a local 
     educational agency, or a consortium of such agencies or 
     institutions, except that any such consortium shall include a 
     local educational agency.
       ``(2) Grant purpose.--Grants awarded under this section 
     shall be used for one or more of the following purposes:
       ``(A) To develop and provide ongoing in-service 
     professional development, including professional development 
     necessary to receive certification as a teacher of limited 
     English proficient children, for teachers of limited English 
     proficient children, school administrators and, if 
     appropriate, pupil services personnel, and other educational 
     personnel who are involved in, or preparing to be involved 
     in, the provision of educational services to limited English 
     proficient children.
       ``(B) To provide for the incorporation of courses and 
     curricula on appropriate and effective instructional and 
     assessment methodologies, strategies, and resources specific 
     to limited English proficient students into in-service 
     professional development programs for teachers, 
     administrators and, if appropriate, pupil services personnel, 
     and other educational personnel in order to prepare such 
     individuals to provide effective services to limited English 
     proficient students.
       ``(C) To upgrade the qualifications and skills of teachers 
     to ensure that they are fully qualified (as defined by 
     section 1610) and meet high professional standards, including 
     certification and licensure as a teacher of limited English 
     proficient students.
       ``(D) To upgrade the qualifications and skills of 
     paraprofessionals to ensure they meet the requirements under 
     section 1119 and meet high professional standards to assist, 
     as appropriate, teachers who instruct limited English 
     proficient students.
       ``(E) To train secondary school students as teachers of 
     limited English proficient children and to train, as 
     appropriate, other education personnel to serve limited 
     English proficient students.
       ``(F) To award fellowships for--
       ``(i) study in such areas as teacher training, program 
     administration, research and evaluation, and curriculum 
     development, at the master's, doctoral, or post-doctoral 
     degree level, related to instruction of children and youth of 
     limited English proficiency; and
       ``(ii) the support of dissertation research related to such 
     study.
       ``(G) To recruit elementary and secondary school teachers 
     of limited English proficient children.
       ``(b) Duration and Limitation.--
       ``(1) Grant period.--Each grant under this section shall be 
     awarded for a period of not more than 5 years.
       ``(2) Limitation.--Not more than 15 percent of the amount 
     of the grant may be expended for the purposes described in 
     subparagraphs (F) and (G) of subsection (a)(2).
       ``(c) Professional Development Requirements.--
       ``(1) Activities.--A recipient of a grant under this 
     section may use the grant funds for the following 
     professional development activities:
       ``(A) Designing and implementing of induction programs for 
     new teachers, including mentoring and coaching by trained 
     teachers, team teaching with experienced teachers, 
     compensation for, and availability of, time for observation 
     of, and consultation with, experienced teachers, and 
     compensation for, and availability of, additional time for 
     course preparation.
       ``(B) Implementing collaborative efforts among teachers to 
     improve instruction in reading and other core academic areas 
     for students with limited English proficiency, including 
     programs that facilitate teacher observation and analysis of 
     fellow teachers' classroom practice.
       ``(C) Supporting long-term collaboration among teachers and 
     outside experts to improve instruction of limited English 
     proficient students.
       ``(D) Coordinating project activities with other programs, 
     such as those under the Head Start Act, and titles I and II 
     of this Act, and titles II and V of the Higher Education Act 
     of 1965.
       ``(E) Developing curricular materials and assessments for 
     teachers that are aligned with State and local standards and 
     the needs of the limited English proficient students to be 
     served.
       ``(F) Instructing teachers and, where appropriate, other 
     personnel working with limited English children on how--
       ``(i) to utilize test results to improve instruction for 
     limited English proficient children so the children can meet 
     the same challenging State content standards and challenging 
     State performance standards as other students; and
       ``(ii) to help parents understand the results of such 
     assessments.
       ``(G) Contracting with institutions of higher education to 
     allow them to provide in-service training to teachers, and, 
     where appropriate, other personnel working with limited 
     English proficient children to improve the quality of 
     professional development programs for limited English 
     proficient students.
       ``(H) Such other activities as are consistent with the 
     purpose of this section.
       ``(2) Additional requirements for professional development 
     funds.--Uses of funds received under this section for 
     professional development--
       ``(A) shall advance teacher understanding of effective 
     instructional strategies based on scientifically based 
     research for improving student achievement;
       ``(B) shall be of sufficient intensity and duration (not to 
     include 1-day or short-term workshops and conferences) to 
     have a positive and lasting impact on teachers' performance 
     in the classroom;
       ``(C) shall be developed with extensive participation of 
     teachers, principals, parents, and administrators of schools 
     to be served under subparts 1 and 2 of part A; and
       ``(D) as a whole, shall be regularly evaluated for their 
     impact on increased teacher effectiveness and improved 
     student achievement, with the findings of such evaluations 
     used to improve the quality of professional development.
       ``(d) Fellowship Requirements.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any person receiving a fellowship under 
     subsection (a)(2)(F) shall agree--
       ``(A) to work as a teacher of limited English proficient 
     children, or in a program or an activity funded under this 
     part, for a period of time equivalent to the period of time 
     during which the person receives such fellowship; or
       ``(B) to repay the amount received pursuant to the 
     fellowship award.

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       ``(2) Regulations.--The Secretary shall establish in 
     regulations such terms and conditions for agreements under 
     paragraph (1) as the Secretary deems reasonable and necessary 
     and may waive the requirement of such paragraph in 
     extraordinary circumstances.
       ``(3) Priority.--In awarding fellowships under this 
     section, the Secretary shall give priority to fellowship 
     applicants applying for study or dissertation research at 
     institutions of higher education that have demonstrated a 
     high level of success in placing fellowship recipients into 
     employment in elementary and secondary schools.
       ``(4) Information.--The Secretary shall include information 
     on the operation and the number of fellowships awarded under 
     this section in the evaluation required under section 7145.

     ``SEC. 7143. APPLICATION.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Submission to secretary.--In order to receive a grant 
     under section 7142, an agency, institution, organization, or 
     consortium described in subsection (a)(1) of such section 
     shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in 
     such form, and containing such information as the Secretary 
     may require.
       ``(2) Contents.--Each such application shall include--
       ``(A) a description of the proposed professional 
     development or graduate fellowship programs to be implemented 
     with the grant;
       ``(B) a description of the scientific research on which the 
     program or programs are based; and
       ``(C) an assurance that funds will be used to supplement 
     and not supplant other professional development activities 
     that affect the teaching and learning in elementary and 
     secondary schools, as appropriate.
       ``(b) Approval.--The Secretary shall only approve an 
     application under this section if it meets the requirements 
     of this section and is of sufficient quality to meet the 
     purposes of this subpart.
       ``(c) Special Rules.--
       ``(1) Outreach and technical assistance.--The Secretary 
     shall provide for outreach and technical assistance to 
     institutions of higher education eligible for assistance 
     under titles III and V of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     and institutions of higher education that are operated or 
     funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs to facilitate the 
     participation of such institutions under this subpart.
       ``(2) Distribution.--In making awards under this subpart, 
     the Secretary shall ensure adequate representation of 
     Hispanic-serving institutions (as defined in section 502 of 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965) that demonstrate competence 
     and experience in the programs and activities authorized 
     under this subpart and are otherwise qualified.

     ``SEC. 7144. PROGRAM EVALUATIONS.

       ``Each recipient of funds under this subpart shall provide 
     the Secretary with an evaluation of the program assisted 
     under this subpart every 2 years. Such evaluation shall 
     include data on--
       ``(1) post-program placement of persons trained in a 
     program assisted under this subpart;
       ``(2) how such training relates to the employment of 
     persons served by the program;
       ``(3) program completion; and
       ``(4) such other information as the Secretary may require.

     ``SEC. 7145. USE OF FUNDS FOR SECOND LANGUAGE COMPETENCE.

       ``Not more than 10 percent of the funds received under this 
     subpart may be used to develop any program participant's 
     competence in a second language for use in instructional 
     programs.

          ``Subpart 4--Research, Evaluation, and Dissemination

     ``SEC. 7151. AUTHORITY.

       ``The Secretary shall conduct and coordinate, through the 
     Office of Educational Research and Improvement and in 
     coordination with the Office of Educational Services for 
     Limited English Proficient Children, research for the purpose 
     of improving English language and academic content 
     instruction for children who are limited English proficient. 
     Activities under this section shall be limited to research to 
     identify successful models for teaching limited English 
     proficient children English, research to identify successful 
     models for assisting such children to meet challenging State 
     content and student performance standards, and distribution 
     of research results to States for dissemination to schools 
     with populations of students who are limited English 
     proficient. Research conducted under this section may not 
     focus solely on any one method of instruction.

            ``PART B--EMERGENCY IMMIGRANT EDUCATION PROGRAM

     ``SEC. 7201. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

       ``(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       ``(1) the education of our Nation's children and youth is 
     one of the most sacred government responsibilities;
       ``(2) local educational agencies have struggled to fund 
     adequately education services; and
       ``(3) immigration policy is solely a responsibility of the 
     Federal Government.
       ``(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this part is to assist 
     eligible local educational agencies that experience 
     unexpectedly large increases in their student population due 
     to immigration to--
       ``(1) provide high-quality instruction to immigrant 
     children and youth; and
       ``(2) help such children and youth--
       ``(A) with their transition into American society; and
       ``(B) meet the same challenging State performance standards 
     expected of all children and youth.

     ``SEC. 7202. STATE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.

       ``For any fiscal year, a State educational agency may 
     reserve not more than 1.5 percent of the amount allocated to 
     such agency under section 7204 to pay the costs of performing 
     such agency's administrative functions under this part.

     ``SEC. 7203. WITHHOLDING.

       ``Whenever the Secretary, after providing reasonable notice 
     and opportunity for a hearing to any State educational 
     agency, finds that there is a failure to meet the requirement 
     of any provision of this part, the Secretary shall notify 
     that agency that further payments will not be made to the 
     agency under this part, or in the discretion of the 
     Secretary, that the State educational agency shall not make 
     further payments under this part to specified local 
     educational agencies whose actions cause or are involved in 
     such failure until the Secretary is satisfied that there is 
     no longer any such failure to comply. Until the Secretary is 
     so satisfied, no further payments shall be made to the State 
     educational agency under this part, or payments by the State 
     educational agency under this part shall be limited to local 
     educational agencies whose actions did not cause or were not 
     involved in the failure, as the case may be.

     ``SEC. 7204. STATE ALLOCATIONS.

       ``(a) Payments.--The Secretary shall, in accordance with 
     the provisions of this section, make payments to State 
     educational agencies for each of the fiscal years 2000 
     through 2004 for the purpose set forth in section 7201(b).
       ``(b) Allocations.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in subsections (c) 
     and (d), of the amount appropriated for each fiscal year for 
     this part, each State participating in the program assisted 
     under this part shall receive an allocation equal to the 
     proportion of such State's number of immigrant children and 
     youth who are enrolled in public elementary or secondary 
     schools under the jurisdiction of each local educational 
     agency described in paragraph (2) within such State, and in 
     nonpublic elementary or secondary schools within the district 
     served by each such local educational agency, relative to the 
     total number of immigrant children and youth so enrolled in 
     all the States participating in the program assisted under 
     this part.
       ``(2) Eligible local educational agencies.--The local 
     educational agencies referred to in paragraph (1) are those 
     local educational agencies in which the sum of the number of 
     immigrant children and youth who are enrolled in public 
     elementary or secondary schools under the jurisdiction of 
     such agencies, and in nonpublic elementary or secondary 
     schools within the districts served by such agencies, during 
     the fiscal year for which the payments are to be made under 
     this part, is equal to--
       ``(A) at least 500; or
       ``(B) at least 3 percent of the total number of students 
     enrolled in such public or nonpublic schools during such 
     fiscal year,
     whichever number is less.
       ``(c) Determinations of Number of Children and Youth.--
       ``(1) In general.--Determinations by the Secretary under 
     this section for any period with respect to the number of 
     immigrant children and youth shall be made on the basis of 
     data or estimates provided to the Secretary by each State 
     educational agency in accordance with criteria established by 
     the Secretary, unless the Secretary determines, after notice 
     and opportunity for a hearing to the affected State 
     educational agency, that such data or estimates are clearly 
     erroneous.
       ``(2) Special rule.--No such determination with respect to 
     the number of immigrant children and youth shall operate 
     because of an underestimate or overestimate to deprive any 
     State educational agency of the allocation under this section 
     that such State would otherwise have received had such 
     determination been made on the basis of accurate data.
       ``(d) Reallocation.--Whenever the Secretary determines that 
     any amount of a payment made to a State under this part for a 
     fiscal year will not be used by such State for carrying out 
     the purpose for which the payment was made, the Secretary 
     shall make such amount available for carrying out such 
     purpose to one or more other States to the extent the 
     Secretary determines that such other States will be able to 
     use such additional amount for carrying out such purpose. Any 
     amount made available to a State from any appropriation for a 
     fiscal year in accordance with the preceding sentence shall, 
     for purposes of this part, be regarded as part of such 
     State's payment (as determined under subsection (b)) for such 
     year, but shall remain available until the end of the 
     succeeding fiscal year.
       ``(e) Reservation of Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this part, if the amount appropriated to carry out this part 
     exceeds $50,000,000 for a fiscal year, a State educational 
     agency may reserve not more than 20 percent of such agency's 
     payment under this part for such year to award grants, on a 
     competitive basis, to local educational agencies within the 
     State as follows:
       ``(A) At least one-half of such grants shall be made 
     available to eligible local educational agencies (as 
     described in subsection (b)(2)) within the State with the 
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     numbers and percentages of immigrant children and youth.
       ``(B) Funds reserved under this paragraph and not made 
     available under subparagraph (A) may be distributed to local 
     educational agencies within the State experiencing a sudden 
     influx of immigrant children and youth which are otherwise 
     not eligible for assistance under this part.
       ``(2) Use of grant funds.--Each local educational agency 
     receiving a grant under paragraph (1) shall use such grant 
     funds to carry out the activities described in section 7207.
       ``(3) Information.--Local educational agencies with the 
     highest number of immigrant children and youth receiving 
     funds under paragraph (1) may make information available on 
     serving immigrant children and youth to local educational 
     agencies in the State with sparse numbers of such children.

     ``SEC. 7205. STATE APPLICATIONS.

       ``(a) Submission.--No State educational agency shall 
     receive any payment under this part for any fiscal year 
     unless such agency submits an application to the Secretary at 
     such time, in such manner, and containing or accompanied by 
     such information, as the Secretary may reasonably require. 
     Each such application shall--
       ``(1) provide that the educational programs, services, and 
     activities for which payments under this part are made will 
     be administered by or under the supervision of the agency;
       ``(2) provide assurances that payments under this part will 
     be used for purposes set forth in sections 7201(b) and 7207, 
     including a description of how local educational agencies 
     receiving funds under this part will use such funds to meet 
     such purposes and will coordinate with other programs 
     assisted under this Act and other Acts as appropriate;
       ``(3) provide an assurance that local educational agencies 
     receiving funds under this part will coordinate the use of 
     such funds with programs assisted under part A or title I;
       ``(4) provide assurances that such payments, with the 
     exception of payments reserved under section 7204(e), will be 
     distributed among local educational agencies within that 
     State on the basis of the number of immigrant children and 
     youth counted with respect to each such local educational 
     agency under section 7204(b)(1);
       ``(5) provide assurances that the State educational agency 
     will not finally disapprove in whole or in part any 
     application for funds received under this part without first 
     affording the local educational agency submitting an 
     application for such funds reasonable notice and opportunity 
     for a hearing;
       ``(6) provide for making such reports as the Secretary may 
     reasonably require to perform the Secretary's functions under 
     this part;
       ``(7) provide assurances--
       ``(A) that to the extent consistent with the number of 
     immigrant children and youth enrolled in the nonpublic 
     elementary or secondary schools within the district served by 
     a local educational agency, such agency, after consultation 
     with appropriate officials of such schools, shall provide for 
     the benefit of such children and youth secular, neutral, and 
     nonideological services, materials, and equipment necessary 
     for the education of such children and youth;
       ``(B) that the control of funds provided under this part to 
     any materials, equipment, and property repaired, remodeled, 
     or constructed with those funds shall be in a public agency 
     for the uses and purposes provided in this part, and a public 
     agency shall administer such funds and property; and
       ``(C) that the provision of services pursuant to this 
     paragraph shall be provided by employees of a public agency 
     or through contract by such public agency with a person, 
     association, agency, or corporation who or which, in the 
     provision of such services, is independent of such nonpublic 
     elementary or secondary school and of any religious 
     organization, and such employment or contract shall be under 
     the control and supervision of such public agency, and the 
     funds provided under this paragraph shall not be commingled 
     with State or local funds;
       ``(8) provide that funds reserved under section 7204(e) be 
     awarded on a competitive basis based on merit and need in 
     accordance with such subsection; and
       ``(9) provide an assurance that State and local educational 
     agencies receiving funds under this part will comply with the 
     requirements of section 1120(b).
       ``(b) Application Review.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall review all 
     applications submitted pursuant to this section by State 
     educational agencies.
       ``(2) Approval.--The Secretary shall approve any 
     application submitted by a State educational agency that 
     meets the requirements of this section.
       ``(3) Disapproval.--The Secretary shall disapprove any 
     application submitted by a State educational agency which 
     does not meet the requirements of this section, but shall not 
     finally disapprove an application except after providing 
     reasonable notice, technical assistance, and an opportunity 
     for a hearing to the State.

     ``SEC. 7206. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

       ``(a) Notification of Amount.--The Secretary, not later 
     than June 1 of each year, shall notify each State educational 
     agency that has an application approved under section 7205 of 
     the amount of such agency's allocation under section 7204 for 
     the succeeding year.
       ``(b) Services to Children Enrolled in Nonpublic Schools.--
     If by reason of any provision of law a local educational 
     agency is prohibited from providing educational services for 
     children enrolled in elementary and secondary nonpublic 
     schools, as required by section 7205(a)(7), or if the 
     Secretary determines that a local educational agency has 
     substantially failed or is unwilling to provide for the 
     participation on an equitable basis of children enrolled in 
     such schools, the Secretary may waive such requirement and 
     shall arrange for the provision of services, subject to the 
     requirements of this part, to such children. Such waivers 
     shall be subject to consultation, withholding, notice, and 
     judicial review requirements in accordance with the 
     provisions of title I.

     ``SEC. 7207. USES OF FUNDS.

       ``(a) Use of Funds.--Funds awarded under this part shall be 
     used to pay for enhanced instructional opportunities for 
     immigrant children and youth, which may include--
       ``(1) family literacy, parent outreach, and training 
     activities designed to assist parents to become active 
     participants in the education of their children;
       ``(2) salaries of personnel, including teacher aides who 
     have been specifically trained, or are being trained, to 
     provide services to immigrant children and youth;
       ``(3) tutorials, mentoring, and academic or career 
     counseling for immigrant children and youth;
       ``(4) identification and acquisition of curricular 
     materials, educational software, and technologies to be used 
     in the program;
       ``(5) basic instructional services which are directly 
     attributable to the presence in the school district of 
     immigrant children, including the costs of providing 
     additional classroom supplies, overhead costs, costs of 
     construction, acquisition or rental of space, costs of 
     transportation, or such other costs as are directly 
     attributable to such additional basic instructional services; 
     and
       ``(6) such other activities, related to the purposes of 
     this part, as the Secretary may authorize.
       ``(b) Consortia.--A local educational agency that receives 
     a grant under this part may collaborate or form a consortium 
     with one or more local educational agencies, institutions of 
     higher education, and nonprofit organizations to carry out 
     the program described in an application approved under this 
     part.
       ``(c) Subgrants.--A local educational agency that receives 
     a grant under this part may, with the approval of the 
     Secretary, make a subgrant to, or enter into a contract with, 
     an institution of higher education, a nonprofit organization, 
     or a consortium of such entities to carry out a program 
     described in an application approved under this part, 
     including a program to serve out-of-school youth.
       ``(d) Construction.--Nothing in this part shall be 
     construed to prohibit a local educational agency from serving 
     immigrant children simultaneously with students with similar 
     educational needs, in the same educational settings where 
     appropriate.

     ``SEC. 7208. REPORTS.

       ``(a) Biennial Report.--Each State educational agency 
     receiving funds under this part shall submit, once every 2 
     years, a report to the Secretary concerning the expenditure 
     of funds by local educational agencies under this part. Each 
     local educational agency receiving funds under this part 
     shall submit to the State educational agency such information 
     as may be necessary for such report.
       ``(b) Report to Congress.--The Secretary shall submit, once 
     every 2 years, a report to the appropriate committees of the 
     Congress concerning programs assisted under this part in 
     accordance with section 14701.

     ``SEC. 7209. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``For the purpose of carrying out this part, there are 
     authorized to be appropriated $175,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2000 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 
     succeeding fiscal years.

                        ``PART C--ADMINISTRATION

     ``SEC. 7301. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       ``(a) States.--Based upon the evaluations provided to a 
     State under section 7403, 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 who are limited 
     English proficient.
       ``(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 who are limited 
     English proficient.

     ``SEC. 7302. COORDINATION WITH RELATED PROGRAMS.

       ``In order to maximize Federal efforts aimed at serving the 
     educational needs of children and youth of limited English 
     proficiency, the Secretary shall coordinate and ensure close 
     cooperation with other programs serving language-minority and 
     limited English proficient students that are administered by 
     the Department and other agencies.

                      ``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.

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       ``(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) 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.
       ``(4) 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 been attending one or more schools in any 
     one or more States for more than three full academic years.
       ``(5) Limited english proficient.--The term `limited 
     English proficient', 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;
       ``(ii) comes from an environment where a language other 
     than English is dominant and who normally uses a language 
     other than English;
       ``(iii) is a Native American or Alaska Native or who is a 
     native resident of the outlying areas and who normally uses a 
     language other than English; or
       ``(iv) is migratory and whose native language is other than 
     English 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.
       ``(6) Native american and native american language.--The 
     terms `Native American' and `Native American language' shall 
     have the same meaning given such terms in section 103 of the 
     Native American Languages Act of 1990.
       ``(7) 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 with 
     a majority of its governing board and employees consisting of 
     fluent speakers of the traditional Native American languages 
     used in their educational programs and with not less than 5 
     years successful experience in providing educational services 
     in traditional Native American languages.
       ``(8) Native language.--The term `native language', when 
     used with reference to an individual who is limited English 
     proficient, means the language normally used by such 
     individual.
       ``(9) 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.
       ``(10) Paraprofessional.--The term `paraprofessional' means 
     an individual who is employed in preschool, elementary or 
     secondary school under the supervision of a certified or 
     licensed teacher, including individuals employed in 
     educational programs serving limited English proficient 
     children, special education and migrant education.
       ``(11) State.--The term `State' means any of the several 
     States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico, or any outlying area.
       ``(12) 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 7113(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 7113(a).

     ``SEC. 7402. CONSTRUCTION.

       ``Nothing in subpart 1 or 2 shall be construed to prohibit 
     a local educational agency from serving limited English 
     proficient children and youth simultaneously with students 
     with similar educational needs, in the same educational 
     settings where appropriate.

     ``SEC. 7403. EVALUATION.

       ``(a) In General.--Each eligible entity that receives a 
     subgrant from a State or a grant from the Secretary under 
     part A shall provide the State or the Secretary, at the 
     conclusion of every second fiscal year during which the 
     subgrant or grant is received, with an evaluation, in a form 
     prescribed by the State or the Secretary, of--
       ``(1) the programs and activities conducted by the entity 
     with funds received under part A during the two immediately 
     preceding fiscal years;
       ``(2) the progress made by students in learning the English 
     language and meeting challenging State content standards and 
     challenging State student performance standards;
       ``(3) the number and percentage of students in the programs 
     and activities attaining English language proficiency by the 
     end of each school year, as determined by a valid and 
     reliable assessment of English proficiency; and
       ``(4) the progress made by students in meeting challenging 
     State content and challenging State performance standards for 
     each of the 2 years after such students are no longer 
     receiving services under this part.
       ``(b) Use of Evaluation.--An evaluation provided by an 
     eligible entity under subsection (a) shall be used by the 
     entity and the State or the Secretary--
       ``(1) for improvement of programs and activities;
       ``(2) to determine the effectiveness of programs and 
     activities in assisting children who are limited English 
     proficient to attain English proficiency (as measured 
     consistent with subsection (d)) and meet challenging State 
     content standards and challenging State student performance 
     standards; and
       ``(3) in determining whether or not to continue funding for 
     specific programs or projects.
       ``(c) Evaluation Components.--An evaluation provided by an 
     eligible entity under subsection (a) shall include--
       ``(1) an evaluation of whether students enrolling in a 
     program or activity conducted by the entity with funds 
     received under part A--
       ``(A) have attained English proficiency and are meeting 
     challenging State content standards and challenging State 
     student performance standards; and
       ``(B) have achieved a working knowledge of the English 
     language that is sufficient to permit them to perform, in 
     English, in a classroom that is not tailored to limited 
     English proficient children; and
       ``(2) such other information as the State or the Secretary 
     may require.
       ``(d) Evaluation Measures.--In prescribing the form of an 
     evaluation provided by an entity under subsection (a), a 
     State or the Secretary shall approve evaluation measures, as 
     applicable, for use under subsection (c) that are designed to 
     assess--
       ``(1) oral language proficiency in kindergarten;
       ``(2) oral language proficiency, including speaking and 
     listening skills, in first grade;
       ``(3) both oral language proficiency, including speaking 
     and listening skills, and reading and writing proficiency in 
     grades 2 and higher; and
       ``(4) attainment of challenging State performance 
     standards.

     ``SEC. 7404. CONSTRUCTION.

       ``Nothing in part A shall be construed as requiring a State 
     or a local educational agency to establish, continue, or 
     eliminate a program of native language instruction.

     ``SEC. 7405. 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. 7406. 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 State agency, entity, 
     or official.

     ``SEC. 7407. CIVIL RIGHTS.

       ``Nothing in this title shall be construed in a manner 
     inconsistent with any Federal law guaranteeing a civil right.

     ``SEC. 7408. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

       ``Nothing in part A 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. 7409. REPORT.

       ``The Secretary shall prepare, and submit to the Secretary 
     and to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, a report on--
       ``(1) the activities carried out part A and the 
     effectiveness of such activities in increasing the English 
     proficiency of limited English proficient children and 
     helping them to meet challenging State content standards and 
     challenging State performance standards;
       ``(2) the types of instructional programs used under part A 
     to teach limited English proficient children;
       ``(3) the number of programs, if any, which were terminated 
     from the program because they were not able to reach program 
     goals; and

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       ``(4) other information gathered as part of the evaluation 
     conducted under section 7403.

     ``SEC. 7410. PROGRAMS FOR NATIVE AMERICANS AND PUERTO RICO.

       ``Programs authorized under subparts 1 and 2 of part A that 
     serve Native American children, Native Pacific Island 
     children, and children in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of part A may include 
     programs of instruction, teacher training, curriculum 
     development, evaluation, and testing designed for Native 
     American children learning and studying Native American 
     languages and children of limited Spanish proficiency, except 
     that a primary outcome of programs serving such children 
     shall be increased English proficiency among such 
     children.''.

     SEC. 902. CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 
                   ORGANIZATION ACT.

       (a) 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 Educational Services 
     for Limited English Proficient Children''.
       (b) Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) Section 209.--The section heading for section 209 of 
     the Department of Education Organization Act is amended to 
     read as follows:


    ``office of educational services for limited english proficient 
                              children''.

       (2) 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 EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR LIMITED 
                   ENGLISH PROFICIENT CHILDREN.''.

       (3) Table of contents.--
       (A) 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 Educational Services for Limited English 
              Proficient Children.''.
       (B) 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 Educational Services for Limited English 
              Proficient Children.''.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. HINOJOSA moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on Education 
and the Workforce with instructions to conduct hearings and promptly 
report to the House on Title VII regarding the effectiveness of 
bilingual education and migrant education.
  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. PEASE, announced that the nays had it.
  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. PEASE, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. KILDEE 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

358

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affirmative

Nays

67

para. 118.19                  [Roll No. 526]

                                AYES--358

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     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
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--67

     Archer
     Baker
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Becerra
     Blunt
     Burton
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Coble
     Coburn
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     DeMint
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Ewing
     Gonzalez
     Gutknecht
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hoekstra
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jones (NC)
     LaHood
     Largent
     Lee
     Manzullo
     McInnis
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Paul
     Payne
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Rodriguez
     Rohrabacher
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Smith (MI)
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Tancredo
     Taylor (NC)
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Wamp
     Waters
     Wicker

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Camp
     Davis (VA)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     Scarborough
  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. 118.20  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. DEAL, 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. 118.21  waiving points of order against consideration of the 
          conference report to accompany h.r. 2466

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
called up the following resolution (H. Res. 337):


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       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 2466) making appropriations for the Department of 
     the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2000, 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,
  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. SHIMKUS, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

228

When there appeared

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Nays

196

para. 118.22                  [Roll No. 527]

                                YEAS--228

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--196

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     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
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Camp
     Coburn
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Linder
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     Scarborough
     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. 118.23  interior appropriations fy 2000

  Mr. REGULA, pursuant to House Resolution 337, called up the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 106-406):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2466) ``making appropriations for the Department of the 
     Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2000, 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 Department 
     of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes, namely:

                  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)), 
     $644,218,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     $2,147,000 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 not to 
     exceed $1,000,000 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 
     $2,500,000 shall be available in fiscal year 2000 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 and such 
     funds shall be advanced to the Foundation as a lump sum grant 
     without regard to when expenses are incurred; in addition, 
     $33,529,000 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 
     $644,218,000, 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, and of which $2,500,000, to remain available 
     until expended, is for coalbed methane Applications for 
     Permits to Drill in the Powder River Basin: Provided, That 
     unless there is a written agreement in place between the coal 
     mining operator and a gas producer, the funds available 
     herein shall not be used to process or approve coalbed 
     methane Applications for Permits to Drill for well sites that 
     are located within an area, which as of the date of the 
     coalbed methane Application for Permit to Drill, are covered 
     by: (1) a coal lease; (2) a coal mining permit; or (3) an 
     application for a coal mining lease: Provided further, 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.

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                        wildland fire management

       For necessary expenses for fire preparedness, suppression 
     operations, emergency rehabilitation and hazardous fuels 
     reduction by the Department of the Interior, $292,282,000, to 
     remain available until expended, of which not to exceed 
     $9,300,000 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: 
     Provided further, That not more than $58,000 shall be 
     available to the Bureau of Land Management to reimburse 
     Trinity County for expenses incurred as part of the July 2, 
     1999 Lowden Fire.


                    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, $11,425,000, 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), $135,000,000, 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, $15,500,000, 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; $99,225,000, 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 action: 
     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.

                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, $716,046,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2001, except as 
     otherwise provided herein, of which $11,701,000 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 $6,232,000 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 subsection (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 of the 
     amount provided for environmental contaminants, up to 
     $1,000,000 may remain available until expended for 
     contaminant sample analyses: Provided further, That 
     hereafter, all fines collected by the United States Fish and 
     Wildlife Service for violations of the Marine Mammal 
     Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1362-1407) and implementing 
     regulations shall be available to the Secretary, without 
     further appropriation, to be

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     used for the expenses of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
     Service in administering activities for the protection and 
     recovery of manatees, polar bears, sea otters, and walruses, 
     and shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 
     That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, in fiscal 
     year 1999 and thereafter, sums provided by private entities 
     for activities pursuant to reimbursable agreements shall be 
     credited to the ``Resource Management'' account and shall 
     remain available until expended: Provided further, That, 
     heretofore and hereafter, in carrying out work under 
     reimbursable agreements with any State, local, or tribal 
     government, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service may, 
     without regard to 31 U.S.C. 1341 and notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law or regulation, record obligations 
     against accounts receivable from such entities, and shall 
     credit amounts received from such entities to this 
     appropriation, such credit to occur within 90 days of the 
     date of the original request by the Service for payment: 
     Provided further, That all funds received by the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service from responsible parties, 
     heretofore and hereafter, for site-specific damages to 
     National Wildlife Refuge System lands resulting from the 
     exercise of privately-owned oil and gas rights associated 
     with such lands in the States of Louisiana and Texas (other 
     than damages recoverable under the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (26 
     U.S.C. 4611 et seq.), the Oil Pollution Act (33 U.S.C. 1301 
     et seq.), or section 311 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 
     1321 et seq.)), shall be available to the Secretary, without 
     further appropriation and until expended to: (1) complete 
     damage assessments of the impacted site by the Secretary; (2) 
     mitigate or restore the damaged resources; and (3) monitor 
     and study the recovery of such damaged resources.


                              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; $54,583,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, a single procurement for the construction of 
     facilities at the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge 
     may be issued which includes the full scope of the project: 
     Provided further, That the solicitation and the contract 
     shall contain the clauses ``availability of funds'' found at 
     48 CFR 52.232.18.


                            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, $50,513,000, to be derived 
     from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and to remain 
     available until expended.


            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, $16,000,000, 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; 16 U.S.C. 4261-4266), and the 
     Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 
     5301-5306), $2,400,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That funds made available under this Act, Public 
     Law 105-277, and Public Law 105-83 for rhinoceros, tiger, and 
     Asian elephant conservation programs are exempt from any 
     sanctions imposed against any country under section 102 of 
     the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2799aa-1).


              commercial salmon fishery capacity reduction

       For the Federal share of a capacity reduction program to 
     repurchase Washington State Fraser River Sockeye commercial 
     fishery licenses consistent with the implementation of the 
     ``June 30, 1999, Agreement of the United States and Canada on 
     the Treaty Between the Government of the United States and 
     the Government of Canada Concerning Pacific Salmon, 1985'', 
     $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, and to be 
     provided in the form of a grant directly to the State of 
     Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.


                       administrative provisions

       Appropriations and funds available to the United States 
     Fish and Wildlife Service shall be available for purchase of 
     not to exceed 70 passenger motor vehicles, of which 61 are 
     for replacement only (including 36 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 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.

                         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, $1,365,059,000, of which $8,800,000 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 
     $8,000,000, 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, $53,899,000, of which $2,000,000 shall be available to 
     carry out the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act of 1978 
     (16 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), and of which $866,000 shall be 
     available until expended for the Oklahoma City National 
     Memorial Trust, notwithstanding 7(1) of Public Law 105-58: 
     Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the National Park Service may hereafter recover all fees 
     derived from providing necessary review services associated 
     with historic preservation tax certification, and such funds 
     shall be available until expended without further 
     appropriation for the costs of such review services: Provided 
     further, That no more than $150,000 may be used for overhead 
     and program administrative expenses for the heritage 
     partnership program.


                       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), $45,212,000, to be derived from the Historic 
     Preservation Fund, to remain available until September 30, 
     2001, of which $10,722,000 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, preservation of historic structures and sites, and 
     buildings to house cultural and historic resources and to 
     provide educational opportunities: Provided further, That any 
     individual Save America's Treasures grant shall be matched by 
     non-Federal 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 the commitment of grant funds: 
     Provided further, That Save America's Treasures funds 
     allocated for Federal projects shall be available by transfer 
     to appropriate accounts of individual agencies, after 
     approval of such projects by the Secretary of the Interior: 
     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, $224,493,000, to remain available 
     until expended, of which $885,000 shall be for realignment of 
     the Denali National Park entrance road, of which not less 
     than $2,000,000 shall be available for modifications to the 
     Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: Provided, That $3,000,000 
     for the Wheeling National Heritage Area, $3,000,000 for the 
     Lincoln Library, and $3,000,000 for the Southwest 
     Pennsylvania Heritage Area shall be derived from the Historic 
     Preservation Fund pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 470a: Provided 
     further, That the National Park Service will make available 
     37 percent, not to exceed $1,850,000, of the total cost of 
     upgrading the Mariposa County, California municipal solid 
     waste disposal system: Provided further, That Mariposa County 
     will provide assurance that future use fees paid by the 
     National Park Service will be reflective of the capital 
     contribution made by the National Park Service.

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                    land and water conservation fund

                              (rescission)

       The contract authority provided for fiscal year 2000 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 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 the statutory authority applicable to the 
     National Park Service, $120,700,000, to be derived from the 
     Land and Water Conservation Fund, to remain available until 
     expended, of which $21,000,000 is for the State assistance 
     program including $1,000,000 to administer the State 
     assistance program, and of which $10,000,000 may be for State 
     grants for land acquisition in the State of Florida: 
     Provided, That funds provided for State grants for land 
     acquisition in the State of Florida are contingent upon the 
     following: (1) a signed, binding agreement between all 
     principal Federal and non-Federal partners involved in the 
     South Florida Restoration Initiative which provides specific 
     volume, timing, location and duration of flow specifications 
     and water quality measurements which will ensure adequate and 
     appropriate water supply to all natural areas in southern 
     Florida including all National Parks, Preserves, Wildlife 
     Refuge lands and other areas to attain a restored ecosystem, 
     and which will ensure that water supply systems in the region 
     impacted by the Central and Southern Florida Project receive 
     the appropriate quantity, distribution, quality and timing of 
     water to be delivered from the operation of the Central and 
     Southern Florida Project during, and subsequent to, the 
     implementation of the Central and Southern Florida Project 
     Comprehensive Review Study as set forth in section 528 of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1996; (2) the submission 
     of detailed legislative language to the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations that accomplishes this goal; and 
     (3) submission of a complete prioritized non-Federal land 
     acquisition project list: Provided further, That if all 
     principal Federal and non-Federal partners in the South 
     Florida Restoration Initiative do not sign the binding 
     agreement described in the preceding proviso within 180 days 
     of the date of the enactment of this Act, the funds provided 
     herein for State grants for land acquisition in the State of 
     Florida may be made available for that purpose upon the 
     approval of both the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations pursuant to established reprogramming 
     procedures: Provided further, That after the requirements 
     under this heading have been met, from the funds made 
     available for State grants for land acquisition in the State 
     of Florida the Secretary may provide 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, including the areas known as the Frog Pond, the 
     Rocky Glades and the Eight and One-Half Square Mile Area) 
     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: 
     Provided further, That of the amount provided herein 
     $2,000,000 shall be made available by the National Park 
     Service, pursuant to a grant agreement, to the State of 
     Wisconsin so that the State may acquire land or interest in 
     land for the Ice Age National Scenic Trail: Provided further, 
     That of the amount provided herein $500,000 shall be made 
     available by the National Park Service, pursuant to a grant 
     agreement, to the State of Wisconsin so that the State may 
     acquire land or interest in land for the North Country 
     National Scenic Trail: Provided further, That funds provided 
     under this heading to the State of Wisconsin are contingent 
     upon matching funds by the State.


                       administrative provisions

       Appropriations for the National Park Service shall be 
     available for the purchase of not to exceed 384 passenger 
     motor vehicles, of which 298 shall be for replacement only, 
     including not to exceed 312 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.
       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, biology, 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; $823,833,000, of which $60,856,000 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 
     $137,604,000 shall be available until September 30, 2001 for 
     the biological research activity and the operation of the 
     Cooperative Research Units: Provided, 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 hereafter 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; $110,682,000, of which $84,569,000 
     shall be available for royalty management activities; and an 
     amount not to exceed $124,000,000, 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 to the extent $124,000,000 in additions to receipts are 
     not realized from the sources of receipts stated above, the 
     amount needed to reach $124,000,000 shall be credited to this 
     appropriation from receipts resulting from rental rates for 
     Outer Continental Shelf leases in effect before August 5, 
     1993: Provided further, That $3,000,000 for computer 
     acquisitions shall remain available until September 30, 2001: 
     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: Provided further, 
     That not to exceed $198,000 shall be available to carry out 
     the requirements of section 215(b)(2) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1999.

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                           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; 
     $95,891,000: Provided, That the Secretary of the Interior, 
     pursuant to regulations, may use directly or through grants 
     to States, moneys collected in fiscal year 2000 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.


                    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, $191,208,000, 
     to be derived from receipts of the Abandoned Mine Reclamation 
     Fund and to remain available until expended; of which up to 
     $8,000,000, to be derived from the Federal Expenses Share of 
     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 2000: 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 under title IV of 
     Public Law 95-87 may be used 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, 
     in addition to the amount granted to the Commonwealth of 
     Pennsylvania under sections 402(g)(1) and 402(g)(5) of the 
     Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (Act), an 
     additional $300,000 will be specifically used for the purpose 
     of conducting a demonstration project in accordance with 
     section 401(c)(6) of the Act to determine the efficacy of 
     improving water quality by removing metals from eligible 
     waters polluted by acid mine drainage: 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.

                        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, 
     $1,637,444,000, to remain available until September 30, 2001 
     except as otherwise provided herein, of which not to exceed 
     $93,684,000 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 $115,229,000 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 2000, 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 $401,010,000 for school operations costs 
     of Bureau-funded schools and other education programs shall 
     become available on July 1, 2000, and shall remain available 
     until September 30, 2001; and of which not to exceed 
     $51,991,000 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, and 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 any forestry 
     funds allocated to a tribe which remain unobligated as of 
     September 30, 2001, may be transferred during fiscal year 
     2002 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, 2002.


                              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, $146,884,000, 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 2000, 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 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, collections from 
     the settlements between the United States and the Puyallup 
     tribe concerning Chief Leschi school are made available for 
     school construction in fiscal year 2000 and hereafter: 
     Provided further, That in return for a quit claim deed to a 
     school building on the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe Indian 
     Reservation, the Secretary shall pay to U.K. Development, LLC 
     the amount of $375,000 from the funds made available under 
     this heading.


 indian land and water claim settlements and miscellaneous payments to 
                                indians

       For miscellaneous payments to Indian tribes and individuals 
     and for necessary administrative expenses, $27,256,000, to 
     remain available until expended; of which $25,260,000 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 $1,871,000 shall be available 
     pursuant to Public Laws 99-264, 100-383, 103-402 and 100-580.


                 indian guaranteed loan program account

       For the cost of guaranteed loans, $4,500,000, 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 $59,682,000.
        In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     guaranteed loan programs, $508,000.


                       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 over

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     head 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).
       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.
       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. Funds made available under this Act may not 
     be used to establish a charter school at a Bureau-funded 
     school (as that term is defined in section 1146 of the 
     Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2026)), except that a 
     charter school that is in existence on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and that has operated at a Bureau-
     funded school before September 1, 1999, may continue to 
     operate during that period, but only if the charter school 
     pays to the Bureau a pro-rata share of funds to reimburse the 
     Bureau for the use of the real and personal property 
     (including buses and vans), the funds of the charter school 
     are kept separate and apart from Bureau funds, and the Bureau 
     does not assume any obligation for charter school programs of 
     the State in which the school is located if the charter 
     school loses such funding. Employees of Bureau-funded schools 
     sharing a campus with a charter school and performing 
     functions related to the charter school's operation and 
     employees of a charter school shall not be treated as Federal 
     employees for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United 
     States Code (commonly known as the ``Federal Tort Claims 
     Act''). Not later than June 15, 2000, the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall evaluate the effectiveness of Bureau-funded 
     schools sharing facilities with charter schools in the manner 
     described in the preceding sentence and prepare and submit a 
     report on the finding of that evaluation to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and of the House.
       The Tate Topa Tribal School, the Black Mesa Community 
     School, the Alamo Navajo School, and other Bureau-funded 
     schools subject to the approval of the Secretary of the 
     Interior, may use prior year school operations funds for the 
     replacement or repair of Bureau of Indian Affairs education 
     facilities which are in compliance with 25 U.S.C. 2005(a) and 
     which shall be eligible for operation and maintenance support 
     to the same extent as other Bureau of Indian Affairs 
     education facilities: Provided, That any additional 
     construction costs for replacement or repair of such 
     facilities begun with prior year funds shall be completed 
     exclusively with non-Federal funds.

                           Department Offices

                            Insular Affairs


                       ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES

       For expenses necessary for assistance to territories under 
     the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior, 
     $67,171,000, of which: (1) $63,076,000 shall be available 
     until expended for technical assistance, including 
     maintenance assistance, disaster assistance, insular 
     management controls, coral reef initiative activities, 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) $4,095,000 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 104-134: Provided further, That Public Law 94-241, 
     as amended, is further amended: (1) in section 4(b) by 
     striking ``2002'' and inserting ``1999'' and by striking the 
     comma after ``$11,000,000 annually'' and inserting the 
     following: ``and for fiscal year 2000, payments to the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall be 
     $5,580,000, but shall return to the level of $11,000,000 
     annually for fiscal years 2001 and 2002. In fiscal year 2003, 
     the payment to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands shall be $5,420,000. Such payments shall be''; and 
     (2) in section (4)(c) by adding a new subsection as follows: 
     ``(4) for fiscal year 2000, $5,420,000 shall be provided to 
     the Virgin Islands for correctional facilities and other 
     projects mandated by Federal law.'': 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, $20,545,000, 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, $62,864,000, of which not to exceed $8,500 may 
     be for official reception and representation expenses and of 
     which 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, 
     $40,196,000.

                      Office of Inspector General


                         Salaries and Expenses

                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, 
     $26,086,000.

             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, $90,025,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That funds for trust management improvements may be 
     transferred, as needed, to the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
     ``Operation of Indian Programs'' account and to the 
     Departmental Management ``Salaries and Expenses'' account: 
     Provided further, That funds made available to Tribes and 
     Tribal organizations through contracts or grants obligated 
     during fiscal year 2000, 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 18 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 account holder.


                    indian land consolidation pilot

                       Indian Land Consolidation

       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 and which shall be transferred to the Bureau of 
     Indian Affairs, of which not to exceed $500,000 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 interest 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

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     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.

           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, $5,400,000, to remain 
     available until expended.


                       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 12 
     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 
     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.

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       (f ) This section shall remain in effect through fiscal 
     year 2002.
       Sec. 113. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     including but not limited to the Indian Self-Determination 
     Act of 1975, as amended, hereafter funds available to the 
     Department of the Interior 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 of 1975 and hereafter funds appropriated in this title 
     shall not 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. 114. 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. 115. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in 
     fiscal year 2000 and thereafter, 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. 116. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Steel Industry American Heritage Area, authorized by Public 
     Law 104-333, is hereby renamed the Rivers of Steel National 
     Heritage Area.
       Sec. 117. (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. 118. 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. 119. 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. 120. 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, hereafter 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. 121. 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. 122. Where any Federal lands included in the boundary 
     of Lake Roosevelt National Recreational Area for grazing 
     purposes, pursuant to a permit issued by the National Park 
     Service, the person or persons so utilizing such lands shall 
     be entitled to renew said permit. The National Park Service 
     is further directed to manage the Lake Roosevelt National 
     Recreational Area subject to grazing use in a manner that 
     will protect the recreational, natural (including water 
     quality) and cultural resources of the Lake Roosevelt 
     National Recreational Area.
       Sec. 123. Grazing permits and leases that expire or are 
     transferred, shall be renewed on the same terms and 
     conditions as contained in the expiring permits or leases 
     until the Secretary of the Interior completes processing 
     these permits and leases in compliance with all applicable 
     laws and regulations, at which time such permit or lease may 
     be canceled, suspended or modified, in whole or in part, to 
     meet the requirements of such applicable laws and 
     regulations. Nothing in this language shall be deemed to 
     alter the Secretary's statutory authority.
       Sec. 124. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
     the purpose of reducing the backlog of Indian probate cases 
     in the Department of the Interior, the hearing requirements 
     of chapter 10 of title 25, United States Code, are deemed 
     satisfied by a proceeding conducted by an Indian probate 
     judge, appointed by the Secretary without regard to the 
     provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing the 
     appointments in the competitive service, for such period of 
     time as the Secretary determines necessary: Provided, That 
     the Secretary may only appoint such Indian probate judges if, 
     by January 1, 2000, the Secretary is unable to secure the 
     services of at least 10 qualified Administrative Law Judges 
     on a temporary basis from other agencies and/or through 
     appointing retired Administrative Law Judges: Provided 
     further, That the basic pay of an Indian probate judge so 
     appointed may be fixed by the Secretary without regard to the 
     provisions of chapter 51, and subchapter III of chapter 53 of 
     title 5, United States Code, governing the classification and 
     pay of General Schedule employees, except that no such Indian 
     probate judge may be paid at a level which exceeds the 
     maximum rate payable for the highest grade of the General 
     Schedule, including locality pay.
       Sec. 125. (a) Loan To Be Granted.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law or of this Act, the Secretary of the 
     Interior (hereinafter the ``Secretary''), in consultation 
     with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall make available to 
     the Government of American Samoa (hereinafter ``ASG''), the 
     benefits of a loan in the amount of $18,600,000 bearing 
     interest at a rate equal to the United States Treasury cost 
     of borrowing for obligations of similar duration. Repayment 
     of the loan shall be secured and accomplished pursuant to 
     this section with funds, as they become due and payable to 
     ASG from the Escrow Account established under the terms and 
     conditions of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (and 
     the subsequent Enforcing Consent Decree) (hereinafter 
     collectively referred to as ``the Agreement'') entered into 
     by the parties November 23, 1998, and judgment granted by the 
     High Court of American Samoa on January 5, 1999 (Civil Action 
     119-98, American Samoa Government v. Philip Morris Tobacco 
     Co., et. al.).
       (b) Conditions Regarding Loan Proceeds.--Except as provided 
     under subsection (e), no proceeds of the loan described in 
     this section shall become available until ASG--
       (1) has enacted legislation, or has taken such other or 
     additional official action as the Secretary may deem 
     satisfactory to secure and ensure repayment of the loan, 
     irrevocably transferring and assigning for payment to the 
     Department of the Interior (or to the Department of the 
     Treasury, upon agreement between the Secretaries of such 
     departments) all amounts due and payable to ASG under the 
     terms and conditions of the Agreement for a period of 26 
     years with the first payment beginning in 2000, such 
     repayment to be further secured by a pledge of the full faith 
     and credit of ASG;
       (2) has entered into an agreement or memorandum of 
     understanding described in subsection (c) with the Secretary 
     identifying with specificity the manner in which 
     approximately $14,300,000 of the loan proceeds will be used 
     to pay debts of ASG incurred prior to April 15, 1999; and
       (3) has provided to the Secretary an initial plan of fiscal 
     and managerial reform as described in subsection (d) designed 
     to bring the ASG's annual operating expenses into balance 
     with projected revenues for the years 2003 and beyond, and 
     identifying the manner in which approximately $4,300,000 of 
     the loan proceeds will be utilized to facilitate 
     implementation of the plan.
       (c) Procedure and Priorities for Debt Payments.--
       (1) In structuring the agreement or memorandum of 
     understanding identified in subsection (b)(2), the ASG and 
     the Secretary shall include provisions, which create 
     priorities for the payment of creditors in the following 
     order--

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       (A) debts incurred for services, supplies, facilities, 
     equipment and materials directly connected with the provision 
     of health, safety and welfare functions for the benefit of 
     the general population of American Samoa (including, but not 
     limited to, health care, fire and police protection, 
     educational programs grades K-12, and utility services for 
     facilities belonging to or utilized by ASG and its agencies), 
     wherein the creditor agrees to compromise and settle the 
     existing debt for a payment not exceeding 75 percent of the 
     amount owed, shall be given the highest priority for payment 
     from the loan proceeds under this section;
       (B) debts not exceeding a total amount of $200,000 owed to 
     a single provider and incurred for any legitimate 
     governmental purpose for the benefit of the general 
     population of American Samoa, wherein the creditor agrees to 
     compromise and settle the existing debt for a payment not 
     exceeding 70 percent of the amount owed, shall be given the 
     second highest priority for payment from the loan proceeds 
     under this section;
       (C) debts exceeding a total amount of $200,000 owed to a 
     single provider and incurred for any legitimate governmental 
     purpose for the benefit of the general population of American 
     Samoa, wherein the creditor agrees to compromise and settle 
     the existing debt for a payment not exceeding 65 percent of 
     the amount owed, shall be given the third highest priority 
     for payment from the loan proceeds under this section;
       (D) other debts regardless of total amount owed or purpose 
     for which incurred, wherein the creditor agrees to compromise 
     and settle the existing debt for a payment not exceeding 60 
     percent of the amount owed, shall be given the fourth highest 
     priority for payment from the loan proceeds under this 
     section;
       (E) debts described in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) 
     of this paragraph, wherein the creditor declines to 
     compromise and settle the debt for the percentage of the 
     amount owed as specified under the applicable subparagraph, 
     shall be given the lowest priority for payment from the loan 
     proceeds under this section.
       (2) The agreement described in subsection (b)(2) shall also 
     generally provide a framework whereby the Governor of 
     American Samoa shall, from time-to-time, be required to give 
     10 business days notice to the Secretary that ASG will make 
     payment in accordance with this section to specified 
     creditors and the amount which will be paid to each of such 
     creditors. Upon issuance of payments in accordance with the 
     notice, the Governor shall immediately confirm such payments 
     to the Secretary, and the Secretary shall within three 
     business days following receipt of such confirmation transfer 
     from the loan proceeds an amount sufficient to reimburse ASG 
     for the payments made to creditors.
       (3) The agreement may contain such other provisions as are 
     mutually agreeable, and which are calculated to simplify and 
     expedite the payment of existing debt under this section and 
     ensure the greatest level of compromise and settlement with 
     creditors in order to maximize the retirement of ASG debt.
       (d) Fiscal and Managerial Reform Program.--
       (1) The initial plan of fiscal and managerial reform, 
     designed to bring ASG's annual operating expenses into 
     balance with projected revenues for the years 2003 and beyond 
     as required under subsection (b)(3), should identify specific 
     measures which will be implemented by ASG to accomplish such 
     goal, the anticipated reduction in government operating 
     expense which will be achieved by each measure, and should 
     include a timetable for attainment of each reform measure 
     identified therein.
       (2) The initial plan should also identify with specificity 
     the manner in which approximately $4,300,000 of the loan 
     proceeds will be utilized to assist in meeting the reform 
     plan's targets within the timetable specified through the use 
     of incentives for early retirement, severance pay packages, 
     outsourcing services, or any other expenditures for program 
     elements reasonably calculated to result in reduced future 
     operating expenses for ASG on a long term basis.
       (3) Upon receipt of the initial plan, the Secretary shall 
     consult with the Governor of American Samoa, and shall make 
     any recommendations deemed reasonable and prudent to ensure 
     the goals of reform are achieved. The reform plan shall 
     contain objective criteria that can be documented by a 
     competent third party, mutually agreeable to the Governor and 
     the Secretary. The plan shall include specific targets for 
     reducing the amounts of ASG local revenues expended on 
     government payroll and overhead (including contracts for 
     consulting services), and may include provisions which allow 
     modest increases in support of the LBJ Hospital Authority 
     reasonably calculated to assist the Authority implement 
     reforms which will lead to an independent audit indicating 
     annual expenditures at or below annual Authority receipts.
       (4) The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the 
     Governor similar to that specified in subsection (c)(2) of 
     this section, enabling ASG to make payments as contemplated 
     in the reform plan and then to receive reimbursement from the 
     Secretary out of the portion of loan proceeds allocated for 
     the implementation of fiscal reforms.
       (5) Within 60 days following receipt of the initial plan, 
     the Secretary shall approve an interim final plan reasonably 
     calculated to make substantial progress toward overall 
     reform. The Secretary shall provide copies of the plan, and 
     any subsequent modifications, to the House Committee on 
     Resources, the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee 
     on the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies, the 
     Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the 
     Senate Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on the 
     Department of the Interior and Related Agencies.
       (6) From time-to-time as deemed necessary, the Secretary 
     shall consult further with the Governor of American Samoa, 
     and shall approve such mutually agreeable modifications to 
     the interim final plan as circumstances warrant in order to 
     achieve the overall goals of ASG fiscal and managerial 
     reforms.
       (e) Release of Loan Proceeds.--From the total proceeds of 
     the loan described in this section, the Secretary shall make 
     available--
       (1) upon compliance by ASG with paragraphs (b)(1) and 
     (b)(2) of this section and in accordance with subsection (c), 
     approximately $14,300,000 in reimbursements as requested from 
     time-to-time by the Governor for payments to creditors;
       (2) upon compliance by ASG with paragraphs (b)(1) and 
     (b)(3) of this section and in accordance with subsection (d), 
     approximately $4,300,000 in reimbursements as requested from 
     time-to-time by the Governor for payments associated with 
     implementation of the interim final reform plan; and
       (3) notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2) of this 
     subsection, at any time the Secretary and the Governor 
     mutually determine that the amount necessary to fund payments 
     under paragraph (2) will total less than $4,300,000 then the 
     Secretary may approve the amount of any unused portion of 
     such sum for additional payments against ASG debt under 
     paragraph (1).
       (f ) Exception.-- Proceeds from the loan under this section 
     shall be used solely for the purposes of debt payments and 
     reform plan implementation as specified herein, except that 
     the Secretary may provide an amount equal to not more than 2 
     percent of the total loan proceeds for the purpose of 
     retaining the services of an individual or business entity to 
     provide direct assistance and management expertise in 
     carrying out the purposes of this section. Such individual or 
     business entity shall be mutually agreeable to the Governor 
     and the Secretary, may not be a current or former employee 
     of, or contractor for, and may not be a creditor of ASG. 
     Notwithstanding the preceding two sentences, the Governor and 
     the Secretary may agree to also retain the services of any 
     semi-autonomous agency of ASG which has established a record 
     of sound management and fiscal responsibility, as evidenced 
     by audited financial reports for at least three of the past 5 
     years, to coordinate with and assist any individual or entity 
     retained under this subsection.
       (g) Construction.--The provisions of this section are 
     expressly applicable only to the utilization of proceeds from 
     the loan described in this section, and nothing herein shall 
     be construed to relieve ASG from any lawful debt or 
     obligation except to the extent a creditor shall voluntarily 
     enter into an arms length agreement to compromise and settle 
     outstanding amounts under subsection (c).
       (h) Termination.--The payment of debt and the payments 
     associated with implementation of the interim final reform 
     plan shall be completed not later than October 1, 2003. On 
     such date, any unused loan proceeds totaling $1,000,000 or 
     less shall be transferred by the Secretary directly to ASG. 
     If the amount of unused loan proceeds exceeds $1,000,000, 
     then such amount shall be credited to the total of loan 
     repayments specified in paragraph (b)(1). With approval of 
     the Secretary, ASG may designate additional payments from 
     time-to-time from funds available from any source, without 
     regard to the original purpose of such funds.
       Sec. 126. The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
     Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and 
     in consultation with the Director of the National Park 
     Service, shall undertake the necessary activities to 
     designate Midway Atoll as a National Memorial to the Battle 
     of Midway. In pursuing such a designation the Secretary shall 
     consult with organizations with an interest in Midway Atoll. 
     The Secretary shall consult on a regular basis with such 
     organizations, including the International Midway Memorial 
     Foundation, Inc. on the management of the National Memorial.
       Sec. 127. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of the Interior is authorized to redistribute any 
     Tribal Priority Allocation funds, including tribal base 
     funds, to alleviate tribal funding inequities by transferring 
     funds to address identified, unmet needs, dual enrollment, 
     overlapping service areas or inaccurate distribution 
     methodologies. No tribe shall receive a reduction in Tribal 
     Priority Allocation funds of more than 10 percent in fiscal 
     year 2000. Under circumstances of dual enrollment, 
     overlapping service areas or inaccurate distribution 
     methodologies, the 10 percent limitation does not apply.
       Sec. 128. None of the Funds provided in this Act shall be 
     available to the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Department 
     of the Interior to transfer land into trust status for the 
     Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe in Clark County, Washington, 
     unless and until the tribe and the county reach a legally 
     enforceable agreement that addresses the financial impact of 
     new development on the county, school district, fire 
     district, and other local governments and the impact on 
     zoning and development.
       Sec. 129. None of the funds provided in this Act may be 
     used by the Department of the Interior to implement the 
     provisions of Principle 3(C)ii and Appendix section 3(B)(4) 
     in Secretarial Order 3206, entitled ``American Indian Tribal 
     Rights, Federal-Tribal Trust Responsibilities, and the 
     Endangered Species Act''.
       Sec. 130. Of the funds appropriated in title V of the 
     Fiscal Year 1998 Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation 
     Act, Public Law 105-83, the Secretary shall provide up to 
     $2,000,000 in the form of a grant to the Fairbanks North Star 
     Borough for acquisition of undeveloped parcels along the 
     banks of the Chena River for the purpose of establishing an 
     urban greenbelt within the Borough. The Secretary shall 
     further provide from the funds appropriated in title V up to 
     $1,000,000 in the form of a grant to the Municipality of 
     Anchorage for the acquisition of approximately 34 acres of 
     wetlands adjacent to a municipal park in Anchorage (the Jewel 
     Lake Wetlands).

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       Sec. 131. Funding for the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge 
     and Certain Projects in the State of Ohio. Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, from the unobligated balances 
     appropriated for a grant to the State of Ohio for the 
     acquisition of the Howard Farm near Metzger Marsh, Ohio--
       (1) $500,000 shall be derived by transfer and made 
     available for the acquisition of land in the Ottawa National 
     Wildlife Refuge;
       (2) $302,000 shall be derived by transfer and made 
     available for the Dayton Aviation Heritage Commission, Ohio; 
     and
       (3) $198,000 shall be derived by transfer and made 
     available for a grant to the State of Ohio for the 
     preservation and restoration of the birthplace, boyhood home, 
     and schoolhouse of Ulysses S. Grant.
       Sec. 132. Conveyance to Nye County, Nevada. (a) 
     Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) County.--The term ``County'' means Nye County, Nevada.
       (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of 
     Land Management.
       (b) Parcels Conveyed for Use of the Nevada Science and 
     Technology Center.--
       (1) In general.--For no consideration and at no other cost 
     to the County, the Secretary shall convey to the County, 
     subject to valid existing rights, all right, title, and 
     interest in and to the parcels of public land described in 
     paragraph (2).
       (2) Land description.--The parcels of public land referred 
     to in paragraph (1) are the following:
       (A) The portion of Sec. 13 north of United States Route 95, 
     T. 15 S., R. 49 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada.
       (B) In Sec. 18, T. 15 S., R. 50 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, 
     Nevada:
       (i) W \1/2\ W \1/2\ NW \1/4\.
       (ii) The portion of the W \1/2\ W \1/2\ SW \1/4\ north of 
     United States Route 95.
       (3) Use.--
       (A) In general.--The parcels described in paragraph (2) 
     shall be used for the construction and operation of the 
     Nevada Science and Technology Center as a nonprofit museum 
     and exposition center, and related facilities and activities.
       (B) Reversion.--The conveyance of any parcel described in 
     paragraph (2) shall be subject to reversion to the United 
     States, at the discretion of Secretary, if the parcel is used 
     for a purpose other than that specified in subparagraph (A).
       (c) Parcels Conveyed for Other Use for a Commercial 
     Purpose.--
       (1) Right to purchase.--For a period of 5 years beginning 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act, the County shall 
     have the exclusive right to purchase the parcels of public 
     land described in paragraph (2) for the fair market value of 
     the parcels, as determined by the Secretary.
       (2) Land description.--The parcels of public land referred 
     to in paragraph (1) are the following parcels in Sec. 18, T. 
     15 S., R. 50 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada:
       (A) E \1/2\ NW \1/4\.
       (B) E \1/2\ W \1/2\ NW \1/4\.
       (C) The portion of the E \1/2\ SW \1/4\ north of United 
     States Route 95.
       (D) The portion of the E \1/2\ W \1/2\ SW \1/4\ north of 
     United States Route 95.
       (E) The portion of the SE \1/4\ north of United States 
     Route 95.
       (3) Use of proceeds.--Proceeds of a sale of a parcel 
     described in paragraph (2)--
       (A) shall be deposited in the special account established 
     under section 4(e)(1)(C) of the Southern Nevada Public Land 
     Management Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2345); and
       (B) shall be available for use by the Secretary--
       (i) to reimburse costs incurred by the local offices of the 
     Bureau of Land Management in arranging the land conveyances 
     directed by this Act; and
       (ii) as provided in section 4(e)(3) of that Act (112 Stat. 
     2346).
       Sec. 133. Conveyance of Land to City of Mesquite, Nevada. 
     Section 3 of Public Law 99-548 (100 Stat. 3061; 110 Stat. 
     3009-202) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Fifth Area.--
       ``(1) Right to purchase.--For a period of 12 years after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the City of Mesquite, 
     Nevada, shall have the exclusive right to purchase the 
     parcels of public land described in paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Land description.--The parcels of public land 
     referred to in paragraph (1) are as follows:
       ``(A) In T. 13 S., R. 70 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada:
       ``(i) The portion of sec. 27 north of Interstate Route 15.
       ``(ii) Sec. 28: NE \1/4\, S \1/2\ (except the Interstate 
     Route 15 right-of-way).
       ``(iii) Sec. 29: E \1/2\ NE \1/4\ SE \1/4\, SE \1/4\ SE \1/
     4\.
       ``(iv) The portion of sec. 30 south of Interstate Route 15.
       ``(v) The portion of sec. 31 south of Interstate Route 15.
       ``(vi) Sec. 32: NE \1/4\ NE \1/4\ (except the Interstate 
     Route 15 right-of-way), the portion of NW \1/4\ NE \1/4\ 
     south of Interstate Route 15, and the portion of W \1/2\ 
     south of Interstate Route 15.
       ``(vii) The portion of sec. 33 north of Interstate Route 
     15.
       ``(B) In T. 14 S., R. 70 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada:
       ``(i) Sec. 5: NW \1/4\.
       ``(ii) Sec. 6: N \1/2\.
       ``(C) In T. 13 S., R. 69 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada:
       ``(i) The portion of sec. 25 south of Interstate Route 15.
       ``(ii) The portion of sec. 26 south of Interstate Route 15.
       ``(iii) The portion of sec. 27 south of Interstate Route 
     15.
       ``(iv) Sec. 28: SW \1/4\ SE \1/4\.
       ``(v) Sec. 33: E \1/2\.
       ``(vi) Sec. 34.
       ``(vii) Sec. 35.
       ``(viii) Sec. 36.
       ``(3) Notification.--Not later than 10 years after the date 
     of the enactment of this subsection, the city shall notify 
     the Secretary which of the parcels of public land described 
     in paragraph (2) the city intends to purchase.
       ``(4) Conveyance.--Not later than 1 year after receiving 
     notification from the city under paragraph (3), the Secretary 
     shall convey to the city the land selected for purchase.
       ``(5) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, until 
     the date that is 12 years after the date of the enactment of 
     this subsection, the parcels of public land described in 
     paragraph (2) are withdrawn from all forms of entry and 
     appropriation under the public land laws, including the 
     mining laws, and from operation of the mineral leasing and 
     geothermal leasing laws.
       ``(6) Use of proceeds.--The proceeds of the sale of each 
     parcel--
       ``(A) shall be deposited in the special account established 
     under section 4(e)(1)(C) of the Southern Nevada Public Land 
     Management Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2345); and
       ``(B) shall be available for use by the Secretary--
       ``(i) to reimburse costs incurred by the local offices of 
     the Bureau of Land Management in arranging the land 
     conveyances directed by this Act; and
       ``(ii) as provided in section 4(e)(3) of that Act (112 
     Stat. 2346).
       ``(f ) Sixth Area.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall convey 
     to the City of Mesquite, Nevada, in accordance with section 
     47125 of title 49, United States Code, up to 2,560 acres of 
     public land to be selected by the city from among the parcels 
     of land described in paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Land description.--The parcels of land referred to in 
     paragraph (1) are as follows:
       ``(A) In T. 13 S., R. 69 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada:
       ``(i) The portion of sec. 28 south of Interstate Route 15 
     (except S \1/2\ SE \1/4\).
       ``(ii) The portion of sec. 29 south of Interstate Route 15.
       ``(iii) The portion of sec. 30 south of Interstate Route 
     15.
       ``(iv) The portion of sec. 31 south of Interstate Route 15.
       ``(v) Sec. 32.
       ``(vi) Sec. 33: W \1/2\.
       ``(B) In T. 14 S., R. 69 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada:
       ``(i) Sec. 4.
       ``(ii) Sec. 5.
       ``(iii) Sec. 6.
       ``(iv) Sec. 8.
       ``(C) In T. 14 S., R. 68 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada:
       ``(i) Sec. 1.
       ``(ii) Sec. 12.
       ``(3) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, until 
     the date that is 12 years after the date of the enactment of 
     this subsection, the parcels of public land described in 
     paragraph (2) are withdrawn from all forms of entry and 
     appropriation under the public land laws, including the 
     mining laws, and from operation of the mineral leasing and 
     geothermal leasing laws.''.
       Sec. 134. Quadricentennial Commemoration of the Saint Croix 
     Island International Historic Site. (a) Findings.--The Senate 
     finds that--
       (1) in 1604, one of the first European colonization efforts 
     was attempted at St. Croix Island in Calais, Maine;
       (2) St. Croix Island settlement predated both the Jamestown 
     and Plymouth colonies;
       (3) St. Croix Island offers a rare opportunity to preserve 
     and interpret early interactions between European explorers 
     and colonists and Native Americans;
       (4) St. Croix Island is one of only two international 
     historic sites comprised of land administered by the National 
     Park Service;
       (5) the quadricentennial commemorative celebration honoring 
     the importance of the St. Croix Island settlement to the 
     countries and people of both Canada and the United States is 
     rapidly approaching;
       (6) the 1998 National Park Service management plans and 
     long-range interpretive plan call for enhancing visitor 
     facilities at both Red Beach and downtown Calais;
       (7) in 1982, the Department of the Interior and Canadian 
     Department of the Environment signed a memorandum of 
     understanding to recognize the international significance of 
     St. Croix Island and, in an amendment memorandum, agreed to 
     conduct joint strategic planning for the international 
     commemoration with a special focus on the 400th anniversary 
     of settlement in 2004;
       (8) the Department of Canadian Heritage has installed 
     extensive interpretive sites on the Canadian side of the 
     border; and
       (9) current facilities at Red Beach and Calais are 
     extremely limited or nonexistent for a site of this historic 
     and cultural importance.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that--
       (1) using funds made available by this Act, the National 
     Park Service should expeditiously pursue planning for 
     exhibits at Red Beach and the town of Calais, Maine; and
       (2) the National Park Service should take what steps are 
     necessary, including consulting with the people of Calais, to 
     ensure that appropriate exhibits at Red Beach and the town of 
     Calais are completed by 2004.
       Sec. 135. No funds appropriated for the Department of the 
     Interior by this Act or any other Act shall be used to study 
     or implement any plan to drain Lake Powell or to reduce the 
     water level of the lake below the range of water levels 
     required for the operation of the Glen Canyon Dam.
       Sec. 136. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this Act or any

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     other provision of law, may be used by any officer, employee, 
     department or agency of the United States to impose or 
     require payment of an inspection fee in connection with the 
     export of shipments of fur-bearing wildlife containing 1,000 
     or fewer raw, crusted, salted or tanned hides or fur skins, 
     or separate parts thereof, including species listed under the 
     Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of 
     Wild Fauna and Flora done at Washington, March 3, 1973 (27 
     UST 1027): Provided, That this provision shall for the 
     duration of the calendar year in which the shipment occurs, 
     not apply to any person who ships more than 2,500 of such 
     hides, fur skins or parts thereof during the course of such 
     year.
       Sec. 137. No funds appropriated under this Act shall be 
     expended to implement sound thresholds or standards in the 
     Grand Canyon National Park until 90 days after the National 
     Park Service has provided to the Congress a report 
     describing: (1) the reasonable scientific basis for such 
     sound thresholds or standard; and (2) the peer review process 
     used to validate such sound thresholds or standard.
       Sec. 138. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire lands from 
     the Haines Borough, Alaska, consisting of approximately 20 
     acres, more or less, in four tracts identified for this 
     purpose by the Borough, and contained in an area formerly 
     known as ``Duncan's Camp''; the Secretary shall use $340,000 
     previously allocated from funds appropriated for the 
     Department of the Interior for fiscal year 1998 for 
     acquisition of lands; the Secretary is authorized to convey 
     in fee all land and interests in land acquired pursuant to 
     this section without compensation to the heirs of Peter 
     Duncan in settlement of a claim filed by them against the 
     United States: Provided, That the Secretary shall not convey 
     the lands acquired pursuant to this section unless and until 
     a signed release of all claims is executed.
       Sec. 139. Funds appropriated for the Bureau of Indian 
     Affairs for postsecondary schools for fiscal year 2000 shall 
     be allocated among the schools proportionate to the unmet 
     need of the schools as determined by the Postsecondary 
     Funding Formula adopted by the Office of Indian Education 
     Programs.
       Sec. 140. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in 
     conveying the Twin Cities Research Center under the authority 
     provided by Public Law 104-134, as amended by Public Law 104-
     208, the Secretary may accept and retain land and other forms 
     of reimbursement: Provided, That the Secretary may retain and 
     use any such reimbursement until expended and without further 
     appropriation: (1) for the benefit of the National Wildlife 
     Refuge System within the State of Minnesota; and (2) for all 
     activities authorized by Public Law 100-696; 16 U.S.C. 460zz.
       Sec. 141. None of the funds made available by this Act 
     shall be used to issue a notice of final rulemaking with 
     respect to the valuation of crude oil for royalty purposes 
     until the Comptroller General reviews the issues presented by 
     the rulemaking and issues a report to the Congress. Such 
     report shall be issued no later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act. The rulemaking must be 
     consistent with existing statutory requirements.
       Sec. 142. Extension of Authority for Establishment of 
     Thomas Paine Memorial. (a) In General.--Public Law 102-407 
     (40 U.S.C. 1003 note; 106 Stat. 1991) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

     ``SEC. 4. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.

       ``Notwithstanding the time period limitation specified in 
     section 10(b) of the Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 
     1010(b)) or any other provision of law, the authority for the 
     Thomas Paine National Historical Association to establish a 
     memorial to Thomas Paine in the District of Columbia under 
     this Act shall expire on December 31, 2003.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Applicable law.--Section 1(b) of Public Law 102-407 (40 
     U.S.C. 1003 note; 106 Stat. 1991) is amended by striking 
     ``The establishment'' and inserting ``Except as provided in 
     section 4, the establishment''.
       (2) Expiration of authority.--Section 3 of Public Law 102-
     407 (40 U.S.C. 1003 note; 106 Stat. 1991) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``or upon expiration of the authority for 
     the memorial under section 10(b) of that Act,'' and inserting 
     ``or on expiration of the authority for the memorial under 
     section 4,''; and
       (B) by striking ``section 8(b)(1) of that Act'' and 
     inserting ``section 8(b)(1) of the Commemorative Works Act 
     (40 U.S.C. 1008(b)(1))''.
       Sec. 143. Use of National Park Service Transportation 
     Service Contract Fees. Section 412 of the National Parks 
     Omnibus Management Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 5961) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before 
     ``Notwithstanding''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Obligation of Funds.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, with respect to a service contract for the 
     provision solely of transportation services at Zion National 
     Park, the Secretary may obligate the expenditure of fees 
     received in fiscal year 2000 under section 501 before the 
     fees are received.''.
       Sec. 144. Extension of Deadline for Red Rock Canyon 
     National Conservation Area. (a) In General.--Section 3(c)(1) 
     of Public Law 103-450 (108 Stat. 4767) is amended by striking 
     ``the date 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act'' 
     and inserting ``May 2, 2000''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     takes effect on November 1, 1999.
       Sec. 145. National Park Passport Program. Section 603(c)(1) 
     of the National Park Omnibus Management Act of 1998 (16 
     U.S.C. 5993(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``10'' and 
     inserting ``15''.

                       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, $202,700,000, 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, $187,534,000, to remain 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 
     Maintenance'', and ``Land Acquisition'', $1,251,504,000, 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 unobligated balances 
     available at the start of fiscal year 2000 shall be displayed 
     by extended budget line item in the fiscal year 2001 budget 
     justification.


                        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, $561,354,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That such funds are available for repayment of 
     advances from other appropriations accounts previously 
     transferred for such purposes: Provided further, That not 
     less than 50 percent of any unobligated balances remaining 
     (exclusive of amounts for hazardous fuels reduction) at the 
     end of fiscal year 1999 shall be transferred, as repayment 
     for past advances that have not been repaid, to the fund 
     established pursuant to section 3 of Public Law 71-319 (16 
     U.S.C. 576 et seq.): Provided further, That notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, up to $4,000,000 of funds 
     appropriated under this appropriation may be used for Fire 
     Science Research in support of the Joint Fire Science 
     Program: Provided further, That all authorities for the use 
     of funds, including the use of contracts, grants, and 
     cooperative agreements, available to execute the Forest 
     Service and Rangeland Research appropriation, are also 
     available in the utilization of these funds for Fire Science 
     Research.
       For an additional amount to cover necessary expenses for 
     emergency rehabilitation, presuppression due to emergencies, 
     and wildfire suppression activities of the Forest Service, 
     $90,000,000, 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 maintenance

       For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise 
     provided for, $398,927,000, to remain available until 
     expended for construction, reconstruction, maintenance 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 on each decommissioning project: 
     Provided further, That any unobligated balances of amounts 
     previously appropriated to the Forest Service 
     ``Reconstruction and Construction'' account as well as any 
     unobligated balances remaining in the ``National Forest 
     System'' account for the facility maintenance and trail 
     maintenance extended budget line items at the end of fiscal 
     year 1999 may be transferred to and merged with the 
     ``Reconstruction and Maintenance'' account.


                            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, $39,575,000, to be derived from the Land and 
     Water Conservation Fund, to remain available until expended, 
     of which not to exceed $40,000,000 may be available for the 
     acquisition of lands or interests within the tract known as 
     the Baca Location No. 1 in New Mexico only upon: (1) 
     enactment of legislation authorizing the acquisition of 
     lands, or interests in lands, within such tract; (2) 
     completion of a review, not to exceed 90 days, by the 
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     States of an appraisal conforming with the Uniform Appraisal 
     Standards for Federal Land Acquisition of all lands and 
     interests therein to be acquired by the United States; and 
     (3) submission of the Comptroller General's review of such 
     appraisal to the Committee on Resources of the House of 
     Representatives, the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations 
     of the House and Senate: Provided, That subject to valid 
     existing rights, all federally-owned lands and interests in 
     lands within the New World Mining District comprising 
     approximately 26,223 acres, more or less, which are described 
     in a Federal Register notice dated August 19, 1997 (62 Fed. 
     Reg. 44136-44137), are hereby withdrawn from all forms of 
     entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land 
     laws, and from location, entry and patent under the mining 
     laws, and from disposition under all mineral and geothermal 
     leasing laws.


         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 16 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.


               administrative provisions, forest service

       Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current fiscal 
     year shall be available for: (1) purchase of not to exceed 
     110 passenger motor vehicles of which 15 will be used 
     primarily for law enforcement purposes and of which 109 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 three 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 if and only if all previously appropriated 
     emergency contingent funds under the heading ``Wildland Fire 
     Management'' have been released by the President and 
     apportioned.
       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 No. 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 No. 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.
       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.
       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.
       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 
     the 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, 
     $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 from the Fund shall be considered 
     direct payments for purposes of all applicable law except 
     that these direct grants may not be used for lobbying 
     activities: Provided, That a total of

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     $22,000,000 is hereby appropriated and shall be deposited 
     into the Southeast Alaska Economic Disaster Fund established 
     pursuant to Public Law 104-134, as amended, without further 
     appropriation or fiscal year limitation of which $10,000,000 
     shall be distributed in fiscal year 2000, $7,000,000 shall be 
     distributed in fiscal year 2001, and $5,000,000 shall be 
     distributed in fiscal year 2002. The Secretary of Agriculture 
     shall allocate the funds to local communities suffering 
     economic hardship because of mill closures and economic 
     dislocation in the timber industry to employ unemployed 
     timber workers and for related community redevelopment 
     projects as follows:
       (1) in fiscal year 2000, $4,000,000 for the Ketchikan 
     Gateway Borough, $2,000,000 for the City of Petersburg, 
     $2,000,000 for the City and Borough of Sitka, and $2,000,000 
     for the Metlakatla Indian Community;
       (2) in fiscal year 2001, $3,000,000 for the Ketchikan 
     Gateway Borough, $1,000,000 for the City of Petersburg, 
     $1,500,000 for the City and Borough of Sitka, and $1,500,000 
     for the Metlakatla Indian Community; and
       (3) in fiscal year 2002, $3,000,000 for the Ketchikan 
     Gateway Borough, $500,000 for the City and Borough of Sitka, 
     and $1,500,000 for the Metlakatla Indian Community.
       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
     appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service not 
     to exceed $500,000 may be used to reimburse the Office of the 
     General Counsel (OGC), Department of Agriculture, for travel 
     and related expenses incurred as a result of OGC assistance 
     or participation requested by the Forest Service at meetings, 
     training sessions, management reviews, land purchase 
     negotiations and similar non-litigation related matters. 
     Future budget justifications for both the Forest Service and 
     the Department of Agriculture should clearly display the sums 
     previously transferred and the requested funding transfers.
       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 the Forest Service shall 
     implement and adhere to the definitions of indirect 
     expenditures established pursuant to Public Law 105-277 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 all future budget justifications, 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.
       Any appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service 
     may be used for necessary expenses in the event of law 
     enforcement emergencies as necessary to protect natural 
     resources and public or employee safety: Provided, That such 
     amounts shall not exceed $500,000.
       From any unobligated balances available at the start of 
     fiscal year 2000, the amount of $5,000,000 shall be allocated 
     to the Alaska Region, in addition to the funds appropriated 
     to sell timber in the Alaska Region under this Act, for 
     expenses directly related to preparing sufficient additional 
     timber for sale in the Alaska Region to establish a 3-year 
     timber supply.
       The Forest Service is authorized through the Forest Service 
     existing budget to reimburse Harry Frey, $143,406 (1997 
     dollars) because his home was destroyed by arson on June 21, 
     1990 in retaliation for his work with the Forest Service.

                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

                         clean coal technology


                               (deferral)

       Of the funds made available under this heading for 
     obligation in prior years, $156,000,000 shall not be 
     available until October 1, 2000: 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


                     (including transfer of funds)

       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, including 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, $410,025,000, to 
     remain available until expended, of which $24,000,000 shall 
     be derived by transfer from unobligated balances in the 
     Biomass Energy Development account: 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, 
     1999, 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 and settlement payments shall be 
     immediately transferred to the general fund of the Treasury.

                 naval petroleum and oil shale reserves

       The requirements of 10 U.S.C. 7430(b)(2)(B) shall not apply 
     to fiscal year 2000: Provided, That, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, unobligated funds remaining from 
     prior years shall be available for all naval petroleum and 
     oil shale reserve activities.

                      elk hills school lands fund

       For necessary expenses in fulfilling the second 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, to become available on October 1, 2000, for 
     payment to the State of California for the State Teachers' 
     Retirement Fund from the Elk Hills School Lands Fund.

                          energy conservation


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses in carrying out energy conservation 
     activities, $689,242,000, to remain available until expended, 
     of which $25,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from 
     unobligated balances in the Biomass Energy Development 
     account: Provided, That $167,000,000 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: 
     $134,000,000 for weatherization assistance grants and 
     $33,000,000 for State energy conservation grants: Provided 
     further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, in 
     fiscal year 2001 and thereafter sums appropriated for 
     weatherization assistance grants shall be contingent on a 
     cost share of 25 percent by each participating State or other 
     qualified participant.

                          economic regulation

       For necessary expenses in carrying out the activities of 
     the Office of Hearings and Appeals, $2,000,000, 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.), $159,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended: Provided, That the 
     Secretary of Energy hereafter may transfer to the SPR 
     Petroleum Account such funds as may be necessary to carry out 
     drawdown and sale operations of the Strategic Petroleum 
     Reserve initiated under section 161 of the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241) from any funds available to 
     the Department of Energy under this or any other Act: 
     Provided further, That all funds transferred pursuant to this 
     authority must be replenished as promptly as possible from 
     oil sale receipts pursuant to the drawdown and sale.

                   energy information administration

       For necessary expenses in carrying out the activities of 
     the Energy Information Administration, $72,644,000, 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 Treas

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     ury 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 of Energy in cooperation with the 
     Administrator of General Services Administration shall convey 
     to the City of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, for no consideration, 
     the approximately 15.644 acres of land comprising the former 
     site of the National Institute of Petroleum Energy Research 
     (including all improvements on the land) described as 
     follows: All of Block 1, Keeler's Second Addition, all of 
     Block 2, Keeler's Fourth Addition, all of Blocks 9 and 10, 
     Mountain View Addition, all in the City of Bartlesville, 
     Washington County, Oklahoma.

                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, $2,053,967,000, 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 $395,290,000 for 
     contract medical care shall remain available for obligation 
     until September 30, 2001: 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 1-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, 2001: 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 2000: Provided 
     further, That funds available for the Indian Health Care 
     Improvement Fund may be used, as needed, to carry out 
     activities typically funded under the Indian Health 
     Facilities account.


                        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, $318,580,000, 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: 
     Provided further, That notwithstanding any provision of law 
     governing Federal construction, $3,000,000 of the funds 
     provided herein shall be provided to the Hopi Tribe to reduce 
     the debt incurred by the Tribe in providing staff quarters to 
     meet the housing needs associated with the new Hopi Health 
     Center: Provided further, That not to exceed $500,000 shall 
     be used by the Indian Health Service to purchase TRANSAM 
     equipment from the Department of Defense for distribution to 
     the Indian Health Service and tribal facilities: Provided 
     further, That not to exceed $500,000 shall be used by the 
     Indian Health Service to obtain ambulances for the Indian 
     Health Service and tribal facilities in conjunction with an 
     existing interagency agreement between the Indian Health 
     Service and the General Services Administration: Provided 
     further, That not to exceed $500,000 shall be placed in a 
     Demolition Fund, available until expended, to be used by the 
     Indian Health Service for demolition of Federal buildings: 
     Provided further, That from within existing funds, the Indian 
     Health Service may purchase up to 5 acres of land for 
     expanding the parking facilities at the Indian Health Service 
     hospital in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

            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 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, 
     $8,000,000, 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 
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     nificantly 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), 
     $2,125,000.

                        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 five 
     replacement passenger vehicles; purchase, rental, repair, and 
     cleaning of uniforms for employees, $372,901,000, of which 
     not to exceed $43,318,000 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 
     of which $2,500,000 shall remain available until expended for 
     the National Museum of Natural History's Arctic Studies 
     Center to include assistance to other museums for the 
     planning and development of institutions and facilities that 
     enhance the display of collections, 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: Provided further, That 
     the Smithsonian Institution may expend Federal appropriations 
     designated in this Act for lease or rent payments for long 
     term and swing space, as rent payable to the Smithsonian 
     Institution, and such rent payments may be deposited into the 
     general trust funds of the Institution to the extent that 
     federally supported activities are housed in the 900 H 
     Street, N.W. building in the District of Columbia: Provided 
     further, That this use of Federal appropriations shall not be 
     construed as debt service, a Federal guarantee of, a transfer 
     of risk to, or an obligation of, the Federal Government: 
     Provided further, That no appropriated funds may be used to 
     service debt which is incurred to finance the costs of 
     acquiring the 900 H Street building or of planning, 
     designing, and constructing improvements to such building.


          repair, REHABILITATION and alteration of facilities

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of repair, rehabilitation and 
     alteration of facilities 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, $47,900,000, to remain available until 
     expended, of which $6,000,000 is provided for repair, 
     rehabilitation and alteration of facilities at the National 
     Zoological Park: Provided, That contracts awarded for 
     environmental systems, protection systems, and repair or 
     rehabilitation of facilities of the Smithsonian Institution 
     may be negotiated with selected contractors and awarded on 
     the basis of contractor qualifications as well as price: 
     Provided further, That funds previously appropriated to the 
     ``Construction and Improvements, National Zoological Park'' 
     account and the ``Repair and Restoration of Buildings'' 
     account may be transferred to and merged with this ``Repair, 
     Rehabilitation and Alteration of Facilities'' account.


                              construction

       For necessary expenses for construction, $19,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended.


           administrative provisions, smithsonian institution

       None of the funds in this or any other Act may be used to 
     initiate the design for any proposed expansion of current 
     space or new facility without consultation with the House and 
     Senate Appropriations Committees.
       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.
       None of the funds in this or any other Act may be used for 
     the Holt House located at the National Zoological Park in 
     Washington, D.C., unless identified as repairs to minimize 
     water damage, monitor structure movement, or provide interim 
     structural support.

                        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, $61,538,000, 
     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, $14,000,000.


                              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, $6,790,000.

           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, 
     $85,000,000 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, $13,000,000, 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, 
     $101,000,000, 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, $14,700,000, to remain available until 
     expended, of which $10,700,000 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, $24,400,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

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                       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), $1,005,000: 
     Provided, That the Commission is authorized to charge fees to 
     cover the full costs of its publications, and such fees shall 
     be credited to this account as an offsetting collection, to 
     remain available until expended without further 
     appropriation.

               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), $3,000,000: 
     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, $6,312,000: 
     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, 
     $33,286,000, 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, $24,400,000 
     shall be available to the Presidio Trust, to remain available 
     until expended, of which up to $1,040,000 may be for the cost 
     of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 104(d) of the 
     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: Provided further, That 
     these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, 
     any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed 
     $200,000,000. 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 
     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 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 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.
       (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.
       (d) Effective Date.--The provisions of this section are 
     applicable in fiscal year 2000 and thereafter.
       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 1999.
       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, 2000, 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. 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, 105-83, and 
     105-277 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 1999 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. 314. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
     fiscal year 2000 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 or the Jobs in the Woods Program 
     established in Region 10 of the Forest Service to individuals 
     and entities in historically timber-dependent areas in the 
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     ington, Oregon, northern California and Alaska that have been 
     affected by reduced timber harvesting on Federal lands.
       Sec. 315. 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. 316. (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 
     the enactment of subsequent legislation specifically 
     authorizing United States participation in the Man and 
     Biosphere program.
       Sec. 317. 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. 318. 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. 319. 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. 320. (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, including urban minorities, 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. 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 15 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 revision 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 
     5-year program under the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 
     Resources Planning Act.
       Sec. 323. None of the funds in this Act may be used to 
     support Government-wide administrative functions unless such 
     functions are justified in the budget process and funding is 
     approved by the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       Sec. 324. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
     of the funds in this Act may be used for GSA 
     Telecommunication Centers or the President's Council on 
     Sustainable Development.
       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 any other provision of law, none 
     of the funds provided in this Act to the Indian Health 
     Service or Bureau of Indian Affairs 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. 327. Amounts deposited during fiscal year 1999 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 2000, 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. 328. 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.
       Sec. 329. None of the funds provided in this or previous 
     appropriations Acts for the agencies funded by this Act 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 transferred to or used 
     to support the Council on Environmental Quality or other 
     offices in the Executive Office of the President for purposes 
     related to the American Heritage Rivers program.
       Sec. 330. Other than in emergency situations, none of the 
     funds in this Act may be used to operate telephone answering 
     machines during core business hours unless such answering 
     machines include an option that enables callers to reach 
     promptly an individual on-duty with the agency being 
     contacted.
       Sec. 331. Enhancing Forest Service Administration of 
     Rights-of-way and Land Uses. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture 
     shall develop and implement a pilot program for the purpose 
     of enhancing forest service administration of rights-of-way 
     and other land uses. The authority for this program shall be 
     for fiscal years 2000 through 2004. Prior to the expiration 
     of the authority for this pilot program, the Secretary shall 
     submit a report to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations, and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the 
     House of Representatives that evaluates whether the use of 
     funds under this section resulted in more expeditious 
     approval of rights-of-way and special use authorizations. 
     This report shall include the Secretary's recommendation for 
     statutory or regulatory changes to reduce the average 
     processing time for rights-of-way and special use permit 
     applications.
       (b) Deposit of Fees.--Subject to subsections (a) and (f ), 
     during fiscal years 2000 through 2004, the Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall deposit into a special account established 
     in the Treasury all fees collected by the Secretary to 
     recover the costs of processing applications for, and 
     monitoring compliance with, authorizations to use and occupy 
     National Forest System lands pursuant to section 28(l) of the 
     Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 185(l)), section 504(g) of the 
     Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
     1764(g)), section 9701 of title 31, United States Code, and 
     section 110(g) of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 
     U.S.C. 470h-2(g)).
       (c) Use of Retained Amounts.--Amounts deposited pursuant to 
     subsection (b) shall be available, without further 
     appropriation, for expenditure by the Secretary of 
     Agriculture to cover costs incurred by the Forest Service for 
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     tions and for monitoring activities undertaken in connection 
     with such authorizations. Amounts in the special account 
     shall remain available for such purposes until expended.
       (d) Reporting Requirement.--In the budget justification 
     documents submitted by the Secretary of Agriculture in 
     support of the President's budget for a fiscal year under 
     section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary 
     shall include a description of the purposes for which amounts 
     were expended from the special account during the preceding 
     fiscal year, including the amounts expended for each purpose, 
     and a description of the purposes for which amounts are 
     proposed to be expended from the special account during the 
     next fiscal year, including the amounts proposed to be 
     expended for each purpose.
       (e) Definition of Authorization.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term ``authorizations'' means special use 
     authorizations issued under subpart B of part 251 of title 
     36, Code of Federal Regulations.
       (f ) Implementation.--This section shall take effect upon 
     promulgation of Forest Service regulations for the collection 
     of fees for processing of special use authorizations and for 
     related monitoring activities.
       Sec. 332. Hardwood Technology Transfer and Applied 
     Research. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter the 
     ``Secretary'') is hereby and hereafter 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 hereby and hereafter authorized to 
     operate and utilize the assets of the Wood Education and 
     Resource Center (previously named the Robert C. Byrd Hardwood 
     Technology Center in West Virginia) as part of a newly formed 
     ``Institute of Hardwood Technology Transfer and Applied 
     Research'' (hereinafter the ``Institute''). The Institute, in 
     addition to the Wood Education and Resource 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 Forest Service, State and Private 
     Forestry.
       (d) The Secretary is hereby and hereafter 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.
       (e) There are hereby and hereafter authorized to be 
     appropriated such sums as necessary to carry out the 
     provisions of this section.
       Sec. 333. 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 2000, 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 2000, 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 United States shall be that volume: (1) 
     which is surplus to the needs of domestic processors in 
     Alaska; and (2) 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. 334. For fiscal year 2000, with respect to 
     inventorying, monitoring, or surveying requirements for 
     planning or management activities on Federal land, the 
     Secretary of Agriculture may comply with part 219 of volume 
     36 of the Code of Federal Regulations and a land and resource 
     management plan, and the Secretary of the Interior may comply 
     with a resource management plan by using currently available 
     scientific data concerning any fish, wildlife, or plants not 
     subject to the Endangered Species Act, and by considering the 
     availability of habitat suitable for the particular species: 
     Provided, That the Secretaries may at their discretion 
     determine whether additional species population surveys 
     should also be collected: Provided further, That a project 
     subject to the Northwest Forest Plan for which the record of 
     decision was signed by an agency official prior to the date 
     of the enactment of this Act may, at the discretion of the 
     Secretaries, be deemed to be implemented on the date the 
     decision was signed.
       Sec. 335. The Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of 
     the Interior shall:
       (1) prepare the report required of them by section 323(a) 
     of the Fiscal Year 1998 Interior and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act (Public Law 105-83; 111 Stat. 1543, 1596-
     7);
       (2) distribute the report and make such report available 
     for public comment for a minimum of 120 days; and
       (3) include detailed responses to the public comment in any 
     final environmental impact statement associated with the 
     Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project.
       Sec. 336. 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.
       Sec. 337. (a) Millsites Opinion.--No funds shall be 
     expended by the Department of the Interior or the Department 
     of Agriculture, for fiscal years 2000 and 2001, to limit the 
     number or acreage of millsites based on the ratio between the 
     number or acreage of millsites and the number or acreage of 
     associated lode or placer claims with respect to any patent 
     application grandfathered pursuant to section 113 of the 
     Department of the Interior and Related Agencies, 
     Appropriations Act, 1995; any operation or property for which 
     a plan of operations has been previously approved; or any 
     operation or property for which a plan of operations has been 
     submitted to the Bureau of Land Management or Forest Service 
     prior to May 21, 1999.
       (b) No Ratification.--Nothing in this Act or the Emergency 
     Supplemental Act of 1999 shall be construed as an explicit or 
     tacit adoption, ratification, endorsement or approval of the 
     opinion dated November 7, 1997, by the solicitor of the 
     Department of the Interior concerning millsites.
       Sec. 338. The Forest Service, in consultation with the 
     Department of Labor, shall review Forest Service campground 
     concessions policy to determine if modifications can be made 
     to Forest Service contracts for campgrounds so that such 
     concessions fall within the regulatory exemption of 29 CFR 
     4.122(b). The Forest Service shall offer in fiscal year 2000 
     such concession prospectuses under the regulatory exemption, 
     except that, any prospectus that does not meet the 
     requirements of the regulatory exemption shall be offered as 
     a service contract in accordance with the requirements of 41 
     U.S.C. 351-358.
       Sec. 339. Pilot Program of Charges and Fees for Harvest of 
     Forest Botanical Products. (a) Definition of Forest Botanical 
     Product.--For purposes of this section, the term ``forest 
     botanical product'' means any naturally occurring mushrooms, 
     fungi, flowers, seeds, roots, bark, leaves, and other 
     vegetation (or portion thereof ) that grow on National Forest 
     System lands. The term does not include trees, except as 
     provided in regulations issued under this section by the 
     Secretary of Agriculture.
       (b) Recovery of Fair Market Value for Products.--The 
     Secretary of Agriculture shall develop and implement a pilot 
     program to charge and collect not less than the fair market 
     value for forest botanical products harvested on National 
     Forest System lands. The Secretary shall establish appraisal 
     methods and bidding procedures to ensure that the amounts 
     collected for forest botanical products are not less than 
     fair market value.
       (c) Fees.--
       (1) Imposition and collection.--Under the pilot program, 
     the Secretary of Agriculture shall also charge and collect 
     fees from persons who harvest forest botanical products on 
     National Forest System lands to recover all costs to the 
     Department of Agriculture associated with the granting, 
     modifying, or monitoring the authorization for harvest of the 
     forest botanical products, including the costs of any 
     environmental or other analysis.
       (2) Security.--The Secretary may require a person assessed 
     a fee under this subsection to provide security to ensure 
     that the Secretary receives the fees imposed under this 
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       (d) Sustainable Harvest Levels for Forest Botanical 
     Products.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct 
     appropriate analyses to determine whether and how the harvest 
     of forest botanical products on National Forest System lands 
     can be conducted on a sustainable basis. The Secretary may 
     not permit under the pilot program the harvest of forest 
     botanical products at levels in excess of sustainable harvest 
     levels, as defined pursuant to the Multiple-Use Sustained-
     Yield Act of 1960 (16 U.S.C. 528 et seq.). The Secretary 
     shall establish procedures and timeframes to monitor and 
     revise the harvest levels established for forest botanical 
     products.
       (e) Waiver Authority.--
       (1) Personal use.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
     establish a personal use harvest level for each forest 
     botanical product, and the harvest of a forest botanical 
     product below that level by a person for personal use shall 
     not be subject to charges and fees under subsections (b) and 
     (c).
       (2) Other exceptions.--The Secretary may also waive the 
     application of subsection (b) or (c) pursuant to such 
     regulations as the Secretary may prescribe.
       (f ) Deposit and Use of Funds.--
       (1) Deposit.--Funds collected under the pilot program in 
     accordance with subsections (b) and (c) shall be deposited 
     into a special account in the Treasury of the United States.
       (2) Funds available.--Funds deposited into the special 
     account in accordance with paragraph (1) in excess of the 
     amounts collected for forest botanical products during fiscal 
     year 1999 shall be available for expenditure by the Secretary 
     of Agriculture under paragraph (3) without further 
     appropriation, and shall remain available for expenditure 
     until the date specified in subsection (h)(2).
       (3) Authorized uses.--The funds made available under 
     paragraph (2) shall be expended at units of the National 
     Forest System in proportion to the charges and fees collected 
     at that unit under the pilot program to pay for--
       (A) in the case of funds collected under subsection (b), 
     the costs of conducting inventories of forest botanical 
     products, determining sustainable levels of harvest, 
     monitoring and assessing the impacts of harvest levels and 
     methods, and for restoration activities, including any 
     necessary vegetation; and
       (B) in the case of fees collected under subsection (c), the 
     costs described in paragraph (1) of such subsection.
       (4) Treatment of fees.--Funds collected under subsections 
     (b) and (c) shall not be taken into account for the purposes 
     of the following laws:
       (A) The sixth paragraph under the heading ``forest 
     service'' in the Act of May 23, 1908 (16 U.S.C. 500) and 
     section 13 of the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the 
     Weeks Act; 16 U.S.C. 500).
       (B) The fourteenth paragraph under the heading ``forest 
     service'' in the Act of March 4, 1913 (16 U.S.C. 501).
       (C) Section 33 of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act (7 
     U.S.C. 1012).
       (D) The Act of August 8, 1937, and the Act of May 24, 1939 
     (43 U.S.C. 1181a et seq.).
       (E) Section 6 of the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known 
     as the Recreation and Public Purposes Act; 43 U.S.C. 869-4).
       (F) Chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code.
       (G) Section 401 of the Act of June 15, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 
     715s).
       (H) Section 4 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act 
     of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a).
       (I) Any other provision of law relating to revenue 
     allocation.
       (g) Reporting Requirements.--As soon as practicable after 
     the end of each fiscal year in which the Secretary of 
     Agriculture collects charges and fees under subsections (b) 
     and (c) or expends funds from the special account under 
     subsection (f ), the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a 
     report summarizing the activities of the Secretary under the 
     pilot program, including the funds generated under 
     subsections (b) and (c), the expenses incurred to carry out 
     the pilot program, and the expenditures made from the special 
     account during that fiscal year.
       (h) Duration of Pilot Program.--
       (1) Charges and fees.--The Secretary of Agriculture may 
     collect charges and fees under the authority of subsections 
     (b) and (c) only during fiscal years 2000 through 2004.
       (2) Use of special account.--The Secretary may make 
     expenditures from the special account under subsection (f ) 
     until September 30 of the fiscal year following the last 
     fiscal year specified in paragraph (1). After that date, 
     amounts remaining in the special account shall be transferred 
     to the general fund of the Treasury.
       Sec. 340. Title III, section 3001 of Public Law 106-31 is 
     amended by inserting after ``Alabama,'' the following: ``in 
     fiscal year 1999 or 2000''.
       Sec. 341. (a) The authority to enter into stewardship 
     contracting demonstration pilot projects provided to the 
     Forest Service in accordance with section 347 of title III of 
     section 101(e) of division A of Public Law 105-277 is hereby 
     expanded to authorize the Forest Service to enter into an 
     additional nine projects in Region One.
       (b) Section 347 of title III of section 101(e) of division 
     A of Public Law 105-277 is hereby amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by inserting ``, via agreement or contract as 
     appropriate,'' before ``may enter into''; and
       (B) by striking ``(28) contracts with private persons and'' 
     and inserting ``(28) stewardship contracting demonstration 
     pilot projects with private persons or other public or 
     private'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``contract'' and 
     inserting ``project'';
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in the heading, by inserting ``Agreements or'' before 
     ``Contracts'';
       (B) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``a contract'' and inserting ``an agreement 
     or contract''; and
       (ii) by striking ``private contracts'' and inserting 
     ``private agreements or contracts'';
       (C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``agreement or'' before 
     ``contracts''; and
       (D) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``agreement or'' before 
     ``contracts'';
       (4) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``a contract'' and 
     inserting ``an agreement or contract''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``a contract'' and 
     inserting ``an agreement or contract''; and
       (5) in subsection (g)--
       (A) in the first sentence by striking ``contract'' and 
     inserting ``pilot project''; and
       (B) in the last sentence--
       (i) by inserting ``agreements or'' before ``contracts''; 
     and
       (ii) by inserting ``agreements or'' before ``contract''.
       Sec. 342. Notwithstanding section 343 of Public Law 105-83, 
     increases in recreation residence fees shall be implemented 
     in fiscal year 2000 only to the extent that the fiscal year 
     2000 fees do not exceed the fiscal year 1999 fee by more than 
     $2,000.
       Sec. 343. Federal monies appropriated for the purchase of 
     land or interests in land by the United States Forest Service 
     (``Forest Service'') in the Columbia River Gorge National 
     Scenic Area (``CRGNSA'') shall be used by the Forest Service 
     in compliance with the acquisition protocol set out in this 
     section.
       (a)(1) Acquisitions.--The Secretary of Agriculture (``the 
     Secretary'') is directed to make every reasonable effort to 
     acquire on or before March 15, 2000, pursuant to his existing 
     authority, land acquisition projects which the Forest Service 
     has determined to have been delayed for a significant time or 
     which have not yet been completed despite past direction 
     through report language from either the House or Senate 
     Appropriations Committee (``the Committees'').
       (2) For the purposes of appraising the value of the lands 
     or interests in land the Forest Service may, at its 
     discretion, apply the standard found in A-10 of the Uniform 
     Standards of Appraisal for Federal Land Acquisitions as 
     required by Public Law 91-646, as amended, even if the lands 
     or interests in land were purchased by the current title 
     holder subsequent to the enactment of the Columbia River 
     Gorge National Scenic Area Act (Public Law 99-663) and before 
     the effective date of this Act.
       (b) Report to Congress.--On or before February 15, 2000, 
     the Secretary shall submit to the Senate and House 
     Appropriations Committees a report detailing the status of 
     the potential land acquisitions referenced above as well as 
     any other pending purchases of land or interests in land in 
     the CRGNSA. If any of the lands or interests in land 
     referenced above have not been acquired by February 15, 2000, 
     the report should detail the specific issue or issues 
     preventing the acquisition or acquisitions from being 
     completed.
       (c) Mediation.--If the Secretary's report, as described in 
     subsection (b) details issues other than disagreement over 
     fair market value which are preventing acquisitions from 
     occurring, the Secretary is directed to immediately make 
     available to the prospective seller or sellers non-binding 
     mediation in an attempt to resolve these non-fair market 
     value issues. The Secretary shall submit to the Committees a 
     report on the status of any mediation on or before April 15, 
     2000. The Secretary and prospective seller may mediate any 
     disagreement over fair market value if both the Secretary and 
     prospective seller agree mediation has the potential to 
     resolve the fair market value disagreement.
       (d) Arbitration Requirement.--Any issues concerning 
     differences between the Secretary and the owners of the land 
     or interest in land referenced in subsection (a)(1) over the 
     fair market value of these lands or interests in land not 
     resolved before April 15, 2000, shall be resolved using the 
     arbitration process set out in subsections (e) through (g) of 
     this section.
       (e) Selection of Arbitration Panel.--On or before April 15, 
     2000, the Secretary and the prospective seller each shall 
     designate one arbitrator, and instruct these two arbitrator 
     designees to appoint before May 1, 2000, a third arbitrator 
     upon whom the arbitrator designees mutually agree. At least 
     two of the three arbitrators shall be State certified 
     appraisers possessing qualifications consistent with State 
     regulatory requirements that meet the intent of title XI, 
     Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act 
     of 1989, shall not be employed by the United States of 
     America, the prospective seller, or the prospective seller's 
     current or former legal counsel. The third arbitrator shall 
     be a member in good standing of either the bars of Washington 
     or Oregon and shall not be employed by the United States of 
     America, the prospective seller, or the prospective seller's 
     current or former legal counsel. Total compensation for the 
     arbitration panel shall not exceed $15,000.
       (f ) Written Material.--The Secretary and prospective 
     seller each may submit a maximum of 20 pages of argument to 
     the arbitration panel, in a format consistent with the format 
     for submitting written arguments established by the Ninth 
     Circuit Court of Appeals. Exhibits, affidavit, or 
     declarations shall not be submitted. No other written 
     material may be submitted to the arbitration panel except a 
     copy of this legislation and copies of qualified appraisals. 
     The term ``qualified appraisals'' shall be limited to 
     appraisals prepared by State-certified appraisers possessing 
     qualifications consistent with the State regulatory 
     requirements that meet the intent of title XI, Financial 
     Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, 
     and complying with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 
     Federal Land Acquisitions, which were submitted to the 
     Secretary or prepared at the direction of the Secretary 
     either prior to the effective date of this legislation or 
     between the effective date and February 15, 2000. The 
     Secretary and the prospective seller may submit no more than 
     one qualified appraisal each to the arbitration panel. 
     Neither the Secretary nor the prospective seller may submit 
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     panel any qualified appraisal not provided to the Secretary 
     or the prospective seller on or before February 15, 2000. All 
     written materials must be submitted to the arbitration panel 
     on or before May 15, 2000.
       (g) Decision of the Arbitration Panel.--On or before July 
     15, 2000, the arbitration panel shall convey to the 
     prospective seller and the Secretary one of the following 
     findings: (1) that neither qualified appraisal complies with 
     Public Law 91-646 and with the Uniform Appraisal Standards 
     for Federal Land Acquisition (1992); or (2) that at least one 
     of the qualified appraisals complies with Public Law 91-646 
     and with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land 
     Acquisitions (1992), together with an advisory decision 
     recommending an amount the Secretary should offer the 
     prospective seller for his or her interest in real property. 
     Upon receipt of a recommendation by the arbitration panel, 
     the Secretary shall immediately notify the prospective seller 
     and the CRGNSA of the day the recommendation was received. 
     The Secretary shall make a determination to adopt or reject 
     the arbitration panel's advisory decision and notify the 
     prospective seller and the CRGNSA of his determination within 
     45 days of receipt of the advisory decision. If at least one 
     of the appraisals complies with Public Law 91-646, and with 
     the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisition, 
     the arbitration panel shall also make an advisory finding on 
     what portion of the arbitration panel's fees should be paid 
     by the Secretary and what portion of the arbitration panel's 
     fees should be paid by the prospective seller. The 
     arbitration panel is authorized to recommend these fees be 
     borne entirely by either the Secretary or the prospective 
     seller.
       (h) Admissibility.--Neither the fact that arbitration 
     pursuant to this section has occurred nor the recommendation 
     of the arbitration panel shall be admissible in any court or 
     administrative hearing.
       (i) Expiration Date.--This section shall remain in effect 
     without respect to fiscal year limitations and expire on 
     December 31, 2000.
       Sec. 344. A project undertaken by the Forest Service under 
     the Recreation Fee Demonstration Program as authorized by 
     section 315 of the Department of the Interior and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1996, as amended, 
     shall not result in--
       (1) displacement of the holder of an authorization to 
     provide commercial recreation services on Federal lands. 
     Prior to initiating any project, the Secretary shall consult 
     with potentially affected holders to determine what impacts 
     the project may have on the holders. Any modifications to the 
     authorization shall be made within the terms and conditions 
     of the authorization and authorities of the impacted agency.
       (2) the return of a commercial recreation service to the 
     Secretary for operation when such services have been provided 
     in the past by a private sector provider, except when--
       (A) the private sector provider fails to bid on such 
     opportunities;
       (B) the private sector provider terminates its relationship 
     with the agency; or
       (C) the agency revokes the permit for non-compliance with 
     the terms and conditions of the authorization.

     In such cases, the agency may use the Recreation Fee 
     Demonstration Program to provide for operations until a 
     subsequent operator can be found through the offering of a 
     new prospectus.
       Sec. 345. National Forest-Dependent Rural Communities 
     Economic Diversification. (a) Findings and Purposes.--Section 
     2373 of the National Forest-Dependent Rural Communities 
     Economic Diversification Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6611) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``national forests'' and 
     inserting ``National Forest System land'';
       (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``the national forests'' 
     and inserting ``National Forest System land'';
       (C) in paragraph (5), by striking ``forest resources'' and 
     inserting ``natural resources''; and
       (D) in paragraph (6), by striking ``national forest 
     resources'' and inserting ``National Forest System land 
     resources''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``national forests'' and inserting 
     ``National Forest System land''; and
       (B) by striking ``forest resources'' and inserting 
     ``natural resources''.
       (b) Definitions.--Section 2374(1) of the National Forest-
     Dependent Rural Communities Economic Diversification Act of 
     1990 (7 U.S.C. 6612(1)) is amended by striking ``forestry'' 
     and inserting ``natural resources''.
       (c) Rural Forestry and Economic Diversification Action 
     Teams.--Section 2375(b) of the National Forest-Dependent 
     Rural Communities Economic Diversification Act of 1990 (7 
     U.S.C. 6613(b)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``forestry'' and 
     inserting ``natural resources''; and
       (2) in the second and third sentences, by striking 
     ``national forest resources'' and inserting ``National Forest 
     System land resources''.
       (d) Action Plan Implementation.--Section 2376(a) of the 
     National Forest-Dependent Rural Communities Economic 
     Diversification Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6614(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``forest resources'' and inserting 
     ``natural resources''; and
       (2) by striking ``national forest resources'' and inserting 
     ``National Forest System land resources''.
       (e) Training and Education.--Paragraphs (3) and (4) of 
     section 2377(a) of the National Forest-Dependent Rural 
     Communities Economic Diversification Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
     6615(a)) are amended by striking ``national forest 
     resources'' and inserting ``National Forest System land 
     resources''.
       (f ) Loans to Economically Disadvantaged Rural 
     Communities.--Paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 2378(a) of 
     the National Forest-Dependent Rural Communities Economic 
     Diversification Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6616(a)) are amended by 
     striking ``national forest resources'' and inserting 
     ``National Forest System land resources''.
       Sec. 346. Interstate 90 Land Exchange. (a) Section 604(a) 
     of the Interstate 90 Land Exchange Act of 1998 (Public Law 
     105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-326 (1998)) is hereby amended by 
     adding at the end of the first sentence: ``except title to 
     offered lands and interests in lands described in 
     subparagraphs (Q), (R), (S), and (T) of section 605(c)(2) 
     must be placed in escrow by Plum Creek, according to terms 
     and conditions acceptable to the Secretary and Plum Creek, 
     for a 3-year period beginning on the later of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act or consummation of the exchange. During 
     the period the lands are held in escrow, Plum Creek shall not 
     undertake any activities on these lands, except for fire 
     suppression and road maintenance, without the approval of the 
     Secretary, which shall not be unreasonably withheld''.
       (b) Section 604(b) of the Interstate 90 Land Exchange Act 
     of 1998 (Public Law 105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-326 (1998)) is 
     hereby amended by inserting after ``offered land'' the 
     following: ``as provided in section 604(a), and placement in 
     escrow of acceptable title to the offered lands described in 
     subparagraphs (Q), (R), (S), and (T) of section 605(c)(2)''.
       (c) Section 604(b) is further amended by adding the 
     following at the end of the first sentence: ``except Township 
     19 North, Range 10 East, W.M., Section 4, Township 20 North, 
     Range 10 East, W.M., Section 32, and Township 21 North, Range 
     14 East, W.M., W\1/2\W\1/2\ of Section 16, which shall be 
     retained by the United States''. The appraisal approved by 
     the Secretary of Agriculture on July 14, 1999 (the 
     ``Appraisal'') shall be adjusted by subtracting the values 
     determined for Township 19 North, Range 10 East, W.M., 
     Section 4 and Township 20 North, Range 10 East, W.M., Section 
     32 during the Appraisal process in the context of the whole 
     estate to be conveyed.
       (d) After adjustment of the Appraisal, the values of the 
     offered and selected lands, including the offered lands held 
     in escrow, shall be equalized as provided in section 605(c) 
     except that the Secretary also may equalize values through 
     the following, including any combination thereof--
       (1) conveyance of any other lands under the jurisdiction of 
     the Secretary acceptable to Plum Creek and the Secretary 
     after compliance with all applicable Federal environmental 
     and other laws; and
       (2) to the extent sufficient acceptable lands are not 
     available pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, cash 
     payments as and to the extent funds become available through 
     appropriations, private sources, or, if necessary, by 
     reprogramming.
       (e) The Secretary shall promptly seek to identify lands 
     acceptable for conveyance to equalize values under paragraph 
     (1) of subsection (d) and shall, not later than May 1, 2000, 
     provide a report to the Congress outlining the results of 
     such efforts.
       (f ) As funds or lands are provided to Plum Creek by the 
     Secretary, Plum Creek shall release to the United States 
     deeds for lands and interests in land held in escrow based on 
     the values determined during the Appraisal process in the 
     context of the whole estate to be conveyed. Deeds shall be 
     released for lands and interests in lands in the exact 
     reverse order listed in section 605(c)(2).
       (g) Section 606(d) is hereby amended to read as follows: 
     ``the Secretary and Plum Creek shall make the adjustments 
     directed in section 604(b) and consummate the land exchange 
     within 30 days of the enactment of the Interstate 90 Land 
     Exchange Amendment, unless the Secretary and Plum Creek 
     mutually agree to extend the consummation date''.
       Sec. 347. The Snoqualmie National Forest Boundary 
     Adjustment Act of 1999. (a) In General.--The boundary of the 
     Snoqualmie National Forest is hereby adjusted as generally 
     depicted on a map entitled ``Snoqualmie National Forest 1999 
     Boundary Adjustment'' dated June 30, 1999. Such map, together 
     with a legal description of all lands included in the 
     boundary adjustment, shall be on file and available for 
     public inspection in the office of the Chief of the Forest 
     Service in Washington, District of Columbia. Nothing in this 
     subsection shall limit the authority of the Secretary of 
     Agriculture to adjust the boundary pursuant to section 11 of 
     the Weeks Law of March 1, 1911.
       (b) Rule for 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 boundary of the 
     Snoqualmie National Forest, as adjusted by subsection (a), 
     shall be considered to be the boundary of the Forest as of 
     January 1, 1965.
       Sec. 348. Section 1770(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
     (7 U.S.C. 2276(d)) is amended by redesignating paragraph (10) 
     as paragraph (11) and by inserting after paragraph (9) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(10) section 3(e) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 
     Resources Research Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1642(e));''.
       Sec. 349. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used to implement or enforce any 
     provision in Presidential Executive Order No. 13123 regarding 
     the Federal Energy Management Program which circumvents or 
     contradicts any statutes relevant to Federal energy use and 
     the measurement thereof.
       Sec. 350. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used for the physical relocation of grizzly bears into the 
     Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness of Idaho and Montana.
       Sec. 351. Youth Conservation Corps and Related 
     Partnerships. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     Act, there shall be available for high priority projects 
     which shall be carried out by the Youth Conservation Corps as 
     authorized by Public Law 91-378, or related partnerships with 
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     tion corps or entities such as the Student Conservation 
     Association, up to $1,000,000 of the funds available to the 
     Bureau of Land Management under this Act, in order to 
     increase the number of summer jobs available for youths, ages 
     15 through 22, on Federal lands.
       (b) Within 6 months after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall jointly submit a report to the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations and the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Resources of the House of Representatives that includes 
     the following--
       (1) the number of youths, ages 15 through 22, employed 
     during the summer of 1999, and the number estimated to be 
     employed during the summer of 2000, through the Youth 
     Conservation Corps, the Public Land Corps, or a related 
     partnership with a State, local or nonprofit youth 
     conservation corps or other entities such as the Student 
     Conservation Association;
       (2) a description of the different types of work 
     accomplished by youths during the summer of 1999;
       (3) identification of any problems that prevent or limit 
     the use of the Youth Conservation Corps, the Public Land 
     Corps, or related partnerships to accomplish projects 
     described in subsection (a);
       (4) recommendations to improve the use and effectiveness of 
     partnerships described in subsection (a); and
       (5) an analysis of the maintenance backlog that identifies 
     the types of projects that the Youth Conservation Corps, the 
     Public Land Corps, or related partnerships are qualified to 
     complete.
       Sec. 352. (a) North Pacific Research Board.--Section 401 of 
     Public Law 105-83 is amended as follows:
       (1) In subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``available for appropriation, to the 
     extent provided in the subsequent appropriations Acts,'' and 
     inserting ``made available'';
       (B) by inserting ``To the extent provided in the subsequent 
     appropriations Acts,'' at the beginning of paragraph (1);
       (C) by inserting ``without further appropriation'' after 
     ``20 percent of such amounts shall be made available''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (f ).
       Sec. 353. None of the funds in this Act may be used by the 
     Secretary of the Interior to issue a prospecting permit for 
     hardrock mineral exploration on Mark Twain National Forest 
     land in the Current River/Jack's Fork River--Eleven Point 
     Watershed (not including Mark Twain National Forest land in 
     Townships 31N and 32N, Range 2 and Range 3 West, on which 
     mining activities are taking place as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act): Provided, That none of the funds in 
     this Act may be used by the Secretary of the Interior to 
     segregate or withdraw land in the Mark Twain National Forest, 
     Missouri under section 204 of the Federal Land Policy and 
     Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1714).
       Sec. 354. Public Law 105-83, the Department of the Interior 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of November 17, 1997, 
     title III, section 331 is hereby amended by adding before the 
     period: ``: Provided further, That to carryout the provisions 
     of this section, the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest 
     Service may establish Transfer Appropriation Accounts (also 
     known as allocation accounts) as needed''.
       Sec. 355. White River National Forest.--The Forest Service 
     shall extend the public comment period on the White River 
     National Forest plan revision for 90 days beyond February 9, 
     2000.
       Sec. 356. The first section of Public Law 99-215 (99 Stat. 
     1724), as amended by section 597 of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-53), is further 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (e); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(c) The National Capital Planning Commission shall vacate 
     and terminate an Easement and Declaration of Covenants, dated 
     February 2, 1989, conveyed by the owner of the adjacent real 
     property pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(D) in exchange for, 
     and not later than 30 days after, the vacation and 
     termination of the Deed of Easement, dated January 4, 1989, 
     conveyed by the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning 
     Commission pursuant to subsection (b)(1).
       ``(d) Effective on the date of the enactment of this 
     subsection, the memorandum of May 7, 1985, and any amendments 
     thereto, shall terminate.''.
       Sec. 357. (a) The Secretary of the Interior, as part of the 
     President's budget submittal for fiscal year 2001, shall 
     include a detailed plan for implementing the recommendations 
     of the National Academy of Sciences/National Research 
     Council's study entitled ``Hardrock Mining on Federal 
     Lands'', including information on the levels of funding and 
     personnel utilized to administer the existing hardrock mining 
     environmental and reclamation regulations of the Bureau of 
     Land Management in fiscal years 1999 and 2000, as well as 
     recommended appropriations for fiscal year 2001 and 
     thereafter to achieve the improvements in the implementation 
     of those regulations recommended by the study. The 
     Secretary's plan shall also include proposed legislation 
     deemed necessary to implement any of the study's 
     recommendations including proposals addressing: (1) statutory 
     authorities for Federal land managing agencies to issue 
     administrative penalties for violations of their regulatory 
     requirements, subject to appropriate due process; and (2) 
     appropriate modifications to existing environmental laws to 
     allow and promote the cleanup of abandoned mine sites in or 
     adjacent to new mine areas.
       (b) None of the funds in this Act may be used by the 
     Secretary of the Interior to promulgate final rules to revise 
     43 CFR subpart 3809, or to finalize the accompanying draft 
     environmental impact statement.
     TITLE IV--MISSISSIPPI NATIONAL FOREST IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1999

     SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Mississippi National 
     Forest Improvement Act of 1999''.

     SEC. 402. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Agreement.--The term ``Agreement'' means the Agreement 
     described in section 405(a).
       (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Agriculture.
       (3) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of 
     Mississippi.
       (4) University.--The term ``University'' means the 
     University of Mississippi.
       (5) University land.--The term ``University land'' means 
     land described in section 404(a).

     SEC. 403. CONVEYANCE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SITES AND SMALL 
                   PARCELS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary may, under such terms and 
     conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, sell or exchange 
     any or all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
     and to the following tracts of land in the State:
       (1) Gulfport Laboratory Site, consisting of approximately 
     10 acres, as depicted on the map entitled ``Gulfport 
     Laboratory Site, May 21, 1998''.
       (2) Raleigh Dwelling Site No. 1, consisting of 
     approximately 0.44 acre, as depicted on the map entitled 
     ``Raleigh Dwelling Site No. 1, May 21, 1998''.
       (3) Raleigh Dwelling Site No. 2, consisting of 
     approximately 0.47 acre, as depicted on the map entitled 
     ``Raleigh Dwelling Site No. 2, May 21, 1998''.
       (4) Rolling Fork Dwelling Site, consisting of approximately 
     0.303 acre, as depicted on the map entitled ``Rolling Fork 
     Dwelling Site, May 21, 1998''.
       (5) Gloster Dwelling Site, consisting of approximately 0.55 
     acre, as depicted on the map entitled ``Gloster Dwelling 
     Site, May 21, 1998''.
       (6) Gloster Office Site, consisting of approximately 1.00 
     acre, as depicted on the map entitled ``Gloster Office Site, 
     May 21, 1998''.
       (7) Gloster Work Center Site, consisting of approximately 
     2.00 acres, as depicted on the map entitled ``Gloster Work 
     Center Site, May 21, 1998''.
       (8) Holly Springs Dwelling Site, consisting of 
     approximately 0.31 acre, as depicted on the map entitled 
     ``Holly Springs Dwelling Site, May 21, 1998''.
       (9) Isolated parcels of National Forest land located in 
     Township 5 South, Ranges 12 and 13 West, and in Township 3 
     North, Range 12 West, sections 23, 33, and 34, St. Stephens 
     Meridian.
       (10) Isolated parcels of National Forest land acquired 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act from the 
     University of Mississippi located in George and Jackson 
     Counties.
       (11) Approximately 20 acres of National Forest land and 
     structures located in Township 6 North, Range 3 East, Section 
     30, Washington Meridian.
       (b) Consideration.--Consideration for a sale or exchange of 
     land under subsection (a) may include the acquisition of 
     land, existing improvements, or improvements constructed to 
     the specifications of the Secretary.
       (c) Applicable Law.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section, any sale or exchange of land under subsection (a) 
     shall be subject to the laws (including regulations) 
     applicable to the conveyance and acquisition of land for the 
     National Forest System.
       (d) Cash Equalization.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, the Secretary may accept a cash equalization payment 
     in excess of 25 percent of the value of land exchanged under 
     subsection (a).
       (e) Solicitation of Offers.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may solicit offers for the 
     sale or exchange of land under this section on such terms and 
     conditions as the Secretary may prescribe.
       (2) Rejection of offers.--The Secretary may reject any 
     offer made under this section if the Secretary determines 
     that the offer is not adequate or not in the public interest.
       (f ) Deposit of Proceeds.--The Secretary shall deposit the 
     proceeds of a sale or exchange under subsection (a) in the 
     fund established under Public Law 90-171 (16 U.S.C. 484a) 
     (commonly known as the ``Sisk Act'').
       (g) Use of Proceeds.--Funds deposited under subsection (f ) 
     shall be available until expended for--
       (1) the construction of a research laboratory and office 
     facility at the Forest Service administrative site located at 
     the Mississippi State University at Starkville, Mississippi;
       (2) the acquisition, construction, or improvement of 
     administrative facilities in connection with units of the 
     National Forest System in the State; and
       (3) the acquisition of land and interests in land for units 
     of the National Forest System in the State.

     SEC. 404. DE SOTO NATIONAL FOREST ADDITION.

       (a) Acquisition.--The Secretary may acquire for fair market 
     value all right, title, and interest in land owned by the 
     University of Mississippi within or near the boundaries of 
     the De Soto National Forest in Stone, George, and Jackson 
     Counties, Mississippi, comprising approximately 22,700 acres.
       (b) Boundaries.--
       (1) In general.--The boundaries of the De Soto National 
     Forest shall be modified as depicted on the map entitled ``De 
     Soto National Forest Boundary Modification--April, 1999'' to 
     include any acquisition of University land under this 
     section.
       (2) Availability of map.--The map described in paragraph 
     (1) shall be available for public inspection in the office of 
     the Chief of the Forest Service in Washington, District of 
     Columbia.
       (3) Allocation of moneys for federal purposes.--For the 
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     and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-9), 
     the boundaries of the De Soto National Forest, as modified by 
     this subsection, shall be considered the boundaries of the De 
     Soto National Forest as of January 1, 1965.
       (c) Management.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall assume possession and 
     all management responsibilities for University land acquired 
     under this section on the date of acquisition.
       (2) Cooperative management agreement.--For the fiscal year 
     containing the date of the enactment of this Act and each of 
     the four fiscal years thereafter, the Secretary may enter 
     into a cooperative agreement with the University that 
     provides for Forest Service management of any University land 
     acquired, or planned to be acquired, under this section.
       (3) Administration.--University land acquired under this 
     section shall be--
       (A) subject to the Act of March 1, 1911 (16 U.S.C. 480 et 
     seq.) (commonly known as the ``Weeks Act'') and other laws 
     (including regulations) pertaining to the National Forest 
     System; and
       (B) managed in a manner that is consistent with the land 
     and resource management plan applicable to the De Soto 
     National Forest on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     until the plan is revised in accordance with the regularly 
     scheduled process for revision.

     SEC. 405. FRANKLIN COUNTY LAND.

       (a) In General.--The Agreement dated April 24, 1999, 
     entered into between the Secretary, the State, and the 
     Franklin County School Board that provides for the Federal 
     acquisition of land owned by the State for the construction 
     of the Franklin Lake Dam in Franklin County, Mississippi, is 
     ratified and the parties to the Agreement are authorized to 
     implement the terms of the Agreement.
       (b) Federal Grant.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to reservations and exceptions 
     contained in the Agreement, there is granted and quit claimed 
     to the State all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in the federally-owned land described in Exhibit A to 
     the Agreement.
       (2) Management.--The land granted to the State under the 
     Agreement shall be managed as school land grants.
       (c) Acquisition of State Land.--
       (1) In general.--All right, title, and interest in and to 
     the 655.94 acres of land described as Exhibit B to the 
     Agreement is vested in the United States along with the right 
     of immediate possession by the Secretary.
       (2) Compensation.--Compensation owed to the State and the 
     Franklin County School Board for the land described in 
     paragraph (1) shall be provided in accordance with the 
     Agreement.
       (d) Correction of Descriptions.--The Secretary and the 
     Secretary of State of the State may, by joint modification of 
     the Agreement, make minor corrections to the descriptions of 
     the land described on Exhibits A and B to the Agreement.
       (e) Security Interest.--
       (1) In general.--Any cash equalization indebtedness owed to 
     the United States pursuant to the Agreement shall be secured 
     only by the timber on the granted land described in Exhibit A 
     of the Agreement.
       (2) Loss of security.--The United States shall have no 
     recourse against the State or the Franklin County School 
     Board as the result of the loss of the security described in 
     paragraph (1) due to fire, insects, natural disaster, or 
     other circumstance beyond the control of the State or Board.
       (3) Release of liens.--On payment of cash equalization as 
     required by the Agreement, the Secretary (or the Supervisor 
     of the National Forests in the State or other authorized 
     representative of the Secretary) shall release any liens on 
     the granted land described in Exhibit A of the Agreement.

     SEC. 406. DISPOSITION OF FUNDS FROM LAND CONVEYANCES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall deposit any funds 
     received by the United States from land conveyances 
     authorized under section 405 in the fund established under 
     Public Law 90-171 (16 U.S.C. 484a) (commonly known as the 
     ``Sisk Act'').
       (b) Use.--Funds deposited in the fund under subsection (a) 
     shall be available until expended for the acquisition of land 
     and interests in land for the National Forest System in the 
     State.
       (c) Partial Distribution.--Any funds received by the United 
     States from land conveyances authorized under this Act shall 
     not be subject to partial distribution to the State under--
       (1) the Act entitled ``An Act making appropriations for the 
     Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending June 
     thirtieth, nineteen hundred and nine'', approved May 23, 1908 
     (35 Stat. 260, chapter 192; 16 U.S.C. 500);
       (2) section 13 of the Act of March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 963, 
     chapter 186; 16 U.S.C. 500); or
       (3) any other law.

     SEC. 407. PHOTOGRAPHIC REPRODUCTIONS AND MAPS.

       Section 387 of the Act of February 16, 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1387) 
     is amended in the first sentence--
       (1) by striking ``such'' the first place it appears and 
     inserting ``information such as geo-referenced data from all 
     sources,'';
       (2) by striking ``(not less than estimated cost of 
     furnishing such reproductions)''; and
       (3) by inserting after ``determine'' the following: ``(but 
     not less than the estimated costs of data processing, 
     updating, revising, reformatting, repackaging and furnishing 
     the reproductions and information)''.

     SEC. 408. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 
     necessary to carry out this Act.

     TITLE V--UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA COMBINED BENEFIT FUND

       Sec. 501. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an 
     amount of $68,000,000 in interest credited to the fund 
     established by section 401 of the Surface Mining Control and 
     Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1231) for fiscal years 
     1993 through 1995 not transferred to the Combined Fund 
     identified in section 402(h)(2) of such Act shall be 
     transferred to such Combined Fund within 30 days after the 
     enactment of this Act to pay the amount of any shortfall in 
     any premium account for any plan year under the Combined 
     Fund. The entire amount transferred by 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.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Department of the Interior 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
     Ralph Regula,
     Jim Kolbe,
     Joe Skeen,
     Charles H. Taylor,
     George R. Nethercutt, Jr.,
     Zach Wamp,
     Jack Kingston,
     John E. Peterson,
     Bill Young,
     John P. Murtha
       Except for NEA funding. Sec. 337 (millsites) and Sec. 357 
     (hard rock mining),
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Slade Gorton,
     Ted Stevens,
     Thad Cochran,
     Pete V. Domenici,
     Conrad Burns,
     R. F. Bennett,
     Judd Gregg,
     Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
     Robert C. Byrd,
     Patrick J. Leahy,
     Ernest Hollings,
     Harry Reid,
     Byron L. Dorgan,
     Herb Kohl,
     Dianne Feinstein,
                               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 10 of rule XX the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was 
taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

225

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affirmative

Nays

200

para. 118.24                  [Roll No. 528]

                                YEAS--225

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm

[[Page 2107]]


     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--200

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     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
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Camp
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     Scarborough
     Vento
     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. 118.25  further message from the senate

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

       H.R. 1180. An Act to amend the Social Security Act to 
     expand the availability of health care coverage for working 
     individuals with disabilities, to establish a Ticket to Work 
     and Self-Sufficiency Program in the Social Security 
     Administration to provide such individuals with meaningful 
     opportunities to work, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 1180) ``An Act to amend the Social Security Act to 
expand the availability of health care coverage for working individuals 
with disabilities, to establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency 
Program in the Social Security Administration to provide such 
individuals with meaningful opportunities to work, and for other 
purposes'' requests a conference with the House on the disagreeing votes 
of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Roth, Mr. Lott, and Mr. 
Moynihan, to be the conferees on the part of the Senate. 

para. 118.26  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2260

  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 106-409) the resolution (H. Res. 339) providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2260) to amend the Controlled Substances 
Act to promote pain management and palliative care without permitting 
assisted suicide and euthanasia, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 118.27  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2300

  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up 
the following resolution (H. Res. 338):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2300) to allow a State to combine certain 
     funds to improve the academic achievement of all its 
     students. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed 
     with. 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 
     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 A 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 4 of rule 
     XXI are waived. No amendment to that amendment in the nature 
     of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in 
     part B 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. 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 Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

214

When there appeared

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Nays

201

para. 118.28                  [Roll No. 529]

                                YEAS--214

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss

[[Page 2108]]


     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--201

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Boehner
     Camp
     Cummings
     Dooley
     Fattah
     Hinojosa
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Kennedy
     Lipinski
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     Nadler
     Oxley
     Royce
     Scarborough
     Shuster
     Weldon (PA)
     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. 118.29  student academic achievement

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, pursuant to House Resolution 
338 and rule XVIII, 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. 2300) to allow a State to combine certain funds to improve 
the academic achievement of all its students.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. PEASE as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole.
  The Acting Chairman, Mr. MILLER of Florida assumed the Chair; and 
after some time spent therein,

para. 118.30  recorded vote

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

       Page 22, line 20, redesignate section 16 as section 17 and 
     insert after line 9 the following:

     SEC. 16. EDUCATIONAL EQUITY.

       (a) Educational Equity.--Notstanding any other provision of 
     this Act, beginning 3 years after the date of enactment of 
     this Act no State shall receive Federal funds for its 
     performance agreement under programs specified in section 4 
     unless the State certifies annually to the Secretary that--
       (1) per pupil expenditure in the local educational agencies 
     in the State are substantially equal, taking into 
     consideration the variation in cost of serving pupils with 
     special needs and the local variation in cost of providing 
     education services; or
       (2) the achievement levels of students on reading and 
     mathematics assessments, graduation rates, and rates of 
     college-bound students in the local educational are 
     substantially equal to those of the local educational 
     agencies with the highest per pupil expenditures.
       (b) Guidelines.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     National Academy of Sciences, shall develop and publish 
     guidelines not later than one year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act to define the terms ``substantially 
     equal'' and ``per pupil expenditures.''

It was decided in the

Yeas

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negative

Nays

235

para. 118.31                  [Roll No. 530]

                                AYES--183

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     John
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Ney
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--235

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen

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     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Brady (TX)
     Camp
     Hall (OH)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Lipinski
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     Meehan
     Scarborough
     Shuster
     Weldon (PA)
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. PEASE, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 338, 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 ``Academic Achievement for All 
     Act (Straight A's Act)''.

     SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

       The purpose of this Act is to create options for States and 
     communities--
       (1) to improve the academic achievement of all students, 
     and to focus the resources of the Federal Government upon 
     such achievement;
       (2) to improve teacher quality and subject matter mastery, 
     especially in math, reading, and science;
       (3) to empower parents and schools to effectively address 
     the needs of their children and students;
       (4) to give States and communities maximum freedom in 
     determining how to boost academic achievement and implement 
     education reforms;
       (5) to eliminate Federal barriers to implementing effective 
     State and local education programs;
       (6) to hold States and communities accountable for boosting 
     the academic achievement of all students, especially 
     disadvantaged children; and
       (7) to narrow achievement gaps between the lowest and 
     highest performing groups of students so that no child is 
     left behind.

     SEC. 3. PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT.

       (a) Program Authorized.--Not more than 10 States may, at 
     their option, execute a performance agreement with the 
     Secretary under which the provisions of law described in 
     section 4(a) shall not apply to such State except as 
     otherwise provided in this Act.
       (b) Local Input.--States shall provide parents, teachers, 
     and local schools and districts notice and opportunity to 
     comment on any proposed performance agreement prior to 
     submission to the Secretary as provided under general State 
     law notice and comment provisions.
       (c) Approval of Performance Agreement.--A performance 
     agreement submitted to the Secretary under this section shall 
     be considered as approved by the Secretary within 60 days 
     after receipt of the performance agreement unless the 
     Secretary provides a written determination to the State that 
     the performance agreement fails to satisfy the requirements 
     of this Act before the expiration of the 60-day period.
       (d) Terms of Performance Agreement.--Each performance 
     agreement executed pursuant to this Act shall include the 
     following provisions:
       (1) Term.--A statement that the term of the performance 
     agreement shall be 5 years.
       (2) Application of program requirements.--A statement that 
     no program requirements of any program included by the State 
     in the performance agreement shall apply, except as otherwise 
     provided in this Act.
       (3) List.--A list provided by the State of the programs 
     that it wishes to include in the performance agreement.
       (4) Use of funds to improve student achievement.--A 5-year 
     plan describing how the State intends to combine and use the 
     funds from programs included in the performance agreement to 
     advance the education priorities of the State, improve 
     student achievement, and narrow achievement gaps between 
     students.
       (5) Accountability requirements.--If a State includes any 
     part of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965 in its performance agreement, the State shall include 
     a certification that the State has done the following:
       (A)(i) developed and implemented the challenging State 
     content standards, challenging State student performance 
     standards, and aligned assessments described in section 
     1111(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965; or
       (ii) developed and implemented a system to measure the 
     degree of change from one school year to the next in student 
     performance;
       (B) developed and is implementing a statewide 
     accountability system that has been or is reasonably expected 
     to be effective in substantially increasing the numbers and 
     percentages of all students who meet the State's proficient 
     and advanced levels of performance;
       (C) established a system under which assessment information 
     may be disaggregated within each State, local educational 
     agency, and school by each major racial and ethnic group, 
     gender, English proficiency status, migrant status, and by 
     economically disadvantaged students as compared to students 
     who are not economically disadvantaged (except that such 
     disaggregation shall not be required in cases in which the 
     number of students in any such group is insufficient to yield 
     statistically reliable information or would reveal the 
     identity of an individual student);
       (D) established specific, measurable, numerical performance 
     objectives for student achievement, including a definition of 
     performance considered to be proficient by the State on the 
     academic assessment instruments described under subparagraph 
     (A);
       (E) developed and implemented a statewide system for 
     holding its local educational agencies and schools 
     accountable for student performance that includes--
       (i) a procedure for identifying local educational agencies 
     and schools in need of improvement, using the assessments 
     described under subparagraph (A);
       (ii) assisting and building capacity in local educational 
     agencies and schools identified as in need of improvement to 
     improve teaching and learning; and
       (iii) implementing corrective actions after no more than 3 
     years if the assistance and capacity building under clause 
     (ii) is not effective.
       (6) Performance goals.--
       (A) Student academic achievement.--Each State shall 
     establish annual student performance goals for the 5-year 
     term of the performance agreement that, at a minimum--
       (i) establish a single high standard of performance for all 
     students;
       (ii) take into account the progress of students from every 
     local educational agency and school in the State;
       (iii) are based primarily on the State's challenging 
     content and student performance standards and assessments 
     described under paragraph (5)(A);
       (iv) include specific annual improvement goals in each 
     subject and grade included in the State assessment system, 
     which must include, at a minimum, reading or language arts 
     and math;
       (v) compares the proportions of students at the ``basic'', 
     ``proficient'', and ``advanced'' levels of performance (as 
     defined by the State) with the proportions of students at 
     each of the three levels in the same grade in the previous 
     school year;
       (vi) includes annual numerical goals for improving the 
     performance of each group specified in paragraph (5)(C) and 
     narrowing gaps in performance between the highest and lowest 
     performing students in accordance with section 10(b); and
       (vii) requires all students in the State to make 
     substantial gains in achievement.
       (B) Additional indicators of performance.--A State may 
     identify in the performance agreement any additional 
     indicators of performance such as graduation, dropout, or 
     attendance rates.
       (C) Consistency of performance measures.--A State shall 
     maintain, at a minimum, the same level of challenging State 
     student performance standards and assessments throughout the 
     term of the performance agreement.
       (7) Fiscal responsibilities.--An assurance that the State 
     will use fiscal control and fund accounting procedures that 
     will ensure proper disbursement of, and accounting for, 
     Federal funds paid to the State under this Act.
       (8) Civil rights.--An assurance that the State will meet 
     the requirements of applicable Federal civil rights laws.
       (9) Private school participation.--
       (A) Equitable participation.--An assurance that the State 
     will provide for the equitable participation of students and 
     professional staff in private schools.
       (B) Application of bypass.--An assurance that sections 
     14504, 14505, and 14506 of the El

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     ementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8894, 
     8895, and 8896) shall apply to all services and assistance 
     provided under this Act in the same manner as they apply to 
     services and assistance provided in accordance with section 
     14503 of such Act.
       (10) State financial participation.--An assurance that the 
     State will not reduce the level of spending of State funds 
     for elementary and secondary education during the term of the 
     performance agreement.
       (11) Annual report.--An assurance that not later than 1 
     year after the execution of the performance agreement, and 
     annually thereafter, each State shall disseminate widely to 
     parents and the general public, submit to the Secretary, 
     distribute to print and broadcast media, and post on the 
     Internet, a report that includes--
       (A) student academic performance data, disaggregated as 
     provided in paragraph (5)(C); and
       (B) a detailed description of how the State has used 
     Federal funds to improve student academic performance and 
     reduce achievement gaps to meet the terms of the performance 
     agreement.
       (e) Special Rule.--If a State does not include any part of 
     title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
     in its performance agreement, the State shall--
       (1) certify that it has developed a system to measure the 
     academic performance of all students; and
       (2) establish challenging academic performance goals for 
     such other programs using academic assessment data described 
     in paragraph (5).
       (f) Amendment to Performance Agreement.--A State may submit 
     an amendment to the performance agreement to the Secretary 
     under the following circumstances:
       (1) Reduce scope of performance agreement.--Not later than 
     1 year after the execution of the performance agreement, a 
     State may amend the performance agreement through a request 
     to withdraw a program from such agreement. If the Secretary 
     approves the amendment, the requirements of existing law 
     shall apply for any program withdrawn from the performance 
     agreement.
       (2) Expand scope of performance agreement.--Not later than 
     1 year after the execution of the performance agreement, a 
     State may amend its performance agreement to include 
     additional programs and performance indicators for which it 
     will be held accountable.
       (3) Approval of Amendment.--An amendment submitted to the 
     Secretary under this subsection shall be considered as 
     approved by the Secretary within 60 days after receipt of the 
     amendment unless the Secretary provides a written 
     determination to the State that the performance agreement if 
     amended by the amendment would fail to satisfy the 
     requirements of this Act, before the expiration of the 60-day 
     period.

     SEC. 4. ELIGIBLE PROGRAMS.

       (a) Eligible Programs.--The provisions of law referred to 
     in section 3(a) except as otherwise provided in subsection 
     (b), are as follows:
       (1) Part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965.
       (2) Part B of title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965.
       (3) Part C of title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965.
       (4) Part D of title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965.
       (5) Part B of title II of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965.
       (6) Section 3132 of title III of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965.
       (7) Title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965.
       (8) Title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965.
       (9) Section 307 of the Department of Education 
     Appropriation Act of 1999.
       (10) Comprehensive school reform programs as authorized 
     under section 1502 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
     Act of 1965 and described on pages 96-99 of the Joint 
     Explanatory Statement of the Committee of Conference included 
     in House Report 105-390 (Conference Report on the Departments 
     of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
     Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998).
       (11) Part C of title VII of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965.
       (12) Title III of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act.
       (13) Sections 115 and 116, and parts B and C of title I of 
     the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Technical Education Act.
       (14) Subtitle B of title VII of the Stewart B. McKinney 
     Homeless Assistance Act.
       (b) Allocations to States.--A State may choose to 
     consolidate funds from any or all of the programs described 
     in subsection (a) without regard to the program requirements 
     of the provisions referred to in such subsection, except that 
     the proportion of funds made available for national programs 
     and allocations to each State for State and local use, under 
     such provisions, shall remain in effect unless otherwise 
     provided.
       (c) Uses of Funds.--Funds made available under this Act to 
     a State shall be used for any elementary and secondary 
     educational purposes permitted by State law of the 
     participating State.

     SEC. 5. WITHIN-STATE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.

       (a) In General.--The distribution of funds from programs 
     included in a performance agreement from a State to a local 
     educational agency within the State shall be determined by 
     the Governor of the State and the State legislature. In a 
     State in which the constitution or State law designates 
     another individual, entity, or agency to be responsible for 
     education, the allocation of funds from programs included in 
     the performance agreement from a State to a local educational 
     agency within the State shall be determined by that 
     individual, entity, or agency, in consultation with the 
     Governor and State Legislature. Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed to supersede or modify any provision of a State 
     constitution or State law.
       (b) Local Input.--States shall provide parents, teachers, 
     and local schools and districts notice and opportunity to 
     comment on the proposed allocation of funds as provided under 
     general State law notice and comment provisions.
       (c) Local Hold Harmless of Part A Title 1 Funds.--
       (1) In general.--In the case of a State that includes part 
     A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965 in the performance agreement, the agreement shall 
     provide an assurance that each local educational agency shall 
     receive under the performance agreement an amount equal to or 
     greater than the amount such agency received under part A of 
     title I of such Act in the fiscal year preceding the fiscal 
     year in which the performance agreement is executed.
       (2) Proportionate reduction.--If the amount made available 
     to the State from the Secretary for a fiscal year is 
     insufficient to pay to each local educational agency the 
     amount made available under part A of title I of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to such agency 
     for the preceding fiscal year, the State shall reduce the 
     amount each local educational agency receives by a uniform 
     percentage.

     SEC. 6. LOCAL PARTICIPATION.

       (a) Nonparticipating State.--
       (1) In general.--If a State chooses not to submit a 
     performance agreement under this Act, any local educational 
     agency in such State is eligible, at its option, to submit to 
     the Secretary a performance agreement in accordance with this 
     section.
       (2) Agreement.--The terms of a performance agreement 
     between an eligible local educational agency and the 
     Secretary shall specify the programs to be included in the 
     performance agreement, as agreed upon by the State and the 
     agency, from the list under section 4(a).
       (b) State Approval.--When submitting a performance 
     agreement to the Secretary, an eligible local educational 
     agency described in subsection (a) shall provide written 
     documentation from the State in which such agency is located 
     that it has no objection to the agency's proposal for a 
     performance agreement.
       (c) Application.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in this section, and to 
     the extent applicable, the requirements of this Act shall 
     apply to an eligible local educational agency that submits a 
     performance agreement in the same manner as the requirements 
     apply to a State.
       (2) Exceptions.--The following provisions shall not apply 
     to an eligible local educational agency:
       (A) Within state distribution formula not applicable.--The 
     formula for the allocation of funds under section 5 shall not 
     apply.
       (B) State set aside shall not apply.--The State set aside 
     for administrative funds in section 7 shall not apply.

     SEC. 7. LIMITATIONS ON STATE AND LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY 
                   ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURES.

       (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided under 
     subsection (b), a State that includes part A of title I of 
     the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in the 
     performance agreement may use not more than 1 percent of such 
     total amount of funds allocated to such State under the 
     programs included in the performance agreement for 
     administrative purposes.
       (b) Exception.--A State that does not include part A of 
     title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
     in the performance agreement may use not more than 3 percent 
     of the total amount of funds allocated to such State under 
     the programs included in the performance agreement for 
     administrative purposes.
       (c) Local Educational Agency.--A local educational agency 
     participating in this Act under a performance agreement under 
     section 6 may not use for administrative purposes more than 4 
     percent of the total amount of funds allocated to such agency 
     under the programs included in the performance agreement.

     SEC. 8. PERFORMANCE REVIEW.

       (a) Mid-Term Performance Review.--If, during the 5-year 
     term of the performance agreement, student achievement 
     significantly declines for three consecutive years in the 
     academic performance categories established in the 
     performance agreement, the Secretary may, after notice and 
     opportunity for a hearing, terminate the agreement
       (b) Failure To Meet Terms.--If at the end of the 5-year 
     term of the performance agreement a State has not 
     substantially met the performance goals submitted in the 
     performance agreement, the Secretary shall, after notice and 
     an opportunity for a hearing, terminate the performance 
     agreement and the State shall be required to comply with the 
     program requirements, in effect at the time of termination, 
     for each program included in the performance agreement.
       (c) Penalty for Failure To Improve Student Performance.--If 
     a State has made no progress toward achieving its performance 
     goals by the end of the term of the agreement, the Secretary 
     may reduce funds for

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     State administrative costs for each program included in the 
     performance agreement by up to 50 percent for each year of 
     the 2-year period following the end of the term of the 
     performance agreement.

     SEC. 9. RENEWAL OF PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT.

       (a) Notification.--A State that wishes to renew its 
     performance agreement shall notify the Secretary of its 
     renewal request not less than 6 months prior to the end of 
     the term of the performance agreement.
       (b) Renewal Requirements.--A State that has met or has 
     substantially met its performance goals submitted in the 
     performance agreement at the end of the 5-year term may 
     reapply to the Secretary to renew its performance agreement 
     for an additional 5-year period. Upon the completion of the 
     5-year term of the performance agreement or as soon 
     thereafter as the State submits data required under the 
     agreement, the Secretary shall renew, for an additional 5-
     year term, the performance agreement of any State that has 
     met or has substantially met its performance goals.

     SEC. 10. ACHIEVEMENT GAP REDUCTION REWARDS.

       (a) Closing the Gap Reward Fund.--
       (1) In general.--To reward States that make significant 
     progress in eliminating achievement gaps by raising the 
     achievement levels of the lowest performing students, the 
     Secretary shall set aside sufficient funds from the Fund for 
     the Improvement of Education under part A of title X of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to grant a 
     reward to States that meet the conditions set forth in 
     subsection (b) by the end of their 5-year performance 
     agreement.
       (2) Reward amount.--The amount of the reward referred to in 
     paragraph (1) shall be not less than 5 percent of funds 
     allocated to the State during the first year of the 
     performance agreement for programs included in the agreement.
       (b) Conditions of Performance Reward.--Subject to paragraph 
     (3), a State is eligible to receive a reward under this 
     section as follows:
       (1) A State is eligible for such an award if the State 
     reduces by not less than 25 percent, over the 5-year term of 
     the performance agreement, the difference between the 
     percentage of highest and lowest performing groups of 
     students that meet the State's definition of ``proficient'' 
     as referenced in section 1111(b)(1)(D)(i)(II) of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
       (2) A State is eligible for such an award if a State 
     increases the proportion of two or more groups of students 
     under section 3(d)(5)(C) that meet State proficiency 
     standards by 25 percent.
       (3) A State shall receive such an award if the following 
     requirements are met:
       (A) Content areas.--The reduction in the achievement gap or 
     approvement in achievement shall include not less than two 
     content areas, one of which shall be mathematics or reading.
       (B) Grades tested.--The reduction in the achievement gap or 
     improvement in achievement shall occur in at least two grade 
     levels.
       (c) Rule of Construction.--Student achievement gaps shall 
     not be considered to have been reduced in circumstances where 
     the average academic performance of the highest performing 
     quintile of students has decreased.

     SEC. 11. STRAIGHT A'S PERFORMANCE REPORT.

       The Secretary shall make the annual State reports described 
     in section 3 available to the House Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce and the Senate Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor and Pensions not later than 60 days after 
     the Secretary receives the report.

     SEC. 12. APPLICABILITY OF TITLE XIV OF THE ELEMENTARY AND 
                   SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965.

       To the extent that provisions of title XIV of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 are 
     inconsistent with this Act, this Act shall be construed as 
     superseding such provisions.

     SEC. 13. APPLICABILITY OF GENERAL EDUCATION PROVISIONS ACT.

       To the extent that the provisions of the General Education 
     Provisions Act are inconsistent with this Act, this Act shall 
     be construed as superseding such provisions, except where 
     relating to civil rights, withholdling of funds and 
     enforcement authority, and family educational and privacy 
     rights.

     SEC. 14. APPLICABILITY TO HOME SCHOOLS.

       Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect home 
     schools whether or not a home school is treated as a private 
     school or home school under State law.

     SEC. 15. GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING NON-RECIPIENT, NON-
                   PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

       Nothing in this Act 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.

     SEC. 16. DEFINITIONS.

       For the purpose of this Act:
       (1) All students.--The term ``all students'' means all 
     students attending public schools or charter schools that are 
     participating in the State's accountability and assessment 
     system.
       (2) All schools.--The term ``all schools'' means all 
     schools that are participating in the State's accountability 
     and assessment system.
       (3) Local educational agency.--The term ``local educational 
     agency'' has the same meaning given such term in section 
     14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 8801).
       (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Education.
       (5) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the 50 States, 
     the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
     Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of 
     the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.

     SEC. 17. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This Act shall take effect with respect to funds 
     appropriated for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2000.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. CLAY moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce with instructions to promptly report the bill back to the 
House, in a manner that addresses the need to help communities to reduce 
class size, to modernize the Nation's crumbling and overcrowded public 
schools, and to ensure that the teachers are highly qualified.
  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. CLAY 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

201

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negative

Nays

217

para. 118.32                  [Roll No. 531]

                                AYES--201

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     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
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     John
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--217

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan

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     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Camp
     Cannon
     Hall (OH)
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Lipinski
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     Meehan
     Minge
     Scarborough
     Shuster
     Weldon (PA)
     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. LaHOOD, 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

213

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affirmative

Nays

208

para. 118.33                  [Roll No. 532]

                                AYES--213

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--208

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     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
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Camp
     Hall (OH)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Lipinski
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     Meehan
     Scarborough
     Shuster
     Weldon (PA)
     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. 118.34  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, October 25, 1999, at 12:30 p.m. for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 118.35  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
October 27, under clause 7, rule XV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para. 118.36  clerk to correct engrossment--h.r. 2300

  On motion of Mr. GOODLING, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the bill (H.R. 2300) to allow a 
State to combine certain funds to improve the academic achievement of 
all its students, 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. 118.37  enrolled bills signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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. 1663. An Act to recognize National Medal of Honor 
     sites in California, Indiana, and South Carolina.

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       H.R. 2670. An Act making appropriations for the Departments 
     of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
     agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and 
     for other purposes.

para. 118.38  bills presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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. 1663. To recognize National Medal of Honor sites in 
     California, Indiana, and South Carolina.
       H.R. 2841. To amend the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin 
     Islands to provide for greater fiscal autonomy consistent 
     with other United States jurisdictions, and for other 
     purposes.

para. 118.39  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. MASCARA, for today after 8 p.m.;
  To Ms. McCARTHY of Missouri, for today;
  To Ms. JACKSON-LEE, for today after 2 p.m.; and
  To Mr. CAMP, for today.
  And then,

para. 118.40  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. MICA, pursuant to the special order heretofore agreed 
to, at 11 o'clock and 59 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 12:30 
p.m. on Monday, October 25, 1999.

para. 118.41  reports of committee 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 339. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2260) to amend the Controlled Substances Act to promote pain 
     management and palliative care without permitting assisted 
     suicide and euthanasia, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     106-409). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 118.42  reported bill sequentially referred

  Under clause 5 of rule X, bills and reports were delivered to the 
Clerk for printing, and bills referred as follows:

       Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2005. A bill to 
     establish a statute of repose for durable goods used in a 
     trade or business, with an amendment; referred to the 
     Committee on Commerce for a period ending not later than 
     October 22, 1999, for consideration of such provisions of the 
     bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that 
     committee pursuant to clause 1(f), rule X. (Rept. No. 106-
     410, Pt. 1).

para. 118.43  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. BACHUS:
       H.R. 3120. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide additional tax incentives for education; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RADANOVICH:
       H.R. 3121. A bill to amend the Migrant and Seasonal 
     Agricultural Worker Protection Act; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Ehlers, Mr. Ewing, and Mr. Fattah):
       H.R. 3122. A bill to permit the enrollment in the House of 
     Representatives Child Care Center of children of Federal 
     employees who are not employees of the legislative branch; to 
     the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. WICKER:
       H.R. 3123. A bill to ensure that members of the Armed 
     Forces who are married and have minor dependents are eligible 
     for military family housing containing more than two 
     bedrooms; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 3124. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a tax credit for police officers and 
     professional firefighters, and to exclude from income certain 
     benefits received by public safety volunteers; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Wolf, 
             Mr. Boucher, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. Goode):
       H.R. 3125. A bill to prohibit Internet gambling, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 3126. 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 Armed Services.
           By Mr. MOORE:
       H.R. 3127. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to eliminate the complexities of the estate tax 
     deduction for family-owned business and farm interests by 
     increasing the unified estate and gift tax credit to 
     $3,000,000 for all taxpayers; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 3128. 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 Ms. PRYCE of Ohio:
       H.R. 3129. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit strength increasing equipment in Federal prisons and 
     to prevent Federal prisoners from engaging in activities 
     designed to increase fighting ability while in prison; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BAKER:
       H.R. 3130. A bill to amend the Tennessee Valley Authority 
     Act of 1933, to ensure that the Tennessee Valley Authority 
     does not place the United States Treasury at risk for its 
     financial instability, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. BARR of Georgia:
       H.R. 3131. A bill to permit congressional review of certain 
     Presidential orders; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CAPUANO (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Olver, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Markey, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Mr. Larson, Mr. Owens, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Rothman, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Hooley 
             of Oregon, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Weiner, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, Ms. Waters, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Hoeffel, Ms. Lee, Mr. Tierney, and Mr. 
             Maloney of Connecticut):
       H.R. 3132. A bill to provide grants to assist State and 
     local prosecutors and law enforcement agencies with 
     implementing juvenile and young adults witness assistance 
     programs that minimize additional trauma to the witness and 
     improve the chances of successful criminal prosecution or 
     legal action; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. 
             Underwood):
       H.R. 3133. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Commerce, 
     through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     to provide financial assistance for coral reef conservation 
     projects, and for other purposes; 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. SAXTON:
       H.R. 3134. A bill to ban the provision of Federal funds to 
     the International Monetary Fund unless it pays remuneration 
     to the United States on 100 percent of the reserve position 
     of the United States in the International Monetary Fund; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. SABO:
       H. Con. Res. 203. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     late Bernt Balchen for his many contributions to the United 
     States and a lifetime of remarkable achievements on the 
     centenary of his birth, October 23, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, and 
             Mr. Forbes):
       H. Con. Res. 204. Concurrent resolution voicing concern 
     about serious violations of human rights and fundamental 
     freedoms in most states of Central Asia, including 
     substantial noncompliance with their Organization for 
     Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) commitments on 
     democratization and the holding of free and fair elections; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H. Res. 340. A resolution expressing the appreciation of 
     the House of Representatives to the King of Jordan for his 
     efforts to support the Middle East peace process and to 
     condemn efforts within Jordan to further hostility between 
     Jordanians and Israelis by ostracizing and boycotting those 
     individuals who have had any contact with Israel or Israeli 
     citizens; to the Committee on International Relations. 

para. 118.44  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

       Mr. PETRI introduced a bill (H.R. 3135) for the relief of 
     Thomas McDermott, Sr.; which was referred to the Committee on 
     Resources. 

para. 118.45  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolution as follows:

       H.R. 50: Mr. Goode.

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       H.R. 72: Ms. Velzquez and Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 136: Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 170: Mr. Hall of Ohio.
       H.R. 274: Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Fossella, Ms. 
     McKinney, and Mr. Bateman.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 403: Mr. Waxman and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 405: Mr. Kanjorski and Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 406: Mr. Kanjorski.
       H.R. 566: Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 600: Mr. Isakson.
       H.R. 623: Mr. Ewing.
       H.R. 714: Mr. Pastor and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 721: Mr. Combest.
       H.R. 728: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 731: Mr. Sisisky and Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 804: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 960: Mr. Towns and Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 1071: Mr. Bonior, Ms. Norton and Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 1080: Mr. Baird.
       H.R. 1102: Mr. Schaffer, Mrs. Capps, and Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 1193: Mr. Smith of Texas.
       H.R. 1196: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 1221: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 1228: Mr. Neal of Masssachusetts, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
     Olver, Mr. Rodriguez, and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 1260: Mr. Visclosky.
       H.R. 1304: Mr. Kuykendall and Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 1325: Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 1344: Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 1356: Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 1518: Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 1591: Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. Shimkus.
       H.R. 1644: Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 1657: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 1686: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1775: Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Cooksey, Ms. Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
     Lewis of California, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. 
     Tancredo.
       H.R. 1837: Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Lee, and Mr. Turner.
       H.R. 1838: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 1926: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1977: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 2059: Mr. Gilman and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi.
       H.R. 2100: Mr. Latham, Mr. Rothman, and Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 2162: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 2171: Mr. Moore.
       H.R. 2341: Mrs. Wilson, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Pelosi, 
     Mr. Klink, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Upton, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, 
     Mr. Nadler, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Filner, Mr. Larson and Ms. 
     DeGette.
       H.R. 2369: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 2376: Mr. Riley and Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 2382: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania and Mr. Barr of 
     Georgia.
       H.R. 2405: Mr. Cummings and Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 2420: Ms. Carson, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Murtha, and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 2544: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 2554: Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 2558: Mrs. Bono.
       H.R. 2569: Mr. Campbell and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 2628: Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, and Mr. 
     Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 2727: Mr. Bishop, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
     Cooksey, and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 2749: Mr. McInnis, Mr. Pickett, and Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 2776: Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 2785: Mr. Rogan, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 2882: Mr. Kucinich and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi.
       H.R. 2888: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 2902: Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, Mr. Tierney, and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 2906: Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 2925: Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Upton, and 
     Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 2969: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 2985: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 2987: Mr. Moran of Kansas and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 2991: Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Etheridge, 
     Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Thune, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
     Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Riley, and Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 3012: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 3039: Mr. Gilcrest, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
     Pickett, Mr. Borski, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Bliley, 
     Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
     Holden, and Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 3075: Mr. Aderholt and Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 3087: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 3110: Ms. Pryce of Ohio and Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 3113: Mr. Udall of New Mexico and Mr. Wynn.
       H.J. Res. 39: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Thompson of 
     Mississippi.
       H.J. Res. 70: Mr. Bliley.
       H.J. Res. 72: Mr. Watkins, Mr. Hall of Texas, and Mr. Lucas 
     of Oklahoma.
       H. Con. Res. 190: Mr. Metcalf and Ms. Lofgren.
       H. Con. Res. 199: Mr. Turner.
       H. Res. 169: Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Borski, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Underwood.
       H. Res. 325: Mr. Upton, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
     Sanders, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H. Res. 332: Mr. Rogan.

para. 118.46  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 1598: Mr. Thompson of California.
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                     MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1999 (119)

para. 119.1  appointment of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 12:30 p.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 October 25, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Constance A. Morella to act 
     as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 119.2  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Ms. McDevitt, 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. 441. An Act 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.

  The message also announced that the Senate has passed a bill of the 
following title in which concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 1692. An Act to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     ban partial-birth abortions.

para. 119.3  ``morning-hour debate''

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, pursuant to the order of the 
House of Tuesday, January 19, 1999, recognized Members for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para. 119.4  recess--12:47 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess at 12 o'clock and 47 minutes p.m. until 
2 o'clock p.m.

para. 119.5  after recess--2 p.m.

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

para. 119.6  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, October 21, 1999.
  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. GOODLATTE, 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. GOODLATTE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that the vote would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para. 119.7  communications

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

       4894. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Tuberculosis in Cattle and Bison; State 
     Designations [Docket No. 99-008-1] received October 20, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4895. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the study of the methods of selection 
     of members of the Armed Forces to serve on courts-martial; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       4896. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     notification that the President approved a new Unified 
     Command Plan that specifies the missions and 
     responsibilities, including geographic boundaries, of the 
     unified combatant commands; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       4897. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, 
     transmitting Final Regulations--William D. Ford Federal 
     Direct Loan Program, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       4898. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Student Assistance 
     General Provisions (RIN: 1845-AA07) received October 20, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       4899. 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; Oklahoma; 
     Recodification of Regulations

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     [OK-8-1-5772a; FRL-6457-7] received October 18, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4900. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report entitled, ``Designing a 
     Medical Device Surveillance Network''; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4901. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 00-01: Determination and 
     Certification for Fiscal Year 2000 concerning Argentina's and 
     Brazil's Ineligibility Under Section 102(a)(2) of the Arms 
     Export Control Act, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2799aa-2; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       4902. A letter from the Administrator, U.S. Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting the Agency's 1998 
     Annual Report on Title XII--Famine Prevention and Freedom 
     from Hunger, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2220e; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       4903. A letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting 
     the certification for FY 2000 that no United Nations agency 
     or United Nations affiliated agency grants any official 
     status, accrediation, 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, section 
     565(b) (108 Stat. 845); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       4904. A letter from the Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting List of all reports issued by 
     GAO during the month of August 1999, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     719(h); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       4905. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Office of Acquisition Policy, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Federal Acquisition Regulation; Interest and Other 
     Financial Costs [FAC 97-14; FAR Case 98-006; Item XI] (RIN: 
     9000-AI24) received September 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       4906. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Office of Acquisition Policy, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Federal Acquisition Regulation; Compensation for Senior 
     Executives [FAC 97-14; FAR Case 98-301; Item X] (RIN: 9000-
     AI32) received September 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       4907. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Office of Acquisition Policy, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Federal Acquisition Regulation; Option Clause 
     Consistency [FAC 97-14; FAR Case 98-606; Item IX] (RIN: 9000-
     AI26) received September 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       4908. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Office of Acquisition Policy, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Federal Acquisition Regulation; Evaluation of Proposals 
     for Professional Services [FAC 97-14; FAR Case 97-038; Item 
     VIII] received September 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       4909. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administratior, 
     Office of Acquisition Policy, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Federal Acquisition Regulation; Conforming Late Offer 
     Treatment [FAC 97-14; FAR Case 97-030; Item VII] (RIN: 9000-
     AI25) received September 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       4910. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Office of Acquisition Policy, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Federal Acquisition Regulation; Determination of Price 
     Reasonableness and Commerciality [FAC 97-14; FAR Case 98-300; 
     Item VI] (RIN: 9000-AI45) received September 21, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       4911. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Office of Acquisition Policy, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Federal Acquisition Regulation; OMB Circular A-119 [FAC 
     97-14; FAR Case 98-004; Item V] (RIN: 9000-AI12) received 
     September 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       4912. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Office of Acquisition Policy, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Federal Acquisition Regulation; Javits-Wagner-O'Day 
     Proposed Revisions [FAC 97-14; FAR Case 98-602; Item IV] 
     (RIN: 9000-AI16) received September 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       4913. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Federal 
     Housing Enterprise Oversight, transmitting the Office's 
     response sent to the Office of Management and Budget on June 
     30, 1999; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       4914. A letter from the Chairperson, National Council on 
     Disability, transmitting the report entitled, 
     ``Implementation of the National Voter Registration Act by 
     State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies''; to the Committee 
     on House Administration.
       4915. 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 Aleutian Subarea of the Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No. 990304063-9063-
     01; I.D. 101399D] received October 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4916. A letter from the Chairman, National Transportation 
     Safety Board, transmitting correspondence with Office of 
     Management and Budget regarding H.R. 2910, pursuant to 49 
     U.S.C. 1113; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4917. A letter from the Chairman, National Transportation 
     Safety Board, transmitting the 1997 annual report of the 
     Board's activities, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 1117; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4918. A letter from the Commissioner, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the report on continuing 
     disability reviews for the fiscal year 1998, pursuant to 
     Public Law 104-121, section 103(d)(2) (110 Stat. 850); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       4919. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. International Trade 
     Commission, transmitting its annual report on the Caribbean 
     Basin Economic Recovery Act and the Andean Trade Preference 
     Act, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1332(g); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       4920. A letter from the Senior Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator, Bureau for Legislative and Public Affairs, 
     U.S. Agency For International Development, transmitting the 
     Agency's Annual Report to Congress on activities under the 
     Denton Program; jointly to the Committees on International 
     Relations and Armed Services. 

para. 119.8  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:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, October 22, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted to 
     Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, the Clerk received the following message 
     from the Secretary of the Senate on October 22, 1999 at 9:52 
     a.m.
       That the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 2367.
       Appointment: Board of Directors of the Mickey Leland 
     National Urban Air Toxics Research Center
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Jeff Trandahl,
                                               Clerk of the House.

para. 119.9  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:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, October 25, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted to 
     Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, the Clerk received the following message 
     from the Secretary of the Senate on October 22, 1999 at 4:50 
     p.m.
       That the Senate agreed to conference report H.R. 2466.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Jeff Trandahl,
                                               Clerk of the House.

para. 119.10  automatic elimination and sunset of federal reports 
          exemption

  Mr. SMITH of Texas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
3111) to exempt certain reports from automatic elimination and sunset 
pursuant to the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. SMITH of Texas 
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. 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,

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by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para. 119.11  made in america

  Mr. BLILEY moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 754) to 
establish a toll free number under the Federal Trade Commission to 
assist consumers in determining if products are American-made; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, 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. GOODLATTE, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. TRAFICANT 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. GOODLATTE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 119.12  house awareness and preservation

  Mr. THOMAS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2303) to 
direct the Librarian of Congress to prepare the history of the House of 
Representatives, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. THOMAS and Mr. 
HOYER, 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.
  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. GOODLATTE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 119.13  house child care center

  Mr. THOMAS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3122) to 
permit the enrollment in the House of Representatives Child Care Center 
of children of Federal employees who are not employees of the 
legislative branch.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. THOMAS and Mr. 
HOYER, 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. 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 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. 119.14  contributions of 4-h clubs to community service

  Mr. DEAL moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 194): 

       Whereas the American people have a tradition of 
     philanthropy and volunteerism;
       Whereas 4-H Clubs, an organization originally established 
     by the Extension Service of the Department of Agriculture and 
     land-grant colleges, provide young people in the United 
     States with the opportunity to actively participate in 
     volunteer services in their communities that can bridge the 
     differences that separate people and help solve social 
     problems;
       Whereas there are more than 6,500,000 youth members of 4-H 
     Clubs in the United States;
       Whereas 4-H members touch and enhance the lives of others 
     during the annual National 4-H Week and throughout the year 
     by doing good, by giving where there is a need, by rebuilding 
     what has been torn down, by teaching where there is a desire 
     to learn, and by inspiring those who have lost hope;
       Whereas 4-H Clubs and their members, as well as other 
     volunteers and Cooperative Extension staff, have joined to 
     promote the week of October 3 through 9, 1999, as a 
     opportunity for national, collaborated voluntary community 
     service; and
       Whereas voluntary community service is an investment in the 
     future all Americans must share: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress commends and recognizes 4-H 
     Clubs and their members in the United States for their 
     contributions to voluntary community service.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. DEAL and Mr. 
KIND, 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. GOODLATTE, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. DEAL 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. GOODLATTE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 119.15  administrative law judges

  Mrs. BIGGERT moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 915) 
to authorize a cost of living adjustment in the pay of administrative 
law judges; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mrs. BIGGERT 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. 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. 119.16  recess--3:39 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess at 3 o'clock and 39 minutes p.m., until 
approximately 6 o'clock p.m.

para. 119.17  after recess--6:02 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, called the House to 
order.

para. 119.18  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, pursuant to clause 
8, rule XX, announced the unfinished business to be the question on 
agreeing to the Chair's approval of the Journal of Thursday, October 21, 
1999.
  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.
  Mr. REYNOLDS 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

341

Nays

49

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Answered present

1

para. 119.19                  [Roll No. 533]

                                YEAS--341

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clayton
     Clement

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     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--49

     Aderholt
     Baird
     Bilbray
     Borski
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Costello
     Crane
     Crowley
     DeFazio
     Dickey
     English
     Evans
     Filner
     Gibbons
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hooley
     Johnson, E. B.
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LoBiondo
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Miller, George
     Moore
     Oberstar
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Ramstad
     Sabo
     Schaffer
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Strickland
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Udall (NM)
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Weller
     Wu

                             ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Tancredo
       

                             NOT VOTING--42

     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Becerra
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (PA)
     Capuano
     Carson
     Cook
     Cramer
     Dooley
     Emerson
     Granger
     Hinojosa
     Jefferson
     Kasich
     Kilpatrick
     Lantos
     Largent
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McIntosh
     Moakley
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nussle
     Pelosi
     Pickering
     Pryce (OH)
     Rogers
     Rush
     Scarborough
     Shaw
     Stupak
     Taylor (NC)
     Towns
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 119.20  h.r. 754--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, pursuant to clause 
8, rule XX, announced the further unfinished business to be the motion 
to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 754) to establish a toll 
free number under the Federal Trade Commission to assist consumers in 
determining if products are American-made; 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

390

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

2

para. 119.21                  [Roll No. 534]

                                YEAS--390

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

[[Page 2118]]



                                 NAYS--2

     Paul
     Sanford
       

                             NOT VOTING--41

     Ackerman
     Ballenger
     Becerra
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (PA)
     Capuano
     Carson
     Cook
     Cramer
     Dooley
     Granger
     Hayes
     Hinojosa
     Jefferson
     Johnson, Sam
     Kilpatrick
     Lantos
     Largent
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McIntosh
     Moakley
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nussle
     Pelosi
     Pickering
     Pryce (OH)
     Rogers
     Roukema
     Rush
     Scarborough
     Stupak
     Taylor (NC)
     Towns
     Visclosky
  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 toll free number under the Department of Commerce to assist 
consumers in determining if products are American-made.''.
  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. 119.22  h.r. 2303--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, pursuant to clause 
8, rule XX, announced the further unfinished business to be the motion 
to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2303) to direct the 
Librarian of Congress to prepare the history of the House of 
Representatives, 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

388

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

7

para. 119.23                  [Roll No. 535]

                                YEAS--388

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--7

     Campbell
     English
     Frank (MA)
     Ose
     Paul
     Sanford
     Smith (MI)

                             NOT VOTING--38

     Ackerman
     Ballenger
     Becerra
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (PA)
     Capuano
     Carson
     Cook
     Cramer
     Dooley
     Granger
     Hinojosa
     Jefferson
     Kilpatrick
     Lantos
     Largent
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McIntosh
     Moakley
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nussle
     Pelosi
     Pickering
     Pryce (OH)
     Rogers
     Rush
     Scarborough
     Stupak
     Taylor (NC)
     Towns
     Visclosky
  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. 119.24  h. con. res. 194--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, pursuant to clause 
8, rule XX, announced the further unfinished business to be the motion 
to suspend the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. 
Res. 194) recognizing the contributions of 4-H Clubs and their members 
to voluntary community service.
  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

391

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affirmative

Nays

0

para. 119.25                  [Roll No. 536]

                                YEAS--391

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher

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     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--42

     Ackerman
     Ballenger
     Becerra
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (PA)
     Capuano
     Carson
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Dooley
     Granger
     Hinojosa
     Jefferson
     Jones (OH)
     Kilpatrick
     Lantos
     Largent
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McIntosh
     Moakley
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nussle
     Pelosi
     Pickering
     Pryce (OH)
     Rogers
     Rush
     Scarborough
     Stupak
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Towns
     Visclosky
  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. 119.26  the late honorable john h. chafee

  Mr. KENNEDY submitted the following privileged resolution (H. Res. 
341):

       Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of 
     the death of the Honorable John H. Chafee, a Senator from the 
     State of Rhode Island.
       Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to 
     the Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the 
     deceased.
       Resolved, That a committee be appointed on the part of the 
     House to join a committee appointed on the part of the Senate 
     to attend the funeral.
       Resolved, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn as 
     a further mark of respect to the memory of the deceased 
     Senator.

  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.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 119.27  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1987

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-414) the resolution (H. Res. 342) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1987) 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 or by the Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 119.28  bill presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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 22, 1999:
       H.R. 2670. Making appropriations for the Departments of 
     Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
     agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and 
     for other purposes.

para. 119.29  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, for today and October 26 until 5 
p.m.;
  To Mr. BECERRA, for today;
  To Ms. KILPATRICK, for today;
  To Mr. MASCARA, for today;
  To Mr. RUSH, for today and balance of the week; and
  To Ms. CARSON, for today.
  And then,

para. 119.30  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HAYWORTH, pursuant to the provisions of House 
Resolution 341, heretofore agreed to, at 9 o'clock and 58 minutes p.m., 
the House adjourned out of respect for the late Honorable John H. Chafee 
until 9 o'clock a.m., Tuesday, October 26, 1999.

para. 119.31  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. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1801. A bill to 
     make technical corrections to various antitrust laws and to 
     references to such laws (Rept. No. 106-411 Pt. 1). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union.
       Mr. COBLE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 3028. A bill to 
     amend certain trademark laws to prevent the misappropriation 
     of marks; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-412). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform. H.R. 2885. A 
     bill to provide uniform safeguards for the confidentiality of 
     information acquired for exclusively statistical purposes, 
     and to improve the efficiency and quality of Federal 
     statistics and Federal statistical programs by permitting 
     limited sharing of records among designated agencies for 
     statistical purposes under strong safeguards; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 106-413). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SESSIONS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 342. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1987) 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 or by the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Administration (Rept. No. 106-414). Referred to the 
     House Calendar.

para. 119.32  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:
       H.R. 1801. Referral to the Committee on Armed Services 
     extended for a period ending not later than October 25, 1999.

para. 119.33  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X, the Committee on Armed Services dis

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charged. H.R. 1801 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 Commerce discharged. 
H.R. 2005 referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
the Union.

para. 119.34  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. MOORE (for himself, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Larson, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Holt, Mr. Minge, Ms. Sanchez, 
             Mr. Capuano, and Mr. Gonzalez):
       H.R. 3136. A bill to authorize the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission to require child-proof caps for portable gasoline 
     containers; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. Turner, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. 
             Kanjorski, and Mrs. Maloney of New York):
       H.R. 3137. A bill to amend the Presidential Transition Act 
     of 1963 to provide for training of individuals a President-
     elect intends to nominate as department heads or appoint to 
     key positions in the Executive Office of the President; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. HYDE:
       H.R. 3138. A bill to amend the Shipping Act of 1984 to 
     restore the application of the antitrust laws to certain 
     agreements and conduct to which such Act applies; 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. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Millender-McDonald, and 
             Mr. Payne):
       H.R. 3139. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the excise tax on firearms and to earmark 
     the increase for juvenile justice and delinquency prevention 
     programs; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. NETHERCUTT (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Berry, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Ms. 
             Danner, Mr. Talent, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
             Simpson, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Leach, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. John, Mr. 
             Rangel, Ms. Dunn, and Mr. Condit):
       H.R. 3140. A bill to provide stability in the United States 
     agriculture sector and to promote adequate availability of 
     food and medicine for humanitarian assistance abroad by 
     requiring congressional approval before the imposition of any 
     unilateral agricultural or medical sanction against a foreign 
     country or foreign entity; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, 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. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Gilchrest, and Mr. 
             Vento):
       H.R. 3141. A bill to encourage the safe and responsible use 
     of personal watercraft, 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 Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Sanford, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Owens, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Luther, 
             and Mr. McGovern):
       H.R. 3142. A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection 
     Act to prevent credit card issuers from taking unfair 
     advantage of full-time, traditional-aged, college students, 
     to protect parents of traditional college student credit 
     cards holders, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. George 
             Miller of California):
       H.R. 3143. A bill to establish the High Performance Schools 
     Program in the Department of Education, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. WEINER (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Scott, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Delahunt, 
             Mr. Holt, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Blagojevich, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Larson, Mr. Moran 
             of Virginia, Mr. Abercrombie, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Reyes, 
             Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Berman, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Bonior, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Velazquez, 
             Ms. Berkley, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Moore, Mr. 
             Meeks of New York, and Mr. Thompson of California):
       H.R. 3144. A bill to provide reliable officers, technology, 
     education, community prosecutors, and training in our 
     neighborhoods; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McNULTY:
       H. Con. Res. 205. Concurrent resolution recognizing and 
     honoring the heroic efforts of the Air National Guard's 109th 
     Airlift Wing and its rescue of Dr. Jerri Nielsen from the 
     South Pole; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Wolf, and 
             Mr. Forbes):
       H. Con. Res. 206. Concurrent resolution expressing grave 
     concern regarding armed conflict in the North Caucasus region 
     of the Russian Federation which has resulted in civilian 
     casualties and internally displaced persons, and urging all 
     sides to pursue dialog for peaceful resolution of the 
     conflict; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. STRICKLAND:
       H. Con. Res. 207. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding support for the inclusion of 
     salaries of Members of Congress in any proposed across-the-
     board reduction in fiscal year 2000 funding for Federal 
     agencies; to the Committee on Government Reform, and in 
     addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a 
     period to be 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. Res. 341. A resolution expressing the condolences of the 
     House of Representatives on the death of Senator John H. 
     Chafee.

para. 119.35  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 5: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 21: Mr. Franks of New Jersey and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 271: Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 460: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 655: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 670: Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 684: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 960: Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 961: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
     Clyburn, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Pastor, and Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 1039: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 1044: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 1093: Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 1168: Mr. Davis of Illinois and Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 1221: Mr. Larson.
       H.R. 1285: Mr. Mascara and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1349: Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 1505: Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Dingell.
       H.R. 1509: Mr. Hill of Montana.
       H.R. 1520: Mr. Bachus and Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 1775: Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
     Callahan, and Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 1777: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1816: Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 1838: Mr. Underwood and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 1842: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 1857: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1899: Ms. Berkley and Mr. Dingell.
       H.R. 2001: Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 2053: Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 2200: Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 2303: Mr. Burr of North Carolina and Mr. Dreier.
       H.R. 2418: Mr. Hilleary and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 2420: Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Payne, and Mr. 
     Radanovich.
       H.R. 2442: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Goss, and Ms. Brown 
     of Florida.
       H.R. 2498: Mr. Baldacci, Ms. DeGette, and Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 2569: Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 2573: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin and Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 2619: Mr. Pastor, Mr. Young of Alaska, Ms. Berkley, 
     Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. George Miller of California.
       H.R. 2631: Ms. Millender-McDonald and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 2634: Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 2655: Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 2696: Mr. Jones of North Carolina.
       H.R. 2720: Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
     Ramstad, Mr. English, and Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 2727: Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 2741: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2786: Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 2883: Mr. Bonior and Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 2890: Mr. Underwood and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 2895: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 2899: Mr. Weiner and Mr. Crowley.
       H.R. 2901: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 2928: Mr. Campbell, Mr. Spence, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, 
     and Mr. Combest.
       H.R. 2936: Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 2939: Mr. Stark and Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 2966: Mr. Cannon, Mr. Cook, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
     Goodling, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr.

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     Jackson of Illinois, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Mascara, and Ms. 
     Stabenow.
       H.R. 2985: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 2995: Mr. Cramer and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 3034: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
     Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. 
     Paul.
       H.R. 3062: Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 3086: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 3091: Mr. Pombo, Mr. Ney, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Doyle, 
     Mr. Hilliard, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 3128: Mr. Cook.
       H.J. Res. 46: Mr. Underwood, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
     LaHood, and Mr. Hinojosa.
       H. Con. Res. 115: Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
     Berry, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Cooksey, Ms. 
     Carson, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Olver, and Mr. Frost.
       H. Con. Res. 188: Mrs. Morella and Mrs. Thurman.
       H. Con. Res. 190: Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Combest, 
     and Mr. English.
       H. Con. Res. 197: Mr. Chabot, Mr. Cook, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
     Fossella, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Linder, 
     Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
     Sanford, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Terry, Mr. Thune, 
     Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mrs. 
     Wilson.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
     Jackson of Illinois, and Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H. Res. 41: Mr. DeFazio and Mr. Dixon.
       H. Res. 298: Mr. Boucher, Mr. Gordon, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
     Payne, Mr. Dicks, and Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H. Res. 325: Mr. McNulty, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, 
     Mrs. Morella, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Green of Texas, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
     LaTourette, Mr. Clement, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
     Gejdenson, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Lantos, 
     Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Towns, 
     Mr. Bilbray, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Gordon, 
     Mr. Bachus, Mr. Larson, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Klink, 
     Mr. Kildee, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hilleary, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Condit, 
     Mr. Ford, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. 
     Schakowsky, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Kilpatrick, and 
     Mr. Udall of New Mexico.
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                     TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1999 (120)

para. 120.1  appointment of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 9 o'clock a.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. OSE, who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 October 26, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Doug Ose to act as Speaker 
     pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 19, 
1999, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 120.2  recess--9:04 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. OSE, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 9 o'clock and 4 minutes a.m. until 10 
o'clock a.m.

para. 120.3  after recess--10 a.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para. 120.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Monday, October 25, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 120.5  communications

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

       4921. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Oriental Fruit Fly; Removal of Quarantined Area [Docket No. 
     99-044-2] received October 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4922. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendments to the Regulations for Cotton Warehouses--
     Electronic Warehouse Receipts and Other Provisions (RIN: 
     0560-AE60) received October 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4923. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the approved retirement and advancement to the grade of 
     lieutenant general on the retired list of Lieutenant General 
     John B. Sams, Jr.; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       4924. A letter from the Legislative and Regulatory 
     Activities Division, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Extended 
     Examination Cycle For U.S. Branches and Agencies of Foreign 
     Banks (RIN: 3064-AC15) received October 19, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       4925. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Office of Student Financial Assistance, 
     Department of Education, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Final Regulations--Federal Perkins Loan Program and 
     Federal Family Education Loan Program--received October 20, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       4926. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Norway for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 00-01), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       4927. 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 Egypt for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 00-10), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       4928. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation 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. 00-09), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       4929. 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 Israel for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 00-08), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       4930. 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 the Republic of Korea for defense 
     articles and services (Transmittal No. 00-07), pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       4931. 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 October 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       4932. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, National Park Service, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule--Glacier 
     Bay National Park, Alaska; Commercial Fishing Regulations 
     (RIN: 1024-AB99) received October 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4933. 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; 
     Sharpchin and Northern Rockfish in the Aleutian Islands 
     Subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management 
     Area [Docket No. 990304063-9063-01; I.D. 101399C] received 
     October 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       4934. A letter from the Director, Administrative Office of 
     the United States Courts, transmitting a report on compliance 
     within the time limitations established for deciding habeas 
     corpus death penalty petitions under Title I of the 
     Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       4935. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model SA-360C, 
     SA-365C, C1, C2, SA-365N, N1, AS-365N2, and SA-366G1 
     Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-26-AD; Amendment 39-11359; AD 
     99-21-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 21, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4936. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter Deutschland GMBH Model 
     BO-105A, BO-105C, BO-105 C-2, BO-105 CB-2, BO-105 CB-4, BO-
     105S, BO-105 CS-2, BO-105 CBS-2, BO-105 CBS-4, and BO-105LS 
     A-1 Helicopters [Docket No. 99-SW-52-AD; Amendment 39-11357; 
     AD 99-19-22] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 21, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4937. A letter from the Program Analyst, 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-
     385-AD; Amendment 39-11355; AD 99-21-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received October 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4938. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace BAe Model ATP 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-345-AD; Amendment 39-11361; AD 
     99-21-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 21, 1999, 
     pursuant to

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     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4939. A letter from the Trial Attorney, Federal Railroad 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Qualification and Certification 
     of Locomotive Engineers; [FRA Docket No. RSOR-9, Notice 12] 
     (RIN: 2130-AA74) received October 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4940. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29786; Amendment No. 1954] received 
     October 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4941. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29787; Amendment No. 1955] received 
     October 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4942. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Lyons, KS [Airspace Docket No. 
     99-ACE-38] received October 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4943. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Ava, MO [Airspace Docket No. 
     99-ACE-37] received October 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4944. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class D and establishment of Class E2 Airspace; 
     Fort Rucker, AL [Airspace Docket No. 99-ASO-14] received 
     October 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4945. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Fort Bragg, CA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 99-AWP-12] received October 21, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4946. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Gualala, CA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 99-AWP-13] received October 21, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4947. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Lakeport, CA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 99-AWP-16] received October 21, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4948. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A321 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 99-NM-193-AD; Amendment 39-11362; AD 99-21-17] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4949. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Clearlake, CA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 99-AWP-15] received October 21, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4950. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Napa, CA [Airspace Docket 
     No. 99-AWP-17] received October 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4951. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; St. Helena, CA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 99-AWP-14] received October 21, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4952. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Nevada, MO [Airspace Docket 
     No. 99-ACE-40] received October 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4953. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Wayne, NE [Airspace Docket No. 
     99-ACE-29] received October 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4954. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Altus, OK [Airspace Docket No. 
     99-ASW-16] received October 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4955. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Norfolk, NE [Airspace Docket 
     No. 99-ACE-45] received October 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4956. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Georgetown, TX [Airspace Docket 
     No. 99-ASW-18] received October 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4957. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 757-200PF Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-338-AD; Amendment 39-11380; AD 
     99-22-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 21, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4958. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F.27 Mark 050 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 99-NM-225-AD; Amendment 39-11379; AD 
     99-21-33] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 21, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4959. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airwothiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-90-30 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-340-AD; Amendment 39-
     11378; AD 99-21-32] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 21, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4960. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     November 1999 Applicable Federal Rates [Revenue Ruling 99-45] 
     received October 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 120.6  message from the senate

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

                              S. Res. 206

       Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow 
     and deep regret the announcement of the death of the 
     Honorable John H. Chafee, a Senator from the State of Rhode 
     Island.
       Resolved, That Senator Chafee's record of public service 
     embodied the best traditions of the Senate: Statesmanship, 
     Comity, Tolerance, and Decency.
       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 adjourns today, it stand 
     adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of the 
     deceased Senator.

para. 120.7  admission of alien as a nonimmigrant

  Mr. SMITH of Texas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
3061) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend for an 
additional 2 years the period for admission of an alien as a 
nonimmigrant under section 101(a)(15)(S) of such Act, and to authorize 
appropriations for the refugee assistance program under chapter 2 of 
title IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, 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?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, announced that two-thirds of the 
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. 120.8  global consensus on moratorium for internet tariffs

  Mr. CRANE moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 190); as amended: 

       Whereas electronic commerce is not bound by geography and 
     its borders are not easily discernible;
       Whereas transmissions over the Internet are made through 
     packet-switching, making

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     it impossible to determine with any degree of certainty the 
     precise geographic route or endpoints of specific Internet 
     transmissions and infeasible to separate domestic from 
     foreign Internet transmissions;
       Whereas inconsistent and inadministrable taxes imposed on 
     Internet activity by subnational and national governments 
     threaten not only to subject consumers, businesses, and other 
     users engaged in interstate and foreign commerce to multiple, 
     confusing, and burdensome taxation, but also to restrict the 
     growth and continued technological maturation of the Internet 
     itself;
       Whereas the complexity of the issue of domestic taxation of 
     electronic commerce is compounded when considered at the 
     global level with almost 200 separate national governments;
       Whereas the First Annual Report of the United States 
     Government Working Group on Electronic Commerce found that 
     fewer than 10,000,000 people worldwide were using the 
     Internet in 1995, that more than 140,000,000 people worldwide 
     were using the Internet in 1998, and that more than 
     1,000,000,000 people worldwide will be using the Internet in 
     the first decade of the next century;
       Whereas information technology industries have accounted 
     for more than one-third of real growth in the United States' 
     Gross Domestic Product over the past three years;
       Whereas information technology industries employ more than 
     7,000,000 people in the United States, and by 2006 more than 
     half of the United States workforce is expected to be 
     employed in industries that are either major producers or 
     intensive users of information technology products and 
     services;
       Whereas electronic commerce among businesses worldwide is 
     expected to grow from $43,000,000,000 in 1998 to more than 
     $1,300,000,000,000 by 2003, and electronic retail sales to 
     consumers worldwide are expected to grow from $8,000,000,000 
     in 1998 to more than $108,000,000,000 by 2003;
       Whereas the Internet Tax Freedom Act of 1998 enacted a 
     policy against special, multiple, and discriminatory taxation 
     of the Internet and electronic commerce, and stated that 
     United States policy should be to seek bilateral, regional, 
     and multilateral agreements to remove barriers to global 
     electronic commerce;
       Whereas the World Trade Organization, at its May 1998 
     ministerial conference, adopted a declaration that all 132 
     member countries ``will continue their current practice of 
     not imposing customs duties on electronic transmissions;''
       Whereas the Organization for Economic Cooperation and 
     Development and industry groups issued a joint declaration at 
     an October 1998 ministerial meeting on global electronic 
     commerce opposing special, multiple, and discriminatory 
     taxation of the electronic commerce and the Internet;
       Whereas the Committee on Fiscal Affairs of the Organization 
     for Economic Cooperation and Development has stated that 
     neutrality, efficiency, certainty, simplicity, effectiveness, 
     fairness, and flexibility are the broad principles that 
     should govern the taxation of electronic commerce;
       Whereas the United States has issued joint statements on 
     electronic commerce with Australia, the European Union, 
     France, Ireland, Japan, and the Republic of Korea opposing 
     special, multiple, and discriminatory taxation of electronic 
     commerce; and
       Whereas a July 1999 United Nations Report on Human 
     Development urged world governments to impose ``bit taxes'' 
     on electronic transmissions, raising concerns that U.S. 
     policy against special, multiple, and discriminatory taxation 
     of the Internet may be undermined: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) urges the President to seek a global consensus 
     supporting--
       (A) a permanent international ban on tariffs on electronic 
     commerce; and
       (B) an international ban on bit, multiple, and 
     discriminatory taxation of electronic commerce and the 
     Internet;
       (2) urges the President to instruct the United States 
     delegation to the November 1999 World Trade Organization 
     ministerial meeting in Seattle, Washington to seek to make 
     permanent and binding the moratorium on tariffs on electronic 
     transmissions adopted by the World Trade Organization in May 
     1998;
       (3) urges the President to seek adoption by the 
     Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and 
     implementation by the group's 29 member countries, of an 
     international ban on bit, multiple, and discriminatory 
     taxation of electronic commerce and the Internet; and
       (4) urges the President to oppose any proposal by any 
     country, the United Nations, or any other multilateral 
     organization to establish a ``bit tax'' on electronic 
     transmissions.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, recognized Mr. CRANE and Mr. 
RANGEL, 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. KOLBE, 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, Mr. KOLBE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 120.9  no increase in federal taxes

  Mr. HAYWORTH moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 208): 

       Whereas Federal taxes are at their highest peacetime level 
     in history, taking 20.6 percent of the gross domestic 
     product;
       Whereas the typical American family pays 36 percent of its 
     income in Federal, State, and local taxes--more than it 
     spends on food, housing, and clothing combined;
       Whereas in 1999 governments at all levels will collect 
     $10,298 for every man, woman, and child in the United States;
       Whereas since 1989 the Federal per capita tax burden has 
     increased 27 percent;
       Whereas the Congressional Budget Office forecasts that the 
     productivity of American workers--and controlled Federal 
     spending--will create a non-Social Security surplus of 
     $996,000,000,000 over the next 10 years;
       Whereas the House of Representatives voted on May 26, 1999, 
     to protect Social Security and Medicare by passing the Social 
     Security lock box by a vote of 416 to 12; and
       Whereas Congress must protect Social Security and Medicare 
     by controlling Federal spending, rather than by increasing 
     taxes on any Americans: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that there 
     should be no increase in Federal taxes in order to fund 
     additional Government spending.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, recognized Mr. HAYWORTH and Mr. 
RANGEL, 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. KOLBE, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. TOOMEY 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 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 120.10  junior duck stamp conservation and design program

  Mr. SAXTON moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2496) to 
reauthorize the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act of 
1994; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, 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. BONILLA, announced that two-thirds of the 
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. 120.11  rongelap resettlement

  Mr. SAXTON moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2970) to 
prescribe certain terms for the resettlement of the people of Rongelap 
Atoll due to conditions created at Rongelap during United States 
administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and for 
other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, recognized Mr. SAXTON 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?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, announced that two-thirds of the 
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

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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. 120.12  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. 120.13  perkins county rural water system

  Mr. DOOLITTLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 970) 
to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance to the 
Perkins County Rural Water System, Inc., for the construction of water 
supply facilities in Perkins County, South Dakota; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, recognized Mr. DOOLITTLE 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. BONILLA, announced that two-thirds of the 
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. 120.14  national geologic mapping reauthorization

  Mrs. CUBIN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1528) to 
reauthorize and amend the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, recognized Mrs. CUBIN 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?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, announced that two-thirds of the 
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. 120.15  methane hydrate research and development

  Mr. SENSENBRENNER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
1753) to promote the research, identification, assessment, exploration, 
and development of methane hydrate resources, and for other purposes; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, recognized Mr. SENSENBRENNER and 
Mr. COSTELLO, 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. BONILLA, announced that two-thirds of the 
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 research, identification, assessment, exploration, and 
development of gas hydrate resources, 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. 120.16  concerning northern part of somalia

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 20): 

       Whereas in the area in the northern part of Somalia, 
     referred to as Somaliland by the elected representatives of 
     the people living there, a significant level of economic and 
     social stability has been achieved, promising likely success 
     for international and United States sponsored economic 
     development and humanitarian programs;
       Whereas economic development, humanitarian, and other forms 
     of assistance to the people of such area from international 
     organizations, the United States, and other foreign nations, 
     has been diminished, delayed, or canceled due to questions 
     about the assertion of sovereignty by those people as a 
     nation separate from Somalia;
       Whereas provision of economic development and humanitarian 
     assistance to the people of such area does not constitute 
     recognition of any particular claim to sovereignty by any de 
     facto government of the region; and
       Whereas the fundamental purpose of economic development, 
     humanitarian, and other aid is to relieve human suffering: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) urges all international organizations, foreign 
     countries, and agencies of the United States Government 
     engaged in economic development, humanitarian, and other 
     forms of bilateral or multilateral assistance to evaluate the 
     ability of such assistance to achieve the amelioration of 
     human suffering in each region of Somalia, including the 
     northern part of Somalia referred to as Somaliland;
       (2) urges the President not to delay, diminish, or cancel 
     the amounts and kinds of assistance otherwise appropriate to 
     the people of certain regions in Somalia because conditions 
     may not be propitious for such assistance in other regions of 
     Somalia;
       (3) urges the President not to delay, diminish, or cancel 
     the amounts and kinds of such assistance directed toward any 
     region in Somalia waiting for a permanent resolution of the 
     efforts now underway to forge a new government for Somalia;
       (4) calls upon all Somali parties to continue to work 
     toward a permanent end to the civil strife there and the 
     adoption of a permanent governmental structure most conducive 
     to the well-being and basic human rights of all Somali 
     people; and
       (5) calls on the President to--
       (A) work with the international community to help bring an 
     end to the suffering of the Somali people and work toward a 
     negotiated settlement of the Somali conflict;
       (B) increase the levels of humanitarian assistance provided 
     to Somalia through local and international groups;
       (C) provide funding for demobilization and demining efforts 
     in Somalia;
       (D) provide assistance in the health and education sectors 
     of Somalia; and
       (E) work with other donor groups to assist the people of 
     Somalia in reconstruction and development.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, 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?
  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. 120.17  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. 120.18  further message from the senate

  A further message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that pursuant to Public Law 100-696, the Chair, on behalf of 
the Democratic Leader, announces the appointment of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) as a member of the United States Capitol 
Preservation Commission, vice the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. 
Dorgan).

para. 120.19  50th anniversary of geneva conventions of 1949

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 102): 

       Whereas the Geneva Conventions of 1949 set basic humane 
     standards of behavior during armed conflict, and are the 
     major written source of international humanitarian law;
       Whereas these Conventions prescribe humane treatment for 
     civilian populations, wounded, sick and shipwrecked military 
     personnel, and prisoners of war during armed conflict;

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       Whereas these Conventions recognize the International 
     Committee of the Red Cross as an independent and neutral 
     organization whose humanitarian mission is to protect and 
     assist civilians, prisoners of war, and other victims of 
     armed conflict;
       Whereas ``the red cross in a field of white'' is not an 
     ordinary organizational symbol, but one to which the 
     international community has granted the ability to impose 
     restraint during war and to protect human life;
       Whereas the American Red Cross and its sister national 
     societies are members of a world-wide organization rooted in 
     the provisions of international humanitarian law and 
     dedicated to the promulgation of its principles, among which 
     are the Geneva Conventions of 1949;
       Whereas the international programs of the American Red 
     Cross bring relief from natural and manmade disasters abroad, 
     contribute to the development of nonprofit relief 
     organizations abroad, and include the teaching of 
     international humanitarian law throughout the United States;
       Whereas many domestic programs of the Red Cross in health 
     and safety, disaster, blood, youth, and service to the 
     members of the Armed Forces of the United States grew out of 
     a response to armed conflict;
       Whereas, thanks to the efforts of Clara Barton and 
     Frederick Douglass, the United States ratified in 1882 the 
     first convention for the amelioration of the condition of 
     wounded and sick members of the armed forces in the field;
       Whereas in 1955 the United States ratified the Geneva 
     Conventions of 1949; and
       Whereas the Geneva Conventions of 1949 are among the most 
     universally ratified treaties in the world: Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring),

     SECTION 1. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       The Congress--
       (1) recognizes the historic and humanitarian significance 
     of the Geneva Conventions of 1949, and celebrates the 50th 
     anniversary of the signing of these treaties;
       (2) exhorts combatants everywhere to respect the red cross 
     emblem in order to protect innocent and vulnerable 
     populations on every side of conflicts;
       (3) commends the International Committee of the Red Cross 
     and the more than 175 national Red Cross and Red Crescent 
     societies, including the American Red Cross, on their 
     continuing work in providing relief and assistance to the 
     victims of war as prescribed by these Conventions;
       (4) applauds the Promise of Humanity gathering organized by 
     the American Red Cross in 1999 in Washington, D.C., as an 
     important reminder of our responsibilities to educate future 
     generations about the principles of international 
     humanitarian law;
       (5) commends the efforts of the International Committee of 
     the Red Cross and the more than 175 national Red Cross and 
     Red Crescent societies, including the American Red Cross, for 
     their work in educating the world's citizens about the 
     humanitarian principles of international humanitarian law as 
     embodied in the Geneva Conventions of 1949;
       (6) invites the American Red Cross during this anniversary 
     year to assist Congress in educating its Members and staff 
     about the Geneva Conventions of 1949;
       (7) supports the anniversary theme of the International 
     Committee of the Red Cross that ``Even War Has Limits''; and
       (8) calls upon the President to issue a proclamation 
     recognizing the anniversary of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 
     and recognizing the Conventions themselves as critically 
     important instruments for protecting human dignity in times 
     of armed conflict and limiting the savagery of war.

     SEC. 2. GENEVA CONVENTIONS OF 1949 DEFINED.

       In this concurrent resolution, the term ``Geneva 
     Conventions of 1949'' means the following conventions, done 
     at Geneva in 1949:
       (1) Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the 
     Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field (6 UST 3114).
       (2) Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of 
     Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of the Armed Forces at 
     Sea (6 UST 3217).
       (3) Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of 
     War (6 UST 3316).
       (4) Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian 
     Persons in Time of War (6 UST 3516).

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, 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?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, 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. GILLMOR, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 120.20  greece and turkey earthquake relief

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 188): 

       Whereas Greece and Turkey, two longstanding allies of the 
     United States and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 
     partners, have each recently suffered devastating 
     earthquakes;
       Whereas Greece and Turkey have unresolved issues that have 
     led to tensions in the past;
       Whereas Greece and Turkey, in an unprecedented fashion, 
     were the first to respond to these tragedies by providing 
     their neighboring country with humanitarian assistance and 
     rescue relief that ultimately reduced the number of 
     casualties;
       Whereas Greece and Turkey were successful in putting aside 
     their differences in order to respond swiftly to these 
     crises; and
       Whereas Greece and Turkey have held successful talks to 
     begin to resolve their issues of disagreement: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) commends Greece and Turkey for their mutual and swift 
     response to the recent earthquakes in both countries by 
     providing to each other humanitarian assistance and rescue 
     relief;
       (2) encourages the United States to continue its efforts in 
     aiding both countries as they seek to rebuild after these 
     tragedies;
       (3) recognizes the renewed spirit of cooperation and the 
     importance of the talks between Greece and Turkey; and
       (4) encourages Greece and Turkey to persevere in resolving 
     outstanding issues between the two countries.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, 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?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CAMPBELL 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 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 120.21  eritrean and ethiopian human rights

  Mr. ROYCE moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 46): 

       Whereas peace and stability existed between Eritrea and 
     Ethiopia following the 1991 ouster of the Mengistu 
     dictatorship and the independence of Eritrea in 1993;
       Whereas on May 6, 1998, a military confrontation erupted 
     between Eritrea and Ethiopia, resulting in the deaths of 
     thousands of civilians and the reported forced detention or 
     deportation of over 60,000 people;
       Whereas hundreds of thousands of Eritreans and Ethiopians 
     have been displaced from their homes as a result of this 
     conflict;
       Whereas the governments of the United States and Rwanda, 
     the Organization of African Unity (OAU), as well as countries 
     in the region, immediately put forth proposals for resolving 
     the conflict;
       Whereas on September 9, 1998, Congress passed H. Con. Res. 
     292 commending efforts by the United States facilitation team 
     to resolve the crisis, including its success in brokering a 
     moratorium on air raids, and calling on Eritrea and Ethiopia 
     to end the conflict peacefully before it escalated into a 
     full-scale war;
       Whereas on December 17, 1998, the Central Organ Summit of 
     the OAU approved a Framework Agreement in furtherance of its 
     efforts to mediate the dispute between the 2 parties and 
     provide an avenue for peace;
       Whereas on January 29, 1999, the United Nations Security 
     Council adopted Resolution 1226 expressing its strong support 
     for the OAU Framework Agreement, and calling on both parties 
     to work for a reduction in tensions by adopting policies 
     leading to the restoration of confidence between the 
     governments and peoples of Eritrea and Ethiopia, including 
     urgent measures to improve the humanitarian situation and 
     respect for human rights;
       Whereas the Government of the United States, the OAU, and 
     countries in the region have been engaged in an intensive 
     effort to identify a peaceful solution to the conflict;
       Whereas on February 6, 1999, while sustained diplomatic 
     efforts by the international community were ongoing, the 
     moratorium on air strikes was violated and war once again 
     erupted between Eritrea and Ethiopia;
       Whereas on February 10, 1999, the United Nations Security 
     Council passed Resolution 1227 condemning the use of force by 
     Eritrea and Ethiopia, stressing that the OAU Framework 
     Agreement remains a viable and sound basis for peaceful 
     resolution of the conflict, and calling once again on both 
     countries to ensure the safety of the civilian population and 
     respect for human rights and international humanitarian law;
       Whereas the governments of Eritrea and Ethiopia have 
     enjoyed warm relations with the United States and have stated 
     their com

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     mitment to a peaceful resolution of the conflict based on the 
     OAU Framework Agreement; and
       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, which could 
     destabilize the entire subregion of Africa: Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) deplores the escalation of the conflict between Eritrea 
     and Ethiopia which has resulted in the massive and senseless 
     loss of life, as well as substantial economic hardship to the 
     peoples of Eritrea and Ethiopia;
       (2) strongly urges both Eritrea and Ethiopia immediately to 
     bring an end to the violence between the 2 countries;
       (3) commends the efforts of the Organization of African 
     Unity (OAU) and former United States National Security 
     Adviser Anthony Lake to mediate peace between Eritrea and 
     Ethiopia;
       (4) strongly affirms United States support for the OAU 
     Framework Agreement; and
       (5) calls on the United Nations Human Rights Commission and 
     all human rights organizations to investigate human rights 
     abuses in connection with the forced detentions, 
     deportations, and displacements of populations caused by this 
     conflict.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, recognized Mr. ROYCE 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?
  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. 120.22  return of zachary baumel, an american citizen

  Mr. CAMPBELL moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1175) to locate and secure 
the return of Zachary Baumel, an American citizen, and other Israeli 
soldiers missing in action:

       Page 3, strike out all after line 12, down to and including 
     line 22 and insert:
       (b) Provision of Assistance to Certain Governments.--In 
     deciding whether or not to provide United States assistance 
     to any government or authority which the Secretary of State 
     believes has information concerning the whereabouts of the 
     soldiers described in subsection (a), and in formulating 
     United States Policy towards such government or authority, 
     the President should take into consideration the willingness 
     of the government or authority to assist in locating and 
     securing the return of such soldiers.
       Page 4, line 8, after ``additional'' insert: ``credible''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, recognized Mr. CAMPBELL 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 amendments?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, 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. GILLMOR, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 120.23  statistical efficiency

  Mr. HORN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2885) to 
provide uniform safeguards for the confidentiality of information 
acquired for exclusively statistical purposes, and to improve the 
efficiency and quality of Federal statistics and Federal statistical 
programs by permitting limited sharing of records among designated 
agencies for statistical purposes under strong safeguards; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, recognized Mr. HORN and Mr. 
TURNER, 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.
  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. 120.24  dwight d. eisenhower executive office building

  Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
of the Senate (S. 1652) to designate the Old Executive Office Building 
located at 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, in Washington, 
District of Columbia, as the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office 
Building.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, recognized Mr. FRANKS of New 
Jersey 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?
  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. 120.25  lloyd d. george united states courthouse

  Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
of the Senate (S. 437) to designate the United States courthouse under 
construction at 338 Las Vegas Boulevard South in Las Vegas, Nevada, as 
the ``Lloyd D. George United States Courthouse''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, recognized Mr. FRANKS of New 
Jersey and Ms. BERKLEY, 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. 120.26  trademark laws

  Mr. COBLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3028) to 
amend certain trademark laws to prevent the misappropriation of marks; 
as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, recognized Mr. COBLE 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. 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, as amended, was passed.
  On motion of Mr. COBLE, by unanimous consent, the Committee on the 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of the bill of 
Senate (S. 1255) to protect consumers and promote electronic commerce by 
amending certain trademark infringement, dilution, and counterfeiting 
laws, and for other purposes.
  When said bill was considered and 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. 3028, 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.

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  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act --
-- .''.
  A motion to reconsider the vote 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. 3028, a similar House bill, was laid on the 
table.

para. 120.27  h. con. res. 190--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 190) urging the 
United States to seek a global consensus supporting a moratorium on 
tariffs and on special, multiple, and discriminatory taxation of 
electronic commerce, 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

423

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

1

para. 120.28                  [Roll No. 537]

                                YEAS--423

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Abercrombie
       

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Granger
     Hinojosa
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Latham
     Mascara
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Rush
     Scarborough
  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. 120.29  h. con. res. 208--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to said concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 208) 
expressing the sense of Congress that there should be no increase in 
Federal taxes in order to fund additional Government spending.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

371

It was decided in the

Nays

48

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

3

para. 120.30                  [Roll No. 538]

                                YEAS--371

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden

[[Page 2128]]


     Holt
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--48

     Berman
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Coyne
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Fattah
     Frank (MA)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Kanjorski
     Klink
     Lee
     Lofgren
     Markey
     McDermott
     McGovern
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Rahall
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Stark
     Tierney
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wynn

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--3

     Capuano
     Johnson, E.B.
     Owens

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Ganske
     Granger
     Hinojosa
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Latham
     Mascara
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Obey
     Rush
     Scarborough
  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. 120.31  h. con. res. 102--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to said concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 102) 
celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and 
recognizing the humanitarian safeguards these treaties provide in times 
of armed conflict.
  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

423

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 120.32                  [Roll No. 539]

                                YEAS--423

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Granger
     Hinojosa
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Latham
     Mascara
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Obey
     Rush
     Scarborough
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution was agreed to.

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  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. 120.33  h. con. res. 188--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 188) 
commending Greece and Turkey for their mutual and swift response to the 
recent earthquakes in both countries by providing to each other 
humanitarian assistance and rescue relief.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said concurrent resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

424

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 120.34                  [Roll No. 540]

                                YEAS--424

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Granger
     Hinojosa
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Latham
     Mascara
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Rush
     Scarborough
  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 passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on 
the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para. 120.35  h.r. 1175--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
1175) to locate and secure the return of Zachary Baumel, an American 
citizen, and other Israeli soldiers missing in action.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said amendments?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

421

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 120.36                  [Roll No. 541]

                                YEAS--421

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink

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     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Granger
     Hinojosa
     Houghton
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Latham
     Mascara
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Pickett
     Rush
     Scarborough
     Spence
  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 request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
amendments.

para. 120.37  message from the president--veto of h.r. 2670

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TANCREDO, 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. 2670, the 
``Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000.''
  This legislation should embody the continuing commitment of this 
Administration on a broad range of fundamental principles. First and 
foremost amongst these tenets is the notion that the United States of 
America should be the safest country in the world. Our families must 
feel secure in their neighborhoods. Since 1993, the progress realized 
toward that end has been impressive and must not be impeded.
  Moreover, America must continue to lead the community of nations 
toward a safer, more prosperous and democratic world. This guidepost has 
for generations advanced the cause of peace and freedom internationally, 
and an erosion of this policy is untenable and unacceptable at this 
critical moment in history.
  This great Nation serves as example to the world of a just and humane 
society. We must continue to lead by our example and maintain a system 
that vigorously protects and rigorously respects the civil rights of 
individuals, the dignity of every citizen, and the basic justice and 
fairness afforded to every American.
  Unfortunately, this bill fails to uphold these principles.
  Specifically, and most notably, the bill fails to adequately fund the 
proposed 21st Century Policing Initiative, which builds on the success 
of the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program. I requested 
$1.275 billion in new appropriations, and this bill provides only $325 
million. To date, the COPS program has funded more than 100,000 
additional police officers for our streets. The 21st Century Policing 
initiative would place an additional 30,000 to 50,000 police officers on 
the street over the next 5 years and would expand the concept of 
community policing to include community prosecution, law enforcement 
technology assistance, and crime prevention. Funding the COPS program 
required a bipartisan commitment, and it paid off; recently released 
statistics show that we have the lowest murder rate in 31 years and the 
longest continuous decline in crime on record. I strongly believe we 
must forge a similar commitment to support the COPS program's logical 
successor.
  The bill would also threaten America's ability to lead in the world by 
failing to meet our obligation to pay our dues and our debts to the 
United Nations. This is a problem I have been working with the Congress 
to resolve for several years, but this bill fails to provide a solution.
  Though the bill does include adequate funds to support our annual 
contribution to the United Nations regular budget, it conditions the 
funding on separate authorizing legislation, continuing an unacceptable 
linkage to an unrelated issue. For this reason, because of additional 
provisions, and because the bill is inconsistent with provisions agreed 
to by the authorizing committees, the bill would still cause the United 
States to lose its vote in the United Nations. It would undercut efforts 
that matter to America in which the U.N. plays an important role, from 
our fight against terrorism and proliferation, to our efforts to promote 
human rights, the well-being of children, and the health of our 
environment. It would undermine our ability to shape the U.N.'s agenda 
in all these areas and to press for reforms that will make its work more 
effective. All this is unacceptable. Great nations meet their 
responsibilities, and I am determined that we will meet ours.
  In addition, the bill includes only $200 million for International 
Peacekeeping Activities, a reduction of almost 60 percent from my 
request. The requested level of $485 million is necessary to meet 
anticipated peacekeeping requirements in East Timor, Sierra Leone, the 
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, and Eritrea. In each of 
these places, the United States has worked with allies and friends to 
end conflicts that have claimed countless innocent lives and thrown 
whole regions into turmoil. In each case, the U.N. either has been or 
may be asked to help implement fragile peace agreements, by performing 
essential tasks such as separating adversaries, maintaining cease-fires, 
enabling refugees to go home, training police forces, and overseeing 
civilian institutions. In each case, as in all U.N. peacekeeping 
missions, other countries will pay 75 percent of the cost and provide 
virtually all the military personnel.
  It is clearly in America's national interest to support an institution 
through which other countries share the burden of making peace. Refusing 
to do our part would be dangerous and self-defeating. It could undermine 
fragile peace agreements that America helped forge, and spark new 
emergencies to which we could only respond later at far greater cost. It 
would leave America with an unacceptable choice in times of conflict and 
crisis abroad: a choice between acting alone and doing nothing.
  The bill includes a number of provisions regarding the conduct of 
foreign affairs that raise serious constitutional concerns. Provisions 
concerning Jerusalem are objectionable on constitutional, foreign 
policy, and operational grounds. The actions called for by these 
provisions would prejudice the outcome of the Israeli-Palestinian 
permanent status negotiations, which have recently begun and which the 
parties are committed to concluding within a year. The bill also 
includes a provision that could be read to prevent the United States 
from engaging in diplomatic efforts regarding the Kyoto protocol. 
Applying restrictions to the President's authority to engage in 
international negotiations and activi

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ties raises serious constitutional concerns. Other provisions that 
should be deleted from the bill because they would unconstitutionally 
constrain the President's authority include provisions on Haiti, 
Vietnam, and command and control of United Nations Peacekeeping efforts. 
My Administration's objections to these and other language provisions 
have been made clear in previous statements of Administration policy 
regarding this bill.
  This bill does not contain a needed hate crimes provision that was 
included in the Senate version of the bill. I urge the Congress to pass 
legislation in a timely manner that would strengthen the Federal 
Government's ability to combat hate crimes by relaxing jurisdictional 
obstacles and by giving Federal prosecutors the ability to prosecute 
hate crimes that are based on sexual orientation, gender, or disability, 
along with those based on race, color, religion, and national origin.
  The bill freezes the funding level for the Legal Services Corporation. 
Adequate funding for legal services is essential to ensuring that all 
citizens have access to the Nation's justice system. I urge the Congress 
to fully fund my request, which provides an increase of $40 million over 
the FY 1999 enacted level. Also, funding for the Equal Employment 
Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is frozen at the enacted level. This level 
would undermine EEOC's progress in reducing the backlog of employment 
discrimination cases.
  Similarly, inadequate funding is provided for the United States 
Commission on Civil Rights and the Civil Rights Division of the 
Department of Justice. The bill does not fund my requested $13 million 
increase for the Civil Rights Division, including increases for law 
enforcement actions related to hate crimes, the Americans with 
Disabilities Act, and fair housing and lending. I ask the Congress to 
restore requested funds for these law enforcement enhancements.
  The bill contains adequate funding for the decennial census, but I 
oppose language that could inhibit the Census Bureau's ability to 
actually conduct the census. The bill would require the Census Bureau to 
obtain approval from certain committees if it chooses to shift funds 
among eight functions or frameworks. This approval process would impose 
an unnecessary and potentially time-consuming constraint on the 
management of the decennial census. It is imperative that we move 
forward on the census; this legislation could impede it.

  The United States has recently entered into the U.S.-Canada Pacific 
Salmon Agreement. The agreement ends years of contention between the 
U.S. and Canada regarding expired fishing harvest restrictions and 
provides for improved fisheries management. This bill includes 
extraneous legislative riders that would hinder the implementation of 
that important Agreement. These riders would prohibit the application 
of the Endangered Species Act to Alaskan salmon fisheries and would 
change the voting structure of the Pacific Salmon Commission, the 
decision-making body established by the Agreement. In essence, the 
voting structure rider would prevent the Federal Government from 
negotiating agreements that balance the interests of all States. In 
addition to the riders, the bill provides only $10 million of the $60 
million requested to implement the Salmon Agreement. Similarly, funding 
for the Salmon Recovery Fund falls far short of that needed to work 
cooperatively with the States of Washington, Oregon, California, and 
Alaska and with Treaty Tribes to help them mount effective State-based 
plans to restore Pacific coastal salmon runs. These shortfalls together 
would severely inhibit our ability to recover this important species.
  In addition, the enrolled bill does not provide my request for a 
number of other environmental programs, including my Lands Legacy 
Initiative, Endangered Species Act activities, the Clean Water action 
Plan, and the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the 
Environment program. The additional funds required to bring these 
programs to my requested levels are small compared to the benefits they 
provide to our natural resources.
  The bill does not include $100 million in new funding for the Drug 
Intervention Program, which would have provided critical assistance to 
State and local governments developing and implementing comprehensive 
systems for drug testing, drug treatment, and graduated sanctions for 
drug offenders. These resources are critical to reducing drug use in 
America.
  The bill does not provide additional requested funding to the Justice 
Department for tobacco litigation. Smoking-related health expenses cost 
taxpayers billions of dollars each year through Medicare, veterans' and 
military health, and other Federal health programs. The Department of 
Justice needs the $20 million I requested to represent the interests of 
the taxpayers, who should not have to bear the responsibility for these 
staggering costs.
  This bill would also hurt our Nation's small businesses. The level 
provided for the Small Business Administration's (SBA's) operating 
expenses would inhibit my Administration's ability to provide service 
to the Nation's 24 million small businesses. The bill also fails to 
provide sufficient funds for the Disaster Loan program within the SBA. 
Without additional funding, the SBA will not be able to respond 
adequately to the needs arising from Hurricane Floyd and other natural 
disasters. In addition, the bill does not include funds for my New 
Markets Initiative to invest in targeted rural and urban areas.
  The bill fails to include a proposed provision to clarify current law 
and protect taxpayer interests in the telecommunications spectrum 
auction process. Currently, $5.6 billion of bid-for-spectrum is tied up 
in bankruptcy court, with a very real risk that spectrum licensees will 
be able to retain spectrum at a fraction of its real market value. The 
requested provision would maintain the integrity of the Federal 
Communications Commission (FCC) auction process while also ensuring 
speedy deployment of new telecommunications services. The bill would 
also deny funds needed by the FCC for investments in technology to 
better serve the communications industry. Also, the bill does not 
provide sufficient funds for the continued operations of the FCC. The 
Commission requires additional funds to invest in technology to serve 
the communications industry more effectively.

  In conference action, the rider was added that would amend the 
recently-enacted Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act to 
expand the prohibition of discrimination against individuals who refuse 
to ``prescribe'' contraceptives to individuals who ``otherwise provide 
for'' contraceptives (all nonphysician providers) in the Federal 
Employees Health Benefits Program. As an example, this language could 
allow pharmacists to refuse to dispense contraceptive prescriptions. 
This action violated jurisdictional concerns and is also unacceptable 
policy.
  The bill underfunds a number of high-priority programs within the 
Department of Commerce. My Administration sought an additional $9 
million to help public broadcasters meet the Federal deadline to 
establish digital broadcasting capability by May 1, 2003. The bill 
would provide less than half of last year's funding level for the 
Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office. The bill also fails to fund 
the Department's other programs to protect critical information and 
communications infrastructures. The Congress must restore these funds 
if the Department is to continue performing its important and emerging 
role in coordinating activities that support our economic and national 
security.
  The bill does not include any funds to reimburse Guam and other 
territories for the costs of detaining and repatriating smuggled 
Chinese aliens. These entities deserve our support for assisting in 
this interdiction effort.
  I look forward to working with the Congress to craft an 
appropriations bill that I can support, and to passage of one that will 
facilitate our shared objectives.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, October 25, 1999.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TANCREDO, by unanimous consent, ordered 
that the veto message, together with the accompanying bill, be printed 
(H. Doc. 106-148) and spread upon the pages of the Journal of the 
House.
  On motion of Mr. ROGERS, by unanimous consent, the veto message and 
accompanying bill were referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

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para. 120.38  goldwater scholarship and excellence in education

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

                                         House of Representatives,


                              Office of the Democratic Leader,

                                 Washington, DC, October 26, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to section 1404 of Public Law 
     99-661 (20 U.S.C. 4703), I hereby appoint the following 
     individual to the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence 
     in Education Foundation: Mr. Owen B. Pickett, Virginia.
           Yours Very Truly,
                                              Richard A. Gephardt.

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

para. 120.39  message from the president--social security and medicare

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

To the Congress of the United States:
  I transmit herewith for your immediate consideration a legislative 
proposal entitled the ``Strengthen Social Security and Medicare Act of 
1999.''
  The Social Security system is one of the cornerstones of American 
national policy and together with the additional protections afforded by 
the Medicare system, has helped provide retirement security for millions 
of Americans over the last 60 years. However, the long-term solvency of 
the Social Security and Medicare trust funds is not guaranteed. The 
Social Security trust fund is currently expected to become insolvent 
starting in 2034 as the number of retired workers doubles. The Medicare 
system also faces significant financial shortfalls, with the Hospital 
Insurance Trust Fund projected to become exhausted in 2015. We need to 
take additional steps to strengthen Social Security and Medicare for 
future generations of Americans.
  In addition to preserving Social Security and Medicare, the Congress 
and the President have a responsibility to future generations to reduce 
the debt held by the public. Paying down the debt will produce 
substantial interest savings, and this legislation proposes to devote 
these entirely to Social Security after 2010. At the same time, by 
contributing to the growth of the overall economy debt reduction will 
improve the Government's ability to fulfill its responsibilities and to 
face future challenges, including preserving and strengthening Social 
Security and Medicare.
  The enclosed bill would help achieve these goals by devoting the 
entire Social Security surpluses to debt reduction, extending the 
solvency of Social Security to 2050, protecting Social Security and 
Medicare funds in the budget process, reserving one-third of the non-
Social Security surplus to strengthen and modernize Medicare, and paying 
down the debt by 2015. It is clear and straightforward legislation that 
would strengthen and preserve Social Security and Medicare for our 
children and grandchildren. The bill would:
  --Extend the life of Social Security from 2034 to 2050 by reinvesting 
    the interest savings from the debt reduction resulting from Social 
    Security surpluses.
  --Establish a Medicare surplus reserve equal to one-third of any on-
    budget surplus for the total of the period of fiscal years 2000 
    through 2009 to strengthen and modernize Medicare.
  --Add a further protection for Social Security and Medicare by 
    extending the budget enforcement rules that have provided the 
    foundation for our fiscal discipline, including the discretionary 
    caps and pay-as-you-go budget rules.
  I urge the prompt and favorable consideration of this proposal.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, October 26, 1999. 

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Rules, Committee on Ways and 
Means, and the Committee on Budget and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 
106-149).

para. 120.40  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, reported that 
the 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. 2367. An Act to reauthorize a comprehensive program of 
     support for victims of torture. 

para. 120.41  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. McNULTY, for today;
  To Ms. JACKSON-LEE, for today; and
  To Mr. MASCARA, for today and October 27.
  And then,

para. 120.42  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. PAYNE, at 9 o'clock and 8 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 120.43  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. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 2531. A bill to 
     authorize appropriations for the Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission for fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes; with 
     an amendment (Rept. No. 106-415). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para. 120.44  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. RUSH:
       H.R. 3145. A bill to modify the provisions of the Balanced 
     Budget Act of 1997 relating to the Medicare Program under 
     title XVIII of the Social Security Act; 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. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Tauzin, 
             Mr. Pickering, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Upton, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
             Rogan, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Lazio, 
             and Mr. Bryant):
       H.R. 3146. A bill to amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of 
     the Social Security Act to adjust the Medicare, Medicaid, and 
     children's health insurance programs, as revised by 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 Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 3147. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     alleviate the pay-compression problem affecting members of 
     the Senior Executive Service and other senior-level Federal 
     employees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Ms. ESHOO (for herself and Mr. Upton):
       H.R. 3148. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to require any person who reprocesses a medical 
     device to comply with certain safety requirements, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. Becerra, 
             Mr. Berman, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mr. Owens, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Ortiz, Ms. Lee, Ms. 
             Berkley, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mr. Blagojevich, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Matsui, and Mrs. 
             Christensen):
       H.R. 3149. A bill to repeal the limitation on judicial 
     jurisdiction imposed by section 377 of the Illegal 
     Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Stark, 
             Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. George Miller 
             of California, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Evans, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
             Mr. Capuano, Mr. Oberstar, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Clay, Mr. Berman, and Mr. Green of Texas):
       H.R. 3150. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to provide bonus

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     grants to high performance States based on certain criteria 
     and to collect data to evaluate the outcome of welfare 
     reform, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. STRICKLAND (for himself and Mr. Whitfield):
       H.R. 3151. A bill to provide funding for the Portsmouth and 
     Paducah, Tennessee, gaseous diffusion plants; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. TOOMEY:
       H. Con. Res. 208. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that there should be no increase in Federal 
     taxes in order to fund additional Government spending; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Porter, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mr. Allen, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Clay, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Hall of Ohio, 
             Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Kildee, 
             Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Luther, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Visclosky, and Mr. 
             Waxman):
       H. Con. Res. 209. Concurrent resolution expressing 
     condemnation of the use of children as soldiers and the 
     belief that the United States should support and, where 
     possible, lead efforts to establish and enforce international 
     standards designed to end this abuse of human rights; to the 
     Committee on International Relations. 

para. 120.45  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 49: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 73: Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 325: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 383: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 405: Mr. Larson.
       H.R. 420: Mr. Sanford.
       H.R. 505: Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 721: Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 809: Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 997: Mr. Leach, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. 
     Mascara.
       H.R. 1006: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 1046: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 1052: Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Baird, and Mr. 
     Lantos.
       H.R. 1070: Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 1090: Mrs. Lowey and Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 1115: Mr. Goodlatte and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas.
       H.R. 1123: Mr. Crowley.
       H.R. 1155: Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 1288: Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 1322: Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 1323: Mr. McCrery and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 1344: Mr. Green of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1355: Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 1387: Mr. Deal of Georgia and Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 1388: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 1459: Mr. Greenwood and Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 1485: Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 1579: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania and Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. Mica and Mr. Dicks.
       H.R. 1598: Mr. Hayes, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Stump, and Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 1606: Mr. Larson.
       H.R. 1611: Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 1648: Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 1760: Mr. Campbell and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 1776: Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Hill of Indiana, 
     Mr. Quinn, Mr. McKeon, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 1798: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin and Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 1839: Mr. Bonior and Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 1869: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1890: Mr. Cox.
       H.R. 1977: Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 2121: Mr. Levin and Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 2125: Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 2200: Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 2262: Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 2263: Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 2264: Mr. Cummings and Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 2267: Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
     Brown of Ohio, and Mrs. Wilson.
       H.R. 2362: Mr. Sensenbrenner and Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 2366: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 2376: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 2420: Mr. Buyer and Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 2486: Mr. Wu and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 2551: Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
     LaHood, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 2638: Mr. Oxley.
       H.R. 2655: Mr. Tiahrt and Mr. Crane.
       H.R. 2680: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 2710: Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 2720: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 2722: Mr. George Miller of California.
       H.R. 2726: Mr. Coble and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 2733: Mr. Moran of Virginia and Mr. Smith of New 
     Jersey.
       H.R. 2749: Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 2776: Mr. DeFazio and Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 2788: Mr. Ganske.
       H.R. 2800: Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 2817: Mr. Matsui, Mr. Oxley, and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 2840: Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 2859: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. 
     McDermott.
       H.R. 2870: Mr. Pastor, Mr. Stark, and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 2901: Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 2963: Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 2971: Mr. Baker, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
     Burton of Indiana, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Istook, 
     Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. 
     Wolf.
       H.R. 3034: Mr. Hill of Montana and Mr. English.
       H.R. 3053: Mr. Hunter, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Fossella, Mr. 
     Saxton, Mr. English, Mr. Hefley, and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 3059: Mr. Gutierrez and Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 3073: Ms. Carson and Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 3087: Mr. Owens and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 3108: Mr. Tiahrt and Mr. Ryun of Kansas.
       H.R. 3115: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 3123: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 3132: Mr. Payne, Mr. Dixon, and Mrs. Christensen.
       H.R. 3144: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
     Gejdenson, Mr. LaTourette, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, 
     Mr. Udall of Colorado, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
     Cardin, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
     Mr. McGovern, Mr. Levin, Mr. Vento, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Hinchey, 
     Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Owens, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Towns, 
     Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
     Wu, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Wise, Mr. Clement, Mr. Ford, Mr. Gordon, 
     Mr. Edwards, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Lampson, Mr. McDermott, and 
     Mr. Kleczka.
       H.J. Res. 53: Mr. Shays.
       H.J. Res. 56: Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.J. Res. 70: Mr. English, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. 
     Nethercutt.
       H. Con. Res. 62: Mr. Kildee, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Manzullo, and 
     Mrs. Emerson.
       H. Con. Res. 177: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. 
     Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H. Con. Res. 182: Mr. Horn, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Etheridge, 
     Ms. Stabenow, and Ms. Sanchez.
       H. Con. Res. 189: Mr. Inslee and Mr. LoBiondo.
       H. Con. Res. 190: Mr. Kuykendall and Mr. John.
       H. Res. 107: Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Sanchez, and Mrs. Tauscher.
       H. Res. 169: Mr. Wexler.
       H. Res. 238: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland and Mrs. Kelly.
       H. Res. 239: Mr. Souder.
       H. Res. 340: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
     Mr. Tierney, and Mr. Hoyer.

para. 120.46  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 1475: Mr. Towns.
       H.J. Res. 2: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
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                    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1999 (121)

para. 121.1  appointment 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,

                                                 October 27, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Thomas e. Petri to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 121.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, October 26, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 121.3  communications

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

       4961. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Animal 
     Welfare; Perimeter Fence Requirements [Docket No. 95-029-2] 
     received October 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4962. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting Final Regulations--Federal Perkins Loan Program 
     and Federal Family Education Loan Program, pursuant to 20 
     U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       4963. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting Final Regulations--Student Assistance General 
     Provisions, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
       4964. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, 
     Department of Education, transmitting the Depart

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     ment's final rule--National Awards Program for Model 
     Professional Development--received October 20, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
       4965. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Office of Student Financial Assistance, 
     Department of Education, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Student Assistance General Provisions; General 
     Provisions for the Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal 
     Work-Study Program, and Federal Supplemental Educational 
     Opportunity Grant Program; Federal Perkins Loan Program; 
     Federal Work-Study Programs; Federal Supplemental Educational 
     Opportunity Grant Program; and Federal Pell Grant Program 
     (RIN: 1845-AA01) received October 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       4966. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Office of Student Financial Assistance, 
     Department of Education, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Federal Family Education Loan Program and William D. 
     Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (RIN: 1845-AA00) received 
     October 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       4967. A letter from the Assistant Inspector General for 
     Audit, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     annual audit on the use of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency's (EPA) Superfund program for Fiscal Year 1998, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 7501 nt.; to the Committee on Commerce.
       4968. 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 
     Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) 
     Administrative Code for the Air Pollution Control Program 
     [AL-050-9953(a); FRL-6461-8] received October 18, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4969. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Office of Mergers 
     and Acquisitions, Division of Corporation Finance, Securities 
     and Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Cross-Border Tender and Exchange Offers, Business 
     Combination and Rights Offerings (RIN: 3235-AD97) received 
     October 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4970. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Office of Mergers 
     & Acquisitions, Division of Corporation Finance, Securities 
     and Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Regulation of Takeovers and Security Holder 
     Communications (RIN: 3235-AG84) received October 26, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4971. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting the Department of the Navy's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to Malaysia (Transmittal 
     No. 02-00), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       4972. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting the Department of the Air 
     Force's proposed lease of defense articles to the Republic of 
     Korea (Transmittal No. 01-00), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2796a(a); to the Committee on International Relations.
       4973. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Thailand for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 00-14), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       4974. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Korea for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 00-13), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       4975. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation 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. 00-02), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       4976. A letter from the Acting Deputy Under Secretary, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 
     13-99 which constitutes a Request for Final Approval for 
     Amendment Number 2 to the Memorandum of Understanding between 
     the U.S. and the United Kingdom concerning the development 
     testing, qualification testing, and unconstrained enclosure 
     development for the Intercooled Recuperated Gas Turbine 
     Engine, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       4977. A letter from the Acting Deputy Under Secretary, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 
     12-99 which constitutes a Request for Final Approval for the 
     Memorandum of Understanding between the U.S. and Seasparrow 
     Consortium concerning the cooperative in-service support of 
     the Evolved Seasparrow missile, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2767(f); to the Committee on International Relations.
       4978. 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 126-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       4979. A letter from the Director, Information Security 
     Oversight Office, transmitting a copy of the ``Report to the 
     President'' for 1998; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       4980. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Office of Acquisition Policy, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Federal Acquisition Regulation; Very Small Business 
     Concerns [FAC 97-14; FAR Case 98-013; Item I] (RIN: 9000-
     AI29) received September 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       4981. A letter from the Administrator, U.S. General 
     Services Administration, transmitting the Clean Air 
     Incentives Act Report for Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       4982. A letter from the Executive Director, American 
     Chemical Society, transmitting the Society's annual report 
     for the calendar year 1998 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, 1998, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1101(2) and 
     1103; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4983. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727-100 and -100C 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-367-AD; Amendment 39-
     11353; AD 99-21-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 21, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4984. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, 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. 98-NM-268-AD; Amendment 39-11350; AD 
     99-21-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 21, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4985. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon (Beech) Model 400A 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-280-AD; Amendment 39-11351; AD 
     99-21-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 21, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4986. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-81, -
     82, -83, and -87 Series Airplanes (MD-81, -82, -83, and -87) 
     and Model MD-88 Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-267-AD; Amendment 
     39-11349; AD 99-21-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 21, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4987. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives: McDonnel Douglas Model DC-10-10, -
     15, and -30 Airplanes, and KC-10A(Military) Airplanes [Docket 
     No. 99-NM-14-AD; Amendment 39-11354; AD 95-04-07 R2] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received October 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4988. A letter from the Attorney, Research and Special 
     Programs Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Determining the 
     Extent of Corrosion on Gas Pipelines [Docket No. PS-107; 
     Amdt. 192-87] (RIN: 2137-AB50) received October 21, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4989. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB SF340A and SAAB 
     340B Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-244-AD; Amendment 39-
     11377; AD 99-21-31] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 21, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4990. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 767 Series Airplanes 
     Powered by Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7R4 Series Turbofan Engines 
     or General Electric CF6-80A Series Turbofan Engines [Docket 
     No. 98-NM-363-AD; Amendment 39-11363; AD 99-21-18] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received October 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4991. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 99-NM-94-AD; Amendment 39-11375; AD 99-21-29] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4992. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, 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 Instrument Landing System Receivers [Docket No. 99-
     NM-25-AD; Amendment 39-11374; AD 99-21-28] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received October 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the

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     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4993. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model DHC-8-311 and -315 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-324-AD; Amendment 39-
     11373; AD 99-21-27] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 21, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4994. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon (Beech) Model 400, 400A, 
     400T, and MU-300-10 Airplanes [Docket No. 96-NM-209-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11372; AD 99-21-26] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     October 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4995. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT9D Series 
     Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-31-AD; Amendment 39-
     11221; AD 99-15-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 21, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4996. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model SE.3160, 
     SA.315B, SA.316B, SA.316C, and SA.319B Helicopters [Docket 
     No. 99-SW-29-AD; Amendment 39-11370; AD 99-21-25] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received October 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4997. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model SA-365C, 
     C1, C2, N, and N1; AS-365N2; and SA-366G1 Helicopters [Docket 
     No. 98-SW-75-AD; Amendment 39-11369; AD 99-21-24] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received October 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4998. A letter from the Department of Transportation, FAA, 
     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. 98-NM-137-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11367; AD 99-21-22] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     October 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para. 121.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Ms. McDevitt, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a joint 
resolution and a concurrent resolution of the House of the following 
titles:

       H.J. Res. 62. Joint resolution to grant the consent of 
     Congress to the boundary change between Georgia and South 
     Carolina.
       H. Con. Res. 196. Concurrent Resolution permitting the use 
     of the Rotunda of the Capitol for the presentation of the 
     Congressional Gold Medal to President and Mrs. Gerald R. 
     Ford.

  The message also announced that the Senate has passed bills of the 
following titles in which concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 1235. An Act to amend part G of title I of the Omnibus 
     Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow railroad 
     police officers to attend the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
     National Academy for law enforcement training.
       S. 1485. An Act to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to confer United States citizenship automatically and 
     retroactively on certain foreign-born children adopted by 
     citizens of the United States.

para. 121.5  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2260

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 339):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2260) to amend the Controlled Substances Act 
     to promote pain management and palliative care without 
     permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia, 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 4(a) of rule XIII are waived. 
     General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not 
     exceed one hour equally divided among and controlled by the 
     chairmen and ranking minority members of the Committee on 
     Commerce and 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 an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     consisting of the bill modified by the amendments recommended 
     by the Committee on Commerce now printed in the bill. 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 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 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 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. 121.6  pain relief promotion

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, pursuant to House 
Resolution 339 and rule XVIII, 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. 2260) to amend the Controlled Substances 
Act to promote pain management and palliative care without permitting 
assisted suicide and euthanasia, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by unanimous 
consent, designated Mr. PETRI as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; 
and after some time spent therein,

para. 121.7  recorded vote

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

       In title I, strike section 101 and redesignate succeeding 
     sections and all cross references accordingly.

It was decided in the

Yeas

160

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

268

para. 121.8                   [Roll No. 542]

                                AYES--160

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kolbe
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Porter
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden

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     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--268

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Delahunt
     Hinojosa
     Mascara
     Rush
     Scarborough
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 121.9  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 Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut:

       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 ``Conquering 
     Pain Act of 1999''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 3. Definitions.

    TITLE I--EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS OF PAIN

Sec. 101. Guidelines for the treatment of pain.
Sec. 102. Quality improvement projects.
Sec. 103. Surgeon General's report.

                TITLE II--DEVELOPING COMMUNITY RESOURCES

Sec. 201. Family support networks in pain and symptom management.

                   TITLE III--REIMBURSEMENT BARRIERS

Sec. 301. Insurance coverage of pain and symptom management.

   TITLE IV--IMPROVING FEDERAL COORDINATION OF POLICY, RESEARCH, AND 
                              INFORMATION

Sec. 401. Advisory Committee on Pain and Symptom Management.
Sec. 402. Institutes of Medicine report on controlled substance 
              regulation and the use of pain medications.
Sec. 403. Conference on pain research and care.

                    TITLE V--DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS

Sec. 501. Provider performance standards for improvement in pain and 
              symptom management.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) pain is often left untreated or under-treated 
     especially among older patients, African Americans, and 
     children;
       (2) chronic pain is a public health problem affecting at 
     least 50,000,000 Americans through some form of persisting or 
     recurring symptom;
       (3) 40 to 50 percent of patients experience moderate to 
     severe pain at least half the time in their last days of 
     life;
       (4) 70 to 80 percent of cancer patients experience 
     significant pain during their illness;
       (5) despite the best intentions of physicians, nurses, 
     pharmacists, and other health care professionals, pain is 
     often under-treated because of the inadequate training of 
     physicians in pain management;
       (6) despite the best intentions of physicians, nurses, 
     pharmacists, and other health care professionals, pain and 
     symptom management is often suboptimal because the health 
     care system has focused on cure of disease rather than the 
     management of a patient's pain and other symptoms;
       (7) the technology and scientific basis to adequately 
     manage most pain is known;
       (8) pain should be considered the fifth vital sign; and
       (9) coordination of Federal efforts is needed to improve 
     access to high quality effective pain and symptom management 
     in order to assure the needs of chronic pain patients and 
     those who are terminally ill are met.
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to enhance 
     professional education in palliative care and reduce 
     excessive regulatory scrutiny in order to mitigate the 
     suffering, pain, and desperation many sick and dying people 
     face at the end of their lives in order to carry out the 
     clear opposition of the Congress to physician-assisted 
     suicide.

     SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) Chronic pain.--The term ``chronic pain'' means a pain 
     state that is persistent and in which the cause of the pain 
     cannot be removed or otherwise treated. Such term includes 
     pain that may be associated with long-term incurable or 
     intractable medical conditions or disease.
       (2) Drug therapy management services.--The term ``drug 
     therapy management services'' means consultations with a 
     physician concerning a patient which results in the 
     physician--
       (A) changing the drug regimen of the patient to avoid an 
     adverse drug interaction with another drug or disease state;
       (B) changing an inappropriate drug dosage or dosage form 
     with respect to the patient;
       (C) discontinuing an unnecessary or harmful medication with 
     respect to the patient;
       (D) initiating drug therapy for a medical condition of the 
     patient; or
       (E) consulting with the patient or a caregiver in a manner 
     that esults in a significant improvement in drug regimen 
     compliance.

     Such term includes services provided by a physician, 
     pharmacist, or other health care professional who is legally 
     authorized to furnish such services under the law of the 
     State in which such services are furnished.
       (3) End of life care.--The term ``end of life care'' means 
     a range of services, including hospice care, provided to a 
     patient, in the final stages of his or her life, who is 
     suffering from 1 or more conditions for which treatment 
     toward a cure or reasonable improvement is not possible, and 
     whose focus of care is palliative rather than curative.
       (4) Family support network.--The term ``family support 
     network'' means an association of 2 or more individuals or 
     entities in a collaborative effort to develop multi-
     disciplinary integrated patient care approaches that involve 
     medical staff and ancillary services to provide support to 
     chronic pain patients and patients at the end of life and 
     their caregivers across a broad range of settings in which 
     pain management might be delivered.
       (5) Hospice.--The term ``hospice care'' has the meaning 
     given such term in section 1861(dd)(1) of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(dd)(1)).
       (6) Pain and symptom management.--The term ``pain and 
     symptom management'' means services provided to relieve 
     physical or psychological pain or suffering, including any 1 
     or more of the following physical complaints--
       (A) weakness and fatigue;
       (B) shortness of breath;
       (C) nausea and vomiting;
       (D) diminished appetite;
       (E) wasting of muscle mass;
       (F) difficulty in swallowing;
       (G) bowel problems;
       (H) dry mouth;
       (I) failure of lymph drainage resulting in tissue swelling;
       (J) confusion;
       (K) dementia;
       (L) anxiety; and
       (M) depression.
       (7) Palliative care.--The term ``palliative care'' means 
     the total care of patients whose disease is not responsive to 
     curative treatment, the goal of which is to provide the best 
     quality of life for such patients and their families. Such 
     care--
       (A) may include the control of pain and of other symptoms, 
     including psychological, social and spiritual problems;
       (B) affirms life and regards dying as a normal process;

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       (C) provides relief from pain and other distressing 
     symptoms;
       (D) integrates the psychological and spiritual aspects of 
     patient care;
       (E) offers a support system to help patients live as 
     actively as possible until death; and
       (F) offers a support system to help the family cope during 
     the patient's illness and in their own bereavement.
       (8) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services.
    TITLE I--EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS OF PAIN

     SEC. 101. GUIDELINES FOR THE TREATMENT OF PAIN.

       (a) Development of Website.--Not later than 2 months after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting 
     through the Agency for Health Care Policy Research, shall 
     develop and maintain an Internet website to provide 
     information to individuals, health care practitioners, and 
     health facilities concerning evidence-based practice 
     guidelines developed for the treatment of pain.
       (b) Requirements.--The website established under subsection 
     (a) shall--
       (1) be designed to be quickly referenced by health care 
     practitioners; and
       (2) provide for the updating of guidelines as scientific 
     data warrants.
       (c) Provider Access to Guidelines.--
       (1) In general.--In establishing the website under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that health care 
     facilities have made the website known to health care 
     practitioners and that the website is easily available to all 
     health care personnel providing care or services at a health 
     care facility.
       (2) Use of certain equipment.--In making the information 
     described in paragraph (1) available to health care 
     personnel, the facility involved shall ensure that such 
     personnel have access to the website through the computer 
     equipment of the facility and shall carry out efforts to 
     inform personnel at the facility of the location of such 
     equipment.
       (3) Rural areas.--
       (A) In general.--A health care facility, particularly a 
     facility located in a rural or underserved area, without 
     access to the Internet shall provide an alternative means of 
     providing practice guideline information to health care 
     personnel.
       (B) Alternative means.--The Secretary shall determine 
     appropriate alternative means by which a health care facility 
     may make available practice guideline information on a 24-
     hour basis, 7 days a week if the facility does not have 
     Internet access. The criteria for adopting such alternative 
     means should be clear in permitting facilities to develop 
     alternative means without placing a significant financial 
     burden on the facility and in permitting flexibility for 
     facilities to develop alternative means of making guidelines 
     available. Such criteria shall be published in the Federal 
     Register.

     SEC. 102. QUALITY IMPROVEMENT EDUCATION PROJECTS.

       The Secretary shall provide funds for the implementation of 
     special education projects, in as many States as is 
     practicable, to be carried out by peer review organizations 
     of the type described in section 1152 of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1320c-1) to improve the quality of pain and 
     symptom management. Such projects shall place an emphasis on 
     improving pain and symptom management at the end of life, and 
     may also include efforts to increase the quality of services 
     delivered to chronic pain patients.

     SEC. 103. SURGEON GENERAL'S REPORT.

       Not later than October 1, 2000, the Surgeon General shall 
     prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 
     and the public, a report concerning the state of pain and 
     symptom management in the United States. The report shall 
     include--
       (1) a description of the legal and regulatory barriers that 
     may exist at the Federal and State levels to providing 
     adequate pain and symptom management;
       (2) an evaluation of provider competency in providing pain 
     and symptom management;
       (3) an identification of vulnerable populations, including 
     children, advanced elderly, non-English speakers, and 
     minorities, who may be likely to be underserved or may face 
     barriers to access to pain management and recommendations to 
     improve access to pain management for these populations;
       (4) an identification of barriers that may exist in 
     providing pain and symptom management in health care 
     settings, including assisted living facilities;
       (5) and identification of patient and family attitudes that 
     may exist which pose barriers in accessing pain and symptom 
     management or in the proper use of pain medications;
       (6) an evaluation of medical school training and residency 
     training for pain and symptom management; and
       (7) a review of continuing medical education programs in 
     pain and symptom management.
                TITLE II--DEVELOPING COMMUNITY RESOURCES

     SEC. 201. FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORKS IN PAIN AND SYMPTOM 
                   MANAGEMENT.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary, acting through the 
     Public Health Service, shall award grants for the 
     establishment of 6 National Family Support Networks in Pain 
     and Symptom Management (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Networks'') to serve as national models for improving the 
     access and quality of pain and symptom management to chronic 
     pain patients and those individuals in need of pain and 
     symptom management at the end of life and to provide 
     assistance to family members and caregivers.
       (b) Eligibility and Distribution.--
       (1) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     subsection (a), an entity shall--
       (A) be an academic facility or other entity that has 
     demonstrated an effective approach to training health care 
     providers concerning pain and symptom management and 
     palliative care services; and
       (B) prepare and submit to the Secretary an application (to 
     be peer reviewed by a committee established by the 
     Secretary), at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
     information as the Secretary may require.
       (2) Distribution.--In providing for the establishment of 
     Networks under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure 
     that--
       (A) the geographic distribution of such Networks reflects a 
     balance between rural and urban needs; and
       (B) at least 3 Networks are established at academic 
     facilities.
       (c) Activities of Networks.--A Network that is established 
     under this section shall--
       (1) provide for an integrated interdisciplinary approach to 
     the delivery of pain and symptom management;
       (2) provide community leadership in establishing and 
     expanding public access to appropriate pain care, including 
     pain care at the end of life;
       (3) provide assistance through caregiver and bereavement 
     supportive services;
       (4) develop a research agenda to promote effective pain and 
     symptom management for the broad spectrum of patients in need 
     of access to such care that can be implemented by the 
     Network;
       (5) provide for coordination and linkages between clinical 
     services in academic centers and surrounding communities to 
     assist in the widespread dissemination of provider and 
     patient information concerning how to access options for pain 
     management;
       (6) establish telemedicine links to provide education and 
     for the delivery of services in pain and symptom management; 
     and
       (7) develop effective means of providing assistance to 
     providers and families for the management of a patient's pain 
     24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
       (d) Provider Pain and Symptom Management Communications 
     Projects.--
       (1) In general.--Each Network shall establish a process to 
     provide health care personnel with information 24 hours a 
     day, 7 days a week, concerning pain and symptom management. 
     Such process shall be designed to test the effectiveness of 
     specific forms of communications with health care personnel 
     so that such personnel may obtain information to ensure that 
     all appropriate patients are provided with pain and symptom 
     management.
       (2) Termination.--The requirement of paragraph (1) shall 
     terminate with respect to a Network on the day that is 2 
     years after the date on which the Network has established the 
     communications method.
       (3) Evaluation.--Not later than 60 days after the 
     expiration of the 2-year period referred to in paragraph (2), 
     a Network shall conduct an evaluation and prepare and submit 
     to the Secretary a report concerning the costs of operation 
     and whether the form of communication can be shown to have 
     had a positive impact on the care of patients in chronic pain 
     or on patients with pain at the end of life.
       (4) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall 
     be construed as limiting a Network from developing other ways 
     in which to provide support to families and providers, 24 
     hours a day, 7 days a week.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section, $18,000,000 for 
     fiscal years 2000 through 2002.
                   TITLE III--REIMBURSEMENT BARRIERS

     SEC. 301. INSURANCE COVERAGE OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT.

       (a) In General.--The General Accounting Office shall 
     conduct a survey of public and private health insurance 
     providers, including managed care entities, to determine 
     whether the reimbursement policies of such insurers inhibit 
     the access of chronic pain patients to pain and symptom 
     management and pain and symptom management for those in need 
     of end-of-life care. The survey shall include a review of 
     formularies for pain medication and the effect of such 
     formularies on pain and symptom management.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the General Accounting Office shall 
     prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 
     a report concerning the survey conducted under subsection 
     (a).
   TITLE IV--IMPROVING FEDERAL COORDINATION OF POLICY, RESEARCH, AND 
                              INFORMATION

     SEC. 401. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish an 
     advisory committee, to be known as the Advisory Committee on 
     Pain and Symptom Management, to make recommendations to the 
     Secretary concerning a coordinated Federal agenda on pain and 
     symptom management.
       (b) Membership.--The Advisory Committee established under 
     subsection (a) shall be comprised of 11 individuals to be 
     appointed by the Secretary, of which at least 1 member shall 
     be a representative of--
       (1) physicians (medical doctors or doctors of osteopathy) 
     who treat chronic pain patients or the terminally ill;
       (2) nurses who treat chronic pain patients or the 
     terminally ill;
       (3) pharmacists who treat chronic pain patients or the 
     terminally ill;

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       (4) hospice;
       (5) pain researchers;
       (6) patient advocates;
       (7) caregivers; and
       (8) health insurance issuers (as such term is defined in 
     section 2791(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
     300gg-91(b))).
     The members of the Committee shall designate 1 member to 
     serve as the chairperson of the Committee.
       (c) Meetings.--The Advisory Committee shall meet at the 
     call of the chairperson of the Committee.
       (d) Agenda.--The agenda of the Advisory Committee 
     established under subsection (a) shall include--
       (1) the development of recommendations to create a 
     coordinated Federal agenda on pain and symptom management;
       (2) the development of proposals to ensure that pain is 
     considered as the fifth vital sign for all patients;
       (3) the identification of research needs in pain and 
     symptom management, including gaps in pain and symptom 
     management guidelines;
       (4) the identification and dissemination of pain and 
     symptom management practice guidelines, research information, 
     and best practices;
       (5) proposals for patient education concerning how to 
     access pain and symptom management across health care 
     settings;
       (6) the manner in which to measure improvement in access to 
     pain and symptom management and improvement in the delivery 
     of care; and
       (7) the development of an ongoing mechanism to identify 
     barriers or potential barriers to pain and symptom management 
     created by Federal policies.
       (e) Recommendation.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Advisory Committee established 
     under subsection (a) shall prepare and submit to the 
     Secretary recommendations concerning a prioritization of the 
     need for a Federal agenda on pain, and ways in which to 
     better coordinate the activities of entities within the 
     Department of Health and Human Services, and other Federal 
     entities charged with the responsibility for the delivery of 
     health care services or research on pain, with respect to 
     pain management.
       (f) Consultation.--In carrying out this section, the 
     Advisory Committee shall consult with all Federal agencies 
     that are responsible for providing health care services or 
     access to health services to determine the best means to 
     ensure that all Federal activities are coordinated with 
     respect to research and access to pain and symptom 
     management.
       (g) Administrative Support; Terms of Service; Other 
     Provisions.--The following shall apply with respect to the 
     Advisory Committee:
       (1) The Committee shall receive necessary and appropriate 
     administrative support, including appropriate funding, from 
     the Department of Health and Human Services.
       (2) The Committee shall hold open meetings and meet not 
     less than 4 times per year.
       (3) Members of the Committee shall not receive additional 
     compensation for their service. Such members may receive 
     reimbursement for appropriate and additional expenses that 
     are incurred through service on the Committee which would not 
     have incurred had they not been a member of the Committee.
       (4) The requirements of appendix 2 of title 5, United 
     States Code.

     SEC. 402. INSTITUTES OF MEDICINE REPORT ON CONTROLLED 
                   SUBSTANCE REGULATION AND THE USE OF PAIN 
                   MEDICATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through a contract 
     entered into with the Institute of Medicine, shall review 
     findings that have been developed through research conducted 
     concerning--
       (1) the effects of controlled substance regulation on 
     patient access to effective care;
       (2) factors, if any, that may contribute to the underuse of 
     pain medications, including opioids; and
       (3) the identification of State legal and regulatory 
     barriers, if any, that may impact patient access to 
     medications used for pain and symptom management.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare and submit 
     to the appropriate committees of Congress a report concerning 
     the findings described in subsection (a).

     SEC. 403. CONFERENCE ON PAIN RESEARCH AND CARE.

       Not later than December 31, 2003, the Secretary, acting 
     through the National Institutes of Health, shall convene a 
     national conference to discuss the translation of pain 
     research into the delivery of health services to chronic pain 
     patients and those needing end-of-life care. The Secretary 
     shall use unobligated amounts appropriated for the Department 
     of Health and Human Services to carry out this section.
                    TITLE V--DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS

     SEC. 501. PROVIDER PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR IMPROVEMENT IN 
                   PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Public 
     Health Service, shall award grants for the establishment of 
     not less than 5 demonstration projects to determine effective 
     methods to measure improvement in the skills and knowledge of 
     health care personnel in pain and symptom management as such 
     skill and knowledge applies to providing services to chronic 
     pain patients and those patients requiring pain and symptom 
     management at the end of life.
       (b) Evaluation.--Projects established under subsection (a) 
     shall be evaluated to determine patient and caregiver 
     knowledge and attitudes toward pain and symptom management.
       (c) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     subsection (a), an entity shall prepare and submit to the 
     Secretary an application at such time, in such manner and 
     containing such information as the Secretary may require.
       (d) Termination.--A project established under subsection 
     (a) shall terminate after the expiration of the 2-year period 
     beginning on the date on which such project was established.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
     this section.

It was decided in the

Yeas

188

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negative

Nays

239

para. 121.10                  [Roll No. 543]

                                AYES--188

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--239

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     King (NY)
     Kingston
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     Klink
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     Leach
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     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
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     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Ose

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     Oxley
     Packard
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
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     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
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     Sweeney
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     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Delahunt
     Hinojosa
     Mascara
     Pickering
     Rush
     Scarborough
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. NEY, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 339, 
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 ``Pain Relief Promotion Act of 
     1999''.
 TITLE I--USE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES CONSISTENT WITH THE CONTROLLED 
                             SUBSTANCES ACT

     SEC. 101. REINFORCING EXISTING STANDARD FOR LEGITIMATE USE OF 
                   CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.

       Section 303 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
     823) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(i)(1) For purposes of this Act and any regulations to 
     implement this Act, alleviating pain or discomfort in the 
     usual course of professional practice is a legitimate medical 
     purpose for the dispensing, distributing, or administering of 
     a controlled substance that is consistent with public health 
     and safety, even if the use of such a substance may increase 
     the risk of death. Nothing in this section authorizes 
     intentionally dispensing, distributing, or administering a 
     controlled substance for the purpose of causing death or 
     assisting another person in causing death.
       ``(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, in 
     determining whether a registration is consistent with the 
     public interest under this Act, the Attorney General shall 
     give no force and effect to State law authorizing or 
     permitting assisted suicide or euthanasia.
       ``(3) Paragraph (2) applies only to conduct occurring after 
     the date of the enactment of this subsection.''.

     SEC. 102. EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS.

       Section 502(a) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
     872(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (5);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (6) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) educational and training programs for local, State, 
     and Federal personnel, incorporating recommendations by the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services, on the necessary and 
     legitimate use of controlled substances in pain management 
     and palliative care, and means by which investigation and 
     enforcement actions by law enforcement personnel may 
     accommodate such use.''.
                  TITLE II--PROMOTING PALLIATIVE CARE

     SEC. 201. ACTIVITIES OF AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE POLICY AND 
                   RESEARCH.

       Part A of title IX of the Public Health Service Act (42 
     U.S.C. 299 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following section:

     ``SEC. 906. PROGRAM FOR PALLIATIVE CARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY.

       ``(a) In General.--The Administrator shall carry out a 
     program to accomplish the following:
       ``(1) Develop and advance scientific understanding of 
     palliative care.
       ``(2) Collect and disseminate protocols and evidence-based 
     practices regarding palliative care, with priority given to 
     pain management for terminally ill patients, and make such 
     information available to public and private health care 
     programs and providers, health professions schools, and 
     hospices, and to the general public.
       ``(b) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `palliative care' means the active, total care of patients 
     whose disease or medical condition is not responsive to 
     curative treatment or whose prognosis is limited due to 
     progressive, far-advanced disease. The purpose of such care 
     is to alleviate pain and other distressing symptoms and to 
     enhance the quality of life, not to hasten or postpone 
     death.''.

     SEC. 202. ACTIVITIES OF HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES 
                   ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) In General.--Part D of title VII of the Public Health 
     Service Act (42 U.S.C. 294 et seq.), as amended by section 
     103 of Public Law 105-392 (112 Stat. 3541), is amended--
       (1) by redesignating sections 754 through 757 as sections 
     755 through 758, respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after section 753 the following section:

     ``SEC. 754. PROGRAM FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN PALLIATIVE 
                   CARE.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Administrator for Health Care Policy and Research, may make 
     awards of grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts to 
     health professions schools, hospices, and other public and 
     private entities for the development and implementation of 
     programs to provide education and training to health care 
     professionals in palliative care.
       ``(b) Priorities.--In making awards under subsection (a), 
     the Secretary shall give priority to awards for the 
     implementation of programs under such subsection.
       ``(c) Certain Topics.--An award may be made under 
     subsection (a) only if the applicant for the award agrees 
     that the program carried out with the award will include 
     information and education on--
       ``(1) means for alleviating pain and discomfort of 
     patients, especially terminally ill patients, including the 
     medically appropriate use of controlled substances;
       ``(2) applicable laws on controlled substances, including 
     laws permitting health care professionals to dispense or 
     administer controlled substances as needed to relieve pain 
     even in cases where such efforts may unintentionally increase 
     the risk of death; and
       ``(3) recent findings, developments, and improvements in 
     the provision of palliative care.
       ``(d) Program Sites.--Education and training under 
     subsection (a) may be provided at or through health 
     professions schools, residency training programs and other 
     graduate programs in the health professions, entities that 
     provide continuing medical education, hospices, and such 
     other programs or sites as the Secretary determines to be 
     appropriate.
       ``(e) Evaluation of Programs.--The Secretary shall 
     (directly or through grants or contracts) provide for the 
     evaluation of programs implemented under subsection (a) in 
     order to determine the effect of such programs on knowledge 
     and practice regarding palliative care.
       ``(f) Peer Review Groups.--In carrying out section 799(f) 
     with respect to this section, the Secretary shall ensure that 
     the membership of each peer review group involved includes 
     one or more individuals with expertise and experience in 
     palliative care.
       ``(g) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `palliative care' means the active, total care of patients 
     whose disease or medical condition is not responsive to 
     curative treatment or whose prognosis is limited due to 
     progressive, far-advanced disease. The purpose of such care 
     is to alleviate pain and other distressing symptoms and to 
     enhance the quality of life, not to hasten or postpone 
     death.''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations; Allocation.--
       (1) In general.--Section 758 of the Public Health Service 
     Act (as redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of this section) is 
     amended in subsection (b)(1)(C) by striking ``sections 753, 
     754, and 755'' and inserting ``sections 753, 754, 755, and 
     756''.
       (2) Amount.--With respect to section 758 of the Public 
     Health Service Act (as redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of 
     this section), the dollar amount specified in subsection 
     (b)(1)(C) of such section is deemed to be increased by 
     $5,000,000.

     SEC. 203. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendments made by this title take effect October 1, 
     1999, or upon the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     whichever occurs later.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. BLUMENAUER 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 3, line 25, before the period insert ``, except a law 
     adopted or confirmed through a State citizen initiative or 
     referendum''.
       Add at the end of title I the following:

     SEC. 103. EXCLUSION OF CRIMINAL LIABILITY.

       No person shall be held criminally liable for any violation 
     of law based on the effect of the amendments made by section 
     101. 

  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. HOBSON, announced that the nays had it.
  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. HOBSON, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. CANADY demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which de

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mand 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

271

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affirmative

Nays

156

para. 121.11                  [Roll No. 544]

                                AYES--271

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--156

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baird
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kolbe
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shuster
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stump
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walden
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Woolsey
     Wu

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Delahunt
     Hinojosa
     Kennedy
     Mascara
     Rush
     Scarborough
  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. 121.12  recess--7:59 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SIMPSON, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 7 o'clock and 59 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.

para. 121.13  after recess--8:37 p.m.

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

para. 121.14  submission of conference report--h.r. 3064

  Mr. ISTOOK submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 106-419) on the 
bill (H.R. 3064) 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, 2000, and for other purposes; together with a statement thereon, for 
printing in the Record under the rule.

para. 121.15  recess--8:38 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SIMPSON, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 8 o'clock and 38 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.

para. 121.16  after recess--9:58 p.m.

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

para. 121.17  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 3064

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-420) the resolution (H. Res. 345) waiving points of order 
against the conference report to accompany (H.R. 3064) 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, 2000, and for other 
purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 121.18  order of business--consideration of h.j. res. 73

  On motion of Mr. DREIER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order at any time to consider in the House 
the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 73) making further continuing 
appropriations for fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes; that the 
joint resolution be considered as read for amendment; that the joint 
resolution be debatable for one hour, equally divided and controlled by 
the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Appropriations; and that the previous question be considered as ordered 
on the joint resolution to final passage without intervening motion 
except one motion to recommit.

para. 121.19  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. 1235. An Act to amend part G of title I of the Omnibus 
     Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow railroad 
     police officers to attend the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
     National Academy for law enforcement training; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       S. 1485. An Act to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to confer United States citizenship automatically and 
     retroactively on certain foreign-born children adopted by 
     citizens of the United States; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

para. 121.20  enrolled bill and joint resolution signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, reported that 
that committee had examined and found truly enrolled a bill and a joint 
resolution of the House of the following

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titles, which were thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 1175. To locate and secure the return of Zachary 
     Baumel, a United States citizen, and other Israeli soldiers 
     missing in action.
       H.J. Res. 62. To grant the consent of Congress to the 
     boundary change between Georgia and South Carolina.

para. 121.21  bill presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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 26, 1999:
       H.R. 2367. To reauthorize a comprehensive program of 
     support for victims of torture.

para. 121.22  leave of absence

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

para. 121.23  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. DREIER, at 9 o'clock and 59 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 121.24  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. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 348. A 
     bill to authorize the construction of a monument to honor 
     those who have served the Nation's civil defense and 
     emergency management programs (Rept. No. 106-416). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 2889. A 
     bill to amend the Central Utah Project Completion Act to 
     provide for acquisition of water and water rights for Central 
     Utah Project purposes, completion of Central Utah project 
     facilities, and implementation of water conservation measures 
     (Rept. No. 106-417). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. S. 278. An act 
     to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
     lands to the county of Rio Arriba, New Mexico (Rept. No. 106-
     418). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. ISTOOK: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 3064. 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, 2000, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 106-419). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 345. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 3064) 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, 2000, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-
     420). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 121.25  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. GOSS:
       H.R. 3152. A bill to provide for the identification, 
     collection, and review for declassification of records and 
     materials that are of extraordinary public interest to the 
     people of the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 3153. A bill to amend title 49 of the United States 
     Code to require automobile manufacturers to provide automatic 
     door locks on new passenger cars manufactured after 2003; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GEJDENSON (for himself, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Berman, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
             Mr. Martinez, Mr. Payne, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. 
             Danner, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Rothman, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. King, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
             Meehan, Ms. Waters, Mr. Cooksey, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Ms. Norton, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. George Miller of California, and 
             Ms. Kaptur):
       H.R. 3154. A bill to combat trafficking of persons in the 
     United States and countries around the world through 
     prevention, prosecution and enforcement against traffickers, 
     and protection and assistance to victims of trafficking; to 
     the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to 
     the Committees on the Judiciary, 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. GEKAS:
       H.R. 3155. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to establish a grant program for providing assistance to 
     emergency response organizations, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HOEFFEL (for himself and Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 3156. A bill to amend the Technology for Education Act 
     of 1994 to clarify the authority for, and to encourage, the 
     use of Federal funds for incentives for school personnel to 
     participate in professional development relating to the use 
     of technology in education, and in the development of 
     technology applications; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Nadler, Ms. 
             Eshoo, and Mr. Brown of Ohio):
       H.R. 3157. A bill to prohibit all United States assistance 
     to Indonesia until the President certifies to the Congress 
     that the Government of Indonesia has provided full 
     compensation for the material damage in East Timor; 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 Ms. NORTON (for herself, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, and Ms. 
             Woolsey):
       H.R. 3158. A bill to establish Federal safeguards for the 
     prevention of sexual misconduct of women inmates at State 
     correctional institutions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. POMEROY (for himself, Mr. Minge, and Ms. 
             Baldwin):
       H.R. 3159. A bill to impose a moratorium on large 
     agribusiness mergers and to establish a commission to review 
     large agriculture mergers, concentration, and market power; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, 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 (for himself, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Tauzin, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Baker, Mr. Skeen, Mrs. 
             Bono, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Walden of Oregon, 
             Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Taylor of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Gary Miller of California, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Tancredo, 
             Mr. Bachus, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Herger, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Gibbons, 
             Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. John, Mr. Bonilla, and Mr. 
             Packard):
       H.R. 3160. A bill to reauthorize and amend the Endangered 
     Species Act of 1973; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.J. Res. 73. A joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN:
       H. Con. Res. 210. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     strong support of the Congress for the recently concluded 
     elections in the Republic of India and urging the President 
     to travel to India; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. 
             Lantos):
       H. Con. Res. 211. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     strong suppport of the Congress for the recently concluded 
     elections in the Republic of India and urging the President 
     to travel to India; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. BUYER (for himself, Mr. Spence, Mr. Young of 
             Florida, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Stump, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Bateman, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
             Sam Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. McHugh, and 
             Mr. Chambliss):
       H. Con. Res. 212. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress concerning continued use of the United 
     States Navy training range on the island of Vieques in the 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. TANCREDO (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. Chenoweth-Hage, Mr. Coble, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
             Hayes, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Kingston, Mr. Largent, Mr. Ose, Mr. Paul, Mr. Petri, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Schaffer, 
             Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Smith of

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             Texas, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Wu, Mrs. 
             Biggert, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             DeMint, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Fossella, 
             Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Herger, 
             Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. 
             Lazio, Mr. Linder, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Gary Miller of 
             California, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Terry, and Mr. Traficant):
       H. Res. 343. A resolution amending rule XXI of the Rules of 
     the House of Representatives to prohibit the consideration of 
     legislation that provides for the designation or 
     redesignation of any building, highway, or other structure in 
     honor of an individual who is serving as a Member of 
     Congress; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Talent, Mrs. Emerson, Ms. 
             Danner, Mr. Gephardt, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. 
             Skelton, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
             Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. 
             Largent):
       H. Res. 344. A resolution recognizing and honoring Payne 
     Stewart and expressing the condolences of the House of 
     Representatives to his family on his death and to the 
     families of those who died with him; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform. 

para. 121.26  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 125: Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 488: Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 531: Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 797: Mr. Paul and Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 809: Mr. Inslee.
       H.R. 914: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 997: Mr. Scott and Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 1093: Mr. Kuykendall.
       H.R. 1168: Mr. Berry and Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 1271: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 1300: Mr. Weller and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 1303: Mr. Collins.
       H.R. 1322: Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 1341: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 1349: Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 1356: Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 1456: Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 1525: Mr. Wu and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 1621: Mr. Gephardt and Mr. Clay.
       H.R. 1622: Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 1657: Mr. Larson.
       H.R. 1687: Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 1775: Mr. Jefferson, Mrs. Napolitano, and Mr. Vitter.
       H.R. 1871: Mr. Lewis of Georgia and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1885: Mr. Campbell and Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 1899: Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, and Mr. 
     LaFalce.
       H.R. 2059: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. 
     Cunningham.
       H.R. 2200: Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 2282: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2356: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 2366: Mr. Davis of Virginia and Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 2451: Mr. McInnis and Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 2569: Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Capps, and Mr. Franks of New 
     Jersey.
       H.R. 2604: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H.R. 2640: Mr. LaHood, Mr. Evans, Mr. LaTourette, and Mr. 
     Nethercutt.
       H.R. 2662: Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 2697: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 2706: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 2727: Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hilliard, 
     Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Gilchrest, and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 2733: Ms. Carson, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. DeMint, 
     and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 2738: Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 2802: Mr. Larson.
       H.R. 2837: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 2865: Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 2890: Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 2892: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Pomeroy, and Mr. 
     Wynn.
       H.R. 2900: Mr. Meehan and Mr. Larson.
       H.R. 2980: Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 2985: Mr. Goodling, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, and 
     Mr. Thune.
       H.R. 3044: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 3075: Mr. Everett.
       H.R. 3082: Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 3100: Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Franks of New 
     Jersey, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Petri, Mr. LaTourette, and Mrs. 
     Emerson.
       H.R. 3105: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 3115: Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 3136: Ms. DeLauro and Mrs. Napolitano.
       H.R. 3144: Mr. Costello, Mr. Holden, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. 
     Capps, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. Napolitano, 
     Mr. Sherman, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Lewis 
     of Georgia, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Moakley, 
     Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Olver, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
     Mendendez, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Engel, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
     York, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, 
     Mr. Coyne, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Frost, Mr. Green of 
     Texas, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Mollohan, Ms. DeGette, and Mr. 
     Gephardt.
       H.J. Res. 46: Mr. Stump.
       H.J. Res. 53: Mr. Chambliss.
       H. Con. Res. 120: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
     and Mr. Hostettler.
       H. Con. Res. 200: Mr. Gilman.
       H. Con. Res. 206: Mr. Hoyer.
       H. Res. 238: Ms. Carson, Mr. DeMint, and Mrs. Morella.
       H. Res. 298: Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
     Owens, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Barrett 
     of Wisconsin, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Sherman, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H. Res. 325: Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Spence, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
     Matsui, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Frost, 
     Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Etheridge, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Wynn, 
     Mr. Underwood, Mr. Castle, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mrs. 
     Lowey, and Mr. Bilirakis. 
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                    THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1999 (122)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 122.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Thursday, October 27, 1999.
  Mr. McNULTY, 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. McNULTY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, announced that the vote 
would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para. 122.2  communications

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

       4999. A letter from the Administrator, Marketing and 
     Regulatory Programs, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Tomatoes Grown in Florida; 
     Decreased Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV99-966-1 IFR] 
     received October 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5000. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Programs to Help Develop Foreign Markets for Agriculture 
     Commodities (Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program) 
     (RIN: 0551-AA26) received October 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5001. A letter from the Legislative and Regulatory 
     Activities Division, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Extended 
     Examination Cycle For U.S. Branches and Agencies of Foreign 
     Banks (RIN: 3064-AC15) received October 22, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       5002. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Vermont: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste 
     Management Program Revision [FRL-6456-8] received October 22, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       5003. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Office of Student Financial Assistant, 
     Department of Education, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Student Assistance General Provisions (RIN: 1845-AA03) 
     received October 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       5004. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Institutional Eligibility Under the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended and Student 
     Assistance General Provisions (RIN: 1845-AA08) received 
     October 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       5005. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Office of Student Financial Assistance, 
     Department of Education, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Federal Perkins Loan Program (1845-AA05) received 
     October 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       5006. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Energy Efficiency Program for 
     Certain Commercial and Industrial Equipment: Test Procedures, 
     Labeling, and Certification Requirements for Electric Motors; 
     Final Rule (RIN: 1904-AA82) received October 21, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5007. 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 
     Source Specific Revisions to the nonregulatory portion of the 
     Tennessee SIP Regarding Emission Limits for Particulate 
     Matter and Volatile Organic Compounds [TN-192-1-9962(a); TN-
     193-1-9963(a); FRL-6465-1] received October 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5008. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information,

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     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--National Priorities List for Uncontrolled 
     Hazardous Waste Sites [FRL-6462-1] received October 18, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5009. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Respiratory Protection and Controls to Restrict 
     Internal Exposures (RIN: 3150-AF81) received October 21, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5010. 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 Israel for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 00-15), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       5011. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Germany for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 00-05), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       5012. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to the Netherlands for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 00-04), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       5013. 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 Denmark for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 00-03), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       5014. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Office of Acquisition Policy, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Federal Acquisition Circular 97-14; Introduction--
     received September 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5015. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Office of Acquisition Policy, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Federal Acquisition Regulation; Conditionally Accepted 
     Items [FAC 97-14; FAR Case 98-002; Item XIII] (RIN: 9000-
     AI17) received September 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5016. A letter from the Deputy Archivist of the United 
     States, Policy and Planning Staff, National Archives and 
     Records Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Nixon Presidential Materials (RIN: 3095-AA91) 
     received October 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5017. 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; Determination of Threatened Status for Bull Trout 
     in the Coterminous United States (RIN: 1018-AF01) received 
     October 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       5018. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fisheries; 
     Large Coastal Shark Fishery; Season Adjustments [I.D. 
     092299D] received October 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5019. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; 
     Trawl Gear in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 990304062-9062-
     01; I.D. 101599D] received October 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5020. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod by Vessels Using Hook-and-line and Pot Gear in 
     the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 990304063-
     9063-01; I.D. 101599F] received October 22, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5021. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Reallocation of Pollock [Docket No. 990304063-9063-01; I.D. 
     101299E] received October 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5022. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in Bering Sea 
     and Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No. 990304063-
     9063-01; I.D. 101599E] received October 22, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5023. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Northeastern 
     United States; Amendment 12 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and 
     Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan (FMP); Amendment 8 to 
     the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish FMP; and 
     Amendment 12 to the Atlantic Surf Clam and Ocean Quahog FMP 
     [Docket No. 990301058-9225-02; I.D. 011499B] (RIN: 0648-AL56) 
     received October 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       5024. 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 
     Inshore Component in the Bering Sea Subarea [Docket No. 
     990304063-01; I.D. 102099A] received October 26, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       5025. 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; Commercial Inseason Adjustments and 
     Closures from Cape Flattery to Leadbetter Point, WA [Docket 
     No. 99040113-913-01; I.D. 090899A] received October 26, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       5026. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Atlantic Highly 
     Migratory Species (HMS) Fisheries; Vessel Monitoring Systems 
     [Docket No. I.D. 071698B] (RIN: 0648-AJ67) received October 
     26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       5027. A letter from the the Assistant Secretary of the 
     Army, Civil Works, the Department of the Army, transmitting 
     notification that the Secretary of the Army supports the 
     authorization and plans to implement the project through the 
     normal budget process; (H. Doc. No. 106--150); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and ordered to 
     be printed.
       5028. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Model Falcon 2000 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-377-AD; Amendment 39-11365; AD 
     99-21-20] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 21, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5029. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A310-300 and A300-600R 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 99-NM-08-AD; Amendment 39-11366; 
     AD 99-21-21] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 21, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5030. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A319-131, A320-232 and 
     -233, and A321-131 and -231 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 99-
     NM-96-AD; Amendment 39-11364; AD 99-21-19] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received October 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5031. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Avions Mudry et Cie Model CAP 10B 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 99-CE-26-AD; Amendment 39-11368; AD 99-
     21-23] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 21, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       5032. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, 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-318-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11360; AD 99-21-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     October 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5033. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace (Jetstream) Model 
     4101 Airplanes [Docket No. 99-NM-115-AD; Amendment 39-11356; 
     AD 99-21-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 21, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5034. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Disaster Assistance; Redesign of Public Assistance Program 
     Administration (RIN: 3067-AC89) received October 21, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5035. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Department Store Indexes [Rev. Rul. 99-46] received October 
     26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       5036. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Extension of Announcement 99-5 [Announcement 99-106] re

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     ceived October 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5037. A letter from the Deputy Executive Secretary to the 
     Department, Office of Special Programs, Department of Health 
     and Human Services, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network--received 
     October 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly 
     to the Committees on Commerce and Education and the 
     Workforce. 

para. 122.3  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. 2112. An Act to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     allow a judge to whom a case is transferred to retain 
     jurisdiction over certain multidistrict litigation cases for 
     trial, and to provide for Federal jurisdiction of certain 
     multiparty, multiforum civil actions.

para. 122.4  goldwater scholarship and excellence in education

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

                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, October 27, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to section 1404 of Public Law 
     99-661 (20 U.S.C. 4703), I hereby appoint the following 
     individual to the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence 
     in Education Foundation: Mr. Bob Stump, Arizona.
           Respectfully,
                                                       Dick Armey,
                                                  Majority Leader.

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

para. 122.5  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
Chair's approval of the Journal of Wednesday, October 27, 1999.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

370

Nays

49

When there appeared

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Answered present

1

para. 122.6                   [Roll No. 545]

                                YEAS--370

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Vitter
     Walden
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weygand
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--49

     Aderholt
     Baird
     Baldwin
     Bilbray
     Borski
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Costello
     Crane
     DeFazio
     Dickey
     English
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Gibbons
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holt
     Hulshof
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kucinich
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Markey
     McNulty
     Miller, George
     Moore
     Oberstar
     Pallone
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Ramstad
     Rogan
     Sabo
     Schaffer
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Udall (NM)
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Weller
     Wu

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Tancredo
       

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Brady (PA)
     Buyer
     Hinojosa
     Johnson (CT)
     Mascara
     Rush
     Sanders
     Scarborough
     Sweeney
     Walsh
     Waters
     Wexler
     Whitfield
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 122.7  further continuing appropriations fy 2000

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida, pursuant to the special order of the House of 
October 27, 1999, called up the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 73) making 
further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2000.
  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. BEREUTER, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

424

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

2

para. 122.8                   [Roll No. 546]

                                YEAS--424

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin

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     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--2

     DeFazio
     Paul
       

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Brady (PA)
     Coburn
     Hinojosa
     Mascara
     Rush
     Scarborough
     Waters
  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. 122.9  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 3064

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

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 3064) 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, 2000, 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. The conference report 
     shall be debatable for two hours equally divided and 
     controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on Appropriations.

  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. BEREUTER, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

221

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

206

para. 122.10                  [Roll No. 547]

                                YEAS--221

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

                                NAYS--206

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers

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     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     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
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Gilman
     Hinojosa
     Mascara
     Rodriguez
     Rush
     Scarborough
     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. 122.11  district of columbia appropriations

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida, pursuant to House Resolution 345, called up the 
following conference report (Rept. No. 106-419):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     3064) ``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, 2000, 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 District of 
     Columbia, and for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
     Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes, 
     namely:

                               DIVISION A

                  DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS

       For programs, projects, or activities in the District of 
     Columbia Appropriations Act, 2000, 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, 2000, and for other purposes.

                TITLE I--FISCAL YEAR 2000 APPROPRIATIONS

                             FEDERAL FUNDS

              Federal Payment for Resident Tuition Support

       For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for a 
     program to be administered by the Mayor for District of 
     Columbia resident tuition support, subject to the enactment 
     of authorizing legislation for such program by Congress, 
     $17,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That such funds may be used on behalf of eligible District of 
     Columbia residents to pay an amount based upon the difference 
     between in-State and out-of-State tuition at public 
     institutions of higher education, usable at both public and 
     private institutions of higher education: Provided further, 
     That the awarding of such funds may be prioritized on the 
     basis of a resident's academic merit and such other factors 
     as may be authorized: Provided further, That if the 
     authorized program is a nationwide program, the Mayor may 
     expend up to $17,000,000: Provided further, That if the 
     authorized program is for a limited number of States, the 
     Mayor may expend up to $11,000,000: Provided further, That 
     the District of Columbia may expend funds other than the 
     funds provided under this heading, including local tax 
     revenues and contributions, to support such program.

        Federal Payment for Incentives for Adoption of Children

       For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia to create 
     incentives to promote the adoption of children in the 
     District of Columbia foster care system, $5,000,000: 
     Provided, That such funds shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2001 and shall be used in accordance with a 
     program established by the Mayor and the Council of the 
     District of Columbia and approved by the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate: Provided further, That funds provided under this 
     heading may be used to cover the costs to the District of 
     Columbia of providing tax credits to offset the costs 
     incurred by individuals in adopting children in the District 
     of Columbia foster care system and in providing for the 
     health care needs of such children, in accordance with 
     legislation enacted by the District of Columbia government.

         Federal Payment to the Citizen Complaint Review Board

       For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for 
     administrative expenses of the Citizen Complaint Review 
     Board, $500,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2001.

          Federal Payment to the Department of Human Services

       For a Federal payment to the Department of Human Services 
     for a mentoring program and for hotline services, $250,000.

    Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Corrections Trustee 
                               Operations

       For salaries and expenses of the District of Columbia 
     Corrections Trustee, $176,000,000 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; 111 Stat. 712): 
     Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds appropriated in this Act for the District of Columbia 
     Corrections Trustee shall be apportioned quarterly by the 
     Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in 
     the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and 
     expenses of other Federal agencies: Provided further, That in 
     addition to the funds provided under this heading, the 
     District of Columbia Corrections Trustee may use a portion of 
     the interest earned on the Federal payment made to the 
     Trustee under the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 
     1998, (not to exceed $4,600,000) to carry out the activities 
     funded under this heading.

           Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Courts

       For salaries and expenses for the District of Columbia 
     Courts, $99,714,000 to be allocated as follows: for the 
     District of Columbia Court of Appeals, $7,209,000; for the 
     District of Columbia Superior Court, $68,351,000; for the 
     District of Columbia Court System, $16,154,000; and 
     $8,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2001, for 
     capital improvements for District of Columbia courthouse 
     facilities: Provided, That of the amounts available for 
     operations of the District of Columbia Courts, not to exceed 
     $2,500,000 shall be for the design of an Integrated Justice 
     Information System and that such funds shall be used in 
     accordance with a plan and design developed by the courts and 
     approved by the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under 
     this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of 
     Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same 
     manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of 
     other Federal agencies, 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 Governmental Affairs of the 
     Senate, and the Committee on Government Reform of the House 
     of Representatives.

            Defender Services in District of Columbia Courts

       For payments authorized under section 11-2604 and section 
     11-2605, D.C. Code (relating to representation provided under 
     the District of Columbia Criminal Justice Act), payments for 
     counsel appointed in proceedings in the Family Division of 
     the Superior Court of the District of Columbia under chapter 
     23 of title 16, D.C. Code, and payments for counsel 
     authorized under section 21-2060, D.C. Code (relating to 
     representation provided under the District of Columbia 
     Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and Durable Power of 
     Attorney Act of 1986), $33,336,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That the funds provided in this Act under 
     the heading ``Federal Payment to the District of Columbia 
     Courts'' (other than the $8,000,000 provided under such 
     heading for capital improvements for District of Columbia 
     courthouse facilities) may also be used for payments under 
     this heading: Provided further, That in addition to the funds 
     provided under this heading, the Joint Committee on Judicial 
     Administration in the District of Columbia may use a portion 
     (not to exceed $1,200,000) of the interest earned on the 
     Federal payment made to the District of Columbia courts under 
     the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1999, together 
     with funds provided in this Act under the heading ``Federal 
     Payment to the District of Columbia Courts'' (other than the 
     $8,000,000 provided

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     under such heading for capital improvements for District of 
     Columbia courthouse facilities), to make payments described 
     under this heading for obligations incurred during fiscal 
     year 1999 if the Comptroller General certifies that the 
     amount of obligations lawfully incurred for such payments 
     during fiscal year 1999 exceeds the obligational authority 
     otherwise available for making such payments: Provided 
     further, That such funds shall be administered by the Joint 
     Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of 
     Columbia: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, this appropriation shall be apportioned 
     quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and 
     obligated and expended in the same manner as funds 
     appropriated for expenses of other Federal agencies, 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 Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the 
     Committee on Government Reform of the House of 
     Representatives.

 Federal Payment to the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency 
                      for the District of Columbia

       For salaries and expenses of the Court Services and 
     Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, as 
     authorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-
     Government Improvement Act of 1997, (Public Law 105-33; 111 
     Stat. 712), $93,800,000, of which $58,600,000 shall be for 
     necessary expenses of Parole Revocation, Adult Probation, 
     Offender Supervision, and Sex Offender Registration, to 
     include expenses relating to supervision of adults subject to 
     protection orders or provision of services for or related to 
     such persons; $17,400,000 shall be available to the Public 
     Defender Service; and $17,800,000 shall be available to the 
     Pretrial Services Agency: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall 
     be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and 
     Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds 
     appropriated for salaries and expenses of other Federal 
     agencies: Provided further, That of the amounts made 
     available under this heading, $20,492,000 shall be used in 
     support of universal drug screening and testing for those 
     individuals on pretrial, probation, or parole supervision 
     with continued testing, intermediate sanctions, and treatment 
     for those identified in need, of which $7,000,000 shall be 
     for treatment services.

                   Children's National Medical Center

       For a Federal contribution to the Children's National 
     Medical Center in the District of Columbia, $2,500,000 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.

           Federal Payment for Metropolitan Police Department

       For payment to the Metropolitan Police Department, 
     $1,000,000, for a program to eliminate open air drug 
     trafficking in the District of Columbia: Provided, That the 
     Chief of Police shall provide quarterly reports to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives by the 15th calendar day after the end of 
     each quarter beginning December 31, 1999, on the status of 
     the project financed under this heading.

                       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, $162,356,000 (including 
     $137,134,000 from local funds, $11,670,000 from Federal 
     funds, and $13,552,000 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 
     City Administrator 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: Provided further, That, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law now or hereafter 
     enacted, no Member of the District of Columbia Council 
     eligible to earn a part-time salary of $92,520, exclusive of 
     the Council Chairman, shall be paid a salary of more than 
     $84,635 during fiscal year 2000.

                  Economic Development and Regulation

       Economic development and regulation, $190,335,000 
     (including $52,911,000 from local funds, $84,751,000 from 
     Federal funds, and $52,673,000 from other funds), of which 
     $15,000,000 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 limitation for 
     the current fiscal year, $778,770,000 (including $565,511,000 
     from local funds, $29,012,000 from Federal funds, and 
     $184,247,000 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 of Representatives and the 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, 1999, 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 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 up to $700,000 in local 
     funds shall be available for the operations of the Citizen 
     Complaint Review Board.

                        Public Education System

       Public education system, including the development of 
     national defense education programs, $867,411,000 (including 
     $721,847,000 from local funds, $120,951,000 from Federal 
     funds, and $24,613,000 from other funds), to be allocated as 
     follows: $713,197,000 (including $600,936,000 from local 
     funds, $106,213,000 from Federal funds, and $6,048,000 from 
     other funds), for the public schools of the District of 
     Columbia; $10,700,000 from local funds for the District of 
     Columbia Teachers' Retirement Fund; $17,000,000 from local 
     funds, previously appropriated in this Act as a Federal 
     payment, for resident tuition support at public and private 
     institutions of higher learning for eligible District of 
     Columbia residents; $27,885,000 from local funds 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; $72,347,000 (including $40,491,000 from local funds, 
     $13,536,000 from Federal funds, and $18,320,000 from other 
     funds) for the University of the District of Columbia; 
     $24,171,000 (including $23,128,000 from local funds, $798,000 
     from Federal funds, and $245,000 from other funds) for the 
     Public Library; $2,111,000 (including $1,707,000 from local 
     funds and $404,000 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 none of the funds contained in this Act may be made 
     available to pay the salaries of

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     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 and secondary school during fiscal year 2000 
     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, 2000, 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: Provided further, That the District of 
     Columbia Public Schools shall not spend less than 
     $365,500,000 on local schools through the Weighted Student 
     Formula in fiscal year 2000: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Chief 
     Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall apportion 
     from the budget of the District of Columbia Public Schools a 
     sum totaling 5 percent of the total budget to be set aside 
     until the current student count for Public and Charter 
     schools has been completed, and that this amount shall be 
     apportioned between the Public and Charter schools based on 
     their respective student population count: Provided further, 
     That the District of Columbia Public Schools may spend 
     $500,000 to engage in a Schools Without Violence program 
     based on a model developed by the University of North 
     Carolina, located in Greensboro, North Carolina.

                         Human Support Services

       Human support services, $1,526,361,000 (including 
     $635,373,000 from local funds, $875,814,000 from Federal 
     funds, and $15,174,000 from other funds): Provided, That 
     $25,150,000 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, $271,395,000 
     (including $258,341,000 from local funds, $3,099,000 from 
     Federal funds, and $9,955,000 from other funds): Provided, 
     That this appropriation shall not be available for collecting 
     ashes or miscellaneous refuse from hotels and places of 
     business.

                         Receivership Programs

       For all agencies of the District of Columbia government 
     under court ordered receivership, $342,077,000 (including 
     $217,606,000 from local funds, $106,111,000 from Federal 
     funds, and $18,360,000 from other funds).

                         Workforce Investments

       For workforce investments, $8,500,000 from local funds, to 
     be transferred by the Mayor of the District of Columbia 
     within the various appropriation headings in this Act for 
     which employees are properly payable.

                                Reserve

       For a reserve to be established by the Chief Financial 
     Officer of the District of Columbia and the District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority, $150,000,000.

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 (109 Stat. 97; Public 
     Law 104-8), $3,140,000: 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 2000 under 
     section 102 of such Act, as determined by the Comptroller 
     General (as described in GAO letter report B-279095.2).

                    Repayment of Loans and Interest

       For payment of principal, interest and certain fees 
     directly resulting from borrowing by the District of Columbia 
     to fund District of Columbia capital projects as authorized 
     by sections 462, 475, and 490 of the District of Columbia 
     Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973, as amended, and 
     that funds shall be allocated for expenses associated with 
     the Wilson Building, $328,417,000 from local funds: Provided, 
     That for equipment leases, the Mayor may finance $27,527,000 
     of equipment cost, plus cost of issuance not to exceed 2 
     percent of the par amount being financed on a lease purchase 
     basis with a maturity not to exceed 5 years: Provided 
     further, That $5,300,000 is allocated to the Metropolitan 
     Police Department, $3,200,000 for the Fire and Emergency 
     Medical Services Department, $350,000 for the Department of 
     Corrections, $15,949,000 for the Department of Public Works 
     and $2,728,000 for the Public Benefit Corporation.

                Repayment of General Fund Recovery Debt

       For the purpose of eliminating the $331,589,000 general 
     fund accumulated deficit as of September 30, 1990, 
     $38,286,000 from local funds, as authorized by section 461(a) 
     of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (105 Stat. 540; 
     D.C. Code, sec. 47-321(a)(1)).

              Payment of Interest on Short-Term Borrowing

       For payment of interest on short-term borrowing, $9,000,000 
     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, $7,950,000 from local funds.

                 Optical and Dental Insurance Payments

       For optical and dental insurance payments, $1,295,000 from 
     local funds.

                           Productivity Bank

       The Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia, 
     under the direction of the Mayor and the District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, 
     shall finance projects totaling $20,000,000 in local funds 
     that result in cost savings or additional revenues, by an 
     amount equal to such financing: Provided, That the Mayor 
     shall provide quarterly reports to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     by the 15th calendar day after the end of each quarter 
     beginning December 31, 1999, on the status of the projects 
     financed under this heading.

                       Productivity Bank Savings

       The Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia, 
     under the direction of the Mayor and the District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, 
     shall make reductions totaling $20,000,000 in local funds. 
     The reductions are to be allocated to projects funded through 
     the Productivity Bank that produce cost savings or additional 
     revenues in an amount equal to the Productivity Bank 
     financing: Provided, That the Mayor shall provide quarterly 
     reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate by the 15th calendar day after 
     the end of each quarter beginning December 31, 1999, on the 
     status of the cost savings or additional revenues funded 
     under this heading.

                   Procurement and Management Savings

       The Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia, 
     under the direction of the Mayor and the District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, 
     shall make reductions of $14,457,000 for general supply 
     schedule savings and $7,000,000 for management reform 
     savings, in local funds to one or more of the appropriation 
     headings in this Act: Provided, That the Mayor shall provide 
     quarterly reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate by the 15th calendar 
     day after the end of each quarter beginning December 31, 
     1999, on the status of the general supply schedule savings 
     and management reform savings projected under this heading.

                       ENTERPRISE AND OTHER FUNDS

         Water and Sewer Authority and the Washington Aqueduct

       For operation of the Water and Sewer Authority and the 
     Washington Aqueduct, $279,608,000 from other funds (including 
     $236,075,000 for the Water and Sewer Authority and 
     $43,533,000 for the Washington Aqueduct) of which $35,222,000 
     shall be apportioned and payable to the District's debt 
     service fund for repayment of loans and interest incurred for 
     capital improvement projects.
       For construction projects, $197,169,000, as authorized by 
     the Act entitled ``An Act authorizing the laying of 
     watermains and service sewers in the District of Columbia, 
     the levying of assessments therefor, and for other purposes'' 
     (33 Stat. 244; Public Law 58-140; D.C. Code, sec. 43-1512 et 
     seq.): Provided, That the requirements and restrictions that 
     are applicable to general fund capital improvements projects 
     and set forth in this Act under the Capital Outlay 
     appropriation title shall apply to projects approved under 
     this appropriation title.

              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 (95 Stat. 1174 and 
     1175; Public Law 97-91), 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 
     (D.C. Law 3-172; D.C. Code, sec. 2-2501 et seq. and sec. 22-
     1516 et seq.), $234,400,000: 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.

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                  Sports and Entertainment Commission

       For the Sports and Entertainment Commission, $10,846,000 
     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'' (62 Stat. 339; D.C. Code, sec. 2-301 et 
     seq.) and the District of Columbia Stadium Act of 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 (87 Stat. 
     824; Public Law 93-198; D.C. Code, sec. 47-301(b)).

  District of Columbia Health and Hospitals Public Benefit Corporation

       For the District of Columbia Health and Hospitals Public 
     Benefit Corporation, established by D.C. Law 11-212; D.C. 
     Code, sec. 32-262.2, $133,443,000 of which $44,435,000 shall 
     be derived by transfer from the general fund and $89,008,000 
     from other funds.

                 District of Columbia Retirement Board

       For the District of Columbia Retirement Board, established 
     by section 121 of the District of Columbia Retirement Reform 
     Act of 1979 (93 Stat. 866; D.C. Code, sec. 1-711), $9,892,000 
     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: 
     Provided further, That section 121(c)(1) of the District of 
     Columbia Retirement Reform Act (D.C. Code, sec. 1-711(c)(1)) 
     is amended by striking ``the total amount to which a member 
     may be entitled'' and all that follows and inserting the 
     following: ``the total amount to which a member may be 
     entitled under this subsection during a year (beginning with 
     1998) may not exceed $5,000, except that in the case of the 
     Chairman of the Board and the Chairman of the Investment 
     Committee of the Board, such amount may not exceed $7,500 
     (beginning with 2000).''.

                      Correctional Industries Fund

       For the Correctional Industries Fund, established by the 
     District of Columbia Correctional Industries Establishment 
     Act (78 Stat. 1000; Public Law 88-622), $1,810,000 from other 
     funds.

              Washington Convention Center Enterprise Fund

       For the Washington Convention Center Enterprise Fund, 
     $50,226,000 from other funds.

                             Capital Outlay


                        (Including Rescissions)

       For construction projects, $1,260,524,000 of which 
     $929,450,000 is from local funds, $54,050,000 is from the 
     highway trust fund, and $277,024,000 is from Federal funds, 
     and a rescission of $41,886,500 from local funds appropriated 
     under this heading in prior fiscal years, for a net amount of 
     $1,218,637,500 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 (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, 2001, 
     except authorizations for projects as to which funds have 
     been obligated in whole or in part prior to September 30, 
     2001: 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 particular 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 (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 (D.C. Law 4-101; D.C. Code, sec. 3-
     205.44), and for the 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, 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 (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 2000, 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 
     responsibility center; (3) establishes or changes allocations 
     specifically denied, limited or increased by Congress in this 
     Act; (4) increases funds or personnel by any means for any 
     program, project, or responsibility center 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 responsibility centers 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 responsibility 
     center; unless the Appropriations Committees of both the 
     Senate and House of Representatives are notified in writing 
     30 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 government.
       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 (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) City Administrator.--The last sentence of 
     section 422(7) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act 
     (D.C. Code, sec. 1-242(7)) is amended by striking ``, not to 
     exceed'' and all that follows and inserting a period.

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       (b) Board of Directors of Redevelopment Land Agency.--
     Section 1108(c)(2)(F) of the District of Columbia Government 
     Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (D.C. Code, sec. 1-
     612.8(c)(2)(F)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(F) Redevelopment Land Agency board members shall be paid 
     per diem compensation at a rate established by the Mayor, 
     except that such rate may not exceed the daily equivalent of 
     the annual rate of basic pay for level 15 of the District 
     Schedule for each day (including travel time) during which 
     they are engaged in the actual performance of their 
     duties.''.
       Sec. 120. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the 
     provisions of the District of Columbia Government 
     Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (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 (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. No later than 30 days after the end of the first 
     quarter of the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, the 
     Mayor of the District of Columbia shall submit to the Council 
     of the District of Columbia the new fiscal year 2000 revenue 
     estimates as of the end of the first quarter of fiscal year 
     2000. These estimates shall be used in the budget request for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001. The officially 
     revised estimates at midyear shall be used for the midyear 
     report.
       Sec. 122. 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 (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. 123. For purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 (99 Stat. 1037; Public Law 99-
     177), 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. 124. In the event a sequestration order is issued 
     pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985 (99 Stat. 1037; Public Law 99-177), after the 
     amounts appropriated to the District of Columbia for the 
     fiscal year involved have been paid to the District of 
     Columbia, the Mayor 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 such Act.
       Sec. 125. (a) An entity of the District of Columbia 
     government may accept and use a gift or donation during 
     fiscal year 2000 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. 126. 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 (D.C. 
     Law 3-171; D.C. Code, sec. 1-113(d)).
       Sec. 127. (a) The University of the District of Columbia 
     shall submit to 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 quarter a report that sets forth--
       (1) current quarter 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 quarter 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 quarter in compliance with applicable law; and
       (5) changes made in the last quarter 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 quarterly 
     reports.
       Sec. 128. 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. 129. (a) 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 
     120 percent of 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 120 percent of 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.
       (b) Notwithstanding the preceding subsection, if the Mayor, 
     District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
     Assistance Authority and the Superintendent of the District 
     of Columbia Public Schools concur in a Memorandum of 
     Understanding setting forth a new rate and amount of 
     compensation, then such new rates shall apply in lieu of the 
     rates set forth in the preceding subsection.
       Sec. 130. 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. 131. 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. 132. The Superintendent of the District of Columbia 
     Public Schools 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 
     quarter a report that sets forth--
       (1) current quarter 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 quarter 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 quarter to the organizational 
     structure of the District of Columbia 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.

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       Sec. 133. (a) In General.--The Superintendent of the 
     District of Columbia Public Schools 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 1999, fiscal year 2000, 
     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. 134. (a) No later than November 1, 1999, 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 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; D.C. Code, sec. 47-301).
       Sec. 135. The District of Columbia Financial Responsibility 
     and Management Assistance Authority, acting on behalf of the 
     District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) in formulating the 
     DCPS budget, 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 the 
     respective annual or revised budgets for such entities 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; 
     D.C. Code, sec. 47-301), or before submitting their 
     respective budgets directly to the Council.
       Sec. 136. (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 2000 
     under the heading ``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) $5,515,379,000 (of which $152,753,000 shall be from 
     intra-District funds and $3,113,854,000 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 2000, 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 (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) Quarterly reports.--The Chief Financial Officer of the 
     District of Columbia shall prepare a quarterly 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 quarter 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, 
     1999, the Authority shall submit a report to the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate, the Committee on Government Reform 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.
       Sec. 137. 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 2000 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 (87 Stat. 774; Public Law 
     93-198) the Council may comment or make recommendations 
     concerning such annual estimates but shall have no authority 
     under such Act to revise such estimates.
       Sec. 138. (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. 139. (a) Restrictions on Use of Official Vehicles.--
     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: (1) 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) at the discretion of the Fire Chief, 
     an officer or employee of the District of Columbia Fire and 
     Emergency Medical Services Department who resides in the 
     District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day; (3) the 
     Mayor of the District of Columbia; and (4) the Chairman of 
     the Council of the District of Columbia).
       (b) Inventory of Vehicles.--The Chief Financial Officer of 
     the District of Columbia shall submit, by November 15, 1999, 
     an inventory, as of September 30, 1999, 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 so, the officer or employee's title and resident 
     location.
       Sec. 140. (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 2000 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.

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       (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.), is further 
     amended in section 2408(a) by striking ``1999'' and inserting 
     ``2000''; in subsection (b), by striking ``1999'' and 
     inserting ``2000''; in subsection (i), by striking ``1999'' 
     and inserting ``2000''; and in subsection (k), by striking 
     ``1999'' and inserting ``2000''.
       Sec. 141. 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, 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. 142. (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. 143. 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 2000 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. 144. 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. 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. 145. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule, 
     or regulation, the evaluation process and instruments for 
     evaluating District of Columbia Public School employees shall 
     be a non-negotiable item for collective bargaining purposes.
       Sec. 146. 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. 147. 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.
       Sec. 148. (a) Section 202(i) of the District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 
     1995 (Public Law 104-8), as added by section 155 of the 
     District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1999, is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``( j) Reserve.--
       ``(1) In general.--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 Mayor, 
     Council of the District of Columbia, Chief Financial Officer 
     for the District of Columbia, and the District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority.
       ``(2) Conditions on use.--The reserve funds--
       ``(A) shall only be expended according to criteria 
     established by the Chief Financial Officer and approved by 
     the Mayor, Council of the District of Columbia, and District 
     of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
     Assistance Authority, but, in no case may any of the reserve 
     funds be expended until any other surplus funds have been 
     used;
       ``(B) shall not be used to fund the agencies of the 
     District of Columbia government under court ordered 
     receivership; and
       ``(C) shall not be used to fund shortfalls in the projected 
     reductions budgeted in the budget proposed by the District of 
     Columbia government for general supply schedule savings and 
     management reform savings.
       ``(3) Report requirement.--The Authority shall notify the 
     Appropriations Committees of both the Senate and House of 
     Representatives in writing 30 days in advance of any 
     expenditure of the reserve funds.''.
       (b) Section 202 of such Act (Public Law 104-8), as amended 
     by subsection (a), is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(k) Positive Fund Balance.--
       ``(1) In general.--The District of Columbia shall maintain 
     at the end of a fiscal year an annual positive fund balance 
     in the general fund of not less than 4 percent of the 
     projected general fund expenditures for the following fiscal 
     year.
       ``(2) Excess funds.--Of funds remaining in excess of the 
     amounts required by paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) not more than 50 percent may be used for authorized 
     non-recurring expenses; and
       ``(B) not less than 50 percent shall be used to reduce the 
     debt of the District of Columbia.''.
       Sec. 149. (a) No later than November 1, 1999, or within 30 
     calendar days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     whichever occurs later, the Chief Financial Officer of the 
     District of Columbia 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; D.C. Code, sec. 47-301).
       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.
       Sec. 151. (a) Restrictions on Leases.--Upon the expiration 
     of the 60-day period that begins on the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, none of the funds contained in this Act may be 
     used to make rental payments under a lease for the use of 
     real property by the District of Columbia government 
     (including any independent agency of the District) unless the 
     lease and an abstract of the lease have been filed (by the 
     District of Columbia or any other party to the lease) with 
     the central office of the Deputy Mayor for Economic 
     Development, in an indexed registry available for public 
     inspection.
       (b) Additional Restrictions on Current Leases.--
       (1) In general.--Upon the expiration of the 60-day period 
     that begins on the date of the enactment of this Act, in the 
     case of a lease described in paragraph (3), none of the funds 
     contained in this Act may be used to make rental payments 
     under the lease unless the lease is included in periodic 
     reports submitted by the Mayor and Council of the District of 
     Columbia to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and Senate describing for each such lease the 
     following information:
       (A) The location of the property involved, the name of the 
     owners of record according to the land records of the 
     District of Columbia, the name of the lessors according to 
     the lease, the rate of payment under the lease, the period of 
     time covered by the lease, and the conditions under which the 
     lease may be terminated.
       (B) The extent to which the property is or is not occupied 
     by the District of Columbia government as of the end of the 
     reporting period involved.
       (C) If the property is not occupied and utilized by the 
     District government as of the end of the reporting period 
     involved, a plan for occupying and utilizing the property 
     (including construction or renovation work) or a status 
     statement regarding any efforts by the District to terminate 
     or renegotiate the lease.
       (2) Timing of reports.--The reports described in paragraph 
     (1) shall be submitted for each calendar quarter (beginning 
     with the quarter ending December 31, 1999) not later than 20 
     days after the end of the quarter involved, plus an initial 
     report submitted not later than 60 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, which shall provide information as of 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (3) Leases described.--A lease described in this paragraph 
     is a lease in effect as of the date of the enactment of this 
     Act for the use of real property by the District of Columbia 
     government (including any independent agency of the District) 
     which is not being occupied by the District government 
     (including any independent agency of the District) as of such 
     date or during the 60-day period which begins on the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 152. (a) Management of Existing District Government 
     Property.--Upon the expiration of the 60-day period that 
     begins on the date of the enactment of this Act, none of the 
     funds contained in this Act may be used to enter into a lease 
     (or to make rental payments under such a lease) for the use 
     of real property by the District of Columbia government 
     (including any independent agency of the District) or to 
     purchase real property for the use of the District of 
     Columbia government (including any independent agency of the 
     District) or to manage real property for the use of the 
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     lumbia (including any independent agency of the District) 
     unless the following conditions are met:
       (1) The Mayor and Council of the District of Columbia 
     certify to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and Senate that existing real property 
     available to the District (whether leased or owned by the 
     District government) is not suitable for the purposes 
     intended.
       (2) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, there is 
     made available for sale or lease all real property of the 
     District of Columbia that the Mayor from time-to-time 
     determines is surplus to the needs of the District of 
     Columbia, unless a majority of the members of the Council 
     override the Mayor's determination during the 30-day period 
     which begins on the date the determination is published.
       (3) The Mayor and Council implement a program for the 
     periodic survey of all District property to determine if it 
     is surplus to the needs of the District.
       (4) The Mayor and Council within 60 days of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act have filed with the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate, 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of the House 
     of Representatives, and the Committee on Governmental Affairs 
     of the Senate a report which provides a comprehensive plan 
     for the management of District of Columbia real property 
     assets, and are proceeding with the implementation of the 
     plan.
       (b) Termination of Provisions.--If the District of Columbia 
     enacts legislation to reform the practices and procedures 
     governing the entering into of leases for the use of real 
     property by the District of Columbia government and the 
     disposition of surplus real property of the District 
     government, the provisions of subsection (a) shall cease to 
     be effective upon the effective date of the legislation.
       Sec. 153. Section 603(e)(2)(B) of the Student Loan 
     Marketing Association Reorganization Act of 1996 (Public Law 
     104-208; 110 Stat. 3009-293) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``and public charter'' after ``public''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following: ``Of such amounts 
     and proceeds, $5,000,000 shall be set aside for use as a 
     credit enhancement fund for public charter schools in the 
     District of Columbia, with the administration of the fund 
     (including the making of loans) to be carried out by the 
     Mayor through a committee consisting of three individuals 
     appointed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia and two 
     individuals appointed by the Public Charter School Board 
     established under section 2214 of the District of Columbia 
     School Reform Act of 1995.''.
       Sec. 154. The Mayor, District of Columbia Financial 
     Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, and the 
     Superintendent of Schools shall implement a process to 
     dispose of excess public school real property within 90 days 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 155. Section 2003 of the District of Columbia School 
     Reform Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-134; D.C. Code, sec. 31-
     2851) is amended by striking ``during the period'' and ``and 
     ending 5 years after such date.''.
       Sec. 156. Section 2206(c) of the District of Columbia 
     School Reform Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-134; D.C. Code, 
     sec. 31-2853.16(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``, except that a preference in admission may be 
     given to an applicant who is a sibling of a student already 
     attending or selected for admission to the public charter 
     school in which the applicant is seeking enrollment.''.
       Sec. 157. (a) Transfer of Funds.--There is hereby 
     transferred from the District of Columbia Financial 
     Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority (hereafter 
     referred to as the ``Authority'') to the District of Columbia 
     the sum of $18,000,000 for severance payments to individuals 
     separated from employment during fiscal year 2000 (under such 
     terms and conditions as the Mayor considers appropriate), 
     expanded contracting authority of the Mayor, and the 
     implementation of a system of managed competition among 
     public and private providers of goods and services by and on 
     behalf of the District of Columbia: Provided, That such funds 
     shall be used only in accordance with a plan agreed to by the 
     Council and the Mayor and approved by the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate: Provided further, That the Authority and the Mayor 
     shall coordinate the spending of funds for this program so 
     that continuous progress is made. The Authority shall release 
     said funds, on a quarterly basis, to reimburse such expenses, 
     so long as the Authority certifies that the expenses reduce 
     re-occurring future costs at an annual ratio of at least 2 to 
     1 relative to the funds provided, and that the program is in 
     accordance with the best practices of municipal government.
       (b) Source of Funds.--The amount transferred under 
     subsection (a) shall be derived from interest earned on 
     accounts held by the Authority on behalf of the District of 
     Columbia.
       Sec. 158. (a) In General.--The District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority 
     (hereafter referred to as the ``Authority''), working with 
     the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Director of the National 
     Park Service, shall carry out a project to complete all 
     design requirements and all requirements for compliance with 
     the National Environmental Policy Act for the construction of 
     expanded lane capacity for the Fourteenth Street Bridge.
       (b) Source of Funds; Transfer.--For purposes of carrying 
     out the project under subsection (a), there is hereby 
     transferred to the Authority from the District of Columbia 
     dedicated highway fund established pursuant to section 3(a) 
     of the District of Columbia Emergency Highway Relief Act 
     (Public Law 104-21; D.C. Code, sec. 7-134.2(a)) an amount not 
     to exceed $5,000,000.
       Sec. 159. (a) In General.--The Mayor of the District of 
     Columbia shall carry out through the Army Corps of Engineers, 
     an Anacostia River environmental cleanup program.
       (b) Source of Funds.--There are hereby transferred to the 
     Mayor from the escrow account held by the District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority pursuant to section 134 of division A of the 
     Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-
     552), for infrastructure needs of the District of Columbia, 
     $5,000,000.
       Sec. 160. (a) Prohibiting Payment of Administrative Costs 
     From Fund.--Section 16(e) of the Victims of Violent Crime 
     Compensation Act of 1996 (D.C. Code, sec. 3-435(e)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and administrative costs necessary to 
     carry out this chapter''; and
       (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting the 
     following: ``, and no monies in the Fund may be used for any 
     other purpose.''.
       (b) Maintenance of Fund in Treasury of the United States.--
       (1) In general.--Section 16(a) of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 
     3-435(a)) is amended by striking the second sentence and 
     inserting the following: ``The Fund shall be maintained as a 
     separate fund in the Treasury of the United States. All 
     amounts deposited to the credit of the Fund are appropriated 
     without fiscal year limitation to make payments as authorized 
     under subsection (e).''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 16 of such Act (D.C. 
     Code, sec. 3-435) is amended by striking subsection (d).
       (c) Deposit of Other Fees and Receipts Into Fund.--Section 
     16(c) of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 3-435(c)) is amended by 
     inserting after ``1997,'' the second place it appears the 
     following: ``any other fines, fees, penalties, or assessments 
     that the Court determines necessary to carry out the purposes 
     of the Fund,''.
       (d) Annual Transfer of Unobligated Balances to 
     Miscellaneous Receipts of Treasury.--Section 16 of such Act 
     (D.C. Code, sec. 3-435), as amended by subsection (b)(2), is 
     further amended by inserting after subsection (c) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(d) Any unobligated balance existing in the Fund in 
     excess of $250,000 as of the end of each fiscal year 
     (beginning with fiscal year 2000) shall be transferred to 
     miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury of the United States 
     not later than 30 days after the end of the fiscal year.''.
       (e) Ratification of Payments and Deposits.--Any payments 
     made from or deposits made to the Crime Victims Compensation 
     Fund on or after April 9, 1997 are hereby ratified, to the 
     extent such payments and deposits are authorized under the 
     Victims of Violent Crime Compensation Act of 1996 (D.C. Code, 
     sec. 3-421 et seq.), as amended by this section.
       Sec. 161. Certification.--None of the funds contained in 
     this Act may be used after the expiration of the 60-day 
     period that begins on the date of the enactment of this Act 
     to pay the salary of any chief financial officer of any 
     office of the District of Columbia government (including any 
     independent agency of the District) who has not filed a 
     certification with the Mayor and the Chief Financial Officer 
     of the District of Columbia that the officer understands the 
     duties and restrictions applicable to the officer and their 
     agency as a result of this Act.
       Sec. 162. The proposed budget of the government of the 
     District of Columbia for fiscal year 2001 that is submitted 
     by the District to Congress shall specify potential 
     adjustments that might become necessary in the event that the 
     management savings achieved by the District during the year 
     do not meet the level of management savings projected by the 
     District under the proposed budget.
       Sec. 163. In submitting any document showing the budget for 
     an office of the District of Columbia government (including 
     an independent agency of the District) that contains a 
     category of activities labeled as ``other'', 
     ``miscellaneous'', or a similar general, nondescriptive term, 
     the document shall include a description of the types of 
     activities covered in the category and a detailed breakdown 
     of the amount allocated for each such activity.
       Sec. 164. (a) Authorizing Corps of Engineers To Perform 
     Repairs and Improvements.--In using the funds made available 
     under this Act for carrying out 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, 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 United States 
     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.
       (b) Timing for Availability of Funds Under 1999 Act.--
       (1) In general.--The District of Columbia Appropriations 
     Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-124) is amended 
     in the item relating to ``FEDERAL FUNDS--Federal Payment for 
     Waterfront Improvements''--
       (A) by striking ``existing lessees'' the first place it 
     appears and inserting ``existing lessees of the Marina''; and
       (B) by striking ``the existing lessees'' the second place 
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       (2) Effective date.--This subsection shall take effect as 
     if included in the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 
     1999.
       (c) Additional Funding for Improvements Carried Out Through 
     Corps of Engineers.--
       (1) In general.--There is hereby transferred from the 
     District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
     Assistance Authority to the Mayor the sum of $3,000,000 for 
     carrying out the improvements described in subsection (a) 
     through the Chief of Engineers of the United States Army 
     Corps of Engineers.
       (2) Source of funds.--The funds transferred under paragraph 
     (1) shall be derived from the escrow account held by the 
     District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
     Assistance Authority pursuant to section 134 of division A of 
     the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-
     552), for infrastructure needs of the District of Columbia.
       (d) Quarterly Reports on Project.--The Mayor shall submit 
     reports to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate on the status of the improvements described in 
     subsection (a) for each calendar quarter occurring until the 
     improvements are completed.
       Sec. 165. It is the sense of the Congress that the District 
     of Columbia should not impose or take into consideration any 
     height, square footage, set-back, or other construction or 
     zoning requirements in authorizing the issuance of industrial 
     revenue bonds for a project of the American National Red 
     Cross at 2025 E Street Northwest, Washington, D.C., in as 
     much as this project is subject to approval of the National 
     Capital Planning Commission and the Commission of Fine Arts 
     pursuant to section 11 of the joint resolution entitled 
     ``Joint Resolution to grant authority for the erection of a 
     permanent building for the American National Red Cross, 
     District of Columbia Chapter, Washington, District of 
     Columbia'', approved July 1, 1947 (Public Law 100-637; 36 
     U.S.C. 300108 note).
       Sec. 166. (a) Permitting Court Services and Offender 
     Supervision Agency To Carry Out Sex Offender Registration.--
     Section 11233(c) of the National Capital Revitalization and 
     Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 (D.C. Code, sec. 24-
     1233(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) Sex offender registration.--The Agency shall carry 
     out sex offender registration functions in the District of 
     Columbia, and shall have the authority to exercise all powers 
     and functions relating to sex offender registration that are 
     granted to the Agency under any District of Columbia law.''.
       (b) Authority During Transition to Full Operation of 
     Agency.--
       (1) Authority of pretrial services, parole, adult probation 
     and offender supervision trustee.--Notwithstanding section 
     11232(b)(1) of the National Capital Revitalization and Self-
     Government Improvement Act of 1997 (D.C. Code, sec. 24-
     1232(b)(1)), the Pretrial Services, Parole, Adult Probation 
     and Offender Supervision Trustee appointed under section 
     11232(a) of such Act (hereafter referred to as the 
     ``Trustee'') shall, in accordance with section 11232 of such 
     Act, exercise the powers and functions of the Court Services 
     and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia 
     (hereafter referred to as the ``Agency'') relating to sex 
     offender registration (as granted to the Agency under any 
     District of Columbia law) only upon the Trustee's 
     certification that the Trustee is able to assume such powers 
     and functions.
       (2) Authority of metropolitan police department.--During 
     the period that begins on the date of the enactment of the 
     Sex Offender Registration Emergency Act of 1999 and ends on 
     the date the Trustee makes the certification described in 
     paragraph (1), the Metropolitan Police Department of the 
     District of Columbia shall have the authority to carry out 
     any powers and functions relating to sex offender 
     registration that are granted to the Agency or to the Trustee 
     under any District of Columbia law.
       Sec. 167. (a) None of the funds contained in this Act may 
     be used to enact or carry out any law, rule, or regulation 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.
       (b) The Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment 
     Initiative of 1998, also known as Initiative 59, approved by 
     the electors of the District of Columbia on November 3, 1998, 
     shall not take effect.
       Sec. 168. (a) In General.--There is hereby transferred from 
     the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
     Management Assistance Authority (hereinafter referred to as 
     the ``Authority'') to the District of Columbia the sum of 
     $5,000,000 for the Mayor, in consultation with the Council of 
     the District of Columbia, to provide offsets against local 
     taxes for a commercial revitalization program, such program 
     to be available in enterprise zones and low and moderate 
     income areas in the District of Columbia: Provided, That in 
     carrying out such a program, the Mayor shall use Federal 
     commercial revitalization proposals introduced in Congress as 
     a guideline.
       (b) Source of Funds.--The amount transferred under 
     subsection (a) shall be derived from interest earned on 
     accounts held by the Authority on behalf of the District of 
     Columbia.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Mayor shall report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives on the progress made in carrying out the 
     commercial revitalization program.
       Sec. 169. Section 456 of the District of Columbia Home Rule 
     Act (section 47-231 et seq. of the D.C. Code, as added by the 
     Federal Payment Reauthorization Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-
     373)) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority'' and inserting ``Mayor''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``Authority'' and 
     inserting ``Mayor''.
       Sec. 170. (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) The District of Columbia has recently witnessed a spate 
     of senseless killings of innocent citizens caught in the 
     crossfire of shootings. A Justice Department crime 
     victimization survey found that while the city saw a decline 
     in the homicide rate between 1996 and 1997, the rate was the 
     highest among a dozen cities and more than double the second 
     highest city.
       (2) The District of Columbia has not made adequate funding 
     available to fight drug abuse in recent years, and the city 
     has not deployed its resources as effectively as possible. In 
     fiscal year 1998, $20,900,000 was spent on publicly funded 
     drug treatment in the District compared to $29,000,000 in 
     fiscal year 1993. The District's Addiction and Prevention and 
     Recovery Agency currently has only 2,200 treatment slots, a 
     50 percent drop from 1994, with more than 1,100 people on 
     waiting lists.
       (3) The District of Columbia has seen a rash of inmate 
     escapes from halfway houses. According to Department of 
     Corrections records, between October 21, 1998 and January 19, 
     1999, 376 of the 1,125 inmates assigned to halfway houses 
     walked away. Nearly 280 of the 376 escapees were awaiting 
     trial including two charged with murder.
       (4) The District of Columbia public schools system faces 
     serious challenges in correcting chronic problems, 
     particularly long-standing deficiencies in providing special 
     education services to the 1 in 10 District students needing 
     program benefits, including backlogged assessments, and 
     repeated failure to meet a compliance agreement on special 
     education reached with the Department of Education.
       (5) Deficiencies in the delivery of basic public services 
     from cleaning streets to waiting time at Department of Motor 
     Vehicles to a rat population estimated earlier this year to 
     exceed the human population have generated considerable 
     public frustration.
       (6) Last year, the District of Columbia forfeited millions 
     of dollars in Federal grants after Federal auditors 
     determined that several agencies exceeded grant restrictions 
     and in other instances, failed to spend funds before the 
     grants expired.
       (7) Findings of a 1999 report by the Annie E. Casey 
     Foundation that measured the well-being of children reflected 
     that, with one exception, the District ranked worst in the 
     United States in every category from infant mortality to the 
     rate of teenage births to statistics chronicling child 
     poverty.
       (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that in considering the District of Columbia's fiscal year 
     2001 budget, the Congress will take into consideration 
     progress or lack of progress in addressing the following 
     issues:
       (1) Crime, including the homicide rate, implementation of 
     community policing, the number of police officers on local 
     beats, and the closing down of open-air drug markets.
       (2) Access to drug abuse treatment, including the number of 
     treatment slots, the number of people served, the number of 
     people on waiting lists, and the effectiveness of treatment 
     programs.
       (3) Management of parolees and pretrial violent offenders, 
     including the number of halfway house escapes and steps taken 
     to improve monitoring and supervision of halfway house 
     residents to reduce the number of escapes.
       (4) Education, including access to special education 
     services and student achievement.
       (5) Improvement in basic city services, including rat 
     control and abatement.
       (6) Application for and management of Federal grants.
       (7) Indicators of child well-being.
       Sec. 171. The Mayor, prior to using Federal Medicaid 
     payments to Disproportionate Share Hospitals to serve a small 
     number of childless adults, should consider the 
     recommendations of the Health Care Development Commission 
     that has been appointed by the Council of the District of 
     Columbia to review this program, and consult and report to 
     Congress on the use of these funds.
       Sec. 172. GAO Study of District of Columbia Criminal 
     Justice System. 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 of the law enforcement, court, prison, 
     probation, parole, and other components of the criminal 
     justice system of the District of Columbia, in order to 
     identify the components most in need of additional resources, 
     including financial, personnel, and management resources; and
       (2) submit to Congress a report on the results of the study 
     under paragraph (1).
       Sec. 173. Nothing in this Act bars the District of Columbia 
     Corporation Counsel from reviewing or commenting on briefs in 
     private lawsuits, or from consulting with officials of the 
     District government regarding such lawsuits.
       Sec. 174. Wireless Communications. (a) In General.--Not 
     later than 7 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
     Director of the National Park Service, shall--
       (1) implement the notice of decision approved by the 
     National Capital Regional Director, dated April 7, 1999, 
     including the provisions of the notice of decision concerning 
     the issuance of right-of-way permits at market rates; and
       (2) expend such sums as are necessary to carry out 
     paragraph (1).
       (b) Antenna Applications.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the receipt 
     of an application, a Federal agency that receives an 
     application submitted after the enactment of this Act to 
     locate a wireless communications antenna on Federal property 
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     District of Columbia or surrounding area over which the 
     Federal agency exercises control shall take final action on 
     the application, including action on the issuance of right-
     of-way permits at market rates.
       (2) Existing law.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed to affect the applicability of existing laws 
     regarding--
       (A) judicial review under chapter 7 of title 5, United 
     States Code (the Administrative Procedure Act), and the 
     Communications Act of 1934;
       (B) the National Environmental Policy Act, the National 
     Historic Preservation Act and other applicable Federal 
     statutes; and
       (C) the authority of a State or local government or 
     instrumentality thereof, including the District of Columbia, 
     in the placement, construction, and modification of personal 
     wireless service facilities.
       Sec. 175. (a)(1) The first paragraph under the heading 
     ``Community Development Block Grants'' in title II of H.R. 
     2684 (Public Law 106-74) is amended by inserting after 
     ``National American Indian Housing Council,'' the following: 
     ``$4,000,000 shall be available as a grant for the Special 
     Olympics in Anchorage, Alaska to develop the Ben Boeke Arena 
     and Hilltop Ski Area,''; and
       (2) The paragraph that includes the words ``Economic 
     Development Initiative (EDI)'' under the heading ``Community 
     Development Block Grants'' in title II of H.R. 2684 (Public 
     Law 106-74) is amended by striking ``$240,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$243,500,000''.
       (b) The statement of the managers of the committee of 
     conference accompanying H.R. 2684 is deemed to be amended 
     under the heading ``Community Development Block Grants'' to 
     include in the description of targeted economic development 
     initiatives the following:
       ``--$1,000,000 for the New Jersey Community Development 
     Corporation for the construction of the New Jersey Community 
     Development Corporation's Transportation Opportunity Center;
       ``--$750,000 for South Dakota State University in 
     Brookings, South Dakota for the development of a performing 
     arts center;
       ``--$925,000 for the Florida Association of Counties for a 
     Rural Capacity Building Pilot Project in Tallahassee, 
     Florida;
       ``--$500,000 for the Osceola County Agriculture Center for 
     construction of a new and expanded agriculture center in 
     Osceola County, Florida;
       ``--$1,000,000 for the University of Syracuse in Syracuse, 
     New York for electrical infrastructure improvements.''; and 
     the current descriptions are amended as follows:
       ``--$1,700,000 to the City of Miami, Florida for the 
     development of a Homeownership Zone to assist residents 
     displaced by the demolition of public housing in the Model 
     City area;'' is amended to read as follows:
       ``--$1,700,000 to Miami-Dade County, Florida for an 
     economic development project at the Opa-locka Neighborhood 
     Center;'';
       ``--$250,000 to the Arizona Science Center in Yuma, Arizona 
     for its after-school program for inner-city youth;'' is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``--$250,000 to the Arizona Science Center in Phoenix, 
     Arizona for its after-school program for inner-city youth;'';
       ``--$200,000 to the Schuylkill County Fire Fighters 
     Association for a smoke-maze building on the grounds of the 
     firefighters facility in Morea, Pennsylvania;'' is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``--$200,000 to the Schuylkill County Fire Fighters 
     Association for a smoke-maze building and other facilities 
     and improvements on the grounds of the firefighters facility 
     in Morea, Pennsylvania;''.
       (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     $2,000,000 made available pursuant to Public Law 105-276 for 
     Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to redevelop the Sun Co./LTV Steel 
     Site in Hazelwood, Pennsylvania is available to the 
     Department of Economic Development in Allegheny County, 
     Pennsylvania for the development of a technology based 
     project in the county.
       (d) Insert the following new sections at the end of the 
     administrative provisions in title II of H.R. 2684 (Public 
     Law 106-74):


            ``FHA MULTIFAMILY MORTGAGE CREDIT DEMONSTRATION

       ``Sec. 226. Section 542 of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1992 is amended--
       ``(1) in subsection (b)(5) by striking `during fiscal year 
     1999' and inserting `in each of the fiscal years 1999 and 
     2000'; and
       ``(2) in the first sentence of subsection (c)(4) by 
     striking `during fiscal year 1999' and inserting `in each of 
     fiscal years 1999 and 2000'.


                       ``DRUG ELIMINATION PROGRAM

       ``Sec. 227. (a) Section 5126(4) of the Public and Assisted 
     Housing Drug Elimination Act of 1990 is amended--
       ``(1) in subparagraph (B), by inserting after `1965;' the 
     following: `or';
       ``(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking `1937: or' and 
     inserting `1937.'; and
       ``(3) by striking subparagraph (D).
       ``(b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall be 
     construed to have taken effect on October 21, 1998.''.
       This title may be cited as the ``District of Columbia 
     Appropriations Act, 2000''.

                        TITLE II--TAX REDUCTION

       Sec. 201. Commending reduction of taxes by district of 
     columbia. The Congress commends the District of Columbia for 
     its action to reduce taxes, and ratifies D.C. Act 13-110 
     (commonly known as the Service Improvement and Fiscal Year 
     2000 Budget Support Act of 1999).
       Sec. 202. Rule of construction. Nothing in this title may 
     be construed to limit the ability of the Council of the 
     District of Columbia to amend or repeal any provision of law 
     described in this title.

                               DIVISION B

  DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND 
                    RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

       For programs, projects, and activities in the Departments 
     of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
     Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000, 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 Labor, 
     Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related 
     Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and 
     for other purposes.

                      TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

                 Employment and Training Administration


                    training and employment services

       For necessary expenses of the Workforce Investment Act, 
     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 Workforce Investment 
     Act; the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act; the 
     Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations Act; 
     the National Skill Standards Act of 1994; and the School-to-
     Work Opportunities Act; $3,002,618,000 plus reimbursements, 
     of which $1,650,153,000 is available for obligation for the 
     period July 1, 2000 through June 30, 2001; of which 
     $1,250,965,000 is available for obligation for the period 
     April 1, 2000 through June 30, 2001; of which $35,500,000 is 
     available for the period July 1, 2000 through June 30, 2003 
     including $34,000,000 for necessary expenses of construction, 
     rehabilitation, and acquisition of Job Corps centers, and 
     $1,500,000 under authority of section 171(d) of the Workforce 
     Investment Act for use by the Organizing Committee for the 
     2001 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Alaska to promote 
     employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities 
     and other staffing needs; and of which $55,000,000 shall be 
     available from July 1, 2000 through September 30, 2001, for 
     carrying out activities of the School-to-Work Opportunities 
     Act: Provided, That $58,800,000 shall be for carrying out 
     section 166 of the Workforce Investment Act, including 
     $5,000,000 for carrying out section 166( j)(1) of the 
     Workforce Investment Act, including the provision of 
     assistance to American Samoans who reside in Hawaii for the 
     co-location of federally funded and State-funded workforce 
     investment activities, and $7,000,000 shall be for carrying 
     out the National Skills Standards Act of 1994: 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 to carry out section 
     171(d) of such Act may be used for demonstration projects 
     that provide assistance to new entrants in the workforce and 
     incumbent workers: Provided further, That funding provided to 
     carry out projects under section 171 of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998 that are identified in the Conference 
     Agreement, shall not be subject to the requirements of 
     section 171(b)(2)(B) of such Act, the requirements of section 
     171(c)(4)(D) of such Act, or the joint funding requirements 
     of sections 171(b)(2)(A) and 171(c)(4)(A) of such Act: 
     Provided further, That funding appropriated herein for 
     Dislocated Worker Employment and Training Activities under 
     section 132(a)(2)(A) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 
     may be distributed for Dislocated Worker Projects under 
     section 171(d) of the Act without regard to the 10 percent 
     limitation contained in section 171(d) of the Act.
       For necessary expenses of the Workforce Investment Act, 
     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 Workforce Investment 
     Act; $2,463,000,000 plus reimbursements, of which 
     $2,363,000,000 is available for obligation for the period 
     October 1, 2000 through June 30, 2001; and of which 
     $100,000,000 is available for the period October 1, 2000 
     through June 30, 2003, for necessary expenses of 
     construction, rehabilitation, and acquisition of Job Corps 
     centers.


            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, $415,150,000, 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, $163,452,000, 
     together with not to exceed $3,090,288,000 (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 Em

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     ployment 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, 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, 2000, except that funds used for 
     automation acquisitions shall be available for obligation by 
     the States through September 30, 2002; and of which 
     $163,452,000, together with not to exceed $738,283,000 of the 
     amount which may be expended from said trust fund, shall be 
     available for obligation for the period July 1, 2000 through 
     June 30, 2001, 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 
     $125,000,000 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 
     2000 is projected by the Department of Labor to exceed 
     2,638,000, 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, 2001, $356,000,000.
       In addition, for making repayable advances to the Black 
     Lung Disability Trust Fund in the current fiscal year after 
     September 15, 2000, 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, $100,944,000, including $6,431,000 to support up to 
     75 full-time equivalent staff, the majority of which will be 
     term Federal appointments lasting no more than 1 year, to 
     administer welfare-to-work grants, together with not to 
     exceed $45,056,000, 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, $96,000,000.

                  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, 2000, for such Corporation: Provided, That not to exceed 
     $11,155,000 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, $333,260,000, together with $1,740,000 
     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 $2,000,000 
     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; continuation of benefits as provided 
     for under the heading ``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, 
     $79,000,000 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, 1999, 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, 2000: Provided 
     further, That of those funds transferred to this account from 
     the fair share entities to pay the cost of administration, 
     $21,849,000 shall be made available to the Secretary as 
     follows: (1) for the operation of and enhancement to the 
     automated data processing systems, including document imaging 
     and medical bill review, in support of Federal Employees' 
     Compensation Act administration, $13,433,000; (2) for program 
     staff training to operate the new imaging system, $1,300,000; 
     (3) for the periodic roll review program, $7,116,000; and (4) 
     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, 
     $1,013,633,000, of which $963,506,000 shall be available 
     until September 30, 2001, 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 $28,676,000 shall be available for transfer to 
     Employment Standards Administration, Salaries and Expenses, 
     $20,783,000 for transfer to Departmental Management, Salaries 
     and Expenses, $312,000 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) 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, $370,000,000, including not to exceed 
     $81,000,000 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, notwith

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     standing 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Secretary of Labor is 
     authorized, during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, 
     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 10 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 10 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 10 or 
     fewer employees.

                 Mine Safety and Health Administration


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Mine Safety and Health 
     Administration, $228,373,000, including purchase and bestowal 
     of certificates and trophies in connection with mine rescue 
     and first-aid work, and the hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
     including 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.

                       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, 
     $353,781,000, of which $6,986,000 shall be for expenses of 
     revising the Consumer Price Index and shall remain available 
     until September 30, 2001, together with not to exceed 
     $55,663,000, 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 
     $7,250,000 for the President's Committee on Employment of 
     People With Disabilities, and including the management or 
     operation of Departmental bilateral and multilateral foreign 
     technical assistance, $210,478,000; together with not to 
     exceed $310,000, 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 
     available 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 1 year shall be considered affirmed by the 
     Benefits Review Board on the 1-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 $184,341,000 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, 2000.


                      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, $48,095,000, together with 
     not to exceed $3,830,000, 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 II.


                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 102. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary 
     funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, 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 
     15 days in advance of any transfer.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of Labor 
     Appropriations Act, 2000''.

           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, $4,429,292,000, 
     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 $104,052,000 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, $214,932,000 
     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 $518,000,000 shall be 
     for State AIDS Drug Assistance Programs authorized by section 
     2616 of the Public Health Service Act: Provided further, 
     That, notwithstanding section 502(a)(1) of the Social 
     Security Act, not to exceed $108,742,000 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 under the 
     heading, $20,000,000 shall be available for children's 
     hospitals graduate medical education payments, subject to 
     authorization: Provided further, That of the amount provided 
     under this heading, $900,000 shall be for the American 
     Federation of 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

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     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.

               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, $2,798,886,000 of 
     which $60,000,000 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 $71,690,000 
     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 provision 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 not to exceed $10,000,000 may be 
     available for making grants under section 1509 of the Public 
     Health Service Act to not more than 10 States: Provided 
     further, That of the amount provided under this heading, 
     $3,000,000 shall be for the Center for Environmental Medicine 
     and Toxicology at the University of Mississippi Medical 
     Center at Jackson and $1,000,000 shall be for the University 
     of South Alabama birth defects monitoring and prevention 
     activities.
       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.

                     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, $3,332,317,000.


               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, $2,040,291,000.


         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, 
     $270,253,000.


    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, $1,147,588,000.


        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, $1,034,886,000.


         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, $1,803,063,000.


             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, 
     $1,361,668,000.


        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, $862,884,000.


                         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, $452,706,000.


          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, $444,817,000.


                      national institute on aging

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to aging, $690,156,000.


 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, $351,840,000.


    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, $265,185,000.


                 national institute of nursing research

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to nursing research, 
     $90,000,000.


           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, $293,935,000.


                    national institute on drug abuse

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to drug abuse, $689,448,000.


                  national institute of mental health

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to mental health, 
     $978,360,000.


                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, 
     $337,322,000.


                 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, $680,176,000: 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 $75,000,000 shall be for extramural facilities 
     construction grants.


                  john e. fogarty international center

       For carrying out the activities at the John E. Fogarty 
     International Center, $43,723,000.


                      national library of medicine

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to health information 
     communications, $215,214,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be 
     available until expended for improvement of information 
     systems: Provided, That in fiscal year 2000, 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.


       national center for complementary and alternative medicine

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to complementary and 
     alternative medicine, $68,753,000.


                         office of the director

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For carrying out the responsibilities of the Office of the 
     Director, National Institutes of Health, $283,509,000, of 
     which $44,953,000 shall be for the Office of AIDS Research: 
     Provided, That funding shall be available for the purchase of 
     not to exceed 29 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 the National Institutes of Health 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 National 
     Institutes of Health 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 
     Foundation for the National Institutes of Health may be 
     transferred to the National Institutes of Health.


                        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, $135,376,000, to remain available until expended.

       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, 
     $2,549,728,000.

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               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, $111,424,000; 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 
     $83,576,000.

                  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, $86,087,393,000, to 
     remain available until expended.
       For making, after May 31, 2000, payments to States under 
     title XIX of the Social Security Act for the last quarter of 
     fiscal year 2000 for unanticipated costs, incurred for the 
     current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.
       For making payments to States or in the case of section 
     1928 on behalf of States under title XIX of the Social 
     Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 2001, 
     $30,589,003,000, 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, $69,289,100,000.


                           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 
     $1,971,648,000, 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 $18,000,000 
     appropriated under this heading for the managed care system 
     redesign 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 $3,000,000 of the amount 
     available for research, demonstration, and evaluation 
     activities shall be awarded to an application from the 
     University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, the University of 
     Louisville Sciences Center, and St. Vincent's Hospital in 
     Montana to conduct a demonstration to reduce hospitalizations 
     among high-risk patients with congestive heart failure: 
     Provided further, That $2,000,000 of the amount available for 
     research, demonstration, and evaluation activities shall be 
     awarded to the AIDS Healthcare Foundation in Los Angeles: 
     Provided further, That $100,000 of the amount available for 
     research, demonstration, and evaluation activities shall be 
     awarded to Littleton Regional Hospital in New Hampshire, to 
     assist in the development of rural emergency medical 
     services: Provided further, That $250,000 of the amount 
     available for research, demonstration, and evaluation 
     activities shall be awarded to the University of Missouri-
     Kansas City to test behavorial interventions of nursing home 
     residents with moderate to severe dementia: Provided further, 
     That the Secretary of Health and Human Services is directed 
     to collect, in aggregate, $95,000,000 in fees in fiscal year 
     2000 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 2000, no commitments for 
     direct loans or loan guarantees shall be made.

                Administration for Children and Families


  payments to states for child support enforcement and family support 
                                programs

       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), 
     for the first quarter of fiscal year 2001, $650,000,000.
       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 3 
     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, 2000 through 
     September 30, 2001.
       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 Emergency 
     Deficit 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 of 1985.
       The $1,100,000,000 provided in the first paragraph under 
     this heading in the Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
     Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
     Act, 1999 (as contained in section 101(f ) of division A of 
     Public Law 105-277) is hereby 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, That such funds shall be available only if 
     the President submits to the Congress one official budget 
     request for $1,100,000,000 that includes designation of the 
     entire amount as an emergency requirement pursuant to such 
     section: Provided further, That such funds shall be 
     distributed in accordance with section 2604 of the Omnibus 
     Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8623), other 
     than subsection (e) of such section.


                     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), $419,005,000: 
     Provided, That funds appropriated pursuant to section 414(a) 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act under Public Law 105-
     78 for fiscal year 1998 and under Public Law 105-277 for 
     fiscal year 1999 shall be available for the costs of 
     assistance provided and other activities through September 
     30, 2001.
       For carrying out section 5 of the Torture Victims Relief 
     Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-320), $7,500,000.
       The $426,505,000 provided under this heading is hereby 
     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, That such 
     funds shall be available only if the President submits to the 
     Congress one official budget request for $426,505,000 that 
     includes designation of the entire amount as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to such section.


   Payments to States for the 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, 2000 and remain available through September 30, 
     2001, $1,182,672,000: Provided, That $19,120,000 shall be 
     available for child care resource and referral and school-
     aged child care activities.


                      social services block grant

       For making grants to States pursuant to section 2002 of the 
     Social Security Act, $1,700,000,000: Provided, That: (1) 
     notwithstanding section 2003(c) of such Act, as amended, the 
     amount specified for allocation under such section for fiscal 
     year 2000 shall be $1,700,000,000; 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 year 2000 shall be 4.25 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, 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, section 473A of the 
     Social Security Act, and title IV of Public Law 105-285; 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

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     IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act, section 501 of the 
     Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980, section 5 of the 
     Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-320), 
     sections 40155, 40211, and 40241 of Public Law 103-322 and 
     section 126 and titles IV and V of Public Law 100-485, 
     $6,708,733,000, of which $43,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2001, 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 $567,065,000 shall be for making payments under the 
     Community Services Block Grant Act; and of which 
     $5,267,000,000 shall be for making payments under the Head 
     Start Act, of which $1,400,000,000 shall become available 
     October 1, 2000 and remain available through September 30, 
     2001: Provided, 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: Provided 
     further, That the Secretary shall establish procedures 
     regarding the disposition of intangible property which 
     permits grant funds, or intangible assets acquired with funds 
     authorized under section 680 of the Community Services Block 
     Grant Act, as amended, to become the sole property of such 
     grantees after a period of not more than 12 years after the 
     end of the grant for purposes and uses consistent with the 
     original grant.
       In addition, $101,000,000, 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 2000 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 2000 under section 
     413(h)(1) of the Social Security Act shall be reduced by 
     $15,000,000.


                   Promoting Safe and Stable Families

       For carrying out section 430 of the Social Security Act, 
     $295,000,000.


       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, $4,307,300,000.
       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 2001, $1,538,000,000.

                        Administration on Aging


                        Aging Services Programs

       For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the 
     Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended, and section 398 of 
     the Public Health Service Act, $930,225,000: 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, $209,701,000, of which $20,000,000 
     shall become available on October 1, 2000, and shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2001, 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 $450,000 shall be for a contract 
     with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study of 
     the proposed tuberculosis standard promulgated by the 
     Occupational Safety and Health Administration: Provided 
     further, That said contract shall be awarded not later than 
     60 days after the enactment of this Act: Provided further, 
     That said study shall be submitted to the Congress not later 
     than 12 months after award of the contract: Provided further, 
     That of the funds made available under this heading for 
     carrying out title XX of the Public Health Service Act, 
     $10,569,000 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: 
     Provided further, That $2,000,000 shall be available to the 
     Office of the Surgeon General, within the Office of Public 
     Health and Science, to prepare and disseminate the findings 
     of the Surgeon General's report on youth violence, and to 
     coordinate with other agencies throughout the Federal 
     Government, through the establishment of a Federal 
     Coordinating Committee, activities to prevent youth violence: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary may transfer a portion 
     of such funds to other Federal entities for youth violence 
     prevention coordination activities.


                      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, $31,500,000.


                        office for civil rights

       For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, 
     $18,338,000, 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, $17,000,000.


     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.


            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, $181,600,000: Provided, That this 
     amount is distributed as follows: Centers for Disease Control 
     and Prevention, $122,000,000, of which $30,000,000 shall be 
     for the Health Alert Network, $1,000,000 shall be for the 
     Carnegie Mellon Research Institute, $1,000,000 shall be for 
     the St. Louis University School of Public Health, $1,000,000 
     shall be for the University of Texas Medical Branch at 
     Galveston, and $1,000,000 shall be for the Johns Hopkins 
     University Center for Civilian Biodefense; Office of the 
     Secretary, $30,000,000, Agency for Health Care Policy and 
     Research, $5,000,000, and Office of Emergency Preparedness, 
     $24,600,000. In addition, for expenses necessary for the 
     portion of the Global Health Initiative conducted by the 
     Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, $69,000,000: 
     Provided further, That this amount is distributed as follows: 
     $35,000,000 shall be for international HIV/AIDS programs, 
     $9,000,000 shall be for malaria programs, $5,000,000 shall be 
     for global micronutrient malnutrition programs and 
     $20,000,000 shall be for carrying out polio eradication 
     activities. In addition, $150,000,000 for carrying out the 
     Department's Year 2000 computer conversion activities, 
     $5,000,000 for the environmental health laboratory at the 
     Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, $35,000,000 for 
     minority AIDS prevention and treatment activities, 
     $20,000,000 for the National Institutes of Health challenge 
     grant program, and $50,000,000 to support the Ricky Ray 
     Hemophilia Relief Fund Act of 1998: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, up to $10,000,000 
     of the amount provided for the Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief 
     Fund Act may be available for administrative expenses: 
     Provided further, That the entire amount under this heading 
     is hereby designated by the 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 under this heading 
     shall be made available only after submission to the 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 of 1985, as amended: 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 
     II.
       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.


                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 206. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary 
     funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, 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 15 days in advance of any transfer.
       Sec. 207. The Director of the National Institutes of 
     Health, jointly with the Director of the

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     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. 208. 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 the National Institutes of 
     Health 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. 209. 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. 210. (a) The final rule entitled ``Organ Procurement 
     and Transplantation Network'', promulgated by the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services on April 2, 1998 (63 Fed. Reg. 
     16295 et seq.) (relating to part 121 of title 42, Code of 
     Federal Regulations), together with the amendments to such 
     rules promulgated on October 20, 1999 (64 Fed. Reg. 56649 et 
     seq.) shall not become effective before the expiration of the 
     90 day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (b) For purposes of subsection (a):
       (1) Not later than 3 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     (referred to in this section as the ``Secretary'') shall 
     publish in the Federal Register a notice providing that the 
     period within which comments on the final rule may be 
     submitted to the Secretary is 60 days after the date of such 
     publication of the notice.
       (2) Not later than 21 days after the expiration of such 60-
     day period, the Secretary shall complete the review of the 
     comments submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) and shall amend 
     the final rule with any revisions appropriate according to 
     the review by the Secretary of such comments. The final rule 
     may be in the form of amendments to the rule referred to in 
     subsection (a) that was promulgated on April 2, 1998, and in 
     the form of amendments to the rule referred to in such 
     subsection that was promulgated on October 20, 1999.
       Sec. 211. 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. 212. (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.--With respect to 
     fiscal year 2000, 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.--Each State's 
     allotment for fiscal year 2000 for programs under this 
     subpart shall be equal to such State's allotment for such 
     programs for fiscal year 1999, except that, if the amount 
     appropriated in fiscal year 2000 is less than the amount 
     appropriated in fiscal year 1999, then the amount of a 
     State's allotment under section 1921 shall be equal to the 
     amount that the State received under section 1921 in fiscal 
     year 1999 decreased by the percentage by which the amount 
     appropriated for fiscal year 2000 is less than the amount 
     appropriated for such section for fiscal year 1999.''.
       Sec. 213. 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.
       Sec. 214. 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, 1998, and 
     1999'' and inserting ``1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000''; and
       (B) in subsection (e), by striking ``October 1, 1999'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``October 1, 2000''; and
       (2) in section 599E (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) in subsection 
     (b)(2), by striking ``September 30, 1999'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2000''.
       Sec. 215. None of the funds provided in this Act or in any 
     other Act making appropriations for fiscal year 2000 may be 
     used to administer or implement in Arizona or in the Kansas 
     City, Missouri or in the Kansas City, Kansas area the 
     Medicare Competitive Pricing Demonstration Project (operated 
     by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under authority 
     granted in section 4011 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 
     (Public Law 105-33)).
       Sec. 216. Of the funds appropriated for the National 
     Institutes of Health for fiscal year 2000, $7,500,000,000 
     shall not be available for obligation until September 29, 
     2000. Of the funds appropriated for the Health Resources and 
     Services Administration for fiscal year 2000, $1,120,000,000 
     shall not be available for obligation until September 29, 
     2000. Of the funds appropriated for the Centers for Disease 
     Control and Prevention for fiscal year 2000, $965,000,000 
     shall not be available for obligation until September 29, 
     2000. Of the funds appropriated for the Children and Families 
     Services Programs for fiscal year 2000, $400,000,000 shall 
     not be available for obligation until September 29, 2000. Of 
     the funds appropriated for the Social Services Block Grant 
     for fiscal year 2000, $425,000,000 shall not be available for 
     obligation until September 29, 2000. Of the funds 
     appropriated for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
     Services Administration for fiscal year 2000, $450,000,000 
     shall not be available for obligation until September 29, 
     2000.
       Sec. 217. Study and Report on the Geographic Adjustment 
     Factors Under the Medicare Program. (a) Study.--The Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services shall conduct a study on--
       (1) the reasons why, and the appropriateness of the fact 
     that, the geographic adjustment factor (determined under 
     paragraph (2) of section 1848(e) (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(e)) used 
     in determining the amount of payment for physicians' services 
     under the Medicare program is less for physicians' services 
     provided in New Mexico than for physicians' services provided 
     in Arizona, Colorado, and Texas; and
       (2) the effect that the level of the geographic cost-of-
     practice adjustment factor (determined under paragraph (3) of 
     such section) has on the recruitment and retention of 
     physicians in small rural States, including New Mexico, Iowa, 
     Louisiana, and Arkansas.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 3 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall submit a report to Congress on the study 
     conducted under subsection (a), together with any 
     recommendations for legislation that the Secretary determines 
     to be appropriate as a result of such study.
       Sec. 218. Withholding of Substance Abuse Funds. (a) In 
     General.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
     used to withhold substance abuse funding from a State 
     pursuant to section 1926 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
     U.S.C. 300x-26) if such State certifies to the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services that the State will commit 
     additional State funds, in accordance with subsection (b), to 
     ensure compliance with State laws prohibiting the sale of 
     tobacco products to individuals under 18 years of age.
       (b) Amount of State Funds.--The amount of funds to be 
     committed by a State under subsection (a) shall be equal to 1 
     percent of such State's substance abuse block grant 
     allocation for each percentage point by which the State 
     misses the retailer compliance rate goal established by the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 1926 of 
     such Act, except that the Secretary may agree to a smaller 
     commitment of additional funds by the State.
       (c) Supplement not Supplant.--Amounts expended by a State 
     pursuant to a certification under subsection (a) shall be 
     used to supplement and not supplant State funds used for 
     tobacco prevention programs and for compliance activities 
     described in such subsection in the fiscal year preceding the 
     fiscal year to which this section applies.
       (d) Enforcement of State Expenditure.--The Secretary shall 
     exercise discretion in enforcing the timing of the State 
     expenditure required by the certification described in 
     subsection (a) as late as July 31, 2000.
       Sec. 219. None of the funds made available under this title 
     may be used to carry out the transmittal of August 13, 1997 
     (relating to self-administered drugs) of the Deputy Director 
     of the Division of Acute Care of the Health Care Financing 
     Administration to regional offices of such Administration or 
     to promulgate any regulation or other transmittal or policy 
     directive that has the effect of imposing (or clarifying the 
     imposition of ) a restriction on the coverage of injectable 
     drugs under section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Security Act 
     beyond the restrictions applied before the date of such 
     transmittal.
       Sec. 220. In accordance with section 1557 of title 31, 
     United States Code, funds obligated and awarded in fiscal 
     years 1994 and 1995 under the heading ``National Cancer 
     Institute'' for the Cancer Therapy and Research Center in San 
     Antonio, Texas, grant numbers 1 C06 CA58690-01 and 3 C06 
     CA58690-01S1, shall be exempt from subchapter IV of chapter 
     15 of such title and the obligated unexpended dollars shall 
     remain available to the grantee for expenditure without 
     fiscal year limitation to fulfill the purpose of the award.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of Health and 
     Human Services Appropriations Act, 2000''.

                   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, 
     parts B, C, and D of title III, and part I of title X of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, 
     $1,586,560,000, of which $456,500,000 for the Goals 2000: 
     Educate America Act and $55,000,000 for the School-to-Work 
     Opportunities Act shall become available on July 1, 2000 and 
     remain available through September 30, 2001, and of which 
     $87,000,000 shall be for section 3122: Provided, That none of 
     the funds appropriated

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     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: Educate 
     America 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 of the funds made 
     available to carry out section 3136 and notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, $500,000 shall be awarded to the 
     Houston Independent School District for technology 
     infrastructure, $8,000,000 shall be awarded to the I CAN 
     LEARN program, $2,000,000 shall be awarded to the Linking 
     Education Technology and Educational Reform (LINKS) project 
     for educational technology, $1,000,000 shall be awarded to 
     the Center for Advanced Research and Technology (CART) for 
     comprehensive secondary education reform, $250,000 shall be 
     awarded to the Vaughn Reno Starks Community Center in 
     Elizabethtown, Kentucky for a technology program, $125,000 
     shall be awarded to the Wyandanch Compel Youth Academy 
     Educational Assistance Program in New York, $3,000,000 shall 
     be awarded to Hi-Technology High School in San Bernardino 
     County, California for technology enhancement, $300,000 shall 
     be awarded to the Long Island 21st Century Technology and E-
     Commerce Alliance, $800,000 shall be awarded to Montana State 
     University for a distance learning initiative, $2,000,000 for 
     the Tupelo School District in Tupelo, Mississippi for 
     technology innovation in education, $900,000 for the 
     University of Alaska at Anchorage for distance learning 
     education, $1,000,000 shall be awarded to the Seton Hill 
     College in Greensburg, Pennsylvania for a model education 
     technology training program, $500,000 shall be awarded to the 
     University of Alaska-Fairbanks, in Fairbanks, Alaska for a 
     teacher technology training program, $200,000 shall be 
     awarded to the Alaska Department of Education for the Alaska 
     State Distance Education Technology Consortium, $1,000,000 
     shall be awarded to the North East Vocational Area 
     Cooperative in Washington State for a multi-district 
     technology education center, $400,000 shall be awarded to the 
     University of Vermont for the Vermont Learning Gateway 
     Program, $2,500,000 shall be awarded to the State University 
     of New Jersey for the RUNet 2000 project at Rutgers for an 
     integrated voice-video-data network to link students, faculty 
     and administration via a high-speed, broad band fiber optic 
     network, $500,000 shall be awarded to the Iowa Area Education 
     Agency 13 for a public/private partnership to demonstrate the 
     effective use of technology in grades 1-3, $235,000 shall be 
     for the Louisville Deaf Oral School for technology 
     enhancements: Provided further, That in the State of Alabama 
     $50,000 shall be awarded to the Bibb County Board of 
     Education for technology enhancements, $50,000 shall be 
     awarded to the Calhoun County Board of Education for 
     technology enhancements, $50,000 shall be awarded to the 
     Chambers County Board of Education for technology 
     enhancements, $50,000 shall be awarded to the Chilton County 
     Board of Education for technology enhancements, $50,000 shall 
     be awarded to the Clay County Board of Education for 
     technology enhancements, $50,000 shall be awarded to the 
     Cleburne County Board of Education for technology 
     enhancements, $50,000 shall be awarded to the Coosa County 
     Board of Education for technology enhancements, $50,000 shall 
     be awarded to the Lee County Board of Education for 
     technology enhancements, $50,000 shall be awarded to the 
     Macon County Board of Education for technology enhancements, 
     $50,000 shall be awarded to the St. Clair County Board of 
     Education for technology enhancements, $50,000 shall be 
     awarded to the Talladega County Board of Education for 
     technology enhancements, $50,000 shall be awarded to the 
     Tallapoosa County Board of Education for technology 
     enhancements, $50,000 shall be awarded to the Randolph County 
     Board of Education for technology enhancements, $50,000 shall 
     be awarded to the Russell County Board of Education for 
     technology enhancements, $50,000 shall be awarded to the 
     Alexander City Board of Education for technology 
     enhancements, $50,000 shall be awarded to the Anniston City 
     Board of Education for technology enhancements, $50,000 shall 
     be awarded to the Lanett City Board of Education for 
     technology enhancements, $50,000 shall be awarded to the Pell 
     City Board of Education for technology enhancements, $50,000 
     shall be awarded to the Roanoke City Board of Education for 
     technology enhancements, $50,000 shall be awarded to the 
     Talledega City Board of Education for technology enhancements 
     and $500,000 shall be to continue a state-of-the-art 
     information technology system at Mansfield University, 
     Mansfield, Pennsylvania: Provided further, That of the funds 
     made available to carry out title III, part B of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, $750,000 shall be 
     awarded to the Technology Literacy Center at the Museum of 
     Science and Industry, Chicago, $1,000,000 shall be awarded to 
     an on-line math and science training program at Oklahoma 
     State University, $4,000,000 shall be awarded to continue and 
     expand the Iowa Communications Network statewide fiber optic 
     demonstration project: Provided further, That of the funds 
     made available for title X, part I of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 and notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, $6,000 shall be awarded to the Study 
     Partners Program, Inc., in Louisville, Kentucky, $12,000 
     shall be awarded to the Shawnee Gardens Tenants Association 
     Inc., in Louisville, Kentucky for a tutorial program, $12,000 
     shall be awarded to the 100 Black Men of Louisville, Kentucky 
     for a mentoring and leadership training program, $500,000 
     shall be awarded to the Omaha, Nebraska Public Schools for 
     the OPS 21st Century Learning Grant, $25,000 shall be for the 
     Plymouth Renewal Center in Kentucky for a tutoring program, 
     $25,000 shall be for the Canaan Community Development 
     Corporation's Village Learning Center Program, $25,000 shall 
     be for the St. Stephen Life Center After School Program, 
     $25,000 shall be for the Louisville Central Community Centers 
     Youth Education Program, $15,000 shall be for the Trinity 
     Family Life Center tutoring program, $15,000 shall be for the 
     New Zion Community Development Foundation, Inc., after school 
     mentoring program, $20,000 shall be for the St. Joseph 
     Catholic Orphan Society program for abused and neglected 
     children, $25,000 shall be for the Portland Neighborhood 
     House after school program, and $25,000 shall be for the St. 
     Anthony Community Outreach Center, Inc., for the Education 
     PAYs program.


                    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 of 1965, $8,547,986,000, of which 
     $2,317,823,000 shall become available on July 1, 2000, and 
     shall remain available through September 30, 2001, and of 
     which $6,204,763,000 shall become available on October 1, 
     2000 and shall remain available through September 30, 2001, 
     for academic year 2000-2001: Provided, That $6,649,000,000 
     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, 1999, to obtain 
     updated local-educational-agency-level census poverty data 
     from the Bureau of the Census: Provided further, That 
     $1,158,397,000 shall be available for concentration grants 
     under section 1124A: Provided further, That $8,900,000 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 sections 
     1124 and 1124A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 shall be made to each State and 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 1999: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, grant awards 
     under section 1124A of title I of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 shall be made to those local 
     educational agencies that received a Concentration Grant 
     under the Department of Education Appropriations Act, 1998, 
     but are not eligible to receive such a grant for fiscal year 
     2000: Provided further, That each such local educational 
     agency shall receive an amount equal to the Concentration 
     Grant the agency received in fiscal year 1998, ratably 
     reduced, if necessary, to ensure that these local educational 
     agencies receive no greater share of their hold-harmless 
     amounts than other local educational agencies: Provided 
     further, That the Secretary shall not take into account the 
     hold harmless provisions in this section in determining State 
     allocations under any other program administered by the 
     Secretary in any fiscal year: Provided further, That 
     $160,000,000 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 Public Law 105-277: 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.


                               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, $910,500,000, 
     of which $737,200,000 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), 
     $76,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for 
     payments under section 8003(f ), $10,300,000 shall be for 
     construction under section 8007, $32,000,000 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 of the funds 
     available for section 8007 and notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, $500,000 shall be awarded to the Fort Sam 
     Houston Independent School District, Texas, $800,000 shall be 
     awarded to the Hays Lodgepole School District, Montana, and 
     $2,000,000 shall be awarded to the North Chicago Community 
     Unit SD 187: Provided further, That these funds shall remain 
     available until expended: Provided further, That the 
     Secretary of Education shall treat as timely filed, and shall 
     process for payment, an application for a fiscal year 1999 
     payment from the local educational agency for Brookeland, 
     Texas under section 8002 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 fur

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     ther, That section 8002(f ) of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 is amended by adding a new paragraph 
     ``(3)'' at the end to read as follows:
       ``(3) For each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2000, 
     the Secretary shall treat the Central Union, California; 
     Island, California; Hill City, South Dakota; and Wall, South 
     Dakota local educational agencies as meeting the eligibility 
     requirements of subsection (a)(1)(C) of this section.'':
     Provided further, That the Secretary of Education shall 
     consider all payments received by the educational agency for 
     Hatboro-Horsham and Delaware Valley, Pennsylvania for fiscal 
     year 1995 under section 8002(a) of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7702(a)), and all 
     payments under section 8002(h)(2)(A) for subsequent years 
     through fiscal year 1999, to be correct: Provided further, 
     That section 8002(f ) of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 is amended by adding at the end thereof 
     a new paragraph (4) to read as follows:
       ``(4) For the purposes of payments under this section for 
     each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2000, the 
     Secretary shall treat the Hot Springs, South Dakota local 
     educational agency as if it had filed a timely application 
     under section 8002 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
     Act of 1965 for fiscal year 1994 if the Secretary has 
     received the fiscal year 1994 application, as well as 
     Exhibits A and B not later than December 1, 1999.'':
     Provided further, That section 8002(f ) of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by adding at the 
     end thereof a new paragraph (5) to read as follows:
       ``(5) For purposes of payments under this section for each 
     fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2000, the Secretary 
     shall treat the Hueneme, California local educational agency 
     as if it had filed a timely application under section 8002 of 
     the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 if the 
     Secretary has received the fiscal year 1995 application not 
     later than December 1, 1999.'':
     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 Hydaburg, Alaska, 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 
     the Secretary of Education shall treat as timely, and process 
     for payment, an application for fiscal years 1996 and 1997 
     payment from the local education agency for Fallbrook Unified 
     High School District, California, under section 8002 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 
     for the purpose of computing the amount of a payment for a 
     local educational agency for children identified under 
     section 8003 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965, 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: (1) 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 (2) 
     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.


                      School Improvement Programs

       For carrying out school improvement activities authorized 
     by titles II, IV, V-A and B, VI, IX, X, and XIII of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (``ESEA''); 
     the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act; and the 
     Civil Rights Act of 1964 and part B of title VIII of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965; $2,926,134,000, of which 
     $875,300,000 shall become available on July 1, 2000, and 
     remain available through September 30, 2001, and of which 
     $1,530,000,000 shall become available on October 1, 2000 and 
     shall remain available through September 30, 2001 for 
     academic year 2000-2001: Provided, That of the amount 
     appropriated, $335,000,000 shall be for Eisenhower 
     professional development State grants under title II-B and 
     $380,000,000 shall be for title VI and up to $750,000 shall 
     be for an evaluation of comprehensive regional assistance 
     centers under title XIII of ESEA: Provided further, That 
     $1,200,000,000 is for a class size/teacher assistance 
     initiative to be distributed as described in subparagraphs 
     (A) and (B) of section 307(b)(1) of the Department of 
     Education Appropriations Act, 1999. School districts may use 
     the funds for class size reduction activities as described in 
     section 307(c)(2)(A)(i)-(iii) of the Department of Education 
     Appropriations Act, 1999: Provided further, That, if the 
     local educational agency determines that it wishes to use the 
     funds for purposes other than class size reduction as part of 
     a local strategy for improving academic achievement, funds 
     may be used for professional development activities, teacher 
     training or any other local need that is designed to improve 
     student performance: Provided further, That each such agency 
     shall use funds under this section only to supplement, and 
     not to supplant, State and local funds, that in absence of 
     such funds, would otherwise be spent for activities under 
     this section.


                           READING EXCELLENCE

       For necessary expenses to carry out the Reading Excellence 
     Act, $65,000,000, which shall become available on July 1, 
     2000 and shall remain available through September 30, 2001 
     and $195,000,000 which shall become available on October 1, 
     2000 and remain available through September 30, 2001.


                            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, $77,000,000.


                   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), $387,000,000: 
     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, $6,036,646,000, of which $2,047,885,000 shall 
     become available for obligation on July 1, 2000, and shall 
     remain available through September 30, 2001, and of which 
     $3,742,000,000 shall become available on October 1, 2000 and 
     shall remain available through September 30, 2001, for 
     academic year 2000-2001: Provided, That $1,500,000 shall be 
     for the recipient of funds provided by Public Law 105-78 
     under section 687(b)(2)(G) of the Act to provide information 
     on diagnosis, intervention, and teaching strategies for 
     children with disabilities: Provided further, That $1,500,000 
     shall be awarded to the Organizing Committee for the 2001 
     Special Olympics World Winter Games in Alaska and $1,000,000 
     shall be awarded to the Salt Lake City Organizing Committee 
     for the VIII Paralympic Winter Games: Provided further, That 
     $1,000,000 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: Provided further, That 
     $1,000,000 shall be awarded to the Center for Literacy and 
     Assessment at the University of Southern Mississippi for 
     research dissemination and teacher and parent training.


            Rehabilitation Services and Disability Research

       For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the 
     Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Assistive Technology Act of 
     1998, and the Helen Keller National Center Act, 
     $2,701,772,000: Provided, That notwithstanding section 
     105(b)(1) of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (``the AT 
     Act''), each State shall be provided $50,000 for activities 
     under section 102 of the AT Act: Provided further, That of 
     the funds available for section 303 of the Rehabilitation Act 
     of 1973 and notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     $750,000 shall be awarded to the Krasnow Institute at George 
     Mason University for a Receptive Language Disorders research 
     center, $1,000,000 shall be awarded to the University of 
     Central Florida for a virtual reality-based education and 
     training program for the deaf, $2,000,000 shall be awarded to 
     the Seattle Lighthouse for the Blind for interpreter, 
     orientation, mobility, and education services for deaf, blind 
     and other visually impaired adults, $1,000,000 shall be 
     awarded to the Professional Development and Research 
     Institute on Blindness in Louisiana for the training of 
     professionals in the field of education and rehabilitation of 
     blind adults and children, and $600,000 shall be awarded to 
     the Alaska Center for Independent Living in Anchorage, Alaska 
     to develop capacity to implement a self-directed model for 
     personal assistance services, including training of self-
     employed personal assistants and their clients: Provided 
     further, That of the funds available for section 305 of the 
     Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, $1,000,000 shall be awarded to the 
     California State University at Northridge for a Western 
     Center for Adaptive Therapy.

           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.), $10,100,000.


               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.), $48,151,000, of which $2,651,000 shall 
     be for construction and shall remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That from the total 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.), 
     $85,980,000, of which $2,500,000 shall be for construction 
     and shall remain available until expended: Provided, That 
     from the total 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 Technical Education Act, the 
     Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, and title VIII-D of 
     the

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     Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, and Public Law 102-
     73, $1,656,750,000, of which $3,500,000 shall remain 
     available until expended, and of which $833,150,000 shall 
     become available on July 1, 2000 and shall remain available 
     through September 30, 2001 and of which $791,000,000 shall 
     become available on October 1, 2000 and shall remain 
     available through September 30, 2001: Provided, That of the 
     amounts made available for the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and 
     Technical Education Act, $4,600,000 shall be for tribally 
     controlled vocational institutions under section 117: 
     Provided further, That $9,000,000 shall be for carrying out 
     section 118 of such act for all activities conducted by and 
     through the National Occupational Information Coordinating 
     Committee: Provided further, That of the amounts made 
     available for the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, 
     $14,000,000 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 $19,000,000 shall be for Youth Offender Grants, of which 
     $5,000,000, which shall become available on July 1, 2000, and 
     remain available through September 30, 2001, shall be used in 
     accordance with section 601 of Public Law 102-73 as that 
     section was in effect prior to the enactment of Public Law 
     105-220.


                      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, $9,435,000,000, which shall remain available through 
     September 30, 2001.
       The maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall be 
     eligible during award year 2000-2001 shall be $3,300: 
     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 1999 
     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.
       For an additional amount for ``student financial 
     assistance'' for payment of allocations to institutions of 
     higher education for Federal Supplemental Educational 
     Opportunity Grants for award years 1999-2000 and 2000-2001, 
     made under title IV, part A, subpart 3, of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965, as amended, $10,000,000: Provided, 
     That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of Education may waive or modify any statutory or 
     regulatory provision applicable to the Federal Supplemental 
     Educational Opportunity Grant program and the determination 
     of need for such grants, that the Secretary deems necessary 
     to assist individuals who suffered financial harm resulting 
     from the hurricanes, and the flooding associated with the 
     hurricanes, that struck the eastern United States in August 
     and September 1999, and who, at the time of the disaster were 
     residing, attending an institution of higher education, or 
     employed within an area affected by such a disaster on the 
     date which the President declared the existence of a major 
     disaster (or, in the case of an individual who is a dependent 
     student, whose parent or stepparent suffered financial harm 
     from such disaster, and who resided, or was employed in such 
     an area at that time): Provided further, That notwithstanding 
     section 437 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 
     U.S.C. 1232) and section 553 of title 5, United States Code, 
     the Secretary shall, by notice in the Federal Register, 
     exercise this authority, through publication of waivers or 
     modifications of statutory and regulatory provisions, as the 
     Secretary deems necessary to assist such individuals: 
     Provided further, That notwithstanding section 413D of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965, allocations from such 
     additional amount shall not be taken into account in 
     determining institutional allocations under such section in 
     future years: Provided further, That the entire amount made 
     available under this paragraph 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, and that the entire amount shall be available only to 
     the extent an official budget request for the entire amount, 
     that includes designation of the entire amount as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, is transmitted by the 
     President to the Congress.


             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 of 1965, as amended, $48,000,000.


                            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; 
     $1,466,826,000, of which $12,000,000 for interest subsidies 
     authorized by section 121 of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965, shall remain available until expended: Provided, That 
     of the funds available for part A, subpart 2 of title VII of 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965, $10,000,000 shall be 
     available to fund awards for academic year 2000-2001, and 
     $10,000,000 to remain available through September 30, 2001, 
     shall be available to fund awards for academic year 2001-
     2002, for fellowships under part A, subpart 1 of title VII of 
     said Act, under the terms and conditions of part A, subpart 
     1: Provided further, That section 852(b)(1) of the Higher 
     Education Amendments of 1998 is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``14'' and inserting ``16'';
       (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (3) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(G) one member shall be appointed by the Chairperson of 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
     the Senate from among members of the Senate; and
       ``(H) one member shall be appointed by the Chairperson of 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
     Representatives from among members of the House of 
     Representatives.'':
     Provided further, That the matter preceding paragraph (1) of 
     section 853(b) of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998 is 
     amended by striking ``6 months'' and inserting ``12 months'': 
     Provided further, That the amounts provided under this 
     heading in division A, section 101(f ) of Public Law 105-277 
     for the Web-Based Education Commission, authorized by part J 
     of title VIII of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, 
     shall remain available through September 30, 2000: Provided 
     further, That $3,000,000 is for data collection and 
     evaluation activities for programs under the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965, including such activities needed to comply with 
     the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993: Provided 
     further, That of the funds available for title IV, part A, 
     subpart 8 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, $3,000,000 shall 
     be awarded to the University of South Florida for a distance 
     learning program, $190,000 shall be awarded to the New York 
     Global Communication Center in West Islip, New York for a 
     distance learning program, $1,000,000 shall be awarded to the 
     Alliance for Technology, Learning and Society (ATLAS) at the 
     University of Colorado for technology-enhanced learning, 
     $2,500,000 shall be awarded to the Illinois Community College 
     Board to develop a systemwide, on-line virtual degree program 
     for the community college system in Illinois, and $1,250,000 
     shall be made available to the University of Idaho 
     Interactive Learning Environments to develop and improve 
     Internet-based delivery of education programs.


                           howard university

       For partial support of Howard University (20 U.S.C. 121 et 
     seq.), $219,444,000, 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 of 1965, $737,000 to 
     carry out activities related to existing facility loans 
     entered into under the Higher Education Act of 1965.


  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 of 1965 
     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 of 1965, as amended, $207,000.


            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, including sections 411 and 412; section 2102 of 
     title II, and parts A, B, and K and section 10102 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, $492,679,000: 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 Public Law 
     105-277: Provided further, That the funds made available for 
     comprehensive school reform shall become available on July 1, 
     2000, and remain available through September 30, 2001, 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 $10,000,000 of the funds provided for 
     the national education research institutes shall be allocated 
     notwithstanding subparagrphs (B) and (C) of section 931(c)(2) 
     of Public Law 103-227: Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated under section 10601 of title X of the Elementary 
     and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, $1,500,000 
     shall be used to conduct a violence prevention demonstration 
     program: Provided further, That of the funds available for 
     part A of title X of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
     Act of 1965, $10,000,000 shall be awarded to the National 
     Constitution Center, established by Public Law 100-433, for 
     exhibition design, program planning and operation of the 
     center, $10,000,000 shall be provided to continue a 
     demonstration of public school facilities to the Iowa 
     Department of Education, $1,000,000 shall be made available 
     to the New Mexico Department

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     of Education for school performance improvement and drop-out 
     prevention, $300,000 shall be made available to Semos 
     Unlimited, Inc., in New Mexico to support bilingual education 
     and literacy programs, $700,000 shall be awarded to Loyola 
     University Chicago for recruitment and preparation of new 
     teacher candidates for employment in rural and inner-city 
     schools, $500,000 shall be awarded to Shedd Aquarium/
     Brookfield Zoo for science education/exposure programs for 
     local elementary school students, $3,000,000 shall be awarded 
     to Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America to expand school-based 
     mentoring, $2,500,000 shall be awarded to the Chicago Public 
     School System to support a substance abuse pilot program in 
     conjunction with Elgin and East Aurora School Systems, 
     $1,000,000 shall be awarded to the University of Virginia 
     Center for Governmental Studies for the Youth Leadership 
     Initiative, $800,000 shall be awarded to the Institute for 
     Student Achievement at Holmes Middle School and Annandale 
     High School in Virginia for academic enrichment programs, 
     $100,000 shall be awarded to the Mountain Arts Center for 
     educational programming, $1,500,000 shall be awarded to the 
     University of Louisville for research in the area of academic 
     readiness, $500,000 shall be awarded to the West Ed Regional 
     Educational Laboratory for the 24 Challenge and Jumping 
     Levels Math Demonstration Project, $1,000,000 shall be 
     awarded to Central Michigan University for a charter schools 
     development and performance institute, $950,000 shall be 
     awarded to the Living Science Interactive Learning Model 
     partnership in Indian River, Florida for a science education 
     program, $825,000 shall be awarded to the North Babylon 
     Community Youth Services for an educational program, 
     $1,000,000 shall be awarded to the Los Angeles County Office 
     of Education/Educational Telecommunications and Technology 
     for a pilot program for teachers, $650,000 shall be awarded 
     to the University of Northern Iowa for an institute of 
     technology for inclusive education, $500,000 shall be awarded 
     to Youth Crime Watch of America to expand a program to 
     prevent crime, drugs and violence in schools, $892,000 shall 
     be awarded to Muhlenberg College in Pennsylvania for an 
     environmental science program, $560,000 shall be awarded to 
     the Western Suffolk St. Johns-LaSalle Academy Science and 
     Technology Mentoring Program, $4,000,000 shall be awarded to 
     the National Teaching Academy of Chicago for a model teacher 
     recruitment, preparation and professional development 
     program, $2,000,000 shall be awarded to the University of 
     West Florida for a teacher enhancement program, $1,000,000 
     shall be awarded to Delta State University in Mississippi for 
     innovative teacher training, $1,000,000 shall be awarded to 
     the Alaska Humanities Forum, Inc., in Anchorage, Alaska, 
     $250,000 shall be awarded to An Achievable Dream in Newport 
     News, Virginia to improve academic performance of at-risk 
     youths, $250,000 shall be awarded to the Rock School of 
     Ballet in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to expand its 
     community-outreach programs for inner-city children and 
     underprivileged youth in Camden, New Jersey and southern New 
     Jersey, $1,000,000 shall be awarded to the University of 
     Maryland Center for Quality and Productivity to provide a 
     link for the Blue Ribbon Schools, $1,000,000 shall be awarded 
     to the Continuing Education Center and Teachers' Institute in 
     South Boston, Virginia to promote participation among youth 
     in the United States democratic process, $1,000,000 shall be 
     for the National Museum of Women in the Arts to expand its 
     ``Discovering Art'' program to elementary and secondary 
     schools and other educational organizations, $400,000 shall 
     be awarded to the Alaska Department of Education's summer 
     reading program, $400,000 shall be awarded to the Partners in 
     Education, Inc., to foster successful business-school 
     partnerships, $250,000 shall be for the Kodiak Island Borough 
     School District for development of an environmental education 
     program, $2,000,000 shall be for the Reach Out and Read 
     Program to expand literacy and health awareness for at-risk 
     families, $1,000,000 shall be for the Virginia Living Museum 
     in Newport News, Virginia for an educational program, 
     $450,000 shall be for the Challenger Learning Center in 
     Hardin County, Kentucky for technology assistance and teacher 
     training, $250,000 shall be for the Crawford County School 
     System in Georgia for technology and curriculum support, 
     $500,000 shall be for the Berrien County School System in 
     Georgia for technology development, $35,000 shall be for the 
     Louisville Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club Diversion 
     Enhancement Program, $100,000 shall be awarded to the 
     Philadelphia Orchestra's Philly Pops to operate the Jazz in 
     the Schools program in the Philadelphia school district, 
     $500,000 for the Mississippi Delta Education for a teacher 
     incentive program initiative, $500,000 shall be for enhanced 
     teacher training in reading in the District of Columbia, and 
     $100,000 shall be awarded to the Project 2000 D.C. mentoring 
     project: Provided further, That of the funds available for 
     section 10601 of title X of such Act, $2,000,000 shall be 
     awarded to the Center for Educational Technologies for 
     production and distribution of an effective CD-ROM product 
     that would complement the ``We the People: The Citizen and 
     the Constitution'' curriculum: Provided further, That, in 
     addition to the funds 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.

                        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, $370,184,000.


                        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, $71,200,000.


                      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, $34,000,000.

                           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 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 of 1985, 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 15 days in advance of any 
     transfer.
       Sec. 305. (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 2000, the Secretary of Education shall distribute 
     supplemental payments for certain local educational agencies, 
     as follows:
       (1) First, from the amount of $74,000,000, the Secretary 
     shall make supplemental payments to the following agencies 
     under section 8003(f ) of ESEA:
       (A) Local educational agencies that received assistance 
     under section 8003(f ) for fiscal year 1999--
       (i) in fiscal year 1997 had at least 40 percent federally 
     connected children described in section 8003(a)(1) in average 
     daily attendance; and in fiscal year 1997 had a tax rate for 
     general fund purposes which was at least 95 percent of the 
     State average tax rate for general fund purposes; or
       (ii) whose boundary is coterminous with the boundary of a 
     Federal military installation.
       (B) Local educational agencies that received assistance 
     under section 8003(f ) for fiscal year 1999; and in fiscal 
     year 1997 had at least 30 percent federally connected 
     children described in section 8003(a)(1) in average daily 
     attendance; and in fiscal year 1997 had a tax rate for 
     general fund purposes which was at least 125 percent of the 
     State average tax rate for general fund purposes.
       (C) Any eligible local educational agency that in fiscal 
     year 1997, which had at least 25,000 children in average 
     daily attendance, at least 50 percent federally connected 
     children described in section 8003(a)(1) in average daily 
     attendance, and at least 6,000 children described in 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 8003(a)(1) 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 ESEA for fiscal year 2000.
       (3) After making payments to all eligible local educational 
     agencies described in paragraph (2) of subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall use any remaining funds from paragraph (2) 
     for making payments to the eligible local educational 
     agencies described in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) if the 
     amount available under paragraph (1) is insufficient to fully 
     fund all eligible local educational agencies.
       (4) After making payments to all eligible local educational 
     agencies as described in paragraphs 1 through 3, the 
     Secretary shall use any remaining funds to increase basic 
     support payments under section 8003(b) for fiscal year 2000 
     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 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

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     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) in fiscal year 1997, 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 in fiscal year 
     1997, 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 1.75; and
       (6) for an eligible local educational agency whose total 
     number of children in average daily attendance in fiscal year 
     1997 was 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 ESEA, except that the 
     weighted student unit total from its regular basic support 
     payment shall be recomputed by using a factor of 1.35 for 
     children described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 
     8003(a)(1) and its learning opportunity threshold percentage 
     shall be deemed to be 100.
       (d) For each eligible local educational agency, the 
     calculated supplemental section 8003(f ) payment shall be 
     reduced by subtracting the agency's fiscal year 2000 section 
     8003(b) basic support payment.
       (e) If the sums described in subsections (a)(1) and (2) 
     above are insufficient to pay in full the calculated 
     supplemental payments for the local educational agencies 
     identified in those subsections, the Secretary shall ratably 
     reduce the supplemental section 8003(f ) payment to each 
     local educational agency.
       Sec. 306. (a) Section 1204(b)(1)(A) of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6364(b)(1)(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in clause (iv), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (2) by striking clause (v) and adding the following:
       ``(v) 50 percent in the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth 
     such years; and
       ``(vi) 35 percent in any subsequent such year.''.
       (b) Section 1208(b) of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
       ``(3) Continuing eligibility.--In awarding subgrant funds 
     to continue a program under this part after the first year, 
     the State educational agency shall review the progress of 
     each eligible entity in meeting the goals of the program 
     referred to in section 1207(c)(1)(A) and shall evaluate the 
     program based on the indicators of program quality developed 
     by the State under section 1210.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking the last sentence.
       Sec. 307. (a) Notwithstanding sections 401( j) and 
     435(a)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1070a( j) and 1085(a)(2)) and subject to the requirements of 
     subsection (b), the Secretary of Education shall--
       (1) recalculate the official fiscal year 1996 cohort 
     default rate for Jacksonville College of Jacksonville, Texas, 
     on the basis of data corrections confirmed by the Texas 
     Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation; and
       (2) restore the eligibility of Jacksonville College to 
     participate in the Federal Pell Grant Program for the 1999-
     2000 award year and succeeding award years.
       (b) Jacksonville College shall implement a default 
     management plan that is satisfactory to the Secretary of 
     Education.
       (c) For purposes of determining its Federal Pell Grant 
     Program eligibility, Jacksonville College shall be deemed to 
     have withdrawn from the Federal Family Education Loan program 
     as of October 6, 1998.
       Sec. 308. An amount of $14,500,000 from the balances of 
     returned reserve funds, formerly held by the Higher Education 
     Assistance Foundation, that are currently held in Higher 
     Education Assistance Foundation Claims Reserves, Treasury 
     account number 91X6192, and $12,000,000 from funds formerly 
     held by the Higher Education Assistance Foundation, that are 
     currently held in trust, shall be deposited in the general 
     fund of the Treasury.
       Sec. 309. Of the funds provided in title III of this Act, 
     under the heading ``Higher Education'', for title VII, part B 
     of the Higher Education Act of 1965, $250,000 shall be 
     awarded to the Snelling Center for Government at the 
     University of Vermont for a model school program, $750,000 
     shall be awarded to Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, for 
     operation of the Early Childhood Development Center, 
     $1,000,000 shall be awarded to Southeast Missouri State 
     University for equipment and curriculum development 
     associated with the University's Polytechnic Institute, 
     $800,000 shall be awarded to the Washington Virtual Classroom 
     Consortium to develop, equip and implement an ecosystem 
     curriculum, $500,000 shall be provided to the Puget Sound 
     Center for Technology for faculty development activities for 
     the use of technology in the classroom, $500,000 shall be 
     awarded to the Center for the Advancement of Distance 
     Education in Rural America, $3,000,000, to be available until 
     expended, shall be awarded to the University Center of Lake 
     County, Illinois and $1,000,000, to be available until 
     expended, shall be awarded to the Oregon University System 
     for activities authorized under title III, part A, section 
     311(c)(2), of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, 
     $500,000 shall be awarded to Columbia College Illinois for a 
     freshman retention program, $1,500,000 shall be awarded to 
     the University of Hawaii at Manoa for a Globalization 
     Research Center, $2,000,000 shall be awarded to the 
     University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff for technology 
     infrastructure, $1,000,000 shall be awarded to the I Have a 
     Dream Foundation, $1,000,000 shall be awarded to a 
     demonstration program for activities authorized under part G 
     of title VIII of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as 
     amended, $1,500,000 shall be awarded to the Daniel J. Evans 
     School of Public Policy at the University of Washington, 
     $200,000 shall be awarded to North Dakota State University 
     for the Career Program for Dislocated Farmers and Ranchers, 
     $350,000 shall be awarded to North Dakota State University 
     for the Tech-based Industry Traineeship Program, $1,500,000 
     shall be awarded to Washington State University for the 
     Thomas S. Foley Institute to support programs in 
     congressional studies, public policy, voter education, and to 
     ensure community access and outreach, $200,000 shall be 
     awarded to Minot State University for the Rural 
     Communications Disabilities Program, $300,000 shall be 
     awarded to Bryant College for the Linking International Trade 
     Education Program (LITE), $1,000,000 shall be awarded to 
     Concord College, West Virginia for a technology center to 
     further enhance the technical skills of West Virginia 
     teachers and students, $200,000 shall be awarded to Peirce 
     College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for education and 
     training programs, $250,000 shall be awarded to the 
     Philadelphia Zoo for educational programs, $800,000 shall be 
     awarded to Spelman College in Georgia for educational 
     operations, $1,000,000 shall be awarded to the Philadelphia 
     University Education Center for technology education, 
     $725,000 shall be awarded to Lock Haven University for 
     technology innovations, $250,000 for Middle Georgia College 
     for an advanced distributed learning center demonstration 
     program, $1,000,000 for the University of the Incarnate Word 
     in San Antonio, Texas, to improve teacher capabilities in 
     technology, $1,000,000 for Elmira College in New York for a 
     technology enhancement initiative, $1,000,000 shall be 
     awarded to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Consortium on Higher 
     Education for education programs, $400,000 shall be awarded 
     to Lehigh University Iacocca Institute for educational 
     training, $250,000 shall be awarded to Lafayette College for 
     arts education, $1,000,000 shall be awarded to Lewis and 
     Clark College for the Crime Victims Law Institute, $1,650,000 
     for Rust College in Mississippi for technology 
     infrastructure, $500,000 for the University of Notre Dame for 
     a teacher quality initiative, and $2,000,000 shall be awarded 
     to the Western Governors University for a distance learning 
     initiative.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of Education 
     Appropriations Act, 2000''.

                       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, $68,295,000, of which $12,696,000 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 development and 
     construction, to include construction of a long-term care 
     facility at the United States Naval 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, $295,645,000: 
     Provided, That none of the funds made available to the 
     Corporation for National and Community Service in this Act 
     for activities authorized by part E of title II of the 
     Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 shall be used to 
     provide stipends to volunteers or volunteer leaders whose 
     incomes exceed the income guidelines established for payment 
     of stipends under the Foster Grandparent and Senior Companion 
     programs: Provided further, That the foregoing proviso shall 
     not apply to the Seniors for Schools program.

                  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 2002, $350,000,000: 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, $10,000,000 shall be for 
     digitalization, only if specifically authorized by subsequent 
     legislation enacted by September 30, 2000.

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               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), $36,834,000, including $1,500,000, to remain available 
     through September 30, 2001, 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 
     other conflict resolution services and technical assistance, 
     including those provided to foreign governments and 
     international organizations, 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.), $6,159,000.

                Institute of Museum and Library Services

         Office of Library Services: Grants and Administration

       For carrying out subtitle B of the Museum and Library 
     Services Act, $163,250,000, of which $19,356,000 shall be 
     awarded to national leadership projects, notwithstanding 
     section 221(a)(1)(B): Provided, That of the amount provided, 
     $700,000 shall be awarded to the Library and Archives of New 
     Hampshire's Political Tradition at the New Hampshire State 
     Library, $1,000,000 shall be awarded to the Vermont 
     Department of Libraries in Montpelier, Vermont, $750,000 
     shall be awarded to consolidation and preservation of 
     archives and special collections at the University of Miami 
     Library in Coral Gables, Florida, $1,900,000 shall be awarded 
     to exhibits and library improvements for the Mississippi 
     River Museum and Discovery Center in Dubuque, Iowa, $750,000 
     shall be awarded to the Alaska Native Heritage Center in 
     Anchorage, Alaska, $750,000 shall be awarded to the Peabody-
     Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts, $750,000 shall be 
     awarded to the Bishop Museum in Hawaii, $200,000 shall be 
     awarded to Oceanside Public Library in California for a local 
     cultural heritage project, $1,000,000 shall be awarded to the 
     Urban Children's Museum Collaborative to develop and 
     implement pilot programs dedicated to serving at-risk 
     children and their families, $150,000 shall be awarded to the 
     Troy State University Dothan in Alabama for archival of a 
     special collection, $450,000 shall be awarded to Chadron 
     State College in Nebraska for the Mari Sandoz Center, and 
     $350,000 shall be awarded to the Alabama A&M University 
     Alabama State Black Archives Research Center and Museum.

                  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), $1,300,000.

                     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, $2,400,000.

                     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, $2,250,000.

                     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, $199,500,000: 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.

                        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, $9,100,000: 
     Provided, That unobligated balances at the end of fiscal year 
     2000 not needed for emergency boards shall remain available 
     for other statutory purposes through September 30, 2001.

            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), $8,500,000.

                       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, $174,000,000, which shall include amounts becoming 
     available in fiscal year 2000 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 
     $174,000,000: 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, 2001, 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, $91,000,000, 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 $5,400,000, 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 
     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.

                     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, $20,764,000.


               special benefits for disabled coal miners

       For carrying out title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and 
     Health Act of 1977, $383,638,000, 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 2001, $124,000,000, 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, $21,503,085,000, 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, $200,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2001, 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 2001, 
     $9,890,000,000, 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

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     expenses, not more than $6,093,871,000 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 $1,800,000 shall be for the 
     Social Security Advisory Board: Provided further, That 
     unobligated balances at the end of fiscal year 2000 not 
     needed for fiscal year 2000 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 105-277 regarding unobligated balances at the end of 
     fiscal year 1999 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 2000, 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.
       In addition to funding already available under this 
     heading, and subject to the same terms and conditions, 
     $405,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2001, 
     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, $80,000,000 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 2000 exceed $80,000,000, the amounts shall be 
     available in fiscal year 2001 only to the extent provided in 
     advance in appropriations Acts.
       From amounts previously made available under this heading 
     for a state-of-the-art computing network, not to exceed 
     $100,000,000 shall be available for necessary expenses under 
     this heading, subject to the same terms and conditions.
       From funds provided under the first paragraph, the 
     Commissioner of Social Security may direct up to $3,000,000, 
     in addition to funds previously appropriated for this 
     purpose, to continue 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.


                      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, $15,000,000, together with not to exceed 
     $51,000,000, 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, $13,000,000.

                      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 
     authorized to make available not to exceed $20,000 and 
     $15,000, respectively, 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 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 non-
     governmental 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. (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. 511. (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

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     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. 512. 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. 513. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, 
     unobligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal 
     year 2000 from appropriations made available for salaries and 
     expenses for fiscal year 2000 in this Act, shall remain 
     available through December 31, 2000, for each such account 
     for the purposes authorized: Provided, That the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations shall be notified at 
     least 15 days prior to the obligation of such funds.
       Sec. 514. 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.
       Sec. 515. Section 520(c)(2)(D) of the Departments of Labor, 
     Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997, as amended, is further 
     amended by striking ``December 31, 1997'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 1999''.
       Sec. 516. The United States-Mexico Border Health Commission 
     Act (22 U.S.C. 290n et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by striking section 2 and inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 2. APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF BORDER HEALTH COMMISSION.

       ``Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this section, the President shall appoint the United States 
     members of the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission, 
     and shall attempt to conclude an agreement with Mexico 
     providing for the establishment of such Commission.''; and
       (2) in section 3--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking the semicolon and 
     inserting ``; and'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a period; and
       (C) by striking paragraph (3).
       Sec. 517. The applicable time limitations with respect to 
     the giving of notice of injury and the filing of a claim for 
     compensation for disability or death by an individual under 
     the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, as amended, for 
     injuries sustained as a result of the person's exposure to a 
     nitrogen or sulfur mustard agent in the performance of 
     official duties as an employee at the Department of the 
     Army's Edgewood Arsenal before March 20, 1944, shall not 
     begin to run until the date of the enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 518. Section 169(d)(2)(B) of Public Law 105-220, the 
     Workforce Investment Act of 1998, is amended by striking ``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)).'' and inserting ``or Alaska 
     Natives.''.
       Sec. 519. Of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this Act for salaries and expenses for fiscal 
     year 2000, $121,000,000, to be allocated by the Office of 
     Management and Budget, are permanently canceled: Provided, 
     That, within 30 days of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit 
     a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate showing the allocation of the 
     $121,000,000.

 TITLE VI--EARLY DETECTION, DIAGNOSIS, AND INTERVENTIONS FOR NEWBORNS 
                     AND INFANTS WITH HEARING LOSS

       Sec. 601. (a) Definitions.--For the purposes of this 
     section only, the following terms in this section are defined 
     as follows:
       (1) Hearing screening.--Newborn and infant hearing 
     screening consists of objective physiologic procedures to 
     detect possible hearing loss and to identify newborns and 
     infants who, after rescreening, require further audiologic 
     and medical evaluations.
       (2) Audiologic evaluation.--Audiologic evaluation consists 
     of procedures to assess the status of the auditory system; to 
     establish the site of the auditory disorder; the type and 
     degree of hearing loss, and the potential effects of hearing 
     loss on communication; and to identify appropriate treatment 
     and referral options. Referral options should include linkage 
     to State IDEA part C coordinating agencies or other 
     appropriate agencies, medical evaluation, hearing aid/sensory 
     aid assessment, audiologic rehabilitation treatment, national 
     and local consumer, self-help, parent, and education 
     organizations, and other family-centered services.
       (3) Medical evaluation.--Medical evaluation by a physician 
     consists of key components including history, examination, 
     and medical decision making focused on symptomatic and 
     related body systems for the purpose of diagnosing the 
     etiology of hearing loss and related physical conditions, and 
     for identifying appropriate treatment and referral options.
       (4) Medical intervention.--Medical intervention is the 
     process by which a physician provides medical diagnosis and 
     direction for medical and/or surgical treatment options of 
     hearing loss and/or related medical disorder associated with 
     hearing loss.
       (5) Audiologic rehabilitation.--Audiologic rehabilitation 
     (intervention) consists of procedures, techniques, and 
     technologies to facilitate the receptive and expressive 
     communication abilities of a child with hearing loss.
       (6) Early intervention.--Early intervention (e.g., 
     nonmedical) means providing appropriate services for the 
     child with hearing loss and ensuring that families of the 
     child are provided comprehensive, consumer-oriented 
     information about the full range of family support, training, 
     information services, communication options and are given the 
     opportunity to consider the full range of educational and 
     program placements and options for their child.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are to clarify 
     the authority within the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize statewide newborn and infant hearing screening, 
     evaluation and intervention programs and systems, technical 
     assistance, a national applied research program, and 
     interagency and private sector collaboration for policy 
     development, in order to assist the States in making progress 
     toward the following goals:
       (1) All babies born in hospitals in the United States and 
     its territories should have a hearing screening before 
     leaving the birthing facility. Babies born in other countries 
     and residing in the United States via immigration or adoption 
     should have a hearing screening as early as possible.
       (2) All babies who are not born in hospitals in the United 
     States and its territories should have a hearing screening 
     within the first 3 months of life.
       (3) Appropriate audiologic and medical evaluations should 
     be conducted by 3 months for all newborns and infants 
     suspected of having hearing loss to allow appropriate 
     referral and provisions for audiologic rehabilitation, 
     medical and early intervention before the age of 6 months.
       (4) All newborn and infant hearing screening programs and 
     systems should include a component for audiologic 
     rehabilitation, medical and early intervention options that 
     ensures linkage to any new and existing statewide systems of 
     intervention and rehabilitative services for newborns and 
     infants with hearing loss.
       (5) Public policy in regard to newborn and infant hearing 
     screening and intervention should be based on applied 
     research and the recognition that newborns, infants, 
     toddlers, and children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing have 
     unique language, learning, and communication needs, and 
     should be the result of consultation with pertinent public 
     and private sectors.
       (c) Statewide Newborn and Infant Hearing Screening, 
     Evaluation and Intervention Programs and Systems.--Under the 
     existing authority of the Public Health Service Act, the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section 
     referred to as the ``Secretary''), acting through the 
     Administrator of the Health Resources and Services 
     Administration, shall make awards of grants or cooperative 
     agreements to develop statewide newborn and infant hearing 
     screening, evaluation and intervention programs and systems 
     for the following purposes:
       (1) To develop and monitor the efficacy of statewide 
     newborn and infant hearing screening, evaluation and 
     intervention programs and systems. Early intervention 
     includes referral to schools and agencies, including 
     community, consumer, and parent-based agencies and 
     organizations and other programs mandated by part C of the 
     Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, which offer 
     programs specifically designed to meet the unique language 
     and communication needs of deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, 
     infants, toddlers, and children.
       (2) To collect data on statewide newborn and infant hearing 
     screening, evaluation and intervention programs and systems 
     that can be used for applied research, program evaluation and 
     policy development.
       (d) Technical Assistance, Data Management, and Applied 
     Research.--
       (1) Centers for disease control and prevention.--Under the 
     existing authority of the Public Health Service Act, the 
     Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for 
     Disease Control and Prevention, shall make awards of grants 
     or cooperative agreements to provide technical assistance to 
     State agencies to complement an intramural program and to 
     conduct applied research related to newborn and infant 
     hearing screening, evaluation and intervention programs and 
     systems. The program shall develop standardized procedures 
     for data management and program effectiveness and costs, such 
     as--
       (A) to ensure quality monitoring of newborn and infant 
     hearing loss screening, evaluation, and intervention programs 
     and systems;
       (B) to provide technical assistance on data collection and 
     management;
       (C) to study the costs and effectiveness of newborn and 
     infant hearing screening, evaluation and intervention 
     programs and systems conducted by State-based programs in 
     order to answer issues of importance to State and national 
     policymakers;
       (D) to identify the causes and risk factors for congenital 
     hearing loss;
       (E) to study the effectiveness of newborn and infant 
     hearing screening, audiologic and medical evaluations and 
     intervention programs and systems by assessing the health, 
     intellectual and social developmental, cognitive, and 
     language status of these children at school age; and
       (F) to promote the sharing of data regarding early hearing 
     loss with State-based birth defects and developmental 
     disabilities monitoring programs for the purpose of 
     identifying previously unknown causes of hearing loss.
       (2) National institutes of health.--Under the existing 
     authority of the Public Health Service Act, the Director of 
     the National Institutes of Health, acting through the 
     Director of the National Institute on Deafness and Other 
     Communication Disorders, shall for purposes of this section, 
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     velopment on the efficacy of new screening techniques and 
     technology, including clinical studies of screening methods, 
     studies on efficacy of intervention, and related research.
       (e) Coordination and Collaboration.--
       (1) In general.--Under the existing authority of the Public 
     Health Service Act, in carrying out programs under this 
     section, the Administrator of the Health Resources and 
     Services Administration, the Director of the Centers for 
     Disease Control and Prevention, and the Director of the 
     National Institutes of Health shall collaborate and consult 
     with other Federal agencies; State and local agencies, 
     including those responsible for early intervention services 
     pursuant to title XIX of the Social Security Act (Medicaid 
     Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment 
     Program); title XXI of the Social Security Act (State 
     Children's Health Insurance Program); title V of the Social 
     Security Act (Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Program); 
     and part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
     Act; consumer groups of and that serve individuals who are 
     deaf and hard-of-hearing and their families; appropriate 
     national medical and other health and education specialty 
     organizations; persons who are deaf and hard-of-hearing and 
     their families; other qualified professional personnel who 
     are proficient in deaf or hard-of-hearing children's language 
     and who possess the specialized knowledge, skills, and 
     attributes needed to serve deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, 
     infants, toddlers, children, and their families; third-party 
     payers and managed care organizations; and related commercial 
     industries.
       (2) Policy development.--Under the existing authority of 
     the Public Health Service Act, the Administrator of the 
     Health Resources and Services Administration, the Director of 
     the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the 
     Director of the National Institutes of Health shall 
     coordinate and collaborate on recommendations for policy 
     development at the Federal and State levels and with the 
     private sector, including consumer, medical and other health 
     and education professional-based organizations, with respect 
     to newborn and infant hearing screening, evaluation and 
     intervention programs and systems.
       (3) State early detection, diagnosis, and intervention 
     programs and systems; data collection.--Under the existing 
     authority of the Public Health Service Act, the Administrator 
     of the Health Resources and Services Administration and the 
     Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
     shall coordinate and collaborate in assisting States to 
     establish newborn and infant hearing screening, evaluation 
     and intervention programs and systems under subsection (c) 
     and to develop a data collection system under subsection (d).
       (f ) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed to preempt any State law.
       (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) Statewide newborn and infant hearing screening, 
     evaluation and intervention programs and systems.--For the 
     purpose of carrying out subsection (c) under the existing 
     authority of the Public Health Service Act, there are 
     authorized to the Health Resources and Services 
     Administration appropriations in the amount of $5,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2000, $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, and such 
     sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2002.
       (2) Technical assistance, data management, and applied 
     research; centers for disease control and prevention.--For 
     the purpose of carrying out subsection (d)(1) under the 
     existing authority of the Public Health Service Act, there 
     are authorized to the Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention, appropriations in the amount of $5,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2000, $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, and such 
     sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2002.
       (3) Technical assistance, data management, and applied 
     research; national institute on deafness and other 
     communication disorders.--For the purpose of carrying out 
     subsection (d)(2) under the existing authority of the Public 
     Health Service Act, there are authorized to the National 
     Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders 
     appropriations for such sums as may be necessary for each of 
     the fiscal years 2000 through 2002.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Departments of Labor, Health 
     and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 2000''.

                               DIVISION C

                        RESCISSIONS AND OFFSETS

       Sec. 1001. (a) Across-the-Board Rescissions.--There is 
     hereby rescinded an amount equal to 0.97 percent of--
       (1) the budget authority provided (or obligation limitation 
     established) for fiscal year 2000 for any discretionary 
     account in any fiscal year 2000 appropriation law;
       (2) the budget authority provided (or obligation limitation 
     established) in any advance appropriation for fiscal year 
     2000 for any discretionary account in any prior fiscal year 
     appropriation law; and
       (3) the budget authority provided in any fiscal year 2000 
     appropriation law that would have been estimated as 
     increasing direct spending for fiscal year 2000 under section 
     252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
     of 1985 were it included in a law other than an appropriation 
     law and not designated as an emergency requirement.
       (b) Proportionate Application.--Any rescission made by 
     subsection (a) shall be applied proportionately--
       (1) to each discretionary account and each item of budget 
     authority described in subsection (a)(3); and
       (2) within each such account and item, to each program, 
     project, and activity (with programs, projects, and 
     activities as delineated in the appropriation Act or 
     accompanying report for the relevant fiscal year covering 
     such account or item, or for accounts and items not included 
     in appropriation Acts, as delineated in the most recently 
     submitted President's budget).
       (c) Subsequent Appropriation Laws.--In the case of any 
     fiscal year 2000 appropriation law enacted after the 
     enactment of this section, any rescission required by 
     subsection (a) shall take effect immediately after the 
     enactment of such law.
       (d) OMB Reports.--Within 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this section (or, if later, 30 days after the 
     date of the enactment of any fiscal year 2000 appropriation 
     law), the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
     shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives and the Senate a report specifying the 
     amount of each rescission made pursuant to this section.
       (e) Same Percentage Reduction Applicable to Pay for Members 
     of Congress.--
       (1) In general.--In determining rates of pay for service 
     performed in any fiscal year beginning after September 30, 
     1999, the rate of pay for a Member of Congress shall be 
     determined as if the fiscal year 2000 pay adjustment (taking 
     effect in January 2000) had resulted in a rate equal to--
       (A) the rate of pay that would otherwise have taken effect 
     for the position involved beginning in January 2000 (if this 
     section had not been enacted), reduced by
       (B) the same percentage as specified in subsection (a).
       (2) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       (A) the term ``Member of Congress'' refers to any position 
     under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 601(a)(1) of 
     the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 
     31(1)(A)-(C)); and
       (B) the term ``fiscal year 2000 pay adjustment'' means the 
     adjustment in rates of pay scheduled to take effect in fiscal 
     year 2000 under section 601(a)(2) of the Legislative 
     Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31(2)).
       Sec. 1002. (a) Section 453( j) of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 653( j)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(6) Information comparisons and disclosure for 
     enforcement of obligations on higher education act loans and 
     grants.--
       ``(A) Furnishing of information by the secretary of 
     education.--The Secretary of Education shall furnish to the 
     Secretary, on a quarterly basis or at such less frequent 
     intervals as may be determined by the Secretary of Education, 
     information in the custody of the Secretary of Education for 
     comparison with information in the National Directory of New 
     Hires, in order to obtain the information in such directory 
     with respect to individuals who--
       ``(i) are borrowers of loans made under title IV of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 that are in default; or
       ``(ii) owe an obligation to refund an overpayment of a 
     grant awarded under such title.
       ``(B) Requirement to seek minimum information necessary.--
     The Secretary of Education shall seek information pursuant to 
     this section only to the extent essential to improving 
     collection of the debt described in subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) Duties of the secretary.--
       ``(i) Information comparison; disclosure to the secretary 
     of education.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
     Secretary of Education, shall compare information in the 
     National Directory of New Hires with information in the 
     custody of the Secretary of Education, and disclose 
     information in that Directory to the Secretary of Education, 
     in accordance with this paragraph, for the purposes specified 
     in this paragraph.
       ``(ii) Condition on disclosure.--The Secretary shall make 
     disclosures in accordance with clause (i) only to the extent 
     that the Secretary determines that such disclosures do not 
     interfere with the effective operation of the program under 
     this part. Support collection under section 466(b) shall be 
     given priority over collection of any defaulted student loan 
     or grant overpayment against the same income.
       ``(D) Use of information by the secretary of education.--
     The Secretary of Education may use information resulting from 
     a data match pursuant to this paragraph only--
       ``(i) for the purpose of collection of the debt described 
     in subparagraph (A) owed by an individual whose annualized 
     wage level (determined by taking into consideration 
     information from the National Directory of New Hires) exceeds 
     $16,000; and
       ``(ii) after removal of personal identifiers, to conduct 
     analyses of student loan defaults.
       ``(E) Disclosure of information by the secretary of 
     education.--
       ``(i) Disclosures permitted.--The Secretary of Education 
     may disclose information resulting from a data match pursuant 
     to this paragraph only to--

       ``(I) a guaranty agency holding a loan made under part B of 
     title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 on which the 
     individual is obligated;
       ``(II) a contractor or agent of the guaranty agency 
     described in subclause (I);
       ``(III) a contractor or agent of the Secretary; and
       ``(IV) the Attorney General.

       ``(ii) Purpose of disclosure.--The Secretary of Education 
     may make a disclosure under clause (i) only for the purpose 
     of collection of the debts owed on defaulted student loans, 
     or overpayments of grants, made under title IV of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965.
       ``(iii) Restriction on redisclosure.--An entity to which 
     information is disclosed under clause (i) may use or disclose 
     such information only as needed for the purpose of collecting 
     on defaulted student loans, or overpayments of grants, made 
     under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
       ``(F) Reimbursement of hhs costs.--The Secretary of 
     Education shall reimburse the Secretary, in accordance with 
     subsection (k)(3), for

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     the additional costs incurred by the Secretary in furnishing 
     the information requested under this subparagraph.''.
       (b) Penalties for Misuse of Information.--Section 402(a) of 
     the Child Support Performance and Incentive Act of 1998 (112 
     Stat. 669) is amended in the matter added by paragraph (2) by 
     inserting ``or any other person'' after ``officer or employee 
     of the United States''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall become effective October 1, 1999.
       Sec. 1003. Section 110 of title 23, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) After making any calculation necessary to implement 
     this section for fiscal year 2001, the amount available under 
     paragraph (a)(1) shall be increased by $328,655,000. The 
     amounts added under this subsection shall not apply to any 
     calculation in any other fiscal year.
       ``(f) For fiscal year 2001, prior to making any 
     distribution under this section, $56,231,000 of the 
     allocation under paragraph (a)(1) shall be available only for 
     each program authorized under chapter 53 of title 49, United 
     States Code, and title III of Public Law 105-178, in 
     proportion to each such program's share of the total 
     authorizations in section 5338 (other than 5338(h)) of such 
     title and sections 3037 and 3038 of such Public Law, under 
     the terms and conditions of chapter 53 of such title.
       ``(g) For fiscal year 2001, prior to making any 
     distribution under this section, $1,019,000 of the allocation 
     under paragraph (a)(1) shall be available only for motor 
     carrier safety programs under sections 31104 and 31107 of 
     title 49, United States Code; $698,000 for NHTSA operations 
     and research under section 403 of title 23, United States 
     Code; and $2,008,000 for NHTSA highway traffic safety grants 
     under chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code.''.

       Amend the title so as to read ``An Act making 
     appropriations for the District of Columbia, and for the 
     Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
     Education, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
     Ernest J. Istook, Jr.,
     Randy ``Duke'' Cunningham,
     Todd Tiahrt,
     Robert B. Aderholt,
     Jo Ann Emerson,
     John E. Sununu,
     Bill Young,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Kay Bailey Hutchison,
     Ted Stevens,
     Pete Domenici,
                               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. HOYER moved to recommit the conference report on the bill (H.R. 
3064) to the committee of conference with instructions for the managers 
on the part of the House to disagree to section 1001(e) of Division C 
(relating to pay for Members of Congress) in the conference substitute.
  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. BEREUTER, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. HOYER 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

11

It was decided in the

Nays

417

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negative

Answered present

1

para. 122.12                  [Roll No. 548]

                                YEAS--11

     Doolittle
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     King (NY)
     Lewis (CA)
     Meeks (NY)
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Rahall
     Watt (NC)

                                NAYS--417

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Engel
       

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Hinojosa
     Mascara
     Rush
     Scarborough
     Waters
  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. BEREUTER, announced that pursuant to 
clause 10 of rule XX 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

211

para. 122.13                  [Roll No. 549]

                                YEAS--218

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon

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     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--211

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Hinojosa
     Mascara
     Rush
     Scarborough
     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. 122.14  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. BLUNT, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, November 1, 1999 at 12:30 p.m. for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 122.15  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. BLUNT, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
November 3, 1999, under clause 7, rule XV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, 
be dispensed with.

para. 122.16  work incentives

  On motion of Mr. ARCHER, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 1180) to 
amend the Social Security Act to expand the availability of health care 
coverage for working individuals with disabilities, to establish a 
Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program in the Social Security 
Administration to provide such individuals with meaningful opportunities 
to work, 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.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, by unanimous consent, 
appointed Messrs. Archer, Bliley, Armey, Rangel, and Dingell as managers 
on the part of the House at said conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 122.17  appointment of funeral committee of the late honorable john 
          h. chafee

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, by unanimous consent and pursuant 
to House Resolution 341, appointed as members to attend the funeral for 
the late Honorable John H. Chafee the following Members on the part of 
the House:

  Messrs. Kennedy, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Petri. 

para. 122.18  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. 73. Joint Resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other 
     purposes.

para. 122.19  enrolled joint resolution signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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. 73. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other 
     purposes.

para. 122.20  senate enrolled bills signed

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

       S. 437. An Act to designate the United States courthouse 
     under construction at 333 Las Vegas Boulevard South in Las 
     Vegas, Nevada, as the ``Lloyd D. George United States 
     Courthouse.''
       S. 1652. An Act to designate the Old Executive Office 
     Building located at 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, 
     in Washington, District of Columbia, as the ``Dwight D. 
     Eisenhower Executive Office Building.''

para. 122.21  leave of absence

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

para. 122.22  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, pursuant to the special order 
heretofore agreed to, at 8 o'clock and 36 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on Monday, November 1, 1999.

para. 122.23  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 reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1533. 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. 106-421). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 2632. A 
     bill to designate certain Federal lands in the Talladega 
     National Forest in the State of Alabama as the Dugger 
     Mountain Wilderness (Rept. No. 106-422 Pt. 1). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. GILMAN: Committee on International Relations. H.R. 
     1838. A bill to assist in the enhancement of the security of 
     Taiwan, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     106-423 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. ARCHER. Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 3073. A bill 
     to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to 
     provide for grants for projects designed to promote 
     responsible fatherhood, and for other purposes; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 106-424 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed. 

para. 122.24  time limitation of referred bill

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

       H.R. 1838. Referral to the Committee on Armed Services 
     extended for a period ending not later than November 5, 1999.
       H.R. 2632. Referral to the Committee on Agriculture 
     extended for a period ending not later than October 28, 1999.
       H.R. 3073. Referral to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce extended for a period ending not later than 
     November 5, 1999.

para. 122.25  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committee on Agriculture discharged 
from further consideration: H.R. 2632 referred to the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union.

para. 122.26  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mrs. WILSON (for herself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Cook, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Holt, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Rogan, and 
             Mrs. Tauscher):
       H.R. 3161. 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, Armed Services, 
     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. KUYKENDALL:
       H.R. 3162. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow merchant mariners to be treated as citizens or 
     residents of the United States living abroad; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Petri, 
             and Mr. Rahall) (all by request):
       H.R. 3163. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     Surface Transportation Board for fiscal years 2000 and 2001, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GOSS (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Hastert, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Young of 
             Florida, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Cox, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Bass, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
             Dreier, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Castle, Ms. Pryce 
             of Ohio, and Mr. Armey):
       H.R. 3164. A bill to provide for the imposition of economic 
     sanctions on certain foreign persons engaging in, or 
     otherwise involved in, international narcotics trafficking; 
     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. GEPHARDT (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Matsui, Mr. Stark, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Becerra, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Frost, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Wise, Ms. 
             Berkley, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Menendez, Mr. Holt, Mr. Baird, and Mr. Hoeffel):
       H.R. 3165. A bill to protect and provide resources for the 
     Social Security system, to reserve surpluses to protect, 
     strengthen and modernize the Medicare Program, and for other 
     purposes; 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. BALDACCI:
       H.R. 3166. A bill to establish a commission to study the 
     impact of deregulation of the airline industry on small town 
     America; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ENGLISH:
       H.R. 3167. A bill to reform the Federal unemployment 
     benefits system; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 3168. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from unrelated business taxable income 
     amounts set aside by a volunteer fire department for the 
     purchase of equipment for use by such department; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 3169. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the inclusion in gross income of unemployment 
     compensation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FOLEY:
       H.R. 3170. A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights 
     Act of 1964, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 
     1967, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to 
     exclude individuals who are employed, and unlawfully present, 
     in the United States; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey:
       H.R. 3171. A bill to direct the Administrator of General 
     Services to convey a parcel of land in the District of 
     Columbia to be used for construction of the National Health 
     Museum, and for other purpose; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. McKeon, and Mr. 
             Andrews):
       H.R. 3172. A bill to amend the welfare-to-work program and 
     modify the welfare-to-work performance bonus; 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. HULSHOF (for himself, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Simpson, 
             Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Walden 
             of Oregon, Mr. Ewing, Mrs. Chenoweth-Hage, Mr. 
             Skelton, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
             Moran of Kansas, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Nethercutt, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Herger, Mr. Ryan 
             of Wisconsin, and Mr. Brady of Texas):
       H.R. 3173. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to 
     establish a Chief Agricultural Negotiator in the Office of 
     the United States Trade Representative; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McCRERY (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Baker, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
             Portman, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
             Lewis of Kentucky, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Traficant, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Dickey, Mrs. Cubin, 
             Mr. Hansen, and Mr. Stenholm):
       H.R. 3174. 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 and 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. MINGE (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. John, Mr. 
             Cramer, and Mr. Phelps):
       H.R. 3175. A bill to amend chapter 31 of title 31, United 
     States Code, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     reduce the debt held by the public in fiscal year 2000 by up 
     to the amount of surplus in the Social Security trust funds, 
     and for other purposes; 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 Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 3176. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a study to determine ways of restoring the natural 
     wetlands conditions in the Kealia Pond National Wildlife 
     Refuge, Hawaii; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 3177. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for a national program to conduct and support 
     activities toward the goal of significantly reducing the 
     number of cases of overweight and obesity among individuals 
     in the United States; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota:
       H.R. 3178. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make the dependent care credit refundable and to 
     provide for advance payments of such credit; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. REYNOLDS:
       H.R. 3179. A bill to amend the Act establishing the Women's 
     Rights National Historical Park to permit the Secretary of 
     the Interior to acquire title in fee simple to the Hunt House 
     located in Waterloo, New York; to the Committee on Resources.

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           By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Metcalf, 
             Mr. Inslee, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Frelinghuysen):
       H.R. 3180. A bill to amend the Telemarketing and Consumer 
     Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act to authorize the Federal Trade 
     Commission to issue new rules regulating telemarketing firms, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Hayworth, 
             and Mr. Cannon):
       H.R. 3181. A bill to permit the leasing of oil and gas 
     rights on certain lands held in trust for the Navajo Nation 
     or alloted to a member of the Navajo Nation, in any case in 
     which there is consent from a specified percentage interest 
     in the parcel of land under consideration for lease; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 3182. A bill to provide for a land conveyance to the 
     city of Craig, Alaska, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 3183. A bill to provide grants to the State of Alaska 
     for the purpose of assisting that State in fulfilling its 
     responsibilities under sections 803, 804, and 805 of the 
     Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DREIER (for himself and Mr. Pomeroy):
       H. Con. Res. 213. A concurrent resolution encouraging the 
     Secretary of Education to promote, and State and local 
     educational agencies to incorporate in their education 
     programs, financial literacy training; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. McINTOSH:
       H. Con. Res. 214. A concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that direct systematic phonics instruction 
     should be used in all schools; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. LAMPSON (by request):
       H. Con. Res. 215. A concurrent resolution calling on the 
     President and the American people to renew their commitment 
     to the fundamental principles which guided the Founders of 
     this Nation; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ROGAN (for himself, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Capuano, Mrs. Lowey, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. McCarthy 
             of New York, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Porter, 
             Mr. Engel, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
             McKeon, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Costello, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Horn, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Dingell, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Levin, and 
             Mr. Dreier):
       H. Con. Res. 216. A concurrent resolution condemning the 
     assassination of Armenian Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsian and 
     other officials of the Armenian Government and mourning this 
     tragic loss of the duly elected leadership of Armenia; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. BROWN of Florida:
       H. Res. 346. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that ``Family Hour'', the time period 
     between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m., should be set aside by the 
     television industry for family-oriented programming; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. CAPUANO (for himself, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
             LaFalce, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Lazio, and 
             Mr. Engel):
       H. Res. 347. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives in support of ``Italian-American Heritage 
     Month'' and recognizing the contributions of Italian 
     Americans to the United States; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform. 

para. 122.27  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

       Mr. WAXMAN introduced a bill (H.R. 3184) for the relief of 
     Zohreh Farhang Ghahfarokhi; which was referred to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 122.28  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 65: Mr. Sweeney and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 123: Mr. Watkins, Mr. DeMint, and Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 133: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
     Fossella, Mr. Payne, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Mica, and 
     Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 353: Mr. Walden of Oregon.
       H.R. 382: Ms. Norton, Mr. LaHood, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Dixon, 
     Mr. Nadler, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McNulty, and Ms. 
     Lofgren.
       H.R. 383: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 408: Mr. Ganske, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Cook, Mr. Smith of 
     Texas, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Klink, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
     Vento, and Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 464: Mr. Vitter.
       H.R. 505: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 531: Mr. Kind, Mr. Wamp, and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 532: Mr. Brown of Ohio and Mr. Thompson of 
     Mississippi.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Kuykendall and Mr. Larson.
       H.R. 566: Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 623: Ms. Kilpatrick and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 670: Mr. Conyers, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. Davis of 
     Virginia.
       H.R. 684: Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 692: Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 721: Mr. Istook.
       H.R. 742: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 838: Mr. Capuano, Mr. Evans, Ms. Eshoo, and Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 868: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 888: Mr. Ewing.
       H.R. 1044: Mr. Herger, Mr. Istook, and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 1046: Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 1070: Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 1071: Mr. Murtha.
       H.R. 1077: Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 1190: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1194: Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 1275: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
     Hinchey, Mr. Weller, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Wu, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
     Pickering, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
     Texas, and Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 1287: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, and Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 1356: Mr. King and Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 1358: Mr. Andrews and Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 1546: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 1593: Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 1621: Mr. Strickland and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 1671: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 1775: Mr. McCrery, Mr. Porter, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
     King, Mr. Ehrlich, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Frelinghuysen, and Mrs. 
     Roukema.
       H.R. 1838: Mr. Crowley.
       H.R. 1841: Mr. Hinojosa and Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 1869: Mrs. Bono.
       H.R. 1977: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 2053: Mr. King.
       H.R. 2141: Ms. Carson and Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 2149: Mr. Edwards.
       H.R. 2162: Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 2177: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 2178: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 2200: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 2241: Mr. Goodling and Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 2245: Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 2258: Mr. Strickland and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 2266: Mr. Clay.
       H.R. 2282: Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 2319: Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 2362: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 2372: Mr. McKeon, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Rothman, Mrs. 
     Fowler, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Young of 
     Alaska, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, and Mr. DeMint.
       H.R. 2382: Mr. Simpson, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 2418: Mr. Weldon of Florida and Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 2419: Mr. English, Mr. Ose, and Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 2420: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. John, Mr. Green 
     of Wisconsin, Mr. Holden, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
     Kuykendall, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 2655: Mr. Hayworth and Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 2713: Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rush, and Mr. 
     Larson.
       H.R. 2722: Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Kilpatrick, and 
     Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 2728: Ms. Baldwin.
       H.R. 2733: Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 2735: Ms. Dunn, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 2738: Mr. Frost, Ms. DeLauro, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 2749: Mr. Collins, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Rodriguez, and 
     Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 2764: Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Roybal-
     Allard, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Larson.
       H.R. 2776: Ms. Eshoo and Mr.  Weiner.
       H.R. 2814: Mrs.  Tauscher, Mr.  Hostettler, and Mr.  
     Thompson of California.
       H.R. 2815: Mr.  Hostettler, Ms. Dunn, Mr.  Royce, Mr.  
     Talent, Mr.  Bachus, Mr.  Istook, Mr.  Norwood, Mr.  
     Whitfield, Mr.  Shimkus, Mr.  Stearns, Ms. Slaughter, Mr.  
     Deutsch, Mr.  McGovern, Mr.  Goode, Mr.  Jones of North 
     Carolina, Mr.  Berry, Mr.  Bonior, Ms. Pelosi, Mr.  Barcia, 
     Mr.  Stenholm, Mr.  Salmon, Mr.  Moakley, Mr.  Crane, Mr.  
     Cooksey, Mr.  Olver, Mr.  Gallegly, Mr.  Goodlatte, Mr.  
     Shuster, Mr.  Archer, Mr.  Diaz-Balart, Mr.  Mica, Mr.  
     Gordon, Mr.  Markey, Mr.  Dixon, Mr.  Reyes, Mr.  Sawyer, Mr. 
      Vento, Mr.  Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr.  Davis of Florida, 
     Mr.  Lewis of Georgia, Mr.  Thompson of California, Mr.  
     Walsh, Mr.  Shadegg, Mr.  Bereuter, Mr.  Duncan, Mr.  Hyde, 
     Mr.  Riley, Mr.  Kucinich, Mr.  Kingston, Mr.  Ackerman, Mr.  
     Becerra, Mrs.  Mink of Hawaii, Mr.  Conyers, Mr.  Allen, Mr.  
     Ney, Mrs.  McCarthy of New York, Mr.  Pascrell, Mr.  Brady of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr.  Holden, Mr.  Klink, Mr.  Kanjorski, Mr.  
     Matsui, Mr.  Stark, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs.  
     Meek of Florida, Mr.  Metcalf, Mr.  Leach, Mr.  Towns, Mr.  
     Coburn, Mr.  Rogers, Mr.  Hastert, Mr.  Greenwood, Mr.  Watts 
     of Oklahoma, Mr.  Gutknecht, Mr.  Lewis of Kentucky, Mr.  
     Terry, Mr.  Bartlett of Maryland, Mr.  Weller, Mr.  Portman, 
     Mrs.  Morella, Ms. Lofgren, Mr.  Smith of Texas, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
      Reynolds, Mr.  Campbell, Mr.  Vitter, Mr.  Spence, Mr.  
     Cook, Mr.  Pombo, Mr.  DeLay, Mr.  Green of Wisconsin, Mr.  
     Franks of New Jersey, Mr.  Lewis of California, Mr.  Calvert, 
     Mr.  Bliley, Mr.  Ballenger, Mr.  Camp, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
     Thornberry, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Horn, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
     Hunter, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
     Packard, Mr. Lucas of Okla

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     homa, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Porter, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mrs. Myrick, 
     Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hefley, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
     Texas, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Hilleary, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Barr of 
     Georgia, Mr. Goss, Mr. Everett, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Deal of 
     Georgia, Mr. Latham, Mr. Berman, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Meeks of 
     New York, Mr. Turner, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, 
     Mr. Quinn, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. 
     Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Forbes, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
     LaHood, Mr. Kasich, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
     Doyle, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
     Traficant, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Rangel, 
     Mr. Wise, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Ryan of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Gekas, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Herger, 
     Mr. Manzullo, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Shows, Ms. 
     Millender-McDonald, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Collins, Mr. Moran 
     of Kansas, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Regula, Mr. Levin, 
     Mr. Weiner, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
     Nadler, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. 
     Cannon, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. King, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
     Callahan, Mr. Stump, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Pallone, 
     Mr. Moore, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Souder, 
     Mr. Hobson, Mrs. Chenoweth-Hage, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
     Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Inslee, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
     Rodriguez, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Ms. Eshoo, 
     Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Kind, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Rahall, 
     Mr. Wu, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. 
     Chabot, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Foley, Mr. Canady of Florida, 
     Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Gary Miller of 
     California, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Ose, Mr. 
     Fletcher, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hulsof, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
     Weldon of Florida, Mr. English, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Graham, Mrs. 
     Bono, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Cox, 
     Ms. Granger, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
     Abercrombie, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
     Miller of Florida, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Danner, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
     Coble, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
     Schaffer, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. DeMint, Mrs. Cubin, 
     Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
     Sherwood, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Martinez, 
     Mr. Condit, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Pease, 
     Mr. Thomas, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Hayes, Mrs. Capps, 
     Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Barrett 
     of Wisconsin, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Largent, Ms. 
     Kaptur, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. John, Mr. Boyd, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, Mr. Phelps, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Larson, Mr. 
     Crowley, Mr. Baldacci, and Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 2819: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 2827: Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Costello, and Mr. Boswell.
       H.R. 2894: Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 2907: Mr. McGovern and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 2925: Mr. McCollum, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Barcia, and Mr. 
     Gillmor.
       H.R. 2947: Mr. Wu and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 2955: Mr. McDermott, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
     McGovern, Mr. Payne, and Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 2960: Mrs. Emerson and Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 2966: Mr. Bishop, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
     Green of Texas, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
     Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Olver, Mr. Romero-
     Barcelo, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. 
     Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 2985: Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 2991: Mr. Simpson, Mrs. Chenoweth-Hage, Mr. Pickering, 
     Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Moore, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
     Smith of Michigan, and Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 3047: Mr. Payne, Mr. Visclosky, and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 3058: Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Frost, Mr. Stupak, 
     Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
     Evans, and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 3075: Mr. Kuykendall.
       H.R. 3082: Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 3086: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 3095: Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 3144: Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Forbes, and Mr. Oberstar.
       H.J. Res. 46: Mr. Traficant, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Hall of Ohio, 
     Mr. Everett, Mr. McKeon, and Mr. Spence.
       H. Con. Res. 60: Mr. Martinez and Mr. Visclosky.
       H. Con. Res. 62: Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Watkins, and Mr. Frost.
       H. Con. Res. 186: Mr. Royce, Mr. Coble, Mr. Ryan of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Hulshof, and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H. Con. Res. 199: Mr. Istook, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, 
     Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Souder, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, and Mr. 
     LaHood.
       H. Res. 169: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H. Res. 238: Mr. Rahall.
       H. Res. 298: Mr. Shuster and Mr. Allen.
       H. Res. 325: Mr. Moore and Mr. Hinojosa.
       H. Res. 332: Mr. Wolf.
       H. Res. 340: Mr. Ackerman.

para. 122.29  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 3140: Mr. Blunt.
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para. 123.1  appointment of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 November 1, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Mac Thornberry to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 123.2  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Ms. McDevitt, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a bill of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 2303. An Act to direct the Librarian of Congress to 
     prepare the history of the House of Representatives, 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. 1791. An Act to authorize the Librarian of Congress to 
     purchase papers of Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior, from Dr. 
     King's estate.

para. 123.3  ``morning-hour debate''

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. THORNBERRY, pursuant to the order of the 
House of Tuesday, January 19, 1999, recognized Members for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para. 123.4  recess--12:45 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. THORNBERRY, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess at 12 o'clock and 45 minutes p.m. until 
2 o'clock p.m.

para. 123.5  after recess--2 p.m.

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

para. 123.6  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, October 28, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 123.7  communications

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

       5038. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Domestically Produced and 
     Imported Peanuts; Change in the Maximum Percentage of Foreign 
     Material Allowed Under Quality Requirements [Docket Nos. 
     FV99-997-2 IFR, FV99-998-1 IFR, and FV99-999-1 IFR] received 
     October 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       5039. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Imported Fire Ant; Approved Treatments [Docket No. 99-027-2] 
     received October 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5040. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Walnuts Grown in California; 
     Decreased Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV99-984-3 IFR] 
     received October 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5041. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Refrigeration Requirements for 
     Shell Eggs [Docket No. PY-99-002] received October 25, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5042. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a request to make available $8.8 billion 
     in previously appropriated FY 2000 emergency funds for the 
     Department of Agriculture; (H. Doc. No. 106-152); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       5043. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a letter reporting violations of section 1341(a) 
     and 1517(a) of Title 31 of the U.S. Code; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       5044. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Renewal of Expiring 
     Annual Contributions Contracts in the Tenant-Based Section 8 
     Program; Formula for Allocation of Housing Assistance [Docket 
     No. FR-4459-F-03] (RIN: 2577-AB 96) received October 22, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.

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       5045. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Public Housing 
     Agency Plans [Docket No. FR-4420-F-05] (RIN: 2577-AB89) 
     received October 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       5046. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Office of Assistant Secretary for Public and 
     Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Public Housing 
     Assessment System (PHAS); Transition to the PHAS [Docket No. 
     FR-4497-N-02] (RIN: 2577-AC08) received October 22, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       5047. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Office of the Secretary, Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Section 8 Tenant-Based Assistance; Statutory Merger of 
     Section 8 Certificate and Voucher Programs; Housing Choice 
     Voucher Program [Docket No. FR-4428-F-04] (RIN: 2577-AB91) 
     received October 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       5048. A letter from the General Counsel, National Credit 
     Union Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Federal Credit Unions; Miscellaneous Technical 
     Amendments--received October 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       5049. 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 [IN106-1a; FRL-
     6446-5] received October 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5050. 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 Jersey; 
     Approval of National Low Emission Vehicle Program [Region 2 
     Docket No. NJ35-2-195a FRL-6461-7] received October 20, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5051. 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: Publicly Owned 
     Treatment Works [AD-FRL-6462-7] (RIN: 2060-AF26) received 
     October 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       5052. 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; 
     Control of VOC Emissions from Solvent Metal Cleaning 
     Operations [VA 097-5041; FRL-6459-9] received October 20, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5053. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Bureau 
     Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Princeton and Elk River, Minnesota) [MM Docket No. 98-208 
     RM-9396] received October 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5054. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Bureau, 
     Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Fremont and Holton, Michigan) [MM Docket No. 98-180 RM-9365) 
     received October 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       5055. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Bureau 
     Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Mount Olive and Staunton, Illinois) [MM Docket No. 99-167 
     RM-9391] received October 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5056. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Chief, 
     Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b). Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Cal-Nev-Ari, Boulder City, and Las Vegas, Nevada) [MM Docket 
     No. 93-279 RM-8368 RM-8385] received October 25, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5057. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Regulations Governing Off-the-Record Communications [Docket 
     No. RM-98-1-000] received October 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5058. A letter from the Secretary of the Commission, Bureau 
     of Consumer Protection, Division of Enforcement, Federal 
     Trade Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Guides For The Dog And Cat Food Industry--received October 
     22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       5059. A letter from the Chief Counsel (Foreign Assests 
     Control), Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Sudanese Sanctions Regulations; 
     Libyan Sanctions Regulations; Iranian Transactions 
     Regulations: Licensing of Commercial Sales, Exportation and 
     Reexportation of Agricultural Commodities and Products, 
     Medicine, and Medical Equipment; Iranian Accounts on the 
     Books of U.S. Depository Institutions; Informational 
     Materials; Visas--received October 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       5060. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Miscellaneous 
     Amendments to Committee Regulations--received October 25, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       5061. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions and 
     Deletion--received October 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5062. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Office of Acquisition Policy, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Federal Acquisition Regulation; Use of Competitive 
     Proposals [FAC 97-14; FAR Case 99-001; Item III] (RIN: 9000-
     AI44) received September 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5063. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Office of Acquisition Policy, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Federal Acquisition Regulation; Historically 
     Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Empowerment Contracting 
     Program [FAC 97-14; FAR Case 97-307; Item II] (RIN: 9000-
     AI20) received September 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5064. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Office of Acquisition Policy, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Federal Acquisition Regulation; Cost-Reimbursement 
     Architect-Engineer Contracts [FAC 97-14; FAR Case 97-043; 
     Item XII] (RIN: 9000-AI22) received September 21, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       5065. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Office of Acquisition Policy, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Federal Acquisition Regulation; Value Engineering 
     Change Proposals/PAT [FAC 97-14; FAR Case 97-031; Item XIV] 
     (RIN: 9000-AH84) received September 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5066. A letter from the Commissioner, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the annual inventory of 
     commercial activities as required by Public Law 105-270; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       5067. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Missouri Regulatory Program [SPATS No. MO-035-
     FOR] received October 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5068. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Water and 
     Science, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Offstream Storage 
     of Colorado River Water and Development and Release of 
     Intentionally Created Unused Apportionment in the Lower 
     Division States (RIN: 1006-AA40) received October 26, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       5069. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Mississippi Regulatory Program [SPATS No. MS-015-
     FOR] received October 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5070. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Indiana Regulatory Program [SPATS No. IN-140-FOR; 
     State Program Amendment No. 98-4] received October 20, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       5071. 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; Yellowfin Sole by Vessels Using 
     Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 
     990304063-9063-01; I.D. 101599C] received October 22, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       5072. 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 620 of 
     the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 990304062-9062-01; I.D. 
     101499A] received October 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5073. 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;

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     Other Rockfish in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of 
     Alaska [Docket No. 990304062-9062-01; I.D. 101399B] received 
     October 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       5074. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Atlantic Highly 
     Migratory Species Fisheries; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna [I.D. 
     092899G] received October 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5075. 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; Inseason Adjustment to Required 
     Observer Coverage [Docket No. 980826225-8296-02; I.D. 
     100499B] received October 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5076. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's biennial 
     report on the implementation of section 1135 of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986, as amended, pursuant to 33 
     U.S.C. 2294 nt.; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5077. A letter from the Acting Assistant Chief Counsel, 
     Office of Motor Carrier Safety, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Motor Carrier 
     Safety Regulations [Docket No. OMCS-99-6386] (RIN: 2125-AE70) 
     received October 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5078. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone 
     Regulations; Mile 94.0 to Mile 96.0, Lower Mississippi River, 
     Above Head of Passes [COTP New Orleans, LA Regulation 99-027] 
     (RIN: 2115-AA97) received October 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5079. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Sedona, AZ [Airspce Docket 
     No. 99-AWP-4] received October 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5080. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace: York County, PA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 99-AEA-09] received October 25, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5081. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Federal Airway Victor 108 (V-108) in the 
     Vinicity of Colorado Springs, CO [Airspace Docket No. 99-ANM-
     4] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received October 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5082. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29815; Amdt. No. 1957] received 
     October 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5083. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29814; Amdt. No. 1956] received 
     October 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5084. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29786; Amendment No. 1954] received 
     October 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5085. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Short Brothers Model SD3-60 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 99-NM-52-AD; Amendment 39-11383; AD 99-
     22-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 25, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       5086. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Construcciones Aeronautacs, S.A. 
     (CASA), Model CN-235 Series Airplanes (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received October 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5087. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330 and A340 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 99-NM-181-AD; Amendment 39-11385; AD 
     99-22-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 25, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5088. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace BAe Model ATP 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 99-NM-19-AD; Amendment 39-11381; AD 99-
     22-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 25, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       5089. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, 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. 99-NM-32-AD; Amendment 39-11382; AD 99-22-04] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5090. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Model Mitsubishi MU-300 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 96-NM-210-AD; Amendment 39-11376; AD 
     99-21-30] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 25, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5091. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, 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. 98-NM-382-AD; Amendment 39-11386; AD 
     99-22-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 25, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5092. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Aircraft Engines 
     CF34 Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-62-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11388; AD 99-22-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     October 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5093. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-400 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 99-NM-178-AD; Amendment 39-11387; AD 
     99-22-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 25, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5094. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, U.S. 
     Customs Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Customs Bonded Warehouses [T.D. 99-
     78] (RIN: 1515-AC41) received October 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5095. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Reporting of Gross Proceeds Payments to Attorneys [Notice 99-
     53] received October 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5096. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Rulings and determination letters [Rev. Proc. 99-40] received 
     October 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       5097. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Weighted Average Interest Rate Update [Notice 99-52] received 
     Ocotber 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       5098. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notice that the 
     President has exercised the authority provided to him and has 
     issued the required determination to waive certain 
     restrictions on the maintenance of a Palestine Liberation 
     Organization (PLO) Office and on expenditure of PLO funds for 
     a period of six months; jointly to the Committees on 
     International Relations and Appropriations. 

para. 123.8  communication from the clerk--message from the president

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

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, October 29, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 2(h) of Rule II 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 29, 1999 at 
     11:30 a.m. and said to contain a message from the President 
     whereby he transmits to the Congress an attached notice on 
     the continuation of the Sudanese emergency.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Jeff Trandahl,
                                                            Clerk.

para. 123.9  national emergency with respect to the sudan

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


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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 Sudanese emergency is to continue in 
effect beyond November 3, 1999, to the Federal Register for publication.
  The crisis between the United States and Sudan that led to the 
declaration on November 3, 1997, of a national emergency has not been 
resolved. The Government of Sudan continues to support international 
terrorism and efforts to destabilize neighboring governments, and engage 
in human rights violations, including the denial of religious freedom. 
Such Sudanese actions pose a continuing unusual and extraordinary threat 
to the national security and foreign policy 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 Sudan.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, October 29, 1999.

  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. 106-151).

para. 123.10  subpoena response

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, laid before the House the 
following communication from Mr. James M. Eagen, III, Chief 
Administrative Officer:

         Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, House of 
           Representatives,
                                 Washington, DC, October 27, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC 20515.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House that I have received a 
     subpoena for documents issued by the United States District 
     Court for the District of Columbia.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     will make the determinations required by Rule VIII.
           Sincerely,
                                               James M. Eagen III,
                                     Chief Administrative Officer.

para. 123.11  subpoena response

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, laid before the House the 
following communication from Mr. John M. Allen, Director, Office of 
Communications Media:

         Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, House of 
           Representatives,
                                 Washington, DC, October 26, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC 20515.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House that the Custodian of 
     Records, House Recording Studio has received a subpoena for 
     documents issued by the United States District Court for the 
     District of Columbia.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     will make the determinations required by Rule VIII.
           Sincerely,
                                                    John M. Allen,
                         Director, Office of Communications Media.

para. 123.12  civil defense and emergency management

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 348) to 
authorize the construction of a monument to honor those who have served 
the Nation's civil defense and emergency management programs.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, recognized Mr. HANSEN 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?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, 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. PETRI, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 123.13  lewis and clark national historic trail

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2737) to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the State of 
Illinois certain Federal land associated with the Lewis and Clark 
National Historic Trail to be used as an historic and interpretive site 
along the trail; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, recognized Mr. HANSEN 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. PETRI, 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. PETRI, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 123.14  dugger mountain wilderness

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2632) to 
designate certain Federal lands in the Talladega National Forest in the 
State of Alabama as the Dugger Mountain Wilderness.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, recognized Mr. HANSEN 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?
  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 request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para. 123.15  water conservation for central utah project

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2889) to 
amend the Central Utah Project Completion Act to provide for acquisition 
of water and water rights for Central Utah Project purposes, completion 
of Central Utah Project facilities, and implementation of water 
conservation measures.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, recognized Mr. HANSEN 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?
  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 request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para. 123.16  shark finning

  Mr. SAXTON moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 189); as amended: 

       Whereas shark finning is the practice of removing the fins 
     of a shark and dumping its carcass back into the ocean;
       Whereas demand for shark fins is driving dramatic increases 
     in shark fishing and mortality around the world;
       Whereas the life history characteristics of sharks, 
     including slow growth, late sexual maturity, and the 
     production of few young, make them particularly vulnerable to 
     overfishing and necessitate careful management of shark 
     fisheries;
       Whereas shark finning is not prohibited in the waters of 
     the Pacific Ocean in which fisheries are managed by the 
     Federal Government;
       Whereas according to the National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     the number of sharks killed in Central Pacific Ocean and 
     Western Pacific Ocean fisheries rose from 2,289 in 1991 to 
     60,857 in 1998, an increase of over 2,500 percent, and 
     continues to rise unabated;
       Whereas of the 60,857 sharks landed in Central Pacific 
     Ocean and Western Pacific Ocean

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     fisheries in 1998, 98.7 percent, or 60,085, were killed for 
     their fins;
       Whereas shark fins comprise only between 1 percent and 5 
     percent of the weight of a shark, and shark finning results 
     in the unconscionable waste of 95 percent to 99 percent (by 
     weight) of a valuable public resource;
       Whereas the National Marine Fisheries Service has stated 
     that shark finning is wasteful, should be stopped, and is 
     contrary to United States fisheries conservation and 
     management policies;
       Whereas shark finning is prohibited in the United States 
     exclusive economic zone of the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of 
     Mexico, and the Caribbean;
       Whereas the practice of shark finning in the waters of the 
     United States in the Pacific Ocean is inconsistent with the 
     Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the 
     Federal Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Tunas, 
     Swordfish, and Sharks, and the shark finning prohibitions 
     that apply in State waters in the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific 
     Ocean;
       Whereas the United States is a global leader in shark 
     management, and the practice of shark finning in the waters 
     of the United States in the Pacific Ocean is inconsistent 
     with United States international obligations, including the 
     Code of Conduct for Responsible Fishing of the Food and 
     Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the 
     International Plan of Action for Sharks of such organization, 
     and the United Nation's Agreement on Straddling Stocks and 
     Highly Migratory Species; and
       Whereas establishment of a prohibition on the practice of 
     shark finning in the Central Pacific Ocean and Western 
     Pacific Ocean would result in the immediate reduction of 
     waste and could reduce shark mortality by as much as 85 
     percent: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) the practice of removing the fins of a shark and 
     dumping its carcass back into the ocean, commonly referred to 
     as shark finning, is a wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice 
     that could lead to overfishing of shark resources;
       (2) all Federal and State agencies and other management 
     entities that have jurisdiction over fisheries in waters of 
     the United States where the practice of shark finning is not 
     prohibited should promptly and permanently end that practice 
     in those waters; and
       (3) the Secretary of State should continue to strongly 
     advocate for the coordinated management of sharks and the 
     eventual elimination of shark finning in all other waters.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, recognized Mr. SAXTON and Mr. 
VENTO, 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. 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 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. 123.17  clear creek distribution system conveyance

  Mr. DOOLITTLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 862) 
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; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, recognized Mr. DOOLITTLE 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. 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 the Interior to implement the provisions of an 
agreement conveying title to a distribution system from the United 
States to the Clear Creek Community Services District.''.
  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. 123.18  sly park unit conveyance

  Mr. DOOLITTLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 992) 
to convey the Sly Park Dam and Reservoir to the El Dorado Irrigation 
District, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, recognized Mr. DOOLITTLE 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. 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. 123.19  solano water impoundment and conveyance

  Mr. DOOLITTLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1235) 
to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts with 
the Solano County Water Agency, California, to use Solano Project 
facilities for impounding, storage, and carriage of nonproject water for 
domestic, municipal, industrial, and other beneficial purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, recognized Mr. DOOLITTLE 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?
  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 request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para. 123.20  electronic signatures in interstate or foreign commerce

  Mr. BLILEY moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1714) to 
facilitate the use of electronic records and signatures in interstate or 
foreign commerce; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, 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. BARTON, 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. BARTON, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 123.21  district of columbia college access

  Mr. DAVIS of Virginia moved to suspend the rules and agree to the 
following amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 974) to establish a 
program to afford high school graduates from the District of Columbia 
the benefits of in State tuition at State colleges and universities 
outside the District of Columbia, and for other purposes:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia College 
     Access Act of 1999''.

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     SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

       It is the purpose of this Act to establish a program that 
     enables college-bound residents of the District of Columbia 
     to have greater choices among institutions of higher 
     education.

     SEC. 3. PUBLIC SCHOOL PROGRAM.

       (a) Grants.--
       (1) In general.--From amounts appropriated under subsection 
     (i) the Mayor shall award grants to eligible institutions 
     that enroll eligible students to pay the difference between 
     the tuition and fees charged for in-State students and the 
     tuition and fees charged for out-of-State students on behalf 
     of each eligible student enrolled in the eligible 
     institution.
       (2) Maximum student amounts.--An eligible student shall 
     have paid on the student's behalf under this section--
       (A) not more than $10,000 for any 1 award year (as defined 
     in section 481 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1088)); and
       (B) a total of not more than $50,000.
       (3) Proration.--The Mayor shall prorate payments under this 
     section for students who attend an eligible institution on 
     less than a full-time basis.
       (b) Reduction for Insufficient Appropriations.--
       (1) In general.--If the funds appropriated pursuant to 
     subsection (i) for any fiscal year are insufficient to award 
     a grant in the amount determined under subsection (a) on 
     behalf of each eligible student enrolled in an eligible 
     institution, then the Mayor shall--
       (A) first, ratably reduce the amount of the tuition and fee 
     payment made on behalf of each eligible student who has not 
     received funds under this section for a preceding year; and
       (B) after making reductions under subparagraph (A), ratably 
     reduce the amount of the tuition and fee payments made on 
     behalf of all other eligible students.
       (2) Adjustments.--The Mayor may adjust the amount of 
     tuition and fee payments made under paragraph (1) based on--
       (A) the financial need of the eligible students to avoid 
     undue hardship to the eligible students; or
       (B) undue administrative burdens on the Mayor.
       (3) Further adjustments.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) 
     and (2), the Mayor may prioritize the making or amount of 
     tuition and fee payments under this subsection based on the 
     income and need of eligible students.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Eligible institution.--The term ``eligible 
     institution'' means an institution that--
       (A) is a public institution of higher education located--
       (i) in the State of Maryland or the Commonwealth of 
     Virginia; or
       (ii) outside the State of Maryland or the Commonwealth of 
     Virginia, but only if the Mayor--

       (I) determines that a significant number of eligible 
     students are experiencing difficulty in gaining admission to 
     any public institution of higher education located in the 
     State of Maryland or the Commonwealth of Virginia because of 
     any preference afforded in-State residents by the 
     institution;
       (II) consults with the Committee on Government Reform of 
     the House of Representatives, the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate, and the Secretary regarding expanding 
     the program under this section to include such institutions 
     located outside of the State of Maryland or the Commonwealth 
     of Virginia; and
       (III) takes into consideration the projected cost of the 
     expansion and the potential effect of the expansion on the 
     amount of individual tuition and fee payments made under this 
     section in succeeding years;

       (B) is eligible to participate in the student financial 
     assistance programs under title IV of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.); and
       (C) enters into an agreement with the Mayor containing such 
     conditions as the Mayor may specify, including a requirement 
     that the institution use the funds made available under this 
     section to supplement and not supplant assistance that 
     otherwise would be provided to eligible students from the 
     District of Columbia.
       (2) Eligible student.--The term ``eligible student'' means 
     an individual who--
       (A) was domiciled in the District of Columbia for not less 
     than the 12 consecutive months preceding the commencement of 
     the freshman year at an institution of higher education;
       (B) graduated from a secondary school or received the 
     recognized equivalent of a secondary school diploma on or 
     after January 1, 1998;
       (C) begins the individual's undergraduate course of study 
     within the 3 calendar years (excluding any period of service 
     on active duty in the Armed Forces, or service under the 
     Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.) or subtitle D of 
     title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 
     U.S.C. 12571 et seq.)) of graduation from a secondary school, 
     or obtaining the recognized equivalent of a secondary school 
     diploma;
       (D) is enrolled or accepted for enrollment, on at least a 
     half-time basis, in a degree, certificate, or other program 
     (including a program of study abroad approved for credit by 
     the institution at which such student is enrolled) leading to 
     a recognized educational credential at an eligible 
     institution;
       (E) if enrolled in an eligible institution, is maintaining 
     satisfactory progress in the course of study the student is 
     pursuing in accordance with section 484(c) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091(c)); and
       (F) has not completed the individual's first undergraduate 
     baccalaureate course of study.
       (3) 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 (20 
     U.S.C. 1001).
       (4) Mayor.--The term ``Mayor'' means the Mayor of the 
     District of Columbia.
       (5) Secondary school.--The term ``secondary school'' has 
     the meaning given that term under section 14101 of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     8801).
       (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Education.
       (d) Construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed 
     to require an institution of higher education to alter the 
     institution's admissions policies or standards in any manner 
     to enable an eligible student to enroll in the institution.
       (e) Applications.--Each student desiring a tuition payment 
     under this section shall submit an application to the 
     eligible institution at such time, in such manner, and 
     accompanied by such information as the eligible institution 
     may require.
       (f) Administration of Program.--
       (1) In general.--The Mayor shall carry out the program 
     under this section in consultation with the Secretary. The 
     Mayor may enter into a grant, contract, or cooperative 
     agreement with another public or private entity to administer 
     the program under this section if the Mayor determines that 
     doing so is a more efficient way of carrying out the program.
       (2) Policies and procedures.--The Mayor, in consultation 
     with institutions of higher education eligible for 
     participation in the program authorized under this section, 
     shall develop policies and procedures for the administration 
     of the program.
       (3) Memorandum of agreement.--The Mayor and the Secretary 
     shall enter into a Memorandum of Agreement that describes--
       (A) the manner in which the Mayor shall consult with the 
     Secretary with respect to administering the program under 
     this section; and
       (B) any technical or other assistance to be provided to the 
     Mayor by the Secretary for purposes of administering the 
     program under this section (which may include access to the 
     information in the common financial reporting form developed 
     under section 483 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1090)).
       (g) Mayor's Report.--The Mayor shall report to Congress 
     annually regarding--
       (1) the number of eligible students attending each eligible 
     institution and the amount of the grant awards paid to those 
     institutions on behalf of the eligible students;
       (2) the extent, if any, to which a ratable reduction was 
     made in the amount of tuition and fee payments made on behalf 
     of eligible students; and
       (3) the progress in obtaining recognized academic 
     credentials of the cohort of eligible students for each year.
       (h) GAO Report.--Beginning on the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
     monitor the effect of the program assisted under this section 
     on educational opportunities for eligible students. The 
     Comptroller General shall analyze whether eligible students 
     had difficulty gaining admission to eligible institutions 
     because of any preference afforded in-State residents by 
     eligible institutions, and shall expeditiously report any 
     findings regarding such difficulty to Congress and the Mayor. 
     In addition the Comptroller General shall--
       (1) analyze the extent to which there are an insufficient 
     number of eligible institutions to which District of Columbia 
     students can gain admission, including admission aided by 
     assistance provided under this Act, due to--
       (A) caps on the number of out-of-State students the 
     institution will enroll;
       (B) significant barriers imposed by academic entrance 
     requirements (such as grade point average and standardized 
     scholastic admissions tests); and
       (C) absence of admission programs benefiting minority 
     students;
       (2) assess the impact of the program assisted under this 
     Act on enrollment at the University of the District of 
     Columbia; and
       (3) report the findings of the analysis described in 
     paragraph (1) and the assessment described in paragraph (2) 
     to Congress and the Mayor.
       (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the District of Columbia to carry out 
     this section $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and such sums 
     as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal 
     years. Such funds shall remain available until expended.
       (j) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect with 
     respect to payments for periods of instruction that begin on 
     or after January 1, 2000.

     SEC. 4. ASSISTANCE TO THE UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF 
                   COLUMBIA.

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary 
     may provide financial assistance to the University of the 
     District of Columbia for the fiscal year to enable the 
     university to carry out activities authorized under part B of 
     title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1060 
     et seq.).
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the District of Columbia to carry out 
     this section $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2000 and such sums as 
     may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.
       (c) Special Rule.--For any fiscal year, the University of 
     the District of Columbia may receive financial assistance 
     pursuant to this section, or pursuant to part B of title III 
     of the Higher Education Act of 1965, but not pursuant to both 
     this section and such part B.

     SEC. 5. PRIVATE SCHOOL PROGRAM.

       (a) Grants.--
       (1) In general.--From amounts appropriated under subsection 
     (f) the Mayor shall award grants to eligible institutions 
     that enroll eligible students to pay the cost of tuition and 
     fees at the eligible institutions on behalf of each eligible 
     student enrolled in an eligible institution. The Mayor may 
     prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out 
     this section.

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       (2) Maximum student amounts.--An eligible student shall 
     have paid on the student's behalf under this section--
       (A) not more than $2,500 for any 1 award year (as defined 
     in section 481 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1088)); and
       (B) a total of not more than $12,500.
       (3) Proration.--The Mayor shall prorate payments under this 
     section for students who attend an eligible institution on 
     less than a full-time basis.
       (b) Reduction for Insufficient Appropriations.--
       (1) In general.--If the funds appropriated pursuant to 
     subsection (f) for any fiscal year are insufficient to award 
     a grant in the amount determined under subsection (a) on 
     behalf of each eligible student enrolled in an eligible 
     institution, then the Mayor shall--
       (A) first, ratably reduce the amount of the tuition and fee 
     payment made on behalf of each eligible student who has not 
     received funds under this section for a preceding year; and
       (B) after making reductions under subparagraph (A), ratably 
     reduce the amount of the tuition and fee payments made on 
     behalf of all other eligible students.
       (2) Adjustments.--The Mayor may adjust the amount of 
     tuition and fee payments made under paragraph (1) based on--
       (A) the financial need of the eligible students to avoid 
     undue hardship to the eligible students; or
       (B) undue administrative burdens on the Mayor.
       (3) Further adjustments.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) 
     and (2), the Mayor may prioritize the making or amount of 
     tuition and fee payments under this subsection based on the 
     income and need of eligible students.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Eligible institution.--The term ``eligible 
     institution'' means an institution that--
       (A)(i) is a private, nonprofit, associate or baccalaureate 
     degree-granting, institution of higher education, as defined 
     in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1001(a)), the main campus of which is located--
       (I) in the District of Columbia;
       (II) in the city of Alexandria, Falls Church, or Fairfax, 
     or the county of Arlington or Fairfax, in the Commonwealth of 
     Virginia, or a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of 
     Virginia located within any such county; or
       (III) in the county of Montgomery or Prince George's in the 
     State of Maryland, or a political subdivision of the State of 
     Maryland located within any such county;
       (ii) is eligible to participate in the student financial 
     assistance programs under title IV of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.); and
       (iii) enters into an agreement with the Mayor containing 
     such conditions as the Mayor may specify, including a 
     requirement that the institution use the funds made available 
     under this section to supplement and not supplant assistance 
     that otherwise would be provided to eligible students from 
     the District of Columbia; or
       (B) is a private historically Black college or university 
     (for purposes of this subparagraph such term shall have the 
     meaning given the term ``part B institution'' in section 
     322(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1061(2)) the main campus of which is located in the State of 
     Maryland or the Commonwealth of Virginia.
       (2) Eligible student.--The term ``eligible student'' means 
     an individual who meets the requirements of subparagraphs (A) 
     through (F) of section 3(c)(2).
       (3) Mayor.--The term ``Mayor'' means the Mayor of the 
     District of Columbia.
       (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Education.
       (d) Application.--Each eligible student desiring a tuition 
     and fee payment under this section shall submit an 
     application to the eligible institution at such time, in such 
     manner, and accompanied by such information as the eligible 
     institution may require.
       (e) Administration of Program.--
       (1) In general.--The Mayor shall carry out the program 
     under this section in consultation with the Secretary. The 
     Mayor may enter into a grant, contract, or cooperative 
     agreement with another public or private entity to administer 
     the program under this section if the Mayor determines that 
     doing so is a more efficient way of carrying out the program.
       (2) Policies and procedures.--The Mayor, in consultation 
     with institutions of higher education eligible for 
     participation in the program authorized under this section, 
     shall develop policies and procedures for the administration 
     of the program.
       (3) Memorandum of agreement.--The Mayor and the Secretary 
     shall enter into a Memorandum of Agreement that describes--
       (A) the manner in which the Mayor shall consult with the 
     Secretary with respect to administering the program under 
     this section; and
       (B) any technical or other assistance to be provided to the 
     Mayor by the Secretary for purposes of administering the 
     program under this section.
       (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the District of Columbia to carry out 
     this section $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and such sums as 
     may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years. 
     Such funds shall remain available until expended.
       (g) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect with 
     respect to payments for periods of instruction that begin on 
     or after January 1, 2000.

     SEC. 6. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Personnel.--The Secretary of Education shall arrange 
     for the assignment of an individual, pursuant to subchapter 
     VI of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, to serve as 
     an adviser to the Mayor of the District of Columbia with 
     respect to the programs assisted under this Act.
       (b) Administrative Expenses.--The Mayor of the District of 
     Columbia may use not more than 7 percent of the funds made 
     available for a program under section 3 or 5 for a fiscal 
     year to pay the administrative expenses of a program under 
     section 3 or 5 for the fiscal year.
       (c) Inspector General Review.--Each of the programs 
     assisted under this Act shall be subject to audit and other 
     review by the Inspector General of the Department of 
     Education in the same manner as programs are audited and 
     reviewed under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
     App.).
       (d) Gifts.--The Mayor of the District of Columbia may 
     accept, use, and dispose of donations of services or property 
     for purposes of carrying out this Act.
       (e) Funding Rule.--Notwithstanding sections 3 and 5, the 
     Mayor may use funds made available--
       (1) under section 3 to award grants under section 5 if the 
     amount of funds made available under section 3 exceeds the 
     amount of funds awarded under section 3 during a time period 
     determined by the Mayor; and
       (2) under section 5 to award grants under section 3 if the 
     amount of funds made available under section 5 exceeds the 
     amount of funds awarded under section 5 during a time period 
     determined by the Mayor.
       (f) Maximum Student Amount Adjustments.--The Mayor shall 
     establish rules to adjust the maximum student amounts 
     described in sections 3(a)(2)(B) and 5(a)(2)(B) for eligible 
     students described in section 3(c)(2) or 5(c)(2) who transfer 
     between the eligible institutions described in section 
     3(c)(1) or 5(c)(1).

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARTON, 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 agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARTON, announced that two-thirds of the 
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, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 123.22  recess--4:30 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARTON, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 4 o'clock and 30 minutes p.m., until 
approximately 6 o'clock p.m.

para. 123.23  after recess--6 p.m.

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

para. 123.24  h.r. 348--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARTON, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 348) to authorize the construction of a monument 
to honor those who have served the Nation's civil defense and emergency 
management programs.
  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

349

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

4

para. 123.25                  [Roll No. 550]

                                YEAS--349

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht

[[Page 2182]]


     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanchez
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--4

     Chenoweth-Hage
     Metcalf
     Paul
     Sanford

                             NOT VOTING--80

     Archer
     Baker
     Barr
     Berkley
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Boehner
     Brown (OH)
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cubin
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Doyle
     Engel
     Everett
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Goodling
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hayworth
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jones (OH)
     Klink
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Mica
     Mink
     Moakley
     Myrick
     Neal
     Owens
     Pryce (OH)
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shows
     Smith (WA)
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson (MS)
     Toomey
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Wynn
  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. 123.26  h.r. 2737--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARTON, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2737) to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to convey to the State of Illinois certain Federal land 
associated with the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail to be used 
as an historic and interpretive site along the trail; 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

355

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 123.27                  [Roll No. 551]

                                YEAS--355

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanchez
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--78

     Archer
     Baker
     Barr
     Berkley
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Buyer
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cubin
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Doyle
     Everett
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Goodling
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hayworth
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jones (OH)
     Klink
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Mica
     Mink
     Moakley
     Myrick
     Neal
     Owens
     Pryce (OH)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shows
     Smith (WA)
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson (MS)
     Toomey

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     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     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. 123.28  h.r. 1714--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARTON, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1714) to facilitate the use of 
electronic records and signatures in interstate or foreign commerce; 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

234

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negative

Nays

122

para. 123.29                  [Roll No. 552]

                                YEAS--234

     Aderholt
     Armey
     Bachus
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clement
     Coble
     Combest
     Condit
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanchez
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Tancredo
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wu
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--122

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Engel
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hinchey
     Hoeffel
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Phelps
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey

                             NOT VOTING--77

     Archer
     Baker
     Barr
     Berkley
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Boehner
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cubin
     Danner
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Doyle
     Everett
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Goodling
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hayworth
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jones (OH)
     Kennedy
     Klink
     Largent
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Mica
     Mink
     Moakley
     Myrick
     Neal
     Owens
     Pryce (OH)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Scarborough
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shows
     Smith (WA)
     Stabenow
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson (MS)
     Toomey
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Wynn
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARTON, 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. 123.30  providing for disagreeing to the amendment of the senate 
          and agreeing to a conference on H.R. 2990

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
106-430) the resolution (H. Res. 348) agreeing to the conference 
requested by the Senate on the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2990) 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals greater 
access to health insurance through a health care tax deduction, a long-
term care deduction, and other health-related tax incentives, to amend 
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide access to 
and choice in health care through association health plans, to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to create new pooling opportunities for small 
employers to obtain greater access to health coverage through 
HealthMarts; to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security 
Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect consumers in managed care plans 
and other health coverage; and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 123.31  bill and joint resolutions presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, reported that 
that committee did on the following dates present to the President, for 
his approval, a bill and joint resolutions of the House of the following 
titles:

           On October 27, 1999:
       H.R. 1175. To locate and secure the return of Zachary 
     Baumel, a United States citizen, and other Israeli soldiers 
     missing in action.
       H.J. Res. 62. To grant the consent of Congress to the 
     boundary change between Georgia and South Carolina.
           On October 28. 1999:
       H.J. Res. 73. Making further continuing appropriations for 
     the fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes.

para. 123.32  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Ms. BERKLEY, for today;
  To Mr. STUPAK, for today;
  To Ms. CARSON, for today and November 2;
  To Mr. McNULTY, for today and November 2;
  To Mr. HAYWORTH, for today;
  To Ms. JACKSON-LEE, for today;
  To Mr. HULSHOF, for today and November 2;
  To Mr. TOOMEY, for today; and
  To Mr. OWENS, for today.
  And then,

para. 123.33  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HOEKSTRA, at 8 o'clock and 36 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

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para. 123.34  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. 359. A 
     bill to clarify the intent of Congress in Public Law 93-632 
     to require the Secretary of Agriculture to continue to 
     provide for the maintenance and operation of 18 concrete dams 
     and weirs that were located in the Emigrant Wilderness at the 
     time the wilderness area was designated in that Public Law 
     (Rept. No. 106-425). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1235. A 
     bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into 
     contracts with the Solano County Water Agency, California, to 
     use Solano Project facilities for impounding, storage, and 
     carriage of nonproject water for domestic, municipal, 
     industrial, and other beneficial purposes (Rept. No. 106-
     426). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 2737. A 
     bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey to 
     the State of Illinois certain Federal land associated with 
     the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail to be used as an 
     historic and interpretive site along the trail; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 106-427). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. House 
     Concurrent Resolution 189. Resolution expressing the sense of 
     the Congress regarding the wasteful and unsportsmanlike 
     practice known as shark finning; with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     106-428). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 2418. A bill to 
     amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend 
     programs relating to organ procurement and transplantation; 
     with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-429). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 348. 
     Resolution agreeing to the conference requested by the Senate 
     on the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2990) to amend the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals greater 
     access to health insurance through a health care tax 
     deduction, a long-term care deduction, and other health-
     related tax incentives, to amend the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974 to provide access to and choice 
     in health care through association health plans, to amend the 
     Public Health Service Act to create new pooling opportunities 
     for small employers to obtain greater access to health 
     coverage through HealthMarts; to amend title I of the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII 
     of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 to protect consumers in managed care plans and 
     other health coverage, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-
     430). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform. H.R. 170. 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; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-431). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform. H.R. 3137. A 
     bill to amend the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to 
     provide for training of individuals a President-elect intends 
     to nominate as department heads or appoint to key positions 
     in the Executive Office of the President (Rept. No. 106-432). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.

para. 123.35  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Davis of Virginia, 
             Mr. Cummings, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 3185. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     establish a new method for fixing rates of basic pay for 
     administrative appeals judges, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. BURR of North Carolina:
       H.R. 3186. A bill to restrict the authority of the Federal 
     Communications Commission to review mergers and to impose 
     conditions on licenses and other authorizations assigned or 
     transferred in the course of mergers or other transactions 
     subject to review by the Department of Justice or the Federal 
     Trade Commission; 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. CALVERT:
       H.R. 3187. A bill to amend the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 to temporarily continue 
     authority relating to transfers of certain surplus property 
     to State and local governments for law enforcement and 
     emergency reponse purposes; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. HALL of Ohio:
       H.R. 3188. A bill to provide for the disclosure of the 
     source of gem-quality diamonds and gem-quality diamond 
     products imported into and sold in the United States; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GARY MILLER of California:
       H.R. 3189. A bill to designate the United States post 
     office located at 14071 Peyton Drive in Chino Hills, 
     California, as the ``Joseph Ileto Post Office``; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 3190. A bill to establish the Oil Region National 
     Heritage Area; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H.R. 3191. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act relating to marine sanitation devices; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WALSH (for himself, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and Ms. 
             Kaptur):
       H.R. 3192. A bill to restore food stamp benefits for 
     aliens, to provide States with flexibility in administering 
     the food stamp vehicle allowance, to index the excess shelter 
     expense deduction to inflation, to authorize additional 
     appropriations to purchase and make available additional 
     commodities under the emergency food assistance program, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in 
     addition to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Miller 
             of Florida, Mr. Foley, Mr. Goss, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Davis of Florida, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
             Mica, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Fowler, and Mr. 
             Bilirakis):
       H. Con. Res. 217. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that Miami, Florida, and not a 
     competing foreign city, should serve as the permanent 
     location for the Secretariat of the Free Trade Area of the 
     Americas (FTAA) beginning in 2005; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Jones 
             of North Carolina, Mr. Coble, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Etheridge, Mrs. Clayton, 
             Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, and Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina):
       H. Res. 349. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the President should immediately 
     transmit to Congress the President's recommendations for 
     emergency response actions, including appropriate offsets, to 
     provide relief and assistance to the victims of Hurricane 
     Floyd; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 


para. 123.36  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 116: Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, and Ms. 
     Carson.
       H.R. 123: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 125: Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Crowley.
       H.R. 274: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Mascara, and Mr. 
     Pickering.
       H.R. 329: Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 347: Mr. Riley.
       H.R. 460: Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 493: Mr. Whitfield and Mr. Jones of North Carolina.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Tauzin and Mr. Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 541: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 583: Mr. Weiner and Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 765: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. 
     Aderholt.
       H.R. 826: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 997: Mr. Owens, Mr. Pickering, and Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 1044: Mr. Armey and Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 1102: Mr. Bass.
       H.R. 1115: Mr. Rangel and Mr. Linder.
       H.R. 1145: Mr. Green of Texas.
       H.R. 1168: Mr. Shimkus.
       H.R. 1248: Mr. Gutierrez and Mr. Hulshof.
       H.R. 1322: Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H.R. 1441: Mr. Whitfield and Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 1485: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 1591: Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 1611: Mr. Latham and Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 1750: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 1795: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Rush, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. 
     Coyne.
       H.R. 1798: Mr. Price of North Carolina and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1837: Mrs. Maloney of New York and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 1871: Mr. Foley and Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 1885: Mr. Olver and Ms. Baldwin.
       H.R. 2053: Mr. Crowley.
       H.R. 2059: Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 2066: Mr. John, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Burr of North 
     Carolina, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 2129: Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
     Lipinski, and Mr. Bryant.
       H.R. 2162: Mr. Aderholt.
       H.R. 2170: Mr. Hinojosa and Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 2200: Mr. Lantos and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 2221: Mr. Istook.
       H.R. 2314: Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 2341: Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
     and Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 2386: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 2391: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Dickey, 
     Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
     Bentsen, and Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 2405: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 2420: Mr. Jefferson.

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       H.R. 2439: Mr. George Miller of California.
       H.R. 2470: Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 2558: Mr. Rogan.
       H.R. 2697: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Hilliard, and 
     Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 2722: Mr. McNulty, Mr. Dooley of California, Mrs. 
     Napolitano, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Engel, and Mr. 
     Waxman.
       H.R. 2727: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota and Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 2790: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 2819: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 2890: Ms. Kilpatrick and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 2902: Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Watt of 
     North Carolina, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 2936: Mr. Manzullo and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 2960: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 2966: Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
     Hutchinson, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 2985: Mr. Foley and Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 3031: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
     McNulty, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
     Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Stickland, Mr. Coyne, and Mr. 
     Fattah.
       H.R. 3099: Mr. Becerra.
       H.R. 3109: Mr. Frost. Mrs. Lowey, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Conyers, 
     Mr. Stickland, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Price of North 
     Carolina, and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 3144: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Peterson 
     of Minnesota, and Mr. Baird.
       H.R. 3147: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 3180: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.J. Res. 46: Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. Cook.
       H. Con. Res. 77: Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Skelton, and Mr. Bass.
       H. Con. Res. 152: Mr. Cook, Mr. Olver, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. 
     Payne.
       H. Con. Res 177: Mr. Barcia and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H. Con. Res. 193: Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
     Chambliss, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Riley, 
     Mr. Pombo, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mrs. Morella Mr. Mica, Mr. 
     Sununu, Mr. Souder, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Shows, Mrs. 
     Meek of Florida, Ms. Lee, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Thompson of 
     Mississippi, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Clyburn, 
     Mr. Bishop, Mr. Phelps, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Crowley, Ms. 
     Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Watt of 
     North Carolina, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Ortiz, 
     Mr. Coyne, and Mr. Green of Texas.
       H. Con. Res. 213: Mrs. Roukema.
       H. Con. Res. 216: Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Ackerman, 
     Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island, Mr. Berman, Mr. Souder, Mr. Knollenberg, and Ms. 
     Danner.
       H. Res. 298: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii and Mr. Price of North 
     Carolina.
       H. Res. 325: Ms. Berkley, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. Wu.

para. 123.37  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       64. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Marine Corps 
     League, Inc, relative to a petition urging the President of 
     the United States of America to send legislation to the 
     United States Congress that will require all school districts 
     throughout the United States of America to provide a United 
     States Flag for display in each classroom, that at the 
     beginning of each school day the Pledge of Allegiance is 
     recited, and the National Anthem be played at the conclusion 
     of the Pledge of Allegiance; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
       65. Also, a petition of the Marine Corps League, Inc, 
     relative to a resolution urging the Congress of the United 
     States to inaugurate a National Day of Recognition to those 
     who served on active duty from 1945 to 1976, and continuous 
     from 1976 to the present during the major conflicts on the 
     continent of Asia, and that the day of October 23 be chosen 
     to commence this Day of Recognition; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       66. Also, a petition of the Marine Corps League, INC, 
     relative to a petition urging the President and Congress to 
     pledge their full support to the State Veterans Home Program 
     as it is the most cost-effective nursing care-alternative 
     available to VA; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
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                     TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1999 (124)

  The House was called to order at 9 o'clock a.m. by the SPEAKER, when, 
pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 19, 1999, Members 
were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 124.1  recess--9:14 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. OSE, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 10 o'clock a.m.

para. 124.2  after recess--10 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, called the House to order.

para. 124.3  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, announced she had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, November 1, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 124.4  communications

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

       5099. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Sanitation of Requirements for Official Meat and Poultry 
     Establishments [Docket No. 96-037F] received October 28, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5100. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Aeration of Imported Logs, Lumber, and Other 
     Unmanufactured Wood Articles That Have Been Fumigated [Docket 
     No. 99-057-1] received October 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5101. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Propargite; Partial 
     Stay of Order Revoking Certain Tolerances [OPP-300891A; FRL-
     6390-4] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received October 28, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5102. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Buprofezin; Extension 
     of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300937; FRL-6387-
     4] (RIN: 2070-AB70) received October 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5103. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Glufosinate Ammonium; 
     Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300945; FRL-6391-5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) 
     received October 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5104. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule--Availability of Funds and Collection of 
     Checks [Regulation CC; Docket No. R-1034] received October 
     29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       5105. A letter from the Legislative and Regulatory 
     Activities Division, Department of the Treasury, Comptroller 
     of the Currency, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Investment Securities; Rules, Policies, and Procedures for 
     Coporate Activities; and Bank Activities and Operations 
     [Docket No. 99-14] (RIN: 1557-AB61) received October 29, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       5106. 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): Food and 
     Nutrition Services and Administration Funding Formulas Rule 
     (RIN: 0584-AC64) received October 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       5107. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Office of Student Financial Assistance, 
     Department of Education, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program (RIN: 
     1845-AA06) received October 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       5108. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Office of Student Financial Assistance, 
     Department of Education, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Student Assistance General Provisions (RIN: 1845-AA04) 
     received October 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       5109. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting the Federal Perkins Loan Program; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       5110. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting the Secretary's Recognition of Accrediting 
     Agencies; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       5111. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) 
     Program; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       5112. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting Student Assistance General Provisions; General 
     Provisions for the Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal 
     Work-Study Program, and Federal Supplemental Educational 
     Opportunity Grant Program; and Federal Pell Grant Program; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       5113. 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; California State Implementation Plan 
     Revision, Bay Area Air Quality Management District [CA 211-
     0189; FRL-6466-4] received October 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5114. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Federal Plan 
     Requirements for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills That 
     Commenced Construction Prior to May 30, 1991 and Have Not 
     Been Reconstructed Since May 30, 1991 [AD-FRL-6469-8] (RIN: 
     2066-AISU) received October 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5115. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Persistent 
     Bioaccumulative Toxic (PBT) Chemicals; Lowering of Reporting 
     Thresholds for Certain PBT Chemicals; Addition of Certain PBT 
     Chemicals; Community Right-to-Know Toxic Chemical Reporting 
     [OPPTS-400132C; FRL-6389-11] (RIN: 2070-AD09) received 
     October 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       5116. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval of Delegation 
     of the Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk 
     Management Programs Under Clean Air Act Section 112(r)(7): 
     State of Ohio [FRL-6465-7] received October 26, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5117. 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 [MN-42-
     01-7267; FRL-6465.3] received October 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5118. 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 [MN58-
     01-7283; FRL-6465-4 and 81] received October 26, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5119. 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 129-1a; 
     FRL-6464-5] received October 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5120. 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 
     Canada (Transmittal No. DTC 152-99), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(d); to the Committee on International Relations.
       5121. 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 121-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(d); to the Committee on International Relations.
       5122. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed Manufacturing License Agreement with Mexico 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 104-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5123. 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 Turkey 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 115-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5124. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed Manufacturing License Agreement with Belgium 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 119-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5125. 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 Turkey 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 158-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5126. 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 Korea 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 153-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5127. A letter from the Chief Financial Officer and 
     Assistant Secretary for Administration, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting an inventory of functions performed by 
     the Agency that are not inherently governmental after the 
     inventory has been reviewed by the Office of Management and 
     Budget; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5128. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     Department of Commerce, 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. 
     102099B] received October 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5129. A letter from the Office of Protected Resources, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Regulations Governing the 
     Taking of Marine Mammals by Alaskan Natives; Marking and 
     Reporting of Beluga Whales Harvested in Cook Inlet [Docket 
     No. 990414095-9251-02; I.D. 033199B] (RIN: 0648-AM57) 
     received October 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       5130. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Duluth Ship Canal (Duluth-Superior 
     Harbor), MN [CGD09-99-077] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received October 
     28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5131. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Debbies Creek, New Jersey [CGD05-98-
     111] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received October 28, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5132. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Vessel 
     Indentification System [CGD 89-050] (RIN: 2115-AD35) received 
     October 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para. 124.5  private calendar

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, directed the Private Calendar 
to be called.
  When,

para. 124.6  bills passed over

  By unanimous consent, the bills of the following titles were severally 
passed over without prejudice and retain their place on the Private 
Calendar:
  S. 452. An Act for the relief of Belinda McGregor.
  H.R. 1023. A bill for the relief of Richard W. Schaffert.

para. 124.7  financial literacy training

  Mr. PETRI moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 213):

       Whereas in order to succeed in our dynamic American 
     economy, young people must obtain the skills, knowledge, and 
     experience necessary to manage their personal finances and 
     obtain general financial literacy;
       Whereas all young adults should have the educational tools 
     necessary to make informed financial decisions;
       Whereas despite the critical importance of financial 
     literacy to young people, the average student who graduates 
     from high school lacks basic skills in the management of 
     personal financial affairs;
       Whereas a nationwide survey conducted in 1997 by the 
     Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy examined 
     the financial knowledge of 1,509 12th graders;
       Whereas on average, survey respondents answered only 57 
     percent of the questions correctly, and only 5 percent of the 
     respondents received a `C' grade or better;
       Whereas an evaluation by the National Endowment for 
     Financial Education High School Financial Planning Program 
     undertaken jointly with the United States Department of 
     Agriculture Cooperative State Research, Education, and 
     Extension Service demonstrates that as little as 10 hours of 
     classroom instruction can impart substantial knowledge and 
     affect significant change in how teens handle their money;
       Whereas State educational leaders have recognized the 
     importance of providing a basic financial education to 
     students in grades kindergarten through 12 by integrating 
     financial education into State educational standards, but by 
     1999 only 14 States required schools to implement personal 
     finance standards into the academic curriculum;
       Whereas teacher training and professional development are 
     critical to achieving youth financial literacy;
       Whereas teachers confirm the need for professional 
     development in personal finance education;
       Whereas in a survey by the National Institute for Consumer 
     Education, 77 percent of a State's economics teachers 
     revealed that they had never had a college course in personal 
     finance;
       Whereas personal financial education helps prepare students 
     for the workforce and for financial independence by 
     developing their sense of individual responsibility, 
     improving their life skills, and providing them with a 
     thorough understanding of consumer economics that will 
     benefit them for their entire lives;
       Whereas financial education integrates instruction in 
     valuable life skills with instruction in economics, including 
     income and taxes, money management, investment and spending, 
     and the importance of personal savings;

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       Whereas the consumers and investors of tomorrow are in our 
     schools today; and
       Whereas the teaching of personal finance should be 
     encouraged at all levels of our Nation's educational system, 
     from kindergarten through grade 12: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That Congress encourages--
       (1) the Secretary of Education to use funds available in 
     the Fund for the Improvement of Education (part A of title X 
     of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) to 
     promote personal financial literacy programs; and
       (2) State and local educational agencies to incorporate 
     personal financial management curriculums into their 
     education programs.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, recognized Mr. PETRI and Mr. 
KILDEE, 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. BIGGERT, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. PETRI 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. BIGGERT, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 124.8  north atlantic treaty organization

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 59); as amended: 

       Whereas for 50 years the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     (hereafter in this preamble referred to as ``NATO'') has 
     served as the preeminent organization to defend the 
     territories of its member states against all external 
     threats;
       Whereas NATO, founded on the principles of democracy, 
     individual liberty, and the rule of law, has proved an 
     indispensable instrument for forging a trans-Atlantic 
     community of nations working together to safeguard the 
     freedom and common heritage of its peoples, and promoting 
     stability in the North Atlantic area;
       Whereas NATO has acted to address new risks emerging from 
     outside the treaty area in the interests of preserving peace 
     and security in the Euro-Atlantic area, and maintains a 
     unique collective capability to address these new challenges 
     which may affect Allied interests and values;
       Whereas such challenges to NATO Allied interests and values 
     include the potential for the re-emergence of a hegemonic 
     power confronting Europe; rogue states and non-state actors 
     possessing nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons and their 
     means of delivery; transnational terrorism and disruption of 
     the flow of vital resources; and conflicts outside the treaty 
     area stemming from unresolved historical disputes and the 
     actions of undemocratic governments and sub-state actors who 
     reject the peaceful settlement of disputes;
       Whereas the security of NATO member states is inseparably 
     linked to that of the whole of Europe, and the consolidation 
     and strengthening of democratic and free societies on the 
     entire continent, in accordance with the principles and 
     commitments of the Organization for Security and Cooperation 
     in Europe, is of direct and material concern to the NATO 
     Alliance and its partners;
       Whereas the 50th anniversary NATO summit meeting, held on 
     April 24-25, 1999, in Washington, D.C., provided an historic 
     opportunity to chart a course for NATO in the next 
     millennium;
       Whereas NATO enhances the security of the United States by 
     providing an integrated military structure and a framework 
     for consultations on political and security concerns of any 
     member state;
       Whereas NATO remains the embodiment of United States 
     engagement in Europe and therefore membership in NATO remains 
     a vital national security interest of the United States;
       Whereas the European members of NATO are today developing 
     within the Alliance a European Security and Defense Identity 
     (ESDI) in order to enhance their role within the Alliance, 
     while at the same time the European Union (EU) is seeking to 
     forge among its members a Common Foreign and Security Policy 
     (CFSP);
       Whereas the Berlin decisions of 1996 provided the framework 
     for strengthening the European pillar in NATO;
       Whereas NATO should remain the core security organization 
     of the evolving Euro-Atlantic architecture in which all 
     states enjoy the same freedom, cooperation, and security;
       Whereas NATO has embarked upon an historic mission to share 
     its benefits and patterns of consultation and cooperation 
     with other nations in the Euro-Atlantic area through both 
     enlargement and active partnership;
       Whereas the membership of the Czech Republic, Hungary, and 
     Poland has strengthened NATO's ability to perform the full 
     range of NATO missions and bolstered its capability to 
     integrate former communist adversary nations into a community 
     of democracies;
       Whereas the organization of NATO national parliamentarians, 
     the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, serves as a unique 
     transatlantic forum for generating and maintaining 
     legislative and public support for the Alliance, and has 
     played a key role in initiating constructive dialogue between 
     NATO parliamentarians and parliamentarians in Central and 
     Eastern Europe; and
       Whereas NATO Parliamentary Assembly activities, such as the 
     Rose-Roth program to engage and educate Central and Eastern 
     European parliamentarians, have played a pioneering role in 
     familiarizing the new democracies with democratic 
     institutions and a civil society: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that--
       (1) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (hereafter in 
     this resolution referred to as ``NATO'') is to be commended 
     for its pivotal role in preserving trans-Atlantic peace and 
     stability;
       (2) the new NATO strategic concept, adopted by the Allies 
     at the summit meeting held in Washington, D.C. in April of 
     1999, articulates a concrete vision for the Alliance in the 
     21st century, clearly setting out the continued importance of 
     NATO for the citizens of the Allied nations, and establishing 
     that defense of shared interests and values is as important 
     for peace and stability as maintaining a vigorous capability 
     to carry out collective defense;
       (3) the Alliance, while maintaining collective defense as 
     its core function, should, as a fundamental Alliance task, 
     identify crisis management operations outside the NATO treaty 
     area, based on case-by-case consensual Alliance decisions;
       (4) the Alliance must recognize and act upon the threat 
     posed by the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and 
     terrorism by intensifying consultations among political and 
     military leaders, and deploying comprehensive capabilities to 
     counter these threats to the international community at the 
     earliest possible date;
       (5) the Alliance should make clear commitments to remedy 
     shortfalls in areas such as logistics, command, control, 
     communications, intelligence, ground surveillance, readiness, 
     deployability, mobility, sustainability, survivability, 
     armaments cooperation, and effective engagement, including 
     early progress in the NATO force structure review;
       (6) the Alliance must ensure equitable sharing of 
     contributions to the NATO common budgets and overall defense 
     expenditure and capability-building;
       (7) the Alliance should welcome efforts by members of the 
     European Union (EU) to strengthen their military capabilities 
     and enhance their role within the Alliance through the 
     European Security and Defense Identity (ESDI);
       (8) the key to a vibrant and more influential ESDI is the 
     improvement of European military capabilities that will 
     strengthen the Alliance;
       (9) in order to preserve the solidarity and effectiveness 
     that has been achieved within the Alliance over the last 50 
     years, it is essential that security arrangements elaborated 
     under the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) 
     complement, rather than duplicate NATO efforts and 
     institutions, and be linked to, rather than decoupled from 
     NATO structures, and provide for full and active involvement 
     of all European Allies rather than discriminating against 
     European Allies that are not members of the EU;
       (10) the Alliance should remain prepared to extend 
     invitations for accession negotiations to any appropriate 
     European democracy meeting the criteria for NATO membership 
     as established in the Alliance's 1995 Study on NATO 
     Enlargement and section 203(d)(3)(A) of the NATO 
     Participation Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 1928 note), on the same 
     conditions as applied to the Czech Republic, Hungary, and 
     Poland;
       (11) while maintaining its unchallenged right to make its 
     own decisions, NATO should seek to strengthen its relations 
     with Russia and Ukraine as essential partners in building 
     long-term peace in the Euro-Atlantic area; and
       (12) the Alliance should fully support the NATO 
     Parliamentary Assembly's activities in enhancing and 
     stabilizing parliamentary democracy in the nations of Central 
     and Eastern Europe, ensuring ratification of appropriate new 
     NATO members, continuing to deepen cooperation within the 
     Alliance, and forging democratic links with the new European 
     democracies.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
ROHRABACHER, 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. BIGGERT, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. ROHRABACHER 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. BIGGERT, pursuant to clause 8, rule

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XX, announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 124.9  drug kingpins bankruptcy

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3164) to 
provide for the imposition of economic sanctions on certain foreign 
persons engaging in, or otherwise involved in, international narcotics 
trafficking.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, recognized Mr. GILMAN 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?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, 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. SUNUNU, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 124.10  acquisition of building in terre haute, indiana

  Mr. HORN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2513) to 
direct the Administrator of General Services to acquire a building 
located in Terre Haute, Indiana, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, recognized Mr. HORN and Mr. 
TURNER, 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. 124.11  presidential transition for key positions in the executive 
          office of the president

  Mr. HORN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3137) to 
amend the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to provide for training of 
individuals a President-elect intends to nominate as department heads or 
appoint to key positions in the Executive Office of the President.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, recognized Mr. HORN and Mr. 
TURNER, 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. 124.12  federal financial assistance programs

  Mr. HORN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 468) 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; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, recognized Mr. HORN and Mr. 
TURNER, 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 notify the Senate thereof.

para. 124.13  honesty in sweepstakes

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 170) to 
require certain notices in any mailing using a game of chance for the 
promotion of a product or service, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, 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. 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.

para. 124.14  national civility week

  Mrs. BIGGERT moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 324): 

       Whereas our civilization is founded upon the values of 
     honesty, courtesy, and respectful consideration among its 
     citizens;
       Whereas we seek to teach and reaffirm these fundamental 
     values of civility;
       Whereas a lack of civility in recent years has become 
     frighteningly apparent, as seen in media tales of road rage 
     and school violence, of personal deceit and public 
     corruption;
       Whereas common courtesy has become bewilderingly uncommon;
       Whereas a large part of many Americans' behavior can be 
     traced to a failure to honor the codes of civil conduct that 
     have governed society for many generations;
       Whereas the teaching of courtesy has declined while the 
     celebration of vulgarity and effrontery has increased;
       Whereas many Americans have ceased to honor the good 
     examples that surround them;
       Whereas in this context, too many people find it easy to 
     manifest disrespect for other age groups, races, and 
     religions;
       Whereas National Civility Week, Inc. is a nonpartisan and 
     nonprofit corporation devoted to reintroducing civility in 
     our Nation;
       Whereas National Civility Week, Inc. has encouraged the 
     establishment of Civility Weeks in a number of states in an 
     effort to reaffirm society's commitment to adhere to well-
     established rules of civil conduct;
       Whereas National Civility Week, Inc. will honor those who 
     practice common decency and simple honesty; and
       Whereas National Civility Week, Inc. will draw attention to 
     the behaviors and standards that we respect as a people, and 
     will celebrate the conduct that ties together the threads of 
     our social fabric: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports these 
     efforts to restore civility, honesty, integrity, and 
     respectful consideration in the United States.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, recognized Mrs. BIGGERT 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. 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 vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.

para. 124.15  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Mr. VISCLOSKY, 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:

       Calling upon the President to abstain from renegotiating 
     international agreements governing antidumping and 
     countervailing measures.

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       Whereas under Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, the 
     Congress has power and responsibility with regard to foreign 
     commerce and the conduct of international trade negotiations;
       Whereas the House of Representatives is deeply concerned 
     that, in connection with the World Trade Organization 
     Ministerial meeting to be held in Seattle, Washington, and 
     the multilateral trade negotiations expected to follow, a few 
     countries are seeking to circumvent the agreed list of 
     negotiation topics and reopen debate over the WTO's 
     antidumping and antisubsidy rules;
       Whereas strong antidumping and antisubsidy rules are a 
     cornerstone of the liberal trade policy of the United States 
     and are essential to the health of the manufacturing and farm 
     sectors of the United States;
       Whereas it has long been and remains the policy of the 
     United States to support its antidumping and antisubsidy laws 
     and to defend those laws in international negotiations;
       Whereas the current absence of official negotiating 
     objectives on the statute books must not be allowed to 
     undermine the Congress' constitutional role in charting the 
     direction of United States trade policy;
       Whereas under present circumstances, launching a 
     negotiation that includes antidumping and antisubsidy issues 
     would affect the rights of the House and the integrity of its 
     proceedings;
       Whereas opening these rules to renegotiation could only 
     lead to weakening them, which would in turn lead to even 
     greater abuse of the world's open markets, particularly that 
     of the United States;
       Whereas, conversely, avoiding another divisive fight over 
     these rules is the best way to promote progress on the other, 
     far more important issues facing the WTO members; and
       Whereas it is, therefore, essential that negotiations on 
     these antidumping and antisubsidy matters not be reopened 
     under the auspices of the WTO or otherwise:
       Now, therefore, be it resolved, That the House of 
     Representatives calls upon the President:
       (1) not to participate in any international negotiation in 
     which antidumping or antisubsidy rules are part of the 
     negotiating agenda;
       (2) to refrain from submitting for congressional approval 
     agreements that require changes to the current antidumping 
     and countervailing duty laws and enforcement policies of the 
     United States; and
       (3) to enforce the antidumping and countervailing duty laws 
     vigorously in all pending and future cases. 

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, 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 after the resolution 
is properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentleman from Indiana [Mr. Visclosky] 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. 124.16  increase public participation in decennial census

  Mr. MILLER of Florida moved to suspend the rules and agree to the 
following concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 193): 

       Whereas the decennial census is required by article I, 
     section 2, clause 3 of the Constitution of the United States;
       Whereas, in order to achieve a successful decennial census, 
     the joint efforts of Federal, State, and local government, 
     and of other institutions, groups, organizations, and 
     individuals will be needed;
       Whereas the Bureau of the Census has implemented a 
     partnership program through which a comprehensive outreach, 
     education, and motivation campaign is being carried out to 
     encourage all segments of the population to participate in 
     the upcoming census; and
       Whereas it is fitting and proper that Congress seek to 
     promote the efforts of the Bureau of the Census, and of the 
     other aforementioned institutions, organizations, groups, and 
     individuals to achieve a successful decennial census: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) recognizes the importance of achieving a successful 
     decennial census;
       (2) encourages State and local governments, community 
     leaders, and all other parties involved in this joint 
     undertaking to continue to work to ensure a successful 
     census;
       (3) reaffirms the spirit of cooperation that exists between 
     Congress and the Bureau of the Census with respect to 
     achieving a successful census; and
       (4) asserts this public partnership between Congress and 
     the Bureau of the Census to promote the decennial census.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. MILLER of Florida 
and Mrs. MALONEY of New York, 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.
  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, 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. 124.17  submission of conference report--S. 900

  Mr. LEACH submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 106-434) on the 
bill (S. 900) 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; together with a statement thereon, for printing in the Record 
under the rule.

para. 124.18  notice requirement--question of privileges of the house

  Mr. WISE, 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:

     Calling on the President to abstain from renegotiating 
         international agreements governing antidumping and 
         countervailing measures.
       Whereas under Art. I, Section 8 of the Constitution, the 
     Congress has power and responsibility with regard to foreign 
     commerce and the conduct of international trade negotiations;
       Whereas the House of Representatives is deeply concerned 
     that, in connection with the World Trade Organization 
     (``WTO'') Ministerial meeting to be held in Seattle, 
     Washington, and the multilateral trade negotiations expected 
     to follow, a few countries are seeking to circumvent the 
     agreed list of negotiation topics and reopen debate over the 
     WTO's antidumping and antisubsidy rules;
       Whereas the Congress has not approved new negotiations on 
     antidumping or antisubsidy rules and has clearly, but so far 
     informally, signaled its opposition to such negotiations;
       Whereas strong antidumping and antisubsidy rules are a 
     cornerstone of the liberal trade policy of the United States 
     and are essential to the health of the manufacturing and farm 
     sectors in the United States;
       Whereas it has long been and remains the policy of the 
     United States to support antidumping and antisubsidy laws and 
     to defend those laws in international negotiations;
       Whereas, under present circumstances, launching a 
     negotiation that includes antidumping and antisubsidy issues 
     would affect the rights of the House and the integrity of its 
     proceedings;
       Whereas the WTO antidumping and antisubsidy rules concluded 
     in the Uruguay Round have scarcely been tested since they 
     entered into effect and certainly have not proved defective:
       Whereas opening these rules to renegotiation could only 
     lead to weakening them, which would in turn lead to even 
     greater abuse of the world's open markets, particularly that 
     of the United States;
       Whereas conversely, avoiding another divisive fight over 
     these rules is the best way to promote progress on the other, 
     far more important, issues facing WTO members; and
       Whereas it is therefore essential that negotiations on 
     these antidumping and antisubsidy matters not be reopened 
     under the auspices of the WTO or otherwise: Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives calls upon the 
     President--
       (1) not to participate in any international negotiation in 
     which antidumping or antisubsidy rules are part of the 
     negotiating agenda;
       (2) to refrain from submitting for congressional approval 
     agreements that require changes to the current antidumping 
     and countervailing duty laws and enforcement policies of the 
     United States; and
       (3) to enforce the antidumping and countervailing duty laws 
     vigorously in all pending and future cases.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, 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 after the resolution 
is properly noticed.

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  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentleman from West Virginia [Mr. Wise] 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. 124.19  zachary fisher, honorary veteran of united states armed 
          forces

  Mr. STUMP moved to suspend the rules and pass the joint resolution (H. 
J. Res. 46) conferring status as an honorary veteran of the United 
States Armed Forces on Zachary Fisher.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, 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 joint 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 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. 124.20  americans of asian ancestry regarding campaign financing

  On motion of Mr. HYDE, by unanimous consent, the Committee on the 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 124):

       Whereas the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of 
     happiness are truths we hold as self-evident;
       Whereas all Americans are entitled to the equal protection 
     of law;
       Whereas Americans of Asian ancestry have made profound 
     contributions to American life, including the arts, our 
     economy, education, the sciences, technology, politics, and 
     sports, among others;
       Whereas Americans of Asian ancestry have demonstrated their 
     patriotism by honorably serving to defend the United States 
     in times of armed conflict, from the Civil War to the 
     present; and
       Whereas due to recent allegations of espionage and illegal 
     campaign financing, the loyalty and probity of Americans of 
     Asian ancestry has been questioned: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) no Member of Congress or any other American should 
     generalize or stereotype the actions of an individual to an 
     entire group of people;
       (2) Americans of Asian ancestry are entitled to all rights 
     and privileges afforded to all Americans; and
       (3) the Attorney General, the Secretary of Energy, and the 
     Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 
     should, within their respective jurisdictions, vigorously 
     enforce the security of America's national laboratories and 
     investigate all allegations of discrimination in public or 
     private workplaces.

  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 request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para. 124.21  antitrust laws technical corrections

  Mr. HYDE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1801) to 
make technical corrections to various antitrust laws and to references 
to such laws; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. HYDE 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.
  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. 124.22  notice requirement--question of privileges of the house

  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:

       Calling on the President to abstain from renegotiating 
     international agreements governing antidumping and 
     countervailing measures.
       Whereas under Art. I, Section 8 of the Constitution, the 
     Congress has power and responsibility with regard to foreign 
     commerce and the conduct of international trade negotiations;
       Whereas the House of Representatives is deeply concerned, 
     that in connection with the World Trade Organization 
     (``WTO'') Ministerial meeting to be held in Seattle, 
     Washington, and the multilateral trade negotiations expected 
     to follow, few countries are seeking to circumvent the agreed 
     list of negotiations topics and reopen debate over the WTO's 
     antidumping and antisubsidy rules;
       Whereas the built-in agenda for future WTO negotiations, 
     which was set out in the Uruguay Round package ratified by 
     Congress in 1994, includes agriculture trade, services trade, 
     and intellectual property protection but does not include 
     antidumping or antisubsidy rules;
       Whereas the Congress has not approved new negotiations on 
     antidumping or antisubsidy rules and has clearly, but so far 
     informally, signaled its opposition to such negotiations;
       Whereas strong antidumping and antisubsidy rules are a 
     cornerstone of the liberal trade policy of the United States 
     and are essential to the health of the manufacturing and farm 
     sectors in the United States;
       Whereas it has long been and remains the policy of the 
     United States to support its antidumping and antisubsidy laws 
     and to defend those laws in international negotiations;
       Whereas an important part of Congress' participation in the 
     formulation of trade policy is the enactment of official 
     negotiating objectives against which completed agreements can 
     be measured when presented for ratification;
       Whereas the current absence of official negotiating 
     objectives on the statute books must not be allowed to 
     undermine the Congress' constitutional role in charting the 
     direction of United State trade policy;
       Whereas the WTO antidumping and antisubsidy rules concluded 
     in the Uruguay Round have scarcely been tested since they 
     entered into effect and certainly have not proved defective:
       Whereas opening these rules to renegotiation could only 
     lead to weakening them, which would in turn lead to even 
     greater abuse of the world's open markets, particularly that 
     of the United States;
       Whereas conversely, avoiding another divisive fight over 
     these rules is the best way to promote progress on the other, 
     far more important, issues facing WTO members; and
       Whereas it is therefore essential that negotiations on 
     these antidumping and antisubsidy matters not be reopened 
     under the auspices of the WTO or otherwise: Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives calls upon the 
     President--
       (1) not to participate in any international negotiation in 
     which antidumping or antisubsidy rules are part of the 
     negotiating agenda;
       (2) to refrain from submitting for congressional approval 
     agreements that require changes to the current antidumping 
     and countervailing duty laws and enforcement policies of the 
     United States; and
       (3) to enforce the antidumping and countervailing duty law 
     vigorously in all pending and future cases.

  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 or place 
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 [Mr. Kucinich] 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. 124.23  nursing relief for disadvantaged areas

  Mr. SMITH of Texas moved to suspend the rules and agree to the fol

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lowing amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 441) 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:

       Page 18, after line 5, insert:

     SEC. 5. NATIONAL INTEREST WAIVERS OF JOB OFFER REQUIREMENTS 
                   FOR ALIENS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE PROFESSIONS 
                   HOLDING ADVANCED DEGREES OR ALIENS OF 
                   EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY.

       Section 203(b)(2)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(2)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) Waiver of job offer.--
       ``(i) National interest waiver.--Subject to clause (ii), 
     the Attorney General may, when the Attorney General deems it 
     to be in the national interest, waive the requirements of 
     subparagraph (A) that an alien's services in the sciences, 
     arts, professions, or business be sought by an employer in 
     the United States.
       ``(ii) Physicians working in shortage areas or veterans 
     facilities.--

       ``(I) In general.--The Attorney General shall grant a 
     national interest waiver pursuant to clause (i) on behalf of 
     any alien physician with respect to whom a petition for 
     preference classification has been filed under subparagraph 
     (A) if--

       ``(aa) the alien physician agrees to work full time as a 
     physician in an area or areas designated by the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services as having a shortage of health care 
     professionals or at a health care facility under the 
     jurisdiction of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and
       ``(bb) a Federal agency or a department of public health in 
     any State has previously determined that the alien 
     physician's work in such an area or at such facility was in 
     the public interest.

       ``(II) Prohibition.--No permanent resident visa may be 
     issued to an alien physician described in subclause (I) by 
     the Secretary of State under section 204(b), and the Attorney 
     General may not adjust the status of such an alien physician 
     from that of a nonimmigrant alien to that of a permanent 
     resident alien under section 245, until such time as the 
     alien has worked full time as a physician for an aggregate of 
     five years (not including the time served in the status of an 
     alien described in section 101(a)(15)(J)), in an area or 
     areas designated by the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services as having a shortage of health care professionals or 
     at a health care facility under the jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
       ``(III) Statutory construction.--Nothing in this 
     subparagraph may be construed to prevent the filing of a 
     petition with the Attorney General for classification under 
     section 204(a), or the filing of an application for 
     adjustment of status under section 245, by an alien physician 
     described in subclause (I) prior to the date by which such 
     alien physician has completed the service described in 
     subclause (II).
       ``(IV) Effective date.--The requirements of this subsection 
     do not affect waivers on behalf of alien physicians approved 
     under section 203(b)(2)(B) before the enactment date of this 
     subsection. In the case of a physician for whom an 
     application for a waiver was filed under section 203(b)(2)(B) 
     prior to November 1, 1998, the Attorney General shall grant a 
     national interest waiver pursuant to section 203(b)(2)(B) 
     except that the alien is required to have worked full time as 
     a physician for an aggregate of three years (not including 
     time served in the status of an alien described in section 
     101(a)(15)(J)) before a visa can be issued to the alien under 
     section 204(b) or the status of the alien is adjusted to 
     permanent resident under section 245.''.

     SEC. 6. FURTHER CLARIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF CERTAIN 
                   INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING FIRMS.

       Section 206(a) of the Immigration Act of 1990 (8 U.S.C. 
     1101 note) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Clarification of Treatment of Certain International 
     Accounting and Management Consulting Firms.--In applying 
     sections 101(a)(15)(L) and 203(b)(1)(C) of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act, and for no other purpose, in the case of 
     a partnership that is organized in the United States to 
     provide accounting or management consulting services and that 
     markets its accounting or management consulting services 
     under an internationally recognized name under an agreement 
     with a worldwide coordinating organization that is 
     collectively owned and controlled by the member accounting 
     and management consulting firms or by the elected members 
     (partners, shareholders, members, employees) thereof, an 
     entity that is organized outside the United States to provide 
     accounting or management consulting services shall be 
     considered to be an affiliate of the United States accounting 
     or management consulting partnership if it markets its 
     accounting or management consulting services under the same 
     internationally recognized name directly or indirectly under 
     an agreement with the same worldwide coordinating 
     organization of which the United States partnership is also a 
     member. Those partnerships organized within the United States 
     and entities organized outside the United States which are 
     considered affiliates under this subsection shall continue to 
     be considered affiliates to the extent such firms enter into 
     a plan of association with a successor worldwide coordinating 
     organization, which need not be collectively owned and 
     controlled.''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, 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 agree to said amendment?
  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 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. 124.24  notice requirement--question of privileges of the house

  Ms. KAPTUR, 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:

       We know the World Trade Organization is about to meet in 
     Seattle, and whereas under Article I, Section 8 of the 
     Constitution, the Congress has the power and responsibility 
     with regard to foreign commerce and the conduct of 
     international trade negotiations;
       Whereas the House of Representatives is deeply concerned 
     that in connection with the World Trade Organization 
     ministerial meeting to be held in Seattle, Washington, later 
     this month, and the multilateral trade negotiations expected 
     to follow, a few countries are seeking to circumvent the 
     agreed list of negotiation topics and reopen the debate over 
     the World Trade Organization's antidumping and anti subsidy 
     rules;
       Whereas the Congress has not approved new negotiations on 
     antidumping or antisubsidy rules and we have clearly, but so 
     far informally, signalled opposition to such negotiations;
       Whereas strong antidumping and antisubsidy rules are a 
     cornerstone of the liberal trade policy of the United States 
     and are essential to the health of the manufacturing and farm 
     sectors here in our country;
       And whereas it has long been and remains the policy of the 
     United States to support antidumping and antisubsidy laws and 
     to defend those laws in international negotiations;
       Whereas the current absence of official negotiating 
     objectives on the statute books must not be allowed to 
     undermine the Congress' constitutional role in charting the 
     direction of U.S. trade policy;
       Whereas, under present circumstances, launching a 
     negotiation that includes antidumping and antisubsidy issues 
     would affect the rights of the House and the integrity of its 
     proceedings;
       Whereas the WTO antidumping and antisubsidy rules concluded 
     in the Uruguay Round have scarcely been tested since they 
     entered into effect and certainly have not proven effective 
     in view of our trade deficit;
       Whereas opening these rules to renegotiation could only 
     lead to weakening them, which would in turn lead to even 
     greater abuse of the world's open markets, particularly that 
     of the United States, which has become the greatest dump 
     market in the world;
       Whereas conversely, avoiding another decisive fight over 
     these rules is the best way to promote progress on the other 
     far more important issues facing the World Trade Organization 
     Members;
       Whereas it is therefore essential that negotiations on 
     these antidumping and antisubsidy matters not be reopened 
     under the auspices of the World Trade Organization or 
     otherwise:
       Now, therefore, be it resolved that the House of 
     Representatives calls upon the President (1) not to 
     participate in any international negotiation in which 
     antidumping or antisubsidy rules are part of the negotiating 
     agenda; (2) to refrain from submitting for Congressional 
     approval agreements that require changes to the current 
     antidumping and countervailing duty laws and enforcement 
     policies of the United States; and (3) also calls upon the 
     President to enforce the antidumping and countervailing duty 
     laws vigorously in all pending and future cases.

  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 or place 
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 
gentlelady from Ohio [Ms. Kaptur] 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. 124.25  notice requirement--question of privileges of the house

  Mr. TRAFICANT, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced his 
inten

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tion to call up a resolution as a question of the privileges of the 
House, and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, the question of privilege expresses the sense of the 
House that its integrity has been impuned because the antidumping 
provisions of the Trade and Tariff Act of 1930, Subtitle B of title 
VII, have not been enforced.
  ``Therefore, the resolution calls upon the President to, number one, 
immediately obtain volunteer restraint agreements from Japan, Russia, 
the Ukraine, Korea and Brazil which limit those countries in July to 
June fiscal year 1999 to their exports calculated from fiscal year 
1998.
  ``Number two, to immediately impose a 1-year ban on imports of hot-
rolled steel products and plate steel products that are the product of 
manufacture of Japan, Russia, the Ukraine, Korea or Brazil, if the 
President is unable to obtain such volunteer restraint agreements 
within 10 days.
  ``Number three, to 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 four, to establish a task force to closely monitor the 
imports of steel.
  ``Finally, to report to Congress by no later than January 5 with a 
comprehensive plan for responding to this import surge, including ways 
of limiting its deleterious effect on employment, prices and investment 
in the United States steel industry.''.

  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 or place 
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 [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. 124.26  prayers and invocations at public school sporting events

  Mr. SMITH of Texas moved to suspend the rules and agree to the 
following concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 199): 

       Whereas prayers at public school sporting events are 
     entirely consistent with our American heritage of seeking 
     Divine guidance and protection in all of our undertakings;
       Whereas sporting events provide a significant and long-
     lasting impact in character and values development among 
     young people;
       Whereas prayers and invocations have been demonstrated to 
     positively affect the fair play and sportsmanlike behavior of 
     both players and spectators at sporting events;
       Whereas lower court rulings about prayer at sporting events 
     have placed school and community leaders in the difficult 
     position of choosing between conflicting values, rights, and 
     laws;
       Whereas congressional leaders have found value in beginning 
     each legislative day with prayers; and
       Whereas statements of belief in a Supreme Power and the 
     virtue of seeking strength and protection from that Power are 
     prevalent throughout our national history, currency, and 
     rituals: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) prayers and invocations at public school sporting 
     events are constitutional under the First Amendment to the 
     Constitution; and
       (2) the Supreme Court, accordingly, should uphold the 
     constitutionality of such practices.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, recognized Mr. SMITH of Texas 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 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. 124.27  hurricane floyd disaster

  Mrs. FOWLER moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 349): 

       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

       The House of Representatives finds the following:
       (1) Hurricane Floyd made landfall on the coast of North 
     Carolina on September 15, 1999, as a category two hurricane.
       (2) In the State of North Carolina alone, the hurricane 
     caused the deaths of at least 50 individuals, damage to more 
     than 40,000 homes, and billions of dollars in infrastructure 
     damage and agricultural losses.
       (3) Citizens of the States of Florida, Georgia, South 
     Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, 
     Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut have 
     registered for Federal disaster relief aid as a result of 
     Hurricane Floyd.
       (4) More than 6 weeks after this disaster, the citizens of 
     these States continue to await critical assistance from the 
     Federal government to rebuild their homes, businesses, and 
     lives.

     SEC. 2. SENSE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

       It is the sense of the House of Representatives that the 
     President should immediately transmit to Congress the 
     President's recommendations for emergency response actions, 
     including appropriate offsets, to provide relief and 
     assistance to the victims of Hurricane Floyd.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, recognized Mrs. FOWLER 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 resolution?
  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, Mrs. BIGGERT, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 124.28  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. 3064) ``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, 2000, and for other purposes.''.

para. 124.29  h. con. res. 213--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 213) encouraging 
the Secretary of Education to promote, and state and local educational 
agencies to incorporate in their education programs, financial literacy 
training.
  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

411

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

3

para. 124.30                  [Roll No. 553]

                                YEAS--411

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle

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     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--3

     Chenoweth-Hage
     Paul
     Pombo

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Ackerman
     Bliley
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Cannon
     Carson
     Diaz-Balart
     Ehrlich
     Fattah
     Hulshof
     Lowey
     McNulty
     Meeks (NY)
     Sabo
     Scarborough
     Serrano
     Shows
     Sweeney
     Weldon (PA)
  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. 124.31  h. res. 59--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 59) expressing the sense 
of the House of Representatives that the United States remains committed 
to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); 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.

Yeas

278

It was decided in the

Nays

133

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para. 124.32                  [Roll No. 554]

                                YEAS--278

     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bishop
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NAYS--133

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Baker
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonilla
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Campbell
     Canady
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Everett
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hutchinson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kingston
     Kucinich
     Largent
     Lee
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney

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     Metcalf
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Norwood
     Obey
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Ramstad
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Tancredo
     Taylor (NC)
     Thune
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Vitter
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Whitfield
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Rogan
       

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Ackerman
     Bliley
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Cannon
     Carson
     Diaz-Balart
     Ehrlich
     Fattah
     Hulshof
     Lowey
     McNulty
     Meeks (NY)
     Reynolds
     Sabo
     Scarborough
     Serrano
     Shows
     Sweeney
     Weldon (PA)
     Young (FL)
  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 was, by unanimous consent, 
laid on the table.

para. 124.33  h.r. 3164--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3164) to provide for the imposition of 
economic sanctions on certain foreign persons engaging in, or otherwise 
involved in, international narcotics trafficking.
  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

385

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affirmative

Nays

26

para. 124.34                  [Roll No. 555]

                                YEAS--385

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--26

     Barr
     Bartlett
     Berman
     Campbell
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Conyers
     Delahunt
     Frank (MA)
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (MT)
     Jackson (IL)
     Lee
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Miller, George
     Nadler
     Paul
     Payne
     Pombo
     Rodriguez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Scott
     Stark
     Watt (NC)

                             NOT VOTING--22

     Ackerman
     Bliley
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Cannon
     Carson
     Diaz-Balart
     Ehrlich
     Fattah
     Hulshof
     Lowey
     McNulty
     Meeks (NY)
     Reynolds
     Sabo
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Serrano
     Shows
     Sweeney
     Weldon (PA)
     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 request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para. 124.35  h. res. 349 --unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 349) expressing the sense 
of the House of Representatives that the President should immediately 
transmit to Congress the President's recommendations for emergency 
response actions, including appropriate offsets, to provide relief and 
assistance to the victims of Hurricane Floyd.
  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

409

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 124.36                  [Roll No. 556]

                                YEAS--409

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley

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     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Ackerman
     Bliley
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Cannon
     Carson
     Diaz-Balart
     Ehrlich
     Fattah
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Lowey
     McNulty
     Meeks (NY)
     Reynolds
     Sabo
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Serrano
     Shows
     Sweeney
     Watkins
     Weldon (PA)
     Young (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. 124.37  committee resignation--minority

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

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, November 1, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House,
     The Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I write to submit my resignation from the 
     Banking and Financial Services Committee.
       Thank you for your attention to this matter.
           Sincerely,
                                                      Barbara Lee,
                                               Member of Congress.

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para. 124.38  committee election--minority

  Mr. FROST, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution 
(H. Res. 351):

       Resolved, that the following named Member be, and is 
     hereby, elected to the following standing Committee of the 
     House of Representatives:
       Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Mr. Ackerman 
     of New York to rank immediately after Mr. Watt 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. 124.39  providing for disagreeing to the amendment of the senate 
          and agreeing to a conference on H.R. 2990

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

       Resolved, That the House disagrees to the Senate amendment 
     to the bill (H.R. 2990) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals greater access to health insurance 
     through a health care tax deduction, a long-term care 
     deduction, and other health-related tax incentives, to amend 
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
     provide access to and choice in health care through 
     association health plans, to amend the Public Health Service 
     Act to create new pooling opportunities for small employers 
     to obtain greater access to health coverage through 
     HealthMarts; to amend title I of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health 
     Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect 
     consumers in managed care plans and other health coverage; 
     and for other purposes, and agrees to the conference 
     requested by the Senate thereon.

  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. 124.40  advisory committee on student financial assistance

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYES, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to section 491 of the High Education Act (20 
United States Code 1098(c)), and upon the recommendation of the Majority 
Leader, appointed to the Advisory Committee on Student Financial 
Assistance for a three year term to fill the existing vacancy thereon, 
Ms. Judith Flink of Illinois, from private life, on the part of the 
House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para. 124.41  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2389

  Mr. SESSIONS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-437) the resolution (H. Res. 352) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2389) to restore stability and predictability to the 
annual payments made to States and counties containing National Forest 
System lands and public domain lands managed by the Bureau of Land 
Management for use by the counties for the benefit of public schools, 
roads, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 124.42  providing for the consideration of motions to suspend the 
          rules

  Mr. SESSIONS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-438) the resolution (H. Res. 353) providing for consideration of 
motions to suspend the rules.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 124.43  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3194

  Mr. SESSIONS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-439) the resolution (H. Res. 354) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 3194) making appropriations for the government of the 
District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part 
against revenues of

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said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for 
other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 124.44  waiving points of order against conference report to 
          accompany s. 900

  Mr. SESSIONS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-440) the resolution (H. Res. 355) waiving points of order 
against the conference report to accompany the bill (S. 900) to enhance 
competition in the financial services industry by providing a prudential 
framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, insurance 
companies, and other financial service providers, and for other 
purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 124.45  enrolled bills signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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. 2303. An Act to direct the Librarian of Congress to 
     prepare the history of the House of Representatives, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 3064. An Act making appropriations for the District of 
     Columbia, and for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
     Services, and Education, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.

para. 124.46  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. DIAZ-BALART, for today; and
  To Mr. SAWYER, for today after 6:25 p.m. and November 3; and
  And then,

para. 124.47  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SOUDER, at 11 o'clock and 15 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 124.48  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. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform. H.R. 2904. A 
     bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to 
     reauthorize funding for the Office of Government Ethics' with 
     amendments (Rept. No. 106-433, Pt. 1). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. LEACH. Committee of Conference. Conference report on S. 
     900. An act 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. 106-
     434). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Committee on Resources. H.R. 3077. A 
     bill to amend the Act that authorized construction of the San 
     Luis Unit of the Central Valley Project, California, to 
     facilitate water transfers in the Central Valley Project; 
     with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-435). Referred to the 
     Committee on the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 3075. A bill 
     to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make 
     corrections and refinements in the Medicare Program as 
     revised by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 106-436 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Ms. PRYCE of Ohio. Committee on Rules. House Resolution 
     352. Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2389) to restore stability and predictability to the annual 
     payments made to States and counties containing National 
     Forest System lands and public domain lands managed by the 
     Bureau of Land Management for use by the counties for the 
     benefit of public schools, roads, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 106-437). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 353. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of motions to suspend 
     the rules (Rept. No. 106-438). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 354. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     3194) 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, 2000, and for other purposes (Rept. 
     No. 106-439). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SESSIONS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 355. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (S. 900) to enhance competition 
     in the financial services industry by providing a prudential 
     framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, 
     insurance companies, and other financial service providers, 
     and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-440). Referred to the 
     House Calendar.

para. 124.49  time limitation of referred bill

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

       H.R. 2904. Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary 
     extended for a period ending not later than November 2, 1999.
       H.R. 3075. Referral to the Committee on Comemrce extended 
     for a period ending not later than November 5, 1999.

para. 124.50  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X, the Committee on Resources discharged. 
H.R. 2389 referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
the Union.

             [The following action occurred on Nov. 1, 1999]

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X, the Committee on the Judiciary 
discharged. H.R. 2904 referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
the State of the Union.

para. 124.51  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Mr. Shows, Ms. Carson, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, and Mr. Holden):
       H.R. 3193. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     reestablish the duty of the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
     assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and to 
     clarify the burden of proof for such claims; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ISTOOK:
       H.R. 3194. 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, 2000, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. KILDEE (for himself and Mr. Castle):
       H.R. 3195. A bill to amend part F of title X of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve and 
     refocus civic education, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. CALLAHAN:
       H.R. 3196. A bill making appropriations for foreign 
     operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Levin, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Becerra, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Waxman, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Allen, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Berry, Mr. Bishop, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cummings, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
             Edwards, Mr. Evans, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Hooley 
             of Oregon, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mr. Kind, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. McGovern, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Menendez, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Olver, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Serrano, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Vento, and Ms. 
             Woolsey):
       H.R. 3197. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to prevent the abuse of the enhanced charitable 
     deduction for contributions of drugs; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Evans, 
             Mr. Ney, and Mr. Regula):
       H.R. 3198. A bill to amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 
     1930 to provide that the provisions relating to 
     countervailing duties apply to nonmarket economy countries; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 3199. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in the 
     San Diego, California, metropolitan area; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. FOWLER:
       H.R. 3200. A bill to revise the boundaries of Fort Matanzas 
     National Monument in the State of Florida to include 
     additional land and to authorize the acquisition of the land, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 3201. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of 
     designating the Carter G.

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     Woodson Home in the District of Columbia as a National 
     Historic Site, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H.R. 3202. A bill to require door delivery of mail sent to 
     persons residing in senior communities; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Foley, Mr. Doyle, and Mr. Mascara):
       H.R. 3203. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to reduce restrictions on media ownership, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
             Barcia, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Lampson, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Frost, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Cook, Mr. Larson, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Hooley 
             of Oregon, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Berkley, 
             Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Martinez, Ms. Carson, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Weiner, Ms. 
             Woolsey, and Ms. Sanchez):
       H.R. 3204. A bill to amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools 
     and Communities Act of 1994 to prevent the abuse and 
     abduction of children; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, and Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H.J. Res. 74. A joint resolution proposing a spending 
     limitation amendment to the Constitution of the United 
     States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Gephardt, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Porter, 
             Mr. Berman, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Capuano, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Evans, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Ackerman):
       H. Con. Res. 218. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the Government of the People's 
     Republic of China should stop its persecution of Falun Gong 
     practitioners; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN:
       H. Con. Res. 219. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the preservation of full and open 
     competition for contracts for the transportation of United 
     States military cargo between the United States and the 
     Republic of Iceland; to the Committee on Armed 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. TANCREDO (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             and Mr. Pitts):
       H. Res. 350. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with respect to private companies involved 
     in the trafficking of baby body parts for profit; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. FROST:
       H. Res. 351. A resolution designating minority membership 
     on certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to. 

para. 124.52  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

       Ms. SCHAKOWSKY introduced a bill (H.R. 3205) for the relief 
     of Valentina Ovechkina; which was referred to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary. 

para. 124.53  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 123: Mr. Oxley.
       H.R. 125: Ms. DeLauro and Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 148: Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 219: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 239: Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Phelps, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
     Etheridge, Mr. Cook, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Sandlin, 
     Mr. Stupak, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Gibbons, and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 443: Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Napolitano, 
     and Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 460: Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 623: Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 721: Mr. Ackerman and Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 827: Mr. Underwood, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
     Baker, and Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 1020: Mr. Duncan, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. Price of 
     North Carolina.
       H.R. 1040: Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 1044: Mr. Sessions, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Ramstad, and 
     Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 1046: Mr. Turner.
       H.R. 1080: Mr. Wynn and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1089: Mr. Cox and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Udall of New Mexico.
       H.R. 1130: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1178: Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 1221: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1237: Mr. Castle and Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 1274: Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 1280: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas.
       H.R. 1304: Mr. Udall of Colorado.
       H.R. 1346: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 1349: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 1356: Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Lee, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
     Ballenger, Mr. Cooksey, and Mr. Hoeffel.
       H.R. 1358: Mr. Sanders and Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 1432: Mr. Holden, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Eshoo, and 
     Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1505: Mr. Udall of New Mexico and Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 1515: Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. 
     Gonzalez.
       H.R. 1621: Mr. Inslee, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Larson, and 
     Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 1839: Mr. Horn and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 1843: Mr. Ford, Mr. Pickering, and Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 1857: Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 1885: Mr. Larson, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 1899: Mr. Holden and Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1926: Mr. Stupak and Mr. Bateman.
       H.R. 2053: Mr. Ackerman and Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 2059: Mrs. Thurman and Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 2086: Mr. Pickering and Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 2106: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 2121: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2200: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 2308: Mr. McIntyre.
       H.R. 2321: Mr. Matsui and Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 2333: Ms. Lee, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Mink of 
     Hawaii, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Norton, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
     Blagojevich, and Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 2345: Mr. DeFazio and Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 2425: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 2463: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 2486: Mr. Barcia, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Ms. 
     Schakowsky.
       H.R. 2548: Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Frost, 
     and Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 2569: Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 2655: Mr. Oxley, Mr. Campbell, and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 2680: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 2691: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 2720: Mr. Greenwood, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. DeFazio, Mrs. 
     Thurman, and Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 2738: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Evans, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
     Barrett of Wisconsin, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 2749: Mr. Pickering, Mr. Gary Miller of California, 
     and Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 2798: Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
     Lewis of California, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Horn, 
     Mrs. Bono, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Condit, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Matsui, 
     Mr. Filner, Ms. Sanchez, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. 
     Roybal-Allard, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Farr of California, Ms. Lee, 
     Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
     Martinez, Ms. Waters, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Reyes, and Mr. 
     McDermott.
       H.R. 2824: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 2840: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 2859: Mr. Wynn, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
     Berman, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 2899: Mr. Waxman and Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 2925: Mrs. Emerson and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 2927: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 2929: Mr. Conyers, Ms. Lee, Mr. Price of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Rahall, Mrs. Capps, 
     Mr. Martinez, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 2939: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. 
     Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 2947: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 2953: Mr. Clyburn and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 2960: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 2965: Mr. Callahan, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Boehlert, 
     and Mr. Fletcher.
       H.R. 2966: Mr. Boucher, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Lucas 
     of Oklahoma, Mr. Skelton, and Mr. Terry.
       H.R. 2969: Mr. Cook, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. 
     Hinchey.
       H.R. 2985: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3058: Ms. Millender-McDonald and Mrs. Maloney of New 
     York.
       H.R. 3062: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 3075: Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Isakson,  Ms. Granger, and 
     Mr. Bateman.
       H.R. 3081: Mr. Shows.
       H.R. 3082: Mr. Gekas and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 3083: Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
     and Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 3086: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 3091: Mr. McGovern, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. 
     Jones of Ohio, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Mica, Ms. 
     Kaptur, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Filner, 
     Mr. Payne, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, and Mr. 
     Walsh.
       H.R. 3100: Mr. Bass, Mr. McHugh, and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 3105: Mr. Kucinich and Ms. Schakowsky
       H.R. 3110: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 3144: Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Stark, and Mr. 
     McIntyre.
       H.R. 3150: Mr. Bonior and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 3180: Mr. Ney.
       H.J. Res. 48: Mr. Bliley and Mr. Hoeffel.
       H.J. Res. 53: Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Ewing, and Mr. Stearns.
       H.J. Res. 70: Mr. Hefley and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H. Con. Res. 115: Mr. Doyle.

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       H. Con. Res. 193: Mr. Petri.
       H. Con. Res. 199: Mr. Aderholt.
       H. Res. 187: Mr. Tierney.
       H. Res. 254: Mr. LaHood, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Phelps.
       H. Res. 320: Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Weller, Mr. Hyde, 
     Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Biggert, and Mr. Blagojevich.
       H. Res. 325: Mr. Reyes and Mr. Rush.
       H. Res. 347: Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Holden, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
     York, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Underwood, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Tierney, and Mr. 
     Klink. 

para. 124.54  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 2915: Mr. Largent.
       H. Res. 298: Mr. Manzullo. 
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                     MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1999 (125)

para. 125.1  appointment 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,

                                                 November 3, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Steven C. LaTourette to act 
     as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 125.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, November 2, 1999.
  Mr. McNULTY, 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. LaTOURETTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. McNULTY 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 8, rule 
XX, announced that the vote would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para. 125.3  communications

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

       5133. A letter from the the Director, the Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting a cumulative report on 
     rescissions and deferrals of budget authority, pursuant to 2 
     U.S.C. 686(a); (H. Doc. No. 106-153); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       5134. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Law, Albuquerque Operations Office, Department of 
     Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule--Nuclear 
     Explosive and Weapons Surety Program [AL 452.1A] received 
     August 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       5135. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Law, Albuquerque Operations Office, Department of 
     Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety of 
     Nuclear Explosive Operations [AL 452.2A] received October 4, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       5136. A letter from the Director, Executive Office of the 
     President, Office of Management and Budget, transmitting a 
     report on direct spending or receipts legislation within 
     seven days of enactment; to the Committee on the Budget.
       5137. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting Federal Family Education Loan Program and 
     William D. Ford Federal District Loan Program; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       5138. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting the Institutional Eligibility Under the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965, as Amended and Student Assistance 
     General Provisions; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       5139. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting a report on the nondisclosure of 
     safeguards information for the quarter ending September 30, 
     1999, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2167(e); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5140. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the 1999 Biennial Report on the 
     Scientific and Clinical Status of Organ Transplantation; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       5141. 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 the Netherlands for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 00-20), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       5142. 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 123-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5143. 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 Italy 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 120-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5144. 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 the 
     Netherlands [Transmittal No. DTC 122-99], pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       5145. 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 112-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5146. 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 129-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5147. 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 
     Luxembourg, France [Transmittal No. DTC 127-99], pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       5148. 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 114-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5149. 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 
     Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina [Transmittal No. DTC 
     100-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       5150. 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 the 
     United Kingdom [Transmittal No. DTC 92-99], pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       5151. 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 34-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5152. 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 87-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5153. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed Technical Assistance agreement with Brazil 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 25-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5154. 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 Turkey 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 8-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       5155. 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 
     Luxembourg [Transmittal No. DTC 128-99], pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       5156. 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 130-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5157. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed Technical Assistance agreement with Greece 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 118-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5158. 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 the 
     Republic of Korea [Trans

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     mittal No. DTC 102-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       5159. 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 the 
     United Arab Emirates [Transmittal No. DTC 111-99], pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       5160. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed Manufacturing License Agreement with South Africa 
     and Canada [Transmittal No. DTC 113-99], pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on International Relations.
       5161. 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 137-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5162. 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 Canada 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 145-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5163. 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 117-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(d); to the Committee on International Relations.
       5164. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed Manufacturing License Agreement with the Netherlands 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 105-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5165. A letter from the the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting the A-76/Fair Act Inventory; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       5166. A letter from the General Counsel, Office of 
     Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting reports on vacancies in Senate confirmed 
     positions; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5167. A letter from the Executive Office of the President, 
     United States Trade Representative, transmitting the 
     inventory of commercial activities; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       5168. A letter from the Independent Counsel, transmitting 
     the Consolidated Annual Report on Audit and Investigative 
     Activites and Management Control Systems, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       5169. A letter from the Office of the Independent Counsel, 
     transmitting the report from the Independent Counsel Ralph I. 
     Lancaster, Jr., pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5170. 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 Catcher Processors Using Trawl Gear in the 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 990304063-9063-
     01; I.D. 092499L] received November 1, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5171. 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; 
     Greenland Turbot in the Bering Sea Subarea of the Bering Sea 
     and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 990304063-9063-01; I.D. 
     091399A] received November 1, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5172. 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 York 
     [Docket No. 981014259-8312-02; I.D. 101999A] received 
     November 1, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       5173. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary of 
     Commerce and Acting Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Changes to Permit Payment of Patent and Trademark 
     Office Fees by Credit Card [Docket No. 991008272-9272-01] 
     (RIN: 0651-AB07) received October 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5174. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; El Paso, TX [Airspace Docket 
     No. 99-ASW-26] received November 1, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5175. 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. 
     99-41] received November 1, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 125.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Ms. McDevitt, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate has passed bills and concurrent resolutions of 
the following titles in which concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 440. An Act to provide support for certain institutes 
     and schools.
       S. 1843. An Act to designate certain Federal land in the 
     Talladega National Forest, Alabama, as the ``Dugger Mountain 
     Wilderness''.
       S. 1844. An Act to amend part D of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for an alternative penalty procedure 
     with respect to compliance with requirements for a State 
     disbursement unit.
       S. Con. Res. 66. Concurrent resolution to authorize the 
     printing of ``Capitol Builder: The Shorthand Journals of 
     Captain Montgomery C. Meigs, 1853-1861''.
       S. Con. Res. 67. Concurrent resolution to authorize the 
     printing of ``The United States Capitol: A Chronicle of 
     Construction, Design, and Politics''.

para. 125.5  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, pursuant to clause 8, rule 
XX, announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to 
the Chair's approval of the Journal of Tuesday, November 2, 1999.
  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.
  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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

336

Nays

59

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Answered present

2

para. 125.6                   [Roll No. 557]

                                YEAS--336

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering

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     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rangel
     Regula
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--59

     Aderholt
     Baird
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Borski
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Costello
     DeFazio
     Dickey
     English
     Everett
     Filner
     Gibbons
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hooley
     Hutchinson
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Markey
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Miller, George
     Moore
     Oberstar
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Ramstad
     Riley
     Rogan
     Sabo
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Weller
     Wicker
     Wu

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--2

     Carson
     Tancredo
       

                             NOT VOTING--36

     Berman
     Bonior
     Brady (PA)
     Burton
     Callahan
     Crane
     Engel
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gutknecht
     Hinojosa
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Isakson
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Kasich
     Kolbe
     McCrery
     Meek (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Ortiz
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rodriguez
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Shows
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Thornberry
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wise
     Young (AK)
  So the journal was approved.

para. 125.7  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2990

  Mr. DINGELL 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 Senate amendment to the bill 
(H.R. 2990) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow 
individuals greater access to health insurance through a health care tax 
deduction, a long-term care deduction, and other health-related tax 
incentives, to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 
to provide access to and choice in health care through association 
health plans, to amend the Public Health Service Act to create new 
pooling opportunities for small employers to obtain greater access to 
health coverage through HealthMarts, and for other purposes, and for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2723) to amend title I of the Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health 
Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect consumers 
in managed care plans and other health coverage, to insist on the 
provisions of the Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act of 
1999 (Division B of H.R. 2990 as passed by the House), and within the 
scope of conference to insist that such provisions be paid for.
  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. KOLBE, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SHADEGG 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

257

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

167

para. 125.8                   [Roll No. 558]

                                YEAS--257

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--167

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Isakson
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Bereuter
     Berman
     Hulshof
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Murtha
     Rush
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Weldon (PA)

[[Page 2201]]


  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. 125.9  notice requirement--question of privileges of the house

  Mr. DOYLE, 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:

       Calling on the President to abstain from renegotiating 
     international agreements governing antidumping and 
     countervailing measures.
       Whereas under Art. I. Section 8 of the Constitution, the 
     Congress has power and responsibility with regard to foreign 
     commerce and the conduct of international trade negotiations;
       Whereas the House of Representatives is deeply concerned 
     that, in connection with the World Trade Organization 
     (``WTO'') Ministerial meeting to be held in Seattle, 
     Washington, and the multilateral trade negotiations expected 
     to follow, a few countries are seeking to circumvent the 
     agreed list of negotiations topics and reopen debate over the 
     WTO's antidumping and antisubsidy rules;
       Whereas the Congress has not approved new negotiations on 
     antidumping or antisubsidy rules and has clearly, but so far 
     informally, signaled its opposition to such negotiations;
       Whereas strong antidumping and antisubsidy rules are a 
     cornerstone of the liberal trade policy of the United States 
     and are essential to the health of the manufacturing and farm 
     sectors in the United States;
       Whereas it has long been and remains the policy of the 
     United States to support its antidumping and antisubsidy laws 
     and to defend those laws in international negotiations;
       Whereas an important part of Congress' participation in the 
     formulation of trade policy is the enactment of official 
     negotiating objectives against which completed agreements can 
     be measured when presented for ratification;
       Whereas the current absence of official negotiating 
     objectives on the statute books must not be allowed to 
     undermine the Congress' constitutional role in charting the 
     direction of United States trade policy;
       Whereas, under present circumstances, launching a 
     negotiation that includes antidumping and antisubsidy issues 
     would effect the rights of the House and the integrity of its 
     proceedings;
       Whereas the WTO antidumping and antisubsidy rules concluded 
     in the Uruguay Round has scarcely been tested since they 
     entered into effect and certainly have not proved defective:
       Whereas opening these rules to renegotiation could only 
     lead to weakening them, which would in turn lead to even 
     greater abuse of the world's open markets, particularly that 
     of the United States;
       Whereas conversely, avoiding another diversive fight over 
     these rules is the best way to promote progress on the other, 
     far more important, issues facing WTO members; and
       Whereas it is therefore essential that negotiations on 
     these antidumping and antisubsidy matters not be reopened 
     under the auspices of the WTO or otherwise: Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives calls upon the 
     President--
       (1) not to participate in any international negotiations in 
     which antidumping or antisubsidy rules are part of the 
     negotiating agenda;
       (2) to refrain from submitting for congressional approval 
     agreements that require changes to the current antidumping 
     and countervailing duty laws and enforcement policies of the 
     United States; and
       (3) to enforce the antidumping and countervailing duty laws 
     vigorously in all pending and future cases.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, 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 after the resolution 
is properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Doyle] 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. 125.10  notice requirement--question of privileges of the house

  Mr. KLINK, 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:

       Calling on the President to abstain from renegotiating 
     international agreements governing antidumping and 
     countervailing measures.
       Whereas under Art. I, Section 8 of the Constitution, the 
     Congress has power and responsibility with regard to foreign 
     commerce and the conduct of international trade negotiations;
       Whereas the House of Representatives is deeply concerned 
     that, in connection with the World Trade Organization 
     (``WTO'') Ministerial meeting to be held in Seattle, 
     Washington, and the multilateral trade negotiations expected 
     to follow, a few countries are seeking to circumvent the 
     agreed list of negotiation topics and reopen debate over the 
     WTO's antidumping and antisubsidy rules;
       Whereas the Congress has not approved new negotiations on 
     antidumping or antisubsidy rules and has clearly, but so far 
     informally, signaled its opposition to such negotiations;
       Whereas strong antidumping and antisubsidy rules are a 
     cornerstone of the liberal trade policy of the United States 
     and are essential to the health of the manufacturing and farm 
     sectors in the United States;
       Whereas it has long been and remains the policy of the 
     United States to support its antidumping and antisubsidy laws 
     and to defend those laws in international negotiations;
       Whereas the current absence of official negotiating 
     objectives on the statute books must not be allowed to 
     undermine the Congress' constitutional role in charting the 
     direction of United States trade policy;
       Whereas the WTO antidumping and antisubsidy rules concluded 
     in the Uruguay Round have scarcely been tested since they 
     entered into effect and certainly have not proved defective;
       Whereas opening these rules to renegotiation could only 
     lead to weakening them, which would in turn lead to even 
     greater abuse of the world's open markets, particularly that 
     of the United States;
       Whereas conversely, avoiding another divisive fight over 
     these rules is the best way to promote progress on the other, 
     far more important, issues facing WTO members; and
       Whereas it is therefore essential that negotiations on 
     these antidumping and antisubsidy matters not be reopened 
     under the auspices of the WTO or otherwise: Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved, That the House off Representatives calls upon the 
     President--
       (1) not to participate in any international negotiation in 
     which antidumping or antisubsidy rules are part of the 
     negotiating agenda;
       (2) to refrain from submitting for congressional approval 
     agreements that require changes to the current antidumping 
     and countervailing duty laws and enforcement policies of the 
     United States; and
       (3) to enforce the antidumping and countervailing duty laws 
     vigorously in all pending and future cases.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, 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 after the resolution 
is properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Klink] 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. 125.11  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2389

  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up 
the following resolution (H. Res. 352):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2389) to restore stability and predictability 
     to the annual payments made to States and counties containing 
     National Forest System lands and public domain lands managed 
     by the Bureau of Land Management for use by the counties for 
     the benefit of public schools, roads, and 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 
     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 the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 1 pursuant 
     to clause 8 of rule XVIII, modified by the amendments printed 
     in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this res

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     olution. 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. 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 8 of rule XVIII. 
     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 Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, 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. 125.12  appointment of conferees--h.r. 2990

  The SPEAKER 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. 2990) to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals greater 
access to health insurance through a health care tax deduction, a long-
term care deduction, and other health-related tax incentives, to amend 
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide access to 
and choice in health care through association health plans, to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to create new pooling opportunities for small 
employers to obtain greater access to health coverage through 
HealthMarts, and for other purposes:

  From the Committee on Commerce, for consideration of the House bill, 
and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Bliley, Bilirakis, Shadegg, Dingell, and Pallone.
  From the Committee on Ways and Means, for consideration of the House 
bill, and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference:
  Mr. Archer and Mr. Thomas, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Rangel 
and Mr. Stark, provided that Mr. McCrery is appointed in lieu of Mrs. 
Johnson of Connecticut for consideration of title XIV of the House bill 
and sections 102, 111(b) and 304 and title II of the Senate amendment.
  From the Committee on Education and the Workforce for consideration 
of the House bill, and the Senate amendment, and modifications 
committed to conference:
  Messrs. Boehner, Talent, Fletcher, Clay, and Andrews.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Government Reform, for 
consideration of section 503 of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
committed to conference:
  Messrs. Burton of Indiana, Scarborough, and Waxman.
  As additional conferees for consideration of the House bill, and the 
Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
  Mr. Goss and Mr. Berry. 

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

para. 125.13  county schools funding revitalization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, pursuant to House 
Resolution 352 and rule XVIII, 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. 2389) to restore stability and 
predictability to the annual payments made to States and counties 
containing National Forest System lands and public domain lands managed 
by the Bureau of Land Management for use by the counties for the benefit 
of public schools, roads, and other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. KOLBE as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and 
after some time spent therein,

para. 125.14  recorded vote

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

       Page 12, strike line 11 and all that follows through line 9 
     on page 13, and insert the following:
       (d) Election to Reserve Portion of Payment for Title II 
     Projects.--Each eligible county that receives a distribution 
     under subsection (c) for a fiscal year may elect to reserve 
     up to 20 percent of the funds for expenditure in accordance 
     with title II.
       Page 14, strike lines 13 through 22, and insert the 
     following:
       Election to Reserve Portion of Payment for Title II 
     Projects.--Each eligible county to which a payment is made 
     under subsection (a) for a fiscal year may elect to reserve 
     up to 20 percent of the payment for expenditure in accordance 
     with title II.
       Page 15, strike lines 9 through 19, and insert the 
     following:
       (B) elects under section 102(d) or 103(d) to expend a 
     portion of those funds in the manner provided in this title.
       (2) Project funds.--The term ``project funds'' means all 
     funds reserved by an eligible county under section 102(d) or 
     103(d) for expenditure in accordance with this title.
       Page 33, lines 18 and 19, strike ``the funds reserved by 
     the county under section 102(d)(1)(A) or 103(d)(1)'' and 
     insert ``25-percent payments or 50-percent payments''.
       Page 34, lines 8 and 9, strike ``the funds reserved by the 
     county under section 102(d)(1)(A) or 103(d)(1)'' and insert 
     ``25-percent payments or 50-percent payments''.
       Page 35, line 24, strike ``section 102(d)(1)(B)'' and 
     insert ``section 102)d)''.
       Page 36, line 6, strike ``section 103(d)(2) and insert 
     ``section 103(d)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

186

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negative

Nays

241

para. 125.15                  [Roll No. 559]

                                AYES--186

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Horn
     Hutchinson
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu

                                NOES--241

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage

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     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Spence
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Bereuter
     Hulshof
     Kilpatrick
     Scarborough
     Souder
     Weldon (PA)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mrs. EMERSON, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 352, 
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 ``Secure 
     Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 1999''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 3. Definitions.

  TITLE I--SECURE PAYMENTS FOR STATES AND COUNTIES CONTAINING FEDERAL 
                                 LANDS

Sec. 101. Determination of full payment amount for eligible States and 
              counties.
Sec. 102. Payments to States from Forest Service lands for use by 
              counties to benefit public education and transportation.
Sec. 103. Payments to counties from Bureau of Land Management lands for 
              use to benefit public safety, law enforcement, education, 
              and other public purposes.

         TITLE II--LOCALLY INITIATED PROJECTS ON FEDERAL LANDS

Sec. 201. Definitions.
Sec. 202. General limitation on use of project funds.
Sec. 203. Submission of project proposals by participating counties.
Sec. 204. Evaluation and approval of projects by Secretary concerned.
Sec. 205. Local advisory committees.
Sec. 206. Use of project funds.
Sec. 207. Duration of availability of a county's project funds.
Sec. 208. Treatment of funds generated by locally initiated projects.

             TITLE III--FOREST COUNTIES PAYMENTS COMMITTEE

Sec. 301. Definitions.
Sec. 302. National advisory committee to develop long-term methods to 
              meet statutory obligation of Federal lands to contribute 
              to public education and other public services.
Sec. 303. Functions of Advisory Committee.
Sec. 304. Federal Advisory Committee Act requirements.
Sec. 305. Termination of Advisory Committee.
Sec. 306. Sense of the Congress regarding Advisory Committee 
              recommendations.

                   TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 401. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 402. Treatment of funds and revenues.
Sec. 403. Conforming amendments.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) The National Forest System, which is managed by the 
     United States Forest Service, was established in 1907 and has 
     grown to include approximately 192,000,000 acres of Federal 
     lands.
       (2) The public domain lands known as revested Oregon and 
     California Railroad grant lands and the reconveyed Coos Bay 
     Wagon Road grant lands, which are managed predominantly by 
     the Bureau of Land Management were returned to Federal 
     ownership in 1916 and 1919 and now comprise approximately 
     2,600,000 acres of Federal lands.
       (3) Congress recognized that, by its decision to secure 
     these lands in Federal ownership, the counties in which these 
     lands are situated would be deprived of revenues they would 
     otherwise receive if the lands were held in private 
     ownership.
       (4) Even without such revenues, these same counties have 
     expended public funds year after year to provide services, 
     such as education, road construction and maintenance, search 
     and rescue, law enforcement, waste removal, and fire 
     protection, that directly benefit these Federal lands and 
     people who use these lands.
       (5) To accord a measure of compensation to the affected 
     counties for their loss of future revenues and for the 
     critical services they provide to both county residents and 
     visitors to these Federal lands, Congress determined that the 
     Federal Government should share with these counties a portion 
     of the revenues the United States receives from these Federal 
     lands.
       (6) Congress enacted in 1908 and subsequently amended a law 
     that requires that 25 percent of the revenues derived from 
     National Forest System lands be paid to States for use by the 
     counties in which the lands are situated for the benefit of 
     public schools and roads.
       (7) Congress enacted in 1937 and subsequently amended a law 
     that requires that 50 percent of the revenues derived from 
     the revested and reconveyed grant lands be paid to the 
     counties in which those lands are situated to be used as are 
     other county funds.
       (8) For several decades during the dramatic growth of the 
     American economy, counties dependent on and supportive of 
     these Federal lands received and relied on increasing shares 
     of these revenues to provide educational opportunities for 
     the children of residents of these counties.
       (9) In recent years, the principal source of these 
     revenues, Federal timber sales, has been sharply curtailed 
     and, as the volume of timber sold annually from most of the 
     Federal lands has decreased precipitously, so too have the 
     revenues shared with the affected counties.
       (10) This decline in shared revenues has severely impacted 
     or crippled educational funding in, and the quality of 
     education provided by, the affected counties.
       (11) In the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, 
     Congress recognized this trend and ameliorated its adverse 
     consequences by providing an alternative annual safety net 
     payment to 72 counties in Oregon, Washington, and northern 
     California in which Federal timber sales had been restricted 
     or prohibited by administrative and judicial decisions to 
     protect the northern spotted owl.
       (12) The authority for these particular safety net payments 
     is expiring and no comparable authority has been granted for 
     alternative payments to counties elsewhere in the United 
     States that have suffered similar losses in shared revenues 
     from the Federal lands and in the educational funding those 
     revenues provide.
       (13) Although alternative payments are not an adequate 
     substitute for the revenues, wages, purchasing of local goods 
     and services, and social opportunities that are generated 
     when the Federal lands are managed in a manner that 
     encourages revenue-producing activities, such alternative 
     payments are critically needed now to stabilize educational 
     funding in the affected counties.
       (14) Changes in Federal land management, in addition to 
     having curtailed timber sales, have altered the historic, 
     cooperative relationship between counties and the Forest 
     Service and the Bureau of Land Management.
       (15) Both the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land 
     Management face significant backlogs in infrastructure 
     maintenance and ecosystem restoration that are not likely to 
     be addressed through annual appropriations.
       (16) New relationships between the counties in which these 
     Federal lands are located and the managers of these Federal 
     lands need to be formed to benefit both the natural resources 
     and rural communities of the United States as the 21st 
     century begins.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
       (1) to provide Federal funds to county governments that are 
     dependent on and supportive of the Federal lands so as to 
     assist such counties in restoring funding for education and 
     other public services that the

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     counties must provide to county residents and visitors;
       (2) to provide these funds on a temporary basis in a form 
     that is environmentally sound and consistent with applicable 
     resource management plans;
       (3) to facilitate the development, by the Federal 
     Government and the counties which benefit from the shared 
     revenues from the Federal lands, of a new cooperative 
     relationship in Federal land management and the development 
     of local consensus in implementing applicable plans for the 
     Federal lands;
       (4) to identify and implement projects on the Federal lands 
     that enjoy broad-based local support; and
       (5) to make additional investments in infrastructure 
     maintenance and ecosystem restoration on Federal lands.

     SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) Federal lands.--The term ``Federal lands'' means--
       (A) lands within the National Forest System, as defined in 
     section 11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources 
     Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a)); and
       (B) the Oregon and California Railroad grant lands revested 
     in the United States by the Act of June 9, 1916 (chapter 137; 
     39 Stat. 218), Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands reconveyed to 
     the United States by the Act of February 26, 1919 (chapter 
     47; 40 Stat. 1179), and subsequent additions to such lands.
       (2) Eligibility period.--The term ``eligibility period'' 
     means fiscal year 1984 through fiscal year 1999.
       (3) Eligible county.--The term ``eligible county'' means a 
     county or borough that received 50-percent payments for one 
     or more fiscal years of the eligibility period or a county or 
     borough that received a portion of an eligible State's 25-
     percent payments for one or more fiscal years of the 
     eligibility period. The term includes a county or borough 
     established after the date of the enactment of this Act so 
     long as the county or borough includes all or a portion of a 
     county or borough described in the preceding sentence.
       (4) Eligible state.--The term ``eligible State'' means a 
     State that received 25-percent payments for one or more 
     fiscal years of the eligibility period.
       (5) Full payment amount.--The term ``full payment amount'' 
     means the amount calculated for each eligible State and 
     eligible county under section 101.
       (6) 25-percent payments.--The term ``25-percent payments'' 
     means the payments to States required by the sixth paragraph 
     under the heading of ``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; 16 U.S.C. 500).
       (7) 50-percent payments.--The term ``50-percent payments'' 
     means the payments that are the sum of the 50-percent share 
     otherwise paid to a county pursuant to title II of the Act of 
     August 28, 1937 (chapter 876; 50 Stat. 875; 43 U.S.C. 1181f), 
     and the payment made to a county pursuant to the Act of May 
     24, 1939 (chapter 144; 53 Stat. 753; 43 U.S.C. 1181f-1 et 
     seq.).
       (8) Safety net payments.--The term ``safety net payments'' 
     means the payments to States and counties required by section 
     13982 or 13983 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
     1993 (Public Law 103-66; 16 U.S.C. 500 note; 43 U.S.C. 1181f 
     note).
  TITLE I--SECURE PAYMENTS FOR STATES AND COUNTIES CONTAINING FEDERAL 
                                 LANDS

     SEC. 101. DETERMINATION OF FULL PAYMENT AMOUNT FOR ELIGIBLE 
                   STATES AND COUNTIES.

       (a) Calculation Required.--
       (1) Eligible states.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     calculate for each eligible State an amount equal to the 
     average of the three highest 25-percent payments and safety 
     net payments made to that eligible State for fiscal years of 
     the eligibility period.
       (2) BLM Counties.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     calculate for each eligible county that received a 50-percent 
     payment during the eligibility period an amount equal to the 
     average of the three highest 50-percent payments and safety 
     net payments made to that eligible county for fiscal years of 
     the eligibility period.
       (b) Annual Adjustment.--For each fiscal year in which 
     payments are required to be made to eligible States and 
     eligible counties under this title, the Secretary of the 
     Treasury shall adjust the full payment amount in effect for 
     the previous fiscal year for each eligible State and eligible 
     county to reflect changes in the consumer price index for 
     rural areas (as published in the Bureau of Labor Statistics) 
     that occur after publication of that index for fiscal year 
     1999.

     SEC. 102. PAYMENTS TO STATES FROM FOREST SERVICE LANDS FOR 
                   USE BY COUNTIES TO BENEFIT PUBLIC EDUCATION AND 
                   TRANSPORTATION.

       (a) Requirement for Payments to Eligible States.--The 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall make to each eligible State a 
     payment in accordance with subsection (b) for each of fiscal 
     years 2000 through 2006. The payment for a fiscal year shall 
     be made as soon as practicable after the end of that fiscal 
     year.
       (b) Payment Amounts.--The payment to an eligible State 
     under subsection (a) for a fiscal year shall consist of the 
     following:
       (1) The 25-percent payments and safety net payments under 
     section 13982 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
     1993 (Public Law 103-66; 16 U.S.C. 500 note) applicable to 
     that State for that fiscal year.
       (2) If the amount under paragraph (1) is less than the full 
     payment amount in effect for that State for that fiscal year, 
     such additional funds as may be appropriated to provide a 
     total payment not to exceed the full payment amount, but only 
     to the extent such additional funds are provided in advance 
     as discretionary appropriations included in appropriation 
     Acts.
       (c) Distribution and Expenditure of Payments.--
       (1) Distribution method.--An eligible State that receives a 
     payment under subsection (a) shall distribute the payment 
     among all eligible counties in the State, with each eligible 
     county receiving the same percentage of that payment as the 
     percentage of the State's total 25-percent payments and 
     safety net payments under section 13982 of the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-66; 16 U.S.C. 500 
     note) that were distributed to that county for fiscal years 
     of the eligibility period.
       (2) Expenditure purposes.--Subject to subsection (d), 
     payments received by eligible States under subsection (a) and 
     distributed to eligible counties shall be expended in the 
     same manner in which 25-percent payments are required to be 
     expended.
       (d) Expenditure Rules for Eligible Counties.--
       (1) General rule.--In the case of an eligible county to 
     which $100,000 or more is distributed in a fiscal year 
     pursuant to subsection (c)--
       (A) 80 percent of the funds distributed to the eligible 
     county shall be expended in the same manner in which the 25-
     percent payments are required to be expended; and
       (B) 20 percent of the funds distributed to the eligible 
     county shall be reserved and expended by the eligible county 
     in accordance with title II.
       (2) Counties with minor distributions.--In the case of each 
     eligible county to which less than $100,000 is distributed 
     for fiscal year 2000 pursuant to subsection (c), the eligible 
     county shall make an election whether or not to be subject to 
     the requirements of paragraph (1) for that fiscal year and 
     all subsequent fiscal years for which payments are made under 
     subsection (a). The county shall notify the Secretary of 
     Agriculture of its election under this subsection not later 
     than 60 days after the county receives its distribution for 
     fiscal year 2000.

     SEC. 103. PAYMENTS TO COUNTIES FROM BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 
                   LANDS FOR USE TO BENEFIT PUBLIC SAFETY, LAW 
                   ENFORCEMENT, EDUCATION, AND OTHER PUBLIC 
                   PURPOSES.

       (a) Requirement for Payments to Eligible Counties.--The 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall make to each eligible county 
     that received a 50-percent payment during the eligibility 
     period a payment in accordance with subsection (b) for each 
     of fiscal years 2000 through 2006. The payment for a fiscal 
     year shall be made as soon as practicable after the end of 
     that fiscal year.
       (b) Payment Amounts.--The payment to an eligible county 
     under subsection (a) for a fiscal year shall consist of the 
     following:
       (1) The 50-percent payments and safety net payments under 
     section 13983 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
     1993 (Public Law 103-66; 43 U.S.C. 1181f note) applicable to 
     that county for that fiscal year.
       (2) If the amount under paragraph (1) is less than the full 
     payment amount in effect for that county for that fiscal 
     year, such additional funds as may be appropriated to provide 
     a total payment not to exceed the full payment amount, but 
     only to the extent such additional funds are provided in 
     advance as discretionary appropriations included in 
     appropriation Acts.
       (c) Expenditure of Payments.--Subject to subsection (d), 
     payments received by eligible counties under subsection (a) 
     shall be expended in the same manner in which 50-percent 
     payments are required to be expended.
       (d) Expenditure Rules for Eligible Counties.--In the case 
     of an eligible county to which a payment is made in a fiscal 
     year pursuant to subsection (a)--
       (1) 80 percent of the payment to the eligible county shall 
     be expended in the same manner in which the 50-percent 
     payments are required to be expended; and
       (2) 20 percent of the payment to the eligible county shall 
     be reserved and expended by the eligible county in accordance 
     with title II.
         TITLE II--LOCALLY INITIATED PROJECTS ON FEDERAL LANDS

     SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Participating county.--The term ``participating 
     county'' means an eligible county that--
       (A) receives Federal funds pursuant to section 102 or 103; 
     and
       (B) is required to expend a portion of those funds in the 
     manner provided in section 102(d)(1)(B) or 103(d)(2) or 
     elects under section 102(d)(2) to expend a portion of those 
     funds in accordance with section 102(d)(1)(B).
       (2) Project funds.--The term ``project funds'' means all 
     funds reserved by an eligible county under section 
     102(d)(1)(B) or 103(d)(2) for expenditure in accordance with 
     this title and all funds that an eligible county elects under 
     section 102(d)(2) to reserve under section 102(d)(1)(B).
       (3) Local advisory committee.--The term ``local advisory 
     committee'' means an advisory committee established by the 
     Secretary concerned under section 205.
       (4) Resource management plan.--The term ``resource 
     management plan'' means a land use plan prepared by the 
     Bureau of Land Management for units of the Federal lands 
     described in section 3(1)(B) pursuant to

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     section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
     1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712) and land and resource management plans 
     prepared by the Forest Service for units of the National 
     Forest System pursuant to section 6 of the Forest and 
     Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 
     1604).
       (5) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary concerned'' 
     means the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the 
     Federal lands described in section 3(1)(B) and the Secretary 
     of Agriculture with respect to the Federal lands described in 
     section 3(1)(A).
       (6) Special account.--The term ``special account'' means an 
     account in the Treasury established under section 208(c) for 
     each region of the Forest Service, and for the Bureau of Land 
     Management.

     SEC. 202. GENERAL LIMITATION ON USE OF PROJECT FUNDS.

       Project funds shall be expended solely on projects that 
     meet the requirements of this title and are conducted on the 
     Federal lands.

     SEC. 203. SUBMISSION OF PROJECT PROPOSALS BY PARTICIPATING 
                   COUNTIES.

       (a) Submission of Project Proposals to Secretary 
     Concerned.--
       (1) Projects funded using project funds.--Not later than 
     September 30, 2001, and each September 30 thereafter through 
     2009, each participating county shall submit to the Secretary 
     concerned a description of any projects that the county 
     proposes the Secretary undertake using any project funds 
     reserved by the county during the three-fiscal year period 
     consisting of the fiscal year in which the submission is made 
     and the preceding two fiscal years. A participating county 
     does not have to submit all of its project proposals for a 
     year at the same time.
       (2) Projects funded using special accounts.--Until 
     September 30, 2007, a participating county may also submit to 
     the Secretary concerned a description of any projects that 
     the county proposes the Secretary undertake using amounts in 
     a special account in lieu of or in addition to the county's 
     project funds.
       (3) Joint projects.--Participating counties may pool their 
     project funds and jointly propose a project or group of 
     projects to the Secretary concerned under paragraph (1). 
     Participating counties may also jointly propose a project or 
     group of projects to the Secretary concerned under paragraph 
     (2).
       (b) Required Description of Projects.--In submitting 
     proposed projects to the Secretary concerned under subsection 
     (a), a participating county shall include in the description 
     of each proposed project the following information:
       (1) The purpose of the project.
       (2) An estimation of the amount of any timber, forage, and 
     other commodities anticipated to be harvested or generated as 
     part of the project.
       (3) The anticipated duration of the project.
       (4) The anticipated cost of the project.
       (5) The proposed source of funding for the project, whether 
     project funds, funds from the appropriate special account, or 
     both.
       (6) The anticipated revenue, if any, to be generated by the 
     project.
       (c) Role of Local Advisory Committee.--A participating 
     county may propose a project to the Secretary concerned under 
     subsection (a) only if the project has been reviewed and 
     approved by the relevant local advisory committee in 
     accordance with the requirements of section 205, including 
     the procedures issued under subsection (d) of such section.
       (d) Authorized Projects.--
       (1) In general.--Projects proposed under subsection (a) 
     shall consist of any type of project or activity that the 
     Secretary concerned may otherwise carry out on the Federal 
     lands.
       (2) Search, rescue, and emergency services.--
     Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a participating county may 
     submit as a proposed project under subsection (a) a proposal 
     that the county receive reimbursement for search and rescue 
     and other emergency services performed on Federal lands and 
     paid for by the county. The source of funding for an approved 
     project of this type may only be the special account for the 
     region in which the county is located or, in the case of a 
     county that receives 50-percent payments, the special account 
     for the Bureau of Land Management.
       (3) Community service work camps.--Notwithstanding 
     paragraph (1), a participating county may submit as a 
     proposed project under subsection (a) a proposal that the 
     county receive reimbursement for all or part of the costs 
     incurred by the county to pay the salaries and benefits of 
     county employees who supervise adults or juveniles performing 
     mandatory community service on Federal lands.

     SEC. 204. EVALUATION AND APPROVAL OF PROJECTS BY SECRETARY 
                   CONCERNED.

       (a) Conditions For Approval of Proposed Project.--The 
     Secretary concerned may make a decision to approve a project 
     submitted by a participating county under section 203 only if 
     the proposed project satisfies each of the following 
     conditions:
       (1) The project complies with all Federal laws and all 
     Federal rules, regulations, and policies.
       (2) The project is consistent with the applicable resource 
     management plan and with any watershed or subsequent plan 
     developed pursuant to the resource management plan and 
     approved by the Secretary concerned.
       (3) The project has been approved by the relevant local 
     advisory committee in accordance with section 205, including 
     the procedures issued under subsection (d) of such section.
       (4) The project has been described by the participating 
     county in accordance with section 203(b).
       (b) Environmental Reviews.--
       (1) Review required.--Before making a decision to approve a 
     proposed project under subsection (a), the Secretary 
     concerned shall complete any environmental review required by 
     the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 321 
     et seq.) in connection with the project and any consultation 
     and biological assessment required by the Endangered Species 
     Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) in connection with the 
     project.
       (2) Treatment of review.--Decisions of the Secretary 
     concerned related to an environmental review or consultation 
     conducted under paragraph (1) shall not be subject to 
     administrative appeal or judicial review unless and until the 
     Secretary approves the project under subsection (a) for which 
     the review or consultation was conducted.
       (3) Payment of review costs.--
       (A) Request for payment by county.--The Secretary concerned 
     may request the participating county or counties submitting a 
     proposed project to use project funds to pay for any 
     environmental review or consultation required under paragraph 
     (1) in connection with the project. When such a payment is 
     requested, the Secretary concerned shall not begin the 
     environmental review or consultation until and unless the 
     payment is received.
       (B) Effect of refusal to pay.--If a participating county 
     refuses to make the requested payment under subparagraph (A) 
     in connection with a proposed project, the participating 
     county shall withdraw the submission of the project from 
     further consideration by the Secretary concerned. Such a 
     withdrawal shall be deemed to be a rejection of the project 
     for purposes of section 207(d).
       (c) Time Periods for Consideration of Projects.--
       (1) Projects requiring environmental review.--If the 
     Secretary concerned determines that an environmental review 
     or consultation is required for a proposed project pursuant 
     to subsection (b), the Secretary concerned shall make a 
     decision under subsection (a) to approve or reject the 
     project, to the extent practicable, within 30 days after the 
     completion of the last of the required environmental reviews 
     and consultations.
       (2) Other projects.--If the Secretary concerned determines 
     that an environmental review or consultation is not required 
     for a proposed project, the Secretary shall make a decision 
     under subsection (a) to approve or reject the project, to the 
     extent practicable, within 60 days after the date of that 
     determination.
       (d) Decisions of Secretary Concerned.--
       (1) Rejection of projects.--A decision by the Secretary 
     concerned to reject a proposed project shall be at the 
     Secretary's sole discretion. Within 30 days after making the 
     rejection decision, the Secretary concerned shall notify in 
     writing the participating county that submitted the proposed 
     project of the rejection and the reasons therefor.
       (2) Notice of project approval.--The Secretary concerned 
     shall publish in the Federal Register notice of each project 
     approved under subsection (a) if such notice would be 
     required had the project originated with the Secretary.
       (3) Project approval as final agency action.--A decision by 
     the Secretary concerned to approve a project under subsection 
     (a) shall be considered a final agency action under the 
     Administrative Procedures Act.
       (e) Source and Conduct of Project.--For purposes of Federal 
     law, a project approved by the Secretary concerned under this 
     section shall be considered to have originated with the 
     Secretary.
       (f) Implementation of Approved Projects.--
       (1) Responsibility of secretary.--The Secretary concerned 
     shall be responsible for carrying out projects approved by 
     the Secretary under this section. The Secretary concerned 
     shall carry out the projects in compliance with all Federal 
     laws (including the Act of March 3, 1931, commonly known as 
     the Davis-Bacon Act) and all Federal rules, regulations, and 
     policies and in the same manner as projects of the same kind 
     that originate with the Secretary.
       (2) Cooperation.--The Secretary concerned may enter into 
     contracts and cooperative agreements with States and local 
     governments, private and nonprofit entities, and landowners 
     and other persons to assist the Secretary in carrying out an 
     approved project.
       (3) Best value stewardship contracting.--Subject to 
     paragraph (1), to enter into a contract authorized by 
     paragraph (2), the Secretary concerned may use a contracting 
     method that secures, for the best price, the best quality 
     service, as determined by the Secretary based upon the 
     following:
       (A) The technical demands and complexity of the work to be 
     done.
       (B) The ecological sensitivity of the resources being 
     treated.
       (C) The past experience by the contractor with the type of 
     work being done, using the type of equipment proposed for the 
     project, and meeting or exceeding desired ecological 
     conditions.
       (D) The use by the contractor of low value species and 
     byproducts.
       (E) The commitment of the contractor to hiring highly 
     qualified workers and local residents.
       (g) Time For Commencement.--

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       (1) Projects funded using project funds.--If an approved 
     project is to be funded in whole or in part using project 
     funds to be provided by a participating county or counties, 
     the Secretary concerned shall commence the project as soon as 
     practicable after the receipt of the project funds pursuant 
     to section 206 from the county.
       (2) Projects funded using special accounts.--If an approved 
     project is to be funded using amounts from a special account 
     in lieu of any project funds, the Secretary concerned shall 
     commence the project as soon as practicable after the 
     approval decision is made.

     SEC. 205. LOCAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES.

       (a) Establishment and Purpose of Local Advisory 
     Committees.--
       (1) Establishment.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     the Secretary concerned shall establish and maintain, for 
     each unit of Federal lands, a local advisory committee to 
     review projects proposed by participating counties and to 
     recommend projects to participating counties.
       (2) Combination or division of units.--The Secretary 
     concerned may, at the Secretary's sole discretion, combine or 
     divide units of Federal lands for the purpose of establishing 
     local advisory committees.
       (b) Appointment by the Secretary.--
       (1) Appointment and term.--The Secretary concerned shall 
     appoint the members of local advisory committees for a term 
     of 2 years beginning on the date of appointment. The 
     Secretary concerned may reappoint members to subsequent 2-
     year terms.
       (2) Basic requirements.--The Secretary concerned shall 
     ensure that each local advisory committee established by the 
     Secretary meets the requirements of subsection (c).
       (3) Initial appointment.--The Secretary concerned shall 
     make initial appointments to the local advisory committees 
     not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (4) Vacancies.--The Secretary concerned shall make 
     appointments to fill vacancies on any local advisory 
     committee as soon as practicable after the vacancy has 
     occurred.
       (5) Compensation.--Members of the local advisory committees 
     shall not receive any compensation.
       (c) Composition of Advisory Committee.--
       (1) Number.--Each local advisory committee shall be 
     comprised of 15 members.
       (2) Community interests represented.--Each local advisory 
     committee shall have at least one member representing each of 
     the following:
       (A) Local resource users.
       (B) Environmental interests.
       (C) Forest workers.
       (D) Organized labor representatives.
       (E) Elected county officials.
       (F) School officials or teachers.
       (3) Geographic distribution.--To the extent practicable, 
     the members of a local advisory committee shall be drawn from 
     throughout the area covered by the committee.
       (4) Chairperson.--A majority on each local advisory 
     committee shall select the chairperson of the committee.
       (d) Approval Procedures.--
       (1) Issuance.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretaries concerned shall 
     jointly issue the approval procedures that each local 
     advisory committee must use in order to ensure that a local 
     advisory committee only approves projects that are broadly 
     supported by the committee. The Secretaries shall publish the 
     procedures in the Federal Register.
       (2) Treatment of procedures.--The issuance and content of 
     the procedures issued under paragraph (1) shall not be 
     subject to administrative appeal or judicial review. Nothing 
     in this paragraph shall affect the responsibility of local 
     advisory committees to comply with the procedures.
       (e) Other Committee Authorities and Requirements.--
       (1) Staff assistance.--A local advisory committee may 
     submit to the Secretary concerned a request for staff 
     assistance from Federal employees under the jurisdiction of 
     the Secretary.
       (2) Meetings.--All meetings of a local advisory committee 
     shall be announced at least one week in advance in a local 
     newspaper of record and shall be open to the public.
       (3) Records.--A local advisory committee shall maintain 
     records of the meetings of the committee and make the records 
     available for public inspection.
       (f) Federal Advisory Committee Act Exemption.--The local 
     advisory committees shall be exempt from the provisions of 
     the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).

     SEC. 206. USE OF PROJECT FUNDS.

       (a) Agreement Regarding Schedule and Cost of Project.--
       (1) Agreement between parties.--As soon as practicable 
     after the approval of a project by the Secretary concerned 
     under section 204, the Secretary concerned and the chief 
     administrative official of the participating county (or one 
     such official representing a group of participating counties) 
     shall enter into an agreement addressing, at a minimum, the 
     following with respect to the project:
       (A) The schedule for completing the project.
       (B) The total cost of the project, including the level of 
     agency overhead to be assessed against the project.
       (C) For a multi-year project, the estimated cost of the 
     project for each of the fiscal years in which it will be 
     carried out.
       (D) The remedies for the participating county or counties 
     for the failure of the Secretary concerned to comply with the 
     terms of the agreement.
       (2) Limited use of federal funds.--The Secretary concerned 
     may decide, at the Secretary's sole discretion, to cover the 
     costs of a portion of an approved project using Federal funds 
     appropriated or otherwise available to the Secretary for the 
     same purposes as the project.
       (b) Transfer of Project Funds.--
       (1) Initial transfer required.--As soon as practicable 
     after the agreement is reached under subsection (a) with 
     regard to a project to be funded in whole or in part using 
     project funds, the participating county or counties that are 
     parties to the agreement shall transfer to the Secretary 
     concerned an amount of project funds equal to--
       (A) in the case of a project to be completed in a single 
     fiscal year, the total amount specified in the agreement to 
     be paid by the county or counties; or
       (B) in the case of a multi-year project, the amount 
     specified in the agreement to be paid by the county or 
     counties for the first fiscal year.
       (2) Condition on project commencement.--The Secretary 
     concerned shall not commence a project pursuant to section 
     204(g)(1) until the project funds required to be transferred 
     under paragraph (1) for the project have been received by the 
     Secretary.
       (3) Subsequent transfers for multi-year projects.--For the 
     second and subsequent fiscal years of a multi-year project to 
     be funded in whole or in part using project funds, the 
     participating county or counties shall transfer to the 
     Secretary concerned the amount of project funds required to 
     continue the project in that fiscal year according to the 
     agreement entered into under subsection (a). The Secretary 
     concerned shall suspend work on the project if the county 
     fails to transfer the required amounts as required by the 
     agreement.
       (4) Special rule for work camp projects.--In the case of a 
     project described in section 203(d)(3) and approved under 
     section 204, the agreement required by subsection (a) shall 
     specify the manner in which a participating county that is a 
     party to the agreement may retain project funds to cover the 
     costs of the project.
       (c) Availability of Transferred Funds.--Project funds 
     transferred to the Secretary concerned under this section 
     shall remain available until the project is completed.

     SEC. 207. DURATION OF AVAILABILITY OF A COUNTY'S PROJECT 
                   FUNDS.

       (a) Submission of Proposed Projects to Obligate Funds.--By 
     the end of each of the fiscal years 2003 through 2009, a 
     participating county shall submit to the Secretary concerned 
     pursuant to section 203(a)(1) a sufficient number of project 
     proposals that, if approved, would result in the obligation 
     of at least the full amount of the project funds the county 
     received under title I in the second preceding fiscal year.
       (b) Transfer of Unobligated Funds.--If a participating 
     county fails to comply with subsection (a) for a fiscal year, 
     any project funds that the county received in the second 
     preceding fiscal year and remaining unobligated shall be 
     returned to the Secretary of the Treasury for disposition as 
     provided in subsection (c).
       (c) Disposition of Returned Funds.--
       (1) Deposit in special accounts.--In the case of project 
     funds returned under subsection (b) in fiscal year 2004, 
     2005, or 2006, the Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit 
     the funds in the appropriate special account.
       (2) Deposit in general fund.--After fiscal year 2006, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit returned project 
     funds in the general fund of the Treasury.
       (d) Effect of Rejection of Projects.--Notwithstanding 
     subsection (b), any project funds of a participating county 
     that are unobligated at the end of a fiscal year because the 
     Secretary concerned has rejected one or more proposed 
     projects shall be available for the county to expend in the 
     same manner as the funds reserved by the county under section 
     102(d)(1)(A) or 103(d)(1), whichever applies to the funds 
     involved. The project funds covered by this subsection shall 
     remain available until expended.
       (e) Effect of Court Orders.--
       (1) Projects funded using project funds.--If an approved 
     project is enjoined or prohibited by a Federal court after 
     funds for the project are transferred to the Secretary 
     concerned under section 206, the Secretary concerned shall 
     return any unobligated project funds related to that project 
     to the participating county or counties that transferred the 
     funds. The returned funds shall be available for the county 
     to expend in the same manner as the funds reserved by the 
     county under section 102(d)(1)(A) or 103(d)(1), whichever 
     applies to the funds involved. The funds shall remain 
     available until expended and shall be exempt from the 
     requirements of subsection (b).
       (2) Projects funded using special accounts.--If an approved 
     project is enjoined or prohibited by a Federal court after 
     funds from a special account have been reserved for the 
     project under section 208, the Secretary concerned shall 
     treat the funds in the same manner as revenues described in 
     section 208(a).

     SEC. 208. TREATMENT OF FUNDS GENERATED BY LOCALLY INITIATED 
                   PROJECTS.

       (a) Payment to Secretary.--Any and all revenues generated 
     from a project carried out in whole or in part using project 
     funds or

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     funds from a special account shall be paid to the Secretary 
     concerned.
       (b) Deposit.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the Secretary concerned shall deposit the revenues described 
     in subsection (a) as follows:
       (1) Through fiscal year 2006, the revenues shall be 
     deposited in the appropriate special account as provided in 
     subsection (c).
       (2) After fiscal year 2006, the revenues shall be deposited 
     in the general fund of the Treasury.
       (c) Regional and BLM Special Accounts.--
       (1) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury an 
     account for each region of the Forest Service and an account 
     for the Bureau of Land Management. The accounts shall consist 
     of the following:
       (A) Revenues described in subsection (a) and deposited 
     pursuant to subsection (b)(1).
       (B) Project funds deposited pursuant to section 207(c)(1).
       (C) Interest earned on amounts in the special accounts.
       (2) Required deposit in forest service accounts.--If the 
     revenue-generating project was carried out in whole or in 
     part using project funds that were reserved pursuant to 
     section 102(d)(1)(B), the revenues shall be deposited in the 
     account established under paragraph (1) for the Forest 
     Service region in which the project was conducted.
       (3) Required deposit in blm account.--If the revenue-
     generating project was carried out in whole or in part using 
     project funds that were reserved pursuant to section 
     103(d)(2), the revenues shall be deposited in the account 
     established under paragraph (1) for the Bureau of Land 
     Management.
       (4) Projects conducted using special account funds.--If the 
     revenue-generating project was carried out using amounts from 
     a special account in lieu of any project funds, the revenues 
     shall be deposited in the special account from which the 
     amounts were derived.
       (d) Use of Accounts to Conduct Projects.--
       (1) Authority to use accounts.--The Secretary concerned may 
     use amounts in the special accounts, without appropriation, 
     to fund projects submitted by participating counties under 
     section 203(a)(2) that have been approved by the Secretary 
     concerned under section 204.
       (2) Source of funds; project locations.--Funds in a special 
     account established under subsection (c)(1) for a region of 
     the Forest Service region may be expended only for projects 
     approved under section 204 to be conducted in that region. 
     Funds in the special account established under subsection 
     (c)(1) for the Bureau of Land Management may be expended only 
     for projects approved under section 204 to be conducted on 
     Federal lands described in section 3(1)(B).
       (3) Duration of authority.--No funds may be obligated under 
     this subsection after September 30, 2007. Unobligated amounts 
     in the special accounts after that date shall be promptly 
     transferred to the general fund of the Treasury.
             TITLE III--FOREST COUNTIES PAYMENTS COMMITTEE

     SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Advisory committee.--The term ``Advisory Committee'' 
     means the Forest Counties Payments Committee established by 
     section 302.
       (2) House committees of jurisdiction.--The term ``House 
     committees of jurisdiction'' means the Committee on 
     Agriculture, the Committee on Resources, and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
       (3) Senate committees of jurisdiction.--The term ``Senate 
     committees of jurisdiction'' means the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources, and the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the Senate.
       (4) Sustainable forestry.--The term ``sustainable 
     forestry'' means principles of sustainable forest management 
     that equally consider ecological, economic, and social 
     factors in the management of Federal lands.

     SEC. 302. NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP LONG-TERM 
                   METHODS TO MEET STATUTORY OBLIGATION OF FEDERAL 
                   LANDS TO CONTRIBUTE TO PUBLIC EDUCATION AND 
                   OTHER PUBLIC SERVICES.

       (a) Establishment of Forest Counties Payments Committee.--
     There is hereby established an advisory committee, to be 
     known as the Forest Counties Payments Committee, to develop 
     recommendations, consistent with sustainable forestry, 
     regarding methods to ensure that States and counties in which 
     Federal lands are situated receive adequate Federal payments 
     to be used for the benefit of public education and other 
     public purposes.
       (b) Members.--The Advisory Committee shall be composed of 
     the following members:
       (1) The Chief of the Forest Service, or a designee of the 
     Chief who has significant expertise in sustainable forestry.
       (2) The Director of the Bureau of Land Management, or a 
     designee of the Director who has significant expertise in 
     sustainable forestry
       (3) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, or 
     the Director's designee.
       (4) Two members who are elected members of the governing 
     branches of eligible counties; one such member to be 
     appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate (in 
     consultation with the chairmen and ranking members of the 
     Senate committees of jurisdiction) and one such member to be 
     appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives (in 
     consultation with the chairmen and ranking members of the 
     House committees of jurisdiction) within 60 days of the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       (5) Two members who are elected members of school boards 
     for, superintendents from, or teachers employed by, school 
     districts in eligible counties; one such member to be 
     appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate (in 
     consultation with the chairmen and ranking members of the 
     Senate committees of jurisdiction) and one such member to be 
     appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives (in 
     consultation with the chairmen and ranking members of the 
     House committees of jurisdiction) within 60 days of the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Geographic Representation.--In making appointments 
     under paragraphs (4) and (5) of subsection (b), the President 
     pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives shall seek to ensure that the Advisory 
     Committee members are selected from geographically diverse 
     locations.
       (d) Organization of Advisory Committee.--
       (1) Chairperson.--The Chairperson of the Advisory Committee 
     shall be selected from among the members appointed pursuant 
     to paragraphs (4) and (5) of subsection (b).
       (2) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the membership of the 
     Advisory Committee shall be filled in the same manner as 
     required by subsection (b). A vacancy shall not impair the 
     authority of the remaining members to perform the functions 
     of the Advisory Committee under section 303.
       (3) Compensation.--The members of the Advisory Committee 
     who are not officers or employees of the United States, while 
     attending meetings or other events held by the Advisory 
     Committee or at which the members serve as representatives of 
     the Advisory Committee or while otherwise serving at the 
     request of the Chairperson, shall each be entitled to receive 
     compensation at a rate not in excess of the maximum rate of 
     pay for grade GS-18, as provided in the General Schedule 
     under section 5532 of title 5, United States Code, including 
     traveltime, and while away from their homes or regular places 
     of business shall each be reimbursed for 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.
       (e) Staff and Rules.--
       (1) Executive director.--The Advisory Committee shall have 
     an Executive Director, who shall be appointed (without regard 
     to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing 
     appointments in the competitive service) by the Advisory 
     Committee and serve at the pleasure of the Advisory 
     Committee. The Executive Director shall report to the 
     Advisory Committee and assume such duties as the Advisory 
     Committee may assign. The Executive Director shall be paid at 
     a rate not in excess of pay for grade GS-18, as provided in 
     the General Schedule under 5332 of title 5, United States 
     Code.
       (2) Other staff.--In addition to authority to appoint 
     personnel subject to the provisions of title 5, United States 
     Code, governing appointments to the competitive service, and 
     to pay such personnel in accordance with the provisions of 
     chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title 
     relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, 
     the Advisory Committee shall have authority to enter into 
     contracts with private or public organizations which may 
     furnish the Advisory Committee with such administrative and 
     technical personnel as may be necessary to carry out the 
     functions of the Advisory Committee under section 303. To the 
     extent practicable, such administrative and technical 
     personnel, and other necessary support services, shall be 
     provided for the Advisory Committee by the Chief of the 
     Forest Service and the Director of the Bureau of Land 
     Management.
       (3) Committee rules.--The Advisory Committee may establish 
     such procedural and administrative rules as are necessary for 
     the performance of its functions under section 303.
       (f) Federal Agency Cooperation.--The heads of the 
     departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the executive 
     branch of the Federal Government shall cooperate with the 
     Advisory Committee in the performance of its functions under 
     subsection (c) and shall furnish to the Advisory Committee 
     information which the Advisory Committee deems necessary to 
     carry out such functions.

     SEC. 303. FUNCTIONS OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

       (a) Development of Recommendations.--
       (1) In general.--The Advisory Committee shall develop 
     recommendations for policy or legislative initiatives (or 
     both) regarding alternatives for, or substitutes to, the 
     short-term payments required by title I in order to provide a 
     long-term method to generate annual payments to eligible 
     States and eligible counties at or above the full payment 
     amount.
       (2) Reporting requirements.--Not later than 18 months after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Advisory Committee 
     shall submit to the Senate committees of jurisdiction and the 
     House committees of jurisdiction a final report containing 
     the recommendations developed under this subsection. The 
     Advisory Committee shall submit semiannual progress reports 
     on its activities and expenditures to the Senate committees 
     of jurisdiction and the House committees of jurisdiction 
     until the final report has been submitted.

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       (b) Guidance for Committee.--In developing the 
     recommendations required by subsection (a), the Advisory 
     Committee shall--
       (1) evaluate the method by which payments are made to 
     eligible States and eligible counties under title I and the 
     use of such payments;
       (2) evaluate the effectiveness of the local advisory 
     committees established pursuant to section 205; and
       (3) consider the impact on eligible States and eligible 
     counties of revenues derived from the historic multiple use 
     of the Federal lands.
       (c) Monitoring and Related Reporting Activities.--The 
     Advisory Committee shall monitor the payments made to 
     eligible States and eligible counties pursuant to title I and 
     submit to the Senate committees of jurisdiction and the House 
     committees of jurisdiction an annual report describing the 
     amounts and sources of such payments and containing such 
     comments as the Advisory Committee may have regarding such 
     payments.
       (d) Testimony.--The Advisory Committee shall make itself 
     available for testimony or comments on the reports required 
     to be submitted by the Advisory Committee and on any 
     legislation or regulations to implement any recommendations 
     made in such reports in any congressional hearings or any 
     rulemaking or other administrative decision process.

     SEC. 304. FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT REQUIREMENTS.

       Except as may be provided in this title, the provisions of 
     the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not 
     apply to the Advisory Committee.

     SEC. 305. TERMINATION OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

       The Advisory Committee shall terminate 3 years after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 306. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING ADVISORY COMMITTEE 
                   RECOMMENDATIONS.

       It is the sense of the Congress that the payments to 
     eligible States and eligible counties required by title I 
     should be replaced by a long-term solution to generate 
     payments conforming to the guidance provided by section 
     303(b) and that any promulgation of regulations or enactment 
     of legislation to establish such method should be completed 
     within 2 years after the date of submission of the final 
     report required by section 303(a).
                   TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
     are necessary to carry out this Act.

     SEC. 402. TREATMENT OF FUNDS AND REVENUES.

       Funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
     appropriations in section 401, funds transferred to a 
     Secretary concerned under section 206, and revenues described 
     in section 208(a) shall be in addition to any other annual 
     appropriations for the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land 
     Management.

     SEC. 403. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       Section 6903(a)(1) of title 31, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (J) as 
     subparagraphs (E) through (K), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(D) the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
     Determination Act of 1999;''.

  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. GOODLATTE 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

274

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affirmative

Nays

153

para. 125.16                  [Roll No. 560]

                                AYES--274

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Royce
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wu
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--153

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Lazio
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Porter
     Portman
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Rivers
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Sununu
     Tauscher
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Upton
     Vento
     Wamp
     Waters
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Bereuter
     Hulshof
     Kilpatrick
     Ryan (WI)
     Scarborough
     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. 125.17  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. GOODLATTE, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill the Clerk be 
authorized to correct section numbers, cross references, citations, and 
punctuation, and to make such other technical and conforming changes as 
may be necessary to reflect the actions of the House in amending the 
bill.

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para. 125.18  providing for the consideration of motions to suspend the 
          rules

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 353):

       Resolved, That it shall be in order at any time on or 
     before the legislative day of Wednesday, November 10, 1999, 
     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,
  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. 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

222

It was decided in the

Nays

200

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affirmative

Answered present

1

para. 125.19                  [Roll No. 561]

                                YEAS--222

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--200

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Serrano
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Farr
       

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Ackerman
     Bereuter
     Dunn
     Hulshof
     Kilpatrick
     Millender-McDonald
     Rahall
     Scarborough
     Scott
     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. 125.20  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3194

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 354):

       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. 3194) 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, 2000, 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 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,
  Mr. LINDER submitted the following amendment in the nature of a 
substitute:

       Strike all after the resolved clause and insert in lieu 
     thereof:
       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. 3194) 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, 2000, 
     and for other purposes. The bill shall be considered as read 
     for amendment. An amendment striking section 175 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) 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 with or without instructions. 

  After further debate,
  On motion of Mr. LINDER, the previous question was ordered on the 
amendment in the nature of the substitute and the resolution.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said amendment in the nature of the 
substitute?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution, as amended,

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was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para. 125.21  district of columbia appropriations

  Mr. ISTOOK, pursuant to House Resolution 354, called up the bill (H.R. 
3194) 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, 2000, 
and for other purposes.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 354, the following amendment was 
considered as adopted:

       Strike section 175.

  After debate,
  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,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that pursuant to clause 
10 of rule XX 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

210

para. 125.22                  [Roll No. 562]

                                YEAS--216

     Aderholt
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--210

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     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
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Bereuter
     Hulshof
     Kilpatrick
     Maloney (NY)
     Murtha
     Rahall
     Scarborough
     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. 125.23  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. 125.24  suspension of the rules notice

  Mr. ARMEY, pursuant to House Resolution 353, announced the Speaker 
would recognize Members on Thursday, November 4 for motions to suspend 
the rules under clause 1 of rule XV with respect to the following 
measures: H. Con. Res. 214, concurrrent resolution expressing the sense 
of Congress that direct systematic phonics instruction should be used in 
all schools; and H.R. 1693, a bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act 
of 1938 to clarify the overtime exemption for employees engaged in fire 
protection activities.

para. 125.25  message from the president--u.s.-australia agreements

  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 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 United States of America and Australia Concerning Technology for the 
Separation of Isotopes of Uranium by Laser Excitation, with accompanying 
annexes and agreed minute. I am also pleased to transmit my written 
approval, authorization, and determination concerning the Agreement, and 
an unclassified Nuclear Proliferation Assessment Statement (NPAS) 
concerning the Agreement. (In accordance with section 123 of the Act, as 
amended by title XII of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act 
of 1998 (Public Law 105-277), a classified annex to the NPAS, prepared 
by the Secretary of State in consultation with the Director of Central 
Intelligence, summarizing relevant classified information, will be 
submitted to the Congress separately.) 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 the views of the 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, is also enclosed.
  A U.S. company and an Australian company have entered into a contract 
jointly to develop and evaluate the commercial potential of a particular 
uranium enrichment process (known as the ``SILEX'' process) invented by 
the Australian company. If the commercial

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viability of the process is demonstrated, the U.S. company may adopt it 
to enrich uranium for sale to U.S. and foreign utilities for use as 
reactor fuel.
  Research on and development of the new enrichment process may require 
transfer from the United States to Australia of technology controlled by 
the United States as sensitive nuclear technology or Restricted Data. 
Australia exercises similar controls on the transfer of such 
technology outside Australia. There is currently in force an Agreement 
Between the United States of America and Australia Concerning Peaceful 
Uses of Nuclear Energy, signed at Canberra July 5, 1979 (the ``1979 
Agreement''). However, the 1979 Agreement does not permit transfers of 
sensitive nuclear technology and Restricted Data between the parties 
unless specifically provided for by an amendment or by a separate 
agreement.

  Accordingly, the United States and Australia have negotiated, as a 
complement to the 1979 Agreement, a specialized agreement for peaceful 
nuclear cooperation to provide the necessary legal basis for transfers 
of the relevant technology between the two countries for peaceful 
purposes.
  The proposed Agreement provides for cooperation between the parties 
and authorized persons within their respective jurisdictions in 
research on and development of the SILEX process (the particular 
process for the separation of isotopes of uranium by laser excitation). 
The Agreement permits the transfer for peaceful purposes from Australia 
to the United States and from the United States to Australia, subject 
to the nonproliferation conditions and controls set forth in the 
Agreement of Restricted Data, sensitive nuclear technology, sensitive 
nuclear facilities, and major critical components of such facilities, 
to the extent that these relate to the SILEX technology.
  The nonproliferation conditions and controls required by the 
Agreement are the standard conditions and controls required by section 
123 of the Atomic Energy Act, as amended by the Nuclear Non-
Proliferation Act of 1978 (NNPA), for all new U.S. agreements for 
peaceful nuclear cooperation. These include safeguards, a guarantee of 
no explosive or military use, a guarantee of adequate physical 
protection, and rights to approve re-transfers, enrichment, 
reprocessing, other alterations in form or content, and storage. The 
Agreement contains additional detailed provisions for the protection of 
sensitive nuclear technology, Restricted Data, sensitive nuclear 
facilities, and major critical components of such facilities 
transferred pursuant to it.

  Material, facilities, and technology subject to the Agreement may not 
be used to produce highly enriched uranium without further agreement of 
the parties.
  The Agreement also provides that cooperation under it within the 
territory of Australia will be limited to research on and development 
of SILEX technology, and will not be for the purpose of constructing a 
uranium enrichment facility in Australia unless provided for by an 
amendment to the Agreement. The United States would treat any such 
amendment as a new agreement pursuant to section 123 of the Atomic 
Energy Act, including the requirement for congressional review.
  Australia is in the forefront of nations supporting international 
efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons to additional 
countries. It is a party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of 
Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and has an agreement with the International 
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the application of full-scope 
safeguards to its nuclear program. It subscribes to the Nuclear 
Supplier Group (NSG) Guidelines, which set forth standards for the 
responsible export of nuclear commodities for peaceful use, and to the 
Zangger (NPT Exporters) Committee Guidelines, which oblige members to 
require the application of IAEA safeguards on nuclear exports to 
nonnuclear weapon states. In addition, Australia is a party to the 
Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, whereby it 
has agreed to apply international standards of physical protection to 
the storage and transport of nuclear material under its jurisdiction or 
control.
  The proposed Agreement with Australia has been negotiated in 
accordance with the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and other 
applicable law. In my judgment, it meets all statutory requirements and 
will advance the nonproliferation, foreign policy, and commercial 
interests of the United States.
  A consideration in interagency deliberations on the Agreement was the 
potential consequences of the Agreement for U.S. military needs. If 
SILEX technology is successfully developed and becomes operational, 
then all material produced by and through this technology would be 
precluded from use in the U.S. nuclear weapons and naval nuclear 
propulsion programs. Furthermore, all other military uses of this 
material, such as tritium production and material testing, would also 
not be possible because of the assurances given to the Government of 
Australia. Yet, to ensure the enduring ability of the United States to 
meet its common defense and security needs, the United States must 
maintain its military nuclear capabilities. Recognizing this 
requirement and the restrictions being placed on the SILEX technology, 
the Department of Energy will monitor closely the development of SILEX 
but ensure that alternative uranium enrichment technologies are 
available to meet the requirements for national security.
  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. My Administration is 
prepared to begin immediately the consultations with the Senate Foreign 
Relations Committee and House International Relations Committee 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, November 3, 1999.

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

para. 125.26  message from the president--veto of h.r. 3064

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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. 3064, the FY 2000 
District of Columbia and Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bill.
  I am vetoing H.R. 3064 because the bill, including the offsets 
section, is deeply flawed. It includes a misguided 0.97 percent across-
the-board reduction that will hurt everything from national defense to 
education and environmental programs. The legislation also contains 
crippling cuts in key education, labor, and health priorities and 
undermines our capacity to manage these programs effectively. The 
enrolled bill delays the availability of $10.9 billion for the National 
Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control, and other 
important health and social services programs, resulting in delays in 
important medical research and health services to low-income Americans. 
The bill is clearly unacceptable. I have submitted a budget that would 
fund these priorities without spending the Social Security surplus, and 
I am committed to working with the Congress to identify acceptable 
offsets for additional spending for programs that are important to all 
Americans.
  The bill also fails to fulfill the bipartisan commitment to raise 
student achievement by authorizing and financing class size reduction. 
It does

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not guarantee any continued funding for the 29,000 teachers hired with 
FY 1999 funds, or the additional 8,000 teachers to be hired under my FY 
2000 proposal. Moreover, the bill language turns the program into a 
virtual block grant that could be spent on vouchers and other 
unspecified activities. In addition, the bill fails to fund my proposed 
investments in teacher quality by not funding Troops to Teachers ($18 
million) and by cutting $35 million from my request for Teacher Quality 
Enhancement Grants. These programs would bring more highly qualified 
teachers into the schools, especially in high-poverty, high-need school 
districts.
  The bill cuts $189 million from my request for Title I Education for 
the Disadvantaged, resulting in 300,000 fewer children in low-income 
communities receiving needed services. The bill also fails to improve 
accountability or help States turn around the lowest-performing schools 
because it does not include my proposal to set aside 2.5 percent for 
these purposes. Additionally, the bill provides only $300 million for 
21st Century Community Learning Centers, only half my $600 million 
request. At this level, the conference report would deny afterschool 
services to more than 400,000 students.
  The bill provides only $180 million for GEAR UP, $60 million below my 
request, to help disadvantaged students prepare for college beginning 
in the seventh grade. This level would serve nearly 131,000 fewer low-
income students. In addition, the bill does not adequately fund my 
Hispanic Education Agenda. It provides no funds for the Adult Education 
English as a Second Language/Civics Initiative to help limited English 
proficient adults learn English and gain life skills necessary for 
successful citizenship and civic participation. The bill underfunds 
programs designed to improve educational outcomes for Hispanic and 
other minority students, including Bilingual Education, the High School 
Equivalency Program (HEP), the College Assistance Migrant Program 
(CAMP), and the Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities program.
  The bill underfunds Education Technology programs, including distance 
learning and community technology centers. In particular, the bill 
provides only $10 million to community based technology centers, $55 
million below my request. My request would provide access to technology 
in 300 additional low-income communities. The bill provides $75 million 
for education research, $34 million less than my request, and includes 
no funding for the Department of Education's share of large-scale joint 
research with the National Science Foundation and the National 
Institutes of Health on early learning in reading and mathematics, 
teacher preparation, and technology applications.

  The bill does not fund the $53 million I requested to provide job 
finding assistance to 241,000 unemployment insurance claimants. This 
means that these claimants will remain unemployed longer, costing more 
in benefit payments. The bill also provides only $140 million of my 
$199 million request to expand service to job seekers at One-Stop 
centers as recently authorized in the bipartisan Workforce Investment 
Act. The bill funds $120 million of the $149 million requested for 
efforts to improve access to One-Stops as well as continued support for 
electronic labor exchange and labor market information. It funds only 
$20 million of the $50 million requested for work incentive grants to 
help integrate employment services for persons with disabilities into 
the mainstream One-Stop system.
  The bill also does not provide funding for Right Track Partnerships 
(RTP). I requested $75 million for this new competitive grant program. 
Designed to help address youth violence, RTP would become part of the 
multi-agency Safe Schools/Healthy Students initiative, expanding it to 
include a focus on out-of-school youth.
  The bill provides $33 million less than my request for labor law 
enforcement agencies, denying or reducing initiatives to ensure 
workplace safety, address domestic child labor abuses, encourage equal 
pay, implement new health law, and promote family leave. In particular, 
the bill provides an inadequate level of funding for the Occupational 
Safety and Health Administration, cutting it by $18 million, or 5 
percent below my request.
  The bill also fails to provide adequate funding for the Bureau of 
International Labor Affairs (ILAB). The bill funds ILAB at $50 million, 
$26 million below my request. The bill would prevent ILAB from carrying 
out my proposal to work through the International Labor Organization to 
help developing countries establish core labor standards, an essential 
step towards leveling the playing field for American workers.
  The bill's funding level for the Bureau of Labor Statistics is $11 
million less than my request. The enrolled bill denies three important 
increases that would: (1) improve the Producer Price Index, which 
measures wholesale prices; (2) improve measures of labor productivity 
in the service sector; and, (3) improve the Employment Cost Index, used 
to help set wage levels and guide anti-inflation policy. It also denies 
funding for a study of racial discrimination in labor markets.
  The bill denies my request for $10 million to fund AgNet, even though 
the Senate included report language that supports AgNet in concept. 
AgNet, an Internet-based labor exchange, would facilitate the 
recruitment of agricultural workers by growers and the movement of 
agricultural workers to areas with employment needs.
  The bill would cut the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) by $209 
million below FY 1999 and $680 million below my request. The SSBG 
serves some of the most vulnerable families, providing child protection 
and child welfare services for millions of children. In addition, the 
failure to provide the Senate's level of $2 billion in advance 
appropriations for the Child Care and Development Block Grant would 
mean 220,000 fewer children receiving child care assistance in FY 2001. 
The bill also fails to fund my National Family Caregiver Support 
program, which would provide urgently needed assistance in FY 2001. The 
bill also fails to fund my National Family Caregiver Support program, 
which would provide urgently needed assistance to 250,000 families 
caring for older relatives.
  By funding the Title X Family Planning program at last year's level, 
family planning clinics would be unable to extend comprehensive 
reproductive health care services to an additional 500,000 clients who 
are neither Medicaid-eligible nor insured. The bill also fails to fund 
the Health Care Access for the Uninsured Initiative, which would enable 
the development of integrated systems of care and address service gaps 
within these systems.
  The bill fails to fully fund several of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention's (CDC) critical public health programs, 
including:
  Childhood immunizations (-$44 million), so that approximately 300,000 
children may not receive the full complement of recommended childhood 
vaccinations;
  Infectious diseases (-$36 million), which will impair CDC's ability 
to investigate outbreaks of diseases such as the West Nile virus in New 
York;
  Domestic HIV prevention (-$4 million);
  Race and health demonstrations (-$5 million), which will impair 
better understanding of how to reduce racial disparities in health; 
and,
  Health statistics (-$10 million) for key data collection activities 
such as the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and health 
information on racial and ethnic population groups.
  The Congress has failed to fund any of the $59 million increase I 
requested for the Mental Health Block Grant, which would diminish 
States' capacity to serve the mentally ill.
  In addition, the Congress has underfunded my request for the 
Substance Abuse Block Grant by $30 million, and has underfunded other 
substance abuse treatment grants by a total of $45 million. These 
reductions would widen the treatment gap in FY 2000 and jeopardize the 
Federal Government's ability to meet the National Drug Control Strategy 
performance target to reduce the drug treatment gap by 50 percent by FY 
2007.

  The bill provides only half of the $40 million requested for graduate 
education at Children's Hospitals, which play an essential role in 
educating the Nation's physicians, training 25 percent of pediatricians 
and over half of many pediatric subspecialists.
  The bill underfunds the Congressional Black Caucus' AIDS Initiative 
in the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund by $15 million, 
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by reducing current efforts to prevent the spread of HIV. By not fully 
funding this program, the scope of HIV/AIDS prevention, education, and 
outreach activities available to slow the spread of HIV/AIDS in 
minority communities will be more limited.
  The bill fails to fund Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) 
program management adequately. These reductions would severely impede 
HCFA's ability to ensure the quality of nursing home care through the 
Nursing Home Initiative. The bill does not adequately fund the request 
for Medicare+Choice user fees. This decrease would force HCFA to scale 
back the National Medicare Education Campaign. The Congress has not 
passed the proposed user fees totaling $194.5 million that could free 
up resources under the discretionary caps for education and other 
priorities.
  The bill includes a provision that would prevent funds from being 
used to administer the Medicare+Choice Competitive Pricing 
Demonstration Project in Kansas and Arizona. These demonstrations which 
are supported by MEDPAC and other independent health policy experts, 
were passed by the Congress as part of the Balanced Budget Act in order 
to provide valuable information regarding the use of competitive 
pricing methodologies in Medicare. The information that we could learn 
from these demonstrations is particularly relevant as we consider the 
important task of reforming Medicare.
  The bill contains a highly objectionable provision that would delay 
the implementation of HHS' final Organ Procurement and Transplantation 
rule for 90 days. This rule, which was strongly validated by an 
Institute of Medicine report, provides a more equitable system of 
treatment for over 63,000 Americans waiting for an organ transplant; 
its implementation would likely prevent the deaths of hundreds of 
Americans. Since almost 5,000 people die each year waiting for an organ 
transplant, we must be allowed to move forward on this issue and 
implement the rule without further delay.
  The bill does not provide any of the $9.5 million I requested for 
HHS' Office of the General Counsel and Departmental Appeals Board to 
handle legal advice, regulations review, and litigation support, and to 
conduct hearings and issue decisions on nursing home enforcement cases 
as part of my Nursing Home Initiative. This would increase the backlog 
of nursing home appeals and impair Federal oversight of nursing home 
quality and safety standards. A reduction in funds for enforcement is 
inconsistent with the concerns that the GAO and the Congress have 
raised about this issue.
  The bill cuts funds to counter bioterrorism. It funds less than half 
my request for CDC's stockpile, limiting the amount of vaccines, 
antibiotics, and other medical supplies that can be stockpiled to 
deploy in the event of a chemical or biological attack. In addition, 
the bill does not include $13.4 million for critical FDA expedited 
regulatory review/approval of pharmaceuticals to combat chemical and 
biological agent weapons.
  The bill provides full funding of $350 million in FY 2002 for the 
Corporation for Public Broadcasting. However, the bill provides only 
$10 million of the $20 million requested for the digital transition 
initiative in FY 2000. This funding is required to help the public 
broadcasting system meet the Federal deadline to establish digital 
broadcasting capability by May 1, 2003.
  The enrolled bill delays the availability of $10.9 billion of funding 
until September 29, 2000. While modest levels of delayed obligations 
could potentially be sustained without hurting the affected programs, 
the levels in the enrolled bill are excessive, resulting in delays in 
NIH research grants, delays in CDC immunizations for children, and 
delays in the delivery of health services to low income Americans 
through community health centers and rural health clinics.
  The bill also seriously underfunds critical Departmental management 
activities in the Departments of Labor and Education and the Social 
Security Administration (SSA). For Education, these reductions would 
hamstring efforts to replace the Department's accounting system and 
undermine the new Performance-Based Organization's plans to streamline 
and modernize student aid computer systems. Reductions to the 
Department of Labor (DOL) would undercut the agency's ability to comply 
with the requirements of the Clanger-Cohen and Computer Security Acts, 
adjudicate contested claims in several of its benefits programs, and 
examine and update the 1996 study on Family and Medical Leave policies. 
For SSA, the reductions would result in significantly longer waiting 
times for disability applicants and millions of individuals who visit 
SSA field offices.
  In adopting an across-the-board reduction, the Congress has abdicated 
its responsibility to make tough choices. Governing is about making 
choices and selecting priorities that will serve the national interest. 
By choosing an across-the-board cut, the Congress has failed to meet 
that responsibility.
  This across-the-board cut would result in indiscriminate reductions 
in important areas such as education, the environment, and law 
enforcement. In addition, this cut would have an adverse impact on 
certain national security programs. The indiscriminate nature of the 
cut would require a reduction of over $700 million for military 
personnel, which would require the military services to make cuts in 
recruiting and lose up to 48,000 military personnel.
  In adopting this cost-saving technique, the Congress is asserting 
that it will not have to dip into the Social Security surplus. However, 
this cut does not eliminate the need to dip into the Social Security 
surplus.
  For these reasons, this across-the-board cut is not acceptable.
  In addition to the specific program cuts and the 0.97 percent across-
the-board reduction, the bill contains a $121 million reduction in 
salaries and expenses for the agencies funded by this bill, 
exacerbating the problems caused by the bill's underfunding of critical 
Departmental management activities. If, for example, the $121 million 
reduction were allocated proportionately across all agencies funded in 
the Labor/HHS/Education bill, HHS would have to absorb an approximately 
$55 million reduction to its salaries and expenses accounts, Labor 
would be cut by about $14 million, Education by about $5 million, and 
SSA by some $45 million. This would dramatically affect the delivery of 
essential human services and education programs and the protection of 
employees in the workplace.
  With respect to the District of Columbia component of the bill, I am 
pleased that the majority and minority in the Congress were able to 
come together to pass a version of the District of Columbia 
Appropriations Bill that I would sign if presented to me separately and 
as it is currently constructed. While I continue to object to remaining 
riders, some of the highly objectionable provisions that would have 
intruded upon local citizens' right to make decisions about local 
matters have been modified from previous versions of the bill. That is 
a fair compromise. We will continue to strenuously urge the Congress to 
keep such riders off of the FY 2001 D.C. Appropriations Bill.
  I commend the Congress for providing the Federal funds I requested 
for the District of Columbia. The bill includes essential funding for 
District Courts and Corrections and the D.C. Offender Supervision 
Agency and provides requested funds for a new tuition assistance 
program for District of Columbia residents. The bill also includes 
funding to promote the adoption of children in the District's foster 
care system, to support the Children's National Medical Center, to 
assist the Metropolitan Police Department in eliminating open-air drug 
trafficking in the District, and for drug testing and treatment, among 
other programs. However, I continue to object to remaining riders that 
violate the principles of home rule.
  I look forward to working with the Congress to craft an 
appropriations bill that I can support, and to passage of one that will 
facilitate our shared objectives.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, November 3, 1999.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FLETCHER, by unanimous consent, ordered 
that the veto message, together with the accompanying bill, be printed 
(H. Doc. 106-154) and spread upon the pages of the Journal of the 
House.
  On motion of Mr. ISTOOK, by unanimous consent, the veto message and 
accompanying bill were referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

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para. 125.27  waiving a requirement of clause 6 of rule xiii

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 106-442) the resolution (H. Res. 356) waiving a requirement 
of clause 6(a) of rule XIII 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. 125.28  further 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. 3194. 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, 2000, and for other 
     purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon is amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 3194) ``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, 2000, and for other purposes,'' requests a 
conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses 
thereon, and appoints Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Stevens, Mr. 
Durbin, and Mr. Byrd, to be the conferees on the part of the Senate. 

para. 125.29  providing for the consideration of h.j. res. 75

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
106-443) the resolution (H. Res. 358) providing for consideration of the 
joint resolution (H.J. Res. 75) making further continuing appropriations 
for the fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 125.30  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3196

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
106-444) the resolution (H. Res. 359) providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 3196) making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2000, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 125.31  providing for disagreeing to the amendment of the Senate 
          and agreeing to a conference on H.R. 3194

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
106-445) the resolution (H. Res. 360) agreeing to the conference 
requested by the Senate on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
3194) 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, 2000, 
and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 125.32  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. 440. An Act to provide support for certain institutes 
     and schools; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       S. 1844. An Act to amend part D of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for an alternative penalty procedure 
     with respect to compliance with requirement for a State 
     disbursement unit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       S. Con. Res. 66. Concurrent resolution to authorize the 
     printing of ``Capitol Builder: The Shorthand Journals of 
     Captain Montgomery C. Meigs, 1853-1861''; to the Committee on 
     House Administration.
       S. Con. Res. 67. Concurrent resolution to authorize the 
     printing of ``The United States Capitol: A Chronicle of 
     Construction, Design, and Politics''; to the Committee on 
     House Administration. 

para. 125.33  enrolled bills signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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. 441. An Act 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.
       H.R. 974. An Act to establish a program to afford high 
     school graduates from the District of Columbia the benefits 
     of in-State tuition at State colleges and universities 
     outside the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. 

para. 125.34  bills presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, reported that 
that committee did on the following date present to the President, for 
his approval, bills of the House of the following title:

           On November 2, 1999:
       H.R. 2303. To direct the Librarian of Congress to prepare 
     the history of the House of Representatives, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 3064. Making appropriations for the District of 
     Columbia, and for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
     Services, and Education and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. 

para. 125.35  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Ms. JACKSON-LEE, for today;
  To Mr. HULSHOF, for today;
  To Mr. BEREUTER, for today after 12 p.m. and balance of the week; and
  To Ms. KILPATRICK, for today after 3:30 p.m.
  And then,

para. 125.36  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. McINNIS, at 11 o'clock and 51 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 125.37  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. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 2634. A bill to 
     amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to 
     registration requirements for practitioners who dispense 
     narcotic drugs in schedule IV or V for maintenance treatment 
     or detoxification treatment; with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     106-441, Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House 
     on the State of the Union.
       Mr. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 356. 
     Resolution waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII 
     with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported 
     from the Committee on Rules (Rept. No. 106-442). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.
       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 358. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the joint 
     resolution (H.J. Res. 75) making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 106-443). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 359. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     3196) making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
     financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2000, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-
     444). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 360. 
     Resolution agreeing to the conference requested by the Senate 
     on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 3194) 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 September 30, 
     2000, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-445). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.

para. 125.38  time limitation of referred bill

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

       H.R. 2634. Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary 
     extended for a period ending not later than November 3, 1999.

para. 125.39  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X, the Committee on the Judiciary 
discharged. H.R. 2634 referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
the State of the Union.

para. 125.40  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, 
             Mr. Porter, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Sanford, Mr. 
             Shadegg, and Mr. Toomey):
       H.R. 3206. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act and the Internal Revenue

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     Code of 1986 to provide prospectively for personalized 
     retirement security through personal retirement savings 
     accounts to allow for more control by individuals over their 
     Social Security retirement income, to amend such title and 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
     to protect Social Security surpluses, and to provide other 
     reforms relating to benefits under such title II; 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. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
             Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Costello):
       H.R. 3207. A bill to authorize research, development, and 
     demonstration activities under section 311 of the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980 for fiscal years 2000 through 2004; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. BLAGOJEVICH (for himself, Mr. Berry, Mr. Green 
             of Texas, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Waxman, and Mr. Rush):
       H.R. 3208. A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act 
     to improve the way the Consumer Product Safety Commission 
     handles defective products, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH:
       H.R. 3209. A bill to provide grants to law enforcement 
     agencies to purchase firearms needed to perform law 
     enforcement duties; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. UPTON:
       H.R. 3210. A bill to enhance protections against fraud in 
     the offering of financial assistance for college education, 
     and for other purposes; 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. HILLIARD:
       H.R. 3211. A bill to provide incentive for United States 
     corporations to invest in developing nations to provide debt 
     relief to poor, emerging, and developing nations, to provide 
     a method of repayment of moneys owed to the United States, 
     and to provide for the reduction of the deficit; 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. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Schaffer, 
             Mr. Condit, Mr. Goss, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
             Traficant, and Mr. Mica):
       H.R. 3212. A bill to provide for increased cooperation on 
     extradition efforts between the United States and foreign 
     governments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on 
     the Judiciary, 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. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Bishop, Mr. McCollum, 
             Mr. Mica, Ms. Granger, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Souder, and Mr. Barton of Texas):
       H.R. 3213. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to extend 
     the authorization for the drug-free workplace program; to the 
     Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. RODRIGUEZ (for himself and Mr. Hutchinson):
       H.R. 3214. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the establishment of a National Center for Social 
     Work Research; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SISISKY (for himself, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Scott, 
             and Mr. Bateman):
       H.R. 3215. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow penalty-free distributions from qualified 
     retirement plans of individuals residing in Presidentially 
     declared disaster areas and to allow relief from certain 
     limitations on the deductibility of casualty losses sustained 
     in such disaster areas; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself and Mr. Kanjorski):
       H.R. 3216. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide that geographic reclassifications of 
     hospitals from one urban area to another urban area do not 
     result in lower wage indexes in the urban area in which the 
     hospital was originally classified; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.J. Res. 75. A joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself, Mr. Frost, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Bonior, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Allen, Mr. Baird, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Becerra, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berry, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
             Boswell, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
             Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Carson, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cummings, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Ms. DeGette, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Engel, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
             Farr of California, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Holt, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
             Lampson, Mr. Larson, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Luther, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
             McDermott, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Mascara, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
             Mr. Moore, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Napolitano, 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, 
             Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             Roemer, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Sanchez, 
             Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Scott, Mr. Sherman, 
             Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stark, Mr. Stupak, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Mr. Thompson of California, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Visclosky, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Wynn, and Ms. Lee):
       H. Res. 357. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with respect to youth violence; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce. 

para. 125.41  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 125: Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 270: Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 274: Mr. Conyers and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
     Vitter, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, and Mrs. Bono.
       H.R. 408: Mr. Oxley and Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 443: Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 568: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 583: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 598: Mr. Toomey.
       H.R. 641: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Hoyer.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Lipinski and Mr. Toomey.
       H.R. 797: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 809: Mr. Davis of Virginia.
       H.R. 1083: Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 1085: Mr. Payne, Mr. Ford, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Baker, 
     and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 1093: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1168: Mr. Tauzin and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 1187: Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 1215: Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 1221: Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. 
     McNulty.
       H.R. 1228: Mr. Pallone and Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 1260: Mr. Green of Texas.
       H.R. 1275: Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
     Menendez, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. 
     DeLauro, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. 
     Woolsey, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Smith of 
     Washington, Ms. Carson, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Olver, 
     Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Franks of New 
     Jersey.
       H.R. 1371: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 1388: Mr. Martinez, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Boehlert, 
     and Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 1445: Ms. DeGette, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Graham, 
     and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. Nussle and Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 1622: Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 1625: Mr. Hoeffel and Mr. Gekas.
       H.R. 1667: Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. 
     Kingston.
       H.R. 1732: Ms. Carson, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 1771: Mr. Isakson and Mr. Aderholt.
       H.R. 1775: Mr. Holden, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 1832: Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 1838: Mr. Ortiz and Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 2000: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Deal of 
     Georgia, and Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 2021: Mr. Hall of Ohio.
       H.R. 2059: Mr. Costello and Mr. Fossella.
       H.R. 2162: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 2241: Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 2319: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 2499: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 2538: Mr. Spratt, Mr. Ford, Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Markey, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
     Deutsch, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Graham, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
     Foley, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Rogan, 
     Mr. Levin, Mr. Coyne, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
     Pickering, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Clement, Mr. Borski, Mrs. Roukema, 
     Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 2543: Mr. Frost and Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 2551: Mr. DeFazio, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, and Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 2554: Ms. Berkley.

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       H.R. 2631: Mr. Payne and Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 2644: Mr. Filner and Mr. Obey.
       H.R. 2655: Mr. Hall of Texas and Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 2722: Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 2738: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 2749: Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 2814: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 2882: Ms. Baldwin.
       H.R. 2888: Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 2895: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lee, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
     Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Blumenauer, 
     Ms. Lofgren, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. 
     Thompson of California.
       H.R. 2966: Mr. Andrews, Mr. Coburn, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
     McHugh, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
     Thompson of California, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 2969: Ms. Baldwin.
       H.R. 3044: Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 3058: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 3073: Mr. Gillmor.
       H.R. 3076: Mr. Kingston and Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 3087: Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 3088: Mr. Coburn, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Royce, 
     Mr. Stearns, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Pitts, and Mr. 
     Largent.
       H.R. 3091: Mr. Costello, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Green of Texas, 
     Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Vento, Mr. Minge, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
     Pastor, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Gonzalez, 
     Mr. Bonior, Mr. Clay, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 3110: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 3115: Mr. Spratt and Mr. DeMint.
       H.R. 3139: Mr. Waxman and Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 3142: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 3143: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 3144: Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Filner, 
     Mr. Dixon, Mr. Kind, Ms. Millender-McDonald, and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 3150: Ms. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 3170: Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Linder, and Mr. 
     Schaffer.
       H.R. 3193: Mr. Reyes.
       H.J. Res. 55: Mr. Bliley.
       H.J. Res. 56: Mr. Houghton.
       H. Con. Res. 62: Mr. Campbell, Mr. Turner, Mr. Boehlert, 
     Mr. Aderholt, and Mr. Stearns.
       H. Con. Res. 100: Mr. Inslee.
       H. Con. Res. 200: Ms. McKinney.
       H. Con. Res. 205: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McHugh, Mrs. 
     Biggert, Mr. Frost, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Waxman, 
     and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H. Con. Res. 206: Mr. Engel and Ms. McKinney.
       H. Con. Res. 209: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
     DeFazio, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Nadler, and Ms. Baldwin.
       H. Con. Res. 212: Mr. Hayes, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, 
     Mr. Norwood, Mr. Hansen, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Burr of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
     Everett, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Bereuter, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
     Hostettler, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
     Gibbons, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Riley, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
     Hilleary, Mr. Duncan, Mr. McKeon, and Mr. Isakson.
       H. Con. Res. 218: Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Ms. 
     Schakowsky, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
     Dixon, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H. Res. 298: Mr. Toomey, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Duncan, 
     and Mr. Goode.
       H. Res. 325: Mr. Payne.
       H. Res. 340: Mr. Meeks of New York and Mr. Engel.

para. 125.42  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 872: Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 1300: Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 1832: Mr. Meeks of New York.
       H.R. 2891: Mr. Moran of Virginia.
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                    THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1999 (126)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 126.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, November 3, 1999.
  Mr. McNULTY, 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. McNULTY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, announced that the vote 
would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para. 126.2  communications

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

       5176. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Order Granting the London Clearing 
     House's Petition for an Exemption Pursuant to Section 4(c) of 
     the Commodity Exchange Act--received November 3, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5177. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Foreign Futures and Options 
     Transactions--received November 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5178. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel, Office 
     of Student Financial Assistance, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Student Assistance 
     General Provisions (RIN: 1845-AA07) received November 3, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       5179. A letter from the Associate Chief, Wireless 
     Telecommunications Bureau, 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 November 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       5180. 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.
       5181. A letter from the Assistant Secretary For Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the ``Initial 
     Report of the United States of America to the UN Committee 
     Against Torture''; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       5182. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting the ``1999 Fair Act Inventory of 
     the General Services Administration''; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       5183. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--North Dakota Regulatory Program [ND-038-FOR, 
     Amendment No. XXVII] received November 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5184. A letter from the Deputy 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. 981224323-9226-02; I.D. 
     120198B] (RIN: 0648-AL23) received November 3, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5185. 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 
     Inshore Component in the Bering Sea Subarea [Docket No. 
     990304063-9063-01; I.D. 102699D] received November 3, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       5186. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model AS332C, L, 
     and L1 Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-59-AD; Amendment 39-
     11390; AD 99-22-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 1, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5187. A letter from the Program Analyust, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Model BAe 146 and 
     Avro 146-RJ Series Airplanes [Docket No. 99-NM-27-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11389; AD 99-22-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     November 1, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5188. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 
     (BHTC) Model 407 Helicopters [Docket No. 99-SW-07-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11391; AD 99-22-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     November 1, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5189. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT8D-200 Series 
     Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 92-ANE-15; Amendment 39-11392; 
     AD 99-22-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 1, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5190. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Beaumont, TX [Airspace Docket 
     No. 99-ASW-25] received November 1, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5191. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revi

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     sion of Class E Airspace; Hebbronville, TX [Airspace Docket 
     No. 99-ASW-24] received November 1, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5192. A letter from the Deputy Executive Secretary to the 
     Department, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Medicare Program; 
     Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee 
     Schedule for Calendar Year 2000 [HCFA-1065-FC] (RIN: 0938-
     AJ61) received November 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Commerce. 

para. 126.3  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. 609. An Act to amend the Export Apple and Pear Act to 
     limit the applicability of the Act to apples.
       H. Con. Res. 102. Concurrent resolution celebrating the 
     50th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and 
     recognizing the humanitarian safeguards these treaties 
     provide in times of armed conflict.

  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. 434. An Act to authorize a new trade and investment 
     policy for sub-Sahara Africa.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendments 
to the bill (H.R. 434) ``An Act to authorize a new trade and investment 
policy for sub-Sahara Africa,'' requests a conference with the House on 
the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Roth, 
Mr. Grassley, Mr. Lott, Mr. Helms, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Baucus, and Mr. 
Biden to be the conferees on the part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate has passed bills of the 
following titles in which concurrence of the House is requested.

       S. 185. An Act to establish a Chief Agricultural Negotiator 
     in the Office of the United States Trade Representative.
       S. 580. An Act to amend title IX of the Public Health 
     Service Act to revise and extend the Agency for Healthcare 
     Policy and Research.
       S. 688. An Act to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     to reauthorize the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.
       S. 1232. An Act to provide for the correction of retirement 
     coverage errors under chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United 
     States Code.

para. 126.4  order of business--providing for disagreeing to the 
          amendment of the Senate and agreeing to a conference on H.R. 
          3194

  Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order at any time for the Chairman of the 
Committee on Appropriations or his designee to move that the House take 
from the Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 3194) 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, 2000, and for other purposes; with the 
Senate amendment thereto, disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to 
the conference requested by the Senate.

para. 126.5  order of business--providing for the consideration of H.J. 
          Res. 75

  Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order at any time, without intervention of 
any point of order, to consider in the House the joint resolution (H.J. 
Res. 75) making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 
2000, and for other purposes, that the joint resolution be debatable for 
one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations, and that the 
previous question otherwise be considered as ordered to passage without 
intervening motion except one motion to recommit.

para. 126.6  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. OSE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
Chair's approval of the Journal of Wednesday, November 3, 1999.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. OSE, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

346

When there appeared

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Nays

65

para. 126.7                   [Roll No. 563]

                                YEAS--346

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--65

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Baird
     Barcia
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Costello
     Crane
     DeFazio
     Dickey
     English
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Gibbons
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hefley
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hutchinson
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Latham
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Markey
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Meeks (NY)
     Moore

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     Oberstar
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Ramstad
     Riley
     Rogan
     Sabo
     Schaffer
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tancredo
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Udall (NM)
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Weller
     Wicker
     Wu

                             NOT VOTING--22

     Bereuter
     Burr
     Cooksey
     Davis (FL)
     Doyle
     Emerson
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Larson
     Meek (FL)
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Payne
     Rahall
     Scarborough
     Sessions
     Watkins
     Wise
     Young (AK)
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 126.8  direct systematic phonics instruction in schools

  Mr. McINTOSH moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 214); as amended: 

       Whereas the ability to read the English language with 
     fluency and comprehension is essential if individuals are to 
     reach their full potential;
       Whereas it is an indisputable fact that written English is 
     based on the alphabetic principle, and is, in fact a phonetic 
     language;
       Whereas the National Institute of Child Health and Human 
     Development (NICHD) has conducted extensive scientific 
     research on reading for more than 34 years, at a cost of more 
     than $200,000,000;
       Whereas the NICHD findings on reading instruction conclude 
     that phonemic awareness, direct systematic phonics 
     instruction in sound-spelling correspondences, including 
     blending of sound-spellings into words, reading 
     comprehension, and regular exposure to interesting books are 
     essential components of any reading program based on 
     scientific research;
       Whereas a consensus has developed around scientific 
     research findings in reading instruction, as presented in the 
     1998 report of the National Research Council, Preventing 
     Reading Difficulties in Young Children;
       Whereas the Learning First Alliance composed of national 
     organizations such as the American Colleges for Teacher 
     Education, American Association of School Administrators, the 
     American Federation of Teachers, Council of Chief State 
     School Officers, National Association of Elementary School 
     Principals, National School Boards Association, National 
     Parent Teachers Association, and National Education 
     Association have agreed that well sequenced systematic 
     phonics instruction is beneficial for all children;
       Whereas more than 50 years of cognitive science, 
     neuroscience, and applied linguistics have confirmed that 
     learning to read is a skill that must be taught in a direct, 
     systematic way;
       Whereas phonics instruction is the teaching of a body of 
     knowledge consisting of 26 letters of the alphabet, 44 
     English speech sounds they represent, and 70 most common 
     spellings for those speech sounds;
       Whereas reading scores continue to decline or remain 
     stagnant, even though Congress has spent more than 
     $120,000,000,000 over the past 30 years for title I programs 
     (of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 6301 et seq.)) with the primary purpose of improving 
     reading skills;
       Whereas the 1998 National Assessment for Educational 
     Progress (NAEP) found that 69 percent of 4th grade students 
     are reading below the proficient level;
       Whereas the 1998 NAEP found that minority students on 
     average continue to lag far behind their non-minority 
     counterparts in reading proficiency, many of whom are in 
     title I programs (of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.));
       Whereas the 1998 NAEP also found that, 90 percent of 
     African American, 86 percent of Hispanic, 63 percent of 
     Asian, and 61 percent of white 4th grade students were 
     reading below proficient levels, many of whom were in title I 
     programs (of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.));
       Whereas more than half of the students being placed in the 
     special learning disabilities category of Special Education 
     have not learned to read;
       Whereas the cost of Special Education, at the Federal, 
     State, and local levels exceeds $60,000,000,000 each year;
       Whereas reading instruction in far too many schools is 
     still based on the whole language philosophy, to the 
     exclusion of all others and often to the detriment of the 
     students;
       Whereas the ability to read is the cornerstone of academic 
     success, and most colleges of education do not offer 
     prospective reading teachers instruction in the structure of 
     spoken and written English, and the scientifically valid 
     principles of effective reading instruction: Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) phonemic awareness and direct systematic phonics 
     instruction should be used in all schools as a first and 
     essential step in teaching a student to read;
       (2) pre-service professional development of reading 
     teachers should include direct systematic phonics 
     instruction; and
       (3) all Federal programs with a strong reading component 
     should use instructional practices that are based on 
     scientific research in reading. 

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mr. 
McINTOSH 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 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. CLAY 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 
8, rule XX, announced that further proceedings on the motion were 
postponed.

para. 126.9  overtime exemption for employees engaged in fire protection 
          activities

  Mr. BOEHNER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1693) 
to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify the overtime 
exemption for employees engaged in fire protection activities.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mr. 
BOEHNER 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?
  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. 126.10  h. con. res. 214--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, pursuant to clause 
8, rule XX, announced the unfinished business to be the motion to 
suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 
214) expressing the sense of Congress that direct systematic phonics 
instruction should be used in all schools; 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

224

It was decided in the

Nays

193

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

2

para. 126.11                  [Roll No. 564]

                                YEAS--224

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)

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     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Packard
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--193

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     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)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--2

     Abercrombie
     Obey
       

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Bachus
     Bereuter
     Bishop
     Ehlers
     Houghton
     Kanjorski
     Larson
     Leach
     Linder
     Meek (FL)
     Oxley
     Payne
     Scarborough
     Sessions
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having not voted in favor 
thereof, the rules were not suspended and said concurrent resolution, as 
amended, was not agreed to.

para. 126.12  further continuing appropriations fy 2000

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida, pursuant to the special order of the House of 
heretofore agreed to, called up the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 75) 
making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2000, and for 
other purposes.
  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. HANSEN, 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 10, rule XX, and the call was taken 
by electronic device.

Yeas

417

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

6

para. 126.13                  [Roll No. 565]

                                YEAS--417

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

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                                 NAYS--6

     DeFazio
     Dickey
     Forbes
     Hastings (FL)
     Miller, George
     Paul

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Ehlers
     Kanjorski
     Larson
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Payne
     Scarborough
     Tauzin
  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. 126.14  district of columbia appropriations

  On motion of Mr. YOUNG of Florida, pursuant to the order of the House 
heretofore agreed to, the bill (H.R. 3194) 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, 2000, 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.
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, by unanimous consent, 
appointed Messrs. YOUNG of Florida, LEWIS of California, and OBEY, as 
managers on the part of the House at said conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 126.15  privileges of the house

  Mr. VISCLOSKY rose to a question of the privileges of the House and 
submitted the following resolution:

   Resolution Calling on the President to Abstain From Renegotiating 
   International Agreements Governing Antidumping and Countervailing 
                                Measures

       Whereas under Art. I, Section 8 of the Constitution, the 
     Congress has power and responsibility with regard to foreign 
     commerce and the conduct of international trade negotiations;
       Whereas the House of Representatives is deeply concerned 
     that, in connection with the World Trade Organization 
     (``WTO'') Ministerial meeting to be held in Seattle, 
     Washington, and the multilateral trade negotiations expected 
     to follow, a few countries are seeking to circumvent the 
     agreed list of negotiation topics and reopen debate over the 
     WTO's antidumping and antisubsidy rules;
       Whereas strong antidumping and antisubsidy rules are a 
     cornerstone of the liberal trade policy of the United States 
     and are essential to the health of the manufacturing and farm 
     sectors in the United States;
       Whereas it has long been and remains the policy of the 
     United States to support its antidumping and antisubsidy laws 
     and to defend those laws in international negotiations;
       Whereas the current absence of official negotiating 
     objectives on the statute books must not be allowed to 
     undermine the Congress' constitutional role in charting the 
     direction of United States trade policy;
       Whereas, under present circumstances, launching a 
     negotiation that includes antidumping and antisubsidy issues 
     would affect the rights of the House and the integrity of its 
     proceedings;
       Whereas opening these rules to renegotiation could only 
     lead to weakening them, which would in turn lead to even 
     greater abuse of the world's open markets, particularly that 
     of the United States;
       Whereas, conversely, avoiding another divisive fight over 
     these rules is the best way to promote progress on the other, 
     far more important, issues facing WTO members; and
       Whereas it is therefore essential that negotiations on 
     these antidumping and antisubsidy matters not be reopened 
     under the auspices of the WTO or otherwise: Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives calls upon the 
     President--
       (1) not to participate in any international negotiation in 
     which antidumping or antisubsidy rules are part of the 
     negotiating agenda;
       (2) to refrain from submitting for congressional approval 
     agreements that require changes to the current antidumping 
     and countervailing duty laws and enforcement policies of the 
     United States; and
       (3) to enforce the antidumping and countervailing duty laws 
     vigorously in all pending and future cases.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, spoke and said:

  ``The Chair will entertain argument as to whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege.''. 
  Mr. VISCLOSKY was recognized and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity and would point out, as 
was stated in the resolution, we have a responsibility under Article I, 
Section 8, as far as the conduct of trade policy. In the 103rd Congress, 
the United States Congress did act and the President signed into law 
what the agenda of the WTO Seattle round of negotiations should be.
  ``It is clear that our trading partners now want to usurp the position 
we have taken in statutory language in the United States of America by 
debating whether or not we are to eliminate or weaken our anti-dumping 
and anti-subsidy duties. That is contrary to the announced policy and 
statutory policy of the United States of America.
  ``This is not a trivial matter. In 1947, under the Bretton Woods 
negotiations, the GATT condemned anti-dumping and anti-subsidy 
activities.
  ``I am very concerned that if a resolution is not brought forth to a 
vote on this floor, our constitutional prerogatives will be usurped, and 
I would ask that the Chair rule in my favor.''. 
  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 resolution offered by the gentleman from Indiana [Mr. 
Visclosky] calls upon the President to address a trade imbalance in the 
area of steel imports. Specifically, the resolution calls upon the 
President to refrain from participation in certain international 
negotiations, to refrain from submitting certain agreements to the 
Congress and to vigorously enforce the trade laws.
  ``As the Chair ruled on October 10, 1998, a similar resolution 
expressing the legislative sentiment that the President should take 
specified action to achieve a desired public policy on trade does not 
present a question affecting the rights of the House, collectively, its 
safety, dignity or the integrity of its proceedings within the meaning 
of rule IX. In the opinion of the Chair, the resolution offered by the 
gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Visclosky) is purely a legislative 
proposition properly initiated by introduction through the hopper under 
clause 7 of rule XII.
  ``Accordingly, the resolution offered by the gentleman from Indiana 
[Mr. Visclosky] does not 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.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the decision of the Chair stand as the judgement of the House?
  Mr. LaHOOD 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. HANSEN, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

218

When there appeared

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Nays

204

para. 126.16                  [Roll No. 566]

                                YEAS--218

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof

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     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--204

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     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
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Barton
     Bereuter
     Bonior
     Brady (TX)
     Kanjorski
     Kilpatrick
     Larson
     Norwood
     Payne
     Scarborough
     Stark
  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.

para. 126.17  privileges of the house

  Mr. WISE rose to a question of the privileges of the House and 
submitted the following resolution:

   Resolution Calling on the President To Abstain From Renegotiating 
   International Agreements Governing Antidumping and Countervailing 
                                Measures

       Whereas under Art. I, Section 8 of the Constitution, the 
     Congress has power and responsibility with regard to foreign 
     commerce and the conduct of international trade negotiations;
       Whereas the House of Representatives is deeply concerned 
     that, in connection with the World Trade Organization 
     (``WTO'') Ministerial meeting to be held in Seattle, 
     Washington, and the multilateral trade negotiations expected 
     to follow, a few countries are seeking to circumvent the 
     agreed list of negotiation topics and reopen debate over the 
     WTO's antidumping and antisubsidy rules;
       Whereas the Congress has not approved new negotiations on 
     antidumping or antisubsidy rules and has clearly, but so far 
     informally, signaled its opposition to such negotiations;
       Whereas strong antidumping and antisubsidy rules are a 
     cornerstone of the liberal trade policy of the United States 
     and are essential to the health of the manufacturing and farm 
     sectors in the United States;
       Whereas it has long been and remains the policy of the 
     United States to support its antidumping and antisubsidy laws 
     and to defend those laws in international negotiations;
       Whereas, under present circumstances, launching a 
     negotiation that includes antidumping and antisubsidy issues 
     would affect the rights of the House and the integrity of its 
     proceedings;
       Wheereas the WTO antidumping and antisubsidy rules 
     concluded in the Uruguay Round have scarcely been tested 
     since they entered into effect and certainly have not proved 
     defective;
       Whereas opening these rules to renegotiation could only 
     lead to weakening them, which would in turn lead to even 
     greater abuse of the world's open markets, particularly that 
     of the United States;
       Whereas conversely, avoiding another divisive fight over 
     these rules is the best way to promote progress on the other, 
     far more important, issues facing WTO members; and
       Whereas it is therefore essential that negotiations on 
     these antidumping and antisubsidy matters not be reopened 
     under the auspices of the WTO or otherwise: Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives calls upon the 
     President--
       (1) not to participate in any international negotiation in 
     which antidumping or antisubsidy rules are part of the 
     negotiating agenda;
       (2) to refrain from submitting for congressional approval 
     agreements that require changes to the current antidumping 
     and countervailing duty laws and enforcement policies of the 
     United States; and
       (3) to enforce the antidumping and countervailing duty laws 
     vigorously in all pending and future cases.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, spoke and said:

  ``The Chair will entertain brief argument as to whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege.''. 

  Mr. WISE was recognized and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, this resolution I attempt to bring up calls on the 
President to abstain from renegotiating international agreements 
governing antidumping and countervailing measures.
  ``The arguments I make are very simple. According to article I, 
section 8 of the Constitution, the Congress has the power and the 
responsibility relating to foreign commerce and the conduct of 
international trade negotiations. An important part of Congress' 
participation in the formulation of trade policy is the enactment of 
official negotiating objectives against which completed agreements can 
be measured when presented for ratification.
  ``This Congress, in 1994, ratified an agenda for the Seattle World 
Trade Organization Ministerial Conference that is about to take place, 
and that agenda included only agricultural trade services, trade, and 
intellectual property protection. The agenda, specifically enacted into 
Federal law as Public Law 103-465, did not include antidumping or 
antisubsidy rules.
  ``What Congress is concerned about here is that a few countries are 
seeking to circumvent the agreed list of negotiating topics and open 
debate over the WTO's antidumping and antisubsidy rules, most notably 
applied to steel in the past few months. The Congress has not approved 
new negotiations on these---- 
  ``Then I will happily deal directly with the gentleman's response. 
Incidentally, the 10,000 steelworkers who have been laid off in this 
country would like to have this matter brought up, but I will deal with 
the narrow approach that the gentleman requests.
  ``Section 702 of House rule IX, entitled `General Principles,' 
concludes that certain matters of business arising under the 
Constitution, mandatory in nature, have been held to have a privilege 
which supersedes the rules establishing the order of business. And, Mr. 
Speaker, before I was interrupted, I was making those points about those 
rules which cannot be superseded.
  ``This is a question of the House's constitutional authority and is, 
therefore, privileged in nature. The WTO antidumping and antisubsidy 
rules concluded in the Uruguay Round have scarcely been tested since 
they have been entered into effect and have cer

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tainly not been proven effective. Opening these rules to negotiation 
only leads to weakening them, which in turn leads to even greater abuse 
of the world's markets.
  ``There is precedent for bringing H. Res. 298 out of committee and to 
the House floor immediately. For instance, H. Con. Res. 190 was brought 
to the floor on October 26 under suspension of the rules because it 
concerned the upcoming Seattle Round, and this measure only had 13 
cosponsors, while our comeasure has 228 cosponsors. The majority of this 
House should be heard.
  ``And, as I point out, thousands of steelworkers from Weirton to 
Wheeling to Follensbee, who have been laid off during the course of 
these antidumping and antisubsidy rules not being effectively applied, 
are saying now to the President, please do not step back and please do 
not weaken them any further. Stand up for workers in this country. That 
is the grounds upon which I assert the privilege.''. 

  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 resolution offered by the gentleman from West Virginia [Mr. 
WISE] calls upon the President to address a trade imbalance in the area 
of imports. Specifically, the resolution calls upon the President to 
refrain from participation in certain international negotiations, to 
refrain from submitting certain agreements to the Congress, and to 
vigorously enforce the trade laws.
  ``As the Chair stated on October 10, 1998, and earlier today, a 
resolution expressing the legislative sentiment that the President 
should take specific action to achieve a desired public policy end does 
not present a question affecting the rights of the House, collectively, 
its safety, dignity, or the integrity of its proceeding within the 
meanings of rule IX. In the opinion of the Chair, the resolution offered 
by the gentleman from West Virginia [Mr. WISE] is purely a legislative 
proposition properly initiated by introduction through the hopper under 
clause 7, rule XII, to be subsequently considered under the normal rules 
of the House.
  ``Accordingly, the resolution offered by the gentleman from West 
Virginia does not constitute a question of the privileges of the House 
under rule IX, and may not be considered at this time.''. 

  Mr. WISE appealed the ruling of the Chair.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the decision of the Chair stand as the judgement of the House?
  Mr. KOLBE 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. HANSEN, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. WISE 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

216

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

201

para. 126.18                  [Roll No. 567]

                                AYES--216

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--201

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     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
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Bereuter
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Conyers
     Istook
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Larson
     Maloney (CT)
     Meek (FL)
     Norwood
     Payne
     Porter
     Scarborough
     Shays
     Stark
     Stupak
  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.

para. 126.19  privileges of the house

  Mr. KUCINICH rose to a question of the privileges of the House and 
submitted the following resolution:

   Resolution Calling on the President to Abstain From Renegotiating 
   International Agreements Governing Antidumping and Countervailing 
                                Measures

       Whereas under Art. I, Section 8 of the Constitution, the 
     Congress has power and responsibility with regard to foreign 
     commerce and the conduct of international trade negotiations;
       Whereas the House of Representatives is deeply concerned 
     that, in connection with the World Trade Organization, 
     (``WTO'') Ministerial meeting to be held in Seattle, 
     Washington, and the multilateral trade negotiations expected 
     to follow, a few countries are seeking to circumvent the 
     agreed list of negotiation topics and reopen debate over the 
     WTO's antidumping and antisubsidy rules;
       Whereas the built-in agenda for future WTO negotiations, 
     which was set out in the

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     Uruguay Round package ratified by Congress in 1994, includes 
     agriculture trade, services trade, and intellectual property 
     protection but does not include antidumping or antisubsidy 
     rules;
       Whereas the Congress has not approved new negotiations or 
     antidumping or antisubsidy rules and has clearly, but so far 
     informally, signaled its opposition to such negotiations;
       Whereas strong antidumping and antisubsidy rules are a 
     cornerstone of the liberal trade policy of the United States 
     and are essential to the health of the manufacturing and farm 
     sectors in the United States;
       Whereas it has long been and remains the policy of the 
     United States to support its antidumping and antisubsidy laws 
     and to defend those laws in international negotiations;
       Whereas an important part of Congress' participation in the 
     formulation of trade policy is the enactment of official 
     negotiating objectives against which completed agreements can 
     be measured when presented for ratification;
       Whereas the current absence of official negotiating 
     objectives on the statute books must not be allowed to 
     undermine the Congress' constitutional role in charting the 
     direction of United States trade policy.
       Whereas the WTO antidumping and antisubsidy rules concluded 
     in the Uruguay Round have scarcely been tested since they 
     entered into effect and certainly have not proved defective;
       Whereas opening these rules to renegotiation could only 
     lead to weakening them, which would in turn lead to even 
     greater abuse of the world's open markets, particularly that 
     of the United States;
       Whereas conversely, avoiding another divisive fight over 
     these rules is the best way to promote progress on the other, 
     far more important, issues facing WTO members; and
       Whereas it is therefore essential that renegotiations on 
     these antidumping and antisubsidy matters not be reopened 
     under the auspicies of the WTO or otherwise: Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives calls upon the 
     President--
       (1) not to participate in any international negotiation in 
     which antidumping or antisubsidy rules are part of the 
     negotiating agenda;
       (2) to refrain from submitting for congressional approval 
     agreements that require changes to the current antidumping 
     and countervailing duty laws and enforcement policies of the 
     United States; and
       (3) to enforce the antidumping and countervailing duty laws 
     vigorously in all pending and future cases.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, spoke and said:

  ``The Chair will entertain a brief argument as to whether the 
resolution constitutes a question of privilege. Let me caution the 
Members, debate should be limited to the question of order, and may not 
go to the merits of the proposition being considered.''. 

  Mr. KUCINICH was recognized and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, this resolution has privilege because only the House 
has the authority to alter existing revenue provisions. Allowing the 
administration to negotiate antidumping and countervailing duty laws 
would further diminish the loss of the constitutional power the House 
has suffered over time. Under article 1, section 7 of the Constitution, 
the House of Representatives has the authority to originate revenue 
provisions, not the Senate, the administration or the U.S. trade 
representative. By not giving the administration the clear message that 
Congress has antidumping and countervailing duty laws, that those laws 
are not to be placed on the table for negotiations, we are essentially 
allowing the administration to act on authority it does not have.
  ``Furthermore, section 702 of House rule IX entitled General 
Principles concludes that certain matters of business arising under the 
Constitution, mandatory in nature, have been held to have a privilege 
which superseded the rules establishing the order of business. This is a 
question of the House's constitutional authority and is therefore 
privileged in nature. The WTO antidumping and antisubsidy rules 
concluded in the Uruguay Round have scarcely been tested since they 
entered into effect and certainly have not proved effective. Opening 
these rules to renegotiation could only lead to weakening them which in 
turn leads to even greater abuse of the world's open markets, 
particularly that of the United States.
  ``There is a precedent, Mr. Speaker, for bringing H. Res. 298 out of 
committee and onto the House floor immediately. For instance, H .Con. 
Res. 190 was brought to the floor on October 26 under suspension of the 
rules because it concerned the upcoming Seattle Round. This measure had 
only 13 cosponsors, while H. Res. 298 has 228 cosponsors. The majority 
of the House should be heard.''. 

  Mr. TRAFICANT was recognized and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, I, too, have a privileged motion. I will not be 
offering mine nor asking for a vote. But I want to take 30 seconds with 
the Congress. The Congress is allowing trade practices to endanger 
America. Illegal trade cannot be tolerated, and the purpose of these 
exercises is to make sure the administration and Congress looks at 
those.''. 

  Ms. KAPTUR was recognized and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, I would like to rise in support of the resolution and 
to say that I would merely beg the leadership to allow this vote to 
occur, because over 228 of our Members have asked for it. I think to 
bottle this up and not allow a vote is truly not in the best spirit of 
this House when in fact the Constitution provides that trade-making 
authority rests in the House, in the Congress, and all revenue measures 
begin here in the House. With what is going to happen at the end of the 
month in Seattle and the beginning of December, we want to send a strong 
message to our trade negotiators, we do not want them opening up the 
antidumping and countervailing duty provisions of our trade laws.
  ``No industry in this country has suffered more than the steel 
industry and been forced to restructure. It has the most modern 
production in the world. Yet we continue to lose thousands and thousands 
of jobs, even over this last year. It is absolutely essential that our 
negotiators hear this, and it is not the executive branch's 
responsibility, it is our responsibility to enforce the laws that we 
pass. And so we ask and beg of the leadership of this institution, 
please allow us to bring up this resolution which allows us to instruct 
our negotiators as the Constitution intended. There are 228 Members of 
this institution that want to be allowed to be given voice and this 
resolution brought to the floor. I rise in strong support of the 
resolution.''. 

  Mr. DOYLE was recognized and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, I also have a privileged resolution which I will not 
offer and will not ask for a vote on, but I do want to speak in support 
of the resolution.
  ``Mr. Speaker, denying a vote on this resolution denies the will of 
the majority of this House. A majority of Members on both side of the 
aisle, 228, are cosponsors of this legislation. This resolution is 
intended to respond to a negotiating ploy by Japan and a few other 
countries. These countries are trying to jump-start negotiations on the 
antidumping and countervailing duty laws mostly as a negotiating tactic.
  ``Japan would like the world to forget about their closed 
telecommunications, financial services and agricultural markets by 
raising false issues about unfair trade remedies. Failing to pass this 
resolution supports the trade objectives of Japan and not the trade 
objectives of the United States.
  ``Mr. Speaker, I am in strong support of this privileged resolution, 
and ask that we be allowed to have a vote on it.''. 

  Mr. KLINK was recognized and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, I also have a privileged resolution, which I will not 
insist on calling up, instead speaking on behalf of this resolution 
instead.
  ``Mr. Speaker, I would recommend to the Members the rules of the 
House of Representatives, which says the privileges of the House as 
distinguished from that of the individual Member include questions 
relating to its constitutional prerogatives in respect to revenue 
legislation and appropriations, and it goes on to other sorts of 
things.
  ``Furthermore, in Section 664 of rule IX, entitled `General 
Principles,' as to the precedent of question of privilege, it states 
`as the business of the House began to increase, it was found necessary 
to give certain important matters a precedent by rule. Such matters 
were called privileged questions.'
  ``Section 664 goes on saying, ``certain matters of business arising 
under the constitutional mandatory in nature have been held to have 
privilege, which has superseded the rules established in the regular 
order of business.'
  ``I would say, Mr. Speaker, if you read the Constitution, under 
article I, section 7, all bills for raising revenues

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shall originate in the House of Representatives, but the Senate may 
propose or concur with amendments as on other bills.
  ``Clearly what we are talking about with this trade and the 
countervailing duties and the antidumping is that there are tariffs 
that are levied. That is the raising of revenue. That is the privilege 
of the House of Representatives, not of the Senate, not of the 
administration, not of the trade ambassador; but it is the privilege of 
this House of Representatives.
  ``When these dump products are levied, a tariff is put on them, those 
tariffs are revenue raisers, they are paid directly to the U.S. 
Treasury; and by us allowing negotiations to be weakened and our trade 
laws weakened to let in more dump product, the House would be turning 
over the power to the executive branch given exclusively to us under 
the Constitution.
  ``Now, this resolution has privilege because only the House has the 
authority to alter existing revenue provisions. Allowing the 
administration to negotiate these issues is the House giving that 
constitutional duty up.
  ``In addition, I would recommend as great reading to the Members 
article I, section 8 of the Constitution. `The Congress shall have 
power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises to pay the 
debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the 
United States; but all duties, imposes and excises shall be uniform 
throughout the Nation. The Congress also shall regulate commerce with 
foreign nations and among the several states and with the Indian 
tribes'.
  ``What we are talking about here is not only the revenue that is 
taken, but it is trade policy. An important part of Congress' 
participation in the formulation of trade policy is the enactment of 
official negotiating objectives against which completed agreements can 
then be measured for their ratification.
  ``Congress exercised that power back in 1994 when we ratified the 
agenda for the Seattle WTO Ministerial, which included agricultural 
trade; it included services trade and intellectual property protection. 
The agenda, specifically enacted into Federal law as Public Law 103-
465, did not include antidumping or antisubsidy rules.
  ``Congress is concerned that a few countries are seeking to 
circumvent the agreed list of negotiated topics and reopen debate over 
the WTO's antidumping and antisubsidy rules. The current absence of 
official negotiating objectives on the statute books must not be 
allowed to undermine what is the House of Representatives' 
constitutional district. We have a constitutional role, and it is, 
under the rules of this House, our extraordinary power to step in and 
make sure that is not taken away from us by the administration, by the 
trade representatives, or by anyone else.
  Mr. Speaker, if that is not a point of privilege of this House, then 
none exists.''. 

  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:

  ``Because the arguments raised here were addressed in the Chair's 
ruling of October 10, 1998, for the reasons stated in the Chair's 
previous rulings, the resolution offered by the gentleman from Ohio 
[Mr. Kucinich] does not constitute a question of the privileges of the 
House under rule IX and may not be considered at this time.''. 

  Mr. KUCINICH appealed the ruling of the Chair.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the decision of the Chair stand as the judgement of the House?
  Mr. KOLBE 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. HANSEN, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. KUCINICH 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

214

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

204

para. 126.20                  [Roll No. 568]

                                AYES--214

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--204

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Barrett (NE)
     Bereuter
     Boucher
     Dixon
     Goss
     Hunter
     Kanjorski
     Larson
     Metcalf

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     Norwood
     Payne
     Radanovich
     Sabo
     Scarborough
     Udall (CO)
  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.

para. 126.21  resolutions laid on the table

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the resolutions (H. Res. 358) providing for consideration of the 
joint resolution (H.J. Res. 75) making further continuing appropriations 
for the fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes; and (H. Res. 360) 
agreeing to the conference requested by the Senate on the amendment of 
the Senate to the bill (H.R. 3194) 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, 2000, and for other purposes; were laid on the 
table.

para. 126.22  recess--3:11 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 3 o'clock and 11 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.

para. 126.23  after recess--7:40 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, called the House to order.

para. 126.24  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 amendments 
of the House to the bill (S. 900) ``An Act to enhance competition in the 
financial services industry by providing a prudential framework for the 
affiliation of banks, securities firms, insurance companies, and other 
financial service providers, 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. 976. An Act to amend title V of the Public Health 
     Service Act to focus the authority of the Substance Abuse and 
     Mental Health Services Administration on community-based 
     services for children and adolescents, to enhance flexibility 
     and accountability, to establish programs for youth 
     treatment, and to respond to crises, especially those related 
     to children and violence.

para. 126.25  communication from the clerk--message from the senate

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

                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, November 4, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted to 
     Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, the Clerk received the following message 
     from the Secretary of the Senate on November 4, 1999 at 5:50 
     p.m.
       That the Senate passed without amendment H.J. Res. 75.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Jeff Trandahl,
                                               Clerk of the House.

para. 126.26  waiving points of order against consideration of the 
          conference report to accompany s. 900

  Mr. SESSIONS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 355):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (S. 900) to enhance competition in the financial 
     services industry by providing a prudential framework for the 
     affiliation of banks, securities firms, insurance companies, 
     and other financial service providers, 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. SESSIONS, 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 nays had it.
  Mr. SESSIONS 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

335

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

79

para. 126.27                  [Roll No. 569]

                                AYES--335

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--79

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Blagojevich
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Capuano
     Carson
     Clay
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Edwards
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Gejdenson
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick

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     Kucinich
     Lantos
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Markey
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Owens
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Slaughter
     Taylor (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Udall (NM)
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Woolsey
     Wu

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Bereuter
     Crane
     Dickey
     Frank (MA)
     Gephardt
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy
     Larson
     McInnis
     Mollohan
     Norwood
     Paul
     Rogan
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Shuster
     Stark
     Stearns
     Taylor (NC)
     Udall (CO)
  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. 126.28  financial services modernization

  Mr. LEACH, pursuant to House Resolution 355, called up the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 106-434):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendments of the House to the bill (S. 
     900), to enhance competition in the financial services 
     industry by providing a prudential framework for the 
     affiliation of banks, securities firms, insurance companies, 
     and other financial service providers, 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 to the text of the bill 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 ``Gramm-
     Leach-Bliley Act''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

 TITLE I--FACILITATING AFFILIATION AMONG BANKS, SECURITIES FIRMS, AND 
                          INSURANCE COMPANIES

                        Subtitle A--Affiliations

Sec. 101. Glass-Steagall Act repeals.
Sec. 102. Activity restrictions applicable to bank holding companies 
              that are not financial holding companies.
Sec. 103. Financial activities.
Sec. 104. Operation of State law.
Sec. 105. Mutual bank holding companies authorized.
Sec. 106. Prohibition on deposit production offices.
Sec. 107. Cross marketing restriction; limited purpose bank relief; 
              divestiture.
Sec. 108. Use of subordinated debt to protect financial system and 
              deposit funds from ``too big to fail'' institutions.
Sec. 109. Study of financial modernization's effect on the 
              accessibility of small business and farm loans.

     Subtitle B--Streamlining Supervision of Bank Holding Companies

Sec. 111. Streamlining bank holding company supervision.
Sec. 112. Authority of State insurance regulator and Securities and 
              Exchange Commission.
Sec. 113. Role of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Sec. 114. Prudential safeguards.
Sec. 115. Examination of investment companies.
Sec. 116. Elimination of application requirement for financial holding 
              companies.
Sec. 117. Preserving the integrity of FDIC resources.
Sec. 118. Repeal of savings bank provisions in the Bank Holding Company 
              Act of 1956.
Sec. 119. Technical amendment.

               Subtitle C--Subsidiaries of National Banks

Sec. 121. Subsidiaries of national banks.
Sec. 122. Consideration of merchant banking activities by financial 
              subsidiaries.

               Subtitle D--Preservation of FTC Authority

Sec. 131. Amendment to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to modify 
              notification and post-approval waiting period for section 
              3 transactions.
Sec. 132. Interagency data sharing.
Sec. 133. Clarification of status of subsidiaries and affiliates.

                     Subtitle E--National Treatment

Sec. 141. Foreign banks that are financial holding companies.
Sec. 142. Representative offices.

                 Subtitle F--Direct Activities of Banks

Sec. 151. Authority of national banks to underwrite certain municipal 
              bonds.

                       Subtitle G--Effective Date

Sec. 161. 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. Information sharing.
Sec. 205. Treatment of new hybrid products.
Sec. 206. Definition of identified banking product.
Sec. 207. Additional definitions.
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. Statutory disqualification for bank wrongdoing.
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.

              Subtitle D--Banks and Bank Holding Companies

Sec. 241. Consultation.

                          TITLE III--INSURANCE

               Subtitle A--State Regulation of Insurance

Sec. 301. Functional regulation of insurance.
Sec. 302. Insurance underwriting in national banks.
Sec. 303. Title insurance activities of national banks and their 
              affiliates.
Sec. 304. Expedited and equalized dispute resolution for Federal 
              regulators.
Sec. 305. Insurance customer protections.
Sec. 306. Certain State affiliation laws preempted for insurance 
              companies and affiliates.
Sec. 307. Interagency consultation.
Sec. 308. Definition of State.

             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.

           Subtitle D--Rental Car Agency Insurance Activities

Sec. 341. Standard of regulation for motor vehicle rentals.

          TITLE IV--UNITARY SAVINGS AND LOAN HOLDING COMPANIES

Sec. 401. Prevention of creation of new S&L holding companies with 
              commercial affiliates.

                            TITLE V--PRIVACY

        Subtitle A--Disclosure of Nonpublic Personal Information

Sec. 501. Protection of nonpublic personal information.
Sec. 502. Obligations with respect to disclosures of personal 
              information.
Sec. 503. Disclosure of institution privacy policy.
Sec. 504. Rulemaking.
Sec. 505. Enforcement.
Sec. 506. Protection of Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Sec. 507. Relation to State laws.
Sec. 508. Study of information sharing among financial affiliates.
Sec. 509. Definitions.
Sec. 510. Effective date.

         Subtitle B--Fraudulent Access to Financial Information

Sec. 521. Privacy protection for customer information of financial 
              institutions.
Sec. 522. Administrative enforcement.
Sec. 523. Criminal penalty.
Sec. 524. Relation to State laws.
Sec. 525. Agency guidance.
Sec. 526. Reports.
Sec. 527. Definitions.

         TITLE VI--FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK SYSTEM MODERNIZATION

Sec. 601. Short title.

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Sec. 602. Definitions.
Sec. 603. Savings association membership.
Sec. 604. Advances to members; collateral.
Sec. 605. Eligibility criteria.
Sec. 606. Management of banks.
Sec. 607. Resolution Funding Corporation.
Sec. 608. Capital structure of Federal home loan banks.

                      TITLE VII--OTHER PROVISIONS

                       Subtitle A--ATM Fee Reform

Sec. 701. Short title.
Sec. 702. Electronic fund transfer fee disclosures at any host ATM.
Sec. 703. Disclosure of possible fees to consumers when ATM card is 
              issued.
Sec. 704. Feasibility study.
Sec. 705. No liability if posted notices are damaged.

                   Subtitle B--Community Reinvestment

Sec. 711. CRA sunshine requirements.
Sec. 712. Small bank regulatory relief.
Sec. 713. Federal Reserve Board study of CRA lending.
Sec. 714. Preserving the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977.
Sec. 715. Responsiveness to community needs for financial services.

               Subtitle C--Other Regulatory Improvements

Sec. 721. Expanded small bank access to S corporation treatment.
Sec. 722. ``Plain language'' requirement for Federal banking agency 
              rules.
Sec. 723. Retention of ``Federal'' in name of converted Federal savings 
              association.
Sec. 724. Control of bankers' banks.
Sec. 725. Provision of technical assistance to microenterprises.
Sec. 726. Federal Reserve audits.
Sec. 727. Authorization to release reports.
Sec. 728. General Accounting Office study of conflicts of interest.
Sec. 729. Study and report on adapting existing legislative 
              requirements to online banking and lending.
Sec. 730. Clarification of source of strength doctrine.
Sec. 731. Interest rates and other charges at interstate branches.
Sec. 732. Interstate branches and agencies of foreign banks.
Sec. 733. Fair treatment of women by financial advisers.
Sec. 734. Membership of loan guarantee boards.
Sec. 735. Repeal of stock loan limit in Federal Reserve Act.
Sec. 736. Elimination of SAIF and DIF special reserves.
Sec. 737. Bank officers and directors as officers and directors of 
              public utilities.
Sec. 738. Approval for purchases of securities.
Sec. 739. Optional conversion of Federal savings associations.
Sec. 740. Grand jury proceedings.
 TITLE I--FACILITATING AFFILIATION AMONG BANKS, SECURITIES FIRMS, AND 
                          INSURANCE COMPANIES
                        Subtitle A--Affiliations

     SEC. 101. GLASS-STEAGALL ACT REPEALS.

       (a) Section 20 Repealed.--Section 20 of the Banking Act of 
     1933 (12 U.S.C. 377) (commonly referred to as the ``Glass-
     Steagall Act'') is repealed.
       (b) Section 32 Repealed.--Section 32 of the Banking Act of 
     1933 (12 U.S.C. 78) is repealed.

     SEC. 102. ACTIVITY RESTRICTIONS APPLICABLE TO BANK HOLDING 
                   COMPANIES THAT 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 or order under 
     this paragraph as of the day before the date of the enactment 
     of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, to be so closely related to 
     banking as to be a proper incident thereto (subject to such 
     terms and conditions contained in such regulation or order, 
     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 inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``as of the day before the date of the enactment 
     of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act''.

     SEC. 103. FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 4 of the Bank Holding Company Act 
     of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1843) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsections:
       ``(k) Engaging in Activities That Are Financial in 
     Nature.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), a 
     financial holding company may engage in any activity, and may 
     acquire and retain the shares of any company engaged in any 
     activity, that the Board, in accordance with paragraph (2), 
     determines (by regulation or order)--
       ``(A) to be financial in nature or incidental to such 
     financial activity; or
       ``(B) is complementary to a financial activity and does not 
     pose a substantial risk to the safety or soundness of 
     depository institutions or the financial system generally.
       ``(2) Coordination between the board and the secretary of 
     the treasury.--
       ``(A) Proposals raised before the board.--
       ``(i) Consultation.--The Board shall notify the Secretary 
     of the Treasury of, and consult with the Secretary of the 
     Treasury concerning, any request, proposal, or application 
     under this subsection for a determination of whether an 
     activity is financial in nature or incidental to a financial 
     activity.
       ``(ii) Treasury view.--The Board shall not determine that 
     any activity is financial in nature or incidental to a 
     financial activity under this subsection if the Secretary of 
     the Treasury notifies the Board in writing, not later than 30 
     days after the date of receipt of the notice described in 
     clause (i) (or such longer period as the Board determines to 
     be appropriate under the circumstances) that the Secretary of 
     the Treasury believes that the activity is not financial in 
     nature or incidental to a financial activity or is not 
     otherwise permissible under this section.
       ``(B) Proposals raised by the treasury.--
       ``(i) Treasury recommendation.--The Secretary of the 
     Treasury may, at any time, recommend in writing that the 
     Board find an activity to be financial in nature or 
     incidental to a financial activity.
       ``(ii) Time period for board action.--Not later than 30 
     days after the date of receipt of a written recommendation 
     from the Secretary of the Treasury under clause (i) (or such 
     longer period as the Secretary of the Treasury and the Board 
     determine to be appropriate under the circumstances), the 
     Board shall determine whether to initiate a public rulemaking 
     proposing that the recommended activity be found to be 
     financial in nature or incidental to a financial activity 
     under this subsection, and shall notify the Secretary of the 
     Treasury in writing of the determination of the Board and, if 
     the Board determines not to seek public comment on the 
     proposal, the reasons for that determination.
       ``(3) Factors to be considered.--In determining whether an 
     activity is financial in nature or incidental to a financial 
     activity, the Board shall take into account--
       ``(A) the purposes of this Act and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley 
     Act;
       ``(B) changes or reasonably expected changes in the 
     marketplace in which financial 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 financial holding company and the affiliates of a 
     financial holding company to--
       ``(i) compete effectively with any company seeking to 
     provide financial services in the United States;
       ``(ii) efficiently deliver information and services that 
     are financial in nature through the use of technological 
     means, including any application necessary to protect the 
     security or efficacy of systems for the transmission of data 
     or financial transactions; and
       ``(iii) offer customers any available or emerging 
     technological means for using financial services or for the 
     document imaging of data.
       ``(4) Activities that are financial in nature.--For 
     purposes of this subsection, 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, in any State.
       ``(C) Providing financial, investment, or economic advisory 
     services, including advising an investment company (as 
     defined in 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 the enactment of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, 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 of the 
     United States; and
       ``(ii) the Board has determined, under regulations 
     prescribed or interpretations issued pursuant to subsection 
     (c)(13) (as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act) 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 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--

       (I) a securities affiliate or an affiliate thereof; or
       (II) an affiliate of an insurance company described in 
     subparagraph (I)(ii) that provides investment advice to an 
     insurance company and is registered pursuant to the 
     Investment Advisers Act of 1940, or an affiliate of such 
     investment adviser;

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     as part of a bona fide underwriting or merchant or investment 
     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 for a period of time to enable the sale or disposition 
     thereof on a reasonable basis consistent with the financial 
     viability 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 
     routinely manage or operate such company or entity except as 
     may be necessary or required to obtain a reasonable return on 
     investment upon resale or disposition.
       ``(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 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) or providing and issuing annuities;
       ``(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 
     routinely manage or operate such company except as may be 
     necessary or required to obtain a reasonable return on 
     investment.
       ``(5) Actions required.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Board shall, by regulation or order, 
     define, consistent with the purposes of this Act, the 
     activities described in subparagraph (B) as financial in 
     nature, and the extent to which such activities are financial 
     in nature or incidental to a financial activity.
       ``(B) Activities.--The activities described in this 
     subparagraph are as follows:
       ``(i) Lending, exchanging, transferring, investing for 
     others, or safeguarding financial assets other than money or 
     securities.
       ``(ii) Providing any device or other instrumentality for 
     transferring money or other financial assets.
       ``(iii) Arranging, effecting, or facilitating financial 
     transactions for the account of third parties.
       ``(6) Required notification.--
       ``(A) In general.--A 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 not later than 30 calendar days after commencing the 
     activity or consummating the acquisition, as the case may be.
       ``(B) Approval not required for certain financial 
     activities.--Except as provided in subsection (j) with regard 
     to the acquisition of a savings association, a financial 
     holding company may commence any activity, or acquire any 
     company, pursuant to paragraph (4) or any regulation 
     prescribed or order issued under paragraph (5), without prior 
     approval of the Board.
       ``(7) Merchant banking activities.--
       ``(A) Joint regulations.--The Board and the Secretary of 
     the Treasury may issue such regulations implementing 
     paragraph (4)(H), including limitations on transactions 
     between depository institutions and companies controlled 
     pursuant to such paragraph, as the Board and the Secretary 
     jointly deem appropriate to assure compliance with the 
     purposes and prevent evasions of this Act and the Gramm-
     Leach-Bliley Act and to protect depository institutions.
       ``(B) Sunset of restrictions on merchant banking activities 
     of financial subsidiaries.--The restrictions contained in 
     paragraph (4)(H) on the ownership and control of shares, 
     assets, or ownership interests by or on behalf of a 
     subsidiary of a depository institution shall not apply to a 
     financial subsidiary (as defined in section 5136A of the 
     Revised Statutes of the United States) of a bank, if the 
     Board and the Secretary of the Treasury jointly authorize 
     financial subsidiaries of banks to engage in merchant banking 
     activities pursuant to section 122 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley 
     Act.
       ``(l) Conditions for Engaging in Expanded Financial 
     Activities.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (k), (n), or 
     (o), a bank holding company may not engage in any activity, 
     or directly or indirectly acquire or retain shares of any 
     company engaged in any activity, under subsection (k), (n), 
     or (o), other than activities permissible for any bank 
     holding company under subsection (c)(8), unless--
       ``(A) all of the depository institution subsidiaries of the 
     bank holding company are well capitalized;
       ``(B) all of the depository institution subsidiaries of the 
     bank holding company are well managed; and
       ``(C) the bank holding company has filed with the Board--
       ``(i) a declaration that the company elects to be a 
     financial holding company to engage in activities or acquire 
     and retain shares of a company that were not permissible for 
     a bank holding company to engage in or acquire before the 
     enactment of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act; and
       ``(ii) a certification that the company meets the 
     requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B).
       ``(2) CRA requirement.--Notwithstanding subsection (k) or 
     (n) of this section, section 5136A(a) of the Revised Statutes 
     of the United States, or section 46(a) of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act, the appropriate Federal banking agency shall 
     prohibit a financial holding company or any insured 
     depository institution from--
       ``(A) commencing any new activity under subsection (k) or 
     (n) of this section, section 5136A(a) of the Revised Statutes 
     of the United States, or section 46(a) of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act; or
       ``(B) directly or indirectly acquiring control of a company 
     engaged in any activity under subsection (k) or (n) of this 
     section, section 5136A(a) of the Revised Statutes of the 
     United States, or section 46(a) of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act (other than an investment made pursuant to 
     subparagraph (H) or (I) of subsection (k)(4), or section 122 
     of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, or under section 46(a) of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act by reason of such section 122, 
     by an affiliate already engaged in activities under any such 
     provision);
     if any insured depository institution subsidiary of such 
     financial holding company, or the insured depository 
     institution or any of its insured depository institution 
     affiliates, has received in its most recent examination under 
     the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, a rating of less than 
     `satisfactory record of meeting community credit needs'.
       ``(3) Foreign banks.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
     Board shall apply comparable capital and management standards 
     to a foreign bank that operates a branch or agency or owns or 
     controls a commercial lending company in the United States, 
     giving due regard to the principle of national treatment and 
     equality of competitive opportunity.
       ``(m) Provisions Applicable to Financial Holding Companies 
     That Fail To Meet Certain Requirements.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the Board finds that--
       ``(A) a financial holding company is engaged, directly or 
     indirectly, in any activity under subsection (k), (n), or 
     (o), other than activities that are permissible for a bank 
     holding company under subsection (c)(8); and
       ``(B) such financial holding company is not in compliance 
     with the requirements of subsection (l)(1);
     the Board shall give notice to the financial holding company 
     to that effect, describing the conditions giving rise to the 
     notice.
       ``(2) Agreement to correct conditions required.--Not later 
     than 45 days after the date of receipt by a financial holding 
     company of a notice given under paragraph (1) (or such 
     additional period as the Board may permit), the financial 
     holding company shall execute an agreement with the Board to 
     comply with the requirements applicable to a financial 
     holding company under subsection (l)(1).
       ``(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 that financial 
     holding company or any affiliate of that company as the Board 
     determines to be appropriate under the circumstances and 
     consistent with the purposes of this Act.
       ``(4) Failure to correct.--If the conditions described in a 
     notice to a financial holding company under paragraph (1) are 
     not corrected within 180 days after the date of receipt by 
     the financial holding company of a notice under paragraph 
     (1), the Board may require such financial holding 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 discretion of the Board, either--
       ``(A) to divest control of any subsidiary depository 
     institution; or
       ``(B) at the election of the financial holding company 
     instead to cease to engage in any activity conducted by such 
     financial holding company or its subsidiaries (other than a 
     depository institution or a subsidiary of a depository 
     institution) that is not an activity that is permissible for 
     a bank holding company under subsection (c)(8).
       ``(5) Consultation.--In taking any action under this 
     subsection, the Board shall consult with all relevant Federal 
     and State regulatory agencies and authorities.
       ``(n) Authority To Retain Limited Nonfinancial Activities 
     and Affiliations.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (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 Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act 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, 
     1999;
       ``(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, 1999, 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 
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     cial activity under subsection (k) 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 that is engaged in any activity that the Board has 
     not determined to be financial in nature or incidental to a 
     financial activity under subsection (k), except this 
     paragraph shall not apply with respect to a company that owns 
     a broadcasting station licensed under title III of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 and the shares of which are under 
     common control with an insurance company since January 1, 
     1998, unless such company is acquired by, or otherwise 
     becomes an affiliate of, a bank holding company that, at the 
     time such acquisition or affiliation is consummated, is 1 of 
     the 5 largest domestic bank holding companies (as determined 
     on the basis of the consolidated total assets of such 
     companies).
       ``(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) In general.--A depository institution controlled by a 
     financial holding company shall not--
       ``(i) 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 (k)(4); or
       ``(ii) permit any of its products or services to be offered 
     or marketed, directly or through any arrangement, by or 
     through any company described in clause (i).
       ``(B) Rule of construction.--Subparagraph (A) shall not be 
     construed as prohibiting an arrangement between a depository 
     institution and a company owned or controlled pursuant to 
     subsection (k)(4)(I) for the marketing of products or 
     services through statement inserts or Internet websites if--
       ``(i) such arrangement does not violate section 106 of the 
     Bank Holding Company Act Amendments of 1970; and
       ``(ii) the Board determines that the arrangement is in the 
     public interest, does not undermine the separation of banking 
     and commerce, and is consistent with the safety and soundness 
     of depository institutions.
       ``(6) Transactions with nonfinancial affiliates.--A 
     depository institution controlled by a financial holding 
     company may not engage in a covered transaction (as defined 
     in section 23A(b)(7) of the Federal Reserve Act) with any 
     affiliate controlled by the company pursuant to this 
     subsection.
       ``(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 Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. The Board may, upon 
     application by a financial holding company, extend such 10-
     year period by a period not to exceed an additional 5 years 
     if such extension would not be detrimental to the public 
     interest.
       ``(o) Regulation of Certain Financial Holding Companies.--
     Notwithstanding subsection (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 enactment of 
     the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, may continue to 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 September 30, 1997, if--
       ``(1) the holding company, or any subsidiary of the holding 
     company, lawfully was engaged, directly or indirectly, in any 
     of such activities as of September 30, 1997, in the United 
     States;
       ``(2) the attributed aggregate consolidated assets of the 
     company held by the holding company pursuant to this 
     subsection, and not otherwise permitted to be held by a 
     financial holding company, are equal to not more than 5 
     percent of the total consolidated assets of the bank holding 
     company, except that the Board may increase that percentage 
     by such amounts and under such circumstances as the Board 
     considers appropriate, consistent with the purposes of this 
     Act; and
       ``(3) the holding company does not permit--
       ``(A) any company, the shares of which it owns or controls 
     pursuant to this subsection, to offer or market any product 
     or service of an affiliated depository institution; or
       ``(B) any affiliated depository institution to offer or 
     market any product or service of any company, the shares of 
     which are owned or controlled by such holding company 
     pursuant to this subsection.''.
       (b) Community Reinvestment Requirement.--Section 804 of the 
     Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (12 U.S.C. 2903) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Financial Holding Company Requirement.--
       ``(1) In general.--An election by a bank holding company to 
     become a financial holding company under section 4 of the 
     Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 shall not be effective if--
       ``(A) the Board finds that, as of the date the declaration 
     of such election and the certification is filed by such 
     holding company under section 4(l)(1)(C) of the Bank Holding 
     Company Act of 1956, not all of the subsidiary insured 
     depository institutions of the bank holding company had 
     achieved a rating of `satisfactory record of meeting 
     community credit needs', or better, at the most recent 
     examination of each such institution; and
       ``(B) the Board notifies the company of such finding before 
     the end of the 30-day period beginning on such date.
       ``(2) Limited exclusions for newly acquired insured 
     depository institutions.--Any insured depository institution 
     acquired by a bank holding company during the 12-month period 
     preceding the date of the submission to the Board of the 
     declaration and certification under section 4(l)(1)(C) of the 
     Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 may be excluded for purposes 
     of paragraph (1) during the 12-month period beginning on the 
     date of such acquisition if--
       ``(A) the bank holding company has submitted an affirmative 
     plan to the appropriate Federal financial supervisory 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; and
       ``(B) the plan has been accepted by such agency.
       ``(3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       ``(A) Bank holding company; financial holding company.--The 
     terms `bank holding company' and `financial holding company' 
     have the meanings given those terms in section 2 of the Bank 
     Holding Company Act of 1956.
       ``(B) Board.--The term `Board' means the Board of Governors 
     of the Federal Reserve System.
       ``(C) Insured depository institution.--The term `insured 
     depository institution' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 3(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.''.
       (c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Definitions.--Section 2 of the Bank Holding Company Act 
     of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (n), by inserting `` `depository 
     institution','' after ``the terms''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(p) Financial Holding Company.--For purposes of this Act, 
     the term `financial holding company' means a bank holding 
     company that meets the requirements of section 4(l)(1).
       ``(q) Insurance Company.--For purposes of sections 4 and 5, 
     the term `insurance company' includes any person engaged in 
     the business of insurance to the extent of such 
     activities.''.
       (2) Notice procedures.--Section 4(j) of the Bank Holding 
     Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1843(j)) is amended--
       (A) in each of subparagraphs (A) and (E) of paragraph (1), 
     by inserting ``or in any complementary activity under 
     subsection (k)(1)(B)'' after ``subsection (c)(8) or (a)(2)''; 
     and
       (B) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) by inserting ``, other than any complementary activity 
     under subsection (k)(1)(B),'' after ``to engage in any 
     activity''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``or a company engaged in any 
     complementary activity under subsection (k)(1)(B)'' after 
     ``insured depository institution''.
       (d) Report.--
       (1) In general.--By the end of the 4-year period beginning 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Secretary of 
     the Treasury shall submit a joint report to the Congress 
     containing a summary of new activities, including 
     grandfathered commercial activities, in which any financial 
     holding company is engaged pursuant to subsection (k)(1) or 
     (n) of section 4 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (as 
     added by subsection (a)).
       (2) Other contents.--The report submitted to the Congress 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) shall also contain the following:
       (A) A discussion of actions by the Board of Governors of 
     the Federal Reserve System and the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     whether by regulation, order, interpretation, or guideline or 
     by approval or disapproval of an application, with regard to 
     activities of financial holding companies that are incidental 
     to activities that are financial in nature or complementary 
     to such financial activities.
       (B) An analysis and discussion of the risks posed by 
     commercial activities of financial holding companies to the 
     safety and soundness of affiliate depository institutions.
       (C) An analysis and discussion of the effect of mergers and 
     acquisitions under section 4(k) of the Bank Holding Company 
     Act of 1956 on market concentration in the financial services 
     industry.

     SEC. 104. OPERATION OF STATE LAW.

       (a) State Regulation of the Business of Insurance.--The Act 
     entitled ``An Act to express the intent of 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.
       (b) Mandatory Insurance Licensing Requirements.--No person 
     shall engage in the business of insurance in a State as 
     principal or agent unless such person is licensed as required 
     by the appropriate insurance regulator of such State in 
     accordance with the relevant State insurance law, subject to 
     subsections (c), (d), and (e).

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       (c) Affiliations.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), no 
     State may, by statute, regulation, order, interpretation, or 
     other action, prevent or restrict a depository institution, 
     or an affiliate thereof, from being affiliated directly or 
     indirectly or associated with any person, as authorized or 
     permitted by this Act or any other provision of Federal law.
       (2) Insurance.--With respect to affiliations between 
     depository institutions, or any affiliate thereof, and any 
     insurer, paragraph (1) does not prohibit--
       (A) any State from--
       (i) collecting, reviewing, and taking actions (including 
     approval and disapproval) on applications and other documents 
     or reports concerning any proposed acquisition of, or a 
     change or continuation of control of, an insurer domiciled in 
     that State; and
       (ii) exercising authority granted under applicable State 
     law to collect information concerning any proposed 
     acquisition of, or a change or continuation of control of, an 
     insurer engaged in the business of insurance in, and 
     regulated as an insurer by, such State;
     during the 60-day period preceding the effective date of the 
     acquisition or change or continuation of control, so long as 
     the collecting, reviewing, taking actions, or exercising 
     authority by the State does not have the effect of 
     discriminating, intentionally or unintentionally, against a 
     depository institution or an affiliate thereof, or against 
     any other person based upon an association of such person 
     with a depository institution;
       (B) any State from requiring any person that is acquiring 
     control of an insurer domiciled in that State to maintain or 
     restore the capital requirements of that insurer to the level 
     required under the capital regulations of general 
     applicability in that State to avoid the requirement of 
     preparing and filing with the insurance regulatory authority 
     of that State a plan to increase the capital of the insurer, 
     except that any determination by the State insurance 
     regulatory authority with respect to such requirement shall 
     be made not later than 60 days after the date of notification 
     under subparagraph (A); or
       (C) any State from restricting a change in the ownership of 
     stock in an insurer, or a company formed for the purpose of 
     controlling such insurer, after the conversion of the insurer 
     from mutual to stock form so long as such restriction does 
     not have the effect of discriminating, intentionally or 
     unintentionally, against a depository institution or an 
     affiliate thereof, or against any other person based upon an 
     association of such person with a depository institution.
       (d) Activities.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), and 
     except with respect to insurance sales, solicitation, and 
     cross marketing activities, which shall be governed by 
     paragraph (2), no State may, by statute, regulation, order, 
     interpretation, or other action, prevent or restrict a 
     depository institution or an affiliate thereof from engaging 
     directly or indirectly, either by itself or in conjunction 
     with an affiliate, or any other person, in any activity 
     authorized or permitted under this Act and the amendments 
     made by this Act.
       (2) Insurance sales.--
       (A) In general.--In accordance with the legal standards for 
     preemption set forth in the decision of the Supreme Court of 
     the United States in Barnett Bank of Marion County N.A. v. 
     Nelson, 517 U.S. 25 (1996), no State may, by statute, 
     regulation, order, interpretation, or other action, prevent 
     or significantly interfere with the ability of a depository 
     institution, or an affiliate thereof, to engage, directly or 
     indirectly, either by itself or in conjunction with an 
     affiliate or any other person, in any insurance sales, 
     solicitation, or cross-marketing activity.
       (B) Certain state laws preserved.--Notwithstanding 
     subparagraph (A), a State may impose any of the following 
     restrictions, or restrictions that are substantially the same 
     as but no more burdensome or restrictive than those in each 
     of the following clauses:
       (i) Restrictions prohibiting the rejection of an insurance 
     policy by a depository institution or an affiliate of a 
     depository institution, solely because the policy has been 
     issued or underwritten by any person who is not associated 
     with such depository institution or affiliate when the 
     insurance is required in connection with a loan or extension 
     of credit.
       (ii) Restrictions prohibiting a requirement for any debtor, 
     insurer, or insurance agent or broker to pay a separate 
     charge in connection with the handling of insurance that is 
     required in connection with a loan or other extension of 
     credit or the provision of another traditional banking 
     product by an depository institution, or any affiliate of a 
     depository institution, unless such charge would be required 
     when the depository institution or affiliate is the licensed 
     insurance agent or broker providing the insurance.
       (iii) Restrictions prohibiting the use of any advertisement 
     or other insurance promotional material by a depository 
     institution or any affiliate of a depository institution that 
     would cause a reasonable person to believe mistakenly that--

       (I) the Federal Government or a State is responsible for 
     the insurance sales activities of, or stands behind the 
     credit of, the institution or affiliate; or
       (II) a State, or the Federal Government guarantees any 
     returns on insurance products, or is a source of payment on 
     any insurance obligation of or sold by the institution or 
     affiliate;

       (iv) Restrictions prohibiting the payment or receipt of any 
     commission or brokerage fee or other valuable consideration 
     for services as an insurance agent or broker to or by any 
     person, unless such person holds a valid State license 
     regarding the applicable class of insurance at the time at 
     which the services are performed, except that, in this 
     clause, the term ``services as an insurance agent or broker'' 
     does not include a referral by an unlicensed person of a 
     customer or potential customer to a licensed insurance agent 
     or broker that does not include a discussion of specific 
     insurance policy terms and conditions.
       (v) Restrictions prohibiting any compensation paid to or 
     received by any individual who is not licensed to sell 
     insurance, for the referral of a customer that seeks to 
     purchase, or seeks an opinion or advice on, any insurance 
     product to a person that sells or provides opinions or advice 
     on such product, based on the purchase of insurance by the 
     customer.
       (vi) Restrictions prohibiting the release of the insurance 
     information of a customer (defined as information concerning 
     the premiums, terms, and conditions of insurance coverage, 
     including expiration dates and rates, and insurance claims of 
     a customer contained in the records of the depository 
     institution or an affiliate thereof) to any person other than 
     an officer, director, employee, agent, or affiliate of a 
     depository institution, for the purpose of soliciting or 
     selling insurance, without the express consent of the 
     customer, other than a provision that prohibits--

       (I) a transfer of insurance information to an unaffiliated 
     insurer in connection with transferring insurance in force on 
     existing insureds of the depository institution or an 
     affiliate thereof, or in connection with a merger with or 
     acquisition of an unaffiliated insurer; or
       (II) the release of information as otherwise authorized by 
     State or Federal law.

       (vii) Restrictions prohibiting the use of health 
     information obtained from the insurance records of a customer 
     for any purpose, other than for its activities as a licensed 
     agent or broker, without the express consent of the customer.
       (viii) Restrictions prohibiting the extension of credit or 
     any product or service that is equivalent to an extension of 
     credit, lease or sale of property of any kind, or furnishing 
     of any services or fixing or varying the consideration for 
     any of the foregoing, on the condition or requirement that 
     the customer obtain insurance from a depository institution 
     or an affiliate of a depository institution, or a particular 
     insurer, agent, or broker, other than a prohibition that 
     would prevent any such depository institution or affiliate--

       (I) from engaging in any activity described in this clause 
     that would not violate section 106 of the Bank Holding 
     Company Act Amendments of 1970, as interpreted by the Board 
     of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; or
       (II) from informing a customer or prospective customer that 
     insurance is required in order to obtain a loan or credit, 
     that loan or credit approval is contingent upon the 
     procurement by the customer of acceptable insurance, or that 
     insurance is available from the depository institution or an 
     affiliate of the depository institution.

       (ix) Restrictions requiring, when an application by a 
     consumer for a loan or other extension of credit from a 
     depository institution is pending, and insurance is offered 
     or sold to the consumer or is required in connection with the 
     loan or extension of credit by the depository institution or 
     any affiliate thereof, that a written disclosure be provided 
     to the consumer or prospective customer indicating that the 
     customer's choice of an insurance provider will not affect 
     the credit decision or credit terms in any way, except that 
     the depository institution may impose reasonable requirements 
     concerning the creditworthiness of the insurer and scope of 
     coverage chosen.
       (x) Restrictions requiring clear and conspicuous 
     disclosure, in writing, where practicable, to the customer 
     prior to the sale of any insurance policy that such policy--

       (I) is not a deposit;
       (II) is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation;
       (III) is not guaranteed by any depository institution or, 
     if appropriate, an affiliate of any such institution or any 
     person soliciting the purchase of or selling insurance on the 
     premises thereof; and
       (IV) where appropriate, involves investment risk, including 
     potential loss of principal.

       (xi) Restrictions requiring that, when a customer obtains 
     insurance (other than credit insurance or flood insurance) 
     and credit from a depository institution, or any affiliate of 
     such institution, or any person soliciting the purchase of or 
     selling insurance on the premises thereof, the credit and 
     insurance transactions be completed through separate 
     documents.
       (xii) Restrictions prohibiting, when a customer obtains 
     insurance (other than credit insurance or flood insurance) 
     and credit from a depository institution or an affiliate of 
     such institution, or any person soliciting the purchase of or 
     selling insurance on the premises thereof, inclusion of the 
     expense of insurance premiums in the primary credit 
     transaction without the express written consent of the 
     customer.
       (xiii) Restrictions requiring maintenance of separate and 
     distinct books and records relating to insurance 
     transactions, including all files relating to and reflecting 
     consumer complaints, and requiring that such insurance books 
     and records be made available to the appropriate State 
     insurance regulator for inspection upon reasonable notice.
       (C) Limitations.--
       (i) OCC deference.--Section 304(e) does not apply with 
     respect to any State statute, regulation, order, 
     interpretation, or other action regarding insurance sales, 
     solicitation, or cross marketing activities described in 
     subparagraph (A) that was issued, adopted, or enacted before 
     September 3, 1998, and that is not described in subparagraph 
     (B).
       (ii) Nondiscrimination.--Subsection (e) does not apply with 
     respect to any State statute, regulation, order, 
     interpretation, or other action regarding insurance sales, 
     solicitation, or cross marketing activities described in 
     subparagraph (A) that was issued, adopted, or enacted before 
     September 3, 1998, and that is not described in subparagraph 
     (B).
       (iii) Construction.--Nothing in this paragraph shall be 
     construed--

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       (I) to limit the applicability of the decision of the 
     Supreme Court in Barnett Bank of Marion County N.A. v. 
     Nelson, 517 U.S. 25 (1996) with respect to any State statute, 
     regulation, order, interpretation, or other action that is 
     not referred to or described in subparagraph (B); or
       (II) to create any inference with respect to any State 
     statute, regulation, order, interpretation, or other action 
     that is not described in this paragraph.

       (3) Insurance activities other than sales.--State statutes, 
     regulations, interpretations, orders, and other actions shall 
     not be preempted under paragraph (1) to the extent that 
     they--
       (A) relate to, or are issued, adopted, or enacted for the 
     purpose of regulating the business of insurance in accordance 
     with the Act entitled ``An Act to express the intent of 
     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'');
       (B) apply only to persons that are not depository 
     institutions, but that are directly engaged in the business 
     of insurance (except that they may apply to depository 
     institutions engaged in providing savings bank life insurance 
     as principal to the extent of regulating such insurance);
       (C) do not relate to or directly or indirectly regulate 
     insurance sales, solicitations, or cross marketing 
     activities; and
       (D) are not prohibited under subsection (e).
       (4) Financial activities other than insurance.--No State 
     statute, regulation, order, interpretation, or other action 
     shall be preempted under paragraph (1) to the extent that--
       (A) it does not relate to, and is not issued and adopted, 
     or enacted for the purpose of regulating, directly or 
     indirectly, insurance sales, solicitations, or cross 
     marketing activities covered under paragraph (2);
       (B) it does not relate to, and is not issued and adopted, 
     or enacted for the purpose of regulating, directly or 
     indirectly, the business of insurance activities other than 
     sales, solicitations, or cross marketing activities, covered 
     under paragraph (3);
       (C) it does not relate to securities investigations or 
     enforcement actions referred to in subsection (f); and
       (D) it--
       (i) does not distinguish by its terms between depository 
     institutions, and affiliates thereof, engaged in the activity 
     at issue and other persons engaged in the same activity in a 
     manner that is in any way adverse with respect to the conduct 
     of the activity by any such depository institution or 
     affiliate engaged in the activity at issue;
       (ii) as interpreted or applied, does not have, and will not 
     have, an impact on depository institutions, or affiliates 
     thereof, engaged in the activity at issue, or any person who 
     has an association with any such depository institution or 
     affiliate, that is substantially more adverse than its impact 
     on other persons engaged in the same activity that are not 
     depository institutions or affiliates thereof, or persons who 
     do not have an association with any such depository 
     institution or affiliate;
       (iii) does not effectively prevent a depository institution 
     or affiliate thereof from engaging in activities authorized 
     or permitted by this Act or any other provision of Federal 
     law; and
       (iv) does not conflict with the intent of this Act 
     generally to permit affiliations that are authorized or 
     permitted by Federal law.
       (e) Nondiscrimination.--Except as provided in any 
     restrictions described in subsection (d)(2)(B), no State may, 
     by statute, regulation, order, interpretation, or other 
     action, regulate the insurance activities authorized or 
     permitted under this Act or any other provision of Federal 
     law of a depository institution, or affiliate thereof, to the 
     extent that such statute, regulation, order, interpretation, 
     or other action--
       (1) distinguishes by its terms between depository 
     institutions, or affiliates thereof, and other persons 
     engaged in such activities, in a manner that is in any way 
     adverse to any such depository institution, or affiliate 
     thereof;
       (2) as interpreted or applied, has or will have an impact 
     on depository institutions, or affiliates thereof, that is 
     substantially more adverse than its impact on other persons 
     providing the same products or services or engaged in the 
     same activities that are not depository institutions, or 
     affiliates thereof, or persons or entities affiliated 
     therewith;
       (3) effectively prevents a depository institution, or 
     affiliate thereof, from engaging in insurance activities 
     authorized or permitted by this Act or any other provision of 
     Federal law; or
       (4) conflicts with the intent of this Act generally to 
     permit affiliations that are authorized or permitted by 
     Federal law between depository institutions, or affiliates 
     thereof, and persons engaged in the business of insurance.
       (f) Limitation.--Subsections (c) and (d) shall not be 
     construed to affect--
       (1) the jurisdiction of the securities commission (or any 
     agency or office performing like functions) of any State, 
     under the laws of such State--
       (A) 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; or
       (B) to require the registration of securities or the 
     licensure or registration of brokers, dealers, or investment 
     advisers (consistent with section 203A of the Investment 
     Advisers Act of 1940), or the associated persons of a broker, 
     dealer, or investment adviser (consistent with such section 
     203A); or
       (2) State laws, regulations, orders, interpretations, or 
     other actions of general applicability relating to the 
     governance of corporations, partnerships, limited liability 
     companies, or other business associations incorporated or 
     formed under the laws of that State or domiciled in that 
     State, or the applicability of the antitrust laws of any 
     State or any State law that is similar to the antitrust laws 
     if such laws, regulations, orders, interpretations, or other 
     actions are not inconsistent with the purposes of this Act to 
     authorize or permit certain affiliations and to remove 
     barriers to such affiliations.
       (g) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       (1) Affiliate.--The term ``affiliate'' means any company 
     that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control 
     with another company.
       (2) Antitrust laws.--The term ``antitrust laws'' has the 
     meaning given the term in subsection (a) of the first section 
     of the Clayton Act, and includes section 5 of the Federal 
     Trade Commission Act (to the extent that such section 5 
     relates to unfair methods of competition).
       (3) Depository institution.--The term ``depository 
     institution''--
       (A) has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act; and
       (B) includes any foreign bank that maintains a branch, 
     agency, or commercial lending company in the United States.
       (4) Insurer.--The term ``insurer'' means any person engaged 
     in the business of insurance.
       (5) State.--The term ``State'' means any State of the 
     United States, the District of Columbia, any territory of the 
     United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Trust 
     Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Virgin Islands, and the 
     Northern Mariana Islands.

     SEC. 105. MUTUAL BANK HOLDING COMPANIES AUTHORIZED.

       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.

       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. CROSS MARKETING RESTRICTION; LIMITED PURPOSE BANK 
                   RELIEF; DIVESTITURE.

       (a) Cross Marketing Restriction.--Section 4(f) of the Bank 
     Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1843(f)) is amended by 
     striking paragraph (3).
       (b) Daylight Overdrafts.--Section 4(f) of the Bank Holding 
     Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1843(f)) is amended by 
     inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Permissible overdrafts described.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (2)(C), an overdraft is described in this paragraph 
     if--
       ``(A) such overdraft results from an inadvertent computer 
     or accounting error that is beyond the control of both the 
     bank and the affiliate;
       ``(B) such overdraft--
       ``(i) is permitted or incurred on behalf of an affiliate 
     that 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 that 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; or
       ``(C) such overdraft--
       ``(i) is permitted or incurred by, or on behalf of, an 
     affiliate in connection with an activity that is financial in 
     nature or incidental to a financial activity; and
       ``(ii) does not cause the bank to violate any provision of 
     section 23A or 23B of the Federal Reserve Act, either 
     directly, in the case of a bank that is a member of the 
     Federal Reserve System, or by virtue of section 18(j) of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act, in the case of a bank that is 
     not a member of the Federal Reserve System.''.
       (c) Industrial Loan Companies; Affiliate Overdrafts.--
     Section 2(c)(2)(H) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 
     (12 U.S.C. 1841(c)(2)(H)) is amended by inserting ``, or that 
     is otherwise permissible for a bank controlled by a company 
     described in section 4(f)(1)'' before the period at the end.
       (d) Activities Limitations.--Section 4(f)(2) of the Bank 
     Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1843(f)(2)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``Paragraph (1) shall cease to apply to any 
     company described in such paragraph if--'' and inserting 
     ``Subject to paragraph (3), a company described in paragraph 
     (1) shall no longer qualify for the exemption provided under 
     that paragraph if--'';
       (2) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) in clause (ii)(IX), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in clause (ii)(X), by inserting ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (C) in clause (ii), by inserting after subclause (X) the 
     following new subclause:

       ``(XI) assets that are derived from, or incidental to, 
     activities in which institutions described in subparagraph 
     (F) or (H) of section 2(c)(2) are permitted to engage;''; and

       (D) by striking ``or'' at the end; and
       (3) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) any bank subsidiary of such company--
       ``(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 
     (except that, for purposes of this clause, loans made in the 
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     credit card operation shall not be treated as commercial 
     loans); or
       ``(C) 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 the account of 
     the bank at a Federal reserve bank, on behalf of an 
     affiliate, other than an overdraft described in paragraph 
     (3).''.
       (e) Divestiture Requirement.--Section 4(f)(4) of the Bank 
     Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1843(f)(4)) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(4) Divestiture in case of loss of exemption.--If any 
     company described in paragraph (1) fails to qualify for the 
     exemption provided under paragraph (1) 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 on which 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) either--
       ``(i) corrected the condition or ceased the activity that 
     caused the company to fail to continue to qualify for the 
     exemption; or
       ``(ii) submitted a plan to the Board for approval to cease 
     the activity or correct the condition in a timely manner 
     (which shall not exceed 1 year); and
       ``(B) implemented procedures that are reasonably adapted to 
     avoid the reoccurrence of such condition or activity.''.
       (f) Foreign Bank Subsidiaries of Limited Purpose Credit 
     Card Banks.--Section 4(f) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 
     1956 (12 U.S.C. 1843(f)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(14) Foreign bank subsidiaries of limited purpose credit 
     card banks.--
       ``(A) In general.--An institution described in section 
     2(c)(2)(F) may control a foreign bank if--
       ``(i) the investment of the institution in the foreign bank 
     meets the requirements of section 25 or 25A of the Federal 
     Reserve Act and the foreign bank qualifies under such 
     sections;
       ``(ii) the foreign bank does not offer any products or 
     services in the United States; and
       ``(iii) the activities of the foreign bank are permissible 
     under otherwise applicable law.
       ``(B) Other limitations inapplicable.--The limitations 
     contained in any clause of section 2(c)(2)(F) shall not apply 
     to a foreign bank described in subparagraph (A) that is 
     controlled by an institution described in such section.''.

     SEC. 108. USE OF SUBORDINATED DEBT TO PROTECT FINANCIAL 
                   SYSTEM AND DEPOSIT FUNDS FROM ``TOO BIG TO 
                   FAIL'' INSTITUTIONS.

       (a) Study Required.--The Board of Governors of the Federal 
     Reserve System and the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     conduct a study of--
       (1) the feasibility and appropriateness of establishing a 
     requirement that, with respect to large insured depository 
     institutions and depository institution holding companies the 
     failure of which could have serious adverse effects on 
     economic conditions or financial stability, such institutions 
     and holding companies maintain some portion of their capital 
     in the form of subordinated debt in order to bring market 
     forces and market discipline to bear on the operation of, and 
     the assessment of the viability of, such institutions and 
     companies and reduce the risk to economic conditions, 
     financial stability, and any deposit insurance fund;
       (2) if such requirement is feasible and appropriate, the 
     appropriate amount or percentage of capital that should be 
     subordinated debt consistent with such purposes; and
       (3) the manner in which any such requirement could be 
     incorporated into existing capital standards and other issues 
     relating to the transition to such a requirement.
       (b) Report.--Before the end of the 18-month period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Board 
     of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Secretary 
     of the Treasury shall submit a report to the Congress 
     containing the findings and conclusions of the Board and the 
     Secretary in connection with the study required under 
     subsection (a), together with such legislative and 
     administrative proposals as the Board and the Secretary may 
     determine to be appropriate.
       (c) Definitions.--For purposes of subsection (a), the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       (1) Bank holding company.--The term ``bank holding 
     company'' has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the 
     Bank Holding Company Act of 1956.
       (2) Insured depository institution.--The term ``insured 
     depository institution'' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 3(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
       (3) Subordinated debt.--The term ``subordinated debt'' 
     means unsecured debt that--
       (A) has an original weighted average maturity of not less 
     than 5 years;
       (B) is subordinated as to payment of principal and interest 
     to all other indebtedness of the bank, including deposits;
       (C) is not supported by any form of credit enhancement, 
     including a guarantee or standby letter of credit; and
       (D) is not held in whole or in part by any affiliate or 
     institution-affiliated party of the insured depository 
     institution or bank holding company.

     SEC. 109. STUDY OF FINANCIAL MODERNIZATION'S EFFECT ON THE 
                   ACCESSIBILITY OF SMALL BUSINESS AND FARM LOANS.

       (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), shall conduct a study 
     of the extent to which credit is being provided to and for 
     small businesses and farms, as a result of this Act and the 
     amendments made by this Act.
       (b) Report.--Before the end of the 5-year period beginning 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Federal banking agencies, 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.
     Subtitle B--Streamlining Supervision of Bank Holding Companies

     SEC. 111. STREAMLINING BANK 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 a 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 bank holding 
     company; and
       ``(ii) compliance by the company or subsidiary with 
     applicable provisions of this Act or any other Federal law 
     that the Board has specific jurisdiction to enforce against 
     such company or subsidiary.
       ``(B) Use of existing reports.--
       ``(i) In general.--For purposes of compliance with this 
     paragraph, the Board shall, to the fullest extent possible, 
     accept--

       ``(I) reports that a bank holding company or any subsidiary 
     of such company has provided or been required to provide to 
     other Federal or State supervisors or to appropriate self-
     regulatory organizations;
       ``(II) information that is otherwise required to be 
     reported publicly; and
       ``(III) externally audited financial statements.

       ``(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) Reports filed with other agencies.--

       ``(I) In general.--In the event that the Board requires a 
     report under this subsection from a functionally regulated 
     subsidiary of a bank holding company of a kind that is not 
     required by another Federal or State regulatory authority or 
     an appropriate self-regulatory organization, the Board shall 
     first request that the appropriate regulatory authority or 
     self-regulatory organization obtain such report.
       ``(II) Availability from other subsidiary.--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 any of its depository institution subsidiaries or 
     compliance with this Act or any other Federal law that the 
     Board has specific jurisdiction to enforce against such 
     company or subsidiary or the systems described in paragraph 
     (2)(A)(ii)(II), the Board may require such functionally 
     regulated subsidiary to provide such a report to the Board.

       ``(2) Examinations.--
       ``(A) Examination authority for bank holding companies and 
     subsidiaries.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the Board may 
     make examinations of each bank holding company and each 
     subsidiary of such holding company in order--
       ``(i) to inform the Board of the nature of the operations 
     and financial condition of the holding company and such 
     subsidiaries;
       ``(ii) to 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 depository institution subsidiary of 
     such holding company; and
       ``(II) the systems for monitoring and controlling such 
     risks; and

       ``(iii) to monitor compliance with the provisions of this 
     Act or any other Federal law that the Board has specific 
     jurisdiction to enforce against such company or subsidiary 
     and those governing transactions and relationships between 
     any depository institution subsidiary and its affiliates.
       ``(B) Functionally regulated subsidiaries.--Notwithstanding 
     subparagraph (A), the Board may make examinations of a 
     functionally regulated 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;
       ``(ii) the Board reasonably determines, after reviewing 
     relevant reports, that examination of the subsidiary is 
     necessary to adequately inform the Board of the systems 
     described in subparagraph (A)(ii)(II); or
       ``(iii) 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 any other Federal law 
     that the Board has specific jurisdiction to enforce against 
     such subsidiary, including provisions relating to 
     transactions with an affiliated depository institution, and 
     the Board cannot make such determination through examination 
     of the affiliated depository institution or the bank holding 
     company.
       ``(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 bank holding company that 
     could have a materially adverse effect on the safety and 
     soundness of any depository institution subsidiary of the 
     holding company due to--

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       ``(I) the size, condition, or activities of the subsidiary; 
     or
       ``(II) the nature or size of transactions between the 
     subsidiary and any depository institution that is also a 
     subsidiary of the bank holding company.

       ``(D) Deference to bank examinations.--The Board shall, to 
     the fullest extent possible, for the purposes of this 
     paragraph, use 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, forego an examination by the 
     Board under this paragraph and instead review the reports of 
     examination made of--
       ``(i) any registered broker or dealer by or on behalf of 
     the Securities and Exchange Commission;
       ``(ii) any registered investment adviser properly 
     registered by or on behalf of either the Securities and 
     Exchange Commission or any State;
       ``(iii) any licensed insurance company by or on behalf of 
     any State regulatory authority responsible for the 
     supervision of insurance companies; and
       ``(iv) any other subsidiary that the Board finds to be 
     comprehensively supervised by a Federal or State authority.
       ``(3) Capital.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Board may not, by regulation, 
     guideline, order, or otherwise, prescribe or impose any 
     capital or capital adequacy rules, guidelines, standards, or 
     requirements on any functionally regulated subsidiary of a 
     bank holding company that--
       ``(i) is not a depository institution; and
       ``(ii) is--

       ``(I) in compliance with the applicable capital 
     requirements of its Federal regulatory authority (including 
     the Securities and Exchange Commission) or State insurance 
     authority;

       ``(II) properly registered as an investment adviser under 
     the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, or with any State; or
       ``(III) is licensed as an insurance agent with the 
     appropriate State insurance authority.

       ``(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--
       ``(i) activities of a registered investment adviser other 
     than with respect to investment advisory activities or 
     activities incidental to investment advisory activities; or
       ``(ii) activities of a licensed insurance agent other than 
     insurance agency activities or activities incidental to 
     insurance agency activities.
       ``(C) Limitations on indirect action.--In developing, 
     establishing, or assessing bank holding company capital or 
     capital adequacy rules, guidelines, standards, or 
     requirements for purposes of this paragraph, the Board may 
     not take into account the activities, operations, or 
     investments of an affiliated investment company registered 
     under the Investment Company Act of 1940, unless the 
     investment company is--
       ``(i) a bank holding company; or
       ``(ii) controlled by a bank holding company by reason of 
     ownership by the bank holding company (including through all 
     of its affiliates) of 25 percent or more of the shares of the 
     investment company, and the shares owned by the bank holding 
     company have a market value equal to more than $1,000,000.
       ``(4) Functional regulation of securities and insurance 
     activities.--
       ``(A) Securities activities.--Securities activities 
     conducted in a functionally regulated subsidiary of a 
     depository institution shall be subject to regulation by the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission, and by relevant State 
     securities authorities, as appropriate, subject to section 
     104 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, to the same extent as if 
     they were conducted in a nondepository institution subsidiary 
     of a bank holding company.
       ``(B) Insurance activities.--Subject to section 104 of the 
     Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, insurance agency and brokerage 
     activities and activities as principal conducted in a 
     functionally regulated subsidiary of a depository institution 
     shall be subject to regulation by a State insurance authority 
     to the same extent as if they were conducted in a 
     nondepository institution subsidiary of a bank holding 
     company.
       ``(5) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     term `functionally regulated subsidiary' means any company--
       ``(A) that is not a bank holding company or a depository 
     institution; and
       ``(B) that is--
       ``(i) a broker or dealer that is registered under the 
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
       ``(ii) a registered investment adviser, properly registered 
     by or on behalf of either the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission or any State, with respect to the investment 
     advisory activities of such investment adviser and activities 
     incidental to such investment advisory activities;
       ``(iii) an investment company that is registered under the 
     Investment Company Act of 1940;
       ``(iv) an insurance company, with respect to insurance 
     activities of the insurance company and activities incidental 
     to such insurance activities, that is subject to supervision 
     by a State insurance regulator; or
       ``(v) an entity that is 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. 112. AUTHORITY OF STATE INSURANCE REGULATOR AND 
                   SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

       (a) Bank Holding Companies.--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 that 
     requires a bank holding company to provide funds or other 
     assets to a subsidiary depository institution shall not be 
     effective nor enforceable with respect to an entity described 
     in subparagraph (A) if--
       ``(A) such funds or assets are to be provided by--
       ``(i) a bank holding company that is an insurance company, 
     a broker or dealer registered under the Securities Exchange 
     Act of 1934, an investment company registered under the 
     Investment Company Act of 1940, or an investment adviser 
     registered by or on behalf of either the Securities and 
     Exchange Commission or any State; or
       ``(ii) an affiliate of the depository institution that is 
     an insurance company or a broker or dealer registered under 
     the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, an investment company 
     registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, or an 
     investment adviser registered by or on behalf of either the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission or any State; and
       ``(B) the State insurance authority for the insurance 
     company or the Securities and Exchange Commission for the 
     registered broker, dealer, investment adviser (solely with 
     respect to investment advisory activities or activities 
     incidental thereto), or investment company, 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, dealer, investment company, or investment 
     adviser, 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, that is an insurance 
     company or a broker, dealer, investment company, or 
     investment adviser described in paragraph (1)(A) to provide 
     funds or assets to a 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, the Securities and Exchange Commission, or 
     State securities regulator, 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 that paragraph, the Board may order the bank holding 
     company to divest the depository institution not later than 
     180 days after receiving the notice, or such longer period as 
     the Board determines consistent with the safe and sound 
     operation of the 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 depository 
     institution, including restricting or prohibiting 
     transactions between the depository institution and any 
     affiliate of the institution, as are appropriate under the 
     circumstances.
       ``(5) Rule of construction.--No provision of this 
     subsection may be construed as limiting or otherwise 
     affecting, except to the extent specifically provided in this 
     subsection, the regulatory authority, including the scope of 
     the authority, of any Federal agency or department with 
     regard to any entity that is within the jurisdiction of such 
     agency or department.''.
       (b) Subsidiaries of Depository Institutions.--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. AUTHORITY OF STATE INSURANCE REGULATOR AND 
                   SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

       ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the provisions of--
       ``(1) section 5(c) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 
     that limit the authority of the Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System to require reports from, to make 
     examinations of, or to impose capital requirements on holding 
     companies and their functionally regulated subsidiaries or 
     that require deference to other regulators;
       ``(2) section 5(g) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 
     that limit the authority of the Board to require a 
     functionally regulated subsidiary of a holding company to 
     provide capital or other funds or assets to a depository 
     institution subsidiary of the holding company and to take 
     certain actions including requiring divestiture of the 
     depository institution; and
       ``(3) section 10A of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 
     that limit whatever authority the Board might otherwise have 
     to take direct or indirect action with respect to holding 
     companies and their functionally regulated subsidiaries;
     shall also limit whatever authority that a Federal banking 
     agency might otherwise have under any statute or regulation 
     to require reports, make examinations, impose capital 
     requirements, or take any other direct or indirect action 
     with respect to any functionally regulated affiliate of a 
     depository institution, subject to the same standards and 
     requirements as are applicable to the Board under those 
     provisions.
       ``(b) Certain Exemption Authorized.--No provision of this 
     section shall be construed as preventing the Corporation, if 
     the Corporation finds it necessary to determine the condition 
     of a depository institution for insurance purposes, from 
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     institution, pursuant to section 10(b)(4), as may be 
     necessary to disclose fully the relationship between the 
     depository institution and the affiliate, and the effect of 
     such relationship on the depository institution.
       ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       ``(1) Functionally regulated subsidiary.--The term 
     `functionally regulated subsidiary' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 5(c)(5) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 
     1956.
       ``(2) Functionally regulated affiliate.--The term 
     `functionally regulated affiliate' means, with respect to any 
     depository institution, any affiliate of such depository 
     institution that is--
       ``(A) not a depository institution holding company; and
       ``(B) a company described in any clause of section 
     5(c)(5)(B) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956.''.

     SEC. 113. ROLE OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL 
                   RESERVE SYSTEM.

       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.--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 
     functionally regulated subsidiary of a bank holding company 
     unless--
       ``(1) 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; and
       ``(2) the Board finds that it is not reasonably possible to 
     protect effectively 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 
     bank holding company that requires the bank holding company 
     to require a functionally regulated subsidiary of the holding 
     company to engage, or to refrain from engaging, in any 
     conduct or activities unless the Board could take such action 
     directly against or with respect to the functionally 
     regulated subsidiary in accordance with subsection (a).
       ``(c) Actions Specifically Authorized.--Notwithstanding 
     subsection (a) or (b), the Board may take action under this 
     Act or section 8 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to 
     enforce compliance by a functionally regulated subsidiary of 
     a bank holding company with any Federal law that the Board 
     has specific jurisdiction to enforce against such subsidiary.
       ``(d) Functionally Regulated Subsidiary Defined.--For 
     purposes of this section, the term `functionally regulated 
     subsidiary' has the meaning given the term in section 
     5(c)(5).''.

     SEC. 114. PRUDENTIAL SAFEGUARDS.

       (a) Comptroller of the Currency.--
       (1) In general.--The Comptroller of the Currency may, by 
     regulation or order, impose restrictions or requirements on 
     relationships or transactions between a national bank and a 
     subsidiary of the national bank that the Comptroller finds 
     are--
       (A) consistent with the purposes of this Act, title LXII of 
     the Revised Statutes of the United States, and other Federal 
     law applicable to national banks; and
       (B) appropriate to avoid any significant risk to the safety 
     and soundness of insured depository institutions or any 
     Federal deposit insurance fund or other adverse effects, such 
     as undue concentration of resources, decreased or unfair 
     competition, conflicts of interests, or unsound banking 
     practices.
       (2) Review.--The Comptroller of the Currency 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 the avoidance of 
     any adverse effect referred to in paragraph (1)(B); and
       (B) modify or eliminate any such restriction or requirement 
     the Comptroller finds is no longer required for such 
     purposes.
       (b) Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.--
       (1) In general.--The Board of Governors of the Federal 
     Reserve System may, by regulation or order, impose 
     restrictions or requirements on relationships or 
     transactions--
       (A) between a depository institution subsidiary of a bank 
     holding company and any affiliate of such depository 
     institution (other than a subsidiary of such institution); or
       (B) between a State member bank and a subsidiary of such 
     bank;
     if the Board makes a finding described in paragraph (2) with 
     respect to such restriction or requirement.
       (2) Finding.--The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
     System may exercise authority under paragraph (1) if the 
     Board finds that the exercise of such authority is--
       (A) consistent with the purposes of this Act, the Bank 
     Holding Company Act of 1956, the Federal Reserve Act, and 
     other Federal law applicable to depository institution 
     subsidiaries of bank holding companies or State member banks, 
     as the case may be; and
       (B) appropriate to prevent an evasion of any provision of 
     law referred to in subparagraph (A) or to avoid any 
     significant risk to the safety and soundness of depository 
     institutions or any Federal deposit insurance fund or other 
     adverse effects, such as undue concentration of resources, 
     decreased or unfair competition, conflicts of interests, or 
     unsound banking practices.
       (3) Review.--The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
     System shall regularly--
       (A) review all restrictions or requirements established 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) or (4) to determine whether there 
     is a continuing need for any such restriction or requirement 
     to carry out the purposes of the Act, including the avoidance 
     of any adverse effect referred to in paragraph (2)(B) or 
     (4)(B); and
       (B) modify or eliminate any such restriction or requirement 
     the Board finds is no longer required for such purposes.
       (4) Foreign banks.--The Board may, by regulation or order, 
     impose restrictions or requirements on relationships or 
     transactions between a branch, agency, or commercial lending 
     company of a foreign bank in the United States and any 
     affiliate in the United States of such foreign bank that the 
     Board finds are--
       (A) consistent with the purposes of this Act, the Bank 
     Holding Company Act of 1956, the Federal Reserve Act, and 
     other Federal law applicable to foreign banks and their 
     affiliates in the United States; and
       (B) appropriate to prevent an evasion of any provision of 
     law referred to in subparagraph (A) or to avoid any 
     significant risk to the safety and soundness of depository 
     institutions or any Federal deposit insurance fund or other 
     adverse effects, such as undue concentration of resources, 
     decreased or unfair competition, conflicts of interests, or 
     unsound banking practices.
       (c) Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.--
       (1) In general.--The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 
     may, by regulation or order, impose restrictions or 
     requirements on relationships or transactions between a State 
     nonmember bank (as defined in section 3 of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act) and a subsidiary of the State 
     nonmember bank that the Corporation finds are--
       (A) consistent with the purposes of this Act, the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act, or other Federal law applicable to 
     State nonmember banks; and
       (B) appropriate to avoid any significant risk to the safety 
     and soundness of depository institutions or any Federal 
     deposit insurance fund or other adverse effects, such as 
     undue concentration of resources, decreased or unfair 
     competition, conflicts of interests, or unsound banking 
     practices.
       (2) Review.--The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 
     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 the avoidance of 
     any adverse effect referred to in paragraph (1)(B); and
       (B) modify or eliminate any such restriction or requirement 
     the Corporation finds is no longer required for such 
     purposes.

     SEC. 115. EXAMINATION OF INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

       (a) Exclusive Commission Authority.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (c), a Federal banking agency may not inspect or 
     examine any registered investment company that is not a bank 
     holding company or a savings and loan 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) Certain Examinations Authorized.--Nothing in this 
     section shall prevent the Corporation, if the Corporation 
     finds it necessary to determine the condition of an insured 
     depository institution for insurance purposes, from examining 
     an affiliate of any insured depository institution, pursuant 
     to its authority under section 10(b)(4) of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act, as may be necessary to disclose fully 
     the relationship between the insured depository institution 
     and the affiliate, and the effect of such relationship on the 
     insured depository institution.
       (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       (1) Bank holding company.--The term ``bank holding 
     company'' has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the 
     Bank Holding Company Act of 1956.
       (2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission.
       (3) Corporation.--The term ``Corporation'' means the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
       (4) Federal banking agency.--The term ``Federal banking 
     agency'' has the meaning given the term in section 3(z) of 
     the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
       (5) Insured depository institution.--The term ``insured 
     depository institution'' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 3(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
       (6) Registered investment company.--The term ``registered 
     investment company'' means an investment company that is 
     registered with the Commission under the Investment Company 
     Act of 1940.
       (7) Savings and loan holding company.--The term ``savings 
     and loan holding company'' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 10(a)(1)(D) of the Home Owners' Loan Act.

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     SEC. 116. 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 at the end the following new sentence: ``A 
     declaration filed in accordance with section 4(l)(1)(C) 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 
     primary supervisor for the bank, 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. 117. PRESERVING THE INTEGRITY OF FDIC RESOURCES.

       Section 11(a)(4)(B) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
     (12 U.S.C. 1821(a)(4)(B)) is amended by striking ``to benefit 
     any shareholder of'' and inserting ``to benefit any 
     shareholder or affiliate (other than an insured depository 
     institution that receives assistance in accordance with the 
     provisions of this Act) of''.

     SEC. 118. REPEAL OF SAVINGS BANK PROVISIONS IN THE BANK 
                   HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1956.

       Section 3(f) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 
     U.S.C. 1842(f)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) [Repealed].''.

     SEC. 119. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.

       Section 2(o)(1)(A) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 
     (12 U.S.C. 1841(o)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``section 
     38(b)'' and inserting ``section 38''.
               Subtitle C--Subsidiaries of National Banks

     SEC. 121. SUBSIDIARIES OF NATIONAL BANKS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter one of title LXII of the Revised 
     Statutes of the United States (12 U.S.C. 21 et seq.) is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 5136A as section 5136B; and
       (2) by inserting after section 5136 (12 U.S.C. 24) the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 5136A. FINANCIAL SUBSIDIARIES OF NATIONAL BANKS.

       ``(a) Authorization To Conduct in Subsidiaries Certain 
     Activities That are Financial in Nature.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), a national 
     bank may control a financial subsidiary, or hold an interest 
     in a financial subsidiary.
       ``(2) Conditions and requirements.--A national bank may 
     control a financial subsidiary, or hold an interest in a 
     financial subsidiary, only if--
       ``(A) the financial subsidiary engages only in--
       ``(i) activities that are financial in nature or incidental 
     to a financial activity pursuant to subsection (b); and
       ``(ii) activities that are permitted for national banks to 
     engage in directly (subject to the same terms and conditions 
     that govern the conduct of the activities by a national 
     bank);
       ``(B) the activities engaged in by the financial subsidiary 
     as a principal do not include--
       ``(i) insuring, guaranteeing, or indemnifying against loss, 
     harm, damage, illness, disability, or death (except to the 
     extent permitted under section 302 or 303(c) of the Gramm-
     Leach-Bliley Act) or providing or issuing annuities the 
     income of which is subject to tax treatment under section 72 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
       ``(ii) real estate development or real estate investment 
     activities, unless otherwise expressly authorized by law; or
       ``(iii) any activity permitted in subparagraph (H) or (I) 
     of section 4(k)(4) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, 
     except activities described in section 4(k)(4)(H) that may be 
     permitted in accordance with section 122 of the Gramm-Leach-
     Bliley Act;
       ``(C) the national bank and each depository institution 
     affiliate of the national bank are well capitalized and well 
     managed;
       ``(D) the aggregate consolidated total assets of all 
     financial subsidiaries of the national bank do not exceed the 
     lesser of--
       ``(i) 45 percent of the consolidated total assets of the 
     parent bank; or
       ``(ii) $50,000,000,000;
       ``(E) except as provided in paragraph (4), the national 
     bank meets any applicable rating or other requirement set 
     forth in paragraph (3); and
       ``(F) the national bank has received the approval of the 
     Comptroller of the Currency for the financial subsidiary to 
     engage in such activities, which approval shall be based 
     solely upon the factors set forth in this section.
       ``(3) Rating or comparable requirement.--
       ``(A) In general.--A national bank meets the requirements 
     of this paragraph if--
       ``(i) the bank is 1 of the 50 largest insured banks and has 
     not fewer than 1 issue of outstanding eligible debt that is 
     currently rated within the 3 highest investment grade rating 
     categories by a nationally recognized statistical rating 
     organization; or
       ``(ii) the bank is 1 of the second 50 largest insured banks 
     and meets the criteria set forth in clause (i) or such other 
     criteria as the Secretary of the Treasury and the Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System may jointly establish 
     by regulation and determine to be comparable to and 
     consistent with the purposes of the rating required in clause 
     (i).
       ``(B) Consolidated total assets.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the size of an insured bank shall be determined on 
     the basis of the consolidated total assets of the bank as of 
     the end of each calendar year.
       ``(4) Financial agency subsidiary.--The requirement in 
     paragraph (2)(E) shall not apply with respect to the 
     ownership or control of a financial subsidiary that engages 
     in activities described in subsection (b)(1) solely as agent 
     and not directly or indirectly as principal.
       ``(5) Regulations required.--Before the end of the 270-day 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Gramm-
     Leach-Bliley Act, the Comptroller of the Currency shall, by 
     regulation, prescribe procedures to implement this section.
       ``(6) Indexed asset limit.--The dollar amount contained in 
     paragraph (2)(D) shall be adjusted according to an indexing 
     mechanism jointly established by regulation by the Secretary 
     of the Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal 
     Reserve System.
       ``(7) Coordination with section 4(l)(2) of the bank holding 
     company act of 1956.--Section 4(l)(2) of the Bank Holding 
     Company Act of 1956 applies to a national bank that controls 
     a financial subsidiary in the manner provided in that 
     section.
       ``(b) Activities That Are Financial in Nature.--
       ``(1) Financial activities.--
       ``(A) In general.--An activity shall be financial in nature 
     or incidental to such financial activity only if--
       ``(i) such activity has been defined to be financial in 
     nature or incidental to a financial activity for bank holding 
     companies pursuant to section 4(k)(4) of the Bank Holding 
     Company Act of 1956; or
       ``(ii) the Secretary of the Treasury determines the 
     activity is financial in nature or incidental to a financial 
     activity in accordance with subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Coordination between the board and the secretary of 
     the treasury.--
       ``(i) Proposals raised before the secretary of the 
     treasury.--

       ``(I) Consultation.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     notify the Board of, and consult with the Board concerning, 
     any request, proposal, or application under this section for 
     a determination of whether an activity is financial in nature 
     or incidental to a financial activity.
       ``(II) Board view.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall not 
     determine that any activity is financial in nature or 
     incidental to a financial activity under this section if the 
     Board notifies the Secretary in writing, not later than 30 
     days after the date of receipt of the notice described in 
     subclause (I) (or such longer period as the Secretary 
     determines to be appropriate under the circumstances) that 
     the Board believes that the activity is not financial in 
     nature or incidental to a financial activity or is not 
     otherwise permissible under this section.

       ``(ii) Proposals raised by the board.--

       ``(I) Board recommendation.--The Board may, at any time, 
     recommend in writing that the Secretary of the Treasury find 
     an activity to be financial in nature or incidental to a 
     financial activity for purposes of this section.
       ``(II) Time period for secretarial action.--Not later than 
     30 days after the date of receipt of a written recommendation 
     from the Board under subclause (I) (or such longer period as 
     the Secretary of the Treasury and the Board determine to be 
     appropriate under the circumstances), the Secretary shall 
     determine whether to initiate a public rulemaking proposing 
     that the subject recommended activity be found to be 
     financial in nature or incidental to a financial activity 
     under this section, and shall notify the Board in writing of 
     the determination of the Secretary and, in the event that the 
     Secretary determines not to seek public comment on the 
     proposal, the reasons for that determination.

       ``(2) Factors to be considered.--In determining whether an 
     activity is financial in nature or incidental to a financial 
     activity, the Secretary shall take into account--
       ``(A) the purposes of this Act and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley 
     Act;
       ``(B) changes or reasonably expected changes in the 
     marketplace in which banks 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 and the subsidiaries of a bank to--
       ``(i) compete effectively with any company seeking to 
     provide financial services in the United States;
       ``(ii) efficiently deliver information and services that 
     are financial in nature through the use of technological 
     means, including any application necessary to protect the 
     security or efficacy of systems for the transmission of data 
     or financial transactions; and
       ``(iii) offer customers any available or emerging 
     technological means for using financial services or for the 
     document imaging of data.
       ``(3) Authorization of new financial activities.--The 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall, by regulation or order and 
     in accordance with paragraph (1)(B), define, consistent with 
     the purposes of this Act and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the 
     following activities as, and the extent to which such 
     activities are, financial in nature or incidental to a 
     financial activity:
       ``(A) Lending, exchanging, transferring, investing for 
     others, or safeguarding financial assets other than money or 
     securities.

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       ``(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.
       ``(c) Capital Deduction.--
       ``(1) Capital deduction required.--In determining 
     compliance with applicable capital standards--
       ``(A) the aggregate amount of the outstanding equity 
     investment, including retained earnings, of a national bank 
     in all financial subsidiaries shall be deducted from the 
     assets and tangible equity of the national bank; and
       ``(B) the assets and liabilities of the financial 
     subsidiaries shall not be consolidated with those of the 
     national bank.
       ``(2) Financial statement disclosure of capital 
     deduction.--Any published financial statement of a national 
     bank that controls a financial subsidiary shall, in addition 
     to providing information prepared in accordance with 
     generally accepted accounting principles, separately present 
     financial information for the bank in the manner provided in 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(d) Safeguards for the Bank.--A national bank that 
     establishes or maintains a financial subsidiary shall assure 
     that--
       ``(1) the procedures of the national bank for identifying 
     and managing financial and operational risks within the 
     national bank and the financial subsidiary adequately protect 
     the national bank from such risks;
       ``(2) the national bank has, for the protection of the 
     bank, reasonable policies and procedures to preserve the 
     separate corporate identity and limited liability of the 
     national bank and the financial subsidiaries of the national 
     bank; and
       ``(3) the national bank is in compliance with this section.
       ``(e) Provisions Applicable to National Banks That Fail To 
     Continue To Meet Certain Requirements.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a national bank or insured depository 
     institution affiliate does not continue to meet the 
     requirements of subsection (a)(2)(C) or subsection (d), the 
     Comptroller of the Currency shall promptly give notice to the 
     national bank to that effect describing the conditions giving 
     rise to the notice.
       ``(2) Agreement to correct conditions.--Not later than 45 
     days after the date of receipt by a national bank of a notice 
     given under paragraph (1) (or such additional period as the 
     Comptroller of the Currency may permit), the national bank 
     shall execute an agreement with the Comptroller of the 
     Currency and any relevant insured depository institution 
     affiliate shall execute an agreement with its appropriate 
     Federal banking agency to comply with the requirements of 
     subsection (a)(2)(C) and subsection (d).
       ``(3) Imposition of conditions.--Until the conditions 
     described in a notice under paragraph (1) are corrected--
       ``(A) the Comptroller of the Currency may impose such 
     limitations on the conduct or activities of the national bank 
     or any subsidiary of the national bank as the Comptroller of 
     the Currency determines to be appropriate under the 
     circumstances and consistent with the purposes of this 
     section; and
       ``(B) the appropriate Federal banking agency may impose 
     such limitations on the conduct or activities of any relevant 
     insured depository institution affiliate or any subsidiary of 
     the institution as such agency determines to be appropriate 
     under the circumstances and consistent with the purposes of 
     this section.
       ``(4) Failure to correct.--If the conditions described in a 
     notice to a national bank under paragraph (1) are not 
     corrected within 180 days after the date of receipt by the 
     national bank of the notice, the Comptroller of the Currency 
     may require the national bank, under such terms and 
     conditions as may be imposed by the Comptroller and subject 
     to such extension of time as may be granted in the discretion 
     of the Comptroller, to divest control of any financial 
     subsidiary.
       ``(5) Consultation.--In taking any action under this 
     subsection, the Comptroller shall consult with all relevant 
     Federal and State regulatory agencies and authorities.
       ``(f) Failure To Maintain Public Rating or Meet Applicable 
     Criteria.--
       ``(1) In general.--A national bank that does not continue 
     to meet any applicable rating or other requirement of 
     subsection (a)(2)(E) after acquiring or establishing a 
     financial subsidiary shall not, directly or through a 
     subsidiary, purchase or acquire any additional equity capital 
     of any financial subsidiary until the bank meets such 
     requirements.
       ``(2) Equity capital.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     term `equity capital' includes, in addition to any equity 
     instrument, any debt instrument issued by a financial 
     subsidiary, if the instrument qualifies as capital of the 
     subsidiary under any Federal or State law, regulation, or 
     interpretation applicable to the subsidiary.
       ``(g) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       ``(1) Affiliate, company, control, and subsidiary.--The 
     terms `affiliate', `company', `control', and `subsidiary' 
     have the meanings given those terms in section 2 of the Bank 
     Holding Company Act of 1956.
       ``(2) Appropriate federal banking agency, depository 
     institution, insured bank, and insured depository 
     institution.--The terms `appropriate Federal banking agency', 
     `depository institution', `insured bank', and `insured 
     depository institution' have the meanings given those terms 
     in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
       ``(3) Financial subsidiary.--The term `financial 
     subsidiary' means any company that is controlled by 1 or more 
     insured depository institutions other than a subsidiary 
     that--
       ``(A) engages solely in activities that national banks are 
     permitted to engage in directly and are conducted subject to 
     the same terms and conditions that govern the conduct of such 
     activities by national banks; or
       ``(B) a national bank is specifically authorized by the 
     express terms of a Federal statute (other than this section), 
     and not by implication or interpretation, to control, such as 
     by section 25 or 25A of the Federal Reserve Act or the Bank 
     Service Company Act.
       ``(4) Eligible debt.--The term `eligible debt' means 
     unsecured long-term debt that--
       ``(A) is not supported by any form of credit enhancement, 
     including a guarantee or standby letter of credit; and
       ``(B) is not held in whole or in any significant part by 
     any affiliate, officer, director, principal shareholder, or 
     employee of the bank or any other person acting on behalf of 
     or with funds from the bank or an affiliate of the bank.
       ``(5) Well capitalized.--The term `well capitalized' has 
     the meaning given the term in section 38 of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act.
       ``(6) Well managed.--The term `well managed' means--
       ``(A) in the case of a depository institution that has been 
     examined, unless otherwise determined in writing by the 
     appropriate Federal banking agency--
       ``(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 depository institution; and
       ``(ii) at least a rating of 2 for management, if such 
     rating is given; or
       ``(B) in the case of any depository institution that has 
     not been examined, the existence and use of managerial 
     resources that the appropriate Federal banking agency 
     determines are satisfactory.''.
       (b) Sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act.--
       (1) Limiting the exposure of a bank to a financial 
     subsidiary to the amount of permissible exposure to an 
     affiliate.--Section 23A of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 
     371c) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
       (B) 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 any company that is a subsidiary of a bank that would 
     be a financial subsidiary of a national bank under section 
     5136A of the Revised Statutes of the United States.
       ``(2) Financial subsidiary treated as an affiliate.--For 
     purposes of applying this section and section 23B, and 
     notwithstanding subsection (b)(2) of this section or section 
     23B(d)(1), a financial subsidiary of a bank--
       ``(A) shall be deemed to be an affiliate of the bank; and
       ``(B) shall not be deemed to be a subsidiary of the bank.
       ``(3) Exceptions for transactions with financial 
     subsidiaries.--
       ``(A) Exception from limit on covered transactions with any 
     individual financial subsidiary.--Notwithstanding paragraph 
     (2), the restriction contained in subsection (a)(1)(A) shall 
     not apply with respect to covered transactions between a bank 
     and any individual financial subsidiary of the bank.
       ``(B) Exception for earnings retained by financial 
     subsidiaries.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2) or subsection 
     (b)(7), a bank's investment in a financial subsidiary of the 
     bank shall not include retained earnings of the financial 
     subsidiary.
       ``(4) Anti-evasion provision.--For purposes of this section 
     and section 23B--
       ``(A) any purchase of, or investment in, the securities of 
     a financial subsidiary of a bank by an affiliate of the bank 
     shall be considered to be a purchase of or investment in such 
     securities by the bank; and
       ``(B) any extension of credit by an affiliate of a bank to 
     a financial subsidiary of the bank shall be considered to be 
     an extension of credit by the bank to the financial 
     subsidiary if the Board determines that such treatment is 
     necessary or appropriate to prevent evasions of this Act and 
     the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.''.
       (2) Rebuttable presumption of control of portfolio 
     company.--Section 23A(b) of the Federal Reserve Act (12 
     U.S.C. 371c(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph--
       ``(11) Rebuttable presumption of control of portfolio 
     companies.--In addition to paragraph (3), a company or 
     shareholder shall be presumed to control any other company if 
     the company or shareholder, directly or indirectly, or acting 
     through 1 or more other persons, owns or controls 15 percent 
     or more of the equity capital of the other company pursuant 
     to subparagraph (H) or (I) of section 4(k)(4) of the Bank 
     Holding Company Act of 1956 or rules adopted under section 
     122 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, if any, unless the company 
     or shareholder provides information acceptable to the Board 
     to rebut this presumption of control.''.
       (3) Rulemaking required concerning derivative transactions 
     and intraday credit.--Section 23A(f) of the Federal Reserve 
     Act (12 U.S.C. 371c(f)) (as so redesignated by paragraph 
     (1)(A) of this subsection) is amended by inserting at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Rulemaking required concerning derivative 
     transactions and intraday credit.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date 
     of the enactment of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the Board 
     shall adopt final rules under this section to address as 
     covered transactions credit exposure arising out of 
     derivative transactions between member banks and their 
     affiliates and intraday extensions of credit by member banks 
     to their affiliates.
       ``(B) Effective date.--The effective date of any final rule 
     adopted by the Board pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be 
     delayed for such pe

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     riod as the Board deems necessary or appropriate to permit 
     banks to conform their activities to the requirements of the 
     final rule without undue hardship.''.
       (c) Antitying.--Section 106(a) of the Bank Holding Company 
     Act Amendments of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 1971) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following: ``For purposes of this section, a 
     financial subsidiary of a national bank engaging in 
     activities pursuant to section 5136A(a) of the Revised 
     Statutes of the United States shall be deemed to be a 
     subsidiary of a bank holding company, and not a subsidiary of 
     a bank.''.
       (d) Safety and Soundness Firewalls for State Banks With 
     Financial Subsidiaries.--
       (1) Federal deposit insurance act.--The Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1811 et seq.) is amended by 
     inserting after section 45 (as added by section 112(b) of 
     this title) the following new section:

     ``SEC. 46. SAFETY AND SOUNDNESS FIREWALLS APPLICABLE TO 
                   FINANCIAL SUBSIDIARIES OF BANKS.

       ``(a) In General.--An insured State bank may control or 
     hold an interest in a subsidiary that engages in activities 
     as principal that would only be permissible for a national 
     bank to conduct through a financial subsidiary if--
       ``(1) the State bank and each insured depository 
     institution affiliate of the State bank are well capitalized 
     (after the capital deduction required by paragraph (2));
       ``(2) the State bank complies with the capital deduction 
     and financial statement disclosure requirements in section 
     5136A(c) of the Revised Statutes of the United States;
       ``(3) the State bank complies with the financial and 
     operational safeguards required by section 5136A(d) of the 
     Revised Statutes of the United States; and
       ``(4) the State bank complies with the amendments to 
     sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act made by 
     section 121(b) of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.
       ``(b) Preservation of Existing Subsidiaries.--
     Notwithstanding subsection (a), an insured State bank may 
     retain control of a subsidiary, or retain an interest in a 
     subsidiary, that the State bank lawfully controlled or 
     acquired before the date of the enactment of the Gramm-Leach-
     Bliley Act, and conduct through such subsidiary any 
     activities lawfully conducted in such subsidiary as of such 
     date.
       ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       ``(1) Subsidiary.--The term `subsidiary' means any company 
     that is a subsidiary (as defined in section 3(w)(4)) of 1 or 
     more insured banks.
       ``(2) Financial subsidiary.--The term `financial 
     subsidiary' has the meaning given the term in section 
     5136A(g) of the Revised Statutes of the United States.
       ``(d) Preservation of Authority.--
       ``(1) Federal deposit insurance act.--No provision of this 
     section shall be construed as superseding the authority of 
     the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to review 
     subsidiary activities under section 24.
       ``(2) Federal reserve act.--No provision of this section 
     shall be construed as affecting the applicability of the 20th 
     undesignated paragraph of section 9 of the Federal Reserve 
     Act.''.
       (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 the following: ``This paragraph 
     shall not apply to any interest held by a State member bank 
     in accordance with section 5136A of the Revised Statutes of 
     the United States and subject to the same conditions and 
     limitations provided in such section.''.
       (e) 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 5136B; and
       (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 5136 
     the following new item:

``5136A. Financial subsidiaries of national banks.''.

     SEC. 122. CONSIDERATION OF MERCHANT BANKING ACTIVITIES BY 
                   FINANCIAL SUBSIDIARIES.

       After the end of the 5-year period beginning on the date of 
     the enactment of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Secretary of 
     the Treasury may, if appropriate, after considering--
       (1) the experience with the effects of financial 
     modernization under this Act and merchant banking activities 
     of financial holding companies;
       (2) the potential effects on depository institutions and 
     the financial system of allowing merchant banking activities 
     in financial subsidiaries; and
       (3) other relevant facts;

     jointly adopt rules that permit financial subsidiaries to 
     engage in merchant banking activities described in section 
     4(k)(4)(H) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, under 
     such terms and conditions as the Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System and the Secretary of the Treasury 
     jointly determine to be appropriate.
               Subtitle D--Preservation of FTC Authority

     SEC. 131. 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, the 
     Board shall also notify the Federal Trade Commission of such 
     approval'' before the period at the end of the first 
     sentence.

     SEC. 132. INTERAGENCY DATA SHARING.

       (a) In General.--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 or 4 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.
       (b) Confidentiality Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--Any information or material obtained by 
     any agency pursuant to subsection (a) shall be treated as 
     confidential.
       (2) Procedures for disclosure.--If any information or 
     material obtained by any agency pursuant to subsection (a) is 
     proposed to be disclosed to a third party, written notice of 
     such disclosure shall first be provided to the agency from 
     which such information or material was obtained and an 
     opportunity shall be given to such agency to oppose or limit 
     the proposed disclosure.
       (3) Other privileges not waived by disclosure under this 
     section.--The provision by any Federal agency of any 
     information or material pursuant to subsection (a) to another 
     agency shall not constitute a waiver, or otherwise affect, 
     any privilege any agency or person may claim with respect to 
     such information under Federal or State law.
       (4) Exception.--No provision of this section shall be 
     construed as preventing or limiting access to any information 
     by any duly authorized committee of the Congress or the 
     Comptroller General of the United States.
       (c) Banking Agency Information Sharing.--The provisions of 
     subsection (b) shall apply to--
       (1) any information or material obtained by any Federal 
     banking agency (as defined in section 3(z) of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act) from any other Federal banking agency; 
     and
       (2) any report of examination or other confidential 
     supervisory information obtained by any State agency or 
     authority, or any other person, from a Federal banking 
     agency.

     SEC. 133. CLARIFICATION OF STATUS OF SUBSIDIARIES AND 
                   AFFILIATES.

       (a) Clarification of Federal Trade Commission 
     Jurisdiction.--Any person that 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 any provisions applied 
     by the Federal Trade Commission under the Federal Trade 
     Commission Act.
       (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 Amendments.--
       (1) Banks.--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 the following: ``, except that a portion of a 
     transaction is not exempt under this paragraph if such 
     portion of the transaction (A) is subject to section 4(k) of 
     the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956; and (B) does not 
     require agency approval under section 3 of the Bank Holding 
     Company Act of 1956''.
       (2) Bank holding companies.--Section 7A(c)(8) of the 
     Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 18a(c)(8)) is amended by inserting 
     before the semicolon at the end the following: ``, except 
     that a portion of a transaction is not exempt under this 
     paragraph if such portion of the transaction (A) is subject 
     to section 4(k) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956; and 
     (B) does not require agency approval under section 4 of the 
     Bank Holding Company Act of 1956''.
                     Subtitle E--National Treatment

     SEC. 141. 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 4(l)(1)(C) 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 that the Board has determined to be permissible for 
     financial holding companies under section 4(k) 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 that the 
     Board has determined to be permissible for financial holding 
     companies under section 4(k) 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 by 
     the end of the 2-year period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, 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 114 of the Gramm-Leach-
     Bliley Act.''.

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     SEC. 142. REPRESENTATIVE OFFICES.

       (a) Definition.--Section 1(b)(15) of the International 
     Banking Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3101(15)) is amended by 
     striking ``State agency, or subsidiary of a foreign bank'' 
     and inserting ``or State agency''.
       (b) Examinations.--Section 10(c) of the International 
     Banking Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3107(c)) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new sentence: ``The Board may also 
     make examinations of any affiliate of a foreign bank 
     conducting business in any State if the Board deems it 
     necessary to determine and enforce compliance with this Act, 
     the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, or other applicable 
     Federal banking law.''.
                 Subtitle F--Direct Activities of Banks

     SEC. 151. 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 bank is 
     well capitalized (as defined in section 38 of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act).''.
                       Subtitle G--Effective Date

     SEC. 161. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This title (other than section 104) and the amendments made 
     by this title shall take effect 120 days after 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 one or more of the following activities under the 
     conditions described:
       ``(i) Third party brokerage arrangements.--The bank enters 
     into a contractual or other written 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 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 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 types of investment vehicles 
     available from the bank and the broker or dealer under the 
     arrangement;
       ``(VI) bank employees do not 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 that receive any services 
     are fully disclosed to the broker or dealer;
       ``(VIII) the bank does not carry a securities account of 
     the customer except as permitted under clause (ii) or (viii) 
     of this subparagraph; 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--

       ``(I) is chiefly compensated for such transactions, 
     consistent with fiduciary principles and standards, 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 equal to not more than the cost incurred by the bank in 
     connection with executing securities transactions for trustee 
     and fiduciary customers, or any combination of such fees; 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 affiliates (as defined in section 2 of the 
     Bank Holding Company Act of 1956), if the bank does not 
     solicit transactions or provide investment advice with 
     respect to the purchase or sale of securities in connection 
     with the plan.
       ``(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; and
       ``(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.

       ``(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; and
       ``(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.

       ``(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 delivery of written or electronic plan materials 
     by a bank 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 Gramm-
     Leach-Bliley Act; 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 
     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 4(k)(4)(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 the date that is 1 year after the 
     date of the enactment of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, is not 
     affiliated with a broker or dealer that has been registered 
     for more than 1 year in accordance with this Act, and engages 
     in dealing, market making, or underwriting activities, other 
     than with respect to exempted securities; and
       ``(III) if the bank is not affiliated with a broker or 
     dealer, does not effect any primary offering described in 
     subclause (I) the aggregate amount of which exceeds 25 
     percent of the capital of the bank, except that the 
     limitation of this subclause shall not apply with respect to 
     any sale of government securities or municipal securities.

       ``(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;

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       ``(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;
       ``(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, if the bank maintains records 
     separately identifying the securities and the customer; or
       ``(ee) serves as a custodian or provider of other related 
     administrative services to any individual retirement account, 
     pension, retirement, profit sharing, bonus, thrift savings, 
     incentive, or other similar benefit plan.

       ``(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) of this 
     title 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) Identified banking products.--The bank effects 
     transactions in identified banking products as defined in 
     section 206 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.
       ``(x) Municipal securities.--The bank effects transactions 
     in municipal securities.
       ``(xi) De minimis exception.--The bank effects, other than 
     in transactions referred to in clauses (i) through (x), 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) Execution by broker or dealer.--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 broker or 
     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) 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.
       ``(E) Exception for entities subject to section 15(e).--The 
     term `broker' does not include a bank that--
       ``(i) was, on the day before the date of enactment of the 
     Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, 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 other separate entity, of securities backed by or 
     representing an interest in notes, drafts, acceptances, 
     loans, leases, receivables, other obligations (other than 
     securities of which the bank is not the issuer), or pools of 
     any such obligations predominantly originated by--

       ``(I) the bank;
       ``(II) an affiliate of any such bank other than a broker or 
     dealer; or
       ``(III) a syndicate of banks of which the bank is a member, 
     if the obligations or pool of obligations consists of 
     mortgage obligations or consumer-related receivables.

       ``(iv) Identified banking products.--The bank buys or sells 
     identified banking products, as defined in section 206 of the 
     Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.''.

     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 the enactment of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley 
     Act, engaged in effecting such sales.''.

     SEC. 204. 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.
       ``(2) Availability to commission; confidentiality.--Each 
     appropriate Federal banking agency shall make any information 
     required under paragraph (1) available to the Commission upon 
     request. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Commission shall not be compelled to disclose any such 
     information. Nothing in this paragraph 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 paragraph 
     shall be considered a statute described in subsection 
     (b)(3)(B) of such section 552.
       ``(3) Definitions.--As used in this subsection the term 
     `Commission' means the Securities and Exchange Commission.''.

     SEC. 205. TREATMENT OF NEW HYBRID PRODUCTS.

       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 Hybrid 
     Products.--
       ``(1) Consultation.--Prior to commencing a rulemaking under 
     this subsection, the Commission shall consult with and seek 
     the concurrence of the Board concerning the imposition of 
     broker or dealer registration requirements with respect any 
     new hybrid product. In developing and promulgating rules 
     under this subsection, the Commission shall consider the 
     views of the Board, including views with respect to the 
     nature of the new hybrid product; the history, purpose, 
     extent, and appropriateness of the regulation of the new 
     product under the Federal banking laws; and the impact of the 
     proposed rule on the banking industry.
       ``(2) 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 hybrid 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.
       ``(3) Criteria for rulemaking.--The Commission shall not 
     impose a requirement under paragraph (2) of this subsection 
     with respect to any new hybrid product unless the Commission 
     determines that--
       ``(A) the new hybrid product is a security; and
       ``(B) imposing such requirement is necessary and 
     appropriate in the public interest and for the protection of 
     investors.
       ``(4) Considerations.--In making a determination under 
     paragraph (3), the Commission shall consider--
       ``(A) the nature of the new hybrid product; and
       ``(B) the history, purpose, extent, and appropriateness of 
     the regulation of the new hybrid product under the Federal 
     securities laws and under the Federal banking laws.
       ``(5) Objection to commission regulation.--
       ``(A) Filing of petition for review.--The Board may obtain 
     review of any final regulation described in paragraph (2) in 
     the United States Court of Appeals for the District of 
     Columbia Circuit by filing in such court, not later than 60 
     days after the date of publication of the final

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     regulation, a written petition requesting that the regulation 
     be set aside. Any proceeding to challenge any such rule shall 
     be expedited by the Court of Appeals.
       ``(B) Transmittal of petition and record.--A copy of a 
     petition described in subparagraph (A) shall be transmitted 
     as soon as possible by the Clerk of the Court to an officer 
     or employee of the Commission designated for that purpose. 
     Upon receipt of the petition, the Commission shall file with 
     the court the regulation under review and any documents 
     referred to therein, and any other relevant materials 
     prescribed by the court.
       ``(C) Exclusive jurisdiction.--On the date of the filing of 
     the petition under subparagraph (A), the court has 
     jurisdiction, which becomes exclusive on the filing of the 
     materials set forth in subparagraph (B), to affirm and 
     enforce or to set aside the regulation at issue.
       ``(D) Standard of review.--The court shall determine to 
     affirm and enforce or set aside a regulation of the 
     Commission under this subsection, based on the determination 
     of the court as to whether--
       ``(i) the subject product is a new hybrid product, as 
     defined in this subsection;
       ``(ii) the subject product is a security; and
       ``(iii) imposing a requirement to register as a broker or 
     dealer for banks engaging in transactions in such product is 
     appropriate in light of the history, purpose, and extent of 
     regulation under the Federal securities laws and under the 
     Federal banking laws, giving deference neither to the views 
     of the Commission nor the Board.
       ``(E) Judicial stay.--The filing of a petition by the Board 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall operate as a judicial 
     stay, until the date on which the determination of the court 
     is final (including any appeal of such determination).
       ``(F) Other authority to challenge.--Any aggrieved party 
     may seek judicial review of the Commission's rulemaking under 
     this subsection pursuant to section 25 of this title.
       ``(6) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection:
       ``(A) New hybrid product.--The term `new hybrid product' 
     means a product that--
       ``(i) was not subjected to regulation by the Commission as 
     a security prior to the date of the enactment of the Gramm-
     Leach-Bliley Act;
       ``(ii) is not an identified banking product as such term is 
     defined in section 206 of such Act; and
       ``(iii) is not an equity swap within the meaning of section 
     206(a)(6) of such Act.
       ``(B) Board.--The term `Board' means the Board of Governors 
     of the Federal Reserve System.''.

     SEC. 206. DEFINITION OF IDENTIFIED BANKING PRODUCT.

       (a) Definition of Identified Banking Product.--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 
     ``identified banking product'' means--
       (1) a deposit account, savings account, certificate of 
     deposit, or other deposit instrument issued by a bank;
       (2) a banker's acceptance;
       (3) a letter of credit issued or loan made by a bank;
       (4) a debit account at a bank arising from a credit card or 
     similar arrangement;
       (5) 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--
       (A) to qualified investors; or
       (B) 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
       (6) any swap agreement, including credit and equity swaps, 
     except that an equity swap that is sold directly to any 
     person other than a qualified investor (as defined in section 
     3(a)(54) of the Securities Act of 1934) shall not be treated 
     as an identified banking product.
       (b) Definition of Swap Agreement.--For purposes of 
     subsection (a)(6), the term ``swap agreement'' 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 any other identified 
     banking product, as defined in paragraphs (1) through (5) of 
     subsection (a).
       (c) Classification Limited.--Classification of a particular 
     product as an identified banking product pursuant to this 
     section 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.
       (d) Incorporated Definitions.--For purposes of this 
     section, the terms ``bank'' and ``qualified investor'' have 
     the same meanings as given in section 3(a) of the Securities 
     Exchange Act of 1934, as amended by this Act.

     SEC. 207. ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS.

       Section 3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(54) Qualified investor.--
       ``(A) Definition.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     for purposes of this title, 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 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);
       ``(x) the government of any foreign country;
       ``(xi) any corporation, company, or partnership that owns 
     and invests on a discretionary basis, not less than 
     $25,000,000 in investments;
       ``(xii) any natural person who owns and invests on a 
     discretionary basis, not less than $25,000,000 in 
     investments;
       ``(xiii) 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
       ``(xiv) any multinational or supranational entity or any 
     agency or instrumentality thereof.
       ``(B) Altered thresholds for asset-back securities and loan 
     participations.--For purposes sections 3(a)(5)(C)(iii) of 
     this title and section 206(a)(5) of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley 
     Act, the term `qualified investor' has the meaning given such 
     term by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph except that 
     clauses (xi) and (xii) shall be applied by substituting 
     `$10,000,000' for `$25,000,000'.
       ``(C) Additional authority.--The Commission may, by rule or 
     order, define a `qualified investor' as any other person, 
     taking into consideration such factors as the financial 
     sophistication of the person, 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 sections 15, 15C, and 17A as applied 
     to a bank, a qualified Canadian government obligation as 
     defined in section 5136 of the Revised Statutes of the United 
     States.''.

     SEC. 209. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This subtitle shall take effect at the end of the 18-month 
     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, after consultation with and 
     taking into consideration the views of the Federal banking 
     agencies (as defined in section 3 of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act), 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, after consultation with and 
     taking into consideration the views of the Federal banking 
     agencies (as defined in section 3 of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act),

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     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).''.

     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, after consultation with and 
     taking into consideration the views of the Federal banking 
     agencies (as defined in section 3 of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act), 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''.

     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, after consultation with and taking into 
     consideration the views of the Federal banking agencies (as 
     defined in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act), 
     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 same meanings as given 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 given in 
     section 3 of 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 given in 
     the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but does not include an 
     insurance company or investment company.''.

     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)(A) of the 
     Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b-2(a)(11)(A)) 
     is amended 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 given in 
     section 3 of 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 given in 
     section 3 of 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--
       ``(A) with respect to the investment advisory activities 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

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       ``(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, with respect to the 
     investment advisory activities 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, which is registered under section 203 
     of this title.
       ``(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Commission and the appropriate Federal banking agencies shall 
     not be compelled to disclose any information provided under 
     paragraph (1) or (2). Nothing in this paragraph shall 
     authorize the Commission or such agencies to withhold 
     information from Congress, or prevent the Commission or such 
     agencies 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, the Commission, or such agencies. For purposes 
     of section 552 of title 5, United States Code, this paragraph 
     shall be considered a statute described in subsection 
     (b)(3)(B) of such section 552.
       ``(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 (or affiliates or subsidiaries thereof), bank, or 
     subsidiary, department, or division or a bank under any other 
     provision of law.
       ``(c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `appropriate Federal banking agency' shall have the same 
     meaning as given 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. STATUTORY DISQUALIFICATION FOR BANK WRONGDOING.

       Section 9(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 
     U.S.C. 80a-9(a)) is amended in paragraphs (1) and (2) by 
     striking ``securities dealer, transfer agent,'' and inserting 
     ``securities dealer, bank, transfer agent,''.

     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 18 months 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 (k); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (h) the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(i) Investment Bank Holding Companies.--
       ``(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 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 the date of 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 1 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--

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       ``(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) 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.
       ``(5) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection:
       ``(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 same meanings as given in section 2 of the Bank 
     Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841).
       ``(D) The term `insured bank' has the same meaning as given 
     in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
       ``(E) The term `foreign bank' has the same meaning as given 
     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' mean any person directly or indirectly 
     controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, an 
     investment bank holding company.
       ``(j) 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 subparagraph:
       ``(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--Banks and Bank Holding Companies

     SEC. 241. CONSULTATION.

       (a) In General.--The Securities and Exchange Commission 
     shall consult and coordinate comments with the appropriate 
     Federal banking agency before taking any action or rendering 
     any opinion with respect to the manner in which any insured 
     depository institution or depository institution holding 
     company reports loan loss reserves in its financial 
     statement, including the amount of any such loan loss 
     reserve.
       (b) Definitions.--For purposes of subsection (a), the terms 
     ``insured depository institution'', ``depository institution 
     holding company'', and ``appropriate Federal banking agency'' 
     have the same meaning as given in section 3 of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act.
                          TITLE III--INSURANCE
               Subtitle A--State Regulation of Insurance

     SEC. 301. FUNCTIONAL REGULATION OF INSURANCE.

       The insurance activities of any person (including a 
     national bank exercising its power to act as agent under the 
     eleventh undesignated paragraph of section 13 of the Federal 
     Reserve Act) shall be functionally regulated by the States, 
     subject to section 104.

     SEC. 302. INSURANCE UNDERWRITING IN NATIONAL BANKS.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in section 303, 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, 1999, 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--
       (1) any product regulated as insurance as of January 1, 
     1999, 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, 1999, 
     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; 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, if the bank were subject to tax as an insurance 
     company under section 831 of that 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.
       (d) Rule of Construction.--For purposes of this section, 
     providing insurance (including re

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     insurance) outside the United States that insures, 
     guarantees, or indemnifies insurance products provided in a 
     State, or that indemnifies an insurance company with regard 
     to insurance products provided in a State, shall be 
     considered to be providing insurance as principal in that 
     State.

     SEC. 303. TITLE INSURANCE ACTIVITIES OF NATIONAL BANKS AND 
                   THEIR AFFILIATES.

       (a) General Prohibition.--No national bank may engage in 
     any activity involving the underwriting or sale of title 
     insurance.
       (b) Nondiscrimination Parity Exception.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     (including section 104 of this Act), in the case of any State 
     in which banks organized under the laws of such State are 
     authorized to sell title insurance as agent, a national bank 
     may sell title insurance as agent in such State, but only in 
     the same manner, to the same extent, and under the same 
     restrictions as such State banks are authorized to sell title 
     insurance as agent in such State.
       (2) Coordination with ``wildcard'' provision.--A State law 
     which authorizes State banks to engage in any activities in 
     such State in which a national bank may engage shall not be 
     treated as a statute which authorizes State banks to sell 
     title insurance as agent, for purposes of paragraph (1).
       (c) Grandfathering With Consistent Regulation.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and 
     (3) and notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), a national 
     bank, and a subsidiary of a national bank, may conduct title 
     insurance activities which such national bank or subsidiary 
     was actively and lawfully conducting 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 the 
     underwriting 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 other than a subsidiary which provides 
     insurance as principal, the national bank may not directly 
     engage in any activity involving the underwriting of title 
     insurance.
       (d) ``Affiliate'' and ``Subsidiary'' Defined.--For purposes 
     of this section, the terms ``affiliate'' and ``subsidiary'' 
     have the same meanings as in section 2 of the Bank Holding 
     Company Act of 1956.
       (e) Rule of Construction.--No provision of this Act or any 
     other Federal law shall be construed as superseding or 
     affecting a State law which was in effect before the date of 
     the enactment of this Act and which prohibits title insurance 
     from being offered, provided, or sold in such State, or from 
     being underwritten with respect to real property in such 
     State, by any person whatsoever.

     SEC. 304. EXPEDITED AND EQUALIZED DISPUTE RESOLUTION FOR 
                   FEDERAL REGULATORS.

       (a) Filing in Court of Appeals.--In the case of a 
     regulatory conflict between a State insurance regulator and a 
     Federal regulator regarding insurance issues, including 
     whether a State law, rule, regulation, order, or 
     interpretation regarding any insurance sales or solicitation 
     activity is properly treated as preempted under Federal law, 
     the Federal or State 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 
     subsection (a) shall complete all action on such petition, 
     including rendering a judgment, before the end of the 60-day 
     period beginning on the date on which such petition is filed, 
     unless all parties to such proceeding agree to any extension 
     of such period.
       (c) Supreme Court Review.--Any request for certiorari 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 Supreme 
     Court of the United States as soon as practicable after such 
     judgment is issued.
       (d) Statute of Limitation.--No petition may be filed under 
     this section challenging an order, ruling, determination, or 
     other action of a Federal regulator or State insurance 
     regulator after the later of--
       (1) the end of the 12-month period beginning on the date on 
     which the first public notice is made of such order, ruling, 
     determination or other action in its final form; or
       (2) the end of the 6-month period beginning on the date on 
     which such order, ruling, determination, or other action 
     takes effect.
       (e) Standard of Review.--The court shall decide a petition 
     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. 305. INSURANCE CUSTOMER PROTECTIONS.

       The Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1811 et seq.) 
     is amended by inserting after section 46, as added by section 
     121(d) of this Act, the following new section:

     ``SEC. 47. INSURANCE CUSTOMER PROTECTIONS.

       ``(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 the 
     Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, customer 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 
     depository institution or any person that 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 customers to whom 
     such sales, solicitations, advertising, or offers are 
     directed.
       ``(2) Applicability to subsidiaries.--The regulations 
     prescribed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall extend such 
     protections to any subsidiary of a 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 antitying and anticoercion 
     rules applicable to the sale of insurance products that 
     prohibit a depository institution from engaging in any 
     practice that would lead a customer 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
       ``(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 
     (iii), 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 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.
       ``(iii) 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 affiliate of the institution; 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.

       ``(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'.
       ``(iv) `NOT INSURED BY ANY GOVERNMENT AGENCY'.
       ``(C) Limitation.--Nothing in this paragraph requires the 
     inclusion of the foregoing disclosures in advertisements of a 
     general nature describing or listing the services or products 
     offered by an institution.
       ``(D) Meaningful disclosures.--Disclosures shall not be 
     considered to be meaningfully provided under this paragraph 
     if the institution or its representative states that 
     disclosures required by this subsection were available to the 
     customer in printed material available for distribution, 
     where such printed material is not provided and such 
     information is not orally disclosed to the customer.
       ``(E) Adjustments for alternative methods of purchase.--In 
     prescribing the requirements under subparagraphs (A) and (F), 
     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.
       ``(F) Consumer acknowledgment.--A requirement that a 
     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 depository institution, or any subsidiary, as 
     appropriate, that 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;
       ``(B) in the case of a variable annuity or insurance 
     product that involves an investment risk, the investment risk 
     associated with any such product; or
       ``(C) in the case of an institution or subsidiary at which 
     insurance products are sold or offered for sale, the fact 
     that--
       ``(i) the approval of an extension of credit to a customer 
     by the institution or subsidiary may not be conditioned on 
     the purchase of an insurance product by such customer from 
     the institution or subsidiary; and

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       ``(ii) the customer is free to purchase the insurance 
     product from another source.
       ``(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 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 that permit any person 
     accepting deposits from the public in an area where such 
     transactions are routinely conducted in a 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 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 life or health insurance 
     product which is sold or offered for sale, as principal, 
     agent, or broker, by any depository institution or any person 
     who is engaged in such activities at an office of the 
     institution or on behalf of the institution.
       ``(3) Domestic violence defined.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `domestic violence' means the occurrence 
     of one 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 commission (or any agency or office 
     performing like functions), or of any State securities 
     commission (or any agency or office performing like 
     functions), or other State authority under any State law.
       ``(2) Coordination with state law.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     insurance customer protection 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 depository 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.--
       ``(i) In general.--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 Corporation 
     determine jointly that the protection afforded by such 
     provision for customers 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, the appropriate State 
     regulatory authority shall be notified of such determination 
     in writing.
       ``(ii) Considerations.--Before making a final determination 
     under clause (i), the Federal agencies referred to in clause 
     (i) shall give appropriate consideration to comments 
     submitted by the appropriate State regulatory authorities 
     relating to the level of protection afforded to consumers 
     under State law.
       ``(iii) Federal preemption and ability of states to 
     override federal preemption.--If the Federal agencies 
     referred to in clause (i) jointly determine that any 
     provision of the regulations prescribed under this section 
     affords greater protections than a comparable State law, 
     rule, regulation, order, or interpretation, those agencies 
     shall send a written preemption notice to the appropriate 
     State regulatory authority to notify the State that the 
     Federal provision will preempt the State provision and will 
     become applicable unless, not later than 3 years after the 
     date of such notice, the State adopts legislation to override 
     such preemption.
       ``(h) Non-Discrimination Against Non-Affiliated Agents.--
     The Federal banking agencies shall ensure that the 
     regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (a) shall not 
     have the effect of discriminating, either intentionally or 
     unintentionally, against any person engaged in insurance 
     sales or solicitations that is not affiliated with a 
     depository institution.''.

     SEC. 306. CERTAIN STATE AFFILIATION LAWS PREEMPTED FOR 
                   INSURANCE COMPANIES AND AFFILIATES.

       Except as provided in section 104(c)(2), 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 a depository institution;
       (2) limit the amount of an insurer's assets that may be 
     invested in the voting securities of a 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.

     SEC. 307. INTERAGENCY CONSULTATION.

       (a) Purpose.--It is the intention of the 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.

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       (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 a depository institution or 
     financial holding company.
       (c) Consultation.--Before making any determination relating 
     to the initial affiliation of, or the continuing affiliation 
     of, a depository 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 a depository 
     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; depository 
     institution.--The terms ``appropriate Federal banking 
     agency'' and ``depository institution'' have the same 
     meanings as in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act.
       (2) Board and financial holding company.--The terms 
     ``Board'' and ``financial holding company'' have the same 
     meanings as in section 2 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 
     1956.

     SEC. 308. DEFINITION OF STATE.

       For purposes of this subtitle, the term ``State'' means any 
     State of the United States, the District of Columbia, any 
     territory of the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, American 
     Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Virgin 
     Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
             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 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.--During the applicable period provided for under 
     the State law of the transferee domicile following completion 
     of an initial public offering, or for a period of six months 
     if no such applicable period is provided, 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) Policyholder 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 
     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 procured insurance from, or placed insurance 
     with, an insured licensee or other intermediary which had not 
     redomesticated; and
       (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 promptly 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;

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       (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, any territory of the United 
     States, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Trust 
     Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Virgin Islands, and the 
     Northern Mariana 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 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 term 
     ``redomestication'' or ``transfer'' means 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, any territory 
     of the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the 
     Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Virgin Islands, 
     and the Northern Mariana Islands.
       (13) State law.--The term ``State law'' means the statutes 
     of any State, the District of Columbia, any territory of the 
     United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Trust 
     Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Virgin Islands, and the 
     Northern Mariana 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, not later than 3 years after 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 that such producer is 
     permitted to sell or solicit the purchase of insurance in its 
     State, if the producer's home State also awards such licenses 
     on such a reciprocal basis, 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.
       (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 (hereafter in 
     this subtitle referred to as the ''NAIC'') 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 NAIC's 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 2 
     years after the date on which such uniformity or reciprocity 
     ceases to exist, 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 
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     tered 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.
       (g) Uniform Licensing.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to require any State to adopt new or additional 
     licensing requirements to achieve the uniformity necessary to 
     satisfy subsection (a)(1).

     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 agent or instrumentality 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 NAIC.

     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 period 
     preceding the date on which 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 
     separate classes of membership, 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 
     depository 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 each 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 one-third 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 NAIC 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) upon 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 
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     manner as if such proposed bylaw change were a proposed rule 
     change within the meaning of such subsection.
       (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.--Not later than 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 not later than 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) 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 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 on which 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 shall 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 clause (ii) of this subparagraph, 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 a 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, or not renewed (hereafter in this section referred 
     to as a ``disciplinary action''), the Association shall bring 
     specific charges, notify such member of such charges, 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.--
       (1) In general.--In any proceeding to review such action, 
     after notice and the opportunity for hearing, the NAIC 
     shall--
       (A) determine whether the action should be taken;
       (B) affirm, modify, or rescind the disciplinary sanction; 
     or
       (C) remand to the Association for further proceedings.
       (2) Dismissal of review.--The NAIC may dismiss a proceeding 
     to review disciplinary action if the NAIC finds that--
       (A) the specific grounds on which the action is based exist 
     in fact;
       (B) the action is in accordance with applicable rules and 
     regulations; and
       (C) such rules and regulations are, and were, applied in a 
     manner consistent with the purposes of this subtitle.

     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 that the NAIC 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) Examinations.--The NAIC may make such examinations and 
     inspections of the Association and require the Association to 
     furnish to the NAIC 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) Report by association.--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 beginning 
     on 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), (b), and (c) of 
     section 321; and
       (2) the NAIC has not approved the Association's bylaws as 
     required by section 328 or 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, the following shall apply:
       (1) General appointment power.--The President, with the 
     advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint the members 
     of the Association's Board established under section 326 from 
     lists of candidates recommended to the President by the NAIC.
       (2) Procedures for obtaining naic appointment 
     recommendations.--

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       (A) Initial determination and recommendations.--After the 
     date on which the provisions of subsection (a) take effect, 
     the NAIC shall, not later than 60 days thereafter, provide a 
     list of recommended candidates to the President. If the NAIC 
     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 Senate, 
     make the requisite appointments without considering the views 
     of the NAIC.
       (B) Subsequent appointments.--After the initial 
     appointments, the NAIC shall provide a list of at least six 
     recommended candidates for the Board to the President by 
     January 15 of each subsequent year. If the NAIC fails to 
     provide a list by that date, or if any list that is provided 
     does not include at least six 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 
     suspend the effectiveness of any rule, or prohibit any 
     action, of the Association which the President or the 
     designee determines is contrary to the public interest.
       (c) Annual Report.--As soon as practicable after the close 
     of each fiscal year, the Association shall submit to the 
     President and to the 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 other actions purporting to regulate insurance 
     producers shall be preempted as provided in subsection (b).
       (b) Prohibited Actions.--No State shall--
       (1) 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) 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) 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 from 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; 
     or
       (4) 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.
       (c) Savings Provision.--Except as provided in subsections 
     (a) and (b), no provision of this section shall be construed 
     as altering or affecting the continuing effectiveness of any 
     law, regulation, provision, or other 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.

     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 shall be 
     required to 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) 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.
       (2) Insurance.--The term ``insurance'' means any product, 
     other than title insurance, defined or regulated as insurance 
     by the appropriate State insurance regulatory authority.
       (3) 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.
       (4) State.--The term ``State'' includes any State, the 
     District of Columbia, any territory of the United States, 
     Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the 
     Pacific Islands, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana 
     Islands.
       (5) 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.
           Subtitle D--Rental Car Agency Insurance Activities

     SEC. 341. STANDARD OF REGULATION FOR MOTOR VEHICLE RENTALS.

       (a) Protection Against Retroactive Application of 
     Regulatory and Legal Action.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (b), during the 3-year period beginning on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, it shall be a presumption 
     that no State law imposes any licensing, appointment, or 
     education requirements on any person who solicits the 
     purchase of or sells insurance connected with, and incidental 
     to, the lease or rental of a motor vehicle.
       (b) Preeminence of State Insurance Law.--No provision of 
     this section shall be construed as altering the validity, 
     interpretation, construction, or effect of--
       (1) any State statute;
       (2) the prospective application of any court judgment 
     interpreting or applying any State statute; or
       (3) the prospective application of any final State 
     regulation, order, bulletin, or other statutorily authorized 
     interpretation or action,
     which, by its specific terms, expressly regulates or exempts 
     from regulation any person who solicits the purchase of or 
     sells insurance connected with, and incidental to, the short-
     term lease or rental of a motor vehicle.
       (c) Scope of Application.--This section shall apply with 
     respect to--
       (1) the lease or rental of a motor vehicle for a total 
     period of 90 consecutive days or less; and
       (2) insurance which is provided in connection with, and 
     incidentally to, such lease or rental for a period of 
     consecutive days not exceeding the lease or rental period.
       (d) Motor Vehicle Defined.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term ``motor vehicle'' has the same meaning as in section 
     13102 of title 49, United States Code.
          TITLE IV--UNITARY SAVINGS AND LOAN HOLDING COMPANIES

     SEC. 401. PREVENTION OF CREATION OF NEW S&L HOLDING COMPANIES 
                   WITH COMMERCIAL AFFILIATES.

       (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) Prevention of new affiliations between s&l holding 
     companies and commercial firms.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding paragraph (3), no 
     company may directly or indirectly, including through any 
     merger, consolidation, or other type of business combination, 
     acquire control of a savings association after May 4, 1999, 
     unless the company is engaged, directly or indirectly 
     (including through a subsidiary other than a savings 
     association), only in activities that are permitted--
       ``(i) under paragraph (1)(C) or (2) of this subsection; or
       ``(ii) for financial holding companies under section 4(k) 
     of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956.
       ``(B) Prevention of new commercial affiliations.--
     Notwithstanding paragraph (3), no savings and loan holding 
     company may engage directly or indirectly (including through 
     a subsidiary other than a savings association) in any 
     activity other than as described in clauses (i) and (ii) of 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) Preservation of authority of existing unitary s&l 
     holding companies.--Subparagraphs (A) and (B) do not apply 
     with respect to any company that was a savings and loan 
     holding company on May 4, 1999, or that becomes a savings and 
     loan holding company pursuant to an application pending 
     before the Office on or before that date, and that--
       ``(i) meets and continues to meet the requirements of 
     paragraph (3); and
       ``(ii) continues to control not fewer than 1 savings 
     association that it controlled on May 4,

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     1999, or that it acquired pursuant to an application pending 
     before the Office on or before that date, or the successor to 
     such savings association.
       ``(D) Corporate reorganizations permitted.--This paragraph 
     does not prevent a transaction that--
       ``(i) involves solely a company under common control with a 
     savings and loan holding company from acquiring, directly or 
     indirectly, control of the savings and loan holding company 
     or any savings association that is already a subsidiary of 
     the savings and loan holding company; or
       ``(ii) involves solely a merger, consolidation, or other 
     type of business combination as a result of which a company 
     under common control with the savings and loan holding 
     company acquires, directly or indirectly, control of the 
     savings and loan holding company or any savings association 
     that is already a subsidiary of the savings and loan holding 
     company.
       ``(E) Authority to prevent evasions.--The Director may 
     issue interpretations, regulations, or orders that the 
     Director determines necessary to administer and carry out the 
     purpose and prevent evasions of this paragraph, including a 
     determination that, notwithstanding the form of a 
     transaction, the transaction would in substance result in a 
     company acquiring control of a savings association.
       ``(F) Preservation of authority for family trusts.--
     Subparagraphs (A) and (B) do not apply with respect to any 
     trust that becomes a savings and loan holding company with 
     respect to a savings association, if--
       ``(i) not less than 85 percent of the beneficial ownership 
     interests in the trust are continuously owned, directly or 
     indirectly, by or for the benefit of members of the same 
     family, or their spouses, who are lineal descendants of 
     common ancestors who controlled, directly or indirectly, such 
     savings association on May 4, 1999, or a subsequent date, 
     pursuant to an application pending before the Office on or 
     before May 4, 1999; and
       ``(ii) at the time at which such trust becomes a savings 
     and loan holding company, such ancestors or lineal 
     descendants, or spouses of such descendants, have directly or 
     indirectly controlled the savings association continuously 
     since May 4, 1999, or a subsequent date, pursuant to an 
     application pending before the Office on or before May 4, 
     1999.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 10(o)(5)(E) of the Home 
     Owners' Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1467a(o)(5)(E)) is amended by 
     striking ``, except subparagraph (B)'' and inserting ``or 
     (c)(9)(A)(ii)''.
       (c) Rule of Construction for Certain Applications.--
       (1) In general.--In the case of a company that--
       (A) submits an application with the Director of the Office 
     of Thrift Supervision before the date of the enactment of 
     this Act to convert a State-chartered trust company 
     controlled by such company on May 4, 1999, to a savings 
     association; and
       (B) controlled a subsidiary on May 4, 1999, that had 
     submitted an application to the Director on September 2, 
     1998;
     the company (including any subsidiary controlled by such 
     company as of such date of enactment) shall be treated as 
     having filed such conversion application with the Director 
     before May 4, 1999, for purposes of section 10(c)(9)(C) of 
     the Home Owners' Loan Act (as added by subsection (a)).
       (2) Definitions.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the terms 
     ``company'', ``control'', ``savings association'', and 
     ``subsidiary'' have the meanings given those terms in section 
     10 of the Home Owners' Loan Act.
                            TITLE V--PRIVACY
        Subtitle A--Disclosure of Nonpublic Personal Information

     SEC. 501. PROTECTION OF NONPUBLIC PERSONAL INFORMATION.

       (a) Privacy Obligation Policy.--It is the policy of the 
     Congress that each financial institution has an affirmative 
     and continuing obligation to respect the privacy of its 
     customers and to protect the security and confidentiality of 
     those customers' nonpublic personal information.
       (b) Financial Institutions Safeguards.--In furtherance of 
     the policy in subsection (a), each agency or authority 
     described in section 505(a) shall establish appropriate 
     standards for the financial institutions subject to their 
     jurisdiction relating to administrative, technical, and 
     physical safeguards--
       (1) to insure the security and confidentiality of customer 
     records and information;
       (2) to protect against any anticipated threats or hazards 
     to the security or integrity of such records; and
       (3) to protect against unauthorized access to or use of 
     such records or information which could result in substantial 
     harm or inconvenience to any customer.

     SEC. 502. OBLIGATIONS WITH RESPECT TO DISCLOSURES OF PERSONAL 
                   INFORMATION.

       (a) Notice Requirements.--Except as otherwise provided in 
     this subtitle, a financial institution may not, directly or 
     through any affiliate, disclose to a nonaffiliated third 
     party any nonpublic personal information, unless such 
     financial institution provides or has provided to the 
     consumer a notice that complies with section 503.
       (b) Opt Out.--
       (1) In general.--A financial institution may not disclose 
     nonpublic personal information to a nonaffiliated third party 
     unless--
       (A) such financial institution clearly and conspicuously 
     discloses to the consumer, in writing or in electronic form 
     or other form permitted by the regulations prescribed under 
     section 504, that such information may be disclosed to such 
     third party;
       (B) the consumer is given the opportunity, before the time 
     that such information is initially disclosed, to direct that 
     such information not be disclosed to such third party; and
       (C) the consumer is given an explanation of how the 
     consumer can exercise that nondisclosure option.
       (2) Exception.--This subsection shall not prevent a 
     financial institution from providing nonpublic personal 
     information to a nonaffiliated third party to perform 
     services for or functions on behalf of the financial 
     institution, including marketing of the financial 
     institution's own products or services, or financial products 
     or services offered pursuant to joint agreements between two 
     or more financial institutions that comply with the 
     requirements imposed by the regulations prescribed under 
     section 504, if the financial institution fully discloses the 
     providing of such information and enters into a contractual 
     agreement with the third party that requires the third party 
     to maintain the confidentiality of such information.
       (c) Limits on Reuse of Information.--Except as otherwise 
     provided in this subtitle, a nonaffiliated third party that 
     receives from a financial institution nonpublic personal 
     information under this section shall not, directly or through 
     an affiliate of such receiving third party, disclose such 
     information to any other person that is a nonaffiliated third 
     party of both the financial institution and such receiving 
     third party, unless such disclosure would be lawful if made 
     directly to such other person by the financial institution.
       (d) Limitations on the Sharing of Account Number 
     Information for Marketing Purposes.--A financial institution 
     shall not disclose, other than to a consumer reporting 
     agency, an account number or similar form of access number or 
     access code for a credit card account, deposit account, or 
     transaction account of a consumer to any nonaffiliated third 
     party for use in telemarketing, direct mail marketing, or 
     other marketing through electronic mail to the consumer.
       (e) General Exceptions.--Subsections (a) and (b) shall not 
     prohibit the disclosure of nonpublic personal information--
       (1) as necessary to effect, administer, or enforce a 
     transaction requested or authorized by the consumer, or in 
     connection with--
       (A) servicing or processing a financial product or service 
     requested or authorized by the consumer;
       (B) maintaining or servicing the consumer's account with 
     the financial institution, or with another entity as part of 
     a private label credit card program or other extension of 
     credit on behalf of such entity; or
       (C) a proposed or actual securitization, secondary market 
     sale (including sales of servicing rights), or similar 
     transaction related to a transaction of the consumer;
       (2) with the consent or at the direction of the consumer;
       (3)(A) to protect the confidentiality or security of the 
     financial institution's records pertaining to the consumer, 
     the service or product, or the transaction therein; (B) to 
     protect against or prevent actual or potential fraud, 
     unauthorized transactions, claims, or other liability; (C) 
     for required institutional risk control, or for resolving 
     customer disputes or inquiries; (D) to persons holding a 
     legal or beneficial interest relating to the consumer; or (E) 
     to persons acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity 
     on behalf of the consumer;
       (4) to provide information to insurance rate advisory 
     organizations, guaranty funds or agencies, applicable rating 
     agencies of the financial institution, persons assessing the 
     institution's compliance with industry standards, and the 
     institution's attorneys, accountants, and auditors;
       (5) to the extent specifically permitted or required under 
     other provisions of law and in accordance with the Right to 
     Financial Privacy Act of 1978, to law enforcement agencies 
     (including a Federal functional regulator, the Secretary of 
     the Treasury with respect to subchapter II of chapter 53 of 
     title 31, United States Code, and chapter 2 of title I of 
     Public Law 91-508 (12 U.S.C. 1951-1959), a State insurance 
     authority, or the Federal Trade Commission), self-regulatory 
     organizations, or for an investigation on a matter related to 
     public safety;
       (6)(A) to a consumer reporting agency in accordance with 
     the Fair Credit Reporting Act, or (B) from a consumer report 
     reported by a consumer reporting agency;
       (7) in connection with a proposed or actual sale, merger, 
     transfer, or exchange of all or a portion of a business or 
     operating unit if the disclosure of nonpublic personal 
     information concerns solely consumers of such business or 
     unit; or
       (8) to comply with Federal, State, or local laws, rules, 
     and other applicable legal requirements; to comply with a 
     properly authorized civil, criminal, or regulatory 
     investigation or subpoena or summons by Federal, State, or 
     local authorities; or to respond to judicial process or 
     government regulatory authorities having jurisdiction over 
     the financial institution for examination, compliance, or 
     other purposes as authorized by law.

     SEC. 503. DISCLOSURE OF INSTITUTION PRIVACY POLICY.

       (a) Disclosure Required.--At the time of establishing a 
     customer relationship with a consumer and not less than 
     annually during the continuation of such relationship, a 
     financial institution shall provide a clear and conspicuous 
     disclosure to such consumer, in writing or in electronic form 
     or other form permitted by the regulations prescribed under 
     section 504, of

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     such financial institution's policies and practices with 
     respect to--
       (1) disclosing nonpublic personal information to affiliates 
     and nonaffiliated third parties, consistent with section 502, 
     including the categories of information that may be 
     disclosed;
       (2) disclosing nonpublic personal information of persons 
     who have ceased to be customers of the financial institution; 
     and
       (3) protecting the nonpublic personal information of 
     consumers.
     Such disclosures shall be made in accordance with the 
     regulations prescribed under section 504.
       (b) Information To Be Included.--The disclosure required by 
     subsection (a) shall include--
       (1) the policies and practices of the institution with 
     respect to disclosing nonpublic personal information to 
     nonaffiliated third parties, other than agents of the 
     institution, consistent with section 502 of this subtitle, 
     and including--
       (A) the categories of persons to whom the information is or 
     may be disclosed, other than the persons to whom the 
     information may be provided pursuant to section 502(e); and
       (B) the policies and practices of the institution with 
     respect to disclosing of nonpublic personal information of 
     persons who have ceased to be customers of the financial 
     institution;
       (2) the categories of nonpublic personal information that 
     are collected by the financial institution;
       (3) the policies that the institution maintains to protect 
     the confidentiality and security of nonpublic personal 
     information in accordance with section 501; and
       (4) the disclosures required, if any, under section 
     603(d)(2)(A)(iii) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

     SEC. 504. RULEMAKING.

       (a) Regulatory Authority.--
       (1) Rulemaking.--The Federal banking agencies, the National 
     Credit Union Administration, the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Federal Trade 
     Commission shall each prescribe, after consultation as 
     appropriate with representatives of State insurance 
     authorities designated by the National Association of 
     Insurance Commissioners, such regulations as may be necessary 
     to carry out the purposes of this subtitle with respect to 
     the financial institutions subject to their jurisdiction 
     under section 505.
       (2) Coordination, consistency, and comparability.--Each of 
     the agencies and authorities required under paragraph (1) to 
     prescribe regulations shall consult and coordinate with the 
     other such agencies and authorities for the purposes of 
     assuring, to the extent possible, that the regulations 
     prescribed by each such agency and authority are consistent 
     and comparable with the regulations prescribed by the other 
     such agencies and authorities.
       (3) Procedures and deadline.--Such regulations shall be 
     prescribed in accordance with applicable requirements of 
     title 5, United States Code, and shall be issued in final 
     form not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       (b) Authority To Grant Exceptions.--The regulations 
     prescribed under subsection (a) may include such additional 
     exceptions to subsections (a) through (d) of section 502 as 
     are deemed consistent with the purposes of this subtitle.

     SEC. 505. ENFORCEMENT.

       (a) In General.--This subtitle and the regulations 
     prescribed thereunder shall be enforced by the Federal 
     functional regulators, the State insurance authorities, and 
     the Federal Trade Commission with respect to financial 
     institutions and other persons subject to their jurisdiction 
     under applicable law, as follows:
       (1) Under section 8 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 
     in the case of--
       (A) national banks, Federal branches and Federal agencies 
     of foreign banks, and any subsidiaries of such entities 
     (except brokers, dealers, persons providing insurance, 
     investment companies, and investment advisers), 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, organizations 
     operating under section 25 or 25A of the Federal Reserve Act, 
     and bank holding companies and their nonbank subsidiaries or 
     affiliates (except brokers, dealers, persons providing 
     insurance, investment companies, and investment advisers), by 
     the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System;
       (C) banks insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation (other than members of the Federal Reserve 
     System), insured State branches of foreign banks, and any 
     subsidiaries of such entities (except brokers, dealers, 
     persons providing insurance, investment companies, and 
     investment advisers), by the Board of Directors of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; and
       (D) savings associations the deposits of which are insured 
     by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and any 
     subsidiaries of such savings associations (except brokers, 
     dealers, persons providing insurance, investment companies, 
     and investment advisers), by the Director of the Office of 
     Thrift Supervision.
       (2) Under the Federal Credit Union Act, by the Board of the 
     National Credit Union Administration with respect to any 
     federally insured credit union, and any subsidiaries of such 
     an entity.
       (3) Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, by the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to any broker 
     or dealer.
       (4) Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, by the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to investment 
     companies.
       (5) Under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, by the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to investment 
     advisers registered with the Commission under such Act.
       (6) Under State insurance law, in the case of any person 
     engaged in providing insurance, by the applicable State 
     insurance authority of the State in which the person is 
     domiciled, subject to section 104 of this Act.
       (7) Under the Federal Trade Commission Act, by the Federal 
     Trade Commission for any other financial institution or other 
     person that is not subject to the jurisdiction of any agency 
     or authority under paragraphs (1) through (6) of this 
     subsection.
       (b) Enforcement of Section 501.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     agencies and authorities described in subsection (a) shall 
     implement the standards prescribed under section 501(b) in 
     the same manner, to the extent practicable, as standards 
     prescribed pursuant to section 39(a) of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act are implemented pursuant to such section.
       (2) Exception.--The agencies and authorities described in 
     paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) of subsection (a) 
     shall implement the standards prescribed under section 501(b) 
     by rule with respect to the financial institutions and other 
     persons subject to their respective jurisdictions under 
     subsection (a).
       (c) Absence of State Action.--If a State insurance 
     authority fails to adopt regulations to carry out this 
     subtitle, such State shall not be eligible to override, 
     pursuant to section 47(g)(2)(B)(iii) of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act, the insurance customer protection regulations 
     prescribed by a Federal banking agency under section 47(a) of 
     such Act.
       (d) Definitions.--The terms used in subsection (a)(1) that 
     are not defined in this subtitle or otherwise defined in 
     section 3(s) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act shall have 
     the same meaning as given in section 1(b) of the 
     International Banking Act of 1978.

     SEC. 506. PROTECTION OF FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT.

       (a) Amendment.--Section 621 of the Fair Credit Reporting 
     Act (15 U.S.C. 1681s) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d), by striking everything following the 
     end of the second sentence; and
       (2) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
       ``(e) Regulatory Authority.--
       ``(1) The Federal banking agencies referred to in 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) shall jointly 
     prescribe such regulations as necessary to carry out the 
     purposes of this Act with respect to any persons identified 
     under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b), and the Board 
     of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall have 
     authority to prescribe regulations consistent with such joint 
     regulations with respect to bank holding companies and 
     affiliates (other than depository institutions and consumer 
     reporting agencies) of such holding companies.
       ``(2) The Board of the National Credit Union Administration 
     shall prescribe such regulations as necessary to carry out 
     the purposes of this Act with respect to any persons 
     identified under paragraph (3) of subsection (b).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 621(a) of the Fair 
     Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681s(a)) is amended by 
     striking paragraph (4).
       (c) Relation to Other Provisions.--Except for the 
     amendments made by subsections (a) and (b), nothing in this 
     title shall be construed to modify, limit, or supersede the 
     operation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and no inference 
     shall be drawn on the basis of the provisions of this title 
     regarding whether information is transaction or experience 
     information under section 603 of such Act.

     SEC. 507. RELATION TO STATE LAWS.

       (a) In General.--This subtitle and the amendments made by 
     this subtitle shall not be construed as superseding, 
     altering, or affecting any statute, regulation, order, or 
     interpretation in effect in any State, except to the extent 
     that such statute, regulation, order, or interpretation is 
     inconsistent with the provisions of this subtitle, and then 
     only to the extent of the inconsistency.
       (b) Greater Protection Under State Law.--For purposes of 
     this section, a State statute, regulation, order, or 
     interpretation is not inconsistent with the provisions of 
     this subtitle if the protection such statute, regulation, 
     order, or interpretation affords any person is greater than 
     the protection provided under this subtitle and the 
     amendments made by this subtitle, as determined by the 
     Federal Trade Commission, after consultation with the agency 
     or authority with jurisdiction under section 505(a) of either 
     the person that initiated the complaint or that is the 
     subject of the complaint, on its own motion or upon the 
     petition of any interested party.

     SEC. 508. STUDY OF INFORMATION SHARING AMONG FINANCIAL 
                   AFFILIATES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury, in 
     conjunction with the Federal functional regulators and the 
     Federal Trade Commission, shall conduct a study of 
     information sharing practices among financial institutions 
     and their affiliates. Such study shall include--
       (1) the purposes for the sharing of confidential customer 
     information with affiliates or with nonaffiliated third 
     parties;
       (2) the extent and adequacy of security protections for 
     such information;
       (3) the potential risks for customer privacy of such 
     sharing of information;
       (4) the potential benefits for financial institutions and 
     affiliates of such sharing of information;
       (5) the potential benefits for customers of such sharing of 
     information;
       (6) the adequacy of existing laws to protect customer 
     privacy;
       (7) the adequacy of financial institution privacy policy 
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       (8) the feasibility of different approaches, including opt-
     out and opt-in, to permit customers to direct that 
     confidential information not be shared with affiliates and 
     nonaffiliated third parties; and
       (9) the feasibility of restricting sharing of information 
     for specific uses or of permitting customers to direct the 
     uses for which information may be shared.
       (b) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult with 
     representatives of State insurance authorities designated by 
     the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, and also 
     with financial services industry, consumer organizations and 
     privacy groups, and other representatives of the general 
     public, in formulating and conducting the study required by 
     subsection (a).
       (c) Report.--On or before January 1, 2002, the Secretary 
     shall submit a report to the Congress containing the findings 
     and conclusions of the study required under subsection (a), 
     together with such recommendations for legislative or 
     administrative action as may be appropriate.

     SEC. 509. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this subtitle:
       (1) Federal banking agency.--The term ``Federal banking 
     agency'' has the same meaning as given in section 3 of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
       (2) Federal functional regulator.--The term ``Federal 
     functional regulator'' means--
       (A) the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System;
       (B) the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency;
       (C) the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation;
       (D) the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision;
       (E) the National Credit Union Administration Board; and
       (F) the Securities and Exchange Commission.
       (3) Financial institution.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``financial institution'' means 
     any institution the business of which is engaging in 
     financial activities as described in section 4(k) of the Bank 
     Holding Company Act of 1956.
       (B) Persons subject to cftc regulation.--Notwithstanding 
     subparagraph (A), the term ``financial institution'' does not 
     include any person or entity with respect to any financial 
     activity that is subject to the jurisdiction of the Commodity 
     Futures Trading Commission under the Commodity Exchange Act.
       (C) Farm credit institutions.--Notwithstanding subparagraph 
     (A), the term ``financial institution'' does not include the 
     Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation or any entity 
     chartered and operating under the Farm Credit Act of 1971.
       (D) Other secondary market institutions.--Notwithstanding 
     subparagraph (A), the term ``financial institution'' does not 
     include institutions chartered by Congress specifically to 
     engage in transactions described in section 502(e)(1)(C), as 
     long as such institutions do not sell or transfer nonpublic 
     personal information to a nonaffiliated third party.
       (4) Nonpublic personal information.--
       (A) The term ``nonpublic personal information'' means 
     personally identifiable financial information--
       (i) provided by a consumer to a financial institution;
       (ii) resulting from any transaction with the consumer or 
     any service performed for the consumer; or
       (iii) otherwise obtained by the financial institution.
       (B) Such term does not include publicly available 
     information, as such term is defined by the regulations 
     prescribed under section 504.
       (C) Notwithstanding subparagraph (B), such term--
       (i) shall include any list, description, or other grouping 
     of consumers (and publicly available information pertaining 
     to them) that is derived using any nonpublic personal 
     information other than publicly available information; but
       (ii) shall not include any list, description, or other 
     grouping of consumers (and publicly available information 
     pertaining to them) that is derived without using any 
     nonpublic personal information.
       (5) Nonaffiliated third party.--The term ``nonaffiliated 
     third party'' means any entity that is not an affiliate of, 
     or related by common ownership or affiliated by corporate 
     control with, the financial institution, but does not include 
     a joint employee of such institution.
       (6) Affiliate.--The term ``affiliate'' means any company 
     that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control 
     with another company.
       (7) Necessary to effect, administer, or enforce.--The term 
     ``as necessary to effect, administer, or enforce the 
     transaction'' means--
       (A) the disclosure is required, or is a usual, appropriate, 
     or acceptable method, to carry out the transaction or the 
     product or service business of which the transaction is a 
     part, and record or service or maintain the consumer's 
     account in the ordinary course of providing the financial 
     service or financial product, or to administer or service 
     benefits or claims relating to the transaction or the product 
     or service business of which it is a part, and includes--
       (i) providing the consumer or the consumer's agent or 
     broker with a confirmation, statement, or other record of the 
     transaction, or information on the status or value of the 
     financial service or financial product; and
       (ii) the accrual or recognition of incentives or bonuses 
     associated with the transaction that are provided by the 
     financial institution or any other party;
       (B) the disclosure is required, or is one of the lawful or 
     appropriate methods, to enforce the rights of the financial 
     institution or of other persons engaged in carrying out the 
     financial transaction, or providing the product or service;
       (C) the disclosure is required, or is a usual, appropriate, 
     or acceptable method, for insurance underwriting at the 
     consumer's request or for reinsurance purposes, or for any of 
     the following purposes as they relate to a consumer's 
     insurance: account administration, reporting, investigating, 
     or preventing fraud or material misrepresentation, processing 
     premium payments, processing insurance claims, administering 
     insurance benefits (including utilization review activities), 
     participating in research projects, or as otherwise required 
     or specifically permitted by Federal or State law; or
       (D) the disclosure is required, or is a usual, appropriate 
     or acceptable method, in connection with--
       (i) the authorization, settlement, billing, processing, 
     clearing, transferring, reconciling, or collection of amounts 
     charged, debited, or otherwise paid using a debit, credit or 
     other payment card, check, or account number, or by other 
     payment means;
       (ii) the transfer of receivables, accounts or interests 
     therein; or
       (iii) the audit of debit, credit or other payment 
     information.
       (8) State insurance authority.--The term ``State insurance 
     authority'' means, in the case of any person engaged in 
     providing insurance, the State insurance authority of the 
     State in which the person is domiciled.
       (9) Consumer.--The term ``consumer'' means an individual 
     who obtains, from a financial institution, financial products 
     or services which are to be used primarily for personal, 
     family, or household purposes, and also means the legal 
     representative of such an individual.
       (10) Joint agreement.--The term ``joint agreement'' means a 
     formal written contract pursuant to which two or more 
     financial institutions jointly offer, endorse, or sponsor a 
     financial product or service, and as may be further defined 
     in the regulations prescribed under section 504.
       (11) Customer relationship.--The term ``time of 
     establishing a customer relationship'' shall be defined by 
     the regulations prescribed under section 504, and shall, in 
     the case of a financial institution engaged in extending 
     credit directly to consumers to finance purchases of goods or 
     services, mean the time of establishing the credit 
     relationship with the consumer.

     SEC. 510. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This subtitle shall take effect 6 months after the date on 
     which rules are required to be prescribed under section 
     504(a)(3), except--
       (1) to the extent that a later date is specified in the 
     rules prescribed under section 504; and
       (2) that sections 504 and 506 shall be effective upon 
     enactment.
         Subtitle B--Fraudulent Access to Financial Information

     SEC. 521. PRIVACY PROTECTION FOR CUSTOMER INFORMATION OF 
                   FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

       (a) Prohibition on Obtaining Customer Information by False 
     Pretenses.--It shall be a violation of this subtitle for any 
     person to obtain or attempt to obtain, or cause to be 
     disclosed or attempt to cause to be disclosed to any person, 
     customer information of a financial institution relating to 
     another person--
       (1) by making a false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement 
     or representation to an officer, employee, or agent of a 
     financial institution;
       (2) by making a false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement 
     or representation to a customer of a financial institution; 
     or
       (3) by providing any document to an officer, employee, or 
     agent of a financial institution, knowing that the document 
     is forged, counterfeit, lost, or stolen, was fraudulently 
     obtained, or contains a false, fictitious, or fraudulent 
     statement or representation.
       (b) Prohibition on Solicitation of a Person To Obtain 
     Customer Information From Financial Institution Under False 
     Pretenses.--It shall be a violation of this subtitle to 
     request a person to obtain customer information of a 
     financial institution, knowing that the person will obtain, 
     or attempt to obtain, the information from the institution in 
     any manner described in subsection (a).
       (c) Nonapplicability to Law Enforcement Agencies.--No 
     provision of this section shall be construed so as to prevent 
     any action by a law enforcement agency, or any officer, 
     employee, or agent of such agency, to obtain customer 
     information of a financial institution in connection with the 
     performance of the official duties of the agency.
       (d) Nonapplicability to Financial Institutions in Certain 
     Cases.--No provision of this section shall be construed so as 
     to prevent any financial institution, or any officer, 
     employee, or agent of a financial institution, from obtaining 
     customer information of such financial institution in the 
     course of--
       (1) testing the security procedures or systems of such 
     institution for maintaining the confidentiality of customer 
     information;
       (2) investigating allegations of misconduct or negligence 
     on the part of any officer, employee, or agent of the 
     financial institution; or
       (3) recovering customer information of the financial 
     institution which was obtained or received by another person 
     in any manner described in subsection (a) or (b).
       (e) Nonapplicability to Insurance Institutions for 
     Investigation of Insurance Fraud.--No provision of this 
     section shall be construed so as to prevent any insurance 
     institution, or any officer, employee, or agency of an 
     insurance institution, from obtaining information as part of 
     an insurance investigation into criminal activity, fraud, 
     material misrepresentation, or material nondisclosure that is 
     authorized for such institution under State law, regulation, 
     interpretation, or order.
       (f) Nonapplicability to Certain Types of Customer 
     Information of Financial Institutions.--No provision of this 
     section shall be construed so as to prevent any person from 
     obtaining customer information of a financial in

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     stitution that otherwise is available as a public record 
     filed pursuant to the securities laws (as defined in section 
     3(a)(47) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).
       (g) Nonapplicability to Collection of Child Support 
     Judgments.--No provision of this section shall be construed 
     to prevent any State-licensed private investigator, or any 
     officer, employee, or agent of such private investigator, 
     from obtaining customer information of a financial 
     institution, to the extent reasonably necessary to collect 
     child support from a person adjudged to have been delinquent 
     in his or her obligations by a Federal or State court, and to 
     the extent that such action by a State-licensed private 
     investigator is not unlawful under any other Federal or State 
     law or regulation, and has been authorized by an order or 
     judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.

     SEC. 522. ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT.

       (a) Enforcement by Federal Trade Commission.--Except as 
     provided in subsection (b), compliance with this subtitle 
     shall be enforced by the Federal Trade Commission in the same 
     manner and with the same power and authority as the 
     Commission has under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act 
     to enforce compliance with such Act.
       (b) Enforcement by Other Agencies in Certain Cases.--
       (1) In general.--Compliance with this subtitle shall be 
     enforced under--
       (A) section 8 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, in the 
     case of--
       (i) national banks, and Federal branches and Federal 
     agencies of foreign banks, by the Office of the Comptroller 
     of the Currency;
       (ii) 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 25A of the 
     Federal Reserve Act, by the Board;
       (iii) banks insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation (other than members of the Federal Reserve System 
     and national nonmember banks) and insured State branches of 
     foreign banks, by the Board of Directors of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Corporation; and
       (iv) savings associations the deposits of which are insured 
     by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, by the Director 
     of the Office of Thrift Supervision; and
       (B) the Federal Credit Union Act, by the Administrator of 
     the National Credit Union Administration with respect to any 
     Federal credit union.
       (2) Violations of this subtitle treated as violations of 
     other laws.--For the purpose of the exercise by any agency 
     referred to in paragraph (1) of its powers under any Act 
     referred to in that paragraph, a violation of this subtitle 
     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 paragraph (1), each of the 
     agencies referred to in that paragraph may exercise, for the 
     purpose of enforcing compliance with this subtitle, any other 
     authority conferred on such agency by law.

     SEC. 523. CRIMINAL PENALTY.

       (a) In General.--Whoever knowingly and intentionally 
     violates, or knowingly and intentionally attempts to violate, 
     section 521 shall be fined in accordance with title 18, 
     United States Code, or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, 
     or both.
       (b) Enhanced Penalty for Aggravated Cases.--Whoever 
     violates, or attempts to violate, section 521 while violating 
     another law of the United States or as part of a pattern of 
     any illegal activity involving more than $100,000 in a 12-
     month period shall be fined twice the amount provided in 
     subsection (b)(3) or (c)(3) (as the case may be) of section 
     3571 of title 18, United States Code, imprisoned for not more 
     than 10 years, or both.

     SEC. 524. RELATION TO STATE LAWS.

       (a) In General.--This subtitle 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 
     provisions of this subtitle, and then only to the extent of 
     the inconsistency.
       (b) Greater Protection Under State Law.--For purposes of 
     this section, a State statute, regulation, order, or 
     interpretation is not inconsistent with the provisions of 
     this subtitle if the protection such statute, regulation, 
     order, or interpretation affords any person is greater than 
     the protection provided under this subtitle as determined by 
     the Federal Trade Commission, after consultation with the 
     agency or authority with jurisdiction under section 522 of 
     either the person that initiated the complaint or that is the 
     subject of the complaint, on its own motion or upon the 
     petition of any interested party.

     SEC. 525. AGENCY GUIDANCE.

       In furtherance of the objectives of this subtitle, each 
     Federal banking agency (as defined in section 3(z) of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act), the National Credit Union 
     Administration, and the Securities and Exchange Commission or 
     self-regulatory organizations, as appropriate, shall review 
     regulations and guidelines applicable to financial 
     institutions under their respective jurisdictions and shall 
     prescribe such revisions to such regulations and guidelines 
     as may be necessary to ensure that such financial 
     institutions have policies, procedures, and controls in place 
     to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of customer financial 
     information and to deter and detect activities proscribed 
     under section 521.

     SEC. 526. REPORTS.

       (a) Report to the Congress.--Before the end of the 18-month 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     the Comptroller General, in consultation with the Federal 
     Trade Commission, Federal banking agencies, the National 
     Credit Union Administration, the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, appropriate Federal law enforcement agencies, and 
     appropriate State insurance regulators, shall submit to the 
     Congress a report on the following:
       (1) The efficacy and adequacy of the remedies provided in 
     this subtitle in addressing attempts to obtain financial 
     information by fraudulent means or by false pretenses.
       (2) Any recommendations for additional legislative or 
     regulatory action to address threats to the privacy of 
     financial information created by attempts to obtain 
     information by fraudulent means or false pretenses.
       (b) Annual Report by Administering Agencies.--The Federal 
     Trade Commission and the Attorney General shall submit to 
     Congress an annual report on number and disposition of all 
     enforcement actions taken pursuant to this subtitle.

     SEC. 527. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this subtitle, the following definitions 
     shall apply:
       (1) Customer.--The term ``customer'' means, with respect to 
     a financial institution, any person (or authorized 
     representative of a person) to whom the financial institution 
     provides a product or service, including that of acting as a 
     fiduciary.
       (2) Customer information of a financial institution.--The 
     term ``customer information of a financial institution'' 
     means any information maintained by or for a financial 
     institution which is derived from the relationship between 
     the financial institution and a customer of the financial 
     institution and is identified with the customer.
       (3) Document.--The term ``document'' means any information 
     in any form.
       (4) Financial institution.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``financial institution'' means 
     any institution engaged in the business of providing 
     financial services to customers who maintain a credit, 
     deposit, trust, or other financial account or relationship 
     with the institution.
       (B) Certain financial institutions specifically included.--
     The term ``financial institution'' includes any depository 
     institution (as defined in section 19(b)(1)(A) of the Federal 
     Reserve Act), any broker or dealer, any investment adviser or 
     investment company, any insurance company, any loan or 
     finance company, any credit card issuer or operator of a 
     credit card system, and any consumer reporting agency that 
     compiles and maintains files on consumers on a nationwide 
     basis (as defined in section 603(p) of the Consumer Credit 
     Protection Act).
       (C) Securities institutions.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (B)--
       (i) the terms ``broker'' and ``dealer'' have the same 
     meanings as given in section 3 of the Securities Exchange Act 
     of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c);
       (ii) the term ``investment adviser'' has the same meaning 
     as given in section 202(a)(11) of the Investment Advisers Act 
     of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b-2(a)); and
       (iii) the term ``investment company'' has the same meaning 
     as given in section 3 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 
     (15 U.S.C. 80a-3).
       (D) Certain persons and entities specifically excluded.--
     The term ``financial institution'' does not include any 
     person or entity with respect to any financial activity that 
     is subject to the jurisdiction of the Commodity Futures 
     Trading Commission under the Commodity Exchange Act and does 
     not include the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation or 
     any entity chartered and operating under the Farm Credit Act 
     of 1971.
       (E) Further definition by regulation.--The Federal Trade 
     Commission, after consultation with Federal banking agencies 
     and the Securities and Exchange Commission, may prescribe 
     regulations clarifying or describing the types of 
     institutions which shall be treated as financial institutions 
     for purposes of this subtitle.
         TITLE VI--FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK SYSTEM MODERNIZATION

     SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Federal Home Loan Bank 
     System Modernization Act of 1999''.

     SEC. 602. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 2 of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1422) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``term `Board' means'' 
     and inserting ``terms `Finance Board' and `Board' mean'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
       ``(3) State.--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.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(13) Community financial institution.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `community financial 
     institution' means a member--
       ``(i) the deposits of which are insured under the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act; and
       ``(ii) that has, as of the date of the transaction at 
     issue, less than $500,000,000 in average total assets, based 
     on an average of total assets over the 3 years preceding that 
     date.
       ``(B) Adjustments.--The $500,000,000 limit referred to in 
     subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be adjusted annually by the 
     Finance Board, based on the annual percentage increase, if 
     any, in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers, as 
     published by the Department of Labor.''.

     SEC. 603. SAVINGS ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP.

       Section 5(f) of the Home Owners' Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1464(f)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) Federal Home Loan Bank Membership.--After the end of 
     the 6-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
     the

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     Federal Home Loan Bank System Modernization Act of 1999, 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.''.

     SEC. 604. ADVANCES TO MEMBERS; COLLATERAL.

       (a) In General.--Section 10(a) of the Federal Home Loan 
     Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1430(a)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as 
     subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively, and indenting 
     appropriately;
       (2) by striking ``(a) Each'' and inserting the following:
       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) All advances.--Each'';
       (3) by striking the second sentence and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(2) Purposes of advances.--A long-term advance may only 
     be made for the purposes of--
       ``(A) providing funds to any member for residential housing 
     finance; and
       ``(B) providing funds to any community financial 
     institution for small businesses, small farms, and small 
     agri-businesses.'';
       (4) by striking ``A Bank'' and inserting the following:
       ``(3) Collateral.--A Bank'';
       (5) in paragraph (3) (as so designated by paragraph (4) of 
     this subsection)--
       (A) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated by paragraph 
     (1) of this subsection) by striking ``Deposits'' and 
     inserting ``Cash or deposits'';
       (B) in subparagraph (D) (as so redesignated by paragraph 
     (1) of this subsection), by striking the second sentence; and
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (D) (as so redesignated 
     by paragraph (1) of this subsection) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(E) Secured loans for small business, agriculture, or 
     securities representing a whole interest in such secured 
     loans, in the case of any community financial institution.'';
       (6) in paragraph (5)--
       (A) in the second sentence, by striking ``and the Board'';
       (B) in the third sentence, by striking ``Board'' and 
     inserting ``Federal home loan bank''; and
       (C) by striking ``(5) Paragraphs (1) through (4)'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(4) Additional bank authority.--Subparagraphs (A) through 
     (E) of paragraph (3)''; and
       (7) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Review of certain collateral standards.--The Board 
     may review the collateral standards applicable to each 
     Federal home loan bank for the classes of collateral 
     described in subparagraphs (D) and (E) of paragraph (3), and 
     may, if necessary for safety and soundness purposes, require 
     an increase in the collateral standards for any or all of 
     those classes of collateral.
       ``(6) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     terms `small business', `agriculture', `small farm', and 
     `small agri-business' shall have the meanings given those 
     terms by regulation of the Finance Board.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The section heading for section 10 
     of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1430) is amended 
     to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 10. ADVANCES TO MEMBERS.''.

       (c) Qualified Thrift Lender Status.--Section 10 of the 
     Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1430) is amended by 
     striking the 1st of the 2 subsections designated as 
     subsection (e).
       (d) Federal Home Loan Bank Access.--Section 10(m)(3)(B) of 
     the Home Owners' Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1467a(m)(3)(B)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in clause (i), by striking subclause (III) and 
     redesignating subclause (IV) as subclause (III); and
       (2) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:
       ``(ii) Additional restrictions effective after 3 years.--
     Beginning 3 years after the date on which a savings 
     association should have become a qualified thrift lender, or 
     the date on which the savings association ceases to be a 
     qualified thrift lender, as applicable, the savings 
     association shall not retain any investment (including an 
     investment in any subsidiary) or engage, directly or 
     indirectly, in any activity, unless that investment or 
     activity--

       ``(I) would be permissible for the savings association if 
     it were a national bank; and
       ``(II) is permissible for the savings association as a 
     savings association.''.

     SEC. 605. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.

       Section 4(a) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1424(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting, ``(other than a 
     community financial institution)'' after ``institution'';
       (2) in the matter immediately following paragraph (2)(C)--
       (A) by striking ``An insured'' and inserting the following:
       ``(3) Certain institutions.--An insured''; and
       (B) by striking ``preceding sentence'' and inserting 
     ``paragraph (2)''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Limited exemption for community financial 
     institutions.--A community financial institution that 
     otherwise meets the requirements of paragraph (2) may become 
     a member without regard to the percentage of its total assets 
     that is represented by residential mortgage loans, as 
     described in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2).''.

     SEC. 606. MANAGEMENT OF BANKS.

       (a) Board of Directors.--Section 7 of the Federal Home Loan 
     Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1427(d)) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``and bona fide 
     residents of the district in which such bank is located'' and 
     inserting ``, and each of whom shall be either a bona fide 
     resident of the district in which such bank is located or an 
     officer or director of a member of such bank located in that 
     district'';
       (2) in subsection (d), by striking the 1st sentence and 
     inserting the following: ``The term of each director, whether 
     elected or appointed, shall be 3 years. The board of 
     directors of each Federal home loan bank and the Finance 
     Board shall adjust the terms of members first elected or 
     appointed after the date of the enactment of the Federal Home 
     Loan Bank System Modernization Act of 1999 to ensure that the 
     terms of the members of the board of directors are staggered 
     with approximately \1/3\ of the terms expiring each year.''; 
     and
       (3) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:
       ``(g) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.--
       ``(1) Election.--The Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of 
     the board of directors of each Federal home loan bank shall 
     be elected by a majority of all the directors of such bank 
     from among the directors of the bank.
       ``(2) Terms.--The term of office of the Chairperson and the 
     Vice Chairperson of the board of directors of a Federal home 
     loan bank shall be 2 years.
       ``(3) Acting chairperson.--In the event of a vacancy in the 
     position of Chairperson of the board of directors or during 
     the absence or disability of the Chairperson, the Vice 
     Chairperson shall act as Chairperson.
       ``(4) Procedures.--The board of directors of each Federal 
     home loan bank shall establish procedures, in the bylaws of 
     such board, for designating an acting chairperson for any 
     period during which the Chairperson and the Vice Chairperson 
     are not available to carry out the requirements of that 
     position for any reason and removing any person from any such 
     position for good cause.''.
       (b) Compensation.--Section 7(i) of the Federal Home Loan 
     Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1427(i)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(i) Each bank may pay its directors'' and 
     inserting ``(i) Directors' Compensation.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), each bank may 
     pay its directors''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Limitation.--
       ``(A) In general.--The annual salary of each of the 
     following members of the board of directors of a Federal home 
     loan bank may not exceed the amount specified:

The annual compensation may not exceed--
  Chairperson..............................................$25,000 ....

  Vice Chairperson.........................................$20,000 ....

  All other members........................................$15,000.....

       ``(B) Adjustment.--Beginning January 1, 2001, each dollar 
     amount referred to in the table in subparagraph (A) shall be 
     adjusted annually by the Finance Board, based on the annual 
     percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for 
     all urban consumers, as published by the Department of Labor.
       ``(C) Expenses.--Subparagraph (A) shall not be construed as 
     prohibiting the reimbursement of expenses incurred by members 
     of the board of directors of any Federal home loan bank in 
     connection with service on the board of directors.''.
       (c) 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).
       (d) Section 12.--Section 12 of the Federal Home Loan Bank 
     Act (12 U.S.C. 1432) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``, but, except'' and all that follows 
     through ``ten years'';
       (B) by striking ``subject to the approval of the Board'' 
     the first place that term appears;
       (C) by striking ``and, by its Board of directors,'' and all 
     that follows through ``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 laws 
     and regulations, as administered by the Finance Board. No 
     officer, employee, attorney, or agent of a Federal home loan 
     bank''; and
       (D) by striking ``Board of directors'' where such term 
     appears in the penultimate sentence and inserting ``board of 
     directors''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``loans banks'' and 
     inserting ``loan banks''.
       (e) Powers and Duties of Federal Housing Finance Board.--
       (1) Issuance of notices of violations.--Section 2B(a) of 
     the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1422b(a)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(5) To issue and serve a notice of charges upon a Federal 
     home loan bank or upon any executive officer or director of a 
     Federal home loan bank if, in the determination of the 
     Finance Board, the Bank, executive officer, or director is 
     engaging or has engaged in, or the Finance Board has 
     reasonable cause to believe that the Bank, executive officer, 
     or director is about to engage in an unsafe or unsound 
     practice in conducting the business of the bank, or any 
     conduct that violates any provision of this Act or any law, 
     order, rule, or regulation or any condition imposed in 
     writing by the Finance Board in connection with the granting 
     of any application or other request by the Bank, or any 
     written agreement entered into by the Bank with the agency, 
     in accordance with the procedures provided in subsection (c) 
     or (f) of section 1371 of the Federal Housing Enterprises 
     Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992. Such authority 
     includes the same authority to issue an order requiring a 
     party to take affirmative action to correct conditions 
     resulting from violations or practices or to limit activities 
     of a Bank or any executive officer or director of a Bank as 
     appropriate Federal banking agencies have to take with 
     respect to insured depository institutions under paragraphs 
     (6) and (7) of section 8(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act, and

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     to have all other powers, rights, and duties to enforce this 
     Act with respect to the Federal home loan banks and their 
     executive officers and directors as the Office of Federal 
     Housing Enterprise Oversight has to enforce the Federal 
     Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 
     1992, the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act, 
     or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act with 
     respect to the Federal housing enterprises under subtitle C 
     (other than section 1371) of the Federal Housing Enterprises 
     Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992.
       ``(6) To address any insufficiencies in capital levels 
     resulting from the application of section 5(f) of the Home 
     Owners' Loan Act.
       ``(7) To act in its own name and through its own 
     attorneys--
       ``(A) in enforcing any provision of this Act or any 
     regulation promulgated under this Act; or
       ``(B) in any action, suit, or proceeding to which the 
     Finance Board is a party that involves the Board's regulation 
     or supervision of any Federal home loan bank.''.
       (2) Technical amendment.--Section 111 of Public Law 93-495 
     (12 U.S.C. 250) is amended by striking ``Federal Home Loan 
     Bank Board,'' and inserting ``Director of the Office of 
     Thrift Supervision, the Federal Housing Finance Board,''.
       (f) 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.--Section 10 of the Federal Home Loan Bank 
     Act (12 U.S.C. 1430) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (c)--
       (i) in the first sentence, by striking ``Board'' and 
     inserting ``Federal home loan bank''; and
       (ii) by striking the second sentence; and
       (B) in subsection (d)--
       (i) in the first sentence, by striking ``and the approval 
     of the Board''; and
       (ii) by striking ``Subject to the approval of the Board, 
     any'' and inserting ``Any''.
       (g) Section 16.--Section 16(a) of the Federal Home Loan 
     Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1436(a)) is amended--
       (1) in the third sentence--
       (A) by striking ``net earnings'' and inserting ``previously 
     retained earnings or current net earnings''; and
       (B) by striking ``, and then only with the approval of the 
     Federal Housing Finance Board''; and
       (2) by striking the fourth sentence.
       (h) Section 18.--Section 18(b) of the Federal Home Loan 
     Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1438(b)) is amended by striking paragraph 
     (4).

     SEC. 607. 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.--
       ``(i) In general.--To the extent that 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 in each calendar 
     year, 20.0 percent of the net earnings of that Bank (after 
     deducting expenses relating to section 10(j) and operating 
     expenses).
       ``(ii) Annual determination.--The Board annually shall 
     determine the extent to which the value of the aggregate 
     amounts paid by the Federal home loan banks exceeds or falls 
     short of the value of an annuity of $300,000,000 per year 
     that commences on the issuance date and ends on the final 
     scheduled maturity date of the obligations, and shall select 
     appropriate present value factors for making such 
     determinations, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
     Treasury.
       ``(iii) Payment term alterations.--The Board shall extend 
     or shorten the term of the payment obligations of a Federal 
     home loan bank under this subparagraph as necessary to ensure 
     that the value of all payments made by the Banks is 
     equivalent to the value of an annuity referred to in clause 
     (ii).
       ``(iv) Term beyond maturity.--If the Board extends the term 
     of payment obligations beyond the final scheduled maturity 
     date for the obligations, each Federal home loan bank shall 
     continue to pay 20.0 percent of its net earnings (after 
     deducting expenses relating to section 10(j) and operating 
     expenses) to the Treasury of the United States until the 
     value of all such payments by the Federal home loan banks is 
     equivalent to the value of an annuity referred to in clause 
     (ii). In the final year in which the Federal home loan banks 
     are required to make any payment to the Treasury under this 
     subparagraph, if the dollar amount represented by 20.0 
     percent of the net earnings of the Federal home loan banks 
     exceeds the remaining obligation of the Banks to the 
     Treasury, the Finance Board shall reduce the percentage pro 
     rata to a level sufficient to pay the remaining 
     obligation.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall become effective on January 1, 2000. Payments made by a 
     Federal home loan bank before that effective date shall be 
     counted toward the total obligation of that Bank under 
     section 21B(f)(2)(C) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act, as 
     amended by this section.

     SEC. 608. CAPITAL STRUCTURE OF FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANKS.

       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) Regulations.--
       ``(1) Capital standards.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date of the enactment of the Federal Home Loan Bank System 
     Modernization Act of 1999, the Finance Board shall issue 
     regulations prescribing uniform capital standards applicable 
     to each Federal home loan bank, which shall require each such 
     bank to meet--
       ``(A) the leverage requirement specified in paragraph (2); 
     and
       ``(B) the risk-based capital requirements, in accordance 
     with paragraph (3).
       ``(2) Leverage requirement.--
       ``(A) In general.--The leverage requirement shall require 
     each Federal home loan bank to maintain a minimum amount of 
     total capital based on the total assets of the bank and shall 
     be 5 percent.
       ``(B) Treatment of stock and retained earnings.--In 
     determining compliance with the minimum leverage ratio 
     established under subparagraph (A), the paid-in value of the 
     outstanding Class B stock and the amount of retained earnings 
     shall be multiplied by 1.5, and such higher amounts shall be 
     deemed to be capital for purposes of meeting the 5 percent 
     minimum leverage ratio, except that a Federal home loan 
     bank's total capital (determined without taking into account 
     any such multiplier) shall not be less than 4 percent of the 
     total assets of the bank.
       ``(3) Risk-based capital standards.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each Federal home loan bank shall 
     maintain permanent capital in an amount that is sufficient, 
     as determined in accordance with the regulations of the 
     Finance Board, to meet--
       ``(i) the credit risk to which the Federal home loan bank 
     is subject; and
       ``(ii) the market risk, including interest rate risk, to 
     which the Federal home loan bank is subject, based on a 
     stress test established by the Finance Board that rigorously 
     tests for changes in market variables, including changes in 
     interest rates, rate volatility, and changes in the shape of 
     the yield curve.
       ``(B) Consideration of other risk-based standards.--In 
     establishing the risk-based standard under subparagraph 
     (A)(ii), the Finance Board shall take due consideration of 
     any risk-based capital test established pursuant to section 
     1361 of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and 
     Soundness Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4611) for the enterprises 
     (as defined in that Act), with such modifications as the 
     Finance Board determines to be appropriate to reflect 
     differences in operations between the Federal home loan banks 
     and those enterprises.
       ``(4) Other regulatory requirements.--The regulations 
     issued by the Finance Board under paragraph (1) shall--
       ``(A) permit each Federal home loan bank to issue, with 
     such rights, terms, and preferences, not inconsistent with 
     this Act and the regulations issued hereunder, as the board 
     of directors of that bank may approve, any 1 or more of--
       ``(i) Class A stock, which shall be redeemable in cash and 
     at par 6 months following submission by a member of a written 
     notice of its intent to redeem such shares; and
       ``(ii) Class B stock, which shall be redeemable in cash and 
     at par 5 years following submission by a member of a written 
     notice of its intent to redeem such shares;
       ``(B) provide that the stock of a Federal home loan bank 
     may be issued to and held by only members of the bank, and 
     that a bank may not issue any stock other than as provided in 
     this section;
       ``(C) prescribe the manner in which stock of a Federal home 
     loan bank may be sold, transferred, redeemed, or repurchased; 
     and
       ``(D) provide the manner of disposition of outstanding 
     stock held by, and the liquidation of any claims of the 
     Federal home loan bank against, an institution that ceases to 
     be a member of the bank, through merger or otherwise, or that 
     provides notice of intention to withdraw from membership in 
     the bank.
       ``(5) Definitions of capital.--For purposes of determining 
     compliance with the capital standards established under this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) permanent capital of a Federal home loan bank shall 
     include--
       ``(i) the amounts paid for the Class B stock; and
       ``(ii) the retained earnings of the bank (as determined in 
     accordance with generally accepted accounting principles); 
     and
       ``(B) total capital of a Federal home loan bank shall 
     include--
       ``(i) permanent capital;
       ``(ii) the amounts paid for the Class A stock;
       ``(iii) consistent with generally accepted accounting 
     principles, and subject to the regulation of the Finance 
     Board, a general allowance for losses, which may not include 
     any reserves or allowances made or held against specific 
     assets; and
       ``(iv) any other amounts from sources available to absorb 
     losses incurred by the bank that the Finance Board determines 
     by regulation to be appropriate to include in determining 
     total capital.
       ``(6) Transition period.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this Act, the requirements relating to purchase 
     and retention of capital stock of a Federal home loan bank by 
     any member thereof in effect on the day before the date of 
     the enactment of the Federal Home Loan Bank System 
     Modernization Act of 1999, shall continue in effect with 
     respect to each Federal home loan bank until the regulations 
     required by this subsection have taken effect and the capital 
     structure plan required by subsection (b) has been approved 
     by the Finance Board and implemented by such bank.
       ``(b) Capital Structure Plan.--
       ``(1) Approval of plans.--Not later than 270 days after the 
     date of publication by the Finance Board of final regulations 
     in accordance with subsection (a), 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 that--
       ``(A) the board of directors determines is best suited for 
     the condition and operation of the

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     bank and the interests of the members of the bank;
       ``(B) meets the requirements of subsection (c); and
       ``(C) meets the minimum capital standards and requirements 
     established under subsection (a) and other regulations 
     prescribed by the Finance Board.
       ``(2) Approval of modifications.--The board of directors of 
     a Federal home loan bank shall submit to the Finance Board 
     for approval any modifications that the bank proposes to make 
     to an approved capital structure plan.
       ``(c) Contents of Plan.--The capital structure plan of each 
     Federal home loan bank shall contain provisions addressing 
     each of the following:
       ``(1) Minimum investment.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each capital structure plan of a Federal 
     home loan bank shall require each member of the bank to 
     maintain a minimum investment in the stock of the bank, the 
     amount of which shall be determined in a manner to be 
     prescribed by the board of directors of each bank and to be 
     included as part of the plan.
       ``(B) Investment alternatives.--
       ``(i) In general.--In establishing the minimum investment 
     required for each member under subparagraph (A), a Federal 
     home loan bank may, in its discretion, include any 1 or more 
     of the requirements referred to in clause (ii), or any other 
     provisions approved by the Finance Board.
       ``(ii) Authorized requirements.--A requirement is referred 
     to in this clause if it is a requirement for--

       ``(I) a stock purchase based on a percentage of the total 
     assets of a member; or
       ``(II) a stock purchase based on a percentage of the 
     outstanding advances from the bank to the member.

       ``(C) Minimum amount.--Each capital structure plan of a 
     Federal home loan bank shall require that the minimum stock 
     investment established for members shall be set at a level 
     that is sufficient for the bank to meet the minimum capital 
     requirements established by the Finance Board under 
     subsection (a).
       ``(D) Adjustments to minimum required investment.--The 
     capital structure plan of each Federal home loan bank shall 
     impose a continuing obligation on the board of directors of 
     the bank to review and adjust the minimum investment required 
     of each member of that bank, as necessary to ensure that the 
     bank remains in compliance with applicable minimum capital 
     levels established by the Finance Board, and shall require 
     each member to comply promptly with any adjustments to the 
     required minimum investment.
       ``(2) Transition rule.--
       ``(A) In general.--The capital structure plan of each 
     Federal home loan bank shall specify the date on which it 
     shall take effect, and may provide for a transition period of 
     not longer than 3 years to allow the bank to come into 
     compliance with the capital requirements prescribed under 
     subsection (a), and to allow any institution that was a 
     member of the bank on the date of the enactment of the 
     Federal Home Loan Bank System Modernization Act of 1999, to 
     come into compliance with the minimum investment required 
     pursuant to the plan.
       ``(B) Interim purchase requirements.--The capital structure 
     plan of a Federal home loan bank may allow any member 
     referred to in subparagraph (A) that would be required by the 
     terms of the capital structure plan to increase its 
     investment in the stock of the bank to do so in periodic 
     installments during the transition period.
       ``(3) Disposition of shares.--The capital structure plan of 
     a Federal home loan bank shall provide for the manner of 
     disposition of any stock held by a member of that bank that 
     terminates its membership or that provides notice of its 
     intention to withdraw from membership in that bank.
       ``(4) Classes of stock.--
       ``(A) In general.--The capital structure plan of a Federal 
     home loan bank shall afford each member of that bank the 
     option of maintaining its required investment in the bank 
     through the purchase of any combination of classes of stock 
     authorized by the board of directors of the bank and approved 
     by the Finance Board in accordance with its regulations.
       ``(B) Rights requirement.--A Federal home loan bank shall 
     include in its capital structure plan provisions establishing 
     terms, rights, and preferences, including minimum investment, 
     dividends, voting, and liquidation preferences of each class 
     of stock issued by the bank, consistent with Finance Board 
     regulations and market requirements.
       ``(C) Reduced minimum investment.--The capital structure 
     plan of a Federal home loan bank may provide for a reduced 
     minimum stock investment for any member of that bank that 
     elects to purchase Class B in a manner that is consistent 
     with meeting the minimum capital requirements of the bank, as 
     established by the Finance Board.
       ``(D) Liquidation of claims.--The capital structure plan of 
     a Federal home loan bank shall provide for the liquidation in 
     an orderly manner, as determined by the bank, of any claim of 
     that bank against a member, including claims for any 
     applicable prepayment fees or penalties resulting from 
     prepayment of advances prior to stated maturity.
       ``(5) Limited transferability of stock.--The capital 
     structure plan of a Federal home loan bank shall--
       ``(A) provide that any stock issued by that bank shall be 
     available only to and held only by members of that bank and 
     tradable only between that bank and its members; and
       ``(B) establish standards, criteria, and requirements for 
     the issuance, purchase, transfer, retirement, and redemption 
     of stock issued by that bank.
       ``(6) Bank review of plan.--Before filing a capital 
     structure plan with the Finance Board, each Federal home loan 
     bank shall conduct a review of the plan by--
       ``(A) an independent certified public accountant, to 
     ensure, to the extent possible, that implementation of the 
     plan would not result in any write-down of the redeemable 
     bank stock investment of its members; and
       ``(B) at least one major credit rating agency, to 
     determine, to the extent possible, whether implementation of 
     the plan would have any material effect on the credit ratings 
     of the bank.
       ``(d) Termination of Membership.--
       ``(1) Voluntary withdrawal.--Any member may withdraw from a 
     Federal home loan bank if the member provides written notice 
     to the bank of its intent to do so and if, on the date of 
     withdrawal, there is in effect a certification by the Finance 
     Board that the withdrawal will not cause the Federal Home 
     Loan Bank System to fail to meet its obligation under section 
     21B(f)(2)(C) to contribute to the debt service for the 
     obligations issued by the Resolution Funding Corporation. The 
     applicable stock redemption notice periods shall commence 
     upon receipt of the notice by the bank. Upon the expiration 
     of the applicable notice period for each class of redeemable 
     stock, the member may surrender such stock to the bank, and 
     shall be entitled to receive in cash the par value of the 
     stock. During the applicable notice periods, the member shall 
     be entitled to dividends and other membership rights 
     commensurate with continuing stock ownership.
       ``(2) Involuntary withdrawal.--
       ``(A) In general.--The board of directors of a Federal home 
     loan bank may terminate the membership of any institution if, 
     subject to Finance Board regulations, it determines that--
       ``(i) the member has failed to comply with a provision of 
     this Act or any regulation prescribed under this Act; or
       ``(ii) the member has been determined to be insolvent, or 
     otherwise subject to the appointment of a conservator, 
     receiver, or other legal custodian, by a Federal or State 
     authority with regulatory and supervisory responsibility for 
     the member.
       ``(B) Stock disposition.--An institution, the membership of 
     which is terminated in accordance with subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) shall surrender redeemable stock to the Federal home 
     loan bank, and shall receive in cash the par value of the 
     stock, upon the expiration of the applicable notice period 
     under subsection (a)(4)(A);
       ``(ii) shall receive any dividends declared on its 
     redeemable stock, during the applicable notice period under 
     subsection (a)(4)(A); and
       ``(iii) shall not be entitled to any other rights or 
     privileges accorded to members after the date of the 
     termination.
       ``(C) Commencement of notice period.--With respect to an 
     institution, the membership of which is terminated in 
     accordance with subparagraph (A), the applicable notice 
     period under subsection (a)(4) for each class of redeemable 
     stock shall commence on the earlier of--
       ``(i) the date of such termination; or
       ``(ii) the date on which the member has provided notice of 
     its intent to redeem such stock.
       ``(3) Liquidation of indebtedness.--Upon the termination of 
     the membership of an institution for any reason, the 
     outstanding indebtedness of the member to the bank shall be 
     liquidated in an orderly manner, as determined by the bank 
     and, upon the extinguishment of all such indebtedness, the 
     bank shall return to the member all collateral pledged to 
     secure the indebtedness.
       ``(e) Redemption of Excess Stock.--
       ``(1) In general.--A Federal home loan bank, in its sole 
     discretion, may redeem or repurchase, as appropriate, any 
     shares of Class A or Class B stock issued by the bank and 
     held by a member that are in excess of the minimum stock 
     investment required of that member.
       ``(2) Excess stock.--Shares of stock held by a member shall 
     not be deemed to be `excess stock' for purposes of this 
     subsection by virtue of a member's submission of a notice of 
     intent to withdraw from membership or termination of its 
     membership in any other manner.
       ``(3) Priority.--A Federal home loan bank may not redeem 
     any excess Class B stock prior to the end of the 5-year 
     notice period, unless the member has no Class A stock 
     outstanding that could be redeemed as excess.
       ``(f) Impairment of Capital.--If the Finance Board or the 
     board of directors of a Federal home loan bank determines 
     that the bank has incurred or is likely to incur losses that 
     result in or are expected to result in charges against the 
     capital of the bank, the bank shall not redeem or repurchase 
     any stock of the bank without the prior approval of the 
     Finance Board while such charges are continuing or are 
     expected to continue. In no case may a bank redeem or 
     repurchase any applicable capital stock if, following the 
     redemption, the bank would fail to satisfy any minimum 
     capital requirement.
       ``(g) Rejoining After Divestiture of All Shares.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), and 
     notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, an 
     institution that divests all shares of stock in a Federal 
     home loan bank may not, after such divestiture, acquire 
     shares of any Federal home loan bank before the end of the 5-
     year period beginning on the date of the completion of such 
     divestiture, unless the divestiture is a consequence of a 
     transfer of membership on an uninterrupted basis between 
     banks.
       ``(2) Exception for withdrawals from membership before 
     1998.--Any institution that withdrew from membership in any 
     Federal home loan bank before December 31, 1997, may acquire 
     shares of a Federal home loan bank at any time after that 
     date, subject to the approval of the Finance Board and the 
     requirements of this Act.
       ``(h) Treatment of Retained Earnings.--
       ``(1) In general.--The holders of the Class B stock of a 
     Federal home loan bank shall own

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     the retained earnings, surplus, undivided profits, and equity 
     reserves, if any, of the bank.
       ``(2) Exception.--Except as specifically provided in this 
     section or through the declaration of a dividend or a capital 
     distribution by a Federal home loan bank, or in the event of 
     liquidation of the bank, a member shall have no right to 
     withdraw or otherwise receive distribution of any portion of 
     the retained earnings of the bank.
       ``(3) Limitation.--A Federal home loan bank may not make 
     any distribution of its retained earnings unless, following 
     such distribution, the bank would continue to meet all 
     applicable capital requirements.''.
                      TITLE VII--OTHER PROVISIONS
                       Subtitle A--ATM Fee Reform

     SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``ATM Fee Reform Act of 
     1999''.

     SEC. 702. ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFER FEE DISCLOSURES AT ANY 
                   HOST ATM.

       Section 904(d) of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (15 
     U.S.C. 1693b(d)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Fee disclosures at automated teller machines.--
       ``(A) In general.--The regulations prescribed under 
     paragraph (1) shall require any automated teller machine 
     operator who imposes a fee on any consumer for providing host 
     transfer services to such consumer to provide notice in 
     accordance with subparagraph (B) to the consumer (at the time 
     the service is provided) of--
       ``(i) the fact that a fee is imposed by such operator for 
     providing the service; and
       ``(ii) the amount of any such fee.
       ``(B) Notice requirements.--
       ``(i) On the machine.--The notice required under clause (i) 
     of subparagraph (A) with respect to any fee described in such 
     subparagraph shall be posted in a prominent and conspicuous 
     location on or at the automated teller machine at which the 
     electronic fund transfer is initiated by the consumer.
       ``(ii) On the screen.--The notice required under clauses 
     (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A) with respect to any fee 
     described in such subparagraph shall appear on the screen of 
     the automated teller machine, or on a paper notice issued 
     from such machine, after the transaction is initiated and 
     before the consumer is irrevocably committed to completing 
     the transaction, except that during the period beginning on 
     the date of the enactment of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and 
     ending on December 31, 2004, this clause shall not apply to 
     any automated teller machine that lacks the technical 
     capability to disclose the notice on the screen or to issue a 
     paper notice after the transaction is initiated and before 
     the consumer is irrevocably committed to completing the 
     transaction.
       ``(C) Prohibition on fees not properly disclosed and 
     explicitly assumed by consumer.--No fee may be imposed by any 
     automated teller machine operator in connection with any 
     electronic fund transfer initiated by a consumer for which a 
     notice is required under subparagraph (A), unless--
       ``(i) the consumer receives such notice in accordance with 
     subparagraph (B); and
       ``(ii) the consumer elects to continue in the manner 
     necessary to effect the transaction after receiving such 
     notice.
       ``(D) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       ``(i) Automated teller machine operator.--The term 
     `automated teller machine operator' means any person who--

       ``(I) operates an automated teller machine at which 
     consumers initiate electronic fund transfers; and
       ``(II) is not the financial institution that holds the 
     account of such consumer from which the transfer is made.

       ``(ii) Electronic fund transfer.--The term `electronic fund 
     transfer' includes a transaction that involves a balance 
     inquiry initiated by a consumer in the same manner as an 
     electronic fund transfer, whether or not the consumer 
     initiates a transfer of funds in the course of the 
     transaction.
       ``(iii) Host transfer services.--The term `host transfer 
     services' means any electronic fund transfer made by an 
     automated teller machine operator in connection with a 
     transaction initiated by a consumer at an automated teller 
     machine operated by such operator.''.

     SEC. 703. DISCLOSURE OF POSSIBLE FEES TO CONSUMERS WHEN ATM 
                   CARD IS ISSUED.

       Section 905(a) of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (15 
     U.S.C. 1693c(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 inserting after paragraph (9) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(10) a notice to the consumer that a fee may be imposed 
     by--
       ``(A) an automated teller machine operator (as defined in 
     section 904(d)(3)(D)(i)) if the consumer initiates a transfer 
     from an automated teller machine that is not operated by the 
     person issuing the card or other means of access; and
       ``(B) any national, regional, or local network utilized to 
     effect the transaction.''.

     SEC. 704. FEASIBILITY STUDY.

       (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a study of the feasibility of requiring, 
     in connection with any electronic fund transfer initiated by 
     a consumer through the use of an automated teller machine--
       (1) a notice to be provided to the consumer before the 
     consumer is irrevocably committed to completing the 
     transaction, which clearly states the amount of any fee that 
     will be imposed upon the consummation of the transaction by--
       (A) any automated teller machine operator (as defined in 
     section 904(d)(3)(D)(i) of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act) 
     involved in the transaction;
       (B) the financial institution holding the account of the 
     consumer;
       (C) any national, regional, or local network utilized to 
     effect the transaction; and
       (D) any other party involved in the transfer; and
       (2) the consumer to elect to consummate the transaction 
     after receiving the notice described in paragraph (1).
       (b) Factors To Be Considered.--In conducting the study 
     required under subsection (a) with regard to the notice 
     requirement described in such subsection, the Comptroller 
     General shall consider the following factors:
       (1) The availability of appropriate technology.
       (2) Implementation and operating costs.
       (3) The competitive impact any such notice requirement 
     would have on various sizes and types of institutions, if 
     implemented.
       (4) The period of time that would be reasonable for 
     implementing any such notice requirement.
       (5) The extent to which consumers would benefit from any 
     such notice requirement.
       (6) Any other factor the Comptroller General determines to 
     be appropriate in analyzing the feasibility of imposing any 
     such notice requirement.
       (c) Report to the Congress.--Before the end of the 6-month 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     the Comptroller General shall submit a report to the Congress 
     containing--
       (1) the findings and conclusions of the Comptroller General 
     in connection with the study required under subsection (a); 
     and
       (2) the recommendation of the Comptroller General with 
     regard to the question of whether a notice requirement 
     described in subsection (a) should be implemented and, if so, 
     the manner in which such requirement should be implemented.

     SEC. 705. NO LIABILITY IF POSTED NOTICES ARE DAMAGED.

       Section 910 of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (15 U.S.C. 
     1693h) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Exception for Damaged Notices.--If the notice 
     required to be posted pursuant to section 904(d)(3)(B)(i) by 
     an automated teller machine operator has been posted by such 
     operator in compliance with such section and the notice is 
     subsequently removed, damaged, or altered by any person other 
     than the operator of the automated teller machine, the 
     operator shall have no liability under this section for 
     failure to comply with section 904(d)(3)(B)(i).''.
                   Subtitle B--Community Reinvestment

     SEC. 711. CRA SUNSHINE REQUIREMENTS.

       The Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1811 et seq.) 
     is amended by inserting after section 47, as added by section 
     305 of this Act, the following new section:

     ``SEC. 48. CRA SUNSHINE REQUIREMENTS.

       ``(a) Public Disclosure of Agreements.--Any agreement (as 
     defined in subsection (e)) entered into after the date of the 
     enactment of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act by an insured 
     depository institution or affiliate with a nongovernmental 
     entity or person made pursuant to or in connection with the 
     Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 involving funds or other 
     resources of such insured depository institution or 
     affiliate--
       ``(1) shall be in its entirety fully disclosed, and the 
     full text thereof made available to the appropriate Federal 
     banking agency with supervisory responsibility over the 
     insured depository institution and to the public by each 
     party to the agreement; and
       ``(2) shall obligate each party to comply with this 
     section.
       ``(b) Annual Report of Activity by Insured Depository 
     Institution.--Each insured depository institution or 
     affiliate that is a party to an agreement described in 
     subsection (a) shall report to the appropriate Federal 
     banking agency with supervisory responsibility over the 
     insured depository institution, not less frequently than once 
     each year, such information as the Federal banking agency may 
     by rule require relating to the following actions taken by 
     the party pursuant to the agreement during the preceding 12-
     month period:
       ``(1) Payments, fees, or loans made to any party to the 
     agreement or received from any party to the agreement and the 
     terms and conditions of the same.
       ``(2) Aggregate data on loans, investments, and services 
     provided by each party in its community or communities 
     pursuant to the agreement.
       ``(3) Such other pertinent matters as determined by 
     regulation by the appropriate Federal banking agency with 
     supervisory responsibility over the insured depository 
     institution.
       ``(c) Annual Report of Activity by Nongovernmental 
     Entities.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each nongovernmental entity or person 
     that is not an affiliate of an insured depository institution 
     and that is a party to an agreement described in subsection 
     (a) shall report to the appropriate Federal banking agency 
     with supervisory responsibility over the insured depository 
     institution that is a party to such agreement, not less 
     frequently than once each year, an accounting of the use of 
     funds received pursuant to each such agreement during the 
     preceding 12-month period.
       ``(2) Submission to insured depository institution.--A 
     nongovernmental entity or person referred to in paragraph (1) 
     may comply with the reporting requirement in such paragraph 
     by transmitting the report to the insured depository 
     institution that is a party to the agreement, and such 
     insured depository institution shall promptly transmit such 
     report to the appropriate Federal banking agency with 
     supervisory authority over the insured depository 
     institution.
       ``(3) Information to be included.--The accounting referred 
     to in paragraph (1) shall in

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     clude a detailed, itemized list of the uses to which such 
     funds have been made, including compensation, administrative 
     expenses, travel, entertainment, consulting and professional 
     fees paid, and such other categories, as determined by 
     regulation by the appropriate Federal banking agency with 
     supervisory responsibility over the insured depository 
     institution.
       ``(d) Applicability.--Subsections (b) and (c) shall not 
     apply with respect to any agreement entered into before the 
     end of the 6-month period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.
       ``(e) Definitions.--
       ``(1) Agreement.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `agreement'--
       ``(A) means--
       ``(i) any written contract, written arrangement, or other 
     written understanding that provides for cash payments, 
     grants, or other consideration with a value in excess of 
     $10,000, or for loans the aggregate amount of principal of 
     which exceeds $50,000, annually (or the sum of all such 
     agreements during a 12-month period with an aggregate value 
     of cash payments, grants, or other consideration in excess of 
     $10,000, or with an aggregate amount of loan principal in 
     excess of $50,000); or
       ``(ii) a group of substantively related contracts with an 
     aggregate value of cash payments, grants, or other 
     consideration in excess of $10,000, or with an aggregate 
     amount of loan principal in excess of $50,000, annually;
     made pursuant to, or in connection with, the fulfillment of 
     the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, at least 1 party to 
     which is an insured depository institution or affiliate 
     thereof, whether organized on a profit or not-for-profit 
     basis; and
       ``(B) does not include--
       ``(i) any individual mortgage loan;
       ``(ii) any specific contract or commitment for a loan or 
     extension of credit to individuals, businesses, farms, or 
     other entities, if the funds are loaned at rates not 
     substantially below market rates and if the purpose of the 
     loan or extension of credit does not include any re-lending 
     of the borrowed funds to other parties; or
       ``(iii) any agreement entered into by an insured depository 
     institution or affiliate with a nongovernmental entity or 
     person who has not commented on, testified about, or 
     discussed with the institution, or otherwise contacted the 
     institution, concerning the Community Reinvestment Act of 
     1977.
       ``(2) Fulfillment of cra.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A), the term `fulfillment' means a list of factors that the 
     appropriate Federal banking agency determines have a material 
     impact on the agency's decision--
       ``(A) to approve or disapprove an application for a deposit 
     facility (as defined in section 803 of the Community 
     Reinvestment Act of 1977); or
       ``(B) to assign a rating to an insured depository 
     institution under section 807 of the Community Reinvestment 
     Act of 1977.
       ``(f) Violations.--
       ``(1) Violations by persons other than insured depository 
     institutions or their affiliates.--
       ``(A) Material failure to comply.--If the party to an 
     agreement described in subsection (a) that is not an insured 
     depository institution or affiliate willfully fails to comply 
     with this section in a material way, as determined by the 
     appropriate Federal banking agency, the agreement shall be 
     unenforceable after the offending party has been given notice 
     and a reasonable period of time to perform or comply.
       ``(B) Diversion of funds or resources.--If funds or 
     resources received under an agreement described in subsection 
     (a) have been diverted contrary to the purposes of the 
     agreement for personal financial gain, the appropriate 
     Federal banking agency with supervisory responsibility over 
     the insured depository institution may impose either or both 
     of the following penalties:
       ``(i) Disgorgement by the offending individual of funds 
     received under the agreement.
       ``(ii) Prohibition of the offending individual from being a 
     party to any agreement described in subsection (a) for a 
     period of not to exceed 10 years.
       ``(2) Designation of successor nongovernmental party.--If 
     an agreement described in subsection (a) is found to be 
     unenforceable under this subsection, the appropriate Federal 
     banking agency may assist the insured depository institution 
     in identifying a successor nongovernmental party to assume 
     the responsibilities of the agreement.
       ``(3) Inadvertent or de minimis reporting errors.--An error 
     in a report filed under subsection (c) that is inadvertent or 
     de minimis shall not subject the filing party to any penalty.
       ``(g) Rule of Construction.--No provision of this section 
     shall be construed as authorizing any appropriate Federal 
     banking agency to enforce the provisions of any agreement 
     described in subsection (a).
       ``(h) Regulations.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each appropriate Federal banking agency 
     shall prescribe regulations, in accordance with paragraph 
     (4), requiring procedures reasonably designed to ensure and 
     monitor compliance with the requirements of this section.
       ``(2) Protection of parties.--In carrying out paragraph 
     (1), each appropriate Federal banking agency shall--
       ``(A) ensure that the regulations prescribed by the agency 
     do not impose an undue burden on the parties and that 
     proprietary and confidential information is protected; and
       ``(B) establish procedures to allow any nongovernmental 
     entity or person who is a party to a large number of 
     agreements described in subsection (a) to make a single or 
     consolidated filing of a report under subsection (c) to an 
     insured depository institution or an appropriate Federal 
     banking agency.
       ``(3) Parties not subject to reporting requirements.--The 
     Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System may 
     prescribe regulations--
       ``(A) to prevent evasions of subsection (e)(1)(B)(iii); and
       ``(B) to provide further exemptions under such subsection, 
     consistent with the purposes of this section.
       ``(4) Coordination, consistency, and comparability.--In 
     carrying out paragraph (1), each appropriate Federal banking 
     agency shall consult and coordinate with the other such 
     agencies for the purposes of assuring, to the extent 
     possible, that the regulations prescribed by each such agency 
     are consistent and comparable with the regulations prescribed 
     by the other such agencies.''.

     SEC. 712. SMALL BANK REGULATORY RELIEF.

       The Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (12 U.S.C. 2901 et 
     seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 809. SMALL BANK REGULATORY RELIEF.

       ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsections (b) 
     and (c), any regulated financial institution with aggregate 
     assets of not more than $250,000,000 shall be subject to 
     routine examination under this title--
       ``(1) not more than once every 60 months for an institution 
     that has achieved a rating of `outstanding record of meeting 
     community credit needs' at its most recent examination under 
     section 804;
       ``(2) not more than once every 48 months for an institution 
     that has received a rating of `satisfactory record of meeting 
     community credit needs' at its most recent examination under 
     section 804; and
       ``(3) as deemed necessary by the appropriate Federal 
     financial supervisory agency, for an institution that has 
     received a rating of less than `satisfactory record of 
     meeting community credit needs' at its most recent 
     examination under section 804.
       ``(b) No Exception From CRA Examinations in Connection With 
     Applications for Deposit Facilities.--A regulated financial 
     institution described in subsection (a) shall remain subject 
     to examination under this title in connection with an 
     application for a deposit facility.
       ``(c) Discretion.--A regulated financial institution 
     described in subsection (a) may be subject to more frequent 
     or less frequent examinations for reasonable cause under such 
     circumstances as may be determined by the appropriate Federal 
     financial supervisory agency.''.

     SEC. 713. FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD STUDY OF CRA LENDING.

       The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall 
     conduct a comprehensive study, in consultation with the 
     Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the 
     Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, of the Community 
     Reinvestment Act of 1977, which shall focus on--
       (1) the default rates;
       (2) the delinquency rates; and
       (3) the profitability;
     of loans made in conformity with such Act, and report on the 
     study to such Committees not later than March 15, 2000. Such 
     report and supporting data shall also be made available by 
     the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to the 
     public.

     SEC. 714. PRESERVING THE COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT ACT OF 1977.

       Nothing in this Act shall be construed to repeal any 
     provision of the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977.

     SEC. 715. 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), 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) Reports.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall--
       (A) before March 15, 2000, submit a baseline report to the 
     Congress on the study conducted pursuant to subsection (a); 
     and
       (B) before the end of the 2-year period beginning on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, in consultation with the 
     Federal banking agencies, submit a final report to the 
     Congress on the study conducted pursuant to subsection (a).
       (2) Recommendations.--The final report submitted under 
     paragraph (1)(B) 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.
               Subtitle C--Other Regulatory Improvements

     SEC. 721. EXPANDED SMALL BANK ACCESS TO S CORPORATION 
                   TREATMENT.

       (a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall conduct a study of--
       (1) possible revisions to the rules governing S 
     corporations, including--
       (A) increasing the permissible number of shareholders in 
     such corporations;
       (B) permitting shares of such corporations to be held in 
     individual retirement accounts;
       (C) clarifying that interest on investments held for 
     safety, soundness, and liquidity purposes should not be 
     considered to be passive income;
       (D) discontinuation of the treatment of stock held by bank 
     directors as a disqualifying personal class of stock for such 
     corporations; and
       (E) improving Federal tax treatment of bad debt and 
     interest deductions; and
       (2) what impact such revisions might have on community 
     banks.

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       (b) Report to the Congress.--Not later than 6 months after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
     General of the United States shall submit a report to the 
     Congress on the results of the study conducted under 
     subsection (a).
       (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term ``S 
     corporation'' has the meaning given the term in section 
     1361(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

     SEC. 722. ``PLAIN LANGUAGE'' REQUIREMENT FOR FEDERAL BANKING 
                   AGENCY RULES.

       (a) In General.--Each Federal banking agency shall use 
     plain language in all proposed and final rulemakings 
     published by the agency in the Federal Register after January 
     1, 2000.
       (b) Report.--Not later than March 1, 2001, each Federal 
     banking agency shall submit to the Congress a report that 
     describes how the agency has complied with subsection (a).
       (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``Federal banking agency'' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.

     SEC. 723. 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'', 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 Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act may retain the 
     term `Federal' in the name of such institution if such 
     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 
     meanings given those terms in section 3 of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act.''.

     SEC. 724. CONTROL OF BANKERS' BANKS.

       Section 2(a)(5)(E)(i) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 
     1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841(a)(5)(E)(i)) is amended by inserting ``1 
     or more'' before ``thrift institutions''.

     SEC. 725. PROVISION OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO 
                   MICROENTERPRISES.

       Title I of the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory 
     Improvement Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subtitle:
    ``Subtitle C--Microenterprise Technical Assistance and Capacity 
                            Building Program

     ``SEC. 171. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This subtitle may be cited as the `Program for Investment 
     in Microentrepreneurs Act of 1999', also referred to as the 
     `PRIME Act'.

     ``SEC. 172. DEFINITIONS.

       ``For purposes of this subtitle, the following definitions 
     shall apply:
       ``(1) Administration.--The term `Administration' means the 
     Small Business Administration.
       ``(2) Administrator.--The term `Administrator' means the 
     Administrator of the Small Business Administration.
       ``(3) Capacity building services.--The term `capacity 
     building services' means services provided to an organization 
     that is, or that is in the process of becoming, a 
     microenterprise development organization or program, for the 
     purpose of enhancing its ability to provide training and 
     services to disadvantaged entrepreneurs.
       ``(4) Collaborative.--The term `collaborative' means 2 or 
     more nonprofit entities that agree to act jointly as a 
     qualified organization under this subtitle.
       ``(5) Disadvantaged entrepreneur.--The term `disadvantaged 
     entrepreneur' means a microentrepreneur that is--
       ``(A) a low-income person;
       ``(B) a very low-income person; or
       ``(C) an entrepreneur that lacks adequate access to capital 
     or other resources essential for business success, or is 
     economically disadvantaged, as determined by the 
     Administrator.
       ``(6) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian tribe' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 103.
       ``(7) Intermediary.--The term `intermediary' means a 
     private, nonprofit entity that seeks to serve microenterprise 
     development organizations and programs as authorized under 
     section 175.
       ``(8) Low-income person.--The term `low-income person' has 
     the meaning given the term in section 103.
       ``(9) Microentrepreneur.--The term `microentrepreneur' 
     means the owner or developer of a microenterprise.
       ``(10) Microenterprise.--The term `microenterprise' means a 
     sole proprietorship, partnership, or corporation that--
       ``(A) has fewer than 5 employees; and
       ``(B) generally lacks access to conventional loans, equity, 
     or other banking services.
       ``(11) Microenterprise development organization or 
     program.--The term `microenterprise development organization 
     or program' means a nonprofit entity, or a program 
     administered by such an entity, including community 
     development corporations or other nonprofit development 
     organizations and social service organizations, that provides 
     services to disadvantaged entrepreneurs.
       ``(12) Training and technical assistance.--The term 
     `training and technical assistance' means services and 
     support provided to disadvantaged entrepreneurs, such as 
     assistance for the purpose of enhancing business planning, 
     marketing, management, financial management skills, and 
     assistance for the purpose of accessing financial services.
       ``(13) Very low-income person.--The term `very low-income 
     person' means having an income, adjusted for family size, of 
     not more than 150 percent of the poverty line (as 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).

     ``SEC. 173. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.

       ``The Administrator shall establish a microenterprise 
     technical assistance and capacity building grant program to 
     provide assistance from the Administration in the form of 
     grants to qualified organizations in accordance with this 
     subtitle.

     ``SEC. 174. USES OF ASSISTANCE.

       ``A qualified organization shall use grants made under this 
     subtitle--
       ``(1) to provide training and technical assistance to 
     disadvantaged entrepreneurs;
       ``(2) to provide training and capacity building services to 
     microenterprise development organizations and programs and 
     groups of such organizations to assist such organizations and 
     programs in developing microenterprise training and services;
       ``(3) to aid in researching and developing the best 
     practices in the field of microenterprise and technical 
     assistance programs for disadvantaged entrepreneurs; and
       ``(4) for such other activities as the Administrator 
     determines are consistent with the purposes of this subtitle.

     ``SEC. 175. QUALIFIED ORGANIZATIONS.

       ``For purposes of eligibility for assistance under this 
     subtitle, a qualified organization shall be--
       ``(1) a nonprofit microenterprise development organization 
     or program (or a group or collaborative thereof) that has a 
     demonstrated record of delivering microenterprise services to 
     disadvantaged entrepreneurs;
       ``(2) an intermediary;
       ``(3) a microenterprise development organization or program 
     that is accountable to a local community, working in 
     conjunction with a State or local government or Indian tribe; 
     or
       ``(4) an Indian tribe acting on its own, if the Indian 
     tribe can certify that no private organization or program 
     referred to in this paragraph exists within its jurisdiction.

     ``SEC. 176. ALLOCATION OF ASSISTANCE; SUBGRANTS.

       ``(a) Allocation of Assistance.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Administrator shall allocate 
     assistance from the Administration under this subtitle to 
     ensure that--
       ``(A) activities described in section 174(1) are funded 
     using not less than 75 percent of amounts made available for 
     such assistance; and
       ``(B) activities described in section 174(2) are funded 
     using not less than 15 percent of amounts made available for 
     such assistance.
       ``(2) Limit on individual assistance.--No single person may 
     receive more than 10 percent of the total funds appropriated 
     under this subtitle in a single fiscal year.
       ``(b) Targeted Assistance.--The Administrator shall ensure 
     that not less than 50 percent of the grants made under this 
     subtitle are used to benefit very low-income persons, 
     including those residing on Indian reservations.
       ``(c) Subgrants Authorized.--
       ``(1) In general.--A qualified organization receiving 
     assistance under this subtitle may provide grants using that 
     assistance to qualified small and emerging microenterprise 
     organizations and programs, subject to such rules and 
     regulations as the Administrator determines to be 
     appropriate.
       ``(2) Limit on administrative expenses.--Not more than 7.5 
     percent of assistance received by a qualified organization 
     under this subtitle may be used for administrative expenses 
     in connection with the making of subgrants under paragraph 
     (1).
       ``(d) Diversity.--In making grants under this subtitle, the 
     Administrator shall ensure that grant recipients include both 
     large and small microenterprise organizations, serving urban, 
     rural, and Indian tribal communities serving diverse 
     populations.
       ``(e) Prohibition on Preferential Consideration of Certain 
     SBA Program Participants.--In making grants under this 
     subtitle, the Administrator shall ensure that any application 
     made by a qualified organization that is a participant in the 
     program established under section 7(m) of the Small Business 
     Act does not receive preferential consideration over 
     applications from other qualified organizations that are not 
     participants in such program.

     ``SEC. 177. MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.

       ``(a) In General.--Financial assistance under this subtitle 
     shall be matched with funds from sources other than the 
     Federal Government on the basis of not less than 50 percent 
     of each dollar provided by the Administration.
       ``(b) Sources of Matching Funds.--Fees, grants, gifts, 
     funds from loan sources, and in-kind resources of a grant 
     recipient from public or private sources may be used to 
     comply with the matching requirement in subsection (a).
       ``(c) Exception.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of an applicant for 
     assistance under this subtitle with severe constraints on 
     available sources of matching funds, the Administrator may 
     reduce or eliminate the matching requirements of subsection 
     (a).
       ``(2) Limitation.--Not more than 10 percent of the total 
     funds made available from the Administration in any fiscal 
     year to carry out this subtitle may be excepted from the 
     matching requirements of subsection (a), as authorized by 
     paragraph (1) of this subsection.

     ``SEC. 178. APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE.

       ``An application for assistance under this subtitle shall 
     be submitted in such form and in accordance with such 
     procedures as the Administrator shall establish.

     ``SEC. 179. RECORDKEEPING.

       ``The requirements of section 115 shall apply to a 
     qualified organization receiving assistance from the 
     Administration under this subtitle as if it were a community 
     development financial in

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     stitution receiving assistance from the Fund under subtitle 
     A.

     ``SEC. 180. AUTHORIZATION.

       ``In addition to funds otherwise authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Fund to carry out this title, there are 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry 
     out this subtitle--
       ``(1) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
       ``(2) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
       ``(3) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; and
       ``(4) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.

     ``SEC. 181. IMPLEMENTATION.

       ``The Administrator shall, by regulation, establish such 
     requirements as may be necessary to carry out this 
     subtitle.''.

     SEC. 726. FEDERAL RESERVE AUDITS.

       The Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 221 et seq.) is amended 
     by inserting after section 11A the following new section:

     ``SEC. 11B. ANNUAL INDEPENDENT AUDITS OF FEDERAL RESERVE 
                   BANKS AND BOARD.

       ``The Board shall order an annual independent audit of the 
     financial statements of each Federal reserve bank and the 
     Board.''.

     SEC. 727. AUTHORIZATION TO RELEASE REPORTS.

       (a) Federal Reserve Act.--The eighth undesignated paragraph 
     of section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 326) is 
     amended by striking the last sentence and inserting the 
     following: ``The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
     System, at its discretion, may furnish any report of 
     examination or other confidential supervisory information 
     concerning any State member bank or other entity examined 
     under any other authority of the Board, to any Federal or 
     State agency or authority with supervisory or regulatory 
     authority over the examined entity, to any officer, director, 
     or receiver of the examined entity, and to any other person 
     that the Board determines to be proper.''.
       (b) Commodity Futures Trading Commission.--The Right to 
     Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3401 et seq.) is 
     amended--
       (1) in section 1101(7)--
       (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;''; and
       (2) in section 1112(e), by striking ``and the Securities 
     and Exchange Commission'' and inserting ``, the Securities 
     and Exchange Commission, and the Commodity Futures Trading 
     Commission''.

     SEC. 728. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE STUDY OF CONFLICTS OF 
                   INTEREST.

       (a) Study Required.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a study analyzing the conflict of 
     interest faced by the Board of Governors of the Federal 
     Reserve System between its role as a primary regulator of the 
     banking industry and its role as a vendor of services to the 
     banking and financial services industry.
       (b) Specific Conflict Required To Be Addressed.--In the 
     course of the study required under subsection (a), the 
     Comptroller General shall address the conflict of interest 
     faced by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 
     between the role of the Board as a regulator of the payment 
     system, generally, and its participation in the payment 
     system as a competitor with private entities who are 
     providing payment services.
       (c) Report to the Congress.--Before the end of the 1-year 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     the Comptroller General shall submit a report to the Congress 
     containing the findings and conclusions of the Comptroller 
     General in connection with the study required under this 
     section, together with such recommendations for such 
     legislative or administrative actions as the Comptroller 
     General may determine to be appropriate, including 
     recommendations for resolving any such conflict of interest.

     SEC. 729. STUDY AND REPORT ON ADAPTING EXISTING LEGISLATIVE 
                   REQUIREMENTS TO ONLINE BANKING AND LENDING.

       (a) Study Required.--The Federal banking agencies shall 
     conduct a study of banking regulations regarding the delivery 
     of financial services, including those regulations that may 
     assume that there will be person-to-person contact during the 
     course of a financial services transaction, and report their 
     recommendations on adapting those existing requirements to 
     online banking and lending.
       (b) Report Required.--Before the end of the 2-year period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Federal banking agencies shall submit a report to the 
     Congress on the findings and conclusions of the agencies with 
     respect to the study required under subsection (a), together 
     with such recommendations for legislative or regulatory 
     action as the agencies may determine to be appropriate.
       (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``Federal banking agencies'' means each Federal banking 
     agency (as defined in section 3(z) of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act).

     SEC. 730. CLARIFICATION OF SOURCE OF STRENGTH DOCTRINE.

       Section 18 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1828) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(t) Limitation on Claims.--
       ``(1) In general.--No person may bring a claim against any 
     Federal banking agency (including in its capacity as 
     conservator or receiver) for the return of assets of an 
     affiliate or controlling shareholder of the insured 
     depository institution transferred to, or for the benefit of, 
     an insured depository institution by such affiliate or 
     controlling shareholder of the insured depository 
     institution, or a claim against such Federal banking agency 
     for monetary damages or other legal or equitable relief in 
     connection with such transfer, if at the time of the 
     transfer--
       ``(A) the insured depository institution is subject to any 
     direction issued in writing by a Federal banking agency to 
     increase its capital;
       ``(B) the insured depository institution is 
     undercapitalized (as defined in section 38 of this Act); and
       ``(C) for that portion of the transfer that is made by an 
     entity covered by section 5(g) of the Bank Holding Company 
     Act of 1956 or section 45 of this Act, the Federal banking 
     agency has followed the procedure set forth in such section.
       ``(2) Definition of claim.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 
     the term `claim'--
       ``(A) means a cause of action based on Federal or State law 
     that--
       ``(i) provides for the avoidance of preferential or 
     fraudulent transfers or conveyances; or
       ``(ii) provides similar remedies for preferential or 
     fraudulent transfers or conveyances; and
       ``(B) does not include any claim based on actual intent to 
     hinder, delay, or defraud pursuant to such a fraudulent 
     transfer or conveyance law.''.

     SEC. 731. INTEREST RATES AND OTHER CHARGES AT INTERSTATE 
                   BRANCHES.

       Section 44 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1831u) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f) Applicable Rate and Other Charge Limitations.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of any State that has a 
     constitutional provision that sets a maximum lawful annual 
     percentage rate of interest on any contract at not more than 
     5 percent above the discount rate for 90-day commercial paper 
     in effect at the Federal reserve bank for the Federal reserve 
     district in which such State is located, except as provided 
     in paragraph (2), upon the establishment in such State of a 
     branch of any out-of-State insured depository institution in 
     such State under this section, the maximum interest rate or 
     amount of interest, discount points, finance charges, or 
     other similar charges that may be charged, taken, received, 
     or reserved from time to time in any loan or discount made or 
     upon any note, bill of exchange, financing transaction, or 
     other evidence of debt by any insured depository institution 
     whose home State is such State shall be equal to not more 
     than the greater of--
       ``(A) the maximum interest rate or amount of interest, 
     discount points, finance charges, or other similar charges 
     that may be charged, taken, received, or reserved in a 
     similar transaction under the constitution, statutory, or 
     other laws of the home State of the out-of-State insured 
     depository institution establishing any such branch, without 
     reference to this section, as such maximum interest rate or 
     amount of interest may change from time to time; or
       ``(B) the maximum rate or amount of interest, discount 
     points, finance charges, or other similar charges that may be 
     charged, taken, received, or reserved in a similar 
     transaction by a State insured depository institution 
     chartered under the laws of such State or a national bank or 
     Federal savings association whose main office is located in 
     such State without reference to this section.
       ``(2) Rule of construction.--No provision of this 
     subsection shall be construed as superseding or affecting--
       ``(A) the authority of any insured depository institution 
     to take, receive, reserve, and charge interest on any loan 
     made in any State other than the State referred to in 
     paragraph (1); or
       ``(B) the applicability of section 501 of the Depository 
     Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980, 
     section 5197 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, or 
     section 27 of this Act.''.

     SEC. 732. INTERSTATE BRANCHES AND AGENCIES OF FOREIGN BANKS.

       Section 5(a)(7) of the International Banking Act of 1978 
     (12 U.S.C. 3103(a)(7)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(7) Additional authority for interstate branches and 
     agencies of foreign banks, upgrades of certain foreign bank 
     agencies and branches.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and 
     (2), a foreign bank may--
       ``(A) with the approval of the Board and the Comptroller of 
     the Currency, establish and operate a Federal branch or 
     Federal agency or, with the approval of the Board and the 
     appropriate State bank supervisor, a State branch or State 
     agency in any State outside the foreign bank's home State 
     if--
       ``(i) the establishment and operation of such branch or 
     agency is permitted by the State in which the branch or 
     agency is to be established; and
       ``(ii) in the case of a Federal or State branch, the branch 
     receives only such deposits as would be permitted for a 
     corporation organized under section 25A of the Federal 
     Reserve Act; or
       ``(B) with the approval of the Board and the relevant 
     licensing authority (the Comptroller in the case of a Federal 
     branch or the appropriate State supervisor in the case of a 
     State branch), upgrade an agency, or a branch of the type 
     referred to in subparagraph (A)(ii), located in a State 
     outside the foreign bank's home State, into a Federal or 
     State branch if--
       ``(i) the establishment and operation of such branch is 
     permitted by such State; and
       ``(ii) such agency or branch--

       ``(I) was in operation in such State on the day before 
     September 29, 1994; or
       ``(II) has been in operation in such State for a period of 
     time that meets the State's minimum age requirement permitted 
     under section 44(a)(5) of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act.''.

     SEC. 733. FAIR TREATMENT OF WOMEN BY FINANCIAL ADVISERS.

       It is the sense of the Congress that individuals offering 
     financial advice and products should

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     offer such services and products in a nondiscriminatory, 
     nongender-specific manner.

     SEC. 734. MEMBERSHIP OF LOAN GUARANTEE BOARDS.

       (a) Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Board.--Section 101(e) 
     of the Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act of 1999 is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, or a member of the 
     Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System designated 
     by the Chairman'' after ``the Chairman of the Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, or a commissioner of 
     the Securities and Exchange Commission designated by the 
     Chairman'' before the period.
       (b) Emergency Oil and Gas Loan Guarantee Board.--Section 
     201(d)(2) of the Emergency Oil and Gas Guarantee Loan Program 
     Act is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``, or a member of 
     the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 
     designated by the Chairman'' after ``the Chairman of the 
     Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``, or a commissioner 
     of the Securities and Exchange Commission designated by the 
     Chairman'' before the period.

     SEC. 735. 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]''.

     SEC. 736. ELIMINATION OF SAIF AND DIF SPECIAL RESERVES.

       (a) SAIF Special Reserve.--Section 11(a)(6) of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1821(a)(6)) is amended by 
     striking subparagraph (L).
       (b) DIF Special Reserve.--Section 2704 of the Deposit 
     Insurance Funds Act of 1996 (12 U.S.C. 1821 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (b); and
       (2) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (4);
       (B) in paragraph (6)(C)(i), by striking ``(6) and (7)'' and 
     inserting ``(5), (6), and (7)''; and
       (C) in paragraph (6)(C), by striking clause (ii) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(ii) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (5).''.
       (c) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made 
     by this section shall become effective on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 737. BANK OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS AS OFFICERS AND 
                   DIRECTORS OF PUBLIC UTILITIES.

       Section 305(b) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 825d(b)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(b) After six'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(b) Interlocking Directorates.--
       ``(1) In general.--After 6''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Applicability.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the circumstances described in 
     subparagraph (B), paragraph (1) shall not apply to a person 
     that holds or proposes to hold the positions of--
       ``(i) officer or director of a public utility; and
       ``(ii) officer or director of a bank, trust company, 
     banking association, or firm authorized by law to underwrite 
     or participate in the marketing of securities of a public 
     utility.
       ``(B) Circumstances.--The circumstances described in this 
     subparagraph are that--
       ``(i) a person described in subparagraph (A) does not 
     participate in any deliberations or decisions of the public 
     utility regarding the selection of a bank, trust company, 
     banking association, or firm to underwrite or participate in 
     the marketing of securities of the public utility, if the 
     person serves as an officer or director of a bank, trust 
     company, banking association, or firm that is under 
     consideration in the deliberation process;
       ``(ii) the bank, trust company, banking association, or 
     firm of which the person is an officer or director does not 
     engage in the underwriting of, or participate in the 
     marketing of, securities of the public utility of which the 
     person holds the position of officer or director;
       ``(iii) the public utility for which the person serves or 
     proposes to serve as an officer or director selects 
     underwriters by competitive procedures; or
       ``(iv) the issuance of securities the public utility for 
     which the person serves or proposes to serve as an officer or 
     director has been approved by all Federal and State 
     regulatory agencies having jurisdiction over the issuance.''.

     SEC. 738. APPROVAL FOR PURCHASES OF SECURITIES.

       Section 23B(b)(2) of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 
     371c-1) is amended to read as follows:
       ``Subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) shall not apply if the 
     purchase or acquisition of such securities has been approved, 
     before such securities are initially offered for sale to the 
     public, by a majority of the directors of the bank based on a 
     determination that the purchase is a sound investment for the 
     bank irrespective of the fact that an affiliate of the bank 
     is a principal underwriter of the securities.''.

     SEC. 739. OPTIONAL CONVERSION OF FEDERAL SAVINGS 
                   ASSOCIATIONS.

       Section 5(i) of the Home Owners' Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1464(i)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) Conversion to national or state bank.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any Federal savings association 
     chartered and in operation before the date of the enactment 
     of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, with branches in operation 
     before such date of enactment in 1 or more States, may 
     convert, at its option, with the approval of the Comptroller 
     of the Currency or the appropriate State bank supervisor, 
     into 1 or more national or State banks, each of which may 
     encompass 1 or more of the branches of the Federal savings 
     association in operation before such date of enactment in 1 
     or more States, but only if each resulting national or State 
     bank will meet all financial, management, and capital 
     requirements applicable to the resulting national or State 
     bank.
       ``(B) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     terms `State bank' and `State bank supervisor' have the 
     meanings given those terms in section 3 of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act.''.

     SEC. 740. GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS.

       Section 3322(b) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``Federal or State'' 
     before ``financial institution''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``at any time during or 
     after the completion of the investigation of the grand 
     jury,'' before ``upon''.

       And the House agree to the same.

  That the House recede from its amendment to the title of the bill.
     From the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, for 
     consideration of the Senate bill, and the House amendment, 
     and modifications committed to conference:
     James A. Leach,
     Bill McCollum,
     Marge Roukema,
     Doug Bereuter,
     Rick Lazio,
     Spencer Bachus,
     Michael N. Castle,
     John J. LaFalce,
     Bruce F. Vento,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services, for consideration of titles I, III 
     (except section 304), IV, and VII of the Senate bill, and 
     title I of the House amendment, and modifications committed 
     to conference:
     Paul E. Kanjorski,
     Carol B. Maloney,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services, for consideration of title V of the 
     Senate bill, and title II of the House amendment, and 
     modifications committed to conference:
     Paul E. Kanjorski,
     Carol B. Maloney,
     James H. Maloney,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Service, for consideration of title II of the 
     Senate bill, and title III of the House amendment, and 
     modifications committed to conference:
     Paul E. Kanjorski,
     Carol B. Maloney,
     Nydia M. Velazquez,
     Darlene Hooley,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services, for consideration of title VI of the 
     Senate bill, and title IV of the House amendment, and 
     modifications committed to conference:
     Carol B. Maloney,
     Luis V. Gutierrez,
     Ken Bentsen,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services, for consideration of section 304 of the 
     Senate bill, and title V of the House amendment, and 
     modifications committed to conference:
     Paul E. Kanjorski,
     Gary L. Ackerman,
     From the Committee on Commerce, for consideration of the 
     Senate bill, and the House amendment, and modifications 
     committed to conference:
     Tom Bliley,
     Michael G. Oxley,
     Billy Tauzin,
     Paul Gillmor,
     James Greenwood,
     Chris Cox,
     Steve Largent,
     Brian Bilbray
     E. Towns,
     Diana DeGette,
     Lois Capps,
     Provided that Mr. Rush is appointed in lieu of Mrs. Capps for 
     consideration of section 316 of the Senate bill:
     Bobby L. Rush,
     From the Committee on Agriculture, for consideration of title 
     V of the House amendment, and modifications committed to 
     conference:
     Larry Combest,
     Thomas W. Ewing,
     Charles W. Stenholm,
     From the Committee on the Judiciary, for consideration of 
     sections 104(a), 104(d)(3), and 104(f)(2) of the Senate bill, 
     and sections 104(a)(3), 104(b)(3)(A), 104(b)(4)(B), 136(b), 
     136(d)-(e), 141-44, 197, 301, and 306 of the House amendment, 
     and modifications committed to conference:
     Henry Hyde,
     George W. Gekas,
     From the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, for 
     consideration of section 101 of the Senate bill and section 
     101 of the House amendment: Mr. King is appointed in lieu of 
     Mr. Bachus; Mr. Royce is appointed in lieu of Mr. Castle:
     Peter T. King,
     Ed Royce,
     From the Committee on Commerce, for consideration of section 
     101 of the Senate bill and section 101 of the House 
     amendment: Mrs. Wilson is appointed in lieu of Mr. Largent; 
     Mr. Fossella is appointed in lieu of Mr. Bilbray:
     Heather Wilson,
     Vito Fossella,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Phil Gramm,
     Connie Mack,
     Robert F. Bennett,
     Rod Grams,

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     Wayne Allards,
     Michael B. Enzi,
     Chuck Hagel,
     Rick Santorum
     Jim Bunning,
     Mike Crapo
     Paul Sarbanes,
     Christopher J. Dodd,
     John F. Kerry,
     Tim Johnson,
     Jack Reed,
     Charles, Schumer,
     Evan Bayh
     John Edwards,
                              Managers on the Part of the Senate. 

  Pending consideration of the conference report,
  On demand of Mr. DINGELL, pursuant to clause 8(d)(2), rule XXII,
  Ordered, That time for debate be equally divided among Messrs. LEACH, 
LaFALCE, and DINGELL.
  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. LEACH, 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, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. DINGELL 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

362

When there appeared

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Nays

57

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                                YEAS--362

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--57

     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Brady (PA)
     Campbell
     Capuano
     Clay
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Edwards
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hinchey
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Kaptur
     Kildee
     Kucinich
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Luther
     Markey
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meek (FL)
     Mica
     Miller, George
     Obey
     Phelps
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Schakowsky
     Serrano
     Taylor (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Waters
     Waxman
     Woolsey

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Bereuter
     Dickey
     Kanjorski
     Larson
     Martinez
     McInnis
     Mollohan
     Ney
     Norwood
     Paul
     Radanovich
     Scarborough
     Shuster
     Stark
     Taylor (NC)
  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. 126.30  suspension of the rules notice

  Mr. TANCREDO, pursuant to House Resolution 353, announced the Speaker 
would recognize Members on Friday, November 5 for a motion to suspend 
the rules under clause 1 of rule XV with respect to the following bill: 
H.R. 3075, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
make corrections and refinements in the Medicare Program as revised by 
the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.

para. 126.31  recess--11:44 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ISAKSON, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 11 o'clock and 44 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.



   FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4), 1999

para. 126.32  after recess--12:53 a.m.

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

para. 126.33  providing for consideration of h.r. 3196

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 106-450) the resolution (H. Res. 362) providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 3196) making appropriations for foreign 
operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 126.34  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. 185. An Act to establish a Chief Agricultural Negotiator 
     in the Office of the United States Trade Representative; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       S. 976. An Act to amend title V of the Public Health 
     Service Act to focus the authority of the Substance Abuse and 
     Mental Health Services Administration on community-based 
     services for children and adolescents, to enhance flexibility 
     and accountability, to establish programs for youth 
     treatment, and to respond to crises, especially those related 
     to children and violence; to the Committee on Commerce.

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para. 126.35  enrolled bill and joint resolution signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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. 609. An Act to amend the Export Apple and Pear Act to 
     limit the applicability of the Act to apples.
       H.J. Res. 75. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other 
     purposes.

para. 126.36  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. LARSON, for today; and
  To Mr. KANJORSKI, for today.
  And then,

para. 126.37  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. DIAZ-BALART, at 12 o'clock and 54 minutes a.m. 
Friday, November 5 (legislative day of Friday, November 4), 1999, the 
House adjourned.

para. 126.38  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. 1725. A 
     bill to provide for the conveyance by the Bureau of Land 
     Management to Douglas County, Oregon, of a county park and 
     certain adjacent land (Rept. No. 106-446). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 2541. A 
     bill to adjust the boundaries of the Gulf Islands National 
     Seashore to include Cat Island, Mississippi; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 106-447). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 2879. A 
     bill to provide for the placement at the Lincoln Memorial of 
     a plaque commemorating the speech of Martin Luther King, Jr., 
     known as the ``I Have A Dream'' speech (Rept. No. 106-448). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 1832. A bill to 
     reform unfair and anticompetitive practices in the 
     professional boxing industry; with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     106-449 Pt. 1).
       Mr. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 362. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     3196) making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
     financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2000, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-
     450). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 126.39  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X, the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce discharged H.R. 1832 referred to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed.

para. 126.40  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. BALDACCI:
       H.R. 3217. 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. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Paul, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. 
             Hooley of Oregon, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Ms. Lee, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Biggert, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mr. English, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Hill of 
             Montana, Mr. Shows, Mr. Gary Miller of California, 
             Mr. Holden, Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Ehrlich, Mr. Baker, Mr. Schaffer, and Mr. 
             Kuykendall):
       H.R. 3218. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the appearance of Social Security account numbers on 
     or through unopened mailings of checks or other drafts issued 
     on public money in the Treasury; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3219. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     permit an individual to operate a commercial motor vehicle 
     for the transportation of certain property 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.
           By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself, Mr. Dingell, and Mr. 
             Conyers):
       H.R. 3220. A bill to regulate interstate commerce by 
     electronic means by permitting and encouraging the continued 
     expansion of electronic commerce through the operation of 
     free market forces, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Government 
     Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. HOEFFEL (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Waxman, 
             Mr. Kasich, Mr. Bonior, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Toomey, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Sanford, Mr. 
             Coyne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Stark, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Stupak, 
             Mr. Capuano, Mr. Holt, Mr. Wu, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. 
             Sanders):
       H.R. 3221. A bill to review, reform, and terminate 
     unnecessary and inequitable Federal payments, benefits, 
     services, and tax advantages; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 
     Rules, 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. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
             Mr. Petri, Mr. Castle, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. 
             Isakson, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. English, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Kind, 
             Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Woolsey, 
             Mr. Wu, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Ford, and Mr. Clay):
       H.R. 3222. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to improve literacy through family 
     literacy projects; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. FATTAH (for himself, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Frost, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Lee, 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Markey, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Pastor, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Clay, Mr. Owens, Mr. Martinez, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Rush, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 3223. A bill to assist institutions of higher 
     education help at-risk students stay in school and complete 
     their 4-year postsecondary academic programs; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Matsui, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Lofgren, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Kind, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Mr. Walsh):
       H.R. 3224. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to require group health plans to provide coverage for 
     reconstructive surgery following mastectomy, consistent with 
     the Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McCRERY (for himself and Mr. Jefferson):
       H.R. 3225. A bill to revitalize the international 
     competitiveness of the United States-flag maritime industry 
     through tax relief; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. METCALF:
       H.R. 3226. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     improve pipeline safety; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, 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. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 3227. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     exempt amounts owed for prescription drugs and medical 
     supplies dispensed by Department of Veterans Affairs 
     pharmacies from otherwise applicable interest charges and 
     administrative cost charges imposed on indebtedness to the 
     United States resulting from the provision of medical care or 
     services by the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Sisisky, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Weygand, and Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island):
       H.R. 3228. A bill to name the building at 8725 John J. 
     Kingman Road, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, as the ``Andrew T. 
     McNamara Building''; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       H.R. 3229. A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act 
     to prohibit the imposition of certain additional fees on 
     consumers in connection with any electronic fund transfer 
     which is initiated by the consumer from an electronic 
     terminal operated by a person other than the financial 
     institution holding the consumer's account and which utilizes 
     a national or regional communication network; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 3230. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide that a disease that is

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     incurred or aggravated by a member of a reserve component in 
     the performance of duty while performing inactive duty 
     training shall be considered to be service-connected for 
     purposes of benefits under laws administered by the Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CRANE:
       H.R. 3231. A bill to authorize the transfer to the Republic 
     of Panama of certain properties of the United States as set 
     forth in the Panama Canal Treaties; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself and Mr. 
             Rohrabacher):
       H. Con. Res. 220. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued 
     recognizing the Islamic holy month of Ramadan; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, and Mr. Menendez):
       H. Res. 361. A resolution urging the President to condition 
     discussions about Turkey's foreign military finances on 
     resolution of that nation's hostile occupation of the 
     Republic of Cyprus; to the Committee on International 
     Relations. 

para. 126.41  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

       278. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of California, relative to Assembly Joint 
     Resolution No. 33 memorializing the President and Congress of 
     the United States to support specified federal legislation to 
     classify spaceports as exempt facilities and enable state and 
     local entities to sell bonds for private or public 
     development of spaceport infrastructure; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.

para. 126.42  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 82: Mr. Pallone and Mr. Young of Florida.
       H.R. 274: Mr. Spence and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi.
       H.R. 403: Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 405: Mr. Thompson of California.
       H.R. 534: Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 571: Mr. Terry.
       H.R. 617: Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 721: Mr. McIntosh and Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 728: Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Latham.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 845: Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 860: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 864: Mr. Jackson of Illinois and Mr. Nussle.
       H.R. 865: Mr. Nethercutt and Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 997: Mr. Spence and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi.
       H.R. 1044: Mr. Hastings of Washington and Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 1102: Mr. Turner.
       H.R. 1111: Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 1115: Mr. Isakson.
       H.R. 1248: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 1303: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1322: Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 1329: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 1452: Ms. Lee and Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 1485: Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H.R. 1511: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 1592: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 1606: Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 1686: Mr. Kuykendall.
       H.R. 1693: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 1775: Mr. Pastor, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Matsui, Mr. George 
     Miller of California, Mr. Baldacci,  Mr. Upton, Mr. Houghton, 
     Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Baker, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, and Mr. 
     Traficant.
       H.R. 1816: Mrs. Schakowsky and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 1885: Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 1954: Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 1967: Mr. DeFazio and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 2087: Mr. Armey and Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 2120: Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 2200: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 2244: Mr. Bryant
       H.R. 2273: Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 2298: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 2373: Mr. Moore and Mr. Udall of New Mexico.
       H.R. 2381: Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 2457: Mr. Sisisky.
       H.R. 2503: Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 2538: Mr. Larson, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Terry, Mr. Kennedy 
     of Rhode Island, Mr. Castle, and Mr. Schaffer.
       H.R. 2550: Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 2635: Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 2640: Mr. Boswell.
       H.R. 2655: Mrs. Chenoweth-Hage.
       H.R. 2697: Mr. Gordon and Mr. Terry.
       H.R. 2720: Ms. Dunn.
       H.R. 2733: Mr. Dickey, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Bishop, and Mr. 
     Tancredo.
       H.R. 2738: Mr. Bonior, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
     Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 2749: Ms. Granger.
       H.R. 2776: Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 2789: Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 2859: Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 2915: Mr. Holt and Mr. Inslee.
       H.R. 2966: Mr. Baker, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Ms. 
     Berkley, Mr. English, Mr. Gordon, Mr. McIntyre, and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 2980: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 3058: Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
     Rohrabacher, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 3062: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 3091: Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Wise, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Lewis of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Evans, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Holden, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Luther, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. 
     Holt, and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 3100: Mr. Cook, Mr. Upton, Mr. Kuykendall, Ms. 
     Berkley, and Mr. Castle.
       H.R. 3136: Ms. Berkley, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. 
     Baird.
       H.R. 3138: Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 3144: Ms. Norton, Mr. Martinez, Mr. George Miller of 
     California, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 3159: Mr. Phelps.
       H.R. 3180: Mr. King, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 3185: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 3197: Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
     McNulty, and Mr. Davis of Florida.
       H.R. 3212: Mr. Cunningham and Mr. Duncan.
       H. Con. Res. 51: Ms. Carson.
       H. Con. Res. 77: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Payne, Mr. Turner, 
     Mrs. Wilson, and Mr. Wynn.
       H. Con. Res. 89: Mr. McCollum.
       H. Con. Res. 165: Mr. Bereuter.
       H. Con. Res. 177: Mr. Nadler, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Doggett, 
     Mr. Filner, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Farr of California, 
     Mr. Vento, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Sawyer, 
     Mr. Crowley, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Blagojevich.
       H. Con. Res. 186: Mr. Nussle.
       H. Con. Res. 204: Ms. McKinney.
       H. Con. Res. 212: Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Kasich, 
     Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Bonilla, and Mr. Watts 
     of Oklahoma.
       H. Con. Res. 217: Mr. Wexler.
       H. Con. Res. 218: Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Sabo.
       H. Res. 238: Ms. DeGette, Mr. Payne, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Paul, 
     and Mr. Tancredo.
       H. Res. 298: Mr. Ballenger and Mr. Tauzin.
       H. Res. 325: Mr. Bonior and Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H. Res. 343: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
     Metcalf, and Mr. Ganske.
       H. Res. 347: Mr. Mascara, Mr. Frost, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
     Rangel, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Wexler, and Mrs. Kelly.
       H. Res. 350: Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
     Hoekstra, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Shows, Mr. DeMint, Mr. 
     Fletcher, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
     Gary Miller of California, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Simpson, Mr. 
     Terry, Mr. Wamp, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana, Mr. King, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Rahall.

para. 126.43  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 2528: Mr. Becerra.
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                     FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1999 (127)

para. 127.1  appointment 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,

                                                 November 5, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Edward A. Pease to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 127.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, November 4, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 127.3  communications

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

       5193. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Streamlining of Regulations for Real Estate and Chattel 
     Appraisals (RIN: 0560-AF69) received November 3, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5194. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--1999 
     Livestock Indemnity Program; 1998 Single-Year and Multi-Year 
     Crop Loss Disaster Assistance Program (RIN: 0560-AF82) 
     received November 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5195. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Imported Fire Ants; Quarantined Areas and 
     Treatment Dosage [Docket No. 99-078-1] received November 3, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5196. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Citrus 
     Canker Regulations [Docket No.

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     99-080-1] received November 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5197. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting notification that the Commander of 
     Cannon Air Force Base (AFB) New Mexico has conducted a cost 
     comparison to reduce the cost of Military Family Housing 
     Maintenance, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2461; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       5198. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting the ``Evaluation of the TRICARE Program FY 1999 
     Report to Congress''; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       5199. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Suspension of Community Eligibility [Docket No. FEMA-7723] 
     received November 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       5200. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Food 
     Labeling: Health Claims; Soy Protein and Coronary Heart 
     Disease [Docket No. 98P-0683] received November 3, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5201. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Food 
     Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human 
     Consumption Polysorbate 60 [Docket No. 84F-0050] received 
     November 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       5202. A letter from the Associate Chief, Wireless 
     Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Interconnection and 
     Resale Obligations Pertaining to Commercial Mobile Radio 
     Services [CC Docket No. 94-54] Personal Communications 
     Industry Assocaition's Broadband Personal Communications 
     Services Alliance's Petition for Forebearance for Broadband 
     Personal Communications Services Forbearance from Applying 
     Provisions of the Communications Act to Wireless 
     Telecommunications Carriers [WT Docket No. 98-100] Further 
     Forbearance from Title II Regulation for Certain Types of 
     Commercial Mobile Radio Services [GN Docket No. 94-33] 
     Received November 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       5203. A letter from the Director, Defense Cooperation 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Air 
     Force's proposed lease of defense articles to Australia 
     (Transmittal No. 03-00), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       5204. 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 United Kingdom for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 00-18), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       5205. 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 the Netherlands for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 00-17), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       5206. 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 
     Finland [Transmittal No. DTC 101-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       5207. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed Manufacturing License Agreement with the Czech 
     Republic and Canada [Transmittal No. DTC 107-99], pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       5208. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed transfer of major defense equipment to the United 
     Kingdom [Transmittal RSAT-2-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(d); to the Committee on International Relations.
       5209. 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 106-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5210. 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 Turkey 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 148-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5211. 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 116-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5212. 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 144-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5213. 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 the 
     United Arab Emirates [Transmittal No. DTC 160-99], pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       5214. 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 Brazil 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 143-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5215. 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 135-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5216. 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 159-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5217. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 
     Export Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Exports to Kosovo [Docket No. 990923261-9261-01] 
     (RIN: 0694-AB99) received November 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       5218. 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 Republic of Korea for defense articles 
     and services (Transmittal No. 00-21); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       5219. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions And 
     Deletions--received November 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5220. A letter from the Chairman, District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, 
     transmitting the 1999 Annual Report; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       5221. A letter from the Director Designee, Federal 
     Mediation and Conciliation Service, transmitting the report 
     on audit and investigations provisions of the Inspector 
     General Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       5222. A letter from the Office of the 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.
       5223. A letter from the Chair, United States Architectural 
     and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, transmitting 
     the report in compliance with the Inspector General Act and 
     the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 5 
     app.; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5224. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule-- National Sea Grant College 
     Program--National Marine Fisheries Service Joint Graduate 
     Fellowship Programs in Population Dynamics and Marine 
     Resource Economics [Docket No. 990810211-9211-01] (RIN: 0648-
     ZA69) received November 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources. 

para. 127.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Ms. McDevitt, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a bill of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 3122. An Act to permit the enrollment in the House of 
     Representatives Child Care Center of children of Federal 
     employees who are not employees of the legislative branch.

  The message also announced that the Senate has passed bills of the 
following titles in which concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 225. An Act to provide Federal housing assistance to 
     Native Hawaiians.
       S. 438. An Act 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.
       S. 720. An Act to promote the development of a government 
     in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) 
     based on democratic principles and the rule of law, and that 
     respects internationally recognized human rights, to assist 
     the victims of Serbian oppression, to apply measures against 
     the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and for other purposes.
       S. 777. An Act to require the Department of Agriculture to 
     establish an electronic filing and retrieval system to enable 
     the public to file all required paperwork electronically with 
     the Department and to have access to public information on 
     farm programs, quarterly trade, economic, and production 
     reports, and other similar information.

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       S. 1290. An Act to amend title 36 of the United States Code 
     to establish the American Indian Education Foundation, and 
     for other purposes.
       S. 1455. An Act to enhance protections against fraud in the 
     offering of financial assistance for college education, and 
     for other purposes.
       S. 1753. An Act to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide that an adopted alien who is less than 18 
     years of age may be considered a child under such act if 
     adopted with or after a sibling who is a child under such 
     act.
       S. 1754. An Act to deny safe havens to international and 
     war criminals, and for other purposes.
       S. 1866. An Act to redesignate the Coastal Barrier 
     Resources System as the ``John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier 
     Resources System''.

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendment of 
the House to the bill (S. 468) ``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.''.

para. 127.5  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3196

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 362):

       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. 3196) making 
     appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and 
     related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2000, and for other purposes. The bill shall be considered as 
     read for amendment. The previous question shall be considered 
     as ordered on the bill and any amendment thereto 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; 
     (2) the amendment printed in the report of the Committee on 
     Rules accompanying this resolution, if offered by 
     Representative Young of Florida or his designee, 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 the time 
     specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the 
     proponent and an opponent; and (3) one motion to recommit 
     with or without instructions.
       Sec. 2. House Resolution 359 is laid on the table.

  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.
  Pursuant to section 2 of House Resolution 362, House Resolution 359 
was laid on the table.

para. 127.6  foreign operations appropriations

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida, pursuant to House Resolution of 362, called up 
the bill (H.R. 3196) making appropriations for foreign operations, 
export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  After debate,
  The following amendment was submitted by Mr. YOUNG of Florida:

       On page 162, after line 25 insert the following:

      TITLE VI--INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

                     BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

                  Agency for International Development


                   international disaster assistance

       For an additional amount for ``International Disaster 
     Assistance'', $27,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.


             urban and environmental credit program account

       For an additional amount for ``Urban and Environmental 
     Credit Program Account'', $1,500,000, to remain available 
     until expended, 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: Provided, That these funds are available to 
     subsidize loan principal, 100 percent of which shall be 
     guaranteed, pursuant to the authority of such sections: 
     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.


     operating expenses of the agency for international development

       For an additional amount for ``Operating Expenses of the 
     Agency for International Development'', $25,000,000.


                  other bilateral economic assistance

                         economic support fund

       For an additional amount for ``Economic Support Fund'' for 
     assistance for Jordan and for the West Bank and Gaza, 
     $450,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2002: 
     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 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.
       For an additional amount for ``Economic Support Fund'', 
     $168,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2001.


    assistance for the independent states of the former soviet union

       For an additional amount for ``Assistance for the 
     Independent States of the Former Soviet Union'', 
     $104,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2001.

                           Independent Agency

                              Peace Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Peace Corps'', $10,000,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2001.

                          Department of State


          international narcotics control and law enforcement

       For an additional amount for ``International Narcotics 
     Control and law Enforcement'', $20,000,000.


    nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs

       For an additional amount for ``Nonproliferation, Anti-
     Terrorism, Demining and Related Programs'', $35,000,000.

                       Department of the Treasury


                           debt restructuring

       For an additional amount for ``Debt Restructuring'', 
     $90,00,000, to remain available until expended.


       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, 2001: 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 interagency 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.

                          MILITARY ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                   foreign military financing program

       For an additional amount for ``Foreign Military Financing 
     Program'', $1,375,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2002, of which $1,200,000,000 shall be for 
     grants only for Israel, $25,000,000 shall be for grants only 
     for Egypt, and $150,000,000 shall be for grants only for 
     Jordan: Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading 
     shall be nonrepayable notwithstanding section 23 of the Arms 
     Export Control Act: 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 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 to 
     exceed 26.3 percent shall be available for the procurement in 
     Israel of defense articles and defense services, including 
     research and development: 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 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.

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                        peacekeeping operations

       For an additional amount for ``Peacekeeping Operations'', 
     $75,000,000.

                    MULTILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                  international financial institutions

       contribution to the international development association

       For an additional amount for ``Contribution to the 
     International Development Association'', $150,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended.


       contribution to the Inter-American Investment Corporation

       For payment to the inter-American Investment Corporation, 
     by the Secretary of the Treasury, $16,000,000, for the United 
     States share of the increase in subscriptions to capital 
     stock, to remain available until expended.


              contribution to the african development bank

       For payment to the African Development Bank by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, $4,100,000, for the United States 
     paid-in share of the increase in capital stock, to remain 
     available until expended.


              limitation on callable capital subscriptions

       The United States Governor of the African Development Bank 
     may subscribe without fiscal year limitation for the callable 
     capital portion of the United States share of such capital 
     stock in an amount not to exceed $64,000,000.


              contribution to the african development fund

       For an additional amount for ``Contribution to the African 
     Development Fund'', $50,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.


                international organizations and programs

       For an additional amount for ``International Organizations 
     and Programs'', $13,000,000.
       On page 35 under the heading ``Foreign Military Financing 
     Program'', strike the second proviso. 

  After debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 362, the previous question having been 
ordered on said bill and amendment.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

351

When there appeared

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Nays

58

para. 127.7                   [Roll No. 571]

                                YEAS--351

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--58

     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Bilbray
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Deal
     DeMint
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Emerson
     Everett
     Gillmor
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Hansen
     Hayes
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Jones (NC)
     Largent
     Lewis (KY)
     Miller (FL)
     Paul
     Petri
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanford
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Spence
     Stump
     Tancredo
     Taylor (MS)
     Thornberry
     Toomey
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Bereuter
     Clay
     Cox
     Cramer
     Cunningham
     Dickey
     Gephardt
     Hastings (WA)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Markey
     Martinez
     McInnis
     Meehan
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Northup
     Norwood
     Pomeroy
     Reyes
     Scarborough
     Taylor (NC)
     Towns
     Young (AK)
  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,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that pursuant to clause 
10 of rule XX the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

316

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affirmative

Nays

100

para. 127.8                   [Roll No. 572]

                                YEAS--316

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson

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     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--100

     Archer
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Brady (TX)
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeMint
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Emerson
     Everett
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (WI)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Jones (NC)
     Kingston
     Largent
     Lewis (KY)
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McIntyre
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Nethercutt
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanford
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Sherwood
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Spence
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stump
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Bereuter
     Clay
     Cramer
     Dickey
     Gilchrest
     Hastings (WA)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Martinez
     McInnis
     Meehan
     Mollohan
     Norwood
     Reyes
     Scarborough
     Taylor (NC)
     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. 127.9  medicare program

  Mr. ARCHER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3075) to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make corrections and 
refinements in the Medicare Program as revised by the Balanced Budget 
Act of 1997; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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. LaHOOD, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. THOMAS 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

388

When there appeared

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Nays

25

para. 127.10                  [Roll No. 573]

                                YEAS--388

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--25

     Ackerman
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Doggett
     Engel
     Forbes
     Hinchey
     Kennedy
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     McDermott
     Miller, George
     Nadler
     Owens
     Paul
     Payne
     Sanford
     Serrano
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Towns
     Weiner

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                             NOT VOTING--20

     Bereuter
     Calvert
     Clay
     Cramer
     Dickey
     Hastings (WA)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Linder
     Martinez
     McCarthy (MO)
     McInnis
     Meehan
     Mica
     Mollohan
     Norwood
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Scarborough
     Taylor (NC)
  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 XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to make 
corrections and refinements in the medicare, medicaid, and State 
children's health insurance programs, as revised by the Balanced Budget 
Act of 1997.''.
  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. 127.11  permission to file conference report

  On motion of Mr. GUTKNECHT, 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. 1555) to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2000 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. 127.12  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. GUTKNECHT, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, November 8, 1999 at 12:30 p.m. for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 127.13  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. GUTKNECHT, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
November 10, 1999, under clause 7, rule XV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, 
be dispensed with.

para. 127.14  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. 225. An Act to provide Federal housing assistance to 
     Native Hawaiians; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       S. 777. An Act to require the Department of Agriculture to 
     establish an electronic filing and retrieval system to enable 
     the public to file all required paperwork electronically with 
     the Department and to have access to public information on 
     farm programs, quarterly trade, economic, and production 
     reports, and other similar information; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       S. 1290. An Act to amend title 36 of the United States Code 
     to establish the American Indian Education Foundation, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       S. 1455. An Act to enhance protections against fraud in the 
     offering of financial assistance for college education, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
       S. 1754. An Act to deny safe havens to international and 
     war criminals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       S. 1866. An Act to redesignate the Coastal Barrier 
     Resources System as the ``John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier 
     Resources System''; to the Committee on Resources.

para. 127.15  joint resolution presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, reported that 
that committee did on this day present to the President, for his 
approval, a joint resolution of the House of the following title:

       H.J. Res. 75. Making further continuing appropriations for 
     the fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes.

para. 127.16  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. MARTINEZ, for today;
  To Mr. McINNIS, for today; and
  To Mr. KANJORSKI, for today.
  And then,

para. 127.17  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. GUTKNECHT, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 12 o'clock and 22 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
12:30 p.m. on Monday, November 8, 1999.

para. 127.18  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. 2547. A 
     bill to provide for the conveyance of lands interests to 
     Chugach Alaska Corporation to fulfill the intent, purpose, 
     and promise of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act; with 
     an amendment (Rept. No. 106-451). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 3090. A 
     bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to 
     restore certain lands to the Elim Native Corporation, and for 
     other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-452). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. S. 416. An act 
     to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the city of 
     Sisters, Oregon, a certain parcel of land for use in 
     connection with a sewage treatment facility; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 106-453). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1444. A 
     bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to develop and 
     implement projects for fish screens, fish passage devices, 
     and other similar measures to mitigate adverse impacts 
     associated with irrigation system water diversions by local 
     governmental entities in the States of Oregon, Washington, 
     Montana, and Idaho; with amendments (Rept. No. 106-454 Pt. 
     1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1869. A bill to 
     amend title 18, United States Code, to expand the prohibition 
     on stalking, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 
     No. 106-455). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.
       Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Education and the Workforce. 
     H.R. 3172. A bill to amend the welfare-to-work program and 
     modify the welfare-to-work performance bonus; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 106-456 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. GOSS: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 1555. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
     2000 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. 106-
     457). Ordered to be printed.

para. 127.19  time limitation of referred bill

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

       H.R. 1838. Referral to the Committee on Armed Services 
     extended for a period ending not later than November 10, 
     1999.

para. 127.20  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X, the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce discharged from further consideration. H.R. 3073 referred to 
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para. 127.21  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Franks of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Lee, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. Owens):
       H.R. 3232. A bill to direct the President to conduct a 
     study of issues relating to the incorporation of online and 
     Internet technologies in the voting process, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Evans, 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Norton, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Cummings, and Mr. Owens):
       H.R. 3233. A bill to amend the Federal Rules of Criminal 
     Procedure to allow a defendant to make a motion for forensic 
     testing not available at trial regarding actual innocence; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GOODLING:
       H.R. 3234. A bill to exempt certain reports from automatic 
     elimination and sunset pursuant to the Federal Reports and 
     Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin (for himself and Mr. 
             Kleczka):
       H.R. 3235. A bill to improve academic and social outcomes 
     for youth and reduce both juvenile crime and the risk that 
     youth will become victims of crime by providing pro

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     ductive activities conducted by law enforcement personnel 
     during non-school hours; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CANNON:
       H.R. 3236. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to enter into contracts with the Weber Basin Water 
     Conservancy District, Utah, to use Weber Basin Project 
     facilities for the impounding, storage, and carriage of 
     nonproject water for domestic, municipal, industrial, and 
     other beneficial purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. CUBIN:
       H.R. 3237. A bill to provide for the exchange of certain 
     lands within the State of Wyoming; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Ehrlich, and 
             Mr. Bartlett of Maryland):
       H.R. 3238. A bill to name certain facilities of the United 
     States Postal Service in Baltimore, Maryland; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 3239. A bill to require any organization that is 
     established for the purpose of raising funds for the creation 
     of a Presidential archival depository to disclose the sources 
     and amounts of any funds raised; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. GUTKNECHT (for himself, Mr. Foley, Mr. Coburn, 
             and Mr. Paul):
       H.R. 3240. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to clarify certain responsibilities of the Food 
     and Drug Administration with respect to the importation of 
     drugs into the United States; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SANFORD:
       H.R. 3241. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to recalculate the franchise fee owed by Fort Sumter Tours, 
     Inc., a concessioner providing service to Fort Sumter 
     National Monument in South Carolina, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself and Mrs. Thurman):
       H.R. 3242. A bill to delay the effective date of the final 
     rule regarding the Organ Procurement and Transplantation 
     Network; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. TERRY:
       H.R. 3243. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to provide meaningful campaign finance reform 
     through requiring better reporting, decreasing the role of 
     soft money, and increasing individual contribution limits, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
     Administration, 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. 

para. 127.22  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 219: Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 220: Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 408: Ms. Baldwin.
       H.R. 721: Mr. Smith of Texas and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 762: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Meehan, 
     Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
     McIntosh, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Spence, Mr. Kleczka, 
     and Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 984: Mr. Vitter.
       H.R. 1032: Mr. Walden of Oregon.
       H.R. 1168: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 1244: Mr. Toomey.
       H.R. 1274: Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 1275: Mr. Porter, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
     Gejdenson, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 1483: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 1591: Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 1645: Mr. Andrews and Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 1650: Mr. Spence, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Moran 
     of Virginia, and Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 1769: Mrs. Jones of Ohio.
       H.R. 1795: Mr. Udall of Colorado and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 1837: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1839: Mr. Green of Texas.
       H.R. 1842: Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 2053: Mr. Rush and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 2129: Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Ewing, Mrs. 
     Tauscher, and Mr. Gutknecht.
       H.R. 2341: Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hayes, and Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2405: Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 2486: Mr. Matsui, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. 
     Payne.
       H.R. 2655: Mr. Jones of North Carolina and Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 2715: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 2749: Mr. Isakson.
       H.R. 2757: Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 2842: Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 2907: Mr. Bilirakis and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 2953: Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 2966: Ms. Carson, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Istook, Mrs. Meek of 
     Florida, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
     Pelosi, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 3008: Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Borski, Mr. Payne, and Mr. 
     Baldacci.
       H.R. 3058: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 3072: Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 3075: Mr. Bliley, Mr. Bilirakis, Mrs. Bono, Mr. 
     Bilbray, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Shadegg, 
     Mr. Lazio, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Stearns, 
     Mr. Upton, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Greenwood, and Mr. Gilmor.
       H.R. 3082: Mr. Tanner.
       H.R. 3105: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 3142: Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 3180: Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 3204: Mr. Forbes.
       H. Con. Res. 62: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H. Con. Res. 89: Mr. Moore.
       H. Con. Res. 177: Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
     Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Udall of 
     Colorado, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Towns, 
     Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Hilliard, Ms. Waters, Mr. Moakley, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
     Baldacci, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Coyne, 
     Mr. Meehan, and Mr. Cummings.
       H. Con. Res. 216: Ms. McKinney, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sweeney, Ms. 
     Stabenow, Mr. Andrews, and Mrs. Kelly.
       H. Res. 82: Mr. Holt.
       H. Res. 94: Mr. Snyder.
       H. Res. 325: Mr. Isakson.
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                     MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1999 (128)

para. 128.1  appointment of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 12:30 p.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 November 8, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Judy Biggert to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 128.2  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Ms. McDevitt, 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. 54. Joint resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to the Missouri-Nebraska Boundary Compact.

  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. 1654. An Act to authorize appropriations for the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal 
     years 2000, 2001, and 2002, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2116. An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish a program of extended care services for veterans 
     and to make other improvements in health care programs of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 1654) ``An Act to authorize appropriations for the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal year 2000, 
2001, and 2002, 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. Frist, Mr. Hollings, and Mr. Breaux, to be 
the conferees on the part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendments 
to the bill (H.R. 2116) ``An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, 
to establish a program of extended care services for veterans and to 
make other improvements in health care programs of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs,'' requests a conference with the House on the 
disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Specter, 
Mr. Thurmond, and Mr. Rockefeller, to be the conferees on the part of 
the Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate has passed bills of the 
following titles in which concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 791. An Act to amend the Small Business Act with respect 
     to the women's business center program.
       S. 1346. An Act to ensure the independence and nonpartisan 
     operation of the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business 
     Administration.
       S. 1418. An Act to provide for the holding of court at 
     Natchez, Mississippi, in the same manner as court is held at 
     Vicksburg, Mississippi, and for other purposes.
       S. 1769. An Act to continue the reporting requirements of 
     section 2519 of title 18, United States Code, beyond December 
     21, 1999, and for other purposes.

para. 128.3  ``morning-hour debate''

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, pursuant to the order of the 
House of Tuesday, January 19, 1999, recognized Members for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para. 128.4  recess--12:36 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, pursuant to clause 12 of rule

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I, declared the House in recess at 12 o'clock 36 minutes p.m. until 2 
o'clock p.m.

para. 128.5  after recess--2 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, called the House to order.

para. 128.6  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, announced she had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Friday, November 5, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 128.7  communications

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

       5225. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a request for supplemental 
     appropriations language to help in addressing the urgent 
     needs of the mid-Atlantic States in the wake of Hurricane 
     Floyd; (H. Doc. No. 106--155); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       5226. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Listing 
     of Color Additives for Coloring Meniscal Tacks; D&C Violet 
     No. 2; Confirmation of Effective Date [Docket No. 98C-0158] 
     received November 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       5227. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Indirect 
     Food Additives: Polymers [Docket No. 99F-0345] received 
     November 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       5228. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Revision of the NRC Enforcement 
     Policy [NUREG-1600] received November 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5229. 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 the Republic of Croatia [Transmittal 
     No. DTC 132-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       5230. 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 146-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5231. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 13-149, 
     ``Annuitants' Health and Life Insurance Employer Contribution 
     Amendment Act of 1999'' received November 2, 1999, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       5232. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 13-148, ``Mt. 
     Gilead Baptist Church Equitable Real Property Tax Relief Act 
     of 1999'' received November 2, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5233. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 13-147, 
     ``Separation Pay Adjustment Amendment Act of 1999'' received 
     November 2, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5234. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 13-146, 
     ``Josephine Butler Parks Center Property Tax Relief Act of 
     1999'' received November 2, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5235. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 13-154, 
     ``District of Columbia Board of Real Property Assessments and 
     Appeals Membership Simplification Act of 1999'' received 
     November 2, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5236. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 13-155, 
     ``Adoption and Safe Families Temporary Amendment Act of 
     1999'' received November 2, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5237. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 13-163, 
     ``Temporary Real Property Tax Exemption for the Phillips 
     Collection Temporary Act of 1999'' received November 2, 1999, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       5238. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 13-157, 
     ``University of the District of Columbia Board of Trustees 
     Residency Requirement Temporary Amendment Act of 1999'' 
     received November 2, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5239. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 13-161, 
     ``Lateral Appointment of Law Enforcement Officers Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 1999'' received November 2, 1999, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       5240. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 13-156, ``Child 
     Support and Welfare Reform Compliance Temporary Amendment Act 
     of 1999'' received November 2, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5241. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 13-162, ``Sex 
     Offender Registration Temporary Act of 1999'' received 
     November 2, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5242. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting a copy of the ``EPA's 
     Inventory of Commercial Activities''; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       5243. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     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; Technical Amendment [Docket 
     No. 990924262-9262-01; I.D. 091699A] received November 4, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       5244. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administration for 
     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; Fishery Management Plans of 
     the South Atlantic Region (FMPs); Addition to Framework 
     Provisions [Docket No. 990506122-9284-02; I.D. 020899A] (RIN: 
     0648-AL42) received November 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5245. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Executive 
     Office for Immigration Review, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Executive Office 
     for Immigration Review; Board of Immigration Appeals: 
     Streamlining [EOIR No. 122F; AG Order No. 2263-99] (RIN: 
     1125-AA22) received November 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5246. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Pollutant 
     Discharge Elimination System--Regulations for Revision of the 
     Water Pollution Control Program Addressing Storm Water 
     Discharges [FRL-6470-8] (RIN: 2040-AC82) received November 3, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5247. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Foreign Locomotives and Railroad Equipment in 
     International Traffic; Technical Amendment (T.D. 99-79) 
     received November 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 128.8  muhammad ali boxing reform

  Mr. BLILEY moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1832) to 
reform unfair and anticompetitive practices in the professional boxing 
industry; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, recognized Mr. BLILEY and Ms. 
DeGETTE, 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. BIGGERT, announced that two-thirds of 
the 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. 128.9  living kidney donors

  Mr. BLILEY moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 94): 

       Whereas kidneys are vital organs that clean the blood by 
     removing wastes, and failed kidneys have lost the ability to 
     remove these wastes;
       Whereas in the United States more than 250,000 patients 
     with kidney failure, also known as end stage renal disease 
     (ESRD), have died since 1989;
       Whereas during 1996, 283,932 patients were in treatment for 
     ESRD, and an additional 73,091 patients began treatment for 
     ESRD;
       Whereas the most common cause of ESRD has consistently been 
     diabetes, because the high levels of blood sugar in persons 
     with diabetes cause the kidneys to filter too much blood and 
     leave the kidneys, over time, unable to filter waste 
     products;

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       Whereas of the patients who began treatment for ESRD in 
     1996, 43 percent were persons with diabetes;
       Whereas ESRD can be treated with dialysis, which 
     artificially cleans the blood but which imposes significant 
     burdens on quality of life, or with a successful kidney 
     transplant operation, which frees the patient from dialysis 
     and brings about a dramatic improvement in quality of life;
       Whereas in 1996 the number of kidneys transplanted in the 
     United States was 12,238, with 25 percent of the kidneys 
     donated from biologically related living relatives, 5 percent 
     from spousal or other biologically unrelated living persons, 
     and the remainder from cadavers;
       Whereas from 1988 to 1997, the number of patients on the 
     waiting list for a cadaveric kidney transplant increased more 
     than 150 percent, from 13,943 to more than 35,000;
       Whereas the annual number of cadaveric kidneys available 
     for transplant has increased only slightly, from 8,327 in 
     1994 to 8,526 in 1996, an increase of less than 100 such 
     kidneys per year;
       Whereas from 1988 to 1997, the annual number of kidneys 
     donated by living persons rose 104 percent, from 1,812 to 
     3,705; and
       Whereas in 1995, the 3-year survival rate for kidney 
     recipients was 82 percent if the donor was a living parent, 
     85 percent if the donor was a living spouse, 81 percent if 
     the donor was a biologically unrelated living person other 
     than a spouse, and 70 percent if the kidney was cadaveric: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) recognizes the generous contribution made by each 
     living person who has donated a kidney to save a life; and
       (2) acknowledges the advances in medical technology that 
     have enabled living kidney transplantation to become a viable 
     treatment option for an increasing number of patients with 
     end stage renal disease.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, recognized Mr. BLILEY 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, Mrs. BIGGERT, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. BLILEY 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. BIGGERT, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 128.10  emigrant wilderness preservation

  Mr. DOOLITTLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 359) 
to clarify the intent of Congress in Public Law 93-632 to require the 
Secretary of Agriculture to continue to provide for the maintenance and 
operation of 18 concrete dams and weirs that were located in the 
Emigrant Wilderness at the time the wilderness area was designated in 
that Public Law; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, recognized Mr. DOOLITTLE and 
Mr. DOOLEY, 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. BIGGERT, announced that two-thirds of 
the 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 
clarify the intent of Congress in Public Law 93-632 to require the 
Secretary of Agriculture to continue to provide for the maintenance and 
operation of certain water impoundment structures that were located in 
the Emigrant Wilderness at the time the wilderness area was designated 
in that Public Law.''.
  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. 128.11  resources reports restoration

  Mr. DOOLITTLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3002) 
to provide for the continued preparation of certain useful reports 
concerning public lands, Native Americans, fisheries, wildlife, insular 
areas, and other natural resources-related matters, and to repeal 
provisions of law regarding terminated reporting requirements concerning 
such matters.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, recognized Mr. DOOLITTLE and 
Mr. DOOLEY, 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. BIGGERT, announced that two-thirds of 
the 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. 128.12  central valley water project

  Mr. DOOLITTLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3077) 
to amend the Act that authorized construction of the San Luis Unit of 
the Central Valley Project, California, to facilitate water transfers in 
the Central Valley Project; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, recognized Mr. DOOLITTLE and 
Mr. DOOLEY, 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. BIGGERT, announced that two-thirds of 
the 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. 128.13  office of government ethics reauthorization

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2904) to 
amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to reauthorize funding for 
the Office of Government Ethics; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, recognized Mr. McHUGH 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, Mrs. BIGGERT, 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, Mrs. BIGGERT, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 128.14  joseph ileto post office

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3189) to 
designate the United States post office located at 14071 Peyton Drive in 
Chino Hills, California, as the ``Joseph Ileto Post Office''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, recognized Mr. McHUGH 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. BIGGERT, announced that two-thirds of 
the 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. 128.15  thomas j. brown post office building

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2307) to

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designate the building of the United States Postal Service located at 5 
Cedar Street in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, as the ``Thomas J. Brown Post 
Office Building''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, recognized Mr. McHUGH 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. BIGGERT, announced that two-thirds of 
the 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. 128.16  recognition of payne stewart

  Mr. MILLER of Florida moved to suspend the rules and agree to the 
following resolution (H. Res. 344): 

       Whereas William Payne Stewart was born in Springfield, 
     Missouri, on January 30, 1957;
       Whereas Payne Stewart was the son of William Stewart and 
     Bee Payne-Stewart and brother of Susan and Lora;
       Whereas Payne Stewart grew up in a loving family in 
     Springfield, Missouri, and was instilled with the strong 
     family values of hard work, academic achievement, and good 
     sportsmanship;
       Whereas although Payne Stewart was a good athlete in 
     football and basketball, under the mentoring of his father, 
     he took up the game of golf, practicing and playing at 
     Hickory Hills Country Club and growing to love the game and 
     its history;
       Whereas Payne Stewart grew proficient in the game of golf 
     during his years at Greenwood High School and at Southern 
     Methodist University in Texas where he earned the status of 
     ``All-American'';
       Whereas Payne Stewart attained two milestones in 1981, 
     marrying Marries Theresa ``Tracey'' Ferguson and qualifying 
     for his Professional Golfer's Card;
       Whereas Payne Stewart donned what became his trademark 
     knickers, long socks and cap and won his first professional 
     golf tournament in 1982 at the Quad Cities Open in Illinois--
     the only professional golf tournament victory his father ever 
     saw him win;
       Whereas Payne Stewart won 11 professional golf tournaments, 
     including the United States Open in 1991 and 1999 and the 
     Professional Golfers' Association Championship in 1989, and 
     was a member of the United States Ryder Cup Team 5 times, 
     including the team that staged the greatest comeback victory 
     in the history of the event in 1999;
       Whereas in 1994, Payne Stewart was among the first athletes 
     inducted in the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame;
       Whereas Payne Stewart was never selfish with his successes, 
     sharing generously with many charitable organizations, 
     including giving his entire Bay Hill Classic winner's purse 
     of $108,000 to the Florida Hospital Golden Circle of Friends 
     in memory of his father;
       Whereas just last year Payne Stewart and his wife donated 
     $500,000 to the First Foundation, the fund raising arm of the 
     First Baptist Church of Orlando, to be used for the expansion 
     of a Christian school;
       Whereas Payne Stewart always found time to be a golf 
     teacher and mentor to children who were learning the game, 
     returning to Springfield in late July 1999 to conduct one of 
     many children's clinics for would-be future golf competitors;
       Whereas Payne Stewart served as a role model for his 
     Christian faith and his sport in countless public and private 
     ways;
       Whereas Payne Stewart was a loving husband to his wife 
     Tracey, daughter Chelsea, and son Aaron;
       Whereas Payne Stewart was viewed by his friends and former 
     classmates as a fun-loving, warm, and smiling man with a joy 
     for life, his family and his sport;
       Whereas Payne Stewart transcended the game of golf as a 
     timeless symbol of athletic talent, spirited competition, and 
     a role model for people of all ages; and
       Whereas Payne Stewart died in a tragic plane crash on 
     October 25, 1999, along with Van Arden, Stephanie 
     Bellegarrigue, Bruce Borland, Robert Fraley, and Michael 
     Kling: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) recognizes and honors Payne Stewart--
       (A) as one of the greatest golfers;
       (B) for his many contributions to the Nation throughout his 
     lifetime; and
       (C) for transcending the game of golf and becoming a 
     timeless symbol of athletic talent, spirited competition, and 
     a role model as a Christian gentleman and a loving father and 
     husband; and
       (2) extends its deepest condolences to the families of 
     Payne Stewart and the other victims in the plane crash, Van 
     Arden, Stephanie Bellegarrigue, Bruce Borland, Robert Fraley, 
     and Michael Kling, on their tragic loss.
       Sec. 2. The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall 
     transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the family of 
     each of the victims.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, recognized Mr. MILLER of 
Florida 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?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. MILLER of Florida 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. GIBBONS, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 128.17  ``shoeless joe'' jackson recognition

  Mr. TERRY moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 269): 

       Whereas Joseph Jefferson ``Shoeless Joe'' Jackson, a native 
     of Greenville, South Carolina, and a local legend, began his 
     professional career and received his nickname while playing 
     baseball for the Greenville Spinners in 1908;
       Whereas ``Shoeless Joe'' Jackson moved to the Philadelphia 
     Athletics for his major league debut in 1908, to Cleveland in 
     1910, and to the Chicago White Sox in 1915;
       Whereas ``Shoeless Joe'' Jackson's accomplishments 
     throughout his 13-year career in professional baseball were 
     outstanding--he was one of only seven Major League Baseball 
     players to ever top the coveted mark of a .400 batting 
     average for a season, and he earned a lifetime batting 
     average of .356, the third highest of all time;
       Whereas ``Shoeless Joe'' Jackson's career record makes him 
     one of our Nation's top baseball players of all time;
       Whereas in 1919, the infamous ``Black Sox'' scandal erupted 
     when an employee of a New York gambler allegedly bribed eight 
     players of the Chicago White Sox, including Joseph Jefferson 
     ``Shoeless Joe'' Jackson, to throw the first and second games 
     of the 1919 World Series to the Cincinnati Reds;
       Whereas in September 1920, a criminal court acquitted 
     ``Shoeless Joe'' Jackson of the charge that he conspired to 
     throw the 1919 World Series;
       Whereas despite the acquittal, Judge Kenesaw Mountain 
     Landis, baseball's first commissioner, banned ``Shoeless 
     Joe'' Jackson from playing Major League Baseball for life 
     without conducting any investigation of Jackson's alleged 
     activities, issuing a summary punishment that fell far short 
     of due process standards;
       Whereas the evidence shows that Jackson did not 
     deliberately misplay during the 1919 World Series in an 
     attempt to make his team lose the World Series;
       Whereas during the 1919 World Series, Jackson's play was 
     outstanding--his batting average was .375 (the highest of any 
     player from either team), he set a World Series record with 
     12 hits, he committed no errors, and he hit the only home run 
     of the series;
       Whereas because of his lifetime ban from Major League 
     Baseball, ``Shoeless Joe'' Jackson has been excluded from 
     consideration for admission to the Major League Baseball Hall 
     of Fame;
       Whereas ``Shoeless Joe'' Jackson died in 1951, and 80 years 
     have elapsed since the 1919 World Series scandal erupted;
       Whereas recently, Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud 
     Selig took an important first step toward restoring the 
     reputation of ``Shoeless Joe'' Jackson by agreeing to 
     investigate whether he was involved in a conspiracy to alter 
     the outcome of the 1919 World Series and whether he should be 
     eligible for inclusion in the Major League Baseball Hall of 
     Fame; and
       Whereas it is appropriate for Major League Baseball to 
     remove the taint upon the memory of ``Shoeless Joe'' Jackson 
     and honor his outstanding baseball accomplishments: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that Joseph Jefferson ``Shoeless Joe'' 
     Jackson should be appropriately honored for his outstanding 
     baseball accomplishments.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, recognized Mr. TERRY 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?
  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 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.

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para. 128.18  recess--4:24 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 4 o'clock and 24 minutes p.m., until 
approximately 6 o'clock p.m.

para. 128.19  after recess--6 p.m.

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

para. 128.20  h. res. 94--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and agree to said resolution (H. Res. 94) recognizing the generous 
contribution made by each living person who has donated a kidney to save 
a life.
  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

382

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 128.21                  [Roll No. 574]

                                YEAS--382

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--51

     Aderholt
     Armey
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blunt
     Bono
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Carson
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Everett
     Fowler
     Frost
     Gillmor
     Granger
     Hansen
     Herger
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Jefferson
     Kilpatrick
     Largent
     Lewis (GA)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Miller, Gary
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Neal
     Olver
     Owens
     Pascrell
     Price (NC)
     Ramstad
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rush
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Sessions
     Stenholm
     Thomas
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Walsh
     Watts (OK)
     Wise
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para. 128.22  h.r. 2904--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2904) to amend the Ethics in 
Government Act of 1978 to reauthorize funding for the Office of 
Government Ethics; 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

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

1

para. 128.23                  [Roll No. 575]

                                YEAS--386

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara

[[Page 2276]]


     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--46

     Aderholt
     Armey
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blunt
     Bono
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Carson
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Everett
     Fowler
     Granger
     Hansen
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Jefferson
     Kilpatrick
     Largent
     Lewis (GA)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Miller, Gary
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Neal
     Owens
     Pascrell
     Price (NC)
     Ramstad
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rush
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Sessions
     Stenholm
     Thomas
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Walsh
     Watts (OK)
     Wise
  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 Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to reauthorize funding for 
the Office of Government Ethics, and to clarify the definition of a 
`special Government employee' under title 18, 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. 128.24  h. res. 344--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to said resolution (H. Res. 344) recognizing and 
honoring Payne Stewart and expressing the condolences of the House of 
Representatives to his family on his death and to the families of those 
who died with him.
  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

389

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 128.25                  [Roll No. 576]

                                YEAS--389

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--44

     Armey
     Becerra
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blunt
     Bono
     Calvert
     Carson
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Hansen
     Hoekstra
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Largent
     Lewis (GA)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Miller, Gary
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Neal
     Owens
     Pascrell
     Price (NC)
     Ramstad
     Rodriguez
     Rush
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Sessions
     Stenholm
     Thomas
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Walsh
     Watts (OK)
     Wise
  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. 128.26  veterans' millenium health care

  On motion of Mr. STUMP, by direction of the Committee on Veterans 
Affairs and pursuant to clause 1 of rule XXII, the bill (H.R. 2116) to 
amend title

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38, United States Code, to establish a program of extended care services 
for veterans and to make other improvements in health care programs of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs; together with the amendments of the 
Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. STUMP, 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. GIBBONS, by unanimous consent, 
appointed Messrs. Stump, Smith of New Jersey, Quinn, Stearns, Evans, Ms. 
Brown of Florida, and Mr. Doyle, as managers on the part of the House at 
said conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 128.27  recess--9:54 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SIMPSON, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 9 o'clock and 54 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.

para. 128.28  after recess--11:18 p.m.

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

para. 128.29  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 1555

  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 106-460) the resolution (H. Res. 364) waiving points of order 
against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1555) to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2000 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. 128.30  providing for the consideration of h.j. res. 76

  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 106-461) the resolution (H. Res. 365) providing for 
consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 76) waiving certain 
enrollment requirements for the remainder of the first session of the 
One Hundred Sixth Congress with respect to any bill or joint resolution 
making general appropriations or continuing appropriations for fiscal 
year 2000.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 128.31  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1714

  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 106-462) the resolution (H. Res. 366) providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1714) to facilitate the use of 
electronic records and signatures in interstate or foreign commerce.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 128.32  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3073

  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 106-463) the resolution (H. Res. 367) providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 3073) to amend part A of title IV of the 
Social Security Act to provide for grants for projects designed to 
promote responsible fatherhood, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 128.33  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. 1346. An Act to ensure the independence and nonpartisan 
     operation of the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business 
     Administration; to the Committee on Small Business.
       S. 1418. An Act to provide for the holding of court at 
     Natchez, Mississippi, in the same manner as court is held at 
     Vicksburg, Mississippi, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       S. 1769. An Act to continue the reporting requirements of 
     section 2519 of title 18, United States Code, beyond December 
     21, 1999, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

para. 128.34  enrolled bill and joint resolution signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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. 3122. An Act to permit the enrollment in the House of 
     Representatives child Care Center of children of Federal 
     employees who are not employees of the legislative branch.
       H.J. Res. 54. Joint resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to the Missouri-Nebraska Boundary Compact.

para. 128.35  senate enrolled bills signed

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

       S. 468. 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. 900. An Act to enhance competition in the financial 
     services industry by providing a prudential framework for the 
     affiliation of banks, securities firms, insurance companies, 
     and other financial service providers, and for other 
     purposes.

para. 128.36  bills presented to the president

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

           On November 3, 1999:
       H.R. 441. 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.
       H.R. 974. To establish a program to afford high school 
     graduates from the District of Columbia the benefits of in-
     State tuition at State colleges and universities outside the 
     District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
           On November 5, 1999:
       H.R. 609. to amend the Export Apple and Pear Act to limit 
     the applicability of the Act to apples.

para. 128.37  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mrs. CHENOWETH-HAGE, for today;
  To Mr. REYES, for November 5;
  To Mr. THOMAS, for today;
  To Mr. OWENS, for today;
  To Ms. CARSON, for today; and
  To Mr. MENENDEZ, for today;
  To Mr. PASCRELL, for today;
  To Ms. KILPATRICK, for today.
  And then,

para. 128.38  adjournment

  On motion of Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, at 11 o'clock and 20 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned.

para. 128.39  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. 3002. A 
     bill to provide for the continued preparation of certain 
     useful reports concerning public lands, Native Americans, 
     fisheries, wildlife, insular areas, and other natural 
     resource-related matters, and to repeal provisions of law 
     regarding terminated reporting requirements concerning such 
     matters (Rept. No. 106-458). Referred to the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. McCOLLUM: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2336. A bill 
     to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for 
     appointment of United States marshals by Attorney General; 
     with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-459). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 364. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1555) to authorize 
     appropriations for fiscal year 2000 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. 106-460). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 365. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the joint 
     resolution (H.J. Res. 76) waiving certain enrollment 
     requirements for the remainder of the first session of the 
     One Hundred Sixth Congress with respect to any bill or joint 
     resolution making general appropriations or continuing 
     appropriations for fiscal year 2000 (Rept. No. 106-461). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.

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       Mr. DRIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 366. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1714) to facilitate the use of electronic records and 
     signatures in interstate or foreign commerce (Rept. No. 106-
     462). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Ms. PRYCE of Ohio: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 
     367. Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     3073) to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act 
     to provide for grants for projects designed to promote 
     responsible fatherhood, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     106-463). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 128.40  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Lantos, Ms. McKinney, 
             Mr. King, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Cooksey):
       H.R. 3244. A bill to combat trafficking of persons, 
     especially into the sex-trade, slavery, and slavery-like 
     conditions in the United States and countries around the 
     world through prevention, through prosecution and enforcement 
     against traffickers, and through protection and assistance to 
     victims of trafficking; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, and in addition to the Committees on the 
     Judiciary, 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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. George 
             Miller of California):
       H.R. 3245. A bill to establish a fund to meet the outdoor 
     conservation and recreation needs of the American people, 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 Act popularly known as the 
     Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources, 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. BASS (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mrs. Christensen, 
             Mrs. Roukema, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
             Doyle):
       H.R. 3246. A bill to amend title IV of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to reduce the amount 
     of premiums required to be paid by small businesses to the 
     Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN (for herself, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             Bishop, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Payne, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Ms. Lee, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Meeks of New York, 
             and Mr. George Miller of California):
       H.R. 3247. 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. COBURN (for himself and Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey):
       H.R. 3248. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to 
     information on the human papillomavirus (commonly known as 
     HPV); to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Johnson 
             of Connecticut, Mr. English, Mr. McDermott, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Foley, Mr. Ramstad, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Horn, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Mrs. 
             Kelly):
       H.R. 3249. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that a deduction equal to fair market value 
     shall be allowed for charitable contributions of literary, 
     musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the 
     donor; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Towns, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Filner, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Ms. Carson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Scott, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Payne, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Ford, 
             Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Waters, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. Bishop, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Lee, Ms. McKinney, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Fattah, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. George Miller of 
             California):
       H.R. 3250. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     improve the health of minority individuals; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself and Mr. Hunter):
       H.R. 3251. A bill to establish the National Commission on 
     the Impact of United States Culture on American Youth; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. KASICH (for himself and Mr. Boehner):
       H.R. 3252. A bill to amend the Internet Tax Freedom Act to 
     make permanent and extend its moratorium on certain taxes, 
     and for other purposes; 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. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself, Mr. 
             Tauzin, and Mr. Weygand):
       H.R. 3253. A bill to redesignate the Coastal Barrier 
     Resources System as the ``John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier 
     Resources System''; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Ramstad, and Mr. Weiner):
       H.R. 3254. A bill to amend title 28 of the United States 
     Code to authorize Federal district courts to hear civil 
     actions to recover damages or secure relief for certain 
     injuries to persons and property under or resulting from the 
     Nazi government of Germany; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 3255. A bill to assist local governments in conducting 
     gun buyback programs; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Shows, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Stark, Mr. Baird, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Rothman, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Holt, 
             Mr. Crowley, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Olver, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Obey, Mr. Berman, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Moore, Mr. Gordon, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Talent, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. English, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Davis of Florida, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Forbes, Ms. Carson, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
             Visclosky, and Mr. Hoyer):
       H.R. 3256. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve outreach programs carried out by the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs to provide for more fully informing veterans 
     of benefits available to them under laws administered by the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. REYNOLDS (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. Dreier, 
             Mr. Portman, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Linder, Mr. Goss, and Mr. Sessions):
       H.R. 3257. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 to assist the Congressional Budget Office with the 
     scoring of State and local mandates; to the Committee on 
     Rules.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 3258. 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 Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 3259. 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 
     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. THOMAS:
       H.J. Res. 76. A joint resolution waiving certain enrollment 
     requirements for the remainder of the first session of the 
     One Hundred Sixth Congress with respect to any bill or joint 
     resolution making general appropriations or continuing 
     appropriations for fiscal year 2000; to the Committee on 
     House Administration.
           By Mr. MATSUI (for himself, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Mr. 
             Doolittle):
       H. Res. 363. A resolution recognizing and honoring 
     Sacramento, California, Mayor Joe Serna, Jr., and expressing 
     the condolences of the House of Representatives to his family 
     and the people of Sacramento on his death; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform. 

para. 128.41  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

       279. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 
     relative to a House Resolution memorializing the Con

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     gress of the United States to Direct the Health Care 
     Financing Administration to Allow an Emergency Medigap Open 
     Enrollment for Senior Citizens; jointly to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means and Commerce. 

para. 128.42  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

       Mr. DUNCAN introduced A bill (H.R. 3260) for the relief of 
     Henry R. Jones; which was referred to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary. 

para. 128.43  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 82: Mr. Holt and Mr. Fletcher.
       H.R. 137: Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 148: Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 180: Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 220: Mr. Crane.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Terry, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Deal of 
     Georgia, Mr. Spence, and Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H.R. 460: Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 531: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 583: Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 670: Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Shimkus, Mrs. 
     Napolitano, and Mr. Hill of Indiana.
       H.R. 725: Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 842: Mr. Murtha.
       H.R. 914: Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 1178: Mr. Oxley.
       H.R. 1196: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1221: Mr. Sessions, Mr. Fletcher, and Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 1356: Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 1413: Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 1432: Mr. Pease.
       H.R. 1606: Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 1621: Mr. Menendez.
       H.R. 1622: Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 1657: Mr. sawyer and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 1871: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 1885: Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 1926: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 2059: Mr. McNulty, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 2141: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 2355: Mr. Doggett.
       H.R. 2380: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 2442: Mr. Shaw and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 2446: Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 2498: Mr. Payne, Ms. Carson, and Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 2570: Mr. Gekas and Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 2573: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 2596: Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Terry, Mr. Brady of Texas, 
     Mr. Saxton, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Riley, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
     Salmon, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
     Fossella, Mr. Doolittle, and Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 2620: Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 2631: Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 2640: Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 2697: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 2720: Mr. Wu and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 2722: Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 2727: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 2730: Mr. Rush, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Ms. Millender-
     McDonald.
       H.R. 2733: Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 2741: Mr. Moran of Virginia and Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 2749: Mr. Gilchrest and Mr. Miller of Florida.
       H.R. 2764: Mr. Rahall, Ms. Pelosi, and Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 2781: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 2785: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 2840: Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 2859: Mr. Brown of Ohio and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 2865: Mr. Reyes and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 2867: Mr. Baker, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hayes, 
     Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Stump, Mr. Doolittle, 
     Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Goode, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Smith of 
     Michigan, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
     Weldon of Florida, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Paul, Mr. Nethercutt, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
     LaTourette, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
     Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. 
     Sanford, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Hilleary, 
     Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Armey, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Cox, and 
     Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 2890: Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Rodriguez, and Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 2893: Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Paul, and Mr. 
     Sanders.
       H.R. 2899: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2930: Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 2939: Ms. Carson, Ms. Baldwin, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 2966: Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Bono, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
     Hinchey, Mr. Kingston, and Mr. Lucas of Kentucky.
       H.R. 2985: Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 2991: Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Regula, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
     Radanovich, Mr. Minge, Mr. Doolittle, and Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 3030: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
     Engel, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Houghton, 
     Mrs. Kelly, Mr. King, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lazio, Mrs. Lowey, 
     Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
     McHugh, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
     Owens, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Serrano, Ms. 
     Slaughter, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Towns, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Walsh, 
     and Mr. Weiner.
       H.R. 3047: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 3083: Mr. Rangel and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 3091: Ms. Lee, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Brown 
     of Ohio, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, and 
     Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 3136: Mr. Inslee.
       H.R. 3140: Mr. McDermott, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
     Bereuter, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Sanford, Mr. 
     McGovern, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Ewing, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Pomeroy, 
     Mr. Nussle, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
     Campbell, Mr. Minge, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Sanders, 
     Mr. Dickey, and Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 3144: Mr. Hinojosa, and Mr. Hoyer.
       H.R. 3180: Mr. Luther, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3220: Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Berman, Mr. Vento, Mrs. Jones 
     of Ohio, and Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 3224: Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. Capuano.
       H.R. 3228: Mr. Bateman.
       H.R. 3239: Mr. Sanford.
       H. Con. Res. 115: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Romero-
     Barcelo, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. Greenwood.
       H. Con. Res. 175: Mr. Luther and Ms. Berkley.
       H. Con. Res. 197: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H. Con. Res. 218: Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Holt, Mr. Delahunt, 
     and Mr. Wynn.
       H. Res. 94: Mr. Capuano.
       H. Res. 238: Mr. Doolittle.
       H. Res. 320: Mr. Lipinski.
       H. Res. 325: Mr. McKeon and Mr. Blumenauer.
       H. Res. 340: Mr. Waxman.
       H. Res. 347: Mr. Larson, Mr. Markey, Ms. Lee, Mr. Vento, 
     Mr. Rogan, Mr. Coyne, and Mr. King.
       H. Res. 350: Mr. Fossella, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
     Hayes, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
     Rohrabacher, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
     Souder, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
     Cook, Mr. Packard, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. Hilleary.
       H. Res. 357: Mr. Filner.
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                     TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1999 (129)

  The House was called to order at 9 o'clock a.m. by the SPEAKER, when, 
pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 19, 1999, Members 
were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 129.1  recess--9:38 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. OSE, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 10 o'clock a.m.

para. 129.2  after recess--10 a.m.

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

para. 129.3  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. OSE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, November 8, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 129.4  communications

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

       5248. A letter from the Deputy Legal Counsel, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Community Development Financial Institutions Program (RIN: 
     1505-AA71) received November 1, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       5249. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Determination and 
     a Memorandum of Justification pursuant to Section 2(b)(6)(B) 
     of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       5250. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Determinations 
     and Justification pursuant to Section 2(b)(6)(B) of the 
     Export-Import Bank Act of 1945; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
       5251. 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; Rhode 
     Island; Amendments to Air Pollution Control Regulation Number 
     9; Correction [AD-FRL-6471-6] received November 4, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5252. 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; Texas; Revisions to 
     Consumer Products Rules [TX-106-1-7405a; FRL-6471-8] received 
     November 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       5253. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Removal of the Approval 
     and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     Connecticut; National Low Emission Vehicle Program [CT-054-
     7213; A-1-FRL-6471-7] received November

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     4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       5254. 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 Oklahoma; Visibility 
     Protection [OK-3-1-5201a; FRL-6470-4] received November 4, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5255. 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 034-0181; FRL-6470-6] received 
     November 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       5256. 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 Knox County portion of Tennessee Implementation 
     Plan [TN-105-1-9949a; TN-209-1-9950a; FRL-6469-4] received 
     November4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       5257. 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 086-0018a 
     FRL-6468-6] received November 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5258. 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 Egypt for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 00-11), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       5259. 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 147-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5260. 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 149-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5261. 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 110-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       5262. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed Manufacturing License Agreement with Germany 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 139-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5263. 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 Italy 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 157-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5264. 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 131-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5265. 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, Bermuda, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, 
     Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom [Transmittal No. DTC 
     161-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       5266. 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 85-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5267. 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 NATO 
     and the Netherlands [Transmittal No. DTC 150-99], pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       5268. 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 151-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5269. 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 
     Thailand [Transmittal No. DTC 140-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       5270. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Foreign Assets 
     Control, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Blocked Persons, Specially 
     Designated Nationals, Specially Designated Terrorists, 
     Foreign Terrorist Organizations, and Specially Designated 
     Narcotics Traffickers: Addition of Persons Blocked to 
     Executive Order 13088--received November 2, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       5271. 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 the 
     Republic of Korea [Transmittal No. DTC 154-99], pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       5272. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 13-158, ``Noise 
     Control Temporary Amendment Act of 1999 '' received November 
     2, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       5273. A letter from the Chairman, Defense Nuclear 
     Facilities Safety Board, transmitting the report on 
     commercial activities; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5274. A letter from the Staff Director, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting the response to the Office of 
     Management and Budget memorandum of July 12, 1999 regarding 
     the inventory of commercial activities; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       5275. A letter from the Executive Director, Japan-United 
     States Friendship Commission, transmitting a report that the 
     Commission does not engage in any contracting activities that 
     would be covered under the FAIR Act; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       5276. A letter from the Executive Director, Marine Mammal 
     Commission, transmitting the Commercial Activities Inventory 
     Report; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5277. A letter from the Office of the Director, National 
     Gallery of Art, transmitting a copy of the Commercial 
     Activities Inventory of the civil service positions in 
     accordance with Public Law 105-270; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       5278. A letter from the Chairman, National Labor Relations 
     Board, Office of Inspector General, transmitting the 
     Commercial Activities Inventory; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       5279. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Application of Marine 
     Biotechnology to Assess the Health of Coastal Ecosystems: 
     Request for Proposals for FY 2000 [Docket No. 991027290-9290-
     01] (RIN: 0648-ZA74) received November 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5280. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--National Fisheries Habitat 
     Program: Request for Proposals for FY 2000 [Docket No. 
     990927267-9267-01] (RIN: 0648-ZA71) received November 2, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       5281. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Year 2000 Airport Safety Inspections [Docket No. FAA-1999-
     5924; SFAR No. 85] (RIN: 2120-AG83) received November 1, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5282. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; St. Michael, AK [Airspace 
     Docket No. 99-AAL-10] received October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5283. A letter from the Acting Regulations Officer, Social 
     Security Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Reduction of Title II Benefits Under the Family 
     Maximum Provisions in Cases of Dual Entitlement (RIN: 0960-
     AE85) received November 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5284. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a proposed bill entitled, ``Surface 
     Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 1999''; jointly 
     to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, the 
     Judiciary, and Commerce. 

para. 129.5  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. 348. An Act to authorize the construction of a 
     monument to honor those who have served the Nation's civil 
     defense and emergency management programs.
       H.R. 915. An Act to authorize a cost of living adjustment 
     in the pay of administrative law judges.
       H.R. 3061. An Act to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to extend for an additional 2 years the period for 
     admission of an alien as a nonimmigrant under section

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     101(a)(15)(S) of such Act, and to authorize appropriations 
     for the refuge assistance program under chapter 2 of title IV 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

  9The 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. 2724. An Act to make technical corrections to the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1999.

  The message also announced that the Senate has passed bills and 
concurrent resolutions of the following titles in which concurrence of 
the House is requested:

       S. 923. An Act to promote full equality at the United 
     Nations for Israel.
       S. 1398. An Act to clarify certain boundaries on maps 
     relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System.
       S. 1809. An Act to improve service systems for individuals 
     with developmental disabilities, and for other purposes.
       S. Con. Res. 30. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     sacrifice and dedication of members of America's 
     nongovernmental organizations (NGO's) and private volunteer 
     organizations (PVO's) throughout their history and 
     specifically in answer to their courageous response to recent 
     disasters in Central America and Kosovo.
       S. Con. Res. 68. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of 
     historic events in Central and Eastern Europe, particularly 
     the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, and reaffirming the 
     bonds of friendship and cooperation between the United States 
     and the Czech and Slovak Republics.

para. 129.6  order of business--consideration of the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 1555

  On motion of Mr. DREIER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, (1) That it may be in order at any time to consider the 
conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1555) to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2000 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; (2) that all points of order 
against the conference report and against its consideration be waived; 
(3) that the conference report be considered as read when called up; and 
(4) that House Resolution 364 be laid upon the table.

para. 129.7  enrollment requirements

  On motion of Mr. BOEHNER, by unanimous consent, the Committee on House 
Administration was discharged from further consideration of the joint 
resolution (H.J. Res. 76) waiving certain enrollment requirements for 
the remainder of the first session of the One Hundred Sixth Congress 
with respect to any bill or joint resolution making general 
appropriations or continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2000.
  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.
  By unanimous consent, House Resolution 365 was laid on the table.

para. 129.8  rescue of dr. jerri nielsen

  On motion of Mr. REYNOLDS, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Armed Services was discharged from further consideration of the 
following concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 205):

       Whereas the 109th Airlift Wing of the Air National Guard is 
     based at Stratton Air National Guard Base in Glenville, New 
     York;
       Whereas the 109th was called upon by the United States 
     Antarctic Program to undertake a medical evacuation mission 
     to the South Pole to rescue Dr. Jerri Nielsen, a physician 
     who diagnosed herself with breast cancer;
       Whereas the 109th is the only unit in the world trained and 
     equipped to attempt such a mission;
       Whereas the 10 crew members were pilot Maj. George R. 
     McAllister Jr., senior mission commander Col. Marion G. 
     Pritchard, co-pilot Maj. David Koltermann, navigator Lt. Col. 
     Bryan M. Fennessy, engineer Ch. M. Sgt. Michael T. Cristiano, 
     loadmasters Sr. M. Sgt. Kurt A. Garrison and T. Sgt. David M. 
     Vesper, flight nurse Maj. Kimberly Terpening, and medical 
     technicians Ch. M. Sgt. Michael Casatelli and M. Sgt. Kelly 
     McDowell;
       Whereas the crew departed Stratton Air Base for McMurdo 
     Station in Antarctica via Christchurch, New Zealand, on 
     October 6, 1999;
       Whereas on October 15, 1999, Aircraft No. 096 departed 
     McMurdo for the South Pole, where the temperature was 
     approximately -K53 degrees Celsius;
       Whereas Major McAllister piloted a 130,000 pound LC-130 
     Hercules cargo plane equipped with Teflon-coated skis to a 
     safe landing on an icy runway with visibility barely above 
     minimums established for safe operations;
       Whereas less than 25 minutes later, following an emotional 
     goodbye and brief medical evaluation, Dr. Nielsen and the 
     crew headed back to McMurdo Station;
       Whereas the mission lasted 9 days and covered 11,410 
     nautical miles; and
       Whereas Major McAllister became the first person ever to 
     land on a polar ice cap at this time of year: Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That Congress recognizes and honors the crew of 
     the Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing for its heroic 
     efforts in rescuing Dr. Jerri Nielsen from the South Pole.

  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. 129.9  elim native corporation

  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
3090) to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to restore 
certain lands to the Elim Native Corporation, and for other purposes; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, recognized Mr. YOUNG of Alaska 
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. HOBSON, announced that two-thirds of the 
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. 129.10  irrigation system water diversions

  Mr. SAXTON moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1444) to 
authorize the Secretary of the Army to develop and implement projects 
for fish screens, fish passage devices, and other similar measures to 
mitigate adverse impacts associated with irrigation system water 
diversions by local governmental entities in the States of Oregon, 
Washington, Montana, and Idaho; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, recognized Mr. SAXTON 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. HOBSON, announced that two-thirds of the 
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 Secretary of the Interior to plan, design, and construct 
fish screens, fish passage devices, and related features to mitigate 
adverse impacts associated with irrigation system water diversions by 
local governmental entities in the States of Oregon, Washington, 
Montana, Idaho, and California.''.

  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. 129.11  commemoration of the speech of martin luther king, jr.

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2879) to

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provide for the placement at the Lincoln Memorial of a plaque 
commemorating the speech of Martin Luther King, Jr., known as the ``I 
Have A Dream'' speech.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, recognized Mr. HANSEN 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. HOBSON, announced that two-thirds of the 
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. 129.12  trafficking of baby body parts

  Mr. FOSSELLA moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 350): 

       Whereas the National Institutes of Health Revitalization 
     Act of 1993 effectively lifted the ban on federally funded 
     research involving the transplantation of baby body parts, 
     and such Act made it a Federal felony for any person to 
     knowingly, for ``valuable consideration,'' purchase or sell 
     baby body parts (with a term of imprisonment of up to 10 
     years and with fines of up to $250,000 in the case of an 
     individual and $500,000 in the case of an organization);
       Whereas private companies have sought to meet the demand by 
     both public and private research facilities by providing baby 
     body parts;
       Whereas the definition of ``valuable consideration'' under 
     the National Institutes of Health Revitalization Act of 1993 
     does not include reasonable payments associated with the 
     transportation, implantation, processing, preservation, 
     quality control, or storage of baby body parts; and
       Whereas private companies appear to believe that the 
     definition of ``valuable consideration'' allows them to 
     circumvent Federal law and avoid felony charges with impunity 
     while trafficking in baby body parts for profit: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that the Congress should exercise oversight 
     responsibilities and conduct hearings, and take appropriate 
     steps if necessary, concerning private companies that are 
     involved in the trafficking of baby body parts for profit.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON recognized Mr. FOSSELLA 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. HOBSON, announced that two-thirds of the 
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. 129.13  providing for agreeing to the amendment of the senate with 
          amendments on h.r. 2880

  Mr. STUMP moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 368):

       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. 2280, with the Senate amendment thereto, 
     and to have concurred in the Senate amendment with the 
     following amendments:
       (1) Amend the title so as to read: ``An Act to amend title 
     38, United States Code, to provide a cost-of-living 
     adjustment in the rates of disability compensation for 
     veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of 
     dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of such 
     veterans.''.
       (2) In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the 
     amendment of the Senate, insert the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES 
                   CODE.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' 
     Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1999''.
       (b) 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.

     SEC. 2. DISABILITY COMPENSATION.

       (a) Increase in Rates.--Section 1114 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$95'' in subsection (a) and inserting 
     ``$98'';
       (2) by striking ``$182'' in subsection (b) and inserting 
     ``$188'';
       (3) by striking ``$279'' in subsection (c) and inserting 
     ``$288'';
       (4) by striking ``$399'' in subsection (d) and inserting 
     ``$413'';
       (5) by striking ``$569'' in subsection (e) and inserting 
     ``$589'';
       (6) by striking ``$717'' in subsection (f) and inserting 
     ``$743'';
       (7) by striking ``$905'' in subsection (g) and inserting 
     ``$937'';
       (8) by striking ``$1,049'' in subsection (h) and inserting 
     ``$1,087'';
       (9) by striking ``$1,181'' in subsection (i) and inserting 
     ``$1,224'';
       (10) by striking ``$1,964'' in subsection (j) and inserting 
     ``$2,036'';
       (11) in subsection (k)--
       (A) by striking ``$75'' both places it appears and 
     inserting ``$76''; and
       (B) by striking ``$2,443'' and ``$3,426'' and inserting 
     ``$2,533'' and ``$3,553'', respectively;
       (12) by striking ``$2,443'' in subsection (l) and inserting 
     ``$2,533'';
       (13) by striking ``$2,694'' in subsection (m) and inserting 
     ``$2,794'';
       (14) by striking ``$3,066'' in subsection (n) and inserting 
     ``$3,179'';
       (15) by striking ``$3,426'' each place it appears in 
     subsections (o) and (p) and inserting ``$3,553'';
       (16) by striking ``$1,471'' and ``$2,190'' in subsection 
     (r) and inserting ``$1,525'' and ``$2,271'', respectively; 
     and
       (17) by striking ``$2,199'' in subsection (s) and inserting 
     ``$2,280''.
       (b) Special Rule.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 
     authorize administratively, consistent with the increases 
     authorized by this section, the rates of disability 
     compensation payable to persons within the purview of section 
     10 of Public Law 85-857 who are not in receipt of 
     compensation payable pursuant to chapter 11 of title 38, 
     United States Code.

     SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR DEPENDENTS.

       Section 1115(1) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$114'' in clause (A) and inserting 
     ``$117'';
       (2) by striking ``$195'' and ``$60'' in clause (B) and 
     inserting ``$201'' and ``$61'', respectively;
       (3) by striking ``$78'' and ``$60'' in clause (C) and 
     inserting ``$80'' and ``$61'', respectively;
       (4) by striking ``$92'' in clause (D) and inserting 
     ``$95'';
       (5) by striking ``$215'' in clause (E) and inserting 
     ``$222''; and
       (6) by striking ``$180'' in clause (F) and inserting 
     ``$186''.

     SEC. 4. CLOTHING ALLOWANCE FOR CERTAIN DISABLED VETERANS.

       Section 1162 is amended by striking ``$528'' and inserting 
     ``$546''.

     SEC. 5. DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR SURVIVING 
                   SPOUSES.

       (a) New Law Rates.--Section 1311(a) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$850'' in paragraph (1) and inserting 
     ``$881''; and
       (2) by striking ``$185'' in paragraph (2) and inserting 
     ``$191''.
       (b) Old Law Rates.--The table in section 1311(a)(3) is 
     amended to read as follows:

``Pay grade rate                                                Monthly
  E-1..............................................................$881
  E-2...............................................................881
  E-3...............................................................881
  E-4...............................................................881
  E-5...............................................................881
  E-6...............................................................881
  E-7...............................................................911
  E-8...............................................................962
  E-9..........................................................\1\1,003
  W-1...............................................................930
  W-2...............................................................968
  W-3...............................................................997
  W-4.............................................................1,054
  O-1...............................................................930
  O-2...............................................................962
  O-3.............................................................1,028
  O-4.............................................................1,087
  O-5.............................................................1,198
  O-6.............................................................1,349
  O-7.............................................................1,458
  O-8.............................................................1,598
  O-9.............................................................1,712
  O-10........................................................\2\71,878

``\1\If the veteran served as sergeant major of the Army, senior 
enlisted advisor of the Navy, chief master sergeant of the Air Force, 
sergeant major of the Marine Corps, or master chief petty officer of 
the Coast Guard, at the applicable time designated by section 1302 of 
this title, the surviving spouse's rate shall be $1,082.
``\2\If the veteran served as Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff, Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of Naval Operations, 
Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Commandant of the Marine Corps, or 
Commandant of the Coast Guard, at the applicable time designated by 
section 1302 of this title, the surviving spouse's rate shall be 
$2,013.''.
       (c) Additional DIC for Children.--Section 1311(b) is 
     amended by striking ``$215'' and inserting ``$222''.
       (d) Aid and Attendance Allowance.--Section 1311(c) is 
     amended by striking ``$215'' and inserting ``$222''.
       (e) Housebound Rate.--Section 1311(d) is amended by 
     striking ``$104'' and inserting ``$107''.

     SEC. 6. DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR CHILDREN.

       (a) DIC for Orphan Children.--Section 1313(a) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$361'' in paragraph (1) and inserting 
     ``$373'';
       (2) by striking ``$520'' in paragraph (2) and inserting 
     ``$538'';

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       (3) by striking ``$675'' in paragraph (3) and inserting 
     ``$699''; and
       (4) by striking ``$675'' and ``$132'' in paragraph (4) and 
     inserting ``$699'' and ``$136'', respectively.
       (b) Supplemental DIC for Disabled Adult Children.--Section 
     1314 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$215'' in subsection (a) and inserting 
     ``$222'';
       (2) by striking ``$361'' in subsection (b) and inserting 
     ``$373''; and
       (3) by striking ``$182'' in subsection (c) and inserting 
     ``$188''.

     SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on 
     December 1, 1999.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, 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 agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, announced that two-thirds of the 
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 368, the House agreed to the following 
amendment of the Senate to the bill H.R. 2280; with amendments:

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Compensation Cost-
     of-Living Adjustment Act of 1999''.

     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.

     SEC. 3. INCREASE IN RATES OF DISABILITY COMPENSATION AND 
                   DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION.

       (a) Rate Adjustment.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall, effective on December 1, 1999, 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.
       (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, 1999.
       (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, 1999, 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 of Veterans Affairs 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. 4. 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 2000, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     publish in the Federal Register the amounts specified in 
     subsection (b) of section 3, as increased pursuant to that 
     section.

     SEC. 5. DISABILITY COMPENSATION RATE AMENDMENTS.

       Section 1114 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$95'' in subsection (a) and inserting 
     ``$96'';
       (2) by striking ``$182'' in subsection (b) and inserting 
     ``$184'';
       (3) by striking ``$279'' in subsection (c) and inserting 
     ``$282'';
       (4) by striking ``$399'' in subsection (d) and inserting 
     ``$404'';
       (5) by striking ``$569'' in subsection (e) and inserting 
     ``$576'';
       (6) by striking ``$717'' in subsection (f) and inserting 
     ``$726'';
       (7) by striking ``$905'' in subsection (g) and inserting 
     ``$916'';
       (8) by striking ``$1,049'' in subsection (h) and inserting 
     ``$1,062'';
       (9) by striking ``$1,181'' in subsection (i) and inserting 
     ``$1,196'';
       (10) by striking ``$1,964'' in subsection (j) and inserting 
     ``$1,989'';
       (11) by striking ``$2,443'' and ``$3,426'' in subsection 
     (k) and inserting ``$2,474'' and ``$3,470'', respectively;
       (12) by striking ``$2,443'' in subsection (l) and inserting 
     ``$2,474'';
       (13) by striking ``$2,694'' in subsection (m) and inserting 
     ``$2,729'';
       (14) by striking ``$3,066'' in subsection (n) and inserting 
     ``$3,105'';
       (15) by striking ``$3,426'' each place it appears in 
     subsections (o) and (p) and inserting ``$3,470'';
       (16) by striking ``$1,471'' and ``$2,190'' in subsection 
     (r) and inserting ``$1,490'' and ``$2,218'', respectively; 
     and
       (17) by striking ``$2,199'' in subsection (s) and inserting 
     ``$2,227''.

     SEC. 6. RATE AMENDMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR 
                   DEPENDENTS.

       Section 1115(1) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$114'' in clause (A) and inserting 
     ``$115'';
       (2) by striking ``$195'' in clause (B) and inserting 
     ``$197'';
       (3) by striking ``$78'' in clause (C) and inserting 
     ``$79'';
       (4) by striking ``$92'' in clause (D) and inserting 
     ``$93'';
       (5) by striking ``$215'' in clause (E) and inserting 
     ``$217''; and
       (6) by striking ``$180'' in clause (F) and inserting 
     ``$182''.

     SEC. 7. RATE AMENDMENT FOR CLOTHING ALLOWANCE FOR CERTAIN 
                   DISABLED VETERANS.

       Section 1162 is amended by striking ``$528'' and inserting 
     ``$534''.

     SEC. 8. RATE AMENDMENTS FOR DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY 
                   COMPENSATION FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES.

       (a) New Law Rates.--Section 1311(a) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$850'' in paragraph (1) and inserting 
     ``$861''; and
       (2) by striking ``$185'' in paragraph (2) and inserting 
     ``$187''.
       (b) Old Law Rates.--The table in section 1311(a)(3) is 
     amended to read as follows:

  


                                  Monthly                       Monthly
           Pay grade                rate        Pay grade         rate

E-1............................       $861    W-4............     $1,030
E-2............................        861    O-1............        909
E-3............................        861    O-2............        940
E-4............................        861    O-3............      1,004
E-5............................        861    O-4............      1,062
E-6............................        861    O-5............      1,170
E-7............................        890    O-6............      1,318
E-8............................        940    O-7............      1,424
E-9............................     \1\980    O-8............      1,561
W-1............................        909    O-9............      1,672
W-2............................        946    O-10...........   \2\1,834
W-3............................        974

``\1\If the veteran served as sergeant major of the Army, senior
  enlisted advisor of the Navy, chief master sergeant of the Air Force,
  sergeant major of the Marine Corps, or master chief petty officer of
  the Coast Guard, at the applicable time designated by section 1302 of
  this title, the surviving spouse's rate shall be $1,057.
``\2\If the veteran served as Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Joint
  Chiefs of Staff, Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of Naval
  Operations, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Commandant of the Marine
  Corps, or Commandant of the Coast Guard, at the applicable time
  designated by section 1302 of this title, the surviving spouse's rate
  shall be $1,966.''.

       (c) Additional DIC for Children.--Section 1311(b) is 
     amended by striking ``$215'' and inserting ``$217''.
       (d) Aid and Attendance Allowance.--Section 1311(c) is 
     amended by striking ``$215'' and inserting ``$217''.
       (e) Housebound Rate.--Section 1311(d) is amended by 
     striking ``$104'' and inserting ``$105''.

     SEC. 9. RATE AMENDMENTS FOR DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY 
                   COMPENSATION FOR CHILDREN.

       (a) DIC for Orphan Children.--Section 1313(a) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$361'' in paragraph (1) and inserting 
     ``$365'';
       (2) by striking ``$520'' in paragraph (2) and inserting 
     ``$526'';
       (3) by striking ``$675'' in paragraph (3) and inserting 
     ``$683''; and
       (4) by striking ``$675'' and ``$132'' in paragraph (4) and 
     inserting ``$683'' and ``$133'', respectively.
       (b) Supplemental DIC for Disabled Adult Children.--Section 
     1314 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$215'' in subsection (a) and inserting 
     ``$217'';
       (2) by striking ``$361'' in subsection (b) and inserting 
     ``$365''; and
       (3) by striking ``$182'' in subsection (c) and inserting 
     ``$184''.

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     SEC. 10. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on 
     November 30, 1999.

  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
amendments.

para. 129.14  joint committee on printing

  Mr. MICA moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 221): 

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring),

     SECTION 1. PRINTING OF DOCUMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Each of the documents referred to in 
     section 2 shall be printed as a House document, in a style 
     and manner determined by the Joint Committee on Printing.
       (b) Additional Copies for House and Senate.--There shall be 
     printed for the use of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate an aggregate number of copies of the documents printed 
     under subsection (a) not to exceed the lesser of--
       (1) 2,200,000; or
       (2) the maximum number of copies for which the aggregate 
     printing cost does not exceed an amount established by the 
     Joint Committee on Printing.

     SEC. 2. DOCUMENTS DESCRIBED.

       The documents referred to in this section are as follows:
       (1) The 1999 revised edition of the brochure entitled ``How 
     Our Laws Are Made''.
       (2) The 1999 revised edition of the brochure entitled ``Our 
     American Government''.
       (3) The 20th edition of the pocket version of the United 
     States Constitution.
       (4) The 1999 edition of the document-sized, annotated 
     version of the United States Constitution.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, recognized Mr. MICA 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 concurrent 
resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, announced that two-thirds of the 
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. 129.15  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1714

  Mr. DREIER, 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 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1714) to facilitate the use of electronic 
     records and signatures in interstate or foreign commerce. 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. In lieu of the amendments 
     recommended by the Committees on Commerce and the Judiciary 
     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 
     printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 1. 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 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. 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. 129.16  electronic signatures in global commerce

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, pursuant to House 
Resolution 366 and rule XVIII, 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. 1714) to facilitate the use of 
electronic records and signatures in interstate or foreign commerce.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by unanimous 
consent, designated Mr. BONILLA as Chairman of the Committee of the 
Whole; and after some time spent therein,

para. 129.17  recorded vote

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

       In section 101(b), strike paragraph (2) and insert the 
     following:
       (2) Consent to electronic records.--Notwithstanding 
     subsection (a) and paragraph (1) of this subsection--
       (A) if a statute, regulation, or other rule of law requires 
     that a record be provided or made available to a consumer in 
     writing, that requirement shall be satisfied by an electronic 
     record if--
       (i) the consumer has affirmatively consented, by means of a 
     consent that is conspicuous and visually separate from other 
     terms, to the provision or availability (whichever is 
     required) of such record (or identified groups of records 
     that include such record) as an electronic record, and has 
     not withdrawn such consent;
       (ii) prior to consenting, the consumer is provided with a 
     statement of the hardware and software requirements for 
     access to and retention of electronic records; and
       (iii) the consumer affirmatively acknowledges, by means of 
     an acknowledgement that is conspicuous and visually separate 
     from other terms, that--

       (I) the consumer has an obligation to notify the provider 
     of electronic records of any change in the consumer's 
     electronic mail address or other location to which the 
     electronic records may be provided; and
       (II) if the consumer withdraws consent, the consumer has 
     the obligation to notify the provider of electronic records 
     of the electronic mail address or other location to which the 
     records may be provided; and

       (B) the record is capable of review, retention, and 
     printing by the recipient if accessed using the hardware and 
     software specified in the statement under subparagraph 
     (A)(ii) at the time of the consumer's consent; and
       (C) if such statute, regulation, or other rule of law 
     requires that a record be retained, that requirement shall be 
     satisfied if such record complies with the requirements of 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (c)(1).
       At the end of section 101, add the following new 
     subsections:
       (d) Ability To Contest Signatures and Charges.--Nothing in 
     this section shall be construed to limit or otherwise affect 
     the rights of any person to assert that an electronic 
     signature is a forgery, is used without authority, or 
     otherwise is invalid for reasons that would invalidate the 
     effect of a signature in written form. The use or acceptance 
     of an electronic record or electronic signature by a consumer 
     shall not constitute a waiver of any substantive protections 
     afforded consumers under the Consumer Credit Protection Act.
       (e) Scope.--This Act is intended to clarify the legal 
     status of electronic records and electronic signatures in the 
     context of writing and signing requirements imposed by law. 
     Nothing in this Act affects the content or timing of any 
     disclosure required to be provided to any consumer under any 
     statute, regulation, or other rule of law.
       In section 102(c), strike ``safety or health of an 
     individual consumer'' and insert ``public health or safety of 
     consumers''.
       In section 104, add at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       (c) Additional Study of Delivery.--Within 18 months after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce 
     shall conduct an inquiry regarding the effectiveness of the 
     delivery of electronic records to consumers using electronic 
     mail as com

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     pared with delivery of written records via the United States 
     Postal Service and private express mail services. The 
     Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress regarding the 
     results of such inquiry by the conclusion of such 18-month 
     period.

It was decided in the

Yeas

418

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affirmative

Nays

2

para. 129.18                  [Roll No. 577]

                                AYES--418

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--2

     Paul
     Vento
       

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Coburn
     Condit
     Dickey
     Gephardt
     Hutchinson
     Largent
     Matsui
     Meek (FL)
     Pascrell
     Scarborough
     Smith (TX)
     Spence
     Tiahrt
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 129.19  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. DINGELL:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Millennium Digital Commerce 
     Act''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The growth of electronic commerce and electronic 
     government transactions represent a powerful force for 
     economic growth, consumer choice, improved civic 
     participation and wealth creation.
       (2) The promotion of growth in private sector electronic 
     commerce through Federal legislation is in the national 
     interest because that market is globally important to the 
     United States.
       (3) A consistent legal foundation, across multiple 
     jurisdictions, for electronic commerce will promote the 
     growth of such transactions, and that such a foundation 
     should be based upon a simple, technology neutral, 
     nonregulatory, and market-based approach.
       (4) The Nation and the world stand at the beginning of a 
     large scale transition to an information society which will 
     require innovative legal and policy approaches, and 
     therefore, States can serve the national interest by 
     continuing their proven role as laboratories of innovation 
     for quickly evolving areas of public policy, provided that 
     States also adopt a consistent, reasonable national baseline 
     to eliminate obsolete barriers to electronic commerce such as 
     undue paper and pen requirements, and further, that any such 
     innovation should not unduly burden inter-jurisdictional 
     commerce.
       (5) To the extent State laws or regulations do not provide 
     a consistent, reasonable national baseline or in fact create 
     an undue burden to interstate commerce in the important 
     burgeoning area of electronic commerce, the national interest 
     is best served by Federal preemption to the extent necessary 
     to provide such consistent, reasonable national baseline or 
     eliminate said burden, but that absent such lack of a 
     consistent, reasonable national baseline or such undue 
     burdens, the best legal system for electronic commerce will 
     result from continuing experimentation by individual 
     jurisdictions.
       (6) With due regard to the fundamental need for a 
     consistent national baseline, each jurisdiction that enacts 
     such laws should have the right to determine the need for any 
     exceptions to protect consumers and maintain consistency with 
     existing related bodies of law within a particular 
     jurisdiction.
       (7) Industry has developed several electronic signature 
     technologies for use in electronic transactions, and the 
     public policies of the United States should serve to promote 
     a dynamic marketplace within which these technologies can 
     compete. Consistent with this Act, States should permit the 
     use and development of any authentication technologies that 
     are appropriate as practicable as between private parties and 
     in use with State agencies.

     SEC. 3. PURPOSES.

       The purposes of this Act are--
       (1) to permit and encourage the continued expansion of 
     electronic commerce through the operation of free market 
     forces rather than proscriptive governmental mandates and 
     regulations;
       (2) to promote public confidence in the validity, integrity 
     and reliability of electronic commerce and online government 
     under Federal law;
       (3) to facilitate and promote electronic commerce by 
     clarifying the legal status of electronic records and 
     electronic signatures in the context of contract formation;
       (4) to facilitate the ability of private parties engaged in 
     interstate transactions to agree among themselves on the 
     appropriate electronic signature technologies for their 
     transactions; and
       (5) to promote the development of a consistent national 
     legal infrastructure necessary to support of electronic 
     commerce at the Federal and State levels within areas of 
     jurisdiction.

     SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) Electronic.--The term ``electronic'' means relating to 
     technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, 
     optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities.
       (2) Electronic agent.--The term ``electronic agent'' means 
     a computer program or an electronic or other automated means 
     used to initiate an action or respond to electronic records 
     or performances in whole or in part without review by an 
     individual at the time of the action or response.
       (3) Electronic record.--The term ``electronic record'' 
     means a record created, gen

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     erated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic 
     means.
       (4) Electronic signature.--The term ``electronic 
     signature'' means an electronic sound, symbol, or process 
     attached to or logically associated with a record and 
     executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the 
     record.
       (5) Governmental agency.--The term ``governmental agency'' 
     means an executive, legislative, or judicial agency, 
     department, board, commission, authority, or institution of 
     the Federal Government or of a State or of any county, 
     municipality, or other political subdivision of a State.
       (6) Record.--The term ``record'' means information that is 
     inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an 
     electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable 
     form.
       (7) Transaction.--The term ``transaction'' means an action 
     or set of actions relating to the conduct of commerce, 
     between 2 or more persons, neither of which is the United 
     States Government, a State, or an agency, department, board, 
     commission, authority, or institution of the United States 
     Government or of a State.
       (8) Uniform electronic transactions act.--The term 
     ``Uniform Electronic Transactions Act'' means the Uniform 
     Electronic Transactions Act as provided to State legislatures 
     by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State 
     Law in the form or any substantially similar variation.

     SEC. 5. INTERSTATE CONTRACT CERTAINTY.

       (a) In General.--In any commercial transaction affecting 
     interstate commerce, a contract may not be denied legal 
     effect or enforceability solely because an electronic 
     signature or electronic record was used in its formation.
       (b) Methods.--Parties to a transaction are permitted to 
     determine the appropriate electronic signature technologies 
     for their transaction, and the means of implementing such 
     technologies.
       (c) Presentation of Contracts.--Notwithstanding subsection 
     (a), if a law requires that a contract be in writing, the 
     legal effect or enforceability of an electronic record of 
     such contract shall be denied under such law, unless it is 
     delivered to all parties to such contract in a form that--
       (1) can be retained by the parties for later reference; and
       (2) can be used to prove the terms of the agreement.
       (d) Specific Exclusions.--The provisions of this section 
     shall not apply to a statute, regulation, or other rule of 
     law governing any of the following:
       (1) The Uniform Commercial Code, as in effect in a State, 
     other than section 1-107 and 1-206, article 2, and article 
     2A.
       (2) Premarital agreements, marriage, adoption, divorce or 
     other matters of family law.
       (3) Documents of title which are filed of record with a 
     governmental unit until such time that a State or subdivision 
     thereof chooses to accept filings electronically.
       (4) Residential landlord-tenant relationships.
       (5) The Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act as in effect in a 
     State.
       (e) Electronic Agents.--A contract relating to a commercial 
     transaction affecting interstate commerce may not be denied 
     legal effect or enforceability solely because its formation 
     involved--
       (1) the interaction of electronic agents of the parties; or
       (2) the interaction of an electronic agent of a party and 
     an individual who acts on that individual's own behalf or as 
     an agent, for another person.
       (f) Insurance.--It is the specific intent of the Congress 
     that this section apply to the business of insurance.
       (g) Application in UETA States.--This section does not 
     apply in any State in which the Uniform Electronic 
     Transactions Act is in effect.

     SEC. 6. PRINCIPLES GOVERNING THE USE OF ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES 
                   IN INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS.

       To the extent practicable, the Federal Government shall 
     observe the following principles in an international context 
     to enable commercial electronic transaction:
       (1) Remove paper-based obstacles to electronic transactions 
     by adopting relevant principles from the Model Law on 
     Electronic Commerce adopted in 1996 by the United Nations 
     Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL).
       (2) Permit parties to a transaction to determine the 
     appropriate authentication technologies and implementation 
     models for their transactions, with assurance that those 
     technologies and implementation models will be recognized and 
     enforced.
       (3) Permit parties to a transaction to have the opportunity 
     to prove in court or other proceedings that their 
     authentication approaches and their transactions are valid.
       (4) Take a nondiscriminatory approach to electronic 
     signatures and authentication methods from other 
     jurisdictions.

     SEC. 7. STUDY OF LEGAL AND REGULATORY BARRIERS TO ELECTRONIC 
                   COMMERCE.

       (a) Barriers.--Each Federal agency shall, not later than 6 
     months after the date of enactment of this Act, provide a 
     report to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
     and the Secretary of Commerce identifying any provision of 
     law administered by such agency, or any regulations issued by 
     such agency and in effect on the date of enactment of this 
     Act, that may impose a barrier to electronic transactions, or 
     otherwise to the conduct of commerce online or by electronic 
     means. Such barriers include, but are not limited to, 
     barriers imposed by a law or regulation directly or 
     indirectly requiring that signatures, or records of 
     transactions, be accomplished or retained in other than 
     electronic form. In its report, each agency shall identify 
     the barriers among those identified whose removal would 
     require legislative action, and shall indicate agency plans 
     to undertake regulatory action to remove such barriers among 
     those identified as are caused by regulations issued by the 
     agency.
       (b) Report to Congress.--The Secretary of Commerce, in 
     consultation with the Director of the Office of Management 
     and Budget, shall, within 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and after the consultation required by 
     subsection (c) of this section, report to the Congress 
     concerning--
       (1) legislation needed to remove barriers to electronic 
     transactions or otherwise to the conduct of commerce online 
     or by electronic means; and
       (2) actions being taken by the Executive Branch and 
     individual Federal agencies to remove such barriers as are 
     caused by agency regulations or policies.
       (c) Consultation.--In preparing the report required by this 
     section, the Secretary of Commerce shall consult with the 
     General Services Administration, the National Archives and 
     Records Administration, and the Attorney General concerning 
     matters involving the authenticity of records, their storage 
     and retention, and their usability for law enforcement 
     purposes.
       (d) Include Findings If No Recommendations.--If the report 
     required by this section omits recommendations for actions 
     needed to fully remove identified barriers to electronic 
     transactions or to online or electronic commerce, it shall 
     include a finding or findings, including substantial reasons 
     therefore, that such removal is impracticable or would be 
     inconsistent with the implementation or enforcement of 
     applicable laws.

It was decided in the

Yeas

126

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negative

Nays

278

para. 129.20                  [Roll No. 578]

                                AYES--126

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paul
     Phelps
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NOES--278

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clement
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)

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     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wu
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--29

     Berry
     Carson
     Clay
     Coburn
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     Dickey
     Gephardt
     Hutchinson
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     King (NY)
     Largent
     Matsui
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Morella
     Owens
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Scarborough
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Thompson (MS)
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaTOURETTE, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 
366, 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 ``Electronic Signatures in 
     Global and National Commerce Act''.
  TITLE I--VALIDITY OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND SIGNATURES FOR COMMERCE

     SEC. 101. GENERAL RULE OF VALIDITY.

       (a) General Rule.--With respect to any contract, agreement, 
     or record entered into or provided in, or affecting, 
     interstate or foreign commerce, notwithstanding any statute, 
     regulation, or other rule of law, the legal effect, validity, 
     or enforceability of such contract, agreement, or record 
     shall not be denied--
       (1) on the ground that the contract, agreement, or record 
     is not in writing if the contract, agreement, or record is an 
     electronic record; or
       (2) on the ground that the contract, agreement, or record 
     is not signed or is not affirmed by a signature if the 
     contract, agreement, or record is signed or affirmed by an 
     electronic signature.
       (b) Autonomy of Parties in Commerce.--
       (1) In general.--With respect to any contract, agreement, 
     or record entered into or provided in, or affecting, 
     interstate or foreign commerce--
       (A) the parties to such contract, agreement, or record may 
     establish procedures or requirements regarding the use and 
     acceptance of electronic records and electronic signatures 
     acceptable to such parties;
       (B) the legal effect, validity, or enforceability of such 
     contract, agreement, or record shall not be denied because of 
     the type or method of electronic record or electronic 
     signature selected by the parties in establishing such 
     procedures or requirements; and
       (C) nothing in this section requires any party to use or 
     accept electronic records or electronic signatures.
       (2) Consent to electronic records.--Notwithstanding 
     subsection (a) and paragraph (1) of this subsection--
       (A) if a statute, regulation, or other rule of law requires 
     that a record be provided or made available to a consumer in 
     writing, that requirement shall be satisfied by an electronic 
     record if--
       (i) the consumer has affirmatively consented, by means of a 
     consent that is conspicuous and visually separate from other 
     terms, to the provision or availability (whichever is 
     required) of such record (or identified groups of records 
     that include such record) as an electronic record, and has 
     not withdrawn such consent;
       (ii) prior to consenting, the consumer is provided with a 
     statement of the hardware and software requirements for 
     access to and retention of electronic records; and
       (iii) the consumer affirmatively acknowledges, by means of 
     an acknowledgement that is conspicuous and visually separate 
     from other terms, that--

       (I) the consumer has an obligation to notify the provider 
     of electronic records of any change in the consumer's 
     electronic mail address or other location to which the 
     electronic records may be provided; and
       (II) if the consumer withdraws consent, the consumer has 
     the obligation to notify the provider to notify the provider 
     of electronic records of the electronic mail address or other 
     location to which the records may be provided; and

       (B) the record is capable of review, retention, and 
     printing by the recipient if accessed using the hardware and 
     software specified in the statement under subparagraph 
     (A)(ii) at the time of the consumer's consent; and
       (C) if such statute, regulation, or other rule of law 
     requires that a record be retained, that requirement shall be 
     satisfied if such record complies with the requirements of 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (c)(1).
       (c) Retention of Contracts, Agreements, and Records.--
       (1) Accuracy and accessibility.--If a statute, regulation, 
     or other rule of law requires that a contract, agreement, or 
     record be in writing or be retained, that requirement is met 
     by retaining an electronic record of the information in the 
     contract, agreement, or record that--
       (A) accurately reflects the information set forth in the 
     contract, agreement, or record after it was first generated 
     in its final form as an electronic record; and
       (B) remains accessible, for the period required by such 
     statute, regulation, or rule of law, for later reference, 
     transmission, and printing.
       (2) Exception.--A requirement to retain a contract, 
     agreement, or record in accordance with paragraph (1) does 
     not apply to any information whose sole purpose is to enable 
     the contract, agreement, or record to be sent, communicated, 
     or received.
       (3) Originals.--If a statute, regulation, or other rule of 
     law requires a contract, agreement, or record to be provided, 
     available, or retained in its original form, or provides 
     consequences if the contract, agreement, or record is not 
     provided, available, or retained in its original form, that 
     statute, regulation, or rule of law is satisfied by an 
     electronic record that complies with paragraph (1).
       (4) Checks.--If a statute, regulation, or other rule of law 
     requires the retention of a check, that requirement is 
     satisfied by retention of an electronic record of all the 
     information on the front and back of the check in accordance 
     with paragraph (1).
       (d) Ability to Contest Signatures and Charges.--Nothing in 
     this section shall be construed to limit or otherwise affect 
     the rights of any person to assert that an electronic 
     signature is a forgery, is used without authority, or 
     otherwise is invalid for reasons that would invalidate the 
     effect of a signature in written form. The use or acceptance 
     of an electronic record or electronic signature by a consumer 
     shall not constitute a waiver of any substantive protections 
     afforded consumers under the Consumer Credit Protection Act.
       (e) Scope.--This Act is intended to clarify the legal 
     status of electronic records and electronic signatures in the 
     context of writing and signing requirements imposed by law. 
     Nothing in this Act affects the content or timing of any 
     disclosure required to be provided to any consumer under any 
     statute, regulation, or other rule of law.

     SEC. 102. AUTHORITY TO ALTER OR SUPERSEDE GENERAL RULE.

       (a) Procedure To Alter or Supersede.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (b), a State statute, regulation, or other rule of 
     law may modify, limit, or supersede the provisions of section 
     101 if such statute, regulation, or rule of law--
       (1)(A) constitutes an enactment or adoption of the Uniform 
     Electronic Transactions Act as reported to the State 
     legislatures by the National Conference of Commissioners on 
     Uniform State Laws; or
       (B) specifies the alternative procedures or requirements 
     for the use or acceptance (or both) of electronic records or 
     electronic signatures to establish the legal effect, 
     validity, or enforceability of contracts, agreements, or 
     records; and
       (2) if enacted or adopted after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, makes specific reference to this Act.
       (b) Limitations on Alteration or Supersession.--A State 
     statute, regulation, or other rule of law (including an 
     insurance statute, regulation, or other rule of law), 
     regardless of its date of the enactment or adoption, that 
     modifies, limits, or supersedes section 101 shall not be 
     effective to the extent that such statute, regulation, or 
     rule--
       (1) discriminates in favor of or against a specific 
     technology, process, or technique of creating, storing, 
     generating, receiving, communicating, or authenticating 
     electronic records or electronic signatures;
       (2) discriminates in favor of or against a specific type or 
     size of entity engaged in the business of facilitating the 
     use of electronic records or electronic signatures;
       (3) is based on procedures or requirements that are not 
     specific or that are not publicly available; or
       (4) is otherwise inconsistent with the provisions of this 
     title.

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       (c) Exception.--Notwithstanding subsection (b), a State 
     may, by statute, regulation, or rule of law enacted or 
     adopted after the date of the enactment of this Act, require 
     specific notices to be provided or made available in writing 
     if such notices are necessary for the protection of the 
     public health or safety of consumers. A consumer may not, 
     pursuant to section 101(b)(2), consent to the provision or 
     availability of such notice solely as an electronic record.

     SEC. 103. SPECIFIC EXCLUSIONS.

       (a) Excepted Requirements.--The provisions of section 101 
     shall not apply to a contract, agreement, or record to the 
     extent it is governed by--
       (1) a statute, regulation, or other rule of law governing 
     the creation and execution of wills, codicils, or 
     testamentary trusts;
       (2) a statute, regulation, or other rule of law governing 
     adoption, divorce, or other matters of family law;
       (3) the Uniform Commercial Code, as in effect in any State, 
     other than sections 1-107 and 1-206 and Articles 2 and 2A;
       (4) any requirement by a Federal regulatory agency or self-
     regulatory organization that records be filed or maintained 
     in a specified standard or standards (including a specified 
     format or formats), except that nothing in this paragraph 
     relieves any Federal regulatory agency of its obligations 
     under the Government Paperwork Elimination Act (title XVII of 
     Public Law 105-277);
       (5) the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act; or
       (6) the Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act.
       (b) Additional Exceptions.--The provisions of section 101 
     shall not apply to--
       (1) any contract, agreement, or record entered into between 
     a party and a State agency if the State agency is not acting 
     as a market participant in or affecting interstate commerce;
       (2) court orders or notices, or official court documents 
     (including briefs, pleadings, and other writings) required to 
     be executed in connection with court proceedings; or
       (3) any notice concerning--
       (A) the cancellation or termination of utility services 
     (including water, heat, and power);
       (B) default, acceleration, repossession, foreclosure, or 
     eviction, or the right to cure, under a credit agreement 
     secured by, or a rental agreement for, a primary residence of 
     an individual; or
       (C) the cancellation or termination of health insurance or 
     benefits or life insurance benefits (excluding annuities).

     SEC. 104. STUDY.

       (a) Followup Study.--Within 5 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, acting 
     through the Assistant Secretary for Communications and 
     Information, shall conduct an inquiry regarding any State 
     statutes, regulations, or other rules of law enacted or 
     adopted after such date of the enactment pursuant to section 
     102(a), and the extent to which such statutes, regulations, 
     and rules comply with section 102(b).
       (b) Report.--The Secretary shall submit a report to the 
     Congress regarding the results of such inquiry by the 
     conclusion of such 5-year period.
       (c) Additional Study of Delivery.--Within 18 months after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Commerce shall conduct an inquiry regarding the effectiveness 
     of the delivery of electronic records to consumers using 
     electronic mail as compared with delivery of written records 
     via the United States Postal Service and private express mail 
     services. The Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress 
     regarding the results of such inquiry by the conclusion of 
     such 18-month period.

     SEC. 105. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this title:
       (1) Electronic record.--The term ``electronic record'' 
     means a writing, document, or other record created, stored, 
     generated, received, or communicated by electronic means.
       (2) Electronic signature.--The term ``electronic 
     signature'' means information or data in electronic form, 
     attached to or logically associated with an electronic 
     record, and executed or adopted by a person or an electronic 
     agent of a person, with the intent to sign a contract, 
     agreement, or record.
       (3) Electronic.--The term ``electronic'' means of or 
     relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, 
     optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities regardless 
     of medium.
       (4) Electronic agent.--The term ``electronic agent'' means 
     a computer program or an electronic or other automated means 
     used independently to initiate an action or respond to 
     electronic records in whole or in part without review by an 
     individual at the time of the action or response.
       (5) Record.--The term ``record'' means information that is 
     inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an 
     electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable 
     form.
       (6) Federal regulatory agency.--The term ``Federal 
     regulatory agency' means an agency, as that term is defined 
     in section 552(f) of title 5, United States Code, that is 
     authorized by Federal law to impose requirements by rule, 
     regulation, order, or other legal instrument.
       (7) Self-regulatory organization.--The term ``self-
     regulatory organization'' means an organization or entity 
     that is not a Federal regulatory agency or a State, but that 
     is under the supervision of a Federal regulatory agency and 
     is authorized under Federal law to adopt and administer rules 
     applicable to its members that are enforced by such 
     organization or entity, by a Federal regulatory agency, or by 
     another self-regulatory organization.
TITLE II--DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION OF ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE PRODUCTS AND 
                                SERVICES

     SEC. 201. TREATMENT OF ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN INTERSTATE 
                   AND FOREIGN COMMERCE.

       (a) Inquiry Regarding Impediments to Commerce.--
       (1) Inquiries required.--Within 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter, the 
     Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Assistant Secretary 
     for Communications and Information, shall complete an inquiry 
     to--
       (A) identify any domestic and foreign impediments to 
     commerce in electronic signature products and services and 
     the manners in which and extent to which such impediments 
     inhibit the development of interstate and foreign commerce;
       (B) identify constraints imposed by foreign nations or 
     international organizations that constitute barriers to 
     providers of electronic signature products or services; and
       (C) identify the degree to which other nations and 
     international organizations are complying with the principles 
     in subsection (b)(2).
       (2) Submission.--The Secretary shall submit a report to the 
     Congress regarding the results of each such inquiry within 90 
     days after the conclusion of such inquiry. Such report shall 
     include a description of the actions taken by the Secretary 
     pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
       (b) Promotion of Electronic Signatures.--
       (1) Required actions.--The Secretary of Commerce, acting 
     through the Assistant Secretary for Communications and 
     Information, shall promote the acceptance and use, on an 
     international basis, of electronic signatures in accordance 
     with the principles specified in paragraph (2) and in a 
     manner consistent with section 101 of this Act. The Secretary 
     of Commerce shall take all actions necessary in a manner 
     consistent with such principles to eliminate or reduce, to 
     the maximum extent possible, the impediments to commerce in 
     electronic signatures, including those identified in the 
     inquiries under subsection (a) for the purpose of 
     facilitating the development of interstate and foreign 
     commerce.
       (2) Principles.--The principles specified in this paragraph 
     are the following:
       (A) Free markets and self-regulation, rather than 
     Government standard-setting or rules, should govern the 
     development and use of electronic records and electronic 
     signatures.
       (B) Neutrality and nondiscrimination should be observed 
     among providers of and technologies for electronic records 
     and electronic signatures.
       (C) Parties to a transaction should be permitted to 
     establish requirements regarding the use of electronic 
     records and electronic signatures acceptable to such parties.
       (D) Parties to a transaction--
       (i) should be permitted to determine the appropriate 
     authentication technologies and implementation models for 
     their transactions, with assurance that those technologies 
     and implementation models will be recognized and enforced; 
     and
       (ii) should have the opportunity to prove in court or other 
     proceedings that their authentication approaches and their 
     transactions are valid.
       (E) Electronic records and electronic signatures in a form 
     acceptable to the parties should not be denied legal effect, 
     validity, or enforceability on the ground that they are not 
     in writing.
       (F) De jure or de facto imposition of standards on private 
     industry through foreign adoption of regulations or policies 
     with respect to electronic records and electronic signatures 
     should be avoided.
       (G) Paper-based obstacles to electronic transactions should 
     be removed.
       (c) Consultation.--In conducting the activities required by 
     this section, the Secretary shall consult with users and 
     providers of electronic signature products and services and 
     other interested persons.
       (d) Privacy.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
     require the Secretary or the Assistant Secretary to take any 
     action that would adversely affect the privacy of consumers.
       (e) Definitions.--As used in this section, the terms 
     ``electronic record'' and ``electronic signature'' have the 
     meanings provided in section 104 of the Electronic Signatures 
     in Global and National Commerce Act.
   TITLE III--USE OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND SIGNATURES UNDER FEDERAL 
                             SECURITIES LAW

     SEC. 301. GENERAL VALIDITY OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND 
                   SIGNATURES.

       Section 3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 
     78c) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(h) References to Written Records and Signatures.--
       ``(1) General validity of electronic records and 
     signatures.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) if a contract, agreement, or record (as defined in 
     subsection (a)(37)) is required by the securities laws or any 
     rule or regulation thereunder (including a rule or regulation 
     of a self-regulatory organization), and is required by 
     Federal or State statute, regulation, or other rule of law to 
     be in writing, the legal effect, validity, or enforceability 
     of such contract, agreement, or record shall not

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     be denied on the ground that the contract, agreement, or 
     record is not in writing if the contract, agreement, or 
     record is an electronic record;
       ``(B) if a contract, agreement, or record is required by 
     the securities laws or any rule or regulation thereunder 
     (including a rule or regulation of a self-regulatory 
     organization), and is required by Federal or State statute, 
     regulation, or other rule of law to be signed, the legal 
     effect, validity, or enforceability of such contract, 
     agreement, or record shall not be denied on the ground that 
     such contract, agreement, or record is not signed or is not 
     affirmed by a signature if the contract, agreement, or record 
     is signed or affirmed by an electronic signature; and
       ``(C) if a broker, dealer, transfer agent, investment 
     adviser, or investment company enters into a contract or 
     agreement with, or accepts a record from, a customer or other 
     counterparty, such broker, dealer, transfer agent, investment 
     adviser, or investment company may accept and rely upon an 
     electronic signature on such contract, agreement, or record, 
     and such electronic signature shall not be denied legal 
     effect, validity, or enforceability because it is an 
     electronic signature.
       ``(2) Implementation.--
       ``(A) Regulations.--The Commission may prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary to carry out this subsection 
     consistent with the public interest and the protection of 
     investors.
       ``(B) Nondiscrimination.--The regulations prescribed by the 
     Commission under subparagraph (A) shall not--
       ``(i) discriminate in favor of or against a specific 
     technology, method, or technique of creating, storing, 
     generating, receiving, communicating, or authenticating 
     electronic records or electronic signatures; or
       ``(ii) discriminate in favor of or against a specific type 
     or size of entity engaged in the business of facilitating the 
     use of electronic records or electronic signatures.
       ``(3) Exceptions.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this subsection--
       ``(A) the Commission, an appropriate regulatory agency, or 
     a self-regulatory organization may require that records be 
     filed or maintained in a specified standard or standards 
     (including a specified format or formats) if the records are 
     required to be submitted to the Commission, an appropriate 
     regulatory agency, or a self-regulatory organization, 
     respectively, or are required by the Commission, an 
     appropriate regulatory agency, or a self-regulatory 
     organization to be retained; and
       ``(B) the Commission may require that contracts, 
     agreements, or records relating to purchases and sales, or 
     establishing accounts for conducting purchases and sales, of 
     penny stocks be manually signed, and may require such manual 
     signatures with respect to transactions in similar securities 
     if the Commission determines that such securities are 
     susceptible to fraud and that such fraud would be deterred or 
     prevented by requiring manual signatures.
       ``(4) Relation to other law.--The provisions of this 
     subsection apply in lieu of the provisions of title I of the 
     Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act to 
     a contract, agreement, or record (as defined in subsection 
     (a)(37)) that is required by the securities laws.
       ``(5) Savings provision.--Nothing in this subsection 
     applies to any rule or regulation under the securities laws 
     (including a rule or regulation of a self-regulatory 
     organization) that is in effect on the date of the enactment 
     of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce 
     Act and that requires a contract, agreement, or record to be 
     in writing, to be submitted or retained in original form, or 
     to be in a specified standard or standards (including a 
     specified format or formats).
       ``(6) Definitions.--As used in this subsection:
       ``(A) Electronic record.--The term `electronic record' 
     means a writing, document, or other record created, stored, 
     generated, received, or communicated by electronic means.
       ``(B) Electronic signature.--The term ``electronic 
     signature'' means information or data in electronic form, 
     attached to or logically associated with an electronic 
     record, and executed or adopted by a person or an electronic 
     agent of a person, with the intent to sign a contract, 
     agreement, or record.
       ``(C) Electronic.--The term `electronic' means of or 
     relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, 
     optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities regardless 
     of medium.''.

  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. 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 SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 129.21  intelligence authorization

  Mr. GOSS, pursuant to the foregoing order of the House, called up the 
following conference report (Rept. No. 106-457):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     1555), to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2000 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 2000''.
       (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. Intelligence Community Management Account.
Sec. 105. Authorization of emergency supplemental appropriations for 
              fiscal year 1999.

 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. Diplomatic intelligence support centers.
Sec. 304. Protection of identity of retired covert agents.
Sec. 305. Access to computers and computer data of executive branch 
              employees with access to classified information.
Sec. 306. Naturalization of certain persons affiliated with a Communist 
              or similar party.
Sec. 307. Technical amendment.
Sec. 308. Declassification review of intelligence estimate on Vietnam-
              era prisoners of war and missing in action personnel and 
              critical assessment of estimate.
Sec. 309. Report on legal standards applied for electronic 
              surveillance.
Sec. 310. Report on effects of foreign espionage on the United States.
Sec. 311. Report on activities of the Central Intelligence Agency in 
              Chile.
Sec. 312. Report on Kosova Liberation Army.
Sec. 313. Reaffirmation of longstanding prohibition against drug 
              trafficking by employees of the intelligence community.
Sec. 314. Sense of Congress on classification and declassification.
Sec. 315. Sense of Congress on intelligence community contracting.

                 TITLE IV--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

Sec. 401. Improvement and extension of central services program.
Sec. 402. Extension of CIA Voluntary Separation Pay Act.

         TITLE V--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

Sec. 501. Protection of operational files of the National Imagery and 
              Mapping Agency.
Sec. 502. Funding for infrastructure and quality of life improvements 
              at Menwith Hill and Bad Aibling stations.

   TITLE VI--FOREIGN COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM 
                             INVESTIGATIONS

Sec. 601. Expansion of definition of ``agent of a foreign power'' for 
              purposes of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 
              1978.
Sec. 602. Federal Bureau of Investigation reports to other executive 
              agencies on results of counterintelligence activities.

     TITLE VII--NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL 
                         RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE

Sec. 701. Findings.
Sec. 702. National Commission for the Review of the National 
              Reconnaissance Office.
Sec. 703. Duties of commission.
Sec. 704. Powers of commission.
Sec. 705. Staff of commission.
Sec. 706. Compensation and travel expenses.
Sec. 707. Treatment of information relating to national security.
Sec. 708. Final report; termination.
Sec. 709. Assessments of final report.
Sec. 710. Inapplicability of certain administrative provisions.
Sec. 711. Funding.
Sec. 712. Congressional intelligence committees defined.

            TITLE VIII--INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING

Sec. 801. Short title.

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Sec. 802. Findings and policy.
Sec. 803. Purpose.
Sec. 804. Public identification of significant foreign narcotics 
              traffickers and required reports.
Sec. 805. Blocking assets and prohibiting transactions.
Sec. 806. Authorities.
Sec. 807. Enforcement.
Sec. 808. Definitions.
Sec. 809. Exclusion of persons who have benefited from illicit 
              activities of drug traffickers.
Sec. 810. Judicial Review Commission on Foreign Asset Control.
Sec. 811. Effective date.
                    TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

     SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2000 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, 2000, 
     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. 
     1555 of the One Hundred Sixth Congress.
       (b) Availability of Classified Schedule of 
     Authorizations.--The classified 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 
     2000 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 promptly notify the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
     the Senate whenever the Director exercises the authority 
     granted by this section.

     SEC. 104. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated for the Intelligence Community Management 
     Account of the Director of Central Intelligence for fiscal 
     year 2000 the sum of $170,672,000.
       (b) Authorized Personnel Levels.--The elements within the 
     Community Management Account of the Director of Central 
     Intelligence are authorized a total of 348 full-time 
     personnel as of September 30, 2000. Personnel serving in such 
     elements may be permanent employees of the Community 
     Management Account element 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 2000 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, 2001.
       (2) Authorization of personnel.--In addition to the 
     personnel authorized by subsection (b) for elements of the 
     Community Management Account as of September 30, 2000, there 
     is hereby 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 2000, 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 authorized to be 
     appropriated in subsection (a), $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, 2001, and funds provided for procurement 
     purposes shall remain available until September 30, 2002.
       (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 activities of the 
     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.

     SEC. 105. AUTHORIZATION OF EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL 
                   APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999.

       (a) Authorization.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated 
     for fiscal year 1999 under section 101 of the Intelligence 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-272) 
     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 1999 Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act (Public Law 106-31), 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 amounts appropriated in the 1999 Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act for intelligence activities 
     is hereby ratified and confirmed, to the extent such amounts 
     are designated by Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985.
 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 2000 the sum of $209,100,000.
                     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. DIPLOMATIC INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT CENTERS.

       (a) In General.--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:


 ``limitation on establishment or operation of diplomatic intelligence 
                            support centers

       ``Sec. 115. (a) In General.--(1) A diplomatic intelligence 
     support center may not be established, operated, or 
     maintained without the prior approval of the Director of 
     Central Intelligence.
       ``(2) The Director may only approve the establishment, 
     operation, or maintenance of a diplomatic intelligence 
     support center if the Director determines that the 
     establishment, operation, or maintenance of such center is 
     required to provide necessary intelligence support in 
     furtherance of the national security interests of the United 
     States.
       ``(b) Prohibition of Use of Appropriations.--Amounts 
     appropriated pursuant to authorizations by law for 
     intelligence and intelligence-related activities may not be 
     obligated or expended for the establishment, operation, or 
     maintenance of a diplomatic intelligence support center that 
     is not approved by the Director of Central Intelligence.
       ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `diplomatic intelligence support center' 
     means an entity to which employees of the various elements of 
     the intelligence community (as defined in section 3(4)) are 
     detailed for the purpose of providing analytical intelligence 
     support that--
       ``(A) consists of intelligence analyses on military or 
     political matters and expertise to conduct limited 
     assessments and dynamic taskings for a chief of mission; and

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       ``(B) is not intelligence support traditionally provided to 
     a chief of mission by the Director of Central Intelligence.
       ``(2) The term `chief of mission' has the meaning given 
     that term by section 102(3) of the Foreign Service Act of 
     1980 (22 U.S.C. 3902(3)), and includes ambassadors at large 
     and ministers of diplomatic missions of the United States, or 
     persons appointed to lead United States offices abroad 
     designated by the Secretary of State as diplomatic in nature.
       ``(d) Termination.--This section shall cease to be 
     effective on October 1, 2000.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents contained in 
     the first section of such Act is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 114 the following new item:
``Sec. 115. Limitation on establishment or operation of diplomatic 
              intelligence support centers.''.

     SEC. 304. PROTECTION OF IDENTITY OF RETIRED COVERT AGENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 606(4)(A) of the National Security 
     Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 426(4)(A)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``an officer or employee'' and inserting 
     ``a present or retired officer or employee''; and
       (2) by striking ``a member'' and inserting ``a present or 
     retired member''.
       (b) Prison Sentences for Violations.--
       (1) Imposition of consecutive sentences.--Section 601 of 
     the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 421) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) A term of imprisonment imposed under this section 
     shall be consecutive to any other sentence of 
     imprisonment.''.
       (2) Technical amendments.--Such section 601 is further 
     amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``shall be fined not 
     more than $50,000'' and inserting ``shall be fined under 
     title 18, United States Code,'';
       (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``shall be fined not 
     more than $25,000'' and inserting ``shall be fined under 
     title 18, United States Code,''; and
       (C) in subsection (c), by striking ``shall be fined not 
     more than $15,000'' and inserting ``shall be fined under 
     title 18, United States Code,''.

     SEC. 305. ACCESS TO COMPUTERS AND COMPUTER DATA OF EXECUTIVE 
                   BRANCH EMPLOYEES WITH ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED 
                   INFORMATION.

       (a) Access.--Section 801(a)(3) of the National Security Act 
     of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 435(a)(3)) is amended by striking ``and 
     travel records'' and inserting ``travel records, and 
     computers used in the performance of government duties''.
       (b) Computer Defined.--Section 804 of that Act (50 U.S.C. 
     438) 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) the term `computer' means any electronic, magnetic, 
     optical, electrochemical, or other high speed data processing 
     device performing logical, arithmetic, or storage functions, 
     and includes any data storage facility or communications 
     facility directly related to or operating in conjunction with 
     such device and any data or other information stored or 
     contained in such device.''.
       (c) Applicability.--The President shall modify the 
     procedures required by section 801(a)(3) of the National 
     Security Act of 1947 to take into account the amendment to 
     that section made by subsection (a) of this section not later 
     than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 306. NATURALIZATION OF CERTAIN PERSONS AFFILIATED WITH A 
                   COMMUNIST OR SIMILAR PARTY.

       Section 313 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1424) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(e) A person may be naturalized under this title without 
     regard to the prohibitions in subsections (a)(2) and (c) of 
     this section if the person--
       ``(1) is otherwise eligible for naturalization;
       ``(2) is within the class described in subsection (a)(2) 
     solely because of past membership in, or past affiliation 
     with, a party or organization described in that subsection;
       ``(3) does not fall within any other of the classes 
     described in that subsection; and
       ``(4) is determined by the Director of Central 
     Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, 
     and with the concurrence of the Attorney General, to have 
     made a contribution to the national security or to the 
     national intelligence mission of the United States.''.

     SEC. 307. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.

       Section 305(b)(2) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-293, 110 Stat. 3465; 8 
     U.S.C. 1427 note) is amended by striking ``subparagraph (A), 
     (B), (C), or (D) of section 243(h)(2) of such Act'' and 
     inserting ``clauses (i) through (iv) of section 241(b)(3)(B) 
     of such Act''.

     SEC. 308. DECLASSIFICATION REVIEW OF INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE ON 
                   VIETNAM-ERA PRISONERS OF WAR AND MISSING IN 
                   ACTION PERSONNEL AND CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF 
                   ESTIMATE.

       (a) Declassification Review.--Subject to subsection (b), 
     the Director of Central Intelligence shall review for 
     declassification the following:
       (1) National Intelligence Estimate 98-03 dated April 1998 
     and entitled ``Vietnamese Intentions, Capabilities, and 
     Performance Concerning the POW/MIA Issue''.
       (2) The assessment dated November 1998 and entitled ``A 
     Critical Assessment of National Intelligence Estimate 98-03 
     prepared by the United States Chairman of the Vietnam War 
     Working Group of the United States-Russia Joint Commission on 
     POWs and MIAs''.
       (b) Limitations.--The Director shall not declassify any 
     text contained in the estimate or assessment referred to in 
     subsection (a) which would--
       (1) reveal intelligence sources and methods; or
       (2) disclose by name the identity of a living foreign 
     individual who has cooperated with United States efforts to 
     account for missing personnel from the Vietnam era.
       (c) Deadline.--The Director shall complete the 
     declassification review of the estimate and assessment under 
     subsection (a) not later than 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 309. REPORT ON LEGAL STANDARDS APPLIED FOR ELECTRONIC 
                   SURVEILLANCE.

       (a) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of Central Intelligence, 
     the Director of the National Security Agency, and the 
     Attorney General shall jointly prepare, and the Director of 
     the National Security Agency shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees, a report in classified and 
     unclassified form providing a detailed analysis of the legal 
     standards employed by elements of the intelligence community 
     in conducting signals intelligence activities, including 
     electronic surveillance.
       (b) Matters Specifically Addressed.--The report shall 
     specifically include a statement of each of the following 
     legal standards:
       (1) The legal standards for interception of communications 
     when such interception may result in the acquisition of 
     information from a communication to or from United States 
     persons.
       (2) The legal standards for intentional targeting of the 
     communications to or from United States persons.
       (3) The legal standards for receipt from non-United States 
     sources of information pertaining to communications to or 
     from United States persons.
       (4) The legal standards for dissemination of information 
     acquired through the interception of the communications to or 
     from United States persons.
       (c) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       (1) The term ``intelligence community'' has the meaning 
     given that term under section 3(4) of the National Security 
     Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)).
       (2) The term ``United States persons'' has the meaning 
     given that term under section 101(i) of the Foreign 
     Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801(i)).
       (3) The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means 
     the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the 
     Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives 
     and the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on 
     the Judiciary of the Senate.

     SEC. 310. REPORT ON EFFECTS OF FOREIGN ESPIONAGE ON THE 
                   UNITED STATES.

       Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Director of Central Intelligence shall submit 
     to Congress a report describing the effects of espionage 
     against the United States, conducted by or on behalf of other 
     nations, on United States trade secrets, patents, and 
     technology development. The report shall also include an 
     analysis of other effects of such espionage on the United 
     States.

     SEC. 311. REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE 
                   AGENCY IN CHILE.

       (a) In General.--By not later than 270 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Director of Central 
     Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report describing all activities of officers, 
     covert agents, and employees of all elements in the 
     intelligence community with respect to the following events 
     in the Republic of Chile:
       (1) The assassination of President Salvador Allende in 
     September 1973.
       (2) The accession of General Augusto Pinochet to the 
     Presidency of the Republic of Chile.
       (3) Violations of human rights committed by officers or 
     agents of former President Pinochet.
       (b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``appropriate 
     congressional committees'' means the Permanent Select 
     Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on Appropriations 
     of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on 
     Intelligence and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate.

     SEC. 312. REPORT ON KOSOVA LIBERATION ARMY.

       (a) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of Central Intelligence 
     shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     report (in both classified and unclassified form) on the 
     organized resistance in Kosovo known as the Kosova Liberation 
     Army. The report shall include the following:
       (1) A summary of the history of the Kosova Liberation Army.
       (2) As of the date of the enactment of this Act--
       (A) the number of individuals currently participating in or 
     supporting combat oper

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     ations of the Kosova Liberation Army (fielded forces), and 
     the number of individuals in training for such service 
     (recruits);
       (B) the types, and quantity of each type, of weapon 
     employed by the Kosova Liberation Army, the training afforded 
     to such fielded forces in the use of such weapons, and the 
     sufficiency of such training to conduct effective military 
     operations; and
       (C) minimum additional weaponry and training required to 
     improve substantially the efficacy of such military 
     operations.
       (3) An estimate of the percentage of funding (if any) of 
     the Kosova Liberation Army that is attributable to profits 
     from the sale of illicit narcotics.
       (4) A description of the involvement (if any) of the Kosova 
     Liberation Army in terrorist activities.
       (5) A description of the number of killings of noncombatant 
     civilians (if any) carried out by the Kosova Liberation Army 
     since its formation.
       (6) A description of the leadership of the Kosova 
     Liberation Army, including an analysis of--
       (A) the political philosophy and program of the leadership; 
     and
       (B) the sentiment of the leadership toward the United 
     States.
       (b) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--As used 
     in this section, the term ``appropriate congressional 
     committees'' means the Committee on International Relations 
     and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     Senate.

     SEC. 313. REAFFIRMATION OF LONGSTANDING PROHIBITION AGAINST 
                   DRUG TRAFFICKING BY EMPLOYEES OF THE 
                   INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.

       (a) Finding.--Congress finds that longstanding statutes, 
     regulations, and policies of the United States prohibit 
     employees, agents, and assets of the elements of the 
     intelligence community, and of every other Federal department 
     and agency, from engaging in the illegal manufacture, 
     purchase, sale, transport, and distribution of drugs.
       (b) Obligation of Employees of Intelligence Community.--Any 
     employee of the intelligence community having knowledge of a 
     fact or circumstance that reasonably indicates that an 
     employee, agent, or asset of an element of the intelligence 
     community is involved in any activity that violates a 
     statute, regulation, or policy described in subsection (a) 
     shall report such knowledge to an appropriate official.
       (c) Intelligence Community Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``intelligence community'' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
     U.S.C. 401a(4)).

     SEC. 314. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON CLASSIFICATION AND 
                   DECLASSIFICATION.

       It is the sense of Congress that the systematic 
     declassification of records of permanent historical value is 
     in the public interest and that the management of 
     classification and declassification by Executive branch 
     agencies requires comprehensive reform and the dedication by 
     the Executive branch of additional resources.

     SEC. 315. 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.
                 TITLE IV--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

     SEC. 401. IMPROVEMENT AND EXTENSION OF CENTRAL SERVICES 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Scope of Provision of Items and Services.--Subsection 
     (a) of section 21 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 
     1949 (50 U.S.C. 403u) is amended by striking ``and to other'' 
     and inserting ``, nonappropriated fund entities or 
     instrumentalities associated or affiliated with the Agency, 
     and other''.
       (b) Deposits in Central Services Working Capital Fund.--
     Subsection (c)(2) of that section is amended--
       (1) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as follows:
       ``(D) Amounts received in payment for loss or damage to 
     equipment or property of a central service provider as a 
     result of activities under the program.'';
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F); 
     and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (D), as so amended, the 
     following new subparagraph (E):
       ``(E) Other receipts from the sale or exchange of equipment 
     or property of a central service provider as a result of 
     activities under the program.''.
       (c) Availability of Fees.--Subsection (f)(2)(A) of that 
     section is amended by inserting ``central service providers 
     and any'' before ``elements of the Agency''.
       (d) Extension of Program.--Subsection (h)(1) of that 
     section is amended by striking ``March 31, 2000'' and 
     inserting ``March 31, 2002''.

     SEC. 402. EXTENSION OF CIA VOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY ACT.

       (a) Extension of Authority.--Section 2(f) of the Central 
     Intelligence Agency Voluntary Separation Pay Act (50 U.S.C. 
     403-4 note) is amended by striking ``September 30, 1999'' and 
     inserting ``September 30, 2002''.
       (b) Remittance of Funds.--Section 2(i) of that Act is 
     amended by striking ``or fiscal year 1999'' and inserting ``, 
     1999, 2000, 2001, or 2002''.
         TITLE V--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

     SEC. 501. PROTECTION OF OPERATIONAL FILES OF THE NATIONAL 
                   IMAGERY AND MAPPING AGENCY.

       (a) In General.--(1) Title I of the National Security Act 
     of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
     section 105A (50 U.S.C. 403-5a) the following new section:


 ``protection of operational files of the national imagery and mapping 
                                 agency

       ``Sec. 105B. (a) Exemption of Certain Operational Files 
     From Search, Review, Publication, or Disclosure.--(1) The 
     Director of the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, with the 
     coordination of the Director of Central Intelligence, may 
     exempt operational files of the National Imagery and Mapping 
     Agency from the provisions of section 552 of title 5, United 
     States Code, which require publication, disclosure, search, 
     or review in connection therewith.
       ``(2)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), for the purposes of 
     this section, the term `operational files' means files of the 
     National Imagery and Mapping Agency (hereinafter in this 
     section referred to as `NIMA') concerning the activities of 
     NIMA that before the establishment of NIMA were performed by 
     the National Photographic Interpretation Center of the 
     Central Intelligence Agency (NPIC), that document the means 
     by which foreign intelligence or counterintelligence is 
     collected through scientific and technical systems.
       ``(B) Files which are the sole repository of disseminated 
     intelligence are not operational files.
       ``(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), exempted operational 
     files shall continue to be subject to search and review for 
     information concerning--
       ``(A) United States citizens or aliens lawfully admitted 
     for permanent residence who have requested information on 
     themselves pursuant to the provisions of section 552 or 552a 
     of title 5, United States Code;
       ``(B) any special activity the existence of which is not 
     exempt from disclosure under the provisions of section 552 of 
     title 5, United States Code; or
       ``(C) the specific subject matter of an investigation by 
     any of the following for any impropriety, or violation of 
     law, Executive order, or Presidential directive, in the 
     conduct of an intelligence activity:
       ``(i) The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives.
       ``(ii) The Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
       ``(iii) The Intelligence Oversight Board.
       ``(iv) The Department of Justice.
       ``(v) The Office of General Counsel of NIMA.
       ``(vi) The Office of the Director of NIMA.
       ``(4)(A) Files that are not exempted under paragraph (1) 
     which contain information derived or disseminated from 
     exempted operational files shall be subject to search and 
     review.
       ``(B) The inclusion of information from exempted 
     operational files in files that are not exempted under 
     paragraph (1) shall not affect the exemption under paragraph 
     (1) of the originating operational files from search, review, 
     publication, or disclosure.
       ``(C) Records from exempted operational files which have 
     been disseminated to and referenced in files that are not 
     exempted under paragraph (1) and which have been returned to 
     exempted operational files for sole retention shall be 
     subject to search and review.
       ``(5) The provisions of paragraph (1) may not be superseded 
     except by a provision of law which is enacted after the date 
     of the enactment of this section, and which specifically 
     cites and repeals or modifies its provisions.
       ``(6)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), whenever 
     any person who has requested agency records under section 552 
     of title 5, United States Code, alleges that NIMA has 
     withheld records improperly because of failure to comply with 
     any provision of this section, judicial review shall be 
     available under the terms set forth in section 552(a)(4)(B) 
     of title 5, United States Code.
       ``(B) Judicial review shall not be available in the manner 
     provided for under subparagraph (A) as follows:
       ``(i) In any case in which information specifically 
     authorized under criteria established by an Executive Order 
     to be kept secret in the interests of national defense or 
     foreign relations is filed with, or produced for, the court 
     by NIMA, such information shall be examined ex parte, in 
     camera by the court.
       ``(ii) The court shall, to the fullest extent practicable, 
     determine the issues of fact based on sworn written 
     submissions of the parties.
       ``(iii) When a complainant alleges that requested records 
     are improperly withheld because of improper placement solely 
     in exempted operational files, the complainant shall support 
     such allegation with a sworn written submission based upon 
     personal knowledge or otherwise admissible evidence.
       ``(iv)(I) When a complainant alleges that requested records 
     were improperly withheld because of improper exemption of 
     operational files, NIMA shall meet its burden under section 
     552(a)(4)(B) of title 5, United States Code, by demonstrating 
     to the court by sworn written submission that exempted

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     operational files likely to contain responsible records 
     currently perform the functions set forth in paragraph (2).
       ``(II) The court may not order NIMA to review the content 
     of any exempted operational file or files in order to make 
     the demonstration required under subclause (I), unless the 
     complainant disputes NIMA's showing with a sworn written 
     submission based on personal knowledge or otherwise 
     admissible evidence.
       ``(v) In proceedings under clauses (iii) and (iv), the 
     parties may not obtain discovery pursuant to rules 26 through 
     36 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, except that 
     requests for admissions may be made pursuant to rules 26 and 
     36.
       ``(vi) If the court finds under this paragraph that NIMA 
     has improperly withheld requested records because of failure 
     to comply with any provision of this subsection, the court 
     shall order NIMA to search and review the appropriate 
     exempted operational file or files for the requested records 
     and make such records, or portions thereof, available in 
     accordance with the provisions of section 552 of title 5, 
     United States Code, and such order shall be the exclusive 
     remedy for failure to comply with this subsection.
       ``(vii) If at any time following the filing of a complaint 
     pursuant to this paragraph NIMA agrees to search the 
     appropriate exempted operational file or files for the 
     requested records, the court shall dismiss the claim based 
     upon such complaint.
       ``(viii) Any information filed with, or produced for the 
     court pursuant to clauses (i) and (iv) shall be coordinated 
     with the Director of Central Intelligence prior to submission 
     to the court.
       ``(b) Decennial Review of Exempted Operational Files.--(1) 
     Not less than once every ten years, the Director of the 
     National Imagery and Mapping Agency and the Director of 
     Central Intelligence shall review the exemptions in force 
     under subsection (a)(1) to determine whether such exemptions 
     may be removed from the category of exempted files or any 
     portion thereof. The Director of Central Intelligence must 
     approve any determination to remove such exemptions.
       ``(2) The review required by paragraph (1) shall include 
     consideration of the historical value or other public 
     interest in the subject matter of the particular category of 
     files or portions thereof and the potential for declassifying 
     a significant part of the information contained therein.
       ``(3) A complainant that alleges that NIMA has improperly 
     withheld records because of failure to comply with this 
     subsection may seek judicial review in the district court of 
     the United States of the district in which any of the parties 
     reside, or in the District of Columbia. In such a proceeding, 
     the court's review shall be limited to determining the 
     following:
       ``(A) Whether NIMA has conducted the review required by 
     paragraph (1) before the expiration of the ten-year period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this section or 
     before the expiration of the 10-year period beginning on the 
     date of the most recent review.
       ``(B) Whether NIMA, in fact, considered the criteria set 
     forth in paragraph (2) in conducting the required review.''.
       (2) The table of contents contained in the first section of 
     such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 105A the following new item:
``Sec. 105B. Protection of operational files of the National Imagery 
              and Mapping Agency.''.

       (b) Treatment of Certain Transferred Records.--Any record 
     transferred to the National Imagery and Mapping Agency from 
     exempted operational files of the Central Intelligence Agency 
     covered by section 701(a) of the National Security Act of 
     1947 (50 U.S.C. 431(a)) shall be placed in the operational 
     files of the National Imagery and Mapping Agency that are 
     established pursuant to section 105B of the National Security 
     Act of 1947, as added by subsection (a).

     SEC. 502. FUNDING FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND QUALITY OF LIFE 
                   IMPROVEMENTS AT MENWITH HILL AND BAD AIBLING 
                   STATIONS.

       Section 506(b) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-93; 109 Stat. 974), as 
     amended by section 502 of the Intelligence Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-107; 111 Stat. 2262), is 
     further amended by striking ``for fiscal years 1998 and 
     1999'' and inserting ``for fiscal years 2000 and 2001''.
   TITLE VI--FOREIGN COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM 
                             INVESTIGATIONS

     SEC. 601. EXPANSION OF DEFINITION OF ``AGENT OF A FOREIGN 
                   POWER'' FOR PURPOSES OF THE FOREIGN 
                   INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT OF 1978.

       Section 101(b)(2) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
     Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801(b)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); 
     and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new 
     subparagraph (D):
       ``(D) knowingly enters the United States under a false or 
     fraudulent identity for or on behalf of a foreign power or, 
     while in the United States, knowingly assumes a false or 
     fraudulent identity for or on behalf of a foreign power; 
     or''.

     SEC. 602. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION REPORTS TO OTHER 
                   EXECUTIVE AGENCIES ON RESULTS OF 
                   COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.

       Section 811(c)(2) of the Counterintelligence and Security 
     Enhancements Act of 1994 (title VIII of Public Law 103-359; 
     108 Stat. 3455; 50 U.S.C. 402a(c)(2)) is amended by striking 
     ``after a report has been provided pursuant to paragraph 
     (1)(A)''.
     TITLE VII--NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL 
                         RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE

     SEC. 701. FINDINGS.

       Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Imagery and signals intelligence satellites are vitally 
     important to the security of the Nation.
       (2) The National Reconnaissance Office (in this title 
     referred to as the ``NRO'') and its predecessor organizations 
     have helped protect and defend the United States for more 
     than 30 years.
       (3) The end of the Cold War and the enormous growth in 
     usage of information technology have changed the environment 
     in which the intelligence community must operate. At the same 
     time, the intelligence community has undergone significant 
     changes in response to dynamic developments in strategy and 
     in budgetary matters. The acquisition and maintenance of 
     satellite systems are essential to providing timely 
     intelligence to national policymakers and achieving 
     information superiority for military leaders.
       (4) There is a need to evaluate the roles and mission, 
     organizational structure, technical skills, contractor 
     relationships, use of commercial imagery, acquisition of 
     launch vehicles, launch services, and launch infrastructure, 
     mission assurance, acquisition authorities, and relationship 
     to other agencies and departments of the Federal Government 
     of the NRO in order to assure continuing success in satellite 
     reconnaissance in the new millennium.

     SEC. 702. NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL 
                   RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be 
     known as the ``National Commission for the Review of the 
     National Reconnaissance Office'' (in this title referred to 
     as the ``Commission'').
       (b) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 
     eleven members, as follows:
       (1) The Deputy Director of Central Intelligence for 
     Community Management.
       (2) Three members appointed by the Majority Leader of the 
     Senate, in consultation with the Chairman of the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, one from Members of 
     the Senate and two from private life.
       (3) Two members appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
     Senate, in consultation with the Vice Chairman of the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, one from Members of 
     the Senate and one from private life.
       (4) Three members appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives, in consultation with the Chairman of the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives, one from Members of the House of 
     Representatives and two from private life.
       (5) Two members appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
     House of Representatives, in consultation with the ranking 
     member of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of 
     the House of Representatives, one from Members of the House 
     of Representatives and one from private life.
     The Director of the National Reconnaissance Office shall be 
     an ex officio member of the Commission.
       (c) Membership.--(1) The individuals appointed as members 
     of the Commission shall be individuals who are nationally 
     recognized for expertise, knowledge, or experience in--
       (A) technical intelligence collection systems and methods;
       (B) research and development programs;
       (C) acquisition management;
       (D) use of intelligence information by national 
     policymakers and military leaders; or
       (E) the implementation, funding, or oversight of the 
     national security policies of the United States.
       (2) An official who appoints members of the Commission may 
     not appoint an individual as a member of the Commission if, 
     in the judgment of the official, such individual possesses 
     any personal or financial interest in the discharge of any of 
     the duties of the Commission.
       (3) All members of the Commission appointed from private 
     life shall possess an appropriate security clearance in 
     accordance with applicable laws and regulations concerning 
     the handling of classified information.
       (d) Co-Chairs.--(1) The Commission shall have two co-
     chairs, selected from among the members of the Commission.
       (2) One co-chair of the Commission shall be a member of the 
     Democratic Party, and one co-chair shall be a member of the 
     Republican Party.
       (3) The individuals who serve as the co-chairs of the 
     Commission shall be jointly agreed upon by the President, the 
     Majority Leader of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the 
     Senate, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
       (e) Appointment; Initial Meeting.--(1) Members of the 
     Commission shall be appointed not later than 45 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) The Commission shall hold its initial meeting on the 
     date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (f) Meetings; Quorum; Vacancies.--(1) After its initial 
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     shall meet upon the call of the co-chairs of the Commission.
       (2) Six members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum 
     for purposes of conducting business, except that two members 
     of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for purposes of 
     receiving testimony.
       (3) Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its 
     powers, but shall be filled in the same manner in which the 
     original appointment was made.
       (4) If vacancies in the Commission occur on any day after 
     45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, a quorum 
     shall consist of a majority of the members of the Commission 
     as of such day.
       (g) Actions of Commission.--(1) The Commission shall act by 
     resolution agreed to by a majority of the members of the 
     Commission voting and present.
       (2) The Commission may establish panels composed of less 
     than the full membership of the Commission for purposes of 
     carrying out the duties of the Commission under this title. 
     The actions of any such panel shall be subject to the review 
     and control of the Commission. Any findings and 
     determinations made by such a panel shall not be considered 
     the findings and determinations of the Commission unless 
     approved by the Commission.
       (3) Any member, agent, or staff of the Commission may, if 
     authorized by the co-chairs of the Commission, take any 
     action which the Commission is authorized to take pursuant to 
     this title.

     SEC. 703. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.

       (a) In General.--The duties of the Commission shall be--
       (1) to conduct, until not later than the date on which the 
     Commission submits the report under section 708(a), the 
     review described in subsection (b); and
       (2) to submit to the congressional intelligence committees, 
     the Director of Central Intelligence, and the Secretary of 
     Defense a final report on the results of the review.
       (b) Review.--The Commission shall review the current 
     organization, practices, and authorities of the NRO, in 
     particular with respect to--
       (1) roles and mission;
       (2) organizational structure;
       (3) technical skills;
       (4) contractor relationships;
       (5) use of commercial imagery;
       (6) acquisition of launch vehicles, launch services, and 
     launch infrastructure, and mission assurance;
       (7) acquisition authorities; and
       (8) relationships with other agencies and departments of 
     the Federal Government.

     SEC. 704. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

       (a) In General.--(1) The Commission or, on the 
     authorization of the Commission, any subcommittee or member 
     thereof, may, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions 
     of this title--
       (A) hold such hearings and sit and act at such times and 
     places, take such testimony, receive such evidence, and 
     administer such oaths, and
       (B) require, by subpoena or otherwise, the attendance and 
     testimony of such witnesses and the production of such books, 
     records, correspondence, memoranda, papers, and documents,
     as the Commission or such designated subcommittee or 
     designated member considers necessary.
       (2) Subpoenas may be issued under paragraph (1)(B) under 
     the signature of the co-chairs of the Commission, and may be 
     served by any person designated by such co-chairs.
       (3) The provisions of sections 102 through 104 of the 
     Revised Statutes of the United States (2 U.S.C. 192-194) 
     shall apply in the case of any failure of a witness to comply 
     with any subpoena or to testify when summoned under authority 
     of this section.
       (b) Contracting.--The Commission may, to such extent and in 
     such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation 
     Acts, enter into contracts to enable the Commission to 
     discharge its duties under this title.
       (c) Information From Federal Agencies.--The Commission may 
     secure directly from any executive department, agency, 
     bureau, board, commission, office, independent establishment, 
     or instrumentality of the Government information, 
     suggestions, estimates, and statistics for the purposes of 
     this title. Each such department, agency, bureau, board, 
     commission, office, establishment, or instrumentality shall, 
     to the extent authorized by law, furnish such information, 
     suggestions, estimates, and statistics directly to the 
     Commission, upon request of the co-chairs of the Commission. 
     The Commission shall handle and protect all classified 
     information provided to it under this section in accordance 
     with applicable statutes and regulations.
       (d) Assistance From Federal Agencies.--(1) The Director of 
     Central Intelligence shall provide to the Commission, on a 
     nonreimbursable basis, such administrative services, funds, 
     staff, facilities, and other support services as are 
     necessary for the performance of the Commission's duties 
     under this title.
       (2) The Secretary of Defense may provide the Commission, on 
     a nonreimbursable basis, with such administrative services, 
     staff, and other support services as the Commission may 
     request.
       (3) In addition to the assistance set forth in paragraphs 
     (1) and (2), other departments and agencies of the United 
     States may provide the Commission such services, funds, 
     facilities, staff, and other support as such departments and 
     agencies consider advisable and as may be authorized by law.
       (4) The Commission shall receive the full and timely 
     cooperation of any official, department, or agency of the 
     United States Government whose assistance is necessary for 
     the fulfillment of the duties of the Commission under this 
     title, including the provision of full and current briefings 
     and analyses.
       (e) Prohibition on Withholding Information.--No department 
     or agency of the Government may withhold information from the 
     Commission on the grounds that providing the information to 
     the Commission would constitute the unauthorized disclosure 
     of classified information or information relating to 
     intelligence sources or methods.
       (f) Postal Services.--The Commission may use the United 
     States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions 
     as the departments and agencies of the United States.
       (g) Gifts.--The Commission may accept, use, and dispose of 
     gifts or donations of services or property in carrying out 
     its duties under this title.

     SEC. 705. STAFF OF COMMISSION.

       (a) In General.--(1) The co-chairs of the Commission, in 
     accordance with rules agreed upon by the Commission, shall 
     appoint and fix the compensation of a staff director and such 
     other personnel as may be necessary to enable the Commission 
     to carry out its duties, without regard to the provisions of 
     title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the 
     competitive service, and without regard to the provisions of 
     chapter 51 and subchapter III or chapter 53 of such title 
     relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, 
     except that no rate of pay fixed under this subsection may 
     exceed the equivalent of that payable to a person occupying a 
     position at level V of the Executive Schedule under section 
     5316 of such title.
       (2) Any Federal Government employee may be detailed to the 
     Commission without reimbursement from the Commission, and 
     such detailee shall retain the rights, status, and privileges 
     of his or her regular employment without interruption.
       (3) All staff of the Commission shall possess a security 
     clearance in accordance with applicable laws and regulations 
     concerning the handling of classified information.
       (b) Consultant Services.--(1) The Commission may procure 
     the services of experts and consultants in accordance with 
     section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, but at rates not 
     to exceed the daily rate paid a person occupying a position 
     at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of 
     such title.
       (2) All experts and consultants employed by the Commission 
     shall possess a security clearance in accordance with 
     applicable laws and regulations concerning the handling of 
     classified information.

     SEC. 706. COMPENSATION AND TRAVEL EXPENSES.

       (a) Compensation.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     each member of the Commission may be compensated at not to 
     exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay 
     in effect for a position at level IV of the Executive 
     Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, 
     for each day during which that member is engaged in the 
     actual performance of the duties of the Commission under this 
     title.
       (2) Members of the Commission who are officers or employees 
     of the United States or Members of Congress shall receive no 
     additional pay by reason of their service on the Commission.
       (b) Travel Expenses.--While away from their homes or 
     regular places of business in the performance of services for 
     the Commission, members of the Commission may 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(b) 
     of title 5, United States Code.

     SEC. 707. TREATMENT OF INFORMATION RELATING TO NATIONAL 
                   SECURITY.

       (a) In General.--(1) The Director of Central Intelligence 
     shall assume responsibility for the handling and disposition 
     of any information related to the national security of the 
     United States that is received, considered, or used by the 
     Commission under this title.
       (2) Any information related to the national security of the 
     United States that is provided to the Commission by a 
     congressional intelligence committee may not be further 
     provided or released without the approval of the chairman of 
     such committee.
       (b) Access After Termination of Commission.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, after the 
     termination of the Commission under section 708, only the 
     Members and designated staff of the congressional 
     intelligence committees, the Director of Central Intelligence 
     and the designees of the Director, and such other officials 
     of the executive branch as the President may designate shall 
     have access to information related to the national security 
     of the United States that is received, considered, or used by 
     the Commission.

     SEC. 708. FINAL REPORT; TERMINATION.

       (a) Final Report.--Not later than November 1, 2000, the 
     Commission shall submit to the congressional intelligence 
     committees, the Director of Central Intelligence, and the 
     Secretary of Defense a final report as required by section 
     703(a).
       (b) Termination.--(1) The Commission, and all the 
     authorities of this title, shall terminate at the end of the 
     120-day period beginning on the date on which the final 
     report under subsection (a) is transmitted to the 
     congressional intelligence committees.

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       (2) The Commission may use the 120-day period referred to 
     in paragraph (1) for the purposes of concluding its 
     activities, including providing testimony to committees of 
     Congress concerning the final report referred to in that 
     paragraph and disseminating the report.

     SEC. 709. ASSESSMENTS OF FINAL REPORT.

       Not later than 60 days after receipt of the final report 
     under section 708(a), the Director of Central Intelligence 
     and the Secretary of Defense shall each submit to the 
     congressional intelligence committees an assessment by the 
     Director or the Secretary, as the case may be, of the final 
     report. Each assessment shall include such comments on the 
     findings and recommendations contained in the final report as 
     the Director or Secretary, as the case may be, considers 
     appropriate.

     SEC. 710. INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE 
                   PROVISIONS.

       (a) Federal Advisory Committee Act.--The provisions of the 
     Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not 
     apply to the activities of the Commission under this title.
       (b) Freedom of Information Act.--The provisions of section 
     552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as 
     the Freedom of Information Act), shall not apply to the 
     activities, records, and proceedings of the Commission under 
     this title.

     SEC. 711. FUNDING.

       (a) Transfer From NRO.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated by this Act for the National Reconnaissance 
     Office, the Director of the National Reconnaissance Office 
     shall transfer to the Director of Central Intelligence 
     $5,000,000 for purposes of the activities of the Commission 
     under this title.
       (b) Availability In General.--The Director of Central 
     Intelligence shall make available to the Commission, from the 
     amount transferred to the Director under subsection (a), such 
     amounts as the Commission may require for purposes of the 
     activities of the Commission under this title.
       (c) Duration of Availability.--Amounts made available to 
     the Commission under subsection (b) shall remain available 
     until expended.

     SEC. 712. CONGRESSIONAL INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEES DEFINED.

       In this title, the term ``congressional intelligence 
     committees'' means the following:
       (1) The Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
       (2) The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives.
            TITLE VIII--INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING

     SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Foreign Narcotics Kingpin 
     Designation Act''.

     SEC. 802. FINDINGS AND POLICY.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Presidential Decision Directive 42, issued on October 
     21, 1995, ordered agencies of the executive branch of the 
     United States Government to, inter alia, increase the 
     priority and resources devoted to the direct and immediate 
     threat international crime presents to national security, 
     work more closely with other governments to develop a global 
     response to this threat, and use aggressively and creatively 
     all legal means available to combat international crime.
       (2) Executive Order No. 12978 of October 21, 1995, provides 
     for the use of the authorities in the International Emergency 
     Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to 
     target and apply sanctions to 4 international narcotics 
     traffickers and their organizations that operate from 
     Colombia.
       (3) IEEPA was successfully applied to international 
     narcotics traffickers in Colombia and based on that 
     successful case study, Congress believes similar authorities 
     should be applied worldwide.
       (4) There is a national emergency resulting from the 
     activities of international narcotics traffickers and their 
     organizations that threatens the national security, foreign 
     policy, and economy of the United States.
       (b) Policy.--It shall be the policy of the United States to 
     apply economic and other financial sanctions to significant 
     foreign narcotics traffickers and their organizations 
     worldwide to protect the national security, foreign policy, 
     and economy of the United States from the threat described in 
     subsection (a)(4).

     SEC. 803. PURPOSE.

       The purpose of this title is to provide authority for the 
     identification of, and application of sanctions on a 
     worldwide basis to, significant foreign narcotics 
     traffickers, their organizations, and the foreign persons who 
     provide support to those significant foreign narcotics 
     traffickers and their organizations, whose activities 
     threaten the national security, foreign policy, and economy 
     of the United States.

     SEC. 804. PUBLIC IDENTIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT FOREIGN 
                   NARCOTICS TRAFFICKERS AND REQUIRED REPORTS.

       (a) Provision of Information to the President.--The 
     Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, the 
     Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the 
     Director of Central Intelligence shall consult among 
     themselves and provide the appropriate and necessary 
     information to enable the President to submit the report 
     under subsection (b). This information shall also be provided 
     to the Director of the Office of National Drug Control 
     Policy.
       (b) Public Identification and Sanctioning of Significant 
     Foreign Narcotics Traffickers.--Not later than June 1, 2000, 
     and not later than June 1 of each year thereafter, the 
     President shall submit a report to the Permanent Select 
     Committee on Intelligence, and the Committees on the 
     Judiciary, International Relations, Armed Services, and Ways 
     and Means of the House of Representatives; and to the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence, and the Committees on the 
     Judiciary, Foreign Relations, Armed Services, and Finance of 
     the Senate--
       (1) identifying publicly the foreign persons that the 
     President determines are appropriate for sanctions pursuant 
     to this title; and
       (2) detailing publicly the President's intent to impose 
     sanctions upon these significant foreign narcotics 
     traffickers pursuant to this title.

     The report required in this subsection shall not include 
     information on persons upon which United States sanctions 
     imposed under this title, or otherwise on account of 
     narcotics trafficking, are already in effect.
       (c) Unclassified Report Required.--The report required by 
     subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form and 
     made available to the public.
       (d) Classified Report.--(1) Not later than July 1, 2000, 
     and not later than July 1 of each year thereafter, the 
     President shall provide the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate with a report in 
     classified form describing in detail the status of the 
     sanctions imposed under this title, including the personnel 
     and resources directed towards the imposition of such 
     sanctions during the preceding fiscal year, and providing 
     background information with respect to newly-identified 
     significant foreign narcotics traffickers and their 
     activities.
       (2) Such classified report shall describe actions the 
     President intends to undertake or has undertaken with respect 
     to such significant foreign narcotics traffickers.
       (3) The report required under this subsection is in 
     addition to the President's obligations to keep the 
     intelligence committees of Congress fully and currently 
     informed pursuant to the provisions of the National Security 
     Act of 1947.
       (e) Exclusion of Certain Information.--
       (1) Intelligence.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this section, the reports described in subsections (b) and 
     (d) shall not disclose the identity of any person, if the 
     Director of Central Intelligence determines that such 
     disclosure could compromise an intelligence operation, 
     activity, source, or method of the United States.
       (2) Law enforcement.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of this section, the reports described in subsections (b) and 
     (d) shall not disclose the name of any person if the Attorney 
     General, in coordination as appropriate with the Director of 
     the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Administrator of the 
     Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, determines that such disclosure could reasonably be 
     expected to--
       (A) compromise the identity of a confidential source, 
     including a State, local, or foreign agency or authority or 
     any private institution that furnished information on a 
     confidential basis;
       (B) jeopardize the integrity or success of an ongoing 
     criminal investigation or prosecution;
       (C) endanger the life or physical safety of any person; or
       (D) cause substantial harm to physical property.
       (f) Notification Required.--(1) Whenever either the 
     Director of Central Intelligence or the Attorney General 
     makes a determination under subsection (e), the Director of 
     Central Intelligence or the Attorney General shall notify the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
     the Senate, and explain the reasons for such determination.
       (2) The notification required under this subsection shall 
     be submitted to the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate not later than July 
     1, 2000, and on an annual basis thereafter.
       (g) Determinations Not To Apply Sanctions.--(1) The 
     President may waive the application to a significant foreign 
     narcotics trafficker of any sanction authorized by this title 
     if the President determines that the application of sanctions 
     under this title would significantly harm the national 
     security of the United States.
       (2) When the President determines not to apply sanctions 
     that are authorized by this title to any significant foreign 
     narcotics trafficker, the President shall notify the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the 
     Committees on the Judiciary, International Relations, Armed 
     Services, and Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, 
     and the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committees 
     on the Judiciary, Foreign Relations, Armed Services, and 
     Finance of the Senate not later than 21 days after making 
     such determination.
       (h) Changes in Determinations to Impose Sanctions.--
       (1) Additional determinations.--(A) If at any time after 
     the report required under subsection (b) the President finds 
     that a foreign person is a significant foreign narcotics 
     trafficker and such foreign person has not been publicly 
     identified in a report required under subsection (b), the 
     President shall submit an additional public report containing 
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     formation described in subsection (b) with respect to such 
     foreign person to the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence, and the Committees on the Judiciary, 
     International Relations, Armed Services, and Ways and Means 
     of the House of Representatives, and the Select Committee on 
     Intelligence, and the Committees on the Judiciary, Foreign 
     Relations, Armed Services, and Finance of the Senate.
       (B) The President may apply sanctions authorized under this 
     title to the significant foreign narcotics trafficker 
     identified in the report submitted under subparagraph (A) as 
     if the trafficker were originally included in the report 
     submitted pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
       (C) The President shall notify the Secretary of the 
     Treasury of any determination made under this paragraph.
       (2) Revocation of determination.--(A) Whenever the 
     President finds that a foreign person that has been publicly 
     identified as a significant foreign narcotics trafficker in 
     the report required under subsection (b) or this subsection 
     no longer engages in those activities for which sanctions 
     under this title may be applied, the President shall issue 
     public notice of such a finding.
       (B) Not later than the date of the public notice issued 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A), the President shall notify, in 
     writing and in classified or unclassified form, the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committees on the 
     Judiciary, International Relations, Armed Services, and Ways 
     and Means of the House of Representatives, and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence, and the Committees on the 
     Judiciary, Foreign Relations, Armed Services, and Finance of 
     the Senate of actions taken under this paragraph and a 
     description of the basis for such actions.

     SEC. 805. BLOCKING ASSETS AND PROHIBITING TRANSACTIONS.

       (a) Applicability of Sanctions.--A significant foreign 
     narcotics trafficker publicly identified in the report 
     required under subsection (b) or (h)(1) of section 804 and 
     foreign persons designated by the Secretary of the Treasury 
     pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall be subject 
     to any and all sanctions as authorized by this title. The 
     application of sanctions on any foreign person pursuant to 
     subsection (b) or (h)(1) of section 804 or subsection (b) of 
     this section shall remain in effect until revoked pursuant to 
     section 804(h)(2) or subsection (e)(1)(A) of this section or 
     waived pursuant to section 804(g)(1).
       (b) Blocking of Assets.--Except to the extent provided in 
     regulations, orders, instructions, licenses, or directives 
     issued pursuant to this title, and notwithstanding any 
     contract entered into or any license or permit granted prior 
     to the date on which the President submits the report 
     required under subsection (b) or (h)(1) of section 804, there 
     are blocked as of such date, and any date thereafter, all 
     such property and interests in property within the United 
     States, or within the possession or control of any United 
     States person, which are owned or controlled by--
       (1) any significant foreign narcotics trafficker publicly 
     identified by the President in the report required under 
     subsection (b) or (h)(1) of section 804;
       (2) any foreign person that the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     in consultation with the Attorney General, the Director of 
     Central Intelligence, the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement 
     Administration, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary 
     of State, designates as materially assisting in, or providing 
     financial or technological support for or to, or providing 
     goods or services in support of, the international narcotics 
     trafficking activities of a significant foreign narcotics 
     trafficker so identified in the report required under 
     subsection (b) or (h)(1) of section 804, or foreign persons 
     designated by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to this 
     subsection;
       (3) any foreign person that the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     in consultation with the Attorney General, the Director of 
     Central Intelligence, the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement 
     Administration, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary 
     of State, designates as owned, controlled, or directed by, or 
     acting for or on behalf of, a significant foreign narcotics 
     trafficker so identified in the report required under 
     subsection (b) or (h)(1) of section 804, or foreign persons 
     designated by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to this 
     subsection; and
       (4) any foreign person that the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     in consultation with the Attorney General, the Director of 
     Central Intelligence, the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement 
     Administration, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary 
     of State, designates as playing a significant role in 
     international narcotics trafficking.
       (c) Prohibited Transactions.--Except to the extent provided 
     in regulations, orders, instructions, licenses, or directives 
     issued pursuant to this title, and notwithstanding any 
     contract entered into or any license or permit granted prior 
     to the date on which the President submits the report 
     required under subsection (b) or (h)(1) of section 804, the 
     following transactions are prohibited:
       (1) Any transaction or dealing by a United States person, 
     or within the United States, in property or interests in 
     property of any significant foreign narcotics trafficker so 
     identified in the report required pursuant to subsection (b) 
     or (h)(1) of section 804, and foreign persons designated by 
     the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to subsection (b) of 
     this section.
       (2) Any transaction or dealing by a United States person, 
     or within the United States, that evades or avoids, or has 
     the effect of evading or avoiding, and any endeavor, attempt, 
     or conspiracy to violate, any of the prohibitions contained 
     in this title.
       (d) Law Enforcement and Intelligence Activities Not 
     Affected.--Nothing in this title prohibits or otherwise 
     limits the authorized law enforcement or intelligence 
     activities of the United States, or the law enforcement 
     activities of any State or subdivision thereof.
       (e) Implementation.--(1) The Secretary of the Treasury, in 
     consultation with the Attorney General, the Director of 
     Central Intelligence, the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement 
     Administration, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary 
     of State, is authorized to take such actions as may be 
     necessary to carry out this title, including--
       (A) making those designations authorized by paragraphs (2), 
     (3), and (4) of subsection (b) of this section and revocation 
     thereof;
       (B) promulgating rules and regulations permitted under this 
     title; and
       (C) employing all powers conferred on the Secretary of the 
     Treasury under this title.
       (2) Each agency of the United States shall take all 
     appropriate measures within its authority to carry out the 
     provisions of this title.
       (3) Section 552(a)(3) of title 5, United States Code, shall 
     not apply to any record or information obtained or created in 
     the implementation of this title.
       (f) Judicial Review.--The determinations, identifications, 
     findings, and designations made pursuant to section 804 and 
     subsection (b) of this section shall not be subject to 
     judicial review.

     SEC. 806. AUTHORITIES.

       (a) In General.--To carry out the purposes of this title, 
     the Secretary of the Treasury may, under such regulations as 
     he may prescribe, by means of instructions, licenses, or 
     otherwise--
       (1) investigate, regulate, or prohibit--
       (A) any transactions in foreign exchange, currency, or 
     securities; and
       (B) transfers of credit or payments between, by, through, 
     or to any banking institution, to the extent that such 
     transfers or payments involve any interests of any foreign 
     country or a national thereof; and
       (2) investigate, block during the pendency of an 
     investigation, regulate, direct and compel, nullify, void, 
     prevent, or prohibit any acquisition, holding, withholding, 
     use, transfer, withdrawal, transportation, placement into 
     foreign or domestic commerce of, or dealing in, or exercising 
     any right, power, or privilege with respect to, or 
     transactions involving, any property in which any foreign 
     country or a national thereof has any interest,

     by any person, or with respect to any property, subject to 
     the jurisdiction of the United States.
       (b) Recordkeeping.--Pursuant to subsection (a), the 
     Secretary of the Treasury may require recordkeeping, 
     reporting, and production of documents to carry out the 
     purposes of this title.
       (c) Defenses.--
       (1) Full and actual compliance with any regulation, order, 
     license, instruction, or direction issued under this title 
     shall be a defense in any proceeding alleging a violation of 
     any of the provisions of this title.
       (2) No person shall be held liable in any court for or with 
     respect to anything done or omitted in good faith in 
     connection with the administration of, or pursuant to, and in 
     reliance on this title, or any regulation, instruction, or 
     direction issued under this title.
       (d) Rulemaking.--The Secretary of the Treasury may issue 
     such other regulations or orders, including regulations 
     prescribing recordkeeping, reporting, and production of 
     documents, definitions, licenses, instructions, or 
     directions, as may be necessary for the exercise of the 
     authorities granted by this title.

     SEC. 807. ENFORCEMENT.

       (a) Criminal Penalties.--(1) Whoever willfully violates the 
     provisions of this title, or any license rule, or regulation 
     issued pursuant to this title, or willfully neglects or 
     refuses to comply with any order of the President issued 
     under this title shall be--
       (A) imprisoned for not more than 10 years,
       (B) fined in the amount provided in title 18, United States 
     Code, or, in the case of an entity, fined not more than 
     $10,000,000,
     or both.
       (2) Any officer, director, or agent of any entity who 
     knowingly participates in a violation of the provisions of 
     this title shall be imprisoned for not more than 30 years, 
     fined not more than $5,000,000, or both.
       (b) Civil Penalties.--A civil penalty not to exceed 
     $1,000,000 may be imposed by the Secretary of the Treasury on 
     any person who violates any license, order, rule, or 
     regulation issued in compliance with the provisions of this 
     title.
       (c) Judicial Review of Civil Penalty.--Any penalty imposed 
     under subsection (b) shall be subject to judicial review only 
     to the extent provided in section 702 of title 5, United 
     States Code.

     SEC. 808. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this title:
       (1) Entity.--The term ``entity'' means a partnership, joint 
     venture, association, corporation, organization, network, 
     group, or subgroup, or any form of business collaboration.

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       (2) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' means any 
     citizen or national of a foreign state or any entity not 
     organized under the laws of the United States, but does not 
     include a foreign state.
       (3) Narcotics trafficking.--The term ``narcotics 
     trafficking'' means any illicit activity to cultivate, 
     produce, manufacture, distribute, sell, finance, or transport 
     narcotic drugs, controlled substances, or listed chemicals, 
     or otherwise endeavor or attempt to do so, or to assist, 
     abet, conspire, or collude with others to do so.
       (4) Narcotic drug; controlled substance; listed chemical.--
     The terms ``narcotic drug'', ``controlled substance'', and 
     ``listed chemical'' have the meanings given those terms in 
     section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802).
       (5) Person.--The term ``person'' means an individual or 
     entity.
       (6) United states person.--The term ``United States 
     person'' means any United States citizen or national, 
     permanent resident alien, an entity organized under the laws 
     of the United States (including its foreign branches), or any 
     person within the United States.
       (7) Significant foreign narcotics trafficker.--The term 
     ``significant foreign narcotics trafficker'' means any 
     foreign person that plays a significant role in international 
     narcotics trafficking, that the President has determined to 
     be appropriate for sanctions pursuant to this title, and that 
     the President has publicly identified in the report required 
     under subsection (b) or (h)(1) of section 804.

     SEC. 809. EXCLUSION OF PERSONS WHO HAVE BENEFITED FROM 
                   ILLICIT ACTIVITIES OF DRUG TRAFFICKERS.

       Section 212(a)(2)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)(C)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(C) Controlled substance traffickers.--Any alien who the 
     consular officer or the Attorney General knows or has reason 
     to believe--
       ``(i) is or has been an illicit trafficker in any 
     controlled substance or in any listed chemical (as defined in 
     section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
     802)), or is or has been a knowing aider, abettor, assister, 
     conspirator, or colluder with others in the illicit 
     trafficking in any such controlled or listed substance or 
     chemical, or endeavored to do so; or
       ``(ii) is the spouse, son, or daughter of an alien 
     inadmissible under clause (i), has, within the previous 5 
     years, obtained any financial or other benefit from the 
     illicit activity of that alien, and knew or reasonably should 
     have known that the financial or other benefit was the 
     product of such illicit activity,

     is inadmissible.''.

     SEC. 810. JUDICIAL REVIEW COMMISSION ON FOREIGN ASSET 
                   CONTROL.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be 
     known as the ``Judicial Review Commission on Foreign Asset 
     Control'' (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Commission'').
       (b) Membership and Procedural Matters.--(1) The Commission 
     shall be composed of five members, as follows:
       (A) One member shall be appointed by the Chairman of the 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
       (B) One member shall be appointed by the Vice Chairman of 
     the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
       (C) One member shall be appointed by the Chairman of the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (D) One member shall be appointed by the Ranking Minority 
     Member of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of 
     the House of Representatives.
       (E) One member shall be appointed jointly by the members 
     appointed under subparagraphs (A) through (D).
       (2) Each member of the Commission shall, for purposes of 
     the activities of the Commission under this section, possess 
     or obtain an appropriate security clearance in accordance 
     with applicable laws and regulations regarding the handling 
     of classified information.
       (3) The members of the Commission shall choose the chairman 
     of the Commission from among the members of the Commission.
       (4) The members of the Commission shall establish rules 
     governing the procedures and proceedings of the Commission.
       (c) Duties.--The Commission shall have as its duties the 
     following:
       (1) To conduct a review of the current judicial, 
     regulatory, and administrative authorities relating to the 
     blocking of assets of foreign persons by the United States 
     Government.
       (2) To conduct a detailed examination and evaluation of the 
     remedies available to United States persons affected by the 
     blocking of assets of foreign persons by the United States 
     Government.
       (d) Powers.--(1) 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 section.
       (2) The Commission may secure directly from any executive 
     department, agency, bureau, board, commission, office, 
     independent establishment, or instrumentality of the 
     Government information, suggestions, estimates, and 
     statistics for the purposes of this section. Each such 
     department, agency, bureau, board, commission, office, 
     establishment, or instrumentality shall, to the extent 
     authorized by law, furnish such information, suggestions, 
     estimates, and statistics directly to the Commission, upon 
     request of the chairman of the Commission. The Commission 
     shall handle and protect all classified information provided 
     to it under this section in accordance with applicable 
     statutes and regulations.
       (3) The Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury 
     shall provide to the Commission, on a nonreimbursable basis, 
     such administrative services, funds, facilities, and other 
     support services as are necessary for the performance of the 
     Commission's duties under this section.
       (4) The Commission shall receive the full and timely 
     cooperation of any official, department, or agency of the 
     United States Government whose assistance is necessary for 
     the fulfillment of the duties of the Commission under this 
     section, including the provision of full and current 
     briefings and analyses.
       (5) No department or agency of the Government may withhold 
     information from the Commission on the grounds that providing 
     the information to the Commission would constitute the 
     unauthorized disclosure of classified information or 
     information relating to intelligence sources or methods.
       (6) The Commission may use the United States mails in the 
     same manner and under the same conditions as the departments 
     and agencies of the United States.
       (e) Staff.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the chairman of 
     the Commission, in accordance with rules agreed upon by the 
     Commission, shall appoint and fix the compensation of a staff 
     director and such other personnel as may be necessary to 
     enable the Commission to carry out its duties, without regard 
     to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing 
     appointments in the competitive service, and without regard 
     to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III or chapter 
     53 of such title relating to classification and General 
     Schedule pay rates, except that no rate of pay fixed under 
     this subsection may exceed the equivalent of that payable to 
     a person occupying a position at level V of the Executive 
     Schedule under section 5316 of such title.
       (2)(A) Any employee of a department or agency referred to 
     in subparagraph (B) may be detailed to the Commission without 
     reimbursement from the Commission, and such detailee shall 
     retain the rights, status, and privileges of his or her 
     regular employment without interruption.
       (B) The departments and agencies referred to in this 
     subparagraph are as follows:
       (i) The Department of Justice.
       (ii) The Department of the Treasury.
       (iii) The Central Intelligence Agency.
       (3) All staff of the Commission shall possess a security 
     clearance in accordance with applicable laws and regulations 
     concerning the handling of classified information.
       (f) Compensation and Travel Expenses.--(1)(A) Except as 
     provided in subparagraph (B), each member of the Commission 
     may be compensated at not to exceed the daily equivalent of 
     the annual rate of basic pay in effect for a position at 
     level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of 
     title 5, United States Code, for each day during which that 
     member is engaged in the actual performance of the duties of 
     the Commission under this section.
       (B) Members of the Commission who are officers or employees 
     of the United States shall receive no additional pay by 
     reason of their service on the Commission.
       (2) While away from their homes or regular places of 
     business in the performance of services for the Commission, 
     members of the Commission may 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(b) of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (g) Report.--(1) Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Commissions shall submit to 
     the committees of Congress referred to in paragraph (4) a 
     report on the activities of the Commission under this 
     section, including the findings, conclusions, and 
     recommendations, if any, of the Commission as a result of the 
     review under subsection (c)(1) and the examination and 
     evaluation under subsection (c)(2).
       (2) The report under paragraph (1) shall include any 
     additional or dissenting views of a member of the Commission 
     upon the request of the member.
       (3) The report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in 
     unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
       (4) The committees of Congress referred to in this 
     paragraph are the following:
       (A) The Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committees 
     on Foreign Relations and the Judiciary of the Senate.
       (B) The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the 
     Committees on International Relations and the Judiciary of 
     the House of Representatives.
       (h) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate at the end 
     of the 60-day period beginning on the date on which the 
     report required by subsection (g) is submitted to the 
     committees of Congress referred to in that subsection.
       (i) Inapplicability of Certain Administrative Provisions.--
     (1) The provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
     (5.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the activities of the 
     Commission under this section.
       (2) The provisions of section 552 of title 5, United States 
     Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information 
     Act), shall not apply to the activities, records, and 
     proceedings of the Commission under this title.
       (j) Funding.--The Attorney General shall, from amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated

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     to the Attorney General by this Act, make available to the 
     Commission $1,000,000 for purposes of the activities of the 
     Commission under this section. Amounts made available to the 
     Commission under the preceding sentence shall remain 
     available until expended.

     SEC. 811. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This title shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
     From the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, for 
     consideration of the Senate amendment, and the House bill, 
     and modifications committed to conference:
     Porter Goss,
     Jerry Lewis,
     Bill McCollum,
     Michael N. Castle,
     Sherwood Boehlert,
     Charles F. Bass,
     Jim Gibbons,
     Ray LaHood,
     Heather Wilson,
     Julian C. Dixon,
     Nancy Pelosi,
     Sanford Bishop, Jr.,
     Norman Sisisky,
     Gary Condit.
     From the Committee on Armed Services, for consideration of 
     defense tactical intelligence and related activities:
     Floyd Spence,
     Bob Stump,
     Robert E. Andrews,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.
     From the Select Committee on Intelligence:
     Richard Shelby,
     Bob Kerrey,
     Richard G. Lugar,
     Mike DeWine,
     Jon Kyl,
     Jim Inhofe,
     Orrin Hatch,
     Pat Roberts,
     Wayne Allard,
     Richard H. Bryan,
     Bob Graham,
     John F. Kerry,
     Max Baucus,
     Chuck Robb,
     Frank R. Lautenberg.
     From the Committee on Armed Services:
     John Warner,
                               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. 129.22  further message from the senate

  A further message from the Senate by Mr. Lundegran, 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. 2454. An Act to assure the long-term conservation of 
     mid-continent light geese and the biological diversity of the 
     ecosystem upon which many North American migratory birds 
     depend, by directing the Secretary of the Interior to 
     implement rules to reduce the overabundant population of mid-
     continent light geese.

para. 129.23  h.r. 1714--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, pursuant to clause 8 of rule 
XX, announced the unfinished business to be the question on the passage 
of the bill (H.R. 1714) to facilitate the use of electronic records and 
signatures in interstate or foreign commerce.
  The question being put,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

356

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affirmative

Nays

66

para. 129.24                  [Roll No. 579]

                                AYES--356

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--66

     Ackerman
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Conyers
     Costello
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Engel
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Hinchey
     Hoeffel
     Jackson (IL)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lee
     Levin
     Lowey
     Luther
     McKinney
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mink
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Paul
     Payne
     Phelps
     Rahall
     Rivers
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Tierney
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Woolsey

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Coburn
     Deal
     Dickey
     Edwards
     Gephardt
     Largent
     Matsui
     Pascrell
     Scarborough
     Smith (TX)
     Wexler
  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. 129.25  10th anniversary of tearing down of berlin wall

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 223): 

       Whereas on November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall was torn down 
     by those whom it had imprisoned;
       Whereas the fall of the Berlin Wall has become the 
     preeminent symbol of the end of the Cold War;
       Whereas the Cold War, at its essence, was a struggle for 
     human freedom;
       Whereas the end of the Cold War was brought about in large 
     measure by the dedi

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     cation, sacrifice, and discipline of Americans and many other 
     peoples around the world united in their opposition to Soviet 
     Communism;
       Whereas freedom's victory in the Cold War against Soviet 
     Communism is the crowning achievement of the free world's 
     long 20th century struggle against totalitarianism; and
       Whereas it is highly appropriate to remind Americans, 
     particularly those in their formal educational years, that 
     America paid the price and bore the burden to ensure the 
     survival of liberty on this planet: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) a Freedom Day should be celebrated each year in the 
     United States; and
       (2) the United States should join with other nations, 
     specifically including those which liberated themselves to 
     help end the Cold War, to establish a global holiday called 
     Freedom Day.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, 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?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, 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. LaTOURETTE, pursuant to clause 8, rule 
XX, announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 129.26  submission of conference report--h.r. 1554

  Mr. TAUZIN submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 106-464) on the 
bill (H.R. 1554) to amend the provisions of title 17, United States 
Code, and the Communications Act of 1934, relating to copyright 
licensing and carriage of broadcast signals by satellite; together with 
a statement thereon, for printing in the Record under the rule.

para. 129.27  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. 129.28  satellite signal licensing and carriage

  Mr. ARMEY moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 106-464):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     1554), to amend the provisions of title 17, United States 
     Code, and the Communications Act of 1934, relating to 
     copyright licensing and carriage of broadcast signals by 
     satellite, 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 
     ``Intellectual Property and Communications Omnibus Reform Act 
     of 1999''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

               TITLE I--SATELLITE HOME VIEWER IMPROVEMENT

Sec. 1001. Short title.
Sec. 1002. Limitations on exclusive rights; secondary transmissions by 
              satellite carriers within local markets.
Sec. 1003. Extension of effect of amendments to section 119 of title 
              17, United States Code.
Sec. 1004. Computation of royalty fees for satellite carriers.
Sec. 1005. Distant signal eligibility for consumers.
Sec. 1006. Public broadcasting service satellite feed.
Sec. 1007. Application of Federal communications commission 
              regulations.
Sec. 1008. Rules for satellite carriers retransmitting television 
              broadcast signals.
Sec. 1009. Retransmission consent.
Sec. 1010. Severability.
Sec. 1011. Technical amendments.
Sec. 1012. Effective dates.

                TITLE II--RURAL LOCAL TELEVISION SIGNALS

Sec. 2001. Short title.
Sec. 2002. Loan guarantees.
Sec. 2003. Administration of loan guarantees.
Sec. 2004. Retransmission of local television broadcast stations.
Sec. 2005. Local television service in unserved and underserved 
              markets.
Sec. 2006. Definitions.

              TITLE III--TRADEMARK CYBERPIRACY PREVENTION

Sec. 3001. Short title; references.
Sec. 3002. Cyberpiracy prevention.
Sec. 3003. Damages and remedies.
Sec. 3004. Limitation on liability.
Sec. 3005. Definitions.
Sec. 3006. Study on abusive domain name registrations involving 
              personal names.
Sec. 3007. Historic preservation.
Sec. 3008. Savings clause.
Sec. 3009. Technical and conforming amendments.
Sec. 3010. Effective date.

                     TITLE IV--INVENTOR PROTECTION

Sec. 4001. Short title.

                     Subtitle A--Inventors' Rights

Sec. 4101. Short title.
Sec. 4102. Integrity in invention promotion services.
Sec. 4103. Effective date.

             Subtitle B--Patent and Trademark Fee Fairness

Sec. 4201. Short title.
Sec. 4202. Adjustment of patent fees.
Sec. 4203. Adjustment of trademark fees.
Sec. 4204. Study on alternative fee structures.
Sec. 4205. Patent and Trademark Office Funding.
Sec. 4206. Effective date.

                   Subtitle C--First Inventor Defense

Sec. 4301. Short title.
Sec. 4302. Defense to patent infringement based on earlier inventor.
Sec. 4303. Effective date and applicability.

                   Subtitle D--Patent Term Guarantee

Sec. 4401. Short title.
Sec. 4402. Patent term guarantee authority.
Sec. 4403. Continued examination of patent applications.
Sec. 4404. Technical clarification.
Sec. 4405. Effective date.

   Subtitle E--Domestic Publication of Patent Applications Published 
                                 Abroad

Sec. 4501. Short title.
Sec. 4502. Publication.
Sec. 4503. Time for claiming benefit of earlier filing date.
Sec. 4504. Provisional rights.
Sec. 4505. Prior art effect of published applications.
Sec. 4506. Cost recovery for publication.
Sec. 4507. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 4508. Effective date.

       Subtitle F--Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Procedure

Sec. 4601. Short title.
Sec. 4602. Ex parte reexamination of patents.
Sec. 4603. Definitions.
Sec. 4604. Optional inter partes reexamination procedures.
Sec. 4605. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 4606. Report to Congress.
Sec. 4607. Estoppel effect of reexamination.
Sec. 4608. Effective date.

                Subtitle G--Patent and Trademark Office

Sec. 4701. Short title.

          Chapter 1--United States Patent and Trademark Office

Sec. 4711. Establishment of Patent and Trademark Office.
Sec. 4712. Powers and duties.
Sec. 4713. Organization and management.
Sec. 4714. Public advisory committees.
Sec. 4715. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 4716. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
Sec. 4717. Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences.
Sec. 4718. Annual report of Director.
Sec. 4719. Suspension or exclusion from practice.
Sec. 4720. Pay of Director and Deputy Director.

            Chapter 2--Effective Date; Technical Amendments

Sec. 4731. Effective date.
Sec. 4732. Technical and conforming amendments.

                  Chapter 3--Miscellaneous Provisions

Sec. 4741. References.
Sec. 4742. Exercise of authorities.
Sec. 4743. Savings provisions.
Sec. 4744. Transfer of assets.
Sec. 4745. Delegation and assignment.
Sec. 4746. Authority of director of the Office of Management and Budget 
              with respect to functions transferred.
Sec. 4747. Certain vesting of functions considered transfers.
Sec. 4748. Availability of existing funds.
Sec. 4749. Definitions.

              Subtitle H--Miscellaneous Patent Provisions

Sec. 4801. Provisional applications.
Sec. 4802. International applications.
Sec. 4803. Certain limitations on damages for patent infringement not 
              applicable.
Sec. 4804. Electronic filing and publications.
Sec. 4805. Study and report on biological deposits in support of 
              biotechnology patents.
Sec. 4806. Prior invention.
Sec. 4807. Prior art exclusion for certain commonly assigned patents.
Sec. 4808. Exchange of copies of patents with foreign countries.

                   TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 5001. Commission on online child protection.
Sec. 5002. Privacy protection for donors to public broadcasting 
              entities.
Sec. 5003. Completion of biennial regulatory review.

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Sec. 5004. Public broadcasting entities.
Sec. 5005. Technical amendments relating to vessel hull design 
              protection.
Sec. 5006. Informal rulemaking of copyright determination.
Sec. 5007. Service of process for surety corporations.
Sec. 5008. Low-power television.
               TITLE I--SATELLITE HOME VIEWER IMPROVEMENT

     SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Satellite Home Viewer 
     Improvement Act of 1999''.

     SEC. 1002. LIMITATIONS ON EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS; SECONDARY 
                   TRANSMISSIONS BY SATELLITE CARRIERS WITHIN 
                   LOCAL MARKETS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 17, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding after section 121 the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 122. Limitations on exclusive rights; secondary 
       transmissions by satellite carriers within local markets

       ``(a) Secondary Transmissions of Television Broadcast 
     Stations by Satellite Carriers.--A secondary transmission of 
     a performance or display of a work embodied in a primary 
     transmission of a television broadcast station into the 
     station's local market shall be subject to statutory 
     licensing under this section if--
       ``(1) the secondary transmission is made by a satellite 
     carrier to the public;
       ``(2) with regard to secondary transmissions, the satellite 
     carrier is in compliance with the rules, regulations, or 
     authorizations of the Federal Communications Commission 
     governing the carriage of television broadcast station 
     signals; and
       ``(3) the satellite carrier makes a direct or indirect 
     charge for the secondary transmission to--
       ``(A) each subscriber receiving the secondary transmission; 
     or
       ``(B) a distributor that has contracted with the satellite 
     carrier for direct or indirect delivery of the secondary 
     transmission to the public.
       ``(b) Reporting Requirements.--
       ``(1) Initial lists.--A satellite carrier that makes 
     secondary transmissions of a primary transmission made by a 
     network station under subsection (a) shall, within 90 days 
     after commencing such secondary transmissions, submit to the 
     network that owns or is affiliated with the network station a 
     list identifying (by name in alphabetical order and street 
     address, including county and zip code) all subscribers to 
     which the satellite carrier makes secondary transmissions of 
     that primary transmission under subsection (a).
       ``(2) Subsequent lists.--After the list is submitted under 
     paragraph (1), the satellite carrier shall, on the 15th of 
     each month, submit to the network a list identifying (by name 
     in alphabetical order and street address, including county 
     and zip code) any subscribers who have been added or dropped 
     as subscribers since the last submission under this 
     subsection.
       ``(3) Use of subscriber information.--Subscriber 
     information submitted by a satellite carrier under this 
     subsection may be used only for the purposes of monitoring 
     compliance by the satellite carrier with this section.
       ``(4) Requirements of networks.--The submission 
     requirements of this subsection shall apply to a satellite 
     carrier only if the network to which the submissions are to 
     be made places on file with the Register of Copyrights a 
     document identifying the name and address of the person to 
     whom such submissions are to be made. The Register of 
     Copyrights shall maintain for public inspection a file of all 
     such documents.
       ``(c) No Royalty Fee Required.--A satellite carrier whose 
     secondary transmissions are subject to statutory licensing 
     under subsection (a) shall have no royalty obligation for 
     such secondary transmissions.
       ``(d) Noncompliance With Reporting and Regulatory 
     Requirements.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the willful or 
     repeated secondary transmission to the public by a satellite 
     carrier into the local market of a television broadcast 
     station of a primary transmission embodying a performance or 
     display of a work made by that television broadcast station 
     is actionable as an act of infringement under section 501, 
     and is fully subject to the remedies provided under sections 
     502 through 506 and 509, if the satellite carrier has not 
     complied with the reporting requirements of subsection (b) or 
     with the rules, regulations, and authorizations of the 
     Federal Communications Commission concerning the carriage of 
     television broadcast signals.
       ``(e) Willful Alterations.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), 
     the secondary transmission to the public by a satellite 
     carrier into the local market of a television broadcast 
     station of a performance or display of a work embodied in a 
     primary transmission made by that television broadcast 
     station is actionable as an act of infringement under section 
     501, and is fully subject to the remedies provided by 
     sections 502 through 506 and sections 509 and 510, if the 
     content of the particular program in which the performance or 
     display is embodied, or any commercial advertising or station 
     announcement transmitted by the primary transmitter during, 
     or immediately before or after, the transmission of such 
     program, is in any way willfully altered by the satellite 
     carrier through changes, deletions, or additions, or is 
     combined with programming from any other broadcast signal.
       ``(f) Violation of Territorial Restrictions on Statutory 
     License for Television Broadcast Stations.--
       ``(1) Individual violations.--The willful or repeated 
     secondary transmission to the public by a satellite carrier 
     of a primary transmission embodying a performance or display 
     of a work made by a television broadcast station to a 
     subscriber who does not reside in that station's local 
     market, and is not subject to statutory licensing under 
     section 119 or a private licensing agreement, is actionable 
     as an act of infringement under section 501 and is fully 
     subject to the remedies provided by sections 502 through 506 
     and 509, except that--
       ``(A) no damages shall be awarded for such act of 
     infringement if the satellite carrier took corrective action 
     by promptly withdrawing service from the ineligible 
     subscriber; and
       ``(B) any statutory damages shall not exceed $5 for such 
     subscriber for each month during which the violation 
     occurred.
       ``(2) Pattern of violations.--If a satellite carrier 
     engages in a willful or repeated pattern or practice of 
     secondarily transmitting to the public a primary transmission 
     embodying a performance or display of a work made by a 
     television broadcast station to subscribers who do not reside 
     in that station's local market, and are not subject to 
     statutory licensing under section 119 or a private licensing 
     agreement, then in addition to the remedies under paragraph 
     (1)--
       ``(A) if the pattern or practice has been carried out on a 
     substantially nationwide basis, the court--
       ``(i) shall order a permanent injunction barring the 
     secondary transmission by the satellite carrier of the 
     primary transmissions of that television broadcast station 
     (and if such television broadcast station is a network 
     station, all other television broadcast stations affiliated 
     with such network); and
       ``(ii) may order statutory damages not exceeding $250,000 
     for each 6-month period during which the pattern or practice 
     was carried out; and
       ``(B) if the pattern or practice has been carried out on a 
     local or regional basis with respect to more than 1 
     television broadcast station, the court--
       ``(i) shall order a permanent injunction barring the 
     secondary transmission in that locality or region by the 
     satellite carrier of the primary transmissions of any 
     television broadcast station; and
       ``(ii) may order statutory damages not exceeding $250,000 
     for each 6-month period during which the pattern or practice 
     was carried out.
       ``(g) Burden of Proof.--In any action brought under 
     subsection (f), the satellite carrier shall have the burden 
     of proving that its secondary transmission of a primary 
     transmission by a television broadcast station is made only 
     to subscribers located within that station's local market or 
     subscribers being served in compliance with section 119 or a 
     private licensing agreement.
       ``(h) Geographic Limitations on Secondary Transmissions.--
     The statutory license created by this section shall apply to 
     secondary transmissions to locations in the United States.
       ``(i) Exclusivity With Respect to Secondary Transmissions 
     of Broadcast Stations by Satellite to Members of the 
     Public.--No provision of section 111 or any other law (other 
     than this section and section 119) shall be construed to 
     contain any authorization, exemption, or license through 
     which secondary transmissions by satellite carriers of 
     programming contained in a primary transmission made by a 
     television broadcast station may be made without obtaining 
     the consent of the copyright owner.
       ``(j) Definitions.--In this section--
       ``(1) Distributor.--The term `distributor' means an entity 
     which contracts to distribute secondary transmissions from a 
     satellite carrier and, either as a single channel or in a 
     package with other programming, provides the secondary 
     transmission either directly to individual subscribers or 
     indirectly through other program distribution entities.
       ``(2) Local market.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `local market', in the case of 
     both commercial and noncommercial television broadcast 
     stations, means the designated market area in which a station 
     is located, and--
       ``(i) in the case of a commercial television broadcast 
     station, all commercial television broadcast stations 
     licensed to a community within the same designated market 
     area are within the same local market; and
       ``(ii) in the case of a noncommercial educational 
     television broadcast station, the market includes any station 
     that is licensed to a community within the same designated 
     market area as the noncommercial educational television 
     broadcast station.
       ``(B) County of license.--In addition to the area described 
     in subparagraph (A), a station's local market includes the 
     county in which the station's community of license is 
     located.
       ``(C) Designated market area.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A), the term `designated market area' means a designated 
     market area, as determined by Nielsen Media Research and 
     published in the 1999-2000 Nielsen Station Index Directory 
     and Nielsen Station Index United States Television Household 
     Estimates or any successor publication.
       ``(3) Network station; satellite carrier; secondary 
     transmission.--The terms `network station', `satellite 
     carrier' and `secondary transmission' have the meanings given 
     such terms under section 119(d).
       ``(4) Subscriber.--The term `subscriber' means a person who 
     receives a secondary transmission service from a satellite 
     carrier and pays a fee for the service, directly or 
     indirectly, to the satellite carrier or to a distributor.
       ``(5) Television broadcast station.--The term `television 
     broadcast station'--
       ``(A) means an over-the-air, commercial or noncommercial 
     television broadcast station licensed by the Federal 
     Communications Commission under subpart E of part 73 of title 
     47, Code of Federal Regulations, except that such term does 
     not include a low-power or translator television station; and
       ``(B) includes a television broadcast station licensed by 
     an appropriate governmental authority of Canada or Mexico if 
     the station broadcasts primarily in the English language and 
     is a

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     network station as defined in section 119(d)(2)(A).''.
       (b) Infringement of Copyright.--Section 501 of title 17, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(f)(1) With respect to any secondary transmission that is 
     made by a satellite carrier of a performance or display of a 
     work embodied in a primary transmission and is actionable as 
     an act of infringement under section 122, a television 
     broadcast station holding a copyright or other license to 
     transmit or perform the same version of that work shall, for 
     purposes of subsection (b) of this section, be treated as a 
     legal or beneficial owner if such secondary transmission 
     occurs within the local market of that station.
       ``(2) A television broadcast station may file a civil 
     action against any satellite carrier that has refused to 
     carry television broadcast signals, as required under section 
     122(a)(2), to enforce that television broadcast station's 
     rights under section 338(a) of the Communications Act of 
     1934.''.
       (c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--The table of 
     sections for chapter 1 of title 17, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding after the item relating to section 121 the 
     following:

``122. Limitations on exclusive rights; secondary transmissions by 
              satellite carriers within local market.''.

     SEC. 1003. EXTENSION OF EFFECT OF AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 119 
                   OF TITLE 17, UNITED STATES CODE.

       Section 4(a) of the Satellite Home Viewer Act of 1994 (17 
     U.S.C. 119 note; Public Law 103-369; 108 Stat. 3481) is 
     amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2004''.

     SEC. 1004. COMPUTATION OF ROYALTY FEES FOR SATELLITE 
                   CARRIERS.

       Section 119(c) of title 17, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Reduction.--
       ``(A) Superstation.--The rate of the royalty fee in effect 
     on January 1, 1998, payable in each case under subsection 
     (b)(1)(B)(i) shall be reduced by 30 percent.
       ``(B) Network and public broadcasting satellite feed.--The 
     rate of the royalty fee in effect on January 1, 1998, payable 
     under subsection (b)(1)(B)(ii) shall be reduced by 45 
     percent.
       ``(5) Public broadcasting service as agent.--For purposes 
     of section 802, with respect to royalty fees paid by 
     satellite carriers for retransmitting the Public Broadcasting 
     Service satellite feed, the Public Broadcasting Service shall 
     be the agent for all public television copyright claimants 
     and all Public Broadcasting Service member stations.''.

     SEC. 1005. DISTANT SIGNAL ELIGIBILITY FOR CONSUMERS.

       (a) Unserved Household.--
       (1) In general.--Section 119(d) of title 17, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking paragraph (10) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(10) Unserved household.--The term `unserved household', 
     with respect to a particular television network, means a 
     household that--
       ``(A) cannot receive, through the use of a conventional, 
     stationary, outdoor rooftop receiving antenna, an over-the-
     air signal of a primary network station affiliated with that 
     network of Grade B intensity as defined by the Federal 
     Communications Commission under section 73.683(a) of title 47 
     of the Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on January 
     1, 1999;
       ``(B) is subject to a waiver granted under regulations 
     established under section 339(c)(2) of the Communications Act 
     of 1934;
       ``(C) is a subscriber to whom subsection (e) applies;
       ``(D) is a subscriber to whom subsection (a)(11) applies; 
     or
       ``(E) is a subscriber to whom the exemption under 
     subsection (a)(2)(B)(iii) applies.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 119(a)(2)(B) of title 
     17, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) Secondary transmissions to unserved households.--
       ``(i) In general.--The statutory license provided for in 
     subparagraph (A) shall be limited to secondary transmissions 
     of the signals of no more than 2 network stations in a single 
     day for each television network to persons who reside in 
     unserved households.
       ``(ii) Accurate determinations of eligibility.--

       ``(I) Accurate predictive model.--In determining 
     presumptively whether a person resides in an unserved 
     household under subsection (d)(10)(A), a court shall rely on 
     the Individual Location Longley-Rice model set forth by the 
     Federal Communications Commission in Docket No. 98-201, as 
     that model may be amended by the Commission over time under 
     section 339(c)(3) of the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     increase the accuracy of that model.
       ``(II) Accurate measurements.--For purposes of site 
     measurements to determine whether a person resides in an 
     unserved household under subsection (d)(10)(A), a court shall 
     rely on section 339(c)(4) of the Communications Act of 1934.

       ``(iii) C-band exemption to unserved households.--

       ``(I) In general.--The limitations of clause (i) shall not 
     apply to any secondary transmissions by C-band services of 
     network stations that a subscriber to C-band service received 
     before any termination of such secondary transmissions before 
     October 31, 1999.
       ``(II) Definition.--In this clause the term `C-band 
     service' means a service that is licensed by the Federal 
     Communications Commission and operates in the Fixed Satellite 
     Service under part 25 of title 47 of the Code of Federal 
     Regulations.''.

       (b) Exception to Limitation on Secondary Transmissions.--
     Section 119(a)(5) of title 17, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(E) Exception.--The secondary transmission by a satellite 
     carrier of a performance or display of a work embodied in a 
     primary transmission made by a network station to subscribers 
     who do not reside in unserved households shall not be an act 
     of infringement if--
       ``(i) the station on May 1, 1991, was retransmitted by a 
     satellite carrier and was not on that date owned or operated 
     by or affiliated with a television network that offered 
     interconnected program service on a regular basis for 15 or 
     more hours per week to at least 25 affiliated television 
     licensees in 10 or more States;
       ``(ii) as of July 1, 1998, such station was retransmitted 
     by a satellite carrier under the statutory license of this 
     section; and
       ``(iii) the station is not owned or operated by or 
     affiliated with a television network that, as of January 1, 
     1995, offered interconnected program service on a regular 
     basis for 15 or more hours per week to at least 25 affiliated 
     television licensees in 10 or more States.''.
       (c) Moratorium on Copyright Liability.--Section 119(e) of 
     title 17, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(e) Moratorium on Copyright Liability.--Until December 
     31, 2004, a subscriber who does not receive a signal of grade 
     A intensity (as defined in the regulations of the Federal 
     Communications Commission under section 73.683(a) of title 47 
     of the Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on January 
     1, 1999, or predicted by the Federal Communications 
     Commission using the Individual Location Longley-Rice 
     methodology described by the Federal Communications 
     Commission in Docket 98-201) of a local network television 
     broadcast station shall remain eligible to receive signals of 
     network stations affiliated with the same network, if that 
     subscriber had satellite service of such network signal 
     terminated after July 11, 1998, and before October 31, 1999, 
     as required by this section, or received such service on 
     October 31, 1999.''.
       (d) Recreational Vehicle and Commercial Truck Exemption.--
     Section 119(a) of title 17, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(11) Service to recreational vehicles and commercial 
     trucks.--
       ``(A) Exemption.--
       ``(i) In general.--For purposes of this subsection, and 
     subject to clauses (ii) and (iii), the term `unserved 
     household' shall include--

       ``(I) recreational vehicles as defined in regulations of 
     the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under section 
     3282.8 of title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations; and
       ``(II) commercial trucks that qualify as commercial motor 
     vehicles under regulations of the Secretary of Transportation 
     under section 383.5 of title 49 of the Code of Federal 
     Regulations.

       ``(ii) Limitation.--Clause (i) shall apply only to a 
     recreational vehicle or commercial truck if any satellite 
     carrier that proposes to make a secondary transmission of a 
     network station to the operator of such a recreational 
     vehicle or commercial truck complies with the documentation 
     requirements under subparagraphs (B) and (C).
       ``(iii) Exclusion.--For purposes of this subparagraph, the 
     terms `recreational vehicle' and `commercial truck' shall not 
     include any fixed dwelling, whether a mobile home or 
     otherwise.
       ``(B) Documentation requirements.--A recreational vehicle 
     or commercial truck shall be deemed to be an unserved 
     household beginning 10 days after the relevant satellite 
     carrier provides to the network that owns or is affiliated 
     with the network station that will be secondarily transmitted 
     to the recreational vehicle or commercial truck the following 
     documents:
       ``(i) Declaration.--A signed declaration by the operator of 
     the recreational vehicle or commercial truck that the 
     satellite dish is permanently attached to the recreational 
     vehicle or commercial truck, and will not be used to receive 
     satellite programming at any fixed dwelling.
       ``(ii) Registration.--In the case of a recreational 
     vehicle, a copy of the current State vehicle registration for 
     the recreational vehicle.
       ``(iii) Registration and license.--In the case of a 
     commercial truck, a copy of--

       ``(I) the current State vehicle registration for the truck; 
     and
       ``(II) a copy of a valid, current commercial driver's 
     license, as defined in regulations of the Secretary of 
     Transportation under section 383 of title 49 of the Code of 
     Federal Regulations, issued to the operator.

       ``(C) Updated documentation requirements.--If a satellite 
     carrier wishes to continue to make secondary transmissions to 
     a recreational vehicle or commercial truck for more than a 2-
     year period, that carrier shall provide each network, upon 
     request, with updated documentation in the form described 
     under subparagraph (B) during the 90 days before expiration 
     of that 2-year period.''.
       (e) Exception to Satellite Carrier Definition.--Section 
     119(d)(6) of title 17, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting before the period ``, or provides a digital online 
     communication service''.
       (f) Conforming Amendment.--Section 119(d)(11) of title 17, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(11) Local market.--The term `local market' has the 
     meaning given such term under section 122(j).''.

     SEC. 1006. PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE SATELLITE FEED.

       (a) Secondary Transmissions.--Section 119(a)(1) of title 
     17, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking the paragraph heading and inserting ``(1) 
     Superstations and pbs satellite feed.--'';
       (2) by inserting ``or by the Public Broadcasting Service 
     satellite feed'' after ``superstation''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following: ``In the case of 
     the Public Broadcasting Service sat

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     ellite feed, the statutory license shall be effective until 
     January 1, 2002.''.
       (b) Royalty Fees.--Section 119(b)(1)(B)(iii) of title 17, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting ``or the Public 
     Broadcasting Service satellite feed'' after ``network 
     station''.
       (c) Definitions.--Section 119(d) of title 17, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by amending paragraph (9) to read as follows:
       ``(9) Superstation.--The term `superstation'--
       ``(A) means a television broadcast station, other than a 
     network station, licensed by the Federal Communications 
     Commission that is secondarily transmitted by a satellite 
     carrier; and
       ``(B) except for purposes of computing the royalty fee, 
     includes the Public Broadcasting Service satellite feed.''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(12) Public broadcasting service satellite feed.--The 
     term `Public Broadcasting Service satellite feed' means the 
     national satellite feed distributed and designated for 
     purposes of this section by the Public Broadcasting Service 
     consisting of educational and informational programming 
     intended for private home viewing, to which the Public 
     Broadcasting Service holds national terrestrial broadcast 
     rights.''.

     SEC. 1007. APPLICATION OF FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
                   REGULATIONS.

       Section 119(a) of title 17, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``with regard to 
     secondary transmissions the satellite carrier is in 
     compliance with the rules, regulations, or authorizations of 
     the Federal Communications Commission governing the carriage 
     of television broadcast station signals,'' after ``satellite 
     carrier to the public for private home viewing,'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``with regard to 
     secondary transmissions the satellite carrier is in 
     compliance with the rules, regulations, or authorizations of 
     the Federal Communications Commission governing the carriage 
     of television broadcast station signals,'' after ``satellite 
     carrier to the public for private home viewing,''; and
       (3) by adding at the end of such subsection (as amended by 
     section 1005(e) of this Act) the following new paragraph:
       ``(12) Statutory license contingent on compliance with fcc 
     rules and remedial steps.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this section, the willful or repeated secondary 
     transmission to the public by a satellite carrier of a 
     primary transmission embodying a performance or display of a 
     work made by a broadcast station licensed by the Federal 
     Communications Commission is actionable as an act of 
     infringement under section 501, and is fully subject to the 
     remedies provided by sections 502 through 506 and 509, if, at 
     the time of such transmission, the satellite carrier is not 
     in compliance with the rules, regulations, and authorizations 
     of the Federal Communications Commission concerning the 
     carriage of television broadcast station signals.''.

     SEC. 1008. RULES FOR SATELLITE CARRIERS RETRANSMITTING 
                   TELEVISION BROADCAST SIGNALS.

       (a) Amendments to Communications Act of 1934.--Title III of 
     the Communications Act of 1934 is amended by inserting after 
     section 337 (47 U.S.C. 337) the following new sections:

     ``SEC. 338. CARRIAGE OF LOCAL TELEVISION SIGNALS BY SATELLITE 
                   CARRIERS.

       ``(a) Carriage Obligations.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to the limitations of paragraph 
     (2), each satellite carrier providing, under section 122 of 
     title 17, United States Code, secondary transmissions to 
     subscribers located within the local market of a television 
     broadcast station of a primary transmission made by that 
     station shall carry upon request the signals of all 
     television broadcast stations located within that local 
     market, subject to section 325(b).
       ``(2) Remedies for failure to carry.--The remedies for any 
     failure to meet the obligations under this subsection shall 
     be available exclusively under section 501(f) of title 17, 
     United States Code.
       ``(3) Effective date.--No satellite carrier shall be 
     required to carry local television broadcast stations under 
     paragraph (1) until January 1, 2002.
       ``(b) Good Signal Required.--
       ``(1) Costs.--A television broadcast station asserting its 
     right to carriage under subsection (a) shall be required to 
     bear the costs associated with delivering a good quality 
     signal to the designated local receive facility of the 
     satellite carrier or to another facility that is acceptable 
     to at least one-half the stations asserting the right to 
     carriage in the local market.
       ``(2) Regulations.--The regulations issued under subsection 
     (g) shall set forth the obligations necessary to carry out 
     this subsection.
       ``(c) Duplication Not Required.--
       ``(1) Commercial stations.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), 
     a satellite carrier shall not be required to carry upon 
     request the signal of any local commercial television 
     broadcast station that substantially duplicates the signal of 
     another local commercial television broadcast station which 
     is secondarily transmitted by the satellite carrier within 
     the same local market, or to carry upon request the signals 
     of more than 1 local commercial television broadcast station 
     in a single local market that is affiliated with a particular 
     television network unless such stations are licensed to 
     communities in different States.
       ``(2) Noncommercial stations.--The Commission shall 
     prescribe regulations limiting the carriage requirements 
     under subsection (a) of satellite carriers with respect to 
     the carriage of multiple local noncommercial television 
     broadcast stations. To the extent possible, such regulations 
     shall provide the same degree of carriage by satellite 
     carriers of such multiple stations as is provided by cable 
     systems under section 615.
       ``(d) Channel Positioning.--No satellite carrier shall be 
     required to provide the signal of a local television 
     broadcast station to subscribers in that station's local 
     market on any particular channel number or to provide the 
     signals in any particular order, except that the satellite 
     carrier shall retransmit the signal of the local television 
     broadcast stations to subscribers in the stations' local 
     market on contiguous channels and provide access to such 
     station's signals at a nondiscriminatory price and in a 
     nondiscriminatory manner on any navigational device, on-
     screen program guide, or menu.
       ``(e) Compensation for Carriage.--A satellite carrier shall 
     not accept or request monetary payment or other valuable 
     consideration in exchange either for carriage of local 
     television broadcast stations in fulfillment of the 
     requirements of this section or for channel positioning 
     rights provided to such stations under this section, except 
     that any such station may be required to bear the costs 
     associated with delivering a good quality signal to the local 
     receive facility of the satellite carrier.
       ``(f) Remedies.--
       ``(1) Complaints by broadcast stations.--Whenever a local 
     television broadcast station believes that a satellite 
     carrier has failed to meet its obligations under subsections 
     (b) through (e) of this section, such station shall notify 
     the carrier, in writing, of the alleged failure and identify 
     its reasons for believing that the satellite carrier failed 
     to comply with such obligations. The satellite carrier shall, 
     within 30 days after such written notification, respond in 
     writing to such notification and comply with such obligations 
     or state its reasons for believing that it is in compliance 
     with such obligations. A local television broadcast station 
     that disputes a response by a satellite carrier that it is in 
     compliance with such obligations may obtain review of such 
     denial or response by filing a complaint with the Commission. 
     Such complaint shall allege the manner in which such 
     satellite carrier has failed to meet its obligations and the 
     basis for such allegations.
       ``(2) Opportunity to respond.--The Commission shall afford 
     the satellite carrier against which a complaint is filed 
     under paragraph (1) an opportunity to present data and 
     arguments to establish that there has been no failure to meet 
     its obligations under this section.
       ``(3) Remedial actions; dismissal.--Within 120 days after 
     the date a complaint is filed under paragraph (1), the 
     Commission shall determine whether the satellite carrier has 
     met its obligations under subsections (b) through (e). If the 
     Commission determines that the satellite carrier has failed 
     to meet such obligations, the Commission shall order the 
     satellite carrier to take appropriate remedial action. If the 
     Commission determines that the satellite carrier has fully 
     met the requirements of such subsections, the Commission 
     shall dismiss the complaint.
       ``(g) Regulations by Commission.--Within 1 year after the 
     date of enactment of this section, the Commission shall issue 
     regulations implementing this section following a rulemaking 
     proceeding. The regulations prescribed under this section 
     shall include requirements on satellite carriers that are 
     comparable to the requirements on cable operators under 
     sections 614(b) (3) and (4) and 615(g)(1) and (2).
       ``(h) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       ``(1) Distributor.--The term `distributor' means an entity 
     which contracts to distribute secondary transmissions from a 
     satellite carrier and, either as a single channel or in a 
     package with other programming, provides the secondary 
     transmission either directly to individual subscribers or 
     indirectly through other program distribution entities.
       ``(2) Local receive facility.--The term `local receive 
     facility' means the reception point in each local market 
     which a satellite carrier designates for delivery of the 
     signal of the station for purposes of retransmission.
       ``(3) Local market.--The term `local market' has the 
     meaning given that term under section 122(j) of title 17, 
     United States Code.
       ``(4) Satellite carrier.--The term `satellite carrier' has 
     the meaning given such term under section 119(d) of title 17, 
     United States Code.
       ``(5) Secondary transmission.--The term `secondary 
     transmission' has the meaning given such term in section 
     119(d) of title 17, United States Code.
       ``(6) Subscriber.--The term `subscriber' has the meaning 
     given that term under section 122(j) of title 17, United 
     States Code.
       ``(7) Television broadcast station.--The term `television 
     broadcast station' has the meaning given such term in section 
     325(b)(7).

     ``SEC. 339. CARRIAGE OF DISTANT TELEVISION STATIONS BY 
                   SATELLITE CARRIERS.

       ``(a) Provisions Relating to Carriage of Distant Signals.--
       ``(1) Carriage permitted.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to section 119 of title 17, 
     United States Code, any satellite carrier shall be permitted 
     to provide the signals of no more than 2 network stations in 
     a single day for each television network to any household not 
     located within the local markets of those network stations.
       ``(B) Additional service.--In addition to signals provided 
     under subparagraph (A), any satellite carrier may also 
     provide service under the statutory license of section 122 of 
     title 17, United States Code, to the local market within 
     which such household is located. The service provided under 
     section 122 of such title may be in addition to the 2 signals 
     provided under section 119 of such title.
       ``(2) Penalty for violation.--Any satellite carrier that 
     knowingly and willfully provides the signals of television 
     stations to subscribers in violation of this subsection shall 
     be liable for a forfeiture penalty under section 503 in the 
     amount of $50,000 for each violation or each day of a 
     continuing violation.
       ``(b) Extension of Network Nonduplication, Syndicated 
     Exclusivity, and Sports Blackout to Satellite 
     Retransmission.--

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       ``(1) Extension of protections.--Within 45 days after the 
     date of enactment of the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement 
     Act of 1999, the Commission shall commence a single 
     rulemaking proceeding to establish regulations that--
       ``(A) apply network nonduplication protection (47 C.F.R. 
     76.92) syndicated exclusivity protection (47 C.F.R. 76.151), 
     and sports blackout protection (47 C.F.R. 76.67) to the 
     retransmission of the signals of nationally distributed 
     superstations by satellite carriers to subscribers; and
       ``(B) to the extent technically feasible and not 
     economically prohibitive, apply sports blackout protection 
     (47 C.F.R. 76.67) to the retransmission of the signals of 
     network stations by satellite carriers to subscribers.
       ``(2) Deadline for action.--The Commission shall complete 
     all actions necessary to prescribe regulations required by 
     this section so that the regulations shall become effective 
     within 1 year after such date of enactment.
       ``(c) Eligibility for Retransmission.--
       ``(1) Signal standard for satellite carrier purposes.--For 
     the purposes of identifying an unserved household under 
     section 119(d)(10) of title 17, United States Code, within 1 
     year after the date of enactment of the Satellite Home Viewer 
     Improvement Act of 1999, the Commission shall conclude an 
     inquiry to evaluate all possible standards and factors for 
     determining eligibility for retransmissions of the signals of 
     network stations, and, if appropriate--
       ``(A) recommend modifications to the Grade B intensity 
     standard for analog signals set forth in section 73.683(a) of 
     its regulations (47 C.F.R. 73.683(a)), or recommend 
     alternative standards or factors for purposes of determining 
     such eligibility; and
       ``(B) make a further recommendation relating to an 
     appropriate standard for digital signals.
       ``(2) Waivers.--A subscriber who is denied the 
     retransmission of a signal of a network station under section 
     119 of title 17, United States Code, may request a waiver 
     from such denial by submitting a request, through such 
     subscriber's satellite carrier, to the network station 
     asserting that the retransmission is prohibited. The network 
     station shall accept or reject a subscriber's request for a 
     waiver within 30 days after receipt of the request. The 
     subscriber shall be permitted to receive such retransmission 
     under section 119(d)(10)(B) of title 17, United States Code, 
     if such station agrees to the waiver request and files with 
     the satellite carrier a written waiver with respect to that 
     subscriber allowing the subscriber to receive such 
     retransmission. If a television network station fails to 
     accept or reject a subscriber's request for a waiver within 
     the 30-day period after receipt of the request, that station 
     shall be deemed to agree to the waiver request and have filed 
     such written waiver.
       ``(3) Establishment of improved predictive model 
     required.--Within 180 days after the date of enactment of the 
     Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act of 1999, the Commission 
     shall take all actions necessary, including any 
     reconsideration, to develop and prescribe by rule a point-to-
     point predictive model for reliably and presumptively 
     determining the ability of individual locations to receive 
     signals in accordance with the signal intensity standard in 
     effect under section 119(d)(10)(A) of title 17, United States 
     Code. In prescribing such model, the Commission shall rely on 
     the Individual Location Longley-Rice model set forth by the 
     Federal Communications Commission in Docket 98-201 and ensure 
     that such model takes into account terrain, building 
     structures, and other land cover variations. The Commission 
     shall establish procedures for the continued refinement in 
     the application of the model by the use of additional data as 
     it becomes available.
       ``(4) Objective verification.--
       ``(A) In general.--If a subscriber's request for a waiver 
     under paragraph (2) is rejected and the subscriber submits to 
     the subscriber's satellite carrier a request for a test 
     verifying the subscriber's inability to receive a signal that 
     meets the signal intensity standard in effect under section 
     119(d)(10)(A) of title 17, United States Code, the satellite 
     carrier and the network station or stations asserting that 
     the retransmission is prohibited with respect to that 
     subscriber shall select a qualified and independent person to 
     conduct a test in accordance with section 73.686(d) of its 
     regulations (47 C.F.R. 73.686(d)), or any successor 
     regulation. Such test shall be conducted within 30 days after 
     the date the subscriber submits a request for the test. If 
     the written findings and conclusions of a test conducted in 
     accordance with such section (or any successor regulation) 
     demonstrate that the subscriber does not receive a signal 
     that meets or exceeds the signal intensity standard in effect 
     under section 119(d)(10)(A) of title 17, United States Code, 
     the subscriber shall not be denied the retransmission of a 
     signal of a network station under section 119 of title 17, 
     United States Code.
       ``(B) Designation of tester and allocation of costs.--If 
     the satellite carrier and the network station or stations 
     asserting that the retransmission is prohibited are unable to 
     agree on such a person to conduct the test, the person shall 
     be designated by an independent and neutral entity designated 
     by the Commission by rule. Unless the satellite carrier and 
     the network station or stations otherwise agree, the costs of 
     conducting the test under this paragraph shall be borne by 
     the satellite carrier, if the station's signal meets or 
     exceeds the signal intensity standard in effect under section 
     119(d)(10)(A) of title 17, United States Code, or by the 
     network station, if its signal fails to meet or exceed such 
     standard.
       ``(C) Avoidance of undue burden.-- Commission regulations 
     prescribed under this paragraph shall seek to avoid any undue 
     burden on any party.
       ``(d) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
       ``(1) Local market.--The term `local market' has the 
     meaning given that term under section 122(j) of title 17, 
     United States Code.
       ``(2) Nationally distributed superstation.--The term 
     `nationally distributed superstation' means a television 
     broadcast station, licensed by the Commission, that--
       ``(A) is not owned or operated by or affiliated with a 
     television network that, as of January 1, 1995, offered 
     interconnected program service on a regular basis for 15 or 
     more hours per week to at least 25 affiliated television 
     licensees in 10 or more States;
       ``(B) on May 1, 1991, was retransmitted by a satellite 
     carrier and was not a network station at that time; and
       ``(C) was, as of July 1, 1998, retransmitted by a satellite 
     carrier under the statutory license of section 119 of title 
     17, United States Code.
       ``(3) Network station.--The term `network station' has the 
     meaning given such term under section 119(d) of title 17, 
     United States Code.
       ``(4) Satellite carrier.--The term `satellite carrier' has 
     the meaning given such term under section 119(d) of title 17, 
     United States Code.
       ``(5) Television network.--The term `television network' 
     means a television network in the United States which offers 
     an interconnected program service on a regular basis for 15 
     or more hours per week to at least 25 affiliated broadcast 
     stations in 10 or more States.''.
       (b) Network Station Definition.--Section 119(d)(2) of title 
     17, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B) by striking the period and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (2) by adding after subparagraph (B) the following:
     ``except that the term does not include the signal of the 
     Alaska Rural Communications Service, or any successor entity 
     to that service.''.

     SEC. 1009. RETRANSMISSION CONSENT.

       (a) In General.--Section 325(b) of the Communications Act 
     of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 325(b)) is amended--
       (1) by amending paragraphs (1) and (2) to read as follows:
       ``(b)(1) No cable system or other multichannel video 
     programming distributor shall retransmit the signal of a 
     broadcasting station, or any part thereof, except--
       ``(A) with the express authority of the originating 
     station;
       ``(B) under section 614, in the case of a station electing, 
     in accordance with this subsection, to assert the right to 
     carriage under such section; or
       ``(C) under section 338, in the case of a station electing, 
     in accordance with this subsection, to assert the right to 
     carriage under such section.
       ``(2) This subsection shall not apply--
       ``(A) to retransmission of the signal of a noncommercial 
     television broadcast station;
       ``(B) to retransmission of the signal of a television 
     broadcast station outside the station's local market by a 
     satellite carrier directly to its subscribers, if--
       ``(i) such station was a superstation on May 1, 1991;
       ``(ii) as of July 1, 1998, such station was retransmitted 
     by a satellite carrier under the statutory license of section 
     119 of title 17, United States Code; and
       ``(iii) the satellite carrier complies with any network 
     nonduplication, syndicated exclusivity, and sports blackout 
     rules adopted by the Commission under section 339(b) of this 
     Act;
       ``(C) until December 31, 2004, to retransmission of the 
     signals of network stations directly to a home satellite 
     antenna, if the subscriber receiving the signal--
       ``(i) is located in an area outside the local market of 
     such stations; and
       ``(ii) resides in an unserved household;
       ``(D) to retransmission by a cable operator or other 
     multichannel video provider, other than a satellite carrier, 
     of the signal of a television broadcast station outside the 
     station's local market if such signal was obtained from a 
     satellite carrier and--
       ``(i) the originating station was a superstation on May 1, 
     1991; and
       ``(ii) as of July 1, 1998, such station was retransmitted 
     by a satellite carrier under the statutory license of section 
     119 of title 17, United States Code; or
       ``(E) during the 6-month period beginning on the date of 
     enactment of the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act of 
     1999, to the retransmission of the signal of a television 
     broadcast station within the station's local market by a 
     satellite carrier directly to its subscribers under the 
     statutory license of section 122 of title 17, United States 
     Code.
     For purposes of this paragraph, the terms `satellite carrier' 
     and `superstation' have the meanings given those terms, 
     respectively, in section 119(d) of title 17, United States 
     Code, as in effect on the date of enactment of the Cable 
     Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992, 
     the term `unserved household' has the meaning given that term 
     under section 119(d) of such title, and the term `local 
     market' has the meaning given that term in section 122(j) of 
     such title.'';
       (2) by adding at the end of paragraph (3) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) Within 45 days after the date of enactment of the 
     Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act of 1999, the Commission 
     shall commence a rulemaking proceeding to revise the 
     regulations governing the exercise by television broadcast 
     stations of the right to grant retransmission consent under 
     this subsection, and such other regulations as are necessary 
     to administer the limitations contained in paragraph (2). The 
     Commission shall complete all actions necessary to prescribe 
     such regulations within 1 year after such date of enactment. 
     Such regulations shall--
       ``(i) establish election time periods that correspond with 
     those regulations adopted under subparagraph (B) of this 
     paragraph; and
       ``(ii) until January 1, 2006, prohibit a television 
     broadcast station that provides retransmission consent from 
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     tracts for carriage or failing to negotiate in good faith, 
     and it shall not be a failure to negotiate in good faith if 
     the television broadcast station enters into retransmission 
     consent agreements containing different terms and conditions, 
     including price terms, with different multichannel video 
     programming distributors if such different terms and 
     conditions are based on competitive marketplace 
     considerations.'';
       (3) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the following 
     new sentence: ``If an originating television station elects 
     under paragraph (3)(C) to exercise its right to grant 
     retransmission consent under this subsection with respect to 
     a satellite carrier, section 338 shall not apply to the 
     carriage of the signal of such station by such satellite 
     carrier.'';
       (4) in paragraph (5), by striking ``614 or 615'' and 
     inserting ``338, 614, or 615''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) For purposes of this subsection, the term--
       ``(A) `network station' has the meaning given such term 
     under section 119(d) of title 17, United States Code; and
       ``(B) `television broadcast station' means an over-the-air 
     commercial or noncommercial television broadcast station 
     licensed by the Commission under subpart E of part 73 of 
     title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, except that such term 
     does not include a low-power or translator television 
     station.''.
       (b) Enforcement Provisions for Consent for 
     Retransmissions.--Section 325 of the Communications Act of 
     1934 (47 U.S.C. 325) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(e) Enforcement Proceedings Against Satellite Carriers 
     Concerning Retransmissions of Television Broadcast Stations 
     in the Respective Local Markets of Such Carriers.--
       ``(1) Complaints by television broadcast stations.--If 
     after the expiration of the 6-month period described under 
     subsection (b)(2)(E) a television broadcast station believes 
     that a satellite carrier has retransmitted its signal to any 
     person in the local market of such station in violation of 
     subsection (b)(1), the station may file with the Commission a 
     complaint providing--
       ``(A) the name, address, and call letters of the station;
       ``(B) the name and address of the satellite carrier;
       ``(C) the dates on which the alleged retransmission 
     occurred;
       ``(D) the street address of at least 1 person in the local 
     market of the station to whom the alleged retransmission was 
     made;
       ``(E) a statement that the retransmission was not expressly 
     authorized by the television broadcast station; and
       ``(F) the name and address of counsel for the station.
       ``(2) Service of complaints on satellite carriers.--For 
     purposes of any proceeding under this subsection, any 
     satellite carrier that retransmits the signal of any 
     broadcast station shall be deemed to designate the Secretary 
     of the Commission as its agent for service of process. A 
     television broadcast station may serve a satellite carrier 
     with a complaint concerning an alleged violation of 
     subsection (b)(1) through retransmission of a station within 
     the local market of such station by filing the original and 2 
     copies of the complaint with the Secretary of the Commission 
     and serving a copy of the complaint on the satellite carrier 
     by means of 2 commonly used overnight delivery services, each 
     addressed to the chief executive officer of the satellite 
     carrier at its principal place of business, and each marked 
     `URGENT LITIGATION MATTER' on the outer packaging. Service 
     shall be deemed complete 1 business day after a copy of the 
     complaint is provided to the delivery services for overnight 
     delivery. On receipt of a complaint filed by a television 
     broadcast station under this subsection, the Secretary of the 
     Commission shall send the original complaint by United States 
     mail, postage prepaid, receipt requested, addressed to the 
     chief executive officer of the satellite carrier at its 
     principal place of business.
       ``(3) Answers by satellite carriers.--Within 5 business 
     days after the date of service, the satellite carrier shall 
     file an answer with the Commission and shall serve the answer 
     by a commonly used overnight delivery service and by United 
     States mail, on the counsel designated in the complaint at 
     the address listed for such counsel in the complaint.
       ``(4) Defenses.--
       ``(A) Exclusive defenses.--The defenses under this 
     paragraph are the exclusive defenses available to a satellite 
     carrier against which a complaint under this subsection is 
     filed.
       ``(B) Defenses.--The defenses referred to under 
     subparagraph (A) are the defenses that--
       ``(i) the satellite carrier did not retransmit the 
     television broadcast station to any person in the local 
     market of the station during the time period specified in the 
     complaint;
       ``(ii) the television broadcast station had, in a writing 
     signed by an officer of the television broadcast station, 
     expressly authorized the retransmission of the station by the 
     satellite carrier to each person in the local market of the 
     television broadcast station to which the satellite carrier 
     made such retransmissions for the entire time period during 
     which it is alleged that a violation of subsection (b)(1) has 
     occurred;
       ``(iii) the retransmission was made after January 1, 2002, 
     and the television broadcast station had elected to assert 
     the right to carriage under section 338 as against the 
     satellite carrier for the relevant period; or
       ``(iv) the station being retransmitted is a noncommercial 
     television broadcast station.
       ``(5) Counting of violations.--The retransmission without 
     consent of a particular television broadcast station on a 
     particular day to 1 or more persons in the local market of 
     the station shall be considered a separate violation of 
     subsection (b)(1).
       ``(6) Burden of proof.--With respect to each alleged 
     violation, the burden of proof shall be on a television 
     broadcast station to establish that the satellite carrier 
     retransmitted the station to at least 1 person in the local 
     market of the station on the day in question. The burden of 
     proof shall be on the satellite carrier with respect to all 
     defenses other than the defense under paragraph (4)(B)(i).
       ``(7) Procedures.--
       ``(A) Regulations.--Within 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act of 
     1999, the Commission shall issue procedural regulations 
     implementing this subsection which shall supersede procedures 
     under section 312.
       ``(B) Determinations.--
       ``(i) In general.--Within 45 days after the filing of a 
     complaint, the Commission shall issue a final determination 
     in any proceeding brought under this subsection. The 
     Commission's final determination shall specify the number of 
     violations committed by the satellite carrier. The Commission 
     shall hear witnesses only if it clearly appears, based on 
     written filings by the parties, that there is a genuine 
     dispute about material facts. Except as provided in the 
     preceding sentence, the Commission may issue a final ruling 
     based on written filings by the parties.
       ``(ii) Discovery.--The Commission may direct the parties to 
     exchange pertinent documents, and if necessary to take 
     prehearing depositions, on such schedule as the Commission 
     may approve, but only if the Commission first determines that 
     such discovery is necessary to resolve a genuine dispute 
     about material facts, consistent with the obligation to make 
     a final determination within 45 days.
       ``(8) Relief.--If the Commission determines that a 
     satellite carrier has retransmitted the television broadcast 
     station to at least 1 person in the local market of such 
     station and has failed to meet its burden of proving 1 of the 
     defenses under paragraph (4) with respect to such 
     retransmission, the Commission shall be required to--
       ``(A) make a finding that the satellite carrier violated 
     subsection (b)(1) with respect to that station; and
       ``(B) issue an order, within 45 days after the filing of 
     the complaint, containing--
       ``(i) a cease-and-desist order directing the satellite 
     carrier immediately to stop making any further 
     retransmissions of the television broadcast station to any 
     person within the local market of such station until such 
     time as the Commission determines that the satellite carrier 
     is in compliance with subsection (b)(1) with respect to such 
     station;
       ``(ii) if the satellite carrier is found to have violated 
     subsection (b)(1) with respect to more than 2 television 
     broadcast stations, a cease-and-desist order directing the 
     satellite carrier to stop making any further retransmission 
     of any television broadcast station to any person within the 
     local market of such station, until such time as the 
     Commission, after giving notice to the station, that the 
     satellite carrier is in compliance with subsection (b)(1) 
     with respect to such stations; and
       ``(iii) an award to the complainant of that complainant's 
     costs and reasonable attorney's fees.
       ``(9) Court proceedings on enforcement of commission 
     order.--
       ``(A) In general.--On entry by the Commission of a final 
     order granting relief under this subsection--
       ``(i) a television broadcast station may apply within 30 
     days after such entry to the United States District Court for 
     the Eastern District of Virginia for a final judgment 
     enforcing all relief granted by the Commission; and
       ``(ii) the satellite carrier may apply within 30 days after 
     such entry to the United States District Court for the 
     Eastern District of Virginia for a judgment reversing the 
     Commission's order.
       ``(B) Appeal.--The procedure for an appeal under this 
     paragraph by the satellite carrier shall supersede any other 
     appeal rights under Federal or State law. A United States 
     district court shall be deemed to have personal jurisdiction 
     over the satellite carrier if the carrier, or a company under 
     common control with the satellite carrier, has delivered 
     television programming by satellite to more than 30 customers 
     in that district during the preceding 4-year period. If the 
     United States District Court for the Eastern District of 
     Virginia does not have personal jurisdiction over the 
     satellite carrier, an enforcement action or appeal shall be 
     brought in the United States District Court for the District 
     of Columbia, which may find personal jurisdiction based on 
     the satellite carrier's ownership of licenses issued by the 
     Commission. An application by a television broadcast station 
     for an order enforcing any cease-and-desist relief granted by 
     the Commission shall be resolved on a highly expedited 
     schedule. No discovery may be conducted by the parties in any 
     such proceeding. The district court shall enforce the 
     Commission order unless the Commission record reflects 
     manifest error and an abuse of discretion by the Commission.
       ``(10) Civil action for statutory damages.--Within 6 months 
     after issuance of an order by the Commission under this 
     subsection, a television broadcast station may file a civil 
     action in any United States district court that has personal 
     jurisdiction over the satellite carrier for an award of 
     statutory damages for any violation that the Commission has 
     determined to have been committed by a satellite carrier 
     under this subsection. Such action shall not be subject to 
     transfer under section 1404(a) of title 28, United States 
     Code. On finding that the satellite carrier has committed 1 
     or more violations of subsection (b), the District Court 
     shall be required to award the television broadcast station 
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     accordance with paragraph (5), and the costs and attorney's 
     fees incurred by the station. Such statutory damages shall be 
     awarded only if the television broadcast station has filed a 
     binding stipulation with the court that such station will 
     donate the full amount in excess of $1,000 of any statutory 
     damage award to the United States Treasury for public 
     purposes. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
     station shall incur no tax liability of any kind with respect 
     to any amounts so donated. Discovery may be conducted by the 
     parties in any proceeding under this paragraph only if and to 
     the extent necessary to resolve a genuinely disputed issue of 
     fact concerning 1 of the defenses under paragraph (4). In any 
     such action, the defenses under paragraph (4) shall be 
     exclusive, and the burden of proof shall be on the satellite 
     carrier with respect to all defenses other than the defense 
     under paragraph (4)(B)(i). A judgment under this paragraph 
     may be enforced in any manner permissible under Federal or 
     State law.
       ``(11) Appeals.--
       ``(A) In general.--The nonprevailing party before a United 
     States district court may appeal a decision under this 
     subsection to the United States Court of Appeals with 
     jurisdiction over that district court. The Court of Appeals 
     shall not issue any stay of the effectiveness of any decision 
     granting relief against a satellite carrier unless the 
     carrier presents clear and convincing evidence that it is 
     highly likely to prevail on appeal and only after posting a 
     bond for the full amount of any monetary award assessed 
     against it and for such further amount as the Court of 
     Appeals may believe appropriate.
       ``(B) Appeal.--If the Commission denies relief in response 
     to a complaint filed by a television broadcast station under 
     this subsection, the television broadcast station filing the 
     complaint may file an appeal with the United States Court of 
     Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
       ``(12) Sunset.--No complaint or civil action may be filed 
     under this subsection after December 31, 2001. This 
     subsection shall continue to apply to any complaint or civil 
     action filed on or before such date.''.

     SEC. 1010. SEVERABILITY.

       If any provision of section 325(b) of the Communications 
     Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 325(b)), 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 section, and the application of that provision to 
     other persons and circumstances, shall not be affected.

     SEC. 1011. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Technical Amendments Relating to Cable Systems.--Title 
     17, United States Code is amended as follows:
       (1) Such title is amended--
       (A) by striking ``cable system'' and ``cable systems'' each 
     place it appears (other than chapter 12) and inserting 
     ``terrestrial system'' and ``terrestrial systems'', 
     respectively;
       (B) by striking ``cable service'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``terrestrial service''; and
       (C) by striking ``programing' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``programming''.
       (2) Section 111(d)(1)(C) is amended by striking ``cable 
     system's'' and inserting ``terrestrial system's''.
       (3) Section 111 is amended in the subsection headings for 
     subsections (c), (d), and (e), by striking ``Cable'' and 
     inserting ``Terrestrial''.
       (4) Chapter 5 is amended--
       (A) in the table of contents by amending the item relating 
     to section 510 to read as follows:

``Sec. 510. Remedies for alteration of programming by terrestrial 
              systems.'';
     and
       (B) by amending the section heading for section 510 to read 
     as follows:

     ``Sec. 510. Remedies for alteration of programming by 
       terrestrial systems''.

       (5) Section 801(b)(2)(A) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``cable subscribers'' and inserting 
     ``terrestrial service subscribers''; and
       (B) by striking ``cable industry'' and inserting 
     ``terrestrial service industry''.
       (6) Section 111 is amended by striking ``compulsory'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``statutory''.
       (7) Section 510(b) is amended by striking ``compulsory'' 
     and inserting ``statutory''.
       (b) Technical Amendments Relating to Performance or 
     Displays Of Works.--
       (1) Section 111 of title 17, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), by striking ``primary transmission embodying a 
     performance or display of a work'' and inserting 
     ``performance or display of a work embodied in a primary 
     transmission'';
       (B) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), by striking ``primary transmission embodying a 
     performance or display of a work'' and inserting 
     ``performance or display of a work embodied in a primary 
     transmission''; and
       (C) in subsection (c)--
       (i) in paragraph (1)--

       (I) by inserting ``a performance or display of a work 
     embodied in'' after ``by a terrestrial system of''; and
       (II) by striking ``and embodying a performance or display 
     of a work''; and

       (ii) in paragraphs (3) and (4)--

       (I) by striking ``a primary transmission'' and inserting 
     ``a performance or display of a work embodied in a primary 
     transmission''; and
       (II) by striking ``and embodying a performance or display 
     of a work''.

       (2) Section 119(a) of title 17, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``primary transmission 
     made by a superstation and embodying a performance or display 
     of a work'' and inserting ``performance or display of a work 
     embodied in a primary transmission made by a superstation'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``programming'' and 
     all that follows through ``a work'' and inserting ``a 
     performance or display of a work embodied in a primary 
     transmission made by a network station'';
       (C) in paragraph (4)--
       (i) by inserting ``a performance or display of a work 
     embodied in'' after ``by a satellite carrier of''; and
       (ii) by striking ``and embodying a performance or display 
     of a work''; and
       (D) in paragraph (6)--
       (i) by inserting ``performance or display of a work 
     embodied in'' after ``by a satellite carrier of''; and
       (ii) by striking ``and embodying a performance or display 
     of a work''.
       (3) Section 501(e) of title 17, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``primary transmission embodying the 
     performance or display of a work'' and inserting 
     ``performance or display of a work embodied in a primary 
     transmission''.
       (c) Technical Amendment Relating to Terrestrial Systems.--
     Section 111(f) of title 17, United States Code, is amended in 
     the first sentence of the definition of `terrestrial system', 
     by inserting ``, other than a digital online communication 
     service,'' after ``other communications channels''.
       (d) Conforming Amendment.--Section 119(a)(2)(C) of title 
     17, United States Code, is amended in the first sentence by 
     striking ``currently''.
       (e) Work Made for Hire.--Section 101 of title 17, United 
     States Code, is amended in the definition relating to work 
     for hire in paragraph (2) by inserting ``as a sound 
     recording,'' after ``audiovisual work''.

     SEC. 1012. EFFECTIVE DATES.

       Sections 1001, 1003, 1005, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, and 1011 
     (and the amendments made by such sections) shall take effect 
     on the date of enactment of this Act. The amendments made by 
     sections 1002, 1004, and 1006 shall be effective as of July 
     1, 1999.
                TITLE II--RURAL LOCAL TELEVISION SIGNALS

     SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Rural Local Broadcast 
     Signal Act''.

     SEC. 2002. LOAN GUARANTEES.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this title is to ensure 
     improved access to the signals of local television stations 
     by multichannel video providers to all households which 
     desire such service in unserved and underserved rural areas 
     by December 31, 2006.
       (b) Assistance to Borrowers.--Subject to the appropriations 
     limitation under subsection (c)(2), the Secretary, after 
     consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the 
     Federal Communications Commission, may provide loan 
     guarantees to borrowers to finance projects to provide local 
     television broadcast signals by providers of multichannel 
     video services including direct broadcast satellite licensees 
     and licensees of multichannel multipoint distribution 
     systems, to areas that do not receive local television 
     broadcast signals over commercial for-profit direct-to-home 
     satellite distribution systems. A borrower that receives a 
     loan guarantee under this title may not transfer any part of 
     the proceeds of the monies from the loans guaranteed under 
     this program to an affiliate of the borrower.
       (c) Underwriting Criteria; Prerequisites.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer the 
     underwriting criteria developed under subsection (f)(1) to 
     determine which loans are eligible for a guarantee under this 
     title.
       (2) Authority to make loan guarantees.--The Secretary shall 
     be authorized to guarantee loans under this title only to the 
     extent provided for in advance by appropriations Acts.
       (3) Prerequisites.--In addition to meeting the underwriting 
     criteria under paragraph (1), a loan is not eligible for a 
     loan guarantee under this title unless--
       (A) the loan is made to finance the acquisition, 
     improvement, enhancement, construction, deployment, launch, 
     or rehabilitation of the means by which local television 
     broadcast signals will be delivered to an area not receiving 
     such signals over commercial for-profit direct-to-home 
     satellite distribution systems;
       (B) the proceeds of the loan will not be used for operating 
     expenses;
       (C) the total amount of all such loans may not exceed in 
     the aggregate $1,250,000,000;
       (D) the loan does not exceed $100,000,000, except that 1 
     loan under this title may exceed $100,000,000, but shall not 
     exceed $625,000,000;
       (E) the loan bears interest and penalties which, in the 
     Secretary's judgment, are not unreasonable, taking into 
     consideration the prevailing interest rates and customary 
     fees incurred under similar obligations in the private 
     capital market; and
       (F) the Secretary determines that taking into account the 
     practices of the private capital markets with respect to the 
     financing of similar projects, the security of the loan is 
     adequate.
       (4) Additional criteria.--In addition to the requirements 
     of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), a loan for which a guarantee 
     is sought under this title shall meet any additional criteria 
     promulgated under subsection (f)(1).
       (d) Additional Requirements.--The Secretary may not make a 
     loan guarantee under this title unless--
       (1) repayment of the obligation is required to be made 
     within a term of the lesser of--
       (A) 25 years from the date of its execution; or
       (B) the useful life of the primary assets used in the 
     delivery of relevant signals;
       (2) the Secretary has been given the assurances and 
     documentation necessary to review and approve the guaranteed 
     loans;
       (3) the Secretary makes a determination in writing that--

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       (A) the applicant has given reasonable assurances that the 
     assets, facilities, or equipment will be utilized 
     economically and efficiently;
       (B) necessary and sufficient regulatory approvals, spectrum 
     rights, and delivery permissions have been received by 
     project participants to assure the project's ability to repay 
     obligations under this title; and
       (C) repayment of the obligation can reasonably be expected, 
     including the use of an appropriate combination of credit 
     risk premiums and collateral offered by the applicant to 
     protect the Federal Government.
       (e) Approval of NTIA Required.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may not issue a loan 
     guarantee under this title unless the National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration consults 
     with the Secretary and certifies that--
       (A) the issuance of the loan guarantee is consistent with 
     subsection (a) of this section; and
       (B) consistent with subsection (b) of this section, the 
     project to be financed by a loan guaranteed under this 
     section is not likely to have a substantial adverse impact on 
     competition between multichannel video programming 
     distributors that outweighs the benefits of improving access 
     to the signals of a local television station by a 
     multichannel video provider.
       (2) Certification.--The Secretary shall provide the 
     appropriate information on each loan guarantee application 
     recommended by the Secretary to the National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration for 
     certification. The National Telecommunications and 
     Information Administration shall make the determination 
     required under this subsection within 90 days, without regard 
     to the provision of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, 
     and sections 10 and 11 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
     (5 U.S.C. App.).
       (f) Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--Within 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall consult with the 
     Office of Management and Budget and an independent public 
     accounting firm to develop underwriting criteria relating to 
     the issuance of loan guarantees, appropriate collateral and 
     cash flow levels for the types of loan guarantees that might 
     be issued under this title, and such other matters as the 
     Secretary determines appropriate.
       (2) Authority of secretary.--In lieu of or in combination 
     with appropriations of budget authority to cover the costs of 
     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 title a 
     commitment from a non-Federal source to fund in whole or in 
     part the credit risk premiums with respect to the applicant's 
     loan. The aggregate of appropriations of budget authority and 
     credit risk premiums described in this paragraph with respect 
     to a loan guarantee may not be less than the cost of that 
     loan guarantee.
       (3) 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) the borrower's business plans for providing service;
       (D) financial commitment from the broadcast signal 
     provider;
       (E) approval of the Office of Management and Budget; and
       (F) any other factors the Secretary considers relevant.
       (4) Payment of premiums.--Credit risk premiums under this 
     subsection shall be paid to an account established in the 
     Treasury which shall accrue interest and such interest shall 
     be retained by the account, subject to paragraph (5).
       (5) 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 in consultation with the Office of 
     Management and Budget 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) Conditions of Assistance.--A borrower shall 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 
     borrower--
       (1) will maintain assets, equipment, facilities, and 
     operations on a continuing basis;
       (2) will not make any discretionary dividend payments that 
     reduce the ability to repay obligations incurred under this 
     section; and
       (3) will remain sufficiently capitalized.
       (h) Lien on Interests in Assets.--Upon providing a loan 
     guarantee to a borrower under this title, the Secretary shall 
     have liens which shall be superior to all other liens on 
     assets of the borrower equal to the unpaid balance of the 
     loan subject to such guarantee.
       (i) Perfected Interest.--The Secretary and the lender shall 
     have a perfected security interest in those assets of the 
     borrower fully sufficient to protect the Secretary and the 
     lender.
       (j) Insurance Policies.--In accordance with practices of 
     private lenders, as determined by the Secretary, the borrower 
     shall obtain, at its expense, insurance sufficient to protect 
     the interests of the Federal Government, as determined by the 
     Secretary.
       (k) Special Provision for Satellite Carriers.--No satellite 
     carrier that provided television broadcast signals to 
     subscribers on October 1, 1999, and no company that is an 
     affiliate of any such carrier, shall be eligible for a loan 
     guarantee under this section if either the carrier or its 
     affiliate holds a license for unused spectrum that would be 
     suitable for delivering local television signals into 
     unserved and underserved markets.
       (l) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the additional 
     costs of the loans guaranteed under this title, including the 
     cost of modifying the loans as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661(a)), there are 
     authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 2000 through 
     2006, such amounts as may be necessary. In addition there are 
     authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary 
     to administer this title. Any amounts appropriated under this 
     subsection shall remain available until expended.

     SEC. 2003. ADMINISTRATION OF LOAN GUARANTEES.

       (a) Applications.--The Secretary shall prescribe the form 
     and contents for an application for a loan guarantee under 
     section 2002.
       (b) Assignment of Loan Guarantees.--The holder of a loan 
     guaranteed under this title may assign the loan guarantee in 
     whole or in part, subject to such requirements as the 
     Secretary may prescribe.
       (c) Modifications.--The Secretary may approve the 
     modification of any term or condition of a loan guarantee 
     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;
       (2) consent has been obtained from the borrower and the 
     lender;
       (3) the modification is consistent with the objective 
     underwriting criteria developed in consultation with the 
     Office of Management and Budget and an independent public 
     accounting firm under section 2002(f);
       (4) the modification does not adversely affect the Federal 
     Government's interest in the entity's assets or loan 
     collateral;
       (5) the modification does not adversely affect the entity's 
     ability to repay the loan; and
       (6) the National Telecommunications and Information 
     Administration does not object to the modification on the 
     ground that it is inconsistent with the certification under 
     section 2002(e).
       (d) Priority Markets.--
       (1) In general.--To the maximum extent practicable, the 
     Secretary shall give priority to projects which serve the 
     most underserved rural markets, as determined by the 
     Secretary. In making prioritization determinations, the 
     Secretary shall consider prevailing market conditions, 
     feasibility of providing service, population, terrain, and 
     other factors the Secretary determines appropriate.
       (2) Priority relating to consumer costs and separate tier 
     of signals.--The Secretary shall give priority to projects 
     that--
       (A) offer a separate tier of local broadcast signals; and
       (B) provide lower projected costs to consumers of such 
     separate tier.
       (3) Performance schedules.--Applicants for priority 
     projects under this section shall enter into stipulated 
     performance schedules with the Secretary.
       (4) Penalty.--The Secretary may assess a borrower a penalty 
     not to exceed 3 times the interest due on the guaranteed 
     loan, if the borrower fails to meet its stipulated 
     performance schedule. The penalty shall be paid to the 
     account established by the Treasury under section 2002.
       (5) Limitation on consideration of most populated areas.--
     The Secretary shall not provide a loan guarantee for a 
     project that is primarily designed to serve the 40 most 
     populated designated market areas and shall take into 
     consideration the importance of serving rural markets that 
     are not likely to be otherwise offered service under section 
     122 of title 17, United States Code, except through the loan 
     guarantee program under this title.
       (e) Compliance.--The Secretary shall enforce compliance by 
     an applicant and any other party to the loan guarantee for 
     whose benefit assistance is intended, with the provisions of 
     this title, regulations issued hereunder, and the terms and 
     conditions of the loan guarantee, including through regular 
     periodic inspections and audits.
       (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 
     the 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) Defaults.--The Secretary shall prescribe regulations 
     governing a default on a loan guaranteed under this title.
       (h) Rights of the Secretary.--
       (1) Subrogation.--If the Secretary authorizes payment to a 
     holder, or a holder's agent, under subsection (g) in 
     connection with a loan guarantee made under section 2002, 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, rent, sell, or otherwise dispose of any property or 
     other interests obtained under this section in a manner that 
     maximizes taxpayer return and is consistent with the public 
     convenience and necessity.
       (3) Warrants.--To ensure that the United States Government 
     is compensated for the risk in making guarantees under this 
     title, the Sec

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     retary shall enter into contracts under which the Government, 
     contingent on the financial success of the borrower, would 
     participate in a percentage of the gains of any for profit 
     borrower or its security holders in connection with the 
     project funded by loans so guaranteed.
       (i) Action Against Obligor.--The Secretary may bring a 
     civil action in an appropriate district court of the United 
     States 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 this title. 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 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 a court of appropriate 
     jurisdiction 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, including relief against any 
     affiliate of the borrower.
       (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 and Fees.--
       (1) Appraisal fee.--The Secretary may charge and collect 
     from an applicant a reasonable fee for appraisal for the 
     value of the equipment or facilities for which the loan 
     guarantee is sought, and for making necessary determinations 
     and findings. The fee may not, in the aggregate, be more than 
     one-half of one percent of the principal amount of the 
     obligation. The fee imposed under this paragraph shall be 
     used to offset the administrative costs of the program.
       (2) Loan origination fee.--The Secretary may charge a loan 
     origination fee.
       (m) Annual Audit.--The General Accounting Office shall 
     annually audit the administration of this title and report 
     the results to the Agriculture, Appropriations, and Judiciary 
     Committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives, 
     the House of Representatives Committee on Commerce, the 
     Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, 
     the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, 
     and the House of Representatives Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       (n) Indemnification.--An affiliate of the borrower shall 
     indemnify the Government for any losses it incurs as a result 
     of--
       (1) a judgment against the borrower;
       (2) any breach by the borrower of its obligations under the 
     loan guarantee agreement;
       (3) any violation of the provisions of this title by the 
     borrower;
       (4) any penalties incurred by the borrower for any reason, 
     including the violation of the stipulated performance; and
       (5) any other circumstances that the Secretary determines 
     to be appropriate.
       (o) Sunset.--The Secretary may not approve a loan guarantee 
     under this title after December 31, 2006.

     SEC. 2004. RETRANSMISSION OF LOCAL TELEVISION BROADCAST 
                   STATIONS.

       A borrower shall be subject to applicable rights, 
     obligations, and limitations of title 17, United States Code. 
     If a local broadcast station requests carriage of its signal 
     and is located in a market not served by a satellite carrier 
     providing service under a statutory license under section 122 
     of title 17, United States Code, the borrower shall carry the 
     signal of that station without charge and shall be subject to 
     the applicable rights, obligations, and limitations of 
     sections 338, 614, and 615 of the Communications Act of 1934.

     SEC. 2005. LOCAL TELEVISION SERVICE IN UNSERVED AND 
                   UNDERSERVED MARKETS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Commission shall take all actions 
     necessary to make a determination regarding licenses or other 
     authorizations for facilities that will utilize, for 
     delivering local broadcast television station signals to 
     satellite television subscribers in unserved and underserved 
     local television markets, spectrum otherwise allocated to 
     commercial use.
       (b) Rules.--
       (1) Form of business.--To the extent not inconsistent with 
     the Communications Act of 1934 and the Commission's rules, 
     the Commission shall permit applicants under subsection (a) 
     to engage in partnerships, joint ventures, and similar 
     operating arrangements for the purpose of carrying out 
     subsection (a).
       (2) Harmful interference.--The Commission shall ensure that 
     no facility licensed or authorized under subsection (a) 
     causes harmful interference to the primary users of that 
     spectrum or to public safety spectrum use.
       (3) Limitation on commission.--Except as provided in 
     paragraphs (1) and (2), the Commission may not restrict any 
     entity granted a license or other authorization under 
     subsection (a) from using any reasonable compression, 
     reformatting, or other technology.
       (c) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2001, the Commission 
     shall report to the Agriculture, Appropriations, and 
     Judiciary Committees of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation, and the House of Representatives 
     Committee on Commerce, on the extent to which licenses and 
     other authorizations under subsection (a) have facilitated 
     the delivery of local signals to satellite television 
     subscribers in unserved and underserved local television 
     markets. The report shall include--
       (1) an analysis of the extent to which local signals are 
     being provided by direct-to-home satellite television 
     providers and by other multichannel video program 
     distributors;
       (2) an enumeration of the technical, economic, and other 
     impediments each type of multichannel video programming 
     distributor has encountered; and
       (3) recommendations for specific measures to facilitate the 
     provision of local signals to subscribers in unserved and 
     underserved markets by direct-to-home satellite television 
     providers and by other distributors of multichannel video 
     programming service.

     SEC. 2006. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Affiliate.--The term ``affiliate'' means any person or 
     entity that controls, or is controlled by, or is under common 
     control with, another person or entity.
       (2) Borrower.--The term ``borrower'' means any person or 
     entity receiving a loan guarantee under this program.
       (3) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
     Communications Commission.
       (4) Cost.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``cost'' means the estimated 
     long-term cost to the Government of a 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) Loan guarantees.--For purposes of this paragraph the 
     cost of a loan guarantee--
       (i) shall be the net present value, at the time when the 
     guaranteed loan is disbursed, of the estimated cash flows 
     of--

       (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; and

       (ii) 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.
       (C) Cost of modification.--The cost of the modification 
     shall be the difference between the current estimate of the 
     net present value of the remaining cash flows under the terms 
     of a 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.
       (D) Discount rate.--In estimating net present value, the 
     discount rate shall be the average interest rate on 
     marketable Treasury securities of similar maturity to the 
     cash flows of the guarantee for which the estimate is being 
     made.
       (E) Fiscal year assumptions.--When funds of a loan 
     guarantee under this title are obligated, 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.
       (5) Current.--The term ``current'' has the same meaning as 
     in section 250(c)(9) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.
       (6) Designated market area.--The term ``designated market 
     area'' has the meaning given that term under section 122(j) 
     of title 17, United States Code.
       (7) Loan guarantee.--The term ``loan guarantee'' means any 
     guarantee, insurance, or other pledge with respect to the 
     payment of all or part of the principal or interest on any 
     debt obligation of a non-Federal borrower to the Federal 
     Financing Bank or a non-Federal lender, but does not include 
     the insurance of deposits, shares, or other withdrawable 
     accounts in financial institutions.
       (8) Modification.--The term ``modification'' means any 
     Government action that alters the estimated cost of an 
     outstanding loan guarantee (or loan guarantee commitment) 
     from the current estimate of cash flows, including the sale 
     of loan assets, with or without recourse, and the purchase of 
     guaranteed loans.
        (9) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Agriculture.
       (10) Common terms.--Except as provided in paragraphs (1) 
     through (9), any term used in this title that is defined in 
     the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) has 
     the meaning given it in that Act.
              TITLE III--TRADEMARK CYBERPIRACY PREVENTION

     SEC. 3001. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the 
     ``Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act''.
       (b) References to the Trademark Act of 1946.--Any reference 
     in this title to the Trademark Act of 1946 shall be a 
     reference to 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 
     (15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.).

     SEC. 3002. CYBERPIRACY PREVENTION.

       (a) In General.--Section 43 of the Trademark Act of 1946 
     (15 U.S.C. 1125) is amended by inserting at the end the 
     following:
       ``(d)(1)(A) A person shall be liable in a civil action by 
     the owner of a mark, including a personal name which is 
     protected as a mark under this section, if, without regard to 
     the goods or services of the parties, that person--
       ``(i) has a bad faith intent to profit from that mark, 
     including a personal name which is protected as a mark under 
     this section; and
       ``(ii) registers, traffics in, or uses a domain name that--
       ``(I) in the case of a mark that is distinctive at the time 
     of registration of the domain name, is identical or 
     confusingly similar to that mark;

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       ``(II) in the case of a famous mark that is famous at the 
     time of registration of the domain name, is identical or 
     confusingly similar to or dilutive of that mark; or
       ``(III) is a trademark, word, or name protected by reason 
     of section 706 of title 18, United States Code, or section 
     220506 of title 36, United States Code.
       ``(B)(i) In determining whether a person has a bad faith 
     intent described under subparagraph (A), a court may consider 
     factors such as, but not limited to--
       ``(I) the trademark or other intellectual property rights 
     of the person, if any, in the domain name;
       ``(II) the extent to which the domain name consists of the 
     legal name of the person or a name that is otherwise commonly 
     used to identify that person;
       ``(III) the person's prior use, if any, of the domain name 
     in connection with the bona fide offering of any goods or 
     services;
       ``(IV) the person's bona fide noncommercial or fair use of 
     the mark in a site accessible under the domain name;
       ``(V) the person's intent to divert consumers from the mark 
     owner's online location to a site accessible under the domain 
     name that could harm the goodwill represented by the mark, 
     either for commercial gain or with the intent to tarnish or 
     disparage the mark, by creating a likelihood of confusion as 
     to the source, sponsorship, affiliation, or endorsement of 
     the site;
       ``(VI) the person's offer to transfer, sell, or otherwise 
     assign the domain name to the mark owner or any third party 
     for financial gain without having used, or having an intent 
     to use, the domain name in the bona fide offering of any 
     goods or services, or the person's prior conduct indicating a 
     pattern of such conduct;
       ``(VII) the person's provision of material and misleading 
     false contact information when applying for the registration 
     of the domain name, the person's intentional failure to 
     maintain accurate contact information, or the person's prior 
     conduct indicating a pattern of such conduct;
       ``(VIII) the person's registration or acquisition of 
     multiple domain names which the person knows are identical or 
     confusingly similar to marks of others that are distinctive 
     at the time of registration of such domain names, or dilutive 
     of famous marks of others that are famous at the time of 
     registration of such domain names, without regard to the 
     goods or services of the parties; and
       ``(IX) the extent to which the mark incorporated in the 
     person's domain name registration is or is not distinctive 
     and famous within the meaning of subsection (c)(1) of section 
     43.
       ``(ii) Bad faith intent described under subparagraph (A) 
     shall not be found in any case in which the court determines 
     that the person believed and had reasonable grounds to 
     believe that the use of the domain name was a fair use or 
     otherwise lawful.
       ``(C) In any civil action involving the registration, 
     trafficking, or use of a domain name under this paragraph, a 
     court may order the forfeiture or cancellation of the domain 
     name or the transfer of the domain name to the owner of the 
     mark.
       ``(D) A person shall be liable for using a domain name 
     under subparagraph (A) only if that person is the domain name 
     registrant or that registrant's authorized licensee.
       ``(E) As used in this paragraph, the term `traffics in' 
     refers to transactions that include, but are not limited to, 
     sales, purchases, loans, pledges, licenses, exchanges of 
     currency, and any other transfer for consideration or receipt 
     in exchange for consideration.
       ``(2)(A) The owner of a mark may file an in rem civil 
     action against a domain name in the judicial district in 
     which the domain name registrar, domain name registry, or 
     other domain name authority that registered or assigned the 
     domain name is located if--
       ``(i) the domain name violates any right of the owner of a 
     mark registered in the Patent and Trademark Office, or 
     protected under subsection (a) or (c); and
       ``(ii) the court finds that the owner--
       ``(I) is not able to obtain in personam jurisdiction over a 
     person who would have been a defendant in a civil action 
     under paragraph (1); or
       ``(II) through due diligence was not able to find a person 
     who would have been a defendant in a civil action under 
     paragraph (1) by--
       ``(aa) sending a notice of the alleged violation and intent 
     to proceed under this paragraph to the registrant of the 
     domain name at the postal and e-mail address provided by the 
     registrant to the registrar; and
       ``(bb) publishing notice of the action as the court may 
     direct promptly after filing the action.
       ``(B) The actions under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall 
     constitute service of process.
       ``(C) In an in rem action under this paragraph, a domain 
     name shall be deemed to have its situs in the judicial 
     district in which--
       ``(i) the domain name registrar, registry, or other domain 
     name authority that registered or assigned the domain name is 
     located; or
       ``(ii) documents sufficient to establish control and 
     authority regarding the disposition of the registration and 
     use of the domain name are deposited with the court.
       ``(D)(i) The remedies in an in rem action under this 
     paragraph shall be limited to a court order for the 
     forfeiture or cancellation of the domain name or the transfer 
     of the domain name to the owner of the mark. Upon receipt of 
     written notification of a filed, stamped copy of a complaint 
     filed by the owner of a mark in a United States district 
     court under this paragraph, the domain name registrar, domain 
     name registry, or other domain name authority shall--
       ``(I) expeditiously deposit with the court documents 
     sufficient to establish the court's control and authority 
     regarding the disposition of the registration and use of the 
     domain name to the court; and
       ``(II) not transfer, suspend, or otherwise modify the 
     domain name during the pendency of the action, except upon 
     order of the court.
       ``(ii) The domain name registrar or registry or other 
     domain name authority shall not be liable for injunctive or 
     monetary relief under this paragraph except in the case of 
     bad faith or reckless disregard, which includes a willful 
     failure to comply with any such court order.
       ``(3) The civil action established under paragraph (1) and 
     the in rem action established under paragraph (2), and any 
     remedy available under either such action, shall be in 
     addition to any other civil action or remedy otherwise 
     applicable.
       ``(4) The in rem jurisdiction established under paragraph 
     (2) shall be in addition to any other jurisdiction that 
     otherwise exists, whether in rem or in personam.''.
       (b) Cyberpiracy Protections for Individuals.--
       (1) In general.--
       (A) Civil liability.--Any person who registers a domain 
     name that consists of the name of another living person, or a 
     name substantially and confusingly similar thereto, without 
     that person's consent, with the specific intent to profit 
     from such name by selling the domain name for financial gain 
     to that person or any third party, shall be liable in a civil 
     action by such person.
       (B) Exception.--A person who in good faith registers a 
     domain name consisting of the name of another living person, 
     or a name substantially and confusingly similar thereto, 
     shall not be liable under this paragraph if such name is used 
     in, affiliated with, or related to a work of authorship 
     protected under title 17, United States Code, including a 
     work made for hire as defined in section 101 of title 17, 
     United States Code, and if the person registering the domain 
     name is the copyright owner or licensee of the work, the 
     person intends to sell the domain name in conjunction with 
     the lawful exploitation of the work, and such registration is 
     not prohibited by a contract between the registrant and the 
     named person. The exception under this subparagraph shall 
     apply only to a civil action brought under paragraph (1) and 
     shall in no manner limit the protections afforded under the 
     Trademark Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.) or other 
     provision of Federal or State law.
       (2) Remedies.--In any civil action brought under paragraph 
     (1), a court may award injunctive relief, including the 
     forfeiture or cancellation of the domain name or the transfer 
     of the domain name to the plaintiff. The court may also, in 
     its discretion, award costs and attorneys fees to the 
     prevailing party.
       (3) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``domain 
     name'' has the meaning given that term in section 45 of the 
     Trademark Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1127).
       (4) Effective date.--This subsection shall apply to domain 
     names registered on or after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 3003. DAMAGES AND REMEDIES.

       (a) Remedies in Cases of Domain Name Piracy.--
       (1) Injunctions.--Section 34(a) of the Trademark Act of 
     1946 (15 U.S.C. 1116(a)) is amended in the first sentence by 
     striking ``(a) or (c)'' and inserting ``(a), (c), or (d)''.
       (2) Damages.--Section 35(a) of the Trademark Act of 1946 
     (15 U.S.C. 1117(a)) is amended in the first sentence by 
     inserting ``, (c), or (d)'' after ``section 43(a)''.
       (b) Statutory Damages.--Section 35 of the Trademark Act of 
     1946 (15 U.S.C. 1117) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(d) In a case involving a violation of section 43(d)(1), 
     the plaintiff may elect, at any time before final judgment is 
     rendered by the trial court, to recover, instead of actual 
     damages and profits, an award of statutory damages in the 
     amount of not less than $1,000 and not more than $100,000 per 
     domain name, as the court considers just.

     SEC. 3004. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.

       Section 32(2) of the Trademark Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1114) 
     is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking 
     ``under section 43(a)'' and inserting ``under section 43(a) 
     or (d)''; and
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E) 
     and inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
       ``(D)(i)(I) A domain name registrar, a domain name 
     registry, or other domain name registration authority that 
     takes any action described under clause (ii) affecting a 
     domain name shall not be liable for monetary relief or, 
     except as provided in subclause (II), for injunctive relief, 
     to any person for such action, regardless of whether the 
     domain name is finally determined to infringe or dilute the 
     mark.
       ``(II) A domain name registrar, domain name registry, or 
     other domain name registration authority described in 
     subclause (I) may be subject to injunctive relief only if 
     such registrar, registry, or other registration authority 
     has--
       ``(aa) not expeditiously deposited with a court, in which 
     an action has been filed regarding the disposition of the 
     domain name, documents sufficient for the court to establish 
     the court's control and authority regarding the disposition 
     of the registration and use of the domain name;
       ``(bb) transferred, suspended, or otherwise modified the 
     domain name during the pendency of the action, except upon 
     order of the court; or
       ``(cc) willfully failed to comply with any such court 
     order.
       ``(ii) An action referred to under clause (i)(I) is any 
     action of refusing to register, removing from registration, 
     transferring, temporarily disabling, or permanently canceling 
     a domain name--
       ``(I) in compliance with a court order under section 43(d); 
     or
       ``(II) in the implementation of a reasonable policy by such 
     registrar, registry, or authority prohibiting the 
     registration of a domain name

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     that is identical to, confusingly similar to, or dilutive of 
     another's mark.
       ``(iii) A domain name registrar, a domain name registry, or 
     other domain name registration authority shall not be liable 
     for damages under this section for the registration or 
     maintenance of a domain name for another absent a showing of 
     bad faith intent to profit from such registration or 
     maintenance of the domain name.
       ``(iv) If a registrar, registry, or other registration 
     authority takes an action described under clause (ii) based 
     on a knowing and material misrepresentation by any other 
     person that a domain name is identical to, confusingly 
     similar to, or dilutive of a mark, the person making the 
     knowing and material misrepresentation shall be liable for 
     any damages, including costs and attorney's fees, incurred by 
     the domain name registrant as a result of such action. The 
     court may also grant injunctive relief to the domain name 
     registrant, including the reactivation of the domain name or 
     the transfer of the domain name to the domain name 
     registrant.
       ``(v) A domain name registrant whose domain name has been 
     suspended, disabled, or transferred under a policy described 
     under clause (ii)(II) may, upon notice to the mark owner, 
     file a civil action to establish that the registration or use 
     of the domain name by such registrant is not unlawful under 
     this Act. The court may grant injunctive relief to the domain 
     name registrant, including the reactivation of the domain 
     name or transfer of the domain name to the domain name 
     registrant.''.

     SEC. 3005. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 45 of the Trademark Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1127) is 
     amended by inserting after the undesignated paragraph 
     defining the term ``counterfeit'' the following:
       ``The term `domain name' means any alphanumeric designation 
     which is registered with or assigned by any domain name 
     registrar, domain name registry, or other domain name 
     registration authority as part of an electronic address on 
     the Internet.
       ``The term `Internet' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 230(f)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
     U.S.C. 230(f)(1)).''.

     SEC. 3006. STUDY ON ABUSIVE DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATIONS 
                   INVOLVING PERSONAL NAMES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, in 
     consultation with the Patent and Trademark Office and the 
     Federal Election Commission, shall conduct a study and report 
     to Congress with recommendations on guidelines and procedures 
     for resolving disputes involving the registration or use by a 
     person of a domain name that includes the personal name of 
     another person, in whole or in part, or a name confusingly 
     similar thereto, including consideration of and 
     recommendations for--
       (1) protecting personal names from registration by another 
     person as a second level domain name for purposes of selling 
     or otherwise transferring such domain name to such other 
     person or any third party for financial gain;
       (2) protecting individuals from bad faith uses of their 
     personal names as second level domain names by others with 
     malicious intent to harm the reputation of the individual or 
     the goodwill associated with that individual's name;
       (3) protecting consumers from the registration and use of 
     domain names that include personal names in the second level 
     domain in manners which are intended or are likely to confuse 
     or deceive the public as to the affiliation, connection, or 
     association of the domain name registrant, or a site 
     accessible under the domain name, with such other person, or 
     as to the origin, sponsorship, or approval of the goods, 
     services, or commercial activities of the domain name 
     registrant;
       (4) protecting the public from registration of domain names 
     that include the personal names of government officials, 
     official candidates, and potential official candidates for 
     Federal, State, or local political office in the United 
     States, and the use of such domain names in a manner that 
     disrupts the electoral process or the public's ability to 
     access accurate and reliable information regarding such 
     individuals;
       (5) existing remedies, whether under State law or 
     otherwise, and the extent to which such remedies are 
     sufficient to address the considerations described in 
     paragraphs (1) through (4); and
       (6) the guidelines, procedures, and policies of the 
     Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers and the 
     extent to which they address the considerations described in 
     paragraphs (1) through (4).
       (b) Guidelines and Procedures.--The Secretary of Commerce 
     shall, under its Memorandum of Understanding with the 
     Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, 
     collaborate to develop guidelines and procedures for 
     resolving disputes involving the registration or use by a 
     person of a domain name that includes the personal name of 
     another person, in whole or in part, or a name confusingly 
     similar thereto.

     SEC. 3007. HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

       Section 101(a)(1)(A) of the National Historic Preservation 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 470a(a)(1)(A)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following: ``Notwithstanding section 43(c) of 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 known as the 
     `Trademark Act of 1946' (15 U.S.C. 1125(c))), buildings and 
     structures on or eligible for inclusion on the National 
     Register of Historic Places (either individually or as part 
     of a historic district), or designated as an individual 
     landmark or as a contributing building in a historic district 
     by a unit of State or local government, may retain the name 
     historically associated with the building or structure.''.

     SEC. 3008. SAVINGS CLAUSE.

       Nothing in this title shall affect any defense available to 
     a defendant under the Trademark Act of 1946 (including any 
     defense under section 43(c)(4) of such Act or relating to 
     fair use) or a person's right of free speech or expression 
     under the first amendment of the United States Constitution.

     SEC. 3009. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       Chapter 85 of title 28, United States Code, is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) Section 1338 of title 28, United States Codes, is 
     amended--
       (A) in the section heading by striking ``trade-marks'' and 
     inserting ``trademarks'';
       (B) in subsection (a) by striking ``trade-marks'' and 
     inserting ``trademarks''; and
       (C) in subsection (b) by striking ``trade-mark'' and 
     inserting ``trademark''.
       (2) The item relating to section 1338 in the table of 
     sections for chapter 85 of title 28, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``trade-marks'' and inserting 
     ``trademarks''.

     SEC. 3010. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Sections 3002(a), 3003, 3004, 3005, and 3008 of this title 
     shall apply to all domain names registered before, on, or 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, except that damages 
     under subsection (a) or (d) of section 35 of the Trademark 
     Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1117), as amended by section 3003 of 
     this title, shall not be available with respect to the 
     registration, trafficking, or use of a domain name that 
     occurs before the date of enactment of this Act.
                     TITLE IV--INVENTOR PROTECTION

     SEC. 4001. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``American Inventors 
     Protection Act of 1999''.
                     Subtitle A--Inventors' Rights

     SEC. 4101. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Inventors' Rights Act 
     of 1999''.

     SEC. 4102. INTEGRITY IN INVENTION PROMOTION SERVICES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 29 of title 35, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 297. Improper and deceptive invention promotion

       ``(a) In General.--An invention promoter shall have a duty 
     to disclose the following information to a customer in 
     writing, prior to entering into a contract for invention 
     promotion services:
       ``(1) the total number of inventions evaluated by the 
     invention promoter for commercial potential in the past 5 
     years, as well as the number of those inventions that 
     received positive evaluations, and the number of those 
     inventions that received negative evaluations;
       ``(2) the total number of customers who have contracted 
     with the invention promoter in the past 5 years, not 
     including customers who have purchased trade show services, 
     research, advertising, or other nonmarketing services from 
     the invention promoter, or who have defaulted in their 
     payment to the invention promoter;
       ``(3) the total number of customers known by the invention 
     promoter to have received a net financial profit as a direct 
     result of the invention promotion services provided by such 
     invention promoter;
       ``(4) the total number of customers known by the invention 
     promoter to have received license agreements for their 
     inventions as a direct result of the invention promotion 
     services provided by such invention promoter; and
       ``(5) the names and addresses of all previous invention 
     promotion companies with which the invention promoter or its 
     officers have collectively or individually been affiliated in 
     the previous 10 years.
       ``(b) Civil Action.--(1) Any customer who enters into a 
     contract with an invention promoter and who is found by a 
     court to have been injured by any material false or 
     fraudulent statement or representation, or any omission of 
     material fact, by that invention promoter (or any agent, 
     employee, director, officer, partner, or independent 
     contractor of such invention promoter), or by the failure of 
     that invention promoter to disclose such information as 
     required under subsection (a), may recover in a civil action 
     against the invention promoter (or the officers, directors, 
     or partners of such invention promoter), in addition to 
     reasonable costs and attorneys' fees--
       ``(A) the amount of actual damages incurred by the 
     customer; or
       ``(B) at the election of the customer at any time before 
     final judgment is rendered, statutory damages in a sum of not 
     more than $5,000, as the court considers just.
       ``(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), in a case where the 
     customer sustains the burden of proof, and the court finds, 
     that the invention promoter intentionally misrepresented or 
     omitted a material fact to such customer, or willfully failed 
     to disclose such information as required under subsection 
     (a), with the purpose of deceiving that customer, the court 
     may increase damages to not more than 3 times the amount 
     awarded, taking into account past complaints made against the 
     invention promoter that resulted in regulatory sanctions or 
     other corrective actions based on those records compiled by 
     the Commissioner of Patents under subsection (d).
       ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) a `contract for invention promotion services' means a 
     contract by which an invention promoter undertakes invention 
     promotion services for a customer;
       ``(2) a `customer' is any individual who enters into a 
     contract with an invention promoter for invention promotion 
     services;
       ``(3) the term `invention promoter' means any person, firm, 
     partnership, corporation, or other entity who offers to 
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     tion promotion services for, or on behalf of, a customer, and 
     who holds itself out through advertising in any mass media as 
     providing such services, but does not include--
       ``(A) any department or agency of the Federal Government or 
     of a State or local government;
       ``(B) any nonprofit, charitable, scientific, or educational 
     organization, qualified under applicable State law or 
     described under section 170(b)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986;
       ``(C) any person or entity involved in the evaluation to 
     determine commercial potential of, or offering to license or 
     sell, a utility patent or a previously filed nonprovisional 
     utility patent application;
       ``(D) any party participating in a transaction involving 
     the sale of the stock or assets of a business; or
       ``(E) any party who directly engages in the business of 
     retail sales of products or the distribution of products; and
       ``(4) the term `invention promotion services' means the 
     procurement or attempted procurement for a customer of a 
     firm, corporation, or other entity to develop and market 
     products or services that include the invention of the 
     customer.
       ``(d) Records of Complaints.--
       ``(1) Release of complaints.--The Commissioner of Patents 
     shall make all complaints received by the Patent and 
     Trademark Office involving invention promoters publicly 
     available, together with any response of the invention 
     promoters. The Commissioner of Patents shall notify the 
     invention promoter of a complaint and provide a reasonable 
     opportunity to reply prior to making such complaint publicly 
     available.
       ``(2) Request for complaints.--The Commissioner of Patents 
     may request complaints relating to invention promotion 
     services from any Federal or State agency and include such 
     complaints in the records maintained under paragraph (1), 
     together with any response of the invention promoters.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 29 of title 35, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 297. Improper and deceptive invention promotion.''.

     SEC. 4103. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle 
     shall take effect 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.
             Subtitle B--Patent and Trademark Fee Fairness

     SEC. 4201. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Patent and Trademark 
     Fee Fairness Act of 1999''.

     SEC. 4202. ADJUSTMENT OF PATENT FEES.

       (a) Original Filing Fee.--Section 41(a)(1)(A) of title 35, 
     United States Code, relating to the fee for filing an 
     original patent application, is amended by striking ``$760'' 
     and inserting ``$690''.
       (b) Reissue Fee.--Section 41(a)(4)(A) of title 35, United 
     States Code, relating to the fee for filing for a reissue of 
     a patent, is amended by striking ``$760'' and inserting 
     ``$690''.
       (c) National Fee for Certain International Applications.--
     Section 41(a)(10) of title 35, United States Code, relating 
     to the national fee for certain international applications, 
     is amended by striking ``$760'' and inserting ``$690''.
       (d) Maintenance Fees.--Section 41(b)(1) of title 35, United 
     States Code, relating to certain maintenance fees, is amended 
     by striking ``$940'' and inserting ``$830''.

     SEC. 4203. ADJUSTMENT OF TRADEMARK FEES.

       Notwithstanding the second sentence of section 31(a) of the 
     Trademark Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 111(a)), the Under Secretary 
     of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the 
     United States Patent and Trademark Office is authorized in 
     fiscal year 2000 to adjust trademark fees without regard to 
     fluctuations in the Consumer Price Index during the preceding 
     12 months.

     SEC. 4204. STUDY ON ALTERNATIVE FEE STRUCTURES.

       The Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property 
     and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office 
     shall conduct a study of alternative fee structures that 
     could be adopted by the United States Patent and Trademark 
     Office to encourage maximum participation by the inventor 
     community in the United States. The Director shall submit 
     such study to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate not later than 1 year after 
     the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 4205. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE FUNDING.

       Section 42(c) of title 35, United States Code, is amended 
     in the second sentence--
       (1) by striking ``Fees available'' and inserting ``All fees 
     available''; and
       (2) by striking ``may'' and inserting ``shall''.

     SEC. 4206. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
     amendments made by this subtitle shall take effect on the 
     date of enactment of this Act.
       (b) Section 4202.--The amendments made by section 4202 of 
     this subtitle shall take effect 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
                   Subtitle C--First Inventor Defense

     SEC. 4301. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``First Inventor Defense 
     Act of 1999''.

     SEC. 4302. DEFENSE TO PATENT INFRINGEMENT BASED ON EARLIER 
                   INVENTOR.

       (a) Defense.--Chapter 28 of title 35, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 273. Defense to infringement based on earlier inventor

       ``(a) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) the terms `commercially used' and `commercial use' 
     mean use of a method in the United States, so long as such 
     use is in connection with an internal commercial use or an 
     actual arm's-length sale or other arm's-length commercial 
     transfer of a useful end result, whether or not the subject 
     matter at issue is accessible to or otherwise known to the 
     public, except that the subject matter for which commercial 
     marketing or use is subject to a premarketing regulatory 
     review period during which the safety or efficacy of the 
     subject matter is established, including any period specified 
     in section 156(g), shall be deemed `commercially used' and in 
     `commercial use' during such regulatory review period;
       ``(2) in the case of activities performed by a nonprofit 
     research laboratory, or nonprofit entity such as a 
     university, research center, or hospital, a use for which the 
     public is the intended beneficiary shall be considered to be 
     a use described in paragraph (1), except that the use--
       ``(A) may be asserted as a defense under this section only 
     for continued use by and in the laboratory or nonprofit 
     entity; and
       ``(B) may not be asserted as a defense with respect to any 
     subsequent commercialization or use outside such laboratory 
     or nonprofit entity;
       ``(3) the term `method' means a method of doing or 
     conducting business; and
       ``(4) the `effective filing date' of a patent is the 
     earlier of the actual filing date of the application for the 
     patent or the filing date of any earlier United States, 
     foreign, or international application to which the subject 
     matter at issue is entitled under section 119, 120, or 365 of 
     this title.
       ``(b) Defense to Infringement.--
       ``(1) In general.--It shall be a defense to an action for 
     infringement under section 271 of this title with respect to 
     any subject matter that would otherwise infringe one or more 
     claims for a method in the patent being asserted against a 
     person, if such person had, acting in good faith, actually 
     reduced the subject matter to practice at least one year 
     before the effective filing date of such patent, and 
     commercially used the subject matter before the effective 
     filing date of such patent.
       ``(2) Exhaustion of right.--The sale or other disposition 
     of a useful end product produced by a patented method, by a 
     person entitled to assert a defense under this section with 
     respect to that useful end result shall exhaust the patent 
     owner's rights under the patent to the extent such rights 
     would have been exhausted had such sale or other disposition 
     been made by the patent owner.
       ``(3) Limitations and qualifications of defense.--The 
     defense to infringement under this section is subject to the 
     following:
       ``(A) Patent.--A person may not assert the defense under 
     this section unless the invention for which the defense is 
     asserted is for a method.
       ``(B) Derivation.--A person may not assert the defense 
     under this section if the subject matter on which the defense 
     is based was derived from the patentee or persons in privity 
     with the patentee.
       ``(C) Not a general license.--The defense asserted by a 
     person under this section is not a general license under all 
     claims of the patent at issue, but extends only to the 
     specific subject matter claimed in the patent with respect to 
     which the person can assert a defense under this chapter, 
     except that the defense shall also extend to variations in 
     the quantity or volume of use of the claimed subject matter, 
     and to improvements in the claimed subject matter that do not 
     infringe additional specifically claimed subject matter of 
     the patent.
       ``(4) Burden of proof.--A person asserting the defense 
     under this section shall have the burden of establishing the 
     defense by clear and convincing evidence.
       ``(5) Abandonment of use.--A person who has abandoned 
     commercial use of subject matter may not rely on activities 
     performed before the date of such abandonment in establishing 
     a defense under this section with respect to actions taken 
     after the date of such abandonment.
       ``(6) Personal defense.--The defense under this section may 
     be asserted only by the person who performed the acts 
     necessary to establish the defense and, except for any 
     transfer to the patent owner, the right to assert the defense 
     shall not be licensed or assigned or transferred to another 
     person except as an ancillary and subordinate part of a good 
     faith assignment or transfer for other reasons of the entire 
     enterprise or line of business to which the defense relates.
       ``(7) Limitation on sites.--A defense under this section, 
     when acquired as part of a good faith assignment or transfer 
     of an entire enterprise or line of business to which the 
     defense relates, may only be asserted for uses at sites where 
     the subject matter that would otherwise infringe one or more 
     of the claims is in use before the later of the effective 
     filing date of the patent or the date of the assignment or 
     transfer of such enterprise or line of business.
       ``(8) Unsuccessful assertion of defense.--If the defense 
     under this section is pleaded by a person who is found to 
     infringe the patent and who subsequently fails to demonstrate 
     a reasonable basis for asserting the defense, the court shall 
     find the case exceptional for the purpose of awarding 
     attorney fees under section 285 of this title.
       ``(9) Invalidity.--A patent shall not be deemed to be 
     invalid under section 102 or 103 of this title solely because 
     a defense is raised or established under this section.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 28 of title 35, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``273. Defense to infringement based on earlier inventor.''.

     SEC. 4303. EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY.

       This subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle 
     shall take effect on the date of en

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     actment of this Act, but shall not apply to any action for 
     infringement that is pending on such date of enactment or 
     with respect to any subject matter for which an adjudication 
     of infringement, including a consent judgment, has been made 
     before such date of enactment.
                   Subtitle D--Patent Term Guarantee

     SEC. 4401. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Patent Term Guarantee 
     Act of 1999''.

     SEC. 4402. PATENT TERM GUARANTEE AUTHORITY.

       (a) Adjustment of Patent Term.--Section 154(b) of title 35, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Adjustment of Patent Term.--
       ``(1) Patent term guarantees.--
       ``(A) Guarantee of prompt patent and trademark office 
     responses.--Subject to the limitations under paragraph (2), 
     if the issue of an original patent is delayed due to the 
     failure of the Patent and Trademark Office to--
       ``(i) provide at least 1 of the notifications under section 
     132 of this title or a notice of allowance under section 151 
     of this title not later than 14 months after--

       ``(I) the date on which an application was filed under 
     section 111(a) of this title; or
       ``(II) the date on which an international application 
     fulfilled the requirements of section 371 of this title;

       ``(ii) respond to a reply under section 132, or to an 
     appeal taken under section 134, within 4 months after the 
     date on which the reply was filed or the appeal was taken;
       ``(iii) act on an application within 4 months after the 
     date of a decision by the Board of Patent Appeals and 
     Interferences under section 134 or 135 or a decision by a 
     Federal court under section 141, 145, or 146 in a case in 
     which allowable claims remain in the application; or
       ``(iv) issue a patent within 4 months after the date on 
     which the issue fee was paid under section 151 and all 
     outstanding requirements were satisfied,
     the term of the patent shall be extended one day for each day 
     after the end of the period specified in clause (i), (ii), 
     (iii), or (iv), as the case may be, until the action 
     described in such clause is taken.
       ``(B) Guarantee of no more than 3-year application 
     pendency.--Subject to the limitations under paragraph (2), if 
     the issue of an original patent is delayed due to the failure 
     of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to issue a 
     patent within 3 years after the actual filing date of the 
     application in the United States, not including--
       ``(i) any time consumed by continued examination of the 
     application requested by the applicant under section 132(b);
       ``(ii) any time consumed by a proceeding under section 
     135(a), any time consumed by the imposition of an order under 
     section 181, or any time consumed by appellate review by the 
     Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences or by a Federal 
     court; or
       ``(iii) any delay in the processing of the application by 
     the United States Patent and Trademark Office requested by 
     the applicant except as permitted by paragraph (3)(C),
     the term of the patent shall be extended 1 day for each day 
     after the end of that 3-year period until the patent is 
     issued.
       ``(C) Guarantee or adjustments for delays due to 
     interferences, secrecy orders, and appeals.--Subject to the 
     limitations under paragraph (2), if the issue of an original 
     patent is delayed due to--
       ``(i) a proceeding under section 135(a);
       ``(ii) the imposition of an order under section 181; or
       ``(iii) appellate review by the Board of Patent Appeals and 
     Interferences or by a Federal court in a case in which the 
     patent was issued under a decision in the review reversing an 
     adverse determination of patentability,
     the term of the patent shall be extended one day for each day 
     of the pendency of the proceeding, order, or review, as the 
     case may be.
       ``(2) Limitations.--
       ``(A) In general.--To the extent that periods of delay 
     attributable to grounds specified in paragraph (1) overlap, 
     the period of any adjustment granted under this subsection 
     shall not exceed the actual number of days the issuance of 
     the patent was delayed.
       ``(B) Disclaimed term.--No patent the term of which has 
     been disclaimed beyond a specified date may be adjusted under 
     this section beyond the expiration date specified in the 
     disclaimer.
       ``(C) Reduction of period of adjustment.--
       ``(i) The period of adjustment of the term of a patent 
     under paragraph (1) shall be reduced by a period equal to the 
     period of time during which the applicant failed to engage in 
     reasonable efforts to conclude prosecution of the 
     application.
       ``(ii) With respect to adjustments to patent term made 
     under the authority of paragraph (1)(B), an applicant shall 
     be deemed to have failed to engage in reasonable efforts to 
     conclude processing or examination of an application for the 
     cumulative total of any periods of time in excess of 3 months 
     that are taken to respond to a notice from the Office making 
     any rejection, objection, argument, or other request, 
     measuring such 3-month period from the date the notice was 
     given or mailed to the applicant.
       ``(iii) The Director shall prescribe regulations 
     establishing the circumstances that constitute a failure of 
     an applicant to engage in reasonable efforts to conclude 
     processing or examination of an application.
       ``(3) Procedures for patent term adjustment 
     determination.--
       ``(A) The Director shall prescribe regulations establishing 
     procedures for the application for and determination of 
     patent term adjustments under this subsection.
       ``(B) Under the procedures established under subparagraph 
     (A), the Director shall--
       ``(i) make a determination of the period of any patent term 
     adjustment under this subsection, and shall transmit a notice 
     of that determination with the written notice of allowance of 
     the application under section 151; and
       ``(ii) provide the applicant one opportunity to request 
     reconsideration of any patent term adjustment determination 
     made by the Director.
       ``(C) The Director shall reinstate all or part of the 
     cumulative period of time of an adjustment under paragraph 
     (2)(C) if the applicant, prior to the issuance of the patent, 
     makes a showing that, in spite of all due care, the applicant 
     was unable to respond within the 3-month period, but in no 
     case shall more than 3 additional months for each such 
     response beyond the original 3-month period be reinstated.
       ``(D) The Director shall proceed to grant the patent after 
     completion of the Director's determination of a patent term 
     adjustment under the procedures established under this 
     subsection, notwithstanding any appeal taken by the applicant 
     of such determination.
       ``(4) Appeal of patent term adjustment determination.--
       ``(A) An applicant dissatisfied with a determination made 
     by the Director under paragraph (3) shall have remedy by a 
     civil action against the Director filed in the United States 
     District Court for the District of Columbia within 180 days 
     after the grant of the patent. Chapter 7 of title 5 shall 
     apply to such action. Any final judgment resulting in a 
     change to the period of adjustment of the patent term shall 
     be served on the Director, and the Director shall thereafter 
     alter the term of the patent to reflect such change.
       ``(B) The determination of a patent term adjustment under 
     this subsection shall not be subject to appeal or challenge 
     by a third party prior to the grant of the patent.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 282 of title 35, United States Code, is amended 
     in the fourth paragraph by striking ``156 of this title'' and 
     inserting ``154(b) or 156 of this title''.
       (2) Section 1295(a)(4)(C) of title 28, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking ``145 or 146'' and inserting ``145, 
     146, or 154(b)''.

     SEC. 4403. CONTINUED EXAMINATION OF PATENT APPLICATIONS.

       Section 132 of title 35, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence by striking ``Whenever'' and 
     inserting ``(a) Whenever''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) The Director shall prescribe regulations to provide 
     for the continued examination of applications for patent at 
     the request of the applicant. The Director may establish 
     appropriate fees for such continued examination and shall 
     provide a 50 percent reduction in such fees for small 
     entities that qualify for reduced fees under section 41(h)(1) 
     of this title.''.

     SEC. 4404. TECHNICAL CLARIFICATION.

       Section 156(a) of title 35, United States Code, is amended 
     in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting ``, which 
     shall include any patent term adjustment granted under 
     section 154(b),'' after ``the original expiration date of the 
     patent''.

     SEC. 4405. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) Amendments Made by Sections 4402 and 4404.--The 
     amendments made by sections 4402 and 4404 shall take effect 
     on the date that is 6 months after the date of enactment of 
     this Act and, except for a design patent application filed 
     under chapter 16 of title 35, United States Code, shall apply 
     to any application filed on or after the date that is 6 
     months after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (b) Amendments Made by Section 4403.--The amendments made 
     by section 4403--
       (1) shall take effect on the date that is 6 months after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, and shall apply to all 
     applications filed under section 111(a) of title 35, United 
     States Code, on or after June 8, 1995, and all applications 
     complying with section 371 of title 35, United States Code, 
     that resulted from international applications filed on or 
     after June 8, 1995; and
       (2) do not apply to applications for design patents under 
     chapter 16 of title 35, United States Code.
   Subtitle E--Domestic Publication of Patent Applications Published 
                                 Abroad

     SEC. 4501. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Domestic Publication of 
     Foreign Filed Patent Applications Act of 1999''.

     SEC. 4502. PUBLICATION.

       (a) Publication.--Section 122 of title 35, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 122. Confidential status of applications; publication 
       of patent applications

       ``(a) Confidentiality.--Except as provided in subsection 
     (b), applications for patents shall be kept in confidence by 
     the Patent and Trademark Office and no information concerning 
     the same given without authority of the applicant or owner 
     unless necessary to carry out the provisions of an Act of 
     Congress or in such special circumstances as may be 
     determined by the Director.
       ``(b) Publication.--
       ``(1) In general.--(A) Subject to paragraph (2), each 
     application for a patent shall be published, in accordance 
     with procedures determined by the Director, promptly after 
     the expiration of a period of 18 months from the earliest 
     filing date for which a benefit is sought under this title. 
     At the request of the applicant, an application may be 
     published earlier than the end of such 18-month period.
       ``(B) No information concerning published patent 
     applications shall be made available to the public except as 
     the Director determines.
       ``(C) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
     determination by the Director to release or not to release 
     information concerning a published patent application shall 
     be final and nonreviewable.

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       ``(2) Exceptions.--(A) An application shall not be 
     published if that application is--
       ``(i) no longer pending;
       ``(ii) subject to a secrecy order under section 181 of this 
     title;
       ``(iii) a provisional application filed under section 
     111(b) of this title; or
       ``(iv) an application for a design patent filed under 
     chapter 16 of this title.
       ``(B)(i) If an applicant makes a request upon filing, 
     certifying that the invention disclosed in the application 
     has not and will not be the subject of an application filed 
     in another country, or under a multilateral international 
     agreement, that requires publication of applications 18 
     months after filing, the application shall not be published 
     as provided in paragraph (1).
       ``(ii) An applicant may rescind a request made under clause 
     (i) at any time.
       ``(iii) An applicant who has made a request under clause 
     (i) but who subsequently files, in a foreign country or under 
     a multilateral international agreement specified in clause 
     (i), an application directed to the invention disclosed in 
     the application filed in the Patent and Trademark Office, 
     shall notify the Director of such filing not later than 45 
     days after the date of the filing of such foreign or 
     international application. A failure of the applicant to 
     provide such notice within the prescribed period shall result 
     in the application being regarded as abandoned, unless it is 
     shown to the satisfaction of the Director that the delay in 
     submitting the notice was unintentional.
       ``(iv) If an applicant rescinds a request made under clause 
     (i) or notifies the Director that an application was filed in 
     a foreign country or under a multilateral international 
     agreement specified in clause (i), the application shall be 
     published in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (1) 
     on or as soon as is practical after the date that is 
     specified in clause (i).
       ``(v) If an applicant has filed applications in one or more 
     foreign countries, directly or through a multilateral 
     international agreement, and such foreign filed applications 
     corresponding to an application filed in the Patent and 
     Trademark Office or the description of the invention in such 
     foreign filed applications is less extensive than the 
     application or description of the invention in the 
     application filed in the Patent and Trademark Office, the 
     applicant may submit a redacted copy of the application filed 
     in the Patent and Trademark Office eliminating any part or 
     description of the invention in such application that is not 
     also contained in any of the corresponding applications filed 
     in a foreign country. The Director may only publish the 
     redacted copy of the application unless the redacted copy of 
     the application is not received within 16 months after the 
     earliest effective filing date for which a benefit is sought 
     under this title. The provisions of section 154(d) shall not 
     apply to a claim if the description of the invention 
     published in the redacted application filed under this clause 
     with respect to the claim does not enable a person skilled in 
     the art to make and use the subject matter of the claim.
       ``(c) Protest and Pre-Issuance Opposition.--The Director 
     shall establish appropriate procedures to ensure that no 
     protest or other form of pre-issuance opposition to the grant 
     of a patent on an application may be initiated after 
     publication of the application without the express written 
     consent of the applicant.
       ``(d) National Security.--No application for patent shall 
     be published under subsection (b)(1) if the publication or 
     disclosure of such invention would be detrimental to the 
     national security. The Director shall establish appropriate 
     procedures to ensure that such applications are promptly 
     identified and the secrecy of such inventions is maintained 
     in accordance with chapter 17 of this title.''.
       (b) Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a 3-
     year study of the applicants who file only in the United 
     States on or after the effective date of this subtitle and 
     shall provide the results of such study to the Judiciary 
     Committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
       (2) Contents.--The study conducted under paragraph (1) 
     shall--
       (A) consider the number of such applicants in relation to 
     the number of applicants who file in the United States and 
     outside of the United States;
       (B) examine how many domestic-only filers request at the 
     time of filing not to be published;
       (C) examine how many such filers rescind that request or 
     later choose to file abroad;
       (D) examine the status of the entity seeking an application 
     and any correlation that may exist between such status and 
     the publication of patent applications; and
       (E) examine the abandonment/issuance ratios and length of 
     application pendency before patent issuance or abandonment 
     for published versus unpublished applications.

     SEC. 4503. TIME FOR CLAIMING BENEFIT OF EARLIER FILING DATE.

       (a) In a Foreign Country.--Section 119(b) of title 35, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b)(1) No application for patent shall be entitled to 
     this right of priority unless a claim is filed in the Patent 
     and Trademark Office, identifying the foreign application by 
     specifying the application number on that foreign 
     application, the intellectual property authority or country 
     in or for which the application was filed, and the date of 
     filing the application, at such time during the pendency of 
     the application as required by the Director.
       ``(2) The Director may consider the failure of the 
     applicant to file a timely claim for priority as a waiver of 
     any such claim. The Director may establish procedures, 
     including the payment of a surcharge, to accept an 
     unintentionally delayed claim under this section.
       ``(3) The Director may require a certified copy of the 
     original foreign application, specification, and drawings 
     upon which it is based, a translation if not in the English 
     language, and such other information as the Director 
     considers necessary. Any such certification shall be made by 
     the foreign intellectual property authority in which the 
     foreign application was filed and show the date of the 
     application and of the filing of the specification and other 
     papers.''.
       (b) In the United States.--
       (1) In general.--Section 120 of title 35, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``No 
     application shall be entitled to the benefit of an earlier 
     filed application under this section unless an amendment 
     containing the specific reference to the earlier filed 
     application is submitted at such time during the pendency of 
     the application as required by the Director. The Director may 
     consider the failure to submit such an amendment within that 
     time period as a waiver of any benefit under this section. 
     The Director may establish procedures, including the payment 
     of a surcharge, to accept an unintentionally delayed 
     submission of an amendment under this section.''.
       (2) Right of priority.--Section 119(e)(1) of title 35, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``No application shall be entitled to the benefit 
     of an earlier filed provisional application under this 
     subsection unless an amendment containing the specific 
     reference to the earlier filed provisional application is 
     submitted at such time during the pendency of the application 
     as required by the Director. The Director may consider the 
     failure to submit such an amendment within that time period 
     as a waiver of any benefit under this subsection. The 
     Director may establish procedures, including the payment of a 
     surcharge, to accept an unintentionally delayed submission of 
     an amendment under this subsection during the pendency of the 
     application.''.

     SEC. 4504. PROVISIONAL RIGHTS.

       Section 154 of title 35, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the section caption by inserting ``; provisional 
     rights'' after ``patent''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Provisional Rights.--
       ``(1) In general.--In addition to other rights provided by 
     this section, a patent shall include the right to obtain a 
     reasonable royalty from any person who, during the period 
     beginning on the date of publication of the application for 
     such patent under section 122(b), or in the case of an 
     international application filed under the treaty defined in 
     section 351(a) designating the United States under Article 
     21(2)(a) of such treaty, the date of publication of the 
     application, and ending on the date the patent is issued--
       ``(A)(i) makes, uses, offers for sale, or sells in the 
     United States the invention as claimed in the published 
     patent application or imports such an invention into the 
     United States; or
       ``(ii) if the invention as claimed in the published patent 
     application is a process, uses, offers for sale, or sells in 
     the United States or imports into the United States products 
     made by that process as claimed in the published patent 
     application; and
       ``(B) had actual notice of the published patent application 
     and, in a case in which the right arising under this 
     paragraph is based upon an international application 
     designating the United States that is published in a language 
     other than English, had a translation of the international 
     application into the English language.
       ``(2) Right based on substantially identical inventions.--
     The right under paragraph (1) to obtain a reasonable royalty 
     shall not be available under this subsection unless the 
     invention as claimed in the patent is substantially identical 
     to the invention as claimed in the published patent 
     application.
       ``(3) Time limitation on obtaining a reasonable royalty.--
     The right under paragraph (1) to obtain a reasonable royalty 
     shall be available only in an action brought not later than 6 
     years after the patent is issued. The right under paragraph 
     (1) to obtain a reasonable royalty shall not be affected by 
     the duration of the period described in paragraph (1).
       ``(4) Requirements for international applications.--
       ``(A) Effective date.--The right under paragraph (1) to 
     obtain a reasonable royalty based upon the publication under 
     the treaty defined in section 351(a) of an international 
     application designating the United States shall commence on 
     the date on which the Patent and Trademark Office receives a 
     copy of the publication under the treaty of the international 
     application, or, if the publication under the treaty of the 
     international application is in a language other than 
     English, on the date on which the Patent and Trademark Office 
     receives a translation of the international application in 
     the English language.
       ``(B) Copies.--The Director may require the applicant to 
     provide a copy of the international application and a 
     translation thereof.''.

     SEC. 4505. PRIOR ART EFFECT OF PUBLISHED APPLICATIONS.

       Section 102(e) of title 35, United States Code, is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(e) The invention was described in--
       ``(1) an application for patent, published under section 
     122(b), by another filed in the United States before the 
     invention by the applicant for patent, except that an 
     international application filed under the treaty defined in 
     section 351(a) shall have the effect under this subsection of 
     a national application published under section 122(b) only if 
     the international application designating the United States 
     was published under Article 21(2)(a) of such treaty in the 
     English language; or
       ``(2) a patent granted on an application for patent by 
     another filed in the United States before the invention by 
     the applicant for patent,

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     except that a patent shall not be deemed filed in the United 
     States for the purposes of this subsection based on the 
     filing of an international application filed under the treaty 
     defined in section 351(a); or''.

     SEC. 4506. COST RECOVERY FOR PUBLICATION.

       The Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property 
     and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office 
     shall recover the cost of early publication required by the 
     amendment made by section 4502 by charging a separate 
     publication fee after notice of allowance is given under 
     section 151 of title 35, United States Code.

     SEC. 4507. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       The following provisions of title 35, United States Code, 
     are amended:
       (1) Section 11 is amended in paragraph 1 of subsection (a) 
     by inserting ``and published applications for patents'' after 
     ``Patents''.
       (2) Section 12 is amended--
       (A) in the section caption by inserting ``and 
     applications'' after ``patents''; and
       (B) by inserting ``and published applications for patents'' 
     after ``patents''.
       (3) Section 13 is amended--
       (A) in the section caption by inserting ``and 
     applications'' after ``patents''; and
       (B) by inserting ``and published applications for patents'' 
     after ``patents''.
       (4) The items relating to sections 12 and 13 in the table 
     of sections for chapter 1 are each amended by inserting ``and 
     applications'' after ``patents''.
       (5) The item relating to section 122 in the table of 
     sections for chapter 11 is amended by inserting ``; 
     publication of patent applications'' after ``applications''.
       (6) The item relating to section 154 in the table of 
     sections for chapter 14 is amended by inserting ``; 
     provisional rights'' after ``patent''.
       (7) Section 181 is amended--
       (A) in the first undesignated paragraph--
       (i) by inserting ``by the publication of an application 
     or'' after ``disclosure''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``the publication of the application or'' 
     after ``withhold'';
       (B) in the second undesignated paragraph by inserting ``by 
     the publication of an application or'' after ``disclosure of 
     an invention'';
       (C) in the third undesignated paragraph--
       (i) by inserting ``by the publication of the application 
     or'' after ``disclosure of the invention''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``the publication of the application or'' 
     after ``withhold''; and
       (D) in the fourth undesignated paragraph by inserting ``the 
     publication of an application or'' after ``and'' in the first 
     sentence.
       (8) Section 252 is amended in the first undesignated 
     paragraph by inserting ``substantially'' before ``identical'' 
     each place it appears.
       (9) Section 284 is amended by adding at the end of the 
     second undesignated paragraph the following: ``Increased 
     damages under this paragraph shall not apply to provisional 
     rights under section 154(d) of this title.''.
       (10) Section 374 is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 374. Publication of international application

       ``The publication under the treaty defined in section 
     351(a) of this title, of an international application 
     designating the United States shall confer the same rights 
     and shall have the same effect under this title as an 
     application for patent published under section 122(b), except 
     as provided in sections 102(e) and 154(d) of this title.''.
       (11) Section 135(b) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) A claim which is the same as, or for the same or 
     substantially the same subject matter as, a claim of an 
     application published under section 122(b) of this title may 
     be made in an application filed after the application is 
     published only if the claim is made before 1 year after the 
     date on which the application is published.''.

     SEC. 4508. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Sections 4502 through 4507, and the amendments made by such 
     sections, shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after 
     the date of enactment of this Act and shall apply to all 
     applications filed under section 111 of title 35, United 
     States Code, on or after that date, and all applications 
     complying with section 371 of title 35, United States Code, 
     that resulted from international applications filed on or 
     after that date. The amendments made by sections 4504 and 
     4505 shall apply to any such application voluntarily 
     published by the applicant under procedures established under 
     this subtitle that is pending on the date that is 1 year 
     after the date of enactment of this Act. The amendment made 
     by section 4504 shall also apply to international 
     applications designating the United States that are filed on 
     or after the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment 
     of this Act.
       Subtitle F--Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Procedure

     SEC. 4601. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Optional Inter Partes 
     Reexamination Procedure Act of 1999''.

     SEC. 4602. EX PARTE REEXAMINATION OF PATENTS.

       The chapter heading for chapter 30 of title 35, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting ``EX PARTE'' before 
     ``REEXAMINATION OF PATENTS''.

     SEC. 4603. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 100 of title 35, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) The term `third-party requester' means a person 
     requesting ex parte reexamination under section 302 or inter 
     partes reexamination under section 311 who is not the patent 
     owner.''.

     SEC. 4604. OPTIONAL INTER PARTES REEXAMINATION PROCEDURES.

       (a) In General.--Part 3 of title 35, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding after chapter 30 the following new chapter:

      ``CHAPTER 31--OPTIONAL INTER PARTES REEXAMINATION PROCEDURES

``Sec.
``311. Request for inter partes reexamination.
``312. Determination of issue by Director.
``313. Inter partes reexamination order by Director.
``314. Conduct of inter partes reexamination proceedings.
``315. Appeal.
``316. Certificate of patentability, unpatentability, and claim 
              cancellation.
``317. Inter partes reexamination prohibited.
``318. Stay of litigation.

     ``Sec. 311. Request for inter partes reexamination

       ``(a) In General.--Any person at any time may file a 
     request for inter partes reexamination by the Office of a 
     patent on the basis of any prior art cited under the 
     provisions of section 301.
       ``(b) Requirements.--The request shall--
       ``(1) be in writing, include the identity of the real party 
     in interest, and be accompanied by payment of an inter partes 
     reexamination fee established by the Director under section 
     41; and
       ``(2) set forth the pertinency and manner of applying cited 
     prior art to every claim for which reexamination is 
     requested.
       ``(c) Copy.--Unless the requesting person is the owner of 
     the patent, the Director promptly shall send a copy of the 
     request to the owner of record of the patent.

     ``Sec. 312. Determination of issue by Director

       ``(a) Reexamination.--Not later than 3 months after the 
     filing of a request for inter partes reexamination under 
     section 311, the Director shall determine whether a 
     substantial new question of patentability affecting any claim 
     of the patent concerned is raised by the request, with or 
     without consideration of other patents or printed 
     publications. On the Director's initiative, and at any time, 
     the Director may determine whether a substantial new question 
     of patentability is raised by patents and publications.
       ``(b) Record.--A record of the Director's determination 
     under subsection (a) shall be placed in the official file of 
     the patent, and a copy shall be promptly given or mailed to 
     the owner of record of the patent and to the third-party 
     requester, if any.
       ``(c) Final Decision.--A determination by the Director 
     under subsection (a) shall be final and non-appealable. Upon 
     a determination that no substantial new question of 
     patentability has been raised, the Director may refund a 
     portion of the inter partes reexamination fee required under 
     section 311.

     ``Sec. 313. Inter partes reexamination order by Director

       ``If, in a determination made under section 312(a), the 
     Director finds that a substantial new question of 
     patentability affecting a claim of a patent is raised, the 
     determination shall include an order for inter partes 
     reexamination of the patent for resolution of the question. 
     The order may be accompanied by the initial action of the 
     Patent and Trademark Office on the merits of the inter partes 
     reexamination conducted in accordance with section 314.

     ``Sec. 314. Conduct of inter partes reexamination proceedings

       ``(a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section, reexamination shall be conducted according to the 
     procedures established for initial examination under the 
     provisions of sections 132 and 133. In any inter partes 
     reexamination proceeding under this chapter, the patent owner 
     shall be permitted to propose any amendment to the patent and 
     a new claim or claims, except that no proposed amended or new 
     claim enlarging the scope of the claims of the patent shall 
     be permitted.
       ``(b) Response.--(1) This subsection shall apply to any 
     inter partes reexamination proceeding in which the order for 
     inter partes reexamination is based upon a request by a 
     third-party requester.
       ``(2) With the exception of the inter partes reexamination 
     request, any document filed by either the patent owner or the 
     third-party requester shall be served on the other party. In 
     addition, the third-party requester shall receive a copy of 
     any communication sent by the Office to the patent owner 
     concerning the patent subject to the inter partes 
     reexamination proceeding.
       ``(3) Each time that the patent owner files a response to 
     an action on the merits from the Patent and Trademark Office, 
     the third-party requester shall have one opportunity to file 
     written comments addressing issues raised by the action of 
     the Office or the patent owner's response thereto, if those 
     written comments are received by the Office within 30 days 
     after the date of service of the patent owner's response.
       ``(c) Special Dispatch.--Unless otherwise provided by the 
     Director for good cause, all inter partes reexamination 
     proceedings under this section, including any appeal to the 
     Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, shall be conducted 
     with special dispatch within the Office.

     ``Sec. 315. Appeal

       ``(a) Patent Owner.--The patent owner involved in an inter 
     partes reexamination proceeding under this chapter--
       ``(1) may appeal under the provisions of section 134 and 
     may appeal under the provisions of sections 141 through 144, 
     with respect to any decision adverse to the patentability of 
     any original or proposed amended or new claim of the patent; 
     and
       ``(2) may be a party to any appeal taken by a third-party 
     requester under subsection (b).
       ``(b) Third-Party Requester.--A third-party requester may--

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       ``(1) appeal under the provisions of section 134 with 
     respect to any final decision favorable to the patentability 
     of any original or proposed amended or new claim of the 
     patent; or
       ``(2) be a party to any appeal taken by the patent owner 
     under the provisions of section 134, subject to subsection 
     (c).
       ``(c) Civil Action.--A third-party requester whose request 
     for an inter partes reexamination results in an order under 
     section 313 is estopped from asserting at a later time, in 
     any civil action arising in whole or in part under section 
     1338 of title 28, the invalidity of any claim finally 
     determined to be valid and patentable on any ground which the 
     third-party requester raised or could have raised during the 
     inter partes reexamination proceedings. This subsection does 
     not prevent the assertion of invalidity based on newly 
     discovered prior art unavailable to the third-party requester 
     and the Patent and Trademark Office at the time of the inter 
     partes reexamination proceedings.

     ``Sec. 316. Certificate of patentability, unpatentability, 
       and claim cancellation

       ``(a) In General.--In an inter partes reexamination 
     proceeding under this chapter, when the time for appeal has 
     expired or any appeal proceeding has terminated, the Director 
     shall issue and publish a certificate canceling any claim of 
     the patent finally determined to be unpatentable, confirming 
     any claim of the patent determined to be patentable, and 
     incorporating in the patent any proposed amended or new claim 
     determined to be patentable.
       ``(b) Amended or New Claim.--Any proposed amended or new 
     claim determined to be patentable and incorporated into a 
     patent following an inter partes reexamination proceeding 
     shall have the same effect as that specified in section 252 
     of this title for reissued patents on the right of any person 
     who made, purchased, or used within the United States, or 
     imported into the United States, anything patented by such 
     proposed amended or new claim, or who made substantial 
     preparation therefor, prior to issuance of a certificate 
     under the provisions of subsection (a) of this section.

     ``Sec. 317. Inter partes reexamination prohibited

       ``(a) Order for Reexamination.--Notwithstanding any 
     provision of this chapter, once an order for inter partes 
     reexamination of a patent has been issued under section 313, 
     neither the patent owner nor the third-party requester, if 
     any, nor privies of either, may file a subsequent request for 
     inter partes reexamination of the patent until an inter 
     partes reexamination certificate is issued and published 
     under section 316, unless authorized by the Director.
       ``(b) Final Decision.--Once a final decision has been 
     entered against a party in a civil action arising in whole or 
     in part under section 1338 of title 28 that the party has not 
     sustained its burden of proving the invalidity of any patent 
     claim in suit or if a final decision in an inter partes 
     reexamination proceeding instituted by a third-party 
     requester is favorable to the patentability of any original 
     or proposed amended or new claim of the patent, then neither 
     that party nor its privies may thereafter request an inter 
     partes reexamination of any such patent claim on the basis of 
     issues which that party or its privies raised or could have 
     raised in such civil action or inter partes reexamination 
     proceeding, and an inter partes reexamination requested by 
     that party or its privies on the basis of such issues may not 
     thereafter be maintained by the Office, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of this chapter. This subsection does not 
     prevent the assertion of invalidity based on newly discovered 
     prior art unavailable to the third-party requester and the 
     Patent and Trademark Office at the time of the inter partes 
     reexamination proceedings.

     ``Sec. 318. Stay of litigation

       ``Once an order for inter partes reexamination of a patent 
     has been issued under section 313, the patent owner may 
     obtain a stay of any pending litigation which involves an 
     issue of patentability of any claims of the patent which are 
     the subject of the inter partes reexamination order, unless 
     the court before which such litigation is pending determines 
     that a stay would not serve the interests of justice.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of chapters for part 
     III of title 25, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     the item relating to chapter 30 and inserting the following:

``30. Prior Art Citations to Office and Ex Parte Reexamination of 
    Patents.....................................................301....

``31. Optional Inter Partes Reexamination of Patents.........311''.....

     SEC. 4605. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Patent Fees; Patent Search Systems.--Section 41(a)(7) 
     of title 35, United States Code, is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(7) On filing each petition for the revival of an 
     unintentionally abandoned application for a patent, for the 
     unintentionally delayed payment of the fee for issuing each 
     patent, or for an unintentionally delayed response by the 
     patent owner in any reexamination proceeding, $1,210, unless 
     the petition is filed under section 133 or 151 of this title, 
     in which case the fee shall be $110.''.
       (b) Appeal to the Board of Patents Appeals and 
     Interferences.--Section 134 of title 35, United States Code, 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 134. Appeal to the Board of Patent Appeals and 
       Interferences

       ``(a) Patent Applicant.--An applicant for a patent, any of 
     whose claims has been twice rejected, may appeal from the 
     decision of the administrative patent judge to the Board of 
     Patent Appeals and Interferences, having once paid the fee 
     for such appeal.
       ``(b) Patent Owner.--A patent owner in any reexamination 
     proceeding may appeal from the final rejection of any claim 
     by the administrative patent judge to the Board of Patent 
     Appeals and Interferences, having once paid the fee for such 
     appeal.
       ``(c) Third-Party.--A third-party requester in an inter 
     partes proceeding may appeal to the Board of Patent Appeals 
     and Interferences from the final decision of the 
     administrative patent judge favorable to the patentability of 
     any original or proposed amended or new claim of a patent, 
     having once paid the fee for such appeal. The third-party 
     requester may not appeal the decision of the Board of Patent 
     Appeals and Interferences.''.
       (c) Appeal to Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.--
     Section 141 of title 35, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding the following after the second sentence: ``A patent 
     owner in any reexamination proceeding dissatisfied with the 
     final decision in an appeal to the Board of Patent Appeals 
     and Interferences under section 134 may appeal the decision 
     only to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal 
     Circuit.''.
       (d) Proceedings on Appeal.--Section 143 of title 35, United 
     States Code, is amended by amending the third sentence to 
     read as follows: ``In any reexamination case, the Director 
     shall submit to the court in writing the grounds for the 
     decision of the Patent and Trademark Office, addressing all 
     the issues involved in the appeal.''.
       (e) Civil Action To Obtain Patent.--Section 145 of title 
     35, United States Code, is amended in the first sentence by 
     inserting ``(a)'' after ``section 134''.

     SEC. 4606. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

       Not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual 
     Property and Director of the United States Patent and 
     Trademark Office shall submit to the Congress a report 
     evaluating whether the inter partes reexamination proceedings 
     established under the amendments made by this subtitle are 
     inequitable to any of the parties in interest and, if so, the 
     report shall contain recommendations for changes to the 
     amendments made by this subtitle to remove such inequity.

     SEC. 4607. ESTOPPEL EFFECT OF REEXAMINATION.

       Any party who requests an inter partes reexamination under 
     section 311 of title 35, United States Code, is estopped from 
     challenging at a later time, in any civil action, any fact 
     determined during the process of such reexamination, except 
     with respect to a fact determination later proved to be 
     erroneous based on information unavailable at the time of the 
     inter partes reexamination decision. If this section is held 
     to be unenforceable, the enforceability of the remainder of 
     this subtitle or of this title shall not be denied as a 
     result.

     SEC. 4608. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), this subtitle 
     and the amendments made by this subtitle shall take effect on 
     the date of enactment of this Act and shall apply to any 
     patent that issues from an original application filed in the 
     United States on or after that date.
       (b) Section 4605(a).--The amendments made by section 
     4605(a) shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after 
     the date of enactment of this Act.
                Subtitle G--Patent and Trademark Office

     SEC. 4701. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Patent and Trademark 
     Office Efficiency Act''.

          CHAPTER 1--UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

     SEC. 4711. ESTABLISHMENT OF PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE.

       Section 1 of title 35, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 1. Establishment

       ``(a) Establishment.--The United States Patent and 
     Trademark Office is established as an agency of the United 
     States, within the Department of Commerce. In carrying out 
     its functions, the United States Patent and Trademark Office 
     shall be subject to the policy direction of the Secretary of 
     Commerce, but otherwise shall retain responsibility for 
     decisions regarding the management and administration of its 
     operations and shall exercise independent control of its 
     budget allocations and expenditures, personnel decisions and 
     processes, procurements, and other administrative and 
     management functions in accordance with this title and 
     applicable provisions of law. Those operations designed to 
     grant and issue patents and those operations which are 
     designed to facilitate the registration of trademarks shall 
     be treated as separate operating units within the Office.
       ``(b) Offices.--The United States Patent and Trademark 
     Office shall maintain its principal office in the 
     metropolitan Washington, DC, area, for the service of process 
     and papers and for the purpose of carrying out its functions. 
     The United States Patent and Trademark Office shall be 
     deemed, for purposes of venue in civil actions, to be a 
     resident of the district in which its principal office is 
     located, except where jurisdiction is otherwise provided by 
     law. The United States Patent and Trademark Office may 
     establish satellite offices in such other places in the 
     United States as it considers necessary and appropriate in 
     the conduct of its business.
       ``(c) Reference.--For purposes of this title, the United 
     States Patent and Trademark Office shall also be referred to 
     as the `Office' and the `Patent and Trademark Office'.''.

     SEC. 4712. POWERS AND DUTIES.

       Section 2 of title 35, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2. Powers and duties

       ``(a) In General.--The United States Patent and Trademark 
     Office, subject to the policy direction of the Secretary of 
     Commerce--
       ``(1) shall be responsible for the granting and issuing of 
     patents and the registration of trademarks; and

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       ``(2) shall be responsible for disseminating to the public 
     information with respect to patents and trademarks.
       ``(b) Specific Powers.--The Office--
       ``(1) shall adopt and use a seal of the Office, which shall 
     be judicially noticed and with which letters patent, 
     certificates of trademark registrations, and papers issued by 
     the Office shall be authenticated;
       ``(2) may establish regulations, not inconsistent with law, 
     which--
       ``(A) shall govern the conduct of proceedings in the 
     Office;
       ``(B) shall be made in accordance with section 553 of title 
     5;
       ``(C) shall facilitate and expedite the processing of 
     patent applications, particularly those which can be filed, 
     stored, processed, searched, and retrieved electronically, 
     subject to the provisions of section 122 relating to the 
     confidential status of applications;
       ``(D) may govern the recognition and conduct of agents, 
     attorneys, or other persons representing applicants or other 
     parties before the Office, and may require them, before being 
     recognized as representatives of applicants or other persons, 
     to show that they are of good moral character and reputation 
     and are possessed of the necessary qualifications to render 
     to applicants or other persons valuable service, advice, and 
     assistance in the presentation or prosecution of their 
     applications or other business before the Office;
       ``(E) shall recognize the public interest in continuing to 
     safeguard broad access to the United States patent system 
     through the reduced fee structure for small entities under 
     section 41(h)(1) of this title; and
       ``(F) provide for the development of a performance-based 
     process that includes quantitative and qualitative measures 
     and standards for evaluating cost-effectiveness and is 
     consistent with the principles of impartiality and 
     competitiveness;
       ``(3) may acquire, construct, purchase, lease, hold, 
     manage, operate, improve, alter, and renovate any real, 
     personal, or mixed property, or any interest therein, as it 
     considers necessary to carry out its functions;
       ``(4)(A) may make such purchases, contracts for the 
     construction, maintenance, or management and operation of 
     facilities, and contracts for supplies or services, without 
     regard to the provisions of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.), 
     the Public Buildings Act (40 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), and the 
     Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11301 
     et seq.); and
       ``(B) may enter into and perform such purchases and 
     contracts for printing services, including the process of 
     composition, platemaking, presswork, silk screen processes, 
     binding, microform, and the products of such processes, as it 
     considers necessary to carry out the functions of the Office, 
     without regard to sections 501 through 517 and 1101 through 
     1123 of title 44;
       ``(5) may use, with their consent, services, equipment, 
     personnel, and facilities of other departments, agencies, and 
     instrumentalities of the Federal Government, on a 
     reimbursable basis, and cooperate with such other 
     departments, agencies, and instrumentalities in the 
     establishment and use of services, equipment, and facilities 
     of the Office;
       ``(6) may, when the Director determines that it is 
     practicable, efficient, and cost-effective to do so, use, 
     with the consent of the United States and the agency, 
     instrumentality, patent and trademark office, or 
     international organization concerned, the services, records, 
     facilities, or personnel of any State or local government 
     agency or instrumentality or foreign patent and trademark 
     office or international organization to perform functions on 
     its behalf;
       ``(7) may retain and use all of its revenues and receipts, 
     including revenues from the sale, lease, or disposal of any 
     real, personal, or mixed property, or any interest therein, 
     of the Office;
       ``(8) shall advise the President, through the Secretary of 
     Commerce, on national and certain international intellectual 
     property policy issues;
       ``(9) shall advise Federal departments and agencies on 
     matters of intellectual property policy in the United States 
     and intellectual property protection in other countries;
       ``(10) shall provide guidance, as appropriate, with respect 
     to proposals by agencies to assist foreign governments and 
     international intergovernmental organizations on matters of 
     intellectual property protection;
       ``(11) may conduct programs, studies, or exchanges of items 
     or services regarding domestic and international intellectual 
     property law and the effectiveness of intellectual property 
     protection domestically and throughout the world;
       ``(12)(A) shall advise the Secretary of Commerce on 
     programs and studies relating to intellectual property policy 
     that are conducted, or authorized to be conducted, 
     cooperatively with foreign intellectual property offices and 
     international intergovernmental organizations; and
       ``(B) may conduct programs and studies described in 
     subparagraph (A); and
       ``(13)(A) in coordination with the Department of State, may 
     conduct programs and studies cooperatively with foreign 
     intellectual property offices and international 
     intergovernmental organizations; and
       ``(B) with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, may 
     authorize the transfer of not to exceed $100,000 in any year 
     to the Department of State for the purpose of making special 
     payments to international intergovernmental organizations for 
     studies and programs for advancing international cooperation 
     concerning patents, trademarks, and other matters.
       ``(c) Clarification of Specific Powers.--(1) The special 
     payments under subsection (b)(13)(B) shall be in addition to 
     any other payments or contributions to international 
     organizations described in subsection (b)(13)(B) and shall 
     not be subject to any limitations imposed by law on the 
     amounts of such other payments or contributions by the United 
     States Government.
       ``(2) Nothing in subsection (b) shall derogate from the 
     duties of the Secretary of State or from the duties of the 
     United States Trade Representative as set forth in section 
     141 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2171).
       ``(3) Nothing in subsection (b) shall derogate from the 
     duties and functions of the Register of Copyrights or 
     otherwise alter current authorities relating to copyright 
     matters.
       ``(4) In exercising the Director's powers under paragraphs 
     (3) and (4)(A) of subsection (b), the Director shall consult 
     with the Administrator of General Services.
       ``(5) In exercising the Director's powers and duties under 
     this section, the Director shall consult with the Register of 
     Copyrights on all copyright and related matters.
       ``(d) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to nullify, void, cancel, or interrupt any pending 
     request-for-proposal let or contract issued by the General 
     Services Administration for the specific purpose of 
     relocating or leasing space to the United States Patent and 
     Trademark Office.''.

     SEC. 4713. ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT.

       Section 3 of title 35, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 3. Officers and employees

       ``(a) Under Secretary and Director.--
       ``(1) In general.--The powers and duties of the United 
     States Patent and Trademark Office shall be vested in an 
     Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and 
     Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (in 
     this title referred to as the `Director'), who shall be a 
     citizen of the United States and who shall be appointed by 
     the President, by and with the advice and consent of the 
     Senate. The Director shall be a person who has a professional 
     background and experience in patent or trademark law.
       ``(2) Duties.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Director shall be responsible for 
     providing policy direction and management supervision for the 
     Office and for the issuance of patents and the registration 
     of trademarks. The Director shall perform these duties in a 
     fair, impartial, and equitable manner.
       ``(B) Consulting with the public advisory committees.--The 
     Director shall consult with the Patent Public Advisory 
     Committee established in section 5 on a regular basis on 
     matters relating to the patent operations of the Office, 
     shall consult with the Trademark Public Advisory Committee 
     established in section 5 on a regular basis on matters 
     relating to the trademark operations of the Office, and shall 
     consult with the respective Public Advisory Committee before 
     submitting budgetary proposals to the Office of Management 
     and Budget or changing or proposing to change patent or 
     trademark user fees or patent or trademark regulations which 
     are subject to the requirement to provide notice and 
     opportunity for public comment under section 553 of title 5, 
     as the case may be.
       ``(3) Oath.--The Director shall, before taking office, take 
     an oath to discharge faithfully the duties of the Office.
       ``(4) Removal.--The Director may be removed from office by 
     the President. The President shall provide notification of 
     any such removal to both Houses of Congress.
       ``(b) Officers and Employees of the Office.--
       ``(1) Deputy under secretary and deputy director.--The 
     Secretary of Commerce, upon nomination by the Director, shall 
     appoint a Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual 
     Property and Deputy Director of the United States Patent and 
     Trademark Office who shall be vested with the authority to 
     act in the capacity of the Director in the event of the 
     absence or incapacity of the Director. The Deputy Director 
     shall be a citizen of the United States who has a 
     professional background and experience in patent or trademark 
     law.
       ``(2) Commissioners.--
       ``(A) Appointment and duties.--The Secretary of Commerce 
     shall appoint a Commissioner for Patents and a Commissioner 
     for Trademarks, without regard to chapter 33, 51, or 53 of 
     title 5. The Commissioner for Patents shall be a citizen of 
     the United States with demonstrated management ability and 
     professional background and experience in patent law and 
     serve for a term of 5 years. The Commissioner for Trademarks 
     shall be a citizen of the United States with demonstrated 
     management ability and professional background and experience 
     in trademark law and serve for a term of 5 years. The 
     Commissioner for Patents and the Commissioner for Trademarks 
     shall serve as the chief operating officers for the 
     operations of the Office relating to patents and trademarks, 
     respectively, and shall be responsible for the management and 
     direction of all aspects of the activities of the Office that 
     affect the administration of patent and trademark operations, 
     respectively. The Secretary may reappoint a Commissioner to 
     subsequent terms of 5 years as long as the performance of the 
     Commissioner as set forth in the performance agreement in 
     subparagraph (B) is satisfactory.
       ``(B) Salary and performance agreement.--The Commissioners 
     shall be paid an annual rate of basic pay not to exceed the 
     maximum rate of basic pay for the Senior Executive Service 
     established under section 5382 of title 5, including any 
     applicable locality-based comparability payment that may be 
     authorized under section 5304(h)(2)(C) of title 5. The 
     compensation of the Commissioners shall be considered, for 
     purposes of section 207(c)(2)(A) of title 18, to be the 
     equivalent of that described under clause (ii) of section 
     207(c)(2)(A) of title 18. In addition, the Commissioners may 
     receive a bonus in an amount of up to, but not in excess of, 
     50 percent of the Commissioners' annual rate of basic pay, 
     based upon an evaluation by the

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     Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Director, of the 
     Commissioners' performance as defined in an annual 
     performance agreement between the Commissioners and the 
     Secretary. The annual performance agreements shall 
     incorporate measurable organization and individual goals in 
     key operational areas as delineated in an annual performance 
     plan agreed to by the Commissioners and the Secretary. 
     Payment of a bonus under this subparagraph may be made to the 
     Commissioners only to the extent that such payment does not 
     cause the Commissioners' total aggregate compensation in a 
     calendar year to equal or exceed the amount of the salary of 
     the Vice President under section 104 of title 3.
       ``(C) Removal.--The Commissioners may be removed from 
     office by the Secretary for misconduct or nonsatisfactory 
     performance under the performance agreement described in 
     subparagraph (B), without regard to the provisions of title 
     5. The Secretary shall provide notification of any such 
     removal to both Houses of Congress.
       ``(3) Other officers and employees.--The Director shall--
       ``(A) appoint such officers, employees (including 
     attorneys), and agents of the Office as the Director 
     considers necessary to carry out the functions of the Office; 
     and
       ``(B) define the title, authority, and duties of such 
     officers and employees and delegate to them such of the 
     powers vested in the Office as the Director may determine.
     The Office shall not be subject to any administratively or 
     statutorily imposed limitation on positions or personnel, and 
     no positions or personnel of the Office shall be taken into 
     account for purposes of applying any such limitation.
       ``(4) Training of examiners.--The Office shall submit to 
     the Congress a proposal to provide an incentive program to 
     retain as employees patent and trademark examiners of the 
     primary examiner grade or higher who are eligible for 
     retirement, for the sole purpose of training patent and 
     trademark examiners.
       ``(5) National security positions.--The Director, in 
     consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel 
     Management, shall maintain a program for identifying national 
     security positions and providing for appropriate security 
     clearances, in order to maintain the secrecy of certain 
     inventions, as described in section 181, and to prevent 
     disclosure of sensitive and strategic information in the 
     interest of national security.
       ``(c) Continued Applicability of Title 5.--Officers and 
     employees of the Office shall be subject to the provisions of 
     title 5 relating to Federal employees.
       ``(d) Adoption of Existing Labor Agreements.--The Office 
     shall adopt all labor agreements which are in effect, as of 
     the day before the effective date of the Patent and Trademark 
     Office Efficiency Act, with respect to such Office (as then 
     in effect).
       ``(e) Carryover of Personnel.--
       ``(1) From pto.--Effective as of the effective date of the 
     Patent and Trademark Office Efficiency Act, all officers and 
     employees of the Patent and Trademark Office on the day 
     before such effective date shall become officers and 
     employees of the Office, without a break in service.
       ``(2) Other personnel.--Any individual who, on the day 
     before the effective date of the Patent and Trademark Office 
     Efficiency Act, is an officer or employee of the Department 
     of Commerce (other than an officer or employee under 
     paragraph (1)) shall be transferred to the Office, as 
     necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act, if--
       ``(A) such individual serves in a position for which a 
     major function is the performance of work reimbursed by the 
     Patent and Trademark Office, as determined by the Secretary 
     of Commerce;
       ``(B) such individual serves in a position that performed 
     work in support of the Patent and Trademark Office during at 
     least half of the incumbent's work time, as determined by the 
     Secretary of Commerce; or
       ``(C) such transfer would be in the interest of the Office, 
     as determined by the Secretary of Commerce in consultation 
     with the Director.
     Any transfer under this paragraph shall be effective as of 
     the same effective date as referred to in paragraph (1), and 
     shall be made without a break in service.
       ``(f) Transition Provisions.--
       ``(1) Interim appointment of director.--On or after the 
     effective date of the Patent and Trademark Office Efficiency 
     Act, the President shall appoint an individual to serve as 
     the Director until the date on which a Director qualifies 
     under subsection (a). The President shall not make more than 
     one such appointment under this subsection.
       ``(2) Continuation in office of certain officers.--(A) The 
     individual serving as the Assistant Commissioner for Patents 
     on the day before the effective date of the Patent and 
     Trademark Office Efficiency Act may serve as the Commissioner 
     for Patents until the date on which a Commissioner for 
     Patents is appointed under subsection (b).
       ``(B) The individual serving as the Assistant Commissioner 
     for Trademarks on the day before the effective date of the 
     Patent and Trademark Office Efficiency Act may serve as the 
     Commissioner for Trademarks until the date on which a 
     Commissioner for Trademarks is appointed under subsection 
     (b).''.

     SEC. 4714. PUBLIC ADVISORY COMMITTEES.

       Chapter 1 of part I of title 35, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after section 4 the following:

     ``Sec. 5. Patent and Trademark Office Public Advisory 
       Committees

       ``(a) Establishment of Public Advisory Committees.--
       ``(1) Appointment.--The United States Patent and Trademark 
     Office shall have a Patent Public Advisory Committee and a 
     Trademark Public Advisory Committee, each of which shall have 
     nine voting members who shall be appointed by the Secretary 
     of Commerce and serve at the pleasure of the Secretary of 
     Commerce. Members of each Public Advisory Committee shall be 
     appointed for a term of 3 years, except that of the members 
     first appointed, three shall be appointed for a term of 1 
     year, and three shall be appointed for a term of 2 years. In 
     making appointments to each Committee, the Secretary of 
     Commerce shall consider the risk of loss of competitive 
     advantage in international commerce or other harm to United 
     States companies as a result of such appointments.
       ``(2) Chair.--The Secretary shall designate a chair of each 
     Advisory Committee, whose term as chair shall be for 3 years.
       ``(3) Timing of appointments.--Initial appointments to each 
     Advisory Committee shall be made within 3 months after the 
     effective date of the Patent and Trademark Office Efficiency 
     Act. Vacancies shall be filled within 3 months after they 
     occur.
       ``(b) Basis for Appointments.--Members of each Advisory 
     Committee--
       ``(1) shall be citizens of the United States who shall be 
     chosen so as to represent the interests of diverse users of 
     the United States Patent and Trademark Office with respect to 
     patents, in the case of the Patent Public Advisory Committee, 
     and with respect to trademarks, in the case of the Trademark 
     Public Advisory Committee;
       ``(2) shall include members who represent small and large 
     entity applicants located in the United States in proportion 
     to the number of applications filed by such applicants, but 
     in no case shall members who represent small entity patent 
     applicants, including small business concerns, independent 
     inventors, and nonprofit organizations, constitute less than 
     25 percent of the members of the Patent Public Advisory 
     Committee, and such members shall include at least one 
     independent inventor; and
       ``(3) shall include individuals with substantial background 
     and achievement in finance, management, labor relations, 
     science, technology, and office automation.
     In addition to the voting members, each Advisory Committee 
     shall include a representative of each labor organization 
     recognized by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. 
     Such representatives shall be nonvoting members of the 
     Advisory Committee to which they are appointed.
       ``(c) Meetings.--Each Advisory Committee shall meet at the 
     call of the chair to consider an agenda set by the chair.
       ``(d) Duties.--Each Advisory Committee shall--
       ``(1) review the policies, goals, performance, budget, and 
     user fees of the United States Patent and Trademark Office 
     with respect to patents, in the case of the Patent Public 
     Advisory Committee, and with respect to Trademarks, in the 
     case of the Trademark Public Advisory Committee, and advise 
     the Director on these matters;
       ``(2) within 60 days after the end of each fiscal year--
       ``(A) prepare an annual report on the matters referred to 
     in paragraph (1);
       ``(B) transmit the report to the Secretary of Commerce, the 
     President, and the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate 
     and the House of Representatives; and
       ``(C) publish the report in the Official Gazette of the 
     United States Patent and Trademark Office.
       ``(e) Compensation.--Each member of each Advisory Committee 
     shall be compensated for each day (including travel time) 
     during which such member is attending meetings or conferences 
     of that Advisory Committee or otherwise engaged in the 
     business of that Advisory Committee, at the rate which is the 
     daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay in effect 
     for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of 
     title 5. While away from such member's home or regular place 
     of business such member shall be allowed travel expenses, 
     including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by 
     section 5703 of title 5, United States Code.
       ``(f) Access to Information.--Members of each Advisory 
     Committee shall be provided access to records and information 
     in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, except for 
     personnel or other privileged information and information 
     concerning patent applications required to be kept in 
     confidence by section 122.
       ``(g) Applicability of Certain Ethics Laws.--Members of 
     each Advisory Committee shall be special Government employees 
     within the meaning of section 202 of title 18.
       ``(h) Inapplicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act.--
     The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not 
     apply to each Advisory Committee.
       ``(i) Open Meetings.--The meetings of each Advisory 
     Committee shall be open to the public, except that each 
     Advisory Committee may by majority vote meet in executive 
     session when considering personnel or other confidential 
     information.''.

     SEC. 4715. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Duties.--Chapter 1 of title 35, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking section 6.
       (b) Regulations for Agents and Attorneys.--Section 31 of 
     title 35, United States Code, and the item relating to such 
     section in the table of sections for chapter 3 of title 35, 
     United States Code, are repealed.
       (c) Suspension or Exclusion From Practice.--Section 32 of 
     title 35, United States Code, is amended by striking ``31'' 
     and inserting ``2(b)(2)(D)''.

     SEC. 4716. TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD.

       Section 17 of the Act of July 5, 1946 (commonly referred to 
     as the ``Trademark Act of 1946'') (15 U.S.C. 1067) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``Sec. 17. (a) In every case of interference, opposition to 
     registration, application to register as a lawful concurrent 
     user, or application to cancel the registration of a mark, 
     the Director shall give notice to all parties and shall 
     direct a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board to determine and 
     decide the respective rights of registration.

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       ``(b) The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board shall include 
     the Director, the Commissioner for Patents, the Commissioner 
     for Trademarks, and administrative trademark judges who are 
     appointed by the Director.''.

     SEC. 4717. BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES.

       Chapter 1 of title 35, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking section 7 and redesignating sections 8 
     through 14 as sections 7 through 13, respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after section 5 the following:

     ``Sec. 6. Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences

       ``(a) Establishment and Composition.--There shall be in the 
     United States Patent and Trademark Office a Board of Patent 
     Appeals and Interferences. The Director, the Commissioner for 
     Patents, the Commissioner for Trademarks, and the 
     administrative patent judges shall constitute the Board. The 
     administrative patent judges shall be persons of competent 
     legal knowledge and scientific ability who are appointed by 
     the Director.
       ``(b) Duties.--The Board of Patent Appeals and 
     Interferences shall, on written appeal of an applicant, 
     review adverse decisions of examiners upon applications for 
     patents and shall determine priority and patentability of 
     invention in interferences declared under section 135(a). 
     Each appeal and interference shall be heard by at least 3 
     members of the Board, who shall be designated by the 
     Director. Only the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences 
     may grant rehearings.''.

     SEC. 4718. ANNUAL REPORT OF DIRECTOR.

       Section 13 of title 35, United States Code, as redesignated 
     by section 4717 of this subtitle, is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 13. Annual report to Congress

       ``The Director shall report to the Congress, not later than 
     180 days after the end of each fiscal year, the moneys 
     received and expended by the Office, the purposes for which 
     the moneys were spent, the quality and quantity of the work 
     of the Office, the nature of training provided to examiners, 
     the evaluation of the Commissioner of Patents and the 
     Commissioner of Trademarks by the Secretary of Commerce, the 
     compensation of the Commissioners, and other information 
     relating to the Office.''.

     SEC. 4719. SUSPENSION OR EXCLUSION FROM PRACTICE.

       Section 32 of title 35, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting before the last sentence the following: ``The 
     Director shall have the discretion to designate any attorney 
     who is an officer or employee of the United States Patent and 
     Trademark Office to conduct the hearing required by this 
     section.''.

     SEC. 4720. PAY OF DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR.

       (a) Pay of Director.--Section 5314 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking:
       ``Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Commissioner of 
     Patents and Trademarks.''.
     and inserting:
       ``Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and 
     Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.''.
       (b) Pay of Deputy Director.--Section 5315 of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual 
     Property and Deputy Director of the United States Patent and 
     Trademark Office.''.

            CHAPTER 2--EFFECTIVE DATE; TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS

     SEC. 4731. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle 
     shall take effect 4 months after the date of enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 4732. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Amendments to Title 35.--
       (1) The item relating to part I in the table of parts for 
     chapter 35, United States Code, is amended to read as 
     follows:
``I. United States Patent and Trademark Office.................1''.....

       (2) The heading for part I of title 35, United States Code, 
     is amended to read as follows:

         ``PART I--UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE''.

       (3) The table of chapters for part I of title 35, United 
     States Code, is amended by amending the item relating to 
     chapter 1 to read as follows:

``1. Establishment, Officers and Employees, Functions..........1''.....

       (4) The table of sections for chapter 1 of title 35, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``CHAPTER 1--ESTABLISHMENT, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, FUNCTIONS

``Sec.
`` 1. Establishment.
`` 2. Powers and duties.
`` 3. Officers and employees.
`` 4. Restrictions on officers and employees as to interest in patents.
`` 5. Patent and Trademark Office Public Advisory Committees.
`` 6. Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences.
`` 7. Library.
`` 8. Classification of patents.
`` 9. Certified copies of records.
``10. Publications.
``11. Exchange of copies of patents and applications with foreign 
              countries.
``12. Copies of patents and applications for public libraries.
``13. Annual report to Congress.''.
       (5) Section 41(h) of title 35, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``Commissioner of Patents and 
     Trademarks'' and inserting ``Director''.
       (6) Section 155 of title 35, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks'' and 
     inserting ``Director''.
       (7) Section 155A(c) of title 35, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``Commissioner of Patents and 
     Trademarks'' and inserting ``Director''.
       (8) Section 302 of title 35, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``Commissioner of Patents'' and inserting 
     ``Director''.
       (9)(A) Section 303 of title 35, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (i) in the section heading by striking ``Commissioner'' and 
     inserting ``Director''; and
       (ii) by striking ``Commissioner's'' and inserting 
     ``Director's''.
       (B) The item relating to section 303 in the table of 
     sections for chapter 30 of title 35, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``Commissioner'' and inserting 
     ``Director''.
       (10)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), title 35, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``Commissioner'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``Director''.
       (B) Chapter 17 of title 35, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``Commissioner'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Commissioner of Patents''.
       (11) Section 157(d) of title 35, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``Secretary of Commerce'' and inserting 
     ``Director''.
       (12) Section 202(a) of title 35, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``iv)'' and inserting ``(iv)''; and
       (B) by striking the second period after ``Department of 
     Energy'' at the end of the first sentence.
       (b) Other Provisions of Law.--
       (1)(A) Section 45 of the Act of July 5, 1946 (commonly 
     referred to as the ``Trademark Act of 1946''; 15 U.S.C. 
     1127), is amended by striking ``The term `Commissioner'' 
     means the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks.' and 
     inserting ``The term `Director' means the Under Secretary of 
     Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United 
     States Patent and Trademark Office.''.
       (B) The Act of July 5, 1946 (commonly referred to as the 
     ``Trademark Act of 1946''; 15 U.S.C. 1051 and following), 
     except for section 17, as amended by 4716 of this subtitle, 
     is amended by striking ``Commissioner'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``Director''.
       (C) Sections 8(e) and 9(b) of the Trademark Act of 1946 are 
     each amended by striking ``Commissioner'' and inserting 
     ``Director''.
       (2) Section 500(e) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``Patent Office'' and inserting ``United 
     States Patent and Trademark Office''.
       (3) Section 5102(c)(23) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(23) administrative patent judges and designated 
     administrative patent judges in the United States Patent and 
     Trademark Office;''.
       (4) Section 5316 of title 5, United States Code (5 U.S.C. 
     5316) is amended by striking ``Commissioner of Patents, 
     Department of Commerce.'', ``Deputy Commissioner of Patents 
     and Trademarks.'', ``Assistant Commissioner for Patents.'', 
     and ``Assistant Commissioner for Trademarks.''.
       (5) Section 9(p)(1)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     638(p)(1)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual 
     Property and Director of the United States Patent and 
     Trademark Office; and''.
       (6) Section 12 of the Act of February 14, 1903 (15 U.S.C. 
     1511) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(d) Patent and Trademark Office;'' and 
     inserting:
       ``(4) United States Patent and Trademark Office''; and
       (B) by redesignating subsections (a), (b), (c), (e), (f), 
     and (g) as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (5), (6), and (7), 
     respectively and indenting the paragraphs as so redesignated 
     2 ems to the right.
       (7) Section 19 of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 
     1933 (16 U.S.C. 831r) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Patent Office of the United States'' and 
     inserting ``United States Patent and Trademark Office''; and
       (B) by striking ``Commissioner of Patents'' and inserting 
     ``Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and 
     Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office''.
       (8) Section 182(b)(2)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
     U.S.C. 2242(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``Commissioner 
     of Patents and Trademarks'' and inserting ``Under Secretary 
     of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the 
     United States Patent and Trademark Office''.
       (9) Section 302(b)(2)(D) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
     U.S.C. 2412(b)(2)(D)) is amended by striking ``Commissioner 
     of Patents and Trademarks'' and inserting ``Under Secretary 
     of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the 
     United States Patent and Trademark Office''.
       (10) The Act of April 12, 1892 (27 Stat. 395; 20 U.S.C. 91) 
     is amended by striking ``Patent Office'' and inserting 
     ``United States Patent and Trademark Office''.
       (11) Sections 505(m) and 512(o) of the Federal Food, Drug, 
     and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(m) and 360b(o)) are each 
     amended by striking ``Patent and Trademark Office of the 
     Department of Commerce'' and inserting ``United States Patent 
     and Trademark Office''.
       (12) Section 702(d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
     Act (21 U.S.C. 372(d)) is amended by striking ``Commissioner 
     of Patents'' and inserting ``Under Secretary of Commerce for 
     Intellectual Property and Director of the United States 
     Patent and Trademark Office'' and by striking 
     ``Commissioner'' and inserting ``Director''.
       (13) Section 105(e) of the Federal Alcohol Administration 
     Act (27 U.S.C. 205(e)) is amended by striking ``United States 
     Patent Office'' and inserting ``United States Patent and 
     Trademark Office''.

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       (14) Section 1295(a)(4) of title 28, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``United States'' 
     before ``Patent and Trademark''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``Commissioner of 
     Patents and Trademarks'' and inserting ``Under Secretary of 
     Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United 
     States Patent and Trademark Office''.
       (15) Chapter 115 of title 28, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) in the item relating to section 1744 in the table of 
     sections by striking ``Patent Office'' and inserting ``United 
     States Patent and Trademark Office'';
       (B) in section 1744--
       (i) by striking ``Patent Office'' each place it appears in 
     the text and section heading and inserting ``United States 
     Patent and Trademark Office''; and
       (ii) by striking ``Commissioner of Patents'' and inserting 
     ``Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and 
     Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office''; 
     and
       (C) by striking ``Commissioner'' and inserting 
     ``Director''.
       (16) Section 1745 of title 28, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``United States Patent Office'' and 
     inserting ``United States Patent and Trademark Office''.
       (17) Section 1928 of title 28, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``Patent Office'' and inserting ``United 
     States Patent and Trademark Office''.
       (18) Section 151 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
     U.S.C. 2181) is amended in subsections c. and d. by striking 
     ``Commissioner of Patents'' and inserting ``Under Secretary 
     of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the 
     United States Patent and Trademark Office''.
       (19) Section 152 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
     U.S.C. 2182) is amended by striking ``Commissioner of 
     Patents'' each place it appears and inserting ``Under 
     Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director 
     of the United States Patent and Trademark Office''.
       (20) Section 305 of the National Aeronautics and Space Act 
     of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 2457) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (c) by striking ``Commissioner of 
     Patents'' and inserting ``Under Secretary of Commerce for 
     Intellectual Property and Director of the United States 
     Patent and Trademark Office (hereafter in this section 
     referred to as the `Director')''; and
       (B) by striking ``Commissioner'' each subsequent place it 
     appears and inserting ``Director''.
       (21) Section 12(a) of the Solar Heating and Cooling 
     Demonstration Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5510(a)) is amended by 
     striking ``Commissioner of the Patent Office'' and inserting 
     ``Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and 
     Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office''.
       (22) Section 1111 of title 44, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``the Commissioner of Patents,''.
       (23) Section 1114 of title 44, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``the Commissioner of Patents,''.
       (24) Section 1123 of title 44, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``the Patent Office,''.
       (25) Sections 1337 and 1338 of title 44, United States 
     Code, and the items relating to those sections in the table 
     of contents for chapter 13 of such title, are repealed.
       (26) Section 10(i) of the Trading with the enemy Act (50 
     U.S.C. App. 10(i)) is amended by striking ``Commissioner of 
     Patents'' and inserting ``Under Secretary of Commerce for 
     Intellectual Property and Director of the United States 
     Patent and Trademark Office''.

                  CHAPTER 3--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 4741. REFERENCES.

       (a) In General.--Any reference in any other Federal law, 
     Executive order, rule, regulation, or delegation of 
     authority, or any document of or pertaining to a department 
     or office from which a function is transferred by this 
     subtitle--
       (1) to the head of such department or office is deemed to 
     refer to the head of the department or office to which such 
     function is transferred; or
       (2) to such department or office is deemed to refer to the 
     department or office to which such function is transferred.
       (b) Specific References.--Any reference in any other 
     Federal law, Executive order, rule, regulation, or delegation 
     of authority, or any document of or pertaining to the Patent 
     and Trademark Office--
       (1) to the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks is deemed 
     to refer to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual 
     Property and Director of the United States Patent and 
     Trademark Office;
       (2) to the Assistant Commissioner for Patents is deemed to 
     refer to the Commissioner for Patents; or
       (3) to the Assistant Commissioner for Trademarks is deemed 
     to refer to the Commissioner for Trademarks.

     SEC. 4742. EXERCISE OF AUTHORITIES.

       Except as otherwise provided by law, a Federal official to 
     whom a function is transferred by this subtitle may, for 
     purposes of performing the function, exercise all authorities 
     under any other provision of law that were available with 
     respect to the performance of that function to the official 
     responsible for the performance of the function immediately 
     before the effective date of the transfer of the function 
     under this subtitle.

     SEC. 4743. SAVINGS PROVISIONS.

       (a) Legal Documents.--All orders, determinations, rules, 
     regulations, permits, grants, loans, contracts, agreements, 
     certificates, licenses, and privileges--
       (1) that have been issued, made, granted, or allowed to 
     become effective by the President, the Secretary of Commerce, 
     any officer or employee of any office transferred by this 
     subtitle, or any other Government official, or by a court of 
     competent jurisdiction, in the performance of any function 
     that is transferred by this subtitle; and
       (2) that are in effect on the effective date of such 
     transfer (or become effective after such date pursuant to 
     their terms as in effect on such effective date), shall 
     continue in effect according to their terms until modified, 
     terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in accordance 
     with law by the President, any other authorized official, a 
     court of competent jurisdiction, or operation of law.
       (b) Proceedings.--This subtitle shall not affect any 
     proceedings or any application for any benefits, service, 
     license, permit, certificate, or financial assistance pending 
     on the effective date of this subtitle before an office 
     transferred by this subtitle, but such proceedings and 
     applications shall be continued. Orders shall be issued in 
     such proceedings, appeals shall be taken therefrom, and 
     payments shall be made pursuant to such orders, as if this 
     subtitle had not been enacted, and orders issued in any such 
     proceeding 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 subsection shall be 
     considered 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 subtitle had not been 
     enacted.
       (c) Suits.--This subtitle shall not affect suits commenced 
     before the effective date of this subtitle, 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 subtitle had not been enacted.
       (d) Nonabatement of Actions.--No suit, action, or other 
     proceeding commenced by or against the Department of Commerce 
     or the Secretary of Commerce, or by or against any individual 
     in the official capacity of such individual as an officer or 
     employee of an office transferred by this subtitle, shall 
     abate by reason of the enactment of this subtitle.
       (e) Continuance of Suits.--If any Government officer in the 
     official capacity of such officer is party to a suit with 
     respect to a function of the officer, and under this subtitle 
     such function is transferred to any other officer or office, 
     then such suit shall be continued with the other officer or 
     the head of such other office, as applicable, substituted or 
     added as a party.
       (f) Administrative Procedure and Judicial Review.--Except 
     as otherwise provided by this subtitle, any statutory 
     requirements relating to notice, hearings, action upon the 
     record, or administrative or judicial review that apply to 
     any function transferred by this subtitle shall apply to the 
     exercise of such function by the head of the Federal agency, 
     and other officers of the agency, to which such function is 
     transferred by this subtitle.

     SEC. 4744. TRANSFER OF ASSETS.

       Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, so much of 
     the personnel, property, records, and unexpended balances of 
     appropriations, allocations, and other funds employed, used, 
     held, available, or to be made available in connection with a 
     function transferred to an official or agency by this 
     subtitle shall be available to the official or the head of 
     that agency, respectively, at such time or times as the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget directs for 
     use in connection with the functions transferred.

     SEC. 4745. DELEGATION AND ASSIGNMENT.

       Except as otherwise expressly prohibited by law or 
     otherwise provided in this subtitle, an official to whom 
     functions are transferred under this subtitle (including the 
     head of any office to which functions are transferred under 
     this subtitle) may delegate any of the functions so 
     transferred to such officers and employees of the office of 
     the official as the official may designate, and may authorize 
     successive redelegations of such functions as may be 
     necessary or appropriate. No delegation of functions under 
     this section or under any other provision of this subtitle 
     shall relieve the official to whom a function is transferred 
     under this subtitle of responsibility for the administration 
     of the function.

     SEC. 4746. AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT 
                   AND BUDGET WITH RESPECT TO FUNCTIONS 
                   TRANSFERRED.

       (a) Determinations.--If necessary, the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget shall make any determination 
     of the functions that are transferred under this subtitle.
       (b) Incidental Transfers.--The Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, at such time or times as the Director 
     shall provide, may make such determinations as may be 
     necessary with regard to the functions transferred by this 
     subtitle, and to make such additional 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 this subtitle. The Director shall 
     provide for the termination of the affairs of all entities 
     terminated by this subtitle and for such further measures and 
     dispositions as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes 
     of this subtitle.

     SEC. 4747. CERTAIN VESTING OF FUNCTIONS CONSIDERED TRANSFERS.

       For purposes of this subtitle, the vesting of a function in 
     a department or office pursuant to reestablishment of an 
     office shall be considered to be the transfer of the 
     function.

     SEC. 4748. AVAILABILITY OF EXISTING FUNDS.

       Existing appropriations and funds available for the 
     performance of functions, programs, and activities terminated 
     pursuant to this subtitle shall remain available, for the 
     duration of their

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     period of availability, for necessary expenses in connection 
     with the termination and resolution of such functions, 
     programs, and activities, subject to the submission of a plan 
     to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate 
     in accordance with the procedures set forth in section 605 of 
     the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
     Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, as 
     contained in Public Law 105-277.

     SEC. 4749. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this subtitle--
       (1) the term ``function'' includes any duty, obligation, 
     power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege, activity, 
     or program; and
       (2) the term ``office'' includes any office, 
     administration, agency, bureau, institute, council, unit, 
     organizational entity, or component thereof.
              Subtitle H--Miscellaneous Patent Provisions

     SEC. 4801. PROVISIONAL APPLICATIONS.

       (a) Abandonment.--Section 111(b)(5) of title 35, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(5) Abandonment.--Notwithstanding the absence of a claim, 
     upon timely request and as prescribed by the Director, a 
     provisional application may be treated as an application 
     filed under subsection (a). Subject to section 119(e)(3) of 
     this title, if no such request is made, the provisional 
     application shall be regarded as abandoned 12 months after 
     the filing date of such application and shall not be subject 
     to revival after such 12-month period.''.
       (b) Technical Amendment Relating to Weekends and 
     Holidays.--Section 119(e) of title 35, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) If the day that is 12 months after the filing date of 
     a provisional application falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or 
     Federal holiday within the District of Columbia, the period 
     of pendency of the provisional application shall be extended 
     to the next succeeding secular or business day.''.
       (c) Elimination of Copendency Requirement.--Section 
     119(e)(2) of title 35, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``and the provisional application was pending on the 
     filing date of the application for patent under section 
     111(a) or section 363 of this title''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act and 
     shall apply to any provisional application filed on or after 
     June 8, 1995, except that the amendments made by subsections 
     (b) and (c) shall have no effect with respect to any patent 
     which is the subject of litigation in an action commenced 
     before such date of enactment.

     SEC. 4802. INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS.

       Section 119 of title 35, United States Code, is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) In subsection (a), insert ``or in a WTO member 
     country,'' after ``or citizens of the United States,''.
       (2) At the end of section 119 add the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(f) Applications for plant breeder's rights filed in a 
     WTO member country (or in a foreign UPOV Contracting Party) 
     shall have the same effect for the purpose of the right of 
     priority under subsections (a) through (c) of this section as 
     applications for patents, subject to the same conditions and 
     requirements of this section as apply to applications for 
     patents.
       ``(g) As used in this section--
       ``(1) the term `WTO member country' has the same meaning as 
     the term is defined in section 104(b)(2) of this title; and
       ``(2) the term `UPOV Contracting Party' means a member of 
     the International Convention for the Protection of New 
     Varieties of Plants.''.

     SEC. 4803. CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON DAMAGES FOR PATENT 
                   INFRINGEMENT NOT APPLICABLE.

       Section 287(c)(4) of title 35, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``before the date of enactment of this 
     subsection'' and inserting ``based on an application the 
     earliest effective filing date of which is prior to September 
     30, 1996''.

     SEC. 4804. ELECTRONIC FILING AND PUBLICATIONS.

       (a) Printing of Papers Filed.--Section 22 of title 35, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``printed or 
     typewritten'' and inserting ``printed, typewritten, or on an 
     electronic medium''.
       (b) Publications.--Section 11(a) of title 35, United States 
     Code, is amended by amending the matter preceding paragraph 1 
     to read as follows:
       ``(a) The Director may publish in printed, typewritten, or 
     electronic form, the following:''.
       (c) Copies of Patents for Public Libraries.--Section 13 of 
     title 35, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``printed copies of specifications and drawings of patents'' 
     and inserting ``copies of specifications and drawings of 
     patents in printed or electronic form''.
       (d) Maintenance of Collections.--
       (1) Electronic collections.--Section 41(i)(1) of title 35, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``paper or 
     microform'' and inserting ``paper, microform, or 
     electronic''.
       (2) Continuation of maintenance.--The Under Secretary of 
     Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United 
     States Patent and Trademark Office shall not, pursuant to the 
     amendment made by paragraph (1), cease to maintain, for use 
     by the public, paper or microform collections of United 
     States patents, foreign patent documents, and United States 
     trademark registrations, except pursuant to notice and 
     opportunity for public comment and except that the Director 
     shall first submit a report to the Committees on the 
     Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     detailing such plan, including a description of the 
     mechanisms in place to ensure the integrity of such 
     collections and the data contained therein, as well as to 
     ensure prompt public access to the most current available 
     information, and certifying that the implementation of such 
     plan will not negatively impact the public.

     SEC. 4805. STUDY AND REPORT ON BIOLOGICAL DEPOSITS IN SUPPORT 
                   OF BIOTECHNOLOGY PATENTS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Commerce 
     for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States 
     Patent and Trademark Office, shall conduct a study and submit 
     a report to Congress on the potential risks to the United 
     States biotechnology industry relating to biological deposits 
     in support of biotechnology patents.
       (b) Contents.--The study conducted under this section shall 
     include--
       (1) an examination of the risk of export and the risk of 
     transfers to third parties of biological deposits, and the 
     risks posed by the change to 18-month publication 
     requirements made by this subtitle;
       (2) an analysis of comparative legal and regulatory 
     regimes; and
       (3) any related recommendations.
       (c) Consideration of Report.--In drafting regulations 
     affecting biological deposits (including any modification of 
     title 37, Code of Federal Regulations, section 1.801 et 
     seq.), the United States Patent and Trademark Office shall 
     consider the recommendations of the study conducted under 
     this section.

     SEC. 4806. PRIOR INVENTION.

       Section 102(g) of title 35, United States Code, is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(g)(1) during the course of an interference conducted 
     under section 135 or section 291, another inventor involved 
     therein establishes, to the extent permitted in section 104, 
     that before such person's invention thereof the invention was 
     made by such other inventor and not abandoned, suppressed, or 
     concealed, or (2) before such person's invention thereof, the 
     invention was made in this country by another inventor who 
     had not abandoned, suppressed, or concealed it. In 
     determining priority of invention under this subsection, 
     there shall be considered not only the respective dates of 
     conception and reduction to practice of the invention, but 
     also the reasonable diligence of one who was first to 
     conceive and last to reduce to practice, from a time prior to 
     conception by the other.''.

     SEC. 4807. PRIOR ART EXCLUSION FOR CERTAIN COMMONLY ASSIGNED 
                   PATENTS.

       (a) Prior Art Exclusion.--Section 103(c) of title 35, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``subsection (f) 
     or (g)'' and inserting ``one or more of subsections (e), (f), 
     and (g)''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to any application for patent filed on or after 
     the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 4808. EXCHANGE OF COPIES OF PATENTS WITH FOREIGN 
                   COUNTRIES.

       Section 12 of title 35, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following: ``The Director shall not 
     enter into an agreement to provide such copies of 
     specifications and drawings of United States patents and 
     applications to a foreign country, other than a NAFTA country 
     or a WTO member country, without the express authorization of 
     the Secretary of Commerce. For purposes of this section, the 
     terms `NAFTA country' and `WTO member country' have the 
     meanings given those terms in section 104(b).''.
                   TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 5001. COMMISSION ON ONLINE CHILD PROTECTION.

       (a) References.--Wherever in this section an amendment is 
     expressed in terms of an amendment to any provision, the 
     reference shall be considered to be made to such provision of 
     section 1405 of the Child Online Protection Act (47 U.S.C. 
     231 note).
       (b) Membership.--Subsection (b) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(1) Industry members.--The Commission shall include 16 
     members who shall consist of representatives of--
       ``(A) providers of Internet filtering or blocking services 
     or software;
       ``(B) Internet access services;
       ``(C) labeling or ratings services;
       ``(D) Internet portal or search services;
       ``(E) domain name registration services;
       ``(F) academic experts; and
       ``(G) providers that make content available over the 
     Internet.
     Of the members of the Commission by reason 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. Members of the Commission appointed on or before 
     October 31, 1999, shall remain members.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Prohibition of pay.--Members of the Commission shall 
     not receive any pay by reason of their membership on the 
     Commission.''.
       (c) Extension of Reporting Deadline.--The matter in 
     subsection (d) that precedes paragraph (1) is amended by 
     striking ``1 year'' and inserting ``2 years''.
       (d) Termination.--Subsection (f) is amended by inserting 
     before the period at the end the following: ``or November 30, 
     2000, whichever occurs earlier''.
       (e) First Meeting and Chairperson.--Section 1405 is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (e);
       (2) by redesignating subsections (f) (as amended by the 
     preceding provisions of this section) and (g) as subsections 
     (l) and (m), respectively;
       (3) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) (as amended by 
     the preceding provisions of this section) as subsections (e) 
     and (f), respectively; and

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       (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(c) First Meeting.--The Commission shall hold its first 
     meeting not later than March 31, 2000.
       ``(d) Chairperson.--The chairperson of the Commission shall 
     be elected by a vote of a majority of the members, which 
     shall take place not later than 30 days after the first 
     meeting of the Commission.''.
       (f) Rules of the Commission.--Section 1405 is amended by 
     inserting after subsection (f) (as so redesignated by 
     subsection (e)(3) of this section) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) 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 to testify.
       ``(4) Additional rules.--The Commission may adopt other 
     rules as necessary to carry out this section.''.

     SEC. 5002. PRIVACY PROTECTION FOR DONORS TO PUBLIC 
                   BROADCASTING ENTITIES.

       (a) Amendment.--Section 396(k) of the Communications Act of 
     1934 (47 U.S.C. 396(k)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(12) Funds may not be distributed under this subsection 
     to any public broadcasting entity that directly or 
     indirectly--
       ``(A) rents contributor or donor names (or other personally 
     identifiable information) to or from, or exchanges such names 
     or information with, any Federal, State, or local candidate, 
     political party, or political committee; or
       ``(B) discloses contributor or donor names, or other 
     personally identifiable information, to any nonaffiliated 
     third party unless--
       ``(i) such entity clearly and conspicuously discloses to 
     the contributor or donor that such information may be 
     disclosed to such third party;
       ``(ii) the contributor or donor is given the opportunity, 
     before the time that such information is initially disclosed, 
     to direct that such information not be disclosed to such 
     third party; and
       ``(iii) the contributor or donor is given an explanation of 
     how the contributor or donor may exercise that nondisclosure 
     option.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to funds distributed on or after 6 
     months after the date of enactment of this Act. 34

     SEC. 5003. COMPLETION OF BIENNIAL REGULATORY REVIEW.

       Within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     the Federal Communications Commission shall complete the 
     first biennial review required by section 202(h) of the 
     Telecommunications Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-104; 110 Stat. 
     111).

     SEC. 5004. PUBLIC BROADCASTING ENTITIES.

       (a) Civil Remittance of Damages.--Section 1203(c)(5)(B) of 
     title 17, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) Nonprofit library, archives, educational 
     institutions, or public broadcasting entities.--
       ``(i) Definition.--In this subparagraph, the term `public 
     broadcasting entity' has the meaning given such term under 
     section 118(g).
       ``(ii) In general.--In the case of a nonprofit library, 
     archives, educational institution, or public broadcasting 
     entity, the court shall remit damages in any case in which 
     the library, archives, educational institution, or public 
     broadcasting entity sustains the burden of proving, and the 
     court finds, that the library, archives, educational 
     institution, or public broadcasting entity was not aware and 
     had no reason to believe that its acts constituted a 
     violation.''.
       (b) Criminal Offenses and Penalties.--Section 1204(b) of 
     title 17, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Limitation for Nonprofit Library, Archives, 
     Educational Institution, or Public Broadcasting Entity.--
     Subsection (a) shall not apply to a nonprofit library, 
     archives, educational institution, or public broadcasting 
     entity (as defined under section 118(g).''.

     SEC. 5005. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO VESSEL HULL 
                   DESIGN PROTECTION.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Section 504(a) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act 
     (Public Law 105-304) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--Not later than November 1, 2003, 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.''.
       (2) Section 505 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act is 
     amended by striking ``and shall remain in effect'' and all 
     that follows through the end of the section and inserting a 
     period.
       (3) Section 1301(b)(3) of title 17, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) A `vessel' is a craft--
       ``(A) that is designed and capable of independently 
     steering a course on or through water through its own means 
     of propulsion; and
       ``(B) that is designed and capable of carrying and 
     transporting one or more passengers.''.
       (4) Section 1313(c) of title 17, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following: ``Costs of the 
     cancellation procedure under this subsection shall be borne 
     by the nonprevailing party or parties, and the Administrator 
     shall have the authority to assess and collect such costs.''. 
     34
       (b) Tariff Act of 1930.--Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 
     1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and (D)'' and 
     inserting ``(D), and (E)''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(E) The importation into the United States, the sale for 
     importation, or the sale within the United States after 
     importation by the owner, importer, or consigner, of an 
     article that constitutes infringement of the exclusive rights 
     in a design protected under chapter 13 of title 17, United 
     States Code.''; and
       (B) in paragraphs (2) and (3), by striking ``or mask work'' 
     and inserting ``mask work, or design''; and
       (2) in subsection (l), by striking ``or mask work'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``mask work, or design''.

     SEC. 5006. INFORMAL RULEMAKING OF COPYRIGHT DETERMINATION.

       Section 1201(a)(1)(C) of title 17, United States Code, is 
     amended in the first sentence by striking ``on the record''.

     SEC. 5007. SERVICE OF PROCESS FOR SURETY CORPORATIONS.

       Section 9306 of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by striking all beginning with 
     ``designates a person by written power of attorney'' through 
     the end of such subsection and inserting the following: ``has 
     a resident agent for service of process for that district. 
     The resident agent--
       ``(1) may be an official of the State, the District of 
     Columbia, the territory or possession in which the court sits 
     who is authorized or appointed under the law of the State, 
     District, territory or possession to receive service of 
     process on the corporation; or
       ``(2) may be an individual who resides in the jurisdiction 
     of the district court for the district in which a surety bond 
     is to be provided and who is appointed by the corporation as 
     provided in subsection (b)''; and
       (2) in subsection (b) by striking ``The'' and inserting 
     ``If the surety corporation meets the requirement of 
     subsection (a) by appointing an individual under subsection 
     (a)(2), the''.

     SEC. 5008. LOW-POWER TELEVISION.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Community Broadcasters Protection Act of 1999''.
       (b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Since the creation of low-power television licenses by 
     the Federal Communications Commission, a small number of 
     license holders have operated their stations in a manner 
     beneficial to the public good providing broadcasting to their 
     communities that would not otherwise be available.
       (2) These low-power broadcasters have operated their 
     stations in a manner consistent with the programming 
     objectives and hours of operation of full-power broadcasters 
     providing worthwhile services to their respective communities 
     while under severe license limitations compared to their 
     full-power counterparts.
       (3) License limitations, particularly the temporary nature 
     of the license, have blocked many low-power broadcasters from 
     having access to capital, and have severely hampered their 
     ability to continue to provide quality broadcasting, 
     programming, or improvements.
       (4) The passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 has 
     added to the uncertainty of the future status of these 
     stations by the lack of specific provisions regarding the 
     permanency of their licenses, or their treatment during the 
     transition to high definition, digital television.
       (5) It is in the public interest to promote diversity in 
     television programming such as that currently provided by 
     low-power television stations to foreign-language 
     communities.
       (c) Preservation of Low-Power Community Television 
     Broadcasting.--Section 336 of the Communications Act of 1934 
     (47 U.S.C. 336) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections 
     (g) and (h), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f) Preservation of Low-Power Community Television 
     Broadcasting.--
       ``(1) Creation of class a licenses.--
       ``(A) Rulemaking Required.--Within 120 days after the date 
     of enactment of the Community Broadcasters Protection Act of 
     1999, the Commission shall prescribe regulations to establish 
     a class A television license to be available to licensees of 
     qualifying low-power television stations. Such regulations 
     shall provide that--
       ``(i) the license shall be subject to the same license 
     terms and renewal standards as the licenses for full-power 
     television stations except as provided in this subsection; 
     and
       ``(ii) each such class A licensee shall be accorded primary 
     status as a television broadcaster as long as the station 
     continues to meet the requirements for a qualifying low-power 
     station in paragraph (2).
       ``(B) Notice to and certification by licensees.--Within 30 
     days after the date of enactment of the Community 
     Broadcasters Protection Act of 1999, the Commission shall 
     send a notice to the licensees of all low-power televisions 
     licenses that describes the requirements for class A 
     designation. Within 60 days after such date of enactment, 
     licensees intending to seek class A designation shall submit 
     to the Commission a certification of eligibility based on the 
     qualification requirements of this subsection. Absent a 
     material deficiency, the Commission shall grant certification 
     of eligibility to apply for class A status.
       ``(C) Application for and award of licenses.--Consistent 
     with the requirements set forth in paragraph (2)(A) of this 
     subsection, a licensee may submit an application for class A 
     designation under this paragraph within 30 days after final 
     regulations are adopted under subparagraph (A) of this 
     paragraph. Except as provided in paragraphs (6) and (7), the 
     Commission shall, within 30 days after receipt of an 
     application of a licensee of a qualifying low-power 
     television station that is acceptable for filing, award such 
     a class A television station license to such licensee.

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       ``(D) Resolution of technical problems.--The Commission 
     shall act to preserve the service areas of low-power 
     television licensees pending the final resolution of a class 
     A application. If, after granting certification of 
     eligibility for a class A license, technical problems arise 
     requiring an engineering solution to a full-power station's 
     allotted parameters or channel assignment in the digital 
     television Table of Allotments, the Commission shall make 
     such modifications as necessary--
       ``(i) to ensure replication of the full-power digital 
     television applicant's service area, as provided for in 
     sections 73.622 and 73.623 of the Commission's regulations 
     (47 C.F.R. 73.622, 73.623); and
       ``(ii) to permit maximization of a full power digital 
     television applicant's service area consistent with such 
     sections 73.622 and 73.623;
     if such applicant has filed an application for maximization 
     or a notice of its intent to seek such maximization by 
     December 31, 1999, and filed a bona fide application for 
     maximization by May 1, 2000. Any such applicant shall comply 
     with all applicable Commission rules regarding the 
     construction of digital television facilities.
       (E) Change applications.--If a station that is awarded a 
     construction permit to maximize or significantly enhance its 
     digital television service area, later files a change 
     application to reduce its digital television service area, 
     the protected contour of that station shall be reduced in 
     accordance with such change modification.
       ``(2) Qualifying low-power television stations.--For 
     purposes of this subsection, a station is a qualifying low-
     power television station if--
       ``(A)(i) during the 90 days preceding the date of enactment 
     of the Community Broadcasters Protection Act of 1999--
       ``(I) such station broadcast a minimum of 18 hours per day;
       ``(II) such station broadcast an average of at least 3 
     hours per week of programming that was produced within the 
     market area served by such station, or the market area served 
     by a group of commonly controlled low-power stations that 
     carry common local programming produced within the market 
     area served by such group; and
       ``(III) such station was in compliance with the 
     Commission's requirements applicable to low-power television 
     stations; and
       ``(ii) from and after the date of its application for a 
     class A license, the station is in compliance with the 
     Commission's operating rules for full-power television 
     stations; or
       ``(B) the Commission determines that the public interest, 
     convenience, and necessity would be served by treating the 
     station as a qualifying low-power television station for 
     purposes of this section, or for other reasons determined by 
     the Commission.
       ``(3) Common ownership.--No low-power television station 
     authorized as of the date of enactment of the Community 
     Broadcasters Protection Act of 1999 shall be disqualified for 
     a class A license based on common ownership with any other 
     medium of mass communication.
       ``(4) Issuance of licenses for advanced television services 
     to television translator stations and qualifying low-power 
     television stations.--The Commission is not required to issue 
     any additional license for advanced television services to 
     the licensee of a class A television station under this 
     subsection, or to any licensee of any television translator 
     station, but shall accept a license application for such 
     services proposing facilities that will not cause 
     interference to the service area of any other broadcast 
     facility applied for, protected, permitted, or authorized on 
     the date of filing of the advanced television application. 
     Such new license or the original license of the applicant 
     shall be forfeited after the end of the digital television 
     service transition period, as determined by the Commission. A 
     licensee of a low-power television station or television 
     translator station may, at the option of licensee, elect to 
     convert to the provision of advanced television services on 
     its analog channel, but shall not be required to convert to 
     digital operation until the end of such transition period.
       ``(5) No preemption of section 337.--Nothing in this 
     subsection preempts or otherwise affects section 337 of this 
     Act.
       ``(6) Interim qualification.--
       ``(A) Stations operating within certain bandwidth.--The 
     Commission may not grant a class A license to a low-power 
     television station for operation between 698 and 806 
     megahertz, but the Commission shall provide to low-power 
     television stations assigned to and temporarily operating in 
     that bandwidth the opportunity to meet the qualification 
     requirements for a class A license. If such a qualified 
     applicant for a class A license is assigned a channel within 
     the core spectrum (as such term is defined in MM Docket 87-
     286, February 17, 1998), the Commission shall issue a class A 
     license simultaneously with the assignment of such channel.
       ``(B) Certain channels off-limits.--The Commission may not 
     grant under this subsection a class A license to a low-power 
     television station operating on a channel within the core 
     spectrum that includes any of the 175 additional channels 
     referenced in paragraph 45 of its February 23, 1998, 
     Memorandum Opinion and Order on Reconsideration of the Sixth 
     Report and Order (MM Docket No. 87-268). Within 18 months 
     after the date of enactment of the Community Broadcasters 
     Protection Act of 1999, the Commission shall identify by 
     channel, location, and applicable technical parameters those 
     175 channels.
       ``(7) No interference requirement.--The Commission may not 
     grant a class A license, nor approve a modification of a 
     class A license, unless the applicant or licensee shows that 
     the class A station for which the license or modification is 
     sought will not cause--
       ``(A) interference within--
       ``(i) the predicted Grade B contour (as of the date of 
     enactment of the Community Broadcasters Protection Act of 
     1999, or November 1, 1999, whichever is later, or as proposed 
     in a change application filed on or before such date) of any 
     television station transmitting in analog format; or
       ``(ii)(I) the digital television service areas provided in 
     the DTV Table of Allotments; (II) the areas protected in the 
     Commission's digital television regulations (47 C.F.R. 
     73.622(e) and (f)); (III) the digital television service 
     areas of stations subsequently granted by the Commission 
     prior to the filing of a class A application; and (IV) 
     stations seeking to maximize power under the Commission's 
     rules, if such station has complied with the notification 
     requirements in paragraph (1)(D);
       ``(B) interference within the protected contour of any low-
     power television station or low-power television translator 
     station that--
       ``(i) was licensed prior to the date on which the 
     application for a class A license, or for the modification of 
     such a license, was filed;
       ``(ii) was authorized by construction permit prior to such 
     date; or
       ``(iii) had a pending application that was submitted prior 
     to such date;
       ``(C) interference within the protected contour of 80 miles 
     from the geographic center of the areas listed in section 
     22.625(b)(1) or 90.303 of the Commission's regulations (47 
     C.F.R. 22.625(b)(1) and 90.303) for frequencies in--
       ``(i) the 470-512 megahertz band identified in section 
     22.621 or 90.303 of such regulations; or
       ``(ii) the 482-488 megahertz band in New York.
       ``(8) Priority for displaced low-power stations.--Low-power 
     stations that are displaced by an application filed under 
     this section shall have priority over other low-power 
     stations in the assignment of available channels.''.
       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,
     Michael G. Oxley,
     John D. Dingell,
     Edward J. Markey,
     Provided that Mr. Boucher is appointed in lieu of Mr. Markey 
     for consideration of secs. 712(b)(1), 712(b)(2), and 
     712(c)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934 as added by sec. 
     104 of the House bill.
     Rick Boucher,
     From the Committee on the Judiciary, for consideration of the 
     House bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications 
     committed to conference:
     Henry Hyde,
     Howard Coble,
     Bob Goodlatte,
     John Conyers,
     Howard L. Berman,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     From the Committee on the Judiciary:
     Orrin Hatch,
     Strom Thurmond,
     Mike DeWine,
     Patrick Leahy,
     Herb Kohl,
     From the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:
     Ted Stevens,
     Fritz Hollings,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  Pending consideration of the motion,
  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent, the time for debate was 
divided equally among Messrs. COBLE, TAUZIN, CONYERS, and MARKEY.
  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. LaTOURETTE, 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. LaTOURETTE, pursuant to clause 8, rule 
XX, announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 129.29  honesty in sweepstakes

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 335) to amend Chapter 30 of title 39, United States Code, to provide 
for the nonmailability of certain deceptive matter relating to 
sweepstakes, skill contests, facsimile checks, administrative 
procedures, order, and civil penalties relating to such matter, and for 
other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALDEN, 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. WALDEN, announced that two-thirds of the 
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 notify the Senate thereof.

para. 129.30  h. con. res. 223--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALDEN, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 223) expressing the 
sense of the Congress regarding Freedom Day.
  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

417

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affirmative

Nays

0

para. 129.31                  [Roll No. 580]

                                YEAS--417

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Chenoweth-Hage
     Deal
     Edwards
     Gephardt
     Hastings (FL)
     Hoyer
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McDermott
     Pascrell
     Scarborough
     Shuster
     Smith (TX)
     Spratt
     Wexler
     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. 129.32  h.r. 1554--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALDEN, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the conference report on the bill (H.R. 1554) to 
amend the provisions of title 17, United States Code, and the 
Communications Act of 1934, relating to copyright licensing and carriage 
of broadcast signals by satellite.
  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

411

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affirmative

Nays

8

para. 129.33                  [Roll No. 581]

                                YEAS--411

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent

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     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--8

     Kaptur
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Paul
     Sanford
     Tancredo
     Vento
     Waters

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Chenoweth-Hage
     Deal
     Edwards
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Lipinski
     Martinez
     Matsui
     Pascrell
     Scarborough
     Shuster
     Smith (TX)
     Spratt
     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. 129.34  suspension of the rules notice

  Mr. LAZIO, pursuant to House Resolution 353, announced the Speaker 
would recognize Members on Wednesday, November 10 for a motion to 
suspend the rules under clause 1 of rule XV with respect to the 
following resolution, concurrent resolution and bills: (H. Res. 41) 
honoring the women who served the United States in military capacities 
during World War II and recognizing that these women contributed vitally 
to the victory of the United States and the Allies in the war; (H.R. 
1869) to amend title 18, United States Code, to expand the prohibition 
on stalking, and for other purposes; (H.R. 2336) to amend title 28, 
United States Code, to provide for appointment of United States marshals 
by the Attorney General; (H.R. 2442) to provide for the preparation of a 
Government report detailing injustices suffered by Italian Americans 
during World War II, and a formal acknowledgement of such injustices by 
the President; (H. Con. Res. 122) recognizing the United States Border 
Patrol's 75 years of service since its founding; (H.R. 3234) to exempt 
certain reports from automatic elimination and sunset pursuant to the 
Federal Reports and Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995; (H.R. 2454) to 
assure the long-term conservation of mid-continent light geese and the 
biological diversity of the ecosystem upon which many North American 
migratory birds depend, by directing the Secretary of the Interior to 
implement rules to reduce the overabundant population of mid-continent 
light geese.

para. 129.35  order of business--consideration of h.j. res. 78

  On motion of Mr. YOUNG of Florida, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it be in order to consider in the House the joint 
resolution (H.J. Res. 78) making further continuing appropriations for 
fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes; that the joint resolution be 
considered as read for amendment; that the joint resolution be debatable 
for one hour, equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations; and that the 
previous question be considered as ordered on the joint resolution to 
final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit.

para. 129.36  further continuing appropriations fy 2000

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida, pursuant to the foregoing order of the House, 
called up the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 78) making further continuing 
appropriations for fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes.
  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. WALDEN, 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. 129.37  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALDEN, laid before the House the 
following communication from Lucretia Presnall, Staff Assistant, office 
of the Honorable Dale E. Kildee:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, November 2, 1999.
     Hon. Dennis J. Hastert,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you, pursuant 
     to rule VIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
     that I have been served with a trial subpoena issued by the 
     United States District Court for the Eastern District of 
     Michigan in the case of U.S. v. Fayzakov, No. 99-CR-50015.
       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,
                                                Lucretia Presnall,
                                                  Staff Assistant.

para. 129.38  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to iran

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALDEN, 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 Iran emergency declared in 1979 is to 
continue in effect beyond November 14, 1999, to the Federal Register for 
publication. Similar notices have been sent annually to the Congress and 
published in the Federal Register since November 12, 1980. The most 
recent notice appeared in the Federal Register on November 12, 1998. 
This emergency is separate from that declared with respect to Iran on 
March 15, 1995, in Executive Order 12957.
  The crisis between the United States and Iran that began in 1979 has 
not been fully resolved. The international tribunal established to 
adjudicate claims of the United States and U.S. nationals against Iran 
and of the Iranian government and Iranian nationals against the United 
States continues to function, and normalization of commercial and 
diplomatic relations between the United States and Iran has not been 
achieved. On March 15, 1995, I declared a separate national emergency 
with respect to Iran pursuant to

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the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and imposed separate 
sanctions. By Executive Order 12959 of May 6, 1995, these sanctions were 
significantly augmented, and by Executive Order 13059 of August 19, 
1997, the sanctions imposed in 1995 were further clarified. In these 
circumstances, I have determined that it is necessary to maintain in 
force the broad authorities that are in place by virtue of the November 
14, 1979, declaration of emergency, including the authority to block 
certain property of the Government of Iran, and which are needed in the 
process of implementing the January 1981 agreements with Iran.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, November 5, 1999.

  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. 106-156).

para. 129.39  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to sudan

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALDEN, 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 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), I transmit herewith a 6-
month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to Sudan 
that was declared in Executive Order 13067 of November 3, 1997.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, November 5, 1999.

  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. 106-157).

para. 129.40  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. 923. An Act to promote full equality at the United 
     Nations for Israel; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       S. 1398. An Act to clarify certain boundaries on maps 
     relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       S. 1809. An Act to improve service systems for individuals 
     with developmental disabilities, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       S. Con. Res. 30. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     sacrifice and dedication of members of America's 
     nongovernmental organizations (NGO's) and private volunteer 
     organizations (PVO's) throughout their history and 
     specifically in answer to their courageous response to recent 
     disasters in Central America and Kosovo; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       S. Con. Res. 68. Concurrent Resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of 
     historic events in Central and Eastern Europe, particularly 
     the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, and reaffirming the 
     bonds of friendship and cooperation between the United States 
     and the Czech and Slovak Republics; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.

para. 129.41  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. PASCRELL, for today; and
  To Mr. MATSUI, for today after 3 p.m. and November 10.
  And then,

para. 129.42  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. MICA, at 12 midnight, the House adjourned.

para. 129.43  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. TAUZIN: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 1554. A bill to amend the provisions of title 17, United 
     States Code, and the Communications Act of 1934, relating to 
     copyright licensing and carriage of broadcast signals by 
     satellite (Rept. No. 106-464). Ordered to be printed.

para. 129.44  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
             Oxley, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Largent, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Shays, Mr. Fossella, Mr. 
             Ehrlich, Mr. Davis of Virginia, and Mr. Blunt):
       H.R. 3261. 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.
           By Mr. BISHOP:
       H.R. 3262. A bill to provide for Federal recognition of the 
     Lower Muscogee-Creek Indian Tribe of Georgia, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BISHOP (for himself and Mr. Everett):
       H.R. 3263. A bill to require country of origin labeling of 
     peanuts and peanut products and to establish penalties for 
     violations of the labeling requirements; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. KUYKENDALL (for himself and Mr. Campbell):
       H.R. 3264. A bill to amend the Investment Company Act of 
     1940 to promote the establishment of small business 
     investment companies; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Kind, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Luther, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Obey, Mr. Wu, Mr. Larson, and Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner):
       H.R. 3265. A bill to terminate operation of the Extremely 
     Low Frequency Communication System of the Navy; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Waxman, and Ms. 
             Slaughter):
       H.R. 3266. A bill to direct that essential antibiotic drugs 
     not be used in livestock unless there is a reasonable 
     certainty of no harm to human health; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       H.R. 3267. A bill to improve benefits for members of the 
     reserve components of the Armed Forces and their dependents; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. COOK:
       H.R. 3268. A bill to provide for the return of fair and 
     reasonable fees to the Federal Government for the use and 
     occupancy of National Forest System land under the recreation 
     residence program, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself and Mr. Strickland):
       H.R. 3269. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to make technical improvements in the operation of the 
     Medicaid Program, particularly with respect to the treatment 
     of disproportionate share hospitals; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. DIAZ-BALART (for himself and Mr. McCollum):
       H.R. 3270. A bill to amend title 18 of the United States 
     Code to prevent stalking of minors, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 3271. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to expand the Medicare Payment Advisory 
     Commission to 19 members and to include on such commission 
     individuals with national recognition for their expertise in 
     manufacturing and distributing finished medical goods; 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. 3272. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to restore certain provisions relating to the definition 
     of aggravated felony and other provisions as they were before 
     the enactment of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
     Responsibility Act of 1996; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 3273. A bill to except spouses and children of 
     Philippine servicemen in the United States Navy from bars to 
     admission and relief under the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ:
       H.R. 3274. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, 
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide protection for beneficiaries of group 
     and individual health insurance coverage, group health plans, 
     and Medicare+Choice plans in the use of prescription drug 
     formularies; 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. HOLT:
       H.R. 3275. A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, 
     Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to require local educational 
     agencies and schools to implement integrated pest management 
     systems to minimize the use of pesticides in schools and to 
     provide parents, guardians, and employees with notice of the 
     use of pesticides in schools, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. JENKINS:
       H.R. 3276. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     thionyl chloride; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       H.R. 3277. A bill to provide for interregional primary 
     elections and caucuses for selection of delegates to 
     political party Presidential nominating conventions; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.

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           By Mr. LUCAS of Oklahoma:
       H.R. 3278. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act and the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to provide for the 
     payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from 
     balances in the deposit insurance funds in excess of a 
     designated reserve ratio; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. MEEHAN:
       H.R. 3279. A bill to prohibit the possession of a firearm 
     in a hospital zone; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 3280. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for continued entitlement to child's insurance 
     benefits of individuals who marry after attaining age 18 and 
     who have Hansen's disease; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 3281. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for payment in all cases of lump-sum death 
     payments; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MORELLA:
       H.R. 3282. 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.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 3283. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to revise the tax treatment of derivative transactions 
     entered into by a corporation with respect to its stock; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 3284. A bill to amend part C of title XVIII to provide 
     for an improved methodology for the calculation of 
     Medicare+Choice 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. SESSIONS:
       H.R. 3285. A bill to authorize public-private partnerships 
     to rehabilitate Federal real property, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi:
       H.R. 3286. A bill to continue coverage of custodial care 
     under the military health care system for certain individuals 
     during fiscal year 2000; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. WEINER (for himself and Mr. Chabot):
       H.R. 3287. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for demonstration projects in which nurses and other 
     health care professionals in hospital emergency rooms and 
     other sites provide specialized assistance to victims of 
     sexual assault and interpersonal violence; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mrs. WILSON (for herself and Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico):
       H.R. 3288. A bill to authorize the acquisition of the 
     Valles Caldera, to provide for an effective land and wildlife 
     management program for this resource within the Department of 
     Agriculture, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mrs. CHENOWETH-HAGE:
       H.J. Res. 77. A joint resolution notifying the Government 
     of Panama of the nullity of the Carter-Torrijos treaties and 
     recognizing the validity of the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty with 
     respect to control of the Panama Canal Zone; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.J. Res. 78. A joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H. Con. Res. 221. Concurrent resolution authorizing 
     printing of the brochures entitled ``How Our Laws Are Made'' 
     and ``Our American Government'', the pocket version of the 
     United States Constitution, and the document-sized, annotated 
     version of the United States Constitution; to the Committee 
     on House Administration.
           By Mr. ROGAN:
       H. Con. Res. 222. Concurrent resolution condemning the 
     assassination of Armenian Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsian and 
     other officials of the Armenian Government and expressing the 
     sense of the Congress in mourning this tragic loss of the 
     duly elected leadership of Armenia; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. COX (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
             DeLay, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mrs. Fowler, Ms. Pryce 
             of Ohio, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Dreier, Mr. Spence, and Mr. Lantos):
       H. Con. Res. 223. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding Freedom Day; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform, 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. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr. Reyes, 
             Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Pitts, and Mr. Boyd):
       H. Con. Res. 224. Concurrent resolution calling upon the 
     President to issue a proclamation recognizing the 25th 
     anniversary of the end of the Vietnam era and commemorating 
     the service and sacrifice of the men and women who, as 
     members of the Armed Forces or as civilians, during that era 
     served the Nation in the Republic of Vietnam and elsewhere in 
     Southeast Asia or otherwise served in support of United 
     States operations in Vietnam and in support of United States 
     interests throughout the world; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. STUMP:
       H. Res. 368. A resolution providing for the concurrence by 
     the House with amendments in the amendment of the Senate to 
     H.R. 2280.
           By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Owens, Mr. Markey, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, and Mr. Jackson of Illinois):
       H. Res. 369. A resolution on reducing the risks and dangers 
     associated with nuclear weapons in the new millennium; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. PICKERING (for himself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Shows, 
             Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Hastert, and Mr. Largent):
       H. Res. 370. A resolution recognizing and honoring Walter 
     Payton and expressing the condolences of the House of 
     Representatives to his family on his death; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
           By Mr. SHOWS:
       H. Res. 371. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 664) to provide for substantial reductions in 
     the price of prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries; 
     to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself and Mr. Brown of Ohio):
       H. Res. 372. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1495) to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage of outpatient 
     prescription drugs under the Medicare Program; to the 
     Committee on Rules. 

para. 129.45  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       280. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the General 
     Assembly of the State of Illinois, relative to House 
     Resolution No. 303 encouraging and supporting Governor George 
     Ryan's decision to immediately engage the Administrator of 
     the United States Environmental Protection Agency in a 
     dialogue towards meeting and resolving the technical 
     challenges of using ethanol in Phase II RFG; that the 
     dialogue shall include presentation of recent research data 
     suggesting ethanol benefits and the request that the U.S. 
     Environmental Protection Agency permit the continued use of 
     ethanol under phase II of the RFG Program in a way that will 
     not economically disadvantage Illinois' to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       281. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Illinois, relative to House Resolution No. 229 
     memorializing the United States Congress to pass H.R. 8; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       282. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Illinois, relative to House Resolution No. 160 
     memorializing the Illinois congressional delegation to 
     influence and guide the federal budgeting process for FFY 
     2000 and beyond to restore full funding for Social Service 
     Block Grant/Title XX Program and incrementally increase 
     funding for this essential program as future federal budget 
     opportunities present themselves; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       283. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Illinois, relative to House Resolution No. 95 
     memorializing Congress to take the steps to strengthen Social 
     Security so that all Americans can be assured that the 
     program will be there for them; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       284. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Illinois, relative to House Resolution No. 228 
     memorializing the U.S. Congress to pass H.R. 2; jointly to 
     the Committees on Education and the Workforce and Ways and 
     Means. 

para. 129.46  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

       Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi introduced a bill (H.R. 3289) for 
     the relief of Janet Louise Ruehling; which was referred to 
     the Committee on Armed Services. 

para. 129.47  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to the public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 303: Mr. Scott, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Meeks of 
     New York, and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 372: Mr. Engel and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 382: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
     Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Phelps, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 443: Mr. Moakley, Mr. Bass, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
     Mr. Menendez, Mr. Holt, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Wu, and Mr. 
     Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 453: Mr. Udall of Colorado and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 460: Mr. Hoyer.
       H.R. 475: Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Ms. 
     McKinney.
       H.R. 493: Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 534: Mr. John and Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 692: Mr. Young of Florida.
       H.R. 708: Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 721: Mr. Sanford.
       H.R. 742: Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 750: Ms. Hooley of Oregon and Mr. Forbes.

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       H.R. 783: Ms. Dunn, Mr. Crowley, and Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 876: Mr. Burr of North Carolina.
       H.R. 925: Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 936: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 980: Mr. Boswell.
       H.R. 1044: Mr. Buyer, Mr. Cook, Mr. Goode, and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 1046: Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 1071: Mr. Baird, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Fletcher.
       H.R. 1163: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 1168: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 1215: Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 1226: Ms. Slaughter and Mr. Davis of Florida.
       H.R. 1238: Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 1248: Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 1275: Mr. Filner, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Maloney 
     of Connecticut, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
     Horn, Mr. Holt,  and Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 1286: Ms. Norton and Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1356: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 1478: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 1504: Mr. Pickering and Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 1525: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1594: Mr. Smith of Washington and Mr. Clay.
       H.R. 1601: Mr. Isakson, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Bass, Ms. Rivers, 
     and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 1622: Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Phelps, and Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 1625: Mr. Tierney and Mr. Kanjorski.
       H.R. 1671: Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 1681: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 1775: Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. Thompson of 
     Mississippi.
       H.R. 1814: Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1816: Mr. Lantos and Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 1841: Mr. Blumenauer and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 1871: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi.
       H.R. 1896: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas and Mr. 
     Foley.
       H.R. 1899: Mr. Meeks of New York.
       H.R. 1917: Mr. Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 2233: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 2241: Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 2294: Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H.R. 2298: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi.
       H.R. 2335: Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Oxley, Mrs. 
     Myrick, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
     Boehner..
       H.R. 2345: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 2372: Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. 
     Combest.
       H.R. 2376: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 2412: Ms. Carson, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
     Visclosky, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
     Pease, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 2420: Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Simpson, Mr. 
     McDermott, Mr. Pitts, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Davis 
     of Illinois, and Mr. Menendez.
       H.R. 2498: Mr. Stupak, Mrs. Roukema, and Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 2512: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 2644: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 2655: Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 2660: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 2726: Mr. Goode and Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 2727: Mr. Regula.
       H.R. 2749: Mr. Moran of Kansas.
       H.R. 2815: Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 2831: Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Frost, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Weldon 
     of Pennsylvania, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 2864: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
     Ackerman, Mr. Kind, and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 2906: Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 2939: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi.
       H.R. 2966: Mrs. Chenoweth-Hage, Mr. Clement, Mr. Davis of 
     Virginia, Mr. Dicks, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Upton, Mr. Baird, 
     Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Berry, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Chambliss, 
     Mr. Collins, Mr. Condit, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
     Goode, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Linder, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Riley, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
     Watkins, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 3010: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi.
       H.R. 3091: Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Hastings 
     of Florida, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
     Kucinich, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Frost, Mr. Diaz-
     Balart, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
     Mr. Klink, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 3100: Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Latham, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Horn, 
     and Mr. Regula.
       H.R. 3107: Mr. Owens, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Coyne, and Mr. 
     Capuano.
       H.R. 3113: Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 3116: Mr. Talent, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
     Ehlers, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Upton, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Johnson of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Gilchrest, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 3142: Mr. Boehlert and Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 3144: Mr. Condit, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
     Boucher, Mr. Cummings, and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 3148: Mr. Payne and Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 3159: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 3173: Mr. Blunt, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, 
     Mr. McHugh, Mr. Evans, Mr. Latham, Mr. Ose, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
     John, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 3180: Mr. Regula, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. 
     Saxton.
       H.R. 3192: Mr. Quinn, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. 
     Strickland.
       H.R. 3193: Mr. Thompson of California.
       H.R. 3197: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 3242: Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Graham, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Barrett 
     of Wisconsin, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Norwood, Mr. LaTourette, 
     Mr. DeMint, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 3246: Mr. Ewing.
       H.J. Res. 41: Mr. Green of Texas.
       H.J. Res. 53: Mr. McKeon.
       H.J. Res. 66: Mr. Largent, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Collins, and 
     Mr. Whitfield.
       H. Con. Res. 30: Mr. Ose.
       H. Con. Res. 62: Mr. Green of Wisconsin.
       H. Con. Res. 89: Mr. Lipinski.
       H. Con. Res. 111: Ms. Schakowsky.
       H. Con. Res. 152: Mr. Martinez.
       H. Con. Res. 169: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Bliley, and Mr. Wolf.
       H. Con. Res. 170: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Romero-
     Barcelo, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
     and Mr. Wolf.
       H. Con. Res. 177: Mr. Waxman, Mr. Holt, and Mr. Oberstar.
       H. Con. Res. 186: Mr. Chabot and Mr. Simpson.
       H. Con. Res. 205: Ms. Berkley and Mr. Gibbons.
       H. Con. Res. 206: Mr. Cardin and Mr. Stark.
       H. Con. Res. 209: Mr. Wexler, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Thompson of 
     Mississippi, and Mr. Petri.
       H. Con. Res. 212: Mr. Doolittle.
       H. Con. Res. 216: Mr. Rothman, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. 
     Wexler.
       H. Con. Res. 218: Mr. Udall of Colorado and Mr. McNulty.
       H. Res. 146: Mr. Cook.
       H. Res. 187: Mr. Hoyer.
       H. Res. 309: Mr. Payne, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Owens, 
     and Mr. Kucinich.
       H. Res. 332: Mr. Doolittle.
       H. Res. 340: Ms. Lee.

para. 129.48  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 1300: Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 2907: Mr. Bilirakis.
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                   WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1999 (130)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 130.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, November 9, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 130.2  communications

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

       5285. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Coordinated Acquisition Procedures Update [DFARS Case 99-
     D022] received November 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       5286. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Weighted Guidelines and Performance-Based Payments [DFARS 
     Case 99-D001] received November 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       5287. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Contract Administration and Audit Services [DFARS Cases 98-
     D003, 99-D004, and 99-D010] received November 8, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       5288. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     the Corporation's final rule--Extended Examination Cycle For 
     U.S. Branches and Agencies of Foreign Banks (RIN: 3064-AC15) 
     received November 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       5289. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting Final Regulations--Student Assistance General 
     Provisions (Cohort Default Rates), pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 
     1232(f); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       5290. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting Final Regulations--Student Assistance General 
     Provisions, Federal Family Education Loan Program, the 
     William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program, 
     pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
       5291. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Student Assistance General 
     Provisions, Federal Family Education Loan Program, the 
     William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program 
     (RIN: 1845-AA02) received November 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.

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       5292. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Indirect 
     Food Additives: Resinous and Polymeric Coatings [Docket No. 
     91F-0431] received November 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5293. A letter from the Secretary, Commission of Fine Arts, 
     transmitting the Commercial Activities Inventory Statement of 
     1999; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5294. A letter from the Staff Director, Commission on Civil 
     Rights, transmitting the Commercial Activities Inventory 
     Report; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5295. A letter from the Acting Director of Communications 
     and Legislative Affairs, Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission, transmitting the Agency's FY 1999 Commercial 
     Activities Inventory; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5296. A letter from the Inspector General, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting a copy of the 
     commercial inventory submission of the Inspector General of 
     the Federal Communications Commission; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       5297. A letter from the Director, Office of Resource 
     Management, Federal Housing Finance Board, transmitting the 
     Commercial Activities Inventory; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       5298. A letter from the Executive Director, Holocaust 
     Memorial Museum, transmitting the initial inventory and 
     classification of commercial activities; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       5299. A letter from the Director, Office of Administration, 
     International Trade Commission, transmitting inventory of 
     commercial activities for FY 1999; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       5300. A letter from the Chairman, International Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Semiannual Report of the 
     Inspector General of the U.S. International Trade Commission 
     for the period April 1, 1999 through September 30, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       5301. A letter from the Administrator, National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration, transmitting NASA's 1999 Commercial 
     Activities Inventory of NASA's civil service positions; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       5302. A letter from the Chairman, National Credit Union 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's Commercial 
     Activities Inventory for FY 1999; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       5303. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Commercial Activities Inventory 
     as of June 30, 1999; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5304. 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 1999, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3810; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5305. A letter from the Senior Liaison Officer, Office of 
     Government Liaison, The John F. Kennedy Center for the 
     Performing Arts, transmitting the commercial activity 
     inventory; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5306. A letter from the Budget and Fiscal Officer, The 
     Woodrow Wilson Center, transmitting the inventory for the 
     ``Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998''; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       5307. A letter from the Director, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the ``Status of 
     Fisheries of the United States''; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       5308. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     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; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf 
     of Mexico; Amendment 16B [Docket No. 990625173-9274-02; I.D. 
     033199C] (RIN: 0648-AL57) received November 8, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5309. A letter from the Chairman, United States Commission 
     on Civil Rights, transmitting the Commission's report 
     entitled ``Equal Educational Opportunity and 
     Nondiscrimination for Minority Students: Federal Enforcement 
     of Title VI in Ability Grouping Practices,'' pursuant to 42 
     U.S.C. 1975a(c); jointly to the Committees on the Judiciary 
     and Education and the Workforce. 

para. 130.3  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Ms. McDevitt, 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. 76. Joint resolution waiving certain enrollment 
     requirements for the remainder of the first session of the 
     One Hundred Sixth Congress with respect to any bill or joint 
     resolution making general appropriations or continuing 
     appropriations for fiscal year 2000.

  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 following Senators as members of the 
Senate Delegation to the North Atlantic Assembly (NATO parliamentary 
Assembly) during the First Session of the One Hundred Sixth Congress, to 
be held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, November 11-15, 1999--the Senator 
from Iowa Mr. Grassley); the Senator from Utah (Mr. Bennett); and the 
Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Akaka).

para. 130.4  honoring dr. james d. ford

  Mr. PETRI, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution 
(H. Res. 373):

       Resolved, That immediately following his resignation as 
     Chaplain of the House of Representatives and in recognition 
     of the length of his devoted service to the House, Reverend 
     James David Ford be, and he is hereby, appointed Chaplain 
     emeritus 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. 130.5  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3073

  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, 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 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 3073) to amend part A of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act to provide for grants for projects 
     designed to promote responsible fatherhood, 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 90 minutes, with 60 minutes equally divided 
     and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 
     the Committee on Ways and Means and 30 minutes 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. In lieu of the amendment 
     recommended by the Committee on 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 
     the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the 
     Congressional Record and numbered 1 pursuant to clause 8 of 
     rule XVIII, modified by the amendment printed in part A 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 B 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. 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 our 
     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. LaHOOD, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.


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Yeas

278

When there appeared

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Nays

144

para. 130.6                   [Roll No. 582]

                                YEAS--278

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clement
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--144

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wu

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Boehlert
     Deal
     Gutknecht
     Hill (IN)
     LaTourette
     Matsui
     Murtha
     Scarborough
     Smith (TX)
     Tierney
     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. 130.7  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid before the House the 
following communication from Barbara Donnelly, Assistant District 
Director, office of the Honorable Dale E. Kildee:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, November 2, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you, pursuant 
     to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
     that I have been served with a trial subpoena issued by the 
     United States District Court for the Eastern District of 
     Michigan in the case of U.S. v. Fayzakov, No. 99-CR-50015.
       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,
                                                 Barbara Donnelly,
                                      Assistant District Director.

para. 130.8  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. 130.9  fathers count

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 367 
and rule XVIII, 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. 3073) to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to 
provide for grants for projects designed to promote responsible 
fatherhood, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. SHIMKUS as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para. 130.10  recorded vote

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

       Strike title I and insert the following:
                     TITLE I--PARENTS COUNT PROGRAM

     SEC. 101. PARENT GRANTS.

       (a) In General.--Part A of title IV of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 601-619) is amended by inserting after section 
     403 the following:

     ``SEC. 403A. PARENT PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to make 
     grants available to public and private entities for projects 
     designed to--
       ``(1) promote successful parenting through counseling, 
     mentoring, disseminating information about good parenting 
     practices, including family planning, training parents in 
     money management, encouraging child support payments, 
     encouraging visitation between a custodial parent and their 
     children, and other methods;
       ``(2) help parents and their families to avoid or leave 
     cash welfare provided by the program under this part and 
     improve their economic status by providing work first 
     services, job search, job training, subsidized employment, 
     career-advancing education, job retention, job enhancement, 
     and other methods; and
       ``(3) help parents in their marriages through counseling, 
     mentoring, and teaching how to control aggressive methods, 
     and other methods.
       ``(b) Parent Grants.--
       ``(1) Applications.--An entity desiring a grant to carry 
     out a project described in subsection (a) may submit to the 
     Secretary an application that contains the following:
       ``(A) A description of the project and how the project will 
     be carried out.
       ``(B) A description of how the project will address all 3 
     of the purposes of this section.
       ``(C) A written commitment by the entity that the project 
     will allow an individual to participate in the project only 
     if the individual is--
       ``(i) a parent of a child who is, or within the past 24 
     months has been, a recipient of assistance or services under 
     a State program funded under this part; or
       ``(ii) a parent, including an expectant parent, whose 
     income is less than 150 percent of the poverty line (as 
     defined in section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1981, including any revision required 
     by such section, applicable to a family of the size 
     involved).
       ``(D) A written commitment by the entity that the entity 
     will provide for the project, from funds obtained from non-
     Federal

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     sources (other than funds which are counted as qualified 
     State expenditures for purposes of section 409(a)(7)), 
     amounts (including in-kind contributions) equal in value to--
       ``(i) 20 percent of the amount of any grant made to the 
     entity under this subsection; or
       ``(ii) such lesser percentage as the Secretary deems 
     appropriate (which shall be not less than 10 percent) of such 
     amount, if the application demonstrates that there are 
     circumstances that limit the ability of the entity to raise 
     funds or obtain resources.
       ``(2) Consideration of applications by interagency 
     panels.--
       ``(A) First panel.--
       ``(i) Establishment.--There is established a panel to be 
     known as the `Parent Grants Recommendation Panel' (in this 
     subparagraph referred to as the `Panel').
       ``(ii) Membership.--

       ``(I) In general.--The Panel shall be composed of 10 
     members, as follows:

       ``(aa) 1 member of the Panel shall be appointed by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(bb) 1 member of the Panel shall be appointed by the 
     Secretary of Labor.
       ``(cc) 2 members of the Panel shall be appointed by the 
     Chairman of the Committee on Education and the Workforce of 
     the House of Representatives.
       ``(dd) 2 members of the Panel shall be appointed by the 
     ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce of the House of Representatives.
       ``(ee) 2 members of the Panel shall be appointed by the 
     Chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions of the Senate.
       ``(ff) 2 members of the Panel shall be appointed by the 
     ranking member of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions of the Senate.

       ``(II) Conflicts of interest.--An individual shall not be 
     eligible to serve on the Panel if such service would pose a 
     conflict of interest for the individual.
       ``(III) Timing of appointments.--The appointment of members 
     to the Panel shall be completed not later than March 1, 2000.

       ``(iii) Duties.--

       ``(I) Review and make recommendations on project 
     applications.--The Panel shall review all applications 
     submitted pursuant to paragraph (1), and make recommendations 
     to the Secretary regarding which applicants should be awarded 
     grants under this subsection, with due regard for the 
     provisions of paragraph (3), but shall not recommend that a 
     project be awarded such a grant if the application describing 
     the project does not attempt to meet the requirement of 
     paragraph (1)(B).
       ``(II) Timing.--The Panel shall make such recommendations 
     not later than September 1, 2000.

       ``(iv) Term of office.--Each member appointed to the Panel 
     shall serve for the life of the Panel.
       ``(v) Prohibition on compensation.--Members of the Panel 
     may not receive pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of 
     their service on the Panel.
       ``(vi) Travel expenses.--Each member of the Panel shall 
     receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
     subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of 
     title 5, United States Code.
       ``(vii) Meetings.--The Panel shall meet as often as is 
     necessary to complete the business of the Panel.
       ``(viii) Chairperson.--The Chairperson of the Panel shall 
     be designated by the Secretary at the time of appointment.
       ``(ix) Staff of federal agencies.--The Secretary may detail 
     any personnel of the Department of Health and Human Services 
     and the Secretary of Labor may detail any personnel of the 
     Department of Labor to the Panel to assist the Panel in 
     carrying out its duties under this subparagraph.
       ``(x) Obtaining official data.--The Panel may secure 
     directly from any department or agency of the United States 
     information necessary to enable it to carry out this 
     paragraph. On request of the Chairperson of the Panel, the 
     head of the department or agency shall furnish that 
     information to the Panel.
       ``(xi) Mails.--The Panel may use the United States mails in 
     the same manner and under the same conditions as other 
     departments and agencies of the United States.
       ``(xii) Termination.--The Panel shall terminate on 
     September 1, 2000.
       ``(B) Second panel.--
       ``(i) Establishment.--Effective January 1, 2001, there is 
     established a panel to be known as the `Parent Grants 
     Recommendation Panel' (in this subparagraph referred to as 
     the `Panel').
       ``(ii) Membership.--

       ``(I) In general.--The Panel shall be composed of 10 
     members, as follows:

       ``(aa) 1 member of the Panel shall be appointed by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(bb) 1 member of the Panel shall be appointed by the 
     Secretary of Labor.
       ``(cc) 2 members of the Panel shall be appointed by the 
     Chairman of the Committee on Education and the Workforce of 
     the House of Representatives.
       ``(dd) 2 members of the Panel shall be appointed by the 
     ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce of the House of Representatives.
       ``(ee) 2 members of the Panel shall be appointed by the 
     Chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions of the Senate.
       ``(ff) 2 members of the Panel shall be appointed by the 
     ranking member of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions of the Senate.

       ``(II) Conflicts of interest.--An individual shall not be 
     eligible to serve on the Panel if such service would pose a 
     conflict of interest for the individual.
       ``(III) Timing of appointments.--The appointment of members 
     to the Panel shall be completed not later than March 1, 2001.

       ``(iii) Duties.--

       ``(I) Review and make recommendations on project 
     applications.--The Panel shall review all applications 
     submitted pursuant to paragraph (1), and make recommendations 
     to the Secretary regarding which applicants should be awarded 
     grants under this subsection, with due regard for the 
     provisions of paragraph (3), but shall not recommend that a 
     project be awarded such a grant if the application describing 
     the project does not attempt to meet the requirement of 
     paragraph (1)(B).
       ``(II) Timing.--The Panel shall make such recommendations 
     not later than September 1, 2001.

       ``(iv) Term of office.--Each member appointed to the Panel 
     shall serve for the life of the Panel.
       ``(v) Prohibition on compensation.--Members of the Panel 
     may not receive pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of 
     their service on the Panel.
       ``(vi) Travel expenses.--Each member of the Panel shall 
     receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
     subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of 
     title 5, United States Code.
       ``(vii) Meetings.--The Panel shall meet as often as is 
     necessary to complete the business of the Panel.
       ``(viii) Chairperson.--The Chairperson of the Panel shall 
     be designated by the Secretary at the time of appointment.
       ``(ix) Staff of federal agencies.--The Secretary may detail 
     any personnel of the Department of Health and Human Services 
     and the Secretary of Labor may detail any personnel of the 
     Department of Labor to the Panel to assist the Panel in 
     carrying out its duties under this subparagraph.
       ``(x) Obtaining official data.--The Panel may secure 
     directly from any department of agency of the United States 
     information necessary to enable it to carry out this 
     paragraph. On request of the Chairperson of the Panel, the 
     head of the department or agency shall furnish that 
     information to the Panel.
       ``(xi) Mails.--The Panel may use the United States mails in 
     the same manner and under the same conditions as other 
     departments and agencies of the United States.
       ``(xii) Termination.--The Panel shall terminate on 
     September 1, 2001.
       ``(3) Matching grants.--
       ``(A) Grant awards.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall award matching 
     grants, on a competitive basis, among entities submitting 
     applications therefor which meet the requirements of 
     paragraph (1), in amounts that take into account the written 
     commitments referred to in paragraph (1)(D).
       ``(ii) Timing.--

       ``(I) First round.--On October 1, 2000, the Secretary shall 
     award not more than $70,000,000 in matching grants after 
     considering the recommendations submitted pursuant to 
     paragraph (2)(A)(iii)(I).
       ``(II) Second round.--On October 1, 2001, the Secretary 
     shall award not more than $70,000,000 in matching grants 
     considering the recommendations submitted pursuant to 
     paragraph (2)(B)(iii)(I).

       ``(iii) Nondiscrimination.--The provisions of this section 
     shall be applied and administered so as to ensure that both 
     mothers and expectant mothers and fathers and expectant 
     fathers are eligible for benefits and services under projects 
     awarded grants under this subsection.
       ``(B) Preferences.--In determining which entities to award 
     grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall give 
     preference to an entity--
       ``(i) to the extent that the application submitted by the 
     entity describes actions that the entity will take that are 
     designed to encourage or facilitate the payment of child 
     support, including but not limited to--

       ``(I) obtaining agreements with the State in which the 
     project will be carried out under which the State will 
     exercise its authority under the last sentence of section 
     457(a)(2)(B)(iv) in every case in which such authority may be 
     exercised;
       ``(II) obtaining a written commitment by the agency 
     responsible for administering the State plan approved under 
     part D for the State in which the project is to be carried 
     out that the State will cancel child support arrearages owed 
     to the State in proportion to the length of time that the 
     parent maintains a regular child support payment schedule or 
     lives with his or her children; and
       ``(III) obtaining a written commitment by the entity that 
     the entity will help participating parents who cooperate with 
     the agency in improving their credit rating;

       ``(ii) to the extent that the application includes written 
     agreements of cooperation with other private and governmental 
     agencies, including State or local programs funded under this 
     part, the local Workforce Investment Board, and the State or 
     local program funded under part D, which should include a 
     description of the services each such agency will provide to 
     parents participating in the project described in the 
     application;
       ``(iii) to the extent that the application describes a 
     project that will enroll a high percentage of project 
     participants within 6 months before or after the birth of the 
     child;
       ``(iv) to the extent that the application sets forth clear 
     and practical methods by which parents will be recruited to 
     participate in the project; and

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       ``(v) to the extent that the application demonstrates that 
     the entity will consult with domestic violence prevention and 
     intervention organizations in the development and 
     implementation of the project in order to protect custodial 
     parents and children who may be at risk of domestic violence.
       ``(C) Minimum percentage of grants for nongovernmental 
     (including faith-based) organizations.--Not less than 75 
     percent of the aggregate amounts paid as grants under this 
     subsection in each fiscal year (other than amounts paid 
     pursuant to the preferences required by subparagraph (B)) 
     shall be awarded to nongovernmental (including faith-based) 
     organizations.
       ``(D) Diversity of projects.--In determining which entities 
     to award grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall 
     attempt to balance among entities of differing sizes, 
     entities in differing geographic areas, entities in urban 
     versus rural areas, and entities employing differing methods 
     of achieving the purposes of this section.
       ``(E) Payment of grant in 4 equal annual installments.--
     During the fiscal year in which a grant is awarded under this 
     subsection and each of the succeeding 3 fiscal years, the 
     Secretary shall provide to the entity awarded the grant an 
     amount equal to 1/4 of the amount of that grant.
       ``(4) Use of funds.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each entity to which a grant is made 
     under this subsection shall use grant funds provided under 
     this subsection in accordance with the application requesting 
     the grant, the requirements of this subsection, and the 
     regulations prescribed under this subsection, and may use the 
     grant funds to support communitywide initiatives to address 
     the purposes of this section.
       ``(B) Nondisplacement.--
       ``(i) In general.--An adult in a work activity described in 
     section 407(d) which is funded, in whole or in part, by funds 
     provided under this section shall not be employed or 
     assigned--

       ``(I) when any other individual is on layoff from the same 
     or any substantially equivalent job; or
       ``(II) if the employer has terminated the employment of any 
     regular employee or otherwise caused an involuntary reduction 
     of its workforce in order to fill the vacancy so created with 
     such an adult.

       ``(ii) Grievance procedure.--

       ``(I) State procedure.--A State to which a grant is made 
     under this section shall establish and maintain a grievance 
     procedure for resolving complaints of alleged violations of 
     clause (i) by State or local governmental entities.
       ``(II) Federal procedure.--The Secretary shall establish 
     and maintain a grievance procedure for resolving complaints 
     of alleged violations of clause (i) by private entities.

       ``(iii) No preemption.--This subparagraph shall not preempt 
     or supersede any provision of State or local law that 
     provides greater protection for employees from displacement.
       ``(C) Rule of construction.--This section shall not be 
     construed to require the participation of a parent in a 
     project funded under this section to be discontinued the 
     project on the basis of changed economic circumstances of the 
     parent.
       ``(D) Rule of construction on marriage.--This section shall 
     not be construed to authorize the Secretary to define 
     marriage for purposes of this section.
       ``(E) Penalty for misuse of grant funds.--If the Secretary 
     determines that an entity to which a grant is made under this 
     subsection has used any amount of the grant in violation of 
     subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall require the entity to 
     remit to the Secretary an amount equal to the amount so used, 
     plus all remaining grant funds, and the entity shall 
     thereafter be ineligible for any grant under this subsection.
       ``(F) Remittance of unused grant funds.--Each entity to 
     which a grant is awarded under this subsection shall remit to 
     the Secretary all funds paid under the grant that remain at 
     the end of the 5th fiscal year ending after the initial grant 
     award.
       ``(5) Authority of state agencies to exchange 
     information.--Each agency administering a State program 
     funded under this part or a State plan approved under part D 
     may share the name, address, and telephone number of parents 
     for purposes of assisting in determining the eligibility of 
     parents to participate in projects receiving grants under 
     this title, and in contacting parents potentially eligible to 
     participate in the projects, subject to all applicable 
     privacy laws.
       ``(6) Evaluation.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Labor, shall, directly or by grant, contract, or 
     interagency agreement, conduct an evaluation of projects 
     funded under this section (other than under subsection 
     (c)(1)). The evaluation shall assess, among other outcomes 
     selected by the Secretary, the effects of the projects on 
     parenting, employment, earnings, payment of child support, 
     and marriage. In selecting projects for the evaluation, the 
     Secretary should include projects that, in the Secretary's 
     judgment, are most likely to impact the matters described in 
     the purposes of this section. In conduction the evaluation, 
     random assignment should be used wherever possible.
       ``(7) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary to carry out this subsection.
       ``(8) Limitation on applicability of other provisions of 
     this part.--Sections 404 through 410 shall not apply to this 
     section or to amounts paid under this section, and shall not 
     be applied to an entity solely by reason of receipt of funds 
     pursuant to this section.
       ``(9) Funding.--
       ``(A) In general.--
       ``(i) Interagency panels.--Of the amounts made available 
     pursuant to section 403(a)(1)(E) for fiscal years 2000 and 
     2001, a total of $150,000 shall be made available for the 
     interagency panels established by paragraph (2) of this 
     subsection.
       ``(ii) Grants.--Of the amounts made available pursuant to 
     section 403(a)(1)(E), there shall be made available for 
     grants under this subsection--

       ``(I) $17,500,00 for fiscal year 2001;
       ``(II) $35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 
     2004; and
       ``(III) $17,500,000 for fiscal year 2005.

       ``(iii) Evaluation.--Of the amounts made available pursuant 
     to section 403(a)(1)E) for fiscal years 2000 through 2006, a 
     total of $6,000,000 shall be made available for the 
     evaluation required by paragraph (6) of this subsection.
       ``(B) Availability.--
       ``(i) Grant funds.--The amounts made pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A)(ii) shall remain available until the end of 
     fiscal year 2005.
       ``(ii) Evaluation funds.--The amounts made available 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A)(iii) shall remain available 
     until the end of fiscal year 2006.''.
       (b) Funding.--Section 403(a)(1)(E) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     603(a)(1)(E)) is amended by inserting ``, and for fiscal 
     years 2000 through 2006, such sums as are necessary to carry 
     out section 403A'' before the period.
       (c) Authority to States To Pass Through Child Support 
     Arrearages Collected Through Tax Refund Intercept to Families 
     Who Have Ceased To Receive Cash Assistance; Federal 
     Reimbursement of State Share of Such Passed Through 
     Arrearages.--Section 457(a)(2)(B)(iv) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     657(a)(2)(B)(iv)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(except the last sentence of the 
     clause)'' after ``this section''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following: ``Notwithstanding 
     the preceding sentences of this clause, if the amount is 
     collected on behalf of a family that includes a child of a 
     participant in a project funded under section 403A and that 
     has ceased to receive cash payments under a State program 
     funded under section 403, and the amount so collected exceeds 
     the amount that would otherwise be required to be paid to the 
     family for the month in which collected, then the State may 
     distribute the amount to the family, and the aggregate of the 
     amounts otherwise required by this section to be paid by the 
     State to the Federal Government shall be reduced by an amount 
     equal to the State share of any amount so distributed.''.
       (d) TANF Maintenance of Effort Determinations To Be Made 
     Without Regard to Expenditures for Parent Programs.--Section 
     409(a)(7)(B)(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B)(i)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

       ``(V) Exclusion of expenditures for parent programs.--Such 
     term does not include expenditures for any project for which 
     funds are provided under section 403A.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

172

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negative

Nays

253

para. 130.11                  [Roll No. 583]

                                AYES--172

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Capuano
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     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
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stupak
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu

[[Page 2331]]



                                NOES--253

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Barton
     LaTourette
     Matsui
     Quinn
     Rogan
     Simpson
     Smith (TX)
     Thornberry
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 130.12  recorded vote

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

       At the end of section 403A(b)(3)(C) of the Social Security 
     Act, as proposed to be added by section 101(a) of the bill, 
     add the following new flush sentence: ``Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, funds shall not be provided under 
     this section to any faith-based institution that is 
     pervasively sectarian.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

184

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

238

para. 130.13                  [Roll No. 584]

                                AYES--184

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     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
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--238

     Aderholt
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pastor
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Archer
     Barton
     Gekas
     Houghton
     LaTourette
     Matsui
     Quinn
     Rogan
     Salmon
     Smith (TX)
     Thornberry
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. PEASE, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Fathers 
     Count Act of 1999''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

                   TITLE I--FATHERHOOD GRANT PROGRAM

Sec. 101. Fatherhood grants.

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         TITLE II--FATHERHOOD PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE

Sec. 201. Fatherhood projects of national significance.

             TITLE III--WELFARE-TO-WORK PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY

Sec. 301. Flexibility in eligibility for participation in welfare-to-
              work program.
Sec. 302. Limited vocational educational and job training included as 
              allowable activity.
Sec. 303. Certain grantees authorized to provide employment services 
              directly.
Sec. 304. Simplification and coordination of reporting requirements.
Sec. 305. Use of State information to aid administration of welfare-to-
              work formula grant funds.

TITLE IV--ALTERNATIVE PENALTY PROCEDURE RELATING TO STATE DISBURSEMENT 
                                 UNITS

Sec. 401. Alternative penalty procedure relating to State disbursement 
              units.

                     TITLE V--FINANCING PROVISIONS

Sec. 501. Use of new hire information to assist in collection of 
              defaulted student loans and grants.
Sec. 502. Elimination of set-aside of portion of welfare-to-work funds 
              for successful performance bonus.

                        TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 601. Change dates for evaluation.
Sec. 602. Report on undistributed child support payments.
Sec. 603. Sense of the Congress.
Sec. 604. Additional funding for welfare evaluation study.
Sec. 605. Training in child abuse and neglect proceedings.
Sec. 606. Use of new hire information to assist in administration of 
              unemployment compensation programs.
Sec. 607. Immigration provisions.
                   TITLE I--FATHERHOOD GRANT PROGRAM

     SEC. 101. FATHERHOOD GRANTS.

       (a) In General.--Part A of title IV of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 601-619) is amended by inserting after section 
     403 the following:

     ``SEC. 403A. FATHERHOOD PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to make 
     grants available to public and private entities for projects 
     designed to--
       ``(1) promote marriage through counseling, mentoring, 
     disseminating information about the advantages of marriage, 
     enhancing relationship skills, teaching how to control 
     aggressive behavior, and other methods;
       ``(2) promote successful parenting through counseling, 
     mentoring, disseminating information about good parenting 
     practices including prepregnancy, family planning, training 
     parents in money management, encouraging child support 
     payments, encouraging regular visitation between fathers and 
     their children, and other methods; and
       ``(3) help fathers and their families avoid or leave cash 
     welfare provided by the program under part A and improve 
     their economic status by providing work first services, job 
     search, job training, subsidized employment, career-advancing 
     education, job retention, job enhancement, and other methods.
       ``(b) Fatherhood Grants.--
       ``(1) Applications.--An entity desiring a grant to carry 
     out a project described in subsection (a) may submit to the 
     Secretary an application that contains the following:
       ``(A) A description of the project and how the project will 
     be carried out.
       ``(B) A description of how the project will address all 
     three of the purposes of this section.
       ``(C) A written commitment by the entity that the project 
     will allow an individual to participate in the project only 
     if the individual is--
       ``(i) a father of a child who is, or within the past 24 
     months has been, a recipient of assistance or services under 
     a State program funded under this part;
       ``(ii) a father, including an expectant or married father, 
     whose income (net of court-ordered child support) is less 
     than 150 percent of the poverty line (as defined in section 
     673(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, 
     including any revision required by such section, applicable 
     to a family of the size involved); or
       ``(iii) a parent referred to in paragraph (3)(A)(iii).
       ``(D) A written commitment by the entity that the entity 
     will provide for the project, from funds obtained from non-
     Federal sources, amounts (including in-kind contributions) 
     equal in value to--
       ``(i) 20 percent of the amount of any grant made to the 
     entity under this subsection; or
       ``(ii) such lesser percentage as the Secretary deems 
     appropriate (which shall be not less than 10 percent) of such 
     amount, if the application demonstrates that there are 
     circumstances that limit the ability of the entity to raise 
     funds or obtain resources.
       ``(E) A written commitment by the entity that the entity 
     will make available to each individual participating in the 
     project education about alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs and 
     the effects of abusing such substances, and information about 
     HIV/AIDS and its transmission.
       ``(2) Consideration of applications by interagency 
     panels.--
       ``(A) First panel.--
       ``(i) Establishment.--There is established a panel to be 
     known as the `Fatherhood Grants Recommendations Panel' (in 
     this subparagraph referred to as the `Panel').
       ``(ii) Membership.--

       ``(I) In general.--The Panel shall be composed of 10 
     members, as follows:

       ``(aa) Two members of the Panel shall be appointed by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(bb) Two members of the Panel shall be appointed by the 
     Secretary of Labor.
       ``(cc) Two members of the Panel shall be appointed by the 
     Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives.
       ``(dd) One member of the Panel shall be appointed by the 
     ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means of 
     the House of Representatives.
       ``(ee) Two members of the Panel shall be appointed by the 
     Chairman of the Committee on Finance of the Senate.
       ``(ff) One member of the Panel shall be appointed by the 
     ranking minority member of the Committee on Finance of the 
     Senate.

       ``(II) Qualifications.--An individual shall not be eligible 
     to serve on the Panel unless the individual has experience in 
     programs for fathers, programs for the poor, programs for 
     children, program administration, or program research.
       ``(III) Conflicts of interest.--An individual shall not be 
     eligible to serve on the Panel if such service would pose a 
     conflict of interest for the individual.
       ``(IV) Timing of appointments.--The appointment of members 
     to the Panel shall be completed not later than March 1, 2000.

       ``(iii) Duties.--

       ``(I) Review and make recommendations on project 
     applications.--The Panel shall review all applications 
     submitted pursuant to paragraph (1), and make recommendations 
     to the Secretary regarding which applicants should be awarded 
     grants under this subsection, with due regard for the 
     provisions of paragraph (3), but shall not recommend that a 
     project be awarded such a grant if the application describing 
     the project does not attempt to meet the requirement of 
     paragraph (1)(B).
       ``(II) Timing.--The Panel shall make such recommendations 
     not later than September 1, 2000.

       ``(iv) Term of office.--Each member appointed to the Panel 
     shall serve for the life of the Panel.
       ``(v) Prohibition on compensation.--Members of the Panel 
     may not receive pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of 
     their service on the Panel.
       ``(vi) Travel expenses.--Each member of the Panel shall 
     receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
     subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of 
     title 5, United States Code.
       ``(vii) Meetings.--The Panel shall meet as often as is 
     necessary to complete the business of the Panel.
       ``(viii) Chairperson.--The Chairperson of the Panel shall 
     be designated by the Secretary at the time of appointment.
       ``(ix) Staff of federal agencies.--The Secretary may detail 
     any personnel of the Department of Health and Human Services 
     and the Secretary of Labor may detail any personnel of the 
     Department of Labor to the Panel to assist the Panel in 
     carrying out its duties under this subparagraph.
       ``(x) Obtaining official data.--The Panel may secure 
     directly from any department or agency of the United States 
     information necessary to enable it to carry out this 
     subparagraph. On request of the Chairperson of the Panel, the 
     head of the department or agency shall furnish that 
     information to the Panel.
       ``(xi) Mails.--The Panel may use the United States mails in 
     the same manner and under the same conditions as other 
     departments and agencies of the United States.
       ``(xii) Termination.--The Panel shall terminate on 
     September 1, 2000.
       ``(B) Second panel.--
       ``(i) Establishment.--Effective January 1, 2001, there is 
     established a panel to be known as the `Fatherhood Grants 
     Recommendations Panel' (in this subparagraph referred to as 
     the `Panel').
       ``(ii) Membership.--

       ``(I) In general.--The Panel shall be composed of 10 
     members, as follows:

       ``(aa) Two members of the Panel shall be appointed by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(bb) Two members of the Panel shall be appointed by the 
     Secretary of Labor.
       ``(cc) Two members of the Panel shall be appointed by the 
     Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives.
       ``(dd) One member of the Panel shall be appointed by the 
     ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means of 
     the House of Representatives.
       ``(ee) Two members of the Panel shall be appointed by the 
     Chairman of the Committee on Finance of the Senate.
       ``(ff) One member of the Panel shall be appointed by the 
     ranking minority member of the Committee on Finance of the 
     Senate.

       ``(II) Qualifications.--An individual shall not be eligible 
     to serve on the Panel unless the individual has experience in 
     programs for fathers, programs for the poor, programs for 
     children, program administration, or program research.
       ``(III) Conflicts of interest.--An individual shall not be 
     eligible to serve on the Panel if such service would pose a 
     conflict of interest for the individual.
       ``(IV) Timing of appointments.--The appointment of members 
     to the Panel shall be completed not later than March 1, 2001.

       ``(iii) Duties.--

       ``(I) Review and make recommendations on project 
     applications.--The Panel shall review all applications 
     submitted pursuant to paragraph (1), and make recommendations

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     to the Secretary regarding which applicants should be awarded 
     grants under this subsection, with due regard for the 
     provisions of paragraph (3), but shall not recommend that a 
     project be awarded such a grant if the application describing 
     the project does not attempt to meet the requirement of 
     paragraph (1)(B).
       ``(II) Timing.--The Panel shall make such recommendations 
     not later than September 1, 2001.

       ``(iv) Term of office.--Each member appointed to the Panel 
     shall serve for the life of the Panel.
       ``(v) Prohibition on compensation.--Members of the Panel 
     may not receive pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of 
     their service on the Panel.
       ``(vi) Travel expenses.--Each member of the Panel shall 
     receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
     subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of 
     title 5, United States Code.
       ``(vii) Meetings.--The Panel shall meet as often as is 
     necessary to complete the business of the Panel.
       ``(viii) Chairperson.--The Chairperson of the Panel shall 
     be designated by the Secretary at the time of appointment.
       ``(ix) Staff of federal agencies.--The Secretary may detail 
     any personnel of the Department of Health and Human Services 
     and the Secretary of Labor may detail any personnel of the 
     Department of Labor to the Panel to assist the Panel in 
     carrying out its duties under this subparagraph.
       ``(x) Obtaining official data.--The Panel may secure 
     directly from any department or agency of the United States 
     information necessary to enable it to carry out this 
     subparagraph. On request of the Chairperson of the Panel, the 
     head of the department or agency shall furnish that 
     information to the Panel.
       ``(xi) Mails.--The Panel may use the United States mails in 
     the same manner and under the same conditions as other 
     departments and agencies of the United States.
       ``(xii) Termination.--The Panel shall terminate on 
     September 1, 2001.
       ``(3) Matching grants.--
       ``(A) Grant awards.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall award matching 
     grants, on a competitive basis, among entities submitting 
     applications therefor which meet the requirements of 
     paragraph (1), in amounts that take into account the written 
     commitments referred to in paragraph (1)(D).
       ``(ii) Timing.--

       ``(I) First round.--On October 1, 2000, the Secretary shall 
     award not more than $70,000,000 in matching grants after 
     considering the recommendations submitted pursuant to 
     paragraph (2)(A)(iii)(I).
       ``(II) Second round.--On October 1, 2001, the Secretary 
     shall award not more than $70,000,000 in matching grants 
     after considering the recommendations submitted pursuant to 
     paragraph (2)(B)(iii)(I).

       ``(iii) Nondiscrimination.--The provisions of this section 
     shall be applied and administered so as to ensure that 
     mothers, expectant mothers, and married mothers are eligible 
     for benefits and services under projects awarded grants under 
     this section on the same basis as fathers, expectant fathers, 
     and married fathers.
       ``(B) Preferences.--In determining which entities to which 
     to award grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall 
     give preference to an entity--
       ``(i) to the extent that the application submitted by the 
     entity describes actions that the entity will take that are 
     designed to encourage or facilitate the payment of child 
     support, including but not limited to--

       ``(I) obtaining agreements with the State in which the 
     project will be carried out under which the State will 
     exercise its authority under the last sentence of section 
     457(a)(2)(B)(iv) in every case in which such authority may be 
     exercised;
       ``(II) obtaining a written commitment by the agency 
     responsible for administering the State plan approved under 
     part D for the State in which the project is to be carried 
     out that the State will voluntarily cancel child support 
     arrearages owed to the State by the father as a result of the 
     father providing various supports to the family such as 
     maintaining a regular child support payment schedule or 
     living with his children;
       ``(III) obtaining a written commitment by the entity that 
     the entity will help participating fathers who cooperate with 
     the agency in improving their credit rating; and
       ``(IV) helping fathers arrange and maintain a consistent 
     schedule of visits with their children;

       ``(ii) to the extent that the application includes written 
     agreements of cooperation with other private and governmental 
     agencies, including the State or local program funded under 
     this part, the local Workforce Investment Board, the State or 
     local program funded under part D, and the State or local 
     program funded under part E, which should include a 
     description of the services each such agency will provide to 
     fathers participating in the project described in the 
     application;
       ``(iii) to the extent that the application describes a 
     project that will enroll a high percentage of project 
     participants within 6 months before or after the birth of the 
     child; or
       ``(iv) to the extent that the application sets forth clear 
     and practical methods by which fathers will be recruited to 
     participate in the project.
       ``(C) Minimum percentage of recipients of grant funds to be 
     nongovernmental (including faith-based) organizations.--Not 
     less than 75 percent of the entities awarded grants under 
     this subsection in each fiscal year (other than entities 
     awarded such grants pursuant to the preferences required by 
     subparagraph (B)) shall be awarded to--
       ``(i) nongovernmental (including faith-based) 
     organizations; or
       ``(ii) governmental organizations that pass through to 
     organizations referred to in clause (i) at least 50 percent 
     of the amount of the grant.
       ``(D) Diversity of projects.--
       ``(i) In general.--In determining which entities to which 
     to award grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall 
     attempt to achieve a balance among entities of differing 
     sizes, entities in differing geographic areas, entities in 
     urban versus rural areas, and entities employing differing 
     methods of achieving the purposes of this section.
       ``(ii) Report to the congress.--Within 90 days after each 
     award of grants under subclause (I) or (II) of subparagraph 
     (A)(ii), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
     on Finance of the Senate a brief report on the diversity of 
     projectes selected to receive funds under the grant program. 
     The report shall include a comparison of funding for projects 
     located in urban areas, projects located in suburban areas, 
     and projects located in rural areas.
       ``(E) Payment of grant in four equal annual installments.--
     During the fiscal year in which a grant is awarded under this 
     subsection and each of the succeeding three fiscal years, the 
     Secretary shall provide to the entity awarded the grant an 
     amount equal to \1/4\ of the amount of the grant.
       ``(4) Use of funds.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each entity to which a grant is made 
     under this subsection shall use grant funds provided under 
     this subsection in accordance with the application requesting 
     the grant, the requirements of this subsection, and the 
     regulations prescribed under this subsection, and may use the 
     grant funds to support community-wide initiatives to address 
     the purposes of this section.
       ``(B) Nondisplacement.--
       ``(i) In general.--An adult in a work activity described in 
     section 407(d) which is funded, in whole or in part, by funds 
     provided under this section shall not be employed or 
     assigned--

       ``(I) when any other individual is on layoff from the same 
     or any substantially equivalent job; or
       ``(II) if the employer has terminated the employment of any 
     regular employee or otherwise caused an involuntary reduction 
     of its workforce in order to fill the vacancy so created with 
     such an adult.

       ``(ii) Grievance procedure.--

       ``(I) In general.--Complaints alleging violations of clause 
     (i) in a State may be resolved--

       ``(aa) if the State has established a grievance procedure 
     under section 403(a)(5)(I)(iv), pursuant to the grievance 
     procedure; or
       ``(bb) otherwise, pursuant to the grievance procedure 
     established by the State under section 407(f)(3).

       ``(II) Forfeiture of grant if grievance procedure not 
     available.--If a complaint referred to in subclause (I) is 
     made against an entity to which a grant has been made under 
     this section with respect to a project, and the complaint 
     cannot be brought to, or cannot be resolved within 90 days 
     after being brought, by a grievance procedure referred to in 
     subclause (I), then the entity shall immediately return to 
     the Secretary all funds provided to the entity under this 
     section for the project, and the Secretary shall immediately 
     rescind the grant.

       ``(C) Rule of construction.--This section shall not be 
     construed to require the participation of a father in a 
     project funded under this section to be discontinued by the 
     project on the basis of changed economic circumstances of the 
     father.
       ``(D) Rule of construction on marriage.--This section shall 
     not be construed to authorize the Secretary to define 
     marriage for purposes of this section.
       ``(E) Penalty for misuse of grant funds.--If the Secretary 
     determines that an entity to which a grant is made under this 
     subsection has used any amount of the grant in violation of 
     subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall require the entity to 
     remit to the Secretary an amount equal to the amount so used, 
     plus all remaining grant funds, and the entity shall 
     thereafter be ineligible for any grant under this subsection.
       ``(F) Remittance of unused grant funds.--Each entity to 
     which a grant is awarded under this subsection shall remit to 
     the Secretary all funds paid under the grant that remain at 
     the end of the fifth fiscal year ending after the initial 
     grant award.
       ``(5) Authority of agencies to exchange information.--Each 
     agency administering a program funded under this part or a 
     State plan approved under part D may share the name, address, 
     telephone number, and identifying case number information in 
     the State program funded under this part, of fathers for 
     purposes of assisting in determining the eligibility of 
     fathers to participate in projects receiving grants under 
     this section, and in contacting fathers potentially eligible 
     to participate in the projects, subject to all applicable 
     privacy laws.
       ``(6) Evaluation.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Labor, shall, directly or by grant, contract, or 
     interagency agreement, conduct an evaluation of projects 
     funded under this section (other than under subsection 
     (c)(1)). The evaluation shall assess, among other outcomes 
     selected by the Secretary, effects of the projects on 
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     and payment of child support. In selecting projects for the 
     evaluation, the Secretary should include projects that, in 
     the Secretary's judgment, are most likely to impact the 
     matters described in the purposes of this section. In 
     conducting the evaluation, random assignment should be used 
     wherever possible.
       ``(7) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary to carry out this subsection.
       ``(8) Limitation on applicability of other provisions of 
     this part.--Sections 404 through 410 shall not apply to this 
     section or to amounts paid under this section, and shall not 
     be applied to an entity solely by reason of receipt of funds 
     pursuant to this section. A project shall not be considered a 
     State program funded under this part solely by reason of 
     receipt of funds paid under this section.
       ``(9) Funding.--
       ``(A) In general.--
       ``(i) Interagency panels.--Of the amounts made available 
     pursuant to section 403(a)(1)(E) to carry out this section 
     for fiscal years 2000 and 2001, a total of $150,000 shall be 
     made available for the interagency panels established by 
     paragraph (2) of this subsection.
       ``(ii) Grants.--Of the amounts made available pursuant to 
     section 403(a)(1)(E) to carry out this section, there shall 
     be made available for grants under this subsection--

       ``(I) $17,500,000 for fiscal year 2001;
       ``(II) $35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 
     2004; and
       ``(III) $17,500,000 for fiscal year 2005.

       ``(iii) Evaluation.--Of the amounts made available pursuant 
     to section 403(a)(1)(E) to carry out this section for fiscal 
     years 2000 through 2006, a total of $6,000,000 shall be made 
     available for the evaluation required by paragraph (6) of 
     this subsection.
       ``(B) Availability.--
       ``(i) Grant funds.--The amounts made available pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A)(ii) shall remain available until the end of 
     fiscal year 2005.
       ``(ii) Evaluation funds.--The amounts made available 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A)(iii) shall remain available 
     until the end of fiscal year 2007.''.
       (b) Funding.--Section 403(a)(1)(E) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     603(a)(1)(E)) is amended by inserting ``, and for fiscal 
     years 2000 through 2006, such sums as are necessary to carry 
     out section 403A'' before the period.
       (c) Authority to States to Pass Through Child Support 
     Arrearages Collected Through Tax Refund Intercept to Families 
     Who Have Ceased to Receive Cash Assistance; Federal 
     Reimbursement of State Share of Such Passed Through 
     Arrearages.--Section 457(a)(2)(B)(iv) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     657(a)(2)(B)(iv)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(except the last sentence of this 
     clause)'' after ``this section''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following: ``Notwithstanding 
     the preceding sentences of this clause, if the amount is 
     collected on behalf of a family that includes a child of a 
     participant in a project funded under section 403A and that 
     has ceased to receive cash payments under a State program 
     funded under section 403, then the State may distribute the 
     amount collected pursuant to section 464 to the family, and 
     the aggregate of the amounts otherwise required by this 
     section to be paid by the State to the Federal government 
     shall be reduced by an amount equal to the State share of the 
     amount collected pursuant to section 464 that would otherwise 
     be retained as reimbursement for assistance paid to the 
     family.''.
       (d) Applicability of Charitable Choice Provisions of 
     Welfare Reform.--Section 104 of the Personal Responsibility 
     and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 
     604a) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(l) Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this 
     section, this section shall apply to any entity to which 
     funds have been provided under section 403A of the Social 
     Security Act in the same manner in which this section applies 
     to States, and, for purposes of this section, any project for 
     which such funds are so provided shall be considered a 
     program described in subsection (a)(2).''.
                       TITLE II--FATHERHOOD PRO-
                     JECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE

     SEC. 201. FATHERHOOD PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.

       Section 403A of the Social Security Act, as added by title 
     I of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Fatherhood Projects of National Significance.--
       ``(1) National clearinghouse.--The Secretary shall award a 
     $5,000,000 grant to a nationally recognized, nonprofit 
     fatherhood promotion organization with at least 4 years of 
     experience in designing and disseminating a national public 
     education campaign, including the production and successful 
     placement of television, radio, and print public service 
     announcements which promote the importance of responsible 
     fatherhood, and with at least 4 years experience providing 
     consultation and training to community-based organizations 
     interested in implementing fatherhood outreach, support, or 
     skill development programs with an emphasis on promoting 
     married fatherhood as the ideal, to--
       ``(A) develop, promote, and distribute to interested 
     States, local governments, public agencies, and private 
     nonprofit organizations, including charitable and religious 
     organizations, a media campaign that encourages the 
     appropriate involvement of both parents in the life of any 
     child of the parents, and encourages such organizations to 
     develope or sponsor programs that specifically address the 
     issue of responsible fatherhood and the advantages conferred 
     on children by marriage;
       ``(B) develop a national clearinghouse to assist States, 
     communities, and private entities in efforts to promote and 
     support marriage and responsible fatherhood by collecting, 
     evaluating, and making available (through the Internet and by 
     other means) to all interested parties, information regarding 
     media campaigns and fatherhood programs;
       ``(C) develop and distribute materials that are for use by 
     entities described in subparagraph (A) or (B) and that help 
     young adults manage their money, develop the knowledge and 
     skills needed to promote successful marriages, plan for 
     future expenditures and investments, and plan for retirement;
       ``(D) develop and distribute materials that are for use by 
     entities described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) and that list 
     all the sources of public support for education and training 
     that are available to young adults, including government 
     spending programs as well as benefits under Federal and State 
     tax laws.
       ``(2) Multicity fatherhood projects.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall award a $5,000,000 
     grant to each of two nationally recognized nonprofit 
     fatherhood promotion organizations which meet the 
     requirements of subparagraph (B), at least one of which 
     organizations meets the requirement of subparagraph (C).
       ``(B) Requirements.--The requirements of this subparagraph 
     are the following:
       ``(i) The organization must have several years of 
     experience in designing and conducting programs that meet the 
     purposes described in paragraph (1).
       ``(ii) The organization must have experience in 
     simultaneously conducting such programs in more than one 
     major metropolitan area and in coordinating such programs 
     with local government agencies and private, nonprofit 
     agencies, including State or local agencies responsible for 
     conducting the program under part D and Workfore Investment 
     Boards.
       ``(iii) The organization must submit to the Secretary an 
     application that meets all the conditions applicable to the 
     organization under this section and that provides for 
     projects to be conducted in three major metropolitan areas.
       ``(C) Use of married couples to deliver services in the 
     inner city.--The requirement of this subparagraph is that the 
     organization has extensive experience in using married 
     couples to deliver program services in the inner city.
       ``(3) Payment of grants in four equal annual 
     installments.--During each of fiscal years 2002 through 2005, 
     the Secretary shall provide to each entity awarded a grant 
     under this subsection an amount equal to \1/4\ of the amount 
     of the grant.
       ``(4) Funding.--
       ``(A) In general.--Of the amounts made available pursuant 
     to section 403(a)(1)(E) to carry out this section, $3,750,000 
     shall be made available for grants under this subsection for 
     each of fiscal years 2002 through 2005.
       ``(B) Availability.--The amounts made available pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A) shall remain available until the end of 
     fiscal year 2005.''.
             TITLE III--WELFARE-TO-WORK PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY

     SEC. 301. FLEXIBILITY IN ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION IN 
                   WELFARE-TO-WORK PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 403(a)(5)(C)(ii) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(C)(ii)) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(ii) General eligibility.--An entity that operates a 
     project with funds provided under this paragraph may expend 
     funds provided to the project for the benefit of recipients 
     of assistance under the program funded under this part of the 
     State in which the entity is located who--

       ``(I) has received assistance under the State program 
     funded under this part (whether in effect before or after the 
     amendments made by section 103 of the Personal Responsibility 
     and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 first apply 
     to the State) for at least 30 months (whether or not 
     consecutive); or
       ``(II) within 12 months, will become ineligible for 
     assistance under the State program funded under this part by 
     reason of a durational limit on such assistance, without 
     regard to any exemption provided pursuant to section 
     408(a)(7)(C) that may apply to the individual.''.

       (b) Noncustodial Parents.--
       (1) In general.--Section 403(a)(5)(C) of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(C)) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating clauses (iii) through (viii) as 
     clauses (iv) through (ix), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
       ``(iii) Noncustodial parents.--An entity that operates a 
     project with funds provided under this paragraph may use the 
     funds to provide services in a form described in clause (i) 
     to noncustodial parents with respect to whom the requirements 
     of the following subclauses are met:

       ``(I) The noncustodial parent is unemployed, underemployed, 
     or having difficulty in paying child support obligations.
       ``(II) At least one of the following applies to a minor 
     child of the noncustodial parent (with preference in the 
     determination of the noncustodial parents to be provided 
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     under this paragraph to be provided by the entity to those 
     noncustodial parents with minor children who meet, or who 
     have custodial parents who meet, the requirements of item 
     (aa)):

       ``(aa) The minor child or the custodial parent of the minor 
     child meets the requirements of subclause (I) or (II) of 
     clause (ii).
       ``(bb) The minor child is eligible for, or is receiving, 
     benefits under the program funded under this part.
       ``(cc) The minor child received benefits under the program 
     funded under this part in the 12-month period preceding the 
     date of the determination but no longer receives such 
     benefits.
       ``(dd) The minor child is eligible for, or is receiving, 
     assistance under the Food Stamp Act of 1977, benefits under 
     the supplemental security income program under title XVI of 
     this Act, medical assistance under title XIX of this Act, or 
     child health assistance under title XXI of this Act.

       ``(III) In the case of a noncustodial parent who becomes 
     enrolled in the project on or after the date of the enactment 
     of this clause, the noncustodial parent is in compliance with 
     the terms of an oral or written personal responsibility 
     contract entered into among the noncustodial parent, the 
     entity, and (unless the entity demonstrates to the Secretary 
     that the entity is not capable of coordinating with such 
     agency) the agency responsible for administering the State 
     plan under part D, which was developed taking into account 
     the employment and child support status of the noncustodial 
     parent, which was entered into not later than 30 (or, at the 
     option of the entity, not later than 90) days after the 
     noncustodial parent was enrolled in the project, and which, 
     at a minimum, includes the following:

       ``(aa) A commitment by the noncustodial parent to 
     cooperate, at the earliest opportunity, in the establishment 
     of the paternity of the minor child, through voluntary 
     acknowledgement or other procedures, and in the establishment 
     of a child support order.
       ``(bb) A commitment by the noncustodial parent to cooperate 
     in the payment of child support for the minor child, which 
     may include a modification of an existing support order to 
     take into account the ability of the noncustodial parent to 
     pay such support and the participation of such parent in the 
     project.
       ``(cc) A commitment by the noncustodial parent to 
     participate in employment or related activities that will 
     enable the noncustodial parent to make regular child support 
     payments, and if the noncustodial parent has not attained 20 
     years of age, such related activities may include completion 
     of high school, a general equivalency degree, or other 
     education directly related to employment.
       ``(dd) A description of the services to be provided under 
     this paragraph, and a commitment by the noncustodial parent 
     to participate in such services, that are designed to assist 
     the noncustodial parent obtain and retain employment, 
     increase earnings, and enhance the financial and emotional 
     contributions to the well-being of the minor child.

     In order to protect custodial parents and children who may be 
     at risk of domestic violence, the preceding provisions of 
     this subclause shall not be construed to affect any other 
     provision of law requiring a custodial parent to cooperate in 
     establishing the paternity of a child or establishing or 
     enforcing a support order with respect to a child, or 
     entitling a custodial parent to refuse, for good cause, to 
     provide such cooperation as a condition of assistance or 
     benefit under any program, shall not be construed to require 
     such cooperation by the custodial parent as a condition of 
     participation of either parent in the program authorized 
     under this paragraph, and shall not be construed to require a 
     custodial parent to cooperate with or participate in any 
     activity under this clause. The entity operating a project 
     under this clause with funds provided under this paragraph 
     shall consult with domestic violence prevention and 
     intervention organizations in the development of the 
     project.''.

       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 412(a)(3)(C)(ii) of such 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 612(a)(3)(C)(ii)) is amended by striking 
     ``(vii)'' and inserting ``(viii)''.
       (c) Recipients With Characteristics of Long-Term 
     Dependency; Children Aging Out of Foster Care.--
       (1) In general.--Section 403(a)(5)(C)(iv) of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(C)(iv)), as so redesignated by subsection 
     (b)(1)(A) of this section, is amended--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of subclause (I); and
       (B) by striking subclause (II) and inserting the following:

       ``(II) to children--

       ``(aa) who have attained 18 years of age but not 25 years 
     of age; and
       ``(bb) who, before attaining 18 years of age, were 
     recipients of foster care maintenance payments (as defined in 
     section 475(4)) under part E or were in foster care under the 
     responsibility of a State; or

       ``(III) to recipients of assistance under the State program 
     funded under this part, determined to have significant 
     barriers to self-sufficiency, pursuant to criteria 
     established by the local private industry council.''.

       (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 403(a)(5)(C)(iv) of 
     such Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(C)(iv)), as so redesignated by 
     subsection (b)(1)(A) of this section, is amended--
       (A) in the heading by inserting ``hard to employ'' before 
     ``individuals''; and
       (B) in the last sentence by striking ``clause (ii)'' and 
     inserting ``clauses (ii) and (iii) and, as appropriate, 
     clause (v)''.
       (d) Custodial Parents With Income Below Poverty Line who 
     are not on Welfare.--
       (1) In general.--Section 403(a)(5)(C) of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(C)), as amended by subsection (b)(1) of this 
     section, is amended--
       (A) by redesignating clauses (vi) through (ix) as clauses 
     (vii) through (x), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after clause (v) the following:
       ``(vi) Custodial parents with income below poverty line who 
     are not on welfare.--An entity that operates a project with 
     funds provided under this paragraph may use the funds to 
     provide assistance in a form described in clause (i) to 
     custodial parents--

       ``(I) whose income is less than 100 percent of the poverty 
     line (as defined in section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1981, including any revision required 
     by such section, applicable to a family of the size 
     involved); and
       ``(II) who are not otherwise recipients of assistance under 
     a State program funded under this part.''.

       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 403(a)(5)(C)(iv) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     603(a)(5)(C)(iv)), as so redesignated by subsection (b)(1)(A) 
     of this section, and as amended by subsection (c)(2) of this 
     section, is amended in the last sentence by striking ``clause 
     (v)'' and inserting ``clauses (v) and (vi)''.
       (B) Section 412(a)(3)(C)(ii) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     612(a)(3)(C)(ii)), as amended by subsection (b)(2) of this 
     section, is amended by striking ``(viii)'' and inserting 
     ``(ix)''.
       (e) Conforming Amendment.--Section 404(k)(1)(C)(iii) of 
     such Act (42 U.S.C. 604(k)(1)(C)(iii)) is amended by striking 
     ``item (aa) or (bb) of section 403(a)(5)(C)(ii)(II)'' and 
     inserting ``section 403(a)(5)(C)(iii)''.

     SEC. 302. LIMITED VOCATIONAL EDUCATIONAL AND JOB TRAINING 
                   INCLUDED AS ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES.

       Section 403(a)(5)(C)(i) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(C)(i)) is amended by inserting after 
     subclause (VI) the following:

       ``(VII) Not more than 6 months of vocational educational or 
     job training.''.

     SEC. 303. CERTAIN GRANTEES AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT 
                   SERVICES DIRECTLY.

       Section 403(a)(5)(C)(i)(IV) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(C)(i)(IV)) is amended by inserting ``, or if 
     the entity is not a private industry council or workforce 
     investment board, the direct provision of such services'' 
     before the period.

     SEC. 304. SIMPLIFICATION AND COORDINATION OF REPORTING 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Elimination of Current Requirements.--Section 
     411(a)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     611(a)(1)(A)) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting 
     ``(except for information relating to activities carried out 
     under section 403(a)(5))'' after ``part''; and
       (2) by striking clause (xviii).
       (b) Establishment of Reporting Requirement.--Section 
     403(a)(5)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     603(a)(5)(C)), as amended by subsections (b)(1) and (d)(1) of 
     section 301 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(xi) Reporting requirements.--The Secretary of Labor, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
     States, and organizations that represent State or local 
     governments, shall establish requirements for the collection 
     and maintenance of financial and participant information and 
     the reporting of such information by entities carrying out 
     activities under this paragraph.''.

     SEC. 305. USE OF STATE INFORMATION TO AID ADMINISTRATION OF 
                   WELFARE-TO-WORK GRANT FUNDS.

       (a) Authority of State Agencies to Disclose to Private 
     Industry Councils the Names, Addressess, and Telephone 
     Numbers of Potential Welfare-to-Work Program Participants.--
       (1) State iv-d agencies.--Section 454A(f) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 654a(f)) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(5) Private industry councils receiving welfare-to-work 
     grants.--Disclosing to a private industry council (as defined 
     in section 403(a)(5)(D)(ii)) to which funds are provided 
     under section 403(a)(5) the names, addresses, telephone 
     numbers, and identifying case number information in the State 
     program funded under part A, of noncustodial parents residing 
     in the service delivery area of the private industry council, 
     for the purpose of identifying and contacting noncustodial 
     parents regarding participation in the program under section 
     403(a)(5).''.
       (2) State tanf agencies.--Section 403(a)(5) of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 603(a)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(K) Information disclosure.--If a State to which a grant 
     is made under section 403 establishes safeguards against the 
     use or disclosure of information about applicants or 
     recipients of assistance under the State program funded under 
     this part, the safeguards shall not prevent the State agency 
     administering the program from furnishing to a private 
     industry council the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and 
     identifying case number information in the State program 
     funded under this part, of noncustodial parents residing in 
     the service delivery area of

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     the private industry council, for the purpose of identifying 
     and contacting noncustodial parents regarding participation 
     in the program under this paragraph.''.
       (b) Safeguarding of Information Disclosed to Private 
     Industry Councils.--Section 403(a)(5)(A)(ii)(I) of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(A)(ii)(I)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of item (dd);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of item (ee) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ff) describes how the State will ensure that a private 
     industry council to which information is disclosed pursuant 
     to section 403(a)(5)(K) or 454A(f)(5) has procedures for 
     safeguarding the information and for ensuring that the 
     information is used solely for the purpose described in that 
     section.''.
TITLE IV--ALTERNATIVE PENALTY PROCEDURE RELATING TO STATE DISBURSEMENT 
                                 UNITS

     SEC. 401. ALTERNATIVE PENALTY PROCEDURE RELATING TO STATE 
                   DISBURSEMENT UNITS.

       (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:
       ``(5)(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 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B)(i) of section 454(27), 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, not later 
     than April 1, 2000, 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 of section 454B shall be 
     considered a single failure of the State to comply with 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B)(i) of section 454(27) 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 subparagraphs (A) and 
     (B)(i) of section 454(27)--
       ``(I) 4 percent of the penalty base, in the case of the 
     first fiscal year in which such a failure by the State occurs 
     (regardless of whether a penalty is imposed in that fiscal 
     year under this paragraph with respect to the failure), 
     except as provided in subparagraph (C)(ii) of this paragraph;
       ``(II) 8 percent of the penalty base, in the case of the 
     second such fiscal year;
       ``(III) 16 percent of the penalty base, in the case of the 
     third such fiscal year;
       ``(IV) 25 percent of the penalty base, in the case of the 
     fourth such fiscal year; or
       ``(V) 30 percent of the penalty base, in the case of the 
     fifth or any subsequent such fiscal year.
       ``(ii) The term `penalty base' means, with respect to a 
     failure of a State to comply with subparagraphs (A) and 
     (B)(i) of section 454(27) 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 all penalties imposed 
     against a State under this paragraph for any failure of the 
     State to comply with subparagraphs (A) and (B)(i) of section 
     454(27) if the Secretary determines that, before April 1, 
     2000, the State has achieved such compliance.
       ``(ii) If a State with respect to which a reduction is 
     required to be made under this paragraph with respect to a 
     failure to comply with subparagraphs (A) and (B)(i) of 
     section 454(27) achieves such compliance on or after April 1, 
     2000, and on or before September 30, 2000, then the penalty 
     amount applicable to the State shall be 1 percent of the 
     penalty base with respect to the failure involved.
       ``(D) The Secretary may not impose a penalty under this 
     paragraph against a State for a fiscal year for which the 
     amount otherwise payable to the State under paragraph (1)(A) 
     of this subsection is reduced under paragraph (4) of this 
     subsection for 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 striking ``section 
     454(24)'' and inserting ``paragraph (24), or subparagraph (A) 
     or (B)(i) of paragraph (27), of section 454''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1999.
                     TITLE V--FINANCING PROVISIONS

     SEC. 501. USE OF NEW HIRE INFORMATION TO ASSIST IN COLLECTION 
                   OF DEFAULTED STUDENT LOANS AND GRANTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 453(j) of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 653(j)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(6) Information comparisons and disclosure for 
     enforcement of obligations on higher education act loans and 
     grants.--
       ``(A) Furnishing of information by the secretary of 
     education.--The Secretary of Education shall furnish to the 
     Secretary, on a quarterly basis or at such less frequent 
     intervals as may be determined by the Secretary of Education, 
     information in the custody of the Secretary of Education for 
     comparison with information in the National Directory of New 
     Hires, in order to obtain the information in such directory 
     with respect to individuals who--
       ``(i) are borrowers of loans made under title IV of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 that are in default; or
       ``(ii) owe an obligation to refund an overpayment of a 
     grant awarded under such title.
       ``(B) Requirement to seek minimum information necessary.--
     The Secretary of Education shall seek information pursuant to 
     this section only to the extent essential to improving 
     collection of the debt described in subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) Duties of the secretary.--
       ``(i) Information comparison; disclosure to the secretary 
     of education.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
     Secretary of Education, shall compare information in the 
     National Directory of New Hires with information in the 
     custody of the Secretary of Education, and disclose 
     information in that Directory to the Secretary of Education, 
     in accordance with this paragraph, for the purposes specified 
     in this paragraph.
       ``(ii) Condition on disclosure.--The Secretary shall make 
     disclosures in accordance with clause (i) only to the extent 
     that the Secretary determines that such disclosures do not 
     interfere with the effective operation of the program under 
     this part. Support collection under section 466(b) shall be 
     given priority over collection of any defaulted student loan 
     or grant overpayment against the same income.
       ``(D) Use of information by the secretary of education.--
     The Secretary of Education may use information resulting from 
     a data match pursuant to this paragraph only--
       ``(i) for the purpose of collection of the debt described 
     in subparagraph (A) owed by an individual whose annualized 
     wage level (determined by taking into consideration 
     information from the National Directory of New Hires) exceeds 
     $16,000; and
       ``(ii) after removal of personal identifiers, to conduct 
     analyses of student loan defaults.
       ``(E) Disclosure of information by the secretary of 
     education.--
       ``(i) Disclosures permitted.--The Secretary of Education 
     may disclose information resulting from a data match pursuant 
     to this paragraph only to--

       ``(I) a guaranty agency holding a loan made under part B of 
     title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 on which the 
     individual is obligated;
       ``(II) a contractor or agent of the guaranty agency 
     described in subclause (I);
       ``(III) a contractor or agent of the Secretary; and
       ``(IV) the Attorney General.

       ``(ii) Purpose of disclosure.--The Secretary of Education 
     may make a disclosure under clause (i) only for the purpose 
     of collection of the debts owed on defaulted student loans, 
     or overpayments of grants, made under title IV of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965.
       ``(iii) Restriction on redisclosure.--An entity to which 
     information is disclosed under clause (i) may use or disclose 
     such information only as needed for the purpose of collecting 
     on defaulted student loans, or overpayments of grants, made 
     under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
       ``(F) Reimbursement of hhs costs.--The Secretary of 
     Education shall reimburse the Secretary, in accordance with 
     subsection (k)(3), for the additional costs incurred by the 
     Secretary in furnishing the information requested under this 
     subparagraph.''.
       (b) Penalties for Misuse of Information.--Section 402(a) of 
     the Child Support Performance and Incentive Act of 1998 (112 
     Stat. 669) is amended in the matter added by paragraph (2) by 
     inserting ``or any other person'' after ``officer or employee 
     of the United States''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall become effective October 1, 1999.

     SEC. 502. ELIMINATION OF SET-ASIDE OF PORTION OF WELFARE-TO-
                   WORK FUNDS FOR SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE BONUS.

       (a) In General.--Section 403(a)(5) of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)) is amended by striking subparagraph 
     (E) and redesignating subparagraphs (F) through (K) (as added 
     by section 305(a)(2) of this Act) as subparagraphs (E) 
     through (J), respectively.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 403(a)(5)(A)(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     603(a)(5)(A)(i)) is amended by striking ``subparagraph (I)'' 
     and inserting ``subparagraph (H)''.
       (2) Subclause (I) of each of subparagraphs (A)(iv) and 
     (B)(v) of section 403(a)(5) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     603(a)(5)(A)(iv)(I) and (B)(v)(I)) is amended--
       (A) in item (aa)--
       (i) by striking ``(I)'' and inserting ``(H)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``(G), and (H)'' and inserting ``and 
     (G)''; and
       (B) in item (bb), by striking ``(F)'' and inserting 
     ``(E)''.
       (3) Section 403(a)(5)(B)(v) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     603(a)(5)(B)) is amended in the matter preceding subclause 
     (I) by striking ``(I)'' and inserting ``(H)''.
       (4) Subparagraphs (E) and (F) of section 403(a)(5) of such 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(F) and (G)), as so redesignated by 
     subsection (a) of this section, are each amended by striking 
     ``(I)'' and inserting ``(H)''.

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       (5) Section 412(a)(3)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     612(a)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ``403(a)(5)(I)'' and 
     inserting ``403(a)(5)(H)''.
       (c) Funding Amendment.--Section 403(a)(5)(H)(i) of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(H)(i)), as so redesignated by subsection 
     (a) of this section, is amended by striking 
     ``$1,500,000,000'' and all that follows and inserting ``for 
     grants under this paragraph--

       ``(I) $1,500,000,000 for fiscal year 1998; and
       ``(II) $1,400,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.''.

                        TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 601. CHANGE DATES FOR EVALUATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 403(a)(5)(G)(iii) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(G)(iii)), as so 
     redesignated by section 502(a) of this Act, is amended by 
     striking ``2001'' and inserting ``2005''.
       (b) Interim Report Required.--Section 403(a)(5)(G) of such 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(G)), as so redesignated, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iv) Interim report.--Not later than January 1, 2002, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the Congress a interim report on 
     the evaluations referred to in clause (i).''.

     SEC. 602. REPORT ON UNDISTRIBUTED CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS.

       Not later than 6 months 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 procedures that the States use generally to 
     locate custodial parents for whom child support has been 
     collected but not yet distributed due to a change in address. 
     The report shall include an estimate of the total amount of 
     such undistributed child support and the average length of 
     time it takes for such child support to be distributed. The 
     Secretary shall include in the report recommendations as to 
     whether additional procedures should be established at the 
     State or Federal level to expedite the payment of 
     undistributed child support.

     SEC. 603. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of the Congress that the States may use 
     funds provided under the program of block grants for 
     temporary assistance for needy families under part A of title 
     IV of the Social Security Act to promote fatherhood 
     activities of the type described in section 403A of such Act, 
     as added by this Act.

     SEC. 604. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR WELFARE EVALUATION STUDY.

       Section 414(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     614(b)) is amended by striking ``appropriated $10,000,000'' 
     and all that follows and inserting ``appropriated--
       ``(1) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1996 through 
     1999;
       ``(2) $12,300,000 for fiscal year 2000;
       ``(3) $17,500,000 for fiscal year 2001;
       ``(4) $15,500,000 for fiscal year 2002; and
       ``(5) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.''.

     SEC. 605. TRAINING IN CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PROCEEDINGS.

       (a) In General--Section 474(a)(3) of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 674(a)(3)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) as 
     subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
       ``(C) 75 percent of so much of such expenditures as are for 
     the short-term training (including cross-training with 
     personnel employed by, or under contract with, the State or 
     local agency administering the plan in the political 
     subdivision, training on topics relevant to the legal 
     representation of clients in proceedings conducted by or 
     under the supervision of an abuse and neglect court, and 
     training on related topics such as child development and the 
     importance of achieving safety, permanency, and well-being 
     for a child) of judges, judicial personnel, law enforcement 
     personnel, agency attorneys, attorneys representing a parent 
     in proceedings conducted by, or under the supervision of, an 
     abuse and neglect court, attorneys representing a child in 
     such proceedings, guardians ad litem, and volunteers who 
     participate in court-appointed special advocate programs, to 
     the extent the training is related to the court's role in 
     expediting adoption procedures, implementing reasonable 
     efforts, and providing for timely permanency planning and 
     case reviews, except that any such training shall be offered 
     by the State or local agency administering the plan, either 
     directly or through contract, in collaboration with the 
     appropriate judicial governing body operating in the 
     State,''.
       (b) Definitions.--Section 475 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 675) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) The term `abuse and neglect courts' means the State 
     and local courts that carry out State or local laws requiring 
     proceedings (conducted by or under the supervision of the 
     courts)--
       ``(A) that implement part B or this part, including 
     preliminary disposition of such proceedings;
       ``(B) that determine whether a child was abused or 
     neglected;
       ``(C) that determine the advisability or appropriateness of 
     placement in a family foster home, group home, or a special 
     residential care facility; or
       ``(D) that determine any other legal disposition of a child 
     in the abuse and neglect court system.
       ``(9) The term `agency attorney' means an attorney or other 
     individual, including any government attorney, district 
     attorney, attorney general, State attorney, county attorney, 
     city solicitor or attorney, corporation counsel, or privately 
     retained special prosecutor, who represents the State or 
     local agency administrating the programs under part B and 
     this part in a proceeding conducted by, or under the 
     supervision of, an abuse and neglect court, including a 
     proceeding for termination of parental rights.
       ``(10) The term `attorney representing a child' means an 
     attorney or a guardian ad litem who represents a child in a 
     proceeding conducted by, or under the supervision of, an 
     abuse and neglect court.
       ``(11) The term `attorney representing a parent' means an 
     attorney who represents a parent who is an official party to 
     a proceeding conducted by, or under the supervision of, an 
     abuse and neglect court.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments--
       (1) Section 473(a)(6)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     673(a)(6)(B)) is amended by striking ``474(a)(3)(E)'' and 
     inserting ``474(a)(3)(F)''.
       (2) Section 474(a)(3)(E) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     674(a)(3)(E)) (as so redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of 
     this section) is amended by striking ``subparagraph (C)'' and 
     inserting ``subparagraph (D)''.
       (3) Section 474(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 674(c)) is 
     amended by striking ``subsection (a)(3)(C)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (a)(3)(D)''.
       (d) Sunset.--Effective on October 1, 2004--
       (1) section 474(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     674(a)(3)) is amended by striking subparagraph (C) and 
     redesignating subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F) as 
     subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E), respectively;
       (2) section 475 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 675) is amended by 
     striking paragraphs (8) through (11);
       (3) section 473(a)(6)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     673(a)(6)(B)) is amended by striking ``474(a)(3)(F)'' and 
     inserting ``474(a)(3)(E)''.
       (4) section 474(a)(3)(E) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     674(a)(3)(E)) (as so redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of 
     this section) is amended by striking ``subparagraph (D)'' and 
     inserting ``subparagraph (C)''; and
       (5) section 474(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 674(c)) is 
     amended by striking ``subsection (a)(3)(D)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (a)(3)(C)''.

     SEC. 606. USE OF NEW HIRE INFORMATION TO ASSIST IN 
                   ADMINISTRATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION 
                   PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--Section 453(j) of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 653(j)), as amended by section 501(a) of this Act, 
     is further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) Information comparisons and disclosure to assist in 
     administration of unemployment compensation programs.--
       ``(A) In general.--If a State agency responsible for the 
     administration of an unemployment compensation program under 
     Federal or State law transmits to the Secretary the name and 
     social security account number of an individual, the 
     Secretary shall, if the information in the National Directory 
     of New Hires indicates that the individual may be employed, 
     disclose to the State agency the name and address of any 
     putative employer of the individual, subject to this 
     paragraph.
       ``(B) Condition on disclosure.--The Secretary shall make a 
     disclosure under subparagraph (A) only to the extent that the 
     Secretary determines that the disclosure would not interfere 
     with the effective operation of the program under this part.
       ``(C) Use of information.--A State agency may use 
     information provided under this paragraph only for purposes 
     of administering a program referred to in subparagraph 
     (A).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1999.

     SEC. 607. IMMIGRATION PROVISIONS.

       (a) Nonimmigrant Aliens Ineligible to Receive Visas and 
     Excluded From Admission for Nonpayment of Child Support.--
       (1) 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 nonimmigrant 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 nonimmigrant alien is in compliance with 
     an approved payment agreement.
       ``(ii) 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; or
       ``(II) determines that there are prevailing humanitarian or 
     public interest concerns.''.

       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection 
     shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (b) Authorization to Serve Legal Process in Child Support 
     Cases on Certain Arriving Aliens.--
       (1) 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:

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       ``(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.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection 
     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.
       (c) Authorization to share child support enforcement 
     information to enforce immigration and naturalization law.--
       (1) Secretarial responsibility.--Section 452 of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 652) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(m) If the Secretary receives a certification by a State 
     agency, in accordance with section 454(32), that an 
     individual who is a nonimmigrant alien (as defined in section 
     101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act) owes 
     arrearages of child support in an amount exceeding $5,000, 
     the Secretary may, at the request of the State agency, the 
     Secretary of State, or the Attorney General, or on the 
     Secretary's own initiative, provide such certification to the 
     Secretary of State and the Attorney General information in 
     order to enable them to carry out their responsibilities 
     under sections 212(a)(10) and 235(d) of such Act.''.
       (2) State agency responsibility.--Section 454 of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 654) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (32);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (33) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (33) the following:
       ``(34) provide that the State agency will have in effect a 
     procedure for certifying to the Secretary, in such format and 
     accompained by such supporting documentation as the Secretary 
     may require, determinations for purposes of section 452(m) 
     that nonimmigrant aliens owe arrearages of child support in 
     an amount exceeding $5,000.''.

  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 Ways and 
Means with instructions to report the bill back to the House forthwith 
with the following amendment:
       Strike section 101(d) and insert the following:
       (d)APPLICABILITY OF CHARITABLE CHOICE PROVISIONS OF WELFARE 
     REFORM.----Section 104 of the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (42 United States 
     Code 604a) is amended by adding at the end of the following:
       ``(1) Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this 
     section, this section (except subsection (f), relating to 
     publicly funded employment discrimination by religious 
     institutions) shall apply to any entity to which funds have 
     been provided under section 403A of the Social Security Act 
     in the same manner in which this section applies to States, 
     and for purposes of this section (except subsection (f)), any 
     project for which such funds are so provided shall be 
     considered a program described in subsection (a)(2).''.
  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. PEASE, 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

176

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negative

Nays

246

para. 130.14                  [Roll No. 585]

                                AYES--176

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NOES--246

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Barton
     Crane
     DeGette
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Lofgren
     Matsui
     Quinn
     Rogan
     Smith (TX)
     Thornberry
  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. PEASE, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut demanded that the vote be taken by the 
yeas and nays, which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members

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

It was decided in the

Yeas

328

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affirmative

Nays

93

para. 130.15                  [Roll No. 586]

                                YEAS--328

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Holt
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--93

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baird
     Baldwin
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Berman
     Burton
     Campbell
     Capuano
     Chabot
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Coburn
     Collins
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Cox
     DeFazio
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Edwards
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Goode
     Graham
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hutchinson
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kilpatrick
     Kingston
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meek (FL)
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Olver
     Owens
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pombo
     Rivers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Spence
     Stark
     Stump
     Sununu
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Woolsey

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Baker
     Barton
     Callahan
     DeGette
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Lofgren
     Matsui
     Pascrell
     Quinn
     Smith (TX)
     Thornberry
  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. 130.16  suspension of the rules notice

  Mr. GOODLING, pursuant to House Resolution 353, at 1:54 p.m. announced 
the Speaker would recognize Members for motions to suspend the rules 
under clause 1 of rule XV with respect to the following bills: (H.R. 
3261) to amend the communications Satellite Act of 1962 to promote 
competition and privatization in satellite communications, and for other 
purposes; (H.R. 2724) to make technical corrections to the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1999.

para. 130.17  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 joint 
resolution of the House of the following title:

       H.J. Res. 78. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other 
     purposes.

para. 130.18  exemption of reports from automatic elimination and sunset

  Mr. GOODLING moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3234) 
to exempt certain reports from automatic elimination and sunset pursuant 
to the Federal Reports and Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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. 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. 130.19  injustices of italian americans during world war ii

  Mr. HYDE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2442) to 
provide for the preparation of a Government report detailing injustices 
suffered by Italian Americans during World War II, and a formal 
acknowledgement of such injustices by the President.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. HYDE and Mr. ENGEL, 
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. 130.20  providing for the consideration of motions to suspend the 
          rules

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-465) the resolution (H. Res. 374) providing for consideration of 
motions to suspend the rules.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 130.21  waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule xiii

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept.

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No. 106-466) the resolution (H. Res. 375) waiving a requirement of 
clause 6(a) of rule XIII 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. 130.22  prohibition on stalking

  Mr. BACHUS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1869) to 
amend title 18, United States Code, to expand the prohibition on 
stalking, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mr. 
BACHUS 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. 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. 130.23  north american migratory birds

  Mr. SAXTON moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2454) to assure the long-term 
conservation of mid-continent light geese and the biological diversity 
of the ecosystem upon which many North American migratory birds depend, 
by directing the Secretary of the Interior to implement rules to reduce 
the overabundant population of mid-continent light geese:

       Page 5, after line 24, insert:

     SEC. 4. COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN.

       (a) In General.--Not later than the end of the period 
     described in section 103(b), the Secretary shall prepare, and 
     as appropriate implement, a comprehensive, long-term plan for 
     the management of mid-continent light geese and the 
     conservation of their habitat.
       (b) Required Elements.--The plan shall apply principles of 
     adaptive resource management and shall include--
       (1) a description of methods for monitoring the levels of 
     populations and the levels of harvest of mid-continent light 
     geese, and recommendations concerning long-term harvest 
     levels;
       (2) recommendations concerning other means for the 
     management of mid-continent light goose populations, taking 
     into account the reasons for the population growth specified 
     in section 102(a)(3);
       (3) an assessment of, and recommendations relating to, 
     conservation of the breeding habitat of mid-continent light 
     geese;
       (4) an assessment of, and recommendations relating to, 
     conservation of native species of wildlife adversely affected 
     by the overabundance of mid-continent light geese, including 
     the species specified in section 102(a)(5); and
       (5) an identification of methods for promoting 
     collaboration with the government of Canada, States, and 
     other interested persons.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2000 through 2002.
       Page 6, line 1, strike out ``SEC. 4.'' and insert ``SEC. 
     5.''

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, 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 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 votes 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. 130.24  water resources development

  Mr. BOEHLERT moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2724) to make technical 
corrections to the Water Resources Development Act of 1999:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE.

       (a) Jackson County, Mississippi.--Section 219 of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 110 Stat. 
     3757) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (5) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(5) Jackson county, mississippi.--Provision of an 
     alternative water supply and a project for the elimination or 
     control of combined sewer overflows for Jackson County, 
     Mississippi.''; and
       (2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``$10,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$20,000,000''.
       (b) Manchester, New Hampshire.--Section 219(e)(3) of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 110 
     Stat. 3757) is amended by striking ``$10,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$20,000,000''.
       (c) Atlanta, Georgia.--Section 219(f)(1) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 
     335) is amended by striking ``$25,000,000 for''.
       (d) Paterson, Passaic County, and Passaic Valley, New 
     Jersey.--Section 219(f)(2) of the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335) is amended by 
     striking ``$20,000,000 for''.
       (e) Elizabeth and North Hudson, New Jersey.--Section 219(f) 
     of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 
     4835; 113 Stat. 335) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (33), by striking ``$20,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$10,000,000''; and
       (2) in paragraph (34)--
       (A) by striking ``$10,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$20,000,000''; and
       (B) by striking ``in the city of North Hudson'' and 
     inserting ``for the North Hudson Sewerage Authority''.

     SEC. 2. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
                   PROGRAM.

       Section 1103(e)(5) of the Water Resources Development Act 
     of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 652(e)(5)) (as amended by section 
     509(c)(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 
     Stat. 340)) is amended by striking ``paragraph (1)(A)(i)'' 
     and inserting ``paragraph (1)(B)''.

     SEC. 3. DELAWARE RIVER, PENNSYLVANIA AND DELAWARE.

       Section 346 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 
     (113 Stat. 309) is amended by striking ``economically 
     acceptable'' and inserting ``environmentally acceptable''.

     SEC. 4. PROJECT REAUTHORIZATIONS.

       Section 364 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 
     (113 Stat. 313) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Each'' and all that follows through the 
     colon and inserting the following: ``Each of the following 
     projects is authorized to be carried out by the Secretary, 
     and no construction on any such project may be initiated 
     until the Secretary determines that the project is 
     technically sound, environmentally acceptable, and 
     economically justified:'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (1); and
       (3) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (6) as 
     paragraphs (1) through (5), respectively.

     SEC. 5. SHORE PROTECTION.

       Section 103(d)(2)(A) of the Water Resources Development Act 
     of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(d)(2)(A)) (as amended by section 
     215(a)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 
     Stat. 292)) is amended by striking ``or for which a 
     feasibility study is completed after that date,'' and 
     inserting ``except for a project for which a District 
     Engineer's Report is completed by that date,''.

     SEC. 6. COMITE RIVER, LOUISIANA.

       Section 371 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 
     (113 Stat. 321) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``The''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Crediting of Reduction in Non-Federal Share.--The 
     project cooperation agreement for the Comite River Diversion 
     Project shall include a provision that specifies that any 
     reduction in the non-Federal share that results from the 
     modification under subsection (a) shall be credited toward 
     the share of project costs to be paid by the Amite River 
     Basin Drainage and Water Conservation District.''.

     SEC. 7. CHESAPEAKE CITY, MARYLAND.

       Section 535(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1999 (113 Stat. 349) is amended by striking ``the city of 
     Chesapeake'' each place it appears and inserting ``Chesapeake 
     City''.

     SEC. 8. CONTINUATION OF SUBMISSION OF CERTAIN REPORTS BY THE 
                   SECRETARY OF THE ARMY.

       (a) Recommendations of Inland Waterways Users Board.--
     Section 302(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
     (33 U.S.C. 2251(b)) is amended in the last sentence by 
     striking ``The'' and inserting ``Notwithstanding section 3003 
     of Public Law 104-66 (31 U.S.C. 1113 note; 109 Stat. 734), 
     the''.
       (b) List of Authorized but Unfunded Studies.--Section 
     710(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
     U.S.C. 2264(a)) is amended in the first sentence by striking 
     ``Not'' and inserting ``Notwithstanding section 3003 of 
     Public Law 104-66 (31 U.S.C. 1113 note; 109 Stat. 734), 
     not''.
       (c) Reports on Participation of Minority Groups and 
     Minority-Owned Firms in Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet 
     Feature.--Section 844(b) of the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4177) is amended in the second 
     sentence by striking ``The'' and inserting ``Notwithstanding 
     section 3003 of Public Law 104-66 (31 U.S.C. 1113 note; 109 
     Stat. 734), the''.
       (d) List of Authorized but Unfunded Projects.--Section 
     1001(b)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
     U.S.C. 579a(b)(2)) is amended in the first sentence by 
     striking ``Every'' and inserting ``Notwithstanding section 
     3003 of Public Law 104-66 (31 U.S.C. 1113 note; 109 Stat. 
     734), every''.

     SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATIONS FOR PROGRAM PREVIOUSLY AND CURRENTLY 
                   FUNDED.

       (a) Program Authorization.--The program described in 
     subsection (c) is hereby authorized.

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       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby 
     authorized to be appropriated for the Department of 
     Transportation for the program authorized in subsection (a) 
     in amounts as follows:
       (1) Fiscal year 2000.--For fiscal year 2000, $10,000,000.
       (2) Fiscal year 2001.--For fiscal year 2001, $10,000,000.
       (3) Fiscal year 2002.--For fiscal year 2002, $7,000,000.
       (c) Applicability.--The program referred to in subsection 
     (a) is the program for which funds appropriated in title I of 
     Public Law 106-69 under the heading ``FEDERAL RAILROAD 
     ADMINISTRATION'' are available for obligation upon the 
     enactment of legislation authorizing the program.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, 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 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 was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 130.25  honoring united states military women

  Mr. McKEON moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 41); as amended: 

       Whereas during World War II women in the United States were 
     recruited into the Armed Forces to perform military 
     assignments so that men could be freed for combat duties;
       Whereas, despite social stigmas and public opinion averse 
     to women in uniform, women applied for military service in 
     such numbers that enrollment ceilings were reached within the 
     first several years;
       Whereas during World War II women served in the Army in the 
     Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) and the Women's Army 
     Corps (WAC);
       Whereas these women served the Army by performing a variety 
     of duties traditionally performed by men;
       Whereas in 1943 the Army removed the auxiliary status of 
     the WAAC units, in unspoken recognition of the value of their 
     services;
       Whereas almost one-half of World War II WACs served in the 
     Army Air Forces as officers and enlisted personnel, with 
     duties including such flying jobs as radio operator, 
     photographer, and flight clerk;
       Whereas 7,315 of these Army Air Forces WACs were serving 
     overseas in all theaters of war in January 1945;
       Whereas General Eisenhower stated, ``During the time I have 
     had WACs under my command they have met every test and task 
     assigned to them; their contributions in efficiency, skill, 
     spirit, and determination are immeasurable'';
       Whereas at the end of the war 657 women were honored for 
     their service in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps and the 
     Women's Army Corps, receiving medals and citations including 
     the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the Air 
     Medal, the Soldiers' Medal for heroic action, the Purple 
     Heart, and the Bronze Star;
       Whereas in 1946 the Army requested that Congress establish 
     the Women's Army Corp as a permanent part of the Army, 
     perhaps the single greatest indication of the value of women 
     in the Army to the war effort;
       Whereas during World War II women served with the Army Air 
     Forces in the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS), the 
     Women's Flying Training Detachment (WFTD), and the Women Air 
     Force Service Pilots (WASPs);
       Whereas women serving with the Army Air Forces ferried 
     planes from factories to airfields, performed test flights of 
     repaired aircraft, towed targets used in live gunnery 
     practice by male pilots, and performed a variety of other 
     duties traditionally performed by men;
       Whereas women pilots flew more than 70 types of military 
     aircraft, from open-cockpit primary trainers to P-51 
     Mustangs, B-26 Marauders, and B-29 Superfortresses;
       Whereas from September 10, 1942, to December 20, 1944, 
     1,074 WASPs flew an aggregate 60,000,000 miles in wartime 
     service;
       Whereas, although WASPs were promised military 
     classification, they were classified as civilians and the 38 
     WASPs who died in the line of duty were buried without 
     military honors;
       Whereas WASPs did not receive official status as military 
     veterans until March 1979, when WASP units were formally 
     recognized as components of the Air Force;
       Whereas during World War II women in the Navy served in the 
     Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES);
       Whereas approximately 90,000 WAVES served the Navy in a 
     variety of capacities and in such numbers that, according to 
     a Navy estimate, enough men were freed for combat duty to 
     crew the ships of four major task forces, each including a 
     battleship, two large aircraft carriers, two heavy cruisers, 
     four light cruisers, and 15 destroyers;
       Whereas WAVES who served in naval aviation taught 
     instrument flying, aircraft recognition, celestial 
     navigation, aircraft gunnery, radio, radar, air combat 
     information, and air fighter administration, but were not 
     allowed to be pilots;
       Whereas, at the end of the war, Secretary of the Navy James 
     Forrestal stated that members of the WAVES ``have exceeded 
     performance of men in certain types of work, and the Navy 
     Department considers it to be very desirable that these 
     important services rendered by women during the war should 
     likewise be available in postwar years ahead'';
       Whereas during World War II women served in the Marine 
     Corps in the Marine Corps Women's Reserve;
       Whereas more than 23,000 women served at shore 
     establishments of the Marine Corps, and by the end of the 
     war, 85 percent of the enlisted personnel assigned to 
     Headquarters, Marine Corps were women;
       Whereas during the war women were assigned to over 200 
     different specialties in the Marine Corps, and by performing 
     these duties freed men for active duty to fight;
       Whereas during World War II women served in the Coast Guard 
     in the Coast Guard Women's Reserve (SPARs);
       Whereas more than 10,000 women volunteered for service with 
     the Coast Guard during the period from 1942 through 1946, and 
     when the Coast Guard was at the peak of its strength during 
     the war, one out of every 16 members of the Coast Guard was a 
     SPAR;
       Whereas the SPARs who attended the Coast Guard Academy were 
     the first women in the United States to attend a military 
     academy, and by filling shore jobs for the Coast Guard SPARs 
     freed men to serve elsewhere;
       Whereas by the end of World War II more than 400,000 women 
     had served the United States in military capacities;
       Whereas these women, despite their merit and the recognized 
     value and importance of their contributions to the war 
     effort, were not given status equal to their male 
     counterparts and struggled for years to receive the 
     appreciation of the Congress and the people of the United 
     States;
       Whereas these women helped to catalyze the social, 
     demographic, and economic evolutions that occurred in the 
     1960's and 1970's and continue to this day; and
       Whereas these pioneering women are owed a great debt of 
     gratitude for their service to the United States: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This resolution may be cited as the ``Honoring American 
     Military Women for Their Service in World War II 
     Resolution''.

     SEC. 2. COMMENDATION AND RECOGNITION OF WOMEN WHO SERVED THE 
                   UNITED STATES IN MILITARY CAPACITIES DURING 
                   WORLD WAR II.

       The House of Representatives--
       (1) honors the women who served the United States in 
     military capacities during World War II;
       (2) commends these women who, through a sense of duty and 
     willingness to defy stereotypes and social pressures, 
     performed military assignments to aid the war effort, with 
     the result that men were freed for combat duties; and
       (3) recognizes that these women, by serving with diligence 
     and merit, not only opened up opportunities for women that 
     had previously been reserved for men, but also contributed 
     vitally to the victory of the United States and the Allies in 
     World War II.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mr. 
McKEON and Mrs. CAPPS, 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. 130.26  united states marshals

  Mr. BACHUS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2336) to 
amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for appointment of United 
States marshals by the Attorney General; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mr. 
BACHUS 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. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced

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that two-thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. COLLINS 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 
8, rule XX, announced that further proceedings on the motion were 
postponed until Friday, November 12, 1999, pursuant to the prior 
announcement of the Chair.

para. 130.27  border patrol's 75 years of service

  Mr. BACHUS moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 122): 

       Whereas the Mounted Guard was assigned to the Immigration 
     Service under the Department of Commerce and Labor from 1904 
     to 1924;
       Whereas the founding members of this Mounted Guard included 
     Texas Rangers, sheriffs, and deputized cowboys who patrolled 
     the Texas frontier looking for smugglers, rustlers, and 
     people illegally entering the United States;
       Whereas following the Department of Labor Appropriation Act 
     of May 28, 1924, the Border Patrol was established within the 
     Bureau of Immigration, with an initial force of 450 Patrol 
     Inspectors, a yearly budget of $1 million, and $1,300 yearly 
     pay for each Patrol Inspector, with each patrolman furnishing 
     his own horse;
       Whereas changes regarding illegal immigration and increases 
     of contraband alcohol traffic brought about the need for this 
     young patrol force to have formal training in border 
     enforcement;
       Whereas during the Border Patrol's 75-year history, Border 
     Patrol Agents have been deputized as United States Marshals 
     on numerous occasions;
       Whereas the Border Patrol's highly trained and motivated 
     personnel have also assisted in controlling civil 
     disturbances, performing National security details, aided in 
     foreign training and assessments, and responded with security 
     and humanitarian assistance in the aftermath of numerous 
     natural disasters;
       Whereas the present force of over 8,000 agents, located in 
     146 stations under 21 sectors, is responsible for protecting 
     more than 8,000 miles of international land and water 
     boundaries;
       Whereas, with the increase in drug-smuggling operations, 
     the Border Patrol has also been assigned additional 
     interdiction duties, and is the primary agency responsible 
     for drug interdiction between ports-of-entry;
       Whereas Border Patrol agents have a dual role of protecting 
     the borders and enforcing immigration laws in a fair and 
     humane manner; and
       Whereas the Border Patrol has a historic mission of firm 
     commitment to the enforcement of immigration laws, but also 
     one fraught with danger, as illustrated by the fact that 86 
     agents and pilots have lost their lives in the line of duty--
     6 in 1998 alone: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That Congress recognizes the historical 
     significance of the United States Border Patrol's founding 
     and its 75 years of service to our great Nation.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mr. 
BACHUS 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 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. 130.28  competition and privatization in satellite communications

  Mr. TAUZIN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3261) 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. BARRETT of Nebraska, 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?
  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.
  On motion of Mr. TAUZIN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Commerce was discharged from further consideration of the bill of the 
Senate (S. 376) to amend the Communications Satellite Act of 1962 to 
promote competition and privatization in satellite communications, and 
for other purposes.
  When said bill was considered, read twice.
  Mr. TAUZIN submitted the following amendment, which was agreed to:
  Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the provisions of 
H.R. 3261, 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.
  On motion of Mr. TAUZIN, by unanimous consent, it was,
  Resolved, That the House insist upon its amendment to the foregoing 
bill and request a conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes 
of the two Houses thereon.
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, by 
unanimous consent, appointed the following Members as managers on the 
part of the House at said conference: Messrs. Bliley, Tauzin, Oxley, 
Dingell, and Markey.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.
  By unanimous consent, H.R. 3261, a similar House bill, was laid on the 
table.

para. 130.29  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. TAUZIN, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 2 
o'clock p.m. on Thursday, November 11, 1999.

para. 130.30  message from the president--national emergency regarding 
          weapons of mass destruction

  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:
  On November 14, 1994, in light of the dangers of the proliferation of 
nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons (``weapons of mass 
destruction''--WMD) and of the means of delivering such weapons, I 
issued Executive Order 12938, and declared a national emergency under 
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.). Under section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 
1622(d)), the national emergency terminates on the anniversary date of 
its declaration unless, within the 90-day period prior to each 
anniversary date, I publish in the Federal Register and transmit to the 
Congress a notice stating that such emergency is to continue in effect. 
The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of 
delivery continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the 
national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States. I 
am, therefore, advising the Congress that the national emergency 
declared on November 14, 1994, and extended on November 14, 1995, 
November 12, 1996, November 13, 1997, and November 12, 1998, must 
continue in effect beyond November 14, 1999. Accordingly, I have 
extended the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12938, as 
amended.
  The following report is made pursuant to section 204(a) 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)), 
regarding activities taken and money spent pursuant to the emergency 
declaration. Additional information on nuclear, missile, and/or chemical 
and biological weapons (CBW) nonproliferation efforts is contained in 
the most recent annual Report on the Proliferation of Missiles and 
Essential Components of Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Weapons, 
provided to the Congress pursuant to section 1097 of the National 
Defense Authorization

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Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-190), also known as 
the ``Nonproliferation Report,'' and the most recent annual report 
provided to the Congress pursuant to section 308 of the Chemical and 
Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 (Public 
Law 102-182), also known as the ``CBW Report.''
  On July 28, 1998, in Executive Order 13094, I amended section 4 of 
Executive Order 12938 so that the United States Government could more 
effectively respond to the worldwide threat of weapons of mass 
destruction proliferation activities. The amendment of section 4 
strengthens Executive Order 12938 in several significant ways. The 
amendment broadens the type of proliferation activity that can subject 
entities to potential penalties under the Executive order. The original 
Executive order provided for penalties for contributions to the efforts 
of any foreign country, project or entity to use, acquire, design, 
produce, or stockpile chemical or biological weapons; the amended 
Executive order also covers contributions to foreign programs for 
nuclear weapons and for missiles capable of delivering weapons of mass 
destruction. Moreover, the amendment expands the original Executive 
order to include attempts to contribute to foreign proliferation 
activities, as well as actual contributions, and broadens the range of 
potential penalties to expressly include the prohibition of U.S. 
Government assistance to foreign persons, and the prohibition of imports 
into the United States and U.S. Government procurement. In sum, the 
amendment gives the United States Government greater flexibility and 
discretion in deciding how and to what extent to impose measures against 
foreign persons that assist proliferation programs.


                             nuclear weapons

  In May 1998, India and Pakistan each conducted a series of nuclear 
tests. World reaction included nearly universal condemnation across a 
broad range of international fora and multilateral support for a broad 
range of sanctions, including new restrictions on lending by 
international financial institutions unrelated to basic human needs and 
on aid from the G-8 and other countries.
  Since the mandatory imposition of U.S. statutory sanctions, we have 
worked unilaterally, with other P-5 and G-8 members, and through the 
United Nations, to dissuade India and Pakistan from taking further 
steps toward developing nuclear weapons. We have urged them to join 
multilateral arms control efforts and to conform to the standards of 
nonproliferation regimes, to prevent a regional arms race and build 
confidence by practicing restraint, and to resume efforts to resolve 
their differences through dialogue. The P-5, G-8, and U.N. Security 
Council have called on India and Pakistan to take a broad range of 
concrete actions. The United States has focused most intensely on 
several objectives that can be met over the short and medium term: an 
end to nuclear testing and prompt, unconditional ratification of the 
Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT); engagement in productive 
negotiations on a fissile material cut-off treaty (FMCT) and, pending 
their conclusion, a moratorium on production of fissile material for 
nuclear weapons and other nuclear explosive devices; restraint in 
development and deployment of nuclear-capable missiles and aircraft; 
and adoption of controls meeting international standards on exports of 
sensitive materials and technology.
  Against this backdrop of international pressure on India and 
Pakistan, high-level U.S. dialogues with Indian and Pakistani officials 
have yielded little progress. In September 1998, Indian and Pakistani 
leaders had expressed a willingness to sign the CTBT. Both governments, 
having already declared testing moratoria, had indicated they were 
prepared to sign the CTBT by September 1999 under certain conditions. 
These declarations were made prior to the collapse of Prime Minister 
Vajpayee's Indian government in April 1999, a development that has 
delayed consideration of CTBT signature in India. The Indian election, 
the Kargil conflict, and the October political coup in Pakistan have 
further complicated the issue, although neither country has renounced 
its commitment. Pakistan has said that it will not sign the Treaty 
until India does. Additionally, Pakistan's Foreign Minister stated 
publicly on September 12, 1999, that Pakistan would not consider 
signing the CTBT until sanctions are removed.
  India and Pakistan both withdrew their opposition to negotiations on 
an FMCT in Geneva at the end of the 1998 Conference on Disarmament 
sessions. However, these negotiations were unable to resume in 1999 and 
we have no indications that India or Pakistan played helpful ``behind 
the scenes'' roles. They also pledged to institute strict controls that 
meet internationally accepted standards on sensitive exports, and have 
begun expert discussions with the United States and others on this 
subject. In addition, India and Pakistan resumed their bilateral 
dialogue on outstanding disputes, including Kashmir, at the Foreign 
Secretary level. The Kargil conflict this summer complicated efforts to 
continue this bilateral dialogue, although both sides have expressed 
interest in resuming the discussions at some future point. We will 
continue discussions with both governments at the senior and expert 
levels, and our diplomatic efforts in concert with the P-5, G-8, and in 
international fora. Efforts may be further complicated by India's 
release in August 1999 of a draft of its nuclear doctrine, which, 
although its timing may have been politically motivated, suggests that 
India intends to make nuclear weapons an integral part of the national 
defense.
  The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea) 
continues to maintain a freeze on its nuclear facilities consistent 
with the 1994 U.S.-DPRK Agreed Framework, which calls for the immediate 
freezing and eventual dismantling of the DPRK's graphite-moderated 
reactors and reprocessing plant at Yongbyon and Taechon. The United 
States has raised its concerns with the DPRK about a suspect 
underground site under construction, possibly intended to support 
nuclear activities contrary to the Agreed Framework. In March 1999, the 
United States reached agreement with the DPRK for visits by a team of 
U.S. experts to the facility. In May 1999, a Department of State team 
visited the underground facility at Kumchang-ni. The team was permitted 
to conduct all activities previously agreed to help remove suspicions 
about the site. Based on the data gathered by the U.S. delegation and 
the subsequent technical review, the United States has concluded that, 
at present, the underground site does not violate the 1994 U.S.-DPRK 
Agreed Framework.

  The Agreed Framework requires the DPRK to come into full compliance 
with its NPT and IAEA obligations as a part of a process that also 
includes the supply of two light water reactors to North Korea. United 
States experts remain on-site in North Korea working to complete clean-
up operations after largely finishing the canning of spent fuel from 
the North's 5-megawatt nuclear reactor.
  The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) is the cornerstone on the 
global nuclear nonproliferation regime. In May 1999, NPT Parties met in 
New York to complete preparations for the 2000 NPT Review Conference. 
The United States is working with others to ensure that the 2000 NPT 
Review Conference is a success that reaffirms the NPT as a strong and 
viable part of the global security system.
  The United States signed the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban Treaty on 
September 24, 1996. So far, 154 countries have signed and 51 have 
ratified the CTBT. During 1999, CTBT signatories conducted numerous 
meetings of the Preparatory Commission (PrepCom) in Vienna, seeking to 
promote rapid completion of the International Monitoring System (IMS) 
established by the Treaty. In October 1999, a conference was held 
pursuant to Article XIV of the CTBT, to discuss ways to accelerate the 
entry into force of the Treaty. The United States attended that 
conference as an observer.
  On September 22, 1997, I transmitted the CTBT to the Senate, 
requesting prompt advice and consent to ratification. I deeply regret 
the Senate's decision on October 13, 1999, to refuse its consent to 
ratify the CTBT. The CTBT will serve several U.S. national security 
interests by prohibiting all nuclear explosions. It will constrain the 
development and qualitative improvement of nuclear weapons; end the 
development of advanced new types of weapons; contribute to the 
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of nuclear disarmament; and strengthen international peace and 
security. The CTBT marks a historic milestone in our drive to reduce 
the nuclear threat and to build a safer world. For these reasons, we 
hope that at an appropriate time, and the Senate will reconsider this 
treaty in a manner that will ensure a fair and thorough hearing process 
and will allow for more thoughtful debate.
  With 35 member states, the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is a widely 
accepted, mature, and effective export-control arrangement. At its May 
1999 Plenary and related meetings in Florence, Italy, the NSG 
considered new members (although none were accepted at that meeting), 
reviewed efforts to enhance transparency, and pursued efforts to 
streamline procedures and update control lists. The NSG created an 
Implementation Working Group, chaired by the UK, to consider changes to 
the guidelines, membership issues, the relationship with the NPT 
Exporters (Zangger) Committee, and controls on brokering. The 
Transparency Working Group was tasked with preparing a report on NSG 
activities for presentation at the 2000 NPT Review Conference by the 
Italian chair. The French will host the Plenary and assume the NSG 
Chair in 2000 and the United States will host and chair in 2001.
  The NSG is currently considering membership requests from Turkey and 
Belarus. Turkey's membership is pending only agreement by Russia to 
join the intercessional consensus of all other NSG members. The United 
States believes it would be appropriate to confirm intercessional 
consensus in support of Turkey's membership before considering other 
candidates. Belarus has been in consultation with the NSG Chair and 
other members including Russia and the United States regarding its 
interest in membership and the status of its implementation of export 
controls to meet NSG Guideline standards. The United States will not 
block intercessional consensus of NSG members in support of NSG 
membership for Belarus, provided that consensus for Turkey's membership 
precedes it. Cyprus and Kazakhstan have also expressed interest in 
membership and are in consultation with the NSG Chair and other members 
regarding the status of their export control systems. China is the only 
major nuclear supplier that is not a member of the NSG, primarily 
because it has not accepted the NSG policy of requiring full-scope 
safeguards as a condition for supply of nuclear trigger list items to 
nonnuclear weapon states. However, China has taken major steps toward 
harmonization of its export control system with the NSG Guidelines by 
the implementation of controls over nuclear-related dual-use equipment 
and technology.

  During the last 6-months, we reviewed intelligence and other reports 
of trade in nuclear-related material and technology that might be 
relevant to nuclear-related sanctions provisions in the Iran-Iraq Arms 
Non-Proliferation Act of 1992, as amended; the Export-Import Bank Act 
of 1945, as amended; and the Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act of 
1994. No statutory sanctions determinations were reached during this 
reporting period. The administrative measures impose against ten 
Russian entities for their nuclear- and/or missile-related cooperation 
with Iran remain in effect.


                    chemical and biological weapons

  The export control regulations issued under the Enhanced 
Proliferation Control Initiative (EPCI) remain fully in force and 
continue to be applied by the Department of Commerce, in consultation 
with other agencies, in order to control the export of items with 
potential use in chemical or biological weapons or unmanned delivery 
systems for weapons of mass destruction.
  Chemical weapons (CW) continue to pose a very serious threat to our 
security and that of our allies. On April 29, 1997, the Convention on 
the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of 
Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction (the Chemical Weapons 
Convention or CWC) entered into force with 87 of the CWS's 165 States 
Signatories as original States Parties. The United States was among 
their number, having ratified the CWC on April 25, 1997. Russia 
ratified the CWC on November 5, 1997, and became a State Party on 
December 8, 1997. To date, 126 countries (including China, Iran, India, 
Pakistan, and Ukraine) have become States Parties.
  The implementing body for the CWC--the Organization for the 
Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)--was established at entry-into-
force (EIF) of the Convention on April 29, 1997. The OPCW, located in 
The Hague, has primary responsibility (along with States Parties) for 
implementing the CWC. It consists of the Conference of the States 
Parties, the Executive Council (EC), and the Technical Secretariat 
(TS). The TS carries out the verification provisions of the CWC, and 
presently has a staff of approximately 500, including about 200 
inspectors trained and equipped to inspect military and industrial 
facilities throughout the world. To date, the OPCW has conducted over 
500 routine inspections in some 29 countries. No challenge inspections 
have yet taken place. To date, nearly 170 inspections have been 
conducted at military facilities in the United States. The OPCW 
maintains a permanent inspector presence at operational U.S. CW 
destruction facilities in Utah and Johnston Island.
  The United States is determined to seek full implementation of the 
concrete measures in the CWC designed to raise the costs and risks for 
any state or terrorist attempting to engage in chemical weapons-related 
activities. The CWC's declaration requirements improve our knowledge of 
possible chemical weapons activities. Its inspection provisions provide 
for access to declared and undeclared facilities and locations, thus 
making clandestine chemical weapons production and stockpiling more 
difficult, more risky, and more expensive.

  The Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act of 1998 was 
enacted into U.S. law in October 1998, as part of the Omnibus 
Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriation Act for Fiscal 
Year 1999 (Public Law 105-277). My Administration published an 
Executive order on June 25, 1999, to facilitate implementation of the 
Act and is working to publish regulations regarding industrial 
declarations and inspections of industrial facilities. Submission of 
these declarations to the OPCW, and subsequent inspections, will enable 
the United States to be fully compliant with the CWC. United States 
noncompliance to date has, among other things, undermined U.S. 
leadership in the organization as well as our ability to encourage 
other States Parties to make complete, accurate, and timely 
declarations.
  Countries that refuse to join the CWC will be politically isolated 
and prohibited by the CWC from trading with States Parties in certain 
key chemicals. The relevant treaty provisions are specifically designed 
to penalize countries that refuse to join the rest of the world in 
eliminating the threat of chemical weapons.
  The United States also continues to play a leading role in the 
international effort to reduce the threat from biological weapons (BW). 
We participate actively in the Ad Hoc Group (AHG) of States Parties 
striving to complete a legally binding protocol to strengthen and 
enhance compliance with the 1972 Convention on the Prohibition of the 
Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) 
and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction (the Biological Weapons 
Convention or BWC). This Ad Hoc Group was mandated by the September 
1994 BWC Special Conference. The Fourth BWC Review Conference, held in 
November/December 1996, urged the AHG to complete the protocol as soon 
as possible but not later than the next Review Conference to be held in 
2001. Work is progressing on a draft rolling text through insertion of 
national views and clarification of existing text. Five AHG negotiating 
sessions were scheduled for 1999. The United States is working toward 
completion of the substance of a strong Protocol next year.
  On January 27, 1998, during the State of the Union address, I 
announced that the United States would take a leading role in the 
effort to erect stronger international barriers against the 
proliferation and use of BW by strengthening the BWC with a new 
international system to detect and deter cheating. The United States is 
working closely with U.S. industry representatives to obtain technical 
input relevant to the development of U.S. negotiating positions and 
then to reach international agreement on data declarations and on-site 
investigations.

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  The United States continues to be a leading participant in the 30-
member Australia Group (AG) chemical and biological weapons 
nonproliferation regime. The United States attended the most recent 
annual AG Plenary Session from October 4-8, 1999, during which the 
Group reaffirmed the members' continued collective belief in the 
Group's viability, importance, and compatibility with the CWC and BWC. 
Members continue to agree that full adherence to the CWC and BWC by all 
governments will be the only way to achieve a permanent global ban on 
chemical and biological weapons, and that all states adhering to these 
Conventions must take steps to ensure that their national activities 
support these goals. At the 1999 Plenary, the Group continued to focus 
on strengthening AG export controls and sharing information to address 
the threat of CBW terrorism. The AG also reaffirmed its commitment to 
continue its active outreach program of briefings for non-AG countries, 
and to promote regional consultations on export controls and non-
proliferation to further awareness and understanding of 
national policies in these areas. The AG discussed ways to be more 
proactive in stemming attacks on the AG in the CWC and BWC contexts.

  During the last 6 months, we continued to examine closely 
intelligence and other reports of trade in CBW-related material and 
technology that might be relevant to sanctions provisions under the 
Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 
1991. No new sanctions determinations were reached during this 
reporting period. The United States also continues to cooperate with 
its AG partners and other countries in stopping shipments of 
proliferation concern.


          missiles for delivery of weapons of mass destruction

  The United States continues carefully to control exports that could 
contribute to unmanned delivery systems for weapons of mass 
destruction, and closely to monitor activities of potential missile 
proliferation concern. We also continued to implement U.S. missile 
sanctions laws. In March 1999, we imposed missile sanctions against 
three Middle Eastern entities for transfers involving Category II 
Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Annex items. Category I 
missile sanctions imposed in April 1998 against North Korean and 
Pakistani entities for the transfer from North Korea to Pakistan of 
equipment and technology related to the Ghauri missile remain in 
effect.
  During this reporting period, MTCR Partners continued to share 
information about proliferation problems with each other and with other 
potential supplier, consumer, and transshipment states. Partners also 
emphasized the need for implementing effective export control systems. 
This cooperation has resulted in the interdiction of missile-related 
materials intended for use in missile programs of concern.
  In June the United States participated in the MTCR's Reinforced Point 
of Contact Meeting (RPOC). At the RPOC, MTCR Partners held in-depth 
discussions of regional missile proliferation concerns, focusing in 
particular on Iran, North Korea, and South Asia. They also discussed 
steps Partners can take to further increase outreach to nonmembers. The 
Partners agreed to continue their discussion of this important topic at 
the October 1999 Noordwijk MTCR Plenary.
  Also in June, the United States participated in a German-hosted MTCR 
workshop at which Partners and non-Partners discussed ways to address 
the proliferation potential inherent in intangible technology 
transfers. The seminar helped participants to develop a greater 
understanding of the intangible technology issue (i.e., how 
proliferators misuse the internet, scientific conferences, plant 
visits, student exchange programs, and higher education to acquire 
sensitive technology), and to begin to identify steps governments can 
take to address this problem.
  In July 1999, the Partners completed a reformatting of the MTCR 
Annex. The newly reformatted Annex is intended to improve clarity and 
uniformity of implementation of MTCR controls while maintaining the 
coverage of the previous version of the MTCR Annex.
  The MTCR held its Fourteenth Plenary Meeting in Noordwijk, The 
Netherlands, on October 11-15. At the Plenary, the Partners shared 
information about activities of missile proliferation concern 
worldwide. They focused in particular on the threat to international 
security and stability posed by missile proliferation in key regions 
and considered what practical steps they could take, individually and 
collectively, to address ongoing missile-related activities of concern. 
During their discussions, Partners gave special attention to DPRK 
missile activities and also discussed the threat posed by missile-
related activities in South and North East Asia and the Middle East.
  During this reporting period, the United States continued to work 
unilaterally and in coordination with its MTCR Partners to combat 
missile proliferation and to encourage nonmembers to export responsibly 
and to adhere to the MTCR Guidelines. To encourage international focus 
on missile proliferation issues, the USG also placed the issue on the 
agenda for the G8 Cologne Summit, resulting in an undertaking to 
examine further individual and collective means of addressing this 
problem and reaffirming commitment to the objectives of the MTCR. Since 
my last report, we continued our missile nonproliferation dialogues 
with China (interrupted after the accidental bombing of China's 
Belgrade Embassy), India, the Republic of Korea (ROK), North Korea 
(DPRK), and Pakistan. In the course of normal diplomatic relations we 
also have pursued such discussions with other countries in Central 
Europe, South Asia, and the Middle East.

  In March 1999, the United States and the DPRK held a fourth round of 
missile talks to underscore our strong opposition to North Korea's 
destabilizing missile development and export activities and press for 
tight constraints on DPRK missile development, testing, and exports. We 
also affirmed that the United States viewed further launches of long-
range missiles and transfers of long-range missiles or technology for 
such missiles as direct threats of U.S. allies and ultimately to the 
United States itself. We subsequently have reiterated that message at 
every available opportunity. In particular, we have reminded the DPRK 
of the consequences of another rocket launch and encouraged it not to 
take such action. We also have urged the DPRK to take steps towards 
building a constructive bilateral relationship with the United States.
  These efforts have resulted in an important first step. Since 
September 1999, it has been our understanding that the DPRK will 
refrain from testing long-range missiles of any kind during our 
discussions to improve relations. In recognition of this DPRK step, the 
United States has announced the easing of certain sanctions related to 
the import and export of many consumer goods.
  In response to reports of continuing Iranian efforts to acquire 
sensitive items from Russian entities for use in Iran's missile and 
nuclear development programs, the United States continued its high-
level dialogue with Russia aimed at finding ways the United States and 
Russia can work together to cut off the flow of sensitive goods to 
Iran's ballistic missile development program. During this reporting 
period, Russia's government created institutional foundations to 
implement a newly enacted nonproliferation policy and passed laws to 
punish wrongdoers. It also passed new export control legislation to 
tighten government control over sensitive technologies and began 
working with the United States to strengthen export control practices 
at Russian aerospace firms. However, despite the Russian government's 
nonproliferation and export control efforts, some Russian entities 
continued to cooperate with Iran's ballistic missile program and to 
engage in nuclear cooperation with Iran beyond the Bushehr reactor 
project. The administrative measures imposed on ten Russian entities 
for their missile- and nuclear-related cooperation with Iran remain in 
effect.


               Value of Nonproliferation Export Controls

  United States national export controls--both those implemented 
pursuant to multilateral nonproliferation regimes and those implemented 
unilaterally--play an important part in impeding the proliferation of 
WMD and missiles. (As used here, ``export controls'' refer to 
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tions on exports of particular items of proliferation concern to 
certain destinations, rather than broad embargoes or economic sanctions 
that also affect trade.) As noted in this report, however, export 
controls are only one of a number of tools the United States uses to 
achieve its nonproliferation objectives. Global nonproliferation norms, 
informal multilateral nonproliferation regimes, interdicting shipments 
of proliferation concern, sanctions, export control assistance, 
redirection and elimination efforts, and robust U.S. military, 
intelligence, and diplomatic capabilities all work in conjunction with 
export controls as part of our overall nonproliferation.

  Export controls are a critical part of nonproliferation because every 
proliferant WMD/missile program seeks equipment and technology from 
other countries. Proliferators look overseas because needed items are 
unavailable elsewhere, because indigenously produced items are of 
insufficient quality or quantity, and/or because imported items can be 
obtained more quickly and cheaply than producing them at home. It is 
important to note that proliferators seek for their programs both items 
on multilateral lists (like gyroscopes controlled on the MTCR Annex and 
nerve gas ingredients on the Australia Group list) and unlisted items 
(like lower-level machine tools and very basic chemicals). In addition, 
many of the items of interest to proliferators are inherently dual-use. 
For example, key ingredients and technologies used in the production of 
fertilizers and pesticides also can be used to make chemical weapons; 
vaccine production technology (albeit not the vaccines themselves) can 
assist in the production of biological weapons.
  The most obvious value of export controls is in impeding or even 
denying proliferators access to key pieces of equipment or technology 
for use in their WMD/missile programs. In large part, U.S. national 
export controls--and similar controls of our partners in the Australia 
Group, Missile Technology Control Regime, and Nuclear Suppliers Group--
have denied proliferators access to the largest sources of the best 
equipment and technology. Proliferators have mostly been forced to seek 
less capable items and nonregime suppliers. Moreover, in many 
instances, U.S. and regime controls and associated efforts have forced 
proliferators to engage in complex clandestine procurements even from 
nonmember suppliers, taking time and money from proliferant programs.
  United States national export controls and those of our regime 
partners also have played an important leadership role, increasing over 
time the critical mass of countries applying nonproliferation export 
controls. For example, none of the following progress would have been 
possible without the leadership shown by U.S. willingness to be the 
first to apply controls: the seven-member MTCR of 1987 has grown to 32 
member countries; several nonmember countries have been persuaded to 
apply export controls consistent with one or more of the regimes 
unilaterally; and most of the members of the nonproliferation regimes 
have applied national ``catch-all'' controls similar to those under the 
U.S. Enhanced Proliferation Initiative. (Export controls normally are 
tied to a specific list of items, such as the MTCR Annex. ``Catch-all'' 
controls provide a legal basis to control exports of items not on a 
list, when those items are destined for WMD/missile programs.)
  United States export controls, especially ``catch-all'' controls, 
also make important political and moral contributions to the 
nonproliferation effort. They uphold the broad legal obligations the 
United States has undertaken in the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty 
(Article I), Biological Weapons Convention (Article III), and Chemical 
Weapons Convention (Article I) not to assist anyone in proscribed WMD 
activities. They endeavor to assure there are no U.S. ``fingerprints'' 
on WMD and missiles that threaten U.S. citizens and territory and our 
friends and interests overseas. They place the United States squarely 
and unambiguously against WMD/missile proliferation, even against the 
prospect of inadvertent proliferation from the United States itself.
  Finally, export controls play an important role in enabling and 
enhancing legitimate trade. They provide a means to permit dual-use 
export to proceed under circumstances where, without export control 
scrutiny, the only prudent course would be to prohibit them. They help 
build confidence between countries applying similar controls that, in 
turn, results in increased trade. Each of the WMD nonproliferation 
regimes, for example, has a ``no undercut'' policy committing each 
member not to make an export that another has denied for 
nonproliferation reasons and notified to the rest--unless it first 
consults with the original denying country. Not only does this policy 
make it more difficult for proliferators to get items from regime 
members, it establishes a ``level playing field'' for exporters.


                            Threat Reduction

  The potential for proliferation of WMD and delivery system expertise 
has increased in part as a consequence of the economic crisis in Russia 
and other Newly Independent States, causing concern. My Administration 
gives high priority to controlling the human dimension of proliferation 
through programs that support the transition of former Soviet weapons 
scientists to civilian research and technology development activities. 
I have proposed an additional $4.5 billion for programs embodied in the 
Expanded Threat Reduction Initiative that would support activities in 
four areas: nuclear security; nonnuclear WMD; science and technology 
nonproliferation; and military relocation, stabilization and other 
security cooperation programs. Congressional support for this 
initiative would enable the engagement of a broad range of programs 
under the Departments of State, Energy, and Defense.


                                Expenses

  Pursuant to section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 
1641 (c)), I report that there were no specific expense directly 
attributable to the exercise of authorities conferred by the 
declaration of the national emergency in Executive Order 12938, as 
amended, during the period from May 15, 1999, through November 10, 
1999.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, November 10, 1999.

  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. 106-158).

para. 130.31  enrolled bills and joint resolutions signed

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

       H.R. 348. An Act to authorize the construction of a 
     monument to honor those who have served the Nation's civil 
     defense and emergency management programs.
       H.R. 915. An Act to authorize a cost of living adjustment 
     in the pay of administrative law judges.
       H.R. 3061. An Act to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to extend for an additional 2 years the period for 
     admission of an alien as a nonimmigrant under section 
     101(a)(15)(S) of such Act, and to authorize appropriations 
     for the refugee assistance program under chapter 2 of title 
     IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
       H.J. Res 76. Joint resolution waiving certain enrollment 
     requirements for the remainder of the first session of the 
     One Hundred Sixth Congress with respect to any bill or joint 
     resolution making general appropriations or continuing 
     appropriations for fiscal year 2000.
       H.J. Res. 78 Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other 
     purposes.

para. 130.32  bills and joint resolution presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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:

       H.R. 3061. To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to 
     extend for an additional 2 years the period for admission of 
     an alien as a nonimmigrant under section 101(a)(15)(S) of 
     such Act, and to authorize appropriations for the refugee 
     assistance program under chapter 2 of title IV of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act.
       H.R. 915. To authorize a cost of living adjustment in the 
     pay of administrative law judges.
       H.R. 348. To authorize the construction of a monument to 
     honor those who have served the Nation's civil defense and 
     emergency management programs.
       H.J. Res. 76. Waiving certain enrollment requirements for 
     the remainder of the first session of the One Hundred Sixth 
     Congress with respect to any bill or joint resolution

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     making general appropriations for fiscal year 2000.

para. 130.33  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Ms. DeGETTE, for 
today after 3:30 p.m.
  And then,

para. 130.34  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. MICA, pursuant to the special order heretofore agreed 
to, at 8 o'clock and 25 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 2 
o'clock p.m. on Thursday, November 11, 1999.

para. 130.35  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. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 374. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of motions to suspend 
     the rules (Rept. No. 106-465). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 375. 
     Resolution waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII 
     with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported 
     from the Committee on Rules (Rept. No. 106-466). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.

para. 130.36  time limitation of referred bills

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

       H.R. 1838. Referral to the Committee on Armed Services 
     extended for a period ending not later than November 12, 
     1999.

para. 130.37  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. ISAKSON:
       H.R. 3290. A bill to provide that, during the nonresponse 
     followup phase of a decennial census, authorized personnel 
     shall be permitted to deposit a copy of the census 
     questionnaire in the letter box of a household, free of 
     postage; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. HANSEN:
       H.R. 3291. A bill to provide for the settlement of the 
     water rights claims of the Shivwits Band of the Paiute Indian 
     Tribe of Utah, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. BAKER:
       H.R. 3292. A bill to provide for the establishment of the 
     Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge in West Feliciana Parish, 
     Louisiana; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Evans, 
             Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Filner, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Rahall, 
             Mr. Stearns, Ms. Carson, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
             Snyder, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Kuykendall, Mr. Shows, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Bateman, Mr. 
             Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Dixon, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Spratt, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
             Mr. McHugh, Mr. Baird, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Schaffer, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Markey, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Moore, Mr. Hutchinson, 
             Mr. Goode, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Wise, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Castle, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
             Strickland, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
             Scott, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Underwood, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Cunningham, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Tauzin, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Baker, 
             Mr. Horn, Mr. Owens, Mr. Foley, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. McCollum, Mrs. Napolitano, 
             Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Hastings of Washington, 
             Mr. Boswell, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Gutknecht, 
             Ms. Berkley, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Cannon, Mr. Crowley, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Kind, Mr. George Miller of California, 
             Mr. Saxton, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. 
             Tancredo, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Frelinghuysen, 
             Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Ballenger, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Herger):
       H.R. 3293. A bill to amend the law that authorized the 
     Vietnam Veterans Memorial to authorize the placement within 
     the site of the memorial of a plaque to honor those Vietnam 
     veterans who died after their service in the Vietnam war, but 
     as a direct result of that service; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. Turner, Mr. Aderholt, 
             Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Paul, Mr. Brady of 
             Texas, and Mr. Smith of Texas):
       H.R. 3294. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to exclude from stormwater regulation certain 
     areas and activities, and to improve the regulation and limit 
     the liability of local governments concerning co-permitting 
     and the implementation of control measures; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FARR of California (for himself, Mr. Gekas, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Shays, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Payne, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. King, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Rangel, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Stark, Ms. Waters, 
             Mr. Tierney, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Sisisky, and Mr. McDermott):
       H.R. 3295. A bill to provide for the payment of 
     compensation to the families of the Federal employees who 
     were killed in the crash of a United States Air Force CT-43A 
     aircraft on April 3, 1996, near Dubrovnik, Croatia, carrying 
     Secretary of Commerce Ronald H. Brown and 34 others; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BAIRD:
       H.R. 3296. A bill to amend the Lewis and Clark National 
     Historic Trail to include the State of Washington as the 
     endpoint of the trail; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Ms. Carson, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Larson, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Owens, 
             Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Waters, and Mr. Wu):
       H.R. 3297. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act 
     of 1993 to eliminate an hours of service requirement for 
     benefits under that Act; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Government 
     Reform, for a period to be 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. Deal of 
             Georgia):
       H.R. 3298. 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. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. Wamp):
       H.R. 3299. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to insure that law enforcement 
     officers are afforded due process when involved in a case 
     that may lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or 
     transfer; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. BERKLEY (for herself and Mr. Fletcher):
       H.R. 3300. A bill to provide for a Doctors' Bill of Rights 
     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. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Towns, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Upton, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. 
             Walsh):
       H.R. 3301. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to children's health; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas (for himself, Mr. Goode, Mrs. 
             Roukema, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Armey, 
             Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Barcia, Mr. 
             Combest, Mr. Shows, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Packard, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
             Gary Miller of California, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Largent, Mr. Istook, 
             Mr. DeMint, Mr. Paul, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
             English, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Pombo):
       H.R. 3302. A bill to authorize States under Federal health 
     care grant-in-aid programs to require parental consent or 
     notification for purpose of purchase of prescription drugs or 
     devices for minors; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BURR of North Carolina:
       H.R. 3303. A bill to provide for the establishment of the 
     Natural Disaster Insurance Solvency Fund to ensure adequate 
     private insurance reserves in the event of catastrophic 
     natural disasters; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in

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     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 3304. A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to 
     permit participating households to use food stamp benefits to 
     purchase nutritional supplements providing vitamins or 
     minerals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       H.R. 3305. A bill to require the Commissioner of Food and 
     Drugs to issue revised regulations relating to dietary 
     supplement labeling, to amend the Federal Trade Commission 
     Act to provide that certain types of advertisements for 
     dietary supplements are proper, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 3306. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that amounts paid for foods for special 
     dietary use, dietary supplements, or medical foods shall be 
     treated as medical expenses; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Foley, Mr. Paul, Mr. Young of Alaska, 
             Mr. Tancredo, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Cox, 
             Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Largent, Mr. Herger, 
             Mr. Dickey, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             and Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H.R. 3307. A bill to amend title 5 of the United States 
     Code to require Federal agencies to conduct an assessment of 
     the privacy implications resulting from a proposed rule; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COBLE (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Jones of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. John, Mr. Towns, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Dickey, 
             Mr. Coburn, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Hilleary, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Graham, Mr. Cannon, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Phelps, Mr. 
             Spence, and Mr. Herger):
       H.R. 3308. 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. CRANE:
       H.R. 3309. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the private activity bond rules to deter 
     unwarranted hostile takeovers of water utilities; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 3310. A bill to authorize certain actions to address 
     the comprehensive treatment of sewage emanating from the 
     Tijuana River in order to substantially reduce river and 
     ocean pollution in the San Diego border region; 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 Mr. GEKAS:
       H.R. 3311. A bill to provide for analysis of major rules, 
     to promote the public's right to know the costs and benefits 
     of major rules, and to increase the accountability and 
     quality of Government; 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.
       H.R. 3312. A bill to clarify the Administrative Dispute 
     Resolution Act of 1996 to authorize the Merit Systems 
     Protection Board to establish under such Act a 3-year pilot 
     program that will provide a voluntary early intervention 
     alternative dispute resolution process to assist Federal 
     agencies and employees in resolving certain personnel actions 
     and disputes in administrative programs; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Government 
     Reform, for a period to 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 (for herself, Mr. Lazio, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Boehlert, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Shays, Mr. Larson, Mr. King, Mr. Maloney 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Walsh, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Gilman, 
             Mr. Owens, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
             Fossella, Mr. Towns, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Sweeney, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Nadler, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Engel, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 3313. A bill to amend section 119 of the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the program for Long 
     Island Sound, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. JONES of North Carolina:
       H.R. 3314. A bill to clarify certain boundaries on maps 
     relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. 
             Biggert, and Mrs. Emerson):
       H.R. 3315. A bill to limit the effects of witnessing or 
     experiencing violence on children; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, 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. KENNEDY of Rhode Island:
       H.R. 3316. A bill to deauthorize a portion of the project 
     for navigation, New Port Harbor, Rhode Island; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 3317. 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:
       H.R. 3318. A bill to establish a program to provide child 
     care through public-private partnerships; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Moran of 
             Kansas, Mr. Barcia, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             LaFalce, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Inslee, Mr. 
             Murtha, Mr. Klink, Mr. Rush, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Wynn, 
             Mr. Sanders, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. LoBiondo, 
             Mr. Traficant, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Morella, 
             and Mr. Hilliard):
       H.R. 3319. 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 (FEHBP); 
     to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, 
     and Government Reform, for a period to be 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 (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Luther, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Lee, Ms. 
             Rivers, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Obey, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Evans, 
             Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Barrett 
             of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 3320. A bill to amend the privacy provisions of the 
     Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act; 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. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Luther):
       H.R. 3321. A bill to prevent unfair and deceptive practices 
     in the collection and use of personal information, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services, 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. McKEON:
       H.R. 3322. 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 a project to reclaim and reuse 
     wastewater within and outside of the service area of the 
     Castaic Lake Water Agency, California; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. MEEKS of New York (for himself, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Engel, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Frost, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. King, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Owens, 
             Mr. Traficant, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Clay, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Talent, Mr. Coyne, Mrs. Christensen, 
             Mr. Souder, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Towns, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
             Fossella, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Walsh, and Mr. Reynolds):
       H.R. 3323. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 158-15 Liberty Avenue in Jamaica, Queens, New York, as the 
     ``Floyd H. Flake Federal Building``; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MINGE:
       H.R. 3324. A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 
     1921, to make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or 
     control swine intended for slaughter; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mrs. MORELLA:
       H.R. 3325. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to permit a State waiver authority to provide medical 
     assistance in cases of congenital heart defects; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.

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           By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Cummings, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Olver, 
             Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Crowley, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Meeks of 
             New York, and Mr. Kucinich):
       H.R. 3326. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit 
     the making of grants for transportation projects to any 
     person who purchases diesel-fueled buses for use in certain 
     nonattainment areas, 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. NETHERCUTT:
       H.R. 3327. A bill to provide for the return of fair and 
     reasonable fees to the Federal Government for the use and 
     occupancy of National Forest System land under the recreation 
     residence program, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Ms. RIVERS:
       H.R. 3328. 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 hair prostheses for individuals with 
     scalp hair loss as a result of alopecia areata; 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. ROTHMAN:
       H.R. 3329. A bill to amend the Cuban Liberty and Democratic 
     Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 to require that, in order 
     to determine that a democratically elected government in Cuba 
     exists, the government extradite to the United States 
     convicted felon Joanne Chesimard and all other individuals 
     who are living in Cuba in order to escape prosecution or 
     confinement for criminal offenses committed in the United 
     States; to the Committee on International Relations.
       H.R. 3330. A bill to provide that certain sanctions against 
     Pakistan cannot be waived until the President certifies that 
     Pakistan has a democratically elected government; 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. SAXTON:
       H.R. 3331. A bill to conserve Atlantic highly migratory 
     species of fish, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. STRICKLAND (for himself and Ms. DeGette):
       H.R. 3332. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to clarify the exemption of certain children with special 
     needs from State option to use managed care; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself and Mr. George 
             Miller of California):
       H.R. 3333. A bill to provide technical and legal assistance 
     to tribal justice systems and members of Indian tribes, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources, 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. WEINER:
       H.R. 3334. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     authorize the use of funds to construct or install certain 
     pedestrian safety features; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. WILSON:
       H.R. 3335. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in the 
     Albuquerque, New Mexico, metropolitan area; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon (for herself, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Evans, Mr. Filner, Mr. Davis of Florida, 
             Ms. Berkley, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Reyes, 
             Mr. Clement, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Kind, 
             Mr. Boswell, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Bentsen, 
             Mr. Moore, Mr. Gonzalez, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Kanjorski, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Sherman, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Ms. Carson, Mr. Walden of Oregon, and 
             Mr. Abercrombie):
       H. Con. Res. 225. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the United States has an 
     obligation to serve its veterans' health needs, that future 
     congressional budget resolutions should reflect the ongoing 
     need of the Nation's veterans, and that the Committees on 
     Appropriations should provide the financial resources needed 
     by the Veterans Health Administration to meet future demands; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ROTHMAN:
       H. Con. Res. 226. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress concerning funding for health care services 
     for veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SWEENEY:
       H. Con. Res. 227. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that special recognition should be 
     given to the observance of Veterans Day on November 11, 1999, 
     the last Veterans Day of the 20th century, as an opportunity 
     to promote greater appreciation, especially among children, 
     of the sacrifices made by America's veterans; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. PETRI:
       H. Res. 373. A resolution providing for the appointment of 
     the Reverend James Ford as Chaplain emeritus of the House of 
     Representatives; considered and agreed to.
           By Ms. BERKLEY:
       H. Res. 376. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives in support of ``National Children's 
     Memorial Day''; to the Committee on Government Reform.

para. 130.38  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, private bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Ms. CARSON:
       H.R. 3336. A bill for the relief of Adela T. and Darryl 
     Bailor; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH:
       H.R. 3337. A bill to provide for correction of an 
     administrative error in the computation of the retired pay of 
     Commander Carl D. Swanson, United States Coast Guard Reserve, 
     retired; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HINCHEY:
       H.R. 3338. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with 
     appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade 
     vessel R'ADVENTURE II; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 3339. A bill for the relief of Genia Adams; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 3340. A bill for the relief of Marie Yolande Baptiste-
     Raymond; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 3341. A bill for the relief of Marlene Chauvannes-
     Cabrerra; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 3342. A bill for the relief of Marie S. Hilaire; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 3343. A bill for the relief of Yanite Pierre; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 3344. A bill for the relief of Dukens Baptiste-
     Raymond; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 3345. A bill for the relief of Eric Phillip Charles; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 3346. A bill for the relief of Leon A. Cousley; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 3347. A bill for the relief of Pierre Paul Eloi; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 3348. A bill for the relief of Gladstone Hamilton; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 3349. A bill for the relief of Pierre Nital Louis; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 3350. A bill for the relief of Joseph Frantz Mellon; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 3351. A bill for the relief of Hugh Ricardo Williston; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 3352. A bill for the relief of Gerald Cheese; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 3353. A bill for the relief of Richard Pierre; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 3354. A bill for the relief of Enrique Sedric Gabart 
     Pierre; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 3355. A bill for the relief of Reginald Prendergast; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 3356. A bill for the relief of Fabien Oniel 
     Prendergast; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 3357. A bill for the relief of Unice Grace 
     Prendergast; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 3358. A bill for the relief of Judith Lorraine 
     Prendergast; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 3359. A bill for the relief of Regine Santil; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 3360. A bill for the relief of Martine Jacques; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 3361. A bill for the relief of Yves Rodney Jacques; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 3362. A bill for the relief of Valerie Santil; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico:
       H.R. 3363. A bill for the relief of Akal Security, 
     Incorporated; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WYNN:
       H.R. 3364. A bill for the relief of Web's Construction 
     Company, Incorporated; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

para. 130.39  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 58: Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 141: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 175: Mr. Baker and Mr. Jackson of Illinois.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Schaffer and Mr. Hyde.
       H.R. 382: Mr. Deutsch and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 444: Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Minge, 
     and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.

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       H.R. 531: Mr. Stupak and Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 664: Ms. Velazquez and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Campbell and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 827: Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Cummings and Mr. Condit.
       H.R. 1044: Mr. Ganske, Mr. Bonilla, and Mr. Boyd.
       H.R. 1095: Mrs. Bono, Mr. Castle, and Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 1102: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 1168: Mr. Jackson of Illinois and Mr. Rogers.
       H.R. 1187: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Doyle, and Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 1193: Ms. Baldwin.
       H.R. 1244: Mr. Greenwood and Mr. Becerra.
       H.R. 1283: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 1310: Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Watkins, Mr. 
     Payne, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
     Hunter, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
     Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Doolittle, and Ms. 
     Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 1311: Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Bilbray, 
     and Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 1367: Mr. Bass.
       H.R. 1387: Mr. Rogers.
       H.R. 1388: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 1606: Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 1612: Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 1621: Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Capuano, 
     Mr. Stupak, and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 1695: Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Doolittle, 
     Mr. Cannon, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Radanovich, Mrs. Chenoweth-Hage, 
     Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Hefley, 
     Mr. Simpson, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Schaffer, and 
     Mr. Walden of Oregon.
       H.R. 1814: Mr. Bryant.
       H.R. 1876: Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
     and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 1899: Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 1997: Ms. Lee, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. Norton, and Ms. 
     Velazquez.
       H.R. 2053: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 2120: Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 2244: Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 2355: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 2363: Mr. Sessions and Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 2409: Mr. Turner.
       H.R. 2419: Mr. King and Mr. Vitter.
       H.R. 2420: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kind, 
     Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 2442: Mr. Rogan.
       H.R. 2486: Mr. Lantos, Ms. DeGette, and Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 2525: Mr. Condit and Mr. Lewis of California.
       H.R. 2538: Mr. English, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Pitts, Mrs. Lowey, 
     Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Deal of 
     Georgia, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Kind, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 2544: Mr. Schaffer and Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 2545: Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 2594: Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 2655: Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 2697: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
     Burton of Indiana, and Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 2720: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts and Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2722: Mr. Romero-Barcelo and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 2733: Mr. Pallone, Mr. Greenwood, and Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 2736: Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Luther, and Mr. 
     Green of Texas.
       H.R. 2774: Ms. Eshoo and Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 2782: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 2789: Mr. Owens, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 2810: Mrs. Bono and Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 2827: Mr. Simpson.
       H.R. 2832: Mr. Stupak and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 2895: Mr. Clay, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
     Goode.
       H.R. 2902: Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Holt, and Mr. Udall of 
     Colorado.
       H.R. 2955: Mr. Deutsch and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 2960: Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 2966: Mr. Capuano, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
     Gibbons, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Matsui, 
     Mr. McCollum, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Schaffer, 
     Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 2985: Mr. Coburn, Mr. Metcalf, and Mr. Burr of North 
     Carolina.
       H.R. 3008: Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. McGovern, 
     and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 3010: Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 3011: Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 3058: Mr. Waxman, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Doyle, and Mr. 
     Thompson of Mississippi.
       H.R. 3071: Mr. Weiner, Ms. Carson, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 3103: Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 3121: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 3139: Mr. Owens and Mr. George Miller of California.
       H.R. 3144: Mr. Clay, Mr. Dingell, and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 3151: Mr. Lucas of Kentucky.
       H.R. 3154: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 3156: Mr. Borski, Ms. Millender-McDonald, and Mr. 
     Kucinich.
       H.R. 3161: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 3174: Mr. Largent, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Foley, Mr. Linder, 
     Mr. Isakson, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 3193: Mr. Larson.
       H.R. 3218: Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Fossella, 
     Mr. Quinn, and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 3222: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. George Miller 
     of California, and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3242: Mr. Chambliss and Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 3257: Mr. Cook and Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 3261: Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Cox, 
     and Mr. Foley.
       H. J. Res. 77: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
       H. Con. Res. 62: Mr. LaHood.
       H. Con. Res. 77: Mr. Bryant, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. John.
       H. Con. Res. 100: Mr. Hall of Ohio.
       H. Con. Res. 115: Mr. Capuano, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. Klink.
       H. Con. Res. 200: Mr. Holt.
       H. Con. Res. 218: Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Lewis 
     of Georgia, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Bentsen, and Mr. 
     Wexler.
       H. Res. 163: Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. 
     Norton, Mrs. Roukema, and Mrs. Lowey.
       H. Res. 238: Mr. Pallone, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Greenwood, and 
     Mr. Bachus.
       H. Res. 320: Mr. Manzullo.
       H. Res. 357: Mr. Clay, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Ford, 
     Mr. Levin, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu, and Mr. McNulty.
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                    THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1999 (131)

para. 131.1  appointment 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,

                                                November 11, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Edward A. Pease to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 131.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, November 10, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 131.3  communications

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

       5310. A letter from the Chief, Accounting Policy Division, 
     Common Carrier Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Changes to the 
     Board of Directors of the NECA, Inc [FCC 99-269] received 
     November 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       5311. A letter from the Chief, Accounting Policy Division, 
     Common Carrier Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Federal-State Joint 
     Board on Universal Service [FCC 99-256, CC Docket No. 96-45] 
     received Novemeber 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5312. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Bureau 
     Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Iowa Park, Texas) [MM Docket No. 99-258, RM-9681] 
     (Centerville, Texas) [MM Docket No. 99-257, RM-9683] (Hunt, 
     Texas) [MM Docket No. 99-234, RM-9645] received November 8, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5313. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Bureau 
     Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Marysville and Hilliard, Ohio) [MM Docket No. 98-123, RM-
     9291] received November 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5314. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Bureau 
     Chief, Mass Media Bureau, 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 No. 94-149] received November 8, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5315. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 13-159, ``Motor 
     Vehicle Excessive Idling Exemption Temporary Amendment Act of 
     1999'' received November 09, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5316. A letter from the Chairman, Broadcasting Board of 
     Governors, transmitting ``The FAIR Act of 1998 Commercial 
     Activity Inventory''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5317. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General for 
     Administration, Department of Justice, Executive Office for 
     Immigration Review, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Exemption of Records System Under the Privacy Act [AAG/
     A Order No. 180-99] received November 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5318. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, De

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     partment of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety Zone: Sciame Construction Fireworks, East 
     River, Manhattan, New York [CGD01-99-181] (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     received November 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5319. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations: Housatonic River, CT [CGD01-99-085] 
     (RIN: 2115-AE47) received November 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5320. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Special Local 
     Regulations: City of Augusta, GA [CGD07-99-068] (RIN: 211-
     AE46) received November 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5321. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations: Kennebunk River, ME [CGD01-99-024] 
     (RIN: 2115-AE47) received November 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. 

para. 131.4  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. CUNNINGHAM, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, November 15, 1999, at 2 o'clock p.m.

para. 131.5  order of business--redesignated postponed vote on h.r. 2336

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. Pease, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the time for resumption of proceedings on the de novo 
vote to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2336) to amend title 
28, United States Code, to provide for appointment of United States 
marshals by the Attorney General, is redesignated as Tuesday, November 
16, 1999.
  And then,

para. 131.6  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. INSLEE, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 2 o'clock and 29 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 2 
o'clock p.m. on Monday, November 15, 1999.

para. 131.7  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. 3081. A bill 
     to increase the Federal minimum wage and to amend the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax benefits for 
     small businesses, and for other purposes; with amendments 
     (Rept. No. 106-467, Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.

para. 131.8  time limitation of referred bill

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

       H.R. 1838. Referral to the Committee on Armed Services 
     extended for a period ending not later than November 17, 
     1999.
       H.R. 3081. Referral to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce extended for a period ending not later than 
     November 17, 1999.

para. 131.9  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 460: Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 1389: Mr. Schaffer and Mr. Paul.
       H.J. Res. 59: Mr. Duncan.
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.
                     MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1999 (132)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 132.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Thursday, November 11, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 132.2  communications

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

       5322. A letter from the Associate Administrator, Dairy 
     Programs, Agricultural Marketing Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Milk in the Central Arizona and New 
     Mexico-West Texas Marketing Areas; Suspension of Certain 
     Provisions of the Orders [DA-99-05 and DA-99-09] received 
     November 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       5323. A letter from the Associate Administrator, Dairy 
     Programs, Agricultural Marketing Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Milk in the Texas and Eastern Colorado 
     Marketing Areas; Suspension of Certain Provisions of the 
     Orders [DA-99-08 and DA-99-07] received November 12, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5324. A letter from the Deputy Under Secretary, Natural 
     Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Administration; 
     Cooperative Funding (RIN: 0596-AB63) received November 4, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5325. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Zinc phosphide; 
     Extension of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-200943; 
     FRL-6389-9] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received Novemebr 8, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5326. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting Efforts of the Corporation to 
     maximize the efficient utilization of the resources of the 
     private sector, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1827; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       5327. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--
     Availability of Unpublished Information [No. 99-54] (RIN: 
     3069-AA81) received November 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       5328. 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; Control of Emissions From Hospital/Medical/ 
     Infectious Waste Incinerators (HMIWI); State of Nebraska [NE 
     086-1086a; FRL-6473-8] received November 8, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5329. 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: Vermont; Negative Declaration [Docket No. VT-016-
     1220a; FRL-6474-1] received November 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5330. 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 Georgia State Implementation 
     Plan [GA-40-9929a; FRL-6473-1] received November 8, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5331. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting a copy of the ``State Implementation Plans: 
     Policy Regarding Excess Emissions During Malfunctions, 
     Startup, and Shutdown''; to the Committee on Commerce.
       5332. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Division of 
     Investment Management, Securities and Exchange Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Delivery of 
     prospectuses to investors at the same address; Information to 
     be furnished to security holders; Providing copies of 
     material for certain beneficial owners; Reports to 
     stockholders of management companies; Reports to shareholders 
     of unit investment trusts (RIN: 3235-AG98) received November 
     8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       5333. 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 155-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5334. 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 134-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       5335. 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 163-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5336. 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 
     Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar 
     and Oman [Transmittal No. DTC 108-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       5337. 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 United 
     Kingdom and Canada [Transmittal No. DTC 162-99], pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.

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       5338. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commercial Activities as required by the Federal Activities 
     Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5339. A letter from the Comptroller General, transmitting 
     the Research Notification System through October 5, 1999; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       5340. A letter from the Inspector General, Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting a copy of the Commercial 
     Activites Inventory; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5341. A letter from the Deputy Independent Counsel, Office 
     of the Independent Counsel, transmitting a letter in response 
     to the reporting requirements of 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.
       5342. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--West Virginia Regulatory Program [WV-081-FOR] 
     received November 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       5343. A letter from the Office of the Attorney General, 
     transmitting the withdrawl of United States' intervention as 
     a party in the Chavez v. Arte Publico Press, et al. [No. 93-
     2881]; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5344. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations: Mystic River, CT [CGD01-99-079] (RIN: 
     2115-AE47) received November 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5345. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Mountain View, MO [Airspace 
     Docket No. 99-ACE-46] received November 4, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5346. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 
     Model 222, 222B, and 222U Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-51-
     AD; Amendment 39-11400; AD 99-23-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received November 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5347. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 
     Model 430 Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-50-AD; Amendment 39-
     11399; AD 99-23-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 4, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5348. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model SA-365N, 
     SA-365N1, and AS-365N2 Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-60-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11398; AD 99-23-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     November 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5349. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Robinson Helicopter Company 
     (Robinson) Model R44 Helicopters [Docket No. 99-SW-12-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11397; AD 99-23-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     November 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5350. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB SF340A and 340B 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 99-NM-199-AD; Amendment 39-
     11395; AD 99-22-17] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 4, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5351. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 99-NM-01-AD; Amendment 39-11393; AD 99-
     22-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 4, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       5352. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 99-NM-02-AD; Amendment 39-11394; AD 99-22-16] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5353. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing 777-200 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 99-NM-03-AD; Amendment 39-11396; AD 98-02-06 R1] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5354. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model SA330F, G, 
     J, and AS332C, L, and L1 Helicopters [Docket No. 99-SW-01-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11403; AD 99-23-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     November 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5355. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of the San Juan Low Offshore Airspace Area, PR 
     [Airspace Docket No. 99-ASO-1] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received 
     November 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5356. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Change Name of Using Agency for Restricted Area R-5203; 
     Oswego, NY [Airspace Docket No. 99-AEA-12] (RIN: 2120-AA66) 
     received November 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5357. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29785; Amdt. No. 1953] received 
     October 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5358. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29709; Amdt. No. 1947] received 
     September 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5359. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter Canada Ltd. Model BO 105 
     LS A-3 Helicopters [Docket No. 99-SW-56-AD; Amendment 39-
     11371; AD 99-20-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 21, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5360. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Response To The Transportation Research 
     Board National Research Council entitled, ``Entry And 
     Competition In The U.S. Airline Industry: Issues And 
     Opportunities''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5361. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Procedures for Interest Netting [Rev. Proc. 99-43] received 
     November 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       5362. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Acquisition of an S Corporation by a Member of a Consolidated 
     Group [TD 8842] (RIN: 1545-AW32) received November 9, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       5363. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Reopenings of Treasury Securities (RIN: 1545-AX61) received 
     November 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       5364. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Tax 
     Forms [Rev. Proc. 99-42] received November 3, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5365. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Partnership Returns Required on Magnetic Media [TD 8843] 
     (RIN: 1545-AW14) received November 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5366. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Return of Partnership Income [TD 8841] (RIN: 1545-AU99) 
     received November 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 132.3  message from the senate

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

       S. 1916. An Act to extend certain expiring Federal Aviation 
     Administration authorizations for a 6-month period, and for 
     other purposes.

para. 132.4  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. PEASE, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 
10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 16, 1999, for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 132.5  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. PEASE, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
November 17, 1999, under clause 7, rule XV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, 
be dispensed with.

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para. 132.6  recess--2:04 p.m.

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, declared the House in 
recess at 2 o'clock and 4 minutes p.m., subject to the call of the 
Chair.

para. 132.7  after recess--10:46 p.m.

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

para. 132.8  enrolled bills signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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. 2454. An Act to assure the long-term conservation of 
     mid-continent light geese and the biological diversity of the 
     ecosystem upon which many North American migratory birds 
     depend, by directing the Secretary of the Interior to 
     implement rules to reduce the overabundant population of mid-
     continent light geese.
       H.R. 2724. An Act to make technical corrections to the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1999. 

para. 132.9  bill and joint resolutions presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, reported that 
that committee did on the following dates present to the President, for 
his approval, a bill and joint resolutions of the House of the following 
titles:

           On November 9, 1999:
       H.R. 3122. To permit the enrollment in the House of 
     Representatives Child Care Center of children of Federal 
     employees who are not employees of the legislative branch.
       H.J. Res. 54. Granting the consent of Congress to the 
     Missouri-Nebraska Boundary Compact.
           On November 10, 1999:
       H.J. Res. 78. Making further continuing appropriations for 
     the fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes. 

  And then,

para. 132.10  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. YOUNG of Florida, pursuant to the special order 
heretofore agreed to, at 10 o'clock and 47 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 16, 1999.

para. 132.11  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. 2828. A 
     bill to prohibit oil and gas drilling in Mosquito Creek Lake 
     in Cortland, Ohio (Rept. No. 106-468). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 3063. A 
     bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to increase the maximum 
     acreage of Federal leases for sodium that may be held by an 
     entity in any one State, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     106-469). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.

para. 132.12  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 3365. A bill to provide grants to local educational 
     agencies to establish or expand prekindergarten programs for 
     children who are not yet enrolled in kindergarten; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 3366. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on benzyl 
     carbazate (DT-291); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 3367. A bill to suspend temporarily
     the duty on tralkoxydim formulated (``Achieve''); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 3368. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the 
     chemical KN002; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 3369. A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on the 
     chemical KL084; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 3370. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the 
     chemical IN-N5297; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 3371. A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on 
     azoxystrobin formulated (``Heritage'', ``Abound'', and 
     ``Quadris''); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mrs. Morella, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Crowley, and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 3372. A bill to establish a performance standard for 
     breast pumps to facilitate their regulation under the Federal 
     Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr. Reyes, 
             Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Boyd, and Ms. Eshoo):
       H. Con. Res. 228. Concurrent resolution honoring the 
     members of the Armed Forces and Federal civilian employees 
     who served the Nation during the Vietnam era and the families 
     of those individuals who lost their lives or remain 
     unaccounted for or were injured during that era in Southeast 
     Asia or elsewhere in the world in defense of United States 
     national security interests; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services. 

para. 132.13  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 675: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Walsh, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Larson.
       H.R. 809: Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 890: Mr. Gejdenson and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Wu.
       H.R. 1358: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1594: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 1827: Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 1885: Ms. McKinney and Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 1926: Mr. Pastor and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 2385: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 2548: Mr. Talent and Mr. Shuster.
       H.R. 2722: Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 2870: Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 2883: Mr. Campbell and Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 2896: Mrs. Maloney of New York and Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 2900: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Smith of New 
     Jersey.
       H.R. 2961: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 3047: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 3132: Ms. Schakowsky and Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 3150: Ms. DeGette and Mr. Baird.
       H.R. 3165: Mr. Borski, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Farr of California, 
     Mr. Waxman, Mr. Owens, Mr. Hoyer, and Mr. Crowley.
       H.R. 3244: Mr. Gillmor.
       H.R. 3270: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 3293: Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Radanovich, Ms. 
     Danner, and Mr. Pickett.
       H.J. Res. 77: Mr. Doolittle, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. 
     Sessions.
       H. Con. Res. 177: Mr. Owens, Mr. Weiner, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
     Sanders, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Clay, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Fattah, 
     Mr. Gordon, Mr. Rodriguez, and Mr. Jefferson.
       H. Con. Res. 216: Mr. Kleczka.
       H. Con. Res. 218: Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
     Meehan, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, and Mr. Moran of 
     Virginia.
       H. Res. 325: Mr. Rangel. 
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                    TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1999 (133)

  The House was called to order at 10:30 a.m. by the SPEAKER, when, 
pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 19, 1999, Members 
were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 133.1  recess--10:51 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. OSE, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 12 noon.

para. 133.2  after recess--12 noon

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

para. 133.3  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. OSE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, November 15, 1999.
  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. OSE, 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. OSE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that the vote would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para. 133.4  communications

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

       5367. A letter from the Acquisition and Technology, Under 
     Secretary of Defense, transmitting the quarterly Selected 
     Acquisition Reports (SARS) as of September 30, 1999, pursuant 
     to 10 U.S.C. 2432; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       5368. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on the study directed by section 746 of the National 
     Defense Authorizaton Act for Fiscal Year 1997; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       5369. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Final Flood Elevation Determinations--received

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     November 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       5370. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations--received November 
     16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       5371. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket No. FEMA-
     7304] received November 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       5372. 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 Deficiencies State of 
     Arizona; Maricopa County [AZ 086-0018c; FRL-6468-8] received 
     November 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       5373. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Partial Withdrawal of 
     Direct Final Rule for Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; California State Implementation Plan 
     Revision, Kern County Air Pollution Control District [CA 172-
     0188; FRL-6462-9] received November 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5374. A letter from the Chief, Accounting Policy Division, 
     Common Carrier Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--In the Matter of 
     Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service [CC Docket 96-
     45] received November 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5375. 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 Columbia for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 00-19), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       5376. 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 the 
     Netherlands [Transmittal No. DTC 165-99], pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       5377. A letter from the Executive Director, Federal 
     Retirement Thrift Investment Board, transmitting the Board's 
     report under the Inspector General Act of 1978, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       5378. A letter from the Executive Director, Office of 
     Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation, transmitting a report in 
     accordance with the requirements of the Federal Managers' 
     Fiscal Integrity Act of 1982, and the Inspector General Act 
     of 1988; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5379. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Prevailing 
     Rate Systems; Definition of Napa County, California to a 
     Nonappropriated Fund Wage Area (RIN: 3206-AI86) received 
     November 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       5380. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Public 
     Financing of Presidental Primary And General Election 
     Candidates [Notice 1999-26] received November 10, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
       5381. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--West Virginia Regulatory Program [WV-074-FOR] 
     received November 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       5382. 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. 990304062-9062-01; I.D. 100899C] received November 16, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       5383. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator, 
     National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Coastal Services Center Broad Area Announcement [Docket 
     No. 991014275-9275-01 I.D. 102799B] (RIN: 0648-ZA73) received 
     November 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       5384. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Atlantic Highly 
     Migratory Species (HMS) Fisheries; Large Coastal Shark 
     Species; Adjustments [I.D. 052499C] received November 16, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       5385. 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; Atlantic Sea Scallop 
     Exemption Program [Docket No. 990527146-9146-01; I.D. 
     110199B] received November 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5386. 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; Coral Reef 
     Resources of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands; 
     Amendment 1 [Docket No. 990722200-9292-02; I.D. 060899D] 
     (RIN: 0648-AG88) received November 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5387. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Atlantic Highly 
     Migratory Species Fisheries; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fishery; 
     Regulatory Adjustment [Docket No. 990811217-9286-02; I.D. 
     061899A] (RIN: 0648-AM82) received November 16, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       5388. A letter from the Administrator, Federal Highway 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting a 
     report entitled, ``Fundamental Properties of Asphalts and 
     Modified Asphalts-II''; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       5389. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Licensing and Manning for Officers of Towing Vessels [USCG-
     1999-6224] (RIN: 2115-AF23) received November 16, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para. 133.5  private calendar business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. SENSENBRENNER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order today, under clause 5, rule XV, the 
Private Calendar rule, be dispensed with.

para. 133.6  submission of conference report--h.r. 2116

  Mr. STUMP submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 106-470) on the 
bill (H.R. 2116) to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
program of extended care services for veterans and to make other 
improvements in health care programs of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs; together with a statement thereon, for printing in the Record 
under the rule.

para. 133.7  state flexibility clarification

  Mr. REYNOLDS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3257) 
to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to assist the 
Congressional Budget Office with the scoring of State and local 
mandates; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. OSE, recognized Mr. REYNOLDS and Mr. 
MOAKLEY, 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. OSE, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. REYNOLDS 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. OSE, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 133.8  land in washington county, utah

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2862) to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to release reversionary interests 
held by the United States in certain parcels of land in Washington 
County, Utah, to facilitate an anticipated land exchange.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. OSE, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
ROMERO-BARCELO, 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. OSE, announced that two-thirds of the 
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. 133.9  red cliffs desert reserve

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2863) to 
clarify the legal effect on the United

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States of the acquisition of a parcel of land in the Red Cliffs Desert 
Reserve in the State of Utah.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. OSE, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
ROMERO-BARCELO, 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. OSE, announced that two-thirds of the 
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. 133.10  gulf islands national seashore

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2541) to 
adjust the boundaries of the Gulf Islands National Seashore to include 
Cat Island, Mississippi; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. OSE, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
ROMERO-BARCELO, 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. OSE, announced that two-thirds of the 
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. 133.11  mosquito creek lake

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2818) to 
prohibit oil and gas drilling in Mosquito Creek Lake in Cortland, Ohio.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. OSE, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
ROMERO-BARCELO, 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. OSE, announced that two-thirds of the 
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. 133.12  mineral leasing

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3063) to 
amend the Mineral Leasing Act to increase the maximum acreage of federal 
leases for sodium that may be held by an entity in any one State, and 
for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. OSE, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
ROMERO-BARCELO, 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. OSE, announced that two-thirds of the 
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. 133.13  assassination of Armenian Prime minister and officials

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 222): 

       Whereas on October 27, 1999, several armed individuals 
     broke into Armenia's Parliament and assassinated the Prime 
     Minister of Armenia, Vazgen Sargsian, the Chairman of the 
     Armenian Parliament, Karen Demirchian, the Deputy Chairman of 
     the Armenian Parliament, Yuri Bakhshian, the Minister of 
     Operative Issues, Leonard Petrossian, and other members of 
     the Armenian Government;
       Whereas Armenia is working toward democracy, the rule of 
     law, and a viable free market economy since obtaining its 
     freedom from Soviet rule in 1991; and
       Whereas all nations of the world mourn the loss suffered by 
     Armenia on October 27, 1999: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) deplores the slaying of the Prime Minister of Armenia, 
     Vazgen Sargsian, the Chairman of the Armenian Parliament, 
     Karen Demirchian, the Deputy Chairman of the Armenian 
     Parliament, Yuri Bakhshian, the Minister of Operative Issues, 
     Leonard Petrossian, and other members of the Armenian 
     Government struck down in this violent attack;
       (2) strongly shares the determination of the Armenian 
     people that the perpetrators of these vile acts will be 
     swiftly brought to justice so that Armenia may demonstrate 
     its resolute opposition to acts of terror;
       (3) commends the efforts of the late Prime Minister and the 
     Armenian Government for their commitment to democracy, the 
     rule of law, and for supporting free market movements 
     internationally; and
       (4) continues to cherish the strong friendship between 
     Armenia and the United States.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. OSE, 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?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BALLENGER, 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. BALLENGER, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 133.14  republic of india

  Mr. CAMPBELL moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 211): 

       Whereas the Republic of India is a longstanding 
     parliamentary democracy where citizens may freely change 
     their government;
       Whereas India has a thriving multiparty system where a 
     broad spectrum of political views are represented;
       Whereas India recently conducted a successful round of 
     elections, involving over 650,000,000 registered voters and 
     resulting in a 60 percent voter turnout and re-election of 
     Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee;
       Whereas India and the United States share a special 
     relationship as the world's most populous democracy and the 
     world's oldest democracy, respectively, and have a shared 
     commitment to upholding the will of the people and the rule 
     of law;
       Whereas the President has expressed his continued desire to 
     travel to South Asia; and
       Whereas India continues to be a shining example of 
     democracy for all of Asia to follow: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) congratulates the people of the Republic of India on 
     the successful conclusion of their recent national elections;
       (2) congratulates Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on 
     his re-election;
       (3) calls on the President to travel to India as part of 
     any trip to South Asia; and
       (4) urges the President to broaden our special relationship 
     with India into a strategic partnership.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BALLENGER, recognized Mr. CAMPBELL 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, Mr. BALLENGER, 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. BALLENGER, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

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para. 133.15  h.r. 3257--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BALLENGER, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 3257) to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974 to assist the Congressional Budget Office with the scoring of State 
and local mandates; 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

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affirmative

Nays

0

para. 133.16                  [Roll No. 587]

                                YEAS--401

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--32

     Ackerman
     Barcia
     Berman
     Collins
     Davis (VA)
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Ewing
     Fossella
     Gutknecht
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Jones (NC)
     LaHood
     McCrery
     McIntyre
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Miller, Gary
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Payne
     Radanovich
     Reyes
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Smith (MI)
     Waters
     Watkins
     Waxman
     Wise
  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. 133.17  h. con. res. 222--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BALLENGER, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 222) 
condemning the assassination of Armenian Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsian 
and other officials of the Armenian Government and expressing the sense 
of the Congress in mourning this tragic loss of the duly elected 
leadership of Armenia.
  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

399

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 133.18                  [Roll No. 588]

                                YEAS--399

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon

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     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--34

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Barcia
     Berman
     Collins
     Davis (VA)
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Ewing
     Fossella
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Jones (NC)
     LaHood
     Maloney (CT)
     McCrery
     McIntyre
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Miller, Gary
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Payne
     Radanovich
     Reyes
     Rush
     Salmon
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Smith (MI)
     Waters
     Watkins
     Waxman
     Wise
  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. 133.19  h. con. res. 211--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BALLENGER, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 211) 
expressing the strong support of the Congress for the recently concluded 
elections in the Republic of India and urging the President to travel to 
India.
  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

396

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

4

para. 133.20                  [Roll No. 589]

                                YEAS--396

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--4

     Bonior
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Markey
     Paul

                             NOT VOTING--33

     Ackerman
     Barcia
     Bass
     Berman
     Collins
     Davis (VA)
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Ewing
     Fossella
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Jones (NC)
     LaHood
     Lee
     McCrery
     McIntyre
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Miller, Gary
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Payne
     Radanovich
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Smith (MI)
     Waters
     Watkins
     Waxman
     Wise
  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. 133.21  multidistrict, multiparty, multiforum jurisdiction

  On motion of Mr. SENSENBRENNER, by direction of the Committee on the 
Judiciary and pursuant to clause 1 of rule XXII, the bill (H.R. 2112) to 
amend title 28, United States Code, to allow a judge to whom a case is 
transferred to retain jurisdiction over certain multidistrict litigation 
cases for trail, and to provide for Federal jurisdiction of certain 
multiparty, multiforum civil actions; together with the amendment of the 
Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table.

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  When on motion of Mr. SENSENBRENNER, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendment of the Senate and 
asked for a conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the 
two Houses thereon.
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BALLENGER, by unanimous 
consent, appointed Messrs. Hyde, Sensenbrenner, Coble, Conyers, and 
Berman, as managers on the part of the House at said conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 133.22  lao people's democratic republic

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 169); as amended: 

       Whereas since the 1975 overthrow of the existing Royal Lao 
     Government, Laos has been under the sole control of the Lao 
     People's Revolutionary Party;
       Whereas the present Lao constitution provides for a wide 
     range of freedoms for the Lao people, including freedom of 
     speech, freedom of assembly, and freedom of religion, and 
     Laos is a signatory to international conventions on genocide, 
     racial discrimination, discrimination against women, war 
     crimes, and rights of the child;
       Whereas since July 1997, Laos has been a member of the 
     Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), an 
     organization which has set forth a vision for the year 2020 
     of a membership consisting of ``open societies . . . governed 
     with the consent and greater participation of the people'' 
     and ``focus(ed) on the welfare and dignity of the human 
     person and the good of the community'';
       Whereas, despite the Lao constitution and the membership by 
     Laos in ASEAN, the Department of State's Laos Country Report 
     on Human Rights Practices for 1998 states that the Lao 
     Government's human rights record deteriorated and that the 
     Lao Government restricts freedom of speech, assembly, 
     association, and religion;
       Whereas Amnesty International reports that serious problems 
     persist in the Lao Government's performance in the area of 
     human rights, including the continued detention of prisoners 
     of conscience in extremely harsh conditions, and that in one 
     case a prisoner of conscience held without trial since 1996 
     was chained and locked in wooden stocks for a period of 20 
     days;
       Whereas Thongsouk Saysangkhi, a political prisoner 
     sentenced to 14 years imprisonment in November 1992 after a 
     grossly unfair trial, died in February 1998 due to 
     complications of diabetes after having been detained in harsh 
     conditions with no medical facilities;
       Whereas there are at least 5 identified, long-term 
     political prisoners inside the Lao Government's prison system 
     and the possibility of others whose names are not known;
       Whereas there continue to be credible reports that some 
     members of the Lao Government's security forces commit human 
     rights abuses, including arbitrary detention and 
     intimidation;
       Whereas two United States citizens, Mr. Houa Ly, a resident 
     of Appleton, Wisconsin, and Mr. Michael Vang, a resident of 
     Fresno, California, were traveling along the border between 
     Laos and Thailand on April 19, 1999;
       Whereas the families of Messrs. Ly and Vang have been able 
     to learn very little from the United States Government 
     regarding the whereabouts or current circumstances of their 
     loved ones; and
       Whereas the Congress will not tolerate any unjustified 
     arrest, abduction, imprisonment, disappearance, or other act 
     of aggression against United States citizens by a foreign 
     government: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That--
       (1) it is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
     the present Government of Laos should--
       (A) respect internationally recognized norms of human 
     rights and the democratic freedoms of the people of Laos and 
     honor in full its commitments to those norms and freedoms as 
     embodied in its constitution and its participation in 
     international organizations and agreements;
       (B) issue a public statement specifically reaffirming its 
     commitment to protecting religious freedom and other basic 
     human rights;
       (C) institute fully a democratic electoral system, with 
     openly contested, free, and fair elections by secret ballot, 
     beginning no later than the next National Assembly elections, 
     currently scheduled to be held in 2002; and
       (D) allow unrestricted access by international human rights 
     monitors, including the International Committee of the Red 
     Cross and Amnesty International, to all prisons and to all 
     regions of the country to investigate alleged abuses of human 
     rights, including those against the Hmong minority; and
       (2) the House of Representatives--
       (A) decries the disappearance of Houa Ly and Michael Vang, 
     recognizing it as an incident worthy of congressional 
     attention;
       (B) urges the Lao Government to return Messrs. Ly and Vang, 
     or their remains, to United States authorities and their 
     families in America at once, if it is determined that the Lao 
     Government is responsible for the disappearance of Messrs. Ly 
     and Vang;
       (C) warns the Lao Government of the serious consequences, 
     including sanctions, of any unjustified arrest, abduction, 
     imprisonment, disappearance, or other act of aggression 
     against United States citizens; and
       (D) urges the Department of State and other appropriate 
     United States agencies to share the maximum amount of 
     information regarding the disappearance of Messrs. Ly and 
     Vang.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BALLENGER, 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, as 
amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BALLENGER, 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. BALLENGER, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 133.23  slovak republic

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 165): 

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), 

     SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds the following:
       (1) Elections held in May 1999 brought the first ever 
     popularly elected President of the Slovak Republic to office 
     and demonstrated the commitment of the Slovak people to full 
     economic reforms, democratic government, and western ideals.
       (2) The parliamentary elections held in September 1998 
     brought to office a coalition government in the Slovak 
     Republic which has shown its commitment to economic reforms 
     through economic austerity measures approved in May 1999, 
     increased foreign investments through privatization of 
     markets that were formerly state controlled, and discipline 
     in government and currency policies.
       (3) The Government of the Slovak Republic formed after the 
     elections of September 1998 has renewed efforts to ensure the 
     proper treatment of its citizens, regardless of ethnic 
     background, including those of ethnic Hungarian background 
     through the placement of three ethnic Hungarians in the 
     cabinet of the Government (including the Deputy Premier for 
     Human and Minority Rights), and through the passage of the 
     Minority Language Use Act on July 10, 1999, in accordance 
     with European Union guidelines, which will take effect on 
     September 1, 1999, to protect the rights of all citizens.
       (4) The Government of the Slovak Republic has made 
     Slovakia's integration into pan-European and trans-Atlantic 
     institutions, including the European Union and the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the highest foreign 
     policy priority, and through active participation with the 
     Visegrad Four, the Slovak Republic has undertaken efforts to 
     promote stability in the region.
       (5) The Government of the Slovak Republic has stated its 
     continuing support for the mission of NATO in supporting 
     democratization and stability across Europe, and the 
     Government demonstrated its commitment to these principles by 
     fully cooperating with NATO during the recent conflict in 
     Kosovo, allowing NATO full access to Slovak airspace, 
     highways, and railways.
       (6) The Slovak Republic subsequently provided military 
     engineers to assist the peacekeeping force of NATO in Kosovo 
     (KFOR), approved a $2,000,000 humanitarian aid package for 
     Kosovo, and housed over 100 refugees from the conflict.
       (7) The Government of the Slovak Republic has continually 
     worked to retain civilian control of its military through 
     participation with NATO forces and has been an active 
     participant in the Partnership-for-Peace program.
       (8) The Slovak Republic has provided military personnel for 
     participation in and support of multinational peacekeeping 
     operations such as the United Nations operations in Rwanda 
     and Liberia.

     SEC. 2. POLICY TOWARD THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC.

       It is the policy of the United States--
       (1) to promote the development in the Slovak Republic of a 
     market-based economy and a democratic government that 
     respects the rights of all of its citizens, regardless of 
     ethnic background; and
       (2) to support the eventual integration of the Slovak 
     Republic into pan-European and trans-Atlantic economic and 
     security institutions.

     SEC. 3. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) the Government of the Slovak Republic formed after the 
     elections of September 1998 is to be commended--
       (A) for its efforts to address the issue of proper 
     treatment of its citizens, regardless of ethnic background, 
     particularly those of ethnic Hungarian background;
       (B) for its efforts to improve the economic situation in 
     the Slovak Republic and for its efforts to accelerate the 
     privatization of state-owned enterprises in a fair and 
     transparent process; and
       (C) for its support for the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization (NATO) in the recent conflict in Kosovo;

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       (2) the Government of the Slovak Republic should continue 
     to implement programs that may qualify the Slovak Republic 
     for entrance into the European Union and NATO and is to be 
     commended for its continued support of the NATO effort to 
     ensure stability and democratization across Europe; and
       (3) the United States should support efforts for the 
     eventual integration of the Slovak Republic into pan-European 
     and trans-Atlantic institutions and should view such 
     integration as an important factor in consolidating 
     democratic government and economic stability in the Slovak 
     Republic.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BALLENGER, 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?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, 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. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 133.24  north caucasus region of russian federation

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 206); as amended: 

       Whereas during the Russo-Chechen War of 1994-1996, Russian 
     Federation military forces used massive force against 
     civilians in Chechnya, causing immense human casualties, 
     gross human rights violations, large-scale displacement of 
     individuals, and destruction of property;
       Whereas Chechnya has been the site of internal lawlessness 
     and numerous kidnapings, including that of United States 
     citizen Fred Cuny, whose exact fate is still unknown;
       Whereas in recent months, extremist forces based in 
     Chechnya have mounted armed incursions into the adjacent 
     Russian Federation Republic of Dagestan and attempted to 
     establish a political entity therein against the wishes of 
     the majority of the population of Dagestan;
       Whereas almost 300 persons have died as a result of 
     unsolved terrorist bombings in Russia that coincided with the 
     armed incursions into Dagestan and Russian authorities have 
     attributed the terrorist bombings to Chechen insurgents;
       Whereas the United States recognizes the territorial 
     integrity of the Russian Federation;
       Whereas Russian Federation armed forces have conducted 
     armed attacks against Chechnya and positioned forces with the 
     stated intention of sealing Chechnya's borders and creating a 
     security zone in the region;
       Whereas such attacks and indiscriminate and 
     disproportionate use of force have harmed innocent civilians 
     and given rise to over 100,000 internally displaced persons, 
     most of whom have escaped into neighboring regions of Russia;
       Whereas such indiscriminate attacks are a violation of 
     paragraph 19 of the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military 
     Aspects of Security, approved at the 1994 Summit of the 
     Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, held in 
     Budapest, Hungary, which states that in the event of armed 
     conflict, participating States ``will seek to create 
     conditions favorable to the political solution of the 
     conflict. They will cooperate in support of humanitarian 
     assistance to alleviate suffering among the civilian 
     population, including facilitating the movement of personnel 
     and resources to such tasks'', and paragraph 36, which 
     states, ``If recourse to force cannot be avoided in 
     performing internal security missions, each participating 
     State will ensure that its use must be commensurate with the 
     needs for enforcement. The armed forces will take due care to 
     avoid injury to civilians or their property.'';
       Whereas the conflict in the North Caucasus may threaten 
     democratic development, the rule of law, and respect for 
     human rights throughout Russia;
       Whereas authorities in Moscow and other cities of the 
     Russian Federation have used terrorist bombings as a pretext 
     to intensify a campaign against individuals from the North 
     Caucasus region, including the detention and forcible 
     expulsion of such individuals from these cities; and
       Whereas in response to Russian attacks the elected 
     Government of Chechnya has declared its solidarity with 
     renegade Chechen forces in opposing Russian attacks: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) urges the Government of the Russian Federation and all 
     parties to cease the indiscriminate use of force against the 
     civilian population in Chechnya, in accordance with 
     commitments of the Organization for Security and Cooperation 
     in Europe;
       (2) urges all parties, including the Government of the 
     Russian Federation, to enter into negotiations on the North 
     Caucasus conflict with legitimate political representatives 
     of the region, including President Maskhadov and his 
     Government, and to avail itself of the conflict prevention 
     and crisis management capabilities of the Organization for 
     Security and Cooperation in Europe, which helped broker an 
     end to the 1994-1996 War;
       (3) urges the Chechen authorities to use every appropriate 
     means to deny extremist forces located in its territory a 
     base of operations for the mounting of armed incursions that 
     threaten peace and stability in the North Caucasus region;
       (4) urges the Chechen authorities to create a rule of law 
     environment with legal norms based upon internationally 
     accepted standards;
       (5) cautions that forcible resettlement of internally 
     displaced persons would evoke outrage from the international 
     community;
       (6) urges that the Government of the Russian Federation 
     seek and accept international humanitarian assistance to 
     alleviate the suffering of the internally displaced persons 
     from Chechnya, so as to reduce the risk of civilian 
     casualties; and
       (7) calls on the Government of the United States to express 
     to all parties the necessity of resolving the conflict 
     peacefully, with full respect to the human rights of all the 
     citizens of the Russian Federation, and to support the 
     provision of appropriate international humanitarian 
     assistance.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, 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. SHIMKUS, 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. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 133.25  funding for diabetes

  Mr. BILIRAKIS moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 325): 

       Whereas diabetes is a devastating, lifelong condition that 
     affects people of every age, race, income level, and 
     nationality;
       Whereas diabetes is a serious disease that has a 
     devastating impact, in both human and economic terms, on 
     Americans of all ages;
       Whereas an estimated 16 million Americans suffer from 
     diabetes, and millions more are at greater risk for diabetes;
       Whereas the number of Americans with diabetes has increased 
     nearly 700 percent in the last 40 years, leading the Centers 
     for Disease Control and Prevention to call it the ``epidemic 
     of our time'';
       Whereas approximately 800,000 people will be diagnosed with 
     diabetes in 1999, and diabetes will contribute to an 
     estimated 198,000 deaths this year, making diabetes the sixth 
     leading cause of death;
       Whereas diabetes costs our Nation an estimated $105 billion 
     each year;
       Whereas more than 1 out of every 10 health care dollars in 
     the United States and about 1 out of every 4 medicare dollars 
     is spent on the care of people with diabetes;
       Whereas more than $40 billion a year in tax dollars are 
     spent treating people with diabetes through medicare, 
     medicaid, veterans care, Federal employee health benefits, 
     and other Federal health programs;
       Whereas diabetes frequently goes undiagnosed and an 
     estimated 5.4 million Americans have the disease but do not 
     know it;
       Whereas diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure, 
     blindness in adults, and amputations;
       Whereas diabetes is a major risk factor for heart disease, 
     stroke, and birth defects and shortens average life 
     expectancy by up to 15 years;
       Whereas 800,000 Americans have type one diabetes, formerly 
     known as juvenile diabetes, and 15.2 million have type two 
     diabetes, formerly known as adult onset diabetes;
       Whereas 18.4 percent of Americans age 65 years or older 
     have diabetes and 8.2 percent of Americans age 20 years or 
     older have diabetes;
       Whereas Hispanic, African, Asian, and Native Americans 
     suffer from diabetes at rates much higher than the general 
     population, including children as young as eight years old 
     who are now being diagnosed with type two diabetes;
       Whereas there is currently no method to prevent or cure 
     diabetes and available treatments have only limited success 
     in controlling its devastating consequences;
       Whereas reducing the tremendous health and human burden of 
     diabetes and its enormous economic toll depends on 
     identifying the factors responsible for the disease and 
     developing new methods for treatment and prevention;
       Whereas improvements in technology and the general growth 
     in scientific knowledge

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     have created unprecedented opportunities for advances that 
     might lead to better treatments, prevention, and ultimately a 
     cure;
       Whereas after extensive review and deliberations, the 
     Diabetes Research Working Group--established by Congress and 
     selected by the National Institutes of Health--has found that 
     ``many scientific opportunities are not being pursued due to 
     insufficient funding, lack of appropriate mechanisms, and a 
     shortage or trained researchers'';
       Whereas the Diabetes Research Working Group has developed a 
     comprehensive plan for diabetes research funded by the 
     National Institutes of Health and has recommended a funding 
     level of $827 million for diabetes research at the National 
     Institutes of Health in fiscal year 2000; and
       Whereas the House of Representatives as an institution and 
     Members of Congress as individuals are in unique positions to 
     help raise public awareness about the need for increased 
     funding for research and for early diagnosis and treatment: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that--
       (1) the Federal Government has a responsibility--
       (A) to continue to increase research funding, as 
     recommended by the Diabetes Research Working Group, so that 
     the causes of, and improved treatment and cure for, diabetes 
     may be discovered;
       (B) to endeavor to raise awareness about the importance of 
     the early detection and proper treatment of diabetes; and
       (C) to continue to consider ways to improve access to, and 
     the quality of, health care services for diagnosing and 
     treating diabetes;
       (2) all Americans should take an active role in fighting 
     diabetes by using all the means available to them, including 
     watching for the symptoms of diabetes, such as frequent 
     urination, unusual thirst, extreme hunger, unusual weight 
     loss, extreme fatigue, and irritability; and
       (3) national and community organizations and health care 
     providers should endeavor to promote awareness of diabetes 
     and its complications and should encourage early detection of 
     diabetes through regular screenings, education, and by 
     providing information, support, and access to services.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. BILIRAKIS 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. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Ms. DeGETTE 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 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 133.26  honoring walter payton

  Mrs. BIGGERT moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 370): 

       Whereas Walter Payton was born in Columbia, Mississippi, on 
     July 25, 1954;
       Whereas Walter Payton was a distinguished alumnus of 
     Jackson State University, home of the Jackson State Tigers 
     and the nationally renowned Sonic Boom of the South;
       Whereas Walter Payton was known by all as ``Sweetness'';
       Whereas Walter Payton serves as the highest example of his 
     Christian faith and his sport in countless public and private 
     ways;
       Whereas Walter Payton was truly a hero and role model for 
     all Mississippians who had the privilege of watching him play 
     the game he loved so much;
       Whereas Walter Payton was viewed by his friends and former 
     classmates as a fun-loving, warm, and smiling man with a joy 
     for life, his family, and his sport;
       Whereas Walter Payton played the game of football with 
     unparalleled determination, passion, and desire;
       Whereas Walter Payton, an extraordinary Mississippian and 
     the National Football League's greatest running back of all 
     time, died leaving us great memories of personal and athletic 
     achievements;
       Whereas Walter Payton received national acclaim as a 
     running back and was the Chicago Bears' first pick, and was 
     chosen fourth overall, in the 1975 draft;
       Whereas Walter Payton played 13 seasons in the National 
     Football League;
       Whereas Walter Payton played a critical role in helping the 
     Chicago Bears win Super Bowl XX in 1986;
       Whereas Walter Payton was inducted into the College 
     Football Hall of Fame in 1996;
       Whereas Walter Payton was inducted into the Professional 
     Football Hall of Fame in 1993;
       Whereas Walter Payton holds the National Football League 
     record for career yards--16,726 yards;
       Whereas Walter Payton holds the National Football League 
     record for career rushing attempts--3,838 attempts;
       Whereas Walter Payton holds the National Football League 
     record for yards gained in a single game--275 yards in a game 
     against the Minnesota Vikings on November 20, 1977;
       Whereas Walter Payton holds the National Football League 
     record for seasons with 1,000 or more yards--10 seasons, 1976 
     to 1981 and 1983 to 1986;
       Whereas Walter Payton holds the National Football League 
     record for consecutive seasons leading the league in rushing 
     attempts--4 seasons, from 1976 to 1979;
       Whereas Walter Payton holds the National Football League 
     record for most career games with 100 or more yards--77 
     games;
       Whereas Walter Payton holds the National Football League 
     record for combined net yards in a career--21,803 yards;
       Whereas Walter Payton holds the National Football League 
     record for combined attempts in a career--4,368 attempts;
       Whereas one of Walter Payton's greatest achievements was 
     the founding of the Walter Payton Foundation, which provides 
     financial and motivational support to youth and helps 
     children realize that they can raise the quality of their 
     lives and the lives of those around them;
       Whereas the Walter Payton Foundation's greatest legacy has 
     been the funding and support of children's educational 
     programs, as well as programs assisting abused or neglected 
     children; and
       Whereas Walter Payton died on November 1, 1999, of liver 
     disease: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) recognizes and honors Walter Payton--
       (A) as one of the greatest professional football players;
       (B) for his many contributions to Mississippi and the 
     Nation throughout his lifetime; and
       (C) for transcending the game of football and becoming a 
     timeless symbol of athletic talent, spirited competition, and 
     a role model as a Christian gentleman and a loving father and 
     husband; and
       (2) extends its deepest condolences to Walter Payton's wife 
     Connie, his children Brittany and Jarrett, his mother Alyne, 
     his brother Eddie and sister Pam, and the other members of 
     his family on their tragic loss.
       Sec. 2. The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall 
     transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the family of 
     Walter Payton.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mrs. BIGGERT 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?
  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. 133.27  messages from the president

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

para. 133.28  recognition of mayor joe serna, jr.

  Mr. OSE moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 363):

       Whereas Joe Serna, Jr., was born in Stockton, California, 
     on September 3, 1939;
       Whereas Joe Serna, Jr., was the loving husband of Isabelle 
     Hernandez-Serna and devoted father of Phillip and Lisa;
       Whereas Joe Serna, Jr., was the son of Gerania and Jose 
     Serna and the brother of Maria Elena Serna, Reuben Serna, and 
     Jesse Serna;
       Whereas Joe Serna, Jr., grew up the son of an immigrant 
     farm worker, and was widely recognized as ambitious with an 
     irrepressible drive to succeed;
       Whereas Joe Serna, Jr., experienced a pivotal point in his 
     life when he became a successful football player on the Lodi 
     Flames as a sophomore qualifying to play on the varsity 
     squad;
       Whereas Joe Serna, Jr., graduated from Lodi High School and 
     went to work, where he later lost his job because he endorsed 
     a strike at the trailer manufacturing facility where he was 
     employed, and decided to further his education, beginning at 
     junior college in Stockton, California, then transferring to 
     Sacramento City College and finally to California State 
     University, Sacramento, where he graduated in 1966;
       Whereas Joe Serna, Jr., joined the Peace Corps in 
     Guatemala, where he became involved in the election of a 
     Mayan Indian as mayor of a small town, providing him with a 
     first-hand education regarding the importance of electoral 
     politics;
       Whereas Joe Serna Jr., spent more than a decade working 
     with migrant farm workers under the guidance of his role 
     model, Cesar Chavez, and organized food workers and 
     coordinated election campaigns;
       Whereas Joe Serna, Jr., began teaching classes on 
     government and ethics at Cali

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     fornia State University, Sacramento, and became the primary 
     caregiver for his children when his first marriage ended;
       Whereas Joe Serna, Jr., was elected to the Sacramento City 
     Council on November 3, 1981, where he served until he was 
     elected mayor on November 3, 1992;
       Whereas Joe Serna, Jr., was known as an elected official 
     with profound vision for the future and the energy to 
     implement that vision, who could build coalitions, ignite 
     community involvement, and succeed in achieving his goals;
       Whereas Joe Serna, Jr., leaves a legacy in Sacramento of 
     downtown revitalization and growth, more parks and places for 
     Sacramentans to gather and enjoy their families and 
     neighbors, a better public school system, more jobs, more 
     community police, and a higher quality of life; and
       Whereas Joe Serna, Jr., faced many challenges in his life, 
     and eventually succumbed to his greatest challenge, the fight 
     against cancer: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. HONORING MAYOR JOE SERNA, JR.

       The House of Representatives--
       (1) recognizes and honors Sacramento Mayor Joe Serna, Jr.--
       (A) as a profoundly successful leader whose drive and 
     energy inspired thousands,
       (B) for his many lifetime contributions to Sacramento, the 
     State of California, and the Nation, and
       (C) for selflessly devoting his life to the advancement of 
     others through activism, public service, education, and 
     dedication; and
       (2) extends the deepest condolences to Mayor Joe Serna's 
     wife, Isabelle, his son, Phillip, and his daughter, Lisa, as 
     well the citizens of Sacramento, California, for the loss of 
     their dedicated mayor.

     SEC. 2. TRANSMITTAL OF ENROLLED COPY TO THE FAMILY OF MAYOR 
                   JOE SERNA, JR.

       The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall transmit an 
     enrolled copy of this resolution to the family of Joe Serna, 
     Jr.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. OSE 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?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARR, announced that two-thirds of the 
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. 133.29  veterans millennium health care

  Mr. STUMP moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 106-470):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2116), to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
     program of extended care services for veterans and to make 
     other improvements in health care programs of the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs, 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 to the text of the bill 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 ``Veterans 
     Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act''.
       (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.
Sec. 3. Secretary and Department defined.

                        TITLE I--ACCESS TO CARE

                       Subtitle A--Long-Term Care

Sec. 101. Requirement to provide extended care services.
Sec. 102. Pilot programs relating to long-term care.
Sec. 103. Pilot program relating to assisted living.

                Subtitle B--Other Access-to-Care Matters

Sec. 111. Reimbursement for emergency treatment in non-Department of 
              Veterans Affairs facilities.
Sec. 112. Eligibility for care of combat-injured veterans.
Sec. 113. Access to care for TRICARE-eligible military retirees.
Sec. 114. Treatment and services for drug or alcohol dependency.
Sec. 115. Counseling and treatment for veterans who have experienced 
              sexual trauma.
Sec. 116. Specialized mental health services.

                TITLE II--MEDICAL PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION

Sec. 201. Medical care collections.
Sec. 202. Health Services Improvement Fund.
Sec. 203. Allocation to health care facilities of amounts made 
              available from Medical Care Collections Fund.
Sec. 204. Authority to accept funds for education and training.
Sec. 205. Extension of certain authorities.
Sec. 206. Reestablishment of Committee on Post-Traumatic Stress 
              Disorder.
Sec. 207. State home grant program.
Sec. 208. Expansion of enhanced-use lease authority.
Sec. 209. Ineligibility for employment by Veterans Health 
              Administration of health care professionals who have lost 
              license to practice in one jurisdiction while still 
              licensed in another jurisdiction.
Sec. 210. Report on coordination of procurement of pharmaceuticals and 
              medical supplies by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
              and the Department of Defense.
Sec. 211. Reimbursement of medical expenses of veterans located in 
              Alaska.

              TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS MEDICAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 301. Review of proposed changes to operation of medical 
              facilities.
Sec. 302. Patient services at Department facilities.
Sec. 303. Chiropractic treatment.
Sec. 304. Designation of hospital bed replacement building at Ioannis 
              A. Lougaris Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
              Center, Reno, Nevada.

             TITLE IV--CONSTRUCTION AND FACILITIES MATTERS

Sec. 401. Authorization of major medical facility projects.
Sec. 402. Authorization of major medical facility leases.
Sec. 403. Authorization of appropriations.

                TITLE V--BENEFITS AND EMPLOYMENT MATTERS

                    Subtitle A--Compensation and DIC

Sec. 501. Dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses 
              of former prisoners of war.
Sec. 502. Reinstatement of certain benefits for remarried surviving 
              spouses of veterans upon termination of their remarriage.
Sec. 503. Presumption that bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma is service-
              connected.

                         Subtitle B--Employment

Sec. 511. Clarification of veterans' civil service employment 
              opportunities.

                   TITLE VI--MEMORIAL AFFAIRS MATTERS

            Subtitle A--American Battle Monuments Commission

Sec. 601. Codification and expansion of authority for World War II 
              memorial.
Sec. 602. General authority to solicit and receive contributions.
Sec. 603. Intellectual property and related items.
Sec. 604. Technical amendments.

                    Subtitle B--National Cemeteries

Sec. 611. Establishment of additional national cemeteries.
Sec. 612. Use of flat grave markers at Santa Fe National Cemetery, New 
              Mexico.
Sec. 613. Independent study on improvements to veterans' cemeteries.

                      Subtitle C--Burial Benefits

Sec. 621. Independent study on improvements to veterans' burial 
              benefits.

                TITLE VII--EDUCATION AND HOUSING MATTERS

                     Subtitle A--Education Matters

Sec. 701. Availability of Montgomery GI Bill benefits for preparatory 
              courses for college and graduate school entrance exams.
Sec. 702. Determination of eligibility period for members of the Armed 
              Forces commissioned following completion of officer 
              training school.
Sec. 703. Report on veterans' education and vocational training 
              benefits provided by the States.
Sec. 704. Technical amendments.

                      Subtitle B--Housing Matters

Sec. 711. Extension of authority for housing loans for members of the 
              Selected Reserve.
Sec. 712. Technical amendment relating to transitional housing loan 
              guarantee program.

   TITLE VIII--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

Sec. 801. Enhanced quality assurance program within the Veterans 
              Benefits Administration.
Sec. 802. Extension of authority to maintain a regional office in the 
              Republic of the Philippines.
Sec. 803. Extension of Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans.
Sec. 804. Technical amendment to automobile assistance program.

                  TITLE IX--HOMELESS VETERANS PROGRAMS

Sec. 901. Homeless veterans' reintegration programs.
Sec. 902. Extension of program of housing assistance for homeless 
              veterans.
Sec. 903. Homeless veterans programs.
Sec. 904. Plan for evaluation of performance of programs to assist 
              homeless veterans.

      TITLE X--UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS

Sec. 1001. Short title.
Sec. 1002. Definition.

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     Subtitle A--Transitional Provisions To Stagger Terms of Judges

Sec. 1011. Early retirement authority for current judges.
Sec. 1012. Modified terms for next two judges appointed to the Court.

          Subtitle B--Other Matters Relating to Retired Judges

Sec. 1021. Recall of retired judges.
Sec. 1022. Judges' retired pay.
Sec. 1023. Survivor annuities.
Sec. 1024. Limitation on activities of retired judges.

 Subtitle C--Rotation of Service of Judges as Chief Judge of the Court

Sec. 1031. Repeal of separate appointment of chief judge.
Sec. 1032. Designation and term of chief judge of Court.
Sec. 1033. Salary.
Sec. 1034. Precedence of judges.
Sec. 1035. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 1036. Applicability of amendments.

            TITLE XI--VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE PROGRAM

Sec. 1101. Short title.
Sec. 1102. Plan for payment of voluntary separation incentive payments.
Sec. 1103. Voluntary separation incentive payments.
Sec. 1104. Effect of subsequent employment with the Government.
Sec. 1105. Additional agency contributions to Civil Service Retirement 
              and Disability Fund.
Sec. 1106. Continued health insurance coverage.
Sec. 1107. Prohibition of reduction of full-time equivalent employment 
              level.
Sec. 1108. Regulations.
Sec. 1109. Limitation; savings clause.
Sec. 1110. Eligible employees.

     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.

     SEC. 3. SECRETARY AND DEPARTMENT DEFINED.

       For purposes of this Act--
       (1) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs; and
       (2) the term ``Department'' means the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs.
                        TITLE I--ACCESS TO CARE
                       Subtitle A--Long-Term Care

     SEC. 101. REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE EXTENDED CARE SERVICES.

       (a) Required Nursing Home Care.--(1) Chapter 17 is amended 
     by inserting after section 1710 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 1710A. Required nursing home care

       ``(a) The Secretary shall provide nursing home care which 
     the Secretary determines is needed (1) to any veteran in need 
     of such care for a service-connected disability, and (2) to 
     any veteran who is in need of such care and who has a 
     service-connected disability rated at 70 percent or more.
       ``(b)(1) The Secretary shall ensure that a veteran 
     described in subsection (a) who continues to need nursing 
     home care is not, after placement in a Department nursing 
     home, transferred from the facility without the consent of 
     the veteran, or, in the event the veteran cannot provide 
     informed consent, the representative of the veteran.
       ``(2) Nothing in subsection (a) may be construed as 
     authorizing or requiring that a veteran who is receiving 
     nursing home care in a Department nursing home on the date of 
     the enactment of this section be displaced, transferred, or 
     discharged from the facility.
       ``(c) The provisions of subsection (a) shall terminate on 
     December 31, 2003.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     1710 the following new item:

``1710A. Required nursing home care.''.

       (b) Required Noninstitutional Extended Care Services.--
     Section 1701 is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(10)(A) During the period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of the Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits 
     Act and ending on December 31, 2003, the term `medical 
     services' includes noninstitutional extended care services.
       ``(B) For the purposes of subparagraph (A), the term 
     `noninstitutional extended care services' means such 
     alternatives to institutional extended care which the 
     Secretary may furnish (i) directly, (ii) by contract, or 
     (iii) (through provision of case management) by another 
     provider or payor.''.
       (c) Program of Extended Care Services.--(1) Chapter 17 is 
     amended by inserting after section 1710A, as added by 
     subsection (a), the following new section:

     ``Sec. 1710B. Extended care services

       ``(a) The Secretary (subject to section 1710(a)(4) of this 
     title and subsection (c) of this section) shall operate and 
     maintain a program to provide extended care services to 
     eligible veterans in accordance with this section. Such 
     services shall include the following:
       ``(1) Geriatric evaluation.
       ``(2) Nursing home care (A) in facilities operated by the 
     Secretary, and (B) in community-based facilities through 
     contracts under section 1720 of this title.
       ``(3) Domiciliary services under section 1710(b) of this 
     title.
       ``(4) Adult day health care under section 1720(f) of this 
     title.
       ``(5) Such other noninstitutional alternatives to nursing 
     home care as the Secretary may furnish as medical services 
     under section 1701(10) of this title.
       ``(6) Respite care under section 1720B of this title.
       ``(b) The Secretary shall ensure that the staffing and 
     level of extended care services provided by the Secretary 
     nationally in facilities of the Department during any fiscal 
     year is not less than the staffing and level of such services 
     provided nationally in facilities of the Department during 
     fiscal year 1998.
       ``(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary 
     may not furnish extended care services for a non-service-
     connected disability other than in the case of a veteran who 
     has a compensable service-connected disability unless the 
     veteran agrees to pay to the United States a copayment 
     (determined in accordance with subsection (d)) for any period 
     of such services in a year after the first 21 days of such 
     services provided that veteran in that year.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply--
       ``(A) to a veteran whose annual income (determined under 
     section 1503 of this title) is less than the amount in effect 
     under section 1521(b) of this title; or
       ``(B) with respect to an episode of extended care services 
     that a veteran is being furnished by the Department on the 
     date of the enactment of the Veterans Millennium Health Care 
     and Benefits Act.
       ``(d)(1) A veteran who is furnished extended care services 
     under this chapter and who is required under subsection (c) 
     to pay an amount to the United States in order to be 
     furnished such services shall be liable to the United States 
     for that amount.
       ``(2) In implementing subsection (c), the Secretary shall 
     develop a methodology for establishing the amount of the 
     copayment for which a veteran described in subsection (c) is 
     liable. That methodology shall provide for--
       ``(A) establishing a maximum monthly copayment (based on 
     all income and assets of the veteran and the spouse of such 
     veteran);
       ``(B) protecting the spouse of a veteran from financial 
     hardship by not counting all of the income and assets of the 
     veteran and spouse (in the case of a spouse who resides in 
     the community) as available for determining the copayment 
     obligation; and
       ``(C) allowing the veteran to retain a monthly personal 
     allowance.
       ``(e)(1) There is established in the Treasury of the United 
     States a revolving fund known as the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs Extended Care Fund (hereinafter in this section 
     referred to as the `fund'). Amounts in the fund shall be 
     available, without fiscal year limitation and without further 
     appropriation, exclusively for the purpose of providing 
     extended care services under subsection (a).
       ``(2) All amounts received by the Department under this 
     section shall be deposited in or credited to the fund.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     1710A, as added by subsection (a)(2), the following new item:

``1710B. Extended care services.''.

       (d) Adult Day Health Care.--Section 1720(f)(1)(A) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(f)(1)(A) The Secretary may furnish adult day health care 
     services to a veteran enrolled under section 1705(a) of this 
     title who would otherwise require nursing home care.''.
       (e) Respite Care Program.--Section 1720B is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``eligible'' and 
     inserting ``enrolled'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``the term `respite care' means hospital or 
     nursing home care'' and inserting ``the term `respite care 
     services' means care and services'';
       (B) by striking ``is'' at the beginning of each of 
     paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) and inserting ``are''; and
       (C) by striking ``in a Department facility'' in paragraph 
     (2); and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) In furnishing respite care services, the Secretary 
     may enter into contract arrangements.''.
       (f) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1710(a) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``, and may furnish 
     nursing home care,'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ``or, with respect to 
     nursing home care during any period during which the 
     provisions of section 1710A(a) of this title are in effect, a 
     compensable service-connected disability rated less than 70 
     percent'' after ``50 percent'';
       (3) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``, and the requirement 
     in section 1710B of this title that the Secretary provide a 
     program of extended care services,'' after ``medical 
     services''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) During any period during which the provisions of 
     section 1710A(a) of this title are not in effect, the 
     Secretary may furnish nursing home care which the Secretary 
     determines is needed to any veteran described in paragraph 
     (1), with the priority for such care on the same basis as if 
     provided under that paragraph.''.
       (g) State Homes.--Section 1741(a)(2) is amended by striking 
     ``adult day health care in a State home'' and inserting 
     ``extended care services described in any of paragraphs (4) 
     through (6) of section 1710B(a) of this title under a program 
     administered by a State home''.
       (h) Effective Date.--(1) 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) Subsection (c) of section 1710B of title 38, United 
     States Code (as added by subsection (b)), shall take effect 
     on the effective date of regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary of Veterans Af

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     fairs under subsections (c) and (d) of such section. The 
     Secretary shall publish the effective date of such 
     regulations in the Federal Register.
       (3) The provisions of section 1710(f) of title 38, United 
     States Code, shall not apply to any day of nursing home care 
     on or after the effective date of regulations under paragraph 
     (2).
       (i) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2003, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the 
     Senate and House of Representatives a report on the operation 
     of this section (including the amendments made by this 
     section). The Secretary shall include in the report--
       (1) the Secretary's assessment of the experience of the 
     Department under the provisions of this section;
       (2) the costs incurred by the Department under the 
     provisions of this section and a comparison of those costs 
     with the Secretary's estimate of the costs that would have 
     been incurred by the Secretary for extended care services if 
     this section had not been enacted; and
       (3) the Secretary's recommendations, with respect to the 
     provisions of section 1710A(a) of title 38, United States 
     Code, as added by subsection (a), and with respect to the 
     provisions of section 1701(10) of such title, as added by 
     subsection (b), as to--
       (A) whether those provisions should be extended or made 
     permanent; and
       (B) what modifications, if any, should be made to those 
     provisions.

     SEC. 102. PILOT PROGRAMS RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE.

       (a) Pilot Programs.--The Secretary shall carry out three 
     pilot programs for the purpose of determining the 
     effectiveness of different models of all-inclusive care-
     delivery in reducing the use of hospital and nursing home 
     care by frail, elderly veterans.
       (b) Locations of Pilot Programs.--In selecting locations in 
     which the pilot programs will be carried out, the Secretary 
     may not select more than one location in any given health 
     care region of the Veterans Health Administration.
       (c) Scope of Services Under Pilot Programs.--Each of the 
     pilot programs under this section shall be designed to 
     provide participating veterans with integrated, comprehensive 
     services which include the following:
       (1) Adult-day health care services on an eight-hour per 
     day, five-day per week basis.
       (2) Medical services (including primary care, preventive 
     services, and nursing home care, as needed).
       (3) Coordination of needed services.
       (4) Transportation services.
       (5) Home care services.
       (6) Respite care.
       (d) Program Requirements.--In carrying out the pilot 
     programs under this section, the Secretary shall--
       (1) employ the use of interdisciplinary care-management 
     teams to provide the required array of services;
       (2) determine the appropriate number of patients to be 
     enrolled in each program and the criteria for enrollment; and
       (3) ensure that funding for each program is based on the 
     complex care category under the resource allocation system 
     (known as the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation system) 
     established pursuant to section 429 of Public Law 104-204 
     (110 Stat. 2929).
       (e) Design of Pilot Programs.--To the maximum extent 
     feasible, the Secretary shall use the following three models 
     in designing the three pilot programs under this section:
       (1) Under one of the pilot programs, the Secretary shall 
     provide services directly through facilities and personnel of 
     the Department.
       (2) Under one of the pilot programs, the Secretary shall 
     provide services through a combination of--
       (A) services provided under contract with appropriate 
     public and private entities; and
       (B) services provided through facilities and personnel of 
     the Department.
       (3) Under one of the pilot programs, the Secretary shall 
     arrange for the provision of services through a combination 
     of--
       (A) services provided through cooperative arrangements with 
     appropriate public and private entities; and
       (B) services provided through facilities and personnel of 
     the Department.
       (f) In-Kind Assistance.--In providing for the furnishing of 
     services under a contract in carrying out the pilot program 
     described in subsection (e)(2), the Secretary may, subject to 
     reimbursement, provide in-kind assistance (through the 
     services of Department employees and the sharing of other 
     Department resources) to a facility furnishing care to 
     veterans. Such reimbursement may be made by reduction in the 
     charges to the Secretary under such contract.
       (g) Limitation.--In providing for the furnishing of 
     services in carrying out a pilot program described in 
     subsection (e)(2) or (e)(3), the Secretary shall make payment 
     for services only to the extent that payment for such 
     services is not otherwise covered (notwithstanding any 
     provision of title XVIII or XIX of the Social Security Act) 
     by another government or nongovernment entity or program.
       (h) Duration of Programs.--The authority of the Secretary 
     to provide services under a pilot program under this section 
     shall cease on the date that is three years after the date of 
     the commencement of that pilot program.
       (i) Report.--(1) Not later than nine months after the 
     completion of all of the pilot programs under this section, 
     the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' 
     Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
     report on those programs.
       (2) The report shall include the following:
       (A) A description of the implementation and operation of 
     each such program.
       (B) An analysis comparing use of institutional care and use 
     of other services among enrollees in each of the pilot 
     programs with the experience of comparable patients who are 
     not enrolled in one of the pilot programs.
       (C) An assessment of the satisfaction of participating 
     veterans with each of those programs.
       (D) An assessment of the health status of participating 
     veterans in each of those programs and of the ability of 
     those veterans to function independently.
       (E) An analysis of the costs and benefits under each of 
     those programs.

     SEC. 103. PILOT PROGRAM RELATING TO ASSISTED LIVING.

       (a) Program Authority.--The Secretary may carry out a pilot 
     program for the purpose of determining the feasibility and 
     practicability of enabling eligible veterans to secure needed 
     assisted living services as an alternative to nursing home 
     care.
       (b) Location of Pilot Program.--The pilot program shall be 
     carried out in a designated health care region of the 
     Department selected by the Secretary for purposes of this 
     section.
       (c) Scope of Program.--In carrying out the pilot program, 
     the Secretary may enter into contracts with appropriate 
     facilities for the provision for a period of up to six months 
     of assisted living services on behalf of eligible veterans in 
     the region where the program is carried out.
       (d) Eligible Veterans.--A veteran is an eligible veteran 
     for purposes of this section if the veteran--
       (1) is eligible for placement assistance by the Secretary 
     under section 1730(a) of title 38, United States Code;
       (2) is unable to manage routine activities of daily living 
     without supervision and assistance; and
       (3) could reasonably be expected to receive ongoing 
     services after the end of the contract period under another 
     government program or through other means.
       (e) Report.--(1) Not later than 90 days before the end of 
     the pilot program under this section, the Secretary shall 
     submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate 
     and the House of Representatives a report on the program.
       (2) The report under paragraph (1) shall include the 
     following:
       (A) A description of the implementation and operation of 
     the program.
       (B) An analysis comparing use of institutional care among 
     participants in the program with the experience of comparable 
     patients who are not enrolled in the program.
       (C) A comparison of assisted living services provided by 
     the Department through the pilot program with domiciliary 
     care provided by the Department.
       (D) The Secretary's recommendations, if any, regarding an 
     extension of the program.
       (f) Duration.--The authority of the Secretary to provide 
     services under the pilot program shall cease on the date that 
     is three years after the date of the commencement of the 
     pilot program.
       (g) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``assisted living services'' means services in a facility 
     that provides room and board and personal care for and 
     supervision of residents as necessary for the health, safety, 
     and welfare of residents.
       (h) Standards.--The Secretary may not enter into a contract 
     with a facility under this section unless the facility meets 
     the standards established in regulations prescribed under 
     section 1730 of title 38, United States Code.
                Subtitle B--Other Access-to-Care Matters

     SEC. 111. REIMBURSEMENT FOR EMERGENCY TREATMENT IN NON-
                   DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FACILITIES.

       (a) Authority To Provide Reimbursement.--Chapter 17 is 
     amended by inserting after section 1724 the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 1725. Reimbursement for emergency treatment

       ``(a) General Authority.--(1) Subject to subsections (c) 
     and (d), the Secretary may reimburse a veteran described in 
     subsection (b) for the reasonable value of emergency 
     treatment furnished the veteran in a non-Department facility.
       ``(2) In any case in which reimbursement is authorized 
     under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary, in the Secretary's 
     discretion, may, in lieu of reimbursing the veteran, make 
     payment of the reasonable value of the furnished emergency 
     treatment directly--
       ``(A) to a hospital or other health care provider that 
     furnished the treatment; or
       ``(B) to the person or organization that paid for such 
     treatment on behalf of the veteran.
       ``(b) Eligibility.--(1) A veteran referred to in subsection 
     (a)(1) is an individual who is an active Department health-
     care participant who is personally liable for emergency 
     treatment furnished the veteran in a non-Department facility.
       ``(2) A veteran is an active Department health-care 
     participant if--
       ``(A) the veteran is enrolled in the health care system 
     established under section 1705(a) of this title; and
       ``(B) the veteran received care under this chapter within 
     the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of such 
     emergency treatment.
       ``(3) A veteran is personally liable for emergency 
     treatment furnished the veteran in a non-Department facility 
     if the veteran--
       ``(A) is financially liable to the provider of emergency 
     treatment for that treatment;
       ``(B) has no entitlement to care or services under a 
     health-plan contract (determined, in the case of a health-
     plan contract as defined in subsection (f)(2)(B) or 
     (f)(2)(C), without regard to any requirement or limitation 
     relating to eligibility for care or services from any 
     department or agency of the United States);
       ``(C) has no other contractual or legal recourse against a 
     third party that would, in whole or in part, extinguish such 
     liability to the provider; and
       ``(D) is not eligible for reimbursement for medical care or 
     services under section 1728 of this title.

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       ``(c) Limitations on Reimbursement.--(1) The Secretary, in 
     accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary, 
     shall--
       ``(A) establish the maximum amount payable under subsection 
     (a);
       ``(B) delineate the circumstances under which such payments 
     may be made, to include such requirements on requesting 
     reimbursement as the Secretary shall establish; and
       ``(C) provide that in no event may a payment under that 
     subsection include any amount for which the veteran is not 
     personally liable.
       ``(2) Subject to paragraph (1), the Secretary may provide 
     reimbursement under this section only after the veteran or 
     the provider of emergency treatment has exhausted without 
     success all claims and remedies reasonably available to the 
     veteran or provider against a third party for payment of such 
     treatment.
       ``(3) Payment by the Secretary under this section on behalf 
     of a veteran to a provider of emergency treatment shall, 
     unless rejected and refunded by the provider within 30 days 
     of receipt, extinguish any liability on the part of the 
     veteran for that treatment. Neither the absence of a contract 
     or agreement between the Secretary and the provider nor any 
     provision of a contract, agreement, or assignment to the 
     contrary shall operate to modify, limit, or negate the 
     requirement in the preceding sentence.
       ``(d) Independent Right of Recovery.--(1) In accordance 
     with regulations prescribed by the Secretary, the United 
     States shall have the independent right to recover any amount 
     paid under this section when, and to the extent that, a third 
     party subsequently makes a payment for the same emergency 
     treatment.
       ``(2) Any amount paid by the United States to the veteran 
     (or the veteran's personal representative, successor, 
     dependents, or survivors) or to any other person or 
     organization paying for such treatment shall constitute a 
     lien in favor of the United States against any recovery the 
     payee subsequently receives from a third party for the same 
     treatment.
       ``(3) Any amount paid by the United States to the provider 
     that furnished the veteran's emergency treatment shall 
     constitute a lien against any subsequent amount the provider 
     receives from a third party for the same emergency treatment 
     for which the United States made payment.
       ``(4) The veteran (or the veteran's personal 
     representative, successor, dependents, or survivors) shall 
     ensure that the Secretary is promptly notified of any payment 
     received from any third party for emergency treatment 
     furnished to the veteran. The veteran (or the veteran's 
     personal representative, successor, dependents, or survivors) 
     shall immediately forward all documents relating to such 
     payment, cooperate with the Secretary in the investigation of 
     such payment, and assist the Secretary in enforcing the 
     United States right to recover any payment made under 
     subsection (c)(3).
       ``(e) Waiver.--The Secretary, in the Secretary's 
     discretion, may waive recovery of a payment made to a veteran 
     under this section that is otherwise required by subsection 
     (d)(1) when the Secretary determines that such waiver would 
     be in the best interest of the United States, as defined by 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
       ``(f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       ``(1) The term `emergency treatment' means medical care or 
     services furnished, in the judgment of the Secretary--
       ``(A) when Department or other Federal facilities are not 
     feasibly available and an attempt to use them beforehand 
     would not be reasonable;
       ``(B) when such care or services are rendered in a medical 
     emergency of such nature that a prudent layperson reasonably 
     expects that delay in seeking immediate medical attention 
     would be hazardous to life or health; and
       ``(C) until such time as the veteran can be transferred 
     safely to a Department facility or other Federal facility.
       ``(2) The term `health-plan contract' includes any of the 
     following:
       ``(A) An insurance policy or contract, medical or hospital 
     service agreement, membership or subscription contract, or 
     similar arrangement under which health services for 
     individuals are provided or the expenses of such services are 
     paid.
       ``(B) An insurance program described in section 1811 of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395c) or established by 
     section 1831 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1395j).
       ``(C) A State plan for medical assistance approved under 
     title XIX of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.).
       ``(D) A workers' compensation law or plan described in 
     section 1729(a)(2)(A) of this title.
       ``(E) A law of a State or political subdivision described 
     in section 1729(a)(2)(B) of this title.
       ``(3) The term `third party' means any of the following:
       ``(A) A Federal entity.
       ``(B) A State or political subdivision of a State.
       ``(C) An employer or an employer's insurance carrier.
       ``(D) An automobile accident reparations insurance carrier.
       ``(E) A person or entity obligated to provide, or to pay 
     the expenses of, health services under a health-plan 
     contract.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 1729A(b) is 
     amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs 
     (6) and (7), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) Section 1725 of this title.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     1724 the following new item:

``1725. Reimbursement for emergency treatment.''.

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (d) Implementation Reports.--The Secretary shall include 
     with the budget justification materials submitted to Congress 
     in support of the Department of Veterans Affairs budget for 
     fiscal year 2002 and for fiscal year 2003 a report on the 
     implementation of section 1725 of title 38, United States 
     Code, as added by subsection (a). Each such report shall 
     include information on the experience of the Department under 
     that section and the costs incurred, and expected to be 
     incurred, under that section.

     SEC. 112. ELIGIBILITY FOR CARE OF COMBAT-INJURED VETERANS.

       Chapter 17 is amended--
       (1) in section 1710(a)(2)(D), by inserting ``or who was 
     awarded the Purple Heart'' after ``former prisoner of war''; 
     and
       (2) in section 1705(a)(3), by inserting ``or who were 
     awarded the Purple Heart'' after ``former prisoners of war''.

     SEC. 113. ACCESS TO CARE FOR TRICARE-ELIGIBLE MILITARY 
                   RETIREES.

       (a) Interagency Agreement.--(1) The Secretary of Defense 
     shall enter into an agreement (characterized as a memorandum 
     of understanding or otherwise) with the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs with respect to the provision of medical care by the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs to eligible military retirees 
     in accordance with the provisions of subsection (c). That 
     agreement shall include provisions for reimbursement of the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs by the Secretary of Defense for 
     medical care provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
     an eligible military retiree and may include such other 
     provisions with respect to the terms and conditions of such 
     care as may be agreed upon by the two Secretaries.
       (2) Reimbursement under the agreement under paragraph (1) 
     shall be in accordance with rates agreed upon by the 
     Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
     Such reimbursement may be made by the Secretary of Defense or 
     by the appropriate TRICARE Managed Care Support contractor, 
     as determined in accordance with that agreement.
       (3) In entering into the agreement under paragraph (1), 
     particularly with respect to determination of the rates of 
     reimbursement under paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense 
     shall consult with TRICARE Managed Care Support contractors.
       (4) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not enter into an 
     agreement under paragraph (1) for the provision of care in 
     accordance with the provisions of subsection (c) with respect 
     to any geographic service area, or a part of any such area, 
     of the Veterans Health Administration unless--
       (A) in the judgment of that Secretary, the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs will recover the costs of providing such 
     care to eligible military retirees; and
       (B) that Secretary has certified and documented, with 
     respect to any geographic service area in which the Secretary 
     proposes to provide care in accordance with the provisions of 
     subsection (c), that such geographic service area, or 
     designated part of any such area, has adequate capacity 
     (consistent with the requirements in section 1705(b)(1) of 
     title 38, United States Code, that care to enrollees shall be 
     timely and acceptable in quality) to provide such care.
       (5) The agreement under paragraph (1) shall be entered into 
     by the Secretaries not later than nine months after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act. If the Secretaries are unable 
     to reach agreement, they shall jointly report, by that date 
     or within 30 days thereafter, to the Committees on Armed 
     Services and the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the 
     Senate and House of Representatives on the reasons for their 
     inability to reach an agreement and their mutually agreed 
     plan for removing any impediments to final agreement.
       (b) Depositing of Reimbursements.--Amounts received by the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs under the agreement under 
     subsection (a) shall be deposited in the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs Health Services Improvement Fund established 
     under section 1729B of title 38, United States Code, as added 
     by section 202.
       (c) Copayment Requirement.--The provisions of subsections 
     (f)(1) and (g)(1) of section 1710 of title 38, United States 
     Code, shall not apply in the case of an eligible military 
     retiree who is covered by the agreement under subsection (a).
       (d) Phased Implementation.--(1) The Secretary of Defense 
     shall include in each TRICARE contract entered into after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act provisions to implement the 
     agreement under subsection (a).
       (2) The provisions of the agreement under subsection (a)(2) 
     and the provisions of subsection (c) shall apply to the 
     furnishing of medical care by the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs in any area of the United States only if that area is 
     covered by a TRICARE contract that was entered into after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (e) Eligible Military Retirees.--For purposes of this 
     section, an eligible military retiree is a member of the 
     Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps who--
       (1) has retired from active military, naval, or air 
     service;
       (2) is eligible for care under the TRICARE program 
     established by the Secretary of Defense;
       (3) has enrolled for care under section 1705 of title 38, 
     United States Code; and
       (4) is not described in paragraph (1) or (2) of section 
     1710(a) of such title.

     SEC. 114. TREATMENT AND SERVICES FOR DRUG OR ALCOHOL 
                   DEPENDENCY.

       (a) Authority To Provide Treatment and Services for Members 
     on Active Duty.--Section 1720A(c) is amended in the first 
     sentence of paragraph (1)--
       (1) by striking ``may not be transferred'' and inserting 
     ``may be transferred''; and

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       (2) by striking ``unless such transfer is during the last 
     thirty days of such member's enlistment or tour of duty''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The first sentence of paragraph 
     (2) of that section is amended by striking ``during the last 
     thirty days of such person's enlistment period or tour of 
     duty''.

     SEC. 115. COUNSELING AND TREATMENT FOR VETERANS WHO HAVE 
                   EXPERIENCED SEXUAL TRAUMA.

       (a) Extension of Period of Program.--Subsection (a) of 
     section 1720D is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``December 31, 2001'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 2004''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``December 31, 2001'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 2004''.
       (b) Mandatory Nature of Program.--(1) Subsection (a)(1) of 
     such section is further amended by striking ``may provide 
     counseling to a veteran who the Secretary determines requires 
     such counseling'' and inserting ``shall operate a program 
     under which the Secretary provides counseling and appropriate 
     care and services to veterans who the Secretary determines 
     require such counseling and care and services''.
       (2) Subsection (a) of such section is further amended--
       (A) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) (as amended by 
     subsection (a)(2)) as paragraph (2).
       (c) Outreach Efforts.--Subsection (c) of such section is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``and treatment'' in the first sentence 
     and in paragraph (2) after ``counseling'';
       (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph (2):
       ``(2) shall ensure that information about the counseling 
     and treatment available to veterans under this section--
       ``(A) is revised and updated as appropriate;
       ``(B) is made available and visibly posted at appropriate 
     facilities of the Department; and
       ``(C) is made available through appropriate public 
     information services; and''.
       (d) Report on Implementation of Outreach Activities.--Not 
     later than six months after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, 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 implementation of 
     paragraph (2) of section 1720D(c) of title 38, United States 
     Code, as added by subsection (c). Such report shall include 
     examples of the documents and other means of communication 
     developed for compliance with that paragraph.
       (e) Study of Expanding Eligibility for Counseling and 
     Treatment.--(1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall conduct a 
     study to determine--
       (A) the extent to which former members of the reserve 
     components of the Armed Forces experienced physical assault 
     of a sexual nature or battery of a sexual nature while 
     serving on active duty for training;
       (B) the extent to which such former members have sought 
     counseling from the Department of Veterans Affairs relating 
     to those incidents; and
       (C) the additional resources that, in the judgment of the 
     Secretary, would be required to meet the projected need of 
     those former members for such counseling.
       (2) Not later than 16 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the 
     Senate and House of Representatives a report on the results 
     of the study conducted under paragraph (1).
       (f) Oversight of Outreach Activities.--Not later than 14 
     months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     joint report describing in detail the collaborative efforts 
     of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of 
     Defense to ensure that members of the Armed Forces, upon 
     separation from active military, naval, or air service, are 
     provided appropriate and current information about programs 
     of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide counseling 
     and treatment for sexual trauma that may have been 
     experienced by those members while in the active military, 
     naval, or air service, including information about 
     eligibility requirements for, and procedures for applying 
     for, such counseling and treatment. The report shall include 
     proposed recommendations from both the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs and the Secretary of Defense for the improvement of 
     their collaborative efforts to provide such information.
       (g) Report on Implementation of Sexual Trauma Treatment 
     Program.--Not later than 14 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives a report on the use made of the authority 
     provided under section 1720D of title 38, United States Code, 
     as amended by this section. The report shall include the 
     following with respect to activities under that section since 
     the enactment of this Act:
       (1) The number of veterans who have received counseling 
     under that section.
       (2) The number of veterans who have been referred to non-
     Department mental health facilities and providers in 
     connection with sexual trauma counseling and treatment.

     SEC. 116. SPECIALIZED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.

       (a) Improvement to Specialized Mental Health Services.--The 
     Secretary, in furtherance of the responsibilities of the 
     Secretary under section 1706(b) of title 38, United States 
     Code, shall carry out a program to expand and improve the 
     provision of specialized mental health services to veterans. 
     The Secretary shall establish the program in consultation 
     with the Committee on Care of Severely Chronically Mentally 
     Ill Veterans established pursuant to section 7321 of title 
     38, United States Code.
       (b) Covered Programs.--For purposes of this section, the 
     term ``specialized mental health services'' includes programs 
     relating to--
       (1) the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder; and
       (2) substance use disorders.
       (c) Funding.--(1) In carrying out the program described in 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall identify, from funds 
     available to the Department for medical care, an amount of 
     not less than $15,000,000 to be available to carry out the 
     program and to be allocated to facilities of the Department 
     pursuant to subsection (d).
       (2) In identifying available amounts pursuant to paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary shall ensure that, after the allocation of 
     those funds under subsection (d), the total expenditure for 
     programs relating to (A) the treatment of post-traumatic 
     stress disorder, and (B) substance use disorders is not less 
     than $15,000,000 in excess of the baseline amount.
       (3) For purposes of paragraph (2), the baseline amount is 
     the amount of the total expenditures on such programs for the 
     most recent fiscal year for which final expenditure amounts 
     are known, adjusted to reflect any subsequent increase in 
     applicable costs to deliver such services in the Veterans 
     Health Administration, as determined by the Committee on Care 
     of Severely Chronically Mentally Ill Veterans.
       (d) Allocation of Funds to Department Facilities.--The 
     Secretary shall allocate funds identified pursuant to 
     subsection (c)(1) to individual medical facilities of the 
     Department as the Secretary determines appropriate based upon 
     proposals submitted by those facilities for the use of those 
     funds for improvements to specialized mental health services.
       (e) Report.--Not later than 12 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives a report describing the implementation of 
     this section. The Secretary shall include in the report 
     information on the allocation of funds to facilities of the 
     Department under the program and a description of the 
     improvements made with those funds to specialized mental 
     health services for veterans.
                TITLE II--MEDICAL PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION

     SEC. 201. MEDICAL CARE COLLECTIONS.

       (a) Limited Authority To Set Copayments.--Section 1722A is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
     (c) and (d), respectively;
       (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsection (b):
       ``(b) The Secretary, pursuant to regulations which the 
     Secretary shall prescribe, may--
       ``(1) increase the copayment amount in effect under 
     subsection (a); and
       ``(2) establish a maximum monthly and a maximum annual 
     pharmaceutical copayment amount under subsection (a) for 
     veterans who have multiple outpatient prescriptions.''; and
       (3) in subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``this section'' and inserting ``subsection 
     (a)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``Amounts collected through use of the authority under 
     subsection (b) shall be deposited in the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs Health Services Improvement Fund.''.
       (b) Outpatient Treatment.--Section 1710(g) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the amount determined 
     under paragraph (2) of this subsection'' and inserting ``in 
     the case of each outpatient visit the applicable amount or 
     amounts established by the Secretary by regulation''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking all after ``for an 
     amount'' and inserting ``which the Secretary shall establish 
     by regulation.''.

     SEC. 202. HEALTH SERVICES IMPROVEMENT FUND.

       (a) Establishment of Fund.--Chapter 17 is amended by 
     inserting after section 1729A the following new section:

     ``Sec. 1729B. Health Services Improvement Fund

       ``(a) There is established in the Treasury of the United 
     States a fund to be known as the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs Health Services Improvement Fund.
       ``(b) Amounts received or collected after the date of the 
     enactment of this section under any of the following 
     provisions of law shall be deposited in the fund:
       ``(1) Section 1713A of this title.
       ``(2) Section 1722A(b) of this title.
       ``(3) Section 8165(a) of this title.
       ``(4) Section 113 of the Veterans Millennium Health Care 
     and Benefits Act.
       ``(c) Amounts in the fund are hereby available, without 
     fiscal year limitation, to the Secretary for the purposes 
     stated in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 1729A(c)(1) of 
     this title.
       ``(d) The Secretary shall allocate amounts in the fund in 
     the same manner as applies under subsection (d) of section 
     1729A of this title with respect to amounts made available 
     from the fund under that section.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 1729A the following new item:

``1729B. Health Services Improvement Fund.''.

     SEC. 203. ALLOCATION TO HEALTH CARE FACILITIES OF AMOUNTS 
                   MADE AVAILABLE FROM MEDICAL CARE COLLECTIONS 
                   FUND.

       Section 1729A(d) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(1)'';
       (2) by striking ``each designated health care region'' and 
     inserting ``each Department health care facility'';

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       (3) by striking ``each region'' and inserting ``each 
     facility'';
       (4) by striking ``such region'' both places it appears and 
     inserting ``such facility''; and
       (5) by striking paragraph (2).

     SEC. 204. AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT FUNDS FOR EDUCATION AND 
                   TRAINING.

       (a) Establishment of Nonprofit Corporations at Medical 
     Centers.--Section 7361(a) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``and education'' after ``research''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following: ``Such a 
     corporation may be established to facilitate either research 
     or education or both research and education.''.
       (b) Purpose of Corporations.--Section 7362 is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence--
       (A) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``Any corporation''; and
       (B) by inserting ``and education and training as described 
     in sections 7302, 7471, 8154, and 1701(6)(B) of this title'' 
     after ``of this title'';
       (2) in the second sentence--
       (A) by inserting ``or education'' after ``research''; and
       (B) by striking ``that purpose'' and inserting ``these 
     purposes''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) For purposes of this section, the term `education and 
     training' means the following:
       ``(1) In the case of employees of the Veterans Health 
     Administration, such term means work-related instruction or 
     other learning experiences to--
       ``(A) improve performance of current duties;
       ``(B) assist employees in maintaining or gaining 
     specialized proficiencies; and
       ``(C) expand understanding of advances and changes in 
     patient care, technology, and health care administration.
     Such term includes (in the case of such employees) education 
     and training conducted as part of a residency or other 
     program designed to prepare an individual for an occupation 
     or profession.
       ``(2) In the case of veterans under the care of the 
     Veterans Health Administration, such term means instruction 
     or other learning experiences related to improving and 
     maintaining the health of veterans to patients and to the 
     families and guardians of patients.''.
       (c) Board of Directors.--Section 7363(a) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking all after ``medical 
     center, and'' and inserting ``as appropriate, the assistant 
     chief of staff for research for the medical center and the 
     assistant chief of staff for education for the medical 
     center, or, in the case of a facility at which such positions 
     do not exist, those officials who are responsible for 
     carrying out the responsibilities of the medical center 
     director, chief of staff, and, as appropriate, the assistant 
     chief of staff for research and the assistant chief of staff 
     for education; and'';
       (2) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ``or education, as 
     appropriate'' after ``research''; and
       (3) in subsection (c), by inserting ``or education'' after 
     ``research''.
       (d) Approval of Expenditures.--Section 7364 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c)(1) A corporation established under this subchapter 
     may not spend funds for an education activity unless the 
     activity is approved in accordance with procedures prescribed 
     by the Under Secretary for Health.
       ``(2) The Under Secretary for Health shall prescribe 
     policies and procedures to guide the expenditure of funds by 
     corporations under paragraph (1) consistent with the purpose 
     of such corporations as flexible funding mechanisms.''.
       (e) Accountability and Oversight.--Section 7366(d) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting ``for research and 
     the amount received from governmental entities for 
     education'' after ``entities'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)(C), by inserting ``for research and 
     the amount received from all other sources for education'' 
     after ``sources'';
       (3) in paragraph (2)(D), by striking ``the'' and inserting 
     ``a'';
       (4) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``and'' and inserting 
     ``, the amount expended for salary for education staff, and 
     the amount expended'';
       (5) in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting ``and the amount 
     expended for direct support of education'' after 
     ``research''; and
       (6) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) The amount expended by each corporation during the 
     year for travel conducted in conjunction with research and 
     the amount expended for travel in conjunction with 
     education.''.

     SEC. 205. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES.

       (a) Readjustment Counseling.--Section 1712A(a)(1)(B)(ii) is 
     amended by striking ``January 1, 2000'' and inserting 
     ``January 1, 2004''.
       (b) Newsletter on Medical Care for Persian Gulf Veterans.--
     Section 105(b)(2) of the Persian Gulf War Veterans' Benefits 
     Act (title I of Public Law 103-446; 108 Stat. 4659; 38 U.S.C. 
     1117 note) is amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 2003''.
       (c) Evaluation of Health of Spouses and Children of Persian 
     Gulf Veterans.--Section 107(b) of that Act is amended by 
     striking ``December 31, 1999'' and inserting ``December 31, 
     2003''.

     SEC. 206. REESTABLISHMENT OF COMMITTEE ON POST-TRAUMATIC 
                   STRESS DISORDER.

       Section 110 of the Veterans' Health Care Act of 1984 (38 
     U.S.C. 1712A note) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Chief Medical Director'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``Under Secretary for Health'';
       (2) by striking ``Veterans' Administration'' each place it 
     appears (other than in subsection (a)(1)) and inserting 
     ``Department'';
       (3) by striking ``Veterans' Administration'' in subsection 
     (a)(1) and inserting ``Department of Veterans Affairs'';
       (4) by striking ``Department of Medicine and Surgery'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``Veterans Health 
     Administration'';
       (5) by striking ``section 612A'' in subsection (a)(2) and 
     inserting ``section 1712A'';
       (6) by striking ``Department'' in the second sentence of 
     subsection (b)(1) and inserting ``Veterans Health 
     Administration'';
       (7) by striking ``Department of Veterans' Benefits'' in 
     subsection (b)(4)(E) and inserting ``Veterans Benefits 
     Administration'';
       (8) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``Not later than 
     March 1, 1985, the Administrator'' and inserting ``Not later 
     than March 1, 2000, the Secretary''; and
       (9) in subsection (e)(2)--
       (A) by striking ``Not later than February 1, 1986'' and 
     inserting ``Not later than February 1, 2001'';
       (B) by striking ``Administrator'' and inserting 
     ``Secretary''; and
       (C) by striking ``before the submission of such report'' 
     and inserting ``since the enactment of the Veterans 
     Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act''.

     SEC. 207. STATE HOME GRANT PROGRAM.

       (a) General Regulations.--Section 8134 is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);
       (2) by striking the matter in subsection (a) preceding 
     paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(a)(1) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations for the 
     purposes of this subchapter.
       ``(2) In those regulations, the Secretary shall prescribe 
     for each State the number of nursing home and domiciliary 
     beds for which assistance under this subchapter may be 
     furnished. Such regulations shall be based on projected 
     demand for such care 10 years after the date of the enactment 
     of the Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act by 
     veterans who at such time are 65 years of age or older and 
     who reside in that State. In determining such projected 
     demand, the Secretary shall take into account travel 
     distances for veterans and their families.
       ``(3)(A) In those regulations, the Secretary shall 
     establish criteria under which the Secretary shall determine, 
     with respect to an application for assistance under this 
     subchapter for a project described in subparagraph (B) which 
     is from a State that has a need for additional beds as 
     determined under subsections (a)(2) and (d)(1), whether the 
     need for such beds is most aptly characterized as great, 
     significant, or limited. Such criteria shall take into 
     account the availability of beds already operated by the 
     Secretary and other providers which appropriately serve the 
     needs which the State proposes to meet with its application.
       ``(B) This paragraph applies to a project for the 
     construction or acquisition of a new State home facility, a 
     project to increase the number of beds available at a State 
     home facility, and a project to replace beds at a State home 
     facility.
       ``(4) The Secretary shall review and, as necessary, revise 
     regulations prescribed under paragraphs (2) and (3) not less 
     often than every four years.
       ``(b) The Secretary shall prescribe the following by 
     regulation:'';
       (3) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection 
     (b), as designated by paragraph (2), as paragraphs (1) and 
     (2);
       (4) in subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by 
     striking ``subsection (a)(3)'' and inserting ``subsection 
     (b)(2)''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d)(1) In prescribing regulations to carry out this 
     subchapter, the Secretary shall provide that in the case of a 
     State that seeks assistance under this subchapter for a 
     project described in subsection (a)(3)(B), the determination 
     of the unmet need for beds for State homes in that State 
     shall be reduced by the number of beds in all previous 
     applications submitted by that State under this subchapter, 
     including beds which have not been recognized by the 
     Secretary under section 1741 of this title.
       ``(2)(A) Financial assistance under this subchapter for a 
     renovation project may only be provided for a project for 
     which the total cost of construction is in excess of $400,000 
     (as adjusted from time to time in such regulations to reflect 
     changes in costs of construction).
       ``(B) For purposes of this paragraph, a renovation project 
     is a project to remodel or alter existing buildings for which 
     financial assistance under this subchapter may be provided 
     and does not include maintenance and repair work which is the 
     responsibility of the State.''.
       (b) Applications With Respect to Projects.--Section 8135 is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``set forth--'' in the matter preceding 
     paragraph (1) and inserting ``set forth the following:'';
       (B) by capitalizing the first letter of the first word in 
     each of paragraphs (1) through (9);
       (C) by striking the comma at the end of each of paragraphs 
     (1) through (7) and inserting a period; and
       (D) by striking ``, and'' at the end of paragraph (8) and 
     inserting a period;
       (2) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) as 
     subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), respectively;
       (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsection (b):
       ``(b)(1) Any State seeking to receive assistance under this 
     subchapter for a project that would involve construction or 
     acquisition of either nursing home or domiciliary facilities 
     shall include with its application under subsection (a) the 
     following:
       ``(A) Documentation (i) that the site for the project is in 
     reasonable proximity to a sufficient concentration and 
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     are 65 years of age and older, and (ii) that there is a 
     reasonable basis to conclude that the facilities when 
     complete will be fully occupied.
       ``(B) A financial plan for the first three years of 
     operation of such facilities.
       ``(C) A five-year capital plan for the State home program 
     for that State.
       ``(2) Failure to provide adequate documentation under 
     paragraph (1)(A) or to provide an adequate financial plan 
     under paragraph (1)(B) shall be a basis for disapproving the 
     application.''; and
       (4) in subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (2)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``for a grant under 
     subsection (a) of this section'' in the matter preceding 
     subparagraph (A) and inserting ``under subsection (a) for 
     financial assistance under this subchapter'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking ``the construction or acquisition of'' in 
     subparagraph (A); and
       (ii) by striking subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(B) An application from a State for a project at an 
     existing facility to remedy a condition or conditions that 
     have been cited by an accrediting institution, by the 
     Secretary, or by a local licensing or approving body of the 
     State as being threatening to the lives or safety of the 
     patients in the facility.
       ``(C) An application from a State that has not previously 
     applied for award of a grant under this subchapter for 
     construction or acquisition of a State nursing home.
       ``(D) An application for construction or acquisition of a 
     nursing home or domiciliary from a State that the Secretary 
     determines, in accordance with regulations under this 
     subchapter, has a great need for the beds to be established 
     at such home or facility.
       ``(E) An application from a State for renovations to a 
     State home facility other than renovations described in 
     subparagraph (B).
       ``(F) An application for construction or acquisition of a 
     nursing home or domiciliary from a State that the Secretary 
     determines, in accordance with regulations under this 
     subchapter, has a significant need for the beds to be 
     established at such home or facility.
       ``(G) An application that meets other criteria as the 
     Secretary determines appropriate and has established in 
     regulations.
       ``(H) An application for construction or acquisition of a 
     nursing home or domiciliary from a State that the Secretary 
     determines, in accordance with regulations under this 
     subchapter, has a limited need for the beds to be established 
     at such home or facility.''; and
       (C) in paragraph (3), by striking subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(A) may not accord any priority to a project for the 
     construction or acquisition of a hospital; and''.
       (c) Transition.--(1) The provisions of sections 8134 and 
     8135 of title 38, United States Code, as in effect on 
     November 10, 1999, shall continue in effect after that date 
     with respect to applications described in section 
     8135(b)(2)(A) of such title, as in effect on that date, that 
     are identified in paragraph (2) (and to projects and grants 
     pursuant to those applications). The Secretary shall accord 
     priority among those applications in the order listed in 
     paragraph (2).
       (2) Applications covered by paragraph (1) are the 
     following:
       (A) Any application for a fiscal year 1999 priority one 
     project.
       (B) Any application for a fiscal year 2000 priority one 
     project that was submitted by a State that (i) did not 
     receive grant funds from amounts appropriated for fiscal year 
     1999 under the State home grant program, and (ii) does not 
     have any fiscal year 1999 priority one projects.
       (3) For purposes of this subsection--
       (A) the term ``fiscal year 1999 priority one project'' 
     means a project on the list of approved projects established 
     by the Secretary on October 29, 1998, under section 
     8135(b)(4) of title 38, United States Code, as in effect on 
     that date that (pursuant to section 8135(b)(2)(A) of that 
     title) is in the grouping of projects on that list designated 
     as Priority Group 1;
       (B) the term ``fiscal year 2000 priority one project'' 
     means a project on the list of approved projects established 
     by the Secretary on November 3, 1999, under section 
     8135(b)(4) of title 38, United States Code, as in effect on 
     that date that (pursuant to section 8135(b)(2)(A) of that 
     title) is in the grouping of projects on that list designated 
     as Priority Group 1; and
       (C) the term ``State home grant program'' means the grant 
     program under subchapter III of chapter 81 of title 38, 
     United States Code.
       (d) Effective Date for Initial Regulations.--The Secretary 
     shall prescribe the initial regulations under subsection (a) 
     of section 8134 of title 38, United States Code, as added by 
     subsection (a), not later than April 30, 2000.

     SEC. 208. EXPANSION OF ENHANCED-USE LEASE AUTHORITY.

       (a) Authority.--Section 8162(a)(2) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``only if the Secretary'' and inserting 
     ``only if--
       ``(A) the Secretary'';
       (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as 
     clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively, and realigning 
     those clauses so as to be four ems from the left margin;
       (3) by striking the period at the end of clause (iii), as 
     so redesignated, and inserting ``; or''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) the Secretary determines that the implementation of a 
     business plan proposed by the Under Secretary for Health for 
     applying the consideration under such a lease to the 
     provision of medical care and services would result in a 
     demonstrable improvement of services to eligible veterans in 
     the geographic service-delivery area within which the 
     property is located.''.
       (b) Term of Enhanced-Use Lease.--Section 8162(b) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``may not exceed--'' and 
     all that follows and inserting ``may not exceed 75 years.''; 
     and
       (2) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
       ``(4) The terms of an enhanced-use lease may provide for 
     the Secretary to--
       ``(A) obtain facilities, space, or services on the leased 
     property; and
       ``(B) use minor construction funds for capital contribution 
     payments.''.
       (c) Designation of Property Proposed To Be Leased.--(1) 
     Subsection (b) of section 8163 is amended--
       (A) by striking ``include--'' and inserting ``include the 
     following:'';
       (B) by capitalizing the first letter of the first word of 
     each of paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), and (5);
       (C) by striking the semicolon at the end of paragraphs (1), 
     (2), and (3) and inserting a period; and
       (D) by striking subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of 
     paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
       ``(A) would--
       ``(i) contribute in a cost-effective manner to the mission 
     of the Department;
       ``(ii) not be inconsistent with the mission of the 
     Department;
       ``(iii) not adversely affect the mission of the Department; 
     and
       ``(iv) affect services to veterans; or
       ``(B) would result in a demonstrable improvement of 
     services to eligible veterans in the geographic service-
     delivery area within which the property is located.''.
       (2) Subparagraph (E) of subsection (c)(1) of that section 
     is amended by striking clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(i) would--
       ``(I) contribute in a cost-effective manner to the mission 
     of the Department;
       ``(II) not be inconsistent with the mission of the 
     Department;
       ``(III) not adversely affect the mission of the Department; 
     and
       ``(IV) affect services to veterans; or
       ``(ii) would result in a demonstrable improvement of 
     services to eligible veterans in the geographic service-
     delivery area within which the property is located.''.
       (d) Use of Proceeds.--Section 8165(a) is amended by 
     striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(a)(1) Funds received by the Department under an 
     enhanced-use lease and remaining after any deduction from 
     those funds under subsection (b) shall be deposited in the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs Health Services Improvement 
     Fund established under section 1729B of this title.''.
       (e) Extension of Authority.--Section 8169 is amended by 
     striking ``December 31, 2001'' and inserting ``December 31, 
     2011''.
       (f) Training and Outreach Regarding Authority.--The 
     Secretary shall take appropriate actions to provide training 
     and outreach to personnel at Department medical centers 
     regarding the enhanced-use lease authority under subchapter V 
     of chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code. The training 
     and outreach shall address methods of approaching potential 
     lessees in the medical or commercial sectors regarding the 
     possibility of entering into leases under that authority and 
     other appropriate matters.
       (g) Independent Analysis of Opportunities for Use of 
     Authority.--(1) The Secretary shall take appropriate actions 
     to secure from an appropriate entity (or entities) 
     independent of the Department an analysis (or analyses) of 
     opportunities for the use of the enhanced-use lease authority 
     under subchapter V of chapter 81 of title 38, United States 
     Code.
       (2) An analysis under paragraph (1) shall include--
       (A) a survey of facilities of the Department for purposes 
     of identifying Department property that presents an 
     opportunity for lease under the enhanced-use lease authority;
       (B) an assessment of the feasibility of entering into 
     enhanced-use leases under that authority in the case of any 
     property identified under subparagraph (A) as presenting an 
     opportunity for such lease; and
       (C) an assessment of the resources required at the 
     Department facilities concerned, and at the Department 
     Central Office, in order to facilitate the entering into of 
     enhanced-used leases in the case of property so identified.
       (3) If as a result of a survey under paragraph (2)(A) an 
     entity carrying out an analysis under this subsection 
     determines that a particular Department property presents no 
     opportunities for lease under the enhanced-use lease 
     authority, the analysis shall include the entity's 
     explanation of that determination.
       (4) If as a result of such a survey an entity carrying out 
     an analysis under this subsection determines that certain 
     Department property presents an opportunity for lease under 
     the enhanced-use lease authority, the analysis shall include 
     a single integrated business plan, developed by the entity, 
     that addresses the strategy and resources necessary to 
     implement the plan for all property determined to present an 
     opportunity for such lease.

     SEC. 209. INELIGIBILITY FOR EMPLOYMENT BY VETERANS HEALTH 
                   ADMINISTRATION OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS WHO 
                   HAVE LOST LICENSE TO PRACTICE IN ONE 
                   JURISDICTION WHILE STILL LICENSED IN ANOTHER 
                   JURISDICTION.

       Section 7402 is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(f) A person may not be employed in a position under 
     subsection (b) (other than under paragraph (4) of that 
     subsection) if--
       ``(1) the person is or has been licensed, registered, or 
     certified (as applicable to such position) in more than one 
     State; and
       ``(2) either--
       ``(A) any of those States has terminated such license, 
     registration, or certification for cause; or

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       ``(B) the person has voluntarily relinquished such license, 
     registration, or certification in any of those States after 
     being notified in writing by that State of potential 
     termination for cause.''.

     SEC. 210. REPORT ON COORDINATION OF PROCUREMENT OF 
                   PHARMACEUTICALS AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES BY THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Requirement.--Not later than July 31, 2000, the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense 
     shall jointly submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs 
     and Armed Services of the Senate and the Committees on 
     Veterans' Affairs and Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the cooperation between the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense 
     in the procurement of pharmaceuticals and medical supplies.
       (b) Report Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) A description of the current cooperation between the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense 
     in the procurement of pharmaceuticals and medical supplies.
       (2) An assessment of the means by which cooperation between 
     the departments in such procurement could be enhanced or 
     improved.
       (3) A description of any existing memoranda of agreement 
     between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department 
     of Defense that provide for the cooperation referred to in 
     subsection (a).
       (4) A description of the effects, if any, such agreements 
     will have on current staffing levels at the Defense Supply 
     Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs National Acquisition Center in Hines, 
     Illinois.
       (5) A description of the effects, if any, of such 
     cooperation on military readiness.
       (6) A comprehensive assessment of cost savings realized and 
     projected over the five fiscal year period beginning in 
     fiscal year 1999 for the Department of Veterans Affairs and 
     the Department of Defense as a result of such cooperation, 
     and the overall savings to the Treasury of the United States 
     as a result of such cooperation.
       (7) A list of the types of medical supplies and 
     pharmaceuticals for which cooperative agreements would not be 
     appropriate and the reason or reasons therefor.
       (8) An assessment of the extent to which cooperative 
     agreements could be expanded to include medical equipment, 
     major systems, and durable goods used in the delivery of 
     health care by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the 
     Department of Defense.
       (9) A description of the effects such agreements might have 
     on distribution of items purchased cooperatively by the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense, 
     particularly outside the continental United States.
       (10) An assessment of the potential to establish common 
     pharmaceutical formularies between the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs and the Department of Defense.
       (11) An explanation of the current Uniform Product Number 
     (UPN) requirements of each Department and of any planned 
     standardization of such requirements between the Departments 
     for medical equipment and durable goods manufacturers.

     SEC. 211. REIMBURSEMENT OF MEDICAL EXPENSES OF VETERANS 
                   LOCATED IN ALASKA.

       (a) Preservation of Current Reimbursement Rates.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
     shall, for purposes of reimbursing veterans in Alaska for 
     medical expenses under section 1728 of title 38, United 
     States Code, during the one-year period beginning on the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, use the fee-for-service payment 
     schedule in effect for such purposes on July 31, 1999, rather 
     than the Participating Physician Fee Schedule under the 
     Medicare program.
       (b) Report.--(1) Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall jointly 
     submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate 
     and the House of Representatives a report and recommendation 
     on the use of the Participating Physician Fee Schedule under 
     the Medicare program as a means of calculating reimbursement 
     rates for medical expenses of veterans located in Alaska 
     under section 1728 of title 38, United States Code.
       (2) The report shall--
       (A) assess the differences between health care costs in 
     Alaska and health care costs in the continental United 
     States;
       (B) describe any differences between the costs of providing 
     health care in Alaska and the reimbursement rates for the 
     provision of health care under the Participating Physician 
     Fee Schedule; and
       (C) assess the effects on health care for veterans in 
     Alaska of implementing the Participating Physician Fee 
     Schedule as a means of calculating reimbursement rates for 
     medical expenses of veterans located in Alaska under section 
     1728 of title 38, United States Code.
              TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS MEDICAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 301. REVIEW OF PROPOSED CHANGES TO OPERATION OF MEDICAL 
                   FACILITIES.

       Section 8110 is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsections:
       ``(d) The Secretary may not in any fiscal year close more 
     than 50 percent of the beds within a bed section (of 20 or 
     more beds) of a Department medical center unless the 
     Secretary first submits to the Committees on Veterans' 
     Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
     report providing a justification for the closure. No action 
     to carry out such closure may be taken after the submission 
     of such report until the end of the 21-day period beginning 
     on the date of the submission of the report.
       ``(e) The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on 
     Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives, not later than January 20 of each year, a 
     report documenting by network for the preceding fiscal year 
     the following:
       ``(1) The number of medical service and surgical service 
     beds, respectively, that were closed during that fiscal year 
     and, for each such closure, a description of the changes in 
     delivery of services that allowed such closure to occur.
       ``(2) The number of nursing home beds that were the subject 
     of a mission change during that fiscal year and the nature of 
     each such mission change.
       ``(f) For purposes of this section:
       ``(1) The term `closure', with respect to beds in a medical 
     center, means ceasing to provide staffing for, and to 
     operate, those beds. Such term includes converting the 
     provision of such bed care from care in a Department facility 
     to care under contract arrangements.
       ``(2) The term `bed section', with respect to a medical 
     center, means psychiatric beds (including beds for treatment 
     of substance abuse and post-traumatic stress disorder), 
     intermediate, neurology, and rehabilitation medicine beds, 
     extended care (other than nursing home) beds, and domiciliary 
     beds.
       ``(3) The term `justification', with respect to closure of 
     beds, means a written report that includes the following:
       ``(A) An explanation of the reasons for the determination 
     that the closure is appropriate and advisable.
       ``(B) A description of the changes in the functions to be 
     carried out and the means by which such care and services 
     would continue to be provided to eligible veterans.
       ``(C) A description of the anticipated effects of the 
     closure on veterans and on their access to care.''.

     SEC. 302. PATIENT SERVICES AT DEPARTMENT FACILITIES.

       Section 7803 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``(a)'' before ``The canteens''; and
       (B) by striking ``in this subsection;'' and all that 
     follows through ``the premises'' and inserting ``in this 
     section''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (b).

     SEC. 303. CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT.

       (a) Establishment of Program.--Not later than 120 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under 
     Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
     after consultation with chiropractors, shall establish a 
     policy for the Veterans Health Administration regarding the 
     role of chiropractic treatment in the care of veterans under 
     chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code.
       (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``chiropractic treatment'' means the manual 
     manipulation of the spine performed by a chiropractor for the 
     treatment of such musculo-skeletal conditions as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate.
       (2) The term ``chiropractor'' means an individual who--
       (A) is licensed to practice chiropractic in the State in 
     which the individual performs chiropractic services; and
       (B) holds the degree of doctor of chiropractic from a 
     chiropractic college accredited by the Council on 
     Chiropractic Education.

     SEC. 304. DESIGNATION OF HOSPITAL BED REPLACEMENT BUILDING AT 
                   IOANNIS A. LOUGARIS DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
                   AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER, RENO, NEVADA.

       The hospital bed replacement building under construction at 
     the Ioannis A. Lougaris Department of Veterans Affairs 
     Medical Center in Reno, Nevada, is hereby designated as the 
     ``Jack Streeter Building''. Any reference to that building in 
     any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of 
     the United States shall be considered to be a reference to 
     the Jack Streeter Building.
             TITLE IV--CONSTRUCTION AND FACILITIES MATTERS

     SEC. 401. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECTS.

       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) Construction of a long term care facility at the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Lebanon, 
     Pennsylvania, in an amount not to exceed $14,500,000.
       (2) Renovations and environmental improvements at the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Fargo, North 
     Dakota, in an amount not to exceed $12,000,000.
       (3) Construction of a surgical suite and post-anesthesia 
     care unit at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
     Center, Kansas City, Missouri, in an amount not to exceed 
     $13,000,000.
       (4) Renovations and environmental improvements at the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Atlanta, 
     Georgia, in an amount not to exceed $12,400,000.
       (5) Demolition of buildings at the Dwight D. Eisenhower 
     Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Leavenworth, 
     Kansas, in an amount not to exceed $5,600,000.
       (6) Renovation to provide a domiciliary at Orlando, 
     Florida, in a total amount not to exceed $2,400,000, to be 
     derived only from funds appropriated for Construction, Major 
     Projects, for a fiscal year before fiscal year 2000 that 
     remain available for obligation.

     SEC. 402. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY LEASES.

       The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter into leases for 
     medical facilities as follows:
       (1) Lease of an outpatient clinic, Lubbock, Texas, in an 
     amount not to exceed $1,112,000.
       (2) Lease of a research building, San Diego, California, in 
     an amount not to exceed $1,066,500.

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     SEC. 403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2000 and 
     for fiscal year 2001--
       (1) for the Construction, Major Projects, account 
     $57,500,000 for the projects authorized in paragraphs (1) 
     through (5) of section 401; and
       (2) for the Medical Care account, $2,178,500 for the leases 
     authorized in section 402.
       (b) Limitation.--The projects authorized in paragraphs (1) 
     through (5) of section 401 may only be carried out using--
       (1) funds appropriated for fiscal year 2000 or fiscal year 
     2001 pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 
     subsection (a);
       (2) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects, 
     for a fiscal year before fiscal year 2000 that remain 
     available for obligation; and
       (3) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects, 
     for fiscal year 2000 for a category of activity not specific 
     to a project.
                TITLE V--BENEFITS AND EMPLOYMENT MATTERS
                    Subtitle A--Compensation and DIC

     SEC. 501. DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR SURVIVING 
                   SPOUSES OF FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``John 
     William Rolen Act''.
       (b) Eligibility.--Section 1318(b) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``that either--'' in the matter preceding 
     paragraph (1) and inserting ``rated totally disabling if--'';
       (2) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by inserting ``the disability'' after ``(1)''; and
       (B) by striking ``or'' after ``death;'';
       (3) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``if so rated for a lesser period, was so 
     rated continuously'' and inserting ``the disability was 
     continuously rated totally disabling''; and
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     or''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) the veteran was a former prisoner of war who died 
     after September 30, 1999, and the disability was continuously 
     rated totally disabling for a period of not later than one 
     year immediately preceding death.''.

     SEC. 502. REINSTATEMENT OF CERTAIN BENEFITS FOR REMARRIED 
                   SURVIVING SPOUSES OF VETERANS UPON TERMINATION 
                   OF THEIR REMARRIAGE.

       (a) Restoration of Prior Eligibility.--Section 103(d) is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(d)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) The remarriage of the surviving spouse of a veteran 
     shall not bar the furnishing of benefits specified in 
     paragraph (5) to such person as the surviving spouse of the 
     veteran if the remarriage has been terminated by death or 
     divorce unless the Secretary determines that the divorce was 
     secured through fraud or collusion.
       ``(3) 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 benefits as the surviving spouse of the veteran 
     shall not apply in the case of the benefits specified in 
     paragraph (5).
       ``(4) The first month of eligibility for benefits for a 
     surviving spouse by reason of this subsection shall be the 
     month after--
       ``(A) the month of the termination of such remarriage, in 
     the case of a surviving spouse described in paragraph (2); or
       ``(B) the month of the cessation described in paragraph 
     (3), in the case of a surviving spouse described in that 
     paragraph.
       ``(5) Paragraphs (2) and (3) apply with respect to benefits 
     under the following provisions of this title:
       ``(A) Section 1311, relating to dependency and indemnity 
     compensation.
       ``(B) Section 1713, relating to medical care for survivors 
     and dependents of certain veterans.
       ``(C) Chapter 35, relating to educational assistance.
       ``(D) Chapter 37, relating to housing loans.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1311 is amended by 
     striking subsection (e).
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     and (b) shall take effect on the first day of the first month 
     beginning after the month in which this Act is enacted.
       (d) Limitation.--No payment may be made to a person by 
     reason of paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 103(d) of title 
     38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), for any 
     period before the effective date specified in subsection (c).

     SEC. 503. PRESUMPTION THAT BRONCHIOLO-ALVEOLAR CARCINOMA IS 
                   SERVICE-CONNECTED.

       Section 1112(c)(2) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(P) Bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma.''.
                         Subtitle B--Employment

     SEC. 511. CLARIFICATION OF VETERANS' CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYMENT 
                   OPPORTUNITIES.

       (a) Coordination of Amendments.--If the Federal Reserve 
     Board Retirement Portability Act is enacted before this Act, 
     the amendments made by subsection (b) shall be made and the 
     amendments made by subsection (c) shall not be made. 
     Otherwise, the amendments made by subsection (c) shall be 
     made and the amendments made by subsection (b) and the 
     amendments made by section 204 of the Federal Reserve Board 
     Retirement Portability Act shall not be made.
       (b) Clarification of Civil Service Employment 
     Opportunities.--Subject to subsection (a), section 3304(f) of 
     title 5, United States Code, as amended by section 204 of the 
     Federal Reserve Board Retirement Portability Act, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), as added by such section, by striking 
     ``shall acquire competitive status and''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) The Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe 
     regulations necessary for the administration of this 
     subsection. The regulations shall ensure that an individual 
     who has completed an initial tour of active duty is not 
     excluded from the application of this subsection because of 
     having been released from such tour of duty shortly before 
     completing 3 years of active service, having been honorably 
     released from such duty.''.
       (c) Clarification of Civil Service Employment 
     Opportunities.--Subject to subsection (a), section 3304(f) of 
     title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (4);
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), respectively;
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph (2):
       ``(2) If selected, a preference eligible or veteran 
     described in paragraph (1) shall receive a career or career-
     conditional appointment, as appropriate.''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) The Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe 
     regulations necessary for the administration of this 
     subsection. The regulations shall ensure that an individual 
     who has completed an initial tour of active duty is not 
     excluded from the application of this subsection because of 
     having been released from such tour of duty shortly before 
     completing 3 years of active service, having been honorably 
     released from such duty.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--(1) If pursuant to subsection (a) the 
     amendments specified in subsection (b) are made, those 
     amendments shall apply as if included in section 204 of the 
     Federal Reserve Board Retirement Portability Act.
       (2) If pursuant to subsection (a) the amendments specified 
     in subsection (c) are made, those amendments shall take 
     effect as of October 31, 1998, as if included in subsection 
     (f) of section 3304 of title 5, United States Code, as 
     enacted by section 2 of the Veterans Employment Opportunities 
     Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-339; 112 Stat. 3182).
                   TITLE VI--MEMORIAL AFFAIRS MATTERS
            Subtitle A--American Battle Monuments Commission

     SEC. 601. CODIFICATION AND EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY FOR WORLD 
                   WAR II MEMORIAL.

       (a) Codification of Existing Authority; Expansion of 
     Authority.--(1) Chapter 21 of title 36, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2113. World War II memorial in the District of 
       Columbia

       ``(a) Solicitation and Acceptance of Contributions.--(1) 
     Consistent with its authority under section 2103(e) of this 
     title, the American Battle Monuments Commission shall solicit 
     and accept contributions for the World War II memorial.
       ``(2) In this section, the term `World War II memorial' 
     means the memorial authorized by Public Law 103-32 (40 U.S.C. 
     1003 note) to be established by the Commission on Federal 
     land in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor 
     members of the Armed Forces who served in World War II and to 
     commemorate the participation of the United States in that 
     war.
       ``(b) Creation of Memorial Fund.--(1) There is hereby 
     created in the Treasury a fund for the World War II memorial, 
     which shall consist of the following:
       ``(A) Amounts deposited, and interest and proceeds 
     credited, under paragraph (2).
       ``(B) Obligations obtained under paragraph (3).
       ``(C) The amount of surcharges paid to the Commission for 
     the World War II memorial under the World War II 50th 
     Anniversary Commemorative Coins Act (31 U.S.C. 5112 note).
       ``(D) Amounts borrowed using the authority provided under 
     subsection (d).
       ``(E) Any funds received by the Commission under section 
     2114 of this title in exchange for use of, or the right to 
     use, any mark, copyright or patent.
       ``(2) The Chairman of the Commission shall deposit in the 
     fund the amounts accepted as contributions under subsection 
     (a). The Secretary of the Treasury shall credit to the fund 
     the interest on, and the proceeds from sale or redemption of, 
     obligations held in the fund.
       ``(3) The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest any 
     portion of the fund that, as determined by the Chairman, 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 as to principal and 
     interest by the United States that, as determined by the 
     Chairman, has a maturity suitable for the fund.
       ``(c) Use of Fund.--The fund shall be available to the 
     Commission--
       ``(1) for the expenses of establishing the World War II 
     memorial, including the maintenance and preservation amount 
     provided for in section 8(b) of the Commemorative Works Act 
     (40 U.S.C. 1008(b));
       ``(2) for such other expenses, other than routine 
     maintenance, with respect to the World War II memorial as the 
     Commission considers warranted; and
       ``(3) to secure, obtain, register, enforce, protect, and 
     license any mark, copyright, or patent that is owned by, 
     assigned to, or licensed to the Commission under section 2114 
     of this title to aid or facilitate the construction of the 
     World War II memorial.
       ``(d) Special Borrowing Authority.--(1) To assure that 
     groundbreaking, construction, and

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     dedication of the World War II memorial are carried out on a 
     timely basis, the Commission may borrow money from the 
     Treasury of the United States in such amounts as the 
     Commission considers necessary, but not to exceed a total of 
     $65,000,000. Borrowed amounts shall bear interest at a rate 
     determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, taking into 
     consideration the average market yield on outstanding 
     marketable obligations of the United States of comparable 
     maturities during the month preceding the month in which the 
     obligations of the Commission are issued. The interest 
     payments on such obligations may be deferred with the 
     approval of the Secretary, but any interest payment so 
     deferred shall also bear interest.
       ``(2) The borrowing of money by the Commission under 
     paragraph (1) shall be subject to such maturities, terms, and 
     conditions as may be agreed upon by the Commission and the 
     Secretary, except that the maturities may not exceed 20 years 
     and such borrowings may be redeemable at the option of the 
     Commission before maturity.
       ``(3) The obligations of the Commission shall be issued in 
     amounts and at prices approved by the Secretary. The 
     authority of the Commission to issue obligations under this 
     subsection shall remain available without fiscal year 
     limitation. The Secretary of the Treasury shall purchase any 
     obligations of the Commission to be issued under this 
     subsection, and for such purpose the Secretary of the 
     Treasury may use as a public debt transaction of the United 
     States the proceeds from the sale of any securities issued 
     under chapter 31 of title 31. The purposes for which 
     securities may be issued under such chapter are extended to 
     include any purchase of the Commission's obligations under 
     this subsection.
       ``(4) Repayment of the interest and principal on any funds 
     borrowed by the Commission under paragraph (1) shall be made 
     from amounts in the fund. The Commission may not use for such 
     purpose any funds appropriated for any other activities of 
     the Commission.
       ``(e) Treatment of Borrowing Authority.--In determining 
     whether the Commission has sufficient funds to complete 
     construction of the World War II memorial, as required by 
     section 8 of the Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1008), 
     the Secretary of the Interior shall consider the funds that 
     the Commission may borrow from the Treasury under subsection 
     (d) as funds available to complete construction of the 
     memorial, whether or not the Commission has actually 
     exercised the authority to borrow such funds.
       ``(f) Voluntary Services.--(1) Notwithstanding section 1342 
     of title 31, the Commission may accept from any person 
     voluntary services to be provided in furtherance of the fund-
     raising activities of the Commission relating to the World 
     War II memorial.
       ``(2) A person providing voluntary services under this 
     subsection shall be considered to be a Federal employee for 
     purposes of chapter 81 of title 5, relating to compensation 
     for work-related injuries, and chapter 171 of title 28, 
     relating to tort claims. A volunteer who is not otherwise 
     employed by the United States shall not be considered to be a 
     Federal employee for any other purpose by reason of the 
     provision of such voluntary service, except that any 
     volunteer given responsibility for the handling of funds or 
     the carrying out of a Federal function is subject to the 
     conflict of interest laws contained in chapter 11 of title 18 
     and the administrative standards of conduct contained in part 
     2635 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
       ``(3) The Commission may provide for reimbursement of 
     incidental expenses that are incurred by a person providing 
     voluntary services under this subsection. The Commission 
     shall determine those expenses that are eligible for 
     reimbursement under this paragraph.
       ``(4) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
     require any Federal employee to work without compensation or 
     to allow the use of volunteer services to displace or replace 
     any Federal employee.
       ``(g) Treatment of Certain Contracts.--A contract entered 
     into by the Commission for the design or construction of the 
     World War II memorial is not a funding agreement as that term 
     is defined in section 201 of title 35.
       ``(h) Extension of Authority To Establish Memorial.--
     Notwithstanding section 10 of the Commemorative Works Act (40 
     U.S.C. 1010), the authority for the construction of the World 
     War II memorial provided by Public Law 103-32 (40 U.S.C. 1003 
     note) expires on December 31, 2005.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``2113. World War II memorial in the District of Columbia.''.

       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Public Law 103-32 (40 U.S.C. 
     1003 note) is amended by striking sections 3, 4, and 5.
       (c) Effect of Repeal of Current Memorial Fund.--Upon the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     transfer amounts in the fund created by section 4(a) of 
     Public Law 103-32 (40 U.S.C. 1003 note) to the fund created 
     by section 2113(b) of title 36, United States Code, as added 
     by subsection (a).

     SEC. 602. GENERAL AUTHORITY TO SOLICIT AND RECEIVE 
                   CONTRIBUTIONS.

       Subsection (e) of section 2103 of title 36, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(e) Solicitation and Receipt of Contributions.--(1) The 
     Commission may solicit and receive funds and in-kind 
     donations and gifts from any State, municipal, or private 
     source to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The 
     Commission shall deposit such funds in a separate account in 
     the Treasury. Funds from that account shall be disbursed upon 
     vouchers approved by the Chairman of the Commission.
       ``(2) The Commission shall establish written guidelines 
     setting forth the criteria to be used in determining whether 
     the acceptance of funds and in-kind donations and gifts under 
     paragraph (1) would--
       ``(A) reflect unfavorably on the ability of the Commission, 
     or any member or employee of the Commission, to carry out the 
     responsibilities or official duties of the Commission in a 
     fair and objective manner; or
       ``(B) compromise the integrity or the appearance of the 
     integrity of the programs of the Commission or any official 
     involved in those programs.''.

     SEC. 603. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND RELATED ITEMS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 21 of title 36, United States 
     Code, as amended by section 601(a)(1), is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2114. Intellectual property and related items

       ``(a) Authority To Use and Register Intellectual 
     Property.--The American Battle Monuments Commission may--
       ``(1) adopt, use, register, and license trademarks, service 
     marks, and other marks;
       ``(2) obtain, use, register, and license the use of 
     copyrights consistent with section 105 of title 17;
       ``(3) obtain, use, and license patents; and
       ``(4) accept gifts of marks, copyrights, patents, and 
     licenses for use by the Commission.
       ``(b) Authority To Grant Licenses.--The Commission may 
     grant exclusive and nonexclusive licenses in connection with 
     any mark, copyright, patent, or license for the use of such 
     mark, copyright or patent, except to the extent the grant of 
     such license by the Commission would be contrary to any 
     contract or license by which the use of the mark, copyright, 
     or patent was obtained.
       ``(c) Enforcement Authority.--The Commission may enforce 
     any mark, copyright, or patent by an action in the district 
     courts under any law providing for the protection of such 
     marks, copyrights, or patents.
       ``(d) Legal Representation.--The Attorney General shall 
     furnish the Commission with such legal representation as the 
     Commission may require under subsection (c). The Secretary of 
     Defense shall provide representation for the Commission in 
     administrative proceedings before the Patent and Trademark 
     Office and Copyright Office.
       ``(e) Irrevocability of Transfers of Copyrights to 
     Commission.--Section 203 of title 17 shall not apply to any 
     copyright transferred in any manner to the Commission.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter, as amended by section 601(a)(2), 
     is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     item:

``2114. Intellectual property and related items.''.

     SEC. 604. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       Chapter 21 of title 36, United States Code, is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) Section 2101(b) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``title 37, United States Code,'' in 
     paragraph (2) and inserting ``title 37''; and
       (B) by striking ``title 5, United States Code,'' in 
     paragraph (3) and inserting ``title 5''.
       (2) Section 2102(a)(1) is amended, by striking ``title 5, 
     United States Code'' and inserting ``title 5''.
       (3) Section 2103 is amended--
       (A) by striking ``title 31, United States Code'' in 
     subsection (h)(2)(A)(i) and inserting ``title 31'';
       (B) by striking ``title 44, United States Code'' in 
     subsection (i) and inserting ``title 44''; and
       (C) by striking ``chairman'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Chairman''.
                    Subtitle B--National Cemeteries

     SEC. 611. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADDITIONAL NATIONAL CEMETERIES.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish, in 
     accordance with chapter 24 of title 38, United States Code, a 
     national cemetery in each of the six areas in the United 
     States that the Secretary determines to be most in need of 
     such a cemetery to serve the needs of veterans and their 
     families.
       (b) Obligation of Funds in Fiscal Year 2000.--The Secretary 
     shall obligate, from the advance planning fund in the 
     Construction, Major Projects account appropriated to the 
     Department for fiscal year 2000, such amounts for costs that 
     the Secretary estimates are required for the planning and 
     commencement of the establishment of national cemeteries 
     under this section.
       (c) Reports.--(1) Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the establishment of the national 
     cemeteries under subsection (a). The report shall set forth 
     the following:
       (A) The six areas of the United States determined by the 
     Secretary to be most in need of the establishment of a new 
     national cemetery.
       (B) A schedule for such establishment.
       (C) An estimate of the costs associated with such 
     establishment.
       (D) The amount obligated from the advance planning fund 
     under subsection (b).
       (2) Not later than one year after the date on which the 
     report described in paragraph (1) is submitted, and annually 
     thereafter until the establishment of the national cemeteries 
     under subsection (a) is complete, the Secretary shall submit 
     to Congress a report that updates the information included in 
     the report described in paragraph (1).

     SEC. 612. USE OF FLAT GRAVE MARKERS AT SANTA FE NATIONAL 
                   CEMETERY, NEW MEXICO.

       Notwithstanding section 2404(c)(2) of title 38, United 
     States Code, the Secretary may provide for flat grave markers 
     at the Santa Fe National Cemetery, New Mexico.

     SEC. 613. INDEPENDENT STUDY ON IMPROVEMENTS TO VETERANS' 
                   CEMETERIES.

       (a) Study.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary

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     shall enter into a contract with one or more qualified 
     organizations to conduct a study of national cemeteries 
     described in subsection (b). For purposes of this section, an 
     entity of Federal, State, or local government is not a 
     qualified organization.
       (b) Matters Studied.--(1) The study conducted pursuant to 
     the contract entered into under subsection (a) shall include 
     an assessment of each of the following:
       (A) The one-time repairs required at each national cemetery 
     under the jurisdiction of the National Cemetery 
     Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
     ensure a dignified and respectful setting appropriate to such 
     cemetery, taking into account the variety of age, climate, 
     and burial options at individual national cemeteries.
       (B) The feasibility of making standards of appearance of 
     active national cemeteries, and the feasibility of making 
     standards of appearance of closed national cemeteries, 
     commensurate with standards of appearance of the finest 
     cemeteries in the world.
       (C) The number of additional national cemeteries that will 
     be required for the interment and memorialization in such 
     cemeteries of individuals qualified under chapter 24 of title 
     38, United States Code, who die after 2005.
       (D) The advantages and disadvantages of the use by the 
     National Cemetery Administration of flat grave markers and 
     upright grave markers.
       (E) The current condition of flat grave marker sections at 
     each of the national cemeteries.
       (2) In presenting the assessment of additional national 
     cemeteries required under paragraph (1)(C), the report shall 
     identify by five-year period, beginning with 2005 and ending 
     with 2020, the following:
       (A) The number of additional national cemeteries required 
     during each such five-year period.
       (B) With respect to each such five-year period, the areas 
     in the United States with the greatest concentration of 
     veterans whose needs are not served by national cemeteries or 
     State veterans' cemeteries.
       (c) Report.--(1) Not later than one year after the date on 
     which a qualified organization enters into a contract under 
     subsection (a), the organization shall submit to the 
     Secretary a report setting forth the results of the study 
     conducted and conclusions of the organization with respect to 
     such results.
       (2) Not later than 120 days after the date on which a 
     report is submitted under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
     transmit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the House 
     of Representatives and the Senate a copy of the report, 
     together with any comments on the report that the Secretary 
     considers appropriate.
                      Subtitle C--Burial Benefits

     SEC. 621. INDEPENDENT STUDY ON IMPROVEMENTS TO VETERANS' 
                   BURIAL BENEFITS.

       (a) Study.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into a 
     contract with one or more qualified organizations to conduct 
     a study of burial benefits under chapter 23 of title 38, 
     United States Code. For purposes of this section, an entity 
     of Federal, State, or local government is not a qualified 
     organization.
       (b) Matters Studied.--The study conducted pursuant to the 
     contract entered into under subsection (a) shall include 
     consideration of the following:
       (1) An assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of the 
     burial benefits administered by the Secretary under chapter 
     23 of title 38, United States Code, in meeting the burial 
     needs of veterans and their families.
       (2) Options to better serve the burial needs of veterans 
     and their families, including modifications to burial benefit 
     amounts and eligibility, together with the estimated cost for 
     each such modification.
       (3) Expansion of the authority of the Secretary to provide 
     burial benefits for burials in private-sector cemeteries and 
     to make grants to private-sector cemeteries.
       (c) Report.--(1) Not later than 120 days after the date on 
     which a qualified organization enters into a contract under 
     subsection (a), the organization shall submit to the 
     Secretary a report setting forth the results of the study 
     conducted and conclusions of the organization with respect to 
     those results.
       (2) Not later than 60 days after the date on which a report 
     is submitted under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
     transmit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate 
     and House of Representatives a copy of the report, together 
     with any comments on the report that the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
                TITLE VII--EDUCATION AND HOUSING MATTERS
                     Subtitle A--Education Matters

     SEC. 701. AVAILABILITY OF MONTGOMERY GI BILL BENEFITS FOR 
                   PREPARATORY COURSES FOR COLLEGE AND GRADUATE 
                   SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAMS.

       Section 3002(3) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``, and'' at the end of subparagraph (A) 
     and inserting a semicolon;
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
     subparagraph (B):
       ``(B) includes--
       ``(i) a preparatory course for a test that is required or 
     used for admission to an institution of higher education; and
       ``(ii) a preparatory course for a test that is required or 
     used for admission to a graduate school; and''.

     SEC. 702. DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY PERIOD FOR MEMBERS OF 
                   THE ARMED FORCES COMMISSIONED FOLLOWING 
                   COMPLETION OF OFFICER TRAINING SCHOOL.

       (a) Measurement of Period Counted for GI Bill 
     Eligibility.--Section 3011(f) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (2) or (3); and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) This subsection applies to a member who after a 
     period of continuous active duty as an enlisted member or 
     warrant officer, and following successful completion of 
     officer training school, is discharged in order to accept, 
     without a break in service, a commission as an officer in the 
     Armed Forces for a period of active duty.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments for Time Limitation for Use of 
     Eligibility and Entitlement.--Section 3031 is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h);
       (2) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``through (e)'' and inserting ``through 
     (g)''; and
       (B) by striking ``subsection (g)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (h)''; and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) In the case of an individual described in section 
     3011(f)(3) of this title, the period during which that 
     individual may use the individual's entitlement to 
     educational assistance allowance expires on the last day of 
     the 10-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
     the Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act if that 
     date is later than the date that would otherwise be 
     applicable to that individual under this section.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act 
     and apply with respect to an individual first appointed as a 
     commissioned officer on or after July 1, 1985.

     SEC. 703. REPORT ON VETERANS' EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL 
                   TRAINING BENEFITS PROVIDED BY THE STATES.

       (a) Report.--(1) Not later than six months after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
     the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives a report on veterans education and 
     vocational training benefits provided by the States.
       (2) Benefits to be considered to be veterans education and 
     vocational training benefits for the purpose of this section 
     include any education or vocational training benefit provided 
     by a State (including any political subdivision of a State) 
     for which persons are eligible by reason of service in the 
     Armed Forces, including, in the case of persons who died in 
     the Armed Forces or as a result of a disease or disability 
     incurred in the Armed Forces, benefits provided by reason of 
     the service of those persons to their survivors or 
     dependents.
       (3) For purposes of this section, the term ``veteran'' 
     includes a person serving on active duty or in one of the 
     reserve components and a person who died while in the active 
     military, naval, or air service.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The report under this section 
     shall include the following:
       (1) A description, by State, of the veterans education and 
     vocational training benefits provided, including--
       (A) identification of benefits that are provided 
     specifically for disabled veterans or for which disabled 
     veterans receive benefits in a different amount; and
       (B) identification of benefits for which survivors of 
     persons who died in the Armed Forces (or as a result of a 
     disease or disability incurred in the Armed Forces) or who 
     were disabled in the Armed Forces are eligible.
       (2) For each State that provides a veterans education 
     benefit consisting of full or partial tuition assistance for 
     post-secondary education, a description of that benefit, 
     including whether the benefit is limited to tuition for 
     attendance at an institution of higher education in that 
     State or to tuition for attendance at a public institution of 
     higher education in that State.
       (3) A description of actions and programs of the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense, the 
     Department of Education, and the Department of Labor to 
     encourage the States to provide benefits designed to assist 
     veterans in securing post-secondary education and vocational 
     training.
       (c) Consultation.--The report under this section shall be 
     prepared in consultation with the Secretary of Education, the 
     Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Labor.
       (d) State Defined.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``State'' has the meaning given that term in section 101(20) 
     of title 38, United States Code.

     SEC. 704. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       Sections 3011(i) and 3012(g)(1) are amended by striking 
     ``Federal''.
                      Subtitle B--Housing Matters

     SEC. 711. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR HOUSING LOANS FOR 
                   MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE.

       Section 3702(a)(2)(E) is amended by striking ``September 
     30, 2003,'' and inserting `September 30, 2007,''.

     SEC. 712. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT RELATING TO TRANSITIONAL 
                   HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM.

       Section 3775 is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``During each''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) After the first three years of operation of such a 
     multifamily transitional housing project, the Secretary may 
     provide for periodic audits of the project.''.
   TITLE VIII--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

     SEC. 801. ENHANCED QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM WITHIN THE 
                   VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 77 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subchapter:

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                  ``SUBCHAPTER III--QUALITY ASSURANCE

     ``Sec. 7731. Establishment

       ``(a) The Secretary shall carry out a quality assurance 
     program in the Veterans Benefits Administration. The program 
     may be carried out through a single quality assurance 
     division in the Administration or through separate quality 
     assurance entities for each of the principal organizational 
     elements (known as `services') of the Administration.
       ``(b) The Secretary shall ensure that any quality assurance 
     entity established and operated under subsection (a) is 
     established and operated so as to meet generally applicable 
     governmental standards for independence and internal controls 
     for the performance of quality reviews of Government 
     performance and results.

     ``Sec. 7732. Functions

       ``The Under Secretary for Benefits, acting through the 
     quality assurance entities established under section 7731(a), 
     shall on an ongoing basis perform and oversee quality reviews 
     of the functions of each of the principal organizational 
     elements of the Veterans Benefits Administration.

     ``Sec. 7733. Personnel

       ``The Secretary shall ensure that the number of full-time 
     employees of the Veterans Benefits Administration assigned to 
     quality assurance functions under this subchapter is adequate 
     to perform the quality assurance functions for which they 
     have responsibility.

     ``Sec. 7734. Annual report to Congress

       ``The Secretary shall include in the annual report to the 
     Congress required by section 529 of this title a report on 
     the quality assurance activities carried out under this 
     subchapter. Each such report shall include--
       ``(1) an appraisal of the quality of services provided by 
     the Veterans Benefits Administration, including--
       ``(A) the number of decisions reviewed;
       ``(B) a summary of the findings on the decisions reviewed;
       ``(C) the number of full-time equivalent employees assigned 
     to quality assurance in each division or entity;
       ``(D) specific documentation of compliance with the 
     standards for independence and internal control required by 
     section 7731(b) of this title; and
       ``(E) actions taken to improve the quality of services 
     provided and the results obtained;
       ``(2) information with respect to the accuracy of 
     decisions, including trends in that information; and
       ``(3) such other information as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new items:

                  ``SUBCHAPTER III--QUALITY ASSURANCE

``7731. Establishment.
``7732. Functions.
``7733. Personnel.
``7734. Annual report to Congress.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Subchapter III of chapter 77 of title 
     38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall 
     take effect at the end of the 60-day period beginning on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 802. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO MAINTAIN A REGIONAL 
                   OFFICE IN THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES.

       Section 315(b) is amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' 
     and inserting ``December 31, 2003''.

     SEC. 803. EXTENSION OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON MINORITY 
                   VETERANS.

       Section 544(e) is amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' 
     and inserting ``December 31, 2003''.

     SEC. 804. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO AUTOMOBILE ASSISTANCE 
                   PROGRAM.

       Section 3903(e)(2) is amended by striking ``(not owned by 
     the Government)''.
                  TITLE IX--HOMELESS VETERANS PROGRAMS

     SEC. 901. HOMELESS VETERANS' REINTEGRATION PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 41 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new section:

     ``Sec. 4111. Homeless veterans' reintegration programs

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the 
     Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and 
     Training, shall conduct, directly or through grant or 
     contract, such programs as the Secretary determines 
     appropriate to expedite the reintegration of homeless 
     veterans into the labor force.
       ``(b) Authority To Monitor Expenditure of Funds.--The 
     Secretary may collect such information as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to monitor and evaluate the 
     distribution and expenditure of funds appropriated to carry 
     out this section, and such information shall be furnished to 
     the Secretary in such form as the Secretary determines 
     appropriate.
       ``(c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `homeless veteran' has the meaning given that term by section 
     3771(2) of this title.
       ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--(1) There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
     amounts as follows:
       ``(A) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.
       ``(B) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.
       ``(C) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
       ``(D) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       ``(2) Funds obligated for any fiscal year to carry out this 
     section may be expended in that fiscal year and the 
     succeeding fiscal year.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``4111. Homeless veterans' reintegration programs.''.

     SEC. 902. EXTENSION OF PROGRAM OF HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR 
                   HOMELESS VETERANS.

       Section 3735(c) is amended by striking ``December 31, 
     1999'' and inserting ``December 31, 2003''.

     SEC. 903. HOMELESS VETERANS PROGRAMS.

       The Homeless Veterans Comprehensive Service Programs Act of 
     1992 (38 U.S.C. 7721 note) is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 3(a)(1) is amended by inserting ``, and 
     expanding existing programs for furnishing,'' after ``new 
     programs to furnish''.
       (2) Section 3(a)(2) is amended by striking ``September 30, 
     1999'' and inserting ``September 30, 2003''.
       (3) Section 3(b)(2) is amended by striking ``and no more 
     than 20 programs which incorporate the procurement of vans as 
     described in paragraph (1)''.
       (4) Section 12 is amended in the first sentence by 
     inserting ``and $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 and 
     2001'' after ``for fiscal years 1993 through 1997''.

     SEC. 904. PLAN FOR EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE OF PROGRAMS TO 
                   ASSIST HOMELESS VETERANS.

       (a) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the House 
     of Representatives a report containing a detailed plan for 
     the evaluation by the Department of Veterans Affairs of the 
     effectiveness of programs to assist homeless veterans. The 
     plan shall be prepared in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Labor.
       (b) Inclusion of Outcome Measures.--The plan shall include 
     outcome measures to show whether veterans for whom housing or 
     employment is secured through one or more of those programs 
     continue to be housed or employed, as the case may be, after 
     six months.
      TITLE X--UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS

     SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Court of Appeals for 
     Veterans Claims Amendments of 1999''.

     SEC. 1002. DEFINITION.

       In this title, the term ``Court'' means the United States 
     Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
     Subtitle A--Transitional Provisions To Stagger Terms of Judges

     SEC. 1011. EARLY RETIREMENT AUTHORITY FOR CURRENT JUDGES.

       (a) Retirement Authorized.--One eligible judge may retire 
     in accordance with this section in 2000 or 2001, and one 
     additional eligible judge may retire in accordance with this 
     section in 2001.
       (b) Eligible Judges.--For purposes of this section, an 
     eligible judge is a judge of the Court (other than the chief 
     judge) who--
       (1) has at least 10 years of service creditable under 
     section 7296 of title 38, United States Code;
       (2) has made an election to receive retired pay under 
     section 7296 of such title;
       (3) has at least 20 years of service described in section 
     7297(l) of such title; and
       (4) is at least 55 years of age.
       (c) Multiple Eligible Judges.--If for any year specified in 
     subsection (a) more than one eligible judge provides notice 
     in accordance with subsection (d), the judge who has the 
     greatest seniority as a judge of the Court shall be the judge 
     who is eligible to retire in accordance with this section in 
     that year.
       (d) Notice.--An eligible judge who desires to retire in 
     accordance with this section with respect to any year covered 
     by subsection (a) shall provide to the President and the 
     chief judge of the Court written notice to that effect and 
     stating that the judge agrees to the temporary service 
     requirements of subsection (j). Such notice shall be provided 
     not later than April 1 of that year and shall specify the 
     retirement date in accordance with subsection (e). Notice 
     provided under this subsection shall be irrevocable.
       (e) Date of Retirement.--A judge who is eligible to retire 
     in accordance with this section shall be retired during the 
     calendar year as to which notice is provided pursuant to 
     subsection (d), but not earlier than 30 days after the date 
     on which that notice is provided pursuant to subsection (d).
       (f) Applicable Provisions.--Except as provided in 
     subsections (g) and (j), a judge retired in accordance with 
     this section shall be considered for all purposes to be 
     retired under section 7296(b)(1) of title 38, United States 
     Code.
       (g) Applicability of Recall Status Authority.--The 
     provisions of section 7257 of this title shall apply to a 
     judge retired in accordance with this section as if the judge 
     is a judge specified in subsection (a)(2)(A) of that section.
       (h) Rate of Retired Pay.--The rate of retired pay for a 
     judge retiring in accordance with this section is--
       (1) the rate applicable to that judge under section 
     7296(c)(1) of title 38, United States Code, multiplied by
       (2) the fraction (not in excess of 1) in which--
       (A) the numerator is the number of years of service of the 
     judge as a judge of the Court creditable under section 7296 
     of such title; and
       (B) the denominator is 15.
       (i) Adjustments in Retired Pay for Judges Available for 
     Recall.--Subject to section 7296(f)(3)(B) of title 38, United 
     States Code, an adjustment provided by law in annuities 
     payable under civil service retirement laws shall apply to 
     retired pay under this section in the case of a judge who is 
     a recall-eligible retired judge under section 7257 of such 
     title or who was a recall-eligible retired judge under that 
     section and was removed from recall status under subsection 
     (b)(4) of that section by reason of disability.

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       (j) Duty of Actuary.--Section 7298(e)(2) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); 
     and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) For purposes of subparagraph (B), the term `present 
     value' includes a value determined by an actuary with respect 
     to a payment that may be made under subsection (b) from the 
     retirement fund within the contemplation of law.''.
       (k) Transitional Service of Judge Retired Under This 
     Section.--(1) A judge who retires under this section shall 
     continue to serve on the Court during the period beginning on 
     the effective date of the judge's retirement under subsection 
     (e) and ending on the earlier of--
       (A) the date on which a person is appointed to the position 
     on the Court vacated by the judge's retirement; and
       (B) the date on which the judge's original appointment to 
     the court would have expired.
       (2) Subsections (f) and (g) of section 7253 of title 38, 
     United States Code, shall apply with respect to the service 
     of a judge on the Court under this section.
       (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person 
     whose service as a judge of the Court continues under this 
     section shall be paid for the period of service under this 
     subsection at the rate that is the difference between the 
     current rate of pay for a judge of the Court and the rate of 
     the judge's retired pay under subsection (g).
       (4) Amounts paid under paragraph (3)--
       (A) shall not be treated as--
       (i) compensation for employment with the United States for 
     purposes of section 7296(e) of title 38, United States Code, 
     or any provision of title 5, United States Code, relating to 
     the receipt or forfeiture of retired pay or retirement 
     annuities by a person accepting compensation for employment 
     with the United States; or
       (ii) pay for purposes of deductions or contributions for or 
     on behalf of the person to retired pay under subchapter V of 
     chapter 72 of title 38, United States Code, or under chapter 
     83 or 84 of title 5, United States Code, as applicable; but
       (B) may, at the election of the person, be treated as pay 
     for purposes of deductions or contributions for or on behalf 
     of the person to a retirement or other annuity, or both, 
     under subchapter V of chapter 72 of title 38, United States 
     Code, or under chapter 83 or 84 of title 5, United States 
     Code, as applicable.
       (5) Amounts paid under paragraph (3) shall be derived from 
     amounts available for payment of salaries and benefits of 
     judges of the Court.
       (6) The service as a judge of the Court under this 
     subsection of a person who makes an election provided for 
     under paragraph (4)(B) shall constitute creditable service 
     toward the judge's years of judicial service for purposes of 
     section 7297 of title 38, United States Code, with such 
     service creditable at a rate equal to the rate at which such 
     service would be creditable for such purposes if served by a 
     judge of the Court under chapter 72 of that title. For 
     purposes of subsection (k)(3) of that section, the average 
     annual pay for such service shall be the sum of the judge's 
     retired pay and the amount paid under paragraph (3) of this 
     subsection.
       (7) In the case of such a person who makes an election 
     provided for under paragraph (4)(B), upon the termination of 
     the service of that person as a judge of the Court under this 
     subsection, the retired pay of that person under subsection 
     (g) shall be recomputed to reflect the additional period of 
     service served under this subsection.
       (l) Treatment of Political Party Membership.--For purposes 
     of determining compliance with the last sentence of section 
     7253(b) of title 38, United States Code, the political party 
     membership of a judge serving on the Court under subsection 
     (j) shall not be taken into account.

     SEC. 1012. MODIFIED TERMS FOR NEXT TWO JUDGES APPOINTED TO 
                   THE COURT.

       (a) Modified Terms.--The term of office of the first two 
     judges appointed to the Court after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act shall be 13 years (rather than the period 
     specified in section 7253(c) of title 38, United States 
     Code).
       (b) Eligibility for Retirement.--(1) For purposes of 
     determining the eligibility to retire under section 7296 of 
     title 38, United States Code, of the two judges of the Court 
     whose term of office is determined under subsection (a)--
       (A) the age and service requirements in the table in 
     paragraph (2) shall apply to those judges rather than the 
     otherwise applicable age and service requirements specified 
     in the table in subsection (b)(1) of that section; and
       (B) the minimum years of service applicable to those judges 
     for eligibility to retire under the first sentence of 
     subsection (b)(2) of that section shall be 13 years instead 
     of 15 years.
       (2) The age and service requirements in this paragraph are 
     as follows:

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          Subtitle B--Other Matters Relating to Retired Judges

     SEC. 1021. RECALL OF RETIRED JUDGES.

       (a) Authority To Recall Retired Judges.--Chapter 72 is 
     amended by inserting after section 7256 the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 7257. Recall of retired judges

       ``(a)(1) A retired judge of the Court may be recalled for 
     further service on the Court in accordance with this section. 
     To be eligible to be recalled for such service, a retired 
     judge must at the time of the judge's retirement provide to 
     the chief judge of the Court (or, in the case of the chief 
     judge, to the clerk of the Court) notice in writing that the 
     retired judge is available for further service on the Court 
     in accordance with this section and is willing to be recalled 
     under this section. Such a notice provided by a retired judge 
     is irrevocable.
       ``(2) For the purposes of this section--
       ``(A) a retired judge is a judge of the Court of Appeals 
     for Veterans Claims who retires from the Court under section 
     7296 of this title or under chapter 83 or 84 of title 5; and
       ``(B) a recall-eligible retired judge is a retired judge 
     who has provided a notice under paragraph (1).
       ``(b)(1) The chief judge may recall for further service on 
     the Court a recall-eligible retired judge in accordance with 
     this section. Such a recall shall be made upon written 
     certification by the chief judge that substantial service is 
     expected to be performed by the retired judge for such 
     period, not to exceed 90 days (or the equivalent), as 
     determined by the chief judge to be necessary to meet the 
     needs of the Court.
       ``(2) A recall-eligible retired judge may not be recalled 
     for more than 90 days (or the equivalent) during any calendar 
     year without the judge's consent or for more than a total of 
     180 days (or the equivalent) during any calendar year.
       ``(3) If a recall-eligible retired judge is recalled by the 
     chief judge in accordance with this section and (other than 
     in the case of a judge who has previously during that 
     calendar year served at least 90 days (or the equivalent) of 
     recalled service on the court) declines (other than by reason 
     of disability) to perform the service to which recalled, the 
     chief judge shall remove that retired judge from the status 
     of a recall-eligible judge.
       ``(4) A recall-eligible retired judge who becomes 
     permanently disabled and as a result of that disability is 
     unable to perform further service on the Court shall be 
     removed from the status of a recall-eligible judge. 
     Determination of such a disability shall be made pursuant to 
     section 7253(g) or 7296(g) of this title.
       ``(c) A retired judge who is recalled under this section 
     may exercise all of the judicial powers and duties of the 
     office of a judge in active service.
       ``(d)(1) The pay of a recall-eligible retired judge who 
     retired under section 7296 of this title is specified in 
     subsection (c) of that section.
       ``(2) A judge who is recalled under this section who 
     retired under chapter 83 or 84 of title 5 shall be paid, 
     during the period for which the judge serves in recall 
     status, pay at the rate of pay in effect under section 
     7253(e) of this title for a judge performing active service, 
     less the amount of the judge's annuity under the applicable 
     provisions of chapter 83 or 84 of title 5.
       ``(e)(1) Except as provided in subsection (d), a judge who 
     is recalled under this section who retired under chapter 83 
     or 84 of title 5 shall be considered to be a reemployed 
     annuitant under that chapter.
       ``(2) Nothing in this section affects the right of a judge 
     who retired under chapter 83 or 84 of title 5 to serve as a 
     reemployed annuitant in accordance with the provisions of 
     title 5.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 7256 the following new item:

``7257. Recall of retired judges.''.

     SEC. 1022. JUDGES' RETIRED PAY.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (c)(1) of section 7296 is 
     amended by striking ``at the rate of pay in effect at the 
     time of retirement.'' and inserting the following: ``as 
     follows:
       ``(A) In the case of a judge who is a recall-eligible 
     retired judge under section 7257 of this title or who was a 
     recall-eligible retired judge under that section and was 
     removed from recall status under subsection (b)(4) of that 
     section by reason of disability, the retired pay of the judge 
     shall be the pay of a judge of the court.
       ``(B) In the case of a judge who at the time of retirement 
     did not provide notice under section 7257 of this title of 
     availability for service in a recalled status, the retired 
     pay of the judge shall be the rate of pay applicable to that 
     judge at the time of retirement.
       ``(C) In the case of a judge who was a recall-eligible 
     retired judge under section 7257 of this title and was 
     removed from recall status under subsection (b)(3) of that 
     section, the retired pay of the judge shall be the pay of the 
     judge at the time of the removal from recall status.''.
       (b) Cost-of-Living Adjustments.--Subsection (f) of such 
     section is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3)(A) A cost-of-living adjustment provided by law in 
     annuities payable under civil service retirement laws shall 
     apply to retired pay under this section only in the case of 
     retired pay computed under paragraph (2) of subsection (c).
       ``(B) If such a cost-of-living adjustment would (but for 
     this subparagraph) result in the retired pay of a retired 
     judge being in excess of the annual rate of pay in effect for 
     judges of the Court as provided in section 7253(e) of this 
     title, such adjustment may be made only in such amount as 
     results in the retired pay of the retired judge being equal 
     to that annual rate of pay (as in effect on the effective 
     date of such adjustment).''.

     SEC. 1023. SURVIVOR ANNUITIES.

       (a) Surviving Spouse.--Subsection (a)(5) of section 7297 is 
     amended by striking ``two years'' and inserting ``one year''.
       (b) Election To Participate.--Subsection (b) of such 
     section is amended in the first sentence by inserting before 
     the period ``or within six months after the date on which the 
     judge marries if the judge has retired under section 7296 of 
     this title''.
       (c) Reduction in Contributions.--Subsection (c) of such 
     section is amended by striking ``3.5 percent of the judge's 
     pay'' and inserting ``that percentage of the judge's pay that 
     is the same as

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     provided for the deduction from the salary or retirement 
     salary of a judge of the United States Court of Federal 
     Claims for the purpose of a survivor annuity under section 
     376(b)(1)(B) of title 28''.
       (d) Interest Payments.--Subsection (d) of such section is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(d)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The interest required under the first sentence of 
     paragraph (1) shall not be required for any period--
       ``(A) during which a judge was separated from any service 
     described in section 376(d)(2) of title 28; and
       ``(B) during which the judge was not receiving retired pay 
     based on service as a judge or receiving any retirement 
     salary as described in section 376(d)(1) of title 28.''.
       (e) Service Eligibility.--(1) Subsection (f) of such 
     section is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
     (A)--
       (i) by striking ``at least 5 years'' and inserting ``at 
     least 18 months''; and
       (ii) by striking ``last 5 years'' and inserting ``last 18 
     months''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) If a judge dies as a result of an assassination and 
     leaves a survivor or survivors who are otherwise entitled to 
     receive annuity payments under this section, the 18-month 
     requirement in the matter in paragraph (1) preceding 
     subparagraph (A) shall not apply.''.
       (2) Subsection (a) of such section is further amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``who is in active 
     service or who has retired under section 7296 of this title'' 
     after ``Court'';
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``7296(c)'' and inserting 
     ``7296''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) The term `assassination' as applied to a judge shall 
     have the meaning provided that term in section 376(a)(7) of 
     title 28 as applied to a judicial official.''.
       (f) Age Requirement of Surviving Spouse.--Subsection (f) of 
     such section is further amended by striking ``or following 
     the surviving spouse's attainment of the age of 50 years, 
     whichever is the later'' in paragraph (1)(A).

     SEC. 1024. LIMITATION ON ACTIVITIES OF RETIRED JUDGES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 72 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new section:

     ``Sec. 7299. Limitation on activities of retired judges

       ``(a) A retired judge of the Court who is recall-eligible 
     under section 7257 of this title and who in the practice of 
     law represents (or supervises or directs the representation 
     of) a client in making any claim relating to veterans' 
     benefits against the United States or any agency thereof 
     shall, pursuant to such section, be considered to have 
     declined recall service and be removed from the status of a 
     recall-eligible judge. The pay of such a judge, pursuant to 
     section 7296 of this title, shall be the pay of the judge at 
     the time of the removal from recall status.
       ``(b) A recall-eligible judge shall be considered to be an 
     officer or employee of the United States, but only during 
     periods when the judge is serving in recall status. Any 
     prohibition, limitation, or restriction that would otherwise 
     apply to the activities of a recall-eligible judge shall 
     apply only during periods when the judge is serving in recall 
     status.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``7299. Limitation on activities of retired judges.''.
 Subtitle C--Rotation of Service of Judges as Chief Judge of the Court

     SEC. 1031. REPEAL OF SEPARATE APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF JUDGE.

       Subsection (a) of section 7253 is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(a) Composition.--The Court of Appeals for Veterans 
     Claims is composed of at least three and not more than seven 
     judges, one of whom shall serve as chief judge in accordance 
     with subsection (d).''.

     SEC. 1032. DESIGNATION AND TERM OF CHIEF JUDGE OF COURT.

       (a) Rotation.--Subsection (d) of section 7253 is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(d) Chief Judge.--(1) The chief judge of the Court shall 
     be the judge of the Court in regular active service who is 
     senior in commission among the judges of the Court who--
       ``(A) have served for one or more years as judges of the 
     Court; and
       ``(B) have not previously served as chief judge.
       ``(2) In any case in which there is no judge of the Court 
     in regular active service who has served as a judge of the 
     Court for at least one year, the judge of the court in 
     regular active service who is senior in commission and has 
     not served previously as chief judge shall act as the chief 
     judge.
       ``(3) Except as provided in paragraph (4), a judge of the 
     Court shall serve as the chief judge under paragraph (1) for 
     a term of five years or until the judge becomes age 70, 
     whichever occurs first. If no other judge is eligible under 
     paragraph (1) to serve as chief judge upon the expiration of 
     that term, that judge shall continue to serve as chief judge 
     until another judge becomes eligible under that paragraph to 
     serve as chief judge.
       ``(4)(A) The term of a chief judge shall be terminated 
     before the end of the term prescribed by paragraph (3) if--
       ``(i) the chief judge leaves regular active service as a 
     judge of the court; or
       ``(ii) the chief judge notifies the other judges of the 
     court in writing that such judge desires to be relieved of 
     the duties of chief judge.
       ``(B) The effective date of a termination of the term under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be the date on which the chief judge 
     leaves regular active service or the date of the notification 
     under subparagraph (A)(ii), as the case may be.
       ``(5) If a chief judge is temporarily unable to perform the 
     duties of chief judge, those duties shall be performed by the 
     judge of the court in active service who is present, able and 
     qualified to act, and is next in precedence.
       ``(6) Judges who have the same seniority in commission 
     shall be eligible for service as chief judge in accordance 
     with their relative precedence.''.
       (b) Ineligibility of Judges on Temporary Service.--A person 
     serving as a judge of the Court under section 1011 may not 
     serve as chief judge of the Court.

     SEC. 1033. SALARY.

       Subsection (e) of section 7253 is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(e) Salary.--Each judge of the Court shall receive a 
     salary at the same rate as is received by judges of the 
     United States district courts.''.

     SEC. 1034. PRECEDENCE OF JUDGES.

       Subsection (d) of section 7254 is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(d) Precedence of Judges.--The chief judge of the Court 
     shall have precedence and preside at any session that the 
     chief judge attends. The other judges shall have precedence 
     and preside according to the seniority of their original 
     commissions. Judges whose commissions bear the same date 
     shall have precedence according to seniority in age.''.

     SEC. 1035. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       Chapter 72 is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 7281(g) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(g) The chief judge of the Court may exercise the 
     authority of the Court under this section whenever there are 
     not at least two other judges of the Court.''.
       (2) Sections 7296(a)(2) and 7297(a)(2) are amended by 
     striking ``the chief judge or an associate judge'' and 
     inserting ``a judge''.

     SEC. 1036. APPLICABILITY OF AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this subtitle 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Savings Provision for Incumbent Chief Judge.--The 
     amendments made by this subtitle shall not apply while the 
     individual who is chief judge of the Court on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act continues to serve as chief judge. If 
     that individual, upon termination of service as chief judge, 
     provides notice under section 7257 of title 38, United States 
     Code, of availability for service in a recalled status, the 
     rate of pay applicable to that individual under section 
     7296(c)(1)(A) of such title while serving in a recalled 
     status shall be at the rate of pay applicable to that 
     individual at the time of retirement, if greater than the 
     rate otherwise applicable under that section.
            TITLE XI--VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE PROGRAM

     SEC. 1101. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Department of Veterans 
     Affairs Employment Reduction Assistance Act of 1999''.

     SEC. 1102. PLAN FOR PAYMENT OF VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE 
                   PAYMENTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, 
     before obligating any funds for the payment of voluntary 
     separation incentive payments under this title, submit to the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget an 
     operational plan outlining the proposed use of such incentive 
     payments and a proposed organizational chart for the elements 
     of the Department of Veterans Affairs covered by the plan 
     once the payment of such incentive payments has been 
     completed.
       (b) Contents.--The plan under subsection (a) shall--
       (1) take into account the limitations on elements, and 
     personnel within elements, of the Department specified in 
     subsection (c);
       (2) specify the positions to be reduced or eliminated and 
     functions to be restructured or reorganized, identified by 
     element of the Department, geographic location, occupational 
     category, and grade level;
       (3) specify the manner in which the plan will improve 
     operating efficiency, or meet actual or anticipated levels of 
     budget or staffing resources, of each element covered by the 
     plan and of the Department generally; and
       (4) include a description of how each element of the 
     Department covered by the plan will operate without the 
     functions or positions affected by the implementation of the 
     plan.
       (c) Limitation on Elements and Personnel.--The plan under 
     subsection (a) shall be limited to the elements of the 
     Department, and the number of positions within such elements, 
     as follows:
       (1) The Veterans Health Administration, 4,400 positions.
       (2) The Veterans Benefits Administration, 240 positions.
       (3) Department of Veterans Affairs Staff Offices, 45 
     positions.
       (4) The National Cemetery Administration, 15 positions.
       (d) Approval.--(1) The Director of the Office of Management 
     and Budget shall approve or disapprove the plan submitted 
     under subsection (a).
       (2) In approving the plan, the Director may make such 
     modifications to the plan as the Director considers 
     appropriate with respect to the following:
       (A) The number and amounts of voluntary incentive payments 
     that may be paid under the plan.

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       (B) Any other matter that the Director considers 
     appropriate.
       (3) In the event of the disapproval of a plan by the 
     Director under paragraph (1), the Secretary may modify and 
     resubmit the plan to the Director. The provisions of this 
     section shall apply to any plan submitted to the Director 
     under this paragraph as if such plan were the initial plan 
     submitted to the Director under subsection (a).

     SEC. 1103. VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.

       (a) Authority To Pay Voluntary Separation Incentive 
     Payments.--(1) The Secretary may pay a voluntary separation 
     incentive payment to an eligible employee only--
       (A) to the extent necessary to reduce or restructure the 
     positions and functions identified by the plan approved under 
     section 1102; and
       (B) if the Under Secretary concerned, or the head of the 
     staff office concerned, approves the payment of the voluntary 
     separation incentive payment to that employee.
       (2) In order to receive a voluntary separation incentive 
     payment under this title, an employee must separate from 
     service with the Department voluntarily (whether by 
     retirement or resignation) under the provisions of this 
     title.
       (b) Amount and Treatment of Payments.--A voluntary 
     separation incentive payment--
       (1) shall be paid in a lump sum after the employee's 
     separation under this title;
       (2) shall be in an amount equal to the lesser of--
       (A) 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 
     that section (without adjustment for any previous payment 
     made under that section); or
       (B) an amount determined by the Secretary, not to exceed 
     $25,000;
       (3) shall not be a basis for payment, and shall not be 
     included in the computation, of any other type of Government 
     benefit; and
       (4) shall not be taken into account in determining the 
     amount of severance pay to which an employee may be entitled 
     under section 5595 of title 5, United States Code, based on 
     any other separation.
       (c) Source of Funds.--Voluntary separation incentive 
     payments under this title shall be paid from the 
     appropriations or funds available for payment of the basic 
     pay of the employees of the Department.

     SEC. 1104. EFFECT OF SUBSEQUENT EMPLOYMENT WITH THE 
                   GOVERNMENT.

       (a) Repayment Upon Reemployment.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (b), an individual who is paid a voluntary 
     separation incentive payment under this title and who 
     subsequently accepts employment with the Government within 
     five years after the date of the separation on which the 
     payment is based shall be required to repay to the Secretary, 
     before the individual's first day of such employment, the 
     entire amount of the voluntary separation incentive payment 
     paid to the individual under this title.
       (b) Waiver Authority for Certain Individuals.--(1) If the 
     employment of an individual under subsection (a) is with an 
     Executive agency (as defined by section 105 of title 5, 
     United States Code), the United States Postal Service, or the 
     Postal Rate Commission, the Director of the Office of 
     Personnel Management may, at the request of the head of such 
     agency, waive repayment by the individual under that 
     subsection if the individual possesses unique abilities and 
     is the only qualified applicant available for the position.
       (2) If the employment of an individual under subsection (a) 
     is with an entity in the legislative branch, the head of the 
     entity or the appointing official may waive repayment by the 
     individual under that subsection if the individual involved 
     possesses unique abilities and is the only qualified 
     applicant available for the position.
       (3) If the employment of an individual under subsection (a) 
     is with the judicial branch, the Director of the 
     Administrative Office of the United States Courts may waive 
     repayment by the individual under that subsection if the 
     individual involved possesses unique abilities and is the 
     only qualified applicant available for the position.
       (c) Employment Defined.--for purposes of this section, the 
     term ``employment'' includes--
       (1) for purposes of subsections (a) and (b), employment of 
     any length or under any type of appointment, but does not 
     include employment that is without compensation; and
       (2) for purposes of subsection (a), employment with any 
     agency of the Government through a personal services 
     contract.

     SEC. 1105. ADDITIONAL AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS TO CIVIL SERVICE 
                   RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY FUND.

       (a) Requirement.--In addition to any other payments which 
     it is required to make under subchapter III of chapter 83 or 
     chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, the Secretary 
     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 26 percent of the final basic pay of each employee of the 
     Department who is covered under subchapter III of chapter 83 
     or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, to whom a 
     voluntary separation incentive is paid under this title.
       (b) Final Basic Pay Defined.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term ``final basic pay'', with respect to an employee, 
     means the total amount of basic pay that would be payable for 
     a year of service by the 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.

     SEC. 1106. CONTINUED HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE.

       Section 8905a(d) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``paragraph (4)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraphs (4) and (5)'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(1) or (4)'' and 
     inserting ``(1), (4), or (5)''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5)(A) If the basis for continued coverage under this 
     section is an involuntary separation from a position in or 
     under the Department of Veterans Affairs due to a reduction 
     in force or a title 38 staffing readjustment--
       ``(i) the individual shall be liable for not more than the 
     employee contributions referred to in paragraph (1)(A)(i); 
     and
       ``(ii) the agency which last employed the individual shall 
     pay the remaining portion of the amount required under 
     paragraph (1)(A).
       ``(B) This paragraph shall only apply with respect to 
     individuals whose continued coverage is based on a separation 
     occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this 
     paragraph.''.

     SEC. 1107. PROHIBITION OF REDUCTION OF FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT 
                   EMPLOYMENT LEVEL.

       (a) Prohibition.--The total full-time equivalent employment 
     in the Department may not be reduced by reason of the 
     separation of an employee (or any combination of employees) 
     receiving a voluntary separation incentive payment under this 
     title.
       (b) Enforcement.--The President, through the Office of 
     Management and Budget, shall monitor the Department and take 
     any action necessary to ensure that the requirements of this 
     section are met.

     SEC. 1108. REGULATIONS.

       The Director of the Office of Personnel Management may 
     prescribe any regulations necessary to administer this title.

     SEC. 1109. LIMITATION; SAVINGS CLAUSE.

       (a) Limitation.--No voluntary separation incentive payment 
     may be paid under this title based on the separation of an 
     employee after December 31, 2000.
       (b) Relationship to Other Authority.--This title 
     supplements and does not supersede any other authority of the 
     Secretary to pay voluntary separation incentive payments to 
     employees of the Department.

     SEC. 1110. ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES.

       For purposes of this title:
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     term ``eligible employee'' means an employee (as defined by 
     section 2105 of title 5, United States Code) of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, who is serving under an 
     appointment without time limitation and has been employed by 
     the Department as of the date of separation under this title 
     for a continuous period of at least three years.
       (2) Exceptions.--Such term does not include the following:
       (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 eligible for disability retirement under 
     subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United 
     States Code, or another retirement system for employees of 
     the Government.
       (C) An employee who is in receipt of a specific notice of 
     involuntary separation for misconduct or unacceptable 
     performance.
       (D) An employee who previously has received any voluntary 
     separation incentive payment by the Government under this 
     title or any other authority.
       (E) An employee covered by statutory reemployment rights 
     who is on transfer to another organization.
       (F) An 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 a recruitment bonus under section 7458 of title 38, 
     United States Code.
       (G) An employee who, during the 12-month period preceding 
     the date of separation, received a retention allowance under 
     section 5754 of title 5, United States Code, or a retention 
     bonus under section 458 of title 38, United States Code.
       (H) An employee who, during the 24-month period preceding 
     the date of separation, was relocated at the expense of the 
     Federal Government.

       And the Senate agree to the same.
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate to the title of the bill and agree to 
     the same with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the Senate amendment to the title of the bill, 
     amend the title so as to read: ``An Act to amend title 38, 
     United States Code, to establish a program of extended care 
     services for veterans, to make other improvements in health 
     care programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to 
     enhance compensation, memorial affairs, and housing programs 
     of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to improve retirement 
     authorities applicable to judges of the United States Court 
     of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and for other purposes.''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.

     Bob Stump,
     Chris Smith,
     Jack Quinn,
     Cliff Stearns,
     Lane Evans,
     Corrine Brown,
     Mike Doyle,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Arlen Specter,
     Strom Thurmond,
     Jay Rockefeller,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARR, recognized Mr. STUMP and Mr. EVANS, 
each for 20 minutes.

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  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. BARR, announced that two-thirds of the 
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. 133.30  leif ericson millennium commemorative coin

  Mr. LEACH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3373) 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 Ericson.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARR, 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. BARR, announced that two-thirds of the 
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. 133.31  providing for motions to suspend the rules

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 374):

       Resolved, That it shall be in order at any time on or 
     before the legislative day of Wednesday, November 17, 1999, 
     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 one hour 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.
       Sec. 2. Provides that House Resolution 342 is laid on the 
     table.

  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. BARR, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

214

When there appeared

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Nays

202

para. 133.32                  [Roll No. 590]

                                YEAS--214

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--202

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crowley
     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
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wu
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Ackerman
     Berman
     Dunn
     Ewing
     Fossella
     Gephardt
     Hill (MT)
     Istook
     McIntyre
     Meehan
     Ortiz
     Payne
     Quinn
     Smith (MI)
     Watkins
     Waxman
     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.
  Pursuant to section 2 of House Resolution 374, House Resolution 342 
was laid on the table.

para. 133.33  h. res. 169--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARR, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 169) expressing the sense of the 
House of Representatives with respect to democracy, free elections, and 
human rights in the Lao People's Democractic Republic; 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.


[[Page 2377]]



It was decided in the

Yeas

412

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affirmative

Nays

1

para. 133.34                  [Roll No. 591]

                                YEAS--412

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Ackerman
     Archer
     Berman
     Dunn
     Ewing
     Fossella
     Gephardt
     Hill (MT)
     McCollum
     McIntyre
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Ortiz
     Payne
     Quinn
     Smith (MI)
     Thomas
     Watkins
     Waxman
     Wise
  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 condemning the Communist regime in Laos for its many human 
rights abuses.''.
  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.

para. 133.35  h. con. res. 165--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARR, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to said concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 165) 
expressing United States policy toward the Slovak Republic.
  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

12

para. 133.36                  [Roll No. 592]

                                YEAS--404

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pease
     Pelosi

[[Page 2378]]


     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--12

     Barr
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Coble
     Collins
     Cook
     Hayworth
     Manzullo
     McKinney
     Paul
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Souder

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Ackerman
     Berman
     Dunn
     Ewing
     Fossella
     Gephardt
     Goodlatte
     Hill (MT)
     McIntyre
     Meehan
     Ortiz
     Payne
     Quinn
     Smith (MI)
     Watkins
     Waxman
     Wise
  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. 133.37  h. con. res. 206--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARR, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 206) 
expressing grave concern regarding armed conflict in the North Caucasus 
region of the Russian Federation which has resulted in civilian 
casualties and internally displaced persons, and urging all sides to 
pursue dialog for peaceful resolution of the conflict; 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

407

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

4

para. 133.38                  [Roll No. 593]

                                YEAS--407

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill (IN)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--4

     Burton
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Paul
     Sherman

                             NOT VOTING--22

     Ackerman
     Berman
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dunn
     Ewing
     Fossella
     Gephardt
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hostettler
     Lucas (OK)
     McIntyre
     Meehan
     Ortiz
     Payne
     Pombo
     Quinn
     Smith (MI)
     Watkins
     Waxman
     Wise
  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 passed was, by unanimous 
consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para. 133.39  h. res. 325--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARR, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 325) expressing the sense 
of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of increased 
support and funding to combat diabetes.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.


[[Page 2379]]



It was decided in the

Yeas

414

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 133.40                  [Roll No. 594]

                                YEAS--414

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Ackerman
     Bachus
     Berman
     Dunn
     Ewing
     Fossella
     Gephardt
     Hill (MT)
     Maloney (NY)
     McIntyre
     Meehan
     Ortiz
     Paul
     Payne
     Quinn
     Smith (MI)
     Watkins
     Waxman
     Wise
  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. 133.41  h.r. 2336--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARR, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2336) to amend title 28, United States 
Code, to provide for appointment of United States marshals by the 
Attorney General; 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. BARR, announced that two-thirds of those 
present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. COLLINS 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

183

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negative

Nays

231

para. 133.42                  [Roll No. 595]

                                AYES--183

     Allen
     Bachus
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Bryant
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Chabot
     Clement
     Coburn
     Combest
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Doyle
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Foley
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Kasich
     Kind (WI)
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McHugh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Moakley
     Morella
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Porter
     Pryce (OH)
     Regula
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Vitter
     Walden
     Watt (NC)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--231

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barton
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Capps
     Capuano
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Forbes
     Ford
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Holden

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     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ose
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Whitfield
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Ackerman
     Berman
     Castle
     DeFazio
     Dunn
     Ewing
     Fossella
     Gephardt
     Hill (MT)
     McIntyre
     Meehan
     Murtha
     Ortiz
     Payne
     Quinn
     Smith (MI)
     Watkins
     Waxman
     Wise
  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. 133.43  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARR, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
Chair's approval of the Journal of Monday, November 15, 1999.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARR, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 133.44  message from the president--federal labor relations board

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARR, 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 701 of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 
(Public Law 95-454; 5 U.S.C. 7104(e)), I have the pleasure of 
transmitting to you the twentieth Annual Report of the Federal Labor 
Relations Authority for Fiscal Year 1998.
  The report includes information on the cases heard and decisions 
rendered by the Federal Labor Relations Authority, the General Counsel 
of the Authority, and the Federal Service Impasses Panel.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, November 16, 1999.

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

para. 133.45  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to iran

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARR, 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 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 
U.S.C. 1641(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act 
(IEEPA), 50 U.S.C. 1703(c), I transmit herewith a 6-month periodic 
report on the national emergency with respect to Iran that was declared 
in Executive Order 12170 of November 14, 1979.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, November 16, 1999.

  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. 106-159).

para. 133.46  message from the president--railroad retirement board

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARR, 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 1998, 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, November 16, 1999.

  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. 133.47  suspension of the rules notice

  Mr. THUNE, pursuant to House Resolution 374, at 7:19 p.m., announced 
the Speaker would recognize Members for motions to suspend the rules 
under clause 1 of rule XV with respect to the following bills: S. 1844, 
to amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide for an 
alternative penalty procedure with respect to compliance with 
requirements for State disbursement unit; S. 1418, to provide for the 
holding of court at Natchez, Mississippi in the same manner as court is 
held at Vicksburg, Mississippi, and for other purposes; S. 1235, to 
amend part G of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 to allow railroad police officers to attend the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation National Academy for law enforcement training; 
H.R. 1953, to authorize leases for terms not to exceed 99 years on land 
held in trust for the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians and the 
Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians of the Guidiville Indian Rancheria; H.R. 
3051, to direct the Secretary of the Interior, the Bureau of 
Reclamation, to conduct a feasibility study on the Jicarilla Apache 
Reservation in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes; S. 278, 
to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain lands to the 
county of Rio Arriba, New Mexico; S. 416, to direct the Secretary of 
Agriculture to convey to the city of Sisters, Oregon, a certain parcel 
of land for use in connection with a sewage treatment facility; S. 1843, 
to designate certain Federal land in the Talledega National Forest, 
Alabama, as the ``Dugger Mountain Wilderness''; H.R. 1167, to amend the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to provide for 
further self-governance by Indian tribes, and for other purposes; S. 
382, to establish the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in the 
State of South Dakota, and for other purposes; H.R. 1827, to improve the 
economy and efficiency of Government operations by requiring the use of 
recovery audits by Federal agencies; and S. 440, to provide support for 
certain institutes and schools.

para. 133.48  recess--11:59 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COOKSEY, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 11 o'clock and 59 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.



      WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF NOVEMBER 16),1999

para. 133.49  after recess--12:44 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, called the House 
to order.

para. 133.50  providing for the consideration of h.j. res. 80

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-473) the resolution (H. Res. 381) providing for consideration of 
the joint resolution (H. J. Res. 80) making further continuing 
appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 133.51  bills presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, reported that 
that committee did on this day present to the President, for his ap

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proval, bills of the House of the following titles:

       H.R. 2454. To assure the long-term conservation of mid-
     continent light geese and the biological diversity of the 
     ecosystem upon which many North American migratory birds 
     depend, by directing the Secretary of the Interior to 
     implement rules to reduce the overabundant population of mid-
     continent light geese.
       H.R. 2724. To make technical corrections to the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1999.

para. 133.52  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. HILL, for today;
  To Mr. WISE, for today;
  To Mr. UNDERWOOD, for today and balance of the week;
  To Mr. LaHOOD, for today until 6 p.m.;
  To Mr. ORTIZ, for today; and
  To Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey, for today.
  And then,

para. 133.53  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. DREIER, at 12 o'clock and 45 minutes a.m., Wednesday, 
November 17 (legislative day of Tuesday, November 16), 1999, the House 
adjourned.

para. 133.54  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 of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 2116. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish a program of extended care services for veterans 
     and to make other improvements in health care programs of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs (Rept. No. 106-470). Ordered 
     to be printed.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1695. A 
     bill to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal public 
     lands in the Ivanpah Valley, Nevada, to Clark County, Nevada, 
     for the development of an airport facility, and for other 
     purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-471). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SENSENBRENNER: Committee on Science. H.R. 2086. A bill 
     to authorize funding for networking and information 
     technology research and development for fiscal years 2000 
     through 2004, and for other purposes; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 106-472 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 381. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the joint 
     resolution (H.J. Res. 80) making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 106-473. Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 133.55  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. LEACH:
       H.R. 3373. 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 Lief Ericson; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       H.R. 3374. A bill to strengthen the special examination 
     authority of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in 
     order to protect the Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings 
     Association Insurance Fund, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. 
             Ramstad):
       H.R. 3375. A bill to facilitate the exchange by law 
     enforcement agenices of DNA identification information 
     relating to violent offenders, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Armed 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. BILBRAY:
       H.R. 3376. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for 
     the purchase of buses other than low-polluting buses; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Bonior, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Doyle, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Norton, Mr. Stark, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
             McDermott, Ms. Lee, and Ms. Waters):
       H.R. 3377. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act, and the 
     Poultry Products Inspection Act to require that food that 
     contains a genetically engineered material, or that is 
     produced with a genetically engineered material, be labeled 
     accordingly; 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 Mr. BILBRAY (for himself and Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 3378. A bill to authorize certain actions to address 
     the comprehensive treatment of sewage emanating from the 
     Tijuana River in order to substantially reduce river and 
     ocean pollution in the San Diego border region; 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 Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mr. Davis of 
             Florida, Mr. Clement, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mr. Ford, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Serrano, and Ms. McCarthy of Missouri):
       H.R. 3379. A bill to establish the National Recording 
     Registry in the Library of Congress to maintain and preserve 
     recordings that are culturally, historically, or 
     aesthetically significant, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Administration, 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. CHAMBLISS (for himself and Mr. McCollum):
       H.R. 3380. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     establish Federal jurisdiction over offenses committed 
     outside the United States by persons employed by or 
     accompanying the Armed Forces, or by members of the Armed 
     Forces who are released or separated from active duty prior 
     to being identified and prosecuted for the commission of such 
     offenses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 
     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. MANZULLO (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Gilman, 
             and Mr. Gejdenson):
       H.R. 3381. A bill to reauthorize the Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation and the Trade and Development Agency, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. DeLay, and Mr. Diaz-
             Balart):
       H.R. 3382. A bill to modify the enforcement of certain 
     anti-terrorism judgments, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas:
       H.R. 3383. A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to 
     remove separate treatment or exemption for nuclear safety 
     violations by nonprofit institutions; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       H.R. 3384. A bill to strengthen provisions in the Energy 
     Policy Act of 1992 with respect to potential Climate Change; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 3385. A bill to strengthen provisions in the Federal 
     Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 with 
     respect to potential Climate Change; to the Committee on 
     Science.
           By Mrs. CAPPS:
       H.R. 3386. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to establish a program to identify and 
     mentor college eligible high school students and their 
     parents or legal guardians, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. DELAHUNT (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Allen, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Becerra, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Capuano, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Crowley, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holt, Ms. 
             Hooley of Oregon, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kucinich, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Luther, Mr. 
             Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Markey, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meehan, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Olver, Mr. Romero-
             Barcelo, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. 
             Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Wexler, Ms. 
             Woolsey, and Mr. Wu):
       H.R. 3387. A bill to repeal the fiscal year 2000 
     prohibition on the use of Department of Defense funds to pay 
     environmental fines and penalties imposed against the 
     Department; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. DOOLITTLE (for himself and Mr. Gibbons):
       H.R. 3388. A bill to promote environmental restoration 
     around the Lake Tahoe basin; to the Committee on Resources, 
     and in addition

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     to the Committees on Agriculture, 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. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Fattah, Mrs. Johnson 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Owens, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
             Forbes, Ms. DeLauro, and Mrs. Christensen):
       H.R. 3389. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from the gross income of an employee certain 
     housing incentives provided by such employee's employer to 
     purchase and reside in housing located in qualified urban 
     areas; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GOSS (for himself and Mr. Tauzin):
       H.R. 3390. A bill to conserve Atlantic highly migratory 
     species of fish, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. HINCHEY:
       H.R. 3391. A bill to provide for public library 
     construction and technology enhancement; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HUNTER:
       H.R. 3392. A bill to provide tax incentives for the 
     construction of seagoing cruise ships in United States 
     shipyards, and to facilitate the development of a United 
     States-flag, United States-built cruise industry, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Armed 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 committee concerned.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Houghton, and Mrs. 
             Thurman):
       H.R. 3393. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide 
     for identification of, and actions relating to, foreign 
     countries that maintain sanitary or phytosanitary measures 
     that deny fair and equitable market access to United States 
     food, beverage, or other plant or animal products, to amend 
     the Trade Act of 1974 and the Sherman Act to address foreign 
     private and joint public-private market access barriers that 
     harm United States trade, and to amend the Trade Act of 1974 
     to address the failure of foreign governments to cooperate in 
     the provision of information relating to certain 
     investigations; 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. McCRERY:
       H.R. 3394. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide individuals with an election to reduce the 
     basis of depreciable real property in lieu of gain 
     recognition on such property; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. McHUGH:
       H.R. 3395. A bill to establish certain procedures regarding 
     the appointment and tenure of persons to the International 
     St. Lawrence River Board of Control established by the 
     International Joint Commission under the Boundary Waters 
     Treaty of 1909; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. McKEON (for himself and Ms. Sanchez):
       H.R. 3396. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to 
     submit to Congress a report on production alternatives for 
     the Joint Strike Fighter program; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Young of Alaska, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Kildee, 
             Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Gallegly, 
             Mr. Smith of Washington, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Kind, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. 
             Lee, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Filner, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Diaz-Balart, 
             Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Nethercutt, and Mr. Martinez) (all 
             by request):
       H.R. 3397. A bill to improve the implementation of the 
     Federal responsibility for the care and education of Indian 
     people by improving the services and facilities of Federal 
     Indian health programs and encouraging maximum participation 
     of Indians in such programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Commerce, Ways and Means, and Government Reform, for a period 
     to be 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:
       H.R. 3398. A bill to ensure that a national railroad system 
     is maintained or created which is adequate to provide the 
     transportation services needed for the United States economy, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 3399. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury 
     and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from 
     including any information storage capability on the currency 
     of the United States or imposing any fee or penalty on any 
     person for the holding by such person of currency of the 
     United States, including Federal reserve notes, for any 
     period of time; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       H.R. 3400. A bill to provide that the inferior courts of 
     the United States do not have jurisdiction to hear abortion-
     related cases; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. POMEROY:
       H.R. 3401. A bill to provide a final settlement on certain 
     debt owed by the city of Dickinson, North Dakota, for 
     construction of the bascule gates on the Dickinson Dam; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD:
       H.R. 3402. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     authorize Federal district courts to hear civil actions to 
     recover damages for deprivation of property under or 
     resulting from the Nazi government of Germany; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 3403. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 with respect to the treatment of cooperative housing 
     corporations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. REYNOLDS:
       H.R. 3404. A bill to amend the Act establishing the Women's 
     Rights National Historical Park in the State of New York to 
     permit the Secretary of the Interior to acquire title in fee 
     simple to the Hunt House located in Waterloo, New York; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ROTHMAN (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Crowley, and Mr. Gejdenson):
       H.R. 3405. A bill to promote full equality at the United 
     Nations for Israel; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. SAWYER:
       H.R. 3406. A bill to require the President to report 
     annually to the Congress on the effects of the imposition of 
     unilateral economic sanctions by the United States; to the 
     Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the 
     Committees on 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. SAXTON:
       H.R. 3407. A bill to assist in the conservation of keystone 
     species throughout the world; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SESSIONS:
       H.R. 3408. A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to 
     exempt certain investigative reports from the definition of 
     consumer report, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       H.R. 3409. A bill to provide that employees of employers 
     who provide certain increases in health insurance coverage 
     will not be covered by an increase in the Federal minimum 
     wage; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       H.R. 3410. A bill to eliminate the requirement that 
     fingerprints be supplied for background checks on volunteers; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SOUDER (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. Gillmor, Mr. LaHood, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Boehner, 
             Mr. Portman, Mr. Stupak, Mr. English, Mr. Barcia, Mr. 
             Ewing, Mr. Roemer, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Hoekstra, 
             Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Oxley):
       H.R. 3411. A bill to designate the Northwest Territory of 
     the Great Lakes National Heritage Area, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 3412. A bill to provide for and approve the settlement 
     of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community and 
     the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. TIERNEY (for himself and Mr. George Miller of 
             California):
       H.R. 3413. A bill to amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools 
     and Communities Act of 1994 to provide comprehensive 
     technical assistance and implement prevention programs that 
     meet a high scientific standard of program effectiveness; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.J. Res. 79. A joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. DREIER:
       H.J. Res. 80. A joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.J. Res. 81. 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. DAVIS of Virginia:
       H. Con. Res. 229. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the United States Congressional 
     Philharmonic Society and its mission of promoting musical 
     excellence throughout the educational system and encouraging 
     people of all ages to commit to the love and expression of 
     musical performance; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. GEJDENSON:
       H. Con. Res. 230. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     strong opposition of Congress to the continued egregious 
     violations of human rights and the lack of progress toward 
     the establishment of democracy and the rule of law in Belarus 
     and calling on President Alex

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     ander Lukashenka to engage in negotiations with the 
     representatives of the opposition and to restore the 
     constitutional rights of the Belarusian people; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H. Con. Res. 231. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the Panama Canal and the Panama 
     Canal Zone should be considered to be the sovereign territory 
     of the United States; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. CONDIT (for himself and Mr. Portman):
       H. Res. 377. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to improve deliberation on proposed 
     Federal private sector mandates; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin:
       H. Res. 378. A resolution recognizing the vital importance 
     of hunting as a legitimate tool of wildlife resource 
     management; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH:
       H. Res. 379. A resolution recognizing and commending the 
     personnel of Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, for their 
     participation and efforts in support of the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization's (NATO) Operation Allied Force in the 
     Balkan region; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Wicker, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, Mr. Packard, Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Goode, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Borski, Mr. Holden, Mr. Klink, and Mr. Abercrombie):
       H. Res. 380. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives concerning the location and removal of 
     weapons caches placed in the United States by the Russian or 
     Soviet Government; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 
     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. 133.56  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, private bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. MORAN of Kansas:
       H.R. 3414. A bill for the relief of Luis A. Leon-Molina, 
     Ligia Padron, Juan Leon Padron, Rendy Leon Padron, Manuel 
     Leon Padron, and Luis Leon Padron; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. QUINN:
       H.R. 3415. A bill for the relief of Natasha Lobankova, 
     Valentina Lobankova, and Boris Lobankova; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TOWNS:
       H.R. 3416. A bill for the relief of Desmond J. Burke; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 133.57  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 21: Mr. Mascara and Mr. Meeks of New York.
       H.R. 25: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 72: Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 82: Mr. Wu and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 113: Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 229: Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 239: Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Hall of 
     Texas, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 271: Mr. Udall of Colorado.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Quinn, Mr. Cannon, and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 382: Ms. Slaughter and Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 443: Mr. Wolf, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. 
     Goss.
       H.R. 491: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 531: Mr. Rogan.
       H.R. 568: Mrs. Jones of Ohio.
       H.R. 664: Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 710: Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 721: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 745: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 765: Mr. Bachus and Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 835: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 844: Mr. Goodling, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. 
     Cunningham, Mr. Doolittle, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Carson, Mr. Baird, 
     Mr. Turner, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 860: Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 878: Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 952: Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 960: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 1003: Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 1020: Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 1029: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Snyder, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
     Cook, and Mr. Larson.
       H.R. 1041: Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 1167: Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 1172: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
     Diaz-Balart, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Baker, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
     Bilbray, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
     Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Callahan, Mrs. 
     Roukema, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. McIntrye, and Mrs. 
     Napolitano.
       H.R. 1176: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 1187: Mr. Ballenger.
       H.R. 1193: Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 1195: Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 1228: Mr. Hall of Ohio and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 1234: Mr. Cox.
       H.R. 1275: Mr. Crowley, Mr. Larson, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
     LoBiondo, Mr. Markey, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Weygand, 
     Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Levin, Mr. Baird, Mr. 
     Sanders, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Dixon, Mr. Klink, Mr. Crane, Mrs. Roukema, Ms. Millender-
     McDonald, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Davis of Virginia, 
     Mr. Becerra, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. 
     Toomey.
       H.R. 1291: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1358: Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1456: Ms. Stabenow and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 1495: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 1505: Mr. Duncan and Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 1620: Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 1640: Mr. Serrano, Mr. Owens, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. 
     Hinchey.
       H.R. 1697: Mr. Nussle.
       H.R. 1776: Mr. John, Mr. Larson, Mr. Kind, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
     Combest, and Mr. Thompson of California.
       H.R. 1795: Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
     Spence, and Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 1827: Mr. Turner and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 1837: Mr. Sherman and Mrs. Christensen.
       H.R. 1843: Mrs. Clayton, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
     Vitter, and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 1857: Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 1871: Mr. Coyne and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 1876: Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 1885: Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. George Miller of 
     California, Mr. Tierney, and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1886: Mr. Fletcher.
       H.R. 1893: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1899: Mr. Edwards.
       H.R. 1941: Mr. Strickland and Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 1975: Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 2000: Mr. McIntyre and Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 2053: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 2059: Mr. Baird and Mr. Smith of Texas.
       H.R. 2066: Mr. Schaffer and Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 2106: Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 2121: Mr. Petri and Ms. Baldwin.
       H.R. 2129: Mr. Hunter, Mr. Herger, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Nussle, 
     Mr. McHugh, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Watts 
     of Oklahoma, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Sweeney.
       H.R. 2162: Mr. Sessions and Mr. Bass.
       H.R. 2166: Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 2247: Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 2258: Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 2267: Mr. Regula.
       H.R. 2282: Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Rogan, and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 2298: Mr. Jackson of Illinois.
       H.R. 2341: Mr. Markey and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 2359: Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 2362: Mr. Petri and Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 2372: Ms. Dunn, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Collins, Mr. Ryun 
     of Kansas, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. John.
       H.R. 2386: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 2450: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 2486: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 2493: Mr. Gary Miller of California.
       H.R. 2495: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 2511: Mr. Bachus and Mr. Rogan.
       H.R. 2567: Mr. Rangel and Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 2573: Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 2620: Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 2631: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Blumenauer, and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 2640: Mr. Regula.
       H.R. 2650: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 2659: Mr. Nadler, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 2697: Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 2727: Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 2733: Mr. Wolf, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. 
     Rogan, and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 2735: Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 2738: Mr. Rahall, Mr. Baird, Ms. Norton, and Mr. 
     Stupak.
       H.R. 2749: Ms. Pryce of Ohio and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 2817: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 2827: Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 2832: Mrs. Christensen.
       H.R. 2859: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 2890: Mr. Pastor and Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 2892: Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 2899: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 2900: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 2902: Mr. Markey, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. McKinney, and Mrs. 
     Jones of Ohio.
       H.R. 2929: Mr. DeFazio and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 2971: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2980: Mrs. Jones of Ohio.
       H.R. 2985: Mr. Gekas.
       H.R. 2991: Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
     Largent, Mr. Hutchinson, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
     and Mr. Smith of Texas.
       H.R. 3086: Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 3100: Mr. Bilbray and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 3115: Ms. Berkley, Mr. Clyburn, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Hill 
     of Montana, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, and Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 3142: Mr. LaTourette.

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       H.R. 3144: Ms. Rivers, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Faleomavaega, and 
     Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 3150: Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 3159: Mr. Boswell.
       H.R. 3169: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 3174: Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 3180: Ms. Carson and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 3185: Mr. Hoyer.
       H.R. 3186: Mr. Oxley.
       H.R. 3246: Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 3248: Mr. Pitts and Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 3251: Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 3257: Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 3293: Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 3294: Mr. Combest and Mr. Rodriguez.
       H.R. 3299: Mr. Hayes.
       H.R. 3301: Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 3313: Mr. Houghton, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 3320: Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Stark, Mr. George Miller of 
     California, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Costello, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
     Nadler, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
     Olver, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Brown of 
     Florida, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
     DeFazio, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 3324: Mr. Boswell and Mr. Roemer.
       H.R. 3329: Mr. Menendez.
       H.R. 3330: Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Holt, Mr. Gutierrez, and 
     Mr. Markey.
       H.J. Res. 53: Mr. Duncan and Mr. Goodling.
       H.J. Res. 77: Mr. Stearns, Mr. Sweeney, and Mr. Tancredo.
       H. Con. Res. 115: Mr. Cummings.
       H. Con. Res. 165: Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H. Con. Res. 182: Ms. Granger.
       H. Con. Res. 186: Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Taylor of 
     North Carolina, Mr. Thune, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Hansen, 
     and Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H. Con. Res. 206: Mr. Gilman.
       H. Con. Res. 209: Ms. Waters, Mrs. Christensen, and Mr. 
     Rush.
       H. Con. Res. 211: Mr. Brown of Ohio and Mr. Hastings of 
     Florida.
       H. Con. Res. 212: Mr. Goodling.
       H. Con. Res. 217: Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Boyd, and Mr. 
     Scarborough.
       H. Con. Res. 218: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Blagojevich, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Klink, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Cox, 
     Mr. Moakley, and Mr. Duncan.
       H. Con. Res. 220: Mr. Ney.
       H. Con. Res. 228: Mr. Evans, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Brady of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Turner, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Larson, Mr. 
     Berman, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Lantos, and Mrs. Jones of Ohio.
       H. Res. 201: Mrs. Roukema.
       H. Res. 238 Mr. Pitts, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, and Mrs. Myrick.
       H. Res. 298: Mr. Gillmor and Mr. Coble.
       H. Res. 304: Mr. Rothman.
       H. Res. 315: Mr. Thompson of California.
       H. Res. 363: Mr. Ose.
       H. Res. 370: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
     Evans, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, and Mr. Porter.

para. 133.58  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 2420: Mr. Owens.




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                   WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1999 (134)

para. 134.1  appointment 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:

                                    U.S. House of Representatives,


                                               Washington, DC,

                                                November 17, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Edward A. Pease to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 134.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, November 16, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 134.3  communications

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

       5390. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Providing Notice to Deliquent Farm Loan Program 
     Borrowers of the Potential for Cross-Servicing (RIN: 0560-
     AF89) received November 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5391. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Mediterranean Fruit Fly; Removal of Quarantined 
     Area [Docket No. 98-083-7] received November 16, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5392. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--User Fees; Agricultural Quarantine and Inspection 
     Services [Docket No. 98-073-2] (RIN: 0579-AB05) received 
     November 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       5393. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Paraquat; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300949; FRL-6392-9] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received November 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5394. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to reform the 
     state inspection of meat and poultry in the United States; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       5395. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense 
     Procurement, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; Comprehensive Small Business 
     Subcontracting Plans [DFARS Case 99-D306] received November 
     12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       5396. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense 
     Procurement, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; Contract Goal for Small Disadvantaged 
     Business and Certain Institutions of Higher Education [DFARS 
     Case 99-D305] received November 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       5397. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense 
     Procurement, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; Debarment Investigation and Reports 
     [DFARS Case 99-D013] received November 12, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       5398. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense 
     Procurement, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; Subcontracting Goals for Purchases 
     Benefiting People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled [DFARS 
     Case 99-D304] received November 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       5399. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the approved retirement and advancement to the grade of vice 
     admiral of Vice Admiral Daniel T. Oliver; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       5400. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Regulations and Legislation Division, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety 
     and Soundness Standards [Docket No. 99-50] (RIN: 1550-AB27) 
     received November 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       5401. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Regulations and Legislation Division, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Interagency Guidelines Establishing Year 2000 Standards for 
     Safety and Soundness [Docket No. 99-35] (RIN: 1550-AB27) 
     received November 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       5402. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, 
     Emergency Oil and Gas Guaranteed Loan Board, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule--Emergency Oil and Gas Guaranteed Loan 
     Program (RIN: 3003-ZA00) received November 10, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       5403. A letter from the Managing Director, Office of the 
     General Counsel, Federal Housing Finance Board, transmitting 
     the Board's final rule--Allocation of Joint and Several 
     Liability on Consolidated Obligations Among the Federal Home 
     Loan Banks [No. 99-51] (RIN: 3069-AA78) received November 16, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       5404. A letter from the Director, Executive Office of the 
     President, transmitting Congressional Budget Office and 
     Office of Management and Budget estimates under the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, pursuant to 
     Public Law 105--33 section 10205(2) (111 Stat. 703); to the 
     Committee on the Budget.
       5405. A letter from the Under Secretary, Food, Nutrition 
     and Consumer Services, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--National School 
     Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program and Child and Adult 
     Care Food Program: Amendments to the Infant Meal Pattern 
     (RIN: 0584-AB81) received November 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       5406. A letter from the Director, Corporate Policy and 
     Research Department, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Allocation of 
     Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for 
     Valuing Benefits--received November 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       5407. A letter from the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting a report on the Benefits and Costs of the Clean 
     Air Act, 1990 to 2010; to the Committee on Commerce.
       5408. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval of

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     Municipal Waste Combustor State Plan For Designated 
     Facilities and Pollutants: Indiana [IN94-1a; FRL-6476-9] 
     received November 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5409. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report on telemedicine; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       5410. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation 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. 00-12), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       5411. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, Department of Defense, transmitting a copy 
     of Transmittal No. 00-0A, which relates to the Department of 
     the Army's proposed enhancements or upgrades from the level 
     of sensitivity of technology or capability of defense 
     article(s) previously sold to Singapore, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(b)(5); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       5412. 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 
     Russia, Ukraine, Norway, United Kingdom, and Cayman Islands 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 124-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5413. 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 Canada 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 99-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5414. 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 103-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5415. 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.
       5416. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Administration and Management, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the Department's A-76 inventory of commercial 
     activities; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5417. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting the Annual Inventory of Commercial 
     Activities for 1999; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5418. A letter from the Executive Director for Operations, 
     Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting a copy of the 
     ``Performance of Commercial Activities Inventory''; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       5419. A letter from the Executive Director, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's commercial 
     activities inventory as required under the Federal Activities 
     Inventory Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       5420. A letter from the Administrator, Small Business 
     Administration, transmitting the Inventory of Commercial 
     Activities for 1999; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5421. A letter from the Director, Trade and Development 
     Agency, transmitting information on their audit and internal 
     management activities; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5422. A letter from the Independent Counsel, transmitting 
     the fifth annual report for the Office of Independent 
     Counsel, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 595(a)(2); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       5423. A letter from the Attorney General, transmitting the 
     position of the Department of Justice in the Supreme Court in 
     Dickerson v. United States, No. 99-5525, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5424. A letter from the Program Manager, Bureau of Alcohol, 
     Tobacco and Firearms, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--
     Implementation of Public Law 104-132, the Antiterrorism and 
     Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, Relating to the Marking 
     of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection (96R-029P) 
     received November 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5425. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Civil Works, 
     Department of the Army, transmitting a report on the 
     Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Mitigation Project, Alabama and 
     Mississippi; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5426. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Sassafras River, Georgetown, MD 
     [CGD05-99-006] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received November 16, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5427. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Miles River, Easton, MD [CGD05-99-003] 
     (RIN: 2115-AE47) received November 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5428. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations: Niantic River, CT [CGD01-99-087] (RIN: 
     2115-AE47) received November 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5429. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Illinois River, IL [CCGD08-99-014] 
     (RIN: 2115-AE47) received November 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5430. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations: Kennebec River, ME [CGD01-98-174] 
     (RIN: 2115-AE47) received November 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5431. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations: Hackensack River, Passaic River, NJ 
     [CGD01-99-076] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received November 16, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5432. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations: Pequonnock River, CT [CGD01-99-086] 
     (RIN: 2115-AE47) received November 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5433. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, 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 November 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5434. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zones: All 
     Coast Guard and Navy Vessels Involved in Evidence Transport, 
     Narragansett Bay, Davisville Depot, Davisville, Rhode Island 
     [CGD1-99-185] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received November 16, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5435. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Annuity Contracts [Revenue Procedure 99-44] received November 
     16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       5436. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report on development of a Medical 
     Support Incentive for the Child Support Enforcement program; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5437. A letter from the Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting certification that the 
     trustees have paid all claims arising from the American 
     Trader incident, and have established a reserve as required, 
     pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1653(c)(4); jointly to the Committees 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure and Resources.
       5438. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to enhance federal law enforcement's ability to 
     combat illegal money laundering; jointly to the Committees on 
     the Judiciary, Commerce, Ways and Means, and Banking and 
     Financial Services.

para. 134.4  providing for the consideration of h.j. res. 80

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 381):

       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. 80) 
     making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 
     2000, 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. 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. 134.5  continuing appropriations fy 2000

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida, pursuant to House Resolution 381, called up the 
joint resolution (H.J. Res. 80) making further continuing appropriations 
for the fiscal year 2000, 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. PEASE, announced that the yeas 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

403

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affirmative

Nays

8

para. 134.6                   [Roll No. 596]

                                YEAS--403

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--8

     Chenoweth-Hage
     Deal
     Forbes
     Paul
     Salmon
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Watkins

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Clay
     Conyers
     Diaz-Balart
     Dixon
     Dunn
     Engel
     Jefferson
     Johnson, Sam
     Lampson
     Largent
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Norwood
     Pickett
     Rothman
     Scarborough
     Spence
     Towns
     Waxman
     Wise
     Young (AK)
  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. 134.7  holding court in natchez, mississippi

  Mr. HYDE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 1418) to provide for the holding of court at Natchez, Mississippi in 
the same manner as court is held at Vicksburg, Mississippi, and for 
other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. HYDE and Mr. 
WEINER, 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 notify the Senate thereof.

para. 134.8  railroad police officers training

  Mr. HUTCHINSON moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the 
Senate (S. 1235) to amend part G of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow railroad police officers to attend 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy for law enforcement 
training.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. HUTCHINSON and Mr. 
WEINER, 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. 134.9  institutes and schools support

  Mr. HILLEARY moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the 
Senate (S. 440) to provide support for certain institutes and schools.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. HILLEARY and Mr. 
MARTINEZ, 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 bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. SANFORD 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 8, rule XX, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 134.10  rio arriba land conveyances

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 278) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain lands 
to the county of Rio Arriba, New Mexico.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, 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. 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 notify the Senate thereof.

para. 134.11  suspension of the rules notice

  Mr. HANSEN, pursuant to House Resolution 374, at 11:55 a.m. announced 
the Speaker would recognize Members for motions to suspend the rules 
under clause 1 of rule XV with respect to the following bills: (S.1398) 
to clarify certain boundaries on maps relating to the Coastal Barrier 
Resources System; (H.R. 3381) to reauthorize the Overseas Private 
Investment Corporation and the Trade and Development Agency, and for 
other purposes; and (H. Con. Res. 128) expressing the sense of the 
Congress regarding the treatment of religious minorities in the Islamic 
of Iran, and particularly the recent arrests of members of that 
country's Jewish community.

para. 134.12  minuteman missile national historic site

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 382) to establish the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in 
the State of South Dakota, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
George 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. 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 notify the Senate thereof.

para. 134.13  sisters, oregon land conveyances

  Mrs. CHENOWETH-HAGE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of 
the Senate (S. 416) to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to 
the city of Sisters, Oregon, a certain parcel of land for use in 
connection with a sewage treatment facility; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, recognized Mrs. CHENOWETH-HAGE 
and Mr. George 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. 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 notify the Senate thereof.

para. 134.14  indians 99 year land leases

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1953) to 
authorize leases for terms not to exceed 99 years on land held in trust 
for the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians and the Guidiville Band 
of Pomo Indians of the Guidiville Indian Rancheria; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
George 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. 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. 134.15  jicarilla apache reservation feasibility study

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3051) to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior, the Bureau of Reclamation, to 
conduct a feasibility study on the Jicarilla Apache Reservation in the 
State of New Mexico, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
UDALL of New Mexico, 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. 134.16  indian self-determination amendments

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1167) 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. LaHOOD, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
George 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. 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. 134.17  coastal barrier resources system boundaries

  Mr. JONES of North Carolina, moved to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill of the Senate (S. 1398) to clarify certain boundaries on maps 
relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System.

[[Page 2388]]

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, recognized Mr. JONES of North 
Carolina and Mr. George 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. 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 notify the Senate thereof.

para. 134.18  opic reauthorization

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3381) to 
reauthorization the Overseas Private Investment Corporation and the 
Trade and Development Agency, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
MENENDEZ, 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. 134.19  s. 440--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill of the Senate (S. 440) to provide support for certain 
institutes and schools.
  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

128

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negative

Nays

291

para. 134.20                  [Roll No. 597]

                                YEAS--128

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Baird
     Bateman
     Berman
     Biggert
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Camp
     Capuano
     Castle
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Costello
     Coyne
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Duncan
     Dunn
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Filner
     Ford
     Frelinghuysen
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Goss
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     King (NY)
     Kucinich
     Lantos
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Maloney (CT)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Shimkus
     Skelton
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (NC)
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waxman
     Weller
     Wicker
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NAYS--291

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brown (FL)
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clayton
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Latham
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Ramstad
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Ackerman
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Farr
     Lampson
     Largent
     McIntosh
     Morella
     Obey
     Porter
     Scarborough
     Spence
     Wexler
     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. 134.21  providing for the consideration of motions to suspend the 
          rules

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-475) the resolution (H. Res. 382) providing for consideration of 
motions to suspend the rules.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 134.22  waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule xiii

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 106-476) the resolution (H. Res. 383) waiving a requirement of 
clause 6(a) of rule XIII 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. 134.23  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. 80. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other 
     purposes.

  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-277, the 
Chair, on behalf of the majority leader, announces the appointment of 
Deborah C. Ball, of Georgia, to serve as a member of the Parents 
Advisory Council on Youth Drug Abuse for a three-year term.

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para. 134.24  recess--5:10 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 5 o'clock and 10 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.

para. 134.25  after recess--11:02 p.m.

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

para. 134.26  submission of conference report--h.r. 1180

  Mr. ARMEY submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 106-478) on the 
bill (H.R. 1180) to amend the Social Security Act to expand the 
availability of health care coverage for working individuals with 
disabilities, to establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program 
in the Social Security Administration to provide such individuals with 
meaningful opportunities to work, and for other purposes; together with 
a statement thereon, for printing in the Record under the rule.

para. 134.27  recess--11:03 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 11 o'clock and 3 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.



      THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF NOVEMBER 17), 1999

para. 134.28  after recess--3:05 a.m.

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

para. 134.29  submission of conference report--h.r. 3194

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 106-479) 
on the bill (H.R. 3194) 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, 2000, and for other purposes; together with a statement thereon, for 
printing in the Record under the rule.

para. 134.30  recess--3:07 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 3 o'clock and 7 minutes a.m., subject to 
the call of the Chair.

para. 134.31  after recess--3:46 a.m.

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

para. 134.32  providing for the consideration of h.j. res. 82 and h. j. 
          res. 83

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
106-480) the resolution (H. Res. 385) providing for consideration of the 
joint resolution (H. J. Res. 82) making further continuing 
appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes, and for 
consideration of the joint resolution (H. J. Res. 83) making further 
continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other 
purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 134.33  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 3194

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
106-481) the resolution (H. Res. 386) waiving points of order against 
the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 3194) 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, 2000, and for other 
purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 134.34  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 1180

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
106-482) the resolution (H. Res. 387) waiving points of order against 
the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1180) to amend the 
Social Security Act to expand the availability of health care coverage 
for working individuals with disabilities, to establish a Ticket to Work 
and Self-Sufficiency Program in the Social Security Administration to 
provide such individuals with meaningful opportunities to work, and for 
other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 134.35  enrolled joint resolution signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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: 80. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other 
     purposes.

para. 134.36  joint resolution presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, reported that 
that committee did on this day present to the President, for his 
approval, a joint resolution of the House of the following title:

       H.J. Res: 80. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other 
     purposes.

para. 134.37  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. McINTYRE, for November 16; and
  To Mr. WISE, for today.
  And then,

para. 134.38  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, at 3 o'clock and 48 minutes a.m., Thursday, 
November 18 (legislative day of Wednesday, November 17), 1999, the House 
adjourned.

para. 134.39  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. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform. H.R. 1827. A 
     bill to improve the economy and efficiency of Government 
     operations by requiring the use of recovery audits by Federal 
     agencies; with amendments (Rept. No. 106-474). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 382. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of motions to suspend 
     the rules (Rept. No. 106-475). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 383. 
     Resolution waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII 
     with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported 
     from the Committee on Rules (Rept. No. 106-476). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1167. 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. 106-477). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 1180. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to expand 
     the availability of health care coverage for working 
     individuals with disabilities, to establish a Ticket to work 
     and Self-Sufficiency Program in the Social Security 
     Administration to provide such individuals with meaningful 
     opportunities to work, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-
     478). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. YOUNG of Florida: Committee of Conference. Conference 
     report on H.R. 3194. 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, 2000, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-
     479). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 385. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the joint 
     resolution (H.J. Res. 82) making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other 
     purposes, and for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. 
     Res. 83) making further continuing appropriations for the 
     fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-480). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 386. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 3194) 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, 2000, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-
     481). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee on Rules. House 
     Resolution 387. Resolution waiving points of order against 
     the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1180) to 
     amend the Social Security Act to expand the availability of 
     health care coverage

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     for working individuals with disabilities, to establish a 
     Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program in the Social 
     Security Administration to provide such individuals with 
     meaningful opportunities to work, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 106-482). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 134.40  time limitation of referred bill

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

       H.R. 1838. Referral to the Committee on Armed Services 
     extended for a period ending not later than November 18, 
     1999.
       H.R. 3081. Referral to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce extended for a period ending not later than 
     November 18, 1999.

para. 134.41  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 3417. A bill to complete the orderly withdrawal of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from the 
     civil administration of the Pribilof Islands, Alaska; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. KANJORSKI (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Wamp, 
             Mr. Whitfield, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Klink, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Holden, and Ms. Slaughter):
       H.R. 3418. A bill to establish a compensation program for 
     employees of the Department of Energy, its contractors, 
     subcontractors, and beryllium vendors, who sustained a 
     beryllium-related illness due to the performance of their 
     duty; to establish a compensation program for certain workers 
     at the Paducah, Kentucky, gaseous diffusion plant; to 
     establish a pilot program for examining the possible 
     relationship between workplace exposure to radiation and 
     hazardous materials and illnesses or health conditions, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Petri, 
             and Mr. Rahall):
       H.R. 3419. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     establish the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Thompson 
             of California, and Mr. Bryant):
       H.R. 3420. A bill to improve the Medicare telemedicine 
     program, to provide grants for the development of telehealth 
     networks, 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 Florida:
       H.R. 3421. A bill making appropriations for the Departments 
     of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
     agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.R. 3422. A bill making appropriations for foreign 
     operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.R. 3423. A bill making appropriations for the Department 
     of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.R. 3424. 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, 
     2000, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.R. 3425. A bill making miscellaneous appropriations for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 3426. A bill to amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of 
     the Social Security Act to make corrections and refinements 
     in the Medicare, Medicaid, and State children's health 
     insurance programs, as revised by the Balanced Budget Act of 
     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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Ms. McKinney, 
             Mr. Gilman, and Mr. Gejdenson):
       H.R. 3427. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     Department of State for fiscal years 2000 and 2001; to 
     provide for enhanced security at United States diplomatic 
     facilities; to provide for certain arms control, 
     nonproliferation, and other national security measures; to 
     provide for reform of the United Nations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. BLUNT:
       H.R. 3428. A bill to provide for the modification and 
     implementation of the final rule for the consideration and 
     reform of Federal milk marketing orders, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, 
             Mr. Latham, and Mr. Bilbray):
       H.R. 3429. A bill to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform 
     and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to authorize the 
     establishment of a voluntary legal employment authentication 
     program (LEAP) as a successor to the current pilot programs 
     for employment eligibility confirmation; 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. CAPPS:
       H.R. 3430. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize grants for the prevention of alcoholic beverage 
     consumption by persons who have not attained the legal 
     drinking age; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Rush, and Ms. Jackson-
             Lee of Texas):
       H.R. 3431. A bill to reduce restrictions on broadcast 
     ownership and to improve diversity of broadcast ownership; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. JOHN (for himself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Vitter, Mr. 
             Ortiz, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Smith of Texas, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Reynolds, and Mr. English):
       H.R. 3432. 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 satisfy the 
     authorization for compensation contained in the Oil Pollution 
     Act of 1990 for oil and gas drainage in the West Delta field; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 3433. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize the Director of the National Institute of 
     Environmental Health Sciences to make grants for the 
     development and operation of research centers regarding 
     environmental factors that may be related to the etiology of 
     breast cancer; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 3434. A bill to expand the educational and work 
     opportunities of welfare recipients under the program of 
     block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy 
     families; 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. METCALF (for himself and Mr. Goode):
       H.R. 3435. 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.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Mr. Allen):
       H.R. 3436. 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.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself and Mrs. Lowey):
       H.R. 3437. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for inflation adjustments to the income 
     threshold amounts applicable in determining the portion of 
     Social Security benefits subject to tax; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself and Mrs. Lowey):
       H.R. 3438. A bill to repeal the 1993 tax increase on Social 
     Security benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. OXLEY (for himself, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Pallone, and Mr. Ehrlich):
       H.R. 3439. A bill to prohibit the Federal Communications 
     Commission from establishing rules authorizing the operation 
     of new, low power FM radio stations; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. SCOTT:
       H.R. 3440. A bill to provide support for the Booker T. 
     Washington Leadership Institute; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 3441. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to require the provision of physical therapy, 
     occupational therapy, speech-language pathology services, and 
     respiratory therapy by a comprehensive outpatient 
     rehabilitation facility (CORF) under the Medicare Program at 
     a single, fixed location; 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. STENHOLM (for himself, Mr. Minge, Mr. Andrews, 
             Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Mr. Berry, Mr. Boyd, and Mr. Tanner):
       H.R. 3442. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and 
     Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited 
     consider

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     ation of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority; 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. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.J. Res. 82. A joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.J. Res. 83. A joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Packard, 
             and Mr. Cunningham):
       H. Con. Res. 232. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress concerning the safety and well-being of 
     United States citizens injured while traveling in Mexico; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H. Con. Res. 233. Concurrent resolution urging the 
     President to negotiate a new base rights agreement with the 
     Government of Panama in order for United States Armed Forces 
     to be stationed in Panama after December 31, 1999; to the 
     Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Armed 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. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Buyer, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Becerra, Mr. Berman, Mr. McIntyre, Mrs. Bono, Mr. 
             Kuykendall, Mr. Hayes, and Mr. Condit):
       H. Res. 384. A resolution calling on the United States 
     Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky to make the issue of 
     runaway film production and cultural content restrictions an 
     issue at the World Trade Organization talks in Seattle; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. Gilman, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Evans, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Ney, Mr. Thompson 
             of Mississippi, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Smith of Washington, 
             Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Ford, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
             Engel, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Weller, 
             Mr. Horn, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mr. Owens, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Ms. Waters, Mrs. Capps, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. 
             Watt of North Carolina):
       H. Res. 388. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with respect to government discrimination 
     in Germany based on religion or belief; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. Porter, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Lantos, and 
             Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H. Res. 389. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with respect to a dialog between the 
     People's Republic of China and Tibet; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Towns, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Sanders, and Mr. Wynn):
       H. Res. 390. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives concerning the peace process in Angola; to 
     the Committee on International Relations. 

para. 134.42  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follwos:

       H.R. 65: Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 73: Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 125: Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Smith of Texas.
       H.R. 220: Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 259: Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 271: Mr. Gilman and Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 274: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Oxley and Mrs. Napolitano.
       H.R. 347: Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 353: Ms. Lee and Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 357: Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 382: Mr. Lampson, Mr. Meehan, and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 453: Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 531: Mr. Latham, Mr. Hastings of Washington, and Mr. 
     Dicks.
       H.R. 532: Mr. Schakowsky.
       H.R. 534: Mrs. Biggert and Mr.  Vitter.
       H.R. 568: Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 623: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 670: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
     Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Porter, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Smith of 
     Michigan, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Taylor of 
     Mississippi, Ms. Waters, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Wu, Mr. Wise, Mr. 
     Brown of Ohio, Ms. Norton, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
     Berman, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
     Gilchrest, Mr. Ganske Mr. Isakson, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Lowey, 
     Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Sabo, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Upton, 
     Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Meeks 
     of New York, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Shays, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Horn, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
     Ms. Lee, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. 
     Millender-McDonald,  Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pomeroy, and Mr. 
     Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 714: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 721: Mr. Skelton, Mr. Turner, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. 
     Cramer, Mrs. Clayton, and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 728: Mr. Sandlin and Mr. Berry.
       H.R. 730: Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 731: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 735: Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Sununu, and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 739: Mr. Watt of North Carolina and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 827: Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 872: Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 875: Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 984: Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 1044: Mr. Pomeroy and Mr. Rogers.
       H.R. 1057: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 1082: Mr. Visclosky.
       H.R. 1098: Mr. Walden of Oregon.
       H.R. 1103: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 1146: Mr. Everett.
       H.R. 1216: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Gordon, and Mr. 
     Gejdenson.
       H.R. 1244: Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 1248: Mr. Holt and Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 1271: Mr. Gonzalez Mr. Fattah, Mr. Holt, Ms. Rivers, 
     Mr. Owens, and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 1274: Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 1307: Mr. Frost, Mrs. Biggert, and Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 1322: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 1323: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1371: Mrs. Maloney of New York and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 1388: Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 1478: Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 1483: Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 1495: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1515: Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Berkley, and Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1525: Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 1543: Mr. Turner.
       H.R. 1581: Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 1622: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 1636: Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 1684: Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 1732: Mr. Becerra and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 1785: Mr. Sanders and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 1806: Ms. McKinney, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Jones of 
     Ohio, and Mr. Berry.
       H.R. 1838: Mr. Jones of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1841: Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 1871: Mr. Rangel and Mrs. Christensen.
       H.R. 1885: Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 1895: Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 1899: Mr. Hoeffel and Mr. Castle.
       H.R. 1967: Mr. Everett and Mrs. Christensen.
       H.R. 1983: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 2030: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 2170: Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 2244: Mr. Duncan, and Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 2266: Mr. Gutierrez and Mr. Kanjorski.
       H.R. 2282: Ms. Hooley of Oregon and Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 2345: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 2362: Mr. Stearns, Mr. Dreier, Mr. McCollum, and Mr. 
     Pitts.
       H.R. 2363: Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 2420: Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Bentsen, Mrs. 
     Clayton, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Phelps, and Mr. 
     Salmon.
       H.R. 2498: Mr. Boyd, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. 
     Rush.
       H.R. 2512: Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 2548: Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 2624: Mr. Green of Texas and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 2650: Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 2655: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
       H.R. 2697: Mr. Thompson of California.
       H.R. 2706: Ms. Eshoo and Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 2709: Mr. Boyd, Mr. Berman, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Ramstad, 
     Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. 
     Hoyer, and Mr. Riley.
       H.R. 2713: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi.
       H.R. 2733: Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Pomeroy, and Mr. 
     LoBiondo.
       H.R. 2738: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 2749: Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 2776: Ms. Baldwin and Ms. Berkley.
       H.R. 2790: Mr. Wynn, Mr. Payne, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Hoeffel, 
     and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 2801: Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 2865: Ms. Woolsey and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 2867: Mr. Pitts.
       H.R. 2878: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 2891: Mr. Oxley.
       H.R. 2892: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 2895: Mr. Rush, Mr. McNulty, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. 
     Hoeffel.
       H.R. 2899: Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 2900: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 2902: Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
     Luther, and Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 2925: Mr. Bass and Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 2966: Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Allen, Mr. Brady of 
     Pennsylvania, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Combest, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
     Dixon, Mr. Everett, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gilman, 
     Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. 
     Jones of North Carolina, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Lantos, 
     Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lewis of

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     Kentucky, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Mica, Mr. Ney, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
     Price of North Carolina, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
     Smith of Washington, Mr. Towns, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Wilson and, 
     Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 2969: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin and Mr. English.
       H.R. 2995: Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 3006: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 3011: Mr. Terry.
       H.R. 3058: Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 3091: Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Ros-
     Lehtinen, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
     Capuano, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Shows, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
     Andrews, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Sabo, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
     Pallone, Mr. Obey, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Price of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Levin, Mr. Berry, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
     Rothman, Ms. Danner, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
     Moran of Virginia, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
     Deutsch, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Baird, Mr. Barcia, Mr. 
     Kind, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
     Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Baldacci, 
     Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Borski, and Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 3099: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 3107: Mr. Klink, Mr. Bentsen, and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 3115: Mr. Rogers.
       H.R. 3141: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 3158: Mrs. Maloney of New York and Mrs. Christensen.
       H.R. 3161: Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 3180: Ms. Pryce of Ohio and Mr. Lucas of Kentucky.
       H.R. 3192: Mr. Berry.
       H.R. 3235: Ms. Millender-McDonald and Mr. George Miller of 
     California.
       H.R. 3248: Mr. Norwood, Mr. Whitfield, and Mr. Canady of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 3278: Mr. Jones of North Carolina, and Mr. Burr of 
     North Carolina.
       H.R. 3293: Mr. Rogers and Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 3294: Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 3295: Mr. Conyers, Mr. Berman, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Davis 
     of Virginia, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 3301: Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
     Serrano, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 3319: Mr. Ackerman and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 3320: Mr. Kleczka, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. 
     Blumenauer, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Meehan, 
     and Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 3324: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
     Hilliard, Mr. Leach, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Phelps, and 
     Mr. Kaptur.
       H.R. 3382: Mr. Saxton, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Smith 
     of New Jersey, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H.J. Res. 53: Mr. Isakson.
       H.J. Res. 55: Mr. Gekas.
       H.J. Res. 64: Mr. Royce.
       H.J. Res. 70: Mrs. Myrick and Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.J. Res. 77: Mr. Rogan, Mr. Collins, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
     Stump, Mr. Baker, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Goode, Mr. Burton 
     of Indiana, Mr. Traficant, and Mrs. Cubin.
       H. Con. Res. 38: Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Holt, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
     Andrews, and Mr. Rothman.
       H. Con. Res. 62: Mr. Delahunt.
       H. Con. Res. 74: Mr. Lantos.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. Inslee.
       H. Con. Res. 115: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H. Con. Res. 152: Ms. Velazquez.
       H. Con. Res. 177: Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, and Mr. Conyers.
       H. Con. Res. 218: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Jackson of 
     Illinois, Mr. Costello, Mr. Moore, Ms. Lee, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
     Clay, and Mr. Hoyer.
       H. Con. Res. 220: Ms. Eshoo.
       H. Con. Res. 228: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Manzullo, 
     and Ms. Lofgren.
       H. Res. 107: Mrs. Roukema, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. 
     Brown of Florida, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Towns, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
     Evans, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. Kucinich.
       H. Res. 237: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H. Res. 238: Ms. Hooley of Oregon and Mr. Pomeroy.

para. 134.43  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       67. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Office of the 
     City Clerk, Syracuse Common Council, relative to Resolution 
     No. 59-R petitioning Congress and the President to enact a 
     ``Jonny Gammage Law'' to protect the public from the illegal 
     and excessive use of force by police officers and eliminate 
     conflicts of interest within local judicial systems; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       68. Also, a petition of the Southern Governors' 
     Association, relative to a resolution petitioning the United 
     States for the speedy passage of legislation enhancing the 
     Caribbean Basin Initiative program to foster the evolution of 
     economic development and trade opportunities in Central 
     America and the Caribbean; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       69. Also, a petition of the Southern Governors' 
     Association, relative to a resolution petitioning Congress 
     and federal agencies regarding U.S. drug interdiction efforts 
     in the Caribbean Basin; jointly to the Committees on the 
     Judiciary and International Relations. 
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                    THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1999 (135)

para. 135.1  appointment 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:
  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
communication from the Speaker:

                                                   Washington, DC,
     November 18, 1999.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Steven C. LaTourette to act 
     as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House of Representatives 

para. 135.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of November 17, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 135.3  communications

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

       5439. A letter from the Associate Administrator, Dairy 
     Programs, Agricultural Marketing Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Milk in the New England and Other 
     Marketing Areas; Exemption of Handlers Operating Plants in 
     Clark County, Nevada, From Order Requirements [Docket No. DA-
     00-01] received November 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5440. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Herbicide Safener HOE-
     107892; Extension of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-
     300933; FRL-6385-5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received November 17, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5441. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Glyphosate; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300946; FRL-6390-5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     November 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       5442. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clopyralid; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300938; FRL-6388-5] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received November 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5443. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Avermectin B1 and its 
     delta-8,9-isomer; Extension of Tolerance for Emergency 
     Exemptions [OPP-300948; FRL-6391-8] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     November 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       5444. A letter from the Acquisition and Technology, 
     Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, transmitting a 
     report entitled ``Establishing an Entitlement to Reimburse 
     Rental Car Costs to Military Service Members''; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       5445. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a Report On Proposed Obligations For Weapons Destruction And 
     Non-Proliferation In The Former Soviet Union; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       5446. 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; States of 
     Colorado, Utah and Wyoming; General Conformity [CO-001-0035a; 
     UT-001-0023a; WY-001-0004a; FRL-6471-4] received November 17, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5447. 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 Jersey; 
     Approval of Carbon Monoxide State Implementation Plan 
     Revision; Determination of Carbon Monoxide Attainment; 
     Removal of Oxygenated Gasoline Program [Region 2 Docket No. 
     NJ37-2-203 FRL-6477-3] received November 17, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5448. 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; Iowa Update 
     to Materials Incorporated by Reference [IA 075-1075: FRL-
     6462-3] received November 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5449. 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--NESHAPS: Final Standards for 
     Hazardous Air Pollutants for Hazardous Waste Combustors [FRL-
     6477-9] (RIN: 2050-AE01) received November 17, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5450. 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: Generic Maximum 
     Achievable Control Technology [AD-FRL-6478-8] (RIN: 2060-
     AG91) received November 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5451. 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: Generic Maximum 
     Achievable Control Technology; Process Wastewater Provisions 
     [AD-FRL-6478-6] (RIN: 2060-AI53) received November 17, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5452. A letter from the Chief, Policy and Programming 
     Division, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--In the Matter of Implementation of 
     Local Competition Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 
     1996 [CC Docket No. 96-98] received November 17, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5453. A letter from the Deputy Chief, Wireless 
     Telecommunications Bureau, 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 November 17, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5454. A letter from the Assistant Bureau Chief, Management, 
     International Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's 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 November 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5455. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Landowner Notification, Expanded Categorical Exclusions, and 
     Other Environmental Filing Requirements (Docket No. RM98-17-
     000; Order No. 609) received November 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5456. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 2000-07, authorizing the 
     furnishing of assistance from the Emergency Refugee and 
     Migration Assistance Fund to meet the urgent needs related to 
     the Timor crisis and for the North Caucasus crisis, pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 2601(c)(3); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       5457. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on progress toward a negotiated 
     settlement of the Cyprus question covering the period August 
     1, 1999, to September 30, 1999, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2373(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       5458. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the justification 
     and designation of Burma, China, Iran, Iraq, and Sudan as 
     ``countries of particular concern'' for having engaged in or 
     tolerated particularly severe violations of religious 
     freedom; to the Committee on International Relations.
       5459. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, 
     transmitting the Board's Annual Report on Audit and 
     Investigative Activities for Fiscal Year 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       5460. A letter from the Comptroller General, transmitting a 
     list of General Accounting Office reports from the previous 
     month; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5461. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Semiannual Report of the Office of Inspector 
     General for the period ended September 30, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       5462. A letter from the the Chief Administrative Officer, 
     U.S. House of Representatives, transmitting the quarterly 
     report of the Statement of Disbursements of the House of 
     Representatives covering receipts and expenditures of 
     appropriations and other funds for the period July 1, 1999 
     through September 30, 1999, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 104a; (H. 
     Doc. No. 106-125); to the Committee on House Administration 
     and ordered to be printed.
       5463. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Indiana Regulatory Program [SPATS No. IN-143-FOR; 
     State Program Amendment No. 98-5] received November 17, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       5464. A letter from the Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Maryland Regulatory Program [MD-044-FOR] received 
     November 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       5465. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Ohio Regulatory Program [OH-246-FOR] received 
     November 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       5466. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary 
     of the Army, transmitting notification of the intention of 
     the Department of the Army and the Department of Agriculture 
     to interchange jurisdiction of Military and National Forest 
     System lands at the Army's Fort Hunter Liggett Military 
     Reservation, California, and the USDA Forest Service's 
     Toiyabe National Forest in Mineral County, Nevada, pursuant 
     to 16 U.S.C. 505a; jointly to the Committees on Armed 
     Services and Resources.
       5467. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Civilian 
     Radioactive Waste Management, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting a report entitled ``A Roadmap for Developing 
     Accelerator Transmutation of Waste Technology--A Report to 
     Congress''; jointly to the Committees on Commerce and 
     Science.
       5468. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting activities taken relative to Medicare 
     approved home health agencies including the status, 
     implementation and impact of the revised survey cycle; 
     jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce.
       5469. A letter from the Chairman of the Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, Chairman of the Commodity Futures 
     Trading Commission, Secretary of Treasury, Chairman of 
     transmitting the President's Working Group on Financial 
     Markets entitled ``Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets and 
     the Commodity Exchange Act''; jointly to the Committees on 
     Agriculture, Banking and Financial Services, and Commerce.
       5470. A letter from the Acting, Executive Office of the 
     President, transmitting a legislative proposal entitled, 
     ``Southeast Europe Trade Preference Act''; jointly to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, 
     and Agriculture. 

para. 135.4  providing for the consideration of h.j. res. 82 and h.j. 
          res. 83

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 385):

       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. 82) 
     making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 
     2000, 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.
       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 joint resolution (H.J. Res. 83) making 
     further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, 
     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.

para. 135.5  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 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

14

When there appeared

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Nays

375

para. 135.6                   [Roll No. 598]

                                YEAS--14

     Etheridge
     Filner
     Green (WI)
     Kind (WI)
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     Obey
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Rahall
     Ryan (WI)
     Sensenbrenner
     Spratt
     Towns

                                NAYS--375

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon

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     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill (IN)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--44

     Ackerman
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Burton
     Capps
     Carson
     Conyers
     Cox
     Cubin
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Dunn
     Fattah
     Franks (NJ)
     Gutierrez
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Klink
     Martinez
     McIntosh
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Oberstar
     Pastor
     Radanovich
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Sabo
     Scarborough
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Vento
     Watts (OK)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Young (AK)
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.
  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. 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

375

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

45

para. 135.7                   [Roll No. 599]

                                YEAS--375

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--45

     Baird
     Becerra
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Brown (OH)
     Carson
     Condit
     DeFazio
     Doggett
     Evans
     Filner
     Forbes
     Gutierrez
     Hill (IN)
     Hinchey
     Inslee
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     McDermott
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Napolitano
     Pastor
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Scott
     Shows
     Stabenow
     Stark

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     Strickland
     Taylor (MS)
     Thurman
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Waters
     Wise

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Ackerman
     Capps
     Conyers
     Dunn
     Fattah
     Franks (NJ)
     Hoekstra
     McIntosh
     Meehan
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Scarborough
     Wexler
     Weygand
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  Mr. OBEY moved to reconsider the vote whereby the previous question 
was ordered.
  Mr. GOSS 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 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

316

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

101

para. 135.8                   [Roll No. 600]

                                YEAS--316

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (NY)
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mink
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--101

     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capuano
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clement
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hinchey
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Inslee
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     Kucinich
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Napolitano
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rivers
     Rothman
     Ryan (WI)
     Sanchez
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Tierney
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Ackerman
     Capps
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Conyers
     Dunn
     Franks (NJ)
     Hoekstra
     Kleczka
     McIntosh
     Meehan
     Peterson (MN)
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Scarborough
     Strickland
     Wexler
     Weygand
  So the motion to lay on the table the motion to reconsider the vote 
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.

It was decided in the

Yeas

352

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

63

para. 135.9                   [Roll No. 601]

                                AYES--352

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver

[[Page 2396]]


     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Vento
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--63

     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Blumenauer
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     Doggett
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Green (WI)
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Hooley
     Inslee
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy
     Kind (WI)
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Lee
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McDermott
     Meeks (NY)
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Oberstar
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Rahall
     Ryan (WI)
     Sanchez
     Sensenbrenner
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Wise

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Ackerman
     Barton
     Berman
     Capps
     Conyers
     Dunn
     Franks (NJ)
     Gekas
     Hansen
     Lowey
     McIntosh
     Meehan
     Moore
     Riley
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Scarborough
     Wexler
     Weygand
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  Mr. OBEY moved to reconsider the vote whereby the resolution was 
agreed to.
  Mr. GOSS 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 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

294

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

123

para. 135.10                  [Roll No. 602]

                                AYES--294

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (NY)
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mink
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Upton
     Vento
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--123

     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capuano
     Carson
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Danner
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Filner
     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hill (IN)
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Hooley
     Inslee
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Ryan (WI)
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shows
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Ackerman
     Capps
     Clay
     Conyers
     Dunn
     English
     Franks (NJ)
     Gekas
     Jones (NC)
     McIntosh
     Meehan
     Riley
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Scarborough
     Wexler
     Weygand
  So the motion to lay on the table the motion to reconsider the vote 
was agreed to.

para. 135.11  motion to adjourn

  Mr. KIND 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 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

25

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

395

para. 135.12                  [Roll No. 603]

                                AYES--25

     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Berry
     Dingell
     Filner
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Kind (WI)
     Manzullo
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meek (FL)
     Minge
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Rahall
     Ryan (WI)
     Sensenbrenner
     Taylor (MS)
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Wise

[[Page 2397]]



                                NOES--395

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     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
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Ackerman
     Capps
     Clay
     Conyers
     Deutsch
     English
     Hansen
     Hilliard
     McIntosh
     Meehan
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Scarborough
     Wexler
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 135.13  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 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

24

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

378

para. 135.14                  [Roll No. 604]

                                YEAS--24

     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Berry
     Dingell
     Filner
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Manzullo
     McDermott
     Minge
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Peterson (MN)
     Rahall
     Ryan (WI)
     Sensenbrenner
     Taylor (MS)
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Wise

                                NAYS--378

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Vento

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     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--31

     Ackerman
     Barr
     Boucher
     Cannon
     Capps
     Clayton
     Conyers
     Danner
     DeFazio
     Doyle
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Frost
     Johnson, Sam
     Meehan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nussle
     Olver
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Riley
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Shadegg
     Slaughter
     Velazquez
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Wexler
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 135.15  communication from the clerk--certificate of election

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

                                Washington, DC, November 17, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     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 for the Special General election held November 16, 
     1999, the Honorable Joe Baca was elected Representative in 
     Congress for the Forty-second Congressional District, State 
     of California.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Jeff Trandahl,
                                                            Clerk.

para. 135.16  member-elect sworn in

  Mr. Joe Baca of the 42nd District of California, presented himself at 
the bar of the House and took the oath of office prescribed by law.

para. 135.17  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 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

24

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

379

para. 135.18                  [Roll No. 605]

                                YEAS--24

     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Berry
     Brown (FL)
     Filner
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Luther
     Manzullo
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Minge
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Rahall
     Ryan (WI)
     Sensenbrenner
     Taylor (MS)
     Towns
     Wise

                                NAYS--379

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baca
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--31

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Berman
     Capps
     Conyers
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Ehrlich
     Fowler
     Frost
     Gekas
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hutchinson
     Jefferson
     Kilpatrick
     Maloney (CT)
     Meehan
     Mica
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Pombo
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Ryun (KS)
     Scarborough
     Smith (MI)
     Spratt
     Watt (NC)
     Wexler
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 135.19  further continuing appropriations fy 2000

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida, pursuant to House Resolution 385, called up the 
joint resolution (H.J. Res. 82) making further continuing appropriations 
for the fiscal year 2000, 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.
  Mr. OBEY moved to recommit the joint resolution.
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said joint resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

1

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

420

para. 135.20                  [Roll No. 606]

                                 YEAS--1

       
     Forbes
       

                                NAYS--420

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baca
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra

[[Page 2399]]


     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Ackerman
     Bachus
     Brady (TX)
     Burton
     Capps
     Conyers
     Delahunt
     Hutchinson
     Jefferson
     Johnson, Sam
     Meehan
     Visclosky
     Wexler
  So the motion to recommit was not agreed to.
  Mr. OBEY moved to reconsider the vote whereby the motion was not 
agreed to.
  Mr. YOUNG of Florida moved to 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 yeas had 
it.
  Mr. OBEY demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, which 
demand was not supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote 
was not ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said joint resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. OBEY 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

403

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

16

para. 135.21                  [Roll No. 607]

                                AYES--403

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baca
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     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
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood

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     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--16

     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Coburn
     Forbes
     Green (WI)
     Kind (WI)
     Manzullo
     Miller, George
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Paul
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Ryan (WI)
     Sensenbrenner
     Souder

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Ackerman
     Brady (TX)
     Capps
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Delahunt
     Herger
     Jones (OH)
     Meehan
     Mink
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Visclosky
     Wexler
     Woolsey
  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. 135.22  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 3194

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 386):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 3194) 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, 2000, 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. Upon adoption of the conference report addressed in 
     the first section of this resolution, the House shall be 
     considered to have adopted a concurrent resolution consisting 
     of the text printed in section 3.
       Sec. 3. The text of the concurrent resolution addressed in 
     section 2 is as follows:
       ``Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the enrolled copy of the bill (H.R. 2466) 
     making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and 
     related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2000, and for other purposes, shall not be presented to the 
     President, to the end that the bill be, and is hereby, laid 
     on the table.''

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. LINDER submitted the following amendment:

       At the end of the first section of the resolution add the 
     following:
       The conference report shall be debatable for one hour 
     equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
     minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. The 
     previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
     conference report to final adoption without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit.

  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. HANSEN, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the previous question on the amendment and the resolution was 
ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, 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. HANSEN, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

226

When there appeared

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Nays

204

para. 135.23                  [Roll No. 608]

                                YEAS--226

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meek (FL)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--204

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baca
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez

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     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Brady (TX)
     Capps
     Conyers
     Wexler
  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. 135.24  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. 135.25  district of columbia appropriations

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida, pursuant to House Resolution 386, called up the 
following conference report (Rept. No. 106-479):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     3194) ``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, 2000, 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 serveral 
     departments, agencies, corporations, and other organizational 
     units of the Government for the fiscal year ending September 
     30, 2000, and for other purposes, namely:

                               DIVISION A

                  DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS

                TITLE I--FISCAL YEAR 2000 APPROPRIATIONS

                             FEDERAL FUNDS

              Federal Payment for Resident Tuition Support

       For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for a 
     program to be administered by the Mayor for District of 
     Columbia resident tuition support, subject to the enactment 
     of authorizing legislation for such program by Congress, 
     $17,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That such funds may be used on behalf of eligible District of 
     Columbia residents to pay an amount based upon the difference 
     between in-State and out-of-State tuition at public 
     institutions of higher education, usable at both public and 
     private institutions of higher education: Provided further, 
     That the awarding of such funds may be prioritized on the 
     basis of a resident's academic merit and such other factors 
     as may be authorized: Provided further, That if the 
     authorized program is a nationwide program, the Mayor may 
     expend up to $17,000,000: Provided further, That if the 
     authorized program is for a limited number of States, the 
     Mayor may expend up to $11,000,000: Provided further, That 
     the District of Columbia may expend funds other than the 
     funds provided under this heading, including local tax 
     revenues and contributions, to support such program.

        Federal Payment for Incentives for Adoption of Children

       For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia to create 
     incentives to promote the adoption of children in the 
     District of Columbia foster care system, $5,000,000: 
     Provided, That such funds shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2001 and shall be used in accordance with a 
     program established by the Mayor and the Council of the 
     District of Columbia and approved by the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate: Provided further, That funds provided under this 
     heading may be used to cover the costs to the District of 
     Columbia of providing tax credits to offset the costs 
     incurred by individuals in adopting children in the District 
     of Columbia foster care system and in providing for the 
     health care needs of such children, in accordance with 
     legislation enacted by the District of Columbia government.

         Federal Payment to the Citizen Complaint Review Board

       For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for 
     administrative expenses of the Citizen Complaint Review 
     Board, $500,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2001.

          Federal Payment to the Department of Human Services

       For a Federal payment to the Department of Human Services 
     for a mentoring program and for hotline services, $250,000.

    Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Corrections Trustee 
                               Operations

       For salaries and expenses of the District of Columbia 
     Corrections Trustee, $176,000,000 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; 111 Stat. 712): 
     Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds appropriated in this Act for the District of Columbia 
     Corrections Trustee shall be apportioned quarterly by the 
     Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in 
     the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and 
     expenses of other Federal agencies: Provided further, That in 
     addition to the funds provided under this heading, the 
     District of Columbia Corrections Trustee may use a portion of 
     the interest earned on the Federal payment made to the 
     Trustee under the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 
     1998, (not to exceed $4,600,000) to carry out the activities 
     funded under this heading.

           Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Courts

       For salaries and expenses for the District of Columbia 
     Courts, $99,714,000 to be allocated as follows: for the 
     District of Columbia Court of Appeals, $7,209,000; for the 
     District of Columbia Superior Court, $68,351,000; for the 
     District of Columbia Court System, $16,154,000; and 
     $8,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2001, for 
     capital improvements for District of Columbia courthouse 
     facilities: Provided, That of the amounts available for 
     operations of the District of Columbia Courts, not to exceed 
     $2,500,000 shall be for the design of an Integrated Justice 
     Information System and that such funds shall be used in 
     accordance with a plan and design developed by the courts and 
     approved by the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under 
     this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of 
     Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same 
     manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of 
     other Federal agencies, 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 Governmental Affairs of the 
     Senate, and the Committee on Government Reform of the House 
     of Representatives.

            Defender Services in District of Columbia Courts

       For payments authorized under section 11-2604 and section 
     11-2605, D.C. Code (relating to representation provided under 
     the District of Columbia Criminal Justice Act), payments for 
     counsel appointed in proceedings in the Family Division of 
     the Superior Court of the District of Columbia under chapter 
     23 of title 16, D.C. Code, and payments for counsel 
     authorized under section 21-2060, D.C. Code (relating to 
     representation provided under the District of Columbia 
     Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and Durable Power of 
     Attorney Act of 1986), $33,336,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That the funds provided in this Act under 
     the heading ``Federal Payment to the District of Columbia 
     Courts'' (other than the $8,000,000 provided under such 
     heading for capital improvements for District of Columbia 
     courthouse facilities) may also be used for payments under 
     this heading: Provided further, That in addition to the funds 
     provided under this heading, the Joint Committee on Judicial 
     Administration in the District of Columbia shall use the 
     interest earned on the Federal payment made to the District 
     of Columbia courts under the District of Columbia 
     Appropriations Act, 1999, together with funds provided in 
     this Act under the heading ``Federal Payment to the District 
     of Columbia Courts'' (other than the $8,000,000 provided 
     under such heading for capital improvements for District of 
     Columbia courthouse facilities), to make payments described 
     under this heading for obligations incurred during fiscal 
     year 1999 if the Comptroller General certifies that the 
     amount of obligations lawfully incurred for such payments 
     during fiscal year 1999 exceeds the obligational authority 
     otherwise available for making such payments: Provided 
     further, That such funds shall be administered by the Joint 
     Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of 
     Columbia: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, this appropriation shall be apportioned 
     quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and 
     obligated and expended in the same manner as funds 
     appropriated for expenses of other Federal agencies, 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 Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the 
     Committee on Government Reform of the House of 
     Representatives.

 Federal Payment to the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency 
                      for the District of Columbia

       For salaries and expenses of the Court Services and 
     Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, as 
     authorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-
     Government Improvement Act of 1997, (Public Law 105-33; 111 
     Stat. 712), $93,800,000, of which $58,600,000 shall be for 
     necessary expenses of Parole Revocation, Adult Probation, 
     Offender Supervision, and Sex Offender Registration, to 
     include expenses relating to supervision of adults subject to 
     protection orders or provision of services for or related to 
     such persons; $17,400,000 shall be available to the Public 
     Defender Service; and $17,800,000 shall be available to the 
     Pretrial Services Agency: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall 
     be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and 
     Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds 
     appropriated for salaries

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     and expenses of other Federal agencies: Provided further, 
     That of the amounts made available under this heading, 
     $20,492,000 shall be used in support of universal drug 
     screening and testing for those individuals on pretrial, 
     probation, or parole supervision with continued testing, 
     intermediate sanctions, and treatment for those identified in 
     need, of which $7,000,000 shall be for treatment services.

                   Children's National Medical Center

       For a Federal contribution to the Children's National 
     Medical Center in the District of Columbia, $2,500,000 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.

           Federal Payment for Metropolitan Police Department

       For payment to the Metropolitan Police Department, 
     $1,000,000, for a program to eliminate open air drug 
     trafficking in the District of Columbia: Provided, That the 
     Chief of Police shall provide quarterly reports to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives by the 15th calendar day after the end of 
     each quarter beginning December 31, 1999, on the status of 
     the project financed under this heading.

         Federal Payment to the General Services Administration

       For a Federal payment to the Administrator of General 
     Services for activities carried out as a result of the 
     transfer of the property on which the Lorton Correctional 
     Complex is located to the General Services Administration, 
     $6,700,000, to remain available until expended.

                       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, $162,356,000 (including 
     $137,134,000 from local funds, $11,670,000 from Federal 
     funds, and $13,552,000 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 
     City Administrator 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: Provided further, That, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law now or hereafter 
     enacted, no Member of the District of Columbia Council 
     eligible to earn a part-time salary of $92,520, exclusive of 
     the Council Chairman, shall be paid a salary of more than 
     $84,635 during fiscal year 2000.

                  Economic Development and Regulation

       Economic development and regulation, $190,335,000 
     (including $52,911,000 from local funds, $84,751,000 from 
     Federal funds, and $52,673,000 from other funds), of which 
     $15,000,000 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 limitation for 
     the current fiscal year, $778,770,000 (including $565,511,000 
     from local funds, $29,012,000 from Federal funds, and 
     $184,247,000 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 of Representatives and the 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, 1999, 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 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 up to $700,000 in local 
     funds shall be available for the operations of the Citizen 
     Complaint Review Board.

                        Public Education System

       Public education system, including the development of 
     national defense education programs, $867,411,000 (including 
     $721,847,000 from local funds, $120,951,000 from Federal 
     funds, and $24,613,000 from other funds), to be allocated as 
     follows: $713,197,000 (including $600,936,000 from local 
     funds, $106,213,000 from Federal funds, and $6,048,000 from 
     other funds), for the public schools of the District of 
     Columbia; $10,700,000 from local funds for the District of 
     Columbia Teachers' Retirement Fund; $17,000,000 from local 
     funds, previously appropriated in this Act as a Federal 
     payment, for resident tuition support at public and private 
     institutions of higher learning for eligible District of 
     Columbia residents; $27,885,000 from local funds 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; $72,347,000 (including $40,491,000 from local funds, 
     $13,536,000 from Federal funds, and $18,320,000 from other 
     funds) for the University of the District of Columbia; 
     $24,171,000 (including $23,128,000 from local funds, $798,000 
     from Federal funds, and $245,000 from other funds) for the 
     Public Library; $2,111,000 (including $1,707,000 from local 
     funds and $404,000 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 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 and secondary 
     school during fiscal year 2000 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, 2000, 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: 
     Provided further, That the District of Columbia Public 
     Schools shall not spend less than $365,500,000 on local 
     schools through the Weighted Student Formula in fiscal year 
     2000: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Chief Financial Officer of the District 
     of Columbia shall apportion from the budget of the District 
     of Columbia Public Schools a sum totaling 5 percent of the 
     total budget to be set aside until the

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     current student count for Public and Charter schools has been 
     completed, and that this amount shall be apportioned between 
     the Public and Charter schools based on their respective 
     student population count: Provided further, That the District 
     of Columbia Public Schools may spend $500,000 to engage in a 
     Schools Without Violence program based on a model developed 
     by the University of North Carolina, located in Greensboro, 
     North Carolina.

                         Human Support Services

       Human support services, $1,526,361,000 (including 
     $635,373,000 from local funds, $875,814,000 from Federal 
     funds, and $15,174,000 from other funds): Provided, That 
     $25,150,000 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, $271,395,000 
     (including $258,341,000 from local funds, $3,099,000 from 
     Federal funds, and $9,955,000 from other funds): Provided, 
     That this appropriation shall not be available for collecting 
     ashes or miscellaneous refuse from hotels and places of 
     business.

                         Receivership Programs

       For all agencies of the District of Columbia government 
     under court ordered receivership, $342,077,000 (including 
     $217,606,000 from local funds, $106,111,000 from Federal 
     funds, and $18,360,000 from other funds).

                         Workforce Investments

       For workforce investments, $8,500,000 from local funds, to 
     be transferred by the Mayor of the District of Columbia 
     within the various appropriation headings in this Act for 
     which employees are properly payable.

                                Reserve

       For a reserve to be established by the Chief Financial 
     Officer of the District of Columbia and the District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority, $150,000,000.

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 (109 Stat. 97; Public 
     Law 104-8), $3,140,000: 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 2000 under 
     section 102 of such Act, as determined by the Comptroller 
     General (as described in GAO letter report B-279095.2).

                    Repayment of Loans and Interest

       For payment of principal, interest and certain fees 
     directly resulting from borrowing by the District of Columbia 
     to fund District of Columbia capital projects as authorized 
     by sections 462, 475, and 490 of the District of Columbia 
     Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973, as amended, and 
     that funds shall be allocated for expenses associated with 
     the Wilson Building, $328,417,000 from local funds: Provided, 
     That for equipment leases, the Mayor may finance $27,527,000 
     of equipment cost, plus cost of issuance not to exceed 2 
     percent of the par amount being financed on a lease purchase 
     basis with a maturity not to exceed 5 years: Provided 
     further, That $5,300,000 is allocated to the Metropolitan 
     Police Department, $3,200,000 for the Fire and Emergency 
     Medical Services Department, $350,000 for the Department of 
     Corrections, $15,949,000 for the Department of Public Works 
     and $2,728,000 for the Public Benefit Corporation.

                Repayment of General Fund Recovery Debt

       For the purpose of eliminating the $331,589,000 general 
     fund accumulated deficit as of September 30, 1990, 
     $38,286,000 from local funds, as authorized by section 461(a) 
     of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (105 Stat. 540; 
     D.C. Code, sec. 47-321(a)(1)).

              Payment of Interest on Short-Term Borrowing

       For payment of interest on short-term borrowing, $9,000,000 
     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, $7,950,000 from local funds.

                 Optical and Dental Insurance Payments

       For optical and dental insurance payments, $1,295,000 from 
     local funds.

                           Productivity Bank

       The Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia, 
     under the direction of the Mayor and the District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, 
     shall finance projects totaling $20,000,000 in local funds 
     that result in cost savings or additional revenues, by an 
     amount equal to such financing: Provided, That the Mayor 
     shall provide quarterly reports to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     by the 15th calendar day after the end of each quarter 
     beginning December 31, 1999, on the status of the projects 
     financed under this heading.

                       Productivity Bank Savings

       The Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia, 
     under the direction of the Mayor and the District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, 
     shall make reductions totaling $20,000,000 in local funds. 
     The reductions are to be allocated to projects funded through 
     the Productivity Bank that produce aggregate cost savings or 
     additional revenues in an amount equal to the Productivity 
     Bank financing: Provided, That the Mayor shall provide 
     quarterly reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate by the 15th calendar 
     day after the end of each quarter beginning December 31, 
     1999, on the status of the cost savings or additional 
     revenues funded under this heading.

                   Procurement and Management Savings

       The Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia, 
     under the direction of the Mayor and the District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, 
     shall make reductions of $14,457,000 for general supply 
     schedule savings and $7,000,000 for management reform 
     savings, in local funds to one or more of the appropriation 
     headings in this Act: Provided, That the Mayor shall provide 
     quarterly reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate by the 15th calendar 
     day after the end of each quarter beginning December 31, 
     1999, on the status of the general supply schedule savings 
     and management reform savings projected under this heading.

                       ENTERPRISE AND OTHER FUNDS

         Water and Sewer Authority and the Washington Aqueduct

       For operation of the Water and Sewer Authority and the 
     Washington Aqueduct, $279,608,000 from other funds (including 
     $236,075,000 for the Water and Sewer Authority and 
     $43,533,000 for the Washington Aqueduct) of which $35,222,000 
     shall be apportioned and payable to the District's debt 
     service fund for repayment of loans and interest incurred for 
     capital improvement projects.
       For construction projects, $197,169,000, as authorized by 
     the Act entitled ``An Act authorizing the laying of 
     watermains and service sewers in the District of Columbia, 
     the levying of assessments therefor, and for other purposes'' 
     (33 Stat. 244; Public Law 58-140; D.C. Code, sec. 43-1512 et 
     seq.): Provided, That the requirements and restrictions that 
     are applicable to general fund capital improvements projects 
     and set forth in this Act under the Capital Outlay 
     appropriation title shall apply to projects approved under 
     this appropriation title.

              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 (95 Stat. 1174 and 
     1175; Public Law 97-91), 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 
     (D.C. Law 3-172; D.C. Code, sec. 2-2501 et seq. and sec. 22-
     1516 et seq.), $234,400,000: 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.

                  Sports and Entertainment Commission

       For the Sports and Entertainment Commission, $10,846,000 
     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'' (62 Stat. 339; D.C. Code, sec. 2-301 et 
     seq.) and the District of Columbia Stadium Act of 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 (87 Stat. 
     824; Public Law 93-198; D.C. Code, sec. 47-301(b)).

  District of Columbia Health and Hospitals Public Benefit Corporation

       For the District of Columbia Health and Hospitals Public 
     Benefit Corporation, established by D.C. Law 11-212; D.C. 
     Code, sec. 32-262.2, $133,443,000 of which $44,435,000 shall 
     be derived by transfer from the general fund and $89,008,000 
     from other funds.

                 District of Columbia Retirement Board

       For the District of Columbia Retirement Board, established 
     by section 121 of the District of Columbia Retirement Reform 
     Act of 1979 (93 Stat. 866; D.C. Code, sec. 1-711), $9,892,000 
     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

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     funds in time for each annual budget submission and the 
     actual use of such funds in time for each annual audited 
     financial report: Provided further, That section 121(c)(1) of 
     the District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act (D.C. Code, 
     sec. 1-711(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``the total amount 
     to which a member may be entitled'' and all that follows and 
     inserting the following: ``the total amount to which a member 
     may be entitled under this subsection during a year 
     (beginning with 1998) may not exceed $5,000, except that in 
     the case of the Chairman of the Board and the Chairman of the 
     Investment Committee of the Board, such amount may not exceed 
     $7,500 (beginning with 2000).''.

                      Correctional Industries Fund

       For the Correctional Industries Fund, established by the 
     District of Columbia Correctional Industries Establishment 
     Act (78 Stat. 1000; Public Law 88-622), $1,810,000 from other 
     funds.

              Washington Convention Center Enterprise Fund

       For the Washington Convention Center Enterprise Fund, 
     $50,226,000 from other funds.

                             Capital Outlay


                        (Including Rescissions)

       For construction projects, $1,260,524,000 of which 
     $929,450,000 is from local funds, $54,050,000 is from the 
     highway trust fund, and $277,024,000 is from Federal funds, 
     and a rescission of $41,886,500 from local funds appropriated 
     under this heading in prior fiscal years, for a net amount of 
     $1,218,637,500 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 (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, 2001, 
     except authorizations for projects as to which funds have 
     been obligated in whole or in part prior to September 30, 
     2001: 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 particular 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 (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 (D.C. Law 4-101; D.C. Code, sec. 3-
     205.44), and for the 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, 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 (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 2000, 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 
     responsibility center; (3) establishes or changes allocations 
     specifically denied, limited or increased by Congress in this 
     Act; (4) increases funds or personnel by any means for any 
     program, project, or responsibility center 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 responsibility centers 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 responsibility 
     center; unless the Appropriations Committees of both the 
     Senate and House of Representatives are notified in writing 
     30 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 government.
       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 (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) City Administrator.--The last sentence of 
     section 422(7) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act 
     (D.C. Code, sec. 1-242(7)) is amended by striking ``, not to 
     exceed'' and all that follows and inserting a period.
       (b) Board of Directors of Redevelopment Land Agency.--
     Section 1108(c)(2)(F) of the District of Columbia Government 
     Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (D.C. Code, sec. 1-
     612.8(c)(2)(F)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(F) Redevelopment Land Agency board members shall be paid 
     per diem compensation at a rate established by the Mayor, 
     except that such rate may not exceed the daily equivalent of 
     the annual rate of basic pay for level 15 of the District 
     Schedule for each day (including travel time) during which 
     they are engaged in the actual performance of their 
     duties.''.
       Sec. 120. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the 
     provisions of the District of Columbia Government 
     Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (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 (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. No later than 30 days after the end of the first 
     quarter of the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, the 
     Mayor of the District of Columbia shall submit to the Council 
     of the District of Columbia the new fiscal year 2000 revenue 
     estimates as of the end of the first quarter of fiscal year 
     2000. These estimates shall be used in the budget request for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001. The officially 
     revised estimates at midyear shall be used for the midyear 
     report.
       Sec. 122. 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 
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     (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. 123. For purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 (99 Stat. 1037; Public Law 99-
     177), 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. 124. In the event a sequestration order is issued 
     pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985 (99 Stat. 1037; Public Law 99-177), after the 
     amounts appropriated to the District of Columbia for the 
     fiscal year involved have been paid to the District of 
     Columbia, the Mayor 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 such Act.
       Sec. 125. (a) An entity of the District of Columbia 
     government may accept and use a gift or donation during 
     fiscal year 2000 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. 126. 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 (D.C. 
     Law 3-171; D.C. Code, sec. 1-113(d)).
       Sec. 127. (a) The University of the District of Columbia 
     shall submit to 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 quarter a report that sets forth--
       (1) current quarter 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 quarter 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 quarter in compliance with applicable law; and
       (5) changes made in the last quarter 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 quarterly 
     reports.
       Sec. 128. 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. 129. (a) 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 
     120 percent of 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 120 percent of 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.
       (b) Notwithstanding the preceding subsection, if the Mayor, 
     District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
     Assistance Authority and the Superintendent of the District 
     of Columbia Public Schools concur in a Memorandum of 
     Understanding setting forth a new rate and amount of 
     compensation, then such new rates shall apply in lieu of the 
     rates set forth in the preceding subsection.
       Sec. 130. 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. 131. 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. 132. The Superintendent of the District of Columbia 
     Public Schools 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 
     quarter a report that sets forth--
       (1) current quarter 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 quarter 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 quarter to the organizational 
     structure of the District of Columbia 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. 133. (a) In General.--The Superintendent of the 
     District of Columbia Public Schools 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 1999, fiscal year 2000, 
     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. 134. (a) No later than November 1, 1999, 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 
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     agement Assistance Authority, a revised appropriated funds 
     operating budget for the public school 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; D.C. Code, sec. 47-301).
       Sec. 135. The District of Columbia Financial Responsibility 
     and Management Assistance Authority, acting on behalf of the 
     District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) in formulating the 
     DCPS budget, 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 the 
     respective annual or revised budgets for such entities 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; 
     D.C. Code, sec. 47-301), or before submitting their 
     respective budgets directly to the Council.
       Sec. 136. (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 2000 
     under the heading ``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) $5,515,379,000 (of which $152,753,000 shall be from 
     intra-District funds and $3,113,854,000 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 2000, 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 (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) Quarterly reports.--The Chief Financial Officer of the 
     District of Columbia shall prepare a quarterly 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 quarter 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, 
     1999, the Authority shall submit a report to the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate, the Committee on Government Reform 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.
       Sec. 137. 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 2000 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 (87 Stat. 774; Public Law 
     93-198) the Council may comment or make recommendations 
     concerning such annual estimates but shall have no authority 
     under such Act to revise such estimates.
       Sec. 138. (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. 139. (a) Restrictions on Use of Official Vehicles.--
     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: (1) 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) at the discretion of the Fire Chief, 
     an officer or employee of the District of Columbia Fire and 
     Emergency Medical Services Department who resides in the 
     District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day; (3) the 
     Mayor of the District of Columbia; and (4) the Chairman of 
     the Council of the District of Columbia).
       (b) Inventory of Vehicles.--The Chief Financial Officer of 
     the District of Columbia shall submit, by November 15, 1999, 
     an inventory, as of September 30, 1999, 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 so, the officer or employee's title and resident 
     location.
       Sec. 140. (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 2000 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.), is further 
     amended in section 2408(a) by striking ``1999'' and inserting 
     ``2000''; in subsection (b), by striking ``1999'' and 
     inserting ``2000''; in subsection (i), by striking ``1999'' 
     and inserting ``2000''; and in subsection (k), by striking 
     ``1999'' and inserting ``2000''.
       Sec. 141. 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, 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. 142. (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 
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     ance 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. 143. 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 2000 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. 144. 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. 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. 145. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule, 
     or regulation, the evaluation process and instruments for 
     evaluating District of Columbia Public School employees shall 
     be a non-negotiable item for collective bargaining purposes.
       Sec. 146. 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. 147. 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.
       Sec. 148. (a) Section 202(i) of the District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 
     1995 (Public Law 104-8), as added by section 155 of the 
     District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1999, is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``( j) Reserve.--
       ``(1) In general.--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 Mayor, 
     Council of the District of Columbia, Chief Financial Officer 
     for the District of Columbia, and the District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority.
       ``(2) Conditions on use.--The reserve funds--
       ``(A) shall only be expended according to criteria 
     established by the Chief Financial Officer and approved by 
     the Mayor, Council of the District of Columbia, and District 
     of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
     Assistance Authority, but, in no case may any of the reserve 
     funds be expended until any other surplus funds have been 
     used;
       ``(B) shall not be used to fund the agencies of the 
     District of Columbia government under court ordered 
     receivership; and
       ``(C) shall not be used to fund shortfalls in the projected 
     reductions budgeted in the budget proposed by the District of 
     Columbia government for general supply schedule savings and 
     management reform savings.
       ``(3) Report requirement.--The Authority shall notify the 
     Appropriations Committees of both the Senate and House of 
     Representatives in writing 30 days in advance of any 
     expenditure of the reserve funds.''.
       (b) Section 202 of such Act (Public Law 104-8), as amended 
     by subsection (a), is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(k) Positive Fund Balance.--
       ``(1) In general.--The District of Columbia shall maintain 
     at the end of a fiscal year an annual positive fund balance 
     in the general fund of not less than 4 percent of the 
     projected general fund expenditures for the following fiscal 
     year.
       ``(2) Excess funds.--Of funds remaining in excess of the 
     amounts required by paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) not more than 50 percent may be used for authorized 
     non-recurring expenses; and
       ``(B) not less than 50 percent shall be used to reduce the 
     debt of the District of Columbia.''.
       Sec. 149. (a) No later than November 1, 1999, or within 30 
     calendar days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     whichever occurs later, the Chief Financial Officer of the 
     District of Columbia 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; D.C. Code, sec. 47-301).
       Sec. 150. (a) 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.
       (b) Any individual or entity who receives any funds 
     contained in this Act and who carries out any program 
     described in subsection (a) shall account for all funds used 
     for such program separately from any funds contained in this 
     Act.
       Sec. 151. (a) Restrictions on Leases.--Upon the expiration 
     of the 60-day period that begins on the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, none of the funds contained in this Act may be 
     used to make rental payments under a lease for the use of 
     real property by the District of Columbia government 
     (including any independent agency of the District) unless the 
     lease and an abstract of the lease have been filed (by the 
     District of Columbia or any other party to the lease) with 
     the central office of the Deputy Mayor for Economic 
     Development, in an indexed registry available for public 
     inspection.
       (b) Additional Restrictions on Current Leases.--
       (1) In general.--Upon the expiration of the 60-day period 
     that begins on the date of the enactment of this Act, in the 
     case of a lease described in paragraph (3), none of the funds 
     contained in this Act may be used to make rental payments 
     under the lease unless the lease is included in periodic 
     reports submitted by the Mayor and Council of the District of 
     Columbia to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and Senate describing for each such lease the 
     following information:
       (A) The location of the property involved, the name of the 
     owners of record according to the land records of the 
     District of Columbia, the name of the lessors according to 
     the lease, the rate of payment under the lease, the period of 
     time covered by the lease, and the conditions under which the 
     lease may be terminated.
       (B) The extent to which the property is or is not occupied 
     by the District of Columbia government as of the end of the 
     reporting period involved.
       (C) If the property is not occupied and utilized by the 
     District government as of the end of the reporting period 
     involved, a plan for occupying and utilizing the property 
     (including construction or renovation work) or a status 
     statement regarding any efforts by the District to terminate 
     or renegotiate the lease.
       (2) Timing of reports.--The reports described in paragraph 
     (1) shall be submitted for each calendar quarter (beginning 
     with the quarter ending December 31, 1999) not later than 20 
     days after the end of the quarter involved, plus an initial 
     report submitted not later than 60 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, which shall provide information as of 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (3) Leases described.--A lease described in this paragraph 
     is a lease in effect as of the date of the enactment of this 
     Act for the use of real property by the District of Columbia 
     government (including any independent agency of the District) 
     which is not being occupied by the District government 
     (including any independent agency of the District) as of such 
     date or during the 60-day period which begins on the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 152. (a) Management of Existing District Government 
     Property.--Upon the expiration of the 60-day period that 
     begins on the date of the enactment of this Act, none of the 
     funds contained in this Act may be used to enter into a lease 
     (or to make rental payments under such a lease) for the use 
     of real property by the District of Columbia government 
     (including any independent agency of the District) or to 
     purchase real property for the use of the District of 
     Columbia government (including any independent agency of the 
     District) or to manage real property for the use of the 
     District of Columbia (including any independent agency of the 
     District) unless the following conditions are met:
       (1) The Mayor and Council of the District of Columbia 
     certify to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and Senate that existing real property 
     available to the District (whether leased or owned by the 
     District government) is not suitable for the purposes 
     intended.
       (2) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, there is 
     made available for sale or lease all real property of the 
     District of Columbia that the Mayor from time-to-time 
     determines is surplus to the needs of the District of 
     Columbia, unless a majority of the members of the Council 
     override the Mayor's determination during the 30-day period 
     which begins on the date the determination is published.
       (3) The Mayor and Council implement a program for the 
     periodic survey of all District property to determine if it 
     is surplus to the needs of the District.
       (4) The Mayor and Council within 60 days of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act have filed with the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate, 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of the House 
     of Representatives, and the Committee on Governmental Affairs 
     of the Senate a report which provides a comprehensive plan 
     for the management of District of Columbia real property 
     assets, and are proceeding with the implementation of the 
     plan.
       (b) Termination of Provisions.--If the District of Columbia 
     enacts legislation to reform the practices and procedures 
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     into of leases for the use of real property by the District 
     of Columbia government and the disposition of surplus real 
     property of the District government, the provisions of 
     subsection (a) shall cease to be effective upon the effective 
     date of the legislation.
       Sec. 153. Section 603(e)(2)(B) of the Student Loan 
     Marketing Association Reorganization Act of 1996 (Public Law 
     104-208; 110 Stat. 3009-293) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``and public charter'' after ``public''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following: ``Of such amounts 
     and proceeds, $5,000,000 shall be set aside for use as a 
     credit enhancement fund for public charter schools in the 
     District of Columbia, with the administration of the fund 
     (including the making of loans) to be carried out by the 
     Mayor through a committee consisting of three individuals 
     appointed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia and two 
     individuals appointed by the Public Charter School Board 
     established under section 2214 of the District of Columbia 
     School Reform Act of 1995.''.
       Sec. 154. The Mayor, District of Columbia Financial 
     Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, and the 
     Superintendent of Schools shall implement a process to 
     dispose of excess public school real property within 90 days 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 155. Section 2003 of the District of Columbia School 
     Reform Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-134; D.C. Code, sec. 31-
     2851) is amended by striking ``during the period'' and ``and 
     ending 5 years after such date.''.
       Sec. 156. Section 2206(c) of the District of Columbia 
     School Reform Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-134; D.C. Code, 
     sec. 31-2853.16(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``, except that a preference in admission may be 
     given to an applicant who is a sibling of a student already 
     attending or selected for admission to the public charter 
     school in which the applicant is seeking enrollment.''.
       Sec. 157. (a) Transfer of Funds.--There is hereby 
     transferred from the District of Columbia Financial 
     Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority (hereafter 
     referred to as the ``Authority'') to the District of Columbia 
     the sum of $18,000,000 for severance payments to individuals 
     separated from employment during fiscal year 2000 (under such 
     terms and conditions as the Mayor considers appropriate), 
     expanded contracting authority of the Mayor, and the 
     implementation of a system of managed competition among 
     public and private providers of goods and services by and on 
     behalf of the District of Columbia: Provided, That such funds 
     shall be used only in accordance with a plan agreed to by the 
     Council and the Mayor and approved by the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate: Provided further, That the Authority and the Mayor 
     shall coordinate the spending of funds for this program so 
     that continuous progress is made. The Authority shall release 
     said funds, on a quarterly basis, to reimburse such expenses, 
     so long as the Authority certifies that the expenses reduce 
     re-occurring future costs at an annual ratio of at least 2 to 
     1 relative to the funds provided, and that the program is in 
     accordance with the best practices of municipal government.
       (b) Source of Funds.--The amount transferred under 
     subsection (a) shall be derived from interest earned on 
     accounts held by the Authority on behalf of the District of 
     Columbia.
       Sec. 158. (a) In General.--The District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority 
     (hereafter referred to as the ``Authority''), working with 
     the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Director of the National 
     Park Service, shall carry out a project to complete all 
     design requirements and all requirements for compliance with 
     the National Environmental Policy Act for the construction of 
     expanded lane capacity for the Fourteenth Street Bridge.
       (b) Source of Funds; Transfer.--For purposes of carrying 
     out the project under subsection (a), there is hereby 
     transferred to the Authority from the District of Columbia 
     dedicated highway fund established pursuant to section 3(a) 
     of the District of Columbia Emergency Highway Relief Act 
     (Public Law 104-21; D.C. Code, sec. 7-134.2(a)) an amount not 
     to exceed $5,000,000.
       Sec. 159. (a) In General.--The Mayor of the District of 
     Columbia shall carry out through the Army Corps of Engineers, 
     an Anacostia River environmental cleanup program.
       (b) Source of Funds.--There are hereby transferred to the 
     Mayor from the escrow account held by the District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority pursuant to section 134 of division A of the 
     Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-
     552), for infrastructure needs of the District of Columbia, 
     $5,000,000.
       Sec. 160. (a) Prohibiting Payment of Administrative Costs 
     From Fund.--Section 16(e) of the Victims of Violent Crime 
     Compensation Act of 1996 (D.C. Code, sec. 3-435(e)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and administrative costs necessary to 
     carry out this chapter''; and
       (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting the 
     following: ``, and no monies in the Fund may be used for any 
     other purpose.''.
       (b) Maintenance of Fund in Treasury of the United States.--
       (1) In general.--Section 16(a) of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 
     3-435(a)) is amended by striking the second sentence and 
     inserting the following: ``The Fund shall be maintained as a 
     separate fund in the Treasury of the United States. All 
     amounts deposited to the credit of the Fund are appropriated 
     without fiscal year limitation to make payments as authorized 
     under subsection (e).''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 16 of such Act (D.C. 
     Code, sec. 3-435) is amended by striking subsection (d).
       (c) Deposit of Other Fees and Receipts Into Fund.--Section 
     16(c) of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 3-435(c)) is amended by 
     inserting after ``1997,'' the second place it appears the 
     following: ``any other fines, fees, penalties, or assessments 
     that the Court determines necessary to carry out the purposes 
     of the Fund,''.
       (d) Annual Transfer of Unobligated Balances to 
     Miscellaneous Receipts of Treasury.--Section 16 of such Act 
     (D.C. Code, sec. 3-435), as amended by subsection (b)(2), is 
     further amended by inserting after subsection (c) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(d) Any unobligated balance existing in the Fund in 
     excess of $250,000 as of the end of each fiscal year 
     (beginning with fiscal year 2000) shall be transferred to 
     miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury of the United States 
     not later than 30 days after the end of the fiscal year.''.
       (e) Ratification of Payments and Deposits.--Any payments 
     made from or deposits made to the Crime Victims Compensation 
     Fund on or after April 9, 1997 are hereby ratified, to the 
     extent such payments and deposits are authorized under the 
     Victims of Violent Crime Compensation Act of 1996 (D.C. Code, 
     sec. 3-421 et seq.), as amended by this section.
       Sec. 161. Certification.--None of the funds contained in 
     this Act may be used after the expiration of the 60-day 
     period that begins on the date of the enactment of this Act 
     to pay the salary of any chief financial officer of any 
     office of the District of Columbia government (including any 
     independent agency of the District) who has not filed a 
     certification with the Mayor and the Chief Financial Officer 
     of the District of Columbia that the officer understands the 
     duties and restrictions applicable to the officer and their 
     agency as a result of this Act.
       Sec. 162. The proposed budget of the government of the 
     District of Columbia for fiscal year 2001 that is submitted 
     by the District to Congress shall specify potential 
     adjustments that might become necessary in the event that the 
     management savings achieved by the District during the year 
     do not meet the level of management savings projected by the 
     District under the proposed budget.
       Sec. 163. In submitting any document showing the budget for 
     an office of the District of Columbia government (including 
     an independent agency of the District) that contains a 
     category of activities labeled as ``other'', 
     ``miscellaneous'', or a similar general, nondescriptive term, 
     the document shall include a description of the types of 
     activities covered in the category and a detailed breakdown 
     of the amount allocated for each such activity.
       Sec. 164. (a) Authorizing Corps of Engineers To Perform 
     Repairs and Improvements.--In using the funds made available 
     under this Act for carrying out 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, 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 United States 
     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.
       (b) Timing for Availability of Funds Under 1999 Act.--
       (1) In general.--The District of Columbia Appropriations 
     Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-124) is amended 
     in the item relating to ``FEDERAL FUNDS--Federal Payment for 
     Waterfront Improvements''--
       (A) by striking ``existing lessees'' the first place it 
     appears and inserting ``existing lessees of the Marina''; and
       (B) by striking ``the existing lessees'' the second place 
     it appears and inserting ``such lessees''.
       (2) Effective date.--This subsection shall take effect as 
     if included in the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 
     1999.
       (c) Additional Funding for Improvements Carried Out Through 
     Corps of Engineers.--
       (1) In general.--There is hereby transferred from the 
     District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
     Assistance Authority to the Mayor the sum of $3,000,000 for 
     carrying out the improvements described in subsection (a) 
     through the Chief of Engineers of the United States Army 
     Corps of Engineers.
       (2) Source of funds.--The funds transferred under paragraph 
     (1) shall be derived from the escrow account held by the 
     District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
     Assistance Authority pursuant to section 134 of division A of 
     the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-
     552), for infrastructure needs of the District of Columbia.
       (d) Quarterly Reports on Project.--The Mayor shall submit 
     reports to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate on the status of the improvements described in 
     subsection (a) for each calendar quarter occurring until the 
     improvements are completed.
       Sec. 165. It is the sense of the Congress that the District 
     of Columbia should not impose or take into consideration any 
     height, square footage, set-back, or other construction or 
     zoning requirements in authorizing the issuance of industrial 
     revenue bonds for a project of the American National Red 
     Cross at 2025 E Street Northwest, Washington, D.C., in as 
     much as this project is subject to approval of the Na

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     tional Capital Planning Commission and the Commission of Fine 
     Arts pursuant to section 11 of the joint resolution entitled 
     ``Joint Resolution to grant authority for the erection of a 
     permanent building for the American National Red Cross, 
     District of Columbia Chapter, Washington, District of 
     Columbia'', approved July 1, 1947 (Public Law 100-637; 36 
     U.S.C. 300108 note).
       Sec. 166. (a) Permitting Court Services and Offender 
     Supervision Agency To Carry Out Sex Offender Registration.--
     Section 11233(c) of the National Capital Revitalization and 
     Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 (D.C. Code, sec. 24-
     1233(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) Sex offender registration.--The Agency shall carry 
     out sex offender registration functions in the District of 
     Columbia, and shall have the authority to exercise all powers 
     and functions relating to sex offender registration that are 
     granted to the Agency under any District of Columbia law.''.
       (b) Authority During Transition to Full Operation of 
     Agency.--
       (1) Authority of pretrial services, parole, adult probation 
     and offender supervision trustee.--Notwithstanding section 
     11232(b)(1) of the National Capital Revitalization and Self-
     Government Improvement Act of 1997 (D.C. Code, sec. 24-
     1232(b)(1)), the Pretrial Services, Parole, Adult Probation 
     and Offender Supervision Trustee appointed under section 
     11232(a) of such Act (hereafter referred to as the 
     ``Trustee'') shall, in accordance with section 11232 of such 
     Act, exercise the powers and functions of the Court Services 
     and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia 
     (hereafter referred to as the ``Agency'') relating to sex 
     offender registration (as granted to the Agency under any 
     District of Columbia law) only upon the Trustee's 
     certification that the Trustee is able to assume such powers 
     and functions.
       (2) Authority of metropolitan police department.--During 
     the period that begins on the date of the enactment of the 
     Sex Offender Registration Emergency Act of 1999 and ends on 
     the date the Trustee makes the certification described in 
     paragraph (1), the Metropolitan Police Department of the 
     District of Columbia shall have the authority to carry out 
     any powers and functions relating to sex offender 
     registration that are granted to the Agency or to the Trustee 
     under any District of Columbia law.
       Sec. 167. (a) None of the funds contained in this Act may 
     be used to enact or carry out any law, rule, or regulation 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.
       (b) The Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment 
     Initiative of 1998, also known as Initiative 59, approved by 
     the electors of the District of Columbia on November 3, 1998, 
     shall not take effect.
       Sec. 168. (a) In General.--There is hereby transferred from 
     the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
     Management Assistance Authority (hereinafter referred to as 
     the ``Authority'') to the District of Columbia the sum of 
     $5,000,000 for the Mayor, in consultation with the Council of 
     the District of Columbia, to provide offsets against local 
     taxes for a commercial revitalization program, such program 
     to be available in enterprise zones and low and moderate 
     income areas in the District of Columbia: Provided, That in 
     carrying out such a program, the Mayor shall use Federal 
     commercial revitalization proposals introduced in Congress as 
     a guideline.
       (b) Source of Funds.--The amount transferred under 
     subsection (a) shall be derived from interest earned on 
     accounts held by the Authority on behalf of the District of 
     Columbia.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Mayor shall report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives on the progress made in carrying out the 
     commercial revitalization program.
       Sec. 169. Section 456 of the District of Columbia Home Rule 
     Act (section 47-231 et seq. of the D.C. Code, as added by the 
     Federal Payment Reauthorization Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-
     373)) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority'' and inserting ``Mayor''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``Authority'' and 
     inserting ``Mayor''.
       Sec. 170. (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) The District of Columbia has recently witnessed a spate 
     of senseless killings of innocent citizens caught in the 
     crossfire of shootings. A Justice Department crime 
     victimization survey found that while the city saw a decline 
     in the homicide rate between 1996 and 1997, the rate was the 
     highest among a dozen cities and more than double the second 
     highest city.
       (2) The District of Columbia has not made adequate funding 
     available to fight drug abuse in recent years, and the city 
     has not deployed its resources as effectively as possible. In 
     fiscal year 1998, $20,900,000 was spent on publicly funded 
     drug treatment in the District compared to $29,000,000 in 
     fiscal year 1993. The District's Addiction and Prevention and 
     Recovery Agency currently has only 2,200 treatment slots, a 
     50 percent drop from 1994, with more than 1,100 people on 
     waiting lists.
       (3) The District of Columbia has seen a rash of inmate 
     escapes from halfway houses. According to Department of 
     Corrections records, between October 21, 1998 and January 19, 
     1999, 376 of the 1,125 inmates assigned to halfway houses 
     walked away. Nearly 280 of the 376 escapees were awaiting 
     trial including two charged with murder.
       (4) The District of Columbia public schools system faces 
     serious challenges in correcting chronic problems, 
     particularly long-standing deficiencies in providing special 
     education services to the 1 in 10 District students needing 
     program benefits, including backlogged assessments, and 
     repeated failure to meet a compliance agreement on special 
     education reached with the Department of Education.
       (5) Deficiencies in the delivery of basic public services 
     from cleaning streets to waiting time at Department of Motor 
     Vehicles to a rat population estimated earlier this year to 
     exceed the human population have generated considerable 
     public frustration.
       (6) Last year, the District of Columbia forfeited millions 
     of dollars in Federal grants after Federal auditors 
     determined that several agencies exceeded grant restrictions 
     and in other instances, failed to spend funds before the 
     grants expired.
       (7) Findings of a 1999 report by the Annie E. Casey 
     Foundation that measured the well-being of children reflected 
     that, with one exception, the District ranked worst in the 
     United States in every category from infant mortality to the 
     rate of teenage births to statistics chronicling child 
     poverty.
       (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that in considering the District of Columbia's fiscal year 
     2001 budget, the Congress will take into consideration 
     progress or lack of progress in addressing the following 
     issues:
       (1) Crime, including the homicide rate, implementation of 
     community policing, the number of police officers on local 
     beats, and the closing down of open-air drug markets.
       (2) Access to drug abuse treatment, including the number of 
     treatment slots, the number of people served, the number of 
     people on waiting lists, and the effectiveness of treatment 
     programs.
       (3) Management of parolees and pretrial violent offenders, 
     including the number of halfway house escapes and steps taken 
     to improve monitoring and supervision of halfway house 
     residents to reduce the number of escapes.
       (4) Education, including access to special education 
     services and student achievement.
       (5) Improvement in basic city services, including rat 
     control and abatement.
       (6) Application for and management of Federal grants.
       (7) Indicators of child well-being.
       Sec. 171. The Mayor, prior to using Federal Medicaid 
     payments to Disproportionate Share Hospitals to serve a small 
     number of childless adults, should consider the 
     recommendations of the Health Care Development Commission 
     that has been appointed by the Council of the District of 
     Columbia to review this program, and consult and report to 
     Congress on the use of these funds.
       Sec. 172. GAO Study of District of Columbia Criminal 
     Justice System. 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 of the law enforcement, court, prison, 
     probation, parole, and other components of the criminal 
     justice system of the District of Columbia, in order to 
     identify the components most in need of additional resources, 
     including financial, personnel, and management resources; and
       (2) submit to Congress a report on the results of the study 
     under paragraph (1).
       Sec. 173. Nothing in this Act bars the District of Columbia 
     Corporation Counsel from reviewing or commenting on briefs in 
     private lawsuits, or from consulting with officials of the 
     District government regarding such lawsuits.
       Sec. 174. Wireless Communications.--(a) In General.--Not 
     later than 7 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
     Director of the National Park Service, shall--
       (1) implement the notice of decision approved by the 
     National Capital Regional Director, dated April 7, 1999, 
     including the provisions of the notice of decision concerning 
     the issuance of right-of-way permits at market rates; and
       (2) expend such sums as are necessary to carry out 
     paragraph (1).
       (b) Antenna Applications.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the receipt 
     of an application, a Federal agency that receives an 
     application submitted after the enactment of this Act to 
     locate a wireless communications antenna on Federal property 
     in the District of Columbia or surrounding area over which 
     the Federal agency exercises control shall take final action 
     on the application, including action on the issuance of 
     right-of-way permits at market rates.
       (2) Existing law.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed to affect the applicability of existing laws 
     regarding--
       (A) judicial review under chapter 7 of title 5, United 
     States Code (the Administrative Procedure Act), and the 
     Communications Act of 1934;
       (B) the National Environmental Policy Act, the National 
     Historic Preservation Act and other applicable Federal 
     statutes; and
       (C) the authority of a State or local government or 
     instrumentality thereof, including the District of Columbia, 
     in the placement, construction, and modification of personal 
     wireless service facilities.
       Sec. 175. (a)(1) The first paragraph under the heading 
     ``Community Development Block Grants'' in title II of H.R. 
     2684 (Public Law 106-74) is amended by inserting after 
     ``National American Indian Housing Council,'' the following: 
     ``$4,000,000 shall be available as a grant for the Special 
     Olympics in Anchorage, Alaska to develop the Ben Boeke Arena 
     and Hilltop Ski Area,''; and
       (2) The paragraph that includes the words ``Economic 
     Development Initiative (EDI)'' under the heading ``Community 
     Development Block Grants'' in title II of H.R. 2684 (Public 
     Law 106-74) is amended by striking ``$240,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$243,500,000''.
       (b) The statement of the managers of the committee of 
     conference accompanying H.R. 2684 is deemed to be amended 
     under the heading ``Community Development Block Grants'' to 
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     in the description of targeted economic development 
     initiatives the following:
       ``--$1,000,000 for the New Jersey Community Development 
     Corporation for the construction of the New Jersey Community 
     Development Corporation's Transportation Opportunity Center;
       ``--$750,000 for South Dakota State University in 
     Brookings, South Dakota for the development of a performing 
     arts center;
       ``--$925,000 for the Florida Association of Counties for a 
     Rural Capacity Building Pilot Project in Tallahassee, 
     Florida;
       ``--$500,000 for the Osceola County Agriculture Center for 
     construction of a new and expanded agriculture center in 
     Osceola County, Florida;
       ``--$1,000,000 for the University of Syracuse in Syracuse, 
     New York for electrical infrastructure improvements.''; and 
     the current descriptions are amended as follows:
       ``--$1,700,000 to the City of Miami, Florida for the 
     development of a Homeownership Zone to assist residents 
     displaced by the demolition of public housing in the Model 
     City area;'' is amended to read as follows:
       ``--$1,700,000 to Miami-Dade County, Florida for an 
     economic development project at the Opa-locka Neighborhood 
     Center;'';
       ``--$250,000 to the Arizona Science Center in Yuma, Arizona 
     for its after-school program for inner-city youth;'' is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``--$250,000 to the Arizona Science Center in Phoenix, 
     Arizona for its after-school program for inner-city youth;'';
       ``--$200,000 to the Schuylkill County Fire Fighters 
     Association for a smoke-maze building on the grounds of the 
     firefighters facility in Morea, Pennsylvania;'' is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``--$200,000 to the Schuylkill County Fire Fighters 
     Association for a smoke-maze building and other facilities 
     and improvements on the grounds of the firefighters facility 
     in Morea, Pennsylvania;''.
       (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     $2,000,000 made available pursuant to Public Law 105-276 for 
     Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to redevelop the Sun Co./LTV Steel 
     Site in Hazelwood, Pennsylvania is available to the 
     Department of Economic Development in Allegheny County, 
     Pennsylvania for the development of a technology based 
     project in the county.
       (d) Insert the following new sections at the end of the 
     administrative provisions in title II of H.R. 2684 (Public 
     Law 106-74):


            ``FHA MULTIFAMILY MORTGAGE CREDIT DEMONSTRATION

       ``Sec. 226. Section 542 of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1992 is amended--
       ``(1) in subsection (b)(5) by striking `during fiscal year 
     1999' and inserting `in each of the fiscal years 1999 and 
     2000'; and
       ``(2) in the first sentence of subsection (c)(4) by 
     striking `during fiscal year 1999' and inserting `in each of 
     fiscal years 1999 and 2000'.


                       ``DRUG ELIMINATION PROGRAM

       ``Sec. 227. (a) Section 5126(4) of the Public and Assisted 
     Housing Drug Elimination Act of 1990 is amended--
       ``(1) in subparagraph (B), by inserting after `1965;' the 
     following: `or';
       ``(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking `1937: or' and 
     inserting `1937.'; and
       ``(3) by striking subparagraph (D).
       ``(b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall be 
     construed to have taken effect on October 21, 1998.''.
       (e) The current description in the statement of the 
     managers of the committee of conference accompanying H.R. 
     2684 (Public Law 106-74; House Report No. 106-379) under the 
     heading ``Community Development Block Grants'' in title II is 
     amended as follows:
       ``--$500,000 to the City of Citrus Heights, California for 
     the revitalization of the Sunrise Mall;'' is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``--$500,000 to the City of Citrus Heights, California for 
     the revitalization of the Sunrise Marketplace;''.
       (f ) The Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and 
     Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations 
     Act, 2000 (Public Law 106-74) is amended under the heading 
     ``Corporation for National and Community Service, National 
     and Community Service Programs Operating Expenses'' in title 
     III by striking ``to remain available until September 30, 
     2000'' and inserting ``to remain available until September 
     30, 2001''.
       (g) The statement of the managers of the committee of 
     conference accompanying H.R. 2684 (Public Law 106-74; House 
     Report No. 106-379) is deemed to be amended in the matter 
     related to targeted economic development initiatives under 
     the heading ``Community Development Block Grants'' by 
     reducing by $100,000 the amount available to the University 
     of Maryland in College Park, Maryland for the renovation of 
     the James McGregor Burn Academy of Leadership, and by adding 
     the following item:
       ``--$100,000 to St. Mary's College in Maryland for the St. 
     Mary's River Project;''.
       Sec. 176. Georgetown Waterfront Park Fund. (a) In 
     General.--The District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1999 
     (Public Law 105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-123) is amended in the 
     item relating to ``FEDERAL FUNDS--Federal Payment to the 
     Georgetown Waterfront Park Fund'' by striking the colon and 
     inserting ``, to remain available until expended:''.
       (b) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect as if 
     included in the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 
     1999.
       This title may be cited as the ``District of Columbia 
     Appropriations Act, 2000''.

                        TITLE II--TAX REDUCTION

       Sec. 201. Commending Reduction of Taxes by District of 
     Columbia. The Congress commends the District of Columbia for 
     its action to reduce taxes, and ratifies D.C. Act 13-110 
     (commonly known as the Service Improvement and Fiscal Year 
     2000 Budget Support Act of 1999).
       Sec. 202. Rule of Construction. Nothing in this title may 
     be construed to limit the ability of the Council of the 
     District of Columbia to amend or repeal any provision of law 
     described in this title.

                               DIVISION B

       Sec. 1000. (a). The provisions of the following bills are 
     hereby enacted into law:
       (1) H.R. 3421 of the 106th Congress, as introduced on 
     November 17, 1999;
       (2) H.R. 3422 of the 106th Congress, as introduced on 
     November 17, 1999;
       (3) H.R. 3423 of the 106th Congress, as introduced on 
     November 17, 1999;
       (4) H.R. 3424 of the 106th Congress, as introduced on 
     November 17, 1999;
       (5) H.R. 3425 of the 106th Congress, as introduced on 
     November 17, 1999;
       (6) H.R. 3426 of the 106th Congress, as introduced on 
     November 17, 1999;
       (7) H.R. 3427 of the 106th Congress, as introduced on 
     November 17, 1999;
       (8) H.R. 3428 of the 106th Congress, as introduced on 
     November 17, 1999; and
       (9) S. 1948 of the 106th Congress, as introduced on 
     November 17, 1999.
       (b) In publishing the Act in slip form and in the United 
     States Statutes at Large pursuant to section 112, of title 1, 
     United States Code, the Archivist of the United States shall 
     include after the date of approval at the end appendixes 
     setting forth the texts of the bills referred to in 
     subsection (a) of this section.
       Sec. 1001. Paygo Adjustments. (a) 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 
     enacted in this division by reference in the paragraphs after 
     paragraph 4 of subsection 1000(a) 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 appropriations Act shall be 
     treated as direct spending or receipts legislation as 
     appropriate, under section 252 of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Control Act of 1985, but shall be subject to 
     subsection (b).
       (b) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
     shall not make any estimates of changes in direct spending 
     outlays and receipts under section 252(d) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 for any 
     fiscal year resulting from enactment of the legislation 
     referenced in the paragraphs after paragraph 4 of subsection 
     1000(a) of this division.
       (c) On January 3, 2000, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall change any balances of direct 
     spending and receipts legislation for any fiscal year under 
     section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 to zero.
  Amend the title so as to read ``An Act making consolidated 
    appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and 
    for other purposes.''.
  And the Senate agree to the same.
     Bill Young.
     Jerry Lewis.
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Ted Stevens.
     Pete Domenici.
     Kay Bailey Hutchison.
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 386, 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. 3194 to the 
committee of conference with instructions for the managers on the part 
of the House to not agree to any provisions which would reduce or 
rescind appropriations for Veterans Medical Care.
  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. PEASE, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

212

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

219

para. 135.26                  [Roll No. 609]

                                YEAS--212

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baca
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer

[[Page 2411]]


     Crowley
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                                NAYS--219

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Brady (TX)
     Capps
     Conyers
     Wexler
  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. PEASE, announced that pursuant to clause 
10 of rule XX the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

296

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

135

para. 135.27                  [Roll No. 610]

                                YEAS--296

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baca
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Maloney (NY)
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--135

     Baird
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berry
     Blumenauer
     Boswell
     Brown (OH)
     Burton
     Campbell
     Capuano
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coburn
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Etheridge
     Filner
     Ford
     Gejdenson
     Goode
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hefley
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hostettler
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kaptur
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     Larson
     LaTourette
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     Meehan
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Napolitano
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paul
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Simpson
     Spence

[[Page 2412]]


     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Toomey
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wise

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Brady (TX)
     Capps
     Conyers
     Wexler
  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.
  Pursuant to section 2 of House Resolution 386, House Concurrent 
Resolution 234 was considered as agreed to. Pursuant to House Concurrent 
Resolution 234, H.R. 2466 was laid on the table.

para. 135.28  further continuing appropriations fy 2000

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida, pursuant to House Resolution 385, called up the 
joint resolution (H.J. Res. 83) making further continuing appropriations 
for the fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes.
  Mr. YOUNG of Florida, by unanimous consent, submitted the following 
amendment which was agreed to:
       Strike ``November 23'' where it appears twice in the 
     resolution and insert in lieu thereof ``November 18''.
  When said joint resolution, as amended, was considered and read 
twice.
  After debate,
  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.
  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.
  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. 135.29  message from the president--aeronautics and space 
          activities

  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 pleased to transmit this report on the Nation's achievements in 
aeronautics and space during Fiscal Year (FY) 1998, 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 14 
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 1998. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 
successfully completed five Space Shuttle flights. There were 29 
successful Expendable Launch Vehicle (ELV) launches in FY 1998. Of 
those, 3 were NASA-managed missions, 2 were NASA-funded/Federal Aviation 
Administration (FAA)-licensed missions, 8 were Department of Defense 
(DOD)-managed missions, and 16 were FAA-licensed commercial launches. 
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 ISS program. The United States also 
entered into new forms of cooperation with its partners in Europe, South 
America, and Asia.
  Thus, FY 1998 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, November 18, 1999.

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

para. 135.30  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 1180

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
called up the following resolution (H. Res. 387):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 1180) to amend the Social Security Act to expand 
     the availability of health care coverage for working 
     individuals with disabilities, to establish a Ticket to Work 
     and Self-Sufficiency Program in the Social Security 
     Administration to provide such individuals with meaningful 
     opportunities to work, 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. 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. 135.31  committee election--minority

  Mr. FROST, by unanimous consent, submitted the following privileged 
resolution (H. Res. 391):

       Resolved, That the following named Member be, and is 
     hereby, elected to the following standing Committees of the 
     House of Representatives:
       Committee on Agriculture and Committee on Science: Mr. Baca 
     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. 135.32  work incentives improvements

  Mr. ARCHER, pursuant to House Resolution 387, called up the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 106-478):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendmentof the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     1180), to amend the Social Security Act to expand the 
     availability of health care coverage for working individuals 
     with disabilities, to establish a Ticket to Work and Self-
     Sufficiency Program in the Social Security Administration to 
     provide such individuals with meaningful opportunities to 
     work, 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 ``Ticket to 
     Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents is as 
     follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and purposes.

  TITLE I--TICKET TO WORK AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND RELATED PROVISIONS

            Subtitle A--Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency

Sec. 101. Establishment of the Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency 
              Program.

             Subtitle B--Elimination of Work Disincentives

Sec. 111. Work activity standard as a basis for review of an 
              individual's disabled status.
Sec. 112. Expedited reinstatement of disability benefits.

     Subtitle C--Work Incentives Planning, Assistance, and Outreach

Sec. 121. Work incentives outreach program.
Sec. 122. State grants for work incentives assistance to disabled 
              beneficiaries.

        TITLE II--EXPANDED AVAILABILITY OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES

Sec. 201. Expanding State options under the medicaid program for 
              workers with disabilities.
Sec. 202. Extending medicare coverage for OASDI disability benefit 
              recipients.
Sec. 203. Grants to develop and establish State infrastructures to 
              support working individuals with disabilities.
Sec. 204. Demonstration of coverage under the medicaid program of 
              workers with potentially severe disabilities.

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Sec. 205. Election by disabled beneficiaries to suspend medigap 
              insurance when covered under a group health plan.

             TITLE III--DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS AND STUDIES

Sec. 301. Extension of disability insurance program demonstration 
              project authority.
Sec. 302. Demonstration projects providing for reductions in disability 
              insurance benefits based on earnings.
Sec. 303. Studies and reports.

            TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS

Sec. 401. Technical amendments relating to drug addicts and alcoholics.
Sec. 402. Treatment of prisoners.
Sec. 403. Revocation by members of the clergy of exemption from social 
              security coverage.
Sec. 404. Additional technical amendment relating to cooperative 
              research or demonstration projects under titles II and 
              XVI.
Sec. 405. Authorization for State to permit annual wage reports.
Sec. 406. Assessment on attorneys who receive their fees via the Social 
              Security Administration.
Sec. 407. Extension of authority of State medicaid fraud control units.
Sec. 408. Climate database modernization.
Sec. 409. Special allowance adjustment for student loans.
Sec. 410. Schedule for payments under SSI state supplementation 
              agreements.
Sec. 411. Bonus commodities.
Sec. 412. Simplification of definition of foster child under EIC.
Sec. 413. Delay of effective date of organ procurement and 
              transplantation network final rule.

               TITLE V--TAX RELIEF EXTENSION ACT OF 1999

Sec. 500. Short title of title.

                         Subtitle A--Extensions

Sec. 501. Allowance of nonrefundable personal credits against regular 
              and minimum tax liability.
Sec. 502. Research credit.
Sec. 503. Subpart F exemption for active financing income.
Sec. 504. Taxable income limit on percentage depletion for marginal 
              production.
Sec. 505. Work opportunity credit and welfare-to-work credit.
Sec. 506. Employer-provided educational assistance.
Sec. 507. Extension and modification of credit for producing 
              electricity from certain renewable resources.
Sec. 508. Extension of duty-free treatment under Generalized System of 
              Preferences.
Sec. 509. Extension of credit for holders of qualified zone academy 
              bonds.
Sec. 510. Extension of first-time homebuyer credit for District of 
              Columbia.
Sec. 511. Extension of expensing of environmental remediation costs.
Sec. 512. Temporary increase in amount of rum excise tax covered over 
              to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands.

              Subtitle B--Other Time-Sensitive Provisions

Sec. 521. Advance pricing agreements treated as confidential taxpayer 
              information.
Sec. 522. Authority to postpone certain tax-related deadlines by reason 
              of Y2K failures.
Sec. 523. Inclusion of certain vaccines against streptococcus 
              pneumoniae to list of taxable vaccines.
Sec. 524. Delay in effective date of requirement for approved diesel or 
              kerosene terminals.
Sec. 525. Production flexibility contract payments.

                      Subtitle C--Revenue Offsets

                       Part I--General Provisions

Sec. 531. Modification of estimated tax safe harbor.
Sec. 532. Clarification of tax treatment of income and loss on 
              derivatives.
Sec. 533. Expansion of reporting of cancellation of indebtedness 
              income.
Sec. 534. Limitation on conversion of character of income from 
              constructive ownership transactions.
Sec. 535. Treatment of excess pension assets used for retiree health 
              benefits.
Sec. 536. Modification of installment method and repeal of installment 
              method for accrual method taxpayers.
Sec. 537. Denial of charitable contribution deduction for transfers 
              associated with split-dollar insurance arrangements.
Sec. 538. Distributions by a partnership to a corporate partner of 
              stock in another corporation.

     Part II--Provisions Relating to Real Estate Investment Trusts


  SUBPART A--TREATMENT OF INCOME AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY TAXABLE REIT 
                              SUBSIDIARIES

Sec. 541. Modifications to asset diversification test.
Sec. 542. Treatment of income and services provided by taxable REIT 
              subsidiaries.
Sec. 543. Taxable REIT subsidiary.
Sec. 544. Limitation on earnings stripping.
Sec. 545. 100 percent tax on improperly allocated amounts.
Sec. 546. Effective date.
Sec. 547. Study relating to taxable REIT subsidiaries.


                       SUBPART B--HEALTH CARE REITS

Sec. 551. Health care REITs.


      SUBPART C--CONFORMITY WITH REGULATED INVESTMENT COMPANY RULES

Sec. 556. Conformity with regulated investment company rules.


     SUBPART D--CLARIFICATION OF EXCEPTION FROM IMPERMISSIBLE TENANT 
                             SERVICE INCOME

Sec. 561. Clarification of exception for independent operators.


          SUBPART E--MODIFICATION OF EARNINGS AND PROFITS RULES

Sec. 566. Modification of earnings and profits rules.


              SUBPART F--MODIFICATION OF ESTIMATED TAX RULES

Sec. 571. Modification of estimated tax rules for closely held real 
              estate investment trusts.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) It is the policy of the United States to provide 
     assistance to individuals with disabilities to lead 
     productive work lives.
       (2) Health care is important to all Americans.
       (3) Health care is particularly important to individuals 
     with disabilities and special health care needs who often 
     cannot afford the insurance available to them through the 
     private market, are uninsurable by the plans available in the 
     private sector, and are at great risk of incurring very high 
     and economically devastating health care costs.
       (4) Americans with significant disabilities often are 
     unable to obtain health care insurance that provides coverage 
     of the services and supports that enable them to live 
     independently and enter or rejoin the workforce. Personal 
     assistance services (such as attendant services, personal 
     assistance with transportation to and from work, reader 
     services, job coaches, and related assistance) remove many of 
     the barriers between significant disability and work. 
     Coverage for such services, as well as for prescription 
     drugs, durable medical equipment, and basic health care are 
     powerful and proven tools for individuals with significant 
     disabilities to obtain and retain employment.
       (5) For individuals with disabilities, the fear of losing 
     health care and related services is one of the greatest 
     barriers keeping the individuals from maximizing their 
     employment, earning potential, and independence.
       (6) Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental 
     Security Income beneficiaries risk losing medicare or 
     medicaid coverage that is linked to their cash benefits, a 
     risk that is an equal, or greater, work disincentive than the 
     loss of cash benefits associated with working.
       (7) Individuals with disabilities have greater 
     opportunities for employment than ever before, aided by 
     important public policy initiatives such as the Americans 
     with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), 
     advancements in public understanding of disability, and 
     innovations in assistive technology, medical treatment, and 
     rehabilitation.
       (8) Despite such historic opportunities and the desire of 
     millions of disability recipients to work and support 
     themselves, fewer than one-half of one percent of Social 
     Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security 
     Income beneficiaries leave the disability rolls and return to 
     work.
       (9) In addition to the fear of loss of health care 
     coverage, beneficiaries cite financial disincentives to work 
     and earn income and lack of adequate employment training and 
     placement services as barriers to employment.
       (10) Eliminating such barriers to work by creating 
     financial incentives to work and by providing individuals 
     with disabilities real choice in obtaining the services and 
     technology they need to find, enter, and maintain employment 
     can greatly improve their short and long-term financial 
     independence and personal well-being.
       (11) In addition to the enormous advantages such changes 
     promise for individuals with disabilities, redesigning 
     government programs to help individuals with disabilities 
     return to work may result in significant savings and extend 
     the life of the Social Security Disability Insurance Trust 
     Fund.
       (12) If only an additional one-half of one percent of the 
     current Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental 
     Security Income recipients were to cease receiving benefits 
     as a result of employment, the savings to the Social Security 
     Trust Funds and to the Treasury in cash assistance would 
     total $3,500,000,000 over the worklife of such individuals, 
     far exceeding the cost of providing incentives and services 
     needed to assist them in entering work and achieving 
     financial independence to the best of their abilities.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are as follows:
       (1) To provide health care and employment preparation and 
     placement services to individuals with disabilities that will 
     enable those individuals to reduce their dependency on cash 
     benefit programs.
       (2) To encourage States to adopt the option of allowing 
     individuals with disabilities to purchase medicaid coverage 
     that is necessary to enable such individuals to maintain 
     employment.
       (3) To provide individuals with disabilities the option of 
     maintaining medicare coverage while working.
       (4) To establish a return to work ticket program that will 
     allow individuals with disabilities to seek the services 
     necessary to obtain and retain employment and reduce their 
     dependency on cash benefit programs.

  TITLE I--TICKET TO WORK AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND RELATED PROVISIONS

            Subtitle A--Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency

     SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TICKET TO WORK AND SELF-
                   SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Part A of title XI of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) is

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     amended by adding at the end the following new section:


           ``the ticket to work and self-sufficiency program

       ``Sec. 1148. (a) In General.--The Commissioner shall 
     establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program, 
     under which a disabled beneficiary may use a ticket to work 
     and self-sufficiency issued by the Commissioner in accordance 
     with this section to obtain employment services, vocational 
     rehabilitation services, or other support services from an 
     employment network which is of the beneficiary's choice and 
     which is willing to provide such services to such 
     beneficiary.
       ``(b) Ticket System.--
       ``(1) Distribution of tickets.--The Commissioner may issue 
     a ticket to work and self-sufficiency to disabled 
     beneficiaries for participation in the Program.
       ``(2) Assignment of tickets.--A disabled beneficiary 
     holding a ticket to work and self-sufficiency may assign the 
     ticket to any employment network of the beneficiary's choice 
     which is serving under the Program and is willing to accept 
     the assignment.
       ``(3) Ticket terms.--A ticket issued under paragraph (1) 
     shall consist of a document which evidences the 
     Commissioner's agreement to pay (as provided in paragraph 
     (4)) an employment network, which is serving under the 
     Program and to which such ticket is assigned by the 
     beneficiary, for such employment services, vocational 
     rehabilitation services, and other support services as the 
     employment network may provide to the beneficiary.
       ``(4) Payments to employment networks.--The Commissioner 
     shall pay an employment network under the Program in 
     accordance with the outcome payment system under subsection 
     (h)(2) or under the outcome-milestone payment system under 
     subsection (h)(3) (whichever is elected pursuant to 
     subsection (h)(1)). An employment network may not request or 
     receive compensation for such services from the beneficiary.
       ``(c) State Participation.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each State agency administering or 
     supervising the administration of the State plan approved 
     under title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
     720 et seq.) may elect to participate in the Program as an 
     employment network with respect to a disabled beneficiary. If 
     the State agency does elect to participate in the Program, 
     the State agency also shall elect to be paid under the 
     outcome payment system or the outcome-milestone payment 
     system in accordance with subsection (h)(1). With respect to 
     a disabled beneficiary that the State agency does not elect 
     to have participate in the Program, the State agency shall be 
     paid for services provided to that beneficiary under the 
     system for payment applicable under section 222(d) and 
     subsections (d) and (e) of section 1615. The Commissioner 
     shall provide for periodic opportunities for exercising such 
     elections.
       ``(2) Effect of participation by state agency.--
       ``(A) State agencies participating.--In any case in which a 
     State agency described in paragraph (1) elects under that 
     paragraph to participate in the Program, the employment 
     services, vocational rehabilitation services, and other 
     support services which, upon assignment of tickets to work 
     and self-sufficiency, are provided to disabled beneficiaries 
     by the State agency acting as an employment network shall be 
     governed by plans for vocational rehabilitation services 
     approved under title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
     U.S.C. 720 et seq.).
       ``(B) State agencies administering maternal and child 
     health services programs.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply 
     with respect to any State agency administering a program 
     under title V of this Act.
       ``(3) Agreements between state agencies and employment 
     networks.--State agencies and employment networks shall enter 
     into agreements regarding the conditions under which services 
     will be provided when an individual is referred by an 
     employment network to a State agency for services. The 
     Commissioner shall establish by regulations the timeframe 
     within which such agreements must be entered into and the 
     mechanisms for dispute resolution between State agencies and 
     employment networks with respect to such agreements.
       ``(d) Responsibilities of the Commissioner.--
       ``(1) Selection and qualifications of program managers.--
     The Commissioner shall enter into agreements with 1 or more 
     organizations in the private or public sector for service as 
     a program manager to assist the Commissioner in administering 
     the Program. Any such program manager shall be selected by 
     means of a competitive bidding process, from among 
     organizations in the private or public sector with available 
     expertise and experience in the field of vocational 
     rehabilitation or employment services.
       ``(2) Tenure, renewal, and early termination.--Each 
     agreement entered into under paragraph (1) shall provide for 
     early termination upon failure to meet performance standards 
     which shall be specified in the agreement and which shall be 
     weighted to take into account any performance in prior terms. 
     Such performance standards shall include--
       ``(A) measures for ease of access by beneficiaries to 
     services; and
       ``(B) measures for determining the extent to which failures 
     in obtaining services for beneficiaries fall within 
     acceptable parameters, as determined by the Commissioner.
       ``(3) Preclusion from direct participation in delivery of 
     services in own service area.--Agreements under paragraph (1) 
     shall preclude--
       ``(A) direct participation by a program manager in the 
     delivery of employment services, vocational rehabilitation 
     services, or other support services to beneficiaries in the 
     service area covered by the program manager's agreement; and
       ``(B) the holding by a program manager of a financial 
     interest in an employment network or service provider which 
     provides services in a geographic area covered under the 
     program manager's agreement.
       ``(4) Selection of employment networks.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Commissioner shall select and enter 
     into agreements with employment networks for service under 
     the Program. Such employment networks shall be in addition to 
     State agencies serving as employment networks pursuant to 
     elections under subsection (c).
       ``(B) Alternate participants.--In any State where the 
     Program is being implemented, the Commissioner shall enter 
     into an agreement with any alternate participant that is 
     operating under the authority of section 222(d)(2) in the 
     State as of the date of the enactment of this section and 
     chooses to serve as an employment network under the Program.
       ``(5) Termination of agreements with employment networks.--
     The Commissioner shall terminate agreements with employment 
     networks for inadequate performance, as determined by the 
     Commissioner.
       ``(6) Quality assurance.--The Commissioner shall provide 
     for such periodic reviews as are necessary to provide for 
     effective quality assurance in the provision of services by 
     employment networks. The Commissioner shall solicit and 
     consider the views of consumers and the program manager under 
     which the employment networks serve and shall consult with 
     providers of services to develop performance measurements. 
     The Commissioner shall ensure that the results of the 
     periodic reviews are made available to beneficiaries who are 
     prospective service recipients as they select employment 
     networks. The Commissioner shall ensure that the periodic 
     surveys of beneficiaries receiving services under the Program 
     are designed to measure customer service satisfaction.
       ``(7) Dispute resolution.--The Commissioner shall provide 
     for a mechanism for resolving disputes between beneficiaries 
     and employment networks, between program managers and 
     employment networks, and between program managers and 
     providers of services. The Commissioner shall afford a party 
     to such a dispute a reasonable opportunity for a full and 
     fair review of the matter in dispute.
       ``(e) Program Managers.--
       ``(1) In general.--A program manager shall conduct tasks 
     appropriate to assist the Commissioner in carrying out the 
     Commissioner's duties in administering the Program.
       ``(2) Recruitment of employment networks.--A program 
     manager shall recruit, and recommend for selection by the 
     Commissioner, employment networks for service under the 
     Program. The program manager shall carry out such recruitment 
     and provide such recommendations, and shall monitor all 
     employment networks serving in the Program in the geographic 
     area covered under the program manager's agreement, to the 
     extent necessary and appropriate to ensure that adequate 
     choices of services are made available to beneficiaries. 
     Employment networks may serve under the Program only pursuant 
     to an agreement entered into with the Commissioner under the 
     Program incorporating the applicable provisions of this 
     section and regulations thereunder, and the program manager 
     shall provide and maintain assurances to the Commissioner 
     that payment by the Commissioner to employment networks 
     pursuant to this section is warranted based on compliance by 
     such employment networks with the terms of such agreement and 
     this section. The program manager shall not impose numerical 
     limits on the number of employment networks to be recommended 
     pursuant to this paragraph.
       ``(3) Facilitation of access by beneficiaries to employment 
     networks.--A program manager shall facilitate access by 
     beneficiaries to employment networks. The program manager 
     shall ensure that each beneficiary is allowed changes in 
     employment networks without being deemed to have rejected 
     services under the Program. When such a change occurs, the 
     program manager shall reassign the ticket based on the choice 
     of the beneficiary. Upon the request of the employment 
     network, the program manager shall make a determination of 
     the allocation of the outcome or milestone-outcome payments 
     based on the services provided by each employment network. 
     The program manager shall establish and maintain lists of 
     employment networks available to beneficiaries and shall make 
     such lists generally available to the public. The program 
     manager shall ensure that all information provided to 
     disabled beneficiaries pursuant to this paragraph is provided 
     in accessible formats.
       ``(4) Ensuring availability of adequate services.--The 
     program manager shall ensure that employment services, 
     vocational rehabilitation services, and other support 
     services are provided to beneficiaries throughout the 
     geographic area covered under the program manager's 
     agreement, including rural areas.
       ``(5) Reasonable access to services.--The program manager 
     shall take such measures as are necessary to ensure that 
     sufficient employment networks are available and that each 
     beneficiary receiving services under the Program has 
     reasonable access to employment services, vocational 
     rehabilitation services, and other support services. Services 
     provided under the Program may include case management, work 
     incentives planning, supported employment, career planning, 
     career plan development, vocational assessment, job training, 
     placement, follow-up services, and such other services as may 
     be specified by the Commissioner under the Program. The 
     program manager shall ensure that such services are available 
     in each service area.
       ``(f) Employment Networks.--
       ``(1) Qualifications for employment networks.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each employment network serving under 
     the Program shall consist of an agency or instrumentality of 
     a State (or a polit

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     ical subdivision thereof) or a private entity, that assumes 
     responsibility for the coordination and delivery of services 
     under the Program to individuals assigning to the employment 
     network tickets to work and self-sufficiency issued under 
     subsection (b).
       ``(B) One-stop delivery systems.--An employment network 
     serving under the Program may consist of a one-stop delivery 
     system established under subtitle B of title I of the 
     Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2811 et seq.).
       ``(C) Compliance with selection criteria.--No employment 
     network may serve under the Program unless it meets and 
     maintains compliance with both general selection criteria 
     (such as professional and educational qualifications, where 
     applicable) and specific selection criteria (such as 
     substantial expertise and experience in providing relevant 
     employment services and supports).
       ``(D) Single or associated providers allowed.--An 
     employment network shall consist of either a single provider 
     of such services or of an association of such providers 
     organized so as to combine their resources into a single 
     entity. An employment network may meet the requirements of 
     subsection (e)(4) by providing services directly, or by 
     entering into agreements with other individuals or entities 
     providing appropriate employment services, vocational 
     rehabilitation services, or other support services.
       ``(2) Requirements relating to provision of services.--Each 
     employment network serving under the Program shall be 
     required under the terms of its agreement with the 
     Commissioner to--
       ``(A) serve prescribed service areas; and
       ``(B) take such measures as are necessary to ensure that 
     employment services, vocational rehabilitation services, and 
     other support services provided under the Program by, or 
     under agreements entered into with, the employment network 
     are provided under appropriate individual work plans that 
     meet the requirements of subsection (g).
       ``(3) Annual financial reporting.--Each employment network 
     shall meet financial reporting requirements as prescribed by 
     the Commissioner.
       ``(4) Periodic outcomes reporting.--Each employment network 
     shall prepare periodic reports, on at least an annual basis, 
     itemizing for the covered period specific outcomes achieved 
     with respect to specific services provided by the employment 
     network. Such reports shall conform to a national model 
     prescribed under this section. Each employment network shall 
     provide a copy of the latest report issued by the employment 
     network pursuant to this paragraph to each beneficiary upon 
     enrollment under the Program for services to be received 
     through such employment network. Upon issuance of each report 
     to each beneficiary, a copy of the report shall be maintained 
     in the files of the employment network. The program manager 
     shall ensure that copies of all such reports issued under 
     this paragraph are made available to the public under 
     reasonable terms.
       ``(g) Individual Work Plans.--
       ``(1) Requirements.--Each employment network shall--
       ``(A) take such measures as are necessary to ensure that 
     employment services, vocational rehabilitation services, and 
     other support services provided under the Program by, or 
     under agreements entered into with, the employment network 
     are provided under appropriate individual work plans that 
     meet the requirements of subparagraph (C);
       ``(B) develop and implement each such individual work plan, 
     in partnership with each beneficiary receiving such services, 
     in a manner that affords such beneficiary the opportunity to 
     exercise informed choice in selecting an employment goal and 
     specific services needed to achieve that employment goal;
       ``(C) ensure that each individual work plan includes at 
     least--
       ``(i) a statement of the vocational goal developed with the 
     beneficiary, including, as appropriate, goals for earnings 
     and job advancement;
       ``(ii) a statement of the services and supports that have 
     been deemed necessary for the beneficiary to accomplish that 
     goal;
       ``(iii) a statement of any terms and conditions related to 
     the provision of such services and supports; and
       ``(iv) a statement of understanding regarding the 
     beneficiary's rights under the Program (such as the right to 
     retrieve the ticket to work and self-sufficiency if the 
     beneficiary is dissatisfied with the services being provided 
     by the employment network) and remedies available to the 
     individual, including information on the availability of 
     advocacy services and assistance in resolving disputes 
     through the State grant program authorized under section 
     1150;
       ``(D) provide a beneficiary the opportunity to amend the 
     individual work plan if a change in circumstances 
     necessitates a change in the plan; and
       ``(E) make each beneficiary's individual work plan 
     available to the beneficiary in, as appropriate, an 
     accessible format chosen by the beneficiary.
       ``(2) Effective upon written approval.--A beneficiary's 
     individual work plan shall take effect upon written approval 
     by the beneficiary or a representative of the beneficiary and 
     a representative of the employment network that, in providing 
     such written approval, acknowledges assignment of the 
     beneficiary's ticket to work and self-sufficiency.
       ``(h) Employment Network Payment Systems.--
       ``(1) Election of payment system by employment networks.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Program shall provide for payment 
     authorized by the Commissioner to employment networks under 
     either an outcome payment system or an outcome-milestone 
     payment system. Each employment network shall elect which 
     payment system will be utilized by the employment network, 
     and, for such period of time as such election remains in 
     effect, the payment system so elected shall be utilized 
     exclusively in connection with such employment network 
     (except as provided in subparagraph (B)).
       ``(B) No change in method of payment for beneficiaries with 
     tickets already assigned to the employment networks.--Any 
     election of a payment system by an employment network that 
     would result in a change in the method of payment to the 
     employment network for services provided to a beneficiary who 
     is receiving services from the employment network at the time 
     of the election shall not be effective with respect to 
     payment for services provided to that beneficiary and the 
     method of payment previously selected shall continue to apply 
     with respect to such services.
       ``(2) Outcome payment system.--
       ``(A) In general.--The outcome payment system shall consist 
     of a payment structure governing employment networks electing 
     such system under paragraph (1)(A) which meets the 
     requirements of this paragraph.
       ``(B) Payments made during outcome payment period.--The 
     outcome payment system shall provide for a schedule of 
     payments to an employment network, in connection with each 
     individual who is a beneficiary, for each month, during the 
     individual's outcome payment period, for which benefits 
     (described in paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (k)) are 
     not payable to such individual because of work or earnings.
       ``(C) Computation of payments to employment network.--The 
     payment schedule of the outcome payment system shall be 
     designed so that--
       ``(i) the payment for each month during the outcome payment 
     period for which benefits (described in paragraphs (3) and 
     (4) of subsection (k)) are not payable is equal to a fixed 
     percentage of the payment calculation base for the calendar 
     year in which such month occurs; and
       ``(ii) such fixed percentage is set at a percentage which 
     does not exceed 40 percent.
       ``(3) Outcome-milestone payment system.--
       ``(A) In general.--The outcome-milestone payment system 
     shall consist of a payment structure governing employment 
     networks electing such system under paragraph (1)(A) which 
     meets the requirements of this paragraph.
       ``(B) Early payments upon attainment of milestones in 
     advance of outcome payment periods.--The outcome-milestone 
     payment system shall provide for 1 or more milestones, with 
     respect to beneficiaries receiving services from an 
     employment network under the Program, that are directed 
     toward the goal of permanent employment. Such milestones 
     shall form a part of a payment structure that provides, in 
     addition to payments made during outcome payment periods, 
     payments made prior to outcome payment periods in amounts 
     based on the attainment of such milestones.
       ``(C) Limitation on total payments to employment network.--
     The payment schedule of the outcome milestone payment system 
     shall be designed so that the total of the payments to the 
     employment network with respect to each beneficiary is less 
     than, on a net present value basis (using an interest rate 
     determined by the Commissioner that appropriately reflects 
     the cost of funds faced by providers), the total amount to 
     which payments to the employment network with respect to the 
     beneficiary would be limited if the employment network were 
     paid under the outcome payment system.
       ``(4) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) Payment calculation base.--The term `payment 
     calculation base' means, for any calendar year--
       ``(i) in connection with a title II disability beneficiary, 
     the average disability insurance benefit payable under 
     section 223 for all beneficiaries for months during the 
     preceding calendar year; and
       ``(ii) in connection with a title XVI disability 
     beneficiary (who is not concurrently a title II disability 
     beneficiary), the average payment of supplemental security 
     income benefits based on disability payable under title XVI 
     (excluding State supplementation) for months during the 
     preceding calendar year to all beneficiaries who have 
     attained 18 years of age but have not attained 65 years of 
     age.
       ``(B) Outcome payment period.--The term `outcome payment 
     period' means, in connection with any individual who had 
     assigned a ticket to work and self-sufficiency to an 
     employment network under the Program, a period--
       ``(i) beginning with the first month, ending after the date 
     on which such ticket was assigned to the employment network, 
     for which benefits (described in paragraphs (3) and (4) of 
     subsection (k)) are not payable to such individual by reason 
     of engagement in substantial gainful activity or by reason of 
     earnings from work activity; and
       ``(ii) ending with the 60th month (consecutive or 
     otherwise), ending after such date, for which such benefits 
     are not payable to such individual by reason of engagement in 
     substantial gainful activity or by reason of earnings from 
     work activity.
       ``(5) Periodic review and alterations of prescribed 
     schedules.--
       ``(A) Percentages and periods.--The Commissioner shall 
     periodically review the percentage specified in paragraph 
     (2)(C), the total payments permissible under paragraph 
     (3)(C), and the period of time specified in paragraph (4)(B) 
     to determine whether such percentages, such permissible 
     payments, and such period provide an adequate incentive for 
     employment networks to assist beneficiaries to enter the 
     workforce, while providing for appropriate economies. The 
     Commissioner may alter such percentage, such total 
     permissible payments, or such period of time to the extent 
     that the Commissioner determines, on the basis of the 
     Commissioner's review under this paragraph, that such an 
     alteration would better provide the incentive and economies 
     described in the preceding sentence.

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       ``(B) Number and amounts of milestone payments.--The 
     Commissioner shall periodically review the number and amounts 
     of milestone payments established by the Commissioner 
     pursuant to this section to determine whether they provide an 
     adequate incentive for employment networks to assist 
     beneficiaries to enter the workforce, taking into account 
     information provided to the Commissioner by program managers, 
     the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel 
     established by section 101(f) of the Ticket to Work and Work 
     Incentives Improvement Act of 1999, and other reliable 
     sources. The Commissioner may from time to time alter the 
     number and amounts of milestone payments initially 
     established by the Commissioner pursuant to this section to 
     the extent that the Commissioner determines that such an 
     alteration would allow an adequate incentive for employment 
     networks to assist beneficiaries to enter the workforce. Such 
     alteration shall be based on information provided to the 
     Commissioner by program managers, the Ticket to Work and Work 
     Incentives Advisory Panel established by section 101(f) of 
     the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 
     1999, or other reliable sources.
       ``(C) Report on the adequacy of incentives.--The 
     Commissioner shall submit to the Congress not later than 36 
     months after the date of the enactment of the Ticket to Work 
     and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 a report with 
     recommendations for a method or methods to adjust payment 
     rates under subparagraphs (A) and (B), that would ensure 
     adequate incentives for the provision of services by 
     employment networks of--
       ``(i) individuals with a need for ongoing support and 
     services;
       ``(ii) individuals with a need for high-cost 
     accommodations;
       ``(iii) individuals who earn a subminimum wage; and
       ``(iv) individuals who work and receive partial cash 
     benefits.
     The Commissioner shall consult with the Ticket to Work and 
     Work Incentives Advisory Panel established under section 
     101(f) of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement 
     Act of 1999 during the development and evaluation of the 
     study. The Commissioner shall implement the necessary 
     adjusted payment rates prior to full implementation of the 
     Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program.
       ``(i) Suspension of Disability Reviews.--During any period 
     for which an individual is using, as defined by the 
     Commissioner, a ticket to work and self-sufficiency issued 
     under this section, the Commissioner (and any applicable 
     State agency) may not initiate a continuing disability review 
     or other review under section 221 of whether the individual 
     is or is not under a disability or a review under title XVI 
     similar to any such review under section 221.
       ``(j) Authorizations.--
       ``(1) Payments to employment networks.--
       ``(A) Title ii disability beneficiaries.--There are 
     authorized to be transferred from the Federal Old-Age and 
     Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability 
     Insurance Trust Fund each fiscal year such sums as may be 
     necessary to make payments to employment networks under this 
     section. Money paid from the Trust Funds under this section 
     with respect to title II disability beneficiaries who are 
     entitled to benefits under section 223 or who are entitled to 
     benefits under section 202(d) on the basis of the wages and 
     self-employment income of such beneficiaries, shall be 
     charged to the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, and 
     all other money paid from the Trust Funds under this section 
     shall be charged to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors 
     Insurance Trust Fund.
       ``(B) Title xvi disability beneficiaries.--Amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Social Security 
     Administration under section 1601 (as in effect pursuant to 
     the amendments made by section 301 of the Social Security 
     Amendments of 1972) shall include amounts necessary to carry 
     out the provisions of this section with respect to title XVI 
     disability beneficiaries.
       ``(2) Administrative expenses.--The costs of administering 
     this section (other than payments to employment networks) 
     shall be paid from amounts made available for the 
     administration of title II and amounts made available for the 
     administration of title XVI, and shall be allocated among 
     such amounts as appropriate.
       ``(k) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Commissioner.--The term `Commissioner' means the 
     Commissioner of Social Security.
       ``(2) Disabled beneficiary.--The term `disabled 
     beneficiary' means a title II disability beneficiary or a 
     title XVI disability beneficiary.
       ``(3) Title ii disability beneficiary.--The term `title II 
     disability beneficiary' means an individual entitled to 
     disability insurance benefits under section 223 or to monthly 
     insurance benefits under section 202 based on such 
     individual's disability (as defined in section 223(d)). An 
     individual is a title II disability beneficiary for each 
     month for which such individual is entitled to such benefits.
       ``(4) Title xvi disability beneficiary.--The term `title 
     XVI disability beneficiary' means an individual eligible for 
     supplemental security income benefits under title XVI on the 
     basis of blindness (within the meaning of section 1614(a)(2)) 
     or disability (within the meaning of section 1614(a)(3)). An 
     individual is a title XVI disability beneficiary for each 
     month for which such individual is eligible for such 
     benefits.
       ``(5) Supplemental security income benefit.--The term 
     `supplemental security income benefit under title XVI' means 
     a cash benefit under section 1611 or 1619(a), and does not 
     include a State supplementary payment, administered federally 
     or otherwise.
       ``(l) Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives 
     Improvement Act of 1999, the Commissioner shall prescribe 
     such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions 
     of this section.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Amendments to title ii.--
       (A) Section 221(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     421(i)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) For suspension of reviews under this subsection in 
     the case of an individual using a ticket to work and self-
     sufficiency, see section 1148(i).''.
       (B) Section 222(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 422(a)) is 
     repealed.
       (C) Section 222(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 422(b)) is 
     repealed.
       (D) Section 225(b)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 425(b)(1)) is 
     amended by striking ``a program of vocational rehabilitation 
     services'' and inserting ``a program consisting of the Ticket 
     to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program under section 1148 or 
     another program of vocational rehabilitation services, 
     employment services, or other support services''.
       (2) Amendments to title xvi.--
       (A) Section 1615(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382d(a)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``Sec. 1615. (a) In the case of any blind or disabled 
     individual who--
       ``(1) has not attained age 16; and
       ``(2) with respect to whom benefits are paid under this 
     title,
     the Commissioner of Social Security shall make provision for 
     referral of such individual to the appropriate State agency 
     administering the State program under title V.''.
       (B) Section 1615(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382d(c)) is 
     repealed.
       (C) Section 1631(a)(6)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1383(a)(6)(A)) is amended by striking ``a program of 
     vocational rehabilitation services'' and inserting ``a 
     program consisting of the Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency 
     Program under section 1148 or another program of vocational 
     rehabilitation services, employment services, or other 
     support services''.
       (D) Section 1633(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1383b(c)) is 
     amended--
       (i) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(c)''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) For suspension of continuing disability reviews and 
     other reviews under this title similar to reviews under 
     section 221 in the case of an individual using a ticket to 
     work and self-sufficiency, see section 1148(i).''.
       (c) Effective Date.--Subject to subsection (d), the 
     amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect 
     with the first month following 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (d) Graduated Implementation of Program.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Social 
     Security shall commence implementation of the amendments made 
     by this section (other than paragraphs (1)(C) and (2)(B) of 
     subsection (b)) in graduated phases at phase-in sites 
     selected by the Commissioner. Such phase-in sites shall be 
     selected so as to ensure, prior to full implementation of the 
     Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program, the development 
     and refinement of referral processes, payment systems, 
     computer linkages, management information systems, and 
     administrative processes necessary to provide for full 
     implementation of such amendments. Subsection (c) shall apply 
     with respect to paragraphs (1)(C) and (2)(B) of subsection 
     (b) without regard to this subsection.
       (2) Requirements.--Implementation of the Program at each 
     phase-in site shall be carried out on a wide enough scale to 
     permit a thorough evaluation of the alternative methods under 
     consideration, so as to ensure that the most efficacious 
     methods are determined and in place for full implementation 
     of the Program on a timely basis.
       (3) Full implementation.--The Commissioner shall ensure 
     that ability to provide tickets and services to individuals 
     under the Program exists in every State as soon as 
     practicable on or after the effective date specified in 
     subsection (c) but not later than 3 years after such date.
       (4) Ongoing evaluation of program.--
       (A) In general.--The Commissioner shall provide for 
     independent evaluations to assess the effectiveness of the 
     activities carried out under this section and the amendments 
     made thereby. Such evaluations shall address the cost-
     effectiveness of such activities, as well as the effects of 
     this section and the amendments made thereby on work outcomes 
     for beneficiaries receiving tickets to work and self-
     sufficiency under the Program.
       (B) Consultation.--Evaluations shall be conducted under 
     this paragraph after receiving relevant advice from experts 
     in the fields of disability, vocational rehabilitation, and 
     program evaluation and individuals using tickets to work and 
     self-sufficiency under the Program and in consultation with 
     the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel 
     established under section 101(f) of this Act, the Comptroller 
     General of the United States, other agencies of the Federal 
     Government, and private organizations with appropriate 
     expertise.
       (C) Methodology.--
       (i) Implementation.--The Commissioner, in consultation with 
     the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel 
     established under section 101(f) of this Act, shall ensure 
     that plans for evaluations and data collection methods under 
     the Program are appropriately designed to obtain detailed 
     employment information.
       (ii) Specific matters to be addressed.--Each such 
     evaluation shall address (but is not limited to)--

       (I) the annual cost (including net cost) of the Program and 
     the annual cost (including net cost) that would have been 
     incurred in the absence of the Program;
       (II) the determinants of return to work, including the 
     characteristics of beneficiaries in receipt of tickets under 
     the Program;

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       (III) the types of employment services, vocational 
     rehabilitation services, and other support services furnished 
     to beneficiaries in receipt of tickets under the Program who 
     return to work and to those who do not return to work;
       (IV) the duration of employment services, vocational 
     rehabilitation services, and other support services furnished 
     to beneficiaries in receipt of tickets under the Program who 
     return to work and the duration of such services furnished to 
     those who do not return to work and the cost to employment 
     networks of furnishing such services;
       (V) the employment outcomes, including wages, occupations, 
     benefits, and hours worked, of beneficiaries who return to 
     work after receiving tickets under the Program and those who 
     return to work without receiving such tickets;
       (VI) the characteristics of individuals in possession of 
     tickets under the Program who are not accepted for services 
     and, to the extent reasonably determinable, the reasons for 
     which such beneficiaries were not accepted for services;
       (VII) the characteristics of providers whose services are 
     provided within an employment network under the Program;
       (VIII) the extent (if any) to which employment networks 
     display a greater willingness to provide services to 
     beneficiaries with a range of disabilities;
       (IX) the characteristics (including employment outcomes) of 
     those beneficiaries who receive services under the outcome 
     payment system and of those beneficiaries who receive 
     services under the outcome-milestone payment system;
       (X) measures of satisfaction among beneficiaries in receipt 
     of tickets under the Program; and
       (XI) reasons for (including comments solicited from 
     beneficiaries regarding) their choice not to use their 
     tickets or their inability to return to work despite the use 
     of their tickets.

       (D) Periodic evaluation reports.--Following the close of 
     the third and fifth fiscal years ending after the effective 
     date under subsection (c), and prior to the close of the 
     seventh fiscal year ending after such date, the Commissioner 
     shall transmit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the 
     Senate a report containing the Commissioner's evaluation of 
     the progress of activities conducted under the provisions of 
     this section and the amendments made thereby. Each such 
     report shall set forth the Commissioner's evaluation of the 
     extent to which the Program has been successful and the 
     Commissioner's conclusions on whether or how the Program 
     should be modified. Each such report shall include such data, 
     findings, materials, and recommendations as the Commissioner 
     may consider appropriate.
       (5) Extent of state's right of first refusal in advance of 
     full implementation of amendments in such state.--
       (A) In general.--In the case of any State in which the 
     amendments made by subsection (a) have not been fully 
     implemented pursuant to this subsection, the Commissioner 
     shall determine by regulation the extent to which--
       (i) the requirement under section 222(a) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 422(a)) for prompt referrals to a 
     State agency; and
       (ii) the authority of the Commissioner under section 
     222(d)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 422(d)(2)) to provide 
     vocational rehabilitation services in such State by agreement 
     or contract with other public or private agencies, 
     organizations, institutions, or individuals,
     shall apply in such State.
       (B) Existing agreements.--Nothing in subparagraph (A) or 
     the amendments made by subsection (a) shall be construed to 
     limit, impede, or otherwise affect any agreement entered into 
     pursuant to section 222(d)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 422(d)(2)) before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act with respect to services provided pursuant to such 
     agreement to beneficiaries receiving services under such 
     agreement as of such date, except with respect to services 
     (if any) to be provided after 3 years after the effective 
     date provided in subsection (c).
       (e) Specific Regulations Required.--
       (1) In general.--The Commissioner of Social Security shall 
     prescribe such regulations as are necessary to implement the 
     amendments made by this section.
       (2) Specific matters to be included in regulations.--The 
     matters which shall be addressed in such regulations shall 
     include--
       (A) the form and manner in which tickets to work and self-
     sufficiency may be distributed to beneficiaries pursuant to 
     section 1148(b)(1) of the Social Security Act;
       (B) the format and wording of such tickets, which shall 
     incorporate by reference any contractual terms governing 
     service by employment networks under the Program;
       (C) the form and manner in which State agencies may elect 
     participation in the Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency 
     Program pursuant to section 1148(c)(1) of such Act and 
     provision for periodic opportunities for exercising such 
     elections;
       (D) the status of State agencies under section 1148(c)(1) 
     of such Act at the time that State agencies exercise 
     elections under that section;
       (E) the terms of agreements to be entered into with program 
     managers pursuant to section 1148(d) of such Act, including--
       (i) the terms by which program managers are precluded from 
     direct participation in the delivery of services pursuant to 
     section 1148(d)(3) of such Act;
       (ii) standards which must be met by quality assurance 
     measures referred to in paragraph (6) of section 1148(d) of 
     such Act and methods of recruitment of employment networks 
     utilized pursuant to paragraph (2) of section 1148(e) of such 
     Act; and
       (iii) the format under which dispute resolution will 
     operate under section 1148(d)(7) of such Act;
       (F) the terms of agreements to be entered into with 
     employment networks pursuant to section 1148(d)(4) of such 
     Act, including--
       (i) the manner in which service areas are specified 
     pursuant to section 1148(f)(2)(A) of such Act;
       (ii) the general selection criteria and the specific 
     selection criteria which are applicable to employment 
     networks under section 1148(f)(1)(C) of such Act in selecting 
     service providers;
       (iii) specific requirements relating to annual financial 
     reporting by employment networks pursuant to section 
     1148(f)(3) of such Act; and
       (iv) the national model to which periodic outcomes 
     reporting by employment networks must conform under section 
     1148(f)(4) of such Act;
       (G) standards which must be met by individual work plans 
     pursuant to section 1148(g) of such Act;
       (H) standards which must be met by payment systems required 
     under section 1148(h) of such Act, including--
       (i) the form and manner in which elections by employment 
     networks of payment systems are to be exercised pursuant to 
     section 1148(h)(1)(A) of such Act;
       (ii) the terms which must be met by an outcome payment 
     system under section 1148(h)(2) of such Act;
       (iii) the terms which must be met by an outcome-milestone 
     payment system under section 1148(h)(3) of such Act;
       (iv) any revision of the percentage specified in paragraph 
     (2)(C) of section 1148(h) of such Act or the period of time 
     specified in paragraph (4)(B) of such section 1148(h) of such 
     Act; and
       (v) annual oversight procedures for such systems; and
       (I) procedures for effective oversight of the Program by 
     the Commissioner of Social Security, including periodic 
     reviews and reporting requirements.
       (f) The Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Advisory 
     Panel.--
       (1) Establishment.--There is established within the Social 
     Security Administration a panel to be known as the ``Ticket 
     to Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel'' (in this 
     subsection referred to as the ``Panel'').
       (2) Duties of panel.--It shall be the duty of the Panel 
     to--
       (A) advise the President, the Congress, and the 
     Commissioner of Social Security on issues related to work 
     incentives programs, planning, and assistance for individuals 
     with disabilities, including work incentive provisions under 
     titles II, XI, XVI, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq., 1301 et seq., 1381 et seq., 1395 et 
     seq., 1396 et seq.); and
       (B) with respect to the Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency 
     Program established under section 1148 of such Act--
       (i) advise the Commissioner of Social Security with respect 
     to establishing phase-in sites for such Program and fully 
     implementing the Program thereafter, the refinement of access 
     of disabled beneficiaries to employment networks, payment 
     systems, and management information systems, and advise the 
     Commissioner whether such measures are being taken to the 
     extent necessary to ensure the success of the Program;
       (ii) advise the Commissioner regarding the most effective 
     designs for research and demonstration projects associated 
     with the Program or conducted pursuant to section 302 of this 
     Act;
       (iii) advise the Commissioner on the development of 
     performance measurements relating to quality assurance under 
     section 1148(d)(6) of the Social Security Act; and
       (iv) furnish progress reports on the Program to the 
     Commissioner and each House of Congress.
       (3) Membership.--
       (A) Number and appointment.--The Panel shall be composed of 
     12 members as follows:
       (i) 4 members appointed by the President, not more than 2 
     of whom may be of the same political party;
       (ii) 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives, in consultation with the Chairman of the 
     Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives;
       (iii) 2 members appointed by the minority leader of the 
     House of Representatives, in consultation with the ranking 
     member of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (iv) 2 members appointed by the majority leader of the 
     Senate, in consultation with the Chairman of the Committee on 
     Finance of the Senate; and
       (v) 2 members appointed by the minority leader of the 
     Senate, in consultation with the ranking member of the 
     Committee on Finance of the Senate.
       (B) Representation.--
       (i) In general.--The members appointed under subparagraph 
     (A) shall have experience or expert knowledge as a recipient, 
     provider, employer, or employee in the fields of, or related 
     to, employment services, vocational rehabilitation services, 
     and other support services.
       (ii) Requirement.--At least one-half of the members 
     appointed under subparagraph (A) shall be individuals with 
     disabilities, or representatives of individuals with 
     disabilities, with consideration given to current or former 
     title II disability beneficiaries or title XVI disability 
     beneficiaries (as such terms are defined in section 1148(k) 
     of the Social Security Act (as added by subsection (a)).
       (C) Terms.--
       (i) In general.--Each member shall be appointed for a term 
     of 4 years (or, if less, for the remaining life of the 
     Panel), except as provided in clauses (ii) and (iii). The 
     initial members shall be appointed not later than 90 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (ii) Terms of initial appointees.--Of the members first 
     appointed under each clause of subparagraph (A), as 
     designated by the appointing authority for each such clause--

       (I) one-half of such members shall be appointed for a term 
     of 2 years; and

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       (II) the remaining members shall be appointed for a term of 
     4 years.

       (iii) 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 Panel shall be filled in the manner 
     in which the original appointment was made.
       (D) Basic pay.--Members shall each be paid at a rate, and 
     in a manner, that is consistent with guidelines established 
     under section 7 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
     U.S.C. App.).
       (E) Travel expenses.--Each member shall receive travel 
     expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in 
     accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (F) Quorum.--8 members of the Panel shall constitute a 
     quorum but a lesser number may hold hearings.
       (G) Chairperson.--The Chairperson of the Panel shall be 
     designated by the President. The term of office of the 
     Chairperson shall be 4 years.
       (H) Meetings.--The Panel shall meet at least quarterly and 
     at other times at the call of the Chairperson or a majority 
     of its members.
       (4) Director and staff of panel; experts and consultants.--
       (A) Director.--The Panel shall have a Director who shall be 
     appointed by the Chairperson, and paid at a rate, and in a 
     manner, that is consistent with guidelines established under 
     section 7 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
     App.).
       (B) Staff.--Subject to rules prescribed by the Commissioner 
     of Social Security, the Director may appoint and fix the pay 
     of additional personnel as the Director considers 
     appropriate.
       (C) Experts and consultants.--Subject to rules prescribed 
     by the Commissioner of Social Security, the Director may 
     procure temporary and intermittent services under section 
     3109(b) of title 5, United States Code.
       (D) Staff of federal agencies.--Upon request of the Panel, 
     the head of any Federal department or agency may detail, on a 
     reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that department 
     or agency to the Panel to assist it in carrying out its 
     duties under this Act.
       (5) Powers of panel.--
       (A) Hearings and sessions.--The Panel may, for the purpose 
     of carrying out its duties under this subsection, hold such 
     hearings, sit and act at such times and places, and take such 
     testimony and evidence as the Panel considers appropriate.
       (B) Powers of members and agents.--Any member or agent of 
     the Panel may, if authorized by the Panel, take any action 
     which the Panel is authorized to take by this section.
       (C) Mails.--The Panel may use the United States mails in 
     the same manner and under the same conditions as other 
     departments and agencies of the United States.
       (6) Reports.--
       (A) Interim reports.--The Panel shall submit to the 
     President and the Congress interim reports at least annually.
       (B) Final report.--The Panel shall transmit a final report 
     to the President and the Congress not later than eight years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act. The final report 
     shall contain a detailed statement of the findings and 
     conclusions of the Panel, together with its recommendations 
     for legislation and administrative actions which the Panel 
     considers appropriate.
       (7) Termination.--The Panel shall terminate 30 days after 
     the date of the submission of its final report under 
     paragraph (6)(B).
       (8) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors 
     Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Disability Insurance Trust 
     Fund, and the general fund of the Treasury, as appropriate, 
     such sums as are necessary to carry out this subsection.

             Subtitle B--Elimination of Work Disincentives

     SEC. 111. WORK ACTIVITY STANDARD AS A BASIS FOR REVIEW OF AN 
                   INDIVIDUAL'S DISABLED STATUS.

       (a) In General.--Section 221 of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 421) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(m)(1) In any case where an individual entitled to 
     disability insurance benefits under section 223 or to monthly 
     insurance benefits under section 202 based on such 
     individual's disability (as defined in section 223(d)) has 
     received such benefits for at least 24 months--
       ``(A) no continuing disability review conducted by the 
     Commissioner may be scheduled for the individual solely as a 
     result of the individual's work activity;
       ``(B) no work activity engaged in by the individual may be 
     used as evidence that the individual is no longer disabled; 
     and
       ``(C) no cessation of work activity by the individual may 
     give rise to a presumption that the individual is unable to 
     engage in work.
       ``(2) An individual to which paragraph (1) applies shall 
     continue to be subject to--
       ``(A) continuing disability reviews on a regularly 
     scheduled basis that is not triggered by work; and
       ``(B) termination of benefits under this title in the event 
     that the individual has earnings that exceed the level of 
     earnings established by the Commissioner to represent 
     substantial gainful activity.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on January 1, 2002.

     SEC. 112. EXPEDITED REINSTATEMENT OF DISABILITY BENEFITS.

       (a) OASDI Benefits.--Section 223 of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 423) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (h) the following new 
     subsection:

                     ``Reinstatement of Entitlement

       ``(i)(1)(A) Entitlement to benefits described in 
     subparagraph (B)(i)(I) shall be reinstated in any case where 
     the Commissioner determines that an individual described in 
     subparagraph (B) has filed a request for reinstatement 
     meeting the requirements of paragraph (2)(A) during the 
     period prescribed in subparagraph (C). Reinstatement of such 
     entitlement shall be in accordance with the terms of this 
     subsection.
       ``(B) An individual is described in this subparagraph if--
       ``(i) prior to the month in which the individual files a 
     request for reinstatement--
       ``(I) the individual was entitled to benefits under this 
     section or section 202 on the basis of disability pursuant to 
     an application filed therefor; and
       ``(II) such entitlement terminated due to the performance 
     of substantial gainful activity;
       ``(ii) the individual is under a disability and the 
     physical or mental impairment that is the basis for the 
     finding of disability is the same as (or related to) the 
     physical or mental impairment that was the basis for the 
     finding of disability that gave rise to the entitlement 
     described in clause (i); and
       ``(iii) the individual's disability renders the individual 
     unable to perform substantial gainful activity.
       ``(C)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), the period 
     prescribed in this subparagraph with respect to an individual 
     is 60 consecutive months beginning with the month following 
     the most recent month for which the individual was entitled 
     to a benefit described in subparagraph (B)(i)(I) prior to the 
     entitlement termination described in subparagraph (B)(i)(II).
       ``(ii) In the case of an individual who fails to file a 
     reinstatement request within the period prescribed in clause 
     (i), the Commissioner may extend the period if the 
     Commissioner determines that the individual had good cause 
     for the failure to so file.
       ``(2)(A)(i) A request for reinstatement shall be filed in 
     such form, and containing such information, as the 
     Commissioner may prescribe.
       ``(ii) A request for reinstatement shall include express 
     declarations by the individual that the individual meets the 
     requirements specified in clauses (ii) and (iii) of paragraph 
     (1)(B).
       ``(B) A request for reinstatement filed in accordance with 
     subparagraph (A) may constitute an application for benefits 
     in the case of any individual who the Commissioner determines 
     is not entitled to reinstated benefits under this subsection.
       ``(3) In determining whether an individual meets the 
     requirements of paragraph (1)(B)(ii), the provisions of 
     subsection (f) shall apply.
       ``(4)(A)(i) Subject to clause (ii), entitlement to benefits 
     reinstated under this subsection shall commence with the 
     benefit payable for the month in which a request for 
     reinstatement is filed.
       ``(ii) An individual whose entitlement to a benefit for any 
     month would have been reinstated under this subsection had 
     the individual filed a request for reinstatement before the 
     end of such month shall be entitled to such benefit for such 
     month if such request for reinstatement is filed before the 
     end of the twelfth month immediately succeeding such month.
       ``(B)(i) Subject to clauses (ii) and (iii), the amount of 
     the benefit payable for any month pursuant to the 
     reinstatement of entitlement under this subsection shall be 
     determined in accordance with the provisions of this title.
       ``(ii) For purposes of computing the primary insurance 
     amount of an individual whose entitlement to benefits under 
     this section is reinstated under this subsection, the date of 
     onset of the individual's disability shall be the date of 
     onset used in determining the individual's most recent period 
     of disability arising in connection with such benefits 
     payable on the basis of an application.
       ``(iii) Benefits under this section or section 202 payable 
     for any month pursuant to a request for reinstatement filed 
     in accordance with paragraph (2) shall be reduced by the 
     amount of any provisional benefit paid to such individual for 
     such month under paragraph (7).
       ``(C) No benefit shall be payable pursuant to an 
     entitlement reinstated under this subsection to an individual 
     for any month in which the individual engages in substantial 
     gainful activity.
       ``(D) The entitlement of any individual that is reinstated 
     under this subsection shall end with the benefits payable for 
     the month preceding whichever of the following months is the 
     earliest:
       ``(i) The month in which the individual dies.
       ``(ii) The month in which the individual attains retirement 
     age.
       ``(iii) The third month following the month in which the 
     individual's disability ceases.
       ``(5) Whenever an individual's entitlement to benefits 
     under this section is reinstated under this subsection, 
     entitlement to benefits payable on the basis of such 
     individual's wages and self-employment income may be 
     reinstated with respect to any person previously entitled to 
     such benefits on the basis of an application if the 
     Commissioner determines that such person satisfies all the 
     requirements for entitlement to such benefits except 
     requirements related to the filing of an application. The 
     provisions of paragraph (4) shall apply to the reinstated 
     entitlement of any such person to the same extent that they 
     apply to the reinstated entitlement of such individual.
       ``(6) An individual to whom benefits are payable under this 
     section or section 202 pursuant to a reinstatement of 
     entitlement under this subsection for 24 months (whether or 
     not consecutive) shall, with respect to benefits so payable 
     after such twenty-fourth month, be deemed for purposes of 
     paragraph (1)(B)(i)(I) and the determination, if appropriate, 
     of the termination month in accordance with subsection (a)(1) 
     of this section, or subsection (d)(1), (e)(1), or (f)(1) of 
     section 202, to be entitled to such benefits on the basis of 
     an application filed therefor.

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       ``(7)(A) An individual described in paragraph (1)(B) who 
     files a request for reinstatement in accordance with the 
     provisions of paragraph (2)(A) shall be entitled to 
     provisional benefits payable in accordance with this 
     paragraph, unless the Commissioner determines that the 
     individual does not meet the requirements of paragraph 
     (1)(B)(i) or that the individual's declaration under 
     paragraph (2)(A)(ii) is false. Any such determination by the 
     Commissioner shall be final and not subject to review under 
     subsection (b) or (g) of section 205.
       ``(B) The amount of a provisional benefit for a month shall 
     equal the amount of the last monthly benefit payable to the 
     individual under this title on the basis of an application 
     increased by an amount equal to the amount, if any, by which 
     such last monthly benefit would have been increased as a 
     result of the operation of section 215(i).
       ``(C)(i) Provisional benefits shall begin with the month in 
     which a request for reinstatement is filed in accordance with 
     paragraph (2)(A).
       ``(ii) Provisional benefits shall end with the earliest 
     of--
       ``(I) the month in which the Commissioner makes a 
     determination regarding the individual's entitlement to 
     reinstated benefits;
       ``(II) the fifth month following the month described in 
     clause (i);
       ``(III) the month in which the individual performs 
     substantial gainful activity; or
       ``(IV) the month in which the Commissioner determines that 
     the individual does not meet the requirements of paragraph 
     (1)(B)(i) or that the individual's declaration made in 
     accordance with paragraph (2)(A)(ii) is false.
       ``(D) In any case in which the Commissioner determines that 
     an individual is not entitled to reinstated benefits, any 
     provisional benefits paid to the individual under this 
     paragraph shall not be subject to recovery as an overpayment 
     unless the Commissioner determines that the individual knew 
     or should have known that the individual did not meet the 
     requirements of paragraph (1)(B).''.
       (b) SSI Benefits.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1631 of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1383) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:

 ``Reinstatement of Eligibility on the Basis of Blindness or Disability

       ``(p)(1)(A) Eligibility for benefits under this title shall 
     be reinstated in any case where the Commissioner determines 
     that an individual described in subparagraph (B) has filed a 
     request for reinstatement meeting the requirements of 
     paragraph (2)(A) during the period prescribed in subparagraph 
     (C). Reinstatement of eligibility shall be in accordance with 
     the terms of this subsection.
       ``(B) An individual is described in this subparagraph if--
       ``(i) prior to the month in which the individual files a 
     request for reinstatement--
       ``(I) the individual was eligible for benefits under this 
     title on the basis of blindness or disability pursuant to an 
     application filed therefor; and
       ``(II) the individual thereafter was ineligible for such 
     benefits due to earned income (or earned and unearned income) 
     for a period of 12 or more consecutive months;
       ``(ii) the individual is blind or disabled and the physical 
     or mental impairment that is the basis for the finding of 
     blindness or disability is the same as (or related to) the 
     physical or mental impairment that was the basis for the 
     finding of blindness or disability that gave rise to the 
     eligibility described in clause (i);
       ``(iii) the individual's blindness or disability renders 
     the individual unable to perform substantial gainful 
     activity; and
       ``(iv) the individual satisfies the nonmedical requirements 
     for eligibility for benefits under this title.
       ``(C)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), the period 
     prescribed in this subparagraph with respect to an individual 
     is 60 consecutive months beginning with the month following 
     the most recent month for which the individual was eligible 
     for a benefit under this title (including section 1619) prior 
     to the period of ineligibility described in subparagraph 
     (B)(i)(II).
       ``(ii) In the case of an individual who fails to file a 
     reinstatement request within the period prescribed in clause 
     (i), the Commissioner may extend the period if the 
     Commissioner determines that the individual had good cause 
     for the failure to so file.
       ``(2)(A)(i) A request for reinstatement shall be filed in 
     such form, and containing such information, as the 
     Commissioner may prescribe.
       ``(ii) A request for reinstatement shall include express 
     declarations by the individual that the individual meets the 
     requirements specified in clauses (ii) through (iv) of 
     paragraph (1)(B).
       ``(B) A request for reinstatement filed in accordance with 
     subparagraph (A) may constitute an application for benefits 
     in the case of any individual who the Commissioner determines 
     is not eligible for reinstated benefits under this 
     subsection.
       ``(3) In determining whether an individual meets the 
     requirements of paragraph (1)(B)(ii), the provisions of 
     section 1614(a)(4) shall apply.
       ``(4)(A) Eligibility for benefits reinstated under this 
     subsection shall commence with the benefit payable for the 
     month following the month in which a request for 
     reinstatement is filed.
       ``(B)(i) Subject to clause (ii), the amount of the benefit 
     payable for any month pursuant to the reinstatement of 
     eligibility under this subsection shall be determined in 
     accordance with the provisions of this title.
       ``(ii) The benefit under this title payable for any month 
     pursuant to a request for reinstatement filed in accordance 
     with paragraph (2) shall be reduced by the amount of any 
     provisional benefit paid to such individual for such month 
     under paragraph (7).
       ``(C) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, 
     eligibility for benefits under this title reinstated pursuant 
     to a request filed under paragraph (2) shall be subject to 
     the same terms and conditions as eligibility established 
     pursuant to an application filed therefor.
       ``(5) Whenever an individual's eligibility for benefits 
     under this title is reinstated under this subsection, 
     eligibility for such benefits shall be reinstated with 
     respect to the individual's spouse if such spouse was 
     previously an eligible spouse of the individual under this 
     title and the Commissioner determines that such spouse 
     satisfies all the requirements for eligibility for such 
     benefits except requirements related to the filing of an 
     application. The provisions of paragraph (4) shall apply to 
     the reinstated eligibility of the spouse to the same extent 
     that they apply to the reinstated eligibility of such 
     individual.
       ``(6) An individual to whom benefits are payable under this 
     title pursuant to a reinstatement of eligibility under this 
     subsection for twenty-four months (whether or not 
     consecutive) shall, with respect to benefits so payable after 
     such twenty-fourth month, be deemed for purposes of paragraph 
     (1)(B)(i)(I) to be eligible for such benefits on the basis of 
     an application filed therefor.
       ``(7)(A) An individual described in paragraph (1)(B) who 
     files a request for reinstatement in accordance with the 
     provisions of paragraph (2)(A) shall be eligible for 
     provisional benefits payable in accordance with this 
     paragraph, unless the Commissioner determines that the 
     individual does not meet the requirements of paragraph 
     (1)(B)(i) or that the individual's declaration under 
     paragraph (2)(A)(ii) is false. Any such determination by the 
     Commissioner shall be final and not subject to review under 
     paragraph (1) or (3) of subsection (c).
       ``(B)(i) Except as otherwise provided in clause (ii), the 
     amount of a provisional benefit for a month shall equal the 
     amount of the monthly benefit that would be payable to an 
     eligible individual under this title with the same kind and 
     amount of income.
       ``(ii) If the individual has a spouse who was previously an 
     eligible spouse of the individual under this title and the 
     Commissioner determines that such spouse satisfies all the 
     requirements of section 1614(b) except requirements related 
     to the filing of an application, the amount of a provisional 
     benefit for a month shall equal the amount of the monthly 
     benefit that would be payable to an eligible individual and 
     eligible spouse under this title with the same kind and 
     amount of income.
       ``(C)(i) Provisional benefits shall begin with the month 
     following the month in which a request for reinstatement is 
     filed in accordance with paragraph (2)(A).
       ``(ii) Provisional benefits shall end with the earliest 
     of--
       ``(I) the month in which the Commissioner makes a 
     determination regarding the individual's eligibility for 
     reinstated benefits;
       ``(II) the fifth month following the month for which 
     provisional benefits are first payable under clause (i); or
       ``(III) the month in which the Commissioner determines that 
     the individual does not meet the requirements of paragraph 
     (1)(B)(i) or that the individual's declaration made in 
     accordance with paragraph (2)(A)(ii) is false.
       ``(D) In any case in which the Commissioner determines that 
     an individual is not eligible for reinstated benefits, any 
     provisional benefits paid to the individual under this 
     paragraph shall not be subject to recovery as an overpayment 
     unless the Commissioner determines that the individual knew 
     or should have known that the individual did not meet the 
     requirements of paragraph (1)(B).
       ``(8) For purposes of this subsection other than paragraph 
     (7), the term `benefits under this title' includes State 
     supplementary payments made pursuant to an agreement under 
     section 1616(a) of this Act or section 212(b) of Public Law 
     93-66.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 1631(j)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1383(j)(1)) 
     is amended by striking the period and inserting ``, or has 
     filed a request for reinstatement of eligibility under 
     subsection (p)(2) and been determined to be eligible for 
     reinstatement.''.
       (B) Section 1631(j)(2)(A)(i)(I) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1383(j)(2)(A)(i)(I)) is amended by inserting ``(other than 
     pursuant to a request for reinstatement under subsection 
     (p))'' after ``eligible''.
       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     take effect on the first day of the thirteenth month 
     beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Limitation.--No benefit shall be payable under title II 
     or XVI on the basis of a request for reinstatement filed 
     under section 223(i) or 1631(p) of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 423(i), 1383(p)) before the effective date 
     described in paragraph (1).

     Subtitle C--Work Incentives Planning, Assistance, and Outreach

     SEC. 121. WORK INCENTIVES OUTREACH PROGRAM.

       Part A of title XI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1301 et seq.), as amended by section 101 of this Act, is 
     amended by adding after section 1148 the following new 
     section:


                   ``work incentives outreach program

       ``Sec. 1149. (a) Establishment.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Commissioner, in consultation with 
     the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel 
     established under section 101(f) of the Ticket to Work and 
     Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999, shall establish a 
     community-based work incentives planning and assistance 
     program for the purpose of disseminating accurate information 
     to disabled beneficiaries on work incentives programs and 
     issues related to such programs.
       ``(2) Grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and 
     outreach.--Under the program es

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     tablished under this section, the Commissioner shall--
       ``(A) establish a competitive program of grants, 
     cooperative agreements, or contracts to provide benefits 
     planning and assistance, including information on the 
     availability of protection and advocacy services, to disabled 
     beneficiaries, including individuals participating in the 
     Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program established under 
     section 1148, the program established under section 1619, and 
     other programs that are designed to encourage disabled 
     beneficiaries to work;
       ``(B) conduct directly, or through grants, cooperative 
     agreements, or contracts, ongoing outreach efforts to 
     disabled beneficiaries (and to the families of such 
     beneficiaries) who are potentially eligible to participate in 
     Federal or State work incentive programs that are designed to 
     assist disabled beneficiaries to work, including--
       ``(i) preparing and disseminating information explaining 
     such programs; and
       ``(ii) working in cooperation with other Federal, State, 
     and private agencies and nonprofit organizations that serve 
     disabled beneficiaries, and with agencies and organizations 
     that focus on vocational rehabilitation and work-related 
     training and counseling;
       ``(C) establish a corps of trained, accessible, and 
     responsive work incentives specialists within the Social 
     Security Administration who will specialize in disability 
     work incentives under titles II and XVI for the purpose of 
     disseminating accurate information with respect to inquiries 
     and issues relating to work incentives to--
       ``(i) disabled beneficiaries;
       ``(ii) benefit applicants under titles II and XVI; and
       ``(iii) individuals or entities awarded grants under 
     subparagraphs (A) or (B); and
       ``(D) provide--
       ``(i) training for work incentives specialists and 
     individuals providing planning assistance described in 
     subparagraph (C); and
       ``(ii) technical assistance to organizations and entities 
     that are designed to encourage disabled beneficiaries to 
     return to work.
       ``(3) Coordination with other programs.--The 
     responsibilities of the Commissioner established under this 
     section shall be coordinated with other public and private 
     programs that provide information and assistance regarding 
     rehabilitation services and independent living supports and 
     benefits planning for disabled beneficiaries including the 
     program under section 1619, the plans for achieving self-
     support program (PASS), and any other Federal or State work 
     incentives programs that are designed to assist disabled 
     beneficiaries, including educational agencies that provide 
     information and assistance regarding rehabilitation, school-
     to-work programs, transition services (as defined in, and 
     provided in accordance with, the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.)), a one-
     stop delivery system established under subtitle B of title I 
     of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2811 et 
     seq.), and other services.
       ``(b) Conditions.--
       ``(1) Selection of entities.--
       ``(A) Application.--An entity shall submit an application 
     for a grant, cooperative agreement, or contract to provide 
     benefits planning and assistance to the Commissioner at such 
     time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
     Commissioner may determine is necessary to meet the 
     requirements of this section.
       ``(B) Statewideness.--The Commissioner shall ensure that 
     the planning, assistance, and information described in 
     paragraph (2) shall be available on a statewide basis.
       ``(C) Eligibility of states and private organizations.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Commissioner may award a grant, 
     cooperative agreement, or contract under this section to a 
     State or a private agency or organization (other than Social 
     Security Administration Field Offices and the State agency 
     administering the State medicaid program under title XIX, 
     including any agency or entity described in clause (ii), that 
     the Commissioner determines is qualified to provide the 
     planning, assistance, and information described in paragraph 
     (2)).
       ``(ii) Agencies and entities described.--The agencies and 
     entities described in this clause are the following:

       ``(I) Any public or private agency or organization 
     (including Centers for Independent Living established under 
     title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796 et 
     seq.), protection and advocacy organizations, client 
     assistance programs established in accordance with section 
     112 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 732), and 
     State Developmental Disabilities Councils established in 
     accordance with section 124 of the Developmental Disabilities 
     Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 6024)) that the 
     Commissioner determines satisfies the requirements of this 
     section.
       ``(II) The State agency administering the State program 
     funded under part A of title IV.

       ``(D) Exclusion for conflict of interest.--The Commissioner 
     may not award a grant, cooperative agreement, or contract 
     under this section to any entity that the Commissioner 
     determines would have a conflict of interest if the entity 
     were to receive a grant, cooperative agreement, or contract 
     under this section.
       ``(2) Services provided.--A recipient of a grant, 
     cooperative agreement, or contract to provide benefits 
     planning and assistance shall select individuals who will act 
     as planners and provide information, guidance, and planning 
     to disabled beneficiaries on the--
       ``(A) availability and interrelation of any Federal or 
     State work incentives programs designed to assist disabled 
     beneficiaries that the individual may be eligible to 
     participate in;
       ``(B) adequacy of any health benefits coverage that may be 
     offered by an employer of the individual and the extent to 
     which other health benefits coverage may be available to the 
     individual; and
       ``(C) availability of protection and advocacy services for 
     disabled beneficiaries and how to access such services.
       ``(3) Amount of grants, cooperative agreements, or 
     contracts.--
       ``(A) Based on population of disabled beneficiaries.--
     Subject to subparagraph (B), the Commissioner shall award a 
     grant, cooperative agreement, or contract under this section 
     to an entity based on the percentage of the population of the 
     State where the entity is located who are disabled 
     beneficiaries.
       ``(B) Limitations.--
       ``(i) Per grant.--No entity shall receive a grant, 
     cooperative agreement, or contract under this section for a 
     fiscal year that is less than $50,000 or more than $300,000.
       ``(ii) Total amount for all grants, cooperative agreements, 
     and contracts.--The total amount of all grants, cooperative 
     agreements, and contracts awarded under this section for a 
     fiscal year may not exceed $23,000,000.
       ``(4) Allocation of costs.--The costs of carrying out this 
     section shall be paid from amounts made available for the 
     administration of title II and amounts made available for the 
     administration of title XVI, and shall be allocated among 
     those amounts as appropriate.
       ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Commissioner.--The term `Commissioner' means the 
     Commissioner of Social Security.
       ``(2) Disabled beneficiary.--The term `disabled 
     beneficiary' has the meaning given that term in section 
     1148(k)(2).
       ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
     $23,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2000 through 
     2004.''.

     SEC. 122. STATE GRANTS FOR WORK INCENTIVES ASSISTANCE TO 
                   DISABLED BENEFICIARIES.

       Part A of title XI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1301 et seq.), as amended by section 121 of this Act, is 
     amended by adding after section 1149 the following new 
     section:


``state grants for work incentives assistance to disabled beneficiaries

       ``Sec. 1150. (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (c), 
     the Commissioner may make payments in each State to the 
     protection and advocacy system established pursuant to part C 
     of title I of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and 
     Bill of Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 6041 et seq.) for the purpose 
     of providing services to disabled beneficiaries.
       ``(b) Services Provided.--Services provided to disabled 
     beneficiaries pursuant to a payment made under this section 
     may include--
       ``(1) information and advice about obtaining vocational 
     rehabilitation and employment services; and
       ``(2) advocacy or other services that a disabled 
     beneficiary may need to secure or regain gainful employment.
       ``(c) Application.--In order to receive payments under this 
     section, a protection and advocacy system shall submit an 
     application to the Commissioner, at such time, in such form 
     and manner, and accompanied by such information and 
     assurances as the Commissioner may require.
       ``(d) Amount of Payments.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to the amount appropriated for a 
     fiscal year for making payments under this section, a 
     protection and advocacy system shall not be paid an amount 
     that is less than--
       ``(A) in the case of a protection and advocacy system 
     located in a State (including the District of Columbia and 
     Puerto Rico) other than Guam, American Samoa, the United 
     States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
     Mariana Islands, the greater of--
       ``(i) $100,000; or
       ``(ii) \1/3\ of 1 percent of the amount available for 
     payments under this section; and
       ``(B) in the case of a protection and advocacy system 
     located in Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin 
     Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands, $50,000.
       ``(2) Inflation adjustment.--For each fiscal year in which 
     the total amount appropriated to carry out this section 
     exceeds the total amount appropriated to carry out this 
     section in the preceding fiscal year, the Commissioner shall 
     increase each minimum payment under subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
     of paragraph (1) by a percentage equal to the percentage 
     increase in the total amount so appropriated to carry out 
     this section.
       ``(e) Annual Report.--Each protection and advocacy system 
     that receives a payment under this section shall submit an 
     annual report to the Commissioner and the Ticket to Work and 
     Work Incentives Advisory Panel established under section 
     101(f) of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement 
     Act of 1999 on the services provided to individuals by the 
     system.
       ``(f) Funding.--
       ``(1) Allocation of payments.--Payments under this section 
     shall be made from amounts made available for the 
     administration of title II and amounts made available for the 
     administration of title XVI, and shall be allocated among 
     those amounts as appropriate.
       ``(2) Carryover.--Any amounts allotted for payment to a 
     protection and advocacy system under this section for a 
     fiscal year shall remain available for payment to or on 
     behalf of the protection and advocacy system until the end of 
     the succeeding fiscal year.
       ``(g) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Commissioner.--The term `Commissioner' means the 
     Commissioner of Social Security.
       ``(2) Disabled beneficiary.--The term `disabled 
     beneficiary' has the meaning given that term in section 
     1148(k)(2).
       ``(3) Protection and advocacy system.--The term `protection 
     and advocacy system' means a protection and advocacy system 
     established pur

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     suant to part C of title I of the Developmental Disabilities 
     Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 6041 et seq.).
       ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
     $7,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2000 through 2004.''.

        TITLE II--EXPANDED AVAILABILITY OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES

     SEC. 201. EXPANDING STATE OPTIONS UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM 
                   FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) State option to eliminate income, assets, and resource 
     limitations for workers with disabilities buying into 
     medicaid.--Section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii) of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii)) is amended--
       (A) in subclause (XIII), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (B) in subclause (XIV), by adding ``or'' at the end; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subclause:

       ``(XV) who, but for earnings in excess of the limit 
     established under section 1905(q)(2)(B), would be considered 
     to be receiving supplemental security income, who is at least 
     16, but less than 65, years of age, and whose assets, 
     resources, and earned or unearned income (or both) do not 
     exceed such limitations (if any) as the State may 
     establish;''.

       (2) State option to provide opportunity for employed 
     individuals with a medically improved disability to buy into 
     medicaid.--
       (A) Eligibility.--Section 1902(a)(10) (A)(ii) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii)), as amended by 
     paragraph (1), is amended--
       (i) in subclause (XIV), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (ii) in subclause (XV), by adding ``or'' at the end; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new subclause:

       ``(XVI) who are employed individuals with a medically 
     improved disability described in section 1905(v)(1) and whose 
     assets, resources, and earned or unearned income (or both) do 
     not exceed such limitations (if any) as the State may 
     establish, but only if the State provides medical assistance 
     to individuals described in subclause (XV);''.

       (B) Definition of employed individuals with a medically 
     improved disability.--Section 1905 of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1396d) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(v)(1) The term `employed individual with a medically 
     improved disability' means an individual who--
       ``(A) is at least 16, but less than 65, years of age;
       ``(B) is employed (as defined in paragraph (2));
       ``(C) ceases to be eligible for medical assistance under 
     section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XV) because the individual, by 
     reason of medical improvement, is determined at the time of a 
     regularly scheduled continuing disability review to no longer 
     be eligible for benefits under section 223(d) or 1614(a)(3); 
     and
       ``(D) continues to have a severe medically determinable 
     impairment, as determined under regulations of the Secretary.
       ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), an individual is 
     considered to be `employed' if the individual--
       ``(A) is earning at least the applicable minimum wage 
     requirement under section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act 
     (29 U.S.C. 206) and working at least 40 hours per month; or
       ``(B) is engaged in a work effort that meets substantial 
     and reasonable threshold criteria for hours of work, wages, 
     or other measures, as defined by the State and approved by 
     the Secretary.''.
       (C) Conforming amendment.--Section 1905(a) of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1396d(a)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1)--
       (i) in clause (x), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (ii) in clause (xi), by adding ``or'' at the end; and
       (iii) by inserting after clause (xi), the following new 
     clause:
       ``(xii) employed individuals with a medically improved 
     disability (as defined in subsection (v)),''.
       (3) State authority to impose income-related premiums and 
     cost-sharing.--Section 1916 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396o) is 
     amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``The State plan'' and 
     inserting ``Subject to subsection (g), the State plan''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) With respect to individuals provided medical 
     assistance only under subclause (XV) or (XVI) of section 
     1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)--
       ``(1) a State may (in a uniform manner for individuals 
     described in either such subclause)--
       ``(A) require such individuals to pay premiums or other 
     cost-sharing charges set on a sliding scale based on income 
     that the State may determine; and
       ``(B) require payment of 100 percent of such premiums for 
     such year in the case of such an individual who has income 
     for a year that exceeds 250 percent of the income official 
     poverty line (referred to in subsection (c)(1)) applicable to 
     a family of the size involved, except that in the case of 
     such an individual who has income for a year that does not 
     exceed 450 percent of such poverty line, such requirement may 
     only apply to the extent such premiums do not exceed 7.5 
     percent of such income; and
       ``(2) such State shall require payment of 100 percent of 
     such premiums for a year by such an individual whose adjusted 
     gross income (as defined in section 62 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986) for such year exceeds $75,000, except 
     that a State may choose to subsidize such premiums by using 
     State funds which may not be federally matched under this 
     title.
     In the case of any calendar year beginning after 2000, the 
     dollar amount specified in paragraph (2) shall be increased 
     in accordance with the provisions of section 
     215(i)(2)(A)(ii).''.
       (4) Prohibition against supplantation of state funds and 
     state failure to maintain effort.--Section 1903(i) of such 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(i)) is amended--
       (A) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (19) and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (B) by inserting after such paragraph the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(20) with respect to amounts expended for medical 
     assistance provided to an individual described in subclause 
     (XV) or (XVI) of section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii) for a fiscal year 
     unless the State demonstrates to the satisfaction of the 
     Secretary that the level of State funds expended for such 
     fiscal year for programs to enable working individuals with 
     disabilities to work (other than for such medical assistance) 
     is not less than the level expended for such programs during 
     the most recent State fiscal year ending before the date of 
     the enactment of this paragraph.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1903(f)(4) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(f)(4) is amended in the 
     matter preceding subparagraph (A) by inserting 
     ``1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XV), 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XVI),'' before 
     ``1905(p)(1)''.
       (c) GAO Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall submit a report to the Congress regarding 
     the amendments made by this section that examines--
       (1) the extent to which higher health care costs for 
     individuals with disabilities at higher income levels deter 
     employment or progress in employment;
       (2) whether such individuals have health insurance coverage 
     or could benefit from the State option established under such 
     amendments to provide a medicaid buy-in; and
       (3) how the States are exercising such option, including--
       (A) how such States are exercising the flexibility afforded 
     them with regard to income disregards;
       (B) what income and premium levels have been set;
       (C) the degree to which States are subsidizing premiums 
     above the dollar amount specified in section 1916(g)(2) of 
     the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396o(g)(2)); and
       (D) the extent to which there exists any crowd-out effect.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     apply to medical assistance for items and services furnished 
     on or after October 1, 2000.

     SEC. 202. EXTENDING MEDICARE COVERAGE FOR OASDI DISABILITY 
                   BENEFIT RECIPIENTS.

       (a) In General.--The next to last sentence of section 
     226(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 426) is amended 
     by striking ``24'' and inserting ``78''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall be effective on and after October 1, 2000.
       (c) GAO Report.--Not later than 5 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall submit a report to the Congress that--
       (1) examines the effectiveness and cost of the amendment 
     made by subsection (a);
       (2) examines the necessity and effectiveness of providing 
     continuation of medicare coverage under section 226(b) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 426(b)) to individuals whose 
     annual income exceeds the contribution and benefit base (as 
     determined under section 230 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 430));
       (3) examines the viability of providing the continuation of 
     medicare coverage under such section 226(b) based on a 
     sliding scale premium for individuals whose annual income 
     exceeds such contribution and benefit base;
       (4) examines the viability of providing the continuation of 
     medicare coverage under such section 226(b) based on a 
     premium buy-in by the beneficiary's employer in lieu of 
     coverage under private health insurance;
       (5) examines the interrelation between the use of the 
     continuation of medicare coverage under such section 226(b) 
     and the use of private health insurance coverage by 
     individuals during the extended period; and
       (6) recommends such legislative or administrative changes 
     relating to the continuation of medicare coverage for 
     recipients of social security disability benefits as the 
     Comptroller General determines are appropriate.

     SEC. 203. GRANTS TO DEVELOP AND ESTABLISH STATE 
                   INFRASTRUCTURES TO SUPPORT WORKING INDIVIDUALS 
                   WITH DISABILITIES.

       (a) Establishment.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     (in this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall 
     award grants described in subsection (b) to States to support 
     the design, establishment, and operation of State 
     infrastructures that provide items and services to support 
     working individuals with disabilities.
       (2) Application.--In order to be eligible for an award of a 
     grant under this section, a State shall submit an application 
     to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing 
     such information as the Secretary shall require.
       (3) Definition of state.--In this section, the term 
     ``State'' means each of the 50 States, the District of 
     Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin 
     Islands, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
     Mariana Islands.
       (b) Grants for Infrastructure and Outreach.--
       (1) In general.--Out of the funds appropriated under 
     subsection (e), the Secretary shall award grants to States 
     to--
       (A) support the establishment, implementation, and 
     operation of the State infrastructures described in 
     subsection (a); and

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       (B) conduct outreach campaigns regarding the existence of 
     such infrastructures.
       (2) Eligibility for grants.--
       (A) In general.--No State may receive a grant under this 
     subsection unless the State demonstrates to the satisfaction 
     of the Secretary that the State makes personal assistance 
     services available under the State plan under title XIX of 
     the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) to the 
     extent necessary to enable individuals with disabilities to 
     remain employed, including individuals described in section 
     1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XIII) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XIII)) if the State has elected to 
     provide medical assistance under such plan to such 
     individuals.
       (B) Definitions.--In this section:
       (i) Employed.--The term ``employed'' means--

       (I) earning at least the applicable minimum wage 
     requirement under section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act 
     (29 U.S.C. 206) and working at least 40 hours per month; or
       (II) being engaged in a work effort that meets substantial 
     and reasonable threshold criteria for hours of work, wages, 
     or other measures, as defined and approved by the Secretary.

       (ii) Personal assistance services.--The term ``personal 
     assistance services'' means a range of services, provided by 
     1 or more persons, designed to assist an individual with a 
     disability to perform daily activities on and 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.
       (3) Determination of awards.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary 
     shall develop a methodology for awarding grants to States 
     under this section for a fiscal year in a manner that--
        (i) rewards States for their efforts in encouraging 
     individuals described in paragraph (2)(A) to be employed; and
       (ii) does not provide a State that has not elected to 
     provide medical assistance under title XIX of the Social 
     Security Act to individuals described in section 
     1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XIII) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XIII)) with proportionally more funds for 
     a fiscal year than a State that has exercised such election.
       (B) Award limits.--
       (i) Minimum awards.--

       (I) In general.--Subject to subclause (II), no State with 
     an approved application under this section shall receive a 
     grant for a fiscal year that is less than $500,000.
       (II) Pro rata reductions.--If the funds appropriated under 
     subsection (e) for a fiscal year are not sufficient to pay 
     each State with an application approved under this section 
     the minimum amount described in subclause (I), the Secretary 
     shall pay each such State an amount equal to the pro rata 
     share of the amount made available.

       (ii) Maximum awards.--

       (I) States that elected optional medicaid eligibility.--No 
     State that has an application that has been approved under 
     this section and that has elected to provide medical 
     assistance under title XIX of the Social Security Act to 
     individuals described in section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XIII) of 
     such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XIII)) shall receive 
     a grant for a fiscal year that exceeds 10 percent of the 
     total expenditures by the State (including the reimbursed 
     Federal share of such expenditures) for medical assistance 
     provided under such title for such individuals, as estimated 
     by the State and approved by the Secretary.

       (II) Other states.--The Secretary shall determine, 
     consistent with the limit described in subclause (I), a 
     maximum award limit for a grant for a fiscal year for a State 
     that has an application that has been approved under this 
     section but that has not elected to provide medical 
     assistance under title XIX of the Social Security Act to 
     individuals described in section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XIII) of 
     that Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XIII)).

       (c) Availability of Funds.--
       (1) Funds awarded to states.--Funds awarded to a State 
     under a grant made under this section for a fiscal year shall 
     remain available until expended.
       (2) Funds not awarded to states.--Funds not awarded to 
     States in the fiscal year for which they are appropriated 
     shall remain available in succeeding fiscal years for 
     awarding by the Secretary.
       (d) Annual Report.--A State that is awarded a grant under 
     this section shall submit an annual report to the Secretary 
     on the use of funds provided under the grant. Each report 
     shall include the percentage increase in the number of title 
     II disability beneficiaries, as defined in section 1148(k)(3) 
     of the Social Security Act (as added by section 101(a) of 
     this Act) in the State, and title XVI disability 
     beneficiaries, as defined in section 1148(k)(4) of the Social 
     Security Act (as so added) in the State who return to work.
       (e) Appropriation.--
       (1) In general.--Out of any funds in the Treasury not 
     otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to make grants 
     under this section--
       (A) for fiscal year 2001, $20,000,000;
       (B) for fiscal year 2002, $25,000,000;
       (C) for fiscal year 2003, $30,000,000;
       (D) for fiscal year 2004, $35,000,000;
       (E) for fiscal year 2005, $40,000,000; and
       (F) for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2011, the amount 
     appropriated for the preceding fiscal year increased by the 
     percentage increase (if any) in the Consumer Price Index for 
     All Urban Consumers (United States city average) for the 
     preceding fiscal year.
       (2) Budget authority.--This subsection constitutes budget 
     authority in advance of appropriations Acts and represents 
     the obligation of the Federal Government to provide for the 
     payment of the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1).
       (f) Recommendation.--Not later than October 1, 2010, the 
     Secretary, in consultation with the Ticket to Work and Work 
     Incentives Advisory Panel established by section 101(f) of 
     this Act, shall submit a recommendation to the Committee on 
     Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Finance of the Senate regarding whether the grant program 
     established under this section should be continued after 
     fiscal year 2011.

     SEC. 204. DEMONSTRATION OF COVERAGE UNDER THE MEDICAID 
                   PROGRAM OF WORKERS WITH POTENTIALLY SEVERE 
                   DISABILITIES.

       (a) State Application.--A State may apply to the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as 
     the ``Secretary'') for approval of a demonstration project 
     (in this section referred to as a ``demonstration project'') 
     under which up to a specified maximum number of individuals 
     who are workers with a potentially severe disability (as 
     defined in subsection (b)(1)) are provided medical assistance 
     equal to--
       (1) that provided under section 1905(a) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)) to individuals described in 
     section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XIII) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XIII)); or
       (2) in the case of a State that has not elected to provide 
     medical assistance under that section to such individuals, 
     such medical assistance as the Secretary determines is an 
     appropriate equivalent to the medical assistance described in 
     paragraph (1).
       (b) Worker With a Potentially Severe Disability Defined.--
     For purposes of this section--
       (1) In general.--The term ``worker with a potentially 
     severe disability'' means, with respect to a demonstration 
     project, an individual who--
       (A) is at least 16, but less than 65, years of age;
       (B) has a specific physical or mental impairment that, as 
     defined by the State under the demonstration project, is 
     reasonably expected, but for the receipt of items and 
     services described in section 1905(a) of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)), to become blind or disabled (as 
     defined under section 1614(a) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1382c(a))); and
       (C) is employed (as defined in paragraph (2)).
       (2) Definition of employed.--An individual is considered to 
     be ``employed'' if the individual--
       (A) is earning at least the applicable minimum wage 
     requirement under section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act 
     (29 U.S.C. 206) and working at least 40 hours per month; or
       (B) is engaged in a work effort that meets substantial and 
     reasonable threshold criteria for hours of work, wages, or 
     other measures, as defined under the demonstration project 
     and approved by the Secretary.
       (c) Approval of Demonstration Projects.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary 
     shall approve applications under subsection (a) that meet the 
     requirements of paragraph (2) and such additional terms and 
     conditions as the Secretary may require. The Secretary may 
     waive the requirement of section 1902(a)(1) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(1)) to allow for sub-State 
     demonstrations.
       (2) Terms and conditions of demonstration projects.--The 
     Secretary may not approve a demonstration project under this 
     section unless the State provides assurances satisfactory to 
     the Secretary that the following conditions are or will be 
     met:
       (A) Maintenance of state effort.--Federal funds paid to a 
     State pursuant to this section must be used to supplement, 
     but not supplant, the level of State funds expended for 
     workers with potentially severe disabilities under programs 
     in effect for such individuals at the time the demonstration 
     project is approved under this section.
       (B) Independent evaluation.--The State provides for an 
     independent evaluation of the project.
       (3) Limitations on federal funding.--
       (A) Appropriation.--
       (i) In general.--Out of any funds in the Treasury not 
     otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to carry out 
     this section--

       (I) $42,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2004, 
     and
       (II) $41,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006.

       (ii) Budget authority.--Clause (i) constitutes budget 
     authority in advance of appropriations Acts and represents 
     the obligation of the Federal Government to provide for the 
     payment of the amounts appropriated under clause (i).
       (B) Limitation on payments.--In no case may--
       (i) the aggregate amount of payments made by the Secretary 
     to States under this section exceed $250,000,000;
       (ii) the aggregate amount of payments made by the Secretary 
     to States for administrative expenses relating to annual 
     reports required under subsection (d) exceed $2,000,000 of 
     such $250,000,000; or
       (iii) payments be provided by the Secretary for a fiscal 
     year after fiscal year 2009.
       (C) Funds allocated to states.--The Secretary shall 
     allocate funds to States based on their applications and the 
     availability of funds. Funds allocated to a State under a 
     grant made under this section for a fiscal year shall remain 
     available until expended.
       (D) Funds not allocated to states.--Funds not allocated to 
     States in the fiscal year for which they are appropriated 
     shall remain available in succeeding fiscal years for 
     allocation by the Secretary using the allocation formula 
     established under this section.
       (E) Payments to states.--The Secretary shall pay to each 
     State with a demonstration project approved under this 
     section, from its allocation under subparagraph (C), an 
     amount for

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     each quarter equal to the Federal medical assistance 
     percentage (as defined in section 1905(b) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395d(b)) of expenditures in the 
     quarter for medical assistance provided to workers with a 
     potentially severe disability.
       (d) Annual Report.--A State with a demonstration project 
     approved under this section shall submit an annual report to 
     the Secretary on the use of funds provided under the grant. 
     Each report shall include enrollment and financial statistics 
     on--
       (1) the total population of workers with potentially severe 
     disabilities served by the demonstration project; and
       (2) each population of such workers with a specific 
     physical or mental impairment described in subsection 
     (b)(1)(B) served by such project.
       (e) Recommendation.--Not later than October 1, 2004, the 
     Secretary shall submit a recommendation to the Committee on 
     Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Finance of the Senate regarding whether the demonstration 
     project established under this section should be continued 
     after fiscal year 2006.
       (f) State Defined.--In this section, the term ``State'' has 
     the meaning given such term for purposes of title XIX of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.).

     SEC. 205. ELECTION BY DISABLED BENEFICIARIES TO SUSPEND 
                   MEDIGAP INSURANCE WHEN COVERED UNDER A GROUP 
                   HEALTH PLAN.

       (a) In General.--Section 1882(q) of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1395ss(q)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5)(C), by inserting ``or paragraph (6)'' 
     after ``this paragraph''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Each medicare supplemental policy shall provide that 
     benefits and premiums under the policy shall be suspended at 
     the request of the policyholder if the policyholder is 
     entitled to benefits under section 226(b) and is covered 
     under a group health plan (as defined in section 
     1862(b)(1)(A)(v)). If such suspension occurs and if the 
     policyholder or certificate holder loses coverage under the 
     group health plan, such policy shall be automatically 
     reinstituted (effective as of the date of such loss of 
     coverage) under terms described in subsection (n)(6)(A)(ii) 
     as of the loss of such coverage if the policyholder provides 
     notice of loss of such coverage within 90 days after the date 
     of such loss.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     apply with respect to requests made after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

             TITLE III--DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS AND STUDIES

     SEC. 301. EXTENSION OF DISABILITY INSURANCE PROGRAM 
                   DEMONSTRATION PROJECT AUTHORITY.

       (a) Extension of Authority.--Title II of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new section:


                   ``DEMONSTRATION PROJECT AUTHORITY

       ``Sec. 234. (a) Authority.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Commissioner of Social Security (in 
     this section referred to as the `Commissioner') shall develop 
     and carry out experiments and demonstration projects designed 
     to determine the relative advantages and disadvantages of--
       ``(A) various alternative methods of treating the work 
     activity of individuals entitled to disability insurance 
     benefits under section 223 or to monthly insurance benefits 
     under section 202 based on such individual's disability (as 
     defined in section 223(d)), including such methods as a 
     reduction in benefits based on earnings, designed to 
     encourage the return to work of such individuals;
       ``(B) altering other limitations and conditions applicable 
     to such individuals (including lengthening the trial work 
     period (as defined in section 222(c)), altering the 24-month 
     waiting period for hospital insurance benefits under section 
     226, altering the manner in which the program under this 
     title is administered, earlier referral of such individuals 
     for rehabilitation, and greater use of employers and others 
     to develop, perform, and otherwise stimulate new forms of 
     rehabilitation); and
       ``(C) implementing sliding scale benefit offsets using 
     variations in--
       ``(i) the amount of the offset as a proportion of earned 
     income;
       ``(ii) the duration of the offset period; and
       ``(iii) the method of determining the amount of income 
     earned by such individuals,
     to the end that savings will accrue to the Trust Funds, or to 
     otherwise promote the objectives or facilitate the 
     administration of this title.
       ``(2) Authority for expansion of scope.--The Commissioner 
     may expand the scope of any such experiment or demonstration 
     project to include any group of applicants for benefits under 
     the program established under this title with impairments 
     that reasonably may be presumed to be disabling for purposes 
     of such demonstration project, and may limit any such 
     demonstration project to any such group of applicants, 
     subject to the terms of such demonstration project which 
     shall define the extent of any such presumption.
       ``(b) Requirements.--The experiments and demonstration 
     projects developed under subsection (a) shall be of 
     sufficient scope and shall be carried out on a wide enough 
     scale to permit a thorough evaluation of the alternative 
     methods under consideration while giving assurance that the 
     results derived from the experiments and projects will obtain 
     generally in the operation of the disability insurance 
     program under this title without committing such program to 
     the adoption of any particular system either locally or 
     nationally.
       ``(c) Authority To Waive Compliance With Benefits 
     Requirements.--In the case of any experiment or demonstration 
     project conducted under subsection (a), the Commissioner may 
     waive compliance with the benefit requirements of this title 
     and the requirements of section 1148 as they relate to the 
     program established under this title, and the Secretary may 
     (upon the request of the Commissioner) waive compliance with 
     the benefits requirements of title XVIII, insofar as is 
     necessary for a thorough evaluation of the alternative 
     methods under consideration. No such experiment or project 
     shall be actually placed in operation unless at least 90 days 
     prior thereto a written report, prepared for purposes of 
     notification and information only and containing a full and 
     complete description thereof, has been transmitted by the 
     Commissioner to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House 
     of Representatives and to the Committee on Finance of the 
     Senate. Periodic reports on the progress of such experiments 
     and demonstration projects shall be submitted by the 
     Commissioner to such committees. When appropriate, such 
     reports shall include detailed recommendations for changes in 
     administration or law, or both, to carry out the objectives 
     stated in subsection (a).
       ``(d) Reports.--
       ``(1) Interim reports.--On or before June 9 of each year, 
     the Commissioner shall submit to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on 
     Finance of the Senate an annual interim report on the 
     progress of the experiments and demonstration projects 
     carried out under this subsection together with any related 
     data and materials that the Commissioner may consider 
     appropriate.
       ``(2) Termination and final report.--The authority under 
     the preceding provisions of this section (including any 
     waiver granted pursuant to subsection (c)) shall terminate 5 
     years after the date of the enactment of this Act. Not later 
     than 90 days after the termination of any experiment or 
     demonstration project carried out under this section, the 
     Commissioner shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means 
     of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on 
     Finance of the Senate a final report with respect to that 
     experiment or demonstration project.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments; Transfer of Prior Authority.--
       (1) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Repeal of prior authority.--Paragraphs (1) through (4) 
     of subsection (a) and subsection (c) of section 505 of the 
     Social Security Disability Amendments of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 1310 
     note) are repealed.
       (B) Conforming amendment regarding funding.--Section 201(k) 
     of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401(k)) is amended by 
     striking ``section 505(a) of the Social Security Disability 
     Amendments of 1980'' and inserting ``section 234''.
       (2) Transfer of prior authority.--With respect to any 
     experiment or demonstration project being conducted under 
     section 505(a) of the Social Security Disability Amendments 
     of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 1310 note) as of the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the authority to conduct such experiment or 
     demonstration project (including the terms and conditions 
     applicable to the experiment or demonstration project) shall 
     be treated as if that authority (and such terms and 
     conditions) had been established under section 234 of the 
     Social Security Act, as added by subsection (a).

     SEC. 302. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS PROVIDING FOR REDUCTIONS IN 
                   DISABILITY INSURANCE BENEFITS BASED ON 
                   EARNINGS.

       (a) Authority.--The Commissioner of Social Security shall 
     conduct demonstration projects for the purpose of evaluating, 
     through the collection of data, a program for title II 
     disability beneficiaries (as defined in section 1148(k)(3) of 
     the Social Security Act) under which benefits payable under 
     section 223 of such Act, or under section 202 of such Act 
     based on the beneficiary's disability, are reduced by $1 for 
     each $2 of the beneficiary's earnings that is above a level 
     to be determined by the Commissioner. Such projects shall be 
     conducted at a number of localities which the Commissioner 
     shall determine is sufficient to adequately evaluate the 
     appropriateness of national implementation of such a program. 
     Such projects shall identify reductions in Federal 
     expenditures that may result from the permanent 
     implementation of such a program.
       (b) Scope and Scale and Matters To Be Determined.--
       (1) In general.--The demonstration projects developed under 
     subsection (a) shall be of sufficient duration, shall be of 
     sufficient scope, and shall be carried out on a wide enough 
     scale to permit a thorough evaluation of the project to 
     determine--
       (A) the effects, if any, of induced entry into the project 
     and reduced exit from the project;
       (B) the extent, if any, to which the project being tested 
     is affected by whether it is in operation in a locality 
     within an area under the administration of the Ticket to Work 
     and Self-Sufficiency Program established under section 1148 
     of the Social Security Act; and
       (C) the savings that accrue to the Federal Old-Age and 
     Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Disability 
     Insurance Trust Fund, and other Federal programs under the 
     project being tested.
     The Commissioner shall take into account advice provided by 
     the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel 
     pursuant to section 101(f)(2)(B)(ii) of this Act.
       (2) Additional matters.--The Commissioner shall also 
     determine with respect to each project--
       (A) the annual cost (including net cost) of the project and 
     the annual cost (including net cost) that would have been 
     incurred in the absence of the project;
       (B) the determinants of return to work, including the 
     characteristics of the beneficiaries who participate in the 
     project; and
       (C) the employment outcomes, including wages, occupations, 
     benefits, and hours worked,

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     of beneficiaries who return to work as a result of 
     participation in the project.
     The Commissioner may include within the matters evaluated 
     under the project the merits of trial work periods and 
     periods of extended eligibility.
       (c) Waivers.--The Commissioner may waive compliance with 
     the benefit provisions of title II of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services may waive compliance with the benefit 
     requirements of title XVIII of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et 
     seq.), insofar as is necessary for a thorough evaluation of 
     the alternative methods under consideration. No such project 
     shall be actually placed in operation unless at least 90 days 
     prior thereto a written report, prepared for purposes of 
     notification and information only and containing a full and 
     complete description thereof, has been transmitted by the 
     Commissioner to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House 
     of Representatives and to the Committee on Finance of the 
     Senate. Periodic reports on the progress of such projects 
     shall be submitted by the Commissioner to such committees. 
     When appropriate, such reports shall include detailed 
     recommendations for changes in administration or law, or 
     both, to carry out the objectives stated in subsection (a).
       (d) Interim Reports.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
     Commissioner of Social Security shall submit to the Congress 
     an interim report on the progress of the demonstration 
     projects carried out under this subsection together with any 
     related data and materials that the Commissioner of Social 
     Security may consider appropriate.
       (e) Final Report.--The Commissioner of Social Security 
     shall submit to the Congress a final report with respect to 
     all demonstration projects carried out under this section not 
     later than 1 year after their completion.
       (f) Expenditures.--Expenditures made for demonstration 
     projects under this section shall be made from the Federal 
     Disability Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Old-Age and 
     Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, as determined appropriate by 
     the Commissioner of Social Security, and from the Federal 
     Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary 
     Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as determined appropriate by 
     the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to the extent 
     provided in advance in appropriation Acts.

     SEC. 303. STUDIES AND REPORTS.

       (a) Study by General Accounting Office of Existing 
     Disability-Related Employment Incentives.--
       (1) Study.--As soon as practicable after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall undertake a study to assess existing tax credits 
     and other disability-related employment incentives under the 
     Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et 
     seq.) and other Federal laws. In such study, the Comptroller 
     General shall specifically address the extent to which such 
     credits and other incentives would encourage employers to 
     hire and retain individuals with disabilities.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a 
     written report presenting the results of the Comptroller 
     General's study conducted pursuant to this subsection, 
     together with such recommendations for legislative or 
     administrative changes as the Comptroller General determines 
     are appropriate.
       (b) Study by General Accounting Office of Existing 
     Coordination of the DI and SSI Programs as They Relate to 
     Individuals Entering or Leaving Concurrent Entitlement.--
       (1) Study.--As soon as practicable after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall undertake a study to evaluate the coordination 
     under current law of the disability insurance program under 
     title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) 
     and the supplemental security income program under title XVI 
     of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.), as such programs relate 
     to individuals entering or leaving concurrent entitlement 
     under such programs. In such study, the Comptroller General 
     shall specifically address the effectiveness of work 
     incentives under such programs with respect to such 
     individuals and the effectiveness of coverage of such 
     individuals under titles XVIII and XIX of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1395 et seq., 1396 et seq.).
       (2) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a 
     written report presenting the results of the Comptroller 
     General's study conducted pursuant to this subsection, 
     together with such recommendations for legislative or 
     administrative changes as the Comptroller General determines 
     are appropriate.
       (c) Study by General Accounting Office of the Impact of the 
     Substantial Gainful Activity Limit on Return to Work.--
       (1) Study.--As soon as practicable after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall undertake a study of the substantial gainful 
     activity level applicable as of that date to recipients of 
     benefits under section 223 of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 423) and under section 202 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402) 
     on the basis of a recipient having a disability, and the 
     effect of such level as a disincentive for those recipients 
     to return to work. In the study, the Comptroller General also 
     shall address the merits of increasing the substantial 
     gainful activity level applicable to such recipients of 
     benefits and the rationale for not yearly indexing that level 
     to inflation.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a 
     written report presenting the results of the Comptroller 
     General's study conducted pursuant to this subsection, 
     together with such recommendations for legislative or 
     administrative changes as the Comptroller General determines 
     are appropriate.
       (d) Report on Disregards Under the DI and SSI Programs.--
     Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall submit to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a 
     report that--
       (1) identifies all income, assets, and resource disregards 
     (imposed under statutory or regulatory authority) that are 
     applicable to individuals receiving benefits under title II 
     or XVI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq., 
     1381 et seq.);
       (2) with respect to each such disregard--
       (A) specifies the most recent statutory or regulatory 
     modification of the disregard; and
       (B) recommends whether further statutory or regulatory 
     modification of the disregard would be appropriate; and
       (3) with respect to the disregard described in section 
     1612(b)(7) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382a(b)(7)) (relating to 
     grants, scholarships, or fellowships received for use in 
     paying the cost of tuition and fees at any educational 
     (including technical or vocational education) institution)--
       (A) identifies the number of individuals receiving benefits 
     under title XVI of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) who have 
     attained age 22 and have not had any portion of any grant, 
     scholarship, or fellowship received for use in paying the 
     cost of tuition and fees at any educational (including 
     technical or vocational education) institution excluded from 
     their income in accordance with that section;
       (B) recommends whether the age at which such grants, 
     scholarships, or fellowships are excluded from income for 
     purposes of determining eligibility under title XVI of such 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) should be increased to age 25; 
     and
       (C) recommends whether such disregard should be expanded to 
     include any such grant, scholarship, or fellowship received 
     for use in paying the cost of room and board at any such 
     institution.
       (e) Study by the General Accounting Office of Social 
     Security Administration's Disability Insurance Program 
     Demonstration Authority.--
       (1) Study.--As soon as practicable after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall undertake a study to assess the results of the 
     Social Security Administration's efforts to conduct 
     disability demonstrations authorized under prior law as well 
     as under section 234 of the Social Security Act (as added by 
     section 301 of this Act).
       (2) Report.--Not later than 5 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a 
     written report presenting the results of the Comptroller 
     General's study conducted pursuant to this section, together 
     with a recommendation as to whether the demonstration 
     authority authorized under section 234 of the Social Security 
     Act (as added by section 301 of this Act) should be made 
     permanent.

            TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS

     SEC. 401. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO DRUG ADDICTS AND 
                   ALCOHOLICS.

       (a) Clarification Relating to the Effective Date of the 
     Denial of Social Security Disability Benefits to Drug Addicts 
     and Alcoholics.--Section 105(a)(5) of the Contract with 
     America Advancement Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 405 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``by the Commissioner 
     of Social Security'' and ``by the Commissioner''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) For purposes of this paragraph, an individual's 
     claim, with respect to benefits under title II based on 
     disability, which has been denied in whole before the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, may not be considered to be 
     finally adjudicated before such date if, on or after such 
     date--
       ``(i) there is pending a request for either administrative 
     or judicial review with respect to such claim; or
       ``(ii) there is pending, with respect to such claim, a 
     readjudication by the Commissioner of Social Security 
     pursuant to relief in a class action or implementation by the 
     Commissioner of a court remand order.
       ``(E) Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph, 
     with respect to any individual for whom the Commissioner of 
     Social Security does not perform the entitlement 
     redetermination before the date prescribed in subparagraph 
     (C), the Commissioner shall perform such entitlement 
     redetermination in lieu of a continuing disability review 
     whenever the Commissioner determines that the individual's 
     entitlement is subject to redetermination based on the 
     preceding provisions of this paragraph, and the provisions of 
     section 223(f) shall not apply to such redetermination.''.
       (b) Correction to Effective Date of Provisions Concerning 
     Representative Payees and Treatment Referrals of Social 
     Security Beneficiaries Who Are Drug Addicts and Alcoholics.--
     Section 105(a)(5)(B) of the Contract with America Advancement 
     Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 405 note) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(B) The amendments made by paragraphs (2) and (3) shall 
     take effect on July 1, 1996, with respect to any individual--

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       ``(i) whose claim for benefits is finally adjudicated on or 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act; or
       ``(ii) whose entitlement to benefits is based upon an 
     entitlement redetermination made pursuant to subparagraph 
     (C).''.
       (c) Effective Dates.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 
     105 of the Contract with America Advancement Act of 1996 
     (Public Law 104-121; 110 Stat. 852 et seq.).

     SEC. 402. TREATMENT OF PRISONERS.

       (a) Implementation of Prohibition Against Payment of Title 
     II Benefits to Prisoners.--
       (1) In general.--Section 202(x)(3) of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 402(x)(3)) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(3)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B)(i) The Commissioner shall enter into an agreement 
     under this subparagraph with any interested State or local 
     institution comprising a jail, prison, penal institution, or 
     correctional facility, or comprising any other institution a 
     purpose of which is to confine individuals as described in 
     paragraph (1)(A)(ii). Under such agreement--
       ``(I) the institution shall provide to the Commissioner, on 
     a monthly basis and in a manner specified by the 
     Commissioner, the names, Social Security account numbers, 
     dates of birth, confinement commencement dates, and, to the 
     extent available to the institution, such other identifying 
     information concerning the individuals confined in the 
     institution as the Commissioner may require for the purpose 
     of carrying out paragraph (1) and other provisions of this 
     title; and
       ``(II) the Commissioner shall pay to the institution, with 
     respect to information described in subclause (I) concerning 
     each individual who is confined therein as described in 
     paragraph (1)(A), who receives a benefit under this title for 
     the month preceding the first month of such confinement, and 
     whose benefit under this title is determined by the 
     Commissioner to be not payable by reason of confinement based 
     on the information provided by the institution, $400 (subject 
     to reduction under clause (ii)) if the institution furnishes 
     the information to the Commissioner within 30 days after the 
     date such individual's confinement in such institution 
     begins, or $200 (subject to reduction under clause (ii)) if 
     the institution furnishes the information after 30 days after 
     such date but within 90 days after such date.
       ``(ii) The dollar amounts specified in clause (i)(II) shall 
     be reduced by 50 percent if the Commissioner is also required 
     to make a payment to the institution with respect to the same 
     individual under an agreement entered into under section 
     1611(e)(1)(I).
       ``(iii) There are authorized to be transferred from the 
     Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the 
     Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, as appropriate, such 
     sums as may be necessary to enable the Commissioner to make 
     payments to institutions required by clause (i)(II).
       ``(iv) The Commissioner shall maintain, and shall provide 
     on a reimbursable basis, information obtained pursuant to 
     agreements entered into under this paragraph to any agency 
     administering a Federal or federally-assisted cash, food, or 
     medical assistance program for eligibility and other 
     administrative purposes under such program.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments to the privacy act.--Section 
     552a(a)(8)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in clause (vi), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (B) in clause (vii), by adding ``or'' at the end; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(viii) matches performed pursuant to section 202(x)(3) or 
     1611(e)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(x)(3), 
     1382(e)(1));''.
       (3) Conforming amendments to title xvi.--
       (A) Section 1611(e)(1)(I)(i)(I) of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)(1)(I)(i)(I)) is amended by striking ``; 
     and'' and inserting ``and the other provisions of this title; 
     and''.
       (B) Section 1611(e)(1)(I)(ii)(II) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1382(e)(1)(I)(ii)(II)) is amended by striking ``is authorized 
     to provide, on a reimbursable basis,'' and inserting ``shall 
     maintain, and shall provide on a reimbursable basis,''.
       (4) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to individuals whose period of confinement in an 
     institution commences on or after the first day of the fourth 
     month beginning after the month in which this Act is enacted.
       (b) Elimination of Title II Requirement That Confinement 
     Stem From Crime Punishable by Imprisonment for More Than 1 
     Year.--
       (1) In general.--Section 202(x)(1)(A) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(x)(1)(A)) is amended--
       (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
     ``during which'' and inserting ``ending with or during or 
     beginning with or during a period of more than 30 days 
     throughout all of which'';
       (B) in clause (i), by striking ``an offense punishable by 
     imprisonment for more than 1 year (regardless of the actual 
     sentence imposed)'' and inserting ``a criminal offense''; and
       (C) in clause (ii)(I), by striking ``an offense punishable 
     by imprisonment for more than 1 year'' and inserting ``a 
     criminal offense''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to individuals whose period of confinement in an 
     institution commences on or after the first day of the fourth 
     month beginning after the month in which this Act is enacted.
       (c) Conforming Title XVI Amendments.--
       (1) 50 percent reduction in title xvi payment in case 
     involving comparable title ii payment.--Section 1611(e)(1)(I) 
     of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)(1)(I)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in clause (i)(II), by inserting ``(subject to reduction 
     under clause (ii))'' after ``$400'' and after ``$200'';
       (B) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses 
     (iii) and (iv) respectively; and
       (C) by inserting after clause (i) the following new clause:
       ``(ii) The dollar amounts specified in clause (i)(II) shall 
     be reduced by 50 percent if the Commissioner is also required 
     to make a payment to the institution with respect to the same 
     individual under an agreement entered into under section 
     202(x)(3)(B).''.
       (2) Expansion of categories of institutions eligible to 
     enter into agreements with the commissioner.--Section 
     1611(e)(1)(I)(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)(1)(I)(i)) is 
     amended in the matter preceding subclause (I) by striking 
     ``institution'' and all that follows through ``section 
     202(x)(1)(A),'' and inserting ``institution comprising a 
     jail, prison, penal institution, or correctional facility, or 
     with any other interested State or local institution a 
     purpose of which is to confine individuals as described in 
     section 202(x)(1)(A)(ii),''.
       (3) Elimination of overly broad exemption.--Section 
     1611(e)(1)(I)(iii) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)(1)(I)(iii)) 
     (as redesignated by paragraph (1)(B)) is amended further--
       (A) by striking ``(I) The provisions'' and all that follows 
     through ``(II)''; and
       (B) by striking ``eligibility purposes'' and inserting 
     ``eligibility and other administrative purposes under such 
     program''.
       (4) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 
     203(a) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193; 110 Stat. 
     2186). The reference to section 202(x)(1)(A)(ii) of the 
     Social Security Act in section 1611(e)(1)(I)(i) of the Social 
     Security Act, as amended by paragraph (2) of this subsection, 
     shall be deemed a reference to such section 202(x)(1)(A)(ii) 
     of such Act as amended by subsection (b)(1)(C) of this 
     section.
       (d) Continued Denial of Benefits to Sex Offenders Remaining 
     Confined to Public Institutions Upon Completion of Prison 
     Term.--
       (1) In general.--Section 202(x)(1)(A) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(x)(1)(A)) is amended--
       (A) in clause (i), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (B) in clause (ii)(IV), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``, or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iii) immediately upon completion of confinement as 
     described in clause (i) pursuant to conviction of a criminal 
     offense an element of which is sexual activity, is confined 
     by court order in an institution at public expense pursuant 
     to a finding that the individual is a sexually dangerous 
     person or a sexual predator or a similar finding.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 202(x)(1)(B)(ii) of such 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 402(x)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking 
     ``clause (ii)'' and inserting ``clauses (ii) and (iii)''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply with respect to benefits for months ending after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 403. REVOCATION BY MEMBERS OF THE CLERGY OF EXEMPTION 
                   FROM SOCIAL SECURITY COVERAGE.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 1402(e)(4) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986, any exemption which has been 
     received under section 1402(e)(1) of such Code by a duly 
     ordained, commissioned, or licensed minister of a church, a 
     member of a religious order, or a Christian Science 
     practitioner, and which is effective for the taxable year in 
     which this Act is enacted, may be revoked by filing an 
     application therefor (in such form and manner, and with such 
     official, as may be prescribed by the Commissioner of 
     Internal Revenue), if such application is filed no later than 
     the due date of the Federal income tax return (including any 
     extension thereof) for the applicant's second taxable year 
     beginning after December 31, 1999. Any such revocation shall 
     be effective (for purposes of chapter 2 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 and title II of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.)), as specified in the application, 
     either with respect to the applicant's first taxable year 
     beginning after December 31, 1999, or with respect to the 
     applicant's second taxable year beginning after such date, 
     and for all succeeding taxable years; and the applicant for 
     any such revocation may not thereafter again file application 
     for an exemption under such section 1402(e)(1). If the 
     application is filed after the due date of the applicant's 
     Federal income tax return for a taxable year and is effective 
     with respect to that taxable year, it shall include or be 
     accompanied by payment in full of an amount equal to the 
     total of the taxes that would have been imposed by section 
     1401 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to all 
     of the applicant's income derived in that taxable year which 
     would have constituted net earnings from self-employment for 
     purposes of chapter 2 of such Code (notwithstanding 
     paragraphs (4) and (5) of section 1402(c)) except for the 
     exemption under section 1402(e)(1) of such Code.
       (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall apply with 
     respect to service performed (to the extent specified in such 
     subsection) in taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1999, and with respect to monthly insurance benefits payable 
     under title II on the basis of the wages and self-employment 
     income of any individual for months in or after the calendar 
     year in which such individual's application for revocation 
     (as described in such subsection) is effective (and lump-sum 
     death payments payable under such title on the basis of such 
     wages and self-employment income in the case of deaths 
     occurring in or after such calendar year).

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     SEC. 404. ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL AMENDMENT RELATING TO 
                   COOPERATIVE RESEARCH OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS 
                   UNDER TITLES II AND XVI.

       (a) In General.--Section 1110(a)(3) of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1310(a)(3)) is amended by striking ``title 
     XVI'' and inserting ``title II or XVI''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the 
     Social Security Independence and Program Improvements Act of 
     1994 (Public Law 103-296; 108 Stat. 1464).

     SEC. 405. AUTHORIZATION FOR STATE TO PERMIT ANNUAL WAGE 
                   REPORTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1137(a)(3) of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-7(a)(3)) is amended by inserting before 
     the semicolon the following: ``, and except that in the case 
     of wage reports with respect to domestic service employment, 
     a State may permit employers (as so defined) that make 
     returns with respect to such employment on a calendar year 
     basis pursuant to section 3510 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 to make such reports on an annual basis''.
       (b) Technical Amendments.--Section 1137(a)(3) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-7(a)(3)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(as defined in section 
     453A(a)(2)(B)(iii))''; and
       (2) by inserting ``(as defined in section 453A(a)(2)(B))'' 
     after ``employers'' .
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to wage reports required to be submitted on and 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 406. ASSESSMENT ON ATTORNEYS WHO RECEIVE THEIR FEES VIA 
                   THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Assessment on Attorneys.--
       (1) In General.--Section 206 of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 406) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Assessment on Attorneys.--
       ``(1) In general.--Whenever a fee for services is required 
     to be certified for payment to an attorney from a claimant's 
     past-due benefits pursuant to subsection (a)(4) or (b)(1), 
     the Commissioner shall impose on the attorney an assessment 
     calculated in accordance with paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Amount.--
       ``(A) The amount of an assessment under paragraph (1) shall 
     be equal to the product obtained by multiplying the amount of 
     the representative's fee that would be required to be so 
     certified by subsection (a)(4) or (b)(1) before the 
     application of this subsection, by the percentage specified 
     in subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) The percentage specified in this subparagraph is--
       ``(i) for calendar years before 2001, 6.3 percent, and
       ``(ii) for calendar years after 2000, such percentage rate 
     as the Commissioner determines is necessary in order to 
     achieve full recovery of the costs of determining and 
     certifying fees to attorneys from the past-due benefits of 
     claimants, but not in excess of 6.3 percent.
       ``(3) Collection.--The Commissioner may collect the 
     assessment imposed on an attorney under paragraph (1) by 
     offset from the amount of the fee otherwise required by 
     subsection (a)(4) or (b)(1) to be certified for payment to 
     the attorney from a claimant's past-due benefits.
       ``(4) Prohibition on claimant reimbursement.--An attorney 
     subject to an assessment under paragraph (1) may not, 
     directly or indirectly, request or otherwise obtain 
     reimbursement for such assessment from the claimant whose 
     claim gave rise to the assessment.
       ``(5) Disposition of assessments.--Assessments on attorneys 
     collected under this subsection shall be credited to the 
     Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the 
     Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, as appropriate.
       ``(6) Authorization of appropriations.--The assessments 
     authorized under this section shall be collected and 
     available for obligation only to the extent and in the amount 
     provided in advance in appropriations Acts. Amounts so 
     appropriated are authorized to remain available until 
     expended, for administrative expenses in carrying out this 
     title and related laws.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 206(a)(4)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     406(a)(4)(A)) is amended by inserting ``and subsection (d)'' 
     after ``subparagraph (B)''.
       (B) Section 206(b)(1)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     406(b)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting ``, but subject to 
     subsection (d) of this section'' after ``section 205(i)''.
       (b) Elimination of 15-Day Waiting Period for Payment of 
     Fees.--Section 206(a)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 406(a)(4)), 
     as amended by subsection (a)(2)(A) of this section, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``(4)(A)'' and inserting ``(4)'';
       (2) by striking ``subparagraph (B) and''; and
       (3) by striking subparagraph (B).
       (c) GAO Study and Report.--
       (1) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall conduct a study that--
       (A) examines the costs incurred by the Social Security 
     Administration in administering the provisions of subsection 
     (a)(4) and (b)(1) of section 206 of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 406) and itemizes the components of such costs, 
     including the costs of determining fees to attorneys from the 
     past-due benefits of claimants before the Commissioner of 
     Social Security and of certifying such fees;
       (B) identifies efficiencies that the Social Security 
     Administration could implement to reduce such costs;
       (C) examines the feasibility and advisability of linking 
     the payment of, or the amount of, the assessment under 
     section 206(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 406(d)) 
     to the timeliness of the payment of the fee to the attorney 
     as certified by the Commissioner of Social Security pursuant 
     to subsection (a)(4) or (b)(1) of section 206 of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 406);
       (D) determines whether the provisions of subsection (a)(4) 
     and (b)(1) of section 206 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 406) should 
     be applied to claimants under title XVI of such Act (42 U.S.C 
     1381 et seq.);
       (E) determines the feasibility and advisability of stating 
     fees under section 206(d) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 406(d)) in 
     terms of a fixed dollar amount as opposed to a percentage;
       (F) determines whether the dollar limit specified in 
     section 206(a)(2)(A)(ii)(II) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     406(a)(2)(A)(ii)(II)) should be raised; and
       (G) determines whether the assessment on attorneys required 
     under section 206(d) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 406(d)) (as added 
     by subsection (a)(1) of this section) impairs access to legal 
     representation for claimants.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall submit a report to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Finance of the Senate on the study conducted under paragraph 
     (1), together with any recommendations for legislation that 
     the Comptroller General determines to be appropriate as a 
     result of such study.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply in the case of any attorney with respect to whom 
     a fee for services is required to be certified for payment 
     from a claimant's past-due benefits pursuant to subsection 
     (a)(4) or (b)(1) of section 206 of the Social Security Act 
     after the later of--
       (1) December 31, 1999, or
       (2) the last day of the first month beginning after the 
     month in which this Act is enacted.

     SEC. 407. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY OF STATE MEDICAID FRAUD 
                   CONTROL UNITS.

       (a) Extension of Authority To Investigate and Prosecute 
     Fraud in Other Federal Health Care Programs.--Section 
     1903(q)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(q)(3)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``in connection with''; and
       (2) by striking ``title.'' and inserting ``title; and (B) 
     upon the approval of the Inspector General of the relevant 
     Federal agency, any aspect of the provision of health care 
     services and activities of providers of such services under 
     any Federal health care program (as defined in section 
     1128B(f)(1)), if the suspected fraud or violation of law in 
     such case or investigation is primarily related to the State 
     plan under this title.''.
       (b) Recoupment of Funds.--Section 1903(q)(5) of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1396b(q)(5)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``or under any Federal health care program 
     (as so defined)'' after ``plan''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following: ``All funds 
     collected in accordance with this paragraph shall be credited 
     exclusively to, and available for expenditure under, the 
     Federal health care program (including the State plan under 
     this title) that was subject to the activity that was the 
     basis for the collection.''.
       (c) Extension of Authority To Investigate and Prosecute 
     Resident Abuse in Non-Medicaid Board and Care Facilities.--
     Section 1903(q)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(q)(4)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(4)(A) The entity has--
       ``(i) procedures for reviewing complaints of abuse or 
     neglect of patients in health care facilities which receive 
     payments under the State plan under this title;
       ``(ii) at the option of the entity, procedures for 
     reviewing complaints of abuse or neglect of patients residing 
     in board and care facilities; and
       ``(iii) procedures for acting upon such complaints under 
     the criminal laws of the State or for referring such 
     complaints to other State agencies for action.
       ``(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `board and 
     care facility' means a residential setting which receives 
     payment (regardless of whether such payment is made under the 
     State plan under this title) from or on behalf of two or more 
     unrelated adults who reside in such facility, and for whom 
     one or both of the following is provided:
       ``(i) Nursing care services provided by, or under the 
     supervision of, a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, 
     or licensed nursing assistant.
       ``(ii) A substantial amount of personal care services that 
     assist residents with the activities of daily living, 
     including personal hygiene, dressing, bathing, eating, 
     toileting, ambulation, transfer, positioning, self-
     medication, body care, travel to medical services, essential 
     shopping, meal preparation, laundry, and housework.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 408. CLIMATE DATABASE MODERNIZATION.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shall contract 
     for its multi-year program for climate database modernization 
     and utilization in accordance with NIH Image World Contract 
     #263-96-D-0323 and Task Order #56-DKNE-9-98303 which were 
     awarded as a result of fair and open competition conducted in 
     response to NOAA's solicitation IW SOW 1082.

     SEC. 409. SPECIAL ALLOWANCE ADJUSTMENT FOR STUDENT LOANS.

       (a) Amendment.--Section 438(b)(2) of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087-1(b)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(G), and (H)'' and 
     inserting ``(G), (H), and (I)'';
       (2) in subparagraph (B)(iv), by striking ``(G), or (H)'' 
     and inserting ``(G), (H), or (I)'';
       (3) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking ``(G) and (H)'' 
     and inserting ``(G), (H), and (I)'';
       (4) in the heading of subparagraph (H), by striking ``july 
     1, 2003'' and inserting ``january 1, 2000'';
       (5) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``July 1, 2003,'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``January 1, 2000,''; and

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       (6) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(I) Loans disbursed on or after january 1, 2000, and 
     before july 1, 2003.--
       ``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding subparagraphs (G) and 
     (H), but 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 January 1, 2000, and before July 1, 2003, shall 
     be computed--

       ``(I) by determining the average of the bond equivalent 
     rates of the quotes of the 3-month commercial paper 
     (financial) rates in effect for each of the days in such 
     quarter as reported by the Federal Reserve in Publication H-
     15 (or its successor) for such 3-month period;
       ``(II) by subtracting the applicable interest rates on such 
     loans from such average bond equivalent rate;
       ``(III) by adding 2.34 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 January 
     1, 2000, 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 `1.74 percent' for `2.34 percent'.
       ``(iii) PLUS loans.--In the case of any loan for which the 
     first disbursement is made on or after January 1, 2000, 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 `2.64 
     percent' for `2.34 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 January 1, 2000, 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 `2.64 percent' 
     for `2.34 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 January 1, 2000, 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 
     January 1, 2000, 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 rates of the 
     quotes of the 3-month commercial paper (financial) rates in 
     effect for each of the days in such quarter as reported by 
     the Federal Reserve in Publication H-15 (or its successor) 
     for such 3-month period; plus
       ``(II) 2.64 percent,

     exceeds the rate determined under section 427A(k)(4).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Subparagraph (I) of section 438(b)(2) 
     of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087-1(b)(2)) 
     as added by subsection (a) of this section shall apply with 
     respect to any payment pursuant to such section with respect 
     to any 3-month period beginning on or after January 1, 2000, 
     for loans for which the first disbursement is made after such 
     date.

     SEC. 410. SCHEDULE FOR PAYMENTS UNDER SSI STATE 
                   SUPPLEMENTATION AGREEMENTS.

       (a) Schedule for SSI Supplementation Payments.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1616(d) of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1382e(d)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``at such times and in 
     such installments as may be agreed upon between the 
     Commissioner of Social Security and such State'' and 
     inserting ``in accordance with paragraph (5)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5)(A)(i) Any State which has entered into an agreement 
     with the Commissioner of Social Security under this section 
     shall remit the payments and fees required under this 
     subsection with respect to monthly benefits paid to 
     individuals under this title no later than--
       ``(I) the business day preceding the date that the 
     Commissioner pays such monthly benefits; or
       ``(II) with respect to such monthly benefits paid for the 
     month that is the last month of the State's fiscal year, the 
     fifth business day following such date.
       ``(ii) The Commissioner may charge States a penalty in an 
     amount equal to 5 percent of the payment and the fees due if 
     the remittance is received after the date required by clause 
     (i).
       ``(B) The Cash Management Improvement Act of 1990 shall not 
     apply to any payments or fees required under this subsection 
     that are paid by a State before the date required by 
     subparagraph (A)(i).
       ``(C) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A)(i), the Commissioner 
     may make supplementary payments on behalf of a State with 
     funds appropriated for payment of benefits under this title, 
     and subsequently to be reimbursed for such payments by the 
     State at such times as the Commissioner and State may agree. 
     Such authority may be exercised only if extraordinary 
     circumstances affecting a State's ability to make payment 
     when required by subparagraph (A)(i) are determined by the 
     Commissioner to exist.''.
       (2) Amendment to section 212.--Section 212 of Public Law 
     93-66 (42 U.S.C. 1382 note) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b)(3)(A), by striking ``at such times 
     and in such installments as may be agreed upon between the 
     Secretary and the State'' and inserting ``in accordance with 
     subparagraph (E)'';
       (B) by adding at the end of subsection (b)(3) the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(E)(i) Any State which has entered into an agreement with 
     the Commissioner of Social Security under this section shall 
     remit the payments and fees required under this paragraph 
     with respect to monthly benefits paid to individuals under 
     title XVI of the Social Security Act no later than--
       ``(I) the business day preceding the date that the 
     Commissioner pays such monthly benefits; or
       ``(II) with respect to such monthly benefits paid for the 
     month that is the last month of the State's fiscal year, the 
     fifth business day following such date.
       ``(ii) The Cash Management Improvement Act of 1990 shall 
     not apply to any payments or fees required under this 
     paragraph that are paid by a State before the date required 
     by clause (i).
       ``(iii) Notwithstanding clause (i), the Commissioner may 
     make supplementary payments on behalf of a State with funds 
     appropriated for payment of supplemental security income 
     benefits under title XVI of the Social Security Act, and 
     subsequently to be reimbursed for such payments by the State 
     at such times as the Commissioner and State may agree. Such 
     authority may be exercised only if extraordinary 
     circumstances affecting a State's ability to make payment 
     when required by clause (i) are determined by the 
     Commissioner to exist.''; and
       (C) by striking ``Secretary of Health, Education, and 
     Welfare'' and ``Secretary'' each place such term appear and 
     inserting ``Commissioner of Social Security''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to payments and fees arising under an agreement 
     between a State and the Commissioner of Social Security under 
     section 1616 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382e) or 
     under section 212 of Public Law 93-66 (42 U.S.C. 1382 note) 
     with respect to monthly benefits paid to individuals under 
     title XVI of the Social Security Act for months after 
     September 2009 (October 2009 in the case of a State with a 
     fiscal year that coincides with the Federal fiscal year), 
     without regard to whether the agreement has been modified to 
     reflect such amendments or the Commissioner has promulgated 
     regulations implementing such amendments.

     SEC. 411. BONUS COMMODITIES.

       Section 6(e)(1) of the Richard B. Russell National School 
     Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1755(e)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``in the form of commodity assistance'' and 
     inserting ``in the form of--
       ``(A) commodity assistance'';
       (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) during the period beginning October 1, 2000, and 
     ending September 30, 2009, commodities provided by the 
     Secretary under any provision of law.''.

     SEC. 412. SIMPLIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF FOSTER CHILD UNDER 
                   EIC.

       (a) In General.--Section 32(c)(3)(B)(iii) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 (defining eligible foster child) is 
     amended by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) as 
     subclauses (II) and (III), respectively, and by inserting 
     before subclause (II), as so redesignated, the following:

       ``(I) is a brother, sister, stepbrother, or stepsister of 
     the taxpayer (or a descendant of any such relative) or is 
     placed with the taxpayer by an authorized placement 
     agency,''.

       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1999.

     SEC. 413. DELAY OF EFFECTIVE DATE OF ORGAN PROCUREMENT AND 
                   TRANSPLANTATION NETWORK FINAL RULE.

       (a) In General.--The final rule entitled ``Organ 
     Procurement and Transplantation Network'', promulgated by the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services on April 2, 1998 (63 
     Fed. Reg. 16295 et seq.) (relating to part 121 of title 42, 
     Code of Federal Regulations), together with the amendments to 
     such rules promulgated on October 20, 1999 (64 Fed. Reg. 
     56649 et seq.) shall not become effective before the 
     expiration of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (b) Notice and Review.--For purposes of subsection (a):
       (1) Not later than 3 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     (referred to in this subsection as the ``Secretary'') shall 
     publish in the Federal Register a notice providing that the 
     period within which comments on the final rule may be 
     submitted to the Secretary is 60 days after the date of such 
     publication of the notice.
       (2) Not later than 21 days after the expiration of such 60-
     day period, the Secretary shall complete the review of the 
     comments submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) and shall amend 
     the final rule with any revisions appropriate according to 
     the review by the Secretary of such comments. The final rule 
     may be in the form of amendments to the rule referred to in 
     subsection (a) that was promulgated on April 2, 1998, and in 
     the form of amendments to the rule referred to in such 
     subsection that was promulgated on October 20, 1999.

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               TITLE V--TAX RELIEF EXTENSION ACT OF 1999

     SEC. 500. SHORT TITLE OF TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Tax Relief Extension Act 
     of 1999''.

                         Subtitle A--Extensions

     SEC. 501. ALLOWANCE OF NONREFUNDABLE PERSONAL CREDITS AGAINST 
                   REGULAR AND MINIMUM TAX LIABILITY.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 26 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to limitation based 
     on amount of tax) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Limitation Based on Amount of Tax.--
       ``(1) In general.--The aggregate amount of credits allowed 
     by this subpart for the taxable year shall not exceed the 
     excess (if any) of--
       ``(A) the taxpayer's regular tax liability for the taxable 
     year, over
       ``(B) the tentative minimum tax for the taxable year 
     (determined without regard to the alternative minimum tax 
     foreign tax credit).
     For purposes of subparagraph (B), the taxpayer's tentative 
     minimum tax for any taxable year beginning during 1999 shall 
     be treated as being zero.''.
       ``(2) Special rule for 2000 and 2001.--For purposes of any 
     taxable year beginning during 2000 or 2001, the aggregate 
     amount of credits allowed by this subpart for the taxable 
     year shall not exceed the sum of--
       ``(A) the taxpayer's regular tax liability for the taxable 
     year reduced by the foreign tax credit allowable under 
     section 27(a), and
       ``(B) the tax imposed by section 55(a) for the taxable 
     year.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 24(d)(2) of such Code is amended by striking 
     ``1998'' and inserting ``2001''.
       (2) Section 904(h) of such Code is amended by adding at the 
     end the following: ``This subsection shall not apply to 
     taxable years beginning during 2000 or 2001.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1998.

     SEC. 502. RESEARCH CREDIT.

       (a) Extension.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 41(h) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to termination) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``June 30, 1999'' and inserting ``June 30, 
     2004'', and
       (B) by striking the material following subparagraph (B).
       (2) Technical amendment.--Subparagraph (D) of section 
     45C(b)(1) of such Code is amended by striking ``June 30, 
     1999'' and inserting ``June 30, 2004''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after June 30, 1999.
       (b) Increase in Percentages Under Alternative Incremental 
     Credit.--
       (1) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 41(c)(4) of 
     such Code 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, 1999.
       (c) Extension of Research Credit to Research in Puerto Rico 
     and the possessions of the United States.--
       (1) In general.--Subsections (c)(6) and (d)(4)(F) of 
     section 41 of such Code (relating to foreign research) are 
     each amended by inserting ``, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico, or any possession of the United States'' after ``United 
     States''.
       (2) Denial of double benefit.--Section 280C(c)(1) of such 
     Code is amended by inserting ``or credit'' after 
     ``deduction'' each place it appears.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after June 30, 1999.
       (d) Special Rule.--
       (1) In general.--For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986, the credit determined under section 41 of such Code 
     which is otherwise allowable under such Code--
       (A) shall not be taken into account prior to October 1, 
     2000, to the extent such credit is attributable to the first 
     suspension period, and
       (B) shall not be taken into account prior to October 1, 
     2001, to the extent such credit is attributable to the second 
     suspension period.
     On or after the earliest date that an amount of credit may be 
     taken into account, such amount may be taken into account 
     through the filing of an amended return, an application for 
     expedited refund, an adjustment of estimated taxes, or other 
     means allowed by such Code.
       (2) Suspension periods.--For purposes of this subsection--
       (A) the first suspension period is the period beginning on 
     July 1, 1999, and ending on September 30, 2000, and
       (B) the second suspension period is the period beginning on 
     October 1, 2000, and ending on September 30, 2001.
       (3) Expedited refunds.--
       (A) In general.--If there is an overpayment of tax with 
     respect to a taxable year by reason of paragraph (1), the 
     taxpayer may file an application for a tentative refund of 
     such overpayment. Such application shall be in such manner 
     and form, and contain such information, as the Secretary may 
     prescribe.
       (B) Deadline for applications.--Subparagraph (A) shall 
     apply only to an application filed before the date which is 1 
     year after the close of the suspension period to which the 
     application relates.
       (C) Allowance of adjustments.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date on which an application is filed under this 
     paragraph, the Secretary shall--
       (i) review the application,
       (ii) determine the amount of the overpayment, and
       (iii) apply, credit, or refund such overpayment,
     in a manner similar to the manner provided in section 6411(b) 
     of such Code.
       (D) Consolidated returns.--The provisions of section 
     6411(c) of such Code shall apply to an adjustment under this 
     paragraph in such manner as the Secretary may provide.
       (4) Credit attributable to suspension period.--
       (A) In general.--For purposes of this subsection, in the 
     case of a taxable year which includes a portion of the 
     suspension period, the amount of credit determined under 
     section 41 of such Code for such taxable year which is 
     attributable to such period is the amount which bears the 
     same ratio to the amount of credit determined under such 
     section 41 for such taxable year as the number of months in 
     the suspension period which are during such taxable year 
     bears to the number of months in such taxable year.
       (B) Waiver of estimated tax penalties.--No addition to tax 
     shall be made under section 6654 or 6655 of such Code for any 
     period before July 1, 1999, with respect to any underpayment 
     of tax imposed by such Code to the extent such underpayment 
     was created or increased by reason of subparagraph (A).
       (5) Secretary.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 
     ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Treasury (or such 
     Secretary's delegate).

     SEC. 503. SUBPART F EXEMPTION FOR ACTIVE FINANCING INCOME.

       (a) In General.--Sections 953(e)(10) and 954(h)(9) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to application) are 
     each amended--
       (1) by striking ``the first taxable year'' and inserting 
     ``taxable years'',
       (2) by striking ``January 1, 2000'' and inserting ``January 
     1, 2002'', and
       (3) by striking ``within which such'' and inserting 
     ``within which any such''.
       (b) Technical Amendment.--Paragraph (10) of section 953(e) 
     of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new sentence: ``If this subsection does not apply to a 
     taxable year of a foreign corporation beginning after 
     December 31, 2001 (and taxable years of United States 
     shareholders ending with or within such taxable year), then, 
     notwithstanding the preceding sentence, subsection (a) shall 
     be applied to such taxable years in the same manner as it 
     would if the taxable year of the foreign corporation began in 
     1998.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1999.

     SEC. 504. TAXABLE INCOME LIMIT ON PERCENTAGE DEPLETION FOR 
                   MARGINAL PRODUCTION.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (H) of section 613A(c)(6) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to temporary 
     suspension of taxable limit with respect to marginal 
     production) is amended by striking ``January 1, 2000'' and 
     inserting ``January 1, 2002''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1999.

     SEC. 505. WORK OPPORTUNITY CREDIT AND WELFARE-TO-WORK CREDIT.

       (a) Temporary Extension.--Sections 51(c)(4)(B) and 51A(f) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to 
     termination) are each amended by striking ``June 30, 1999'' 
     and inserting ``December 31, 2001''.
       (b) Clarification of First Year of Employment.--Paragraph 
     (2) of section 51(i) of such Code is amended by striking 
     ``during which he was not a member of a targeted group''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to individuals who begin work for the employer 
     after June 30, 1999.

     SEC. 506. EMPLOYER-PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 127 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to termination) is 
     amended by striking ``May 31, 2000'' and inserting ``December 
     31, 2001''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to courses beginning after May 31, 2000.

     SEC. 507. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF CREDIT FOR PRODUCING 
                   ELECTRICITY FROM CERTAIN RENEWABLE RESOURCES.

       (a) Extension and Modification of Placed-in-Service 
     Rules.--Paragraph (3) of section 45(c) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Qualified facility.--
       ``(A) Wind facility.--In the case of a facility using wind 
     to produce electricity, the term `qualified facility' means 
     any facility owned by the taxpayer which is originally placed 
     in service after December 31, 1993, and before January 1, 
     2002.
       ``(B) Closed-loop biomass facility.--In the case of a 
     facility using closed-loop biomass to produce electricity, 
     the term `qualified facility' means any facility owned by the 
     taxpayer which is originally placed in service after December 
     31, 1992, and before January 1, 2002.
       ``(C) Poultry waste facility.--In the case of a facility 
     using poultry waste to produce electricity, the term 
     `qualified facility' means any facility of the taxpayer which 
     is originally placed in service after December 31, 1999, and 
     before January 1, 2002.''.
       (b) Expansion of Qualified Energy Resources.--
       (1) In general.--Section 45(c)(1) of such Code (defining 
     qualified energy resources) is

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     amended by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A), 
     by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the end the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(C) poultry waste.''.
       (2) Definition.--Section 45(c) of such Code is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Poultry waste.--The term `poultry waste' means 
     poultry manure and litter, including wood shavings, straw, 
     rice hulls, and other bedding material for the disposition of 
     manure.''.
       (c) Special Rules.--Section 45(d) of such Code (relating to 
     definitions and special rules) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(6) Credit eligibility in the case of government-owned 
     facilities using poultry waste.--In the case of a facility 
     using poultry waste to produce electricity and owned by a 
     governmental unit, the person eligible for the credit under 
     subsection (a) is the lessee or the operator of such 
     facility.
       ``(7) Credit not to apply to electricity sold to utilities 
     under certain contracts.--
       ``(A) In general.--The credit determined under subsection 
     (a) shall not apply to electricity--
       ``(i) produced at a qualified facility described in 
     paragraph (3)(A) which is placed in service by the taxpayer 
     after June 30, 1999, and
       ``(ii) sold to a utility pursuant to a contract originally 
     entered into before January 1, 1987 (whether or not amended 
     or restated after that date).
       ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if--
       ``(i) the prices for energy and capacity from such facility 
     are established pursuant to an amendment to the contract 
     referred to in subparagraph (A)(ii),
       ``(ii) such amendment provides that the prices set forth in 
     the contract which exceed avoided cost prices determined at 
     the time of delivery shall apply only to annual quantities of 
     electricity (prorated for partial years) which do not exceed 
     the greater of--

       ``(I) the average annual quantity of electricity sold to 
     the utility under the contract during calendar years 1994, 
     1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998, or
       ``(II) the estimate of the annual electricity production 
     set forth in the contract, or, if there is no such estimate, 
     the greatest annual quantity of electricity sold to the 
     utility under the contract in any of the calendar years 1996, 
     1997, or 1998, and

       ``(iii) such amendment provides that energy and capacity in 
     excess of the limitation in clause (ii) may be--

       ``(I) sold to the utility only at prices that do not exceed 
     avoided cost prices determined at the time of delivery, or
       ``(II) sold to a third party subject to a mutually agreed 
     upon advance notice to the utility.

     For purposes of this subparagraph, avoided cost prices shall 
     be determined as provided for in 18 CFR 292.304(d)(1) or any 
     successor regulation.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 508. 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, 1999'' and 
     inserting ``September 30, 2001''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by this section applies 
     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, 1999, and such title had been in 
     effect on July 1, 1999, and
       (ii) that was made--

       (I) after June 30, 1999, 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 therefore 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. 509. EXTENSION OF CREDIT FOR HOLDERS OF QUALIFIED ZONE 
                   ACADEMY BONDS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1397E(e)(1) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to national limitation) is 
     amended by striking ``and 1999'' and inserting ``, 1999, 
     2000, and 2001''.
       (b) Limitation on Carryover Periods.--Paragraph (4) of 
     section 1397E(e) of such Code is amended by adding at the end 
     the following flush sentences:
     ``Any carryforward of a limitation amount may be carried only 
     to the first 2 years (3 years for carryforwards from 1998 or 
     1999) following the unused limitation year. For purposes of 
     the preceding sentence, a limitation amount shall be treated 
     as used on a first-in first-out basis.''

     SEC. 510. EXTENSION OF FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER CREDIT FOR 
                   DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

       Section 1400C(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
     amended by striking ``2001'' and inserting ``2002''.

     SEC. 511. EXTENSION OF EXPENSING OF ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION 
                   COSTS.

       Section 198(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
     amended by striking ``2000'' and inserting ``2001''.

     SEC. 512. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF RUM EXCISE TAX 
                   COVERED OVER TO PUERTO RICO AND VIRGIN ISLANDS.

       (a) In General.--Section 7652(f)(1) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 (relating to limitation on cover over of tax on 
     distilled spirits) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) $10.50 ($13.25 in the case of distilled spirits 
     brought into the United States after June 30, 1999, and 
     before January 1, 2002), or''.
       (b) Special Cover Over Transfer Rules.--Notwithstanding 
     section 7652 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the 
     following rules shall apply with respect to any transfer 
     before October 1, 2000, of amounts relating to the increase 
     in the cover over of taxes by reason of the amendment made by 
     subsection (a):
       (1) Initial transfer of incremental increase in cover 
     over.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall, within 15 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, transfer an 
     amount equal to the lesser of--
       (A) the amount of such increase otherwise required to be 
     covered over after June 30, 1999, and before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, or
       (B) $20,000,000.
       (2) Transfer of incremental increase for fiscal year 
     2001.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall on October 1, 
     2000, transfer an amount equal to the excess of--
       (A) the amount of such increase otherwise required to be 
     covered over after June 30, 1999, and before October 1, 2000, 
     over
       (B) the amount of the transfer described in paragraph (1).
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on July 1, 1999.

              Subtitle B--Other Time-Sensitive Provisions

     SEC. 521. ADVANCE PRICING AGREEMENTS TREATED AS CONFIDENTIAL 
                   TAXPAYER INFORMATION.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Treatment as return information.--Paragraph (2) of 
     section 6103(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     (defining return information) is amended by striking ``and'' 
     at the end of subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and'' at the 
     end of subparagraph (B), and by inserting after subparagraph 
     (B) the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) any advance pricing agreement entered into by a 
     taxpayer and the Secretary and any background information 
     related to such agreement or any application for an advance 
     pricing agreement,''.
       (2) Exception from public inspection as written 
     determination.--Paragraph (1) of section 6110(b) of such Code 
     (defining written determination) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new sentence: ``Such term shall not include 
     any advance pricing agreement entered into by a taxpayer and 
     the Secretary and any background information related to such 
     agreement or any application for an advance pricing 
     agreement.''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Annual Report Regarding Advance Pricing Agreements.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the end of 
     each calendar year, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     prepare and publish a report regarding advance pricing 
     agreements.
       (2) Contents of report.--The report shall include the 
     following for the calendar year to which such report relates:
       (A) Information about the structure, composition, and 
     operation of the advance pricing agreement program office.
       (B) A copy of each model advance pricing agreement.
       (C) The number of--
       (i) applications filed during such calendar year for 
     advance pricing agreements;
       (ii) advance pricing agreements executed cumulatively to 
     date and during such calendar year;
       (iii) renewals of advance pricing agreements issued;
       (iv) pending requests for advance pricing agreements;
       (v) pending renewals of advance pricing agreements;
       (vi) for each of the items in clauses (ii) through (v), the 
     number that are unilateral, bilateral, and multilateral, 
     respectively;
       (vii) advance pricing agreements revoked or canceled, and 
     the number of withdrawals from the advance pricing agreement 
     program; and
       (viii) advance pricing agreements finalized or renewed by 
     industry.
       (D) General descriptions of--
       (i) the nature of the relationships between the related 
     organizations, trades, or businesses covered by advance 
     pricing agreements;

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       (ii) the covered transactions and the business functions 
     performed and risks assumed by such organizations, trades, or 
     businesses;
       (iii) the related organizations, trades, or businesses 
     whose prices or results are tested to determine compliance 
     with transfer pricing methodologies prescribed in advance 
     pricing agreements;
       (iv) methodologies used to evaluate tested parties and 
     transactions and the circumstances leading to the use of 
     those methodologies;
       (v) critical assumptions made and sources of comparables 
     used;
       (vi) comparable selection criteria and the rationale used 
     in determining such criteria;
       (vii) the nature of adjustments to comparables or tested 
     parties;
       (viii) the nature of any ranges agreed to, including 
     information regarding when no range was used and why, when 
     interquartile ranges were used, and when there was a 
     statistical narrowing of the comparables;
       (ix) adjustment mechanisms provided to rectify results that 
     fall outside of the agreed upon advance pricing agreement 
     range;
       (x) the various term lengths for advance pricing 
     agreements, including rollback years, and the number of 
     advance pricing agreements with each such term length;
       (xi) the nature of documentation required; and
       (xii) approaches for sharing of currency or other risks.
       (E) Statistics regarding the amount of time taken to 
     complete new and renewal advance pricing agreements.
       (F) A detailed description of the Secretary of the 
     Treasury's efforts to ensure compliance with existing advance 
     pricing agreements.
       (3) Confidentiality.--The reports required by this 
     subsection shall be treated as authorized by the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 for purposes of section 6103 of such 
     Code, but the reports shall not include information--
       (A) which would not be permitted to be disclosed under 
     section 6110(c) of such Code if such report were a written 
     determination as defined in section 6110 of such Code, or
       (B) which can be associated with, or otherwise identify, 
     directly or indirectly, a particular taxpayer.
       (4) First report.--The report for calendar year 1999 shall 
     include prior calendar years after 1990.
       (c) Regulations.--The Secretary of the Treasury or the 
     Secretary's delegate shall prescribe such regulations as may 
     be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of 
     section 6103(b)(2)(C), and the last sentence of section 
     6110(b)(1), of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by 
     this section.

     SEC. 522. AUTHORITY TO POSTPONE CERTAIN TAX-RELATED DEADLINES 
                   BY REASON OF Y2K FAILURES.

       (a) In General.--In the case of a taxpayer determined by 
     the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's delegate) 
     to be affected by a Y2K failure, the Secretary may disregard 
     a period of up to 90 days in determining, under the internal 
     revenue laws, in respect of any tax liability (including any 
     interest, penalty, additional amount, or addition to the tax) 
     of such taxpayer--
       (1) whether any of the acts described in paragraph (1) of 
     section 7508(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (without 
     regard to the exceptions in parentheses in subparagraphs (A) 
     and (B)) were performed within the time prescribed therefor, 
     and
       (2) the amount of any credit or refund.
       (b) Applicability of Certain Rules.--For purposes of this 
     section, rules similar to the rules of subsections (b) and 
     (e) of section 7508 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     shall apply.

     SEC. 523. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN VACCINES AGAINST STREPTOCOCCUS 
                   PNEUMONIAE TO LIST OF TAXABLE VACCINES.

       (a) Inclusion of Vaccines.--
       (1) In general.--Section 4132(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 (defining taxable vaccine) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(L) Any conjugate vaccine against streptococcus 
     pneumoniae.''.
       (2) Effective date.--
       (A) Sales.--The amendment made by this subsection shall 
     apply to vaccine sales after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, but shall not take effect if subsection (b) does 
     not take effect.
       (B) Deliveries.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), in the 
     case of sales on or before the date described in such 
     subparagraph for which delivery is made after such date, the 
     delivery date shall be considered the sale date.
       (b) Vaccine Tax and Trust Fund Amendments.--
       (1) Sections 1503 and 1504 of the Vaccine Injury 
     Compensation Program Modification Act (and the amendments 
     made by such sections) are hereby repealed.
       (2) Subparagraph (A) of section 9510(c)(1) of such Code is 
     amended by striking ``August 5, 1997'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 1999''.
       (3) The amendments made by this subsection shall take 
     effect as if included in the provisions of the Omnibus 
     Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
     1999 to which they relate.
       (c) Report.--Not later than January 31, 2000, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall prepare and 
     submit a report to the Committee on Ways and Means of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the 
     Senate on the operation of the Vaccine Injury Compensation 
     Trust Fund and on the adequacy of such Fund to meet future 
     claims made under the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.

     SEC. 524. DELAY IN EFFECTIVE DATE OF REQUIREMENT FOR APPROVED 
                   DIESEL OR KEROSENE TERMINALS.

       Paragraph (2) of section 1032(f) of the Taxpayer Relief Act 
     of 1997 is amended by striking ``July 1, 2000'' and inserting 
     ``January 1, 2002''.

     SEC. 525. PRODUCTION FLEXIBILITY CONTRACT PAYMENTS.

       Any option to accelerate the receipt of any payment under a 
     production flexibility contract which is payable under the 
     Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 
     U.S.C. 7200 et seq.), as in effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, shall be disregarded in determining 
     the taxable year for which such payment is properly 
     includible in gross income for purposes of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.

                      Subtitle C--Revenue Offsets

                       PART I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 531. MODIFICATION OF ESTIMATED TAX SAFE HARBOR.

         (a) In General.--The table contained in clause (i) of 
     section 6654(d)(1)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     (relating to limitation on use of preceding year's tax) is 
     amended by striking the items relating to 1999 and 2000 and 
     inserting the following new items:

  ``1999.....................................................108.6 ....

  2000.......................................................110''.....

       (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.

     SEC. 532. CLARIFICATION OF TAX TREATMENT OF INCOME AND LOSS 
                   ON DERIVATIVES.

       (a) In General.--Section 1221 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 (defining capital assets) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``For purposes'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(a) In General.--For purposes'',
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and 
     inserting a semicolon, and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) any commodities derivative financial instrument held 
     by a commodities derivatives dealer, unless--
       ``(A) it is established to the satisfaction of the 
     Secretary that such instrument has no connection to the 
     activities of such dealer as a dealer, and
       ``(B) such instrument is clearly identified in such 
     dealer's records as being described in subparagraph (A) 
     before the close of the day on which it was acquired, 
     originated, or entered into (or such other time as the 
     Secretary may by regulations prescribe);
       ``(7) any hedging transaction which is clearly identified 
     as such before the close of the day on which it was acquired, 
     originated, or entered into (or such other time as the 
     Secretary may by regulations prescribe); or
       ``(8) supplies of a type regularly used or consumed by the 
     taxpayer in the ordinary course of a trade or business of the 
     taxpayer.
       ``(b) Definitions and Special Rules.--
       ``(1) Commodities derivative financial instruments.--For 
     purposes of subsection (a)(6)--
       ``(A) Commodities derivatives dealer.--The term 
     `commodities derivatives dealer' means a person which 
     regularly offers to enter into, assume, offset, assign, or 
     terminate positions in commodities derivative financial 
     instruments with customers in the ordinary course of a trade 
     or business.
       ``(B) Commodities derivative financial instrument.--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `commodities derivative 
     financial instrument' means any contract or financial 
     instrument with respect to commodities (other than a share of 
     stock in a corporation, a beneficial interest in a 
     partnership or trust, a note, bond, debenture, or other 
     evidence of indebtedness, or a section 1256 contract (as 
     defined in section 1256(b)), the value or settlement price of 
     which is calculated by or determined by reference to a 
     specified index.
       ``(ii) Specified index.--The term `specified index' means 
     any one or more or any combination of--

       ``(I) a fixed rate, price, or amount, or
       ``(II) a variable rate, price, or amount,

     which is based on any current, objectively determinable 
     financial or economic information with respect to commodities 
     which is not within the control of any of the parties to the 
     contract or instrument and is not unique to any of the 
     parties' circumstances.
       ``(2) Hedging transaction.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `hedging transaction' means any transaction entered into by 
     the taxpayer in the normal course of the taxpayer's trade or 
     business primarily--
       ``(i) to manage risk of price changes or currency 
     fluctuations with respect to ordinary property which is held 
     or to be held by the taxpayer,
       ``(ii) to manage risk of interest rate or price changes or 
     currency fluctuations with respect to borrowings made or to 
     be made, or ordinary obligations incurred or to be incurred, 
     by the taxpayer, or
       ``(iii) to manage such other risks as the Secretary may 
     prescribe in regulations.
       ``(B) Treatment of nonidentification or improper 
     identification of hedging transactions.--Notwithstanding 
     subsection (a)(7), the Secretary shall prescribe regulations 
     to properly characterize any income, gain, expense, or loss 
     arising from a transaction--
       ``(i) which is a hedging transaction but which was not 
     identified as such in accordance with subsection (a)(7), or
       ``(ii) which was so identified but is not a hedging 
     transaction.
       ``(3) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as are appropriate to

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     carry out the purposes of paragraph (6) and (7) of subsection 
     (a) in the case of transactions involving related parties.''.
       (b) Management of Risk.--
       (1) Section 475(c)(3) of such Code is amended by striking 
     ``reduces'' and inserting ``manages''.
       (2) Section 871(h)(4)(C)(iv) of such Code is amended by 
     striking ``to reduce'' and inserting ``to manage''.
       (3) Clauses (i) and (ii) of section 988(d)(2)(A) of such 
     Code are each amended by striking ``to reduce'' and inserting 
     ``to manage''.
       (4) Paragraph (2) of section 1256(e) of such Code is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Definition of hedging transaction.--For purposes of 
     this subsection, the term `hedging transaction' means any 
     hedging transaction (as defined in section 1221(b)(2)(A)) if, 
     before the close of the day on which such transaction was 
     entered into (or such earlier time as the Secretary may 
     prescribe by regulations), the taxpayer clearly identifies 
     such transaction as being a hedging transaction.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Each of the following sections of such Code are amended 
     by striking ``section 1221'' and inserting ``section 
     1221(a)'':
       (A) Section 170(e)(3)(A).
       (B) Section 170(e)(4)(B).
       (C) Section 367(a)(3)(B)(i).
       (D) Section 818(c)(3).
       (E) Section 865(i)(1).
       (F) Section 1092(a)(3)(B)(ii)(II).
       (G) Subparagraphs (C) and (D) of section 1231(b)(1).
       (H) Section 1234(a)(3)(A).
       (2) Each of the following sections of such Code are amended 
     by striking ``section 1221(1)'' and inserting ``section 
     1221(a)(1)'':
       (A) Section 198(c)(1)(A)(i).
       (B) Section 263A(b)(2)(A).
       (C) Clauses (i) and (iii) of section 267(f)(3)(B).
       (D) Section 341(d)(3).
       (E) Section 543(a)(1)(D)(i).
       (F) Section 751(d)(1).
       (G) Section 775(c).
       (H) Section 856(c)(2)(D).
       (I) Section 856(c)(3)(C).
       (J) Section 856(e)(1).
       (K) Section 856( j)(2)(B).
       (L) Section 857(b)(4)(B)(i).
       (M) Section 857(b)(6)(B)(iii).
       (N) Section 864(c)(4)(B)(iii).
       (O) Section 864(d)(3)(A).
       (P) Section 864(d)(6)(A).
       (Q) Section 954(c)(1)(B)(iii).
       (R) Section 995(b)(1)(C).
       (S) Section 1017(b)(3)(E)(i).
       (T) Section 1362(d)(3)(C)(ii).
       (U) Section 4662(c)(2)(C).
       (V) Section 7704(c)(3).
       (W) Section 7704(d)(1)(D).
       (X) Section 7704(d)(1)(G).
       (Y) Section 7704(d)(5).
       (3) Section 818(b)(2) of such Code is amended by striking 
     ``section 1221(2)'' and inserting ``section 1221(a)(2)''.
       (4) Section 1397B(e)(2) of such Code is amended by striking 
     ``section 1221(4)'' and inserting ``section 1221(a)(4)''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to any instrument held, acquired, or entered 
     into, any transaction entered into, and supplies held or 
     acquired on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 533. EXPANSION OF REPORTING OF CANCELLATION OF 
                   INDEBTEDNESS INCOME.

       (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, 
     1999.

     SEC. 534. LIMITATION ON CONVERSION OF CHARACTER OF INCOME 
                   FROM CONSTRUCTIVE OWNERSHIP TRANSACTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Part IV of subchapter P of chapter 1 of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to special rules 
     for determining capital gains and losses) is amended by 
     inserting after section 1259 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 1260. GAINS FROM CONSTRUCTIVE OWNERSHIP TRANSACTIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--If the taxpayer has gain from a 
     constructive ownership transaction with respect to any 
     financial asset and such gain would (without regard to this 
     section) be treated as a long-term capital gain--
       ``(1) such gain shall be treated as ordinary income to the 
     extent that such gain exceeds the net underlying long-term 
     capital gain, and
       ``(2) to the extent such gain is treated as a long-term 
     capital gain after the application of paragraph (1), the 
     determination of the capital gain rate (or rates) applicable 
     to such gain under section 1(h) shall be determined on the 
     basis of the respective rate (or rates) that would have been 
     applicable to the net underlying long-term capital gain.
       ``(b) Interest Charge on Deferral of Gain Recognition.--
       ``(1) In general.--If any gain is treated as ordinary 
     income for any taxable year by reason of subsection (a)(1), 
     the tax imposed by this chapter for such taxable year shall 
     be increased by the amount of interest determined under 
     paragraph (2) with respect to each prior taxable year during 
     any portion of which the constructive ownership transaction 
     was open. Any amount payable under this paragraph shall be 
     taken into account in computing the amount of any deduction 
     allowable to the taxpayer for interest paid or accrued during 
     such taxable year.
       ``(2) Amount of interest.--The amount of interest 
     determined under this paragraph with respect to a prior 
     taxable year is the amount of interest which would have been 
     imposed under section 6601 on the underpayment of tax for 
     such year which would have resulted if the gain (which is 
     treated as ordinary income by reason of subsection (a)(1)) 
     had been included in gross income in the taxable years in 
     which it accrued (determined by treating the income as 
     accruing at a constant rate equal to the applicable Federal 
     rate as in effect on the day the transaction closed). The 
     period during which such interest shall accrue shall end on 
     the due date (without extensions) for the return of tax 
     imposed by this chapter for the taxable year in which such 
     transaction closed.
       ``(3) Applicable federal rate.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (2), the applicable Federal rate is the applicable Federal 
     rate determined under section 1274(d) (compounded 
     semiannually) which would apply to a debt instrument with a 
     term equal to the period the transaction was open.
       ``(4) No credits against increase in tax.--Any increase in 
     tax under paragraph (1) shall not be treated as tax imposed 
     by this chapter for purposes of determining--
       ``(A) the amount of any credit allowable under this 
     chapter, or
       ``(B) the amount of the tax imposed by section 55.
       ``(c) Financial Asset.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `financial asset' means--
       ``(A) any equity interest in any pass-thru entity, and
       ``(B) to the extent provided in regulations--
       ``(i) any debt instrument, and
       ``(ii) any stock in a corporation which is not a pass-thru 
     entity.
       ``(2) Pass-thru entity.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 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) a trust,
       ``(F) a common trust fund,
       ``(G) a passive foreign investment company (as defined in 
     section 1297 without regard to subsection (e) thereof),
       ``(H) a foreign personal holding company,
       ``(I) a foreign investment company (as defined in section 
     1246(b)), and
       ``(J) a REMIC.
       ``(d) Constructive Ownership Transaction.--For purposes of 
     this section--
       ``(1) In general.--The taxpayer shall be treated as having 
     entered into a constructive ownership transaction with 
     respect to any financial asset if the taxpayer--
       ``(A) holds a long position under a notional principal 
     contract with respect to the financial asset,
       ``(B) enters into a forward or futures contract to acquire 
     the financial asset,
       ``(C) is the holder of a call option, and is the grantor of 
     a put option, with respect to the financial asset and such 
     options have substantially equal strike prices and 
     substantially contemporaneous maturity dates, or
       ``(D) to the extent provided in regulations prescribed by 
     the Secretary, enters into one or more other transactions (or 
     acquires one or more positions) that have substantially the 
     same effect as a transaction described in any of the 
     preceding subparagraphs.
       ``(2) Exception for positions which are marked to market.--
     This section shall not apply to any constructive ownership 
     transaction if all of the positions which are part of such 
     transaction are marked to market under any provision of this 
     title or the regulations thereunder.
       ``(3) Long position under notional principal contract.--A 
     person shall be treated as holding a long position under a 
     notional principal contract with respect to any financial 
     asset if such person--
       ``(A) has the right to be paid (or receive credit for) all 
     or substantially all of the investment yield (including 
     appreciation) on such financial asset for a specified period, 
     and
       ``(B) is obligated to reimburse (or provide credit for) all 
     or substantially all of any decline in the value of such 
     financial asset.
       ``(4) Forward contract.--The term `forward contract' means 
     any contract to acquire in the future (or provide or receive 
     credit for the future value of) any financial asset.
       ``(e) Net Underlying Long-Term Capital Gain.--For purposes 
     of this section, in the case of any constructive ownership 
     transaction with respect to any financial asset, the term 
     `net underlying long-term capital gain' means the aggregate 
     net capital gain that the taxpayer would have had if--
       ``(1) the financial asset had been acquired for fair market 
     value on the date such transaction was opened and sold for 
     fair market value on the date such transaction was closed, 
     and
       ``(2) only gains and losses that would have resulted from 
     the deemed ownership under paragraph (1) were taken into 
     account.
     The amount of the net underlying long-term capital gain with 
     respect to any financial asset shall be treated as zero 
     unless the amount thereof is established by clear and 
     convincing evidence.
       ``(f ) Special Rule Where Taxpayer Takes Delivery.--Except 
     as provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary, if a 
     constructive ownership transaction is closed by reason of 
     taking delivery, this section shall be applied as if the 
     taxpayer had sold all the contracts, options, or other 
     positions which are part of such transaction for fair market 
     value on the closing date. The amount of gain recognized 
     under the preceding sentence shall not exceed the amount of 
     gain treated as ordinary income under subsection (a). Proper 
     adjustments shall be made in the amount of any gain or loss 
     subsequently realized for gain recognized and treated as 
     ordinary income under this subsection.

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       ``(g) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     the purposes of this section, including regulations--
       ``(1) to permit taxpayers to mark to market constructive 
     ownership transactions in lieu of applying this section, and
       ``(2) to exclude certain forward contracts which do not 
     convey substantially all of the economic return with respect 
     to a financial asset.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part IV 
     of subchapter P of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 1260. Gains from constructive ownership transactions.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to transactions entered into after July 11, 1999.

     SEC. 535. TREATMENT OF EXCESS PENSION ASSETS USED FOR RETIREE 
                   HEALTH BENEFITS.

       (a) Extension.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (5) of section 420(b) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to expiration) is 
     amended by striking ``in any taxable year beginning after 
     December 31, 2000'' and inserting ``made after December 31, 
     2005''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 101(e)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1021(e)(3)) is amended by 
     striking ``January 1, 1995'' and inserting ``the date of the 
     enactment of the Tax Relief Extension Act of 1999''.
       (B) Section 403(c)(1) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1103(c)(1)) is 
     amended by striking ``January 1, 1995'' and inserting ``the 
     date of the enactment of the Tax Relief Extension Act of 
     1999''.
       (C) Paragraph (13) of section 408(b) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1108(b)(13)) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``in a taxable year beginning before 
     January 1, 2001'' and inserting ``made before January 1, 
     2006'', and
       (ii) by striking ``January 1, 1995'' and inserting ``the 
     date of the enactment of the Tax Relief Extension Act of 
     1999''.
       (b) Application of Minimum Cost Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (3) of section 420(c) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Minimum cost requirements.--
       ``(A) In general.--The requirements of this paragraph are 
     met if each group health plan or arrangement under which 
     applicable health benefits are provided provides that the 
     applicable employer cost for each taxable year during the 
     cost maintenance period shall not be less than the higher of 
     the applicable employer costs for each of the 2 taxable years 
     immediately preceding the taxable year of the qualified 
     transfer.
       ``(B) Applicable employer cost.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `applicable employer cost' means, with 
     respect to any taxable year, the amount determined by 
     dividing--
       ``(i) the qualified current retiree health liabilities of 
     the employer for such taxable year determined--

       ``(I) without regard to any reduction under subsection 
     (e)(1)(B), and
       ``(II) in the case of a taxable year in which there was no 
     qualified transfer, in the same manner as if there had been 
     such a transfer at the end of the taxable year, by

       ``(ii) the number of individuals to whom coverage for 
     applicable health benefits was provided during such taxable 
     year.
       ``(C) Election to compute cost separately.--An employer may 
     elect to have this paragraph applied separately with respect 
     to individuals eligible for benefits under title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act at any time during the taxable year and 
     with respect to individuals not so eligible.
       ``(D) Cost maintenance period.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `cost maintenance period' means the 
     period of 5 taxable years beginning with the taxable year in 
     which the qualified transfer occurs. If a taxable year is in 
     two or more overlapping cost maintenance periods, this 
     paragraph shall be applied by taking into account the highest 
     applicable employer cost required to be provided under 
     subparagraph (A) for such taxable year.
       ``(E) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary to prevent an employer who 
     significantly reduces retiree health coverage during the cost 
     maintenance period from being treated as satisfying the 
     minimum cost requirement of this subsection.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Clause (iii) of section 420(b)(1)(C) of such Code is 
     amended by striking ``benefits'' and inserting ``cost''.
       (B) Subparagraph (D) of section 420(e)(1) of such Code is 
     amended by striking ``and shall not be subject to the minimum 
     benefit requirements of subsection (c)(3)'' and inserting 
     ``or in calculating applicable employer cost under subsection 
     (c)(3)(B)''.
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to qualified transfers occurring after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2) Transition rule.--If the cost maintenance period for 
     any qualified transfer after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act includes any portion of a benefit maintenance period 
     for any qualified transfer on or before such date, the 
     amendments made by subsection (b) shall not apply to such 
     portion of the cost maintenance period (and such portion 
     shall be treated as a benefit maintenance period).

     SEC. 536. MODIFICATION OF INSTALLMENT METHOD AND REPEAL OF 
                   INSTALLMENT METHOD FOR ACCRUAL METHOD 
                   TAXPAYERS.

       (a) Repeal of Installment Method for Accrual Basis 
     Taxpayers.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 453 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to installment 
     method) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Use of Installment Method.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section, income from an installment sale shall be taken into 
     account for purposes of this title under the installment 
     method.
       ``(2) Accrual method taxpayer.--The installment method 
     shall not apply to income from an installment sale if such 
     income would be reported under an accrual method of 
     accounting without regard to this section. The preceding 
     sentence shall not apply to a disposition described in 
     subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (l)(2).''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Sections 453(d)(1), 453(i)(1), 
     and 453(k) of such Code are each amended by striking ``(a)'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``(a)(1)''.
       (b) Modification of Pledge Rules.--Paragraph (4) of section 
     453A(d) of such Code (relating to pledges, etc., of 
     installment obligations) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``A payment shall be treated as directly secured 
     by an interest in an installment obligation to the extent an 
     arrangement allows the taxpayer to satisfy all or a portion 
     of the indebtedness with the installment obligation.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to sales or other dispositions occurring on or 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 537. DENIAL OF CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION FOR 
                   TRANSFERS ASSOCIATED WITH SPLIT-DOLLAR 
                   INSURANCE ARRANGEMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (f ) of section 170 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to disallowance of 
     deduction in certain cases and special rules) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(10) Split-dollar life insurance, annuity, and endowment 
     contracts.--
       ``(A) In general.--Nothing in this section or in section 
     545(b)(2), 556(b)(2), 642(c), 2055, 2106(a)(2), or 2522 shall 
     be construed to allow a deduction, and no deduction shall be 
     allowed, for any transfer to or for the use of an 
     organization described in subsection (c) if in connection 
     with such transfer--
       ``(i) the organization directly or indirectly pays, or has 
     previously paid, any premium on any personal benefit contract 
     with respect to the transferor, or
       ``(ii) there is an understanding or expectation that any 
     person will directly or indirectly pay any premium on any 
     personal benefit contract with respect to the transferor.
       ``(B) Personal benefit contract.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), the term `personal benefit contract' means, 
     with respect to the transferor, any life insurance, annuity, 
     or endowment contract if any direct or indirect beneficiary 
     under such contract is the transferor, any member of the 
     transferor's family, or any other person (other than an 
     organization described in subsection (c)) designated by the 
     transferor.
       ``(C) Application to charitable remainder trusts.--In the 
     case of a transfer to a trust referred to in subparagraph 
     (E), references in subparagraphs (A) and (F) to an 
     organization described in subsection (c) shall be treated as 
     a reference to such trust.
       ``(D) Exception for certain annuity contracts.--If, in 
     connection with a transfer to or for the use of an 
     organization described in subsection (c), such organization 
     incurs an obligation to pay a charitable gift annuity (as 
     defined in section 501(m)) and such organization purchases 
     any annuity contract to fund such obligation, persons 
     receiving payments under the charitable gift annuity shall 
     not be treated for purposes of subparagraph (B) as indirect 
     beneficiaries under such contract if--
       ``(i) such organization possesses all of the incidents of 
     ownership under such contract,
       ``(ii) such organization is entitled to all the payments 
     under such contract, and
       ``(iii) the timing and amount of payments under such 
     contract are substantially the same as the timing and amount 
     of payments to each such person under such obligation (as 
     such obligation is in effect at the time of such transfer).
       ``(E) Exception for certain contracts held by charitable 
     remainder trusts.--A person shall not be treated for purposes 
     of subparagraph (B) as an indirect beneficiary under any life 
     insurance, annuity, or endowment contract held by a 
     charitable remainder annuity trust or a charitable remainder 
     unitrust (as defined in section 664(d)) solely by reason of 
     being entitled to any payment referred to in paragraph (1)(A) 
     or (2)(A) of section 664(d) if--
       ``(i) such trust possesses all of the incidents of 
     ownership under such contract, and
       ``(ii) such trust is entitled to all the payments under 
     such contract.
       ``(F) Excise tax on premiums paid.--
       ``(i) In general.--There is hereby imposed on any 
     organization described in subsection (c) an excise tax equal 
     to the premiums paid by such organization on any life 
     insurance, annuity, or endowment contract if the payment of 
     premiums on such contract is in connection with a transfer 
     for which a deduction is not allowable under subparagraph 
     (A), determined without regard to when such transfer is made.
       ``(ii) Payments by other persons.--For purposes of clause 
     (i), payments made by any other person pursuant to an 
     understanding or expectation referred to in subparagraph (A) 
     shall be treated as made by the organization.
       ``(iii) Reporting.--Any organization on which tax is 
     imposed by clause (i) with respect to any premium shall file 
     an annual return which includes--

       ``(I) the amount of such premiums paid during the year and 
     the name and TIN of each beneficiary under the contract to 
     which the premium relates, and
       ``(II) such other information as the Secretary may require.

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     The penalties applicable to returns required under section 
     6033 shall apply to returns required under this clause. 
     Returns required under this clause shall be furnished at such 
     time and in such manner as the Secretary shall by forms or 
     regulations require.
       ``(iv) Certain rules to apply.--The tax imposed by this 
     subparagraph shall be treated as imposed by chapter 42 for 
     purposes of this title other than subchapter B of chapter 42.
       ``(G) Special rule where state requires specification of 
     charitable gift annuitant in contract.--In the case of an 
     obligation to pay a charitable gift annuity referred to in 
     subparagraph (D) which is entered into under the laws of a 
     State which requires, in order for the charitable gift 
     annuity to be exempt from insurance regulation by such State, 
     that each beneficiary under the charitable gift annuity be 
     named as a beneficiary under an annuity contract issued by an 
     insurance company authorized to transact business in such 
     State, the requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of 
     subparagraph (D) shall be treated as met if--
       ``(i) such State law requirement was in effect on February 
     8, 1999,
       ``(ii) each such beneficiary under the charitable gift 
     annuity is a bona fide resident of such State at the time the 
     obligation to pay a charitable gift annuity is entered into, 
     and
       ``(iii) the only persons entitled to payments under such 
     contract are persons entitled to payments as beneficiaries 
     under such obligation on the date such obligation is entered 
     into.
       ``(H) Member of family.--For purposes of this paragraph, an 
     individual's family consists of the individual's 
     grandparents, the grandparents of such individual's spouse, 
     the lineal descendants of such grandparents, and any spouse 
     of such a lineal descendant.
       ``(I) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     the purposes of this paragraph, including regulations to 
     prevent the avoidance of such purposes.''.
       (b) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section, the amendment made by this section shall apply to 
     transfers made after February 8, 1999.
       (2) Excise tax.--Except as provided in paragraph (3) of 
     this subsection, section 170(f )(10)(F) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this section) shall apply 
     to premiums paid after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (3) Reporting.--Clause (iii) of such section 170(f )(10)(F) 
     shall apply to premiums paid after February 8, 1999 
     (determined as if the tax imposed by such section applies to 
     premiums paid after such date).

     SEC. 538. DISTRIBUTIONS BY A PARTNERSHIP TO A CORPORATE 
                   PARTNER OF STOCK IN ANOTHER CORPORATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 732 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 (relating to basis of distributed property other than 
     money) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f) Corresponding Adjustment to Basis of Assets of a 
     Distributed Corporation Controlled by a Corporate Partner.--
       ``(1) In general.--If--
       ``(A) a corporation (hereafter in this subsection referred 
     to as the `corporate partner') receives a distribution from a 
     partnership of stock in another corporation (hereafter in 
     this subsection referred to as the `distributed 
     corporation'),
       ``(B) the corporate partner has control of the distributed 
     corporation immediately after the distribution or at any time 
     thereafter, and
       ``(C) the partnership's adjusted basis in such stock 
     immediately before the distribution exceeded the corporate 
     partner's adjusted basis in such stock immediately after the 
     distribution,
     then an amount equal to such excess shall be applied to 
     reduce (in accordance with subsection (c)) the basis of 
     property held by the distributed corporation at such time 
     (or, if the corporate partner does not control the 
     distributed corporation at such time, at the time the 
     corporate partner first has such control).
       ``(2) Exception for certain distributions before control 
     acquired.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any distribution 
     of stock in the distributed corporation if--
       ``(A) the corporate partner does not have control of such 
     corporation immediately after such distribution, and
       ``(B) the corporate partner establishes to the satisfaction 
     of the Secretary that such distribution was not part of a 
     plan or arrangement to acquire control of the distributed 
     corporation.
       ``(3) Limitations on basis reduction.--
       ``(A) In general.--The amount of the reduction under 
     paragraph (1) shall not exceed the amount by which the sum of 
     the aggregate adjusted bases of the property and the amount 
     of money of the distributed corporation exceeds the corporate 
     partner's adjusted basis in the stock of the distributed 
     corporation.
       ``(B) Reduction not to exceed adjusted basis of property.--
     No reduction under paragraph (1) in the basis of any property 
     shall exceed the adjusted basis of such property (determined 
     without regard to such reduction).
       ``(4) Gain recognition where reduction limited.--If the 
     amount of any reduction under paragraph (1) (determined after 
     the application of paragraph (3)(A)) exceeds the aggregate 
     adjusted bases of the property of the distributed 
     corporation--
       ``(A) such excess shall be recognized by the corporate 
     partner as long-term capital gain, and
       ``(B) the corporate partner's adjusted basis in the stock 
     of the distributed corporation shall be increased by such 
     excess.
       ``(5) Control.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 
     `control' means ownership of stock meeting the requirements 
     of section 1504(a)(2).
       ``(6) Indirect distributions.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1), if a corporation acquires (other than in a distribution 
     from a partnership) stock the basis of which is determined 
     (by reason of being distributed from a partnership) in whole 
     or in part by reference to subsection (a)(2) or (b), the 
     corporation shall be treated as receiving a distribution of 
     such stock from a partnership.
       ``(7) Special rule for stock in controlled corporation.--If 
     the property held by a distributed corporation is stock in a 
     corporation which the distributed corporation controls, this 
     subsection shall be applied to reduce the basis of the 
     property of such controlled corporation. This subsection 
     shall be reapplied to any property of any controlled 
     corporation which is stock in a corporation which it 
     controls.
       ``(8) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of 
     this subsection, including regulations to avoid double 
     counting and to prevent the abuse of such purposes.''.
       (b) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendment made by this section shall apply to distributions 
     made after July 14, 1999.
       (2) Partnerships in existence on July 14, 1999.--In the 
     case of a corporation which is a partner in a partnership as 
     of July 14, 1999, the amendment made by this section shall 
     apply to any distribution made (or treated as made) to such 
     partner from such partnership after June 30, 2001, except 
     that this paragraph shall not apply to any distribution after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act unless the partner 
     makes an election to have this paragraph apply to such 
     distribution on the partner's return of Federal income tax 
     for the taxable year in which such distribution occurs.

     PART II--PROVISIONS RELATING TO REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS

 Subpart A--Treatment of Income and Services Provided by Taxable REIT 
                              Subsidiaries

     SEC. 541. MODIFICATIONS TO ASSET DIVERSIFICATION TEST.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 856(c)(4) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(B)(i) not more than 25 percent of the value of its total 
     assets is represented by securities (other than those 
     includible under subparagraph (A)),
       ``(ii) not more than 20 percent of the value of its total 
     assets is represented by securities of 1 or more taxable REIT 
     subsidiaries, and
       ``(iii) except with respect to a taxable REIT subsidiary 
     and securities includible under subparagraph (A)--
       ``(I) not more than 5 percent of the value of its total 
     assets is represented by securities of any one issuer,
       ``(II) the trust does not hold securities possessing more 
     than 10 percent of the total voting power of the outstanding 
     securities of any one issuer, and
       ``(III) the trust does not hold securities having a value 
     of more than 10 percent of the total value of the outstanding 
     securities of any one issuer.''.
       (b) Exception for Straight Debt Securities.--Subsection (c) 
     of section 856 of such Code is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) Straight debt safe harbor in applying paragraph 
     (4).--Securities of an issuer which are straight debt (as 
     defined in section 1361(c)(5) without regard to subparagraph 
     (B)(iii) thereof) shall not be taken into account in applying 
     paragraph (4)(B)(ii)(III) if--
       ``(A) the issuer is an individual, or
       ``(B) the only securities of such issuer which are held by 
     the trust or a taxable REIT subsidiary of the trust are 
     straight debt (as so defined), or
       ``(C) the issuer is a partnership and the trust holds at 
     least a 20 percent profits interest in the partnership.''.

     SEC. 542. TREATMENT OF INCOME AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY 
                   TAXABLE REIT SUBSIDIARIES.

       (a) Income From Taxable REIT Subsidiaries Not Treated as 
     Impermissible Tenant Service Income.--Clause (i) of section 
     856(d)(7)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating 
     to exceptions to impermissible tenant service income) is 
     amended by inserting ``or through a taxable REIT subsidiary 
     of such trust'' after ``income''.
       (b) Certain Income From Taxable REIT Subsidiaries Not 
     Excluded From Rents From Real Property.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (d) of section 856 of such Code 
     (relating to rents from real property defined) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(8) Special rule for taxable reit subsidiaries.--For 
     purposes of this subsection, amounts paid to a real estate 
     investment trust by a taxable REIT subsidiary of such trust 
     shall not be excluded from rents from real property by reason 
     of paragraph (2)(B) if the requirements of either of the 
     following subparagraphs are met:
       ``(A) Limited rental exception.--The requirements of this 
     subparagraph are met with respect to any property if at least 
     90 percent of the leased space of the property is rented to 
     persons other than taxable REIT subsidiaries of such trust 
     and other than persons described in section 856(d)(2)(B). The 
     preceding sentence shall apply only to the extent that the 
     amounts paid to the trust as rents from real property (as 
     defined in paragraph (1) without regard to paragraph (2)(B)) 
     from such property are substantially comparable to such rents 
     made by the other tenants of the trust's property for 
     comparable space.

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       ``(B) Exception for certain lodging facilities.--The 
     requirements of this subparagraph are met with respect to an 
     interest in real property which is a qualified lodging 
     facility leased by the trust to a taxable REIT subsidiary of 
     the trust if the property is operated on behalf of such 
     subsidiary by a person who is an eligible independent 
     contractor.
       ``(9) Eligible independent contractor.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (8)(B)--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `eligible independent 
     contractor' means, with respect to any qualified lodging 
     facility, any independent contractor if, at the time such 
     contractor enters into a management agreement or other 
     similar service contract with the taxable REIT subsidiary to 
     operate the facility, such contractor (or any related person) 
     is actively engaged in the trade or business of operating 
     qualified lodging facilities for any person who is not a 
     related person with respect to the real estate investment 
     trust or the taxable REIT subsidiary.
       ``(B) Special rules.--Solely for purposes of this paragraph 
     and paragraph (8)(B), a person shall not fail to be treated 
     as an independent contractor with respect to any qualified 
     lodging facility by reason of any of the following:
       ``(i) The taxable REIT subsidiary bears the expenses for 
     the operation of the facility pursuant to the management 
     agreement or other similar service contract.
       ``(ii) The taxable REIT subsidiary receives the revenues 
     from the operation of such facility, net of expenses for such 
     operation and fees payable to the operator pursuant to such 
     agreement or contract.
       ``(iii) The real estate investment trust receives income 
     from such person with respect to another property that is 
     attributable to a lease of such other property to such person 
     that was in effect as of the later of--

       ``(I) January 1, 1999, or
       ``(II) the earliest date that any taxable REIT subsidiary 
     of such trust entered into a management agreement or other 
     similar service contract with such person with respect to 
     such qualified lodging facility.

       ``(C) Renewals, etc., of existing leases.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (B)(iii)--
       ``(i) a lease shall be treated as in effect on January 1, 
     1999, without regard to its renewal after such date, so long 
     as such renewal is pursuant to the terms of such lease as in 
     effect on whichever of the dates under subparagraph (B)(iii) 
     is the latest, and
       ``(ii) a lease of a property entered into after whichever 
     of the dates under subparagraph (B)(iii) is the latest shall 
     be treated as in effect on such date if--

       ``(I) on such date, a lease of such property from the trust 
     was in effect, and
       ``(II) under the terms of the new lease, such trust 
     receives a substantially similar or lesser benefit in 
     comparison to the lease referred to in subclause (I).

       ``(D) Qualified lodging facility.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `qualified lodging facility' 
     means any lodging facility unless wagering activities are 
     conducted at or in connection with such facility by any 
     person who is engaged in the business of accepting wagers and 
     who is legally authorized to engage in such business at or in 
     connection with such facility.
       ``(ii) Lodging facility.--The term `lodging facility' means 
     a hotel, motel, or other establishment more than one-half of 
     the dwelling units in which are used on a transient basis.
       ``(iii) Customary amenities and facilities.--The term 
     `lodging facility' includes customary amenities and 
     facilities operated as part of, or associated with, the 
     lodging facility so long as such amenities and facilities are 
     customary for other properties of a comparable size and class 
     owned by other owners unrelated to such real estate 
     investment trust.
       ``(E) Operate includes manage.--References in this 
     paragraph to operating a property shall be treated as 
     including a reference to managing the property.
       ``(F) Related person.--Persons shall be treated as related 
     to each other if such persons are treated as a single 
     employer under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (B) of section 
     856(d)(2) of such Code is amended by inserting ``except as 
     provided in paragraph (8),'' after ``(B)''.
       (3) Determining rents from real property.--
       (A)(i) Paragraph (1) of section 856(d) of such Code is 
     amended by striking ``adjusted bases'' each place it occurs 
     and inserting ``fair market values''.
       (ii) The amendment made by this subparagraph shall apply to 
     taxable years beginning after December 31, 2000.
       (B)(i) Clause (i) of section 856(d)(2)(B) of such Code is 
     amended by striking ``number'' and inserting ``value''.
       (ii) The amendment made by this subparagraph shall apply to 
     amounts received or accrued in taxable years beginning after 
     December 31, 2000, except for amounts paid pursuant to leases 
     in effect on July 12, 1999, or pursuant to a binding contract 
     in effect on such date and at all times thereafter.

     SEC. 543. TAXABLE REIT SUBSIDIARY.

       (a) In General.--Section 856 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(l) Taxable REIT Subsidiary.--For purposes of this part--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `taxable REIT subsidiary' 
     means, with respect to a real estate investment trust, a 
     corporation (other than a real estate investment trust) if--
       ``(A) such trust directly or indirectly owns stock in such 
     corporation, and
       ``(B) such trust and such corporation jointly elect that 
     such corporation shall be treated as a taxable REIT 
     subsidiary of such trust for purposes of this part.
     Such an election, once made, shall be irrevocable unless both 
     such trust and corporation consent to its revocation. Such 
     election, and any revocation thereof, may be made without the 
     consent of the Secretary.
       ``(2) 35 Percent ownership in another taxable reit 
     subsidiary.--The term `taxable REIT subsidiary' includes, 
     with respect to any real estate investment trust, any 
     corporation (other than a real estate investment trust) with 
     respect to which a taxable REIT subsidiary of such trust owns 
     directly or indirectly--
       ``(A) securities possessing more than 35 percent of the 
     total voting power of the outstanding securities of such 
     corporation, or
       ``(B) securities having a value of more than 35 percent of 
     the total value of the outstanding securities of such 
     corporation.
     The preceding sentence shall not apply to a qualified REIT 
     subsidiary (as defined in subsection (i)(2)). The rule of 
     section 856(c)(7) shall apply for purposes of subparagraph 
     (B).
       ``(3) Exceptions.--The term `taxable REIT subsidiary' shall 
     not include--
       ``(A) any corporation which directly or indirectly operates 
     or manages a lodging facility or a health care facility, and
       ``(B) any corporation which directly or indirectly provides 
     to any other person (under a franchise, license, or 
     otherwise) rights to any brand name under which any lodging 
     facility or health care facility is operated.
     Subparagraph (B) shall not apply to rights provided to an 
     eligible independent contractor to operate or manage a 
     lodging facility if such rights are held by such corporation 
     as a franchisee, licensee, or in a similar capacity and such 
     lodging facility is either owned by such corporation or is 
     leased to such corporation from the real estate investment 
     trust.
       ``(4) Definitions.--For purposes of paragraph (3)--
       ``(A) Lodging facility.--The term `lodging facility' has 
     the meaning given to such term by paragraph (9)(D)(ii).
       ``(B) Health care facility.--The term `health care 
     facility' has the meaning given to such term by subsection 
     (e)(6)(D)(ii).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (2) of section 856(i) 
     of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new sentence: ``Such term shall not include a taxable REIT 
     subsidiary.''.

     SEC. 544. LIMITATION ON EARNINGS STRIPPING.

       Paragraph (3) of section 163( j) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 (relating to limitation on deduction for 
     interest on certain indebtedness) is amended by striking 
     ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking the 
     period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ``, 
     and'', and by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) any interest paid or accrued (directly or indirectly) 
     by a taxable REIT subsidiary (as defined in section 856(l)) 
     of a real estate investment trust to such trust.''.

     SEC. 545. 100 PERCENT TAX ON IMPROPERLY ALLOCATED AMOUNTS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 857 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to method of taxation 
     of real estate investment trusts and holders of shares or 
     certificates of beneficial interest) is amended by 
     redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as paragraphs (8) and 
     (9), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (6) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(7) Income from redetermined rents, redetermined 
     deductions, and excess interest.--
       ``(A) Imposition of tax.--There is hereby imposed for each 
     taxable year of the real estate investment trust a tax equal 
     to 100 percent of redetermined rents, redetermined 
     deductions, and excess interest.
       ``(B) Redetermined rents.--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `redetermined rents' means 
     rents from real property (as defined in subsection 856(d)) 
     the amount of which would (but for subparagraph (E)) be 
     reduced on distribution, apportionment, or allocation under 
     section 482 to clearly reflect income as a result of services 
     furnished or rendered by a taxable REIT subsidiary of the 
     real estate investment trust to a tenant of such trust.
       ``(ii) Exception for certain services.--Clause (i) shall 
     not apply to amounts received directly or indirectly by a 
     real estate investment trust for services described in 
     paragraph (1)(B) or (7)(C)(i) of section 856(d).
       ``(iii) Exception for de minimis amounts.--Clause (i) shall 
     not apply to amounts described in section 856(d)(7)(A) with 
     respect to a property to the extent such amounts do not 
     exceed the one percent threshold described in section 
     856(d)(7)(B) with respect to such property.
       ``(iv) Exception for comparably priced services.--Clause 
     (i) shall not apply to any service rendered by a taxable REIT 
     subsidiary of a real estate investment trust to a tenant of 
     such trust if--

       ``(I) such subsidiary renders a significant amount of 
     similar services to persons other than such trust and tenants 
     of such trust who are unrelated (within the meaning of 
     section 856(d)(8)(F)) to such subsidiary, trust, and tenants, 
     but
       ``(II) only to the extent the charge for such service so 
     rendered is substantially comparable to the charge for the 
     similar services rendered to persons referred to in subclause 
     (I).

       ``(v) Exception for certain separately charged services.--
     Clause (i) shall not apply to any service rendered by a 
     taxable REIT subsidiary of a real estate investment trust to 
     a tenant of such trust if--

       ``(I) the rents paid to the trust by tenants (leasing at 
     least 25 percent of the net leasable space in the trust's 
     property) who are not receiving such service from such 
     subsidiary are substantially comparable to the rents paid by 
     tenants leasing comparable space who are receiving such 
     service from such subsidiary, and
       ``(II) the charge for such service from such subsidiary is 
     separately stated.

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       ``(vi) Exception for certain services based on subsidiary's 
     income from the services.--Clause (i) shall not apply to any 
     service rendered by a taxable REIT subsidiary of a real 
     estate investment trust to a tenant of such trust if the 
     gross income of such subsidiary from such service is not less 
     than 150 percent of such subsidiary's direct cost in 
     furnishing or rendering the service.
       ``(vii) Exceptions granted by secretary.--The Secretary may 
     waive the tax otherwise imposed by subparagraph (A) if the 
     trust establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary that 
     rents charged to tenants were established on an arms' length 
     basis even though a taxable REIT subsidiary of the trust 
     provided services to such tenants.
       ``(C) Redetermined deductions.--The term `redetermined 
     deductions' means deductions (other than redetermined rents) 
     of a taxable REIT subsidiary of a real estate investment 
     trust if the amount of such deductions would (but for 
     subparagraph (E)) be decreased on distribution, 
     apportionment, or allocation under section 482 to clearly 
     reflect income as between such subsidiary and such trust.
       ``(D) Excess interest.--The term `excess interest' means 
     any deductions for interest payments by a taxable REIT 
     subsidiary of a real estate investment trust to such trust to 
     the extent that the interest payments are in excess of a rate 
     that is commercially reasonable.
       ``(E) Coordination with section 482.--The imposition of tax 
     under subparagraph (A) shall be in lieu of any distribution, 
     apportionment, or allocation under section 482.
       ``(F) Regulatory authority.--The Secretary shall prescribe 
     such regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry 
     out the purposes of this paragraph. Until the Secretary 
     prescribes such regulations, real estate investment trusts 
     and their taxable REIT subsidiaries may base their 
     allocations on any reasonable method.''.
       (b) Amount Subject to Tax Not Required To Be Distributed.--
     Subparagraph (E) of section 857(b)(2) of such Code (relating 
     to real estate investment trust taxable income) is amended by 
     striking ``paragraph (5)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (5) and 
     (7)''.

     SEC. 546. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) In General.--The amendments made by this subpart shall 
     apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2000.
       (b) Transitional Rules Related to Section 541.--
       (1) Existing arrangements.--
       (A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     paragraph, the amendment made by section 541 shall not apply 
     to a real estate investment trust with respect to--
       (i) securities of a corporation held directly or indirectly 
     by such trust on July 12, 1999,
       (ii) securities of a corporation held by an entity on July 
     12, 1999, if such trust acquires control of such entity 
     pursuant to a written binding contract in effect on such date 
     and at all times thereafter before such acquisition,
       (iii) securities received by such trust (or a successor) in 
     exchange for, or with respect to, securities described in 
     clause (i) or (ii) in a transaction in which gain or loss is 
     not recognized, and
       (iv) securities acquired directly or indirectly by such 
     trust as part of a reorganization (as defined in section 
     368(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) with respect 
     to such trust if such securities are described in clause (i), 
     (ii), or (iii) with respect to any other real estate 
     investment trust.
       (B) New trade or business or substantial new assets.--
     Subparagraph (A) shall cease to apply to securities of a 
     corporation as of the first day after July 12, 1999, on which 
     such corporation engages in a substantial new line of 
     business, or acquires any substantial asset, other than--
       (i) pursuant to a binding contract in effect on such date 
     and at all times thereafter before the acquisition of such 
     asset,
       (ii) in a transaction in which gain or loss is not 
     recognized by reason of section 1031 or 1033 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986, or
       (iii) in a reorganization (as so defined) with another 
     corporation the securities of which are described in 
     paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection.
       (C) Limitation on transition rules.--Subparagraph (A) shall 
     cease to apply to securities of a corporation held, acquired, 
     or received, directly or indirectly, by a real estate 
     investment trust as of the first day after July 12, 1999, on 
     which such trust acquires any additional securities of such 
     corporation other than--
       (i) pursuant to a binding contract in effect on July 12, 
     1999, and at all times thereafter, or
       (ii) in a reorganization (as so defined) with another 
     corporation the securities of which are described in 
     paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection.
       (2) Tax-free conversion.--If--
       (A) at the time of an election for a corporation to become 
     a taxable REIT subsidiary, the amendment made by section 541 
     does not apply to such corporation by reason of paragraph 
     (1), and
       (B) such election first takes effect before January 1, 
     2004,
     such election shall be treated as a reorganization qualifying 
     under section 368(a)(1)(A) of such Code.

     SEC. 547. STUDY RELATING TO TAXABLE REIT SUBSIDIARIES.

       The Secretary of the Treasury shall conduct a study to 
     determine how many taxable REIT subsidiaries are in existence 
     and the aggregate amount of taxes paid by such subsidiaries. 
     The Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress 
     describing the results of such study.

                      Subpart B--Health Care REITs

     SEC. 551. HEALTH CARE REITS.

       (a) Special Foreclosure Rule for Health Care Properties.--
     Subsection (e) of section 856 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 (relating to special rules for foreclosure property) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Special rule for qualified health care properties.--
     For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) Acquisition at expiration of lease.--The term 
     `foreclosure property' shall include any qualified health 
     care property acquired by a real estate investment trust as 
     the result of the termination of a lease of such property 
     (other than a termination by reason of a default, or the 
     imminence of a default, on the lease).
       ``(B) Grace period.--In the case of a qualified health care 
     property which is foreclosure property solely by reason of 
     subparagraph (A), in lieu of applying paragraphs (2) and 
     (3)--
       ``(i) the qualified health care property shall cease to be 
     foreclosure property as of the close of the second taxable 
     year after the taxable year in which such trust acquired such 
     property, and
       ``(ii) if the real estate investment trust establishes to 
     the satisfaction of the Secretary that an extension of the 
     grace period in clause (i) is necessary to the orderly 
     leasing or liquidation of the trust's interest in such 
     qualified health care property, the Secretary may grant one 
     or more extensions of the grace period for such qualified 
     health care property.
     Any such extension shall not extend the grace period beyond 
     the close of the 6th year after the taxable year in which 
     such trust acquired such qualified health care property.
       ``(C) Income from independent contractors.--For purposes of 
     applying paragraph (4)(C) with respect to qualified health 
     care property which is foreclosure property by reason of 
     subparagraph (A) or paragraph (1), income derived or received 
     by the trust from an independent contractor shall be 
     disregarded to the extent such income is attributable to--
       ``(i) any lease of property in effect on the date the real 
     estate investment trust acquired the qualified health care 
     property (without regard to its renewal after such date so 
     long as such renewal is pursuant to the terms of such lease 
     as in effect on such date), or
       ``(ii) any lease of property entered into after such date 
     if--

       ``(I) on such date, a lease of such property from the trust 
     was in effect, and
       ``(II) under the terms of the new lease, such trust 
     receives a substantially similar or lesser benefit in 
     comparison to the lease referred to in subclause (I).

       ``(D) Qualified health care property.--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `qualified health care 
     property' means any real property (including interests 
     therein), and any personal property incident to such real 
     property, which--

       ``(I) is a health care facility, or
       ``(II) is necessary or incidental to the use of a health 
     care facility.

       ``(ii) Health care facility.--For purposes of clause (i), 
     the term `health care facility' means a hospital, nursing 
     facility, assisted living facility, congregate care facility, 
     qualified continuing care facility (as defined in section 
     7872(g)(4)), or other licensed facility which extends medical 
     or nursing or ancillary services to patients and which, 
     immediately before the termination, expiration, default, or 
     breach of the lease of or mortgage secured by such facility, 
     was operated by a provider of such services which was 
     eligible for participation in the medicare program under 
     title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to such 
     facility.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2000.

     Subpart C--Conformity With Regulated Investment Company Rules

     SEC. 556. CONFORMITY WITH REGULATED INVESTMENT COMPANY RULES.

       (a) Distribution Requirement.--Clauses (i) and (ii) of 
     section 857(a)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     (relating to requirements applicable to real estate 
     investment trusts) are each amended by striking ``95 percent 
     (90 percent for taxable years beginning before January 1, 
     1980)'' and inserting ``90 percent''.
       (b) Imposition of Tax.--Clause (i) of section 857(b)(5)(A) 
     of such Code (relating to imposition of tax in case of 
     failure to meet certain requirements) is amended by striking 
     ``95 percent (90 percent in the case of taxable years 
     beginning before January 1, 1980)'' and inserting ``90 
     percent''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2000.

Subpart D--Clarification of Exception From Impermissible Tenant Service 
                                 Income

     SEC. 561. CLARIFICATION OF EXCEPTION FOR INDEPENDENT 
                   OPERATORS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 856(d) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to independent 
     contractor defined) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following flush sentence:
     ``In the event that any class of stock of either the real 
     estate investment trust or such person is regularly traded on 
     an established securities market, only persons who own, 
     directly or indirectly, more than 5 percent of such class of 
     stock shall be taken into account as owning any of the stock 
     of such class for purposes of applying the 35 percent 
     limitation set forth in subparagraph (B) (but all of the 
     outstanding stock of such class shall be considered 
     outstanding in order to compute the denominator for purpose 
     of determining the applicable percentage of ownership).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2000.

         Subpart E--Modification of Earnings and Profits Rules

     SEC. 566. MODIFICATION OF EARNINGS AND PROFITS RULES.

       (a) Rules for Determining Whether Regulated Investment 
     Company Has Earnings and Profits From Non-RIC Year.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (c) of section 852 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended

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     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Distributions to meet requirements of subsection 
     (a)(2)(B).--Any distribution which is made in order to comply 
     with the requirements of subsection (a)(2)(B)--
       ``(A) shall be treated for purposes of this subsection and 
     subsection (a)(2)(B) as made from earnings and profits which, 
     but for the distribution, would result in a failure to meet 
     such requirements (and allocated to such earnings on a first-
     in, first-out basis), and
       ``(B) to the extent treated under subparagraph (A) as made 
     from accumulated earnings and profits, shall not be treated 
     as a distribution for purposes of subsection (b)(2)(D) and 
     section 855.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (A) of section 
     857(d)(3) of such Code is amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) shall be treated for purposes of this subsection and 
     subsection (a)(2)(B) as made from earnings and profits which, 
     but for the distribution, would result in a failure to meet 
     such requirements (and allocated to such earnings on a first-
     in, first-out basis), and''.
       (b) Clarification of Application of REIT Spillover Dividend 
     Rules to Distributions To Meet Qualification Requirement.--
     Subparagraph (B) of section 857(d)(3) of such Code is amended 
     by inserting before the period ``and section 858''.
       (c) Application of Deficiency Dividend Procedures.--
     Paragraph (1) of section 852(e) of such Code is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new sentence: ``If the 
     determination under subparagraph (A) is solely as a result of 
     the failure to meet the requirements of subsection (a)(2), 
     the preceding sentence shall also apply for purposes of 
     applying subsection (a)(2) to the non-RIC year and the amount 
     referred to in paragraph (2)(A)(i) shall be the portion of 
     the accumulated earnings and profits which resulted in such 
     failure.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to distributions after December 31, 2000.

             Subpart F--Modification of Estimated Tax Rules

     SEC. 571. MODIFICATION OF ESTIMATED TAX RULES FOR CLOSELY 
                   HELD REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (e) of section 6655 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to estimated tax by 
     corporations) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(5) Treatment of certain reit dividends.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any dividend received from a closely 
     held real estate investment trust by any person which owns 
     (after application of subsections (d)(5) and (l)(3)(B) of 
     section 856) 10 percent or more (by vote or value) of the 
     stock or beneficial interests in the trust shall be taken 
     into account in computing annualized income installments 
     under paragraph (2) in a manner similar to the manner under 
     which partnership income inclusions are taken into account.
       ``(B) Closely held reit.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
     the term `closely held real estate investment trust' means a 
     real estate investment trust with respect to which 5 or fewer 
     persons own (after application of subsections (d)(5) and 
     (l)(3)(B) of section 856) 50 percent or more (by vote or 
     value) of the stock or beneficial interests in the trust.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to estimated tax payments due on or after 
     December 15, 1999.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
     Bill Archer,
     Tom Bliley,
     Dick Armey,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     W.V. Roth, Jr.,
     Trent Lott,
                               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. PEASE, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

418

When there appeared

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Nays

2

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     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--2

     Berry
     Stark
       

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Baker
     Brady (TX)
     Callahan
     Capps
     Conyers
     Everett
     Fletcher
     Frank (MA)
     McIntosh
     Nethercutt
     Radanovich
     Serrano
     Shuster
     Wexler
     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. 135.34  privileges of the house--return of bill to senate

  Mr. WELLER of Illinois, rose to a question of the privileges of the 
House and submitted the following privileged resolution (H. Res. 393):


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       Resolved, That the bill of the Senate (S. 4) entitled the 
     ``Soldiers', Sailors', Airmen's, and Marines' Bill of Rights 
     Act of 1999'', 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.

  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 the resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 135.35  further continuing appropriations fy 2000

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida, by unanimous consent, called up the joint 
resolution (H.J. Res. 84) making further continuing appropriations for 
fiscal year 2000.
  When said joint resolution was considered and read twice.
  After debate,
  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. 135.36  privileges of the house--return of bill to senate

  Mr. WELLER of Illinois, rose to a question of the privileges of the 
House and submitted the following privileged resolution (H. Res. 394):

       Resolved, That the bill of the Senate (S. 1232) entitled 
     the ``Federal Erroneous Retirement Coverage Corrections 
     Act'', 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.

  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 the resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 135.37  adjournment sine die

  Mr. ARMEY submitted the following privileged concurrent resolution (H. 
Con. Res. 235):

       That when the House adjourns on any legislative day from 
     Thursday, November 18, 1999, through Monday, November 22, 
     1999, on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent 
     resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, it shall 
     stand adjourned until noon on Thursday, December 2, 1999 
     (unless it sooner has received a message from the Senate 
     transmitting its concurrence in the conference report to 
     accompany H.R. 3194, in which case the House shall stand 
     adjourned sine die), or until noon on the second day after 
     Members are notified to reassemble pursuant to section 3 of 
     this concurrent resolution; and that when the Senate adjourns 
     on any day from Thursday, November 18, 1999, through 
     Thursday, December 2, 1999, on a motion offered pursuant to 
     this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his 
     designee, it shall stand adjourned sine die, or until noon on 
     the second day after Members are notified to reassemble 
     pursuant to section 3 of this concurrent resolution.
       Sec. 2. When the House convenes for the second session of 
     the One Hundred Sixth Congress, it shall conduct no 
     organizational or legislative business on that day and, when 
     the House adjourns on that day, it shall stand adjourned 
     until noon on January 27, 2000, or until noon on the second 
     day after Members are notified to reassemble pursuant to 
     section 3 of this concurrent resolution.
       Sec. 3. 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 Senate, 
     respectively, to reassemble whenever, in their opinion, the 
     public interest shall warrant it.
       Sec. 4. The Congress declares that clause 2(h) of rule II 
     of the Rules of the House of Representatives and the order of 
     the Senate of January 6, 1999, authorize for the duration of 
     the One Hundred Sixth Congress the Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate, 
     respectively, to receive messages from the President during 
     periods when the House and Senate are not in session, and 
     thereby preserve until adjournment sine die of the final 
     regular session of the One Hundred Sixth Congress the 
     constitutional prerogative of the House and Senate to 
     reconsider vetoed measures in light of the objections of the 
     President, since the availability of the Clerk and the 
     Secretary during any earlier adjournment of either House 
     during the current Congress does not prevent the return by 
     the President of any bill presented to him for approval.
       Sec. 5. The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall 
     inform the President of the United States of the adoption of 
     this concurrent 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 request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para. 135.38  convening of the second session of the 106th congress

  Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent, submitted the joint resolution (H.J. 
Res. 85) appointing the day for the convening of the second session of 
the One Hundred Sixth Congress.
  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 reconsidered 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. 135.39  appointment of committee to notify the president

  Mr. ARMEY submitted the following privileged resolution (H. Res. 395):

       Resolved, That a committee of two Members be appointed by 
     the House to join a similar committee appointed by the 
     Senate, to wait upon the President of the United States and 
     inform him that the two Houses have completed their business 
     of the session and are ready to adjourn, unless the President 
     has some other communication to make to them.

  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.
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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. 135.40  general leave to extend remarks until last edition of the 
          record

  On motion of Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That all Members of the House may have until publication of 
the last edition of the Congressional Record authorized for the first 
session by the Joint Committee on Printing to revise and extend their 
remarks and to include brief, related extraneous material on any matter 
occurrring before the adjournment of the first session sine die.

para. 135.41  speaker and minority leader to accept resignations, appoint 
          commissions

  On motion of Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, until the day the House convenes for the second session 
of the 106th Congress, and notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, 
the Speaker, the majority leader, and minority leader be authorized to 
accept resignations and to appoint commissions, boards and committees 
duly authorized by law or by the House.

para. 135.42  chippewa cree tribe reservation water rights

  On motion of Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, by unanimous consent, the bill of 
the Senate (S. 438) 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; was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be read a third 
time,

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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. 135.43  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. BURTON, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Government Reform was granted permission until Friday, December 10, 
1999, to file an investigative report.

para. 135.44  four corners monument tribal park

  On motion of Mr. CANNON, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 28) to authorize an interpretive center and related visitor 
facilities within the Four Corners Monument Tribal Park, 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. 135.45  fallen timbers battlefield and fort miamis national 
          historical 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. 548) to establish the Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort 
Miamis National Historical Site in the state of Ohio.
  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. 135.46  coastal barrier resources map

  On motion of Mr. SAXTON, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Resources was discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 
34) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make technical 
corrections to a map relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System.
  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. 135.47  coastal barrier resource system map

  On motion of Mr. SAXTON, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Resources was discharged from further consideration of the bill of the 
Senate (S. 574) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make 
corrections to a map relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System.
  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. 135.48  coastal barrier resources system

  On motion of Mr. SAXTON, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Resources was discharged from further consideration of the bill of the 
Senate (S. 1866) to redesignate the Coastal Barrier Resources System as 
the ``John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System''.
  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. 135.49  foster care independence

  On motion of Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, by unanimous consent, the 
Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Commerce was discharged 
from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 3443) to amend part E of 
title IV of the Social Security Act to provide States with more funding 
and greater flexibility in carrying out programs designed to help 
children make the transition from foster care to self-sufficiency, 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 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. 135.50  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. 83. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other 
     purposes.

para. 135.51  healthcare research and quality

  On motion of Mr. BLILEY, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 580) to amend title IX of the Public Health Service Act to revise 
and extend the Agency for Healthcare Policy and Research; 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. 135.52  women's business centers sustainability

  On motion of Mrs. KELLY, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 791) to amend the Small Business Act with respect to the women's 
business center program; 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. 135.53  enrollment correction--h.r. 1180

  Mr. ROGERS, by unanimous consent, submitted the following concurrent 
resolution (H. Con. Res. 236):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That, in the enrollment of the bill (H.R. 1180), 
     to amend the Social Security Act to expand the availability 
     of health care coverage for working individuals with 
     disabilities, to establish a Ticket to Work and Self-
     Sufficiency Program in the Social Security Administration to 
     provide such individuals with meaningful opportunities to 
     work, and for other purposes, the Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives shall make the following correction: Strike 
     section 408 and insert in lieu thereof the following:


                    ``climate database modernization

       ``Sec. 408. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall 
     initiative a new competitive contract procurement for its 
     multi-year program for key entry of valuable climate records, 
     archive services, and database development in accordance with 
     existing federal procurement laws and regulations.''

  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. 135.54  sandra day o'connor united states courthouse

  On motion of Mr. COOKSEY, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure was discharged from further 
consideration of the bill of the Senate (S. 1595) to designate the 
United States courthouse at 401 West Washington Street in Phoenix, 
Arizona, as the ``Sandra Day O'Connor United States Courthouse''.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.

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  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. 135.55  robert c. weaver federal building

  On motion of Mr. COOKSEY, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 67) 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''; 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. 135.56  motor carrier safety

  On motion of Mr. SHUSTER, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure was discharged from further 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 3419) to amend title 49, United States 
Code, to establish the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 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. 135.57  judiciary reports elimination

  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. 1769) to continue reporting requirements of section 2519 of 
title 18, United States Code, beyond December 21, 1999, and for other 
purposes.
  Mr. COBLE submitted the following amendment which was agreed to:
       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN REPORTS FROM AUTOMATIC 
                   ELIMINATION AND SUNSET.

       Section 3003(a)(1) of the Federal Reports Elimination and 
     Sunset Act of 1995 (31 U.S.C. 1113 note) does not apply to 
     any report required to be submitted under any of the 
     following provisions of law:
       (1) The following sections of title 18, United States Code: 
     sections 2519(3), 2709(e), 3126, and 3525(b).
       (2) The following sections of title 28, United States Code: 
     sections 522, 524(c)(6), 529, 589a(d), and 594.
       (3) Section 3718(c) of title 31, United States Code.
       (4) Section 9 of the Child Protection Act of 1984 (28 
     U.S.C. 522 note).
       (5) Section 8 of the Civil Rights of Institutionalized 
     Persons Act (42 U.S.C. 1997f).
       (6) The following provisions of the Omnibus Crime Control 
     and Safe Streets Act of 1968: sections 102(b) (42 U.S.C. 
     3712(b)), 520 (42 U.S.C. 3766), 522 (42 U.S.C. 3766b), and 
     810 (42 U.S.C. 3789e).
       (7) The following provisions of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act: sections 103 (8 U.S.C. 1103), 207(c)(3) (8 
     U.S.C. 1157(c)(3)), 412(b) (8 U.S.C. 1522(b)), and 413 (8 
     U.S.C. 1523), and subsections (h), (l), (o), (q), and (r) of 
     section 286 (8 U.S.C. 1356).
       (8) Section 3 of the International Claims Settlement Act of 
     1949 (22 U.S.C. 1622).
       (9) Section 9 of the War Claims Act of 1948 (50 U.S.C. App. 
     2008).
       (10) Section 13(c) of the Act of September 11, 1957 (8 
     U.S.C. 1255b(c)).
       (11) Section 203(b) of the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands 
     Restitution Act (50 U.S.C. App. 1989c-2(b)).
       (12) Section 801(e) of the Immigration Act of 1990 (29 
     U.S.C. 2920(e)).
       (13) Section 401 of the Immigration Reform and Control Act 
     of 1986 (8 U.S.C. 1364).
       (14) Section 707 of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (15 
     U.S.C. 1691f).
       (15) Section 201(b) of the Privacy Protection Act of 1980 
     (42 U.S.C. 2000aa-11(b)).
       (16) Section 609U of the Justice Assistance Act of 1984 (42 
     U.S.C. 10509).
       (17) Section 13(a) of the Classified Information Procedures 
     Act (18 U.S.C. App.).
       (18) Section 1004 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964(42 U.S.C. 
     2000g-3).
       (19) Section 1114 of the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 
     1978 (12 U.S.C. 3414).
       (20) Section 11 of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 
     1938 (22 U.S.C. 621).
       (21) The following provisions of the Foreign Intelligence 
     Surveillance Act of 1978: sections 107 (50 U.S.C. 1807) and 
     108 (50 U.S.C. 1808).
       (22) Section 102(b)(5) of the Department of Justice and 
     Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (28 U.S.C. 533 
     note).

     SEC. 2. ENCRYPTION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Section 2519(2)(b) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``and (iv)'' and inserting ``(iv) the 
     number of orders in which encryption was encountered and 
     whether such encryption prevented law enforcement from 
     obtaining the plain text of communications intercepted 
     pursuant to such order, and (v)''.
       (b) The encryption reporting requirement in subsection (a) 
     shall be effective for the report transmitted by the Director 
     of the Administrative Office of the Courts for calendar year 
     2000 and in subsequent reports.

     SEC. 3. REPORTS CONCERNING PEN REGISTERS AND TRAP AND TRACE 
                   DEVICES.

       Section 3126 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking the period and inserting ``, which report shall 
     include information concerning--
       ``(1) the period of interceptions authorized by the order, 
     and the number and duration of any extensions of the order;
       ``(2) the offense specified in the order or application, or 
     extension of an order;
       ``(3) the number of investigations involved;
       ``(4) the number and nature of the facilities affected; and
       ``(5) the identity, including district, of the applying 
     investigative or law enforcement agency making the 
     application and the person authorizing the order.''. 

  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 
exempt certain reports from automatic elimination and sunset pursuant to 
the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995, 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. 135.58  statutory damages provisions

  On motion of Mr. COBLE, by unanimous consent, the Committee on the 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 
3456) to amend statutory damages provisions of title 17 of the United 
States Code.
  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. 135.59  condemning hate crimes

  On motion of Mr. COBLE, by unanimous consent, the Committee on the 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of the following 
resolution (H. Res. 254):

       Whereas diversity and tolerance are essential principles of 
     an open and free society;
       Whereas all people deserve to be safe within their 
     communities, free to live, work and worship without fear of 
     violence and bigotry;
       Whereas crimes motivated by hatred against African-
     Americans, Jews, Asian-Americans, or other groups undermine 
     the fundamental values of our Nation;
       Whereas the communities of Skokie, the West Rogers Park 
     neighborhood of Chicago, Northbrook, and Urbana, Illinois, 
     and Bloomington, Indiana, were terrorized by hate crimes over 
     the Fourth of July weekend, a time when our Nation celebrates 
     its commitment to freedom and liberty;
       Whereas hate crimes tear at the fabric of American society, 
     leave scars on victims and their families, and weaken our 
     sense of community and purpose;
       Whereas Ricky Byrdsong, at age 43, was a loving husband and 
     father, an inspiring community leader, and a former 
     basketball coach at Northwestern University;
       Whereas Ricky Byrdsong was a man of deep religious faith 
     who touched the lives of countless people and whose death is 
     mourned by his family, friends, and community, and by the 
     Nation;
       Whereas Won-Joon Yoon, at age 26, was the only son in a 
     family of 6, and was soon to become a doctoral student in 
     Economics at Indiana University;
       Whereas Won-Joon Yoon was a man who, through his demeanor 
     and firmly-held Christian beliefs, positively influenced 
     those who knew him, and whose death is mourned by his family, 
     friends, and community, and by the citizens of the United 
     States and Korea; and
       Whereas individuals who commit crimes based on hate and 
     bigotry must be held responsible for their actions and must 
     be stopped from spreading violence: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) condemns the senseless violence that occurred in 
     Illinois and Indiana over the Fourth of July weekend;
       (2) conveys its deepest sympathy to the victims and their 
     families;

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       (3) condemns the culture of hate and the hate groups that 
     foster such violent acts;
       (4) commends the communities of Illinois and Indiana for 
     uniting to condemn these acts of hate in their neighborhoods;
       (5) commends the efforts of Federal, State, and local law 
     enforcement officials; and
       (6) reaffirms its commitment to a society that fully 
     respects and protects all people, regardless of race, 
     religion, or ethnicity.

  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. 135.60  falun gong practitioners

  On motion of Mr. GILMAN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
International Relations was discharged from further consideration of the 
following resolution (H. Con. Res. 218):

       Whereas Falun Gong is a peaceful and nonviolent form of 
     religious belief and practice with millions of adherents in 
     China and elsewhere;
       Whereas the Government of the People's Republic of China 
     has forbidden Falun Gong practitioners to practice their 
     faith;
       Whereas this prohibition violates China's own Constitution 
     as well as the International Covenant on Civil and Political 
     Rights and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;
       Whereas thousands of ordinary citizens from all over China 
     have been jailed for refusing to give up their practice of 
     Falun Gong and for appealing to the government for protection 
     of their constitutional rights;
       Whereas there are many credible reports of torture and 
     other cruel, degrading and inhuman treatment of detained 
     Falun Gong practitioners, including a report that a 42-year-
     old woman, Zhao Jinhua, was tortured to death by Chinese 
     government officials;
       Whereas the People's Republic of China has enacted new 
     criminal legislation that the government's official newspaper 
     hailed as a ``powerful new weapon to smash evil cultist 
     organizations, especially Falun Gong'';
       Whereas some of the detained Falun Gong members have been 
     charged with political offenses, such as violations of 
     China's vague ``official state secrets'' law, and under the 
     new legislation Falun Gong practitioners will be chargeable 
     with such offenses as murder, fraud, and endangering national 
     security;
       Whereas other Falun Gong members have been sentenced to 
     labor camps, apparently under administrative procedures 
     allowing such sentences without trial;
       Whereas Chinese authorities in recent months have 
     reportedly confiscated, burned, or otherwise destroyed 
     millions of Falun Gong books and tapes;
       Whereas thousands of Falun Gong practitioners in China have 
     lost their jobs and students have been expelled from schools 
     for refusing to give up their beliefs; and
       Whereas the brutal crackdown by the Chinese Government on 
     Falun Gong is in direct violation of the fundamental human 
     rights to freedom of religious belief and practice, 
     expression, and assembly: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) the Government of the People's Republic of China should 
     stop persecuting Falun Gong practitioners and other religious 
     believers;
       (2) the Government of the United States should use every 
     appropriate public and private forum, including but not 
     limited to the United Nations Human Rights Commission, to 
     urge the Government of the People's Republic of China--
       (A) to release from detention all Falun Gong practitioners 
     and put an immediate end to the practices of torture and 
     other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment against them and 
     other prisoners of conscience;
       (B) to allow Falun Gong practitioners to pursue their 
     religious beliefs in accordance with article 36 of the 
     Constitution of the People's Republic of China; and
       (C) to abide by the International Covenant on Civil and 
     Political Rights and the Universal Declaration of Human 
     Rights.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered.
  Mr. GILMAN submitted the following amendment in the nature of a 
substitute to the text which was agreed to:
       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

       That it is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) the Government of the People's Republic of China should 
     stop persecuting Falun Gong practioners; and
       (2) the Government of the United States should use every 
     appropriate public and private forum, including but not 
     limited to the United Nations Human Rights Commission, to 
     urge the Government of the People's Republic of China--
       (A) to release from detention all Falun Gong practitioners 
     and put an immediate end to the practices of torture and 
     other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment against them and 
     other prisoners of conscience;
       (B) to allow Falun Gong practitioners to pursue their 
     personal beliefs in accordance with article 36 of the 
     Constitution of the People's Republic of China; and
       (C) to abide by the International Covenant on Civil and 
     Political Rights and the Universal Declaration of Human 
     Rights.

  The concurrent resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  Mr. GILMAN submitted the following amendment to the preamble, which 
was agreed to:

       Whereas Falun Gong is a peaceful and nonviolent form of 
     personal belief and practice with millions of adherents in 
     China and elsewhere;
       Whereas the Government of the People's Republic of China 
     has forbidden Falun Gong practitioners to practice their 
     beliefs;
       Whereas this prohibition violates China's own Constitution 
     as well as the International Covenant on Civil and Political 
     Rights and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;
       Whereas thousands of ordinary citizens from all over China 
     have been jailed for refusing to give up their practice of 
     Falun Gong and for appealing to the government for protection 
     of their constitutional rights;
       Whereas there are many credible reports of torture and 
     other cruel, degrading and inhuman treatment of detained 
     Falun Gong practitioners;
       Whereas the People's Republic of China has enacted new 
     criminal legislation that the government's official newspaper 
     hailed as a ``powerful new weapon to smash evil cultist 
     organizations, especially Falun Gong'';
       Whereas some of the detained Falun Gong members have been 
     charged with political offenses, such as violations of 
     China's vague ``official state secrets'' law, and under the 
     new legislation Falun Gong practitioners will be chargeable 
     with such offenses as murder, fraud, and endangering national 
     security;
       Whereas other Falun Gong members have been sentenced to 
     labor camps, apparently under administrative procedures 
     allowing such sentences without trial;
       Whereas Chinese authorities in recent months have 
     reportedly confiscated, burned, or otherwise destroyed 
     millions of Falun Gong books and tapes;
       Whereas thousands of Falun Gong practitioners in China have 
     lost their jobs and students have been expelled from schools 
     for refusing to give up their beliefs; and
       Whereas the brutal crackdown by the Chinese Government on 
     Falun Gong is in direct violation of the fundamental human 
     rights to freedom of personal belief and practice, 
     expression, and assembly:

  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. 135.61  mervyn malcolm dymally post office building

  On motion of Mr. OSE, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Government Reform was discharged from further consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 642) 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 Malcolm Dymally Post Office Building''.
  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. 135.62  children's memorial day

  On motion of Mr. OSE, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Government Reform was discharged from further consideration of the 
following resolution (H. Res. 376):

       Whereas approximately 80,000 infants, children, teenagers, 
     and young adults of families living throughout the United 
     States die each year from myriad causes;
       Whereas the death of an infant, child, teenager, or young 
     adult of a family is considered to be one of the greatest 
     tragedies that a parent or family will ever endure during a 
     lifetime;
       Whereas a supportive environment and empathy and 
     understanding are considered critical factors in the healing 
     process of a family that is coping with and recovering from 
     the loss of a loved one, and
       Whereas Senate Resolution 118 would designate December 12, 
     1999, as ``Natinal Children's Memorial Day'': Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved,
       That the House of Representatives supports the goals and 
     ideas of ``National Children's Memorial Day'' in remembrance 
     of the many infants, children, teenagers, and young adults of 
     families in the United States who have died.

  When said resolution was considered and adopted.
  Mr. OSE submitted the following amendment to the preamble, which was 
agreed to:

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       Strike the final ``whereas'' clause. 

  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby said resolution, as amended, 
was agreed to and the preamble was amended was, by unanimous consent, 
laid on the table.

para. 135.63  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. BARTON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 12 
o'clock noon on Friday, November 19, 1999.

para. 135.64  appointment of speakers pro tempore to sign enrollments

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                November 18, 1999.
       I hereby appoint 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 for the remainder of the First Session of 
     the One Hundred Sixth Congress.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  By unanimous consent, the appointments were accepted.

para. 135.65  public works projects

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

                                       Committee on Transportation


                                           and Infrastructure,

                                Washington, DC, November 17, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House, Capitol,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I am transmitting herewith copies of the 
     resolutions approved on November 10, 1999 by the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, as follows:
       Committee survey resolutions authorizing the U.S. Army 
     Corps of Engineers to study the following potential water 
     resources projects: Brazoria County Shoreline, Texas; 
     Dickinson Bayou, Texas; and for the City of Brownsville, 
     Texas.
       Committee resolution authorizing the natural Resources 
     Conservation Service to undertake a small watershed project 
     for the Middle Deep Red Run Creek Small Watershed, Oklahoma.
       With kind regards, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                      Bud Shuster,
                                                         Chairman.

  The communication, together with the accompanying papers, was referred 
to the Committee on Appropriations.

para. 135.66  senate enrolled bills signed

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

       S. 278. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey certain lands to the county of Rio Arriba, New Mexico.
       S. 382. An act to establish the Minuteman Missile National 
     Historic Site in the State of South Dakota, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 1235. An act to amend part G of title I of the Omnibus 
     Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow railroad 
     police officers to attend the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
     National Academy for law enforcement training.
       S. 1398. An act to clarify certain boundaries on maps 
     relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System.

para. 135.67  joint resolution presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, reported that 
that committee did on this day present to the President, for his 
approval, a joint resolution of the House of the following title:

       H.J. Res. 83. A joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other 
     purposes.

para. 135.68  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mrs. CAPPS, for 
today.
  And then,

para. 135.69  adjournment

  On motion of Ms. JACKSON-LEE, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 9 o'clock p.m., the House adjourned until 12 o'clock noon, 
Friday, November 19, 1999.

para. 135.70  oath of office of 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 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 106th 
Congress, pursuant to the provisions of 2 U.S.C. 25:
  Joe Baca, Forty-second, California.

para. 135.71  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. 1095. A bill to require the United States to take action 
     to provide bilateral debt relief, and improve the provision 
     of multilateral debt relief, in order to give a fresh start 
     to poor countries; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-483 Pt. 
     1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 728. 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; with amendments (Rept. No. 
     106-484 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 2669. A 
     bill to reauthorize the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, 
     and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-
     485). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.

para. 135.72  time limitation of referred bill

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

       H.R. 1838. Referral to the Committee on Armed Services 
     extended for a period ending not later than November 19, 
     1999.
       H.R. 3081. Referral to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce extended for a period ending not later than 
     November 19, 1999.

para. 135.73  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mr. 
             Cardin):
       H.R. 3443. A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to provide States with more funding and greater 
     flexibility in carrying out programs designed to help 
     children make the transition from foster care to self-
     sufficiency, 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 Mrs. CHENOWETH-HAGE (for herself, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Doolittle, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Young of Alaska, 
             Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Paul, Mr. Goode, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
             Skeen, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Bateman, 
             Mr. Ryun of Kansas, and Mr. Wicker):
       H.R. 3444. A bill to repeal section 658 of Public Law 104-
     208, commonly referred to as the Lautenberg amendment; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FOWLER:
       H.R. 3445. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     allow the Secretaries of the military departments to 
     authorize civilian special agents of their respective 
     military criminal investigative organizations to execute 
     warrants and make arrests; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR:
       H.R. 3446. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     Surface Transportation Board, to enhance railroad 
     competition, to protect collective bargaining agreements, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself and Mr. 
             Walden of Oregon):
       H.R. 3447. A bill to amend the Pacific Northwest Electric 
     Power Planning and Conservation Act to provide for sales of 
     electricity by the Bonneville Power Authority to joint 
     operating entities; 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.

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           By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mr. Boehlert, and Mrs. Tauscher):
       H.R. 3448. A bill to improve the management of 
     environmental information and to encourage innovation in the 
     pursuit of enhanced environmental quality, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. GREENWOOD:
       H.R. 3449. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to provide for 
     a State waiver of the requirements concerning the oxygen 
     content of gasoline; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. EHLERS:
       H.R. 3450. A bill to direct the Archivist of the United 
     States to transfer certain Federal land located in the State 
     of Michigan to the Gerald R. Ford Foundation in trust, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE:
       H.R. 3451. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow the unused portion of the low-income housing 
     credit for buildings financed with tax exempt State bonds to 
     be used for the construction of military housing in the 
     State; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BAKER (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Wamp, Mrs. 
             Bono, Mrs. Chenoweth-Hage, Mr. Bachus, Mrs. Johnson 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Tauzin, and Mr. Tancredo):
       H.R. 3452. A bill to establish conditions on the payment of 
     certain balances under the Panama Canal Act of 1979; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE:
       H.R. 3453. A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 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 2001 
     and 2002; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. CHAMBLISS:
       H.R. 3454. A bill to designate the United States post 
     office located at 451 College Street in Macon, Georgia, as 
     the ``Henry McNeal Turner Post Office``; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Lee, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Edwards, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Sawyer, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Napolitano, 
             Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Udall of Colorado, Mr. Ford, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Gonzalez, 
             Mr. Fattah, Mr. Larson, Mr. Owens, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Baca, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. Baird, Mr. Strickland, and Mr. Lampson):
       H.R. 3455. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to mental health services for children, 
     adolescents and their families; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3456. A bill to amend statutory damages provisions of 
     title 17, United States Code; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Stupak, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, Mr. Bliley, and Mr. Roemer):
       H.R. 3457. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     direct the emergency scheduling of gamma hydroxybutyric acid, 
     to provide for a national awareness campaign, 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 Ms. PRYCE of Ohio:
       H.R. 3458. A bill to reduce the incidence of child abuse 
     and neglect, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 3459. A bill to provide that a person who brings a 
     product liability action in a Federal or State court for 
     injuries sustained from a product which is not in compliance 
     with a voluntary or mandatory standard issued by the Consumer 
     Product Safety Commission may recover treble damages, 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. BACHUS (for himself and Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 3460. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     require the consent of a member of the Armed Forces before 
     administering the member with an investigational new drug or 
     drug unapproved for its applied use; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself and Mr. Traficant):
       H.R. 3461. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to establish additional provisions to combat 
     waste, fraud, and abuse within the Medicare Program, and for 
     other purposes; 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. BOEHNER (for himself, Mr. Oxley, and Mr. 
             Portman):
       H.R. 3462. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish certain 
     requirements enforceable under such title relating to certain 
     stock purchase arrangements maintained by employers for 
     employees, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     provide favorable treatment for such arrangements meeting 
     such requirements, subject to certain restrictions on 
     disposition of transferred shares; 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. BONIOR (for himself, Mr. Levin, Ms. Stabenow, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hinchey, 
             and Mr. Horn):
       H.R. 3463. A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to 
     grant a Federal charter to the Ukrainian American Veterans, 
     Incorporated; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BOSWELL:
       H.R. 3464. A bill to establish a cooperative program of the 
     Department of Agriculture, the Department of Energy, and the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to evaluate the feasibility 
     of using only fuel blended with ethanol to power municipal 
     vehicles; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas (for himself, Mr. McIntosh, and 
             Mr. Bryant):
       H.R. 3465. A bill to provide safer schools and a better 
     educational environment; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
             and Mrs. Thurman):
       H.R. 3466. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand the credit for electricity produced from 
     certain renewable resources to energy produced from landfill 
     gas; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       H.R. 3467. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Defense to establish procedures for 
     ensuring that persons reporting instances of suspected child 
     abuse occurring on military installations may submit such 
     reports anonymously; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. CANNON:
       H.R. 3468. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey to certain water rights to Duchesne City, Utah; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself and Mr. Leach):
       H.R. 3469. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for the coverage and treatment of overhead costs of 
     United States factories and arsenals when not making supplies 
     for the Army, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 3470. 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. GREENWOOD:
       H.R. 3471. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to carry out demonstration projects to 
     increase the supply of organs donated for human 
     transplantation; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. HOLT:
       H.R. 3472. A bill to provide for mandatory licensing and 
     registration of handguns; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 3473. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to restrict the transfer by local 
     law enforcement agencies of certain firearms; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 3474. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Fungaflor 500 EC; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 3475. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     NORBLOC 7966; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 3476. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Imazalil; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon:
       H.R. 3477. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     require credit card statements to include the date by which a 
     consumer's payment by mail must be postmarked in order to 
     avoid the late fee and to prohibit a late fee for a 
     consumer's payment by mail which is postmarked by such date, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Gillmor, 
             and Mr. Hansen):
       H.R. 3478. A bill to establish a compensation program for 
     the contractors of the Departments of Energy and Defense and 
     beryllium vendors who sustained a beryllium-related illness 
     due to the performance of their duty, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Education and the Work

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     force, and Armed 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. KELLY (for herself, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, 
             and Mr. Jones of North Carolina):
       H.R. 3479. A bill to authorize the Small Business 
     Administration to make grants and loans to small business 
     concerns, and grants to agricultural enterprises, to enable 
     such concerns and enterprises to reopen for business after a 
     natural or other disaster; to the Committee on Small 
     Business.
           By Mr. KLINK (for himself and Ms. DeGette):
       H.R. 3480. A bill to amend title XIX and XXI of the Social 
     Security Act to expand enrollment of children under the 
     Medicaid and State children's health insurance program 
     (SCHIP) through the expanded use of presumptive eligibility; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 3481. A bill to impose a 2-year moratorium on the 
     issuance of new Federal licenses to deal in firearms; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut:
       H.R. 3482. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to assure access of Medicare beneficiaries to 
     prescription drug coverage through the NICE drug benefit 
     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. MARKEY:
       H.R. 3483. A bill to amend the Federal securities laws to 
     enhance oversight over certain derivatives dealers and hedge 
     funds, reduce the potential for such entitles to increase 
     systemic risk in the financial markets, enhance investor 
     protections, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself and Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut):
       H.R. 3484. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide that certain sexual crimes against children are 
     predicate crimes for the interception of communications, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Diaz-
             Balart, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Tiahrt, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen):
       H.R. 3485. A bill to modify the enforcement of certain 
     anti-terrorism judgments, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MORAN of Kansas:
       H.R. 3486. A bill to protect previously approved State 
     Medicaid plans from changes in Federal payment for school-
     based health services for Medicaid-eligible children with 
     individualized education programs; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. OXLEY (for himself, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Boucher, Ms. Eshoo, and Mr. Stupak):
       H.R. 3487. A bill to provide consumers in multitenant 
     buildings with the benefits of competition among providers of 
     telecommunications services by ensuring reasonable and 
     nondiscriminatory access to rooftops of mulitenants buildings 
     by competitive telecommunications carriers, and promote the 
     development of fixed wireless, local telephony, and broadband 
     infrastructure, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Pascrell, 
             Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Holt, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Rothman, Mr. Payne, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Roukema, and 
             Mr. Saxton):
       H.R. 3488. 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.
           By Mr. PICKERING (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Wilson, 
             Mr. Largent, and Mr. Tauzin):
       H.R. 3489. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to regulate interstate commerce in the use of mobile 
     telephones and to strengthen and clarify prohibitions on 
     electronic eaves-dropping, 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. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       H.R. 3490. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify the status of professional employer 
     organizations and to promote and protect the interests of 
     professional employer organizations, their customers, and 
     workers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PORTMAN:
       H.R. 3491. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to codify the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to issue regulations covering the practice of enrolled agents 
     before the Internal Revenue Service; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Jones of 
             North Carolina, and Mr. Metcalf):
       H.R. 3492. A bill to amend the Fair Debt Collection 
     Practices Act to exempt mortgage servicers from certain 
     requirements of the Act with respect to federally related 
     mortgage loans secured by a first lien, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 3493. A bill to promote international monetary 
     stability and to share seigniorage with officially dollarized 
     countries; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Waters, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Owens, and 
             Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 3494. A bill to clarify that no provisions of title 
     LXII of the Revised Statutes of the United States, the Home 
     Owners' Loan Act, or any other Federal law have ever been 
     intended, and may not be construed, to supersede 
     nondiscriminatory State or local laws that regulate fees and 
     surcharges imposed by operators of automated teller machines 
     for use of such machines; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. STRICKLAND (for himself, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Udall 
             of Colorado, Mr. Whitfield, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Baird, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Pallone, and Ms. Kaptur):
       H.R. 3495. A bill to establish a compensation program for 
     Department of Energy employees injured in Federal nuclear 
     activities; 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. TANNER:
       H.R. 3496. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that certain uses of a facility owned by a 
     tax-exempt organization shall not be treated as private 
     business use for purposes of determining whether bonds issued 
     to provide the facility are tax-exempt bonds; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. Shows, 
             and Mr. Taylor of Mississippi):
       H.R. 3497. A bill to authorize a study on the feasibility 
     of preserving certain Civil War battlefields along the 
     Vicksburg Campaign Trail and of establishing a Civil Rights 
     Trail in the State of Mississippi; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. TOWNS (for himself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Markey, and Mr. Oxley):
       H.R. 3498. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to improve the operations of the Telecommunications 
     Development Fund; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 3499. A bill to amend section 107 of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize the Secretary 
     of Housing and Urban Development to make grants from 
     community development block grant amounts to the Park and 
     Recreation Commission, City of Youngstown, Ohio, for the 
     construction of a community center and the renovation of a 
     sports complex in such city; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado:
       H.R. 3500. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Small 
     Business Administration to conduct a pilot program to raise 
     awareness about telecommuting among small business employers 
     and to encourage such employers to offer telecommuting 
     options to employees; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Udall of 
             New Mexico):
       H.R. 3501. A bill to promote and appropriately recognize 
     the role of volunteers and partnership organizations in the 
     stewardship of the resources and values of Federal lands 
     administered by the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
     Secretary of the Interior, 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. UDALL of New Mexico:
       H.R. 3502. A bill to enhance the ability of the National 
     Laboratories to meet Department of Energy missions, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Science, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Armed 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. WATERS:
       H.R. 3503. A bill to provide for basic low-cost banking 
     accounts, to eliminate certain automated teller machine 
     surcharges, and to reauthorize a bank fee survey conducted by 
     the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Payne, Mr. Capuano, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Meeks of New York, and Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio):
       H.R. 3504. A bill to amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 
     1956, the Revised Statutes of the United States, the 
     Community

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     Reinvestment Act of 1977, and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act with 
     regard to community reinvestment, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. WATKINS:
       H.R. 3505. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for a medical research tax credit; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WELDON of Florida:
       H.R. 3506. A bill to amend the Service Contract Act of 1965 
     to provide for the responsibility in certain cases of a 
     parent corporation of a Federal contractor to provide health 
     care benefits to retired employees of the contractor if the 
     contractor fails to provide such benefits; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. WISE (for himself, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. 
             Mollohan):
       H.R. 3507. A bill to establish a program of supplemental 
     unemployment benefits for unemployed coal miners who have 
     exhausted their rights to regular unemployment benefits, and 
     whose separation from employment is due to environmental laws 
     or court orders directly related to the mining of coal; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WU (for himself, Mr. Davis of Virginia, and Mr. 
             Stark):
       H.R. 3508. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide status in each of fiscal years 2000 through 
     2002 for 65,000 H-1B nonimmigrants who have a master's or Ph. 
     D. degree and meet the requirements for such status and whose 
     employers make scholarhip payments to institutions of higher 
     education for undergraduate and postgraduate education; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.J. Res. 84. A joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H.J. Res. 85. A joint resolution appointing the day for the 
     convening of the second session of the One Hundred Sixth 
     Congress; considered and passed.
       H. Con. Res. 234. Concurrent resolution tabling the bill 
     (H.R. 2466) making appropriations for the Department of the 
     Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2000, and for other purposes; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H. Con. Res. 235. Concurrent resolution providing for the 
     sine die adjournment of the first session of the One Hundred 
     Sixth Congress; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. ROGERS:
       H. Con. Res. 236. Concurrent resolution correcting the 
     enrollment of H.R. 1180; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. George MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Eshoo, and Ms. 
             Waters):
       H. Con. Res. 237. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a portion of the budget surplus 
     should be used to fulfill moral and legal responsibilities of 
     the United States by ensuring proper payment and management 
     of all federally held tribal trust fund accounts and 
     individual Indian money accounts; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Ms. PELOSI (for herself, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Porter, 
             Mr. Lantos, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Meehan, 
             Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Holt, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Engel, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Moakley, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Kind, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             LaFalce, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Ms. Waters, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Cummings, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Sanders, and 
             Mr. Olver):
       H. Con. Res. 238. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding a peaceful resolution of the 
     conflict in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. FROST:
       H. Res. 391. A resolution designating minority membership 
     on certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. WELLER:
       H. Res. 392. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding National Pearl Harbor 
     Remembrance Day; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       H. Res. 393. A resolution returning to the Senate the bill 
     S. 4; considered and agreed to.
       H. Res. 394. A resolution returning to the Senate the bill 
     S. 1232; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H. Res. 395. A resolution providing for a committee of two 
     Members to be appointed by the House to inform the President; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. DREIER (for himself, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. 
             Bass, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Condit, Mr. Luther, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. 
             Dunn, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Regula, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Thune, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Baker, Mr. Vitter, 
             Mr. Bachus, Mr. Castle, Mr. Royce, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
             Mr. Wamp, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Reynolds, Ms. 
             Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Stump, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Callahan, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Kolbe, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Hutchinson, Mrs. 
             Bono, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Herger, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Kuykendall, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Martinez, 
             Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
             Ose, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Thompson of California, 
             Mr. Hefley, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Tancredo, 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, 
             Mr. Foley, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
             Barr of Georgia, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Collins, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Abercrombie, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Crane, 
             Mr. Hyde, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Weller, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Buyer, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Latham, Mr. Leach, Mr. Moore, Mr. Moran of Kansas, 
             Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mrs. 
             Northup, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Ehrlich, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Camp, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Upton, Mr. Minge, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Danner, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Hulshof, Mr. Armey, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
             Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Skeen, Mrs. 
             Wilson, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. King, Mr. Lazio, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. Owens, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Coble, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Burr of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Ney, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Largent, Mr. Lucas of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Walden of Oregon, Mr. English, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Gekas, 
             Mr. Goodling, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Toomey, 
             Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Graham, 
             Mr. Sanford, Mr. Spence, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
             Duncan, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Archer, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Combest, Ms. 
             Granger, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Smith of Texas, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
             DeLay, Mr. Cook, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Davis 
             of Virginia, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Sisisky, 
             Mr. Inslee, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Smith of Washington, 
             Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mr. Goss, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Watkins, Mr. 
             Packard, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Pease, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Hall of Ohio, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Riley, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, 
             Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Tanner, 
             Mr. Shows, Mr. Ford, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Cannon):
       H. Res. 396. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that a biennial budget process should be 
     enacted in the second session of the 106th Congress; to the 
     Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. GEJDENSON (for himself, Mr. Bateman, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Goode, Mr. Goodlatte, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Larson, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, 
             and Mr. Shays):
       H. Res. 397. A resolution commending the submarine force of 
     the United States Navy on the 100th anniversary of the force; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself and Mr. Bonior):
       H. Res. 398. A resolution calling upon the President to 
     provide for appropriate training and materials to all Foreign 
     Service officers, United States Department of State 
     officials, and any other executive branch employee involved 
     in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic 
     cleansing, and genocide, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. TANCREDO (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. McIntosh, 
             Mr. Graham, Mrs. Chenoweth-Hage, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             McInnis, Mr. Largent, Mr. Hoekstra, and Mr. 
             Doolittle):

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       H. Res. 399. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with respect to violence within our 
     schools and the initiatives within States and localities to 
     address this epidemic; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico:
       H. Res. 400. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding Earth Day; to the Committee on 
     Commerce. 

para. 135.74  memorials

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       285. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     State of Michigan, relative to Senate Resolution No. 68 to 
     memorialize the Congress of the United States to end tobacco 
     subsidies and to redirect this support to food-processing 
     agricultural activities; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       286. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of New 
     Jersey, relative to Senate Resolution No. 113 memorializing 
     the Congress of the United States to oppose the proposed 
     transfer of the United States Navy ships and sailors from the 
     Earle Naval Weapons Station, located in Monmouth County, New 
     Jersey, to naval stations at Norfolk, Virginia and Mayport, 
     Florida and requests the postponement of any final transfer 
     decision so that the feasibility and practicality of the 
     transfer can be properly studied; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       287. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of New 
     Jersey, relative to Senate Resolution No. 97 memorializing 
     the Congress of the United States and the President to 
     provide federal assistance to cover costs incurred by the 
     State in providing health care at New Jersey hospitals to the 
     Kosovo refugees; to the Committee on Commerce.
       288. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, relative to a resolution 
     memorializing the President and the Congress to act boldly to 
     secure that East Timor triumphantly transitions to 
     independence by seeking the prompt ratification by the 
     Indonesian National Assembly of the East Timorese's 
     Referendum Vote, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       289. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of New 
     Jersey, relative to Senate Resolution No. 63 memorializing 
     the Congress of the United States, the President of the 
     United States, and the Secretary of the Interior to take 
     whatever action is necessary to establish the Sandy Hook bay 
     and peninsula, as a National Park Service entity separate and 
     distinct from the Gateway National Recreation Area for 
     administrative and funding purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       290. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of New 
     Jersey, relative to Senate Resolution No. 79 memorializing 
     the Federal Government to continue its financial support for 
     the Port Newark-Elizabeth dredging project; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       291. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of New 
     Jersey, relative to Senate Resolution No. 1 memorializing the 
     President and the Congress of the United States, and the 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency to take all available 
     steps to expeditiously provide relief to New Jersey's flood 
     victims and not to deduct State monies provided for flood 
     relief from the calculation of federal monies allocated to 
     New Jersey for its recovery from the devastating effects of 
     Hurricane Floyd and its aftermath; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para. 135.75  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, private bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. BONIOR:
       H.R. 3509. A bill for the relief of Elizabeth McKenney 
     Padgett; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 3510. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to convey the National Defense Reserve Fleet 
     vessel S.S. GUAM to American Trade Fair Ship, Inc.; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services. 

para. 135.76  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 72: Mr. Fossella and Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H.R. 73: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 133: Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 148: Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 205: Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 332: Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 353: Mr. Smith of Texas.
       H.R. 355: Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 357: Ms. Stabenow and Mr. Boswell.
       H.R. 372: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 380: Mrs. Clayton and Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 407: Mr. Hunter.
       H.R. 443: Mr. Becerra, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Lazio, Mr. 
     Weygand, Mr. Klink, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. 
     Thompson  of California, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Price of North 
     Carolina, and Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 444: Mr. Latourette and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 475: Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Hansen, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 531: Mr. Inslee.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Oxley, Mr. Allen, Mr. LaHood, and Mrs. 
     Wilson.
       H.R. 648: Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 670: Mr. Markey, Mr. Cox, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Gephardt, 
     Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
     Condit, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Hastings 
     of Florida, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Minge, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
     Callahan, and Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 701: Mr. Hansen, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
     Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 721: Mr. Everett and Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 732: Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 742: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 762: Mr. Hinojosa, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. John, Mr. 
     Thompson of California, Mr. Dickey, Mr. George Miller of 
     California, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Baird, and Mr. Ewing.
       H.R. 797: Mr. Berry.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Fletcher.
       H.R. 827: Mrs. Christensen.
       H.R. 846: Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Owens, and Mr. 
     Wu.
       H.R. 847: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 852: Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. John, and Mr. Barrett 
     of Nebraska.
       H.R. 864: Mr. Cannon.
       H.R. 903: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 904: Mr. Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 937: Mr. Miller of Florida.
       H.R. 941: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 957: Mr. Walden of Oregon.
       H.R. 982: Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 997: Ms. DeGette and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 1044: Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 1060: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 1071: Mrs. Christensen and Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 1079: Mr. Dicks, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1095: Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 1102: Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 1115: Ms. Baldwin.
       H.R. 1129: Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 1142: Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 1187: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 1195: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 1217: Mr. Holden, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Baker, and Mr. 
     Gallegly.
       H.R. 1228: Mrs. Lowey and Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 1274: Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 1276: Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 1291: Ms. Woolsey and Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 1300: Ms. Lee and Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 1310: Mr. Engel and Mr. Burr of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1311: Mr. Burr of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1387: Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 1396: Mr. Wynn and Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 1413: Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 1422: Mr. Murtha, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
     Jefferson, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and Mr. Holt.
       H.R. 1445: Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 1452: Mrs. Jones of Ohio and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 1472: Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 1494: Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 1495: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 1545: Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 1591: Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 1593: Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 1625: Mr. Romero-Barcelo and Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 1649: Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 1686: Mr. Collins and Mr. DeLay.
       H.R. 1708: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 1731: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1748: Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H.R. 1775: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1776: Mr. Ryun of Kansas.
       H.R. 1816: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1824: Mr. Hoekstra and Mr. Boehner.
       H.R. 1850: Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 1885: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 1926: Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 1939: Mr. Baird.
       H.R. 1943: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 1967: Mr. Stickland.
       H.R. 1990: Mr. Moran of Kansas and Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 1997: Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 2000: Mr. John.
       H.R. 2004: Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 2053: Mr. Dixon and Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 2057: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 2066: Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 2106: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 2120: Ms. Roybal-Allard and Mrs. Jones of Ohio.
       H.R. 2121: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 2137: Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 2221: Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 2233: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 2244: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 2259: Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 2282: Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Walden of 
     Oregon.
       H.R. 2340: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
     Etheridge, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island, Ms. McKinney, and Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 2372: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Sweeney, Mrs. 
     Myrick, Mr. Ford, and Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 2420: Mr. Collins, Mr. Sherwood, Mrs. Maloney of New 
     York, Mr. Condit, Mr. Bass, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. Ortiz.
       H.R. 2494: Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 2505: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2511: Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
     Packard, and Mr. Walden of Oregon.
       H.R. 2534: Mr. Martinez, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 2539: Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
     Gallegly, Mr. Hunter

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     Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Ose, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Herger, 
     Mr. Rogan, Mr. Campbell, and Mr. Lewis of California.
       H.R. 2544: Mr. Wamp and Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 2551: Mr. Rahall, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Mascara, 
     Mr. Lantos, Mr. Ford, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Borski, Mr. Clement, 
     and Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 2554: Mrs. LoBiondo, Mr. Frelinghuysen, and Mrs. 
     Roukema.
       H.R. 2572: Mr. Holden and Mr. Davis of Florida.
       H.R. 2576: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 2620: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 2631: Mr. George Miller of California.
       H.R. 2635: Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
     Stearns, Ms. Eshoo, and Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 2698: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 2707: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 2718: Mr. Rush, Mr. Ehrlich, and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 2720: Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Smith of New 
     Jersey, Mr. Petri, Mr. Collins, Mr. Coble, Mr. Moakley, and 
     Mr. Sweeney.
       H.R. 2722: Ms. Berkley, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Oberstar, 
     and Mr. Rodriguez.
       H.R. 2726: Mr. Ortiz and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 2733: Mr. Forst, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. 
     Walden of Oregon.
       H.R. 2763: Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 2764: Mr. Martinez and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi.
       H.R. 2798: Mr. Rogan.
       H.R. 2802: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 2829: Mr. Wise, Mr. Minge, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 2830: Mr. Boswell, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Thompson 
     of Mississippi, Mr. Minge, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 2870: Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Fossella.
       H.R. 2900: Mr. Berman and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 2901: Mr. Aderholt.
       H.R. 2902: Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sawyer, 
     Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Delahunt, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
     Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Klink, 
     Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 2906: Mr. Goodling and Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 2928: Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Istook, Mr. Hoekstra, and 
     Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 2933: Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Sawyer, and 
     Mr. Udall of New Mexico.
       H.R. 2934: Mr. Martinez, Mr. Sawyer, and Mr. Udall of New 
     Mexico.
       H.R. 2945: Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. 
     Gibbons, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
     Oberstar, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
     George Miller of California, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
     Dixon, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Capps, 
     Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
     Jenkins, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 2953: Mr. Sweeney.
       H.R. 2866: Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
     Gallegly, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. John, Mrs. Jones of 
     Ohio, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. LaHood, Ms. Lee, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
     Tancredo, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and Mr. 
     Coyne.
       H.R. 2985: Mr. Ose.
       H.R. 2991: Mr. Pombo, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Ms. 
     Granger, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     McCrery, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 2992: Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
     Largent, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. Dreier.
       H.R. 3003: Mr. Baird and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 3008: Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Evans, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
     Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Fattah, and Mrs. 
     Christensen.
       H.R. 3031: Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 3059: Mr. Udall of Colorado.
       H.R. 3071: Mrs. Christensen.
       H.R. 3082: Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 3083: Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 3088: Mr. Petri, Mr. Souder, and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 3091: Mr. Rush, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Etheridge, Ms. 
     Stabenow, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Inslee, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
     Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
     Boehlert, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, 
     Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Thompson of 
     Mississippi, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mrs. 
     Tauscher, and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 3100: Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 3107: Ms. Pelosi and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 3115: Mr. Bereuter and Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 3116: Mr. English and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 3140: Mr. Olver, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
     Rush, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Baird, and Mr. Goolding.
       H.R. 3144: Mr. Spratt, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Rush, and Mr. 
     Berry.
       H.R. 3148: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 3150: Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 3160: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 3173: Mr. Talent, Mr. Berry, and Mr. Riley.
       H.R. 3180: Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 3192: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 3193: Mr. Klink, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Peterson 
     of Minnesota, Mr. Combest, and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 3201: Mr. Moran of Kansas.
       H.R. 3212: Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 3213: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 3218: Mr. Gilchrest Mrs. Myrick and Mr. Burr of North 
     Carolina.
       H.R. 3222: Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 3224: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 3232: Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 3233: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 3235: Mr. Stupak and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 3240: Mr. Oberstar and Mr. Miller of Florida.
       H.R. 3242: Ms. Dunn, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Sanford, Mr. 
     Hilliard, Mr. Boswell, and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 3248: Mrs. Myrick and Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 3252: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 3262: Mr. Isakson.
       H.R. 3270: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Fowler, Mrs. 
     Myrick, and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 3275: Mr. Conyers, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. 
     Millender-McDonald, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Capuano, 
     Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Larson, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Wu, Mr. 
     Forbes, and Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H.R. 3293: Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. English, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
     Scarborough, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Latham, and Mr. Smith of 
     Texas.
       H.R. 3301: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 3308: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
     Boehner, Mr. Largent, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Ehrlich, and 
     Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 3311: Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 3319: Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 3320: Mr. Scott, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Taylor of 
     Mississippi, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Murtha, Ms. Norton, 
     Mr. Berman, and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 3330: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 3331: Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 3367: Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 3371: Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 3375: Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Holt, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Walsh, 
     Mr. Weiner, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Holden, Mr. Hoyer, and Mr. 
     Nadler.
       H.R. 3377: Ms. Rivers and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 3379: Mr. Bryant.
       H.R. 3387: Mr. Andrews, Mr. Boucher, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
     Deutsch, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, 
     Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Larson, Ms. Lee, Mr. Menendez, 
     Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Sawyer, 
     and Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 3397: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 3405: Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Forbes, 
     Mr. Menendez, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, and 
     Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 3408: Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Ney, and Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 3410: Ms. Granger.
       H.R. 3439: Mr. Fossella.
       H.J. Res. 53: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.J. Res. 55: Mr. Gallegly.
       H.J. Res. 77: Mr. Graham, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
     Young of Alaska, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Crane, Ms. Danner, and 
     Mr. Hunter.
       H. Con. Res. 23: Mr. Calvert.
       H. Con. Res. 67: Mr. Luther and Mr. Olver.
       H. Con. Res. 79: Mr. Rangel.
       H. Con. Res. 115: Mrs. Christensen.
       H. Con. Res. 123: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
     Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H. Con. Res. 177: Mr. Lantos and Mr. Thompson of 
     Mississippi.
       H. Con. Res. 186: Mr. Duncan, Mr. Everett, and Mr. Metcalf.
       H. Con. Res. 218: Mr. Pallone, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Goodlatte, 
     Mr. Coyne, and Mr. Rush.
       H. Con. Res. 225: Mr. Price of North Carolina and Mr. 
     McGovern.
       H. Con. Res. 228: Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Snyder, and Mr. Ortiz.
       H. Con. Res. 231: Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ney, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. 
     Doolittle.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. Green of Texas and Ms. Schakowsky.
       H. Res. 107: Mr. Sabo.
       H. Res. 144: Ms. Roybal-Allard and Mr. Turner.
       H. Res. 238: Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Walden of 
     Oregon.
       H. Res. 309: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi.
       H. Res. 346: Ms. Waters, Mr. Shows, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Meeks 
     of New York, Mr. Payne, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Owens, Ms. 
     Kilpartick, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Lampson, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, 
     Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mr. Thompson of 
     Mississippi.
       H. Res. 347: Mr. English.
       H. Res. 357: Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Delahunt, Mrs. 
     Clayton, and Mr. Berman.
       H. Res. 369: Mr. Rush.
       H. Res. 289: Mr. Delahunt, and Mr. Kucinich.

para. 135.77  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       70. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Town Board of 
     Southampton, relative to Resolution No. 1199 petitioning the 
     Federal Government to permit the Suffolk County Department of 
     Health to have access to and participate in monitoring health 
     related activity at the Plum Island Disease Center; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       71. Also, a petition of the Southern Governors' 
     Association, relative to a resolution petitioning support for 
     funding efforts for the National Guard Youth Challenge 
     Program; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       72. Also, a petition of the Southern Governors' 
     Association, relative to a resolution petitioning support for 
     the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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       73. Also, a petition of the Southern Governors' 
     Association, relative to a resolution petitioning the 
     reauthorization of the Endangered Species Act; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       74. Also, a petition of the Southern Governors' 
     Association, relative to a resolution petitioning support for 
     Outer Continental Shelf Coastal Impact Assistance; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       75. Also, a petition of the Southern Governors' 
     Association, relative to a resolution petitioning support for 
     the reauthorization of the Airport Improvement Program; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       76. Also, a petition of the Southern Governors' 
     Association, relative to a resolution petitioning for the 
     passage of ``Fast-Track'' authority for the President to 
     Negotiate International Trade Agreements; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       77. Also, a petition of the Village of East Hazel Crest, 
     relative to Resolution 99-4 petitioning Congressional 
     Representatives to support the Firefighter Investment and 
     Response Enhancement Act; jointly to the Committees on 
     Science and Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para. 135.78  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 329: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1598: Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 2420: Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 2699: Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 3308: Mr. Phelps.
       H. Con. Res. 173: Mrs. Tauscher. 
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                     FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1999 (136)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 136.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Thursday, November 18, 1999.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 136.2  communications

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

       5471. 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 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5472. A letter from the Director, Office of Procurement and 
     Assistance Management, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     DOE's 1999 list of government activities not inherently 
     governmental in nature; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       5473. A letter from the President and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, 
     transmitting a report on the FY 1999 activities of the 
     agency's formal management control review program, pursuant 
     to 5 app.; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5474. A letter from the Board Members, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting the Board's commercial activities 
     inventory; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5475. A letter from the Inspector General, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's inventory 
     of commercial activities; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       5476. 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 Plant 
     Lesquerella thamnophila (Zapata Bladderpod) (RIN: 1018-AE54) 
     received November 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources. 

para. 136.3  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. 235. Concurrent resolution providing for a 
     conditional sine die adjournment of the first session of the 
     One Hundred Sixth Congress.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed with an 
amendment in which the concurrence of the House is requested, a joint 
resolution of the House of the following title:

       H.J. Res. 82. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other 
     purposes. 

para. 136.4  recess--12:20 p.m.

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, declared the House in 
recess at 12 o'clock and 20 minutes p.m., subject to the call of the 
Chair.

para. 136.5  after recess--12:25 p.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para. 136.6  enrollment correction--H.R. 3194

  On motion of Mr. PEASE, by unanimous consent, the Committee on House 
Administration was discharged from further consideration of the 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 239) directing the Clerk of the 
House of Representatives to make a technical correction in the 
enrollment of the bill H.R. 3194.
  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 
concurrent resolution.

para. 136.7  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. PEASE, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, November 22, 1999, at 12 o'clock noon.
  And then,

para. 136.8  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. PEASE, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 12 o'clock and 26 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
12 o'clock noon on Monday, November 22, 1999.

para. 136.9  time limitation of referred bill

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

       H.R. 1838. Referral to the Committee on Armed Services 
     extended for a period ending not later than November 22, 
     1999.
       H.R. 3081. Referral to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce extended for a period ending not later than 
     November 22, 1999.

para. 136.10  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. King, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Bentsen, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Capuano, and Mr. Ose):
       H.R. 3511. A bill to prohibit deductions under the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 for payments to Holocaust survivors 
     under certain settlements; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN:
       H.R. 3512. A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to 
     exempt from inspection certain small passenger vessels that 
     operate in waters of the United States only in the Virgin 
     Islands; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. TALENT (for himself and Mr. Thune):
       H.R. 3513. A bill to provide for grants to assist value-
     added agricultural businesses; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Gejdenson):
       H. Con. Res. 239. Concurrent resolution directing the Clerk 
     of the House of Representatives to make a technical 
     correction in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 3194; to the 
     Committee on House Administration. 

para. 136.11  additional sponsors

  Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 230: Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 939: Ms. McKinney and Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1168: Mr. Fossella, Mr. Gilchrest, and Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 1275: Mr. Lazio, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Sabo, 
     Mr. Wynn, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Berman, 
     and Mr. Hall of Ohio.
       H.R. 1322: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 1606: Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 2166: Ms. Berkley and Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 2511: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 2782: Mr. Rothman
       H.R. 2893: Mr. Udall of Colorado
       H.R. 2966: Mr. Delahunt
       H.R. 3293: Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. Slaughter, and 
     Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 3405: Mr. Franks of New Jersey and Mr. Talent.
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                        PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE

                   SUBSEQUENT TO SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT

                FIRST SESSION, ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS

para. 137.13  enrolled bills and joint resolutions signed by the speaker 
          pro tempore subsequent to sine die adjournment

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, subsequent to 
the sine die adjournment of the 1st session, 106th Congress, did on the 
following dates report that that committee had examined and found truly 
enrolled bills and joint resolutions of the House of the following 
titles, which were thereupon signed by the Speaker pro tempore, Mr. 
WOLF:

           On November 22, 1999:
       H.R. 3194. An act making consolidated appropriations for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other 
     purposes.
           On November 23, 1999:
       H.R. 20. An act 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.
       H.R. 100. An act to establish designations for United 
     States Postal Service buildings in Philadelphia, 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 197. An act 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''.
       H.R. 322. An act for the relief of Suchada Kwong.
       H.R. 1555. An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 2000 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. 2116. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish a program of extended care services for veterans, 
     to make other improvements in health care programs of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, to enhance compensation, 
     memorial affairs, and housing programs of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, to improve retirement authorities 
     applicable to judges of the United States Court of Appeals 
     for Veterans Claims, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2280. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide a cost-of-living-adjustment in the rates of 
     disability compensation for veterans with service-connected 
     disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity 
     compensation for survivors of such veterans.
           On November 29, 1999:
       H.R. 15. An act to designate a portion of the Otay Mountain 
     region of California as wilderness.
       H.R. 449. An act to authorize the Gateway Visitor Center at 
     Independence National Historical Park, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 459. An act to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act for FERC Project No. 9401, the Mt. Hope Waterpower 
     Project.
       H.R. 592. An act to designate a portion of Gateway National 
     Recreation Area as ``World War Veterans Park at Miller 
     Field''.
       H.R. 658. 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.
       H.R. 747. An act to protect the permanent trust funds of 
     the State of Arizona from erosion due to inflation and modify 
     the basis on which distributions are made from those funds.
       H.R. 748. An act 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 
     Park Advisory Commission.
       H.R. 791. An act to amend the National Trails System Act to 
     designate the route of the War of 1812 British invasion of 
     Maryland and Washington, District of Columbia, and the route 
     of the American defense, for study for potential addition to 
     the national trails system.
       H.R. 970. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to provide assistance to the Perkins County Rural Water 
     System, Inc., for the construction of water supply facilities 
     in Perkins County, South Dakota.
       H.R. 1094. An act to amend the Federal Reserve Act to 
     broaden the range of discount window loans which may be used 
     as collateral for Federal reserve notes.
       H.R. 1104. An act 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.
       H.R. 1191. An act to designate certain facilities of the 
     United States Postal Service in Chicago, Illinois.
       H.R. 1251. An act to designate the United States Postal 
     Service building located at 8850 South 700 East, Sandy, Utah, 
     as the ``Noal Cushing Bateman Post Office Building''.
       H.R. 1327. An act to designate the United States Postal 
     Service building located at 34480 Highway 101 South in 
     Cloverdale, Oregon, as the ``Maurine B. Neuberger United 
     States Post Office''.
       H.R. 1528. An act to reauthorize and amend the National 
     Geologic Mapping Act of 1992.
       H.R. 1619. An act to amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket 
     Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 to 
     expand the boundaries of the Corridor.
       H.R. 1665. An act to allow the National Park Service to 
     acquire certain land for addition to the Wilderness 
     Battlefield in Virginia, as previously authorized by law, by 
     purchase or exchange as well as by donation.
       H.R. 1693. An act to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to clarify the overtime exemption for employees engaged 
     in fire protection activities.
       H.R. 1794. An act concerning the participation of Taiwan in 
     the World Health Organization (WHO).
       H.R. 1887. An act to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     punish the depiction of animal cruelty.
       H.R. 1932. An act to authorize the President to award a 
     gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Father Theodore M. 
     Hesburgh, in recognition of this outstanding and enduring 
     contributions to civil rights, higher education, the Catholic 
     church, the Nation, and the global community.
       H.R. 2079. An act to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     National Forest System lands in the State of South Dakota.
       H.R. 2140. An act to improve protection and management of 
     the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in the State 
     of Georgia.
       H.R. 2401. An act to amend the U.S. Holocaust Assets 
     Commission Act of 1998 to extend the period by which the 
     final report is due and to authorize additional funding.
       H.R. 2632. An act to designate certain Federal lands in the 
     Talladega National Forest in the State of Alabama as the 
     Dugger Mountain Wilderness.
       H.R. 2737. An act to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to convey to the State of Illinois certain Federal 
     land associated with the Lewis and Clark National Historic 
     Trail to be used as an historic and interpretive site along 
     the trail.
       H.R. 2886. An act to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide that an adopted alien who is less than 18 
     years of age may be considered a child under such Act if 
     adopted with or after a sibling who is a child under such 
     Act.
       H.R. 2889. An act to amend the Central Utah Project 
     Completion Act to provide for acquisition of water and water 
     rights for Central Utah Project purposes, completion of 
     Central Utah project facilities, and implementation of water 
     conservation measures.
       H.R. 3257. An act to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 to assist the Congressional Budget Office with the 
     scoring of State and local mandates.
       H.R. 3373. An act 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 Ericson.
       H.R. 3381. An act to authorize the Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation and the Trade and Development Agency, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3456. An act to amend statutory damages provisions of 
     title 17, United States Code.
       H.J. Res. 46. Joint resolution conferring status as an 
     honorary veteran of the United States Armed Forces on Zachary 
     Fisher.
       H.J. Res. 65. Joint resolution commending the World War II 
     veterans who fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.J. Res. 85. Joint resolution appointing the day for the 
     convening of the second session of the One Hundred Sixth 
     Congress.
  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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, Mrs. MORELLA:

           On December 2, 1999:
       H.R. 3419. An act to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     establish the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3443. An act to amend part E of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to provide States with more funding and greater 
     flexibility in carrying out programs designed to help 
     children make the transition from foster care to self-
     sufficiency, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2466. An act making appropriations for the Department 
     of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
           On December 6, 1999:
       H.R. 1180. An act to amend the Social Security Act to 
     expand the availability of

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     health care coverage for working individuals with 
     disabilities, to establish a Ticket to Work and Self-
     Sufficiency Program in the Social Security Administration to 
     provide such individuals with meaningful opportunities to 
     work, and for other purposes.

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para. 137.14  senate enrolled bills signed by the speaker pro tempore 
          subsequent to sine die adjournment

  The Speaker pro tempore, Mr. WOLF, subsequent to the sine die 
adjournment of the 1st session, 106th Congress, announced his signature 
to enrolled bills of the Senate of the following titles:

           On November 23, 1999:
       S. 28. An act to authorize an interpretive center and 
     related visitor facilities within the Four Corners Monument 
     Tribal Park, and for other purposes.
       S. 67. 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. 335. An act to amend chapter 30 of title 39, United 
     States Code, to provide for the nonmailability of certain 
     deceptive matter relating to sweepstakes, skill contests, 
     facsimile checks, administrative procedures, orders, and 
     civil penalties relating to such matter, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 416. An act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     convey to the city of Sisters, Oregon, a certain parcel of 
     land for use in connection with a sewage treatment facility.
       S. 438. An act 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.
       S. 548. An act to establish the Fallen Timbers Battlefield 
     and Fort Miamis National Historical Site in the State of 
     Ohio.
       S. 574. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     make corrections to a map relating to the Coastal Barrier 
     Resources System.
       S. 580. An act to amend title IX of the Public Health 
     Service Act to revise and extend the Agency for Healthcare 
     Policy and Research.
       S. 791. An act to amend the Small Business Act with respect 
     to the women's business center program.
       S. 1418. An act to provide for the holding of court at 
     Natchez, Mississippi, in the same manner as court is held at 
     Vicksburg, Mississippi, and for other purposes.
       S. 1595. An act to designate the United States courthouse 
     at 401 West Washington Street in Phoenix, Arizona, as the 
     ``Sandra Day O'Connor United States Courthouse''.
       S. 1866. An act to redesignate the Coastal Barrier 
     Resources System as the ``John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier 
     Resources System''.

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para. 137.15  bill presented to the president prior to sine die 
          adjournment

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, 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 November 22, 1999:
       H.R. 3194. Making consolidated appropriations for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other 
     purposes.

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para. 137.16  bills and joint resolutions presented to the president 
          subsequent to sine die adjournment

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, subsequent to 
the sine die adjournment of the 1st session, 106th Congress, did on the 
following date present to the President for his approval bills and joint 
resolutions of the House of the following titles:

           On November 23, 1999:
       H.R. 1555. To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2000 
     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. 2116. To amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish a program of extended care services for veterans, 
     to make other improvements in health care programs of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, to enhance compensation, 
     memorial affairs, and housing programs of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, to improve retirement authorities 
     applicable to judges of the United States Court of Appeals 
     for Veterans Claims, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 322. For the relief of Suchada Kwong.
       H.R. 197. 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''.
       H.R. 100. To establish designation for United States Postal 
     Service buildings in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 20. 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.
       H.R. 2280. To amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide a cost-of-living adjustment in the rates of 
     disability compensation for veterans with service-connected 
     disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity 
     compensation for survivors of such veterans.
           On November 30, 1999:
       H.R. 15. To designate a portion of the Otay Mountain region 
     of California as wilderness.
       H.R. 449. To authorize the Gateway Visitor Center at 
     Independence National Historical Park, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 459. To extend the deadline under the Federal Power 
     Act for FERC Project No. 9401, the Mt. Hope Waterpower 
     Project.
       H.R. 592. To designate a portion of Gateway National 
     Recreation Area as ``World War Veterans Park at Miller 
     Field''.
       H.R. 658. To establish the Thomas Cole National Historical 
     Site in the State of New York as an affiliated area of the 
     National Park System.
       H.R. 747. To protect the permanent trust funds of the State 
     of Arizona from erosion due to inflation and modify the basis 
     on which distributions are made from those funds.
       H.R. 748. 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 Park 
     Advisory Commission.
       H.R. 791. To amend the National Trails System Act to 
     designate the route of the War of 1812 British invasion of 
     Maryland and Washington, District of Columbia, and the route 
     of the American defense, for study for potential addition to 
     the national trails system.
       H.R. 970. To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
     provide assistance to the Perkins County Rural Water Systems, 
     Inc., for the construction of water supply facilities in 
     Perkins County, South Dakota.
       H.R. 1094. To amend the Federal Reserve Act to broaden the 
     range of discount window loans which may be used as 
     collateral for Federal reserve notes.
       H.R. 1104. 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.
       H.R. 1191. To designate certain facilities of the United 
     States Postal Service in Chicago, Illinois.
       H.R. 1251. To designate the United States Postal Service 
     building located at 8850 South 700 East, Sandy, Utah, as the 
     ``Noal Cushing Bateman Post Office Building''.
       H.R. 1327. To designate the United States Postal Service 
     building located at 34480 Highway 101 South in Cloverdale, 
     Oregon, as the ``Maurine B. Neuberger United States Post 
     Office''.
       H.R. 1528. To reauthorize and amend the National Geologic 
     Mapping Act of 1992.
       H.R. 1619. To amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers 
     Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 to expand the 
     boundaries of the Corridor.
       H.R. 1665. To allow the National Park Service to acquire 
     certain land for addition to the Wilderness Battlefield in 
     Virginia, as previously authorized by law, by purchase or 
     exchange as well as by donation.
       H.R. 1693. To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to 
     clarify the overtime exemption for employees engaged in fire 
     protection activities.
       H.R. 1794. Concerning the participation of Taiwan in the 
     World Health Organization (WHO).
       H.R. 1887. To amend title 18, United States Code, to punish 
     the depiction of animal cruelty.
       H.R. 1932. To authorize the President to award a gold medal 
     on behalf of the Congress to Father Theodore M. Hesburgh, in 
     recognition of his outstanding and enduring contributions to 
     civil rights, higher education, the Catholic Church, the 
     Nation, and the global community.
       H.R. 2079. To provide for the conveyance of certain 
     National Forest System lands in the State of South Dakota.
       H.R. 2140. To improve protection and management of the 
     Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in the State of 
     Georgia.
       H.R. 2401. To amend the U.S. Holocaust Assets Commission 
     Act of 1998 to extend the period by which the final report is 
     due and to authorize additional funding.
       H.R. 2632. To designate certain Federal lands in the 
     Talladega National Forest in the State of Alabama as the 
     Dugger Mountain Wilderness.
       H.R. 2737. To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey to the State of Illinois certain Federal land 
     associated with the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail 
     to be used as an historic and interpretive site along the 
     trail.
       H.R. 2886. To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to 
     provide that an adopted alien who is less than 18 years of 
     age may be considered a child under such Act if adopted with 
     or after a sibling who is a child under such Act.
       H.R. 2889. To amend the Central Utah Project Completion Act 
     to provide for acquisition of water and water rights for 
     Central Utah Project purposes, completion of Central Utah 
     Project facilities, and implementation of water conservation 
     measures.
       H.R. 3257. To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to 
     assist the Congres

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     sional Budget Office with the scoring of State and local 
     mandates.
       H.R. 3373. 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 Ericson.
       H.R. 3381. To reauthorize the Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation and the Trade and Development Agency, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 3456. To amend statutory damages provisions of title 
     17, United States Code.
       H.J. Res. 46. Conferring status as an honorary veteran of 
     the United States Armed Forces on Zachary Fisher.
       H.J. Res. 65. Commending the World War II veterans who 
     fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and for other purposes.
       H.J. Res. 85. Appointing the day for the convening of the 
     second session of the One Hundred Sixth Congress.
           On December 2, 1999:
       H.R. 3443. To amend part E of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to provide States with more funding and greater 
     flexibility in carrying out programs designed to help 
     children make the transition from foster care to self-
     sufficiency, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3419. To amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     establish the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 
     and for other purposes.
           On December 6, 1999:
       H.R. 1180. To amend the Social Security Act to expand the 
     availability of health care coverage for working individuals 
     with disabilities, to establish a Ticket to Work and Self-
     Sufficiency Program in the Social Security Administration to 
     provide such individuals with meaningful opportunities to 
     work, and for other purposes.

para. 137.17  bills and joint resolutions approved by the president prior 
          to sine die adjournment

  The President 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 October 21, 1999:
       H.J. Res. 71. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other 
     purposes.
           On October 22, 1999:
       H.R. 560: An act to designate the Federal building and 
     United States courthouse located at the intersection of 
     Comercio and San Justo Streets, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as 
     the ``Jose V. Toledo Federal Building and United States 
     Courthouse''.
       H.R. 1906. An act making appropriations for Agriculture, 
     Rural Development, Food and drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2000, and for other purposes.
           On October 25, 1999:
       H.R. 2561. An act making Appropriations for the Department 
     of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and 
     for other purposes.
           On October 27, 1999:
       H.R. 356. An act to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     property from the United States to Stanislaus County, 
     California.
           On October 28, 1999:
       H.R. 1663. An act to recognize National Medal of Honor 
     sites in California, Indiana, and South Carolina.
       H.R. 2841. An act to amend the Revised Organic Act of the 
     Virgin Islands to provide for greater fiscal autonomy 
     consistent with other United States jurisdictions, and for 
     other purposes.
           On October 29, 1999:
       H.J. Res. 73. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other 
     purposes.
           On October 31, 1999:
       H.R. 659. An act to authorize appropriations for the 
     protection of Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields in 
     Pennsylvania, to authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the 
     American Revolution at Valley Forge National Historical Park, 
     and for other purposes.
           On November 3, 1999:
       H.R. 2367. An act to reauthorize a comprehensive program of 
     support for victims of torture.
           On November 5, 1999:
       H.J. Res. 75. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other 
     purposes.
           On November 8, 1999:
       H.J. Res. 62. Joint resolution to grant the consent of 
     Congress to the boundary change between Georgia and South 
     Carolina.
       H.R. 1175. An act to locate and secure the return of 
     Zachary Baumel, a United States citizen, and other Israeli 
     soldiers missing in action.
           On November 10, 1999:
       H.J. Res. 76. Joint resolution waiving certain enrollment 
     requirements for the remainder of the first session of the 
     One Hundred Sixth Congress with respect to any bill or joint 
     resolution making general appropriations or continuing 
     appropriations for fiscal year 2000.
       H.J. Res. 78. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other 
     purposes.
           On November 12, 1999:
       H.J. Res. 54. Joint resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to the Missouri-Nebraska Boundary Compact.
       H.R. 441. An act 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.
       H.R. 609. An act to amend the Export Apple and Pear Act to 
     limit the applicability of the Act to apples.
       H.R. 915. An act to authorize a cost of living adjustment 
     in the pay of administrative law judges.
       H.R. 974. An act to establish a program to afford high 
     school graduates from the District of Columbia the benefits 
     of in-State tuition at State colleges and universities 
     outside the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2303. An act to direct the Librarian of Congress to 
     prepare the history of the House of Representatives, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 3122. An act to permit the enrollment in the House of 
     Representatives Child Care Center of children of Federal 
     employees who are not employees of the legislative branch.
           On November 13, 1999:
       H.R. 348. An act to authorize the construction of a 
     monument to honor those who have served the Nation's civil 
     defense and emergency management programs.
       H.R. 3061. An act to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to extend for an additional 2 years the period for 
     admission of an alien as a nonimmigrant under section 
     101(a)(15)(S) of such Act, and to authorize appropriations 
     for the refugee assistance program under chapter 2 of title 
     IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
           On November 18, 1999:
       H.J. Res. 80. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other 
     purposes.
           On November 19, 1999:
       H.J. Res. 83. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other 
     purposes.

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para. 137.18  senate bills approved by the president prior to sine die 
          adjournment

  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 October 21, 1999:
       S. 323. An act to redesignate the Black Canyon of the 
     Gunnison National Monument as a national park and establish 
     the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area, and for other 
     purposes.
           On October 25, 1999:
       S. 322. An act to amend title 4, United States Code, to add 
     the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday to the list of days on 
     which the flag should especially be displayed.
           On October 26, 1999:
       S. 800. An act 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 for other purposes.
           On November 9, 1999:
       S. 437. An act to designate the United States courthouse 
     under construction at 333 Las Vegas Boulevard South in Las 
     Vegas, Nevada, as the ``Lloyd D. George United States 
     Courthouse''.
       S. 1652. An act to designate the Old Executive Office 
     Building located at 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, 
     in Washington, District of Columbia, as the ``Dwight D. 
     Eisenhower Executive Office Building''.
           On November 12, 1999:
       S. 900. An act to enhance competition in the financial 
     services industry by providing a prudential framework for the 
     affiliation of banks, securities firms, insurance companies, 
     and other financial service providers, and for other 
     purposes.
           On November 20, 1999:
       S. 468. 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.

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para. 137.19  bills and joint resolutions approved by the president 
          subsequent to sine die adjournment

  The President, subsequent to sine die adjournment of the 1st Session, 
106th Congress, notified the Clerk of the House that on the following 
dates he had approved and signed bills of the following titles:

           On November 24, 1999:
       H.R. 2454. An act to assure the long-term conservation of 
     mid-continent light geese and the biological diversity of the 
     ecosystem upon which many North American migratory birds 
     depend, by directing the Secretary of the Interior to 
     implement rules to reduce the overabundant population of mid-
     continent light geese.
       H.R. 2724. An act to make technical corrections to the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1999.
           On November 29, 1999:
       H.R. 100. An act to establish designations for the United 
     States Postal Service buildings in Philadelphia, 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 197. An act 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''.

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       H.R. 3194. An act making consolidated appropriations for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other 
     purposes.
           On November 30, 1999:
       H.R. 2116. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish a program of extended care services for veterans, 
     to make other improvements in health care programs of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, to enhance compensation, 
     memorial affairs, and housing programs of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, to improve retirement authorities 
     applicable to judges of the United States Court of Appeals 
     for Veterans Claims, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2280. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide a cost-of-living adjustment in the rates of 
     disability compensation for veterans with service-connected 
     disabilities and the rates of dependence and indemnity 
     compensation for survivors of such veterans.
           December 3, 1999:
       H.R. 20. An act 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.
       H.R. 322. An act for the relief of Suchada Kwong.
       H.R. 1555. An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 2000 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.
           December 6, 1999:
       H.J. Res. 85. Joint resolution appointing the day for the 
     convening of the second session of the One Hundred Sixth 
     Congress.
       H.R. 459. An act to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act for FERC Project No. 9401, the Mt. Hope Waterpower 
     Project.
       H.R. 1094. An act to amend the Federal Reserve Act to 
     broaden the range of discount window loans which may be used 
     as collateral for Federal reserve notes.
       H.R. 1191. An act to designate certain facilities of the 
     United States Postal Service in Chicago, Illinois.
       H.R. 1251. An act to designate certain facilities of the 
     United States Postal Service building located at 8850 South 
     700 East, Sandy, Utah, as the ``Noal Cushing Bateman Post 
     Office Building.''
       H.R. 1327. An act to designate the United States Postal 
     Service building located at 34480 Highway 101 South in 
     Cloverdale, Oregon, as the ``Maurine B. Neuberger United 
     States Post Office.''
       H.R. 3373. An act 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.
           December 7, 1999:
       H.J. Res. 65. Joint resolution commending the World War II 
     veterans who fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 449. An act to authorize the Gateway Visitor Center at 
     Independence National Historical Park, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 592. An act to designate a portion of Gateway National 
     Recreation Area as ``World War Veterans Park at Miller 
     Field.''
       H.R. 747. An act to protect the permanent trust funds of 
     the State of Arizona from erosion due to inflation and modify 
     the basis on which distributions are made from those funds.
       H.R. 748. An act 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 
     Park Advisory Commission.
       H.R. 791. An act to amend the National Trails System Act to 
     designate the route of the War of 1812 British invasion of 
     Maryland and Washington, District of Columbia, and the route 
     of the American defense, for study for potential additional 
     to the national trails system.
       H.R. 970. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to provide assistance to the Perkins County Rural Water 
     System, Inc., for the construction of water supply facilities 
     in Perkins County, South Dakota.
       H.R. 1794. An act concerning the participation of Taiwan in 
     the World Health Organization (WHO).
       H.R. 2079. An act to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     National Forest System lands in the State of South Dakota.
       H.R. 2886. An act to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide that an adopted alien who is less than 18 
     years of age may be considered a child under such Act if 
     adopted with or after a sibling who is a child under such 
     Act.
       H.R. 2889. An act to amend the Central Utah Project 
     Completion Act to provide for acquisition of water and water 
     rights for Central Utah Project Purposes, completion of 
     Central Utah project facilities, and implementation of water 
     conservation measures.
       H.R. 3257. An act to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 to assist the Congressional Budget Office with the 
     scoring of State and local mandates.
           December 9, 1999:
       H.J. Res. 46. Joint resolution conferring status as an 
     honorary veteran of the United States Armed Forces on Zachary 
     Fisher.
       H.R. 15. An act to designate a portion of the Otay Mountain 
     region of California as wilderness.
       H.R. 658. 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.
       H.R. 1104. An act 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.
       H.R. 1528. An act to reauthorize and amend the National 
     Geologic Mapping Act of 1992.
       H.R. 1619. An act to amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket 
     Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 to 
     expand the boundaries of the Corridor.
       H.R. 1665. An act to allow the National Park Service to 
     acquire certain land for addition to Wilderness Battlefield 
     in Virginia, as previously authorized by law, by purchase or 
     exchange as well as by donation.
       H.R. 1693. An act to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to clarify the overtime exemption for employees engaged 
     in fire protection activities.
       H.R. 1887. An act to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     punish the depiction of animal cruelty.
       H.R. 1932. An act to authorize the President to award a 
     gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Father Theodore M. 
     Hesburgh, in recognition of his outstanding and enduring 
     contributions to civil rights, higher education, the Catholic 
     Church, the Nation, and the global community.
       H.R. 2140. An act to improve protection and management of 
     the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in the State 
     of Georgia.
       H.R. 2401. An act to amend the U.S. Holocaust Assets 
     Commission Act of 1998 to extend the period by which the 
     final report is due and to authorize additional funding.
       H.R. 2632. An act to designate certain Federal lands in the 
     Talladega National Forest in the State of Alabama as the 
     Dugger Mountain Wilderness.
       H.R. 2737. An act to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to convey to the State of Illinois certain Federal 
     land associated with the Lewis and Clark National Historic 
     Trail to be used as an historic and interpretive site along 
     the Trail.
       H.R. 3381. An act to reauthorize the Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation and the Trade and Development Agency, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3419. An act to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     establish the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3456. An act to amend statutory damages provisions of 
     title 17, United States Code.
           December 14, 1999:
       H.R. 3443. An act to amend part E of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to provide States with more funding and greater 
     flexibility in carrying out programs designed to help 
     children make the transition from foster care to self-
     sufficiency, and for other purposes.
           December 17, 1999:
       H.R. 1180. An act to amend the Social Security Act to 
     expand the availability to health care coverage for working 
     individuals with disabilities, to establish a Ticket to Work 
     and Self-Sufficiency Program in the Social Security 
     Administration to provide such individuals with meaningful 
     opportunities to work, and for other purposes.

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para. 137.20  senate bills approved by the president subsequent to sine 
          die adjournment

  The President, subsequent to sine die adjournment of the 1st Session, 
106th Congress, 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 November 24, 1999:
       S. 1235. An act to amend part G of title I of the Omnibus 
     Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow railroad 
     police officers to attend the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
     National Academy for law enforcement training.
           On November 29, 1999:
       S. 278. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey certain lands to the county of Rio Arriba, New Mexico.
       S. 382. An act to establish the Minuteman Missile National 
     Historic Site in the State of South Dakota, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 1398. An act to clarify certain boundaries on maps 
     relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System.
           December 6, 1999:
       S. 574. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     make corrections to a map relating to the Coastal Barrier 
     Resources System.
       S. 580. An act to amend IX of the Public Health Service Act 
     to revise and extend the Agency for Healthcare Policy and 
     Research.
       S. 1418. An act to provide for the holding of court at 
     Natchez, Mississippi, in the same manner as court is held at 
     Vicksburg, Mississippi, and for other purposes.
           December 7, 1999:
       S. 28. An act to authorize an interpretive center and 
     related visitor facilities within the Four Corners Monument 
     Tribal Park, and for other purposes.
       S. 416. An act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     convey to the city of Sisters, Oregon, a certain parcel of 
     land for use in connection with a sewage treatment facility.
           December 9, 1999:
       S. 67. 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.''

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       S. 438. An act 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.
       S. 548. An act to establish the Fallen Timbers Battlefield 
     and Fort Miamis National Historical Site in the State of 
     Ohio.
       S. 791. An act to amend the Small Business Act with respect 
     to the women's business center program.
       S. 1595. An act to designate the United States courthouse 
     at 401 West Washington Street in Phoenix, Arizona, as the 
     ``Sandra Day O'Connor United States Courthouse.''
       S. 1866. An act to redesignate the Coastal Barrier 
     Resources System as the ``John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier 
     Resources System.''
           December 12, 1999:
       S. 335. An act to amend chapter 30 of title 39, United 
     States Code, to provide for the Nonmailability of certain 
     deceptive matter relating to sweepstakes, skill contests, 
     facsimile checks, administrative procedures, orders, and 
     civil penalties relating to such matter, and for other 
     purposes.

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                  RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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                       ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS

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                  SECTION 1. CHANGES IN STANDING RULES

  Amend the standing rules to read as follows:

                                 RULE I

                              The Speaker.

  1. The Speaker shall take the Chair on every legislative day precisely 
at the hour to which the House last adjourned and immediately call the 
House to order. Having examined and approved the Journal of the last 
day's proceedings, the Speaker shall announce to the House his approval 
thereof. The Speaker's approval of the Journal shall be deemed agreed to 
unless a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner demands a vote 
thereon. If such a vote is decided in the affirmative, it shall not be 
subject to a motion to reconsider. If such a vote is decided in the 
negative, then one motion that the Journal be read shall be privileged, 
shall be decided without debate, and shall not be subject to a motion to 
reconsider.

                          Preservation of order

  2. The Speaker 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.

                      Control of Capitol facilities

  3. Except as otherwise provided by rule or law, the Speaker shall have 
general control of the Hall of the House, the corridors and passages in 
the part of the Capitol assigned to the use of the House, and the 
disposal of unappropriated rooms in that part of the Capitol.

                         Signature of documents

  4. The Speaker shall sign all acts and joint resolutions passed by the 
two Houses and all writs, warrants, and subpoenas of, or issued by order 
of, the House. The Speaker may sign enrolled bills and joint resolutions 
whether or not the House is in session.

                           Questions of order

  5. The Speaker shall decide all questions of order, subject to appeal 
by a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner. On such an appeal a 
Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not speak more than once 
without permission of the House.

                           Form of a question

  6. The Speaker shall rise to put a question but may state it sitting. 
The Speaker shall put a question in this form: ``Those in favor (of the 
question), say `Aye.' ''; and after the affirmative voice is expressed, 
``Those opposed, say `No.' ''. After a vote by voice under this clause, 
the Speaker may use such voting procedures as may be invoked under rule 
XX.

                           Discretion to vote

  7. The Speaker is not required to vote in ordinary legislative 
proceedings, except when his vote would be decisive or when the House is 
engaged in voting by ballot.

                           Speaker pro tempore

  8. (a) The Speaker may appoint a Member to perform the duties of the 
Chair. Except as specified in paragraph (b), such an appointment may not 
extend beyond three legislative days.
  (b)(1) In the case of his illness, the Speaker may appoint a Member to 
perform the duties of the Chair for a period not exceeding 10 days, 
subject to the approval of the House. If the Speaker is absent and has 
omitted to make such an appointment, then the House shall elect a 
Speaker pro tempore to act during the absence of the Speaker.
  (2) With the approval of the House, the Speaker may appoint a Member 
to act as Speaker pro tempore only to sign enrolled bills and joint 
resolutions for a specified period of time.

                               Term limit

  9. A person may not serve as Speaker for more than four consecutive 
Congresses (disregarding for this purpose any service for less than a 
full session in any Congress).

                          Designation of travel

  10. The Speaker may designate a Member, Delegate, Resident 
Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House to travel on the 
business of the House within or without the United States, whether the 
House is meeting, has recessed, or has adjourned. Expenses for such 
travel may be paid from applicable accounts of the House described in 
clause 1(i)(1) of rule X on vouchers approved and signed solely by the 
Speaker.

                          Committee appointment

  11. The Speaker shall appoint all select, joint, and conference 
committees ordered by the House. At any time after an original 
appointment, the Speaker may remove Members, Delegates, or the Resident 
Commissioner from, or appoint additional Members, Delegates, or the 
Resident Commissioner to, a select or conference committee. In 
appointing Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner to 
conference committees, the Speaker shall appoint no less than a majority 
who generally supported the House position as determined by the Speaker, 
shall name those 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 or resolution passed or adopted by 
the House.

                          Declaration of recess

  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.

                         Other responsibilities

  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. The system may provide for the testing of a 
Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, 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
                      Other Officers and Officials

                                Elections

  1. There shall be elected at the commencement of each Congress, to 
continue in office until their successors are chosen and qualified, a 
Clerk, a Sergeant-at-Arms, a Chief Administrative Officer, and a 
Chaplain. Each of these officers shall take an oath to support the 
Constitution of the United States, and for the true and faithful 
exercise of the duties of his office to the best of his knowledge and 
ability, and to keep the secrets of the House. Each of these officers 
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.

                                  Clerk

  2. (a) At the commencement of the first session of each Congress, the 
Clerk shall call the Members, Delegates, and Resident Commissioner to 
order and proceed to record their presence by States in alphabetical 
order, either by call of the roll or by use of the electronic voting 
system. Pending

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the election of a Speaker or Speaker pro tempore, the Clerk shall 
preserve order and decorum and decide all questions of order, subject to 
appeal by a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner.
  (b) At the commencement of every regular session of Congress, the 
Clerk shall make and cause to be printed and delivered to each Member, 
Delegate, and the Resident Commissioner a list of the reports that any 
officer or Department is required to make to Congress, citing the law or 
resolution in which the requirement may be contained and placing under 
the name of each officer the list of reports he is required to make.
  (c) The Clerk shall--
    (1) note all questions of order, with the decisions thereon, the 
  record of which shall be appended to the Journal of each session;
    (2) enter on the Journal the hour at which the House adjourns;
    (3) complete the printing and distribution of the Journal to 
  Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner, together with an 
  accurate and complete index, as soon as possible after the close of a 
  session; and
    (4) send a printed copy of the Journal to the executive of and to 
  each branch of the legislature of every State as may be requested by 
  such State officials.
  (d) The Clerk shall attest and affix the seal of the House to all 
writs, warrants, and subpoenas issued by order of the House and certify 
the passage of all bills and joint resolutions.
  (e) The Clerk shall cause the calendars of the House to be printed and 
distributed each legislative day.
  (f) The Clerk shall--
    (1) retain in the library at the Office of the Clerk for the use of 
  the Members, Delegates, Resident Commissioner, and officers of the 
  House, and not to be withdrawn therefrom, two copies of all the books 
  and printed documents deposited there; and
    (2) deliver or mail to any Member, Delegate, or the Resident 
  Commissioner an extra copy, in binding of good quality, of each 
  document requested by that Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner 
  that has been printed by order of either House of Congress in any 
  Congress in which the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner 
  served.
  (g) The Clerk shall provide for his temporary absence or disability by 
designating an official in the Office of the Clerk to sign all papers 
that may require the official signature of the Clerk and to do all other 
official acts that the Clerk may be required to do under the rules and 
practices of the House, except such official acts as are provided for by 
statute. Official acts done by the designated official shall be under 
the name of the Clerk. The designation shall be in writing and shall be 
laid before the House and entered on the Journal.
  (h) The Clerk may receive messages from the President and from the 
Senate at any time when the House is not in session.
  (i)(1) The Clerk shall supervise the staff and manage the office of a 
Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner who has died, resigned, or 
been expelled until a successor is elected. The Clerk 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 person 
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, with the approval of the Committee on House 
Administration, may appoint such staff as is required to operate the 
office until a successor is elected.
  (2) For 60 days following the death of a former Speaker, the Clerk 
shall maintain on the House payroll, and shall supervise in the same 
manner, staff appointed under House Resolution 1238, Ninety-first 
Congress (as enacted into permanent law by chapter VIII of the 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1971) (2 U.S.C. 31b-5).
  (j) In addition to any other reports required by the Speaker or the 
Committee on House Administration, the Clerk shall report to the 
Committee on House Administration 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 and a description or explanation of current operations, the 
implementation of new policies and procedures, and future plans for each 
function.
  (k) The Clerk shall fully cooperate with the appropriate offices and 
persons in the performance of reviews and audits of financial records 
and administrative operations.

                            Sergeant-at-Arms

  3. (a) The Sergeant-at-Arms shall attend the House during its sittings 
and maintain order under the direction of the Speaker or other presiding 
officer. The Sergeant-at-Arms shall execute the commands of the House, 
and all processes issued by authority thereof, directed to him by the 
Speaker.
  (b) The symbol of the office of the Sergeant-at-Arms shall be the 
mace, which shall be borne by him while enforcing order on the floor.
  (c) The Sergeant-at-Arms shall enforce strictly the rules relating to 
the privileges of the Hall of the House and be responsible to the House 
for the official conduct of his employees.
  (d) The Sergeant-at-Arms may not allow a person to enter the room over 
the Hall of the House during its sittings; and from 15 minutes before 
the hour of the meeting of the House each day until 10 minutes after 
adjournment, he shall see that the floor is cleared of all persons 
except those privileged to remain.
  (e) In addition to any other reports required by the Speaker or the 
Committee on House Administration, the Sergeant-at-Arms shall report to 
the Committee on House Administration 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 Sergeant-at-Arms. Each report shall include 
financial statements and a description or explanation of current 
operations, the implementation of new policies and procedures, and 
future plans for each function.
  (f) 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.

                      Chief Administrative Officer

  4. (a) The Chief Administrative Officer shall have operational and 
financial responsibility for functions as assigned by the Committee on 
House Administration and shall be subject to the policy direction and 
oversight of the Committee on House Administration.
  (b) In addition to any other reports required by the Committee on 
House Administration, the Chief Administrative Officer shall report to 
the Committee on House Administration 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 Administrative Officer. Each report shall 
include financial statements and a description or explanation of current 
operations, the implementation of new policies and procedures, and 
future plans for each function.
  (c) The Chief Administrative Officer shall fully cooperate with the 
appropriate offices and persons in the performance of reviews and audits 
of financial records and administrative operations.

                                Chaplain

  5. The Chaplain shall offer a prayer at the commencement of each day's 
sitting of the House.

                       Office of Inspector General

  6. (a) There is established an Office of Inspector General.
  (b) The Inspector General shall be appointed for a Congress by the 
Speaker, the Majority Leader, and the Minority Leader, acting jointly.
  (c) Subject to the policy direction and oversight of the Committee on 
House Administration, the Inspector General shall only--
    (1) conduct periodic audits of the financial and administrative 
  functions of the House and of joint entities;
    (2) inform the officers or other officials who are the subject of an 
  audit of the results of that audit and suggesting appropriate curative 
  actions;

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    (3) simultaneously notify the Speaker, the Majority Leader, the 
  Minority Leader, and the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
  Committee on House Administration in the case of any financial 
  irregularity discovered in the course of carrying out responsibilities 
  under this clause;
    (4) simultaneously submit to the Speaker, the Majority Leader, the 
  Minority Leader, and the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
  Committee on House Administration a report of each audit conducted 
  under this clause; and
    (5) report to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct 
  information involving possible violations by a Member, Delegate, 
  Resident Commissioner, 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 that may require 
  referral to the appropriate Federal or State authorities under clause 
  3(a)(3) of rule XI.

                         Office of the Historian

  7. There is established an Office of the Historian of the House of 
Representatives. The Speaker shall appoint and set the annual rate of 
pay for employees of the Office of the Historian.

                        Office of General Counsel

  8. There is established an 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.

                                RULE III
    The Members, Delegates, and Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico

                                 Voting

  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. (a) A Member may not authorize any other person to cast his vote or 
record his presence in the House or the Committee of the Whole House on 
the state of the Union.
  (b) No other person may cast a Member's vote or record a Member's 
presence in the House or the Committee of the Whole House on the state 
of the Union.

                 Delegates and the Resident Commissioner

  3. (a) Each Delegate and the Resident Commissioner 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 of the committee.
  (b) The Delegates and the Resident Commissioner may be appointed to 
any select committee and to any conference committee.

                                 RULE IV
                          The Hall of the House

                           Use and admittance

  1. The Hall of the House shall be used only for the legislative 
business of the House and for caucus and conference meetings of its 
Members, except when the House agrees to take part in any ceremonies to 
be observed therein. The Speaker may not entertain a motion for the 
suspension of this clause.
  2. (a) Only the following persons shall be admitted to the Hall of the 
House or rooms leading thereto:
    (1) Members of Congress, Members-elect, and contestants in election 
  cases during the pendency of their cases on the floor.
    (2) The Delegates and the Resident Commissioner.
    (3) The President and Vice President of the United States and their 
  private secretaries.
    (4) Justices of the Supreme Court.
    (5) Elected officers and minority employees nominated as elected 
  officers of the House.
    (6) The Parliamentarian.
    (7) Staff of committees when business from their committee is under 
  consideration.
    (8) Not more than one person from the staff of a Member, Delegate, 
  or Resident Commissioner when that Member, Delegate, or Resident 
  Commissioner has an amendment under consideration (subject to clause 
  5).
    (9) The Architect of the Capitol.
    (10) The Librarian of Congress and the assistant in charge of the 
  Law Library.
    (11) The Secretary and Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate.
    (12) Heads of departments.
    (13) Foreign ministers.
    (14) Governors of States.
    (15) Former Members, Delegates, and Resident Commissioners; former 
  Parliamentarians of the House; and former elected officers and 
  minority employees nominated as elected officers of the House (subject 
  to clause 4).
    (16) One attorney to accompany a Member, Delegate, or Resident 
  Commissioner who is the respondent in an investigation undertaken by 
  the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct when a recommendation 
  of that committee is under consideration in the House.
    (17) Such persons as have, by name, received the thanks of Congress.
  (b) The Speaker may not entertain a unanimous consent request or a 
motion to suspend this clause.
  3. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), all persons not entitled 
to the privilege of the floor during the session shall be excluded at 
all times from the Hall of the House and the cloakrooms.
  (b) Until 15 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 a 
Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner by card or in writing, may be 
admitted to the Hall of the House.
  4. (a) Former Members, Delegates, and Resident Commissioners; former 
Parliamentarians of the House; and former elected officers and minority 
employees nominated as elected officers of the House shall be entitled 
to the privilege of admission to the Hall of the House and rooms leading 
thereto only if--
    (1) they do not have any direct personal or pecuniary interest in 
  any legislative measure pending before the House or reported by a 
  committee; and
    (2) 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 a committee, or under consideration in 
  any of its committees or subcommittees.
  (b) The Speaker shall promulgate such regulations as may be necessary 
to implement this rule and to ensure its enforcement.
  5. A person from the staff of a Member, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner may be admitted to the Hall of the House or rooms leading 
thereto under clause 2 only upon prior notice to the Speaker. Such 
persons, and persons from the staff of committees admitted under clause 
2, may not 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 shall remain at the desk and are admitted only to 
advise the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, or committee 
responsible for their admission. A person who violates this clause may 
be excluded during the session from the Hall of the House and rooms 
leading thereto by the Speaker.

                                 Gallery

  6. (a) The Speaker shall set aside a portion of the west gallery for 
the use of the President, the members of the Cabinet, justices of the 
Supreme Court, foreign ministers and suites, and the members of their 
respective families. The Speaker shall set aside another portion of the 
same gallery for the accommodation of persons to be admitted on the 
cards of Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner.

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  (b) The Speaker shall set aside the southerly half of the east gallery 
for the use of the families of Members of Congress. The Speaker shall 
control one bench. On the request of a Member, Delegate, Resident 
Commissioner, or Senator, the Speaker shall issue a card of admission to 
his family, which may include their visitors. No other person shall be 
admitted to this section.

                  Prohibition on campaign contributions

  7. A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of 
the House, or any other person entitled to admission to the Hall of the 
House or rooms leading thereto by this rule, may not knowingly 
distribute a political campaign contribution in the Hall of the House or 
rooms leading thereto.

                                 RULE V
                         Broadcasting the House

  1. The Speaker shall administer a system subject to his direction and 
control for closed-circuit viewing of floor proceedings of the House in 
the offices of all Members, Delegates, the Resident Commissioner, and 
committees and in such other places in the Capitol and the House Office 
Buildings as he considers appropriate. Such system may include other 
telecommunications functions as the Speaker considers appropriate. Any 
such telecommunications shall be subject to rules and regulations issued 
by the Speaker.
  2. (a) The Speaker shall administer a system subject to his direction 
and control for complete and unedited audio and visual broadcasting and 
recording of the proceedings of the House. The Speaker shall provide for 
the distribution of such broadcasts and recordings to news media, for 
the storage of audio and video recordings of the proceedings, and for 
the closed-captioning of the proceedings for hearing-impaired persons.
  (b) All television and radio broadcasting stations, networks, 
services, and systems (including cable systems) that are accredited to 
the House Radio and Television Correspondents' Galleries, and all radio 
and television correspondents who are so accredited, shall be provided 
access to the live coverage of the House.
  (c) Coverage made available under this clause, including any recording 
thereof--
    (1) may not be used for any political purpose;
    (2) may not be used in any commercial advertisement; and
    (3) may not be broadcast with commercial sponsorship except as part 
  of a bona fide news program or public affairs documentary program.
  3. The Speaker may delegate any of his responsibilities under this 
rule to such legislative entity as he considers appropriate.

                                 RULE VI
               Official Reporters and News Media Galleries

                           Official reporters

  1. Subject to the direction and control of the Speaker, the Clerk 
shall appoint, and may remove for cause, the official reporters of the 
House, including stenographers of committees, and shall supervise the 
execution of their duties.

                          News media galleries

  2. A 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. Reputable 
reporters and correspondents shall be admitted thereto under such 
regulations as the Speaker may prescribe from time to time. The Standing 
Committee of Correspondents for the Press Gallery, and the Executive 
Committee of Correspondents for the Periodical Press Gallery, shall 
supervise such galleries, including the designation of its employees, 
subject to the direction and control of the Speaker. The Speaker may 
assign one seat on the floor to Associated Press reporters and one to 
United Press International reporters, and may regulate their occupation. 
The Speaker may admit to the floor, under such regulations as he may 
prescribe, one additional representative of each press association.
  3. A portion of the gallery 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. Reputable reporters and correspondents shall 
be admitted thereto under such regulations as the Speaker may prescribe. 
The Executive Committee of the Radio and Television Correspondents' 
Galleries shall supervise such gallery, including the designation of its 
employees, subject to the direction and control of the Speaker. 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, and one of the American 
Broadcasting Company.

                                RULE VII
                          Records of the House

                                Archiving

  1. (a) At the end of each Congress, the chairman of each committee 
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 
under 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 under clause 1, 
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 any order of 
the House.

                           Public availability

  3. (a) The Clerk shall authorize the Archivist to make records 
delivered under clause 2 available for public use, subject to paragraph 
(b), clause 4, and any order of the House.
  (b)(1) A record shall immediately be made available if it was 
previously made available for public use by the House or a committee or 
a subcommittee.
  (2) An investigative record that contains personal data relating to a 
specific living person (the disclosure of which would be an unwarranted 
invasion of personal privacy), an administrative record relating to 
personnel, or a record relating to a hearing that was closed under 
clause 2(g)(2) of rule XI shall be made available if it has been in 
existence for 50 years.
  (3) A 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, a 
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) A record (other than a record referred to in subparagraph (1), 
(2), or (3)) shall be made available if it has been in existence for 30 
years.
  4. (a) A record may not be made available for public use under clause 
3 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 ranking 
minority member of the Committee on House Administration of any such 
determination.
  (b) A determination of the Clerk under paragraph (a) is subject to 
later orders of the House and, in the case of a record of a committee, 
later orders of the committee.
  5. (a) This rule does not supersede rule VIII or clause 9 of rule X 
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 Administration 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 
under this rule. Such a withdrawal shall be on a temporary basis and for 
official use of the committee.

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                          Definition of record

  6. In this rule the term ``record'' means any official, permanent 
record of the House (other than a record of an individual Member, 
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner), including--
    (a) with respect to a committee, an official, permanent record of 
  the committee (including any record of a legislative, oversight, or 
  other activity of such committee or a subcommittee thereof); and
    (b) with respect to an officer of the House elected under rule II, 
  an official, permanent record made or acquired in the course of the 
  duties of such officer.

                          Withdrawal of papers

  7. A memorial or other paper presented to the House may not be 
withdrawn from its files without its leave. If withdrawn certified 
copies thereof shall be left in the office of the Clerk. When an act 
passes for the settlement of a claim, the Clerk may transmit to the 
officer charged with the settlement thereof the papers on file in his 
office relating to such claim. The Clerk may lend 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 VIII
                          Response to Subpoenas

  1. When a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or 
employee of the House 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 document relating to the official functions of the House, such 
Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee shall 
comply, consistently with the privileges and rights of the House, with 
the subpoena or other judicial order as hereinafter provided, unless 
otherwise determined under this rule.
  2. Upon receipt of a properly served subpoena or other judicial order 
described in clause 1, a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, 
officer, or employee of the House shall promptly notify the Speaker of 
its receipt in writing. Such notification shall promptly be laid before 
the House by the Speaker. During a period of recess or adjournment of 
longer than three days, notification to the House is not required until 
the reconvening of the House, when the notification shall promptly be 
laid before the House by the Speaker.
  3. Once notification has been laid before the House, the Member, 
Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House shall 
determine whether the issuance of the subpoena or other judicial order 
described in clause 1 is a proper exercise of jurisdiction by the court, 
is material and relevant, and is consistent with the privileges and 
rights of the House. Such Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, 
officer, or employee shall notify the Speaker before seeking judicial 
determination of these matters.
  4. Upon determination whether a subpoena or other judicial order 
described in clause 1 is a proper exercise of jurisdiction by the court, 
is material and relevant, and is consistent with the privileges and 
rights of the House, the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, 
officer, or employee of the House shall immediately notify the Speaker 
of the determination in writing.
  5. The Speaker shall inform the House of a determination whether a 
subpoena or other judicial order described in clause 1 is a proper 
exercise of jurisdiction by the court, is material and relevant, and is 
consistent with the privileges and rights of the House. In so informing 
the House, the Speaker shall generally describe the records or 
information sought. During a period of recess or adjournment of longer 
than three days, such notification is not required until the reconvening 
of the House, when the notification shall promptly be laid before the 
House by the Speaker.
  6. (a) Except as specified in paragraph (b) or otherwise ordered by 
the House, upon notification to the House that a subpoena or other 
judicial order described in clause 1 is a proper exercise of 
jurisdiction by the court, is material and relevant, and is consistent 
with the privileges and rights of the House, the Member, Delegate, 
Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House shall comply 
with the subpoena or other judicial order by supplying certified copies.
  (b) Under no circumstances may minutes or transcripts of executive 
sessions, or evidence of witnesses in respect thereto, be disclosed or 
copied. During a period of recess or adjournment of longer than three 
days, the Speaker may authorize compliance or take such other action as 
he considers appropriate under the circumstances. Upon the reconvening 
of the House, all matters that transpired under this clause shall 
promptly be laid before the House by the Speaker.
  7. A copy of this rule shall be transmitted by the Clerk to the court 
when a subpoena or other judicial order described in clause 1 is issued 
and served on a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or 
employee of the House.
  8. Nothing in this rule shall be construed to deprive, condition, or 
waive the constitutional or legal privileges or rights applicable or 
available at any time to a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, 
officer, or employee of the House, or of the House itself, or the right 
of such Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee, 
or of the House itself, to assert such privileges or rights before a 
court in the United States.

                                 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, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner, 
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, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner 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. Oral announcement of the form of the resolution may be 
dispensed with by unanimous consent.
  (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, 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
                       Organization of Committees

             Committees and their legislative jurisdictions

  1. There shall be in the House the following standing committees, each 
of which shall have the jurisdiction and related functions assigned by 
this clause and clauses 2, 3, and 4. All bills, resolutions, and other 
matters relating to subjects within the jurisdiction of the standing 
committees listed in this clause shall be referred to those committees, 
in accordance with clause 2 of rule XII, as follows:
    (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.

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      (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) Commodity 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, poultry, 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) Bills and joint resolutions reported by other committees that 
    provide new entitlement authority as defined in section 3(9) of the 
    Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and referred to the committee under 
    clause 4(a)(2).
    (c) Committee on Armed Services.
      (1) Ammunition depots; forts; arsenals; and 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, 
    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.
    (d) 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 institutions securities activities generally, 
    including 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 this 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.
    (e) Committee on the Budget.
      (1) Concurrent resolutions on the budget (as defined in section 
    3(4) 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.
      (2) Budget process generally.
      (3) 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.
    (f) 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) 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) Conservation of energy resources.
      (8) Energy information generally.
      (9) The generation and marketing of power (except by federally 
    chartered or Federal regional power marketing authorities); 
    reliability and interstate transmission of, and ratemaking for, all 
    power; and siting of generation facilities (except the installation 
    of interconnections between Government waterpower projects).
      (10) General management of the Department of Energy and 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.
    (g) Committee on Education and the Workforce.
      (1) Child labor.
      (2) Gallaudet University and Howard University and 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) Education or labor generally.
      (7) Mediation and arbitration of labor disputes.
      (8) Regulation or prevention of importation of foreign laborers 
    under contract.
      (9) Workers' compensation.
      (10) Vocational rehabilitation.
      (11) Wages and hours of labor.
      (12) Welfare of miners.
      (13) Work incentive programs.
    (h) Committee on Government Reform.
      (1) Federal civil service, including intergovernmental personnel;

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    and the status of officers and employees of the United States, 
    including their compensation, classification, and retirement.
      (2) 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) 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 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.
    (i) Committee on House Administration.
      (1) Appropriations from accounts for committee salaries and 
    expenses (except for the Committee on Appropriations); House 
    Information Resources; and allowance and expenses of Members, 
    Delegates, the Resident Commissioner, 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 staff for 
    Members, Delegates, the Resident Commissioner, and committees; and 
    reporters of debates, subject to rule VI.
      (4) Except as provided in paragraph (q)(11), the Library of 
    Congress, including management thereof; the House Library; statuary 
    and pictures; acceptance or purchase of works of art for the 
    Capitol; the Botanic Garden; and purchase of books and manuscripts.
      (5) The Smithsonian Institution and the incorporation of similar 
    institutions (except as provided in paragraph (q)(11)).
      (6) Expenditure of accounts described in subparagraph (1).
      (7) Franking Commission.
      (8) Printing and correction of the Congressional Record.
      (9) Accounts of the House generally.
      (10) Assignment of office space for Members, Delegates, the 
    Resident Commissioner, and committees.
      (11) Disposition of useless executive papers.
      (12) Election of the President, Vice President, Members, Senators, 
    Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner; corrupt practices; 
    contested elections; credentials and qualifications; and Federal 
    elections generally.
      (13) 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) Travel of Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner.
      (15) Raising, reporting, and use of campaign contributions for 
    candidates for office of Representative, of Delegate, and of 
    Resident Commissioner.
      (16) Compensation, retirement, and other benefits of the Members, 
    Delegates, the Resident Commissioner, officers, and employees of 
    Congress.
    (j) 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) Diplomatic service.
      (11) Measures to foster commercial intercourse with foreign 
    nations and to safeguard American business interests abroad.
      (12) 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.
    (k) 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) Claims against the United States.
      (11) Meetings of Congress; attendance of Members, Delegates, and 
    the Resident Commissioner; and their acceptance of incompatible 
    offices.
      (12) National penitentiaries.
      (13) Patents, the Patent and Trademark 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 boundary lines.
      (18) Subversive activities affecting the internal security of the 
    United States.
    (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) Native Americans generally, including the care and allotment 
    of Native American lands and general and special measures relating 
    to claims that are paid out of Native American funds.
      (9) Insular possessions of the United States generally (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 public lands.
      (13) Mining interests generally.
      (14) Mining schools and experimental stations.
      (15) Marine affairs, including coastal zone management (except for 
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    other pollution of navigable waters).
      (16) Oceanography.
      (17) Petroleum conservation on 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 Native Americans and 
    Native American tribes.
      (21) Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline (except ratemaking).
    (m) Committee on Rules.
      (1) Rules and joint rules (other than those relating to the Code 
    of Official Conduct) and the order of business of the House.
      (2) Recesses and final adjournments of Congress.
    (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) 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.
    (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.
    (p) Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
      The Code of Official Conduct.
    (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 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) The Capitol Building and the Senate and House Office 
    Buildings.
      (10) Construction or maintenance of roads and post roads (other 
    than appropriations therefor).
      (11) Construction or reconstruction, maintenance, and care of 
    buildings and grounds of the Botanic Garden, the Library of 
    Congress, and the Smithsonian Institution.
      (12) Merchant marine (except for national security aspects 
    thereof).
      (13) 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 insular possessions.
      (5) Bonded debt of the United States, subject to the last sentence 
    of clause 4(f).
      (6) Deposit of public monies.
      (7) Transportation of dutiable goods.
      (8) Tax exempt foundations and charitable trusts.
      (9) National social security (except health care and facilities 
    programs that are supported from general revenues as opposed to 
    payroll deductions and except work incentive programs).

                   General oversight responsibilities

  2. (a) The various standing committees shall have general oversight 
responsibilities as provided in paragraph (b) in order to assist the 
House in--
    (1) its analysis, appraisal, and evaluation of--
      (A) the application, administration, execution, and effectiveness 
    of Federal laws; and
      (B) conditions and circumstances that may indicate the necessity 
    or desirability of enacting new or additional legislation; and
    (2) its formulation, consideration, and enactment of changes in 
  Federal laws, and of such additional legislation as may be necessary 
  or appropriate.
  (b)(1) In order to determine whether laws and programs addressing 
subjects within the jurisdiction of a committee are being implemented 
and carried out in accordance with the intent of Congress and whether 
they should be continued, curtailed, or eliminated, each standing 
committee (other than the Committee on Appropriations) shall review and 
study on a continuing basis--
    (A) the application, administration, execution, and effectiveness of 
  laws and programs addressing subjects within its jurisdiction;
    (B) the organization and operation of Federal agencies and entities 
  having responsibilities for the administration and execution of laws 
  and programs addressing subjects within its jurisdiction;
    (C) any conditions or circumstances that may indicate the necessity 
  or desirability of enacting new or additional legislation addressing 
  subjects within its jurisdiction (whether or not a bill or resolution 
  has been introduced with respect thereto); and
    (D) future research and forecasting on subjects within its 
  jurisdiction.

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  (2) Each committee to which subparagraph (1) applies having more than 
20 members shall establish an oversight subcommittee, or require its 
subcommittees to conduct oversight in their respective jurisdictions, to 
assist in carrying out its responsibilities under this clause. The 
establishment of an oversight subcommittee does not limit the 
responsibility of a subcommittee with legislative jurisdiction in 
carrying out its oversight responsibilities.
  (c) Each standing committee shall review and study 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 shall, in a meeting that is open to the public 
and with a quorum present, adopt its oversight plan for that Congress. 
Such plan shall be submitted simultaneously to the Committee on 
Government Reform and to the Committee on House Administration. In 
developing its plan each committee shall, to the maximum extent 
feasible--
    (A) consult with other committees that have jurisdiction over the 
  same or related laws, programs, or agencies within its jurisdiction 
  with the objective of ensuring maximum coordination and cooperation 
  among committees when conducting reviews of such laws, programs, or 
  agencies and include in its plan an explanation of steps that have 
  been or will be taken to ensure such coordination and cooperation;
    (B) give priority consideration to including in its plan the review 
  of those laws, programs, or agencies operating under permanent budget 
  authority or permanent statutory authority; and
    (C) have a view toward ensuring that all significant laws, programs, 
  or agencies within its jurisdiction are subject to review every 10 
  years.
  (2) 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 shall report to the House the 
oversight plans submitted by committees together with any 
recommendations that it, or the House leadership group described above, 
may make to ensure the most effective coordination of oversight plans 
and otherwise to 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 Appropriations shall conduct such studies and 
examinations of the organization and operation of executive departments 
and other executive agencies (including an agency the majority of the 
stock of which is owned by the United States) as it considers necessary 
to assist it in the determination of matters within its jurisdiction.
  (b) The Committee on the Budget shall study on a continuing basis the 
effect on budget outlays of relevant existing and proposed legislation 
and report the results of such studies to the House on a recurring 
basis.
  (c) The Committee on Commerce shall review and study on a continuing 
basis laws, programs, and Government activities relating to nuclear and 
other energy and nonmilitary nuclear energy research and development 
including the disposal of nuclear waste.
  (d) The Committee on Education and the Workforce shall review, study, 
and coordinate on a continuing basis laws, programs, and Government 
activities relating to domestic educational programs and institutions 
and programs of student assistance within the jurisdiction of other 
committees.
  (e) The Committee on Government Reform 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.
  (f) The Committee on International Relations shall review and study on 
a continuing basis laws, programs, and Government activities relating to 
customs administration, intelligence activities relating to foreign 
policy, international financial and monetary organizations, and 
international fishing agreements.
  (g) The Committee on Armed Services shall review and study on a 
continuing basis laws, programs, and Government activities relating to 
international arms control and disarmament and the education of military 
dependents in schools.
  (h) The Committee on Resources shall review and study on a continuing 
basis laws, programs, and Government activities relating to Native 
Americans.
  (i) The Committee on Rules shall review and study on a continuing 
basis the congressional budget process, and the committee shall report 
its findings and recommendations to the House from time to time.
  (j) The Committee on Science shall review and study on a continuing 
basis laws, programs, and Government activities relating to nonmilitary 
research and development.
  (k) The Committee on Small Business shall study and investigate on a 
continuing basis the problems of all types of small business.

                   Additional functions of committees

  4. (a)(1)(A) The Committee on Appropriations shall, within 30 days 
after the transmittal of the Budget to 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 under 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) A hearing under 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 record vote that the testimony to 
be taken at that hearing on that day may be related to a matter of 
national security. 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.
  (D) A hearing under subdivision (A), or any part thereof, may be held 
before a joint meeting of the committee and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate in accordance with such procedures as the 
two committees jointly may determine.
  (2) Pursuant to section 401(b)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974, when a committee reports a bill or joint resolution that provides 
new entitlement authority as defined in section 3(9) of that Act, and 
enactment of the bill or joint resolution, as reported, would cause a 
breach of the committee's pertinent allocation of new budget authority 
under section 302(a) of that Act, the bill or joint resolution may be 
referred to the Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report 
it with recommendations (which may include an amendment limiting the 
total amount of new entitlement authority provided in the bill or joint 
resolution). If the Committee on Appropriations fails to report a bill 
or joint resolution so referred within 15 calendar days (not counting 
any day on which the House is not in session), the committee 
automatically shall be discharged from consideration of the bill or 
joint resolution, and the bill or joint 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 that (on the first day of the 
first fiscal year for which the congressional budget process is 
effective) provide spending authority or permanent budget authority and 
shall report to the House from time to time its recommendations for 
terminating or modifying such provisions.
  (4) In the manner provided by section 302 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, the Committee on Appropriations (after consulting with the 
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on Appropriations of the Senate) shall subdivide any allocations made to 
it in the joint explanatory statement accompanying the conference report 
on such concurrent resolution, and promptly report the subdivisions to 
the House as soon as practicable after a concurrent resolution on the 
budget for a fiscal year is agreed to.
  (b) The Committee on the Budget shall--
    (1) review on a continuing basis the conduct by the Congressional 
  Budget Office of its functions and duties;
    (2) hold hearings and receive testimony from Members, Senators, 
  Delegates, the Resident Commissioner, and such appropriate 
  representatives of Federal departments and agencies, the general 
  public, and national organizations as it considers desirable in 
  developing concurrent resolutions on the budget for each fiscal year;
    (3) make all reports required of it by the Congressional Budget Act 
  of 1974;
    (4) study on a continuing basis those provisions of law that exempt 
  Federal agencies or any of their activities or outlays from inclusion 
  in the Budget of the United States Government, and report to the House 
  from time to time its recommendations for terminating or modifying 
  such provisions;
    (5) study on a continuing basis proposals designed to improve and 
  facilitate the congressional budget process, and report to the House 
  from time to time the results of such studies, together with its 
  recommendations; and
    (6) request and evaluate continuing studies of tax expenditures, 
  devise methods of coordinating tax expenditures, policies, and 
  programs with direct budget outlays, and report the results of such 
  studies to the House on a recurring basis.
  (c)(1) The Committee on Government Reform shall--
    (A) receive and examine reports of the Comptroller General of the 
  United States and submit to the House such recommendations as it 
  considers necessary or desirable in connection with the subject matter 
  of the reports;
    (B) evaluate the effects of laws enacted to reorganize the 
  legislative and executive branches of the Government; and
    (C) study 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 may at any time conduct investigations of any matter 
without regard to clause 1, 2, 3, or this clause conferring jurisdiction 
over the matter to another standing committee. The findings and 
recommendations of the committee in such an investigation shall be made 
available to any other standing committee having jurisdiction over the 
matter involved and shall be included in the report of any such other 
committee when required by clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII.
  (d)(1) The Committee on House Administration shall--
    (A) examine all bills, amendments, and joint resolutions after 
  passage by the House and, in cooperation with the Senate, examine all 
  bills and joint resolutions that have passed both Houses to see that 
  they are correctly enrolled and forthwith present those bills and 
  joint resolutions that originated in the House to the President in 
  person after their signature by the Speaker and the President of the 
  Senate, and report to the House the fact and date of their 
  presentment;
    (B) provide policy direction for, and oversight of, the Clerk, 
  Sergeant-at-Arms, Chief Administrative Officer, and Inspector General;
    (C) have the function of accepting on behalf of the House a gift, 
  except as otherwise provided by law, if the gift does not involve a 
  duty, burden, or condition, or is not made dependent on some future 
  performance by the House; and
    (D) promulgate regulations to carry out subdivision (C).
  (2) An employing office of the House may enter into 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 ranking minority member of the Committee on 
House Administration concerning the amount of such payment.
  (e)(1) Each standing committee shall, in its consideration of all 
public bills and public joint resolutions within its jurisdiction, 
ensure that appropriations for continuing programs and activities of the 
Federal Government and the government of the District of Columbia will 
be made annually to the maximum extent feasible and consistent with the 
nature, requirement, and objective of the programs and activities 
involved. In this subparagraph programs and activities of the Federal 
Government and the government of the District of Columbia includes 
programs and activities of any department, agency, establishment, wholly 
owned Government corporation, or instrumentality of the Federal 
Government or of the government of the District of Columbia.
  (2) Each standing committee shall review from time to time each 
continuing program within its jurisdiction for which appropriations are 
not made annually to ascertain whether the program should be modified to 
provide for annual appropriations.

                       Budget Act responsibilities

  (f)(1) Each standing committee shall submit to the Committee on the 
Budget not later than six weeks after the President submits his budget, 
or at such time as the Committee on the Budget may request--
    (A) 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 that are within its jurisdiction or functions; and
    (B) 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 that it intends to 
  be effective during that fiscal year.
  (2) The views and estimates submitted by the Committee on Ways and 
Means under subparagraph (1) shall include a specific recommendation, 
made after holding public hearings, as to the appropriate level of the 
public debt that should be set forth in the concurrent resolution on the 
budget and serve as the basis for an increase or decrease in the 
statutory limit on such debt under the procedures provided by rule 
XXIII.

             Election and membership of standing committees

  5. (a)(1) The standing committees specified in clause 1 shall be 
elected by the House within seven calendar days after the commencement 
of each Congress, from nominations submitted by the respective party 
caucus or conference. A resolution proposing to change the composition 
of a standing committee shall be privileged if offered by direction of 
the party caucus or conference concerned.
  (2)(A) The Committee on the Budget shall be composed of members as 
follows:
    (i) Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner who are members 
  of other standing committees, including five who are members of the 
  Committee on Appropriations and five who are members of the Committee 
  on Ways and Means;
    (ii) one Member from the elected leadership of the majority party; 
  and
    (iii) one Member from the elected leadership of the minority party.
  (B) Except as permitted by subdivision (C), a member of the Committee 
on the Budget other than one from the elected leadership of a party may 
not serve on the committee during more than four Congresses in a period 
of six successive Congresses (disregarding for this purpose any service 
for less than a full session in a Congress).
  (C) A member of the Committee on the Budget who served as either the 
chairman or the ranking minority member of the committee in the 
immediately previous Congress and who did not serve in that respective 
capacity in an earlier Congress may serve as either the chairman or the 
ranking minority member of the committee during one additional Congress.
  (3)(A) The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall be 
composed of 10 members, five from the majority party and five from the 
minority party.

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  (B) Except as permitted by subdivision (C), a member of the Committee 
on Standards of Official Conduct may not serve on the committee during 
more than three Congresses in a period of five successive Congresses 
(disregarding for this purpose any service for less than a full session 
in a Congress).
  (C) A member of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct may 
serve on the committee during a fourth Congress in a period of five 
successive Congresses only as either the chairman or the ranking 
minority member of the committee.
  (4)(A) At the beginning of a Congress, the Speaker or his designee and 
the Minority Leader or his designee each shall name 10 Members, 
Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner from his respective party who 
are not members of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to be 
available to serve on investigative subcommittees of that committee 
during that Congress. The lists of Members, Delegates, or the Resident 
Commissioner so named shall be announced to the House.
  (B) Whenever the chairman and the ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct jointly determine that 
Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner named under subdivision 
(A) should be assigned to serve on an investigative subcommittee of that 
committee, each of them shall select an equal number of such Members, 
Delegates, or Resident Commissioner from his respective party to serve 
on that subcommittee.
  (b)(1) Membership on a standing committee during the course of a 
Congress shall be contingent on continuing membership in the party 
caucus or conference that nominated the Member, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner concerned for election to such committee. Should a Member, 
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner cease to be a member of a particular 
party caucus or conference, that Member, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner shall automatically cease to be a member of each 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, Delegate, or 
Resident Commissioner ceases to be a member of that caucus or 
conference. The Speaker shall notify the chairman of each affected 
committee that the election of such Member, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner to the committee is automatically vacated under this 
subparagraph.
  (2)(A) Except as specified in subdivision (B), a Member, Delegate, or 
Resident Commissioner may not serve simultaneously as a member of more 
than two standing committees or more than four subcommittees of the 
standing committees.
  (B)(i) Ex officio service by a chairman or ranking minority member of 
a committee on each of its subcommittees under a committee rule does not 
count against the limitation on subcommittee service.
  (ii) Service on an investigative subcommittee of the Committee on 
Standards of Official Conduct under paragraph (a)(4) does not count 
against the limitation on subcommittee service.
  (iii) Any other exception to the limitations in subdivision (A) must 
be approved by the House on the recommendation of the relevant party 
caucus or conference.
  (C) In this subparagraph the term "subcommittee" includes a panel 
(other than a special oversight panel of the Committee on Armed 
Services), task force, special subcommittee, or other subunit of a 
standing committee that is established for a cumulative period longer 
than six months in a Congress.
  (c)(1) One of the members of each standing committee shall be elected 
by the House, on the nomination of the majority party caucus or 
conference, as chairman thereof. In the temporary absence of the 
chairman, the member next in rank (and so on, as often as the case shall 
happen) shall act as chairman. Rank shall be determined by the order 
members are named in resolutions electing them to the committee. In the 
case of a permanent vacancy in the elected chairmanship of a committee, 
the House shall elect another chairman.
  (2) A member of a standing committee may not serve as chairman of the 
same standing committee, or of the same subcommittee of a standing 
committee, during more than three consecutive Congresses (disregarding 
for this purpose any service for less than a full session in a 
Congress).
  (d)(1) Except as permitted by subparagraph (2), a committee may have 
not more than five subcommittees.
  (2) A committee that maintains a subcommittee on oversight may have 
not more than six subcommittees. The Committee on Appropriations may 
have not more than 13 subcommittees. The Committee on Government Reform 
may have not more than seven subcommittees.
  (e) The House shall fill a vacancy on a standing committee by election 
on the nomination of the respective party caucus or conference.

                           Expense resolutions

  6. (a) Whenever a committee, commission, or other entity (other than 
the Committee on Appropriations) is granted authorization for the 
payment of its expenses (including staff salaries) for a Congress, such 
authorization initially shall be procured by one primary expense 
resolution reported by the Committee on House Administration. 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 Administration. 
A primary expense resolution reported to the House may not be considered 
in the House unless a printed report thereon was available on the 
previous calendar day. For the information of the House, such report 
shall--
    (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 of the expenditures contemplated by the primary expense 
  resolution.
  (b) After the date of adoption by the House of a primary expense 
resolution for a committee, commission, or other entity for a 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 Administration, 
as necessary. A supplemental expense resolution reported to the House 
may not be considered in the House unless a printed report thereon was 
available on the previous calendar day. For the information of the 
House, such report shall--
    (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 purposes for which those additional funds are 
  available; and
    (2) state the 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) a 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, a 
  committee, commission, or other entity at any time after the beginning 
  of an odd-numbered year and before the date of adoption by the House 
  of the primary expense resolution described in paragraph (a) for that 
  year; or
    (2) a resolution providing each of the standing committees in a 
  Congress 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

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  provisions of the resolution as permanent law.
  (d) From the funds made available for the appointment of committee 
staff by a 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 treated fairly in the 
appointment of such staff.
  (e) Funds authorized for a committee under this clause and clauses 7 
and 8 are for expenses incurred in the activities of the committee.

                             Interim funding

  7. (a) For the period beginning at noon on January 3 and ending at 
midnight on March 31 in each odd-numbered year, such sums as may be 
necessary shall be paid out of the committee salary and expense accounts 
of the House for continuance of necessary investigations and studies 
by--
    (1) each standing and select committee established by these rules; 
  and
    (2) except as specified in paragraph (b), each select committee 
  established by resolution.
  (b) 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--
    (1) a resolution proposing to reestablish such select committee is 
  introduced in the present Congress; and
    (2) the House has not adopted a resolution of the preceding Congress 
  providing for termination of funding for investigations and studies by 
  such select committee.
  (c) Each committee described in paragraph (a) shall be entitled for 
each month during the period specified in paragraph (a) to 9 percent (or 
such lesser percentage as may be determined by the Committee on House 
Administration) of the total annualized amount made available under 
expense resolutions for such committee in the preceding session of 
Congress.
  (d) Payments under this paragraph shall be made on vouchers authorized 
by the committee involved, signed by the chairman of the committee, 
except as provided in paragraph (e), and approved by the Committee on 
House Administration.
  (e) 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 concerned in that 
Congress, payments under this paragraph shall be made on vouchers signed 
by--
    (1) the member of the committee who served as chairman of the 
  committee at the expiration of the preceding Congress; or
    (2) if the chairman is not a Member, Delegate, or Resident 
  Commissioner in the present Congress, then the ranking member of the 
  committee as it was constituted at the expiration of the preceding 
  Congress who is a member of the majority party in the present 
  Congress.
  (f)(1) The authority of a committee to incur expenses under this 
paragraph shall expire upon adoption by the House of a primary expense 
resolution for the committee.
  (2) Amounts made available under this paragraph shall be expended in 
accordance with regulations prescribed by the Committee on House 
Administration.
  (3) This clause shall be effective only insofar as it is not 
inconsistent with a resolution reported by the Committee on House 
Administration and adopted by the House after the adoption of these 
rules.

                                 Travel

  8. (a) 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 or its territories or 
possessions. Appropriated funds, including those authorized under this 
clause and clauses 6 and 8, may not be expended for the purpose of 
defraying expenses of members of a committee or its employees in a 
country where local currencies are available for this purpose.
  (b) The following conditions shall apply with respect to travel 
outside the United States or its territories or possessions:
    (1) A member or employee of a committee may not receive or expend 
  local currencies for subsistence in a country for a day at a rate in 
  excess of the maximum per diem set forth in applicable Federal law.
    (2) A member or employee shall be reimbursed for his expenses for a 
  day at the lesser of--
      (A) the per diem set forth in applicable Federal law; or
      (B) the actual, unreimbursed expenses (other than for 
    transportation) he incurred during that day.
    (3) Each member or employee of a 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, and funds expended for any other official 
  purpose and shall summarize in these categories the total foreign 
  currencies or appropriated funds expended. Each report shall be filed 
  with the chairman of the committee not later than 60 days following 
  the completion of travel for use in complying with reporting 
  requirements in applicable Federal law and shall be open for public 
  inspection.
  (c)(1) In carrying out the activities of a committee outside the 
United States in a country where local currencies are unavailable, a 
member or employee of a committee may not receive reimbursement for 
expenses (other than for transportation) in excess of the maximum per 
diem set forth in applicable Federal law.
  (2) A member or employee shall be reimbursed for his expenses for a 
day, at the lesser of--
    (A) the per diem set forth in applicable Federal law; or
    (B) the actual unreimbursed expenses (other than for transportation) 
  he incurred during that day.
  (3) A member or employee of a committee may not receive reimbursement 
for the cost of any transportation in connection with travel outside the 
United States unless the member or employee actually paid for the 
transportation.
  (d) The restrictions respecting travel outside the United States set 
forth in paragraph (c) also shall apply to travel outside the United 
States by a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or 
employee of the House authorized under any standing rule.

                            Committee staffs

  9. (a)(1) Subject to subparagraph (2) and paragraph (f), each standing 
committee may appoint, by majority vote, not more than 30 professional 
staff members to be compensated from the funds provided for the 
appointment of committee staff by primary and additional expense 
resolutions. Each professional staff member appointed under this 
subparagraph shall be assigned to the chairman and the ranking minority 
member of the committee, as the committee considers advisable.
  (2) Subject to paragraph (f) whenever a majority of the minority party 
members of a standing committee (other than the Committee on Standards 
of Official Conduct or the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence) 
so request, not more than 10 persons (or one-third of the total 
professional committee staff appointed under this clause, whichever is 
fewer) may be selected, by majority vote of the minority party members, 
for appointment by the committee as professional staff members under 
subparagraph (1). The committee shall appoint 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 a person so selected are unacceptable, a majority of 
the minority party members may select another person 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 a duty other than one pertaining to 
  committee business.

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  (2) Subparagraph (1) does not apply to 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 staff is commensurate with the work 
performed for the committee in accordance with clause 8 of rule XXIV.
  (3) The use of any ``associate'' or ``shared'' staff by a committee 
shall be subject to the review of, and to any terms, conditions, or 
limitations established by, the Committee on House Administration in 
connection with the reporting of any primary or additional expense 
resolution.
  (4) This paragraph does not apply to the Committee on Appropriations.
  (c) Each employee on the professional or investigative staff of a 
standing committee shall be entitled to pay at a single gross per annum 
rate, to be fixed by the chairman and that 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 by majority vote such staff as it determines 
to be necessary (in addition to the clerk of the committee and 
assistants for the minority). The staff appointed under this paragraph, 
other than minority assistants, shall possess such qualifications as the 
committee may prescribe.
  (e) A committee may not appoint to its staff an expert or other 
personnel detailed or assigned from a department or agency of the 
Government except with the written permission of the Committee on House 
Administration.
  (f) If a request for the appointment of a minority professional staff 
member under paragraph (a) is made when no vacancy exists for such an 
appointment, the committee nevertheless may appoint under paragraph (a) 
a person selected by the minority and acceptable to the committee. A 
person so appointed shall serve as an additional member of the 
professional staff of the committee until such a vacancy occurs (other 
than a vacancy in the position of head of the professional staff, by 
whatever title designated), at which time that person is considered as 
appointed to that vacancy. Such a person shall be paid from the 
applicable accounts of the House described in clause 1(i)(1) of rule X. 
If such a 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 the vacancy.
  (g) Each staff member appointed pursuant to a request by minority 
party members under paragraph (a), and each staff member appointed to 
assist minority members of a committee pursuant to an expense resolution 
described in paragraph (a) of clause 6, shall be accorded equitable 
treatment with respect to the fixing of the rate of pay, the assignment 
of work facilities, and the accessibility of committee records.
  (h) Paragraph (a) may not be construed to authorize the appointment of 
additional professional staff members of a committee pursuant to a 
request under paragraph (a) by the minority party members of that 
committee if 10 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, by an 
affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the majority party and 
of a majority of the members of the minority party.

                       Select and joint committees

  10. (a) Membership on a select or joint committee appointed by the 
Speaker under clause 11 of rule I during the course of a Congress shall 
be contingent on continuing membership in the party caucus or conference 
of which the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner concerned was a 
member at the time of appointment. Should a Member, Delegate, or 
Resident Commissioner cease to be a member of that caucus or conference, 
that Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner 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, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner 
ceases to be a member of a party caucus or conference. The Speaker shall 
notify the chairman of each affected select or joint committee that the 
appointment of such Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner to the 
select or joint committee is automatically vacated under this paragraph.
  (b) Each select or joint committee, other than a conference committee, 
shall comply with clause 2(a) of rule XI unless specifically exempted by 
law.

               Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

  11. (a)(1) There is established a Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence (hereafter in this clause referred to as the ``select 
committee''). The select committee shall be composed of not more than 16 
Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner, of whom not more than 
nine may be from the same party. The select committee shall include at 
least one Member, Delegate, or the Resident Commissioner from each of 
the following committees:
    (A) the Committee on Appropriations;
    (B) the Committee on Armed Services;
    (C) the Committee on International Relations; and
    (D) the Committee on the Judiciary.
  (2) The Speaker and the Minority Leader shall be ex officio members of 
the select committee but shall have no vote in the select committee and 
may not be counted for purposes of determining a quorum thereof.
  (3) The Speaker and Minority Leader each may designate a member of his 
leadership staff to assist him in his capacity as ex officio member, 
with the same access to committee meetings, hearings, briefings, and 
materials as employees of the select committee and subject to the same 
security clearance and confidentiality requirements as employees of the 
select committee under this clause.
  (4)(A) Except as permitted by subdivision (B), a Member, Delegate, or 
Resident Commissioner, other than the Speaker or the Minority Leader, 
may not serve as a member of the select committee during more than four 
Congresses in a period of six successive Congresses (disregarding for 
this purpose any service for less than a full session in a Congress).
  (B) A member of the select committee who served as either the chairman 
or the ranking minority member of the select committee in the 
immediately previous Congress and who did not serve in that respective 
capacity in an earlier Congress may serve as either the chairman or the 
ranking minority member of the select committee during one additional 
Congress.
  (b)(1) There shall be referred to the select committee proposed 
legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating 
to the following:
    (A) The Central Intelligence Agency, the 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 the tactical 
  intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the Department of 
  Defense.
    (C) The organization or reorganization of a 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.
    (D) Authorizations for appropriations, both direct and indirect, for 
  the following:
      (i) The Central Intelligence Agency, the Director of Central 
    Intelligence, and the National Foreign Intelligence Program as 
    defined in section 3(6) of the National Security Act of 1947.
      (ii) Intelligence and intelligence-related activities of all other 
    departments and agencies of the Government, including the tactical 
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    activities of the Department of Defense.
      (iii) A department, agency, subdivision, or program that is a 
    successor to an agency or program named or referred to in (i) or 
    (ii).
  (2) Proposed legislation initially reported by the select committee 
(other than provisions solely involving matters specified in 
subparagraph (1)(A) or subparagraph (1)(D)(i)) containing any matter 
otherwise within the jurisdiction of a standing committee shall be 
referred by the Speaker to that standing committee. Proposed legislation 
initially reported by another committee that contains matter within the 
jurisdiction of the select committee shall be referred by the Speaker to 
the select committee if requested by the chairman of the select 
committee.
  (3) Nothing in this clause shall be construed as prohibiting or 
otherwise restricting the authority of any other committee to study and 
review an intelligence or intelligence-related activity to the extent 
that such activity directly affects a matter otherwise within the 
jurisdiction of that committee.
  (4) Nothing in this clause shall be construed as amending, limiting, 
or otherwise changing the authority of a standing committee to obtain 
full and prompt access to the product of the intelligence and 
intelligence-related activities of a department or agency of the 
Government relevant to a matter otherwise within the jurisdiction of 
that committee.
  (c)(1) For purposes of accountability to the House, the select 
committee 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. 
The select committee shall promptly call to the attention of the House, 
or to any other appropriate committee, a matter requiring the attention 
of the House or another committee. In making such report, the select 
committee shall proceed in a manner consistent with paragraph (g) to 
protect national security.
  (2) The select committee shall obtain annual reports 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 interests. 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 persons 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 the reports are 
based or the amount of funds authorized to be appropriated for 
intelligence and intelligence-related activities.
  (3) Within six weeks after the President submits a budget under 
section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, or at such time as the 
Committee on the Budget may request, the select committee shall submit 
to the Committee on the Budget 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.
  (d)(1) Except as specified in subparagraph (2), clauses 6(a), (b), and 
(c) and 8(a), (b), and (c) of this rule, and clauses 1, 2, and 4 of rule 
XI shall apply to the select committee to the extent not inconsistent 
with this clause.
  (2) Notwithstanding the requirements of the first sentence of clause 
2(g)(2) of rule XI, in the presence of the number of members required 
under the rules of the select committee for the purpose of taking 
testimony or receiving evidence, the select committee may vote to close 
a hearing whenever a majority of those present determines that the 
testimony or evidence would endanger the national security.
  (e) An employee of the select committee, or a person engaged by 
contract or otherwise to perform services for or at the request of the 
select committee, may not be given access to any classified information 
by the select 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 concerning the security 
  of classified 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, that is commensurate with the sensitivity of the 
  classified information to which such employee or person will be given 
  access by the select committee.
  (f) The select committee shall formulate and carry out such rules and 
procedures as it considers necessary to prevent the disclosure, without 
the consent of each person concerned, of information in the possession 
of the select committee that unduly infringes on the privacy or that 
violates the constitutional rights of such person. Nothing herein shall 
be construed to prevent the select committee from publicly disclosing 
classified information in a case in which it determines that national 
interest in the disclosure of classified information clearly outweighs 
any infringement on the privacy of a person.
  (g)(1) The select committee may disclose publicly any information in 
its possession after a determination by the select committee that the 
public interest would be served by such disclosure. With respect to the 
disclosure of information for which this paragraph requires action by 
the select committee--
    (A) the select committee shall meet to vote on the matter within 
  five days after a member of the select committee requests a vote; and
    (B) a member of the select committee may not make such a disclosure 
  before a vote by the select committee on the matter, or after a vote 
  by the select committee on the matter except in accordance with this 
  paragraph.
  (2)(A) In a case in which the select committee votes to disclose 
publicly any information that has been classified under established 
security procedures, that has been submitted to it by the executive 
branch, and that the executive branch requests be kept secret, the 
select committee shall notify the President of such vote.
  (B) The select committee may disclose publicly such information after 
the expiration of a five-day period following the day on which notice of 
the vote to disclose is transmitted to the President unless, before the 
expiration of the five-day period, the President, personally in writing, 
notifies the select 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 the 
disclosure is of such gravity that it outweighs any public interest in 
the disclosure.
  (C) If the President, personally in writing, notifies the select 
committee of his objections to the disclosure of information as provided 
in subdivision (B), the select committee may, by majority vote, refer 
the question of the disclosure of such information, with a 
recommendation thereon, to the House. The select committee may not 
publicly disclose such information without leave of the House.
  (D) Whenever the select committee votes to refer the question of 
disclosure of any information to the House under subdivision (C), 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.
  (E) If the chairman of the select committee does not offer in the 
House a motion to consider in closed session a matter reported under 
subdivision (D) within four calendar days on which the House is in 
session after the recommendation described in subdivision (C) is 
reported, then such a motion shall be privileged when offered by a 
Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner. In either case such a motion 
shall be decided without debate or intervening motion except one that 
the House adjourn.
  (F) Upon adoption by the House of a motion to resolve into closed 
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described in subdivision (E), the Speaker may declare a recess subject 
to the call of the Chair. At the expiration of the recess, the pending 
question, in closed session, shall be, ``Shall the House approve the 
recommendation of the select committee?''.
  (G) Debate on the question described in subdivision (F) shall be 
limited to two hours equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the select committee. After such debate the 
previous question shall be considered as ordered on the question of 
approving the recommendation without intervening motion except one 
motion that the House adjourn. The House shall vote on the question in 
open session but without divulging the information with respect to which 
the vote is taken. If the recommendation of the select committee is not 
approved, then the question is considered as recommitted to the select 
committee for further recommendation.
  (3)(A) Information in the possession of the select committee relating 
to the lawful intelligence or intelligence-related activities of a 
department or agency of the United States that has been classified under 
established security procedures, and that the select committee has 
determined should not be disclosed under subparagraph (1) or (2), may 
not be made available to any person by a Member, Delegate, Resident 
Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House except as provided in 
subdivision (B).
  (B) The select committee shall, under such regulations as it may 
prescribe, make information described in subdivision (A) available to a 
committee or a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, and permit a 
Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner to attend a hearing of the 
select committee that is closed to the public. Whenever the select 
committee makes such information available, it shall keep a written 
record showing, in the case of particular information, which committee 
or which Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner received the 
information. A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner who, and a 
committee that, receives information under this subdivision may not 
disclose the information except in a closed session of the House.
  (4) The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall investigate 
any unauthorized disclosure of intelligence or intelligence-related 
information by a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or 
employee of the House in violation of subparagraph (3) and report to the 
House concerning any allegation that it finds to be substantiated.
  (5) Upon the request of a person who is subject to an investigation 
described in subparagraph (4), the Committee on Standards of Official 
Conduct shall release to such person 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, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the 
House, it shall report its findings to the House and recommend 
appropriate action. Recommendations may include 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.
  (h) The select committee may permit a personal representative of the 
President, designated by the President to serve as a liaison to the 
select committee, to attend any closed meeting of the select committee.
  (i) Subject to the Rules of the House, funds may not be appropriated 
for a fiscal year, with the exception of a bill or joint resolution 
continuing appropriations, or an amendment thereto, or a conference 
report thereon, to, or for use of, a department or agency of the United 
States to carry out any of the following activities, unless the funds 
shall previously have been authorized by a bill or joint resolution 
passed by the House during the same or preceding fiscal year to carry 
out such activity for such fiscal year:
    (1) The activities of the Central Intelligence Agency and the 
  Director of Central Intelligence.
    (2) The activities of the Defense Intelligence Agency.
    (3) The activities of the National Security Agency.
    (4) The intelligence and intelligence-related activities of other 
  agencies and subdivisions of the Department of Defense.
    (5) The intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the 
  Department of State.
    (6) The intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the 
  Federal Bureau of Investigation, including all activities of the 
  Intelligence Division.
  (j)(1) In this clause the term ``intelligence and intelligence-related 
activities'' includes--
    (A) the collection, analysis, production, dissemination, or use of 
  information that relates to a foreign country, or a government, 
  political group, party, military force, movement, or other association 
  in a foreign country, and that relates to the defense, foreign policy, 
  national security, or related policies of the United States and other 
  activity in support of the collection, analysis, production, 
  dissemination, or use of such information;
    (B) activities taken to counter similar activities directed against 
  the United States;
    (C) covert or clandestine activities affecting the relations of the 
  United States with a foreign government, political group, party, 
  military force, movement, or other association;
    (D) 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 a 
  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
    (E) covert or clandestine activities directed against persons 
  described in subdivision (D).
  (2) In this clause the term ``department or agency'' includes any 
organization, committee, council, establishment, or office within the 
Federal Government.
  (3) For purposes of this clause, reference to a department, agency, 
bureau, or subdivision shall include a reference to any successor 
department, agency, bureau, or subdivision to the extent that a 
successor engages in intelligence or intelligence-related activities now 
conducted by the department, agency, bureau, or subdivision referred to 
in this clause.
  (k) Clause 12(a) of rule XXII does not apply to meetings of a 
conference committee respecting legislation (or any part thereof) 
reported by the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

                                 RULE XI
            Procedures of Committees and Unfinished Business

                               In general

  1. (a)(1)(A) Except as provided in subdivision (B), the Rules of the 
House are the rules of its committees and subcommittees so far as 
applicable.
  (B) 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, each shall be privileged in committees and subcommittees 
and shall be decided without debate.
  (2) Each subcommittee is a part of its committee and is subject to the 
authority and direction of that committee and to its rules, so far as 
applicable.
  (b)(1) Each committee may conduct at any time such investigations and 
studies as it considers necessary or appropriate in the exercise of its 
responsibilities under rule X. Subject to the adoption of expense 
resolutions as required by clause 6 of rule X, each committee may incur 
expenses, including travel expenses, in connection with such 
investigations and studies.
  (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 
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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 sine die of the last regular session of a 
Congress, an investigative or oversight report may be filed with the 
Clerk at any time, provided that a member who gives timely notice of 
intention to file supplemental, minority, or additional views shall be 
entitled to not less than seven calendar days in which to submit such 
views for inclusion in the report.
  (c) Each committee may have printed and bound such testimony and other 
data as may be presented at hearings held by the committee or its 
subcommittees. All costs of stenographic services and transcripts in 
connection with a meeting or hearing of a committee shall be paid from 
the applicable accounts of the House described in clause 1(i)(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 at noon 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 under clause 2(d) of rule 
X, a summary of the actions taken and recommendations made with respect 
to each such plan, a summary of any additional oversight activities 
undertaken by that committee, and any recommendations made or actions 
taken thereon.
  (4) After an adjournment sine die of the last regular session of a 
Congress, the chairman of a committee may file an activities report 
under subparagraph (1) with the Clerk at any time and without approval 
of the committee, provided that--
    (A) a copy of the report has been available to each member of the 
  committee for at least seven calendar days; and
    (B) the report includes any supplemental, minority, or additional 
  views submitted by a member of the committee.

                        Adoption of written rules

  2. (a)(1) Each standing committee shall adopt written rules governing 
its procedure. Such rules--
    (A) shall be adopted in a meeting that is open to the public unless 
  the committee, in open session and with a quorum present, determines 
  by record vote that all or part of the meeting on that day shall be 
  closed to the public;
    (B) may not be inconsistent with the Rules of the House or with 
  those provisions of law having the force and effect of Rules of the 
  House; and
    (C) shall in any event incorporate all of the succeeding provisions 
  of this clause to the extent applicable.
  (2) Each committee shall submit its rules for publication in the 
Congressional Record not later than 30 days after the committee is 
elected in each odd-numbered year.

                          Regular meeting days

  (b) Each standing committee shall establish regular meeting days for 
the conduct of its business, which shall be not less frequent than 
monthly. Each such committee shall meet for the consideration of a bill 
or resolution pending before the committee or 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 considers necessary, additional and special meetings of the 
committee for the consideration of a bill or resolution pending before 
the committee or for the conduct of other committee business, subject to 
such rules as the committee may adopt. The committee shall meet for such 
purpose under that call of the chairman.
  (2) Three or more members of a standing committee may file in the 
offices of the committee a written request that the chairman call a 
special meeting of the committee. 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 the chairman does not call the requested special meeting 
within three calendar days after the filing of the request (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. The written notice shall specify the date and hour of the special 
meeting and the measure or matter to be considered. 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. Only the measure or 
matter specified in that notice may be considered at that special 
meeting.

                      Temporary absence of chairman

  (d) A member of the majority party on each standing committee or 
subcommittee thereof shall be designated by the chairman of the full 
committee as the vice chairman of the committee or subcommittee, as the 
case may be, and shall preside during the absence of the chairman from 
any meeting. If the chairman and vice chairman of a committee or 
subcommittee are not present at any meeting of the committee or 
subcommittee, the ranking majority member who is present shall preside 
at that meeting.

                            Committee records

  (e)(1)(A) Each committee shall keep a complete record of all committee 
action which shall include--
    (i) in the case of a 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
    (ii) a record of the votes on any question on which a record vote is 
  demanded.
  (B)(i) Except as provided in subdivision (B)(ii) and subject to 
paragraph (k)(7), the result of each such record vote shall be made 
available by the committee for inspection by the public at reasonable 
times in its offices. Information so available for public inspection 
shall include a description of the amendment, motion, order, or other 
proposition, the name of each member voting for and each member voting 
against such amendment, motion, order, or proposition, and the names of 
those members of the committee present but not voting.
  (ii) The result of any record vote taken in executive session in the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct may not be made available for 
inspection by the public without an affirmative vote of a majority of 
the members of the committee.
  (2)(A) Except as provided in subdivision (B), all committee hearings, 
records, data, charts, and files shall be kept separate and distinct 
from the congressional office records of the member serving as its 
chairman. Such records shall be the property of the House, and each 
Member, Delegate, and the Resident Commissioner shall have access 
thereto.
  (B) A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, other than members 
of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, may not have access 
to the records of that committee respecting the conduct of a Member, 
Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House 
without the specific prior permission of that 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 VII. Such standards shall specify 
procedures for orders of the committee under clause 3(b)(3) and clause 
4(b) of rule VII, 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.

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  (4) Each committee shall make its publications available in electronic 
form to the maximum extent feasible.

                    Prohibition against proxy voting

  (f) A vote by a member of a committee or subcommittee with respect to 
any measure or matter may not be cast by proxy.

                       Open meetings and hearings

  (g)(1) Each meeting for the transaction of business, including the 
markup of legislation, by a standing committee or subcommittee thereof 
(other than the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct or its 
subcommittee) 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 
record vote that all or part of the remainder of the meeting on that day 
shall be in executive session 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 a law or rule of the 
House. Persons, other than members of the committee and such 
noncommittee Members, Delegates, Resident Commissioner, congressional 
staff, or departmental representatives as the committee may authorize, 
may not be present at a business or markup session that is held in 
executive session. This subparagraph does not apply to open committee 
hearings, which are governed by clause 4(a)(1) of rule X or by 
subparagraph (2).
  (2)(A) Each hearing conducted by a committee or subcommittee (other 
than the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct or its 
subcommittees) 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 
record 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 national 
security, would compromise sensitive law enforcement information, or 
would violate a law or rule of the House.
  (B) Notwithstanding the requirements of subdivision (A), in the 
presence of the number of members required under the rules of the 
committee for the purpose of taking testimony, a majority of those 
present may--
    (i) agree to close the hearing for the sole purpose of discussing 
  whether testimony or evidence to be received would endanger national 
  security, would compromise sensitive law enforcement information, or 
  would violate clause 2(k)(5); or
    (ii) agree to close the hearing as provided in clause 2(k)(5).
  (C) A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not be excluded 
from nonparticipatory attendance at a hearing of a committee or 
subcommittee (other than the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct 
or its subcommittees) unless the House by majority vote authorizes 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, 
Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner by the same procedures 
specified in this subparagraph for closing hearings to the public.
  (D) The committee or subcommittee may vote by the same procedure 
described in this subparagraph to close one subsequent day of hearing, 
except that the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed 
Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the 
subcommittees thereof, may vote by the same procedure to close up to 
five additional, consecutive days of hearings.
  (3) The chairman of each committee (other than the Committee on Rules) 
shall make public announcement of the date, place, and subject matter of 
a 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 that there is good cause to begin a 
hearing sooner, or if the committee so determines by majority vote in 
the presence of the number of members required under the rules of the 
committee for the transaction of business, the chairman shall make the 
announcement at the earliest possible date. An announcement made under 
this subparagraph shall be published promptly in the Daily Digest and 
made available in electronic form.
  (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 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 each 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)(A) Except as provided in subdivision (B), a point of order does 
not lie with respect to a measure reported by a committee on the ground 
that hearings on such measure were not conducted in accordance with this 
clause.
  (B) A point of order on the ground described in subdivision (A) may be 
made by a member of the committee that reported the measure if such 
point of order was timely made and improperly disposed of in the 
committee.
  (6) This paragraph does not apply to hearings of the Committee on 
Appropriations under clause 4(a)(1) of Prule X.

                           Quorum requirements

  (h)(1) A measure or recommendation may not be reported by a committee 
unless a majority of the committee is actually present.
  (2) Each committee may fix the number of its members to constitute a 
quorum for taking testimony and receiving evidence, which may not be 
less than two.
  (3) Each committee (other than 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 may not 
be less than one-third of the members.

                    Limitation on committee sittings

  (i) A committee may not 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 questioning of witnesses

  (j)(1) Whenever a hearing is conducted by a committee on a measure or 
matter, the minority members of 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 during the questioning of witnesses in a 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 a specified 
number of its members to question a witness for longer than five 
minutes. The time for extended questioning of a witness under this 
subdivision shall be equal for the majority party and the minority party 
and may not exceed one hour in the aggregate.
  (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. The time for extended questioning of a witness 
under this subdivision shall be equal for the majority party and the 
minority party and may not exceed one hour in the aggregate.

                    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 of this clause shall be made 
available to each witness.
  (3) Witnesses at investigative hearings may be accompanied by their 
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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 
investigative hearing may tend to defame, degrade, or incriminate any 
person--
    (A) notwithstanding paragraph (g)(2), such testimony or evidence 
  shall be presented in executive session if, in the presence of the 
  number of members required under the rules of the committee for the 
  purpose of taking testimony, the committee determines by vote of a 
  majority of those present 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 
  incriminate any person.
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) Evidence or testimony taken in executive session, and proceedings 
conducted in executive session, may be released or used in public 
sessions only when authorized by the committee, a majority being 
present.
  (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 pertinence 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.

               Supplemental, minority, or additional views

  (l) If at the time of approval of a measure or matter by a committee 
(other than the Committee on Rules) a member of the committee gives 
notice of intention to file supplemental, minority, or additional views 
for inclusion in the report to the House thereon, that member shall be 
entitled to not less than two additional calendar days after the day of 
such notice (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays except 
when the House is in session on such a day) to file such views, in 
writing and signed by that member, with the clerk of the committee.

                  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 2 of rule XII), a committee or subcommittee is authorized 
(subject to subparagraph (2)(A))--
    (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 as it considers necessary; and
    (B) to require, by subpoena or otherwise, the attendance and 
  testimony of such witnesses and the production of such books, records, 
  correspondence, memoranda, papers, and documents as it considers 
  necessary.
  (2) The chairman of the committee, or a member designated by the 
chairman, may administer oaths to witnesses.
  (3)(A)(i) Except as provided in subdivision (A)(ii), a subpoena may be 
authorized and issued by a committee or subcommittee under subparagraph 
(1)(B) in the conduct of an investigation or series of investigations or 
activities only when authorized by the committee or subcommittee, a 
majority being present. The power to authorize and issue subpoenas under 
subparagraph (1)(B) may be delegated to the chairman of the committee 
under such rules and under such limitations as the committee may 
prescribe. Authorized subpoenas shall be signed by the chairman of the 
committee or by a member designated by the committee.
  (ii) In the case of a subcommittee of the Committee on Standards of 
Official Conduct, a subpoena may be authorized and issued only by an 
affirmative vote of a majority of its members.
  (B) A subpoena duces tecum may specify terms of return other than at a 
meeting or hearing of the committee or subcommittee authorizing the 
subpoena.
  (C) Compliance with a subpoena issued by a committee or subcommittee 
under subparagraph (1)(B) may be enforced only as authorized or directed 
by the House.

               Committee on Standards of Official Conduct

  3. (a) The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct has the 
following functions:
    (1) The committee may recommend to the House from time to time such 
  administrative actions as it may consider appropriate to establish or 
  enforce standards of official conduct for Members, Delegates, the 
  Resident Commissioner, officers, and employees of the House. A letter 
  of reproval or other administrative action of the committee pursuant 
  to an investigation under subparagraph (2) shall only be issued or 
  implemented as a part of a report required by such subparagraph.
    (2) The committee may investigate, subject to paragraph (b), an 
  alleged violation by a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, 
  officer, or employee of the House of the Code of Official Conduct or 
  of a law, rule, regulation, or other standard of conduct applicable to 
  the conduct of such Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, 
  or employee in the performance of his duties or the discharge of his 
  responsibilities. After notice and hearing (unless the right to a 
  hearing is waived by the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, 
  officer or employee), the committee shall report to the House its 
  findings of fact and recommendations, if any, for the final 
  disposition of any such investigation and such action as the committee 
  may consider appropriate in the circumstances.
    (3) The committee may 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, Delegate, Resident 
  Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House, of a law applicable 
  to the performance of his duties or the discharge of his 
  responsibilities that may have been disclosed in a committee 
  investigation.
    (4) The committee may consider the request of a Member, Delegate, 
  Resident Commissioner, 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, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, 
  officer, or employee. With appropriate deletions to ensure the privacy 
  of the person concerned, the committee may publish such opinion for 
  the guidance of other Members, Delegates, the Resident Commissioner, 
  officers, and employees of the House.
    (5) The committee may consider the request of a Member, Delegate, 
  Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House for a written 
  waiver in exceptional circumstances with respect to clause 4 of rule 
  XXIV.
  (b)(1)(A) Unless approved by an affirmative vote of a majority of its 
members, the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct may not report a 
resolution, report, recommendation, or advisory opinion relating to the 
official conduct of a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer 
or employee of the House, or, except as provided in subparagraph (2), 
undertake an investigation of such conduct.
  (B)(i) Upon the receipt of information offered as a complaint that is 
in compliance with this rule and the rules of the committee, the 
chairman and ranking minority member jointly may appoint members to 
serve as an investigative subcommittee.
  (ii) The chairman and ranking minority member of the committee jointly 
may gather additional information

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concerning alleged conduct that is the basis of a complaint or of 
information offered as a complaint until they have established an 
investigative subcommittee or either of them has placed on the agenda of 
the committee the issue of whether to establish an investigative 
subcommittee.
  (2) 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, Delegate, 
Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House only--
    (A) upon receipt of information offered as a complaint, in writing 
  and under oath, from a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner and 
  transmitted to the committee by such Member, Delegate, or Resident 
  Commissioner; or
    (B) upon receipt of information offered as a complaint, in writing 
  and under oath, from a person not a Member, Delegate, or Resident 
  Commissioner provided that a Member, Delegate, or Resident 
  Commissioner certifies in writing to the committee that he 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 periods set 
forth in the rules of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, 
the chairman and ranking minority member shall establish jointly 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.
  (3) The committee may not undertake an investigation of an alleged 
violation of a law, rule, regulation, or standard of conduct that was 
not in effect at the time of the alleged violation. The committee may 
not undertake an investigation of such an alleged violation that 
occurred before the third previous Congress unless the committee 
determines that the alleged violation is directly related to an alleged 
violation that occurred in a more recent Congress.
  (4) A member of the committee shall be ineligible to participate as a 
member of the committee in a committee proceeding relating to the 
member's official conduct. Whenever a member of the committee is 
ineligible to act as a member of the committee under the preceding 
sentence, the Speaker shall designate a Member, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner from the same political party as the ineligible member to 
act in any proceeding of the committee relating to that conduct.
  (5) A member of the committee may disqualify himself from 
participating in an investigation of the conduct of a Member, Delegate, 
Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House upon the 
submission in writing and under oath of an affidavit of disqualification 
stating that the member cannot render an impartial and unbiased decision 
in the case in which the member seeks to be disqualified. 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, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner from the same 
political party as the disqualifying member to act in any proceeding of 
the committee relating to that case.
  (6) Information or testimony received, or the contents of a complaint 
or the fact of its filing, may not be publicly disclosed by any 
committee or staff member unless specifically authorized in each 
instance by a vote of the full committee.
  (7) The committee shall have the functions designated in titles I and 
V of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, in sections 7342, 7351, and 
7353 of title 5, United States Code, and in clause 11(g)(4) of rule X.
  (c)(1) Notwithstanding clause 2(g)(1) of rule XI, each meeting of the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct or a 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.
  (2) Notwithstanding clause 2(g)(2) of rule XI, each hearing of an 
adjudicatory subcommittee or sanction hearing of the Committee on 
Standards of Official Conduct shall be held in open session unless the 
committee or subcommittee, 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.
  (d) Before a member, officer, or employee of the Committee on 
Standards of Official Conduct, including members of a subcommittee of 
the committee selected under clause 5(a)(4) of rule X 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 as part of 
the records of the House. This paragraph establishes a standard of 
conduct within the meaning of paragraph (a)(2). Breaches of 
confidentiality shall be investigated by the Committee on Standards of 
Official Conduct and appropriate action shall be taken.
  (e)(1) 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, 
considers appropriate in the circumstances.
  (2) Complaints filed before the One Hundred Fifth Congress may not be 
deemed frivolous by the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.

           Audio and visual coverage of committee proceedings

  4. (a) The purpose of this clause is to provide a means, in conformity 
with acceptable standards of dignity, propriety, and decorum, by which 
committee hearings or committee meetings that are open to the public may 
be covered by audio and visual means--
    (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 as an institution 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 
may 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 audio or visual means, 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 may 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 a 
  Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner or bring the House, the 
  committee,

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  or a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner into disrepute.
  (d) The coverage of committee hearings and meetings by audio and 
visual means shall be permitted and conducted only in strict conformity 
with the purposes, provisions, and requirements of this clause.
  (e) Whenever a hearing or meeting conducted by a committee or 
subcommittee is open to the public, those proceedings shall be open to 
coverage by audio and visual means. 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 shall adopt written rules to govern its 
implementation of this clause. Such rules shall contain provisions to 
the following effect:
    (1) If audio or visual 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 or 
  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 a 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 may 
  not be placed in positions that obstruct unnecessarily the coverage of 
  the hearing or meeting by the other media.
    (5) Equipment necessary for coverage by the television and radio 
  media may not be installed in, or removed from, the hearing or meeting 
  room while the committee is in session.
    (6)(A) Except as provided in subdivision (B), floodlights, 
  spotlights, strobelights, and flashguns may not be used in providing 
  any method of coverage of the hearing or meeting.
    (B) The television media may install additional lighting in a 
  hearing or meeting room, without cost to the Government, in order to 
  raise the ambient lighting level in a hearing or meeting room to the 
  lowest level necessary to provide adequate television coverage of a 
  hearing or meeting at the 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 a hearing or meeting by still 
  photography, that coverage shall be permitted on the basis of a fair 
  and equitable pool arrangement devised by the Standing Committee of 
  Press Photographers.
    (8) Photographers may not position themselves between the witness 
  table and the members of the committee at any time during the course 
  of a hearing or meeting.
    (9) Photographers may not place themselves in positions that 
  obstruct unnecessarily the coverage of the hearing by the other media.
    (10) Personnel providing coverage by the television and radio media 
  shall be currently accredited to the Radio and Television 
  Correspondents' Galleries.
    (11) Personnel providing coverage by still photography shall be 
  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.

                            Pay of witnesses

  5. Witnesses appearing before the House or any of its committees shall 
be paid the same per diem rate as established, authorized, and regulated 
by the Committee on House Administration for Members, Delegates, the 
Resident Commissioner, and employees of the House, plus actual expenses 
of travel to or from the place of examination. Such per diem may not be 
paid when a witness has been summoned at the place of examination.

                   Unfinished business of the session

  6. All business 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 XII
              Receipt and Referral of Measures and Matters

                                Messages

  1. Messages received from the Senate, or from the President, shall be 
entered on the Journal and published in the Congressional Record of the 
proceedings of that day.

                                Referral

  2. (a) The Speaker shall refer each bill, resolution, or other matter 
that relates to a subject listed under a standing committee named in 
clause 1 of rule X in accordance with the provisions of this clause.
  (b) The Speaker shall refer matters under paragraph (a) in such manner 
as to ensure to the maximum extent feasible that each committee that has 
jurisdiction under clause 1 of rule X over the subject matter of a 
provision thereof may consider such provision and report to the House 
thereon. Precedents, rulings, or procedures in effect before the Ninety-
Fourth Congress shall be applied 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 the 
referral of a matter, the Speaker--
    (1) shall designate a committee of primary jurisdiction;
    (2) may refer the matter to one or more additional committees for 
  consideration in sequence, either initially or after the matter has 
  been reported by the committee of primary jurisdiction;
    (3) may refer portions of the matter reflecting different subjects 
  and jurisdictions to one or more additional committees;
    (4) may refer the matter to a special, ad hoc committee appointed by 
  the Speaker with the approval of the House, and including members of 
  the committees of jurisdiction, for the specific purpose of 
  considering that matter and reporting to the House thereon;
    (5) may subject a referral to appropriate time limitations; and
    (6) may make such other provision as may be considered appropriate.
  (d) A bill for the payment or adjudication of a private claim against 
the Government may not be referred to a committee other than the 
Committee on International Relations or the Committee on the Judiciary, 
except by unanimous consent.

                 Petitions, memorials, and private bills

  3. If a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner has a petition, 
memorial, or private bill to present, he shall endorse his name, deliver 
it to the Clerk, and may specify the reference or disposition to be made 
thereof. Such petition, memorial, or private bill (except when judged by 
the Speaker to be obscene or insulting) shall be entered on the Journal 
with the name of the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner 
presenting it and shall be printed in the Congressional Record.
  4. A private bill or private resolution (including an omnibus claim or 
pension bill), or amendment thereto, may not be received or considered 
in the House if it authorizes or directs--
    (a) the payment of money for property damages, for personal injuries 
  or death for which suit may be instituted under the Tort Claims 
  Procedure provided in title 28, United States Code, or for a pension 
  (other than to carry out a provision of law or treaty stipulation);
    (b) the construction of a bridge across a navigable stream; or

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    (c) the correction of a military or naval record.

                      Prohibition on commemorations

  5. (a) A bill or resolution, or an amendment thereto, may not be 
introduced or considered in the House if it establishes or expresses a 
commemoration.
  (b) In this clause the term ``commemoration'' means a remembrance, 
celebration, or recognition for any purpose through the designation of a 
specified period of time.

                            Excluded matters

  6. A petition, memorial, bill, or resolution excluded under this rule 
shall be returned to the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner from 
whom it was received. A petition or private bill that has been 
inappropriately referred may, by direction of the committee having 
possession of it, be properly referred in the manner originally 
presented. An erroneous reference of a petition or private bill under 
this clause does not confer jurisdiction on a committee to consider or 
report it.

                               Sponsorship

  7. (a) All other bills, memorials, petitions, and resolutions, 
endorsed with the names of Members, Delegates, or the Resident 
Commissioner introducing them, may be delivered to the Speaker to be 
referred. The titles and references of all bills, memorials, petitions, 
resolutions, and other documents referred under this rule shall be 
entered on the Journal and printed in the Congressional Record. An 
erroneous reference may be corrected by the House in accordance with 
rule X on any day immediately after the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag 
by unanimous consent or motion. Such a motion shall be privileged if 
offered by direction of a committee to which the bill has been 
erroneously referred or by direction of a committee claiming 
jurisdiction and shall be decided without debate.
  (b)(1) The primary sponsor of a public bill or public resolution may 
name cosponsors. The name of a cosponsor added after the initial 
printing of a bill or resolution shall appear in the next printing of 
the bill or resolution on the written request of the primary sponsor. 
Such a request may be submitted to the Speaker at any time until the 
last committee authorized to consider and report the bill or resolution 
reports it to the House or is discharged from its consideration.
  (2) The name of a cosponsor of a bill or resolution may be deleted by 
unanimous consent. The Speaker may entertain such a request only by the 
Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner whose name is to be deleted 
or by the primary sponsor of the bill or resolution, and only until the 
last committee authorized to consider and report the bill or resolution 
reports it to the House or is discharged from its consideration. The 
Speaker may not entertain a request to delete the name of the primary 
sponsor of a bill or resolution. A deletion shall be indicated by date 
in the next printing of the bill or resolution.
  (3) The addition or deletion of the name of a cosponsor of a bill or 
resolution shall be entered on the Journal and printed in the 
Congressional Record of that day.
  (4) A bill or resolution shall be reprinted on the written request of 
the primary sponsor. Such a request may be submitted to the Speaker only 
when 20 or more cosponsors have been added since the last printing of 
the bill or resolution.
  (5) When a bill or resolution is introduced ``by request,'' those 
words shall be entered on the Journal and printed in the Congressional 
Record.

                        Executive communications

  8. 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 for referral as provided 
in clause 2 of rule XIV.

                                RULE XIII
                     Calendars and Committee Reports

                                Calendars

  1. (a) All business reported by committees shall be referred to one of 
the following three calendars:
    (1) A Calendar of the Committee of the Whole House on the state of 
  the Union, to which shall be referred public bills and public 
  resolutions raising revenue, involving a tax or charge on the people, 
  directly or indirectly making appropriations of money or property or 
  requiring such appropriations to be made, authorizing payments out of 
  appropriations already made, releasing any liability to the United 
  States for money or property, or referring a claim to the Court of 
  Claims.
    (2) A House Calendar, to which shall be referred all public bills 
  and public resolutions not requiring referral to the Calendar of the 
  Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
    (3) A Private Calendar as provided in clause 5 of rule XV, to which 
  shall be referred all private bills and private resolutions.
  (b) There is established a Corrections Calendar as provided in clause 
6 of rule XV.
  (c) There is established a Calendar of Motions to Discharge Committees 
as provided in clause 2 of rule XV.

                     Filing and printing of reports

  2. (a)(1) Except as provided in subparagraph (2), all reports of 
committees (other than those filed from the floor as privileged) shall 
be delivered to the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper 
calendar under the direction of the Speaker in accordance with clause 1. 
The title or subject of each report shall be entered on the Journal and 
printed in the Congressional Record.
  (2) A bill or resolution reported adversely shall be laid on the table 
unless a committee to which the bill or resolution was referred requests 
at the time of the report its referral to an appropriate calendar under 
clause 1 or unless, within three days thereafter, a Member, Delegate, or 
Resident Commissioner makes such a request.
  (b)(1) It shall be the duty of the chairman of each committee to 
report or cause to be reported promptly to the House a measure or matter 
approved by the committee and to take or cause to be taken steps 
necessary to bring the measure or matter to a vote.
  (2) In any event, the report of a committee on a measure that 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 a written request for the filing of the report, signed by a 
majority of the members of the committee, has been filed with the clerk 
of the committee. The clerk of the committee shall immediately notify 
the chairman of the filing of such a request. This subparagraph does not 
apply to a report of the Committee on Rules with respect to a rule, 
joint rule, or order of business of the House, or to the reporting of a 
resolution of inquiry addressed to the head of an executive department.
  (c) All supplemental, minority, or additional views filed under clause 
2(l) of rule XI by one or more members of a committee shall be included 
in, and shall be a part of, the report filed by the committee with 
respect to a measure or matter. When time guaranteed by clause 2(l) of 
rule XI 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. This clause 
and provisions of clause 2(l) of rule XI do not preclude the immediate 
filing or printing of a committee report in the absence of a timely 
request for the opportunity to file supplemental, minority, or 
additional views as provided in clause 2(l) of rule XI.

                           Content of reports

  3. (a)(1) Except as provided in subparagraph (2), the report of a 
committee on a measure or matter shall be printed in a single volume 
that--
    (A) shall include all supplemental, minority, or additional views 
  that have been submitted by the time of the filing of the report; and
    (B) shall bear on its cover a recital that any such supplemental, 
  minority, or additional views (and any material submitted under 
  paragraph (c)(3) or (4)) are included as part of the report.
  (2) A committee may file a supplemental report for the correction of a 
technical error in its previous report on a measure or matter.
  (b) With respect to each record vote on a motion to report a measure 
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amendment offered to the measure or matter, the total number of votes 
cast for and against, and the names of members voting for and against, 
shall be included in the committee report. The preceding sentence does 
not apply to votes taken in executive session by the Committee on 
Standards of Official Conduct.
  (c) The report of a committee on a measure that has been approved by 
the committee shall include, separately set out and clearly identified, 
the following:
    (1) Oversight findings and recommendations under clause 2(b)(1) of 
  rule X.
    (2) The statement required by section 308(a) of the Congressional 
  Budget Act of 1974, except that an estimate of new budget authority 
  shall include, when practicable, a comparison of the total estimated 
  funding level for the relevant programs to the appropriate levels 
  under current law.
    (3) An estimate and comparison prepared by the Director of the 
  Congressional Budget Office under section 402 of the Congressional 
  Budget Act of 1974 if timely submitted to the committee before the 
  filing of the report.
    (4) A summary of oversight findings and recommendations by the 
  Committee on Government Reform under clause 4(c)(2) of rule X if such 
  findings and recommendations have been submitted to the reporting 
  committee in time to allow it to consider such findings and 
  recommendations during its deliberations on the measure.
  (d) Each report of a committee on a public bill or public joint 
resolution shall contain the following:
    (1) A statement citing the specific powers granted to Congress in 
  the Constitution to enact the law proposed by the bill or joint 
  resolution.
    (2)(A) An estimate by the committee of the costs that would be 
  incurred in carrying out the bill or joint resolution in the fiscal 
  year in which it is reported and in each of the five fiscal years 
  following that fiscal year (or for the authorized duration of any 
  program authorized by the bill or joint resolution if less than five 
  years);
    (B) A comparison of the estimate of costs described in subdivision 
  (A) made by the committee with any estimate of such costs made by a 
  Government agency and submitted to such committee; and
    (C) When practicable, a comparison of the total estimated funding 
  level for the relevant programs with the appropriate levels under 
  current law.
    (3)(A) In subparagraph (2) the term ``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.
    (B) Subparagraph (2) does not apply to the Committee on 
  Appropriations, the Committee on House Administration, the Committee 
  on Rules, or the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, and does 
  not apply when 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 included in the report under 
  paragraph (c)(3).
  (e)(1) Whenever a committee reports a bill or joint resolution 
proposing to repeal or amend a statute or part thereof, it shall include 
in its report or in an accompanying document--
    (A) the text of a statute or part thereof that is proposed to be 
  repealed; and
    (B) a comparative print of any part of the bill or joint resolution 
  proposing to amend the statute and of the statute or part thereof 
  proposed to be amended, showing by appropriate typographical devices 
  the omissions and insertions proposed.
  (2) If a committee reports a bill or joint resolution proposing to 
repeal or amend a statute or part thereof with a recommendation that the 
bill or joint resolution be amended, the comparative print required by 
subparagraph (1) shall reflect the changes in existing law proposed to 
be made by the bill or joint resolution as proposed to be amended.
  (f)(1) A report of the Committee on Appropriations on a general 
appropriation bill shall include--
    (A) a concise statement describing the effect of any provision of 
  the accompanying bill that directly or indirectly changes the 
  application of existing law; and
    (B) a list of all appropriations contained in the bill for 
  expenditures not previously authorized by law (except classified 
  intelligence or national security programs, projects, or activities).
  (2) Whenever the Committee on Appropriations reports a bill or joint 
resolution including matter specified in clause 1(b)(2) or (3) of rule 
X, it shall include--
    (A) in the bill or joint resolution, separate headings for 
  ``Rescissions'' and ``Transfers of Unexpended Balances''; and
    (B) in the report of the committee, a separate section listing such 
  rescissions and transfers.
  (g) Whenever the Committee on Rules reports a resolution proposing to 
repeal or amend a standing rule of the House, it shall include in its 
report or in an accompanying document--
    (1) the text of any rule or part thereof that is proposed to be 
  repealed; and
    (2) a comparative print of any part of the resolution proposing to 
  amend the rule and of the rule or part thereof proposed to be amended, 
  showing by appropriate typographical devices the omissions and 
  insertions proposed.
  (h)(1) It shall not be in order to consider a bill or joint resolution 
reported by the Committee on Ways and Means that proposes to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 unless--
    (A) the report includes a tax complexity analysis prepared by the 
  Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation in accordance with 
  section 4022(b) of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and 
  Reform Act of 1998; or
    (B) the chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means causes such a 
  tax complexity analysis to be printed in the Congressional Record 
  before consideration of the bill or joint resolution.
  (2) 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 Internal Revenue 
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. A 
dynamic estimate under this paragraph may be used only for informational 
purposes.
  (3) In this paragraph the term ``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.

                         Availability of reports

  4. (a)(1) Except as specified in subparagraph (2), it shall not be in 
order to consider in the House a measure or matter reported by a 
committee until the third calendar day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, or 
legal holidays except when the House is in session on such a day) on 
which each report of a committee on that measure or matter has been 
available to Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner.
  (2) Subparagraph (1) does not apply to--
    (A) a resolution providing a rule, joint rule, or order of business 
  reported by the Committee on Rules considered under clause 6;
    (B) a resolution providing amounts from the applicable accounts 
  described in clause 1(i)(1) of rule X reported by the Committee on 
  House Administration considered under clause 6 of rule X;
    (C) a resolution presenting a question of the privileges of the 
  House reported by any committee;
    (D) a measure for the declaration of war, or the declaration of a 
  national emergency, by Congress; and
    (E) a measure providing for the disapproval of a decision, 
  determination, or action by a Government agency that would become, or 
  continue to be, effective unless disapproved or otherwise invalidated 
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  one or both Houses of Congress. In this subdivision the term 
  ``Government agency'' includes any department, agency, establishment, 
  wholly owned Government corporation, or instrumentality of the Federal 
  Government or of the government of the District of Columbia.
  (b) A committee that reports a measure or matter shall make every 
reasonable effort to have its hearings thereon (if any) printed and 
available for distribution to Members, Delegates, and the Resident 
Commissioner before the consideration of the measure or matter in the 
House.
  (c) A general appropriation bill reported by the Committee on 
Appropriations may not be considered in the House until the third 
calendar day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays except 
when the House is in session on such a day) on which printed hearings of 
the Committee on Appropriations thereon have been available to Members, 
Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner.

                      Privileged reports, generally

  5. (a) The following committees shall have leave to report at any time 
on the following matters, respectively:
    (1) The Committee on Appropriations, on general appropriation bills 
  and on joint resolutions continuing appropriations for a fiscal year 
  after September 15 in the preceding fiscal year.
    (2) 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.
    (3) The Committee on House Administration, on enrolled bills, on 
  contested elections, on matters referred to it concerning printing for 
  the use of the House or the two Houses, on expenditure of the 
  applicable accounts of the House described in clause 1(i)(1) of rule 
  X, and on matters relating to preservation and availability of 
  noncurrent records of the House under rule VII.
    (4) The Committee on Rules, on rules, joint rules, and the order of 
  business.
    (5) The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, on resolutions 
  recommending action by the House with respect to a Member, Delegate, 
  Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House as a result 
  of an investigation by the committee relating to the official conduct 
  of such Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee.
  (b) A report filed from the floor as privileged under paragraph (a) 
may be called up as a privileged question by direction of the reporting 
committee, subject to any requirement concerning its availability to 
Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner under clause 4 or 
concerning the timing of its consideration under clause 6.

              Privileged reports by the Committee on Rules

  6. (a) A report by the Committee on Rules on a rule, joint rule, or 
the order of business may not be called up for consideration on the same 
day it is presented to the House except--
    (1) when so determined by a vote of two-thirds of the Members 
  voting, a quorum being present;
    (2) in the case of a resolution proposing only to waive a 
  requirement of clause 4 or of clause 8 of rule XXII concerning the 
  availability of reports; or
    (3) during the last three days of a session of Congress.
  (b) Pending the consideration of a report by the Committee on Rules on 
a rule, joint rule, or the order of business, the Speaker may entertain 
one motion that the House adjourn. After the result of such a motion is 
announced, the Speaker may not entertain any other dilatory motion until 
the report shall have been disposed of.
  (c) The Committee on Rules may not report--
    (1) a rule or order proposing that business under clause 7 of rule 
  XV be set aside by a vote of less than two-thirds of the Members 
  voting, a quorum being present;
    (2) a rule or order that would prevent the motion to recommit a bill 
  or joint resolution from being made as provided in clause 2(b) of rule 
  XIX, 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.
  (d) The Committee on Rules shall present to the House reports 
concerning rules, joint rules, and the order of business, within three 
legislative days of the time when they are ordered. If such a report is 
not considered immediately, it shall be referred to the calendar. If 
such a report on the calendar is not called up by the member of the 
committee who filed the report within seven legislative days, any member 
of the committee may call it up as a privileged question on the day 
after the calendar day on which the member announces to the House his 
intention to do so. The Speaker shall recognize a member of the 
committee who rises for that purpose.
  (e) An adverse report by the Committee on Rules on a resolution 
proposing a special order of business for the consideration of a public 
bill or public joint resolution may be called up as a privileged 
question by a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner on a day when 
it is in order to consider a motion to discharge committees under clause 
2 of rule XV.
  (f) If the House has adopted a resolution making in order a motion to 
consider a bill or resolution, and such a motion has not been offered 
within seven calendar days thereafter, such a motion shall be privileged 
if offered by direction of all reporting committees having initial 
jurisdiction of the bill or resolution.
  (g) Whenever the Committee on Rules reports a resolution providing for 
the consideration of a measure, it 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.

                         Resolutions of inquiry

  7. A report on a resolution of inquiry addressed to the head of an 
executive department may be filed from the floor as privileged. If such 
a resolution is not reported to the House within 14 legislative days 
after its introduction, a motion to discharge a committee from its 
consideration shall be privileged.

                                RULE XIV
                     Order and Priority of Business

  1. The daily order of business (unless varied by the application of 
other rules and except for the disposition of matters of higher 
precedence) shall be as follows:
    First. Prayer by the Chaplain.
    Second. Reading and approval of the Journal, unless postponed under 
  clause 9(a) of rule XX.
    Third. The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
    Fourth. Correction of reference of public bills.
    Fifth. Disposal of business on the Speaker's table as provided in 
  clause 2.
    Sixth. Unfinished business as provided in Pclause 3.
    Seventh. The morning hour for the consideration of bills called up 
  by committees as provided in clause 4.
    Eighth. Motions that the House resolve into the Committee of the 
  Whole House on the state of the Union subject to clause 5.
    Ninth. Orders of the day.
  2. Business on the Speaker's table shall be disposed of as follows:
    (a) Messages from the President shall be referred to the appropriate 
  committees without debate.
    (b) Communications addressed to the House, including reports and 
  communications from heads of departments 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 and public resolutions presented by Members, Delegates, 
  or the Resident Commissioner.
    (c) Motions to dispose of Senate amendments on the Speaker's table 
  may be entertained as provided in clauses 1, 2, and 4 of rule XXII.
    (d) Senate bills and resolutions substantially the same as House 
  measures already favorably reported and not required to be considered 
  in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union may be 
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  posed of by motion. Such a motion shall be privileged if offered by 
  direction of all reporting committees having initial jurisdiction of 
  the House measure.
  3. Consideration of unfinished business in which the House may have 
been engaged at an adjournment, except business in the morning hour and 
proceedings postponed under clause 9 of rule XX, 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. 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. Each committee when named may call up for consideration a 
bill or resolution reported by it on a previous day and on the House 
Calendar. If the Speaker does not complete the call of the committees 
before the House passes to other business, the next call shall resume at 
the point it left off, giving preference to the last bill or resolution 
under consideration. A committee that has occupied the call for two days 
may not call up another bill or resolution until the other committees 
have been called in their turn.
  5. After consideration of bills or resolutions under clause 4 for one 
hour, it shall be in order, pending consideration thereof, to entertain 
a motion that the House resolve into the Committee of the Whole House on 
the state of the Union or, when authorized by a committee, that the 
House resolve into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the 
Union to consider a particular bill. Such a motion shall be subject to 
only one amendment designating another bill. If such a motion is decided 
in the negative, another such motion may not be considered until the 
matter that was pending when such motion was offered is disposed of.
  6. All questions relating to the priority of business shall be decided 
by a majority without debate.

                                 RULE XV
                    Business in Order on Special Days

                    Suspensions, Mondays and Tuesdays

  1. (a) A rule may not be suspended except by a vote of two-thirds of 
the Members voting, a quorum being present. The Speaker may not 
entertain a motion that the House suspend the rules except on Mondays 
and Tuesdays and during the last six days of a session of Congress.
  (b) Pending a motion that the House suspend the rules, the Speaker may 
entertain one motion that the House adjourn. After the result of such a 
motion is announced, the Speaker may not entertain any other motion 
until the vote is taken on the suspension.
  (c) A motion that the House suspend the rules is debatable for 40 
minutes, one-half in favor of the motion and one-half in opposition 
thereto.

              Discharge motions, second and fourth Mondays

  2. (a) Motions to discharge committees shall be in order on the second 
and fourth Mondays of a month.
  (b)(1) A Member may present to the Clerk a motion in writing to 
discharge--
    (A) a committee from consideration of a public bill or public 
  resolution that has been referred to it for 30 legislative days; or
    (B) the Committee on Rules from consideration of a resolution that 
  has been referred to it for seven legislative days and that proposes a 
  special order of business for the consideration of a public bill or 
  public resolution that has been reported by a standing committee or 
  has been referred to a standing committee for 30 legislative days.
  (2) Only one motion may be presented for a bill or resolution. 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 public resolution or admitting or effecting a 
nongermane amendment to a public bill or public resolution.
  (c) A motion presented under paragraph (b) shall be placed in the 
custody of the Clerk, who shall arrange a convenient place for the 
signatures of Members. A signature may be withdrawn by a Member in 
writing at any time before a motion is entered on the Journal. The Clerk 
shall make signatures a matter of public record, causing the names of 
the Members who have signed a discharge motion during a week to be 
published in a portion of the Congressional Record designated for that 
purpose on the last legislative day of the week and making cumulative 
lists of such names available each day for public inspection in an 
appropriate office of the House. The Clerk shall devise a means for 
making 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 Record, and referred to the 
Calendar of Motions to Discharge Committees.
  (d)(1) On the second and fourth Mondays of a month (except during the 
last six days of a session of Congress), immediately after the Pledge of 
Allegiance to the Flag, a motion to discharge that has been on the 
calendar for at least seven legislative days shall be privileged if 
called up by a Member whose signature appears thereon. When such a 
motion is called up, the House shall proceed to its consideration under 
this paragraph without intervening motion except one motion to adjourn. 
Privileged motions to discharge shall have precedence in the order of 
their entry on the Journal.
  (2) When a motion to discharge is called up, the bill or resolution to 
which it relates shall be read by title only. The motion is debatable 
for 20 minutes, one-half in favor of the motion and one-half in 
opposition thereto.
  (e)(1) If a motion prevails to discharge the Committee on Rules from 
consideration of a resolution, the House shall immediately consider the 
resolution, pending which the Speaker may entertain one motion that the 
House adjourn. After the result of such a motion to adjourn is 
announced, the Speaker may not entertain any other dilatory motion until 
the resolution has been disposed of. If the resolution is adopted, the 
House shall immediately proceed to its execution.
  (2) If a motion prevails to discharge a standing committee from 
consideration of a public bill or public resolution, a motion that the 
House proceed to the immediate consideration of such bill or resolution 
shall be privileged if offered by a Member whose signature appeared on 
the motion to discharge. The motion to proceed is not debatable. If the 
motion to proceed is adopted, the bill or resolution shall be considered 
immediately under the general rules of the House. If unfinished before 
adjournment of the day on which it is called up, the bill or resolution 
shall remain the unfinished business until it is disposed of. If the 
motion to proceed is rejected, the bill or resolution shall be referred 
to the appropriate calendar, where it shall have the same status as if 
the committee from which it was discharged had duly reported it to the 
House.
  (f)(1) When a motion to discharge originated under this clause has 
once been acted on by the House, it shall not be in order to entertain 
during the same session of Congress--
    (A) a motion to discharge a committee from consideration of that 
  bill or resolution or of any other bill or resolution that, by 
  relating in substance to or dealing with the same subject matter, is 
  substantially the same; or
    (B) a motion to discharge the Committee on Rules from consideration 
  of a resolution providing a special order of business for the 
  consideration of that bill or resolution or of any other bill or 
  resolution that, by relating in substance to or dealing with the same 
  subject matter, is substantially the same.
  (2) A motion to discharge on the Calendar of Motions to Discharge 
Committees that is rendered out of order under subparagraph (1) shall be 
stricken from that calendar.

   Adverse report by the Committee on Rules, second and fourth Mondays

  3. An adverse report by the Committee on Rules on a resolution 
proposing a special order of business for the consideration of a public 
bill or public joint resolution may be called up under clause 6(e) of 
rule XIII as a privileged question by a Member, Dele

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gate, or Resident Commissioner on a day when it is in order to consider 
a motion to discharge committees under clause 2.

        District of Columbia business, second and fourth Mondays

  4. The second and fourth Mondays of a month shall be set apart for the 
consideration of such District of Columbia business as may be called up 
by the Committee on Government Reform after the disposition of motions 
to discharge committees and after the disposal of such business on the 
Speaker's table as requires reference only.

               Private Calendar, first and third Tuesdays

  5. (a) On the first Tuesday of a month, the Speaker shall direct the 
Clerk to call the bills and resolutions on the Private Calendar after 
disposal of such business on the Speaker's table as requires reference 
only. If two or more Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner 
object to the consideration of a bill or resolution so called, it shall 
be recommitted to the committee that reported it. No other business 
shall be in order before completion of the call of the Private Calendar 
on this day unless two-thirds of the Members voting, a quorum being 
present, agree to a motion that the House dispense with the call.
  (b)(1) On the third Tuesday of a 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 shall be given to omnibus bills containing the 
texts of bills or resolutions that have previously been objected to on a 
call of the Private Calendar. If two or more Members, Delegates, or the 
Resident Commissioner object to the consideration of a bill or 
resolution so called (other than an omnibus bill), it shall be 
recommitted to the committee that reported it. Two-thirds of the Members 
voting, a quorum being present, may adopt a motion that the House 
dispense with the call on this day.
  (2) Omnibus bills shall be read for amendment by paragraph. No 
amendment shall be in order except to strike or to reduce amounts of 
money or to provide limitations. An item or matter stricken from an 
omnibus bill may not thereafter during the same session of Congress be 
included in an omnibus bill. Upon passage such an omnibus bill shall be 
resolved into the several bills and resolutions of which it is composed. 
The several bills and resolutions, with any amendments adopted by the 
House, shall be engrossed, when necessary, and otherwise considered as 
passed severally by the House as distinct bills and resolutions.
  (c) The Speaker may not entertain a reservation of the right to object 
to the consideration of a bill or resolution under this clause. A bill 
or resolution considered under this clause shall be considered in the 
House as in the Committee of the Whole. A motion to dispense with the 
call of the Private Calendar under this clause shall be privileged. 
Debate on such a motion shall be limited to five minutes in support and 
five minutes in opposition.

            Corrections Calendar, second and fourth Tuesdays

  6. (a) After a bill has been favorably reported and placed on either 
the Union or House Calendar, the Speaker, after consultation with the 
Minority Leader, may direct the Clerk also to place the bill on the 
``Corrections Calendar.'' At any time on the second and fourth Tuesdays 
of a month, the Speaker may direct the Clerk to call a bill that has 
been on the Corrections Calendar for three legislative days.
  (b) A bill called from the Corrections Calendar shall be considered in 
the House, is debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by 
the chairman and ranking minority member of the primary committee of 
jurisdiction, and shall not be subject to amendment except those 
recommended by the primary committee of jurisdiction or offered by the 
chairman of the primary committee or a designee. The previous question 
shall be considered as ordered on the bill and any amendments thereto to 
final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions.
  (c) The approval of three-fifths of the Members voting, a quorum being 
present, shall be required to pass a bill called from the Corrections 
Calendar. The rejection of a bill so called, or the sustaining of a 
point of order against it or against its consideration, does not cause 
its removal from the Calendar to which it was originally referred.

                 Calendar Call of Committees, Wednesdays

  7. (a) On Wednesday of each week, business shall not be in order 
before completion of the call of the committees (except as provided by 
clause 4 of rule XIV) unless two-thirds of the Members voting, a quorum 
being present, agree to a motion that the House dispense with the call. 
Such a motion shall be privileged. Debate on such a motion shall be 
limited to five minutes in support and five minutes in opposition.
  (b) A bill or resolution on either the House or the Union Calendar, 
except bills or resolutions that are privileged under the Rules of the 
House, may be called under this clause. A bill or resolution called up 
from the Union Calendar shall be considered in the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union without motion, subject to clause 
3 of rule XVI. General debate on a measure considered under this clause 
shall be confined to the measure and may not exceed two hours equally 
divided between a proponent and an opponent.
  (c) When a committee has occupied the call under this clause on one 
Wednesday, it shall not be in order on a succeeding Wednesday to 
consider unfinished business previously called up by that committee 
until the other committees have been called in their turn unless--
    (1) the previous question has been ordered on such unfinished 
  business; or
    (2) the House adopts a motion to dispense with the call under 
  paragraph (a).
  (d) If any committee has not been called under this clause during a 
session of a Congress, then at the next session of that Congress the 
call shall resume where it left off at the end of the preceding session.
  (e) This rule does not apply during the last two weeks of a session of 
Congress.
  (f) The Speaker may not entertain a motion for a recess on a Wednesday 
except during the last two weeks of a session of Congress.

                                RULE XVI
                         Motions and Amendments

                                 Motions

  1. Every motion entertained by the Speaker shall be reduced to writing 
on the demand of a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner and, 
unless it is withdrawn the same day, shall be entered on the Journal 
with the name of the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner offering 
it. A dilatory motion may not be entertained by the Speaker.

                               Withdrawal

  2. When a motion is entertained, the Speaker shall state it or cause 
it to be read aloud by the Clerk before it is debated. The motion then 
shall be in the possession of the House but may be withdrawn at any time 
before a decision or amendment thereon.

                        Question of consideration

  3. When a motion or proposition is entertained, the question, ``Will 
the House now consider it?'' may not be put unless demanded by a Member, 
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner.

                          Precedence of motions

  4. (a) When a question is under debate, only the following motions may 
be entertained (which shall have precedence in the following order):
    (1) To adjourn.
    (2) To lay on the table.
    (3) For the previous question.
    (4) To postpone to a day certain.
    (5) To refer.
    (6) To amend.
    (7) To postpone indefinitely.
  (b) A motion to adjourn, to lay on the table, or for the previous 
question shall be decided without debate. A motion to postpone to a day 
certain, to refer, or to postpone indefinitely, being decided, may not 
be allowed again on the same day at the same stage of the question.
  (c)(1) It shall be in order at any time for the Speaker, in his 
discretion, to entertain a motion--
    (A) that the Speaker be authorized to declare a recess; or

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    (B) that when the House adjourns it stand adjourned to a day and 
  time certain.
  (2) Either motion shall be of equal privilege with the motion to 
adjourn and shall be decided without debate.

                              Divisibility

  5. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a question shall be 
divided on the demand of a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner 
before the question is put if it includes propositions so distinct in 
substance that, one being taken away, a substantive proposition remains.
  (b)(1) A motion or resolution to elect members to a standing committee 
of the House, or to a joint standing committee, is not divisible.
  (2) A resolution or order reported by the Committee on Rules providing 
a special order of business is not divisible.
  (c) A motion to strike and insert is not divisible, but rejection of a 
motion to strike does not preclude another motion to amend.

                               Amendments

  6. When an amendable proposition is under consideration, a motion to 
amend and a motion to amend that amendment shall be in order, and it 
also shall be in order to offer a further amendment by way of substitute 
for the original motion to amend, to which one amendment may be offered 
but which may not be voted on until the original amendment is perfected. 
An amendment may be withdrawn in the House at any time before a decision 
or amendment thereon. An amendment to the title of a bill or resolution 
shall not be in order until after its passage or adoption and shall be 
decided without debate.

                               Germaneness

  7. No motion or proposition on a subject different from that under 
consideration shall be admitted under color of amendment.

                                Readings

  8. Bills and joint resolutions are subject to readings as follows:
    (a) A first reading is in full when the bill or joint resolution is 
  first considered.
    (b) A second reading occurs only when the bill or joint resolution 
  is read for amendment in a Committee of the Whole House on the state 
  of the Union under clause 5 of rule XVIII.
    (c) A third reading precedes passage when the Speaker states the 
  question: ``Shall the bill [or joint resolution] be engrossed [when 
  applicable] and read a third time?'' If that question is decided in 
  the affirmative, then the bill or joint resolution shall be read the 
  final time by title and then the question shall be put on its passage.

                                RULE XVII
                           Decorum and Debate

                                 Decorum

  1. (a) A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner who desires to 
speak or deliver a matter to the House shall rise and respectfully 
address himself to ``Mr. Speaker'' and, on being recognized, may address 
the House from any place on the floor. When invited by the Chair, a 
Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may speak from the Clerk's 
desk.
  (b)(1) Remarks in debate shall be confined to the question under 
debate, avoiding personality.
  (2)(A) Except as provided in subdivision (B), debate may not include 
characterizations of Senate action or inaction, references to individual 
Members of the Senate, or quotations from Senate proceedings.
  (B) Debate may include references to actions taken by the Senate or by 
committees thereof that 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 that are 
relevant to the making of legislative history establishing the meaning 
of that measure.

                               Recognition

  2. When two or more Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner 
rise at once, the Speaker shall name the Member, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner who is first to speak. A Member, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner may not occupy more than one hour in debate on a question 
in the House or in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the 
Union except as otherwise provided in this rule.

                             Managing Debate

  3. (a) The Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner who calls up a 
measure may open and close debate thereon. When general debate extends 
beyond one day, that Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner shall be 
entitled to one hour to close without regard to the time used in 
opening.
  (b) Except as provided in paragraph (a), a Member, Delegate, or 
Resident Commissioner may not speak more than once to the same question 
without leave of the House.
  (c) A manager of a measure who opposes an amendment thereto is 
entitled to close controlled debate thereon.

                              Call to order

  4. (a) If a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, in speaking or 
otherwise, transgresses the Rules of the House, the Speaker shall, or a 
Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may, call to order the 
offending Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, who shall 
immediately sit down unless permitted on motion of another Member, 
Delegate, or the Resident Commissioner to explain. If a Member, 
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner is called to order, the Member, 
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner making the call to order shall 
indicate the words excepted to, which shall be taken down in writing at 
the Clerk's desk and read aloud to the House.
  (b) The Speaker shall decide the validity of a call to order. The 
House, if appealed to, shall decide the question without debate. If the 
decision is in favor of the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner 
called to order, the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner shall be 
at liberty to proceed, but not otherwise. If the case requires it, an 
offending Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner shall be liable to 
censure or such other punishment as the House may consider proper. A 
Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not be held to answer a 
call to order, and may not be subject to the censure of the House 
therefor, if further debate or other business has intervened.

                               Comportment

  5. When the Speaker is putting a question or addressing the House, a 
Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not walk out of or across 
the Hall. When a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner is speaking, 
a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not pass between the 
person speaking and the Chair. During the session of the House, a 
Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not wear a hat or remain 
by the Clerk's desk during the call of the roll or the counting of 
ballots. A person may not smoke or use any personal, electronic office 
equipment, including cellular phones and computers, on the floor of the 
House. The Sergeant-at-Arms is charged with the strict enforcement of 
this clause.

                                Exhibits

  6. When the use of an exhibit in debate is objected to by a Member, 
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, its use shall be decided without 
debate by a vote of the House.

                                Galleries

  7. During a session of the House, it shall not be in order for a 
Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner to introduce to or to bring 
to the attention of the House an occupant in the galleries of the House. 
The Speaker may not entertain a request for the suspension of this rule 
by unanimous consent or otherwise.

                          Congressional Record

  8. (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,

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Delegate, or Resident Commissioner making the remarks.
  (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 3(a)(2) of rule XI.

                             Secret sessions

  9. When confidential communications are received from the President, 
or when the Speaker or a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner 
informs the House that he has communications that he believes ought to 
be kept secret for the present, the House shall be cleared of all 
persons except the Members, Delegates, Resident Commissioner, and 
officers of the House for the reading of such communications, and 
debates and proceedings thereon, unless otherwise ordered by the House.

                               RULE XVIII
       The Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union

                Resolving into the Committee of the Whole

  1. Whenever the House resolves into the Committee of the Whole House 
on the state of the Union, the Speaker shall leave the chair after 
appointing a Chairman to preside. In case of disturbance or disorderly 
conduct in the galleries or lobby, the Chairman may cause the same to be 
cleared.
  2. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) and in clause 7 of rule XV, 
the House resolves into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of 
the Union by motion. When such a motion is entertained, the Speaker 
shall put the question without debate: ``Shall the House resolve itself 
into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for 
consideration of this matter?'', naming it.
  (b) After the House has adopted a resolution reported by the Committee 
on Rules providing a special order of business 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, when no question is pending before the 
House, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole for 
the consideration of that measure without intervening motion, unless the 
special order of business provides otherwise.

 Measures requiring initial consideration in the Committee of the Whole

  3. All bills, resolutions, or Senate amendments (as provided in clause 
3 of rule XXII) involving a tax or charge on the people, raising 
revenue, directly or indirectly making appropriations of money or 
property or requiring such appropriations to be made, authorizing 
payments out of appropriations already made, releasing any liability to 
the United States for money or property, or referring a claim to the 
Court of Claims, shall be first considered in the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union. A bill, resolution, or Senate amendment 
that fails to comply with this clause is subject to a point of order 
against its consideration.

                            Order of business

  4. (a) Subject to subparagraph (b) business on the calendar of the 
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union may be taken up 
in regular order, or in such order as the Committee may determine, 
unless the measure to be considered was determined by the House at the 
time of resolving into the Committee of the Whole.
  (b) Motions to resolve into the Committee of the Whole for 
consideration of bills and joint resolutions making general 
appropriations have precedence under this clause.

                          Reading for amendment

  5. (a) Before general debate commences on a measure in the Committee 
of the Whole House on the state of the Union, it shall be read in full. 
When general debate is concluded or closed by order of the House, the 
measure under consideration shall be read for amendment. A Member, 
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner who offers an amendment shall be 
allowed five minutes to explain it, after which the Member, Delegate, or 
Resident Commissioner who shall first obtain the floor shall be allowed 
five minutes to speak in opposition to it. 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. 
An amendment, or an amendment to an amendment, may be withdrawn by its 
proponent only by the unanimous consent of the Committee of the Whole.
  (b) When a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner offers an 
amendment in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, 
the Clerk shall promptly transmit five copies of the amendment to the 
majority committee table and five copies to the minority committee 
table. The Clerk also shall deliver at least one copy of the amendment 
to the majority cloakroom and at least one copy to the minority 
cloakroom.

                            Quorum and voting

  6. (a) A quorum of a Committee of the Whole House on the state of the 
Union is 100 Members. The first time that a Committee of the Whole finds 
itself without a quorum during a day, the Chairman shall invoke the 
procedure for a quorum call set forth in clause 2 of rule XX, unless he 
elects to invoke an alternate procedure set forth in clause 3 or clause 
4(a) of rule XX. If a quorum appears, the Committee of the Whole shall 
continue its business. If a quorum does not appear, the Committee of the 
Whole shall rise, and the Chairman shall report the names of absentees 
to the House.
  (b)(1) The Chairman may refuse to entertain a point of order that a 
quorum is not present during general debate.
  (2) After a quorum has once been established on a day, the Chairman 
may entertain a point of order that a quorum is not present only when 
the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union is operating 
under the five-minute rule and the Chairman has put the pending 
proposition to a vote.
  (3) Upon sustaining a point of order that a quorum is not present, the 
Chairman may announce that, following a regular quorum call under 
paragraph (a), the minimum time for electronic voting on the pending 
question shall be five minutes.
  (c) When ordering a quorum call in the Committee of the Whole House on 
the state of the Union, the Chairman may announce an intention to 
declare that a quorum is constituted at any time during the quorum call 
when he determines that a quorum has appeared. If the Chairman 
interrupts the quorum call by declaring that a quorum is constituted, 
proceedings under the quorum call shall be considered as vacated, and 
the Committee of the Whole shall continue its sitting and resume its 
business.
  (d) A quorum is not required in the Committee of the Whole House on 
the state of the Union for adoption of a motion that the Committee rise.
  (e) In the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, the 
Chairman shall order a recorded vote on a request supported by at least 
25 Members.
  (f) In the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, the 
Chairman may reduce to five minutes the minimum time for electronic 
voting without any intervening business or debate on any or all pending 
amendments after a record vote has been taken on the first pending 
amendment.

               Dispensing with the reading of an amendment

  7. It shall be in order in the Committee of the Whole House on the 
state of the Union to move that the Committee of the Whole dispense with 
the reading of an amendment that has been printed in the bill or 
resolution as reported by a committee, or an amendment that a Member, 
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner has caused to be printed in the 
Congressional Record. Such a motion shall be decided without debate.

                             Closing debate

  8. (a) Subject to paragraph (b) at any time after the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union has begun five-minute debate on 
amendments to any portion of a bill or resolution, it shall be in order 
to move that the Committee of the Whole close all debate on that portion 
of the bill or resolution or on the pending amendments only. Such a 
motion shall be decided without debate. The adoption of

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such a motion does not preclude further amendment, to be decided without 
debate.
  (b) If the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union 
closes debate on any portion of a bill or resolution before there has 
been debate on an amendment that a Member, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner has caused to be printed in the Congressional Record at 
least one day before its consideration, the Member, Delegate, or 
Resident Commissioner who caused the amendment to be printed in the 
Record shall be allowed five minutes to explain it, after which the 
Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner who shall first obtain the 
floor shall be allowed five minutes to speak in opposition to it. There 
shall be no further debate thereon.
  (c) Material submitted for printing in the Congressional Record under 
this rule shall indicate the full text of the proposed amendment, the 
name of the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner proposing it, the 
number of the bill or resolution to which it will be offered, and the 
point in the bill or resolution or amendment thereto where the amendment 
is intended to be offered. The amendment shall appear in a portion of 
the Record designated for that purpose. Amendments to a specified 
measure submitted for printing in that portion of the Record shall be 
numbered in the order printed.

                      Striking the enacting clause

  9. A motion that the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the 
Union rise and report a bill or resolution to the House with the 
recommendation that the enacting or resolving clause be stricken shall 
have precedence of a motion to amend, and, if carried in the House, 
shall constitute a rejection of the bill or resolution. Whenever a bill 
or resolution is reported from the Committee of the Whole with such 
adverse recommendation and the recommendation is rejected by the House, 
the bill or resolution shall stand recommitted to the Committee of the 
Whole without further action by the House. Before the question of 
concurrence is submitted, it shall be in order to move that the House 
refer the bill or resolution to a committee, with or without 
instructions. If a bill or resolution is so referred, then when it is 
again reported to the House it shall be referred to the Committee of the 
Whole without debate.

                   Concurrent resolution on the budget

  10. (a) At the conclusion of general debate in the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union on a concurrent resolution on the 
budget under section 305(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the 
concurrent resolution shall be considered as read for amendment.
  (b) It shall not be in order in the House or in the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union to consider an amendment to a 
concurrent resolution on the budget, or an amendment thereto, unless the 
concurrent resolution, as amended by such amendment or amendments--
    (1) would be mathematically consistent except as limited by 
  paragraph (c); and
    (2) would contain all the matter set forth in paragraphs (1) through 
  (5) of section 301(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
  (c)(1) Except as specified in subparagraph (2), it shall not be in 
order in the House or in the Committee of the Whole House on the state 
of the Union to consider an amendment to a concurrent resolution on the 
budget, or an amendment thereto, that proposes to change the amount of 
the appropriate level of the public debt set forth in the concurrent 
resolution, as reported.
  (2) Amendments to achieve mathematical consistency under section 
305(a)(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, if offered by 
direction of the Committee on the Budget, may propose to adjust the 
amount of the appropriate level of the public debt set forth in the 
concurrent resolution, as reported, to reflect changes made in other 
figures contained in the concurrent resolution.

                            Unfunded mandates

  11. (a) In the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, 
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.
  (b) In this clause the term ``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.

                   Applicability of Rules of the House

  12. The Rules of the House are the rules of the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union so far as applicable.

                                RULE XIX
                  Motions Following the Amendment Stage

                            Previous question

  1. (a) There shall be a motion for the previous question, which, being 
ordered, shall have the effect of cutting off all debate and bringing 
the House to a direct vote on the immediate question or questions on 
which it has been ordered. Whenever the previous question has been 
ordered on an otherwise debatable question on which there has been no 
debate, it shall be in order to debate that question for 40 minutes, 
equally divided and controlled by a proponent of the question and an 
opponent. The previous question may be moved and ordered on a single 
question, on a series of questions allowable under the rules, or on an 
amendment or amendments, or may embrace all authorized motions or 
amendments and include the bill or resolution to its passage, adoption, 
or rejection.
  (b) Incidental questions of order arising during the pendency of a 
motion for the previous question shall be decided, whether on appeal or 
otherwise, without debate.

                                Recommit

  2. (a) After the previous question has been ordered on passage or 
adoption of a measure, or pending a motion to that end, it shall be in 
order to move that the House recommit (or commit, as the case may be) 
the measure, with or without instructions, to a standing or select 
committee. For such a motion to recommit, the Speaker shall give 
preference in recognition to a Member, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner who is opposed to the measure.
  (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), if a motion that the House 
recommit a bill or joint resolution on which the previous question has 
been ordered to passage includes instructions, it shall be debatable for 
10 minutes equally divided between the proponent and an opponent.
  (c) On demand of the floor manager for the majority, it shall be in 
order to debate the motion for one hour equally divided and controlled 
by the proponent and an opponent.

                             Reconsideration

  3. When a motion has been carried or lost, it shall be in order on the 
same or succeeding day for a Member on the prevailing side of the 
question to enter a motion for the reconsideration thereof. The entry of 
such a motion shall take precedence over all other questions except the 
consideration of a conference report or a motion to adjourn, and may not 
be withdrawn after such succeeding day without the consent of the House. 
Once entered, a motion may be called up for consideration by any Member. 
During the last six days of a session of Congress, such a motion shall 
be disposed of when entered.
  4. A bill, petition, memorial, or resolution referred to a committee, 
or reported therefrom for printing and recommitment, may not be brought 
back to the House on a motion to reconsider.

                                 RULE XX
                         Voting and Quorum Calls

  1. (a) The House shall divide after the Speaker has put a question to 
a vote by voice as provided in clause 6 of rule I if the Speaker is in 
doubt or division is demanded. Those in favor of the question shall 
first rise from their seats to be counted, and then those opposed.
  (b) If a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner requests a 
recorded vote, and that request is supported by at least one-fifth of a 
quorum, the vote shall be taken by electronic device unless the Speaker 
invokes another procedure for recording votes provided in this rule. A 
recorded vote taken in the House under this paragraph shall be 
considered a vote by the yeas and nays.

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  (c) In case of a tie vote, a question shall be lost.
  2. (a) Unless the Speaker directs otherwise, the Clerk shall conduct a 
record vote or quorum call by electronic device. In such a case the 
Clerk shall enter on the Journal and publish in the Congressional 
Record, in alphabetical order in each category, the names of Members 
recorded as voting in the affirmative, the names of Members recorded as 
voting in the negative, and the names of Members answering present as if 
they had been called in the manner provided in clause 3. Except as 
otherwise permitted under clause 9 or 10 of this rule or under clause 6 
of rule XVIII, the minimum time for a record vote or quorum call by 
electronic device shall be 15 minutes.
  (b) When the electronic voting system is inoperable or is not used, 
the Speaker or Chairman may direct the Clerk to conduct a record vote or 
quorum call as provided in clause 3 or 4.
  3. The Speaker may direct the Clerk to conduct a record vote or quorum 
call by call of the roll. In such a case the Clerk shall call the names 
of Members, alphabetically by surname. When two or more have the same 
surname, the name of the State (and, if necessary to distinguish among 
Members from the same State, the given names of the Members) shall be 
added. After the roll has been called once, the Clerk shall call the 
names of those not recorded, alphabetically by surname. Members 
appearing after the second call, but before the result is announced, may 
vote or announce a pair.
  4. (a) The Speaker may direct a record vote or quorum call to be 
conducted by tellers. In such a case the tellers named by the Speaker 
shall record the names of the Members voting on each side of the 
question or record their presence, as the case may be, which the Clerk 
shall enter on the Journal and publish in the Congressional Record. 
Absentees shall be noted, but the doors may not be closed except when 
ordered by the Speaker. The minimum time for a record vote or quorum 
call by tellers shall be 15 minutes.
  (b) On the demand of a 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, entered on the 
Journal, 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.
  5. (a) In the absence of a quorum, a majority comprising at least 15 
Members, which may include the Speaker, may compel the attendance of 
absent Members.
  (b) Subject to clause 7(b) a majority of those present may order the 
Sergeant-at-Arms to send officers appointed by him to arrest those 
Members for whom no sufficient excuse is made and shall secure and 
retain their attendance. The House shall determine on what condition 
they shall be discharged. Unless the House otherwise directs, the 
Members who voluntarily appear shall be admitted immediately to the Hall 
of the House and shall report their names to the Clerk to be entered on 
the Journal as present.
  6. (a) When a quorum fails to vote on a question, a quorum is not 
present, and objection is made for that cause (unless the House shall 
adjourn)--
    (1) there shall be a call of the House;
    (2) the Sergeant-at-Arms shall proceed forthwith to bring in absent 
  Members; and
    (3) the yeas and nays on the pending question shall at the same time 
  be considered as ordered.
  (b) The Clerk shall record Members by the yeas and nays on the pending 
question, using such procedure as the Speaker may invoke under clause 2, 
3, or 4. Each Member arrested under this clause 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 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 requisite majority of those 
voting shall have determined. Thereupon further proceedings under the 
call shall be considered as dispensed with.
  (c) At any time after Members have had the requisite opportunity to 
respond by the yeas and nays, but before a result has been announced, 
the Speaker may entertain a motion that the House adjourn if seconded by 
a majority of those present, to be ascertained by actual count by the 
Speaker. If the House adjourns on such a motion, all proceedings under 
this clause shall be considered as vacated.
  7. (a) The Speaker may not entertain a point of order that a quorum is 
not present unless a question has been put to a vote.
  (b) Subject to paragraph (c) the Speaker may recognize a Member, 
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner to move a call of the House at any 
time. When a quorum is established pursuant to a call of the House, 
further proceedings under the call shall be considered as dispensed with 
unless the Speaker recognizes for a motion to compel attendance of 
Members under clause 5(b).
  (c) A call of the House shall not be in order after the previous 
question is ordered unless the Speaker determines by actual count that a 
quorum is not present.

                       Postponement of proceedings

  8. (a)(1) When a recorded vote is ordered, or the yeas and nays are 
ordered, or a vote is objected to under clause 6 on any of the questions 
specified in subparagraph (2), the Speaker may postpone further 
proceedings on that question to a designated 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 any other question).
  (2) The questions described in the subparagraph (1) are as follows:
    (A) The question of passing a bill or joint resolution.
    (B) The question of adopting a resolution or concurrent resolution.
    (C) The question of agreeing to a motion to instruct managers on the 
  part of the House (except that proceedings may not resume on such a 
  motion under clause 7(c) of rule XXII if the managers 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 under clause 6 of rule XV.
    (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 
  under clause 6 of rule XV.
    (H) The question of agreeing to a motion to suspend the rules.
  (b) At the time designated by the Speaker for further proceedings on 
questions postponed under paragraph (a), the Speaker shall resume 
proceedings on each postponed question in the order in which it was 
considered.
  (c) The Speaker may reduce to five minutes the minimum time for 
electronic voting on a question postponed under this clause, or on a 
question incidental thereto, that follows another electronic vote 
without intervening business, so long as the minimum time for electronic 
voting on the first in any series of questions is 15 minutes.
  (d) If the House adjourns on a legislative day designated for further 
proceedings on questions postponed under this clause without disposing 
of such questions, then on the next legislative day the unfinished 
business is the disposition of such questions in the order in which they 
were considered.

                            Five-minute votes

  9. The Speaker may reduce to five minutes the minimum time for 
electronic voting--
    (a) after a record vote on a motion for the previous question, on 
  any underlying question that follows without intervening business, or 
  on a question incidental thereto;
    (b) after a record vote 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 on a question incidental thereto;

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    (c) after a record vote on a motion to recommit a bill, resolution, 
  or conference report, on the question of passage or adoption, as the 
  case may be, of such bill, resolution, or conference report, or on a 
  question incidental thereto, if the question of passage or adoption 
  follows without intervening business the vote on the motion to 
  recommit; or
    (d) as provided in clause 6(b)(3) of rule XVIII, clause 6(f) of rule 
  XVIII, or clause 8 of this rule.

                         Automatic yeas and nays

  10. The yeas and nays shall be considered as ordered when the Speaker 
puts the question on passage of a bill or joint resolution, or on 
adoption of a conference report, making general appropriations, or 
increasing Federal income tax rates (within the meaning of clause 5 of 
rule XXI), or on final adoption of a concurrent resolution on the budget 
or conference report thereon.

                              Ballot votes

  11. In a case of ballot for election, a majority of the votes shall be 
necessary to an election. When there is not such a majority on the first 
ballot, the process shall be repeated until a majority is obtained. In 
all balloting blanks shall be rejected, may not be counted in the 
enumeration of votes, and may not be reported by the tellers.

                                RULE XXI
                      Restrictions on Certain Bills

                 Reservation of certain points of order

  1. At the time a general appropriation bill is reported, all points of 
order against provisions therein shall be considered as reserved.

               General appropriation bills and amendments

  2. (a)(1) An appropriation may not be reported in a general 
appropriation bill, and may not be in order as an amendment thereto, for 
an expenditure not previously authorized by law, except to continue 
appropriations for public works and objects that are already in 
progress.
  (2) A reappropriation of unexpended balances of appropriations may not 
be reported in a general appropriation bill, and may not be in order as 
an amendment thereto, except to continue appropriations for public works 
and objects that are already in progress. This subparagraph does not 
apply to transfers of unexpended balances within the department or 
agency for which they were originally appropriated that are reported by 
the Committee on Appropriations.
  (b) A provision changing existing law may not 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) and 
except rescissions of appropriations contained in appropriation Acts.
  (c) An amendment to a general appropriation bill shall not 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), an amendment proposing a limitation not 
specifically contained or authorized in existing law for the period of 
the limitation shall not be in order during consideration of a general 
appropriation bill.
  (d) After a general appropriation bill has been read for amendment, a 
motion that the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union 
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 amend the bill. If such a motion to rise 
and report is rejected or not offered, amendments proposing limitations 
not specifically contained or authorized in existing law for the period 
of the limitation or proposing germane amendments that retrench 
expenditures by reductions of amounts of money covered by the bill may 
be considered.
  (e) A provision other than an appropriation designated an emergency 
under section 251(b)(2) or section 252(e) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act, a rescission of budget authority, or a 
reduction in direct spending or an amount for a designated emergency may 
not be reported in an appropriation bill or joint resolution containing 
an emergency designation under section 251(b)(2) or section 252(e) of 
such Act and may not be in order as an amendment thereto.
  (f) During the reading of an appropriation bill for amendment in the 
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, 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 
under this paragraph, such amendments may amend portions of the bill not 
yet read for amendment (following disposition of any points of order 
against such portions) and is not subject to a demand for division of 
the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole.

                  Transportation obligation limitations

  3. It shall not be in order to consider a bill, joint resolution, 
amendment, or conference report 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.

                   Appropriations on legislative bills

  4. A bill or joint resolution carrying an appropriation may not be 
reported by a committee not having jurisdiction to report 
appropriations, and an amendment proposing an appropriation shall not be 
in order during the consideration of a bill or joint resolution reported 
by a committee not having that jurisdiction. A point of order against an 
appropriation in such a bill, joint resolution, or amendment thereto may 
be raised at any time during pendency of that measure for amendment.

                 Tax and tariff measures and amendments

  5. (a) A bill or joint resolution carrying a tax or tariff measure may 
not be reported by a committee not having jurisdiction to report tax or 
tariff measures, and an amendment in the House or proposed by the Senate 
carrying a tax or tariff measure shall not be in order during the 
consideration of a bill or joint resolution reported by a committee not 
having that jurisdiction. A point of order against a tax or tariff 
measure in such a bill, joint resolution, or amendment thereto may be 
raised at any time during pendency of that measure for amendment.

                      Passage of tax rate increases

  (b) A bill or joint resolution, amendment, or conference report 
carrying a Federal income tax rate increase may not be considered as 
passed or agreed to unless so determined by a vote of not less than 
three-fifths of the Members voting, a quorum being present. In this 
paragraph 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.

             Consideration of retroactive tax rate increases

  (c) It shall not be in order to consider a bill, joint resolution, 
amendment, or conference report carrying a retroactive Federal income 
tax rate increase. In this paragraph--
    (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 before the enactment of the provision.

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                                RULE XXII
                       House and Senate Relations

                            Senate amendments

  1. A motion to disagree to Senate amendments to a House bill or 
resolution and to request or agree to a conference with the Senate, or a 
motion to insist on House amendments to a Senate bill or resolution and 
to request or agree to a conference with the Senate, shall be privileged 
in the discretion of the Speaker if offered by direction of the primary 
committee and of all reporting committees that had initial referral of 
the bill or resolution.
  2. A motion to dispose of House bills with Senate amendments not 
requiring consideration in the Committee of the Whole House on the state 
of the Union shall be privileged.
  3. Except as permitted by clause 1, before the stage of disagreement, 
a Senate amendment to a House bill or resolution shall be subject to the 
point of order that it must 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 such a point under clause 3 of rule XVIII.
  4. When the stage of disagreement has been reached on a bill or 
resolution with House or Senate amendments, a motion to dispose of any 
amendment shall be privileged.
  5. (a) Managers on the part of the House may not agree to a Senate 
amendment described in paragraph (b) unless specific authority to agree 
to the amendment first is given by the House by a separate vote with 
respect thereto. If specific authority is not granted, the Senate 
amendment shall be reported in disagreement by the conference committee 
back to the two Houses for disposition by separate motion.
  (b) The managers on the part of the House may not agree to a Senate 
amendment described in paragraph (a) that--
    (1) would violate clause 2(a)(1) or (c) of rule XXI if originating 
  in the House; or
    (2) proposes an appropriation on a bill other than a general 
  appropriation bill.
  6. A Senate amendment carrying a tax or tariff measure in violation of 
clause 5(a) of rule XXI may not be agreed to.

         Conference reports; amendments reported in disagreement

  7. (a) The presentation of a conference report shall be in order at 
any time except during a reading of the Journal or the conduct of a 
record vote, a vote by division, or a quorum call.
  (b)(1) Subject to subparagraph (2) the time allotted for debate on a 
motion to instruct managers on the part of the House shall be equally 
divided between the majority and minority parties.
  (2) If the proponent of a motion to instruct managers on the part of 
the House and the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner of the 
other party identified under subparagraph (1) both support the motion, 
one-third of the time for debate thereon shall be allotted to a Member, 
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner who opposes the motion on demand of 
that Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner.
  (c)(1) A motion to instruct managers on the part of the House, or a 
motion to discharge all managers on the part of the House and to appoint 
new conferees, shall be privileged--
    (A) after a conference committee has been appointed for 20 calendar 
  days without making a report; and
    (B) on the first legislative day after the calendar day on which the 
  Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner offering the motion 
  announces to the House his intention to do so and the form of the 
  motion.
  (2) The Speaker may designate a time in the legislative schedule on 
that legislative day for consideration of a motion described in 
subparagraph (1).
  (3) During the last six days of a session of Congress, the period of 
time specified in subparagraph (1)(A) shall be 36 hours.
  (d) Each conference report to the House shall be printed as a report 
of the House. Each such report shall be accompanied by a joint 
explanatory statement prepared jointly by the managers on the part of 
the House and the managers on the part of the Senate. The joint 
explanatory statement shall be sufficiently detailed and explicit to 
inform the House of the effects of the report on the matters committed 
to conference.
  8. (a)(1) Except as specified in subparagraph (2), it shall not be in 
order to consider a conference report until--
    (A) the third calendar day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, or legal 
  holidays except when the House is in session on such a day) on which 
  the conference report and the accompanying joint explanatory statement 
  have been available to Members, Delegates, and the Resident 
  Commissioner in the Congressional Record; and
    (B) copies of the conference report and the accompanying joint 
  explanatory statement have been available to Members, Delegates, and 
  the Resident Commissioner for at least two hours.
  (2) Subparagraph (1)(A) does not apply during the last six days of a 
session of Congress.
  (b)(1) Except as specified in subparagraph (2), it shall not be in 
order to consider a motion to dispose of a Senate amendment reported in 
disagreement by a conference committee until--
    (A) 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 in disagreement and any accompanying statement have been 
  available to Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner in the 
  Congressional Record; and
    (B) copies of the report in disagreement and any accompanying 
  statement, together with the text of the Senate amendment, have been 
  available to Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner for at 
  least two hours.
  (2) Subparagraph (1)(A) does not apply during the last six days of a 
session of Congress.
  (3) During consideration of a Senate amendment reported in 
disagreement by a conference committee on a general appropriation bill, 
a motion to insist on disagreement to the Senate amendment shall be 
preferential to any other motion to dispose of that amendment if the 
original motion offered by the floor manager proposes to change existing 
law and the motion to insist is offered before debate on the original 
motion by the chairman of the committee having jurisdiction of the 
subject matter of the amendment or 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 the preferential 
motion to its adoption without intervening motion.
  (c) A conference report or a Senate amendment reported in disagreement 
by a conference committee that has been available as provided in 
paragraph (a) or (b) shall be considered as read when called up.
  (d)(1) Subject to subparagraph (2), the time allotted for debate on a 
conference report or on a motion to dispose of a Senate amendment 
reported in disagreement by a conference committee shall be equally 
divided between the majority and minority parties.
  (2) If the floor manager for the majority and the floor manager for 
the minority both support the conference report or motion, one-third of 
the time for debate thereon shall be allotted to a Member, Delegate, or 
Resident Commissioner who opposes the conference report or motion on 
demand of that Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner.
  (e) Under clause 6(a)(2) of rule XIII, a resolution proposing only to 
waive a requirement of this clause concerning the availability of 
reports to Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner may be 
considered by the House on the same day it is reported by the Committee 
on Rules.
  9. Whenever a disagreement to an amendment has been committed to a 
conference committee, the managers on the part of the House may propose 
a substitute that is a germane modification of the matter in 
disagreement. The introduction of any language presenting specific 
additional matter not committed to the conference committee by either 
House does not constitute a germane modification of the matter in 
disagreement. Moreover, a conference report may not include

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matter not committed to the conference committee by either House and may 
not include a modification of specific matter committed to the 
conference committee by either or both Houses if that modification is 
beyond the scope of that specific matter as committed to the conference 
committee.
  10. (a)(1) A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may raise a 
point of order against nongermane matter, as specified in subparagraph 
(2), before the commencement of debate on--
    (A) a conference report;
    (B) a motion that the House recede from its disagreement to a Senate 
  amendment reported in disagreement by a conference committee and 
  concur therein, with or without amendment; or
    (C) a motion that the House recede from its disagreement to a Senate 
  amendment on which the stage of disagreement has been reached and 
  concur therein, with or without amendment.
  (2) A point of order against nongermane matter is one asserting that a 
proposition described in subparagraph (1) contains specified matter that 
would violate clause 7 of rule XVI if it were offered in the House as an 
amendment to the underlying measure in the form it was passed by the 
House.
  (b) If a point of order under paragraph (a) is sustained, a motion 
that the House reject the nongermane matter identified by the point of 
order shall be privileged. Such a motion is debatable for 40 minutes, 
one-half in favor of the motion and one-half in opposition thereto.
  (c) After disposition of a point of order under paragraph (a) or a 
motion to reject under paragraph (b), any further points of order under 
paragraph (a) not covered by a previous point of order, and any 
consequent motions to reject under paragraph (b), shall be likewise 
disposed of.
  (d)(1) If a motion to reject under paragraph (b) is adopted, then 
after disposition of all points of order under paragraph (a) and any 
consequent motions to reject under paragraph (b), the conference report 
or motion, as the case may be, shall be considered as rejected and the 
matter remaining in disagreement shall be disposed of under subparagraph 
(2) or (3), as the case may be.
  (2) After the House has adopted one or more motions to reject 
nongermane matter contained in a conference report under the preceding 
provisions of this clause--
    (A) if the conference report accompanied a House measure amended by 
  the Senate, the pending question shall be whether the House shall 
  recede and concur in the Senate amendment with an amendment consisting 
  of so much of the conference report as was not rejected; and
    (B) if the conference report accompanied a Senate measure amended by 
  the House, the pending question shall be whether the House shall 
  insist further on the House amendment.
  (3) After the House has adopted one or more motions to reject 
nongermane matter contained in a motion that the House recede and concur 
in a Senate amendment, with or without amendment, the following motions 
shall be privileged and shall have precedence in the order stated:
    (A) A motion that the House recede and concur in the Senate 
  amendment with an amendment in writing then available on the floor.
    (B) A motion that the House insist on its disagreement to the Senate 
  amendment and request a further conference with the Senate.
    (C) A motion that the House insist on its disagreement to the Senate 
  amendment.
  (e) If, on a division of the question on a motion described in 
paragraph (a)(1)(B) or (C), the House agrees to recede, then a Member, 
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may raise a point of order against 
nongermane matter, as specified in paragraph (a)(2), before the 
commencement of debate on concurring in the Senate amendment, with or 
without amendment. A point of order under this paragraph shall be 
disposed of according to the preceding provisions of this clause in the 
same manner as a point of order under paragraph (a).
  11. It shall not be in order to consider a conference report to 
accompany a bill or joint resolution that proposes to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 unless--
    (a) the joint explanatory statement of the managers includes a tax 
  complexity analysis prepared by the Joint Committee on Internal 
  Revenue Taxation in accordance with section 4022(b) of the Internal 
  Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998; or
    (b) the chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means causes such a 
  tax complexity analysis to be printed in the Congressional Record 
  before consideration of the conference report.
  12. (a)(1) Subject to subparagraph (2), a meeting of each conference 
committee shall be open to the public.
  (2) In open session of the House, a motion that managers on the part 
of the House be permitted to close to the public a meeting or meetings 
of their conference committee shall be privileged, shall be decided 
without debate, and shall be decided by a record vote.
  (b) A point of order that a conference committee failed to comply with 
paragraph (a) may be raised immediately after the conference report is 
read or considered as read. If such a point of order is sustained, the 
conference report shall be considered as rejected, the House shall be 
considered to have insisted on its amendments or on disagreement to the 
Senate amendments, as the case may be, and to have requested a further 
conference with the Senate, and the Speaker may appoint new conferees 
without intervening motion.

                               RULE XXIII
                     Statutory Limit on Public Debt

  1. Upon adoption by Congress of a concurrent resolution on the budget 
under section 301 or 304 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 that 
sets forth, as the appropriate level of the public debt for the period 
to which the concurrent resolution relates, an amount that is different 
from the amount of the statutory limit on the public debt that otherwise 
would be in effect for that period, the Clerk shall prepare an 
engrossment of a joint resolution increasing or decreasing, as the case 
may be, the statutory limit on the public debt in the form prescribed in 
clause 2. Upon engrossment of the joint resolution, the vote by which 
the concurrent resolution on the budget was finally agreed to in the 
House shall also be considered as a vote on passage of the joint 
resolution in the House, and the joint resolution shall be considered as 
passed by the House and duly certified and examined. The engrossed copy 
shall be signed by the Clerk and transmitted to the Senate for further 
legislative action.
  2. The matter after the resolving clause in a 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 with a dollar limitation 
equal to the appropriate level of the public debt set forth pursuant to 
section 301(a)(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 in the 
relevant concurrent resolution described in clause 1. If an adopted 
concurrent resolution under clause 1 sets forth different appropriate 
levels of the public debt for separate periods, only one engrossed joint 
resolution shall be prepared under clause 1; and the blank referred to 
in the preceding sentence shall be filled with the limitation that is to 
apply for each period.
  3. (a) The report of the Committee on the Budget on a concurrent 
resolution described in clause 1 and the joint explanatory statement of 
the managers on a conference report to accompany such a concurrent 
resolution each shall contain a clear statement of the effect the 
eventual enactment of a joint resolution engrossed under this rule would 
have on the statutory limit on the public debt.
  (b) It shall not be in order for the House to consider a concurrent 
resolution described in clause 1, or a conference report thereon, unless 
the report of the Committee on the Budget or the joint explanatory 
statement of the managers complies with paragraph (a).
  4. Nothing in this rule shall be construed as limiting or otherwise 
affecting--

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    (a) the power of the House or the Senate to consider and pass bills 
  or joint resolutions, without regard to the procedures under clause 1, 
  that would change the statutory limit on the public debt; or
    (b) the rights of Members, Delegates, the Resident Commissioner, or 
  committees with respect to the introduction, consideration, and 
  reporting of such bills or joint resolutions.
  5. 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), as 
determined under section 3101(b) of such title after the application of 
section 3101(a) of such title, that may be outstanding at any one time.

                                RULE XXIV
                        Code of Official Conduct

  There is hereby established by and for the House the following code of 
conduct, to be known as the ``Code of Official Conduct'':
    1. A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee 
  of the House shall conduct himself at all times in a manner that shall 
  reflect creditably on the House.
    2. A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee 
  of the House shall adhere to the spirit and the letter of the Rules of 
  the House and to the rules of duly constituted committees thereof.
    3. A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee 
  of the House may not receive compensation and may not permit 
  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 Congress.
    4. A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee 
  of the House may not accept gifts except as provided by clause 5 of 
  rule XXVI.
    5. A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee 
  of the House may not accept an honorarium for a speech, a writing for 
  publication, or other similar activity, except as otherwise provided 
  under rule XXVI.
    6. A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner--
      (a) shall keep his campaign funds separate from his personal 
    funds;
      (b) may not convert campaign funds to personal use in excess of an 
    amount representing reimbursement for legitimate and verifiable 
    campaign expenditures; and
      (c) may not expend funds from his campaign account that are not 
    attributable to bona fide campaign or political purposes.
    7. A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner shall treat as 
  campaign contributions all proceeds from testimonial dinners or other 
  fund-raising events.
    8. (a) A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, or officer of the 
  House may not retain an employee who does not perform duties for the 
  offices of the employing authority commensurate with the compensation 
  he receives.
  (b) In the case of a committee employee who works under the direct 
  supervision of a member of the committee other than a chairman, the 
  chairman may require that such member affirm in writing that the 
  employee has complied with clause 8(a) (subject to clause 7 of rule X) 
  as evidence of compliance by the chairman with this clause and with 
  clause 7 of rule X.
    9. A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee 
  of the House may not discharge and may not refuse to hire an 
  individual, or otherwise discriminate against an individual with 
  respect to compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of 
  employment, because of the race, color, religion, sex (including 
  marital or parental status), disability, age, or national origin of 
  such individual, but may take into consideration the domicile or 
  political affiliation of such individual.
    10. A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner 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 a Member should refrain from voting on any 
  question at a meeting of the House or of the Committee of the Whole 
  House on the state of the Union, 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, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not authorize 
  or otherwise allow an individual, group, or organization not under the 
  direction and control of the House 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 in paragraph (b), an employee of the 
  House who is required to file a report under rule XXVII may not 
  participate personally and substantially as an employee of the House 
  in a contact with an agency of the executive or judicial branches of 
  Government with respect to nonlegislative matters affecting any 
  nongovernmental person in which the employee has a significant 
  financial interest.
    (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply if an employee first advises his 
  employing authority of a significant financial interest described in 
  paragraph (a) and obtains from his employing authority a written 
  waiver stating that the participation of the employee in the activity 
  described in paragraph (a) is necessary. A copy of each such waiver 
  shall be filed with the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
    13. Before a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or 
  employee of the House 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 (or affirmation) shall be retained by the 
  Clerk as part of the records of the House.
    14. (a) In this Code of Official Conduct, the term ``officer or 
  employee of the House'' means an individual whose compensation is 
  disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer.
    (b) An individual whose services are compensated by the House 
  pursuant to a consultant contract shall be considered an employee of 
  the House for purposes of clauses 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, and 13 of this 
  rule.

                                RULE XXV
                  Limitations on Use of Official Funds

         Limitations on use of official and unofficial accounts

  1. A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not maintain, or 
have maintained for his use, an unofficial office account. Funds may not 
be paid into an unofficial office account.
  2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this rule, if an amount from 
the Official Expenses Allowance of a Member, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner is paid into the House Recording Studio revolving fund for 
telecommunications satellite services, the Member, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner may accept reimbursement from nonpolitical entities in that 
amount for transmission to the Clerk for credit to the Official Expenses 
Allowance.
  3. In this rule the term ``unofficial office account'' means an 
account or repository in which funds are received for the purpose of 
defraying otherwise unreimbursed expenses allowable under section 162(a) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as ordinary and necessary in the 
operation of a congressional office, and includes a newsletter fund 
referred to in section 527(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

                     Limitations on use of the frank

  4. A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner shall mail franked 
mail under section 3210(d) of title 39, United

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States Code at the most economical rate of postage practicable.
  5. Before making a mass mailing, a Member, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner shall 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 the proposed mailing is in compliance 
with applicable provisions of law, rule, or regulation.
  6. A mass mailing that is otherwise frankable by a Member, Delegate, 
or Resident Commissioner under the provisions of section 3210(e) of 
title 39, United States Code, is not frankable unless the cost of 
preparing and printing it is defrayed exclusively from funds made 
available in an appropriation Act.
  7. A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not send a mass 
mailing outside the congressional district from which he was elected.
  8. In the case of a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, a mass 
mailing is not frankable under section 3210 of title 39, United States 
Code, when it is postmarked less than 60 days before the date of a 
primary or general election (whether regular, special, or runoff) in 
which he is a candidate for public office. If the mail matter is of a 
type that is not customarily postmarked, the date on which it would have 
been postmarked, if it were of a type customarily postmarked, applies.
  9. In this rule the term ``mass mailing'' means, with respect to a 
session of Congress, a mailing of newsletters or other pieces of mail 
with substantially identical content (whether such pieces of mail are 
deposited singly or in bulk, or at the same time or different times), 
totaling more than 500 pieces of mail in that session, except that such 
term does not include a mailing--
    (a) of matter in direct response to a communication from a person to 
  whom the matter is mailed;
    (b) from a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner to other 
  Members, Delegates, the Resident Commissioner, or Senators, or to 
  Federal, State, or local government officials; or
    (c) of a news release to the communications media.

    Prohibition on use of funds by Members not elected to succeeding 
                                Congress

  10. Funds from the applicable accounts described in clause 1(i)(1) of 
rule X, including funds from committee expense resolutions, and funds in 
any local currencies owned by the United States may not be made 
available for travel by a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, or 
Senator after the date of a general election in which he was not elected 
to the succeeding Congress or, in the case of a Member, Delegate, or 
Resident Commissioner who is not a candidate in a general election, 
after the earlier of the date of such general election or the 
adjournment sine die of the last regular session of the Congress.

                                RULE XXVI
      Limitations on Outside Earned Income and Acceptance of Gifts

                    Outside earned income; honoraria

  1. (a) Except as provided by paragraph (b), a Member, Delegate, 
Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House may not--
    (1) have outside earned income attributable to a calendar year that 
  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 that calendar year; or
    (2) receive any honorarium, except that an officer or employee of 
  the House who is paid at a rate less than 120 percent of the minimum 
  rate of basic pay for GS-15 of the General Schedule may receive an 
  honorarium unless the subject matter is directly related to the 
  official duties of the individual, the payment is made because of the 
  status of the individual with the House, or the person offering the 
  honorarium has interests that may be substantially affected by the 
  performance or nonperformance of the official duties of the 
  individual.
  (b) In the case of an individual who becomes a Member, Delegate, 
Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House, such 
individual may not have outside earned income attributable to the 
portion of a calendar year that occurs after such individual becomes a 
Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee that 
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 that calendar year multiplied by a fraction, the 
numerator of which is the number of days the individual is a Member, 
Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee during that 
calendar year and the denominator of which is 365.
  (c) A payment in lieu of an honorarium that is made to a charitable 
organization on behalf of a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, 
officer, or employee of the House may not be received by that Member, 
Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee. Such a payment 
may not exceed $2,000 or be made to a charitable organization from which 
the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee or a 
parent, sibling, spouse, child, or dependent relative of the Member, 
Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee, derives a 
financial benefit.
  2. A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of 
the House may not--
    (a) receive compensation for affiliating with or being employed by a 
  firm, partnership, association, corporation, or other entity that 
  provides professional services involving a fiduciary relationship;
    (b) permit his name to be used by such a firm, partnership, 
  association, corporation, or other entity;
    (c) receive compensation for practicing a profession that involves a 
  fiduciary relationship;
    (d) serve for compensation as an officer or member of the board of 
  an association, corporation, or other entity; or
    (e) receive compensation for teaching, without the prior 
  notification and approval of the Committee on Standards of Official 
  Conduct.

                           Copyright royalties

  3. (a) A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee 
of the House may not receive an advance payment on copyright royalties. 
This paragraph does not prohibit a literary agent, researcher, or other 
individual (other than an individual employed by the House or a relative 
of a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee) 
working on behalf of a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, 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.
  (b) A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of 
the House may not receive copyright royalties under 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(d)(1)(E) (that royalties are received from an 
established publisher under usual and customary contractual terms).

                               Definitions

  4. (a)(1) In this rule, except as provided in subparagraph (2), the 
term ``officer or employee of the House'' means an individual (other 
than a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner) whose pay is 
disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer, who is paid at a rate 
equal to or greater than 120 percent of the minimum rate of basic pay 
for GS-15 of the General Schedule, and who is so employed for more than 
90 days in a calendar year; and
  (2) when used with respect to an honorarium, the term ``officer or 
employee of the House'' means an individual (other than a Member, 
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner) whose salary is disbursed by the 
Chief Administrative Officer.
  (b) In this rule the term ``honorarium'' means a payment of money or a 
thing of value for an appearance, speech, or article (including a series 
of appearances, speeches, or articles) by a Member, Delegate, Resident 
Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House, excluding any actual 
and necessary travel expenses incurred by that Member, Delegate, 
Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee (and one

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relative) to the extent that such expenses are paid or reimbursed by any 
other person. The amount otherwise determined shall be reduced by the 
amount of any such expenses to the extent that such expenses are not so 
paid or reimbursed.
  (c) In this rule the term ``travel expenses'' means, with respect to a 
Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer or, employee of the 
House, or a relative of such Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, 
officer, or employee, the cost of transportation, and the cost of 
lodging and meals while away from his residence or principal place of 
employment.
  (d)(1) In this rule the term ``outside earned income'' means, with 
respect to a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or 
employee of the House, wages, salaries, fees, and other amounts received 
or to be received as compensation for personal services actually 
rendered, but does not include --
    (A) the salary of a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, 
  officer, or employee;
    (B) any compensation derived by a Member, Delegate, Resident 
  Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House for personal services 
  actually rendered before the adoption of this rule or before he became 
  a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee;
    (C) any amount paid by, or on behalf of, a Member, Delegate, 
  Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House to a tax-
  qualified pension, profit-sharing, or stock bonus plan and received by 
  him from such a plan;
    (D) in the case of a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, 
  officer, or employee of the House engaged in a trade or business in 
  which he or his family holds a controlling interest and in which both 
  personal services and capital are income-producing factors, any amount 
  received by the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or 
  employee, so long as the personal services actually rendered by him in 
  the trade or business do not generate a significant amount of income; 
  or
    (E) copyright royalties received from established publishers under 
  usual and customary contractual terms; and
  (2) outside earned income shall be determined without regard to 
community property law.
  (e) In this rule the term ``charitable organization'' means an 
organization described in section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986.

                                  Gifts

  5. (a)(1) A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or 
employee of the House may not knowingly accept a gift except as provided 
in this clause.
  (2)(A) In this clause the term ``gift'' means a 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.
  (B)(i) A gift to a family member of a Member, Delegate, Resident 
Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House, or a gift to any other 
individual based on that individual's relationship with the Member, 
Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee, shall be 
considered a gift to the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, 
officer, or employee if it is given with the knowledge and acquiescence 
of the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee and 
the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee has 
reason to believe the gift was given because of his official position.
  (ii) If food or refreshment is provided at the same time and place to 
both a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of 
the House and the spouse or dependent thereof, only the food or 
refreshment provided to the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, 
officer, or employee shall be treated as a gift for purposes of this 
clause.
  (3) The restrictions in subparagraph (1) do not apply to the 
following:
    (A) Anything for which the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, 
  officer, or employee of the House pays the market value, or does not 
  use and promptly returns to the donor.
    (B) 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.
    (C) A gift from a relative as described in section 109(16) of title 
  I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (2 U.S.C. App. 109(16)).
    (D)(i) Anything provided by an individual on the basis of a personal 
  friendship unless the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, 
  officer, or employee of the House has reason to believe that, under 
  the circumstances, the gift was provided because of his official 
  position and not because of the personal friendship.
    (ii) In determining whether a gift is provided on the basis of 
  personal friendship, the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, 
  officer, or employee of the House shall consider the circumstances 
  under which the gift was offered, such as:
      (I) The history of his relationship with the individual giving the 
    gift, including any previous exchange of gifts between them.
      (II) Whether to his actual knowledge 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 his actual knowledge the individual who gave the 
    gift also gave the same or similar gifts to other Members, 
    Delegates, the Resident Commissioners, officers, or employees of the 
    House.
    (E) Except as provided in paragraph (c)(3), a contribution or other 
  payment to a legal expense fund established for the benefit of a 
  Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the 
  House that is otherwise lawfully made in accordance with the 
  restrictions and disclosure requirements of the Committee on Standards 
  of Official Conduct.
    (F) A gift from another Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, 
  officer, or employee of the House or Senate.
    (G) Food, refreshments, lodging, transportation, and other 
  benefits--
      (i) resulting from the outside business or employment activities 
    of the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee 
    of the House (or other outside activities that are not connected to 
    his duties as an officeholder), or of his spouse, if such benefits 
    have not been offered or enhanced because of his official position 
    and are customarily provided to others in similar circumstances;
      (ii) customarily provided by a prospective employer in connection 
    with bona fide employment discussions; or
      (iii) 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 organization.
    (H) Pension and other benefits resulting from continued 
  participation in an employee welfare and benefits plan maintained by a 
  former employer.
    (I) Informational materials that are sent to the office of the 
  Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the 
  House in the form of books, articles, periodicals, other written 
  materials, audiotapes, videotapes, or other forms of communication.
    (J) Awards or prizes that are given to competitors in contests or 
  events open to the public, including random drawings.
    (K) Honorary degrees (and associated travel, food, refreshments, and 
  entertainment) and other bona fide, nonmonetary awards presented in 
  recognition of public service (and associated food, refreshments, and 
  entertainment provided in the presentation of such degrees and 
  awards).
    (L) Training (including food and refreshments furnished to all 
  attendees as an integral part of the training) if

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  such training is in the interest of the House.
    (M) Bequests, inheritances, and other transfers at death.
    (N) An 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.
    (O) Anything that is paid for by the Federal Government, by a State 
  or local government, or secured by the Government under a Government 
  contract.
    (P) 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.
    (Q) Free attendance at a widely attended event permitted under 
  subparagraph (4).
    (R) Opportunities and benefits that are--
      (i) available to the public or to a class consisting of all 
    Federal employees, whether or not restricted on the basis of 
    geographic consideration;
      (ii) offered to members of a group or class in which membership is 
    unrelated to congressional employment;
      (iii) 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;
      (iv) offered to a 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;
      (v) in the form of loans from banks and other financial 
    institutions on terms generally available to the public; or
      (vi) 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.
    (S) A plaque, trophy, or other item that is substantially 
  commemorative in nature and that is intended for presentation.
    (T) Anything for which, in an unusual case, a waiver is granted by 
  the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
    (U) Food or refreshments of a nominal value offered other than as a 
  part of a meal.
    (V) Donations of products from the district or State that the 
  Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner represents that are 
  intended primarily for promotional purposes, such as display or free 
  distribution, and are of minimal value to any single recipient.
    (W) An item of nominal value such as a greeting card, baseball cap, 
  or a T-shirt.
  (4)(A) A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee 
of the House 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--
    (i) the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or 
  employee of the House 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 his official position; or
    (ii) attendance at the event is appropriate to the performance of 
  the official duties or representative function of the Member, 
  Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House.
  (B) A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of 
the House who attends an event described in subdivision (A) may accept a 
sponsor's unsolicited offer of free attendance at the event for an 
accompanying individual.
  (C) A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of 
the House, 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.
  (D) In 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.
  (5) A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of 
the House may not accept a gift the value of which exceeds $250 on the 
basis of the personal friendship exception in subparagraph (3)(D) unless 
the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct issues a written 
determination that such exception applies. A determination under this 
subparagraph is not required for gifts given on the basis of the family 
relationship exception in subparagraph (3)(C).
  (6) 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.
  (b)(1)(A) A reimbursement (including payment in kind) to a Member, 
Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House 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 his duties as an officeholder shall be 
considered as a reimbursement to the House and not a gift prohibited by 
this clause, if the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or 
employee--
    (i) in the case of an employee, receives advance authorization, from 
  the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, or officer under whose 
  direct supervision the employee works, to accept reimbursement; and
    (ii) discloses the expenses reimbursed or to be reimbursed and the 
  authorization to the Clerk within 30 days after the travel is 
  completed.
  (B) For purposes of subdivision (A), events, the activities of which 
are substantially recreational in nature, are not considered to be in 
connection with the duties of a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, 
officer, or employee of the House as an officeholder.
  (2) Each advance authorization to accept reimbursement shall be signed 
by the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, or officer of the House 
under whose direct supervision the employee works and shall include--
    (A) the name of the employee;
    (B) the name of the person who will make the reimbursement;
    (C) the time, place, and purpose of the travel; and
    (D) 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.
  (3) Each disclosure made under subparagraph (1)(A) of expenses 
reimbursed or to be reimbursed shall be signed by the Member, Delegate, 
Resident Commissioner, or officer (in the case of travel by that Member, 
Delegate, Resident Commissioner, or officer) or by the Member, Delegate, 
Resident Commissioner, or officer under whose direct supervision the 
employee works (in the case of travel by an employee) and shall 
include--
    (A) a good faith estimate of total transportation expenses 
  reimbursed or to be reimbursed;
    (B) a good faith estimate of total lodging expenses reimbursed or to 
  be reimbursed;
    (C) a good faith estimate of total meal expenses reimbursed or to be 
  reimbursed;
    (D) a good faith estimate of the total of other expenses reimbursed 
  or to be reimbursed;
    (E) a determination that all such expenses are necessary 
  transportation, lodging, and related expenses as defined in 
  subparagraph (4); and

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    (F) in the case of a reimbursement to a Member, Delegate, Resident 
  Commissioner, or officer, a determination that the travel was in 
  connection with his duties as an officeholder and would not create the 
  appearance that the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, or 
  officer is using public office for private gain.
  (4) In this paragraph the term ``necessary transportation, lodging, 
and related expenses''--
    (A) includes reasonable expenses that are necessary for travel for a 
  period not exceeding four days within the United States or seven days 
  exclusive of travel time outside of the United States unless approved 
  in advance by the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct;
    (B) 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 subdivision 
  (A);
    (C) 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 clause; and
    (D) may include travel expenses incurred on behalf of either the 
  spouse or a child of the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, 
  officer, or employee.
  (5) The Clerk shall make available to the public all advance 
authorizations and disclosures of reimbursement filed under subparagraph 
(1) as soon as possible after they are received.
  (c) A gift prohibited by paragraph (a)(1) includes the following:
    (1) Anything provided by a registered lobbyist or an agent of a 
  foreign principal to an entity that is maintained or controlled by a 
  Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the 
  House.
    (2) 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, Delegate, Resident 
  Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House (not including a mass 
  mailing or other solicitation directed to a broad category of persons 
  or entities), other than a charitable contribution permitted by 
  paragraph (d).
    (3) 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, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or 
  employee of the House.
    (4) 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, Delegates, 
  the Resident Commissioner, officers, or employees of the House.
  (d)(1) 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, Delegate, 
Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House are not 
considered a gift under this clause if it is reported as provided in 
subparagraph (2).
  (2) A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee 
who designates or recommends a contribution to a charitable organization 
in lieu of an honorarium described in subparagraph (1) shall report 
within 30 days after such designation or recommendation to the Clerk--
    (A) the name and address of the registered lobbyist who is making 
  the contribution in lieu of an honorarium;
    (B) the date and amount of the contribution; and
    (C) the name and address of the charitable organization designated 
  or recommended by the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner.
The Clerk shall make public information received under this subparagraph 
as soon as possible after it is received.
  (e) In this clause--
    (1) the term ``registered lobbyist'' means a lobbyist registered 
  under the Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act or any successor statute; 
  and
    (2) the term ``agent of a foreign principal'' means an agent of a 
  foreign principal registered under the Foreign Agents Registration 
  Act.
  (f) All the provisions of this clause 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 clause.

                      Claims against the Government

  6. A person may not be an officer or employee of the House, or 
continue in its employment, if he acts as an agent for the prosecution 
of a claim against the Government or if he is interested in such claim, 
except as an original claimant or in the proper discharge of official 
duties.

                               RULE XXVII
                          Financial Disclosure

  1. The Clerk shall send a copy of each report filed with the Clerk 
under title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 within the seven-
day period beginning on 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 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 considered Rules of the House 
as they pertain to Members, Delegates, the Resident Commissioner, 
officers, and employees of the House.

                               RULE XXVIII
                           General Provisions

  1. The provisions of law that constituted the Rules of the House at 
the end of the previous Congress shall govern the House in all cases to 
which they are applicable, and the rules of parliamentary practice 
comprised by Jefferson's Manual shall govern the House in all cases to 
which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with 
the Rules and orders of the House.
  2. In these rules words importing the masculine gender include the 
feminine as well.

                         SEC. 2. SEPARATE ORDERS

  (a) Budget Enforcement.--(1) Pending the adoption by the Congress of a 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1999--
    (A) the chairman of the Committee on the Budget, when elected, shall 
  publish in the Congressional Record budget totals contemplated by 
  section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and allocations 
  contemplated by section 302(a) of that Act for each of the fiscal 
  years 1999 through 2003;
    (B) those totals and levels shall be effective in the House as 
  though established under a concurrent resolution on the budget and 
  sections 301 and 302 of that Act; and
    (C) the publication of those totals and levels shall be considered 
  as the completion of Congressional action on a concurrent resolution 
  on the budget for fiscal year 1999.
  (2) Pending the adoption by the Congress of a concurrent resolution on 
the budget for fiscal year 2000, a provision in a bill or joint 
resolution, or in an amendment thereto or a conference report thereon, 
that establishes prospectively for a Federal office or position a 
specified or minimum level of compensation to be funded by annual 
discretionary appropriations shall not be considered as providing new 
entitlement authority within the meaning of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974.
  (3) In the case of a reported bill or joint resolution considered 
pursuant to a special order of business, a point of order under section 
303 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 shall be determined on the 
basis of the text made in order as an original bill or joint resolution 
for the purpose of amendment or to the text on which the previous 
question is ordered directly to passage, as the case may be.
  (b) Tenure on Budget Committee.--Notwithstanding clause 5(a)(2)(B) of 
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Congress tenure on the Committee on the Budget shall not be limited.
  (c) Standards Committee Rules.--Each provision of House Resolution 168 
of the One Hundred Fifth Congress that was not executed as a change in 
the standing rules is hereby reaffirmed for the One Hundred Sixth 
Congress.
  (d) Census Subcommittee.--Notwithstanding clause 5(d) of rule X, 
during the One Hundred Sixth Congress the Committee on Government Reform 
may have not more than eight subcommittees.
  (e) Explanatory Material Relating to Codification of Rules.--Upon the 
adoption of this resolution, the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader 
or their designees may submit for inclusion in the Congressional Record 
as part of the debate hereon such extraneous and tabular matter as they 
may consider to constitute legislative history concerning the 
codification of the standing rules.
  (f) Continuation of Select Committee.--
    (1) In general.--Solely for the purpose of completing activities 
  directly associated with the declassification and public release of 
  its report, the Select Committee on U.S. National Security and 
  Military/Commercial Concerns With the People's Republic of China 
  (hereafter referred to as the ``Select Committee''), created by House 
  Resolution 463, One Hundred Fifth Congress, agreed to June 18, 1998 
  (hereafter referred to as the ``Authorizing Resolution''), may sit and 
  act during the One Hundred Sixth Congress at any time prior to April 
  1, 1999, as it may deem appropriate, without regard to whether or not 
  the House of Representatives is in session at the time.
    (2) Continuation of powers and jurisdiction.--Solely for the purpose 
  described in paragraph (1), the Select Committee's jurisdiction, and 
  all other powers, authorities, responsibilities, and procedures of the 
  Select Committee and of other Committees of the House of 
  Representatives, shall remain as set forth in the Authorizing 
  Resolution, except as follows:
      (A) Section 10 of the Authorizing Resolution shall not be 
    continued.
      (B) Sections 8 and 9 of the Authorizing Resolution shall apply 
    only to the enforcement of requests for information which are issued 
    prior to January 3, 1999, and to issuing and enforcing requests for 
    information directly related to the declassification and public 
    release of the Select Committee's report.
    (3) Disposition of records.--In addition to the powers and 
  authorities extended under paragraph (2), upon the termination of the 
  Select Committee, all records of the Select Committee shall be 
  transferred to other committees of the House of Representatives, 
  stored by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, or otherwise 
  disposed of as the Select Committee may direct, consistent with 
  applicable rules and laws concerning classified information.
    (4) No additional funds.--Funds for the Select Committee for 
  carrying out activities under this subsection during the One Hundred 
  Sixth Congress shall be derived solely from amounts provided pursuant 
  to the Authorizing Resolution which remain unobligated and unexpended 
  as of the end of the One Hundred Fifth Congress.
  (g) Numbering of Bills.--In the One Hundred Sixth Congress, the first 
10 numbers for bills (H.R. 1 through H.R. 10) shall be reserved for 
assignment by the Speaker to such bills as he may designate when 
introduced before March 1, 1999.

                    SEC. 3. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS

  Upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider 
in the House a resolution amending clause 5 of rule XXVI, if offered by 
the Majority Leader or his designee. 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 
or demand for division of the question except one hour of debate equally 
divided and controlled by the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader or 
their designees.
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                        QUESTIONS OF ORDER   
 

                           QUESTIONS OF ORDER
                           QUESTIONS OF ORDER

DECIDED IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AT THE FIRST SESSION, ONE 
HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS

hon. j. dennis hastert of illinois, speaker

        jeff trandahl of virginia, clerk



.
                           QUESTIONS OF ORDER



                         privileges of the house

                               (para. 1.27)


A resolution offered from the floor by the chairman of the Committee on 
the Judiciary as incidental to impeachment constitutes a question of the 
                 privileges of the House under rule IX.


The House considered and adopted as a question of the privileges of the 
House incidental to impeachment an omnibus resolution in continuation of 
authorities originally conveyed by the predecessor-House for the conduct 
   of a trial in the Senate of the impeachment of President Clinton, 
 including the appointment of managers on the part of the House for the 
  trial in the Senate, the notification to the Senate thereof, and the 
  granting to the managers of resources and authorities to exhibit the 
                       articles and try the case.

  On January 6, 1999, Mr. HYDE, 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. 10):

                               H. Res. 10

       Resolved, That in continuance of the authority conferred in 
     House Resolution 614 of the One Hundred Fifth Congress 
     adopted by the House of Representatives and delivered to the 
     Senate on December 19, 1998, Mr. Hyde of Illinois, Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin, Mr. McCollum of Florida, Mr. 
     Gekas of Pennsylvania, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Buyer of 
     Indiana, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Chabot of Ohio, Mr. 
     Barr of Georgia, Mr. Hutchinson of Arkansas, Mr. Cannon of 
     Utah, Mr. Rogan of California, and Mr. Graham of South 
     Carolina 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 recognized Mr. HYDE and Mr. SCOTT for 30 minutes each.
  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. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. CONYERS 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

223

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

198

para.1.28
                              [Roll No. 6]
  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. 78.23)


   A resolution asserting that a Senate bill contained provisions in 
 derogation of the constitutional prerogative of the House to originate 
 revenue legislation gives rise to a question of the privileges of the 
 House under rule IX. The House returned to the Senate a bill proposing 
   to amend the federal criminal code to proscribe the importation of 
  large-capacity ammunition-feeding devices, items which were dutiable 
  under separate tariff law and the ban on importation of which would 
                         result in revenue loss.

  On July 15, 1999, Mr. PORTMAN rose to a question of the privileges of 
the House and submitted the following resolution (H. Res. 249):

                              H. Res. 249

       Resolved, That the bill of the Senate (S. 254) entitled the 
     ``Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Accountability and 
     Rehabilitation Act of 1999'', 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 respectively returned to the Senate with a message 
     communicating this resolution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Mr. PEASE, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did present a question of the privileges of the House under 
rule IX, and recognized Mr. PORTMAN and Mr. RANGEL, each for thirty 
minutes.
  After debate,



      FRIDAY, JULY 16 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF THURSDAY, JULY 15), 1999

  On motion of Mr. PORTMAN, 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.
  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.

                          ____________________



                             point of order

                              (para. 89.28)


  Under clause 1(c) of rule XV, half of the 40 minutes for debate on a 
         motion to suspend the rules is reserved for opposition.


   The Chair does not assess the degree of a Member's opposition to a 
 motion to suspend the rules, but only whether the Member qualifies at 
   the outset to control the time reserved for opposition (where that 
                        challenge is presented).

  On August 3, 1999, Mr. ROHRABACHER, made a point of order pending 
consideration of the bill H.R. 1907, and said:
  Mr. RHORABACHER made a point of order against the division of time, 
and said:
       ``With all fairness here, claiming opposition is not what 
     the question is. If the gentlewoman from Ohio is indeed 
     opposed to the bill, she deserves to have this time as 
     compared to someone who is unwilling to say that they are 
     opposed to the bill.''
  Ms. LOFGREN was recognized to speak to the point of order and said:
       ``Mr. Speaker, if I may, I have reservations about the 
     changes made today. I hope that I can be convinced that they 
     are adequately made by the time the debate is over.''
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, overruled the point of 
order, and said:
       ``At this point, the Chair does not question the motives of 
     the Member. 

[[Page 2502]]

        The Member has stated she is in opposition to the 
             bill.''

                          ____________________



                         privileges of the house

                              (para. 126.15)


A resolution alleging an unacceptable imbalance in certain international 
trade, and calling on the President to respond to it in specified ways, 
 does not give rise to a question of the privileges of the House under 
                                rule IX.


A resolution expressing Congressional sentiment that the President take 
    specified action to achieve a desired public policy, even though 
    involving executive action under a revenue law that had been the 
 prerogative of the House to originate, does not present a question of 
 the privileges of the House but, rather, is a legislative matter to be 
    considered under ordinary rules relating to priority of business.

  On November 4, 1999, Mr. VISCLOSKY rose to a question of the 
privileges of the House and submitted the following resolution:


   Resolution Calling on the President to Abstain From Renegotiating 
   International Agreements Governing Antidumping and Countervailing 
                                Measures

       Whereas under Art. I, Section 8 of the Constitution, the 
     Congress has power and responsibility with regard to foreign 
     commerce and the conduct of international trade negotiations;

       Whereas the House of Representatives is deeply concerned 
     that, in connection with the World Trade Organization 
     (``WTO'') Ministerial meeting to be held in Seattle, 
     Washington, and the multilateral trade negotiations expected 
     to follow, a few countries are seeking to circumvent the 
     agreed list of negotiation topics and reopen debate over the 
     WTO's antidumping and antisubsidy rules;

       Whereas strong antidumping and antisubsidy rules are a 
     cornerstone of the liberal trade policy of the United States 
     and are essential to the health of the manufacturing and farm 
     sectors in the United States;

       Whereas it has long been and remains the policy of the 
     United States to support its antidumping and antisubsidy laws 
     and to defend those laws in international negotiations;

       Whereas the current absence of official negotiating 
     objectives on the statute books must not be allowed to 
     undermine the Congress' constitutional role in charting the 
     direction of United States trade policy;

       Whereas, under present circumstances, launching a 
     negotiation that includes antidumping and antisubsidy issues 
     would affect the rights of the House and the integrity of its 
     proceedings;

       Whereas opening these rules to renegotiation could only 
     lead to weakening them, which would in turn lead to even 
     greater abuse of the world's open markets, particularly that 
     of the United States;

       Whereas, conversely, avoiding another divisive fight over 
     these rules is the best way to promote progress on the other, 
     far more important, issues facing WTO members; and

       Whereas it is therefore essential that negotiations on 
     these antidumping and antisubsidy matters not be reopened 
     under the auspices of the WTO or otherwise: Now, therefore, 
     be it

       Resolved, That the House of Representatives calls upon the 
     President--
       (1) not to participate in any international negotiation in 
     which antidumping or antisubsidy rules are part of the 
     negotiating agenda;
       (2) to refrain from submitting for congressional approval 
     agreements that require changes to the current antidumping 
     and countervailing duty laws and enforcement policies of the 
     United States; and
       (3) to enforce the antidumping and countervailing duty laws 
     vigorously in all pending and future cases.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, spoke and said:
  ``The Chair will entertain argument as to whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY was recognized and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity and would point out, as 
was stated in the resolution, we have a responsibility under Article I, 
Section 8, as far as the conduct of trade policy. In the 103rd Congress, 
the United States Congress did act and the President signed into law 
what the agenda of the WTO Seattle round of negotiations should be.
  ``It is clear that our trading partners now want to usurp the position 
we have taken in statutory language in the United States of America by 
debating whether or not we are to eliminate or weaken our anti-dumping 
and anti-subsidy duties. That is contrary to the announced policy and 
statutory policy of the United States of America.
  ``This is not a trivial matter. In 1947, under the Bretton Woods 
negotiations, the GATT condemned anti-dumping and anti-subsidy 
activities.
  ``I am very concerned that if a resolution is not brought forth to a 
vote on this floor, our constitutional prerogatives will be usurped, and 
I would ask that the Chair rule in my favor.
  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 resolution offered by the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Visclosky) 
calls upon the President to address a trade imbalance in the area of 
steel imports. Specifically, the resolution calls upon the President to 
refrain from participation in certain international negotiations, to 
refrain from submitting certain agreements to the Congress and to 
vigorously enforce the trade laws.
  ``As the Chair ruled on October 10, 1998, a similar resolution 
expressing the legislative sentiment that the President should take 
specified action to achieve a desired public policy on trade does not 
present a question affecting the rights of the House, collectively, its 
safety, dignity or the integrity of its proceedings within the meaning 
of rule IX. In the opinion of the Chair, the resolution offered by the 
gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Visclosky) is purely a legislative 
proposition properly initiated by introduction through the hopper under 
clause 7 of rule XII.
  ``Accordingly, the resolution offered by the gentleman from Indiana 
(Mr. Visclosky) does not 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.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the decision of the Chair stand as the judgement of the House?
  Mr. LaHOOD 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. HANSEN, 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 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

218

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

204

para. 126.16
                             [Roll No. 566]
  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

                              (para. 126.17)


A resolution alleging an unacceptable imbalance in certain international 
trade, and calling on the President to respond to it in specified ways, 
 does not give rise to a question of the privileges of the House under 
                                rule IX.

  On November 4, 1999, Mr. WISE rose to a question of the privileges of 
the House and submitted the following resolution:


   Resolution Calling on the President To Abstain From Renegotiating 
   International Agreements Governing Antidumping and Countervailing 
                                Measures

       Whereas under Art. I, Section 8 of the Constitution, the 
     Congress has power and responsibility with regard to foreign 
     commerce, and the conduct of international trade negotiations;

       Whereas the House of Representatives is deeply concerned 
     that, in connection with the World Trade Organization 
     (``WTO'') Ministerial meeting to be held in Seattle, 
     Washington, and the multilateral trade negotiations expected 
     to follow, a few countries are seeking to circumvent the 
     agreed list of negotiation topics and reopen debate over the 
     WTO's antidumping and antisubsidy rules;

       Whereas the Congress has not approved new negotiations on 
     antidumping or antisubsidy rules and has clearly, but so far 
     informally, signaled its opposition to such negotiations;

       Whereas strong antidumping and antisubsidy rules are a 
     cornerstone of the liberal trade policy of the United States 
     and are essential to the health of the manufacturing and farm 
     sectors in the United States;

       Whereas it has long been and remains the policy of the 
     United States to support its 


[[Page 2503]]


     antidumping and antisubsidy laws 
     and to defend those laws in international negotiations;

       Whereas, under present circumstances, launching a 
     negotiation that includes antidumping and antisubsidy issues 
     would affect the rights of the House and the integrity of its 
     proceedings;

       Whereas the WTO antidumping and antisubsidy rules 
     concluded in the Uruguay Round have scarcely been tested 
     since they entered into effect and certainly have not proved 
     defective;

      Whereas opening these rules to renegotiation could only 
     lead to weakening them, which would in turn lead to even 
     greater abuse of the world's open markets, particularly that 
     of the United States;

       Whereas conversely, avoiding another divisive fight over 
     these rules is the best way to promote progress on the other, 
     far more important, issues facing WTO members; and

       Whereas it is therefore essential that negotiations on 
     these antidumping and antisubsidy matters not be reopened 
     under the auspices of the WTO or otherwise: Now, therefore, 
     be it

       Resolved, That the House of Representatives calls upon the 
     President--

       (1) not to participate in any international negotiation in 
     which antidumping or antisubsidy rules are part of the 
     negotiating agenda;

       (2) to refrain from submitting for congressional approval 
     agreements that require changes to the current antidumping 
     and countervailing duty laws and enforcement policies of the 
     United States; and

       (3) to enforce the antidumping and countervailing duty laws 
     vigorously in all pending and future cases.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, spoke and said:
  ``The Chair will entertain brief argument as to whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege.''.
  Mr. WISE was recognized and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, this resolution I attempt to bring up calls on the 
President to abstain from renegotiating international agreements 
governing antidumping and countervailing measures.
  ``The arguments I make are very simple. According to article I, 
section 8 of the Constitution, the Congress has the power and the 
responsibility relating to foreign commerce and the conduct of 
international trade negotiations. An important part of Congress' 
participation in the formulation of trade policy is the enactment of 
official negotiating objectives against which completed agreements can 
be measured when presented for ratification.
  ``This Congress, in 1994, ratified an agenda for the Seattle World 
Trade Organization Ministerial Conference that is about to take place, 
and that agenda included only agricultural trade services, trade, and 
intellectual property protection. The agenda, specifically enacted into 
Federal law as Public Law 103-465, did not include antidumping or 
antisubsidy rules.
  ``What Congress is concerned about here is that a few countries are 
seeking to circumvent the agreed list of negotiating topics and open 
debate over the WTO's antidumping and antisubsidy rules, most notably 
applied to steel in the past few months. The Congress has not approved 
new negotiations on these---- ''.
  Mr. KOLBE was recognized and said:
  ``Parliamentary inquiry, Mr. Speaker. Is it in order for the gentleman 
to speak beyond the matter of whether or not this is a matter of 
personal privilege?''.
  Mr. WISE was further recognized and said:
  ``The Chair asked for arguments, and I am responding to the Chair.''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. Hanson spoke and said:
  ``The debate should be confined to whether or not this constitutes a 
question of privilege under rule IX.''
  Mr. WISE was further recognized and said:
  ``Then I will happily deal directly with the gentleman's response. 
Incidentally, the 10,000 steelworkers who have been laid off in this 
country would like to have this matter brought up, but I will deal with 
the narrow approach that the gentleman requests.
  ``Section 702 of House rule IX, entitled ``General Principles,'' 
concludes that certain matters of business arising under the 
Constitution, mandatory in nature, have been held to have a privilege 
which supersedes the rules establishing the order of business. And, Mr. 
Speaker, before I was interrupted, I was making those points about those 
rules which cannot be superseded.
  ``This is a question of the House's constitutional authority and is, 
therefore, privileged in nature. The WTO antidumping and antisubsidy 
rules concluded in the Uruguay Round have scarcely been tested since 
they have been entered into effect and have certainly not been proven 
effective. Opening these rules to negotiation only leads to weakening 
them, which in turn leads to even greater abuse of the world's markets.
  ``There is precedent for bringing H. Res. 298 out of committee and to 
the House floor immediately. For instance, H. Con. Res. 190 was brought 
to the floor on October 26 under suspension of the rules because it 
concerned the upcoming Seattle Round, and this measure only had 13 
cosponsors, while our comeasure has 228 cosponsors. The majority of this 
House should be heard.
  ``And, as I point out, thousands of steelworkers from Weirton to 
Wheeling to Follensbee, who have been laid off during the course of 
these antidumping and antisubsidy rules not being effectively applied, 
are saying now to the President, please do not step back and please do 
not weaken them any further. Stand up for workers in this country. That 
is the grounds upon which I assert the privilege.''.
  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 resolution offered by the gentleman from West Virginia calls 
upon the President to address a trade imbalance in the area of imports. 
Specifically, the resolution calls upon the President to refrain from 
participation in certain international negotiations, to refrain from 
submitting certain agreements to the Congress, and to vigorously enforce 
the trade laws.
  ``As the Chair stated on October 10, 1998, and earlier today, a 
resolution expressing the legislative sentiment that the President 
should take specific action to achieve a desired public policy end does 
not present a question affecting the rights of the House, collectively, 
its safety, dignity, or the integrity of its proceeding within the 
meanings of rule IX. In the opinion of the Chair, the resolution offered 
by the gentleman from West Virginia is purely a legislative proposition 
properly initiated by introduction through the hopper under clause 7, 
rule XII, to be subsequently considered under the normal rules of the 
House.
  ``Accordingly, the resolution offered by the gentleman from West 
Virginia does not constitute a question of the privileges of the House 
under rule IX, and may not be considered at this time.''.
  Mr. WISE appealed the ruling of the Chair.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the decision of the Chair stand as the judgement of the House?
  Mr. KOLBE 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. HANSEN, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. WISE 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

216

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

201

para. 126.18
                             [Roll No. 567]
  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

                              (para. 126.19)


A resolution alleging an unacceptable imbalance in certain international 
trade, and calling on the President to respond to it in specified ways, 
 does not give rise to a question of the privileges of the House under 
                                rule IX.

  On November 4, 1999, Mr. KUCINICH rose to a question of the privileges 
of the House and submitted the following resolution:

   Resolution Calling on the President to Abstain From Renegotiating 
   International Agreements Governing Antidumping and Countervailing 
                                Measures

       Whereas under Art. I, Section 8 of the Constitution, the 
     Congress has power and responsibility with regard to foreign 
     commerce 


[[Page 2504]]


     and the conduct of international trade negotiations;

       Whereas the House of Representatives is deeply concerned 
     that, in connection with the World Trade Organization, 
     (``WTO'') Ministerial meeting to be held in Seattle, 
     Washington, and the multilateral trade negotiations expected 
     to follow, a few countries are seeking to circumvent the 
     agreed list of negotiation topics and reopen debate over the 
     WTO's antidumping and antisubsidy rules;

       Whereas the built-in agenda for future WTO negotiations, 
     which was set out in the Uruguay Round package ratified by 
     Congress in 1994, includes agriculture trade, services trade, 
     and intellectual property protection but does not include 
     antidumping or antisubsidy rules;

       Whereas the Congress has not approved new negotiations or 
     antidumping or antisubsidy rules and has clearly, but so far 
     informally, signaled its opposition to such negotiations;

       Whereas strong antidumping and antisubsidy rules are a 
     cornerstone of the liberal trade policy of the United States 
     and are essential to the health of the manufacturing and farm 
     sectors in the United States;

       Whereas it has long been and remains the policy of the 
     United States to support its antidumping and antisubsidy laws 
     and to defend those laws in international negotiations;

       Whereas an important part of Congress' participation in the 
     formulation of trade policy is the enactment of official 
     negotiating objectives against which completed agreements can 
     be measured when presented for ratification;

       Whereas the current absence of official negotiating 
     objectives on the statute books must not be allowed to 
     undermine the Congress' constitutional role in charting the 
     direction of United States trade policy.

       Whereas the WTO antidumping and antisubsidy rules concluded 
     in the Uruguay Round have scarcely been tested since they 
     entered into effect and certainly have not proved defective;

       Whereas opening these rules to renegotiation could only 
     lead to weakening them, which would in turn lead to even 
     greater abuse of the world's open markets, particularly that 
     of the United States;

       Whereas conversely, avoiding another divisive fight over 
     these rules is the best way to promote progress on the other, 
     far more important, issues facing WTO members; and

       Whereas it is therefore essential that renegotiations on 
     these antidumping and antisubsidy matters not be reopened 
     under the auspicies of the WTO or otherwise: Now, therefore, 
     be it

       Resolved, That the House of Representatives calls upon the 
     President--

       (1) not to participate in any international negotiation in 
     which antidumping or antisubsidy rules are part of the 
     negotiating agenda;

       (2) to refrain from submitting for congressional approval 
     agreements that require changes to the current antidumping 
     and countervailing duty laws and enforcement policies of the 
     United States; and

       (3) to enforce the antidumping and countervailing duty laws 
     vigorously in all pending and future cases.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, spoke and said:
  ``The Chair will entertain a brief argument as to whether the 
resolution constitutes a question of privilege. Let me caution the 
Members, debate should be limited to the question of order, and may not 
go to the merits of the proposition being considered.''.
  Mr. KUCINICH was recognized and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, this resolution has privilege because only the House 
has the authority to alter existing revenue provisions. Allowing the 
administration to negotiate antidumping and countervailing duty laws 
would further diminish the loss of the constitutional power the House 
has suffered over time. Under article 1, section 7 of the Constitution, 
the House of Representatives has the authority to originate revenue 
provisions, not the Senate, the administration or the U.S. trade 
representative. By not giving the administration the clear message that 
Congress has antidumping and countervailing duty laws, that those laws 
are not to be placed on the table for negotiations, we are essentially 
allowing the administration to act on authority it does not have.
  Furthermore, section 702 of House rule IX entitled General Principles 
concludes that certain matters of business arising under the 
Constitution, mandatory in nature, have been held to have a privilege 
which superseded the rules establishing the order of business. This is a 
question of the House's constitutional authority and is therefore 
privileged in nature. The WTO antidumping and antisubsidy rules 
concluded in the Uruguay Round have scarcely been tested since they 
entered into effect and certainly have not proved effective. Opening 
these rules to renegotiation could only lead to weakening them which in 
turn leads to even greater abuse of the world's open markets, 
particularly that of the United States.
  ``There is a precedent, Mr. Speaker, for bringing H. Res. 298 out of 
committee and onto the House floor immediately. For instance, H .Con. 
Res. 190 was brought to the floor on October 26 under suspension of the 
rules because it concerned the upcoming Seattle Round. This measure had 
only 13 cosponsors, while H. Res. 298 has 228 cosponsors. The majority 
of the House should be heard.''.
  Mr. TRAFICANT was recognized and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I, too, have a privileged motion. I will not be 
offering mine nor asking for a vote. But I want to take 30 seconds with 
the Congress. The Congress is allowing trade practices to endanger 
America. Illegal trade cannot be tolerated, and the purpose of these 
exercises is to make sure the administration and Congress looks at 
those.''.
  Ms. KAPTUR was recognized and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I would like to rise in support of the resolution and 
to say that I would merely beg the leadership to allow this vote to 
occur, because over 228 of our Members have asked for it. I think to 
bottle this up and not allow a vote is truly not in the best spirit of 
this House when in fact the Constitution provides that trade-making 
authority rests in the House, in the Congress, and all revenue measures 
begin here in the House. With what is going to happen at the end of the 
month in Seattle and the beginning of December, we want to send a strong 
message to our trade negotiators, we do not want them opening up the 
antidumping and countervailing duty provisions of our trade laws.
  ``No industry in this country has suffered more than the steel 
industry and been forced to restructure. It has the most modern 
production in the world. Yet we continue to lose thousands and thousands 
of jobs, even over this last year. It is absolutely essential that our 
negotiators hear this, and it is not the executive branch's 
responsibility, it is our responsibility to enforce the laws that we 
pass. And so we ask and beg of the leadership of this institution, 
please allow us to bring up this resolution which allows us to instruct 
our negotiators as the Constitution intended. There are 228 Members of 
this institution that want to be allowed to be given voice and this 
resolution brought to the floor. I rise in strong support of the 
resolution.''.
  Mr. DOYLE was recognized and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I also have a privileged resolution which I will not 
offer and will not ask for a vote on, but I do want to speak in support 
of the resolution.
  ``Mr. Speaker, denying a vote on this resolution denies the will of 
the majority of this House. A majority of Members on both side of the 
aisle, 228, are cosponsors of this legislation. This resolution is 
intended to respond to a negotiating ploy by Japan and a few other 
countries. These countries are trying to jump-start negotiations on the 
antidumping and countervailing duty laws mostly as a negotiating tactic.
  ``Japan would like the world to forget about their closed 
telecommunications, financial services and agricultural markets by 
raising false issues about unfair trade remedies. Failing to pass this 
resolution supports the trade objectives of Japan and not the trade 
objectives of the United States.
  ``Mr. Speaker, I am in strong support of this privileged resolution, 
and ask that we be allowed to have a vote on it.''.
  Mr. KLINK was recognized and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I also have a privileged resolution, which I will not 
insist on calling up, instead speaking on behalf of this resolution 
instead.
  ``Mr. Speaker, I would recommend to the Members the rules of the House 
of Representatives, which says the privileges of the House as 
distinguished from that of the individual Member include questions 
relating to its constitutional prerogatives in respect to revenue 
legislation and appropriations, and it goes on to other sorts of things.
  ``Furthermore, in Section 664 of rule IX, entitled ``General 
Principles,'' as to the precedent of question of privilege, it states
     `as the business of the House began to increase, it was found 
     necessary to give certain important matters a precedent by 
     rule. Such matters were called privileged questions.'
  ``Section 664 goes on saying,


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     `certain matters of business arising under the constitutional 
     mandatory in nature have been held to have privilege, which 
     has superseded the rules established in the regular order of 
     business.'
  ``I would say, Mr. Speaker, if you read the Constitution, under 
article I, section 7, all bills for raising revenues shall originate in 
the House of Representatives, but the Senate may propose or concur with 
amendments as on other bills.
  ``Clearly what we are talking about with this trade and the 
countervailing duties and the antidumping is that there are tariffs that 
are levied. That is the raising of revenue. That is the privilege of the 
House of Representatives, not of the Senate, not of the administration, 
not of the trade ambassador; but it is the privilege of this House of 
Representatives.
  ``When these dump products are levied, a tariff is put on them, those 
tariffs are revenue raisers, they are paid directly to the U.S. 
Treasury; and by us allowing negotiations to be weakened and our trade 
laws weakened to let in more dump product, the House would be turning 
over the power to the executive branch given exclusively to us under the 
Constitution.
  ``Now, this resolution has privilege because only the House has the 
authority to alter existing revenue provisions. Allowing the 
administration to negotiate these issues is the House giving that 
constitutional duty up.
  ``In addition, I would recommend as great reading to the Members 
article I, section 8 of the Constitution.
     `The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, 
     duties, imposts and excises to pay the debts and provide for 
     the common defense and general welfare of the United States; 
     but all duties, imposes and excises shall be uniform 
     throughout the Nation. The Congress also shall regulate 
     commerce with foreign nations and among the several states 
     and with the Indian tribes.'
  ``What we are talking about here is not only the revenue that is 
taken, but it is trade policy. An important part of Congress' 
participation in the formulation of trade policy is the enactment of 
official negotiating objectives against which completed agreements can 
then be measured for their ratification.
  ``Congress exercised that power back in 1994 when we ratified the 
agenda for the Seattle WTO Ministerial, which included agricultural 
trade; it included services trade and intellectual property protection. 
The agenda, specifically enacted into Federal law as Public Law 103-465, 
did not include antidumping or antisubsidy rules.
  ``Congress is concerned that a few countries are seeking to circumvent 
the agreed list of negotiated topics and reopen debate over the WTO's 
antidumping and antisubsidy rules. The current absence of official 
negotiating objectives on the statute books must not be allowed to 
undermine what is the House of Representatives' constitutional district. 
We have a constitutional role, and it is, under the rules of this House, 
our extraordinary power to step in and make sure that is not taken away 
from us by the administration, by the trade representatives, or by 
anyone else.
  ``Mr. Speaker, if that is not a point of privilege of this House, then 
none exists.''.
  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:
  ``Because the arguments raised here were addressed in the Chair's 
ruling of October 10, 1998, for the reasons stated in the Chair's 
previous rulings, the resolution offered by the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. 
Kucinich) does not constitute a question of the privileges of the House 
under rule IX and may not be considered at this time.''.
  Mr. KUCINICH appealed the ruling of the Chair.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the decision of the Chair stand as the judgement of the House?
  Mr. KOLBE 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. HANSEN, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. KUCINICH 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

214

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affirmative

Nays

204

para. 126.20
                             [Roll No. 568]
  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. 135.34)


   A resolution asserting that a Senate bill contained provisions in 
 derogation of the constitutional prerogative of the House to originate 
 revenue legislation gives rise to a question of the privileges of the 
   House under rule IX. The House returned to the Senate a bill that 
    effectively amended the internal revenue laws concerning the tax 
               treatment of certain military compensation.

  On November 18, 1999, Mr. WELLER rose to a question of the privileges 
of the House and submitted the following resolution (H. Res. 393):

                              H. Res. 393

       Resolved, That the bill of the Senate (S. 4) entitled the 
     ``Soldiers', Sailors', Airmen's, and Marines' Bill of Rights 
     Act of 1999'', 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.
  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 the resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

                          ____________________



             privileges of the house--return of senate bill

                              (para. 135.36)


    A resolution asserting that a Senate bill contained provisions in 
 derogation of the constitutional prerogative of the House to originate 
 revenue legislation gives rise to a question of the privileges of the 
 House under rule IX. The House returned to the Senate a bill that, in 
 pertinent part, prescribed the tax treatment of certain public-sector 
                            retirement plans.

  On November 18, 1999, Mr. WELLER rose to a question of the privileges 
of the House and submitted the following resolution (H. Res. 394):

                              H. Res. 394

       Resolved, That the bill of the Senate (S. 1232) entitled 
     the ``Federal Erroneous Retirement Coverage Corrections 
     Act'', 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.
  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 the resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

                          ____________________





                  SUBPOENAS RECEIVED PURSUANT TO RULE L


  On February 3, 1999, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:
                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, January 27, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule VIII of the Rules 


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      of the House that I received a 
     grand jury subpoena for documents issued by the U.S. District 
     Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that compliance with the subpoena is 
     consistent with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
     Sally Asseff.

                          ____________________


  On February 23, 1999, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:
                                                    U.S. Congress,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, January 27, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House that I received a 
     subpoena for documents and testimony issued by the Superior 
     Court of the District of Columbia.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     will make the determinations required by Rule VIII.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Bill McCollum,
     Member of Congress.

                          ____________________


  On March 1, 1999, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, laid before the 
House a communication, which was read as follows:


                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, February 18, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule VIII of the House that I received a subpoena for 
     documents and testimony issued by the Superior Court of the 
     District of Columbia.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined to comply with the subpoena to the extent 
     that it is consistent with Rule VIII.
           Sincerely,
     Bill McCollum,

                          ____________________


  On March 22, 1999, the SPEAKER laid before the House a communication, 
which was read as follows:
                                                   March 19, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule VIII (8) of the Rules of the House that I received a 
     subpoena for a deposition duces tecum issued by the U.S. 
     District Court for the District of Columbia in the case of 
     Jordan v. Sabretech, Inc.
       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,
     Kathie Eastman.

                          ____________________


  On April 12, 1999, the SPEAKER laid before the House a communication, 
which was read as follows:
                                                    U.S. Congress,


                                  Congressional Budget Office,

                                  Washington, DC, March 30, 19999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you, pursuant 
     to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House, that I received a 
     subpoena for documents and testimony issued by the Superior 
     Court of the District of Columbia.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined to comply with the subpoena to the extent 
     that it is consistent with Rule VIII.
           Sincerely,

                                           David M. Delquadro,

                                Assistant Director, Administration
     and Information Division.

                          ____________________


  On April 13, 1999, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SWEENEY, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:


                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, April 8, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House that I received a 
     subpoena for documents and testimony issued by the Circuit 
     Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit of Florida In and For 
     Manatee County, Florida.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined to comply with the subpoena to the extent 
     that it is consistent with Rule VIII.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Laura Griffin,
     Case Manager.

                          ____________________


  On April 14, 1999, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MORAN of Kansas, laid 
before the House a communication, which was read as follows:


                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, April 7, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule VIII (8) of the Rules of the House that I received a 
     subpoena (duces tecum) issued by the Superior Court of 
     Bulloch County, Georgia, in the case of Griffin v. Zimnavoda.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that compliance with the subpoena is 
     consistent with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Jack Kingston,
     Member of Congress.

                          ____________________


  On May 3, 1999, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:
                                      House Republican Conference,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, April 30, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I write 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 agency subpoena (in my capacity 
     as Chairman of the House Republican Conference) issued by the 
     Federal Election Commission. The subpoena seeks information 
     and documents relating to Conference activity from 1996.
           Sincerely,
                                                  J.C. Watts, Jr.,
     Chairman.

                          ____________________


  On May 3, 1999, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:
                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                                   April 30, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, 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 agency subpoena issued by the 
     Federal Election Commission.
           Sincerely,
     John A. Boehner.

                          ____________________


  On May 3, 1999, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:
                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                                   April 30, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, 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 agency subpoena issued by the 
     Federal Election Commission.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Barry Jackson,
     Chief of Staff.

                          ____________________


  On May 13, 1999, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BONO, laid before the 
House a communication, which was read as follows:
                                     Washington, DC, May 13, 1999.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you, pursuant 
     to Rule VIII 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 Columbia.
       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,
                                                Alana Christensen,
     Deputy District Director.

                          ____________________


  On June 24, 1999, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:
                                    Washington, DC, June 18, 1999.
     Hon. Dennis J. Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you, pursuant 
     to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
     that I have been served with a trial subpoena (for testimony) 
     issued by the Circuit Court for Houston County, Alabama in 
     the case of Floyd v. Floyd, No. DR-1998-000040.


[[Page 2507]]


       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,
                                                     Joe Williams,
                                                      District Aide.

                          ____________________


  On June 29, 1999, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, laid before the 
House a communication, which was read as follows:


                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, June 29, 1999,
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker, This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House that I received a 
     subpoena for documents issued by the United States District 
     Court for the Northern District of California.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined to comply with the subpoena to the extent 
     that it is consistent with Rule VIII.
           Sincerely,

     Anna G. Eshoo.

                          ____________________


  On July 12, 1999, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:


                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     July 8, 1999.
     Hon. Dennis J. Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you, pursuant 
     to rule VIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
     that I have been served with a trial subpoena (for testimony) 
     issued by the Circuit Court for Broward County, Florida in 
     the case of State v. Bush, No. 96006912GF10A.
       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,
                                                      Reva Britan,
     Congressional Aide.

                          ____________________


  On July 12, 1999, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:


                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     July 8, 1999.
     Hon. Dennis J. Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you, pursuant 
     to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
     that I have been served with a trial subpoena (for testimony) 
     issued by the Circuit Court for Broward County, Florida in 
     the case of State v. Bush, No. 96006912GF10A.
       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,
                                             Susan B. Lewis-Ruddy,
     Director of Constituent Services.

                          ____________________


  On July 27, 1999, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HILL of Montana, laid 
before the House a communication, which was read as follows:

                                                    July 23, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House that I received a 
     subpoena for documents and testimony issued by the United 
     States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined to comply with the subpoena to the extent 
     that it is consistent with Rule VIII.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Gary L. Ackerman,
     Member of Congress.

                          ____________________


  On July 29, 1999, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NUSSLE, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, July 27, 1999.
     Hon. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House and I received a 
     subpoena for documents and testimony issued by the superior 
     Court of the District of Columbia.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     will make the determinations required by Rule VIII.
     Peter T. King.

                          ____________________


  On September 8, 1999, the SPEAKER laid before the House the following 
communication from Jack Katz, Office of Payroll of the Office of the 
Chief Administrative Officer:

         Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, U.S. House of 
           Representatives,
                                  Washington, DC, August 24, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House that I received a 
     subpoena for documents issued by the United States District 
     Court for the Northern District of Florida.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined to comply with the subpoena.
           Sincerely,
                                                        Jack Katz,
     Office of Payroll.

                          ____________________


  On September 15, 1999, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, laid 
before the House a communication, which was read as follows:

                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                               September 13, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House that my office has 
     received a subpoena for documents issued by the Circuit Court 
     for Baltimore City, State of Maryland.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined to comply with the subpoena.
           Sincerely,
                                               Roscoe G. Bartlett,
     Member of Congress.

                          ____________________


  On September 23, 1999, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TANCREDO, laid 
before the House a communication, which was read as follows:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                               Washington, DC, September 21, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House that my office has 
     received a subpoena for documents issued by the United States 
     District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined to comply with the subpoena.
           Sincerely,
                                                      Phil English
                                               Member of Congress.


     

                          ____________________

  On November 1, 1999, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:

         Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, House of 
           Representatives,
                                 Washington, DC, October 27, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC 20515.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House that I have received a 
     subpoena for documents issued by the United States District 
     Court for the District of Columbia.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     will make the determinations required by Rule VIII.
           Sincerely,
                                               James M. Eagen III,
                                     Chief Administrative Officer.


     

                          ____________________

  On November 1, 1999, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:

         Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, House of 
           Representatives,
                                 Washington, DC, October 26, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC 20515.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House that the Custodian of 
     Records, House Recording Studio has received a subpoena for 
     documents issued by the United States District Court for the 
     District of Columbia.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     will make the determinations required by Rule VIII.
           Sincerely,
                                                    John M. Allen,
                         Director, Office of Communications Media.


     

                          ____________________

  On November 9, 1999, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALDEN, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, November 2, 1999.
     Hon. Dennis J. Hastert,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you, pursuant 
     to rule VIII of the Rules 


[[Page 2508]]


     of the House of Representatives, 
     that I have been served with a trial subpoena issued by the 
     United States District Court for the Eastern District of 
     Michigan in the case of U.S. v. Fayzakov, No. 99-CR-50015.
       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,
                                                Lucretia Presnall,
                                                 Staff Assistant.

                          ____________________


  On November 10, 1999, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid 
before the House a communication, which was read as follows:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, November 2, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you, pursuant 
     to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
     that I have been served with a trial subpoena issued by the 
     United States District Court for the Eastern District of 
     Michigan in the case of U.S. v. Fayzakov, No. 99-CR-50015.
       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,
                                                 Barbara Donnelly,
                                      Assistant District Director.
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                    HISTORY OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

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                               HOUSE BILLS

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H.R. 1--
A bill to provide for Social Security reform; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. HASTERT, [1MR]
H.R. 2--
A bill to send more dollars to the classroom and for certain other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Education and the Workforce; Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, and Mr. Pitts, Mr. Smith of Wahsington, 
    Mr. Goode, Mr. Castle, Mr. McKeon, and Ms. Pryce of Ohio, [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR], [15AP], [13OC]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce (H. Rept. 106-394, part 1), [18OC]
  Referral to the Committee on Ways and Means extended, [18OC]
  Committee on Ways and Means discharged, [18OC]
  Reported from the Committee on Education and the Workforce (H. Rept. 
    106-394, part 2), [19OC]
  Considered, [20OC]
  Passed House amended, [21OC]
H.R. 3--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce individual 
    income tax rates by 10 percent; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. KASICH (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Cox of 
    California, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
    Chabot, Mr. Doolittle, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
    Ehrlich, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Fowler, Ms. Granger, Mr. 
    Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Istook, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
    Manzullo, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
    Nethercutt, Mr. Packard, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Royce, Mr. Salmon, 
    Mr. Sessions, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tancredo, and Mr. Taylor 
    of North Carolina), [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [4MR], [12MY]
  Cosponsors removed, [11FE]
H.R. 4--
A bill to declare it to be the policy of the United States to deploy a 
    national missile defense; to the Committees on Armed Services; 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Bliley, 
    Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hefley, Mrs. 
    Fowler, Ms. Granger, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Snyder, 
    Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
    Armey, Mr. Turner, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hoyer, 
    Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Taylor 
    of Mississippi, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
    Cox of California, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Jones of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
    Ortiz, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
    Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Condit, 
    Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Tanner, 
    Mr. Spence, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Scott, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
    Berry, and Mr. Hill of Indiana), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9FE], [11FE], [23FE], [24FE]
  Reported from the Committee on Armed Services (H. Rept. 106-39, part 
    1), [2MR]
  Referral to the Committee on International Relations extended, [2MR]
  Committee on International Relations discharged, [2MR]
  Passed House, [18MR]
  Passed Senate amended, [18MY]
  House agreed to Senate amendment, [20MY]
  Presented to the President (July 12, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-38] (signed July 22, 1999)
H.R. 5--
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 of Texas (for himself, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
    Mr. Sessions, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Goss, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Mr. English, Mr. Paul, Mr. Underwood, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
    Burton of Indiana, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
    Hefley, Mr. Ney, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Boucher, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Rivers, 
    Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. King of New York, Mr. McIntosh, Mrs. Myrick, 
    Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
    Rogers, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
    Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Souder, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Brady of Texas, 
    Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Stump, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Doolittle, 
    Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Packard, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
    Faleomavaega, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
    Sweeney, Mr. Dreier, and Mr. Hastings of Washington), [1MR]
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [23MR], [25MR], [12AP], [20AP], [29AP], 
    [6MY], [18MY], [27MY], [23JN], [14JY], [14SE], [25OC], [22NO]
H.R. 6--
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, Ms. Danner, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
    Herger, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Armey, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
    Ballenger, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Bartlett 
    of Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
    Bereuter, Ms. Biggert, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
    Boehlert, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bonilla, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Brady of Texas, 
    Mr. Bryant, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Buyer, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. 
    Chenoweth, Mr. Clement, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
    Cooksey, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Crane, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Diaz-
    Balart, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Dunn 
    of Washington, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. English, Mrs. Emerson, 
    Mr. Ewing, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Fosella, Mrs. 
    Fowler, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
    Gilman, Mr. Goode, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Goss, Ms. 
    Granger, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
    Hall of Texas, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hayes, 
    Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
    Hoekstra, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
    Hutchinson, Mr. Istook, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, 
    Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
    Knollenberg, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
    LaTourette, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
    Mr. Linder, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. 
    Manzullo, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. Myrick, 
    Mr. McCollum, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McIntyre, 
    Mr. McKeon, Mr. Ney, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Nussle, Mr. 
    Ose, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Packard, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pease, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
    Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
    Porter, Mr. Portman, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Ramstad, 
    Mr. Regula, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Rogers, 
    Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Royce, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, 
    Mr. Salmon, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
    Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shays, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
    Sherwood, Mr. Shows, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
    Skelton, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Souder, 
    Mr. Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
    Talent, Mr. Tancredo, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
    Terry, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
    Upton, Mr. Walden, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
    Weldon of Florida, Mr. Whitfield, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Young 
    of Alaska, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Graham, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Young of 
    Florida, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Rogan, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Livingston, Mr. 
    Bass, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Cook, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
    Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Lewis of California, Mrs. 
    Northup, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Combest, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Kingston, Mrs. 
    Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Condit, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
    Ford, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Toomey, 
    Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
    and Mr. Rahall), [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9MR], [12AP], [27AP], [21JY], [27JY], [8SE]
H.R. 7--
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.
  By Mr. HULSHOF (for himself and Mr. Lipinski), [1MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [15AP], [28AP], [12MY], [20MY], [8JN], 
    [16JY]

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H.R. 8--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to phase out the 
    estate and gift taxes over a 10-year period; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Ms. DUNN (for herself and Mr. Tanner), [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [4MR], [9MR], [11MR], [18MR], [25MR], [12AP], 
    [20AP], [27AP], [29AP], [4MY], [5MY], [6MY], [13MY], [18MY], [20MY], 
    [8JN], [10JN], [14JN], [23JN], [24JN], [29JN], [30JN], [1JY], 
    [12JY], [16JY], [22JY], [26JY], [5AU], [1OC], [8OC], [20OC]
H.R. 9--
A bill to express the sense of Congress that a comprehensive effort is 
    required to revitalize and sustain the all-volunteer force and 
    address the decline in the quality of life for members of Armed 
    Forces and their families and to provide a 4.8 percent increase in 
    the rates of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed 
    services; to the Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. BUYER, [1MR]
  Cosponsors added, [20AP], [4AU]
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.
  By Mr. LEACH (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
    Lazio of New York, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Castle, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
    Ney, Mr. Cook, Mr. LaTourette, and Mrs. Kelly), [7JA]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services (H. Rept. 106-74, part 1), [23MR]
  Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended, [23MR], [13MY], [11JN]
  Cosponsors added, [9JN]
  Reported from the Committee on Banking and Financial Services (H. 
    Rept. 106-74, part 2), [10JN]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Commerce (H. Rept. 106-
    74, part 3), [15JN]
  Passed House amended, [1JY]
H.R. 11--
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.
  By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Lewis of California, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. 
    Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Campbell, Mr. George Miller 
    of California, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Horn, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. 
    Matsui, Mr. Packard, Mr. Thomas, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hunter, Mrs. Capps, 
    Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Dixon, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Radanovich, 
    Mr. Lantos, Mr. Ose, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Pombo, Ms. 
    Woolsey, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
    Condit, Mr. Doolittle, and Ms. Roybal-Allard), [6JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [11FE], [1MR], [2MR], [25MY]
H.R. 12--
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, [6JA]
H.R. 13--
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, [6JA]
  Cosponsors added, [25FE], [2MR]
H.R. 14--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide maximum 
    rates of tax on capital gains of 14 percent for individuals and 28 
    percent for corporations and to index the basis of assets of 
    individuals for purposes of determining gains and losses; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. DREIER (for himself, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
    Deutsch, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. English 
    of Pennsylvania), [6JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [2FE], [23FE], [3MR], [9MR], [11MR], [18MR], 
    [23MR], [12AP], [13AP], [14AP], [6MY], [12MY], [27MY], [8JN]
H.R. 15--
A bill to designate a portion of the Otay Mountain region of California 
    as wilderness; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. BILBRAY, [6JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-65), [17MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [12AP]
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (November 30, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-145] (signed December 9, 1999)
H.R. 16--
A bill to provide a program of national health insurance, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. DINGELL, [6JA]
H.R. 17--
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 Committees on Agriculture; International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. EWING (for himself, Mr. Combest, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
    Condit, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Minge, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Moran of 
    Kansas, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Thune, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mrs. 
    Emerson, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Weller, Mr. Canady 
    of Florida, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Nethercutt, and Mr. Walden), [6JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [4FE], [9FE], [11FE], [23FE], [25FE], [2MR], 
    [23MR], [12AP], [20AP], [8JN], [9JN], [10JN], [14JN]
  Reported from the Committee on Agriculture (H. Rept. 106-154, part 1), 
    [20MY]
  Referral to the Committee on International Relations extended, [20MY], 
    [11JN]
  Reported from the Committee on International Relations (H. Rept. 106-
    154, part 2), [14JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [15JN]
H.R. 18--
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, [6JA]
H.R. 19--
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.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana, [6JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [4FE], [2MR], [4MR], [10MR], [12AP], [20AP], 
    [14MY], [20MY], [10JN], [29JY]
H.R. 20--
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, [6JA]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-361), [4OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [12OC]
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (November 23, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-119] (signed December 3, 1999)
H.R. 21--
A bill to establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance for State 
    disaster insurance programs; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
    LaFalce, Mr. Baker, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Leach, Mrs. 
    Roukema, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Metcalf, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Weldon of 
    Florida, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. Hooley of 
    Oregon, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Farr of California, Mr. McCrery, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
    Christian-Green, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Price of North 
    Carolina, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Boyd, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
    LoBiondo, Mr. Blunt, Mr. LaHood, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Ros-
    Lehtinen, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Mica, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
    Traficant, and Mr. Porter), [6JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [11MR], [15AP], [26AP], [14MY], [8JN], 
    [14JN], [1JY], [19JY], [5AU], [15SE], [24SE], [14OC], [25OC], [16NO]
H.R. 22--
A bill to modernize the postal laws of the United States; to the 
    Committees on Government Reform; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McHUGH (for himself and Mr. Burton of Indiana), [6JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [2MR], [27JY]
H.R. 23--
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, [6JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA]
H.R. 24--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for certain 
    improvements in the way in which health-care resources are allocated 
    by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mrs. Kelly), [6JA]
  Cosponsors added, [14MY], [17JN]
H.R. 25--
A bill to reduce acid deposition under the Clean Air Act, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BOEHLERT, [6JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [10MR], [18MR], [25MR], [13AP], [20AP], 
    [28AP], [6MY], [20MY], [8JN], [17JN], [23JN], [24JN], [1JY], [22JY], 
    [18OC], [16NO]
H.R. 26--
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 (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Cunningham, 
    Mrs. Morella, Mr. Evans, Mr. Abercrombie, and Ms. Millender-
    McDonald), [6JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [14AP], [17JN]
H.R. 27--
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, [6JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [2FE], [9FE], [23FE], [3MR], [9MR], [23MR], 
    [12AP], [14AP], [12MY], [15SE]
H.R. 28--
A bill to provide for greater access to child care services for Federal 
    employees; to the Committees on Government Reform; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
    Mr. Waxman, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Shays), [6JA]
  Reported from the Committee on Government Reform (H. Rept. 106-323, 
    part 1), [15SE]
  Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary extended, [15SE]
  Committee on the Judiciary discharged, [15SE]
H.R. 29--
A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require that the 
    Director of the Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee 
    on Taxation utilize dynamic scoring for provisions of bills or joint 
    resolutions that reduce rates of taxation; to the Committees on the 
    Budget; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. DREIER, [6JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA]
H.R. 30--
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, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
    Castle, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Vento), [6JA]

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H.R. 31--
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 (for himself and Mr. Vento), [6JA]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [19JY]
H.R. 32--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to expand the 
    types of information on campaign spending required to be reported to 
    the Federal Election Commission, to transfer responsibility for the 
    enforcement of Federal laws governing the financing of campaigns for 
    election for Federal office from the Commission to the Attorney 
    General, and for other purposes; to the Committees on House 
    Administration; Ways and Means; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. DREIER, [6JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA]
H.R. 33--
A bill imposing certain restrictions and requirements on the leasing 
    under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act of lands offshore 
    Florida, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GOSS (for himself, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
    Canady of Florida, Mr. Foley, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
    Bilirakis, Mr. Davis of Florida, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mrs. 
    Thurman), [6JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [10FE], [16MR]
H.R. 34--
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. GOSS, [6JA]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [18NO]
H.R. 35--
A bill to prohibit the possession or transfer of junk guns, also known 
    as Saturday Night Specials; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GUTIERREZ, [6JA]
H.R. 36--
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 and 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, Ms. Waters, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Bonior, 
    Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
    Johnson of Texas, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Engel, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Lee, Mrs. 
    Meek of Florida, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Towns, 
    Mr. Pascrell, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Norton, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
    Lantos, Mr. Filner, Mr. Stark, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. George Miller 
    of California, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Becerra, and Mr. Menendez), 
    [6JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [4FE], [23FE], [2MR], [13AP], [20AP], [4MY], 
    [13MY], [8JN], [22JN], [29JY]
H.R. 37--
A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 
    1974 to protect the Social Security trust funds; to the Committee on 
    the Budget.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON, [6JA]
H.R. 38--
A bill to repeal the National Voter Registration Act of 1993; to the 
    Committee on House Administration.
  By Mr. STUMP, [6JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [2FE], [9FE], [11FE], [23FE], [25FE], [2MR], 
    [10MR], [17MR], [23MR], [14AP], [28AP], [12MY], [5AU], [9SE], [14SE]
H.R. 39--
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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. George Miller 
    of California), [6JA]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [12AP]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-80), [12AP]
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, subsequently 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.
  By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
    Hilliard, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. 
    Meek of Florida, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Towns), [6JA]
  Cosponsors added, [8MR], [15MR], [23MR], [12AP], [13AP], [30JY]
H.R. 41--
A bill to effect a moratorium on immigration by aliens other than 
    refugees, priority workers, and the spouses and children of United 
    States citizens; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Goss, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
    Herger, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
    Gibbons, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Hansen, 
    Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Collins, Mr. Watkins, 
    Mrs. Cubin, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Spence, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Coble, 
    Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Packard, 
    Mr. Ewing, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Baker, Mr. Everett, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
    Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Linder, Mr. Bartlett of 
    Maryland, Mr. Traficant, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Lewis of 
    Kentucky, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
    Radanovich, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Combest, Mr. Goode, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
    Duncan, Mr. Hayes, and Mr. Camp), [6JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [2FE], [15AP], [14JY], [5AU], [9SE], [24SE]
  Cosponsors removed, [9FE], [3MR]
H.R. 42--
A bill to repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. STUMP, [6JA]
H.R. 43--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to accelerate the 
    phasein of the $1,000,000 exclusion from the estate and gift taxes; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. STUMP, [6JA]
H.R. 44--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the payment 
    of special compensation to certain severely disabled uniformed 
    services retirees; to the Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Mr. Norwood), [6JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [11FE], [24FE], [3MR], [10MR], [16MR], 
    [23MR], [25MR], [12AP], [20AP], [28AP], [4MY], [6MY], [11MY], 
    [26MY], [27MY], [8JN], [29JN], [12JY], [15JY], [21JY], [27JY], 
    [29JY], [3AU], [4AU], [5AU], [15SE]
H.R. 45--
A bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982; to the Committees 
    on Commerce; Resources; Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Hall of 
    Texas, Mr. Holden, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Burr of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Klink, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Hoekstra, 
    Mr. Livingston, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
    Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
    Ramstad, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. LoBiondo, 
    Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Foley, Mr. Taylor 
    of North Carolina, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
    Stupak, Mr. Rush, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
    Knollenberg, Mr. Porter, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
    Kildee, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Peterson of 
    Minnesota, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Mr. Allen), [6JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [2FE], [9FE], [10MR], [17MR], [23MR], 
    [13AP], [20AP], [22AP]
  Reported amended from the Committee on Commerce (H. Rept. 106-155, 
    part 1), [20MY]
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure discharged, [20MY]
  Referral to the Committee on Resources extended, [20MY]
  Referred to the Committee on the Budget, [20MY]
  Committees on Resources; the Budget discharged, [2JN]
H.R. 46--
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. Hyde, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
    Gekas, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Graham, 
    Mr. Scott, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Cunningham, and 
    Mr. LoBiondo), [6JA]
  Cosponsors added, [12AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-83), [12AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [13AP]
H.R. 47--
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.
  By Mr. STUMP, [6JA]
  Cosponsors added, [12MY]
H.R. 48--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 
    increase in income taxes on Social Security benefits; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. STUMP, [6JA]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR], [23MR], [28AP], [12MY], [8JN]
H.R. 49--
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 coverge 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; Ways 
    and Means; Education and the Workforce.
  By Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Maloney of 
    New York, and Mr. Condit), [6JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [10MR], [23MR], [25MR], [13AP], [20AP], 
    [26AP], [27AP], [29AP], [4MY], [6MY], [12MY], [13MY], [18MY], 
    [20MY], [8JN], [15JN], [17JN], [26OC]
H.R. 50--
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 
    Committees on Education and the Workforce; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Tancredo), [6JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9FE], [10MR], [17MR], [23MR], [21OC]
H.R. 51--
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, [6JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [9FE], [16MR], [17MR], [24MR], [25MR], 
    [27AP]
H.R. 52--
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 Armed Services.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [6JA]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR]
H.R. 53--
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, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Istook, Mr. Moran of 
    Kansas, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. McCrery, 
    Mr. Largent, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Smith 
    of Texas, and Mr. Stenholm), [6JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [10MR], [18MR], [25MR], [13AP], [21AP], 
    [28AP], [5MY], [22JN], [14JY], [24SE]

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H.R. 54--
A bill to extend the authorization for the Upper Delaware Citizens 
    Advisory Council; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [6JA]
  Cosponsors added, [1MR]
H.R. 55--
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; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. DREIER, [6JA]
H.R. 56--
A bill prohibiting the manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation of 
    buses that do not have seat belts; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. ACKERMAN, [7JA]
H.R. 57--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit 
    political action committees from making contributions or 
    expenditures for the purpose of influencing elections for Federal 
    office, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
    Administration.
  By Mr. ARCHER, [7JA]
H.R. 58--
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; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. Riley, Mr. Aderholt, and Mr. Everett), 
    [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [2FE], [25MR], [10NO]
H.R. 59--
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.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia, [7JA]
H.R. 60--
A bill to expedite State reviews of criminal records of applicants for 
    private security officer employment, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Education and the Workforce; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia, [7JA]
H.R. 61--
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.
  By Mr. BENTSEN (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, and Mr. Sandlin), 
    [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [2FE], [2MR], [13AP], [4AU]
H.R. 62--
A bill to provide that the provisions of Executive Order 13107, relating 
    to the implementation of certain human rights treaties, shall not 
    have any legal effect; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia, [7JA]
H.R. 63--
A bill to prohibit the use of funds to administer or enforce the 
    provisions of Executive Order 13107, relating to the implementation 
    of certain human rights treaties; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia, [7JA]
H.R. 64--
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.
  By Mr. BEREUTER, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9FE]
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 Armed Services.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Mr. Norwood), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [11FE], [10MR], [16MR], [23MR], [25MR], 
    [12AP], [20AP], [28AP], [4MY], [11MY], [18MY], [26MY], [27MY], 
    [8JN], [15JN], [22JN], [29JN], [12JY], [21JY], [27JY], [29JY], 
    [9SE], [15SE], [24SE], [5OC], [19OC], [28OC], [17NO]
H.R. 66--
A bill 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.
  By Mrs. WILSON (for herself, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and 
    Mr. Watkins), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [9MR], [24MR], [14AP]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-137), [13MY]
  Passed House amended, [30JN]
  Passed Senate, [27JY]
  Presented to the President (July 29, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-45] (signed August 10, 1999)
H.R. 67--
A bill to amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to 
    extend the loan guarantee program for Indian housing; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. BEREUTER, [7JA]
H.R. 68--
A bill to amend section 20 of the Small Business Act and make technical 
    corrections in Title III of the Small Business Investment Act; to 
    the Committee on Small Business.
  By Mr. TALENT (for himself, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Sisisky, 
    Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
    Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Moore, and 
    Mr. DeMint), [7JA]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-1), [19JA]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [2FE]
  Passed Senate amended, [22MR]
  Rules suspended. House agreed to Senate amendment, [23MR]
  Presented to the President (March 25, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-9] (signed April 5, 1999)
H.R. 69--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit 
    all individuals who are not citizens or nationals of the United 
    States from making contributions or expenditures in connection with 
    elections for Federal office; to the Committee on House 
    Administration.
  By Mr. BEREUTER, [7JA]
H.R. 70--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enact into law 
    eligibility requirements for burial in Arlington National Cemetary, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Bilirakis), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [2FE], [4FE], [9FE], [11FE], [11MR], [16MR], 
    [18MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-70), [18MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [23MR]
H.R. 71--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the 
    exclusion from gross income for veterans' benefits; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Evans), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [23MR], [30JY], [5AU], [9SE]
H.R. 72--
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 Armed Services; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Norwood), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9FE], [11FE], [16MR], [18MR], [23MR], [12AP], 
    [15AP], [21AP], [3MY], [6MY], [8JN], [10JN], [24JN], [29JN], [20JY], 
    [22JY], [5AU], [9SE], [23SE], [24SE], [7OC], [21OC], [16NO], [18NO]
H.R. 73--
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.
  By Mr. BILBRAY, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR], [28AP], [11MY], [19MY], [18JN], [1JY], 
    [16JY], [14SE], [19OC], [26OC], [17NO], [18NO]
H.R. 74--
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.
  By Mr. BILBRAY, [7JA]
H.R. 75--
A bill to schedule Gamma y-hydroxybutyrate in schedule I of the 
    Controlled Substances Act and to schedule Ketamine in schedule II of 
    such Act and for other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; the 
    Judiciary.
  By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, [7JA]
H.R. 76--
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; the Judiciary; 
    Commerce.
  By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, [7JA]
H.R. 77--
A bill to enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, [7JA]
H.R. 78--
A bill to require the Secretary of Education to conduct a study and 
    submit a report to the Congress on methods for identifying and 
    treating children with dyslexia in kindergarten through 3rd grade; 
    to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, [7JA]
H.R. 79--
A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to exempt pesticide rinse 
    water degradation system from subtitle C permit requirements; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS, [7JA]
H.R. 80--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the 
    exclusion from gross income for veterans' benefits; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS, [7JA]
H.R. 81--
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.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS, [7JA]
H.R. 82--
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 Government 
    Reform; the Budget.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [9MR], [18MR], [24MR], [25MR], [12AP], 
    [27AP], [6MY], [8JN], [10JN], [24JN], [30JN], [12JY], [14JY], 
    [15JY], [19JY], [22JY], [26JY], [2AU], [5AU], [8SE], [21SE], [5OC], 
    [18OC], [4NO], [8NO], [16NO]
H.R. 83--
A bill to modify the provision of law which provides a permanent 
    appropriation for the compensation of Members of Congress, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Rules; Appropriations.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS, [7JA]
H.R. 84--
A bill to establish or expand existing community prosecution programs; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH, [7JA]
H.R. 85--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit, with certain 
    exceptions, the transfer of a handgun to, or the possession of a 
    handgun by, an individual who has not attained 21 years of age; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [17MY], [20MY], [25MY], [27MY]
H.R. 86--
A bill to repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes and the tax on 
    generation-skipping transfers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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  By Mr. COX of California (for himself, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
    Armey, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Barr of 
    Georgia, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bass, 
    Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
    Boehner, Mr. Bonilla, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Brady of Texas, 
    Mr. Bryant, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
    Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Canady of Florida, 
    Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Coble, 
    Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins, Mr. Combest, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
    Cooksey, Mr. Crane, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Danner, Mr. Deal 
    of Georgia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
    Dreier, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Ehrlich, Mrs. 
    Emerson, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Everett, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
    Foley, Mr. Fossella, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Franks of New 
    Jersey, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
    Gilman, Mr. Goode, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
    Graham, Ms. Granger, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hall 
    of Texas, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
    Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Hilleary, 
    Mr. Horn, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, 
    Mr. Hyde, Mr. Istook, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
    Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Kasich, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. King of New 
    York, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. 
    Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. LaHood, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lewis of 
    California, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr. Livingston, Mr. 
    LoBiondo, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
    McInnis, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McKeon, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
    Martinez, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Gary 
    Miller of California, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
    Nethercutt, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
    Packard, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pease, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Pickering, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Porter, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
    Radanovich, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Riley, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Royce, Mr. Ryun of 
    Kansas, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
    Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
    Shuster, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
    Souder, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Sweeney, 
    Mr. Talent, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
    Mr. Terry, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Toomey, Mr. 
    Upton, Mr. Walden, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mrs. 
    Wilson, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Young of 
    Alaska), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [23MR], [24MR], [21JY], [4AU]
H.R. 87--
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), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [28AP]
H.R. 88--
A bill to amend the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 
    1999, to repeal the requirement regarding data produced under 
    Federal grants and agreements awarded to institutions of higher 
    education, hospitals, and other nonprofit organizations; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. BROWN of California, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [20AP], [9JN], [21SE], [20OC]
H.R. 89--
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.
  By Mr. BURR of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. DeFazio, 
    Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
    Skeen, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. McInnis, Ms. 
    Rivers, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
    and Mr. Goode), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [4FE], [9FE], [11FE], [10MR]
H.R. 90--
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.
  By Mr. CLAY (for himself, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Owens, Mrs. Mink of 
    Hawaii, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Payne, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
    Ford, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Borski, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
    Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
    LaFalce, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lee, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
    Pascrell, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
    Sanders, Mr. Wise, and Mr. Wynn), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [11MR], [26MY], [23JN], [5AU]
H.R. 91--
A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Education and the Workforce; 
    Government Reform; House Administration.
  By Mr. CLAY, [7JA]
H.R. 92--
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''; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. COBLE, [7JA]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-20), [23FE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [23FE]
  Passed Senate, [23MR]
  Presented to the President (March 25, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-10] (signed April 5, 1999)
H.R. 93--
A bill to amend title 10 and title 14, United States Code, and the 
    Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to increase the period of the service 
    obligation for gradutes of the miltary service academics, the Coast 
    Guard Academy, and the United States Merchant Marine Academy; to the 
    Committees on Armed Services; Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. COBLE, [7JA]
H.R. 94--
A bill to repeal the provision of law under which pay for Members of 
    Congress is automatically adjusted; to the Committees on Government 
    Reform; House Administration.
  By Mr. COBLE, [7JA]
H.R. 95--
A bill to make Members of Congress ineligible to participate in the 
    Federal Employees' Retirement System; to the Committees on 
    Government Reform; House Administration.
  By Mr. COBLE, [7JA]
H.R. 96--
A bill to limit the duration of certain benefits afforded to former 
    Presidents, and for other purposes; to the Committees on the 
    Judiciary; Government Reform.
  By Mr. COBLE, [7JA]
H.R. 97--
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), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE]
H.R. 98--
A bill to amend chapter 443 of title 49, United States Code, to extend 
    the aviation war risk insurance program; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. 
    Lipinski), [7JA]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-2), [2FE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [3FE]
  Passed Senate amended, [25MR]
  House disagreed to Senate amendments with an amendment (pursuant to H. 
    Res. 135), [12AP]
H.R. 99--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend Federal Aviation 
    Administration programs through September 30, 1999, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. 
    Lipinski), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-3), [2FE]
  Passed House amended, [3FE]
  Passed Senate amended, [17MR]
H.R. 100--
A bill to establish designations for United States Postal Service 
    buildings in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform.
  By Mr. FATTAH, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [28AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [24MY]
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (November 23, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-111] (signed November 29, 1999)
H.R. 101--
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.
  By Mr. CONYERS (for himself and Mr. Dingell), [7JA]
H.R. 102--
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.
  By Mr. CONYERS (for himself and Mr. Hyde), [7JA]
H.R. 103--
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, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Moakley, and Mrs. Morella), 
    [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE]
H.R. 104--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce individual 
    income tax rates by 10 percent; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. KNOLLENBERG, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [8FE], [25FE], [20AP]
H.R. 105--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a 
    deduction for Social Security taxes; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. KNOLLENBERG, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [8FE], [25FE]
H.R. 106--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the tax 
    on the net capital gain of taxpayers other than corporations; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. KNOLLENBERG, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [8FE], [25FE], [17MR], [20AP]
H.R. 107--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 
    increase in income tax on Social Security benefits, to repeal the 
    earnings limitation on Social Security recipients, and to repeal the 
    estate and gift taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. KNOLLENBERG, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [8FE], [25FE], [17MR], [20AP], [6MY], [11MY]
H.R. 108--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the 
    marriage penalty in the standard deduction; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. KNOLLENBERG, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [8FE], [25FE]
H.R. 109--
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, Mr. Shays, Mr. Moran of 
    Virginia, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Stark, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
    Jackson of Illinois, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Kilpatrick,

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    Mr. Waxman, Mr. Olver, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
    Engel, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Markey, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. 
    Christian-Green, Mr. Ford, Ms. Carson, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Lee, and Ms. 
    Lofgren), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE]
H.R. 110--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the 
    establishment of a program under which long-term care insurance is 
    made available to Federal employees and annuitants, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. CUMMINGS, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [2MR], [17MR], [24MR], [27AP], [12MY], 
    [27MY], [22JN], [29JN], [1JY], [15JY], [13SE], [1OC]
H.R. 111--
A bill to provide off-budget treatment for 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.
  By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Boehlert, 
    Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Borski), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [11FE], [24FE], [2MR], [4MR], [9MR], [11MR], 
    [17MR], [25MR], [14AP], [21AP], [27AP], [4MY], [6MY], [18MY], 
    [25MY], [27MY], [9JN], [16JN], [26JY]
  Cosponsors removed, [12AP], [7JN]
H.R. 112--
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.
  By Mr. CUNNINGHAM, [7JA]
H.R. 113--
A bill to remove certain restrictions on participation in the 
    demonstration project conducted by the Secretary of Defense to 
    provide health care for Medicare-eligible Department of Defense 
    beneficiaries under the Federal Employees Health Benefits program; 
    to the Committees on Armed Services; Government Reform.
  By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
    Bilbray, and Ms. Granger), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [9MR], [28AP], [13MY], [10JN], [16NO]
H.R. 114--
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 (for herself, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
    Olver, Mr. Filner, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Luther, and Ms. Lee), 
    [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [12AP]
H.R. 115--
A bill to facilitate efficient investments and financing of 
    infrastructure projects and new job creation through the 
    establishment of a National Infrastructure Development Corporation, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure; Banking and Financial Services; Ways and Means.
  By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Mr. Borski, Mr. Wise, and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi), 
    [7JA]
H.R. 116--
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 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.
  By Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Mr. Dingell, Mrs. Roukema, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
    Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Wynn, 
    Mr. Mascara, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
    Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Shays, Mr. Kleczka, Mrs. Maloney of New 
    York, Ms. Lee, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
    Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Romero-
    Barcelo, Mr. Andrews, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Filner, Mr. Turner, 
    Mr. Sandlin, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Pallone, 
    Mr. Edwards, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
    Coyne, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
    Serrano, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
    Faleomavaega, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
    Ms. Pelosi, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
    Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Danner, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
    Horn, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Luther, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Bonior, Mrs. 
    Capps, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Norton, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Ford, 
    Mrs. Thurman, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Gephardt, Ms. Kaptur, 
    Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Matsui, Mr. George Miller of 
    California, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
    Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
    Berry, Mr. Walsh, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
    Blagojevich, Mr. Boehlert, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Ackerman, 
    Mr. Olver, Mr. Stupak, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Pascrell, and Ms. 
    Stabenow), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [2FE], [3FE], [4FE], [9FE], [23FE], [1MR], 
    [2MR], [10MR], [16MR], [18MR], [23MR], [25MR], [12AP], [14AP], 
    [26AP], [28AP], [4MY], [12MY], [19MY], [27MY], [8JN], [9JN], [10JN], 
    [15JN], [22JN], [30JN], [21JY], [1NO]
H.R. 117--
A bill to reform the independent counsel statute, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. DICKEY (for himself, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Duncan, 
    Ms. McKinney, Mr. Stump, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Hefley), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR]
H.R. 118--
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, [7JA]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-110), [27AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [4MY]
H.R. 119--
A bill to establish the Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care 
    Consensus Task Force; to the Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mrs. EMERSON (for herself, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
    Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Underwood, 
    Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Condit, Ms. Danner, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
    Doyle, Mr. Goode, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mrs. Northup, Mr. 
    Pascrell, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Tierney, Mr. McIntyre, Mrs. 
    Kelly, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Barr of Georgia), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [11FE], [2MR], [4MR], [10MR], [25MR], [13AP], 
    [24MY], [29JN], [26JY]
H.R. 120--
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.
  By Mrs. EMERSON (for herself, Mr. Goss, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
    Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and 
    Mr. Shuster), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [11MR], [25MR], [13AP], [27AP]
H.R. 121--
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.
  By Mrs. EMERSON (for herself, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. 
    Hutchinson), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [13AP], [24MY], [8JN], [26JY]
H.R. 122--
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.
  By Mrs. EMERSON, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [11FE], [11MR], [25MR], [29JY]
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 
    Committees on Education and the Workforce; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [27AP], [23JN], [14JY], [15JY], [20JY], 
    [21JY], [22JY], [4AU], [28SE], [5OC], [7OC], [28OC], [1NO], [2NO]
H.R. 124--
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.
  By Mr. ENGEL, [7JA]
H.R. 125--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal 
    Communications Commission to establish an ethnic and minority 
    affairs section; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. ENGEL, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [2MR], [15MR], [6MY], [19MY], [9JN], [22JN], 
    [1JY], [9SE], [27OC], [1NO], [2NO], [3NO], [17NO]
H.R. 126--
A bill to provide for the recovery of insurance issued for victims of 
    the Holocaust; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. ENGEL, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [12MY], [6OC]
H.R. 127--
A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
    allow certain counties flexibility in spending funds; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. ENGEL, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [6MY]
H.R. 128--
A bill concerning paramilitary groups and British security forces in 
    Northern Ireland; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. ENGEL, [7JA]
H.R. 129--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to exempt noise and access 
    restrictions on aircraft operations to and from metropolitan 
    airports from certain Federal review and approval requirements, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. ENGEL, [7JA]
H.R. 130--
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, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-56), [16MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [23MR]
H.R. 131--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    coverage of expanded nursing facility and in-home services for 
    dependent individuals under the Medicare Program; to the Committees 
    on Commerce; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGEL, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [26AP], [22JN]
H.R. 132--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for 
    designation of overpayments and contributions to the United States 
    Textbook and Technology Trust Fund, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. ENGEL, [7JA]
H.R. 133--
A bill to permit revocation by members of the clergy of their exemption 
    from Social Security coverage; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Coyne), [7JA]

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  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [10FE], [24FE], [25FE], [17MR], [24MR], 
    [22JY], [13SE], [1OC], [28OC], [18NO]
H.R. 134--
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, [7JA]
H.R. 135--
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, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [22AP], [22JN], [14JY], [26JY], [29JY], [8SE], [1OC]
H.R. 136--
A bill to limit the authority of the Administrator of the Environmental 
    Protection Agency to ban metered-dose inhalers; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Klink, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Boyd, 
    and Mrs. Kelly), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [2FE], [24FE], [21OC]
H.R. 137--
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.
  By Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Klink, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Stark, 
    Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
    Baldacci, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Filner, Ms. 
    Roybal-Allard, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Martinez, and Ms. Woolsey), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [2FE], [29AP], [24MY], [16JN], [8NO]
H.R. 138--
A bill to condemn those officials of the Chinese Communist Party, the 
    Government of the People's Republic of China, and other persons who 
    are involved in the enforcement of forced abortions by preventing 
    such persons from entering or remaining in the United States; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. FOWLER, [7JA]
H.R. 139--
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, [7JA]
H.R. 140--
A bill to amend the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental 
    Appropriations Act, 1999, relating to the repurchase of bonds by the 
    Tennessee Valley Authority; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN (for himself, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
    Meehan, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
    Ramstad, Mr. Upton, and Mr. Markey), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [26JY]
H.R. 141--
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.
  By Mr. GEJDENSON (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Sandlin, Mrs. Capps, 
    Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Hinchey), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [19MY], [5AU], [14SE], [10NO], [22NO]
H.R. 142--
A bill to prevent Government shutdowns; to the Committee on 
    Appropriations.
  By Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Cox of 
    California, Mr. Istook, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Davis of 
    Virginia, and Mr. Hayworth), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [18MR], [29AP], [4MY], [18JN], [14SE], [4OC], 
    [5OC]
H.R. 143--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish 
    incentives to increase the demand for and supply of quality child 
    care, to provide incentives to States that improve the quality of 
    child care, to expand clearing-houses and electronic networks for 
    the distribution of child care information, to improve the quality 
    of child care provided through Federal facilties and programs, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Government 
    Reform; Education and the Workforce; Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mrs. Kelly), [7JA]
H.R. 144--
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 of Texas, [7JA]
H.R. 145--
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 of Texas, [7JA]
H.R. 146--
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 Armed Services.
  By Mr. HALL of Texas (for himself and Mr. McGovern), [7JA]
H.R. 147--
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.
  By Mr. HALL of Texas, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [25MR]
H.R. 148--
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.
  By Mr. HALL of Texas, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [25FE], [25MR], [20AP], [6MY], [13MY], 
    [24JN], [22SE], [4OC], [2NO], [8NO], [18NO]
H.R. 149--
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, [7JA]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-17), [12FE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [23FE]
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
H.R. 150--
A bill to amend the Act popularly known as the Recreation and Public 
    Purposes Act to authorize disposal 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.
  By Mr. HAYWORTH, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [8FE], [11FE], [2MR], [24MR]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 106-132), [10MY]
  Passed House amended, [8JN]
H.R. 151--
A bill to repeal the Bennett Freeze thus ending a gross treaty violation 
    with the Navajo Nation and allowing the Navajo Nation to live in 
    habitable dwellings and raise their living conditions, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HAYWORTH, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [8FE], [25MY]
H.R. 152--
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, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [11FE], [24FE], [4MR], [10MR], [23MR], 
    [25MR], [13AP], [15AP], [13MY]
H.R. 153--
A bill to establish certain requirements relating to the transfer or 
    disposal of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HEFLEY, [7JA]
H.R. 154--
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.
  By Mr. HEFLEY, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [8FE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-75), [23MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [12AP]
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
H.R. 155--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide for 
    the use of biological monitoring and whole effluent toxicity tests 
    in connection with publicly owned treatment works, municipal 
    separate storm sewer systems, and municipal combined sewer 
    overflows, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. HEFLEY, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [8JN]
H.R. 156--
A bill relating to denial of airport access to certain air carriers 
    conducting operations as a public charter; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. HEFLEY, [7JA]
H.R. 157--
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. HEFLEY, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [11FE], [12AP], [18MY]
H.R. 158--
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 of Montana (for himself and Mr. Rogan), [7JA]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 106-21), [23FE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [23FE]
  Passed Senate, [23MR]
  Presented to the President (March 25, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-11] (signed April 5, 1999)
H.R. 159--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to lower the maximum 
    capital gains rate to 15 percent with respect to assets held for 
    more than 3 years, to replace the estate and gift tax rate 
    schedules, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. HILL of Montana (for himself, Mr. Talent, Mrs. Chenoweth, and 
    Mr. Schaffer), [7JA]
H.R. 160--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to ensure the 
    integrity of the Social Security trust funds by providing for 
    investment of such trust funds in marketable interest-bearing 
    obligations of the United States, and to protect such trust funds 
    from the public debt limit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Hutchinson, Mrs. Bono, 
    Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Norwood, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Regula, and 
    Mr. McIntosh), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [2FE], [23FE]
H.R. 161--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to restrict 
    imposition of Medicaid liens and Medicaid estate recovery for long-
    term care services in the case of certain individuals who have 
    received benefits under long-term care insurance policies for at 
    least 3 years, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
    allow the carryover of reimbursement maximums for flexible spending 
    arrangements, to allow the reimbursement of long-term care insurance 
    premiums by FSA's, and to repeal the inclusion in income of long-
    term care coverage provided through FSA's; to the Committees on Ways 
    and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. HILL of Montana (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
    Hutchinson, Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mr. Blunt), [7JA]

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H.R. 162--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an 
    investment credit to promote the conversion of United States coal 
    and domestic carbonaceous feedstocks into liquid fuels; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOLDEN, [7JA]
H.R. 163--
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.
  By Mr. HOLDEN (for himself, Mr. Regula, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
    Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Olver, 
    Mr. Shays, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Frost, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Norton, Mrs. 
    Capps, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mrs. 
    Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Bono, Mr. 
    McIntyre, Mr. Goode, Mr. Ford, Mr. Mascara, and Ms. Danner), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [24FE], [4MR], [15MR], [16MR], [12AP], 
    [27AP], [22SE], [27SE]
H.R. 164--
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, [7JA]
H.R. 165--
A bill prohibiting the manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation of 
    school buses that do not have seat belts; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. KLECZKA, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [2MR], [23MR], [25MR], [14AP], [15AP], 
    [20AP], [27AP], [4MY], [6MY], [11MY], [25MY], [9JN], [14JY]
H.R. 166--
A bill to repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. KLINK, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR]
H.R. 167--
A bill to reaffirm the off-budget status of the old-age, survivors, and 
    disability insurance program under title II of the Social Security 
    Act; to the Committees on Ways and Means; the Budget.
  By Mr. KLINK, [7JA]
H.R. 168--
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. 
    George Miller of California, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Tauscher, 
    and Ms. Lee), [7JA]
H.R. 169--
A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to expand the 
    pilot investigation for the collection of information regarding 
    prices paid for the procurement of cattle and sheep for slaughter 
    and of muscle cuts of beef and lamb to include swine and muscle cuts 
    of swine; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. LATHAM (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
    Thune, and Mr. Hill of Montana), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [8FE], [9FE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [9FE]
H.R. 170--
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.
  By Mr. LoBIONDO (for himself and Mr. Condit), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [18MR], [24MR], [25MR], [20AP], [18MY], 
    [26MY], [16JN], [19JY], [29JY], [4AU], [8SE], [28SE], [30SE], [21OC]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-431), [1NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [2NO]
H.R. 171--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the Coastal Heritage Trail Route 
    in New Jersey, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. LoBIONDO (for himself, Mr. Frelinghuysen, and Mr. Saxton), 
    [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-16), [11FE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [23FE]
  Passed Senate, [25MR]
  Presented to the President (March 31, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-18] (signed April 8, 1999)
H.R. 172--
A bill to amend the base closure laws to reform the process by which 
    property at military installations being closed or realigned is made 
    available for economic redevelopment and to improve the ability of 
    the Secretary of Defense to contract for protective services at 
    installations being closed; to the Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Mica, and Mr. McHugh), 
    [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [5MY], [24JN]
H.R. 173--
A bill to amend the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 to reduce onerous 
    recordkeeping and reporting requirements for regulated financial 
    institutions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking 
    and Financial Services.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM, [7JA]
H.R. 174--
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.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
    Royce, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Paul, Mr. Cook, Mr. Hill of 
    Montana, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, and Mr. Ehrlich), [7JA]
H.R. 175--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the State 
    ceiling on the low-income housing credit; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Weller, 
    Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
    Houghton, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Coyne, Ms. Dunn of 
    Washington, Mr. Levin, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
    Watkins, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Becerra, Mr. McInnis, Mrs. 
    Thurman, and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [2FE], [4FE], [9FE], [23FE], [3MR], [11MR], 
    [18MR], [25MR], [12AP], [15AP], [26AP], [29AP], [6MY], [14MY], 
    [20MY], [8JN], [10JN], [18JN], [24JN], [1JY], [16JY], [22JY], 
    [29JY], [5AU], [8SE], [21SE], [10NO]
H.R. 176--
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.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, and Mr. Bentsen), 
    [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA]
H.R. 177--
A bill to amend the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to provide that Daylight 
    Savings Time begins on the first Sunday in March; to the Committee 
    on Commerce.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Holden, and Mr. Shaw), [7JA]
H.R. 178--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to establish 
    the Presidential Debate Commission on an ongoing basis and to amend 
    the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the amount of funds 
    provided under such Act for party nominating conventions for any 
    party whose nominee for President or Vice-President does not 
    participate in any debate scheduled by the Commission, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM, [7JA]
H.R. 179--
A bill to allow a deduction from gross income for year 2000 computer 
    coversion costs of small businesses; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mrs. THURMAN, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [2FE], [3FE], [11FE], [18MR], [12AP], 
    [21AP], [27AP], [5MY], [8JN], [27JY]
H.R. 180--
A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require 
    each individual registering to vote in elections for Federal office 
    to provide the individual's Social Security number and to permit a 
    State to remove a registrant who fails to vote in two consecutive 
    general elections for Federal office from the official list of 
    eligible voters in elections for Federal office on the ground that 
    the registrant has changed residence, if the registrant fails to 
    respond to written notices requesting confirmation of the 
    registrant's residence; to the Committee on House Administration.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO]
H.R. 181--
A bill to repeal the authority of the President to suspend the effective 
    date of title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 
    (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
    Blunt, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen), [7JA]
H.R. 182--
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, [7JA]
H.R. 183--
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), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY]
H.R. 184--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit certain 
    aliens who are at least 55 years of age to obtain a nonimmigrant 
    visitor's visa for a period of 4 years or more; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. 
    Abercrombie), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [3MR], [8JN], [17JN]
H.R. 185--
A bill to establish the United States Immigration Court; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM, [7JA]
H.R. 186--
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.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Hutchinson, and Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee of Texas), [7JA]
H.R. 187--
A bill to deem the Florida Panther to be an endangered species for 
    purposes of the Endangered Species Act of 1973; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM, [7JA]
H.R. 188--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow penalty-free 
    withdrawals from IRAs for certain purposes, to increase the amount 
    of tax deductible IRA contributions, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [5AU], [13SE]
H.R. 189--
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.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself and Ms. Dunn of Washington), [7JA]
H.R. 190--
A bill to amend the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, the Equal Credit 
    Opportunity Act, and the Fair Housing Act to improve the 
    administration of such Acts, to prohibit redlining in connection 
    with the provision of credit, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Banking and Financial Services; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Royce, Mr. Paul, Mr. Riley, and Mr. 
    Hill of Montana), [7JA]
H.R. 191--
A bill to improve the integrity of the Social Security card and to 
    provide for criminal penalties for fraud and related activity 
    involving work authorization documents for purposes of the 
    Immigration and Nationality Act; to the Committees on the Judiciary; 
    Ways and Means.

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  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Campbell, 
    Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Shays, 
    Mr. Sherman, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Stenholm), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [4AU]
H.R. 192--
A bill to establish judicial and administrative proceedings for the 
    resolution of year 2000 processing failures; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. MANZULLO (for himself, Mr. DeLay, and Mr. Dreier), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [4FE], [11FE], [24FE], [12AP]
H.R. 193--
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.
  By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
    Mr. McGovern, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Olver, 
    Mr. Moakley, Mr. Shays, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Bass, and Mr. 
    Frank of Massachusetts), [7JA]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-10), [8FE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [23FE]
  Passed Senate, [25MR]
  Presented to the President (March 31, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-20] (signed April 9, 1999)
H.R. 194--
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), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9FE], [15AP], [20AP], [18MY], [8JN], [16JN], [12JY]
H.R. 195--
A bill to apply the rates of duty effective after December 31, 1994, to 
    certain water resistant wool trousers that were entered, or 
    withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, after December 31, 1988, 
    and before January 1, 1995; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts), [7JA]
H.R. 196--
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.
  By Mr. MINGE (for himself, Mr. Luther, Mr. John, and Mr. Davis of 
    Florida), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [3FE], [9FE]
H.R. 197--
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.
  By Mr. MORAN of Kansas, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [23MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [24MY]
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (November 23, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-112] (signed November 29, 1999)
H.R. 198--
A bill to limit the types of commercial nonpostal services which may be 
    offered by the United States Postal Service; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform.
  By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Packard, Mr. Cox of 
    California, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
    Mr. Talent, Mr. Stump, and Mr. Calvert), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [10FE], [16MR], [18MR], [26AP]
H.R. 199--
A bill to protect children and other vulnerable subpopulations from 
    exposure to certain environmental pollutants, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. MORAN of Virginia, [7JA]
H.R. 200--
A bill to provide for regional skills training alliances, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. MORAN of Virginia, [7JA]
H.R. 201--
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, [7JA]
H.R. 202--
A bill to restructure the financing for assisted housing for senior 
    citizens and otherwise provide for the preservation of such housing 
    in the 21st Century, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Mr. Leach, and Mr. 
    Frelinghuysen), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [25MR], [26AP], [6MY], [29JN], [1JY], [19JY], 
    [5AU], [24SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [27SE]
H.R. 203--
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 jobs 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, [7JA]
H.R. 204--
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, [7JA]
H.R. 205--
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 Employees Health 
    Benefits program; to the Committees on Armed Services; Government 
    Reform.
  By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself and Mr. Cunningham), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9FE], [11FE], [11MR], [17MR], [13AP], [14AP], 
    [22AP], [27AP], [8JN], [12JY], [8SE], [21SE], [18NO]
H.R. 206--
A bill to provide for greater access to child care services for Federal 
    employees; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
    Wynn, Ms. Norton, Ms. Lee, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Horn, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Towns, 
    Mr. Cummings, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. Baldacci), 
    [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [2FE], [3FE], [4FE], [10FE], [24FE], [1MR], 
    [2MR], [10MR], [17MR], [12AP], [20AP], [5MY], [19MY], [24MY], 
    [25MY], [8JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-169), [7JN]
H.R. 207--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that physicians 
    comparability allowances be treated as part of basic pay for 
    retirement purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Mr. Moran of Virginia), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [10FE]
H.R. 208--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to allow for the 
    contribution of certain rollover distributions to accounts in the 
    Thrift Savings Plan, to eliminate certain waiting-period 
    requirements for participating in the Thrift Savings Plan, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
    Skeen, Mr. Bishop, and Mr. Sandlin), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [2FE], [3FE], [9FE], [11FE], [1MR], [4MR], 
    [23MR], [12AP], [20AP]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-87), [13AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [20AP]
H.R. 209--
A bill to improve the ability of Federal agencies to license federally 
    owned inventions; to the Committees on Science; the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Mr. Brown of California), [7JA]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Science (H. Rept. 106-
    129, part 1), [6MY]
  Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary extended, [6MY]
  Committee on the Judiciary discharged, [6MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [11MY]
H.R. 210--
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.
  By Mrs. MORELLA, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP]
H.R. 211--
A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse 
    located at West 920 Riverside Avenue in Spokane, Washington, as the 
    ``Thomas S. Foley Federal Building and United States Courthouse'', 
    and the plaza at the south entrance of such building and courthouse 
    as the ``Walter F. Horan Plaza''; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. NETHERCUTT (for himself, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Dunn of Washington, 
    Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Baird, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
    Inslee, and Mr. Smith of Washington), [7JA]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [2AU]
  Passed Senate, [5AU]
  Presented to the President (August 11, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-48] (signed August 17, 1999)
H.R. 212--
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 Committees on International Relations; Agriculture.
  By Mr. NETHERCUTT (for himself and Mr. Serrano), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [23FE], [3MR], [13AP], [5MY], [12MY], [8JN], [20JY], 
    [29SE]
H.R. 213--
A bill to provide for the continuation of oil and gas operations in the 
    Wayne National Forest in the State of Ohio pursuant to certain 
    existing leases; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. NEY, [7JA]
H.R. 214--
A bill to restore the management and personnel authority of the Mayor of 
    the District of Columbia and to expedite the suspension of 
    activities of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
    Management Assistance Authority; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform.
  By Ms. NORTON, [7JA]
H.R. 215--
A bill to provide discretion to the Director of the Bureau of Prisons in 
    the transfer of District of Columbia inmates to private contract 
    facilities; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Ms. NORTON, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [4MY], [30JN], [27JY]
H.R. 216--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Employee 
    Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to protect consumers in 
    managed care plans and preserve against preemption certain State 
    causes of action; to the Committees on Commerce; Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. NORWOOD, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [25FE], [10MR], [16MR], [13AP], [15AP], 
    [11MY], [19MY]
H.R. 217--
A bill to authorize the provision of economic assistance to certain hog 
    producers in response to current disastrously low prices for hogs; 
    to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself, Mr. Leach, and Mr. Latham), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA]
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.
  By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Talent, Ms. 
    Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Packard, Mr. Taylor of North 
    Carolina, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Clement, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
    Sununu, Ms. Danner, Mr. Goode, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
    LaTourette, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Smith 
    of Washington, Mr. Herger, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
    Tiahrt, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Holden, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Jenkins, 
    Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Hall

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    of Texas, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Peterson of 
    Pennsylvania, and Mr. Cramer), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [8FE], [11FE], [23FE], [2MR], [10MR], [18MR], 
    [24MR], [13AP], [15AP], [20AP], [5MY], [11MY], [25MY], [8JN], 
    [15JN], [18JN], [29JN], [14JY], [20JY], [30SE], [7OC], [17NO]
H.R. 219--
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.
  By Mr. PAUL, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [2FE], [11FE], [23FE], [2MR], [16MR], 
    [23MR], [12AP], [6MY], [27MY], [8JN], [14JY], [27SE], [2NO], [5NO]
H.R. 220--
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, to prohibit 
    the establishment in the Federal Government of any uniform national 
    identifying number, and to prohibit Federal agencies from imposing 
    standards for identification of individuals on other agencies or 
    persons; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Government Reform.
  By Mr. PAUL, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [2FE], [10FE], [23FE], [25FE], [2MR], [3MR], 
    [9MR], [11MR], [16MR], [12AP], [20AP], [13MY], [18MY], [24JN], 
    [8SE], [21SE], [5NO], [8NO], [17NO]
H.R. 221--
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. Kind of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Souder, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Klink, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Gekas, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
    Regula, Mr. Pickering, and Mr. Aderholt), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9FE], [23FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-31), [24FE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [2MR]
H.R. 222--
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.
  By Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
    Sessions, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
    Watkins, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. McHugh, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
    Herger, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Thune, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
    Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Edwards, Mrs. Emerson, 
    Mr. Pickering, Mr. Souder, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Coburn, 
    Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Regula, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. 
    Weldon of Florida), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [2FE], [10FE], [11FE], [12FE], [23FE], 
    [24FE], [4MR]
  Cosponsors removed, [24JN]
H.R. 223--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require the 
    disclosure of certain information by persons conducting polls by 
    telephone during campaigns for election for Federal office; to the 
    Committee on House Administration.
  By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Gibbons, and 
    Mr. Pickering), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE]
H.R. 224--
A bill to repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. Knollenberg, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
    Pickering, and Mr. DeMint), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR]
H.R. 225--
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.
  By Mr. POMEROY (for himself and Mr. McHugh), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [4MR], [22MR], [21AP], [22JN], [30JY]
H.R. 226--
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, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [4MR], [22MR], [21AP], [22JN], [30JY]
H.R. 227--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require 
    that communications advocating the election or defeat of a candidate 
    for election for Federal office contain specific information 
    regarding the sponsor of the communication and whether or not the 
    communication is authorized by the candidate involved; to the 
    Committee on House Administration.
  By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. Horn), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4MR]
H.R. 228--
A bill to amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to provide for equity in the 
    treatment of benefits for eligible survivors; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. RAHALL, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR]
H.R. 229--
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.
  By Mr. RANGEL, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [1MR], [12JY], [22JY], [16NO]
H.R. 230--
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.
  By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Shays, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
    Condit, Ms. Lee, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Campbell, 
    Mr. Nadler, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Hall of 
    Ohio, and Ms. McKinney), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [1MR], [17MR], [14AP], [21AP], [29AP], 
    [12JY], [30JY], [19NO]
H.R. 231--
A bill to provide for the retention of the name of Mount McKinley; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. REGULA, [7JA]
H.R. 232--
A bill to provide for a two-year Federal budget cycle, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on the Budget; Rules.
  By Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. Luther, and Mr. Bilbray), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [2FE], [9FE], [23FE], [2MR], [8JN]
H.R. 233--
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, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-22), [23FE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [23FE]
  Passed Senate, [23MR]
  Presented to the President (March 25, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-12] (signed April 5, 1999)
H.R. 234--
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 (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Pickering, 
    and Mr. Hutchinson), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [6MY], [10JN]
H.R. 235--
A bill to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress; 
    to the Committees on House Administration; Government Reform.
  By Mr. RILEY (for himself, Mr. Souder, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Thune, and Mr. 
    Brady of Texas), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9FE], [2MR]
H.R. 236--
A bill to exempt prescribed burning on National Forest System lands from 
    regulation under the Clean Air Act; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. ROGAN (for himself, Mr. Dreier, and Mr. McKeon), [7JA]
H.R. 237--
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.
  By Mr. ROGAN, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [24FE], [10MR], [25MR], [14AP]
H.R. 238--
A bill to amend section 274 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to 
    impose mandatory minimum sentences, and increase certain sentences, 
    for bringing in and harboring certain aliens and to amend title 18, 
    United States Code, to provide enhanced penalties for persons 
    committing such offenses while armed; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. ROGAN, [7JA]
H.R. 239--
A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the 
    Congress to Senator John Herschel Glenn, Jr., in recognition of his 
    outstanding and enduring contributions toward American society for 
    more than fifty years; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [23FE], [8JN], [22JN], [22JY], [2NO], [16NO]
H.R. 240--
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, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [22AP]
H.R. 241--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    $500,000 exclusion of gain on the sale of a principle residence 
    shall apply to certain sales by a surviving spouse; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. ROUKEMA, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21AP], [17MY]
H.R. 242--
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, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP], [8JN]
H.R. 243--
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. Frost, Mr. Lipinski, 
    Mr. Pallone, and Mrs. Maloney of New York), [7JA]
H.R. 244--
A bill to provide for an annual statement of accrued liability of the 
    Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Program; to the Committee on the 
    Budget.
  By Mr. SANFORD, [7JA]
H.R. 245--
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to require the Commissioner of 
    Social Security to submit specific legislative recommendations to 
    ensure the solvency of the Social Security trust funds; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SANFORD, [7JA]
H.R. 246--
A bill to provide for an accurate disclosure on individual pay checks of 
    payments made under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SANFORD, [7JA]
H.R. 247--
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide simplified and 
    accurate information on the Social Security trust funds, and 
    personal earnings

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    and benefit estimates to eligible individuals; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SANFORD (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
    Hansen, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Souder), [7JA]
H.R. 248--
A bill to permit the transportaion of passengers between United States 
    ports by certain foreign-flag vessels and to encourage United 
    States-flag vessels to participate in such transportation; to the 
    Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; Armed Services.
  By Mr. SANFORD, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [22AP], [18MY], [8JN], [15JN], [27SE]
H.R. 249--
A bill to provide for the retirement of all Americans; to the Committees 
    on Ways and Means; Banking and Financial Services; Rules; Education 
    and the Workforce.
  By Mr. SANFORD, [7JA]
H.R. 250--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Social 
    Security Act to provide for personal investment plans funded by 
    employee 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; Education and 
    the Workforce.
  By Mr. SANFORD, [7JA]
H.R. 251--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Social 
    Security Act to provide for personal investment plans funded by 
    employee 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; Education and 
    the Workforce.
  By Mr. SANFORD, [7JA]
H.R. 252--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove the 
    requirement of a mandatory beginning date for distributions from 
    individual retirement accounts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SAXTON, [7JA]
H.R. 253--
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, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE]
H.R. 254--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional 
    tax incentives for education; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself, Mr. Weller, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
    Mr. Riley, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Ewing, and Mrs. Chenoweth), 
    [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9FE], [1MR], [23MR], [6MY], [1JY], [16JY], [22JY]
H.R. 255--
A bill to permit members of the House of Representatives to donate used 
    computer equipment to public elementary and secondary schools 
    designated by the members; to the Committee on House Administration.
  By Mr. SERRANO, [7JA]
H.R. 256--
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.
  By Mr. SERRANO, [7JA]
H.R. 257--
A bill to reinstate the authorization of cash remittances to family 
    members in Cuba under the Cuban Assets Control Regulations; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SERRANO, [7JA]
H.R. 258--
A bill to allow for news bureau exchanges between the United States and 
    Cuba; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SERRANO, [7JA]
H.R. 259--
A bill to allow travel and cultural exchanges between the United States 
    and Cuba; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SERRANO, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [17NO]
H.R. 260--
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 and enterprise communities; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SERRANO, [7JA]
H.R. 261--
A bill to amend the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the egg, meat, and 
    poultry inspection laws to ensure that consumers receive 
    notification regarding food products produced from crops, livestock, 
    or poultry raised on land on which sewage sludge was applied; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Agriculture.
  By Mr. SERRANO, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [25MR], [29AP]
H.R. 262--
A bill to waive certain prohibitions with respect to nationals of Cuba 
    coming to the United States to play organized professional baseball; 
    to the Committees on International Relations; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SERRANO, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [29AP], [5MY], [13MY]
H.R. 263--
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. Levin, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
    Hayworth, Mr. Houghton, and Mrs. Thurman), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [24FE], [16MR], [21AP], [25MY], [16JN]
H.R. 264--
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. McCollum, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Miller of 
    Florida, Mr. Foley, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Goss, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
    Canady of Florida, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Boyd, Mrs. Thurman, 
    Ms. Brown of Florida, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
    Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Mica), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [25MY]
H.R. 265--
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, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [1JY]
H.R. 266--
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.
  By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Martinez), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9MR]
H.R. 267--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, relating to the 
    installation of emergency locator transmitters on aircraft; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
    Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Larson, and Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts), [7JA]
H.R. 268--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to permit a State located 
    within 5 miles of an airport in another State to participate in the 
    process for approval of airport development projects at the airport; 
    to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. Kind of Wisconsin), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9FE]
H.R. 269--
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.
  By Ms. SLAUGHTER, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY], [2AU], [3AU], [9SE], [21SE], [12OC]
H.R. 270--
A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to protect first amendment 
    rights, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. SLAUGHTER, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE], [21SE], [3NO]
H.R. 271--
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.
  By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. Horn, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
    Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
    Foley, Mr. Holden, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mrs. 
    Lowey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Towns, Mr. Engel, 
    Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Hinchey, 
    Ms. Waters, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, 
    Mr. Levin, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
    Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, 
    Mr. Walsh, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Hefley, Ms. 
    Woolsey, Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Clyburn), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [2FE], [3FE], [4FE], [8FE], [11FE], [23FE], 
    [2MR], [14AP], [28AP], [19MY], [26MY], [8JN], [8SE], [5OC], [25OC], 
    [16NO], [17NO]
H.R. 272--
A bill to enhance competition between airlines and reduce airfares, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Ms. SLAUGHTER, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [28AP]
H.R. 273--
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. McHugh), [7JA]
H.R. 274--
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 (for himself and Mr. Greenwood), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9FE], [23FE], [3MR], [10MR], [17MR], [23MR], 
    [25MR], [12AP], [14AP], [21AP], [28AP], [3MY], [4MY], [5MY], [12MY], 
    [19MY], [25MY], [8JN], [9JN], [16JN], [29JN], [12JY], [19JY], 
    [22JY], [27JY], [29JY], [3AU], [5AU], [9SE], [13SE], [22SE], [4OC], 
    [6OC], [14OC], [18OC], [19OC], [21OC], [1NO], [3NO], [4NO], [17NO]
H.R. 275--
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.

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  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Shays), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9FE], [23FE], [1MR], [3MR], [10MR], [11MR], [17MR], 
    [18MR], [23MR], [12AP], [21AP], [28AP], [16JN], [19JY], [22JY]
H.R. 276--
A bill to amend the vaccine injury compensation portion of the Public 
    Health Service Act to permit a petition for compensation to be 
    submitted within 48 months of the first symptoms of injury; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SWEENEY, [7JA]
H.R. 277--
A bill to require States that receive funds under the Elementary and 
    Secondary Education Act of 1965 to enact a law that requires the 
    expulsion of students who are convicted of a crime of violence; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. SWEENEY, [7JA]
H.R. 278--
A bill to prohibit federally sponsored research pertaining to the 
    legalization of drugs; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. SWEENEY, [7JA]
H.R. 279--
A bill to require preemployment drug testing with respect to applicants 
    for Federal employment; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. SWEENEY, [7JA]
H.R. 280--
A bill to prohibit United States voluntary and assessed contributions to 
    the United Nations if the United Nations imposes any tax or fee on 
    United States persons or continues to develop or promote proposals 
    for such taxes or fees; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SWEENEY, [7JA]
H.R. 281--
A bill to prohibit the export to the People's Republic of China of 
    satellites and related items; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. SWEENEY, [7JA]
H.R. 282--
A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
    to reduce funding if States do not enact legislation that requires 
    the death penalty in certain cases; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. SWEENEY, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [12AP]
H.R. 283--
A bill to direct the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
    to report to Congress on methods and procedures to accelerate the 
    provision of Federal disaster assistance to agricultural 
    communities; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SWEENEY, [7JA]
H.R. 284--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require employers to 
    give employees who are members of a reserve component a leave of 
    absence for participation in an honor guard for a funeral of a 
    veteran; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. SWEENEY, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [20AP]
H.R. 285--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the child 
    care credit for lower-income working parents, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SWEENEY, [7JA]
H.R. 286--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 
    refundable income tax credit for the recycling of hazardous wastes; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SWEENEY, [7JA]
H.R. 287--
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.
  By Mr. SWEENEY, [7JA]
H.R. 288--
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.
  By Mr. SWEENEY, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [12MY]
H.R. 289--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to determine and report 
    to Congress an appropriate tax incentive to encourage individuals 
    other than members of the Armed Forces to participate as members of 
    honor guards at funerals for veterans; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. SWEENEY, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9FE], [18MR]
H.R. 290--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1551) to 
    authorize the Federal Aviation Administration's civil aviation 
    research and development programs for fiscal years 2000 and 2001, 
    and for other purposes.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [14SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-318), [14SE]
H.R. 291--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that tax-
    exempt interest shall not be taken into account in determining the 
    amount of Social Security benefits included in gross income; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SWEENEY, [7JA]
H.R. 292--
A bill to prohibit retroactive Federal income tax rate increases; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SWEENEY, [7JA]
H.R. 293--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Employee 
    Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to prohibit health issuers 
    and group health plans from discriminating against individuals on 
    the basis of genetic information; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Education and the Workforce; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SWEENEY, [7JA]
H.R. 294--
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.
  By Mr. SWEENEY, [7JA]
H.R. 295--
A bill to provide a sentence of death for certain importations of 
    significant quantities of controlled substances; to the Committees 
    on the Judiciary; Commerce.
  By Mr. SWEENEY, [7JA]
H.R. 296--
A bill to provide regulatory relief for small business concerns, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Small Business; Government 
    Reform.
  By Mr. SWEENEY, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [12JY]
H.R. 297--
A bill to authorize the construction of the Lewis and Clark Rural Water 
    System and to authorize assistance to the Lewis and Clark Rural 
    Water System, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, for the planning and 
    construction of the water supply system, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Minge, and Mr. Latham), [7JA]
H.R. 298--
A bill to improve health status in medically disadvantaged communities 
    through comprehensive community-based managed care programs; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. TOWNS, [7JA]
H.R. 299--
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, [7JA]
H.R. 300--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to fund 
    adolescent health demonstration projects; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. TOWNS, [7JA]
H.R. 301--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to reduce infant 
    mortality through improvement of coverage of services to pregnant 
    women and infants under the Medicaid Program; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. TOWNS, [7JA]
H.R. 302--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require State 
    Medicaid Programs to provide coverage of screening mammography and 
    screening pap smears; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. TOWNS, [7JA]
H.R. 303--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit retired members 
    of the Armed Forces who retired with over 20 years of service and 
    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.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Mr. Norwood), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [11FE], [24FE], [3MR], [10MR], [16MR], 
    [23MR], [25MR], [12AP], [20AP], [28AP], [4MY], [6MY], [11MY], 
    [18MY], [26MY], [27MY], [8JN], [15JN], [18JN], [22JN], [23JN], 
    [24JN], [29JN], [12JY], [15JY], [21JY], [22JY], [27JY], [29JY], 
    [3AU], [4AU], [5AU], [9SE], [15SE], [21SE], [24SE], [29SE], [5OC], 
    [7OC], [12OC], [19OC], [28OC], [3NO], [8NO], [9NO], [10NO], [16NO], 
    [17NO], [18NO]
H.R. 304--
A bill to improve health status in medically disadvantaged communities 
    through comprehensive community-based managed care programs; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. TOWNS, [7JA]
H.R. 305--
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.
  By Mr. TOWNS, [7JA]
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.
  By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
    Baldacci, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Boucher, Mrs. 
    Capps, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
    Filner, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
    Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Horn, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Kennedy, 
    Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
    LaFalce, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
    Mascara, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
    Meeks of New York, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. George Miller of 
    California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. 
    Morella, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Regula, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
    Sanders, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Scott, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
    Sisisky, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Walsh, Ms. Waters, 
    Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wise, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wynn, and Ms. Lee), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [2FE], [11FE], [23FE], [3MR], [11MR], 
    [16MR], [23MR], [14AP], [27AP], [28AP], [17MY], [19MY], [25MY], 
    [26MY], [9JN], [15JN], [23JN], [29JN], [1JY], [20JY], [22JY], 
    [29JY], [30JY], [2AU], [9SE], [29SE], [12OC], [19OC]
H.R. 307--
A bill to amend section 552a of title 5, United States Code, to provide 
    for the maintenance of certain health information in cases where a 
    health care facility has closed or a health benefit plan sponsor has 
    ceases to do business; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. TOWNS, [7JA]
H.R. 308--
A bill to improve Federal enforcement against health care fraud and 
    abuse; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. TOWNS, [7JA]
H.R. 309--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the exemption 
    from income tax

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    for social clubs found to be practicing prohibited discrimination; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. TOWNS, [7JA]
H.R. 310--
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, [7JA]
H.R. 311--
A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Fair Housing Act to 
    prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual 
    orientation, and for other purposes; to the Committees on the 
    Judiciary; Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. TOWNS, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR]
H.R. 312--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    Medicare contracting reforms, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. TOWNS, [7JA]
H.R. 313--
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.
  By Mr. VENTO, [7JA]
H.R. 314--
A bill to require that wages paid under a Federal contract are greater 
    than the local poverty line, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. VENTO, [7JA]
H.R. 315--
A bill to prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
    Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Carson, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis 
    of Illinois, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Lee, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Maloney of 
    New York, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McGovern, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
    Meehan, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rothman, Ms. 
    Roybal-Allard, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Stark, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
    Towns, Mr. Vento, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weiner, and Ms. Woolsey), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [9FE], [11FE], [23FE], [25FE], [3MR], [18MR], 
    [12AP], [29AP], [4MY], [5MY], [6MY], [11MY], [13MY], [18MY], [25MY], 
    [26MY], [8JN], [15JN]
H.R. 316--
A bill to amend the Act popularly known as the Johnson Act to restore 
    the effectiveness of State laws over gambling cruises-to-nowhere; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. WOLF (for himself, Mr. Gilchrest, and Mr. Shays), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [8FE], [8MR], [15MR], [14AP], [26AP], [6MY], 
    [8JN], [18JN], [19JY], [4AU]
H.R. 317--
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, [7JA]
H.R. 318--
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 (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Foley, Mr. Goss, Mr. Souder, 
    and Mr. English of Pennsylvania), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [2MR], [15AP], [21JY]
H.R. 319--
A bill to clarify the effect on the citizenship of an individual of the 
    individual's birth in the United States; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. STUMP, [7JA]
H.R. 320--
A bill for the relief of Inna Hecker Grade; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. ENGEL, [7JA]
H.R. 321--
A bill for the relief of Robert Anthony Broley; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM, [7JA]
H.R. 322--
A bill for the relief of Suchada Kwong; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. ROGAN, [7JA]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-178), [9JN]
  Passed House amended, [20JY]
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (November 23, 1999)
  Approved [Private Law 106-3] (signed December 15, 1999)
H.R. 323--
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.
  By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
    Campbell, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Sanders, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Paul, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mr. Holden, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Kildee, 
    Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
    Coyne, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Condit, Mr. Ford, Mr. Vento, and 
    Mr. Baldacci), [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [10FE], [24FE], [25FE], [2MR], [11MR], 
    [16MR], [12AP], [29AP], [11MY], [17MY], [20MY], [24JN], [30JN], 
    [14JY], [29JY], [2AU], [5AU], [30SE]
H.R. 324--
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.
  By Mr. LEVIN, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [17MR], [29AP], [8JN]
H.R. 325--
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. Frost, Mr. Menendez, Ms. 
    DeLauro, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Clay, Mr. George 
    Miller of California, Mr. Owens, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Andrews, Ms. 
    Baldwin, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
    Blagojevich, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Capuano, 
    Mr. Cardin, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
    Coyne, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
    Faleomavaega, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hall 
    of Ohio, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kildee, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Klink, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, 
    Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Markey, Mr. Matsui, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
    McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
    Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. 
    Norton, Mr. Obey, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Rahall, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
    Sanders, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
    Towns, Mr. Vento, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. 
    Wynn), [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [11FE], [23FE], [3MR], [15MR], [24MR], 
    [25MR], [14AP], [27AP], [4MY], [20MY], [29JN], [8SE], [6OC], [18OC], 
    [26OC]
H.R. 326--
A bill to make miscellaneous and technical changes to various trade law, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Crane, and Mr. Levin), 
    [19JA]
H.R. 327--
A bill to provide for the assessment of additional antidumping duties 
    prior to the effective date of an antidumping order issued under the 
    Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to steel products; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ADERHOLT (for himself and Mr. Bachus), [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [12FE]
H.R. 328--
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.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [19JA]
H.R. 329--
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), [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [23FE], [15MR], [12AP], [5MY], [1JY], [12JY], 
    [14JY], [14JY], [27JY], [18OC], [19OC], [1NO]
  Cosponsors removed, [12MY], [18NO]
H.R. 330--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce individual 
    income tax rates by 30 percent; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FOSSELLA, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [23FE], [16MR], [14AP], [27AP], [20MY], 
    [16JN]
H.R. 331--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for 
    public funding for House of Representatives elections, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [19JA]
H.R. 332--
A bill to terminate the authorities of the Overseas Private Investment 
    Corporation; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [18JN], [29JY], [18NO]
H.R. 333--
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, [19JA]
H.R. 334--
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, [19JA]
H.R. 335--
A bill to amend section 207 of title 18, United States Code, to increase 
    to 5 years the period during which former Members of Congress may 
    not engage in certain lobbying activities; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [19JA]
H.R. 336--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives 
    for investments in tax enterprise zone businesses and domestic 
    businesses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [19JA]
H.R. 337--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt from income 
    tax the gain from the sale of a business closely held by an 
    individual who has attained age 62, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [19JA]
H.R. 338--
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, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [29JY], [14SE]
H.R. 339--
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, [19JA]

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H.R. 340--
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. ence; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [19JA]
H.R. 341--
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.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [19JA]
H.R. 342--
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.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [19JA]
H.R. 343--
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.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [19JA]
H.R. 344--
A bill to modify the project for flood control, Wood River, Grand 
    Island, Nebraska; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, [19JA]
H.R. 345--
A bill to authorize the President to issue a posthumous Army commission 
    in the grade of captain in the Chaplains Corps to Ella E. Gibson, 
    who served as chaplain of the First Wisconsin Heavy Artillery 
    regiment during the Civil War; to the Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, [19JA]
H.R. 346--
A bill to prohibit the payment to the United Nations of any 
    contributions by the United States until United States overpayments 
    to such body have been properly credited or reimbursed; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [23FE], [3MR], [5MY], [14JN], [14JY], [29JY], 
    [30JY]
H.R. 347--
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.
  By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [10FE], [8MR], [9MR], [15MR], [16MR], [24MR], 
    [25MR], [20AP], [5MY], [25MY], [8JN], [14JN], [15JN], [23JN], [1JY], 
    [14JY], [5AU], [1NO], [17NO]
H.R. 348--
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, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [23FE], [4MY], [17MY], [19MY], [16JY], [21JY], 
    [27JY], [29SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-416), [27OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [1NO]
  Passed Senate, [8NO]
  Presented to the President (November 10, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-103] (signed November 13, 1999)
H.R. 349--
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, [19JA]
H.R. 350--
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. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
    Davis of Virginia, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Dreier, Ms. Danner, Mr. Hastert, 
    Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Linder, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Armey, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
    Mr. Goss, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Goode, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
    Bentsen, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Hastings of 
    Washington, Mr. Turner, Mr. Kasich, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
    Reynolds, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
    Hobson, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Hayes), [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-5), [2FE]
  Considered, [4FE]
  Passed House amended, [10FE]
H.R. 351--
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.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Foley, 
    Mr. Sanders, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Cooksey, 
    and Mr. Deutsch), [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [8FE], [9FE], [10FE], [11FE], [23FE], [24FE], 
    [1MR], [2MR], [3MR], [10MR], [11MR], [15MR], [16MR], [18MR], [23MR], 
    [25MR], [12AP], [15AP], [20AP], [22AP], [29AP], [5MY], [6MY], 
    [11MY], [14MY], [18MY], [19MY]
  Cosponsors removed, [27AP]
H.R. 352--
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. Hill of Montana, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
    Moran of Kansas, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Thune, Mr. LaTourette, 
    Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pitts, 
    Mr. Hutchinson, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Cook, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Hinchey, 
    Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Brady of Texas, 
    Mrs. Cubin, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Riley, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
    Talent, Mr. Paul, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
    Moran of Virginia, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Allen, Ms. 
    McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
    Norwood, Mr. Pease, Mr. Pomeroy, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
    English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Cooksey, and 
    Mr. Weller), [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [9FE], [11FE], [24FE], [25FE], [3MR], [9MR], 
    [16MR], [25MR], [14AP], [28AP], [6MY], [19MY], [9JN]
H.R. 353--
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), and to provide Medicare 
    coverage of drugs used for treatment of ALS; to the Committees on 
    Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Vento, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
    Everett, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Danner, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Meehan, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
    Bilbray, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
    Horn, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Olver, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
    Bentsen, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
    English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Borski, Mr. McDermott, 
    Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Foley), [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [23FE], [4MR], [22MR], [13AP], [29AP], [6MY], 
    [17MY], [18MY], [19MY], [20MY], [24MY], [25MY], [8JN], [8JN], 
    [15JN], [12JY], [14JY], [22JY], [4AU], [6OC], [28OC], [17NO], [18NO]
H.R. 354--
A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide protection for 
    certain collections of information; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. COBLE, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [16MR], [5MY], [25MY], [8JN], [8JN], [14JN], 
    [16JN], [14JY], [15JY], [20JY], [21JY], [26JY], [29JY], [8SE], 
    [9SE], [13SE], [14SE], [15SE], [21SE], [22SE], [23SE], [24SE], 
    [28SE], [29SE], [1OC], [4OC], [5OC], [7OC]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-349, part 1), [30SE]
  Referred to the Committee on Commerce, [30SE]
  Committee on Commerce discharged, [8OC]
H.R. 355--
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 Armed Services.
  By Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
    Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
    McIntyre, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Stupak, Mrs. 
    Thurman, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, 
    Mr. Collins, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
    Hefley, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Clement, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
    English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Towns), [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [8FE], [23FE], [25FE], [3MR], [10MR], [16MR], 
    [18MR], [24MR], [14AP], [11MY], [19MY], [25MY], [24JN], [1JY], 
    [2AU], [4AU], [9SE], [6OC], [18NO]
H.R. 356--
A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain property from the United 
    States to Stanislaus County, California; to the Committee on 
    Science.
  By Mr. CONDIT, [19JA]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [4OC]
  Passed Senate, [13OC]
  Presented to the President (October 18, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-82] (signed October 27, 1999)
H.R. 357--
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; Armed Services; 
    Government Reform.
  By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
    Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. 
    Baldwin, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
    Blumenauer, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
    Boucher, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
    Costello, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Cummings, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
    Delahunt, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
    Filner, Mr. Foley, Mr. Ford, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. 
    Gilman, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, 
    Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
    of Texas, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
    Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
    York, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
    Meehan, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. George 
    Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Moran of 
    Virginia, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
    Ms. Norton, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Rush, 
    Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stark, 
    Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Vento, Mr. Visclosky, Ms. Waters, 
    Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Wise, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. 
    Wynn), [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [4FE], [8FE], [9FE], [10FE], [11FE], [23FE], 
    [24FE], [1MR], [2MR], [3MR], [4MR], [9MR], [10MR], [11MR], [16MR], 
    [18MR], [23MR], [25MR], [12AP], [20AP], [4MY], [6MY], [11MY], 
    [13MY], [18MY], [19MY], [24JN], [14JY], [21JY], [27JY], [30JY], 
    [2AU], [8SE], [30SE], [17NO], [18NO]
H.R. 358--
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.
  By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
    Rangel, Mr. Stark, Mr. Clay, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Eshoo, 
    Mr. Berry, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Ms. 
    Baldwin, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin,

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    Mr. Bentsen, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Blagojevich, 
    Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Borski, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Brady of 
    Pennsylvania, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of California, Mrs. 
    Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
    Clement, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Costello, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
    Cummings, Mr. Davis of Florida, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. 
    DeLauro, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Engel, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
    Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
    Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
    Green of Texas, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Jackson of 
    Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
    Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
    Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Klink, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
    Lampson, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. 
    Lowey, Mr. Luther, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Maloney of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Markey, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of 
    New York, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
    McKinney, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Menendez, Ms. 
    Millender-McDonald, Mr. George Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of 
    Hawaii, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Moore, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. 
    Napolitano, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
    Owens, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Phelps, 
    Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Romero-
    Barcelo, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
    Sandlin, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
    Shows, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Spratt, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
    Strickland, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Thompson of 
    California, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Towns, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. 
    Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
    Visclosky, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Wise, Ms. 
    Woolsey, Mr. Wu, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Christian-Christensen, Mr. Baldacci, 
    Mr. Gordon, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Hall of Ohio, 
    Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Scott, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
    Mr. Obey, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Baird, Mrs. 
    Jones of Ohio, and Mr. Boswell), [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [10FE], [23FE], [10MR], [14AP], [22AP], 
    [25MY], [8JN], [9JN], [29JN]
H.R. 359--
A bill to clarify the intent of Congress in Public Law 93-632 to require 
    the Secretary of Agriculture to continue to provide for the 
    maintenance and operation of 18 concrete dams and weirs that were 
    located in the Emigrant Wilderness at the time the wilderness area 
    was designated in that Public Law; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. DOOLITTLE, [19JA]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-425), [1NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [8NO]
H.R. 360--
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.
  By Mr. EWING (for himself, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Lantos, 
    Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Jenkins, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
    Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Cook, Mr. Delahunt, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Allen, 
    Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Filner, and 
    Mr. Condit), [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [15AP], [28AP], [11MY], [24MY], [8JN], 
    [15JN], [29JY], [22SE]
H.R. 361--
A bill to provide for administrative procedures to extend Federal 
    recognition to certain Indian groups, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA (for himself and Mr. McIntyre), [19JA]
H.R. 362--
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 to the dependents of such 
    veterans; to the Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. FILNER, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [11MR], [16MR], [15AP], [21AP], [15JN], [5AU]
H.R. 363--
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 Armed 
    Services.
  By Mr. FILNER, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [2MR], [4MR], [11MR], [16MR], [15AP], [6MY], 
    [10MY], [11MY], [20MY], [25MY], [8JN], [15JN], [17JN], [22JN], 
    [19JY], [5AU], [17SE], [30SE]
H.R. 364--
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.
  By Mr. FILNER, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [2MR], [11MR], [16MR], [15AP], [5AU]
H.R. 365--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to reauthorize the pilot 
    program providing an opportunity for veterans to buy down the 
    interest rate on VA loans, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. FILNER, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [2MR], [11MR], [16MR], [15AP], [5AU]
H.R. 366--
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.
  By Mr. FILNER, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [2MR], [11MR], [16MR], [15AP], [5AU]
H.R. 367--
A bill to regulate the use by interactive computer services of Social 
    Security account numbers and related personally identifiable 
    information; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, [19JA]
H.R. 368--
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, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE]
H.R. 369--
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.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11MY]
H.R. 370--
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.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [16MR]
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.
  By Mr. VENTO, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [9FE], [24FE], [2MR], [3MR], [16MR], [23MR], 
    [24MR], [25MR], [13AP], [21AP], [5MY], [11MY], [9JN], [14JN], 
    [22JN], [1JY], [14JY], [20JY], [5AU], [8SE], [30SE], [4OC], [18OC], 
    [21OC]
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.
  By Mr. VENTO, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [9FE], [24FE], [2MR], [3MR], [17MR], [13AP], 
    [5MY], [11MY], [13MY], [19MY], [14JN], [17JN], [22JN], [14JY], 
    [22JY], [2AU], [5AU], [6OC], [9NO], [18NO]
H.R. 373--
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 of Kansas), 
    [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [8FE], [11FE], [25FE]
H.R. 374--
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 crimes or other 
    misconduct at medical facilities under the jurisdiction of that 
    Secretary and to enable such agencies to investigate such 
    allegations; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9FE], [6MY]
H.R. 375--
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
    and Liablity Act of 1980 to restrict the liability under that Act of 
    local educational agencies; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, [19JA]
H.R. 376--
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
    and Liability Act of 1980 to provide that the United States Army 
    Corps of Engineers perform contract oversight of Fund financed 
    remedial actions under that Act; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, [19JA]
H.R. 377--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to procure certain 
    airborne firefighting equipment for the Air Force Reserve and Air 
    National Guard; to the Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY, [19JA]
H.R. 378--
A bill to authorize States to regulate certain solid waste; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. GILLMOR, [19JA]
H.R. 379--
A bill to permit States to prohibit the disposal of solid waste imported 
    from other nations; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. GILLMOR, [19JA]
H.R. 380--
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. Norwood, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
    Boehlert, Mr. Holden, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
    Tierney, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Burr of North 
    Carolina, Mr. Shays, Mr. Ney, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Peterson of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Allen, Mr. Price of North 
    Carolina, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Metcalf, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
    McNulty, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Bass, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
    Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Gibbons, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Mica, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mr. Klink, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
    Goode, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Crowley), [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [9FE], [11FE], [25FE], [4MR], [11MR], [16MR], 
    [25MR], [13AP], [15AP], [27AP], [5MY], [18MY], [10JN], [30JN], 
    [21JY], [18NO]
H.R. 381--
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. Boehlert, Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut, and Mr. Shays), [19JA]

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  Cosponsors added, [4MR]
H.R. 382--
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 (for himself, Mr. Vento, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Stark, 
    and Mr. Ortiz), [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [23FE], [2MR], [13AP], [20AP], [4MY], [13MY], 
    [25MY], [8JN], [15JN], [16JN], [30JY], [3AU], [5AU], [8SE], [21SE], 
    [24SE], [28SE], [19OC], [28OC], [9NO], [10NO], [16NO], [17NO]
H.R. 383--
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, and coverage for secondary 
    consultations; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mrs. KELLY, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [23MR], [25MR], [12AP], [13AP], [14AP], [15AP], 
    [20AP], [26AP], [27AP], [29AP], [4MY], [6MY], [18MY], [26MY], [8JN], 
    [9JN], [15JN], [29JN], [1JY], [14JY], [5AU], [15SE], [26OC], [28OC]
H.R. 384--
A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the 
    Congress honoring Wilma G. Rudolph in recognition of her enduring 
    contributions to humanity and women's athletics in the United States 
    and the world; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Ms. KILPATRICK (for herself, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Blagojevich, Ms. Brown 
    of Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Carson, Mr. Ford, Mr. Green of 
    Texas, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. 
    Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. Sandlin), [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [12FE], [24FE], [12AP]
H.R. 385--
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.
  By Ms. KILPATRICK (for herself, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
    Faleomavaega, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Hooley of 
    Oregon, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McIntyre, Ms. Millender-
    McDonald, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Paul, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sandlin, 
    Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Stupak), [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [12FE], [11MY], [22SE]
H.R. 386--
A bill to repeal the law establishing the independent counsel; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. KING of New York, [19JA]
H.R. 387--
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.
  By Mr. LOBIONDO, [19JA]
H.R. 388--
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.
  By Mr. LOBIONDO, [19JA]
H.R. 389--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit 
    against tax for employers who provide child care assistance for 
    dependents of their employees, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Lewis 
    of Georgia, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Rush, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
    Texas, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Lofgren, and Ms. Schakowsky), [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [1MR], [16MR], [13AP], [19OC]
H.R. 390--
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), [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [9MR], [18MR], [12AP], [4MY], [18MY]
H.R. 391--
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, to establish a task force to examine 
    the feasibility of streamlining paperwork requirements applicable to 
    small businesses, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Government Reform; Small Business.
  By Mr. MCINTOSH, [19JA]
  Reported from the Committee on Government Reform (H. Rept. 106-8, part 
    1), [5FE]
  Referral to the Committee on Small Business extended, [5FE]
  Committee on Small Business discharged, [5FE]
  Passed House amended, [11FE]
H.R. 392--
A bill to amend the Small Business Act to increase the authorization of 
    appropriations for the women's business center program; to the 
    Committee on Small Business.
  By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Norton, 
    Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Filner, Mr. Sanders, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Hinojosa, Mrs. Napolitano, 
    Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. Schakowsky, 
    Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Christian-Christensen, and Ms. Lee), [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [11FE], [4MR], [25MR]
H.R. 393--
A bill to amend the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 
    to provide for the remediation of the Atlas uranium milling site 
    near Moab, Utah; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Filner, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Mr. McInnis, and Mr. Gutierrez), [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [2MR], [3MR], [27AP], [10JN], [1JY], [3AU], 
    [5AU]
  Cosponsors removed, [3FE]
H.R. 394--
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.
  By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
    Gutierrez, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia), 
    [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [23FE], [2MR], [12AP]
H.R. 395--
A bill to provide for the reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
    Gutierrez, Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. DeFazio), [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [23FE], [2MR], [12AP]
H.R. 396--
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. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Lewis of 
    California, Ms. Lee, Mr. Condit, Mr. Berman, Mr. Farr of California, 
    Ms. Carson, Mr. Frost, Mr. Portman, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hall 
    of Ohio, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
    Traficant, Mr. Sherman, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    Tierney, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Markey, Ms. 
    Waters, Mr. Clay, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Turner, 
    Ms. Norton, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
    Sisisky, Mr. Luther, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Kasich, 
    Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Ford, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Dixon, 
    Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
    Lantos, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Doyle, 
    Mr. McNulty, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
    Ms. Woolsey, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
    Cummings, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Spratt, Ms. 
    Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Kildee, 
    Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
    Brown of California, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Rush, Mr. Spence, Mr. Towns, 
    Mr. Owens, Ms. Christian-Christensen, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Weldon 
    of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
    Scott, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
    Snyder, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Edwards, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
    Matsui, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Boyd, Mr. 
    Blagojevich, Mr. Rogan, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Watt of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. 
    Rangel), [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9FE], [23FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-23), [23FE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [23FE]
  Passed Senate, [23MR]
  Presented to the President (March 25, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-13] (signed April 5, 1999)
H.R. 397--
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.
  By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
    Gutierrez, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia), [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [23FE], [2MR], [12AP]
H.R. 398--
A bill to make appropriations for fiscal year 2000 for a plant genetic 
    conservation program; to the Committee on Appropriations.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [16MR], [27AP]
H.R. 399--
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 Committee on House Administration.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [27AP]
H.R. 400--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit 
    candidates for election for Federal office from accepting unsecured 
    loans from depository institutions regulated under Federal law, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [19JA]
H.R. 401--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    treatment of severe spinal cord injury equivalent to the treatment 
    of blindness in determining whether earnings derived from services 
    demonstrate an ability to engage in substantial gainful activity; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [19JA]
H.R. 402--
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.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii (for herself and Mr. Abercrombie), [19JA]
H.R. 403--
A bill 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; to the 
    Committees on Resources; Commerce.
  By Mr. NETHERCUTT, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [11FE], [23FE], [3MR], [17MR], [14AP], 
    [21OC], [4NO]
H.R. 404--
A bill to amend title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 to impose 
    on employers responsibility for conduct of their employees under 
    certain circumstances; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Ms. NORTON (for herself and Ms. Kilpatrick), [19JA]
H.R. 405--
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.
  By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Boehlert, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
    Condit, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Sanders,

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    Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Price of 
    North Carolina, and Mr. Meehan), [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [11FE], [2MR], [4MR], [11MR], [18MR], [12AP], 
    [26AP], [4MY], [6MY], [13MY], [19MY], [25MY], [8JN], [14JN], [16JN], 
    [24JN], [29JN], [1JY], [12JY], [14JY], [14JY], [20JY], [26JY], 
    [29JY], [30JY], [3AU], [4AU], [8SE], [15SE], [22SE], [29SE], [1OC], 
    [6OC], [14OC], [21OC], [26OC], [4NO]
H.R. 406--
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.
  By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Dunn of 
    Washington, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. Minge), [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [11FE], [2MR], [11MR], [12AP], [26AP], 
    [13MY], [19MY], [24JN], [1JY], [8SE], [22SE], [29SE], [1OC], [21OC]
H.R. 407--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for reciprocity 
    in regard to the manner in which nonresidents of a State may carry 
    certain concealed firearms in that State; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. PAUL, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [16MR], [24MR], [12AP], [13AP], [14AP], 
    [15AP], [18MY], [30JN], [12JY], [19OC], [18NO]
H.R. 408--
A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to expand the number of 
    acres authorized for inclusion in the conservation reserve; to the 
    Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [24FE], [25FE], [10MR], [15AP], [16JN], 
    [28OC], [3NO], [5NO]
H.R. 409--
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.
  By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
    Condit, Mr. Sessions, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. Kucinich), [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [24FE]
  Passed House amended, [24FE]
H.R. 410--
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.
  By Mr. RAHALL (for himself, Mr. George Miller of California, and Mr. 
    DeFazio), [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [20AP], [19MY], [3AU]
H.R. 411--
A bill to correct the tariff classification of 13'' televisions; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. RAMSTAD, [19JA]
H.R. 412--
A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Aderholt, 
    Mr. Dingell, Mr. Berry, and Mr. Klink), [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [9FE], [23FE], [2MR], [18MR], [11MY]
H.R. 413--
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 (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
    Olver, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
    Metcalf, and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts), [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [11MR], [23MR], [20AP], [3MY], [6MY], 
    [19MY], [8JN], [23JN], [30JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-184, part 1), [14JN]
  Referred to the Committee on Small Business, [14JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-184, part 2), [2JY]
H.R. 414--
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.
  By Mr. RUSH (for himself and Mr. Hyde), [19JA]
H.R. 415--
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.
  By Ms. SANCHEZ (for herself, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Sherman, Mr. George 
    Miller of California, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Waxman, Ms. 
    Norton, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Farr of California, Ms. Millender-
    McDonald, Mr. Ford, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Green 
    of Texas, and Mr. Ackerman), [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [8FE], [9FE], [10FE], [23FE], [25FE], [2MR], 
    [4MR], [10MR], [12AP], [21AP], [4MY], [24MY], [9JN], [14JY], [21JY], 
    [30JY], [4AU], [14SE]
H.R. 416--
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; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself, Mr. Mica, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Morella, 
    Ms. Norton, Mr. Ford, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Leach, and Mr. Murtha), [19JA]
  Reported from the Committee on Government Reform (H. Rept. 106-29, 
    part 1), [23FE]
  Referral to the Committee on Ways and Means extended, [23FE]
  Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means (H. Rept. 106-29, part 
    2), [5MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [23MR]
H.R. 417--
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 Committees on House Administration; Education 
    and the Workforce; Government Reform; the Judiciary; Ways and Means; 
    Rules.
  By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Levin, Mrs. 
    Roukema, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mrs. Maloney of New 
    York, Mr. Leach, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Bonior, 
    Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Gephardt, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Allen, Mr. Castle, 
    Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Bilbray, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
    George Miller of California, Mr. Gilchrest, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Sanford, 
    Mrs. Capps, Mr. Porter, Mr. Dooley of California, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
    Cardin, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Horn, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
    Gillmor, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Kind of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Mascara, 
    Mr. Sherman, Mr. Stark, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
    Moran of Virginia, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Luther, Mr. Maloney 
    of Connecticut, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Clement, Mr. Lantos, 
    Mr. Pallone, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Vento, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
    McGovern, Mr. Markey, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. 
    Ackerman, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Holt, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
    Kleczka, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Moore, Mr. Borski, Ms. Baldwin, 
    Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Ms. Carson, Ms. McCarthy of 
    Missouri, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
    Mr. Snyder, Mr. Baird, Mr. Gonzalez, and Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut), [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [4FE], [9FE], [11FE], [23FE], [2MR], [3MR], 
    [16MR], [18MR], [12AP], [13AP], [14AP], [15AP], [21AP], [27AP], 
    [12MY], [13MY], [18MY], [8JN], [8JN], [9JN], [27JY]
  Reported adversely from the Committee on House Administration amended 
    (H. Rept. 106-297, part 1), [5AU]
  Referral to the Committees on Education and the Workforce; Government 
    Reform; the Judiciary; Ways and Means; Rules extended, [5AU]
  Committees on Education and the Workforce; the Judiciary; Ways and 
    Means; Rules discharged, [5AU]
  Passed House amended, [14SE]
H.R. 418--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require 
    universal product numbers on claims forms submitted for 
    reimbursement for durable medical equipment and other items under 
    the Medicare Program; to the Committees on Commerce;
  By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself and Mr. Houghton), [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [20JY], [22JY], [9SE]
H.R. 419--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax 
    credit to all families with young children, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan, [19JA]
H.R. 420--
A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
    1985 to require that the size of the public debt be reduced during 
    each fiscal year by the amount of the net surplus in the Social 
    Security trust funds at the end of that fiscal year; to the 
    Committees on the Budget; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [18OC], [26OC]
H.R. 421--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to reduce 
    the amount of coinsurance payable in conjunction with outpatient 
    department services furnished under the Medicare Program, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. STARK, [19JA]
H.R. 422--
A bill to increase the authorizations of appropriations for certain 
    programs that combat violence against women; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. SWEENEY, [19JA]
H.R. 423--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a 5-year net 
    operating loss carryback for losses attributable to operating 
    mineral interests of oil and gas producers; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
    McInnis, and Mr. Smith of Texas), [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [4FE], [11FE], [23FE], [24FE], [2MR], [22MR], 
    [23MR], [24MR], [25MR], [12AP], [20AP], [5MY], [16JN], [22JN], 
    [23JN], [12JY]
H.R. 424--
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 Administration; 
    Government Reform.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [2MR], [15MR], [25MR], [20AP], [5MY], [25MY], 
    [12JY], [28SE]
H.R. 425--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to 
    make grants to States to supplement State assistance for the 
    preservation ofaffordable housing for low-income families; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. VENTO, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [17MR], [25MR], [15AP], [22AP], [29AP], 
    [4MY], [13MY], [20MY], [8JN], [29JN], [16JY], [30JY], [21SE]
H.R. 426--
A bill for the relief of Mounir Adel Hajjar; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Ms. PELOSI, [19JA]
H.R. 427--
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, [19JA]
H.R. 428--
A bill for the relief of certain Persian Gulf evacuees; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. RAHALL, [19JA]

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H.R. 429--
A bill for the relief of Alexandre Malofienko, Olga Matsko, and their 
    son, Vladimir Malofienko; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ROTHMAN, [19JA]
H.R. 430--
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.
  By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Burton 
    of Indiana, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
    Boucher, Mr. Goode, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
    Fossella, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
    Pickering, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Cook, 
    Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Holden, 
    Mr. Rahall, Mr. Riley, Mr. Filner, Mr. Shays, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
    Sessions, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Stupak, Ms. 
    Danner, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
    Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
    Thompson of Mississippi, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Hall of 
    Ohio, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mrs. Myrick, 
    Mr. Dixon, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. McNulty, 
    Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Granger, Mr. John, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Stenholm, Ms. 
    Carson, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
    Smith of Washington, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Tancredo, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
    Chambliss, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Deutsch, 
    Mr. Kennedy, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Peterson of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
    Gutknecht, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Walden, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Bryant, 
    Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Smith of 
    New Jersey, Mr. Gillmor, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
    Traficant, Mr. Horn, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Towns, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
    Allen, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Upton, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. 
    McCollum), [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [9FE], [11FE], [24FE], [1MR], [3MR], [9MR], 
    [11MR], [16MR], [18MR], [23MR], [12AP], [20AP], [26AP], [4MY], 
    [18MY], [24MY], [15JN], [12JY]
H.R. 431--
A bill to require any amounts appropriated for Members' Representational 
    Allowances for the House of Representatives for a fiscal year that 
    remain after all payments are made from such Allowances for the year 
    to be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction or to 
    reduce the Federal debt; to the Committee on House Administration.
  By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Kildee, Ms. 
    Rivers, Mr. Smith of Michigan, and Mr. Upton), [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY]
H.R. 432--
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. Gejdenson, and Mr. Lantos), [2FE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [2FE]
  Passed Senate, [5MY]
  Presented to the President (May 12, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-29] (signed May 21, 1999)
H.R. 433--
A bill to restore the management and personnel authority of the Mayor of 
    the District of Columbia; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Ms. Norton, and Mrs. Morella), 
    [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [8FE], [9FE]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [9FE]
  Passed Senate, [23FE]
  Presented to the President (February 23, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-1] (signed March 5, 1999)
H.R. 434--
A bill to authorize a new trade and investment policy for sub-Sahara 
    Africa; to the Committees on International Relations; Ways and 
    Means; Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
    Dreier, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Payne, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
    Levin, Mr. Baker, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
    Bilbray, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Brady of Texas, Ms. Brown 
    of Florida, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Christian-Christensen, 
    Mr. Dicks, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Foley, 
    Mr. Ford, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Johnson 
    of Connecticut, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Knollenberg, 
    Mr. Kolbe, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Matsui, Ms. McCarthy of 
    Missouri, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
    Meeks of New York, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Moran of 
    Virginia, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Owens, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
    Portman, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
    Shows, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Strickland, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
    Towns, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Wynn), [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [9FE], [24FE], [11MR], [6MY], [26MY]
  Reported amended from the Committee on Internationl Relations (H. 
    Rept. 106-19, part 1), [16FE]
  Referral to the Committees on Ways and Means; Banking and Financial 
    Services extended, [16FE], [26FE], [30AP], [21MY], [11JN], [15JN], 
    [16JN]
  Cosponsors removed, [25FE]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Ways and Means (H. Rept. 
    106-19, part 2), [17JN]
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services discharged, [17JN]
  Passed House amended, [16JY]
  Passed Senate amended, [3NO]
  Senate insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference, [3NO]
H.R. 435--
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, and Mr. Levin), 
    [2FE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [9FE]
  Passed Senate amended, [27MY]
  House agreed to Senate amendment under suspension of the rules, [7JN]
  Presented to the President (June 14, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-36] (signed June 25, 1999)
H.R. 436--
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; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Ms. 
    Biggert, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Davis of Florida), [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE]
  Reported from the Committee on Government Reform (H. Rept. 106-9, part 
    1), [5FE]
  Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary extended, [5FE]
  Committee on the Judiciary discharged, [5FE]
  Passed House amended, [24FE]
H.R. 437--
A bill to provide for a Chief Financial Officer in the Executive Office 
    of the President; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Ms. Biggert, Mr. 
    Mica, Mr. Shays, Mr. Sessions, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
    Taylor of North Carolina), [2FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-7, part 1), [5FE]
  Referred to the Committee on the Budget, [5FE]
  Committee on the Budget discharged, [5FE]
  Passed House, [11FE]
H.R. 438--
A bill to promote and enhance public safety through use of 911 as the 
    universal emergency assistance number, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself and Mr. Tauzin), [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [8FE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-25), [23FE]
  Passed House amended, [24FE]
H.R. 439--
A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, popularly 
    known as the Paperwork Reduction Act, to minimize the burden of 
    Federal paperwork demands upon small businesses, educational and 
    nonprofit institutions, Federal contractors, State and local 
    governments, and other persons through the sponsorship and use of 
    alternative information technologies; to the Committees on 
    Government Reform; Small Business.
  By Mr. TALENT (for himself, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Pascrell, 
    Mr. Sweeney, and Ms. Schakowsky), [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE]
  Reported from the Committee on Small Business (H. Rept. 106-11, part 
    1), [8FE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [9FE]
H.R. 440--
A bill to make technical corrections to the Microloan Program; to the 
    Committee on Small Business.
  By Mr. TALENT (for himself, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Pascrell, and Ms. 
    Schakowsky), [2FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-12), [8FE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [9FE]
  Passed Senate amended, [25MR]
  House agreed to Senate amendment under suspension of the rules, [12AP]
  Presented to the President (April 15, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-22] (signed April 27, 1999)
H.R. 441--
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.
  By Mr. RUSH (for himself and Mr. Hyde), [2FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-135), [12MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [24MY]
  Passed Senate amended, [22OC]
  House agreed to Senate amendment under suspension of the rules, [2NO]
  Presented to the President (November 3, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-95] (signed November 12, 1999)
H.R. 442--
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), [2FE]
H.R. 443--
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.
  By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. Shays, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Smith of 
    New Jersey, Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Sherman, 
    Mr. Wexler, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Payne, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Farr of 
    California, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Traficant, Mrs. 
    Tauscher, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Lee, Mr. Filner, 
    Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Berman, 
    Mr. Pascrell, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Gilman, Ms. 
    Woolsey, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Clayburn, Mr. 
    Borski, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Mr. Lantos), 
    [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [9FE], [11FE], [23FE], [2MR], [3MR], [9MR], 
    [24MR], [12AP], [13AP], [27AP], [6MY], [11MY], [13MY], [20MY], 
    [8JN], [14JY], [13SE], [21SE], [30SE], [19OC], [2NO], [3NO], [9NO], 
    [16NO], [18NO]
H.R. 444--
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.
  By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Obey, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. Peterson 
    of Minnesota), [2FE]

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  Cosponsors added, [23FE], [14MY], [9JN], [10NO], [18NO]
H.R. 445--
A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Tranfer Act to safeguard consumers 
    in connection with the utilization of certain debit cards; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin (for himself and Mr. Vento), [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25MY]
H.R. 446--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate tax 
    subsidies for ethanol fuel; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BENTSEN, [2FE]
H.R. 447--
A bill to establish the Lands Title Report Commission to facilitate 
    certain home loan mortgages; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. BEREUTER, [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE]
H.R. 448--
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.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Upton, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
    Goodling, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
    Mr. Goss, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Armey, and Mr. 
    Oxley), [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [15MR], [14JY]
H.R. 449--
A bill to authorize the Gateway Visitor Center at Independence National 
    Historical Park, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. BORSKI (for himself, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Brady 
    of Pennsylvania), [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-66), [17MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [12AP]
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (November 30, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-131] (signed December 7, 1999)
H.R. 450--
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.
  By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mr. Gutknecht, and Mr. Pomeroy), [2FE]
H.R. 451--
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 2000 (except Social Security, Federal retirement, and 
    interest on the debt) equal to 5 percent of the OMB baseline; to the 
    Committee on the Budget.
  By Mr. CAMPBELL, [2FE]
H.R. 452--
A bill to provide off-budget treatment for the receipts and 
    disbursements of the land and water conservation fund, and to 
    provide that the amount appropriated from the fund for a fiscal year 
    for Federal purposes may not exceed the amount appropriated for that 
    fiscal year for financial assistance to the States for State 
    purposes; to the Committees on the Budget; Resources.
  By Mr. CAMPBELL, [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9FE], [11FE], [23FE], [26AP]
H.R. 453--
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.
  By Mr. CANADY of Florida (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
    Texas, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Campbell, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
    Holden, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Shays, 
    Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. 
    Rivers, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
    Blumenauer, Mr. Sherman, and Ms. Woolsey), [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [15JN], [1JY], [4AU], [9NO], [17NO]
H.R. 454--
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, Mr. Goss, and Mr. 
    Young of Florida), [2FE]
H.R. 455--
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 (for herself, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Sanders, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Stark, 
    Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Reyes, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
    Brown of California, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Bonior, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
    Towns, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Lantos, Ms. 
    Eshoo, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Filner, and 
    Ms. DeGette), [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [11FE], [9MR], [28AP], [4MY]
H.R. 456--
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 United States helicopters over Iraq; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. COLLINS, [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [20AP], [13MY], [18MY], [16JN], [23JN], [12JY], 
    [20JY]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 106-270), [29JY]
H.R. 457--
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.
  By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Ms. Norton, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Bentsen, 
    Mrs. Morella, Mr. Ford, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Frost, and 
    Mrs. Jones of Ohio), [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [2MR], [4MY], [12MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-174), [8JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [26JY]
  Passed Senate, [8SE]
  Presented to the President (September 14, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-56] (signed September 24, 1999)
H.R. 458--
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. McDermott, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
    Hastings of Washington, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Smith of 
    Washington, Mr. Inslee, and Mr. Baird), [2FE]
H.R. 459--
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 (for himself and Mr. Pallone), [2FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-119), [28AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [4MY]
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (November 30, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-121] (signed December 6, 1999)
H.R. 460--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that the 
    mandatory separation age for Federal firefighters be made the same 
    as the age that applies with respect to Federal law enforcement 
    officers; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY, [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24SE], [1OC], [5OC], [6OC], [7OC], [18OC], [19OC], 
    [25OC], [1NO], [2NO], [8NO], [9NO], [11NO]
H.R. 461--
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.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Royce, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
    Stump, Mr. Horn, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
    Hayworth, Mr. Ney, Mr. Traficant, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Ehrlich, and 
    Mr. Nethercutt), [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR], [24MR], [12AP], [19MY], [14JY]
H.R. 462--
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, Mr. Mica, and Mr. Romero-
    Barcelo), [2FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-302), [8SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [18OC]
H.R. 463--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to protect the 
    equal participation of eligible voters in campaigns for election for 
    Federal office; to the Committee on House Administration.
  By Mr. GILLMOR (for himself, Mr. Tanner, and Mrs. Kelly), [2FE]
H.R. 464--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax 
    incentives for education; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. GRANGER (for herself, Mr. Weller, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Bereuter, 
    Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. King of New 
    York, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Frost, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Brady of 
    Texas, Mr. Young of Alaska, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mrs. Morella, 
    Mr. Sisisky, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Watkins, Mr. 
    LaTourette, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
    Schaffer, Mr. Shows, Mr. Armey, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
    Combest, Mr. Buyer, and Mr. Scarborough), [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [16MR], [17MR], [25MR], [15AP], [20AP], [29JN], 
    [5AU], [28OC]
H.R. 465--
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, [2FE]
H.R. 466--
A bill to make improvements in the Black Lung Benefits Act; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. HOLDEN (for himself, Mr. Wise, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. 
    Murtha, and Mr. Boucher), [2FE]
H.R. 467--
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 of Texas, [2FE]
H.R. 468--
A bill to establish the Saint Helena Island National Scenic Area; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. KILDEE (for himself and Mr. Stupak), [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-255), [26JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [21SE]
H.R. 469--
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 (for himself, Mr. Shows, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
    Gilman, and Mr. Barcia of Michigan), [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [1MR], [15AP]
  Cosponsors removed, [15AP]
H.R. 470--
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. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Frost, Mr. Filner, and 
    Mrs. Capps), [2FE]

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  Cosponsors added, [22JY]
H.R. 471--
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, [2FE]
H.R. 472--
A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to require the use of 
    postcensus local review as part of each decennial census; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
    Davis of Virginia, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Mica, Mr. Petri, 
    and Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin), [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9FE], [11FE], [9MR], [16MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-71), [19MR]
  Passed House amended, [14AP]
H.R. 473--
A bill to ensure that crop losses resulting from plant viruses and other 
    plant diseases are covered by crop insurance and the noninsured crop 
    assistance program and that agricultural producers who suffer such 
    losses are eligible for emergency loans; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [2FE]
H.R. 474--
A bill to provide authorities to, and impose requirements on, the 
    Secretary of Defense in order to facilitate State enforcement of 
    State tax, employment, and licensing laws against Federal 
    construction contractors; to the Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [2FE]
H.R. 475--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to extend eligibility to 
    use the military health care system and commissary stores to an 
    unremarried former spouse of a member of the uniformed services if 
    the member performed at least 20 years of service which is 
    creditable in determining the member's eligibility for retired pay 
    and the former spouse was married to the member for a period of at 
    least 17 years during those years of service; to the Committee on 
    Armed Services.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [1JY], [9NO], [18NO]
H.R. 476--
A bill to prescribe alternative payment mechanisms for the payment of 
    annual enrollment fees for the TRICARE program of the military 
    health care system; to the Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [2FE]
H.R. 477--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to research 
    on cognitive disorders arising from traumatic brain injury; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [2FE]
H.R. 478--
A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to require the National 
    Labor Relations Board to assert jurisdiction in a labor dispute 
    which occurs on Johnston Atoll, an unincorporated territory of the 
    United States; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [2FE]
H.R. 479--
A bill to amend the Act of March 3, 1931 (known as the Davis-Bacon Act) 
    to require that contract work covered by the Act which requires 
    licensing be performed by a person who is so licensed; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [2FE]
H.R. 480--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the 
    treatment of certain personal care services under the unemployment 
    tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [2FE]
H.R. 481--
A bill to provide for a Federal program of insurance against the risk of 
    catastrophic earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and hurricanes, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committees on Banking and Financial 
    Services; Science.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [2FE]
H.R. 482--
A bill to provide for the regulation of the airspace over National Park 
    System lands in the State of Hawaii by the Federal Aviation 
    Administration and the National Park Service, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Resources; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [2FE]
H.R. 483--
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.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Filner, 
    Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Fattah, and 
    Mr. Cummings), [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [9FE], [9MR], [10MR], [11MR], [18MR], [23MR], 
    [27AP], [12MY], [17MY], [18MY], [19MY], [20MY], [25MY], [26MY], 
    [8JN], [16JN], [22JN], [14SE]
H.R. 484--
A bill to direct the United States Sentencing Commission to provide 
    penalty enhancements for drug offenses committed in the presence of 
    children; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. NETHERCUTT, [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [5AU], [29SE]
H.R. 485--
A bill to amend part B of title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
    to repeal the specific limitation on the eligibility of the 
    University of the District of Columbia for assistance for 
    Historically Black Colleges and Universities; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Ms. NORTON, [2FE]
H.R. 486--
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.
  By Mr. NORWOOD (for himself, Mr. Klink, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
    Oxley, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
    Condit, and Mr. Weygand), [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [23MR], [13AP], [15AP], [4MY], [11MY], [12MY], 
    [19MY], [20MY], [26MY], [8JN], [8JN], [14JN], [22JN], [24JN], 
    [15JY], [16JY], [21JY], [22JY], [27JY], [29JY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-384), [14OC]
H.R. 487--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that 
    reimbursements for costs of using passenger automobiles for 
    charitable and other organizations are excluded from gross income; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. RAMSTAD, [2FE]
H.R. 488--
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.
  By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
    Costello, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Brown of 
    Ohio, Mr. Towns, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
    Sanders, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Farr of 
    California, and Ms. Norton), [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [11MR], [24MR], [25MR], [12AP], [13AP], 
    [21AP], [29AP], [4MY], [12MY], [13MY], [18MY], [24MY], [14JN], 
    [16JN], [29JN], [12JY], [19JY], [20JY], [21JY], [22JY], [26JY], 
    [29JY], [2AU], [3AU], [4AU], [5AU], [8SE], [21SE], [22SE], [27SE], 
    [6OC], [20OC], [27OC]
H.R. 489--
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. Brown of California, Mr. Filner, 
    Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lee, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Matsui, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Sherman, Mr. Stark, Mr. Waxman, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
    Underwood, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, 
    Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Ford, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Rush, Ms. 
    Schakowsky, Ms. Carson, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Markey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Olver, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Vento, Mr. Clay, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
    Sandlin, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Rahall), [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [11FE], [2MR], [14AP], [26MY], [8JN], [9JN], 
    [23JN], [3AU], [8SE]
H.R. 490--
A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to purchase additional 
    petroleum products for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Bonilla, and Mr. Combest), 
    [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24JN]
H.R. 491--
A bill to amend parts C and D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act 
    to improve the operation of the Medicare+Choice and Medigap 
    programs; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
    Waxman, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Levin, Mr. Matsui, 
    Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Moran of 
    Virginia, Mr. Frost, Mr. Markey, and Ms. Schakowsky), [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9FE], [24MR], [21AP], [28AP], [18JN], [21JY], 
    [8SE], [16NO]
H.R. 492--
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.
  By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Hall of 
    Texas, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Holden, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Young of Alaska, 
    Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
    Combest, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. Barcia of Michigan), [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9FE], [11FE], [16MR], [25MR], [12AP], [14AP], 
    [21AP], [4MY], [15SE]
H.R. 493--
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.
  By Mr. STEARNS, [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [1NO], [9NO]
H.R. 494--
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, [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [14SE]
H.R. 495--
A bill to reform Federal land management activities relating to 
    endangered species conservation; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [2FE]
H.R. 496--
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, [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [14SE]
H.R. 497--
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.
  By Mr. THORNBERRY, [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [20AP]
H.R. 498--
A bill to direct the Minerals Management Service to accept royalty-in-
    kind oil from the Gulf of Mexico to fill the Strategic Petroleum 
    Reserve; to the Committees on Resources; Commerce.
  By Mr. THORNBERRY, [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [20AP], [15JY]
H.R. 499--
A bill to amend the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to 
    require an em

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    ployer which is terminating its business to offer its employees an 
    employee stock ownership plan; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [2FE]
H.R. 500--
A bill to increase the rates of military basic pay and to revise the 
    formula for the computation of retired pay for members of the Armed 
    Forces who first entered military service on or after August 1, 
    1986; to the Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. MURTHA, [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9MR], [16MR], [24MR], [14AP], [21AP], [25MY], [8JN]
H.R. 501--
A bill to require the registration of all persons providing intercountry 
    adoption services; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [4AU], [14OC]
H.R. 502--
A bill to impose a 3-month ban on imports of steel and steel products 
    from Japan, Russia, South Korea, and Brazil; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
    Mr. Costello, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Ney, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
    Dickey, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. 
    Stupak, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, and Mr. Norwood), 
    [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [23FE], [2MR], [3MR]
H.R. 503--
A bill to designate the Youngstown-Warren area of Ohio as an empowerment 
    zone under subchapter U of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [2FE]
H.R. 504--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require, in 
    weighing the factors taken into account in the evaluation of 
    applications for the designation of empowerment zones in urban areas 
    under subchapter U of such Code, that the unemployment rate and 
    poverty rate of an applicant together be given half the weight; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24FE]
H.R. 505--
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.
  By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13AP], [13MY], [22JY], [8SE], [13SE], [15SE], 
    [21SE], [22SE], [26OC], [28OC]
H.R. 506--
A bill to ensure that the volume of steel imports does not exceed the 
    average monthly volume of such imports during the 36-month period 
    preceding July 1997; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. VISCLOSKY (for himself, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
    Murtha, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Klink, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Wise, 
    Mr. Vento, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
    Traficant, Mr. Evans, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
    Bishop, Mr. Costello, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
    Strickland, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Owens, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
    Hall of Texas, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Delahunt, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Lee, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
    Gutierrez, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Mascara, 
    Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Carson, 
    Mr. Olver, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Hilliard, 
    Mr. Dingell, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Towns, 
    Ms. McKinney, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Filner, Mr. Kanjorski, 
    Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Holden, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
    Rothman, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. 
    McCarthy of New York, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. McCarthy of 
    Missouri, Ms. Norton, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Metcalf, Mrs. Capps, 
    Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Shows, Ms. Millender-
    McDonald, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Frost, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
    Roemer, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Cramer, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Hill of 
    Indiana, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. 
    Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Callahan, Mrs. 
    Thurman, Mr. Horn, Ms. Waters, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Davis of 
    Illinois, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Berry, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Borski, and Mr. 
    George Miller of California), [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [9FE], [10FE], [11FE], [9MR], [16MR]
H.R. 507--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to transfer certain motor 
    carrier safety functions vested in the Secretary of Transportation 
    from the Federal Highway Administration to the National Highway 
    Traffic Safety Administration; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. WOLF, [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9MR], [14SE]
H.R. 508--
A bill for the relief of Roma Salobrit; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, [2FE]
H.R. 509--
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; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. CUBIN, [2FE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-67), [17MR]
  Passed House amended, [4MY]
H.R. 510--
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; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. CUBIN, [2FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-68), [17MR]
  Passed House, [4MY]
H.R. 511--
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, [2FE]
H.R. 512--
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, [2FE]
H.R. 513--
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, [2FE]
H.R. 514--
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.
  By Mrs. WILSON (for herself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Markey, Mr. Oxley, Ms. 
    Eshoo, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Luther, Mr. 
    Rogan, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Pickering, and Mr. Gillmor), [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-24), [23FE]
  Passed House amended, [25FE]
H.R. 515--
A bill to prevent children from injuring themselves with handguns; to 
    the Committees on the Judiciary; Commerce.
  By Ms. CARSON (for herself, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Brady of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Stark, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
    Luther, Mr. Berman, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Wexler, Mrs. Christian-
    Christensen, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Ford, Ms. 
    Millender-McDonald, Mr. McGovern, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Clay, Ms. 
    DeGette, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Pelosi, 
    Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. George Miller of 
    California, and Mr. Abercrombie), [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [2MR], [14AP], [28AP], [6MY], [11MY], [26MY], [8JN], 
    [22SE]
H.R. 516--
A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury and the Federal banking 
    agencies from implementing ``know your customer'' regulations which 
    overburden financial institutions and invade the privacy of United 
    States citizens; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Upton, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
    Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Latham, Mr. Young 
    of Alaska, Mr. Skeen, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Campbell, and Mr. Hall of 
    Texas), [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9FE], [10FE], [11FE], [9MR], [11MR], [17MR], 
    [23MR], [25MR], [14AP], [21AP], [27AP], [28AP], [29AP], [4MY], 
    [5MY], [6MY], [12MY], [18MY], [15JN], [24JN], [4AU], [21SE]
H.R. 517--
A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to require the Financial 
    Crimes Enforcement Network established by the Secretary of the 
    Treasury to allow an individual to obtain a copy of any record 
    maintained by the Network pertaining to such person and to have 
    corrections made to such records, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Banking and Financial Services; Government Reform.
  By Mr. PAUL, [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12AP], [13MY]
H.R. 518--
A bill to sunset the provisions of subchapters II and III of chapter 53 
    of title 31, United States Code, and chapter 2 of Public Law 91-508; 
    to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. PAUL, [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9FE], [2MR], [20AP], [27AP], [29AP], [4MY], [6MY], 
    [12MY], [18MY], [26MY], [8JN], [15JN], [22JN], [24JN]
H.R. 519--
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to remove the limitation on the 
    amount of outside income which a Social Security beneficiary may 
    earn while receiving benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [14MY]
H.R. 520--
A bill relating to the period of availability of certain emergency 
    relief funds allocated under section 125 of title 23, United States 
    Code, for carrying out a project to repair or reconstruct a portion 
    of a Federal-aid primary route in San Mateo County, California; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Ms. Eshoo, and Ms. Pelosi), 
    [3FE]
H.R. 521--
A bill concerning denial of passports to noncustodial parents subject to 
    State arrest warrents in cases of nonpayment of child support; to 
    the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [20AP], [30SE]
H.R. 522--
A bill to amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to establish a parent-
    child privilege; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [3FE]
H.R. 523--
A bill to encourage States to enter into agreements with other States 
    for the establishment of conforming regulations governing the 
    provision of limousine service between the States; to the Committees 
    on Commerce; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [22MR], [24MR], [5MY]
H.R. 524--
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 any class of covered 
    individuals if the coverage or plans include coverage for diagnostic 
    mammography for such class, and to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the 
    Social Security Act to provide for coverage of annual screening 
    mammography; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [3FE]
H.R. 525--
A bill to provide for the defense of the environment, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Rules; Government Reform.

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  By Mr. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. George Miller of 
    California, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Markey, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Farr of 
    California, Mr. Olver, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Meehan, Ms. 
    Woolsey, Ms. Waters, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
    Nadler, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Filner, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mrs. Christian-Christensen, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Pelosi, 
    Mr. Rush, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Lewis 
    of Georgia, Ms. Norton, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Berman, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
    Cummings, Mr. Dixon, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Evans, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Lofgren, 
    Mr. McGovern, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
    Ford, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Towns, Mr. Stark, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Pallone, Mr. Vento, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. 
    Stabenow, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Crowley, 
    Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Matsui, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Gutierrez, 
    Mr. Moore, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
    Faleomavaega, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
    Martinez, Mr. Clay, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Obey, 
    Mr. Allen, and Mr. Green of Texas), [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10FE], [21AP], [30JN]
H.R. 526--
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.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [3FE]
H.R. 527--
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 and 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 Committees on Education and the Workforce; 
    Government Reform.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [14AP], [15AP], [21AP], [4MY], [22JN]
H.R. 528--
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.
  By Mr. ARCHER, [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [24MR], [25MR], [14AP], [17JN], [18JN], 
    [14JY], [15SE], [1OC]
H.R. 529--
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, [3FE]
H.R. 530--
A bill to provide that the ``Know Your Customer'' regulations proposed 
    by the Federal banking agencies may not take effect unless such 
    regulations are specifically authorized by a subsequent Act of 
    Congress and to require the Federal banking agencies to conduct a 
    comprehensive study on various economic and privacy issues raised by 
    the proposed regulations and submit a report on such study to the 
    Congress, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
    Chambliss, and Mr. Campbell), [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [10FE], [9MR], [22AP], [1JY]
H.R. 531--
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, [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9MR], [10MR], [16MR], [18MR], [23MR], [25MR], 
    [12AP], [14AP], [26AP], [4MY], [6MY], [11MY], [14MY], [18MY], 
    [20MY], [25MY], [27MY], [8JN], [18JN], [22JN], [23JN], [29JN], 
    [12JY], [14JY], [15JY], [21JY], [22JY], [3AU], [4AU], [5AU], [8SE], 
    [21SE], [22SE], [5OC], [13OC], [19OC], [27OC], [28OC], [8NO], 
    [10NO], [16NO], [17NO], [18NO]
H.R. 532--
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.
  By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Green of 
    Texas, Mr. Luther, Mr. Matsui, Mr. McDermott, Mr. George Miller of 
    California, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Smith of Washington, and 
    Mr. Underwood), [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [2MR], [20OC], [28OC], [17NO]
H.R. 533--
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), [3FE]
H.R. 534--
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 arbitration as a 
    means of settling disputes under the contracts; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. BONO, [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9MR], [16MR], [17MR], [24MR], [28AP], [11MY], 
    [17MY], [19MY], [20MY], [24MY], [27MY], [8JN], [16JN], [22JN], 
    [29JN], [12JY], [14JY], [14JY], [20JY], [27JY], [30JY], [5AU], 
    [8SE], [9SE], [13SE], [14SE], [15SE], [21SE], [23SE], [24SE], 
    [27SE], [28SE], [1OC], [5OC], [12OC], [14OC], [19OC], [28OC], [1NO], 
    [4NO], [9NO], [17NO], [18NO]
H.R. 535--
A bill 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.
  By Mr. CASTLE, [3FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-230), [13JY]
H.R. 536--
A bill to amend the Small Business Act to require the establishment of a 
    regional or branch office of the Small Business Administration in 
    each State; to the Committee on Small Business.
  By Mr. CASTLE, [3FE]
H.R. 537--
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.
  By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. Upton, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
    Gilchrest, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Shays, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
    Boehlert, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Foley, 
    Mr. Gilman, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
    Nethercutt, Mr. Luther, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Minge, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Petri, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Smith of 
    Washington, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. 
    Greenwood), [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9FE], [17MR], [12AP], [4MY]
H.R. 538--
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.
  By Mr. CLEMENT (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Peterson 
    of Minnesota, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
    Sandlin, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Filner, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
    Clyburn, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. Gejdenson), [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR], [25MR], [13AP]
H.R. 539--
A bill to establish 9-1-1 as the universal emergency assistance number 
    for wireless telecommunications users, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. DANNER, [3FE]
H.R. 540--
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. 
    Brown of Ohio, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Foley, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
    Canady of Florida, Mr. Deutsch, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
    McCollum, Mr. Boucher, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Pallone, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
    Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Goss, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
    Spratt, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Green of Texas, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
    Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
    Bishop, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Lantos, and Ms. Brown of 
    Florida), [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10FE], [8MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-44), [8MR]
  Considered under suspension of the rules, [9MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [10MR]
  Passed Senate, [15MR]
  Presented to the President (March 17, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-4] (signed March 25, 1999)
H.R. 541--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 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.
  By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Gephardt, Ms. Norton, Mr. Costello, 
    Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Olver, Ms. Kaptur, 
    Mr. Frost, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Stark, Ms. Millender-
    McDonald, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
    McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and 
    Mrs. Tauscher), [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [9FE], [10MR], [16MR], [18MR], [23MR], 
    [25MR], [12AP], [14AP], [26AP], [28AP], [4MY], [11MY], [12MY], 
    [13MY], [18MY], [15JN], [17JN], [22JN], [28SE], [1NO]
H.R. 542--
A bill to reduce the number of Trident ballistic missile submarines 
    subject to a statutory limitation on retirement or dismantlement of 
    strategic nuclear delivery systems and to provide that any funds 
    saved by retiring such submarines should be used for national 
    missile defense programs; to the Committee on Armed Services. Ms. 
    Schakowsky, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Mrs. Tauscher)
  By Mr. FOLEY, [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9MR]
H.R. 543--
A bill to require the installation and use by schools and libraries of a 
    technology for filtering or blocking material on the Internet on 
    computers with Internet access to be eligible to receive or retain 
    universal service assistance; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Pickering, and Mr. 
    Oxley), [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [25FE]
H.R. 544--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the small 
    issuer exemption from pro rata allocation of interest expense of 
    financial institutions to tax-exempt interest; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself and Mr. Lewis of Georgia), [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [16MR], [23MR], [25MR], [13AP], [29AP], [13MY], 
    [25MY], [21JY]
H.R. 545--
A bill to combat fraud in, and to improve the administration of, the 
    disability programs under titles II and XVI of the Social Security 
    Act; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mr. Cardin), [3FE]
H.R. 546--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect the sanctity of 
    religious communications; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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  By Mr. KING of New York, [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9MR], [23MR], [16JN]
H.R. 547--
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.
  By Mr. KING of New York, [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9FE], [17MR]
H.R. 548--
A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to provide for a just 
    apportionment of Representatives in Congress for all States; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Frost, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. 
    Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Brady of 
    Pennsylvania, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
    Conyers, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Filner, 
    Mr. Ford, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. 
    Lee, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Menendez, Ms. 
    Millender-McDonald, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
    Sawyer, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shows, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mrs. 
    Jones of Ohio, Ms. Waters, and Ms. Velazquez), [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [8FE], [11FE], [17MR], [12AP]
H.R. 549--
A bill to provide for the non-preemption of State prescription drug 
    benefit laws in connection with Medicare+Choice plans; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Moakley, 
    Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Olver, Mr. Meehan, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
    Tierney, Mr. Delahunt, and Mr. Capuano), [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE]
H.R. 550--
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 Armed Services.
  By Mr. McKEON (for himself and Mr. Stump), [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [23MR]
H.R. 551--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that military 
    reservists who are retained in active status after qualifying for 
    reserve retired pay shall be given credit toward computation of such 
    retired pay for service performed after so qualifying; to the 
    Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. McNULTY, [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR]
H.R. 552--
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 Armed Services.
  By Mr. McNULTY (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
    Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
    Mr. Borski, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
    Green of Texas, Mr. Shays, Mr. Holden, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
    Rangel, Mr. Underwood, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Towns, Mr. Shows, 
    Mr. Clement, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Foley, Mr. Romero-
    Barcelo, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
    Nethercutt, Mr. Allen, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, and Mr. 
    Kolbe), [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [21AP], [3AU], [13OC]
H.R. 553--
A bill to prohibit discrimination by the States on the basis of 
    nonresidency in the licensing of dental health care professionals, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. McNULTY, [3FE]
H.R. 554--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow roll-over 
    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, [3FE]
H.R. 555--
A bill to require States to equalize funding for education throughout 
    the State; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. FATTAH (for himself, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Brady 
    of Pennsylvania, Ms. Lee, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. Rush), [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9MR], [10MR], [11MR], [18MR], [25MR], [12AP], 
    [28AP], [5MY], [12MY], [20MY], [24JN], [14JY], [8SE]
H.R. 556--
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; Armed Services.
  By Mr. MICA (for himself and Mr. Pickett), [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [13MY]
H.R. 557--
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.
  By Mr. NEY (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Hobson, Mr. 
    LaTourette, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Green of Texas, 
    Mr. Stupak, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Shows, and Mr. Boehlert), [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9FE], [11FE], [9MR], [16MR], [18MR], [21AP], 
    [27AP], [5MY], [12MY], [20MY], [23JN], [29JN], [1JY], [14JY], 
    [21JY], [2AU]
H.R. 558--
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 
    the Judiciary; Government Reform.
  By Mr. REGULA (for himself and Mr. Rohrabacher), [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [27AP], [4MY], [8JN]
H.R. 559--
A bill to provide for the continuation of the United States Advisory 
    Commission on Public Diplomacy; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. ROEMER (for himself and Mr. Houghton), [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [2AU]
H.R. 560--
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, [3FE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-108), [27AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [4MY]
  Passed Senate, [8OC]
  Presented to the President (October 13, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-77] (signed October 22, 1999)
H.R. 561--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the operation 
    in certain metropolitan areas of civil subsonic turbojets that fail 
    to comply with stage 3 noise levels; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. ROTHMAN, [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [25MR], [14AP], [26AP], [20MY], [8JN], 
    [9JN], [29JY], [9SE]
H.R. 562--
A bill to approve and ratify certain transfers of land and natural 
    resources by or on behalf of the Delaware Nation of Indians, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SAXTON, [3FE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-207), [29JN]
H.R. 563--
A bill to encourage Members of Congress and the executive branch to be 
    honest with the public about true on-budget circumstances, to 
    exclude the Social Security trust funds from the annual Federal 
    budget baseline, to prohibit Social Security trust funds surpluses 
    to be used as off-sets for tax cuts or spending increases, and to 
    exclude the Social Security trust funds from official budget 
    surplus/deficit pronouncements; to the Committees on the Budget; 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SMITH of Washington, [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [4OC]
H.R. 564--
A bill to repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. THORNBERRY, [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [16MR], [14AP], [5MY]
H.R. 565--
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, [3FE]
H.R. 566--
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 (for himself, Ms. Danner, Mr. Holden, Mr. Bishop, Ms. 
    Woolsey, Ms. Carson, Mr. Olver, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
    McNulty, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Payne, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
    Rahall, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Filner, Ms. Lee, Mr. Skelton, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Mr. Borski, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Evans, Ms. 
    Brown of Florida, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
    Kucinich, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Frost, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. George 
    Miller of California, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Shows, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
    Lipinski, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, 
    Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
    Allen, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Minge, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
    Davis of Illinois, Mr. Sabo, and Mrs. Capps), [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9FE], [9MR], [16MR], [23MR], [25MR], [13AP], 
    [11MY], [9JN], [16JN], [29JN], [14JY], [3AU], [8SE], [14SE], [4OC], 
    [12OC], [18OC], [21OC], [28OC]
H.R. 567--
A bill to assure that the services of a nonemergency 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.
  By Mr. VISCLOSKY, [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [19MY]
H.R. 568--
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.
  By Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Traficant, Mrs. Thurman, 
    Mr. Rahall, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Turner, Mr. Bonior, 
    Mr. Filner, Mr. Campbell, and Mr. Hilliard), [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9FE], [11FE], [18MR], [29AP], [11MY], [1JY], 
    [16JY], [9SE], [1OC], [3NO], [16NO], [17NO]
H.R. 569--
A bill for the relief of Henry Johnson; to the Committee on Armed 
    Services.
  By Mr. McNULTY, [3FE]
H.R. 570--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the deadline 
    for contributions to education individual retirement accounts for a 
    taxable year to the due date for filing the return for the taxable 
    year; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CHABOT, [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [23MR], [13AP], [27AP], [20MY], [9JN]
H.R. 571--
A bill to prohibit Federal payments to any business, institution, or 
    organization that engages in human cloning or human cloning 
    techniques; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. PAUL, [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [18MR], [4NO]
H.R. 572--
A bill to remove any doubt that split-dollar insurance arrangements are 
    an unwarranted tax avoidance scheme and are prohibited under current 
    law; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. KLECZKA, [4FE]

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H.R. 573--
A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the 
    Congress to Rosa Parks in recognition of her contributions to the 
    Nation; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Ms. CARSON (for herself, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Condit, Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. Shows, Mr. Horn, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
    Pomeroy, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Edwards, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
    Dixon, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. McKinney, Mr. McDermott, Ms. 
    Rivers, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Ford, Mr. Weygand, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Meeks 
    of New York, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
    Mr. Underwood, Ms. Lee, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Waxman, Ms. 
    Norton, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Scott, 
    Mr. Rush, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
    Conyers, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Stark, Mr. Moran of 
    Virginia, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Reyes, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Lampson, Ms. 
    Waters, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Kucinich, 
    Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Green of Texas, 
    Mrs. Christian-Christensen, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
    Brown of Ohio, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Brown of 
    Florida, Mr. Clay, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, 
    Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, Mr. Watt of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Olver, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Stupak, Ms. 
    DeLauro, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Engel, Mr. Vento, Mr. Allen, 
    Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Skelton, Mrs. Mink of 
    Hawaii, and Mr. Snyder), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9FE], [10MR], [17MR], [18MR], [23MR], [24MR], 
    [25MR], [13AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [20AP]
  Laid on the table, [20AP]
H.R. 574--
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; Science.
  By Mr. POMBO (for himself, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. 
    Coburn), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [11MR], [23MR], [24MR], [13AP], [15AP]
H.R. 575--
A bill to provide that certain regulations proposed by the Comptroller 
    of the Currency, the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision, 
    the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the 
    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation relating to ``Know Your 
    Customer'' practices of financial institutions shall not take 
    effect; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. BAKER, [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [17MR]
H.R. 576--
A bill to amend title 4, United States 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, [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10FE], [11FE], [9MR], [11MR], [17MR], [23MR], 
    [25MR], [12AP], [14AP], [22AP], [27AP], [6MY], [13MY], [18MY], [8JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-176), [9JN]
  Placed on the Corrections Calendar, [6OC]
  Passed House, [12OC]
  Laid on the table, [12OC]
H.R. 577--
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.
  By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Ewing, and Mr. Pickering), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR], [23MR], [27AP], [18JN]
H.R. 578--
A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to 
    provide for the conveyance of real property acquired under such Act 
    to schools and nonprofit organizations involved in teaching young 
    people to be farmers; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. CONDIT, [4FE]
H.R. 579--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit 
    against income tax for the purchase and installation of agricultural 
    water conservation systems; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CONDIT, [4FE]
H.R. 580--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply the capital 
    gains tax rates to capital gains earned by designated settlement 
    funds; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE, [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR], [24MR], [25MR], [15AP], [29AP], [14MY], 
    [10JN], [1JY], [22JY], [30JY]
H.R. 581--
A bill to provide for the retention of the name of the geologic 
    formation known as ``Devils Tower'' at the Devils Tower National 
    Monument in the State of Wyoming; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. CUBIN, [4FE]
H.R. 582--
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.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. 
    Morella, and Mr. Hoyer), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [18MR], [25MR], [21AP], [27AP]
H.R. 583--
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.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia, [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [13AP], [27AP], [6MY], [11MY], [13MY], 
    [25MY], [26MY], [9JN], [17JN], [23JN], [1JY], [12JY], [15JY], 
    [19JY], [21JY], [22JY], [26JY], [3AU], [5AU], [9SE], [21SE], [27SE], 
    [29SE], [4OC], [14OC], [1NO], [3NO], [8NO]
H.R. 584--
A bill to authorize and request the President to award the Medal of 
    Honor posthumously to Brevet Brigadier General Strong Vincent for 
    his actions in the defense of Little Round Top at the Battle of 
    Gettysburg, July 2, 1863; to the Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [13MY], [18MY]
H.R. 585--
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, [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [12JY], [13SE]
H.R. 586--
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, [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10FE], [10MR], [17MR], [25MR], [14AP], [26MY]
H.R. 587--
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. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, [4FE]
H.R. 588--
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, [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [14AP], [5MY], [22JN]
H.R. 589--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the special 
    deduction for the living expenses of Members of Congress to $1; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR]
H.R. 590--
A bill to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress; 
    to the Committees on House Administration; Government Reform.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Largent, Ms. Rivers, 
    Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. Goode), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10FE], [10MR], [17MR], [24MR], [27AP], [13MY], 
    [12JY], [13SE]
H.R. 591--
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. Bliley, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, 
    Mr. Kolbe, and Mr. Sweeney), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9MR], [20MY]
H.R. 592--
A bill to redesignate Great Kills Park in the Gateway National 
    Recreation Area as ``World War II Veterans Park at Great Kills''; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. FOSSELLA, [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [27AP], [6MY], [26MY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-188), [16JN]
  Passed House amended, [30JN]
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (November 30, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-132] (signed December 7, 1999)
H.R. 593--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit 
    nonparty multicandidate political committee contributions in 
    elections for Federal office; to the Committee on House 
    Administration.
  By Mr. GILCHREST, [4FE]
H.R. 594--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit 
    candidates for election to the House of Representatives from 
    accepting contributions from individuals who do not reside in the 
    district the candidate seeks to represent; to the Committee on House 
    Administration.
  By Mr. GILCHREST, [4FE]
H.R. 595--
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 (for himself, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
    Mr. Borski, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Evans, Ms. Lee, 
    Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Rush, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
    Shows, and Mr. Towns), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [23FE], [2MR], [13AP], [4MY], [13MY], [25MY], [8JN], 
    [29JN], [14JY], [15JY], [21JY], [3AU], [8SE], [21SE], [24SE], 
    [28SE], [19OC]
H.R. 596--
A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to prevent certain types 
    of mail matter from being sent by a Member of the House of 
    Representatives as part of a mass mailing; to the Committees on 
    House Administration; Government Reform.
  By Mr. LAHOOD, [4FE]
H.R. 597--
A bill to allow postal patrons to contribute to funding for AIDS 
    research and education through the voluntary purchase of certain 
    specially issued United States postage stamps; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform.
  By Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD (for herself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. LaTourette, 
    Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Serrano, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Christian-Christensen, 
    Mr. McDermott, Mr. Ford, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Stark, 
    Mr. Inslee, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Jones of 
    Ohio, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Green of Texas, 
    Mr. Rangel, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Dixon), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [18MR], [25MR], [4MY], [26MY], [24JN]
H.R. 598--
A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to eliminate 
    from its regulations the

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    restrictions on the cross-ownership of broadcasting stations and 
    newspapers; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. OXLEY (for himself, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Hall of Texas), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3NO]
H.R. 599--
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.
  By Mr. FATTAH, [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [11MR], [6MY], [13MY], [25MY], [26MY], 
    [9JN], [16JN], [20JY]
H.R. 600--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable 
    credit for education expenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ROGAN (for himself, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Armey, Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Norwood, and 
    Mr. Forbes), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [27MY], [21OC]
H.R. 601--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to change the effective 
    date for paid-up coverage under the military Survivor Benefit Plan 
    from October 1, 2008, to October 1, 2003; to the Committee on Armed 
    Services.
  By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Burton of 
    Indiana, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    Scarborough, Mr. Tierney, and Mr. Norwood), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [15AP], [13MY], [10JN], [14JY], [15JY], 
    [20JY], [30JY], [3AU], [23SE], [1OC], [18OC]
H.R. 602--
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.
  By Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself and Mr. Mica), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [1OC]
H.R. 603--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the application 
    of the Act popularly known as the ``Death on the High Seas Act'' to 
    aviation incidents; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHERWOOD, [4FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-32), [24FE]
  Passed House, [3MR]
H.R. 604--
A bill to amend the charter of the AMVETS organization; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Evans), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP]
H.R. 605--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve retirement 
    authorities applicable to judges of 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), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [1JY]
H.R. 606--
A bill to amend titles 5, 10, and 38, United States Code, to make 
    improvements in benefits and services for members and veterans of 
    the United States Armed Forces recommended by the Congressional 
    Commission on Servicemembers and Veterans Transition Assistance, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs; Armed 
    Services; Government Reform.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Evans) (both by request), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9FE], [4MR], [3AU]
H.R. 607--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat distributions 
    from publicly traded partnerships as qualifying income of regulated 
    investment companies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
    Foley, and Mr. McKeon), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12AP], [15AP], [17MY], [10JN]
H.R. 608--
A bill to require the Inspector General of the Department of Defense to 
    conduct an audit of purchases of military clothing and related items 
    during fiscal year 1998 by certain military installations of the 
    Armey, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps; to the Committee on Armed 
    Services.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [18MR], [25MR], [5MY], [24MY]
H.R. 609--
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. WALDEN, [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [2MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-36), [2MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [2MR]
  Passed Senate, [3NO]
  Presented to the President (November 5, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-96] (signed November 12, 1999)
H.R. 610--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit the 
    Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive recoupment of 
    Federal government Medicaid claims to tobacco-related State 
    settlements if the State uses the funds only for programs to reduce 
    smoking and for public health purposes; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. WEYGAND, [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [10MR], [24MR], [14AP]
H.R. 611--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow self-employed 
    individuals to deduct the full cost of their health insurance; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WEYGAND (for himself, Mr. Shows, Mr. Paul, Mr. Burton of 
    Indiana, Mr. Underwood, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
    Boucher, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Abercrombie), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [10MR], [14AP], [11MY], [25MY], [15JN], 
    [29JY]
H.R. 612--
A bill to protect the public, especially seniors, against telemarketing 
    fraud, including fraud over the Internet, and to authorize an 
    educational campaign to improve senior citizens' ability to protect 
    themselves against telemarketing fraud; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. WEYGAND (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Norton, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
    LaFalce, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Ford, Mr. Baldacci, Mrs. 
    Thurman, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Green of Texas, 
    and Mr. Smith of Washington), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [10MR], [24MR], [14AP], [28AP], [11MY], 
    [25MY], [1JY], [5AU]
H.R. 613--
A bill to amend title 9, United States Code, to allow employees the 
    right to accept or reject the use of arbitration to resolve an 
    employment controversy; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [8FE]
H.R. 614--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the 
    availability of medical savings accounts; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
    Hall of Texas, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Goss, Mr. Armey, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
    Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
    Portman, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Tancredo, 
    Mr. Stump, Mr. Largent, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
    Kolbe, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
    Mr. English, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. Shadegg), [8FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10FE], [10MR], [18MR], [24MR], [14AP], [20AP], 
    [6MY], [12MY], [8JN], [17JN], [23JN], [24JN], [14JY], [26JY]
H.R. 615--
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, [8FE]
  Cosponsors added, [1JY]
H.R. 616--
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, [8FE]
  Cosponsors added, [1JY]
H.R. 617--
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
    and Liability Act of 1980 to ensure full Federal compliance with 
    that Act; to the Committees on Commerce; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Ms. DEGETTE (for herself, Mr. Norwood, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Shows, 
    Mr. Underwood, Mr. English, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Strickland), [8FE]
  Cosponsors added, [2MR], [22AP], [4NO]
H.R. 618--
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 (for himself, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Cramer), [8FE]
H.R. 619--
A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination 
    on the basis of sex in programs receiving Federal fianancial 
    assistance; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [8FE]
H.R. 620--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a test to 
    determine the costs and benefits of requiring jet-propelled aircraft 
    taking off from Newark International Airport, New Jersey, to conduct 
    ascents over the ocean, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Frelinghuysen, and Mrs. 
    Roukema), [8FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25FE]
H.R. 621--
A bill to provide that certain regulations proposed by the Comptroller 
    of the Currency, the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision, 
    the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the 
    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation relating to practices of 
    financial institutions shall not take effect; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. HILLEARY, [8FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9MR], [10MR], [16MR], [18MR]
H.R. 622--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross 
    income rewards received by reason of providing information leading 
    to the conviction of a crime to the extent that the reward is used 
    to compensate victims of crime; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Towns, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Hayworth, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, and Mr. Waxman), [8FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR]
H.R. 623--
A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to eliminate 
    certain regulation of plumbing supplies; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. KNOLLENBERG (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
    Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Cox 
    of California, Ms. Danner, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
    English, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
    Herger, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. John, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
    Norwood, Mr. Paul, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
    Smith of Michigan, Mr. Souder, Mr. Stump, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. 
    Upton), [8FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [24FE], [25FE], [2MR], [20AP], [5MY], [6MY], 
    [11MY], [16JN], [17JN], [24JN], [27JY], [29JY], [8SE], [13SE], 
    [28SE], [1OC], [19OC], [20OC], [21OC], [28OC], [2NO], [17NO]
H.R. 624--
A bill to amend section 101 of title 11 of the United States Code to 
    modify the definition of single asset real estate and to make 
    technical corrections; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. KNOLLENBERG, [8FE]
H.R. 625--
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

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    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. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Kucinich, 
    Mr. Portman, Mr. Regula, Mr. Sawyer, and Mrs. Jones of Ohio), [8FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9FE], [9MR], [10MR], [16MR], [24MR], [27AP], [5MY], 
    [12MY], [8JN], [23JN], [21JY], [2AU]
H.R. 626--
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. DeFazio, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
    Campbell, Mr. Allen, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Berry, Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. Jones 
    of Ohio, Mr. Stark, Mr. Olver, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
    Luther, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Schakowsky, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen), [8FE]
  Cosponsors added, [14AP], [9SE]
H.R. 627--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the 
    minimum wage and to provide for an increase in such wage based on 
    the cost of living; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. SANDERS, [8FE]
  Cosponsors added, [20OC]
H.R. 628--
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 
    Immigration and Naturalization Service and the United States Customs 
    Service in the performance of border protection functions; to the 
    Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT (for himself, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. 
    Rohrabacher), [8FE]
  Cosponsors added, [16MR], [24JN], [29JN], [26JY], [21SE], [4OC]
H.R. 629--
A bill to amend the Community Development Banking and Financial 
    Institutions Act of 1994 to reauthorize the Community Development 
    Financial Institutions Fund and 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), [8FE]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR], [25MR], [29AP], [13MY], [20MY], [27MY], 
    [8JN], [14JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-183), [14JN]
H.R. 630--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reiterate the 
    denial of the charitable contribution deduction for transfers 
    associated with split-dollar insurance arrangements; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ARCHER (for himself and Mr. Rangel), [9FE]
H.R. 631--
A bill to combat fraud in, and to improve the administration of, the 
    disability programs under titles II and XVI of the Social Security 
    Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mr. Cardin), [9FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE]
H.R. 632--
A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct 
    a study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of Medicare patients 
    of providers of anesthesia services, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. WELDON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
    Stearns, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Smith of 
    Washington, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
    Rothman, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Talent), [9FE]
  Cosponsors added, [15MR], [16MR], [17MR], [13AP], [14AP], [22AP], 
    [29AP], [6MY], [19MY], [14JN], [22JY], [18OC]
H.R. 633--
A bill to provide for investment in broad-based private equities indices 
    of amounts held in trust for payment of benefits from the Federal 
    Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Disability 
    Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, the 
    Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, the Civil Service 
    Retirement and Disability Fund, and the Railroad Retirement Account, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Armed 
    Services; Government Reform; the Budget; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure; and Commerce.
  By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, [9FE]
H.R. 634--
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 presciption drug coverage in the event the 
    Medicare+Choice plan terminates service in the area in which the 
    beneficiary resides; to the Committees on Ways and Means; and 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Gilchrest, and Mr. Cummings), [9FE]
  Cosponsors added, [8SE]
H.R. 635--
A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to permit 
    the use of block grant funds under the Temporary Assistance to Needy 
    Families (TANF) program for classroom construction and hiring of 
    teachers in elementary and secondary public schools; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COLLINS, [9FE]
H.R. 636--
A bill to amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act relating 
    to the placement of children in alternative educational settings 
    under that Act and relating to corrective action against States 
    under part B of that Act; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. COOKSEY, [9FE]
H.R. 637--
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. Baldacci, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, 
    Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Shows, and 
    Mrs. Morella), [9FE]
  Cosponsors added, [8MR], [15MR], [22MR], [12AP], [19AP], [3MY], 
    [10MY], [27MY], [14JN], [22JN], [1JY], [12JY], [14JY], [19JY], 
    [29JY], [30JY], [8SE], [14SE], [24SE], [28SE], [6OC]
H.R. 638--
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, Mr. Pomeroy, and Mr. Paul), 
    [9FE]
H.R. 639--
A bill to implement equal protection under the 14th article of amendment 
    to the Constitution for the right to life of each born and preborn 
    human person from the moment of fertilization; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pitts, 
    Mr. Bachus, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Bartlett of 
    Maryland, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hostettler, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
    Doolittle, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Shows, Mr. Lewis 
    of Kentucky, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Largent, Mr. Pickering, 
    Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Spence, Mr. Packard, Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. Souder, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Ney, 
    Mr. DeLay, Mr. Petri, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. 
    Terry), [9FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [18MR], [29AP], [24JN], [8SE], [9SE]
H.R. 640--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the United States Customs 
    Cybersmuggling Center; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LAMPSON (for himself, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
    Frost, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Peterson of 
    Minnesota, Mr. Gutknecht, and Mr. Bentsen), [9FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [18MR]
H.R. 641--
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. George Miller of California, Mr. 
    Quinn, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Vento, Mr. Leach, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. King of New 
    York, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Boehlert, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Frost, 
    Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Nadler, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Norton, Mrs. 
    Mink of Hawaii, Mr. McHugh, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Filner, Mrs. McCarthy of 
    New York, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Engel, Mr. Towns, 
    Ms. Carson, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
    Sanders, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Green of Texas, and Mr. Brady of 
    Pennsylvania), [9FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [3NO]
H.R. 642--
A bill 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 Malcolm Dymally Post Office Building''; to 
    the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD (for herself, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. 
    Lee, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
    Waxman, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
    Rogan, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Farr of California), [9FE]
  Cosponsors added, [16MR], [19MY], [29JN]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [18NO]
H.R. 643--
A bill 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''; 
    to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD (for herself, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. 
    Lee, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
    Waxman, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
    Rogan, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Farr of California), [9FE]
  Cosponsors added, [16MR], [19MY], [29JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [12OC]
H.R. 644--
A bill to establish requirements for the cancellation of automobile 
    insurance policies; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [9FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [25MR], [27AP]
H.R. 645--
A bill to provide for teacher technology training; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Horn, Mr. Vento, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
    Sanders, Mr. Bachus, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Leach, Ms. Biggert, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
    Davis of Virginia, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
    Berman, Mr. Boehlert, and Mrs. Tauscher), [9FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [11MR]
H.R. 646--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide that motor 
    carriers safety permits for the transportation of hazardous material 
    be subject to annual renewal; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. PASCRELL, [9FE]
H.R. 647--
A bill to prohibit the use of funds appropriated to the Department of 
    Defense from being used for the deployment of United States Armed 
    Forces in Kosovo unless that deployment is specifically authorized 
    by law; to the Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
    Hostettler, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Schaffer, 
    Mr. Duncan, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
    Salmon, Mrs. Cubin, and Mr. Metcalf), [9FE]
  Cosponsors added, [23FE], [25FE], [2MR]
H.R. 648--
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 Armed Services.

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  By Mr. PICKETT (for himself, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Weldon of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Ortiz), [9FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9MR], [28AP], [29AP], [6MY], [13MY], [18MY], [9JN], 
    [15JN], [20JY], [4AU], [21SE], [18NO]
H.R. 649--
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, [9FE]
H.R. 650--
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, [9FE]
H.R. 651--
A bill to prevent Members of Congress from receiving any automatic pay 
    adjustment which might otherwise take effect in 1999; to the 
    Committees on House Administration; Government Reform.
  By Ms. RIVERS, [9FE]
H.R. 652--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the allowance 
    for burial and funural expenses of certain veterans; to the 
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Filner, Mr. Green of 
    Texas, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
    Underwood, and Mr. Ney), [9FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE]
H.R. 653--
A bill to mandate price stability as the primary goal of the monetary 
    policy of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and 
    the Federal Open Market Committee; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. SAXTON, [9FE]
  Cosponsors added, [15JN], [16JN], [29JN]
H.R. 654--
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 
    Administration.
  By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Boehlert, 
    Mr. Salmon, and Mr. Campbell), [9FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [10MR], [18MR], [23MR], [21AP], [5OC]
H.R. 655--
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 
    Committees on Ways and Means; and Commerce.
  By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Towns, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
    Bentsen, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Thompson of 
    Mississippi, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Strickland, and Mr. George Miller of 
    California), [9FE]
  Cosponsors added, [23FE], [3MR], [13AP], [29AP], [20MY], [8JN], 
    [24JN], [16JY], [21JY], [3AU], [8SE], [14SE], [25OC]
H.R. 656--
A bill to guarantee honesty in budgeting; to the Committees on the 
    Budget; and Ways and Means.
  By Mr. STEARNS (for himself and Ms. Rivers), [9FE]
  Cosponsors added, [2MR]
H.R. 657--
A bill to reduce acid deposition under the Clean Air Act, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SWEENEY (for himself, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
    McNulty, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
    LaFalce, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Lowey, and Mrs. Maloney of 
    New York), [9FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12AP], [27AP]
H.R. 658--
A bill to establish the Thomas Cole National Historic Site in the State 
    of New York as an affiliated area of the National Park System; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SWEENEY, [9FE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-138), [13MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [13SE]
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (November 30, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-146] (signed December 9, 1999)
H.R. 659--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the protection of Paoli and 
    Brandywine Battlefields in Pennsylvania, to direct the National Park 
    Service to conduct a special resource study of Paoli and Brandywine 
    Battlefields, to authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the American 
    Revolution at Valley Forge National Historical Park, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Pitts, Mr. English, 
    Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
    Shuster, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. 
    Coyne, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Toomey, Mr. 
    Klink, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Borski, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
    Castle, and Mr. Goodling), [9FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-139), [13MY]
  Passed House amended, [22JN]
  Passed Senate amended, [14OC]
  Rules suspended. House agreed to Senate amendments, [18OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-86] (signed October 31, 1999)
H.R. 660--
A Bill for the private relief of Ruth Hairston by waiver of a filing 
    deadline for appeal from a ruling relating to her applictions for a 
    surrvivor annuity; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD, [9FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-179), [9JN]
  Passed House, [20JY]
H.R. 661--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to prohibit the 
    commercial operation of supersonic transport category aircraft that 
    do not comply with stage 3 noise levels if the European Union adopts 
    certain aircraft noise regulations; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Duncan, 
    and Mr. Horn), [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [1MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-35), [2MR]
  Passed House, [3MR]
H.R. 662--
A bill to prohibit the use of funds to administer or enforce the 
    provisions of Executive Order 13107, relating to the implementation 
    of certain human rights treaties; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia, [10FE]
H.R. 663--
A bill to provide that the provisions of Executive Order 13107, relating 
    to the implementation of certain human rights treaties, shall not 
    have any legal effect; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia, [10FE]
H.R. 664--
A bill to provide for substantial reductions in the price of 
    prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ALLEN (for himself, Mr. Turner, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
    Stark, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Lampson, Ms. 
    Stabenow, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
    Wexler, Mr. Frost, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Thompson of 
    Mississippi, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Ford, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Weygand, 
    Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Borski, Mr. Olver, Mrs. Thurman, 
    Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Delahunt, 
    Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
    Cramer, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
    Meehan, Mr. Filner, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Stupak, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Luther, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
    Meeks of New York, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Obey, Mr. Maloney 
    of Connecticut, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Evans, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Sanchez, 
    Mr. Bentsen, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Shows, and Mr. 
    Boswell), [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [10MR], [11MR], [18MR], [23MR], [25MR], 
    [12AP], [14AP], [6MY], [27MY], [8JN], [9JN], [10JN], [24JN], [14JY], 
    [20JY], [26JY], [27JY], [29JY], [8SE], [13SE], [14SE], [24SE], 
    [28SE], [14OC], [18OC], [20OC], [10NO], [16NO]
  Cosponsors removed, [5AU]
H.R. 665--
A bill to enhance the finanical services industry by providing a 
    prudential framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, 
    and other finanical service providers and ensuring adequate 
    protection for consumers, and for other purposes; to the Committees 
    on Banking and Financial Services; Commerce.
  By Mr. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Vento, Mr. Baker, Mr. Capuano, and 
    Mr. Ackerman), [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [16NO]
H.R. 666--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to establish a multi-agency 
    program in support of the Materials Corridor Partnership Initiative 
    to promote energy efficient, environmentally sound economic 
    development along the border with Mexico through the research, 
    development, and use of new materials technology; to the Committee 
    on Science.
  By Mr. BROWN of California, [10FE]
H.R. 667--
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, [10FE]
H.R. 668--
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 Administration.
  By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Lantos), [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [19MY]
H.R. 669--
A bill to amend the Peace Corps Act to authorize appropriations for 
    fiscal years 2000 through 2003 to carry out that Act, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Bereuter, 
    Mr. Bonior, Mr. Porter, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
    English, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Payne, Mr. Shays, Mr. Farr of California, 
    Mr. Walsh, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Petri, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
    McDermott, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
    Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Smith of Washington, 
    Mr. McNulty, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Rivers, 
    Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Lee, and Mr. Martinez), [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-18), [16FE]
  Passed House, [3MR]
  Passed Senate, [12MY]
  Presented to the President (May 18, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-30] (signed May 21, 1999)
H.R. 670--
A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to establish guidelines 
    for the relocation, closing, consolidation, or construction of post 
    offices, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform.
  By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Borski, Mrs. Kelly, 
    Mr. Fattah, Mr. Pease, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
    Spratt, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. English, 
    Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. George Miller 
    of California, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Stark, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
    Davis of Florida, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Farr of 
    California, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
    Mr. Bishop, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
    Holden, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Allen, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
    Cummings, Mr. Andrews, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Clay, Mr. Baldacci, 
    Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Goode), [10FE]

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  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [9MR], [11MR], [16MR], [17MR], [24MR], 
    [12AP], [13MY], [18MY], [19MY], [24MY], [14JN], [15JN], [22JN], 
    [14JY], [16JY], [20JY], [21JY], [23SE], [29SE], [1OC], [4OC], 
    [20OC], [25OC], [28OC], [8NO], [17NO], [18NO], [22NO]
H.R. 671--
A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to help 
    children aging out of foster care to make the transition to becoming 
    independent adults, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
    expand the work opportunity tax credit to include individuals who 
    were in foster care just before their 18th birthday, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Coyne, and Mr. 
    Jefferson), [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10JN], [3AU]
H.R. 672--
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), [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [15AP]
H.R. 673--
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 (for himself and Mr. Shaw), [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13AP], [20AP], [28AP], [29AP], [4MY], [11MY], 
    [26MY], [8JN], [13SE], [15SE]
H.R. 674--
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 of Texas (for himself, Mr. McCrery, and Mr. 
    Watkins), [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [23MR], [29AP]
H.R. 675--
A bill to provide jurisdiction and procedures for affording relief for 
    injuries arising out of exposure to hazards involved in the mining 
    and processing of beryllium; to the Committees on the Judiciary; 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. KANJORSKI, [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13MY], [24MY], [10JN], [24JN], [12JY], [14JY], 
    [18OC], [15NO]
H.R. 676--
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; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. KENNEDY, [10FE]
H.R. 677--
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.
  By Mr. KENNEDY, [10FE]
H.R. 678--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit desecration of 
    Veterans' memorials; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Shows, Mr. Horn, 
    Mr. Bishop, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Foley, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
    Brown of Ohio, Mr. Holden, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Filner, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
    Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
    Underwood, Mr. Frost, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Sandlin, 
    Mr. Allen, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
    John, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Vento, Mr. Wynn, and 
    Mrs. McCarthy of New York), [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [14AP], [28AP], [10JN]
H.R. 679--
A bill to limit further production of the Trident II (D-5) missile; to 
    the Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. LUTHER (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, Ms. Rivers, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
    Brown of Ohio, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. 
    Conyers), [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR], [8JN], [22JY]
H.R. 680--
A bill to reduce the number of executive branch political appointees; to 
    the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. LUTHER (for himself, Mr. Gutknecht, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Hall of 
    Texas, Mr. English, and Mr. Minge), [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [14AP], [8JN], [14JY]
H.R. 681--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend 
    the subpart F exemption for active financing income; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McCRERY (for himself, Mr. Shaw, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
    Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Matsui, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
    Crane, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Foley, Mr. Houghton, and Mr. Weller), [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25FE], [13AP], [28AP], [30JN]
H.R. 682--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to accelerate the 
    phasein of the $1,000,000 exclusion from the estate and gift taxes; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McINNIS (for himself, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Packard, and Mr. 
    Ehrlich), [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [25MR], [12AP], [15AP], [27AP], [5MY], 
    [18JN]
H.R. 683--
A bill to facilitate the recruitment of temporary employees to assist in 
    the conduct of the 2000 decennial census of population; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mrs. MEEK of Florida (for herself and Mr. Miller of Florida), 
    [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-104), [26AP]
H.R. 684--
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. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. 
    Tauscher, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Stark, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Meehan), 
    [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [16MR], [12AP], [19AP], [17MY], [14JY], [23SE], 
    [25OC], [28OC]
H.R. 685--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to ensure that the 
    receipts and disbursements of the Social Security trust funds are 
    not included in a unified Federal budget; to the Committees on Ways 
    and Means; the Budget.
  By Mr. MOORE (for himself, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
    Hoeffel, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Ford, and Mr. 
    DeFazio), [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [9MR], [16MR], [17MR], [12MY], [4OC]
H.R. 686--
A bill to designate a United States courthouse in Brownsville, Texas, as 
    the ``Garza-Vela United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. ORTIZ, [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [23MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-109), [27AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [4MY]
H.R. 687--
A bill to abolish the Special Reserve of the Savings Association 
    Insurance Fund and to repeal the provision which would have 
    established the Special Reserve of the Deposit Insurance Fund had 
    section 2704 of the Deposit Insurance Funds Act of 1996 taken 
    effect; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself and Mr. Vento), [10FE]
H.R. 688--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the increase 
    in tax on Social Security benefits; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. SALMON, [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [12AP], [5MY], [8JN], [7OC]
H.R. 689--
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. Crane, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
    Thomas, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
    Houghton, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Herger, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
    McCrery, Mr. Ramstad, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
    Portman, Mr. English, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Weller, Mr. McCollum, Ms. 
    Millender-McDonald, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Leach, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. 
    Hall of Texas), [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [16MR], [13MY]
H.R. 690--
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.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Evans), [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [20AP], [8JN], [9JN], [29JN]
H.R. 691--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a portion 
    of any funds recovered by the United States in any future lawsuit 
    brought by the United States against the tobacco industry to be made 
    available for health care for veterans; to the Committee on 
    Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Evans, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
    Rahall, and Mrs. Kelly), [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR], [24MR], [25MR], [13AP], [14AP], [5MY], 
    [9JN], [16JN]
H.R. 692--
A bill to terminate the e-rate program of the Federal Communications 
    Commission that requires providers of telecommunications and 
    information services to provide such services for schools and 
    libraries at a discounted rate; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. TANCREDO (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
    Mr. Sessions, Mr. Royce, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
    Thornberry, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
    Hayworth, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Doolittle), [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [24MR], [14AP], [5MY], [26MY], [27MY], 
    [10JN], [24JN], [1JY], [21SE], [28OC], [9NO]
  Cosponsors removed, [18MY]
H.R. 693--
A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to institute a 
    program of mandatory livestock market reporting for meat packers 
    regarding prices, volume, and the terms of sale for the procurement 
    of domestic and imported livestock and livestock products, to 
    improve the collection of information regarding swine inventories 
    and the slaughtering and measurement of swine, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Minge, Mr. Boswell, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
    Pomeroy, Mr. Evans, Mr. Weller, and Mrs. Clayton), [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [12FE], [24MR], [15AP], [11MY], [12MY], 
    [24MY], [8JN], [18JN]
H.R. 694--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey an 
    administrative site to the county of Rio Arriba, New Mexico; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself and Mrs. Wilson), [10FE]
H.R. 695--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the 
    Interior to convey an administrative site in San Juan County, New 
    Mexico, to San Juan College; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself and Mrs. Wilson), [10FE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-256), [26JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [2AU]
H.R. 696--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to extend the 
    deadline for the submission to the Federal Election Commission of 
    campaign reports covering the first quarter of the calendar year; to 
    the Committee on House Administration.
  By Mr. WATKINS, [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [2MR]
H.R. 697--
A bill to amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to 
    provide that any decision

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    relating to the establishment or implementation of policies of 
    discipline of children with disablities in school be reserved to 
    each State educational agency, or as determined by a State 
    educational agency, to a local educational agency; to the Committee 
    on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. WICKER, [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [24MR], [27AP], [20MY], [23JN]
H.R. 698--
A bill to repeal the requirement relating to specific statutory 
    authorization for increases in judicial salaries, to provide for 
    automatic annual increases for judicial salaries, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. onal agency, or as 
    determined by a State educational agency, to a local educational 
    agency; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. WICKER, [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [27AP], [20MY]
H.R. 699--
A bill to reward states that enact welfare policies and support programs 
    that truly lift families out of poverty; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Ms. WOOLSEY, [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [23MR], [15AP], [5MY], [24MY], [30JY], [9SE], [7OC]
H.R. 700--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide enhanced 
    protections for airline passengers; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHUSTER, [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [9MR], [4MY], [25MY], [9JN]
H.R. 701--
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. 
    John, Mr. Baker, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Peterson of 
    Minnesota, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
    McCrery, Mr. Towns, Mr. Goss, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Shows, 
    Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Luther, Mr. Roemer, Ms. McCarthy of 
    Missouri, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Weller, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. 
    Lee, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Holden, Mr. Bass, and Ms. Eddie Bernice 
    Johnson of Texas), [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [15MR], [17MR], [25MR], [12AP], [28AP], 
    [13MY], [26MY], [10JN], [29JN], [1JY], [27JY], [9SE], [21SE], 
    [14OC], [18NO]
H.R. 702--
A bill for the relief of Frank Redendo; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mrs. KELLY, [10FE]
H.R. 703--
A bill for the relief of Khalid Khannouchi; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mrs. KELLY, [10FE]
H.R. 704--
A bill for the relief of Walter Borys; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mrs. LOWEY, [10FE]
H.R. 705--
A bill to make technical corrections with respect to the monthly reports 
    submitted by the Postmaster General on official mail of the House of 
    Representatives; to the Committee on House Administration.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [11FE]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [11FE]
  Passed Senate, [25MR]
  Presented to the President (March 31, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-19] (signed April 8, 1999)
H.R. 706--
A bill to extend for 6 additional months the period for which chapter 12 
    of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan, [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE]
H.R. 707--
A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
    Assistance Act to authorize a program 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 Mrs. FOWLER (for herself, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Boehlert, and Mr. 
    Borski), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25FE], [2MR]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 106-40), [3MR]
  Passed House amended, [4MR]
H.R. 708--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
    reinstatement of certain benefits administered by the Secretary of 
    Veterans Affairs for remarried surviving spouses of veterans upon 
    termination of their remarriage; to the Committee on Veterans' 
    Affairs.
  By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Shows, Mr. Filner, Ms. Brown of 
    Florida, Ms. Carson, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. 
    Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Frost, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
    Green of Texas, Ms. DeGette, and Mr. Underwood), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [16MR], [25MR], [21AP], [8JN], [9JN], [22JN], 
    [29JY], [9NO]
H.R. 709--
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.
  By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon, [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [19MY]
H.R. 710--
A bill to modernize the requirements under the National Manufactured 
    Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 and to 
    establish a balanced concensus 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 (for himself, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Ney, Mr. Jones of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Goode, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Calvert, 
    and Mr. Etheridge), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [25MR], [15AP], [26AP], [6MY], [14MY], 
    [8JN], [14JN], [29JN], [1JY], [19JY], [5AU], [15SE], [24SE], [14OC], 
    [16NO]
H.R. 711--
A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to exempt veterans' 
    organizations from regulations prohibiting the solicitation of 
    contributions on postal property; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS, [11FE]
H.R. 712--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide to 
    employers a tax credit for compensation paid during the period 
    employees are performing service as members of the Ready Reserve or 
    the National Guard; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS, [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13SE]
H.R. 713--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax 
    credit to employers for the value of the service not performed 
    during the period employees are performing service as members of the 
    Ready Reserve or the National Guard; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS, [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13SE]
H.R. 714--
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, [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [5MY], [4AU], [8SE], [21OC], [17NO]
H.R. 715--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to limit the 
    amount of contributions which may be made to a candidate for 
    election to the Senate or House of Representatives by an individual 
    who is not eligible to vote in the State or Congressional district 
    involved, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
    Administration.
  By Mr. CAMPBELL, [11FE]
H.R. 716--
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.
  By Mr. COLLINS (for himself, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Chambliss, 
    Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
    McCrery, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Dunn, Mrs. 
    Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. Deal of 
    Georgia), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [15MR], [16MR], [22MR], [25MR], [12AP], [13AP], 
    [19AP], [21AP], [22AP], [28AP], [29AP], [6MY], [10MY], [11MY], 
    [12MY], [13MY], [18MY], [8JN], [10JN], [29JN], [1JY], [8SE]
H.R. 717--
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.
  By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Oberstar), [11FE]
  Reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (H. 
    Rept. 106-273, part 1), [29JY]
  Referral to the Committee on Resources extended, [29JY]
  Committee on Resources discharged, [29JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [27SE]
H.R. 718--
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.
  By Mr. ETHERIDGE (for himself, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Shows, 
    Mr. Boucher, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Bishop, 
    Mr. Ehlers, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Paul, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
    Strickland, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Delahunt, 
    Mr. Clyburn, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Stenholm, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
    Cramer, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
    Gilchrest, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Frost, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
    Hill of Montana, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
    Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
    Watkins, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
    Costello, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Ney), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [24FE], [2MR], [10JN], [7OC]
H.R. 719--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Employee 
    Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to protect consumers in 
    managed care plans and other health coverage; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. GANSKE (for himself, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Leach, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
    Forbes, Mr. Petri, Mr. Shays, Mr. Horn, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. 
    Foley, and Mr. Cooksey), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [21AP], [18MY]
H.R. 720--
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, [11FE]
H.R. 721--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for tax-
    exempt bond financing of certain electric facilities; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself and Mr. Matsui), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [13AP], [15AP], [20AP], [22AP], [27AP], 
    [29AP], [5MY], [6MY], [13MY], [25MY], [26MY], [27MY], [8JN], [10JN], 
    [18JN], [22JN], [23JN], [29JN], [1JY], [14JY], [15JY], [16JY], 
    [21JY], [27JY], [29JY], [5AU], [8SE], [14SE], [21SE], [28SE], 
    [30SE], [7OC], [14OC], [19OC], [20OC], [21OC], [26OC], [28OC], 
    [2NO], [4NO], [5NO], [9NO], [16NO], [17NO], [18NO]
H.R. 722--
A bill to amend the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 to 
    establish a presumption of eligibility for disability benefits in

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    the case of certain coal miners who filed claims under part C of 
    such Act between July 1, 1973, and April 1, 1980; to the Committee 
    on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. KANJORSKI, [11FE]
H.R. 723--
A bill to establish a program of pharmacy assistance fee for elderly 
    persons who have no health insurance coverage; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Allen, 
    and Mr. Sanders), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE]
H.R. 724--
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), 
    [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [27AP], [14MY], [8JN]
H.R. 725--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the 
    marriage penalty in the standard deduction; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. KLECZKA (for himself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
    Neal of Massachusetts, and Mr. Matsui), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25FE], [22AP], [4MY], [30JN], [14SE], [8NO]
H.R. 726--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    furnishing of recreational fitness services by tax-exempt hospitals 
    shall be treated as an unrelated trade or business and that tax-
    exempt bonds may not be used to provide facilities for such 
    services; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. KLECZKA (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. 
    Sensenbrenner), [11FE]
H.R. 727--
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.
  By Mr. KLINK (for himself, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Holden, Mr. Brady of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Green of Texas, and Mr. English), [11FE]
H.R. 728--
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.
  By Mr. LUCAS of Oklahoma (for himself and Mr. Watkins), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [25MR], [20AP], [25MY], [9JN], [16JN], 
    [29JN], [1JY], [30JY], [2AU], [17SE], [21SE], [1OC], [5OC], [18OC], 
    [21OC], [4NO], [17NO]
  Reported with amendments from the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure (H. Rept. 106-484, part 1), [18NO]
H.R. 729--
A bill to provide for development and implementation of certain plans to 
    reduce risks to the public health and welfare caused by helicopter 
    operations; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Nadler, and 
    Mr. Berman), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [19OC]
H.R. 730--
A bill to provide certain requirements for labeling textile fiber 
    products and for duty-free and quota-free treatment of products of, 
    and to implement minimum wage and immigration requirements in, the 
    Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes; to the Committees 
    on Resources; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
    Rahall, Mr. Vento, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. 
    Christian-Christensen, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Udall 
    of Colorado, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. 
    DeLauro, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
    McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Olver, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
    Brown of Ohio, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
    Waxman, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Clay, 
    Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Brady of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. 
    Slaughter, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Evans, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
    Mr. Traficant, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Lee, and Ms. 
    Millender-McDonald), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12AP], [12MY], [24MY], [16JN], [16JY], [21SE], 
    [17NO]
H.R. 731--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a five-year 
    schedule to double, relative to fiscal year 1999, the amount 
    appropriated for the National Eye Institute; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [4MY], [25MY], [15JN], [1JY], [19JY], [2AU], 
    [4AU], [9SE], [21OC], [17NO]
H.R. 732--
A bill to close the United States Army School of the Americas; to the 
    Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. MOAKLEY (for himself, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
    Campbell, Mr. Vento, Mr. Shays, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
    George Miller of California, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
    Sabo, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
    Tierney, and Mr. Forbes), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [16MR], [24MR], [13AP], [21AP], [28AP], 
    [5MY], [6MY], [11MY], [18MY], [26MY], [8JN], [17JN], [22JN], [30JN], 
    [14JY], [22JY], [27JY], [4OC], [14OC], [18NO]
  Cosponsors removed, [4MY]
H.R. 733--
A bill to provide for regional skills training alliances, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself and Mr. Dreier), [11FE]
H.R. 734--
A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from discounting loan 
    deficiency payments under the Agricultural Market Transition Act for 
    club wheat and to compensate club wheat producers who received 
    discounted loan deficiency payments as a result of the erroneous 
    decision of the Department of Agriculture to assess a premium 
    adjustment against club wheat; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. NETHERCUTT, [11FE]
H.R. 735--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide specific 
    penalties for taking a firearm from a Federal law enforcement 
    officer; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. NEY (for himself, Mr. Holden, Mr. Shows, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
    Oxley, Mr. English, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, and Mr. Weller), 
    [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9MR], [16MR], [18MR], [27AP], [12MY], [20MY], 
    [14JN], [1JY], [14JY], [9SE], [17NO]
H.R. 736--
A bill to repeal the Davis-Bacon Act and the Copeland Act; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. PAUL, [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [1JY], [29JY]
H.R. 737--
A bill to amend the International Air Transportation Competition Act of 
    1979 to eliminate restrictions on the provision of air 
    transportation to and from Love Field, Texas; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, and Mr. Moran of 
    Kansas), [11FE]
H.R. 738--
A bill to provide that certain Federal property shall be made available 
    to State and local governments before being made available to other 
    entities, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Government 
    Reform; Armed Services; International Relations.
  By Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [6MY]
H.R. 739--
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.
  By Mr. POMEROY (for himself, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Stenholm, Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Shays, Ms. DeLauro, and 
    Mr. Gejdenson), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [22MR], [21AP], [22JN], [17NO]
H.R. 740--
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.
  By Mr. SABO (for himself, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Stark, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
    Tierney, Mrs. Christian-Christensen, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Sanders, 
    Mr. Conyers, Mr. Vento, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Towns, Mr. George Miller 
    of California, Mr. Markey, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
    English, Mr. Evans, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, and Mr. Brown 
    of California), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13AP], [22JN], [14OC], [18OC]
H.R. 741--
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 such schools and to 
    charitable organizations which provide scholarships for children to 
    attend such schools; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SALMON (for himself and Mr. Hayworth), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR], [22MR], [24MR]
H.R. 742--
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.
  By Mr. SANDLIN, [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [25MR], [15AP], [29AP], [13MY], [27MY], 
    [14JN], [24JN], [22JY], [28SE], [6OC], [19OC], [28OC], [9NO], [18NO]
H.R. 743--
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.
  By Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself and Mrs. Thurman), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [23MR], [6MY], [12MY], [30JN], [14SE]
H.R. 744--
A bill to rescind the consent of Congress to the Northeast Interstate 
    Dairy Compact; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Obey, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, 
    Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
    Vento, Mr. Minge, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Luther, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
    Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Petri, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
    Manzullo, and Mr. Sessions), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [8MR], [9MR]
  Cosponsors removed, [11MR]
H.R. 745--
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.
  By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Wise, Mr. Frost, Mr. George 
    Miller of California, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
    Hilliard, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Sanders, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Kleczka), 
    [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [16MR], [13AP], [28AP], [14MY], [26MY], [12OC], 
    [16NO]
H.R. 746--
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.
  By Mr. STARK, [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [25MR], [13AP], [28AP]

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H.R. 747--
A bill to protect the permanent trust funds of the State of Arizona from 
    erosion due to inflation and modify the basis on which distributions 
    are made from those funds; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
    Salmon, and Mr. Shadegg), [11FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-140), [13MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [2AU]
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (November 30, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-133] (signed December 7, 1999)
H.R. 748--
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, [11FE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-367), [7OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [12OC]
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (November 30, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-134] (signed December 7, 1999)
H.R. 749--
A bill to repeal section 8003 of Public Law 105-174; to the Committees 
    on Science; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. TERRY (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
    Sessions, Mr. Tancredo, and Mr. Bilbray), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9MR], [18MR], [25MR], [20AP], [19MY], [8JN]
H.R. 750--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 5-year 
    extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Minge, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Ehlers, 
    Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. George Miller of 
    California, Mr. Leach, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. 
    Thurman, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Levin, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Foley, Mr. Davis 
    of Florida, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Weller, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
    Boehlert, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Houghton, 
    Mr. McDermott, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
    DeFazio, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
    Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Portman, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Latham, 
    Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Becerra, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
    Watkins, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Shays, Mr. Scott, Mrs. 
    Capps, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
    Evans, Mr. Schaffer, and Mr. Diaz-Balart), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [15MR], [16MR], [18MR], [23MR], [24MR], 
    [25MR], [12AP], [14AP], [15AP], [20AP], [26AP], [27AP], [28AP], 
    [29AP], [4MY], [5MY], [11MY], [14MY], [18MY], [26MY], [8JN], [16JN], 
    [22JN], [23JN], [30JN], [1JY], [12JY], [15JY], [19JY], [20JY], 
    [22JY], [27JY], [29JY], [2AU], [4AU], [5AU], [8SE], [9SE], [21SE], 
    [22SE], [23SE], [27SE], [30SE], [4OC], [28OC], [2NO], [3NO], [4NO], 
    [5NO], [9NO], [10NO], [15NO], [16NO]
H.R. 751--
A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse 
    located at 504 Hamilton Street in Allentown, Pennsylvania, as the 
    ``Edward N. Cahn Federal Building and United States Courthouse''; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. TOOMEY, [11FE]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 106-57), [16MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [23MR]
H.R. 752--
A bill to establish a national policy of basic consumer fair treatment 
    for airline passengers; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. TOWNS, [11FE]
H.R. 753--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that 
    interest on the tax portion of an underpayment shall be compounded 
    annually, to provide that the amount and timing of payments under an 
    installment agreement may not be modified without the taxpayer's 
    consent, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. TOWNS, [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [27AP], [10MY]
H.R. 754--
A bill to establish a toll free number under the Federal Trade 
    Commission to assist consumers in determining if products are 
    American-made; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [1MR], [4MR], [14JY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-399), [19OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [25OC]
H.R. 755--
A bill to amend the Organic Act of Guam to provide restitution to the 
    people of Guam who suffered atrocities such as personal injury, 
    forced labor, forced marches, internment, and death during the 
    occupation of Guam in World War II, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
    Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mrs. Christian-
    Christensen, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Frost, Mr. Holden, and Mr. Ortiz), 
    [11FE]
H.R. 756--
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 (for himself, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Hostettler, 
    Mr. King of New York, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Paul, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
    Shows, and Mr. Weldon of Florida), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [12AP], [29AP], [27MY], [8JN], [24JN], 
    [5AU], [9SE]
H.R. 757--
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, [11FE]
H.R. 758--
A bill for the relief of Nancy B. Wilson; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. ALLEN, [11FE]
H.R. 759--
A bill for the relief of Robert and Verda Shatusky; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. STUPAK, [11FE]
H.R. 760--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend 
    the research credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SENSENBRENNER, [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [26AP], [13MY], [29JN]
H.R. 761--
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, [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9MR], [10MY], [22JN], [7OC]
H.R. 762--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research 
    and services with respect to lupus; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. MEEK of Florida (for herself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Pelosi, 
    Mr. Cook, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
    Bonior, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Goode, Mr. Pastor, Mr. DeFazio, 
    Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Holden, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Shows, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Filner, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
    Serrano, Mr. Moran of Kansas, and Mr. Baldacci), [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [20AP], [18JN], [5AU], [18OC], [5NO], [18NO], 
    [22NO]
H.R. 763--
A bill to make chapter 12 of title 11, United States Code, permanent, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. MINGE, [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25FE], [2MR], [4MR]
H.R. 764--
A bill to reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
    DeLay, and Mrs. Jones of Ohio), [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [16MR], [29AP], [12MY], [20MY], [18JN], [29SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-360), [1OC]
  Passed House amended, [5OC]
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
H.R. 765--
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 of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. Bishop, and Mr. 
    Shows), [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [13AP], [20AP], [28AP], [5MY], [13MY], 
    [8JN], [24JN], [30JN], [1JY], [20JY], [8SE], [14SE], [27SE], [19OC], 
    [1NO], [16NO]
H.R. 766--
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, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Weller, Mr. Cooksey, and Mr. 
    Chabot), [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [21AP]
H.R. 767--
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, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Cooksey, and Mr. Chabot), 
    [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [15AP], [21AP]
H.R. 768--
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.
  By Mr. COBLE (for himself and Mr. Cannon), [23FE]
H.R. 769--
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.
  By Mr. COBLE, [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [8MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-81), [12AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [13AP]
H.R. 770--
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, [23FE]
H.R. 771--
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. Berman, Mr. 
    Andrews, Mr. Canady of Florida, and Mr. Chabot), [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [8MR], [11MR], [18MR], [12AP], [14JN], [14JY], 
    [27SE]
H.R. 772--
A bill to authorize a new trade, investment, and development policy for 
    sub-Saharan Africa that is mutually beneficial to the majority of 
    people in sub-Saharan Africa and the United States; to the 
    Committees on International Relations; Banking and Financial 
    Services; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
    George Miller of California, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Lee, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
    Cummings, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Brown of 
    Ohio, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Clay, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Capuano, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Brady of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
    Pascrell, Mr. Baldacci, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Stark, Mr. Delahunt, 
    Mr. Evans, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. Klink), 
    [23FE]

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  Cosponsors added, [16MR], [24MR], [25MR], [5MY], [20MY], [9JN], 
    [16JN], [18JN], [23JN], [14JY], [22JY]
H.R. 773--
A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to extend the 
    authorizations of appropriations for that Act, and to make technical 
    corrections; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, 
    Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baird, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Becerra, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Berman, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
    Borski, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
    Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Campbell, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
    Capuano, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clement, Mr. Costello, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
    Crowley, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Danner, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
    Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
    Engel, Mr. English, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fattah, 
    Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Thompson of 
    Mississippi, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Turner, Mr. Underwood, Ms. 
    Velazquez, Mr. Vento, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watkins, 
    Mr. Walsh, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
    Whitfield, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu, Mr. Filner, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Ford, 
    Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Gallegly, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hall 
    of Ohio, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, 
    Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mrs. 
    Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
    Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lampson, Ms. 
    Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. McGovern, 
    Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Markey, Mr. Mascara, Mrs. 
    Maloney of New York, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mrs. Meek of 
    Florida, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. George Miller of California, 
    Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Moran of 
    Virginia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
    Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Ney, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
    Pallone, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
    Pickett, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
    Rahall, Mr. Regula, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Roemer, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
    Sabo, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Shays, 
    Mr. Sherman, Mr. Shows, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Slaughter, 
    Mr. Skelton, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
    Snyder, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stark, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Taylor of North 
    Carolina, Mrs. Tauscher, and Mr. Tierney), [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [2MR], [11MR], [18MR], [23MR], [25MR], [14AP], 
    [21AP], [29AP], [6MY], [26MY], [17JN], [1JY], [14JY], [15JY], 
    [29JY], [9SE], [4OC], [6OC]
H.R. 774--
A bill to amend the Small Business Act to change the conditions of 
    participation and provide an authorization of appropriations for the 
    women's business center program; to the Committee on Small Business.
  By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. Talent, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
    Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Christian-
    Christensen, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, and Mr. Hinojosa), [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-47), [10MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [16MR]
  Passed Senate, [24MR]
  Presented to the President (March 26, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-17] (signed April 6, 1999)
H.R. 775--
A bill to establish certain procedures for civil actions brought for 
    damages relating to the failure of any device or system to process 
    or otherwise deal with the transition from the year 1999 to the year 
    2000, and for other purposes; to the Committees on the Judiciary; 
    Small Business.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Cox, Mr. Moran 
    of Virginia, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Dooley of California), [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [10MR], [16MR], [25MR], [13AP], [14AP], 
    [22AP], [27AP], [28AP], [29AP], [3MY], [4MY], [5MY], [6MY], [10MY], 
    [11MY]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on the Judiciary (H. Rept. 
    106-131, part 1), [7MY]
  Referral to the Committee on Small Business extended, [7MY]
  Committee on Small Business discharged, [7MY]
  Referred to the Committee on Commerce, [7MY]
  Committee on Commerce discharged, [11MY]
  Passed House amended, [12MY]
  Passed Senate amended, [15JN]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [16JN]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [24JN]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 106-212) submitted in the House, [29JN]
  House agreed to conference report, [1JY]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [1JY]
  Presented to the President (July 16, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-37] (signed July 20, 1999)
H.R. 776--
A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to 
    provide for coverage under that Act of employees of States and 
    political subdivisions of States; to the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [20AP], [21AP], [4MY], [19MY], [24MY], [25MY], 
    [8JN], [14JN], [15JN], [18JN], [22JN], [30JN], [3AU], [8SE], [23SE], 
    [22NO]
H.R. 777--
A bill to amend the Job Training Partnership Act and the Workforce 
    Investment Act of 1998 to require that a minimum percentage of 
    participants in summer youth employment programs carried out under 
    those Acts are students who have high attendance rates; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. FATTAH (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Norton, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
    Sandlin, and Mr. Vento), [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9MR], [11MR], [18MR], [12AP], [14AP], [20AP], 
    [5MY], [6MY], [13MY], [25MY], [16JN], [29JN]
H.R. 778--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to require the use 
    of recycled materials in the construction of Federal-aid highway 
    projects; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [23FE]
H.R. 779--
A bill to require the allocation of certain surface transportation 
    program funds for the purchase of recycled materials; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [23FE]
H.R. 780--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to establish consumer 
    protections for airline passengers, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. DINGELL, [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [2MR], [29JY], [6OC]
H.R. 781--
A bill to require a preference for Federal contractors that hire welfare 
    recipients, to authorize appropriations for job access and reverse 
    commute grants, to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
    to provide guarantees of State loans to welfare recipients, making 
    appropriations for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
    Administration, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
    restore certain business-related deductions; to the Committees on 
    Government Reform; Transportation and Infrastructure; Ways and 
    Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [23FE]
H.R. 782--
A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize 
    appropriations for fiscal years 2000 through 2003; to the Committee 
    on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. Martinez, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
    Goodling, and Mr. Clay), [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9JN], [13SE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-343), [28SE]
H.R. 783--
A bill to ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio 
    operators; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Mr. Pallone), [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [3MR], [10MR], [16MR], [23MR], [25MR], 
    [12AP], [20AP], [4MY], [6MY], [11MY], [18MY], [26MY], [27MY], [8JN], 
    [15JN], [18JN], [22JN], [24JN], [29JN], [1JY], [12JY], [15JY], 
    [21JY], [22JY], [27JY], [3AU], [4AU], [5AU], [9SE], [13SE], [15SE], 
    [21SE], [24SE], [29SE], [5OC], [12OC], [19OC], [28OC], [3NO], [9NO]
H.R. 784--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the payment 
    of dependency and indemnity compensation to the surviving spouses of 
    certain former prisoners of war dying with a service-connected 
    disability rated totally disabling at the time of death; to the 
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Evans, Mr. Shows, and 
    Mr. Filner), [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [16MR], [23MR], [25MR], [12AP], [20AP], 
    [28AP], [4MY], [6MY], [11MY], [18MY], [26MY], [27MY], [8JN], [9JN], 
    [18JN], [22JN], [23JN], [24JN], [29JN], [1JY], [12JY], [15JY], 
    [21JY], [22JY], [29JY], [3AU], [9SE], [24SE], [5OC], [19OC]
H.R. 785--
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.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Mr. Brown of Ohio), [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [25MR], [12AP], [11MY], [13MY], [8JN], 
    [14JY], [9SE]
H.R. 786--
A bill to terminate the participation of the Forest Service in the 
    Recreational Fee Demonstration Program; to the Committees on 
    Resources; Agriculture.
  By Mrs. BONO (for herself, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Cook, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. 
    DeFazio), [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [12AP], [14AP], [20JY]
H.R. 787--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to clarify the authority 
    of the Secretary of Defense to transfer to Federal and State 
    agencies excess personal property of the Department of Defense 
    suitable for use in law enforcement; to the Committee on Armed 
    Services.
  By Mr. CONDIT (for himself and Mr. Ortiz), [23FE]
H.R. 788--
A bill to provide support for certain institutes and schools; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. Hilleary, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
    Jenkins, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Ford, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
    Clement, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Strickland, 
    Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
    Sawyer, Mr. Regula, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Ney, and Mr. LaTourette), 
    [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [2MR]
H.R. 789--
A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
    to provide death benefits to retired public safety officers; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FOSSELLA, [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9MR], [11MR], [18MR], [23MR], [24MR], [14AP], 
    [6MY], [20MY], [26MY], [9JN], [1JY]
H.R. 790--
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, [23FE]
H.R. 791--
A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the route of 
    the War of 1812 British invasion of Maryland and Washington, 
    District of Columbia, and the route of the American defense, for 
    study for potential addition to the national trails system; to the 
    Committee on Resources.

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  By Mr. GILCHREST (for himself and Mr. Cardin), [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [16MR], [9JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-189), [17JN]
  Passed House amended, [30JN]
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (November 30, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-135] (signed December 7, 1999)
H.R. 792--
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 Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, 
    Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
    Bonilla, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Burr of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Calvert, 
    Mr. Campbell, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins, 
    Mr. Cook, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
    Doolittle, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Goode, Mr. Goss, 
    Mr. Graham, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hastings of 
    Washington, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
    Hilleary, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Istook, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
    Kasich, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
    Manzullo, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
    McKeon, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
    Nethercutt, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pombo, 
    Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Riley, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
    Sessions, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Souder, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
    Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Thornberry, Mr. Thune, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
    Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Wolf, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Deal 
    of Georgia, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Packard), [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [25MR], [14AP], [11MY], [8JN], [5AU], 
    [15SE], [18OC]
H.R. 793--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt licensed 
    funeral directors and licensed embalmers 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. Talent, Mrs. Fowler, Mrs. 
    Myrick, and Mr. Metcalf), [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [23MR], [25MR], [12AP], [27AP], [21JY]
H.R. 794--
A bill to repeal the law establishing the independent counsel; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, [23FE]
H.R. 795--
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 of Montana, [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9MR], [16MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-374), [12OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [18OC]
H.R. 796--
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.
  By Mr. Sam JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
    Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Crane, Mr. Weller, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
    Houghton, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hulshof, 
    Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. English, Ms. Dunn, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
    McInnis, Mr. McCrery, and Mr. Dreier), [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [1MR], [10MR], [23MR], [25MR], [12AP], [20AP], 
    [29AP], [6MY], [18MY], [27MY], [14JY], [22NO]
H.R. 797--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act 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. LUCAS of Kentucky, [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [12AP], [22AP], [6MY], [8JN], [24JN], 
    [16JY], [20JY], [26JY], [5AU], [13SE], [12OC], [27OC], [3NO], [18NO]
H.R. 798--
A bill to provide for the permanent protection of the resources of the 
    United States in the year 2000 and beyond; to the Committees on 
    Resources; Agriculture.
  By Mr. George MILLER of California (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Blumenauer, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. DeFazio, 
    Mr. McDermott, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Markey, 
    Mr. Tierney, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Stark, Mr. Waxman, 
    Ms. Lee, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Farr 
    of California, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Christian-Christensen, 
    Mrs. Capps, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
    Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
    Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. Sanders), [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [2MR], [8MR], [11MR], [17MR], [24MR], [12AP], 
    [19AP], [26AP], [6MY], [24MY], [8JN], [8JN], [16JN], [23JN], [14JY], 
    [15JY], [26JY], [29JY], [5AU], [8SE], [9SE], [21SE], [1OC], [12OC], 
    [18OC]
  Cosponsors removed, [22JY]
H.R. 799--
A bill to declare certain Amerasians to be citizens of the United 
    States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [23FE]
H.R. 800--
A bill to provide for education flexibility partnerships; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Deal of 
    Georgia, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Dooley of 
    California, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
    Greenwood, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Hoekstra, Ms. Hooley of 
    Oregon, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
    Moran of Virginia, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Petri, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shows, 
    Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Souder, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Upton, and 
    Mr. Weygand), [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [1MR], [2MR], [4MR], [8MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-43), [8MR]
  Considered, [10MR]
  Passed House amended, [11MR]
  Passed Senate amended, [11MR]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [11MR]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [23MR]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 106-100) submitted in the House, [20AP]
  House agreed to conference report, [21AP]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [21AP]
  Presented to the President (April 28, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-25] (signed April 29, 1999)
H.R. 801--
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, [23FE]
H.R. 802--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the annual 
    limitation on deductible contributions to individual retirement 
    accounts to $5,000; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MOORE (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Bartlett of 
    Maryland, and Mr. Paul), [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9MR], [14JY], [16JY], [27JY], [30JY], [4AU], 
    [24SE], [27SE], [28SE], [4OC], [6OC]
H.R. 803--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a 
    credit against income tax with respect to employees who participate 
    in the military reserves and to allow a comparable credit for 
    participating self-employed individuals; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. NETHERCUTT, [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13AP], [20AP], [5MY], [8JN], [20JY]
H.R. 804--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise 
    existing regulations concerning the conditions of participation for 
    hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers under the Medicare Program 
    relating to certified registered nurse anesthetists' services to 
    make the regulations consistent with State supervision requirements; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself, Mr. Coyne, Mr. English, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
    Brown of Ohio, and Mrs. McCarthy of New York), [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [2MR], [4MR], [11MR], [18MR], [12AP], [26AP], 
    [28AP], [5MY], [6MY], [11MY], [13MY], [19MY], [25MY], [8JN], [18JN], 
    [24JN], [29JN], [1JY], [12JY], [29JY], [15SE], [29SE], [21OC]
  Cosponsors removed, [22JN]
H.R. 805--
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 (for himself, Mr. Berry, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Shows, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Stark, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
    Schakowsky, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
    Mr. Moakley, Mr. Luther, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Allen), 
    [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [15AP], [28AP]
H.R. 806--
A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to increase the 
    allotments for territories under the State Children's Health 
    Insurance Program; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO (for himself, Mrs. Christian-Christensen, Mr. 
    Underwood, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Waxman), [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR]
H.R. 807--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide portability of 
    service credit for persons who leave employment with the Federal 
    Reserve Board to take positions with other Government agencies; to 
    the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
    Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Mica), [23FE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-53), [16MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [16MR]
H.R. 808--
A bill to extend for 3 additional months the period for which chapter 12 
    of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
    Shows, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Leach, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
    Mr. Boehlert, and Mr. McHugh), [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [2MR], [4MR]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 106-45), [9MR]
  Considered, [9MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [11MR]
  Passed Senate, [24MR]
  Presented to the President (March 26, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-5] (signed March 30, 1999)
H.R. 809--
A bill to amend the Act of June 1, 1948, to provide for reform of the 
    Federal Protective Service; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [23FE]
  Committee on the Judiciary discharged, [9MR]
  Rereferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
    [9MR]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [26AP], [8JN], [1JY], [12JY], [21JY], 
    [26JY], [30JY], [3AU], [8SE], [14SE], [22SE], [8OC], [26OC], [27OC], 
    [3NO], [15NO]
H.R. 810--
A bill to establish drawback for imports of N-cyclohexyl-2-
    benzothiazolesulfenamide based on exports of N-tert-Butyl-2-
    benzothiazolesulfenamide; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WISE (for himself, Mr. Sawyer, and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts), 
    [23FE]

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  Cosponsors added, [16JY], [29JY], [13SE], [14SE]
H.R. 811--
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, [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [23MR], [20AP], [10MY]
H.R. 812--
A bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
    Administration to conduct a rulemaking proceeding to establish 
    requirements for Alaska guide pilots who conduct flight operations, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [23FE]
H.R. 813--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a charitable 
    contribution deduction for certain expenses incurred by whaling 
    captains in support of Native Alaskan subsistence whaling; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [23FE]
H.R. 814--
A bill for the relief of the estate of Irwin Rutman; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FOSSELLA, [23FE]
H.R. 815--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the 
    designation of renewal communities, to provide tax incentives 
    relating to such communities, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Banking and Financial Services; 
    Commerce; the Budget.
  By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
    Talent, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Armey, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. English, 
    Mr. Ford, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Lipinski, 
    Mrs. Bono, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. DeLay, Mrs. Christian-Christensen, Mrs. 
    Emerson, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Hayworth, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
    Hill of Montana, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Terry, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
    Ballenger, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Weller, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
    Sensenbrenner, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Gillmor, 
    Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Largent, Mr. Scarborough, 
    Mr. Pitts, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Ehlers, 
    Mr. Buyer, Mr. Latham, Mr. Simpson, Mr. McCollum, Mr. LaTourette, 
    Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Cook, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Ney, 
    Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
    McHugh, Ms. Granger, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Shows, Mrs. Kelly, 
    Mr. Owens, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, and Mr. Coburn), [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [10MR], [11MR], [17MR], [24MR], [13AP], 
    [14AP], [29AP], [20MY], [25MY], [26MY], [8JN], [9JN], [30JN], 
    [15JY], [22JY], [29JY], [2AU], [14SE], [13OC], [18NO]
  Cosponsors removed, [22JN]
H.R. 816--
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. COX, [24FE]
H.R. 817--
A bill to promote trade in United States agricultural commodities, 
    livestock, and value-added products, and to prepare for future 
    bilateral and multilateral trade negotiations; to the Committees on 
    Ways and Means; International Relations; Agriculture.
  By Mr. EWING (for himself, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
    Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Minge, Mr. LaHood, 
    Mr. Weller, and Mr. Bereuter), [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [9MR], [17MR], [25MR], [27AP], [8JN], [29JN]
H.R. 818--
A bill to amend the Small Business Act to authorize a pilot program for 
    the implementation of disaster mitigation measures by small 
    businesses; to the Committee on Small Business.
  By Mr. TALENT (for himself, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Baird, and Ms. 
    Schakowsky), [24FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-33), [1MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [2MR]
H.R. 819--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the Federal Maritime Commission 
    for fiscal years 2000 and 2001; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Gilchrest, and Mr. 
    DeFazio), [24FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-42), [4MR]
  Passed House, [16MR]
  Passed Senate amended, [29JY]
H.R. 820--
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for 
    the Coast Guard, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Gilchrest, and Mr. 
    DeFazio), [24FE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-51), [11MR]
  Passed House amended, [17MR]
H.R. 821--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require Medicaid 
    coverage of disabled children, and individuals who became disabled 
    as children, without regard to income or assets; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [24FE]
H.R. 822--
A bill to modernize and improve the Federal Home Loan Bank System, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. BAKER (for himself and Mr. Kanjorski), [24FE]
H.R. 823--
A bill to modernize and improve the financial services industry; to the 
    Committees on Banking and Financial Services; Commerce.
  By Mr. BAKER, [24FE]
H.R. 824--
A bill expressing the sense of the Congress that the Government of 
    Poland should address the claims of Polish-Americans whose homes and 
    properties were wrongfully expropriated under Poland's former 
    totalitarian government; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. BARCIA, [24FE]
H.R. 825--
A bill to set forth the policy of the United States with respect to 
    Macau, and for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Royce, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
    Manzullo, and Mr. Faleomavaega), [24FE]
H.R. 826--
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 to limit Sunday 
    premium pay for employees of the National Weather Service to hours 
    of service actually performed on Sunday; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. King 
    of New York, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
    Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Frost, 
    and Mr. McNulty), [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [14AP], [10MY], [20MY], [24MY], [23JN], 
    [22JY], [14SE], [15SE], [21SE], [27SE], [12OC], [1NO]
H.R. 827--
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 (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Brown of 
    Ohio, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Markey, Mr. Green of 
    Texas, Mr. Strickland, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Towns, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Klink, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Wynn, Ms. 
    McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Luther, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
    Gilman, and Mr. Engel), [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [23MR], [12AP], [14AP], [21AP], [28AP], [4MY], 
    [6MY], [10MY], [12MY], [13MY], [18MY], [19MY], [26MY], [8JN], [9JN], 
    [10JN], [15JN], [16JN], [29JN], [1JY], [12JY], [15JY], [27JY], 
    [8SE], [14OC], [19OC], [2NO], [10NO], [17NO], [18NO]
H.R. 828--
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 (for himself, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Terry, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Ney, Mr. Mascara, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. 
    Allen, Mr. Baldacci, and Mr. Dingell), [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [8MR], [10MR], [25MR], [14AP], [15AP], [22AP], 
    [27AP], [28AP], [29AP], [5MY], [12MY], [19MY], [20MY], [25MY], 
    [8JN], [16JN], [22JN], [30JN], [1JY], [14JY], [27JY], [8SE], [14SE], 
    [15SE], [28SE], [18OC]
H.R. 829--
A bill to designate certain lands in the State of Colorado as components 
    of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Ms. DeGETTE, [24FE]
H.R. 830--
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. Gordon, Mr. 
    Deutsch, Mr. Rush, Mr. Klink, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. 
    McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mrs. 
    Capps, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. Serrano), [24FE]
H.R. 831--
A bill to amend the Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention 
    Programs Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 
    through 2005, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education 
    and the Workforce.
  By Ms. DUNN (for herself and Mr. DeFazio), [24FE]
H.R. 832--
A bill to restore veterans tobacco-related illness benefits as in effect 
    before the enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
    Century; to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs; the Budget.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Inslee, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Reyes, Ms. 
    DeLauro, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Ford, Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Filner, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Lee, 
    Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Shows, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, 
    Mr. Costello, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Wynn, 
    Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Udall of New 
    Mexico, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Andrews, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
    Rothman, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mrs. 
    Thurman), [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [1MR], [3MR], [4MR], [9MR], [11MR], [15MR], [16MR], 
    [22MR], [24MR], [12AP], [8JN], [9JN], [14JY], [8SE], [23SE]
H.R. 833--
A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Moran of 
    Virginia, Mr. Armey, Mr. Frost, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, 
    Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Canady of 
    Florida, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Rothman, Mrs. 
    Bono, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baker, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
    Dooley of California, Ms. Dunn, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mrs. Kelly, 
    Mr. Largent, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Riley, Mr. Roemer, Mr. 
    Sessions, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
    Wynn, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Davis of Florida, and Mr. Hall of 
    Texas), [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [2MR], [4MR], [10MR], [11MR], [17MR], [18MR], 
    [23MR], [24MR], [25MR], [13AP], [14AP], [21AP], [27AP]
  Cosponsors removed, [28AP]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on the Judiciary (H. Rept. 
    106-123, part 1), [29AP]
  Referral to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services extended, 
    [29AP]
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services discharged, [29AP]
  Passed House amended, [5MY]

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H.R. 834--
A bill to extend the authorization for the National Historic 
    Preservation Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. HEFLEY, [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12AP], [14AP], [20AP], [27AP], [15JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-241), [20JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [21SE]
H.R. 835--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend 
    the research credit and to adjust the alternative incremental credit 
    rates; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Crane, 
    Mr. Coyne, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Levin, Mr. Herger, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
    Camp, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Sam 
    Johnson of Texas, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Dunn, Mr. 
    Jefferson, Mr. Portman, Mr. Becerra, Mr. English, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
    Watkins, Mr. Weller, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Lewis of 
    Kentucky, Mr. Foley, Mr. Allen, Mr. Baird, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
    Blagojevich, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Chambliss, 
    Mr. Cook, Mr. Cox, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Davis of Florida, Ms. 
    DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Dooley of 
    California, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Ehrlich, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
    Etheridge, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
    Holt, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Inslee, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
    Texas, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Larson, 
    Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Luther, Mrs. Maloney of New 
    York, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Markey, Ms. McCarthy of 
    Missouri, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mr. Ney, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Peterson of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Roemer, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Shays, Mr. Sherman, 
    Mr. Shows, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Snyder, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. 
    Tauscher, Mr. Towns, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weldon 
    of Pennsylvania, Mr. Wu, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Walden of Oregon, and Mr. 
    Vento), [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [11MR], [18MR], [25MR], [12AP], [15AP], 
    [26AP], [29AP], [6MY], [20MY], [8JN], [10JN], [18JN], [24JN], 
    [16JY], [22JY], [29JY], [16NO]
H.R. 836--
A bill to authorize the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue a 
    standard for bleacher safety; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. LUTHER (for himself and Mr. Ramstad), [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [14AP], [14SE]
H.R. 837--
A bill to meet the mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of 
    incarcerated children and youth; to the Committees on Education and 
    the Workforce; Commerce; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
    Strickland, Mr. Olver, Mr. Stark, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
    Texas, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. DeFazio, Mrs. Clayton, 
    Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Christian-
    Christensen, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
    Filner, Mr. Frost, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. 
    Ford), [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [16MR], [25MR], [12AP], [15AP], [9JN], 
    [15JN], [22JY], [18OC]
H.R. 838--
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. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Smith of 
    Washington, Mr. Wolf, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. 
    Shows), [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [15AP], [27AP], [5MY], [11MY], [13MY], 
    [20MY], [16JY], [27JY], [30SE], [28OC]
H.R. 839--
A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
    Agency to carry out a pilot program for restoration of urban 
    watersheds and community environments in the Anacostia River 
    watershed, District of Columbia and Maryland, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Ms. NORTON, [24FE]
H.R. 840--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit the 
    admission to the United 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.
  By Mr. PALLONE, [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12MY], [20MY], [29JN]
H.R. 841--
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; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. PASTOR (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. Kolbe), 
    [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-257), [26JY]
H.R. 842--
A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to eliminate disincentives to 
    fair trade conditions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Canady of Florida, Ms. 
    Lofgren, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Doyle, 
    Mr. Klink, Mr. Ney, Mr. Skelton, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Strickland, Mrs. 
    Thurman, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Whitfield, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Shuster, Mr. 
    Skeen, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Souder, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. Spratt), 
    [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [20AP], [27AP], [5MY], [11MY], [8JN], 
    [10JN], [29JY], [8NO]
H.R. 843--
A bill to amend the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century to 
    correct a high priority highway project for Ann Arbor, Michigan; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Ms. RIVERS, [24FE]
H.R. 844--
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 (for himself, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
    English, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
    Weller, and Mr. Canady of Florida), [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [16MR], [25MR], [15AP], [21AP], [5MY], [13MY], 
    [25MY], [16JN], [1JY], [14JY], [29JY], [16NO]
H.R. 845--
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 participants and 
    beneficiaries of impending termination of coverage resulting from 
    the failure of a group health plan to pay premiums necessary to 
    maintain coverage, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Education and the Workforce; Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. THURMAN (for herself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. 
    Kucinich, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Davis of Florida), [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [4MR], [10MR], [16MR], [18MR], [25MR], 
    [12AP], [14AP], [15AP], [20AP], [21AP], [27AP], [29AP], [5MY], 
    [12MY], [18MY], [25MY], [27MY], [8JN], [10JN], [12JY], [14JY], 
    [20JY], [29JY], [4AU], [9SE], [4NO]
H.R. 846--
A bill to establish a child care provider scholarship program; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. WEYGAND (for himself, Mr. Shows, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
    Neal of Massachusetts, and Ms. Schakowsky), [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [24MR], [28AP], [11MY], [25MY], [8JN], 
    [1JY], [18NO]
H.R. 847--
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; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WEYGAND (for himself and Mr. Shows), [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [24MR], [14AP], [11MY], [18NO]
H.R. 848--
A bill for the relief of Sepandan Farnia and Farbod Farniarred; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ISTOOK, [24FE]
H.R. 849--
A bill to provide for adjustment of status for certain nationals of 
    Bangladesh; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [25FE]
H.R. 850--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to affirm the rights of 
    United States persons to use and sell encryption and to relax export 
    controls on encryption; to the Committees on the Judiciary; 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
    Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Cox, Ms. Pryce of 
    Ohio, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Frost, Ms. DeLauro, 
    Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Gekas, 
    Mr. Coble, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Chabot, 
    Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Pease, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
    Rogan, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
    Ms. Waters, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
    Andrews, Mr. Archer, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Barrett of 
    Nebraska, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
    Bilbray, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Brady 
    of Pennsylvania, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
    Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
    Campbell, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mrs. Christian-
    Christensen, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clement, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Collins, 
    Mr. Cook, Mr. Cooksey, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
    Davis of Illinois, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Deutsch, 
    Mr. Dickey, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
    Dreier, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Ehlers, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. English, 
    Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ford, 
    Mr. Fossella, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
    Goodling, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hall of 
    Texas, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hill of Montana, 
    Mr. Hobson, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Holden, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
    Horn, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Istook, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, 
    Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Kasich, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
    Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
    Lampson, Mr. Largent, Mr. Latham, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
    Mr. Linder, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Luther, Ms. McCarthy of 
    Missouri, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Maloney of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Markey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Matsui, 
    Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Mica, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
    Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
    Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Olver, 
    Mr. Packard, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
    Pickering, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Quinn, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Reynolds, Ms. 
    Rivers, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Rush, Mr. Salmon, Ms. 
    Sanchez, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Schaffer, 
    Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shays, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Smith of 
    Washington, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Souder, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
    Stark, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Tanner, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor 
    of North Carolina, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
    Thune, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Upton, Mr. Vento, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
    Wamp, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Weller,

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    Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Wicker, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Wu), [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [11MR], [16MR], [17MR], [23MR], [25MR], 
    [12AP], [14AP], [27AP], [4MY], [11MY], [24MY], [25MY], [26MY], 
    [8JN], [16JN], [20JY], [22JY]
  Cosponsors removed, [21AP], [10JN]
  Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary (H. Rept. 106-117, part 
    1), [27AP]
  Referral to the Committee on International Relations extended, [27AP], 
    [2JY], [16JY]
  Referred to the Committees on Armed Services, Commerce, and 
    Intelligence (Permanent Select), [27AP]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Commerce (H. Rept. 106-
    117, part 2), [2JY]
  Referral to the Committees on Armed Services; Intelligence (Permanent 
    Select) extended, [2JY]
  Reported from the Committee on International Relations with amendment 
    (H. Rept. 106-117, part 3), [19JY]
  Reported from the Committee on Armed Services with amendment (H. Rept. 
    106-117, part 4), [23JY]
  Reported from the Committee on Intelligence with amendment (H. Rept. 
    106-117, part 5), [23JY]
H.R. 851--
A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to establish 
    improved predictive models for determining the availability of 
    television broadcast signals; to the Committees on Commerce; the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
    Oxley, Mr. Upton, Mr. Gillmor, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Largent, 
    Mr. Pickering, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. 
    Lewis of California, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. John, Mr. Goss, and Mr. 
    Boehlert), [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [11MR], [24MR]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Commerce (H. Rept. 106-
    79, part 1), [7AP]
  Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary extended, [7AP]
  Committee on the Judiciary discharged, [16AP]
H.R. 852--
A bill to require the Department of Agriculture to establish an 
    electronic filing and retrieval system to enable the public to file 
    all required paperwork electronically with the Department and to 
    have access to public information on farm programs, quarterly trade, 
    economic, and production reports, and other similar information; to 
    the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. LaHOOD, [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [2MR], [18MR], [25MR], [3MY], [6MY], [19MY], [9JN], 
    [17JN], [29JN], [15JY], [3AU], [5AU], [9SE], [18NO]
H.R. 853--
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 
    accountablility 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; Appropriations.
  By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
    Goss, Mr. Minge, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Radanovich, and Mr. Stenholm), 
    [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [16MR], [26AP], [12MY], [25MY], [10JN], 
    [18JN], [24JN], [14JY]
  Cosponsors removed, [27MY], [18JN]
  Reported adversely with amendment from the Committee on Appropriations 
    (H. Rept. 106-198, part 1), [24JN]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on the Budget (H. Rept. 
    106-198, part 2), [5AU]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Rules (H. Rept. 106-198, 
    part 3), [5AU]
H.R. 854--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for the 
    presumptive eligibility of Medicare beneficiaries for the qualified 
    Medicare beneficiary and special low-income Medicare beneficiary 
    programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BENTSEN, [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [19AP], [13MY], [8JN], [10JN], [14JY], 
    [3AU], [8SE]
H.R. 855--
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.
  By Mr. FORBES, [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [22MR], [12AP]
H.R. 856--
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, [25FE]
H.R. 857--
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, [25FE]
H.R. 858--
A bill to amend title 11, District of Columbia Code, to extend coverage 
    under the whistleblower protection provisions of the District of 
    Columbia Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 to personnel of 
    the courts of the District of Columbia; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. 
    Norton, and Mrs. Morella), [25FE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [16MR]
  Cosponsors added, [16MR]
  Passed Senate amended, [8OC]
H.R. 859--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax-exempt 
    private activity bonds to be issued for highway infrastructure 
    construction; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. DUNN (for herself, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Packard, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. 
    Cunningham), [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [8MR], [20MY], [25MY], [8JN], [15JN], [18JN], 
    [29JN], [20JY], [29JY]
H.R. 860--
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.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
    Olver, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Peterson of 
    Minnesota, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
    Evans, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Davis 
    of Virginia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Frost, Ms. Norton, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
    Gilman, Mr. Shows, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Dixon, 
    Mr. Traficant, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. McGovern), [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [11MR], [16MR], [17MR], [18MR], [22MR], 
    [24MR], [12AP], [15AP], [20AP], [26AP], [28AP], [6MY], [11MY], 
    [13MY], [25MY], [26MY], [8JN], [8JN], [9JN], [14JN], [15JN], [22JN], 
    [23JN], [14JY], [20JY], [21JY], [29JY], [2AU], [8SE], [13SE], 
    [15SE], [21SE], [22SE], [23SE], [5OC], [18OC], [26OC], [2NO], [4NO], 
    [16NO]
H.R. 861--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 
    Federal income tax rate increases on trusts established for the 
    benefit of individuals with disabilities; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. GOODE (for himself, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Scott, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. 
    Goodlatte, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Condit), [25FE]
H.R. 862--
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, [25FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-258), [26JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [1NO]
H.R. 863--
A bill to require appropriate off-budget treatment of Social Security in 
    official budget pronouncements; to the Committees on the Budget; 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Minge, Mr. Bass, Mr. Peterson of 
    Minnesota, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Franks of New 
    Jersey, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Thomas, Mr. McCrery, Ms. 
    Woolsey, Mr. Crane, and Mr. Campbell), [25FE]
  Cosponsors removed, [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [8MR]
H.R. 864--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the State 
    ceiling on private activity bonds; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mrs. Johnson 
    of Connecticut, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Watkins, 
    Mr. Cook, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, Mr. Shows, Mr. Dixon, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
    Sherman, Mr. Leach, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Foley, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
    Boehlert, Mr. Bass, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. 
    Shaw, Mr. Levin, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Coyne, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
    Doyle, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. English, 
    Mr. McCrery, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Lazio, and Mr. McNulty), 
    [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [11MR], [18MR], [25MR], [15AP], [26AP], 
    [29AP], [6MY], [13MY], [20MY], [27MY], [14JN], [18JN], [24JN], 
    [1JY], [15JY], [22JY], [30JY], [5AU], [9SE], [24SE], [7OC], [19OC], 
    [4NO], [18NO]
H.R. 865--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a special 
    rule for members of the uniformed services and the Foreign Service 
    in determining the exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal 
    residence; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOUGHTON, [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25MY], [24JN], [1JY], [15JY], [30JY], [5AU], [9SE], 
    [24SE], [19OC], [4NO]
H.R. 866--
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 of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Horn, Mr. Underwood, 
    Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Pallone, Mr. Shimkus, and Mr. Whitfield), [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [28AP]
H.R. 867--
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 Armed Services.
  By Ms. KAPTUR, [25FE]
H.R. 868--
A bill to establish the Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miamis 
    National Historical Site in the State of Ohio; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Ms. KAPTUR, [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [5MY], [11MY], [20MY], [24MY], [29JY], 
    [28OC]
H.R. 869--
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.
  By Mr. LoBIONDO, [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [19JY]
H.R. 870--
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. Livingston, Mr. Baker, Mr. Cooksey, 
    Mr. John, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
    Thornberry, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Largent, Mr. English, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
    Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Istook, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Hefley, 
    Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, and Mr. Pickering), [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [24MR], [6MY], [19MY], [23SE], [30SE]
H.R. 871--
A bill to provide for investment in private sector securities markets of 
    amounts held in the

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    Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund for payment of 
    benefits under title II of the Social Security Act; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, and Mr. 
    Pomeroy), [25FE]
H.R. 872--
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.
  By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mrs. Morella), [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [2MR], [3MR], [4MR], [9MR], [10MR], [17MR], [25MR], 
    [22AP], [29AP], [5MY], [12MY], [9JN], [22JN], [14JY], [6OC], [17NO]
  Cosponsors removed, [3NO]
H.R. 873--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that 
    employees of a political subdivision of a State shall not loose 
    their exemption from the hospital insurance tax by reason of the 
    consolidation of the subdivision with the State; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Markey, 
    Mr. Meehan, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Delahunt, 
    Mr. Olver, Mr. Tierney, and Mr. Capuano), [25FE]
H.R. 874--
A bill to reform Social Security by creating individual Social Security 
    retirement accounts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PORTER (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
    Shays, and Mr. Smith of Michigan), [25FE]
H.R. 875--
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. Cummings, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
    Payne, Mr. Ford, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mrs. 
    Christian-Christensen, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
    Mr. Frost, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Hilliard, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
    Capuano, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. 
    Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey), [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [23MR], [20AP], [4MY], [5MY], [19MY], [26MY], 
    [10JN], [17JN], [17NO]
H.R. 876--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the 
    maximum amount of contributions to individual retirement accounts 
    and the amounts of adjusted gross income at which the IRA deduction 
    phases out for active participants in pension plans, and to allow 
    penalty-free distributions from individual retirement accounts and 
    401(k) plans for certain purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Frost, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
    Miller of Florida, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Baker, Mr. Bachus, 
    and Mr. Chabot), [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [18MR], [22AP], [18MY], [20MY], [30JN], 
    [21JY], [9NO]
H.R. 877--
A bill to provide for the comparable treatment of Federal employees and 
    Members of Congress and the President during a period in which there 
    is a Federal Government shutdown; to the Committees on Government 
    Reform; House Administration.
  By Mr. STEARNS (for himself and Mrs. Morella), [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [2MR]
H.R. 878--
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 services; to the Committee on Education 
    and the Workforce.
  By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself, Mr. Royce, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
    Shadegg, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Largent, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
    Coburn, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
    Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Foley, Mr. Blunt, Mrs. Cubin, 
    Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and 
    Mr. Ryun of Kansas), [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [12AP], [20AP], [9JN], [29JY], [16NO]
H.R. 879--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to exempt licenses in the 
    instructional television fixed service from competitive bidding; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. WOOLSEY, [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [14AP], [20AP], [30JY], [5AU]
H.R. 880--
A bill for the relief of Rabon Lowry; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McINTYRE, [25FE]
H.R. 881--
A bill to provide that under certain conditions no sanction shall be 
    imposed on a person by an agency for a violation of a rule and no 
    civil or criminal sanction may be imposed by a court for a violation 
    of a rule; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
    Combest, Mr. English, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Graham, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
    Gary Miller of California, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Sisisky, 
    and Mr. Talent), [1MR]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR], [23MR], [13AP], [19MY], [18OC]
H.R. 882--
A bill to nullify any reservation of funds during fiscal year 1999 for 
    guaranteed loans under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
    Act for qualified beginning farmers or ranchers, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. COMBEST (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, 
    and Mr. Minge), [1MR]
  Cosponsors added, [2MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [2MR]
  Passed Senate, [8MR]
  Presented to the President (March 11, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-2] (signed March 15, 1999)
H.R. 883--
A bill to preserve the sovereignty of the United States over public 
    lands and acquired lands owned by the United States, and to preserve 
    State sovereignty and private property rights in non-Federal lands 
    surrounding those public lands and acquired lands; to the Committee 
    on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Ms. Danner, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
    Pickett, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
    Pombo, Mr. Barcia, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mrs. Cubin, 
    Mr. Shows, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Dunn, Mr. 
    Sisisky, Mr. Herger, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Bono, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Taylor 
    of North Carolina, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
    Norwood, Mr. Kasich, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
    Skeen, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
    Sensenbrenner, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
    Hostettler, Mr. Stump, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
    Gary Miller of California, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Weldon of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
    Metcalf, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Crane, Mr. Bryant, 
    Mr. Archer, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. 
    Everett, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Manzullo, 
    Mr. Spence, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Istook, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
    Bonilla, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
    Bilbray, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Foley, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
    Blunt, Mr. Linder, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
    Pickering, Mr. Ney, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Royce, Mr. Baker, Mr. Callahan, 
    Mr. Watkins, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Packard, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Brady 
    of Texas, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
    Mr. Wicker, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
    Dickey, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Souder, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
    DeMint, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Weller, 
    Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Goss, Ms. Granger, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Sam 
    Johnson of Texas, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Bass, 
    Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Wamp, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Smith of Michigan, 
    Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Riley, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Simpson, Mr. 
    Barton of Texas, and Mr. Fletcher), [1MR]
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [11MR], [18MR], [25MR], [15AP], [22AP], 
    [6MY], [12MY], [13MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-142), [13MY]
  Passed House amended, [20MY]
H.R. 884--
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.
  By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Smith of New 
    Jersey, Mr. Frost, Mr. Wolf, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
    Obey, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Hunter, Ms. 
    Kaptur, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Shows, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Sherman, 
    Mr. Vento, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Brady of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Payne, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Borski, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
    Pascrell, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Stark, Mr. Klink, Mr. Green 
    of Texas, Mr. Allen, and Mr. Stupak), [1MR]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [10MR], [16MR], [25MR], [14AP], [16JN], 
    [29JN]
H.R. 885--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the average 
    area purchase price of residences taken into account under the 
    qualified mortgage bond rules; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BEREUTER, [1MR]
H.R. 886--
A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit 
    to Congress a plan to include as a benefit under the Medicare 
    Program coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, and to provide 
    for the funding of such benefit; to the Committees on Ways and 
    Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. George 
    Miller of California, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Obey, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
    McGovern, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Olver, and Mr. Meehan), 
    [1MR]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [8MR], [15MR], [16MR], [17MR], [18MR], 
    [23MR], [26MY], [16JN], [8SE], [21SE]
H.R. 887--
A bill to amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to require 
    improved disclosure of corporate charitable contributions, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. GILLMOR (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Cox), [1MR]
H.R. 888--
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to limit the concentration of sulfur 
    in gasoline used in motor vehicles; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
    Lazio, Mr. Levin, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Lewis 
    of Georgia, Mr. Markey, Ms. Norton, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
    Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Boucher, Mr. McDermott, Ms. 
    Schakowsky, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
    Towns, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Frost, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Tierney, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Allen, and 
    Mr. Stark), [1MR]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [14AP], [21SE], [28OC]
H.R. 889--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program for 
    the collection and analysis of data on toxic shock syndrome; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
    Ford, Mr. Frost, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Brown of 
    California, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
    Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Millender-
    McDonald, Mr. George Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Shows, Mrs. Thurman, and Mrs. Jones of 
    Ohio), [1MR]

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  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [13AP], [12JY]
H.R. 890--
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 imflammatory disease, and 
    toxic shock syndrome, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Brown of 
    California, Ms. Norton, Mr. Ford, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
    Ms. Lee, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
    Millender-McDonald, Mr. George Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of 
    Hawaii, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Shows, Mrs. Thurman, and Mrs. 
    Jones of Ohio), [1MR]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [13AP], [8JN], [10JN], [12JY], [18OC], 
    [15NO]
H.R. 891--
A bill to authorize certain States to prohibit the importation of solid 
    waste from other States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. KANJORSKI, [2MR]
H.R. 892--
A bill to renew education in this country by providing funds for school 
    renovation and construction, scholarships that allow parents choice 
    in education, and tax incentives; to the Committees on Education and 
    the Workforce; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FORBES, [2MR]
H.R. 893--
A bill to provide that the National Assessment Governing Board has the 
    exclusive authority over all policies, direction, and guidelines for 
    establishing and implementing certain voluntary national tests; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. FORBES, [2MR]
H.R. 894--
A bill to encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of 
    murder, rape, or child molestation; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
    Largent, Mr. Frost, Mr. Weller, Mr. Graham, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Smith of 
    Washington, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Cannon, Mrs. Fowler, 
    Ms. Danner, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
    Schaffer, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. English, Mr. Lazio, Mr. 
    Saxton, Mr. Horn, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Smith of New 
    Jersey, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, 
    Mrs. Kelly, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Bartlett of 
    Maryland, Mr. Foley, Mr. Mica, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. 
    Linder, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Ney, Mr. Goode, 
    Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Packard, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Regula, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Sessions, 
    Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Riley, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
    Knollenberg, and Mr. Kingston), [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [4MR], [8MR], [10MR], [15MR], [17MR], [22MR], 
    [24MR], [12AP], [14AP], [15AP], [27AP], [28AP], [4MY], [24MY], 
    [14JN]
H.R. 895--
A bill to restore a United States voluntary contribution to the United 
    Nations Population Fund; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Porter, 
    Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Shays, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
    Texas, Mr. Baird, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. 
    Boehlert), [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [23MR], [15AP], [20AP], [29AP], [12MY], 
    [18MY], [26MY], [8JN], [15JN], [22JN], [14JY], [14SE]
H.R. 896--
A bill to require the installation and use by schools and libraries of a 
    technology for filtering or blocking material on the Internet on 
    computers with Internet access to be eligible to receive or retain 
    universal service assistance; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [16MR], [17MR], [23MR], [14AP], [11MY], [20MY], 
    [25MY], [26MY], [9JN], [1JY]
H.R. 897--
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, [2MR]
H.R. 898--
A bill designating certain land in the San Isabel National Forest in the 
    State of Colorado as the ``Spanish Peaks Wilderness''; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. MCINNIS (for himself, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Tancredo, 
    and Mr. Udall of Colorado), [2MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-173), [7JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [13SE]
H.R. 899--
A bill to provide for the liquidation of Libyan assets to pay for the 
    costs of travel to and from the Hague of families of the victims of 
    the crash of Pan Am flight 103 for the purpose of attending the 
    trial of the terrorist suspects in the crash; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself and Mr. LoBiondo), [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [20AP], [11MY], [26MY]
H.R. 900--
A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to enhance consumer disclosures 
    regarding credit card terms and charges, to restrict issuance of 
    credit cards to students, to expand protections in connection with 
    unsolicited credit cards and third-party checks and to protect 
    consumers from unreasonable practices that result in unnecessary 
    credit costs or loss of credit, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. LAFALCE (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Maloney 
    of New York, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. Lee, Mr. Inslee, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
    Gonzalez, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Brown of California, 
    Mr. Olver, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Shows, Mr. Brady of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii), [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [9MR], [17MR], [14AP], [12MY], [30JN], [2AU]
H.R. 901--
A bill to amend the Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 
    1989 to provide for the transfer of amounts of the Polish-American 
    Enterprise Fund upon the termination of that Enterprise Fund to a 
    private, nonprofit organization located in Poland; to the Committee 
    on International Relations.
  By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Sessions, 
    Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Mr. 
    Frost), [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [10MR], [6MY], [20JY]
H.R. 902--
A bill to regulate the sale of firearms at gun shows; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Castle, Mr. Conyers, 
    Mr. Scott, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Rhode Island, Mr. Weygand, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Underwood, Mrs. 
    Maloney of New York, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Ford, Mr. Markey, 
    Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
    Nadler, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
    Lipinski, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Tauscher, and Mrs. 
    Christensen), [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [12AP], [15AP], [28AP], [4MY], [5MY], [6MY], [11MY], 
    [17MY], [20MY], [24MY], [25MY], [27MY], [9JN]
  Cosponsors removed, [26MY]
H.R. 903--
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. Bateman, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. 
    Pickett, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goode, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
    Bilbray, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Coble, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cook, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
    English, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
    Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Horn, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Kasich, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
    Lazio, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Metcalf, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
    Pallone, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pitts, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
    Saxton, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shays, Mr. Shimkus, and Mr. Weldon of 
    Florida), [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [8MR], [11MR], [12AP], [19AP], [26AP], [5MY], 
    [6MY], [22JN], [24JN], [1JY], [18NO]
H.R. 904--
A bill to assure access under group health plans and health insurance 
    coverage to covered emergency medical services; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Education and the Workforce; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Shays, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
    Campbell, Mr. Berry, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
    Cooksey, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Stark, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
    Kleczka, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Green of 
    Texas, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
    Ackerman, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. 
    Thurman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Coyne, 
    Mr. Rothman, Mr. English, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Klink, 
    Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Levin, Mr. Davis of Florida, 
    Mr. Upton, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Gonzalez, and 
    Mrs. Myrick), [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [9MR], [16MR], [23MR], [25MR], [12AP], [28AP], 
    [29AP], [6MY], [11MY], [13MY], [9JN], [1JY], [19JY], [8SE], [29SE], 
    [18NO]
H.R. 905--
A bill to provide funding for the National Center for Missing and 
    Exploited Children, to reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth 
    Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. CASTLE, [2MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-152), [20MY]
H.R. 906--
A bill to secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been 
    released from incarceration; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
    Texas, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Waters, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
    Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
    Meeks of New York, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Rush, Mr. Owens, 
    Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Lee, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Brady 
    of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ford, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, and Ms. Schakowsky), 
    [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [25MR], [4MY], [8JN], [10JN]
H.R. 907--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary 
    of Transportation to implement a pilot program to improve access to 
    the national transportation system for small communities, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. DeFAZIO, [2MR]
H.R. 908--
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. Lipinski, and Ms. Slaughter), [2MR]
H.R. 909--
A bill to provide funding for States to correct Y2K problems in 
    computers that are used to administer State and local government 
    programs; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself, Mr. Allen, and Mr. Waxman), [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [18JN]

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H.R. 910--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief 
    of Engineers and in coordination with other Federal agency heads, to 
    participate in the funding and implementation of a balanced, long-
    term solution to the problems of groundwater contamination, water 
    supply, and reliability affecting the San Gabriel groundwater basin 
    in California, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. DREIER (for himself, Mr. Horn, Mr. Martinez, Mrs. Napolitano, 
    Mr. Gary Miller of California, and Ms. Roybal-Allard), [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [8MR], [27JY]
H.R. 911--
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. Coble, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
    Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Burr of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
    Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Ballenger, and Mrs. Myrick), [2MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [12AP]
  Passed Senate, [15AP]
  Presented to the President (April 16, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-23] (signed April 27, 1999)
H.R. 912--
A bill to provide for the medical use of marijuana; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Conyers, 
    Mr. Olver, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Stark, and Ms. Woolsey), [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [12AP], [13AP], [20AP], [26AP], [24MY]
H.R. 913--
A bill to provide retrospective application of an amendment made by the 
    Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 pertaining to 
    the applicability of mandatory minimum penalties in certain cases; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. Stark), [2MR]
H.R. 914--
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.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. Serrano, 
    Mr. Sanders, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Vento, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Pelosi, 
    Ms. Waters, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Neal 
    of Massachusetts, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
    Olver, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Goode, Mrs. Mink 
    of Hawaii, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Hinchey), [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [8MR], [9MR], [15MR], [17MR], [23MR], [13AP], 
    [14AP], [4MY], [10JN], [18JN], [12JY], [16JY], [8SE], [30SE], 
    [27OC], [8NO]
H.R. 915--
A bill to authorize a cost of living adjustment in the pay of 
    administrative law judges; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
    Filner, Mr. Wolf, and Mrs. Morella), [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MY], [19JY], [21JY], [4AU], [21SE]
  Rereferred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, [10JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-387), [18OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [25OC]
  Passed Senate, [8NO]
  Presented to the President (November 10, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-97] (signed November 12, 1999)
H.R. 916--
A bill to make technical amendments to section 10 of title 9, United 
    States Code; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GEKAS, [2MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-181), [10JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [13JY]
H.R. 917--
A bill to designate the Federal building and United States Post Office 
    located at 705 N. Plaza Street in Carson City, Nevada, as the ``Paul 
    Laxalt Federal Building and United States Post Office''; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. GIBBONS, [2MR]
H.R. 918--
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.
  By Mr. HOLDEN, [2MR]
H.R. 919--
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, [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP], [5MY], [25MY], [8JN], [10JN], [12JY], [3AU], 
    [4AU], [13SE], [18OC], [20OC]
H.R. 920--
A bill to expand the powers of the Secretary of the Treasury to regulate 
    the manufacture, distribution, and sale of firearms and ammunition, 
    and to expand the jurisdiction of the Secretary to include firearm 
    products and non-powder firearms; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [27AP], [14MY], [8JN], [8SE], [21SE], [4OC]
H.R. 921--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to provide emergency 
    market loss assistance to swine producers for losses incurred due to 
    economic and market conditions in the United States beyond their 
    control that occurred during a three-month period in 1998, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Agriculture; the Budget.
  By Mr. LAHOOD, [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [3MY]
H.R. 922--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the 
    maximum amount allowable as an annual contribution to education 
    individual retirement accounts from $500 to $2,000, phased in over 3 
    years; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LATHAM, [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [24MR], [5MY], [8JN], [10JN], [14JN], [15JN], 
    [17JN], [22JN], [24JN], [29JN], [1JY]
H.R. 923--
A bill to authorize the establishment of the National African-American 
    Museum within the Smithsonian Institution; to the Committees on 
    House Administration; Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
    Filner, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Towns, 
    Ms. Norton, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Frost, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Brown of 
    Ohio, Mr. Fattah, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, 
    Ms. Carson, Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Woolsey, 
    Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. George Miller 
    of California, Mr. Berman, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
    Mr. Owens, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
    Stearns, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
    Sandlin, and Mr. Spratt), [2MR]
H.R. 924--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow vendor 
    refunds of Federal excise taxes on undyed kerosene used in unvented 
    heaters for home heating purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut (for himself and Mr. Spratt), [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR], [23MR], [21AP], [18MY], [29JN]
H.R. 925--
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.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Pascrell, 
    Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Cook, Ms. Berkley, Mrs. McCarthy 
    of New York, Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. 
    Clayton, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. DeLauro, 
    Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
    Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Frost, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
    Shows, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    Rush, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hinchey, 
    Mr. Ford, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
    Borski, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Clement, Mr. Mascara, and Mr. 
    Faleomavaega), [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [24MR], [13AP], [27AP], [26MY], [23JN], 
    [30JN], [12JY], [29JY], [14SE], [18OC], [9NO]
H.R. 926--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to issue an environmental 
    impact statement before the International Joint Commission 
    implements any water regulation plan affecting the water levels of 
    Lake Ontario or the St. Lawrence River; to the Committees on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure; Resources.
  By Mr. McHUGH, [2MR]
H.R. 927--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the annual 
    exclusion from the gift tax to $20,000; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. McINNIS (for himself, Mr. Houghton, Ms. Dunn, Mr. English, Mr. 
    Hayworth, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
    Tancredo, and Mr. Shows), [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [25MR], [12AP], [15AP]
H.R. 928--
A bill to require that the 2000 decennial census include either a 
    general or targeted followup mailing of census questionnaires, 
    whichever, in the judgement of the Secretary of Commerce, will be 
    more effective in securing the return of census information from the 
    greatest number of households possible; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform.
  By Mr. MILLER of Florida, [2MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-88), [13AP]
H.R. 929--
A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to require that the 
    questionnaire used in taking the 2000 decennial census be made 
    available in certain languages besides English; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform.
  By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Davis of Virginia, and Mr. Souder), [2MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-96), [19AP]
H.R. 930--
A bill to amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to remove the 
    requirement that exposure resulting in stomach cancer occur before 
    age 30, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [2MR]
H.R. 931--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that an 
    individual who leaves employment because of sexual harassment or the 
    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, [2MR]
H.R. 932--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat a portion of 
    welfare benefits which are contingent on employment as earned income 
    for purposes of the earned income credit, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR], [25MR], [20AP], [5MY], [9JN], [21SE]

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H.R. 933--
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.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Meehan, 
    Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Meek of 
    Florida, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Millender-
    McDonald, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Goode, Mr. Ford, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Green of 
    Texas, Mr. Frost, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Filner, Ms. Berkley, Mrs. Kelly, 
    Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Shows, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
    Faleomavaega, Mr. Foley, and Mrs. Myrick), [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [9MR], [10MR], [12AP], [15JN], [22JN], [23JN], 
    [29JN], [1JY], [12JY], [27JY], [13SE], [15SE], [22SE]
H.R. 934--
A bill to prohibit the commercial harvesting of Atlantic striped bass in 
    the coastal waters and the exclusive economic zone; to the Committee 
    on Resources.
  By Mr. PALLONE, [2MR]
H.R. 935--
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.
  By Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. Hostettler), [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [9MR], [12AP], [28AP], [28SE]
H.R. 936--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit 
    against income tax for amounts contributed to charitable 
    organizations which provide elementary or secondary school 
    scholarships and for contributions of, and for, instructional 
    materials and materials for extra-curricular activities; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PAUL, [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [9MR], [16MR], [23MR], [28AP], [9NO]
H.R. 937--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax 
    credit for elementary and secondary school teachers; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Deal 
    of Georgia, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Hinchey), [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [12AP], [6MY], [12MY], [10JN], [18NO]
H.R. 938--
A bill to designate the Federal building located at 290 Broadway in New 
    York, New York, as the ``Ronald H. Brown Federal Building''; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Ms. Waters, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Nadler, 
    Ms. Lee, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Carson, 
    Mr. Rush, Mr. Snyder, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Ford, 
    Mr. Moakley, Ms. Norton, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
    Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Payne, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Engel, 
    Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Clay, Mr. Scott, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Ackerman, 
    Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Levin, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
    Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
    Underwood, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. 
    Maloney of New York, Mr. Portman, Mr. Frost, Mr. Brady of 
    Pennsylvania, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Waxman, 
    Mr. Crowley, and Mr. Etheridge), [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [23MR], [15AP]
H.R. 939--
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 
    Committeea on the Judiciary; Commerce.
  By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Towns, Mr. Thompson of 
    Mississippi, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Lee, Mr. Wynn, Ms. 
    Millender-McDonald, Ms. Carson, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
    Clay, Mr. Rush, Mr. Dixon, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Hilliard, Mrs. 
    Clayton, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
    Mr. Payne, Mr. Owens, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
    and Ms. Pelosi), [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [23MR], [15AP], [20MY], [12JY], [19NO]
H.R. 940--
A bill to establish the Lackawanna Heritage Valley American Heritage 
    Area; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SHERWOOD, [2MR]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 106-285), [3AU]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [13SE]
H.R. 941--
A bill to establish a congressional commemorative medal for organ donors 
    and their families; to the Committees on Banking and Financial 
    Services; Commerce.
  By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Horn, Mr. Spence, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Lewis 
    of Georgia, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Frost, 
    Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Luther, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. 
    Slaughter, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Rangel, 
    Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Ms. Norton, Mr. Waxman, 
    and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen), [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [16MR], [13AP], [29AP], [20MY], [8JN], 
    [16JY], [8SE], [18NO]
H.R. 942--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to reduce restrictions on 
    media ownership, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mr. Oxley, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
    Foley, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. Sessions), [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [14AP], [20AP], [11MY], [9JN]
H.R. 943--
A bill to reimburse an individual who is the subject of an independent 
    counsel's investigation and is indicted but found not guilty for 
    attorneys' fees; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Clay, 
    Ms. McKinney, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. King of New 
    York, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Hilliard, 
    Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Brady of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Ford, 
    Mr. Cummings, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Rush), [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [14AP], [13MY]
H.R. 944--
A bill to convert a temporary Federal judgeship in the district of 
    Hawaii to a permanent judgeship, to authorize an additional 
    permanent judgeship in the district of Hawaii, extend statutory 
    authority for magistrate positions in Guam and the Northern Mariana 
    Islands, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mrs. Mink of 
    Hawaii), [2MR]
H.R. 945--
A bill to deny to aliens the opportunity to apply for asylum in Guam; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. UNDERWOOD, [2MR]
H.R. 946--
A bill to restore Federal recognition to the Indians of the Graton 
    Rancheria of California; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Ms. WOOLSEY, [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24SE]
H.R. 947--
A bill to address resource management issues in Glacier Bay National 
    Park, Alaska; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [2MR]
H.R. 948--
A bill to amend chapter 31 of title 31, United States Code, to establish 
    lower statutory limits for debt held by the public for each of 
    fiscal years 2000 through 2009, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; the Budget.
  By Mr. MORAN of Kansas (for himself and Mr. Pickering), [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [29AP], [5MY]
H.R. 949--
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 PRIDE OF MANY; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. GREENWOOD, [2MR]
H.R. 950--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to improve the 
    quality of beaches and coastal recreation waters, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. PALLONE, [3MR]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR], [18MR], [25MR]
H.R. 951--
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.
  By Mr. DUNCAN, [3MR]
H.R. 952--
A bill to amend the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to preserve State and 
    local authority over the construction, placement or modification of 
    personal wireless service facilities; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BASS, [3MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13AP], [21JY], [29JY], [16NO]
H.R. 953--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for the 
    protection of employees providing air safety information; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BOEHLERT (for himself, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Holden, Mr. Weygand, 
    Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Wise, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
    Filner, Mr. Costello, Ms. Carson, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Smith of 
    Washington, Ms. Danner, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Frost, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
    Waters, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
    Kucinich, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
    Inslee, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Horn, Mr. Stark, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Pombo, 
    Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Evans, 
    Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
    Towns, Mr. Olver, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Doyle, Ms. Lee, Mr. Blagojevich, 
    Mr. Klink, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Rush, Mr. Snyder, Mr. 
    Barcia, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. 
    Thurman, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
    DeFazio, Mr. Pascrell, and Mr. Rothman), [3MR]
  Cosponsors added, [11MY], [20MY], [26MY], [15JN], [1JY], [29SE]
H.R. 954--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit 
    against income tax for expenses incurred by taxpayers in 
    transporting food to food banks; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CAMPBELL, [3MR]
H.R. 955--
A bill to expand the geographic area of the TRICARE Senior Supplement 
    demonstration project for certain covered beneficiaries under 
    chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, to include one 
    additional site; to the Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. COLLINS, [3MR]
H.R. 956--
A bill to designate the new hospital bed replacement building at the 
    Ioannis A. Lougaris Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in 
    Reno, Nevada, in honor of Jack Streeter; to the Committee on 
    Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. GIBBONS (for himself and Ms. Berkley), [3MR]
H.R. 957--
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. Combest, Mr. Houghton, 
    Mr. Herger, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Nussle, Mr. English, Mr. Watkins, Mr. 
    Hayworth, Mr. Weller, Mr. Foley, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Barrett 
    of Nebraska, Mr. Condit, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
    Ewing, Mr. Minge, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Smith of Michigan, 
    Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Thune,

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    Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Ose, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
    Talent, Ms. Danner, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Gordon, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Shows, 
    Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Istook, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Bereuter, Ms. Woolsey, 
    Mr. Paul, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Hill of 
    Montana, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Frost, Mr. Stearns, Mrs. 
    Capps, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
    Latham, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Klink, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
    Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. 
    Reynolds, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Hastings 
    of Washington, Mr. Leach, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Cook, Mr. Aderholt, 
    Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Souder, Mr. Terry, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
    Bonilla, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. 
    Dickey, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland), [3MR]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR], [25MR], [15AP], [28AP], [6MY], [12MY], 
    [20MY], [8JN], [16JY], [30JY], [1OC], [18NO]
H.R. 958--
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.
  By Mr. KLECZKA (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
    Waxman, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Ford, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Borski, Ms. Brown 
    of Florida, Mr. Sanders, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Hinchey, 
    Mr. Pallone, Mr. Towns, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Thompson of 
    Mississippi, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Davis of Florida, 
    Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, and Mr. Sandlin), [3MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [20AP], [3MY], [18JN], [23JN]
H.R. 959--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the maximum 
    Pell Grant; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. McGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia), 
    [3MR]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [16MR], [25MR], [12AP], [14AP], [15AP], 
    [20AP], [27AP], [28AP], [5MY], [11MY], [25MY], [8JN], [8SE]
H.R. 960--
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 development efforts; to 
    the Committees on Resources; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
    Mr. Holt, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
    Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Farr of 
    California, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. McDermott, 
    Mr. McNulty, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Borski, 
    Mr. Olver, Mr. Cardin, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Abercrombie, 
    Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Clay, Mr. DeFazio, 
    Mr. Rahall, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Shays, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
    Levin, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Hastings 
    of Florida, Mr. Markey, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Moran 
    of Virginia, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Woolsey, 
    Mr. Forbes, Mr. Allen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. 
    Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Sabo, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
    Payne, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Capuano, Ms. McCarthy 
    of Missouri, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Waters, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. 
    Baldwin, Mr. Moore, and Mr. Faleomavaega), [3MR]
  Cosponsors added, [16MR], [12AP], [19AP], [27AP], [10MY], [26MY], 
    [10JN], [2AU], [14SE], [23SE], [21OC], [25OC], [16NO]
H.R. 961--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for programs 
    regarding ovarian cancer; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [3MR]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [24MR], [25MR], [13AP], [4MY], [5MY], [6MY], 
    [11MY], [24MY], [15JN], [22JN], [1JY], [2AU], [22SE], [27SE], 
    [30SE], [19OC], [25OC]
H.R. 962--
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; House Administration; Ways and Means.
  By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Wise, and Mr. 
    Traficant), [3MR]
H.R. 963--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a 
    credit for a portion of the expenses of providing dependent care 
    services to employees; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
    LaTourette, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Granger, Mr. Frost, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Walsh, Ms. 
    Norton, Mr. Clement, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Vento, Ms. Lofgren, 
    Ms. DeGette, Mr. Paul, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, 
    Mr. Sandlin, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Forbes), [3MR]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [15JN], [23SE]
H.R. 964--
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. QUINN, [3MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [28AP]
H.R. 965--
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.
  By Mr. QUINN, [3MR]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [14JY], [14JY]
H.R. 966--
A bill to provide for the disposition of land deemed excess to a project 
    for flood control at Matewan, West Virginia; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. RAHALL, [3MR]
H.R. 967--
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for Federal 
    jurisdiction of certain multiparty, multiforum civil actions; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Mr. Coble), [3MR]
H.R. 968--
A bill to authorize appropriations for hazardous material transportation 
    safety, 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), [3MR]
H.R. 969--
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.
  By Mr. SOUDER (for himself, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Largent, Mr. McIntosh, 
    Mr. Weller, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Coburn, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
    English, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Burton of 
    Indiana, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Cox, 
    Mr. Chabot, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Calvert), [3MR]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR], [12AP], [15JY]
H.R. 970--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance 
    to the Perkins County Rural Water System, Inc., for the construction 
    of water supply facilities in Perkins County, South Dakota; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. THUNE, [3MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-405), [20OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [26OC]
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (November 30, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-136] (signed December 7, 1999)
H.R. 971--
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. Houghton, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
    Towns, and Mr. Boehlert), [3MR]
H.R. 972--
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, [3MR]
H.R. 973--
A bill to modify authorities with respect to the provision of security 
    assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms 
    Export Control Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Gejdenson), [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [9MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [15JN]
H.R. 974--
A bill to establish a program to afford high school graduates from the 
    District of Columbia the benefits of in-State tuition at State 
    colleges and universities outside the District of Columbia, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Government Reform; Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
    Hoyer, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Horn, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Ehrlich, and Mr. 
    Moran of Virginia), [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [3MY], [24MY]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Government Reform (H. 
    Rept. 106-158, part 1), [24MY]
  Referral to the Committee on Ways and Means extended, [24MY]
  Committee on Ways and Means discharged, [24MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [24MY]
  Passed Senate amended, [19OC]
  House agreed to Senate amendment under suspension of the rules, [1NO]
  Presented to the President (November 3, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-98] (signed November 12, 1999)
H.R. 975--
A bill to provide for a reduction in the volume of steel imports, and to 
    establish a steel import notification and monitoring program; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. VISCLOSKY (for himself, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
    Kucinich, Mr. English, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
    Regula, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Weller, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Gekas, Mr. 
    Bonior, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Franks of New 
    Jersey, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Berry, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Oberstar, Mr. Goodling, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. 
    Gillmor, Mr. Wise, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. 
    Rahall, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Costello, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
    Lipinski, Mr. Evans, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
    Roemer, Mr. Payne, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
    Millender-McDonald, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Sanders, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Cramer, 
    Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Larson, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
    Brown of Ohio, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pallone, 
    Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Jackson of 
    Illinois, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Hooley of 
    Oregon, Mr. Boswell, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Delahunt, 
    Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
    Bryant, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
    Borski, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Sawyer, and Mr. 
    Cannon), [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [9MR], [10MR], [15MR]
  Reported adversely (H. Rept. 106-52), [15MR]
  Passed House, [17MR]

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H.R. 976--
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.
  By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself and Mrs. Bono), [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [16MR], [24MR], [20AP], [4MY], [11MY], [14MY], 
    [18MY], [20MY], [9JN], [22JN], [24JN], [1JY], [14JY], [19JY], [4AU], 
    [8SE], [14SE], [23SE], [27SE], [30SE], [5OC], [12OC], [14OC], [19OC]
H.R. 977--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish, and 
    provide a checkoff for, a Biomedical Research Fund, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. FORBES, [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [22JN], [29JN], [14SE]
H.R. 978--
A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to ensure that certain 
    orders of the National Labor Relations Board are enforced to protect 
    the rights of employees; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [4MR]
H.R. 979--
A bill to ensure that services related to the operation of a 
    correctional facility and the incarceration of inmates are not 
    provided by private contractors or vendors and that persons 
    convicted of any offenses against the United States shall be housed 
    in facilities managed and maintained by Federal employees; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. STRICKLAND (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
    Holden, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Green of Texas, Mrs. Maloney of New 
    York, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. Coyne), [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [12AP], [28AP], [6MY], [13MY], [8JN], 
    [16JN], [29JN], [5OC], [20OC], [10NO]
  Cosponsors removed, [6MY]
H.R. 980--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction 
    for 100 percent of the health insurance costs of self-employed 
    individuals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. TALENT (for himself, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. English, Mrs. Thurman, 
    Mr. Portman, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Packard, Mr. Shows, Mr. Dooley of 
    California, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. Wise, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
    York, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Hulshof, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
    Salmon, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Thune, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Brady of 
    Pennsylvania, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Pease, Mrs. 
    Kelly, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
    Mr. Armey, Mr. Frost, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
    Forbes, Mr. Paul, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. McInnis, Mrs. Bono, 
    Mr. Goode, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. McIntosh, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Barr 
    of Georgia, Mr. Stump, Mr. Foley, and Mrs. Myrick), [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [14MY], [16JY], [30JY], [23SE], [9NO]
H.R. 981--
A bill to redesignate the Coronado National Forest in honor of Morris K. 
    Udall, a former Member of the House of Representatives; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. KOLBE (for himself, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
    Salmon, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and Mr. Udall of New Mexico), [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR]
H.R. 982--
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. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Goode, Mr. Armey, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
    Blunt, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Barton of 
    Texas, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
    Mica, Mr. Goss, Mr. Istook, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Fossella, 
    Mr. Largent, Mr. English, Mr. Latham, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
    Ballenger, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Peterson of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Packard, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hayworth, 
    Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. 
    Knollenberg, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Green of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. DeMint, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
    Fletcher, Mr. Everett, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Forbes, and Mr. 
    McCollum), [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [14AP], [18NO]
H.R. 983--
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, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. English, Mr. Rothman, 
    Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Allen, and Mr. Doyle), [4MR]
H.R. 984--
A bill to provide additional trade benefits to certain beneficiary 
    countries in the Caribbean, to provide assistance to the countries 
    in Central America and the Caribbean affected by Hurricane Mitch and 
    Hurricane Georges, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways 
    and Means; International Relations; Banking and Financial Services; 
    the Judiciary; Armed Services.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Matsui), 
    [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [25MR], [12AP], [13AP], [15AP], [27AP], 
    [6MY], [17MY], [20MY], [9JN], [29JN], [29JY], [5AU], [8SE], [22SE], 
    [20OC], [5NO], [17NO]
  Cosponsors removed, [6MY]
H.R. 985--
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.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mrs. 
    Tauscher, Mr. Herger, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Taylor of 
    Mississippi, Mr. Foley, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Walsh, Mr. English, Mr. 
    Hobson, Ms. Danner, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
    Smith of Washington, Mr. Boyd, and Mr. Saxton), [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [15MR], [22MR], [12AP], [19AP], [10MY], [22JN]
H.R. 986--
A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the 
    Congress to John Walsh in recognition of his outstanding and 
    enduring contributions to American society in the fields of law 
    enforcement and victims' rights; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. BARCIA (for himself, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Royce, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
    McHugh, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Underwood, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Ney, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
    Clay, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
    Gutknecht, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Pastor, 
    Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Turner, Mr. Combest, Mr. Foley, Ms. Woolsey, 
    Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Luther, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
    Lofgren, Mr. Kuykendall, and Mr. Sandlin), [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [8MR], [26MY], [15JN]
H.R. 987--
A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to wait for completion of a 
    National Academy of Sciences study before promulgating a standard or 
    guideline on ergonomics; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
    Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Goode, Mr. Pickett, Mr. 
    Bonilla, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, 
    Mr. Hefley, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hall of 
    Texas, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Tanner, Mr. John, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Clement, 
    and Mr. Goodling), [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [16MR], [17MR], [24MR], [14AP], [21AP], 
    [28AP], [4MY], [11MY], [19MY], [26MY], [9JN], [29JN], [1JY], [14JY], 
    [15JY]
  Cosponsors removed, [21AP], [18MY], [22JN], [21JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-272), [29JY]
  Passed House, [3AU]
H.R. 988--
A bill to provide for a comprehensive, coordinated effort to combat 
    methamphetamine abuse, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BOSWELL, [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [15SE]
H.R. 989--
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.
  By Mr. COBURN (for himself and Mr. Strickland), [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [13AP], [21AP], [29AP], [20MY]
H.R. 990--
A bill to provide for investment in private sector securities markets of 
    amounts held in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust 
    Fund for payment of benefits under title II of the Social Security 
    Act; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
    Duncan, and Mr. Matsui), [4MR]
H.R. 991--
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; Education and the Workforce; 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COSTELLO (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Bentsen, 
    Mr. Frost, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Ford, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Lipinski, 
    Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Meeks of New 
    York, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Shows, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
    Blagojevich, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Rush, Mr. Bonior, Mr. George 
    Miller of California, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
    Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Sabo, and Mr. Kleczka), [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [17MR], [13AP], [15AP]
H.R. 992--
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, [4MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-259), [26JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [1NO]
H.R. 993--
A bill to provide that of amounts available to a designated agency for a 
    fiscal year that are not obligated in the fiscal year, up to 50 
    percent may be used to pay bonuses to agency personnel and the 
    remainder shall be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury 
    and used exclusively for deficit reduction; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform.
  By Mr. DUNCAN, [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [15AP], [17JN]
H.R. 994--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    percentage of completion method of accounting shall not be required 
    to be used with respect to contracts for the manufacture of property 
    if no payments are required to be made before the completion of the 
    manufacture of such property; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. EHLERS, [4MR]
H.R. 995--
A bill to provide a direct check for education; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mrs. EMERSON (for herself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Hulshof, and Mr. Talent), 
    [4MR]
H.R. 996--
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. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
    McGovern, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Towns, Mr. Waxman, 
    Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, Mr. Green

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    of Texas, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Payne, 
    Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Delahunt, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Sandlin, 
    Mr. Lampson, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
    Neal of Massachusetts, Mrs. Clayton, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
    Pallone, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
    Clement, Mr. Shows, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Bonior, Ms. 
    Millender-McDonald, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Evans, Mr. Meehan, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Mr. Olver, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. 
    Norton, Mr. Baird, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Dooley of 
    California, Mr. Inslee, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Davis 
    of Florida, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. 
    Berkley, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
    of Texas, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Wu, and Ms. Baldwin), [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [14AP], [4MY], [8JN], [22SE]
H.R. 997--
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. Ackerman, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Borski, 
    Mr. Boucher, Mr. Costello, Mr. Frost, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
    Payne, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Shays, Mr. Shows, Mrs. 
    Tauscher, and Ms. Velazquez), [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [25MR], [15AP], [22AP], [28AP], [4MY], 
    [6MY], [11MY], [13MY], [18MY], [19MY], [24MY], [26MY], [8JN], 
    [15JN], [16JN], [30JN], [14JY], [21JY], [27JY], [30JY], [3AU], 
    [4AU], [5AU], [8SE], [13SE], [12OC], [18OC], [19OC], [20OC], [26OC], 
    [27OC], [1NO], [4NO], [18NO]
H.R. 998--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an 
    incentive for expanding employment in rural areas by allowing 
    employers the work opportunity credit for hiring residents of rural 
    areas; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HAYES, [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [23MR], [25MR], [5MY], [14JY]
H.R. 999--
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.
  By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Gilchrest, 
    Mrs. Capps, Mr. Kuykendall, and Mr. Saxton), [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [17MR], [25MR], [13AP]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-98), [19AP]
  Passed House amended, [22AP]
H.R. 1000--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize programs of 
    the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; the Budget; Rules.
  By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. 
    Lipinski), [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [9MR], [11MR], [17MR], [25MR], [14AP], [21AP], 
    [18MY], [25MY]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure (H. Rept. 106-167, part 1), [28MY]
  Referral to the Committees on the Budget; Rules extended, [28MY]
  Reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (H. 
    Rept. 106-167, part 2), [9JN]
  Committees on the Budget; Rules discharged, [11JN]
  Passed House amended, [15JN]
  Passed Senate amended, [5OC]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [13OC]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [14OC]
H.R. 1001--
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. Jefferson, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Collins, 
    Mr. Crane, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Herger, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
    Nussle, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Ms. Dunn, Mr. English, Mr. 
    Watkins, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Weller, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
    Petri, Ms. Granger, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Ney, and Mr. Terry), [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR], [25MR], [15AP], [28AP], [6MY], [12MY], 
    [20MY], [8JN], [1JY], [16JY], [30JY], [1OC]
H.R. 1002--
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. Stump, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Schaffer, Mrs. 
    Bono, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Gary 
    Miller of California, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
    Mr. Shows, Mr. Istook, and Mr. Young of Alaska), [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [25MR], [18MY]
H.R. 1003--
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, [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR], [12AP], [4MY], [24MY], [29JY], [16NO]
H.R. 1004--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow dentists and 
    physicians to use the cash basis of accounting for income tax 
    purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MANZULLO (for himself, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. Crane), [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [28AP], [9JN], [14JY]
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.
  By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
    Hilleary, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Weldon of 
    Florida, Mr. LaHood, and Mrs. Roukema), [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR]
H.R. 1006--
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, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Houghton, and Ms. Dunn), 
    [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [13AP], [28AP], [6MY], [19MY], [30JN], 
    [14SE], [23SE], [18OC], [26OC]
H.R. 1007--
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, [4MR]
H.R. 1008--
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.
  By Mr. METCALF (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Evans, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
    Gutierrez, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Filner, and Ms. Brown of Florida), [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [16MR], [17MR], [18MR], [23MR], [24MR], [12AP], 
    [15AP], [29AP], [6MY], [11MY], [18MY], [26MY]
H.R. 1009--
A bill to authorize the awarding of grants to cities, counties, tribal 
    organizations, and certain other entities for the purpose of 
    improving public participation in the 2000 decennial census; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. MILLER of Florida, [4MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-89), [13AP]
H.R. 1010--
A bill to improve participation in the 2000 decennial census by 
    increasing the amounts available to the Bureau of the Census for 
    marketing, promotion, and outreach; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform.
  By Mr. MILLER of Florida, [4MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-97), [19AP]
H.R. 1011--
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. Meehan, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Tierney, and Mr. Olver), [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [17MR]
H.R. 1012--
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 (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Boehner, 
    Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
    Hoekstra, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Istook, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
    McKeon, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Paul, Mr. Schaffer, 
    and Mr. Talent), [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP], [12MY], [16JY]
H.R. 1013--
A bill to require that employers offering benefits to associates of its 
    employees who are not spouses or dependents of the employees not 
    discriminate on the basis of the nature of the relationship between 
    the employee and the designated associates; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. PETRI, [4MR]
H.R. 1014--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the 
    exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PICKETT, [4MR]
H.R. 1015--
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 Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, Mr. Shows, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Brown of 
    California, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Lee, Mr. Stark, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. 
    Filner), [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [4OC]
H.R. 1016--
A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
    1985 to allow the projected on-budget surplus for any fiscal year to 
    be used for tax cuts; to the Committee on the Budget.
  By Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, [4MR]
H.R. 1017--
A bill to provide for budgetary reform by requiring a balanced Federal 
    budget and the repayment of the national debt; to the Committees on 
    the Budget; Rules.
  By Mr. SCHAFFER, [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR]
H.R. 1018--
A bill to require Congress to specify the source of authority under the 
    United States Constitution for the enactment of laws, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SHADEGG (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sanford, Mr. 
    Royce, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. English, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
    Kolbe, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Stump, Mr. Paul, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Duncan, 
    Mr. Scarborough, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Hoekstra, 
    Mr. Skeen, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
    Goodling, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
    Radanovich, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
    Doolittle, and Mr. Foley), [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [23MR]
H.R. 1019--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey lands and 
    interests comprising the Carlsbad Irrigation Project to the Carlsbad 
    Irrigation District, New Mexico; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SKEEN, [4MR]

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  Reported (H. Rept. 106-260), [26JY]
H.R. 1020--
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. Filner, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
    Minge, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Shows, Mr. Dickey, 
    Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, and Mr. Weldon 
    of Florida), [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [27AP], [20MY], [25MY], [8JN], [23JN], [24JN], 
    [12JY], [14SE], [2NO], [16NO]
H.R. 1021--
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 (for herself, Mr. Camp, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Gejdenson, 
    and Mr. Faleomavaega), [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [6MY]
H.R. 1022--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to make grants to States 
    to correct Y2K problems in computers that are used to administer 
    State and local government programs; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform.
  By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
    Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. Faleomavaega), [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [12AP]
H.R. 1023--
A bill for the relief of Richard W. Schaffert; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. METCALF, [4MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-403), [20OC]
H.R. 1024--
A bill for the relief of Edwardo Reyes and Dianelita Reyes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. PORTER, [4MR]
H.R. 1025--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the fisheries for each of 3 vessels; to the Committee 
    on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SUNUNU, [4MR]
H.R. 1026--
A bill to provide for the reliquidation of certain entries of self-
    tapping screws; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, [4MR]
H.R. 1027--
A bill to provide for the carriage by satellite carriers of local 
    broadcast station signals, and for other purposes; to the Committees 
    on the Judiciary; Commerce.
  By Mr. COBLE, [8MR]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on the Judiciary (H. Rept. 
    106-86, part 1), [12AP]
  Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended, [12AP]
  Committee on Commerce discharged, [16AP]
H.R. 1028--
A bill to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration 
    to redesignate the branch office of the Administration located in 
    Melville, New York, as a district office; to the Committee on Small 
    Business.
  By Mr. FORBES, [8MR]
H.R. 1029--
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. Bachus, Ms. Waters, Mr. Castle, Mrs. 
    Christensen, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. 
    Underwood), [8MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13AP], [18MY], [9JN], [16NO]
H.R. 1030--
A bill to establish a commission to study the airline industry and to 
    recommend policies to ensure consumer information and choice; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. FORBES, [9MR]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR]
H.R. 1031--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
    Bureau of Reclamation, to take certain actions to protect the White 
    Bluffs, located on the Columbia River in the State of Washington; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [9MR]
H.R. 1032--
A bill to prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or 
    continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers 
    of firearms or ammunition for damages resulting from the misuse of 
    their products by others; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Young 
    of Alaska, Mr. Goode, Mr. Collins, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
    Burton of Indiana, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Bass, Mr. 
    Sweeney, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Chambliss, 
    Mr. Isakson, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Stearns, 
    Mr. Latham, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Linder, Mr. Tancredo, and Mr. Hefley), 
    [9MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [17MR], [23MR], [25MR], [14AP], [20AP], 
    [27AP], [4MY], [11MY], [8JN], [15JN], [1JY], [14JY], [4AU], [28SE], 
    [5OC], [5NO]
H.R. 1033--
A bill 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; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. 
    Pomeroy, and Mr. Bachus), [9MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [19JY]
H.R. 1034--
A bill to declare a portion of the James River and Kanawha Canal in 
    Richmond, Virginia, to be nonnavigable waters of the United States 
    for purposes of title 46, United States Code, and the other maritime 
    laws of the United States; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BLILEY (for himself and Mr. Scott), [9MR]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [16MR], [23MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-107), [27AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [27AP]
  Passed Senate, [26MY]
  Presented to the President (May 27, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-32] (signed June 1, 1999)
H.R. 1035--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a pilot 
    program to promote the use of inherently low-emission vehicles at 
    airports and to promote the construction of infrastructure 
    facilities to accommodate such vehicles; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BOEHLERT (for himself, Mr. Borski, Mr. Baker, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
    Horn, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Bass, Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
    LaTourette, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Gilchrest, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Gilman), 
    [9MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [11MY]
H.R. 1036--
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. George Miller of California, Mr. Farr 
    of California, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
    Pallone, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Lofgren, 
    Mr. Filner, Mr. Berman, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
    Thompson of California, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Stark, Ms. Lee, Mr. Bilbray, 
    Ms. Waters, Mr. Dixon, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. McDermott, 
    Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. 
    Underwood), [9MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [12AP]
H.R. 1037--
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, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
    Island, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Underwood, Mrs. 
    Tauscher, Mr. Towns, Ms. Carson, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
    Davis of Illinois, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Nadler, 
    Mr. Pascrell, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Waxman, and Ms. Norton), 
    [9MR]
  Cosponsors added, [27AP], [8JN], [12JY], [27JY]
H.R. 1038--
A bill to establish a regional investments for national growth program 
    to identify and fund metropolitan regional transportation projects 
    that are essential to the national economy but exceed State and 
    regional financial capacity; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, [9MR]
H.R. 1039--
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 of Texas (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
    English, Mr. Houghton, Mr. McNulty, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. 
    Foley, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Luther, Mr. Shows, Mr. Price 
    of North Carolina, Mr. Frost, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Meehan, 
    Mr. Talent, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
    Goss, Mr. Coburn, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Hostettler, 
    Mr. Crowley, Mr. Sandlin, Mrs. Capps, and Mr. Paul), [9MR]
  Cosponsors added, [23MR], [25MR], [20AP], [29AP], [6MY], [27MY], 
    [23JN], [25OC]
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.
  By Mr. ARMEY (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mrs. 
    Chenoweth, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Hall of Texas), [9MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [16MR], [13AP], [2NO]
H.R. 1041--
A bill to terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LARGENT (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. 
    Armey, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, 
    Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
    Bryant, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
    Calvert, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, 
    Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Cook, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Cox, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Deal 
    of Georgia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Ms. 
    Dunn, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. English, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, 
    Mr. Fossella, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Goode, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, 
    Mr. Goss, Mr. Graham, Ms. Granger, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
    Hefley, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
    Hostettler, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Istook, Mr. Jones of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Latham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lewis of 
    Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
    McIntyre, Mr. Mica, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
    Nethercutt, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Packard, Mr. Peterson of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pombo, Ms. Pryce of 
    Ohio, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Riley, Mr. Royce, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sanford, 
    Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Smith 
    of New Jersey, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Souder, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
    Stump, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tiahrt, 
    Mr. Toomey, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
    Wicker, and Mr. Young of Alaska), [9MR]
  Cosponsors added, [16MR], [22MR], [12AP], [15AP], [22AP], [5MY], 
    [17MY], [22JN], [29JN], [29JY], [30JY], [30SE], [16NO]
H.R. 1042--
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 sub

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    stances; to the Committees on Commerce; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. LATHAM (for himself, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Riley), [9MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [24MR], [16JN]
H.R. 1043--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to strengthen the 
    Social Security system to meet the challenges of the next century; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. NADLER (for himself and Ms. Pelosi), [9MR]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [25MR]
H.R. 1044--
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.
  By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, and 
    Mr. Minge), [9MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [26AP], [29AP], [4MY], [5MY], [11MY], 
    [13MY], [18MY], [20MY], [8JN], [14JN], [18JN], [1JY], [25OC], 
    [28OC], [1NO], [2NO], [4NO], [9NO], [10NO], [17NO], [18NO]
H.R. 1045--
A bill to amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to provide for 
    partial restitution to individuals who worked in uranium mines, 
    mills, or transport 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. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself and Mr. Skeen), [9MR]
H.R. 1046--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
    reimbursement under the Medicare Program for all physicians' 
    services furnished by doctors of chiropractic within the scope of 
    their license; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WATKINS, [9MR]
  Cosponsors added, [16MR], [18MR], [23MR], [25MR], [13AP], [20AP], 
    [21AP], [5MY], [26MY], [8JN], [10JN], [15JN], [17JN], [24JN], 
    [12JY], [15JY], [19JY], [5AU], [9SE], [14SE], [23SE], [5OC], [14OC], 
    [19OC], [20OC], [26OC], [28OC], [2NO], [9NO]
H.R. 1047--
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 Norfolk; referred 
    to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. PICKETT, [9MR]
H.R. 1048--
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, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt of North 
    Carolina, Ms. Lee, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
    Cummings, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
    Meeks of New York, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
    Sanders, Ms. Carson, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
    Rodriguez, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Rush, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
    Ms. McKinney, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, 
    Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Stark, Mr. DeFazio, Mrs. Clayton, 
    Mr. McGovern, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Towns, Ms. Sanchez, and Ms. Berkley), 
    [10MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR]
H.R. 1049--
A bill to authorize an individual or the estate of an individual who has 
    suffered damages from the discharge of a firearm to bring a civil 
    action in a district court of the United States against the 
    manufacturer, distributor, or retailer of the firearm for such 
    damages if the firearm had been in interstate commerce and the 
    firearm's manufacturer, distributor, or retailer was negligent in 
    its manufacture, distribution, or sale and also to bring such action 
    on behalf of the political subdivision and State in which such 
    individual resides to recover the healthcare and law enforcement 
    costs of the State or political subdivision arising out of the 
    discharge of firearms; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH, [10MR]
  Cosponsors added, [4MY]
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; Armed Services; Rules.
  By Ms. LEE (for herself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Brown of California, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
    Davis of Illinois, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
    Hinojosa, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
    Lantos, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
    Martinez, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Nadler, Ms. 
    Norton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
    Schakowsky, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Stark, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, 
    Mr. Olver, and Mr. Filner), [10MR]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [13AP], [20AP]
H.R. 1051--
A bill to eliminate the fees for Federal administration of State 
    supplementary SSI payments; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COYNE, [10MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [13AP], [10JN]
H.R. 1052--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, relating to civil 
    penalties for unruly passengers of air carriers; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. DUNCAN, [10MR]
  Cosponsors added, [12MY], [24JN], [26OC]
H.R. 1053--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the 
    provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from 
    receiving student financial assistance; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [10MR]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR], [18MR], [23MR], [24MR], [25MR], [13AP], 
    [14AP], [15AP], [11MY], [13MY], [19MY], [24MY], [8JN], [18JN], 
    [12JY], [15JY]
H.R. 1054--
A bill to prohibit certain foreign assistance to countries that 
    consistently oppose the United States position in the United Nations 
    General Assembly; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Brady 
    of Texas, and Mr. Baker), [10MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [20AP], [26AP], [9JN], [1JY]
H.R. 1055--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a $500 
    refundable credit to certain low-income members of the uniformed 
    services; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. JONES of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Shows, 
    Mr. Underwood, and Mrs. Myrick), [10MR]
  Cosponsors added, [23MR], [14AP], [28AP], [6MY], [25MY], [26JY], 
    [29JY], [3AU]
H.R. 1056--
A bill to provide for a loan guarantee program to address the Year 2000 
    computer problems of small business concerns, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
  By Mr. KUCINICH, [10MR]
H.R. 1057--
A bill to provide individuals with access to health information of which 
    they are a subject, ensure personal privacy with respect to health-
    care-related information, impose criminal and civil penalties for 
    unauthorized use of protected health information, to provide for the 
    strong enforcement of these rights, and to protect States' rights; 
    to the Committees on Commerce; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Frost, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
    Moakley, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
    Mr. Crowley, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Luther, Mr. 
    Sanders, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, 
    Mr. Delahunt, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Stark, Mr. Strickland, 
    and Ms. Lofgren), [10MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [12MY], [25MY], [23JN], [6OC], [17NO]
H.R. 1058--
A bill to promote greater public participation in decennial censuses by 
    providing for the expansion of the educational program commonly 
    referred to as the ``Census in Schools Project''; to the Committee 
    on Government Reform.
  By Mr. MILLER of Florida, [10MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-105), [26AP]
H.R. 1059--
A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
    1985 to extend the pay-as-you-go requirements; to the Committee on 
    the Budget.
  By Mr. MINGE, [10MR]
H.R. 1060--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that 
    economic subsidies provided by a State or local government for a 
    particular business to locate or remain within the government's 
    jurisdiction shall be taxable to such business, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MINGE, [10MR]
  Cosponsors added, [9JN], [22SE], [19OC], [18NO]
H.R. 1061--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that 
    ministers may elect at any time not to be covered by Social Security 
    with respect to future services as a minister; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PAUL, [10MR]
H.R. 1062--
A bill to amend section 922(t) of title 18, United States Code, to 
    require the reporting of information to the chief law enforcement 
    officer of the buyer's residence and to require a minimum 72-hour 
    waiting period before the purchase of a handgun, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. PORTER (for himself and Mr. Conyers), [10MR]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [25MR], [28AP], [4MY], [11MY]
H.R. 1063--
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, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
    Olver, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
    Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. English, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    McGovern, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
    Porter, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Clay, Mr. Gary Miller of 
    California, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Vento, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Sanders, 
    Mr. Goodling, Mr. Luther, Mr. Wynn, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
    Blagojevich, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
    Markey, Mr. Stark, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Moakley, Mr. 
    Cummings, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
    Wolf, Ms. Lee, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
    Kucinich, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Berman, and Mr. DeFazio), 
    [10MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [12AP], [13AP], [20AP], [28AP], [19MY], 
    [25MY], [8JN], [15JN], [22JN], [29JN], [19JY], [27JY], [4AU]
H.R. 1064--
A bill to authorize a coordinated program to promote the development of 
    democracy in Serbia and Montenegro; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
    Porter, Mr. Engel, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, and Mr. Moran of Virginia), [10MR]
  Cosponsors added, [22MR], [23MR], [25MR], [21AP], [26MY], [30JY]

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H.R. 1065--
A bill to require the Attorney General to add to schedule III of the 
    Controlled Substances Act, the ``Date Rape'' drugs ketamine 
    hydrochloride and gamma y-hydroxybutyrate; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. STUPAK, [10MR]
H.R. 1066--
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, [10MR]
H.R. 1067--
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 to permit such persons to enroll in the Federal 
    Employees Health Benefits program; to the Committees on Ways and 
    Means; Commerce; Armed Services; Government Reform.
  By Mr. THORNBERRY, [10MR]
  Cosponsors added, [3AU], [1OC], [14OC]
H.R. 1068--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to include a 
    definition of audiologist; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. WHITFIELD (for himself and Mr. Brown of Ohio), [10MR]
  Cosponsors added, [22JN], [14JY], [21JY], [2AU], [5AU], [23SE]
H.R. 1069--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
    memorialization at the columbarium at Arlington National Cemetery of 
    veterans who have donated their remains to science, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. GOODLATTE, [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [27AP]
H.R. 1070--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide medical 
    assistance for 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 (for himself, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs. Capps, 
    Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. George Miller of 
    California, Mr. Horn, Mr. Dixon, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
    Waxman, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
    Meehan, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
    Abercrombie, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Clayton, 
    Mr. Walsh, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Frost, Mr. Ney, Mr. Olver, 
    Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
    Stark, Ms. Carson, Mr. Foley, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Inslee, 
    Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Luther, 
    Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
    Mr. Rangel, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
    Nadler, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
    King of New York, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
    Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
    Wynn, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
    LoBiondo, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Leach, Mr. Rush, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
    Dingell, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Myrick, and Ms. Lofgren), 
    [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [23MR], [25MR], [13AP], [15AP], [20AP], 
    [27AP], [28AP], [29AP], [6MY], [12MY], [14MY], [18MY], [20MY], 
    [25MY], [8JN], [14JN], [16JN], [18JN], [24JN], [29JN], [1JY], 
    [14JY], [19JY], [27JY], [4AU], [9SE], [15SE], [30SE], [26OC], [28OC]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 106-486, part 1), [22NO]
  Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, [22NO]
H.R. 1071--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits under 
    the Montgomery GI Bill by establishing an enhanced educational 
    assistance program, by increasing the amount of basic educational 
    assistance, by repealing the requirement for reduction in pay for 
    participation in the program, by authorizing the Secretary of 
    Veterans Affairs to make accelerated payments of basic educational 
    assistance, and by reopening the period for certain VEAP 
    participants to elect to participate in the program of basic 
    educational assistance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Filner, Mr. Shows, and Ms. 
    Brown of Florida), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [16MR], [22MR], [23MR], [24MR], [14AP], [15AP], 
    [21AP], [28AP], [5MY], [6MY], [10MY], [11MY], [12MY], [17MY], 
    [18MY], [24MY], [25MY], [26MY], [8JN], [8JN], [9JN], [10JN], [14JN], 
    [15JN], [17JN], [22JN], [29JN], [19JY], [29JY], [5AU], [8SE], 
    [13SE], [30SE], [4OC], [7OC], [13OC], [14OC], [19OC], [21OC], 
    [28OC], [9NO], [18NO]
H.R. 1072--
A bill to require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to require 
    applicants for or holders of operating licenses for nuclear power 
    reactors to have in effect an emergency response plan for an area 
    within a 50 mile radius of the reactor; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. FORBES, [11MR]
H.R. 1073--
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.
  By Mr. LAZIO (for himself and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [14MY]
H.R. 1074--
A bill to provide Governmentwide accounting of regulatory costs and 
    benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform.
  By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Condit, Mr. Stenholm, 
    Mr. Shuster, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Goode, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. John, 
    Mr. Turner, Mr. English, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
    Cramer, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Largent, Mr. Archer, Mr. 
    Manzullo, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Barcia, 
    Mr. Bishop, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Clement, Mr. Ford, Mr. Shows, Mr. Tanner, 
    and Mr. Traficant), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [15AP], [19AP], [29AP], [24MY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-168), [7JN]
  Passed House amended, [26JY]
H.R. 1075--
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. Conyers, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. 
    Maloney of New York, Mr. Pomeroy, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Larson), 
    [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [25MR], [15AP], [15SE]
H.R. 1076--
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. Conyers, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. 
    Lofgren, and Mr. Larson), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [25MR], [15SE]
H.R. 1077--
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.
  By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
    Hostettler, and Mr. Stump), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [23MR], [14SE], [28OC]
H.R. 1078--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 with respect to 
    retransmission consent and must-carry for cable operators and 
    satellite carriers; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. PAUL, [11MR]
H.R. 1079--
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.
  By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Rush, Mr. Underwood, 
    Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
    Mr. Shows, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Frost, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
    Mr. Payne, Mr. Cook, Mr. Camp, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
    Sherman, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
    Blagojevich, Mr. Kleczka, Mrs. Capps, Mrs. Myrick, Ms. Stabenow, and 
    Mr. Oberstar), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [20AP], [20MY], [22JN], [29JY], [5AU], [27SE], 
    [18NO]
H.R. 1080--
A bill to provide penalties for terrorist attacks against mass 
    transportation; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Inslee, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
    Ney, and Mr. Quinn), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR], [24MR], [12AP], [13AP], [27AP], [13MY], 
    [18MY], [20MY], [24MY], [26MY], [27MY], [14JN], [15JN], [14JY], 
    [20JY], [26JY], [29JY], [13SE], [22SE], [21OC], [2NO]
H.R. 1081--
A bill to provide for protection of the flag of the United States; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BOUCHER (for himself, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Petri, Mr. Jefferson, 
    Mr. Tanner, Mr. Price of North Carolina, and Mr. Frost), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [27AP], [25MY], [24JN], [30JN], [16JY]
H.R. 1082--
A bill to enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Forbes, 
    Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Berman, Mr. Boucher, 
    Mr. Nadler, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
    Delahunt, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
    Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baird, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
    Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Blumenauer, 
    Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
    Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
    Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Carson, Mr. Clay, Mrs. 
    Clayton, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Davis of 
    Illinois, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Engel, Mr. Farr 
    of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
    Gilman, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
    Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Eddie 
    Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Kennedy 
    of Rhode Island, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
    Lantos, Mr. Larson, Mr. Leach, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. 
    Lowey, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
    McNulty, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
    Markey, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Menendez, Ms. 
    Millender-McDonald, Mr. George Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of 
    Hawaii, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Moore, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
    Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, 
    Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Roybal-
    Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Sawyer, 
    Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of Washington, 
    Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
    Mr. Towns, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weygand, Ms. Woolsey, and 
    Mr. Wynn), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [16MR], [17MR], [18MR], [23MR], [24MR], [25MR], 
    [12AP], [13AP], [14AP], [15AP], [20AP], [21AP], [27AP], [4MY], 
    [20MY], [8JN], [14JN], [22JN], [30JN], [1JY], [9SE], [22SE], [5OC], 
    [17NO]
H.R. 1083--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify certain 
    provisions relating

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    to the treatment of forestry activities; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Ms. DUNN (for herself, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
    Sandlin, Mr. Camp, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Foley, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Watkins, 
    Mr. Shows, Mr. Herger, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Stupak, Mr. McCrery, Mr. English, and Mr. 
    Collins), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [25MR], [12AP], [21AP], [27AP], [29AP], 
    [4MY], [6MY], [13MY], [18MY], [19MY], [20MY], [8JN], [9JN], [10JN], 
    [15JN], [18JN], [22JN], [23JN], [24JN], [29JN], [1JY], [12JY], 
    [14JY], [15JY], [16JY], [19JY], [22JY], [27JY], [29JY], [8SE], 
    [21SE], [1OC], [12OC], [13OC], [3NO]
H.R. 1084--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief, 
    to encourage savings and investment, and to provide incentives for 
    public school construction, and to amend the Social Security Act to 
    provide relief from the earnings test; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Ms. DUNN (for herself, Mr. Weller, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Hill of 
    Montana, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Hostettler, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
    Spence, Mr. Cunningham, and Mrs. Biggert), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [12AP], [13AP], [15AP], [27AP], [29AP], 
    [4MY], [10JN], [27JY]
  Cosponsors removed, [24MY]
H.R. 1085--
A bill to improve the health of children; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce.
  By Mrs. EMERSON, [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [13AP], [27AP], [5MY], [24MY], [9JN], 
    [22JY], [3NO]
H.R. 1086--
A bill to reform the manner in which firearms are manufactured and 
    distributed by providing an incentive to State and local governments 
    to bring claims for the rising costs of gun violence in their 
    communities; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FORD (for himself, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
    Weiner, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
    Wynn, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Nadler, 
    Mr. Conyers, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, and 
    Mr. Davis of Illinois), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [13AP], [27AP], [6MY]
H.R. 1087--
A bill to require the relocation of a National Weather Service radar 
    tower which is on Sulphur Mountain near Ojai, California; to the 
    Committee on Science.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY, [11MR]
H.R. 1088--
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 and to accelerate 
    the transition to the 50:50 blended rate in 2000; to the Committees 
    on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. GILCHREST, [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [29AP], [15SE]
H.R. 1089--
A bill to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to require the 
    improved disclosure of after-tax returns regarding mutual fund 
    performance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. GILLMOR (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Markey, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
    Whitfield, Mr. Largent, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Burr of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Tauzin, and Mr. Hall of Texas), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [2NO]
H.R. 1090--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude cancer 
    treatment services from the prospective payment system for hospital 
    outpatient department services under the Medicare Program; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
    Shows, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Frost, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Nadler, 
    Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
    LaFalce, Mr. Rodriguez, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Foley, 
    Mr. Walsh, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Kolbe, and Mrs. Emerson), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [12AP], [20MY], [24JN], [12JY], [5AU], [29SE], 
    [26OC]
H.R. 1091--
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to expand the availability of 
    health care coverage for working individuals with diabilities, to 
    establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program in the 
    Social Security Administration to provide beneficiaries with 
    disabilities meaningful opportunities to work, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. HULSHOF, [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [25MR], [15AP], [28AP], [16JY], [30JY], 
    [1OC]
H.R. 1092--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to more accurately 
    codify the depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing 
    equipment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Campbell, 
    Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Cox, Mr. Cunningham, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
    Kuykendall, Mr. Shows, Mrs. Bono, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. 
    Kanjorski, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
    Herger, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Packard, Mr. Bilbray, 
    Mr. Condit, Mr. Radanovich, and Mr. Pombo), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [12AP], [15AP], [26AP], [6MY], [14MY], 
    [20MY], [24JN]
H.R. 1093--
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.
  By Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, 
    Mr. Allen, Mr. Baird, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Berman, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
    Boehlert, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Borski, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Brady 
    of Pennsylvania, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
    Brown of Ohio, Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Clay, Mrs. 
    Clayton, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Davis of Florida, 
    Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
    Deutsch, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
    Engel, Mr. English, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, 
    Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
    Gutierrez, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Holden, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
    Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. King of New 
    York, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Klink, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Lantos, 
    Mr. LaTourette, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. 
    Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Luther, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
    Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Mascara, Mrs. Meek of 
    Florida, Mr. Metcalf, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. George Miller of 
    California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
    Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Rahall, 
    Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Rothman, 
    Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
    Sherman, Mr. Shows, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Snyder, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
    Stark, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Sununu, Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. 
    Thurman, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Towns, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
    Walsh, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
    Weygand, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Young of 
    Alaska), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [25MR], [14AP], [27AP], [6MY], [11MY], 
    [17MY], [20MY], [8JN], [9JN], [18JN], [1JY], [15JY], [22JY], [9SE], 
    [5OC], [13OC], [25OC], [27OC], [3NO]
H.R. 1094--
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. Bachus, and Ms. Waters), 
    [11MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [2AU]
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (November 30, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-122] (signed December 6, 1999)
H.R. 1095--
A bill to require the United States to take action to provide bilateral 
    debt relief, and improve the provision of multilateral debt relief, 
    in order to give a fresh start to poor countries; to the Committees 
    on International Relations; Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. LEACH (for himself, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Bachus, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
    Bereuter, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Hall of 
    Ohio), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [12AP], [20AP], [29AP], [6MY], [11MY], [13MY], 
    [18MY], [24MY], [8JN], [10JN], [22JN], [29JN], [14JY], [20JY], 
    [26JY], [30JY], [8SE], [22SE], [29SE], [6OC], [13OC], [19OC], 
    [10NO], [18NO]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services (H. Rept. 106-483, part 1), [18NO]
H.R. 1096--
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.
  By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Shays, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Meehan, and Mr. Crowley), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [15AP], [21AP], [28AP], [16JN], [12JY]
H.R. 1097--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify the $500 
    per child tax credit and other individual non-refundable 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, [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR], [25MR], [14AP], [6MY], [11MY]
H.R. 1098--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require an annual 
    report by the Secretary of Defense on the military capabilities of 
    the People's Republic of China; to the Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. NEY, [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP], [21AP], [5MY], [12MY], [14JN], [21JY], 
    [17NO]
H.R. 1099--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide more 
    revenue for the Social Security system by imposing a tax on certain 
    unearned income and to provide tax relief for more than 80,000,000 
    individuals and families who pay more in Social Security taxes than 
    income taxes by reducing the rate of the old age, survivors, and 
    disability insurance Social Security payroll tax; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. OWENS (for himself, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. McKinney, and Mr. 
    Sanders), [11MR]
H.R. 1100--
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.
  By Mr. POMBO, [11MR]
H.R. 1101--
A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to improve the 
    ability of individuals and local, State, and Federal agencies to 
    prevent natural flood disaster; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. POMBO, [11MR]
H.R. 1102--
A bill to provide for pension reform, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce; 
    Government Reform.
  By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
    Mr. Houghton, Mr. Lewis

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    of Georgia, Mr. Weller, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
    Pomeroy, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Kolbe, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Nussle, Mr. 
    McCrery, and Mr. Ramstad), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [21AP], [27AP], [28AP], [29AP], [4MY], 
    [6MY], [13MY], [18MY], [19MY], [24MY], [8JN], [9JN], [10JN], [14JN], 
    [15JN], [17JN], [22JN], [29JN], [1JY], [14JY], [15JY], [20JY], 
    [21JY], [22JY], [26JY], [27JY], [3AU], [5AU], [8SE], [13SE], [14SE], 
    [15SE], [21SE], [28SE], [12OC], [21OC], [1NO], [4NO], [10NO], [18NO]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce (H. Rept. 106-331, part 1), [24SE]
H.R. 1103--
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.
  By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
    Ackerman, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Mr. Jenkins, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
    LaFalce, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
    Mascara, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
    McGovern, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
    Serrano, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Towns, and Ms. Velazquez), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24JN], [21JY], [5AU], [8SE], [14SE], [1OC], [7OC], 
    [13OC], [17NO]
H.R. 1104--
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; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SWEENEY, [11MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-141), [13MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [2AU]
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (November 30, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-147] (signed December 9, 1999)
H.R. 1105--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that 
    transfers of family-owned business interests shall be exempt from 
    estate taxation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr. Ose, Mr. Dooley of 
    California, and Mr. Radanovich), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [20MY], [16JN], [30JN]
H.R. 1106--
A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
    Agency to make grants to State agencies with responsibility for 
    water source development for the purpose of maximizing available 
    water supply and protecting the environment through the development 
    of alternative water sources; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mrs. THURMAN (for herself, Mrs. Fowler, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
    Mica, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Collins, Mr. Davis of Florida, 
    Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Foley, Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McCollum, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
    Mr. Shaw, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Young of Florida), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [16MR], [18MR], [12AP], [14AP], [18MY], [8JN], 
    [30JN], [22JY], [9SE]
H.R. 1107--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to waive the waiting 
    period otherwise required for diability beneficiaries in the case of 
    individuals suffering from terminal illnesses with not more than six 
    months to live; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WATKINS, [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [11MY], [19OC]
H.R. 1108--
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, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Abercrombie, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Thurman, 
    Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Boehlert), [15MR]
  Cosponsors added, [12AP], [13AP], [21AP], [4MY], [24MY], [8JN], 
    [22JN], [1JY]
H.R. 1109--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    coverage of outpatient prescription drugs under part B of the 
    Medicare Program, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Owens, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
    Rush, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Weiner, and Mrs. McCarthy of New 
    York), [15MR]
  Cosponsors added, [12AP], [15AP], [20AP], [22AP], [19MY], [9JN], 
    [14JN], [16JN], [22JN]
H.R. 1110--
A bill to reauthorize and amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972; 
    to the Committees on Resources; Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SAXTON, [16MR]
H.R. 1111--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the 
    establishment of a program under which long-term care insurance is 
    made available to Federal employees and annuitants, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Government Reform; Armed Services.
  By Mrs. MORELLA, [16MR]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR], [18MR], [25MR], [12AP], [14AP], [15AP], 
    [21AP], [22AP], [26AP], [28AP], [29AP], [4MY], [5MY], [17MY], 
    [18MY], [19MY], [20MY], [24MY], [26MY], [8JN], [8JN], [10JN], 
    [14JN], [15JN], [16JN], [17JN], [18JN], [29JN], [12JY], [14JY], 
    [15JY], [16JY], [29JY], [2AU], [3AU], [4AU], [5AU], [8SE], [9SE], 
    [13SE], [14SE], [27SE], [28SE], [19OC], [20OC], [26OC], [2NO], 
    [4NO], [9NO], [15NO]
H.R. 1112--
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. Gilman, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Jackson of 
    Illinois, Mr. Cook, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Lee, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Barrett 
    of Wisconsin, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Fattah, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
    Allen, Mr. Engel, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Edwards, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
    Bishop, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Shows, Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Payne, Mr. Ford, Mr. Brown 
    of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Hill of 
    Indiana, and Mr. Underwood), [16MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13AP], [8JN], [1JY], [14JY]
H.R. 1113--
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. OSE (for himself, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
    Thompson of California, Mr. Pombo, and Mr. Radanovich), [16MR]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR]
H.R. 1114--
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. BURTON of Indiana (for himself and Mr. LaTourette), [16MR]
H.R. 1115--
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.
  By Mr. CANADY of Florida (for himself, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Abercrombie, 
    Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
    Bentsen, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Borski, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
    Cooksey, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
    English, Mr. Filner, Mr. Foley, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
    Goss, Mr. Graham, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hall of 
    Ohio, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Jenkins, Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. LaFalce, 
    Mr. Matsui, Mr. Mascara, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McHugh, 
    Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moakley, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
    Olver, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
    Regula, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
    Shadegg, Mr. Shays, Mr. Shows, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of New 
    Jersey, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Souder, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
    Tierney, Mr. Towns, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Weygand, 
    Mr. Whitfield, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Wolf, and Ms. Woolsey), [16MR]
  Cosponsors added, [23MR], [13AP], [27AP], [11MY], [24MY], [8JN], 
    [23JN], [1JY], [21JY], [2AU], [8SE], [13SE], [21SE], [23SE], [28SE], 
    [29SE], [1OC], [13OC], [19OC], [26OC], [1NO], [4NO], [18NO]
H.R. 1116--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a 
    graduated response to shrinking domestic oil and gas production and 
    surging foreign oil imports, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MORAN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Pickering, and 
    Mr. Watkins), [16MR]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [23MR], [24MR], [25MR], [12AP], [28AP], 
    [15JN], [15JY], [22JY], [27JY]
H.R. 1117--
A bill to provide relief from unfair interest and penalties on refunds 
    retroactively ordered by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. MORAN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, 
    and Mr. Moore), [16MR]
  Cosponsors added, [14SE]
H.R. 1118--
A bill to provide increased funding for the Land and Water Conservation 
    Fund and Urban Parks and Recreation Recovery Programs, to resume the 
    funding of the State grants program of the Land and Water 
    Conservation Fund, and to provide for the acquisition and 
    development of conservation and recreation facilities and programs 
    in urban areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Thompson of California, and Mr. 
    Lewis of Georgia), [16MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [13AP], [26AP], [28AP], [9JN]
H.R. 1119--
A bill to enable a greater number of children to receive child care 
    services, and to improve the quality of child care services; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
    Jefferson, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Doggett, and Mr. 
    Stark), [16MR]
  Cosponsors added, [16JY], [9SE]
H.R. 1120--
A bill to modify the standards for responding to import surges under 
    section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974, to establish mechanisms for 
    import monitoring and the prevention of circumvention of United 
    States trade laws, and to strengthen the enforcement of United 
    States trade remedy laws; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Mr. Houghton), [16MR]
  Cosponsors added, [23MR], [14AP]
H.R. 1121--
A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse 
    located at 18 Greenville Street in Newnan, Georgia, as the ``Lewis 
    R. Morgan Federal Building and United States Courthouse``; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. COLLINS, [16MR]

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  Reported (H. Rept. 106-111), [27AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [4MY]
  Passed Senate, [26MY]
  Presented to the President (May 27, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-33] (signed June 7, 1999)
H.R. 1122--
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.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself and Mr. Matsui), [16MR]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP], [29AP], [14MY], [10JN], [1JY], [22JY], 
    [30JY], [5AU], [4OC]
H.R. 1123--
A bill to exclude grants for student financial assistance from the 
    prohibition on certain departments and agencies of the Government 
    making grants to institutions of higher education that prevent ROTC 
    access to campus or military recruiting on campus; to the Committees 
    on Armed Services; Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. Campbell), [16MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [13AP], [21AP], [6MY], [13MY], [18MY], 
    [9JN], [1JY], [5AU], [21SE], [26OC]
H.R. 1124--
A bill to authorize construction of the Fort Peck Reservation Rural 
    Water System in the State of Montana, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HILL of Montana, [16MR]
H.R. 1125--
A bill to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to increase the penalties for 
    infringing the rights pertaining to famous performing groups and to 
    clarify the law pertaining to the rights of individuals who perform 
    services as a group; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself and Mr. Norwood), [16MR]
H.R. 1126--
A bill to require newly-constructed multifamily housing in New York City 
    to comply with the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974; 
    to the Committee on Science.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
    Owens, and Mr. Weiner), [16MR]
  Cosponsors added, [27AP]
H.R. 1127--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude income from 
    the transportation of oil and gas by pipeline from subpart F income; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McCRERY (for himself and Mr. Watkins), [16MR]
  Cosponsors added, [19MY], [30JN]
H.R. 1128--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to facilitate the 
    immigration to the United States of certain aliens born in the 
    Philippines or Japan who were fathered by United States citizens; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD (for herself, Ms. Lee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Meeks of New 
    York, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Clay, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. 
    Christensen, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Jefferson, Mrs. Meek of 
    Florida, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Rush, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Olver, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
    LaFalce, and Mr. Wynn), [16MR]
H.R. 1129--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 60-month 
    limitation period on the allowance of a deduction of interest on 
    loans for higher education expenses; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [16MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [20AP], [5MY], [9JN], [15JN], [21SE], 
    [19OC], [18NO]
H.R. 1130--
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 (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Markey, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
    Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
    McGovern, Mr. Olver, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
    Cummings, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
    Brown of California, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
    Owens, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Tierney, and Mr. Ford), [16MR]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [25MR], [20AP], [21AP], [22AP], [27AP], 
    [29AP], [4MY], [6MY], [12MY], [13MY], [19MY], [8JN], [10JN], [15JN], 
    [17JN], [22JN], [30JN], [14JY], [20JY], [22JY], [27JY], [9SE], [2NO]
H.R. 1131--
A bill to amend the Bank Protection Act of 1968 and the Federal Credit 
    Union Act to require enhanced security measures at depository 
    institutions and automated teller machines sufficient to provide 
    surveillance pictures which can be used effectively as evidence in 
    criminal prosecutions, to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
    require the Federal Bureau of Investigation to make technical 
    recommendations with regard to such security measures, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services; the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. NADLER, [16MR]
H.R. 1132--
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; Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. NADLER, [16MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13OC]
H.R. 1133--
A bill to provide for comprehensive reform for managed health care 
    plans; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce; Education and 
    the Workforce.
  By Mr. NADLER (for himself and Mr. Frost), [16MR]
  Cosponsors added, [14SE]
H.R. 1134--
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.
  By Mr. NADLER (for himself and Mr. Frost), [16MR]
H.R. 1135--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to complete a land 
    exchange with Georgia Power Company; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  By Mr. NORWOOD (for himself, Mr. Deal of Georgia, and Mr. Linder), 
    [16MR]
H.R. 1136--
A bill to increase the availability and choice of quality health care; 
    to the Committees on Commerce; Education and the Workforce; Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. NORWOOD (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, 
    and Mr. Weldon of Florida), [16MR]
  Cosponsors added, [11MY]
H.R. 1137--
A bill to amend Public Law 89-108 to increase authorization levels for 
    State and Indian tribal, municipal, rural, and industrial water 
    supplies, to meet current and future water quantity and quality 
    needs of the Red River Valley, to deauthorize certain project 
    features and irrigation service areas, to enhance natural resources 
    and fish and wildlife habitat, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. POMEROY, [16MR]
H.R. 1138--
A bill to prospectively repeal section 210 of the Public Utility 
    Regulatory Policies Act of 1978; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Houghton, Mr. English, Mr. 
    Murtha, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Boehlert, Ms. 
    Dunn, Mr. Packard, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Mica, and 
    Mrs. Thurman), [16MR]
  Cosponsors added, [23MR], [12AP], [21AP], [29AP], [24MY], [10JN], 
    [16JY]
H.R. 1139--
A bill to make child care more affordable for working families and for 
    stay-at-home parents with children under the age of 1, 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.
  By Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Frost, 
    Mr. Menendez, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Clay, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. 
    Maloney of New York, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Weygand, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
    Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, 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. Carson, Mrs. 
    Christensen, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clement, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Costello, 
    Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cummings, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
    Dingell, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr of California, 
    Mr. Filner, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
    Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. 
    Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
    LaFalce, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Matsui, 
    Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. George Miller 
    of California, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. 
    Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Price 
    of North Carolina, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, 
    Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Scott, 
    Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Shows, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Stabenow, 
    Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Vento, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Wynn), 
    [16MR]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [24MR], [15AP], [29SE]
H.R. 1140--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make 
    payments to hospitals under the Medicare Program for costs 
    associated with training psychologists; to the Committees on Ways 
    and Means; Commerce.
  By Mrs. THURMAN, [16MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10JN], [20JY], [29JY]
H.R. 1141--
A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year 
    ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Florida, [17MR]
  Reported from the Committee on Appropriations (H. Rept. 106-64), 
    [17MR]
  Passed House, [24MR]
  Passed Senate amended, [25MR]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [25MR]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [22AP]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 106-143) submitted in the House, [14MY]
  House agreed to conference report, [18MY]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [20MY]
  Presented to the President (May 21, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-31] (signed May 21, 1999)
H.R. 1142--
A bill to ensure that landowners receive treatment equal to that 
    provided to the Federal Government when property must be used; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
    Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Doolittle, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
    Radanovich, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Walden of 
    Oregon, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
    McKeon, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. DeLay, 
    Mr. Thomas, Mr. Baker, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Thornberry, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
    Calvert, and Mr. Bonilla), [17MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [27AP], [1JY], [15SE], [18NO]
H.R. 1143--
A bill to establish a program to provide assistance for programs of 
    credit and other financial services for microenterprises in 
    developing countries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hall of 
    Ohio, Mr. Bereuter, Mr.

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    Goodling, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Lantos, 
    Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Andrews, 
    Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
    Filner, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
    LaFalce, and Mr. Greenwood), [17MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-82), [12AP]
  Passed House amended, [13AP]
H.R. 1144--
A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require that all meat 
    and meat food products, whether domestic or imported, bear a label 
    notifying the ultimate purchaser of meat and meat food products of 
    the country of origin of the livestock that is the source of the 
    meat and meat food products; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Traficant, Mrs. Bono, 
    Mr. Shows, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Mica, Mr. Herger, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Hill 
    of Montana, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Bartlett 
    of Maryland, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hunter, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Weller, Mr. Watkins, Mr. 
    Edwards, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Regula, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Weldon 
    of Florida, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Thune), 
    [17MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [12AP], [13AP], [20AP], [3MY], [6MY], 
    [16JN], [24JN], [14JY], [14JY], [5AU], [21SE]
H.R. 1145--
A bill to require that perishable agricultural commodities be labeled or 
    marked as to their country of origin and to establish penalties for 
    violations of such labeling requirements; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  By Mrs. BONO (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
    Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Brown of 
    California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. 
    Chenoweth, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. 
    DeFazio, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Everett, 
    Mr. Foley, Mr. Goss, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, 
    Mr. Horn, Mr. Hunter, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
    King, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Leach, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Mica, Mr. George 
    Miller of California, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
    Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ney, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
    Quinn, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
    Mr. Shaw, Mr. Shows, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Stump, Mrs. 
    Thurman, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. Wexler), 
    [17MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [25MR], [13AP], [15AP], [6MY], [11MY], 
    [14JY], [30JY], [13SE], [23SE], [1NO]
  Cosponsors removed, [24JN]
H.R. 1146--
A bill to end membership of the United States in the United Nations; to 
    the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Ney, Mr. Doolittle, 
    Mr. Pombo, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
    Duncan, and Mrs. Chenoweth), [17MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [25MR], [12AP], [27AP], [18MY], [17NO]
H.R. 1147--
A bill to sunset the Bretton Woods Agreement Act; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. PAUL, [17MR]
H.R. 1148--
A bill to abolish the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 
    and the Federal reserve banks, to repeal the Federal Reserve Act, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. PAUL, [17MR]
H.R. 1149--
A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to 
    expand and clarify the requirements regarding advance directives in 
    order to ensure that an individual's health care decisions are 
    complied with, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Greenwood, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
    George Miller of California, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Maloney 
    of New York, Mr. Sandlin, and Ms. Slaughter), [17MR]
  Cosponsors added, [14AP], [8JN], [4AU], [22SE]
H.R. 1150--
A bill to amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 
    1974 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, 
    and 2003, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce.
  By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Castle, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Hastert, 
    Mr. Boehner, Mr. Petri, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Barrett of 
    Nebraska, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
    Texas, Mr. Upton, Mr. Talent, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Graham, Mr. Souder, 
    Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Roemer, and Mr. George 
    Miller of California), [17MR]
  Cosponsors removed, [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [28AP], [14JY]
H.R. 1151--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require air carrier 
    baggage liability to be not less than $2,500 per passenger; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. MENENDEZ, [17MR]
H.R. 1152--
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.
  By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Berman, and Mr. Pitts), 
    [17MR]
  Cosponsors added, [11MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [2AU]
H.R. 1153--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 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.
  By Mr. COOK, [17MR]
H.R. 1154--
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.
  By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
    Jenkins, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Rush, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
    Largent, Mr. Costello, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Holden, Mr. Kasich, Ms. 
    DeLauro, Mr. Engel, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Hefley, 
    Mr. Pastor, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Nethercutt, and Mr. Regula), [17MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [15AP], [12MY], [19MY], [8JN]
H.R. 1155--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the 
    Attorney General to provide for special consideration concerning the 
    English language requirement with respect to the naturalization of 
    individuals over 65 years of age; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [17MR]
  Cosponsors added, [26OC]
H.R. 1156--
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, [17MR]
H.R. 1157--
A bill to require appropriate off-budget treatment of Social Security in 
    official budget pronouncements; to the Committees on the Budget; 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Minge, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
    Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. Ramstad), [17MR]
H.R. 1158--
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 Irrigation Project, Montana; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HILL of Montana, [17MR]
H.R. 1159--
A bill to improve the Federal capability to deal with child 
    exploitation; to the Committees on Ways and Means; the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Horn, 
    Ms. Dunn, Mr. Shows, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
    Gilman, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. McGovern), [17MR]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [23MR], [25MR], [12AP], [21AP], [8JN]
H.R. 1160--
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.
  By Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Stupak), [17MR]
  Cosponsors added, [23MR], [24MR], [25MR], [14AP], [27AP], [17MY], 
    [15SE]
H.R. 1161--
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.
  By Mr. LEACH (for himself, Mr. LaFalce, and Mrs. Roukema), [17MR]
H.R. 1162--
A bill to designate the bridge on United States Route 231 that crosses 
    the Ohio River between Maceo, Kentucky, and Rockport, Indiana, as 
    the ``William H. Natcher Bridge''; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Whitfield, Mrs. 
    Northup, Mr. Fletcher, and Mr. Lucas of Kentucky), [17MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-112), [27AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [4MY]
H.R. 1163--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a 
    credit against income tax for expenses for providing an appropriate 
    environment on the business premises for employed mothers to 
    breastfeed or express milk for their children; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. Shays), [17MR]
  Cosponsors added, [27AP], [26MY], [30JN], [12JY], [18OC], [9NO]
H.R. 1164--
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.
  By Mr. MCDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. English, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. 
    Matsui), [17MR]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY]
H.R. 1165--
A bill to redesignate the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument 
    as a national park and establish the Gunnison Gorge National 
    Conservation Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. MCINNIS (for himself, Mr. Schaffer, and Mr. Tancredo), [17MR]
H.R. 1166--
A bill to authorize the President to enter into a trade agreement 
    concerning Northern Ireland and certain border counties of the 
    Republic of Ireland, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. King, Mr. Crowley, Mrs. McCarthy of 
    New York, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Payne, Mr. Menendez, and 
    Mr. Pascrell), [17MR]
H.R. 1167--
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.
  By Mr. George MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, 
    Mr. Kildee, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
    Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
    Inslee, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Brown of 
    California, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Filner, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Martinez, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Towns, Mrs.

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    Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Allen, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. 
    Frost), [17MR]
  Cosponsors added, [12AP], [9JN], [16NO]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-477), [17NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [17NO]
H.R. 1168--
A bill to authorize the Director of the Federal Emergency Management 
    Agency to make grants to fire departments for the purpose of 
    protecting the public and firefighting personnel against fire and 
    fire-related hazards; to the Committees on Science; Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hoyer, 
    Mr. Andrews, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Bishop, 
    Mr. Bonior, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Brown of 
    Florida, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
    Deutsch, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. English, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
    Farr of California, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Gilman, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
    Holt, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kanjorski, Mrs. Kelly, 
    Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Klink, Mr. Kucinich, 
    Mr. Larson, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
    Lucas of Kentucky, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
    McHugh, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
    Metcalf, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Ney, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
    Payne, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Reyes, 
    Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Terry, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
    Weygand, Mr. Wise, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Morella, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Ford, Mr. Rothman, and Ms. McKinney), 
    [17MR]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [23MR], [12AP], [19AP], [21AP], [27AP], 
    [4MY], [12MY], [18MY], [24MY], [25MY], [14JN], [15JN], [18JN], 
    [23JN], [30JN], [1JY], [12JY], [15JY], [16JY], [21JY], [22JY], 
    [26JY], [29JY], [3AU], [5AU], [8SE], [22SE], [24SE], [29SE], [5OC], 
    [25OC], [27OC], [1NO], [3NO], [5NO], [9NO], [10NO], [19NO]
H.R. 1169--
A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
    require the offering of children-only coverage to dependents of 
    participants under group health plans, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. SABO (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Shows, Mr. Sandlin, and 
    Mr. Frost), [17MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13AP]
H.R. 1170--
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.
  By Mr. SABO (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mr. Shows, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. 
    Brady of Pennsylvania), [17MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13AP], [3MY]
H.R. 1171--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Federal 
    Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for public financing of 
    House of Representatives general election campaigns, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on House Administration; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SABO, [17MR]
  Cosponsors added, [15SE]
H.R. 1172--
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.
  By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Houghton, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. McCollum, 
    Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Borski, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
    Sandlin, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Bishop, Mrs. 
    Kelly, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Gejdenson, 
    Mr. Bliley, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Goode, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Sabo, Ms. 
    DeLauro, Mr. Frost, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Price of North 
    Carolina, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
    Deutsch, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ford, Mr. Bonior, Ms. 
    Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Gutknecht, and Mr. 
    Weldon of Pennsylvania), [17MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [15AP], [21AP], [5MY], [13MY], [25MY], 
    [16JN], [1JY], [14JY], [29JY], [16NO]
H.R. 1173--
A bill to provide that States may use redistricting systems for 
    Congressional districts other than single-member districts; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. WATT of North Carolina (for himself, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, 
    Mr. Sanders, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Scott, Mr. Frank 
    of Massachusetts, Ms. Lee, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Brown of 
    California, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Mr. Davis of Illinois), 
    [17MR]
  Cosponsors added, [4MY], [12JY], [9SE]
H.R. 1174--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce from 24 
    months to 12 months the holding period used to determine whether 
    horses are assets described in section 1231 of such Code; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WELLER, [17MR]
  Cosponsors added, [12JY], [5AU], [19OC]
H.R. 1175--
A bill to locate and secure the return of Zachary Baumel, an American 
    citizen, and other Israeli soldiers missing in action; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
    Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
    Burton of Indiana, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Deutsch, 
    Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Engel, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
    Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Franks of New 
    Jersey, Mr. Frost, Ms. Granger, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Holden, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hoyer, 
    Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of 
    California, Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
    Mascara, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
    Meehan, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Moore, Mrs. Morella, 
    Mr. Nadler, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Porter, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
    Rodriguez, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Sessions, 
    Mr. Sherman, Mr. Shows, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
    Sweeney, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
    Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Bentsen, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Rothman), [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [28AP], [24MY], [10JN], [22JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [22JN]
  Passed Senate amended, [5AU]
  Rules suspended. House agreed to Senate amendments, [26OC]
  Presented to the President (October 27, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-89] (signed November 8, 1999)
H.R. 1176--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require pension 
    plans to provide adequate notice to individuals whose future benefit 
    accruals are being significantly reduced, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committees on Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Bentsen, and Mr. Ney), [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24JN], [21JY], [5AU], [8SE], [9SE], [5OC], [16NO]
H.R. 1177--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow health 
    insurance premiums to be fully deductible, whether or not a taxpayer 
    itemizes deductions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. Riley, Mr. Paul, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Frank 
    of Massachusetts, and Mr. Burton of Indiana), [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [23MR], [25MR], [13AP], [20MY], [10JN], [15JN]
H.R. 1178--
A bill to amend section 922 of chapter 44 of title 18, United States 
    Code, to protect the rights of citizens under the Second Amendment 
    to the Constitution of the United States; to the Committees on the 
    Judiciary; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COBURN, [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13AP], [21AP], [29AP], [9JN], [30SE], [2NO], [8NO]
H.R. 1179--
A bill to restore the second amendment rights of all Americans; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. PAUL, [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY]
H.R. 1180--
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to expand the availability of 
    health care coverage for working individuals with disabilities, to 
    establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program in the 
    Social Security Administration to provide such individuals with 
    meaningful opportunities to work, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. LAZIO (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Dingell, Mrs. 
    Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Brown of 
    Ohio, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Greenwood, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Camp, 
    Mr. Stark, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Foley, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
    Bilbray, Mr. Tanner, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
    Murtha, Mr. Upton, Mr. Strickland, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. 
    Boehlert, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Kolbe, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. 
    Frelinghuysen, Mr. Markey, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
    Rush, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Green of 
    Texas, Mr. Klink, and Mr. Jefferson), [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [23MR], [25MR], [13AP], [15AP], [20AP], [27AP], 
    [28AP], [29AP], [6MY], [12MY], [13MY], [14MY], [18MY], [19MY], 
    [20MY], [25MY], [8JN], [14JN], [16JN], [18JN], [24JN], [29JN], 
    [1JY], [14JY], [19JY], [27JY], [29JY], [4AU], [9SE], [14SE], [30SE], 
    [1OC], [7OC], [18OC]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Commerce (H. Rept. 106-
    220, part 1), [1JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [19OC]
  Passed Senate amended, [21OC]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [21OC]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [28OC]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 106-478) submitted in the House, [17NO]
  House agreed to conference report, [18NO]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (December 6, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-170] (signed December 17, 1999)
H.R. 1181--
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.
  By Mr. PAUL, [18MR]
H.R. 1182--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and improve the 
    Montgomery GI Bill by creating an enhanced educational assistance 
    program for enlistments or reenlistments of four years active duty 
    service, and by eliminating the reduction in pay for basic 
    educational benefits; to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs; Armed 
    Services.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Spence, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
    Quinn, Mr. Everett, Mr. Hayworth, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
    Hansen, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Talent, and Mr. Bilirakis), 
    [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [23MR], [20MY], [17JN], [24JN], [14OC]
H.R. 1183--
A bill to amend the Fastener Quality Act to strengthen the protection 
    against the sale of mismarked, misrepresented, and counterfeit 
    fasteners and eliminate unnecessary requirements, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Science; Commerce.
  By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Brown of California, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mr. Green of Wisconsin,

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    Mr. Cook, Mrs. Biggert, and Mr. Kuykendall), [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [22AP], [29AP]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Science (H. Rept. 106-
    121, part 1), [29AP]
  Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended, [29AP]
  Committee on Commerce discharged, [29AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [11MY]
  Passed Senate, [25MY]
  Presented to the President (May 27, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-34] (signed June 8, 1999)
H.R. 1184--
A bill to authorize appropriations for carrying out the Earthquake 
    Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 for fiscal years 2000 and 2001, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committees on Science; Resources.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself and Mrs. Morella), [18MR]
  Reported with amendment from the Commitee on Science (H. Rept. 106-99, 
    part 1), [19AP]
  Referral to the Committee on Resources extended, [19AP]
  Committee on Resources discharged, [19AP]
  Passed House amended, [21AP]
H.R. 1185--
A bill to modify the requirements for paying Federal timber sale 
    receipts; to the Committees on Agriculture; Resources.
  By Mr. DeFAZIO, [18MR]
H.R. 1186--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to include primary flood 
    damages avoided as benefits for cost-benefit analyses for Federal 
    nonstructural flood damage reduction projects, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself and Mr. Gilchrest), [18MR]
H.R. 1187--
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 dietitions and nutrition 
    professionals; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
    Upton, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Serrano, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. 
    Dunn, Mr. Coyne, Mr. English, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Foley, Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Portman, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
    Tauzin, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Towns, Mr. Pickering, Ms. Eshoo, 
    Mr. Boucher, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
    Sawyer, Mr. Strickland, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Frost, Mr. Sessions, 
    Mr. Hall of Ohio, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Baird, 
    Mr. Baker, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
    Bishop, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Borski, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
    Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Clay, Ms. 
    Danner, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Farr 
    of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
    Gutierrez, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. 
    Istook, Mr. Jenkins, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Kaptur, 
    Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kind, Mr. King, Mr. 
    Kucinich, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Larson, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lucas 
    of Oklahoma, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
    Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Mascara, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
    McGovern, Mr. George Miller of California, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Nadler, 
    Mr. Ney, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Paul, Mr. Payne, 
    Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Price of North 
    Carolina, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Sabo, 
    Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Shays, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
    Simpson, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
    Mr. Thune, Mr. Vento, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Watt of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Wise, and Mr. Camp), [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [13AP], [21AP], [29AP], [6MY], [14MY], 
    [20MY], [8JN], [10JN], [1JY], [16JY], [22JY], [2AU], [8SE], [21SE], 
    [4OC], [13OC], [3NO], [10NO], [16NO], [18NO]
H.R. 1188--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction 
    for the payment of tuition and related expenses for postsecondary 
    education; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
    Costello, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Jackson-
    Lee of Texas, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Norton, Mr. Paul, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
    Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Towns, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Weiner), [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [27AP], [4MY], [13MY], [10JN], [24JN]
H.R. 1189--
A bill to make technical corrections in title 17, United States Code, 
    and other laws; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. COBLE (for himself and Mr. Berman), [18MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-84), [12AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [13AP]
H.R. 1190--
A bill to impose certain limitations on the receipt of out-of-State 
    municipal solid waste, to authorize State and local controls over 
    the flow of municipal solid waste, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Klink, Mr. Upton, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
    Gillmor, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
    Sherwood, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
    Mr. Wolf, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
    Souder, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. 
    Holden, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
    Kleczka, Mr. Leach, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Rush, Mr. Taylor of 
    Mississippi, Mr. Borski, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
    Pastor, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Levin, Mr. Hostettler, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
    Pease, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Green of Texas, 
    Mr. Pitts, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. Markey), [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [28AP], [6MY], [11MY], [18MY], [29JN], 
    [30JN], [14JY], [29JY], [5AU], [8SE], [28OC]
H.R. 1191--
A bill to designate certain facilities of the United States Postal 
    Service in Chicago, Illinois; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [28AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [24MY]
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (November 30, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-123] (signed December 6, 1999)
H.R. 1192--
A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Skeen, 
    Mr. Norwood, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Paul, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
    Istook, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Graham, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
    Hansen, and Mr. Nethercutt), [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY]
H.R. 1193--
A bill to establish programs regarding early detection, diagnosis, and 
    interventions for newborns and infants with hearing loss; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. WALSH (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Deal of 
    Georgia, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Upton, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. 
    Kelly, Mr. Shows, Mrs. Morella, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Sherman, 
    Mr. McNulty, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
    Berman, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
    Olver, Mr. Fossella, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Dixon, Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Pomeroy, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
    English, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
    Doyle, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. 
    Capps, and Mr. Foley), [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [13AP], [14AP], [20AP], [27AP], [29AP], 
    [6MY], [11MY], [20MY], [25MY], [8JN], [10JN], [16JN], [24JN], 
    [29JN], [14JY], [15JY], [20JY], [22JY], [26JY], [30JY], [5AU], 
    [8SE], [13SE], [23SE], [21OC], [10NO], [16NO]
H.R. 1194--
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 qualified placement agencies, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Nussle, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, 
    Mr. Terry, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Shows, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
    Bereuter, Mr. Boucher, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Burton of 
    Indiana, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
    Payne, Mr. DeLay, Mrs. Northup, Mrs. Capps, Mr. McInnis, and Mr. 
    Bliley), [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [29AP], [12MY], [25MY], [8JN], [15JN], [1JY], 
    [14JY], [29JY], [14SE], [24SE], [4OC], [28OC]
H.R. 1195--
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. Foley, Mr. Farr of 
    California, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Talent, Mr. Ramstad, and Ms. Dunn), 
    [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [13AP], [28AP], [5MY], [6MY], [19MY], 
    [30JN], [15JY], [27JY], [2AU], [14SE], [30SE], [6OC], [16NO], [18NO]
H.R. 1196--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 60-month 
    limitation on the amount of education loan interest which is 
    allowable as a deduction; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. English), [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [26AP], [28AP], [29AP], [6MY], [18MY], [24MY], 
    [8JN], [9JN], [15JN], [18JN], [22JY], [14SE], [21OC], [8NO]
H.R. 1197--
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.
  By Ms. NORTON, [18MR]
H.R. 1198--
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; Rules.
  By Ms. NORTON, [18MR]
H.R. 1199--
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 United States Fish and Wildlife Service to 
    create the refuge; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. POMBO, [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13AP]
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; Armed 
    Services.
  By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Nadler, 
    Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Olver, and Mr. Coyne), 
    [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [21AP], [16JN], [15JY], [5AU]
H.R. 1201--
A bill to provide for a private right of action in the case of injury 
    from the importation of certain dumped and subsidized merchandise; 
    to the Committees on Ways and Means; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. REGULA, [18MR]
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.
  By Mr. BROWN of California (for himself, Mr. Goss, Mr. Blagojevich, 
    Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
    George Miller of California, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Berman, 
    Mrs. Morella, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Moran

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    of Virginia, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Filner, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
    Deutsch, Mr. Porter, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, Mr. Stark, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
    Bentsen, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
    Shays, Mr. Markey, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Castle, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Bereuter, 
    Ms. Rivers, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
    Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pallone, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. 
    Gilman), [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [12AP], [13MY], [26MY], [10JN], [17JN], [29JN], 
    [14JY]
H.R. 1203--
A bill to encourage the International Monetary Fund to fully implement 
    transparency and efficiency policies; to the Committee on Banking 
    and Financial Services.
  By Mr. SAXTON, [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [20AP]
H.R. 1204--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on the 
    importation of crude oil and petroleum products; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. STENHOLM (for himself and Mr. Watkins), [18MR]
H.R. 1205--
A bill to prohibit oil and gas drilling in the Great Lakes; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Barrett 
    of Wisconsin, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Bonior, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Markey, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
    Luther, and Mr. Kind), [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [14AP], [12MY]
H.R. 1206--
A bill to transfer the impact aid program to the Department of the 
    Treasury and to provide for the procurement of services by 
    nongovernmental personnel for the performance of the functions of 
    the impact aid program; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. TERRY (for himself and Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma), [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [28AP]
H.R. 1207--
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. Rahall, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Farr of 
    California, and Mr. George Miller of California), [18MR]
H.R. 1208--
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.
  By Mr. WYNN, [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MY]
H.R. 1209--
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, [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MY]
H.R. 1210--
A bill to provide for continued compensation for Federal employees when 
    funds are not otherwise available due to a lapse in appropriations; 
    to the Committees on Government Reform; Appropriations.
  By Mr. WYNN, [18MR]
H.R. 1211--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the Department of State and 
    related agencies for fiscal years 2000 and 2001, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Ms. McKinney), [22MR]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 106-122), [29AP]
H.R. 1212--
A bill to protect producers of agricultural commodities who applied for 
    a Crop Revenue Coverage PLUS supplemental endorsement for the 1999 
    crop year; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. COMBEST (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Berry, and 
    Mr. Cooksey), [22MR]
  Cosponsors added, [23MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [23MR]
  Passed Senate, [25MR]
  Presented to the President (March 31, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-7] (signed April 1, 1999)
H.R. 1213--
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.
  By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
    Levin, and Mr. Matsui), [22MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [12AP], [26AP], [26MY]
H.R. 1214--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an enhanced 
    quality assurance program within the Veterans Benefits 
    Administration; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Filner, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
    Doyle, Ms. Carson, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Shows, Ms. Berkley, 
    Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Danner, Mr. Costello, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. 
    Kelly, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
    Underwood, Mr. Olver, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Klink, and Ms. 
    McKinney), [23MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [25MR], [14AP], [21AP], [28AP], [6MY], 
    [11MY], [12MY], [20MY], [24MY], [10JN], [22JN]
H.R. 1215--
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.
  By Mr. KLECZKA (for himself, Mr. Herger, Mr. Matsui, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
    Hunter, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Berman, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
    Dixon, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Paul, Mr. Frost, 
    Mr. Filner, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
    Sensenbrenner, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Obey, and Mr. Ose), [23MR]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP], [27AP], [5MY], [16JN], [18JN], [27JY], 
    [3NO], [9NO]
H.R. 1216--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that pay 
    adjustments for nurses and certain other health-care professionals 
    employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs shall be made in the 
    same manner as is applicable to Federal employees generally and to 
    revise the authority for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make 
    further locality pay adjustments for those employees; to the 
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. LATOURETTE (for himself, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Leach, Mr. Peterson 
    of Minnesota, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Shows, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
    Minge, Mr. Ney, Mr. Sawyer, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
    Olver, Mr. Strickland, Mr. LaHood, Mr. King, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
    Allen, Mr. Vento, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
    Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. English, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
    Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Horn, Mr. Borski, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
    Bilbray, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Costello, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Moore, Mr. 
    Rahall, Mr. Luther, Mr. Weller, Mr. Berman, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. 
    Doyle, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Klink, 
    Mr. Towns, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
    Mr. Holden, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Oxley, and Mr. Tanner), 
    [23MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [14AP], [13MY], [15JN], [18JN], [15JY], 
    [17NO]
H.R. 1217--
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
  By Mr. JEFFERSON (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
    Allen, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
    Bonior, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Brown of 
    California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Bryant, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, 
    Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Costello, 
    Mr. Coyne, Mr. Cummings, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
    Dicks, Mr. Dixon, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Engel, Mr. English, Mr. 
    Etheridge, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
    Forbes, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Goode, Mr. Green of Texas, 
    Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Inslee, Mrs. Johnson 
    of Connecticut, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kildee, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lantos, Mr. LaTourette, 
    Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
    McGovern, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Meek of 
    Florida, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. George Miller of California, 
    Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Ney, Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, 
    Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
    Rangel, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
    Sherman, Mr. Shows, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Skelton, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
    Smith of Washington, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Spratt, Ms. 
    Stabenow, Mr. Stark, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Thompson of 
    Mississippi, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Turner, Mr. Underwood, 
    Mr. Watkins, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
    Weygand, Mr. Wise, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Rush, and 
    Mr. Strickland), [23MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [14AP], [12MY], [19MY], [8JN], [23JN], 
    [29JN], [14JY], [20JY], [29SE], [18NO]
H.R. 1218--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors 
    across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the 
    involvement of parents in abortion decisions; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mrs. 
    Fowler, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Canady of Florida, 
    Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Goss, Mr. Mica, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
    Scarborough, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Hyde, 
    Mr. Boehner, Mr. Crane, Mr. Istook, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Cox, Mr. Bliley, 
    Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
    Forbes, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Largent, Mr. Rahall, Mrs. 
    Emerson, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Souder, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
    Shows, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
    Hill of Montana, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Lipinski, 
    Mr. Norwood, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Fossella, Mr. 
    Bachus, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
    Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. DeMint, Mr. 
    LaTourette, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. John, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
    Tiahrt, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Talent, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
    Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. McCrery, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
    Berry, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
    Pickering, Mr. King, Mr. Terry, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Gary 
    Miller of California, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Smith 
    of Michigan, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Linder, Mr. Sessions, 
    Mr. Camp, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Cook, Mr. Ryan of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Dickey, 
    Mr. English, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Cunningham, 
    Mr. Riley, Mr. Latham, Mr. Portman, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Chabot, 
    Mr. Graham, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Kingston, 
    Mr. McKeon, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
    Goodlatte, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Ney, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Bartlett 
    of Maryland, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Whitfield), [23MR]

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  Cosponsors added, [12AP], [14AP], [27AP], [11MY], [18MY], [9JN], 
    [24JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-204), [25JN]
  Passed House, [30JN]
H.R. 1219--
A bill to amend the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act and the 
    Miller Act, relating to payment protections for persons providing 
    labor and materials for Federal construction projects; to the 
    Committees on the Judiciary; Government Reform.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
    Nadler, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
    Sessions, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. 
    Filner), [23MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [20AP], [28AP], [4MY], [6MY], [11MY], 
    [17MY], [20MY], [10JN], [12JY], [29JY]
  Reported from the Committee on Government Reform amended (H. Rept. 
    106-277, part 1), [30JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [2AU]
  Passed Senate, [5AU]
  Presented to the President (August 11, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-49] (signed August 17, 1999)
H.R. 1220--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to provide financial 
    assistance to the Tri-State Maritime Safety Association of Delaware, 
    New Jersey, and Pennsylvania for use for maritime emergency response 
    on the Delaware River; to the Committees on Armed Services; 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Saxton, 
    Mr. Borski, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
    Greenwood), [23MR]
H.R. 1221--
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, Mr. Towns, Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. 
    Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Leach, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
    Frelinghuysen, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Foley, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
    LaTourette, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Ney, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Camp, Ms. Brown 
    of Florida, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Crowley, 
    Mr. Menendez, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. Clay), [23MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13AP], [15AP], [22AP], [28AP], [6MY], [11MY], 
    [18MY], [20MY], [24MY], [8JN], [14JN], [16JN], [17JN], [23JN], 
    [24JN], [29JN], [1JY], [14JY], [16JY], [29JY], [3AU], [4AU], [8SE], 
    [13SE], [14SE], [15SE], [21SE], [23SE], [24SE], [27SE], [28SE], 
    [30SE], [5OC], [12OC], [14OC], [20OC], [21OC], [25OC], [2NO], [3NO], 
    [8NO]
H.R. 1222--
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.
  By Mr. BALDACCI (for himself, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. Sanders), [23MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [13AP], [15AP], [28AP], [12MY], [18MY], 
    [24MY], [22JN], [24JN], [15JY], [29JY], [4AU], [9SE], [21SE]
H.R. 1223--
A bill to provide grants to 10 high-need local educational agencies or 
    eligible consortium to establish or expand National Teachers 
    Academies to serve as national models for teacher training, 
    development, and recruitment and to facilitate high-quality 
    curriculum development; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH, [23MR]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP]
H.R. 1224--
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.
  By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Bentsen), [23MR]
  Cosponsors added, [20AP], [27AP], [29AP], [23JN]
H.R. 1225--
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, [23MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-177), [9JN]
H.R. 1226--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to eliminate the backlog in 
    satisfying requests of former members of the Armed Forces for the 
    issuance or replacement of military medals and decorations; to the 
    Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. EVANS, [23MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13MY], [27SE], [9NO]
H.R. 1227--
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 Government 
    Reform; Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Norton, 
    Mr. Bonior, Mr. Pastor, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Rush, Ms. Kaptur, 
    Mr. Coyne, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Mascara, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Olver, 
    Mr. Vento, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
    Green of Texas, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
    Gephardt, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
    Strickland, and Ms. Berkley), [23MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13AP], [13MY], [19MY], [8JN], [10JN], [19OC]
H.R. 1228--
A bill to amend the retirement provisions of title 5, United States 
    Code, to extend to inspectors of the Immigration and Naturalization 
    Service, revenue officers of the Internal Revenue Service, and 
    certain others, the same treatment as is accorded to law enforcement 
    officers; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. FILNER, [23MR]
  Cosponsors added, [26AP], [11MY], [8JN], [17JN], [20JY], [8SE], 
    [13SE], [23SE], [28SE], [21OC], [3NO], [16NO], [18NO]
H.R. 1229--
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.
  By Mr. GEJDENSON (for himself, Mr. English, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Shows, 
    Mr. Rahall, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Frost, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
    Rangel, Mr. Gonzalez, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. McInnis, and Mr. 
    LaTourette), [23MR]
  Cosponsors added, [20AP], [29AP], [8JN], [20JY], [8SE], [14SE]
H.R. 1230--
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, [23MR]
H.R. 1231--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain National 
    Forest lands to Elko County, Nevada, for continued use as a 
    cemetery; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GIBBONS, [23MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-308), [8SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [21SE]
H.R. 1232--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit the 
    Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive recoupment of 
    Federal government Medicaid claims to tobacco-related State 
    settlements if the State uses a portion of those funds for programs 
    to reduce the use of tobacco products and to assist in the economic 
    diversification of tobacco farming communities; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. HANSEN (for himself and Mr. Meehan), [23MR]
  Cosponsors added, [28AP]
H.R. 1233--
A bill to regulate interstate commerce by providing a Federal cause of 
    action against firearms manufacturers, dealers, and importers for 
    the harm resulting from gun violence; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mrs. McCarthy of New York), [23MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [12AP], [21AP], [10JN], [21JY]
H.R. 1234--
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 Mr. GARY MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
    McCollum, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Foley, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
    Tancredo, Mr. Terry, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Thornberry, and Mr. 
    Boehlert), [23MR]
  Cosponsors added, [14AP], [10JN], [24SE], [16NO]
H.R. 1235--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into 
    contracts with the Solano County Water Agency, California, to use 
    Solano Project facilities for impounding, storage, and carriage of 
    nonproject water for domestic, municipal, industrial, and other 
    beneficial purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, [23MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-426), [1NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [1NO]
H.R. 1236--
A bill to designate the headquarters 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.
  By Mr. RANGEL, [23MR]
  Cosponsors added, [14AP], [4MY]
H.R. 1237--
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.
  By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Gilchrest, Mrs. Lowey, 
    Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Shays), [23MR]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP], [18MY], [10JN], [22JN], [16JY], [21JY], 
    [27JY], [30JY], [5AU], [9SE], [21SE], [28SE], [2NO]
H.R. 1238--
A bill to combat the crime of international trafficking and to protect 
    the rights of victims; to the Committees on International Relations; 
    the Judiciary.
  By Ms. SLAUGHTER, [23MR]
  Cosponsors added, [14AP], [21AP], [11MY], [19MY], [26MY], [23JN], 
    [29JN], [29JY], [30JY], [9NO]
H.R. 1239--
A bill to designate certain lands in Alaska as wilderness; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. VENTO (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Forbes, 
    Mr. Bonior, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
    Shays, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
    Coyne, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Leach, Mrs. Meek of 
    Florida, Mr. Campbell, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. McNulty, 
    Mr. Sherman, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Markey, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
    Mr. Waxman, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Davis of 
    Florida, Mr. Costello, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. 
    Rivers, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
    Weygand, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
    Pascrell, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Gejdenson, 
    Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Berman, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Cardin, Ms. 
    Norton, Mr. Allen, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
    Meehan, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
    Tierney, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Clay, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Holden, Ms. Stabenow, 
    Mr. Holt, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Filner, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
    Neal of Massachusetts, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
    Moran of Virginia, Mr. Payne, Mr. Kind, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Roybal-
    Allard, Mr. Dixon, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
    Evans, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Inslee, Ms. McCarthy of 
    Missouri, Mr. Thompson

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    of California, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Ms. Waters, 
    Mr. Lantos, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Porter, Mrs. 
    Lowey, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Moore, 
    Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Olver, Mr. Minge, Mr. Gutierrez, 
    Mr. Sanders, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
    Luther, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Obey, Mr. Capuano, 
    Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, and Mr. Maloney of 
    Connecticut), [23MR]
  Cosponsors added, [21AP], [29AP], [19MY], [17JN], [29JN], [5AU], 
    [4OC], [19OC]
  Cosponsors removed, [27AP]
H.R. 1240--
A bill to amend the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 to require 
    that the scores of each judge be made public after each round; to 
    the Committees on Commerce; Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [23MR]
H.R. 1241--
A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled 
    Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate mandatory minimum 
    penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses; to the Committees on 
    the Judiciary; Commerce.
  By Ms. WATERS, [23MR]
H.R. 1242--
A bill for the relief of Mary Yaros; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SCARBOROUGH, [23MR]
H.R. 1243--
A bill to reauthorize the National Marine Sanctuaries Act; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SAXTON, [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [29JN]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 106-224), [12JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [21SE]
H.R. 1244--
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.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
    Archer, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Royce, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
    Houghton, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Shaw, 
    Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Herger, Mr. McCrery, Ms. Dunn, Mr. 
    Jefferson, Mr. Portman, Mr. English, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
    Boucher, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
    Moran of Virginia, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Minge, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
    Callahan, Mr. Luther, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Boehner, Ms. 
    Lofgren, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Hastings of 
    Washington, Mr. John, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
    Smith of Washington, Mr. Shimkus, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. 
    Shows, Mr. Kuykendall, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Baird, Mr. Skelton, Mrs. 
    Biggert, Mr. Ramstad, and Mr. Moran of Kansas), [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [13AP], [15AP], [27AP], [6MY], [17MY], 
    [20MY], [26MY], [22JN], [14JY], [22JY], [29JY], [8SE], [22SE], 
    [20OC], [5NO], [10NO], [17NO]
H.R. 1245--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to regulate the transfer 
    of firearms over the Internet, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. RUSH, [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [27AP], [3MY], [6MY], [9JN]
H.R. 1246--
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, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
    Berman, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
    Cummings, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. 
    McKinney, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, Mr. Green 
    of Texas, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
    Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy 
    of Rhode Island, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
    Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
    Shows, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Towns, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
    Vento, Mr. Visclosky, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Gallegly), 
    [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [12JY], [15SE], [29SE]
H.R. 1247--
A bill to expand the fund raising authorities of the American Battle 
    Monuments Commission to expedite the establishment of the World War 
    II memorial in the District of Columbia and to ensure adequate funds 
    for the repair and long-term maintenance of the memorial, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Evans), [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [14AP], [21AP], [3MY], [8JN], [17JN], [24JN]
H.R. 1248--
A bill to prevent violence against women; to the Committees on the 
    Judiciary; Education and the Workforce; Commerce.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Kelly, 
    Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Carson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
    Texas, Mr. Shows, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Wilson, Ms. McKinney, 
    Mr. Matsui, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Etheridge, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Lofgren, 
    Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Boucher, Mrs. Biggert, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
    Inslee, Ms. Danner, Mr. Leach, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Cubin, Mrs. Fowler, 
    Mr. Gilman, Ms. Norton, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Waxman, and Ms. Granger), 
    [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [12AP], [15AP], [20AP], [27AP], [10MY], [11MY], 
    [14MY], [17MY], [18MY], [20MY], [24MY], [25MY], [9JN], [10JN], 
    [14JN], [15JN], [22JN], [1JY], [12JY], [26JY], [9SE], [13SE], 
    [17SE], [22SE], [23SE], [28SE], [5OC], [6OC], [7OC], [14OC], [20OC], 
    [1NO], [4NO], [9NO], [17NO]
H.R. 1249--
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. Norwood, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
    Mr. Linder, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
    Kingston, Mr. Collins, Ms. McKinney, and Mr. Isakson), [24MR]
H.R. 1250--
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.
  By Mr. LAFALCE (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Baldacci, 
    Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Pickett, Mr. English, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
    Pastor, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Holden, 
    and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii), [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [12AP], [13AP], [20AP], [21AP], [27AP], 
    [29AP], [24MY], [22JN]
H.R. 1251--
A bill to designate the United States Postal Service building located at 
    8850 South 700 East, Sandy, Utah, as the ``Noal Cushing Bateman Post 
    Office Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. COOK, [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [14AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [24MY]
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (November 30, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-124] (signed December 6, 1999)
H.R. 1252--
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 (for himself, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Peterson of 
    Pennsylvania), [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [30JY]
H.R. 1253--
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 (for himself, Mr. Crane, Mr. Ramstad, and Mrs. Johnson 
    of Connecticut), [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [20AP]
H.R. 1254--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a 
    refund of up to 5 percent of the income tax otherwise payable for 
    taxable year 1999; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Houghton, and Mr. McInnis), [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [14AP], [28AP], [8JN]
H.R. 1255--
A bill to amend the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 to add 
    Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Perry, and Wayne Counties, Tennessee, to 
    the Appalachian region; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. FORD (for himself, Mr. Clement, Mr. Tanner, and Mr. Jenkins), 
    [24MR]
H.R. 1256--
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. FOSSELLA (for himself and Mr. Menendez), [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [27AP], [28AP], [3MY], [4MY], [5MY], [6MY], [11MY], 
    [13MY], [18MY], [19MY], [24MY], [26MY], [8JN], [9JN], [15JN], 
    [16JN], [22JN], [29JN], [12JY], [15JY], [27JY], [15SE]
H.R. 1257--
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, [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [23JN]
H.R. 1258--
A bill to accelerate the Wilderness designation process by establishing 
    a timetable for the completion of wilderness studies on Federal 
    Lands; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Hill of Montana, 
    Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Stump, Mr. Hefley, 
    Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
    Hayworth, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. McInnis, 
    and Mr. Rohrabacher), [24MR]
H.R. 1259--
A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to protect Social 
    Security surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement 
    mechanisms; to the Committees on the Budget; Ways and Means; Rules.
  By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Crane, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
    Houghton, Mr. Archer, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Sam 
    Johnson of Texas, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Portman, Mr. English, Mr. Watkins, 
    Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Weller, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Lewis of 
    Kentucky, and Mr. Bilbray), [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [12MY], [20MY], [24MY], [25MY]
  Passed House amended, [26MY]
H.R. 1260--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the harbor 
    maintenance tax and to amend the Water Resources Development Act of 
    1986 to authorize appropriations for activities formerly funded with 
    revenues from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund; to the Committees 
    on Ways and Means; Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BORSKI (for himself and Mr. Oberstar), [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [29AP], [5MY], [11MY], [19MY], [20MY], [26MY], 
    [18JN], [24JN], [29JN], [21JY], [29JY], [8SE], [14SE], [21OC], [3NO]
H.R. 1261--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and title XIX of the 
    Social Security Act to promote the purchase of private long-term 
    care insurance by providing tax deductibility, State Medicaid 
    flexibility, and information dissemination; to the Committees on 
    Ways and Means; Commerce.

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  By Mr. HOBSON (for himself, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Greenwood, Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, and Mr. Sawyer), [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP], [22AP], [29AP], [6MY], [13MY], [9JN], 
    [10JN], [16JN], [1JY], [22JY], [5AU]
H.R. 1262--
A bill to provide that existing facilities located on the Pentwater 
    River in Michigan, are not required to be licensed by the Federal 
    Energy Regulatory Commission under part 1 of the Federal Power Act; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. HOEKSTRA, [24MR]
H.R. 1263--
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.
  By Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
    Coburn, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
    Barr of Georgia, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Schaffer, and Mr. Sanford), 
    [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY]
H.R. 1264--
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. Sessions, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
    Coburn, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Barr of 
    Georgia, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Schaffer, and Mr. Sanford), [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [8JN], [24JN]
H.R. 1265--
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.
  By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. Brown of 
    California, Mr. Costello, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Scott, Mrs. Meek of 
    Florida, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Carson, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
    Jefferson, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
    Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
    Ford, Mr. Rush, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Waters, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
    Davis of Illinois, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Norton, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
    Traficant, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
    Etheridge, Mr. Larson, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
    Stabenow, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Turner, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. 
    Rodriguez, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Towns, 
    Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Clay, Mr. Bishop, Mrs. Christensen, 
    Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Fattah, and Ms. Millender-McDonald), 
    [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [22AP], [26MY], [8JN], [23JN], [12JY], [30JY], 
    [14OC]
H.R. 1266--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the payment of United States 
    arrearages to the United Nations; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. LEACH, [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [12AP], [15AP]
H.R. 1267--
A bill to provide grants to local educational agencies that agree to 
    begin school for secondary students after 9:00 in the morning; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Ms. LOFGREN, [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [18MY], [19OC]
H.R. 1268--
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 such trust funds in marketable 
    obligations of the United States; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. GARY MILLER of California, [24MR]
H.R. 1269--
A bill to amend the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 
    to strengthen sanctions for violations of that Act relating to oil 
    or gas royalties; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself and Mr. DeFazio), 
    [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [12AP], [19AP], [17MY]
H.R. 1270--
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; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. MINGE, [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP]
H.R. 1271--
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.
  By Ms. NORTON, [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [16JN], [24JN], [19JY], [29JY], [5AU], [8SE], 
    [27SE], [30SE], [18OC], [27OC], [17NO]
H.R. 1272--
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, [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [4MY], [19MY], [8JN], [9JN], [29JN], [26JY], [27JY], 
    [29JY], [3AU], [5AU], [14SE], [15SE], [22SE], [27SE]
H.R. 1273--
A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to repeal 
    unconstitutional reporting and recordkeeping requirements, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. OXLEY (for himself and Mr. Hall of Texas), [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MY], [8JN], [10JN]
H.R. 1274--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit 
    for medical research related to developing vaccines against 
    widespread diseases; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Ms. PELOSI (for herself, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
    Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Matsui, and Ms. 
    Woolsey), [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13MY], [2AU], [21SE], [28SE], [4OC], [5OC], [7OC], 
    [14OC], [2NO], [5NO], [17NO], [18NO]
H.R. 1275--
A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the interstate 
    movement of live birds for the purpose of having the birds 
    participate in animal fighting; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP], [20AP], [6MY], [11MY], [25MY], [16JN], 
    [15JY], [29JY], [23SE], [28OC], [3NO], [5NO], [9NO], [16NO], [19NO], 
    [22NO]
  Cosponsors removed, [14OC]
H.R. 1276--
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.
  By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, Mr. Luther, Mr. Shows, Mr. Green of 
    Texas, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. Lee, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
    Davis of Illinois, Mr. Filner, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Olver, Mr. George 
    Miller of California, Mr. Hinchey, and Ms. Woolsey), [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [21AP], [6MY], [20MY], [22JN], [20JY], [18NO]
H.R. 1277--
A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act, to establish the 
    National Public Employment Relations Commission, and to amend title 
    I of the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
    provide for joint trusteeship of single-employer pension plans; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. SANDERS, [24MR]
H.R. 1278--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 
    limitation on the estate tax deduction for family-owned business 
    interests; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SMITH of Washington, [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [20AP], [22AP], [28AP], [29AP], [5MY], [20MY], 
    [29JY], [9SE]
H.R. 1279--
A bill to designate the Federal building and United States post office 
    located at 223 Sharkey Street in Clarksdale, Mississippi, as the 
    ``Aaron E. Henry Federal Building and United States Post Office''; 
    to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, [24MR]
H.R. 1280--
A bill to require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to ban toys 
    which in size, shape, or overall appearance resemble real handguns; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. TOWNS, [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [2NO]
H.R. 1281--
A bill to allow media coverage of court proceedings; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. DeLay, Mrs. McCarthy of 
    New York, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
    Gekas, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Hilleary, 
    Mr. Portman, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
    Coble, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Graham, Mr. Salmon, Mr. English, Mr. 
    Gonzalez, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Hulshof, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
    Baker, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Borski, 
    Mr. Hefley, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Hayes, Mr. McCollum, and 
    Mr. Rogan), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP], [5MY], [15JN], [18JN], [22JN], [14JY]
H.R. 1282--
A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to limit the value of 
    certain real and personal property that an individual debtor may 
    elect to exempt under State or local law; to make nondischargeable 
    consumer debts for luxury goods and services acquired in the 90-day 
    period ending on the date a case is commenced under such title; and 
    to permit parties in interest to request the dismissal of cases 
    under chapter 7 of such title; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, [25MR]
H.R. 1283--
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 (for himself, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, 
    Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Manzullo, 
    Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Foley, 
    Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Weller, 
    Mr. Cannon, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13AP], [4MY], [14JN], [18JN], [29JN], [20JY], 
    [29JY], [13SE], [22SE], [30SE], [20OC], [10NO]
H.R. 1284--
A bill to provide for protection of the Minnesota Valley National 
    Wildlife Refuge and endangered species and other protected species 
    of fish and wildlife that inhabit or use that refuge, to ensure that 
    scarce wildlife refuge land in and around the Minneapolis, 
    Minnesota, metropolitan area is not subjected to physical or 
    auditory impairment, and to ensure that the National Environmental 
    Policy Act of 1969 is adequately implemented; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Schaffer, and Mr. 
    Radanovich), [25MR]
H.R. 1285--
A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 
    Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
    require that group and individual health insurance coverage and 
    group health plans provide coverage of cancer screening; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Education and the Workforce; Ways and Means.

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  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
    Matsui, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Morella, Ms. 
    Schakowsky, Mr. Frost, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
    Cummings, and Mr. Sandlin), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13AP], [18MY], [26MY], [12JY], [7OC], [14OC], 
    [25OC]
H.R. 1286--
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, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. 
    Brown of Florida, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. Carson, Mr. Reyes, 
    Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Shows, Mr. Olver, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
    Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
    Kleczka, and Mr. Frost), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [14AP], [21AP], [28AP], [10MY], [24MY], [22JN], 
    [14JY], [29JY], [9NO]
H.R. 1287--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to grant relief to 
    participants in multiemployer plans from certain section 415 limits 
    on retirement plans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Houghton, 
    Mr. Portman, Mr. English, Mr. Quinn, Mr. LaHood, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
    LoBiondo, and Mr. Metcalf), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [12AP], [11MY], [13MY], [8JN], [16JN], [17JN], 
    [24JN], [12JY], [8SE], [28OC]
H.R. 1288--
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.
  By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    Holden, Mr. Bishop, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
    Serrano, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Kind, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Clyburn), 
    [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13AP], [15AP], [29AP], [18MY], [17JN], [4AU], 
    [14SE], [26OC]
H.R. 1289--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to direct the 
    Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive recoupment of the 
    Federal government Medicaid share of tobacco-related State 
    settlements under certain conditions; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP], [4MY], [8JN]
H.R. 1290--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to 
    wetlands mitigation banking, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. JONES of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Clement, Mr. Saxton, 
    Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Baker, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Barcia, Mr. 
    Tauzin, and Mr. Armey), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [28AP], [17JN], [12JY], [16JY], [26JY], [19OC]
H.R. 1291--
A bill to prohibit the imposition of access charges on Internet service 
    providers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
    Bilbray, Mr. Armey, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Rahall, 
    Mr. Gilman, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Weller, Mr. Mica, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
    Sensenbrenner, Mr. Regula, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Goode, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
    Shows, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
    LoBiondo, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Clyburn, 
    Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
    Bilirakis, Mr. Stearns, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
    Strickland, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Peterson of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
    Baker, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Packard, Mr. Linder, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
    Duncan, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Ose, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
    Goodlatte, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
    Lipinski, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Barcia, and Mr. 
    Scarborough), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13AP], [28AP], [6MY], [11MY], [26MY], [8JN], 
    [16JN], [1JY], [14JY], [22SE], [16NO], [18NO]
H.R. 1292--
A bill to provide that no Federal income tax shall be imposed on amounts 
    received by Holocaust victims or their heirs; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Porter, and Mr. Hayworth), 
    [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13MY], [18MY], [26MY], [8JN], [16JN], [22JN], 
    [21JY], [27JY]
H.R. 1293--
A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide equitable 
    treatment with respect to State and local income taxes for certain 
    individuals who perform duties on vessels; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. BAIRD (for himself, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Evans, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
    Lipinski, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
    Simpson, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Terry, and Mr. Wise), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [9JN], [17JN], [22JN], [21JY]
H.R. 1294--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the period 
    for filing for a credit or refund of individual income taxes from 3 
    to 7 years; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BAKER (for himself, Mr. McCrery, and Mr. Sessions), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [21AP], [8JN], [5OC]
H.R. 1295--
A bill to amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to 
    provide for the explusion from school and termination of educational 
    services with respect to a child with a disability who carries a 
    weapon to school or to a school function; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia, [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [20AP]
H.R. 1296--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish an 
    outpatient clinic in the Seventh Congressional District of Georgia; 
    to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia, [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [15JN]
H.R. 1297--
A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to reduce 
    losses caused by repetitive flooding, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. BENTSEN, [25MR]
H.R. 1298--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit public 
    schools and certain other entities to determine presumptive 
    eligibility for children under the Medicaid Program; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BENTSEN, [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [20AP], [21AP], [27AP], [4MY], [12MY], [4AU]
H.R. 1299--
A bill to provide a safety net for farmers through reform of the 
    marketing loan program under the Agricultural Market Transition Act, 
    expansion of land enrollment opportunities under the conservation 
    reserve program, and maintaining opportunities for foreign trade in 
    United States agricultural commodities; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  By Mr. BERRY (for himself and Mrs. Emerson), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [27AP], [4MY], [10MY], [14MY], [17MY], [24MY], 
    [16JN]
H.R. 1300--
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
    and Liability Act of 1980 to promote brownfields redevelopment, to 
    reauthorize and reform the Superfund program, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BOEHLERT (for himself, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Dooley of 
    California, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Horn, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
    Quinn, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
    Bass, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Berry, Mr. Porter, Mr. Moran of 
    Virginia, Mr. Walsh, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Leach, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
    Sensenbrenner, Mr. Clement, Mr. Castle, Mr. Goss, Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut, Mr. King, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Thune, Ms. 
    Danner, Mr. Cook, and Mr. McHugh), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP], [4MY], [5MY], [12MY], [19MY], [20MY], 
    [25MY], [26MY], [27MY], [8JN], [8JN], [9JN], [15JN], [18JN], [23JN], 
    [24JN], [29JN], [1JY], [14JY], [15JY], [2AU], [5AU], [21SE], [22SE], 
    [24SE], [30SE], [12OC], [20OC], [27OC], [18NO]
  Cosponsors removed, [1JY], [3NO], [9NO]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure (H. Rept. 106-353, part 1), [30SE]
H.R. 1301--
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the listing of liquefied 
    petroleum gas under section 112(r) of that Act; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, Ms. Danner, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
    Talent, Mr. Graham, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. 
    Skelton), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [14AP], [21AP], [22AP], [28AP], [4MY], [6MY], 
    [13MY], [18MY], [24MY], [9JN], [18JN], [1JY], [21JY]
H.R. 1302--
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.
  By Mr. BOEHNER (for himself and Mr. Andrews), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [27AP]
H.R. 1303--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit 
    against income tax for dry cleaning equipment which uses reduced 
    amounts of hazardous substances; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CAMP (for himself and Mr. Price of North Carolina), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10JN], [14JN], [18JN], [23JN], [1JY], [27JY], 
    [29JY], [5AU], [23SE], [18OC], [27OC], [4NO]
H.R. 1304--
A bill to ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care 
    by making the antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of 
    health care professionals and health plans and 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 (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
    Hoeffel, Mr. Baker, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
    Nadler, Mr. Horn, Mr. Frost, Mr. Filner, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Wexler, 
    Mr. Scarborough, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Shows, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Towns, 
    Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Paul, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
    Ganske, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. McCollum, and Mr. Klink), 
    [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [21AP], [28AP], [29AP], [6MY], [13MY], [19MY], 
    [25MY], [8JN], [17JN], [22JN], [1JY], [14JY], [15JY], [21JY], 
    [30JY], [5AU], [8SE], [14SE], [23SE], [29SE], [7OC], [14OC], [18OC], 
    [21OC], [2NO]
  Cosponsors removed, [14OC]
H.R. 1305--
A bill to prohibit funding to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) 
    until debt owed to the United States by heavily indebted poor 
    countries has been canceled; to the Committees on Banking and 
    Financial Services; International Relations.
  By Mr. CAMPBELL, [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [17JN], [29JN], [27SE], [30SE]
H.R. 1306--
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for an 
    additional place of holding

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    court for the Western Division of the Central Judicial District of 
    California; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. CAPPS, [25MR]
H.R. 1307--
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. Boehner, Ms. Brown of 
    Florida, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
    Gallegly, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Inslee, 
    Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
    Lazio, Mr. Luther, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Regula, Mr. Sawyer, 
    Mr. Shays, Mr. Shows, Mr. Upton, Mrs. Wilson, and Mr. Wise), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13AP], [20AP], [21AP], [17NO]
H.R. 1308--
A bill to extend the supplemental security income benefits program to 
    Guam and the United States Virgin Islands; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN (for herself and Mr. Underwood), [25MR]
H.R. 1309--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to provide compensation and 
    increased safety for on-site storage of spent nuclear fuel and high-
    level radioactive waste; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. COOK, [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [22AP]
H.R. 1310--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow non-itemizers 
    a deduction for a portion of their charitable contributions; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Herger, and Mrs. Thurman), 
    [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [14MY], [10JN], [1JY], [22JY], [30JY], [5AU], [4OC], 
    [10NO], [18NO]
H.R. 1311--
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.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [14MY], [10JN], [1JY], [22JY], [30JY], [5AU], [4OC], 
    [10NO], [18NO]
H.R. 1312--
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.
  By Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
    Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Stark, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Coyne, and 
    Mr. George Miller of California), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [17JN], [9SE]
H.R. 1313--
A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to restrict the use 
    of physical and chemical restraints and seclusion in certain 
    facilities receiving Medicare or Medicaid funds, to require 
    recording and reporting of information on that use and on sentinel 
    events occurring in those facilities, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself, Mr. Stark, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
    Waxman, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Brown 
    of Ohio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Martinez, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
    Johnson of Texas, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Crowley, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Pelosi, 
    Mr. Ford, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Cummings, and 
    Ms. Berkley), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [14AP], [27AP], [8JN], [29JN], [12JY], [27JY], 
    [8SE], [14OC], [19OC]
H.R. 1314--
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.
  By Mr. DICKS (for himself, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
    Baird, and Mr. McDermott), [25MR]
H.R. 1315--
A bill to amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to 
    eliminate the fiscal year limitation on the cap on the percentage of 
    community development block grant funds received by the City and 
    County of Los Angeles, California, that may be used to provide 
    public services and to provide that all communities in the County of 
    Los Angeles receiving such block grant funds may use the same 
    percentage of such amounts to provide public services as the City 
    and County of Los Angeles; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. DREIER, [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [8JN], [9JN], [17JN], [22JN], [29JN], [14JY], 
    [15JY], [27JY]
H.R. 1316--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce employer and 
    employee Social Security taxes to the extent there is a Federal 
    budget surplus; to the Committees on Ways and Means; the Budget.
  By Mr. DREIER (for himself and Mr. Jefferson), [25MR]
H.R. 1317--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable 
    credit for taxpayers owning certain commercial power takeoff 
    vehicles; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. DUNN (for herself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Collins, and Mr. 
    Herger), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [12AP], [14AP], [27AP], [29AP], [4MY], [5MY], [6MY], 
    [18MY], [20MY], [25MY], [8JN], [15JN], [18JN], [23JN], [12JY], 
    [3AU], [21SE]
H.R. 1318--
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.
  By Ms. DUNN (for herself, Mr. Berman, and Mr. Crane), [25MR]
H.R. 1319--
A bill to assure that innocent users and businesses gain access to 
    solutions to the year 2000 problem-related failures through 
    fostering an incentive to settle year 2000 lawsuits that may disrupt 
    significant sectors of the American economy; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Ms. ESHOO, [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [29AP]
H.R. 1320--
A bill to regulate interstate commerce by electronic means by permitting 
    and encouraging the continued expansion of electronic commerce 
    through the operation of free market forces, and other purposes; to 
    the Committees on Commerce; Government Reform.
  By Ms. ESHOO, [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [20AP], [29AP], [12MY], [26MY], [20JY], [4OC]
H.R. 1321--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the holding 
    period for long-term capital gain treatment to 6 months; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FOLEY, [25MR]
H.R. 1322--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limits 
    on the amount of nondeductible contributions to individual 
    retirement plans and to adjust the amount of deductible 
    contributions to individual retirement accounts for inflation; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Frost, Mr. Shows, and 
    Mr. Weygand), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP], [27AP], [4MY], [6MY], [24MY], [10JN], [1JY], 
    [12JY], [3AU], [13SE], [14SE], [21SE], [22SE], [28SE], [30SE], 
    [5OC], [6OC], [26OC], [27OC], [1NO], [4NO], [17NO], [19NO]
H.R. 1323--
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 of Texas (for himself, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
    DeFazio, Mr. Frost, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
    Baldacci, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Filner, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Maloney 
    of New York, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
    Jefferson, Mr. Lampson, Mr. McNulty, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Horn, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Ford, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
    Gilman, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Engel, Ms. 
    Norton, Ms. Rivers, Mrs. Emerson, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Payne, Mr. Wynn, 
    Mr. Pallone, Mr. Gonzalez, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Hulshof, 
    and Mr. Kind), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [20MY], [24JN], [12JY], [5AU], [29SE], [26OC], 
    [17NO]
H.R. 1324--
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 and Mrs. Emerson), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [20MY], [8JN], [12JY], [19JY], [14SE]
H.R. 1325--
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.
  By Mr. HALL of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Houghton), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [27AP], [6MY], [19MY], [10JN], [15JN], [18JN], 
    [23JN], [12JY], [15JY], [19JY], [22JY], [27JY], [30JY], [4AU], 
    [8SE], [14SE], [5OC], [7OC], [21OC]
H.R. 1326--
A bill to continue and expand the program to provide assistance to 
    separated and retired members of the Armed Forces to obtain 
    certification and employment as teachers, to transfer the 
    jurisdiction over the program to the Secretary of Education, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Education and the Workforce; 
    Armed Services.
  By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Gallegly, and Mr. Hill of 
    Indiana), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [20AP], [28AP], [4MY], [20MY], [24MY], [26MY], 
    [8JN], [8JN], [9JN], [29JN]
H.R. 1327--
A bill to designate the United States Postal Service building located at 
    34480 Highway 101 South in Cloverdale, Oregon, as the ``Maurine B. 
    Neuberger United States Post Office''; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform.
  By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon, [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [17JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [29JN]
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (November 30, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-125] (signed December 6, 1999)
H.R. 1328--
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, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Clyburn, 
    Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Weller, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Foley, Mrs. 
    Thurman, Mr. Shows, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Doolittle, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
    Diaz-Balart, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Dooley 
    of California, Mr. Crane, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Camp, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
    English, and Mr. Kleczka), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [20AP], [18JN], [15JY], [30JY], [9SE]
H.R. 1329--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that tips 
    received for certain services shall not be subject to income or 
    employment taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HUNTER (for himself and Mrs. Bono), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [14AP], [26AP], [28AP], [12MY], [9JN], [24JN], 
    [29JN], [19JY], [21JY], [5OC], [7OC], [19OC], [4NO]
H.R. 1330--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the mandatory 
    minimum penalties provided for possessing, brandishing, or 
    discharging

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    a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence or drug 
    trafficking crime; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. KELLY, [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [14AP], [15AP], [11MY], [25MY], [12JY]
H.R. 1331--
A bill to promote youth entrepreneurship education; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Clay, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Kildee, 
    Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Frost, Mr. English, Mr. Lampson, 
    Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mrs. McCarthy of 
    New York, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Cummings, 
    Mr. Martinez, Mr. Berman, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
    Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Payne, and Mr. 
    Gutierrez), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP], [8JN], [16JY]
H.R. 1332--
A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to expand protections for 
    consumers by adjusting statutory exemptions and civil penalties to 
    reflect inflation, to eliminate the Rule of 78s accounting for 
    interest rebates in consumer credit transactions, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Vento, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
    and Mr. Hinchey), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [14AP], [12MY], [30JN]
H.R. 1333--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide assistance 
    to first-time homebuyers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. Hooley of 
    Oregon, Mr. Weygand, Ms. Lee, Mr. Moore, Mr. Frost, Mr. Menendez, 
    Mr. Nadler, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Towns, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    Sisisky, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
    Clyburn, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and Mr. Deutsch), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [14AP], [29AP], [13MY], [10JN], [1JY], [26JY], 
    [23SE]
H.R. 1334--
A bill to provide for the enhanced implementation of the amendments made 
    to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act by the Food Quality 
    Protection Act of 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Agriculture.
  By Mr. LaHOOD (for himself, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Hastings of 
    Washington), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [3MY], [6MY], [18MY], [27MY], [1JY], [29JY], [3AU], 
    [5AU], [4OC]
H.R. 1335--
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 Education and the Workforce; Commerce; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LAMPSON (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Costello, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
    Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Frost, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
    Hilliard, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Sandlin, 
    Mr. Vento, Mr. Shows, and Mr. Abercrombie), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [12AP], [13AP], [14AP]
H.R. 1336--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to 
    provide enhanced vouchers for rental assistance under section 8 of 
    the United States Housing Act of 1937 for low-income elderly and 
    disabled tenants of housing projects with expiring contracts for 
    Federal rental assistance to ensure that such tenants can afford to 
    retain their previously assisted dwelling units, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. LAZIO (for himself, Mr. Leach, and Mr. Walsh), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [26AP], [6MY], [14MY], [8JN], [1JY], [19JY], [5AU], 
    [24SE], [14OC]
H.R. 1337--
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. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. English, Mr. Watkins, Mrs. 
    Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
    Coburn, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Paul, 
    Mr. McDermott, Mr. Foley, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Shows, Ms. 
    Sanchez, Mr. McCrery, Ms. Dunn, Mr. McHugh, Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. 
    Christensen, Mr. Houghton, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Gonzalez, and 
    Mr. Shaw), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [14AP], [27AP], [29AP], [6MY], [18MY], [8JN], 
    [16JN], [1JY], [29JY], [4AU], [4OC]
H.R. 1338--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the Federal Election Commission 
    for fiscal year 2000 and succeeding fiscal years; to the Committee 
    on House Administration.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself and Mr. Hoyer), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [16JY]
H.R. 1339--
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, [25MR]
H.R. 1340--
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, [25MR]
H.R. 1341--
A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish a national 
    family caregiver support program, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. MARTINEZ (for himself and Mr. Waxman), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [27OC]
H.R. 1342--
A bill to protect children from firearms violence; to the Committees on 
    the Judiciary; Education and the Workforce; Commerce.
  By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York, [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13AP], [22AP], [27AP], [29AP], [5MY], [6MY], 
    [11MY], [13MY], [18MY], [26MY], [9JN], [10JN], [15JN]
  Cosponsors removed, [13MY]
H.R. 1343--
A bill to provide for the continued maintenance and preservation of 
    Governors Island, New York, by the Administrator of General 
    Services; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. NADLER (for himself and Mrs. Maloney of New York), [25MR]
H.R. 1344--
A bill to promote and improve access to health care services in rural 
    areas; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself, Mr. McIntyre, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Stenholm, 
    Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Kind, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
    Thornberry, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
    Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Berry, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
    Leach, Mr. Latham, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Mascara, 
    Mr. Walsh, Mr. Frost, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Baird, Mr. 
    Faleomavaega, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Boucher, and 
    Mr. Rahall), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [12AP], [26AP], [28AP], [29AP], [4MY], [5MY], 
    [11MY], [20MY], [25MY], [8JN], [14JN], [16JN], [18JN], [24JN], 
    [12JY], [14JY], [20JY], [26JY], [30JY], [3AU], [4AU], [5AU], [8SE], 
    [15SE], [23SE], [29SE], [1OC], [6OC], [21OC], [26OC]
H.R. 1345--
A bill to eliminate the mandate that States require people to provide 
    their Social Security numbers on applications for recreational 
    licenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. OBEY (for himself and Mr. Kleczka), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY]
H.R. 1346--
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to safeguard 
    public health and provide to consumers food that is safe, 
    unadulterated, and honestly presented; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. PALLONE, [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP], [28AP], [2NO]
H.R. 1347--
A bill to provide for a Medicare subvention demonstration project for 
    veterans, to improve the Department of Defense TRICARE program, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce; 
    Armed Services; Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. PICKERING (for himself and Mr. Moran of Kansas), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [15JY]
H.R. 1348--
A bill to establish a moratorium on the Foreign Visitors Program at the 
    Department of Energy nuclear laboratories and to require the 
    establishment of a counterintelligence program at each of those 
    laboratories; to the Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. RYUN of Kansas (for himself and Mr. Taylor of Mississippi), 
    [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP], [11MY], [26MY]
H.R. 1349--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to combat the over-
    utilization of prison health care services and control rising 
    prisoner health care costs; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Shows, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
    Martinez, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
    Hayworth, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. English, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
    Barton of Texas, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Castle), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [12AP], [14AP], [20AP], [26AP], [29AP], [4MY], 
    [6MY], [11MY], [12MY], [13MY], [18MY], [19MY], [26MY], [8JN], [9JN], 
    [16JY], [15SE], [20OC], [25OC], [27OC], [2NO]
H.R. 1350--
A bill to restore freedom of choice to women in the uniformed services 
    serving outside the United States; to the Committee on Armed 
    Services.
  By Ms. SANCHEZ (for herself, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
    Meehan, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Lee, Mrs. 
    Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
    Farr of California, Mr. Evans, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
    Texas, Mr. Filner, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Andrews, 
    Ms. McKinney, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Clay, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
    Cummings, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Baldacci, Mrs. Maloney of 
    New York, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
    Berman, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. 
    Carson, Mr. Rothman, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Slaughter, 
    Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. 
    Abercrombie), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [21AP], [4MY], [12MY], [13MY], [19MY], [9JN]
H.R. 1351--
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, [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [14SE]
H.R. 1352--
A bill to provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims; to 
    the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [28AP], [8JN], [24JN], [15JY]
H.R. 1353--
A bill to authorize the conveyance of the Naval Weapons Industrial 
    Reserve Plant No. 387 in Dallas, Texas; to the Committee on Armed 
    Services.
  By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Paul, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
    Barton of Texas, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Ms. Granger, Mr. Frost, 
    Mr. Archer, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
    Smith of Texas, Mr. DeLay, and Mr. Bonilla), [25MR]
H.R. 1354--
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. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Paul, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
    Boehner, and Mr. Bereuter), [25MR]

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  Cosponsors added, [15AP], [27AP], [28AP], [4MY], [6MY], [19MY], 
    [25MY], [27MY], [9JN], [1JY], [21JY], [4AU]
H.R. 1355--
A bill to make available funds appropriated for the payment of United 
    Nations arrearages; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Leach, and Mr. Engel), 
    [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [12AP], [13AP], [14AP], [15AP], [20AP], [21AP], 
    [27AP], [28AP], [4MY], [5MY], [6MY], [11MY], [13MY], [18MY], [19MY], 
    [20MY], [24MY], [26MY], [8JN], [8JN], [9JN], [22JN], [1JY], [12JY], 
    [15JY], [19JY], [21JY], [26JY], [3AU], [5AU], [13SE], [15SE], 
    [30SE], [4OC], [12OC], [26OC]
H.R. 1356--
A bill to end international sexual trafficking, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committees on International Relations; the Judiciary; Banking 
    and Financial Services.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Ms. Kaptur), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13AP], [20AP], [28AP], [1JY], [19JY], [29JY], 
    [3AU], [4AU], [5AU], [8SE], [9SE], [20OC], [21OC], [27OC], [28OC], 
    [2NO], [8NO], [9NO]
H.R. 1357--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the 
    maximum amount which may be contributed annually to an individual 
    retirement plan to $5,000 and to increase the maximum amount which 
    may be contributed annually to an education individual retirement 
    account to $2,000; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SOUDER (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mr. Fossella, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
    Shows, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Paul, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
    Nethercutt, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, and Mr. Gary Miller of 
    California), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [14AP], [15AP], [4MY], [15JN], [12OC]
H.R. 1358--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax credits 
    for making energy efficiency improvements to existing homes and for 
    constructing new energy efficient homes; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Herger, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
    English, and Mr. Lipinski), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [12AP], [20AP], [3MY], [5MY], [6MY], [13MY], [20MY], 
    [26MY], [9JN], [10JN], [14JN], [15JN], [16JN], [22JN], [23JN], 
    [30JN], [1JY], [12JY], [14JY], [21JY], [26JY], [27JY], [29JY], 
    [30JY], [4AU], [8SE], [9SE], [21SE], [28OC], [2NO], [15NO], [16NO]
H.R. 1359--
A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse to 
    be constructed at 10 East Commerce Street in Youngstown, Ohio, as 
    the ``Frank J. Battisti and Nathaniel R. Jones Federal Building and 
    United States Courthouse``; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [25MR]
H.R. 1360--
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. WALSH (for himself, Mr. Houghton, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Rogers, 
    Mr. Boehlert, and Mr. Forbes), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [20MY], [1JY], [22JY], [3AU], [28SE]
H.R. 1361--
A bill to bar the imposition of increased tariffs or other retaliatory 
    measures against the products of the European Union in response to 
    the banana regime of the European Union; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
    Bonior, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
    Fattah, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Clyburn, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
    Davis of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Meeks of New York, 
    Mr. Owens, and Mr. Towns), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [4MY], [29JN]
H.R. 1362--
A bill to make satisfactory progress toward completion of high school or 
    a college program a permissible work activity under the program of 
    block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. WOOLSEY, [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [28AP], [7OC]
H.R. 1363--
A bill to specify that the legal public holiday known as Washington's 
    Birthday be called by that name; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform.
  By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Castle, Mr. Weldon of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. English, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Linder, 
    Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Markey, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Spence, 
    Mr. Bass, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
    Boehlert, Mr. Coble, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
    Texas, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, and Mr. Martinez), 
    [12AP]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP], [20AP], [26AP], [28AP], [5MY], [14MY], 
    [27MY], [14JY], [29JY], [9SE], [27SE], [29SE], [12OC]
H.R. 1364--
A bill to exclude certain veterans' compensation and pension amounts 
    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.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [12AP]
H.R. 1365--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to recognize the time 
    required to save funds for the college education of adopted 
    children; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself and Mr. Payne), [12AP]
H.R. 1366--
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.
  By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
    Mr. Holden, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
    McInnis, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Talent, Mr. Nethercutt, and Mr. 
    Sessions), [12AP]
  Cosponsors added, [20AP], [27AP], [5MY], [18MY], [26MY], [9JN], 
    [22JN], [12JY], [22JY], [29JY], [13SE]
H.R. 1367--
A bill to amend section 211 of the Clean Air Act to prohibit the use of 
    the fuel additive MTBE in gasoline; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, [12AP]
  Cosponsors added, [14SE], [22SE], [18OC], [19OC], [20OC], [10NO]
H.R. 1368--
A bill to prohibit the use of funds appropriated to the Department of 
    Defense from being used for the deployment of ground elements of the 
    United States Armed Forces in Kosovo unless that deployment is 
    specifically authorized by law; to the Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Norwood, 
    Mr. Petri, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Campbell, 
    Mr. Gekas, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Barr of Georgia, 
    and Mr. Wamp), [12AP]
  Cosponsors added, [20AP], [22AP], [27AP]
H.R. 1369--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Defense to make military 
    helicopters and other equipment available to State and local 
    governments to assist in emergency law enforcement and rescue 
    operations; to the Committee on Armed Services.
  By Ms. KILPATRICK (for herself, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. 
    Millender-McDonald, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Shows, Ms. Jackson-
    Lee of Texas, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Luther, Mr. 
    Thompson of Mississippi, and Mr. Capuano), [12AP]
H.R. 1370--
A bill to amend the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 to prevent 
    persons doing business in interstate commerce from providing 
    financial support to the International Olympic Committee until the 
    International Olympic Committee adopts institutional reforms; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. WAXMAN, [12AP]
  Cosponsors added, [13AP], [4MY]
H.R. 1371--
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.
  By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Ms. Carson, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Farr of 
    California, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Frost, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Gekas, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. King, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
    Island, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Shays, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Wynn), [12AP]
  Cosponsors added, [13AP], [4MY], [3NO], [17NO]
H.R. 1372--
A bill to prohibit the Department of the Interior from expending any 
    funds for a mid-Atlantic coast offshore oil and gas lease sale; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
    Rothman, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Gejdenson), [12AP]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN]
H.R. 1373--
A bill to promote the development of a government in the Federal 
    Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) based on democratic 
    principles and the rule of law, and that respects internationally 
    recognized human rights, to assist the victims of Serbian 
    oppression, to apply measures against the Federal Republic of 
    Yugoslavia, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    International Relations; Banking and Financial Services; Ways and 
    Means; the Judiciary; Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SANFORD (for himself and Mr. Goodling), [12AP]
  Cosponsors added, [5MY]
H.R. 1374--
A bill to designate the United States Post Office building located at 
    680 State Highway 130 in Hamilton, New Jersey, as the ``John K. 
    Rafferty Hamilton Post Office Building''; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, [12AP]
  Cosponsors added, [5AU]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [12OC]
H.R. 1375--
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 and encourage payment for quality; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. STARK, [12AP]
H.R. 1376--
A bill to extend the tax benefits available with respect to services 
    performed in a combat zone to services performed in the Federal 
    Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia/Montenegro) and certain other areas, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Crane, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
    Shaw, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
    McCrery, Mr. Camp, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
    Texas, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Collins, Mr. Portman, Mr. English, Mr. Watkins, 
    Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Weller, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Lewis of 
    Kentucky, Mr. Foley, Mr. Stark, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Levin, 
    Mr. Cardin, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Becerra, 
    Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Fossella, and Mr. Sweeney), [13AP]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-90), [13AP]
  Passed House amended, [15AP]
  Passed Senate, [15AP]
  Presented to the President (April 16, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-21] (signed April 19, 1999)
H.R. 1377--
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service at 
    13234 South Baltimore Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``John J. 
    Buchanan Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform.

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  By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
    Crane, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Porter, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Shimkus, 
    Mr. Evans, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Blagojevich, Mrs. Biggert, Ms. 
    Schakowsky, Mr. Costello, Mr. Rush, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
    LaHood, and Mr. Phelps), [13AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [24MY]
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
H.R. 1378--
A bill to authorize appropriations for carrying out pipeline safety 
    activities under chapter 601 of title 49, United States Code; to the 
    Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; Commerce.
  By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself and Mr. Hall of Texas), [13AP]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Commerce (H. Rept. 106-
    153, part 1), [20MY]
H.R. 1379--
A bill to amend the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental 
    Appropriations Act, 1999, to make a technical correction relating to 
    an emergency supplemental appropriation for international narcotics 
    control and law enforcement assistance; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [13AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [20AP]
  Passed Senate, [27MY]
  Presented to the President (June 9, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-35] (signed June 15, 1999)
H.R. 1380--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide 
    compensatory time for employees in the private sector; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Ms. Dunn, Mrs. Fowler, 
    Mr. Stenholm, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Dooley of California, Mrs. Myrick, 
    Mr. Shays, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Campbell, Ms. Granger, Mrs. 
    Northup, Mr. Greenwood, Mrs. Cubin, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Barrett of 
    Nebraska, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Boehner, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
    McKeon, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Talent, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
    Norwood, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
    Knollenberg, Mr. Latham, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Peterson 
    of Pennsylvania, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
    Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
    Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Coble, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
    Weldon of Florida, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Spence, and Mr. 
    Hastings of Washington), [13AP]
  Cosponsors added, [11MY], [8JN]
H.R. 1381--
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.
  By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Goodling, and Mr. Dickey), [13AP]
  Cosponsors added, [11MY], [14JN], [18JN], [22JN], [29JN], [14JY], 
    [22JY], [2AU]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-358), [1OC]
H.R. 1382--
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.
  By Mr. BATEMAN, [13AP]
  Cosponsors added, [24MY], [8JN], [17JN]
H.R. 1383--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow registered 
    vendors to administer refunds of Federal excise taxes on kerosene 
    used in unvented heaters for home heating purposes; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BATEMAN, [13AP]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY]
H.R. 1384--
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. McInnis, and Mr. Hayworth), [13AP]
H.R. 1385--
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.
  By Mrs. EMERSON, [13AP]
  Cosponsors added, [27AP], [5MY], [12MY], [24MY], [9JN], [22JY], 
    [14SE], [14OC]
H.R. 1386--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross 
    income gain on the sale of a family farming business to a family 
    member; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Terry, Mr. Nussle, Mr. 
    Skeen, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Shows, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
    Nethercutt, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Hansen, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
    Lipinski, Mr. Ney, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Ryan 
    of Wisconsin, Mr. Petri, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
    Gilman, and Mr. Hastings of Washington), [13AP]
  Cosponsors added, [16JN]
H.R. 1387--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for Government 
    furnished headstones or markers for the marked graves of veterans; 
    to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Shows, 
    Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Olver, Mr. English, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
    Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Ney, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
    Underwood, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
    Payne, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Wynn, 
    Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Clement, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Jefferson, 
    Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
    Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Graham, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Levin, 
    Mr. Wolf, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
    Gonzalez, and Mr. Spratt), [13AP]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP], [26AP], [29AP], [14MY], [8JN], [10JN], 
    [18JN], [8SE], [21SE], [4OC], [26OC], [10NO], [18NO]
H.R. 1388--
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.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. English, 
    Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
    Oberstar, Mrs. Morella, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Shows, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Frost, Mr. Frank 
    of Massachusetts, Mr. Moore, and Mr. Gonzalez), [13AP]
  Cosponsors added, [21AP], [29AP], [6MY], [14MY], [20MY], [8JN], 
    [10JN], [1JY], [22JY], [2AU], [5AU], [8SE], [21SE], [13OC], [26OC], 
    [3NO], [10NO], [17NO]
H.R. 1389--
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, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Taylor of North 
    Carolina, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Istook, Mr. Stump, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
    Condit, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Moran of Kansas, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Hill of Montana, Ms. Schakowsky, 
    Mr. Filner, Mr. Bachus, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Brown of 
    California, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
    Thornberry, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
    Green of Texas, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, and Mrs. McCarthy of New York), 
    [13AP]
  Cosponsors added, [21AP], [9JN], [14JN], [16JN], [17JN], [12JY], 
    [30JY], [7OC], [11NO]
H.R. 1390--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the rates of 
    income tax imposed on individual taxpayers by 3 percentage points, 
    to provide for a carryover basis of property acquired from a 
    decedent, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. OWENS, [13AP]
H.R. 1391--
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 and to amend 
    CERCLA regarding the liability of landowners and prospective 
    purchasers; to the Committees on Commerce; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. REGULA (for himself and Mr. Murtha), [13AP]
H.R. 1392--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the 
    Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into contracts with 
    providers of services to furnish certain inpatient hospital services 
    at an all-inclusive rate of payment; to the Committees on Ways and 
    Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. STARK, [13AP]
  Cosponsors added, [1JY]
H.R. 1393--
A bill to provide wage parity for certain Department of Defense 
    employees in Texas and Oklahoma; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform.
  By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, [13AP]
H.R. 1394--
A bill to provide for the appointment of additional Federal district 
    judges in the State of Florida, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
    Young of Florida, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
    Foley, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Mica, Mr. Weldon of 
    Florida, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Miller of Florida, and Mr. 
    Hastings of Florida), [13AP]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY]
H.R. 1395--
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to suspend the application of certain 
    motor vehicle fuel requirements in areas within the State of 
    California during certain periods in order to reduce the retail cost 
    of gasoline, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. HUNTER (for himself and Mr. Calvert), [13AP]
  Cosponsors added, [14AP], [15AP], [20AP], [27AP]
H.R. 1396--
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.
  By Ms. McKINNEY (for herself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Andrews, 
    Mr. Forbes, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Payne, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Wexler, Mrs. Meek 
    of Florida, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Rush, Mr. Clay, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    Waxman, Mr. Stark, Mr. Luther, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Dixon, 
    Mr. Markey, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Pascrell, 
    Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Owens, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. 
    Rivers, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Lee, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
    Larson, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
    Franks of New Jersey, Ms. Waters, Mr. Ford, Mr. Brown of California, 
    Mr. Capuano, Mr. Holt, Mr. Towns, and Ms. Baldwin), [13AP]
  Cosponsors added, [23JN], [9SE], [19OC], [18NO]
H.R. 1397--
A bill for the relief of Herman J. Koehler, III; which was referred to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [13AP]
H.R. 1398--
A bill to amend section 211 of the Clean Air Act to prohibit the use of 
    certain fuel additives; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. POMBO (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr. Doolittle), [14AP]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP], [28AP], [6MY], [8JN], [20OC]
H.R. 1399--
A bill to amend title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
    Opportunity Reconciliation

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    Act of 1996 to provide States with the option to allow legal 
    immigrant pregnant women, children, and blind or disabled medically 
    needy individuals to be eligible for medical assistance under the 
    Medicaid Program, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways 
    and Means; Commerce; Agriculture; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Mink of 
    Hawaii, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Coyne, 
    Mrs. Clayton, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Berman, Mr. McDermott, 
    Ms. McKinney, Mr. Frost, Mr. Towns, Mr. Rush, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
    LaFalce, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Dooley of California, Ms. 
    Lee, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mr. Diaz-Balart), [14AP]
  Cosponsors added, [29AP], [6MY], [13MY], [20MY], [8JN], [10JN], 
    [22JN], [3AU], [14SE], [22SE], [30SE], [13OC]
H.R. 1400--
A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to improve 
    collection and dissemination of information concerning bond prices 
    and to improve price competition in bond markets, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
    Towns, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Markey, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
    Mr. Cox, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Largent, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
    Stupak, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Engel, Mr. Lazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Shimkus, 
    Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Luther, Mr. Shadegg, Mrs. 
    Capps, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Ehrlich), [14AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-149), [18MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [14JN]
H.R. 1401--
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for 
    military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe 
    military personnel strengths for fiscal years 2000 to 2001, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. SPENCE (for himself and Mr. Skelton) (both by request), [14AP]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-162), [24MY]
  Passed House amended, [10JN]
  Laid on the table, [14JN]
H.R. 1402--
A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to implement the Class I 
    milk price structure known as Option 1-A as part of the 
    implementation of the final rule to consolidate Federal milk 
    marketing orders; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
    Holden, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Baldacci, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
    Hutchinson, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
    Walsh, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
    Hilliard, Mr. Riley, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Farr of California, 
    Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Hefley, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Gejdenson, 
    Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Boyd, 
    Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Davis of Florida, 
    Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Mica, Ms. 
    Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
    Chambliss, Mr. Collins, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Lewis 
    of Georgia, Mr. Linder, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
    Whitfield, Mr. Baker, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. John, Mr. 
    McCrery, Mr. Capuano, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Olver, Mr. Bartlett of 
    Maryland, Mr. Gilchrest, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Allen, Mr. Barcia, Ms. 
    Danner, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
    Pickering, Mr. Shows, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Thompson of 
    Mississippi, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Coble, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
    McIntyre, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Taylor of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Bass, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
    Crowley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
    LaFalce, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
    Towns, Mr. Ney, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
    Greenwood, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Klink, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Peterson of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
    Hilleary, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
    Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Goode, Mr. Pickett, Mr. 
    Scott, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Nethercutt, 
    Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. Wise), [14AP]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP], [21AP], [27AP], [5MY], [12MY], [19MY], 
    [9JN], [23JN], [16JY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-239), [19JY]
  Passed House amended, [22SE]
H.R. 1403--
A bill to nullify the effect of certain provisions of various Executive 
    orders; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia, [14AP]
H.R. 1404--
A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code to include the earned 
    income credit in property that the debtor may elect to exempt from 
    the estate; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BROWN of Ohio, [14AP]
H.R. 1405--
A bill to designate the Federal building located at 143 West Liberty 
    Street, Medina, Ohio, as the ``Donald J. Pease Federal Building''; 
    to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
    Traficant, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
    Kucinich, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Oxley, and Ms. Kaptur), [14AP]
  Cosponsors added, [4MY], [11MY]
H.R. 1406--
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. Knollenberg, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
    Ehlers, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Bonior, 
    Mr. Kildee, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Conyers, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, and Mr. Stupak), [14AP]
H.R. 1407--
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. Matsui, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
    Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts), [14AP]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [24JN], [20OC]
H.R. 1408--
A bill to make available funds for a security assistance training and 
    support program for the self-defense of Kosova; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Olver, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
    Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. Rohrabacher), 
    [14AP]
  Cosponsors added, [21AP], [22AP], [12MY]
H.R. 1409--
A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide that the 
    provisions requiring payment of Federal benefits in the form of 
    electronic funds transfers shall not apply with respect to benefits 
    payable under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance 
    program under title II of the Social Security Act; to the Committee 
    on Government Reform.
  By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Rahall, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Taylor of 
    North Carolina, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Shows), [14AP]
  Cosponsors added, [13SE]
H.R. 1410--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt small issues 
    from the restrictions on the deduction by financial institutions for 
    interest; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH, [14AP]
H.R. 1411--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 2-month 
    extension for the due date for filing a tax return for any member of 
    a uniformed service on a tour of duty outside the United States for 
    a period which includes the normal due date for such filing; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. GRANGER (for herself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. McCrery, 
    Mr. Weller, and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas), [14AP]
  Cosponsors added, [28AP]
H.R. 1412--
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.
  By Mr. GREEN of Texas, [14AP]
  Cosponsors added, [9JN], [24JN]
H.R. 1413--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand and 
    make permanent the Medicare demonstration project for military 
    retirees and dependents; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Bartlett 
    of Maryland, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Bryant, 
    Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Clement, Mr. Collins, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cooksey, 
    Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Dickey, 
    Mrs. Emerson, Mr. English, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, 
    Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hilleary, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lucas of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. Luther, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
    McKeon, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
    Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Packard, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
    Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
    Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shows, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
    Tancredo, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Taylor of 
    Mississippi, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Wamp, 
    Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weller, Mr. Whitfield, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
    Young of Alaska, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Stump, and Mr. Capuano), [14AP]
  Cosponsors added, [27AP], [3MY], [11MY], [24MY], [15JN], [17JN], 
    [19JY], [26JY], [5AU], [8SE], [13SE], [21SE], [14OC], [8NO], [18NO]
H.R. 1414--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from income 
    certain amounts received under the National Health Service Corps 
    Scholarship Program and the F. Edward Hebert Armed Forces Health 
    Professions Scholarship and Financial Assistance Program; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
    Oberstar, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Costello, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
    Pomeroy, Mr. Frost, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Farr of 
    California, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
    Ehlers, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Hayworth, and 
    Mr. English), [14AP]
  Cosponsors added, [21AP], [29AP], [6MY], [20MY], [8JN], [2AU]
H.R. 1415--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the Blackstone River Valley 
    National Heritage Corridor in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, [14AP]
H.R. 1416--
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, [14AP]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY]
H.R. 1417--
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.
  By Mr. MENENDEZ, [14AP]
H.R. 1418--
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.
  By Mr. MENENDEZ, [14AP]
H.R. 1419--
A bill to amend chapter 5 of title 28, United States Code, to eliminate 
    a vacant judgeship in the eastern district and establish a new 
    judgeship in the western district of North Carolina, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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  By Mrs. MYRICK, [14AP]
H.R. 1420--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 of provide a revenue-
    neutral simplification of the individual income tax; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, [14AP]
  Cosponsors added, [19MY], [27MY]
H.R. 1421--
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. Meehan, Ms. Millender-
    McDonald, and Ms. Woolsey), [14AP]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [20MY], [17JN]
H.R. 1422--
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; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce; 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mr. Borski, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    Wexler, Mr. Olver, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
    Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Brown of California, 
    Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
    Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Stark, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Nadler, Ms. 
    Woolsey, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Owens, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
    Farr of California, Ms. Norton, Ms. Lee, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Coyne, 
    and Mr. Bonior), [14AP]
  Cosponsors added, [24JN], [9SE], [5OC], [18NO]
H.R. 1423--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to restrict the mail-order 
    sale of body armor; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. STUPAK, [14AP]
  Cosponsors added, [26AP], [6MY], [8JN], [9SE], [1OC]
H.R. 1424--
A bill to limit access to body armor by violent felons and to facilitate 
    the donation of Federal surplus body armor to State and local law 
    enforcement agencies; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Government 
    Reform.
  By Mr. STUPAK, [14AP]
  Cosponsors added, [26AP], [6MY], [8JN], [9SE], [1OC]
H.R. 1425--
A bill to authorize security assistance for the Kosova Liberation Army 
    to be used for training and support for their established self-
    defense forces in order to defend and protect the civilian 
    population of Kosova against armed aggression; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [14AP]
  Cosponsors added, [27AP]
H.R. 1426--
A bill to prevent the laundering of money; to the Committee on Banking 
    and Financial Services.
  By Ms. WATERS, [14AP]
H.R. 1427--
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.
  By Mr. TALENT (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Paul, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
    Hunter, Mr. Hayworth, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
    Norwood, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Peterson 
    of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Hilleary), [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [23JN]
H.R. 1428--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen the ban 
    against assault weapons by restricting the availability of such 
    weapons and certain of their component parts; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. LANTOS, [15AP]
H.R. 1429--
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 of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
    Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
    Clay, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Rush, Mrs. 
    Christensen, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Thompson 
    of Mississippi, Mr. Owens, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Meeks of 
    New York, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Bishop, and Ms. 
    Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas), [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [20MY], [16JN]
H.R. 1430--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand alternatives 
    for families with children, to establish incentives to improve the 
    quality and supply of child care, to increase the availablility and 
    affordability of professional development for child care providers, 
    to expand youth development opportunities, to ensure the safety of 
    children placed in child care centers in Federal facilities, to 
    ensure adequate child care subsidies for low-income working 
    families, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and 
    Means; Government Reform; Banking and Financial Services; House 
    Administration; Education and the Workforce; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Houghton, and Mr. 
    Shows), [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [5MY]
H.R. 1431--
A bill to reauthorize and amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SAXTON, [15AP]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-218), [1JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [21SE]
H.R. 1432--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary 
    of Veterans Affairs to provide long-term nursing care at public 
    expense to any veteran with a service-connected disability of 50 
    percent or greater; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
    Sanders, Mr. Shows, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Brown of 
    California, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, and 
    Mr. Metcalf), [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [21AP], [28AP], [6MY], [20MY], [10JN], [17JN], 
    [14JY], [30JY], [5AU], [13SE], [13OC], [2NO], [8NO]
H.R. 1433--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction 
    for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income 
    taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BAIRD, [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [9JN], [16JN], [17JN], [18JN], [22JN], [30JN], 
    [19JY], [20JY], [21JY], [29JY], [5AU]
H.R. 1434--
A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Stenholm, and 
    Mr. Boehner), [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [25MY], [8JN]
H.R. 1435--
A bill to allow depository institutions to offer 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. METCALF (for himself, Mr. Leach, and Mr. Kanjorski), [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [23JN]
H.R. 1436--
A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, and Mr. Stenholm), 
    [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [11MY], [25MY], [8JN]
H.R. 1437--
A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, and Mr. Stenholm), 
    [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [11MY], [25MY], [8JN]
H.R. 1438--
A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, and Mr. Stenholm), 
    [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [11MY], [25MY], [8JN]
H.R. 1439--
A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, and Mr. Stenholm), 
    [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [25MY], [8JN]
H.R. 1440--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the 15 and 
    28 percent individual income tax rates to 10 and 23 percent over a 
    10 year period; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Ose, Mr. English, and Mr. Horn), 
    [15AP]
H.R. 1441--
A bill to amend section 8(a) of the National Labor Relations Act; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. BOEHNER (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
    Ballenger, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
    Castle, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Talent, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
    Graham, Mr. Souder, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Paul, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Upton, 
    Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
    Fletcher, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Isakson, Mr. DeLay, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Mr. Kasich, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Largent, Mrs. Northup, Mr. 
    Barton of Texas, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
    Hayworth, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
    Hefley, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
    Doolittle, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Goss, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Bartlett of 
    Maryland, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. 
    Skeen, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. 
    Burton of Indiana, Mr. Latham, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
    Knollenberg, Mr. Porter, and Ms. Granger), [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [27AP], [11MY], [9JN], [29JN], [14JY], [14JY], 
    [27JY], [5AU], [1NO]
H.R. 1442--
A bill to amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
    1949 to continue and extend authority for transfers to State and 
    local governments of certain property for law enforcement, public 
    safety, and emergency response purposes; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform.
  By Mr. CALVERT, [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [9JN], [18JN], [14JY], [30JY]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 106-275), [30JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [2AU]
H.R. 1443--
A bill to provide for the collection of data on traffic stops; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Waters, Mr. Scott, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Berman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
    Cummings, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Farr of 
    California, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
    Clay, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mrs. Clayton, and Mrs. Jones of 
    Ohio), [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [19AP], [21AP], [26AP], [27AP], [3MY], [13MY], 
    [18MY], [25MY], [9JN], [10JN], [24JN], [1JY], [22JY], [30JY], [4OC]
H.R. 1444--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to develop and implement 
    projects for fish screens, fish passage devices, and other similar 
    measures to mitigate adverse impacts associated with irrigation 
    system water diversions by local governmental entities in the States 
    of Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Idaho; to the Committees on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure; Resources.
  By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself and Mr. Walden of Oregon), [15AP]
  Reported with amendments from the Committee on Resources (H. Rept. 
    106-454, part 1), [5NO]

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  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [9NO]
H.R. 1445--
A bill to promote research into, and the development of an ultimate cure 
    for, the disease known as fragile X; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. DELAHUNT (for himself and Mr. Watkins), [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [28AP], [12MY], [19MY], [8JN], [15JN], [14JY], 
    [4AU], [8SE], [5OC], [3NO], [18NO]
H.R. 1446--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a tax-free 
    distribution from a qualified retirement plan to the extent that the 
    distribution is contributed for charitable purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. DUNCAN, [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [26JY], [9SE], [14SE], [23SE]
H.R. 1447--
A bill to provide for the coordinated end-to-end testing and disclosure 
    of the readiness of certain Federal and non-Federal computer systems 
    for the year 2000 computer problem; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. FORD (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
    Meeks of New York, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, and 
    Ms. Millender-McDonald), [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [29AP], [10MY]
H.R. 1448--
A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
    Administration to redesign expeditiously the airspace over the New 
    Jersey/New York metropolitan area, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [28AP], [25MY]
H.R. 1449--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit sports agents 
    from influencing college athletes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. GORDON, [15AP]
H.R. 1450--
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.
  By Mr. KLECZKA (for himself, Mr. Obey, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Smith of New 
    Jersey, and Mr. Murtha), [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [11MY], [19MY], [24JN], [8SE]
H.R. 1451--
A bill to establish the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. LaHOOD (for himself, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Evans, Mr. Blagojevich, 
    Mr. Phelps, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Porter, Mr. Rush, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
    Lipinski, Mr. Costello, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
    Ewing, Mr. Crane, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, and Mr. 
    Davis of Illinois), [15AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [4OC]
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
H.R. 1452--
A bill to create United States money in the form of noninterest bearing 
    credit in accordance with the 1st and 5th clauses of section 8 of 
    Article I of the Constitution of the United States, to provide for 
    noninterest bearing loans of the money so created to State and local 
    governments solely for the purpose of funding capital projects; to 
    the Committees on Banking and Financial Services; the Budget.
  By Mr. LaHOOD, [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [18MY], [17JN], [3AU], [9SE], [4OC], [14OC], [4NO], 
    [18NO]
H.R. 1453--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the 
    deduction for 2-earner married couples; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. LAMPSON, [15AP]
H.R. 1454--
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.
  By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
    Horn, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Minge, Ms. Lee, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
    George Miller of California, Ms. Norton, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Hinchey, 
    Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Markey, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
    Towns, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Owens, Mr. Brown of 
    California, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. Moran of Kansas), 
    [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY], [29JY], [4OC]
H.R. 1455--
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.
  By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Berry), [15AP]
H.R. 1456--
A bill to improve the National Writing Project; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [26AP], [4MY], [6MY], [11MY], [20MY], [24MY], [8JN], 
    [9JN], [15JN], [18JN], [22JY], [29JY], [8SE], [30SE], [4OC], [6OC], 
    [19OC], [27OC], [16NO]
H.R. 1457--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the credit 
    for producing electricity from certain renewable resources; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MINGE (for himself and Mr. Gilchrest), [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [8SE], [19OC]
H.R. 1458--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction 
    for the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes paid by 
    employees and self-employed individuals, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. NETHERCUTT (for himself and Mr. Wamp), [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [20AP]
H.R. 1459--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Labor to establish voluntary 
    protection programs; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. PETRI (for himself and Mr. Andrews), [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [21AP], [5MY], [8JN], [22SE], [6OC], [26OC]
H.R. 1460--
A bill to amend the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta 
    Indian Tribes of Texas Resoration Act to decrease the requisite 
    blood quantum required for membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo 
    tribe; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. REYES, [15AP]
H.R. 1461--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to exempt qualified law 
    enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of 
    concealed firearms; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ROGAN (for himself and Mr. Rothman), [15AP]
H.R. 1462--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives 
    for the ownership and control of corporations by employees; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
    Kucinich, Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
    Condit, Mr. Cox, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
    Gallegly, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Graham, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hunter, Ms. Lee, 
    Ms. McKinney, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Paul, 
    Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
    Royce, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Souder, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
    Weldon of Florida, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Walsh), [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [28AP], [15JN]
H.R. 1463--
A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
    Agency to conduct a feasibility study for applying airport bubbles 
    as a method of identifying, assessing, and reducing the adverse 
    environmental impacts of airport ground and flight operations and 
    improving the overall quality of the environment, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. ROTHMAN (for himself and Mr. Holt), [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [20MY], [8JN], [30JN]
H.R. 1464--
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 of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Tiahrt, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Burr 
    of North Carolina, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Bliley, and Mr. Burton of 
    Indiana), [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [9SE]
H.R. 1465--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for 
    residential solar energy property; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. SALMON, [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [18MY], [12JY], [13OC]
H.R. 1466--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal estate, 
    gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SANDLIN, [15AP]
H.R. 1467--
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 Committees on Ways and 
    Means; Rules.
  By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
    Callahan, Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Hall of 
    Texas, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Linder, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Norwood, 
    Mr. Packard, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Stump, 
    and Mr. Tancredo), [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [22AP]
H.R. 1468--
A bill to amend the Agricultural Market Transition Act to eliminate the 
    limitation on loan rates for marketing assistance loans through the 
    2002 crop year; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Minge, and Mrs. Emerson), 
    [15AP]
H.R. 1469--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reestablish the 
    marketing aspects of farmers' cooperatives in relation to adding 
    value to a farmer's product by feeding it to animals and selling the 
    animals and to grant a declaratory judgment remedy relating to the 
    status and classification of farmers' cooperatives; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. THUNE, [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [22JN]
H.R. 1470--
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.
  By Mr. VISCLOSKY, [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [27AP], [12JY]
H.R. 1471--
A bill to eliminate money laundering in the private banking system, to 
    require the Secretary of the Treasury to warn insured depository 
    institutions of foreign countries in which there is a concentration 
    of money laundering activities, 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 such Act, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Ms. WATERS, [15AP]
H.R. 1472--
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.
  By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Watkins, Mr. 
    Chambliss, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Ms.

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    Brown of Florida, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. McNulty, 
    Mr. Cummings, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Hoekstra, 
    Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Frost, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Costello, Mr. Reyes, 
    Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Romero-
    Barcelo, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
    Shows, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
    Weiner, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Foley, Mr. Stark, 
    Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Hoeffel, 
    Mr. Berman, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Canady 
    of Florida, and Mr. Cramer), [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [29AP], [10JN], [22SE], [18NO]
H.R. 1473--
A bill for the relief of Vince Munoz, Governor of the Tribal Council of 
    the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and all other enrolled members of the 
    Ysleta del Sur Pueblo; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. REYES, [15AP]
H.R. 1474--
A bill to restore the traditional day of observance of Memorial Day; to 
    the Committees on Government Reform; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. Gibbons, [19AP]
H.R. 1475--
A bill to enable drivers to choose a more affordable form of auto 
    insurance that also provides for more adequate and timely 
    compensation for accident victims, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. ARMEY (for himself, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
    Boehner, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Weldon 
    of Florida, Mr. Royce, Mr. McIntosh, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
    Pitts, and Mr. Dooley of California), [20AP]
  Cosponsors added, [15JN], [12OC]
  Cosponsors removed, [26OC]
H.R. 1476--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
    additional national cemeteries for veterans; to the Committee on 
    Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Costello, Ms. 
    Danner, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Jones of 
    Ohio, Mr. Strickland, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Lipinski), [20AP]
  Cosponsors added, [21AP], [28AP], [4MY], [5MY], [6MY], [10MY], [11MY], 
    [12MY], [17MY], [20MY], [24MY], [26MY], [15JN], [29JY], [8SE]
H.R. 1477--
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. Shows, Mr. Brown of 
    Ohio, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
    Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
    Pascrell, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
    Sherman, Mr. Wexler, Mr. King, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
    Crowley, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. 
    Kaptur, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Rhode Island, Mr. Stark, Ms. Norton, Mr. Smith of Washington, and 
    Ms. Slaughter), [20AP]
  Cosponsors added, [29AP], [13MY], [9JN], [24JN], [1JY], [16JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [19JY]
H.R. 1478--
A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to protect breastfeeding by 
    new mothers; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York, [20AP]
  Cosponsors added, [26MY], [30JN], [12JY], [18OC], [9NO], [17NO]
H.R. 1479--
A bill to amend the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and 
    Affordability Act of 1997 to provide for renewal of contracts for 
    rental assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act 
    of 1937 for moderate rehabilitation projects in the same manner as 
    other projects with such expiring contracts; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [20AP]
H.R. 1480--
A bill to provide for the conservation and development of water and 
    related resources, to authorize the United States Army Corps of 
    Engineers to construct various projects for improvements to rivers 
    and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; Resources.
  By Mr. SHUSTER, [20AP]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure (H. Rept. 106-106, part 1), [26AP]
  Referral to the Committee on Resources extended, [26AP]
  Committee on Resources discharged, [26AP]
  Passed House amended, [29AP]
  Passed Senate amended, [22JY]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [22JY]
H.R. 1481--
A bill to designate the United States courthouse under construction at 
    333 Las Vegas Boulevard South in Las Vegas, Nevada, as the ``Lloyd 
    D. George United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Ms. BERKLEY, [20AP]
H.R. 1482--
A bill to reauthorize the Welfare-To-Work program to provide additional 
    resources and flexibility to improve the administration of the 
    program; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
    Jefferson, and Mr. Levin), [20AP]
  Cosponsors added, [10JN], [29JN], [22JY], [27JY], [2AU], [4AU], [9SE], 
    [7OC], [18OC]
H.R. 1483--
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.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
    Camp, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Cardin, Mr. English, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
    Kleczka, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
    Green of Texas, and Mr. Frost), [20AP]
  Cosponsors added, [26MY], [22JY], [8SE], [22SE], [20OC], [5NO], [17NO]
H.R. 1484--
A bill to authorize appropriations for homeless veterans reintegration 
    projects under the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act; to 
    the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. FILNER, [20AP]
  Cosponsors added, [21AP], [5MY], [6MY], [10MY], [11MY], [12MY], 
    [17MY], [20MY], [25MY], [26MY], [8JN], [15JN], [29JN], [5AU], [17SE]
H.R. 1485--
A bill to permit certain long-term permanent resident aliens to seek 
    cancellation of removal or waiver of inadmissibility under the 
    Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mr. Diaz-
    Balart, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    Gonzalez, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
    Lampson, Ms. Lee, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
    Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Maloney 
    of New York, Mr. Martinez, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
    Menendez, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
    Rodriguez, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Shays, and Mr. 
    Wynn), [20AP]
  Cosponsors added, [26AP], [4MY], [6MY], [13MY], [14MY], [17MY], 
    [20MY], [24MY], [26MY], [8JN], [9JN], [22JN], [29JN], [12JY], 
    [15JY], [21JY], [26JY], [8SE], [9SE], [21SE], [30SE], [6OC], [26OC], 
    [1NO], [4NO]
H.R. 1486--
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.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Meehan), [20AP]
H.R. 1487--
A bill to provide for public participation in the declaration of 
    national monuments under the Act popularly known as the Antiquities 
    Act of 1906; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HANSEN, [20AP]
  Cosponsors added, [30JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-252), [22JY]
  Passed House amended, [24SE]
H.R. 1488--
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 the disbursement of such support 
    and to require the Internal Revenue Service to collect and disburse 
    such support through wage withholding and other means; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Judiciary.
  By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Ms. Woolsey), [20AP]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [16JY], [2AU], [5AU], [15SE]
H.R. 1489--
A bill to clarify boundaries on maps related to the Coastal Barrier 
    Resources System; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. JONES of North Carolina, [20AP]
H.R. 1490--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to set aside up to $2 
    per person from park entrance fees or assess up to $2 per person 
    visiting the Grand Canyon or another national park to secure bonds 
    for capital improvements to the park, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. KOLBE, [20AP]
H.R. 1491--
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, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Bentsen, and Mr. Becerra), 
    [20AP]
  Cosponsors added, [22AP], [27AP], [28AP], [29AP], [3MY], [6MY], 
    [12MY], [13MY], [14MY], [8JN], [4AU], [5AU]
H.R. 1492--
A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide for parity 
    between private entities and public entities with respect to civil 
    actions against the entities that arise from the ownership or 
    operation of public water systems; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. Gary MILLER of California, [20AP]
H.R. 1493--
A bill to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 
    1996 to transfer Federal participation in the America's Agricultural 
    Heritage Partnership in the State of Iowa to the Secretary of the 
    Interior, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. NUSSLE, [20AP]
H.R. 1494--
A bill to provide dollars to the classroom; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Hastert, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
    Armey, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Istook, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Smith of 
    New Jersey, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Royce, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
    Chambliss, Mr. Sununu, Ms. Granger, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Talent, Mrs. 
    Emerson, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
    Bliley, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Horn, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
    Hefley, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Bass, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
    Hoekstra, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
    Stump, Mr. Manzullo, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
    Bereuter, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Canady of 
    Florida, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Lewis 
    of Kentucky, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
    Kolbe, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Thune, Mr. English, Mr. 
    Coburn, Mr. Shimkus, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Latham, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
    Ewing, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
    Collins, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
    Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Herger, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
    Tancredo, Mr. Mica, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
    Largent, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. DeMint, Mr. 
    Scarborough,

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    Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
    Sessions, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
    Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Spence, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Diaz-Balart, 
    Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Regula, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, 
    Mr. Rush, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Calvert, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
    Toomey, Mr. Terry, Mr. Combest, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Green of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Everett, 
    Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Jones of North 
    Carolina, Mr. Graham, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
    Aderholt, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, and Mr. 
    Miller of Florida), [20AP]
  Cosponsors added, [27AP], [5MY], [11MY], [20MY], [24MY], [26MY], 
    [10JN], [14JY], [14JY], [19JY], [30SE], [1OC], [18NO]
H.R. 1495--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    coverage of outpatient prescription drugs under the Medicare 
    Program; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
    Brown of Ohio, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Baldacci, 
    Mr. Frost, Mr. Filner, Mr. Allen, Mr. Moakley, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
    Kaptur, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Boucher, Ms. 
    Schakowsky, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Delahunt, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
    Capuano, and Mr. Markey), [20AP]
  Cosponsors added, [21AP], [27AP], [28AP], [6MY], [11MY], [13MY], 
    [25MY], [26MY], [8JN], [8JN], [10JN], [15JN], [24JN], [1JY], [21JY], 
    [8SE], [15SE], [12OC], [16NO], [17NO], [18NO]
H.R. 1496--
A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
    of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve access and 
    choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to 
    medical care for their employees; to the Committees on Education and 
    the Workforce; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. TALENT (for himself, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
    Moran of Virginia, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Costello, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
    Condit, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Goode, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Blagojevich, Mrs. 
    Biggert, and Mr. Armey), [20AP]
  Cosponsors added, [3MY], [10MY], [12MY], [13MY], [18MY], [24MY], 
    [8JN], [15JN], [30SE]
H.R. 1497--
A bill to amend the Small Business Act with respect to the women's 
    business center program; to the Committee on Small Business.
  By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Thune, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. 
    Kelly, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Brady of 
    Pennsylvania, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Phelps, Mr. English, Mr. Davis of 
    Illinois, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Moore, and Mr. Weiner), [20AP]
  Cosponsors added, [21AP], [27AP], [6MY], [8JN], [9JN], [20JY], [29JY], 
    [2AU]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-365), [5OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [19OC]
H.R. 1498--
A bill to amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 
    1974, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mrs. WILSON, [20AP]
H.R. 1499--
A bill for the relief of Jean-Loup J. M. Chretien; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. LAMPSON, [20AP]
H.R. 1500--
A bill to accelerate the Wilderness designation process by establishing 
    a timetable for the completion of wilderness studies on Federal 
    Lands; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Hill of Montana, 
    Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Stump, Mr. Hefley, 
    Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
    Hayworth, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. McInnis, 
    and Mr. Rohrabacher), [21AP]
H.R. 1501--
A bill to provide grants to ensure increased accountability for juvenile 
    offenders; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Scott, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
    Chabot, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Coble, Mr. Smith of 
    Texas, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
    Rothman, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Watt of North 
    Carolina, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Wexler, and Ms. Lofgren), [21AP]
  Cosponsors added, [27MY]
  Considered, [16JN]
  Passed House amended, [17JN]
  Passed Senate amended, [28JY]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [28JY]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [30JY]
H.R. 1502--
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 (for himself, Mr. Brown of California, Mrs. Morella, Ms. 
    Rivers, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
    Costello, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Udall of 
    Colorado, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Wu, and Mr. Doyle), [21AP]
H.R. 1503--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an 
    exclusion for gain from sale of farmland which is similar to the 
    exclusion from gain on the sale of a principal residence; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska (for himself and Mr. Pomeroy), [21AP]
  Cosponsors added, [9JN], [30JN], [5AU]
H.R. 1504--
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 Committees on 
    Agriculture; the Judiciary; Resources; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CANADY of Florida (for himself, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
    Etheridge, Mr. Condit, Mr. Foley, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
    Boyd, and Mr. Hayes), [21AP]
  Cosponsors added, [15JN], [4AU], [8SE], [1OC], [20OC], [9NO]
H.R. 1505--
A bill to amend United States trade laws to address more effectively 
    import crises; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Regula, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
    Ney, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Aderholt), [21AP]
  Cosponsors added, [27AP], [8JN], [16JN], [22JN], [24JN], [1JY], 
    [12JY], [15JY], [22JY], [27JY], [29JY], [30JY], [3AU], [5AU], 
    [13SE], [27SE], [1OC], [5OC], [13OC], [25OC], [2NO], [16NO]
H.R. 1506--
A bill to provide for the orderly disposal of certain Federal land in 
    the State of Nevada and for the acquisition of environmentally 
    sensitive land in the State, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GIBBONS, [21AP]
H.R. 1507--
A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to grant exemptions 
    under section 41714 of title 49, United States Code, to allow 30 
    additional slot exemptions at Ronald Reagan Washington National 
    Airport for air carriers to provide daily air service between Ronald 
    Reagan Washington National Airport and other airports that are more 
    than 1, 250 statute miles from Ronald Reagan Washington National 
    Airport, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. HANSEN, [21AP]
  Cosponsors added, [28AP], [12MY], [20MY], [8JN], [15JN], [24JN], 
    [1JY], [15JY], [20JY], [22JY], [4AU]
H.R. 1508--
A bill to prohibit entry of the Russian vessel KAPITAN MAN into any port 
    in the United States at which there is a United States naval 
    presence; to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
  By Mr. HUNTER, [21AP]
H.R. 1509--
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, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Cunningham, 
    Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Towns, 
    Mr. Hunter, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
    Stearns, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Green of Texas, Mrs. Myrick, 
    Mr. English, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Gibbons, Mrs. Kelly, 
    Mr. Filner, Mr. Tancredo, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Thompson of 
    Mississippi, Ms. Granger, Mr. Dickey, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. 
    Chenoweth, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
    Jefferson, Mr. Evans, Mr. Shows, Mr. Holden, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Rahall, 
    Mr. Underwood, Mr. Frost, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
    Stupak, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Sandlin, 
    Mr. Capuano, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Pitts, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, 
    and Mr. Kingston), [21AP]
  Cosponsors added, [23JN], [25OC]
H.R. 1510--
A bill to promote environmental justice, public health, and pollution 
    reduction efforts; to the Committees on Commerce; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure; Agriculture; Resources.
  By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Jackson of 
    Illinois, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Waters, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Maloney 
    of New York, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. LaFalce, 
    Mr. Frost, Mr. Filner, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
    Brown of California, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Thompson of 
    Mississippi), [21AP]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY]
H.R. 1511--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require 
    certain additional information in statements of explanation of 
    benefits provided to Medicare beneficiaries under the Medicare 
    Program; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LUCAS of Oklahoma, [21AP]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [13MY], [27MY], [8JN], [9JN], [16JN], [1JY], 
    [14JY], [20JY], [22JY], [30JY], [8SE], [4NO]
H.R. 1512--
A bill to improve the safety of firearms; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD (for herself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
    George Miller of California, Ms. Carson, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
    Mr. Dixon, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Clayton, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
    Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Norton, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Meek 
    of Florida, Mr. Rush, Mr. Owens, Mr. Clyburn, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, 
    Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Underwood, 
    Mr. Payne, Mr. Cummings, and Mr. Weiner), [21AP]
H.R. 1513--
A bill to allow Federal employees to take advantage of the 
    transportation fringe benefit provisions of the Internal Revenue 
    Code that are available to private sector employees; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform.
  By Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mr. Nadler), [21AP]
  Cosponsors added, [18MY]
H.R. 1514--
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.
  By Mr. OLVER (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
    LaTourette, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Evans, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
    Boucher, Mr. Kind, Mr. Frost, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Ney, Ms. Rivers, and 
    Mr. Frank of Massachusetts), [21AP]
  Cosponsors added, [28AP], [12MY], [20MY], [14JN], [14JY], [27JY]
H.R. 1515--
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 require

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    ments are not imposed on medical and surgical benefits; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Education and the Workforce; Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself, Mr. Wise, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Strickland, 
    Mr. Baird, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. George Miller of California, 
    Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Andrews, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. McDermott, 
    Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
    Mica, Mr. Leach, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Boehlert, and Mrs. 
    Johnson of Connecticut), [21AP]
  Cosponsors added, [17MY], [8JN], [29JN], [19JY], [30JY], [28SE], 
    [2NO], [17NO]
H.R. 1516--
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. SKEEN (for himself, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Hayworth, and 
    Mr. Udall of New Mexico), [21AP]
  Cosponsors added, [20MY]
H.R. 1517--
A bill to provide for the test and evaluation by the Armed Forces of the 
    Mobile Expeditionary Accurate Night Vision Compatible Portable 
    Airfield Lighting System; to the Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [21AP]
H.R. 1518--
A bill to amend title X of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
    1992 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to 
    provide assistance for startup costs of community programs to 
    prevent residentially based lead poisoning in children; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. WEYGAND, [21AP]
  Cosponsors added, [16JY], [29JY], [8SE], [27SE], [21OC]
H.R. 1519--
A bill to provide for humanitarian assistance for Kosovar Albanian 
    refugees, and for other purposes; to the Committees on International 
    Relations; the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. WILSON, [21AP]
  Cosponsors added, [27AP], [28AP], [3MY]
H.R. 1520--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to give priority, in 
    the allotment of immigrant visas to unmarried sons and daughters of 
    citizens, to an alien who attains the age of 21 after the date on 
    which a petition to classify the alien is filed, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself and Mr. Rogan), [22AP]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [30SE], [25OC]
H.R. 1521--
A bill to preserve and protect archaeological sites and historical 
    resources of the central Mississippi Valley through the 
    establishment of the Mississippi Valley National Historical Park as 
    a unit of the National Park System on former Eaker Air Force Base in 
    Blytheville, Arkansas; to the Committees on Resources; Armed 
    Services.
  By Mr. BERRY, [22AP]
H.R. 1522--
A bill to safeguard communities, lives, and property from catastrophic 
    wildfire by authorizing contracts to reduce hazardous fuels buildups 
    on forested Federal lands in wildland/urban interface areas while 
    also using such contracts to undertake forest management projects to 
    protect noncommodity resources, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Agriculture; Resources.
  By Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Herger, and 
    Mr. Doolittle), [22AP]
  Cosponsors added, [13MY], [23SE]
H.R. 1523--
A bill to establish mandatory procedures to be followed by the Forest 
    Service and the Bureau of Land Management in advance of the 
    permanent closure of any forest road so as to ensure local public 
    participation in the decisionmaking process; to the Committees on 
    Resources; Agriculture.
  By Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
    Schaffer, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
    Herger, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Walden of 
    Oregon, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Simpson, and 
    Mr. Nethercutt), [22AP]
  Cosponsors added, [13MY], [26MY], [24JN], [8SE], [23SE]
H.R. 1524--
A bill to authorize the continued use on public lands of the expedited 
    processes successfully used for windstorm-damaged national forests 
    and grasslands in Texas; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. Herger, and Mr. Doolittle), [22AP]
  Cosponsors added, [13MY], [10JN], [24JN], [8SE]
H.R. 1525--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide simplified 
    criteria, in lieu of the common law rules, for determining whether 
    an individual is an employee or an independent contractor and to 
    limit retroactive employment tax reclassifications; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. KLECZKA (for himself, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Matsui, Mr. English, Mr. Levin, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
    Coyne, Mr. Foley, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Boehlert, 
    Mr. Evans, Mr. King, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. 
    Forbes), [22AP]
  Cosponsors added, [27AP], [4MY], [11MY], [14MY], [19MY], [25MY], 
    [26MY], [9JN], [10JN], [15JN], [18JN], [24JN], [30JN], [15JY], 
    [27JY], [29JY], [14SE], [28SE], [18OC], [27OC], [9NO], [17NO]
H.R. 1526--
A bill to promote the international competitiveness of the United States 
    commercial space industry, to ensure access to space for the Federal 
    Government and the private sector, and to minimize the opportunities 
    for the transfer to other nations of critical satellite 
    technologies; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. WELDON of Florida (for himself and Mrs. Capps), [22AP]
H.R. 1527--
A bill to provide funding for the academic programs of the National 
    Aeronautics and Space Administration; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. BROWN of California (for himself, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Costello, Ms. 
    Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
    Texas, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Wu, Mr. 
    Weiner, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Etheridge, and Mr. Barcia), [22AP]
  Cosponsors added, [19MY]
H.R. 1528--
A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Geologic Mapping Act of 
    1992; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. CUBIN (for herself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
    Gibbons, Mr. Tancredo, and Mr. Udall of Colorado), [22AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-389), [18OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [26OC]
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (November 30, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-148] (signed December 9, 1999)
H.R. 1529--
A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to modify 
    the treatment of certain patient days for purposes of determining 
    the amount of disproportionate share adjustment payments to 
    hospitals under the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, 
    Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Borski, 
    Mr. Gekas, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
    Hoeffel, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Holden, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. 
    Shuster, Mr. Klink, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Toomey, and Mr. Mascara), [22AP]
H.R. 1530--
A bill to make forestry insurance plans available to owners and 
    operators of private forest land, to encourage the use of prescribed 
    burning on private forest land, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. FOLEY, [22AP]
  Cosponsors added, [29AP], [6MY], [19MY], [8JN]
H.R. 1531--
A bill to ensure safety in public schools by increasing police presence; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FROST, [22AP]
  Cosponsors added, [23JN], [29JN], [30JN], [14JY], [22JY], [30JY], 
    [3AU], [14SE], [24SE]
H.R. 1532--
A bill to strengthen warning labels on smokeless tobacco products; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY, [22AP]
  Cosponsors added, [10MY], [27MY], [14JN], [5AU], [8SE], [6OC], [20OC]
H.R. 1533--
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. MOORE (for himself and Mr. Young of Alaska), [22AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-421), [28OC]
H.R. 1534--
A bill to amend title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
    of 1965 to include programs that encourage academic rigor in 
    scientific education in elementary schools; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Ms. NORTON, [22AP]
H.R. 1535--
A bill to extend the milk price support program through 2002 at the rate 
    in effect for 1999; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. Holden, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
    Boehlert, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Condit, Mr. Kind, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
    Gutknecht, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
    Thune, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Obey, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Wise, Mr. Baldacci, 
    Mr. Shows, and Mr. Clement), [22AP]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [16JN], [23SE]
H.R. 1536--
A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to encourage the broadest 
    possible participation of producers in the Federal crop insurance 
    program and to ensure the continued availability of affordable crop 
    insurance for producers; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. POMEROY (for himself, Mr. Thune, Mr. Minge, and Mr. Boswell), 
    [22AP]
  Cosponsors added, [4MY], [13MY]
H.R. 1537--
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
    and Liability Act of 1980 to provide for the development and use of 
    brownfields, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Transportation and Infrastructure; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. QUINN, [22AP]
H.R. 1538--
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 Committees on Education and the Workforce; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ROGAN (for himself, Mr. Souder, Mr. Pitts, Ms. Granger, Mr. 
    Wamp, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. Tiahrt), [22AP]
  Cosponsors added, [4MY]
H.R. 1539--
A bill to repeal the stock loan limit in the Federal Reserve Act; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself and Mr. Vento), [22AP]
H.R. 1540--
A bill to reform the Exchange Stabilization Fund; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. SAXTON, [22AP]
  Cosponsors added, [15JN], [29JN]
H.R. 1541--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the 
    deduction for business meals and entertainment; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SAXTON, [22AP]
  Cosponsors added, [4OC]
H.R. 1542--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    screening retinal eye

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    examinations under the Medicare Program for individuals diagnosed 
    with diabetes; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. STARK, [22AP]
H.R. 1543--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to combat fraud 
    and abuse under the Medicare Program with respect to partial 
    hospitalization services; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Shays, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
    Lewis of Georgia, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
    Clement, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Green of Texas, and Mr. 
    Paul), [22AP]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [24JN], [17NO]
H.R. 1544--
A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
    establish a demonstration project to provide Medicare beneficiaries 
    greater information with respect to various courses of treatment for 
    certain diseases or injuries to enable the beneficiaries to make 
    more informed decisions when selecting a course of treatment for the 
    disease or injury; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. STARK, [22AP]
  Cosponsors added, [1JY]
H.R. 1545--
A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    improved data collection and evaluations of State Children's Health 
    Insurance Programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. STUPAK, [22AP]
  Cosponsors added, [28AP], [4MY], [6MY], [25MY], [5AU], [18NO]
H.R. 1546--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide increased 
    retirement savings opportunities, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [22AP]
  Cosponsors added, [19MY], [20MY], [25MY], [26MY], [8JN], [9JN], 
    [27SE], [28OC]
H.R. 1547--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to make certain 
    improvements with respect to the TRICARE program; to the Committee 
    on Armed Services.
  By Mr. THORNBERRY, [22AP]
  Cosponsors added, [1JY], [15JY], [3AU], [22SE]
H.R. 1548--
A bill to provide for a 3-judge division of the court to determine 
    whether cases alleging breach of secret Government contracts should 
    be tried in court; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [22AP]
H.R. 1549--
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.
  By Mr. VISCLOSKY (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
    Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Norton, Mr. Owens, 
    Mr. Bonior, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Traficant, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Bentsen, 
    Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Hinchey, 
    Mr. Evans, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Davis of 
    Florida, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
    DeFazio, Ms. Danner, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Stark, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
    Matsui, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Filner, Mr. Klink, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
    Hill of Indiana, Ms. Carson, and Ms. Hooley of Oregon), [22AP]
  Cosponsors added, [27AP], [6MY], [17MY], [23JN], [9SE]
H.R. 1550--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the United States Fire 
    Administration for fiscal years 2000 and 2001, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
    Texas), [26AP]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-133), [10MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [11MY]
H.R. 1551--
A bill to authorize the Federal Aviation Administration's civil aviation 
    research and development programs for fiscal years 2000 and 2001, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mrs. MORELLA, [26AP]
  Cosponsors added, [29AP]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-223), [12JY]
  Passed House amended, [15SE]
H.R. 1552--
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2000 and fiscal year 
    2001 for the Marine Research and related environmental research and 
    development program activities of the National Oceanic and 
    Atmospheric Administration and the National Science Foundation, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committees on Science; Resources.
  By Mr. CALVERT, [26AP]
H.R. 1553--
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2000 and fiscal year 
    2001 for the National Weather Service, Atmospheric Research, and 
    National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service 
    activities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. CALVERT, [26AP]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-146), [18MY]
  Passed House amended, [19MY]
H.R. 1554--
A bill to amend the provisions of title 17, United States Code, and the 
    Communications Act of 1934, relating to copyright licensing and 
    carriage of broadcast signals by satellite; Title I, referred to the 
    Committee on Commerce; Title II, referred to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. COBLE (for himself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Berman, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
    Hyde, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
    Oxley, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Rush, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
    Wexler, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Pickering, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
    Sawyer, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Upton, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Pease, 
    Mr. Stupak, Mr. Jenkins, and Mr. Hilleary), [26AP]
  Cosponsors added, [27AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [27AP]
  Passed Senate amended, [20MY]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [8JN]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [23JN]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 106-464) submitted in the House, [9NO]
  House agreed to conference report under suspension of the rules, [9NO]
H.R. 1555--
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2000 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, [26AP]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-130, part 1), [7MY]
  Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, [7MY]
  Committee on Armed Services discharged, [11MY]
  Passed House amended, [13MY]
  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, [22SE]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 106-457) submitted in the House, [5NO]
  House agreed to conference report, [9NO]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (November 23, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-120] (signed December 3, 1999)
H.R. 1556--
A bill to establish a National Commission on the Prevention of School 
    Violence; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Castle, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Kildee, 
    Mr. Pickering, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Berry, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Maloney of 
    Connecticut, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Bilirakis, 
    and Mr. Deutsch), [26AP]
  Cosponsors added, [27AP], [6MY], [19JY]
H.R. 1557--
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for 
    certain maritime programs of the Department of Transportation, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. BATEMAN (for himself and Mr. Underwood) (both by request), 
    [26AP]
H.R. 1558--
A bill to authorize expenditures by the Panama Canal Commission for 
    fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
    Services.
  By Mr. BATEMAN (for himself and Mr. Underwood) (both by request), 
    [26AP]
H.R. 1559--
A bill to amend the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 
    to provide for the remediation of the Atlas mill tailings site near 
    Moab, Utah; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. CANNON, [26AP]
  Cosponsors added, [20JY]
H.R. 1560--
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 (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
    Ramstad, Ms. Dunn, and Mr. Weller), [26AP]
  Cosponsors added, [29AP], [5MY], [17MY], [24MY]
H.R. 1561--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 
    alternative minimum tax on individuals; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. CRANE, [26AP]
  Cosponsors added, [10JN]
H.R. 1562--
A bill to prohibit the use of funds appropriated to the Department of 
    Defense from being used for the deployment of ground elements of the 
    United States Armed Forces in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 
    unless that deployment is specifically authorized by law; to the 
    Committees on Armed Services; International Relations.
  By Mrs. FOWLER, [26AP]
H.R. 1563--
A bill to prohibit the use of funds appropriated to the Department of 
    Defense from being used for the deployment of ground elements of the 
    United States Armed Forces in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 
    unless that deployment is specifically authorized by law; to the 
    Committees on Armed Services; International Relations.
  By Mrs. FOWLER, [26AP]
H.R. 1564--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study 
    regarding Fort King, Florida; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. STEARNS, [26AP]
H.R. 1565--
A bill to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 relating to dilution of famous 
    marks, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. COBLE, [27AP]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-250), [22JY]
H.R. 1566--
A bill to prohibit the use of funds appropriated to the Department of 
    Defense from being used for the deployment of ground elements of the 
    United States Armed Forces in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 
    unless that deployment is specifically authorized by law; to the 
    Committees on Armed Services; International Relations.
  By Mrs. FOWLER (for herself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Blunt, and 
    Mr. Chambliss), [27AP]
H.R. 1567--
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.
  By Mr. KING (for himself and Mr. Snyder), [27AP]
  Cosponsors added, [14MY], [20MY], [8JN], [23JN]
H.R. 1568--
A bill to provide technical, financial, and procurement assistance to 
    veteran owned small businesses, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Small Business; Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. TALENT (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
    Evans, Mr. Quinn,

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    Mr. Phelps, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Filner, Mr. Bartlett of 
    Maryland, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Pascrell), [27AP]
  Cosponsors added, [9JN], [22JN], [29JN]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Small Business (H. Rept. 
    106-206, part 1), [29JN]
  Referral to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs extended, [29JN]
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged, [29JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [29JN]
  Passed Senate amended, [5AU]
  House agreed to Senate amendment, [5AU]
  Presented to the President (August 11, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-50] (signed August 17, 1999)
H.R. 1569--
A bill to prohibit the use of funds appropriated to the Department of 
    Defense from being used for the deployment of ground elements of the 
    United States Armed Forces in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 
    unless that deployment is specifically authorized by law; to the 
    Committees on Armed Services; International Relations.
  By Mrs. FOWLER (for herself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Blunt, and 
    Mr. Chambliss), [27AP]
  Passed House, [28AP]
H.R. 1570--
A bill to create incentives for the People's Republic of China and India 
    to adopt a policy of restraint with respect to its nuclear 
    activities, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    International Relations; Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [27AP]
H.R. 1571--
A bill to designate the Federal building under construction at 600 State 
    Street in New Haven, Connecticut, as the ``Merrill S. Parks, Jr., 
    Federal Building''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Ms. DeLAURO, [27AP]
H.R. 1572--
A bill to require the adoption and utilization of digital signatures by 
    Federal agencies and to encourage the use of digital signatures in 
    private sector electronic transactions; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. GORDON (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Brown of 
    California), [27AP]
  Cosponsors added, [10JN], [22JY]
H.R. 1573--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt elementary 
    and secondary schools from the fee imposed on employers filing 
    petitions with respect to non-immigrant workers under the H-1B 
    program; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GREEN of Texas, [27AP]
H.R. 1574--
A bill to extend the inspection requirements of the Federal Meat 
    Inspection Act to rabbits produced for human consumption; to the 
    Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. HILLIARD, [27AP]
H.R. 1575--
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, [27AP]
H.R. 1576--
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.
  By Mr. HINCHEY, [27AP]
H.R. 1577--
A bill to establish certain uniform legal principles of liability with 
    respect to manufacturers of products; to the Committees on the 
    Judiciary; Commerce.
  By Mr. HOSTETTLER (for himself, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Stump, Mr. Hayes, and 
    Mr. Tancredo), [27AP]
  Cosponsors added, [3AU], [4AU], [9SE], [14SE]
H.R. 1578--
A bill to amend the wetland conservation provisions of the Food Security 
    Act of 1985 and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to permit 
    the unimpeded use of privately owned crop, range, and pasture lands 
    that have been used for the planting of crops or the grazing of 
    livestock in at least five of preceding ten years; to the Committees 
    on Transportation and Infrastructure; Agriculture.
  By Mr. HOSTETTLER (for himself, Mr. Royce, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McCrery, 
    Mr. Istook, Mr. Paul, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Doolittle, 
    Mr. Largent, and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland), [27AP]
  Cosponsors added, [25MY], [8JN], [20JY]
H.R. 1579--
A bill to provide for payments to children's hospitals that operate 
    graduate medical education programs; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
    Thomas, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
    Young of Florida, Mr. Stark, Mr. Camp, Mr. Ramstad, Ms. Dunn, Mr. 
    Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Portman, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. English, Mr. 
    Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Weller, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Waxman, 
    Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
    Olver, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baird, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
    Bentsen, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cook, Mr. Davis of 
    Illinois, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gejdenson, 
    Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Inslee, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. 
    Jones of Ohio, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
    Larson, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
    McGovern, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Ney, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
    Riley, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sessions, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
    Tancredo, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Shows, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
    Weygand, and Mr. Becerra), [27AP]
  Cosponsors added, [29AP], [6MY], [14MY], [20MY], [8JN], [10JN], [1JY], 
    [16JY], [22JY], [2AU], [3AU], [5AU], [8SE], [9SE], [21SE], [4OC], 
    [13OC], [18OC], [26OC]
H.R. 1580--
A bill to prohibit the sale of guns that have not been approved by the 
    Secretary of the Treasury, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. Waters, 
    Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
    Island, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Lee, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. 
    McGovern), [27AP]
H.R. 1581--
A bill to end the use of steel-jawed leghold traps on animals in the 
    United States; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; 
    International Relations; the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
    Conyers, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Moran of 
    Virginia, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Franks of New 
    Jersey, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Costello, Mr. Clay, Mr. Smith of 
    New Jersey, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
    Island, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Sherman, 
    Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Berman, Mr. Weygand, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Doyle, Mr. Stark, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Filner, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. George 
    Miller of California, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Mink of 
    Hawaii, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Gutierrez, 
    Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Blagojevich, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
    Tierney, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
    Pallone, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. 
    Eshoo, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Inslee, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
    Udall of Colorado, Mr. Delahunt, and Mr. Luther), [27AP]
  Cosponsors added, [28AP], [10JN], [14JY], [4AU], [5AU], [27SE], [17NO]
H.R. 1582--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a certain chemical; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, [27AP]
H.R. 1583--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent law 
    the $5,000 first-time homebuyer credit for the District of Columbia; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. NORTON, [27AP]
H.R. 1584--
A bill to prohibit the distribution or receipt of restricted explosives 
    without a Federal permit, and to require applications for such 
    permits to include a photograph and the fingerprints of the 
    applicant; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. QUINN, [27AP]
  Cosponsors added, [19MY], [8JN], [9JN]
H.R. 1585--
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.
   Mrs. ROUKEMA, [27AP]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [15JY]
H.R. 1586--
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.
   Mrs. ROUKEMA, [27AP]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [16JN]
H.R. 1587--
A bill to encourage States to establish competitive retail markets for 
    electricity, to clarify the roles of the Federal Government and the 
    States in retail electricity markets, to remove certain Federal 
    barriers to competition, and for other purposes; to the Committees 
    on Commerce; Resources; Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. STEARNS, [27AP]
  Cosponsors added, [5MY]
H.R. 1588--
A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code to permit all debtors 
    to exempt certain payments receivable on account of discrimination 
    based on race, color, religion, national origin, or gender, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. Towns, and Mrs. 
    Clayton), [27AP]
H.R. 1589--
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, [27AP]
H.R. 1590--
A bill to provide retirement security for all Americans; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce; 
    Government Reform; Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. GEJDENSON (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Rangel, 
    Mr. Clay, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Menendez, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
    Nadler, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Norton, Mrs. 
    Capps, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
    Baldacci, Mr. Filner, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
    DeFazio, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Shows, Mr. Oberstar, Mrs. 
    Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
    Olver, Mr. Strickland, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. George Miller of California, 
    Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
    Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. McNulty, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
    Moore, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. 
    Berkley, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Boucher, 
    Mr. Cummings, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Moakley, 
    Mr. Wise, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Lee, 
    Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Berman, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
    Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. 
    Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
    Gonzalez, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Dingell, Mrs. 
    Lowey, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Allen, Mr. Stark, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Evans, 
    Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Markey, Mr. Sabo, Ms. Waters, Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Engel, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Mrs. 
    Napolitano), [28AP]
  Cosponsors added, [5MY], [12MY], [25MY], [10JN], [23JN], [12JY], 
    [20JY], [7OC]
H.R. 1591--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States 
    the option to provide

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    Medicaid coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. PELOSI (for herself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
    Ackerman, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
    Brown of California, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
    Crowley, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dixon, Ms. 
    Eshoo, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    Ford, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
    Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Horn, Mr. Inslee, Ms. Jackson-
    Lee of Texas, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Lantos, Ms. 
    Lee, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
    Matsui, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
    Mr. George Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Morella, 
    Mr. Nadler, Mr. Payne, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Rush, Ms. 
    Sanchez, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
    Stark, Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Towns, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
    Waxman, Mr. Weiner, and Ms. Woolsey), [28AP]
  Cosponsors added, [26MY], [21OC], [1NO], [5NO], [18NO]
H.R. 1592--
A bill to establish certain requirements regarding the Food Quality 
    Protection Act of 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Agriculture.
  By Mr. POMBO (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Condit, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Kolbe, 
    Mr. John, Mr. Istook, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Shows, Mrs. Bono, Mr. 
    Boucher, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
    Hunter, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Canady 
    of Florida, Mr. Nethercutt, and Mr. Bishop), [28AP]
  Cosponsors added, [4MY], [11MY], [13MY], [18MY], [24MY], [8JN], 
    [10JN], [16JN], [17JN], [22JN], [24JN], [29JN], [30JN], [1JY], 
    [12JY], [14JY], [14JY], [15JY], [19JY], [20JY], [21JY], [22JY], 
    [27JY], [30JY], [2AU], [3AU], [5AU], [8SE], [9SE], [23SE], [30SE], 
    [5OC], [7OC], [13OC], [18OC], [20OC], [21OC], [26OC], [28OC], [3NO], 
    [4NO], [16NO], [18NO]
H.R. 1593--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the 
    exemption from the self-employment tax for certain termination 
    payments received by former life insurance salesmen; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Ramstad, and Ms. Baldwin), [28AP]
  Cosponsors added, [5MY], [26MY], [8JN], [13SE], [5OC], [19OC], [28OC], 
    [18NO]
H.R. 1594--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits for 
    Filipino veterans of World War II, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Filner), [28AP]
  Cosponsors added, [5MY], [14MY], [27MY], [29JN], [1JY], [15JY], [3AU], 
    [9NO], [15NO]
H.R. 1595--
A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for a national 
    standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by individuals 
    under the influence of alcohol; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
    Towns, Mr. Castle, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Inslee, Mr. 
    Rothman, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. 
    DeLauro, Mr. Markey, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
    Capuano, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Cummings, and Mrs. Capps), 
    [28AP]
  Cosponsors added, [22JN]
H.R. 1596--
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.
  By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mrs. McCarthy of New York), [28AP]
H.R. 1597--
A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for national 
    minimum sentences for individuals convicted of operating motor 
    vehicles under the influence of alcohol; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. Canady of Florida), [28AP]
H.R. 1598--
A bill to provide a patent term restoration review procedure for certain 
    drug products; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BRYANT (for himself, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
    Wicker, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Ford, Mr. Blunt, 
    Mr. Wamp, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Gordon, Mrs. 
    Tauscher, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
    Pastor, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Emerson, 
    Mr. Hilleary, and Mr. Frelinghuysen), [28AP]
  Cosponsors removed, [4MY], [21OC], [18NO]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [13MY], [19MY], [24MY], [26MY], [9JN], 
    [16JN], [22JN], [30JN], [1JY], [14JY], [20JY], [29JY], [30JY], 
    [8SE], [14SE], [23SE], [4OC], [6OC], [19OC], [26OC]
H.R. 1599--
A bill to amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
    1949 to authorize the purchase of information technology related to 
    the Year 2000 computer conversion by State and local governments 
    through Federal supply schedules; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mrs. 
    Morella), [28AP]
  Cosponsors added, [1JY]
H.R. 1600--
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; Education and 
    the Workforce.
  By Mr. FATTAH (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
    Meeks of New York, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
    Cummings, Mr. Towns, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
    Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
    Clay, Mr. Gutierrez, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas), [28AP]
  Cosponsors added, [5MY], [6MY], [9JN], [16JN]
H.R. 1601--
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.
  By Mr. EHRLICH (for himself, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Larson, 
    Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mrs. Northup, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
    Serrano, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Bereuter, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, 
    Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Weygand, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Horn, 
    Mr. Traficant, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Clement, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
    Hefley, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Towns, 
    Mr. Shays, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
    Abercrombie, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Rothman, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Green of 
    Texas, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
    Bishop, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Dixon, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
    Underwood, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Stump, Mr. Taylor of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Tierney, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
    Walsh, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Gilchrest, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
    LaFalce, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Costello, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Hobson, 
    Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Clay, Mr. Gutierrez, 
    Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Dickey, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
    Fattah, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
    Baker, Ms. Danner, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Stark, Mr. Smith of 
    New Jersey, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Borski, Mr. Payne, Mr. Price of North 
    Carolina, Mr. Coble, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
    Nussle, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Istook, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
    Sawyer, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
    Ballenger, Mr. Vento, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Baird, Mr. Kind, 
    Mr. Wise, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
    Boswell, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Brown of 
    Florida, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Filner, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
    Island, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Klink, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
    Pastor, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Nadler, 
    Mr. Spence, Mr. Rush, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Allen, Ms. Carson, Mr. Holden, 
    Mr. Terry, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Gonzalez, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Sessions, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Ney, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
    Waxman, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
    Coyne, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Shows, 
    Mr. Visclosky, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Leach, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
    Dicks, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Hutchinson, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
    Cook, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Regula, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
    Cummings, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Latham, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
    John, Mr. Olver, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
    Whitfield, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Schakowsky, 
    Mr. Gilman, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. King, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
    Sabo, Mr. Thornberry, Mrs. Emerson, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Peterson of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
    Skelton, Mr. Minge, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Foley, 
    Mr. Scott, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Ganske, Ms. Granger, 
    Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Norwood, Ms. Eddie 
    Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Lipinski, 
    Mr. Matsui, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Weiner, Ms. 
    Baldwin, Mr. Moore, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Davis 
    of Illinois, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Berry, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Quinn, and 
    Mr. Ortiz), [28AP]
  Cosponsors added, [13MY], [17JN], [1JY], [14JY], [5AU], [9NO]
H.R. 1602--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount 
    of depreciable business assets which may be expensed, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH, [28AP]
  Cosponsors added, [18MY], [26MY]
H.R. 1603--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for permanent 
    eligibility of former members of the Selected Reserve for veterans 
    housing loans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. EVANS (for himself and Mr. Stump), [28AP]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [15JN], [29JY]
H.R. 1604--
A bill to reauthorize, and modify the conditions for, the consent of 
    Congress to the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact and to grant the 
    consent of Congress to the Southern Dairy Compact; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
    Baldacci, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Burr of North 
    Carolina, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Everett, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
    Riley, Mr. Berry, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Snyder, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Larson, Mr. Maloney of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Castle, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Canady 
    of Florida, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Barr 
    of Georgia, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Collins, Mr. Deal of 
    Georgia, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
    McKinney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
    Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Baker, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
    Jefferson, Mr. John, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
    McGovern, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Olver, Mr. Bartlett of 
    Maryland, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Hoyer, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
    Wynn, Mr. Allen, Ms. Danner, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Hulshof, Ms. McCarthy 
    of Missouri, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Talent, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
    Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr.

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    Wicker, Mr. Ballenger, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Coble, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Jones 
    of North Carolina, Mr. McIntyre, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Price of North 
    Carolina, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, 
    Mr. Bass, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
    LoBiondo, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
    Engel, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
    Houghton, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. King, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lazio, Mrs. Lowey, 
    Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Owens, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
    Rangel, Mr. Reynolds, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Towns, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
    LaTourette, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Doyle, Mr. English, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
    Greenwood, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Holden, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
    Mascara, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. 
    Shuster, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
    Spratt, Mr. Spence, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
    Jenkins, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Hall of 
    Texas, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
    Sandlin, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Turner, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
    Goode, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Scott, 
    Mr. Sanders, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. Wise), [28AP]
  Cosponsors added, [25MY], [14JY], [2AU], [9SE]
  Cosponsors removed, [14JN]
H.R. 1605--
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, [28AP]
H.R. 1606--
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.
  By Mr. KANJORSKI (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
    Kleczka, and Mr. Evans), [28AP]
  Cosponsors added, [4MY], [6MY], [20MY], [15JN], [17JN], [9SE], [23SE], 
    [7OC], [14OC], [26OC], [4NO], [8NO], [10NO], [19NO]
H.R. 1607--
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 protect and 
    encourage donations to charitable organizations, to prohibit 
    discrimination against nongovernmental organizations and certain 
    individuals on the basis of religion in the distribution of 
    government funds to provide government assistance and the 
    distribution of such assistance, to allow such organizations to 
    accept such funds to provide such assistance without impairing the 
    relegious character of such organizations, to provide for tax-free 
    distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable 
    purposes, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and 
    Means; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. KASICH (for himself, Mr. Souder, Mr. Pitts, Ms. Granger, Mr. 
    Wamp, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
    Rogan, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma), [28AP]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [26MY]
H.R. 1608--
A bill to reaffirm and clarify the Federal relationship of the Swan 
    Creek Black River Confederated Ojibwa Tribes of Michigan as a 
    distinct federally recognized Indian tribe and to restore aboriginal 
    rights, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. KNOLLENBERG (for himself and Mr. Barcia), [28AP]
H.R. 1609--
A bill to amend Public Law 105-188 to provide for the mineral leasing of 
    certain Indian lands in Oklahoma; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. LUCAS of Oklahoma, [28AP]
H.R. 1610--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to reinstate the 
    DSH allotment level for Minnesota to the fiscal year 1995 level; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. LUTHER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Vento, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
    Ramstad, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Minge, and Mr. Gutknecht), 
    [28AP]
H.R. 1611--
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, and Mr. Tauzin), [28AP]
  Cosponsors added, [26OC], [1NO]
H.R. 1612--
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, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
    Sanders, Mr. Olver, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Stark, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
    Bonior, and Mrs. Jones of Ohio), [28AP]
  Cosponsors added, [10NO]
H.R. 1613--
A bill to restore to the original owners certain lands that the Federal 
    Government took for military purposes in 1940; to the Committees on 
    Resources; Government Reform.
  By Mr. PAUL, [28AP]
H.R. 1614--
A bill to authorize the Small Business Administration to provide 
    financial and business development assistance to military 
    reservists' small businesses, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Small Business.
  By Mr. PHELPS (for himself, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Talent, Mrs. 
    Christensen, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Evans, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
    Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Baird, Mr. 
    Moore, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mrs. Napolitano, Mrs. Jones of 
    Ohio, Mr. Frost, Mr. Pascrell, and Mr. Hinojosa), [28AP]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [11MY], [18MY], [15JN], [16JN]
H.R. 1615--
A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to extend the designation 
    of a portion of the Lamprey River in New Hampshire as a recreational 
    river to include an additional river segment; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. SUNUNU, [28AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-368), [7OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [12OC]
H.R. 1616--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify certain 
    provisions applicable to real estate investment trusts; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
    English, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Davis of 
    Virginia, Mr. Ford, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Weller, 
    Mr. Frost, Mr. Crane, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Ramstad, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Neal 
    of Massachusetts, Mr. Herger, Mr. Stark, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Hayworth, 
    Mr. Levin, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Camp, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
    McDermott, Mr. Becerra, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Portman, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. 
    Houghton), [28AP]
  Cosponsors added, [18MY], [22JY]
H.R. 1617--
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.
  By Mr. THORNBERRY (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mrs. Cubin, and Mr. 
    Thune), [28AP]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY]
H.R. 1618--
A bill to amend section 106 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 
    1968 to improve the housing counseling program of the Department of 
    Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [28AP]
H.R. 1619--
A bill to amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National 
    Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 to expand the boundaries of the 
    Corridor; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GEJDENSON (for himself and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts), [29AP]
  Cosponsors added, [8SE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-306), [8SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [13SE]
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (November 30, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-149] (signed December 9, 1999)
H.R. 1620--
A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to provide for 
    inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds of 
    the National Labor Relations Board; to the Committee on Education 
    and the Workforce.
  By Mr. ISTOOK (for himself, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bonilla, 
    Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Combest, Mrs. 
    Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. DeMint, 
    Mr. Dickey, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Graham, Ms. Granger, Mr. Hostettler, 
    Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. 
    Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
    Paul, Mr. Porter, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tancredo, 
    Mr. Wamp, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Young of Florida), [29AP]
  Cosponsors added, [12MY], [20MY], [24MY], [15JN], [30JN], [20JY], 
    [29JY], [5AU], [13SE], [16NO]
H.R. 1621--
A bill to prohibit the use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products of 
    the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and to deny such 
    products duty-free and quota-free treatment; to the Committees on 
    Resources; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
    George Miller of California, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Kildee, 
    Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Deal 
    of Georgia, Ms. Danner, Mr. Bachus, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
    Brady of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Maloney of New 
    York, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
    Visclosky, Mr. Goode, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. 
    Pallone), [29AP]
  Cosponsors added, [11MY], [20MY], [8JN], [8JN], [16JN], [1JY], [14JY], 
    [14JY], [20JY], [21JY], [27JY], [29JY], [3AU], [5AU], [8SE], [23SE], 
    [24SE], [29SE], [5OC], [14OC], [27OC], [28OC], [2NO], [8NO], [10NO]
  Cosponsors removed, [5AU], [8SE], [9SE]
H.R. 1622--
A bill to prohibit the importation of products made with dog or cat fur, 
    to prohibit the sale, manufacture, offer for sale, transportation, 
    and distribution of products made with dog or cat fur in the United 
    States, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. KLECZKA, [29AP]
  Cosponsors added, [4MY], [6MY], [12MY], [14MY], [19MY], [25MY], [9JN], 
    [15JN], [18JN], [24JN], [30JN], [15JY], [19JY], [27JY], [29JY], 
    [3AU], [4AU], [14SE], [23SE], [12OC], [19OC], [20OC], [27OC], [3NO], 
    [8NO], [9NO], [17NO]
H.R. 1623--
A bill to reduce class size, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. CLAY (for himself, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. Martinez), [29AP]
  Cosponsors added, [26MY], [27JY]
H.R. 1624--
A bill to improve the quality of housing for elderly individuals and 
    families, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Vento, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Lee, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. 
    Meek of Florida, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Filner, Mr. Brown of 
    California, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Olver, Mr. Meehan, and Mr. Brady of 
    Pennsylvania), [29AP]
  Cosponsors added, [13MY], [1JY], [26JY], [23SE]
H.R. 1625--
A bill to provide a process for declassifying on an expedited basis 
    certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala, 
    Honduras, and other regions; to the Committee on Government Reform.

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  By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Porter, Mr. Kucinich, 
    Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Berman, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
    Brown of Ohio, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Costello, Mr. Coyne, Mr. DeFazio, 
    Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Engel, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
    Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
    Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
    Luther, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Maloney of 
    New York, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Minge, Mr. Moakley, 
    Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Peterson of 
    Minnesota, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Sabo, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stark, Ms. 
    Schakowsky, Mr. Shays, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
    Underwood, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weiner, and Mr. Wexler), [29AP]
  Cosponsors added, [11MY], [27MY], [8JN], [8SE], [15SE], [18OC], [3NO], 
    [9NO], [18NO]
H.R. 1626--
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to repeal the highway sanctions; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BAKER, [29AP]
H.R. 1627--
A bill to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to 
    distribute funds available for grants under title IV of the Stewart 
    B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to help ensure that each State 
    receives not less than 0.5 percent of such funds for certain 
    programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. BALDACCI (for himself and Mr. Allen), [29AP]
  Cosponsors added, [5MY], [12MY], [25MY], [10JN]
H.R. 1628--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
    national cemetery for veterans in the Miami, Florida, metropolitan 
    area; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Ms. BROWN of Florida, [29AP]
  Cosponsors added, [24MY], [29JN], [14JY], [22SE]
H.R. 1629--
A bill to provide grants to rural eligible local educational agencies to 
    enable the agencies to recruit and retain qualified teachers; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mrs. CLAYTON (for herself, Mr. Clay, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Price of 
    North Carolina, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
    Sanders, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
    Towns, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Scott, Mr. Owens, Mr. George Miller of 
    California, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frost, Mr. Wu, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Taylor of 
    Mississippi, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. John, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
    Turner, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Holden, and Mrs. Christensen), [29AP]
  Cosponsors added, [11MY], [20MY], [9JN], [10JN], [30JN], [20JY], 
    [27JY], [4AU], [15SE], [23SE]
H.R. 1630--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend permanently 
    environmental remediation costs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COYNE (for himself and Mr. Rangel), [29AP]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [26MY], [1JY], [30SE]
H.R. 1631--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make higher 
    education more affordable by providing a full tax deduction for 
    higher education expenses and interest on student loans; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FORD, [29AP]
  Cosponsors added, [13MY], [17MY], [19MY], [8JN], [8JN], [9JN], [14JN], 
    [2AU]
H.R. 1632--
A bill to provide that certain attribution rules be applied with respect 
    to the counting of certain prisoners in a decennial census of 
    population; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin (for himself and Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin), 
    [29AP]
  Cosponsors added, [16JN]
H.R. 1633--
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 (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. English, Mr. Ramstad, 
    Mr. Crane, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Watkins, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
    Herger, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Sam 
    Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. 
    Levin, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Portman, 
    Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Camp), [29AP]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY]
H.R. 1634--
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.
  By Mr. JONES of North Carolina, [29AP]
  Cosponsors added, [13MY], [25MY], [8JN], [17JN], [24JN], [16JY], 
    [22JY], [5AU], [9SE], [14OC]
H.R. 1635--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that a 
    member of the uniformed services shall be treated as using a 
    principal residence while away from home on qualified official 
    extended duty in determining the exclusion of gain from the sale of 
    such residence; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. JONES of North Carolina, [29AP]
H.R. 1636--
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.
  By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Castle, Mrs. Clayton, Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Kolbe, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Shays, 
    Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
    Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Towns, Mr. Porter, Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. 
    Roukema, and Mr. Moran of Virginia), [29AP]
  Cosponsors added, [5AU], [27SE], [17NO]
H.R. 1637--
A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to extend authorizations 
    of appropriations for programs under the Act through fiscal year 
    2004, to establish a National Family Caregiver Support Program, to 
    modernize aging programs and services, to address the need to engage 
    in life course planning, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. MARTINEZ, [29AP]
H.R. 1638--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand S 
    corporation eligibility for banks, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [29AP]
H.R. 1639--
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.
  By Mr. QUINN, [29AP]
H.R. 1640--
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, [29AP]
  Cosponsors added, [27MY], [3AU], [5AU], [8SE], [9SE], [30SE], [7OC], 
    [16NO]
H.R. 1641--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to eliminate 
    PAC contributions to individual House of Representatives candidates, 
    to provide a tax credit and tax deduction for contributions to such 
    candidates, to provide for voluntary expenditure limitations in 
    House of Representatives elections, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on House Administration; Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. REGULA, [29AP]
H.R. 1642--
A bill to require local educational agencies to develop and implement a 
    random drug testing and counseling program for students in grades 9 
    through 12; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. ROGAN, [29AP]
H.R. 1643--
A bill to establish a moratorium on large fishing vessels in Atlantic 
    herring and mackerel fisheries; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Faleomavaega), [29AP]
  Cosponsors added, [5MY]
H.R. 1644--
A bill to provide the people of Cuba with access to food and medicines 
    from the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    International Relations; Agriculture.
  By Mr. SERRANO (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Allen, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
    Campbell, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
    Delahunt, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. English, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr 
    of California, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. John, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. LaFalce, 
    Mr. Lampson, Ms. Lee, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
    McGovern, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Meeks of New 
    York, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Minge, Mr. Moakley, Mr. 
    Moran of Virginia, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Nadler, 
    Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Ney, Mr. Oberstar, 
    Mr. Olver, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
    Shays, Mr. Stark, Ms. Waters, and Ms. Woolsey), [29AP]
  Cosponsors added, [5MY], [13MY], [20MY], [27MY], [10JN], [22JN], 
    [1JY], [16JY], [22JY], [4AU], [9SE], [14SE], [22SE], [29SE], [1OC], 
    [5OC], [7OC], [12OC], [21OC]
H.R. 1645--
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.
  By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. 
    Thurman, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    Cummings, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Hilliard), [29AP]
  Cosponsors added, [13MY], [20MY], [14JN], [18JN], [24JN], [1JY], 
    [21JY], [5NO]
H.R. 1646--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
    provide for an extra payment amount under the Medicare Program to 
    rural providers of services who furnish case manager services to 
    Medicare beneficiaries; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. STARK, [29AP]
  Cosponsors added, [1JY]
H.R. 1647--
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. SWEENEY, [29AP]
H.R. 1648--
A bill to establish State infrastructure banks for education; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Brown of California, 
    Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Condit, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
    Cummings, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
    Etheridge, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Green of Texas, 
    Mr. Holden, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
    Lofgren, Mr. Martinez, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Moran of 
    Virginia, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Shows, 
    Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stark, Mr. Tierney, and Mr. Weiner), [29AP]
  Cosponsors added, [4MY], [11MY], [25MY], [16JN], [27JY], [4OC], [26OC]
H.R. 1649--
A bill to abolish the Department of Energy; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Armed Services; Science; Resources; Rules; Government 
    Reform.
  By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself, Mr. Royce, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Sanford, 
    Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
    Coburn, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Goss, Mr. Ryun of Kansas,

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    Mr. Kasich, Mr. Foley, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Weldon 
    of Florida, Mr. Paul, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
    Ehrlich, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. McIntosh), [29AP]
  Cosponsors added, [5MY], [18MY], [19MY], [24MY], [27MY], [9JN], 
    [15JN], [17JN], [29JY], [3AU], [18NO]
H.R. 1650--
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 Committees on 
    the Judiciary; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
    McHugh, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
    Camp, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
    Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
    Houghton, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Allen, Mr. Holden, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Frost, 
    Mr. Davis of Florida, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. English, Mr. 
    Ehlers, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Ortiz, 
    Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Oxley, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
    Rodriguez, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Lee, and Mr. Bonior), [29AP]
  Cosponsors added, [4MY], [11MY], [18MY], [24MY], [10JN], [24JN], 
    [12JY], [21JY], [4AU], [9SE], [14SE], [23SE], [30SE], [4OC], [13OC], 
    [14OC], [18OC], [5NO]
H.R. 1651--
A bill to amend the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 to extend the 
    period during which reimbursement may be provided to owners of 
    United States fishing vessels for costs incurred when such a vessel 
    is seized and detained by a foreign country; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. 
    Faleomavaega), [29AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-197), [23JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [13SE]
H.R. 1652--
A bill to establish the Yukon River Salmon Advisory Panel; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. Saxton), [29AP]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-201), [25JN]
H.R. 1653--
A bill to approve a governing international fishery agreement between 
    the United States and the Russian Federation; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Faleomavaega) 
    (all by request), [29AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-195), [22JN]
H.R. 1654--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the National Aeronautics and 
    Space Administration for fiscal years 2000, 2001, and 2002, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. ROHRABACHER, [3MY]
  Cosponsors added, [13MY], [17MY]
  Cosponsors removed, [17MY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-145), [18MY]
  Passed House amended, [19MY]
  Passed Senate amended, [5NO]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [5NO]
H.R. 1655--
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for 
    the civilian energy and scientific research, development, and 
    demonstration and related commercial application of energy 
    technology programs, projects, and activities of the Department of 
    Energy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. CALVERT, [3MY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-243), [20JY]
  Passed House amended, [15SE]
H.R. 1656--
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for 
    the commercial application of energy technology and related civilian 
    energy and scientific programs, projects, and activities of the 
    Department of Energy, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Science; Commerce; Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. CALVERT, [3MY]
H.R. 1657--
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.
  By Mr. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
    Blumenauer, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Gejdenson, 
    Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
    Mr. Markey, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Evans, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
    Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Berman, Mr. Goss, Ms. 
    DeGette, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Borski, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Green of 
    Texas, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Eshoo, 
    Mr. Leach, Mr. Cook, Mrs. Roukema, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. 
    Rush, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Levin, Mr. Allen, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
    Metcalf, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Olver, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
    Kucinich, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Andrews, 
    Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Blagojevich, Ms. 
    Norton, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Udall of 
    Colorado, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Filner, Ms. 
    Millender-McDonald, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
    Coyne, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Holt, Mr. Smith 
    of Washington, Mr. Vento, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Dixon, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Shays, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
    Wynn, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Capuano, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Stark, Ms. Waters, 
    Mr. Cummings, Mr. Dicks, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Udall of 
    New Mexico, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
    Sabo, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Farr of California, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Payne, 
    Mr. Sherman, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Moakley, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
    Brown of California, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
    Texas, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
    Menendez, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Lee, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Pastor, Ms. 
    Lofgren, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Eddie 
    Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Kind, 
    Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
    Martinez, and Mrs. Tauscher), [3MY]
  Cosponsors added, [4MY], [5MY], [6MY], [27MY], [19JY], [30JY], [29SE], 
    [1OC], [4OC], [20OC], [21OC], [27OC], [8NO]
H.R. 1658--
A bill to provide a more just and uniform procedure for Federal civil 
    forteitures, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Frank 
    of Massachusetts, Mr. Bachus, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
    Brown of Ohio, Mr. Clay, Mr. Crane, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Cunningham, 
    Mr. Ewing, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Foley, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
    Hayworth, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
    McDermott, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Martinez, Ms. Norton, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
    Scott, Mr. Shows, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Weldon of 
    Pennsylvania, and Mr. Young of Alaska), [4MY]
  Cosponsors added, [13MY], [20MY], [27MY], [9JN], [14JN], [17JN]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 106-192), [18JN]
  Passed House amended, [24JN]
H.R. 1659--
A bill to reinforce police training and reestablish police and community 
    relations, and to create a commission to study and report on the 
    policies and practices that govern the training, recruitment, and 
    oversight of police officers, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SERRANO (for himself and Mr. Hyde), [4MY]
  Cosponsors added, [18MY], [19MY], [24MY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-190), [18JN]
H.R. 1660--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the 
    incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools and 
    to provide tax incentives for corporations to participate in 
    cooperative agreements with public schools in distressed areas; to 
    the Committees on Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Bonior, 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. Becerra, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, 
    Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
    Blagojevich, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Borski, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
    Brown of California, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. 
    Clayton, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Ms. 
    DeGette, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
    Dixon, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
    Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
    Gordon, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Norton, Mr. Inslee, Mr. 
    Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. LaFalce, 
    Mr. Lampson, Mr. LaTourette, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
    Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Mascara, Mr. McGovern, 
    Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Olver, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Quinn, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Rush, 
    Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Schakowsky, 
    Mr. Shows, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Tierney, Mrs. Jones of 
    Ohio, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Weygand, Ms. Woolsey, 
    and Mr. Wynn), [4MY]
  Cosponsors removed, [24MY]
  Cosponsors added, [26MY], [10JN], [30JN], [12JY], [21JY], [29JY], 
    [5AU], [8SE], [14SE], [24SE]
H.R. 1661--
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.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Sawyer, and Mr. 
    Hilliard), [4MY]
  Cosponsors added, [17MY], [15JN], [29JN]
H.R. 1662--
A bill to amend Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
    provide for the inclusion of mentoring programs for novice teachers 
    in the professional development activities of local educational 
    agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce.
  By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York, [4MY]
H.R. 1663--
A bill to designate as a national memorial the memorial being built at 
    the Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California to honor 
    recipients of the Medal of Honor; to the Committee on Veterans' 
    Affairs.
  By Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Brown of 
    California, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Packard, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
    Boehlert, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Mr. Cox, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Royce, 
    Mr. Thomas, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Matsui, 
    Ms. Lee, Mr. Radanovich, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. 
    George Miller of California, Mr. Horn, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
    Rogan, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Condit, Ms. 
    Lofgren, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Berman, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
    Becerra, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Waters, Mr. Farr 
    of California, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Dooley of California, 
    Mr. Stark, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Ose, 
    Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Herger, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
    Ackerman, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Snyder, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
    Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Baker, 
    Mr. Hansen, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Reyes, and Mr. Underwood), [4MY]
  Cosponsors added, [9JN], [18JN], [8SE], [9SE], [28SE]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 106-351), [30SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [5OC]
  Passed Senate, [20OC]
  Presented to the President (October 21, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-83] (signed October 28, 1999)
H.R. 1664--
A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for military 
    operations, refugee relief,

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    and humanitarian assistance relating to the conflict in Kosovo, and 
    for military operations in Southwest Asia for the fiscal year ending 
    September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Florida, [4MY]
  Reported from the Committee on Appropriations (H. Rept. 106-125), 
    [4MY]
  Passed House amended, [6MY]
  Passed Senate amended, [18JN]
  Senate insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference, [21JN]
  House agreed to Senate amendments, [4AU]
  Presented to the President (August 12, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-51] (signed August 17, 1999)
H.R. 1665--
A bill to allow the National Park Service to acquire certain land for 
    addition to the Wilderness Battlefield in Virginia, as previously 
    authorized by law, by purchase or exchange as well as by donation; 
    to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. BATEMAN, [4MY]
  Cosponsors added, [24MY], [8JN], [17JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-362), [4OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [12OC]
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (November 30, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-150] (signed December 9, 1999)
H.R. 1666--
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service at 
    200 East Pinckney Street in Madison, Florida, as the ``Captain Colin 
    P. Kelly, Jr. Post Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. BOYD (for himself, Mr. Foley, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
    Davis of Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Scarborough, 
    Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. Ros-
    Lehtinen, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Goss, Mr. Hastings 
    of Florida, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
    Weldon of Florida, Ms. Brown of Florida, and Mr. Miller of Florida), 
    [4MY]
H.R. 1667--
A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, relating to vehicle weight 
    limitations; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. COOK (for himself and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota), [4MY]
  Cosponsors added, [3NO]
H.R. 1668--
A bill to authorize the National Park Service to conduct a feasibility 
    study for the preservation of the Loess Hills in western Iowa; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GANSKE, [4MY]
H.R. 1669--
A bill to provide that an annual pay adjustment for Members of Congress 
    may not exceed the cost-of-living adjustment in benefits under title 
    II of the Social Security Act for that year; to the Committees on 
    Government Reform; House Administration.
  By Mr. GOSS, [4MY]
H.R. 1670--
A bill to establish a commission to study the culture and glorification 
    of violence in America; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, [4MY]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [8JN]
H.R. 1671--
A bill to grant a Federal charter to Korean War Veterans Association, 
    Incorporated; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HOYER, [4MY]
  Cosponsors added, [5MY], [11MY], [20MY], [8JN], [15JN], [23JN], 
    [24JN], [29JY], [30JY], [15SE], [27SE], [28OC], [9NO]
H.R. 1672--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require States 
    Medicaid plans to provide for payment for costs of medical services 
    under individualized education programs under the Individuals with 
    Disabilities Education Act after they exceed $3,500 in a school 
    year; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. LOFGREN, [4MY]
H.R. 1673--
A bill to provide bonus funds to local educational agencies that adopt a 
    policy to end social promotion; to the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce.
  By Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut, [4MY]
  Cosponsors added, [25MY]
H.R. 1674--
A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act with respect to civil 
    actions against public waters systems that are in compliance with 
    national drinking water regulations promulgated by the Administrator 
    of the Environmental Protection Agency; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. GARY MILLER of California, [4MY]
H.R. 1675--
A bill to provide for the full funding of the Pell Grant Program; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [4MY]
  Cosponsors added, [5MY], [9JN], [15JN], [21SE], [19OC]
H.R. 1676--
A bill to amend part Q of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
    Streets Act of 1965 to prevent motorist stops motivated by race or 
    other bias; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. PALLONE, [4MY]
  Cosponsors added, [12MY], [20MY], [18JN], [20JY]
H.R. 1677--
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, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. Brown of 
    California), [4MY]
  Cosponsors added, [10JN]
H.R. 1678--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require the Secretary 
    of Transportation to initiate investigations of unfair methods of 
    competition by major air carriers against new entrant air carriers; 
    to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SWEENEY, [4MY]
  Cosponsors added, [12MY]
H.R. 1679--
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 certain small and nonhub airports that have 
    unreasonably high airfares, to improve jet aircraft service to 
    markets that have unreasonably high airfares, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SWEENEY, [4MY]
  Cosponsors added, [12MY]
H.R. 1680--
A bill to provide for the conveyance of Forest Service property in Kern 
    County, California, in exchange for county lands suitable for 
    inclusion in Sequoia National Forest; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [4MY]
H.R. 1681--
A bill to concentrate Federal resources aimed at the prosecution of drug 
    offenses on those offenses that are major; to the Committees on the 
    Judiciary; Commerce.
  By Ms. WATERS, [4MY]
  Cosponsors added, [24JN], [9NO]
H.R. 1682--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a 
    permanent tax incentive for research and development, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. WILSON (for herself, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Ford, and Mr. Udall of New 
    Mexico), [4MY]
  Cosponsors added, [11MY], [1JY], [5AU]
H.R. 1683--
A bill for the relief of Paul Green; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [4MY]
H.R. 1684--
A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act and other banking 
    laws to protect consumers who avail themselves of payday loans from 
    usurious interest rates and exorbitant fees, perpetual debt, the use 
    of criminal actions to collect debts, and other unfair practices by 
    payday lenders, to encourage the States to license and closely 
    regulate payday lenders, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. RUSH, [5MY]
  Cosponsors added, [19MY], [26MY], [17JN], [23JN], [15JY], [2AU], 
    [17NO]
H.R. 1685--
A bill to provide for the recognition of electronic signatures for the 
    conduct of interstate and foreign commerce, to restrict the 
    transmission of certain electronic mail advertisements, to authorize 
    the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe rules to protect the 
    privacy of users of commercial Internet websites, to promote the 
    rapid deployment of broadband Internet services, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BOUCHER (for himself and Mr. Goodlatte), [5MY]
  Cosponsors added, [1JY], [15JY], [3AU], [4AU], [13SE]
H.R. 1686--
A bill to ensure that the Internet remains open to fair competition, 
    free from government regulation, and accessible to American 
    consumers; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Commerce.
  By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself and Mr. Boucher), [5MY]
  Cosponsors added, [29JN], [14JY], [5AU], [15SE], [5OC], [21OC], [4NO], 
    [18NO]
H.R. 1687--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a 
    refundable credit against income tax for health insurance costs, to 
    allow employees who elect not to participate in employer subsidized 
    health plans an exclusion from gross income for employer payments in 
    lieu of such participation, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. SHADEGG (for himself, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Largent, Mr. Wamp, 
    Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Armey, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Graham, Mrs. 
    Emerson, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Weldon of 
    Florida, and Mr. Coburn), [5MY]
  Cosponsors added, [9JN], [15JN], [17JN], [27OC]
H.R. 1688--
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, [5MY]
H.R. 1689--
A bill to prohibit States from imposing restrictions on the operation of 
    motor vehicles providing limousine service between a place in a 
    State and a place in another State, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [5MY]
  Cosponsors added, [19MY], [25MY], [15JN], [27JY], [23SE], [30SE], 
    [14OC]
H.R. 1690--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross 
    income of individual taxpayers discharges of indebtedness 
    attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself and Mr. Foley), [5MY]
  Cosponsors added, [19MY], [24MY], [8JN], [14JN]
H.R. 1691--
A bill to protect religious liberty; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CANADY of Florida (for himself, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
    Weiner, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
    Smith of Texas, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. 
    Cannon), [5MY]
  Cosponsors added, [10MY], [13MY], [24MY], [8JN], [10JN], [22JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-219), [1JY]
  Passed House amended, [15JY]
H.R. 1692--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability 
    and feasibility of including the Gaviota Coast of California in the 
    National Park System; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. CAPPS, [5MY]
H.R. 1693--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify the 
    overtime exemption for employees engaged in fire protection 
    activities; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. EHRLICH (for himself, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. English), 
    [5MY]
  Cosponsors added, [9JN], [1JY], [2AU], [5AU], [9SE], [1OC], [14OC], 
    [4NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [4NO]
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (November 30, 1999)

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  Approved [Public Law 106-151] (signed December 9, 1999)
H.R. 1694--
A bill to provide Public Safety and Community Policing Renewal Grants, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts), [5MY]
  Cosponsors added, [20MY]
H.R. 1695--
A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal public lands in 
    the Ivanpah Valley, Nevada, to Clark County, Nevada, for the 
    development of an airport facility, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GIBBONS, [5MY]
  Cosponsors added, [10NO]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-471), [16NO]
H.R. 1696--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Griffith 
    Project to the Southern Nevada Water Authority; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. GIBBONS, [5MY]
H.R. 1697--
A bill to provide for the review and classification of physician 
    assistant positions in the Federal Government, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
    and Mr. Inslee), [5MY]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY], [1OC], [16NO]
H.R. 1698--
A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to provide that a 
    quality grade label issued by the Secretary of Agriculture may not 
    be used for imported meat and meat food products; to the Committee 
    on Agriculture.
  By Mr. HILL of Montana (for himself, Mr. LaTourette, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
    McHugh, and Mr. Watkins), [5MY]
H.R. 1699--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to issue war bonds to pay 
    for Operation Allied Force and related humanitarian operations; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HILL of Montana, [5MY]
H.R. 1700--
A bill to provide that a national missile defense system shall not be 
    subject to an otherwise applicable statutory requirement that a 
    major defense acquisition program not proceed beyond low-rate 
    initial production before completion of initial operational test and 
    evaluation and that an environmental impact statement prepared for 
    the construction of any element of such a system shall not be 
    subject to judicial review; to the Committees on Armed Services; 
    Resources.
  By Mr. HOSTETTLER (for himself, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    McIntosh, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Aderholt, Mr. Pitts, and Mr. Burton of Indiana), [5MY]
H.R. 1701--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain polyethylene base 
    materials; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MCDERMOTT, [5MY]
H.R. 1702--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to ban using the Internet 
    to obtain or dispose of a firearm; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii (for herself, Mr. George Miller of California, 
    Mr. Andrews, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Payne), [5MY]
  Cosponsors added, [25MY], [10JN], [15JN], [22JN], [30JN]
H.R. 1703--
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. NEAL of Massachusetts, [5MY]
  Cosponsors added, [26MY]
H.R. 1704--
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.
  By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself, Mr. Latham, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. 
    Shows), [5MY]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [14JY]
H.R. 1705--
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to waive the oxygen content 
    requirement for reformulated gasoline and to phase-out the use of 
    MTBE, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. PALLONE, [5MY]
  Cosponsors added, [5AU], [9SE]
H.R. 1706--
A bill to prohibit the Federal Government from planning, developing, 
    implementing, or administering any national teacher test or method 
    of certification and from withholding funds from States or local 
    educational agencies that fail to adopt a specific method of teacher 
    certification; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Souder, Mr. Norwood, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
    Fletcher, and Mr. Tancredo), [5MY]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [13MY], [18MY], [19MY], [20MY], [8JN], [9JN], 
    [17JN], [29JY], [14SE]
H.R. 1707--
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.
  By Mr. RAMSTAD (for himself, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Minge, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
    Sabo, Mr. Luther, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. 
    Rahall), [5MY]
  Cosponsors added, [25MY], [26MY], [18JN], [29JY]
H.R. 1708--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 
    simplified method for determining a partner's share of items of a 
    partnership which is a qualified investment club; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. RAMSTAD (for himself and Mrs. Thurman), [5MY]
  Cosponsors added, [15SE], [21SE], [24SE], [28SE], [7OC], [18NO]
H.R. 1709--
A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the 
    Congress to Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. in recognition of his outstanding 
    and enduring contributions to the Nation; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. RANGEL, [5MY]
H.R. 1710--
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 such schools and to 
    charitable organizations which provide scholarships for children to 
    attend such schools; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Gary Miller of 
    California, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
    Largent, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. LaTourette, 
    Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hill of Montana, and Mrs. Wilson), 
    [5MY]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [11MY], [12MY], [13MY], [18MY], [20MY], 
    [24MY], [26MY], [8JN], [8JN], [9JN], [14JN], [12JY], [9SE]
H.R. 1711--
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. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mrs. Fowler, and Mr. 
    Traficant) (all by request), [5MY]
H.R. 1712--
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.
  By Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Brown of Ohio), [5MY]
H.R. 1713--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain 
    dealer derivative financial instruments, hedging transactions, and 
    supplies as ordinary assets; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [5MY]
  Cosponsors added, [25MY], [26MY], [10JN]
H.R. 1714--
A bill to facilitate the use of electronic records and signatures in 
    interstate or foreign commerce; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
    Oxley, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Fossella), [6MY]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [23JN], [21JY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-341, part 1), [27SE]
  Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, [27SE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-341, part 2), [15OC]
  Failed of passage under suspension of the rules, [1NO]
  Passed House amended, [9NO]
H.R. 1715--
A bill to extend the expiration date of the Defense Production Act of 
    1950, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. BACHUS (for himself and Ms. Waters) (both by request), [6MY]
H.R. 1716--
A bill to provide for a study of long-term care needs in the 21st 
    century; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS, [6MY]
H.R. 1717--
A bill to permanently ban the possession of firearms by dangerous 
    juvenile offenders; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH (for himself and Mr. Rogan), [6MY]
  Cosponsors added, [17MY], [25MY], [27MY]
H.R. 1718--
A bill to amend the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 to add 
    Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Perry, and Wayne Counties, Tennessee, to 
    the Appalachian region; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BRYANT (for himself and Mr. Hilleary), [6MY]
  Cosponsors added, [13MY]
H.R. 1719--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Defense to carry out the National 
    Guard civilian youth opportunities program for fiscal year 2000 in 
    an amount not to exceed $110,000,000; to the Committee on Armed 
    Services.
  By Mr. DeFAZIO, [6MY]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY]
H.R. 1720--
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, [6MY]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY]
H.R. 1721--
A bill to amend the Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention 
    Program Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 
    through 2005; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. DeFAZIO, [6MY]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY]
H.R. 1722--
A bill to amend the Head Start Act to authorize appropriations for 
    fiscal years 2000 through 2005; to the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce.
  By Mr. DeFAZIO, [6MY]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY]
H.R. 1723--
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, [6MY]
  Cosponsors added, [26MY], [14JY]
H.R. 1724--
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, [6MY]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY]
H.R. 1725--
A bill to provide for the conveyance by the Bureau of Land Management to 
    Douglas County, Oregon, of a county park and certain adjacent land; 
    to the Committee on Resources.

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  By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself and Mr. Walden of Oregon), [6MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-446), [4NO]
H.R. 1726--
A bill to allow States to develop or expand instant gun checking 
    capabilities, to allow a tax credit for the purchase of safe storage 
    devices for firearms, to promote the fitting of handguns with child 
    safety locks, and to prevent children from injuring themselves and 
    others with firearms; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. DeFAZIO, [6MY]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY]
H.R. 1727--
A bill to eliminate the fees associated with Forest Service special use 
    permits that authorize a church to use structures and improvements 
    on National Forest System lands for religious or educational 
    purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself and Mrs. Chenoweth), [6MY]
H.R. 1728--
A bill to reauthorize the Trade Adjustment Assistance program through 
    fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Metcalf), [6MY]
  Cosponsors added, [24JN], [27JY], [30JY], [3AU], [5AU], [13SE], [1OC], 
    [5OC], [13OC]
H.R. 1729--
A bill to designate the Federal facility located at 1301 Emmet Street in 
    Charlottesville, Virginia, as the ``Pamela B. Gwin Hall''; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. GOODE (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Pickett, Mr. 
    Scott, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Bateman, and Mr. 
    Moran of Virginia), [6MY]
H.R. 1730--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the 
    installment method to be used to report income from the sale of 
    certain residential real property, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
    Gilman, and Mr. Foley), [6MY]
  Cosponsors added, [24JN]
H.R. 1731--
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. McCrery, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
    Foley, Mr. Weller, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Mr. Thomas), [6MY]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [14JN], [18JN], [14JY], [16JY], [4AU], 
    [13SE], [18NO]
H.R. 1732--
A bill to designate certain Federal land in the State of Utah as 
    wilderness, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
    Baird, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Berman, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
    Boucher, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Brown of 
    Ohio, Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Clay, Mr. Clyburn, 
    Mr. Conyers, Mr. Costello, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
    Davis of Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. 
    DeLauro, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, 
    Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Frank 
    of Massachusetts, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Green 
    of Texas, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
    Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Holden, Mr. Holt, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Inslee, 
    Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Jefferson, 
    Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
    Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
    Larson, Mr. Leach, Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
    Lipinski, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Luther, Mrs. Maloney of New 
    York, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Markey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
    Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
    McKinney, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Meeks 
    of New York, Mr. Menendez, Mr. George Miller of California, Mrs. 
    Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Morella, 
    Mr. Murtha, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
    Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
    Phelps, Mr. Porter, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
    Rothman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sabo, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
    Sanders, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
    Sherman, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Spratt, Ms. 
    Stabenow, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
    Tierney, Mr. Towns, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, 
    Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Vento, Ms. Waters, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
    Wexler, Mr. Weygand, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Wynn), [6MY]
  Cosponsors added, [20MY], [16JN], [24JN], [14JY], [23SE], [29SE], 
    [7OC], [3NO], [17NO], [22NO]
  Cosponsors removed, [10JN]
H.R. 1733--
A bill to establish doctoral fellowships designed to increase the pool 
    of scientists and engineers trained specifically to address the 
    global energy and environmental challenges of the 21st century; to 
    the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Markey, Mr. McGovern, 
    Mr. Olver, and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts), [6MY]
H.R. 1734--
A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
    improve the quality of education and raise student achievement by 
    strengthening accountability, raising standards for teachers, 
    rewarding success, and providing better information to parents; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, [6MY]
  Cosponsors added, [14MY], [20MY], [24MY], [8JN], [28SE]
H.R. 1735--
A bill to establish a grant program to enable 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 and Mr. Barton of Texas), 
    [6MY]
H.R. 1736--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
    certain Medicare beneficiaries with an exemption to the financial 
    limitations imposed on physical, speech-language pathology, and 
    occupational therapy services under part B of the Medicare Program, 
    and to provide for a system to vary those limitations using a 
    classification of individuals based on diagnostic category and prior 
    use of services; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. STARK, [6MY]
  Cosponsors added, [14MY], [20MY], [8JN], [18JN], [24JN], [1JY], 
    [16JY], [20JY], [8SE], [9SE]
H.R. 1737--
A bill to prohibit United States reconstruction assistance for the 
    Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) as a result 
    of Operation Allied Force; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. SWEENEY, [6MY]
H.R. 1738--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide slot exemptions 
    for nonstop regional jet service, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. WAMP, [6MY]
H.R. 1739--
A bill to reform the financing of Federal elections; to the Committees 
    on House Administration; Commerce; Government Reform.
  By Mr. TIERNEY (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. George Miller of 
    California, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Nadler, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
    Hoeffel, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
    Olver, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Blumenauer, 
    Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Stark, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
    Jackson of Illinois, Ms. McKinney, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
    Weygand, Mr. Kind, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
    Ford, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
    Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
    Clay, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fattah, and Mr. Pascrell), [6MY]
  Cosponsors added, [19MY], [22JN]
H.R. 1740--
A bill to reliquidate certain entries of N,N-dicyolohexyll-2-
    benzothazole-sulfenamide; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FORD, [6MY]
H.R. 1741--
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 M/V Sandpiper; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. GRAHAM, [6MY]
H.R. 1742--
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for 
    the environmental and scientific research, development, and 
    demonstration programs, projects, and activities of the Office of 
    Research and Development and Science Advisory Board of the 
    Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Science.
  By Mr. CALVERT, [10MY]
H.R. 1743--
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for 
    the environmental and scientific and energy research, development, 
    and demonstration and commercial application of energy technology 
    programs, projects, and activities of the Office of Air and 
    Radiation of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. CALVERT, [10MY]
H.R. 1744--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the National Institute of 
    Standards and Technology for fiscal years 2000 and 2001, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mrs. MORELLA, [10MY]
H.R. 1745--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the 
    removal of aliens who associate with known terrorists; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [11MY]
H.R. 1746--
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.
  By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Weller, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
    Whitfield, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Boucher, 
    Mr. Goss, Mr. Tancredo, and Mr. Rogan), [11MY]
  Cosponsors added, [26MY], [17JN], [18JN], [29JY], [24SE], [30SE]
H.R. 1747--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to increase 
    the penalties imposed for making or accepting contributions in the 
    name of another and to prohibit foreign nationals from making any 
    campaign-related disbursements; to the Committee on House 
    Administration.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
    Mica, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Souder, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
    Traficant, Mr. Horn, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Barr of Georgia, and Mr. Ryan 
    of Wisconsin), [11MY]
  Cosponsors added, [26MY], [10JN], [19JY], [29JY], [30JY], [2AU], 
    [4AU], [8SE], [13SE]
H.R. 1748--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the mandatory 
    retirement age for law enforcement officers from 57 to 60 years of 
    age; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [11MY]
  Cosponsors added, [25MY], [18NO]
H.R. 1749--
A bill to designate Wilson Creek in Avery and Caldwell Counties, North 
    Carolina, as a compo

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    nent of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; to the Committee 
    on Resources.
  By Mr. BALLENGER, [11MY]
  Cosponsors added, [19JY]
H.R. 1750--
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.
  By Mr. TOWNS (for himself, Mr. Borski, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
    Oberstar, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rangel, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Brown 
    of California, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
    Menendez, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
    Blumenauer, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
    Mr. Strickland, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
    Waxman, Mr. Clement, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
    DeFazio, Mr. Hall of Texas, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. McCarthy of 
    Missouri, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
    Cummings, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Shows, Mr. Engel, Mr. Holden, Mr. Boucher, 
    Mr. Costello, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Barcia, Mr. Luther, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Sawyer, 
    Mr. McGovern, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Baird, Mr. Wise, Ms. 
    Norton, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Clay, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Owens, Mr. Doyle, 
    Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Rivers, Ms. 
    DeLauro, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Thompson of 
    Mississippi, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
    Kanjorski, Ms. Carson, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
    Meeks of New York, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Vento, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Andrews, 
    Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
    Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
    Martinez, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
    Gutierrez, Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Meehan, 
    Ms. Velazquez, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
    Island, Ms. Lee, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Evans, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Larson, 
    Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Gonzalez, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Frost, Mr. Abercrombie, 
    Mr. Rothman, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Levin, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
    Pastor, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Farr of California, 
    Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Moore, Mr. 
    Visclosky, Mr. Payne, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Ford, Mr. Berry, Mr. Bonior, 
    Mr. Bishop, Mr. Holt, Mr. Weygand, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida, and Mr. Hoyer), [11MY]
  Cosponsors added, [13MY], [18MY], [25MY], [10JN], [15JN], [1JY], 
    [14JY], [27JY], [3AU], [5AU], [1NO]
H.R. 1751--
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, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
    Lewis of California, Mr. Filner, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Lantos), 
    [11MY]
  Cosponsors added, [12MY]
H.R. 1752--
A bill to make improvements in the operation and administration of the 
    Federal courts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. COBLE (for himself and Mr. Berman) (both by request), [11MY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-312), [9SE]
H.R. 1753--
A bill to promote the research, identification, assessment, exploration, 
    and development of methane hydrate resources, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Science; Resources.
  By Mr. DOYLE (for himself, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Costello), [11MY]
  Reported with amendments from the Committee on Science (H. Rept. 106-
    377, part 1), [13OC]
  Referral to the Committee on Resources extended, [13OC]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Resources (H. Rept. 106-
    377, part 2), [18OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [26OC]
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
H.R. 1754--
A bill to require the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and 
    Space Administration to develop and provide for the distribution of 
    an educational curriculum in recognition of the 100th anniversary of 
    the first powered flight; to the Committees on Science; Education 
    and the Workforce.
  By Mr. ETHERIDGE, [11MY]
  Cosponsors added, [7OC]
H.R. 1755--
A bill to provide for reimbursing the States for the cost incurred by 
    the States in implementing the Border Smog Reduction Act of 1998; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. FILNER, [11MY]
H.R. 1756--
A bill to provide for comprehensive brownfields assessment, cleanup, and 
    redevelopment; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; Small 
    Business.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. 
    Brown of Ohio, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, and Mr. Capuano), [11MY]
H.R. 1757--
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), [11MY]
H.R. 1758--
A bill to amend the Agricultural Market Transition Act to extend the 
    milk price support program through 2002 at an increased price 
    support rate; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. GUTKNECHT, [11MY]
H.R. 1759--
A bill to ensure the long-term protection of the resources of the 
    portion of the Columbia River known as the Hanford Reach; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself, Mr. Nethercutt, and Ms. 
    Dunn), [11MY]
H.R. 1760--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the 
    incentives for the construction, repair, rehabilitation, and 
    renovation of public schools; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, [11MY]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [10JN], [17JN], [18JN], [24JN], [1JY], 
    [16JY], [22JY], [29JY], [5AU], [8SE], [9SE], [21SE], [26OC]
  Cosponsors removed, [30SE]
H.R. 1761--
A bill to amend provisions of title 17, United States Code; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ROGAN (for himself and Mr. Coble), [11MY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-216), [1JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [2AU]
  Laid on the table, [2AU]
H.R. 1762--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary 
    of Veterans Affairs to expand the scope of the respite care program 
    of the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' 
    Affairs.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Stearns, 
    and Mr. Saxton), [11MY]
H.R. 1763--
A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that the 
    cost of mitigation required under that Act for a public construction 
    project may not exceed 10 percent of the total project costs; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. CALVERT, [12MY]
  Cosponsors added, [18MY]
H.R. 1764--
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 Committees on 
    Armed Services; Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gutierrez, 
    Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Carson, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
    Shows, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Farr of California, 
    Ms. McKinney, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Frost, and Ms. 
    Kilpatrick), [12MY]
  Cosponsors added, [17MY], [20MY], [26MY], [22JN], [29JY]
H.R. 1765--
A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 1999, the rates of 
    disability compensation for veterans with service-connected 
    disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation 
    for survivors of certain service-connected disabled veterans, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. Filner), 
    [12MY]
  Cosponsors added, [20MY], [14JN]
H.R. 1766--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount 
    of the deduction allowed for meal and entertainment expenses 
    associated with the performing arts; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. ABERCROMBIE, [12MY]
H.R. 1767--
A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
    provide for the allocation of any limitation imposed on school 
    construction bonds with respect to which the holders are allowed a 
    credit under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and to apply the 
    wage requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act to projects financed with 
    such bonds; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [12MY]
H.R. 1768--
A bill to strengthen America's firearms and explosives laws; to the 
    Committees on the Judiciary; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Lofgren, 
    Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Waters, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
    Wexler, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
    Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cummings, 
    Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
    Hoeffel, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
    Markey, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Vento, 
    and Mr. Waxman), [12MY]
  Cosponsors added, [18MY], [25MY], [14JN]
H.R. 1769--
A bill 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, nuclear materials couriers, 
    and their survivors, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform.
  By Mr. CUMMINGS, [12MY]
  Cosponsors added, [5NO]
H.R. 1770--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to revise the overtime pay 
    limitation for Federal employees, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. Davis of Virginia, and Mrs. 
    Morella), [12MY]
  Cosponsors added, [29JN]
H.R. 1771--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for an 
    improved benefit computation formula for workers affected by the 
    changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security 
    Amendments of 1977 who attain age 65 during the 10-year period after 
    1981 and before 1992 (and related beneficiaries) and to provide 
    prospectively for increases in their benefits accordingly; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. EMERSON, [12MY]
  Cosponsors added, [24MY], [9JN], [22JY], [14OC], [3NO]
H.R. 1772--
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.
  By Mrs. EMERSON, [12MY]
  Cosponsors added, [24MY], [9JN], [14SE], [14OC]
H.R. 1773--
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

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    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 (for himself and Mrs. Emerson), [12MY]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN]
H.R. 1774--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to not count work 
    experience as an unauthorized alien for purposes of admission as an 
    employment-based immigrant or an H-1B nonimmigrant; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY, [12MY]
H.R. 1775--
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.
  By Mr. GILCHREST (for himself, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Goss, 
    Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Shays, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
    Mrs. Morella, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Foley, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
    Metcalf, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Inslee, Mr. 
    Dicks, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. English, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Tauzin, 
    and Mr. Lampson), [12MY]
  Cosponsors added, [18MY], [9JN], [16JN], [12JY], [15JY], [21JY], 
    [9SE], [15SE], [13OC], [18OC], [19OC], [20OC], [21OC], [25OC], 
    [27OC], [28OC], [3NO], [4NO], [9NO], [18NO]
H.R. 1776--
A bill to expand homeownership in the United States; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. LAZIO (for himself and Mr. Leach), [12MY]
  Cosponsors added, [20MY], [8JN], [14JN], [29JN], [1JY], [19JY], [5AU], 
    [15SE], [24SE], [14OC], [26OC], [16NO], [18NO]
H.R. 1777--
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 access to covered emergency hospital services and 
    emergency ambulance services under a prudent layperson test under 
    group health plans and health insurance coverage; to the Committees 
    on Commerce; Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Towns, and Mrs. Emerson), [12MY]
  Cosponsors added, [18MY], [19MY], [20MY], [24MY], [26MY], [8JN], 
    [9JN], [14JN], [16JN], [17JN], [29JN], [1JY], [14JY], [20JY], 
    [27JY], [29JY], [2AU], [3AU], [8SE], [21SE], [7OC], [25OC]
H.R. 1778--
A bill to prohibit certain election-related activities by foreign 
    nationals; to the Committee on House Administration.
  By Mr. GILLMOR (for himself, Mr. Tanner, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Price of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Clement, 
    Mr. Hobson, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
    Frelinghuysen, Mr. Minge, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Berry, 
    Mr. Oxley, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Walden of Oregon, 
    Mr. Goode, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
    Phelps, Mr. Tancredo, and Ms. Stabenow), [12MY]
  Cosponsors added, [19MY], [15JN], [29JN]
H.R. 1779--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to make changes to the 
    overseas special supplemental food program; to the Committees on 
    Armed Services; Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. GOODLING, [12MY]
  Cosponsors added, [19JY]
H.R. 1780--
A bill to provide for the settlement of claims of the Menominee Indian 
    Tribe of Wisconsin; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, [12MY]
H.R. 1781--
A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to prohibit the donation 
    of competitive foods of minimal nutritional value in schools 
    participating in Federal meal service programs before the end of the 
    last lunch period of the schools; to the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce.
  By Mr. HINCHEY, [12MY]
H.R. 1782--
A bill to clarify the categories of children eligible for enrollment at 
    the Library of Congress day care center; to the Committee on House 
    Administration.
  By Mr. HOYER, [12MY]
H.R. 1783--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the deadline 
    for filing estate tax returns from 9 months to 24 months after a 
    decedent's death; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ISAKSON, [12MY]
H.R. 1784--
A bill to terminate certain sanctions with respect to India and 
    Pakistan; to the Committees on International Relations; Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. PALLONE, [12MY]
  Cosponsors added, [18JN], [29JN]
H.R. 1785--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to stabilize 
    indirect graduate medical education payments; to the Committees on 
    Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. RANGEL, [12MY]
  Cosponsors added, [24JN], [21JY], [5AU], [8SE], [14SE], [15SE], 
    [24SE], [1OC], [7OC], [13OC], [17NO]
H.R. 1786--
A bill to enable America's schools to use their computer hardware to 
    increase student achievement and prepare students for the 21st 
    century workplace; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. ROTHMAN (for himself and Mrs. Roukema), [12MY]
  Cosponsors added, [20MY], [9JN], [30JN], [22JY]
H.R. 1787--
A bill to reauthorize the participation of the Bureau of Reclamation in 
    the Deschutes Resources Conservancy, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. WALDEN of Oregon, [12MY]
  Cosponsors added, [30JY], [15SE]
H.R. 1788--
A bill to deny Federal public benefits to individuals who participated 
    in Nazi persecution; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Government 
    Reform.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Frelinghuysen, and Mr. 
    Lantos), [13MY]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [24JN], [1JY], [21JY], [29JY], [4AU], [21SE]
  Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary (H. Rept. 106-321, part 
    1), [14SE]
  Referral to the Committee on Government Reform extended, [14SE], [1OC]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Government Reform (H. 
    Rept. 106-321, part 2), [6OC]
H.R. 1789--
A bill to restore the inherent benefits of the market economy by 
    repealing the Federal body of statutory law commonly referred to as 
    ``antitrust law'', and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. PAUL, [13MY]
H.R. 1790--
A bill to provide for public disclosure of accidental release scenario 
    information in risk management plans, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Government Reform; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BLILEY (by request), [13MY]
H.R. 1791--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for 
    harming animals used in Federal law enforcement; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Rothman, and Mr. Chabot), [13MY]
  Cosponsors added, [18MY], [19MY], [20MY], [25MY], [26MY], [8JN], 
    [9JN], [24JN], [14JY], [21JY], [27JY], [29JY], [3AU], [5AU], [30SE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-372), [12OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [12OC]
H.R. 1792--
A bill to provide crime-fighting scholarships to certain law enforcement 
    officers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
    Shows, Mr. Etheridge, and Mr. Holden), [13MY]
  Cosponsors added, [30JN]
H.R. 1793--
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.
  By Mr. KOLBE (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
    Dooley of California, Mr. Sanford, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, and Mr. 
    Greenwood), [13MY]
  Cosponsors added, [24JN]
H.R. 1794--
A bill concerning the participation of Taiwan in the World Health 
    Organization (WHO); to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Chabot), [13MY]
  Cosponsors added, [25MY], [17JN], [24JN], [29JN], [12JY], [1OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [4OC]
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (November 30, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-137] (signed December 7, 1999)
H.R. 1795--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the National 
    Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. BURR of North Carolina (for himself and Ms. Eshoo), [13MY]
  Cosponsors added, [25MY], [8JN], [15JN], [16JN], [24JN], [29JN], 
    [14JY], [20JY], [30JY], [5AU], [9SE], [21SE], [27SE], [14OC], [1NO], 
    [5NO], [16NO]
H.R. 1796--
A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
    provide for a chronic disease prescription drug benefit under the 
    Medicare Program; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Levin, Mr. Stark, and Mrs. 
    Thurman), [13MY]
  Cosponsors added, [9JN], [23JN], [29JN], [8SE]
H.R. 1797--
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 (for himself and Mr. Gutierrez), [13MY]
H.R. 1798--
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.
  By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Waxman, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Frank 
    of Massachusetts, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
    English, Mr. Towns, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
    Wicker, Mr. Filner, and Ms. Pelosi), [13MY]
  Cosponsors added, [18MY], [19MY], [26MY], [8JN], [30JN], [14JY], 
    [20JY], [21JY], [5AU], [8SE], [13SE], [12OC], [26OC], [1NO]
H.R. 1799--
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.
  By Mr. GUTIERREZ, [13MY]
H.R. 1800--
A bill to amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 
    1994 to ensure that certain information regarding prisoners is 
    reported to the Attorney General; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself and Mr. Scott), [13MY]
H.R. 1801--
A bill to make technical corrections to various antitrust laws and to 
    references to such

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    laws; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Armed Services.
  By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
    Faleomavaega, Ms. Norton, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. Underwood), 
    [13MY]
  Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary (H. Rept. 106-411, part 
    1), [25OC]
  Referral to the Committee on Armed Services extended, [25OC]
  Committee on Armed Services discharged, [25OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [2NO]
H.R. 1802--
A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide 
    States with more funding and greater flexibility in carrying out 
    programs designed to help children make the transition from foster 
    care to self-sufficiency, and for other purposes; to the Committees 
    on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mr. Cardin), [13MY]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Ways and Means (H. Rept. 
    106-182, part 1), [10JN]
  Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended, [10JN]
  Committee on Commerce discharged, [25JN]
  Passed House amended, [25JN]
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
H.R. 1803--
A bill to preserve and protect the surpluses of the Social Security 
    trust funds by reaffirming the exclusion of receipts and 
    disbursement from the budget, by setting a limit on the debt held by 
    the public, and by amending the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to 
    provide a process to reduce the limit on the debt held by the 
    public; to the Committees on the Budget; Rules; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. KASICH (for himself and Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin), [13MY]
  Cosponsors added, [28SE]
H.R. 1804--
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 lost their lives during peacekeeping operations, humanitarian 
    efforts, training, terrorist attacks, or covert operations; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. LATOURETTE (for himself, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bilbray, 
    Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Borski, 
    Mr. Boucher, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. 
    Christensen, Mr. Cook, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
    Davis of Illinois, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Dixon, 
    Ms. Dunn, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. English, Mr. Fossella, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
    Gutknecht, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. Holden, Ms. 
    Norton, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Inslee, Mr. 
    Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. King, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
    LaHood, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
    McHugh, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. 
    Meek of Florida, Mr. Metcalf, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Gary 
    Miller of California, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
    Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pitts, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
    Reyes, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
    Sawyer, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Shimkus, 
    Mr. Shows, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
    Stupak, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
    Underwood, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Young of 
    Florida), [13MY]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [20JY]
H.R. 1805--
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.
  By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. Gilman), [13MY]
H.R. 1806--
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 adequate access to providers of obstetric 
    and gynecological services; to the Committees on Commerce; Education 
    and the Workforce; Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. Lazio), [13MY]
  Cosponsors added, [17JN], [5AU], [27SE], [17NO]
H.R. 1807--
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, [13MY]
H.R. 1808--
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), [13MY]
H.R. 1809--
A bill to prohibit the importation of dangerous firearms that have been 
    modified to avoid the ban on semiautomatic assault weapons; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Rush, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, 
    Ms. DeGette, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. McDermott, 
    Mr. Wexler, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. 
    Schakowsky, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. Davis of Illinois), 
    [13MY]
H.R. 1810--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt small issue 
    bonds for agriculture from the State volume cap; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself and Mr. Boswell), [13MY]
  Cosponsors added, [18JN], [1JY], [12JY], [3AU]
H.R. 1811--
A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to provide adequate and 
    certain remedies for sovereign tribal governments, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Resources; the Judiciary; Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. PASTOR, [13MY]
  Cosponsors added, [1JY]
H.R. 1812--
A bill to amend the Military Selective Service Act to suspend the 
    registration requirement and the activities of civilian local 
    boards, civilian appeal boards, and similar local agencies of the 
    Selective Service System, except during national emergencies, and to 
    require the Director of Selective Service to prepare a report 
    regarding the development of a viable standby registration program 
    for use only during national emergencies; to the Committee on Armed 
    Services.
  By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
    DeFazio, and Mr. Stark), [13MY]
  Cosponsors added, [18MY], [26MY], [15JN], [22JN], [1JY], [4AU], [5AU], 
    [8SE]
H.R. 1813--
A bill to prohibit the export to Hong Kong of certain high-speed 
    computers; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SWEENEY, [13MY]
H.R. 1814--
A bill to provide incentives for Indian tribes to collect and pay 
    lawfully imposed State sales taxes on goods sold on tribal lands and 
    to provide for penalties against Indian tribes that do not collect 
    and pay such State sales taxes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. VISCLOSKY (for himself, Mr. Istook, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. LaHood, 
    Mr. Roemer, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Coble, Mr. Souder, Mrs. 
    Myrick, Mr. Hostettler, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Ney, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
    Hill of Montana, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
    Mr. Rothman, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Canady of Florida), 
    [13MY]
  Cosponsors added, [22JN], [26JY], [13SE], [13OC], [9NO], [10NO]
H.R. 1815--
A bill to rename Mount McKinley in Alaska as Denali; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [13MY]
H.R. 1816--
A bill to require coverage for colorectal cancer screenings; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Education and the Workforce.
  By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Sisisky, and Mr. 
    Hastings of Florida), [13MY]
  Cosponsors added, [23JN], [1JY], [20JY], [27JY], [2AU], [9SE], [21SE], 
    [29SE], [12OC], [19OC], [25OC], [4NO], [9NO], [18NO]
H.R. 1817--
A bill to improve cellular telephone service in selected rural areas and 
    to achieve equitable treatment of certain cellular license 
    applicants; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Ms. Eshoo, and Mrs. Maloney of New York), 
    [14MY]
H.R. 1818--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to improve the 
    efficiency of the Federal Election Commission, to authorize 
    appropriations for the Commission for fiscal year 2000, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
  By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Fattah, and Mr. Davis of Florida), 
    [14MY]
  Cosponsors added, [26JY]
H.R. 1819--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals 
    who are not eligible to participate in employer-subsidized health 
    plans a refundable credit for their health insurance costs; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Stark, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
    Matsui, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mrs. 
    Thurman, Mrs. Emerson, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Frost, Mr. Inslee, Mr. 
    Shows, Mr. McHugh, and Ms. Pelosi), [14MY]
  Cosponsors added, [19MY], [8JN]
H.R. 1820--
A bill to amend title XII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
    of 1965 to provide grants to improve the infrastructure of 
    elementary and secondary schools; to the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce.
  By Mr. OWENS, [14MY]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [27JY], [8SE], [27SE]
H.R. 1821--
A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the 
    Congress to Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. in recognition of his outstanding 
    and enduring contributions to the Nation; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Frost, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Blagojevich, 
    Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Carson, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Meek 
    of Florida, Mr. Olver, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. 
    Berkley, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Velazquez, 
    Mr. Phelps, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Waters, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
    Ford, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
    Owens, and Ms. Brown of Florida), [14MY]
  Cosponsors added, [1JY], [3AU], [29SE], [18OC]
H.R. 1822--
A bill to establish an emergency loan guarantee program for steel and 
    iron ore companies; to the Committees on Banking and Financial 
    Services; the Budget.
  By Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mr. Callahan, and Mr. Aderholt), 
    [14MY]
H.R. 1823--
A bill to authorize the sponsor of the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport 
    in California to impose noise restrictions on operations at the 
    airport without the approval of the Federal Aviation Administration; 
    to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. ROGAN, [14MY]
H.R. 1824--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow small 
    business employers a credit against income tax for certain expenses 
    for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business 
    trades; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. TALENT (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Mascara, Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. English, Mr. Peterson of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Moore, Mr. Paul, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
    Murtha, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Manzullo, and 
    Mr. Kolbe), [14MY]
  Cosponsors added, [20MY], [27MY], [8JN], [14JN], [22JN], [29JN], 
    [12JY], [14JY], [16JY], [27JY], [3AU], [5AU], [8SE], [22SE], [27SE], 
    [29SE], [18OC], [18NO]

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H.R. 1825--
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 Lucky Dog; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Florida, [14MY]
H.R. 1826--
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 The Enterprize; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Florida, [14MY]
H.R. 1827--
A bill to improve the economy and efficiency of Government operations by 
    requiring the use of recovery audits by Federal agencies; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Armey, and Mr. Ose), [17MY]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [14JN], [22JN], [1JY], [14JY], [15NO], [16NO]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 106-474), [17NO]
H.R. 1828--
A bill to provide for a more competitive electric power industry, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; Resources; 
    Agriculture; Transportation and Infrastructure; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BLILEY (for himself and Mr. Dingell) (both by request), [17MY]
H.R. 1829--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the 
    administration of the volunteer civilian auxiliary of the Air Force 
    known as the Civil Air Patrol; to the Committees on Armed Services; 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. GRAHAM, [17MY]
H.R. 1830--
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, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
    Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Kucinich, and Ms. Schakowsky), [17MY]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY]
H.R. 1831--
A bill to authorize and request the President to award the Medal of 
    Honor posthumously to Charles Richmond Metchear for his actions at 
    Cienfuegos, Cuba during the Spanish-American War; to the Committee 
    on Armed Services.
  By Mr. MEEHAN, [17MY]
H.R. 1832--
A bill to reform unfair and anticompetitive practices in the 
    professional boxing industry; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. OXLEY (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mr. Meeks of New York, and Mr. 
    King), [17MY]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [23JN], [3AU], [22SE], [28SE], [3NO]
  Cosponsors removed, [3NO]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Commerce (H. Rept. 106-
    449, part 1), [4NO]
  Referral to the Committee on Education and the Workforce extended, 
    [4NO]
  Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged, [4NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [8NO]
H.R. 1833--
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for 
    the United States Customs Service for drug interdiction and other 
    operations, for the Office of the United States Trade 
    Representative, for the United States International Trade 
    Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. CRANE, [18MY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-161), [24MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [25MY]
  Passed Senate amended, [5AU]
H.R. 1834--
A bill to promote the growth of free enterprise and economic opportunity 
    in the Caribbean Basin region, to increase trade between the region 
    and the United States, and to encourage the adoption by Caribbean 
    Basin countries of trade and investment policies necessary for 
    participation in the Free Trade Area of the Americas; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, [18MY]
H.R. 1835--
A bill to impose conditions on assistance authorized for North Korea, to 
    impose restrictions on nuclear cooperation and other transactions 
    with North Korea, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Cox, Mr. Kasich, 
    Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Sanford, and Mr. McIntosh), [18MY]
  Cosponsors added, [6OC]
H.R. 1836--
A bill to properly balance the wind and water erosion criteria and the 
    wildlife suitability criteria to be used in the 18th signup of land 
    in the conservation reserve program; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  By Mr. BEREUTER, [18MY]
H.R. 1837--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
    certain Medicare beneficiaries with an exemption to the financial 
    limitations imposed on physical, speech-language pathology, and 
    occupational therapy services under part B of the Medicare Program, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. BURR of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. McCrery, 
    and Mr. Pallone), [18MY]
  Cosponsors added, [20MY], [24MY], [8JN], [17JN], [18JN], [24JN], 
    [30JN], [14JY], [16JY], [26JY], [30JY], [5AU], [9SE], [21SE], 
    [27SE], [14OC], [21OC], [1NO], [5NO], [16NO]
H.R. 1838--
A bill to assist in the enhancement of the security of Taiwan, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on International Relations, Armed 
    Services.
  By Mr. DELAY (for himself, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Wu, Mr. Cox, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mrs. 
    Lowey, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
    Mr. Cook, and Mr. Weldon of Florida), [18MY]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [22JN], [14JY], [15JY], [27JY], [29JY], 
    [3AU], [4AU], [8SE], [14SE], [27SE], [13OC], [14OC], [19OC], [21OC], 
    [25OC], [28OC], [3NO], [17NO]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on International Relations 
    (H. Rept. 106-423, part 1), [28OC]
  Referral to the Committee on Armed Services extended, [28OC], [5NO], 
    [10NO], [11NO], [17NO], [18NO], [19NO], [22NO]
H.R. 1839--
A bill to authorize the Director of the Federal Emergency Management 
    Agency to make grants to fire departments for the acquisition of 
    thermal imaging cameras; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, [18MY]
  Cosponsors added, [20MY], [26MY], [8JN], [9JN], [24JN], [1JY], [20JY], 
    [27JY], [8SE], [14OC], [20OC], [26OC], [2NO], [5NO]
H.R. 1840--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the 
    maximum taxable income for the 15 percent rate bracket, to provide a 
    partial exclusion from gross income for dividends and interest 
    received by individuals, to provide a long-term capital gains 
    deduction for individuals, to increase the traditional IRA 
    contribution limit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. Wexler), [18MY]
  Cosponsors added, [9JN], [29JN], [1JY], [14JY], [27JY], [22SE]
H.R. 1841--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to restore 
    eligibility for adjustment of status under section 245(i) of that 
    Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself and Mrs. Morella), [18MY]
  Cosponsors added, [25MY], [8JN], [15JN], [16JN], [17JN], [24JN], 
    [14JY], [15JY], [21JY], [22JY], [26JY], [27JY], [29JY], [21SE], 
    [19OC], [28OC], [9NO], [17NO]
H.R. 1842--
A bill to provide matching grants for the construction, renovation and 
    repair of school facilities in areas affected by Federal activities, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on Education and the 
    Workforce; Armed Services.
  By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself and Mr. Pomeroy), [18MY]
  Cosponsors added, [26MY], [27MY], [8JN], [15JN], [22JN], [23JN], 
    [30JN], [14JY], [21JY], [21SE], [25OC], [5NO]
H.R. 1843--
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, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mrs. Lowey), [18MY]
  Cosponsors added, [5AU], [2NO], [16NO]
H.R. 1844--
A bill to provide for adjustment of status for certain aliens granted 
    temporary protected status in the United States because of 
    conditions in Lebanon; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. LAHOOD (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Kildee, 
    Mr. Sununu, Mr. Frost, Mr. Dingell, and Mr. LaTourette), [18MY]
  Cosponsors added, [17JN], [15JY], [3AU]
H.R. 1845--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for 
    congressional review of civil aviation agreements; to the Committees 
    on Transportation and Infrastructure; Rules.
  By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. Traficant, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Duncan, 
    Mr. Evans, Mr. Rush, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. 
    Schakowsky, Mr. Costello, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Borski, Mr. Holden, and 
    Mr. McGovern), [18MY]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY]
H.R. 1846--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit the 
    Attorney General to deem that an applicant for naturalization has 
    taken an oath of renunciation and allegiance in certain cases where 
    the applicant is medically unable to take the oath; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. LOFGREN, [18MY]
H.R. 1847--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary 
    of Defense to prescribe regulations to protect the confidentiality 
    of communications between dependents of members of the Armed Forces 
    and professionals providing therapeutic or related services 
    regarding sexual or domestic abuse; to the Committee on Armed 
    Services.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, 
    Mrs. Kelly, and Ms. Norton), [18MY]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN]
H.R. 1848--
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.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Shays, Ms. Roybal-
    Allard, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Dooley of California), 
    [18MY]
  Cosponsors added, [26MY], [8JN], [14JN], [30JN]
H.R. 1849--
A bill to require the Attorney General to promulgate regulations 
    relating to gender-related persecution, including female genital 
    mutilation, for use in determining an alien's eligibility for asylum 
    or withholding of deportation; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Abercrombie, 
    Ms. Berkley, Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Farr 
    of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
    Jefferson, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
    McGovern, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. 
    Morella, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Rivers, 
    Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
    Stark, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Weiner, and Ms. Woolsey), 
    [18MY]
  Cosponsors added, [26MY], [8JN], [15JN], [30JN], [1JY], [4AU]

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H.R. 1850--
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.
  By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. George Miller of 
    California, Mr. Goss, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Royce, 
    Mr. Shays, Mr. Wolf, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. 
    Blagojevich, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Stark, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Sanford, Mr. 
    Bass, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
    Berman, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
    Castle, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Cook, Mr. Coyne, Mr. English, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Souder, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
    Porter, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Horn, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
    Sensenbrenner, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Kingston, and Mr. Salmon), [18MY]
  Cosponsors added, [25MY], [8JN], [16JN], [23JN], [29JN], [14JY], 
    [19JY], [20JY], [5AU], [8SE], [18NO]
H.R. 1851--
A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to 
    enhance protections for employees reporting workplace hazards to the 
    Occupational Safety and Health Administration; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. OWENS (for himself, Mr. Clay, Mr. George Miller of California, 
    Mr. Martinez, Mr. Payne, Mr. Kucinich, and Ms. Woolsey), [18MY]
H.R. 1852--
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to allow a judge to whom a 
    case is transferred to retain jurisdiction over certain 
    multidistrict litigation cases for trial; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Coble, and Mr. Berman), [18MY]
H.R. 1853--
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.
  By Mr. SESSIONS, [18MY]
H.R. 1854--
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, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
    Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Capuano, Mr. English, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
    Mr. Frost, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. 
    Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kolbe, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
    Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
    Schaffer, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. Underwood), [18MY]
H.R. 1855--
A bill to exempt agreements relating to voluntary guidelines governing 
    telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, and music 
    lyrics from the applicability of the antitrust laws; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Hutchinson), 
    [18MY]
H.R. 1856--
A bill to direct the Attorney General to establish a panel to study the 
    issue of Federal benefits received by persons convicted of drug 
    offenses; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. THORNBERRY, [18MY]
  Cosponsors added, [3AU]
H.R. 1857--
A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to allow leave 
    for individuals who give living organ donations, to amend the Public 
    Health Service Act with respect to paying travel and subsistence 
    expenses that are incurred by individuals in donating or receiving 
    of organs, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Education 
    and the Workforce; Commerce; Government Reform; House 
    Administration; Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. THURMAN (for herself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Canady of Florida, Ms. 
    Berkley, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
    Hilliard, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Millender-
    McDonald, and Ms. Hooley of Oregon), [18MY]
  Cosponsors added, [19MY], [20MY], [24MY], [25MY], [8JN], [10JN], 
    [20JY], [4AU], [9SE], [15SE], [23SE], [25OC], [2NO], [16NO]
H.R. 1858--
A bill to promote electronic commerce through improved access for 
    consumers to electronic databases, including securities market 
    information databases; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
    Oxley, and Mr. Towns), [19MY]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [17JN], [23JN], [14JY], [16JY], [21JY], 
    [15SE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-350, part 1), [30SE]
  Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, [30SE]
  Committee on the Judiciary discharged, [8OC]
H.R. 1859--
A bill to require the United States Postal Service to submit certain 
    reports to Congress before implementing the next rate increase for 
    first-class postage, and to provide certain procedures regarding the 
    use and sale of postage stamps during the initial period of such 
    rate increase; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. CAMP, [19MY]
H.R. 1860--
A bill to require managed care organizations to contract with providers 
    in medically underserved areas, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Education and the Workforce; Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN (for herself, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Rush, Ms. 
    Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Thompson 
    of Mississippi, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Menendez, 
    Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Carson, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Watt of North 
    Carolina, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Lee, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
    Hilliard, Mr. Payne, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Norton, Mr. Meeks of 
    New York, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Scott, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
    Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Towns, Mr. Cummings, 
    Ms. Waters, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Ford, and Mr. Rangel), [19MY]
  Cosponsors added, [12OC]
H.R. 1861--
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 (for himself and Ms. Dunn), [19MY]
  Cosponsors added, [24MY], [25MY], [22JN], [12JY], [16JY], [20JY], 
    [20OC]
H.R. 1862--
A bill to combat nursing home fraud and abuse, increase protections for 
    victims of telemarketing fraud, enhance safeguards for pension plans 
    and health care benefit programs, and enhance penalties for crimes 
    against seniors, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Hoeffel, and Mr. Udall of New 
    Mexico), [19MY]
  Cosponsors added, [25MY], [26MY], [8JN], [9JN], [10JN], [22JN], [1JY], 
    [4AU], [8SE]
H.R. 1863--
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 (for herself, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Herger, and Mr. Matsui), 
    [19MY]
  Cosponsors added, [25MY], [15JN], [18JN], [29JN], [1JY], [15JY], 
    [16JY], [19JY], [21JY], [30JY], [4AU]
H.R. 1864--
A bill to standardize the process for conducting public hearings for 
    Federal agencies within the Department of the Interior; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HANSEN, [19MY]
H.R. 1865--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to make grants for 
    the construction of an addition to the American Merchant Marine 
    Memorial Wall of Honor located in San Pedro, California; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. HORN, [19MY]
H.R. 1866--
A bill to provide a process for the public to appeal certain decisions 
    made by the National Park Service and by the United States Fish and 
    Wildlife Service; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HANSEN, [19MY]
H.R. 1867--
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 Administration.
  By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. 
    Brady of Texas, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Petri, Mr. English, Mr. 
    Bachus, and Mr. Cook), [19MY]
  Cosponsors added, [24MY], [30JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-294), [5AU]
H.R. 1868--
A bill to provide for a rural education development initiative, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. JOHN (for himself, Mr. Holden, Mr. Shows, Mr. Thompson of 
    California, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Turner, Mr. Frost, Mrs. 
    Clayton, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Thompson of 
    Mississippi, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Berry, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
    Gordon, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. 
    Bishop, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Boucher), [19MY]
  Cosponsors added, [29JN], [1JY], [21JY], [13OC]
H.R. 1869--
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. Frost, Ms. Granger, Mr. Horn, Mr. Gilman, Mr. English, Mr. 
    Underwood, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. McKeon, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, 
    Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Gary Miller of 
    California, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Ms. 
    Berkley, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mr. Condit), [19MY]
  Cosponsors added, [14JN], [12JY], [16JY], [1OC], [13OC], [18OC], 
    [26OC], [28OC]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-455), [5NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [10NO]
H.R. 1870--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction 
    for contributions to a volunteer firefighter savings account; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LARSON (for himself and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania), [19MY]
  Cosponsors added, [26JY], [8SE], [13SE], [7OC], [13OC], [20OC]
H.R. 1871--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make permanent 
    the special immigrant religious worker program; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Ms. LOFGREN, [19MY]
  Cosponsors added, [27MY], [8JN], [15JN], [22JN], [29JN], [14JY], 
    [15JY], [8SE], [15SE], [22SE], [27OC], [1NO], [8NO], [9NO], [16NO], 
    [17NO]
H.R. 1872--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a program 
    to designate as an Interstate Oasis certain facilities near the 
    interstate highway system; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. MORAN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Terry, and Mr. 
    Barcia), [19MY]
  Cosponsors added, [10JN]
H.R. 1873--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the 
    maximum taxable income for the 15 percent rate bracket; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SCARBOROUGH, [19MY]
  Cosponsors added, [5NO]
H.R. 1874--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the 
    maximum amount of wages that a farmer can pay for agricultural labor 
    without being subject to the Federal unemployment tax on that labor 
    to reflect inflation since the unemployment tax was first 
    established, and to provide for an annual inflation adjustment in 
    such maximum amount of wages; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SCHAFFER (for himself, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Shows, Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. Dickey, Mr.

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    Sessions, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Terry, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hastings of 
    Washington, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
    Doolittle, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Istook, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
    Rahall, Mr. Hostettler, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
    Pickering, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
    Goode, and Mr. Green of Wisconsin), [19MY]
  Cosponsors added, [16JN], [22JN], [5AU]
H.R. 1875--
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to allow the application 
    of the principles of Federal diversity jurisdiction to interstate 
    class actions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Moran of 
    Virginia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Armey, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
    McCollum, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Canady of 
    Florida, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
    Cannon, Mr. Rogan, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Cox, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
    Dreier, Mr. Goode, Mr. Holden, Mr. John, Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Linder, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Sununu, and 
    Mr. Upton), [19MY]
  Cosponsors added, [16JY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-320), [14SE]
  Passed House amended, [23SE]
H.R. 1876--
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to incorporate certain provisions of 
    the transportation conformity regulations, as in effect on March 1, 
    1999; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. TALENT (for himself and Ms. Danner), [19MY]
  Cosponsors added, [3AU], [21SE], [30SE], [18OC], [10NO], [16NO]
H.R. 1877--
A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to 
    provide for duty-free treatment of personal effects of participants 
    in certain world athletic events; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mrs. THURMAN (for herself, Mr. Crane, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Levin), 
    [19MY]
H.R. 1878--
A bill for the relief of Geert Bozen; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. LEE, [19MY]
H.R. 1879--
A bill for the relief of Edwardo Reyes and Dianelita Reyes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. PORTER, [19MY]
  Cosponsors added, [26JY], [4OC]
H.R. 1880--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require 
    candidates for election for the House of Representatives or the 
    Senate to raise at least 50 percent of their contributions from 
    individuals residing in the district or State involved, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
  By Mr. CALVERT, [20MY]
  Cosponsors added, [9JN]
H.R. 1881--
A bill to modify the rate of basic pay and the classification of 
    positions for certain United States Border Patrol agents, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Government 
    Reform.
  By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself and Mr. Reyes), [20MY]
  Cosponsors added, [14JN], [17JN], [12JY]
H.R. 1882--
A bill to amend provisions of law enacted by the Small Business 
    Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 to ensure full analysis 
    of potential impacts on small entities of rules proposed by certain 
    agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committees on the 
    Judiciary; Small Business.
  By Mr. TALENT (for himself, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Bartlett of 
    Maryland, and Mr. Ewing), [20MY]
  Cosponsors added, [25MY]
H.R. 1883--
A bill to provide for the application of measures to foreign persons who 
    transfer to Iran certain goods, services, or technology, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on International Relations; 
    Science.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. 
    Berman), [20MY]
  Cosponsors added, [17JN], [29JN], [19JY], [3AU], [4AU], [8SE], [9SE], 
    [13SE]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on International Relations 
    (H. Rept. 106-315, part 1), [14SE]
  Referral to the Committee on Science extended, [14SE]
  Committee on Science discharged, [14SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [14SE]
H.R. 1884--
A bill to provide for the disclosure of the readiness of certain Federal 
    and non-Federal computer systems for the year 2000 computer problem; 
    to the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. FORD (for himself, Mr. Holden, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
    Underwood, and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi), [20MY]
  Cosponsors added, [14JN], [22JN], [24JN], [1JY], [14JY]
H.R. 1885--
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for 
    facilitating the importation into the United States of certain drugs 
    that have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BERRY (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
    Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia), [20MY]
  Cosponsors added, [24MY], [26MY], [8JN], [14JN], [1JY], [12JY], 
    [14JY], [14JY], [19JY], [29JY], [5AU], [14SE], [21SE], [29SE], 
    [20OC], [27OC], [1NO], [2NO], [4NO], [8NO], [15NO], [16NO], [17NO], 
    [18NO]
H.R. 1886--
A bill to amend the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection 
    Act to clarify the application of such Act; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. CANADY of Florida (for himself, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
    Radanovich, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
    Hoekstra, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Ehlers, 
    Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Gillmor, 
    Mr. Stearns, Mr. Bishop, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
    Herger, Mr. Goode, Mr. Sanford, and Mr. Paul), [20MY]
  Cosponsors added, [15JN], [16NO]
H.R. 1887--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to punish the depiction of 
    animal cruelty; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Brown of 
    California, and Mr. Lipinski), [20MY]
  Cosponsors added, [9JN], [10JN], [14JY], [15JY], [22JY], [27JY], 
    [29JY], [3AU], [4AU], [8SE], [14SE], [15SE], [23SE], [28SE], [6OC], 
    [12OC], [13OC]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-397), [19OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [19OC]
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (November 30, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-152] (signed December 9, 1999)
H.R. 1888--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a mandatory 
    minimum prison sentence for certain wiretapping or electronic 
    surveillance offenses by Federal officers or employees; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GOODLING, [20MY]
H.R. 1889--
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, [20MY]
H.R. 1890--
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 the Federal Employees 
    Health Benefits Program; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and 
    Means; Government Reform.
  By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Frost, 
    Ms. Pelosi, and Ms. Kilpatrick), [20MY]
  Cosponsors added, [17JN], [15JY], [29JY], [23SE], [26OC]
H.R. 1891--
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. Neal of Massachusetts, Mrs. Johnson 
    of Connecticut, Mr. Herger, Mr. Watkins, Mr. English, Mr. Weller, 
    Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Talent, Mr. Kolbe, and Mr. Forbes), 
    [20MY]
H.R. 1892--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide assistance 
    to homeowners and small businesses to repair Formosan termite 
    damage; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. JEFFERSON (for himself, Mr. Baker, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
    John, Mr. Cooksey, and Mrs. Meek of Florida), [20MY]
H.R. 1893--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that certain 
    individuals who would be eligible for military retired pay for 
    nonregular service but for the fact that they did not serve on 
    active duty during a period of conflict may be paid such retired pay 
    if they served in the United States merchant marine during or 
    immediately after World War II; to the Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. LANTOS (for himself and Ms. Eshoo), [20MY]
  Cosponsors added, [16NO]
H.R. 1894--
A bill to provide that a plaque be placed at the diplomatic entrance of 
    the Department of State; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. LEACH, [20MY]
H.R. 1895--
A bill to develop programs that enhance school safety for our children; 
    to the Committees on Education and the Workforce; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Frost, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
    Etheridge, Mr. Wise, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Carson, Ms. 
    Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Berman, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
    Baldacci, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Rothman, 
    Mr. Holt, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
    Wynn, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Weygand, Ms. Woolsey, 
    and Mr. Davis of Florida), [20MY]
  Cosponsors added, [26MY], [14JN], [15JN], [5AU], [17NO]
H.R. 1896--
A bill to designate the Republic of Korea as a visa waiver pilot program 
    country for one year under the Immigration and Nationality Act; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GARY MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
    Jefferson, Mr. Ehrlich, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Frank 
    of Massachusetts, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey), [20MY]
  Cosponsors added, [10JN], [27JY], [5AU], [14SE], [9NO]
H.R. 1897--
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, [20MY]
H.R. 1898--
A bill to provide for school safety, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Education and the Workforce; the Judiciary.
  By Ms. STABENOW, [20MY]
H.R. 1899--
A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to issue regulations to 
    eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to 
    health care workers; to the Committees on Education and the 
    Workforce; Commerce; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. George Miller of 
    California, and Mr. Andrews), [20MY]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [9JN], [14JN], [18JN], [24JN], [1JY], [14JY], 
    [16JY], [29JY], [30JY], [3AU], [8SE], [9SE], [14SE], [21SE], [24SE], 
    [28SE], [1OC], [12OC], [25OC], [27OC], [2NO], [9NO], [10NO], [16NO], 
    [17NO]
H.R. 1900--
A bill to expand the use of competitive bidding under the Medicare 
    Program; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. STARK (for himself and Mr. McDermott), [20MY]

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H.R. 1901--
A bill to designate the United States border station located in Pharr, 
    Texas, as the ``Kika de la Garza United States Border Station''; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [20MY]
H.R. 1902--
A bill to require the Secretary of Education to correct poverty data to 
    account for cost of living differences; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mr. George Miller of California, and Ms. 
    Pelosi), [20MY]
H.R. 1903--
A bill to regulate the sale of firearms at gun shows; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH, [20MY]
H.R. 1904--
A bill for the relief of Abimbola Oyebade-Balogun; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. CLAYTON, [20MY]
H.R. 1905--
A bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal 
    year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, [24MY]
  Reported from the Committee on Appropriations (H. Rept. 106-156), 
    [21MY]
  Passed House amended, [10JN]
  Passed Senate amended, [16JN]
  Senate insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference, [16JN]
  House disagreed to Senate amendments and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [1JY]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 106-290) submitted in the House, [4AU]
  House agreed to conference report, [5AU]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [9AU]
  Presented to the President (September 21, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-57] (signed September 29, 1999)
H.R. 1906--
A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
    and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year 
    ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. SKEEN, [24MY]
  Reported from the Committee on Appropriations (H. Rept. 106-157), 
    [21MY]
  Considered, [25MY], [26MY]
  Passed House amended, [8JN]
  Passed Senate amended, [4AU]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [4AU]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [13SE]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 106-354) submitted in the House, [30SE]
  House agreed to conference report, [1OC]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [13OC]
  Presented to the President (October 13, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-78] (signed October 22, 1999)
H.R. 1907--
A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide enhanced 
    protection for inventors and innovators, protect patent terms, 
    reduce patent litigation, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. COBLE (for himself, Mr. Berman, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Goodlatte, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Delahunt, 
    Mr. Pease, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Gallegly), [24MY]
  Cosponsors added, [14JN], [17JN], [29JN], [12JY], [14JY], [14JY], 
    [15JY], [19JY], [20JY], [21JY], [22JY], [26JY], [29JY], [30JY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-287, part 1), [3AU]
  Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, [3AU]
  Committee on Government Reform discharged, [3AU]
  Considered under suspension of the rules, [3AU]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [4AU]
H.R. 1908--
A bill to authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign 
    countries; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Gejdenson), [24MY]
H.R. 1909--
A bill to make supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1999 to 
    ensure the inclusion of commonly used pesticides in State source 
    water assessment programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Appropriations.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [24MY]
H.R. 1910--
A bill to prohibit abuses in the use of unsolicited bulk electronic 
    mail, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. GREEN of Texas, [24MY]
  Cosponsors added, [29JN], [8SE], [6OC]
H.R. 1911--
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 and coverage for secondary consultations; 
    to the Committee on Commerces; Education and the Workforce; Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. LOBIONDO, [24MY]
H.R. 1912--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to designate Fort Belvoir, 
    Virginia, as the site for the planned National Museum of the United 
    States Army; to the Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. MORAN of Virginia, [24MY]
  Cosponsors added, [26MY], [14JY]
H.R. 1913--
A bill to authorize registration of Canadian pesticides for agricultural 
    crops; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. POMEROY (for himself, Mr. Hill of Montana, and Mr. Baldacci), 
    [24MY]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN]
H.R. 1914--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit cooperatives 
    to pay dividends on preferred stock without reducing patronage 
    dividends; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [24MY]
  Cosponsors added, [30JY]
H.R. 1915--
A bill to provide grants to the States to improve the reporting of 
    unidentified and missing persons; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. LAZIO (for himself, Mr. King, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
    Foley, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Clement, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Hastings 
    of Florida, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Etheridge, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
    English, Mr. Luther, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
    Armey, and Mr. DeLay), [25MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [7JN]
H.R. 1916--
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. TURNER (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
    Mr. Pombo, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Sandlin), [25MY]
  Cosponsors added, [1JY], [13SE]
H.R. 1917--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make 
    additional payments under the Medicare Program to certain home 
    health agencies with high-cost patients, to provide for an interest-
    free grace period for the repayment of overpayments made by the 
    Secretary to home health agencies, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. McGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Barton of 
    Texas, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Hilleary, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, 
    Mr. Wamp, and Mr. Ackerman), [25MY]
  Cosponsors added, [27MY], [8JN], [10JN], [18JN], [29JN], [12JY], 
    [22JY], [2AU], [5AU], [9SE], [22SE], [23SE], [4OC], [9NO]
H.R. 1918--
A bill to provide for implementation of prohibitions against payment of 
    Social Security benefits to prisoners, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Clement, Mr. Crane, Mr. Ramstad, Ms. 
    Dunn, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Weller, Mr. Foley, and Mr. 
    Tanner), [25MY]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY], [14OC]
H.R. 1919--
A bill to require the Commissioner of Soical 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. Ramstad, Ms. 
    Dunn, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Foley), [25MY]
H.R. 1920--
A bill to establish a program to provide grants to expand the 
    availability of public health dentistry programs in medically 
    underserved areas, health professional shortage areas, and other 
    Federally-defined areas that lack primary dental services; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin (for himself and Mr. Obey), [25MY]
  Cosponsors added, [23JN]
H.R. 1921--
A bill to provide that the provision of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
    1938 on the accounting of tips in determining the wage of tipped 
    employees shall preempt any State or local provision precluding a 
    tip credit or requiring a tip credit less than the tip credit 
    provided under such Act and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
    1986 to provide that tips received for certain services shall not be 
    subject to income or employment taxes; to the Committees on Ways and 
    Means; Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Cox, and 
    Mr. Ehrlich), [25MY]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [12JY]
H.R. 1922--
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 Administration; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. DOOLITTLE (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
    McIntosh, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Paul, Mrs. 
    Chenoweth, Mr. Largent, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
    Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
    Skeen, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Crane, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
    Calvert, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
    McInnis, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Linder, Mr. Spence, Mr. Dreier, 
    Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
    Mr. Traficant, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Camp, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
    Collins, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Baker, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Burton of 
    Indiana, Mr. Cook, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Hunter, Mr. King, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
    Packard, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Gary Miller 
    of California, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Jones of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Coble, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
    Salmon, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Mica, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Sweeney, 
    Mr. Rogan, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
    Everett, and Mr. Herger), [25MY]
  Cosponsors added, [30JN]
  Reported from the Committee on House Administration (H. Rept. 106-296, 
    part 1), [5AU]
  Referral to the Committee on Ways and Means extended, [5AU]
  Committee on Ways and Means discharged, [5AU]
H.R. 1923--
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.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Frost, Ms. Sanchez, 
    and Mrs. Thurman), [25MY]
  Cosponsors added, [26MY]
H.R. 1924--
A bill to prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of 
    unjustifiable nonacquiescence in, and relitigation of, precedents 
    established in the Federal judicial courts; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. GEKAS, [25MY]
H.R. 1925--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit sex offenders 
    from entering National Parks; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, [25MY]
H.R. 1926--
A bill to provide for the granting of refugee status in the United 
    States to nationals of certain foreign countries in which American

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    Vietnam War POW/MIAs or American Korean War POW/MIAs may be present, 
    if those nationals assist in the return to the United States of 
    those POW/MIAs alive; to the Committees on the Judiciary; 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
    York, Mr. Shows, Mr. Holden, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Ortiz, 
    Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Fossella, Mr. English, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
    Whitfield, Ms. Granger, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
    Gutierrez, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Mr. Shays, Mr. Filner, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
    Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. McGovern, Mr. King, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
    Mr. Hunter, and Mr. Hostettler), [25MY]
  Cosponsors added, [26MY], [16JN], [29JN], [12JY], [14JY], [21JY], 
    [29JY], [4AU], [13SE], [21SE], [22SE], [23SE], [4OC], [14OC], 
    [19OC], [21OC], [2NO], [8NO], [15NO], [18NO]
H.R. 1927--
A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to preserve all 
    budget surpluses until legislation is enacted significantly 
    extending the solvency of the Social Security and Medicare trust 
    funds; to the Committees on the Budget; Rules.
  By Mr. HOLT (for himself, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, and Mr. Moore), 
    [25MY]
H.R. 1928--
A bill to simplify certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 
    1986; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, and Mr. 
    English), [25MY]
H.R. 1929--
A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to control the 
    disclosure by financial institutions of personal financial 
    information of customers of the institutions, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
    Hoeffel, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Lee, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
    Sanders, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. Stark), [25MY]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [15JN], [18JN], [24JN], [14JY], [22JY], [8SE]
H.R. 1930--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the operator 
    of a World Wide Web site that offers to provide communication with 
    any prisoner to disclose on the site the crime for which the 
    prisoner is incarcerated and the release date for the prisoner; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. LOBIONDO, [25MY]
H.R. 1931--
A bill to require agreements entered into between depository 
    institutions and private parties relating to the Community 
    Reinvestment Act of 1977 to be made available to the public and the 
    appropriate Federal banking agency, to require each party to the 
    agreement to regular report to such agency any amount received from 
    other parties, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking 
    and Financial Services.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Royce, Mr. Bachus, and Mrs. 
    Roukema), [25MY]
  Cosponsors added, [5AU]
H.R. 1932--
A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the 
    Congress to Father Theodore M. Hesburgh, in recognition of his 
    outstanding and enduring contributions to civil rights, higher 
    education, the Catholic Church, the Nation, and the global 
    community; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. ROEMER (for himself, Mr. King, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
    Visclosky, Mr. Souder, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
    Clay, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Danner, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Frost, Ms. Eddie 
    Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Holden, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Rhode Island, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Martinez, 
    Mr. McInnis, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Pastor, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
    Sandlin, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Underwood, 
    Mr. Traficant, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
    Davis of Virginia, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Kind, Mr. Fossella, Mr. 
    Isakson, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Hill 
    of Indiana, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Moore, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
    DeFazio, Mr. Dooley of California, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
    Tanner, Mr. Costello, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
    Bonior, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Wu, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Larson, 
    Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Allen, Mr. Turner, 
    Mr. Scott, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
    Abercrombie, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
    Doyle, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Engel, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Frank 
    of Massachusetts, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
    Gilman, and Mr. Mascara), [25MY]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [9JN], [15JN], [16JN], [18JN], [22JN], 
    [23JN], [30JN], [1JY], [14JY], [15JY], [16JY], [19JY], [20JY], 
    [21JY], [26JY], [27JY], [29JY], [30JY], [2AU], [22SE], [23SE], 
    [29SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [12OC]
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (November 30, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-153] (signed December 9, 1999)
H.R. 1933--
A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
    provide for parental notification and consent prior to enrollment of 
    a child in a bilingual education program or a special alternative 
    instructional program for limited English proficient students; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. SALMON (for himself and Mr. Tancredo), [25MY]
  Cosponsors added, [30JN], [12JY], [14JY], [22JY], [29JY], [30JY], 
    [2AU], [3AU], [4AU], [5AU], [8SE], [9SE], [13SE], [14SE], [21SE], 
    [22SE], [14OC]
H.R. 1934--
A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to establish 
    the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program; 
    to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. LoBiondo), 
    [25MY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-242), [20JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [27SE]
H.R. 1935--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to strengthen the 
    limitations on participation by the Armed Forces in overseas 
    airshows and trade exhibitions involving military equipment; to the 
    Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Strickland), [25MY]
  Cosponsors added, [24JN], [1JY], [14JY], [29JY], [8SE]
H.R. 1936--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prevent 
    overpayment for hospital discharges to post-acute care services by 
    eliminating the limitation on the number of diagnosis-related groups 
    (DRGs) subject to the special transfer policy; to the Committees on 
    Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. STARK, [25MY]
H.R. 1937--
A bill to amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 
    1974, and the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 
    1994, to allow grants received under such Act to be used to 
    establish and maintain school violence hotlines; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. TANCREDO, [25MY]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [12JY], [19JY]
H.R. 1938--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require 
    appropriate training and certification for suppliers of certain 
    listed items of orthotics or prosthetics; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WEXLER, [25MY]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE]
H.R. 1939--
A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to allow postal patrons to 
    contribute to funding for Alzheimer's disease research through the 
    voluntary purchase of certain specially issued United States postage 
    stamps; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. WEYGAND (for himself, Mr. Stark, Ms. Norton, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
    Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Allen, Mr. Frost, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
    Ramstad, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Costello, Mr. English, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
    Foley, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Hilliard, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Mr. Phelps, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Snyder, Mr. 
    Goode, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. 
    Lewis of Georgia, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Berman, Mr. Mollohan, 
    Mr. Sandlin, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. 
    Bilirakis, Ms. Danner, Mr. Holden, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. 
    Markey, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey), [25MY]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [1JY], [18NO]
H.R. 1940--
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, [25MY]
H.R. 1941--
A bill to protect the privacy of personally identifiable health 
    information; to the Committees on Commerce; Government Reform.
  By Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Markey, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
    Brown of Ohio, Mr. Turner, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Wise, Mr. 
    Owens, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Towns, Mr. Shows, Mr. Kanjorski, Mrs. Mink 
    of Hawaii, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
    Fattah, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Davis of 
    Illinois, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Allen, Mr. Ford, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
    Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. Stupak), [25MY]
  Cosponsors added, [26MY], [8JN], [16JN], [14JY], [5AU], [16NO]
H.R. 1942--
A bill to encourage the establishment of free trade areas between the 
    United States and certain Pacific Rim countries; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Dreier, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
    and Ms. Dunn), [26MY]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY]
H.R. 1943--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat for 
    unemployment compensation purposes Indian tribal governments the 
    same as State or local units of government or as nonprofit 
    organizations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SHADEGG, [26MY]
  Cosponsors added, [18NO]
H.R. 1944--
A bill to approve a mutual settlement of the Water Rights of the Gila 
    River Indian Community and the United States, on behalf of the 
    Community and the Allottees, and Phelps Dodge Corporation, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SHADEGG, [26MY]
H.R. 1945--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax credits 
    for Indian investment and employment, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SHADEGG, [26MY]
H.R. 1946--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the 
    issuance of tax-exempt bonds by Indian tribal governments, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SHADEGG, [26MY]
H.R. 1947--
A bill to provide for the development, operation, and maintenance of the 
    Nation's harbors, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself and Mr. Oberstar) (both by request), 
    [26MY]
H.R. 1948--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the 
    discrimination, in the purchase or placement of advertisements for 
    wire or cable communications, against minority owed or formatted 
    communications entities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. RUSH (for himself, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. Towns), [26MY]
  Cosponsors added, [10JN], [15JY]

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H.R. 1949--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Rhinovirus drugs; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BECERRA, [26MY]
H.R. 1950--
A bill to amend the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 
    1996 to improve the farmland protection program; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  By Mr. FARR of California (for himself, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Condit, and 
    Mr. Boehlert), [26MY]
  Cosponsors added, [18JN], [30JN], [22JY]
H.R. 1951--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on HIV/AIDS drugs; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BECERRA, [26MY]
H.R. 1952--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on HIV/AIDS drugs; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BECERRA, [26MY]
H.R. 1953--
A bill to authorize leases for terms not to exceed 99 years on land held 
    in trust for the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians and the 
    Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians of the Guidiville Indian Rancheria; 
    to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. BONO (for herself and Mr. Thompson of California), [26MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [17NO]
H.R. 1954--
A bill to regulate motor vehicle insurance activities to protect against 
    retroactive regulatory and legal action and to create fairness in 
    ultimate insurer laws and vicarious liability standards; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BRYANT (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Largent, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Pickering, and Mr. Coburn), [26MY]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [20JY], [4OC], [4NO]
H.R. 1955--
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, [26MY]
H.R. 1956--
A bill to prohibit the Department of State from imposing a charge or fee 
    for providing passport information to the general public; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
    Sensenbrenner, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
    McNulty, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
    Holden, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Clement, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Moore, Mr. 
    English, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Farr of 
    California, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. Shimkus), [26MY]
H.R. 1957--
A bill to provide fairness in voter participation; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, [26MY]
  Cosponsors added, [8SE]
H.R. 1958--
A bill to establish the Fort Presque Isle National Historic Site in the 
    Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Souder, 
    Mr. Traficant, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Holden), [26MY]
  Cosponsors added, [10JN], [15JY], [29JY]
H.R. 1959--
A bill to designate the Federal building located at 743 East Durango 
    Boulevard in San Antonio, Texas, as the ``Adrian A. Spears Judicial 
    Training Center''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. GONZALEZ, [26MY]
H.R. 1960--
A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, to 
    reauthorize and make improvements to that Act, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. CLAY (for himself, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
    Payne, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Scott, Ms. 
    Woolsey, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Hinojosa, Mrs. McCarthy 
    of New York, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Kind, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
    Kucinich, Mr. Holt, and Mr. Wu), [26MY]
  Cosponsors added, [9JN], [27JY]
H.R. 1961--
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.
  By Mr. HOEFFEL (for himself, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Murtha, 
    Mr. Borski, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Holden, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
    Mr. Fattah, Mr. English, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Sherwood, 
    Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Klink, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
    Gekas, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Coyne, and Mr. Toomey), [26MY]
H.R. 1962--
A bill to prohibit the export of high-performance computers to certain 
    countries until certain applicable provisions of the National 
    Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 are fulfilled; to the 
    Committees on International Relations; Armed Services.
  By Mr. HUNTER, [26MY]
  Cosponsors added, [23JN]
H.R. 1963--
A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the duty on triacetonamine; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, [26MY]
H.R. 1964--
A bill to empower our educators; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. LAZIO (for himself, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Horn, and 
    Mrs. Wilson), [26MY]
  Cosponsors added, [19JY]
H.R. 1965--
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.
  By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. Barton of Texas), [26MY]
  Cosponsors added, [5AU]
H.R. 1966--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry 
    out programs regarding the prevention and management of asthma, 
    allergies, and related repiratory problems, to establish a tax 
    credit regarding pest control services for multifamily residential 
    housing in low-income communities, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means.
  By Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD (for herself, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
    Brown of California, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
    Clyburn, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Danner, Mr. Frost, Mr. Green of Texas, 
    Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Norton, Ms. Hooley of 
    Oregon, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Rhode Island, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Lee, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. 
    McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Morella, 
    Mr. Owens, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
    Serrano, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, 
    Mr. Weygand, and Mr. Wynn), [26MY]
  Cosponsors added, [24JN], [1JY]
H.R. 1967--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax 
    incentives and job training grants for communities affected by the 
    migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of 
    the North American Free Trade Agreement; to the Committees on Ways 
    and Means; Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. SHOWS (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Barcia, 
    Mr. Bishop, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Boyd, 
    Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Carson, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Danner, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
    Evans, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Goode, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Hall of 
    Texas, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
    Holden, Mr. John, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
    LaTourette, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
    McHugh, Mr. McIntyre, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
    Pickering, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Riley, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
    Sandlin, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
    Wise, and Mr. Wu), [26MY]
  Cosponsors added, [14JN], [22JN], [12JY], [16JY], [29JY], [30JY], 
    [5AU], [8SE], [29SE], [4NO], [17NO], [18NO]
H.R. 1968--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    additional benefits under the Medicare Program to prevent or delay 
    the onset of illnesses, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. STARK, [26MY]
  Cosponsors added, [27MY]
H.R. 1969--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain 
    administrative sites in national forests in the State of Arizona, to 
    convey certain land to the City of Sedona, Arizona for a wastewater 
    treatment facility, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. STUMP, [26MY]
  Cosponsors added, [10JN]
H.R. 1970--
A bill to designate the Galisteo Basin Archaeological Protection Sites, 
    to provide for the protection of archaeological sites in the 
    Galisteo Basin of New Mexico, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, [26MY]
H.R. 1971--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage domestic 
    oil and gas production, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WATKINS (for himself, Mr. John, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma), 
    [26MY]
H.R. 1972--
A bill for the relief of Ashley Ross Fuller; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mrs. CUBIN, [26MY]
H.R. 1973--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
    national cemetery for veterans in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 
    metropolitan area; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. DOYLE (for himself, Mr. Murtha, Mr. English, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
    Klink, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Fattah, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Borski, Mr. Holden, Mr. Peterson of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Goodling, 
    and Mr. Pitts), [27MY]
  Cosponsors added, [9JN]
H.R. 1974--
A bill directing the President to develop a strategy to bring the United 
    States back into full and active participation in the United Nations 
    Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization; to the Committee 
    on International Relations.
  By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
    Abercrombie, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. McGovern, Ms. McKinney, 
    and Mr. Serrano), [27MY]
  Cosponsors added, [10JN]
H.R. 1975--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the 
    temporary increase in unemployment tax; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. McINNIS (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
    Stump, and Mr. McHugh), [27MY]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [10JN], [18JN], [1JY], [16JY], [21JY], [16NO]
H.R. 1976--
A bill to amend the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to 
    require that the fuel economy labels for new automobiles also 
    contain air pollution information that consumers can use to help 
    communities achieve Federal air quality standards; to the Committee 
    on Commerce.
  By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Lazio, Mr. 
    Lewis of California, and Mr. Cunningham), [27MY]
  Cosponsors added, [1JY], [14JY], [14SE]
H.R. 1977--
A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 
    Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
    provide parity with respect to substance abuse treatment benefits 
    under group health plans and health insurance coverage; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Education and the Workforce; Ways and Means.

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  By Mr. RAMSTAD (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. English, Mr. Sessions, 
    Mr. Luther, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Portman, Mrs. Bono, Mr. 
    Stark, Mr. Payne, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Upton), [27MY]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [9JN], [10JN], [15JN], [18JN], [30JN], [1JY], 
    [14JY], [21JY], [29JY], [3AU], [8SE], [29SE], [6OC], [18OC], [21OC], 
    [26OC], [28OC]
H.R. 1978--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
    national cemetery for veterans in Boise, Idaho; to the Committees on 
    Veterans' Affairs; Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. CHENOWETH, [27MY]
H.R. 1979--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the 
    application of the excise tax imposed on arrow components; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BARCIA (for himself, Mr. Camp, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
    Tanner, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. John, Mr. Istook, Mr. Thompson 
    of California, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. Bilbray), [27MY]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [15JN]
H.R. 1980--
A bill to prohibit employment discrimination on any basis other than 
    factors pertaining to job performance; to the Committees on 
    Education and the Workforce; the Judiciary; Government Reform; House 
    Administration.
  By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself and Mr. Kolbe), [27MY]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN]
H.R. 1981--
A bill to authorize the Small Business Administration to provide 
    financial and business development assistance to military 
    reservists' small businesses, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Small Business.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS, [27MY]
H.R. 1982--
A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic 
    located at 125 Brookley Drive, Rome, New York, as the ``Donald J. 
    Mitchell Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''; to the 
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. BOEHLERT (for himself, Mr. King, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
    Walsh, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Owens, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Hinchey, 
    Mr. Quinn, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
    Ackerman, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Engel, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Fossella, Mrs. 
    Maloney of New York, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Reynolds, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. 
    Velazquez, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
    Towns, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Rangel, and Mrs. Lowey), [27MY]
H.R. 1983--
A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to 
    improve the agricultural credit programs of the Department of 
    Agriculture, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  By Mrs. CLAYTON (for herself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
    Etheridge, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Bishop), [27MY]
  Cosponsors added, [1JY], [20JY], [4AU], [17NO]
H.R. 1984--
A bill to prevent the abuse of elderly people; to the Committees on 
    Education and the Workforce; the Judiciary; Banking and Financial 
    Services; Ways and Means; Commerce; Armed Services.
  By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Bentsen), 
    [27MY]
  Cosponsors added, [10JN]
H.R. 1985--
A bill to improve the administration of oil and gas leases on Federal 
    land, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. CUBIN (for herself and Mr. Skeen), [27MY]
H.R. 1986--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the rules 
    relating to lessee construction allowances and to contributions to 
    the capital of retailers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. DUNN (for herself, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. Portman), [27MY]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY]
H.R. 1987--
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 or by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. GOODLING, [27MY]
  Cosponsors added, [22JY], [27JY], [29JY], [3AU], [1OC], [5OC], [7OC], 
    [14OC]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-385), [14OC]
H.R. 1988--
A bill to establish the National Commission on Youth Crime and School 
    Violence; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Ms. GRANGER, [27MY]
H.R. 1989--
A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to provide life 
    imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against 
    children; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Gary Miller of 
    California, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Shows, Mr. Foley, Mr. Taylor of 
    Mississippi, Mr. English, and Mr. Ney), [27MY]
  Cosponsors added, [21JY]
H.R. 1990--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to take certain actions 
    to improve the safety of persons present at roadside emergency 
    scenes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. HALL of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Wolf), [27MY]
  Cosponsors added, [18JN], [22JN], [23JN], [30JN], [12JY], [16JY], 
    [19JY], [22JY], [27JY], [30JY], [3AU], [8SE], [14SE], [29SE], [7OC], 
    [18NO]
H.R. 1991--
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 of Texas (for himself, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Watkins, 
    Mr. Houghton, Mr. McInnis, and Mr. Camp), [27MY]
  Cosponsors added, [23JN], [14JY], [14SE]
H.R. 1992--
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.
  By Mr. KLINK (for himself, Mr. Upton, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Deal of 
    Georgia, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
    LaTourette, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Regula, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. Levin, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
    Traficant, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Smith of Michigan, 
    and Mr. Stump), [27MY]
  Cosponsors added, [1JY]
H.R. 1993--
A bill to reauthorize the Overseas Private Investment Corporation and 
    the Trade and Development Agency, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. MANZULLO (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gejdenson, 
    Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Berman, Mrs. Biggert, 
    Mr. Blunt, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Callahan, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
    Cooksey, Mr. Costello, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
    DeLay, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. English, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
    Hoeffel, Mr. Houghton, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
    Knollenberg, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Leach, Mrs. 
    McCarthy of New York, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. 
    Napolitano, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Packard, Mr. Porter, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
    Rothman, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Berry), [27MY]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [10JN], [15JN], [16JN], [17JN], [18JN], 
    [29JN], [26JY], [29JY]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 106-325), [17SE]
  Passed House amended, [13OC]
H.R. 1994--
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. McINNIS (for himself, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Bachus, 
    Mr. Riley, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Tancredo, and Mr. Gary 
    Miller of California), [27MY]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [10JN], [24JN], [1JY], [18OC]
H.R. 1995--
A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
    empower teachers, improve student achievement through high-quality 
    professional development for teachers, reauthorize the Reading 
    Excellence Act, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Education and the Workforce; Armed Services.
  By Mr. McKEON (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Armey, Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Castle, 
    Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
    Graham, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. 
    Isakson, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr. Hill of Montana), 
    [27MY]
  Cosponsors added, [15JN], [1JY], [14JY]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce (H. Rept. 106-232, part 1), [14JY]
  Referral to the Committee on Armed Services extended, [14JY]
  Committee on Armed Services discharged, [14JY]
  Passed House amended, [20JY]
H.R. 1996--
A bill to ensure that children enrolled in Medicaid and other Federal 
    means-tested programs at highest risk for lead poisoning are 
    identified and treated, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Rush, Mr. Hilliard, and Ms. 
    Schakowsky), [27MY]
  Cosponsors added, [18JN], [1JY]
H.R. 1997--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross 
    income amounts received on account of claims based on certain 
    unlawful discrimination and to allow income averaging for backpay 
    and frontpay awards received on account of such claims, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself and Mr. Lewis of Georgia), [27MY]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY], [29SE], [20OC], [10NO], [18NO]
H.R. 1998--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to promote the 
    coverage of frail elderly Medicare beneficiaries permanently 
    residing in nursing facilities in specialized health insurance 
    programs for the frail elderly; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. RAMSTAD (for himself and Mr. Cardin), [27MY]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [9JN], [10JN], [18JN], [30JN], [1JY], [14JY], 
    [16JY], [21JY], [27JY], [29JY], [3AU], [5AU], [8SE], [21SE], [27SE], 
    [7OC], [18OC]
H.R. 1999--
A bill to extend certain Medicare community nursing organization 
    demonstration projects; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. RAMSTAD, [27MY]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [9JN], [10JN], [18JN], [30JN], [1JY], [14JY], 
    [16JY], [19JY], [21JY], [27JY], [2AU], [5AU], [8SE], [9SE], [14SE]
H.R. 2000--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the minimum 
    Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and 
    older, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Norwood, 
    Mr. Pickering, and Mr. Smith of Washington), [27MY]
  Cosponsors added, [1JY], [14JY], [22JY], [26JY], [29JY], [5AU], 
    [14SE], [23SE], [3NO], [16NO], [18NO]
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 Committees on Ways and 
    Means; Rules.

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  By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
    Callahan, Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Hall of 
    Texas, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Linder, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Norwood, 
    Mr. Packard, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Stump, 
    Mr. Tancredo, and Mr. Burton of Indiana), [27MY]
  Cosponsors added, [18OC], [25OC]
H.R. 2002--
A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct 
    a study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of Medicare patients 
    of providers of anesthesia services, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. 
    Thurman, and Mr. Becerra), [27MY]
  Cosponsors added, [9JN], [14SE], [12OC], [18OC]
H.R. 2003--
A bill to apply the same quality and safety standards to domestically 
    manufactured handguns that are currently applied to imported 
    handguns; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
    Berman, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Brown of California, Mrs. Christensen, 
    Mr. Coyne, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
    Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
    McGovern, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
    Sherman, Mr. Stark, Mr. Tierney, and Ms. Woolsey), [27MY]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [12JY]
H.R. 2004--
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, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. 
    Bono, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
    Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Lantos, Ms. 
    Lofgren, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Matsui, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
    Metcalf, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Gary Miller of 
    California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Stark, Mr. Towns, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Weiner, and 
    Mr. Wynn), [27MY]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [16JN], [1JY], [14JY], [16JY], [22JY], 
    [27JY], [3AU], [5AU], [29SE], [18NO]
H.R. 2005--
A bill to establish a statute of repose for durable goods used in a 
    trade or business; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Shimkus), [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [22JY], [14SE], [1OC]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-410, part 1), [21OC]
  Referred to the Committee on Commerce, [21OC]
  Committee on Commerce discharged, [22OC]
H.R. 2006--
A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
    of 1974 to require persons who are plan administrators of employee 
    pension benefit plans or provide administrative services to such 
    plans, and who also provide automobile insurance coverage or provide 
    persons offering such coverage identifying information relating to 
    plan participants or beneficiaries, to submit to the Federal Trade 
    Commission certain information relating to such automobile insurance 
    coverage; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [8JN]
H.R. 2007--
A bill to authorize the Consumer Product Safety Commission to regulate 
    gun safety, to ban the transfer of a firearm to, or the possession 
    of a firearm by, a person who has been convicted of a violent 
    misdemeanor, and to ban the importation or manufacture of handguns 
    which do not have certain safety features, and to ban the transfer 
    of a firearm to, or the possession of a firearm by, a person who has 
    been twice convicted of drunk driving; to the Committees on the 
    Judiciary; Commerce.
  By Mr. BLUMENAUER, [8JN]
H.R. 2008--
A bill to authorize the Consumer Product Safety Commission to regulate 
    gun safety, and to ban the importation or manufacture of handguns 
    which do not have certain safety features; to the Committees on the 
    Judiciary; Commerce.
  By Mr. BLUMENAUER, [8JN]
H.R. 2009--
A bill to apply the same quality and safety standards to domestically 
    manufactured handguns that are currently applied to imported 
    handguns; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BLUMENAUER, [8JN]
H.R. 2010--
A bill to provide for the establishment of a National Firearm Injury 
    Reporting System, and for grants to States for the collection of 
    information on fatal injuries caused by firearms; to the Committee 
    on Commerce.
  By Mr. BLUMENAUER, [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY]
H.R. 2011--
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 Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, [8JN]
H.R. 2012--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    coverage of outpatient prescription drugs under the Medicare 
    Program; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. DEUTSCH (for himself and Mr. Wexler), [8JN]
H.R. 2013--
A bill to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to provide for the 
    appointment of the Inspector General of certain Federal agencies by 
    the President of the United States; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform.
  By Mr. DUNCAN, [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [18JN], [24JN], [16JY], [9SE]
H.R. 2014--
A bill to prohibit a State from imposing a discriminatory commuter tax 
    on nonresidents; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Frelinghuysen, and Mrs. 
    Roukema), [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [16JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-203), [25JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [29JN]
H.R. 2015--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 5-year 
    extension for the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work 
    credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GONZALEZ, [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [30JN], [15JY]
H.R. 2016--
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 and Ms. Brown of Florida), [8JN]
H.R. 2017--
A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to enable Federal 
    agencies responsible for the preservation of threatened species and 
    endangered species to rescue and relocate members of any of those 
    species that would be taken in the course of certain reconstruction, 
    maintenance, or repair of Federal or non-Federal manmade flood 
    control levees; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HERGER (for himself and Mr. Pombo), [8JN]
H.R. 2018--
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. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
    Herger, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Crane, and Mr. English), [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [1JY]
H.R. 2019--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    unearned income of children attributable to personal injury awards 
    shall not be taxed at the marginal rate of the parents; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. English, Mrs. 
    Thurman, Mr. Foley, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Shows, Mr. Sandlin, Mrs. 
    Clayton, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Paul), [8JN]
H.R. 2020--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide marriage 
    penalty relief, incentives to encourage health coverage, and 
    increased child care assistance, to extend certain expiring tax 
    provisions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Camp, 
    Mr. English, Mr. Foley, Mr. Upton, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
    Greenwood, Mr. Leach, Mr. Shays, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
    Gilchrest, Mr. Bass, Mr. Horn, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Quinn, 
    Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Ose, Mr. 
    Smith of Michigan, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Dreier, Mrs. Kelly, and Mrs. 
    Roukema), [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [16JY]
H.R. 2021--
A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
    of 1974 and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require 
    group health plans and health insurance issuers to provide coverage 
    for human leukocyte antigen testing; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself and Mr. Brown of 
    California), [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [24JN], [5AU], [8SE], [3NO]
H.R. 2022--
A bill to prohibit compliance by the executive branch with the 1972 
    Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and the 1997 mutilateral Memorandum of 
    Understanding related to that treaty; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. McINTOSH (for himself, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. English, 
    Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Bliley, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Souder, Mr. Istook, 
    Mr. Sessions, Mr. Hostettler, and Mrs. Myrick), [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [12JY]
H.R. 2023--
A bill to provide a schedule for production of elements for a national 
    missile defense system; to the Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. McINTOSH (for himself, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. English, 
    Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Bliley, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Souder, Mr. Istook, 
    and Mr. Sessions), [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [12JY]
H.R. 2024--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require air carriers to 
    conduct safety audits of foreign air carriers as a condition of 
    approval of certain cooperative arrangements between the carriers; 
    to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, and Ms. Eddie Bernice 
    Johnson of Texas), [8JN]
H.R. 2025--
A bill to ban the manufacture of handguns that cannot be personalized, 
    to provide for a report to the Congress on the commercial 
    feasibility of personalizing firearms, and to provide for grants to 
    improve firearms safety; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Weiner, 
    Mr. Underwood, Mr. Delahunt, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Meehan, 
    and Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania), [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14JN], [24JN]
H.R. 2026--
A bill to enforce the guarantees of the first, fourteenth, and fifteenth 
    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 Administration.
  By Mr. PAUL, [8JN]
H.R. 2027--
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 Administration.
  By Mr. PAUL, [8JN]

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H.R. 2028--
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2000 for infant and 
    child health programs under chapters 1 and 10 of part I of the 
    Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. McIntosh, and 
    Mr. Wolf), [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14JN], [16JN], [17JN], [22JN], [23JN], [30JN], 
    [1JY], [14JY], [15JY], [19JY], [21JY], [29JY]
H.R. 2029--
A bill to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to require 
    that Federal agencies consult with State agencies and county and 
    local governments on environmental impact statements; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Herger, Mr. Skeen, 
    Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
    Walden of Oregon, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
    Chambliss, and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania), [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15SE], [20OC]
H.R. 2030--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the 
    process by which the Secretary of Health and Human Services makes 
    coverage determinations for items and services furnished under the 
    Medicare Program, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways 
    and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. RAMSTAD, [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [9JN], [15JN], [1JY], [14JY], [16JY], [21JY], 
    [27JY], [29JY], [2AU], [3AU], [5AU], [8SE], [9SE], [20OC], [17NO]
H.R. 2031--
A bill to provide for injunctive relief in Federal district court to 
    enforce State laws relating to the interstate transportation of 
    intoxicating liquor; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Delahunt, and 
    Mr. Cannon), [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [9JN], [15JN], [18JN], [24JN], [1JY], [16JY], [22JY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-265), [27JY]
  Passed House amended, [3AU]
H.R. 2032--
A bill to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to establish a 
    Nuclear Security Administration and an Office of Under Secretary for 
    National Security in the Department of Energy; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Armed Services; Science.
  By Mr. THORNBERRY, [8JN]
H.R. 2033--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that the 
    lowest unit rate for campaign advertising shall not be available for 
    communications in which a candidate attacks an opponent of the 
    candidate unless the candidate does so in person; to the Committee 
    on Commerce.
  By Mr. WALDEN of Oregon, [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [10JN], [30JY]
H.R. 2034--
A bill to provide for the establishment of a School Security Technology 
    Center and to authorize grants for local school security programs, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on Education and the 
    Workforce; the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. WILSON, [8JN]
H.R. 2035--
A bill to correct errors in the authorizations of certain programs 
    administered by the National Highway Traffic Administration; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. TAUZIN, [8JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-200), [25JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [12JY]
  Passed Senate, [15JY]
  Presented to the President (July 20, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-39] (signed July 28, 1999)
H.R. 2036--
A bill to protect children; to the Committees on the Judiciary; 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. HYDE, [8JN]
H.R. 2037--
A bill to combat youth violence and to protect children from violent 
    crime; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself and Mr. Hyde), [8JN]
H.R. 2038--
A bill to amend section 468A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with 
    respect to deductions for decommissioning costs of nuclear 
    powerplants; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Crane, Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut, Mr. English, Mr. McCrery, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
    Collins, and Mr. Jefferson), [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [9JN], [16JN], [22JN], [24JN], [12JY]
H.R. 2039--
A bill to restore actuarial balance to the Social Security trust funds; 
    to the Committees on Ways and Means; the Budget.
  By Mr. STARK, [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [1JY]
H.R. 2040--
A bill to provide for a comprehensive assessment of veterans' 
    cemeteries; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    Everett, Ms. Brown of Florida, and Mr. McKeon), [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [17JN], [5AU]
H.R. 2041--
A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
    of 1974 to provide to participants and beneficiaries of group health 
    plans access to obstetric and gynecological care; to the Committee 
    on Education and the Workforce.
  By Ms. GRANGER (for herself, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Wilson, and Ms. Pryce of 
    Ohio), [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [5AU]
H.R. 2042--
A bill to establish a Commission on health policy for employer-sponsored 
    health plans; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. UPTON, [8JN]
H.R. 2043--
A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
    of 1974 to provide to participants and beneficiaries of group health 
    plans access to unrestricted medical advice; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mrs. KELLY, [8JN]
H.R. 2044--
A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
    of 1974 to provide to participants and beneficiaries of group health 
    plans access to pediatric care; to the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce.
  By Mr. SHERWOOD, [8JN]
H.R. 2045--
A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
    of 1974 to provide to participants and beneficiaries of group health 
    plans access to emergency medical care; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. TOOMEY, [8JN]
H.R. 2046--
A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
    of 1974 to ensure access by participants and beneficiaries of group 
    health plans to information regarding plan coverage, managed care 
    procedures, health care providers, and quality of medical care; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. FLETCHER, [8JN]
H.R. 2047--
A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
    of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small 
    businesses with respect to medical care for their employees; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. TALENT (for himself and Mr. Dooley of California), [8JN]
H.R. 2048--
A bill to amend section 922(x) of title 18, United States Code, to 
    prohibit the transfer to and possession of handguns, semiautomatic 
    assault weapons, and large capacity ammunicition feeding devices by 
    individuals who are less than 21 years of age, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH (for himself and Mrs. McCarthy of New York), [8JN]
H.R. 2049--
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 and Mr. Wolf), [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [21SE]
H.R. 2050--
A bill to provide consumers with a reliable source of electricity and a 
    choice of electric providers, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure; Resources.
  By Mr. LARGENT (for himself and Mr. Markey), [8JN]
H.R. 2051--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require the Secretary 
    of Transportation to investigate and hold public hearings in 
    response to petitions claiming unreasonably high air fares or 
    inadequate air carrier competition at airports; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. DeFAZIO, [8JN]
H.R. 2052--
A bill to provide the State of Oregon with a role in decisions made on 
    environmental restoration and waste management at the Department of 
    Energy's Hanford Reservation; to the Committees on Commerce; Armed 
    Services.
  By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself and Mr. Walden of Oregon), [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [10JN]
H.R. 2053--
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.
  By Mr. ENGEL (for himself and Mr. Boehlert), [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY], [5AU], [9SE], [24SE], [5OC], [18OC], [25OC], 
    [28OC], [1NO], [2NO], [5NO], [10NO], [16NO], [18NO]
H.R. 2054--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce for 
    individuals the maximum rate of tax on unrecaptured section 1250 
    gain from 25 percent to 20 percent; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Ose, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Ramstad, 
    Mr. Shays, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Foley, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Gary Miller of 
    California, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. Davis of Florida), 
    [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [12JY]
H.R. 2055--
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the 
    safety of imported food, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Ms. ESHOO, [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [4OC]
H.R. 2056--
A bill to establish United States Government policy regarding the 
    necessity of requiring the full withdrawal of all Syrian military, 
    security, intelligence and proxy forces from Lebanon and the 
    restoration of Lebanon's independence; to the Committees on 
    International Relations; Ways and Means; Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. FORBES, [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [16JN], [22JN], [1JY], [12JY], [14JY], [4AU]
  Cosponsors removed, [25JN]
H.R. 2057--
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. Aderholt, Mr. Bartlett of 
    Maryland, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Lewis of 
    Kentucky, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Pickering, and Mr. Tancredo), [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [16JN], [3AU], [18NO]
H.R. 2058--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction 
    for estate tax purposes equal to the value of the decedent's 
    individual retirement plans, section 401(k) plans, and certain other 
    retirement plans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ISAKSON, [8JN]

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H.R. 2059--
A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
    to extend the retroactive eligibility dates for financial assistance 
    for higher education for spouses and dependant children of Federal, 
    State, and local law enforcement officers who are killed in the line 
    of duty; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. KING (for himself and Mr. Stupak), [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [27SE], [30SE], [5OC], [6OC], [7OC], [12OC], [14OC], 
    [19OC], [21OC], [27OC], [1NO], [2NO], [3NO], [8NO], [16NO]
H.R. 2060--
A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, and the Internal Revenue 
    Code of 1986 to make revenues from excise taxes imposed on fuel used 
    in trains available for projects for the elimination of hazards of 
    railway-highway crossings, and for other purposes; to the Committees 
    on Transportation and Infrastructure; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself and Mr. Cramer), [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [18JN], [30JN], [27JY], [4OC], [19OC]
H.R. 2061--
A bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
    Act of 1968 to reduce the amount of funds to a State that does not 
    have in effect certain provisions; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. LUCAS of Kentucky, [8JN]
H.R. 2062--
A bill to amend the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 with respect 
    to financial exploitation of older or disabled individuals; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself and Mr. Castle), [8JN]
H.R. 2063--
A bill to provide for a study of marketing practices of the firearms 
    industry; to the Committees on Commerce; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. MARKEY, [8JN]
H.R. 2064--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on instant print film; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, [8JN]
H.R. 2065--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on instant print film; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, [8JN]
H.R. 2066--
A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to authorize the annual 
    enrollment of land in the wetlands reserve program, to extend the 
    program through 2005, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  By Mr. PICKERING (for himself, Mr. Thompson of California, and Mr. 
    Chambliss), [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [22JN], [14JY], [13SE], [23SE], [14OC], [1NO], 
    [16NO], [18NO]
H.R. 2067--
A bill to require that, for purposes of the 2000 census, members of the 
    Armed Forces on active duty be allocated to their home of record, 
    and overseas military dependents be allocated to their last United 
    States residence or, alternatively, to the same place as the member 
    of the Armed Forces; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15JN]
H.R. 2068--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the 
    sunset and numerical limitation on Medicare participation in 
    Medicare+Choice medical savings account (MSA) plans; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Baker, Mr. Graham, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
    Stump, Mr. Paul, Mr. Goss, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Royce, Mr. Hoekstra, 
    Mr. Souder, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Coburn, Mr. McCrery, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
    Foley, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
    Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Calvert), [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY], [7OC]
H.R. 2069--
A bill to permit Secretary of Health and Human Services to adjust 
    Medicare payments to reflect deviations from generally accepted 
    practice in overserving or underserving Medicare beneficiaries; to 
    the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. STARK, [8JN]
H.R. 2070--
A bill to provide for development and implementation of a single, 
    unified prospective payment system for post-care hospital services; 
    to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. STARK, [8JN]
H.R. 2071--
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, [8JN]
H.R. 2072--
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, [8JN]
H.R. 2073--
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, [8JN]
H.R. 2074--
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, [8JN]
H.R. 2075--
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, [8JN]
H.R. 2076--
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, [8JN]
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.
  By Mr. BROWN of California, [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [22JN], [29JN], [12JY]
H.R. 2078--
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, [8JN]
H.R. 2079--
A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain National Forest System 
    lands in the State of South Dakota; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. THUNE, [8JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-261), [26JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [21SE]
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (November 30, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-138] (signed December 7, 1999)
H.R. 2080--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to transport maximum 
    security prisoners across State lines to prisons that are not 
    classified to handle maximum security prisoners; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [8JN]
H.R. 2081--
A bill to provide for the appointment of an Assistant United States 
    Attorney for each judicial district for the purpose of prosecuting 
    firearms offenses; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
    Mr. Moore, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Wu, Mr. Holden, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, 
    and Mr. Udall of Colorado), [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15JN], [22JY]
H.R. 2082--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore pension 
    limits to equitable levels, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [8JN]
H.R. 2083--
A bill to provide for the appointment by the Attorney General of a 
    special counsel when investigation or prosecution of a person by an 
    office or official of the Department of Justice may result in a 
    personal, financial, or political conflict of interest; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GEKAS, [9JN]
H.R. 2084--
A bill making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and 
    related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and 
    for other purposes.
  By Mr. WOLF, [9JN]
  Reported from the Committee on Appropriations (H. Rept. 106-180), 
    [9JN]
  Passed House amended, [23JN]
  Passed Senate amended, [16SE]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [16SE]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [21SE]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 106-355) submitted in the House, [30SE]
  House agreed to conference report, [1OC]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [4OC]
  Presented to the President (October 5, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-69] (signed October 9, 1999)
H.R. 2085--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to end the marriage 
    penalty, to provide estate tax relief for family-owned farms and 
    other family-owned businesses, to provide a tax credit for longterm 
    care needs, to expand the child and dependent care tax credit, to 
    increase the deduction for health insurance costs for self-employed 
    individuals, and to adjust for inflation the exemption amounts used 
    to calculate the individual alternative minimum tax; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon (for herself and Mr. Walden of Oregon), [9JN]
H.R. 2086--
A bill to authorize funding for networking and information technology 
    research and development for fiscal years 2000 through 2004, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Science; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Davis 
    of Virginia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Cook, Mr. Brady of Texas, 
    Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Kuykendall, 
    Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
    Doyle, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
    Udall of Colorado, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Gutknecht, Ms. 
    Lofgren, and Mr. Gordon), [9JN]
  Cosponsors added, [24JN], [15JY], [29SE], [2NO]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Science (H. Rept. 106-
    472, part 1), [16NO]
  Referral to the Committee on Ways and Means extended, [16NO]
H.R. 2087--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief 
    for small businesses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. TALENT (for himself, Mr. McCrery, Mr. English, Mrs. Bono, and 
    Mr. DeMint), [9JN]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE], [4NO]
H.R. 2088--
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.
  By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barr of 
    Georgia, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
    Barton of Texas, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blunt, 
    Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Burr of North 
    Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
    Camp, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins, 
    Mr. Combest, Mr. Cook, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Davis of 
    Virginia, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Dickey, 
    Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Everett, Mrs. 
    Fowler, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Goss, Mr. Graham, Ms. Granger, Mr. 
    Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hill 
    of Montana, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hoekstra,

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    Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Istook, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
    Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kolbe, 
    Mr. Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
    McCollum, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Miller of 
    Florida, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Northup, Mr. 
    Norwood, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Paul, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Pitts, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
    Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
    Shadegg, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Souder, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stump, 
    Mr. Sununu, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Terry, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
    Watkins, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
    Whitfield, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Goode), [9JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15JN], [23JN], [29JN], [30JN], [1JY], [14JY], [5AU]
H.R. 2089--
A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
    of 1974 to provide new procedures and access to review for 
    grievances arising under group health plans; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. BOEHNER, [9JN]
H.R. 2090--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce to contract with the National 
    Academy of Sciences to establish the Coordinated Oceanographic 
    Program Advisory Panel to report to the Congress on the feasibility 
    and social value of a coordinated oceanography program; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
    Gilchrest, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Underwood, 
    Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Calvert, Mr. English, Mr. Blumenauer, 
    Mr. Foley, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Bilbray, and 
    Mr. Gutierrez), [9JN]
H.R. 2091--
A bill to designate the Republic of Montenegro, the Former Yugoslav 
    Republic of Macedonia, and the Republic of Albania under section 244 
    of the Immigration and Nationality Act in order to render nationals 
    of these foreign states eligible for temporary protected status 
    under such section; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. 
    Manzullo, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Crowley, and Ms. Schakowsky), [9JN]
  Cosponsors added, [16JN]
H.R. 2092--
A bill to require that the membership of advisory bodies serving the 
    National Cancer Institute include individuals who are knowledgeable 
    in complementary and alternative medicine; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana, [9JN]
H.R. 2093--
A bill to establish the National Youth Violence Commission, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Education and the Workforce; 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Tierney), 
    [9JN]
H.R. 2094--
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 possesion with respect to such violations, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Commerce.
  By Mr. EHRLICH, [9JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14JN]
H.R. 2095--
A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
    of 1974 to make needed reforms relating to group health plans; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. BOEHNER, [9JN]
H.R. 2096--
A bill to amend chapter 89 or title 5, United States Code, to make 
    available to Federal employees the option of obtaining health 
    benefits coverage for dependent parents; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform.
  By Mr. ENGEL, [9JN]
  Cosponsors added, [16JN], [22JN]
H.R. 2097--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
    commemoration of the U.S.S. New Jersey, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN (for himself, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
    Menendez, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Holt, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
    Rothman, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey), [9JN]
  Cosponsors added, [30JN]
H.R. 2098--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on dark couverture chocolate; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, [9JN]
H.R. 2099--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on mixtures of sennosides; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, [9JN]
H.R. 2100--
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 (for himself and Ms. Lofgren), [9JN]
  Cosponsors added, [7OC], [14OC], [21OC]
H.R. 2101--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and 
    permanently extend the work opportunity tax credit and to allow 
    certain tax-exempt organizations a credit against employment taxes 
    in an amount equivalent to the work opportunity tax credit allowable 
    to taxable employers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Weller, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
    Hayworth, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
    McNulty, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Dunn, Mr. 
    Sweeney, Mr. English, Mr. Foley, Mr. McInnis, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
    Jefferson, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Stark, Mr. Nussle, and Mrs. 
    Lowey), [9JN]
  Cosponsors added, [18JN], [24JN], [22JY], [5AU], [1OC]
H.R. 2102--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a 
    deduction for qualified long-term care insurance premiums and a 
    credit for individuals with long-term care needs, to provide for an 
    individual and employer educational campaign concerning long-term 
    care insurance, and to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to 
    expand State long-term care partnerships by exempting 75 percent of 
    partnership assets from Medicaid estate recovery; to the Committees 
    on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. Kelly, 
    Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Baker), [9JN]
  Cosponsors added, [10JN], [1JY], [22JY], [2AU], [5AU], [8SE], [21SE], 
    [13OC]
H.R. 2103--
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; House Administration.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York, [9JN]
H.R. 2104--
A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to permit leave 
    to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, 
    or grandparent if the domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, 
    sibling, or grandparent has a serious health condition; to the 
    Committee on Educations and the Workforce; Government Reform; House 
    Administration.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York, [9JN]
H.R. 2105--
A bill to provide for the treatment of the actions of certain foreign 
    narcotics traffickers as an unusual and extraordinary threat to the 
    United States for purposes of the International Emergency Economic 
    Powers Act; to the Committees on International Relations; the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Goss, Mr. Gilman, and 
    Mr. Mica), [9JN]
H.R. 2106--
A bill to exempt certain small businesses from the increased tariffs and 
    other retaliatory measures imposed against products of the European 
    Union in response to the banana regime of the European Union and its 
    treatment of imported bovine meat; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
    Andrews, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Frost, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Allen), [9JN]
  Cosponsors added, [24JN], [16JY], [29JY], [29SE], [7OC], [2NO], 
    [16NO], [18NO]
H.R. 2107--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the 
    gross estate the value of certain works of artistic property created 
    by the decedent; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. NADLER, [9JN]
H.R. 2108--
A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to increase consumer 
    confidence in safe drinking water and source water assessments, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Markey, 
    Mrs. Capps, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia), [9JN]
H.R. 2109--
A bill to limit the sale or export of plastic bullets to the United 
    Kingdom; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. PAYNE (for himself and Mrs. Maloney of New York), [9JN]
H.R. 2110--
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, [9JN]
H.R. 2111--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the personal 
    holding company tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. RANGEL, [9JN]
  Cosponsors added, [21JY]
H.R. 2112--
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to allow a judge to whom a 
    case is transferred to retain jurisdiction over certain 
    multidistrict litigation cases for trial, and to provide for Federal 
    jurisdiction of certain multiparty, multiforum civil actions; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Hyde, and Mr. Coble), [9JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-276), [30JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [13SE]
  Passed Senate amended, [27OC]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and asked for a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [16NO]
H.R. 2113--
A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
    of 1974 to ensure proper disclosure to participants and 
    beneficiaries under group health plans covered under such title of 
    limitations placed by such title on certain protections that would 
    otherwise apply under State law; to the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce.
  By Mr. SNYDER (for himself, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Frost, Mr. Olver, 
    and Mr. Hinchey), [9JN]
  Cosponsors added, [21JY]
H.R. 2114--
A bill to establish a Medicare administrative fee for submission of 
    paper claims; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. STARK, [9JN]
H.R. 2115--
A bill to establish a demonstration project to authorize the Secretary 
    of Health and Human Services to selectively contract for the 
    provision of medical care to Medicare beneficiaries; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. STARK, [9JN]
H.R. 2116--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a program of 
    extended care services for veterans and to make other improvements 
    in health care programs of the Department of

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    Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Stump, and Mr. Evans), 
    [9JN]
  Cosponsors added, [22JN], [24JN], [1JY], [12JY], [15JY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-237), [16JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [21SE]
  Passed Senate amended, [5NO]
  Senate insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference, [5NO]
  House disagreed to Senate amendments and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [8NO]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 106-470) submitted in the House, [16NO]
  House agreed to conference report under suspension of the rules, 
    [16NO]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (November 23, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-117] (signed November 30, 1999)
H.R. 2117--
A bill to require any amounts appropriated for Members' Representational 
    Allowances for the House of Representatives for a session of 
    Congress that remain after all payments are made from such 
    Allowances for the session to be deposited in the Treasury and used 
    for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt; to the 
    Committees on House Administration; Rules.
  By Mr. STUPAK, [9JN]
H.R. 2118--
A bill to amend the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Authority Act of 1995 
    to provide for continued engineering, design, right-of-way 
    acquisition, and construction related to the project to upgrade the 
    Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. WYNN (for himself and Mr. Davis of Virginia), [9JN]
H.R. 2119--
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. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Porter, Mr. Ackerman, 
    Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brady of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Davis 
    of Illinois, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
    Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gutierrez, 
    Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. 
    Kaptur, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
    Lipinski, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Maloney of New 
    York, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Matsui, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
    Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
    Owens, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Rangel, 
    Mr. Rush, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
    Stark, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
    Underwood, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Vento, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Wynn), 
    [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [19OC]
H.R. 2120--
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.
  By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. 
    Roukema, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Morella, 
    Mr. Pallone, Mr. Bilbray, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Horn, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
    Boehlert, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Leach, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
    Markey, Mr. Cook, Mr. Clay, Mr. Ose, and Mr. George Miller of 
    California), [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15JN], [30JN], [14JY], [20JY], [21JY], [27JY], 
    [30JY], [3AU], [4AU], [5AU], [8SE], [12OC], [19OC], [4NO], [10NO], 
    [18NO]
H.R. 2121--
A bill to ensure that no alien is removed, denied a benefit under the 
    Immigration and Nationality Act, or otherwise deprived of liberty, 
    based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BONIOR (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Barr of Georgia, and Mr. 
    Conyers), [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [18JN], [30JN], [12JY], [26JY], [2AU], [8SE], 
    [15SE], [22SE], [5OC], [7OC], [26OC], [2NO], [16NO], [18NO]
H.R. 2122--
A bill to require background checks at gun shows, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself and Mr. Hyde), [10JN]
  Considered, [17JN]
  Failed of passage, [18JN]
H.R. 2123--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a 
    special rule for long existing home health agencies with partial 
    fiscal year 1994 cost reports in calculating the per beneficiary 
    limits under the interim payment system for such agencies; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. BALDACCI (for himself and Mr. Allen), [10JN]
H.R. 2124--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and Employee 
    Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 in order to promote and 
    improve employee stock ownership plans; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. 
    Thurman, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Levin), [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [29JY]
H.R. 2125--
A bill to repeal the limitation on judicial jurisdiction imposed by 
    section 377 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
    Responsibility Act of 1996; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. Barcia, Mrs. Meek of 
    Florida, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Lee, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
    Reyes, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
    Engel, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, and Mrs. Napolitano), 
    [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15JN], [17JN], [23JN], [29JN], [1JY], [12JY], 
    [26OC]
H.R. 2126--
A bill to improve academic and social outcomes for students and reduce 
    both juvenile crime and the risk that youth will become victims of 
    crime by providing productive activities during after school hours; 
    to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Ms. BERKLEY (for herself and Mr. Udall of Colorado), [10JN]
H.R. 2127--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to regulate certain 50 
    caliber sniper weapons in the same manner as machine guns and other 
    firearms; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH (for himself, Mr. Waxman, and Ms. Norton), [10JN]
H.R. 2128--
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.
  By Mr. BRADY of Texas (for himself, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
    Doggett, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
    Sessions, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Granger, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Hill of 
    Montana, Mr. Goode, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
    Rogan, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
    Green of Texas, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Istook, Mr. Hall of 
    Texas, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Cook, Mr. Souder, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Sam 
    Johnson of Texas, Mr. Combest, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Herger, 
    Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Minge, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
    Paul, Mr. English, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, 
    Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
    Sununu, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Royce, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Campbell, 
    Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
    Goodlatte, Mr. Graham, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. Danner, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
    Tancredo, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Hoeffel, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Sanford, Mr. 
    Bachus, and Mr. Hobson), [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15JN], [14JY], [30JY], [27SE]
H.R. 2129--
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. Hall of 
    Texas, Mr. Upton, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
    Shadegg, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Ford, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
    Wynn, and Mr. Blunt), [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [5AU], [9SE], [21SE], [14OC], [1NO], [5NO], 
    [16NO]
H.R. 2130--
A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to add gamma 
    hydroxybutyric acid and ketamine to the schedules of control 
    substances, to provide for a national awareness campaign, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Stupak, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and 
    Mr. Bliley), [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [4AU], [5AU], [8SE], [13SE], [21SE]
  Reported with amendments from the Committee on Commerce (H. Rept. 106-
    340, part 1), [27SE]
  Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary extended, [27SE]
  Committee on the Judiciary discharged, [8OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [12OC]
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
H.R. 2131--
A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit the 
    imposition under that Act of any requirement to mitigate for the 
    impacts of activities that occurred in the past; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. CALVERT, [10JN]
H.R. 2132--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Cibacron Red LS-B HC; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COBLE, [10JN]
H.R. 2133--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Cibacron Brilliant Blue FN-G; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COBLE, [10JN]
H.R. 2134--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Cibacron Scarlet LS-2G HC; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COBLE, [10JN]
H.R. 2135--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on MUB 738 INT; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COBLE, [10JN]
H.R. 2136--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    capital gain treatment under section 631(b) of such Code shall apply 
    to outright sales of timber held for more than 1 year; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COLLINS (for himself and Mr. Bachus), [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [22JN], [24JN], [29JN], [30JN], [1JY], [12JY], 
    [29JY]
H.R. 2137--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research 
    and development tax credit to research in the Commonwealth of Puerto 
    Rico and the possessions of the United States; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
    Mr. Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. Weller), [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [1JY], [18NO]
H.R. 2138--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify 
    the credits for businesses operating in Puerto Rico and other 
    possessions of the United States; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. 
    Weller), [10JN]

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  Cosponsors added, [1JY], [4OC]
H.R. 2139--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 
    limitation of the cover over of tax on distilled spirits, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mrs. 
    Christensen, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. English, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Weller), 
    [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [1JY]
H.R. 2140--
A bill to improve protection and management of the Chattahoochee River 
    National Recreation Area in the State of Georgia; to the Committee 
    on Resources.
  By Mr. DEAL of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Collins, and Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia), [10JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-369), [7OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [18OC]
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (November 30, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-154] (signed December 9, 1999)
H.R. 2141--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the dollar 
    limitation on the deduction for interest on education loans, to 
    increase the income threshold for the phase out of such deduction, 
    and to repeal the 60-month limitation on the amount of such interest 
    that is allowable as a deduction; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself and Mr. Hulshof), [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14OC], [28OC], [8NO]
H.R. 2142--
A bill to suspend for 3 years the duty on fenbuconazole; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH, [10JN]
H.R. 2143--
A bill to suspend for 3 years the duty on 2,6-dichlorotoluene; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH, [10JN]
H.R. 2144--
A bill to suspend for 3 years the duty on 3-Amino-3-methyl-1-pentyne; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH, [10JN]
H.R. 2145--
A bill to suspend for 3 years the duty on triazamate; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH, [10JN]
H.R. 2146--
A bill to suspend for 3 years the duty on methoxyfenozide; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH, [10JN]
H.R. 2147--
A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the duty on cyclic olefin 
    copolymer resin; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, [10JN]
H.R. 2148--
A bill to make technical corrections regarding the applicability of 
    certain amendments made by Public Law 105-392 to the Health 
    Education Assistance Program under the Public Health Service Act; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Dingell, and Mr. 
    Clay), [10JN]
H.R. 2149--
A bill to prohibit certain abortions; to the Committees on Commerce; the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Greenwood, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Boucher, 
    Mr. Kind, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Vento, Mr. Baldacci, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Luther, Ms. Sanchez, 
    Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. Stabenow, 
    Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Boehlert, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Bentsen, and Mr. Menendez), [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [13SE], [28OC]
H.R. 2150--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 1-fluoro-2-nitro benzene; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. JENKINS, [10JN]
H.R. 2151--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on thionyl chloride; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. JENKINS, [10JN]
H.R. 2152--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on TEOF (triethyl orthoformate); 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. JENKINS, [10JN]
H.R. 2153--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on PHBA (phydroxybenzoic acid); 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. JENKINS, [10JN]
H.R. 2154--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on myristic acid (tetrabecanoic 
    acid); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. JENKINS, [10JN]
H.R. 2155--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on THQ (Toluhydroquinone); to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. JENKINS, [10JN]
H.R. 2156--
A bill to amend Title VI of the Consumer Credit Protection Act to permit 
    consumers to restrict the sharing of confidential financial and 
    personal information for purposes of telemarketing, by restricting 
    sharing of credit card and deposit account numbers, by enhancing 
    regulatory enforcement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Vento, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
    Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Bentsen, and Mr. Inslee), [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [30JN]
H.R. 2157--
A bill to commission a study by the Federal Trade Commission of the 
    marketing practices of the motion picture, recording, and video/
    personal computer game industries; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. LUCAS of Kentucky, [10JN]
H.R. 2158--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the tax on 
    generation-skipping transfers to eliminate certain traps for the 
    unwary and otherwise improve the fairness of such tax; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McCRERY, [10JN]
H.R. 2159--
A bill to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 and the Internal Revenue 
    Code of 1986 to revitalize the international competitiveness of the 
    United States-flag merchant marine; to the Committees on Ways and 
    Means; Transportation and Infrastructure; Armed Services.
  By Mr. McCRERY (for himself, Mr. Herger, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. 
    Abercrombie), [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [30JN], [15JY], [30JY]
H.R. 2160--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain chemical compounds; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McNULTY, [10JN]
H.R. 2161--
A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to prohibit shipping 
    alcohol to minors; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD (for herself, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
    Ford, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Owens, Ms. Danner, 
    Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
    Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Rangel, 
    Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Carson, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
    Wynn, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
    Ms. Norton, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. 
    Luther), [10JN]
H.R. 2162--
A bill to prohibit the use of the equipment of an electronic mail 
    service provider to send unsolicited commercial electronic mail in 
    contravention of the provider's posted policy and to prohibit 
    unauthorized use of Internet domain names; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GARY MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Holt, Mr. Metcalf, 
    Mr. English, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Calvert, 
    Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Baker), [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15JN], [14JY], [9SE], [14SE], [24SE], [30SE], 
    [4OC], [7OC], [13OC], [14OC], [21OC], [28OC], [1NO], [3NO], [16NO]
H.R. 2163--
A bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 500 Pearl 
    Street in New York City, New York, as the ``Ted Weiss United States 
    Courthouse''; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
    Serrano, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mrs. Maloney of New 
    York, Mr. Towns, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Owens, Mr. Hinchey, 
    Mr. Crowley, and Mr. McNulty), [10JN]
H.R. 2164--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the dependent 
    care credit refundable and to provide for advance payments of such 
    credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, [10JN]
H.R. 2165--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain compound optical 
    microscopes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PORTER, [10JN]
H.R. 2166--
A bill to conserve global bear populations by prohibiting the 
    importation, exportation, and interstate trade of bear viscera and 
    items, products, or substances containing, or labeled or advertised 
    as containing, bear viscera, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Resources; International Relations; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PORTER (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
    Boehlert, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Bonior, 
    Mr. Capuano, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Blagojevich, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Maloney of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Tierney, Mr. English, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
    Wexler, Mr. Stark, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
    Dicks, Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Lampson, 
    Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Bentsen, 
    Mr. Leach, Mr. Shays, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
    Franks of New Jersey, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
    Sherman, Mr. Horn, Mr. Towns, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Andrews, Ms. DeLauro, 
    Mr. Rothman, Mr. Brown of California, and Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut), [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [1JY], [22JY], [5AU], [9SE], [18OC], [16NO], [19NO], 
    [22NO]
H.R. 2167--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on parts of certain magnetrons; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. RAMSTAD, [10JN]
H.R. 2168--
A bill to temporarily reduce the duty on certain cathode-ray tubes; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. RAMSTAD, [10JN]
H.R. 2169--
A bill to temporarily suspend the duty on certain cathode-ray tubes; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. RAMSTAD, [10JN]
H.R. 2170--
A bill to amend section 2007 of the Social Security Act to provide grant 
    funding for additional Empowerment Zones, Enterprise Communities, 
    and Strategic Planning Communities, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Foley, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
    McDermott, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
    LoBiondo, Mr. Dicks, and Mrs. Meek of Florida), [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [24JN], [14JY], [29JY], [13SE], [22SE], [13OC], 
    [1NO], [17NO]
H.R. 2171--
A bill to require any amounts appropriated for Members' Representational 
    Allowances for the House of Representatives for a fiscal year that 
    remain after all payments are made from such Allowances for the year 
    to be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction or to 
    reduce the Federal debt; to the Committee on House Administration.
  By Mr. ROEMER (for himself, Mr. Upton, Mr. Camp, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Goss, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Rivers, 
    Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Goode, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Baldacci, 
    Mr. Luther, Mr. Minge, Mr. McHugh,

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    Mr. Shows, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Sanford, Mr. 
    Foley, Mr. Leach, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Strickland, Mrs. 
    Thurman, Mr. Cook, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. 
    Porter, Mr. Castle, Mr. Tiahrt, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
    Graham, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Inslee, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
    Phelps, Mr. Clement, Mr. Souder, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Gekas, Mr. 
    Kind, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Coble, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. English, Mr. McNulty, 
    Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Cramer, and Ms. Carson), [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [22JY], [30JY], [21SE], [21OC]
H.R. 2172--
A bill to require the Secretary of State to report on United States 
    citizens injured or killed by certain terrorist groups; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
    McGovern, and Mr. Gilman), [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14JN], [23JN], [30JN], [12JY], [14JY], [15JY], 
    [19JY], [5AU]
H.R. 2173--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the 
    sunset and numerical limitation on Medicare participation in 
    Medicare+Choice medical savings account (MSA) plans; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Baker, Mr. Graham, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
    Stump, Mr. Paul, Mr. Goss, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Royce, Mr. Hoekstra, 
    Mr. Souder, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Coburn, Mr. McCrery, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
    Foley, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
    Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Calvert), [10JN]
H.R. 2174--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the 
    governing boards and compensation committees of Medicare national 
    accrediting entities have public representation and the governing 
    boards have public meetings as a condition of recognizing their 
    accreditation under the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. STARK, [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [24JN]
H.R. 2175--
A bill to improve the quality of child care, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committees on Education and the Workforce; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. STARK (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Bishop, and Ms. DeLauro), 
    [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [22JN], [8SE]
H.R. 2176--
A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to 
    modify the tariff treatment of certain categories of raw cotton; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [10JN]
H.R. 2177--
A bill to designate the James Peak Wilderness in the Arapaho National 
    Forest in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. UDALL of Colorado, [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [28OC]
H.R. 2178--
A bill to designate as wilderness certain lands within the Rocky 
    Mountain National Park in the State of Colorado; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. UDALL of Colorado, [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [28OC]
H.R. 2179--
A bill to provide for the management as open space of certain lands at 
    the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, Colorado, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Resources; Commerce.
  By Mr. UDALL of Colorado, [10JN]
H.R. 2180--
A bill to require the establishment of regional consumer price indices 
    to compute cost-of-living increases under the programs for Social 
    Security and Medicare and other medical benefits under titles II and 
    XVIII of the Social Security Act; to the Committees on Ways and 
    Means; Commerce; Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. WEINER, [10JN]
H.R. 2181--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to acquire and equip 
    fishery survey vessels; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. Saxton), [10JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-251), [22JY]
H.R. 2182--
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 Victory of Burnham; 
    to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mrs. FOWLER, [10JN]
H.R. 2183--
A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
    of 1974 to provide for the preemption of State law in certain cases 
    relating to certain church plans; to the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce.
  By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself and Mr. Boehner), [14JN]
H.R. 2184--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the 
    removal of aliens who aid or abet a terrorist organization or an 
    individual who has conducted, is conducting, or is planning to 
    conduct a terrorist activity; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [14JN]
H.R. 2185--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a 
    refundable credit against income tax for the purchase of private 
    health insurance through a pooling arrangement; to the Committees on 
    Ways and Means; Government Reform.
  By Mr. STARK, [14JN]
  Cosponsors added, [16JY]
H.R. 2186--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Rhinovirus drugs; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BECERRA, [14JN]
H.R. 2187--
A bill to prohibit reconstruction assistance (other than humanitarian 
    assistance) for the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (other than 
    Kosovo) until Slobodan Milosevic and the four other officials of the 
    Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia named in the 
    indictment of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former 
    Yugoslavia have been arrested and placed in custody of the Tribunal; 
    to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. BRADY of Texas, [14JN]
  Cosponsors added, [29JN], [14JY], [30JY]
H.R. 2188--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a public 
    response to the public health crisis of pain, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means.
  By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon (for herself, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Levin, Mrs. 
    Johnson of Connecticut, and Mrs. Maloney of New York), [14JN]
H.R. 2189--
A bill to compensate certain former American hostages held in Lebanon 
    and certain members of their families; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. HUNTER, [14JN]
  Cosponsors added, [20JY]
H.R. 2190--
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 Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mr. Pomeroy), [14JN]
H.R. 2191--
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, [14JN]
H.R. 2192--
A bill to require that jewelry boxes imported from another country be 
    indelibly marked with the country of origin; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McGOVERN, [14JN]
H.R. 2193--
A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to 
    clarify that certain footwear assembled in beneficiary countries is 
    excluded from duty-free treatment, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McINTYRE (for himself, Mr. Spratt, and Ms. Kaptur), [14JN]
  Cosponsors added, [1JY]
H.R. 2194--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Butralin; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. MYRICK, [14JN]
H.R. 2195--
A bill to provide for the establishment of a national cemetery on a 
    portion of Fort Gordon, Georgia; to the Committees on Armed 
    Services; Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. NORWOOD (for himself and Mr. Graham), [14JN]
H.R. 2196--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on slide fasteners, with chain 
    scoops of base metal die-cast onto strips of textal material; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SHAYS, [14JN]
H.R. 2197--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on slide fasteners fitted with 
    polished edge chain scoops of base metal; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. SHAYS, [14JN]
H.R. 2198--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on branched dodecylbenzene; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SHAYS, [14JN]
H.R. 2199--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to promote the 
    efficient use of capital by hospitals under the Medicare Program; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. STARK, [14JN]
H.R. 2200--
A bill to establish a national policy of basic consumer fair treatment 
    for airline passengers; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SWEENEY, [14JN]
  Cosponsors added, [21SE], [23SE], [4OC], [12OC], [14OC], [19OC], 
    [25OC], [26OC], [27OC], [28OC], [1NO], [2NO], [4NO]
H.R. 2201--
A bill to amend the independent cousel provisions of title 28, United 
    States Code, to authorize the appointment of an independent council 
    when the Attorney General determines that Department of Justice 
    employees have engaged in certain conduct; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [14JN]
H.R. 2202--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make grants to 
    promote the voluntary protection of certain lands in portions of 
    Marin and Sonoma Counties, California, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Ms. WOOLSEY, [15JN]
  Cosponsors added, [16JN], [24JN], [29JN], [1JY], [12JY], [14JY], 
    [14JY], [20JY], [26JY], [29JY], [5AU], [8SE]
H.R. 2203--
A bill to eliminate corporate welfare; to the Committees on Ways and 
    Means; Resources; Agriculture; Commerce; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure; the Budget.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [15JN]
H.R. 2204--
A bill to establish an Office of National Security within the Securities 
    and Exchange Commission, provide for the monitoring of the extent of 
    foreign involvement in United States securities markets, financial 
    institutions, and pension funds, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; International Relations; Banking and 
    Financial Services; Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. BACHUS, [15JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY]
H.R. 2205--
A bill to amend section 4723 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to 
    assure that the additional funds provided for State emergency health 
    services furnished to undocumented aliens are used to reimburse 
    hospitals and their related providers that treat undocumented aliens 
    and to increase the funds so available for fiscal years 2000 and 
    2001; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mrs. Bono, and Mr. Reyes), 
    [15JN]

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  Cosponsors added, [23SE]
H.R. 2206--
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 (for himself, Mr. Bryant, and Mr. Clement), [15JN]
H.R. 2207--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a certain fluorinated 
    compound; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HAYWORTH, [15JN]
H.R. 2208--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a certain light absorbing 
    photo dye; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HAYWORTH, [15JN]
H.R. 2209--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on filter blue green photo dye; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HAYWORTH, [15JN]
H.R. 2210--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain light absorbing photo 
    dyes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HAYWORTH, [15JN]
H.R. 2211--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 4,4'-Difluorobenzophenone; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HAYWORTH, [15JN]
H.R. 2212--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a certain fluorinated 
    compound; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HAYWORTH, [15JN]
H.R. 2213--
A bill to allow an exception from making formal entry for a vessel 
    required to anchor at Belle Isle Anchorage, Port of Detroit, 
    Michigan, while awaiting the availablity of cargo or for the purpose 
    of taking on a pilot or awaiting pilot services, prior to proceeding 
    to the Port of Toledo, Ohio; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. KAPTUR, [15JN]
H.R. 2214--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the chemical DiTMP; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. KAPTUR, [15JN]
H.R. 2215--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the chemical EBP; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. KAPTUR, [15JN]
H.R. 2216--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the chemical HPA; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. KAPTUR, [15JN]
  Cosponsors added, [22JN]
H.R. 2217--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the chemical APE; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. KAPTUR, [15JN]
H.R. 2218--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the chemical TMPDE; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. KAPTUR, [15JN]
H.R. 2219--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the chemical TMPME; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. KAPTUR, [15JN]
H.R. 2220--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on tungsten concentrates; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LEWIS of California, [15JN]
H.R. 2221--
A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds to implement the Kyoto 
    Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate 
    Change until the Senate gives its advice and consent to ratification 
    of the Kyoto Protocal, and to clarify the authority of Federal 
    agencies with respect to the regulation of emissions of carbon 
    dioxide; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. McINTOSH, [15JN]
  Cosponsors added, [30JN], [1JY], [12JY], [14JY], [14JY], [26JY], 
    [29JY], [3AU], [5AU], [13SE], [21SE], [7OC], [1NO], [18NO]
H.R. 2222--
A bill to establish fair market value pricing of Federal natural assets, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on Resources; Agriculture; 
    the Budget.
  By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
    Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Stark, 
    Ms. Rivers, Mr. Moore, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Luther, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. 
    Schakowsky, Mr. Vento, Ms. Slaughter, and Ms. Eshoo), [15JN]
H.R. 2223--
A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
    provide grants to State and local educational agencies to pay such 
    agencies for one-half of the salary of a teacher who uses approved 
    sabbatical leave to pursue a course of study that will improve his 
    or her classroom teaching; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [15JN]
H.R. 2224--
A bill to express the sense of Congress regarding the need to carefully 
    review proposed changes to the governance structure of the Civil Air 
    Patrol before any such change is implemented and to require studies 
    by the Comptroller General and the Inspector General of the 
    Department of Defense regarding Civil Air Patrol management and 
    operations; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Armed Services.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [15JN]
H.R. 2225--
A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to improve crop insurance 
    coverage and administration, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. PICKERING, [15JN]
H.R. 2226--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to specify that 
    imprisonment for reentering the United States after removal 
    subsequent to a conviction for a felony shall be under circumstances 
    that stress strenuous work and sparse living conditions, if the 
    alien is convicted of another felony after the reentry; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ROHRABACHER, [15JN]
H.R. 2227--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Employee 
    Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Public Health 
    Service Act to permit extension of COBRA continuation coverage for 
    individuals age 55 or older; to the Committees on Education and the 
    Workforce; Commerce; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. STARK, [15JN]
  Cosponsors added, [24JN], [1JY], [8SE]
H.R. 2228--
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 premimums and anti-fraud provisions, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce; 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. 
    Rangel, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
    Bonior, Mr. Borski, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
    Capuano, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
    Crowley, Mr. Cummings, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
    Engel, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
    Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Kanjorski, 
    Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. LaFalce, 
    Mr. Lantos, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
    McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Maloney of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Markey, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
    George Miller of California, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
    Murtha, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
    Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, 
    Mr. Rush, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shows, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
    Stupak, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Towns, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. 
    Underwood, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Wise, Ms. 
    Woolsey, and Mr. Wu), [15JN]
  Cosponsors added, [8SE], [24SE], [28SE], [12OC]
H.R. 2229--
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.
  By Mr. STARK, [15JN]
H.R. 2230--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit the 
    inclusion in the adjusted community rate for Medicare+Choice plans 
    of costs that would be unallowable under Medicare principles or the 
    Federal Acquisition Regulation; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. STARK, [15JN]
H.R. 2231--
A bill to amend section 107 of the Housing and Community Development Act 
    of 1974 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
    to make grants from community development block grant amounts to the 
    City of Youngstown, Ohio, for the construction of a community center 
    and the renovation of a sports complex in such city; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [15JN]
  Cosponsors added, [16JY]
H.R. 2232--
A bill to provide bilateral and multilateral debt relief to countries in 
    sub-Saharan Africa; to the Committees on International Relations; 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Lee, and 
    Ms. Schakowsky), [15JN]
  Cosponsors added, [22SE]
H.R. 2233--
A bill to provide relief from Federal tax liability arising from the 
    settlement of claims brought by African American farmers against the 
    Department of Agriculture for discrimination in farm credit and 
    benefit programs and to exclude amounts received under such 
    settlement from means-based determinations under programs funding in 
    whole or in part with Federal funds; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, [15JN]
  Cosponsors added, [18JN], [14SE], [21SE], [13OC], [9NO], [18NO]
H.R. 2234--
A bill to provide for the reliquidation of certain entries of printing 
    cartridges; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. TANNER, [15JN]
H.R. 2235--
A bill to establish a Commission on the Bicentennial of the Louisiana 
    Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. GEPHARDT, [16JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [26JY], [14SE], [30SE]
H.R. 2236--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make 
    grants in the form of forgiveable capital advances to help preserve 
    community hospitals experiencing financial difficulties; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. LAFALCE (for himself, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. Meeks of New 
    York), [16JN]
  Cosponsors added, [20JY], [29JY], [8SE]
H.R. 2237--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide emergency 
    assistance to apple producers and onion producers in the State of 
    New York who incurred extensive crop losses in 1998; to the 
    Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Walsh, Mr. McHugh, and Mrs. Kelly), 
    [16JN]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE]
H.R. 2238--
A bill to authorize the provision of waivers to allow welfare-to-work 
    funds to be used to cover the start-up costs of forming alliances 
    designed to enable small businesses to purchase discounted health 
    insurance for their employees among whom are individuals eligible 
    for assistance under a welfare-to-work program; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BALDACCI, [16JN]
  Cosponsors added, [17JN]
H.R. 2239--
A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to improve crop insurance 
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    tration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. CHAMBLISS (for himself, Mr. Berry, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Bishop, 
    Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
    Norwood, and Mr. Shows), [16JN]
  Cosponsors added, [29JN]
H.R. 2240--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise payment 
    amounts to home health agencies under the Medicare Program, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. COYNE (for himself, Mr. English, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
    Sanders, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey), [16JN]
  Cosponsors added, [17JN], [29JN], [14JY], [29JY], [8SE], [24SE], [5OC]
H.R. 2241--
A bill to amend the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to limit the reductions 
    in Federal payments under the Medicare prospective payment system 
    for hospital outpatient department services; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Hayworth, 
    Mr. English, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and 
    Mr. Larson), [16JN]
  Cosponsors added, [17JN], [23JN], [1JY], [14JY], [16JY], [20JY], 
    [22JY], [27JY], [29JY], [3AU], [5AU], [9SE], [21SE], [28SE], [4OC], 
    [5OC], [14OC], [19OC], [28OC], [3NO], [9NO]
H.R. 2242--
A bill to establish limits on medical malpractice claims, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Commerce.
  By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mrs. 
    Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
    Norwood, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Cooksey), [16JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY]
H.R. 2243--
A bill to restrict United States assistance for certain reconstruction 
    efforts in the Balkans region of Europe to United States-produced 
    articles and services; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. HEFLEY, [16JN]
  Cosponsors added, [17JN], [22JN], [24JN], [29JN], [30JN], [12JY], 
    [15JY], [19JY]
H.R. 2244--
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; Armed Services; Intelligence 
    (Permanent Select).
  By Mr. HUNTER, [16JN]
  Cosponsors added, [23JN], [29JY], [8SE], [23SE], [6OC], [14OC], 
    [19OC], [4NO], [10NO], [17NO], [18NO]
H.R. 2245--
A bill to ensure the liberties of the people by promoting federalism, to 
    protect the reserved powers of the States, to impose accountability 
    for Federal preemption of State and local laws, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Government Reform; Rules; the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. MCINTOSH (for himself, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Portman, Ms. 
    McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Castle, Mr. Condit, and Mr. Davis of 
    Virginia), [16JN]
  Cosponsors added, [1JY], [26JY], [29JY], [3AU], [8SE], [28OC]
H.R. 2246--
A bill to amend the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to prohibit the 
    Secretary of Health and Human Services to require the collection of 
    data from home health agencies furnishing services under the 
    Medicare Program under the OASIS data collection program from non-
    Medicare patients, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways 
    and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. RYUN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Tiahrt, 
    Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
    Hostettler, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
    Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Paul, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, and Mr. 
    Markey), [16JN]
  Cosponsors added, [1JY], [29JY], [9SE]
H.R. 2247--
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
    and Liability Act of 1980 (``Superfund'') to exempt small business 
    concerns from certain liability under that Act; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHIMKUS, [16JN]
  Cosponsors added, [24JN], [1JY], [14JY], [15JY], [16JY], [20JY], 
    [22JY], [27JY], [29JY], [8SE], [13SE], [14SE], [21SE], [23SE], 
    [1OC], [7OC], [14OC], [16NO]
H.R. 2248--
A bill to provide for the establishment, use, and enforcement of a 
    consistent and comprehensive system for labeling violent content in 
    audio and visual media products; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. WAMP (for himself and Mr. Stupak), [16JN]
  Cosponsors added, [5AU]
H.R. 2249--
A bill to establish the Corinth Unit of Shiloh National Military Park in 
    the vicinity of Corinth, Mississippi, and in the State of Tennessee, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. WICKER, [16JN]
H.R. 2250--
A bill to establish and implement a competitive oil and gas leasing 
    program that will result in an environmentally sound and job 
    creating program for the exploration, development, and production of 
    the oil and gas resources of Coastal Plain, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [16JN]
H.R. 2251--
A bill for the relief of Renato Rosetti; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. ISTOOK, [16JN]
H.R. 2252--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide increased 
    tax incentives for the purchase of alternative fuel and electric 
    vehicles, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Ramstad,Mr. Matsui, Ms. Dunn, 
    Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Cook, Mrs. 
    Northup, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Markey, Mr. Becerra, and Mr. McInnis), 
    [17JN]
  Cosponsors added, [18JN], [23JN], [24JN], [1JY], [27JY], [23SE], [5OC]
H.R. 2253--
A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit the use 
    under that Act of any item or information obtained by trespassing on 
    privately owned property, or otherwise taken from privately owned 
    property without the consent of the owner of the property; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. CALVERT, [17JN]
H.R. 2254--
A bill to amend the trade adjustment assistance provisions of the Trade 
    Act of 1974 to allow the reimbursement of training costs incurred 
    and for which payment became due within 30 days before the training 
    is approved by the Secretary of Labor; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. DUNCAN, [17JN]
H.R. 2255--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to curb tax abuses by 
    disallowing tax benefits claimed to arise from transactions without 
    substantial economic substance; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
    Allen, Mr. Luther, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. Farr of California), [17JN]
  Cosponsors added, [12JY]
H.R. 2256--
A bill to designate the San Antonio International Airport in San 
    Antonio, Texas, as an airport at which certain private aircraft 
    arriving in the United States from a foreign area may land for 
    processing by the Customs Service; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. GONZALEZ, [17JN]
H.R. 2257--
A bill to provide for a 1-year moratorium on the disclosure of certain 
    submissions under section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act to provide for 
    the reporting of certain site security information to the Congress, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; Government 
    Reform; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
    Mr. Waxman, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Pallone, 
    Mr. Stupak, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Capps, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. 
    Eshoo, and Mr. Hall of Texas), [17JN]
H.R. 2258--
A bill to treat arbitration clauses which are unilaterally imposed on 
    consumers as an unfair and deceptive trade practice and prohibit 
    their use in consumer transactions, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. Vento, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Brown of 
    California, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mrs. 
    Christensen), [17JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [15JY], [3AU], [8SE], [21SE], [28SE], 
    [19OC], [28OC], [16NO]
H.R. 2259--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the 
    dependent care credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Shows,Mr. 
    Abercrombie, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. Serrano), [17JN]
  Cosponsors added, [18NO]
H.R. 2260--
A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to promote pain management 
    and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and 
    euthanasia, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
    Ballenger, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Bryant, 
    Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Canady of 
    Florida, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
    Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
    Fossella, Mr. Graham, Mr. Goode, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
    Mr. Hayes, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
    John, Mr. King, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
    Largent, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Lucas of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
    Nussle, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Peterson 
    of Minnesota, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
    Rahall, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
    Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Shows, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Smith of 
    Texas, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
    Tancredo, Mr. Terry, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. Weldon of 
    Florida), [17JN]
  Cosponsors added, [18JN], [22JN], [23JN], [24JN], [29JN], [30JN], 
    [1JY], [14JY], [14JY], [15JY], [21JY], [27JY], [29JY], [3AU], [5AU], 
    [8SE], [9SE], [21SE], [23SE], [28SE], [30SE], [6OC], [13OC], [14OC], 
    [18OC]
  Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary (H. Rept. 106-378, part 
    1), [13OC]
  Reported with amendments from the Committee on Commerce (H. Rept. 106-
    378, part 2), [18OC]
  Passed House amended, [27OC]
H.R. 2261--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives 
    for health coverage; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mr. Peterson of 
    Pennsylvania), [17JN]
H.R. 2262--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the 
    deduction for the cost of demolishing structures other than 
    certified historic structures and other than historically 
    residential structures; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
    Bereuter, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut), [17JN]
  Cosponsors added, [8SE], [21SE], [26OC]

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H.R. 2263--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage 
    contributions by individuals of capital gain real property for 
    conservation purposes, to encourage qualified conservation 
    contributions, and to modify the rules governing the estate tax 
    exclusion for land subject to aqualified conservation easement; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
    Bereuter, and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut), [17JN]
  Cosponsors added, [8SE], [21SE], [26OC]
H.R. 2264--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the 
    expensing of environmental remediation costs to contaminated sites 
    located outside of targeted areas; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
    Bereuter, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut), [17JN]
  Cosponsors added, [8SE], [21SE], [26OC]
H.R. 2265--
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.
  By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. English, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
    McGovern, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Frost, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
    Evans, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
    Pomeroy, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Hinchey), 
    [17JN]
  Cosponsors added, [22JN], [24JN], [30JN], [14JY], [19JY], [21JY], 
    [26JY], [29JY], [30JY], [2AU], [5AU], [9SE], [22SE], [30SE]
H.R. 2266--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase 
    certain payment amounts made to hospitals furnishing services under 
    the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. Quinn), [17JN]
  Cosponsors added, [5AU], [27SE], [14OC], [28OC], [17NO]
H.R. 2267--
A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to clarify Federal 
    authority relating to land acquisition from willing sellers for the 
    majority of the trails, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. McINNIS (for himself, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Tancredo, 
    Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
    Whitfield, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. Vento), [17JN]
  Cosponsors added, [19JY], [23SE], [26OC], [16NO]
H.R. 2268--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to assure that 
    Medicare beneficiaries have continued access under current contracts 
    to managed health care through the Medicare cost contract program; 
    to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. McINNIS (for himself, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Herger, Mr. Ramstad, and 
    Mr. Udall of Colorado), [17JN]
  Cosponsors added, [27JY], [3AU], [8SE]
H.R. 2269--
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; 
    Armed Services.
  By Ms. McKINNEY (for herself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Leach, Ms. Rivers, 
    Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Meehan, Mr. McGovern, Mr. George 
    Miller of California, Mr. Porter, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Underwood, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. 
    Slaughter, Mr. Markey, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Stark, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Morella, 
    Mr. Wynn, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
    Campbell, Mr. Allen, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Luther, Mr. Farr of 
    California, Mr. Engel, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
    Delahunt, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Norton, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
    Andrews, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Minge, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
    Doyle, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
    LoBiondo, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Evans, Mr. Clay, Mr. Watt of North 
    Carolina, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Brown of California, 
    Mr. Towns, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Berman, 
    Mr. Clyburn, and Ms. Lee), [17JN]
  Cosponsors added, [28SE], [19OC]
H.R. 2270--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the interest 
    allocation rules; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Matsui), [17JN]
H.R. 2271--
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, [17JN]
H.R. 2272--
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 Armed Services.
  By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. Cunningham), 
    [17JN]
H.R. 2273--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that 
    certain small businesses are permitted to use the cash method of 
    accounting even if they use merchandise or inventory; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. TALENT (for himself and Mr. English), [17JN]
  Cosponsors added, [4NO]
H.R. 2274--
A bill to provide for the transfer of 10 percent of a State's 
    apportionment of certain highway funds to the State's highway safety 
    apportionment if the State does not suspend the driver's license of 
    individuals under the age of 21 convicted of driving while under the 
    influence of alcohol; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [17JN]
H.R. 2275--
A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
    to ensure choice of physicians; to the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce.
  By Mr. FLETCHER (for himself, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. McKeon), [17JN]
H.R. 2276--
A bill to provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain 
    entries of antifriction bearings; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. ISAKSON, [17JN]
H.R. 2277--
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, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
    Campbell, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Bilbray, and Ms. Eshoo), [18JN]
  Cosponsors added, [30JN], [22JY]
H.R. 2278--
A bill to require the National Park Service to conduct a feasibility 
    study regarding options for the protection and expanded visitor 
    enjoyment of nationally significant natural and cultural resources 
    at Fort Hunter Liggett, California; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. FARR of California, [18JN]
H.R. 2279--
A bill to expand the boundaries of Pinnacles National Monument, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. FARR of California, [18JN]
H.R. 2280--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a cost-of-
    living adjustment in rates of compensation paid for service-
    connected disabilities, to enhance the compensation, memorial 
    affairs, and housing programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
    to improve retirement authorities applicable to judges of the United 
    States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. Filner), 
    [18JN]
  Cosponsors added, [24JN], [14JY]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 106-202), [25JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [29JN]
  Passed Senate amended, [26JY]
  House agreed to Senate amendment with amendments (pursuant to H. Res. 
    368), [9NO]
  Senate agreed to House amendments to Senate amendment, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (November 23, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-118] (signed November 30, 1999)
H.R. 2281--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to permanently prohibit 
    the possession of firearms by persons who have been convicted of a 
    felony, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ACKERMAN, [18JN]
H.R. 2282--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow penalty-free 
    withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses 
    and to expand and extend permanently the exclusion allowed for 
    employer adoption assistance programs; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Camp, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
    Burton of Indiana, Mr. Pomeroy, and Mr. DeMint), [18JN]
  Cosponsors added, [22JN], [23JN], [29JN], [1JY], [12JY], [14JY], 
    [21JY], [22JY], [3AU], [8SE], [21SE], [30SE], [7OC], [27OC], [28OC], 
    [16NO], [17NO], [18NO], [22NO]
H.R. 2283--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the authorities 
    relating to the provision of honor guard details at funerals of 
    veterans; to the Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, [18JN]
  Cosponsors added, [22JN], [23JN], [24JN], [30JN], [1JY], [14JY], 
    [27JY], [4AU], [29SE]
H.R. 2284--
A bill to provide that certain costs of private foundations in removing 
    hazardous substances shall be treated as qualifying distributions; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself and Mrs. Northup), [18JN]
H.R. 2285--
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 San 
    Antonio Water System Water Recycling Project Phase III for the 
    reclamation and reuse of water, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. RODRIGUEZ (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Bonilla, and 
    Mr. Gonzalez), [18JN]
H.R. 2286--
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.
  By Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Roemer, and 
    Mr. Quinn), [18JN]
  Cosponsors added, [30JN], [4AU], [15SE], [30SE]
H.R. 2287--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to ensure that 
    veterans of the United States Armed Forces are eligible for 
    discretionary relief from detention, deportation, exclusion, and 
    removal, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SERRANO (for himself, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Mink of 
    Hawaii, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Evans, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
    Rangel, and Ms. Lee), [18JN]
  Cosponsors added, [24JN], [1JY], [22JY], [5OC]
H.R. 2288--
A bill to establish the North American Slavery Memorial Council; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. STEARNS (for himself and Mr. Lewis of Georgia), [18JN]
  Cosponsors added, [12JY], [29JY], [2AU]
H.R. 2289--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat spaceports 
    like airports under the exempt facility bond rules; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.

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  By Mr. WELDON of Florida (for himself and Mr. Davis of Florida), 
    [18JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [4AU], [23SE], [18OC]
H.R. 2290--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the chemical 2 Chloro Amino 
    Toluene; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CHABOT, [22JN]
H.R. 2291--
A bill to implement certain restrictions on purchases from Federal 
    Prison Industries by the Secretary of Defense; to the Committee on 
    Armed Services.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [22JN]
H.R. 2292--
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, [22JN]
H.R. 2293--
A bill to reform the budget process; to the Committees on the Budget; 
    Rules; Appropriations.
  By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself and Mr. Stenholm), [22JN]
H.R. 2294--
A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to help prevent 
    osteoporosis; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Ms. BERKLEY (for herself, Mrs. Roukema, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Maloney 
    of New York, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Frost, Mr. Borski, Ms. 
    Eshoo, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. 
    Thurman, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Rush, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
    Clyburn, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Costello, 
    Mr. Wynn, Ms. Norton, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Carson, Ms. 
    McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
    Weiner, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Capuano, Mrs. 
    Napolitano, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
    Sandlin, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Mr. Moran of Virginia), 
    [22JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [15JY], [30JY], [22SE], [7OC], [9NO]
H.R. 2295--
A bill to terminate the participation of the Forest Service in the 
    Recreational Fee Demonstration Program and to offset the revenues 
    lost by such termination by prohibiting the use of appropriated 
    funds to finance engineering support for sales of timber from 
    National Forest System lands; to the Committees on Agriculture; 
    Resources.
  By Mrs. CAPPS, [22JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [21SE]
H.R. 2296--
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, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, [22JN]
H.R. 2297--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on ferroniobium; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH, [22JN]
H.R. 2298--
A bill to provide certain temporary employees with the same benefits as 
    permanent employees; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. EVANS, [22JN]
  Cosponsors added, [5AU], [12OC], [4NO], [9NO], [16NO]
H.R. 2299--
A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
    of 1974 to ensure proper treatment of temporary employees under 
    employee benefit plans; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. EVANS, [22JN]
  Cosponsors added, [5AU]
H.R. 2300--
A bill to allow a State to combine certain funds to improve the academic 
    achievement of all its students; to the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce.
  By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
    Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Castle, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
    McKeon, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
    Deal of Georgia, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Talent, 
    Mr. Graham, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Petri, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
    Sam Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Northup, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Ms. Granger, 
    Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Ms. 
    Dunn, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Baker, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. 
    Pitts, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hastings of 
    Washington, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
    Gary Miller of California, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
    Stump, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Peterson 
    of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
    Hayes, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Shays, Mr. Portman, 
    Mr. Packard, Mr. Royce, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
    Pombo, Mr. Terry, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Hostettler), [22JN]
  Cosponsors added, [23JN], [29JN], [1JY], [12JY], [21JY], [29JY], 
    [5AU], [1OC], [7OC], [13OC], [14OC]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-386), [15OC]
  Passed House amended, [21OC]
H.R. 2301--
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.
  By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barr of 
    Georgia, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
    Calvert, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
    Collins, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Mrs. 
    Emerson, Mr. English, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Goode, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
    Graham, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Istook, Mr. Jones of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Largent, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, 
    Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Gary Miller of California, 
    Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Ney, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
    Schaffer, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tiahrt, 
    Mr. Traficant, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of 
    Florida, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Young of Alaska), [22JN]
  Cosponsors added, [30JN]
H.R. 2302--
A bill to designate the building of the United States Postal Service 
    located at 307 Main Street in Johnson City, New York, as the ``James 
    W. McCabe, Sr. Post Office Building''; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform.
  By Mr. HINCHEY, [22JN]
  Cosponsors added, [5AU]
H.R. 2303--
A bill to direct the Librarian of Congress to prepare the history of the 
    House of Representatives, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on House Administration.
  By Mr. LARSON (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Gephardt, Mrs. Emerson, 
    Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Ms. 
    Eshoo, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Kind, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
    Mr. Underwood, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Gejdenson, 
    Mr. Wu, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Stark, Mr. Frost, Mr. Waxman, 
    Mr. Costello, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
    McGovern, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. King, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
    Blumenauer, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Weldon of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Clay, Mr. Castle, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Conyers, 
    Mr. Stump, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
    Blunt, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Quinn, Ms. Eddie 
    Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Holden, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. 
    Davis of Florida, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Vento, Mr. Farr of 
    California, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Hoeffel, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Skelton, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
    McHugh, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Clyburn, Mrs. Meek of 
    Florida, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Lucas of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Filner, Ms. Roybal-
    Allard, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Duncan, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Moore, Ms. Lee, 
    Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Borski, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Norton, 
    Mr. Weiner, Mr. Ney, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Hill of Indiana, 
    Ms. Danner, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
    Mr. Rahall, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
    Ehrlich, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
    Meeks of New York, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
    Rogan, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Delahunt, 
    Mr. Spence, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
    Kleczka, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Sabo, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Archer, Mr. 
    Lewis of California, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Turner, Mr. Bass, Mr. 
    Dixon, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Murtha, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
    Souder, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Mica, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
    Hilliard, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mrs. Mink of 
    Hawaii, Mr. Scott, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
    Crane, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
    Sherman, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, 
    Mr. Porter, Mr. Berman, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Owens, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
    Hulshof, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Clement, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
    Sandlin, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
    Shaw, Mr. Upton, Mr. Berry, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. George Miller 
    of California, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
    Boehlert, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Payne, Mr. Etheridge, Ms. 
    Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
    Capuano, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Shows, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
    Cummings, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
    Reyes, Mr. Roemer, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. DeMint, Mr. 
    Allen, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
    Callahan, Mr. Evans, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
    Saxton, Mr. Moakley, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
    Jenkins, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
    Andrews, Mr. Baird, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
    Boswell, Mr. Dooley of California, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
    Holt, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Goode, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
    Foley, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
    Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Toomey, Mr. Simpson, and Mr. Skeen), [22JN]
  Cosponsors added, [1JY], [12JY], [26JY], [29JY], [30JY], [2AU], [3AU], 
    [4AU], [5AU], [1OC], [19OC], [20OC], [25OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [25OC]
  Passed Senate, [29OC]
  Presented to the President (November 2, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-99] (signed November 12, 1999)
H.R. 2304--
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, [22JN]
H.R. 2305--
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.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Weygand, Ms. Berkley, 
    Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. Carson, Mr. Davis of 
    Illinois, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Jones of 
    Ohio, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Tierney, and Mr. 
    Towns), [22JN]
  Cosponsors added, [1JY], [14JY], [4AU]
H.R. 2306--
A bill to amend the qualification requirements for serving with the 
    Census Monitoring Board; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. 
    Jones of Ohio, and Mrs. Clayton), [22JN]

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  Cosponsors added, [23JN], [24JN], [29JN], [1JY], [14JY]
H.R. 2307--
A bill to designate the building of the United States Postal Service 
    located at 5 Cedar Street in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, as the 
    ``Thomas J. Brown Post Office Building''; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform.
  By Mr. McGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Meehan, 
    Mr. Moakley, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Olver, and Mr. Markey), [22JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [8NO]
H.R. 2308--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the 
    deduction for computer donations to schools and public libraries and 
    to allow a tax credit for donated computers; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Matsui, 
    Mr. Armey, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
    Kuykendall, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Frost, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Moakley, Mr. 
    Farr of California, Mr. Shays, Mr. Latham, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Lee, 
    Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Shows, Mr. Reyes, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
    Filner, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
    Pickering, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Cook, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
    Green of Texas, Mr. McIntosh, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Carson, 
    Mrs. Morella, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
    Kildee, Mr. Horn, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. Hinchey), 
    [22JN]
  Cosponsors added, [29JN], [1JY], [14JY], [27JY], [30JY], [3AU], [8SE], 
    [4OC], [12OC], [2NO]
H.R. 2309--
A bill to require group health plans and health insurance issuers to 
    provide independent review of adverse coverage determinations; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. SESSIONS, [22JN]
H.R. 2310--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain ion-exchange resin; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SUNUNU, [22JN]
H.R. 2311--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain ion-exchange resin; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SUNUNU, [22JN]
H.R. 2312--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain ion-exchange resin; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SUNUNU, [22JN]
H.R. 2313--
A bill to restrict United States assistance for reconstruction efforts 
    in Kosova to United States produced articles and services; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [22JN]
H.R. 2314--
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to exclude beverage alcohol compounds 
    emitted from aging warehouses from the definition of volatile 
    organic compounds; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. WHITFIELD (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mrs. Northup, 
    Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
    McIntosh, Mr. Hilleary, and Mr. Bryant), [22JN]
  Cosponsors added, [2AU], [23SE], [1NO]
H.R. 2315--
A bill for the relief of James Mervyn Salmon; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. DICKS, [22JN]
H.R. 2316--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to develop monitoring 
    systems to promote safe motherhood; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. EMERSON (for herself, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Kelly, 
    Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen), [23JN]
  Cosponsors added, [22JY], [14SE], [14OC]
H.R. 2317--
A bill to designate a portion of the Delaware River and associated 
    tributaries as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 
    System; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mrs. Roukema, and Mr. Holt), [23JN]
H.R. 2318--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide corporate 
    alternative minimum tax reform; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Lewis of 
    Kentucky, Ms. Dunn, Mr. English, Mr. Crane, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
    Watkins, and Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut), [23JN]
  Cosponsors added, [29JN]
H.R. 2319--
A bill to make the American Battle Monuments Commission and the World 
    War II Memorial Advisory Board eligible to use nonprofit standard 
    mail rates of postage; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. McHUGH, [23JN]
  Cosponsors added, [20JY], [22JY], [26JY], [27JY], [29JY], [30JY], 
    [5AU], [9SE], [13SE], [14SE], [29SE], [14OC], [28OC], [3NO]
H.R. 2320--
A bill to allow States to use a portion of their welfare block grants 
    for general education spending; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GARY MILLER of California (for himself and Mr. Green of 
    Wisconsin), [23JN]
  Cosponsors added, [27JY], [14SE], [13OC]
H.R. 2321--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to ensure that coverage 
    under the health benefits program for Federal employees is provided 
    for hearing aids and examinations therefor; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform.
  By Mrs. MORELLA, [23JN]
  Cosponsors added, [2NO]
H.R. 2322--
A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to terminate Federal 
    milk marketing orders; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. OBEY, [23JN]
H.R. 2323--
A bill to require the national pooling of receipts under Federal milk 
    marketing orders; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. OBEY, [23JN]
H.R. 2324--
A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to terminate Federal 
    milk marketing orders and to replace such orders with a program to 
    verify receipts of milk; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. OBEY, [23JN]
H.R. 2325--
A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act with 
    respect to changing the requirements for surety bonds of home health 
    agencies, durable medical equipment suppliers, and others under the 
    Medicare and Medicaid Programs; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. STARK (for himself and Mrs. Thurman), [23JN]
  Cosponsors added, [13SE], [28SE], [6OC]
H.R. 2326--
A bill to prohibit the expenditure of the 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.
  By Mr. STEARNS, [23JN]
H.R. 2327--
A bill to provide that pay for Members of Congress may not be increased 
    by any adjustment scheduled to take effect in a year immediately 
    following a fiscal year in which a deficit in the budget of the 
    United States Government exists; to the Committees on Government 
    Reform; House Administration.
  By Mr. STEARNS, [23JN]
H.R. 2328--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize 
    the Clean Lakes Program; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SWEENEY, [23JN]
  Cosponsors added, [1OC]
H.R. 2329--
A bill to amend the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the 
    establishment of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, and for other 
    purposes'' to clarify the authority of the Secretary of the Interior 
    to accept donations of lands that are contiguous to the Indiana 
    Dunes National Lakeshore, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Resources.
  By Mr. VISCLOSKY, [23JN]
H.R. 2330--
A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic 
    under construction at 2900 Veterans Way, Melbourne, Florida, as the 
    ``Jerry O'Brien Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''; 
    to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. WELDON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Stearns, Ms. 
    Brown of Florida, Mr. Goss, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Young of Florida, 
    Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Mica, Mr. Shaw, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
    Boyd, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
    Miller of Florida, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Ros-
    Lehtinen, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. Wexler), 
    [23JN]
H.R. 2331--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and modify 
    the exclusion relating to qualified small business stock and to 
    provide that the exclusion relating to incentive stock options will 
    no longer be a minimum tax preference; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Ms. DUNN (for herself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Dreier, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
    Goodlatte, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Davis of Virginia, and Mr. 
    Weller), [23JN]
  Cosponsors added, [12JY], [16JY], [21JY]
H.R. 2332--
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.
  By Mr. OBERSTAR, [23JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY], [21SE]
H.R. 2333--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove special 
    financial limitations that apply to Puerto Rico and certain other 
    territories under the Medicaid Program with respect to medical 
    assistance for Medicare cost-sharing and for veterans; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO (for himself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
    Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. Rangel), [23JN]
  Cosponsors added, [22JY], [2NO]
H.R. 2334--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to extend and make 
    improvements to the provisions relating to procurement contract 
    goals for small disadvantaged businesses and certain institutions of 
    higher education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
    Services.
  By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. Skelton, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
    Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
    Hinojosa, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gonzalez, 
    Ms. Berkley, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
    Clyburn, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
    Rangel, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Lee, Mr. Menendez, 
    Mr. Ortiz, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Waters, Mr. Gutierrez, and Ms. 
    Sanchez), [23JN]
H.R. 2335--
A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to improve the hydroelectric 
    licensing process by granting the Federal Energy Regulatory 
    Commission statutory authority to better coordinate participation by 
    other agencies and entities, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. TOWNS (for himself, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Burr of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Bishop, and Mr. Hastings of Washington), [24JN]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE], [9NO]
H.R. 2336--
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for appointment 
    of United States marshals by the Attorney General; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. MCCOLLUM, [24JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-459), [8NO]
  Considered, [10NO]
  Failed of passage under suspension of the rules, [16NO]
H.R. 2337--
A bill to repeal section 656 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
    Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform.

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  By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
    Hostettler, Mr. Meeks of New York, and Mr. Campbell), [24JN]
  Cosponsors added, [1JY], [12JY], [14JY], [16JY], [27JY], [29JY], 
    [2AU], [8SE], [28SE], [4OC]
H.R. 2338--
A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide 
    an individual who seeks to have a particular type of item or service 
    to be a covered benefit under the Medicare Program the option to 
    meet with the Secretary in advance to develop a written agreement 
    specifying the information necessary for the Secretary to make a 
    national coverage determination under the Medicare Program; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. RAMSTAD, [24JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [13SE]
H.R. 2339--
A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to authorize an 
    additional category of national trail known as a national discovery 
    trail, to provide special requirements for the establishment and 
    administration of national discovery trails, and to designate the 
    cross country American Discovery Trail as the first national 
    discovery trail; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Vento, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
    Castle, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
    Boehlert, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Gilchrest, Mrs. Northup, Mr. McInnis, 
    Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Leach, 
    Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. English, Mr. Kucinich, 
    Mr. Evans, Mr. Stark, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Porter, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
    Costello, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Udall 
    of Colorado, Ms. Norton, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
    Weller, Mr. Clay, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. Blumenauer), [24JN]
  Cosponsors added, [12JY], [15JY], [26JY], [5AU], [15SE]
H.R. 2340--
A bill to improve the quality, timeliness, and credibility of forensic 
    science services for criminal justice purposes; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BISHOP (for himself and Mr. Chambliss), [24JN]
  Cosponsors added, [4AU], [18NO]
H.R. 2341--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a new 
    prospective payment system for federally-qualified health centers 
    and rural health clinics; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BURR of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. Towns), [24JN]
  Cosponsors added, [29JN], [14JY], [16JY], [26JY], [30JY], [5AU], 
    [9SE], [21SE], [27SE], [14OC], [21OC], [1NO], [5NO], [16NO]
H.R. 2342--
A bill to implement the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and 
    Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on International Relations; the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. BURR of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. Ballenger), [24JN]
H.R. 2343--
A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide for the 
    review and recommendation by the National Academy of Sciences of 
    species that should be removed from lists of endangered species and 
    threatened species; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. CALVERT, [24JN]
H.R. 2344--
A bill to provide funds to assist high-poverty school districts meet 
    their teaching needs; to the Committees on Education and the 
    Workforce; Armed Services.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Florida (for himself, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
    Gonzalez, Mr. Ford, Mr. Shows, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Martinez, Mrs. Mink 
    of Hawaii, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Holt, Ms. 
    Woolsey, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
    Hinojosa, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Berkley, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
    Smith of Washington, Mr. Lampson, and Mr. Wynn), [24JN]
  Cosponsors added, [1JY], [16JY], [22JY], [4AU], [4OC]
H.R. 2345--
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 Armed Services; Commerce.
  By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
    Frost, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
    McDermott, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
    Waxman, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
    Kildee, Mr. Latham, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. 
    Cummings), [24JN]
  Cosponsors added, [1JY], [27JY], [28SE], [2NO], [9NO], [17NO]
H.R. 2346--
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.
  By Mr. EHLERS (for himself, Mr. Coble, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
    Hobson, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Campbell), [24JN]
  Cosponsors added, [26JY]
H.R. 2347--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    look-back method shall not apply to construction contracts required 
    to use the percentage of completion method; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Hill of Montana, and Mr. Nethercutt), 
    [24JN]
H.R. 2348--
A bill to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to provide cost sharing 
    for the endangered fish recovery implementation programs for the 
    Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Cook, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Udall of 
    Colorado, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Tancredo, and Mrs. Cubin), 
    [24JN]
  Cosponsors added, [27JY]
H.R. 2349--
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 and Ms. Dunn), [24JN]
H.R. 2350--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal taxes on 
    American Values; to the Committees on Ways and Means; the Budget.
  By Mr. Sam JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Doolittle, 
    Mr. Istook, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hostettler, 
    Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Graham, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Tancredo, 
    Mr. Pitts, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
    Hansen, Mr. Souder, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Cubin, 
    Mr. DeMint, Mr. Herger, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. 
    Hayworth, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Paul, Mr. Manzullo, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Skeen, 
    Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
    Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
    Sessions, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, 
    Mr. Riley, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
    Hobson, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Spence, and Mr. Metcalf), [24JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [14SE]
H.R. 2351--
A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit the distribution of 
    any check or other negotiable instrument as part of a solicitation 
    by a creditor for an extension of credit, to limit the liability of 
    consumers in conjunction with such solicitations, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Vento, 
    Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Gutierrez, 
    Mr. George Miller of California, and Mr. Luther), [24JN]
  Cosponsors added, [2AU]
H.R. 2352--
A bill to provide for a judicial remedy for United States persons 
    injured as a result of violations by foreign states of their 
    arbitral obligations under international law; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself and Mr. Shaw), [24JN]
H.R. 2353--
A bill to direct the President to withhold extension of the WTO 
    Agreement to any country that is not complying with its obligations 
    under the New York Convention, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself and Mr. Shaw), [24JN]
H.R. 2354--
A bill to grant a federal charter to the Association of American State 
    Geologists; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. RAHALL (for himself and Mr. Gibbons), [24JN]
  Cosponsors added, [3AU]
H.R. 2355--
A bill to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual 
    orientation; to the Committees on Education and the Workforce; House 
    Administration; Government Reform; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baird, Mr. 
    Baldacci, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Becerra, Ms. 
    Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Blumenauer, 
    Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Brown of 
    California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
    Capuano, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Clay, Mrs. 
    Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
    Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
    Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Dooley 
    of California, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
    Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
    Ford, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. 
    Gilman, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. 
    Holt, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Inslee, Mr. 
    Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. 
    Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. 
    Jones of Ohio, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kildee, 
    Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kind, Mr. Klink, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
    Kuykendall, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Larson, Mr. Leach, Ms. Lee, 
    Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
    Luther, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
    McKinney, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Maloney of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Markey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. 
    Meek of Florida, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Millender-
    McDonald, Mr. George Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
    Moakley, Mr. Moore, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Nadler, 
    Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, 
    Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
    Rodriguez, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sabo, Ms. 
    Sanchez, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
    Sherman, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
    Stark, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Thompson of 
    California, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Towns, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
    Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
    Vento, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
    Weiner, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Weygand, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu, and Mr. Wynn), 
    [24JN]
  Cosponsors added, [30JN], [8NO], [10NO]
H.R. 2356--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve review 
    procedures under the Medicare Program by making those procedures 
    more equitable and efficient for beneficiaries and other claimants, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
    Mr. McCrery, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Camp, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
    English, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. LoBiondo), [24JN]

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  Cosponsors added, [29JY], [4AU], [8SE], [9SE], [20OC], [27OC]
H.R. 2357--
A bill to designate the United States Post Office located at 3675 
    Warrensville Center Road in Shaker Heights, Ohio, as the ``Louise 
    Stokes Post Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [24JN]
  Cosponsors added, [3AU], [4AU], [5AU], [8SE], [21SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [12OC]
H.R. 2358--
A bill to designate the United States Post Office located at 3813 Main 
    Street in East Chicago, Indiana, as the ``Lance Corporal Harold 
    Gomez Post Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. VISCLOSKY (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Roemer, Mr. 
    Buyer, Ms. Carson, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. 
    Hostettler, Mr. Souder, and Mr. Pease), [24JN]
H.R. 2359--
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. George Miller of California, 
    Mr. Kildee, Mr. Frost, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
    McInnis, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Watkins, Mr. 
    Hayworth, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
    Oberstar, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Towns, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
    Nethercutt, and Mr. Stupak), [24JN]
  Cosponsors added, [16NO]
H.R. 2360--
A bill to provide that benefits under chapter 89 of title 5, United 
    States Code, may be afforded for covered services provided by a 
    licensed or certified chiropractor, acupuncturist, massage 
    therapist, naturopathic physician, or midwife, without supervision 
    or referral by another health practitioner; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform.
  By Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. Burton of Indiana), [24JN]
H.R. 2361--
A bill to repeal the interim payment system for home health services 
    furnished under the Medicare Program, to eliminate the mandatory 15 
    percent reduction in payment amounts for such services under the 
    prospective payment system, to continue periodic interim payments 
    for such services, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways 
    and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. SANDERS, [24JN]
H.R. 2362--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a 
    refundable credit against income tax for the purchase of private 
    health insurance, and to provide for a report on State health 
    insurance safety-net program; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. ARMEY, [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [22JY], [9SE], [15SE], [6OC], [26OC], [28OC], 
    [16NO], [17NO]
H.R. 2363--
A bill to repeal the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, to 
    enact the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1999, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
    Young of Alaska, Mr. Goode, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
    Doolittle, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Peterson of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Baker, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Thornberry, 
    Mr. Linder, Mr. Graham, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Scarborough, 
    Mr. Ney, and Mr. Frelinghuysen), [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [24SE], [10NO], [17NO]
H.R. 2364--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 
    alternative minimum tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH, [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY], [13SE]
H.R. 2365--
A bill to authorize the Director of the Office of National Drug Control 
    Policy to enter into negotiations with representatives of the 
    Government of Cuba to provide for increased cooperation between Cuba 
    and the United States on drug interdiction efforts; to the Committee 
    on International Relations.
  By Mr. RANGEL, [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [22JY], [23SE], [20OC]
H.R. 2366--
A bill to provide small businesses certain protections from litigation 
    excesses and to limit the product liability of nonmanufacturer 
    product sellers; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Commerce.
  By Mr. ROGAN (for himself, Mr. Holden, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, and 
    Mr. Moran of Virginia), [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15SE], [21SE], [12OC], [13OC], [14OC], [26OC], 
    [27OC]
H.R. 2367--
A bill to reauthorize a comprehensive program of support for victims of 
    torture; to the Committees on International Relations; Commerce.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Gilman, and 
    Ms. McKinney), [29JN]
  Cosponsors added, [12JY], [29JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [21SE]
  Passed Senate, [21OC]
  Presented to the President (October 26, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-87] (signed November 3, 1999)
H.R. 2368--
A bill to assist in the resettlement and relocation of the people of 
    Bikini Atoll by amending the terms of the trust fund established 
    during the United States administration of the Trust Territory of 
    the Pacific Islands; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. George Miller of 
    California), [29JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-267), [27JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [13SE]
H.R. 2369--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    Medicare coverage of certain biologicals used in treating lower 
    extremity ulcers in patients with diabetes; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. NETHERCUTT (for himself and Mr. LaFalce), [29JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [27JY], [5AU], [28SE], [21OC]
H.R. 2370--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that no 
    individual shall be denied unemployment compensation solely on the 
    basis of leaving employment due to a reasonable fear of domestic 
    violence; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Frost, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
    Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Slaughter, 
    Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. 
    Thurman, Mr. Bonior, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Carson, and Mrs. 
    McCarthy of New York), [29JN]
  Cosponsors added, [12JY], [7OC]
H.R. 2371--
A bill to make schools safer by waiving the local matching requirement 
    under the Community Policing program for the placement of law 
    enforcement officers in local schools; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. BONIOR (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Barcia, 
    Mr. Cummings, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas), [29JN]
H.R. 2372--
A bill to simplify and expedite access to the Federal courts for injured 
    parties whose rights and privileges, secured by the United States 
    Constitution, have been deprived by final actions of Federal 
    agencies, or other Government officials or entities acting under 
    color of State law; to prevent Federal courts from abstaining from 
    exercising Federal jurisdiction in actions where no State law claim 
    is alleged; to permit certification of unsettled State law questions 
    that are essential to resolving Federal claims arising under the 
    Constitution; and to clarify when Government action is sufficiently 
    final to ripen certain Federal claims arising under the 
    Constitution; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CANADY of Florida (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mr. Dooley of 
    California, Mr. Goode, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
    Barcia, and Mr. Burton of Indiana), [29JN]
  Cosponsors added, [1JY], [27JY], [3AU], [8SE], [22SE], [29SE], [6OC], 
    [20OC], [28OC], [9NO], [16NO], [18NO]
H.R. 2373--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for Start-
    up Success Accounts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. DeMINT (for himself and Mr. Baird), [29JN]
  Cosponsors added, [21JY], [29JY], [14SE], [4NO]
H.R. 2374--
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, [29JN]
H.R. 2375--
A bill to authorize a demonstration project to expand eligibility under 
    existing State prescription drug assistance programs for low-income 
    seniors; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [29JN]
H.R. 2376--
A bill to require executive agencies to establish expedited review 
    procedures for granting a waiver to a State under a grant program 
    administered by the agency if another State has already been granted 
    a similar waiver by the agency under such program; to the Committee 
    on Government Reform.
  By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. 
    DeMint, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Ose, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, 
    Mr. Sweeney, and Mrs. Biggert), [29JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [23SE], [21OC], [26OC], [9NO]
H.R. 2377--
A bill to provide for a study and report to the Congress on the use of 
    antique firearms in crime; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HOEFFEL, [29JN]
  Cosponsors added, [1JY], [14JY], [20JY]
H.R. 2378--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that 
    advance pricing agreements between taxpayers and the Internal 
    Revenue Service are confidential return information; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Levin, and 
    Ms. Dunn), [29JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY]
H.R. 2379--
A bill to ensure that adequate frequencies of the electromagnetic 
    spectrum are available for biomedical telemetry; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Smith of 
    Washington), [29JN]
H.R. 2380--
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, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, Mr. Becerra, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Waxman, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
    Pallone, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Minge, Mr. Frost, Mr. Filner, Ms. 
    Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Lee, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Vento, 
    Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. Berman), [29JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY], [22JY], [14SE], [8NO]
H.R. 2381--
A bill to prohibit United States economic assistance for countries that 
    ratify the treaty known as the Rome Statute of the International 
    Criminal Court, a treaty that provides for the establishment of an 
    International Criminal Court, an illegal and illegitimate 
    institution that violates the principles of self-government and 
    popular sovereignty, as well as accepted norms of international law, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. NEY, [29JN]
  Cosponsors added, [1JY], [27SE], [4NO]
H.R. 2382--
A bill to promote the improvement of information on, and protections 
    against, child sexual abuse; to the Committees on the Judiciary; 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. NEY (for himself and Mr. Oxley), [29JN]
  Cosponsors added, [21JY], [21OC], [28OC]

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H.R. 2383--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to produce and sell 
    products and to sell publications relating to the Hoover Dam, and to 
    deposit revenues generated from the sales into the Colorado River 
    Dam fund; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Gibbons), [29JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [9SE], [7OC]
H.R. 2384--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize 
    appropriations for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Dingell), [29JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY], [20JY], [21JY], [29JY]
H.R. 2385--
A bill to require that the General Accounting Office study and report on 
    possible connections between the recurring incidence of violence by 
    postal employees and workplace-related frustrations experienced by 
    postal workers generally; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [29JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15NO]
H.R. 2386--
A bill to amend the Expedited Funds Availability Act to prohibit the 
    imposition of fees for any check returned due to insufficient funds 
    for payment, other than a fee imposed on the maker of the check, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. WEINER, [29JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [20JY], [27JY], [30JY], [4AU], [21SE], 
    [1NO], [16NO]
H.R. 2387--
A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
    provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls to 
    pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, and technology; 
    to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Ms. WOOLSEY, [29JN]
  Cosponsors added, [7OC], [14OC]
H.R. 2388--
A bill for the relief of Lieutenant Colonel (retired) Robert L. 
    Stockwell, United States Army; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. MOORE, [29JN]
  Cosponsors added, [16JY]
H.R. 2389--
A bill to restore stability and predictability to the annual payments 
    made to States and counties containing National Forest System lands 
    and public domain lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management for 
    use by the counties for the benefit of public schools, roads, and 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Agriculture; Resources.
  By Mr. DEAL of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Boyd, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Turner, 
    Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Thompson of California), 
    [30JN]
  Cosponsors added, [1JY], [15JY], [26JY], [5AU], [9SE], [15SE], [22SE], 
    [24SE]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Agriculture (H. Rept. 
    106-392, part 1), [18OC]
  Referral to the Committee on Resources extended, [18OC]
  Committee on Resources discharged, [29OC]
  Passed House amended, [3NO]
H.R. 2390--
A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
    create small, manageable, accountable classrooms with qualified 
    teachers; to the Committees on Education and the Workforce; Armed 
    Services.
  By Mr. MARTINEZ (for himself, Mr. Clay, Mr. George Miller of 
    California, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
    Mr. Andrews, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Scott, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, 
    Mr. Fattah, Mr. Hinojosa, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Tierney, 
    Mr. Kind, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Ford, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. Wu), [30JN]
H.R. 2391--
A bill to establish a National Center for Research on Domestic Health 
    Disparities; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Norwood, Mrs. 
    Christensen, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Wu, Mr. 
    Sanders, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
    Mr. Stark, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Thompson of 
    Mississippi, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Filner, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mrs. Meek 
    of Florida, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Ford, Ms. 
    McKinney, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Lee, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
    Mr. Scott, Ms. Norton, Mr. Clay, Mr. Owens, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
    Payne, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Rush, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
    Pastor, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Brown 
    of Florida, Ms. Waters, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
    Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Conyers, 
    Mr. Rangel, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Towns, Mr. Dixon, 
    Mr. Fattah, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Nadler, 
    Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. 
    Napolitano, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Ortiz, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. 
    Becerra), [30JN]
  Cosponsors added, [1NO]
H.R. 2392--
A bill to amend the Small Business Act to extend the authorization for 
    the Small Business Innovation Research Program, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Small Business; Science.
  By Mr. TALENT (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mrs. Kelly, and 
    Ms. Velazquez), [30JN]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE]
  Reported from the Committee on Small Business (H. Rept. 106-329, part 
    1), [23SE]
  Referral to the Committee on Science extended, [23SE]
  Committee on Science discharged, [23SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [27SE]
H.R. 2393--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide disaster 
    relief for homeowners; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BAIRD, [30JN]
H.R. 2394--
A bill to provide wage parity for certain Department of Defense 
    prevailing rate employees in Georgia; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform.
  By Mr. CHAMBLISS, [30JN]
H.R. 2395--
A bill to amend the Agricultural Market Transition Act to extend through 
    fiscal year 2002 the authority for the advance payment, in full, of 
    the payments required under production flexibility contracts; to the 
    Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. COMBEST (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, 
    Mr. Boehner, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Schaffer, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Lucas of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
    Thornberry, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Thune, Mr. Ose, Mr. 
    Dickey, and Mr. LaHood), [30JN]
  Cosponsors added, [19JY], [3AU], [14SE]
H.R. 2396--
A bill to provide that the Davis-Bacon Act shall not apply to contracts 
    for the construction and repair of schools and libraries; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Goss, Mr. Taylor of North 
    Carolina, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Istook, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
    Radanovich, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Collins, Mr. Riley, Mr. Paul, Mr. Gary 
    Miller of California, and Mr. Tiahrt), [30JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY], [22JY], [5AU]
H.R. 2397--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 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
  By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Gephardt, Ms. Norton, Mr. Costello, 
    Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Olver, Ms. Kaptur, 
    Mr. Frost, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Stark, Ms. Millender-
    McDonald, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
    McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
    Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Luther, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Allen, 
    Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
    Baldacci, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Eshoo, 
    Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Shows, Mrs. 
    Jones of Ohio, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
    McDermott, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
    Waxman, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
    Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
    Kildee, Mr. Ford, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Markey, 
    Mr. Rothman, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Borski, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
    Hoyer, Mr. Berman, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
    Conyers, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Lee, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
    Blagojevich, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Vento, Ms. 
    Carson, Mr. Moore, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. 
    Berkley, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Filner, Mr. Thompson of 
    Mississippi, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
    Rodriguez, Mr. Engel, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Baird, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
    Larson, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
    Barrett of Wisconsin, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Baldwin, 
    Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Levin, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Udall of 
    New Mexico, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Holt, Mr. Wu, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
    Hastings of Florida, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Rush, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. 
    Lofgren, and Mr. Clyburn), [30JN]
  Cosponsors added, [21JY]
H.R. 2398--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify certain 
    existing limitations on private business use of facilities financed 
    with tax-exempt bonds; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. DeLAY, [30JN]
H.R. 2399--
A bill to establish a commission to recommend a strategy for the global 
    eradication of disease; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. GEKAS, [30JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY]
H.R. 2400--
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, [30JN]
  Cosponsors added, [16JY], [22JY]
H.R. 2401--
A bill to amend the U.S. Holocaust Assets Commission Act of 1998 to 
    extend the period by which the final report is due and to authorize 
    additional funding; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. LAZIO (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
    Maloney of Connecticut, and Mr. Sherman), [30JN]
  Cosponsors added, [27JY], [5AU], [9SE], [29SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [4OC]
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (November 30, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-155] (signed December 9, 1999)
H.R. 2402--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a 15-year 
    recovery period for franchise property, to provide a shorter 
    recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold 
    improvements, 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. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. English, Ms. Dunn, Mr. 
    Camp, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Paul, and Mrs. Northup), [30JN]
H.R. 2403--
A bill to provide for payment in December 1999 of Social Security 
    benefits otherwise payable in January 2000; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. MANZULLO, [30JN]
  Cosponsors added, [13SE]
H.R. 2404--
A bill to protect the privacy of individuals by ensuring the 
    confidentiality of information contained in their medical records 
    and health-care-related information, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. MURTHA, [30JN]
H.R. 2405--
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.

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  By Ms. PELOSI (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
    Bentsen, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Borski, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
    Clay, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Delahunt, 
    Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dixon, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr of 
    California, Mr. Foley, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Gonzalez, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Horn, Mr. Jackson of 
    Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
    Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
    Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
    McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
    Matsui, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. George Miller of 
    California, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
    Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stark, 
    Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Towns, Ms. Waters, 
    Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Wynn), 
    [30JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [2AU], [21OC], [1NO], [5NO]
H.R. 2406--
A bill to reauthorize the Trade Adjustment Assistance program through 
    fiscal year 2001; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
    Levin, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Cardin, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
    Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
    Jefferson, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Becerra, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Doggett, and 
    Mr. Reyes), [30JN]
H.R. 2407--
A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to establish certain 
    requirements regarding the approval of facilities for the disposal 
    of polychlorinated biphenyls, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. RIVERS, [30JN]
H.R. 2408--
A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
    Agency to prescribe a rule that prohibits the importation for 
    disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls at concentrations of 50 parts 
    per million or greater; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. RIVERS, [30JN]
H.R. 2409--
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, [30JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY], [16JY], [19JY], [21JY], [4AU], [13OC], 
    [10NO]
H.R. 2410--
A bill to amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 
    1994 to earmark not less than $150,000,000 for grants to reduce 
    drug-related transactions and drug use in the one-mile areas 
    surrounding elementary and secondary schools; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. ROGAN (for himself, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Armey, Mr. Jefferson, 
    Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Graham, Mrs. Bono, and Mr. Cannon), [30JN]
H.R. 2411--
A bill to abolish the Department of Energy; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Armed Services; Science; Government Reform; Rules; 
    Resources.
  By Mr. ROYCE, [30JN]
H.R. 2412--
A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse 
    located at 1300 South Harrison Street in Fort Wayne, Indiana, as the 
    ``E. Ross Adair Federal Building and United States Courthouse''; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SOUDER, [30JN]
  Cosponsors added, [9NO]
H.R. 2413--
A bill to amend the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act 
    to enhance the ability of the National Institute of Standards and 
    Technology to improve computer security, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Gordon, and Mrs. Morella), 
    [1JY]
  Cosponsors added, [21SE]
H.R. 2414--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate certain 
    particularly unfair tax provisions, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. TANCREDO (for himself, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and 
    Mr. Barr of Georgia), [1JY]
  Cosponsors added, [12JY], [19JY]
H.R. 2415--
A bill to enhance security of United States missions and personnel 
    overseas, to authorize appropriations for the Department of State 
    for fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Ms. McKinney), [1JY]
  Considered, [19JY], [20JY]
  Passed House amended, [21JY]
  Passed Senate amended, [3AU]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [3AU]
H.R. 2416--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives 
    for the construction of public schools; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. WELLER (for himself and Ms. Dunn), [1JY]
H.R. 2417--
A bill to establish an educational technology extension service at 
    colleges and universities; to the Committees on Science; Education 
    and the Workforce.
  By Mr. BARCIA (for himself and Mr. Wu), [1JY]
  Cosponsors added, [20JY]
H.R. 2418--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend 
    programs relating to organ procurement and transplantation; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Green of Texas, and Mr. Pallone), 
    [1JY]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [21JY], [26JY], [2AU], [9SE], [14SE], 
    [15SE], [22SE], [23SE], [28SE], [30SE], [1OC], [6OC], [7OC], [12OC], 
    [18OC], [25OC], [28OC]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-429), [1NO]
H.R. 2419--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reflect 
    original congressional intent by requiring that the new risk 
    adjustment methodology for Medicare+Choice payment rates be 
    implemented in a budget neutral manner, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
    Tauzin, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
    McCollum, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Bass, 
    Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Walden of Oregon, and Mr. Stearns), [1JY]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [3AU], [5AU], [9SE], [21SE], [28OC], [10NO]
H.R. 2420--
A bill to deregulate the Internet and high speed data services, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
    Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Graham, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
    Rush, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Fossella, Mr. 
    Dicks, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
    Wynn, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Terry, Mr. Greenwood, 
    Mr. Ganske, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
    Shadegg, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Sweeney, and Mrs. Myrick), 
    [1JY]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY], [20JY], [21JY], [22JY], [29JY], [3AU], 
    [4AU], [5AU], [9SE], [15SE], [23SE], [24SE], [30SE], [5OC], [19OC], 
    [21OC], [25OC], [26OC], [28OC], [1NO], [9NO], [10NO], [17NO], 
    [18NO], [22NO]
  Cosponsors removed, [16NO], [18NO]
H.R. 2421--
A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to regulate 
    the sale and manufacture of certain armor piercing ammunition and 
    armor piercing incendiary ammunition, and to regulate laser sights 
    under the National Firearms Act; to the Committees on the Judiciary; 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH (for himself, Mr. Waxman, and Ms. Norton), [1JY]
H.R. 2422--
A bill to provide for the determination that Cuba is a major drug-
    transit country for purposes of section 490(h) of the Foreign 
    Assistance Act of 1961; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself and Mr. Gilman), [1JY]
H.R. 2423--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the motor 
    fuel excise taxes on intercity buses; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. CAMP (for himself and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts), [1JY]
  Cosponsors added, [14SE], [23SE]
H.R. 2424--
A bill to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 
    to post on its premises notices to employees regarding the 
    applicable provisions of title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; 
    to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services; Education and 
    the Workforce; Government Reform.
  By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Frost, 
    Ms. Lee, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Lantos, Mr. DeFazio, Mrs. 
    Clayton, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Gejdenson, 
    Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Owens, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Brady of 
    Pennsylvania, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Pastor, Mrs. 
    Christensen, and Ms. McKinney), [1JY]
  Cosponsors added, [3AU]
H.R. 2425--
A bill to establish the Commission on Ocean Policy, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. FARR of California (for himself, Mr. Greenwood, Ms. Woolsey, 
    Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Capps, Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Pelosi, 
    Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Olver, Mrs. 
    Tauscher, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Thompson of 
    California, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
    Faleomavaega, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Ortiz, 
    Mr. Pickett, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Markey, Mr. Baird, Ms. 
    Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Houghton, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Waters, 
    Mr. Kasich, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Ms. Schakowsky), 
    [1JY]
  Cosponsors added, [5AU], [2NO]
H.R. 2426--
A bill to require truth-in-budgeting with respect to the on-budget trust 
    funds; to the Committees on the Budget; Rules.
  By Mr. COSTELLO, [1JY]
H.R. 2427--
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to remove a provision limiting States 
    to proportionately less assistance than their respective populations 
    and tax payments to the Federal government; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. COX, [1JY]
  Cosponsors added, [19JY]
H.R. 2428--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 11-Aminoundecanoic acid; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COYNE (for himself and Mr. Holden), [1JY]
H.R. 2429--
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, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. Watkins), 
    [1JY]
  Cosponsors added, [22JY], [4OC]
H.R. 2430--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax 
    treatment for foreign investment through a United States regulated 
    investment company comparable to the tax treatment for direct 
    foreign investment and investment through a foreign mutual fund; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Ms. Dunn, and Mr. McDermott), [1JY]
H.R. 2431--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the 
    consolidation of life

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    insurance companies with other companies; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Ramstad, 
    Mr. Weller, Mr. Portman, and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas), [1JY]
H.R. 2432--
A bill to prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire 
    insurance policies covering houses of worship and related support 
    structures, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FILNER (for himself, Ms. McKinney, and Mr. Matsui), [1JY]
H.R. 2433--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals 
    to designate any portion of a refund for use by the Secretary of 
    Health and Human Services in providing catastrophic health coverage 
    to individuals who do not otherwise have health coverage; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. GOODE (for himself, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
    Moran of Virginia, and Mr. Shows), [1JY]
  Cosponsors added, [5AU], [24SE]
H.R. 2434--
A bill to require labor organizations to secure prior, voluntary, 
    written authorization as a condition of using any portion of dues or 
    fees for activities not necessary to performing duties relating to 
    the representation of employees in dealing with the employer on 
    labor-management issues, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
    Hoekstra, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Talent, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
    Graham, Mr. Souder, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
    Deal of Georgia, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
    Fletcher, Mr. DeMint, and Mr. Isakson), [1JY]
  Cosponsors added, [3AU], [4AU]
H.R. 2435--
A bill to expand the boundaries of the Gettysburg National Military Park 
    to include the Wills House, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Resources.
  By Mr. GOODLING, [1JY]
H.R. 2436--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, and the Uniform Code of 
    Military Justice to protect unborn children from assault and murder, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Armed 
    Services.
  By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Canady of 
    Florida), [1JY]
  Cosponsors added, [12JY], [14JY], [15JY], [19JY], [20JY], [21JY], 
    [22JY], [27JY], [29JY], [30JY], [2AU], [5AU], [8SE], [9SE], [14SE], 
    [21SE], [22SE], [24SE], [27SE], [28SE], [29SE]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on the Judicary (H. Rept. 
    106-332, part 1), [24SE]
  Referral to the Committee on Armed Services extended, [24SE]
  Committee on Armed Services discharged, [29SE]
  Passed House amended, [30SE]
H.R. 2437--
A bill to provide an exception from the enforcement of an accessibility 
    construction requirement of the Fair Housing Act for certain 
    buildings constructed in compliance with a local building code; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. JONES of North Carolina, [1JY]
H.R. 2438--
A bill to require specific Congressional authorization for the Secretary 
    of the Interior to authorize construction of any visitor's center or 
    museum in the proximity of or within the boundaries of Gettysburg 
    National Military Park; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. KLINK, [1JY]
H.R. 2439--
A bill to ensure the efficient allocation of telephone numbers; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. KUCINICH, [1JY]
  Cosponsors added, [22JY], [27JY], [29JY], [21SE], [1NO]
H.R. 2440--
A bill to provide for commemoration of the victory of freedom in the 
    Cold War; to the Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. LAZIO, [1JY]
H.R. 2441--
A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to reduce fees on 
    securities transactions; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. LAZIO (for himself, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Towns, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
    Forbes, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Largent, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
    Sweeney, Mr. Engel, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Barton of Texas, 
    Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Riley, Mr. Gillmor, Mrs. 
    Maloney of New York, Mr. Bryant, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Shays, Mr. Meeks of 
    New York, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
    Tauzin, and Mr. Hall of Texas), [1JY]
  Cosponsors added, [19JY], [3AU], [15SE], [24SE], [29SE]
H.R. 2442--
A bill to provide for the preparation of a Government report detailing 
    injustices suffered by Italian Americans during World War II, and a 
    formal acknowledgement of such injustices by the President; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. LAZIO (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Baker, Mr. Berman, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Campbell, Mr. Crowley, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Fossella, Mr. 
    Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gutierrez, 
    Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. King, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
    Lampson, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. McCarthy of 
    New York, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Maloney of 
    Connecticut, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Mascara, 
    Ms. McKinney, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
    Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Towns, 
    Mr. Traficant, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Wu, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
    Brown of California, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Waxman, 
    Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
    Stupak, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. Ackerman), [1JY]
  Cosponsors added, [27JY], [5AU], [9SE], [29SE], [25OC], [8NO], [10NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [10NO]
H.R. 2443--
A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, relating to 
    the regulation of firearms dealers, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. DeLauro, 
    Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
    Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Carson, Ms. Norton, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Lofgren, 
    Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Lee, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
    Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. Weiner), [1JY]
  Cosponsors added, [21JY]
H.R. 2444--
A bill to provide for an interim census of Americans abroad, the data 
    from which shall be used in deciding whether to count such 
    individuals in future decennial censuses; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Underwood, 
    Mr. Filner, Mr. Olver, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Rush, Mrs. Clayton, 
    Mr. Shows, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Meeks of New 
    York, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Schakowsky, 
    Mr. Bentsen, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas), [1JY]
  Cosponsors added, [12JY], [14JY], [19JY], [20JY], [21JY], [29JY], 
    [14SE]
H.R. 2445--
A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 
    Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
    clarify the application of the mental health parity provisions to 
    annual and lifetime visit or benefit limits, as well as dollar 
    limits; to the Committees on Commerce; Education and the Workforce; 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
    Towns, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
    Serrano, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. Hinchey), [1JY]
  Cosponsors added, [12JY], [21JY]
H.R. 2446--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit 
    against income tax to holders of Better America Bonds; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MATSUI (for himself, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Gephardt, 
    Mr. Bonior, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Levin, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Lewis 
    of Georgia, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Jefferson, Mrs. Thurman, 
    Mr. Becerra, Mr. Allen, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Berman, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Brown of 
    Ohio, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Cummings, Ms. 
    DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
    Doyle, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hinchey, 
    Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Holt, Mr. Larson, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
    Meehan, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. George Miller of 
    California, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Serrano, 
    Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Tierney, Mrs. Jones 
    of Ohio, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Waxman, 
    Mr. Weygand, and Ms. Woolsey), [1JY]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [15JY], [16JY], [19JY], [22JY], [29JY], 
    [4AU], [5AU], [14SE], [6OC], [8NO]
H.R. 2447--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include in the 
    calculation of Medicare+Choice payment rates under the Medicare 
    Program the costs attributable to medical services furnished to 
    Medicare-eligible beneficiaries by medical facilities of the 
    Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Inslee, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
    Stark, Mr. Dicks, and Mr. Smith of Washington), [1JY]
H.R. 2448--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to assure that 
    immigrants do not have to wait longer for an immigrant visa as a 
    result of a reclassification from family second preference to family 
    first preference because of the naturalization of a parent or 
    spouse; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [1JY]
H.R. 2449--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to 
    Federal facilities pollution control; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. NORWOOD (for himself, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. English, 
    Ms. Rivers, Mr. Pombo, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Shows, Mr. Regula, Mr. Barr 
    of Georgia, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Linder, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Collins, 
    Mr. Isakson, Mr. Deal of Georgia, and Mr. Graham), [1JY]
H.R. 2450--
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.
  By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Wise, Mr. Traficant, Mr. DeFazio, 
    Ms. Norton, and Ms. Millender-McDonald), [1JY]
  Cosponsors added, [16NO]
H.R. 2451--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to classify certain 
    franchise operation property as 15-year depreciable property; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. RAMSTAD, [1JY]
  Cosponsors added, [15SE], [21SE], [28SE], [7OC], [18OC], [27OC]
H.R. 2452--
A bill to dismantle the Department of Commerce; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure; Banking and Financial 
    Services; International Relations; Armed Services; Ways and Means; 
    Government Reform; the Judiciary; Science; Resources.
  By Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Sanford, Mr. 
    Paul, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Radanovich, 
    Mr. Coburn, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Largent, Mr. Pitts, and 
    Mr. Salmon), [1JY]

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  Cosponsors added, [16JY], [26JY]
H.R. 2453--
A bill to require certain conditions to be met before the International 
    Monetary Fund may sell gold; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Armey), [1JY]
  Cosponsors added, [12JY], [15JY], [20JY], [15SE], [21SE], [22SE], 
    [27SE]
H.R. 2454--
A bill to assure the long-term conservation of mid-continent light geese 
    and the biological diversity of the ecosystem upon which many North 
    American migratory birds depend, by directing the Secretary of the 
    Interior to implement rules to reduce the overabundant population of 
    mid-continent light geese; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
    Chambliss, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
    Cunningham, and Mr. Tanner), [1JY]
  Cosponsors added, [21JY], [26JY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-271), [29JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [2AU]
  Passed Senate amended, [8NO]
  House agreed to Senate amendments under suspension of the rules, 
    [10NO]
  Presented to the President (November 16, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-108] (signed November 24, 1999)
H.R. 2455--
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.
  By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. LaTourette, and Mr. 
    McHugh), [1JY]
  Cosponsors added, [13SE]
H.R. 2456--
A bill to preserve the authority of the States over waters within their 
    boundaries, to delegate the authority of the Congress to the States 
    to regulate water, and for other purposes; to the Committees on the 
    Judiciary; Resources.
  By Mr. SIMPSON (for himself, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Hastings of 
    Washington, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Skeen, and Mr. Pombo), [1JY]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [21JY]
H.R. 2457--
A bill to prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination 
    against individuals and their family members on the basis of 
    predictive genetic information or genetic services; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce.
  By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
    Ackerman, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Green of Texas, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Moran of 
    Virginia, Ms. Norton, Mr. Regula, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Sanders, 
    Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. Serrano), [1JY]
  Cosponsors added, [12JY], [20JY], [22JY], [27JY], [29JY], [30JY], 
    [12OC], [4NO]
H.R. 2458--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 
    refundable caregivers tax credit; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. STARK (for himself and Mr. Markey), [1JY]
  Cosponsors added, [16JY]
H.R. 2459--
A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the 
    Congress to General Wesley Clark and to provide for the production 
    of bronze duplicates of such medal for sale to the public; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Hoyer, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Larson, Mr. Maloney of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
    Spratt, Mr. King, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
    John, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Etheridge, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
    Cramer, Mr. Davis of Florida, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
    Moakley, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Allen, Mr. Moore, Mr. Taylor 
    of Mississippi, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lantos, 
    Mr. Wynn, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Tanner, 
    Mr. Clement, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Wu, Mr. Clay, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Ford, 
    Mr. Evans, Mr. Payne, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Roemer, Mr. 
    Obey, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Vento, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Lucas 
    of Kentucky, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Turner, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
    Kind, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Engel, 
    Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Levin, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. Baldacci, 
    Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. 
    Weygand, Mr. Klink, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Brady of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Dicks, Ms. Velazquez, 
    Mr. McNulty, Mr. Berry, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Scott, Ms. 
    Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
    Moran of Virginia, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Smith of 
    Washington, Mr. Condit, Mr. Phelps, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
    Boyd, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Barrett 
    of Wisconsin, Mr. Gephardt, and Mr. Bentsen), [1JY]
H.R. 2460--
A bill to designate the United States Post Office located at 125 Border 
    Avenue West in Wiggins, Mississippi, as the ``Jay Hanna `Dizzy' Dean 
    Post Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. Shows, Mr. Thompson of 
    Mississippi, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Pickering, and Mr. Wicker), [1JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [12OC]
H.R. 2461--
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 
    Administration.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [1JY]
H.R. 2462--
A bill to amend the Organic Act of Guam, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. George 
    Miller of California), [1JY]
H.R. 2463--
A bill to amend section 2007 of the Social Security Act to provide grant 
    funding for additional Empowerment Zones, Enterprise Communities, 
    and Strategic Planning Communities, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WATKINS (for himself and Mr. Hinchey), [1JY]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY], [5AU], [9SE], [23SE], [4OC], [7OC], [2NO]
H.R. 2464--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that 
    certain amounts received by electric energy, gas, or steam utilities 
    shall be excluded from gross income as contributions to capital; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WATKINS (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Crane, Mr. Herger, and 
    Mr. Traficant), [1JY]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE]
H.R. 2465--
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, 2000, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. HOBSON, [12JY]
  Reported from the Committee on Appropriations (H. Rept. 106-221), 
    [2JY]
  Passed House, [13JY]
  Passed Senate amended, [14JY]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [14JY]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [21JY]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 106-266) submitted in the House, [27JY]
  House agreed to conference report, [29JY]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [3AU]
  Presented to the President (August 5, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-52] (signed August 17, 1999)
H.R. 2466--
A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and 
    related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and 
    for other purposes.
  By Mr. REGULA, [12JY]
  Reported from the Committee on Appropriations (H. Rept. 106-222), 
    [2JY]
  Considered, [13JY]
  Passed House amended, [14JY]
  Passed Senate amended, [23SE]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [23SE]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [4OC]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 106-406) submitted in the House, [20OC]
  House agreed to conference report, [21OC]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [21OC]
  H.R. 2466 included in H.R. 3194, Approved [Public Law 106-113] (signed 
    November 29, 1999)
H.R. 2467--
A bill to require labor organizations to secure prior, voluntary, 
    written authorization as a condition of using any portion of dues or 
    fees for activities not necessary to performing duties relating to 
    the representation of employees in dealing with the employer on 
    labor-management issues, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. GOODLING, [12JY]
H.R. 2468--
A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
    require States, in awarding subgrants under the State charter school 
    grant program, to give priority to charter schools that will provide 
    a racially integrated educational experience; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [12JY]
H.R. 2469--
A bill to establish State revolving funds for school construction; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [12JY]
H.R. 2470--
A bill to ensure confidentiality with respect to medical records and 
    health care-related information, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Norwood, Mr. LaTourette, 
    Mr. Burr of North Carolina, and Mr. Upton), [12JY]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [14JY], [3AU], [5AU], [18OC], [1NO]
H.R. 2471--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for screenings, 
    referrals, and education regarding osteoporosis; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. 
    Capps, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Danner, Mrs. 
    Jones of Ohio, Mr. Frost, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Gonzalez, Mrs. 
    Lowey, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Eshoo, 
    Ms. McKinney, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Waters, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
    Bentsen, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
    Rangel, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Owens, Mr. Towns, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
    Payne, Ms. Norton, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
    Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Scott, Mr. Watt of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Fattah, 
    Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Ford, Mr. Meeks of New 
    York, Ms. Lee, and Ms. Kilpatrick), [12JY]
H.R. 2472--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on dimethoxy butanone (DMB); to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McINTOSH, [12JY]
H.R. 2473--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on dicholor aniline (DCA); to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.

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  By Mr. McINTOSH, [12JY]
H.R. 2474--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on diphenyl sulfide; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McINTOSH, [12JY]
H.R. 2475--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on trifluralin; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McINTOSH, [12JY]
H.R. 2476--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on diethyl imidazolidinnone 
    (DMI); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McINTOSH, [12JY]
H.R. 2477--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on ethalfluralin; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McINTOSH, [12JY]
H.R. 2478--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on benefluralin; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McINTOSH, [12JY]
H.R. 2479--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 3-amino-5-mercapto-1,2,4-
    triazole (AMT); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McINTOSH, [12JY]
H.R. 2480--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on diethyl phosphorochoridothiate 
    (DEPCT); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McINTOSH, [12JY]
H.R. 2481--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on refined quinoline; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McINTOSH, [12JY]
H.R. 2482--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2,2'-dithiobis(8-fluoro-5-
    methoxy [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c] pyrimidine (DMDS); to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McINTOSH, [12JY]
H.R. 2483--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief 
    of Engineers and in coordination with other Federal agency heads, to 
    participate in the funding and implementation of a balanced, long-
    term solution to the problems of groundwater contamination, water 
    supply, and reliability affecting the Eastern Santa Clara 
    groundwater basin in California, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. McKEON, [12JY]
  Cosponsors added, [26JY]
H.R. 2484--
A bill to provide that land which is owned by the Lower Sioux Indian 
    Community in the State of Minnesota but which is not held in trust 
    by the United States for the Community may be leased or transferred 
    by the Community without further approval by the United States; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. MINGE, [12JY]
H.R. 2485--
A bill to amend title X of the Public Health Service Act to permit 
    family planning projects to offer adoption services; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Shows, Mrs. Myrick, and Mrs. Cubin), 
    [12JY]
H.R. 2486--
A bill to provide for infant crib safety, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Ms. Carson, Mr. English, Mr. Farr of California, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Lee, Mrs. 
    Maloney of New York, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Morella, Ms. 
    Norton, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Thompson of 
    Mississippi, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Waxman), [12JY]
  Cosponsors added, [20OC], [26OC], [2NO], [5NO], [10NO], [16NO]
H.R. 2487--
A bill for the relief of Phin Cohen, M.D.; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [12JY]
H.R. 2488--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce individual 
    income tax rates, to provide marriage penalty relief, to reduce 
    taxes on savings and investments, to provide estate and gift tax 
    relief, to provide incentives for education savings and health care, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ARCHER, [13JY]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [16JY]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 106-238), [16JY]
  Passed House amended, [22JY]
  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. 
    Conferees appointed, [2AU]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 106-289) submitted in the House, [4AU]
  House agreed to conference report, [5AU]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [5AU]
  Presented to the President (September 15, 1999)
  Presidential veto message, [23SE]
  Presidential veto message and bill referred to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means, [23SE]
H.R. 2489--
A bill to authorize a new trade and investment policy for sub-Sahara 
    Africa; to the Committees on International Relations; Banking and 
    Financial Services; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Royce, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
    Levin, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. Houghton), [13JY]
H.R. 2490--
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, 2000, and for other purposes; House Calendar No. 132. House 
    Report No. 106-231.
  By Mr. KOLBE, [13JY]
  Reported from the Committee on Appropriations (H. Rept. 106-231), 
    [13JY]
  Passed House amended, [15JY]
  Passed Senate amended, [19JY]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [19JY]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [21JY]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 106-319) submitted in the House, [14SE]
  House agreed to conference report, [15SE]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [16SE]
  Presented to the President (September 21, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-58] (signed September 29, 1999)
H.R. 2491--
A bill to amend section 213 of the National Housing Act to authorize 
    trusts to hold memberships in nonprofit cooperative ownership 
    housing corporations that own properties with mortgages insured 
    under such section; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. COX, [13JY]
  Cosponsors added, [21JY], [29JY], [4AU], [8SE], [23SE]
H.R. 2492--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise 
    Medicare payment policy with respect to home health services 
    furnished under the Medicare Program; to the Committees on Ways and 
    Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. ENGEL (for himself and Mr. Lazio), [13JY]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE], [24SE], [28SE], [5OC], [6OC], [12OC]
H.R. 2493--
A bill to declare as citizens of the United States certain women who 
    lost citizenship solely by reason of marriage to an alien prior to 
    September 22, 1922; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mr. Walsh, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Sweeney, and 
    Mr. Reynolds), [13JY]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY], [30JY], [13OC], [16NO]
H.R. 2494--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a religious 
    exemption from providing identifying numbers for dependents to claim 
    certain credits and deductions on a tax return; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOSTETTLER (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
    Paul, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Buyer, Mr. English, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Burton of 
    Indiana, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Stump, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
    Souder, Mr. Shows, Mr. Baldacci, and Mr. Gary Miller of California), 
    [13JY]
  Cosponsors added, [2AU], [3AU], [6OC], [18NO]
H.R. 2495--
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 the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. LIPINSKI, [13JY]
  Cosponsors added, [5AU], [21SE], [12OC], [16NO]
H.R. 2496--
A bill to reauthorize the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design 
    Program Act of 1994; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. ORTIZ, [13JY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-390), [18OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [26OC]
H.R. 2497--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross 
    income gain on the sale or exchange of farmland which by covenant is 
    restricted to use as farmland and to exclude the value of such 
    farmland from estate taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. English, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Weldon of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Greenwood, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
    Barr of Georgia, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Tancredo, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. DeMint, 
    Mr. Gilman, and Mr. Goode), [13JY]
H.R. 2498--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for 
    recommendations of the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
    regarding the placement of automatic external defibrillators in 
    Federal buildings in order to improve survival rates of individuals 
    who experience cardiac arrest in such buildings, and to establish 
    protections from civil liability arising from the emergency use of 
    the devices; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Barrett 
    of Wisconsin, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Cook, Mr. Davis of 
    Virginia, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Foley, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
    Gekas, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Hooley of 
    Oregon, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
    Meehan, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
    Sandlin, and Mr. Weiner), [13JY]
  Cosponsors added, [16JY], [26JY], [29JY], [3AU], [4AU], [5AU], [8SE], 
    [15SE], [21SE], [23SE], [28SE], [30SE], [5OC], [19OC], [25OC], 
    [8NO], [9NO], [17NO]
H.R. 2499--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the operation 
    of certain aircraft not complying with stage 4 noise levels; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. WEINER (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Shays, Ms. 
    Rivers, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Stark, Mr. King, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Udall of 
    Colorado, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
    Kucinich, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Larson, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Ms. Lee, and 
    Mr. Capuano), [13JY]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [16JY], [20JY], [30JY], [21SE], [3NO]
H.R. 2500--
A bill to establish demonstration projects to provide family income to 
    respond to significant transitions, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Ms. WOOLSEY, [13JY]
  Cosponsors added, [5AU], [9SE], [24SE], [7OC], [14OC]
H.R. 2501--
A bill for the relief of Geert Botzen; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Ms. LEE, [13JY]
H.R. 2502--
A bill for the relief of Lawrence Williams; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. OWENS, [13JY]
H.R. 2503--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deter the smuggling 
    of tobacco products into the United States, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committees on Ways and Means; the Judiciary.

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  By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
    Meehan, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
    LaFalce, Ms. DeGette, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas), [14JY]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY], [29JY], [9SE], [4NO]
H.R. 2504--
A bill to authorize the United States participation in and 
    appropriations for United States contributions to various 
    international financial institutions, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. BACHUS (by request), [14JY]
H.R. 2505--
A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and 
    the National Education Statistics Act of 1994 to ensure that 
    elementary and secondary schools prepare girls to compete in the 
    21st century, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education 
    and the Workforce.
  By Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. Woolsey, 
    Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Clay, Mr. George Miller 
    of California, Mr. Martinez, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. McCarthy of 
    New York, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Capps, Ms. 
    Norton, and Ms. Baldwin), [14JY]
  Cosponsors added, [27JY], [30JY], [5AU], [9SE], [15SE], [23SE], [7OC], 
    [18NO]
H.R. 2506--
A bill to amend title IX of the Public Health Service Act to revise and 
    extend the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Greenwood, and 
    Mrs. Thurman), [14JY]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-305), [8SE]
  Passed House amended, [28SE]
H.R. 2507--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow all taxpayers 
    a credit against income tax for up to $200 of charitable 
    contributions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana, [14JY]
H.R. 2508--
A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify the 
    intent of Congress to hold individuals responsible for 
    discriminatory acts committed by them in employment; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. CAMPBELL, [14JY]
H.R. 2509--
A bill to require implementation of an alternative program for providing 
    a benefit or employment preference under Federal law; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CAMPBELL, [14JY]
H.R. 2510--
A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish 
    criminal liability for unlawful discrimination based on disparate 
    treatment; to the Committees on Education and the Workforce; the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. CAMPBELL, [14JY]
H.R. 2511--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to make grants to carry 
    out certain activities toward promoting adoption counseling, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Shows, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
    Weldon of Florida, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Pitts, Mr. McIntosh, 
    Mr. Spence, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
    LaTourette, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Pombo, 
    Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. 
    Hilleary, and Mr. Pickering), [14JY]
  Cosponsors added, [20JY], [22JY], [30JY], [9SE], [27SE], [16NO], 
    [18NO], [19NO]
H.R. 2512--
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, to designate 
    certain Federal lands as Ancient Forests, Roadless Areas, Watershed 
    Protection Areas, and Special Areas where logging and other 
    intrusive activities are prohibited, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Agriculture; Resources; Armed Services.
  By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
    Ackerman, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Berman, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Borski, Mr. Boucher, Ms. 
    Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. 
    Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
    Clay, Mr. Clement, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis 
    of Illinois, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
    Evans, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
    Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. 
    Holt, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Eddie 
    Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
    Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Luther, Mrs. McCarthy 
    of New York, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Maloney 
    of Connecticut, Mr. Markey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of 
    Florida, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Millender-
    McDonald, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Moran of 
    Virginia, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
    Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
    Rothman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Schakowsky, 
    Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Shays, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Stabenow, 
    Mr. Stark, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Towns, Ms. 
    Velazquez, Mr. Vento, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wexler, Ms. 
    Woolsey, and Mr. Wynn), [14JY]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY], [3AU], [5AU], [8SE], [4OC], [18OC], [9NO], 
    [17NO]
H.R. 2513--
A bill to direct the Administrator of General Services to acquire a 
    building located in Terre Haute, Indiana, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committees on Government Reform; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. PEASE, [14JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [2NO]
H.R. 2514--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow issuance of 
    tax-exempt private activity bonds to finance public-private 
    partnership activities relating to school facilities in public 
    elementary and secondary schools, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SHAW, [14JY]
H.R. 2515--
A bill to provide for the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of 
    Israel; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. WEINER, [14JY]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY], [16JY], [20JY], [22JY], [27JY], [30JY], 
    [3AU]
H.R. 2516--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on atmosphere firing; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, [14JY]
H.R. 2517--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on ceramic coater; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, [14JY]
H.R. 2518--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on capacitance tester and reeler; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, [14JY]
H.R. 2519--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on vision inspection systems; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, [14JY]
H.R. 2520--
A bill to authorize the President to enter into agreements to provide 
    regulatory credit for voluntary early action to mitigate potential 
    environmental impacts from greenhouse gas emissions; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. LAZIO (for himself, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
    Kind, Mr. Castle, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Roemer, Mr. 
    Ganske, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Price of 
    North Carolina, and Mr. Smith of Washington), [14JY]
  Cosponsors added, [22JY]
H.R. 2521--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on anode presses; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, [14JY]
H.R. 2522--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on rackers; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, [14JY]
H.R. 2523--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on epoxide resins; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, [14JY]
H.R. 2524--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on trim and form; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, [14JY]
H.R. 2525--
A bill to promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by 
    repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal 
    Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be 
    administered primarily by the States; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. LINDER (for himself and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota), [14JY]
  Cosponsors added, [8SE], [14SE], [10NO]
H.R. 2526--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain assembly machines; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, [14JY]
H.R. 2527--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research on 
    the disease known as lymphangioleiomyomatosis (commonly known as 
    LAM); to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Boehner, Mrs. Mink of 
    Hawaii, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, 
    Mr. Rahall, Mr. Ackerman, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas), [15JY]
  Cosponsors added, [4AU], [20OC]
H.R. 2528--
A bill to establish the Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of 
    Immigration Enforcement within the Department of Justice; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ROGERS (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Barr of 
    Georgia, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
    Bilbray, Mr. Bonilla, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Brady of 
    Texas, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Cannon, Mrs. Capps, 
    Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Clement, Mr. Collins, Mr. Condit, Mr. Costello, 
    Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
    Dooley of California, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Farr of 
    California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ford, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
    Gonzalez, Mr. Goodlatte, Ms. Granger, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
    Hinojosa, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Hunter, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
    Texas, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Latham, Mr. Lewis of California, 
    Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Miller of 
    Florida, Mr. Minge, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
    Pastor, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Royce, 
    Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Spratt, 
    Mr. Stump, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Turner, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
    Wamp, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Whitfield), [15JY]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY], [4OC], [12OC]
  Cosponsors removed, [4NO]
H.R. 2529--
A bill to take certain steps toward recognition by the United States of 
    Jerusalem as the capital of Israel; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. REYNOLDS (for himself, Mr. Dreier, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
    Foley, Mr. Linder, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Lazio, Mr. 
    Portman, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
    Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Forbes, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Walden of 
    Oregon, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Weller, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mrs. Kelly, 
    Mr. Shimkus, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr.

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    Terry, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
    Mr. McHugh, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Goss, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
    English, Mr. Camp, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Gary 
    Miller of California, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Barton of Texas, 
    Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Mica, 
    Mr. Wicker, Mr. Ose, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Scarborough, and 
    Mrs. Fowler), [15JY]
  Cosponsors added, [20JY], [22JY], [2AU]
H.R. 2530--
A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to increase the maximum 
    amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an 
    agricultural producer may receive during the 1999 crop year; to the 
    Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. Ewing, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
    Bishop, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Hill of Montana, and Ms. 
    Danner), [15JY]
  Cosponsors added, [22JY], [5AU]
H.R. 2531--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
    for fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself and Mr. Hall of Texas) (both by 
    request), [15JY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-415), [26OC]
H.R. 2532--
A bill to provide for the establishment of national heritage areas; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HEFLEY, [15JY]
  Cosponsors added, [4AU]
H.R. 2533--
A bill to amend the Clayton Act and the Administrative Procedures Act; 
    to the Committees on the Judiciary; Commerce.
  By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Gekas, and Mr. Goodlatte), [15JY]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE]
H.R. 2534--
A bill directing the National Science Foundation to develop a report on 
    the establishment of high-speed, large bandwidth capacity Internet 
    access for all public elementary and secondary schools and libraries 
    in the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Science.
  By Mr. LARSON (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Brown of 
    California, Mr. Costello, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
    Lampson, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Wu, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Udall of 
    Colorado, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
    Mr. Crowley, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas), [15JY]
  Cosponsors added, [22JY], [26JY], [29JY], [3AU], [5AU], [8SE], [23SE], 
    [1OC], [7OC], [14OC], [18NO]
H.R. 2535--
A bill to preserve, protect, and promote the viability of the United 
    States Postal Service; to the Committee on Government Reform. Texas)
  By Mr. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Owens, Mr. Davis of 
    Illinois, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Norton, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
    Kucinich, and Ms. Schakowsky), [15JY]
H.R. 2536--
A bill to reduce the risk of oil pollution and improve the safety of 
    navigation in San Francisco Bay by removing hazards to navigation, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, [15JY]
H.R. 2537--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt farm 
    equipment and other property used in farming from the requirement 
    that all gain on the sale of such property be recognized in the year 
    of the sale; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. NETHERCUTT, [15JY]
  Cosponsors added, [5AU]
H.R. 2538--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a national 
    folic acid education program to prevent birth defects, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
    Aderholt, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. Berkley, Ms. 
    Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
    Boswell, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Clayton, 
    Mr. Cox, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
    DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Dixon, 
    Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr of 
    California, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gonzalez, 
    Ms. Granger, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, 
    Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Norton, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
    Texas, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
    Kingston, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. 
    Maloney of New York, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. 
    McCarthy of New York, Mr. McGovern, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Menendez, Ms. 
    Millender-McDonald, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. George Miller of 
    California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Nethercutt, 
    Mrs. Northup, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Packard, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Price of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Romero-
    Barcelo, Mr. Rush, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Scott, Mr. Serrano, 
    Mr. Shows, Mr. Skelton, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
    Stupak, Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, 
    Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Walsh, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
    Waxman, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wise, and Ms. Woolsey), [15JY]
  Cosponsors added, [20JY], [2AU], [21SE], [4OC], [20OC], [3NO], [4NO], 
    [10NO], [22NO]
H.R. 2539--
A bill to designate the United States Post Office building located at 
    3101 West Sunflower Avenue in Santa Ana, California, as the ``Hector 
    G. Godinez Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform.
  By Ms. SANCHEZ (for herself, Mr. Berman, Mr. Brown of California, Mrs. 
    Capps, Mr. Condit, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Horn, Ms. Lee, Mrs. 
    Napolitano, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Radanovich, Ms. Roybal-
    Allard, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Thompson of 
    California, Mr. Waxman, and Ms. Woolsey), [15JY]
  Cosponsors added, [19JY], [21JY], [22JY], [4AU], [14SE], [15SE], 
    [22SE], [23SE], [1OC], [7OC], [12OC], [18OC], [19OC], [20OC], [18NO]
H.R. 2540--
A bill to establish grant programs and provide other forms of Federal 
    assistance to pregnant women, children in need of adoptive families, 
    and individuals and families adopting children; to the Committees on 
    Education and the Workforce; Ways and Means; Commerce; the 
    Judiciary; Banking and Financial Services; Armed Services; 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Oberstar), [15JY]
H.R. 2541--
A bill to adjust the boundaries of the Gulf Islands National Seashore to 
    include Cat Island, Mississippi; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, [15JY]
  Cosponsors added, [7OC]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 106-447), [4NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [16NO]
H.R. 2542--
A bill to encourage the reduction of the costs of access to space for 
    both the Federal Government and the private sector, thereby 
    regaining recently lost market share of the United States commercial 
    launch industry, improving the economic competitiveness of the 
    United States in the world markets, and strengthening and 
    maintaining the national security of the United States; to the 
    Committee on Science.
  By Mr. CRAMER, [16JY]
H.R. 2543--
A bill to make the Department of Defense anthrax vaccination 
    immunization program voluntary for all members of the Armed Forces; 
    to the Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. JONES of North Carolina, [16JY]
  Cosponsors added, [26JY], [29JY], [3AU], [5AU], [9SE], [24SE], [12OC], 
    [19OC], [3NO]
H.R. 2544--
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.
  By Mr. METCALF, [16JY]
  Cosponsors added, [30SE], [5OC], [19OC], [21OC], [10NO], [18NO]
H.R. 2545--
A bill to provide for nuclear disarmament and economic conversion in 
    accordance with District of Columbia Initiative Measure Number 37 of 
    1992; to the Committees on Armed Services; International Relations.
  By Ms. NORTON, [16JY]
  Cosponsors added, [5AU], [10NO]
H.R. 2546--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide more 
    equitable payments to home health agencies under the Medicare 
    Program; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. RILEY (for himself and Mr. Etheridge), [16JY]
  Cosponsors added, [21SE], [27SE], [29SE]
H.R. 2547--
A bill to provide for the conveyance of lands interests to Chugach 
    Alaska Corportion to fulfill the intent, purpose, and promise of the 
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [16JY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-451), [5NO]
H.R. 2548--
A bill to suspend further implementation of the Department of Defense 
    anthrax vaccination program until the vaccine is determined to be 
    safe and effective and to provide for a study by the National 
    Institutes of Health of that vaccine; to the Committees on Armed 
    Services; Commerce.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Filner), [19JY]
  Cosponsors added, [22JY], [26JY], [29JY], [3AU], [4AU], [9SE], [30SE], 
    [2NO], [15NO], [17NO]
H.R. 2549--
A bill to provide that the United States District Court for the Eastern 
    District of Pennsylvania be held at Doylestown, Pennsylvania, in 
    addition to those other places currently provided by law; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GREENWOOD, [19JY]
H.R. 2550--
A bill to compensate owners of private property for the effect of 
    certain regulatory restrictions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. DeLAY, [19JY]
  Cosponsors added, [27JY], [30JY], [5AU], [29SE], [4NO]
H.R. 2551--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to require Federal Prision 
    Industries to compete of its Federal contracts to minimize unfair 
    competition with private firms (depriving law-abiding workers of job 
    opportunities), to save taxpayer dollars by empowering Federal 
    contracting officers to be able to acquire commercial products that 
    better meet agencies' needs, more quickly and at less cost without 
    having to obtain permission from Federal Prison Industries, to 
    further empower contracting officers to compel Federal Prison 
    Industries to fully perform its contract obligations to the same 
    extent as all other contractors, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Collins, 
    Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Coble, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Rhode Island, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
    Conyers, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Frost, 
    Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Stump, Mr. Barcia, Mr. 
    McIntosh, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Souder, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
    Weygand, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Berry, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Filner, Mr. Upton, 
    Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Camp, Mr. Klink, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
    Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Norwood, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
    Schaffer, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Ney, Mr. Royce, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
    Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Linder, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Sam 
    Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Terry, and Mr. 
    Duncan), [19JY]
  Cosponsors added, [27JY], [5AU], [5OC], [14OC], [26OC], [3NO], [18NO]
H.R. 2552--
A bill to promote the health and safety of children by requiring the 
    posting of Consumer

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    Product Safety Commission child care center safety standards in 
    child care centers and by requiring that the Secretary of Health and 
    Human Services report to Congress with recommendations to promote 
    compliance with such standards; to the Committees on Education and 
    the Workforce; Commerce.
  By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
    Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
    Lantos, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. 
    Weiner), [19JY]
H.R. 2553--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain 
    individuals a credit against income tax for elective deferrals and 
    IRA contributions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. POMEROY (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mr. Paul, Ms. Lee, and Mrs. 
    Christensen), [19JY]
  Cosponsors added, [30JY]
H.R. 2554--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount 
    of the deduction allowed for meals and entertainment expenses; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, [19JY]
  Cosponsors added, [27SE], [6OC], [14OC], [19OC], [21OC], [3NO], [18NO]
H.R. 2555--
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; Education and the Workforce; Veterans' Affairs; Government 
    Reform.
  By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Canady of 
    Florida, Mr. Cook, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
    Farr of California, Mr. Foley, Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
    Mr. McCollum, Mr. Oxley, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Taylor 
    of North Carolina, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Upton), [19JY]
  Cosponsors added, [26JY], [8SE]
H.R. 2556--
A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation through the Congestion 
    Mitigation and Air Quality Program to make a grant to a nonprofit 
    private entity for the purpose of developing a design for a proposed 
    pilot program relating to the use of telecommuting as a means of 
    reducing emissions of air polluntants that are precursors to ground 
    level ozone; to the Committees on Commerce; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. WOLF, [19JY]
  Cosponsors added, [22SE]
H.R. 2557--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a feasibility 
    study on the inclusion in Biscayne National Park, Florida, of the 
    archaeological site know as the Miami Circle; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mrs. MEEK of Florida, [19JY]
H.R. 2558--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to reform Federal Prison 
    Industries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. MCCOLLUM (for himself and Mr. Scott), [20JY]
  Cosponsors added, [3AU], [5AU], [22SE], [21OC], [1NO]
  Cosponsors removed, [23SE]
H.R. 2559--
A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to strengthen the safety 
    net for agricultural producers by providing greater access to more 
    affordable risk management tools and improved protection from 
    production and income loss, to improve the efficiency and integrity 
    of the Federal Crop Insurance Program, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. COMBEST (for himself, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
    Blunt, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
    Sessions, and Mr. Hayes), [20JY]
  Cosponsors added, [3AU]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-300, part 1), [5AU]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-300, part 2), [22SE]
  Passed House amended, [29SE]
H.R. 2560--
A bill to require public schools and libraries that receive Federal 
    funds for the acquisition or operation of computers to install 
    software to protect children from obscenity; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. ISTOOK (for himself, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
    Shows, Mr. Souder, and Mr. Terry), [20JY]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY], [15SE]
H.R. 2561--
A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
    fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. LEWIS of California, [20JY]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Appropriations (H. Rept. 
    106-244), [20JY]
  Passed House amended, [22JY]
  Passed Senate amended, [28JY]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [28JY]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [13SE]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 106-371) submitted in the House, [8OC]
  House agreed to conference report, [13OC]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [14OC]
  Presented to the President (October 14, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-79] (signed October 25, 1999)
H.R. 2562--
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.
  By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Weldon of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Horn, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
    LoBiondo, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Shows, Mr. English, Mr. 
    McNulty, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Foley, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
    Kuykendall, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
    Reyes, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Borski, and Mr. Shays), [20JY]
  Cosponsors added, [5AU], [1OC]
H.R. 2563--
A bill to amend the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Authority Act of 1995 
    to provide an authorization of contract authority for fiscal years 
    2004 through 2007, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Moran 
    of Virginia, Ms. Norton, Mr. Wolf, and Mrs. Morella), [20JY]
  Cosponsors added, [26JY]
H.R. 2564--
A bill to provide funds to the National Center for Rural Law 
    Enforcement; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Baldacci, 
    Mr. Norwood, Mr. Frost, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Shows, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
    Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Herger, Mr. Lucas of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Young of Alaska, 
    Mr. Cook, Mr. Allen, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Kind, 
    and Mr. LaTourette), [20JY]
  Cosponsors added, [22SE]
H.R. 2565--
A bill to clarify the quorum requirement for the Board of Directors of 
    the Export-Import Bank of the United States; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. LEACH (for himself, Mr. Callahan, and Mr. Metcalf), [20JY]
  Cosponsors added, [26JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [26JY]
  Passed Senate, [5AU]
  Presented to the President (August 11, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-46] (signed August 11, 1999)
H.R. 2566--
A bill to direct the President to renew the membership of the United 
    States in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural 
    Organization (UNESCO); to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. LEACH, [20JY]
H.R. 2567--
A bill to recruit, hire, and train additional school-based mental health 
    personnel; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Ms. LEE (for herself, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Thompson of 
    Mississippi, Mr. Frost, Mr. Filner, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
    Oberstar, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. George Miller of California, 
    Mr. McGovern, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Owens, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
    Texas, Ms. Waters, Ms. Carson, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. McKinney, Ms. 
    Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, and Mr. Green of 
    Texas), [20JY]
  Cosponsors added, [26JY], [16NO]
H.R. 2568--
A bill to provide partial compensation to farm owners and producers for 
    the loss of markets for the 1999 crop of commodities covered by 
    production flexibility contracts under the Agricultural Market 
    Transition Act; to the Committees on Agriculture; the Budget.
  By Mr. MORAN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Thune, Mr. Barrett of 
    Nebraska, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Talent, and Mr. 
    Watkins), [20JY]
  Cosponsors added, [2AU]
H.R. 2569--
A bill to enhance the benefits of the national electric system by 
    encouraging and supporting State programs for renewable energy 
    sources, universal electric service, affordable electric service, 
    and energy conservation and efficiency, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. PALLONE, [20JY]
  Cosponsors added, [5AU], [8SE], [14OC], [21OC], [25OC], [27OC], [2NO]
H.R. 2570--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to undertake a study 
    regarding methods to commemorate the national significance of the 
    United States roadways that comprise the Lincoln Highway, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Bereuter, 
    Mr. Ney, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Holt, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Klink, 
    Mr. Souder, Mr. Oxley, and Mr. Evans), [20JY]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO]
H.R. 2571--
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 
    require the Secretary of Agriculture to purchase peanuts and peanut 
    products for nutrition programs only at the world market price; to 
    the Committees on Agriculture; Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
    Mr. Bass, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
    Mr. Campbell, Mr. Castle, Mr. Cook, Mr. Cox, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Crane, 
    Mr. English, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, 
    Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
    Hutchinson, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. 
    Lowey, Mr. Luther, Mr. McIntosh, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
    Meehan, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. George Miller of California, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Porter, Mr. Portman, Mrs. 
    Roukema, Mr. Royce, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sanford, 
    Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Sununu, Mrs. 
    Tauscher, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. Weiner), 
    [20JY]
  Cosponsors added, [21JY], [22JY], [26JY], [6OC]
H.R. 2572--
A bill to direct the Administrator of NASA to design and present an 
    award to the Apollo astronauts; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. SOUDER (for himself and Mr. Weldon of Florida), [20JY]
  Cosponsors added, [22JY], [27JY], [5AU], [18NO]
H.R. 2573--
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 (for himself, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Bonior), [20JY]

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  Cosponsors added, [27JY], [4AU], [15SE], [27SE], [7OC], [18OC], 
    [25OC], [8NO], [16NO]
H.R. 2574--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
    comprehensive tax relief for American families and businesses to 
    encourage family stability, economic growth, and tax simplification; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut (for himself, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Dooley of 
    California, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Sherman, Ms. 
    Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
    Moore, and Mr. Stupak), [20JY]
  Cosponsors added, [3AU]
H.R. 2575--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the rates of 
    income tax imposed on individual taxpayers by 3 percentage points; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. OWENS, [20JY]
H.R. 2576--
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.
  By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
    Oxley, and Mr. Terry), [21JY]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE], [21SE], [4OC], [18NO]
H.R. 2577--
A bill to authorize the development and maintenance of a multi-agency 
    campus project in the town of Jackson, Wyoming; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mrs. CUBIN, [21JY]
H.R. 2578--
A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to allow 
    business and industry guaranteed loans to be made for farmer-owned 
    projects that add value to or process agricultural products; to the 
    Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. EHLERS (for himself and Mr. Hoekstra), [21JY]
H.R. 2579--
A bill to impose restrictions on the sale of cigars; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Luther, Mr. 
    Inslee, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. McGovern), [21JY]
  Cosponsors removed, [24SE]
H.R. 2580--
A bill to encourage the creation, development, and enhancement of State 
    response programs for contaminated sites, removing existing Federal 
    barriers to the cleanup of brownfield sites, and cleaning up and 
    returning contaminated sites to economically productive or other 
    beneficial uses; to the Committees on Commerce; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Ganske, Mr. 
    Hastings of Florida, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Roemer, Mr. 
    Martinez, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Clay, Mr. Shows, Mr. Peterson of 
    Minnesota, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
    Shimkus, and Mr. Burr of North Carolina), [21JY]
H.R. 2581--
A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products 
    Inspection Act to ensure the safety of imported meat and poultry 
    products; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mrs. MEEK of Florida, [21JY]
H.R. 2582--
A bill to eliminate a limitation with respect to the collection of tolls 
    for use of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, New York; to the Committee 
    on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. NADLER, [21JY]
H.R. 2583--
A bill to provide a temporary exception for certain Minnesota counties 
    from the limitation on the percentage of cropland that may be 
    enrolled in the conservation reserve and wetlands reserve programs; 
    to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, [21JY]
H.R. 2584--
A bill to amend the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. SAXTON, [21JY]
  Cosponsors added, [22JY], [26JY], [27JY], [29JY], [30JY], [2AU], [5AU]
H.R. 2585--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to convey a National 
    Defense reserve Fleet vessel to the Glacier Society, Inc., of 
    Bridgeport, Connecticut; to the Committee on Armed Services.
  Mr. SHAYS, [21JY]
H.R. 2586--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of 
    veterans' burial benefit paid for plot allowances, and to provide 
    for the payment to States of plot allowances for veterans eligible 
    for burial in a national cemetery who are buried in cemeteries of 
    such States; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Ms. BROWN of Florida (for herself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    Shows, and Mr. Udall of New Mexico), [22JY]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY], [3AU], [4AU], [5AU], [8SE]
H.R. 2587--
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, 
    2000, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. ISTOOK, [22JY]
  Reported from the Committee on Appropriations (H. Rept. 106-249), 
    [22JY]
  Considered, [27JY]
  Passed House amended, [29JY]
  Passed Senate amended, [2AU]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [2AU]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [3AU]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 106-299) submitted in the House, [5AU]
  House agreed to conference report, [9SE]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [16SE]
  Presented to the President (September 22, 1999)
  Presidential veto message (H. Doc. No. 106-135), [28SE]
  Presidential veto and bill referred to the Committee on 
    Appropriations, [28SE]
H.R. 2588--
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 and Mr. Wicker), [22JY]
H.R. 2589--
A bill to provide for the privatization of the United States Postal 
    Service; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Cox), [22JY]
H.R. 2590--
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 or disabled persons are 
    protected from institutional, community, and domestic violence and 
    sexual assault and to improve outreach efforts and other services 
    available to older or disabled persons victimized by such violence, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on Education and the 
    Workforce; the Judiciary; Commerce; Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Millender-
    McDonald, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Waxman, Mr. Borski, Mr. Filner, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Underwood, 
    Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Lantos), [22JY]
  Cosponsors added, [18OC]
H.R. 2591--
A bill to designate the United States Post Office located at 713 Elm 
    Street in Wakefield, Kansas, as the ``William H. Avery Post 
    Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. MORAN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Tiahrt, 
    and Mr. Moore), [22JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [12OC]
H.R. 2592--
A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to provide that low-
    speed electric bicycles are consumer products subject to such Act; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. ROGAN (for himself, Mr. Berman, Mr. Ehrlich, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
    Deal of Georgia, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bryant, Ms. 
    Woolsey, Mr. Gallegly, and Mr. Dingell), [22JY]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY], [8SE], [14SE], [23SE]
H.R. 2593--
A bill to provide for parity in the treatment of mental illness; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Frost, 
    Mr. McDermott, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Wynn, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Morella, Ms. 
    DeGette, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Lofgren, and Ms. Schakowsky), [22JY]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY], [5AU], [21SE]
H.R. 2594--
A bill to provide grants to establish 25 demonstration mental health 
    diversion courts; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. STRICKLAND, [22JY]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE], [5OC], [10NO]
H.R. 2595--
A bill to place a moratorium on the export of bulk fresh water until 
    certain conditions are met; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Brown of 
    Ohio, Mr. Bonior, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
    Upton, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Klink, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
    LaFalce, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. Gillmor), [22JY]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY], [5AU], [9SE], [22SE], [14OC]
H.R. 2596--
A bill to provide for a testing program for the Navy Theater-Wide system 
    and the Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system; to the Committee 
    on Armed Services.
  By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. Weldon of 
    Pennsylvania), [22JY]
  Cosponsors added, [8SE], [27SE], [8NO]
H.R. 2597--
A bill to provide that the Federal Government and States shall be 
    subject to the same procedures and substantive laws that would apply 
    to persons on whose behalf certain civil actions may be brought, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. WICKER, [22JY]
H.R. 2598--
A bill to terminate the price support and marketing quota programs for 
    peanuts; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. WU, [22JY]
H.R. 2599--
A bill to terminate the Federal price support programs for sugar beets 
    and sugarcane; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. WU, [22JY]
H.R. 2600--
A bill to require that the level of long-range nuclear forces of the 
    Department of Defense be reduced to 3,500 warheads consistent with 
    the provisions of the START II treaty; to the Committee on Armed 
    Services.
  By Mr. WU, [22JY]
H.R. 2601--
A bill to preserve Federal land by requiring a moratorium on new mining 
    activities on such land; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. WU, [22JY]
H.R. 2602--
A bill to amend the Federal Power Act with respect to electric 
    reliability and oversight, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Commerce.
  By Mr. WYNN, [22JY]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE]
H.R. 2603--
A bill to eliminate the use of the Savannah River nuclear waste 
    separation facilities in South Carolina; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Armed Services.
  By Mr. WU, [22JY]
H.R. 2604--
A bill to terminate funding for the Fast Flux Test Facility at the 
    Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington; to the Committees on 
    Science; Commerce; Armed Services.
  By Mr. WU, [22JY]
  Cosponsors added, [27OC]
H.R. 2605--
A bill making appropriations for energy and water development for the 
    fiscal year ending Sepember 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. PACKARD, [26JY]
  Reported from the Committee on Appropriations (H. Rept. 106-253), 
    [23JY]

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  Passed House amended, [27JY]
  Passed Senate amended, [28JY]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [28JY]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [13SE]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 106-336) submitted in the House, [27SE]
  House agreed to conference report, [27SE]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [28SE]
  Presented to the President (September 28, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-60] (signed September 29, 1999)
H.R. 2606--
A bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, 
    and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, 
    and for other purposes.
  By Mr. CALLAHAN, [26JY]
  Reported from the Committee on Appropriations (H. Rept. 106-254), 
    [23JY]
  Considered, [29JY], [2AU]
  Passed House amended, [3AU]
  Passed Senate amended, [4AU]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [4AU]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [14SE]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 106-339) submitted in the House, [27SE]
  House agreed to conference report, [5OC]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [6OC]
  Presented to the President (October 6, 1999)
  Presidential veto message, [18OC]
  Presidential veto message and bill were referred to the Committee on 
    Appropriations, [18OC]
H.R. 2607--
A bill to promote the development of the commercial space transportation 
    industry, to authorize appropriations for the Office of the 
    Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation, to 
    authorize appropriations for the Office of Space Commercialization, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. ROHRABACHER, [26JY]
  Cosponsors added, [4OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [4OC]
H.R. 2608--
A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to clarify the 
    definition of ``major drug-transit country'' under the international 
    narcotics control program; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Burton of Indiana), [26JY]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE]
H.R. 2609--
A bill to promote product development and testing in the United States, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CAMP (for himself and Mr. Levin), [26JY]
H.R. 2610--
A bill to provide an affirmative defense in a civil action brought with 
    respect to a Federal requirement which is potentially in conflict 
    with another Federal requirement; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HOEKSTRA, [26JY]
H.R. 2611--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from income 
    the salary of certain teachers who teach in high-poverty schools; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, [26JY]
H.R. 2612--
A bill to expand United States exports of goods and services by 
    requiring the development of objective criteria to achieve market 
    access in foreign countries, to provide the President with 
    reciprocal trade authority, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Rules.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT (for himself and Mr. Visclosky), [26JY]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY], [30JY], [2AU], [5AU], [9SE], [12OC]
H.R. 2613--
A bill to provide additional funding to combat methamphetamine 
    production and abuse, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    the Judiciary; Commerce.
  By Mr. LATHAM, [27JY]
H.R. 2614--
A bill to amend the Small Business Investment Act to make improvements 
    to the certified development company program, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
  By Mr. TALENT (for himself, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Millender-
    McDonald, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Bono, 
    Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Berkley, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. 
    McCarthy of New York, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Combest, and Mr. DeMint), 
    [27JY]
  Cosponsors added, [30JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-278), [2AU]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [2AU]
H.R. 2615--
A bill to amend the Small Business Act to make improvements to the 
    general business loan program, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Small Business.
  By Mr. TALENT (for himself, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Millender-
    McDonald, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mrs. Bono, Ms. 
    Berkley, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. 
    McCarthy of New York, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Combest, and Mr. DeMint), 
    [27JY]
  Cosponsors added, [30JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-279), [2AU]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [2AU]
H.R. 2616--
A bill to clarify the policy of the United States with respect to the 
    use and export of encryption products, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committees on the Judiciary; International Relations; Government 
    Reform.
  By Mr. GOSS (for himself, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
    Castle, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bass, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. LaHood, Mrs. 
    Wilson, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Condit, Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Oxley, and Mr. Stearns), [27JY]
H.R. 2617--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a tax credit 
    for development costs of encryption products with plaintext 
    capability without the user's knowledge; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. GOSS (for himself, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Bass, Mr. 
    Gibbons, and Mr. LaHood), [27JY]
H.R. 2618--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and title IV of 
    the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to eliminate the 15 percent 
    reduction in payment amounts to home health agencies furnishing home 
    health services under the Medicare Program, and to provide for a 36-
    month grace period for home health agencies to repay overpayments 
    made by the Secretary of Health and Human Services; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
    Mr. Baker, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cook, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Frost, 
    Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Goode, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. King, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Maloney of 
    New York, Mr. Mascara, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McNulty, Ms. Millender-
    McDonald, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Ney, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
    Sanders, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Towns, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
    Weiner, and Mr. Whitfield), [27JY]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY], [2AU], [5AU]
H.R. 2619--
A bill to amend the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act to 
    authorize additional measures to carry out the control of salinity 
    upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-effective manner; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. CANNON, [27JY]
  Cosponsors added, [21SE], [25OC]
H.R. 2620--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    coverage of glaucoma detection services under part B of the Medicare 
    Program; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Cooksey), 
    [27JY]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE], [4OC], [8NO], [16NO], [18NO]
H.R. 2621--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the 
    establishment of a pediatric research initiative; to the Committee 
    on Commerce.
  By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. 
    Slaughter, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Mr. Ose), [27JY]
H.R. 2622--
A bill to provide for a mechanism by which a Member of, or Member-elect 
    to, Congress may decline an annual pay adjustment; to the Committees 
    on Government Reform; House Administration.
  By Mr. HAYES, [27JY]
  Cosponsors added, [30SE]
H.R. 2623--
A bill to amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
    1998 with respect to export controls on high performance computers; 
    to the Committees on International Relations; Armed Services.
  By Ms. LOFGREN, [27JY]
H.R. 2624--
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; Armed Services; 
    Government Reform.
  By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Wexler, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. 
    Millender-McDonald, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Maloney of New 
    York, Mr. Olver, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
    Waxman, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
    DeFazio, Mr. Stark, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Berman, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, Mr. Thompson of 
    California, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Baird, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Lee, Ms. Waters, 
    Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. Hinchey), [27JY]
  Cosponsors added, [27SE], [17NO]
H.R. 2625--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to temporarily expand the 
    Department of Defense program by which State and local law 
    enforcement agencies may procure certain law enforcement equipment 
    through the Department; to the Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. LUTHER (for himself, Mr. Holden, Mr. Frost, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
    Norwood, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Vento, Mr. Bishop, 
    Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. McIntyre, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Barcia, and Mr. 
    Filner), [27JY]
H.R. 2626--
A bill to amend certain consumer protection laws to facilitate the 
    electronic delivery of disclosures and other information; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself, Mr. Lazio, and Mr. Inslee), [27JY]
  Cosponsors added, [15SE]
H.R. 2627--
A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to 
    prevent abuse of recipients of long-term care services under the 
    Medicare and Medicaid Programs; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. STARK, [27JY]
  Cosponsors added, [14OC]
H.R. 2628--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
    greater equity to Medicare-certified home health agencies, and to 
    ensure access of Medicare beneficiaries to medically necessary home 
    health services furnished in an efficient manner under the Medicare 
    Program; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, and Mr. 
    Watkins), [27JY]
  Cosponsors added, [14SE], [21SE], [13OC], [21OC]
H.R. 2629--
A bill for the relief of Juan Carlos Lemus-Medrano; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform
  By Mr. SHOWS, [27JY]
H.R. 2630--
A bill to reauthorize the National Telecommunications and Information 
    Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. TAUZIN, [29JY]
H.R. 2631--
A bill to amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to 
    modify employee contributions to the Civil Service Retirement System 
    and the Federal Employees Retirement System to the percentages in 
    effect before the statutory temporary increase in calendar year 
    1999, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.

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  By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
    Moran of Virginia, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Norton, Mr. Wynn, 
    Mr. English, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Lantos), [29JY]
  Cosponsors added, [3AU], [9SE], [15SE], [21SE], [23SE], [29SE], [4OC], 
    [6OC], [12OC], [14OC], [19OC], [25OC], [3NO], [8NO], [16NO], [18NO]
H.R. 2632--
A bill to designate certain Federal lands in the Talladega National 
    Forest in the State of Alabama as the Dugger Mountain Wilderness; to 
    the Committees on Resources; Agriculture.
  By Mr. RILEY, [29JY]
  Reported from the Committee on Resources (H. Rept. 106-422, part 1), 
    [28OC]
  Referral to the Committee on Agriculture extended, [28OC]
  Committee on Agriculture discharged, [28OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [1NO]
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (November 30, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-156) (signed December 9, 1999)
H.R. 2633--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the misuse of 
    genuine and counterfeit police badges by those seeking to commit a 
    crime, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
    Barcia, Mr. Holden, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Green 
    of Texas, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Luther, Mr. English, Mr. Smith of 
    Washington, Mr. Stupak, Ms. Danner, Mr. Ose, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Berkley, 
    and Mr. Gary Miller of California), [29JY]
H.R. 2634--
A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to 
    registration requirements for practitioners who dispense narcotic 
    drugs in schedule IV or V for maintenance treatment or 
    detoxification treatment; to the Committees on Commerce; the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
    Boucher, Mr. Cox, Mr. Greenwood, and Mr. Coble), [29JY]
  Cosponsors added, [8SE], [28SE], [1OC], [25OC]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Commerce (H. Rept. 106-
    441, part 1), [3NO]
  Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary extended, [3NO]
  Committee on the Judiciary discharged, [3NO]
H.R. 2635--
A bill to allow patients access to drugs and medical devices recommended 
    and provided by health care practitioners that are not approved by 
    the Food and Drug Administration, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Owens, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
    Andrews, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Paul, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Myrick, 
    Mr. Filner, Mr. Stump, Mr. Rahall, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
    Duncan, Mr. Costello, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Farr of California, and Mr. 
    Taylor of North Carolina), [29JY]
  Cosponsors added, [15SE], [4NO], [18NO]
H.R. 2636--
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.
  By Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Ballenger, 
    Mr. Barcia, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
    Chabot, Mr. Collins, Mr. DeLay, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Ehrlich, 
    Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Everett, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Herger, 
    Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Largent, Mr. Lewis of California, 
    Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Mica, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
    Rogan, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
    Shadegg, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Stump, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
    Terry, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Coble, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Fossella, 
    Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Armey, Mr. Baker, 
    Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Royce, Mr. Souder, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
    Reynolds, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Sam Johnson 
    of Texas, Mr. Doolittle, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Linder, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
    Kingston, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mrs. Myrick, Ms. 
    Dunn, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Hilleary, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. English, 
    Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Watkins, and Mr. 
    Fletcher), [29JY]
  Cosponsors added, [5AU], [1OC]
H.R. 2637--
A bill to protect consumer and community choice in access to Internet 
    providers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself and Mr. DeFazio), [29JY]
H.R. 2638--
A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to prohibit the 
    Secretary of the Interior from taking land into trust for Indian 
    tribes for gaming purposes under certain conditions, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Ms. Danner, Mr. Skelton, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
    Talent, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, and Mr. Hulshof), [29JY]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE], [26OC]
H.R. 2639--
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.
  By Mr. BONILLA (for himself, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
    Hayworth, Mr. Pitts, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
    Hobson, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
    Foley, Mr. Norwood, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Hefley, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Hoekstra, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Schaffer, 
    Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Linder, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
    Boehner, Mr. Goode, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Skeen, and Mr. Paul), [29JY]
  Cosponsors added, [2AU], [9SE]
H.R. 2640--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that long-
    term vehicle storage by tax-exempt organizations which conduct 
    county and similar fairs shall not be treated as an unrelated trade 
    or business; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CAMP, [29JY]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE], [14SE], [23SE], [30SE], [5OC], [7OC], [12OC], 
    [18OC], [27OC], [4NO], [8NO], [16NO]
H.R. 2641--
A bill to make technical corrections to title X of the Energy Policy Act 
    of 1992; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. CUBIN (for herself and Mr. Largent), [29JY]
H.R. 2642--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that 
    aliens who commit acts of torture abroad are inadmissible and 
    removable and to establish within the Criminal Division of the 
    Department of Justice an Office of Special Investigations having 
    responsibilities under that Act with respect to all alien 
    participants in acts of genocide and torture abroad; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, [29JY]
H.R. 2643--
A bill to amend the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation 
    Act to provide for appropriate study and repatriation of remains for 
    which a cultural affiliation is not readily ascertainable; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [29JY]
H.R. 2644--
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.
  By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. George Miller of 
    California), [29JY]
  Cosponsors added, [3NO], [9NO], [22NO]
H.R. 2645--
A bill to provide for the restructuring of the electric power industry; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Schakowsky, and Ms. 
    Baldwin), [29JY]
H.R. 2646--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide common 
    sense tax relief for families; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, [29JY]
H.R. 2647--
A bill to amend the Act entitled ``An Act relating to the water rights 
    of the Ak-Chin Indian Community'' to clarify certain provisions 
    concerning the leasing of such water rights, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SHADEGG, [29JY]
H.R. 2648--
A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify the rules for 
    treatment of international travel merchandise and bonded warehouses 
    and staging areas; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SHAW, [29JY]
H.R. 2649--
A bill to reduce Federal spending in several programs; to the Committees 
    on Agriculture; Transportation and Infrastructure; Resources; 
    Science; Commerce; International Relations.
  By Mr. SHAYS, [29JY]
H.R. 2650--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve and 
    streamline the physician self-referral law; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. STARK, [29JY]
  Cosponsors added, [21SE], [16NO], [17NO]
H.R. 2651--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to 
    the restrictions on physician self-referral; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Baird, Mr. Crane, Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut, Mr. McCrery, Mr. English, Mr. Camp, and Mr. Ramstad), 
    [29JY]
  Cosponsors added, [8SE], [9SE]
H.R. 2652--
A bill to increase monitoring of the use of offsets in international 
    defense trade; to the Committees on International Relations; Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. TIERNEY, [29JY]
  Cosponsors added, [22SE]
H.R. 2653--
A bill to exempt certain entries of titanium disks from anti-dumping 
    duties retroactively applied by the United States Customs Service; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WU, [29JY]
H.R. 2654--
A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide enhanced 
    protection for inventors and innovators, protect patent terms, 
    reduce patent litigation, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. COBLE, [30JY]
H.R. 2655--
A bill to restore the separation of powers between the Congress and the 
    President; to the Committees on International Relations; the 
    Judiciary; Rules.
  By Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. Metcalf), [30JY]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE], [21SE], [23SE], [27SE], [7OC], [13OC], 
    [25OC], [26OC], [28OC], [2NO], [3NO], [4NO], [5NO], [9NO], [10NO], 
    [17NO]
H.R. 2656--
A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
    to withhold funds in certain cases, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
    Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Scott, and Ms. Waters), [30JY]
H.R. 2657--
A bill to amend section 204 of the National Housing Act to make HUD-
    owned single family properties available at a discount to 
    individuals who teach in inner city schools; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mr. Towns, Mr. Meeks of New 
    York, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Lee, and Mr. Ackerman), [30JY]
  Cosponsors added, [15SE]
H.R. 2658--
A bill to provide that the Commissioner of Food and Drugs shall by 
    regulation require over the counter drug sunscreen products to 
    include an expiration date and storage recommendations on their 
    label; to the Committee on Commerce.

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  By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. McNulty, 
    Ms. McKinney, Mr. McGovern, and Ms. Lee), [30JY]
  Cosponsors added, [15SE]
H.R. 2659--
A bill to provide grants to eligible urban local educational agencies to 
    enable the agencies to recruit and retain qualified teachers; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
    Ackerman, and Mr. Payne), [30JY]
  Cosponsors added, [15SE], [23SE], [12OC], [16NO]
H.R. 2660--
A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to provide pay parity 
    for dentists with physicians employed by the Veterans Health 
    Administration; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. FILNER (for himself, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Doyle), 
    [30JY]
  Cosponsors added, [7OC], [9NO]
H.R. 2661--
A bill to amend title 36 of the United States Code to establish the 
    American Indian Education Foundation, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. George 
    Miller of California, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
    Pomeroy, and Mr. Kolbe), [30JY]
H.R. 2662--
A bill to provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of 
    intracompany transferees, if the United States has an agreement with 
    the country of which the transferee is a national under which United 
    States nationals will be afforded reciprocal treatment; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Rush, Mr. Evans, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Frost, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Pastor, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Boehner, Mrs. 
    Christensen, and Mr. Snyder), [30JY]
  Cosponsors added, [3AU], [8SE], [13SE], [22SE], [30SE], [7OC], [12OC], 
    [27OC]
H.R. 2663--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
    commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Korean War to honor 
    the United States Marine Corps participation; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. MURTHA, [30JY]
H.R. 2664--
A bill to provide for equitable compensation of the Spokane Tribe of 
    Indians of the Spokane Reservation in settlement of its claims 
    concerning its contribution to the production of hydropower by the 
    Grand Coulee Dam, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. NETHERCUTT, [30JY]
  Cosponsors added, [5AU]
H.R. 2665--
A bill to provide for a study of Radium 224 in drinking water and to 
    amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require that a national primary 
    drinking water standard be established for Radium 224, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SAXTON, [30JY]
H.R. 2666--
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. SHOWS (for himself and Mr. Lampson), [30JY]
H.R. 2667--
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. Saxton, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
    Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Davis of 
    Illinois, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
    Inslee, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Maloney of 
    New York, Mr. George Miller of California, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neal 
    of Massachusetts, Mr. Olver, Mr. Quinn, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
    Sanders, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Stark, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Vento), 
    [2AU]
  Cosponsors added, [5AU]
H.R. 2668--
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 Administration.
  By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
    Mica, and Mr. Ewing), [2AU]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-295), [5AU]
H.R. 2669--
A bill to reauthorize the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SAXTON, [2AU]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-485), [18NO]
H.R. 2670--
A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, 
    and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
    ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. ROGERS, [2AU]
  Reported from the Committee on Appropriations (H. Rept. 106-283), 
    [2AU]
  Considered, [4AU]
  Passed House amended, [5AU]
  Passed Senate amended, [8SE]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [8SE]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [13SE]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 106-398) submitted in the House, [19OC]
  House agreed to conference report, [20OC]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [20OC]
  Presented to the President (October 22, 1999)
  Presidential veto message, [25OC]
  Presidential veto message and bill referred to the Committee on 
    Appropriations, [26OC]
H.R. 2671--
A bill to provide for the Yankton Sioux Tribe and the Santee Sioux Tribe 
    of Nebraska certain benefits of the Missouri River Basin Pick-Sloan 
    project, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, [2AU]
H.R. 2672--
A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the 
    Congress to General Henry H. Shelton and to provide for the 
    production of bronze duplicates of such medal for sale to the 
    public; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. ETHERIDGE (for himself, Mr. Skelton, Mr. McIntyre, Mrs. 
    Clayton, Mr. Wu, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Wynn, Mr. John, Mr. Green of Texas, 
    Mr. Matsui, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Dooley of California, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mrs. 
    Tauscher, Mr. Spratt, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Andrews, 
    Mr. Goode, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Watt of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
    Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Berry, Mr. Shows, Mr. Condit, Mr. Lucas 
    of Kentucky, Mr. Phelps, Ms. Danner, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Hill of 
    Indiana, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
    Pickering, Mr. Thune, Mr. Terry, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Towns, Mr. Aderholt, and Mrs. Maloney of New York), [2AU]
  Cosponsors added, [22SE]
H.R. 2673--
A bill to provide training to professionals who work with children 
    affected by violence, to provide for violence prevention, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. GEJDENSON (for himself, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Lee, 
    Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Wu, Mr. Etheridge, 
    Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Scott, and Mr. 
    McGovern), [2AU]
  Cosponsors added, [5AU], [13SE], [5OC], [6OC]
H.R. 2674--
A bill providing for conveyance of the Palmetto Bend project to the 
    State of Texas; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. PAUL, [2AU]
H.R. 2675--
A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to provide 
    increased flexibility for the transfer of within state allocations 
    between adult and disclocated worker employment and training 
    activities; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Ose, and Mr. Hastings 
    of Washington), [2AU]
  Cosponsors added, [14SE]
H.R. 2676--
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.
  By Ms. RIVERS, [2AU]
H.R. 2677--
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, [2AU]
H.R. 2678--
A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to provide for the 
    establishment of a notification system under which individuals may 
    elect not to receive mailings related to skill contests or 
    sweepstakes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM, [3AU]
  Cosponsors added, [5AU], [9SE], [18OC]
H.R. 2679--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to establish the National 
    Motor Carrier Administration in the Department of Transportation, to 
    improve the safety of commercial motor vehicle operators and 
    carriers, to strengthen commercial driver's licenses, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Petri, and Mr. Rahall), 
    [3AU]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-333), [24SE]
  Passed House amended, [14OC]
H.R. 2680--
A bill to replace the Immigration and Naturalization Service with the 
    National Immigration Bureau, to separate the immigration enforcement 
    and adjudication functions performed by officers and employees of 
    the Bureau reporting to the Director, to amend the Immigration and 
    Nationality Act to restore eligibility for adjustment of status 
    under section 245(i) of that Act and to restructure the use of fees 
    collected for providing adjudication and naturalization services, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
    Gutierrez, and Mr. Meehan), [3AU]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE], [26OC], [2NO]
H.R. 2681--
A bill to establish a program, coordinated by the National 
    Transportation Safety Board, of assistance to families of passengers 
    involved in rail passenger accidents; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Petri, and Mr. Rahall), 
    [3AU]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-313), [13SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [4OC]
H.R. 2682--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to enhance the safety of 
    motor carrier operations and the Nation's highway system, including 
    highway-rail crossings, by amending existing safety laws to 
    strengthen commercial driver licensing, to improve compliance, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Petri, and Mr. Rahall) 
    (all by request), [3AU]
H.R. 2683--
A bill to authorize activities under the Federal railroad safety laws 
    for fiscal years 2000 through 2003, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Petri, and Mr. Rahall) 
    (all by request), [3AU]

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H.R. 2684--
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, 2000, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. WALSH, [3AU]
  Reported from the Committee on Appropriations (H. Rept. 106-286), 
    [3AU]
  Considered, [8SE]
  Passed House amended, [9SE]
  Passed Senate amended, [24SE]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [24SE]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [4OC]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 106-379) submitted in the House, [13OC]
  House agreed to conference report, [14OC]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [15OC]
  Presented to the President (October 18, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-74] (signed October 20, 1999)
H.R. 2685--
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 Administration; 
    Veterans' Affairs; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BONILLA (for himself and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas), [3AU]
H.R. 2686--
A bill to amend subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, United States 
    Code, to make service performed as an employee of a nonappropriated 
    fund instrumentality after 1965 and before 1987 creditable for 
    retirement purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia, [3AU]
  Cosponsors added, [19OC]
H.R. 2687--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a 5-
    year pilot program under which certain aliens completing a 
    postsecondary degree in mathematics, science, engineering, or 
    computer science are permitted to change nonimmigrant classification 
    in order to remain in the United States for a 5-year period for the 
    purpose of working in one of those fields; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Dooley of California, 
    Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Sanchez, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
    Matsui, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
    Berman, Mr. Meehan, and Mr. Kind), [3AU]
  Cosponsors added, [4AU], [22SE], [23SE], [7OC]
H.R. 2688--
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 (for himself and Ms. Norton), [3AU]
H.R. 2689--
A bill to impose a one-year moratorium on promulgation of new rules by 
    the Health Care Financing Administration; to the Committees on Ways 
    and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. NEY, [3AU]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE], [27SE]
H.R. 2690--
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 (for himself and Mr. Payne), [3AU]
H.R. 2691--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and titles XVIII and 
    XIX of the Social Security Act to provide a range of long-term care 
    services; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce; Government 
    Reform; Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McDermott, 
    Mr. Moakley, Mr. Olver, Mr. Capuano, and Mr. Gordon), [3AU]
  Cosponsors added, [8SE], [13SE], [2NO]
H.R. 2692--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the child 
    tax credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WEINER, [3AU]
H.R. 2693--
A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Grant Act of 1990 to 
    provide for improved care for young children; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Ms. WOOLSEY, [3AU]
H.R. 2694--
A bill to increase the availability of child care for children whose 
    parents work nontraditional hours or shifts; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Ms. WOOLSEY, [3AU]
H.R. 2695--
A bill to provide for the relief of Kathy Barrett; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [3AU]
H.R. 2696--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for more 
    equitable policies relating to overtime pay for Federal employees 
    and the accumulation and use of credit hours; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia, [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE], [25OC]
H.R. 2697--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption 
    of service connection for purposes of veterans benefits for certain 
    chronic symptoms occurring in veterans who served in the Persian 
    Gulf War; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. MANZULLO, [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [27SE], [30SE], [4OC], [19OC], [27OC], [1NO], [4NO], 
    [8NO], [10NO], [16NO], [17NO]
H.R. 2698--
A bill to promote economic growth and opportunity by increasing the 
    level of visas available for highly specialized scientists and 
    engineers and by eliminating the earnings penalty on senior citizens 
    who continue to work after reaching retirement age; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. DREIER (for himself, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Ms. Dunn, and Mr. 
    Rogan), [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE], [30SE], [13OC], [18NO]
H.R. 2699--
A bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 223 Broad 
    Street in Albany, Georgia, as the ``C.B. King United States 
    Courthouse''; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BISHOP (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Chambliss), 
    [4AU]
  Cosponsors removed, [18NO]
H.R. 2700--
A bill to require that United States supported clinical research that is 
    conducted in sub-Saharan African countries be conducted in 
    accordance with the most protective ethical standards regarding the 
    use of human research subjects, and to prohibit the revocation or 
    revision of intellectual property or competition laws or policies of 
    sub-Saharan African countries that are designed to promote access to 
    pharmaceuticals or other medical technologies; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [5AU], [8SE]
H.R. 2701--
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide remedies for 
    losses occasioned by unreasonable delay in the processing of certain 
    Federal Communications Commission licenses; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. HYDE, [4AU]
H.R. 2702--
A bill to reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control in the 
    Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Roukema, Ms. Norton, 
    Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shays, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
    Mr. Rothman, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Martinez, Ms. 
    Rivers, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
    Lantos, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Vento, and Mr. Kucinich), [4AU]
H.R. 2703--
A bill to ensure that land enrolled in the land conservation program of 
    the State of Minnesota known as Reinvest in Minnesota remains 
    eligible for enrollment in the conservation reserve upon the 
    expiration of the Reinvest in Minnesota contract; to the Committee 
    on Agriculture.
  By Mr. MINGE, [4AU]
H.R. 2704--
A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to restore and improve the 
    farmer owned reserve program, to extend the term of marketing 
    assistance loans made under the Agricultural Market Transition Act, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. MINGE, [4AU]
H.R. 2705--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the 
    avoidance of gain recognition through swap funds; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, [4AU]
H.R. 2706--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement 
    Income Security Act of 1974, and chapter 5, United States Code, to 
    require coverage for the treatment of infertility; to the Committees 
    on Commerce; Education and the Workforce; Government Reform.
  By Mr. WEINER, [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [5OC], [27OC], [17NO]
H.R. 2707--
A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish pension 
    counseling programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. WU, [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [14SE], [18NO]
H.R. 2708--
A bill to amend the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 to require 
    electronic communication service providers to report child 
    pornography violations to the Cyber Tip Line at the National Center 
    for Missing and Exploited Children; to the Committee on Education 
    and the Workforce.
  By Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Foley, Mr. Greenwood, 
    and Mr. Barcia), [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [5AU], [8SE], [15SE], [22SE]
H.R. 2709--
A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to provide for a national 
    standard of interoperability and portablility applicable to 
    electronic food stamp benefit transactions; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. 
    Calvert, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Goode, and Mrs. 
    Emerson), [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [8SE], [23SE], [30SE], [20OC], [17NO]
H.R. 2710--
A bill to establish the National Law Enforcement Museum on Federal land 
    in the District of Columbia; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HEFLEY, [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [12OC], [26OC]
H.R. 2711--
A bill to amend section 4531(c) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to 
    permit payment for ALS intercept services furnished in areas other 
    than rural areas, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. Sweeney), [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [28SE], [29SE], [5OC], [7OC]
H.R. 2712--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the 
    percentage of the national rate payable for inpatient hospitals 
    services applicable to hospitals located in Puerto Rico to 100 
    percent; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
    Young of Alaska, Mr. Towns, and Mr. McCrery), [4AU]
H.R. 2713--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit 
    against income tax for certain investments in businesses located in 
    low-income communities; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Levin, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
    Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Becerra, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
    Abercrombie, Mr. Allen, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Gutierrez, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. 
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    tinez, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Udall of New 
    Mexico, Ms. Waters, and Mr. Weiner), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [22SE], [13OC], [28OC], [17NO]
H.R. 2714--
A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to 
    change the rate of duty for United States travelers bringing back to 
    the United States goods purchased abroad; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself and Ms. Dunn), [5AU]
H.R. 2715--
A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to 
    provide for duty-free treatment of personal effects of participants 
    entering the United States to participate in international athletic 
    events, and items used in connection with such events; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself and Mr. Rangel), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [5NO]
H.R. 2716--
A bill to provide supplemental market loss payments for farm owners and 
    producers for certain 1999 crops; to the Committees on Agriculture; 
    the Budget.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Lewis of 
    Kentucky, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Boswell, and Mr. Thune), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [8SE]
H.R. 2717--
A bill to improve the solvency of the Social Security Program, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. DeFAZIO, [5AU]
H.R. 2718--
A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide for the 
    management of remediation waste at Brownfields and other remediation 
    sites; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. OXLEY (for himself and Mr. Towns), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [18NO]
H.R. 2719--
A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
    reauthorize and make improvements to titles I, VII, and X of such 
    Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
    Rodriguez, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
    Pastor, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Romero-
    Barcelo, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Gonzalez, Mrs. Napolitano, 
    Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Lewis 
    of Georgia, Mr. Frost, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. 
    DeLauro, Mr. Ford, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Evans, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Waters, 
    Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mr. 
    Bentsen), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [8SE], [15SE], [21SE], [23SE], [14OC]
H.R. 2720--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize 
    appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mrs. KELLY (for herself and Mrs. Tauscher), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE], [13SE], [21SE], [30SE], [1OC], [5OC], [12OC], 
    [13OC], [18OC], [25OC], [26OC], [2NO], [4NO], [8NO], [10NO], [18NO]
H.R. 2721--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to preclude the 
    removal of an alien who unlawfully voted solely due to a 
    misunderstanding of his or her eligibility to vote or citizenship 
    status; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [5AU]
H.R. 2722--
A bill to amend the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief 
    Act to provide to certain 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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Diaz-
    Balart, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
    Ballenger, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Souder, Ms. 
    Roybal-Allard, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
    Menendez, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
    Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Waters, and Mr. 
    McGovern), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [8SE], [9SE], [22SE], [27SE], [29SE], [13OC], 
    [14OC], [19OC], [26OC], [28OC], [1NO], [3NO], [8NO], [10NO], [15NO], 
    [18NO]
H.R. 2723--
A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
    of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the 
    Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect consumers in managed care 
    plans and other health coverage; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Education and the Workforce; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. NORWOOD (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
    Berry, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Graham, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Roukema, Mrs. 
    Capps, Mr. Shaw, Mr. John, Mr. Shays, Mr. Turner, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
    Baldacci, Mr. Foley, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
    Horn, Mr. Clay, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Frelinghuysen, 
    Mr. Andrews, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Stark, Mr. Leach, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
    Gilman, Mr. Cardin, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Ford, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
    Sandlin, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Klink, 
    Mrs. Morella, Mr. Snyder, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Doyle, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
    Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Holt, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Mr. Dicks, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Rush, Mrs. McCarthy of 
    New York, Mr. Murtha, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
    Mr. Weygand, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
    Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Forbes, and Mr. Bonior), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [28SE], [30SE], [5OC]
  Considered, [6OC]
  Passed House amended, [7OC]
  Laid on the table (pursuant to H. Res. 323), [7OC]
H.R. 2724--
A bill to make technical corrections to the Water Resources Development 
    Act of 1999.
  By Mr. SHUSTER, [5AU]
  Passed House, [5AU]
  Passed Senate amended, [8NO]
  Rules suspended. House agreed to Senate amendment, [10NO]
  Presented to the President (November 16, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-109] (signed November 24, 1999)
H.R. 2725--
A bill to provide for a rural education initiative, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
    Baldacci, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Minge), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [15SE], [21SE], [27SE], [30SE]
H.R. 2726--
A bill to establish standards for cleanup of dry cleaning solvents under 
    the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
    Liability Act of 1980, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Terry, Mr. Barrett 
    of Nebraska, Mr. Bereuter, and Mrs. Christensen), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE], [21SE], [27SE], [28SE], [30SE], [5OC], [6OC], 
    [14OC], [19OC], [26OC], [9NO], [18NO]
H.R. 2727--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to improve protections 
    against telephone service ``slamming'' and provide protections 
    against telephone billing ``cramming'', to provide the Federal Trade 
    Commission jurisdiction over unfair and deceptive trade practices of 
    telecommunications carriers, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BASS, [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [20OC], [21OC], [25OC], [27OC], [1NO], [8NO], [9NO], 
    [16NO]
H.R. 2728--
A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to reduce 
    losses to properties for which repetitive flood insurance claim 
    payments have been made; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself and Mr. Blumenauer), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [21SE], [27SE], [13OC], [28OC]
H.R. 2729--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to restrict the sale or 
    other transfer of small arms armor piercing ammunition and 
    components of such ammunition disposed of by the Army; to the 
    Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH, [5AU]
H.R. 2730--
A bill to allow postal patrons to contribute to funding for emergency 
    food relief within the United States through the voluntary purchase 
    of certain specially issued United States postage stamps; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform.
  By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mrs. Roukema, Mrs. Emerson, 
    Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. 
    Meek of Florida, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hall of Ohio, 
    and Mr. Lantos), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [19OC], [8NO]
H.R. 2731--
A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to establish a 
    notification system under which individuals may elect not to receive 
    mailings related to skill contests or sweepstakes, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH, [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [18OC]
H.R. 2732--
A bill to require State and local law enforcement authorities and the 
    Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms to be immediately notified 
    when the national instant criminal background check system 
    determines that a person is ineligible to receive a handgun; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH (for himself and Mr. Stearns), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [19OC]
H.R. 2733--
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.
  By Mr. BLILEY (for himself and Mr. Oberstar), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [5OC], [6OC], [7OC], [12OC], [13OC], [19OC], [26OC], 
    [27OC], [28OC], [4NO], [8NO], [10NO], [16NO], [17NO], [18NO]
H.R. 2734--
A bill to allow local government entities to serve as nonprofit 
    aggregators of electricity services on behalf of their citizens; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. McCarthy of 
    Missouri, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, and Mr. 
    Tierney), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [8SE], [23SE]
H.R. 2735--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 
    occupational taxes relating to distilled spirits, wine, and beer; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
    Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. McInnis), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE], [28SE], [7OC], [12OC], [28OC], [16NO]
H.R. 2736--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to 
    provide for a national toll-free hotline to provide information and 
    assistance to veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Kuykendall), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [13SE], [27SE], [10NO]
H.R. 2737--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the State 
    of Illinois certain Federal land associated with the Lewis and Clark 
    National Historic Trail to be used as an historic and interpretive 
    site along the trail; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. COSTELLO, [5AU]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-427), [1NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [1NO]
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (November 30, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-157] (signed December 9, 1999)

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H.R. 2738--
A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to improve onsite inspections 
    of State food stamp programs, to provide grants to develop community 
    partnerships and innovative outreach strategies for food stamp and 
    related programs, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Agriculture; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COYNE (for himself and Mr. Levin), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [28SE], [5OC], [14OC], [20OC], [27OC], [28OC], 
    [2NO], [3NO], [4NO], [16NO], [17NO]
H.R. 2739--
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. Pelosi, Ms. Brown of 
    Florida, Mr. Scott, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Hilliard, Mrs. Maloney 
    of New York, Mr. Owens, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Clay, Mr. Payne, 
    Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Frost, Mr. Stark, and Mr. 
    Coyne), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [1OC]
H.R. 2740--
A bill to provide for the appointment of additional Federal district 
    judges in the Southern District of California; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Packard, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. 
    Bilbray), [5AU]
H.R. 2741--
A bill to adjust the immigration status of certain Colombian and 
    Peruvian nationals who are in the United States; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Smith of New 
    Jersey, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Watts 
    of Oklahoma, Mr. McCollum, and Mr. Bonilla), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [24SE], [1OC], [12OC], [25OC], [8NO]
H.R. 2742--
A bill to amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 
    1994 to allow certain grant funds to be used to provide parent 
    education; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. DICKS, [5AU]
H.R. 2743--
A bill to improve the financial situation of America's farmers and 
    ranchers; to the Committees on Agriculture; the Budget; 
    International Relations.
  By Mrs. EMERSON (for herself, Mr. Thune, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Hill 
    of Montana, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
    Hulshof, Mr. Blunt, Mr. John, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Shows, Mr. Skelton, 
    Mr. Hall of Texas, Ms. Danner, Mr. Tanner, and Mr. Lucas of 
    Oklahoma), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [8SE], [22SE], [1OC]
H.R. 2744--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify the 
    interim payment system for home health services, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mrs. EMERSON, [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [14OC]
H.R. 2745--
A bill to provide for the establishment of the Kosovar-American 
    Enterprise Fund to promote small business and microcredit lending 
    and housing construction and reconstruction for Kosovo; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. King, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Moran of 
    Virginia, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Pallone, and Mrs. Kelly), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [6OC]
H.R. 2746--
A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal 
    trade relations treatment) to the products of Albania; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. King, Mr. Lantos, Mr. McGovern, and 
    Mrs. Kelly), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [6OC]
H.R. 2747--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 relating to the 
    unemployment tax for individuals employed in the entertainment 
    industry; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Weller), [5AU]
H.R. 2748--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross 
    income payments made to tobacco quota and allotment holders and 
    tobacco growers pursuant to Phase I or II of the Master Settlement 
    Agreement between a State and tobacco product manufacturers; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FLETCHER (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
    Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Clement, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Burr of North 
    Carolina, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
    Pickett, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
    Chambliss, and Mr. Lewis of Kentucky), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [18OC]
H.R. 2749--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the 
    creation of disaster protection funds by property and casualty 
    insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising 
    from future catastrophic events; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Royce, 
    Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Herger, Mr. Portman, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. 
    Houghton, Mr. Boehner, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
    LaTourette, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
    Bonilla, and Mr. Chabot), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [14SE], [28SE], [4OC], [7OC], [12OC], [13OC], 
    [14OC], [21OC], [26OC], [28OC], [2NO], [3NO], [4NO], [5NO], [8NO], 
    [9NO], [16NO], [17NO]
H.R. 2750--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make higher 
    education more affordable by providing a full tax deduction for 
    higher education expenses and interest on student loans; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FORD (for himself, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Paul, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
    Cummings, and Ms. Norton), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [21SE], [23SE], [19OC]
H.R. 2751--
A bill to give the city of Mesquite, Nevada, the right to purchase at 
    fair market value certain parcels of public land in the city; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GIBBONS, [5AU]
H.R. 2752--
A bill to give Lincoln County, Nevada, the right to purchase at fair 
    market value certain public land located within that county, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GIBBONS, [5AU]
H.R. 2753--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to carry out a program for 
    the restoration of abandoned mine sites; to the Committees on 
    Resources; Transportation and Infrastructure; Commerce.
  By Mr. GIBBONS, [5AU]
H.R. 2754--
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
    and Liability Act of 1980 to limit the portion of the Superfund 
    expended for administration, oversight, support, studies, design, 
    investigations, monitoring, assessment, and evaluation, and 
    enforcement activities; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. GILLMOR (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Doyle, and Mr. 
    Whitfield), [5AU]
H.R. 2755--
A bill to enable the use of human capital investment contracts for the 
    purposes of financing postsecondary education, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Education and the Workforce; Ways and 
    Means; Commerce; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Ackerman), [5AU]
H.R. 2756--
A bill to prevent governmental entities from using tax-exempt financing 
    to engage in unfair competition against private enterprise; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HALL of Texas, [5AU]
H.R. 2757--
A bill to amend the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection 
    Act relating to farm worker housing; to the Committee on Education 
    and the Workforce.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [6OC], [13OC], [5NO]
H.R. 2758--
A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
    to establish new procedures and access to courts for grievances 
    arising under group health plans; to the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce.
  By Mr. HILLEARY (for himself and Mrs. Emerson), [5AU]
H.R. 2759--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee 
    Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to prevent the wearing away 
    of an employee's accrued benefit under a defined plan by the 
    adoption of a plan amendment reducing future accruals and to require 
    notice with respect to such reduced future accruals and an election 
    opportunity to continue benefit accruals without regard to such plan 
    amendment; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself and Mr. Sanders), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [7OC]
H.R. 2760--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish for 
    certain employees of international organizations an estate tax 
    credit equivalent to the limited marital deduction; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOUGHTON, [5AU]
H.R. 2761--
A bill to provide grants to enable each public secondary school to hire 
    a director of school safety, discipline, and student assistance to 
    develop or improve a safety plan; to the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce.
  By Mr. ISAKSON, [5AU]
H.R. 2762--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for the 
    resolution of certain contested broadcast license proceedings; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. JONES of North Carolina, [5AU]
H.R. 2763--
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to 
    the sale of prescription drugs through the Internet; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. KLINK (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
    Green of Texas, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kanjorski, and Mr. 
    Doyle), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [18NO]
H.R. 2764--
A bill to license America's Private Investment Companies and provide 
    enhanced credit to stimulate private investment in low-income 
    communities, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Banking 
    and Financial Services.
  By Mr. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Vento, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
    Watt of North Carolina, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. 
    Carson, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
    Gonzalez, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
    Owens, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Rush, and 
    Ms. Slaughter), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE], [1OC], [19OC], [28OC], [8NO], [18NO]
H.R. 2765--
A bill to amend the Foregin Assistance Act of 1961 to establish a 
    program to provide assistance for HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and 
    treatment activities in Africa; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Ms. LEE (for herself, Mr. Foley, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Payne, 
    Mr. Bonior, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Capuano, Ms. 
    Carson, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. 
    Clayton, Ms. Waters, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. George Miller of 
    California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Owens, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Davis of 
    Illinois, Mrs. Capps, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
    Olver, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
    Stark, Mr. Engel, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
    Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lantos,

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    Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Mr. Thompson of 
    California), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [8SE], [14SE]
H.R. 2766--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, relating to inspection of 
    commerical motor vehicles entering the United States along the 
    United States-Mexico border, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself and Mr. Costello), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [22SE]
H.R. 2767--
A bill to expand the enforcement options under the Federal Meat 
    Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to include 
    the imposition of civil money penalties; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi), [5AU]
H.R. 2768--
A bill to record place of birth as Jerusalem, Israel, for purposes of 
    United States passports; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
    Mr. Engel, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Crowley, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
    LoBiondo, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
    McNulty, Mr. English, Mr. Berman, Mr. Holden, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
    Forbes, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
    Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Frost, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Maloney of 
    Connecticut, and Mr. Foley), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [27SE]
H.R. 2769--
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 permit individuals to continue health coverage of services while 
    participating in approved clinical studies; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Education and the Workforce; Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. LOWEY, [5AU]
H.R. 2770--
A bill to provide that service of the members of the group known as the 
    United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II constituted 
    active military service for purposes of any law administered by the 
    Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committees on Veterans' 
    Affairs; Armed Services.
  By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. Oberstar), [5AU]
H.R. 2771--
A bill to establish a medical education trust fund, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. 
    Moakley), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [27SE]
H.R. 2772--
A bill to amend the Agricultural Market Transition Act to provide a 
    variant of loan deficiency payments to producers who are otherwise 
    eligible for such payments, but who elect to use acreage planted to 
    the eligible commodity for the grazing of livestock; to the 
    Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. LUCAS of Oklahoma, [5AU]
H.R. 2773--
A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate the Wekiva 
    River and its tributaries of Rock Springs Run and Black Water Creek 
    in the State of Florida as components of the national wild and 
    scenic rivers system; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. MCCOLLUM, [5AU]
H.R. 2774--
A bill to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to provide 
    that any health benefits plan which provides obstetrical benefits 
    shall be required also to provide coverage for the diagnosis and 
    treatment of infertility; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. MEEHAN, [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [22SE], [27SE], [14OC], [19OC], [10NO]
H.R. 2775--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure the safe 
    operations of small commerical vans; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Rothman), [5AU]
H.R. 2776--
A bill to improve the safety of animals transported on aircraft, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure; Agriculture.
  By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Farr of 
    California, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lee, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
    Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Tierney), 
    [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [6OC], [12OC], [14OC], [20OC], [21OC], [26OC], 
    [28OC], [4NO], [17NO]
H.R. 2777--
A bill to fund capital projects of State and local governments, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. METCALF (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Campbell), [5AU]
H.R. 2778--
A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of 
    the Taunton River in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for study for 
    potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. MOAKLEY (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
    McGovern), [5AU]
H.R. 2779--
A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985, to give producers greater 
    flexibility in enrolling certain marginal land in the conservation 
    reserve, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. MORAN of Kansas, [5AU]
H.R. 2780--
A bill to authorize the Attorney General to provide grants for 
    organizations to find missing adults; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mrs. MYRICK, [5AU]
H.R. 2781--
A bill to amend the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 to 
    provide for the settlement of claims relating to American victims of 
    National Socialist persecution; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
    Wexler, and Mr. Gejdenson), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO]
H.R. 2782--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to assure access 
    of Medicare beneficiaries to prescription drug coverage through the 
    SPICE drug benefit program; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. PALLONE (for himself and Mrs. Roukema), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [10NO], [19NO]
H.R. 2783--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish time limits 
    for Federal Communications Commission review of mergers, 
    acquisitions, and other license transfers; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. PICKERING, [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE], [7OC]
H.R. 2784--
A bill to enhance competition among and between rail carriers in order 
    to ensure efficient rail service and reasonable rail rates in any 
    case in which there is an absence of effective competition; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. QUINN, [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE], [5OC]
H.R. 2785--
A bill to take certain steps toward recognition by the United States of 
    Jerusalem as the capital of Israel; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. REYNOLDS (for himself, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Dreier, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
    Blunt, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Shows, Mr. Weller, Mr. Sessions, 
    Mr. Frost, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Shimkus, Mrs. Tauscher, 
    Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Dunn, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lazio, 
    Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Crowley, Ms. 
    Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Phelps, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Holden, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
    Green of Texas, Mr. Linder, Mr. Foley, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Maloney of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Forbes, 
    Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Terry, Mr. Boehlert, Mrs. Fowler, and Mr. 
    Fossella), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [6OC], [7OC], [14OC], [21OC], [8NO]
H.R. 2786--
A bill to provide for expansion of electricity transmission networks in 
    order to support competitive electricity markets and to bring the 
    benefits of less regulation of such markets to the public, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SAWYER, [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [21SE], [22SE], [12OC], [25OC]
H.R. 2787--
A bill to count as an expenditure under the program of block grants to 
    States for temporary assistance for needy families any reduction in 
    State tax revenues for the provision of an earned income tax credit 
    to recipients of assistance under the program; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SCOTT (for himself, Mr. Goode, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. 
    Moran of Virginia, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Davis of Virginia, and Mr. 
    Boucher), [5AU]
H.R. 2788--
A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, relating to the congestion 
    mitigation air quality improvement program; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself, Mr. Ewing, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
    Gutknecht, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Costello, Mr. Evans, Mr. Weller, and Mr. 
    Phelps), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [8SE], [13SE], [30SE], [26OC]
  Cosponsors removed, [9SE]
H.R. 2789--
A bill to provide grants to local educational agencies to enable the 
    agencies to recruit and retain qualified school administrators; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. SHOWS, [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [4NO], [10NO]
H.R. 2790--
A bill to establish a program to provide for a reduction in the 
    incidence and prevalence of Lyme disease; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Armed Services; Resources; Agriculture.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
    Gilman, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
    LoBiondo, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Delahunt, Mrs. Morella, 
    Mr. Shays, and Mr. Hinchey), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE], [23SE], [6OC], [14OC], [19OC], [1NO], [17NO]
H.R. 2791--
A bill to prohibit public broadcasting stations receiving any funding 
    through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting from making 
    available any lists of their financial donors; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Deal of Georgia, and Mr. Ehrlich), 
    [5AU]
H.R. 2792--
A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make supplemental 
    income payments to producers of certain crops for crop years in 
    which the national gross revenue of the crop is below a certain 
    percentage of the 5-year average of that crop's national gross 
    revenue; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. STENHOLM (for himself, Mr. Turner, Mr. Ford, and Mr. Peterson 
    of Minnesota), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE], [13SE]
H.R. 2793--
A bill to designate the Department of Agriculture as the lead Federal 
    agency for national agricultural policy regarding conservation and 
    the environment, including water quality research and modeling, 
    water quality assessments and monitoring, and technical assistance 
    for all agricultural activities conducted on agricultural lands, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committees on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure; Agriculture.
  By Mr. STENHOLM, [5AU]
H.R. 2794--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make 
    payments to hospitals under the Medicare Program for costs 
    associated with training psychologists, physician assistants, and 
    nurse practitioners; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. STRICKLAND, [5AU]
H.R. 2795--
A bill to establish the Shivwits Plateau National Conservation Area in 
    the State of Arizona,

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    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Walden of 
    Oregon, Mr. Shadegg, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
    Young of Alaska, Mr. Baker, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Gibbons, 
    Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Everett, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Herger, Mr. Burton 
    of Indiana, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Collins, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
    Cooksey, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Tancredo, and Mr. Schaffer), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE]
H.R. 2796--
A bill to amend chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code, to establish 
    a Debt Reduction Lockbox, and for other purposes; to the Committees 
    on the Budget; Ways and Means; Rules.
  By Mr. TANNER (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. John, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
    Minge, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Turner, Ms. 
    Sanchez, Mr. Phelps, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Thompson of California, and 
    Mr. Moore), [5AU]
H.R. 2797--
A bill to repeal section 8003 of Public Law 105-174, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Science.
  By Mr. TERRY (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
    Sessions, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Saxton, Mr. DeMint, Mr. 
    Underwood, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Cox, 
    Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Schaffer, and Mr. 
    Istook), [5AU]
H.R. 2798--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to provide financial 
    assistance to the States of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and 
    California for salmon habitat restoration projects in coastal waters 
    and upland drainages; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
    George Miller of California, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
    DeFazio, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
    Udall of Colorado, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Wu, Ms. 
    Woolsey, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Baird, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. 
    Blumenauer, Mr. Dicks, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Stark, Ms. Pelosi, and Mrs. 
    Tauscher), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [7OC], [2NO], [18NO]
H.R. 2799--
A bill to amend the Clear Creek County, Colorado, Public Lands Transfer 
    Act of 1993 to provide additional time for Clear Creek County to 
    dispose of certain lands transferred to the county under the Act; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. UDALL of Colorado, [5AU]
H.R. 2800--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to correct the DSH 
    Allotments for Minnesota, New Mexico, and Wyoming under the Medicaid 
    Program for fiscal years 2000, 2001, and 2002; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mrs. WILSON (for herself, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
    Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Luther, and Mr. Vento), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [26OC]
H.R. 2801--
A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
    strengthen the involvement of parents in the education of their 
    children, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce.
  By Ms. WOOLSEY, [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE], [24SE], [7OC], [17NO]
H.R. 2802--
A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
    ensure that senior citizens are given an opportunity to serve as 
    mentors, tutors, and volunteers for certain programs; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. WU (for himself and Mr. Fletcher), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [27OC], [18NO]
H.R. 2803--
A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to allow 
    shareholder common stock to be transferred to adopted Alaska Native 
    children and their descendants, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [5AU]
H.R. 2804--
A bill to expand Alaska Native contracting of Federal land management 
    functions and activities and promote hiring of Alaska Natives by the 
    Federal Government within the State of Alaska, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [5AU]
H.R. 2805--
A bill for the relief of certain corporations from a tax liability 
    incurred by the import in 1994 and 1995 of Halon-1211 for recycling 
    purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. KAPTUR, [5AU]
H.R. 2806--
A bill for the relief of Charles S. Steinert; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. SANFORD, [5AU]
H.R. 2807--
A bill to amend the National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition 
    Act of 1966 to promote identification of children eligible for 
    benefits under, and enrollment of children in, the Medicaid and 
    State Children's Health Insurance programs; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Ms. CARSON, [8SE]
  Cosponsors added, [28SE], [30SE], [4OC], [5OC], [6OC], [7OC], [13OC], 
    [19OC], [20OC]
H.R. 2808--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to eliminate the 
    prohibitions on the transmission of abortion related matters, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Waxman, 
    Mr. Stark, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
    Schakowsky, and Mr. Lantos), [8SE]
  Cosponsors added, [13SE], [30SE]
H.R. 2809--
A bill to impose an immediate suspension of assistance to the Government 
    of Indonesia until the results of the August 30, 1999, vote in East 
    Timor have been implemented, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on International Relations; Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, [8SE]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE], [15SE], [21SE], [23SE], [28SE], [4OC], [13OC]
H.R. 2810--
A bill to facilitate the exchange by law enforcement agencies of DNA 
    identification information relating to violent offenders, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Armed Services.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. 
    Visclosky), [8SE]
  Cosponsors added, [15SE], [23SE], [13OC], [10NO]
H.R. 2811--
A bill to implement certain recommendations of the National Gambling 
    Commission by prohibiting the placement of automated teller machines 
    or any device by which an extension of credit or an electronic fund 
    transfer may be initiated by a consumer in the immediate area in a 
    gambling establishment where gambling or wagering takes place; to 
    the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. LAFALCE, [8SE]
H.R. 2812--
A bill to provide for a community development venture capital program; 
    to the Committees on Small Business.
  By Mr. MCGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
    Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Frost, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Martinez, 
    Ms. Lee, and Ms. Millender-McDonald), [8SE]
H.R. 2813--
A bill to assist local governments in conducting gun buyback programs; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mr. Wynn), [8SE]
  Cosponsors added, [27SE], [18OC]
H.R. 2814--
A bill to amend chapter 55 of title 5, United States Code, to authorize 
    equal overtime pay provisions for all Federal employees engaged in 
    wildland fire suppression operations; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform.
  By Mr. POMBO (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. Doolittle, Mrs. Chenoweth, 
    and Mr. Herger), [8SE]
  Cosponsors added, [13SE], [15SE], [21SE], [27SE], [30SE], [6OC], 
    [7OC], [20OC], [28OC], [3NO]
H.R. 2815--
A bill to present a Congressional Gold Medal to astronauts Neil A. 
    Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, the crew of Apollo 11; 
    to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. ROGAN, [8SE]
  Cosponsors added, [28OC], [9NO]
H.R. 2816--
A bill to establish a grant program to assist State and local law 
    enforcement in deterring, investigating, and prosecuting computer 
    crimes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and Mr. Gilman), 
    [8SE]
  Cosponsors added, [28SE], [13OC]
H.R. 2817--
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.
  By Mr. TOWNS (for himself, Mr. Upton, Mr. McDermott, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
    Waxman, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Bilbray, 
    Mr. Wynn, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
    Mr. Leach, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Klink, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
    Gillmor, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Carson, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. 
    Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Olver, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
    Clyburn, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Moran of 
    Virginia, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Wise, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Thompson of 
    California, and Ms. Rivers), [8SE]
  Cosponsors added, [27SE], [26OC], [16NO]
H.R. 2818--
A bill to prohibit oil and gas drilling in Mosquito Creek Lake in 
    Cortland, Ohio; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [8SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-468), [15NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [16NO]
H.R. 2819--
A bill to create an initiative for research and development into the 
    utilization of biomass for fuel and industrial products; to the 
    Committees on Science; on Agriculture.
  By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, and Mr. Minge), 
    [8SE]
  Cosponsors added, [24SE], [5OC], [14OC], [28OC], [1NO]
H.R. 2820--
A bill to provide for the ownership and operation of the irrigation 
    works on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community's reservation 
    in Maricopa County, Arizona, by the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian 
    Community; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself and Mr. Pastor), [9SE]
H.R. 2821--
A bill to amend the North American Wetlands Conservation Act to provide 
    for appointment of 2 additional members of the North American 
    Wetlands Conservation Council; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. DINGELL (for himself and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania), [9SE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-388), [18OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [18OC]
H.R. 2822--
A bill to require the opposition of the United States to International 
    Monetary Fund and World Bank loans to Indonesia until the violence 
    resulting from the referendum on the independence of East Timor has 
    been ended; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. BENTSEN (for himself, Mr. Porter, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
    Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Weygand, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Vento, 
    and Mrs. Lowey), [9SE]
  Cosponsors added, [14SE], [8OC]
H.R. 2823--
A bill to amend the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act 
    for Fiscal Year 1999 to provide for the retention and administration 
    of Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 2 by the Secretary of Energy; to the 
    Committees on Armed Services; Resources.
  By Mr. CANNON, [9SE]
H.R. 2824--
A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
    of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the 
    Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect consumers in managed care 
    plans and other health coverage; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Education and the Workforce; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Hilleary, 
    Mr. Vitter, Mrs. Emerson,

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    Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Regula, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Graham, Mr. Cunningham, and 
    Mr. Weldon of Florida), [9SE]
  Cosponsors added, [14SE], [30SE], [1OC], [5OC], [14OC], [2NO]
  Cosponsors removed, [15SE]
H.R. 2825--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to dispose of all public 
    lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management that have been 
    identified for disposal under the Federal land use planning process; 
    to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. DUNCAN, [9SE]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE], [6OC], [19OC]
H.R. 2826--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow penalty-free 
    distributions from qualified retirement plans on account of the 
    death or disability of the participant's spouse; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. EMERSON (for herself and Mr. Hulshof), [9SE]
H.R. 2827--
A bill to amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
    Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to authorize research to promote the 
    conversion of biomass into biobased industrial products, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Agriculture; Science.
  By Mr. EWING (for himself and Mr. Shimkus), [9SE]
  Cosponsors added, [18OC], [20OC], [28OC], [10NO], [16NO]
H.R. 2828--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require criminal 
    background checks on drivers providing Medicaid medical assistance 
    transportation services; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon, [9SE]
  Cosponsors added, [21SE], [18OC]
H.R. 2829--
A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to provide the 
    Secretary of Agriculture with administrative authority to 
    investigate live poultry dealers, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Agriculture.
  By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Gilchrest, Mrs. Clayton, 
    and Mr. Bishop), [9SE]
  Cosponsors added, [18NO]
H.R. 2830--
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 assoications 
    and the handlers of agricultural products, and to strengthen the 
    enforcement authorities to respond to violations of the Act; to the 
    Committee on Agriculture.
  By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself and Mr. Bishop), [9SE]
  Cosponsors added, [18NO]
H.R. 2831--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure 
    Medicare reimbursement for certain ambulance services, and to 
    improve the efficiency of the emergency medical system, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; 
    Agriculture.
  By Mr. LUTHER, [9SE]
  Cosponsors added, [9NO]
H.R. 2832--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program 
    to inventory, evaluate, document, and assist efforts to restore and 
    preserve surviving United States Life-Saving Service stations; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. PALLONE (for himself and Mr. LoBiondo), [9SE]
  Cosponsors added, [10NO], [16NO]
H.R. 2833--
A bill to establish the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. PASTOR, [9SE]
H.R. 2834--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify State and 
    local authority to regulate the placement, construction, and 
    modification of broadcast transmission and telecommunications 
    facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SANDERS, [9SE]
H.R. 2835--
A bill to require an assessment of research on effects of radio 
    frequency emissions on human health; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SANDERS, [9SE]
H.R. 2836--
A bill to amend the Fair Housing Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. VITTER, [9SE]
H.R. 2837--
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. WEINER (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Frost, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
    Waxman, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Crowley, 
    Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
    McGovern, Mr. Rothman, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
    Island, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
    Nadler, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
    Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Norton, Ms. Lee, Mrs. 
    Thurman, and Ms. Carson), [9SE]
  Cosponsors added, [5OC], [27OC]
H.R. 2838--
A bill to impose an immediate suspension of assistance to the Government 
    of Indonesia until the results of the August 30, 1999, vote in East 
    Timor have been implemented, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on International Relations; Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. WEYGAND (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
    McGovern, and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts), [9SE]
  Cosponsors added, [30SE]
H.R. 2839--
A bill 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.
  By Mr. BASS, [13SE]
H.R. 2840--
A bill to amend title V of the Social Security Act to provide for the 
    establishment and operation of asthma treatment services for 
    children, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. UPTON (for himself and Mr. Waxman), [13SE]
  Cosponsors added, [26OC], [2NO], [8NO]
H.R. 2841--
A bill to amend the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands to provide 
    for greater fiscal autonomy consistent with other United States 
    jurisdictions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN (for herself, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. George 
    Miller of California), [13SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-337), [27SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [27SE]
  Passed Senate, [19OC]
  Presented to the President (October 21, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-84] (signed October 28, 1999)
H.R. 2842--
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.
  By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Ms. Norton, and Mrs. Morella), [13SE]
  Cosponsors added, [5NO]
H.R. 2843--
A bill to provide emergency assistance to farmers and ranchers in the 
    United States; to the Committees on Agriculture; the Budget; 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. HAYES (for himself and Mr. Fletcher), [13SE]
  Cosponsors added, [21SE]
H.R. 2844--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to convey to the city of 
    Bartlesville, Oklahoma, the former site of the NIPER facility of the 
    Department of Defense; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. ISTOOK, [13SE]
H.R. 2845--
A bill to encourage the use of technology in the classroom; to the 
    Committees on Education and the Workforce; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LUCAS of Kentucky, [13SE]
H.R. 2846--
A bill to confer citizenship posthumously on Jose J. Casillas; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. THOMPSON of California, [13SE]
H.R. 2847--
A bill to provide for the appointment of an independent counsel to 
    investigate if there were violations of Federal law in the raid on 
    the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [13SE]
H.R. 2848--
A bill to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 and the Small 
    Business Act to establish a New Markets Venture Capital Program, to 
    establish an America's Private Investment Company Program, to amend 
    the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a New Markets Tax 
    Credit, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Banking and 
    Financial Services; Ways and Means; Small Business.
  By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Talent, Mr. Leach, and Mr. 
    Baker) (all by request), [13SE]
H.R. 2849--
A bill to authorize appropriations to reimburse States for costs of 
    educating certain illegal alien students; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. BILBRAY, [14SE]
H.R. 2850--
A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize 
    appropriations for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska (for himself and Mr. McKeon), [14SE]
H.R. 2851--
A bill to direct the United States Executive Directors at the 
    International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the 
    International Monetary Fund to encourage their respective 
    institutions to require countries receiving assistance from such 
    institutions to use the portion of the assistance attributable to 
    United States contributions to obtain goods and services produced in 
    the United States; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [14SE]
H.R. 2852--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require the 
    prorating of Medicaid beneficiary contributions in the case of 
    partial coverage of nursing facility services during a month; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [14SE]
H.R. 2853--
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for individuals 
    serving as Federal jurors to continue to receive their normal 
    average wage or salary during such service; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [14SE]
H.R. 2854--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the 
    admission to the United States for permanent residence without 
    numerical limitation of spouses of permanent resident aliens; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [14SE]
H.R. 2855--
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to require that anticipated 
    child support be held in trust on the sale or refinancing of certain 
    real property of an obligated parent; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [14SE]
H.R. 2856--
A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require the disclosure 
    of all information in a consumer's file, including credit scores, 
    risk scores, and any other predictors; to the Committee on Banking 
    and Financial Services.

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  By Mr. CANNON, [14SE]
  Cosponsors added, [12OC]
H.R. 2857--
A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to ensure congressional 
    involvement in the process by which rivers that are designated as 
    wild, scenic, or recreational rivers by an act of the legislature of 
    the State or States through which they flow may be included in the 
    national wild and scenic rivers system, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. DOOLITTLE (for himself, Mr. Herger, Mr. Pombo, and Mr. 
    Radanovich), [14SE]
H.R. 2858--
A bill to authorize the award of the Medal of Honor to Andrew J. Smith 
    for acts of valor during the Civil War; to the Committee on Armed 
    Services.
  By Mr. EWING, [14SE]
H.R. 2859--
A bill to provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees; to 
    the Committees on Government Reform; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. 
    Nadler), [14SE]
  Cosponsors added, [26OC], [2NO], [4NO], [8NO], [16NO]
H.R. 2860--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to 
    carry out a pilot program to provide homeownership assistance to 
    disabled families; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, [14SE]
H.R. 2861--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on 
    and develop recommendations to increase the safety of visitors to 
    units of the National Park System; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, [14SE]
H.R. 2862--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to release reversionary 
    interests held by the United States in certain parcels of land in 
    Washington County, Utah, to facilitate an anticipated land exchange; 
    to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HANSEN, [14SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [16NO]
H.R. 2863--
A bill to clarify the legal effect on the United States of the 
    acquisition of a parcel of land in the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve in 
    the State of Utah; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HANSEN, [14SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [16NO]
H.R. 2864--
A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require 
    States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for 
    Federal office on the date of the election; to the Committee on 
    House Administration.
  By Mr. LUTHER (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
    Minge, Mr. Sabo, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
    McDermott, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Vento, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
    Dooley of California, Mr. Rush, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Owens, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Stark, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Ms. Lee), [14SE]
  Cosponsors added, [18OC], [9NO]
H.R. 2865--
A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
    encourage the implementation or expansion of pre-kindergarten 
    programs to include students 4 years of age or younger; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Ms. NORTON, [14SE]
  Cosponsors added, [27SE], [4OC], [18OC], [27OC], [8NO], [17NO]
H.R. 2866--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reduce the 
    influence of political action committees in elections for Federal 
    office, and for other purposes; to the Committees on House 
    Administration; Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan, [14SE]
  Cosponsors added, [18NO]
H.R. 2867--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to facilitate the 
    use of private contracts under the Medicare Program; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. TOOMEY, [14SE]
  Cosponsors added, [28SE], [8NO], [17NO]
H.R. 2868--
A bill to guarantee States and counties containing Federal forest lands 
    consistent compensation for the loss of property tax revenues from 
    such lands instead of a percentage of the declining revenues derived 
    from timber sales; to the Committees on Agriculture; Resources.
  By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Wu), [15SE]
  Cosponsors added, [19OC]
H.R. 2869--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to carry out highway 
    and bridge projects to improve the flow of traffic between the 
    States of Nebraska and Iowa and to direct the Secretary to designate 
    certain highways in those States as an Interstate System route; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BEREUTER, [15SE]
H.R. 2870--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    coverage of vision rehabilitation services under the Medicare 
    Program; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CAPUANO (for himself, Mr. Clay, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    LaFalce, Ms. Lee, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Moakley, Mr. 
    Olver, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Towns, and Mr. 
    Weiner), [15SE]
  Cosponsors added, [22SE], [27SE], [7OC], [14OC], [18OC], [20OC], 
    [26OC], [15NO], [18NO]
H.R. 2871--
A bill to promote youth financial education; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. DREIER (for himself and Mr. Pomeroy), [15SE]
H.R. 2872--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the maximum 
    Pell grant from $3,125 to $7,000 over 3 fiscal years; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. ENGLISH, [15SE]
H.R. 2873--
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, [15SE]
H.R. 2874--
A bill to amend the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act to provide 
    for delegation to States of the powers and duties under that Act 
    regarding management of wild free-roaming horses and burros, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GIBBONS (for himself and Mr. Hansen), [15SE]
H.R. 2875--
A bill to amend the Klamath River Basin Fishery Resources Restoration 
    Act to provide for tribal representation on the Klamath Fishery 
    Management Council, to clarify allocation of the annual tribal 
    catch, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HERGER, [15SE]
H.R. 2876--
A bill to amend the Federal Rules of Evidence regarding testimonial 
    privileges of parents, children, and members of the Secret Service, 
    to amend title 18 of the United States Code to restrict 
    prosecutorial conduct with respect to sexual activity not unlawful 
    under Federal law, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Ms. LOFGREN, [15SE]
H.R. 2877--
A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to coordinate the 
    penalty for the failure of a State to operate a State child support 
    disbursement unit with the alternative penalty procedure for 
    failures to meet data processing requirements; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MATSUI, [15SE]
  Cosponsors added, [27SE], [30SE]
H.R. 2878--
A bill to protect the privacy of health information in the age of 
    genetic and other new technologies, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Government Reform.
  By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Rush, Mr. Romero-
    Barcelo, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Frost, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Slaughter, 
    Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Hinchey, and 
    Mr. Weiner), [15SE]
  Cosponsors added, [17NO]
H.R. 2879--
A bill to provide for the placement at the Lincoln Memorial of a plaque 
    commemorating the speech of Martin Luther King, Jr., known as the 
    ``I Have A Dream'' speech; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. NORTHUP (for herself, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Talent, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
    Dickey, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Portman, 
    Mr. Oxley, Mr. Cox, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Shays, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. 
    Schaffer, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Foley, Mr. Hayworth, 
    Mrs. Morella, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
    Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
    Johnson of Texas, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
    McIntosh, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Gibbons, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
    Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Etheridge, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. McKinney, 
    Mr. Pastor, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
    Greenwood, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Engel, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
    Leach, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Armey, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
    Sandlin, Mr. Owens, Ms. Carson, and Mr. Traficant), [15SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-448), [4NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [9NO]
H.R. 2880--
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, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
    and Mr. Tanner), [15SE]
H.R. 2881--
A bill to allow the collection of fees for the provision of customs 
    services for the arrival of certain ferries; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SHAW, [15SE]
H.R. 2882--
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.
  By Mr. VENTO, [15SE]
  Cosponsors added, [21SE], [27SE], [6OC], [18OC], [21OC], [3NO]
H.R. 2883--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to confer United 
    States citizenship automatically and retroactively on certain 
    foreign-born children adopted by citizens of the United States; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
    Nethercutt, Mr. Kuykendall, and Mr. Shays), [21SE]
  Cosponsors added, [25OC], [15NO]
H.R. 2884--
A bill to extend energy conservation programs under the Energy Policy 
    and Conservation Act through fiscal year 2003; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. BLILEY, [21SE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-359), [1OC]
H.R. 2885--
A bill to provide uniform safeguards for the confidentiality of 
    information acquired for exclusively statistical purposes, and to 
    improve the efficiency and quality of Federal statistics and Federal 
    statistical programs by permitting limited sharing of records among 
    designated agencies for statistical purposes under strong 
    safeguards; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. 
    Turner, Mrs. Biggert, and Mr. Davis of Virginia), [21SE]
  Cosponsors added, [28SE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-413), [25OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [26OC]

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H.R. 2886--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an 
    adopted alien who is less than 18 years of age may be considered a 
    child under such Act if adopted with or after a sibling who is a 
    child under such Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
    Bliley, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Frost, Mr. Berman, Ms. Schakowsky, 
    Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and Mr. Sandlin), [21SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-383), [14OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [18OC]
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (November 30, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-139] (signed December 7, 1999)
H.R. 2887--
A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to ensure that certain Federal 
    power customers are provided protection by the Federal Energy 
    Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BAKER, [21SE]
H.R. 2888--
A bill to provide funds to assist homeless children and youth; to the 
    Committees on Banking and Financial Services; Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself, Mr. Ose, Ms. Slaughter, and Ms. 
    Schakowsky), [21SE]
  Cosponsors added, [4OC], [13OC], [21OC], [3NO]
H.R. 2889--
A bill to amend the Central Utah Project Completion Act to provide for 
    acquisition of water and water rights for Central Utah Project 
    purposes, completion of Central Utah project facilities, and 
    implementation of water conservation measures; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. CANNON, [21SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-417), [27OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [1NO]
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (November 30, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-140] (signed December 7, 1999)
H.R. 2890--
A bill to amend the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act to transfer 
    jurisdiction over Federal land in and around the island of Vieques 
    to the Government of Puerto Rico, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. 
    Romero-Barcelo), [21SE]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE], [27SE], [1OC], [12OC], [25OC], [27OC], 
    [1NO], [8NO], [16NO]
H.R. 2891--
A bill to provide reasonable and non-discriminatory access to buildings 
    owned or used by the Federal Government for the provision of 
    competitive telecommunications services by telecommunications 
    carriers; to the Committees on Commerce; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself and Mr. Moran of Virginia), 
    [21SE]
  Cosponsors removed, [3NO]
  Cosponsors added, [17NO]
H.R. 2892--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand 
    Medicare coverage of certain self-injected biologicals; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means.
  By Ms. DUNN (for herself, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Baird, Mr. 
    Hastings of Washington, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Dicks, Mr. McDermott, 
    and Mr. Smith of Washington), [21SE]
  Cosponsors added, [1OC], [6OC], [12OC], [27OC], [16NO], [17NO]
H.R. 2893--
A bill to provide that adjustments in rates of pay for Members of 
    Congress may not exceed any cost-of-living increases in benefits 
    under title II of the Social Security Act; to the Committees on 
    Government Reform; House Administration.
  By Mr. FOLEY, [21SE]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO], [19NO]
H.R. 2894--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a shorter 
    recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant 
    buildings; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FOLEY, [21SE]
  Cosponsors added, [28SE], [4OC], [28OC]
H.R. 2895--
A bill to impose an immediate suspension of assistance to the Government 
    of Indonesia until the results of the August 30, 1999, vote in East 
    Timor have been implemented, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on International Relations; Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Brown of 
    Ohio, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Farr of California, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. McGovern, 
    Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey), [21SE]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE], [28SE], [29SE], [4OC], [13OC], [25OC], 
    [3NO], [10NO], [17NO]
H.R. 2896--
A bill to combat money laundering and protect the United States 
    financial system, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Banking and Financial Services; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. LEACH (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Roukema, 
    Ms. Waters, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Baker, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. 
    Castle), [21SE]
  Cosponsors added, [22SE], [23SE], [15NO]
H.R. 2897--
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act relating to 
    freshness dates on food; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Shows, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
    Norton, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
    McGovern, Mr. Underwood, and Ms. Schakowsky), [21SE]
H.R. 2898--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce to age 21 
    the minimum age for an individual without children to be eligible 
    for the earned income credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [21SE]
H.R. 2899--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain 
    elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English 
    language and the history, principles, and form of government of the 
    United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit 
    certain other elderly persons to take the history and government 
    examination in a language of their choice; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. NADLER, [21SE]
  Cosponsors added, [22SE], [27SE], [7OC], [18OC], [25OC], [2NO], [8NO], 
    [16NO], [17NO]
H.R. 2900--
A bill to reduce emissions from electric powerplants, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Olver, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Farr of California, 
    Mr. Vento, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
    Schakowsky, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
    Lantos, and Mr. Kucinich), [21SE]
  Cosponsors added, [18OC], [20OC], [27OC], [15NO], [16NO], [17NO], 
    [18NO]
H.R. 2901--
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 (for himself, Mrs. Bono, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. Emerson, Mrs. 
    Northup, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Canady of 
    Florida, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Smith of New 
    Jersey, and Mr. Gary Miller of California), [21SE]
  Cosponsors added, [22SE], [27SE], [5OC], [19OC], [20OC], [25OC], 
    [26OC], [18NO]
H.R. 2902--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee 
    Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to protect pension benefits 
    of employees in defined benefit plans and to direct the Secretary of 
    the Treasury to enforce the age discrimination requirements of the 
    Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to amendments resulting 
    in defined benefit plans becoming cash balance plans; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. Hinchey), [21SE]
  Cosponsors added, [28SE], [5OC], [12OC], [21OC], [1NO], [10NO], 
    [16NO], [17NO], [18NO], [22NO]
H.R. 2903--
A bill to assist in the conservation of coral reefs; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. SAXTON, [21SE]
H.R. 2904--
A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to reauthorize 
    funding for the Office of Government Ethics; to the Committees on 
    Government Reform; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SCARBOROUGH, [21SE]
  Reported with amendments from the Committee on Government Reform (H. 
    Rept. 106-433, part 1), [2NO]
  Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary extended, [2NO]
  Committee on the Judiciary discharged, [2NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [8NO]
H.R. 2905--
A bill to eliminate money laundering in the private banking system, to 
    require the Secretary of the Treasury to take certain actions with 
    regard to foreign countries in which there is a concentration of 
    money laundering activities, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Vento, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. 
    Hinchey), [21SE]
  Cosponsors added, [22SE]
H.R. 2906--
A bill to facilitate famine relief efforts and a comprehensive solution 
    to the war in Sudan; to the Committees on International Relations; 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
    Markey, and Mr. Wolf), [21SE]
  Cosponsors added, [13OC], [21OC], [9NO], [18NO]
H.R. 2907--
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, [21SE]
  Cosponsors added, [7OC], [14OC], [28OC], [5NO]
  Cosponsors removed, [9NO]
H.R. 2908--
A bill for the relief of Charmaine Bieda; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. KANJORSKI (by request), [21SE]
H.R. 2909--
A bill to provide for implementation by the United States of the Hague 
    Convention on Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of 
    Intercountry Adoption, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    International Relations; the Judiciary; Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Camp, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
    Bliley, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
    McGovern, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. English, Mr. Farr of 
    California, Mr. Horn, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Ramstad, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
    Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Frost, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
    Barcia, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
    Hastings of Florida, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Smith of Texas, 
    Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Berman, Mr. Davis 
    of Florida, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. 
    Blumenauer), [22SE]
  Cosponsors added, [6OC], [19OC]
H.R. 2910--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize 
    appropriations for the National Transportation Safety Board for 
    fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. 
    Lipinski), [22SE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-335), [27SE]
  Passed House amended, [30SE]
H.R. 2911--
A bill to provide economic development assistance and the planning and 
    coordination needed to assist in development of the lower 
    Mississippi Delta region; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. BERRY (for himself, Mr. Ford, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
    Snyder, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. John, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
    Jefferson,

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    Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Dickey, and Mr. Cooksey), [22SE]
  Cosponsors added, [6OC], [20OC]
H.R. 2912--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 
    termination of additional Federal payments to States under the 
    Medicaid Program for administrative costs related to certain 
    outreach and eligibility determinations; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, [22SE]
H.R. 2913--
A bill to amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 
    1974 to authorize grants to provide juvenile accountability 
    coordinators to take a comprehensive approach to holding first- and 
    second-time nonviolent juvenile offenders accountable for their 
    actions; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon, [22SE]
H.R. 2914--
A bill to prohibit the sale of tobacco products through the Internet or 
    other indirect means to individuals under the age of 18; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself and Mr. Hansen), [22SE]
H.R. 2915--
A bill to protect students from commercial exploitation; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
    Murtha, and Ms. Eshoo), [22SE]
  Cosponsors added, [29SE], [6OC], [18OC], [4NO]
  Cosponsors removed, [2NO]
H.R. 2916--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to require persons to 
    obtain a State license before receiving a handgun or handgun 
    ammunition; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Lee, and 
    Mr. Gutierrez), [22SE]
  Cosponsors added, [27SE]
H.R. 2917--
A bill to condition certain justice assistance grants to the States on 
    the implementation of handgun registration systems; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Lee, and 
    Mr. Gutierrez), [22SE]
  Cosponsors added, [27SE]
H.R. 2918--
A bill to amend Public Law 89-108 to increase authorization levels for 
    State and Indian tribal, municipal, rural, and industrial water 
    supplies, to meet current and future water quantity and quality 
    needs of the Red River Valley, to deauthorize certain project 
    features and irrigation service areas, to enhance natural resources 
    and fish and wildlife habitat, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. POMEROY, [22SE]
H.R. 2919--
A bill to promote preservation and public awareness of the history of 
    the Underground Railroad by providing financial assistance, to the 
    Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Regula, Mr. 
    Clyburn, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, 
    Mr. Boehner, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Gilchrest, and Mr. Hill of 
    Indiana), [22SE]
  Cosponsors added, [28SE], [4OC]
H.R. 2920--
A bill to permanently reenact chapter 12 of title 11 of the United 
    States Code, relating to family farmers; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself and Ms. Baldwin), [22SE]
H.R. 2921--
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
    and Liability Act of 1980 relating to settlements by certain 
    qualified businesses, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHADEGG, [22SE]
H.R. 2922--
A bill to extend for 6 additional months the period for which chapter 12 
    of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GEKAS (for himself and Mr. Smith of Michigan), [23SE]
H.R. 2923--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend expiring 
    provisions, to fully allow the nonrefundable personal credits 
    against regular tax liability, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ARCHER, [23SE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-344), [28SE]
H.R. 2924--
A bill to require unregulated hedge funds to submit regular reports to 
    the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, to make such 
    reports available to the public to the extent required by 
    regulations prescribed by the Board, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Banking and Financial Services; Commerce; Agriculture.
  By Mr. BAKER (for himself, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Leach, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
    McCollum, Mr. Castle, Mr. Riley, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Hinchey, and Mr. Capuano), [23SE]
  Cosponsors added, [27SE]
H.R. 2925--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to finance the provision 
    of outpatient prescription drug coverage for low-income Medicare 
    beneficiaries and to provide stop-loss protection for outpatient 
    prescription drug expenses under qualified Medicare prescription 
    drug coverage; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. 
    Fletcher), [23SE]
  Cosponsors added, [4OC], [7OC], [21OC], [28OC], [2NO], [17NO]
H.R. 2926--
A bill to provide new patient protections under group health plans and 
    through health insurance issuers in the group market; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Education and the Workforce; Ways and Means; 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BOEHNER (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Goodling, Mrs. 
    Northup, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Talent, Mr. Oxley, 
    Mr. Portman, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Ballenger, and Mr. Salmon), [23SE]
  Cosponsors added, [27SE], [28SE], [1OC]
H.R. 2927--
A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for compulsory 
    licensing of certain patented inventions relating to health; to the 
    Committees on the Judiciary; Commerce.
  By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Berry, Mr. Stark, Mr. Allen, 
    Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
    Barrett of Wisconsin, and Mr. Wynn), [23SE]
  Cosponsors added, [2NO]
H.R. 2928--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide an 
    exemption to States which adopt certain minimum wage laws; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. DeMINT (for himself and Mr. Stenholm), [23SE]
  Cosponsors added, [13OC], [25OC], [18NO]
H.R. 2929--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain 
    conduct relating to elephants; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FARR of California (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
    Stark, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
    Young of Florida, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Moran 
    of Virginia, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Hall of 
    Ohio, and Mr. Tancredo), [23SE]
  Cosponsors added, [29SE], [2NO], [16NO]
H.R. 2930--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase 
    Medicare payment for pap smear laboratory tests; to the Committees 
    on Commerce; Ways and Means.
  By Ms. DUNN, [23SE]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO]
H.R. 2931--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to carry 
    out a 3 year pilot program to assist law enforcement officers 
    purchasing homes in locally-designated high-crime areas; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, [23SE]
H.R. 2932--
A bill to authorize the Golden Spike/Crossroads of the West National 
    Heritage Area; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HANSEN, [23SE]
H.R. 2933--
A bill directing the Secretary of Education to propose a comprehensive 
    approach to providing technologically competent teachers to our 
    Nation's schools, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. LARSON (for himself, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
    Boucher, Mr. Shows, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
    Capuano, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Wu, Mr. 
    Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Costello, Mr. Owens, Ms. Berkley, and Mr. Holt), 
    [23SE]
  Cosponsors added, [1OC], [14OC], [18NO]
H.R. 2934--
A bill to amend the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 to provide 
    for the establishment of a National Youth Technology Corps program, 
    using VISTA volunteers who are highly proficient in computer 
    technologies to recruit and organize youth to implement and maintain 
    computer systems for public schools, community centers, public 
    senior centers, and libraries and to teach students, teachers, 
    senior citizens, and other persons how to use these technologies and 
    systems; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. LARSON (for himself, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Capuano, Ms. 
    Woolsey, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Wu, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, 
    Mr. Costello, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Holt), [23SE]
  Cosponsors added, [1OC], [7OC], [14OC], [18NO]
H.R. 2935--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to permit the Secretary of 
    Transportation to waive noise restrictions on certain aircraft 
    operations; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. McHUGH, [23SE]
H.R. 2936--
A bill to extend the temporary waiver 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. Houghton, Mr. Rangel, 
    Mr. Coyne, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, and Mr. Matsui), [23SE]
  Cosponsors added, [28SE], [18OC], [25OC], [1NO]
H.R. 2937--
A bill to repeal the War Powers Resolution; to the Committees on 
    International Relations; Rules.
  By Ms. RIVERS, [23SE]
H.R. 2938--
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
    located at 424 South Michigan Street in South Bend, Indiana, as the 
    ``John Brademas Post Office''; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform.
  By Mr. ROEMER (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. 
    Hill of Indiana, Ms. Carson, Mr. Souder, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Pease, 
    Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. Buyer), [23SE]
H.R. 2939--
A bill to provide the highly indebted poor countries with relief from 
    debts owed to the International Monetary Fund, to end United States 
    participation in and support for the Enhanced Structural Adjustment 
    Facility of the International Monetary Fund, and to require certain 
    conditions to be met before the International Monetary Fund may sell 
    gold, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Kucinich), [23SE]
  Cosponsors added, [7OC], [12OC], [13OC], [18OC], [25OC], [2NO], [8NO], 
    [9NO]
H.R. 2940--
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
    and Liability Act of 1980 to provide liability relief for small 
    parties, innocent landowners, and prospective purchasers; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. STUPAK, [23SE]

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H.R. 2941--
A bill to establish the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area in the 
    State of Arizona; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. KOLBE, [24SE]
  Cosponsors added, [28SE]
H.R. 2942--
A bill to extend for 6 additional months the period for which chapter 12 
    of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. 
    Pickering), [24SE]
  Cosponsors added, [27SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [27SE]
H.R. 2943--
A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 
    to provide incentive grants to improve the quality of child care; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. BISHOP (for himself and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island), [24SE]
H.R. 2944--
A bill to promote competition in electricity markets and to provide 
    consumers with a reliable source of electricity, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure; Resources; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BARTON of Texas, [24SE]
H.R. 2945--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    the coverage of marriage and family therapist services under part B 
    of the Medicare Program, and for other purposes; to the Committees 
    on Commerce; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. DEAL of Georgia (for himself and Mr. Strickland), [24SE]
  Cosponsors added, [18NO]
H.R. 2946--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize the Merit 
    Systems Protection Board to conduct an alternative dispute 
    resolution pilot program to assist Federal Government agencies in 
    resolving serious workplace disputes, and to establish an 
    administrative judge pay schedule for administrative judges employed 
    by the Merit Systems Protection Board; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform.
  By Mr. GEKAS, [24SE]
H.R. 2947--
A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to promote energy independence and 
    self-sufficiency by providing for the use of net metering by certain 
    small electric energy generation systems, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
    Baird, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Cook, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
    Dicks, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Gilman, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
    Leach, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Metcalf, Ms. 
    Millender-McDonald, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Udall of 
    Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Vento), 
    [24SE]
  Cosponsors added, [18OC], [28OC], [2NO]
H.R. 2948--
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.
  By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself and Mr. Cardin), [24SE]
H.R. 2949--
A bill to amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act relating 
    to the minimum amount of State grants for any fiscal year under that 
    Act; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Ms. RIVERS, [24SE]
H.R. 2950--
A bill to provide for the exchange of certain land in the State of 
    Oregon; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. WALDEN of Oregon, [24SE]
H.R. 2951--
A bill to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 
    1996 to authorize grants to Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical 
    University in Huntsville, Alabama; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. CRAMER, [27SE]
H.R. 2952--
A bill to redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
    located at 100 Orchard Park Drive in Greenville, South Carolina, as 
    the ``Keith D. Oglesby Station''; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform.
  By Mr. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Spence, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
    Graham, and Mr. Sanford), [27SE]
H.R. 2953--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit 
    against income tax for recycling or remanufacturing equipment; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Tanner, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
    Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
    McDermott, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. Foley), [27SE]
  Cosponsors added, [14OC], [2NO], [5NO], [18NO]
H.R. 2954--
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.
  By Mr. ENGLISH, [27SE]
H.R. 2955--
A bill to establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize America's 
    school facilities; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mrs. Maloney of New York), [27SE]
  Cosponsors added, [28OC], [10NO]
H.R. 2956--
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.
  By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Markey, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Rush, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. 
    Millender-McDonald, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Payne, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Stark, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
    Kucinich, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Berman, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Conyers, 
    Mr. Towns, Mr. Olver, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Jackson of 
    Illinois, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
    Vento, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. George Miller of California), [27SE]
  Cosponsors added, [14OC]
H.R. 2957--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize 
    funding to carry out certain water quality restoration projects for 
    Lake Pontchartrain Basin, Louisiana, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mr. Jefferson), [27SE]
H.R. 2958--
A bill to provide for the continuation of higher education through the 
    conveyance of certain public lands in the State of Alaska to the 
    University of Alaska, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [27SE]
H.R. 2959--
A bill to prohibit the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment 
    Initiative of 1998 from taking effect; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia, [28SE]
  Cosponsors added, [5OC]
H.R. 2960--
A bill to restore the division of governmental responsibilities between 
    the Federal 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 
    Committees on the Judiciary; Government Reform.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
    Collins, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Everett, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Bartlett of 
    Maryland, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Crane, Mr. English, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
    Stearns, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Chabot), [28SE]
  Cosponsors added, [1OC], [7OC], [19OC], [28OC], [1NO], [2NO], [10NO]
H.R. 2961--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize a 3-
    year pilot program under which the Attorney General may extend the 
    period for voluntary departure in the case of certain nonimmigrant 
    aliens who require medical treatment in the United States and were 
    admitted under the Visa Waiver Pilot Program, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BENTSEN (for himself, Mr. Archer, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
    Mrs. Morella, Mr. Lampson, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
    Brady of Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Reyes, and 
    Mr. Gonzalez), [28SE]
  Cosponsors added, [15NO]
H.R. 2962--
A bill to provide for the issuance of a promotion, research, and 
    information order applicable to certain handlers of Hass avocados; 
    to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. Packard, Mr. Hunter, Mrs. 
    Capps, Mr. Cunningham, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Lewis of 
    California, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. 
    Doolittle, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Bilbray, 
    Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Dooley of California, 
    Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Horn, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
    Thompson of California, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
    McKeon, Mr. Ose, Mr. Herger, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. 
    Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Berman, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. 
    Pelosi, and Ms. Lee), [28SE]
  Cosponsors added, [7OC], [19OC]
H.R. 2963--
A bill to direct the Librarian of Congress to purchase papers of Dr. 
    Martin Luther King, Junior, from Dr. King's estate; to the Committee 
    on House Administration.
  By Mr. CLYBURN (for himself, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, and Ms. McKinney), [28SE]
  Cosponsors added, [26OC]
H.R. 2964--
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, Ms. Lofgren, 
    Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Allen, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Northup, and 
    Mr. Pickett), [28SE]
H.R. 2965--
A bill to amend title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
    of 1965 to provide for digital education partnerships; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Gilman), [28SE]
  Cosponsors added, [2NO]
H.R. 2966--
A bill to restore health care coverage to retired members of the 
    uniformed services; to the Committees on Government Reform; Armed 
    Services.
  By Mr. SHOWS (for himself and Mr. Norwood), [28SE]
  Cosponsors added, [7OC], [18OC], [25OC], [28OC], [1NO], [2NO], [3NO], 
    [4NO], [5NO], [8NO], [9NO], [10NO], [17NO], [19NO], [22NO]
H.R. 2967--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide an 
    increase in payments for physician services provided in health 
    professional shortage areas in Alaska and Hawaii; to the Committees 
    on Commerce; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mrs. Mink of 
    Hawaii), [28SE]
H.R. 2968--
A bill for the relief of Imbeth Belay; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [28SE]
H.R. 2969--
A bill to prevent United States funds from being used for 
    environmentally destructive projects or projects involving 
    involuntary resettlement funded by any institution of the World Bank 
    Group; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. COX (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Porter, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Paul, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
    Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Stark, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. 
    Lee, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and 
    Mr. Evans), [29SE]
  Cosponsors added, [20OC], [21OC], [2NO], [3NO], [17NO]
H.R. 2970--
A bill to prescribe certain terms for the resettlement of the people of 
    Rongelap Atoll due

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    to conditions created at Rongelap during United States 
    administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. George Miller of 
    California), [29SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-404), [20OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [26OC]
H.R. 2971--
A bill to provide parents whose children attend an academic emergency 
    school with education alternatives; to the Committee on Education 
    and the Workforce.
  By Mr. ARMEY (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. 
    Shays), [29SE]
  Cosponsors added, [6OC], [26OC], [16NO]
H.R. 2972--
A bill to redesignate the Stuttgart National Aquaculture Research Center 
    in the State of Arkansas as the Harry K. Dupree Stuttgart National 
    Aquaculture Research Center; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. BERRY, [29SE]
H.R. 2973--
A bill to impose a moratorium on the export of bulk fresh water from the 
    Great Lakes Basin; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Knollenberg, 
    Mr. Smith of Michigan, and Mr. Upton), [29SE]
  Cosponsors added, [5OC]
H.R. 2974--
A bill to convey the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project, the Savage 
    Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, and the Intake 
    Irrigation Project to the appurtenant irrigation districts; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HILL of Montana, [29SE]
H.R. 2975--
A bill to establish grant programs to provide opportunities for 
    adolescents, to establish training programs for teachers, and to 
    establish job training courses at community colleges, to amend the 
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reduce class size, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on Education and the 
    Workforce; Ways and Means.
  By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon, [29SE]
H.R. 2976--
A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to permit children 
    covered under a State child health plan (SCHIP) to continue to be 
    eligible for benefits under the vaccine for children program; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. PELOSI (for herself, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Berman, Mr. Blumenauer, 
    Mr. Borski, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
    Capuano, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
    Dixon, Mr. Dooley of California, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr of California, 
    Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
    Lampson, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lee, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McHugh, 
    Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. George 
    Miller of California, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
    Sanders, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Scott, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. 
    Stabenow, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. 
    Tierney, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt of North 
    Carolina, Mr. Waxman, and Ms. Woolsey), [29SE]
H.R. 2977--
A bill for the relief of Bruce Watson Pairman and Daniele Paule Pairman; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. TAUSCHER, [29SE]
H.R. 2978--
A bill to extend energy conservation programs under the Energy Policy 
    and Conservation Act through October 31, 1999; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. BLILEY, [30SE]
H.R. 2979--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make 
    refinements in the Medicare prospective payment system for 
    outpatient hospital services; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. LAZIO, [30SE]
H.R. 2980--
A bill to reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, 
    and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired electric utility 
    generating units operating in the United States, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; Education and the 
    Workforce; Transportation and Infrastructure; Banking and Financial 
    Services; Science.
  By Mr. ALLEN (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Baldacci, Mrs. Maloney of 
    New York, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
    Capuano, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holt, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
    Island, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Martinez, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
    Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Olver, Mr. Vento, and Mr. Weygand), 
    [30SE]
  Cosponsors added, [1OC], [4OC], [6OC], [18OC], [27OC], [4NO], [16NO]
H.R. 2981--
A bill to extend energy conservation programs under the Energy Policy 
    and Conservation Act through March 31, 2000; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. BLILEY, [30SE]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [30SE]
  Passed Senate, [30SE]
  Presented to the President (September 30, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-64] (signed October 5, 1999)
H.R. 2982--
A bill to provide grants to States and local educational agencies to 
    recruit, train, and hire 100,000 school-based resource staff to help 
    students deal with personal state of mind problems; to the Committee 
    on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii (for herself, Mr. Clay, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Pastor, 
    Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Payne, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
    Scott, Mr. Ford, Mr. Stark, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. George 
    Miller of California, Mr. Tierney, and Mr. Menendez), [30SE]
  Cosponsors added, [5OC]
H.R. 2983--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the 
    participation of the public in governmental decisions regarding the 
    location of group homes established pursuant to the program of block 
    grants for the prevention and treatment of substance abuse; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [30SE]
H.R. 2984--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of 
    Reclamation, to convey to the Loup Basin Reclamation District, the 
    Sargent River Irrigation District, and the Farwell Irrigation 
    District, Nebraska, property comprising the assets of the Middle 
    Loup Division of the Missouri River Basin Project, Nebraska; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, [30SE]
H.R. 2985--
A bill to provide for a biennial budget process and a biennial 
    appropriations process and to enhance oversight and the 
    responsibility, efficiency, and performance of the Federal 
    Government; to the Committees on the Budget; Rules.
  By Mr. BASS (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
    Callahan, Mr. Castle, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. English, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Green 
    of Wisconsin, Mr. Herger, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
    Schaffer, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Upton, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. Whitfield), 
    [30SE]
  Cosponsors added, [4OC], [21OC], [25OC], [27OC], [28OC], [1NO], [2NO], 
    [8NO], [10NO], [16NO], [18NO]
H.R. 2986--
A bill to provide that an application for an injunction restraining the 
    enforcement, operation, or execution of a State law adopted by 
    referendum may not be granted on the ground of the 
    unconstitutionality of such law unless the application is heard and 
    determined by a 3-judge court; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. BONO (for herself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
    Calvert, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Crane, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
    Doolittle, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Foley, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
    Goodlatte, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
    Jenkins, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
    Gary Miller of California, Mr. Packard, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Spence, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
    Ose, Mr. Thomas, and Mr. Radanovich), [30SE]
  Cosponsors added, [12OC]
H.R. 2987--
A bill to provide for the punishment of methamphetamine laboratory 
    operators, provide additional resources to combat methamphetamine 
    production, trafficking, and abuse in the United States, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Commerce.
  By Mr. CANNON (for himself, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Rogan, Mr. McCollum, 
    Mr. Sessions, Mr. Pickering, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Berman, Mr. Canady of 
    Florida, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Gallegly, and Mr. Salmon), 
    [30SE]
  Cosponsors added, [12OC], [21OC]
H.R. 2988--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of 
    Reclamation, to conserve and enhance the water supplies of the Lower 
    Rio Grande Valley; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Reyes, and 
    Mr. Rodriguez), [30SE]
H.R. 2989--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to accelerate 
    payments to hospitals under the Medicare Program with respect to 
    costs of graduate medical education for Medicare+Choice enrollees; 
    to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. TANNER (for himself, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Ford, and Mr. Clement), 
    [30SE]
H.R. 2990--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals 
    greater access to health insurance through a health care tax 
    deduction, a long-term care deduction, and other health-related tax 
    incentives, to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
    1974 to provide access to and choice in health care through 
    association health plans, to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
    create new pooling opportunities for small employers to obtain 
    greater access to health coverage through HealthMarts, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; Education 
    and the Workforce.
  By Mr. TALENT, [30SE]
  Cosponsors added, [4OC], [5OC]
  Passed House, [6OC]
  Amended to include text of H.R. 2723 (pursuant to H. Res. 323), [6OC]
  Passed Senate amended, [14OC]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [14OC]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference 
    (pursuant to H. Res. 348), [2NO]
  Conferees appointed, [3NO]
H.R. 2991--
A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide for periodic revision 
    of retaliation lists or other remedial action implemented under 
    section 306 of such Act; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COMBEST (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
    Ewing, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Holden, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
    Chambliss, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Camp, and Mr. Blunt), [1OC]
  Cosponsors added, [7OC], [14OC], [21OC], [28OC], [8NO], [16NO], [18NO]
H.R. 2992--
A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to protect Indian 
    tribes from coerced labor agreements; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself and Mr. Camp), [1OC]
  Cosponsors added, [18NO]
H.R. 2993--
A bill to require congressional approval of unilateral United States 
    agricultural and medical sanctions and to provide for the 
    termination of agricultural and medical sanctions currently in 
    effect; to the Committees on International Relations; Rules.
  By Mr. BERRY, [1OC]
  Cosponsors added, [6OC]
H.R. 2994--
A bill to provide for the conveyance of various reclamation projects to 
    local water authorities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. DOOLITTLE, [1OC]
H.R. 2995--
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

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    panel of the package for retail sale; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. EVERETT (for himself, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Deal of 
    Georgia, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Foley, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
    Kucinich, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shows, and Mrs. Thurman), [1OC]
  Cosponsors added, [14OC], [25OC], [17NO]
H.R. 2996--
A bill to provide incentives for the Forest Service to improve its 
    accounting and financial reporting systems by temporarily capping 
    discretionary appropriations for the Forest Service until 
    improvements are made; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Goode, Mr. Combest, Mr. Stenholm, 
    Mr. Tancredo, and Mr. Chambliss), [1OC]
H.R. 2997--
A bill to provide grants to certain rural local educational agencies; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. HILLEARY, [1OC]
H.R. 2998--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reduce the annual 
    income level at which a person petitioning for a family-sponsored 
    immigrant's admission must agree to provide support in a case where 
    a United States employer has agreed to employ the immigrant for a 
    period of not less than one year after admission or where the 
    sponsored alien is under the age of 18; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself and Mr. Diaz-Balart), [1OC]
  Cosponsors added, [4OC]
H.R. 2999--
A bill to permit the Attorney General to grant relief to certain 
    permanent resident aliens of good moral character who are adversely 
    affected by changes made in 1996 to the definition of aggravated 
    felony under the Immigration and Nationality Act, and to amend 
    certain provisions of such Act relating to detention of an alien 
    pending and after a decision on whether the alien is to be removed 
    from the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
    Wexler, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. Ose), [1OC]
  Cosponsors added, [7OC], [12OC], [19OC]
H.R. 3000--
A bill to establish a United States Health Service to provide high 
    quality comprehensive health care for all Americans and to overcome 
    the deficiencies in the present system of health care delivery; to 
    the Committees on Commerce; Education and the Workforce; Ways and 
    Means.
  By Ms. LEE (for herself, Mrs. Christensen, and Mr. Jackson of 
    Illinois), [1OC]
H.R. 3001--
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, an Cosmetic Act to promote 
    clinical research and development on dietary supplements and foods 
    for their health benefits; to establish a new legal classification 
    for dietary supplements and food with health benefits, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. PALLONE, [1OC]
H.R. 3002--
A bill to provide for the continued preparation of certain useful 
    reports concerning public lands, Native Americans, fisheries, 
    wildlife, insular areas, and other natural resources-related 
    matters, and to repeal provisions of law regarding terminated 
    reporting requirements concerning such matters; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [4OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-458), [8NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [8NO]
H.R. 3003--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to designate 
    certified diabetes educators recognized by the National 
    Certification Board of Diabetes Educators as certified providers for 
    purposes of outpatient diabetes education services under part B of 
    the Medicare Program; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Gonzalez), [4OC]
  Cosponsors added, [19OC], [18NO]
H.R. 3004--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit a 
    Medicare beneficiary enrolled in a Medicare+Choice plan to elect to 
    receive covered skilled nursing facility services at the skilled 
    nursing facility in which the beneficiary or spouse resides or which 
    is part of the continuing care retirement community in which the 
    beneficiary resides; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Stark, Mr. Frost, 
    Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania), [4OC]
H.R. 3005--
A bill to establish an Independent Counsel Commission; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CAMPBELL, [4OC]
H.R. 3006--
A bill to establish a program to help States expand the existing 
    education system to include at least 1 year of early education 
    preceding the year a child enters kindergarten; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Ms. ESHOO, [4OC]
  Cosponsors added, [5OC], [17NO]
H.R. 3007--
A bill to require the sale and advertisement of cigarettes on the 
    Internet to meet the warning requirements of the Federal Cigarette 
    Labeling and Advertising Act; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself and Mr. Hansen), [4OC]
H.R. 3008--
A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
    provide up-to-date school library media resources and well-trained, 
    professionally certified school library media specialists for 
    elementary schools and secondary schools, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. OWENS, [4OC]
  Cosponsors added, [5NO], [10NO], [18NO]
H.R. 3009--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to State 
    and local educational agencies to support programs that promote a 
    variety of educational opportunities, options, and choices in public 
    schools; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. ROEMER (for himself, Mr. Clement, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Hill of 
    Indiana, Mr. Lampson, Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Mr. Maloney of 
    Connecticut), [4OC]
H.R. 3010--
A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to 
    ensure that individuals enjoy the right to be free from restraint, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Larson, and 
    Mr. Maloney of Connecticut), [4OC]
  Cosponsors added, [9NO], [10NO]
H.R. 3011--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to improve the disclosure 
    of information concerning telephone charges, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Oxley, and Mr. Blunt), 
    [5OC]
  Cosponsors added, [18OC], [10NO], [17NO]
H.R. 3012--
A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
    1985 to protect Social Security trust funds and save Social Security 
    surpluses for Social Security; to the Committee on the Budget.
  By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Pickering, and 
    Mr. Kasich), [5OC]
  Cosponsors added, [6OC], [14OC], [21OC]
H.R. 3013--
A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to allow 
    shareholder common stock to be transferred to adopted Alaska Native 
    children and their descendants, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [5OC]
H.R. 3014--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with regard to prison 
    commissaries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself, Mr. Ose, Mr. English, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
    Lipinski, Mr. Bachus, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Royce, Mr. Weldon of 
    Florida, and Mr. Foley), [5OC]
  Cosponsors added, [13OC]
H.R. 3015--
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, [5OC]
H.R. 3016--
A bill to designate the United States Post Office located at 301 Main 
    Street in Eastover, South Carolina, as the ``Layford R. Johnson Post 
    Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. CLYBURN (for himself, Mr. Spence, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
    Sanford, and Mr. DeMint), [5OC]
H.R. 3017--
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.
  By Mr. CLYBURN (for himself, Mr. Spence, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
    Sanford, and Mr. DeMint), [5OC]
H.R. 3018--
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.
  By Mr. CLYBURN (for himself, Mr. Spence, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
    Sanford, and Mr. DeMint), [5OC]
H.R. 3019--
A bill to designate the United States Post Office located at 4026 Lamar 
    Street in (the Eau Claire community of) Columbia, South Carolina, as 
    the ``Mamie G. Floyd Post Office''; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform.
  By Mr. CLYBURN (for himself, Mr. Spence, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
    Sanford, and Mr. DeMint), [5OC]
H.R. 3020--
A bill to make illegal the sale of guns, ammunition, or explosives 
    between private individuals over the Internet; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
    Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Larson, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Hoeffel), [5OC]
H.R. 3021--
A bill to extend the authority of the Thomas Paine National Historical 
    Association to establish a memorial to Thomas Paine in the District 
    of Columbia; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. LOWEY, [5OC]
H.R. 3022--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to improve the disclosure 
    of information concerning telephone charges, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. MARKEY, [5OC]
H.R. 3023--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
    Bureau of Reclamation, to convey property to the Greater Yuma Port 
    Authority of Yuma County, Arizona, for use as an international port 
    of entry; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. PASTOR, [5OC]
H.R. 3024--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to restrict the 
    transmission of unsolicited electronic mail messages; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, [5OC]
H.R. 3025--
A bill to establish a national clearinghouse for youth entrepreneurship 
    education; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. SOUDER (for himself, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. McIntosh), [5OC]
H.R. 3026--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to complete 
    construction of the Hubbard Expressway in the vicinity of 
    Youngstown, Ohio; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [5OC]
H.R. 3027--
A bill to propose principles governing the provision of International 
    Monetary Fund assistance to Russia; to the Committees on Banking and 
    Financial Services; International Relations.
  By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. 
    Kaptur, Mr. Armey, Mr. Murtha,

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    Mr. Cox, Mr. Leach, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Taylor of North 
    Carolina, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Royce, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
    Gilman, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Holden, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Graham, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. 
    Pitts, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Goss, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
    Gibbons, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
    Andrews, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
    Sisisky, Mr. Goode, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. 
    Thornberry, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Condit, Mr. Peterson of 
    Minnesota, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Lazio, Mr. 
    Reyes, and Mr. Sanders), [5OC]
  Cosponsors added, [19OC]
H.R. 3028--
A bill to amend certain trademark laws to prevent the misappropriation 
    of marks; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ROGAN (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Coble, and Mr. Goodlatte), 
    [6OC]
  Cosponsors added, [12OC]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-412), [25OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [26OC]
  Laid on the table, [26OC]
H.R. 3029--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase 
    Medicare payment to skilled nursing facilities that have a 
    significant proportion of residents with AIDS; to the Committees on 
    Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Ms. DUNN (for herself and Mr. McDermott), [6OC]
H.R. 3030--
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
    located at 757 Warren Road in Ithaca, New York, as the ``Matthew F. 
    McHugh Post Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. HINCHEY, [6OC]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO]
H.R. 3031--
A bill to redesignate the Federal building located at 935 Pennsylvania 
    Avenue, NW, in Washington, DC, as the ``Frank M. Johnson Federal 
    Building''; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Rush, Mr. Payne, Mr. Engel, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Towns, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Clay, 
    Mr. Bishop, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Brown of 
    Florida, and Mrs. Meek of Florida), [6OC]
  Cosponsors added, [1NO], [18NO]
H.R. 3032--
A bill to restore the jurisdiction of the Consumer Product Safety 
    Commission over amusement park rides which are at a fixed site, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
    Hoeffel, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
    Weiner, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Lipinski, and 
    Mr. Waxman), [6OC]
H.R. 3033--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make certain 
    adjustments to the boundaries of Biscayne National Park in the State 
    of Florida, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
    Diaz-Balart, and Mr. Hastings of Florida), [6OC]
H.R. 3034--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow unused 
    benefits from cafeteria plans to be carried over into later years 
    and used for health care reimbursement rollover accounts and certain 
    other plans, arrangements, or accounts; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. ROYCE (for himself and Mr. Duncan), [6OC]
  Cosponsors added, [14OC], [25OC], [26OC]
H.R. 3035--
A bill to designate certain lands in the State of Utah as wilderness, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HANSEN, [7OC]
H.R. 3036--
A bill to provide for interim continuation of administration of motor 
    carrier functions by the Federal Highway Administration; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Petri, and Mr. Rahall), 
    [7OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [12OC]
  Passed Senate, [14OC]
  Presented to the President (October 18, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-73] (signed October 19, 1999)
H.R. 3037--
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, 2000, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. PORTER, [7OC]
  Reported from the Committee on Appropriations (H. Rept. 106-370), 
    [7OC]
H.R. 3038--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify the 
    exemption from the minimum wage and overtime compensation 
    requirements of that Act for certain computer professionals; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Owens), [7OC]
H.R. 3039--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to assist in the 
    restoration of the Chesapeake Bay, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BATEMAN, [7OC]
  Cosponsors added, [21OC]
H.R. 3040--
A bill to require the appointment of the Chief of the Forest Service by 
    the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; to 
    the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mrs. CHENOWETH-HAGE (for herself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Duncan, 
    Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hill of Montana, 
    Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Sherwood, and Mr. Hayes), [7OC]
H.R. 3041--
A bill to provide for a demonstration project to allow certain 
    organizations that provide care under Medicare to purchase home-care 
    services from self-employed caregivers through home-care referral 
    agencies; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. DEUTSCH, [7OC]
H.R. 3042--
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
    located at 1031 Volens Road in Nathalie, Virginia, as the ``Susie A. 
    Davis Post Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. GOODE, [7OC]
H.R. 3043--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
    the Army to establish a combat artillery medal; to the Committee on 
    Armed Services.
  By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, [7OC]
H.R. 3044--
A bill to provide grants to local educational agencies to develop 
    smaller schools; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. HILL of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Duncan, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Scott, Mr. Stupak, 
    Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. Hooley of 
    Oregon, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Larson, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, 
    Mr. Baird, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Lucas of 
    Kentucky, Mr. Wu, and Mr. Moore), [7OC]
  Cosponsors added, [18OC], [27OC], [3NO], [22NO]
H.R. 3045--
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 (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
    Ehlers, and Mr. McHugh), [7OC]
H.R. 3046--
A bill to preserve limited Federal agency reporting requirements on 
    banking and housing matters to facilitate congressional oversight 
    and public accountability, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. LEACH (for himself, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Roukema, and Mr. Vento), 
    [7OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [19OC]
H.R. 3047--
A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and 
    the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require plans which adopt 
    amendments that significantly reduce future benefit accruals to 
    provide participants with adequate notice of the changes made by 
    such amendments; to the Committees on Education and the Workforce; 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MATSUI (for himself, Mr. Weller, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Pomeroy), [7OC]
  Cosponsors added, [13OC], [20OC], [28OC], [8NO], [15NO]
H.R. 3048--
A bill to amend section 879 of title 18, United States Code, to provide 
    clearer coverage over threats against former Presidents and members 
    of their families, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM, [7OC]
H.R. 3049--
A bill to cancel the bilateral debt owed to the United States by the 
    heavily indebted poor countries, to prohibit United States funding 
    of the International Monetary Fund until debt owed to the 
    International Monetary Fund by the heavily indebted poor countries 
    has been canceled, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Banking and Financial Services; International Relations.
  By Ms. MCKINNEY (for herself and Mr. Rohrabacher), [7OC]
H.R. 3050--
A bill to provide for the posthumous advancement of Rear Admiral 
    (retired) Husband E. Kimmel and Major General (retired) Walter C. 
    Short on the retired lists of their respective services; to the 
    Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. SPRATT (for himself, Mr. Spence, and Mr. Skelton), [7OC]
H.R. 3051--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior, the Bureau of 
    Reclamation, to conduct a feasibility study on the Jicarilla Apache 
    Reservation in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Skeen, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. 
    Kildee, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Young of 
    Alaska, Mr. George Miller of California, and Mr. Becerra), [7OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [17NO]
H.R. 3052--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain coins 
    to be acquired by individual retirement accounts and other 
    individually directed pension plan accounts; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. VITTER, [7OC]
H.R. 3053--
A bill to provide for assessments and contingency planning relating to 
    emerging missile threats to the United States; to the Committees on 
    Armed Services; International Relations.
  By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Andrews), [7OC]
  Cosponsors added, [26OC]
H.R. 3054--
A bill to support the fiscal year 2000 proposed budget; to the Committee 
    on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. WEYGAND, [7OC]
H.R. 3055--
A bill to support the fiscal year 2000 proposed budget; to the Committee 
    on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. WEYGAND, [7OC]
H.R. 3056--
A bill for the relief of Margaret M. LeBus; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. FLETCHER, [7OC]
H.R. 3057--
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.
  By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH (for himself, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mrs. Jones 
    of Ohio, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. Nadler), [12OC]
  Cosponsors added, [18OC]
H.R. 3058--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that 
    aliens who commit acts

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    of torture abroad are inadmissible and removable and to establish 
    within the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice an Office 
    of Special Investigations having responsibilities under that Act 
    with respect to all alien participants in acts of genocide and 
    torture abroad; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FOLEY (for himself and Mr. Ackerman), [12OC]
  Cosponsors added, [28OC], [2NO], [3NO], [4NO], [5NO], [10NO], [17NO]
H.R. 3059--
A bill to establish a moratorium on bottom trawling and use of other 
    mobile fishing gear on the seabed in certain areas off the coast of 
    the United States; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HEFLEY, [12OC]
  Cosponsors added, [19OC], [26OC], [18NO]
H.R. 3060--
A bill to prohibit mining on a certain tract of Federal land in Los 
    Angeles County, California, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Resources.
  By Mr. McKEON, [12OC]
H.R. 3061--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend for an 
    additional 2 years the period for admission of an alien as a 
    nonimmigrant under section 101(a)(15)(S) of such Act, and to 
    authorize appropriations for the refugee assistance program under 
    chapter 2 of title IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SMITH of Texas, [12OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [26OC]
  Passed Senate, [8NO]
  Presented to the President (November 10, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-104] (signed November 13, 1999)
H.R. 3062--
A bill to provide grants to States for programs for the reemployment of 
    laid off miners in reclamation work; to the Committees on Resources; 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. WISE, [12OC]
  Cosponsors added, [20OC], [25OC], [2NO], [4NO]
H.R. 3063--
A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to increase the maximum acreage 
    of Federal leases for sodium that may be held by an entity in any 
    one State, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. CUBIN, [13OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-469), [15NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [16NO]
H.R. 3064--
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, 
    2000, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
  By Mr. ISTOOK, [13OC]
  Passed House, [14OC]
  Passed Senate amended, [15OC]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [15OC]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference 
    (pursuant to H. Res. 333), [19OC]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 106-419) submitted in the House, [27OC]
  House agreed to conference report, [28OC]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [2NO]
  Presented to the President (November 2, 1999)
  Presidential veto message, [3NO]
  Presidential veto message and the bill referred to the Committee on 
    Appropriations, [3NO]
H.R. 3065--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the limit 
    on amount of Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payment for 
    hospitals in Ohio; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BOEHNER (for himself, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Pryce of 
    Ohio, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Regula, and Mr. Strickland), [13OC]
H.R. 3066--
A bill to amend the Uruguay Round Agreements Act with respect to the 
    rules of origin for certain textile and apparel products; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CARDIN, [13OC]
H.R. 3067--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
    facilities to Nampa and Meridian Irrigation District; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. CHENOWETH-HAGE (for herself and Mr. Simpson), [13OC]
H.R. 3068--
A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse 
    located at 617 State Street in Erie, Pennsylvania, as the ``Samuel 
    J. Roberts Federal Building and United States Courthouse''; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Shuster, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Holden, Mr. Murtha, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. 
    Greenwood, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Brady of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Borski, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Kanjorski, 
    Mr. Ney, Mr. Klink, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. 
    Fattah, Mr. Mascara, and Mr. Gekas), [13OC]
H.R. 3069--
A bill to authorize the Administrator of General Services to provide for 
    redevelopment of the Southeast Federal Center in the District of 
    Columbia; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Wise, and 
    Mr. Traficant), [13OC]
H.R. 3070--
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 work, to extend health care coverage for such beneficiaries, and 
    to make additional miscellaneous amendments relating to Social 
    Security; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. HULSHOF (for himself, Mr. Archer, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Camp, Ms. Dunn, 
    Mr. English, Mr. Foley, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Herger, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
    Ramstad, Mr. Thomas, and Mr. Weller), [13OC]
  Cosponsors added, [18OC]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Ways and Means (H. Rept. 
    106-393, part 1), [18OC]
  Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended, [18OC]
  Committee on Commerce discharged, [19OC]
H.R. 3071--
A bill to amend title XII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
    of 1965 to provide grants to improve the infrastructure of 
    elementary and secondary schools; to the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce.
  By Mr. OWENS, [13OC]
  Cosponsors added, [10NO], [18NO]
H.R. 3072--
A bill to provide for increased access to airports in the United Kingdom 
    by United States air carriers, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself and Mr. Oberstar), [14OC]
  Cosponsors added, [18OC], [5NO]
H.R. 3073--
A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide 
    for grants for projects designed to promote responsible fatherhood, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. English, 
    Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Foley, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
    Stark, Mr. Camp, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Coyne, and Mr. Thomas), [14OC]
  Cosponsors added, [26OC], [3NO]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Ways and Means (H. Rept. 
    106-424, part 1), [28OC]
  Referral to the Committee on Education and the Workforce extended, 
    [28OC]
  Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged, [5NO]
  Cosponsors removed, [5NO]
  Passed House amended, [10NO]
H.R. 3074--
A bill to repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes and the alternative 
    minimum tax on individuals and corporations; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COOK, [14OC]
H.R. 3075--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make 
    corrections and refinements in the Medicare Program as revised by 
    the Balanced Budget Act of 1997; to the Committees on Ways and 
    Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Archer, Mr. Crane, Mr. Shaw, Mrs. 
    Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Herger, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
    Camp, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Ms. Dunn, 
    Mr. Collins, Mr. Portman, Mr. English, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Hayworth, 
    Mr. Weller, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
    Foley, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Thune, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Hutchinson, 
    Mr. Riley, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Latham, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
    Smith of Michigan, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Ms. Danner, Mr. Sweeney, 
    Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. LaTourette, 
    Mr. Bass, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Shays, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Lucas 
    of Oklahoma, and Ms. Pryce of Ohio), [14OC]
  Cosponsors added, [18OC], [19OC], [20OC], [21OC], [27OC], [28OC], 
    [2NO], [5NO]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Ways and Means (H. Rept. 
    106-436, part 1), [2NO]
  Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended, [2NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [5NO]
H.R. 3076--
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. Bliley, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
    Lipinski, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Bartlett 
    of Maryland, and Mr. Collins), [14OC]
  Cosponsors added, [3NO]
H.R. 3077--
A bill to amend the Act that authorized construction of the San Luis 
    Unit of the Central Valley Project, California, to facilitate water 
    transfers in the Central Valley Project; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. DOOLEY of California (for himself, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Condit, 
    and Mr. Thomas), [14OC]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-435), [2NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [8NO]
H.R. 3078--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the National 
    Marine Fisheries Service, to study the practice of shark finning in 
    United States waters of the Central and Western Pacific Ocean and 
    the effects that practice is having on shark populations in the 
    Pacific Ocean; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, [14OC]
H.R. 3079--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish an 
    outpatient clinic in Salem, Oregon; to the Committee on Veterans' 
    Affairs.
  By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon, [14OC]
H.R. 3080--
A bill to amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
    Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish the 
    American Indian Education Foundation, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Resources; Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. George 
    Miller of California, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
    Pomeroy, and Mr. Kolbe), [14OC]
H.R. 3081--
A bill to increase the Federal minimum wage and to amend the Internal 
    Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax benefits for small businesses, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. LAZIO (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
    Sherwood, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Weller, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
    Pickering, and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota), [14OC]
  Cosponsors removed, [18OC]
  Cosponsors added, [2NO]
  Reported with amendments from the Committee on Ways and Means (H. 
    Rept. 106-467, part 1), [11NO]

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  Referral to the Committee on Education and the Workforce extended, 
    [11NO], [17NO], [18NO], [19NO], [22NO]
H.R. 3082--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit certain 
    allocations of S corporation stock held by an employee stock 
    ownership plan; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. RAMSTAD (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Crane, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
    Herger, Mr. Houghton, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
    Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Luther, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
    Portman, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Watkins, and Mr. Weller), [14OC]
  Cosponsors added, [18OC], [19OC], [27OC], [28OC], [2NO], [5NO], [18NO]
H.R. 3083--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide 
    protection for battered immigrant women, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committees on the Judiciary; Ways and Means; Banking and 
    Financial Services; Education and the Workforce; Agriculture; Armed 
    Services.
  By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
    Berman, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Frost, 
    Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Leach, Ms. Berkley, Ms. 
    Woolsey, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
    Wynn, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. 
    Slaughter, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Lee, Mr. Towns, 
    Ms. Brown of Florida, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. McNulty, 
    Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Crowley, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
    Conyers, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Kind, and Ms. DeLauro), [14OC]
  Cosponsors added, [2NO], [8NO], [18NO]
H.R. 3084--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contribute funds 
    for the establishment of an interpretative center on the life and 
    contributions of President Abraham Lincoln; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
    Weller, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Evans, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
    Mr. Costello, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Rush, Mr. Blagojevich, 
    Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Porter, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Jackson of 
    Illinois, and Mr. Crane), [14OC]
H.R. 3085--
A bill to provide discretionary spending offsets for fiscal year 2000; 
    to the Committees on Ways and Means; Agriculture; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure; Resources; Commerce; Education and the Workforce; 
    the Budget.
  By Mr. TERRY (for himself and Mr. DeMint), [14OC]
  Failed of passage under suspension of the rules, [19OC]
H.R. 3086--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make 
    changes in payment methodologies under the Medicare Program under 
    title XVIII of the Social Security Act, and to provide for short-
    term coverage of outpatient prescription drugs to Medicare 
    beneficiaries who lose drug coverage under Medicare+Choice plans; to 
    the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mrs. THURMAN (for herself and Mr. McDermott), [14OC]
  Cosponsors added, [25OC], [28OC], [2NO], [16NO]
H.R. 3087--
A bill to provide assistance to State and local forensic laboratories in 
    analyzing DNA samples from convicted offenders, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. WEINER (for himself, Mr. Forbes, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
    Sweeney, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Nadler), 
    [14OC]
  Cosponsors added, [18OC], [21OC], [26OC], [3NO]
H.R. 3088--
A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
    to provide additional protections to victims of rape; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. WELDON of Florida, [14OC]
  Cosponsors added, [3NO], [18NO]
H.R. 3089--
A bill to provide for a comprehensive scientific review of the current 
    conservation status of the northern spotted owl as a result of 
    implementation of the President's Northwest Forest Plan, which is a 
    national strategy for the recovery of the species on public forest 
    lands; to the Committees on Resources; Agriculture.
  By Mrs. CHENOWETH-HAGE (for herself, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. 
    Metcalf, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Herger, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Pombo, and 
    Mr. Hastings of Washington), [18OC]
H.R. 3090--
A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to restore 
    certain lands to the Elim Native Corporation, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [18OC]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-452), [5NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [9NO]
H.R. 3091--
A bill to provide for the protection of train employees; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. LaTOURETTE, [18OC]
  Cosponsors added, [25OC], [2NO], [3NO], [4NO], [8NO], [9NO], [17NO], 
    [18NO], [22NO]
H.R. 3092--
A bill to amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
    change the rate of increase in Medicare+Choice capitation rates for 
    2000 and subsequent years; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. ENGEL (for himself and Mr. Towns), [18OC]
H.R. 3093--
A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prevent the release of 
    hazardous waste due to flooding, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, [18OC]
H.R. 3094--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to convey to the 
    city of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, certain real property located at 
    the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Murfreesboro, 
    Tennessee; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. GORDON, [18OC]
H.R. 3095--
A bill to remove the waiver authority for the prohibition on military 
    assistance to Pakistan; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. PALLONE (for himself and Mr. Saxton), [18OC]
  Cosponsors added, [20OC], [28OC]
H.R. 3096--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to correct the 
    treatment of tax-exempt financing of professional sports facilities; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SANFORD, [18OC]
H.R. 3097--
A bill to prevent governmental entities from using tax-exempt financing 
    to engage in unfair competition against private enterprise; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SANFORD, [18OC]
H.R. 3098--
A bill to authorize grants for certain water and waste disposal facility 
    projects in rural areas; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [18OC]
H.R. 3099--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the 
    continued use of renouncing United States citizenship as a device 
    for avoiding United States taxes; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
    Stark, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Levin, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lewis 
    of Georgia, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
    Brown of Ohio, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Luther, Mr. Tierney, 
    and Mr. Vento), [19OC]
  Cosponsors added, [1NO], [17NO]
H.R. 3100--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit telemarketers 
    from interfering with the caller identification service of any 
    person to whom a telephone solicitation is made, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, [19OC]
  Cosponsors added, [27OC], [2NO], [4NO], [9NO], [16NO], [18NO]
H.R. 3101--
A bill to respond to drought conditions in various States by authorizing 
    farmers and ranchers in drought areas to use certain conservation 
    reserve lands for haying and grazing during the remainder of 1999; 
    to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. BRYANT (for himself, Mr. Tanner, and Mr. Hilleary), [19OC]
H.R. 3102--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate foreign 
    base company shipping income from foreign base company income; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Foley, Mr. Crane, Mrs. Biggert, and 
    Mr. Shimkus), [19OC]
H.R. 3103--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to assure 
    preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of the 
    Medicaid disproportionate share hospital program; to the Committee 
    on Commerce.
  By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
    Luther, Mr. Frost, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Filner, Mr. Thompson of 
    Mississippi, and Mr. Oberstar), [19OC]
  Cosponsors added, [10NO]
H.R. 3104--
A bill to provide needed flexibility to the United States Department of 
    Agriculture to help developing countries and move surplus 
    commodities from the United States; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Ms. KAPTUR, [19OC]
H.R. 3105--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to 
    educational organizations to carry out educational programs about 
    the Holocaust; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. 
    Horn, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Sherman, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Condit, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
    McGovern, Mr. Frost, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mrs. Lowey), 
    [19OC]
  Cosponsors added, [27OC], [2NO], [5NO]
H.R. 3106--
A bill to protect the civil rights of victims of gender-motivated 
    violence and to promote public safety, health, and regulate 
    activities affecting interstate commerce by creating employer 
    liability for negligent conduct that results in an individual's 
    committing a gender-motivated crime of violence against another 
    individual on premises controlled by the employer; to the Committees 
    on Education and the Workforce; the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York, [19OC]
H.R. 3107--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend 
    coverage of immunosuppressive drugs under the Medicare Program to 
    cases of transplants not paid for under the program; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. MASCARA, [19OC]
  Cosponsors added, [20OC], [9NO], [17NO], [18NO]
H.R. 3108--
A bill to designate the Old Executive Office Building located at 17th 
    Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, in Washington, District of 
    Columbia, as the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. MORAN of Kansas (for himself and Mr. Hall of Texas), [19OC]
  Cosponsors added, [26OC]
H.R. 3109--
A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
    Assistance Act to establish a grant program for assisting small 
    businesses and agricultural enterprises in meeting disaster-related 
    expenses; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Holt, Mr. Smith of New 
    Jersey, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
    Payne, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, and Mr. LoBiondo), 
    [19OC]
  Cosponsors added, [1NO]
H.R. 3110--
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 provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer 
    clinical trials; to the Committees

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    on Commerce; Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Kolbe, and Mr. Shadegg), [19OC]
  Cosponsors added, [20OC], [21OC], [2NO], [3NO]
H.R. 3111--
A bill to exempt certain reports from automatic elimination and sunset 
    pursuant to the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HYDE, [20OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [25OC]
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
H.R. 3112--
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, [20OC]
H.R. 3113--
A bill to protect individuals, families, and Internet service providers 
    from unsolicited and unwanted electronic mail; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mrs. WILSON (for herself, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
    Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boucher, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Deal 
    of Georgia, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. English, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
    Greenwood, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Klink, Mr. Luther, Ms. 
    McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
    Sandlin, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Strickland, and 
    Mr. Stupak), [20OC]
  Cosponsors added, [21OC], [9NO]
H.R. 3114--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise the 
    update factor used in making payments to PPS hospitals under the 
    Medicare Program; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. GRANGER, [20OC]
H.R. 3115--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the 
    operation by the National Institutes of Health of an experimental 
    program to stimulate competitive research; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. ISTOOK (for himself, Mr. Dickey, and Mr. Wicker), [20OC]
  Cosponsors added, [26OC], [27OC], [3NO], [16NO], [17NO], [18NO]
H.R. 3116--
A bill to promote openess, transparency, and efficiency in international 
    government procurement through capacity building and, where 
    appropriate, third-party procurement monitoring, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services; 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. KOLBE (for himself and Mr. Matsui), [20OC]
  Cosponsors added, [9NO], [18NO]
H.R. 3117--
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.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York, [20OC]
H.R. 3118--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations 
    under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act that authorize States to 
    establish hunting seasons for double-crested cormorants; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. McHUGH (for himself and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota), [20OC]
H.R. 3119--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross 
    income certain stipends paid as part of a State program under which 
    individuals who have attained age 60 perform essentially volunteer 
    services specified by the program; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, [20OC]
H.R. 3120--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional 
    tax incentives for education; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BACHUS, [21OC]
H.R. 3121--
A bill to amend the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection 
    Act; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. RADANOVICH, [21OC]
  Cosponsors added, [10NO]
H.R. 3122--
A bill to permit the enrollment in the House of Representatives Child 
    Care Center of children of Federal employees who are not employees 
    of the legislative branch; to the Committee on House Administration.
  By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Ewing, 
    and Mr. Fattah), [21OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [25OC]
  Passed Senate, [4NO]
  Presented to the President (November 9, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-100] (signed November 12, 1999)
H.R. 3123--
A bill to ensure that members of the Armed Forces who are married and 
    have minor dependents are eligible for military family housing 
    containing more than two bedrooms; to the Committee on Armed 
    Services.
  By Mr. WICKER, [21OC]
  Cosponsors added, [26OC]
H.R. 3124--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax 
    credit for police officers and professional firefighters, and to 
    exclude from income certain benefits received by public safety 
    volunteers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PAUL, [21OC]
H.R. 3125--
A bill to prohibit Internet gambling, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Boucher, 
    Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. Goode), [21OC]
  Cosponsors added, [22NO]
H.R. 3126--
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 Armed 
    Services.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [21OC]
H.R. 3127--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the 
    complexities of the estate tax deduction for family-owned business 
    and farm interests by increasing the unified estate and gift tax 
    credit to $3,000,000 for all taxpayers; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. MOORE, [21OC]
H.R. 3128--
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, [21OC]
  Cosponsors added, [25OC]
H.R. 3129--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit strength 
    increasing equipment in Federal prisons and to prevent Federal 
    prisoners from engaging in activities designed to increase fighting 
    ability while in prison; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, [21OC]
H.R. 3130--
A bill to amend the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, to ensure 
    that the Tennessee Valley Authority does not place the United States 
    Treasury at risk for its financial instability, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. BAKER, [21OC]
H.R. 3131--
A bill to permit congressional review of certain Presidential orders; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia, [21OC]
H.R. 3132--
A bill to provide grants to assist State and local prosecutors and law 
    enforcement agencies with implementing juvenile and young adults 
    witness assistance programs that minimize additional trauma to the 
    witness and improve the chances of successful criminal prosecution 
    or legal action; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CAPUANO (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. McCarthy 
    of New York, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Olver, Mr. Holt, Mr. Evans, Mr. Mascara, 
    Mr. Markey, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Larson, Mr. 
    Owens, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
    Rothman, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
    Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Weiner, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Waters, Mr. Menendez, Ms. 
    Woolsey, Mr. Shows, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. 
    Baldwin, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
    Hoeffel, Ms. Lee, Mr. Tierney, and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut), 
    [21OC]
  Cosponsors added, [26OC], [15NO]
H.R. 3133--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Commerce, through the National 
    Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to provide financial 
    assistance for coral reef conservation projects, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Resources; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mrs. Christensen, 
    Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. Underwood), [21OC]
H.R. 3134--
A bill to ban the provision of Federal funds to the International 
    Monetary Fund unless it pays remuneration to the United States on 
    100 percent of the reserve position of the United States in the 
    International Monetary Fund; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. SAXTON, [21OC]
H.R. 3135--
A bill for the relief of Thomas McDermott, Sr
  By Mr. PETRI, [21OC]
H.R. 3136--
A bill to authorize the Consumer Product Safety Commission to require 
    child-proof caps for portable gasoline containers; to the Committee 
    on Commerce.
  By Mr. MOORE (for himself, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Larson, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
    Serrano, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
    Johnson of Texas, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Holt, Mr. Minge, Ms. 
    Sanchez, Mr. Capuano, and Mr. Gonzalez), [25OC]
  Cosponsors added, [27OC], [4NO], [8NO]
H.R. 3137--
A bill to amend the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to provide for 
    training of individuals a President-elect intends to nominate as 
    department heads or appoint to key positions in the Executive Office 
    of the President; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. Turner, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Kanjorski, and 
    Mrs. Maloney of New York), [25OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-432), [1NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [2NO]
H.R. 3138--
A bill to amend the Shipping Act of 1984 to restore the application of 
    the antitrust laws to certain agreements and conduct to which such 
    Act applies; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. HYDE, [25OC]
  Cosponsors added, [4NO]
H.R. 3139--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the excise 
    tax on firearms and to earmark the increase for juvenile justice and 
    delinquency prevention programs; to the Committees on Ways and 
    Means, Education and the Workforce; Commerce.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
    York, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Serrano, Ms. 
    Millender-McDonald, and Mr. Payne), [25OC]
  Cosponsors added, [3NO], [10NO]
H.R. 3140--
A bill to provide stability in the United States agriculture sector and 
    to promote adequate availability of food and medicine for 
    humanitarian assistance abroad by requiring congressional approval 
    before the imposition of any unilateral agricultural or medical 
    sanction against a foreign country or

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    foreign entity; to the Committees on International Relations; Rules; 
    Agriculture.
  By Mr. NETHERCUTT (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Ney, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Berry, 
    Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Ms. 
    Danner, Mr. Talent, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Simpson, Mr. 
    Hulshof, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
    Chambliss, Mr. John, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Dunn, and Mr. Condit), [25OC]
  Cosponsors removed, [28OC]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO], [18NO]
H.R. 3141--
A bill to encourage the safe and responsible use of personal watercraft, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure; Resources.
  By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Gilchrest, and Mr. Vento), [25OC]
  Cosponsors added, [17NO]
H.R. 3142--
A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to prevent credit 
    card issuers from taking unfair advantage of full-time, traditional-
    aged, college students, to protect parents of traditional college 
    student credit cards holders, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
    Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Thompson of 
    Mississippi, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Owens, Mr. Hall of 
    Ohio, Mr. Luther, and Mr. McGovern), [25OC]
  Cosponsors added, [3NO], [5NO], [9NO], [16NO]
H.R. 3143--
A bill to establish the High Performance Schools Program in the 
    Department of Education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. George Miller of 
    California), [25OC]
  Cosponsors added, [3NO]
H.R. 3144--
A bill to provide reliable officers, technology, education, community 
    prosecutors, and training in our neighborhoods; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. WEINER (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Scott, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
    Meehan, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Holt, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Hooley 
    of Oregon, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
    Mr. Blagojevich, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Larson, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
    Abercrombie, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Reyes, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
    Ackerman, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. 
    Velazquez, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Moore, Mr. 
    Meeks of New York, and Mr. Thompson of California), [25OC]
  Cosponsors added, [26OC], [27OC], [28OC], [1NO], [2NO], [3NO], [4NO], 
    [8NO], [9NO], [10NO], [16NO], [18NO], [22NO]
H.R. 3145--
A bill to modify the provisions of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 
    relating to the Medicare Program under title XVIII of the Social 
    Security Act; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce; the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. RUSH, [26OC]
H.R. 3146--
A bill to amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to 
    adjust the Medicare, Medicaid, and children's health insurance 
    programs, as revised by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Pickering, 
    Mr. Blunt, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
    Shadegg, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
    Mr. Lazio, and Mr. Bryant), [26OC]
H.R. 3147--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to alleviate the pay-
    compression problem affecting members of the Senior Executive 
    Service and other senior-level Federal employees, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Wolf), [26OC]
  Cosponsors added, [1NO]
H.R. 3148--
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require any 
    person who reprocesses a medical device to comply with certain 
    safety requirements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Ms. ESHOO (for herself and Mr. Upton), [26OC]
  Cosponsors added, [9NO], [18NO]
H.R. 3149--
A bill to repeal the limitation on judicial jurisdiction imposed by 
    section 377 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
    Responsibility Act of 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
    Rodriguez, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Meeks of New York, 
    Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Engel, 
    Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
    Owens, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Wexler, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
    Ortiz, Ms. Lee, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Menendez, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Pastor, 
    Mr. Blagojevich, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
    Matsui, and Mrs. Christensen), [26OC]
H.R. 3150--
A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide 
    bonus grants to high performance States based on certain criteria 
    and to collect data to evaluate the outcome of welfare reform, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Hall of Ohio, 
    Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
    Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. LaFalce, 
    Mr. Waxman, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
    Conyers, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
    Mr. Capuano, Mr. Oberstar, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Payne, Mr. Clay, 
    Mr. Berman, and Mr. Green of Texas), [26OC]
  Cosponsors added, [2NO], [3NO], [15NO], [16NO], [18NO]
H.R. 3151--
A bill to provide funding for the Portsmouth and Paducah, Tennessee, 
    gaseous diffusion plants; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. STRICKLAND (for himself and Mr. Whitfield), [26OC]
  Cosponsors added, [10NO]
H.R. 3152--
A bill to provide for the identification, collection, and review for 
    declassification of records and materials that are of extraordinary 
    public interest to the people of the United States, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Government Reform; Intelligence 
    (Permanent Select).
  By Mr. GOSS, [27OC]
H.R. 3153--
A bill to amend title 49 of the United States Code to require automobile 
    manufacturers to provide automatic door locks on new passenger cars 
    manufactured after 2003; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [27OC]
H.R. 3154--
A bill to combat trafficking of persons in the United States and 
    countries around the world through prevention, prosecution and 
    enforcement against traffickers, and protection and assistance to 
    victims of trafficking; to the Committees on International 
    Relations; the Judiciary; Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. GEJDENSON (for himself, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Berman, 
    Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
    Menendez, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
    Ms. Danner, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
    Davis of Florida, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Meeks of New York, 
    Ms. Lee, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. King, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
    Meehan, Ms. Waters, Mr. Cooksey, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. 
    Norton, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. George Miller 
    of California, and Ms. Kaptur), [27OC]
  Cosponsors added, [10NO]
H.R. 3155--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a grant 
    program for providing assistance to emergency response 
    organizations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. GEKAS, [27OC]
H.R. 3156--
A bill to amend the Technology for Education Act of 1994 to clarify the 
    authority for, and to encourage, the use of Federal funds for 
    incentives for school personnel to participate in professional 
    development relating to the use of technology in education, and in 
    the development of technology applications; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. HOEFFEL (for himself and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania), [27OC]
  Cosponsors added, [10NO]
H.R. 3157--
A bill to prohibit all United States assistance to Indonesia until the 
    President certifies to the Congress that the Government of Indonesia 
    has provided full compensation for the material damage in East 
    Timor; to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services; 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Baldwin, 
    Mr. Pombo, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Nadler, Ms. 
    Eshoo, and Mr. Brown of Ohio), [27OC]
H.R. 3158--
A bill to establish Federal safeguards for the prevention of sexual 
    misconduct of women inmates at State correctional institutions; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Millender-
    McDonald, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, and Ms. Woolsey), [27OC]
  Cosponsors added, [17NO]
H.R. 3159--
A bill to impose a moratorium on large agribusiness mergers and to 
    establish a commission to review large agriculture mergers, 
    concentration, and market power; to the Committees on Agriculture; 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. POMEROY (for himself, Mr. Minge, and Ms. Baldwin), [27OC]
  Cosponsors added, [4NO], [9NO], [16NO]
H.R. 3160--
A bill to reauthorize and amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
    Hansen, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
    Baker, Mr. Skeen, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Walden of 
    Oregon, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Gary Miller of California, 
    Mr. Watkins, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Gibbons, 
    Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. John, Mr. Bonilla, and Mr. Packard), 
    [27OC]
  Cosponsors added, [18NO]
H.R. 3161--
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; Armed Services; Resources; 
    Agriculture.
  By Mrs. WILSON (for herself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Cook, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
    Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Holt, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Maloney of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Rogan, and Mrs. Tauscher), [28OC]
  Cosponsors added, [10NO], [17NO]
H.R. 3162--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow merchant 
    mariners to be treated as citizens or residents of the United States 
    living abroad; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. KUYKENDALL, [28OC]
H.R. 3163--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the Surface Transportation Board 
    for fiscal years 2000

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    and 2001, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Petri, and Mr. Rahall) 
    (all by request), [28OC]
H.R. 3164--
A bill to provide for the imposition of economic sanctions on certain 
    foreign persons engaging in, or otherwise involved in, international 
    narcotics trafficking; to the Committees on International Relations; 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GOSS (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
    Rangel, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
    Portman, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bass, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
    Dreier, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Castle, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, and 
    Mr. Armey), [28OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [2NO]
H.R. 3165--
A bill to protect and provide resources for the Social Security system, 
    to reserve surpluses to protect, strengthen and modernize the 
    Medicare Program, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways 
    and Means; the Budget; Rules.
  By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
    Stark, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Levin, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
    Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Becerra, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Frost, Ms. Stabenow, 
    Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Wise, Ms. Berkley, Mrs. 
    Napolitano, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
    Baird, and Mr. Hoeffel), [28OC]
  Cosponsors added, [15NO]
H.R. 3166--
A bill to establish a commission to study the impact of deregulation of 
    the airline industry on small town America; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BALDACCI, [28OC]
H.R. 3167--
A bill to reform the Federal unemployment benefits system; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH, [28OC]
H.R. 3168--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from 
    unrelated business taxable income amounts set aside by a volunteer 
    fire department for the purchase of equipment for use by such 
    department; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH, [28OC]
H.R. 3169--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 
    inclusion in gross income of unemployment compensation; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH, [28OC]
  Cosponsors added, [16NO]
H.R. 3170--
A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Age 
    Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and the Americans with 
    Disabilities Act of 1990 to exclude individuals who are employed, 
    and unlawfully present, in the United States; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. FOLEY, [28OC]
  Cosponsors added, [3NO]
H.R. 3171--
A bill to direct the Administrator of General Services to convey a 
    parcel of land in the District of Columbia to be used for 
    construction of the National Health Museum, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, [28OC]
H.R. 3172--
A bill to amend the welfare-to-work program and modify the welfare-to-
    work performance bonus; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. McKeon, and Mr. Andrews), [28OC]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-456, part 1), [5NO]
H.R. 3173--
A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to establish a Chief Agricultural 
    Negotiator in the Office of the United States Trade Representative; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HULSHOF (for himself, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Hastings of 
    Washington, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Ewing, Mrs. 
    Chenoweth-Hage, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Bishop, 
    Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Nethercutt, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
    Hayes, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Herger, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, and Mr. Brady 
    of Texas), [28OC]
  Cosponsors added, [9NO], [18NO]
H.R. 3174--
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 and to improve the method 
    by which funds are provided from Federal unemployment tax revenue 
    for the Employment Security Administration, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committees on Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. McCRERY (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
    Baker, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Bachus, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
    Oxley, Mr. Collins, Mr. Portman, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
    McInnis, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Traficant, 
    Mr. Sessions, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Dickey, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Hansen, and 
    Mr. Stenholm), [28OC]
  Cosponsors added, [10NO], [16NO]
H.R. 3175--
A bill to amend chapter 31 of title 31, United States Code, to require 
    the Secretary of the Treasury to reduce the debt held by the public 
    in fiscal year 2000 by up to the amount of surplus in the Social 
    Security trust funds, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Ways and Means; the Budget.
  By Mr. MINGE (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. John, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. 
    Phelps), [28OC]
H.R. 3176--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to 
    determine ways of restoring the natural wetlands conditions in the 
    Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [28OC]
H.R. 3177--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a national 
    program to conduct and support activities toward the goal of 
    significantly reducing the number of cases of overweight and obesity 
    among individuals in the United States; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Ms. NORTON, [28OC]
H.R. 3178--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the dependent 
    care credit refundable and to provide for advance payments of such 
    credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, [28OC]
H.R. 3179--
A bill to amend the Act establishing the Women's Rights National 
    Historical Park to permit the Secretary of the Interior to acquire 
    title in fee simple to the Hunt House located in Waterloo, New York; 
    to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. REYNOLDS, [28OC]
H.R. 3180--
A bill to amend the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse 
    Prevention Act to authorize the Federal Trade Commission to issue 
    new rules regulating telemarketing firms, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Inslee, Mr. 
    Stark, and Mr. Frelinghuysen), [28OC]
  Cosponsors added, [1NO], [2NO], [4NO], [5NO], [8NO], [9NO], [16NO], 
    [17NO], [18NO]
H.R. 3181--
A bill to permit the leasing of oil and gas rights on certain lands held 
    in trust for the Navajo Nation or alloted to a member of the Navajo 
    Nation, in any case in which there is consent from a specified 
    percentage interest in the parcel of land under consideration for 
    lease; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. 
    Cannon), [28OC]
H.R. 3182--
A bill to provide for a land conveyance to the city of Craig, Alaska, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [28OC]
H.R. 3183--
A bill to provide grants to the State of Alaska for the purpose of 
    assisting that State in fulfilling its responsibilities under 
    sections 803, 804, and 805 of the Alaska National Interest Lands 
    Conservation Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [28OC]
H.R. 3184--
A bill for the relief of Zohreh Farhang Ghahfarokhi; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. WAXMAN, [28OC]
H.R. 3185--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to establish a new method 
    for fixing rates of basic pay for administrative appeals judges, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
    Moran of Virginia, and Ms. Norton), [1NO]
  Cosponsors added, [4NO], [16NO]
H.R. 3186--
A bill to restrict the authority of the Federal Communications 
    Commission to review mergers and to impose conditions on licenses 
    and other authorizations assigned or transferred in the course of 
    mergers or other transactions subject to review by the Department of 
    Justice or the Federal Trade Commission; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BURR of North Carolina, [1NO]
  Cosponsors added, [16NO]
H.R. 3187--
A bill to amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
    1949 to temporarily continue authority relating to transfers of 
    certain surplus property to State and local governments for law 
    enforcement and emergency response purposes; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform.
  By Mr. CALVERT, [1NO]
H.R. 3188--
A bill to provide for the disclosure of the source of gem-quality 
    diamonds and gem-quality diamond products imported into and sold in 
    the United States; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. HALL of Ohio, [1NO]
H.R. 3189--
A bill to designate the United States post office located at 14071 
    Peyton Drive in Chino Hills, California, as the ``Joseph Ileto Post 
    Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. GARY MILLER of California, [1NO]
  Cosponsors added, [22NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [8NO]
H.R. 3190--
A bill to establish the Oil Region National Heritage Area; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, [1NO]
H.R. 3191--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to 
    marine sanitation devices; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SAXTON, [1NO]
H.R. 3192--
A bill to restore food stamp benefits for aliens, to provide States with 
    flexibility in administering the food stamp vehicle allowance, to 
    index the excess shelter expense deduction to inflation, to 
    authorize additional appropriations to purchase and make available 
    additional commodities under the emergency food assistance program, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on Agriculture; the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. WALSH (for himself, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mrs. Clayton, Mrs. Kelly, 
    Mr. Diaz-Balart, and Ms. Kaptur), [1NO]
  Cosponsors added, [9NO], [17NO], [18NO]
H.R. 3193--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to reestablish the duty of 
    the Department of Veterans Affairs to assist claimants for benefits 
    in developing claims and to clarify the burden of proof for such 
    claims; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
    Shows, Ms. Carson, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. Holden), 
    [2NO]
  Cosponsors added, [3NO], [9NO], [10NO], [18NO]
H.R. 3194--
A bill making appropriations for the government of the District of 
    Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against 
    revenues

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    of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
  By Mr. ISTOOK, [2NO]
  Passed House, [3NO]
  Passed Senate amended, [3NO]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [3NO]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [4NO]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 106-479) submitted in the House, [17NO]
  House agreed to conference report, [18NO]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (November 22, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-113] (signed November 29, 1999)
H.R. 3195--
A bill to amend part F of title X of the Elementary and Secondary 
    Education Act of 1965 to improve and refocus civic education, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committees on Education and the 
    Workforce; International Relations.
  By Mr. KILDEE (for himself and Mr. Castle), [2NO]
H.R. 3196--
A bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, 
    and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
  By Mr. CALLAHAN, [2NO]
  Passed House amended, [5NO]
H.R. 3197--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the abuse 
    of the enhanced charitable deduction for contributions of drugs; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
    Levin, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Becerra, Mrs. 
    Thurman, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Allen, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bentsen, 
    Mr. Berry, Mr. Bishop, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cummings, Ms. 
    DeGette, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Evans, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ford, Mr. Gonzalez, 
    Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Jackson-
    Lee of Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kind, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lampson, 
    Mr. Lantos, Mr. Markey, Mr. McGovern, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek of 
    Florida, Mr. Menendez, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Olver, 
    Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. 
    Schakowsky, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Tierney, 
    Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Vento, and Ms. Woolsey), [2NO]
  Cosponsors added, [4NO], [9NO]
H.R. 3198--
A bill to amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that the 
    provisions relating to countervailing duties apply to nonmarket 
    economy countries; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Evans, Mr. Ney, and 
    Mr. Regula), [2NO]
H.R. 3199--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
    national cemetery for veterans in the San Diego, California, 
    metropolitan area; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. FILNER, [2NO]
H.R. 3200--
A bill to revise the boundaries of Fort Matanzas National Monument in 
    the State of Florida to include additional land and to authorize the 
    acquisition of the land, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mrs. FOWLER, [2NO]
H.R. 3201--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the 
    suitability and feasibility of designating the Carter G. Woodson 
    Home in the District of Columbia as a National Historic Site, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Ms. NORTON, [2NO]
  Cosponsors added, [18NO]
H.R. 3202--
A bill to require door delivery of mail sent to persons residing in 
    senior communities; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. SAXTON, [2NO]
H.R. 3203--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to reduce restrictions on 
    media ownership, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Frost, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
    Foley, Mr. Doyle, and Mr. Mascara), [2NO]
H.R. 3204--
A bill to amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 
    1994 to prevent the abuse and abduction of children; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Barcia, Mr. 
    Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Foley, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Frost, 
    Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Cook, Mr. Larson, Ms. 
    Lofgren, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
    Bonior, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Martinez, Ms. Carson, 
    Mrs. Lowey, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
    Stupak, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
    Underwood, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Woolsey, and Ms. Sanchez), [2NO]
  Cosponsors added, [5NO]
H.R. 3205--
A bill for the relief of Valentina Ovechkina; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, [2NO]
H.R. 3206--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal 
    Revenue Code of 1986 to provide prospectively for personalized 
    retirement security through personal retirement savings accounts to 
    allow for more control by individuals over their Social Security 
    retirement income, to amend such title and the Balanced Budget and 
    Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to protect Social Security 
    surpluses, and to provide other reforms relating to benefits under 
    such title II; to the Committees on Ways and Means; the Budget.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
    Kolbe, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Toomey), 
    [3NO]
H.R. 3207--
A bill to authorize research, development, and demonstration activities 
    under section 311 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
    Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 for fiscal years 2000 
    through 2004; to the Committees on Commerce; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure; Science.
  By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Calvert, and 
    Mr. Costello), [3NO]
H.R. 3208--
A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to improve the way the 
    Consumer Product Safety Commission handles defective products, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH (for himself, Mr. Berry, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. 
    Millender-McDonald, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Rush), [3NO]
H.R. 3209--
A bill to provide grants to law enforcement agencies to purchase 
    firearms needed to perform law enforcement duties; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH, [3NO]
H.R. 3210--
A bill to enhance protections against fraud in the offering of financial 
    assistance for college education, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on the Judiciary; Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. UPTON, [3NO]
H.R. 3211--
A bill to provide incentive for United States corporations to invest in 
    developing nations to provide debt relief to poor, emerging, and 
    developing nations, to provide a method of repayment of moneys owed 
    to the United States, and to provide for the reduction of the 
    deficit; to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services; Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. HILLIARD, [3NO]
H.R. 3212--
A bill to provide for increased cooperation on extradition efforts 
    between the United States and foreign governments, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on International Relations; the 
    Judiciary; Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
    Goss, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Mica), [3NO]
  Cosponsors added, [4NO], [18NO]
H.R. 3213--
A bill to amend the Small Business Act to extend the authorization for 
    the drug-free workplace program; to the Committee on Small Business.
  By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Bishop, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Mica, Ms. 
    Granger, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Souder, and Mr. Barton of 
    Texas), [3NO]
  Cosponsors added, [18NO]
H.R. 3214--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the 
    establishment of a National Center for Social Work Research; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. RODRIGUEZ (for himself and Mr. Hutchinson), [3NO]
H.R. 3215--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow penalty-free 
    distributions from qualified retirement plans of individuals 
    residing in Presidentially declared disaster areas and to allow 
    relief from certain limitations on the deductibility of casualty 
    losses sustained in such disaster areas; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. SISISKY (for himself, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Bateman), 
    [3NO]
H.R. 3216--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide that 
    geographic reclassifications of hospitals from one urban area to 
    another urban area do not result in lower wage indexes in the urban 
    area in which the hospital was originally classified; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself and Mr. Kanjorski), [3NO]
H.R. 3217--
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, [4NO]
H.R. 3218--
A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to prohibit the appearance 
    of Social Security account numbers on or through unopened mailings 
    of checks or other drafts issued on public money in the Treasury; to 
    the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Ackerman, Mr. Paul, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. George Miller 
    of California, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. 
    Lofgren, Ms. Lee, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Tiahrt, 
    Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. English, 
    Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Shows, Mr. Gary Miller of 
    California, Mr. Holden, Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
    Ehrlich, Mr. Baker, Mr. Schaffer, and Mr. Kuykendall), [4NO]
  Cosponsors added, [10NO], [18NO]
H.R. 3219--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to permit an individual to 
    operate a commercial motor vehicle for the transportation of certain 
    property 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.
  By Mr. COBLE, [4NO]
H.R. 3220--
A bill to regulate interstate commerce by electronic means by permitting 
    and encouraging the continued expansion of electronic commerce 
    through the operation of free market forces, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committees on Commerce; Government Reform.
  By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself, Mr. Dingell, and Mr. Conyers), [4NO]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO]
H.R. 3221--
A bill to review, reform, and terminate unnecessary and inequitable 
    Federal payments, benefits, services, and tax advantages; to the 
    Committees on Government Reform; Ways and Means; Rules; the Budget.

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  By Mr. HOEFFEL (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Kasich, Mr. 
    Bonior, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Toomey, Ms. DeLauro, 
    Mr. Sanford, Mr. Coyne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Stark, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
    Andrews, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Tierney, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Holt, Mr. Wu, Mr. 
    Traficant, and Mr. Sanders), [4NO]
H.R. 3222--
A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
    improve literacy through family literacy projects; to the Committee 
    on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
    Castle, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Graham, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Ehlers, 
    Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. English, Mr. Kildee, 
    Mr. Martinez, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Kind, Ms. Sanchez, 
    Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
    Ford, and Mr. Clay), [4NO]
  Cosponsors added, [10NO], [18NO]
H.R. 3223--
A bill to assist institutions of higher education help at-risk students 
    stay in school and complete their 4-year postsecondary academic 
    programs; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. FATTAH (for himself, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
    Hastings of Florida, Ms. Norton, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
    McGovern, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Markey, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Pastor, Ms. 
    Baldwin, Mr. Clay, Mr. Owens, Mr. Martinez, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Rush, 
    Mr. Rangel, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and Ms. Schakowsky), [4NO]
H.R. 3224--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group 
    health plans to provide coverage for reconstructive surgery 
    following mastectomy, consistent with the Women's Health and Cancer 
    Rights Act of 1998; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Sanders, 
    Mr. Gilman, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Cook, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Filner, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Matsui, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. 
    Lofgren, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Frost, Mr. Kind, 
    Mr. McHugh, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and 
    Mr. Walsh), [4NO]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO], [18NO], [22NO]
H.R. 3225--
A bill to revitalize the international competitiveness of the United 
    States-flag maritime industry through tax relief; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McCRERY (for himself and Mr. Jefferson), [4NO]
H.R. 3226--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to improve pipeline 
    safety; to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. METCALF, [4NO]
H.R. 3227--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt amounts owed for 
    prescription drugs and medical supplies dispensed by Department of 
    Veterans Affairs pharmacies from otherwise applicable interest 
    charges and administrative cost charges imposed on indebtedness to 
    the United States resulting from the provision of medical care or 
    services by the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on 
    Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [4NO]
H.R. 3228--
A bill to name the building at 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Fort Belvoir, 
    Virginia, as the ``Andrew T. McNamara Building''; to the Committee 
    on Armed Services.
  By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. 
    Davis of Virginia, Mr. Weygand, and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island), 
    [4NO]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO]
H.R. 3229--
A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to prohibit the 
    imposition of certain additional fees on consumers in connection 
    with any electronic fund transfer which is initiated by the consumer 
    from an electronic terminal operated by a person other than the 
    financial institution holding the consumer's account and which 
    utilizes a national or regional communication network; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. SANDERS, [4NO]
H.R. 3230--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that a disease 
    that is incurred or aggravated by a member of a reserve component in 
    the performance of duty while performing inactive duty training 
    shall be considered to be service-connected for purposes of benefits 
    under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to the 
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. STUPAK, [4NO]
H.R. 3231--
A bill to authorize the transfer to the Republic of Panama of certain 
    properties of the United States as set forth in the Panama Canal 
    Treaties; to the Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. CRANE, [4NO]
H.R. 3232--
A bill to direct the President to conduct a study of issues relating to 
    the incorporation of online and Internet technologies in the voting 
    process, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
    Administration.
  By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
    Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Lee, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
    Texas, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. 
    Owens), [5NO]
  Cosponsors added, [18NO]
H.R. 3233--
A bill to amend the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to allow a 
    defendant to make a motion for forensic testing not available at 
    trial regarding actual innocence; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Jones of 
    Ohio, Ms. Norton, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Cummings, and Mr. Owens), 
    [5NO]
  Cosponsors added, [18NO]
H.R. 3234--
A bill to exempt certain reports from automatic elimination and sunset 
    pursuant to the Federal Reports and Elimination and Sunset Act of 
    1995; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. GOODLING, [5NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [10NO]
H.R. 3235--
A bill to improve academic and social outcomes for youth and reduce both 
    juvenile crime and the risk that youth will become victims of crime 
    by providing productive activities conducted by law enforcement 
    personnel during non-school hours; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin (for himself and Mr. Kleczka), [5NO]
  Cosponsors added, [17NO], [18NO]
H.R. 3236--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into 
    contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, Utah, to 
    use Weber Basin Project facilities for the impounding, storage, and 
    carriage of nonproject water for domestic, municipal, industrial, 
    and other beneficial purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. CANNON, [5NO]
H.R. 3237--
A bill to provide for the exchange of certain lands within the State of 
    Wyoming; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. CUBIN, [5NO]
H.R. 3238--
A bill to name certain facilities of the United States Postal Service in 
    Baltimore, Maryland; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Ehrlich, and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland), 
    [5NO]
H.R. 3239--
A bill to require any organization that is established for the purpose 
    of raising funds for the creation of a Presidential archival 
    depository to disclose the sources and amounts of any funds raised; 
    to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. DUNCAN, [5NO]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO]
H.R. 3240--
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify 
    certain responsibilities of the Food and Drug Administration with 
    respect to the importation of drugs into the United States; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. GUTKNECHT (for himself, Mr. Foley, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Paul), 
    [5NO]
  Cosponsors added, [18NO]
H.R. 3241--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to recalculate the 
    franchise fee owed by Fort Sumter Tours, Inc., a concessioner 
    providing service to Fort Sumter National Monument in South 
    Carolina, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SANFORD, [5NO]
H.R. 3242--
A bill to delay the effective date of the final rule regarding the Organ 
    Procurement and Transplantation Network; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself and Mrs. Thurman), [5NO]
  Cosponsors added, [9NO], [10NO], [18NO]
H.R. 3243--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide 
    meaningful campaign finance reform through requiring better 
    reporting, decreasing the role of soft money, and increasing 
    individual contribution limits, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on House Administration; Commerce; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. TERRY, [5NO]
H.R. 3244--
A bill to combat trafficking of persons, especially into the sex-trade, 
    slavery, and slavery-like conditions in the United States and 
    countries around the world through prevention, through prosecution 
    and enforcement against traffickers, and through protection and 
    assistance to victims of trafficking; to the Committees on 
    International Relations; the Judiciary; Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Kaptur, 
    Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Lantos, Ms. McKinney, Mr. King, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. 
    Cooksey), [8NO]
  Cosponsors added, [15NO]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on International Relations 
    (H. Rept. 106-487, part 1), [22NO]
  Referral to the Committees on the Judiciary; Banking and Financial 
    Services extended, [22NO]
H.R. 3245--
A bill to establish a fund to meet the outdoor conservation and 
    recreation needs of the American people, 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 Act popularly 
    known as the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Resources; the Budget.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. George Miller of 
    California), [8NO]
H.R. 3246--
A bill to amend title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
    of 1974 to reduce the amount of premiums required to be paid by 
    small businesses to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. BASS (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. Roukema, 
    Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Peterson of 
    Pennsylvania, and Mr. Doyle), [8NO]
  Cosponsors added, [9NO], [16NO]
H.R. 3247--
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 Mrs. CHRISTENSEN (for herself, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
    Jefferson, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Owens, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Payne, 
    Mr. Fattah, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Thompson of 
    Mississippi, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Lee, Mrs. 
    Jones of Ohio, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Brown of 
    Florida, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Meeks 
    of New York, and Mr. George Miller of California), [8NO]
H.R. 3248--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Federal Food, 
    Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to information on the human

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    papillomavirus (commonly known as HPV); to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. COBURN (for himself and Mr. Smith of New Jersey), [8NO]
  Cosponsors added, [16NO], [17NO], [18NO], [22NO]
H.R. 3249--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that a 
    deduction equal to fair market value shall be allowed for charitable 
    contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly 
    compositions created by the donor; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
    Mr. English, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
    Ramstad, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Horn, Ms. 
    Slaughter, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Weller, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
    Matsui, Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Mrs. Kelly), [8NO]
H.R. 3250--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health of 
    minority individuals; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
    Norwood, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Towns, Ms. 
    Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Filner, Mrs. 
    Christensen, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. 
    Carson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Scott, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Rush, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
    Dixon, Mr. Ford, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Waters, Mr. Meeks of 
    New York, Mr. Bishop, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
    Davis of Illinois, Ms. Lee, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Fattah, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. George Miller of 
    California), [8NO]
H.R. 3251--
A bill to establish the National Commission on the Impact of United 
    States Culture on American Youth; to the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce.
  By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself and Mr. Hunter), [8NO]
  Cosponsors added, [16NO]
H.R. 3252--
A bill to amend the Internet Tax Freedom Act to make permanent and 
    extend its moratorium on certain taxes, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committees on the Judiciary; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. KASICH (for himself and Mr. Boehner), [8NO]
  Cosponsors added, [18NO]
H.R. 3253--
A bill to redesignate the Coastal Barrier Resources System as the ``John 
    H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System''; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself, Mr. Tauzin, and Mr. 
    Weygand), [8NO]
H.R. 3254--
A bill to amend title 28 of the United States Code to authorize Federal 
    district courts to hear civil actions to recover damages or secure 
    relief for certain injuries to persons and property under or 
    resulting from the Nazi government of Germany; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Engel, Mr. Ramstad, and 
    Mr. Weiner), [8NO]
H.R. 3255--
A bill to assist local governments in conducting gun buyback programs; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mr. Wynn), [8NO]
H.R. 3256--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve outreach 
    programs carried out by the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
    provide for more fully informing veterans of benefits available to 
    them under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; 
    to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Rahall, 
    Mr. Shows, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Baldacci, Mr. Klink, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Cook, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Stark, Mr. Baird, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Rothman, 
    Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Holt, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
    Capuano, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Coyne, 
    Mr. Frost, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Olver, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
    Obey, Mr. Berman, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
    Barcia, Mr. Moore, Mr. Gordon, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Talent, Mr. Phelps, 
    Mr. Hinchey, Mr. English, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Davis of Florida, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Mr. Forbes, Ms. Carson, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Visclosky, and Mr. 
    Hoyer), [8NO]
H.R. 3257--
A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to assist the 
    Congressional Budget Office with the scoring of State and local 
    mandates; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. REYNOLDS (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
    Moran of Virginia, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Linder, Mr. Goss, and 
    Mr. Sessions), [8NO]
  Cosponsors added, [10NO], [16NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [16NO]
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (November 30, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-141] (signed December 7, 1999)
H.R. 3258--
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, [8NO]
H.R. 3259--
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.
  By Ms. VELAZQUEZ, [8NO]
H.R. 3260--
A bill for the relief of Henry R. Jones; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. DUNCAN, [8NO]
H.R. 3261--
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.
  By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
    Gillmor, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Engel, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
    Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Largent, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
    Fossella, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Davis of Virginia, and Mr. Blunt), [9NO]
  Cosponsors added, [10NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [10NO]
  Laid on the table, [10NO]
H.R. 3262--
A bill to provide for Federal recognition of the Lower Muscogee-Creek 
    Indian Tribe of Georgia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. BISHOP, [9NO]
  Cosponsors added, [18NO]
H.R. 3263--
A bill to require country of origin labeling of peanuts and peanut 
    products and to establish penalties for violations of the labeling 
    requirements; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. BISHOP (for himself and Mr. Everett), [9NO]
H.R. 3264--
A bill to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to promote the 
    establishment of small business investment companies; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. KUYKENDALL (for himself and Mr. Campbell), [9NO]
H.R. 3265--
A bill to terminate operation of the Extremely Low Frequency 
    Communication System of the Navy; to the Committee on Armed 
    Services.
  By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
    Kleczka, Mr. Luther, Mr. Markey, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Obey, Mr. Wu, Mr. 
    Larson, and Mr. Sensenbrenner), [9NO]
H.R. 3266--
A bill to direct that essential antibiotic drugs not be used in 
    livestock unless there is a reasonable certainty of no harm to human 
    health; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Waxman, and Ms. Slaughter), 
    [9NO]
H.R. 3267--
A bill to improve benefits for members of the reserve components of the 
    Armed Forces and their dependents; to the Committee on Armed 
    Services.
  By Mr. CAMPBELL, [9NO]
H.R. 3268--
A bill to provide for the return of fair and reasonable fees to the 
    Federal Government for the use and occupancy of National Forest 
    System land under the recreation residence program, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. COOK, [9NO]
H.R. 3269--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to make technical 
    improvements in the operation of the Medicaid Program, particularly 
    with respect to the treatment of disproportionate share hospitals; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself and Mr. Strickland), [9NO]
H.R. 3270--
A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to prevent stalking 
    of minors, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART (for himself and Mr. McCollum), [9NO]
  Cosponsors added, [15NO], [18NO]
H.R. 3271--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand the 
    Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to 19 members and to include on 
    such commission individuals with national recognition for their 
    expertise in manufacturing and distributing finished medical goods; 
    to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. DUNCAN, [9NO]
H.R. 3272--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to restore certain 
    provisions relating to the definition of aggravated felony and other 
    provisions as they were before the enactment of the Illegal 
    Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FILNER, [9NO]
H.R. 3273--
A bill to except spouses and children of Philippine servicemen in the 
    United States Navy from bars to admission and relief under the 
    Immigration and Nationality Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FILNER, [9NO]
H.R. 3274--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement 
    Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and 
    title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide protection for 
    beneficiaries of group and individual health insurance coverage, 
    group health plans, and Medicare+Choice plans in the use of 
    prescription drug formularies; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Education and the Workforce; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GUTIERREZ, [9NO]
H.R. 3275--
A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
    to require local educational agencies and schools to implement 
    integrated pest management systems to minimize the use of pesticides 
    in schools and to provide parents, guardians, and employees with 
    notice of the use of pesticides in schools, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. HOLT, [9NO]
  Cosponsors added, [18NO]
H.R. 3276--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on thionyl chloride; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. JENKINS, [9NO]
H.R. 3277--
A bill to provide for interregional primary elections and caucuses for 
    selection of delegates to political party Presidential nominating 
    conventions; to the Committee on House Administration.
  By Mr. LEVIN, [9NO]
H.R. 3278--
A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Federal Home 
    Loan Bank Act to provide for the payment of Financing Corporation 
    interest obligations from balances in the deposit insurance funds in 
    excess of a designated reserve ratio; to the Committee on Banking 
    and Financial Services.
  By Mr. LUCAS of Oklahoma, [9NO]
  Cosponsors added, [17NO]
H.R. 3279--
A bill to prohibit the possession of a firearm in a hospital zone; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.

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  By Mr. MEEHAN, [9NO]
H.R. 3280--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    continued entitlement to child's insurance benefits of individuals 
    who marry after attaining age 18 and who have Hansen's disease; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [9NO]
H.R. 3281--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    payment in all cases of lump-sum death payments; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [9NO]
H.R. 3282--
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.
  By Mrs. MORELLA, [9NO]
H.R. 3283--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to revise the tax 
    treatment of derivative transactions entered into by a corporation 
    with respect to its stock; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, [9NO]
H.R. 3284--
A bill to amend part C of title XVIII to provide for an improved 
    methodology for the calculation of Medicare+Choice payment rates; to 
    the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. PALLONE, [9NO]
H.R. 3285--
A bill to authorize public-private partnerships to rehabilitate Federal 
    real property, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform.
  By Mr. SESSIONS, [9NO]
H.R. 3286--
A bill to continue coverage of custodial care under the military health 
    care system for certain individuals during fiscal year 2000; to the 
    Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, [9NO]
H.R. 3287--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for 
    demonstration projects in which nurses and other health care 
    professionals in hospital emergency rooms and other sites provide 
    specialized assistance to victims of sexual assault and 
    interpersonal violence; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. WEINER (for himself and Mr. Chabot), [9NO]
H.R. 3288--
A bill to authorize the acquisition of the Valles Caldera, to provide 
    for an effective land and wildlife management program for this 
    resource within the Department of Agriculture, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. WILSON (for herself and Mr. Udall of New Mexico), [9NO]
H.R. 3289--
A bill for the relief of Janet Louise Ruehling; to the Committee on 
    Armed Services.
  By Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, [9NO]
H.R. 3290--
A bill to provide that, during the nonresponse followup phase of a 
    decennial census, authorized personnel shall be permitted to deposit 
    a copy of the census questionnaire in the letter box of a household, 
    free of postage; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. ISAKSON, [10NO]
H.R. 3291--
A bill to provide for the settlement of the water rights claims of the 
    Shivwits Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HANSEN, [10NO]
H.R. 3292--
A bill to provide for the establishment of the Cat Island National 
    Wildlife Refuge in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. BAKER, [10NO]
H.R. 3293--
A bill to amend the law that authorized the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to 
    authorize the placement within the site of the memorial of a plaque 
    to honor those Vietnam veterans who died after their service in the 
    Vietnam war, but as a direct result of that service; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Evans, Mr. Gilchrest, 
    Mr. Filner, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Stearns, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
    Hansen, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
    Bilirakis, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
    Kuykendall, Mr. Shows, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Maloney of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
    Spratt, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Baird, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
    Boucher, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Moore, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
    Lantos, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Peterson 
    of Pennsylvania, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Sanders, 
    Mr. Wise, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Castle, Mr. Leach, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
    Stupak, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Scott, Mrs. Maloney of New 
    York, Mr. Underwood, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Thompson of 
    Mississippi, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Cunningham, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Tauzin, 
    Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Baker, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
    Owens, Mr. Foley, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
    McCollum, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Hastings of 
    Washington, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Gutknecht, Ms. 
    Berkley, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Crowley, 
    Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Kind, Mr. George 
    Miller of California, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Sherwood, 
    Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Calvert, 
    Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
    Thomas, Mr. Ballenger, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Herger), 
    [10NO]
  Cosponsors added, [15NO], [16NO], [17NO], [18NO], [19NO]
H.R. 3294--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to exclude from 
    stormwater regulation certain areas and activities, and to improve 
    the regulation and limit the liability of local governments 
    concerning co-permitting and the implementation of control measures; 
    to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. Turner, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Sam Johnson 
    of Texas, Mr. Paul, Mr. Brady of Texas, and Mr. Smith of Texas), 
    [10NO]
  Cosponsors added, [16NO], [17NO]
H.R. 3295--
A bill to provide for the payment of compensation to the families of the 
    Federal employees who were killed in the crash of a United States 
    Air Force CT-43A aircraft on April 3, 1996, near Dubrovnik, Croatia, 
    carrying Secretary of Commerce Ronald H. Brown and 34 others; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FARR of California (for himself, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
    Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Shays, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
    Payne, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
    Gilman, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Mr. King, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
    Johnson of Texas, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
    Mr. Rangel, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Jackson of 
    Illinois, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Stark, Ms. Waters, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
    Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Allen, Mr. Sisisky, and Mr. McDermott), [10NO]
  Cosponsors added, [17NO]
H.R. 3296--
A bill to amend the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail to include 
    the State of Washington as the endpoint of the trail; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. BAIRD, [10NO]
H.R. 3297--
A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to eliminate an 
    hours of service requirement for benefits under that Act; to the 
    Committees on Education and the Workforce; Government Reform.
  By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Frank 
    of Massachusetts, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Larson, Mrs. Maloney of 
    New York, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Owens, Ms. Pelosi, 
    Ms. Waters, and Mr. Wu), [10NO]
H.R. 3298--
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. BARR of Georgia (for himself and Mr. Deal of Georgia), [10NO]
H.R. 3299--
A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
    to insure that law enforcement officers are afforded due process 
    when involved in a case that may lead to dismissal, demotion, 
    suspension, or transfer; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
    Chambliss, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, 
    Mr. Duncan, and Mr. Wamp), [10NO]
  Cosponsors added, [16NO]
H.R. 3300--
A bill to provide for a Doctors' Bill of Rights under the Medicare 
    Program; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means.
  By Ms. BERKLEY (for herself and Mr. Fletcher), [10NO]
H.R. 3301--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to children's 
    health; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
    Towns, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Upton, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Smith of New 
    Jersey, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Walsh), [10NO]
  Cosponsors added, [16NO], [17NO], [18NO]
H.R. 3302--
A bill to authorize States under Federal health care grant-in-aid 
    programs to require parental consent or notification for purpose of 
    purchase of prescription drugs or devices for minors; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BRADY of Texas (for himself, Mr. Goode, Mrs. Roukema, Mrs. 
    Myrick, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Armey, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
    DeLay, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Combest, Mr. Shows, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
    Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
    Goodlatte, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
    Sessions, Mr. Packard, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
    Weldon of Florida, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Gary Miller of 
    California, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Barton of Texas, 
    Mr. Largent, Mr. Istook, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Paul, Mr. Barr of Georgia, 
    Mr. English, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Pombo), [10NO]
H.R. 3303--
A bill to provide for the establishment of the Natural Disaster 
    Insurance Solvency Fund to ensure adequate private insurance 
    reserves in the event of catastrophic natural disasters; to the 
    Committees on Banking and Financial Services; Ways and Means; the 
    Budget.
  By Mr. BURR of North Carolina, [10NO]
H.R. 3304--
A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to permit participating 
    households to use food stamp benefits to purchase nutritional 
    supplements providing vitamins or minerals, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana, [10NO]
H.R. 3305--
A bill to require the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to issue revised 
    regulations relating to dietary supplement labeling, to amend the 
    Federal Trade Commission Act to provide that certain types of 
    advertisements for dietary supplements are proper, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana, [10NO]
H.R. 3306--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that 
    amounts paid for foods for special dietary use, dietary supplements, 
    or medical foods shall be treated as medical expenses; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana, [10NO]
H.R. 3307--
A bill to amend title 5 of the United States Code to require Federal 
    agencies to conduct an assessment of the privacy implications 
    resulting from a proposed rule; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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  By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
    Foley, Mr. Paul, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. McIntosh, 
    Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Cox, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Largent, 
    Mr. Herger, Mr. Dickey, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
    Stearns, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, and Mr. Burton of 
    Indiana), [10NO]
H.R. 3308--
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. Jones of North Carolina, 
    Mr. Andrews, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Pickering, Mr. John, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
    Wamp, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Coburn, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
    Hilleary, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Graham, Mr. Cannon, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
    Cramer, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Spence, and Mr. Herger), 
    [10NO]
  Cosponsors added, [18NO]
  Cosponsors removed, [18NO]
H.R. 3309--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the private 
    activity bond rules to deter unwarranted hostile takeovers of water 
    utilities; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE, [10NO]
H.R. 3310--
A bill to authorize certain actions to address the comprehensive 
    treatment of sewage emanating from the Tijuana River in order to 
    substantially reduce river and ocean pollution in the San Diego 
    border region; to the Committees on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure; International Relations.
  By Mr. FILNER, [10NO]
H.R. 3311--
A bill to provide for analysis of major rules, to promote the public's 
    right to know the costs and benefits of major rules, and to increase 
    the accountability and quality of Government; to the Committees on 
    the Judiciary; Commerce.
  By Mr. GEKAS, [10NO]
  Cosponsors added, [18NO]
H.R. 3312--
A bill to clarify the Administrative Dispute Resolution Act of 1996 to 
    authorize the Merit Systems Protection Board to establish under such 
    Act a 3-year pilot program that will provide a voluntary early 
    intervention alternative dispute resolution process to assist 
    Federal agencies and employees in resolving certain personnel 
    actions and disputes in administrative programs; to the Committees 
    on the Judiciary; Government Reform.
  By Mr. GEKAS, [10NO]
H.R. 3313--
A bill to amend section 119 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
    to reauthorize the program for Long Island Sound, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Ackerman, 
    Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Boehlert, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Shays, Mr. Larson, Mr. 
    King, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Walsh, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
    Gilman, Mr. Owens, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Towns, Mr. McHugh, 
    Mr. Weiner, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
    Serrano, Mr. Nadler, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Maloney of New 
    York, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. 
    Rangel), [10NO]
  Cosponsors added, [16NO]
H.R. 3314--
A bill to clarify certain boundaries on maps relating to the Coastal 
    Barrier Resources System; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. JONES of North Carolina, [10NO]
H.R. 3315--
A bill to limit the effects of witnessing or experiencing violence on 
    children; to the Committees on Education and the Workforce; the 
    Judiciary; Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
    Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Biggert, and Mrs. Emerson), [10NO]
H.R. 3316--
A bill to deauthorize a portion of the project for navigation, New Port 
    Harbor, Rhode Island; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, [10NO]
H.R. 3317--
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 (for herself and Mrs. Morella), [10NO]
H.R. 3318--
A bill to establish a program to provide child care through public-
    private partnerships; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mrs. LOWEY, [10NO]
H.R. 3319--
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 (FEHBP); to the Committees on Commerce; Ways 
    and Means; Education and the Workforce; Government Reform.
  By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. 
    Barcia, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Payne, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
    Mr. Inslee, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Klink, Mr. Rush, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Wynn, 
    Mr. Sanders, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Traficant, 
    Mr. McNulty, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Hilliard), [10NO]
  Cosponsors added, [17NO], [18NO]
H.R. 3320--
A bill to amend the privacy provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act; to 
    the Committees on Banking and Financial Services; Commerce.
  By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
    Campbell, Mr. Luther, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
    Eshoo, Ms. Lee, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Roybal-
    Allard, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Obey, 
    Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Evans, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, and Ms. 
    Woolsey), [10NO]
  Cosponsors added, [16NO], [17NO], [18NO]
H.R. 3321--
A bill to prevent unfair and deceptive practices in the collection and 
    use of personal information, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Banking and Financial Services; 
    Transportation and Infrastructure; Agriculture.
  By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Luther), [10NO]
H.R. 3322--
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 a project 
    to reclaim and reuse wastewater within and outside of the service 
    area of the Castaic Lake Water Agency, California; to the Committee 
    on Resources.
  By Mr. McKEON, [10NO]
H.R. 3323--
A bill to designate the Federal building located at 158-15 Liberty 
    Avenue in Jamaica, Queens, New York, as the ``Floyd H. Flake Federal 
    Building''; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. MEEKS of New York (for himself, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
    Engel, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Dixon, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
    Lipinski, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Frost, Mr. Jackson of 
    Illinois, Mr. King, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
    Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Owens, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Weiner, 
    Mr. Clay, Mr. Capuano, Mr. McHugh, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Thompson of 
    Mississippi, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Talent, Mr. Coyne, Mrs. Christensen, 
    Mr. Souder, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Maloney of New 
    York, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Towns, Mr. Serrano, 
    Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Fossella, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Gilman, 
    Mr. Walsh, and Mr. Reynolds), [10NO]
H.R. 3324--
A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to make it 
    unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or control swine intended for 
    slaughter; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. MINGE, [10NO]
  Cosponsors added, [16NO], [17NO]
H.R. 3325--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit a State 
    waiver authority to provide medical assistance in cases of 
    congenital heart defects; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. MORELLA, [10NO]
H.R. 3326--
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the making of grants for 
    transportation projects to any person who purchases diesel-fueled 
    buses for use in certain nonattainment areas, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Cummings, Ms. 
    DeLauro, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Olver, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
    Crowley, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
    Meeks of New York, and Mr. Kucinich), [10NO]
H.R. 3327--
A bill to provide for the return of fair and reasonable fees to the 
    Federal Government for the use and occupancy of National Forest 
    System land under the recreation residence program, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. NETHERCUTT, [10NO]
H.R. 3328--
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 hair prostheses for 
    individuals with scalp hair loss as a result of alopecia areata; to 
    the Committees on Commerce; Education and the Workforce; Ways and 
    Means.
  By Ms. RIVERS, [10NO]
H.R. 3329--
A bill to amend the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) 
    Act of 1996 to require that, in order to determine that a 
    democratically elected government in Cuba exists, the government 
    extradite to the United States convicted felon Joanne Chesimard and 
    all other individuals who are living in Cuba in order to escape 
    prosecution or confinement for criminal offenses committed in the 
    United States; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. ROTHMAN, [10NO]
  Cosponsors added, [16NO]
H.R. 3330--
A bill to provide that certain sanctions against Pakistan cannot be 
    waived until the President certifies that Pakistan has a 
    democratically elected government; to the Committees on 
    International Relations; Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. ROTHMAN, [10NO]
  Cosponsors added, [16NO], [18NO]
H.R. 3331--
A bill to conserve Atlantic highly migratory species of fish, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SAXTON, [10NO]
  Cosponsors added, [18NO]
H.R. 3332--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify the 
    exemption of certain children with special needs from State option 
    to use managed care; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. STRICKLAND (for himself and Ms. DeGette), [10NO]
H.R. 3333--
A bill to provide technical and legal assistance to tribal justice 
    systems and members of Indian tribes, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Resources; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself and Mr. George Miller of 
    California), [10NO]
H.R. 3334--
A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize the use of 
    funds to construct or install certain pedestrian safety features; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. WEINER, [10NO]
H.R. 3335--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
    national cemetery for veterans in the Albuquerque, New Mexico, 
    metropolitan area; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mrs. WILSON, [10NO]
H.R. 3336--
A bill for the relief of Adela T. and Darryl Bailor; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.

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  By Ms. CARSON, [10NO]
H.R. 3337--
A bill to provide for correction of an administrative error in the 
    computation of the retired pay of Commander Carl D. Swanson, United 
    States Coast Guard Reserve, retired; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. HAYWORTH, [10NO]
H.R. 3338--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade vessel R'ADVENTURE II; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. HINCHEY, [10NO]
H.R. 3339--
A bill for the relief of Genia Adams; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. OWENS, [10NO]
H.R. 3340--
A bill for the relief of Marie Yolande Baptiste-Raymond; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. OWENS, [10NO]
H.R. 3341--
A bill for the relief of Marlene Chauvannes-Cabrerra; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. OWENS, [10NO]
H.R. 3342--
A bill for the relief of Marie S. Hilaire; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. OWENS, [10NO]
H.R. 3343--
A bill for the relief of Yanite Pierre; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. OWENS, [10NO]
H.R. 3344--
A bill for the relief of Dukens Baptiste-Raymond; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. OWENS, [10NO]
H.R. 3345--
A bill for the relief of Eric Phillip Charles; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. OWENS, [10NO]
H.R. 3346--
A bill for the relief of Leon A. Cousley; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. OWENS, [10NO]
H.R. 3347--
A bill for the relief of Pierre Paul Eloi; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. OWENS, [10NO]
H.R. 3348--
A bill for the relief of Gladstone Hamilton; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. OWENS, [10NO]
H.R. 3349--
A bill for the relief of Pierre Nital Louis; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. OWENS, [10NO]
H.R. 3350--
A bill for the relief of Joseph Frantz Mellon; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. OWENS, [10NO]
H.R. 3351--
A bill for the relief of Hugh Ricardo Williston; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. OWENS, [10NO]
H.R. 3352--
A bill for the relief of Gerald Cheese; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. OWENS, [10NO]
H.R. 3353--
A bill for the relief of Richard Pierre; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. OWENS, [10NO]
H.R. 3354--
A bill for the relief of Enrique Sedric Gabart Pierre; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. OWENS, [10NO]
H.R. 3355--
A bill for the relief of Reginald Prendergast; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. OWENS, [10NO]
H.R. 3356--
A bill for the relief of Fabien Oniel Prendergast; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. OWENS, [10NO]
H.R. 3357--
A bill for the relief of Unice Grace Prendergast; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. OWENS, [10NO]
H.R. 3358--
A bill for the relief of Judith Lorraine Prendergast; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. OWENS, [10NO]
H.R. 3359--
A bill for the relief of Regine Santil; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. OWENS, [10NO]
H.R. 3360--
A bill for the relief of Martine Jacques; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. OWENS, [10NO]
H.R. 3361--
A bill for the relief of Yves Rodney Jacques; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. OWENS, [10NO]
H.R. 3362--
A bill for the relief of Valerie Santil; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. OWENS, [10NO]
H.R. 3363--
A bill for the relief of Akal Security, Incorporated; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, [10NO]
H.R. 3364--
A bill for the relief of Web's Construction Company, Incorporated; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. WYNN, [10NO]
H.R. 3365--
A bill to provide grants to local educational agencies to establish or 
    expand prekindergarten programs for children who are not yet 
    enrolled in kindergarten; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [15NO]
H.R. 3366--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on benzyl carbazate (DT-291); to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CASTLE, [15NO]
H.R. 3367--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on tralkoxydim formulated 
    (``Achieve''); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CASTLE, [15NO]
  Cosponsors added, [18NO]
H.R. 3368--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the chemical KN002; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CASTLE, [15NO]
H.R. 3369--
A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on the chemical KL084; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CASTLE, [15NO]
H.R. 3370--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the chemical IN-N5297; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CASTLE, [15NO]
H.R. 3371--
A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on azoxystrobin formulated 
    (``Heritage'', ``Abound'', and ``Quadris''); to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CASTLE, [15NO]
  Cosponsors added, [18NO]
H.R. 3372--
A bill to establish a performance standard for breast pumps to 
    facilitate their regulation under the Federal Food, Drug and 
    Cosmetic Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Conyers, 
    Mr. Crowley, and Mr. Shays), [15NO]
H.R. 3373--
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 
    Lief Ericson; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. LEACH, [16NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [16NO]
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (November 30, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-126] (signed December 6, 1999)
H.R. 3374--
A bill to strengthen the special examination authority of the Federal 
    Deposit Insurance Corporation in order to protect the Bank Insurance 
    Fund and the Savings Association Insurance Fund, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. LEACH, [16NO]
H.R. 3375--
A bill to facilitate the exchange by law enforcement agencies of DNA 
    identification information relating to violent offenders, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Armed Services.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. Ramstad), [16NO]
  Cosponsors added, [18NO]
H.R. 3376--
A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for the purchase of buses 
    other than low-polluting buses; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BILBRAY, [16NO]
H.R. 3377--
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Federal 
    Meat Inspection Act, and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to 
    require that food that contains a genetically engineered material, 
    or that is produced with a genetically engineered material, be 
    labeled accordingly; to the Committees on Agriculture; Commerce.
  By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Burton of 
    Indiana, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
    Doyle, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Schakowsky, 
    Ms. Norton, Mr. Stark, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
    Martinez, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Lee, and Ms. Waters), [16NO]
  Cosponsors added, [18NO]
H.R. 3378--
A bill to authorize certain actions to address the comprehensive 
    treatment of sewage emanating from the Tijuana River in order to 
    substantially reduce river and ocean pollution in the San Diego 
    border region; to the Committees on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure; International Relations.
  By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself and Mr. Filner), [16NO]
H.R. 3379--
A bill to establish the National Recording Registry in the Library of 
    Congress to maintain and preserve recordings that are culturally, 
    historically, or aesthetically significant, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committees on House Administration; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Clement, 
    Mr. Gordon, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Ford, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Duncan, 
    Mr. Serrano, and Ms. McCarthy of Missouri), [16NO]
  Cosponsors added, [18NO]
H.R. 3380--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to establish Federal 
    jurisdiction over offenses committed outside the United States by 
    persons employed by or accompanying the Armed Forces, or by members 
    of the Armed Forces who are released or separated from active duty 
    prior to being identified and prosecuted for the commission of such 
    offenses, and for other purposes; to the Committees on the 
    Judiciary; Armed Services.
  By Mr. CHAMBLISS (for himself and Mr. McCollum), [16NO]
H.R. 3381--
A bill to reauthorize the Overseas Private Investment Corporation and 
    the Trade and Development Agency, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. MANZULLO (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. 
    Gejdenson), [16NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [17NO]
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (November 30, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-158] (signed December 9, 1999)
H.R. 3382--
A bill to modify the enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgments, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. DeLay, and Mr. Diaz-Balart), [16NO]
  Cosponsors added, [17NO]
H.R. 3383--
A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to remove separate 
    treatment or exemption for nuclear safety violations by nonprofit 
    institutions; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BARTON of Texas, [16NO]
H.R. 3384--
A bill to strengthen provisions in the Energy Policy Act of 1992 with 
    respect to potential Climate Change; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BARTON of Texas, [16NO]
H.R. 3385--
A bill to strengthen provisions in the Federal Nonnuclear Energy 
    Research and Development Act of 1974 with respect to potential 
    Climate Change; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. BARTON of Texas, [16NO]
H.R. 3386--
A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
    establish a program to identify and mentor college eligible high 
    school students and their parents or legal guardians, and

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    for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mrs. CAPPS, [16NO]
H.R. 3387--
A bill to repeal the fiscal year 2000 prohibition on the use of 
    Department of Defense funds to pay environmental fines and penalties 
    imposed against the Departmment; to the Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. DELAHUNT (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Allen, Ms. Baldwin, 
    Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
    Blumenauer, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
    Capuano, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Crowley, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Ms. 
    DeLauro, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Ford, 
    Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Holt, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kucinich, 
    Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Luther, Mr. Maloney of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Markey, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. McCarthy of 
    Missouri, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meehan, Mr. George Miller 
    of California, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
    Mr. Pallone, Mr. Olver, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
    Schakowsky, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stark, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Udall of 
    Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
    Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. 
    Wu), [16NO]
  Cosponsors added, [18NO]
H.R. 3388--
A bill to promote environmental restoration around the Lake Tahoe basin; 
    to the Committees on Resources; Agriculture; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. DOOLITTLE (for himself and Mr. Gibbons), [16NO]
H.R. 3389--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the 
    gross income of an employee certain housing incentives provided by 
    such employee's employer to purchase and reside in housing located 
    in qualified urban areas; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Fattah, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
    Mr. Owens, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Forbes, Ms. DeLauro, and Mrs. 
    Christensen), [16NO]
H.R. 3390--
A bill to conserve Atlantic highly migratory species of fish, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GOSS (for himself and Mr. Tauzin), [16NO]
H.R. 3391--
A bill to provide for public library construction and technology 
    enhancement; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. HINCHEY, [16NO]
H.R. 3392--
A bill to provide tax incentives for the construction of seagoing cruise 
    ships in United States shipyards, and to facilitate the development 
    of a United States-flag, United States-built cruise industry, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Armed 
    Services; Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. HUNTER, [16NO]
H.R. 3393--
A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide for identification of, 
    and actions relating to, foreign countries that maintain sanitary or 
    phytosanitary measures that deny fair and equitable market access to 
    United States food, beverage, or other plant or animal products, to 
    amend the Trade Act of 1974 and the Sherman Act to address foreign 
    private and joint public-private market access barriers that harm 
    United States trade, and to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to address 
    the failure of foreign governments to cooperate in the provision of 
    information relating to certain investigations; to the Committees on 
    Ways and Means; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Houghton, and Mrs. Thurman), [16NO]
H.R. 3394--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide individuals 
    with an election to reduce the basis of depreciable real property in 
    lieu of gain recognition on such property; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. McCRERY, [16NO]
H.R. 3395--
A bill to establish certain procedures regarding the appointment and 
    tenure of persons to the International St. Lawrence River Board of 
    Control established by the International Joint Commission under the 
    Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. McHUGH, [16NO]
H.R. 3396--
A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a 
    report on production alternatives for the Joint Strike Fighter 
    program; to the Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. McKEON (for himself and Ms. Sanchez), [16NO]
H.R. 3397--
A bill to improve the implementation of the Federal responsibility for 
    the care and education of Indian people by improving the services 
    and facilities of Federal Indian health programs and encouraging 
    maximum participation of Indians in such programs, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Resources; Commerce; Ways and Means; 
    Government Reform.
  By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, 
    Mr. Bonior, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
    Abercrombie, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
    Gallegly, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Kind, Mrs. 
    Christensen, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Lee, Ms. Baldwin, 
    Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Filner, Mr. Oberstar, 
    Mr. Diaz-Balart, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Nethercutt, and Mr. Martinez) 
    (all by request), [16NO]
  Cosponsors added, [18NO]
H.R. 3398--
A bill to ensure that a national railroad system is maintained or 
    created which is adequate to provide the transportation services 
    needed for the United States economy, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. NADLER, [16NO]
H.R. 3399--
A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury and the Board of 
    Governors of the Federal Reserve System from including any 
    information storage capability on the currency of the United States 
    or imposing any fee or penalty on any person for the holding by such 
    person of currency of the United States, including Federal reserve 
    notes, for any period of time; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. PAUL, [16NO]
H.R. 3400--
A bill to provide that the inferior courts of the United States do not 
    have jurisdiction to hear abortion-related cases; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. PAUL, [16NO]
H.R. 3401--
A bill to provide a final settlement on certain debt owed by the city of 
    Dickinson, North Dakota, for construction of the bascule gates on 
    the Dickinson Dam; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. POMEROY, [16NO]
H.R. 3402--
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to authorize Federal 
    district courts to hear civil actions to recover damages for 
    deprivation of property under or resulting from the Nazi government 
    of Germany; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. RAMSTAD, [16NO]
H.R. 3403--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the 
    treatment of cooperative housing corporations; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. RANGEL, [16NO]
H.R. 3404--
A bill to amend the Act establishing the Women's Rights National 
    Historical Park in the State of New York to permit the Secretary of 
    the Interior to acquire title in fee simple to the Hunt House 
    located in Waterloo, New York; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. REYNOLDS, [16NO]
H.R. 3405--
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. Crowley, and Mr. 
    Gejdenson), [16NO]
  Cosponsors added, [18NO], [19NO]
H.R. 3406--
A bill to require the President to report annually to the Congress on 
    the effects of the imposition of unilateral economic sanctions by 
    the United States; to the Committees on International Relations; 
    Ways and Means; Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. SAWYER, [16NO]
H.R. 3407--
A bill to assist in the conservation of keystone species throughout the 
    world; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SAXTON, [16NO]
H.R. 3408--
A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to exempt certain 
    investigative reports from the definition of consumer report, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. SESSIONS, [16NO]
  Cosponsors added, [18NO]
H.R. 3409--
A bill to provide that employees of employers who provide certain 
    increases in health insurance coverage will not be covered by an 
    increase in the Federal minimum wage; to the Committee on Education 
    and the Workforce.
  By Mr. SESSIONS, [16NO]
H.R. 3410--
A bill to eliminate the requirement that fingerprints be supplied for 
    background checks on volunteers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SESSIONS, [16NO]
  Cosponsors added, [18NO]
H.R. 3411--
A bill to designate the Northwest Territory of the Great Lakes National 
    Heritage Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. SOUDER (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
    LaHood, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Portman, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
    English, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Roemer, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
    Hoekstra, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Green of 
    Wisconsin, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Oxley), [16NO]
H.R. 3412--
A bill to provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims 
    of the Bay Mills Indian Community and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of 
    Chippewa Indians; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. STUPAK, [16NO]
H.R. 3413--
A bill to amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 
    1994 to provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement 
    prevention programs that meet a high scientific standard of program 
    effectiveness; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. TIERNEY (for himself and Mr. George Miller of California), 
    [16NO]
H.R. 3414--
A bill for the relief of Luis A. Leon-Molina, Ligia Padron, Juan Leon 
    Padron, Rendy Leon Padron, Manuel Leon Padron, and Luis Leon Padron; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. MORAN of Kansas, [16NO]
H.R. 3415--
A bill for the relief of Natasha Lobankova, Valentina Lobankova, and 
    Boris Lobankova; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. QUINN, [16NO]
H.R. 3416--
A bill for the relief of Desmond J. Burke; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. TOWNS, [16NO]
H.R. 3417--
A bill to complete the orderly withdrawal of the National Oceanic and 
    Atmospheric Administration from the civil administration of the 
    Pribilof Islands, Alaska; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [17NO]
H.R. 3418--
A bill to establish a compensation program for employees of the 
    Department of Energy, its contractors, subcontractors, and beryllium 
    vendors, who sustained a beryllium-related illness due to the 
    performance of their duty; to establish a compensation program for 
    certain workers at the Paducah, Kentucky, gaseous diffusion plant; 
    to establish a

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    pilot program for examining the possible relationship between 
    workplace exposure to radiation and hazardous materials and 
    illnesses or health conditions, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on the Judiciary; Education and the Workforce; Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. KANJORSKI (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Whitfield, 
    Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Klink, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Udall of Colorado, 
    Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Holden, and Ms. Slaughter), [17NO]
H.R. 3419--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to establish the Federal 
    Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Petri, and Mr. Rahall), 
    [17NO]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [18NO]
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (December 2, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-159] (signed December 9, 1999)
H.R. 3420--
A bill to improve the Medicare telemedicine program, to provide grants 
    for the development of telehealth networks, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Thompson of California, 
    and Mr. Bryant), [17NO]
H.R. 3421--
A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, 
    and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
    ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Appropriations.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Florida, [17NO]
H.R. 3422--
A bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, 
    and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Florida, [17NO]
H.R. 3423--
A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and 
    related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Florida, [17NO]
H.R. 3424--
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, 2000, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Appropriations.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Florida, [17NO]
H.R. 3425--
A bill making miscellaneous appropriations for the fiscal year ending 
    September 30, 1999, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Appropriations.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Florida, [17NO]
H.R. 3426--
A bill to amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to 
    make corrections and refinements in the Medicare, Medicaid, and 
    State children's health insurance programs, as revised by the 
    Balanced Budget Act of 1997; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [17NO]
H.R. 3427--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for 
    fiscal years 2000 and 2001; to provide for enhanced security at 
    United States diplomatic facilities; to provide for certain arms 
    control, nonproliferation, and other national security measures; to 
    provide for reform of the United Nations, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Gilman, and 
    Mr. Gejdenson), [17NO]
H.R. 3428--
A bill to provide for the modification and implementation of the final 
    rule for the consideration and reform of Federal milk marketing 
    orders, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. BLUNT, [17NO]
H.R. 3429--
A bill to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
    Responsibility Act of 1996 to authorize the establishment of a 
    voluntary legal employment authentication program (LEAP) as a 
    successor to the current pilot programs for employment eligibility 
    confirmation; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Latham, and 
    Mr. Bilbray), [17NO]
H.R. 3430--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants for 
    the prevention of alcoholic beverage consumption by persons who have 
    not attained the legal drinking age; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. CAPPS, [17NO]
H.R. 3431--
A bill to reduce restrictions on broadcast ownership and to improve 
    diversity of broadcast ownership; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Rush, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas), 
    [17NO]
H.R. 3432--
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 satisfy the authorization for compensation 
    contained in the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 for oil and gas drainage 
    in the West Delta field; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. JOHN (for himself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Baker, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
    Jefferson, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Brady of Texas, 
    Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Peterson of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Reynolds, and Mr. English), [17NO]
H.R. 3433--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director 
    of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to make 
    grants for the development and operation of research centers 
    regarding environmental factors that may be related to the etiology 
    of breast cancer; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. LOWEY, [17NO]
H.R. 3434--
A bill to expand the educational and work opportunities of welfare 
    recipients under the program of block grants to States for temporary 
    assistance for needy families; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mrs. LOWEY, [17NO]
H.R. 3435--
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.
  By Mr. METCALF (for himself and Mr. Goode), [17NO]
H.R. 3436--
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.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Mr. Allen), [17NO]
H.R. 3437--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for 
    inflation adjustments to the income threshold amounts applicable in 
    determining the portion of Social Security benefits subject to tax; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. NADLER (for himself and Mrs. Lowey), [17NO]
H.R. 3438--
A bill to repeal the 1993 tax increase on Social Security benefits; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. NADLER (for himself and Mrs. Lowey), [17NO]
H.R. 3439--
A bill to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from 
    establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM 
    radio stations; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. OXLEY (for himself, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Pallone, and 
    Mr. Ehrlich), [17NO]
  Cosponsors added, [18NO], [22NO]
H.R. 3440--
A bill to provide support for the Booker T. Washington Leadership 
    Institute; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. SCOTT, [17NO]
H.R. 3441--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the 
    provision of physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language 
    pathology services, and respiratory therapy by a comprehensive 
    outpatient rehabilitation facility (CORF) under the Medicare Program 
    at a single, fixed location; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. STARK, [17NO]
H.R. 3442--
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; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. STENHOLM (for himself, Mr. Minge, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Peterson of 
    Minnesota, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Berry, Mr. Boyd, and 
    Mr. Tanner), [17NO]
H.R. 3443--
A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide 
    States with more funding and greater flexibility in carrying out 
    programs designed to help children make the transition from foster 
    care to self-sufficiency, and for other purposes; to the Committees 
    on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mr. Cardin), [18NO]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [18NO]
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (December 2, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-169) (signed December 14, 1999)
H.R. 3444--
A bill to repeal section 658 of Public Law 104-208, commonly referred to 
    as the Lautenberg amendment; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. CHENOWETH-HAGE (for herself, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. Doolittle, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
    Young of Alaska, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Paul, Mr. Goode, Mr. Hastings of 
    Washington, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
    Pickett, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, and 
    Mr. Wicker), [18NO]
H.R. 3445--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to allow the Secretaries 
    of the military departments to authorize civilian special agents of 
    their respective military criminal investigative organizations to 
    execute warrants and make arrests; to the Committee on Armed 
    Services.
  By Mrs. FOWLER, [18NO]
H.R. 3446--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the Surface Transportation Board, 
    to enhance railroad competition, to protect collective bargaining 
    agreements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. OBERSTAR, [18NO]
H.R. 3447--
A bill to amend the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and 
    Conservation Act to provide for sales of electricity by the 
    Bonneville Power Authority to joint operating entities; to the 
    Committees on Resources; Commerce.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself and Mr. Walden of Oregon), 
    [18NO]
H.R. 3448--
A bill to improve the management of environmental information and to 
    encourage innovation in the pursuit of enhanced environmental 
    quality, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Transportation and Infrastructure; the Budget.
  By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Boehlert, 
    and Mrs. Tauscher), [18NO]
H.R. 3449--
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to provide for a State waiver of the 
    requirements concerning the oxygen content of gasoline; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. GREENWOOD, [18NO]
H.R. 3450--
A bill to direct the Archivist of the United States to transfer certain 
    Federal land located in the State of Michigan to the Gerald R. Ford 
    Foundation in trust, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform.
  By Mr. EHLERS, [18NO]
H.R. 3451--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the unused 
    portion of the low-income housing credit for buildings financed

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    with tax exempt State bonds to be used for the construction of 
    military housing in the State; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ABERCROMBIE, [18NO]
H.R. 3452--
A bill to establish conditions on the payment of certain balances under 
    the Panama Canal Act of 1979; to the Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. BAKER (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Stump, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
    Hefley, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Wamp, Mrs. Bono, Mrs. Chenoweth-Hage, Mr. 
    Bachus, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Mr. Tauzin, and Mr. Tancredo), [18NO]
H.R. 3453--
A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 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 2001 and 2002; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. GOODLATTE, [18NO]
H.R. 3454--
A bill to designate the United States post office located at 451 College 
    Street in Macon, Georgia, as the ``Henry McNeal Turner Post 
    Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. CHAMBLISS, [18NO]
H.R. 3455--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to mental 
    health services for children, adolescents and their families; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Ms. Lee, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
    McDermott, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. Mink of 
    Hawaii, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
    Menendez, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Brown of 
    Florida, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Towns, Mrs. 
    Napolitano, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
    Udall of Colorado, Mr. Ford, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
    Rodriguez, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Larson, Mr. 
    Owens, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Baca, Mr. Meeks 
    of New York, Mr. Baird, Mr. Strickland, and Mr. Lampson), [18NO]
H.R. 3456--
A bill to amend statutory damages provisions of title 17, United States 
    Code; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. COBLE, [18NO]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [18NO]
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (November 30, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-160] (signed December 9, 1999)
H.R. 3457--
A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to direct the emergency 
    scheduling of gamma hydroxybutyric acid, to provide for a national 
    awareness campaign, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Stupak, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
    Bliley, and Mr. Roemer), [18NO]
H.R. 3458--
A bill to reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, [18NO]
H.R. 3459--
A bill to provide that a person who brings a product liability action in 
    a Federal or State court for injuries sustained from a product which 
    is not in compliance with a voluntary or mandatory standard issued 
    by the Consumer Product Safety Commission may recover treble 
    damages, and for other purposes; to the Committees on the Judiciary; 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [18NO]
H.R. 3460--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require the consent of 
    a member of the Armed Forces before administering the member with an 
    investigational new drug or drug unapproved for its applied use; to 
    the Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. BACHUS (for himself and Mr. Jones of North Carolina), [18NO]
H.R. 3461--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish 
    additional provisions to combat waste, fraud, and abuse within the 
    Medicare Program, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways 
    and Means; Commerce; the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself and Mr. Traficant), [18NO]
H.R. 3462--
A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
    of 1974 to establish certain requirements enforceable under such 
    title relating to certain stock purchase arrangements maintained by 
    employers for employees, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
    1986 to provide favorable treatment for such arrangements meeting 
    such requirements, subject to certain restrictions on disposition of 
    transferred shares; to the Committees on Education and the 
    Workforce; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BOEHNER (for himself, Mr. Oxley, and Mr. Portman), [18NO]
H.R. 3463--
A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to grant a Federal charter 
    to the Ukrainian American Veterans, Incorporated; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BONIOR (for himself, Mr. Levin, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
    Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Horn), [18NO]
H.R. 3464--
A bill to establish a cooperative program of the Department of 
    Agriculture, the Department of Energy, and the Environmental 
    Protection Agency to evaluate the feasibility of using only fuel 
    blended with ethanol to power municipal vehicles; to the Committee 
    on Commerce.
  By Mr. BOSWELL, [18NO]
H.R. 3465--
A bill to provide safer schools and a better educational environment; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. BRADY of Texas (for himself, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. Bryant), 
    [18NO]
H.R. 3466--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the credit 
    for electricity produced from certain renewable resources to energy 
    produced from landfill gas; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, and Mrs. 
    Thurman), [18NO]
H.R. 3467--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
    Defense to establish procedures for ensuring that persons reporting 
    instances of suspected child abuse occurring on military 
    installations may submit such reports anonymously; to the Committee 
    on Armed Services.
  By Mr. CAMPBELL, [18NO]
H.R. 3468--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to certain 
    water rights to Duchesne City, Utah; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. CANNON, [18NO]
H.R. 3469--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the 
    coverage and treatment of overhead costs of United States factories 
    and arsenals when not making supplies for the Army, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. EVANS (for himself and Mr. Leach), [18NO]
H.R. 3470--
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. GREEN of Wisconsin, [18NO]
H.R. 3471--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry 
    out demonstration projects to increase the supply of organs donated 
    for human transplantation; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. GREENWOOD, [18NO]
H.R. 3472--
A bill to provide for mandatory licensing and registration of handguns; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HOLT, [18NO]
H.R. 3473--
A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
    to restrict the transfer by local law enforcement agencies of 
    certain firearms; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HOLT, [18NO]
H.R. 3474--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Fungaflor 500 EC; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOLT, [18NO]
H.R. 3475--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on NORBLOC 7966; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOLT, [18NO]
H.R. 3476--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Imazalil; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOLT, [18NO]
H.R. 3477--
A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to require credit card 
    statements to include the date by which a consumer's payment by mail 
    must be postmarked in order to avoid the late fee and to prohibit a 
    late fee for a consumer's payment by mail which is postmarked by 
    such date, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon, [18NO]
H.R. 3478--
A bill to establish a compensation program for the contractors of the 
    Departments of Energy and Defense and beryllium vendors who 
    sustained a beryllium-related illness due to the performance of 
    their duty, and for other purposes; to the Committees on the 
    Judiciary; Education and the Workforce; Armed Services.
  By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Gillmor, and Mr. 
    Hansen), [18NO]
H.R. 3479--
A bill to authorize the Small Business Administration to make grants and 
    loans to small business concerns, and grants to agricultural 
    enterprises, to enable such concerns and enterprises to reopen for 
    business after a natural or other disaster; to the Committee on 
    Small Business.
  By Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, and Mr. Jones of 
    North Carolina), [18NO]
  Cosponsors added, [22NO]
H.R. 3480--
A bill to amend title XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to expand 
    enrollment of children under the Medicaid and State children's 
    health insurance program (SCHIP) through the expanded use of 
    presumptive eligibility; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. KLINK (for himself and Ms. DeGette), [18NO]
H.R. 3481--
A bill to impose a 2-year moratorium on the issuance of new Federal 
    licenses to deal in firearms; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. LOWEY, [18NO]
H.R. 3482--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to assure access 
    of Medicare beneficiaries to prescription drug coverage through the 
    NICE drug benefit program; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut, [18NO]
H.R. 3483--
A bill to amend the Federal securities laws to enhance oversight over 
    certain derivatives dealers and hedge funds, reduce the potential 
    for such entitles to increase systemic risk in the financial 
    markets, enhance investor protections, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. MARKEY, [18NO]
H.R. 3484--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that certain 
    sexual crimes against children are predicate crimes for the 
    interception of communications, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself and Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut), [18NO]
H.R. 3485--
A bill to modify the enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgments, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Saxton, 
    Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
    Foley, Mr. Tiahrt, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen), [18NO]
H.R. 3486--
A bill to protect previously approved State Medicaid plans from changes 
    in Federal payment for school-based health services for Medicaid-
    eligible children with individualized education programs; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.

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  By Mr. MORAN of Kansas, [18NO]
H.R. 3487--
A bill to provide consumers in multitenant buildings with the benefits 
    of competition among providers of telecommunications services by 
    ensuring reasonable and nondiscriminatory access to rooftops of 
    mulitenants buildings by competitive telecommunications carriers, 
    and promote the development of fixed wireless, local telephone, and 
    broadband infrastructure, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Commerce.
  By Mr. OXLEY (for himself, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Boucher, Ms. 
    Eshoo, and Mr. Stupak), [18NO]
H.R. 3488--
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.
  By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
    Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
    LoBiondo, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Payne, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Roukema, and 
    Mr. Saxton), [18NO]
H.R. 3489--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to regulate interstate 
    commerce in the use of mobile telephones and to strengthen and 
    clarify prohibitions on electronic eaves-dropping, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. PICKERING (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Largent, 
    and Mr. Tauzin), [18NO]
H.R. 3490--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the status 
    of professional employer organizations and to promote and protect 
    the interests of professional employer organizations, their 
    customers, and workers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Cardin), [18NO]
H.R. 3491--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to codify the 
    authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to issue regulations 
    covering the practice of enrolled agents before the Internal Revenue 
    Service; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PORTMAN, [18NO]
H.R. 3492--
A bill to amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to exempt 
    mortgage servicers from certain requirements of the Act with respect 
    to federally related mortgage loans secured by a first lien, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, 
    and Mr. Metcalf), [18NO]
H.R. 3493--
A bill to promote international monetary stability and to share 
    seigniorage with officially dollarized countries; to the Committee 
    on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, [18NO]
H.R. 3494--
A bill to clarify that no provisions of title LXII of the Revised 
    Statutes of the United States, the Home Owners' Loan Act, or any 
    other Federal law have ever been intended, and may not be construed, 
    to supersede nondiscriminatory State or local laws that regulate 
    fees and surcharges imposed by operators of automated teller 
    machines for use of such machines; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Waters, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    Kucinich, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Evans), [18NO]
  Cosponsors added, [22NO]
H.R. 3495--
A bill to establish a compensation program for Department of Energy 
    employees injured in Federal nuclear activities; to the Committees 
    on the Judiciary; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. STRICKLAND (for himself, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. 
    Whitfield, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Baird, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Phelps, 
    Mr. Forbes, Mr. Pallone, and Ms. Kaptur), [18NO]
H.R. 3496--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that 
    certain uses of a facility owned by a tax-exempt organization shall 
    not be treated as private business use for purposes of determining 
    whether bonds issued to provide the facility are tax-exempt bonds; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. TANNER, [18NO]
H.R. 3497--
A bill to authorize a study on the feasibility of preserving certain 
    Civil War battlefields along the Vicksburg Campaign Trail and of 
    establishing a Civil Rights Trail in the State of Mississippi; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. Shows, and Mr. Taylor 
    of Mississippi), [18NO]
H.R. 3498--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to improve the operations 
    of the Telecommunications Development Fund; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. TOWNS (for himself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Markey, and 
    Mr. Oxley), [18NO]
H.R. 3499--
A bill to amend section 107 of the Housing and Community Development Act 
    of 1974 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
    to make grants from community development block grant amounts to the 
    Park and Recreation Commission, City of Youngstown, Ohio, for the 
    construction of a community center and the renovation of a sports 
    complex in such city; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [18NO]
H.R. 3500--
A bill to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration 
    to conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting 
    among small business employers and to encourage such employers to 
    offer telecommuting options to employees; to the Committee on Small 
    Business.
  By Mr. UDALL of Colorado, [18NO]
H.R. 3501--
A bill to promote and appropriately recognize the role of volunteers and 
    partnership organizations in the stewardship of the resources and 
    values of Federal lands administered by the Secretary of Agriculture 
    and the Secretary of the Interior, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Resources; Agriculture.
  By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Udall of New Mexico), 
    [18NO]
H.R. 3502--
A bill to enhance the ability of the National Laboratories to meet 
    Department of Energy missions, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Science; Armed Services.
  By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, [18NO]
H.R. 3503--
A bill to provide for basic low-cost banking accounts, to eliminate 
    certain automated teller machine surcharges, and to reauthorize a 
    bank fee survey conducted by the Board of Governors of the Federal 
    Reserve System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking 
    and Financial Services.
  By Ms. WATERS, [18NO]
H.R. 3504--
A bill to amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, the Revised 
    Statutes of the United States, the Community Reinvestment Act of 
    1977, and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act with regard to community 
    reinvestment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking 
    and Financial Services.
  By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Towns, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
    Conyers, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Brown 
    of Florida, Ms. Lee, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Payne, Mr. Capuano, Mrs. 
    Maloney of New York, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
    Texas, Mr. Meeks of New York, and Mrs. Jones of Ohio), [18NO]
  Cosponsors added, [22NO]
H.R. 3505--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a 
    medical research tax credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WATKINS, [18NO]
H.R. 3506--
A bill to amend the Service Contract Act of 1965 to provide for the 
    responsibility in certain cases of a parent corporation of a Federal 
    contractor to provide health care benefits to retired employees of 
    the contractor if the contractor fails to provide such benefits; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. WELDON of Florida, [18NO]
H.R. 3507--
A bill to establish a program of supplemental unemployment benefits for 
    unemployed coal miners who have exhausted their rights to regular 
    unemployment benefits, and whose separation from employment is due 
    to environmental laws or court orders directly related to the mining 
    of coal; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WISE (for himself, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. Mollohan), [18NO]
H.R. 3508--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide status in 
    each of fiscal years 2000 through 2002 for 65,000 H-1B nonimmigrants 
    who have a master's or Ph. D. degree and meet the requirements for 
    such status and whose employers make scholarship payments to 
    institutions of higher education for undergraduate and postgraduate 
    education; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. WU (for himself, Mr. Davis of Virginia, and Mr. Stark), [18NO]
H.R. 3509--
A bill for the relief of Elizabeth McKenney Padgett; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BONIOR, [18NO]
H.R. 3510--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to convey the 
    National Defense Reserve Fleet vessel S.S. GUAM to American Trade 
    Fair Ship, Inc.; to the Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mrs. LOWEY, [18NO]
H.R. 3511--
A bill to prohibit deductions under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
    for payments to Holocaust survivors under certain settlements; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. King, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. 
    Maloney of New York, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
    Capuano, and Mr. Ose), [19NO]
H.R. 3512--
A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt from inspection 
    certain small passenger vessels that operate in waters of the United 
    States only in the Virgin Islands; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, [19NO]
H.R. 3513--
A bill to provide for grants to assist value-added agricultural 
    businesses; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. TALENT (for himself and Mr. Thune), [19NO]
H.R. 3514--
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, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Porter, Mr. Shays, 
    Mr. Lantos, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
    Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Traficant, Mr. McCrery, 
    Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
    Delahunt, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Rahall, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
    Udall of Colorado, and Mr. Weiner), [22NO]
H.R. 3515--
A bill to direct the Administrator of General Service to convey certain 
    real property to the United States Postal Service, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Government Reform; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. KINGSTON, [22NO]
H.R. 3516--
A bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
    Act to prohibit pelagic longline fishing in the exclusive economic 
    zone in the Atlantic Ocean; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SANFORD, [22NO]
H.R. 3517--
A bill to amend the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 to provide for 
    consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers 
    killed in the line of duty; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SUNUNU, [22NO]

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H.J. Res. 1--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide 
    for a balanced budget for the United States Government and for 
    greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SCHAFFER (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Castle, Mr. Tancredo, 
    Mr. Andrews, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Bass, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Barr of 
    Georgia, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
    Bereuter, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
    Burton of Indiana, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
    Chambliss, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
    English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Frelinghuysen, 
    Mr. Gallegly, Ms. Granger, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Goode, Mr. Goodling, 
    Mr. Goss, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
    Hoekstra, Mr. Horn, Mr. Kasich, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Latham, 
    Mr. LaHood, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, 
    Mr. McCollum, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Miller of 
    Florida, Mr. Minge, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Ney, Mr. Pitts, 
    Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Riley, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Royce, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, 
    Mr. Salmon, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shays, Mr. Shimkus, 
    Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. Tanner, 
    Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Thune, Mr. Walden, and Mr. Watts 
    of Oklahoma), [6JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [11FE], [24FE], [2MR], [25MR], [13AP], [4MY], 
    [5MY]
H.J. Res. 2--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States with respect to the number of terms of office of 
    Members of the Senate and the House of Representatives; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hansen, 
    Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
    Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bass, Mr. 
    Bereuter, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
    Buyer, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cox of California, 
    Mr. Crane, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
    Ehlers, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
    Ganske, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Goss, Mr. Graham, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
    Hayworth, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Istook, Mr. Jones of North 
    Carolina, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Largent, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lazio of New 
    York, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Lucas of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Mica, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
    Nethercutt, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Packard, Mr. Pease, Mr. Pombo, 
    Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Scarborough, 
    Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
    Smith of Michigan, Mr. Souder, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. Talent, 
    Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Weller, and Mr. 
    Whitfield), [6JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [3MR], [14AP], [6MY], [16JN], [3AU]
  Cosponsors removed, [26OC]
H.J. Res. 3--
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to permit the Congress to limit expenditures in 
    elections for Federal office; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. DINGELL, [7JA]
H.J. Res. 4--
A 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.
  By Mrs. EMERSON, [7JA]
H.J. Res. 5--
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States authorizing the Congress and the States to prohibit 
    the act of desecration of the flag of the United States and to set 
    criminal penalties for that act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. EMERSON, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [25MR]
H.J. Res. 6--
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide 
    for a balanced budget for the United States Government and for 
    greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. EMERSON, [7JA]
H.J. Res. 7--
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States relating to voluntary school prayer; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. EMERSON, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [14AP], [11MY], [20MY], [24MY]
  Cosponsors removed, [9FE]
H.J. Res. 8--
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to permit the Congress to limit contributions and 
    expenditures in elections for Federal office; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ENGEL, [7JA]
H.J. Res. 9--
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to allow an item veto of appropriation bills; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Baldacci), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [10FE], [24FE], [4MR], [10MR], [17MR], 
    [27AP], [13MY]
H.J. Res. 10--
A 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 United States citizen unless a parent is a United States 
    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.
  By Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Doolittle, 
    Mr. Shays, Mr. Paul, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. McCrery, and Mr. 
    Bereuter), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [2FE], [15AP]
H.J. Res. 11--
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to provide that Federal judges be reconfirmed by the 
    Senate every 10 years; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HEFLEY, [7JA]
H.J. Res. 12--
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), [7JA]
H.J. Res. 13--
A 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.
  By Ms. KAPTUR, [7JA]
H.J. Res. 14--
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.
  By Mr. LINDER (for himself and Mr. Dreier), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9FE], [9MR], [16MR], [14AP], [11MY], [10JN]
H.J. Res. 15--
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States with respect to the terms of Senators and 
    Representatives; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
    Foley, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, and Mr. 
    Smith of Michigan), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [16JN]
H.J. Res. 16--
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to allow the States to limit the period of time United 
    States Senators and Representatives may serve; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SANFORD, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [27SE]
H.J. Res. 17--
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, 
    thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual 
    may serve as President; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SERRANO (for himself and Mr. Shays), [7JA]
H.J. Res. 18--
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to provide for 4-year terms for Representatives and to 
    provide that no person may serve as a Representative for more than 
    12 years; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. STUMP, [7JA]
H.J. Res. 19--
A joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the 
    Constitution of the United States; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. STUMP, [7JA]
H.J. Res. 20--
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, [19JA]
H.J. Res. 21--
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States establishing English as the official language of the 
    United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. DOOLITTLE (for himself, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
    Gutknecht, Mr. Stump, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Goode, and Mrs. Chenoweth), 
    [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [23FE], [9MR], [12AP], [20AP], [4MY], [18MY], 
    [8JN], [16JN], [19OC]
H.J. Res. 22--
A joint resolution to commemorate the birthday of Cesar E. Chavez; to 
    the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. FILNER (for himself, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Romero-
    Barcelo, Mr. Olver, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
    McDermott, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Owens, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Clyburn, 
    Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Frost, Mr. Berman, Ms. 
    Norton, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Brown 
    of California, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Meek of 
    Florida, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Stark, Mr. Underwood, Ms. 
    Woolsey, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Lofgren,

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    Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, 
    Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
    Gonzalez, Ms. Velazquez, and Mrs. Napolitano), [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [23MR], [25MR], [26AP], [11MY]
H.J. Res. 23--
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for 
    the direct popular election of the President and Vice President of 
    the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. LAHOOD (for himself and Mr. Wise), [4FE]
H.J. Res. 24--
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to repeal the twenty-second amendment relating to 
    Presidential term limitations; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [8FE]
H.J. Res. 25--
A joint resolution recognizing the sacrifice and dedication of members 
    of the Armed Forces throughout the Nation's history; to the 
    Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. HUNTER, [9FE]
  Cosponsors added, [1MR], [4MR], [11MR], [18MR], [25MR], [12AP], 
    [15AP], [29AP], [13MY], [26MY], [6OC]
H.J. Res. 26--
A joint resolution providing for the reappointment of Barber B. Conable, 
    Jr. as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian 
    Instiution; to the Committee on House Administration.
  By Mr. Sam JOHNSON of Texas (for himself and Mr. Regula), [9FE]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [23MR]
  Passed Senate, [24MR]
  Presented to the President (March 26, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-14] (signed April 6, 1999)
H.J. Res. 27--
A joint resolution providing for the reappointment of Dr. Hanna H. Gray 
    as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian 
    Institution; to the Committee on House Administration.
  By Mr. Sam JOHNSON of Texas (for himself and Mr. Regula), [9FE]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [23MR]
  Passed Senate, [24MR]
  Presented to the President (March 26, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-15] (signed April 6, 1999)
H.J. Res. 28--
A joint resolution providing for the reappointment of Wesley S. 
    Williams, Jr. as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the 
    Smithsonian Institution; to the Committee on House Administration.
  By Mr. Sam JOHNSON of Texas (for himself and Mr. Regula), [9FE]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [23MR]
  Passed Senate, [24MR]
  Presented to the President (March 26, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-16] (signed April 6, 1999)
H.J. Res. 29--
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to provide a procedure by which the States may propose 
    constitutional amendments; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Goode, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
    Gillmor, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Manzullo), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [16JN]
H.J. Res. 30--
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States allowing an item veto in appropriation bills; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ARCHER, [23FE]
H.J. Res. 31--
A 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.
  By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Smith of 
    New Jersey, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Hayes, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, and Mr. 
    Phelps), [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [2MR], [25MR]
H.J. Res. 32--
A joint resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    President and the Congress should join in undertaking the Social 
    Security Guarantee Initiative to strengthen and protect the 
    retirement income security of all Americans through the creation of 
    a fair and modern Social Security Program for the 21st century; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24FE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-34), [1MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [2MR]
H.J. Res. 33--
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical 
    desecration of the flag of the United States; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
    Goodlatte, Mr. Stump, Mr. Latham, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Bachus, 
    Mr. Herger, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Weldon of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Reynolds, 
    Mr. Horn, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Cox, Mr. Largent, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Rahall, 
    Mr. Pallone, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Walden of 
    Oregon, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. 
    Chenoweth, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Portman, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Burr 
    of North Carolina, Mr. Skeen, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
    Duncan, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. LaTourette, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
    Goode, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Hunter, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
    Baldacci, Mr. Roemer, Ms. Danner, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
    Bilirakis, Mr. Condit, Mr. Holden, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Franks 
    of New Jersey, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Bass, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
    Weller, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. English, Mr. 
    Kuykendall, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Ose, 
    Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Terry, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. 
    DeMint, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Crowley, Mr. John, Mr. Mascara, Mrs. 
    Thurman, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, 
    Mr. Istook, Mr. Tancredo, Mrs. Emerson, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
    Pease, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Hinojosa, 
    Mr. Shows, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Regula, Mr. Lewis 
    of California, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. McNulty, Mr. McGovern, 
    Mr. Buyer, Mr. Everett, Mr. Archer, Mr. Spence, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
    Ehrlich, Mr. Cook, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Callahan, 
    Mr. Quinn, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
    Linder, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
    Clement, Mr. Turner, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Reyes, Ms. 
    Granger, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Goss, Mr. Souder, Mr. Peterson of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Boyd, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Combest, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
    Gutknecht, Mr. Camp, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
    Barcia, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. 
    Rothman, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kasich, Mr. 
    Hulshof, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Smith of 
    Washington, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
    Calvert, Mr. Frost, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Smith of New 
    Jersey, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Riley, Mr. Maloney of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Ganske, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Baker, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
    Bishop, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Hefley, 
    Mr. Pitts, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
    Dooley of California, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Forbes, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
    Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Chabot, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Simpson, Mrs. McCarthy of 
    New York, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
    Hobson, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
    Mollohan, Mr. Talent, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Boehner, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
    Jefferson, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
    Gallegly, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
    Wicker, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Weldon of 
    Florida, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Royce, Mr. Packard, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
    Mica, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Miller 
    of Florida, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Blunt, 
    Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Wise, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Lampson, Ms. 
    Biggert, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Thompson of 
    Mississippi, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Ms. 
    Sanchez, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
    Doolittle, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Nussle, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
    Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Hayworth, Ms. Dunn, 
    Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
    Brown of Ohio, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Towns, Mr. Collins, 
    and Mr. Moran of Virginia), [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9MR], [18MR], [28AP], [13MY], [20MY], [25MY]
  Cosponsors removed, [24MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-191), [18JN]
  Considered, [23JN]
  Passed House, [24JN]
H.J. Res. 34--
A joint resolution congratulating and commending the Veterans of Foreign 
    Wars; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Smith of 
    New Jersey, Mr. Filner, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Spence, 
    Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Everett, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
    Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Quinn, Ms. Carson, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Reyes, 
    Mr. Stearns, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
    Hayworth, Mr. Shows, Mrs. Chenoweth, Ms. Berkley, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
    Hansen, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Coble, Mr. Hunter, 
    Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. 
    Cunningham), [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [16MR], [24MR], [12AP], [21AP], [3MY], 
    [11MY], [24JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-205), [29JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [29JN]
  Passed Senate, [28SE]
  Presented to the President (September 29, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-61] (signed September 29, 1999)
H.J. Res. 35--
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 1999; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Burton of 
    Indiana, Mr. English, Mr. Traficant, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
    Chabot, Mr. Rush, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mrs. Northup, and Mr. 
    Hostettler), [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [23MR], [22JN]
H.J. Res. 36--
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to restrict annual deficits by limiting the public 
    debt of the United States and requiring a favorable vote of the 
    people on any law to exceed such limits; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. PICKETT, [4MR]
H.J. Res. 37--
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States with respect to tax limitations; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
    Shadegg, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Archer, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
    Bachus, Mr. Baker, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Bartlett 
    of Maryland, Mr. Bass, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Brady of 
    Texas, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
    Bonilla, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Burton of 
    Indiana, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
    Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
    Combest, Mr. Cook, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Cox, Mr. Crane, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Ms. Danner, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. DeMint, 
    Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Dunn, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
    English, Mr. Everett, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Fossella, Mrs. 
    Fowler, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Gallegly, 
    Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Good

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    ling, Mr. Graham, Ms. Granger, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Greenwood, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
    Hefley, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. 
    Hunter, Mr. Istook, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. John, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
    Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Kasich, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
    Knollenberg, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. LaTourette, 
    Mr. Lazio, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, 
    Mr. Manzullo, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McIntosh, 
    Mr. McIntyre, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller of 
    Florida, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, 
    Mr. Ney, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
    Paul, Mr. Pease, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
    Pitts, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Porter, Mr. Portman, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
    Quinn, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Riley, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
    Sanford, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
    Scarborough, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
    Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
    Souder, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Sweeney, 
    Mr. Talent, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
    Mr. Thune, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Upton, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Wamp, 
    Mr. Watkins, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Weldon of Florida, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Young of Alaska), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [23MR], [13AP], [15AP]
  Cosponsors removed, [24MR]
  Failed of passage, [15AP]
H.J. Res. 38--
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States repealing the twenty-second article of amendment to 
    the Constitution; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Berman, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sabo, and Mr. Pallone), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MY]
H.J. Res. 39--
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States respecting the right to a home; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. RANGEL, [16MR]
  Cosponsors added, [21OC]
H.J. Res. 40--
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States relating to the budgetary treatment of the Federal 
    programs currently known as the old-age, survivors, and disability 
    insurance program and the hospital insurance program; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [16MR]
H.J. Res. 41--
A 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.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York, [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13AP], [20AP], [27AP], [18MY], [26MY], [14JN], 
    [23JN], [14JY], [21JY], [22JY], [29JY], [9SE], [9NO]
H.J. Res. 42--
A joint resolution to amend the War Powers Resolution; to the Committees 
    on International Relations; Rules.
  By Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself and Mr. Metcalf), [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [5MY]
H.J. Res. 43--
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 1999; to the 
    Committees on International Relations; Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. MICA (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Traficant, Mr. English, Mr. 
    Bachus, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. 
    Burton of Indiana), [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [22JN]
H.J. Res. 44--
A joint resolution declaring a state of war between the United States 
    and the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. CAMPBELL, [12AP]
  Cosponsors added, [13AP], [22AP]
  Reported adversely (H. Rept. 106-115), [27AP]
  Failed of passage, [28AP]
H.J. Res. 45--
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to abolish the Federal income tax; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. Sam JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
    Largent, Mr. Cox, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, 
    Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
    Campbell, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
    Hayworth, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Cooksey, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
    Barr of Georgia, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
    Sessions, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Herger, Mr. Linder, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
    Everett, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Bonilla, and Mr. Skeen), [14AP]
  Cosponsors added, [20AP], [14SE]
H.J. Res. 46--
A joint resolution conferring status as an honorary veteran of the 
    United States Armed Forces on Zachary Fisher; to the Committee on 
    Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Young of Florida, and 
    Mr. Murtha), [28AP]
  Cosponsors added, [25MY], [8JN], [15JN], [14JY], [15JY], [19JY], 
    [12OC], [14OC], [18OC], [25OC], [27OC], [28OC], [1NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [2NO]
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (November 30, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-161] (signed December 9, 1999)
H.J. Res. 47--
A joint resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the 
    need for a Surgeon General's report on media and violence; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Moran of 
    Virginia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Pitts, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
    Ganske, and Mr. LaFalce), [28AP]
  Cosponsors added, [5MY], [11MY], [13MY], [19MY], [25MY], [8JN], 
    [15JN], [15SE]
H.J. Res. 48--
A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the 
    court-martial conviction of the late Rear Admiral Charles Butler 
    McVay, III, and calling upon the President to award a Presidential 
    Unit Citation to the final crew of the U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS; to the 
    Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself, Ms. Carson, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
    Island, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, 
    Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Farr of 
    California, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Pease, 
    Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Ney, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Boyd, Mr. 
    Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, Mr. Towns, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Stump, Mr. Gary Miller of 
    California, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
    English, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Barrett of 
    Nebraska, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
    Regula, Mr. Cook, Mr. Fossella, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
    Mr. McInnis, Mr. John, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and Ms. Rivers), 
    [28AP]
  Cosponsors added, [19MY], [9JN], [30JN], [19JY], [29JY], [14SE], 
    [24SE], [27SE], [7OC], [2NO]
H.J. Res. 49--
A joint resolution to designate the Village of Sunbury, Ohio, as 
    ``Flagville, U.S.A.''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. KASICH, [29AP]
H.J. Res. 50--
A joint resolution granting the consent of Congress to the Chickasaw 
    Trail Economic Development Compact; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. BRYANT (for himself and Mr. Wicker), [4MY]
H.J. Res. 51--
A joint resolution authorizing the use of United States Armed Forces 
    against the regime in power in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to 
    meet certain objectives; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. BATEMAN, [5MY]
H.J. Res. 52--
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States relating to school prayer; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. MURTHA, [6MY]
H.J. Res. 53--
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to provide for a balanced budget for the United States 
    Government and for greater accountability in the enactment of tax 
    legislation; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ISTOOK (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
    Cox, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Doolittle, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Goode, 
    Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
    Texas, Mr. LaHood, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Peterson of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Petri, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
    Shimkus, Mr. Talent, Mr. Terry, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. 
    Tancredo), [12MY]
  Cosponsors added, [20MY], [24MY], [24SE], [28SE], [6OC], [19OC], 
    [26OC], [27OC], [2NO], [9NO], [16NO], [17NO], [18NO]
H.J. Res. 54--
A joint resolution granting the consent of Congress to the Missouri-
    Nebraska Boundary Compact; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. DANNER (for herself and Mr. Bereuter), [12MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-303), [8SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [21SE]
  Passed Senate, [5NO]
  Presented to the President (November 9, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-101] (signed November 12, 1999)
H.J. Res. 55--
A joint resolution to disapprove a rule relating to delivery of mail to 
    a commercial mail receiving agency, issued by the United States 
    Postal Service; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. PAUL, [20MY]
  Cosponsors added, [25MY], [26MY], [27MY], [8JN], [8JN], [9JN], [10JN], 
    [15JN], [16JN], [17JN], [22JN], [23JN], [24JN], [1JY], [12JY], 
    [14JY], [14JY], [20JY], [21JY], [27JY], [29JY], [2AU], [8SE], 
    [21SE], [27SE], [28SE], [6OC], [3NO], [17NO], [18NO]
H.J. Res. 56--
A joint resolution recognizing Commodore John Barry as the first flag 
    officer of the United States Navy; to the Committee on Armed 
    Services.
  By Mr. KING, [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [29JN], [9SE], [7OC], [14OC], [26OC], [3NO]
H.J. Res. 57--
A joint resolution disapproving the extension of nondiscriminatory 
    treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of the 
    People's Republic of China; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ROHRABACHER, [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [10JN], [15JN], [17JN], [23JN]
  Reported adversely (H. Rept. 106-262), [26JY]
  Failed of passage, [27JY]
H.J. Res. 58--
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, [9JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15JN], [23JN]
  Reported adversely (H. Rept. 106-282), [2AU]
  Failed of passage, [3AU]
H.J. Res. 59--
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, [17JN]
  Cosponsors added, [20JY], [13SE], [11NO]
H.J. Res. 60--
A joint resolution designating the square dance as the national folk 
    dance of the United States; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. SAXTON, [17JN]
H.J. Res. 61--
A joint resolution calling upon the Government of Mexico to undertake 
    greater and more

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    effective counterdrug measures, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. MICA (for himself, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Gilman, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
    Portman, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Souder, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Pitts, 
    Mr. Stearns, Mr. Kingston, and Mr. Ose), [1JY]
H.J. Res. 62--
A joint resolution to grant the consent of Congress to the boundary 
    change between Georgia and South Carolina; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. LINDER (for himself, Mr. Kingston, and Mr. Spence), [22JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-304), [8SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [21SE]
  Passed Senate, [26OC]
  Presented to the President (October 27, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-90] (signed November 8, 1999)
H.J. Res. 63--
A 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.
  By Mrs. CHENOWETH, [22JY]
H.J. Res. 64--
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. CHABOT (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Barcia, 
    Mr. Sessions, Mr. Brady of Texas, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. LoBiondo, 
    Mrs. Bono, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. LaHood, Ms. 
    Granger, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gekas, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Young of Alaska, 
    Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Foley, and Mrs. Myrick), [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE], [17NO]
H.J. Res. 65--
A joint resolution commending the World War II veterans who fought in 
    the Battle of the Bulge, and for other purposes; to the Committees 
    on Veterans' Affairs; International Relations.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Stump, and Mr. Evans), 
    [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [21SE], [22SE], [23SE], [24SE], [27SE], [30SE]
  Reported with amendments from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H. 
    Rept. 106-352, part 1), [30SE]
  Referral to the Committee on International Relations extended, [30SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [5OC]
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (November 30, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-142] (signed December 7, 1999)
H.J. Res. 66--
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States restoring religious freedom; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. ISTOOK, [15SE]
  Cosponsors added, [24SE], [9NO]
H.J. Res. 67--
A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 
    2000, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Florida, [27SE]
H.J. Res. 68--
A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 
    2000, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Florida, [27SE]
  Passed House, [28SE]
  Passed Senate, [28SE]
  Presented to the President (September 28, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-62] (signed September 30, 1999)
H.J. Res. 69--
A joint resolution disapproving the Legalization of Marijuana for 
    Medical Treatment Initiative of 1998; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia, [28SE]
H.J. Res. 70--
A joint resolution providing for expedited emergency humanitarian 
    assistance, disaster relief assistance, and medical assistance to 
    the people of Taiwan; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. COX, [5OC]
  Cosponsors added, [7OC], [21OC], [26OC], [2NO], [17NO]
H.J. Res. 71--
A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the 
    fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Appropriations.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Florida, [18OC]
  Passed House, [19OC]
  Passed Senate, [19OC]
  Presented to the President (October 19, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-75] (signed October 21, 1999)
H.J. Res. 72--
A joint resolution granting the consent of the Congress to the Red River 
    Boundary Compact; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. THORNBERRY (for himself, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma), [19OC]
  Cosponsors added, [21OC]
H.J. Res. 73--
A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the 
    fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Appropriations.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Florida, [27OC]
  Passed House, [28OC]
  Passed Senate, [28OC]
  Presented to the President (October 28, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-85] (signed October 29, 1999)
H.J. Res. 74--
A joint resolution proposing a spending limitation amendment to the 
    Constitution of the United States; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, and Mr. 
    Rohrabacher), [2NO]
H.J. Res. 75--
A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the 
    fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Appropriations.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Florida, [3NO]
  Passed House, [4NO]
  Passed Senate, [4NO]
  Presented to the President (November 5, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-88] (signed November 5, 1999)
H.J. Res. 76--
A joint resolution waiving certain enrollment requirements for the 
    remainder of the first session of the One Hundred Sixth Congress 
    with respect to any bill or joint resolution making general 
    appropriations or continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2000; to 
    the Committee on House Administration.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [8NO]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [9NO]
  Passed Senate, [9NO]
  Presented to the President (November 10, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-93] (signed November 10, 1999)
H.J. Res. 77--
A joint resolution notifying the Government of Panama of the nullity of 
    the Carter-Torrijos treaties and recognizing the validity of the 
    Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty with respect to control of the Panama Canal 
    Zone; to the Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mrs. CHENOWETH-HAGE, [9NO]
  Cosponsors added, [10NO], [15NO], [16NO], [17NO], [18NO]
H.J. Res. 78--
A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the 
    fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Appropriations.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Florida, [9NO]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [9NO]
  Passed Senate, [10NO]
  Presented to the President (November 10, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-94] (signed November 10, 1999)
H.J. Res. 79--
A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the 
    fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Appropriations.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Florida, [16NO]
H.J. Res. 80--
A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the 
    fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Appropriations.
  By Mr. DREIER, [16NO]
  Passed House, [17NO]
  Passed Senate, [17NO]
  Presented to the President (November 17, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-105] (signed November 18, 1999)
H.J. Res. 81--
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, [16NO]
H.J. Res. 82--
A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the 
    fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Appropriations.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Florida, [17NO]
  Passed House, [18NO]
  Passed Senate amended, [18NO]
H.J. Res. 83--
A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the 
    fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Appropriations.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Florida, [17NO]
  Passed House amended, [18NO]
  Passed Senate, [18NO]
  Presented to the President (November 18, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-106] (signed November 19, 1999)
H.J. Res. 84--
A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the 
    fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Appropriations.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Florida, [18NO]
  Passed House, [18NO]
H.J. Res. 85--
A joint resolution appointing the day for the convening of the second 
    session of the One Hundred Sixth Congress.
  By Mr. ARMEY, [18NO]
  Passed House, [18NO]
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (November 30, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-127] (signed December 6, 1999)

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H. Con. Res. 1--
Concurrent resolution providing for a joint session of Congress to 
    receive a message from the President.
  By Mr. ARMEY, [6JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [6JA]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [14JA]
H. Con. Res. 2--
Concurrent resolution providing for adjournment of the House.
  By Mr. ARMEY, [6JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [6JA]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [6JA]
H. Con. Res. 3--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that 
    retirement benefits for Members of Congress should not be subject to 
    cost-of-living adjustments; to the Committees on Government Reform; 
    House Administration.
  By Mr. COBLE, [7JA]
H. Con. Res. 4--
Concurrent resolution entitled the ``English Plus Resolution''; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. SERRANO, [7JA]
H. Con. Res. 5--
Concurrent resolution recognizing the severity of the issue of cervical 
    health, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [4FE], [11FE], [4MR]
H. Con. Res. 6--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding 
    support for the formation of the China 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 (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. 
    Gilman, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Spence, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
    Hunter, Mr. Porter, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Pombo, and Mr. 
    Radanovich), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [24MR]
H. Con. Res. 7--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    current Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt 
    secured by a first or second home should not be further restricted; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. ROUKEMA, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR]
H. Con. Res. 8--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to 
    promoting coverage of individuals under long-term care insurance; to 
    the Committees on Commerce; Education and the Workforce; Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Greenwood, 
    Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
    Farr of California, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
    Hobson, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
    Regula, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Boehlert, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
    Boyd, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. 
    Weygand, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Moran of 
    Virginia, Mr. Minge, Mr. Nadler, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and 
    Mrs. Kelly), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [2FE], [11FE], [12FE], [23FE], [25FE], 
    [1MR], [2MR], [3MR], [11MR], [16MR], [18MR], [23MR], [25MR], [12AP], 
    [13AP], [14AP], [27AP], [4MY], [5MY], [13MY], [18MY], [26MY], [8JN], 
    [26JY]
H. Con. Res. 9--
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, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE]
H. Con. Res. 10--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    Government National Mortgage Association guaranty fee should not be 
    increased; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services. c 
    Serbian regime of Slobodan Milosevic, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. WELLER, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9FE], [23FE], [9MR], [12AP]
H. Con. Res. 11--
Concurrent resolution providing for the adjournment of the House of 
    Representatives.
  By Mr. ARMEY, [19JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [19JA]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [20JA]
H. Con. Res. 12--
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 Administration.
  By Mr. BALDACCI (for himself, Mr. Allen, and Mr. Hinchey), [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE]
H. Con. Res. 13--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that Serbia-
    Montenegro has failed to comply with the Holbrooke-Milosevic 
    agreement of October 13, 1998, and that the North Atlantic Treaty 
    Organization (NATO) should implement its activation order of October 
    12, 1998, to compel compliance; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Olver, Mrs. 
    Kelly, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Hoyer), [19JA]
H. Con. Res. 14--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the 
    actions needed to address the disastrous decline in hog prices for 
    American pork producers and to relieve the wide-spread economic 
    hardship currently being suffered by these producers; to the 
    Committee on Agriculture.
  By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself and Mr. Latham), [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [25FE], [24MR], [14AP]
H. Con. Res. 15--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the 
    primary author and the official home of ``Yankee Doodle''; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. McNULTY, [19JA]
H. Con. Res. 16--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that Jonathan 
    Jay Pollard should serve his full sentence of life imprisonment and 
    should not receive pardon, reprieve, or any other form of executive 
    clemency from the President of the United States; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. NETHERCUTT, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [11FE], [23FE], [13AP]
H. Con. Res. 17--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    United States should develop, promote, and implement voluntary 
    policies to slow the population growth of the Nation; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SAWYER (for himself and Mrs. Morella), [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [2MR], [25MR], [5MY], [27MY], [18JN], [21SE]
H. Con. Res. 18--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to 
    convicted spy Jonathan Pollard; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. UPTON (for himself and Mr. Goss), [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [3FE]
H. Con. Res. 19--
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 
    Administration.
  By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
    Lantos, Mr. Regula, and Mr. LaTourette), [2FE]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [2FE]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [12FE]
H. Con. Res. 20--
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), [2FE]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [26OC]
H. Con. Res. 21--
Concurrent resolution recommending the integration of Lithuania, Latvia, 
    and Estonia into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); to 
    the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, 
    Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Cox of California, and Mrs. Jones of Ohio), 
    [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [8FE], [11FE], [23FE], [16MR], [12AP], 
    [21AP], [16JN], [8SE]
H. Con. Res. 22--
Concurrent resolution providing that the President should seek a public 
    renunciation by the People's Republic of China of any use of force, 
    or threat to use force, against Taiwan, and that the United States 
    should help Taiwan in case of threats or a military attack by the 
    People's Republic of China; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself and Mr. Chabot), [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [23FE], [2MR], [18MR], [25MR], [15AP], [20AP], 
    [11MY], [26MY]
H. Con. Res. 23--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that during 1999 
    the Secretaries of the military departments should provide honor 
    guard details for the funerals of veterans in the same manner as is 
    required by law effective January 1, 2000; to the Committee on Armed 
    Services.
  By Mr. McKEON, [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [23MR], [11MY], [18NO]
H. Con. Res. 24--
Concurrent resolution expressing congressional opposition to the 
    unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state and urging the 
    President to assert clearly United States opposition to such a 
    unilateral declaration of statehood; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
    Lantos, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Lazio 
    of

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    New York, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
    Horn, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Frost, Mr. Ackerman, 
    Mr. Andrews, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Schaffer, 
    Mr. Holden, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
    Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Crane, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
    McGovern, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
    Sisisky, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shows, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. 
    Goodling, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Weller, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Blunt, 
    Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McNulty, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Diaz-
    Balart, Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. Cubin, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
    Hefley, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
    Cook, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Doyle, Ms. Granger, Mr. 
    Gibbons, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Reynolds, and Ms. Norton), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9FE], [11FE], [8MR], [9MR], [10MR], [11MR], [15MR], 
    [16MR]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [16MR]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [12AP]
H. Con. Res. 25--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a 
    postage stamp should be issued in honor of the United States Masters 
    Swimming program; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [4MR], [25MR], [18MY], [26MY]
H. Con. Res. 26--
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 and has no force or effect unless enacted as law; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. METCALF, [9FE]
H. Con. Res. 27--
Concurrent resolution providing for an adjournment or recess of the two 
    Houses.
  By Mr. LAZIO of New York, [10FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [10FE]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [12FE]
H. Con. Res. 28--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the United 
    States should introduce and make all efforts necessary to pass a 
    resolution criticizing the People's Republic of China for its human 
    rights abuses in China and Tibet at the annual meeting of the United 
    Nations Commission on Human Rights; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Cox of 
    California, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
    Mr. Lantos, Mr. Porter, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
    Chabot, and Mr. Tancredo), [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [9MR]
  Considered, [9MR]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [11MR]
H. Con. Res. 29--
Concurrent resolution expressing the opposition of Congress to any 
    deployment of United States ground forces in Kosovo, a province in 
    the Republic of Serbia, for peacemaking or peacekeeping purposes; to 
    the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mrs. FOWLER (for herself, Mr. Spence, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
    Young of Alaska, Mr. Stearns, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Wicker, Mr. McCollum, 
    Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Bilirakis, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Hastings of 
    Washington, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
    McIntosh, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Collins, 
    Mr. Sununu, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
    Nethercutt, Mr. Hilleary, and Mr. Foley), [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [23FE], [25FE], [3MR], [9MR]
H. Con. Res. 30--
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 and has no force or effect unless enacted as law; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. METCALF (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
    Herger, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Traficant, Mr. English, and Mr. 
    Scarborough), [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [23FE], [2MR], [4MR], [11MR], [16MR], 
    [23MR], [24MR], [25MR], [12AP], [14AP], [15AP], [27AP], [29AP], 
    [4MY], [6MY], [11MY], [18MY], [26MY], [8JN], [10JN], [15JN], [17JN], 
    [23JN], [29JN], [12JY], [15JY], [22JY], [2AU], [5AU], [9SE], [22SE], 
    [23SE], [14OC], [19OC], [9NO]
H. Con. Res. 31--
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.
  By Mr. TIERNEY (for himself, Mr. Larson, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Saxton, 
    Mr. Meehan, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Taylor of 
    Mississippi, Mr. Frost, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
    English, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Borski, and Mr. Ramstad), 
    [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [2MR], [3MR], [4MR], [9MR], [11MR], [16MR], [18MR], 
    [23MR], [25MR], [13AP], [4MY], [6MY], [20MY]
H. Con. Res. 32--
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. Olver, Mrs. 
    Kelly, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Hefley, Mrs. 
    Lowey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Payne, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Forbes, 
    Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Maloney of 
    Connecticut, and Mr. Crowley), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [23FE]
H. Con. Res. 33--
Concurrent resolution commending and praising the National Association 
    for the Advancement of Colored People on the occasion of its 90th 
    anniversary; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
    Meeks of New York, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Christian-Christensen, Mr. 
    Ford, Ms. Lee, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Rush, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
    Texas, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Owens, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Brown 
    of Florida, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Norton, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
    Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Clay, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
    Johnson of Texas, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. Gonzalez), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [23FE]
H. Con. Res. 34--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that there 
    should be parity between the compensation of members of the 
    uniformed services and the compensation of civilian employees of the 
    United States; to the Committees on Armed Services; Government 
    Reform.
  By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mr. Wynn, and Ms. Norton), [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25FE], [2MR], [4MR], [10MR], [20AP], [28AP], [6MY], 
    [13MY], [24MY], [8JN], [15JN], [29JN], [12JY], [14JY], [21JY], 
    [29JY], [4AU], [9SE]
H. Con. Res. 35--
Concurrent resolution congratulating the State of Qatar and its citizens 
    for their commitment to democratic ideals and women's suffrage on 
    the occasion of Qatar's historic elections of a central municipal 
    council on March 8, 1999; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Mrs. Kelly), 
    [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13AP]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [13AP]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [1JY]
H. Con. Res. 36--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of 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.
  By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Bilirakis, 
    Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Sherman, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy 
    of Rhode Island, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
    Blagojevich, Mr. Evans, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Ackerman, 
    and Mr. Menendez), [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [15AP], [5AU]
H. Con. Res. 37--
Concurrent resolution concerning anti-Semitic statements made by members 
    of the Duma of the Russian Federation; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Wolf, Ms. 
    Slaughter, Mr. Porter, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Salmon, and Mr. Markey), 
    [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [15MR], [17MR], [22MR], [23MR]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [23MR]
H. Con. Res. 38--
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 1999, that such a stamp be 
    issued; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. RUSH (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, Mr. Evans, Mr. Ford, 
    Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Shows, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Ms. Lee, Ms. Norton, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Stark, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
    Rangel, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Gonzalez, and Mr. 
    Bonior), [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [23MR], [19MY], [9JN], [23JN], [30JN], [15JY], 
    [16JY], [2AU], [17NO]
H. Con. Res. 39--
Concurrent resolution urging the President to oppose expansion of the 
    Oil-for-Food Program in Iraq, condemning Saddam Hussein for the 
    actions the Government of Iraq has taken against the Iraqi people 
    and for its defiance of the United Nations, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. WATKINS (for himself and Mr. Thornberry), [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [18MR], [23MR], [13AP], [20AP], [14JY], 
    [4OC]
H. Con. Res. 40--
Concurrent resolution honoring Morris King Udall, former United States 
    Representative from Arizona, and extending the condolences of the 
    Congress on his death; to the Committee on House Administration.
  By Mr. KOLBE (for himself, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Stump, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
    Hayworth, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and Mr. Udall of New 
    Mexico), [3MR]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [4MR]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [8MR]
H. Con. Res. 41--
Concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that the 
    Bureau of Labor Statistics should develop and publish monthly a cost 
    of living index; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. PICKETT, [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13AP]
H. Con. Res. 42--
Concurrent resolution regarding the use of United States Armed Forces as 
    part of a NATO peacekeeping operation implementing a Kosovo peace 
    agreement; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [8MR]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [11MR]
H. Con. Res. 43--
Concurrent resolution condemning the irregular interruption of the 
    democratic political institutional process in Haiti; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GOSS (for himself, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. Foley), [8MR]
  Cosponsors added, [9MR], [18MR], [21AP]

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H. Con. Res. 44--
Concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the 
    18th annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [8MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-58), [16MR]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [23MR]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [14AP]
H. Con. Res. 45--
A concurrent resolution providing for the use of the catafalque situated 
    in the crypt beneath the rotunda of the Capitol in connection with 
    memorial services to be conducted in the Supreme Court Building for 
    the late honorable Harry A. Blackmun, former Associate Justice of 
    the Supreme Court of the United States; to the Committee on House 
    Administration.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [9MR]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [9MR]
H. Con. Res. 46--
A concurrent resolution urging an end of the war between Eritrea and 
    Ethiopia and calling on the United Nations Human Rights Commission 
    and other human rights organizations to investigate human rights 
    abuses in connection with the Eritrean and Ethiopian conflict; to 
    the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Chabot), [9MR]
  Cosponsors added, [21AP], [9JN], [14JY], [22SE]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [26OC]
H. Con. Res. 47--
A 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, and Mr. Moran of 
    Virginia), [9MR]
  Cosponsors added, [16MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-59), [16MR]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [23MR]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [14AP]
H. Con. Res. 48--
A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for 
    the opening ceremonies of Sunrayce 99; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SALMON, [9MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-60), [16MR]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [12AP]
H. Con. Res. 49--
Concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for a 
    bike rodeo to be conducted by the Earth Force Youth Bike Summit; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
    Boehlert, Mr. Houghton, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
    Sabo, Mr. Baird, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Brown 
    of California, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Shays, Mr. DeFazio, and 
    Mr. Traficant), [10MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-61), [16MR]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [12AP]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [30AP]
H. Con. Res. 50--
Concurrent resolution authorizing the 1999 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. FRANKS of New Jersey, [10MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-62), [16MR]
  Rules supended. Agreed to in the House, [23MR]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [14AP]
H. Con. Res. 51--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that Dr. Doan 
    Viet Hoat is to be praised and honored for his commitment to fight 
    for democratic change in Vietnam; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Ms. SANCHEZ (for herself, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and 
    Mr. Davis of Virginia), [10MR]
  Cosponsors added, [16MR], [17MR], [18MR], [23MR], [25MR], [21AP], 
    [20MY], [24MY], [1OC], [4OC], [6OC], [7OC], [18OC], [4NO]
H. Con. Res. 52--
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), [10MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-63), [16MR]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [23MR]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [19AP]
H. Con. Res. 53--
A concurrent resolution concerning the Taiwan Relations Act; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Lantos, 
    Mr. Cox, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Smith of New 
    Jersey, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Tancredo), 
    [11MR]
H. Con. Res. 54--
A concurrent resolution recognizing the historic significance of the 
    first anniversary of the Good Friday Peace Agreement; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
    Holden, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Brady of 
    Pennsylvania, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
    Moakley, Mr. Horn, Mr. Clay, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. LaHood, 
    Mr. Quinn, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Berman, Mr. Deutsch, Mrs. 
    Maloney of New York, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Dingell, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Waxman, 
    Mr. Snyder, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
    Engel, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Clement, 
    Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Walsh, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Thompson of 
    Mississippi, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
    Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Larson), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [16MR], [17MR], [25MR], [15AP], [20AP]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [20AP]
H. Con. Res. 55--
A concurrent resolution congratulating His Excellency, General Vasco 
    Joaquim Rocha Vieira, Governor of Macao, and the Macao government on 
    the Third Meeting of the Macanese people, the ``Terceiro Encontro''; 
    to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. POMBO, [15MR]
H. Con. Res. 56--
Concurrent resolution commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Taiwan 
    Relations Act; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Brown 
    of Ohio, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
    Chabot, Mr. Tancredo, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
    Berman, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Ackerman, 
    and Mr. Martinez), [17MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [23MR]
H. Con. Res. 57--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a 
    postage stamp should be issued honoring the 100th anniversary of the 
    Junior League; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia, [17MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [14AP], [29JN], [1JY], [14JY]
H. Con. Res. 58--
Concurrent resolution recognizing the importance of veterans to the 
    United States and expressing support for the goals of Veterans 
    Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day; to the Committee on Veterans' 
    Affairs.
  By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. John, Mr. Romero-
    Barcelo, Mr. Rush, Mr. Berman, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
    Gutierrez, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Filner, Mr. Pascrell, 
    Mr. Luther, Mr. Payne, Mr. Holt, Mr. Rangel, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Meek 
    of Florida, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Shows, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
    Sessions, Mr. Borski, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Taylor of 
    Mississippi, Mr. Fossella, and Mr. Frost), [17MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [15AP], [21AP], [6MY], [24MY], [16JN], 
    [29JN], [14JY], [20JY], [28SE]
H. Con. Res. 59--
Concurrent resolution condemning the brutal killing of Rosemary Nelson; 
    to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Borski, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
    King, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Mr. McGovern), [17MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR]
H. Con. Res. 60--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a series 
    of commemorative postage stamps should be issued honoring veterans 
    service organizations across the United States; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform.
  By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
    Hyde, Mr. Frost, Mr. Costello, Mr. Evans, Mr. Shows, Mr. Moore, Mr. 
    Hill of Indiana, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. 
    Romero-Barcelo, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Berman, 
    Mr. Engel, Mr. English, Mr. Talent, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    Kildee, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Baird, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
    Boucher, Mr. Blagojevich, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
    John, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Crowley, Ms. 
    Lofgren, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
    Rahall, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Green of Texas, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
    Ney, Mr. Clyburn, and Mr. Luther), [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [13AP], [21AP], [27AP], [28AP], [5MY], 
    [12MY], [13MY], [14MY], [18MY], [24MY], [8JN], [9JN], [14JN], 
    [16JN], [22JN], [24JN], [1JY], [15JY], [4AU], [9SE], [28OC]
H. Con. Res. 61--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that all 
    Chinese people, including the people of Taiwan, deserve to be 
    represented in international institutions; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. CAMPBELL, [18MR]
H. Con. Res. 62--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the 
    guaranteed coverage of chiropractic services under the 
    Medicare+Choice Program; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mrs. CUBIN, [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [26AP], [19MY], [26MY], [23JN], [30JN], [1JY], 
    [14JY], [22JY], [22SE], [14OC], [19OC], [26OC], [28OC], [3NO], 
    [5NO], [9NO], [10NO], [17NO]
H. Con. Res. 63--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress opposing 
    removal of dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers for fishery 
    restoration purposes; to the Committees on Resources; Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Walden 
    of Oregon, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
    Hansen, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Skeen, and Mr. Doolittle), 
    [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13AP]
H. Con. Res. 64--
Concurrent resolution recognizing the severity of the issue of cervical 
    health, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD (for herself, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
    Bliley, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Barrett 
    of Wisconsin, Mr. Green of Texas, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Pallone, 
    Mr. Waxman, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
    Pickering, Mr. Greenwood, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. 
    Granger, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Frost, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
    Smith of Washington, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Horn, 
    Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Clement, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
    Baldacci, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
    Jefferson, Mr. Bentsen, Mrs. Morella, Mr. George Miller of 
    California, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Foley, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
    Lampson, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
    Boswell, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Weldon of Florida,

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    Mr. Weygand, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Riley, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Condit, 
    Ms. Rivers, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Spence, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
    Ryun of Kansas, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
    McHugh, Mr. Ney, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Bachus, Ms. 
    Lofgren, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Davis of 
    Illinois, Mr. Largent, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. 
    McCarthy of New York, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
    Thompson of California, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
    Ford, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
    Cummings, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Shadegg, and 
    Mr. Boehlert), [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [26MY], [24JN], [1JY]
H. Con. Res. 65--
Concurrent resolution encouraging the people of the United States to 
    reflect upon and celebrate Tejano music and other forms of Latin 
    music, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. RODRIGUEZ (for himself and Mr. Ortiz), [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [4MY]
H. Con. Res. 66--
Concurrent resolution expressing a declaration of space leadership; to 
    the Committees on Science; Armed Services.
  By Mr. WELDON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Barrett of 
    Nebraska, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Talent, and Mr. 
    Wexler), [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [13AP], [19MY]
H. Con. Res. 67--
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that 
    freedom of the news media and freedom of expression are vital to the 
    development and consolidation of democracy in Russia and that the 
    United States should actively support such freedoms; to the 
    Committees on International Relations; Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. 
    Bereuter), [23MR]
  Cosponsors added, [11MY], [24MY], [10JN], [18NO]
H. Con. Res. 68--
A concurrent resolution establishing the congressional budget for the 
    United States Government for fiscal year 2000 and setting forth 
    appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2001 through 
    2009.
  By Mr. KASICH, [23MR]
  Reported from the Committee on the Budget (H. Rept. 106-73), [23MR]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [25MR]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [25MR]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [25MR]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [12AP]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 106-91) submitted in the House, [13AP]
  House agreed to conference report, [14AP]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [15AP]
H. Con. Res. 69--
A 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 (for himself and Mr. Nethercutt), [24MR]
H. Con. Res. 70--
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that there 
    should be parity among the countries that are parties to the North 
    American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with respect to the personal 
    allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad by returning 
    residents, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. BONILLA (for himself, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
    Hinojosa, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Kolbe, and Mr. Rodriguez), 
    [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [30JN], [5AU]
H. Con. Res. 71--
A concurrent resolution expressing 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. CALLAHAN, [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [28AP]
H. Con. Res. 72--
A concurrent resolution providing support to the United States Armed 
    Forces in their efforts to halt the brutal ethnic cleansing of 
    Kosovar Albanians; to the Committees on International Relations; 
    Armed Services.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, [24MR]
H. Con. Res. 73--
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that secondary 
    schools should consider starting school after 9:00 in the morning; 
    to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Ms. LOFGREN, [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [18MY]
H. Con. Res. 74--
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding 
    maintenance of the nuclear weapons stockpile; to the Committee on 
    Armed Services.
  By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. DeGette, Ms. 
    Eshoo, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
    Mr. McGovern, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Meehan, Mr. George Miller of 
    California, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
    Tierney, and Ms. Woolsey), [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [12AP], [4MY], [22JN], [28SE], [17NO]
H. Con. Res. 75--
A concurrent resolution condemning the National Islamic Front (NIF) 
    government for its genocidal war in southern Sudan, support for 
    terrorism, and continued human rights violations, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Lee, Mr. Kildee, 
    Ms. Norton, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Davis of 
    Illinois, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Upton, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. King, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Doyle, 
    Mr. Traficant, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Frost, and 
    Mr. Canady of Florida), [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [15AP], [28AP], [12MY], [18MY], [15JN]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [15JN]
H. Con. Res. 76--
A concurrent resolution recognizing the social problem of child abuse 
    and neglect, and supporting efforts to enhance public awareness of 
    it; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. SALMON, [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [12AP], [5MY]
H. Con. Res. 77--
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a 
    commemorative postage stamp should be issued by the United States 
    Postal Service honoring the members of the Armed Forces who have 
    been awarded the Purple Heart; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform.
  By Mr. SHOWS (for himself, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. 
    Etheridge, Mr. Moore, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Goode, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
    Holden, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. Danner, Mr. Taylor of 
    Mississippi, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
    Mr. English, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Dingell, 
    Mr. Frost, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Costello, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
    Spratt, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Filner, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
    Thompson of California, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
    Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Berman, Mr. Snyder, Mr. 
    Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Ms. McKinney), [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [12AP], [14AP], [27AP], [19MY], [25MY], 
    [8JN], [9JN], [15JN], [22JN], [29JN], [14JY], [2AU], [13SE], [30SE], 
    [1NO], [4NO], [10NO]
H. Con. Res. 78--
Concurrent resolution expressing the commitment of the Congress to 
    continue the leadership of the United States in the United Nations 
    by honoring the financial obligations of the United States to the 
    United Nations; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Berman), 
    [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13AP], [20AP], [27AP], [29AP], [12MY], [26MY], 
    [10JN], [30JN], [14JY], [29JY]
H. Con. Res. 79--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the 
    regulatory burdens on home health agencies; to the Committees on 
    Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Ms. GRANGER (for herself and Ms. Millender-McDonald), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13AP], [27AP], [6MY], [20MY], [29JN], [14JY], 
    [5AU], [14SE], [20OC], [18NO]
H. Con. Res. 80--
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.
  By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mrs. Maloney of New 
    York, Mr. Rush, Mr. Porter, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Franks of 
    New Jersey, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
    Diaz-Balart, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Doyle, and Mr. 
    Blagojevich), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [4MY], [29JN], [14JY], [19JY], [20JY], [21JY], 
    [22JY], [27JY], [29JY], [30JY], [2AU], [4AU], [5AU], [17NO]
H. Con. Res. 81--
A Concurrent resolution permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol 
    for a ceremony in honor of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the North 
    Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and welcoming the three newest 
    members of NATO, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, 
    and the Czech Republic, into NATO; to the Committee on House 
    Administration.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Gejdenson), [12AP]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [15AP]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [19AP]
H. Con. Res. 82--
A Concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 
    5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed 
    Forces from their positions in connection with the present 
    operations against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. CAMPBELL, [12AP]
  Cosponsors added, [13AP], [14AP], [20AP], [21AP], [27AP]
  Reported adversely (H. Rept. 106-116), [27AP]
  Failed of passage, [28AP]
H. Con. Res. 83--
A Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and its President 
    Slobodan Milosevic release the three illegally detained United 
    States servicemen and abide by the Geneva Convention protocols 
    regarding the treatment of both prisoners of war and innocent 
    civilians; to the Committees on International Relations; Armed 
    Services.
  By Mrs. NAPOLITANO (for herself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
    Rodriguez, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Lampson, 
    Mr. Pallone, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Skelton, 
    Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Serrano, 
    Mr. Shows, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Rothman, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
    Bilbray, Mr. Hayes, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Ms. Waters), [12AP]
  Committees discharged. Agreed to in the House amended, [15AP]
H. Con. Res. 84--
Concurrent resolution urging the Congress and the President to fully 
    fund the Federal Government's obligation under the Individuals with 
    Disabilities Education Act; to the Committee on Education and the 
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  By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Bass, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Castle, 
    Mr. McKeon, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Hoekstra, 
    Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Graham, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Upton, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
    Hilleary, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
    Blunt, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Dunn, Mr. 
    English, Mr. Ewing, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hill of Montana, 
    Mrs. Kelly, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Moore, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mrs. 
    Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
    Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shows, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
    Traficant, and Mr. Weldon of Florida), [13AP]
  Cosponsors added, [27AP], [4MY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [4MY]
H. Con. Res. 85--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Internal 
    Revenue Code of 1986 should be reformed by April 15, 2002, 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, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
    Minge, and Mrs. Thurman), [14AP]
H. Con. Res. 86--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding Federal 
    decisions, actions, and regulations affecting water; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BLUMENAUER, [15AP]
H. Con. Res. 87--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    current Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt 
    secured by a first or second home should not be further restricted; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself, Mr. Shows, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
    Ney, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Wolf, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. 
    Danner, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Leach, Mrs. 
    Kelly, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Riley, Mr. Hall of 
    Ohio, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Martinez, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Dixon, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mr. Filner, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Gary Miller of 
    California, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Gillmor, 
    Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Herger, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Smith of Washington, Mr. Weller, Mr. Paul, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
    Blumenauer, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
    Gordon, Mr. Pastor, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Berman, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Ose, Mr. 
    Hill of Indiana, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Lucas of 
    Kentucky, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Clyburn, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Shays, and Mr. 
    Diaz-Balart), [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [13MY]
H. Con. Res. 88--
Concurrent resolution urging the Congress and the President to increase 
    funding for the Pell Grant Program and existing Campus-Based Aid 
    Programs; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. MCKEON (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Petri, Mr. Ballenger, 
    Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
    Greenwood, Mr. Graham, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Souder, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
    Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. 
    Herger, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Kuykendall, and Mr. Gary Miller of 
    California), [20AP]
  Cosponsors added, [28AP], [4MY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [4MY]
H. Con. Res. 89--
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.
  By Mr. MINGE, [20AP]
  Cosponsors added, [21JY], [8SE], [14SE], [22SE], [28SE], [30SE], 
    [7OC], [14OC], [19OC], [4NO], [5NO], [9NO]
H. Con. Res. 90--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that all Members 
    mourn the loss of life at Columbine High School in Littleton, 
    Colorado, and condemn this and previous incidents of deadly violence 
    in our Nation's schools; to the Committees on Education and the 
    Workforce; the Judiciary.
  By Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mrs. Jones of Ohio), [21AP]
H. Con. Res. 91--
Concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for a 
    clinic to be conducted by the United States Luge Association; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SWEENEY, [21AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-171), [7JN]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [14JN]
H. Con. Res. 92--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to 
    the tragic shooting at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado; 
    to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. TANCREDO (for himself, Mr. Hefley, Mr. McInnis, Ms. DeGette, 
    Mr. Schaffer, and Mr. Udall of Colorado), [27AP]
  Rules suspended Agreed to in the House, [27AP]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [27AP]
H. Con. Res. 93--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the 
    social problem of child abuse and neglect and supporting efforts to 
    enhance public awareness of this problem; to the Committees on 
    Education and the Workforce; the Judiciary.
  By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Hyde, Mr. McCollum, 
    Mr. Ewing, Mr. Greenwood, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Scott, Mrs. 
    Johnson of Connecticut, and Mr. Goodling), [27AP]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [29AP]
H. Con. Res. 94--
Concurrent resolution recognizing the public need for reconciliation and 
    healing, urging the United States to unite in seeking God, and 
    recommending that the Nation's leaders call for days of prayer; to 
    the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Aderholt, 
    Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
    Doolittle, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
    Hill of Montana, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
    Istook, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
    McIntosh, Mr. Metcalf, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Pickering, 
    Mr. Pitts, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
    Tancredo, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, and Mr. Walden of Oregon), 
    [4MY]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [11MY], [18MY], [26MY], [8JN], [15JN]
  Failed of passage under suspension of the rules, [29JN]
H. Con. Res. 95--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that State 
    earnings limitations on retired law enforcement officers be lifted 
    to enhance school safety; to the Committees on Education and the 
    Workforce; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SWEENEY, [4MY]
H. Con. Res. 96--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    President, working with the other member nations of the North 
    Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), should use all available 
    diplomatic means to negotiate a fair, equitable, and peaceful 
    settlement between warring factions in Yugoslavia without the 
    introduction of ground elements of the United States Armed Forces; 
    to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. HAYES, [5MY]
H. Con. Res. 97--
Concurrent resolution urging the prohibition on military assistance and 
    arms transfers to the Government of Indonesia until the President 
    certifies that the Government of Indonesia is no longer arming, 
    financing, or supporting paramilitary units in East Timor and has 
    taken certain other actions relating to East Timor, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lantos, 
    Ms. McKinney, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Hall of Ohio), [5MY]
  Cosponsors added, [14MY], [8JN], [24JN], [12JY], [5AU], [8SE], [9SE]
H. Con. Res. 98--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the 
    regulatory burdens imposed by the Health Care Financing 
    Administration on suppliers of durable medical equipment under the 
    Medicare Program; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. TOWNS, [5MY]
H. Con. Res. 99--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    congressional leadership and the Administration should support the 
    efforts and recommendations of the United States Congress-Russian 
    Duma meeting in Vienna, Austria, held April 30 to May 1, 1999, in 
    order to bring about a fair, equitable, and peaceful settlement 
    between warring factions in Yugoslavia; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
    Bartlett of Maryland, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
    Sherwood, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Whitfield), [5MY]
  Cosponsors added, [13MY], [18MY], [10JN]
H. Con. Res. 100--
Concurrent resolution urging the compliance by Turkey with United 
    Nations resolutions relating to Cyprus, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. McGovern, 
    Mr. Pallone, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. McNulty, 
    Mr. Capuano, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Engel, Mr. Hinchey, 
    Mr. Rush, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Horn, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
    Klink, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Tierney, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
    Bonior, and Mr. Evans), [6MY]
  Cosponsors added, [26MY], [8JN], [18JN], [23JN], [29JN], [1JY], 
    [14JY], [19JY], [20JY], [26JY], [29JY], [2AU], [5AU], [9SE], [20OC], 
    [3NO], [10NO]
H. Con. Res. 101--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that Social 
    Security reform measures should not force State and local government 
    employees into Social Security coverage; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
    Fletcher, Mr. Ose, Mr. Simpson, and Mr. Kuykendall), [6MY]
  Cosponsors added, [29JN], [21JY]
H. Con. Res. 102--
Concurrent resolution celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Geneva 
    Conventions of 1949 and recognizing the humanitarian safeguards 
    these treaties provide in times of armed conflict; to the Committee 
    on International Relations.
  By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, [6MY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [26OC]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [3NO]
H. Con. Res. 103--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress with regard to 
    cultural education and awareness of the history of slavery in 
    America; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. PAYNE, [6MY]
H. Con. Res. 104--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a 
    commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of William C. 
    Velasquez, the national Hispanic civic leader; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform.
  By Mr. RODRIGUEZ, [6MY]
H. Con. Res. 105--
Concurrent resolution authorizing the Law Enforcement Torch Run for the 
    1999 Special Olympics World Games to be run through the Capitol 
    Grounds; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, [12MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-172), [7JN]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [14JN]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [18JN]

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H. Con. Res. 106--
Concurrent resolution expressing the regret and apologies of the 
    Congress for the accidental bombing by the North Atlantic Treaty 
    Organization (NATO) of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, [12MY]
  Cosponsors added, [19MY], [20MY], [26MY]
H. Con. Res. 107--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress rejecting the 
    conclusions of a recent article published by the American 
    Psychological Association that suggests that sexual relationships 
    between adults and children might be positive for children; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Pitts, and Mr. Weldon of 
    Florida), [12MY]
  Cosponsors added, [18MY], [19MY], [20MY], [24MY], [25MY], [26MY], 
    [8JN], [9JN], [10JN], [22JN], [12JY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [12JY]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [30JY]
H. Con. Res. 108--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a 
    commemorative postage stamp should be issued to raise public 
    awareness of the serious problem of driving while intoxicated; to 
    the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. FORBES, [17MY]
H. Con. Res. 109--
A concurrent resolution commending the people of Israel for reaffirming, 
    in its elections, its dedication to democratic ideals, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Berman, 
    Mr. Saxton, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Ose, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Porter, Mr. Bonior, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Brown of California, 
    Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Dixon, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Meek of 
    Florida, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Berry, Mr. Holt, Mr. Farr of California, 
    Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Filner, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
    Levin, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Blagojevich, Mrs. Maloney of 
    New York, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Minge, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
    Horn, Ms. Lee, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
    Meehan, Mr. Allen, Mr. Engel, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Bentsen, 
    Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. King, Mr. Nadler, Ms. 
    Baldwin, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
    Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Condit, Mr. Price of North 
    Carolina, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Rothman), [18MY]
  Cosponsors added, [19MY], [20MY], [24MY], [25MY], [8JN], [8JN], 
    [17JN], [14JY], [21JY]
H. Con. Res. 110--
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the July 
    20, 1999, 30th Anniversary of the first lunar landing should be a 
    day of celebration and reflection on the Apollo-11 mission to the 
    Moon and the accomplishments of the Apollo program throughout the 
    1960's and 1970's; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. CRAMER, [20MY]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [16JY], [22JY]
H. Con. Res. 111--
Concurrent resolution condemning all prejudice against Asian and Pacific 
    Islander Americans in the United States and supporting political and 
    civic participation by such Americans throughout the United States; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
    Matsui, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. George Miller 
    of California, Mr. Underwood, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. Waxman), 
    [24MY]
  Cosponsors added, [24JN], [15JY], [29JY], [30JY], [3AU], [5AU], [8SE], 
    [4OC], [18OC], [9NO]
H. Con. Res. 112--
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a 
    commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of the S.S. 
    LANE VICTORY; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. KUYKENDALL (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Bateman, Mr. 
    Chambliss, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Horn, Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. Taylor of 
    Mississippi), [25MY]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [17JN], [18JN], [14JY], [15JY]
H. Con. Res. 113--
A concurrent resolution expressing the commitment of Congress to address 
    the emergency that currently exists in American agriculture; to the 
    Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. BERRY (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Ford, and Mr. Minge), 
    [25MY]
  Cosponsors added, [26MY], [8JN], [9JN], [18JN], [22JN], [29JN], [16JY]
H. Con. Res. 114--
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a 
    postage stamp should be issued as a testimonial to the Nation's 
    tireless commitment to reuniting America's missing children with 
    their families, and to honor the memories of those children who were 
    victims of abduction and murder; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform.
  By Mr. BOEHLERT, [25MY]
  Cosponsors added, [27MY]
H. Con. Res. 115--
A concurrent resolution expressing the support of the Congress for 
    activities to increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric 
    cancer; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. FORBES, [25MY]
  Cosponsors added, [25OC], [2NO], [8NO], [10NO], [16NO], [17NO], [18NO]
H. Con. Res. 116--
A concurrent resolution expressing congressional support for the 
    International Labor Organization's Declaration on Fundamental 
    Principles and Rights at Work; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. FORD (for himself, Mr. George Miller of California, and Mr. 
    Matsui), [25MY]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [14JN], [1JY], [12JY]
H. Con. Res. 117--
A concurrent resolution concerning United Nations General Assembly 
    Resolution ES-10/6; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. ROTHMAN, [25MY]
  Cosponsors added, [15JN], [29JN], [30JN]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [12JY]
H. Con. Res. 118--
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; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
    Porter, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Greenwood, Ms. 
    Slaughter, Mr. King, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
    Hefley, Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Mr. Olver), [25MY]
  Cosponsors added, [26MY], [14JN], [30JN], [30JY]
H. Con. Res. 119--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a 
    commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of the U.S.S. 
    New Jersey and all those who served aboard her; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Smith of 
    New Jersey, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Payne, 
    Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Andrews, and Mrs. 
    Roukema), [26MY]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [8JN], [16JN], [29JN], [12JY], [27JY], [8SE], 
    [19OC]
H. Con. Res. 120--
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.
  By Mr. GEJDENSON (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. 
    Allen, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
    Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bateman, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
    Bilbray, Mr. Boehlert, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of 
    California, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
    Cardin, Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clement, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
    Costello, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crane, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. 
    DeLauro, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
    English, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
    Graham, Ms. Granger, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hill of 
    Indiana, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
    Jefferson, Mr. Jenkins, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. 
    Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
    Island, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kind, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. King, Mr. Kleczka, 
    Mr. Klink, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Larson, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
    Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Levin, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Maloney of 
    Connecticut, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McDermott, Ms. McKinney, 
    Mr. McKeon, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. 
    Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Northup, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pickett, 
    Mr. Pitts, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Schaffer, 
    Mr. Shays, Mr. Shows, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
    Snyder, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stump, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Talent, 
    Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
    Tierney, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wolf, and Ms. 
    Woolsey), [26MY]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [15JN], [12JY], [16JY], [22JY], [4AU], [5AU], 
    [9SE], [22SE], [1OC], [13OC], [14OC], [27OC]
H. Con. Res. 121--
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding 
    the victory of the United States in the cold war and the fall of the 
    Berlin Wall; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
    Mr. Fossella, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Towns, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. 
    Bilbray, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Holden, Mr. Bliley, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
    Gilchrest, and Mr. Schaffer), [27MY]
  Cosponsors added, [9JN], [10JN], [29JN], [1JY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [19JY]
H. Con. Res. 122--
A concurrent resolution recognizing the United States Border Patrol's 75 
    years of service since its founding; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. REYES, [27MY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [10NO]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [19NO]
H. Con. Res. 123--
A concurrent resolution commending the bravery and honor of the citizens 
    of Remy, France, for their actions with respect to Lieutenant 
    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.
  By Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Brown of 
    California, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Smith of 
    Washington, Mr. Frost, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Shows, Ms. 
    Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Granger, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
    Abercrombie, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Barton of Texas, 
    Mr. Rangel, Mr. Dixon, and Mr. Smith of Texas), [27MY]
  Cosponsors added, [18NO]
H. Con. Res. 124--
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress relating to 
    recent allegations of espionage and illegal campaign financing that 
    have brought into question the loyalty and probity of Americans of 
    Asian ancestry; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. WU (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
    Brown of Ohio, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Cox, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
    Faleomavaega, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Holt, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Larson, 
    Mr. Matsui, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Stark, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Wynn), [27MY]

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  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [15JN], [17JN], [22JN], [23JN], [24JN], 
    [1JY], [14JY], [14JY], [19JY], [21JY], [22JY], [4AU], [21SE]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [2NO]
H. Con. Res. 125--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress in support of 
    the development and use of firearms personalization technology; to 
    the Committees on Government Reform; the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BLUMENAUER, [8JN]
H. Con. Res. 126--
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), [8JN]
H. Con. Res. 127--
Concurrent resolution permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol 
    for a ceremony to present a gold medal on behalf of Congress to Rosa 
    Parks; to the Committee on House Administration.
  By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, [8JN]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [10JN]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [10JN]
H. Con. Res. 128--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the 
    treatment of religious minorities in the Islamic Republic of Iran, 
    and particularly the recent arrests of members of that country's 
    Jewish community; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SHERMAN (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Smith of 
    New Jersey, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Berman, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
    Martinez, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
    Crowley, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Weiner), [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [10JN], [14JN], [16JN], [18JN], [24JN], [30JN], 
    [1JY], [14JY], [27JY], [4AU]
H. Con. Res. 129--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Bureau 
    of the Census should include in the 2000 decennial census all 
    citizens of the United States residing abroad; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Dan Miller of Florida, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
    Hinchey, and Mr. LaHood), [9JN]
  Cosponsors added, [17JN], [1JY], [19JY], [30JY], [3AU]
H. Con. Res. 130--
A concurrent resolution expressing congratulations and thanks to United 
    States and NATO troops for successfully bringing peace to Kosovo and 
    halting the brutal ethnic cleansing of Kosovar Albanians; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14JN], [15JN], [16JN], [17JN], [18JN], [22JN], 
    [23JN], [29JN], [30JN], [20JY]
H. Con. Res. 131--
A concurrent resolution condemning Palestinian efforts to revive the 
    original Palestine partition plan of November 29, 1947, and 
    condemning the United Nations Commission on Human Rights for its 
    April 27, 1999, resolution endorsing Palestinian self-determination 
    on the basis of the original Palestine partition plan; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Engel, Mr. Gilman, 
    Mr. McNulty, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Weiner), [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [24JN], [5AU]
H. Con. Res. 132--
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress in 
    opposition to the use of proceeds from gold sales by the 
    International Monetary Fund for structural adjustment programs in 
    developing countries; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. BROWN of Ohio, [14JN]
  Cosponsors added, [17JN], [24JN], [29JN], [12JY], [21JY], [5AU], 
    [21SE], [5OC]
H. Con. Res. 133--
Concurrent resolution recognizing the severity of the disease of colon 
    cancer, the preventable nature of the disease, and the need for 
    education in the areas of prevention and early detection, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
    Bachus, Mr. Bentsen, and Mr. Sanford), [15JN]
  Cosponsors added, [16JN], [17JN], [18JN], [23JN], [29JN], [14JY], 
    [5AU], [1OC], [6OC]
H. Con. Res. 134--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress with regard to 
    ``In Memory'' Day; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. FILNER, [16JN]
  Cosponsors added, [29JN], [1JY], [14JY], [15JY], [20JY], [29JY], 
    [3AU], [8SE], [23SE], [18OC]
H. Con. Res. 135--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress with regard to 
    preserving and expanding Medicare; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Lee, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
    Coyne, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Hinchey, 
    Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
    Mr. Engel, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Blagojevich, 
    Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Filner, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
    Gutierrez, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Olver, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Matsui, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Moakley, 
    Mr. Rangel, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
    McGovern, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
    Rahall, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Brown of 
    California, Mr. Clay, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. 
    Woolsey, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Vento, Mr. Crowley, Ms. 
    Baldwin, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Towns, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Kucinich, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. Becerra), [16JN]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE]
H. Con. Res. 136--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress relating to 
    the timely distribution of payments to local educational agencies 
    under the Impact Aid program; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Ms. WOOLSEY, [17JN]
  Cosponsors added, [12JY], [15JY], [20JY], [30JY], [5AU]
H. Con. Res. 137--
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress with regard to 
    the recommendations of the National Gambling Impact Study 
    Commission; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ROEMER (for himself, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. LaFalce), [18JN]
  Cosponsors added, [16JY]
H. Con. Res. 138--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress concerning 
    the adverse impact of the current administration Medicare payment 
    policy for noninvasive positive pressure ventilators on individuals 
    with severe respiratory diseases; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. TOWNS, [22JN]
H. Con. Res. 139--
Concurrent resolution recognizing the success of lay person CPR training 
    in increasing the rate of survival of cardiac arrest and supporting 
    efforts to enhance public awareness of the need for such training; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Waxman, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
    Cook, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
    Blumenauer, Mr. Rush, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
    Gutierrez, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Thompson of 
    Mississippi, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
    Markey, and Mr. Green of Texas), [22JN]
  Cosponsors added, [29JN], [20JY], [29JY], [8SE], [21SE], [4OC]
H. Con. Res. 140--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that Haiti 
    should conduct free, fair, transparent, and peaceful elections, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mr. Delahunt, and Mr. 
    Conyers), [22JN]
  Cosponsors added, [29JN], [1JY], [12JY], [27SE]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [27SE]
H. Con. Res. 141--
Concurrent resolution celebrating One America; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. McDermott, 
    Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. McNulty, 
    Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Cummings, 
    Mr. Crowley, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Frost, Mr. Rahall, Mrs. Mink of 
    Hawaii, Mr. Payne, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
    Gonzalez, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Wu, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Hall 
    of Ohio), [22JN]
  Cosponsors added, [1JY], [7OC], [12OC], [13OC]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [13OC]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [19NO]
H. Con. Res. 142--
A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that the 
    Congress shall have the power to prohibit the desecration of the 
    flag of the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. STEARNS, [23JN]
H. Con. Res. 143--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that Billerica, 
    Massachusetts, should be recognized as ``America's Yankee Doodle 
    Town''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. MEEHAN, [25JN]
H. Con. Res. 144--
Concurrent resolution urging the United States Government and the United 
    Nations to undertake urgent and strenuous efforts to secure the 
    release of Branko Jelen, Steve Pratt, and Peter Wallace, 3 
    humanitarian workers employed in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 
    by CARE International, who are being unjustly held as prisoners by 
    the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Pelosi, 
    Ms. Slaughter, and Mrs. Capps), [29JN]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [12JY]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [12JY]
H. Con. Res. 145--
Concurrent resolution expressing congratulations and thanks to United 
    States and NATO troops for successfully bringing peace to Kosovo and 
    halting the brutal ethnic cleansing of Kosovar Albanians; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Turner, 
    Mr. Spratt, Ms. Carson, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Romero-
    Barcelo, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
    Mr. Stupak, Mr. Evans, Mr. Payne, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Frost, 
    Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. 
    Meek of Florida, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
    Towns, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Bishop, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
    Faleomavaega, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Skelton, Mr. McIntyre, 
    Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Murtha, 
    Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Eshoo, and Mr. Sisisky), [29JN]
  Cosponsors added, [30JN], [1JY], [12JY], [15JY]
H. Con. Res. 146--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    imposition of sanctions on persons under the Nuclear Proliferation 
    Prevention Act of 1994 regarding exports to India or Pakistan should 
    be imposed only for direct and material contributions to nuclear 
    weapons and the missiles for delivering them; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. PALLONE, [29JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [14JY], [5AU], [8SE]
H. Con. Res. 147--
Concurrent resolution commending the decision to grant women in Kuwait 
    the right to vote and run for elected office; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Kelly, 
    and Mrs. Maloney of New York), [29JN]
  Cosponsors added, [1JY], [14JY], [19JY], [27JY], [29JY], [5AU], [28SE]

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H. Con. Res. 148--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    Internal Revenue Code of 1986 must be replaced with a new, low, 
    single-rate system that is simple and fair, allowing the Internal 
    Revenue Service, as we know it, to be abolished; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BONILLA (for himself, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Armey, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
    Barr of Georgia, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
    Brady of Texas, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
    Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
    Cannon, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
    Combest, Mr. Cox, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
    Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Ehlers, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
    Graham, Ms. Granger, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
    Hostettler, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Istook, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
    Mr. Kingston, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Latham, Mr. Linder, Mr. Lucas of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Gary Miller of California, 
    Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Packard, 
    Mr. Paul, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pombo, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
    Radanovich, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
    Schaffer, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith of Texas, 
    Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
    Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
    Wamp, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. Wicker), [1JY]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE], [20OC]
H. Con. Res. 149--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that access to 
    affordable prescription drugs is critical to the quality of life of 
    older Americans and that coverage for prescription drugs should be 
    included in the Medicare Program as soon as possible, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce.
  By Ms. STABENOW, [1JY]
H. Con. Res. 150--
Concurrent resolution to require the posting of the Ten Commandments in 
    the House and Senate chambers; to the Committee on House 
    Administration.
  By Mr. STEARNS, [1JY]
H. Con. Res. 151--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that Federal 
    funding for elementary and secondary teacher training be used first 
    for activities to advance science, mathematics, and engineering 
    education for elementary and secondary teachers; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. COOK, [13JY]
H. Con. Res. 152--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that urgent 
    action is needed to limit the hardship endured by senior citizens 
    when meeting their prescription drug needs; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. MASCARA (for himself, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. Ackerman), [13JY]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY], [21JY], [29JY], [21SE], [1NO], [9NO], [17NO]
H. Con. Res. 153--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that Federal 
    funding for elementary and secondary teacher training be used first 
    for science scholarships for elementary and secondary teachers; to 
    the Committees on Education and the Workforce; Science.
  By Mr. GARY MILLER of California, [13JY]
H. Con. Res. 154--
Concurrent resolution congratulating Ehud Barak on his election as Prime 
    Minister of Israel and encouraging Israel and her neighbors, Syria 
    and Lebanon, to establish a lasting peace agreement; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
    Abercrombie, Mr. Shows, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
    Etheridge, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Stupak, Ms. 
    Schakowsky, and Mr. Wu), [14JY]
  Cosponsors added, [19JY], [20JY]
H. Con. Res. 155--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    Federal Government should not directly invest Social Security trust 
    funds in private financial markets; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. SCHAFFER (for himself, Mr. Kolbe, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Hostettler, 
    Mr. Paul, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Salmon, and Mr. 
    Tancredo), [14JY]
H. Con. Res. 156--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress supporting World 
    Tibet Day; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
    DeFazio, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. King, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
    Gutierrez, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Stark, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    Abercrombie, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Hilliard, and 
    Ms. Lee), [16JY]
H. Con. Res. 157--
Concurrent resolution concerning the accidental bombing of the Chinese 
    embassy in Belgrade during Operation Allied Force and the subsequent 
    demonstrations at the United States embassy and other facilities in 
    China; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
    Brown of Ohio, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. DeLay), [16JY]
H. Con. Res. 158--
Concurrent resolution Designating the Document Door of the United States 
    Capitol as the ``Memorial Door''; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. DELAY (for himself, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. 
    Armey, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Gejdenson, and 
    Mr. Bonior), [16JY]
  Cosponsors added, [20JY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [20JY]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [21JY]
H. Con. Res. 159--
Concurrent resolution urging the compliance by Turkey with United 
    Nations Resolutions relating to Cyprus; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. Kelly, 
    Mr. Pallone, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Horn, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
    Ackerman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
    Doyle, Mr. Engel, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Klink, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Menendez, 
    Mr. English, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Visclosky, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Gekas, Mr. 
    Blumenauer, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
    Bonior, Mr. Porter, Mr. Dixon, and Mr. Evans), [20JY]
  Cosponsors added, [26JY], [29JY], [2AU], [5AU], [9SE], [20OC]
H. Con. Res. 160--
Concurrent resolution providing a sense of the Congress regarding the 
    reduction of the national debt of the United States held by the 
    public; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. EHLERS (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Camp, and Mr. 
    LoBiondo), [20JY]
  Cosponsors added, [21JY]
H. Con. Res. 161--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with regard 
    to the St. Petersburg Declaration of the Organization for Security 
    and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly; to the Committee 
    on International Relations.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
    Salmon, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Sabo, and Ms. Danner), [20JY]
H. Con. Res. 162--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    Auschwitz-Birkenau state museum in Poland should release seven 
    paintings by Auschwitz survivor Dina Babbitt made while she was 
    imprisoned there, and that the governments of the United States and 
    Poland should facilitate the return of Dina Babbitt's artwork to 
    her; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Ms. BERKLEY (for herself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Baldwin, 
    Mr. Berman, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
    Cardin, Mr. Crowley, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
    Engel, Mr. Filner, Mr. Foley, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, 
    Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, 
    Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Holden, Mr. Holt, Mr. Inslee, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, 
    Mr. Lantos, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. 
    Luther, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
    York, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
    McKinney, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Moore, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Pomeroy, Ms. Rivers, Ms. 
    Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. Schakowsky, 
    Mr. Shows, Mr. Sisisky, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Tauscher, 
    Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
    Weiner, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Wu), [22JY]
  Cosponsors added, [30JY], [14SE]
H. Con. Res. 163--
Concurrent resolution calling for the full investigation of the Jewish 
    Cultural Center bombing in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on July 18, 
    1994; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. WEINER, [22JY]
  Cosponsors added, [10NO]
H. Con. Res. 164--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    President should adhere to a consistent policy with respect to the 
    introduction of United States Armed Forces into hostile situations; 
    to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. HAYES, [27JY]
H. Con. Res. 165--
Concurrent resolution expressing United States policy toward the Slovak 
    Republic; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. MICA (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
    Knollenberg, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey), [29JY]
  Cosponsors added, [4NO], [16NO]
  Rules supended. Agreed to in the House, [16NO]
H. Con. Res. 166--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    United States should adopt a ``One China, One Taiwan Policy'' which 
    reflects the present day reality that Taiwan and China are two 
    separate nations; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
    Andrews, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Sweeney, and Mr. Cook), [29JY]
  Cosponsors added, [21SE], [7OC], [12OC], [14OC]
H. Con. Res. 167--
Concurrent resolution authorizing the Architect of the Capitol to permit 
    temporary construction and other work on the Capitol Grounds that 
    may be necessary for construction of a building on Constitution 
    Avenue Northwest, between 2nd Street Northwest and Louisiana Avenue 
    Northwest; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, and Mr. Wise), 
    [29JY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [3AU]
  Agreed to in the Senate amended, [5AU]
  House agreed to Senate amendments, [5AU]
H. Con. Res. 168--
Concurrent resolution waiving the requirement in section 132 of the 
    Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 that the Congress adjourn 
    sine die not later than July 31, 1999.
  By Mr. DREIER, [30JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [30JY]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [30JY]
H. Con. Res. 169--
Concurrent resolution expressing United States policy toward Romania; to 
    the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Mica), [2AU]
  Cosponsors added, [9NO]
H. Con. Res. 170--
Concurrent resolution expressing United States policy toward the 
    Republic of Bulgaria; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Mica), [2AU]
  Cosponsors added, [9NO]
H. Con. Res. 171--
Concurrent resolution congratulating the American Public Transit 
    Association for 25

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    years of commendable service to the transit industry and the Nation; 
    to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Petri, and Mr. Rahall), 
    [3AU]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-314), [13SE]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [4OC]
H. Con. Res. 172--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress in opposition to 
    a ``bit tax'' on Internet data proposed in the Human Development 
    Report 1999 published by the United Nations Development Programme; 
    to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Armey, Mr. Barton of 
    Texas, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Burr of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. 
    Chenoweth, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Goode, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
    Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Istook, 
    Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
    Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Mica, Mr. Gary 
    Miller of California, Mr. Ney, Mr. Ose, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pease, Mr. 
    Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
    Shadegg, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
    Tiahrt, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Cook, 
    and Mrs. Myrick), [4AU]
H. Con. Res. 173--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    Federal Communications Commission should exercise its authority 
    under the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure that unaffiliated 
    service providers have open, nondiscriminatory access to broadband 
    facilities that enable access to the Internet over cable systems; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. George 
    Miller of California, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Stark, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. 
    Larson), [5AU]
  Cosponsors removed, [18NO]
H. Con. Res. 174--
Concurrent resolution supporting religious tolerance toward Muslims; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BONIOR (for himself and Mr. Davis of Virginia), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [13OC]
H. Con. Res. 175--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a 
    commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of the late 
    George Thomas ``Mickey'' Leland; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform.
  By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mrs. Emerson, Mrs. Roukema, 
    Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, 
    Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Hall of 
    Texas, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
    Ackerman, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Engel, Mrs. 
    Morella, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Waters, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
    Texas, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. 
    DeLauro, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Hilliard, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Clay, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Serrano, 
    Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
    Mr. Moakley, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
    Towns, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Dixon, Mrs. 
    Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Carson, Ms. 
    Baldwin, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Waxman, Ms. 
    Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rangel, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
    Spratt, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Olver, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Stenholm, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Levin, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Rush, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Callahan, 
    Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Kildee, 
    Mr. Horn, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. King, Ms. Hooley 
    of Oregon, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Ose, Mr. Pastor, Ms. 
    DeGette, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Hinchey, 
    Mr. Markey, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. 
    Cummings), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [19OC], [8NO]
H. Con. Res. 176--
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.
  By Mr. CRANE, [5AU]
H. Con. Res. 177--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that nuclear 
    weapons should be taken off hair-trigger alert; to the Committees on 
    International Relations; Armed Services.
  By Mr. MARKEY, [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [28SE], [13OC], [26OC], [1NO], [4NO], [5NO], [9NO], 
    [15NO], [17NO], [18NO], [22NO]
H. Con. Res. 178--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the 
    importance of ``family friendly'' programming on television; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Markey), [5AU]
H. Con. Res. 179--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the 
    United Nations and global taxation; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. ROYCE, [5AU]
H. Con. Res. 180--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the 
    President should not have granted clemency to terrorists; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FOSSELLA (for himself, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
    Archer, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Royce, Mr. Bartlett 
    of Maryland, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Ballenger, 
    Mr. DeLay, Mr. Stump, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
    Sessions, Mr. Traficant, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Cox, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
    Upton, Mr. Istook, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Packard, Mrs. 
    Roukema, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Green of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
    Knollenberg, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
    Ewing, Mr. Largent, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Shadegg), 
    [8SE]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [9SE]
H. Con. Res. 181--
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, [8SE]
H. Con. Res. 182--
Concurrent resolution outlining a vision to shape congressional 
    information technology policy into the next century to promote and 
    preserve the successes, leadership, and uniqueness of the United 
    States information technology sector; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Goodlatte, Ms. 
    Dunn, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Dooley of California, Ms. Eshoo, 
    and Mr. Smith of Washington), [8SE]
  Cosponsors added, [26OC], [16NO]
H. Con. Res. 183--
Concurrent resolution calling upon the Government of Indonesia to 
    respect the results of the September 4, 1999, referendum on the 
    status of East Timor and to bring about an immediate end to the 
    violence in East Timor with the assistance of United Nations forces 
    if necessary; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, [9SE]
H. Con. Res. 184--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the 
    importance of ``family friendly'' programming on television; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Markey, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Turner, Mrs. 
    Bono, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Wolf, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
    Roemer, and Mr. Bonilla), [9SE]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [13SE]
H. Con. Res. 185--
Concurrent resolution supporting the results of the East Timor 
    plebiscite held on August 30, 1999, and calling for an end to the 
    violence in East Timor; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. WEYGAND, [9SE]
  Cosponsors added, [4NO]
H. Con. Res. 186--
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding a 
    continued United States security presence in the Panama Canal Zone 
    and a review of the contract bidding process for the Balboa and 
    Cristobal canal ports; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Cooksey, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Tiahrt, 
    Mr. Hayes, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Goodlatte, Mrs. Emerson, 
    Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. 
    Manzullo, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Peterson of 
    Minnesota, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Sweeney, 
    Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Tancredo, and Mr. Stearns., [17SE]
  Cosponsors added, [21SE], [23SE], [24SE], [27SE], [28SE], [30SE], 
    [5OC], [7OC], [20OC], [28OC], [4NO], [9NO], [16NO], [18NO]
H. Con. Res. 187--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the 
    European Council noise rule affecting hushkitted and reengined 
    aircraft; to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Lipinski, 
    Mr. Gilman, and Mr. Gejdenson), [22SE]
  Reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (H. 
    Rept. 106-334, part 1), [24SE]
  Referral to the Committee on International Relations extended, [24SE]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [27SE]
H. Con. Res. 188--
Concurrent resolution commending Greece and Turkey for their mutual and 
    swift response to the recent earthquakes in both countries by 
    providing to each other humanitarian assistance and rescue relief; 
    to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Burton of 
    Indiana, and Ms. Schakowsky), [22SE]
  Cosponsors added, [6OC], [13OC], [18OC], [19OC], [25OC]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [26OC]
H. Con. Res. 189--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the 
    wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice known as shark finning; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
    Bilbray, and Mr. Gilchrest), [27SE]
  Cosponsors added, [30SE], [1OC], [5OC], [7OC], [19OC], [26OC]
  Cosponsors removed, [7OC]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-428), [1NO]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in House amended, [1NO]
H. Con. Res. 190--
Concurrent resolution urging the United States to seek a global 
    consensus supporting a moratorium on tariffs and on special, 
    multiple, and discriminatory taxation of electronic commerce; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COX (for himself and Mr. Sessions), [30SE]
  Cosponsors added, [5OC], [7OC], [18OC], [20OC], [21OC], [25OC], [26OC]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [26OC]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [19NO]
H. Con. Res. 191--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Brooklyn 
    Museum of Art should not receive Federal funds unless

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    it cancels its upcoming exhibit featuring works of a sacrilegious 
    nature; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. SWEENEY (for himself, Mr. Fossella, Mr. King, Mr. Taylor of 
    Mississippi, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Largent, Mr. LaHood, 
    Mr. DeLay, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
    Saxton, Mr. Armey, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Pombo, 
    Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Paul, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. 
    McHugh, Mr. Ney, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Goss, 
    Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Wamp, 
    Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Crane, Mr. Coble, 
    Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
    Shows, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
    Talent, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
    Condit, Mr. Pickering, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey), [1OC]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [4OC]
H. Con. Res. 192--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding support 
    for nongovernmental organizations participating in honor guard 
    details at funerals of veterans; to the Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. STRICKLAND, [5OC]
H. Con. Res. 193--
Concurrent resolution expressing the support of Congress for activities 
    to increase public participation in the decennial census; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself and Mrs. Maloney of New York), 
    [6OC]
  Cosponsors added, [1NO], [2NO]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [2NO]
H. Con. Res. 194--
Concurrent resolution recognizing the contributions of 4-H Clubs and 
    their members to voluntary community service; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. DEAL of Georgia, [7OC]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [25OC]
H. Con. Res. 195--
Concurrent resolution supporting the transition to democracy in 
    Indonesia; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [12OC]
H. Con. Res. 196--
Concurrent resolution permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol 
    for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to President 
    and Mrs. Gerald R. Ford; to the Committee on House Administration.
  By Mr. EHLERS, [12OC]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in House, [18OC]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [26OC]
H. Con. Res. 197--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that there should 
    be no increase in Federal taxes in order to fund additional 
    Government spending; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
    Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Calvert, 
    Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth-Hage, Mr. Condit, Mr. Crane, Mrs. 
    Cubin, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Doolittle, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Franks 
    of New Jersey, Mr. Goode, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
    Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
    Hill of Montana, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. John, Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, 
    Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Largent, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
    Mica, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. 
    Nethercutt, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
    Radanovich, Mr. Riley, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Sherwood, 
    Mr. Simpson, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
    Tiahrt, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Walden of Oregon), [13OC]
  Cosponsors added, [18OC], [25OC], [8NO]
H. Con. Res. 198--
Concurrent resolution acknowledging and commemorating the service of 
    Dwight D. Eisenhower as General of the Army and President of the 
    United States; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. MORAN of Kansas (for himself and Mr. Hall of Texas), [14OC]
H. Con. Res. 199--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that prayers 
    and invocations at public school sporting events contribute to the 
    moral foundation of our Nation and urging the Supreme Court to 
    uphold their constitutionality; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BONILLA (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
    Sandlin, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Paul, Mr. Combest, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
    Shows, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
    Ortiz, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
    Hall of Texas, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Pickering, Mr. John, Mr. Lucas of 
    Kentucky, and Mr. Taylor of Mississippi), [19OC]
  Cosponsors added, [20OC], [21OC], [28OC], [2NO]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [2NO]
H. Con. Res. 200--
Concurrent resolution expressing the strong opposition of Congress to 
    the military coup in Pakistan and calling for a civilian, 
    democratically-elected government to be returned to power in 
    Pakistan; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GEJDENSON (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. 
    Pallone), [19OC]
  Cosponsors added, [27OC], [3NO], [10NO]
H. Con. Res. 201--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to 
    the power of agricultural humanitarian assistance, in the form of a 
    millenium good will food aid initiative, to help guide developing 
    countries down the path to self sufficiency; to the Committees on 
    International Relations; Agriculture.
  By Ms. KAPTUR, [19OC]
H. Con. Res. 202--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Capitol 
    Police Board should exercise the authority granted to it under law 
    to exempt members of the United States Capitol Police with good 
    service records from mandatory separation from employment at 57 
    years of age; to the Committee on House Administration.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT (for himself and Mr. Burton of Indiana), [20OC]
H. Con. Res. 203--
Concurrent resolution recognizing the late Bernt Balchen for his many 
    contributions to the United States and a lifetime of remarkable 
    achievements on the centenary of his birth, October 23, 1999; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. SABO, [21OC]
H. Con. Res. 204--
Concurrent resolution voicing concern about serious violations of human 
    rights and fundamental freedoms in most states of Central Asia, 
    including substantial noncompliance with their Organization for 
    Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) commitments on 
    democratization and the holding of free and fair elections; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, and Mr. Forbes), 
    [21OC]
  Cosponsors added, [4NO]
H. Con. Res. 205--
Concurrent resolution recognizing and honoring the heroic efforts of the 
    Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing and its rescue of Dr. Jerri 
    Nielsen from the South Pole; to the Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. McNULTY, [25OC]
  Cosponsors added, [3NO], [9NO]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [9NO]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [19NO]
H. Con. Res. 206--
Concurrent resolution expressing grave concern regarding armed conflict 
    in the North Caucasus region of the Russian Federation which has 
    resulted in civilian casualties and internally displaced persons, 
    and urging all sides to pursue dialog for peaceful resolution of the 
    conflict; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Forbes), 
    [25OC]
  Cosponsors added, [27OC], [3NO], [9NO], [16NO]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [16NO]
H. Con. Res. 207--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding support 
    for the inclusion of salaries of Members of Congress in any proposed 
    across-the-board reduction in fiscal year 2000 funding for Federal 
    agencies; to the Committees on Government Reform; House 
    Administration.
  By Mr. STRICKLAND, [25OC]
H. Con. Res. 208--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that there should 
    be no increase in Federal taxes in order to fund additional 
    Government spending; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. TOOMEY, [26OC]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [26OC]
H. Con. Res. 209--
Concurrent resolution expressing condemnation of the use of children as 
    soldiers and the belief that the United States should support and, 
    where possible, lead efforts to establish and enforce international 
    standards designed to end this abuse of human rights; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Porter, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
    Smith of New Jersey, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Allen, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
    Crowley, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
    Hilliard, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. 
    Lowey, Mr. Luther, Mr. McGovern, Mr. George Miller of California, 
    Mr. Owens, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Serrano, 
    Mr. Stark, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Visclosky, and Mr. Waxman), [26OC]
  Cosponsors added, [3NO], [9NO], [16NO]
H. Con. Res. 210--
Concurrent resolution expressing the strong support of the Congress for 
    the recently concluded elections in the Republic of India and urging 
    the President to travel to India; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. ACKERMAN, [27OC]
H. Con. Res. 211--
Concurrent resolution expressing the strong support of the Congress for 
    the recently concluded elections in the Republic of India and urging 
    the President to travel to India; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. Lantos), [27OC]
  Cosponsors added, [16NO]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [16NO]
H. Con. Res. 212--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress concerning 
    continued use of the United States Navy training range on the island 
    of Vieques in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; to the Committee on 
    Armed Services.
  By Mr. BUYER (for himself, Mr. Spence, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Hyde, 
    Mr. Stump, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Hefley, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. McHugh, and Mr. 
    Chambliss), [27OC]
  Cosponsors added, [3NO], [4NO], [9NO], [16NO]
H. Con. Res. 213--
A concurrent resolution encouraging the Secretary of Education to 
    promote, and State and local educational agencies to incorporate in 
    their education programs, financial literacy training; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. DREIER (for himself and Mr. Pomeroy), [28OC]
  Cosponsors added, [1NO]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [2NO]
H. Con. Res. 214--
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that direct 
    systematic phonics instruction should be used in all schools; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. McINTOSH, [28OC]
  Failed of passage under suspension of the rules, [4NO]
H. Con. Res. 215--
A concurrent resolution calling on the President and the American people 
    to renew their commitment to the fundamental principles which guided 
    the Founders of this Nation; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.

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  By Mr. LAMPSON (by request), [28OC]
H. Con. Res. 216--
A concurrent resolution condemning the assassination of Armenian Prime 
    Minister Vazgen Sargsian and other officials of the Armenian 
    Government and mourning this tragic loss of the duly elected 
    leadership of Armenia; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. ROGAN (for himself, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Morella, 
    Mr. Tierney, Mr. Capuano, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Maloney of 
    New York, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
    Porter, Mr. Engel, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
    McKeon, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Costello, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
    Horn, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Bilbray, 
    Mr. Doyle, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Dingell, Mrs. 
    Napolitano, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Dreier), 
    [28OC]
  Cosponsors added, [1NO], [5NO], [9NO], [15NO]
H. Con. Res. 217--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that Miami, 
    Florida, and not a competing foreign city, should serve as the 
    permanent location for the Secretariat of the Free Trade Area of the 
    Americas (FTAA) beginning in 2005; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
    Foley, Mr. Goss, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. Meek of 
    Florida, Mr. Davis of Florida, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
    Mica, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Fowler, and Mr. Bilirakis), 
    [1NO]
  Cosponsors added, [4NO], [16NO]
H. Con. Res. 218--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    Government of the People's Republic of China should stop its 
    persecution of Falun Gong practitioners; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
    Lantos, Mr. Porter, Mr. Berman, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Maloney of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Evans, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
    Tierney, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Ackerman), [2NO]
  Cosponsors added, [3NO], [4NO], [8NO], [9NO], [10NO], [15NO], [16NO], 
    [17NO], [18NO]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House amended, [18NO]
H. Con. Res. 219--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the 
    preservation of full and open competition for contracts for the 
    transportation of United States military cargo between the United 
    States and the Republic of Iceland; to the Committees on Armed 
    Services; International Relations.
  By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, [2NO]
H. Con. Res. 220--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a 
    postage stamp should be issued recognizing the Islamic holy month of 
    Ramadan; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself and Mr. Rohrabacher), [4NO]
  Cosponsors added, [16NO], [17NO]
H. Con. Res. 221--
Concurrent resolution authorizing printing of the brochures entitled 
    ``How Our Laws Are Made'' and ``Our American Government'', the 
    pocket version of the United States Constitution, and the document-
    sized, annotated version of the United States Constitution; to the 
    Committee on House Administration.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [9NO]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [9NO]
  Agreed to in the Senate amended, [19NO]
H. Con. Res. 222--
Concurrent resolution condemning the assassination of Armenian Prime 
    Minister Vazgen Sargsian and other officials of the Armenian 
    Government and expressing the sense of the Congress in mourning this 
    tragic loss of the duly elected leadership of Armenia; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. ROGAN, [9NO]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [16NO]
H. Con. Res. 223--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding 
    Freedom Day; to the Committees on Government Reform; International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. COX (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Watts 
    of Oklahoma, Mrs. Fowler, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Davis of Virginia, 
    Mr. Gilman, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Spence, and Mr. Lantos), [9NO]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [9NO]
H. Con. Res. 224--
Concurrent resolution calling upon the President to issue a proclamation 
    recognizing the 25th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam era and 
    commemorating the service and sacrifice of the men and women who, as 
    members of the Armed Forces or as civilians, during that era served 
    the Nation in the Republic of Vietnam and elsewhere in Southeast 
    Asia or otherwise served in support of United States operations in 
    Vietnam and in support of United States interests throughout the 
    world; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Cunningham, 
    Mr. Pitts, and Mr. Boyd), [9NO]
H. Con. Res. 225--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    United States has an obligation to serve its veterans' health needs, 
    that future congressional budget resolutions should reflect the 
    ongoing need of the Nation's veterans, and that the Committees on 
    Appropriations should provide the financial resources needed by the 
    Veterans Health Administration to meet future demands; to the 
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon (for herself, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
    Evans, Mr. Filner, Mr. Davis of Florida, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Peterson 
    of Minnesota, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Clement, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. Boyd, 
    Mr. Kind, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
    Moore, Mr. Gonzalez, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Forbes, 
    Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Weygand, 
    Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Sherman, Mrs. Maloney 
    of New York, Ms. Carson, Mr. Walden of Oregon, and Mr. Abercrombie), 
    [10NO]
  Cosponsors added, [18NO]
H. Con. Res. 226--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress concerning 
    funding for health care services for veterans; to the Committee on 
    Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. ROTHMAN, [10NO]
H. Con. Res. 227--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that special 
    recognition should be given to the observance of Veterans Day on 
    November 11, 1999, the last Veterans Day of the 20th century, as an 
    opportunity to promote greater appreciation, especially among 
    children, of the sacrifices made by America's veterans; to the 
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. SWEENEY, [10NO]
H. Con. Res. 228--
Concurrent resolution honoring the members of the Armed Forces and 
    Federal civilian employees who served the Nation during the Vietnam 
    era and the families of those individuals who lost their lives or 
    remain unaccounted for or were injured during that era in Southeast 
    Asia or elsewhere in the world in defense of United States national 
    security interests; to the Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Cunningham, 
    Mr. Pitts, Mr. Boyd, and Ms. Eshoo), [15NO]
  Cosponsors added, [16NO], [17NO], [18NO]
H. Con. Res. 229--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the 
    United States Congressional Philharmonic Society and its mission of 
    promoting musical excellence throughout the educational system and 
    encouraging people of all ages to commit to the love and expression 
    of musical performance; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia, [16NO]
H. Con. Res. 230--
Concurrent resolution expressing the strong opposition of Congress to 
    the continued egregious violations of human rights and the lack of 
    progress toward the establishment of democracy and the rule of law 
    in Belarus and calling on President Alexander Lukashenka to engage 
    in negotiations with the representatives of the opposition and to 
    restore the constitutional rights of the Belarusian people; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GEJDENSON, [16NO]
H. Con. Res. 231--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    Panama Canal and the Panama Canal Zone should be considered to be 
    the sovereign territory of the United States; to the Committee on 
    Armed Services.
  By Mr. PAUL, [16NO]
  Cosponsors added, [18NO]
H. Con. Res. 232--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress concerning the 
    safety and well-being of United States citizens injured while 
    traveling in Mexico; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Packard, and Mr. 
    Cunningham), [17NO]
H. Con. Res. 233--
Concurrent resolution urging the President to negotiate a new base 
    rights agreement with the Government of Panama in order for United 
    States Armed Forces to be stationed in Panama after December 31, 
    1999; to the Committees on International Relations; Armed Services.
  By Mrs. MYRICK, [17NO]
H. Con. Res. 234--
Concurrent resolution tabling the bill (H.R. 2466) making appropriations 
    for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the 
    fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. ARMEY, [18NO]
  Agreed to in the House (pursuant to H. Res. 386), [18NO]
H. Con. Res. 235--
Concurrent resolution providing for the sine die adjournment of the 
    first session of the One Hundred Sixth Congress.
  By Mr. ARMEY, [18NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [18NO]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [18NO]
H. Con. Res. 236--
Concurrent resolution correcting the enrollment of H.R. 1180.
  By Mr. ROGERS, [18NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [18NO]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [19NO]
H. Con. Res. 237--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a 
    portion of the budget surplus should be used to fulfill moral and 
    legal responsibilities of the United States by ensuring proper 
    payment and management of all federally held tribal trust fund 
    accounts and individual Indian money accounts; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. George MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
    Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Vento, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Inslee, Mr. 
    Underwood, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. 
    Eshoo, and Ms. Waters), [18NO]
H. Con. Res. 238--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding 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. Gejdenson, Mr. Porter, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
    DeFazio, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
    Delahunt, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Engel, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
    Boucher, Mr. Stark, Mr. Moakley, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Maloney of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Kind, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. 
    Woolsey, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
    McDermott, Mr. Payne, Mr. Berman, Mr. Cummings, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
    Sanders, and Mr. Olver), [18NO]
H. Con. Res. 239--
Concurrent resolution directing the Clerk of the House of 
    Representatives to make a technical correction in the enrollment of 
    the

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    bill H.R. 3194; to the Committee on House Administration.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Gejdenson), [19NO]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [19NO]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [19NO]

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                            HOUSE RESOLUTIONS

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H. Res. 1--
Resolution electing officers of the House of Representatives.
  By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, [6JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [6JA]
H. Res. 2--
Resolution to inform the Senate that a quorum of the House has assembled 
    and of the election of the Speaker and the Clerk.
  By Mr. ARMEY, [6JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [6JA]
H. Res. 3--
Resolution authorizing the Speaker to appoint a committee to notify the 
    President of the assembly of the Congress.
  By Mr. ARMEY, [6JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [6JA]
H. Res. 4--
Resolution authorizing the Clerk to inform the President of the election 
    of the Speaker and the Clerk.
  By Mr. ARMEY, [6JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [6JA]
H. Res. 5--
Resolution adopting rules for the One Hundred Sixth Congress in 
    recodified form.
  By Mr. ARMEY, [6JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [6JA]
H. Res. 6--
Resolution electing Members to serve on standing committees.
  By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, [6JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [6JA]
H. Res. 7--
Resolution electing Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner to 
    serve on standing committees.
  By Mr. FROST, [6JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [6JA]
H. Res. 8--
Resolution electing a Member to serve on standing committees.
  By Mr. FROST, [6JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [6JA]
H. Res. 9--
Resolution amending clause 5 of rule XXVI.
  By Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Berman, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
    Gephardt, Mr. DeLay, and Mr. Bonior), [6JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [6JA]
H. Res. 10--
Resolution appointing the authorizing managers for the impeachment trial 
    of William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States.
  By Mr. HYDE, [6JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [6JA]
H. Res. 11--
Resolution providing for the designation of certain minority employees.
  By Mr. MENENDEZ, [6JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [6JA]
H. Res. 12--
Resolution authorizing the Speaker to administer the oath of office.
  By Mr. MENENDEZ, [6JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [6JA]
H. Res. 13--
Resolution authorizing the Speaker to administer the oath of office.
  By Mr. MENENDEZ, [6JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [6JA]
H. Res. 14--
Resolution fixing the daily hour of meeting of the First Session of the 
    One Hundred Sixth Congress.
  By Mr. DREIER, [6JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [6JA]
H. Res. 15--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    regarding Government procurement access for women-owned businesses; 
    to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Maloney of 
    New York, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. Norton, Mr. Shays, Mrs. 
    McCarthy of New York, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [9FE], [24MR], [25MR], [12AP], [9SE], [28SE]
H. Res. 16--
A resolution to establish a Select Committee on POW and MIA Affairs; to 
    the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. KING of New York, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [9FE], [17MR], [12AP], [8JN], [16JN], [29JN], 
    [22JY], [29JY], [13SE]
H. Res. 17--
A resolution concerning the extradition to the United States of 
    Salvadorans; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. MORAN of Virginia, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [29JN], [30SE]
H. Res. 18--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    any unified budgetary surplus achieved by the end of fiscal year 
    2003 which is attributable to a surplus in the Social Security trust 
    funds be saved for investment in the Social Security Program; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PASCRELL, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [2FE], [11FE]
H. Res. 19--
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 Health Advisory Committee'; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself and Ms. Kaptur), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [10FE], [25MR], [8JN]
H. Res. 20--
A resolution repealing rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of 
    Representatives relating to the statutory limit on the public debt; 
    to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
    Hoekstra, Mr. Herger, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Bartlett of 
    Maryland, and Mr. Scarborough), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [10FE], [11FE], [18MR]
H. Res. 21--
A resolution designating majority membership to certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. ARMEY, [19JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [19JA]
H. Res. 22--
A resolution designating majority membership to certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. ARMEY, [19JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [19JA]
H. Res. 23--
A resolution designating minority membership to certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. FROST, [19JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [19JA]
H. Res. 24--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    congratulating President Pastrana and the people of Colombia for 
    moving the peace process forward and calling on the government and 
    all other parties to the current conflict in Colombia 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, [19JA]
H. Res. 25--
A resolution congratulating the Government of Peru and the Government of 
    Ecuador for signing a peace agreement ending a border dispute which 
    has resulted in several military clashes over the past 50 years; to 
    the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY, [19JA]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [19JY]
H. Res. 26--
A resolution congratulating the people of Guatemala on the second 
    anniversary of the signing of the peace accords in Guatemala; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY, [19JA]
H. Res. 27--
A resolution congratulating the people of the Republic of Venezuela on 
    the success of their democratic elections held on December 6, 1998; 
    to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY, [19JA]
H. Res. 28--
A resolution recognizing the success of Crime Stoppers International in 
    stopping crimes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [19JA]
H. Res. 29--
A resolution designating minority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. FROST, [2FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [2FE]
H. Res. 30--
A resolution designating majority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, [2FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [2FE]
H. Res. 31--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 99) to amend 
    title 40, United States Code, to extend Federal Aviation 
    Administration programs through September 30, 1999, and for other 
    purposes.
  By Mr. DREIER, [2FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-4), [2FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [3FE]
H. Res. 32--
A resolution expressing support for, and calling for actions in support 
    of, free, fair, and transparent elections in Indonesia; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
    Blumenauer, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Kuykendall), [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9FE], [2MR], [9MR]
  Considered, [9MR]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [11MR]
H. Res. 33--
A resolution congratulating the Tennessee Volunteers for winning the 
    undisputed national championship in college football and Coach 
    Phillip Fulmer for being honored as Coach of the Year; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. CLEMENT (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ford, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
    Bryant, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. Jenkins), [2FE]
H. Res. 34--
A resolution recognizing the unique effects that proposals to reform 
    Social Security may have on women; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
    Matsui, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
    Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Levin, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Olver, 
    Mr. Petri, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Meehan, Ms. 
    Rivers, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Norton, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Markey,

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    Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Ford, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Stupak, 
    Ms. Lee, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Allen, Ms. 
    Velazquez, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Bishop, Ms. 
    Danner, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
    Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Pomeroy, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
    Pallone, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
    Wexler, Mr. Vento, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, 
    Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Sandlin, 
    Mr. Dixon, Mr. Manzullo, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Goode, Mr. Lewis 
    of Georgia, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. 
    Schakowsky, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Abercrombie, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Lantos, 
    Mr. Berman, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
    DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Shows, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
    Lampson, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Waters, and Mr. Hilliard), 
    [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25FE], [12AP], [25MY], [18JN]
H. Res. 35--
A resolution condemning the racism and bigotry espoused by the Council 
    of Conservative Citizens; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. WEXLER (for himself and Mr. Clyburn), [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10FE], [11FE], [24FE], [3MR], [10MR], [16MR], 
    [18MR], [25MR], [12AP], [29AP]
H. Res. 36--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 350) to 
    improve congressional deliberation on proposed Federal private 
    sector mandates, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. LINDER, [3FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-6), [3FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [4FE]
H. Res. 37--
A 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 3 States ratify the Equal Rights 
    Amendment; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [20JY], [12OC], [25OC], [18NO]
H. Res. 38--
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. Stenholm, Mr. Obey, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
    LaFalce, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Clay, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, Mr. Conyers, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
    Moakley, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
    Evans, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Dixon), [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9MR]
H. Res. 39--
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. Doolittle, Mr. Farr of 
    California, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
    Herger, and Mr. Matsui), [4FE]
H. Res. 40--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    regarding reduction of the public debt; to the Committee on the 
    Budget.
  By Mr. LAHOOD, [4FE]
H. Res. 41--
A resolution honoring the women who served the United States in military 
    capacities during World War II and recognizing that these women 
    contributed vitally to the victory of the United States and the 
    Allies in the war; to the Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mrs. MYRICK, [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9FE], [11FE], [23FE], [25FE], [2MR], [3MR], [4MR], 
    [9MR], [10MR], [16MR], [17MR], [18MR], [23MR], [24MR], [25MR], 
    [12AP], [13AP], [14AP], [20AP], [21AP], [27AP], [4MY], [5MY], [6MY], 
    [12MY], [20MY], [26MY], [8JN], [14JN], [16JN], [17JN], [24JN], 
    [30JN], [5AU], [8SE], [13SE], [14SE], [15SE], [23SE], [27SE], 
    [12OC], [13OC], [19OC], [25OC]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [10NO]
H. Res. 42--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 391) 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.
  By Mr. REYNOLDS, [9FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-13), [9FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [11FE]
H. Res. 43--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 436) 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.
  By Mr. SESSIONS, [9FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-14), [9FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [24FE]
H. Res. 44--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 437) to 
    provide for a Chief Financial Officer in the Executive Office of the 
    President.
  By Mr. SESSIONS, [9FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-15), [9FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [11FE]
H. Res. 45--
A resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
    Rules in the One Hundred Sixth Congress; to the Committee on House 
    Administration.
  By Mr. DREIER (for himself and Mr. Moakley), [9FE]
  Cosponsors added, [18MY]
H. Res. 46--
A resolution honoring Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta 
    Lambda; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Clay, and Mr. Skelton), [9FE]
H. Res. 47--
A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
    require that the expenses of special-order speeches be paid from the 
    Members Representational Allowance of the Members making such 
    speeches; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Ms. RIVERS, [9FE]
H. Res. 48--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    the Congress and the President should undertake the Social Security 
    Guarantee Initiative to strengthen and protect the retirement income 
    security of all Americans through the creation of a fair and modern 
    Social Security Program for the 21st century; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, [9FE]
H. Res. 49--
A resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
    Standards of Official Conduct in the One Hundred Sixth Congress; to 
    the Committee on House Administration.
  By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself and Mr. Berman), [9FE]
H. Res. 50--
A resolution designating minority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. FROST, [10FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [10FE]
H. Res. 51--
A resolution recognizing the suffering and hardship endured by American 
    civilian prisoners of war during World War II; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform.
  By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. Engel), [10FE]
H. Res. 52--
A resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
    Standards of Official Conduct in the One Hundred Sixth Congress; to 
    the Committee on House Administration.
  By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself and Mr. Berman), [10FE]
H. Res. 53--
A resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services in the One Hundred Sixth Congress; to 
    the Committee on House Administration.
  By Mr. LEACH, [11FE]
H. Res. 54--
A resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
    House Administration in the One Hundred Sixth Congress; to the 
    Committee on House Administration.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [11FE]
H. Res. 55--
A resolution providing a sense of the House of Representatives that at 
    least one-third of the budget surplus over the next 10 years should 
    be dedicated to paying down the national debt of the United States; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. UPTON (for himself and Mr. LaHood), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [13AP]
H. Res. 56--
A resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
    Commerce in the One Hundred Sixth Congress; to the Committee on 
    House Administration.
  By Mr. BLILEY, [11FE]
H. Res. 57--
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 and Mr. Gejdenson), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12JY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [4OC]
H. Res. 58--
A resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Ways 
    and Means in the One Hundred Sixth Congress; to the Committee on 
    House Administration.
  By Mr. ARCHER, [11FE]
H. Res. 59--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    the United States remains committed to the North Atlantic Treaty 
    Organization (NATO); to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Boehlert, and Mr. 
    Lantos), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [17MR], [18MR], [23MR], [12AP]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [2NO]
H. Res. 60--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a 
    postage stamp should be issued in honor of Zora Neale Hurston; to 
    the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Ms. BROWN of Florida (for herself, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Ford, 
    Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Norton, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. 
    Stabenow, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
    Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Lee, Ms. Carson, Mrs. 
    Christian-Christensen, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
    Mr. Rangel, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Clay, Mr. Scott, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
    Foley, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
    Wynn, and Mr. Conyers), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [15AP], [20MY]
H. Res. 61--
A resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
    Agriculture in the One Hundred Sixth Congress; to the Committee on 
    House Administration.
  By Mr. COMBEST (for himself and Mr. Stenholm), [11FE]
H. Res. 62--
A resolution expressing concern over the escalating violence, the gross 
    violations of human rights, and the ongoing attempts to overthrow a 
    democratically elected government in Sierra Leone; to the Committee 
    on International Relations.
  By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Royce, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
    Meeks of New York, Ms. Lee, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hall of 
    Ohio, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Tancredo, and Mr. Radanovich), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [12MY], [15JN]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [15JN]

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H. Res. 63--
A resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
    Resources in the One Hundred Sixth Congress; to the Committee on 
    House Administration.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [11FE]
H. Res. 64--
A resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
    Science in the One Hundred and Sixth Congress; to the Committee on 
    House Administration.
  By Mr. SENSENBRENNER, [12FE]
H. Res. 65--
A resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
    Veterans' Affairs in the One Hundred Sixth Congress; to the 
    Committee on House Administration.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Evans), [12FE]
H. Res. 66--
A resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure in the One Hundred Sixth Congress; 
    to the Committee on House Administration.
  By Mr. SHUSTER, [12FE]
H. Res. 67--
A resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
    Armed Services in the One Hundred Sixth Congress; to the Committee 
    on House Administration.
  By Mr. SPENCE (for himself and Mr. Skelton), [12FE]
H. Res. 68--
A resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Permanent Select 
    Committee on Intelligence in the One Hundred Sixth Congress; to the 
    Committee on House Administration.
  By Mr. GOSS, [12FE]
H. Res. 69--
A resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
    Government Reform in the One Hundred Sixth Congress; to the 
    Committee on House Administration.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana, [12FE]
H. Res. 70--
A resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
    International Relations in the One Hundred Sixth Congress; to the 
    Committee on House Administration.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [12FE]
H. Res. 71--
A resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce in the One Hundred Sixth Congress; to 
    the Committee on House Administration.
  By Mr. GOODLING, [12FE]
H. Res. 72--
A resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on the 
    Budget in the One Hundred Sixth Congress; to the Committee on House 
    Administration.
  By Mr. KASICH, [12FE]
H. Res. 73--
A resolution designating majority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. SESSIONS, [23FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [23FE]
H. Res. 74--
A resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on the 
    Judiciary in the One Hundred Sixth Congress; to the Committee on 
    House Administration.
  By Mr. HYDE, [23FE]
H. Res. 75--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 409) 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.
  By Mr. SESSIONS, [23FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-26), [23FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [24FE]
H. Res. 76--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 438) to 
    promote and enhance public safety through use of 911 as the 
    universal emergency assistance number, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. LINDER, [23FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-27), [23FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [24FE]
H. Res. 77--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 514) to amend 
    the Communications Act of 1934 to strengthen and clarify 
    prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. LINDER, [23FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-28), [23FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [25FE]
H. Res. 78--
A resolution electing members of the Joint Committee on Printing and the 
    Joint Committee of Congress on the Library; to the Committee on 
    House Administration.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [23FE]
H. Res. 79--
A resolution supporting the National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc., of 
    Galesburg, Illinois, in its endeavor to erect a monument known as 
    the National Railroad Hall of Fame; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Costello, Mr. DeFazio, 
    Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Phelps, Mr. 
    Rush, and Ms. Schakowsky), [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [2MR], [9MR], [17MR]
H. Res. 80--
A resolution repealing rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of 
    Representatives relating to the statutory limit on the public debt; 
    to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Goode, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Linder), 
    [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13AP], [8JN]
H. Res. 81--
A resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
    Small Business in the One Hundred Sixth Congress; to the Committee 
    on House Administration.
  By Mr. TALENT, [23FE]
H. Res. 82--
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, Ms. Rivers, Mr. George Miller of 
    California, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Stark, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
    Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Markey, Mr. Towns, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Waxman, 
    Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Filner, Mr. Rush, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. 
    McKinney, and Mr. Blumenauer), [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [17MR], [23MR], [24MR], [13AP], [14AP], 
    [20AP], [6MY], [30JY], [14SE], [7OC], [14OC], [5NO]
H. Res. 83--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 669) to amend 
    the Peace Corps Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 
    2000 thrugh 2003 to carry out that Act.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [24FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-30), [24FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [25FE]
H. Res. 84--
A resolution recognizing the positive steps and achievements of the 
    Republic of India and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to foster 
    peaceful relations between the two nations; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [2MR]
H. Res. 85--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 603) to amend 
    title 49, United States Code, to clarify the application of the Act 
    popularly known as the ``Death on the High Seas Act'' to aviation 
    incidents.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [2MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-37), [2MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [3MR]
H. Res. 86--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 661) to 
    direct the Secretary of Transportation to prohibit the commercial 
    operation of supersonic transport category aircraft that do not 
    comply with stage 3 noise levels if the European Union adopts 
    certain aircraft noise regulations.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [2MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-38), [2MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [3MR]
H. Res. 87--
A resolution electing members of the Joint Committee on Printing and the 
    Joint Committee of Congress on the Library.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [2MR]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [2MR]
H. Res. 88--
A resolution designating majority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [2MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [2MR]
H. Res. 89--
A resolution to express 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 2000; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
    Porter, and Mr. Nethercutt), [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [10MR], [11MR], [17MR], [23MR], [25MR], 
    [13AP], [15AP], [27AP], [4MY], [26MY], [8JN], [10JN], [22JN], 
    [23JN], [1JY], [14JY], [9SE], [15SE]
H. Res. 90--
A resolution recognizing the ``Code Adam'' child safety program, 
    commending retail business establishments that have implemented 
    programs to protect children from abduction, and urging retail 
    business establishments that have not implemented such programs to 
    consider doing so; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. PALLONE, [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [12MY], [20MY], [18JN]
H. Res. 91--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 707) to amend 
    the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
    to authorize a program for predisaster mitigation, to streamline the 
    administration of disaster relief, to control the Federal costs of 
    disaster assistance, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. GOSS, [3MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-41), [3MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [4MR]
H. Res. 92--
A resolution recommending the integration of the Republic of Slovakia 
    into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); to the Committee 
    on International Relations.
  By Mr. MICA (for himself, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Miller of 
    Florida, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. English, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. 
    Maloney of New York, Mr. Ose, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Peterson of 
    Minnesota, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Sawyer, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
    Goodling, Mr. Holden, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
    Markey, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Vento, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
    Mascara, Mr. Borski, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
    Hyde, and Mr. Brady of Texas), [3MR]
  Cosponsors added, [16MR], [12MY]
H. Res. 93--
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. Ackerman, Mr. 
    Blagojevich, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Borski, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
    Carson, Mr. Costello, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
    Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kildee, 
    Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Klink, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis 
    of Georgia, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Maloney 
    of New York, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Meek of 
    Florida, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. George Miller of California, 
    Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
    Rahall, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
    Shows, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stark, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
    Underwood, Mr. Vento, Ms. Waters, Mr. Waxman, and Ms. Woolsey), 
    [3MR]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR]
H. Res. 94--
A resolution recognizing the generous contribution made by each living 
    person who has donated a kidney to save a life; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. NETHERCUTT (for himself, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
    Coyne, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. English, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
    Ramstad, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shows, Mr. Spence, 
    Mr. Stupak,

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    Mr. Towns, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania), [3MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [17MR], [13AP], [20AP], [11MY], [27MY], 
    [16JN], [5NO], [8NO]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [8NO]
H. Res. 95--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    American families deserve tax relief; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
    Pickering, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
    Hostettler, Mr. Paul, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
    Aderholt, Mr. Souder, Ms. Granger, and Mr. Cunningham), [3MR]
  Cosponsors added, [9MR], [23MR], [12AP], [20MY]
H. Res. 96--
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, [3MR]
H. Res. 97--
A resolution calling upon Haiti's political leaders to seek agreement on 
    transparent, free, and widely participatory elections, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Dixon, Ms. 
    Brown of Florida, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Owens, Ms. 
    Waters, and Mr. Payne), [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [16MR], [18MR], [24MR], [12AP], [15AP], [5MY]
H. Res. 98--
A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
    require that concurrent resolutions on the budget not carry an 
    estimated deficit for the budget year or for any outyear; to the 
    Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin (for himself and Mr. Sweeney), [4MR]
H. Res. 99--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    regarding the human rights situation in Cuba; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
    Menendez, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
    Deutsch, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
    Wexler, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. Sherman), [9MR]
  Cosponsors added, [16MR], [17MR], [23MR]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [23MR]
H. Res. 100--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 800) to 
    provide for education flexibility partnerships.
  By Ms. PRYCE, [9MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-46), [9MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [10MR]
H. Res. 101--
A resolution providing amounts for the expenses of certain committees of 
    the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Sixth Congress; to 
    the Committee on House Administration.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [9MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-72), [22MR]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [23MR]
H. Res. 102--
A resolution reaffirming the principles of the Programme of Action of 
    the International Conference on Population and Development with 
    respect to the sovereign rights of countries and the right of 
    voluntary and informed consent in family planning programs; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself, Mr. Shows, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Hill 
    of Montana, Mr. Latham, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. 
    Buyer), [9MR]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR]
H. Res. 103--
A resolution providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution 
    (H. Con. Res. 42) regarding the use of United States Armed Forces as 
    part of a NATO peacekeeping operation implementing a Kosovo peace 
    agreement.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [10MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-48), [10MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [11MR]
H. Res. 104--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 819) to 
    authorize appropriations for the Federal Maritime Commission for 
    fiscal years 2000 and 2001.
  By Mrs. MYRICK, [10MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-49), [10MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [16MR]
H. Res. 105--
A resolution recognizing and honoring Joe DiMaggio; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform.
  By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
    Houghton, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Owens, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Serrano, Mr. King 
    of New York, Mr. Lazio, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Maloney of New 
    York, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Towns, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
    McHugh, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
    Nadler, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Walsh, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. 
    Kelly, Mr. Meeks of New York, and Mr. Engel), [10MR]
  Cosponsors added, [15MR], [16MR]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [16MR]
H. Res. 106--
A resolution expressing the appreciation and thanks of the House of 
    Representatives for the extraordinary efforts of the United States 
    Capitol Police during the impeachment proceedings; to the Committee 
    on House Administration.
  By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Cunningham, 
    Mr. Holden, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Underwood, 
    Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
    Brown of Ohio, Mr. Shows, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Peterson of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Stump, Mr. Franks of New 
    Jersey, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Ney, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
    Largent, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Luther, Mr. Coyne, 
    Mr. English, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Latham, Mr. Foley, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
    Ballenger, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
    Gibbons, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Stearns, 
    Mr. McNulty, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Goode, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
    Portman, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Fossella, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mrs. Chenoweth, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Davis of Virginia, and 
    Mr. Collins), [10MR]
  Cosponsors added, [16MR], [23MR], [24MR], [25MR], [12AP], [14AP], 
    [20AP], [29AP]
H. Res. 107--
A 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.
  By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. 
    Maloney of New York, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Lee, 
    Mr. Sanders, Mr. Markey, Mr. George Miller of California, Mrs. 
    Morella, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
    Tierney, Mr. Olver, Mr. Shays, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
    Filner, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
    Serrano, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Brady of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. 
    Roybal-Allard, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Thompson of 
    California, Mr. Farr of California, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. 
    McKinney, Mr. Vento, and Mr. Lampson), [10MR]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR], [23MR], [15AP], [28AP], [17JN], [1JY], 
    [12JY], [20JY], [22JY], [30JY], [1OC], [26OC], [17NO], [18NO]
H. Res. 108--
A resolution designating majority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. GOODLING, [11MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [11MR]
H. Res. 109--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a 
    commemorative postage stamp should be issued recognizing the 4-H 
    Youth Development Program's centennial; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform.
  By Mr. FOLEY, [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [14AP], [27AP], [12MY], [17JN], [23SE]
H. Res. 110--
A resolution congratulating the Government and the people of the 
    Republic of El Salvador on successfully completing free and 
    democratic elections on March 7, 1999; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
    Ballenger, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and Ms. Roybal-
    Allard), [11MR]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [13AP]
H. Res. 111--
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, Mr. Hilliard, Mrs. 
    Christensen, Ms. Norton, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
    Ford, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Clayton, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. 
    Schakowsky, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Stark, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
    Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
    Cummings, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
    Oberstar, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Clay, Mr. Towns, Mr. Owens, 
    and Mr. Rangel), [11MR]
H. Res. 112--
A resolution congratulating the Government and the people of the 
    Republic of El Salvador on successfully completing free and 
    democratic elections on March 7, 1999; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Ballenger, Ms. Ros-
    Lehtinen, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Mr. Davis of 
    Florida), [15MR]
H. Res. 113--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 820) to 
    authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for the 
    Coast Guard, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. GOSS, [16MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-54), [16MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [17MR]
H. Res. 114--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 975) to 
    provide for a reduction in the volume of steel imports, and to 
    establish a steel import notification and monitoring program.
  By Mr. DREIER, [16MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-55), [16MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [17MR]
H. Res. 115--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a 
    postage stamp should be issued recognizing the Veterans of Foreign 
    Wars of the United States; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. HILL of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Shows, 
    Mr. McGovern, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Holden, Ms. Danner, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
    Payne, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Leach, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
    Baldacci, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
    LaHood, Mr. Berman, Mr. Filner, Ms. Carson, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Clement, 
    Mr. Frost, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. Gutierrez), [16MR]
  Cosponsors added, [23MR], [14AP], [19AP], [27AP], [18MY], [16JN], 
    [17JN], [23JN], [29JN], [27SE], [4OC]
H. Res. 116--
A resolution amending 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, [16MR]
H. Res. 117--
A resolution expressing Support for a National Week of Reflection and 
    Tolernace; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. RANGEL, [16MR]
H. Res. 118--
A resolution reaffirming the principles of the Programme of Action of 
    the International

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    Conference on Population and Development with respect to the 
    sovereign rights of countries and the right of voluntary and 
    informed consent in family planning programs; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
    Bachus, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Shows, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
    King, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
    Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Gary Miller of 
    California, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
    Bartlett of Maryland, and Mr. English), [16MR]
  Cosponsors added, [23MR]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [23MR]
H. Res. 119--
A resolution designating minority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. FROST, [17MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [17MR]
H. Res. 120--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4) to declare 
    it to be the policy of the United States to deploy a national 
    missile defense.
  By Mr. REYNOLDS, [17MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-69), [17MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [18MR]
H. Res. 121--
A resolution affirming the Congress' opposition to all forms of racism 
    and bigotry; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, [17MR]
  Failed of passage under suspension of the rules, [23MR]
H. Res. 122--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 417) 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. TURNER (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Baird, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
    Shows, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Tanner, Mrs. 
    Maloney of New York, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Holden, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
    Moore, Mr. Levin, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Udall of Colorado, 
    Mr. Wu, and Ms. Berkley), [18MR]
  Discharge petition filed (Pet. 106-1), [14AP]
H. Res. 123--
A resolution recognizing and honoring the crewmembers of the U.S.S. 
    ALABAMA (BB-60) and the U.S.S. ALABAMA Crewmen's Association; to the 
    Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. CALLAHAN, [18MR]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [15AP]
H. Res. 124--
A resolution condemning acts of police brutality and use of excessive 
    force throughout the country; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
    Gephardt, Mr. Payne, Mr. Fattah, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
    Hilliard, Mr. Owens, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Hastings of 
    Washington, Mr. Ford, Mr. Clay, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
    Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Carson, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. 
    Waters, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
    Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
    Lee, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Millender-
    McDonald, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Towns, Mr. McDermott, 
    Mr. Dixon, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Scott, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
    Waxman, and Mr. Rangel), [18MR]
  Cosponsors removed, [15AP]
H. Res. 125--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1141) making 
    emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending 
    September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. GOSS, [23MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-76), [23MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [24MR]
H. Res. 126--
A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 417) to 
    amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the 
    financing of campaigns for elections for Federal office; to the 
    Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. CAMPBELL, [23MR]
  Discharge petition filed (Pet. 106-2), [20AP]
H. Res. 127--
A resolution acknowledging the achievements of the late Robert Condon 
    and the Rolling Readers USA program he founded in advancing 
    children's literacy; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. FILNER, [23MR]
H. Res. 128--
A resolution condemning the murder of human rights lawyer Rosemary 
    Nelson and calling for the protection of defense attorneys in 
    Northern Ireland; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. King, Mr. 
    Crowley, Mr. Payne, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Walsh), [23MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [14AP]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [20AP]
H. Res. 129--
A resolution extending 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. COX (for himself and Mr. Dicks), [24MR]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [24MR]
H. Res. 130--
A resolution expressing the support of the House of Representatives for 
    the members of the United States Armed Forces who are engaged in 
    military operations against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
  By Mr. SPENCE, [24MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [24MR]
H. Res. 131--
A resolution providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution 
    (H. Con Res. 68) establishing the congressional budget for the 
    United States government for fiscal year 2000 and setting forth 
    appropriate budgetary levels for each of the fiscal years 2001 
    through 2009.
  By Mr. LINDER, [24MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-77), [24MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [25MR]
H. Res. 132--
A resolution expressing the support of the House of Representatives for 
    the members of the United States Armed Forces who are engaged in 
    military operations against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; to 
    the Committees on International Relations; Armed Services.
  By Mr. GEJDENSON, [24MR]
H. Res. 133--
A resolution recognizing the significance to society of issues relating 
    to mental illness and expressing full support for the White House 
    Conference on Mental Health; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mrs. Roukema, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Shays, Mr. Waxman, 
    Mrs. Morella, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Horn, Mr. Leach, Mr. Gejdenson, 
    Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Bono, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. McNulty, 
    Mr. Sanders, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Shows, 
    Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Stark, Mr. Baird, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Filner, Mr. Wise, 
    Mr. Payne, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, 
    Ms. Norton, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
    Mr. Frost, Mr. Clement, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Maloney of New 
    York, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Schakowsky, 
    Mr. Roemer, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
    Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Lee, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Luther, Ms. 
    Carson, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
    LaFalce, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Foley, Ms. 
    Stabenow, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Rivers, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. 
    Lofgren, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Berman, Mr. Lantos, 
    Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rush, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Traficant, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
    Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Danner, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Crowley, 
    Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Cummings, 
    Mr. Scott, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. McKinney, Ms. 
    Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Ms. Roybal-Allard), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP]
H. Res. 134--
A resolution supporting National Civility Week, Inc. in its efforts to 
    restore civility, honesty, integrity, and respectful consideration 
    in the United States; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Sawyer, and Mr. LaHood), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [11MY], [4AU], [30SE]
H. Res. 135--
A resolution providing for the concurrence by the House with an 
    amendment in the Senate amendments to H.R. 98.
  By Mr. SHUSTER, [12AP]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [12AP]
H. Res. 136--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1143) to 
    establish a program to provide assistance for programs of credit and 
    other financial services, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [12AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-85), [12AP]
  Agreed to in the House, [13AP]
H. Res. 137--
Resolution waiving points of order against a conference report to 
    accompany the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 68) establishing 
    the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal 
    year 2000 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of 
    the fiscal years 2001 thrugh 2009.
  By Mr. LINDER, [13AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-92), [13AP]
  Agreed to in the House, [14AP]
H. Res. 138--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 472) to amend 
    title 13, United States Code, to require the use of postcensus local 
    review as part of each decennial census.
  By Mr. SESSIONS, [13AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-93), [13AP]
  Agreed to in the House, [14AP]
H. Res. 139--
A resolution providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. 
    Res. 37) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
    States with respect to tax limitations.
  By Mr. HASTINGS, [13AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-94), [13AP]
  Agreed to in the House, [15AP]
H. Res. 140--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1376) to 
    extend the tax benefits available with respect to services performed 
    in a combat zone to services performed in the Federal Republic of 
    Yugoslavia (Serbia/Montenegro) and certain other areas, and for 
    other purposes.
  By Mrs. MYRICK, [14AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-95), [14AP]
  Laid on the table, [15AP]
H. Res. 141--
A resolution for the relief of Vince Munoz, Governor of the Tribal 
    Council of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and all other enrolled members 
    of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. REYES, [15AP]
H. Res. 142--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1184) to 
    authorize appropriations for carrying out the Earthquake Hazards 
    Reduction Act of 1977 for fiscal years 2000 and 2001, and for other 
    purposes.
  By Mr. DREIER, [20AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-101), [20AP]
  Agreed to in the House, [21AP]
H. Res. 143--
A resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 800) to provide for education flexibility 
    partnerships.
  By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, [20AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-102), [20AP]
  Agreed to in the House, [21AP]
H. Res. 144--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a 
    postage stamp should be issued commemorating Cesar E. Chavez; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. LAMPSON (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Sanders, 
    Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Costello, Mr. Berman, 
    Mr. Sherman, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Frost, Mr. Kennedy

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    of Rhode Island, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Green 
    of Texas, Mr. Farr of California, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
    Kucinich, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
    Filner, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Gonzalez, and Mr. Wu), [20AP]
  Cosponsors added, [5MY], [20MY], [24MY], [23JN], [18NO]
H. Res. 145--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 999) to amend 
    the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to improve the quality of 
    coastal recreation waters, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. REYNOLDS, [21AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-103), [21AP]
  Agreed to in the House, [22AP]
H. Res. 146--
A resolution providing for the mandatory implementation of the Office 
    Waste Recycling Program in the House of Representatives; to the 
    Committee on House Administration.
  By Mr. FARR of California (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. George Miller 
    of California, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Gilchrest, Ms. Pelosi, 
    and Mr. Visclosky), [22AP]
  Cosponsors added, [27AP], [28AP], [4MY], [11MY], [20MY], [10JN], 
    [23JN], [30JN], [27SE], [9NO]
H. Res. 147--
A resolution supporting the goals and ideas and commending the 
    organizers of ``Children's Memorial Day''; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce. providing for the mandatory 
    implementation of the Office Waste Recycling Program in the House of 
    Representatives; to the Committee on House Administration.
  By Mr. STARK, [22AP]
  Cosponsors added, [5MY], [8JN]
H. Res. 148--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with 
    respect to the tragic shooting at Columbine High School in 
    Littleton, Colorado; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. TANCREDO (for himself, Mr. Hefley, Mr. McInnis, Ms. DeGette, 
    Mr. Schaffer, and Mr. Udall of Colorado), [26AP]
H. Res. 149--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    ``Sugar'' Ray Robinson should be recognized for his athletic 
    achievements and commitment to young people; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform.
  By Mr. RANGEL, [26AP]
H. Res. 150--
A resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to Marcus 
    Garvey; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. RANGEL, [26AP]
H. Res. 151--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1569) to 
    prohibit the use of funds appropriated to the Department of Defense 
    from being used for the deployment of ground elements of the United 
    States Armed Forces in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia unless 
    that deployment is specifically authorized by law; for consideration 
    of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 82) directing the 
    President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to 
    remove United States Armed Forces from their positions in connection 
    with the present operations against the Federal Republic of 
    Yugoslavia; for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 44) 
    declaring a state of war between the United States and the 
    Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; and for 
    consideration of the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 21) 
    authorizing the President of the United States to conduct military 
    air operations and missile strikes against the Federal Republic of 
    Yugoslavia (Serbia and
  By Mr. DREIER, [27AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-118), [27AP]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [28AP]
H. Res. 152--
A resolution recognizing the commitment and dedication of members of 
    America's humanitarian relief nongovernmental organizations and 
    private volunteer organizations for their rapid and courageous 
    response to recent disasters in Central America and Kosova, and of 
    the local nongovernmental organizations and individuals in these 
    regions with whom they work; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. PORTER (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Hall of 
    Ohio), [27AP]
H. Res. 153--
A resolution amending House Resolution 5, One Hundred Sixth Congress, as 
    amended by House Resolution 129, One Hundred Sixth Congress; to the 
    Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. COX (for himself and Mr. Dicks), [28AP]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [29AP]
H. Res. 154--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1480) to 
    provide for the conservation and development of water and related 
    resources, to authorize the United States Army Corps of Engineers to 
    construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of 
    the United States, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. HASTINGS, [28AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-120), [28AP]
  Agreed to in the House, [29AP]
H. Res. 155--
A resolution calling upon the President to provide in a collection all 
    United States records related to the Armenian genocide and the 
    consequences of the failure to enforce the judgments of the Turkish 
    courts against the responsible officials, and to deliver the 
    collection to the Committee on International Relations of the House 
    of Representatives, the library of the United States Holocaust 
    Memorial Museum, and to the Armenian Genocide Museum in Yerevan, 
    Armenia; to the Committees on Government Reform; International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Berman, 
    Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Bliley, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, 
    Mr. Clay, Mr. Costello, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Dooley of 
    California, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Horn, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
    Kildee, Mr. King, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Larson, Mr. 
    Levin, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
    Martinez, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
    McKeon, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Moakley, Mr. 
    Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Obey, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Porter, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Rothman, 
    Mr. Royce, Mr. Rush, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
    Tierney, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. 
    Wynn), [28AP]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [3AU]
H. Res. 156--
A resolution commending the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. on securing 
    the release of Specialist Steven Gonzales of Huntsville, Texas, 
    Staff Sergeant Andrew Ramirez of Los Angeles, California, and Staff 
    Sergeant Christopher Stone of Smiths Creek, Michigan, from captivity 
    in Belgrade, Yugoslavia; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mrs. MEEK of Florida, [3MY]
  Cosponsors added, [4MY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [4MY]
H. Res. 157--
A resolution Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in 
    support of America's teachers; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Ms. GRANGER (for herself, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
    DeMint, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
    Ramstad, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Gallegly, 
    Mr. Moore, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mrs. 
    Fowler, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
    Graham, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Kildee, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Phelps, Mr. 
    Schaffer, Mr. Klink, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Smith of 
    Michigan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Foley, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Horn, Mr. Frost, 
    Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Blunt, and Mrs. Christensen), [4MY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [4MY]
H. Res. 158--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 833) to amend 
    title 11 of the United States Code, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. SESSIONS, [4MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-126), [4MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [5MY]
H. Res. 159--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1664) making 
    emergency supplemental appropriatins for military operations, 
    refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relating to the conflict 
    in Kosovo, and for military operations in Southwest Asia for the 
    fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  By Mrs. MYRICK, [5MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-127), [5MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [6MY]
H. Res. 160--
A resolution congratulating the Government and the people of the 
    Republic of Panama on successfully completing free and democratic 
    elections on May 2, 1999; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY, [5MY]
H. Res. 161--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    regarding the condition and humanitarian needs of refugees within 
    Kosovo; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. BRADY of Texas, [6MY]
  Cosponsors added, [13MY], [18MY]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House amended, [18MY]
H. Res. 162--
A resolution providing for enclosing the galleries of the House of 
    Representatives with a transparent and substantial material; to the 
    Committee on House Administration.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana, [6MY]
H. Res. 163--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with 
    respect to postpartum depression; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. KINGSTON (for himself and Mrs. Capps), [6MY]
  Cosponsors added, [22JY], [27SE], [10NO]
H. Res. 164--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    Federal laws relating to the provision of health care must allow 
    women direct access to obstetrician-gynecologists and other health 
    care professionals who specialize in obstetrics and gynecology; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. LUCAS of Kentucky, [6MY]
  Cosponsors added, [18MY], [1JY]
H. Res. 165--
A resolution acknowledging the dedication and sacrifice made by the men 
    and women who have lost their lives while serving as law enforcement 
    officers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Moran of 
    Virginia, Mr. Holden, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
    Underwood, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Clement, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
    LaTourette, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
    Luther, Mr. English, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Brown 
    of Ohio, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Ney, Mr. Taylor of 
    Mississippi, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
    Gary Miller of California, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Archer, Mr. Etheridge, 
    Mr. Ehrlich, Ms. DeGette, Mr. McInnis, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
    Deutsch, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Forbes, Ms. Granger, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
    Green of Texas, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Weller, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
    Lampson, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Sabo, Ms. Waters, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Peterson of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
    Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
    McGovern, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
    DeFazio, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
    Ramstad, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
    Texas, Mr. Royce, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Wise, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
    Whitfield, Mr. Rahall, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Souder,

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    Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
    Hayes, Mr. Pombo, Ms. Danner, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Horn, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
    Borski, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Weiner, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Moore, Mr. 
    Inslee, Mr. Costello, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
    Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Simpson, Mr. 
    Ryan of Wisconsin, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. DeLay, 
    Mr. Dixon, Mr. Bass, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Farr of 
    California, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Stupak, Mrs. 
    Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
    Kucinich, Ms. Norton, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. Berman), [11MY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [11MY]
H. Res. 166--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 775) to 
    establish certain procedures for civil actions brought for damages 
    relating to the failure of any device or system to process or 
    otherwise deal with the transition from the year 1999 to the year 
    2000, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DREIER, [11MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-134), [11MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [12MY]
H. Res. 167--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1555) to 
    authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2000 for intelligence and 
    intelligence-related acivities 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, [12MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-136), [12MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [13MY]
H. Res. 168--
A resolution recognizing the Foreign Service of the United States on the 
    occasion of its 75th anniversary; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. Smith of New 
    Jersey), [12MY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [27SE]
H. Res. 169--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with 
    respect to democracy, free elections, and human rights in the Lao 
    People's Democratic Republic; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. VENTO (for himself and Mr. Smith of New Jersey), [13MY]
  Cosponsors added, [19MY], [24MY], [27MY], [8JN], [22JN], [16JY], 
    [14SE], [18OC], [21OC], [26OC], [28OC]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [16NO]
H. Res. 170--
A resolution amending House Resolution 5, One Hundred Sixth Congress, as 
    amended; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. COX (for himself and Mr. Dicks), [13MY]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House amended, [13MY]
H. Res. 171--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with 
    respect to the National Conference of Law Enforcement Emerald 
    Societies for their services in honoring slain Detective John 
    Michael Gibson and Private First Class Jacob Chestnut of the United 
    States Capitol Police; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. DeLAURO, [13MY]
H. Res. 172--
A resolution to authorize and direct the Archivist of the United States 
    to make available for public use the records of the House of 
    Representatives Select Committee on Missing Persons in Southeast 
    Asia; to the Committee on House Administration.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Talent, and 
    Mr. Rohrabacher), [13MY]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY], [26JY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [26JY]
H. Res. 173--
Resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 1141) making emergency supplemental 
    appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and 
    for other purposes.
  By Mrs. MYRICK, [17MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-144), [17MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [18MY]
H. Res. 174--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1654) to 
    authorize appropriations for the National Aeronautics and Space 
    Administration for fiscal years 2000, 2001, and 2002, and for other 
    purposes.
  By Mr. REYNOLDS, [18MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-147), [18MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [19MY]
H. Res. 175--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1553) to 
    authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2000 and for fiscal year 
    2001 for the National Weather Service, Atmospheric Research, and 
    National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service 
    activities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
    and for other purposes.
  By Mr. REYNOLDS, [18MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-148), [18MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [19MY]
H. Res. 176--
A resolution recognizing the historical significance of the Supreme 
    Court's unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education, 
    repudiating segregation, and reaffirming the fundamental belief that 
    we are all ``one Nation under God, indivisible''; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hastings 
    of Florida, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Conyers, 
    Mr. Scott, Mr. Rush, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
    Jackson of Illinois, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Norton, Mr. Davis of 
    Illinois, Mr. Owens, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
    Fattah, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Ford, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
    Towns, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Lee, 
    Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Frost, Ms. Carson, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Ms. Waters, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
    Hilliard, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Watt of North Carolina), 
    [18MY]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [18MY]
H. Res. 177--
A resolution relating to the treatment of veterans with Alzheimer's 
    disease; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. BALDACCI, [18MY]
H. Res. 178--
A resolution concerning the tenth anniversary of the Tiananmen Square 
    massacre of June 4, 1989, in the People's Republic of China; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Ms. PELOSI (for herself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
    Gephardt, Mr. Cox, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Smith 
    of New Jersey, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Wu, Mr. 
    Abercrombie, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Shays, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
    Horn, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Clay), [18MY]
  Cosponsors added, [20MY], [19MY], [24MY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [25MY]
H. Res. 179--
Resolution providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 
    4, to declare it to be the policy of the United States to deploy a 
    national missile defense.
  By Mr. REYNOLDS, [19MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-150), [19MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [20MY]
H. Res. 180--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 883) to 
    preserve the sovereignty of the United States over public lands and 
    acquired lands owned by the United States, and to preserve State 
    sovereignty and private property rights in non-Federal lands 
    surrounding those public lands and acquired lands.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [19MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-151), [19MY]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [20MY]
H. Res. 181--
A resolution condemning the kidnapping and murder by the Revolutionary 
    Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) of 3 United States citizens, Ingrid 
    Washinawatok, Terence Freitas, and Lahe'ena'e Gay; to the Committee 
    on International Relations.
  By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Farr of California, Ms. 
    Lee, and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii), [19MY]
  Cosponsors added, [29JN]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [4OC]
H. Res. 182--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    the National Park Service should take full advantage of support 
    services offered by the Department of Defense; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. HANSEN, [19MY]
H. Res. 183--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    regarding the settlement of claims of citizens of the United States 
    against the Government of Germany with respect to the deaths of 
    members of the United States Air Force resulting from the collision 
    off the coast of Namibia of a German Luftwaffe aircraft with a 
    United States Air Force aircraft on September 13, 1997; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SANFORD (for himself, Mr. Goode, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
    Lampson, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. DeLay, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
    Doyle, and Mr. Gilchrest), [19MY]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN]
  Considered, [16JN]
H. Res. 184--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    regarding Federal Government procurement access for minority-owned 
    businesses; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD (for herself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Thompson of 
    Mississippi, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Frost, Mr. Cummings, 
    Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Clayton, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
    Schakowsky, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Hinojosa), 
    [20MY]
  Cosponsors added, [24JN]
H. Res. 185--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1906) making 
    appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
    Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending 
    September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [24MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-159), [24MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [25MY]
H. Res. 186--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1259) to amend 
    the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to protect Social Security 
    surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms.
  By Mr. LINDER, [24MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-160), [24MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [26MY]
H. Res. 187--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    the United States should seek to prevent any Talibanled government 
    in Afghanistan from obtaining a seat in the United Nations, and 
    should refuse to recognize any Afghan government, while gross 
    violations of human rights persist against women and girls there; to 
    the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself and Mr. Rohrabacher), [25MY]
  Cosponsors added, [15JN], [22JN], [30JN], [4AU], [14SE], [2NO], [9NO]
H. Res. 188--
A resolution designating minority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. FROST, [25MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [25MY]
H. Res. 189--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 150) to amend 
    the Act popularly known as the Recreation and Public Purposes Act to 
    authorize disposal 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.
  By Mr. SESSIONS, [25MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-164), [25MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [8JN]
H. Res. 190--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1905) making 
    appropriations for

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    the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
    2000, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DREIER, [25MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-165), [25MY]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [10JN]
H. Res. 191--
A resolution recognizing and honoring Medal of Honor recipients for 
    their selfless acts for our Nation, and commending IPALCO 
    Enterprises for its contributions to honor each these American 
    heroes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
  By Ms. CARSON, [26MY]
H. Res. 192--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1037) 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 Rules.
  By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself, Mr. Blagojevich, and Ms. Carson), [26MY]
  Discharge petition filed (Pet. 106-4), [15JY]
H. Res. 193--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 902) to 
    regulate the sale of firearms at gun shows; to the Committee on 
    Rules.
  By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself, Mr. Blagojevich, and Ms. Carson), [26MY]
H. Res. 194--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 515) to 
    prevent children from injuring themselves with handguns; to the 
    Committee on Rules.
  By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself, Mr. Blagojevich, and Ms. Carson), [26MY]
H. Res. 195--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1401) to 
    authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for military 
    activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military 
    personnel strengths for fiscal years 2000 to 2001, and for other 
    purposes.
  By Mrs. MYRICK, [26MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-166), [26MY]
  Laid on the table (pursuant to H. Res. 200), [9JN]
H. Res. 196--
A resolution urging the President to call for the United Nations to 
    resolve the crisis in Yugoslavia; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. FARR of California, [27MY]
H. Res. 197--
A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 358) 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. DINGELL, [27MY]
  Discharge petition filed (Pet. 106-3), [23JN]
H. Res. 198--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    James Francis Thorpe should be designated ``America's Athlete of the 
    Century''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. KANJORSKI (for himself and Mr. Watkins), [27MY]
H. Res. 199--
A resolution to commend the signing of a cease-fire agreement and to 
    urge a swift solution to the crisis in Sierra Leone; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. Chabot, Ms. 
    Lee, and Mr. Conyers), [8JN]
H. Res. 200--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1401) to 
    authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for military 
    activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military 
    personnel strengths for fiscal years 2000 and 2001, and for other 
    purposes.
  By Mrs. MYRICK, [8JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-175), [8JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [9JN]
H. Res. 201--
A resolution recognizing the importance for families to pledge to each 
    other to be organ and tissue donors; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself and Mr. Greenwood), [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [23JN], [24JN], [12JY], [16JY], [16NO]
H. Res. 202--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    the artwork displayed in the Capitol and in the office buildings of 
    the House of Representatives should represent the contributions of 
    women to American society; to the Committee on House Administration.
  By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
    Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Capps, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Lee, Ms. Woolsey, 
    Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Frost, Mr. Brown of 
    Ohio, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Reyes, Mrs. Northup, Mr. 
    Filner, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Hooley of 
    Oregon, Mr. Costello, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. 
    DeLauro, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
    Conyers, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
    and Mr. Sanders), [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY]
H. Res. 203--
A resolution acknowledging the dedication and sacrifice made by the men 
    and women who have lost their lives while serving as firefighters; 
    to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [1JY], [15JY], [4AU]
H. Res. 204--
A resolution designating minority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. FROST, [9JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [9JN]
H. Res. 205--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with 
    regard to Project Exile and the prosecution of Federal firearms 
    offenses; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. 
    Schaffer), [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY]
H. Res. 206--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1000) to 
    amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize programs for the 
    Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. REYNOLDS, [14JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-185), [14JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [15JN]
H. Res. 207--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with 
    regard to community renewal through community-and faith-based 
    organizations; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. PITTS, [15JN]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [22JN]
H. Res. 208--
A resolution calling on the National Cemetery Administration of the 
    Department of Veterans Affairs to provide veterans reasonable access 
    to burial in national cemeteries; to the Committee on Veterans' 
    Affairs.
  By Ms. BROWN of Florida (for herself and Mr. Evans), [15JN]
  Cosponsors added, [29JN], [14JY]
H. Res. 209--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1501) to 
    provide grants to ensure increased accountability for juvenile 
    offenders, and for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2122) to require 
    background checks at gun shows, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DREIER, [15JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-186), [15JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [16JN]
H. Res. 210--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 659) to 
    authorize appropriations for the protection of Paoli and Brandywine 
    Battlefields in Pennsylvania, to direct the National Park Service to 
    conduct a special resource study of Paoli and Brandywine 
    Battlefields, to authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the American 
    Revolution at Valley Forge National Historical Park, and for other 
    purposes.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [15JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-187), [15JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [22JN]
H. Res. 211--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    regarding the importance of raising public awareness of prostate 
    cancer, and of regular testing and examinations in the fight against 
    prostate cancer; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BASS (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Armey, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
    Boehlert, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Upton, Mr. Burr of North 
    Carolina, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Wynn, 
    Mr. Pombo, Mr. Horn, Mr. Etheridge, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Burton of 
    Indiana, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Shows, Mr. King, Mr. Romero-
    Barcelo, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Baird, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. 
    Slaughter, Mr. Borski, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Shays, Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Boyd, 
    Mr. Cook, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Canady of Florida, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Davis of 
    Florida, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Ehlers, 
    Mr. Filner, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. English, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Millender-
    McDonald, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. Fossella), [16JN]
  Cosponsors added, [17JN], [22JN]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [22JN]
H. Res. 212--
A resolution expressing hope for a peaceful resolution to the situation 
    in Kashmir; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH, [16JN]
  Cosponsors added, [18JN], [22JN]
H. Res. 213--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a 
    postage stamp should be issued honoring American farm women; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, [16JN]
  Cosponsors added, [7OC]
H. Res. 214--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    regarding the United States share of any reconstruction measures 
    undertaken in the Balkans region of Europe on account of the armed 
    conflict and atrocities that have occured in the Federal Republic of 
    Yugoslavia since March 24, 1999; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. HEFLEY, [16JN]
  Cosponsors added, [24JN], [29JN], [30JN], [12JY], [14JY]
H. Res. 215--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with 
    regard to the return of Saif Ahmed; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. LAMPSON (for himself, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Diaz-
    Balart, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Green of Texas, and 
    Mr. Bentsen), [16JN]
  Cosponsors added, [24JN]
H. Res. 216--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1658) to 
    provide a more just and uniform procedure for Federal civil 
    forfeitures, and for other purposes.
  By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, [22JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-193), [22JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [24JN]
H. Res. 217--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.J. Res. 33) 
    proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
    authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the 
    flag of the United States.
  By Mr. GOSS, [22JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-194), [22JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [23JN]
H. Res. 218--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2084) making 
    appropritions for the Department of Transportation and related 
    agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for 
    other purposes.
  By Mr. REYNOLDS, [22JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-196), [22JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [23JN]
H. Res. 219--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    condemning the arson attacks against three California synagogues on 
    June 18, 1999; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Porter, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
    Ackerman, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman,

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    Mrs. Capps, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Martinez, 
    Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Rothman, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weiner, and 
    Mr. Wexler), [23JN]
  Cosponsors added, [29JN]
H. Res. 220--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with 
    regard to the heart disease in women; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD (for herself, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Bonior, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. 
    Norton, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
    McNulty, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
    Shows, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, and Mrs. Jones of Ohio), [23JN]
H. Res. 221--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1802) to 
    amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide 
    States with more funding and greater flexibility in carrying out 
    programs designed to help children make the transition from foster 
    care to self-sufficiency, and for other purposes.
  By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, [24JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-199), [24JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [25JN]
H. Res. 222--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives about 
    the Federal Bureau of Investigation Crisis Negotiation Program; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HYDE, [25JN]
H. Res. 223--
A resolution designating majority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House
  By Mr. BLUNT, [25JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [25JN]
H. Res. 224--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on 
    agricultural trade negotiations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. EWING (for himself and Mr. Dooley of California), [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [2AU], [5AU], [9SE], [30SE], [4OC], [6OC], [12OC], 
    [20OC]
H. Res. 225--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    condemning the arson at three Sacramento, California, area 
    synagogues on June 18, 1999, and affirming its opposition to all 
    forms of hate crimes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. MATSUI (for himself, Mr. Ose, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
    Herger, Mr. Thompson of California, and Mr. Condit), [25JN]
H. Res. 226--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    condemning the acts of arson at three Sacramento, California, area 
    synagogues on June 18, 1999, and affirming its opposition to such 
    crimes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. OSE (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
    Doolittle, Mr. Herger, Mr. Lewis of California, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Calvert, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Horn, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
    Kuykendall, Mr. Baird, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cox, 
    Mr. Dreier, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Holt, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
    Stark, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Goode, Mr. Crowley, Mrs. 
    Jones of Ohio, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
    Ms. Berkley, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Brady of Texas, 
    Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Walden of Oregon, 
    Mr. Watkins, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
    Thompson of California, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
    Sherman, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Farr of 
    California, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
    Berman, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Martinez, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
    Tierney, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Frost, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
    George Miller of California, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Capuano, 
    Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Forbes, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
    Royce, Mr. Packard, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mrs. 
    Meek of Florida, and Mr. Ackerman), [29JN]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [29JN]
H. Res. 227--
A resolution expressing the sense of the Congress in opposition to the 
    Government of Pakistan's support for armed incursion into Jammu and 
    Kashmir, India; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
    Greenwood, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Pallone, 
    Mr. Stearns, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Rush, Mr. Meeks of New 
    York, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Menendez, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
    Texas), [29JN]
H. Res. 228--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    regarding the peace process in Colombia and calling on the 
    government and all other parties to the current conflict in Colombia 
    to take steps to advance the peace process so as to end the ongoing 
    violence which continues to pose a serious threat to democracy, 
    human rights, and economic and social stability in that nation; to 
    the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Farr of California, and Mr. Davis of 
    Florida), [29JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY], [14SE]
H. Res. 229--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    Rabbi Morris Sherer should be recognized for his leadership role in 
    the growth and development of the Orthodox Jewish community in the 
    United States and for fostering religious liberty and understanding 
    around the world; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Weiner, and Mrs. Lowey), 
    [29JN]
H. Res. 230--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 66) to 
    preserve the cultural resources of the Route 66 corridor and to 
    authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [29JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-208), [29JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [30JN]
H. Res. 231--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 592) to 
    redesignate Great Kills Park in the Gateway National Recreation Area 
    as ``World War II Veterans Park at Great Kills.''
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [29JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-209), [29JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [30JN]
H. Res. 232--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 791) to amend 
    the National Trails System Act to designate the route of the War of 
    1812 British invasion of Maryland and Washington, District of 
    Columbia, and the route of the American defense, for study for 
    potential addition to the national trails system.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [29JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-210), [29JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [30JN]
H. Res. 233--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1218) to 
    amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across 
    State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of 
    parents in abortion decisions.
  By Mrs. MYRICK, [29JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-211), [29JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [30JN]
H. Res. 234--
A resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 775) to establish certain procedures for 
    civil actions brought for damages relating to the failure of any 
    device or system to process or otherwise deal with the transition 
    from the year 1999 to the year 2000, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DREIER, [30JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-213), [30JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [1JY]
H. Res. 235--
A 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. SESSIONS, [30JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-214), [30JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [1JY]
H. Res. 236--
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. REYNOLDS, [30JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-215), [30JN]
  Laid on the table, [1JY]
H. Res. 237--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with 
    regard to fibromyalgia; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. LUCAS of Oklahoma, [30JN]
  Cosponsors added, [17NO]
H. Res. 238--
A resolution permitting payments to be made by employing authorities of 
    the House of Representatives to reimburse Members, officers, and 
    employees for qualified adoption expenses; to the Committee on House 
    Administration.
  By Mr. BLILEY (for himself and Mr. Oberstar), [1JY]
  Cosponsors added, [21JY], [22JY], [4AU], [8SE], [22SE], [12OC], 
    [13OC], [20OC], [26OC], [27OC], [28OC], [4NO], [8NO], [10NO], 
    [16NO], [17NO], [18NO]
H. Res. 239--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with 
    regard to obscenity and sexual objectification in the United States; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GARY MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
    Hutchinson, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Pickering, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Aderholt, 
    Mr. Goode, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. DeMint, and Mr. English), 
    [1JY]
  Cosponsors added, [27JY], [5AU], [14SE], [26OC]
H. Res. 240--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1660) to 
    amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the incentives for 
    the construction and renovation of public schools and to provide tax 
    incentives for corporations to participate in cooperative agreements 
    with public schools in distressed areas; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. RANGEL, [1JY]
  Discharge petition filed (Pet. No. 106-5), [4AU]
H. Res. 241--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with 
    regard to the United States Women's Soccer Team and its winning 
    performance in the 1999 Women's World Cup tournament; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. KUYKENDALL, [12JY]
H. Res. 242--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2465) making 
    appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base 
    realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal 
    year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
  By Mrs. MYRICK, [12JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-227), [12JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [13JY]
H. Res. 243--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2466) making 
    appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related 
    agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for 
    other purposes.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [12JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-228), [12JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [13JY]
H. Res. 244--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with 
    regard to the United States Women's Soccer Team and its winning 
    performance in the 1999 Women's World Cup tournament.
  By Mr. KUYKENDALL (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. 
    Kelly, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Foley, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Shays, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Barr of Georgia, 
    Mr. Sununu, Mr. Talent, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Saxton, Ms. 
    Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Cook, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
    Burton of Indiana, Mrs. Capps, Mr.

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    Stearns, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Chabot, Ms. Eshoo, and Ms. 
    Norton), [13JY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [13JY]
H. Res. 245--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1691) to 
    protect religious liberty.
  By Mrs. MYRICK, [13JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-229), [13JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [15JY]
H. Res. 246--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2490) making 
    appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal 
    Service, the Executive Independent Agenices, for the fiscal year 
    ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. SESSIONS, [14JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-234), [14JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [15JY]
H. Res. 247--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2415) to 
    enhance security of United States missions and personnel overseas, 
    to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal 
    year 2000, and for other purpsoes.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [14JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-235), [14JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [15JY]
H. Res. 248--
A resolution commending and congratulating the United States Women's 
    National Soccer Team for winning the 1999 Women's World Cup soccer 
    tournament; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, Mrs. Capps, Mrs. Maloney of New 
    York, and Mrs. Kelly), [14JY]
H. Res. 249--
A resolution returning to the Senate the bill S. 254.
  By Mr. PORTMAN, [15JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [15JY]
H. Res. 250--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 434) to 
    authorize a new trade and investment policy for sub-Sahara Africa.
  By Mr. REYNOLDS, [15JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-236), [15JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [16JY]
H. Res. 251--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with 
    regard to the escalating violence in East Timor; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. LUTHER (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Horn, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
    Blagojevich, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Minge, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Farr of 
    California, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Capuano), [15JY]
  Cosponsors added, [22JY], [29JY], [5AU], [9SE]
H. Res. 252--
A resolution expressing the condolences of the House on the death of the 
    Honorable George E. Brown, Jr.
  By Mr. FARR of California, [16JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [16JY]
H. Res. 253--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1995) to 
    amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to empower 
    teachers, improve student achievement through high-quality 
    professional development for teachers, reauthorize the Reading 
    Excellent Act, and for other purposes.
  By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, [19JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-240), [19JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [20JY]
H. Res. 254--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    condemning recent hate crimes in Illinois and Indiana; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. Porter), 
    [19JY]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE], [22SE], [2NO]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [18NO]
H. Res. 255--
A resolution designating majority membership to certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. CALVERT, [19JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [19JY]
H. Res. 256--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2488) to 
    amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, to reduce individual income 
    tax rates, to provide marriage penalty relief, to reduce taxes on 
    savings and investments, to provide estate and gift tax relief, to 
    provide incentives for education savings and health care, and for 
    other purposes.
  By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, [20JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-246), [20JY]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [21JY]
H. Res. 257--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2561) making 
    appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
    ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
  By Mrs. MYRICK, [21JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-247), [21JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [22JY]
H. Res. 258--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1074) to 
    provide Government-wide accounting of regulatory costs and benefits, 
    and for other purposes.
  By Mr. SESSIONS, [21JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-248), [21JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [22JY]
H. Res. 259--
A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of the Olympics; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. RYUN of Kansas, [21JY]
H. Res. 260--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2587) 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, 2000, and for 
    other purposes.
  By Mr. LINDER, [26JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-263), [26JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [27JY]
H. Res. 261--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2605) making 
    appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year 
    ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. LINDER, [26JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-264), [26JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [27JY]
H. Res. 262--
A resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 2465) making appropriations for military 
    construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for 
    the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
    2000, and for other purposes.
  By Mrs. MYRICK, [27JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-268), [27JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [29JY]
H. Res. 263--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2606) making 
    appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
    programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [27JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-269), [27JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [29JY]
H. Res. 264--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    honoring Lance Armstrong, America's premier cyclist, and his winning 
    performance in the 1999 Tour de France; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform.
  By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Shays, Mrs. 
    Capps, Mr. Olver, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
    Blumenauer, Ms. Norton, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
    Smith of Texas, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, and Mr. Vento), 
    [27JY]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [30JY]
H. Res. 265--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    the President should actively encourage holders of Jordanian debt to 
    provide debt relief in order to strengthen the economy of Jordan; to 
    the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Bereuter, 
    Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Berman, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
    Faleomavaega, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Sawyer, and 
    Mr. Wexler), [29JY]
  Cosponsors added, [8SE]
H. Res. 266--
A resolution providing for consideration of a concurrent resolution 
    waiving the requirement in section 132 of the Legislative 
    Reorganization Act of 1946 that the Congress adjourn sine die not 
    later than July 31, 1999
  By Mr. DREIER, [29JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-274), [29JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [30JY]
H. Res. 267--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with 
    regard to Shuttle Mission STS-93, commanded by Colonel Eileen 
    Collins, the first female space shuttle commander; to the Committee 
    on Science.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas), 
    [29JY]
  Cosponsors added, [2AU]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [2AU]
H. Res. 268--
A resolution calling for equitable sharing of the costs associated with 
    the reconstruction, peacekeeping, and United Nations programs in 
    Kosovo; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Cox, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
    Green of Wisconsin, and Mr. Toomey), [30JY]
  Cosponsors added, [3AU], [4AU], [5AU], [29SE]
H. Res. 269--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    Joseph Jefferson ``Shoeless Joe'' Jackson should be appropriately 
    honored for his outstanding baseball accomplishments; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Graham, Mr. Sanford, Mr. 
    Spence, and Mr. Spratt), [30JY]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE], [23SE], [27SE], [4OC], [12OC]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [8NO]
H. Res. 270--
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 (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
    Blumenauer, Mr. Costello, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
    Holden, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. King, Mr. Klink, 
    Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Nethercutt, Ms. Norton, 
    Mr. Oxley, Mr. Shows, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Reyes, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
    Traficant, Mr. Vento, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wu, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Brady of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Upton, Mr. Knollenberg, and Mr. Tiahrt), [30JY]
  Cosponsors added, [14SE]
H. Res. 271--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 987) to 
    require the Secretary of Labor to wait for completion of a National 
    Academy of Science study before promulgating a standard or guideline 
    on ergonomics.
  By Mr. REYNOLDS, [2AU]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-280), [2AU]
  Agreed to in the House, [3AU]
H. Res. 272--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2031) to 
    provide for injunctive relief in Federal district court to enforce 
    State laws relating to the interstate transportation of intoxicating 
    liquor.
  By Mr. GOSS, [2AU]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-281), [2AU]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [3AU]
H. Res. 273--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2670) making 
    appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, 
    the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
    September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. LINDER, [3AU]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-284), [3AU]

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  Agreed to in the House, [4AU]
H. Res. 274--
A resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 2488) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
    1986 to reduce individual income tax rates, to provide marriage 
    penalty relief, to reduce taxes on savings and investments, to 
    provide estate and gift tax relief, to provide incentives for 
    education savings and health care, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. LINDER, [4AU]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-291), [4AU]
  Agreed to in the House, [5AU]
H. Res. 275--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2684) making 
    appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing 
    and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agenices, boards, 
    commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending 
    September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. PRYCE of Ohio, [4AU]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-292), [4AU]
  Agreed to in the House, [5AU]
H. Res. 276--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1467) to extend 
    the funding levels for aviation programs for 60 days.
  By Mr. REYNOLDS, [4AU]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-293), [4AU]
  Laid on the table, [5AU]
H. Res. 277--
A resolution designating minority membership to certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. FROST, [5AU]
  Agreed to in the House, [5AU]
H. Res. 278--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    regarding the importance of education, early detection and 
    treatment, and other efforts in the fight against breast cancer; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BASS (for himself, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Wynn, 
    Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
    Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Jenkins, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Weiner, 
    Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Berry, Mr. English, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Smith of New 
    Jersey, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Cox, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. 
    Davis of Illinois), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [21SE], [29SE], [4OC], [12OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-400), [19OC]
H. Res. 279--
A resolution congratulating Henry ``Hank'' Aaron on the 25th anniversary 
    of breaking the Major League Baseball career home run record 
    established by Babe Ruth and recognizing him as one of the greatest 
    baseball players of all time; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. CHAMBLISS (for himself and Mr. Lewis of Georgia), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [28SE]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [19OC]
H. Res. 280--
A resolution recognizing the importance of strong marriages and the 
    contributions that community marriage policies have made to the 
    strength of marriages throughout the United States; to the Committee 
    on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. EHLERS (for himself, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Upton, Mr. Gutknecht, 
    Mr. Pitts, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Packard, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Bartlett of 
    Maryland, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Porter, Mr. Largent, Mrs. Wilson, and 
    Mr. Manzullo), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [22SE], [27SE]
H. Res. 281--
A resolution providing for consideration of a motion to suspend the 
    rules (H. Rept. 106-309)
  By Mr. REYNOLDS, [8SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [9SE]
H. Res. 282--
A resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 2587) 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, 2000, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. LINDER, [8SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-310), [8SE]
  Laid on the table, [9SE]
H. Res. 283--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 417) to amend 
    the Federal Election Campaign Act 0f 1971 to reform the financing of 
    campaigns for elections for Federal office
  By Mr. DREIER, [8SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-311), [8SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [14SE]
H. Res. 284--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on 
    baseball player Tony Gwynn's 3,000th career base hit; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Packard, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. 
    Bilbray), [8SE]
H. Res. 285--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    regarding the referendum in East Timor and calling on the Government 
    of Indonesia and all other parties to the current civil unrest in 
    East Timor to assist in any attempts to immediately terminate the 
    paramilitary's campaign of violence and terror and comply with the 
    overwhelming results of the August 30, 1999, popular consultation; 
    to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. CAPUANO (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
    Crowley, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Hall of 
    Ohio, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. King, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Lowey, 
    Mr. Luther, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
    Olver, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Wolf, 
    Mrs. Capps, Mr. Baird, Mr. Meehan, and Mrs. Morella), [9SE]
  Cosponsors added, [13SE], [14SE], [14OC]
H. Res. 286--
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. Udall of Colorado), [9SE]
H. Res. 287--
A resolution to commend Serena Williams on winning the 1999 U.S. Open 
    Women's Singles and Doubles championships; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform.
  By Ms. CARSON (for herself, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mrs. Morella, 
    Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Capps, Mrs. Thurman, 
    Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
    Mr. Conyers, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Norton, Mr. Rush, Mr. Meeks of New 
    York, Mr. Payne, Mr. Wynn, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Waters, Mr. Clay, Ms. 
    Brown of Florida, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Berkley, Ms. McKinney, 
    Mr. Clyburn, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Ford, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
    Fattah, Mr. Owens, Mr. Bishop, Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
    Hastings of Florida, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
    Dixon, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
    Mr. Towns, and Mrs. Maloney of New York), [13SE]
  Cosponsors added, [21SE], [23SE], [30SE]
H. Res. 288--
A resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (S. 1059) to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
    year 2000 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.
  By Mrs. MYRICK, [14SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-316), [14SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [15SE]
H. Res. 289--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1655) to 
    authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for the 
    civilian energy and scientific research, development, and 
    demonstration and related commercial application of energy 
    technology programs, projects, and activities of the Department of 
    Energy, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [14SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-317), [14SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [15SE]
  Cosponsors added, [18NO]
H. Res. 290--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1551) to 
    authorize the Federal Aviation Administration's civil aviation 
    research and development programs for fiscal years 2000 and 2001, 
    and for other purposes.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [14SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-318), [14SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [15SE]
H. Res. 291--
A resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 2490) making appropriations for the 
    Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive 
    Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the 
    fiscl year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. SESSIONS, [14SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-322), [14SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [15SE]
H. Res. 292--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    regarding the referendum in East Timor, calling on the Government of 
    Indonesia to assist in the termination of the current civil unrest 
    and violence in East Timor, and supporting a United Nations Security 
    Council-endorsed multinational force for East Timor; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Gejdenson, 
    Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Goss, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
    Mr. Greenwood, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Underwood, 
    Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Ackerman, 
    Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Brown of Ohio), [14SE]
  Cosponsors added, [17SE], [21SE], [23SE], [24SE], [27SE]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [28SE]
H. Res. 293--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in 
    support of ``National Historically Black Colleges and Universities 
    Week''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. CLYBURN (for himself, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. 
    Carson, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
    Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Ford, 
    Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
    Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. McKinney, 
    Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
    Ms. Norton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rush, Mr. Scott, 
    Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. 
    Waters, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, and Mr. Wynn), [14SE]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [22SE]
H. Res. 294--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1402) to 
    require the Secretary of Agriculture to implement the Class I milk 
    price structure known as Option 1A as part of the implementation of 
    the final rule to consolidate Federal milk marketing orders.
  By Mr. REYNOLDS, [15SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-324), [15SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [21SE]
H. Res. 295--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1875) to 
    amend title 28, United States Code, to allow the application of the 
    principles of Federal diversity juridiction to interstate class 
    actions.
  By Mr. LINDER, [21SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-326), [21SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [23SE]
H. Res. 296--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1487) to 
    provide for public participation in the declaration of national 
    monuments under the Act popularly known as the Antiquities Act of 
    1906.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [21SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-327), [21SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [24SE]
H. Res. 297--
A resolution expressing sympathy for the victims of the devastating 
    earthquake that struck

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    Taiwan on September 21, 1999; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gejdenson, 
    Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Royce, Mr. Payne, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Berman, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
    Mr. Hoeffel, and Mr. Ortiz), [21SE]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE], [24SE], [27SE]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [28SE]
H. Res. 298--
A resolution calling on the President to abstain from renegotiating 
    international agreements governing antidumping and countervailing 
    measures; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. VISCLOSKY (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Regula, Mr. 
    Murtha, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. English, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
    Norwood, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
    Houghton, Mr. Levin, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Neal 
    of Massachusetts, Mr. Wise, Mr. Klink, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Aderholt, 
    Mr. Strickland, Mr. Coburn, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Oberstar, 
    Mr. Bachus, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cardin, 
    Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Foley, 
    Mr. Doyle, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Evans, Mr. Buyer, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
    Burton of Indiana, Mr. Costello, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
    Gekas, Mr. Frost, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
    Blagojevich, Mr. Horn, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Cook, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
    Gutierrez, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. 
    Chenoweth, Mr. Stupak, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
    Spratt, Mr. Shows, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Riley, 
    Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
    Hilliard, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Borski, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
    Cummings, Ms. Danner, Mr. Turner, Mr. Roemer, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
    Pallone, Mr. Filner, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
    Mr. Capuano, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Jackson of 
    Illinois, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Lee, 
    Mr. Kildee, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Berry, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Hayes, 
    Mr. Holden, Mr. Rush, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Tierney, Ms. 
    Schakowsky, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Wexler, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
    Minge, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. Faleomavaega), [22SE]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE], [27SE], [28SE], [1OC], [4OC], [5OC], [6OC], 
    [7OC], [12OC], [14OC], [19OC], [20OC], [25OC], [27OC], [28OC], 
    [1NO], [3NO], [4NO], [16NO]
  Cosponsors removed, [1OC], [2NO]
H. Res. 299--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2506) to 
    amend title IX of the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend 
    the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
  By Mr. GOSS, [22SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-328), [22SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [28SE]
H. Res. 300--
Resolution waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with 
    respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the 
    Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [23SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-330), [23SE]
  Laid on the table (pursuant to H. Res. 328), [14OC]
H. Res. 301--
A resolution provide for the consideration of H.R. 325; to the Committee 
    on Rules.
  By Mr. BONIOR, [23SE]
  Discharge petition filed (Pet. 106-6), [5OC]
H. Res. 302--
A resolution expressing the desire of the House of Representatives to 
    not spend any of the budget surplus created by Social Security 
    receipts and to continue to retire the debt held by the public; to 
    the Committees on the Budget; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
    Gary Miller of California, and Mr. Shays), [23SE]
  Cosponsors added, [24SE]
H. Res. 303--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives urging 
    that 95 percent of Federal education dollars be spent in the 
    classroom; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. PITTS, [23SE]
  Cosponsors added, [27SE], [28SE], [30SE], [1OC], [4OC], [5OC], [6OC], 
    [7OC]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [12OC]
H. Res. 304--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    concerning the war crimes committed by the Japanese during World War 
    II; to the Committees on International Relations; Government Reform.
  By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself and Mr. Lipinski), [24SE]
  Cosponsors added, [16NO]
H. Res. 305--
Resolution providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. 
    Res. 68) making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, 
    and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DREIER, [27SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-342), [27SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [28SE]
H. Res. 306--
A resolution expressing the desire of the House of Representatives to 
    not spend any of the budget surplus created by Social Security 
    receipts and to continue to retire the debt held by the public; to 
    the Committees on the Budget; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HERGER, [28SE]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [28SE]
H. Res. 307--
A resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 2606) making appropriations for foreign 
    operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal 
    year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [28SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-345), [28SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [5OC]
H. Res. 308--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2559) to 
    amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to strengthen the safety net 
    for agricultural producers by providing greater access to more 
    affordable risk management tools and improved protection from 
    production and income loss, to improve the efficiency and integrity 
    of the Federal crop insurance program, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. SESSIONS, [28SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-346), [28SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [29SE]
H. Res. 309--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    regarding strategies to better protect millions of Americans with 
    food allergies from potentially fatal allergic reactions, and to 
    further assure the safety of manufactured food from inadvertent 
    allergen contamination; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. MORELLA, [28SE]
  Cosponsors added, [9NO], [18NO]
H. Res. 310--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 358) 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. NORWOOD, [28SE]
H. Res. 311--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1136) to 
    increase the availability and choice of quality health care; to the 
    Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. NORWOOD, [28SE]
H. Res. 312--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2910) to 
    amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for 
    the National Transportation Safety Board for fiscal years 2000, 
    2001, and 2002, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [29SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-347), [29SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [30SE]
H. Res. 313--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2436) to 
    amend title 18, United States Code, and the Uniform Code of Military 
    Justice to protect unborn children from assault and murder, and for 
    other purposes.
  By Mrs. MYRICK, [29SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-348), [29SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [30SE]
H. Res. 314--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    all parties involved in negotiating the compensation for the Nazi 
    slave and forced labor victims should achieve a settlement that is 
    fair and equitable to all claimants; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. KLECZKA, [29SE]
H. Res. 315--
A resolution supporting the goals and ideas, and commending the 
    organizers, of ``National Unity Day''; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform.
  By Mr. STARK, [29SE]
  Cosponsors added, [7OC], [16NO]
H. Res. 316--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a 
    postage stamp should be issued honoring William Holmes McGuffey, 
    author of the McGuffey Readers; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [29SE]
H. Res. 317--
Resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 1906) making appropriations for 
    Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
    related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and 
    for other purposes.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [30SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-356), [30SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [1OC]
H. Res. 318--
Resolution waiving points of order to accompany the bill (H.R. 2084) 
    making appropriations fro the Department of Transportation and 
    related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and 
    for other purposes.
  By Mr. REYNOLDS, [30SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-357), [30SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [1OC]
H. Res. 319--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a 
    commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of Thurgood 
    Marshall; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
    Stabenow, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. English, Mr. 
    Sabo, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Barrett 
    of Wisconsin, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. 
    Berkley, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. 
    Maloney of New York, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
    Udall of Colorado, Mr. Foley, Mr. Berman, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
    Gephardt, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
    Lipinski, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Shows, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Rush, 
    Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Clay, Mr. Dixon, Mrs. Jones 
    of Ohio, Mr. Scott, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Towns, Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Fattah, Mrs. Meek of 
    Florida, Ms. Norton, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Carson, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
    Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Owens, Ms. Waters, Ms. 
    Brown of Florida, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Wynn, Mr. Payne, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Ford, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Clyburn, 
    Ms. Lee, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
    Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
    Texas, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Costello, and Mrs. Tauscher), 
    [1OC]
H. Res. 320--
A resolution recognizing the Korean War Veterans National Museum and 
    Library in Tuscola, Illinois, as a National Korean War Veterans 
    Museum; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. EWING, [1OC]
  Cosponsors added, [2NO], [8NO], [10NO]

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H. Res. 321--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 764) to reduce 
    the incidence of child abuse and neglect, and for other purposes.
  By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, [4OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-363), [4OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [5OC]
H. Res. 322--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in 
    sympathy for the victims of Hurricane Floyd, which struck numerous 
    communities along the East Coast between September 14 and 17, 1999; 
    to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mrs. Clayton, Mrs. Kelly, 
    Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Smith 
    of New Jersey, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
    Pallone, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Watt of North 
    Carolina, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Hastings 
    of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, 
    Mr. Coble, and Mr. Hayes), [4OC]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [5OC]
H. Res. 323--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2990) to amend 
    the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals greater 
    access to health insurance through a health care tax deduction, a 
    long-term care deduction, and other health-related tax incentives, 
    to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
    provide access to and choice in health care through association 
    health plans, to amend the Public Health Service Act to create new 
    pooling opportunities for small employers to obtain greater access 
    to health coverage through HealthMarts, and for other purposes, and 
    for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2723) to amend title I of the 
    Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the 
    Public Health Service Act, and the Inernal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
    protect consumers in managed care plans and other health coverage.
  By Mr. GOSS, [5OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-366), [5OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [6OC]
H. Res. 324--
A resolution supporting National Civility Week, Inc. in its efforts to 
    restore civility, honesty, integrity, and respectful consideration 
    in the United States; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Burton of 
    Indiana, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Condit, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
    Inslee, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
    Oxley, Mr. Packard, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mrs. 
    McCarthy of New York, and Mr. Scarborough), [7OC]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [2NO]
H. Res. 325--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    regarding the importance of increased support and funding to combat 
    diabetes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Nethercutt, Ms. DeGette, and Mr. 
    Weldon of Pennsylvania), [7OC]
  Cosponsors added, [14OC], [18OC], [19OC], [20OC], [21OC], [25OC], 
    [27OC], [28OC], [1NO], [2NO], [3NO], [4NO], [5NO], [8NO], [15NO]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [16NO]
H. Res. 326--
Resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 2561) making appropriations for the 
    Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, 
    and for other purposes.
  By Mrs. MYRICK, [12OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-375), [12OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [13OC]
H. Res. 327--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1993) to 
    reauthorize the Overseas Private Investment Agency, and for other 
    purposes.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [12OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-376), [12OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [13OC]
H. Res. 328--
A resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 2684) making appropriations for the 
    Department 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, 
    2000, and for other purposes.
  By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, [13OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-380), [13OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [14OC]
H. Res. 329--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2679) to 
    amend title 49, United States Code, to establish the National Motor 
    Carrier Administration in the Department of Transportation, to 
    improve the safety of commercial motor vehicle operators and 
    carriers, to strengthen commercial driver's licenses, and for other 
    purposes.
  By Mr. SESSIONS, [13OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-381), [13OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [14OC]
H. Res. 330--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3064) 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, 2000, and for 
    other purposes.
  By Mr. LINDER, [13OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-382), [13OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [14OC]
H. Res. 331--
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. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
    Stearns, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Mica, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
    and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania), [14OC]
H. Res. 332--
A resolution condemning the communist regime in Laos for its many human 
    rights abuses, including its role in the abduction of United States 
    citizens Houa Ly and Michael Vang; to the Committees on 
    International Relations; Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Gilman, 
    Mr. Vento, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Kind, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
    Hunter, and Mr. Cunningham), [14OC]
  Cosponsors added, [20OC], [21OC], [28OC], [9NO]
H. Res. 333--
Resolution agreeing to the conference requested by the Senate on the 
    amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 3064) 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, 2000, and for 
    other purposes.
  By Mr. LINDER, [18OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-395), [18OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [19OC]
H. Res. 334--
Resolution providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. 
    Res. 71) making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal 
    year 2000, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DREIER, [18OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-396), [18OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [19OC]
H. Res. 335--
Resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 2670) making appropriations for the 
    Departments of Commerce; Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and 
    related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and 
    for other purposes.
  By Mr. LINDER, [19OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-401), [19OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [20OC]
H. Res. 336--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2) to send more 
    dollars to the classroom and for vertain other purposes.
  By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, [19OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-402), [19OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [20OC]
H. Res. 337--
Resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 2466) making appropriations for the 
    Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
    ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [20OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-407), [20OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [21OC]
H. Res. 338--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2300) to allow 
    a State to combine certain funds to improve the academic achievement 
    of all its students.
  By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, [20OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-408), [20OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [21OC]
H. Res. 339--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2260) to amend 
    the Controlled Substances Act to promote pain management and 
    palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia, 
    and for other purposes.
  By Mr. LINDER, [21OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-409), [21OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [27OC]
H. Res. 340--
A resolution expressing the appreciation of the House of Representatives 
    to the King of Jordan for his efforts to support the Middle East 
    peace process and to condemn efforts within Jordan to further 
    hostility between Jordanians and Israelis by ostracizing and 
    boycotting those individuals who have had any contact with Israel or 
    Israeli citizens; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, [21OC]
  Cosponsors added, [26OC], [28OC], [3NO], [8NO], [9NO]
H. Res. 341--
A resolution expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives 
    on the death of Senator John H. Chafee.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, [25OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [25OC]
H. Res. 342--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1987) to allow 
    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 Station
  By Mr. SESSIONS, [25OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-414), [25OC]
  Laid on the table (pursuant to H. Res. 374), [16NO]
H. Res. 343--
A resolution amending rule XXI of the Rules of the House of 
    Representatives to prohibit the consideration of legislation that 
    provides for the designation or redesignation of any building, 
    highway, or other structure in honor of an individual who is serving 
    as a Member of Congress; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. TANCREDO (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bilbray, 
    Mrs. Chenoweth-Hage, Mr. Coble, Mrs. Cubin, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
    Gilchrest, Mr. Goode, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Hastings of 
    Washington, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Kingston, Mr. Largent, Mr. Ose, Mr. Paul, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
    Smith of Texas, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Wu, Mrs. 
    Biggert, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Coburn, Mr. DeMint, Mr. 
    Doolittle, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hayworth, 
    Mr. Hefley, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Kuykendall, 
    Mr. Lazio, Mr. Linder, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Gary Miller of California, 
    Mr. Pitts, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Royce, Mr. Shays, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Terry, 
    and Mr. Traficant), [27OC]
  Cosponsors added, [4NO]
H. Res. 344--
A resolution recognizing and honoring Payne Stewart and expressing the 
    condolences of the House of Representatives to his family on his 
    death and to the families of those who died with him; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Burton of 
    Indiana, Mr. Talent, Mrs. Emerson, Ms. Danner, Mr. Gephardt, Ms. 
    McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
    Tanner, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. Largent), 
    [27OC]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [8NO]

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H. Res. 345--
Resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 3064) 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, 2000, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. LINDER, [27OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-420), [27OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [28OC]
H. Res. 346--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    ``Family Hour'', the time period between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m., should 
    be set aside by the television industry for family-oriented 
    programming; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. BROWN of Florida, [28OC]
  Cosponsors added, [18NO]
H. Res. 347--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in 
    support of ``Italian-American Heritage Month'' and recognizing the 
    contributions of Italian Americans to the United States; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. CAPUANO (for himself, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
    Pascrell, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Lazio, and Mr. Engel), [28OC]
  Cosponsors added, [2NO], [4NO], [8NO], [18NO]
H. Res. 348--
A resolution agreeing to the conference requested by the Senate on the 
    Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2990) to amend the Internal 
    Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals greater access to health 
    insurance through a health care tax deduction, a long-term care 
    deduction, and other health related tax incentives, to amend the 
    Public Health Service Act to create new pooling opportunities for 
    small employers to obtain greater access to health coverage through 
    HealthMarts; to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income 
    Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, 
    and the Internal Revenue Code of 1966 to protect consumers in 
    managed care plans and other health coverage, and for other 
    purposes.
  By Mr. GOSS, [1NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-430), [1NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [2NO]
H. Res. 349--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    the President should immediately transmit to Congress the 
    President's recommendations for emergency response actions, 
    including appropriate offsets, to provide relief and assistance to 
    the victims of Hurricane Floyd; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Jones of North 
    Carolina, Mr. Coble, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
    Etheridge, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, 
    and Mr. Price of North Carolina), [1NO]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [2NO]
H. Res. 350--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with 
    respect to private companies involved in the trafficking of baby 
    body parts for profit; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. TANCREDO (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Pitts), 
    [2NO]
  Cosponsors added, [4NO], [8NO]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [9NO]
H. Res. 351--
A resolution designating minority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. FROST, [2NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [2NO]
H. Res. 352--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2389) to 
    restore stability and predictability to the annual payments made to 
    States and counties containing National Forest System lands and 
    public domain lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management for use 
    by the counties for the benefit of public schools, roads, and for 
    other purposes.
  By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, [2NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-437), [2NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [3NO]
H. Res. 353--
A resolution providing for consideration of motions to suspend the 
    rules.
  By Mr. DREIER, [2NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-438), [2NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [3NO]
H. Res. 354--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3194) making 
    appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and 
    other activities chargeable in the whole or in part against revenues 
    of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and 
    for other purposes.
  By Mr. LINDER, [2NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-439), [2NO]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [3NO]
H. Res. 355--
A resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (S. 900) to enhance competition in the financial 
    services industry by providing a prudential framework for the 
    affiliation of banks, securities firms, insurance companies, and 
    other financial service providers, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. SESSIONS, [2NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-440), [2NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [4NO]
H. Res. 356--
A resolution waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with 
    respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the 
    Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [3NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-442), [3NO]
H. Res. 357--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with 
    respect to youth violence; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself, Mr. Frost, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
    Menendez, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
    Rangel, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Baird, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. 
    Baldwin, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berry, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
    Boswell, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
    Capuano, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
    Cummings, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
    Etheridge, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
    Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Hoeffel, 
    Mr. Holt, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, 
    Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
    Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kind, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Larson, Mrs. 
    Lowey, Mr. Luther, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
    York, Mr. McDermott, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
    Mascara, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. George Miller of 
    California, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Moore, Mr. Moran of 
    Virginia, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, 
    Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Roemer, Mr. 
    Rothman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Schakowsky, 
    Mr. Scott, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stark, Mr. Stupak, Mrs. 
    Tauscher, Mr. Thompson of California, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
    Traficant, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. 
    Underwood, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weygand, 
    Mr. Wynn, and Ms. Lee), [3NO]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO], [10NO], [18NO], [19NO]
H. Res. 358--
A resolution providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. 
    Res. 75) making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal 
    year 2000, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. GOSS, [3NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-443), [3NO]
  Laid on the table, [4NO]
H. Res. 359--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3196) making 
    appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
    programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for 
    other purposes.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [3NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-444), [3NO]
  Laid on the table (pursuant to H. Res. 362), [5NO]
H. Res. 360--
A resolution agreeing to the conference requested by the Senate on the 
    amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 3194) 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 September 30, 2000, and for other 
    purposes.
  By Mr. LINDER, [3NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-445), [3NO]
  Laid on the table, [4NO]
H. Res. 361--
A resolution urging the President to condition discussions about 
    Turkey's foreign military finances on resolution of that nation's 
    hostile occupation of the Republic of Cyprus; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Mr. 
    Menendez), [4NO]
H. Res. 362--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3196) making 
    appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
    programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for 
    other purposes.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [4NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-450), [4NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [5NO]
H. Res. 363--
A resolution recognizing and honoring Sacramento, California, Mayor Joe 
    Serna, Jr., and expressing the condolences of the House of 
    Representatives to his family and the people of Sacramento on his 
    death; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. MATSUI (for himself, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Mr. Doolittle), 
    [8NO]
  Cosponsors added, [16NO]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [16NO]
H. Res. 364--
A resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 1555) to authorize appropriations for 
    fiscal year 2000 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, [8NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-460), [8NO]
  Laid on the table, [9NO]
H. Res. 365--
A resolution providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. 
    Res. 76) waiving certain enrollment requirements for the remainder 
    of the first session of the One Hundred Sixth Congress with respect 
    to any bill or joint resolution making general appropriations or 
    continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2000.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [8NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-461), [8NO]
  Laid on the table, [9NO]
H. Res. 366--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1714) to 
    facilitate the use of electronic records and signatures in 
    interstate or foreign commerce.
  By Mr. DRIER, [8NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-462), [8NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [9NO]
H. Res. 367--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3073) to 
    amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    grants for projects designed to promote responsible fatherhood, and 
    for other purposes.
  By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, [8NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-463), [8NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [10NO]
H. Res. 368--
A resolution providing for the concurrence by the House with amendments 
    in the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 2280.
  By Mr. STUMP, [9NO]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [9NO]
H. Res. 369--
A resolution on reducing the risks and dangers associated with nuclear 
    weapons in the new millennium; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.

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  By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Baldwin, 
    Mr. Owens, Mr. Markey, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. Jackson 
    of Illinois), [9NO]
  Cosponsors added, [18NO]
H. Res. 370--
A resolution recognizing and honoring Walter Payton and expressing the 
    condolences of the House of Representatives to his family on his 
    death; to the Committee on Government Reform.
  By Mr. PICKERING (for himself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Shows, Mr. Thompson of 
    Mississippi, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Hastert, and Mr. 
    Largent), [9NO]
  Cosponsors added, [16NO]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [16NO]
H. Res. 371--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 664) to 
    provide for substantial reductions in the price of prescription 
    drugs for Medicare beneficiaries; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. SHOWS, [9NO]
H. Res. 372--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1495) to 
    amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage 
    of outpatient prescription drugs under the Medicare Program; to the 
    Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. STARK (for himself and Mr. Brown of Ohio), [9NO]
H. Res. 373--
A resolution providing for the appointment of the Reverend James Ford as 
    Chaplain emeritus of the House of Representatives.
  By Mr. PETRI, [10NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [10NO]
H. Res. 374--
A resolution providing for consideration of motions to suspend the 
    rules.
  By Mr. DREIER, [10NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-465), [10NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [16NO]
H. Res. 375--
A resolution waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with 
    respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the 
    Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [10NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-466), [10NO]
H. Res. 376--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in 
    support of ``National Children's Memorial Day''; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform.
  By Ms. BERKLEY, [10NO]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House amended, [18NO]
H. Res. 377--
A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
    improve deliberation on proposed Federal private sector mandates; to 
    the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. CONDIT (for himself and Mr. Portman), [16NO]
H. Res. 378--
A resolution recognizing the vital importance of hunting as a legitimate 
    tool of wildlife resource management; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, [16NO]
H. Res. 379--
A resolution recognizing and commending the personnel of Eglin Air Force 
    Base, Florida, for their participation and efforts in support of the 
    North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) Operation Allied Force 
    in the Balkan region; to the Committee on Armed Services.
  By Mr. SCARBOROUGH, [16NO]
H. Res. 380--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    concerning the location and removal of weapons caches placed in the 
    United States by the Russian or Soviet Government; to the Committees 
    on International Relations; Armed Services.
  By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Gilman, 
    Mr. Saxton, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. 
    Kuykendall, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
    Traficant, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Bartlett of 
    Maryland, Mr. Wicker, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
    Packard, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Goode, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
    Cramer, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
    Borski, Mr. Holden, Mr. Klink, and Mr. Abercrombie), [16NO]
H. Res. 381--
A resolution providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. 
    Res. 80) making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal 
    year 2000, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. GOSS, [16NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-473), [16NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [17NO]
H. Res. 382--
A resolution providing for consideration of motions to suspend the 
    rules.
  By Mr. DREIER, [17NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-475), [17NO]
H. Res. 383--
A resolution waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with 
    respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the 
    Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [17NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-476), [17NO]
H. Res. 384--
A resolution calling on the United States Trade Representative Charlene 
    Barshefsky to make the issue of runaway film production and cultural 
    content restrictions an issue at the World Trade Organization talks 
    in Seattle; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
    McKeon, Mr. Buyer, Mr. English, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
    McIntyre, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Hayes, and Mr. Condit), 
    [17NO]
H. Res. 385--
A resolution providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. 
    Res. 82) making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal 
    year 2000, and for other purposes, and for consideration of the 
    joint resolution (H.J. Res. 83) making further continuing 
    appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. GOSS, [17NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-480), [17NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [18NO]
H. Res. 386--
A resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 3194) 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, 2000, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. LINDER, [17NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-481), [17NO]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [18NO]
H. Res. 387--
A resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 1180) to amend the Social Security Act to 
    expand the availability of health care coverage for working 
    individuals with disabilities, to establish a Ticket to Work and 
    Self-Sufficiency Program in the Social Security Administration to 
    provide such individuals with meaningful opportunities to work, and 
    for other purposes.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [17NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-482), [17NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [18NO]
H. Res. 388--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with 
    respect to government discrimination in Germany based on religion or 
    belief; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Millender-
    McDonald, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
    Rothman, Mr. Foley, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Jackson-
    Lee of Texas, Mr. Evans, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Ney, Mr. Thompson of 
    Mississippi, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Davis of 
    Virginia, Mr. Ford, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Engel, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
    Mr. Sabo, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
    Horn, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
    Gutierrez, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Owens, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
    Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Waters, Mrs. Capps, Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mrs. 
    Clayton, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. Watt of North 
    Carolina), [17NO]
H. Res. 389--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with 
    respect to a dialog between the People's Republic of China and 
    Tibet; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
    Porter, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Faleomavaega), [17NO]
H. Res. 390--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    concerning the peace process in Angola; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Towns, Ms. Lee, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. 
    Wynn), [17NO]
  Cosponsors added, [22NO]
H. Res. 391--
A resolution designating minority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. FROST, [18NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [18NO]
H. Res. 392--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    regarding National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform.
  By Mr. WELLER, [18NO]
H. Res. 393--
A resolution returning to the Senate the bill S. 4.
  By Mr. WELLER, [18NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [18NO]
H. Res. 394--
A resolution returning to the Senate the bill S. 1232.
  By Mr. WELLER, [18NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [18NO]
H. Res. 395--
A resolution providing for a committee of two Members to be appointed by 
    the House to inform the President.
  By Mr. ARMEY, [18NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [18NO]
H. Res. 396--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a 
    biennial budget process should be enacted in the second session of 
    the 106th Congress; to the Committee on the Budget.
  By Mr. DREIER (for himself, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Bass, Mr. 
    Whitfield, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Condit, Mr. Luther, Ms. 
    McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
    Regula, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Goode, 
    Mr. Thune, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Hastings of 
    Washington, Mr. Baker, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
    Royce, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. 
    Roukema, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Reynolds, Ms. Pryce 
    of Ohio, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Everett, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Stump, 
    Mr. Berman, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Young of 
    Alaska, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Hutchinson, Mrs. 
    Bono, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
    Doolittle, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
    Horn, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
    Martinez, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Ose, 
    Mr. Pombo, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Thomas, 
    Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Hefley, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Schaffer, 
    Mr. Tancredo, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Shays, Mr. Bilirakis, 
    Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
    McCollum, Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
    Shaw, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Collins, Mr. Deal of 
    Georgia, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Linder, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
    Abercrombie, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Crane, Mr. Hyde, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
    Manzullo, Mr. Porter, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Weller, Mr. Burton of 
    Indiana, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
    Latham, Mr. Leach, Mr. Moore, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
    Fletcher, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
    McCrery, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Ehrlich, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mr. Camp, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Upton, 
    Mr. Minge,

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    Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Danner, Mrs. 
    Emerson, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Armey, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
    Pickering, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Barrett of 
    Nebraska, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Terry, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
    Andrews, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
    Skeen, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
    Houghton, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. King, Mr. Lazio, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Owens, 
    Mr. Quinn, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Coble, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
    Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
    LaTourette, Mr. Ney, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Portman, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
    Coburn, Mr. Largent, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
    Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. English, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
    Gekas, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
    Mr. Pitts, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    DeMint, Mr. Graham, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Spence, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
    Clement, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Archer, Mr. 
    Bonilla, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Combest, Ms. Granger, Mr. Sam 
    Johnson of Texas, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
    Thornberry, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Cook, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Davis 
    of Virginia, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Inslee, 
    Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Ryan of Wisconsin, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Goss, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Watkins, 
    Mr. Packard, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Pease, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Hall of Ohio, 
    Mr. Ganske, Mr. Riley, Mr. Matsui, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Hobson, Mr. 
    Dickey, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Chambliss, 
    Mr. Tanner, Mr. Shows, Mr. Ford, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Cannon), [18NO]
H. Res. 397--
A resolution commending the submarine force of the United States Navy on 
    the 100th anniversary of the force; to the Committee on Armed 
    Services.
  By Mr. GEJDENSON (for himself, Mr. Bateman, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Goode, 
    Mr. Goodlatte, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Larson, Mr. Maloney 
    of Connecticut, and Mr. Shays), [18NO]
H. Res. 398--
A resolution calling upon the President to provide for appropriate 
    training and materials to all Foreign Service officers, United 
    States Department of State officials, and any other executive branch 
    employee involved in responding to issues related to human rights, 
    ethnic cleansing, and genocide, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself and Mr. Bonior), [18NO]
H. Res. 399--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with 
    respect to violence within our schools and the initiatives within 
    States and localities to address this epidemic; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. TANCREDO (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Graham, 
    Mrs. Chenoweth-Hage, Mr. Pitts, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
    Hoekstra, and Mr. Doolittle), [18NO]
H. Res. 400--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    regarding Earth Day; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, [18NO]ilson, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Fossella, 
    Mr. Gilman, Mr. Houghton, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. King, Mr. Lazio, Mr. 
    McHugh, Mr. Owens, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Coble, 
    Mr. Hayes, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
    Gillmor, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Ney, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
    Traficant, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Largent, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Watts 
    of Oklahoma, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. English, Mr. 
    Fattah, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Peterson of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Weldon of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Graham, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
    Bryant, Mr. Clement, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. 
    Archer, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Combest, Ms. Granger, 
    Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
    Stenholm, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Cook, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
    Bateman, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
    Sisisky, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
    Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
    Saxton, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Packard, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Pease, Mrs. 
    Tauscher, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Riley, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
    LoBiondo, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mrs. Clayton, 
    Mr. Bliley, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Shows, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
    Scott, and Mr. Cannon), [18NO]

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S. 4--
A bill to improve pay and retirement equity for members of the Armed 
    Forces, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [24FE]
  Received in House and held at desk, [25FE]
  Papers returned to Senate (pursuant to H. Res. 393), [18NO]
S. 28--
A bill to authorize an interpretive center and related visitor 
    facilities within the Four Corners Monument Tribal Park, and for 
    other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [9SE]
  Received in House and held at desk, [13SE]
  Passed House, [18NO]
  Presented to the President (November 30, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-143] (signed December 7, 1999)
S. 39--
A bill to provide a national medal for public safety officers who act 
    with extraordinary valor above the call of duty, and for other 
    purposes.
  Passed Senate, [18MY]
  Received in House and held at desk, [19MY]
S. 67--
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, [23MR]
  Received in House and held at desk, [24MR]
  Passed House, [18NO]
  Presented to the President (November 30, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-162] (signed December 9, 1999)
S. 148--
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, [13AP]
  Received in House and held at desk, [14AP]
S. 185--
A bill to establish a Chief Agricultural Negotiator in the Office of the 
    United States Trade Representative.
  Passed Senate, [3NO]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
    [4NO]
S. 199--
A bill for the relief of Alexandre Malofienko, Olga Matsko, and their 
    son, Vladimir Malofienko.
  Passed Senate, [5AU]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [8SE]
S. 225--
A bill to provide housing assistance to Native Hawaiians.
  Passed Senate amended, [4NO]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services, [5NO]
S. 243--
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, [25MR]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [12AP]
S. 244--
A bill to authorize the construction of the Lewis and Clark Rural Water 
    System and to authorize assistance to the Lewis and Clark Rural 
    Water System, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, for the planning and 
    construction of the water supply system, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 249--
A bill to provide funding for the National Center for Missing and 
    Exploited Children, to reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth 
    Act, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [19AP]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce, [20AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [25MY]
  Senate agreed to House amendment, [28SE]
  Presented to the President (September 30, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-71] (signed October 12, 1999)
S. 254--
A bill to reduce violent juvenile crime, promote accountability by 
    rehabilitation of juvenile criminals, punish and deter violent gang 
    crime, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [20MY]
  Received in House and held at desk, [26MY]
  Papers returned to Senate (pursuant to H. Res. 249), [16JY]
S. 257--
A bill to state the policy of the United States regarding the deployment 
    of a missile defense capable of defending the territory of the 
    United States against limited ballistic missile attack.
  Passed Senate amended, [17MR]
  Received in House and held at desk, [18MR]
S. 275--
A bill for the relief of Suchada Kwong.
  Passed Senate, [5AU]
  Received in House and held at desk, [8SE]
S. 276--
A bill for the relief of Sergio Lozano, Faurico Lozano and Ana Lozano.
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 278--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain lands 
    to the county of Rio Arriba, New Mexico.
  Passed Senate, [25MR]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [12AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-418), [27OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [17NO]
  Presented to the President (November 19, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-114] (signed November 29, 1999)
S. 291--
A bill to convey certain real property within the Carlsbad Project in 
    New Mexico to the Carlsbad Irrigation District.
  Passed Senate, [25MR]
  Received in House and held at desk, [12AP]
S. 292--
A bill to preserve the cultural resources of the Route 66 corridor and 
    to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance;.
  Passed Senate, [25MR]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [12AP]
S. 293--
A bill to direct the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to 
    convey certain lands in San Juan County, New Mexico, to San Juan 
    College.
  Passed Senate amended, [25MR]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [12AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [27SE]
  Presented to the President (September 28, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-66] (signed October 6, 1999)
S. 296--
A bill to provide for continuation of the Federal research investment in 
    a fiscally sustainable way, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [26JY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Science, [27JY]
S. 299--
A bill 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.
  Passed Senate amended, [15SE]
  Received in House and referred to the Committees on Resources; 
    Commerce, [17SE]
S. 302--
A bill for the relief of Kerantha Poole-Christian.
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 305--
A bill to reform unfair and anticompetitive practices in the 
    professional boxing industry.
  Passed Senate amended, [27JY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Education and the Workforce, [29JY]
S. 314--
A bill to provide for a loan guarantee program to address the Year 2000 
    computer problems of small business concerns, and for other 
    purposes.
  Passed Senate, [2MR]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Small Business, 
    [3MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [23MR]
  Presented to the President (March 25, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-8] (signed April 2, 1999)
S. 322--
A bill to amend title 4, United States Code, to add the Martin Luther 
    King Jr. holiday to the list of days on which the flag should 
    especially be displayed.
  Passed Senate, [14JN]
  Received in House and held at desk, [15JN]
  Passed House, [12OC]
  Presented to the President (October 14, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-80] (signed October 25, 1999)
S. 323--
A bill to redesignate the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument 
    as a national park and establish the Gunnison Gorge National 
    Conservation Area, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [1JY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [12JY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-307), [8SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [27SE]
  Senate agreed to House amendment, [1OC]
  Presented to the President (October 13, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-76] (signed October 21, 1999)
S. 330--
A bill to promote the research, identification, assessment, exploration, 
    and development of methane hydrate resources, and for other 
    purposes.
  Passed Senate, [19AP]
  Received in House and held at the desk, [20AP]
  Referred to the Committees on Science; Resources, [27AP]
S. 331--
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to expand the availability of 
    health care coverage for working individuals with disabilities, to 
    establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program in the 
    Social Security Administration to provide such individuals with 
    meaningful opportunities to work, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [16JN]
  Received in House and held at desk, [17JN]
  Papers returned to Senate (pursuant to S. Res. 127), [19OC]
S. 334--
A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to remove the jurisdiction of the 
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    latory Commission to license projects on fresh waters in the State 
    of Hawaii.
  Passed Senate, [25MR]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Commerce, [12AP]
S. 335--
A bill to amend chapter 30 of title 39, United States Code, to provide 
    for the nonmailability of certain deceptive matter relating to games 
    of chance, administrative procedures, orders, and civil penalties 
    relating to such matter, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [2AU]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Government Reform, 
    [3AU]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [9NO]
  Senate agreed to House amendment, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (December 1, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-168) (signed December 12, 1999)
S. 348--
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.
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 356--
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, [25MR]
  Received in House and held at desk, [12AP]
S. 361--
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, [19AP]
  Received in House and held at desk, [20AP]
  Referred to the Committee on Resources, [17JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-225), [12JY]
  Passed House, [20JY]
  Presented to the President (July 22, 1999)
  Approved [Private Law 106-1] (signed August 2, 1999)
S. 366--
A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate El Camino 
    Real de Tierra Adentro as a National Historic Trail.
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 376--
A bill to amend the Communications Satellite Act of 1962 to promote 
    competition and privatization in satellite communications, and for 
    other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [1JY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Commerce, [12JY]
  Committee discharged. Passed House amended, [10NO]
  House insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference. Conferees 
    appointed, [10NO]
  Senate disagreed to House amendment and agreed to a conference, [19NO]
S. 380--
A bill to reauthorize the Congressional Award Act.
  Passed Senate, [13AP]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce, [14AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [13SE]
  Presented to the President (September 22, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-63] (signed October 1, 1999)
S. 382--
A bill to establish the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in the 
    State of South Dakota, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [25MR]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [12AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-391), [18OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [17NO]
  Presented to the President (November 19, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-115] (signed November 29, 1999)
S. 388--
A bill to authorize the establishment of a disaster mitigation pilot 
    program in the Small Business Administration.
  Passed Senate, [25MR]
  Received in House and held at desk, [12AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [12AP]
  Presented to the President (April 15, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-24] (signed April 27, 1999)
S. 401--
A bill to provide for business development and trade promotion for 
    Native Americans, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [15SE]
  Received in House and held at desk, [17SE]
S. 406--
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.
  Passed Senate amended, [15SE]
  Received in House and referred to the Committees on Resources; Ways 
    and Means; Commerce, [17SE]
S. 416--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the city of 
    Sisters, Oregon, a certain parcel of land for use in connection with 
    a sewage treatment facility.
  Passed Senate amended, [1JY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [12JY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 106-453), [5NO]
  Passed House amended, [17NO]
  Senate agreed to House amendment, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (November 30, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-144] (signed December 7, 1999)
S. 426--
A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, to provide for 
    a land exchange between the Secretary of Agriculture and the Huna 
    Totem Corporation, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [19AP]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [20AP]
S. 430--
A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, to provide for 
    a land exchange between the Secretary of Agriculture and the kake 
    Tribal Corporation, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [19AP]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [20AP]
S. 437--
A bill to designate the United States courthouse under construction at 
    333 Las Vegas Boulevard South in Las Vegas, Nevada, as the ``Lloyd 
    D. George United States Courthouse''.
  Passed Senate, [23MR]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure, [24MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [26OC]
  Presented to the President (October 28, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-91] (signed November 9, 1999)
S. 438--
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.
  Passed Senate amended, [4NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [5NO]
  Passed House, [18NO]
  Presented to the President (November 30, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-163] (signed December 9, 1999)
S. 439--
A bill to amend the National Forest and Public Lands of Nevada 
    Enhancement Act of 1988 to adjust the boundary of the Toiyabe 
    National Forest, Nevada.
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 440--
A bill to provide support for certain institutes and schools.
  Passed Senate amended, [2NO]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce, [3NO]
  Failed of passage under suspension of the rules, [17NO]
S. 447--
A bill to deem as timely filed, and process for payment, the 
    applications submitted by the Dodson School Districts for certain 
    Impact Aid payments for fiscal year 1999.
  Passed Senate, [2MR]
  Received in House and held at desk, [3MR]
  Passed House, [10MR]
  Presented to the President (March 16, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-3] (signed March 23, 1999)
S. 449--
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, [19AP]
  Received in House and held at desk, [20AP]
  Referred to the Committee on Resources, [17JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-226), [12JY]
  Passed House, [20JY]
  Presented to the President (July 22, 1999)
  Approved [Private Law 106-2] (signed August 2, 1999)
S. 452--
A bill for the relief of Belinda McGregor.
  Passed Senate amended, [5AU]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [8SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-324), [5OC]
  Passed over [19OC], [2NO]
S. 453--
A bill to designate the Federal building located at 709 West 9th Street 
    in Juneau, Alaska, as the ``Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building''.
  Passed Senate, [23MR]
  Received in House and held at desk, [24MR]
  Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, [20AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-113), [27AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [4MY]
  Presented to the President (May 6, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-27] (signed May 13, 1999)
S. 460--
A bill 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''.
  Passed Senate, [23MR]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure, [24MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-114), [27AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [4MY]
  Presented to the President (May 6, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-28] (signed May 13, 1999)
S. 468--
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, [15JY]
  Received in House and held at desk, [16JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [2NO]
  Presented to the President (November 9, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-107] (signed November 20, 1999)
S. 486--
A bill to provide for the punishment of methamphetamine laboratory 
    operators, provide additional resources to combat methamphetamine 
    production, trafficking, and abuse in the United States, and for 
    other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 501--
A bill to address resource management issues in Glacier Bay National 
    Park, Alaska.
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 507--
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, [19AP]
  Received in House and held at desk, [21AP]
  Passed House amended, [22JY]
  House insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference. Conferees 
    appointed, [22JY]
  Senate disagreed to House amendments and agreed to a conference, 
    [28JY]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 106-298) submitted in the House, [5AU]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [5AU]
  House agreed to conference report, [5AU]

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  Presented to the President (August 12, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-53] (signed August 17, 1999)
S. 531--
A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the 
    Congress to Rosa Parks in recognition of her contributions to the 
    Nation.
  Passed Senate, [19AP]
  Received in House and passed, [20AP]
  Presented to the President (April 26, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-26] (signed May 4, 1999)
S. 548--
A bill to establish the Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miamis 
    National Historical Site in the State of Ohio.
  Passed Senate amended, [14OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [18OC]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [18NO]
  Presented to the President (November 30, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-164] (signed December 9, 1999)
S. 559--
A bill to designate the Federal building located at 33 East 8th Street 
    in Austin, Texas, as the ``J.J. ``Jake'' Pickle Federal Building''.
  Passed Senate, [16JN]
  Received in House and held at desk, [17JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [5OC]
  Presented to the President (October 7, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-72] (signed October 19, 1999)
S. 574--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make corrections to a 
    map relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System.
  Passed Senate, [22AP]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [26AP]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [18NO]
  Presented to the President (November 30, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-128), [6DE]
S. 580--
A bill to amend title IX of the Public Health Service Act to revise and 
    extend the Agency for Healthcare Policy and Research.
  Passed Senate amended, [3NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [4NO]
  Passed House, [18NO]
  Presented to the President (December 1, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-129] (signed December 6, 1999)
S. 604--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to complete a land 
    exchange with Georgia Power Company.
  Passed Senate, [28JN]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, [15JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [26JY]
  Presented to the President (July 28, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-41] (signed August 5, 1999)
S. 606--
A bill for the relief of Global Exploration and Development Corporation, 
    Kerr-McGee Corporation, and Kerr-McGee Chemical, LLC (successor to 
    Kerr-McGee Chemical Corporation), and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [1JY]
  Received in House and held at desk, [12JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [2AU]
  Senate agreed to House amendment, [4AU]
  Presented to the President (August 11, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-54] (signed August 17, 1999)
S. 609--
A bill to amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 
    1994 to prevent the abuse of inhalants through programs under the 
    Act, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [30AP]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce, [3MY]
S. 613--
A bill to encourage Indian economic development, to provide for the 
    disclosure of Indian tribal sovereign immunity in contracts 
    involving Indian tribes, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [15SE]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [17SE]
S. 614--
A bill to provide for regulatory reform in order to encourage 
    investment, business, and economic development with respect to 
    activities conducted on Indian lands.
  Passed Senate amended, [15SE]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [17SE]
S. 620--
A bill to grant a Federal charter to Korean War Veterans Association, 
    Incorporated, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate [5AU]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [8SE]
S. 624--
A bill to authorize construction of the Fort Peck Reservation Rural 
    Water System in the State of Montana, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 632--
A bill to provide assistance for poison prevention and to stabilize the 
    funding of regional poison control centers.
  Passed Senate amended, [5AU]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Commerce, [8SE]
S. 643--
A bill to authorize the Airport Improvement Program for 2 months, and 
    for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [17MR]
  Received in House and held at desk, [18MR]
  Passed House, [24MR]
  Presented to the President (March 26, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-6] (signed March 31, 1999)
S. 688--
A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to reauthorize the 
    Overseas Private Investment Corporation
  Passed Senate, [3NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [4NO]
S. 692--
A bill to prohibit Internet gambling, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 695--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
    national cemetery for veterans in the Atlanta, Georgia, metropolitan 
    area.
  Passed Senate amended, [4AU]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
    [5AU]
S. 698--
A bill to review the suitability and feasibility of recovering costs of 
    high altitude rescues at Denali National Park and Preserve in the 
    state of Alaska, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 700--
A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Ala 
    Kahakai Trail as a National Historic Trail.
  Passed Senate amended, [1JY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [12JY]
S. 704--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to combat the 
    overutilization of prison health care services and control rising 
    prisoner health care costs.
  Passed Senate amended, [27MY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [7JN]
S. 710--
A bill to authorize the feasibility study on the preservation of certain 
    Civil War battlefields along the Vicksburg Campaign Trail.
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 711--
A bill to allow for the investment of joint Federal and State funds from 
    the civil settlement of damages from the Exxon Valdez oil spill, and 
    for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 720--
A bill to promote the development of a government in the Federal 
    Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) based on democratic 
    principals and the rule of law, and that respects internationally 
    recognized human rights, to assist the victims of Serbian 
    oppression, to apply measures against the Federal Republic of 
    Yugoslavia, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [4NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [5NO]
S. 734--
A bill entitled the ``National Discovery Trails Act of 1999''.
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 748--
A bill to improve Native hiring and contracting by the Federal 
    Government within the State of Alaska, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 756--
To provide adversely affected crop producers with additional time to 
    make fully informed risk management decisions for the 1999 crop 
    year.
  Passed Senate, [25MR]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, [12AP]
S. 761--
A bill to regulate interstate commerce by electronic means by permitting 
    and encouraging the continued expansion of electronic commerce 
    through the operation of free market forces, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 762--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a feasibility 
    study on the inclusion of the Miami Circle in Biscayne National 
    Park.
  Passed Senate amended, [14OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [18OC]
S. 768--
A bill to establish court-martial jurisdiction over civilians serving 
    with the Armed Forces during contingency operations, and to 
    establish Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed outside the 
    United States by former members of the Armed Forces and civilians 
    accompanying the Armed Forces outside the United States.
  Passed Senate amended, [1JY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committees on Armed Services; 
    the Judiciary, [12JY]
S. 769--
A bill to provide a final settlement on certain debt owed by the city of 
    Dickinson, North Dakota, for the construction of the bascule gates 
    on the Dickinson Dam.
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 776--
A bill to authorize the National Park Service to conduct a feasibility 
    study for the preservation of the Loess Hills in western Iowa.
  Passed Senate amended, [1JY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [12JY]
S. 777--
A bill to require the Department of Agriculture to establish an 
    electronic filing and retrieval system to enable the public to file 
    all required paperwork electronically with the Department and to 
    have access to public information on farm programs, quarterly trade, 
    economic, and production reports, and other similar information.
  Passed Senate amended, [4NO]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, [5NO]
S. 791--
A bill to amend the Small Business Act with respect to the women's 
    business center program.
  Passed Senate amended, [5NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [8NO]
  Passed House, [18NO]
  Presented to the President (December 1, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-165] (signed December 9, 1999)
S. 800--
A bill to promote and enhance public safety through the 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 for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [5AU]
  Received in House and held at desk, [8SE]

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  Rules suspended. Passed House, [12OC]
  Presented to the President (October 14, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-81] (signed October 26, 1999)
S. 880--
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to remove flammable fuels from the 
    list of substances with respect to which reporting and other 
    activities are required under the risk management plan program.
  Passed Senate amended, [23JN]
  Received in House and held at desk, [24JN]
  Passed House amended, [21JY]
  Senate agreed to House amendments, [2AU]
  Presented to the President (August 4, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-40] (signed August 5, 1999)
S. 886--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for 
    fiscal years 2000 and 2001; to provide for enhanced security at 
    United States diplomatic facilities; to provide for certain arms 
    control; nonproliferation, and other national security measures; to 
    provide for the reform of the United Nations; and for other 
    purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [22JN]
  Received in House and held at desk, [24JN]
S. 900--
An original bill to enhance competition in the financial services 
    industry by providing a prudential framework for the affiliation of 
    banks, securities firms, insurance companies, and other financial 
    service providers, and for other purposes; from the Committee on 
    Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  Passed Senate amended, [6MY]
  Received in House and held at desk, [12MY]
  Passed House amended, [20JY]
  Senate disagreed to House amendments and asked for a conference, 
    [22JY]
  House insisted on its amendments and agreed to a conference. Conferees 
    appointed, [30JY]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 106-434) submitted in the House, [2NO]
  Conference report agreed to in the Senate, [4NO]
  Conference report agreed to in the House, [4NO]
  Presented to the President (November 9, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-102] (signed November 12, 1999)
S. 905--
A bill to establish the Lackawanna Valley Natioanl Heritage Area and for 
    other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 918--
A bill to authorize the Small Business Administration to provide 
    financial and business development assistance to military 
    reservists' small business, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [27JY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Small Business, 
    [29JY]
S. 923--
A bill to promote full equality at the United Nations for Israel.
  Passed Senate, [8NO]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on International 
    Relations, [9NO]
S. 938--
A bill to eliminate restrictions on the acquisition of certain land 
    contiguous to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, and for other 
    purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [14OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [18OC]
S. 944--
A bill to amend Public Law 105-188 to provide for the mineral leasing of 
    certain Indian lands in Oklahoma.
  Passed Senate, [5AU]
  Received in House and held at desk, [5AU]
  Referred to the Committee on Resources, [17SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 106-338), [27SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [27SE]
  Presented to the President (September 28, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-67] (signed October 6, 1999)
S. 961--
A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm And Rural Development Act to 
    improve shared appreciation arrangements.
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 964--
A bill to provide for equitable compensation for the Cheyenne River 
    Sioux Tribe, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 976--
A bill to amend title V of the Public Health Service Act to focus the 
    authority of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
    Administration on community-based services children and adolescents, 
    to enhance flexibility and accountability, to establish programs for 
    youth treatment, and to respond to crises, especially those related 
    to children and violence.
  Passed Senate amended, [3NO]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Commerce, [4NO]
S. 977--
A bill to provide for the conveyance by the Bureau of Land Management to 
    Douglas County, Oregon, of a county park and certain adjacent land.
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 986--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Griffith 
    Project to the Southern Nevada Water Authority.
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 1019--
A bill for the relief of Regine Beatie Edwards.
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 1027--
A bill to reauthorize the participation of the Bureau of Reclamation in 
    the Deschutes Resources Conservancy, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [1JY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [12JY]
S. 1030--
A bill to provide that the conveyance by the Bureau of Land Management 
    of the surface estate to certain land in the State of Wyoming in 
    exchange for certain private land will not result in the removal of 
    the land from operation of the mining laws.
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 1051--
A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to manage the 
    Strategic Petroleum Reserve more effectively, and for other 
    purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [29SE]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Commerce, [30SE]
S. 1059--
An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2000 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; from the Committee on 
    Armed Services.
  Passed Senate amended, [27MY]
  Received in House and held at desk, [7JN]
  Passed House amended, [14JN]
  Senate disagreed to House amendment and asked for a conference, [16JN]
  House insisted on its amendment and agreed to a conference. Conferees 
    appointed, [1JY]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 106-301) submitted in the House, [5AU]
  Conference report agreed to in the House, [15SE]
  Conference report agreed to in the Senate, [22SE]
  Presented to the President (September 23, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-65] (signed October 5, 1999)
S. 1060--
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2000 for military 
    activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe personnel 
    strenghts for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other 
    purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [27MY]
  Received in House and held at desk, [7JN]
S. 1072--
A bill to make certain technical and other corrections relating to the 
    Centennial of Flight Commemoration Act (36 U.S.C. 143 note; 112 
    Stat. 3486 et seq.).
  Passed Senate amended, [5AU]
  Received in House and held at desk, [8SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [27SE]
  Presented to the President (September 28, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-68] (signed October 6, 1999)
S. 1076--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a cost-of-
    living adjustment in rates of compensation paid to veterans with 
    service-connected disabilities, to enhance programs providing health 
    care, education, and other benefits for veterans, to authorize major 
    medical facility projects, to reform eligibility for burial in 
    Arlington National Cemetery, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [8SE]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
    [9SE]
S. 1088--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain 
    administrative sites in national forests in the State of Arizona, to 
    convey certain land to the City of Sedona, Arizona for a wastewater 
    treatment facility, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 1117--
A bill to establish the Corinth Unit of Shiloh National Military Park, 
    in the vicinity of the city of Corinth, Mississippi, and in the 
    State of Tennessee, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 1119--
A bill to amend the Act of August 9, 1950, to continue funding of the 
    Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act.
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 1156--
A bill to amend provisions of law enacted by the Small Business 
    Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 to ensure full analysis 
    of potential impacts on small entities of rules proposed by certain 
    agencies, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [28SE]
  Received in House and held at desk, [29SE]
S. 1211--
A bill to amend the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act to 
    authorize additional measures to carry out the control of salinity 
    upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-effective manner.
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 1232--
A bill to provide for the correction of retirement coverage errors under 
    chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code.
  Passed Senate amended, [3NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [4NO]
  Papers returned to Senate (pursuant to H. Res. 394), [18NO]
S. 1235--
A bill to amend part G of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
    Streets Act of 1968 to allow railroad police officers to attend the 
    Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy for law enforcement 
    training.
  Passed Senate, [26OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [27OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [17NO]
  Presented to the President (November 19, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-110] (signed November 24, 1999)
S. 1236--
A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for 
    commencement of the construction of the Arrowrock Dam Hydroelectric 
    Project in the State of Idaho.
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 1243--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the 
    prostate cancer preventive health program.
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 1255--
A bill to protect consumers and promote electronic commerce by amending 
    certain trademark infringement, dilution, and counterfeiting laws, 
    and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [5AU]
  Received in House and held at desk, [8SE]
  Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, [5OC]
  Committee discharged. Passed House amended, [26OC]

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S. 1257--
A bill to amend statutory damages provisions of title 17, United States 
    Code.
  Passed Senate, [1JY]
  Received in House and held at desk, [12JY]
  Passed House amended, [2AU]
  Senate agreed to House amendment with amendments, [19NO]
S. 1258--
A bill to authorize funds for the payment of salaries and expenses of 
    the Patent and Trademark Office, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [1JY]
  Received in House and held at desk, [12JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [26JY]
  Presented to the President (July 28, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-42] (signed August 5, 1999)
S. 1259--
A bill to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 relating to dilution of famous 
    marks, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [1JY]
  Received in House and held at desk, [12JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [26JY]
  Presented to the President (July 28, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-43] (signed August 5, 1999)
S. 1260--
A bill to make technical corrections in title 17, United States Code, 
    and other laws.
  Passed Senate amended, [1JY]
  Received in House and held at desk, [12JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [26JY]
  Presented to the President (July 28, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-44] (signed August 5, 1999)
S. 1268--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide support for the 
    modernization and construction of biomedical and behavioral research 
    facilities and laboratory instrumentation.
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 1275--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to produce and sell 
    products and to sell publications relating to the Hoover Dam, and to 
    deposit revenues generated from the sales into the Colorado River 
    Dam fund.
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 1288--
A bill to provide incentives for collaborative forest restoration 
    projects on National Forest System and other public lands in New 
    Mexico, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senated amended, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 1290--
A bill to amend title 36 of the United States Code to establish the 
    American Indian Education Foundation, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [4NO]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [5NO]
S. 1295--
A bill to designate the United States Post Office located at 3813 Main 
    Street in East Chicago, Indiana, as the ``Lance Corporal Harold 
    Gomez Post Office''.
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 1296--
A bill to designate portions of the lower Delaware River and associated 
    tributaries as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 
    System.
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 1309--
A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirment Income Security Act of 
    1974 to provide for the preemption of State law in certain cases 
    relating to certain church plans.
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 1324--
A bill to expand the boundaries of the Gettysburg National Military Park 
    to include Wills House, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 1329--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to 
    Nye County, Nevada, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 1330--
A bill to give the city of Mesquite, Nevada, the right to purchase at 
    fair market value certain parcels of public land in the city.
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 1346--
A bill to ensure the independence and nonpartisan operation of the 
    Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration.
  Passed Senate amended, [5NO]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Small Business, 
    [8NO]
S. 1349--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct special 
    resource studies to determine the national sigificance of specific 
    sites as well as the suitability and feasibility of their inclusion 
    as units of the National Park System.
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 1374--
A bill to authorize the development and maintenance of a multiagency 
    campus project in the town of Jackson, Wyoming.
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 1398--
A bill to clarify certain boundaries on maps relating to the Coastal 
    Barrier Resources System.
  Passed Senate amended, [8NO]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [9NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [17NO]
  Presented to the President (November 19, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-116] (signed November 29, 1999)
S. 1402--
An original bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance 
    programs providing education benefits for veterans, and for other 
    purposes; from the Committee on Veterans Affairs.
  Passed Senate, [26JY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs; 
    Armed Services, [27JY]
S. 1418--
A bill to provide for the holding of court at Natchez, Mississippi in 
    the same manner as court is held at Vicksburg, Mississippi, and for 
    other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [5NO]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [8NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [17NO]
  Senate agreed to House amendment, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (December 1, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-130] (signed December 6, 1999)
S. 1453--
A bill to facilitate relief efforts and a comprehensive solution to the 
    war in Sudan.
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 1455--
A bill to enhance protections against fraud in the offering of financial 
    assistance for college education, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [4NO]
  Received in House and referred to the Committees on the Judiciary; 
    Education and the Workforce, [5NO]
S. 1467--
A bill to extend the funding levels for aviation programs for 60 days.
  Passed Senate, [30JY]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
  Passed House amended, [5AU]
  House insisted in its amendments and asked for a conference. Conferees 
    appointed, [5AU]
S. 1468--
A bill to authorize the minting and issuance of Capitol Visitor Center 
    Commemorative coins, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [30JY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services, [2AU]
  Cosponsors added [2AU], [8SE]
S. 1485--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to confer United 
    States citizenship automatically and retroactively on certain 
    foreign-born children adopted by citizens of the United States.
  Passed Senate, [26OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [27OC]
S. 1488--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for 
    recommendations of the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
    regarding the placement of automatic external defibrillators in 
    Federal buildings in order to improve survival rates of individuals 
    who experience cardiac arrest in such buildings, and to establish 
    protections from civil liability arising from the emergency use of 
    the devices.
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 1503--
A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) to 
    extend the authorization of appropriations for the Office of 
    Government Ethics through fiscal year 2003.
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 1508--
A bill to provide technical and legal assistance for tribal justice 
    systems and members of Indian tribes, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 1515--
A bill to amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, and for other 
    purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 1516--
A bill to amend title III of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance 
    Act (42 U.S.C. 11331 et seq.) to reauthorize the Federal Emergency 
    Management Food and Shelter Program, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 1543--
A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to release and 
    protect the release of tobacco production and marketing information.
  Passed Senate, [5AU]
  Received in House and passed, [5AU]
  Presented to the President (August 11, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-47] (signed August 13, 1999)
S. 1546--
A bill to amend the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to 
    provide additional administrative authorities to the United States 
    Commission on International Religious Freedom, and to make technical 
    corrections to that Act, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [5AU]
  Received in House and passed, [5AU]
  Presented to the President (August 11, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-55] (signed August 17, 1999)
S. 1567--
A bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 223 Broad 
    Street in Albany, Georgia, as the ``C.B. King United States 
    Courthouse''.
  Passed Senate, [8OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure, [12OC]
S. 1569--
A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of 
    the Taunton River in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for study for 
    potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, 
    and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 1595--
A bill to designate the United States courthouse at 401 West Washington 
    Street in Phoenix, Arizona, as the ``Sandra Day O'Connor United 
    States Courthouse''.
  Passed Senate, [8OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure, [12OC]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [18NO]
  Presented to the President (December 1, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-166] (signed December 9, 1999)
S. 1599--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange all 
    or part of certain administrative sites and other land in the Black 
    Hills National Forest and to use funds derived from the sale or 
    exchange to acquire replacement sites and to acquire or construct 
    administrative improvements in connection with Black Hills National 
    Forest.

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  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 1606--
A bill to reenact chapter 12 of title 11, United States Code, and for 
    other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [30SE]
  Received in House and held at desk, [1OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [4OC]
  Presented to the President (October 5, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-70] (signed October 9, 1999)
S. 1637--
A bill to extend through the end of the current fiscal year certain 
    expiring Federal Aviation Administration authorizations.
  Passed Senate, [24SE]
  Received in House, [27SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [27SE]
  Presented to the President (September 28, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-59] (signed September 29, 1999)
S. 1652--
A bill to designate the Old Executive Office Building located at 17th 
    Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, in Washington, District of 
    Columbia, as the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
  Passed Senate, [19OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure, [20OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [26OC]
  Presented to the President (October 28, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-92] (signed November 9, 1999)
S. 1692--
A bill to amend title 18 United States Code, to ban partial birth 
    abortions.
  Passed Senate amended, [21OC]
  Received in House and held at desk, [25OC]
S. 1707--
A bill to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) to 
    provide that certain designated Federal entities shall be 
    establishments under such Act, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 1733--
A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to provide for a national 
    standard of interoperability and portability applicable to 
    electronic food stamp benefit transactions..
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 1753--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an 
    adopted alien who is less than 18 years of age may be considered a 
    child under such Act.
  Passed Senate, [4NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [5NO]
S. 1754--
A bill entitled the ``Denying Safe Havens to International and War 
    Criminals Act of 1999''.
  Passed Senate amended, [4NO]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [5NO]
S. 1769--
A bill to continue reporting requirements of section 2519 of title 18, 
    United States Code, beyond December 21, 1999, and for other 
    purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [5NO]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [8NO]
  Committee discharged. Passed House amended, [18NO]
S. 1791--
A bill to authorize the Librarian of Congress to purchase papers of Dr. 
    Martin Luther King, Junior, from Dr. King's estate.
  Passed Senate, [29OC]
  Received in House and held at desk, [1NO]
S. 1809--
A bill to improve service systems for individuals with developmental 
    disabilities, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [8NO]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce, [9NO]
S. 1813--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide additional 
    support for and to expand clinical research programs, and for other 
    purposes.
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 1843--
A bill to designate certain Federal land in the Talladega National 
    Forest, Alabama, as the ``Dugger Mountain Wilderness''.
  Passed Senate, [2NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [3NO]
S. 1844--
A bill to amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide 
    for an alternative penalty procedure with respect to compliance with 
    requirements for a State disbursement unit.
  Passed Senate, [2NO]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
    [3NO]
S. 1866--
A bill to redesignate the Coastal Barrier Resources System as the ``John 
    J. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System.''
  Passed Senate, [4NO]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [5NO]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [18NO]
  Presented to the President (December 1, 1999)
  Approved [Public Law 106-167] (signed December 9, 1999)
S. 1877--
An original bill to amend the Federal Report Elimination and Sunset Act 
    of 1995; from the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 1916--
A bill to extend certain expiring Federal Aviation Administration 
    authorizations for a 6-month period, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [10NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [15NO]
S. 1937--
A bill to amend the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and 
    Conservation Act to provide for sales of electricity by the 
    Bonneville Power Administration to joint operating entities.
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 1971--
A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the 
    Congress to Milton Friedman, in recognition of his outstanding and 
    enduring contributions to individual freedom and opportunity in 
    American society through his exhaustive research and teaching of 
    economics, and his extensive writings on economics and public 
    policy.
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. 1996--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to clarify provisions 
    relation to the content of petitions for compensation under the 
    vaccine injury compensation program.
  Passed Senate, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]

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S.J. Res. 21--
A joint resolution to designate September 29, 1999, as ``Veterans of 
    Foreign Wars of the United States Day''.
  Passed Senate, [30JN]
  Received in House and held at desk, [1JY]

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S. Con. Res. 5--
A concurrent resolution expressing congressional opposition to the 
    unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state and urging the 
    President to assert clearly United States opposition to such a 
    unilateral declaration of statehood.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [11MR]
  Received in House and held at desk, [15MR]
S. Con. Res. 6--
A concurrent resolution authorizing flags located in the Senate portion 
    of the Capitol complex to be flown at half-staff in memory of R. 
    Scott Bates, Legislative Clerk of the United States Senate.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [6FE]
  Received in House and held at desk, [8FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [9FE]
S. Con. Res. 7--
A concurrent resolution honoring the life and legacy of King Hussein ibn 
    Talal al-Hashem.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [8FE]
  Received in House and held at desk, [9FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [10FE]
S. Con. Res. 15--
A concurrent resolution honoring Morris King Udall, former United States 
    Representative from Arizona, and extending the condolences of the 
    Congress on his death.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [4MR]
  Received in House and held at desk, [9MR]
S. Con. Res. 17--
A concurrent resolution concerning the 20th Anniversary of the Taiwan 
    Relations Act.
  Agreed to in the Senate amended, [12AP]
  Received in House and held at desk, [13AP]
S. Con. Res. 21--
A concurrent resolution authorizing the President of the United States 
    to conduct military air operations and missile strikes against the 
    Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro).
  Agreed to in the Senate, [23MR]
  Received in House and held at desk, [24MR]
  Failed of passage, [28AP]
S. Con. Res. 23--
A concurrent resolution providing for a conditional adjournment or 
    recess of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [25MR]
  Received in House and agreed to, [25MR]
S. Con. Res. 29--
A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for 
    concerts to be authorized by the National Symphony Orchestra.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [22AP]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure, [26AP]
S. Con. Res. 30--
A concurrent resolution recognizing the sacrifice and dedication of 
    members of America's non-governmental organizations and private 
    volunteer organizations throughout their history and specifically in 
    answer to their courageous response to recent disasters in Central 
    America and Kosovo.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [8NO]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on International 
    Relations, [9NO]
S. Con. Res. 35--
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 the Senate, [26MY]
  Received in House and agreed to, [26MY]
S. Con. Res. 36--
A concurrent resolution condemning Palestinian efforts to revive the 
    original Palestine partition plan of November 29, 1947, and 
    condemning the United Nations Commission on Human Rights for its 
    April 27, 1999, resolution endorsing Palestinian self-determination 
    on the basis of the original Palestine partition plan.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [1JY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on International 
    Relations, [12JY]
S. Con. Res. 39--
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding 
    the treatment of religious minorities in the Islamic Republic of 
    Iran, and particularly the recent arrests of members of that 
    country's Jewish community.
  Agreed to in the Senate amended, [23JN]
  Received in House and held at desk, [25JN]
S. Con. Res. 40--
A concurrent resolution commending the President and the Armed Forces 
    for the success of Operation Allied Force.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [17JN]
  Received in House and referred to the Committees on International 
    Relations; Armed Services, [18JN]
S. Con. Res. 42--
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a 
    commemorative postage stamp should be issued by the United States 
    Postal Service honoring the members of the Armed Forces who have 
    been awarded the Purple Heart.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. Con. Res. 43--
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 the Senate, [1JY]
  Received in House and agreed to, [1JY]
S. Con. Res. 46--
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the July 
    20, 1999, 30th anniversary of the first lunar landing should be a 
    day of celebration and reflection on the Apollo-11 mission to the 
    Moon and the accomplishments of the Apollo program throughout the 
    1960's and 1970's.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [20JY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Government Reform, 
    [21JY]
S. Con. Res. 48--
A concurrent resolution relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic 
    Cooperation Forum.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [5AU]
  Received in House and held at desk, [8SE]
S. Con. Res. 51--
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 the Senate, [5AU]
  Received in House and agreed to, [5AU]
S. Con. Res. 56--
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the 
    importance of ``family friendly'' programming on television.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [16SE]
  Received in House and held at desk, [17SE]
S. Con. Res. 66--
A concurrent resolution to authorize the printing of ``Capitol Builder--
    The Shorthand Journals of Captain Montgomery C.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [2NO]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on House 
    Administration, [3NO]
S. Con. Res. 67--
A concurrent resolution to authorize the printing of ``The United States 
    Capitol'' A Chronicle, Design, and Politics.''
  Agreed to in the Senate, [2NO]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on House 
    Administration, [3NO]
S. Con. Res. 68--
An original concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress on 
    the occasion of the 10th anniversary of historic events in Central 
    and Eastern Europe, particularly the Velvet Revolution in 
    Czechoslovakia, and reaffirming the bonds of friendship and 
    cooperation between the United States and the Czech and Slovak 
    Republics.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [8NO]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on International 
    Relations, [9NO]
S. Con. Res. 71--
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that Miami, 
    Florida, and not a competing foreign city, should serve as the 
    permanent location for the Secretariat of the Free Trade Area of the 
    Americas (FTAA) beginning in 2005.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
S. Con. Res. 77--
A concurrent resolution making technical corrections to the enrollment 
    of H.R. 3194.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [19NO]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22NO]
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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



AARON, HENRY
  Bills and resolutions
    Major League Baseball: anniversary of breaking career home run 
        record (see H. Res. 279), [5AU]

ABERCROMBIE, NEIL (a Representative from Hawaii)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military reserve 
        technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 1079), [11MR]
    Hawaii: increase the Federal medical assistance percentage (see 
        H.R. 442), [2FE]
    Medicare: increase payments for pap smear laboratory tests (see 
        H.R. 976), [4MR]
    Taxation: allow the unused portion of the low-income housing 
        credit, for buildings financed with tax exempt State bonds, to 
        be used for the construction of military housing (see H.R. 
        3451), [18NO]
    ------restore deduction for travel expenses of a taxpayer's spouse 
        who accompanies the taxpayer on business travel (see H.R. 
        1688), [5MY]
    ------treatment of meal and entertainment expenses associated with 
        the performing arts (see H.R. 1766), [12MY]

ABORTION
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: involvement of private companies in the 
        trafficking of fetal tissue and body parts (see H. Res. 350), 
        [2NO]
    China, People's Republic of: condemn officials involved in 
        enforcement of forced abortions and prevent officials from 
        entering or remaining in the U.S. (see H.R. 138), [7JA]
    Civil liberties: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see 
        H.R. 639), [9FE]
    Civil rights: protect first amendment rights relative to abortion 
        and reproductive services (see H.R. 270), [7JA]
    Constitutional amendments: right to life (see H.J. Res. 4), [7JA] 
        (see H.J. Res. 31), [23FE]
    Courts: provide that the inferior courts do not have jurisdiction 
        to hear abortion-related cases (see H.R. 3400), [16NO]
    Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 
        1218), [23MR]
    ------prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 1218), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 233), [29JN]
    ------protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 2436), [1JY]
    ------protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 2436), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 313), [29SE]
    Dept. of Defense: provide freedom of choice to military personnel 
        serving overseas (see H.R. 1350), [25MR]
    Federal aid programs: prohibit States from imposing restrictions 
        on additional children relative to the temporary assistance to 
        needy families program (see H.R. 2690), [3AU]
    Population: develop, promote, and implement policies to stabilize 
        U.S. population growth (see H. Con. Res. 17), [19JA]
    States: provide grants for programs to provide pregnant women with 
        alternatives to abortion (see H.R. 2901), [21SE]
    U.N.: implement Programme of Action of the International 
        Conference on Population and Development while maintaining 
        sovereign rights of countries relative to family planning (see 
        H. Res. 102), [9MR] (see H. Res. 118), [16MR]
    Women: eliminate prohibitions on the transmission of abortion 
        related material (see H.R. 2808), [8SE]
    ------prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 2149), [10JN]
    ------protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2624), [27JY]
  Motions
    Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 1218), 
        [30JN]
  Reports filed
    Child Custody Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 1218) (H. Rept. 106-204), [25JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1218, Child Custody Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 233) (H. Rept. 106-211), 
        [29JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2436, Unborn Victims of Violence Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 313) (H. Rept. 106-348), 
        [29SE]
    Unborn Victims of Violence Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2436) (H. Rept. 106-332), [24SE], [29SE]

ABRAHAM LINCOLN BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 1451), [15AP]

ABUSIVE TAX SHELTER SHUTDOWN ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2255), [17JN]

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT FOR ALL ACT (STRAIGHT A's ACT)
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2300), [22JN]
    Enact (H.R. 2300): consideration (see H. Res. 338), [20OC]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 2300), [21OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2300, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 338) (H. Rept. 106-408), [20OC]
    Provisions: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 
        2300) (H. Rept. 106-386), [18OC]

ACCESS TO CANCER CLINICAL TRIALS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3110), [19OC]

ACCESS TO PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS IN MEDICARE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 1495): consideration (see H. Res. 372), [9NO]

ACKERMAN, GARY L. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory 
        cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 443), 
        [2FE]
    Firearms: permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons 
        convicted of a felony (see H.R. 2281), [18JN]
    India: support elections and encourage visit by President Clinton 
        (see H. Con. Res. 210, 211), [27OC]
    Medicare: eliminate reduction in payment amounts to home health 
        agencies and provide for an interest-free grace period for 
        repayment of overpayments (see H.R. 2618), [27JY]
    Motor vehicles: prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or 
        importation of buses without seatbelts (see H.R. 56), [7JA]
    Taxation: allow a deduction for post-secondary tuition and related 
        expenses (see H.R. 1188), [18MR]
    ------deny deduction for certain reparations received by Holocaust 
        survivors (see H.R. 3511), [19NO]

ACT TO SAVE AMERICA'S FORESTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2512), [14JY]

ADAIR, E. ROSS (a former Representative from Indiana) 
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    E. Ross Adair Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Fort Wayne, 
        IN: designate (see H.R. 2412), [30JN]

ADERHOLT, ROBERT B. (a Representative from Alabama)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2084, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations, [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2465, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
        closure, [21JY]
    ------H.R. 2587, District of Columbia appropriations, [3AU]
    ------H.R. 3064, District of Columbia appropriations, [21OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Iron and steel industry: assessment of additional antidumping 
        duties on steel products (see H.R. 327), [19JA]

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Telecommunications: modify FCC authority over license transfers 
        (see H.R. 2533), [15JY]

ADOPTION
see Families and Domestic Relations

ADVANCE PLANNING AND COMPASSIONATE CARE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1149), [17MR]

ADVERTISING
  Bills and resolutions
    Census: improve participation in the 2000 decennial census by 
        increasing Bureau of the Census funds for marketing, 
        promotion, and outreach (see H.R. 1010), [4MR]
    Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (see H.R. 
        1320), [25MR] (see H.R. 3220), [4NO]
    ------regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial 
        electronic mail (see H.R. 1910), [24MY] (see H.R. 3113), 
        [20OC]
    ------regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial 
        electronic mail and prohibit unauthorized use of Internet 
        domain names (see H.R. 2162), [10JN]
    Electronic commerce: facilitate the use of electronic records and 
        signatures in interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 1714), 
        [6MY]
    ------facilitate the use of electronic records and signatures in 
        interstate or foreign commerce (H.R. 1714), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 366), [8NO]
    ------recognize electronic signatures, restrict certain electronic 
        mail advertisements, protect Internet privacy, and promote 
        deployment of broadband Internet services (see H.R. 1685), 
        [5MY]

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    Entertainment industry: develop and enforce a system for labeling 
        violent content in audio and visual media products (see H.R. 
        2248), [16JN]
    FCC: develop guidelines for advertisers to prohibit discrimination 
        against minority formatted broadcast stations (see H.R. 1948), 
        [26MY]
    Firearms: study marketing practices of the firearms industry (see 
        H.R. 2063), [8JN]
    FTC: study marketing practices of the motion picture, recording, 
        and video/personal computer game industries (see H.R. 2157), 
        [10JN]
    Gambling: require certain notices in any mailing using a game of 
        chance for the promotion of a product or service (see H.R. 
        170), (see H.R. 237), [7JA]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 417), [19JA] (see H.R. 1641), [29AP] (see H.R. 1739), 
        [6MY] (see H.R. 1867), [19MY] (see H.R. 2668), [2AU] (see H.R. 
        3243), [5NO]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 417), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 122), [18MR] (see H. Res. 126), 
        [23MR] (see H. Res. 283), [8SE]
    ------prohibit lowest unit rate for campaign advertising from 
        being available for communication in which candidates attack 
        opponents unless the candidate does so in person (see H.R. 
        2033), [8JN]
    ------require disclosure of funding sources for certain candidate 
        advocacy advertising (see H.R. 227), [7JA]
    Tobacco products: impose restrictions on the sale of cigars (see 
        H.R. 2579), [21JY]
    ------warning requirements for sale and advertisement of 
        cigarettes on the Internet (see H.R. 3007), [4OC]
    Trademarks: prevent misappropriation (see H.R. 3028), [6OC]
    ------protection against dilution (see H.R. 1565), [27AP]
    Vitamins: revise regulations relative to dietary supplement 
        labeling and provide that certain types of advertisements for 
        dietary supplements are proper (see H.R. 3305), [10NO]
  Reports filed
    Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act: Committee on House 
        Administration (House) (H.R. 417) (H. Rept. 106-297), [5AU]
    Campaign Integrity Act: Committee on House Administration (House) 
        (H.R. 1867) (H. Rept. 106-294), [5AU]
    Campaign Reform and Election Integrity Act: Committee on House 
        Administration (House) (H.R. 2668) (H. Rept. 106-295), [5AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 417, Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 283) (H. Rept. 106-311), 
        [8SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1714, Electronic Signatures in Global and 
        National Commerce Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        366) (H. Rept. 106-462), [8NO]
    Deceptive Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 170) (H. Rept. 106-431), [1NO]
    Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1714) (H. Rept. 106-341), 
        [27SE]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1714) (H. Rept. 
        106-341), [18OC]
    Improve Participation in the 2000 Decennial Census by Increasing 
        Bureau of the Census Funds for Marketing, Promotion, and 
        Outreach: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1010) 
        (H. Rept. 106-97), [19AP]
    Trademark Cyberpiracy Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 3028) (H. Rept. 106-412), [25OC]
    Trademark Protection Against Dilution: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1565) (H. Rept. 106-250), [22JY]

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON MINORITY VETERANS
  Bills and resolutions
    Veterans: repeal the provision of law requiring termination (see 
        H.R. 2016), [8JN]

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
  Appointments
    Members, [6JA], [2NO]

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE RECORDS OF CONGRESS
  Appointments
    Members, [6JA], [25MY], [10JN]

AERONAUTICS
see Aviation

AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 1136): consideration (see H. Res. 311), [28SE]

AFFORDABLE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2927), [23SE]

AFGHANISTAN, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Taliban regime: prevent any Taliban led Government from obtaining 
        a seat in the U.N. and refuse recognition for any Afghan 
        Government while human rights violations persist against women 
        and girls (see H. Res. 187), [25MY]

AFL-CIO
  Bills and resolutions
    International Labor Organization: tribute to Declaration on 
        Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (see H. Con. Res. 
        116), [25MY]

AFRICA
  Bills and resolutions
    Angola: support peace process (see H. Res. 390), [17NO]
    Diseases: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan 
        Africa (see H.R. 2765), [5AU]
    Ethiopia: urge an end to the war with Eritrea and call on human 
        rights organizations to investigate abuses in connection with 
        the conflict (see H. Con. Res. 46), [9MR]
    Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to 
        sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 434), [2FE] (see H.R. 772), 
        [23FE] (see H.R. 2489), [13JY]
    ------authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-
        Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), consideration (see H. Res. 250), 
        [15JY]
    ------provide bilateral and multilateral debt relief relative to 
        sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2232), [15JN]
    Foreign trade: require disclosure of source of gem-quality 
        diamonds and gem-quality diamond products imported into the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 3188), [1NO]
    IMF: make funding contingent upon cancellation of certain foreign 
        debt owed to the U.S. (see H.R. 1305), [25MR]
    Sierra Leone: commend signing of cease-fire agreement and urge 
        swift solution to crisis (see H. Res. 199), [8JN]
    ------condemn military coup d'etat and human rights violations 
        (see H. Res. 62), [11FE]
    Somalia: economic, humanitarian, and other assistance to northern 
        part (see H. Con. Res. 20), [2FE]
    Sub-Saharan Africa: conduct human clinical research according to 
        highest ethical standards and prohibit interference with 
        intellectual property laws or policies promoting access to 
        pharmaceuticals or medical technologies (see H.R. 2700), [4AU]
    Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in 
        ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see H.R. 
        2906), [21SE]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Angola: President Clinton, [21SE], 
        [27SE]
    National Emergency Relative to Libya: President Clinton, [19JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Sudan: President Clinton, [3MY], 
        [1NO], [9NO]
  Motions
    Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to 
        sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), [16JY]
  Reports filed
    African Growth and Opportunity Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 434) (H. Rept. 106-19), [23FE]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 434) (H. Rept. 
        106-19), [17JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 434, African Growth and Opportunity Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 250) (H. Rept. 106-236), 
        [15JY]

AFRICAN AMERICANS
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: relief from Federal tax liability arising from the 
        resolution of discrimination claims by farmers against the 
        Dept. of Agriculture (see H.R. 2233), [15JN]
    Booker T. Washington Leadership Institute: provide support (see 
        H.R. 3440), [17NO]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony 
        to present the Congressional Gold Medal to Rosa Parks (see H. 
        Con. Res. 127), [8JN]
    Civil rights: establish criminal liability for discrimination 
        based on disparate treatment (see H.R. 2510), [14JY]
    ------prohibit employment discrimination (see H.R. 1980), [27MY]
    Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans: 
        establish (see H.R. 40), [6JA]
    Congress: affirm opposition to all forms of racism and bigotry 
        (see H. Res. 121), [17MR]
    Council of Conservative Citizens: condemn racist and bigoted views 
        (see H. Res. 35), [2FE]
    Courts: applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to 
        the judicial branch of the Federal government (see H.R. 1048), 
        [10MR]
    Crime: condemn hate-crime shootings in Midwest States (see H. Res. 
        254), [19JY]
    Dept. of HUD: establish program to eliminate redlining in the 
        insurance business (see H.R. 1429), [15AP]
    Dept. of the Interior: study the suitability and feasibility of 
        designating the Carter G. Woodson Home in the District of 
        Columbia as a National Historic Site (see H.R. 3201), [2NO]
    Education: promote cultural education and awareness of the history 
        of slavery (see H. Con. Res. 103), [6MY]
    Employment: implement alternative program for providing a benefit 
        or employment preference under Federal law (see H.R. 2509), 
        [14JY]
    FCC: develop guidelines for advertisers to prohibit discrimination 
        against minority formatted broadcast stations (see H.R. 1948), 
        [26MY]
    Frank M. Johnson Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see 
        H.R. 3031), [6OC]
    Garvey, Marcus: tribute (see H. Res. 150), [26AP]
    Health: minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), [8NO]
    Henry McNeal Turner Post Office, Macon, GA: designate (see H.R. 
        3454), [18NO]
    Hurston, Zora Neale: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. 
        Res. 60), [11FE]
    Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        1709), [5MY] (see H.R. 1821), [14MY]
    King, Martin Luther, Jr.: direct Library of Congress to purchase 
        papers from estate (see H.R. 2963), [28SE]
    ------placement of a plaque commemorating the ``I Have a Dream'' 
        speech at the Lincoln Memorial (see H.R. 2879), [15SE]
    Law enforcement: improve prevention and prosecution of police 
        misconduct (see H.R. 2656), [30JY]
    ------prevent traffic stops motivated by race or other biases (see 
        H.R. 1676), [4MY]
    ------provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (see 
        H.R. 1443), [15AP]
    Marshall, Thurgood: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 
        319), [1OC]
    Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: add to the list of days on which the 
        flag should especially be displayed (see H.R. 349), [19JA] 
        (see H.R. 576), [4FE]
    NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 33), [11FE]
    National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: 
        designate (see H. Res. 293), [14SE]
    National Underground Railroad Freedom Center: funding (see H.R. 
        2919), [22SE]
    North American Slavery Memorial Council: establish (see H.R. 
        2288), [18JN]
    One America: celebrate differences in ethnicity, race, and 
        religion in the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 141), [22JN]
    Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), [4FE]

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    Racial relations: recognize the historical significance of the 
        Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision and 
        reaffirm the fundamental belief that we are all ``one Nation 
        under God, indivisible'' (see H. Res. 176), [18MY]
    Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see 
        H.R. 1236), [23MR]
    Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. 
        Res. 38), [25FE]
    Robinson, (Sugar) Ray: tribute (see H. Res. 149), [26AP]
    Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American 
        Museum (see H.R. 923), [2MR]
    Supreme Court: hiring of qualified minority applicants to serve as 
        clerks to the Justices (see H. Res. 111), [11MR]
    University of the District of Columbia: eligibility for assistance 
        for historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 
        485), [2FE]
  Reports filed
    Add Martin Luther King, Jr., Day to the List of Days on Which the 
        Flag Should Especially Be Displayed: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 576) (H. Rept. 106-176), [9JN]
    Placement of Plaque Commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, ``I 
        Have a Dream'' Speech at the Lincoln Memorial: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2879) (H. Rept. 106-448), [4NO]

AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 434): consideration (see H. Res. 250), [15JY]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 434), [16JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 434, Provisions: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H. Res. 250) (H. Rept. 106-236), [15JY]
    Provisions: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 
        434) (H. Rept. 106-19), [23FE]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 434) (H. Rept. 
        106-19), [17JN]

AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Aliens: deny coverage under certain anti-discrimination statutes 
        of employed individuals that are unlawfully present in the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 3170), [28OC]

AGED
see Senior Citizens

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE POLICY AND RESEARCH
  Bills and resolutions
    Revise and extend (see H.R. 2506), [14JY]
    Revise and extend (H.R. 2506): consideration (see H. Res. 299), 
        [22SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2506, Health Research and Quality Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 299) (H. Rept. 106-328), 
        [22SE]
    Health Research and Quality Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 2506) (H. Rept. 106-305), [8SE]

AGRICULTURAL ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: prevent implementation of parity payments and certain 
        marketing quotas, reduce payments under production flexibility 
        contracts, and shorten duration of such payments (see H.R. 
        328), [19JA]

AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: prevent implementation of parity payments and certain 
        marketing quotas, reduce payments under production flexibility 
        contracts, and shorten duration of such payments (see H.R. 
        328), [19JA]
    Dept. of Agriculture: terminate Federal milk marketing orders (see 
        H.R. 2322), [23JN]
    ------terminate Federal milk marketing orders and replace such 
        orders with a program to verify receipts of milk (see H.R. 
        2324), [23JN]

AGRICULTURAL FAIR PRACTICES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: provide for accreditation of associations of 
        agricultural producers and promote good faith bargaining 
        between such associations and handlers of agricultural 
        products (see H.R. 2830), [9SE]

AGRICULTURAL MARKET TRANSITION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: prevent implementation of parity payments and certain 
        marketing quotas, reduce payments under production flexibility 
        contracts, and shorten duration of such payments (see H.R. 
        328), [19JA]
    ------provide a variant of loan deficiency payments to producers 
        who are otherwise eligible for such payments, but who elect to 
        use acreage planted with the eligible commodity for the 
        grazing of livestock (see H.R. 2772), [5AU]
    ------provide compensation for loss markets to farm owners and 
        producers who have entered into production flexibility 
        contracts (see H.R. 2568), [20JY]
    ------reform the marketing loan program, expand land enrollment 
        under the conservation reserve program, and maintain foreign 
        trade opportunities for commodities (see H.R. 1299), [25MR]
    ------restore and improve the farmer owned reserve program and 
        extend the term of marketing assistance loans made under the 
        Agricultural Market Transition Act (see H.R. 2704), [4AU]
    Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit the discounting of loan deficiency 
        payments for club wheat and compensate producers who received 
        such discounted payments erroneously (see H.R. 734), [11FE]
    Federal aid programs: eliminate limitation on loan rates for 
        marketing assistance loans (see H.R. 1468), [15AP]
    Production flexibility contracts: extend authority for the 
        required advance payments (see H.R. 2395), [30JN]

AGRICULTURAL RISK PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 2559): consideration (see H. Res. 308), (see H. Res. 
        308), [28SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2559, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 308) (H. Rept. 106-346), [28SE]
    Provisions: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2559) (H. Rept. 
        106-300), [5AU], [22SE]

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. 17), 
        [6JA]
  Reports filed
    Selective Agricultural Embargoes Act: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H.R. 17) (H. Rept. 106-154), [20MY]
    ------Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 17) (H. 
        Rept. 106-154), [14JN]

AGRICULTURE
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1906, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and 
        related agencies programs appropriations, [13SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    African Americans: relief from Federal tax liability arising from 
        the resolution of discrimination claims by farmers against the 
        Dept. of Agriculture (see H.R. 2233), [15JN]
    Agricultural Market Transition Act: eliminate limitation on loan 
        rates for marketing assistance loans (see H.R. 1468), [15AP]
    ------extend authority for the advance payments required under 
        production flexibility contracts (see H.R. 2395), [30JN]
    ------provide compensation for loss markets to farm owners and 
        producers who have entered into production flexibility 
        contracts (see H.R. 2568), [20JY]
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (see H.R. 1906), [24MY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1906), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 185), [24MY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1906), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 317), [30SE]
    Animals: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, 
        sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 443), [2FE]
    Avocados: allow referendum on creation of avocado promotion, 
        research, and information program (see H.R. 2962), [28SE]
    Bankruptcy: make chapter 12 of bankruptcy code permanent relative 
        to the treatment of farmers' reorganization plans by banks 
        (see H.R. 706), [11FE] (see H.R. 763), [12FE]
    ------reenact chapter 12 of bankruptcy code relative to family 
        farmers (see H.R. 2920), [22SE]
    ------temporarily extend chapter 12 of bankruptcy code relative to 
        the treatment of farmers' reorganization plans by banks (see 
        H.R. 808), [23FE] (see H.R. 2922), [23SE] (see H.R. 2942), 
        [24SE]
    Big Horn County, WY: conveyance of certain lands to John R. and 
        Margaret Lowe (see H.R. 510), [2FE]
    ------conveyance of certain lands to the estate of Fred Steffens 
        (see H.R. 509), [2FE]
    Bureau of Reclamation: convey Lower Yellowstone Irrigation 
        Project, Savage Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, 
        and Intake Irrigation Project to local control (see H.R. 
        2974), [29SE]
    ------reauthorize participation in the Deschutes Resources 
        Conservancy (see H.R. 1787), [12MY]
    ------transfer irrigation project property to the Middle Loup 
        Division irrigation district in Nebraska (see H.R. 2984), 
        [30SE]
    Business and industry: allow guaranteed loans to be made for 
        farmer-owned projects that add value to or process 
        agricultural products (see H.R. 2578), [21JY]
    ------grants to assist value-added agricultural businesses (see 
        H.R. 3513), [19NO]
    ------impose a moratorium on large agribusiness mergers and 
        establish a commission to review large agriculture mergers 
        (see H.R. 3159), [27OC]
    ------provide for accreditation of associations of agricultural 
        producers and promote good faith bargaining between such 
        associations and handlers of agricultural products (see H.R. 
        2830), [9SE]
    Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H.J. Res. 22), [3FE]
    ------issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 144), [20AP]
    Congress: commitment to address emergency that currently exists 
        (see H. Con. Res. 113), [25MY]
    Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: eliminate funding for 
        loans for qualified beginning farmers or ranchers (see H.R. 
        882), [1MR]
    Corps of Engineers: develop and implement comprehensive program 
        for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water 
        diversions (see H.R. 1444), [15AP]
    Credit: increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan 
        deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive 
        during the crop year (see H.R. 2530), [15JY]
    Crop insurance: improve coverage and administration (see H.R. 
        2225), [15JN] (see H.R. 2239), [16JN]
    Crops: insurance coverage for losses due to plant viruses and 
        diseases and loan eligibility for producers who suffer such 
        losses (see H.R. 473), [2FE]
    Dept. of Agriculture: authority relative to plant protection and 
        quarantine (see H.R. 1504), [21AP]
    ------balance wind and water erosion criteria and wildlife 
        suitability criteria used in the Conservation Reserve Program 
        (see H.R. 1836), [18MY]
    ------complete a land exchange with Georgia Power Co. (see H.R. 
        1135), [16MR]
    ------designate as the lead Federal agency for national 
        agricultural policy regarding conservation and the environment 
        (see H.R. 2793), [5AU]
    ------establish an electronic filing and retrieval system to 
        improve public access to certain information (see H.R. 852), 
        [25FE]
    ------Farmland Protection Program funding (see H.R. 1950), [26MY]
    ------implementation of certain milk price structures as part of 
        the implementation of the final rule to consolidate Federal 
        milk marketing orders (see H.R. 1402), [14AP]
    ------implementation of certain milk price structures as part of 
        the implementation of the final rule to consolidate Federal 
        milk marketing orders (H.R. 1402), consideration (see H. Res. 
        294), [15SE]

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    ------improve agricultural credit programs (see H.R. 1983), [27MY]
    ------make supplemental income payments to producers of certain 
        crops for years when the national gross revenue of the crop is 
        below a certain percentage (see H.R. 2792), [5AU]
    ------modification and implementation of final rule for the 
        consideration and reform of Federal milk marketing orders (see 
        H.R. 3428), [17NO]
    ------payment of disaster assistance to onion and apple farmers in 
        New York (see H.R. 2237), [16JN]
    ------prohibit the discounting of loan deficiency payments for 
        club wheat and compensate producers who received such 
        discounted payments erroneously (see H.R. 734), [11FE]
    ------provide administrative authority to investigate live poultry 
        dealers (see H.R. 2829), [9SE]
    ------provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams 
        built for flood protection and water resource projects (see 
        H.R. 728), [11FE]
    ------provide flexibility to help developing countries and move 
        surplus commodities from the U.S. (see H.R. 3104), [19OC]
    ------regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar 
        beets (see H.R. 1850), [18MY]
    ------require national pooling of receipts under Federal milk 
        marketing orders (see H.R. 2323), [23JN]
    ------terminate Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 2322), 
        [23JN]
    ------terminate Federal milk marketing orders and replace such 
        orders with a program to verify receipts of milk (see H.R. 
        2324), [23JN]
    Dept. of the Interior: convey certain facilities to the Nampa and 
        Meridian Irrigation District (see H.R. 3067), [13OC]
    ------participation in the America's Agricultural Heritage 
        Partnership (see H.R. 1493), [20AP]
    Disasters: grant program to assist small businesses and 
        agricultural enterprises in meeting disaster-related expenses 
        (see H.R. 3109), [19OC]
    Ecology and environment: control water pollution from concentrated 
        animal feeding operations (see H.R. 684), [10FE]
    Endangered Species Act: prohibit any requirement to mitigate 
        impact of past activities (see H.R. 2131), [10JN]
    Export Apple and Pear Act: limit applicability to apples (see H.R. 
        609), [4FE]
    Federal aid programs: assist efforts of farmers and cooperatives 
        seeking to engage in value-added processing of agricultural 
        goods (see H.R. 3217), [4NO]
    ------economic assistance to certain hog producers (see H.R. 217), 
        [7JA] (see H.R. 921), [2MR] (see H. Con. Res. 14), [19JA]
    ------emergency assistance to farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 
        2843), [13SE]
    ------prevent implementation of parity payments and certain 
        marketing quotas, reduce payments under production flexibility 
        contracts, and shorten duration of such payments (see H.R. 
        328), [19JA]
    ------provide a variant of loan deficiency payments to producers 
        who are otherwise eligible for such payments, but who elect to 
        use acreage planted with the eligible commodity for the 
        grazing of livestock (see H.R. 2772), [5AU]
    ------provide supplemental market loss payments for farm owners 
        and producers for certain crops (see H.R. 2716), [5AU]
    ------reform the marketing loan program, expand land enrollment 
        under the conservation reserve program, and maintain foreign 
        trade opportunities for commodities (see H.R. 1299), [25MR]
    ------restore and improve the farmer owned reserve program and 
        extend the term of marketing assistance loans made under the 
        Agricultural Market Transition Act (see H.R. 2704), [4AU]
    ------strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve 
        efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program 
        (see H.R. 2559), [20JY]
    ------strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve 
        efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program 
        (H.R. 2559), consideration (see H. Res. 308), (see H. Res. 
        308), [28SE]
    ------terminate price support programs for sugar beets and 
        sugarcane (see H.R. 2599), [22JY]
    FEMA: report on methods and procedures to accelerate disaster 
        assistance to agricultural communities (see H.R. 283), [7JA]
    Food: amend inspection laws to notify consumers of products 
        produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on sewage 
        sludge-treated land (see H.R. 261), [7JA]
    ------improve public health and food safety through enhanced 
        enforcement of food inspection laws (see H.R. 983), [4MR]
    ------include the imposition of civil monetary penalties for 
        violations of meat and poultry inspection regulations (see 
        H.R. 2767), [5AU]
    ------purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy 
        persons (see H.R. 1324), [25MR] (see H.R. 3453), [18NO]
    ------remove intrastate distribution restrictions on State-
        inspected meat and poultry (see H.R. 1617), [28AP]
    ------require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a 
        genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3377), [16NO]
    Food industry: collection of information regarding prices paid for 
        the procurement of certain livestock and meat products (see 
        H.R. 169), [7JA] (see H.R. 693), [10FE]
    ------ensure that all persons who benefit from the dairy promotion 
        and research program contribute to the cost of the program 
        (see H.R. 444), [2FE]
    Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see 
        H.R. 1592), [28AP]
    Food Safety Administration: establish as independent agency to 
        consolidate food safety, labeling, and inspection functions 
        (see H.R. 2345), [24JN]
    Food Security Act: authorize enrollment of land in the Wetlands 
        Reserve Program (see H.R. 2066), [8JN]
    ------expand conservation reserve (see H.R. 408), [19JA]
    ------provide greater flexibility to producers for land enrollment 
        in the conservation reserve (see H.R. 2779), [5AU]
    Foreign aid: support millennium good will food aid initiative (see 
        H. Con. Res. 201), [19OC]
    Foreign countries: require congressional approval of U.S. economic 
        sanctions on agricultural products, medicines, and medical 
        products (see H.R. 2993), [1OC] (see H.R. 3140), [25OC]
    ------require GAO report on effectiveness of economic sanctions 
        and prohibit imposition of unilateral sanctions on exports of 
        food, agricultural products, medicines, or medical supplies 
        and equipment (see H.R. 212), [7JA]
    Foreign trade: ensure safety of imported meat and poultry products 
        (see H.R. 2581), [21JY]
    ------identify countries that deny market access for U.S. 
        agricultural products (see H.R. 450), [2FE]
    ------multilateral trade negotiations objectives (see H. Res. 
        224), [25JN]
    ------promote agricultural commodities, livestock, and value-added 
        products, and prepare for future bilateral and multilateral 
        trade negotiations (see H.R. 817), [24FE]
    ------require the President to report to Congress on any selective 
        embargo on agricultural commodities (see H.R. 17), [6JA]
    ------strengthen U.S. ability to counteract foreign measures that 
        act as market access barriers (see H.R. 3393), [16NO]
    Health: eliminate use of antibiotic drugs in livestock unless 
        there is a reasonable certainty of no harm to human health 
        (see H.R. 3266), [9NO]
    Immigration: provide housing assistance to eligible migrant and 
        seasonal farmworkers (see H.R. 2757), [5AU]
    Income: improve financial situation of farmers and ranchers (see 
        H.R. 2743), [5AU]
    Insurance: encourage participation and ensure availability of 
        affordable crop insurance for producers (see H.R. 1536), 
        [22AP]
    ------protect agricultural producers who applied for Crop Revenue 
        Coverage PLUS supplemental endorsement (see H.R. 1212), [22MR]
    Labeling: imported meat and meat food products containing imported 
        meat (see H.R. 1144), [17MR] (see H.R. 1698), [5MY]
    ------require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable 
        agricultural commodities (see H.R. 222), [7JA] (see H.R. 
        1145), [17MR]
    Las Cienegas National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 
        2941), [24SE]
    Medicaid: waive Federal claim to State tobacco settlements if 
        State uses funds for smoking reduction programs and economic 
        assistance for tobacco farming communities (see H.R. 1232), 
        [23MR]
    Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act: amend 
        (see H.R. 3121), [21OC]
    ------clarify application of certain provisions (see H.R. 1886), 
        [20MY]
    Minnesota: eligibility of lands enrolled in Reinvest in Minnesota 
        land conservation program for the Conservation Reserve Program 
        when current contract expires (see H.R. 2703), [4AU]
    ------temporary exception for certain counties from limitation on 
        percentage of cropland that may be enrolled in the 
        conservation reserve and wetlands reserve programs (see H.R. 
        2583), [21JY]
    Montana: transfer maintenance and operation of the Flathead 
        Irrigation Project to local control (see H.R. 1158), [17MR]
    National 4-H Council: issue postage stamp in commemoration of 4-H 
        Youth Development Program's centennial (see H. Res. 109), 
        [11MR]
    ------tribute to members for their voluntary community service 
        (see H. Con. Res. 194), [7OC]
    Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize and modify 
        conditions (see H.R. 1604), [28AP]
    ------rescind congressional consent (see H.R. 744), [11FE]
    Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish a Chief 
        Agricultural Negotiator (see H.R. 3173), [28OC]
    Organic Act of Guam: amend (see H.R. 2462), [1JY]
    Packers and Stockyards Act: prohibit packers from owning, feeding, 
        or controlling swine intended for slaughter (see H.R. 3324), 
        [10NO]
    Peanuts: repeal quotas, reduce loan rates, and require the Dept. 
        of Agriculture to purchase peanuts for nutrition programs (see 
        H.R. 2571), [20JY]
    ------require country of origin labeling of peanuts and peanut 
        products (see H.R. 3263), [9NO]
    ------terminate price support and marketing quota programs (see 
        H.R. 2598), [22JY]
    Pesticides: harmonization of registrations of certain pesticides 
        (see H.R. 1913), [24MY]
    ------making supplemental appropriations to ensure inclusion in 
        State source water assessment programs (see H.R. 1909), [24MY]
    Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp to honor U.S. 
        farm women (see H. Res. 213), [16JN]
    Power resources: authorize research to promote the conversion of 
        biomass into biobased industrial products (see H.R. 2819), 
        [8SE] (see H.R. 2827), [9SE]
    Price support programs: milk (see H.R. 1535), [22AP] (see H.R. 
        1758), [11MY]
    Public lands: acquisition of Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico, 
        establish a trust to manage such lands, and reform the Federal 
        land management process (see H.R. 3288), [9NO]
    ------permit haying and grazing on conservation reserve land in 
        certain drought areas (see H.R. 3101), [19OC]
    Puerto Rico: tax treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2139), 
        [10JN]
    Real estate: convey certain real property to schools and nonprofit 
        organizations involved in teaching young people to be farmers 
        (see H.R. 578), [4FE]
    SBA: make grants and loans to small businesses and agricultural 
        enterprises to enable them to reopen after natural or other 
        disasters (see H.R. 3479), [18NO]
    Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1604), 
        [28AP]
    Tariff: raw cotton (see H.R. 2176), [10JN]
    Taxation: accelerate phase in of exclusion limit from estate and 
        gift taxes (see H.R. 43), [6JA] (see H.R. 682), [10FE]

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    ------adjust for inflation the amount of agricultural labor wages 
        that can be paid without being subject to Federal unemployment 
        taxes (see H.R. 1874), [19MY]
    ------allocation of farm income among taxable years (see H.R. 
        1464), [15AP]
    ------allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 
        957), [3MR]
    ------clarify estate tax deduction for family-owned business and 
        farm interests (see H.R. 3127), [21OC]
    ------exclusion from gross income for family-to-family sale of 
        farm businesses (see H.R. 1386), [13AP]
    ------exclusion of gain from the sale of farmland (see H.R. 1503), 
        [21AP]
    ------exempt small issue bonds for agriculture from the State 
        volume cap (see H.R. 1810), [13MY]
    ------extension of the credit for producing electricity from 
        certain renewable resources to include poultry manure (see 
        H.R. 1457), [15AP]
    ------increase gift tax exclusion (see H.R. 927), [2MR]
    ------phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), 
        [25FE]
    ------reestablish certain marketing aspects of agricultural 
        cooperatives and allow declaratory judgment relief for such 
        cooperatives (see H.R. 1469), [15AP]
    ------repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes 
        (see H.R. 86), [7JA] (see H.R. 1466), [15AP]
    ------repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 42), [6JA] (see H.R. 
        107), (see H.R. 166), (see H.R. 224), [7JA] (see H.R. 564), 
        [3FE] (see H.R. 1351), [25MR]
    ------repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes and the alternative 
        minimum tax on individuals and corporations (see H.R. 3074), 
        [14OC]
    ------treatment of agricultural water conservation expenditures 
        (see H.R. 579), [4FE]
    ------treatment of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 
        2735), [5AU]
    ------treatment of bonds issued to acquire renewable resources on 
        land subject to conservation easement (see H.R. 1863), [19MY]
    ------treatment of capital gains and estate taxes relative to 
        certain farm property (see H.R. 2497), [13JY] (see H.R. 2537), 
        [15JY]
    ------treatment of certain contiguous farmlands relative to sale 
        of a principal residence (see H.R. 273), [7JA]
    ------treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and 
        farmers (see H.R. 1325), [25MR]
    ------treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 716), [11FE]
    ------treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 2136), [10JN]
    ------treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm 
        rental income (see H.R. 1044), [9MR]
    Tobacco products: ban sale of cigarette packages containing small 
        number of cigarettes (see H.R. 1677), [4MY]
    Wetlands: permit use of certain agricultural lands (see H.R. 
        1578), [27AP]
  Conference reports
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 1906), [30SE]
  Messages
    CCC Report: President Clinton, [15JN]
  Motions
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1906), [8JN], [13SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1906), conference report, [1OC]
  Reports filed
    Agricultural Risk Protection Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) 
        (H.R. 2559) (H. Rept. 106-300), [5AU], [22SE]
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1906) (H. Rept. 
        106-354), [30SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1906) (H. Rept. 
        106-157), [24MY]
    Big Horn County, WY, Land Conveyance to John R. and Margaret Lowe: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 510) (H. Rept. 106-68), 
        [17MR] (S. 361) (H. Rept. 106-225), [12JY]
    Big Horn County, WY, Land Conveyance to the Estate of Fred 
        Steffens: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 509) (H. Rept. 
        106-67), [17MR] (S. 449) (H. Rept. 106-226), [12JY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1906, Agriculture, 
        Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 317) (H. 
        Rept. 106-356), [30SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1402, Implementation of Certain Milk Price 
        Structures as Part of the Final Rule To Consolidate Federal 
        Milk Marketing Orders: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        294) (H. Rept. 106-324), [15SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1906, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 185) (H. Rept. 106-159), [24MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2559, Agricultural Risk Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 308) (H. Rept. 106-346), 
        [28SE]
    Corps of Engineers Development and Implementation of a 
        Comprehensive Program for Fish Screens and Passage Devices at 
        Agricultural Water Diversions: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1444) (H. Rept. 106-454), [5NO]
    Dept. of Agriculture Assistance for the Rehabilitation of 
        Watershed Dams Built for Flood Protection and Water Resource 
        Projects: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (House) (H.R. 728) (H. Rept. 106-484), [18NO]
    Dept. of Agriculture Implementation of Certain Milk Price 
        Structures as Part of the Implementation of the Final Rule To 
        Consolidate Federal Milk Marketing Orders: Committee 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1402) (H. Rept. 106-239), [19JY]
    Export Apple Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 609) (H. 
        Rept. 106-36), [2MR]
    Selective Agricultural Embargoes Act: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H.R. 17) (H. Rept. 106-154), [20MY]
    ------Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 17) (H. 
        Rept. 106-154), [14JN]
    Temporarily Extend Chapter 12 of the Bankruptcy Code Relative to 
        the Treatment of Farmers' Reorganization Plans by Banks: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 808) (H. Rept. 106-
        45), [9MR]

AHMED, SAIF
  Bills and resolutions
    Egypt: encourage return (see H. Res. 215), [16JN]

AIR FORCE
see Department of Defense

AIR POLLUTION
related term(s) Clean Air Act; Ecology and Environment; Pollution
  Bills and resolutions
    Airports: conduct a study to assess and reduce the adverse 
        environmental impacts of ground and flight operations (see 
        H.R. 1463), [15AP]
    Alcoholic beverages: regulations relative to beverage alcohol 
        compounds emitted from aging warehouses (see H.R. 2314), 
        [22JN]
    Border Smog Reduction Act: reimburse States for implementation 
        costs (see H.R. 1755), [11MY]
    California: application of State regulations relative to 
        reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 11), [6JA] 
        (see H.R. 1395), [13AP]
    Clean Air Act: modify application of certain provisions relative 
        to inclusion of entire metropolitan statistical areas within 
        nonattainment areas (see H.R. 3298), [10NO]
    ------moratorium on disclosure of certain submissions to provide 
        for the reporting of certain site security information to 
        Congress (see H.R. 2257), [17JN]
    ------prohibit listing of liquefied petroleum gas (see H.R. 1301), 
        [25MR]
    ------prohibit the use of certain fuel additives including methyl 
        tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 
        1367), [12AP] (see H.R. 1398), [14AP]
    ------reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 25), [6JA] (see H.R. 657), 
        [9FE]
    ------remove a provision limiting States to proportionately less 
        assistance than their respective populations and Federal tax 
        payments (see H.R. 2427), [1JY]
    ------repeal highway sanctions (see H.R. 1626), [29AP]
    ------waive oxygen content requirement and phase-out use of methyl 
        tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 
        1705), [5MY]
    Climate: stabilize and reduce greenhouse gas concentrations and 
        establish an Office of Global Climate Change within the Dept. 
        of Energy (see H.R. 3384, 3385), [16NO]
    Dept. of Transportation: Congestion Mitigation Air Quality 
        Improvement Program emission standards (see H.R. 2788), [5AU]
    ------make grants to develop a pilot program on the use of 
        telecommuting as a means of reducing air pollutant emissions 
        (see H.R. 2556), [19JY]
    ------promote use and construction of infrastructure facilities 
        for inherently low-emission vehicles at airports (see H.R. 
        1035), [9MR]
    Ecology and environment: expand public's right to know about toxic 
        chemical use and release in their communities and disclose 
        toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1657), [3MY]
    ------national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 525), 
        [3FE]
    ------promote environmental justice by establishing links between 
        pollution and community health problems and assist such 
        communities (see H.R. 1510), [21AP]
    Electric power: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see 
        H.R. 2900), [21SE]
    EPA: limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 136), 
        [7JA]
    ------waive oxygen content requirement for certain reformulated 
        gasoline (see H.R. 3449), [18NO]
    Hazardous substances: reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, 
        nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired 
        electric utility generating units (see H.R. 2980), [30SE]
    ------require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to 
        reduce mercury emissions (see H.R. 2667), [2AU]
    Motor vehicles: include air pollution information on fuel economy 
        labels for new automobiles (see H.R. 1976), [27MY]
    National forests: exempt prescribed burning from regulations under 
        the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 236), [7JA]
    Petroleum: limit sulfur concentrations in gasoline (see H.R. 888), 
        [1MR]
    Taxation: encourage production and use of electric vehicles (see 
        H.R. 1108), [15MR]
    ------treatment of clean-fuel vehicles by enterprise zone 
        businesses (see H.R. 260), [7JA]
    Treaties and agreements: authorize the President to provide 
        regulatory credit for voluntary early action to lessen 
        environmental impacts from greenhouse gas emissions (see H.R. 
        2520), [14JY]
    ------conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any 
        international agreement relative to Kyoto Protocol (see H.R. 
        2221), [15JN]

AIRCRAFT
see Common Carriers

AIRLINE DEREGULATION STUDY COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 3166), [28OC]

AIRLINES AND AIRPORTS
see Aviation

AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM SHORT-TERM EXTENSION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 99): consideration (see H. Res. 31), [2FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 99, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 31) (H. Rept. 106-4), [2FE]

ALABAMA
  Bills and resolutions
    Alabama (U.S.S.): tribute to crew (see H. Res. 123), [18MR]
    Talladega National Forest: designate certain lands as the Dugger 
        Mountain Wilderness (see H.R. 2632), [29JY]

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  Reports filed
    Dugger Mountain Wilderness Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 2632) (H. Rept. 106-422), [28OC]

ALABAMA A&M UNIVERSITY
  Bills and resolutions
    Grants: authorize (see H.R. 2951), [27SE]

ALABAMA (U.S.S.)
  Bills and resolutions
    Crew: tribute (see H. Res. 123), [18MR]

ALAMEDA COUNTY, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Children's Memorial Day: support goals and ideas and commend 
        organizers (see H. Res. 147), [22AP]

ALASKA
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: allow shareholder common 
        stock to be transferred to adopted Alaska Native children and 
        their descendants (see H.R. 2803), [5AU] (see H.R. 3013), 
        [5OC]
    ------restore certain lands to the Elim Native Corp. (see H.R. 
        3090), [18OC]
    Aviation: clarify the regulation of Alaskan guide pilots 
        conducting air flights (see H.R. 812), [23FE]
    Chugach Alaska Corp.: conveyance of certain lands (see H.R. 2547), 
        [16JY]
    Craig, AK: land conveyance (see H.R. 3182), [28OC]
    Federal-State relations: management of fish and game resources 
        relative to rural subsistence preference (see H.R. 3183), 
        [28OC]
    Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the 
        Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 2798), [5AU]
    Glacier Bay National Park: management of fishing activities (see 
        H.R. 947), [2MR]
    Government: improve Federal hiring and contracting of natives (see 
        H.R. 2804), [5AU]
    Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building, Juneau, AK: designate (see 
        H.R. 972), [3MR]
    Medicare: increase payments for physician services provided in 
        health professional shortage areas in Alaska and Hawaii (see 
        H.R. 2967), [28SE]
    Mount McKinley, AK: rename Mount Denali (see H.R. 1815), [13MY]
    ------retain name (see H.R. 231), [7JA]
    NOAA: complete the orderly withdrawal from the civil 
        administration of the Pribilof Islands (see H.R. 3417), [17NO]
    Power resources: establish and implement competitive, 
        environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing 
        program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 2250), [16JN]
    Taxation: charitable deduction for reasonable and necessary 
        expenses of Alaska Native subsistence whaling captains (see 
        H.R. 813), [23FE]
    ------treatment of Alaska Native settlement trusts (see H.R. 
        1940), [25MY] (see H.R. 2359), [24JN]
    University of Alaska: conveyance of certain lands (see H.R. 2958), 
        [27SE]
    Wilderness areas: designate certain lands (see H.R. 1239), [23MR]
    Yukon River Salmon Advisory Panel: establish (see H.R. 1652), 
        [29AP]
  Reports filed
    Chugach Alaska Natives Settlement Implementation Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2547) (H. Rept. 106-451), [5NO]
    Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building, Juneau, AK: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (S. 453) (H. Rept. 
        106-113), [27AP]
    Restore Certain Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Lands to the 
        Elim Native Corp.: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3090) 
        (H. Rept. 106-452), [5NO]
    Yukon River Salmon Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1652) 
        (H. Rept. 106-201), [25JN]

ALASKA NATIONAL INTEREST LANDS CONSERVATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska: management of fish and game resources relative to rural 
        subsistence preference (see H.R. 3183), [28OC]
    Glacier Bay National Park: management of fishing activities (see 
        H.R. 947), [2MR]

ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Chugach Alaska Corp. 
        (see H.R. 2547), [16JY]
    Craig, AK: land conveyance (see H.R. 3182), [28OC]
    Native Americans: allow shareholder common stock to be transferred 
        to adopted Alaska Native children and their descendants (see 
        H.R. 2803), [5AU] (see H.R. 3013), [5OC]
    Public lands: restore certain lands to the Elim Native Corp. (see 
        H.R. 3090), [18OC]
    Taxation: treatment of Alaska Native settlement trusts (see H.R. 
        1940), [25MY] (see H.R. 2359), [24JN]
  Reports filed
    Chugach Alaska Natives Settlement Implementation Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2547) (H. Rept. 106-451), [5NO]
    Restore Certain Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Lands to the 
        Elim Native Corp.: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3090) 
        (H. Rept. 106-452), [5NO]

ALBANIA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign trade: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 2746), 
        [5AU]
    Immigration: eligibility of nationals from Montenegro, Macedonia, 
        and Albania for temporary protected status (see H.R. 2091), 
        [9JN]
    Kosovo: presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes 
        (see H. Con. Res. 29), [10FE] (see H. Con. Res. 42), [8MR]
    ------presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (H. 
        Con. Res. 42), consideration (see H. Res. 103), [10MR]
    ------prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless 
        authorized by law (see H.R. 647), [9FE] (see H.R. 1562, 1563), 
        [26AP] (see H.R. 1566, 1569), [27AP]
    ------prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless 
        authorized by law (H.R. 1569), consideration (see H. Res. 
        151), [27AP]
    ------provide humanitarian assistance for Kosovar Albanian 
        refugees (see H.R. 1519), [21AP]
    ------U.S. policy on self-determination relative to human rights 
        violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian police (see H. 
        Con. Res. 9), [7JA] (see H. Con. Res. 32), [11FE]
  Messages
    Emigration Laws and Policies of Albania: President Clinton, [2FE], 
        [19JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 42, Presence of U.S. Armed Forces 
        for Peacekeeping Purposes in Kosovo: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 103) (H. Rept. 106-48), [10MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1569, Military Operations in the Federal 
        Republic of Yugoslavia Limitation Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 106-118), [27AP]

ALBANY, GA
  Bills and resolutions
    C.B. King U.S. Courthouse: designate (see H.R. 2699), [4AU]

ALBANY, NY
  Bills and resolutions
    New York: allow use of tandem trailers in certain areas on 
        Interstate 787 (see H.R. 471), [2FE]

ALBUQUERQUE, NM
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for 
        veterans in the Albuquerque, NM, area (see H.R. 3335), [10NO]

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
  Bills and resolutions
    Air pollution: regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds 
        emitted from aging warehouses (see H.R. 2314), [22JN]
    Children and youth: authorize grants for the prevention of 
        alcoholic beverage consumption by underage individuals (see 
        H.R. 3430), [17NO]
    ------prohibit the direct shipment of alcohol to minors (see H.R. 
        2161), [10JN]
    Drunken driving: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise public 
        awareness of the serious problem of driving while intoxicated 
        (see H. Con. Res. 108), [17MY]
    ------national minimum sentence for a person who operates a motor 
        vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (see H.R. 1597), 
        [28AP]
    ------national standard to prohibit the operation of motor 
        vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 1595), [28AP]
    Insurance: provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance 
        abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group 
        and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1515), [21AP]
    ------provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse 
        treatment services under private group and individual health 
        coverage (see H.R. 1977), [27MY]
    Interstate commerce: enforcement of State, territory, or 
        possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate 
        transportation of liquor (see H.R. 2031), [8JN] (see H.R. 
        2094), [9JN]
    ------enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in 
        Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor 
        (H.R. 2031), consideration (see H. Res. 272), [2AU]
    Puerto Rico: tax treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2139), 
        [10JN]
    States: treatment of Federal highway funds relative to suspension 
        of driving privileges of minors convicted of drunken driving 
        (see H.R. 2274), [17JN]
    Taxation: treatment of beer (see H.R. 1366), [12AP]
    ------treatment of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 
        2735), [5AU]
    ------treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 716), [11FE]
  Motions
    Interstate commerce: enforcement of State, territory, or 
        possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate 
        transportation of liquor (H.R. 2031), [3AU]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2031, Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 272) (H. Rept. 106-
        281), [2AU]
    Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 2031) (H. Rept. 106-265), [27JY]

ALDRIN, EDWIN E. (BUZZ)
  Bills and resolutions
    Congressional Gold Medal: award (see H.R. 2815), [8SE]

ALIENS
see Immigration; Refugees

ALL AMERICAN CRUISE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3392), [16NO]

ALLEN, THOMAS H. (a Representative from Maine)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Hazardous substances: reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, 
        nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired 
        electric utility generating units (see H.R. 2980), [30SE]
    ------require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to 
        reduce mercury emissions (see H.R. 2667), [2AU]
    Medicare: reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 664), 
        [10FE]

ALLENTOWN, PA
  Bills and resolutions
    Edward N. Cahn Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse: designate 
        (see H.R. 751), [11FE]
  Reports filed
    Edward N. Cahn Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Allentown, 
        PA: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 751) (H. Rept. 106-57), [16MR]

AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Monuments and memorials: expand fundraising authorities for 
        establishment, repair, and maintenance of World War II 
        Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1247), [24MR]

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    Postal Service: make American Battle Monuments Commission and 
        World War II Memorial Advisory Board eligible to use nonprofit 
        mail rates (see H.R. 2319), [23JN]

AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO. (ABC)
  Bills and resolutions
    Television: importance of family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 
        346), [28OC]

AMERICAN FOLKLIFE CENTER
  Appointments
    Board of Trustees, [6JA], [6OC]

AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATION FOUNDATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 2661), [30JY] (see H.R. 3080), [14OC]

AMERICAN INVENTORS PROTECTION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1907) (H. 
        Rept. 106-287), [3AU]

AMERICAN LAND SOVEREIGNTY PROTECTION ACT
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 883, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 180) (H. Rept. 106-151), [19MY]
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 883) (H. Rept. 
        106-142), [13MY]

AMERICAN LEGION
  Bills and resolutions
    Veterans: issue a series of postage stamps in commemoration of 
        veterans service organizations (see H. Con. Res. 60), [18MR]

AMERICAN LUGE ASSOCIATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        American Luge Association races (see H. Con. Res. 91), [21AP]
  Reports filed
    Use of Capitol Grounds for American Luge Association Races: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. 
        Con. Res. 91) (H. Rept. 106-171), [8JN]

AMERICAN PEOPLE PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2023), [8JN]

AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Children and youth: condemn published study relative to sexual 
        relationships between adults and children (see H. Con. Res. 
        107), [12MY]

AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSIT ASSOCIATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 171), [3AU]
  Reports filed
    Anniversary: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (House) (H. Con. Res. 171) (H. Rept. 106-314), [13SE]

AMERICAN REVOLUTION
related term(s) War
  Bills and resolutions
    Pennsylvania: protect and conduct a study of Paoli and Brandywine 
        Battlefields and authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the 
        American Revolution (see H.R. 659), [9FE]
    ------protect and conduct a study of Paoli and Brandywine 
        Battlefields and authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the 
        American Revolution (H.R. 659), consideration (see H. Res. 
        210), [15JN]
    ``Yankee Doodle'': recognize Richard Shuckburgh as primary author 
        and Rensselaer, NY, as official home (see H. Con. Res. 15), 
        [19JA]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 659, Protect America's Treasures of the 
        Revolution for Independence for Our Tomorrow (PATRIOT) Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 210) (H. Rept. 106-187), 
        [15JN]
    Protect America's Treasures of the Revolution for Independence for 
        Our Tomorrow (PATRIOT) Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 659) (H. Rept. 106-139), [13MY]

AMERICAN SAMOA
  Bills and resolutions
    50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act: include District of 
        Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin 
        Islands (see H.R. 1029), [8MR]

AMERICAN TRADE FAIR SHIP, INC.
  Bills and resolutions
    National Defense Reserve Fleet: conveyance of Guam (S.S.) to 
        American Trade Fair Ship, Inc. (see H.R. 3510), [18NO]

AMERICAN VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II, KOREA, AND VIETNAM (AMVETS)
  Bills and resolutions
    Charter: amend (see H.R. 604), [4FE]
    Veterans: issue a series of postage stamps in commemoration of 
        veterans service organizations (see H. Con. Res. 60), [18MR]

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
related term(s) Disabled
  Bills and resolutions
    Aliens: deny coverage under certain anti-discrimination statutes 
        of employed individuals that are unlawfully present in the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 3170), [28OC]

AMERICORPS
see Corporation for National and Community Service

AMTRAK
  Appointments
    Amtrak Reform Council, [6JA]

ANDREWS, ROBERT E. (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1555, intelligence services appropriations, [22SE]
    ------H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act, [3NO]
    ------S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: prevent implementation of parity payments and certain 
        marketing quotas, reduce payments under production flexibility 
        contracts, and shorten duration of such payments (see H.R. 
        328), [19JA]
    Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see 
        H.J. Res. 20), [19JA]
    Bankruptcy: modify application of liquidation cases (see H.R. 
        333), [19JA]
    Budget: require two-thirds vote for 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. 343), [19JA]
    Children and youth: provide that children's sleepwear be 
        manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability 
        standards (see H.R. 329), [19JA]
    China, People's Republic of: clarify U.S. commitment to security 
        and democracy in the Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 22), 
        [3FE]
    Corporations: eliminate Federal subsidies (see H.R. 2203), [15JN]
    Courts: allow persons who bring a product liability action for 
        injuries sustained from a product not in compliance with CPSC 
        standards to recover triple damages (see H.R. 3459), [18NO]
    ------confidentiality of parent-child communications in judicial 
        proceedings (see H.R. 522), [3FE]
    ------require receipt of normal average wage or salary for Federal 
        jurors during service (see H.R. 2853), [14SE]
    Davis-Bacon Act: require cancellation of contracts with repeat 
        violators and disclosure of certain payroll information (see 
        H.R. 527), [3FE]
    Dept. of Defense: implement certain restrictions on purchases from 
        Federal Prison Industries (see H.R. 2291), [22JN]
    ------provide financial assistance to the Tri-State Maritime 
        Safety Association of Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania 
        for use for maritime emergency response on the Delaware River 
        (see H.R. 1220), [23MR]
    Dept. of Transportation: funding for purchase of recycled 
        materials for certain surface transportation programs (see 
        H.R. 779), [23FE]
    ------require use of recycled materials in Federal-aid highway 
        construction projects (see H.R. 778), [23FE]
    Drugs: provide penalties for open air drug markets (see H.R. 342), 
        [19JA]
    Education: provide grants to local educational agencies for 
        prekindergarten programs (see H.R. 3365), [15NO]
    ------require States to give priority to charter schools that will 
        provide a racially integrated educational experience in 
        awarding subgrants under the State charter school grant 
        program (see H.R. 2468), [12JY]
    Employment: allow employees the right to accept or reject 
        arbitration to resolve an employment controversy (see H.R. 
        613), [8FE]
    ------minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain computer 
        professionals (see H.R. 3038), [7OC]
    ------protect employee rights (see H.R. 978), [4MR]
    ERISA: preempt State law in certain cases relative to certain 
        church plans (see H.R. 2183), [14JN]
    Families and domestic relations: denial of passports to 
        noncustodial parents relative to nonpayment of child support 
        (see H.R. 521), [3FE]
    ------recognize time required to save funds for the college 
        education of adopted children (see H.R. 1365), [12AP]
    ------require anticipated child support be held in trust on the 
        sale or refinancing of certain real property of an obligated 
        parent (see H.R. 2855), [14SE]
    Federal aid programs: public participation in establishing 
        locations of substance abuse treatment group homes (see H.R. 
        2983), [30SE]
    Foreign aid: require U.S. directors of international institutions 
        to encourage countries to use U.S. portion of assistance to 
        purchase U.S. goods and services (see H.R. 2851), [14SE]
    Fund for Environmental Priorities: establish and fund with a 
        portion of consumer savings resulting from retail electricity 
        choice (see H.R. 341), [19JA]
    Housing: renewal of rental assistance contracts for moderate 
        rehabilitation projects (see H.R. 1479), [20AP]
    Immigration: deport aliens who associate with known terrorists 
        (see H.R. 334), [19JA] (see H.R. 1745), [11MY]
    ------permit admission of spouses of permanent resident aliens 
        (see H.R. 2854), [14SE]
    ------remove aliens who aid or abet a terrorist organization or an 
        individual who has conducted, is conducting, or is planning to 
        conduct a terrorist activity (see H.R. 2184), [14JN]
    Income: protect retirement security of individuals (see H.R. 526), 
        [3FE]
    Insurance: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 524), [3FE]
    Interstate commerce: encourage States to enter into agreements to 
        conform regulations governing limousine services (see H.R. 
        523), [3FE]
    ------prohibit States from imposing restrictions on interstate 
        limousine services (see H.R. 1689), [5MY]
    Libya: liquidate assets to pay for travel costs of families of the 
        victims of the Pan Am flight 103 crash in attending the trial 
        of the terrorist suspects in the crash (see H.R. 899), [2MR]
    Medicaid: coverage of disabled children and individuals who became 
        disabled as children without regard to income or assets (see 
        H.R. 821), [24FE]
    ------require prorating of beneficiary contributions relative to 
        partial coverage for nursing facility services during a month 
        (see H.R. 2852), [14SE]
    Members of Congress: increase length of ban on lobbying activities 
        after leaving office (see H.R. 335), [19JA]
    Motor vehicles: require automatic door locks on passenger cars 
        (see H.R. 3153), [27OC]
    NLRB: assert jurisdiction over horseracing and dogracing 
        industries (see H.R. 770), [23FE]
    Nuclear weapons: create incentives for the People's Republic of 
        China and India to adopt a policy of restraint relative to 
        nuclear activities (see H.R. 1570), [27AP]
    Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend to protect State and 
        local government employees (see H.R. 776), [23FE]
    OPIC: terminate authorities (see H.R. 332), [19JA]

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    Pensions: require plan administrators that provide access to 
        automobile insurance to submit certain information on such 
        insurance to the FTC (see H.R. 2006), [8JN]
    Pesticides: making supplemental appropriations to ensure inclusion 
        in State source water assessment programs (see H.R. 1909), 
        [24MY]
    Political campaigns: public financing of House of Representatives 
        elections (see H.R. 331), [19JA]
    Public welfare programs: guarantee State loans, provide grants to 
        finance transportation services for recipients, and establish 
        preferences for Federal contractors that hire recipients (see 
        H.R. 781), [23FE]
    Schools: allocate limitations imposed on school construction bonds 
        whose holders are allowed a tax credit and apply Davis-Bacon 
        Act wage requirements to projects financed with such bonds 
        (see H.R. 1767), [12MY]
    ------establish State revolving funds for school construction (see 
        H.R. 2469), [12JY]
    Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: 
        authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 781), [23FE]
    Taxation: allow a credit for certain corporations which have 
        substantial employee ownership and encourage stock ownership 
        by employees (see H.R. 338), [19JA]
    ------exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness 
        attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage 
        obligations (see H.R. 1690), [5MY]
    ------expand incentives for the construction and renovation of 
        public schools (see H.R. 340), [19JA]
    ------inflation adjustment of the dollar limitation on the 
        exclusion of gain on the sale of a principal residence (see 
        H.R. 339), [19JA]
    ------provide incentives for investments in enterprise zones and 
        domestic businesses (see H.R. 336), [19JA]
    ------restore certain business-related deductions (see H.R. 781), 
        [23FE]
    ------treatment of gain from the sale of a business closely held 
        by an individual who has attained age 62 (see H.R. 337), 
        [19JA]
    Veterans: exclude certain income from consideration for 
        determining rent paid for federally assisted housing (see H.R. 
        1364), [12AP]
    Women: ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution 
        upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 
        37), [3FE]

ANGOLA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Peace: support process (see H. Res. 390), [17NO]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Angola: President Clinton, [21SE], 
        [27SE]

ANIMAL WELFARE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities 
        are obtained legally (see H.R. 453), [2FE]
    Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose 
        of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see 
        H.R. 1275), [24MR]

ANIMALS
related term(s) National Wildlife Refuges; Wildlife
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: economic assistance to certain hog producers (see 
        H.R. 217), [7JA] (see H.R. 921), [2MR] (see H. Con. Res. 14), 
        [19JA]
    ------eliminate use of antibiotic drugs in livestock unless there 
        is a reasonable certainty of no harm to human health (see H.R. 
        3266), [9NO]
    ------emergency assistance to farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 
        2843), [13SE]
    ------improve financial situation of farmers and ranchers (see 
        H.R. 2743), [5AU]
    ------prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, 
        sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 443), [2FE]
    ------provide a variant of loan deficiency payments to producers 
        who are otherwise eligible for such payments, but who elect to 
        use acreage planted with the eligible commodity for the 
        grazing of livestock (see H.R. 2772), [5AU]
    Aviation: improve the safety of animals transported on aircraft 
        (see H.R. 2776), [5AU]
    Bears: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear 
        viscera (see H.R. 2166), [10JN]
    Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose 
        of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see 
        H.R. 1275), [24MR]
    Circuses: prohibit certain conduct relative to elephants (see H.R. 
        2929), [23SE]
    Clothing industry: prohibit importation, sale, or manufacturing of 
        products made with dog or cat fur (see H.R. 1622), [29AP]
    Conservation of natural resources: assist in the conservation of 
        keystone species (see H.R. 3407), [16NO]
    Crime: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities 
        are obtained legally (see H.R. 453), [2FE]
    ------penalties for harming Federal law enforcement animals (see 
        H.R. 1791), [13MY]
    ------punish the depiction of animal cruelty (see H.R. 1887), 
        [20MY]
    Dept. of Agriculture: provide administrative authority to 
        investigate live poultry dealers (see H.R. 2829), [9SE]
    Disasters: improve ability of individuals and local, State, and 
        Federal agencies to prevent natural floods (see H.R. 1101), 
        [11MR]
    Ecology and environment: control water pollution from concentrated 
        animal feeding operations (see H.R. 684), [10FE]
    ------ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen 
        protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to 
        local governments and individuals relative to economic 
        development efforts (see H.R. 960), [3MR]
    Endangered species: designate the Florida panther (see H.R. 187), 
        [7JA]
    ------review recommendation by the National Academy of Sciences of 
        species that should be removed from lists of endangered and 
        threatened species (see H.R. 2343), [24JN]
    Endangered Species Act: prohibit any requirement to mitigate 
        impact of past activities (see H.R. 2131), [10JN]
    ------reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 3160), [27OC]
    ------reform Federal land management activities relative to 
        conservation (see H.R. 495), [2FE]
    ------reform liability provisions relative to civil and criminal 
        penalties (see H.R. 496), [2FE]
    ------reform regulatory process (see H.R. 494), [2FE]
    ------rescue and relocate members of any species that would be 
        taken in the course of certain reconstruction, maintenance, or 
        repair of manmade flood control levees (see H.R. 2017), [8JN]
    Federal Meat Inspection Act: extend inspection requirements to 
        rabbits produced for human consumption (see H.R. 1574), [27AP]
    Food: amend inspection laws to notify consumers of products 
        produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on sewage 
        sludge-treated land (see H.R. 261), [7JA]
    ------improve public health and food safety through enhanced 
        enforcement of food inspection laws (see H.R. 983), [4MR]
    ------remove intrastate distribution restrictions on State-
        inspected meat and poultry (see H.R. 1617), [28AP]
    ------require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a 
        genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3377), [16NO]
    Food industry: collection of information regarding prices paid for 
        the procurement of certain livestock and meat products (see 
        H.R. 169), [7JA] (see H.R. 693), [10FE]
    Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 
        1581), [27AP]
    ------recognize importance of hunting relative to wildlife 
        resource management (see H. Res. 378), [16NO]
    Interstate commerce: prohibit relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 
        1202), [18MR]
    John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program: 
        establish (see H.R. 1934), [25MY]
    National Marine Sanctuaries Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1243), 
        [24MR]
    NLRB: assert jurisdiction over horseracing and dogracing 
        industries (see H.R. 770), [23FE]
    Packers and Stockyards Act: prohibit packers from owning, feeding, 
        or controlling swine intended for slaughter (see H.R. 3324), 
        [10NO]
    Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 1142), 
        [17MR]
    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. 3514), [22NO]
    Taxation: modify holding period used to determine whether horses 
        are assets (see H.R. 1174), [17MR]
    Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act: delegate management 
        powers to States (see H.R. 2874), [15SE]
  Reports filed
    Federal Law Enforcement Animal Protection Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1791) (H. Rept. 106-372), [12OC]
    Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1934) (H. Rept. 106-242), [20JY]
    National Marine Sanctuaries Act Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1243) (H. Rept. 106-224), [12JY]
    Punish the Depiction of Animal Cruelty: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1887) (H. Rept. 106-397), [19OC]

ANN ARBOR, MI
  Bills and resolutions
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: amend to correct a 
        high priority highway project for Ann Arbor, MI (see H.R. 
        843), [24FE]

ANTARCTIC REGIONS
  Bills and resolutions
    Balchen, Bernt: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 203), [21OC]
    Glenville, NY: tribute to Air National Guard 109th Airlift Wing 
        for the South Pole rescue of Jerri Nielsen (see H. Con. Res. 
        205), [25OC]

ANTICYBERSQUATTING CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT
  Motions
    Enact (S. 1255), [26OC]

ANTIQUITIES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Monuments and memorials: require public participation in 
        designation of any national monument (see H.R. 1487), [20AP]
    ------require public participation in designation of any national 
        monument (H.R. 1487), consideration (see H. Res. 296), [21SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1487, National Monument NEPA Compliance Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 296) (H. Rept. 106-327), 
        [21SE]
    National Monument NEPA Compliance Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1487) (H. Rept. 106-252), [22JY]

ANTITRUST POLICY
related term(s) Monopolies
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: impose a moratorium on large agribusiness mergers and 
        establish a commission to review large agriculture mergers 
        (see H.R. 3159), [27OC]
    Business and industry: treatment of voluntary guidelines governing 
        telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, and 
        music lyrics (see H.R. 1855), [18MY]
    Economy: repeal antitrust laws (see H.R. 1789), [13MY]
    FCC: establish time limits for review of mergers, acquisitions, 
        and other license transfers (see H.R. 2783), [5AU]
    Foreign trade: clarify antitrust policy relative to commerce with 
        foreign nations (see H.R. 101), [7JA]
    ------strengthen U.S. ability to counteract foreign measures that 
        act as market access barriers (see H.R. 3393), [16NO]
    Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by 
        groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 
        1304), [25MR]

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    Laws: make technical corrections (see H.R. 1801), [13MY]
    Public utilities: provide consumers with a reliable source of 
        electricity and choice of electric providers (see H.R. 2050), 
        [8JN]
    ------provide for competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 
        667), [10FE]
    ------revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility 
        holding companies (see H.R. 2363), [25JN]
    Shipping Act: restore the application of antitrust laws to certain 
        applicable agreements and conduct (see H.R. 3138), [25OC]
    Sports: limit antitrust exemption applicable to broadcasting 
        agreements made by professional sports leagues (see H.R. 532), 
        [3FE]
    Telecommunications: limit FCC authority in reviewing certain 
        mergers and acquisitions (see H.R. 3186), [1NO]
    ------modify FCC authority over license transfers (see H.R. 2533), 
        [15JY]
  Reports filed
    Antitrust Technical Corrections Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1801) (H. Rept. 106-411), [25OC]

ANTITRUST TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1801) (H. 
        Rept. 106-411), [25OC]

APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Tennessee: include additional counties as part of Appalachian 
        region (see H.R. 1255), [24MR] (see H.R. 1718), [6MY]

APPALACHIAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Tennessee: include additional counties as part of Appalachian 
        region (see H.R. 1255), [24MR] (see H.R. 1718), [6MY]

APPROPRIATIONS
  Appointments
    Conferees: H. Con. Res. 68, setting forth the Federal budget for 
        2000-2009, [12AP]
    ------H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 
        Century, [14OC]
    ------H.R. 1141, emergency supplemental appropriations, [22AP]
    ------H.R. 1501, Juvenile Justice Reform Act, [30JY]
    ------H.R. 1555, intelligence services appropriations, [22SE]
    ------H.R. 1905, legislative branch of the Government 
        appropriations, [1JY]
    ------H.R. 1906, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations, [13SE]
    ------H.R. 2084, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations, [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2465, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
        closure, [21JY]
    ------H.R. 2466, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations, [4OC]
    ------H.R. 2490, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive 
        Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations, [21JY]
    ------H.R. 2561, Dept. of Defense appropriations, [13SE]
    ------H.R. 2587, District of Columbia appropriations, [3AU]
    ------H.R. 2605, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [13SE]
    ------H.R. 2670, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, [13SE]
    ------H.R. 2684, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations, [4OC]
    ------H.R. 3064, District of Columbia appropriations, [21OC]
    ------H.R. 3194, District of Columbia appropriations, [4NO]
    ------S. 507, Water Resources Development Act, [22JY]
    ------S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY], [15JY]
    ------S. 1467, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 
        Century, [5AU]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (see H.R. 1906), [24MY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1906), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 185), [24MY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1906), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 317), [30SE]
    Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1415, 1415), [14AP]
    Budget: allow projected on-budget surplus to be used for tax cuts 
        (see H.R. 1016), [4MR]
    ------constitutional amendment relative to spending limitations 
        (see H.J. Res. 74), [2NO]
    ------constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 
        19), [7JA]
    ------constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and 
        greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation 
        (see H.J. Res. 1), [6JA] (see H.J. Res. 6), [7JA] (see H.J. 
        Res. 53), [12MY]
    ------establish a budget reserve account for emergencies (see H.R. 
        537), [3FE]
    ------establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 232), [7JA] (see H.R. 493), 
        [2FE] (see H.R. 2985), [30SE] (see H. Res. 396), [18NO]
    ------guarantee honesty (see H.R. 656), [9FE]
    ------improve and strengthen budget process (see H.R. 853), [25FE]
    ------provide discretionary spending offsets (see H.R. 3085), 
        [14OC]
    ------provide for expedited consideration of certain proposed 
        rescissions of budget authority (see H.R. 3442), [17NO]
    ------reduce public debt (see H. Res. 40), [4FE]
    ------reform process (see H.R. 2293), [22JN]
    ------require two-thirds vote for 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. 343), [19JA]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (see H. Con. 
        Res. 68), [23MR]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 
        68), consideration (see H. Res. 131), [24MR]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 
        68), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 137), 
        [13AP]
    ------support year 2000 proposed budget (see H.R. 3054, 3055), 
        [7OC]
    ------treatment of on-budget trust funds (see H.R. 2426), [1JY]
    Bureau of Reclamation: cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San 
        Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation 
        programs (see H.R. 2348), [24JN]
    ------reauthorize participation in the Deschutes Resources 
        Conservancy (see H.R. 1787), [12MY]
    California: fund and implement a balanced, long-term solution to 
        groundwater contamination, water supply, and reliability 
        problems affecting the Eastern Santa Clara groundwater basin 
        (see H.R. 2483), [12JY]
    Children and youth: assist State and local prosecutors, and law 
        enforcement agencies, with implementation of juvenile justice 
        witness assistance programs (see H.R. 3132), [21OC]
    Clinton, President: House of Representatives' appointment and 
        authorization of managers for impeachment trial (see H. Res. 
        10), [6JA]
    Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 820), [24FE]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 820), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 113), [16MR]
    Coastal Barrier Resources Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 
        1431), [15AP]
    Coastal Heritage Trail Route: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 
        171), [7JA]
    Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1110), [16MR] 
        (see H.R. 2669), [2AU]
    Committee on Agriculture (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 61), [11FE]
    Committee on Armed Services (House): authorizing expenditures (see 
        H. Res. 67), [12FE]
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 53), [11FE]
    Committee on Commerce (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 56), [11FE]
    Committee on Education and the Workforce (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 71), [12FE]
    Committee on Government Reform (House): authorizing expenditures 
        (see H. Res. 69), [12FE]
    Committee on House Administration (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 54), [11FE]
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 68), [12FE]
    Committee on International Relations (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 70), [12FE]
    Committee on Resources (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 63), [11FE]
    Committee on Rules (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 
        45), [9FE]
    Committee on Science (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 64), [12FE]
    Committee on Small Business (House): authorizing expenditures (see 
        H. Res. 81), [23FE]
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 49), [9FE] (see H. Res. 52), [10FE]
    Committee on the Budget (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 72), [12FE]
    Committee on the Judiciary (House): authorizing expenditures (see 
        H. Res. 74), [23FE]
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): 
        authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 66), [12FE]
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House): authorizing expenditures 
        (see H. Res. 65), [12FE]
    Committee on Ways and Means (House): authorizing expenditures (see 
        H. Res. 58), [11FE]
    Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 
        101), [9MR]
    Computers: funding for States to correct year 2000 problem in 
        computers that administer State and local government programs 
        (see H.R. 909), [2MR] (see H.R. 1022), [4MR]
    Congress: waive enrollment requirements for certain appropriations 
        legislation (see H.J. Res. 76), [8NO]
    ------waive enrollment requirements for certain appropriations 
        legislation (H.J. Res. 76), consideration (see H. Res. 365), 
        [8NO]
    Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: eliminate funding for 
        loans for qualified beginning farmers or ranchers (see H.R. 
        882), [1MR]
    Constitutional amendments: line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 9), [7JA] 
        (see H.J. Res. 20), [19JA] (see H.J. Res. 30), [23FE]
    Continuing: making (see H.J. Res. 67, 68), [27SE] (see H.J. Res. 
        71), [18OC] (see H.J. Res. 73), [27OC] (see H.J. Res. 75), 
        [3NO] (see H.J. Res. 78), [9NO] (see H.J. Res. 79, 80), [16NO] 
        (see H.J. Res. 82, 83), [17NO] (see H.J. Res. 84), [18NO]
    ------making (H.J. Res. 68), consideration (see H. Res. 305), 
        [27SE]
    ------making (H.J. Res. 71), consideration (see H. Res. 334), 
        [18OC]
    ------making (H.J. Res. 75), consideration (see H. Res. 358), 
        [3NO]
    ------making (H.J. Res. 80), consideration (see H. Res. 381), 
        [16NO]
    ------making (H.J. Res. 82), consideration (see H. Res. 385), 
        [17NO]
    ------making (H.J. Res. 83), consideration (see H. Res. 385), 
        [17NO]
    Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing water resources development 
        programs (see H.R. 1480), [20AP]
    ------reauthorizing water resources development programs (H.R. 
        1480), consideration (see H. Res. 154), [28AP]
    Correctional institutions: funding for jail-based substance abuse 
        treatment programs (see H.R. 1114), [16MR]
    Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile 
        offenders (see H.R. 1501), [21AP]
    ------promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile 
        offenders (H.R. 1501), consideration (see H. Res. 209), [15JN]

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    Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for U.S. Customs 
        Cybersmuggling Center (see H.R. 640), [9FE]
    Customs Service, U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1833), [18MY]
    Dept. of Agriculture: Farmland Protection Program funding (see 
        H.R. 1950), [26MY]
    Dept. of Commerce: Office of Space Commercialization funding (see 
        H.R. 2607), [26JY]
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (S. 1059), consideration of conference report 
        (see H. Res. 288), [14SE]
    ------authorizing appropriations for military activities and 
        prescribing personnel strengths (see H.R. 1401), [14AP]
    ------authorizing appropriations for military activities and 
        prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1401), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 195), [26MY] (see H. Res. 200), [8JN]
    ------eliminate backlog of requests for issuance or replacement of 
        military medals and decorations (see H.R. 1226), [23MR]
    ------making appropriations (see H.R. 2561), [20JY]
    ------making appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base realignment and closure (see H.R. 2465), 
        [12JY]
    ------making appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2465), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 242), [12JY]
    ------making appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2465), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 262), [27JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2561), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 257), [21JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2561), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 326), [12OC]
    ------use available funds to implement special supplemental food 
        benefit program for personnel stationed overseas (see H.R. 
        1779), [12MY]
    Dept. of Education: allow certain counties flexibility in spending 
        funds (see H.R. 127), [7JA]
    ------prohibit funding for national teacher testing or 
        certification proposals and withholding of funding to States 
        or local agencies that fail to adopt specific teacher testing 
        or certification proposals (see H.R. 1706), [5MY]
    ------provide grants to State and local educational agencies to 
        support programs that promote a variety of educational 
        opportunities, options, and choices in public schools (see 
        H.R. 3009), [4OC]
    Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for civilian research, 
        development, demonstration, and commercial application 
        activities (see H.R. 1655, 1656), [3MY]
    ------authorizing appropriations for civilian research, 
        development, demonstration, and commercial application 
        activities (H.R. 1655), consideration (see H. Res. 289), 
        [14SE]
    Dept. of HHS: Healthy Start Program funding (see H.R. 2739), [5AU]
    Dept. of Justice: establish or expand existing community 
        prosecution programs (see H.R. 84), [7JA]
    ------provide grants to organizations to find missing adults (see 
        H.R. 2780), [5AU]
    ------State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs funding 
        (see H.R. 1724), [6MY]
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        (see H.R. 1211), [22MR] (see H.R. 2415), [1JY] (see H.R. 
        3427), [17NO]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 247), [14JY]
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations 
        (see H.R. 2466), [12JY] (see H.R. 3423), [17NO]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2466), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 243), [12JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2466), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 337), [20OC]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2466), table (see H. Con. Res. 
        234), [18NO]
    Dept. of the Treasury: issuance of war bonds to fund Operation 
        Allied Force and related humanitarian operations (see H.R. 
        1699), [5MY]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: making appropriations 
        (see H.R. 2490), [13JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2490), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 246), [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2490), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 291), [14SE]
    Dept. of Transportation: authorizing appropriations for certain 
        maritime programs (see H.R. 1557), [26AP]
    ------funding for purchase of recycled materials for certain 
        surface transportation programs (see H.R. 779), [23FE]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2084), [9JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2084), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 218), [22JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2084), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 318), [30SE]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: payment of benefits for smoking-related 
        illnesses caused by nicotine dependence developed during 
        service (see H.R. 832), [24FE]
    ------provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide 
        information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), [5AU]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2670), [2AU], (see 
        H.R. 3421), [17NO]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2670), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 273), [3AU]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2670), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 335), [19OC]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 3037), [7OC] (see H.R. 3424), [17NO]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2684), [3AU]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2684), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 275), [4AU]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2684), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 328), [13OC]
    Diseases: Depts. of HHS and Education asthma programs funding and 
        authority (see H.R. 1965), [26MY]
    ------increased support and funding to combat diabetes (see H. 
        Res. 325), [7OC]
    District of Columbia: making appropriations (see H.R. 2587), 
        [22JY] (see H.R. 3064), [13OC] (see H.R. 3194), [2NO]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2587), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 260), [26JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2587), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 282), [8SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 3064), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 330), [13OC]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 3064), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 345), [27OC]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 3064), Senate amendment (see H. 
        Res. 333), [18OC]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 3194), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 354), [2NO]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 3194), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 386), [17NO]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 3194), corrections in enrollment 
        of conference report (see H. Con. Res. 239), [19NO]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 3194), Senate amendment (see H. 
        Res. 360), [3NO]
    Drug abuse: prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange 
        programs (see H.R. 982), [4MR]
    Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act: authorizing appropriations (see 
        H.R. 1184), [18MR]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1184), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 142), [20AP]
    Ecology and environment: provide certain off-budget treatment for 
        the land and water conservation fund and limit fund relative 
        to State financial assistance (see H.R. 452), [2FE]
    Education: direct funding and control to local educational 
        agencies (see H.R. 995), [4MR]
    ------encourage school personnel to participate in technology 
        education (see H.R. 3156), [27OC]
    ------grants for public policy programs at certain institutes and 
        schools (see H.R. 788), [23FE]
    ------increase funding for Pell Grant awards and existing campus-
        based aid programs (see H. Con. Res. 88), [20AP]
    ------Pell Grant Program funding (see H.R. 1675), [4MY]
    ------percentage of Federal education dollars spent in the 
        classroom (see H. Res. 303), [23SE]
    ------reductions in school class size (see H.R. 1623), [29AP]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (see H.R. 2), [11FE] (see H.R. 1494), 
        [20AP]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (H.R. 2), consideration (see H. Res. 
        336), [19OC]
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize and improve 
        (see H.R. 1960), [26MY]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 
        2605), [26JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2605), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 261), [26JY]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (see 
        H.R. 2884), [21SE] (see H.R. 2978, 2981), [30SE]
    EPA: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Air and 
        Radiation (see H.R. 1743), [10MY]
    ------authorizing appropriations for the Office of Research and 
        Development and Science Advisory Board (see H.R. 1742), [10MY]
    ------reauthorize Clean Lakes Program (see H.R. 2328), [23JN]
    FAA: Airport Improvement Program funding (see H.R. 99), [7JA]
    ------Airport Improvement Program funding (H.R. 99), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 31), [2FE]
    ------authorize research, engineering, and development programs 
        (see H.R. 1551), [26AP]
    ------authorize research, engineering, and development programs 
        (H.R. 1551), consideration (see H. Res. 290), [14SE]
    ------extending programs (S. 1467), consideration (see H. Res. 
        276), [4AU]
    ------Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space 
        Transportation funding (see H.R. 2607), [26JY]
    ------reauthorizing programs (see H.R. 1000), [4MR]
    ------reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 206), [14JN]
    Families and domestic relations: community-based family resource 
        and support grants appropriations (see H.R. 1720), [6MY]
    ------establish grant programs and provide Federal assistance to 
        pregnant women, children, and adoptive families (see H.R. 
        2540), [15JY]
    FEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1338), [25MR]
    ------authorizing appropriations and improving efficiency (see 
        H.R. 1818), [14MY]
    Federal agencies and departments: use of surplus administrative 
        funds for personnel pay bonuses and deficit reduction (see 
        H.R. 993), [4MR]
    Federal employees: provide for continued compensation when funds 
        are not available due to a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 
        1210), [18MR]
    ------reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 680), [10FE]
    Federal Maritime Commission: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 
        819), [24FE]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 819), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 104), [10MR]
    Financial institutions: authorizing appropriations to pay for U.S. 
        contributions to certain international financial institutions 
        (see H.R. 2504), [14JY]
    Firearms: provide grants to encourage State and local law 
        enforcement agencies to detain students bringing guns to 
        schools (see H.R. 831), [24FE]
    Food: purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy 
        persons (see H.R. 1324), [25MR] (see H.R. 3453), [18NO]
    Foreign Assistance Act: authorize appropriations for certain 
        infant and child health programs (see H.R. 2028), [8JN]

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    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2606), [26JY] (see H.R. 3196), [2NO] 
        (see H.R. 3422), [17NO]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2606), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 263), [27JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2606), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 307), (see H. Res. 307), [28SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 3196), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 359), [3NO] (see H. Res. 362), [4NO]
    Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to 
        sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 434), [2FE] (see H.R. 772), 
        [23FE] (see H.R. 2489), [13JY]
    ------authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-
        Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), consideration (see H. Res. 250), 
        [15JY]
    ------provide bilateral and multilateral debt relief relative to 
        sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2232), [15JN]
    ------provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor 
        countries and strengthen similar international relief efforts 
        (see H.R. 3049), [7OC]
    ------provide incentives to corporations to invest in developing 
        countries, debt relief for developing countries, and a method 
        for repayment of money owed to the U.S. (see H.R. 3211), [3NO]
    Forest Service: provide incentives to improve accounting and 
        financial reporting systems by temporarily capping 
        discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 2996), [1OC]
    Government: making emergency supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 
        1141), [17MR]
    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1141), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 125), [23MR]
    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1141), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 173), [17MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental for military operations, 
        refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relative to Kosovo 
        conflict, and for military operations in Southwest Asia (see 
        H.R. 1664), [4MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental for military operations, 
        refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relative to Kosovo 
        conflict, and for military operations in Southwest Asia (H.R. 
        1664), consideration (see H. Res. 159), [5MY]
    ------reduce Federal spending in several programs (see H.R. 2649), 
        [29JY]
    ------require comparable treatment of Federal employees, Members 
        of Congress and the President during a Government shutdown 
        (see H.R. 877), [25FE]
    ------shutdown relative to budget process (see H.R. 142), [7JA]
    ------status of Executive Orders that infringe on the powers and 
        duties of Congress or are not specifically funded (see H. Con. 
        Res. 26), [9FE] (see H. Con. Res. 30), [10FE]
    Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional 
        deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see 
        H.R. 350), [19JA]
    ------analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of 
        proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R. 350), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 36), [3FE]
    Harbors: provide for development, operation, and maintenance (see 
        H.R. 1947), [26MY]
    ------repeal harbor maintenance tax and authorize appropriations 
        for activities formerly funded with Harbor Maintenance Trust 
        Fund revenues (see H.R. 1260), [24MR]
    Hazardous substances: authorizing appropriations for safe 
        transportation of hazardous material (see H.R. 968), [3MR]
    ------increase funding for poison control centers and establish 
        toll-free telephone number to improve access (see H.R. 1221), 
        [23MR]
    Head Start Program: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1722), [6MY]
    Horticulture: plant genetic conservation program funding (see H.R. 
        398), [19JA]
    House of Representatives: require approval of any payments from 
        the reserve fund designated for certain committee expenses 
        (see H. Res. 38), [3FE]
    ------require that excess amounts from Members' official 
        allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 431), 
        [2FE] (see H.R. 2117), [9JN] (see H.R. 2171), [10JN]
    House Rules: improve deliberation of proposed Federal private 
        sector mandates (see H. Res. 377), [16NO]
    ------repeal relative to statutory limit on the public debt (see 
        H. Res. 20), [7JA] (see H. Res. 80), [23FE]
    ------require that concurrent resolutions on the budget not carry 
        an estimated deficit for the budget year or for any outyear 
        (see H. Res. 98), [4MR]
    IMF: make funding contingent upon cancellation of certain foreign 
        debt owed to the U.S. (see H.R. 1305), [25MR]
    ------prohibit funding until payment of interest on U.S. reserves 
        (see H.R. 3134), [21OC]
    Immigration: extend the time period for admission of certain 
        aliens as nonimmigrants and authorize appropriations for 
        refugee assistance programs (see H.R. 3061), [12OC]
    Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs Act: 
        authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1721), [6MY]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding (see H. Con. 
        Res. 84), [13AP]
    Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1555), 
        [26AP]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1555), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 167), [12MY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1555), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 364), [8NO]
    Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: amend (see H.R. 
        1498), [20AP]
    ------authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1150), [17MR]
    Kosovo: authorize security assistance training and support funding 
        for the Kosovo Liberation Army (see H.R. 1408), (see H.R. 
        1425), [14AP]
    ------prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless 
        authorized by law (see H.R. 1368), [12AP] (see H.R. 1562, 
        1563), [26AP]
    ------restrict assistance for certain reconstruction efforts in 
        the Balkans region to U.S.-produced articles and services (see 
        H.R. 2243), [16JN] (see H.R. 2313), [22JN]
    ------restrict U.S. share of any reconstruction measures 
        undertaken in the Balkans region of Europe (see H. Res. 214), 
        [16JN] (see H. Res. 268), [30JY]
    Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), 
        [25OC]
    ------facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification 
        information from violent offenders (see H.R. 2810), [8SE] (see 
        H.R. 3375), [16NO]
    ------provide grants to law enforcement agencies to purchase 
        firearms (see H.R. 3209), [3NO]
    Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see 
        H.R. 1905), [24MY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1905), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 190), [25MY]
    Long Island Sound: management plan implementation funding (see 
        H.R. 3313), [10NO]
    ------prohibit dumping of dredged material (see H.R. 855), [25FE]
    Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 
        886), [1MR] (see H.R. 1109), [15MR] (see H.R. 1495), [20AP] 
        (see H.R. 2012), [8JN] (see H.R. 2782), [5AU] (see H.R. 3482), 
        [18NO] (see H. Con. Res. 149), [1JY]
    ------coverage of outpatient prescription drugs for low-income 
        beneficiaries and provision of stop-loss protection for 
        outpatient prescription drug expenses (see H.R. 2925), [23SE]
    ------coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 1495), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 372), [9NO]
    ------freeze reductions under Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 3145), 
        [26OC]
    ------waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of 
        drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), [19JA]
    Members of Congress: include salaries in any proposed across-the-
        board reduction in funding for Federal agencies (see H. Con. 
        Res. 207), [25OC]
    ------modify law providing a permanent appropriation for 
        compensation (see H.R. 83), [7JA]
    Miscellaneous: making (see H.R. 3425), [17NO]
    NASA: academic programs funding (see H.R. 1527), [22AP]
    ------authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1654), [3MY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1654), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 174), [18MY]
    National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 905), [2MR]
    National Eye Institute: funding (see H.R. 731), [11FE]
    National Guard: civilian youth opportunities program funding (see 
        H.R. 1719), [6MY]
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: correct errors in 
        authorization of certain programs (see H.R. 2035), [8JN]
    National Historic Preservation Fund: extend authorization (see 
        H.R. 834), [24FE]
    National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 4), 
        [4FE] (see H.R. 1700), [5MY]
    ------national missile defense system (H.R. 4), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 120), [17MR]
    ------national missile defense system (H.R. 4), consideration of 
        Senate amendment (see H. Res. 179), [19MY]
    National Telecommunications and Information Administration: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 2630), [29JY]
    National Underground Railroad Freedom Center: funding (see H.R. 
        2919), [22SE]
    National Wildlife Refuge System: prohibit expenditure of certain 
        funds for new refuges without specific authorization from 
        Congress (see H.R. 1199), [18MR]
    National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1456), [15AP]
    NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 89), [2MR]
    NIST: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1744), [10MY]
    NOAA: authorize appropriations for the National Weather Service, 
        Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, and National 
        Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service 
        activities (see H.R. 1553), [26AP]
    ------authorize appropriations for the National Weather Service, 
        Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, and National 
        Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service 
        activities (H.R. 1553), consideration (see H. Res. 175), 
        [18MY]
    NRC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2531), [15JY]
    NTSB: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2910), [22SE]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2910), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 312), [29SE]
    Nuclear energy: Portsmouth, OH, and Paducah, KY, gaseous diffusion 
        plants funding (see H.R. 3151), [26OC]
    Office of Government Ethics: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 
        2904), [21SE]
    Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2850), 
        [14SE]
    ------extend authorization, establish National Family Caregiver 
        Support Program, modernize aging programs and services, and 
        address need to engage in life course planning (see H.R. 
        1637), [29AP]
    ------reauthorize (see H.R. 773), (see H.R. 782), [23FE]
    Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        Act: technical corrections relative to international narcotics 
        control and law enforcement assistance (see H.R. 1379), [13AP]
    OPIC: reauthorize (see H.R. 1993), [27MY] (see H.R. 3381), [16NO]
    ------reauthorize (H.R. 1993), consideration (see H. Res. 327), 
        [12OC]
    Panama Canal Act: establish conditions on the payment of certain 
        balances (see H.R. 3452), [18NO]
    Panama Canal Commission: authorize expenditures (see H.R. 1558), 
        [26AP]

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    Patent and Trademark Office: funding for salaries and expenses 
        (see H.R. 1225), [23MR]
    Peace Corps: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 669), [10FE]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 669), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 83), [24FE]
    Pesticides: making supplemental appropriations to ensure inclusion 
        in State source water assessment programs (see H.R. 1909), 
        [24MY]
    Pipelines: authorizing appropriations for pipeline safety 
        activities (see H.R. 1378), [13AP]
    ------improve safety (see H.R. 3226), [4NO]
    Population: develop, promote, and implement policies to stabilize 
        U.S. population growth (see H. Con. Res. 17), [19JA]
    Public lands: increase Land and Water Conservation Fund and Urban 
        Parks and Recreation Recovery Programs funding, resume State 
        grant funding, and develop conservation and recreation 
        facilities in urban areas (see H.R. 1118), [16MR]
    Public Safety and Community Policing Grants: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        1694), [5MY]
    Public welfare programs: guarantee State loans, provide grants to 
        finance transportation services for recipients, and establish 
        preferences for Federal contractors that hire recipients (see 
        H.R. 781), [23FE]
    Public works: State and local capital projects funding (see H.R. 
        2777), [5AU]
    Research: authorize appropriations for marine research and related 
        environmental research and development program activities of 
        NOAA and the NSF (see H.R. 1552), [26AP]
    ------continuation of Federal research and development programs 
        funding in a fiscally sustainable way (see H.R. 3161), [28OC]
    Roads and highways: construction and installation funding for 
        pedestrian safety features (see H.R. 3334), [10NO]
    Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 905), [2MR]
    SBA: extend authorization of the Drug-Free Workplace Program (see 
        H.R. 3213), [3NO]
    ------women's business center programs funding (see H.R. 392), 
        [19JA]
    ------women's business center programs funding and conditions of 
        participation (see H.R. 774), [23FE] (see H.R. 1497), [20AP]
    Schools: establish a School Security Technology Center and 
        authorize grants for local school security programs (see H.R. 
        2034), [8JN]
    ------establish State revolving funds for school construction (see 
        H.R. 2469), [12JY]
    ------provide grants to reduce drug-related transactions and drug 
        use in one-mile areas surrounding elementary and secondary 
        schools (see H.R. 2410), [30JN]
    Science: prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research (see 
        H.R. 571), [4FE]
    ------prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research and 
        encourage equivalent restrictions by other countries (see H.R. 
        2326), [23JN]
    Small business: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by 
        certain agencies (see H.R. 1882), [20MY]
    Small Business Innovation Research Program: extend authorization 
        (see H.R. 2392), [30JN]
    States: allow use of a portion of welfare block grants for general 
        education spending (see H.R. 2320), [23JN]
    Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: 
        authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 781), [23FE]
    Surface Transportation Board: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 
        3163), [28OC]
    Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax 
        overpayments or to make contributions for units of the 
        National Park System (see H.R. 1154), [17MR]
    ------allow taxpayers to request receipts for income tax payments 
        which itemize the portion allocated for Federal spending (see 
        H.R. 1153), [17MR]
    ------oppose increases to fund additional Government spending (see 
        H. Con. Res. 208), [26OC]
    ------require congressional review of Federal agency rules that 
        establish or raise taxes (see H.R. 2636), [29JY]
    Telecommunications: provide funding for universal 
        telecommunications services through creation of the 
        Telecommunications Trust Fund (see H.R. 727), [11FE]
    Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 1728), 
        [6MY] (see H.R. 2406), [30JN]
    Trade and Development Agency: reauthorize (see H.R. 1993), [27MY] 
        (see H.R. 3381), [16NO]
    ------reauthorize (H.R. 1993), consideration (see H. Res. 327), 
        [12OC]
    Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain 
        transportation trust funds (see H.R. 111), [7JA]
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: repeal the 
        Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 1252), [24MR]
    TVA: authorize repurchase of certain bonds (see H.R. 140), [7JA]
    U.N.: payment of U.S. arrearages (see H.R. 1266), [24MR] (see H.R. 
        1355; H. Con. Res. 78), [25MR]
    ------prohibit the payment of any contributions by the U.S. until 
        overpayments have been properly credited or reimbursed (see 
        H.R. 346), [19JA]
    U.S. Fire Administration: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 
        1550), [26AP]
    Veterans: authorizing appropriations for homeless veterans 
        reintegration projects (see H.R. 1484), [20AP]
    ------health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 225), (see H. Con. 
        Res. 226), [10NO]
    Washington: terminate funding for the Fast Flux Test Facility at 
        the Hanford Nuclear Reservation (see H.R. 2604), [22JY]
    Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control 
        revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), [5AU]
    Water Resources Development Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 
        2724), [5AU]
    Weapons: allow certain number of Trident ballistic missile 
        submarines to be retired or dismantled and use savings for 
        national missile defense programs (see H.R. 542), [3FE]
    West National Heritage Area: authorizing appropriations for the 
        Golden Spike/Crossroads (see H.R. 2932), [23SE]
    Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against 
        women (see H.R. 357), (see H.R. 422), [19JA] (see H.R. 1248), 
        [24MR]
  Conference reports
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 1906), [30SE]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, 
        Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction (S. 
        1059), [5AU]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 2561), [8OC]
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        2466), [20OC]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        2490), [14SE]
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        2084), [30SE]
    Dept of. Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (H.R. 2465), [27JY]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2670), [19OC]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2684), [13OC]
    District of Columbia Appropriations (H.R. 2587), [5AU]
    District of Columbia Appropriations (H.R. 3064), [27OC]
    District of Columbia Appropriations (H.R. 3194), [17NO]
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations (H.R. 1141), [14MY]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 2605), [27SE]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2606), [27SE]
    Intelligence Services Appropriations (H.R. 1555), [5NO]
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 1905), 
        [4AU]
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68), 
        [13AP]
    Water Resources Development Act (S. 507), [5AU]
  Messages
    Armed Forces Operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina Funding Request: 
        President Clinton, [12MY]
    Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2000: President 
        Clinton, [2FE]
    District of Columbia Budget Request: President Clinton, [12JY]
    District of Columbia Courts' Budget Request: President Clinton, 
        [8FE]
    National Endowment for the Arts: President Clinton, [9MR]
    U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund Deferral of 
        Budget Authority: President Clinton, [2AU]
    Veto of H.R. 2587, District of Columbia Appropriations: President 
        Clinton, [28SE]
    Veto of H.R. 2670, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and Related Agency Appropriations: President 
        Clinton, [26OC]
    Veto of H.R. 3064, District of Columbia Appropriations: President 
        Clinton, [3NO]
  Motions
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1906), [8JN], [13SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1906), conference report, [1OC]
    Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. 
        Res. 68), [12AP]
    Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 101), 
        [23MR]
    Continuing: making (H.J. Res. 82), [18NO]
    ------making (H.J. Res. 82), consideration (H. Res. 385), [18NO]
    ------making (H.J. Res. 83), consideration (H. Res. 385), [18NO]
    Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing water resources development 
        programs (S. 507), [22JY]
    Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile 
        offenders (H.R. 1501), [17JN], [30JY], [23SE], [24SE], [13OC], 
        [14OC]
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (S. 1059), [14JN], [1JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 
        1059), conference report, [15SE]
    ------authorizing appropriations for military activities and 
        prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1401), [10JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2561), [13SE]
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 2466), [14JY], [4OC]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 2490), [15JY], [21JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2490), conference report, [15SE]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2084), [21SE]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
        agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2670), [5AU], 
        [13SE], [13OC], [14OC], [18OC], [19OC]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2684), [9SE], [4OC]
    District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 3064), 
        conference report, [28OC]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 3194), conference report, [18NO]
    Education: spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars 
        on children's classrooms (H.R. 2), [21OC]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2605), 
        [13SE]
    FAA: extending programs (S. 1467), [5AU]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2606), [14SE]

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    Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to 
        sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), [16JY]
    Government: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 
        1141), [22AP], [11MY], [12MY], [13MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1141), 
        conference report, [18MY]
    Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 
        1905), [10JN], [3AU], [4AU]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1905), consideration (H. Res. 
        190), [10JN]
    National security: national missile defense system (H.R. 4), 
        [18MR]
  Reports filed
    African Growth and Opportunity Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 434) (H. Rept. 106-19), [23FE]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 434) (H. Rept. 
        106-19), [17JN]
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1906) (H. Rept. 
        106-354), [30SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1906) (H. Rept. 
        106-157), [24MY]
    Airport Improvement Program Funding: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 99) (H. Rept. 106-6), [2FE]
    Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century: Committee 
        on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1000) (H. 
        Rept. 106-167), [7JN], [9JN]
    Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 820) (H. Rept. 106-51), [11MR]
    Coastal Barrier Resources Act Reauthorization and Amendments: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1431) (H. Rept. 106-218), 
        [1JY]
    Coastal Community Conservation Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 2669) (H. Rept. 106-485), [18NO]
    Coastal Heritage Trail Route Appropriations: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 171) (H. Rept. 106-16), [11FE]
    Committees of the House Expenditures: Committee on House 
        Administration (House) (H. Res. 101) (H. Rept. 106-72), [22MR]
    Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H.R. 853) (H. Rept. 106-198), [24JN]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 853) (H. Rept. 106-198), 
        [5AU]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 853) (H. Rept. 106-
        198), [5AU]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H. Con. Res. 68, Setting 
        Forth the Federal Budget for 2000-2009: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 137) (H. Rept. 106-92), [13AP]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1141, Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 173) (H. Rept. 106-144), [17MY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1555, Intelligence 
        Services Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        364) (H. Rept. 106-460), [8NO]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1906, Agriculture, 
        Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 317) (H. 
        Rept. 106-356), [30SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2084, Dept. of 
        Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 318) (H. Rept. 106-357), [30SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2465, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and 
        Base Realignment and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 262) (H. Rept. 106-268), [27JY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2466, Dept. of the 
        Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 337) (H. Rept. 106-407), [20OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2490, Dept. of the 
        Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, 
        and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 291) (H. Rept. 106-322), [14SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2561, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 326) (H. 
        Rept. 106-375), [12OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2587, District of 
        Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        282) (H. Rept. 106-310), [8SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2606, Foreign 
        Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 307) (H. 
        Rept. 106-345), [28SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2670, Depts. of 
        Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        335) (H. Rept. 106-401), [19OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2684, Depts. of 
        Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 328) (H. 
        Rept. 106-380), [13OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3064, District of 
        Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        345) (H. Rept. 106-420), [27OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3194, District of 
        Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        386) (H. Rept. 106-481), [17NO]
    Consideration of Conference Report on S. 1059, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel 
        Strengths, and Military Construction: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 288) (H. Rept. 106-316), [14SE]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 68, Setting Forth the Federal Budget 
        for 2000-2009: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 131) (H. 
        Rept. 106-77), [24MR]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 68, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 305) (H. Rept. 106-342), 
        [27SE]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 71, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 334) (H. Rept. 106-396), 
        [18OC]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 75, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 358) (H. Rept. 106-443), 
        [3NO]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 76, Waive Enrollment Requirements for 
        Certain Appropriations Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 365) (H. Rept. 106-461), [8NO]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 80, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 381) (H. Rept. 106-473), 
        [16NO]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 82, and H.J. Res. 83, Continuing 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 385) (H. 
        Rept. 106-480), [17NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2, Student Results Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 336) (H. Rept. 106-402), [19OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 4, National Missile Defense System: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 120) (H. Rept. 106-69), 
        [17MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 99, Airport Improvement Program Short-Term 
        Extension Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 31) (H. 
        Rept. 106-4), [2FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 350, Mandates Information Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 36) (H. Rept. 106-6), [3FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 434, African Growth and Opportunity Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 250) (H. Rept. 106-236), 
        [15JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 669, Peace Corps Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 83) (H. Rept. 106-30), [24FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 819, Federal Maritime Commission 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 104) (H. 
        Rept. 106-49), [10MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 820, Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 113) (H. Rept. 106-54), [16MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for 
        the 21st Century: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 206) (H. 
        Rept. 106-185), [14JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1141, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 125) (H. Rept. 106-76), 
        [23MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1184, Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 142) (H. 
        Rept. 106-101), [20AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1401, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for 
        Military Activities and Prescribing Personnel Strengths: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 195) (H. Rept. 106-166) 
        (see H. Res. 195), [26MY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 200) (H. Rept. 106-175), 
        [8JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1480, Water Resources Development Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 154) (H. Rept. 106-120), 
        [28AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1501, Consequences for Juvenile Offenders 
        Act and H.R. 2122, Mandatory Gun Show Background Check Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 209) (H. Rept. 106-186), 
        [15JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1551, FAA Research, Engineering, and 
        Development Programs Authorization: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 290) (H. Rept. 106-318), [14SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1553, NOAA Appropriations for National 
        Weather Service and Related Agencies: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 175) (H. Rept. 106-148), [18MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1555, Intelligence Services Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 167) (H. Rept. 106-136), 
        [12MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1654, NASA Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 174) (H. Rept. 106-147), [18MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1655, Dept. of Energy Appropriations for 
        Civilian Research, Development, Demonstration, and Commercial 
        Application Activities: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        289) (H. Rept. 106-317), [14SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1664, Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 159) (H. Rept. 106-127), [5MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1905, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 190) (H. 
        Rept. 106-165), [25MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1906, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 185) (H. Rept. 106-159), [24MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1993, Export Enhancement Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 327) (H. Rept. 106-376), [12OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2084, Dept. of Transportation and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        218) (H. Rept. 106-196), [22JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2415, Dept. of State and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 247) (H. 
        Rept. 106-235), [14JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2465, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for 
        Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment 
        and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 242) (H. 
        Rept. 106-227), [12JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2466, Dept. of the Interior and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        243) (H. Rept. 106-228), [12JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2490, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 246) (H. 
        Rept. 106-234), [14JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2561, Dept. of Defense Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 257) (H. Rept. 106-247), 
        [21JY]

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    Consideration of H.R. 2587, District of Columbia Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 260) (H. Rept. 106-263), 
        [26JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2605, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 261) (H. 
        Rept. 106-264), [26JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2606, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 263) (H. Rept. 106-269), [27JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2684, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, 
        and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 275) (H. Rept. 106-292), [4AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 2910, NTSB Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 312) (H. Rept. 106-347), [29SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 3064, District of Columbia Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 330) (H. Rept. 106-382), 
        [13OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 3194, District of Columbia Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 354) (H. Rept. 106-439), 
        [2NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 3196, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 359) (H. Rept. 106-444), [3NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 362) (H. Rept. 106-450), 
        [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R 2670, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, 
        the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 273) (H. Rept. 106-284), [3AU]
    Consideration of S. 1467, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for 
        the 21st Century: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 276) (H. 
        Rept. 106-293), [4AU]
    Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 4, National Missile 
        Defense Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 179) (H. 
        Rept. 106-150), [19MY]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        2561) (H. Rept. 106-371), [8OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2561) (H. Rept. 
        106-244), [20JY]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, 
        Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: 
        Committee of Conference (S. 1059) (H. Rept. 106-301), [5AU]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2465) (H. Rept. 106-266), [27JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2465) (H. Rept. 
        106-221), [12JY]
    Dept. of Energy Appropriations for Civilian Research, Development, 
        Demonstration, and Commercial Application Activities: 
        Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1655) (H. Rept. 106-243), 
        [20JY]
    Dept. of State and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H.R. 1211) (H. Rept. 106-
        122), [29AP]
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 2466) (H. Rept. 106-406), [20OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2466) (H. Rept. 
        106-221), [12JY]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        of Conference (H.R. 2490) (H. Rept. 106-319), [14SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2490) (H. Rept. 
        106-231), [13JY]
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 2084) (H. Rept. 106-355), [30SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2084) (H. Rept. 
        106-180), [9JN]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2670) 
        (H. Rept. 106-398), [19OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2670) (H. Rept. 
        106-283), [2AU]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        3037) (H. Rept. 106-370), [7OC]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2684) 
        (H. Rept. 106-379), [13OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2684) (H. Rept. 
        106-286), [3AU]
    District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        2587) (H. Rept. 106-299), [5AU]
    ------Committee of Conference (H.R. 3064) (H. Rept. 106-419), 
        [27OC]
    ------Committee of Conference (H.R. 3194) (H. Rept. 106-479), 
        [17NO]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2587) (H. Rept. 
        106-249), [22JY]
    Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act Appropriations: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 1184) (H. Rept. 106-99), [19AP]
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 1141) (H. Rept. 106-143), [14MY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1141) (H. Rept. 
        106-64), [17MR]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2605) (H. Rept. 106-336), [27SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2605) (H. Rept. 
        106-253), [26JY]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act Programs Extension: Committee 
        on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2884) (H. Rept. 106-359), [1OC]
    Export Enhancement Act: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.R. 1993) (H. Rept. 106-325), [17SE]
    FAA Research, Engineering, and Development Programs: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 1551) (H. Rept. 106-223), [12JY]
    Federal Maritime Commission Appropriations: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 819) (H. Rept. 
        106-42), [4MR]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2606) (H. Rept. 
        106-339), [27SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2606) (H. Rept. 
        106-254), [26JY]
    Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 1555) (H. Rept. 106-457), [5NO]
    ------Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 1555) (H. 
        Rept. 106-130), [10MY]
    Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        Act: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1664) (H. Rept. 
        106-125), [4MY]
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1905) (H. Rept. 106-290), [4AU]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1905) (H. Rept. 
        106-156), [24MY]
    Mandates Information Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 350) 
        (H. Rept. 106-5), [2FE]
    NASA Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1654) (H. 
        Rept. 106-145), [18MY]
    National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Appropriations 
        and Runaway and Homeless Youth Act Reauthorization: Committee 
        on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 905) (H. Rept. 
        106-152), [20MY]
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Programs 
        Authorization Errors Correction: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 2035) (H. Rept. 106-200), [25JN]
    National Historic Preservation Fund Authorization Extension: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 834) (H. Rept. 106-241), 
        [20JY]
    National Missile Defense System: Committee on Armed Services 
        (House) (H.R. 4) (H. Rept. 106-39), [2MR]
    NOAA Appropriations for National Weather Service, Office of 
        Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, and National Environmental 
        Satellite, Data, and Information Service Activities: Committee 
        on Science (House) (H.R. 1553) (H. Rept. 106-146), [18MY]
    NRC Appropriations: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2531) (H. 
        Rept. 106-415), [26OC]
    NTSB Appropriations: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2910) (H. Rept. 106-335), [27SE]
    Office of Government Ethics Appropriations: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2904) (H. Rept. 106-433), 
        [2NO]
    Older Americans Act Reauthorization: Committee on Education and 
        the Workforce (House) (H.R. 782) (H. Rept. 106-343), [28SE]
    Patent and Trademark Office Funding for Salaries and Expenses: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1225) (H. Rept. 106-
        177), [9JN]
    Peace Corps Appropriations: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.R. 669) (H. Rept. 106-18), [23FE]
    Pipeline Safety Activities Appropriations: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 1378) (H. Rept. 106-153), [20MY]
    Revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2000: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 106-128), [6MY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 106-163), 
        [25MY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 106-217), 
        [1JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 106-233), 
        [14JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 106-245), 
        [20JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 106-288), 
        [4AU]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 106-373), 
        [12OC]
    SBA Women's Business Center Programs Funding and Conditions of 
        Participation: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 774) 
        (H. Rept. 106-47), [10MR]
    Senate Amendment to H.R. 3064, District of Columbia 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 333) (H. 
        Rept. 106-395), [18OC]
    Senate Amendment to H.R. 3194, District of Columbia 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 360) (H. 
        Rept. 106-445), [3NO]
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2000-2009: Committee of 
        Conference (H. Con. Res. 68) (H. Rept. 106-91), [13AP]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 68) (H. Rept. 
        106-73), [23MR]
    Small Business Innovation Research Program Authorization 
        Extension: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2392) (H. 
        Rept. 106-329), [23SE]
    Student Results Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        (House) (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 106-394), [18OC], [19OC]
    Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2000: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 106-124), [4MY]
    Trade Agency Authorizations, Drug Free Borders, and Prevention of 
        On-Line Child Pornography Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1833) (H. Rept. 106-161), [24MY]
    U.S. Fire Administration Appropriations: Committee on Science 
        (House) (H.R. 1550) (H. Rept. 106-133), [10MY]
    Water Resources Development Act: Committee of Conference (S. 507) 
        (H. Rept. 106-298), [5AU]
    ------Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        1480) (H. Rept. 106-106), [26AP]
    Women's Business Centers Sustainability Act: Committee on Small 
        Business (House) (H.R. 1497) (H. Rept. 106-365), [5OC]

AQUACULTURE
  Bills and resolutions
    Fish and fishing: moratorium on large vessels in Atlantic herring 
        or mackerel fisheries (see H.R. 1643), [29AP]
    ------prohibit commercial harvesting of Atlantic striped bass in 
        coastal waters and the exclusive economic zone (see H.R. 934), 
        [2MR]
    Stuttgart National Aquaculture Research Center, Stuttgart, AR: 
        redesignate as the Harry K. Dupree Stuttgart National 
        Aquaculture Research Center (see H.R. 2972), [29SE]

ARAB COUNTRIES
related term(s) Middle East
  Bills and resolutions
    Jordan: encourage holders of Jordanian debt to provide debt relief 
        (see H. Res. 265), [29JY]

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    ------tribute to efforts by King Abdullah Bin Hussein on the 
        Middle East peace process and to condemn efforts within Jordan 
        to further hostility towards Israel (see H. Res. 340), [21OC]
    Kuwait: commend decision to grant women the right to vote and run 
        for elected office (see H. Con. Res. 147), [29JN]
    Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State 
        (see H. Con. Res. 24), [4FE]
    Persian Gulf Conflict: relief of evacuees (see H.R. 428), [19JA]
    Qatar: commitment to democracy, women's suffrage, and elections 
        (see H. Con. Res. 35), [23FE]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Clinton, [10MR], 
        [16MR], [26MY], [23SE], [16NO]
    National Emergency Relative to Iraq: President Clinton, [21JY]

ARCHEOLOGY
  Bills and resolutions
    New Mexico: establish and protect archaeological sites in the 
        Galisteo Basin (see H.R. 1970), [26MY]

ARCHER, BILL (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Committee on Taxation (Joint), [19JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 
        21st Century, [14OC]
    ------H.R. 1180, Work Incentives Improvement Act, [28OC]
    ------H.R. 2488, Financial Freedom Act, [2AU]
    ------H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act, [3NO]
    Official Advisers to International Conferences, Meetings, and 
        Negotiation Sessions Relating to Trade Agreements, [19JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see 
        H.J. Res. 30), [23FE]
    Committee on Ways and Means (House): authorizing expenditures (see 
        H. Res. 58), [11FE]
    Foreign trade: miscellaneous and technical changes to various 
        trade laws (see H.R. 326), [19JA] (see H.R. 435), [2FE]
    Health care facilities: exempt physician office laboratories from 
        clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 528), [3FE]
    Political campaigns: prohibit contributions and expenditures by 
        political action committees in elections for Federal office 
        (see H.R. 57), [7JA]
    Taxation: deny charitable contribution deduction for transfers 
        associated with split-dollar insurance arrangements (see H.R. 
        630), [9FE]
    ------extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2923), [23SE]
    ------extend certain tax benefits to Armed Forces members 
        performing services in Serbia and Montenegro (see H.R. 1376), 
        [13AP]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty 
        and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and 
        investments, and establish incentives for education and health 
        care (see H.R. 2488), [13JY]
    ------treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 614), [8FE]
    ------treatment of the transfer of property subject to a liability 
        (see H.R. 18), [6JA]
  Conference reports
    Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act (H.R. 2488), [4AU]
  Reports filed
    African Growth and Opportunity Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 434) (H. Rept. 106-19), [17JN]
    Extend Certain Expiring Tax Provisions: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 2923) (H. Rept. 106-344), [28SE]
    Extend Certain Tax Benefits to Armed Forces Members Performing 
        Services in Serbia and Montenegro: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1376) (H. Rept. 106-90), [13AP]
    Fathers Count Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3073) 
        (H. Rept. 106-424), [28OC]
    Federal Retirement Coverage Corrections Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 416) (H. Rept. 106-29), [8MR]
    Financial Freedom Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        2488) (H. Rept. 106-238), [16JY]
    Foster Care Independence Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.R. 1802) (H. Rept. 106-182), [14JN]
    Make Normal Trade Relations Status for Vietnam Contingent Upon 
        Free Emigration Policies: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.J. Res. 58) (H. Rept. 106-282), [2AU]
    Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3075) (H. Rept. 106-
        436), [2NO]
    Normal Trade Relations Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 57) (H. Rept. 
        106-262), [26JY]
    Reduce the Volume of Steel Imports: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 975) (H. Rept. 106-52), [15MR]
    Social Security Guarantee Initiative: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.J. Res. 32) (H. Rept. 106-34), [1MR]
    Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        2488) (H. Rept. 106-289), [4AU]
    Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1180) (H. Rept. 106-478), [17NO]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3070) (H. Rept. 
        106-393), [18OC]
    Trade Agency Authorizations, Drug Free Borders, and Prevention of 
        On-Line Child Pornography Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1833) (H. Rept. 106-161), [24MY]
    Wage and Employment Growth Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 3081) (H. Rept. 106-467), [11NO]
  Rules
    Committee on Ways and Means (House), [4FE]

ARCTIC REGIONS
  Bills and resolutions
    Balchen, Bernt: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 203), [21OC]
    Power resources: establish and implement competitive, 
        environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing 
        program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 2250), [16JN]
  Reports filed
    Arctic Tundra Habitat Emergency Conservation Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2454) (H. Rept. 106-271), [29JY]

ARCTIC TUNDRA HABITAT EMERGENCY CONSERVATION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2454) (H. Rept. 
        106-271), [29JY]

ARDAN, VAN
  Bills and resolutions
    Stewart, Payne: express condolences on his death and express 
        sympathy for his family and the families of those who died 
        with him (see H. Res. 344), [27OC]

ARGENTINA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Terrorism: investigation of attack on Jewish Cultural Center in 
        Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 163), [22JY]

ARIZONA
  Bills and resolutions
    Ak-Chin Indian Community: settlement of water rights claims (see 
        H.R. 2647), [29JY]
    Bureau of Reclamation: conveyance of property to Greater Yuma Port 
        Authority for an international port of entry (see H.R. 3023), 
        [5OC]
    Coronado National Forest: redesignate in honor of Morris K. Udall 
        (see H.R. 981), [4MR]
    Economy: protect permanent trust funds from erosion due to 
        inflation and modify the basis on which distributions are made 
        from those funds (see H.R. 747), [11FE]
    Four Corners Monument Tribal Park: authorize an interpretive 
        center and related visitor facilities (see H.R. 1384), [13AP]
    Gila River Indian Community: settlement of water rights claims 
        (see H.R. 1944), [26MY]
    Las Cienegas National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 
        2941), [24SE]
    Public lands: conveyance of certain national forest lands to the 
        city of Sedona, AZ (see H.R. 1969), [26MY]
    Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community: ownership and operation 
        of irrigation works on reservation in Maricopa County, AZ (see 
        H.R. 2820), [9SE]
    Shivwits Plateau National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 
        2795), [5AU]
    Udall, Morris K.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 40), [3MR]
    Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District: convey certain 
        works, facilities, and titles of the Gila Project (see H.R. 
        841), [24FE]
    Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 2833), 
        [9SE]
  Reports filed
    Protect Arizona Permanent Trust Funds From Erosion Due to 
        Inflation and Modify the Basis on Which Distributions Are Made 
        From Those Funds: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 747) 
        (H. Rept. 106-140), [13MY]
    Wellton-Mohawk Transfer Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H. 
        841) (H. Rept. 106-257), [26JY]

ARKANSAS
  Bills and resolutions
    Rivers: economic development assistance for the lower Mississippi 
        Delta region (see H.R. 2911), [22SE]

ARLINGTON, VA
  Bills and resolutions
    Arlington National Cemetery: authorize memorialization at the 
        columbarium for eligible veterans who have donated their 
        remains to science (see H.R. 1069), [11MR]
    ------enact into law eligibility requirements for interment (see 
        H.R. 70), [7JA]
  Reports filed
    Arlington National Cemetery Burial Eligibility Act: Committee on 
        Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 70) (H. Rept. 106-70), [18MR]

ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY BURIAL ELIGIBILITY ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 70) (H. 
        Rept. 106-70), [18MR]

ARMED FORCES
see Department of Defense

ARMENIA, REPUBLIC OF
related term(s) Commonwealth of Independent States
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign policy: support economic and political independence for 
        the South Caucasus and Central Asia regions (see H.R. 1152), 
        [17MR]
    History: provide all U.S. records relative to the Armenian 
        genocide to the Committee on International Relations (House), 
        the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum library, and the Armenian 
        Genocide Museum (see H. Res. 155), [28AP]
    Terrorism: murder of government officials during terrorist attack 
        on Parliament building (see H. Con. Res. 216), [28OC] (see H. 
        Con. Res. 222), [9NO]

ARMEY, RICHARD K. (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education 
        Foundation, [28OC]
    Committee To Escort the President, [19JA]
    Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, [6JA]
    Committee To Notify the President That a Congressional Quorum Has 
        Assembled, [6JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 1180, Work Incentives Improvement Act, [28OC]
    ------H.R. 2488, Financial Freedom Act, [2AU]
    House Office Building Commission, [6JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): majority party 
        appointments (see H. Res. 22), [19JA]
    Committee on the Budget (House): majority party appointments (see 
        H. Res. 21), [19JA]
    Congress: adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 235), [18NO]
    ------joint session for the State of the Union Message (see H. 
        Con. Res. 1), [6JA]
    ------notify the President that a quorum has assembled (see H. 
        Res. 3), [6JA]

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    ------set date for convening of 106th Congress, 2d session (see 
        H.J. Res. 85), [18NO]
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 2466), table (see H. Con. Res. 234), [18NO]
    Education: provide parents whose children attend an academic 
        emergency school with education alternatives (see H.R. 2971), 
        [29SE]
    Government: promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunities 
        for families (see H.R. 1040), [9MR]
    House of Representatives: adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 2), [6JA] 
        (see H. Con. Res. 11), [19JA]
    ------appoint committee to notify the President of adjournment 
        (see H. Res. 395), [18NO]
    ------notify President of election of the Speaker and Clerk (see 
        H. Res. 4), [6JA]
    House Rules: adopt and amend (see H. Res. 5), [6JA]
    Insurance: provide consumers choice of auto insurance, guarantee 
        affordable premiums, and improve compensation for accident 
        victims (see H.R. 1475), [20AP]
    Senate: notify that a quorum of the House of Representatives is 
        present and of the election of the Speaker and Clerk (see H. 
        Res. 2), [6JA]
    Taxation: allow individuals a refundable credit for the purchase 
        of private health insurance and provide for a report on State 
        health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 2362), [25JN]
  Conference reports
    Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (H.R. 1180), 
        [17NO]

ARMS CONTROL
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Defense: reduce level of long-range nuclear forces 
        consistent with the START II Treaty (see H.R. 2600), [22JY]
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        (see H.R. 2415), [1JY] (see H.R. 3427), [17NO]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 247), [14JY]
    Foreign aid: modify authorities relative to the provision of 
        security assistance (see H.R. 973), [4MR]
    Foreign policy: limit sanctions on exports to India and Pakistan 
        to material contributions to nuclear weapons and missiles (see 
        H. Con. Res. 146), [29JN]
    ------suspend certain sanctions imposed on India and Pakistan (see 
        H.R. 1784), [12MY]
    National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 4), 
        [4FE] (see H.R. 1700), [5MY]
    ------national missile defense system (H.R. 4), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 120), [17MR]
    ------national missile defense system (H.R. 4), consideration of 
        Senate amendment (see H. Res. 179), [19MY]
    ------provide a schedule for production of elements for a national 
        missile defense system (see H.R. 2023), [8JN]
    Nuclear weapons: create incentives for the People's Republic of 
        China and India to adopt a policy of restraint relative to 
        nuclear activities (see H.R. 1570), [27AP]
    ------recognize the security interests of the U.S. in furthering 
        complete nuclear disarmament (see H. Res. 82), [24FE]
    ------reduce risks and dangers (see H. Res. 369), [9NO]
    ------reduction and application of savings to certain domestic 
        initiatives (see H.R. 2545), [16JY]
    Treaties and agreements: prohibit executive branch compliance with 
        the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and the multilateral 
        Memorandum of Understanding related to that treaty (see H.R. 
        2022), [8JN]
    Weapons: increase monitoring of the use of offsets in 
        international defense trade (see H.R. 2652), [29JY]
  Motions
    National security: national missile defense system (H.R. 4), 
        [18MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 4, National Missile Defense System: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 120) (H. Rept. 106-69), 
        [17MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2415, Dept. of State and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 247) (H. 
        Rept. 106-235), [14JY]
    Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 4, National Missile 
        Defense Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 179) (H. 
        Rept. 106-150), [19MY]
    Dept. of State and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H.R. 1211) (H. Rept. 106-
        122), [29AP]
    National Missile Defense System: Committee on Armed Services 
        (House) (H.R. 4) (H. Rept. 106-39), [2MR]

ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign aid: modify authorities relative to the provision of 
        security assistance (see H.R. 973), [4MR]
    ------prohibit certain defense services to countries ineligible 
        for international military education, training assistance, or 
        arms transfers (see H.R. 1063), [10MR]

ARMS SALES
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Defense: transfer naval vessels to certain foreign 
        countries (see H.R. 1908), [24MY]
    Firearms: ban import of firearms that have been cosmetically 
        altered to avoid the ban on semiautomatic assault weapons (see 
        H.R. 1809), [13MY]
    Foreign aid: prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to 
        certain countries (see H.R. 2269), [17JN]
    Indonesia: prohibit military assistance until the termination of 
        paramilitary funding and human rights violations in East Timor 
        (see H. Con. Res. 97), [5MY]

ARMSTRONG, LANCE
  Bills and resolutions
    Tribute (see H. Res. 264), [27JY]

ARMSTRONG, NEIL A.
  Bills and resolutions
    Congressional Gold Medal: award (see H.R. 2815), [8SE]

ARMY
see Department of Defense

ARTS AND HUMANITIES
related term(s) Literature; Music and Dance
  Appointments
    National Council on the Arts, [25FE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Animals: prohibit certain conduct relative to elephants in 
        circuses (see H.R. 2929), [23SE]
    Antitrust policy: treatment of voluntary guidelines governing 
        telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, and 
        music lyrics (see H.R. 1855), [18MY]
    Babbitt, Dina: release of paintings by the Auschwitz-Birkenau 
        state museum in Poland (see H. Con. Res. 162), [22JY]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        performances sponsored by the Kennedy Center for the 
        Performing Arts (see H. Con. Res. 52), [10MR]
    ------display artwork in the Capitol and the House office 
        buildings which represent the contributions of women to 
        American society (see H. Res. 202), [8JN]
    Children and youth: protect from exposure to explicit sexual or 
        violent material and prevent youth violence (see H.R. 2036), 
        [8JN]
    Conable, Barber B., Jr.: appointment as citizen regent of 
        Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see H.J. Res. 26), 
        [9FE]
    Copyrights: prevent the misappropriation of collections of 
        information (see H.R. 354), [19JA]
    ------strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (see H.R. 
        1761), [11MY] (see H.R. 3456), [18NO]
    Education: give gifted and talented students the opportunity to 
        develop their capabilities (see H.R. 637), [9FE]
    FTC: study marketing practices of the motion picture, recording, 
        and video/personal computer game industries (see H.R. 2157), 
        [10JN]
    Gray, Hanna H.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian 
        Institution Board of Regents (see H.J. Res. 27), [9FE]
    Library of Congress: establish the National Recording Registry 
        (see H.R. 3379), [16NO]
    Music and dance: designate the square dance as the national folk 
        dance of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 60), [17JN]
    ------tribute to Tejano music and other forms of Latin music (see 
        H. Con. Res. 65), [18MR]
    National Commission on the Impact of U.S. Culture on American 
        Youth: establish (see H.R. 3251), [8NO]
    National parks and recreation areas: collection of fees for the 
        making of motion pictures, television productions, and sound 
        tracks (see H.R. 154), [7JA]
    New York, NY: Brooklyn Museum of Art funding termination (see H. 
        Con. Res. 191), [1OC]
    Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. 
        Res. 38), [25FE]
    Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for 
        charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or 
        scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 3249), 
        [8NO]
    ------exclude from estate taxes certain works of artistic property 
        created by the decedent (see H.R. 2107), [9JN]
    ------treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses (see 
        H.R. 1541), [22AP] (see H.R. 2554), [19JY]
    ------treatment of long-term vehicle storage by tax-exempt 
        organizations which conduct county and similar fairs (see H.R. 
        2640), [29JY]
    ------treatment of meal and entertainment expenses associated with 
        the performing arts (see H.R. 1766), [12MY]
    ------treatment of unemployment tax relative to entertainment 
        industry (see H.R. 2747), [5AU]
    Thomas Cole National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 658), 
        [9FE]
    Trademarks: increase penalties for infringing rights relative to 
        famous performing groups and clarify rights of individuals who 
        perform services as a group (see H.R. 1125), [16MR]
    U.S. Congressional Philharmonic Society: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 
        229), [16NO]
    Williams, Wesley S., Jr.: appointment as citizen regent of 
        Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see H.J. Res. 28), 
        [9FE]
    Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts: rename as Wolf Trap 
        National Park for the Performing Arts (see H.R. 2049), [8JN]
  Messages
    National Endowment for the Arts: President Clinton, [9MR]
  Motions
    Copyrights: strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (S. 
        1257), [2AU]
  Reports filed
    Collections of Information Antipiracy Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 354) (H. Rept. 106-349), [30SE]
    Copyright Damages Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1761) (H. Rept. 106-216), [1JY]
    National Parks' Collection of Fees for Making of Motion Pictures, 
        Television Productions, and Sound Tracks: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 154) (H. Rept. 106-75), [23MR]
    Thomas Cole National Historic Site: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 658) (H. Rept. 106-138), [13MY]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for Performances Sponsored by the Kennedy 
        Center for the Performing Arts: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 52) (H. Rept. 106-
        63), [16MR]

ASIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for military 
        operations, refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance 
        relative to Kosovo conflict, and for military operations in 
        Southwest Asia (see H.R. 1664), [4MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental for military operations, 
        refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relative to Kosovo 
        conflict, and for military operations in Southwest Asia (H.R. 
        1664), consideration (see H. Res. 159), [5MY]

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    Bangladesh: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for 
        adjustment of immigration status (see H.R. 849), [25FE]
    Central Asia: human rights violations and noncompliance with 
        Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe 
        commitments on democratization (see H. Con. Res. 204), [21OC]
    Citizenship: declare certain Amerasians to be U.S. citizens (see 
        H.R. 799), [23FE]
    Foreign policy: limit sanctions on exports to India and Pakistan 
        to material contributions to nuclear weapons and missiles (see 
        H. Con. Res. 146), [29JN]
    ------support economic and political independence for the South 
        Caucasus and Central Asia regions (see H.R. 1152), [17MR]
    ------suspend certain sanctions imposed on India and Pakistan (see 
        H.R. 1784), [12MY]
    Foreign trade: encourage establishment of free trade areas with 
        certain Pacific Rim countries (see H.R. 1942), [26MY]
    International relations: normalization of relations between India 
        and Pakistan (see H. Res. 84), [2MR]
    Iron and steel industry: respond to the surge of steel imports 
        resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other 
        regions (see H.R. 412), [19JA]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Burma: President Clinton, [18MY], 
        [26MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1664, Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 159) (H. Rept. 106-127), [5MY]
    Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        Act: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1664) (H. Rept. 
        106-125), [4MY]

ASIAN AMERICANS
  Bills and resolutions
    Citizenship: declare certain Amerasians to be U.S. citizens (see 
        H.R. 799), [23FE]
    Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific 
        Islander Americans and support political and civic 
        participation by these persons (see H. Con. Res. 111), [24MY]
    ------racial stereotyping relative to espionage and campaign 
        fundraising investigations (see H. Con. Res. 124), [27MY]

ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN STATE GEOLOGISTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal charter: grant (see H.R. 2354), [24JN]

ASSOCIATION OF JUNIOR LEAGUES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
  Bills and resolutions
    Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring 
        anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 57), [17MR]

ATLANTA, GA
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for 
        veterans in the Atlanta, GA, area (see H.R. 1249), [24MR]

ATLANTIC HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES CONSERVATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3331), [10NO]

ATLANTIC STRIPED BASS CONSERVATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Fish and fishing: prohibit commercial harvesting of Atlantic 
        striped bass in coastal waters and the exclusive economic zone 
        (see H.R. 934), [2MR]

ATOMIC ENERGY
see Nuclear Energy

AUSTIN, TX
  Bills and resolutions
    J.J. ``Jake'' Pickle Federal Building: designate (see H.R. 118), 
        [7JA]
  Reports filed
    J.J. ``Jake'' Pickle Federal Building: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 118) (H. Rept. 106-110), 
        [27AP]

AUSTRALIA, COMMONWEALTH OF
  Messages
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Australia on 
        Technology for the Separation of Isotopes of Uranium by Laser 
        Excitation: President Clinton, [3NO]

AUSTRIA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Kosovo: support efforts and recommendations of U.S.-Russian 
        meeting in Vienna, Austria relative to peace negotiations (see 
        H. Con. Res. 99), [5MY]

AUTHORS
see Literature

AUTO CHOICE REFORM ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1475), [20AP]

AUTOMOBILES
see Motor Vehicles

AVERY, WILLIAM H. (a former Representative from Kansas) 
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    William H. Avery Post Office, Wakefield, KS: designate (see H.R. 
        2591), [22JY]

AVERY COUNTY, NC
  Bills and resolutions
    Wilson Creek: designate as a component of the Wild and Scenic 
        Rivers System (see H.R. 1749), [11MY]

AVIATION
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 
        21st Century, [14OC]
    ------S. 1467, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 
        Century, [5AU]
    First Flight Centennial Federal Advisory Board, [6JA]
  Bills and resolutions
    Air Force: conduct study of proposed changes to management of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 2224), [15JN]
    ------improve administration of the volunteer civilian auxiliary 
        known as the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 1829), [17MY]
    ------procurement of certain airborne firefighting equipment for 
        the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard (see H.R. 377), 
        [19JA]
    Aircraft: treatment of certain aircraft as public aircraft (see 
        H.R. 985), [4MR]
    Airline Deregulation Study Commission: establish (see H.R. 3166), 
        [28OC]
    Airlines: enhance competition and reduce airfares (see H.R. 272), 
        [7JA]
    ------enhance competition between airlines and improve consumers' 
        access to airline industry information (see H.R. 908), [2MR] 
        (see H.R. 1030), [9MR]
    ------investigate claims of unreasonably high air fares and 
        inadequate air carrier competition at airports (see H.R. 
        2051), [8JN]
    ------investigate unfair competition by major air carriers against 
        new entrant air carriers (see H.R. 1678), [4MY]
    ------whistleblower protection for airline employees who provide 
        certain air safety information (see H.R. 953), [3MR]
    Airports: conduct a study to assess and reduce the adverse 
        environmental impacts of ground and flight operations (see 
        H.R. 1463), [15AP]
    ------denial of access to certain air carriers conducting 
        operations as a public charter (see H.R. 156), [7JA]
    ------increase access for U.S. air carriers to airports in the 
        United Kingdom (see H.R. 3072), [14OC]
    ------provide assistance and slots to air carriers providing 
        service between high-density and underserved airports and 
        improve jet service to underserved markets (see H.R. 951), 
        [3MR] (see H.R. 1679), [4MY]
    ------provide slot exemptions for nonstop regional jet service 
        (see H.R. 1738), [6MY]
    Alaska: clarify the regulation of Alaskan guide pilots conducting 
        air flights (see H.R. 812), [23FE]
    Animals: improve the safety of animals transported on aircraft 
        (see H.R. 2776), [5AU]
    Armed Forces: settlement of U.S. families' claims by Germany 
        relative to aircraft collision near Namibia (see H. Res. 183), 
        [19MY]
    ------strengthen limitation on participation in foreign airshows 
        or trade exhibitions involving military equipment (see H.R. 
        1935), [25MY]
    ------test and evaluation of the Mobile Expeditionary Accurate 
        Night Vision Compatible Portable Airfield Lighting System (see 
        H.R. 1517), [21AP]
    Balchen, Bernt: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 203), [21OC]
    California: authorize sponsor of the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena 
        Airport to impose noise restrictions on operations without FAA 
        approval (see H.R. 1823), [14MY]
    Civil aviation agreements: congressional review (see H.R. 1845), 
        [18MY]
    Consumers: establish national policy of fair treatment for airline 
        passengers (see H.R. 2200), [14JN]
    ------liability requirements for air carrier baggage (see H.R. 
        1151), [17MR]
    ------provide basic consumer protection standards and improve 
        access to airline industry information (see H.R. 700), [10FE] 
        (see H.R. 752), [11FE]
    ------provide basic protection standards and enhance competition 
        between airlines (see H.R. 780), [23FE]
    Courts: civil penalties for unruly passengers of air carriers (see 
        H.R. 1052), [10MR]
    Customs Service: designate San Antonio International Airport as an 
        airport at which certain private aircraft arriving from a 
        foreign area may land for processing, [17JN]
    Dallas Love Field Airport: remove air carrier departure and 
        destination restrictions (see H.R. 737), [11FE]
    Dept. of Defense: submit a report to Congress on production 
        alternatives for the Joint Strike Fighter program (see H.R. 
        3396), [16NO]
    Dept. of Transportation: determine costs and benefits of requiring 
        jet-propelled aircraft taking off from Newark International 
        Airport to conduct ascents over the ocean (see H.R. 620), 
        [8FE]
    ------make nonmilitary Government aircraft subject to safety 
        regulations (see H.R. 1417), [14AP]
    ------promote use and construction of infrastructure facilities 
        for inherently low-emission vehicles at airports (see H.R. 
        1035), [9MR]
    ------reauthorize Aviation War Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 
        98), [7JA]
    ------reauthorize Aviation War Risk Insurance Program (H.R. 98), 
        Senate amendments (see H. Res. 135), [12AP]
    ------require study and report on certain practices by airlines 
        which restrict consumer access to passenger service and fare 
        information (see H.R. 897), [2MR]
    Dept of Transportation: permit waiving of noise restrictions on 
        certain aircraft operations (see H.R. 2935), [23SE]
    Disasters: allow families of international airline disaster 
        victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for 
        their loss (see H.R. 603), [4FE]
    ------allow families of international airline disaster victims a 
        fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss 
        (H.R. 603), consideration (see H. Res. 85), [2MR]
    Eglin AFB, FL: recognize and commend personnel for participation 
        in NATO Operation Allied Force in the Balkan region (see H. 
        Res. 379), [16NO]
    FAA: accelerate redesign of airspace over New Jersey/New York 
        metropolitan area (see H.R. 1448), [15AP]
    ------address aircraft noise problems of Staten Island, NY (see 
        H.R. 790), [23FE]
    ------Airport Improvement Program funding (see H.R. 99), [7JA]
    ------Airport Improvement Program funding (H.R. 99), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 31), [2FE]
    ------authorize research, engineering, and development programs 
        (see H.R. 1551), [26AP]
    ------authorize research, engineering, and development programs 
        (H.R. 1551), consideration (see H. Res. 290), [14SE]
    ------extending programs (S. 1467), consideration (see H. Res. 
        276), [4AU]
    ------limitation on carry-on baggage by airline passengers (see 
        H.R. 2495), [13JY]
    ------reauthorizing programs (see H.R. 1000), [4MR]
    ------reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 206), [14JN]
    ------reform Liaison and Familiarization Training Program (see 
        H.R. 13), [6JA]
    Fastener Quality Act: strengthen the protection against the sale 
        of mismarked and counterfeit fasteners (see H.R. 1183), [18MR]

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    Federal employees: eliminate certain inequities in the computation 
        of retirement benefits for law enforcement officers, 
        firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials 
        couriers, and their survivors (see H.R. 1769), [12MY]
    ------payment of compensation to the families of those killed in 
        the crash of an Air Force CT-43A aircraft on April 3, 1996, 
        near Dubrovnik, Croatia (see H.R. 3295), [10NO]
    Foreign trade: encourage efforts to have European Union regulation 
        of aircraft noise rescinded (see H. Con. Res. 187), [22SE]
    ------prohibit operation of supersonic transport category aircraft 
        in the U.S. relative to European Union regulation of aircraft 
        noise (see H.R. 661), [10FE]
    ------prohibit operation of supersonic transport category aircraft 
        in the U.S. relative to European Union regulation of aircraft 
        noise (H.R. 661), consideration (see H. Res. 86), [2MR]
    Foreign Trade Zones Board: expand a certain foreign trade zone to 
        include an area of the municipal airport of Chico, CA (see 
        H.R. 465), [2FE]
    Glenville, NY: tribute to Air National Guard 109th Airlift Wing 
        for the South Pole rescue of Jerri Nielsen (see H. Con. Res. 
        205), [25OC]
    Hawaii: regulation of airspace over National Park System lands 
        (see H.R. 482), [2FE]
    Libya: liquidate assets to pay for travel costs of families of the 
        victims of the Pan Am flight 103 crash in attending the trial 
        of the terrorist suspects in the crash (see H.R. 899), [2MR]
    NASA: academic programs funding (see H.R. 1527), [22AP]
    ------authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1654), [3MY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1654), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 174), [18MY]
    ------develop and distribute to schools an educational curriculum 
        to commemorate the centennial of powered flight (see H.R. 
        1754), [11MY]
    National Park System: regulation of airspace over park lands (see 
        H.R. 717), [11FE]
    Nevada: sale of certain land in the Ivanpah Valley to the Clark 
        County Dept. of Aviation (see H.R. 1695), [5MY]
    Noise pollution: prohibit operation of certain aircraft not 
        complying with certain noise levels (see H.R. 2499), [13JY]
    ------prohibit operation of civil subsonic turbojets in certain 
        metropolitan areas (see H.R. 561), [3FE]
    ------restrictions and requirements on aircraft operations at 
        certain metropolitan airports (see H.R. 129), [7JA]
    Public works: State and local capital projects funding (see H.R. 
        2777), [5AU]
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: addition of slots and 
        lifting of perimeter rule on flight distances (see H.R. 1507), 
        [21AP]
    Rural areas: implement a pilot program to improve air 
        transportation service to small communities (see H.R. 907), 
        [2MR]
    Safety: develop and implement plans to reduce certain public risk 
        caused by helicopter operations (see H.R. 729), [11FE]
    ------installation of emergency locator transmitters on aircraft 
        (see H.R. 267), [7JA]
    ------require U.S. airlines to conduct safety audits of foreign 
        air carriers as a condition of approval of code-sharing 
        agreements between the carriers (see H.R. 2024), [8JN]
    States: participation in approval process of airport development 
        projects in neighboring States (see H.R. 268), [7JA]
    Taxation: deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals 
        who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service 
        (see H.R. 1861), [19MY]
    ------treat spaceports like airports under exempt facility bond 
        rules (see H.R. 2289), [18JN]
    ------treatment of flight training expenses reimbursed through 
        certain veterans educational assistance allowances (see H.R. 
        2004), [27MY]
    Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain 
        transportation trust funds (see H.R. 111), [7JA]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Cuba: President Clinton, [25FE]
  Motions
    FAA: extending programs (S. 1467), [5AU]
  Reports filed
    Airport Improvement Program Funding: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 99) (H. Rept. 106-6), [2FE]
    Allow Families of International Airline Disaster Victims a Fair 
        Jury Trial To Receive Just Compensation for Their Loss: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        603) (H. Rept. 106-32), [24FE]
    Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century: Committee 
        on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1000) (H. 
        Rept. 106-167), [7JN], [9JN]
    Aviation War Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 98) (H. Rept. 
        106-2), [2FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 99, Airport Improvement Program Short-Term 
        Extension Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 31) (H. 
        Rept. 106-4), [2FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 603, Allow Families of International Airline 
        Disaster Victims a Fair Jury Trial To Receive Just 
        Compensation for Their Loss: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 85) (H. Rept. 106-37), [2MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 661, Prohibit Operation of Supersonic 
        Transport Category Aircraft in the U.S. Relative to European 
        Union Regulation of Aircraft Noise: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 86) (H. Rept. 106-38), [2MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for 
        the 21st Century: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 206) (H. 
        Rept. 106-185), [14JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1551, FAA Research, Engineering, and 
        Development Programs Authorization: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 290) (H. Rept. 106-318), [14SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1654, NASA Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 174) (H. Rept. 106-147), [18MY]
    Consideration of S. 1467, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for 
        the 21st Century: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 276) (H. 
        Rept. 106-293), [4AU]
    Encourage Efforts To Have European Union Regulation of Aircraft 
        Noise Rescinded: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 187) (H. Rept. 106-334), 
        [24SE]
    FAA Research, Engineering, and Development Programs: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 1551) (H. Rept. 106-223), [12JY]
    Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1695) (H. Rept. 106-471), [16NO]
    NASA Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1654) (H. 
        Rept. 106-145), [18MY]
    National Parks Air Tour Management Act: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 717) (H. Rept. 
        106-273), [29JY]
    Prohibit Operation of Supersonic Transport Category Aircraft in 
        the U.S. Relative to European Union Regulation of Aircraft 
        Noise: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 661) (H. Rept. 106-35), [2MR]
    Strengthen the Fastener Quality Act Protection Against the Sale of 
        Mismarked and Counterfeit Fasteners: Committee on Science 
        (House) (H.R. 1183) (H. Rept. 106-121), [29AP]

AVIATION INVESTMENT AND REFORM ACT FOR THE 21st CENTURY
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1000, provisions, [14OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 1000): consideration (see H. Res. 206), [14JN]
    Enact (S. 1467): consideration (see H. Res. 276), [4AU]
  Motions
    Enact (S. 1467), [5AU]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1000, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 206) (H. Rept. 106-185), [14JN]
    Consideration of S. 1467, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 276) (H. Rept. 106-293), [4AU]
    Provisions: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 1000) (H. Rept. 106-167), [7JN], [9JN]

AWARDS, MEDALS, PRIZES
  Bills and resolutions
    Alabama (U.S.S.): tribute to crew (see H. Res. 123), [18MR]
    Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        2815), [8SE]
    Armed Forces: establish a combat artillery medal (see H.R. 3043), 
        [7OC]
    ------prohibit awarding of the Purple Heart to persons convicted 
        of a capital crime (see H.R. 550), [3FE]
    Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        2815), [8SE]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony 
        to present the Congressional Gold Medal to Gerald R. and Betty 
        Ford (see H. Con. Res. 196), [12OC]
    ------permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to present the 
        Congressional Gold Medal to Rosa Parks (see H. Con. Res. 127), 
        [8JN]
    Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2459), 
        [1JY]
    Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), 
        [8SE]
    Dept. of Defense: eliminate backlog of requests for issuance or 
        replacement of military medals and decorations (see H.R. 
        1226), [23MR]
    Education: tribute to Toshiba America, Inc./National Science 
        Teachers Association ExploraVision Awards program (see H. Con. 
        Res. 126), [8JN]
    Fulmer, Phillip: Football Writers Association of America Eddie 
        Robinson Coach of the Year award recipient (see H. Res. 33), 
        [2FE]
    Glenn, John: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 239), [7JA]
    Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        1932), [25MY]
    Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Presidential Unit Citation to final 
        crew (see H.J. Res. 48), [28AP]
    Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        1709), [5MY] (see H.R. 1821), [14MY]
    Medal of Honor: recognize and honor recipients for their selfless 
        acts and commend IPALCO Enterprises for its contributions to 
        honor these recipients (see H. Res. 191), [26MY]
    ------recognize certain National Medal of Honor sites as national 
        memorials (see H.R. 1663), [4MY]
    Metchear, Charles R.: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see 
        H.R. 1831), [17MY]
    NASA: design and present an award to the Apollo astronauts (see 
        H.R. 2572), [20JY]
    Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain 
        individuals (see H.R. 552), [3FE]
    Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see 
        H.R. 941), [2MR]
    Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), [4FE]
    Public safety officers: establish national medal for those who act 
        with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty 
        (see H.R. 46), [6JA]
    Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 384), 
        [19JA]
    Shelton, Henry H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2672), 
        [2AU]
    Smith, Andrew J.: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2858), [14SE]
    Thorpe, Jim: recognize as the Athlete of the Century (see H. Res. 
        198), [27MY]
    Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to 
        awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 430), [2FE]
    ------issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart 
        recipients (see H. Con. Res. 77), [24MR]

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    Vincent, Strong: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 
        584), [4FE]
    Walsh, John: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 986), [4MR]
  Reports filed
    National Medal of Honor Memorial Act: Committee on Veterans' 
        Affairs (House) (H.R. 1663) (H. Rept. 106-351), [30SE]
    Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 46) (H. Rept. 106-83), [12AP]

AZERBAIJAN, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign aid: allocation (see H.R. 1567), [27AP]
    Foreign policy: support economic and political independence for 
        the South Caucasus and Central Asia regions (see H.R. 1152), 
        [17MR]

BABBITT, DINA
  Bills and resolutions
    Poland: release of paintings by the Auschwitz-Birkenau state 
        museum (see H. Con. Res. 162), [22JY]

BACA LAND AND CATTLE CO.
  Bills and resolutions
    Public lands: acquisition of Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico, 
        establish a trust to manage such lands, and reform the Federal 
        land management process (see H.R. 3288), [9NO]

BACHUS, SPENCER (a Representative from Alabama)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
    ------S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Armed Forces: require consent before administering an 
        investigational new drug or drug unapproved for its applied 
        use (see H.R. 3460), [18NO]
    Defense Production Act: extend expiration date (see H.R. 1715), 
        [6MY]
    Financial institutions: authorizing appropriations to pay for U.S. 
        contributions to certain international financial institutions 
        (see H.R. 2504), [14JY]
    Foreign Assistance Act: repeal housing guaranty program (see H.R. 
        2292), [22JN]
    Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (see H.J. Res. 35), [2MR]
    SEC: establish Office of National Security (see H.R. 2204), [15JN]
    Taxation: incentives for education (see H.R. 3120), [21OC]
    ------treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 58), [7JA]
    Water pollution: exclude certain areas and activities from 
        stormwater regulations, and limit liability of local 
        governments relative to co-permittees and implementation of 
        control measures (see H.R. 3294), [10NO]

BAIRD, BRIAN (a Representative from Washington)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 507, Water Resources Development Act, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in 
        lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 1433), [15AP]
    ------equitable treatment for certain individuals performing 
        duties on vessels relative to State and local taxes (see H.R. 
        1293), [25MR]
    ------provide disaster relief for homeowners (see H.R. 2393), 
        [30JN]
    Washington: include as the endpoint of the Lewis and Clark 
        National Historic Trail (see H.R. 3296), [10NO]

BAKER, RICHARD H. (a Representative from Louisiana)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 507, Water Resources Development Act, [22JY]
    ------S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge: establish (see H.R. 3292), 
        [10NO]
    Clean Air Act: repeal highway sanctions (see H.R. 1626), [29AP]
    Federal Home Loan Bank System: modernize and improve (see H.R. 
        822), [24FE]
    FERC: ensure protection of certain Federal power customers (see 
        H.R. 2887), [21SE]
    Financial institutions: modernize and improve financial services 
        industry (see H.R. 823), [24FE]
    ------prevent implementation of ``Know Your Customer'' regulations 
        proposed by Federal banking agencies (see H.R. 575), [4FE]
    FRS: require unregulated hedge funds to submit regular reports to 
        the Board of Governors and make such reports available to the 
        public (see H.R. 2924), [23SE]
    Panama Canal Act: establish conditions on the payment of certain 
        balances (see H.R. 3452), [18NO]
    Taxation: extend filing period for credits or refunds (see H.R. 
        1294), [25MR]
    TVA: ensure that financial instability does not place the U.S. 
        Treasury at risk (see H.R. 3130), [21OC]

BAKSHIAN, YURI
  Bills and resolutions
    Armenia: murder of government officials during terrorist attack on 
        Parliament building (see H. Con. Res. 216), [28OC] (see H. 
        Con. Res. 222), [9NO]

BALANCED BUDGET ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Medicare: freeze reductions under Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 
        3145), [26OC]
    Social Security: extend rural Advanced Life Support intercept 
        services to other areas (see H.R. 2711), [4AU]
    ------make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act 
        (see H.R. 3075), [14OC] (see H.R. 3146), [26OC] (see H.R. 
        3426), [17NO]
  Reports filed
    Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3075) (H. Rept. 106-
        436), [2NO]

BALANCED BUDGET AND EMERGENCY DEFICIT CONTROL ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Budget: allow projected on-budget surplus to be used for tax cuts 
        (see H.R. 1016), [4MR]

BALCHEN, BERNT
  Bills and resolutions
    Tribute (see H. Con. Res. 203), [21OC]

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. 3217), [4NO]
    Airline Deregulation Study Commission: establish (see H.R. 3166), 
        [28OC]
    Congress: compile and make available to the public the names of 
        candidates for election who agree to conduct campaigns in 
        accordance with a Code of Election Ethics (see H. Con. Res. 
        12), [19JA]
    Dept. of HUD: distribute funds for homeless assistance grants to 
        help ensure that each State receives a certain percentage of 
        such funds (see H.R. 1627), [29AP]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize projects to facilitate the 
        treatment of veterans with Alzheimer's disease (see H. Res. 
        177), [18MY]
    Food: improve public health and food safety through enhanced 
        enforcement of food inspection laws (see H.R. 983), [4MR]
    Medicare: graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 1222), 
        [23MR]
    ------reform beneficiary payment limits for certain long-existing 
        home health agencies relative to the interim payment system 
        (see H.R. 2123), [10JN]
    Small business: use of welfare-to-work funds to form alliances to 
        purchase discounted health insurance for welfare-to-work 
        program eligible employees (see H.R. 2238), [16JN]

BALDWIN, TAMMY (a Representative from Wisconsin)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Family and Medical Leave Act: eliminate an hours of service 
        requirement for benefits (see H.R. 3297), [10NO]
    Food industry: ensure that all persons who benefit from the dairy 
        promotion and research program contribute to the cost of the 
        program (see H.R. 444), [2FE]
    Navy: eliminate the Extremely Low Frequency Communication System 
        (see H.R. 3265), [9NO]

BALLENGER, CASS (a Representative from North Carolina)
  Appointments
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [25JN]
    National Council on the Arts, [25FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Business and industry: promote and improve employee stock 
        ownership plans (see H.R. 2124), [10JN]
    Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 
        1380), [13AP]
    ------reform calculation formula for overtime compensation (see 
        H.R. 1381), [13AP]
    OSHA: allow employees to participate in evaluating safety 
        conditions, rules, and policies of the workplace (see H.R. 
        1434), [15AP]
    ------encourage safety and health audits and assure timely 
        adjudication of whistleblower complaints by employees (see 
        H.R. 1439), [15AP]
    ------exempt voluntary self assessments and audits from being used 
        to identify safety and health violations by employers (see 
        H.R. 1438), [15AP]
    ------identify and notify the specific industries to which 
        regulations and compliance standards apply (see H.R. 1436), 
        [15AP]
    ------waiver or abatement of penalties for small businesses if 
        violations are corrected in a specified time (see H.R. 1437), 
        [15AP]
    Wilson Creek: designate as a component of the Wild and Scenic 
        Rivers System (see H.R. 1749), [11MY]

BALTIMORE, MD
  Bills and resolutions
    Postal Service: designate certain facilities (see H.R. 3238), 
        [5NO]

BANGLADESH, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Immigration: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for 
        adjustment of status (see H.R. 849), [25FE]

BANGLADESHI ADJUSTMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 849), [25FE]

BANK HOLDING COMPANY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Community development: amend certain community reinvestment 
        statutes (see H.R. 3504), [18NO]
    Crime: eliminate money laundering in private banking, warn banks 
        of countries with a concentration of money laundering, and 
        require the FRS to include money laundering in the 
        consideration of certain applications (see H.R. 1471), [15AP]

BANKRUPTCY
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: make chapter 12 of bankruptcy code permanent relative 
        to the treatment of farmers' reorganization plans by banks 
        (see H.R. 706), [11FE] (see H.R. 763), [12FE]
    ------reenact chapter 12 of bankruptcy code relative to family 
        farmers (see H.R. 2920), [22SE]
    ------temporarily extend chapter 12 of bankruptcy code relative to 
        the treatment of farmers' reorganization plans by banks (see 
        H.R. 808), [23FE] (see H.R. 2922), [23SE] (see H.R. 2942), 
        [24SE]
    Business and industry: modify application of liquidation cases 
        (see H.R. 333), [19JA]
    Copyrights: strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (see 
        H.R. 1761), [11MY] (see H.R. 3456), [18NO]
    Discrimination: exempt certain payments relative to discrimination 
        based on race, color, religion, ethnicity, or gender (see H.R. 
        1588), [27AP]
    Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: reduce the cost of credit (see 
        H.R. 2544), [16JY] (see H.R. 3435), [17NO]
    Families and domestic relations: make debts to governmental units 
        for the care and maintenance of minor children 
        nondischargeable (see H.R. 3258), [8NO]
    Federal courts: improve operation and administration (see H.R. 
        1752), [11MY]

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    Financial institutions: revise banking and bankruptcy insolvency 
        laws relative to termination and netting of financial 
        contracts (see H.R. 1161), [17MR]
    Laws: amend (see H.R. 833), [24FE]
    ------amend (H.R. 833), consideration (see H. Res. 158), [4MY]
    Real estate: define single asset real estate (see H.R. 624), [8FE]
    ------limit the value of real and personal property that debtors 
        may exempt under State and local law (see H.R. 1282), [25MR]
    Taxation: include the earned income credit in property that the 
        debtor may elect to exempt from the estate (see H.R. 1404), 
        [14AP]
  Motions
    Copyrights: strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (S. 
        1257), [2AU]
    Laws: amend (H.R. 833), [5MY]
  Reports filed
    Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        833) (H. Rept. 106-123), [29AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 833, Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 158) (H. Rept. 106-126), [4MY]
    Copyright Damages Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1761) (H. Rept. 106-216), [1JY]
    Federal Courts Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 1752) (H. Rept. 106-312), [9SE]
    Robert K. Rodibaugh U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse, South Bend, IN: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (S. 
        460) (H. Rept. 106-114), [27AP]
    Temporarily Extend Chapter 12 of the Bankruptcy Code Relative to 
        the Treatment of Farmers' Reorganization Plans by Banks: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 808) (H. Rept. 106-
        45), [9MR]

BANKRUPTCY REFORM ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 833): consideration (see H. Res. 158), [4MY]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 833), [5MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 833, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 158) (H. Rept. 106-126), [4MY]
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 833) (H. 
        Rept. 106-123), [29AP]

BANKS
see Financial Institutions

BARAK, EHUD (Prime Minister, Israel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Israel: tribute to election and encouraging peace agreement with 
        Syria and Lebanon (see H. Con. Res. 154), [14JY]

BARCIA, JAMES A. (a Representative from Michigan)
  Appointments
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Colleges and universities: establish educational technology 
        extension services (see H.R. 2417), [1JY]
    Computers: minimize the disruption of Government and private 
        sector operations caused by the year 2000 computer problem 
        (see H.R. 1502), [21AP]
    EPA: require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers 
        conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy (see 
        H.R. 828), [24FE]
    Poland: address the claims of Polish Americans whose homes and 
        properties were wrongfully expropriated under Poland's former 
        totalitarian government (see H.R. 824), [24FE]
    Taxation: clarify application of the excise tax imposed on arrow 
        components (see H.R. 1979), [27MY]
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: approve a permit required for 
        importation of certain wildlife items taken in Tajikistan (see 
        H.R. 529), [3FE]
    Walsh, John: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 986), [4MR]

BARR, BOB (a Representative from Georgia)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1501, Juvenile Justice Reform Act, [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc.: issue 
        commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. 
        Res. 57), [17MR]
    Clean Air Act: modify application of certain provisions relative 
        to inclusion of entire metropolitan statistical areas within 
        nonattainment areas (see H.R. 3298), [10NO]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for 
        veterans in the Atlanta, GA, area (see H.R. 1249), [24MR]
    ------establish an outpatient clinic in Georgia's 7th 
        Congressional District (see H.R. 1296), [25MR]
    District of Columbia: prohibit the Legalization of Marijuana for 
        Medical Treatment Initiative from taking effect (see H.R. 
        2959), (see H.J. Res. 69), [28SE]
    English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 
        123), [7JA]
    Financial institutions: require congressional approval to 
        implement ``Know Your Customer'' regulations proposed by 
        Federal banking agencies and conduct a study on economic and 
        privacy issues of such regulations (see H.R. 530), [3FE]
    Firearms: applicability of domestic violence-related possession 
        prohibitions to convictions that predate enactment of such 
        prohibitions (see H.R. 59), [7JA]
    ------prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, 
        distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1032), [9MR]
    Government: nullify effect of an Executive Order relative to the 
        implementation of certain human rights treaties (see H.R. 62), 
        [7JA] (see H.R. 663), [10FE]
    ------nullify various Executive orders relative to the 
        assassination of foreign military or terrorist leaders (see 
        H.R. 1403), [14AP]
    ------prohibit the use of funds to administer or enforce the 
        provisions of an Executive Order relative to the 
        implementation of certain human rights treaties (see H.R. 63), 
        [7JA] (see H.R. 662), [10FE]
    ------require Federal agencies to comply with a former Executive 
        Order limiting Federal authority to impose regulations on 
        State and local governments not provided under the 
        Constitution (see H.R. 2960), [28SE]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: expulsion from school 
        and termination of educational services for any disabled 
        student carrying a weapon to school or a school function (see 
        H.R. 1295), [25MR]
    Law enforcement officers: ensure that States provide due process 
        in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, 
        or transfer (see H.R. 3299), [10NO]
    Presidents of the U.S.: permit congressional review of certain 
        Presidential orders (see H.R. 3131), [21OC]
    States: expedite review of criminal records of applicants for 
        private security officer employment (see H.R. 60), [7JA]
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Clinton, President: House of Representatives' appointment and 
        authorization of managers for impeachment trial (see H. Res. 
        10), [6JA]

BARRETT, BILL (a Representative from Nebraska)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and 
        loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may 
        receive during the crop year (see H.R. 2530), [15JY]
    Bureau of Reclamation: transfer irrigation project property to the 
        Middle Loup Division irrigation district in Nebraska (see H.R. 
        2984), [30SE]
    Education: provide for a rural education development initiative 
        (see H.R. 2725), [5AU]
    Grand Island, NE: modify Wood River flood control project (see 
        H.R. 344), [19JA]
    Immigration: establish a voluntary legal employment authentication 
        program (see H.R. 3429), [17NO]
    Native Americans: provide the Yankton Sioux Tribe and the Santee 
        Sioux Tribe certain benefits of the Missouri River Basin Pick-
        Sloan project (see H.R. 2671), [2AU]
    Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2850), 
        [14SE]
    ------reauthorize (see H.R. 782), [23FE]
    Taxation: exclusion of gain from the sale of farmland (see H.R. 
        1503), [21AP]

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. 1282), 
        [25MR]
    Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for 
        students by providing productive activities during after-
        school hours (see H.R. 3235), [5NO]
    Financial institutions: safeguard consumers relative to use of 
        certain debit cards (see H.R. 445), [2FE]
    Health: improve access to dentistry programs in underserved areas 
        and health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1920), [25MY]
    Medicaid: eliminate the termination of additional Federal payments 
        to States for outreach and eligibility determination 
        administrative costs (see H.R. 2912), [22SE]

BARRY, JOHN
  Bills and resolutions
    Navy: recognize as first flag officer (see H.J. Res. 56), [8JN]

BARRY GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION FOUNDATION
  Appointments
    Members, [26OC], [28OC]

BARSHEFSKY, CHARLENE (U.S. Trade Representative)
  Bills and resolutions
    World Trade Organization: address issue of runaway film production 
        and cultural content restrictions at Seattle, WA, talks (see 
        H. Res. 384), [17NO]

BARTLESVILLE, OK
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Energy: convey the former site of the National Institute 
        of Petroleum Energy Research to Bartlesville, OK (see H.R. 
        2844), [13SE]

BARTLETT, ROSCOE G. (a Representative from Maryland)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms 
        for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see 
        H.R. 347), [19JA]
    Gibson, Ella E.: issue posthumous Army commission in the grade of 
        captain in the Chaplains Corps (see H.R. 345), [19JA]
    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. 348), [19JA]
    Social Security: investment of amounts held in the Federal Old-Age 
        and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund in private sector 
        securities markets (see H.R. 990), [4MR]
    Special days and holidays: specify that the legal public holiday 
        known as Washington's Birthday be called by that name (see 
        H.R. 1363), [12AP]
    Trust funds: investment of several Federal health-related and 
        retirement trust funds in broad-based private equities indices 
        (see H.R. 633), [9FE]
    U.N.: prohibit the payment of any contributions by the U.S. until 
        overpayments have been properly credited or reimbursed (see 
        H.R. 346), [19JA]

BARTON, JOE (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [25JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Budget: reform process (see H.R. 2293), [22JN]
    Climate: stabilize and reduce greenhouse gas concentrations and 
        establish an Office of Global Climate Change within the Dept. 
        of Energy (see H.R. 3384, 3385), [16NO]

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    Dept. of Energy: terminate exemption of nonprofit institutions 
        from civil penalties for violations of nuclear safety 
        requirements (see H.R. 3383), [16NO]
    Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Administration: establish (see 
        H.R. 2576), [21JY]
    Ecology and environment: establish standards for cleanup of dry 
        cleaning solvents (see H.R. 2726), [5AU]
    House Rules: require drug testing of Members, officers, and 
        employees (see H. Res. 331), [14OC]
    NRC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2531), [15JY]
    Pipelines: authorizing appropriations for pipeline safety 
        activities (see H.R. 1378), [13AP]
    Public utilities: provide for competition in electric power 
        industry (see H.R. 2944), [24SE]
    Social Security: ensure solvency of trust funds (see H.R. 3012), 
        [5OC]
    Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds 
        majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see 
        H.J. Res. 37), [11MR]

BASS, CHARLES F. (a Representative from New Hampshire)
  Appointments
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), [19JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 
        21st Century, [14OC]
    ------H.R. 1555, intelligence services appropriations, [22SE]
    ------S. 1467, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 
        Century, [5AU]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 2985), [30SE]
    Diseases: increase public awareness, encourage regular testing and 
        examinations, and extend research programs for prostate cancer 
        (see H. Res. 211), [16JN]
    ERISA: reduce amount of premiums required to be paid by small 
        businesses to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (see H.R. 
        3246), [8NO]
    Health: importance of education, early detection, and treatment in 
        the prevention of breast cancer (see H. Res. 278), [5AU]
    Saint-Gaudens Historic Site: modify boundary (see H.R. 2839), 
        [13SE]
    Telecommunications: preserve State and local authority over the 
        construction and placement of personal wireless service 
        facilities (see H.R. 952), [3MR]
    Telephones: protect consumers against slamming and cramming and 
        provide jurisdiction over deceptive trade practices to the FTC 
        (see H.R. 2727), [5AU]

BATEMAN, HERBERT H. (a Representative from Virginia)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
    North Atlantic Assembly, [11FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Chesapeake Bay: restoration (see H.R. 3039), [7OC]
    Dept. of Transportation: authorizing appropriations for certain 
        maritime programs (see H.R. 1557), [26AP]
    Employment: provide an exemption of overtime compensation for 
        certain firefighters and rescue squad members (see H.R. 1382), 
        [13AP]
    Kosovo: authorize use of all necessary force and other means to 
        accomplish U.S. and NATO objectives (see H.J. Res. 51), [5MY]
    Panama Canal Commission: authorize expenditures (see H.R. 1558), 
        [26AP]
    Taxation: allow vendor refunds of Federal excise taxes on kerosene 
        used in unvented heaters for home heating purposes (see H.R. 
        1383), [13AP]
    Wilderness Battlefield: acquisition of additional land (see H.R. 
        1665), [4MY]

BATEMAN, NOAL C.
  Bills and resolutions
    Noal Cushing Bateman Post Office Building, Sandy, UT: designate 
        (see H.R. 1251), [24MR]

BATTERED IMMIGRANT WOMEN PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3083), [14OC]

BATTIN, JAMES F.
  Bills and resolutions
    James F. Battin Federal Courthouse, Billings, MT: designate (see 
        H.R. 158), [7JA]
  Reports filed
    James F. Battin Federal Courthouse, Billings, MT: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 158) (H. Rept. 
        106-21), [23FE]

BATTISTI, FRANK J.
  Bills and resolutions
    Frank J. Battisti and Nathaniel R. Jones Federal Building and U.S. 
        Courthouse, Youngstown, OH: designate (see H.R. 1359), [25MR]

BAUMEL, ZACHARY
  Bills and resolutions
    Middle East: locate and secure return along with other Israeli 
        soldiers missing in action (see H.R. 1175), [18MR]

BEACHES
related term(s) Coastal Zones
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 507, Water Resources Development Act, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    California: feasibility study of including the Gavoita Coast in 
        the National Park System (see H.R. 1692), [5MY]
    Coastal Heritage Trail Route: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 
        171), [7JA]
    Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1110), [16MR] 
        (see H.R. 2669), [2AU]
    Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see H.R. 2425), [1JY]
    Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing water resources development 
        programs (see H.R. 1480), [20AP]
    ------reauthorizing water resources development programs (H.R. 
        1480), consideration (see H. Res. 154), [28AP]
    Mexico: treatment of Mexican sewage flowing into U.S. waters (see 
        H.R. 3310), [10NO] (see H.R. 3378), [16NO]
    Water pollution: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (see 
        H.R. 950), [3MR] (see H.R. 999), [4MR]
    ------improve quality of coastal recreation waters (H.R. 999), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 145), [21AP]
    Water Resources Development Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 
        2724), [5AU]
  Conference reports
    Water Resources Development Act (S. 507), [5AU]
  Motions
    Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing water resources development 
        programs (S. 507), [22JY]
  Reports filed
    Beaches Environmental Assessment, Cleanup, and Health Act: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        999) (H. Rept. 106-98), [19AP]
    Coastal Community Conservation Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 2669) (H. Rept. 106-485), [18NO]
    Coastal Heritage Trail Route Appropriations: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 171) (H. Rept. 106-16), [11FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 999, Beaches Environmental Assessment, 
        Cleanup, and Health Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        145), [21AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1480, Water Resources Development Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 154) (H. Rept. 106-120), 
        [28AP]
    Water Resources Development Act: Committee of Conference (S. 507) 
        (H. Rept. 106-298), [5AU]
    ------Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        1480) (H. Rept. 106-106), [26AP]

BEACHES ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, CLEANUP, AND HEALTH ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 999): consideration (see H. Res. 145), [21AP]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 999, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 145), [21AP]
    Provisions: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 999) (H. Rept. 106-98), [19AP]

BECERRA, XAVIER (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Tariff: HIV/AIDS drugs (see H.R. 1951, 1952), [26MY]
    ------rhinovirus drugs (see H.R. 1949), [26MY] (see H.R. 2186), 
        [14JN]

BELARUS, REPUBLIC OF
related term(s) Commonwealth of Independent States
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign countries: human rights violations and democracy efforts 
        (see H. Con. Res. 230), [16NO]

BELGIUM, KINGDOM OF
  Bills and resolutions
    World War II: commend veterans who fought in the Battle of the 
        Bulge (see H.J. Res. 65), [5AU]
  Reports filed
    Commend World War II Veterans Who Fought in the Battle of the 
        Bulge: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.J. Res. 65) 
        (H. Rept. 106-352), [30SE]

BENTSEN, KEN (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Immigration: pilot program to extend voluntary departure period 
        for certain nonimmigrant aliens admitted under the Visa Waiver 
        Pilot Program for medical treatment in the U.S. (see H.R. 
        2961), [28SE]
    Indonesia: oppose IMF and World Bank loans until violence 
        resulting from the referendum in East Timor has been ended 
        (see H.R. 2822), [9SE]
    Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: add to the list of days on which the 
        flag should especially be displayed (see H.R. 349), [19JA] 
        (see H.R. 576), [4FE]
    Medicaid: permit presumptive eligibility of Medicare beneficiaries 
        for certain low-income Medicare beneficiary programs (see H.R. 
        854), [25FE]
    ------permit public schools and other entities to determine 
        presumptive eligibility for low-income children (see H.R. 
        1298), [25MR]
    Medicare: reimbursement of routine patient care costs for 
        individuals participating in approved clinical trials (see 
        H.R. 61), [7JA]
    National Flood Insurance Program: improve predisaster mitigation 
        and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded 
        properties (see H.R. 1297), [25MR]
    Taxation: treatment of ethanol fuel (see H.R. 446), [2FE]

BEREUTER, DOUG (a Representative from Nebraska)
  Appointments
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select), 
        [19JA]
    Conferee: S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
    ------S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
    North Atlantic Assembly, [11FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 2339), [24JN]
    China, People's Republic of: grant normal trade relations upon 
        accession to the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 577), 
        [4FE]
    China, Republic of: express sympathy for earthquake victims (see 
        H. Res. 297), [21SE]
    Dept. of Agriculture: balance wind and water erosion criteria and 
        wildlife suitability criteria used in the Conservation Reserve 
        Program (see H.R. 1836), [18MY]
    Dept. of Transportation: carry out highway and bridge projects to 
        improve the flow of traffic between Nebraska and Iowa and 
        designate certain highways as interstate highways (see H.R. 
        2869), [15SE]
    Foreign policy: support economic and political independence for 
        the South Caucasus and Central Asia regions (see H.R. 1152), 
        [17MR]
    Housing: extend loan guarantee program for Indian housing (see 
        H.R. 67), [7JA]
    Indonesia: deployment of a U.N. force to address human rights 
        violations in East Timor relative to vote on self-
        determination (see H. Res. 292), [14SE]
    ------elections (see H. Res. 32), [2FE]
    Kosovo: restrict U.S. share of any reconstruction measures 
        undertaken in the Balkans region of Europe (see H. Res. 268), 
        [30JY]

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    Lands Title Report Commission: establish (see H.R. 447), [2FE]
    Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of 
        bicentennial (see H.R. 64), [7JA] (see H.R. 1033), [9MR]
    Macau: U.S. policy (see H.R. 825), [24FE]
    National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 2339), [24JN]
    National Flood Insurance Program: improve predisaster mitigation 
        and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded 
        properties (see H.R. 2728), [5AU]
    NATO: U.S. commitment (see H. Res. 59), [11FE]
    Political campaigns: prohibit contributions from individuals that 
        are not U.S. citizens (see H.R. 69), [7JA]
    Taxation: modify the average area purchase price of residences 
        relative to qualified mortgage bond rules (see H.R. 885), 
        [1MR]

BERKLEY, SHELLEY (a Representative from Nevada)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Babbitt, Dina: release of paintings by the Auschwitz-Birkenau 
        state museum in Poland (see H. Con. Res. 162), [22JY]
    Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for 
        students by providing productive activities during after-
        school hours (see H.R. 2126), [10JN]
    Lloyd D. George U.S. Courthouse, Las Vegas, NV: designate (see 
        H.R. 1481), [20AP]
    Medicare: provide for a Doctors' Bill of Rights (see H.R. 3300), 
        [10NO]
    National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 376), 
        [10NO]
    Older Americans Act: amend to help prevent osteoporosis (see H.R. 
        2294), [22JN]

BERMAN, HOWARD L. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1501, Juvenile Justice Reform Act, [30JY]
    ------H.R. 1554, Satellite Copyright, Competition, and Consumer 
        Protection Act, [23JN]
    ------H.R. 2112, Multidistrict, Multiparty, Multiforum Trial 
        Jurisdiction Act, [16NO]
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]

BERRY, MARION (a Representative from Arkansas)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort the President, [19JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act, [3NO]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: commitment to address emergency that currently exists 
        (see H. Con. Res. 113), [25MY]
    ------reform the marketing loan program, expand land enrollment 
        under the conservation reserve program, and maintain foreign 
        trade opportunities for commodities (see H.R. 1299), [25MR]
    FDA: facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved 
        drugs (see H.R. 1885), [20MY]
    Foreign countries: require congressional approval of U.S. economic 
        sanctions on agricultural products, medicines, and medical 
        products (see H.R. 2993), [1OC]
    Mississippi Valley National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 
        1521), [22AP]
    Rivers: economic development assistance for the lower Mississippi 
        Delta region (see H.R. 2911), [22SE]
    Stuttgart National Aquaculture Research Center, Stuttgart, AR: 
        redesignate as the Harry K. Dupree Stuttgart National 
        Aquaculture Research Center (see H.R. 2972), [29SE]

BICYCLES
  Bills and resolutions
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Earth 
        Force Youth Bike Summit bike rodeo (see H. Con. Res. 49), 
        [10MR]
    Consumer Product Safety Act: coverage of low-speed electric 
        bicycles (see H.R. 2592), [22JY]
  Reports filed
    Use of Capitol Grounds for Earth Force Youth Bike Summit Bike 
        Rodeo: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H. Con. Res. 49) (H. Rept. 106-61), [16MR]

BIG HORN COUNTY, WY
  Bills and resolutions
    BLM: conveyance of certain lands to John R. and Margaret Lowe (see 
        H.R. 510), [2FE]
    ------conveyance of certain lands to the estate of Fred Steffens 
        (see H.R. 509), [2FE]
  Reports filed
    Big Horn County, WY, Land Conveyance to John R. and Margaret Lowe: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 510) (H. Rept. 106-68), 
        [17MR] (S. 361) (H. Rept. 106-225), [12JY]
    Big Horn County, WY, Land Conveyance to the Estate of Fred 
        Steffens: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 509) (H. Rept. 
        106-67), [17MR] (S. 449) (H. Rept. 106-226), [12JY]

BIGGERT, JUDY (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), [2FE]
    Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, [6JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Correctional institutions: increase monitoring of inmate 
        conversations to detect and deter crimes committed by inmates 
        using Federal telephones (see H.R. 3014), [5OC]
    Crime: require Internet service providers to report child 
        pornography violations to the National Center for Missing and 
        Exploited Children (see H.R. 2708), [4AU]
    Homeless: educational assistance for children and youth (see H.R. 
        2888), [21SE]
    Immigration: eligibility of nationals from Montenegro, Macedonia, 
        and Albania for temporary protected status (see H.R. 2091), 
        [9JN]
    Medicare: combat waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 3461), [18NO]

BIKINI RESETTLEMENT AND RELOCATION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2368) (H. Rept. 
        106-267), [27JY]

BILBRAY, BRIAN P. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Air pollution: application of California State regulations 
        relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 
        11), [6JA]
    Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (see H.R. 
        999), [4MR]
    California: designate Otay Mountain region as wilderness (see H.R. 
        15), [6JA]
    Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on 
        birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 73), [7JA]
    Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination (see H.R. 1980), 
        [27MY]
    Health: assure that funds provided for State emergency health 
        services furnished to undocumented aliens are used to 
        reimburse hospitals and their related providers that treat 
        undocumented aliens (see H.R. 2205), [15JN]
    Immigration: reimburse States for costs of educating certain 
        illegal alien students (see H.R. 2849), [14SE]
    Medicare: improve the telemedicine program and provide grants for 
        the development of telehealth networks (see H.R. 3420), [17NO]
    Mexico: treatment of Mexican sewage flowing into U.S. waters (see 
        H.R. 3378), [16NO]
    Motor vehicles: include air pollution information on fuel economy 
        labels for new automobiles (see H.R. 1976), [27MY]
    Organ donors: recognize importance of families pledging to each 
        other to be organ and tissue donors (see H. Res. 201), [8JN]
    Social Security: budget treatment of Old-Age, Survivors, and 
        Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 74), [7JA]
    Taxation: determination of tip credits relative to State and local 
        laws and exemption of certain tips from taxation (see H.R. 
        1921), [25MY]
    Transportation: prohibit the awarding of transportation project 
        grants relative to purchases of diesel-fueled buses for use in 
        certain nonattainment areas (see H.R. 3376), [16NO]

BILIRAKIS, MICHAEL (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1501, Juvenile Justice Reform Act, [30JY]
    ------H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act, [3NO]
    ------S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agency for Health Care Policy and Research: revise and extend (see 
        H.R. 2506), [14JY]
    Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (see H.R. 448), [2FE]
    ------revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation 
        programs (see H.R. 2418), [1JY]
    Insurance: study future long-term care needs (see H.R. 1716), 
        [6MY]
    International relations: commend Greece and Turkey for mutual 
        humanitarian assistance and rescue relief relative to 
        earthquakes (see H. Con. Res. 188), [22SE]
    Medicaid: treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco 
        industry liability settlement (see H.R. 351), [19JA]
    Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs for low-income 
        beneficiaries and provision of stop-loss protection for 
        outpatient prescription drug expenses (see H.R. 2925), [23SE]
    ------implement budget neutrality adjustment factor in determining 
        payment rates for Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 
        2419), [1JY]
    Members of Congress: modify law providing a permanent 
        appropriation for compensation (see H.R. 83), [7JA]
    Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund 
        from the Federal budget (see H.R. 82), [7JA]
    Postal Service: exempt veterans' organizations from regulations 
        prohibiting solicitation of contributions on postal property 
        (see H.R. 711), [11FE]
    POW: authorize payment of compensation to surviving spouses of 
        certain former prisoners relative to service-connected 
        disabilities (see H.R. 784), [23FE]
    Public Health Service: provide certain children's health services 
        (see H.R. 3301), [10NO]
    Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio 
        operators (see H.R. 783), [23FE]
    Refuse disposal: exempt pesticide rinse water degradation systems 
        from subtitle C permit requirements (see H.R. 79), [7JA]
    SBA: provide financial and business development assistance to 
        military reservists' small businesses (see H.R. 1981), [27MY]
    Taxation: allow designation of income tax refunds for use in NIH 
        biomedical research programs (see H.R. 785), [23FE]
    ------allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the 
        National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 712, 713), [11FE]
    ------clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans' benefits 
        (see H.R. 80), [7JA]
    ------employer credit for the hiring of displaced homemakers (see 
        H.R. 81), [7JA]
    Turkey: compliance with U.N. resolutions relative to Cyprus (see 
        H. Con. Res. 100), [6MY] (see H. Con. Res. 159), [20JY]
    ------urge the President to condition discussions about foreign 
        military finances on resolution of occupation of Cyprus (see 
        H. Res. 361), [4NO]
    Veterans: pay special compensation to certain severely disabled 
        military retirees (see H.R. 44), [6JA]
    ------permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with 
        service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), (see H.R. 
        303), [7JA]

BILLERICA, MA
  Bills and resolutions
    Patriotism: recognize as ``America's Yankee Doodle Town'' (see H. 
        Con. Res. 143), [25JN]

BILLINGS, MT
  Bills and resolutions
    James F. Battin Federal Courthouse: designate (see H.R. 158), 
        [7JA]

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  Reports filed
    James F. Battin Federal Courthouse, Billings, MT: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 158) (H. Rept. 
        106-21), [23FE]

BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS
related term(s) Weapons
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish presumption of service 
        connection for certain chronic symptoms of Persian Gulf 
        Conflict veterans (see H.R. 2697), [4AU]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Weapons of Mass Destruction: 
        President Clinton, [13JY], [10NO]

BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 417): consideration (see H. Res. 122), [18MR] (see H. 
        Res. 126), [23MR] (see H. Res. 283), [8SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 417, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 283) (H. Rept. 106-311), [8SE]
    Provisions: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 417) 
        (H. Rept. 106-297), [5AU]

BIPARTISAN CONSENSUS MANAGED CARE IMPROVEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 2723): consideration (see H. Res. 323), [5OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2723, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 323) (H. Rept. 106-366), [5OC]

BIRDS
related term(s) National Wildlife Refuges; Wildlife
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Interior: authorize States to establish hunting 
        seasons for double-crested cormorants (see H.R. 3118), [20OC]
    ------implement rules to reduce population of mid-continent light 
        geese (see H.R. 2454), [1JY]
    Endangered species: establish a conservation program for 
        neotropical migratory birds (see H.R. 39), [6JA] (see H.R. 
        381), [19JA]
    ------provide for a scientific review of the current conservation 
        status of the northern spotted owl (see H.R. 3089), [18OC]
    ------review recommendation by the National Academy of Sciences of 
        species that should be removed from lists of endangered and 
        threatened species (see H.R. 2343), [24JN]
    Endangered Species Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 3160), 
        [27OC]
    ------reform Federal land management activities relative to 
        conservation (see H.R. 495), [2FE]
    Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act: reauthorize 
        (see H.R. 2496), [13JY]
    Poultry Products Inspection Act: cover certain birds for use as 
        human food (see H.R. 765), [12FE]
    States: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the 
        purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is 
        lawful (see H.R. 1275), [24MR]
    Taxation: extension of the credit for producing electricity from 
        certain renewable resources to include poultry manure (see 
        H.R. 1457), [15AP]
  Reports filed
    Arctic Tundra Habitat Emergency Conservation Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2454) (H. Rept. 106-271), [29JY]
    Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act 
        Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2496) 
        (H. Rept. 106-390), [18OC]
    Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 39) (H. Rept. 106-80), [12AP]

BIRTH CONTROL
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 
        4), [7JA] (see H.J. Res. 31), [23FE]
    ------prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 2149), [10JN]
    ------protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 639), 
        [9FE]
    ------provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving 
        overseas (see H.R. 1350), [25MR]
    China, People's Republic of: condemn officials involved in 
        enforcement of forced abortions and prevent officials from 
        entering or remaining in the U.S. (see H.R. 138), [7JA]
    Civil rights: protect first amendment rights relative to abortion 
        and reproductive services (see H.R. 270), [7JA]
    Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and 
        services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2120), [10JN]
    Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 
        1218), [23MR]
    ------prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 1218), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 233), [29JN]
    Population: develop, promote, and implement policies to stabilize 
        U.S. population growth (see H. Con. Res. 17), [19JA]
    Public Health Service: permit family planning projects to offer 
        adoption services (see H.R. 2485), [12JY]
    Women: protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2624), [27JY]
  Motions
    Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 1218), 
        [30JN]
  Reports filed
    Child Custody Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 1218) (H. Rept. 106-204), [25JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1218, Child Custody Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 233) (H. Rept. 106-211), 
        [29JN]

BISHOP, SANFORD D., JR. (a Representative from Georgia)
  Appointments
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), [12FE]
    Conferee: H.R. 1555, intelligence services appropriations, [22SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: require country of origin labeling of peanuts and 
        peanut products (see H.R. 3263), [9NO]
    C.B. King U.S. Courthouse, Albany, GA: designate (see H.R. 2699), 
        [4AU]
    Children and youth: increase the availability, affordability, and 
        quality of child care (see H.R. 2943), [24SE]
    Georgia: Federal recognition of the Lower Muscogee-Creek Indian 
        Tribe (see H.R. 3262), [9NO]
    Law enforcement: improve the quality and credibility of forensic 
        science services for criminal justice purposes (see H.R. 
        2340), [24JN]

BLACK CANYON NATIONAL PARK AND GUNNISON GORGE NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA 
    ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 323) (H. Rept. 106-
        307), [8SE]

BLACK LUNG BENEFITS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal aid programs: ensure benefit equity for eligible survivors 
        (see H.R. 228), [7JA]
    Improve (see H.R. 466), [2FE]

BLACKMUN, HARRY A.
  Bills and resolutions
    Supreme Court: transfer the catafalque from the Capitol for 
        funeral services (see H. Con. Res. 45), [9MR]

BLAGOJEVICH, ROD R. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, [6JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    CPSC: improve handling of defective products (see H.R. 3208), 
        [3NO]
    Dept. of Justice: establish or expand existing community 
        prosecution programs (see H.R. 84), [7JA]
    Education: provide grants to certain local educational agencies or 
        eligible consortium to establish or expand National Teachers 
        Academies (see H.R. 1223), [23MR]
    Firearms: allow individuals, or their estates, who suffered 
        damages from the discharge of a firearm to bring civil action 
        against the manufacturer, distributor, or retailer of the 
        firearm (see H.R. 1049), [10MR]
    ------notify State and local law enforcement agencies and the BATF 
        when an instant criminal background check determines a person 
        is ineligible for a handgun (see H.R. 2732), [5AU]
    ------prevent possession of firearms by certain violent juvenile 
        offenders (see H.R. 1717), [6MY]
    ------prohibit gunrunning and provide mandatory minimum penalties 
        for crimes related to gunrunning (see H.R. 3057), [12OC]
    ------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. 87), [7JA]
    ------prohibit possession or transfer of handguns to individuals 
        who have not attained 21 years of age (see H.R. 85), [7JA]
    ------prohibit transfer to and possession of handguns, 
        semiautomatic assault weapons, and large capacity ammunition 
        feeding devices by individuals under 21 (see H.R. 2048), [8JN]
    ------regulate the manufacture and sale of armor-piercing 
        ammunition and laser sights (see H.R. 2421), [1JY]
    ------regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 109), [7JA] 
        (see H.R. 902), [2MR] (see H.R. 1903), [20MY]
    ------restrict the sale or other transfer of armor piercing 
        ammunition and its components disposed of by the Army (see 
        H.R. 2729), [5AU]
    India: resolution of dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir (see H. 
        Res. 212), [16JN]
    Law enforcement: provide grants to law enforcement agencies to 
        purchase firearms (see H.R. 3209), [3NO]
    Polish-American Enterprise Fund: transfer funds to a private, 
        nonprofit organization located in Poland upon termination (see 
        H.R. 901), [2MR]
    Postal Service: establish a notification system under which 
        individuals may elect not to receive mailings related to skill 
        contests or sweepstakes (see H.R. 2731), [5AU]
    Taxation: treatment of certain sniper weapons (see H.R. 2127), 
        [10JN]

BLILEY, TOM (a Representative from Virginia)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 775, Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act, 
        [24JN]
    ------H.R. 1180, Work Incentives Improvement Act, [28OC]
    ------H.R. 1501, Juvenile Justice Reform Act, [30JY]
    ------H.R. 1554, Satellite Copyright, Competition, and Consumer 
        Protection Act, [23JN]
    ------H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act, [3NO]
    ------S. 376, Open-Market Reorganization for the Betterment of 
        International Telecommunications Act, [10NO]
    ------S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
    ------S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
    North Atlantic Assembly, [11FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Committee on Commerce (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 56), [11FE]
    Dept. of the Treasury: include certain parts of the Constitution 
        in the redesign of the one dollar bill (see H.R. 903), [2MR]
    Drugs: registration requirements for practitioners who dispense 
        narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment 
        (see H.R. 2634), [29JY]
    Electronic commerce: facilitate the use of electronic records and 
        signatures in interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 1714), 
        [6MY]

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    ------improve access to electronic databases including securities 
        market information databases (see H.R. 1858), [19MY]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (see 
        H.R. 2884), [21SE] (see H.R. 2978, 2981), [30SE]
    EPA: public disclosure of accidental release scenario information 
        in risk management plans (see H.R. 1790), [13MY]
    Federal employees: allow agencies to reimburse for certain 
        adoption expenses (see H.R. 2733), [5AU]
    Government regulations: accounting of costs and benefits (see H.R. 
        1074), [11MR]
    House of Representatives: permit payments to reimburse Members, 
        officers, and employees for qualified adoption expenses (see 
        H. Res. 238), [1JY]
    Public utilities: provide for competition in electric power 
        industry (see H.R. 1828), [17MY]
    Richmond, VA: declare a portion of the James River and Kanawha 
        Canal to be nonnavigable waters (see H.R. 1034), [9MR]
    SEC: improve collection and dissemination of information 
        concerning bond prices and strengthen price competition in 
        bond markets (see H.R. 1400), [14AP]
    Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State 
        Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced 
        Budget Act (see H.R. 3146), [26OC]
    States: constitutional amendment to grant power to propose 
        constitutional amendments (see H.J. Res. 29), [11FE]
    Taxation: allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual 
        retirement plans for adoption expenses and expand and extend 
        permanently the exclusion allowed for employer adoption 
        assistance programs (see H.R. 2282), [18JN]
    ------treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), [3FE]
    Telecommunications: promote competition and privatization in 
        satellite communications (see H.R. 3261), [9NO]
    Telephones: require carriers to completely and accurately itemize 
        charges and taxes collected with telephone bills (see H.R. 
        3011), [5OC]
    Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to 
        awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 430), [2FE]
  Reports filed
    Bond Price Competition Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 1400) (H. Rept. 106-149), [18MY]
    Boxing Reform Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1832) (H. 
        Rept. 106-449), [4NO]
    Breast Cancer Prevention, Education, Early Detection, and 
        Treatment: Committee on Commerce (House) (H. Res. 278) (H. 
        Rept. 106-400), [19OC]
    Community Broadcasters Protection Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 486) (H. Rept. 106-384), [14OC]
    Consumer and Investor Access to Information Act: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 1858) (H. Rept. 106-350), [30SE]
    Date-Rape Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2130) (H. Rept. 
        106-340), [27SE]
    Drug Addiction Treatment Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        2634) (H. Rept. 106-441), [3NO]
    Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1714) (H. Rept. 106-341), 
        [27SE]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act Programs Extension: Committee 
        on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2884) (H. Rept. 106-359), [1OC]
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Mt. Hope Waterpower Project: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 459) (H. Rept. 106-119), 
        [28AP]
    Financial Services Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 10) 
        (H. Rept. 106-74), [15JN]
    Generic Drugs Access Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 805) 
        (H. Rept. 106-117), [12JY]
    Health Research and Quality Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 2506) (H. Rept. 106-305), [8SE]
    Made in America Information Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 754) (H. Rept. 106-399), [19OC]
    Medicaid Coverage of Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Services 
        for Certain Women Screened Under Federally Funded Programs: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1070) (H. Rept. 106-486), 
        [22NO]
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Programs 
        Authorization Errors Correction: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 2035) (H. Rept. 106-200), [25JN]
    NRC Appropriations: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2531) (H. 
        Rept. 106-415), [26OC]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act Amendments: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 45) (H. Rept. 106-155), [20MY]
    Organ Procurement and Transplantation Programs Revision and 
        Extension: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2418) (H. Rept. 
        106-429), [1NO]
    Pain Relief Promotion Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        2260) (H. Rept. 106-378), [18OC]
    Pipeline Safety Activities Appropriations: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 1378) (H. Rept. 106-153), [20MY]
    Prohibit Transfers or Discharges of Medicaid Residents of Nursing 
        Facilities: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 540) (H. Rept. 
        106-44), [8MR]
    Save Our Satellites Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 851) 
        (H. Rept. 106-79), [12AP]
    Wireless Communications and Safety Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 438) (H. Rept. 106-25), [23FE]
    Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 514) (H. Rept. 106-24), [23FE]
    Work Incentives Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 1180) (H. Rept. 106-220), [1JY]
  Rules
    Committee on Commerce (House), [19JA]

BLIND
see Disabled

BLUMENAUER, EARL (a Representative from Oregon)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Earth 
        Force Youth Bike Summit bike rodeo (see H. Con. Res. 49), 
        [10MR]
    Corps of Engineers: include primary flood damages avoided as 
        benefits for cost-benefit analyses for Federal nonstructural 
        flood damage reduction projects (see H.R. 1186), [18MR]
    Crime: penalties for intentionally damaging mass transit vehicles 
        or causing death or serious injury to transit employees or 
        passengers (see H.R. 1080), [11MR]
    Firearms: authorize CPSC to regulate gun safety, ban possession by 
        certain convicted criminals, ban import of handguns without 
        certain safety features, and ban possession by a person with 
        multiple drunk driving convictions (see H.R. 2007), [8JN]
    ------authorize CPSC to regulate gun safety and ban import of 
        handguns without certain safety features (see H.R. 2008), 
        [8JN]
    ------development and use of personalization technology (see H. 
        Con. Res. 125), [8JN]
    ------establish a National Firearm Injury Reporting System and 
        provide State grants to collect information on fatal injuries 
        caused by firearms (see H.R. 2010), [8JN]
    ------standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced 
        handguns (see H.R. 2009), [8JN]
    Information services: protect consumer and community choice in 
        access to Internet providers (see H.R. 2637), [29JY]
    Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or 
        consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 670), [10FE]
    Sports: limit antitrust exemption applicable to broadcasting 
        agreements made by professional sports leagues (see H.R. 532), 
        [3FE]
    Water: Federal decisions, actions, and regulations (see H. Con. 
        Res. 86), [15AP]

BLUNT, ROY (a Representative from Missouri)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2490, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations, [21JY]
    ------H.R. 2605, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [13SE]
    National Historical Publications and Records Commission, [12AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Clean Air Act: prohibit listing of liquefied petroleum gas (see 
        H.R. 1301), [25MR]
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        223), [25JN]
    Dept. of Agriculture: implementation of certain milk price 
        structures as part of the implementation of the final rule to 
        consolidate Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 1402), 
        [14AP]
    ------modification and implementation of final rule for the 
        consideration and reform of Federal milk marketing orders (see 
        H.R. 3428), [17NO]
    Dept. of Labor: require completion of a National Academy of 
        Sciences study before implementing standards or guidelines on 
        ergonomics (see H.R. 987), [4MR]
    Dept. of the Interior: prohibit taking of land into trust for 
        Indian tribes for gaming purposes under certain conditions 
        (see H.R. 2638), [29JY]
    Future Business Leaders of America--Phi Beta Lambda 
        (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 46), [9FE]
    Stewart, Payne: express condolences on his death and express 
        sympathy for his family and the families of those who died 
        with him (see H. Res. 344), [27OC]
    Taxation: provide additional retirement savings opportunities for 
        small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 352), 
        [19JA]
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Committee on Appropriations (House): majority party appointments 
        (see H. Res. 255), [19JY]

BLYTHEVILLE, AR
  Bills and resolutions
    Mississippi Valley National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 
        1521), [22AP]

BOATS
see Ships and Vessels

BOEHLERT, SHERWOOD L. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), [19JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 1555, intelligence services appropriations, [22SE]
    ------S. 507, Water Resources Development Act, [22JY]
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
    North Atlantic Assembly, [11FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Airlines: whistleblower protection for airline employees who 
        provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 953), [3MR]
    CERCLA: reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote 
        brownfields redevelopment (see H.R. 1300), [25MR]
    Children and youth: issue postage stamp to emphasize the 
        commitment to reunite missing children with their families and 
        to honor memories of children who were victims of abduction 
        and murder (see H. Con. Res. 114), [25MY]
    Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 25), [6JA]
    Dept. of Transportation: promote use and construction of 
        infrastructure facilities for inherently low-emission vehicles 
        at airports (see H.R. 1035), [9MR]
    Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline 
        the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs 
        of disaster assistance (see H.R. 533), [3FE]
    Donald J. Mitchell Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, 
        Rome, NY: designate (see H.R. 1982), [27MY]

BOEHNER, JOHN A. (a Representative from Ohio)
  Appointments
    Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards (House), [3FE]

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    Conferee: H.R. 2488, Financial Freedom Act, [2AU]
    ------H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act, [3NO]
    ------S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [15JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain 
        employees (see H.R. 1302), [25MR]
    ------protect employer rights (see H.R. 1441), [15AP]
    ERISA: establish requirements for certain stock purchase 
        arrangements maintained by employers for employees and provide 
        favorable tax treatment for such arrangements (see H.R. 3462), 
        [18NO]
    ------make group health plan reforms (see H.R. 2095), [9JN]
    ------provide new procedures and access to review for grievances 
        arising under group health plans (see H.R. 2089), [9JN]
    Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (see H.R. 2926), [23SE]
    Medicaid: remove limit on disproportionate share hospital payments 
        to Ohio (see H.R. 3065), [13OC]

BOISE, ID
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for 
        veterans in the Boise, ID, area (see H.R. 1978), [27MY]

BOMBINGS
see Terrorism

BOND FAIRNESS AND PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 721), [11FE]

BOND PRICE COMPETITION IMPROVEMENT ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1400) (H. Rept. 
        106-149), [18MY]

BONILLA, HENRY (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1906, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and 
        related agencies programs appropriations, [13SE]
    ------H.R. 2561, Dept. of Defense appropriations, [13SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Costa Rica: protection of lives and property rights from squatters 
        (see H. Con. Res. 69), [24MR]
    Morality and ethics: importance and constitutionality of prayers 
        and invocations at public school sporting events (see H. Con. 
        Res. 199), [19OC]
    NAFTA: parity among participating countries relative to the 
        personal allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad 
        (see H. Con. Res. 70), [24MR]
    Occupational Safety and Health Act: establish peer review of 
        standards (see H.R. 2639), [29JY]
    Taxation: terminate Internal Revenue Code and abolish IRS (see H. 
        Con. Res. 148), [1JY]
    Voting: guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, 
        merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, 
        State, and local elections (see H.R. 2685), [3AU]

BONIOR, DAVID E. (a Representative from Michigan)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort the President, [19JA]
    Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, [6JA]
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or 
        otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept 
        secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), [10JN]
    Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 325), [19JA]
    ------level (H.R. 325), consideration (see H. Res. 301), [23SE]
    Religion: support religious tolerance towards Muslims (see H. Con. 
        Res. 174), [5AU]
    Schools: waive local matching requirement under the Community 
        Oriented Policing Program to allow placement of law 
        enforcement officers in schools (see H.R. 2371), [29JN]
    Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 
        3463), [18NO]

BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Electric power: allow sales of electricity to joint operating 
        entities (see H.R. 3447), [18NO]

BONO, MARY (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: require labeling of country of origin of imported 
        perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1145), [17MR]
    Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling 
        disputes (see H.R. 534), [3FE]
    Courts: provide for a three-judge panel to review applications for 
        injunctions relative to the constitutionality of Federal or 
        State legislation (see H.R. 2986), [30SE]
    Forest Service: Recreational Fee Demonstration Program termination 
        (see H.R. 786), [23FE]
    Native Americans: authorize certain leases on trust lands for the 
        Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians and the Guidiville 
        Band of Pomo Indians of the Guidiville Indian Rancheria (see 
        H.R. 1953), [26MY]

BOOKER T. WASHINGTON LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
  Bills and resolutions
    Support: provide (see H.R. 3440), [17NO]

BOOKS
see Literature

BORDER SMOG REDUCTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    States: reimburse for implementation costs (see H.R. 1755), [11MY]

BORSKI, ROBERT A. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 507, Water Resources Development Act, [22JY]
    North Atlantic Assembly, [11FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Harbors: repeal harbor maintenance tax and authorize 
        appropriations for activities formerly funded with Harbor 
        Maintenance Trust Fund revenues (see H.R. 1260), [24MR]
    Independence National Historical Park: authorize the Gateway 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 449), [2FE]

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  Bills and resolutions
    Milosevic, Slobodan: culpability for war crimes, crimes against 
        humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia (see H. Con. 
        Res. 118), [25MY]
  Messages
    Armed Forces Operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina Funding Request: 
        President Clinton, [12MY]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Peace Efforts: President Clinton, [8FE]
    Progress Toward Achieving a Sustainable Peace Process in Bosnia 
        and Herzegovina: President Clinton, [26JY]

BOSWELL, LEONARD L. (a Representative from Iowa)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 
        21st Century, [14OC]
    ------S. 1467, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 
        Century, [5AU]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Drug abuse: combat methamphetamine production and abuse (see H.R. 
        988), [4MR]
    Merchant marine industry: protect seamen against economic reprisal 
        (see H.R. 714), [11FE]
    Power resources: establish a cooperative program to evaluate the 
        feasibility of using only fuel blended with ethanol to power 
        municipal vehicles (see H.R. 3464), [18NO]

BOUCHER, RICK (a Representative from Virginia)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1554, Satellite Copyright, Competition, and 
        Consumer Protection Act, [23JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Electronic commerce: recognize electronic signatures, restrict 
        certain electronic mail advertisements, protect Internet 
        privacy, and promote deployment of broadband Internet services 
        (see H.R. 1685), [5MY]
    Flag--U.S.: protect (see H.R. 1081), [11MR]

BOWMAN COUNTY (U.S.S.)
  Bills and resolutions
    USS LST Ship Memorial, Inc.: authorize Presidential consent to the 
        third party transfer (see H.R. 146), [7JA]

BOXING REFORM ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1832) (H. Rept. 
        106-449), [4NO]

BOYD, ALLEN (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1906, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and 
        related agencies programs appropriations, [13SE]
    ------H.R. 2465, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
        closure, [21JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Captain Colin P. Kelly, Jr. Post Office, Madison, FL: designate 
        (see H.R. 1666), [4MY]
    Taxation: reform Internal Revenue Code through revenue neutral 
        proposals which protect Social Security and Medicare trust 
        funds (see H. Con. Res. 85), [14AP]

BOYD, JOSEPH S.
  Bills and resolutions
    Law enforcement officers: clarify status as public safety officer 
        relative to payment of death benefits (see H.R. 317), [7JA] 
        (see H.R. 513), [2FE]

BRADEMAS, JOHN (a former Representative from Indiana) 
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    John Brademas Post Office, South Bend, IN: designate (see H.R. 
        2938), [23SE]

BRADY, KEVIN (a Representative from Texas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Education: provide safer schools and a better educational 
        environment (see H.R. 3465), [18NO]
    Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need 
        for certain agencies (see H.R. 2128), [10JN]
    Kosovo: condition and humanitarian needs of refugees (see H. Res. 
        161), [6MY]
    Serbia: prohibit non-humanitarian reconstruction assistance until 
        Slobodan Milosevic and certain other officials have been 
        arrested and placed in custody (see H.R. 2187), [14JN]
    States: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative 
        to parental consent (see H.R. 3302), [10NO]

BRALY, HOUSTON
  Bills and resolutions
    Remy, France: tribute to citizens for burial of Houston Braly (see 
        H. Con. Res. 123), [27MY]
    ------tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group for 
        restoration of stained glass windows (see H. Con. Res. 123), 
        [27MY]

BRAZIL, FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Iron and steel industry: impose a temporary ban on importation of 
        certain steel products from Japan, Russia, Republic of Korea, 
        and Brazil (see H.R. 502), [2FE]
  Messages
    Exchange Stabilization Fund Financing for Brazil: President 
        Clinton, [15JN]

BRETTON WOODS AGREEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Sunset (see H.R. 1147), [17MR]

BRIDGEPORT, CT
  Bills and resolutions
    National Defense Reserve Fleet: conveyance of vessel to Glacier 
        Society, Inc. (see H.R. 2585), [21JY]

BRIDGES
related term(s) Roads and Highways
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Transportation: carry out highway and bridge projects to 
        improve the flow of traffic between Nebraska and Iowa and 
        designate certain highways as interstate highways (see H.R. 
        2869), [15SE]
    District of Columbia: reduce traffic congestion, promote economic 
        development, and improve the quality of life in Washington 
        metropolitan region (see H.R. 2688), [3AU]

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    George Washington Memorial Parkway: prohibit construction of new 
        facilities and structures along certain parts (see H.R. 757), 
        [11FE]
    Golden Gate National Recreation Area: modify boundaries (see H.R. 
        168), [7JA]
    New York, NY: eliminate limitation on toll collection on the 
        Verrazano Narrows Bridge (see H.R. 2582), [21JY]
    Public works: State and local capital projects funding (see H.R. 
        2777), [5AU]
    William H. Natcher Bridge: designate (see H.R. 1162), [17MR]
    Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge: reconstruction funding (see H.R. 
        2118), [9JN] (see H.R. 2563), [20JY]
  Reports filed
    William H. Natcher Bridge: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1162) (H. Rept. 106-112), [27AP]

BROADCASTING
see Radio; Television

BROWN, CORRINE (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2116, Veterans' Millennium Health Care Act, [8NO]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for 
        veterans in the Miami, FL, area (see H.R. 1628), [29AP]
    ------provide veterans reasonable access to burial in national 
        cemeteries (see H. Res. 208), [15JN]
    Hurston, Zora Neale: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. 
        Res. 60), [11FE]
    Television: importance of family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 
        346), [28OC]
    Veterans: increase burial benefits paid for plot allowances and 
        pay States for plot allowances for veterans eligible for 
        burial in a national cemetery who are buried in cemeteries of 
        such States (see H.R. 2586), [22JY]

BROWN, GEORGE E., JR. (a former Representative from California) 
  Appointments
    Funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Tribute (see H. Res. 252), [16JY]

BROWN, GEORGE E., JR. (a Representative from California) 
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals 
        (see H.R. 1202), [18MR]
    Education: tribute to Toshiba America, Inc./National Science 
        Teachers Association ExploraVision Awards program (see H. Con. 
        Res. 126), [8JN]
    Materials Corridor Partnership Initiative: establish multiagency 
        program to promote energy efficient and environmentally sound 
        economic development along the Mexican border (see H.R. 666), 
        [10FE]
    NASA: academic programs funding (see H.R. 1527), [22AP]
    Research: repeal public access requirement on data produced under 
        Federal grants and agreements awarded to institutions of 
        higher education, hospitals, and other nonprofit organizations 
        (see H.R. 88), [7JA]
    Sequoia National Forest: increase recreational opportunities and 
        establish National Forest Preserve to protect Giant Sequoia 
        ecosystem (see H.R. 2077), [8JN]

BROWN, RONALD H.
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal employees: payment of compensation to the families of 
        those killed in the crash of an Air Force CT-43A aircraft on 
        April 3, 1996, near Dubrovnik, Croatia (see H.R. 3295), [10NO]
    Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see 
        H.R. 938), [2MR]

BROWN, SHERROD (a Representative from Ohio)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: eliminate use of antibiotic drugs in livestock unless 
        there is a reasonable certainty of no harm to human health 
        (see H.R. 3266), [9NO]
    Bankruptcy: include the earned income credit in property that the 
        debtor may elect to exempt from the estate (see H.R. 1404), 
        [14AP]
    China, Republic of: participation in WHO (see H.R. 1794), [13MY]
    Donald J. Pease Federal Building, Medina, OH: designate (see H.R. 
        1405), [14AP]
    Electric power: allow local government entities to serve as 
        nonprofit aggregators of electricity services (see H.R. 2734), 
        [5AU]
    Foreign policy: treatment of the People's Republic of China and 
        the Republic of China as separate nations (see H. Con. Res. 
        166), [29JY]
    Health: recognize success of lay person CPR training in increasing 
        the rate of survival of cardiac arrest and support efforts to 
        enhance public awareness of the need for such training (see H. 
        Con. Res. 139), [22JN]
    IMF: oppose use of proceeds from the sale of gold reserves for 
        structural adjustment programs in developing countries (see H. 
        Con. Res. 132), [14JN]
    Medicare: protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in 
        Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled 
        nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), [4OC]
    Pharmaceuticals: establish compulsory licensing of certain 
        patented prescription drugs and medical inventions (see H.R. 
        2927), [23SE]

BROWN, THOMAS J.
  Bills and resolutions
    Thomas J. Brown Post Office Building, Hopkinton, MA: designate 
        (see H.R. 2307), [22JN]

BROWNFIELDS REMEDIATION WASTE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2718), [5AU]

BROWNSVILLE, TX
  Bills and resolutions
    Garza-Vela U.S. Courthouse: designate (see H.R. 686), [10FE]
  Reports filed
    Garza-Vela U.S. Courthouse, Brownsville, TX: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 686) (H. Rept. 
        106-109), [27AP]

BRYANT, ED (a Representative from Tennessee)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: permit haying and grazing on conservation reserve 
        land in certain drought areas (see H.R. 3101), [19OC]
    Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact: congressional 
        consent (see H.J. Res. 50), [4MY]
    El Salvador: commission of war crimes against U.S. Army pilots 
        David H. Pickett and Earnest Dawson, Jr. (see H. Con. Res. 
        181), [8SE]
    Motor vehicles: limit liability of rental or leasing companies for 
        negligent operation of rented or leased vehicles (see H.R. 
        1954), [26MY]
    Patents: provide term restoration review procedure for certain 
        drug products (see H.R. 1598), [28AP]
    Tennessee: include additional counties as part of Appalachian 
        region (see H.R. 1718), [6MY]
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Clinton, President: House of Representatives' appointment and 
        authorization of managers for impeachment trial (see H. Res. 
        10), [6JA]

BUCHANAN, JOHN J.
  Bills and resolutions
    John J. Buchanan Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see 
        H.R. 1377), [13AP]

BUDGET--U.S.
  Appointments
    Conferees: H. Con. Res. 68, setting forth the Federal budget for 
        2000-2009, [12AP]
    ------H.R. 1141, emergency supplemental appropriations, [22AP]
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see 
        H.J. Res. 9), [7JA] (see H.J. Res. 20), [19JA] (see H.J. Res. 
        30), [23FE]
    ------establish a budget reserve account for emergencies (see H.R. 
        537), [3FE]
    ------making continuing (see H.J. Res. 67, 68), [27SE] (see H.J. 
        Res. 71), [18OC] (see H.J. Res. 73), [27OC] (see H.J. Res. 
        75), [3NO] (see H.J. Res. 78), [9NO] (see H.J. Res. 79, 80), 
        [16NO] (see H.J. Res. 82, 83), [17NO] (see H.J. Res. 84), 
        [18NO]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 68), consideration (see H. Res. 
        305), [27SE]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 71), consideration (see H. Res. 
        334), [18OC]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 75), consideration (see H. Res. 
        358), [3NO]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 80), consideration (see H. Res. 
        381), [16NO]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 82), consideration (see H. Res. 
        385), [17NO]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 83), consideration (see H. Res. 
        385), [17NO]
    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 
        1141), [17MR]
    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1141), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 125), [23MR]
    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1141), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 173), [17MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental for military operations, 
        refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relative to Kosovo 
        conflict, and for military operations in Southwest Asia (see 
        H.R. 1664), [4MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental for military operations, 
        refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relative to Kosovo 
        conflict, and for military operations in Southwest Asia (H.R. 
        1664), consideration (see H. Res. 159), [5MY]
    ------making miscellaneous appropriations (see H.R. 3425), [17NO]
    Committee on the Budget (House): majority party appointments (see 
        H. Res. 21), [19JA]
    Congress: establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 232), [7JA] (see H.R. 
        493), [2FE] (see H.R. 2985), [30SE] (see H. Res. 396), [18NO]
    ------require two-thirds vote for 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. 343), [19JA]
    ------support year 2000 proposed budget (see H.R. 3054, 3055), 
        [7OC]
    ------waive enrollment requirements for certain appropriations 
        legislation (see H.J. Res. 76), [8NO]
    ------waive enrollment requirements for certain appropriations 
        legislation (H.J. Res. 76), consideration (see H. Res. 365), 
        [8NO]
    Constitutional amendments: balance (see H.J. Res. 19), [7JA]
    ------require balanced budget and greater accountability in the 
        enactment of tax legislation (see H.J. Res. 1), [6JA] (see 
        H.J. Res. 6), [7JA] (see H.J. Res. 53), [12MY]
    ------spending limitations (see H.J. Res. 74), [2NO]
    Deficit (see H. Con. Res. 160), [20JY]
    Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see H.R. 2452), [1JY]
    Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 1649), [29AP] (see H.R. 2411), 
        [30JN]
    District of Columbia: provide budget autonomy (see H.R. 1197), 
        [18MR]
    Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job 
        opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, 
        produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and 
        redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050), [10MR]
    Ecology and environment: provide certain off-budget treatment for 
        the land and water conservation fund and limit fund relative 
        to State financial assistance (see H.R. 452), [2FE]
    Education: reductions in school class size (see H.R. 1623), [29AP]
    Federal agencies and departments: use of surplus administrative 
        funds for personnel pay bonuses and deficit reduction (see 
        H.R. 993), [4MR]
    Federal budget: guarantee honesty (see H.R. 656), [9FE]
    ------improve and strengthen budget process (see H.R. 853), [25FE]
    ------provide discretionary spending offsets (see H.R. 3085), 
        [14OC]
    ------provide for expedited consideration of certain proposed 
        rescissions of budget authority (see H.R. 3442), [17NO]

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    ------reform process (see H.R. 2293), [22JN]
    ------sequestration of all budgetary accounts except Social 
        Security, Federal retirement, and interest on the debt (see 
        H.R. 451), [2FE]
    ------setting forth for 2000-2009 (see H. Con. Res. 68), [23MR]
    ------setting forth for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 131), [24MR]
    ------setting forth for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68), consideration 
        of conference report (see H. Res. 137), [13AP]
    Federal employees: provide for continued compensation when funds 
        are not available due to a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 
        1210), [18MR]
    ------reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 680), [10FE]
    Federal-State relations: assist CBO with scoring of State and 
        local mandates (see H.R. 3257), [8NO]
    Government: establish lower statutory limits on public debt for 
        fiscal years 2000-2009 (see H.R. 948), [2MR]
    ------reduce Federal spending in several programs (see H.R. 2649), 
        [29JY]
    ------reduce waste, fraud, and error by making improvements in 
        Federal management and debt collection practices, payment 
        systems, and benefit programs (see H.R. 436), [2FE]
    ------reduce waste, fraud, and error by making improvements in 
        Federal management and debt collection practices, payment 
        systems, and benefit programs (H.R. 436), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 43), [9FE]
    ------require a balanced Federal budget and repayment of the 
        national debt (see H.R. 1017), [4MR]
    ------require comparable treatment of Federal employees, Members 
        of Congress and the President during a Government shutdown 
        (see H.R. 877), [25FE]
    ------review, reform, and terminate unnecessary and inequitable 
        Federal payments, benefits, services, and tax advantages (see 
        H.R. 3221), [4NO]
    ------shutdown relative to budget process (see H.R. 142), [7JA]
    ------treatment of on-budget trust funds (see H.R. 2426), [1JY]
    House Rules: repeal relative to statutory limit on the public debt 
        (see H. Res. 20), [7JA] (see H. Res. 80), [23FE]
    ------require that concurrent resolutions on the budget not carry 
        an estimated deficit for the budget year or for any outyear 
        (see H. Res. 98), [4MR]
    Medicare: freeze reductions under Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 
        3145), [26OC]
    Members of Congress: deny salary adjustments relative to budget 
        deficit (see H.R. 2327), [23JN]
    Native Americans: use a portion of the budget surplus for payment 
        and management of all federally held tribal trust fund 
        accounts and individual Indian money accounts (see H. Con. 
        Res. 237), [18NO]
    Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        Act: technical corrections relative to international narcotics 
        control and law enforcement assistance (see H.R. 1379), [13AP]
    Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund 
        from the Federal budget (see H.R. 82), [7JA]
    Public debt: constitutional amendment to restrict annual deficits 
        and require popular vote of the people to exceed any limits 
        (see H.J. Res. 36), [4MR]
    ------establish a debt reduction lockbox (see H.R. 2796), [5AU]
    ------reduce (see H. Res. 40), [4FE]
    ------require that certain surplus amounts be used for paying down 
        the national debt (see H. Res. 55), [11FE] (see H. Res. 302), 
        [23SE] (see H. Res. 306), [28SE]
    Social Security: budget treatment of Old-Age, Survivors, and 
        Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 74), (see H.R. 167), 
        [7JA]
    ------budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 685), [10FE] (see 
        H.R. 1259), [24MR] (see H.R. 1803), [13MY] (see H.R. 2039), 
        [8JN] (see H. Res. 18), [7JA]
    ------budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 1259), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 186), [24MY]
    ------constitutional amendment relative to budget treatment of 
        Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program and the 
        hospital insurance program (see H.J. Res. 40), [16MR]
    ------extend and clarify pay-as-you-go requirements relative to 
        trust funds (see H.R. 196), [7JA] (see H.R. 1059), [10MR]
    ------make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act 
        (see H.R. 3075), [14OC] (see H.R. 3146), [26OC] (see H.R. 
        3426), [17NO]
    ------preserve all budget surpluses until legislation is enacted 
        to strengthen and protect Social Security and Medicare (see 
        H.R. 1927), [25MY]
    ------protect Social Security surpluses and reserve a portion of 
        non-Social Security surpluses to strengthen and protect 
        Medicare (see H.R. 3165), [28OC]
    ------provide for personalized retirement security through 
        personal retirement savings accounts, increase individual 
        control over retirement income, and protect surpluses (see 
        H.R. 3206), [3NO]
    ------public disclosure on treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 
        563), [3FE]
    ------reduce the public debt by the amount of net surplus in trust 
        fund each fiscal year (see H.R. 420), [19JA] (see H.R. 3175), 
        [28OC]
    ------reform relative to State and local government employees (see 
        H. Con. Res. 101), [6MY]
    ------require appropriate off-budget treatment for official budget 
        pronouncements (see H.R. 863), [25FE] (see H.R. 1157), [17MR]
    Taxation: allow projected on-budget surplus to be used for tax 
        cuts (see H.R. 1016), [4MR]
    ------allow taxpayers to request receipts for income tax payments 
        which itemize the portion allocated for Federal spending (see 
        H.R. 1153), [17MR]
    ------expand child tax credit (see H.R. 2692), [3AU]
    ------oppose increases to fund additional Government spending (see 
        H. Con. Res. 208), [26OC]
    ------prohibit retroactive taxation (see H.R. 292), [7JA]
    ------reduce employer and employee Social Security taxes to the 
        extent there is a Federal budget surplus (see H.R. 1316), 
        [25MR]
    ------require CBO and the Committee on Taxation (Joint) to use 
        dynamic scoring for provisions of bills or joint resolutions 
        that reduce tax rates (see H.R. 29), [6JA]
    Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain 
        transportation trust funds (see H.R. 111), [7JA]
    TVA: authorize repurchase of certain bonds (see H.R. 140), [7JA]
    Virgin Islands: provide greater fiscal autonomy (see H.R. 2841), 
        [13SE]
  Conference reports
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations (H.R. 1141), [14MY]
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68), 
        [13AP]
  Messages
    Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2000: President 
        Clinton, [2FE]
    District of Columbia Budget Request: President Clinton, [12JY]
    District of Columbia Courts' Budget Request: President Clinton, 
        [8FE]
    Strengthen Social Security and Medicare Act: President Clinton, 
        [26OC]
  Motions
    Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 82), [18NO]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 82), consideration (H. Res. 
        385), [18NO]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 83), consideration (H. Res. 
        385), [18NO]
    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1141), 
        [22AP], [11MY], [12MY], [13MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1141), 
        conference report, [18MY]
    Federal budget: setting forth for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68), 
        [12AP]
    Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 1259), 
        [26MY]
  Reports filed
    Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H.R. 853) (H. Rept. 106-198), [24JN]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 853) (H. Rept. 106-198), 
        [5AU]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 853) (H. Rept. 106-
        198), [5AU]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H. Con. Res. 68, Setting 
        Forth the Federal Budget for 2000-2009: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 137) (H. Rept. 106-92), [13AP]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1141, Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 173) (H. Rept. 106-144), [17MY]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 68, Setting Forth the Federal Budget 
        for 2000-2009: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 131) (H. 
        Rept. 106-77), [24MR]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 68, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 305) (H. Rept. 106-342), 
        [27SE]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 71, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 334) (H. Rept. 106-396), 
        [18OC]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 75, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 358) (H. Rept. 106-443), 
        [3NO]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 76, Waive Enrollment Requirements for 
        Certain Appropriations Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 365) (H. Rept. 106-461), [8NO]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 80, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 381) (H. Rept. 106-473), 
        [16NO]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 82, and H.J. Res. 83, Continuing 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 385) (H. 
        Rept. 106-480), [17NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 436, Government Waste, Fraud, and Error 
        Reduction Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 43) (H. 
        Rept. 106-14), [9FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1141, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 125) (H. Rept. 106-76), 
        [23MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1259, Social Security and Medicare Safe 
        Deposit Box Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 186) (H. 
        Rept. 106-160), [24MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1664, Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 159) (H. Rept. 106-127), [5MY]
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 1141) (H. Rept. 106-143), [14MY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1141) (H. Rept. 
        106-64), [17MR]
    Government Waste, Fraud, and Error Reduction Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1442) (H. Rept. 106-275), 
        [30JY]
    ------Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 436) (H. Rept. 
        106-9), [8FE]
    Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        Act: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1664) (H. Rept. 
        106-125), [4MY]
    Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3075) (H. Rept. 106-
        436), [2NO]
    Provide Greater Fiscal Autonomy to the Virgin Islands: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 2841) (H. Rept. 106-337), [27SE]
    Revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2000: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 106-128), [6MY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 106-163), 
        [25MY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 106-217), 
        [1JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 106-233), 
        [14JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 106-245), 
        [20JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 106-288), 
        [4AU]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 106-373), 
        [12OC]

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    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2000-2009: Committee of 
        Conference (H. Con. Res. 68) (H. Rept. 106-91), [13AP]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 68) (H. Rept. 
        106-73), [23MR]
    Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2000: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 106-124), [4MY]

BULGARIA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 170), [2AU]

BURBANK, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    California: authorize sponsor of the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena 
        Airport to impose noise restrictions on operations without FAA 
        approval (see H.R. 1823), [14MY]

BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Justice: independent investigation of use of pyrotechnic 
        devices during standoff with Branch Davidians in Waco, TX (see 
        H.R. 2847), [13SE]
    Firearms: expand powers to regulate firearms, ammunition, firearm 
        products, and non-powder firearms (see H.R. 920), [2MR]
    ------notify State and local law enforcement agencies and the BATF 
        when an instant criminal background check determines a person 
        is ineligible for a handgun (see H.R. 2732), [5AU]
    ------prohibit gunrunning and provide mandatory minimum penalties 
        for crimes related to gunrunning (see H.R. 3057), [12OC]
    ------repeal permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons 
        convicted of certain felonies (see H.R. 3444), [18NO]

BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
  Bills and resolutions
    American Indian Education Foundation: establish (see H.R. 2661), 
        [30JY] (see H.R. 3080), [14OC]
    Michigan: Federal recognition of Swan Creek Black River 
        Confederated Ojibwa Tribes (see H.R. 1608), [28AP]
    Montana: transfer maintenance and operation of the Flathead 
        Irrigation Project to local control (see H.R. 1158), [17MR]
    Native Americans: administrative procedures for extension of 
        Federal recognition to certain Indian groups (see H.R. 361), 
        [19JA]
    ------approve and ratify certain transfers of land and natural 
        resources by the Delaware Nation of Indians (see H.R. 562), 
        [3FE]
    ------authorize certain leases on trust lands for the Torres 
        Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians and the Guidiville Band of 
        Pomo Indians of the Guidiville Indian Rancheria (see H.R. 
        1953), [26MY]
    ------settlement of claims of the Menominee Indian Tribe of 
        Wisconsin (see H.R. 1780), [12MY]
    Oklahoma: allow mineral leasing of certain Indian lands (see H.R. 
        1609), [28AP]
    Taxation: collection and payment of State taxes imposed on goods 
        sold on Indian lands (see H.R. 1814), [13MY]
  Reports filed
    Allow Mineral Leasing of Certain Indian Lands in Oklahoma: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (S. 944) (H. Rept. 106-338), 
        [27SE]
    Approve and Ratify Certain Transfers of Land and Natural Resources 
        by the Delaware Nation of Indians: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 562) (H. Rept. 106-207), [29JN]

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
  Bills and resolutions
    Cost of living: development and circulation of a monthly cost-of-
        living index (see H. Con. Res. 41), [4MR]

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Chugach Alaska Corp. 
        (see H.R. 2547), [16JY]
    ------conveyance of certain lands to the University of Alaska (see 
        H.R. 2958), [27SE]
    ------improve Federal hiring and contracting of natives (see H.R. 
        2804), [5AU]
    Big Horn County, WY: conveyance of certain lands to John R. and 
        Margaret Lowe (see H.R. 510), [2FE]
    ------conveyance of certain lands to the estate of Fred Steffens 
        (see H.R. 509), [2FE]
    California: designate all unreserved and unappropriated coastal 
        rocks and islands as a component of the National Wilderness 
        Preservation System (see H.R. 2277), [18JN]
    Carson National Forest: land conveyance to Rio Arriba County, NM 
        (see H.R. 694), [10FE]
    ------land conveyance to San Juan College (see H.R. 695), [10FE]
    Dept. of the Interior: dispose of all BLM administered public 
        lands that have been identified for disposal under the Federal 
        land use planning process (see H.R. 2825), [9SE]
    ------reimbursement for certain damages relative to BLM bonding 
        regulations (see H.R. 1230), [23MR]
    Douglas County, OR: conveyance of certain BLM lands (see H.R. 
        1725), [6MY]
    Forests: establish mandatory procedures to be followed in advance 
        of the permanent closure of any forest road (see H.R. 1523), 
        [22AP]
    Mining and mineral resources: increase the maximum acreage of 
        Federal leases for sodium that may be held by an entity in any 
        one State (see H.R. 3063), [13OC]
    Oregon: land exchange (see H.R. 2950), [24SE]
    Pinnacles National Monument: expand boundaries (see H.R. 2279), 
        [18JN]
    Public lands: acquisition of Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico, 
        establish a trust to manage such lands, and reform the Federal 
        land management process (see H.R. 3288), [9NO]
    ------establish certain requirements relative to transfer or 
        disposal (see H.R. 153), [7JA]
    ------restore stability to payments made to States and counties 
        containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of 
        public schools and roads (see H.R. 2389), [30JN]
    ------restore stability to payments made to States and counties 
        containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of 
        public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 352), [2NO]
    Shivwits Plateau National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 
        2795), [5AU]
    Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1732), [6MY] 
        (see H.R. 3035), [7OC]
    Wyoming: land exchange (see H.R. 3237), [5NO]
  Reports filed
    Big Horn County, WY, Land Conveyance to John R. and Margaret Lowe: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 510) (H. Rept. 106-68), 
        [17MR] (S. 361) (H. Rept. 106-225), [12JY]
    Big Horn County, WY, Land Conveyance to the Estate of Fred 
        Steffens: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 509) (H. Rept. 
        106-67), [17MR] (S. 449) (H. Rept. 106-226), [12JY]
    Carson National Forest Land Conveyance to Rio Arriba County, NM: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (S. 278) (H. Rept. 106-418), 
        [27OC]
    Carson National Forest Land Conveyance to San Juan College: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R 695) (H. Rept. 106-256), 
        [26JY]
    Chugach Alaska Natives Settlement Implementation Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2547) (H. Rept. 106-451), [5NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2389, County Schools Funding Revitalization 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 352) (H. Rept. 106-
        437), [2NO]
    County Schools Funding Revitalization Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2389) (H. Rept. 106-392), [18OC]
    Maximum Acreage Increase of Federal Leases for Sodium That May Be 
        Held by an Entity in Any One State: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3063) (H. Rept. 106-469), [15NO]
    Miwaleta Park Expansion Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1725) (H. Rept. 106-446), [4NO]

BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2605, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [13SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Carlsbad Irrigation District: convey certain real property within 
        the Carlsbad project in New Mexico (see H.R. 1019), [4MR]
    Columbia River: preserve and protect White Bluffs area (see H.R. 
        1031), [9MR]
    Dept. of the Interior: implement agreement conveying title for the 
        Clear Creek Distribution System to the Clear Creek Community 
        Services District (see H.R. 862), [25FE]
    ------produce and sell products and publications relative to the 
        Hoover Dam and deposit revenues into Colorado River Dam fund 
        (see H.R. 2383), [29JN]
    Deschutes Resources Conservancy: reauthorize participation (see 
        H.R. 1787), [12MY]
    Dickinson, ND: forgive certain debts owed for the construction of 
        bascule gates on the Dickinson Dam (see H.R. 3401), [16NO]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 
        2605), [26JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2605), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 261), [26JY]
    Fish and fishing: cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan 
        River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs 
        (see H.R. 2348), [24JN]
    Immigration: conveyance of property to Greater Yuma Port Authority 
        for an international port of entry (see H.R. 3023), [5OC]
    Irrigation: convey Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project, Savage 
        Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, and Intake 
        Irrigation Project to local control (see H.R. 2974), [29SE]
    ------transfer irrigation project property to the Middle Loup 
        Division irrigation district in Nebraska (see H.R. 2984), 
        [30SE]
    Mining and mineral resources: provide grants to States for 
        programs for the reemployment of laid off miners in 
        reclamation work (see H.R. 3062), [12OC]
    Montana: transfer maintenance and operation of the Flathead 
        Irrigation Project to local control (see H.R. 1158), [17MR]
    New Mexico: feasibility study on rehabilitation of the municipal 
        water system at the Jicarilla Apache Reservation (see H.R. 
        3051), [7OC]
    Perkins County Water System, Inc.: authorize construction and 
        assistance (see H.R. 970), [3MR]
    Rivers: conserve and enhance the water supplies of the Lower Rio 
        Grande Valley (see H.R. 2988), [30SE]
    San Antonio, TX: participate in design, planning, and construction 
        of the San Antonio Water System Water Recycling Project Phase 
        III (see H.R. 2285), [18JN]
    Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District: convey certain 
        works, facilities, and titles of the Gila Project (see H.R. 
        841), [24FE]
  Conference reports
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 2605), [27SE]
  Motions
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2605), 
        [13SE]
  Reports filed
    Carlsbad Irrigation Project Acquired Land Conveyance Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1019) (H. Rept. 106-260), 
        [26JY]
    Clear Creek Distribution System Conveyance Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 862) (H. Rept. 106-258), [26JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2605, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 261) (H. 
        Rept. 106-264), [26JY]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2605) (H. Rept. 106-336), [27SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2605) (H. Rept. 
        106-253), [26JY]
    Perkins County Rural Water System Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 970) (H. Rept. 106-404), [20OC]
    Wellton-Mohawk Transfer Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H. 
        841) (H. Rept. 106-257), [26JY]

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
related term(s) Department of Commerce
  Bills and resolutions
    Census: apply certain attribution rules to the counting of certain 
        prisoners (see H.R. 1632), [29AP]

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    ------authorize the awarding of grants to local entities and 
        organizations to improve public participation in the 2000 
        decennial census (see H.R. 1009), [4MR]
    ------authorize the deposit of a census questionnaire in the 
        letter box of a household, free of postage, during the 
        nonresponse followup phase of a decennial census (see H.R. 
        3290), [10NO]
    ------conduct an interim census of Americans abroad and use data 
        to decide whether to count such individuals in future 
        decennial censuses (see H.R. 2444), [1JY]
    ------ensure a more effective return of census information through 
        followup mailing of census questionnaires (see H.R. 928), 
        [2MR]
    ------ensure members of the Armed Forces are allocated to their 
        ``Home of Record'' (see H.R. 2067), [8JN]
    ------expand Census in Schools Project (see H.R. 1058), [10MR]
    ------improve participation in the 2000 decennial census by 
        increasing Bureau of the Census funds for marketing, 
        promotion, and outreach (see H.R. 1010), [4MR]
    ------include U.S. citizens living abroad (see H. Con. Res. 129), 
        [9JN]
    ------increase public participation in the 2000 decennial census 
        (see H. Con. Res. 193), [6OC]
    ------require census questionnaires be made available in various 
        languages (see H.R. 929), [2MR]
    ------require use of postcensus local review (see H.R. 472), [2FE]
    ------require use of postcensus local review (H.R. 472), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 138), [13AP]
    ------use of sampling to determine populations in States for 
        purposes of congressional redistricting (see H.R. 548), [3FE]
    Census Monitoring Board: amend qualification requirements (see 
        H.R. 2306), [22JN]
    Employment: facilitate recruitment of temporary employees to 
        assist in the conduct of the decennial census (see H.R. 683), 
        [10FE]
  Reports filed
    Census in the Schools Promotion Act: Committee on Government 
        Reform (House) (H.R. 1058) (H. Rept. 106-105), [26AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 472, Local Census Quality Check Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 138) (H. Rept. 106-93), 
        [13AP]
    Decennial Census Improvement Act: Committee on Government Reform 
        (House) (H.R. 683) (H. Rept. 106-104), [26AP]
    Improve Participation in the 2000 Decennial Census by Increasing 
        Bureau of the Census Funds for Marketing, Promotion, and 
        Outreach: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1010) 
        (H. Rept. 106-97), [19AP]
    Local Census Quality Check Act: Committee on Government Reform 
        (House) (H.R. 472) (H. Rept. 106-71), [22MR]
    2000 Census Community Participation Enhancement Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1009) (H. Rept. 106-89), 
        [13AP]
    2000 Census Language Barrier Removal Act: Committee on Government 
        Reform (House) (H.R. 929) (H. Rept. 106-96), [19AP]
    2000 Census Mail Outreach Improvement Act: Committee on Government 
        Reform (House) (H.R. 928) (H. Rept. 106-88), [13AP]

BURMA
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Burma: President Clinton, [18MY], 
        [26MY]

BURR, RICHARD (a Representative from North Carolina)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Disasters: creation of protection funds by property and casualty 
        insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims 
        arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 3303), 
        [10NO]
    FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see 
        H.R. 2129), [10JN]
    Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in 
        Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (see H.R. 
        2342), [24JN]
    Medicaid: establish new prospective payment system for Federally-
        qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 
        2341), [24JN]
    Medicare: exempt certain beneficiaries from financial limitations 
        imposed on physical, speech-language pathology, and 
        occupational therapy services (see H.R. 1837), [18MY]
    National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: 
        establish (see H.R. 1795), [13MY]
    Public utilities: provide for competition in electric power 
        industry (see H.R. 667), [10FE]
    Telecommunications: limit FCC authority in reviewing certain 
        mergers and acquisitions (see H.R. 3186), [1NO]
    Television: reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of 
        broadcast signals (see H.R. 89), [7JA]

BURTON, DAN (a Representative from Indiana)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act, [3NO]
    ------S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Committee on Government Reform (House): authorizing expenditures 
        (see H. Res. 69), [12FE]
    Correctional institutions: funding for jail-based substance abuse 
        treatment programs (see H.R. 1114), [16MR]
    Cuba: determination as a major drug-transit country for foreign 
        assistance purposes (see H.R. 2422), [1JY]
    Food stamps: permit purchase of vitamin and mineral supplements 
        (see H.R. 3304), [10NO]
    Government: require use of recovery audits by Federal agencies to 
        improve the economy and efficiency of operations (see H.R. 
        1827), [17MY]
    House of Representatives: enclose galleries with a transparent and 
        substantial material (see H. Res. 162), [6MY]
    National Cancer Institute: require that membership of advisory 
        bodies include individuals who are knowledgeable in 
        complementary and alternative medicine (see H.R. 2092), [9JN]
    National Youth Violence Commission: establish (see H.R. 2093), 
        [9JN]
    Political campaigns: increase penalties for making or accepting 
        contributions in the name of another and prohibit foreign 
        nationals from making any campaign-related disbursements (see 
        H.R. 1747), [11MY]
    Taxation: treatment of charitable contributions (see H.R. 2507), 
        [14JY]
    ------treatment of foods and supplements for dietary use, and 
        medical foods as medical expenses (see H.R. 3306), [10NO]
    ------treatment of golf caddies (see H.R. 19), [6JA]
    Vitamins: revise regulations relative to dietary supplement 
        labeling and provide that certain types of advertisements for 
        dietary supplements are proper (see H.R. 3305), [10NO]
  Reports filed
    Administrative Law Judges Cost-of-Living Adjustments: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 915) (H. Rept. 106-387), 
        [18OC]
    Allow for Federal Employees Contribution of Rollover Distributions 
        to Accounts and Eliminate Waiting-Period Requirements for 
        Participation in the Thrift Savings Plan: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 208) (H. Rept. 106-87), [13AP]
    Census in the Schools Promotion Act: Committee on Government 
        Reform (House) (H.R. 1058) (H. Rept. 106-105), [26AP]
    Citizen's Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act and the 
        Privacy Act To Request Government Records: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-50), [11MR]
    Construction Industry Payment Protection Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1219) (H. Rept. 106-277), 
        [30JY]
    Decennial Census Improvement Act: Committee on Government Reform 
        (House) (H.R. 683) (H. Rept. 106-104), [26AP]
    Deceptive Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 170) (H. Rept. 106-431), [1NO]
    District of Columbia College Access Act: Committee on Government 
        Reform (House) (H.R. 974) (H. Rept. 106-158), [24MY]
    Facilitate Small Business Compliance With Certain Federal 
        Paperwork Requirements and Establish a Task Force To 
        Streamline Certain Requirements: Committee on Government 
        Reform (House) (H.R. 391) (H. Rept. 106-8), [8FE]
    Federal Reserve Board Retirement Portability Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 807) (H. Rept. 106-53), [16MR]
    Federal Retirement Coverage Corrections Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 416) (H. Rept. 106-29), [23FE]
    Government Waste, Fraud, and Error Reduction Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 436) (H. Rept. 106-9), [8FE]
    ------Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1442) (H. Rept. 
        106-275), [30JY]
    Government Waste Corrections Act: Committee on Government Reform 
        (House) (H.R. 1827) (H. Rept. 106-474), [17NO]
    Improve Participation in the 2000 Decennial Census by Increasing 
        Bureau of the Census Funds for Marketing, Promotion, and 
        Outreach: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1010) 
        (H. Rept. 106-97), [19AP]
    Local Census Quality Check Act: Committee on Government Reform 
        (House) (H.R. 472) (H. Rept. 106-71), [22MR]
    Making the Federal Government Accountable--Enforcing the Mandate 
        for Effective Financial Management: Committee on Government 
        Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-170), [7JN]
    Nazi Benefits Termination Act: Committee on Government Reform 
        (House) (H.R. 1788) (H. Rept. 106-321), [6OC]
    Office of Government Ethics Appropriations: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2904) (H. Rept. 106-433), 
        [2NO]
    Organ Donor Leave Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) 
        (H.R. 457) (H. Rept. 106-174), [9JN]
    Oversight Plans for All House Committees: Committee on Government 
        Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-78), [12AP]
    Presidential and Executive Office Financial Accountability Act: 
        Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 437) (H. Rept. 
        106-7), [8FE]
    Presidential Transition Act: Committee on Government Reform 
        (House) (H.R. 3137) (H. Rept. 106-432), [1NO]
    Provide Federal Employees Greater Access To Child Care Services: 
        Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 206) (H. Rept. 
        106-169), [7JN]
    Quality Child Care for Federal Employees Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 28) (H. Rept. 106-323), [15SE]
    Regulatory Right-to-Know Act: Committee on Government Reform 
        (House) (H.R. 1074) (H. Rept. 106-168), [7JN]
    Statistical Efficiency Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) 
        (H.R. 2885) (H. Rept. 106-413), [25OC]
    2000 Census Community Participation Enhancement Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1009) (H. Rept. 106-89), 
        [13AP]
    2000 Census Language Barrier Removal Act: Committee on Government 
        Reform (House) (H.R. 929) (H. Rept. 106-96), [19AP]
    2000 Census Mail Outreach Improvement Act: Committee on Government 
        Reform (House) (H.R. 928) (H. Rept. 106-88), [13AP]

BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY
  Appointments
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select), 
        [19JA]
    Conferees: H.R. 775, Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act, 
        [24JN]
    ------H.R. 1554, Satellite Copyright, Competition, and Consumer 
        Protection Act, [23JN]
    ------H.R. 2488, Financial Freedom Act, [2AU]

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    ------S. 376, Open-Market Reorganization for the Betterment of 
        International Telecommunications Act, [10NO]
    ------S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
    National Skill Standards Board, [4MY]
    President's Export Council, [24MR]
    Twenty-First Century Workforce Commission, [7JN]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agricultural Market Transition Act: extend authority for the 
        advance payments required under production flexibility 
        contracts (see H.R. 2395), [30JN]
    ------provide compensation for loss markets to farm owners and 
        producers who have entered into production flexibility 
        contracts (see H.R. 2568), [20JY]
    Agriculture: allow business and industry guaranteed loans to be 
        made for farmer-owned projects that add value to or process 
        agricultural products (see H.R. 2578), [21JY]
    ------economic assistance to certain hog producers (see H.R. 217), 
        [7JA] (see H.R. 921), [2MR] (see H. Con. Res. 14), [19JA]
    ------ensure safety of imported meat and poultry products (see 
        H.R. 2581), [21JY]
    ------grants to assist value-added agricultural businesses (see 
        H.R. 3513), [19NO]
    ------impose a moratorium on large agribusiness mergers and 
        establish a commission to review large agriculture mergers 
        (see H.R. 3159), [27OC]
    ------increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan 
        deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive 
        during the crop year (see H.R. 2530), [15JY]
    ------labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing 
        imported meat (see H.R. 1144), [17MR] (see H.R. 1698), [5MY]
    ------protect agricultural producers who applied for Crop Revenue 
        Coverage PLUS supplemental endorsement (see H.R. 1212), [22MR]
    ------provide for accreditation of associations of agricultural 
        producers and promote good faith bargaining between such 
        associations and handlers of agricultural products (see H.R. 
        2830), [9SE]
    ------repeal peanut quotas, reduce peanut loan rates, and require 
        the Dept. of Agriculture to purchase peanuts for nutrition 
        programs (see H.R. 2571), [20JY]
    ------require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable 
        agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1145), [17MR]
    ------terminate peanut price support and marketing quota programs 
        (see H.R. 2598), [22JY]
    ------terminate price support programs for sugar beets and 
        sugarcane (see H.R. 2599), [22JY]
    Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see 
        H.R. 2900), [21SE]
    ------regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds emitted 
        from aging warehouses (see H.R. 2314), [22JN]
    Airline Deregulation Study Commission: establish (see H.R. 3166), 
        [28OC]
    Airlines: whistleblower protection for airline employees who 
        provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 953), [3MR]
    Alcoholic beverages: prohibit the direct shipment of alcohol to 
        minors (see H.R. 2161), [10JN]
    Animals: prohibit importation, sale, or manufacturing of products 
        made with dog or cat fur (see H.R. 1622), [29AP]
    Antitrust policy: make technical corrections to laws (see H.R. 
        1801), [13MY]
    ------treatment of voluntary guidelines governing telecast 
        material, movies, video games, Internet content, and music 
        lyrics (see H.R. 1855), [18MY]
    Armed Forces: extend and make improvements to procurement contract 
        goals relative to small disadvantaged businesses and certain 
        institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2334), [23JN]
    Army: coverage of overhead costs of unused arsenal capacity when 
        not producing Army supplies (see H.R. 3469), [18NO]
    Aviation: civil penalties for unruly passengers of air carriers 
        (see H.R. 1052), [10MR]
    ------denial of airport access to certain air carriers conducting 
        operations as a public charter (see H.R. 156), [7JA]
    ------enhance competition between airlines and improve consumers' 
        access to airline industry information (see H.R. 908), [2MR] 
        (see H.R. 1030), [9MR]
    ------enhance competition between airlines and reduce airfares 
        (see H.R. 272), [7JA]
    ------establish national policy of fair treatment for airline 
        passengers (see H.R. 2200), [14JN]
    ------increase access for U.S. air carriers to airports in the 
        United Kingdom (see H.R. 3072), [14OC]
    ------investigate claims of unreasonably high air fares and 
        inadequate air carrier competition at airports (see H.R. 
        2051), [8JN]
    ------investigate unfair competition by major air carriers against 
        new entrant air carriers (see H.R. 1678), [4MY]
    ------liability requirements for air carrier baggage (see H.R. 
        1151), [17MR]
    ------provide assistance and slots to air carriers providing 
        service between high-density and underserved airports and 
        improve jet service to underserved markets (see H.R. 951), 
        [3MR] (see H.R. 1679), [4MY]
    ------provide basic consumer protection standards and enhance 
        competition between airlines (see H.R. 780), [23FE]
    ------provide basic consumer protection standards and improve 
        access to airline industry information (see H.R. 700), [10FE] 
        (see H.R. 752), [11FE]
    ------provide slot exemptions for nonstop regional jet service 
        (see H.R. 1738), [6MY]
    ------require U.S. airlines to conduct safety audits of foreign 
        air carriers as a condition of approval of code-sharing 
        agreements between the carriers (see H.R. 2024), [8JN]
    Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 833), [24FE]
    ------amend laws (H.R. 833), consideration (see H. Res. 158), 
        [4MY]
    ------exempt certain payments relative to discrimination based on 
        race, color, religion, ethnicity, or gender (see H.R. 1588), 
        [27AP]
    ------modify application of liquidation cases (see H.R. 333), 
        [19JA]
    ------revise banking and bankruptcy insolvency laws relative to 
        termination and netting of financial contracts (see H.R. 
        1161), [17MR]
    California: moratorium on gas and oil development of the Outer 
        Continental Shelf (see H.R. 112), [7JA]
    CERCLA: amend relative to settlements by certain qualified 
        businesses (see H.R. 2921), [22SE]
    ------exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 
        2247), [16JN]
    ------limit portion of Superfund expended for administration, 
        oversight, support, studies, design, investigations, 
        monitoring, assessment and evaluation, and enforcement 
        activities (see H.R. 2754), [5AU]
    ------provide liability relief for small parties, innocent 
        landowners, and prospective purchasers (see H.R. 2940), [23SE]
    ------reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote 
        brownfields redevelopment (see H.R. 1300), [25MR]
    Children and youth: establish public-private partnerships to 
        provide child care (see H.R. 3318), [10NO]
    ------prohibit sale of personal information without parental 
        consent (see H.R. 369), [19JA]
    ------promote youth entrepreneurship education and training (see 
        H.R. 1331), [25MR]
    ------protect from exposure to explicit sexual or violent material 
        and prevent youth violence (see H.R. 2036), [8JN]
    ------protect students from commercial exploitation (see H.R. 
        2915), [22SE]
    ------tribute to ``Code Adam'' child safety program and commend 
        and encourage implementation of abduction prevention programs 
        in retail business establishments (see H. Res. 90), [2MR]
    China, People's Republic of: normal trade relations status (see 
        H.J. Res. 57), [8JN]
    Civil rights: establish criminal liability for discrimination 
        based on disparate treatment (see H.R. 2510), [14JY]
    ------prohibit employment discrimination (see H.R. 1980), [27MY]
    Claims: recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor 
        organizations who prevail in proceedings brought by NLRB or 
        OSHA (see H.R. 1987), [27MY]
    ------recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor 
        organizations who prevail in proceedings brought by NLRB or 
        OSHA (H.R. 1987), consideration (see H. Res. 342), [25OC]
    Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 25), [6JA] (see 
        H.R. 657), [9FE]
    Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions 
        (see H.R. 90), [7JA]
    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. 720), [11FE]
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select): 
        extend (see H. Res. 129), [24MR] (see H. Res. 153), [28AP] 
        (see H. Res. 170), [13MY]
    Community development: amend certain community reinvestment 
        statutes (see H.R. 3504), [18NO]
    ------encourage small business development in certain communities 
        through support of Community Development Venture Capital funds 
        (see H.R. 2812), [8SE]
    ------provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones, 
        enterprise communities, and strategic planning communities 
        (see H.R. 2170), [10JN] (see H.R. 2463), [1JY]
    Community Development Financial Institutions Fund: reauthorize and 
        improve (see H.R. 629), [8FE]
    Community Reinvestment Act: disclosure requirements relative to 
        agreements between financial institutions and private parties 
        (see H.R. 1931), [25MY]
    Computers: coordinate testing and disclose readiness of certain 
        Federal and non-Federal computer systems relative to the year 
        2000 problem (see H.R. 1447), [15AP]
    ------disclose readiness of certain Federal and non-Federal 
        computer systems relative to the year 2000 problem (see H.R. 
        1884), [20MY]
    ------encourage expansion of electronic commerce (see H.R. 1320), 
        [25MR] (see H.R. 3220), [4NO]
    ------ensure the Internet remains open to fair competition, free 
        from Government regulation, and easily accessible (see H.R. 
        1686), [5MY]
    ------establish a loan guarantee program to address year 2000 
        problems of small businesses (see H.R. 1056), [10MR]
    ------minimize the disruption of Government and private sector 
        operations caused by the year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 
        1502), [21AP]
    ------prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 3125), [21OC]
    ------regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial 
        electronic mail (see H.R. 1910), [24MY] (see H.R. 3113), 
        [20OC]
    ------regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial 
        electronic mail and prohibit unauthorized use of Internet 
        domain names (see H.R. 2162), [10JN]
    ------use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and 
        security (see H.R. 850), [25FE] (see H.R. 2616), [27JY]
    Consumers: establish disclosure requirements for banks and credit 
        card companies that share information with telemarketers, ban 
        sharing of credit card and deposit account numbers, and 
        enhance regulatory enforcement (see H.R. 2156), [10JN]
    ------limit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain 
        automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional 
        network (see H.R. 1575), [27AP]
    ------prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of 
        certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or 
        regional network (see H.R. 3229), [4NO]
    ------treat arbitration clauses which are unilaterally imposed on 
        consumers as an unfair and deceptive trade practice and 
        prohibit use in consumer transactions (see H.R. 2258), [17JN]
    Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling 
        disputes (see H.R. 534), [3FE]
    ------payment requirements for subcontractors under Federal 
        contracts (see H.R. 1208), [18MR]

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    ------preserve full and open competition for contracts for the 
        transportation of military cargo between the U.S. and Iceland 
        (see H. Con. Res. 219), [2NO]
    ------provide a penalty for the failure by a Federal contractor to 
        subcontract with small businesses as described in its 
        subcontracting plan (see H.R. 1209), [18MR]
    ------provide simplified criteria for determining whether an 
        individual is an employee or an independent contractor and 
        limit retroactive employment tax reclassifications (see H.R. 
        1525), [22AP]
    Copeland Act: repeal (see H.R. 736), [11FE]
    Copyrights: strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (see 
        H.R. 1761), [11MY] (see H.R. 3456), [18NO]
    Corporations: eliminate Federal subsidies (see H.R. 2203), [15JN]
    ------improve disclosure of charitable contributions (see H.R. 
        887), [1MR]
    Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private 
        contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses 
        be housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal 
        employees (see H.R. 979), [4MR]
    Cortland, OH: prohibit oil and gas drilling in Mosquito Creek Lake 
        (see H.R. 2818), [8SE]
    Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from 
        year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 775), [23FE] (see H.R. 
        1319), [25MR]
    ------encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from 
        year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 166), [11MY]
    ------encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from 
        year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 234), [30JN]
    ------product liability reform (see H.R. 1577), [27AP]
    ------provide for equitable treatment of governmental and private 
        plaintiffs in certain civil actions (see H.R. 2597), [22JY]
    CPSC: improve handling of defective products (see H.R. 3208), 
        [3NO]
    Credit cards: consumer protections (see H.R. 900), [2MR]
    ------end possession requirements (see H.R. 599), [4FE]
    ------prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college 
        students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 3142), 
        [25OC]
    ------require billing statements to include postmarked due dates 
        and prohibit late fees for payment postmarked by such date 
        (see H.R. 3477), [18NO]
    Crime: eliminate money laundering in private banking, warn banks 
        of countries with a concentration of money laundering, and 
        require the FRS to include money laundering in the 
        consideration of certain applications (see H.R. 1471), [15AP]
    ------provide protection from personal intrusion for commercial 
        purposes (see H.R. 97), [7JA]
    Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction 
        workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 1012), [4MR]
    ------repeal (see H.R. 736), [11FE]
    ------require cancellation of contracts with repeat violators and 
        disclosure of certain payroll information (see H.R. 527), 
        [3FE]
    Defense Production Act: extend expiration date (see H.R. 1715), 
        [6MY]
    Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of 
        sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1850), [18MY]
    ------require national pooling of receipts under Federal milk 
        marketing orders (see H.R. 2323), [23JN]
    ------terminate Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 2322), 
        [23JN]
    ------terminate Federal milk marketing orders and replace such 
        orders with a program to verify receipts of milk (see H.R. 
        2324), [23JN]
    Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see H.R. 2452), [1JY]
    ------Office of Space Commercialization funding (see H.R. 2607), 
        [26JY]
    Dept. of Defense: implement certain restrictions on purchases from 
        Federal Prison Industries (see H.R. 2291), [22JN]
    ------Inspector General audit of certain military purchases 
        relative to compliance with Buy American Act (see H.R. 608), 
        [4FE]
    ------reform economic redevelopment process and improve ability to 
        contract for protective services at installations being closed 
        (see H.R. 172), [7JA]
    ------require consideration of percentage of work to be performed 
        in the U.S. in the evaluation of contracts (see H.R. 867), 
        [25FE]
    Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, 
        revision, and interpretation of safety standards for 
        manufactured home construction (see H.R. 710), [11FE]
    ------establish program to eliminate redlining in the insurance 
        business (see H.R. 1429), [15AP]
    ------reform empowerment zone designation process by placing more 
        emphasis on an applicant's poverty and unemployment rates (see 
        H.R. 504), [2FE]
    Dept. of the Interior: prohibit mineral leasing activities on 
        certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 
        1036), [9MR]
    ------prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions 
        of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 387, 388), [19JA] 
        (see H.R. 869), [25FE]
    Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit issuance of regulations dealing 
        with hybrid transactions (see H.R. 672), [10FE]
    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. 897), [2MR]
    Developing countries: provide assistance to microenterprises (see 
        H.R. 1143), [17MR]
    ------provide assistance to microenterprises (H.R. 1143), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 136), [12AP]
    Disasters: creation of protection funds by property and casualty 
        insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims 
        arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 2749), [5AU] 
        (see H.R. 3303), [10NO]
    District of Columbia: reduce traffic congestion, promote economic 
        development, and improve the quality of life in Washington 
        metropolitan region (see H.R. 2688), [3AU]
    Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job 
        opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, 
        produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and 
        redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050), [10MR]
    Drugs: freeze assets of certain foreign narcotics traffickers and 
        prohibit financial dealings with the U.S. (see H.R. 2105), 
        [9JN] (see H.R. 3164), [28OC]
    Durable goods: establish a statute of repose (see H.R. 2005), 
        [8JN]
    Ecology and environment: assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment of 
        brownfield sites (see H.R. 1756), [11MY]
    ------assist local governments and encourage State voluntary 
        response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites 
        (see H.R. 1750), [11MY]
    ------control water pollution from concentrated animal feeding 
        operations (see H.R. 684), [10FE]
    ------development and use of brownfield sites (see H.R. 1537), 
        [22AP]
    ------encourage State response programs for contaminated sites, 
        remove barriers to cleanup of brownfield sites, and return 
        contaminated sites to economically productive or other 
        beneficial uses (see H.R. 2580), [21JY]
    ------expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and 
        release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's 
        consumer products (see H.R. 1657), [3MY]
    Economy: repeal antitrust laws (see H.R. 1789), [13MY]
    Education: establish national clearinghouse for youth 
        entrepreneurship education (see H.R. 3025), [5OC]
    Electric power: provide that no electric utility shall be required 
        to enter into a new contract or obligation to purchase or to 
        sell electricity or capacity (see H.R. 1138), [16MR]
    Electronic commerce: amend certain consumer protection laws to 
        facilitate the electronic delivery of disclosures and other 
        information (see H.R. 2626), [27JY]
    ------facilitate the use of electronic records and signatures in 
        interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 1714), [6MY]
    ------facilitate the use of electronic records and signatures in 
        interstate or foreign commerce (H.R. 1714), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 366), [8NO]
    ------improve access to electronic databases including securities 
        market information databases (see H.R. 1858), [19MY]
    ------recognize electronic signatures, restrict certain electronic 
        mail advertisements, protect Internet privacy, and promote 
        deployment of broadband Internet services (see H.R. 1685), 
        [5MY]
    ------require adoption and utilization of digital signatures by 
        Federal agencies and encourage use of digital signatures in 
        private sector electronic transactions (see H.R. 1572), [27AP]
    Employment: allow employees the right to accept or reject 
        arbitration to resolve an employment controversy (see H.R. 
        613), [8FE]
    ------implement alternative program for providing a benefit or 
        employment preference under Federal law (see H.R. 2509), 
        [14JY]
    ------minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain computer 
        professionals (see H.R. 3038), [7OC]
    ------minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain employees 
        (see H.R. 1302), [25MR]
    ------minimum wage and overtime exemptions for licensed funeral 
        directors and embalmers (see H.R. 793), [23FE]
    ------prevent involuntary application of arbitration to 
        discrimination claims (see H.R. 872), [25FE]
    ------prohibit discrimination in the offering of benefits to 
        designated associates of employees relative to the nature of 
        the relationship (see H.R. 1013), [4MR]
    ------prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or 
        sexual orientation (see H.R. 2355), [24JN]
    ------protect employee rights (see H.R. 978), [4MR]
    ------protect employer rights (see H.R. 1441), [15AP]
    ------provide certain temporary employees with the same benefits 
        as permanent employees (see H.R. 2298), [22JN]
    ------provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1380), 
        [13AP]
    ------provide for regional skills training alliances (see H.R. 
        200), [7JA] (see H.R. 733), [11FE]
    ------provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of 
        intracompany transferees if the U.S. has a reciprocal 
        agreement with the country of which the transferee is a 
        national (see H.R. 2662), [30JY]
    ------reform calculation formula for overtime compensation (see 
        H.R. 1381), [13AP]
    Entertainment industry: develop and enforce a system for labeling 
        violent content in audio and visual media products (see H.R. 
        2248), [16JN]
    EPA: certify State voluntary cleanup programs for brownfield sites 
        and clarify liability of landowners and prospective purchasers 
        (see H.R. 1391), [13AP]
    ERISA: ensure choice of physicians (see H.R. 2275), [17JN]
    ------ensure proper treatment of temporary employees under 
        employee benefit plans (see H.R. 2299), [22JN]
    ------establish requirements for certain stock purchase 
        arrangements maintained by employers for employees and provide 
        favorable tax treatment for such arrangements (see H.R. 3462), 
        [18NO]
    ------reduce premiums paid by small businesses to the Pension 
        Benefit Guaranty Corp. (see H.R. 3246), [8NO]
    Eximbank: clarify quorum requirement for Board of Directors (see 
        H.R. 2565), [20JY]
    FAA: limitation on carry-on baggage by airline passengers (see 
        H.R. 2495), [13JY]
    ------Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space 
        Transportation funding (see H.R. 2607), [26JY]
    Fair Labor Standards Act: provide an exemption to States which 
        adopt certain minimum wage laws (see H.R. 2928), [23SE]

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    Families and domestic relations: improve the availability of child 
        care for children of parents working nontraditional hours or 
        shifts (see H.R. 2694), [3AU]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement 
        in educational and extracurricular activities, routine medical 
        needs, and assistance to elderly relatives (see H.R. 2103), 
        [9JN]
    ------allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, 
        adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health 
        condition (see H.R. 2104), [9JN]
    FCC: develop guidelines for advertisers to prohibit discrimination 
        against minority formatted broadcast stations (see H.R. 1948), 
        [26MY]
    ------eliminate regulatory requirements restricting the cross 
        ownership of broadcasting stations and newspapers (see H.R. 
        598), [4FE]
    ------establish improved predictive models for determining the 
        availability of television broadcast signals (see H.R. 851), 
        [25FE]
    ------establish time limits for review of mergers, acquisitions, 
        and other license transfers (see H.R. 2783), [5AU]
    ------provide remedies for losses caused by unreasonable delay in 
        the processing of certain licenses (see H.R. 2701), [4AU]
    ------reform television broadcast stations ownership rules (see 
        H.R. 3203), [2NO] (see H.R. 3431), [17NO]
    ------revise television station ownership rules relative to local 
        marketing agreements (see H.R. 942), [2MR]
    FDIC: eliminate the special reserve funds created for the Savings 
        Association Insurance Fund and the Deposit Insurance Fund (see 
        H.R. 687), [10FE]
    ------strengthen the special examination authority in order to 
        protect the Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings Association 
        Insurance Fund (see H.R. 3374), [16NO]
    Federal aid programs: reduce corporate welfare (see H.R. 1470), 
        [15AP]
    Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: safeguard public health and 
        provide food that is safe, unadulterated, and honestly 
        presented (see H.R. 1346), [25MR]
    Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to 
        purchase products and require commercial competition for 
        Federal contracts (see H.R. 2551), [19JY]
    ------reform (see H.R. 2558), [20JY]
    Federal-State relations: clarify primacy of State and local 
        regulation of fees and surcharges imposed by operators of 
        automatic teller machines (see H.R. 3494), [18NO]
    FERC: ensure protection of certain Federal power customers (see 
        H.R. 2887), [21SE]
    Financial institutions: ensure consumer privacy when establishing 
        a framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, 
        and other financial service providers (see H.R. 3320), [10NO]
    ------modernize and improve financial services industry (see H.R. 
        823), [24FE]
    ------offer 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. 1435), [15AP]
    ------prohibit fees for using teller windows (see H.R. 114), [7JA]
    ------provide basic low-cost banking accounts, eliminate certain 
        automated teller machine surcharges, and reauthorize a bank 
        fee survey by the FRS (see H.R. 3503), [18NO]
    ------provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities 
        firms, and other financial service providers (see H.R. 10), 
        [7JA] (see H.R. 665), [10FE]
    ------provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities 
        firms, and other financial service providers (H.R. 10), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 235), [30JN]
    ------provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities 
        firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 355), [2NO]
    Firearms: regulate the manufacture and sale of armor-piercing 
        ammunition and laser sights (see H.R. 2421), [1JY]
    ------study marketing practices of the firearms industry (see H.R. 
        2063), [8JN]
    Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the 
        Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 2798), [5AU]
    ------prohibit commercial harvesting of Atlantic striped bass in 
        coastal waters and the exclusive economic zone (see H.R. 934), 
        [2MR]
    ------prohibit pelagic longline fishing in the exclusive economic 
        zone in the Atlantic Ocean (see H.R. 3516), [22NO]
    Florida: restrictions and requirements on leasing of the Outer 
        Continental Shelf (see H.R. 33), [6JA]
    Food industry: collection of information regarding prices paid for 
        the procurement of certain livestock and meat products (see 
        H.R. 169), [7JA] (see H.R. 693), [10FE]
    Foreign aid: require U.S. directors of international institutions 
        to encourage countries to use U.S. portion of assistance to 
        purchase U.S. goods and services (see H.R. 2851), [14SE]
    Foreign policy: support economic and political independence for 
        the South Caucasus and Central Asia regions (see H.R. 1152), 
        [17MR]
    Foreign trade: clarify rules of origin for certain textile 
        products (see H.R. 3066), [13OC]
    ------identify countries that deny market access for U.S. 
        agricultural products (see H.R. 450), [2FE]
    ------private right of action for injured parties due to unfair 
        foreign competition (see H.R. 1201), [18MR]
    ------promote agricultural commodities, livestock, and value-added 
        products, and prepare for future bilateral and multilateral 
        trade negotiations (see H.R. 817), [24FE]
    ------require development of objective criteria to achieve market 
        access in foreign countries and provide the President with 
        reciprocal trade authority (see H.R. 2612), [26JY]
    ------strengthen U.S. ability to counteract foreign measures that 
        act as market access barriers (see H.R. 3393), [16NO]
    ------withhold extension of World Trade Organization Agreement to 
        any country not in compliance with the New York Convention 
        (see H.R. 2353), [24JN]
    Fort Sumter National Monument: recalculate franchise fee owed by 
        Fort Sumter Tours, Inc. (see H.R. 3241), [5NO]
    FTC: establish a toll-free telephone number to assist consumers in 
        determining if products are U.S.-made (see H.R. 754), [11FE]
    ------issue new rules regulating telemarketing firms (see H.R. 
        3180), [28OC]
    ------study marketing practices of the motion picture, recording, 
        and video/personal computer game industries (see H.R. 2157), 
        [10JN]
    Future Business Leaders of America--Phi Beta Lambda 
        (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 46), [9FE]
    Government: establish judicial and administrative proceedings for 
        the resolution of year 2000 computer processing failures (see 
        H.R. 192), [7JA]
    ------payment protections for persons providing labor and 
        materials for Federal construction projects (see H.R. 1219), 
        [23MR]
    ------prevent governmental entities from using tax-exempt 
        financing to engage in unfair competition against private 
        enterprise (see H.R. 2756), [5AU] (see H.R. 3097), [18OC]
    ------procurement access for minority-owned businesses (see H. 
        Res. 184), [20MY]
    ------require Federal agencies to assess privacy implications 
        resulting from certain proposed rules (see H.R. 3307), [10NO]
    ------require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal 
        contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 1600), [28AP]
    Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional 
        deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see 
        H.R. 350), [19JA]
    ------analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of 
        proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R. 350), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 36), [3FE]
    ------debarment or suspension from Federal procurement and 
        nonprocurement activities of persons that violate certain 
        labor and safety laws (see H.R. 1227), [23MR]
    ------reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3311), [10NO]
    ------require reasonable notice of changes made to regulations 
        imposed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 881), [1MR]
    Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling (see H.R. 1205), [18MR]
    Hazardous substances: reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, 
        nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired 
        electric utility generating units (see H.R. 2980), [30SE]
    ------require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to 
        reduce mercury emissions (see H.R. 2667), [2AU]
    Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by 
        groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 
        1304), [25MR]
    ------establish certain requirements for managed care plans (see 
        H.R. 3259), [8NO]
    ------improve access and choice for small business owners relative 
        to employee health insurance expenses (see H.R. 1496), [20AP] 
        (see H.R. 2047), [8JN]
    ------involvement of private companies in the trafficking of fetal 
        tissue and body parts (see H. Res. 350), [2NO]
    ------limit medical malpractice claims (see H.R. 2242), [16JN]
    ------limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information 
        (see H.R. 2555), [19JY]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (see H.R. 2990), [30SE]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (H.R. 2990), consideration (see H. Res. 323), [5OC]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (H.R. 2990), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 348), 
        [1NO]
    ------prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on 
        the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), [1JY]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see 
        H.R. 358), [19JA] (see H.R. 448), [2FE] (see H.R. 719), [11FE] 
        (see H.R. 1133), [16MR] (see H.R. 2723), [5AU] (see H.R. 
        2824), [9SE] (see H.R. 2926), [23SE]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 358), consideration (see H. Res. 197), [27MY] (see H. 
        Res. 310), [28SE]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 2723), consideration (see H. Res. 323), [5OC]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and preserve 
        against preemption of certain State causes of action (see H.R. 
        216), [7JA]
    ------require managed care organizations to contract with 
        providers in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 1860), 
        [19MY]
    Health Care Access, Affordability, and Quality Commission: 
        establish (see H.R. 2042), [8JN]
    House Rules: improve deliberation of proposed Federal private 
        sector mandates (see H. Res. 377), [16NO]
    ------require a two-thirds majority on legislation implementing 
        future trade agreements pursuant to fast-track procedures (see 
        H. Res. 96), [3MR]
    Immigration: establish pilot program to allow certain aliens who 
        complete a postsecondary degree in math or science to change 
        their immigrant status to remain in U.S. and work in one of 
        those fields (see H.R. 2687), [3AU]
    ------increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers (see 
        H.R. 2698), [4AU]
    ------prohibit counting of work experience while an unauthorized 
        alien for purposes of admission as an employment-based 
        immigrant or a nonimmigrant (see H.R. 1774), [12MY]
    ------provide H-1B status to nonimmigrants that meet certain 
        educational requirements and whose employers make scholarship 
        payments to institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3508), 
        [18NO]
    Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small 
        businesses (see H.R. 3081), [14OC]

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    Insurance: establish requirements for the cancellation of 
        automobile insurance policies (see H.R. 644), [9FE]
    ------provide consumers choice of auto insurance, guarantee 
        affordable premiums, and improve compensation for accident 
        victims (see H.R. 1475), [20AP]
    ------require certain parent corporations of Federal contractors 
        to provide health care benefits to retired employees of the 
        contractor (see H.R. 3506), [18NO]
    ------require health insurance issuers to notify participants of 
        impending termination of coverage due to the failure of a 
        group health plan to pay premiums (see H.R. 845), [24FE]
    ------tax treatment of long-term care services, educational 
        campaign on long-term care, and expansion of State long-term 
        care partnerships by exempting partnership assets from 
        Medicaid estate recovery (see H.R. 2102), [9JN]
    International Olympic Committee: prohibit U.S. corporations from 
        providing financial support until institutional reforms are 
        adopted (see H.R. 1370), [12AP]
    Internet: regulation of online sales of pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 
        2763), [5AU]
    Interstate commerce: encourage States to enter into agreements to 
        conform regulations governing limousine services (see H.R. 
        523), [3FE]
    ------prohibit States from imposing restrictions on interstate 
        limousine services (see H.R. 1689), [5MY]
    Investments: promote and improve employee stock ownership plans 
        (see H.R. 2124), [10JN]
    Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and 
        priority for veterans filing such claims (see H.R. 618), [8FE]
    Iron and steel industry: establish an emergency loan guarantee 
        program for steel and iron ore companies (see H.R. 1822), 
        [14MY]
    ------impose a temporary ban on importation of certain steel 
        products from Japan, Russia, Republic of Korea, and Brazil 
        (see H.R. 502), [2FE]
    ------limit steel imports to the average monthly volume of such 
        imports during the 3 years preceding July, 1997 (see H.R. 
        506), [2FE]
    ------reduce the volume of steel imports (see H.R. 975), [4MR]
    ------reduce the volume of steel imports (H.R. 975), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 114), [16MR]
    ------respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the 
        financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (see H.R. 
        412), [19JA]
    Job Training Partnership Act: establish regional private industry 
        councils for labor market areas that are located in more than 
        one State (see H.R. 201), [7JA]
    ------funding of incentive bonuses to certain job training 
        providers that place large percentages of individuals in 
        certain occupations (see H.R. 203), [7JA]
    Kosovar-American Enterprise Fund: establish (see H.R. 2745), [5AU]
    Kosovo: restrict assistance for certain reconstruction efforts in 
        the Balkans region to U.S.-produced articles and services (see 
        H.R. 2243), [16JN] (see H.R. 2313), [22JN]
    Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        792), [23FE]
    ------require written authorization to use dues or fees for 
        activities not necessary for labor representation in dealing 
        with management (see H.R. 2434), [1JY] (see H.R. 2467), [12JY]
    Los Angeles County, CA: eliminate limit on percentage of community 
        development block grant funds used for public services and 
        allow all communities to use same percentage (see H.R. 1315), 
        [25MR]
    Lumber industry: modify the requirements for paying Federal timber 
        sale receipts (see H.R. 1185), [18MR]
    Madrid Protocol: implementation of agreement on the international 
        registration of trademarks (see H.R. 769), [23FE]
    Materials Corridor Partnership Initiative: establish multiagency 
        program to promote energy efficient and environmentally sound 
        economic development along the Mexican border (see H.R. 666), 
        [10FE]
    Medicaid: treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco 
        industry liability settlement (see H.R. 351), [19JA]
    ------waive Federal claim to State tobacco settlements if State 
        uses funds for smoking reduction programs and economic 
        assistance for tobacco farming communities (see H.R. 1232), 
        [23MR]
    ------waive Federal claim to State tobacco settlements if State 
        uses funds only for smoking reduction and public health 
        programs (see H.R. 610), [4FE] (see H.R. 1289), [25MR]
    Medicare: allow certain organizations to purchase home-care 
        services from self-employed caregivers through home-care 
        referral agencies (see H.R. 3041), [7OC]
    ------disclose staffing and performance data, provide 
        whistleblower protections, and review mergers and acquisitions 
        relative to Medicare providers (see H.R. 1288), [25MR]
    ------exclude lobbying costs from the calculation of the adjusted 
        community rate for Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 2230), 
        [15JN]
    ------Health Care Financing Administration regulatory burdens 
        imposed on suppliers of durable medical equipment (see H. Con. 
        Res. 98), [5MY]
    Medicare/Medicaid: surety bond requirements for home health 
        agencies, durable medical equipment suppliers, and others (see 
        H.R. 2325), [23JN]
    Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 325), [19JA] (see H.R. 627), [8FE] 
        (see H.R. 964), [3MR]
    ------level (H.R. 325), consideration (see H. Res. 301), [23SE]
    Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles 
        (see H.R. 1992), [27MY]
    ------ensure safe operation of small commercial vans (see H.R. 
        2775), [5AU]
    ------limit liability of rental or leasing companies for negligent 
        operation of rented or leased vehicles (see H.R. 1954), [26MY]
    National Labor Relations Act: require arbitration of initial 
        contract negotiation disputes (see H.R. 1412), [14AP]
    Natural gas: provide relief to businesses relative to interest and 
        penalties on refunds retroactively ordered by FERC (see H.R. 
        1117), [16MR]
    NIST: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1744), [10MY]
    NLRB: assert jurisdiction over horseracing and dogracing 
        industries (see H.R. 770), [23FE]
    ------inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction 
        thresholds (see H.R. 1620), [29AP]
    Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration 
        requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 730), 
        [11FE]
    ------prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and 
        deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see 
        H.R. 1621), [29AP]
    Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1192), [18MR]
    ------improve the safety and health of working environments (see 
        H.R. 1427), [15AP]
    ------improve whistleblower protection for employees (see H.R. 
        1851), [18MY]
    Ohio: designate the Youngstown-Warren area as an empowerment zone 
        (see H.R. 503), [2FE]
    OPIC: reauthorize (see H.R. 1993), [27MY] (see H.R. 3381), [16NO]
    ------reauthorize (H.R. 1993), consideration (see H. Res. 327), 
        [12OC]
    ------terminate authorities (see H.R. 332), [19JA]
    OSHA: allow employees to participate in evaluating safety 
        conditions, rules, and policies of the workplace (see H.R. 
        1434), [15AP]
    ------encourage safety and health audits and assure timely 
        adjudication of whistleblower complaints by employees (see 
        H.R. 1439), [15AP]
    ------exempt voluntary self assessments and audits from being used 
        to identify safety and health violations by employers (see 
        H.R. 1438), [15AP]
    ------identify and notify the specific industries to which 
        regulations and compliance standards apply (see H.R. 1436), 
        [15AP]
    ------waiver or abatement of penalties for small businesses if 
        violations are corrected in a specified time (see H.R. 1437), 
        [15AP]
    Packers and Stockyards Act: prohibit packers from owning, feeding, 
        or controlling swine intended for slaughter (see H.R. 3324), 
        [10NO]
    Panama Canal: negotiate renewed presence of U.S. Armed Forces and 
        review contract bidding process for lease of port facilities 
        by People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 186), [17SE]
    Patents: enhance protection for inventors, innovators, and patent 
        terms, and reduce patent litigation (see H.R. 1907), [24MY] 
        (see H.R. 2654), [30JY]
    Pensions: protect benefits of employees in defined benefit plans 
        and enforce age discrimination requirements relative to tax 
        legislation on defined benefit plans becoming cash balance 
        plans (see H.R. 2902), [21SE]
    ------waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans (see H.R. 
        1287), [25MR]
    Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer 
        education programs (see H.R. 380), [19JA]
    ------prohibit certain transfers or assignments of service station 
        franchises and certain fixing or maintaining of motor fuel 
        prices (see H.R. 811), [23FE]
    Pharmaceuticals: establish compulsory licensing of certain 
        patented prescription drugs and medical inventions (see H.R. 
        2927), [23SE]
    Polish-American Enterprise Fund: transfer funds to a private, 
        nonprofit organization located in Poland upon termination (see 
        H.R. 901), [2MR]
    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. 2461), [1JY]
    ------require disclosure of funding sources for certain candidate 
        advocacy advertising (see H.R. 227), [7JA]
    Postal Service: delivery of mail to a commercial mail receiving 
        agency (see H.J. Res. 55), [20MY]
    ------establish a notification system under which individuals may 
        elect not to receive mailings related to skill contests or 
        sweepstakes (see H.R. 2678), [3AU] (see H.R. 2731), [5AU]
    ------limit commercial nonpostal services (see H.R. 198), [7JA]
    ------privatization (see H.R. 2589), [22JY]
    Power resources: authorize research to promote the conversion of 
        biomass into biobased industrial products (see H.R. 2819), 
        [8SE] (see H.R. 2827), [9SE]
    Privacy: prevent unfair and deceptive practices in the collection 
        and use of personal information (see H.R. 3321), [10NO]
    ------regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive 
        computer services (see H.R. 313), [7JA] (see H.R. 2882), 
        [15SE]
    ------regulate use of Social Security numbers and other personal 
        information by interactive computer services (see H.R. 367), 
        [19JA]
    Public buildings: provide nondiscriminatory access to Federal 
        buildings by telecommunications carriers to ensure competition 
        (see H.R. 2891), [21SE]
    Public utilities: encourage States to establish competitive retail 
        markets for electricity, clarify Federal and State roles in 
        retail electricity markets, and remove certain Federal 
        barriers to competition (see H.R. 1587), [27AP]
    ------provide consumers with a reliable source of electricity and 
        choice of electric providers (see H.R. 2050), [8JN]
    ------provide for competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 
        667), [10FE] (see H.R. 1828), [17MY] (see H.R. 2944), [24SE]
    ------provide for expansion of electricity transmission networks 
        to encourage competition and less regulation in the electric 
        power industry (see H.R. 2786), [5AU]
    ------provide for the restructuring of the electric power industry 
        (see H.R. 2645), [29JY]
    ------revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility 
        holding companies (see H.R. 2363), [25JN]
    Puerto Rico: provide wage-based tax credits (see H.R. 2138), 
        [10JN]
    Railroads: enhance competition between rail carriers (see H.R. 
        2784), [5AU]

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    ------maintain or create a national system that meets the 
        transportation services needs of the U.S. economy (see H.R. 
        3398), [16NO]
    Real property: authorize public-private partnerships to 
        rehabilitate Federal real property (see H.R. 3285), [9NO]
    Research: promote product development and testing (see H.R. 2609), 
        [26JY]
    Richmond, VA: declare a portion of the James River and Kanawha 
        Canal to be nonnavigable waters (see H.R. 1034), [9MR]
    Rivers: economic development assistance for the lower Mississippi 
        Delta region (see H.R. 2911), [22SE]
    Safe Drinking Water Act: provide for parity in civil actions 
        against private and public entities relative to ownership or 
        operation of public water systems (see H.R. 1492), [20AP]
    SBA: establish a disaster mitigation pilot program (see H.R. 818), 
        [24FE]
    ------extend authorization of the Drug-Free Workplace Program (see 
        H.R. 3213), [3NO]
    ------improve the certified development company program (see H.R. 
        2614), [27JY]
    ------improve the general business loan program (see H.R. 2615), 
        [27JY]
    ------make grants and loans to small businesses and agricultural 
        enterprises to enable them to reopen after natural or other 
        disasters (see H.R. 3479), [18NO]
    ------Microloan Program technical corrections (see H.R. 440), 
        [2FE]
    ------provide financial and business development assistance to 
        military reservists' small businesses (see H.R. 1614), [28AP] 
        (see H.R. 1981), [27MY]
    ------review and adjust size standards used to determine whether 
        certain enterprises are small businesses relative to competing 
        for Federal contracts (see H.R. 234), [7JA]
    ------women's business center programs funding (see H.R. 392), 
        [19JA]
    ------women's business center programs funding and conditions of 
        participation (see H.R. 774), [23FE] (see H.R. 1497), [20AP]
    SEC: establish Office of National Security (see H.R. 2204), [15JN]
    ------limit collection of certain fees (see H.R. 1256), [24MR] 
        (see H.R. 2441), [1JY]
    Securities: require employers which are terminating businesses to 
        offer employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 499), [2FE]
    Small business: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by 
        certain agencies (see H.R. 1882), [20MY]
    ------establish minimum standards of fair conduct in franchise 
        sales and franchise business relationships (see H.R. 3308), 
        [10NO]
    ------establish the New Markets Venture Capital Program, America's 
        Private Investment Company Program, and a new markets tax 
        credit (see H.R. 2848), [13SE]
    ------increase opportunities for veterans (see H.R. 366), [19JA]
    ------promote establishment of small business investment companies 
        (see H.R. 3264), [9NO]
    ------protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability 
        of non-manufacturer product sellers (see H.R. 2366), [25JN]
    ------provide grants to microenterprise organizations to assist 
        disadvantaged entrepreneurs using funds from the Community 
        Development Financial Institutions Fund (see H.R. 413), [19JA]
    ------provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 296), [7JA]
    Small Business Act: amend (see H.R. 68), [7JA]
    Small Business Investment Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 
        68), [7JA]
    Solid Waste Disposal Act: management of remediation waste at 
        brownfields and other remediation sites (see H.R. 2718), [5AU]
    Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space 
        industry (see H.R. 2607), [26JY]
    ------promote international competitiveness of commercial space 
        industry, ensure Federal and private access to space, and 
        minimize opportunities for foreign transfer of critical 
        satellite technologies (see H.R. 1526), [22AP] (see H.R. 
        2542), [16JY]
    Sports: limit antitrust exemption applicable to broadcasting 
        agreements made by professional sports leagues (see H.R. 532), 
        [3FE]
    ------prohibit agents from influencing college athletes (see H.R. 
        1449), [15AP]
    ------reform unfair and anticompetitive practices in professional 
        boxing (see H.R. 1832), [17MY]
    States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles 
        within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 
        3219), [4NO]
    Sub-Saharan Africa: conduct human clinical research according to 
        highest ethical standards and prohibit interference with 
        intellectual property laws or policies promoting access to 
        pharmaceuticals or medical technologies (see H.R. 2700), [4AU]
    Surface Transportation Board: enhance railroad competition and 
        collective bargaining agreements between railroads and their 
        employees (see H.R. 3446), [18NO]
    Tariff: clarify rules for treatment of international travel 
        merchandise and bonded warehouses and staging areas (see H.R. 
        2648), [29JY]
    ------paper industry chemicals (see H.R. 2072), [8JN]
    Taxation: accurately codify the depreciable life of semiconductor 
        manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 1092), [11MR]
    ------allow a credit for certain corporations which have 
        substantial employee ownership and encourage stock ownership 
        by employees (see H.R. 338), [19JA]
    ------allow credit for construction and renovation of commercial 
        buildings in distressed areas (see H.R. 2954), [27SE]
    ------allow credit for development costs of certain encryption 
        products with plaintext capability (see H.R. 2617), [27JY]
    ------allow credit for providing an appropriate environment for 
        employed mothers to breastfeed or express milk at work (see 
        H.R. 1163), [17MR]
    ------allow employers a deduction for training expenses (see H.R. 
        857), [25FE]
    ------allow small employers a tax credit for costs incurred in 
        establishing a qualified employer plan (see H.R. 1021), [4MR]
    ------allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the 
        military reserves and a comparable credit to self-employed 
        military reserve participants (see H.R. 803), [23FE]
    ------allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the 
        National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 712, 713), [11FE]
    ------allow tax-exempt financing of private sector highway 
        infrastructure construction (see H.R. 859), [25FE]
    ------capital gains rates (see H.R. 1407), [14AP]
    ------capital gains rates and indexing of certain assets (see H.R. 
        14), [6JA]
    ------change basis for determination of refinery limitation on oil 
        depletion deduction (see H.R. 870), [25FE]
    ------clarify certain existing limitations on private business use 
        of facilities financed with tax-exempt bonds (see H.R. 2398), 
        [30JN]
    ------clarify estate tax deduction for family-owned business and 
        farm interests (see H.R. 3127), [21OC]
    ------clarify rules relative to lessee construction allowances and 
        to contributions to the capital of retailers (see H.R. 1986), 
        [27MY]
    ------collection and payment of State taxes imposed on goods sold 
        on Indian lands (see H.R. 1814), [13MY]
    ------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. 81), 
        [16NO]
    ------deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who 
        are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see 
        H.R. 1861), [19MY]
    ------deny deduction for certain reparations received by Holocaust 
        survivors (see H.R. 3511), [19NO]
    ------deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive 
        compensation (see H.R. 740), [11FE]
    ------designate renewal communities (see H.R. 815), [24FE]
    ------determination of tip credits relative to State and local 
        laws and exemption of certain tips from taxation (see H.R. 
        1921), [25MY]
    ------disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate 
        transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 
        2255), [17JN]
    ------eliminate certain unfair provisions (see H.R. 2414), [1JY]
    ------eliminate the temporary increase in unemployment tax (see 
        H.R. 1975), [27MY]
    ------employer credits for expenses of providing child care 
        services to employees (see H.R. 389), [19JA]
    ------encourage construction of luxury yachts (see H.R. 677), 
        [10FE]
    ------enhance the portability of retirement benefits (see H.R. 
        739), [11FE]
    ------ensure confidentiality of advance pricing agreements (see 
        H.R. 2378), [29JN]
    ------establish a recovery period for franchise property, shorten 
        recovery period for depreciation of certain leasehold 
        improvements, and allow capital gain treatment on the transfer 
        of certain franchises (see H.R. 2402), [30JN]
    ------exclude from gross income payments made to tobacco quota and 
        allotment holders and tobacco growers pursuant to the 
        settlement agreement between a State and tobacco product 
        manufacturers (see H.R. 2748), [5AU]
    ------exclude from unrelated business taxable income amounts set 
        aside by a volunteer fire department for purchasing equipment 
        (see H.R. 3168), [28OC]
    ------exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see 
        H.R. 390), [19JA] (see H.R. 1292), [25MR]
    ------exempt certain transactions at fair market value between 
        partnerships and private foundations from the tax on self-
        dealing (see H.R. 1955), [26MY]
    ------exempt small issue bonds for agriculture from the State 
        volume cap (see H.R. 1810), [13MY]
    ------exempt transfers of family-owned businesses from estate 
        taxes (see H.R. 1105), [11MR] (see H.R. 1278), [24MR]
    ------expand incentives for construction and renovation of public 
        schools and provide incentives for corporations to participate 
        in cooperative agreements with public schools in distressed 
        areas (see H.R. 1660), [4MY]
    ------expand incentives for construction and renovation of public 
        schools and provide incentives for corporations to participate 
        in cooperative agreements with public schools in distressed 
        areas (H.R. 1660), consideration (see H. Res. 240), [1JY]
    ------expand S corporation eligibility for banks (see H.R. 242), 
        [7JA] (see H.R. 1586), [27AP] (see H.R. 1638), [29AP] (see 
        H.R. 1994), [27MY]
    ------extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2923), [23SE]
    ------extend expensing of environmental remediation costs to 
        contaminated sites located outside of targeted areas (see H.R. 
        2264), [17JN]
    ------extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 1682), 
        [4MY]
    ------extend research and development tax credit to Puerto Rico 
        and the possessions of the U.S. (see H.R. 2137), [10JN]
    ------extend work opportunity tax credit relative to hiring of 
        workers in rural areas (see H.R. 998), [4MR]
    ------inapplicability of the look-back method on construction 
        contracts requiring the percentage of completion accounting 
        method (see H.R. 2347), [24JN]
    ------increase retirement savings opportunities (see H.R. 1213), 
        [22MR] (see H.R. 1546), [22AP]
    ------increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), 
        [25FE]
    ------make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet 
        and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 3252), 
        [8NO] (see H. Con. Res. 190), [30SE]
    ------modify and extend the work opportunity credit and allow 
        nonprofit organizations to participate in the work opportunity 
        tax credit hiring incentives (see H.R. 2101), [9JN]

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    ------modify private activity bond rule to deter hostile takeovers 
        of water utilities (see H.R. 3309), [10NO]
    ------permanently extend environmental remediation costs (see H.R. 
        1630), [29AP]
    ------permanently extend research credit (see H.R. 760), [12FE]
    ------permanently extend research credit and adjust the 
        alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 835), [24FE]
    ------permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other 
        companies (see H.R. 2431), [1JY]
    ------permit cooperatives to pay dividends on preferred stock 
        without reducing patronage dividends (see H.R. 1914), [24MY]
    ------permit early distributions from employee stock ownership 
        plans for higher education expenses and first-time homebuyer 
        purchases (see H.R. 615), [8FE]
    ------permit 401(k) contributions which would otherwise be limited 
        by employer contributions to employees stock ownership plans 
        (see H.R. 616), [8FE]
    ------prevent abuse of the enhanced charitable deduction for 
        overseas contributions of drugs (see H.R. 3197), [2NO]
    ------prohibit certain allocations of S corporation stock held by 
        an employee stock ownership plan (see H.R. 3082), [14OC]
    ------prohibit treatment of certain games of chance as an 
        unrelated trade or business expense (see H.R. 1707), [5MY]
    ------promote, protect, and clarify status of professional 
        employer organizations (see H.R. 3490), [18NO]
    ------promote job creation and expand small businesses in 
        economically-distressed communities (see H.R. 3247), [8NO]
    ------provide a credit to taxpayers investing in entities seeking 
        to provide capital to create new markets in low-income 
        communities (see H.R. 2713), [5AU]
    ------provide a shorter recovery period for depreciation of 
        certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 2894), [21SE]
    ------provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of 
        certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 844), [24FE]
    ------provide additional retirement savings opportunities for 
        small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 352), 
        [19JA]
    ------provide incentives and job training grants for communities 
        affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or 
        Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 1967), [26MY]
    ------provide incentives for investments in enterprise zones and 
        domestic businesses (see H.R. 336), [19JA]
    ------provide incentives for the ownership and control of 
        corporations by employees (see H.R. 1462), [15AP]
    ------provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 
        2380), [29JN]
    ------provide tax credits for Indian investment and employment 
        (see H.R. 1945), [26MY]
    ------rates (see H.R. 3), [3FE] (see H.R. 104), [7JA] (see H.R. 
        1440), [15AP] (see H.R. 2575), [20JY]
    ------reduce holding period for certain capital gains rates (see 
        H.R. 1321), [25MR]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty 
        and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and 
        investments, and establish incentives for education and health 
        care (see H.R. 2488), [13JY]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty 
        and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and 
        investments, and establish incentives for education and health 
        care (H.R. 2488), consideration (see H. Res. 256), [20JY]
    ------reestablish certain marketing aspects of agricultural 
        cooperatives and allow declaratory judgment relief for such 
        cooperatives (see H.R. 1469), [15AP]
    ------reform corporate alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 2318), 
        [23JN]
    ------relief for families and businesses to encourage family 
        stability, economic growth, and tax simplification (see H.R. 
        2574), [20JY]
    ------relief of certain corporations from a tax liability incurred 
        by the import of halon-1211 for recycling purposes (see H.R. 
        2805), [5AU]
    ------repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 2364), [25JN]
    ------repeal authority of NSF to tax the registration of domain 
        names on the Internet (see H.R. 2797), [5AU]
    ------repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national 
        retail sales tax (see H.R. 1467), [15AP] (see H.R. 2001), 
        [27MY] (see H.R. 2525), [14JY]
    ------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. 1389), [13AP]
    ------repeal limitation on the amount of receipts attributable to 
        military property which may be treated as exempt foreign trade 
        income (see H.R. 796), [23FE]
    ------repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock 
        mines (see H.R. 397), [19JA]
    ------repeal personal holding company tax (see H.R. 2111), [9JN]
    ------repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes and the alternative 
        minimum tax on individuals and corporations (see H.R. 3074), 
        [14OC]
    ------requirements on the percentage of completion accounting 
        method for the manufacture of property (see H.R. 994), [4MR]
    ------restore certain business-related deductions (see H.R. 781), 
        [23FE]
    ------restore deduction for travel expenses of a taxpayer's spouse 
        who accompanies the taxpayer on business travel (see H.R. 
        1688), [5MY]
    ------S corporation reform (see H.R. 689), [10FE]
    ------simplify Internal Revenue Code through revenue neutral 
        proposals (see H.R. 1420), [14AP]
    ------treat certain dealer derivative financial instruments, 
        hedging transactions, and supplies as ordinary assets (see 
        H.R. 1713), [5MY]
    ------treat spaceports like airports under exempt facility bond 
        rules (see H.R. 2289), [18JN]
    ------treatment of active financing income earned overseas by 
        financial services firms (see H.R. 681), [10FE]
    ------treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), [3FE]
    ------treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses (see 
        H.R. 1541), [22AP] (see H.R. 2554), [19JY]
    ------treatment of businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 2018), 
        [8JN]
    ------treatment of capital gains earned by designated settlement 
        funds (see H.R. 580), [4FE]
    ------treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a 
        principal residence (see H.R. 1805), [13MY]
    ------treatment of certain franchise operation property (see H.R. 
        2451), [1JY]
    ------treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and 
        farmers (see H.R. 1325), [25MR]
    ------treatment of clean-fuel vehicles by enterprise zone 
        businesses (see H.R. 260), [7JA]
    ------treatment of corporate derivative transactions relative to 
        its stock (see H.R. 3283), [9NO]
    ------treatment of depreciable business assets (see H.R. 1602), 
        [28AP]
    ------treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral 
        equipment (see H.R. 1560), [26AP]
    ------treatment of distributions from publicly traded partnerships 
        (see H.R. 607), [4FE]
    ------treatment of economic subsidies provided by State and local 
        governments to lure or retain businesses (see H.R. 1060), 
        [10MR]
    ------treatment of foreign pipeline transportation income (see 
        H.R. 1127), [16MR]
    ------treatment of gross income for amounts received under 
        qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1640), [29AP]
    ------treatment of high technology job training expenses (see H.R. 
        204), [7JA]
    ------treatment of individual health insurance costs and employees 
        who elect not to participate in employer subsidized health 
        plans (see H.R. 1687), [5MY]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts and 401(k) plans 
        (see H.R. 876), [25FE]
    ------treatment of information technology job training expenses 
        (see H.R. 838), [24FE]
    ------treatment of losses attributable to operating mineral 
        interests of oil and gas producers (see H.R. 423), [19JA]
    ------treatment of meal and entertainment expenses associated with 
        the performing arts (see H.R. 1766), [12MY]
    ------treatment of merchant mariners as U.S. citizens or residents 
        living abroad (see H.R. 3162), [28OC]
    ------treatment of natural gas gathering lines (see H.R. 674), 
        [10FE] (see H.R. 1991), [27MY]
    ------treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring 
        assembly equipment (see H.R. 1122), [16MR]
    ------treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm 
        rental income (see H.R. 1044), [9MR]
    ------treatment of small business meal and entertainment expenses 
        (see H.R. 1195), [18MR]
    ------treatment of swap fund transactions (see H.R. 2705), [4AU]
    ------treatment of tax-exempt financing for professional sports 
        facilities (see H.R. 3096), [18OC]
    ------treatment of unemployment tax relative to entertainment 
        industry (see H.R. 2747), [5AU]
    ------treatment of unused benefits under cafeteria plans that 
        allow flexible spending accounts for out-of-pocket medical 
        expenses (see H.R. 3034), [6OC]
    ------treatment of year 2000 computer conversion costs for small 
        businesses (see H.R. 179), [7JA]
    Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act (H.R. 2488): consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 274), [4AU]
    Technology: promote development of technology clusters to enable 
        national laboratories to meet Dept. of Energy missions (see 
        H.R. 3502), [18NO]
    Telecommunications: ensure telecommunications carriers reasonable 
        and nondiscriminatory access to rooftops of multitenant 
        buildings and promote the development of telecommunication 
        infrastructure (see H.R. 3487), [18NO]
    ------limit FCC authority in reviewing certain mergers and 
        acquisitions (see H.R. 3186), [1NO]
    ------modify FCC authority over license transfers (see H.R. 2533), 
        [15JY]
    ------promote competition and privatization in satellite 
        communications (see H.R. 3261), [9NO]
    Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a 
        consumers caller identification service (see H.R. 3100), 
        [19OC]
    ------protect consumers against slamming and cramming and provide 
        jurisdiction over deceptive trade practices to the FTC (see 
        H.R. 2727), [5AU]
    ------require carriers to completely and accurately itemize 
        charges and taxes collected with telephone bills (see H.R. 
        2677), [2AU] (see H.R. 3011), (see H.R. 3022), [5OC]
    Television: exempt licenses in the instructional television fixed 
        service from competitive bidding (see H.R. 879), [25FE]
    ------importance of family-oriented programming (see H. Con. Res. 
        178), [5AU] (see H. Con. Res. 184), [9SE] (see H. Res. 346), 
        [28OC]
    ------reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of 
        broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable television 
        (see H.R. 89), [7JA] (see H.R. 768), [23FE] (see H.R. 1027), 
        [8MR] (see H.R. 1078), [11MR] (see H.R. 1554), [26AP]
    Tobacco products: ban sale of cigarette packages containing small 
        number of cigarettes (see H.R. 1677), [4MY]
    ------smuggling prevention programs (see H.R. 2503), [14JY]
    Trade and Development Agency: reauthorize (see H.R. 1993), [27MY] 
        (see H.R. 3381), [16NO]
    ------reauthorize (H.R. 1993), consideration (see H. Res. 327), 
        [12OC]
    Trademarks: prevent misappropriation (see H.R. 3028), [6OC]
    ------prohibit the unauthorized destruction, modification, or 
        alteration of product identification codes (see H.R. 2100), 
        [9JN]

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    ------protection against dilution (see H.R. 1565), [27AP]
    Transportation: continue operating assistance for small transit 
        operators in large urban areas (see H.R. 1257), [24MR]
    Veterans: provide technical, financial, and procurement assistance 
        to veteran owned small businesses (see H.R. 1568), [27AP]
    ------strengthen veterans' preferences relative to employment 
        opportunities (see H.R. 364), [19JA]
    Vietnam: make normal trade relations status contingent upon free 
        emigration policies (see H.J. Res. 58), [9JN]
    Weapons: increase monitoring of the use of offsets in 
        international defense trade (see H.R. 2652), [29JY]
    Women: Government procurement access for women-owned businesses 
        (see H. Res. 15), [7JA]
  Conference reports
    Framework for the Affiliation of Banks, Securities Firms, and 
        Other Financial Service Providers (S. 900), [2NO]
    Intellectual Property and Communications Omnibus Reform Act (H.R. 
        1554), [9NO]
    Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act (H.R. 2488), [4AU]
    Y2K Act (H.R. 775), [29JN]
  Messages
    Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: President Clinton, [12OC]
    Cyberspace Electronic Security Act: President Clinton, [21SE]
    Federal Labor Relations Authority Report: President Clinton, 
        [2MR], [16NO]
    National Emergency Relative to Narcotics Traffickers in Colombia: 
        President Clinton, [2NO]
    State of Small Business: President Clinton, [6MY]
    Telecommunications Services Payments to Cuba: President Clinton, 
        [6MY], [13OC]
    Veto of H.R. 2488, Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act: President 
        Clinton, [23SE]
  Motions
    Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 833), [5MY]
    Copyrights: strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (S. 
        1257), [2AU]
    Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from 
        year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), [12MY], [24JN]
    Financial institutions: provide framework for the affiliation of 
        banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers 
        (H.R. 10), [1JY]
    ------provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities 
        firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), [30JY]
    Health: national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), [6OC], [3NO]
    Iron and steel industry: establish an emergency loan guarantee 
        program for steel and iron ore companies (H.R. 1664), [4AU]
    Power resources: establish an emergency loan guarantee program for 
        oil and gas producers (H.R. 1664), [4AU]
    Taxation: reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage 
        penalty and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on 
        savings and investments, and establish incentives for 
        education and health care (H.R. 2488), [22JY], [2AU]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty 
        and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and 
        investments, and establish incentives for education and health 
        care (H.R. 2488), conference report, [5AU]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty 
        and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and 
        investments, and establish incentives for education and health 
        care (H.R. 2488), veto, [23SE], [19OC]
    Telecommunications: promote competition and privatization in 
        satellite communications (H.R. 3261), [10NO]
    Trademarks: protect consumers and promote electronic commerce by 
        amending certain trademark infringement, dilution, and 
        counterfeiting laws (S. 1255), [26OC]
  Reports filed
    American Inventors Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1907) (H. Rept. 106-287), [3AU]
    Antitrust Technical Corrections Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1801) (H. Rept. 106-411), [25OC]
    Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        833) (H. Rept. 106-123), [29AP]
    Boxing Reform Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1832) (H. 
        Rept. 106-449), [4NO]
    Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act: Committee 
        on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2614) (H. Rept. 106-278), 
        [2AU]
    Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Reauthorization 
        and Improvement: Committee on Banking and Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 629) (H. Rept. 106-183), [14JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 775, Y2K Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 234) (H. Rept. 106-213), [30JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2488, Taxpayer Refund 
        and Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 274) (H. 
        Rept. 106-291), [4AU]
    Consideration of Conference Report on S. 900, Framework for the 
        Affiliation of Banks, Securities Firms, and Other Financial 
        Service Providers: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 355) 
        (H. Rept. 106-440), [2NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 10, Financial Services Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 235) (H. Rept. 106-214), [30JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 350, Mandates Information Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 36) (H. Rept. 106-6), [3FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 775, Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 166) (H. Rept. 106-
        134), [11MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 833, Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 158) (H. Rept. 106-126), [4MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 975, Reduce the Volume of Steel Imports: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 114) (H. Rept. 106-55), 
        [16MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1143, Microenterprise for Self-Reliance Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 136) (H. Rept. 106-85), 
        [12AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1714, Electronic Signatures in Global and 
        National Commerce Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        366) (H. Rept. 106-462), [8NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 1987, Fair Access to Indemnity and 
        Reimbursement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 342) 
        (H. Rept. 106-414), [25OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 1993, Export Enhancement Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 327) (H. Rept. 106-376), [12OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2488, Financial Freedom Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 256) (H. Rept. 106-246), [20JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2723, Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care 
        Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. 
        Rept. 106-366), [5OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. Rept. 106-366), 
        [5OC]
    Construction Industry Payment Protection Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1219) (H. Rept. 106-277), 
        [30JY]
    Consumer and Investor Access to Information Act: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 1858) (H. Rept. 106-350), [30SE]
    Copyright Damages Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1761) (H. Rept. 106-216), [1JY]
    Declare a Portion of the James River and Kanawha Canal in 
        Richmond, VA, To Be Nonnavigable Waters: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1034) (H. 
        Rept. 106-107), [27AP]
    Disaster Mitigation Coordination Act: Committee on Small Business 
        (House) (H.R. 818) (H. Rept. 106-33), [1MR]
    Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1714) (H. Rept. 106-341), 
        [27SE]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1714) (H. Rept. 
        106-341), [18OC]
    Export Enhancement Act: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.R. 1993) (H. Rept. 106-325), [17SE]
    Extend Certain Expiring Tax Provisions: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 2923) (H. Rept. 106-344), [28SE]
    Fair Access to Indemnity and Reimbursement Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1987) (H. Rept. 106-
        385), [14OC]
    Financial Freedom Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        2488) (H. Rept. 106-238), [16JY]
    Financial Services Act: Committee on Banking and Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 106-74), [23MR], [10JN]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 106-74), 
        [15JN]
    Framework for the Affiliation of Banks, Securities Firms, and 
        Other Financial Service Providers: Committee of Conference (S. 
        900) (H. Rept. 106-434), [2NO]
    Intellectual Property and Communications Omnibus Reform Act: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 1554) (H. Rept. 106-464), [9NO]
    Made in America Information Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 754) (H. Rept. 106-399), [19OC]
    Madrid Protocol Implementation Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 769) (H. Rept. 106-81), [12AP]
    Make Normal Trade Relations Status for Vietnam Contingent Upon 
        Free Emigration Policies: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.J. Res. 58) (H. Rept. 106-282), [2AU]
    Mandates Information Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 350) 
        (H. Rept. 106-5), [2FE]
    Microenterprise for Self-Reliance Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 1143) (H. Rept. 106-82), [12AP]
    Microenterprise Organization Grants To Assist Disadvantaged 
        Entrepreneurs Using Funds From the Community Development 
        Financial Institutions Fund: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 413) (H. Rept. 106-184), 
        [14JN]
    ------Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 413) (H. Rept. 
        106-184), [12JY]
    Normal Trade Relations Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 57) (H. Rept. 
        106-262), [26JY]
    Oil and Gas Drilling Prohibition on Mosquito Creek Lake in 
        Cortland, OH: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2818) (H. 
        Rept. 106-468), [15NO]
    Recycle America's Land Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1300) (H. Rept. 106-353), [30SE]
    Reduce the Volume of Steel Imports: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 975) (H. Rept. 106-52), [15MR]
    Report: Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/
        Commercial Concerns With the People's Republic of China 
        (House, Select) (H. Rept. 105-851), [19JA]
    Rewarding Performance in Compensation Act: Committee on Education 
        and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1381) (H. Rept. 106-358), 
        [1OC]
    Satellite Television Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1027) (H. Rept. 106-86), [12AP]
    Save Our Satellites Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 851) 
        (H. Rept. 106-79), [12AP]
    SBA General Business Loan Program Improvements: Committee on Small 
        Business (House) (H.R. 2615) (H. Rept. 106-279), [2AU]
    SBA Microloan Program Technical Corrections: Committee on Small 
        Business (House) (H.R. 440) (H. Rept. 106-12), [8FE]
    SBA Women's Business Center Programs Funding and Conditions of 
        Participation: Committee on Small

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        Business (House) (H.R. 774) (H. Rept. 106-47), [10MR]
    Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act: Committee on 
        Armed Services (House) (H.R. 850) (H. Rept. 106-117), [26JY]
    ------Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 850) (H. 
        Rept. 106-117), [26JY]
    ------Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 850) (H. 
        Rept. 106-117), [19JY]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 850) (H. Rept. 106-
        117), [27AP]
    Senate Amendment to H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 348) (H. Rept. 106-430), 
        [1NO]
    Small Business Investment Act Technical Corrections: Committee on 
        Small Business (House) (H.R. 68) (H. Rept. 106-1), [19JA]
    Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        2488) (H. Rept. 106-289), [4AU]
    Trademark Cyberpiracy Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 3028) (H. Rept. 106-412), [25OC]
    Trademark Protection Against Dilution: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1565) (H. Rept. 106-250), [22JY]
    Veterans Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development Act: 
        Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 1568) (H. Rept. 106-
        206), [29JN]
    Wage and Employment Growth Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 3081) (H. Rept. 106-467), [11NO]
    Women's Business Centers Sustainability Act: Committee on Small 
        Business (House) (H.R. 1497) (H. Rept. 106-365), [5OC]
    Workplace Goods Job Growth and Competitiveness Act: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2005) (H. Rept. 106-410), [21OC]
    Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 775) (H. Rept. 106-31), [10MY]
    Y2K Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 775) (H. Rept. 106-212), 
        [29JN]

BUY AMERICAN ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Defense: Inspector General audit of certain military 
        purchases relative to compliance with Buy American Act (see 
        H.R. 608), [4FE]

BUYER, STEPHEN E. (a Representative from Indiana)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Armed Forces: improve pay and retirement equity (see H.R. 9), 
        [1MR]
    Puerto Rico: use of Vieques Island for military operations (see H. 
        Con. Res. 212), [27OC]
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Clinton, President: House of Representatives' appointment and 
        authorization of managers for impeachment trial (see H. Res. 
        10), [6JA]

CAHN, EDWARD N.
  Bills and resolutions
    Edward N. Cahn Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Allentown, 
        PA: designate (see H.R. 751), [11FE]
  Reports filed
    Edward N. Cahn Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Allentown, 
        PA: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 751) (H. Rept. 106-57), [16MR]

CALDWELL COUNTY, NC
  Bills and resolutions
    Wilson Creek: designate as a component of the Wild and Scenic 
        Rivers System (see H.R. 1749), [11MY]

CALIFORNIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Air pollution: application of California State regulations 
        relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 
        11), [6JA] (see H.R. 1395), [13AP]
    Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 643), [9FE]
    Aviation: authorize sponsor of the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena 
        Airport to impose noise restrictions on operations without FAA 
        approval (see H.R. 1823), [14MY]
    Brown, George E., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 252), [16JY]
    Carrizo Plain National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 
        1751), [11MY]
    Central Valley Project: facilitate water transfers (see H.R. 
        3077), [14OC]
    Coastal zones: designate all unreserved and unappropriated coastal 
        rocks and islands as a component of the National Wilderness 
        Preservation System (see H.R. 2277), [18JN]
    Colusa Basin Watershed: develop and implement drainage, storm, and 
        flood control projects as part of water-related projects (see 
        H.R. 1113), [16MR]
    Courts: appointment of additional Federal district judges in 
        California (see H.R. 2740), [5AU]
    ------provide for additional place of holding court for the 
        Western Division of the Central Judicial District (see H.R. 
        1306), [25MR]
    Dept. of Agriculture: provide for maintenance of concrete dams and 
        weirs located in the Emigrant Wilderness (see H.R. 359), 
        [19JA]
    Dept. of the Interior: implement agreement conveying title for the 
        Clear Creek Distribution System to the Clear Creek Community 
        Services District (see H.R. 862), [25FE]
    ------make grants to promote voluntary protection of certain lands 
        in Marin and Sonoma Counties, CA (see H.R. 2202), [15JN]
    ------participation in design, planning, and construction of a 
        project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the Castaic Lake 
        Water Agency service area (see H.R. 3322), [10NO]
    ------prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions 
        of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 388), [19JA]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for 
        veterans in the San Diego, CA, area (see H.R. 3199), [2NO]
    El Dorado Irrigation District: convey the Sly Park Dam and 
        Reservoir (see H.R. 992), [4MR]
    Farr, Representative: authorize the Speaker's designee to 
        administer the oath of office (see H. Res. 13), [6JA]
    Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the 
        Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 2798), [5AU]
    Foreign Trade Zones Board: expand a certain foreign trade zone to 
        include an area of the municipal airport of Chico, CA (see 
        H.R. 465), [2FE]
    Fort Hunter Liggett, CA: require a National Park Service 
        feasibility study relative to the protection and expanded 
        visitor enjoyment of resources (see H.R. 2278), [18JN]
    Golden Gate National Recreation Area: modify boundaries (see H.R. 
        168), [7JA]
    Hector G. Godinez Post Office Building, Santa Ana, CA: designate 
        (see H.R. 2539), [15JY]
    Kern County, CA: convey Forest Service property in exchange for 
        county lands suitable for inclusion in Sequoia National Forest 
        (see H.R. 1680), [4MY]
    Klamath Fishery Management Council: provide for tribal 
        representation to clarify allocation of annual tribal catch 
        (see H.R. 2875), [15SE]
    Lake Tahoe: promote environmental restoration (see H.R. 3388), 
        [16NO]
    Los Angeles County, CA: eliminate limit on percentage of community 
        development block grant funds used for public services and 
        allow all communities to use same percentage (see H.R. 1315), 
        [25MR]
    Medal of Honor: recognize certain National Medal of Honor sites as 
        national memorials (see H.R. 1663, 1663), [4MY]
    Mervyn Malcolm Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 642), [9FE]
    Mexico: treatment of Mexican sewage flowing into U.S. waters (see 
        H.R. 3310), [10NO] (see H.R. 3378), [16NO]
    Miller, Representative George: authorize the Speaker's designee to 
        administer the oath of office (see H. Res. 12), [6JA]
    National Park System: feasibility study of including the Gavoita 
        Coast (see H.R. 1692), [5MY]
    Native Americans: authorize certain leases on trust lands for the 
        Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians and the Guidiville 
        Band of Pomo Indians of the Guidiville Indian Rancheria (see 
        H.R. 1953), [26MY]
    ------restore Federal recognition to the Native Americans of the 
        Graton Rancheria (see H.R. 946), [2MR]
    Otay Mountain region: designate as wilderness (see H.R. 15), [6JA]
    Outer Continental Shelf: moratorium on gas and oil development 
        (see H.R. 112), [7JA]
    Pinnacles National Monument: expand boundaries (see H.R. 2279), 
        [18JN]
    Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: designate (see 
        H.R. 396), [19JA]
    Sacramento, CA: condemn arson at three area synagogues and affirm 
        opposition to all forms of hate crimes (see H. Res. 219), 
        [23JN] (see H. Res. 225), [25JN] (see H. Res. 226), [29JN]
    San Francisco, CA: reduce risk of oil pollution and improve safety 
        of navigation in San Francisco Bay (see H.R. 2536), [15JY]
    San Gabriel, CA: funding and implementation of a long-term 
        solution to groundwater contamination and water supply 
        problems (see H.R. 910), [2MR]
    San Mateo County, CA: repair or reconstruct a portion of a 
        Federal-aid highway primary route (see H.R. 520), [3FE]
    Santa Cruz Island, CA: allow certain individuals use and occupancy 
        of certain property (see H.R. 1100), [11MR]
    Sequoia National Forest: increase recreational opportunities and 
        establish National Forest Preserve to protect Giant Sequoia 
        ecosystem (see H.R. 2077), [8JN]
    Stanislaus County, CA: conveyance of certain lands (see H.R. 356), 
        [19JA]
    Water: fund and implement a balanced, long-term solution to 
        groundwater contamination, water supply, and reliability 
        problems affecting the Eastern Santa Clara groundwater basin 
        (see H.R. 2483), [12JY]
  Reports filed
    Central Valley Project Water Transfers: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3077) (H. Rept. 106-435), [2NO]
    Clear Creek Distribution System Conveyance Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 862) (H. Rept. 106-258), [26JY]
    Emigrant Wilderness Preservation Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 359) (H. Rept. 106-425), [1NO]
    National Medal of Honor Memorial Act: Committee on Veterans' 
        Affairs (House) (H.R. 1663) (H. Rept. 106-351), [30SE]
    Otay Mountain Region of California Designation as Wilderness: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 15) (H. Rept. 106-65), 
        [17MR]
    Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 396) (H. Rept. 
        106-23), [23FE]
    Sly Park Unit Conveyance Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        992) (H. Rept. 106-259), [26JY]

CALLAHAN, SONNY (a Representative from Alabama)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1141, emergency supplemental appropriations, [22AP]
    ------H.R. 2084, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations, [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2605, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [13SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Alabama (U.S.S.): tribute to crew (see H. Res. 123), [18MR]
    Education: dedicate day of learning to study and understanding of 
        the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the 
        Federalist Papers (see H. Con. Res. 71), [24MR]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2606), [26JY] (see H.R. 3196), [2NO]
  Conference reports
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2606), [27SE]

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  Reports filed
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2606) (H. Rept. 
        106-339), [27SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2606) (H. Rept. 
        106-254), [26JY]

CALVERT, KEN (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: allow referendum on creation of avocado promotion, 
        research, and information program (see H.R. 2962), [28SE]
    Committee on Appropriations (House): majority party appointments 
        (see H. Res. 255), [19JY]
    Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for civilian research, 
        development, demonstration, and commercial application 
        activities (see H.R. 1655, 1656), [3MY]
    Endangered species: review recommendation by the National Academy 
        of Sciences of species that should be removed from lists of 
        endangered and threatened species (see H.R. 2343), [24JN]
    Endangered Species Act: keep cost of mitigation required for a 
        public construction project from exceeding a certain 
        percentage of total project costs (see H.R. 1763), [12MY]
    ------prohibit any requirement to mitigate impact of past 
        activities (see H.R. 2131), [10JN]
    ------prohibit use of items or information obtained by trespassing 
        on private property or otherwise taken without the consent of 
        the owner of the property (see H.R. 2253), [17JN]
    EPA: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Air and 
        Radiation (see H.R. 1743), [10MY]
    ------authorizing appropriations for the Office of Research and 
        Development and Science Advisory Board (see H.R. 1742), [10MY]
    Medal of Honor: recognize certain National Medal of Honor sites as 
        national memorials (see H.R. 1663), [4MY]
    NOAA: authorize appropriations for the National Weather Service, 
        Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, and National 
        Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service 
        activities (see H.R. 1553), [26AP]
    Political campaigns: limit contributions by nondistrict or out-of-
        State residents in elections to Congress (see H.R. 1880), 
        [20MY]
    Privacy: prohibit appearance of Social Security numbers on, or 
        through, unopened Dept. of the Treasury mailings (see H.R. 
        3218), [4NO]
    Research: authorize appropriations for marine research and related 
        environmental research and development program activities of 
        NOAA and the NSF (see H.R. 1552), [26AP]
    Surplus Government property: make certain equipment available to 
        State and local governments to assist in emergency law 
        enforcement and rescue operations (see H.R. 1442), [15AP] (see 
        H.R. 3187), [1NO]

CAMP, DAVE (a Representative from Michigan)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Business and industry: promote product development and testing 
        (see H.R. 2609), [26JY]
    Foreign trade: identify countries that deny market access for U.S. 
        agricultural products (see H.R. 450), [2FE]
    Great Lakes: moratorium on export of bulk fresh water until 
        certain conditions are met (see H.R. 2973), [29SE]
    House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from 
        Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction 
        (see H.R. 431), [2FE]
    Postal Service: submit reports to Congress before implementing the 
        next first-class postage rate increase and provide certain 
        procedures for postage stamp use and sale at the beginning of 
        such rate increase (see H.R. 1859), [19MY]
    Taxation: allow credit for dry cleaning equipment that uses 
        reduced amounts of hazardous substances (see H.R. 1303), 
        [25MR]
    ------extension of the credit for producing electricity from 
        certain renewable resources to include landfill gas (see H.R. 
        3466), [18NO]
    ------provide tax incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles 
        and the development of alternative fuels (see H.R. 2252), 
        [17JN]
    ------repeal the motor fuel excise taxes on intercity buses (see 
        H.R. 2423), [1JY]
    ------treatment of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 
        2735), [5AU]
    ------treatment of certain bonds issued by local governments in 
        connection with delinquent real property taxes (see H.R. 
        1406), [14AP]
    ------treatment of long-term vehicle storage by tax-exempt 
        organizations which conduct county and similar fairs (see H.R. 
        2640), [29JY]

CAMPAIGN INTEGRITY ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 1867) 
        (H. Rept. 106-294), [5AU]

CAMPAIGN REFORM AND ELECTION INTEGRITY ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 2668) 
        (H. Rept. 106-295), [5AU]

CAMPBELL, TOM (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Committee on Economics (Joint), [18MR]
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
    International Financial Institution Advisory Commission, [23JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Africa: urge an end to the war between Eritrea and Ethiopia and 
        call on human rights organizations to investigate abuses in 
        connection with the conflict (see H. Con. Res. 46), [9MR]
    Armed Forces: improve benefits for members of reserve components 
        and their dependents (see H.R. 3267), [9NO]
    Budget: sequestration of all budgetary accounts except Social 
        Security, Federal retirement, and interest on the debt (see 
        H.R. 451), [2FE]
    China, Republic of: representation in international institutions 
        (see H. Con. Res. 61), [18MR]
    Civil rights: clarify intent of Congress to hold individuals 
        responsible for discriminatory acts committed by them in 
        employment (see H.R. 2508), [14JY]
    ------establish criminal liability for discrimination based on 
        disparate treatment (see H.R. 2510), [14JY]
    Dept. of Defense: ensure that reporters of suspected child abuse 
        on military installations may submit reports anonymously (see 
        H.R. 3467), [18NO]
    Ecology and environment: provide certain off-budget treatment for 
        the land and water conservation fund and limit fund relative 
        to State financial assistance (see H.R. 452), [2FE]
    Elections: establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential 
        elections (see H.R. 668), [10FE]
    Employment: implement alternative program for providing a benefit 
        or employment preference under Federal law (see H.R. 2509), 
        [14JY]
    Financial institutions: encourage a strong community-based banking 
        system (see H.R. 3015), [5OC]
    Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by 
        groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 
        1304), [25MR]
    IMF: make funding contingent upon cancellation of certain foreign 
        debt owed to the U.S. (see H.R. 1305), [25MR]
    Independent Counsel Commission: establish (see H.R. 3005), [4OC]
    Peace Corps: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 669), [10FE]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 
        417), consideration (see H. Res. 126), [23MR]
    ------prohibit contributions by nondistrict residents in elections 
        to the Senate or the House of Representatives (see H.R. 715), 
        [11FE]
    Public lands: increase Land and Water Conservation Fund and Urban 
        Parks and Recreation Recovery Programs funding, resume State 
        grant funding, and develop conservation and recreation 
        facilities in urban areas (see H.R. 1118), [16MR]
    Serbia: declaration of war (see H.J. Res. 44), [12AP]
    ------direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant 
        to the War Powers Resolution (see H. Con. Res. 82), [12AP]
    Somalia: economic, humanitarian, and other assistance to northern 
        part (see H. Con. Res. 20), [2FE]
    Taxation: allow a tax credit for expenses incurred while 
        transporting food to food banks (see H.R. 954), [3MR]
    ------allow employers a deduction for training expenses (see H.R. 
        857), [25FE]
    ------exempt certain transactions at fair market value between 
        partnerships and private foundations from the tax on self-
        dealing (see H.R. 1955), [26MY]
    ------treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 856), 
        [25FE]

CANADA
  Appointments
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [11FE], [7JN]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: harmonization of registrations of certain pesticides 
        (see H.R. 1913), [24MY]
    Great Lakes: moratorium on export of bulk fresh water until 
        certain conditions are met (see H.R. 2973), [29SE]
    Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian 
        citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems 
        (see H.R. 1250), [24MR]
    ------modify implementation requirements for automated entry and 
        exit control systems (see H.R. 1650), [29AP]
    International St. Lawrence River Board of Control: establish 
        certain procedures regarding appointment and tenure (see H.R. 
        3395), [16NO]
    NAFTA: impact on employment and the environment (see H.R. 650), 
        [9FE]
    ------parity among participating countries relative to the 
        personal allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad 
        (see H. Con. Res. 70), [24MR]
    St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.: establish (see H.R. 2332), [23JN]
    Taxation: provide incentives and job training grants for 
        communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to 
        Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 1967), [26MY]
    Water: moratorium on export of bulk fresh water until certain 
        conditions are met (see H.R. 2595), [22JY]
  Messages
    Agreement for Cooperation Concerning Civil Uses of Atomic Energy 
        Between U.S. and Canada: President Clinton, [24JN]

CANADA-U.S. INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP
  Appointments
    Members, [11FE], [7JN]

CANADY, CHARLES T. (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1501, Juvenile Justice Reform Act, [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities 
        are obtained legally (see H.R. 453), [2FE]
    Courts: appointment of additional Federal district judges in 
        Florida (see H.R. 454), [2FE]
    ------clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings 
        and land use disputes (see H.R. 2372), [29JN]
    Dept. of Agriculture: authority relative to plant protection and 
        quarantine (see H.R. 1504), [21AP]
    Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty (see H.R. 1691), 
        [5MY]
    Medicare: eliminate time limitation on benefits for 
        immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1115), [16MR]
    Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act: clarify 
        application of certain provisions (see H.R. 1886), [20MY]
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Clinton, President: House of Representatives' appointment and 
        authorization of managers for impeachment trial (see H. Res. 
        10), [6JA]
  Reports filed
    Child Custody Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 1218) (H. Rept. 106-204), [25JN]

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    Religious Liberty Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1691) (H. Rept. 106-219), [1JY]
    Unborn Victims of Violence Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2436) (H. Rept. 106-332), [24SE], [29SE]

CANAL ZONE
see Panama Canal

CANNON, CHRIS (a Representative from Utah)
  Appointments
    Committee on U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, [17MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Central Utah Project: acquisition of water rights, completion of 
        project facilities, and implementation of water conservation 
        measures (see H.R. 2889), [21SE]
    Colorado River: authorize additional measures to carry out control 
        of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-effective 
        manner (see H.R. 2619), [27JY]
    Credit: require disclosure of all information in a consumer's file 
        (see H.R. 2856), [14SE]
    Dept. of Energy: retention and administration of certain Oil Shale 
        Reserves in Utah (see H.R. 2823), [9SE]
    Drugs: penalties for operating methamphetamine laboratories and 
        increased funding to combat methamphetamine production, 
        trafficking, and abuse (see H.R. 2987), [30SE]
    Duchesne City, UT: convey certain water rights (see H.R. 3468), 
        [18NO]
    Four Corners Monument Tribal Park: authorize an interpretive 
        center and related visitor facilities (see H.R. 1384), [13AP]
    Radioactive substances: remediation of Atlas uranium milling site 
        near Moab, UT (see H.R. 1559), [26AP]
    Summit County, UT: authorize contracts with the Weber Basin Water 
        Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-
        Federal water (see H.R. 3236), [5NO]
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Clinton, President: House of Representatives' appointment and 
        authorization of managers for impeachment trial (see H. Res. 
        10), [6JA]

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
related term(s) Courts
  Bills and resolutions
    Courts: death penalty sentencing for certain importations of 
        significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 
        295), [7JA]
    Crime: funding for States relative to legislation requiring death 
        penalty in certain cases (see H.R. 282), [7JA]

CAPITOL BUILDING AND GROUNDS
  Appointments
    U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission, [18MR], [26AP]
  Bills and resolutions
    American Luge Association: authorizing use of Grounds for races 
        (see H. Con. Res. 91), [21AP]
    Blackmun, Harry A.: transfer the catafalque from the Capitol to 
        the Supreme Court for funeral services (see H. Con. Res. 45), 
        [9MR]
    Capitol Police: appreciation for efforts during impeachment 
        proceedings (see H. Res. 106), [10MR]
    ------increase mandatory retirement age (see H.R. 424), [19JA]
    ------rename the Document Door of the Capitol as the Memorial Door 
        (see H. Con. Res. 158), [16JY]
    Capitol Police Board: exempt certain Capitol Police officers from 
        mandatory retirement (see H. Con. Res. 202), [20OC]
    Capitol Visitor Center: establish (see H.R. 962), [3MR]
    Coins: mint in commemoration of the Capitol Visitor Center (see 
        H.R. 3373), [16NO]
    District of Columbia: permit temporary construction and other work 
        on the Grounds that may be necessary for certain building 
        construction (see H. Con. Res. 167), [29JY]
    Earth Force Youth Bike Summit: authorizing use of Grounds for bike 
        rodeo (see H. Con. Res. 49), [10MR]
    Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to 
        present the Congressional Gold Medal to Gerald R. and Betty 
        Ford (see H. Con. Res. 196), [12OC]
    Greater Washington Soap Box Derby: authorizing use of Grounds (see 
        H. Con. Res. 47), [9MR]
    Holocaust: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims (see 
        H. Con. Res. 19), [2FE]
    Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: authorizing use of Grounds 
        for performances (see H. Con. Res. 52), [10MR]
    National Peace Officers' Memorial Service: authorizing use of 
        Grounds (see H. Con. Res. 44), [8MR]
    NATO: authorizing use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor 
        anniversary and accession of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech 
        Republic (see H. Con. Res. 81), [12AP]
    Parks, Rosa: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to present the 
        Congressional Gold Medal (see H. Con. Res. 127), [8JN]
    Special Olympics: authorizing use of Grounds for torch relay (see 
        H. Con. Res. 50), [10MR] (see H. Con. Res. 105), [12MY]
    Sunrayce 99: authorizing use of Grounds for opening ceremonies 
        (see H. Con. Res. 48), [9MR]
    Women: display artwork in the Capitol and the House office 
        buildings which represent the contributions of women to 
        American society (see H. Res. 202), [8JN]
  Reports filed
    Use of Capitol Grounds for American Luge Association Races: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. 
        Con. Res. 91) (H. Rept. 106-171), [8JN]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for Earth Force Youth Bike Summit Bike 
        Rodeo: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H. Con. Res. 49) (H. Rept. 106-61), [16MR]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. 
        Con. Res. 47) (H. Rept. 106-59), [16MR]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial 
        Service: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (House) (H. Con. Res. 44) (H. Rept. 106-58), [16MR]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for Opening Ceremonies of Sunrayce 99: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. 
        Con. Res. 48) (H. Rept. 106-60), [16MR]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for Performances Sponsored by the Kennedy 
        Center for the Performing Arts: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 52) (H. Rept. 106-
        63), [16MR]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for Special Olympics Torch Relay: Committee 
        on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 
        105) (H. Rept. 106-172), [8JN]
    ------Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. 
        Con. Res. 50) (H. Rept. 106-62), [16MR]

CAPITOL PAGES
see Congress

CAPITOL POLICE
see Congress

CAPPS, LOIS (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    California: feasibility study of including the Gavoita Coast in 
        the National Park System (see H.R. 1692), [5MY]
    ------provide for additional place of holding court for the 
        Western Division of the Central Judicial District (see H.R. 
        1306), [25MR]
    Carrizo Plain National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 
        1751), [11MY]
    Children and youth: authorize grants for the prevention of 
        alcoholic beverage consumption by underage individuals (see 
        H.R. 3430), [17NO]
    ------establish a program to identify and mentor college eligible 
        high school students (see H.R. 3386), [16NO]
    Dept. of the Interior: prohibit mineral leasing activities on 
        certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 
        1036), [9MR]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide grants for toll-free telephone 
        number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see 
        H.R. 2736), [5AU]
    Education: grants to provide integrated classroom-related computer 
        training for elementary and secondary school teachers (see 
        H.R. 455), [2FE]
    Forest Service: Recreational Fee Demonstration Program termination 
        (see H.R. 2295), [22JN]
    Israel: elections (see H. Con. Res. 109), [18MY]
    Medicare: waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage 
        of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), 
        [19JA]
    Mental health: recognize the significance to society of issues 
        relating to mental illness and express full support for the 
        White House Conference on Mental Health (see H. Res. 133), 
        [25MR]

CAPUANO, MICHAEL E. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Children and youth: assist State and local prosecutors, and law 
        enforcement agencies, with implementation of juvenile justice 
        witness assistance programs (see H.R. 3132), [21OC]
    Indonesia: implementation of results of referendum in East Timor 
        and end violence by paramilitary groups (see H. Res. 285), 
        [9SE]
    Italian-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 347), 
        [28OC]
    Medicare: coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 
        2870), [15SE]

CARDIN, BENJAMIN L. (a Representative from Maryland)
  Appointments
    Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, [23MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Children and youth: assist the transition of children from foster 
        care to independent adults and expand the work opportunity tax 
        credit to certain foster care children (see H.R. 671), [10FE]
    ------increase the availability, affordability, and quality of 
        child care (see H.R. 1119), [16MR]
    Foreign trade: clarify rules of origin for certain textile 
        products (see H.R. 3066), [13OC]
    Health: assure coverage of emergency services under group health 
        plans and health insurance (see H.R. 904), [2MR]
    Medicare: comprehensive financing for graduate medical education 
        (see H.R. 1224), [23MR]
    ------coverage of chronic disease prescription drugs (see H.R. 
        1796), [13MY]
    ------ensure access to comparable prescription drug coverage in 
        Medigap policies relative to termination of Medicare+Choice 
        plans (see H.R. 634), [9FE]
    Public welfare programs: reauthorize Welfare-To-Work program to 
        provide additional resources and flexibility (see H.R. 1482), 
        [20AP]

CARE (relief organization)
  Bills and resolutions
    Serbia: undertake efforts to secure the release of workers being 
        held prisoner (see H. Con. Res. 144), [29JN]

CARGO TRANSPORTATION
related term(s) Aviation; Merchant Marine Industry; Railroads; Shipping 
    Industry; Transportation; Trucking Industry
  Bills and resolutions
    Contracts: preserve full and open competition for contracts for 
        the transportation of military cargo between the U.S. and 
        Iceland (see H. Con. Res. 219), [2NO]
    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. 318), [7JA]
    Dept. of Transportation: establish the Federal Motor Carrier 
        Safety Administration (see H.R. 3419), [17NO]
    ------establish the National Motor Carrier Administration (see 
        H.R. 2679), [3AU]
    ------establish the National Motor Carrier Administration (H.R. 
        2679), consideration (see H. Res. 329), [13OC]
    Federal Highway Administration: interim continuation of 
        administration of motor carrier functions (see H.R. 3036), 
        [7OC]
    Hazardous substances: authorizing appropriations for safe 
        transportation of hazardous material (see H.R. 968), [3MR]
    Mexico: require safety inspections on trucks crossing into the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 2766), [5AU]

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    Motor vehicles: amend existing safety laws to strengthen 
        commercial driver licensing and improve compliance (see H.R. 
        2682), [3AU]
    ------transfer certain motor carrier safety functions from the 
        Federal Highway Administration to the National Highway Traffic 
        Safety Administration (see H.R. 507), [2FE]
    Railroads: enhance competition between rail carriers (see H.R. 
        2784), [5AU]
    ------maintain or create a national system that meets the 
        transportation services needs of the U.S. economy (see H.R. 
        3398), [16NO]
    Richmond, VA: declare a portion of the James River and Kanawha 
        Canal to be nonnavigable waters (see H.R. 1034), [9MR]
    Roads and highways: vehicle weight limits (see H.R. 1667), [4MY]
    Shipping Act: restore the application of antitrust laws to certain 
        applicable agreements and conduct (see H.R. 3138), [25OC]
    Ships and vessels: allow a formal entry exception for vessels 
        required to anchor at Belle Isle Anchorage, Port of Detroit, 
        MI, while awaiting cargo or pilot services, prior to 
        proceeding to the Port of Toledo, OH (see H.R. 2213), [15JN]
    ------revitalize international competitiveness of U.S.-flag 
        merchant marine (see H.R. 2159), [10JN] (see H.R. 3225), [4NO]
    St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.: establish (see H.R. 2332), [23JN]
    States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles 
        within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 
        3219), [4NO]
    Surface Transportation Board: enhance railroad competition and 
        collective bargaining agreements between railroads and their 
        employees (see H.R. 3446), [18NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2679, Motor Carrier Safety Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 329) (H. Rept. 106-381), [13OC]
    Declare a Portion of the James River and Kanawha Canal in 
        Richmond, VA, To Be Nonnavigable Waters: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1034) (H. 
        Rept. 106-107), [27AP]
    Motor Carrier Safety Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2679) (H. Rept. 106-333), [24SE]

CARIBBEAN BASIN ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT
  Messages
    Provisions: President Clinton, [12OC]

CARIBBEAN NATIONS
  Bills and resolutions
    Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory 
        birds (see H.R. 39), [6JA] (see H.R. 381), [19JA]
    Cuba: allow cash remittances to relatives in Cuba (see H.R. 257), 
        [7JA]
    ------allow news bureau exchanges between U.S. and Cuba (see H.R. 
        258), [7JA]
    ------allow travel and cultural exchanges with the U.S. (see H.R. 
        259), [7JA]
    ------exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical 
        supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 230), [7JA] (see 
        H.R. 1644), [29AP]
    ------human rights violations (see H. Res. 99), [9MR]
    ------lift trade embargo (see H.R. 229), [7JA] (see H.R. 1181), 
        [18MR]
    Cuban Democracy Act: repeal (see H.R. 256), [7JA]
    Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: repeal (see H.R. 
        256), [7JA]
    ------repeal Presidential authority relative to suspension of 
        certain effective dates (see H.R. 181), [7JA]
    Dante B. Fascell North-South Center: designate (see H.R. 432), 
        [2FE]
    Foreign trade: promote growth of free enterprise and economic 
        opportunity, increase trade and investment with the U.S., and 
        encourage free trade policies (see H.R. 1834), [18MY]
    Haiti: condemn the irregular interruption of the democratic 
        political institutional process (see H. Con. Res. 43), [8MR]
    ------encourage political leaders to seek agreement on 
        transparent, free, and widely participatory elections (see H. 
        Con. Res. 140), [22JN] (see H. Res. 97), [4MR]
    Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents 
        relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras and 
        other regions (see H.R. 1625), [29AP]
    Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Caribbean and Central American 
        countries (see H.R. 984), [4MR]
    Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: eliminate 
        requirement that family members of eligible aliens be 
        Nicaraguan or Cuban nationals and provide status adjustment to 
        other nationals (see H.R. 36), [6JA]
    ------provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for 
        adjustment of status (see H.R. 2722), [5AU]
    Office of National Drug Control Policy: enter into negotiations 
        with Cuban Government representatives to provide for increased 
        cooperation on drug interdiction efforts (see H.R. 2365), 
        [25JN]
  Messages
    Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: President Clinton, [12OC]
    National Emergency Relative to Cuba: President Clinton, [25FE]
  Reports filed
    Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 39) (H. Rept. 106-80), [12AP]

CARLSBAD, NM
  Bills and resolutions
    Carlsbad Irrigation District: convey certain real property within 
        the Carlsbad project in New Mexico (see H.R. 1019), [4MR]
  Reports filed
    Carlsbad Irrigation Project Acquired Land Conveyance Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1019) (H. Rept. 106-260), 
        [26JY]

CARLSBAD IRRIGATION PROJECT ACQUIRED LAND CONVEYANCE ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1019) (H. Rept. 
        106-260), [26JY]

CARSON, JULIA (a Representative from Indiana)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 515), [3FE]
    Medal of Honor: recognize and honor recipients for their selfless 
        acts and commend IPALCO Enterprises for its contributions to 
        honor these recipients (see H. Res. 191), [26MY]
    Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), [4FE]
    Social Security: promote identification of children eligible for 
        State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see 
        H.R. 2807), [8SE]
    Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 287), [13SE]

CARSON CITY, NV
  Bills and resolutions
    Paul Laxalt Federal Building and U.S. Post Office: designate (see 
        H.R. 917), [2MR]

CASILLAS, JOSE J.
  Bills and resolutions
    Citizenship: confer posthumously (see H.R. 2846), [13SE]

CASTLE, MICHAEL N. (a Representative from Delaware)
  Appointments
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), [19JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 800, Education Flexibility Partnership Act, [23MR]
    ------H.R. 1501, Juvenile Justice Reform Act, [30JY]
    ------H.R. 1555, intelligence services appropriations, [22SE]
    ------S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Budget: establish a budget reserve account for emergencies (see 
        H.R. 537), [3FE]
    Children and youth: provide for grants, a national clearinghouse, 
        and a report to improve the quality and availability of after-
        school programs (see H.R. 1307), [25MR]
    Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map 
        system (see H.R. 535), [3FE]
    Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State 
        participation in activities (see H.R. 800), [23FE]
    National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 905), [2MR]
    Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 905), [2MR]
    SBA: establish a regional or branch office in each State (see H.R. 
        536), [3FE]
    Tariff: azoxystrobin (Heritage, Abound, and Quadris)  (see H.R. 
        3371), [15NO]
    ------benzyl carbazate (DT-291)  (see H.R. 3366), [15NO]
    ------IN-N5297 (see H.R. 3370), [15NO]
    ------KL084 (see H.R. 3369), [15NO]
    ------KN002 (see H.R. 3368), [15NO]
    ------tralkoxydim (Achieve)  (see H.R. 3367), [15NO]

CEMETERIES AND FUNERALS
related term(s) National Cemeteries
  Bills and resolutions
    Arlington National Cemetery: authorize memorialization at the 
        columbarium for eligible veterans who have donated their 
        remains to science (see H.R. 1069), [11MR]
    ------enact into law eligibility requirements for interment (see 
        H.R. 70), [7JA]
    Blackmun, Harry A.: transfer the catafalque from the Capitol to 
        the Supreme Court for funeral services (see H. Con. Res. 45), 
        [9MR]
    Dept. of Defense: improve authorities relative to the provision of 
        honor guard details at funerals of veterans (see H.R. 2283), 
        [18JN]
    ------requirements for honor guard details at funerals of veterans 
        (see H. Con. Res. 23), [3FE]
    ------support for nongovernmental organizations participating in 
        honor guard details at funerals of veterans (see H. Con. Res. 
        192), [5OC]
    Dept. of the Treasury: report on tax incentives to encourage non-
        Armed Forces members to participate in an honor guard for 
        veterans' funerals (see H.R. 289), [7JA]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for 
        veterans in the Albuquerque, NM, area (see H.R. 3335), [10NO]
    ------establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Boise, ID, 
        area (see H.R. 1978), [27MY]
    ------establish a national cemetery for veterans in the 
        Pittsburgh, PA, area (see H.R. 1973), [27MY]
    ------establish a national cemetery for veterans in the San Diego, 
        CA, area (see H.R. 3199), [2NO]
    ------establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Valley 
        Forge National Historic Park (see H.R. 1961), [26MY]
    ------establish additional national cemeteries for veterans (see 
        H.R. 1476), [20AP]
    ------furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of 
        certain individuals (see H.R. 1160), [17MR] (see H.R. 1387), 
        [13AP]
    ------provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected 
        disability benefits, improve certain veterans programs, and 
        enhance retirement for U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans 
        Claims judges (see H.R. 2280), [18JN]
    ------provide veterans reasonable access to burial in national 
        cemeteries (see H. Res. 208), [15JN]
    Elko County, NV: transfer certain Federal lands (see H.R. 1231), 
        [23MR]
    Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for licensed 
        funeral directors and embalmers (see H.R. 793), [23FE]
    Medal of Honor: recognize certain National Medal of Honor sites as 
        national memorials (see H.R. 1663), [4MY]
    National cemeteries: comprehensive assessment of veterans' 
        cemeteries (see H.R. 2040), [8JN]
    Veterans: increase burial and funeral allowance for certain 
        veterans (see H.R. 652), [9FE]
    ------increase burial benefits paid for plot allowances and pay 
        States for plot allowances for veterans eligible for burial in 
        a national cemetery who are buried in cemeteries of such 
        States (see H.R. 2586), [22JY]
    ------require employers to give employees who are members of 
        reserve components leave of absence

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        to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (see 
        H.R. 284), [7JA]
    Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: enact (H.R. 
        2280), Senate amendments (see H. Res. 368), [9NO]
  Reports filed
    Arlington National Cemetery Burial Eligibility Act: Committee on 
        Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 70) (H. Rept. 106-70), [18MR]
    Elko County, NV, Federal Land Transfer: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1231) (H. Rept. 106-308), [8SE]
    National Medal of Honor Memorial Act: Committee on Veterans' 
        Affairs (House) (H.R. 1663) (H. Rept. 106-351), [30SE]
    Veterans Benefits Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
        (House) (H.R. 2280) (H. Rept. 106-202), [25JN]

CENSUS
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: ensure members are allocated to their ``Home of 
        Record'' (see H.R. 2067), [8JN]
    Bureau of the Census: facilitate recruitment of temporary 
        employees to assist in the conduct of the decennial census 
        (see H.R. 683), [10FE]
    Census in Schools Project: expand (see H.R. 1058), [10MR]
    Census Monitoring Board: amend qualification requirements (see 
        H.R. 2306), [22JN]
    Correctional institutions: apply certain attribution rules to the 
        counting of certain prisoners (see H.R. 1632), [29AP]
    Dept. of Commerce: ensure a more effective return of census 
        information through followup mailing of census questionnaires 
        (see H.R. 928), [2MR]
    Ethnic groups: require census questionnaires be made available in 
        various languages (see H.R. 929), [2MR]
    Foreign countries: conduct an interim census of Americans abroad 
        and use data to decide whether to count such individuals in 
        future decennial censuses (see H.R. 2444), [1JY]
    ------include U.S. citizens living abroad (see H. Con. Res. 129), 
        [9JN]
    Local government: require use of postcensus local review (see H.R. 
        472), [2FE]
    ------require use of postcensus local review (H.R. 472), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 138), [13AP]
    Population: use of sampling to determine populations in States for 
        purposes of congressional redistricting (see H.R. 548), [3FE]
    Postage and stamps: authorize the deposit of a census 
        questionnaire in the letter box of a household, free of 
        postage, during the nonresponse followup phase of a decennial 
        census (see H.R. 3290), [10NO]
    2000 decennial census: authorize the awarding of grants to local 
        entities and organizations to improve public participation 
        (see H.R. 1009), [4MR]
    ------improve participation by increasing Bureau of the Census 
        funds for marketing, promotion, and outreach (see H.R. 1010), 
        [4MR]
    ------increase public participation (see H. Con. Res. 193), [6OC]
  Reports filed
    Census in the Schools Promotion Act: Committee on Government 
        Reform (House) (H.R. 1058) (H. Rept. 106-105), [26AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 472, Local Census Quality Check Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 138) (H. Rept. 106-93), 
        [13AP]
    Decennial Census Improvement Act: Committee on Government Reform 
        (House) (H.R. 683) (H. Rept. 106-104), [26AP]
    Improve Participation in the 2000 Decennial Census by Increasing 
        Bureau of the Census Funds for Marketing, Promotion, and 
        Outreach: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1010) 
        (H. Rept. 106-97), [19AP]
    Local Census Quality Check Act: Committee on Government Reform 
        (House) (H.R. 472) (H. Rept. 106-71), [22MR]
    2000 Census Community Participation Enhancement Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1009) (H. Rept. 106-89), 
        [13AP]
    2000 Census Language Barrier Removal Act: Committee on Government 
        Reform (House) (H.R. 929) (H. Rept. 106-96), [19AP]
    2000 Census Mail Outreach Improvement Act: Committee on Government 
        Reform (House) (H.R. 928) (H. Rept. 106-88), [13AP]

CENSUS BUREAU
see Bureau of the Census

CENSUS IN THE SCHOOLS PROMOTION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1058) (H. 
        Rept. 106-105), [26AP]

CENSUS MONITORING BOARD
  Bills and resolutions
    Qualification requirements: amend (see H.R. 2306), [22JN]

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. 274), [7JA]
    Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 2405), 
        [30JN]
    ------increase public awareness, encourage regular testing and 
        examinations, and extend research programs for prostate cancer 
        (see H. Res. 211), [16JN]
    Drug abuse: prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange 
        programs (see H.R. 982), [4MR]
    Firearms: protect children from violence (see H.R. 1342), [25MR]
    Health: develop monitoring systems to promote safe motherhood (see 
        H.R. 2316), [23JN]
    Tobacco products: impose restrictions on the sale of cigars (see 
        H.R. 2579), [21JY]

CENTRAL AMERICA
  Bills and resolutions
    Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 732), [11FE]
    Costa Rica: protection of lives and property rights from squatters 
        (see H. Con. Res. 69), [24MR]
    El Salvador: commission of war crimes against U.S. Army pilots 
        David H. Pickett and Earnest Dawson, Jr. (see H. Con. Res. 
        181), [8SE]
    ------elections (see H. Res. 110), [11MR] (see H. Res. 112), 
        [15MR]
    ------extradition of Salvadorans to U.S (see H. Res. 17), [7JA]
    Foreign aid: recognize commitment and dedication of humanitarian 
        relief nongovernmental organizations and private volunteer 
        organizations for efforts in Central America and Kosovo (see 
        H. Res. 152), [27AP]
    Guatemala: anniversary of peace accords (see H. Res. 26), [19JA]
    Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents 
        relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras and 
        other regions (see H.R. 1625), [29AP]
    Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Caribbean and Central American 
        countries (see H.R. 984), [4MR]
    Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: eliminate 
        requirement that family members of eligible aliens be 
        Nicaraguan or Cuban nationals and provide status adjustment to 
        other nationals (see H.R. 36), [6JA]
    ------provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for 
        adjustment of status (see H.R. 2722), [5AU]
    Panama: elections (see H. Res. 160), [5MY]
    Panama Canal: consider as sovereign U.S. territory (see H. Con. 
        Res. 231), [16NO]
    ------negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. 
        Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 233), [17NO]
    ------negotiate renewed presence of U.S. Armed Forces and review 
        contract bidding process for lease of port facilities by 
        People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 186), [17SE]
    ------U.S. control relative to treaties (see H.J. Res. 77), [9NO]
  Messages
    Central American and Haitian Parity Act: President Clinton, [5AU]

CENTRAL AMERICAN AND HAITIAN PARITY ACT
  Messages
    Provisions: President Clinton, [5AU]

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
  Bills and resolutions
    Classified information: identify, collect, and review for 
        declassification information that is of extraordinary public 
        interest (see H.R. 3152), [27OC]
    Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents 
        relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras and 
        other regions (see H.R. 1625), [29AP]
    Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1555), 
        [26AP]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1555), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 167), [12MY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1555), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 364), [8NO]
  Conference reports
    Intelligence Services Appropriations (H.R. 1555), [5NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1555, Intelligence 
        Services Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        364) (H. Rept. 106-460), [8NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 1555, Intelligence Services Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 167) (H. Rept. 106-136), 
        [12MY]
    Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 1555) (H. Rept. 106-457), [5NO]
    ------Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 1555) (H. 
        Rept. 106-130), [10MY]

CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT COMPLETION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Central Utah Project: acquisition of water rights, completion of 
        project facilities, and implementation of water conservation 
        measures (see H.R. 2889), [21SE]
  Reports filed
    Central Utah Project Acquisition of Water Rights, Completion of 
        Project Facilities, and Implementation of Water Conservation 
        Measures: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2889) (H. Rept. 
        106-417), [27OC]

CERTIFIED DEVELOPMENT COMPANY PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2614) (H. 
        Rept. 106-278), [2AU]

CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIFERY MEDICARE SERVICES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2817), [8SE]

CHABOT, STEVE (a Representative from Ohio)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Business and industry: establish a statute of repose for durable 
        goods (see H.R. 2005), [8JN]
    Courts: allow media coverage of court proceedings (see H.R. 1281), 
        [25MR]
    Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights 
        (see H.J. Res. 64), [4AU]
    Diseases: research programs for lymphangioleiomyomatosis (see H.R. 
        2527), [15JY]
    Government: require Federal agencies to assess privacy 
        implications resulting from certain proposed rules (see H.R. 
        3307), [10NO]
    Tariff: 2 chloro amino toluene (see H.R. 2290), [22JN]
    Taxation: deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 1177), 
        [18MR]
    ------extend deadline for contributions to education individual 
        retirement accounts (see H.R. 570), [4FE]
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Clinton, President: House of Representatives' appointment and 
        authorization of managers for impeachment trial (see H. Res. 
        10), [6JA]

CHAFEE, JOHN H. (a former Senator from Rhode Island) 
  Appointments
    Funeral attendees, [28OC]
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Tribute (see H. Res. 341), [25OC]

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CHAMBLISS, SAXBY (a Representative from Georgia)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H. Con. Res. 68, setting forth the Federal budget for 
        2000-2009, [12AP]
    ------H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 
        Century, [14OC]
    ------S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
    ------S. 1467, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 
        Century, [5AU]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Aaron, Henry: anniversary of breaking the Major League Baseball 
        career home run record (see H. Res. 279), [5AU]
    Agriculture: improve crop insurance coverage and administration 
        (see H.R. 2239), [16JN]
    Crime: establish Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed 
        outside the U.S. by civilians employed by, or accompanying, 
        the U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 3380), [16NO]
    Georgia: provide wage parity for certain Dept. of Defense 
        prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 2394), [30JN]
    Henry McNeal Turner Post Office, Macon, GA: designate (see H.R. 
        3454), [18NO]

CHARITIES
related term(s) Nonprofit Organizations; Tax-Exempt Organizations
  Bills and resolutions
    Corporations: improve disclosure of charitable contributions (see 
        H.R. 887), [1MR]
    Foreign aid: recognize commitment and dedication of humanitarian 
        relief nongovernmental organizations and private volunteer 
        organizations for efforts in Central America and Kosovo (see 
        H. Res. 152), [27AP]
    Government: reform tax treatment of certain anti-poverty 
        contributions and distributions from individual retirement 
        accounts, and prohibit religious discrimination in the 
        allocation of Government assistance funds (see H.R. 1607), 
        [28AP]
    Taxation: allow a tax credit for expenses incurred while 
        transporting food to food banks (see H.R. 954), [3MR]
    ------allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable 
        contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly 
        compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 3249), [8NO]
    ------allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals 
        who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1310), [25MR]
    ------allow designation of charity contributions on tax returns 
        and establish the Checkoff for Charity Commission to ensure 
        payment of contributions (see H.R. 2053), [8JN]
    ------allow tax credits for certain elementary and secondary 
        school expenses and contributions to charitable school-tuition 
        organizations (see H.R. 741), [11FE] (see H.R. 936), [2MR] 
        (see H.R. 1710), [5MY]
    ------deny charitable contribution deduction for transfers 
        associated with split-dollar insurance arrangements (see H.R. 
        572), [4FE] (see H.R. 630), [9FE]
    ------designate renewal communities (see H.R. 815), [24FE]
    ------increase charitable contribution deduction, and allow such 
        deductions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions 
        (see H.R. 969), [3MR]
    ------prevent abuse of the enhanced charitable deduction for 
        overseas contributions of drugs (see H.R. 3197), [2NO]
    ------treatment of charitable contributions (see H.R. 2507), 
        [14JY]
    ------treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and 
        farmers (see H.R. 1325), [25MR]
    ------treatment of charitable use of passenger automobiles (see 
        H.R. 487), [2FE]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to 
        charitable contributions (see H.R. 1311), [25MR]
    ------treatment of qualified retirement plans relative to 
        charitable contributions (see H.R. 1446), [15AP]

CHARLESTON, SC
  Bills and resolutions
    Marybelle H. Howe Post Office: designate (see H.R. 3018), [5OC]
    Richard E. Fields Post Office: designate (see H.R. 3017), [5OC]

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
  Bills and resolutions
    Pamela B. Gwin Hall: designate (see H.R. 1729), [6MY]

CHAVEZ, CESAR E.
  Bills and resolutions
    Birthday: commemorate (see H.J. Res. 22), [3FE]
    Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 
        144), [20AP]

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. 2053), [8JN]

CHEMICAL WEAPONS
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: make anthrax vaccination immunization program 
        voluntary (see H.R. 2543), [16JY]
    ------suspend anthrax vaccination immunization program until it is 
        determined to be safe and effective (see H.R. 2548), [19JY]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish presumption of service 
        connection for certain chronic symptoms of Persian Gulf 
        Conflict veterans (see H.R. 2697), [4AU]
  Messages
    Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act: President Clinton, 
        [29JN]
    National Emergency Relative to Weapons of Mass Destruction: 
        President Clinton, [13JY], [10NO]

CHEMICALS
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: harmonization of registrations of certain pesticides 
        (see H.R. 1913), [24MY]
    Clean Air Act: prohibit the use of certain fuel additives 
        including methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated 
        gasoline (see H.R. 1367), [12AP] (see H.R. 1398), [14AP]
    ------waive oxygen content requirement and phase-out use of methyl 
        tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 
        1705), [5MY]
    Dept. of HUD: provide assistance for startup costs of community 
        programs to prevent residentially based lead poisoning in 
        children (see H.R. 1518), [21AP]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish presumption of service 
        connection for certain chronic symptoms of Persian Gulf 
        Conflict veterans (see H.R. 2697), [4AU]
    Drugs: penalties for operating methamphetamine laboratories and 
        increased funding to combat methamphetamine production, 
        trafficking, and abuse (see H.R. 2987), [30SE]
    Ecology and environment: establish standards for cleanup of dry 
        cleaning solvents (see H.R. 2726), [5AU]
    ------expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and 
        release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's 
        consumer products (see H.R. 1657), [3MY]
    ------protect children from exposure to certain environmental 
        pollutants (see H.R. 199), [7JA]
    EPA: limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 136), 
        [7JA]
    ------prohibit the importation for disposal of polychlorinated 
        biphenyls (PCB's) at certain concentrations (see H.R. 2408), 
        [30JN]
    ------requirements relative to disposal of polychlorinated 
        biphenyls (PCB's) at certain facilities (see H.R. 2407), 
        [30JN]
    ------waive oxygen content requirement for certain reformulated 
        gasoline (see H.R. 3449), [18NO]
    Medicare/Medicaid: restrict use and require recording and 
        reporting of information on use of physical and chemical 
        restraints and seclusion in mental health facilities (see H.R. 
        1313), [25MR]
    Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to 
        minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with 
        notices of pesticide use (see H.R. 3275), [9NO]
    ------making supplemental appropriations to ensure inclusion in 
        State source water assessment programs (see H.R. 1909), [24MY]
    Power resources: authorize research to promote the conversion of 
        biomass into biobased industrial products (see H.R. 2819), 
        [8SE] (see H.R. 2827), [9SE]
    Tariff: azoxystrobin (Heritage, Abound, and Quadris)  (see H.R. 
        3371), [15NO]
    ------benefluralin (see H.R. 2478), [12JY]
    ------benzyl carbazate (DT-291)  (see H.R. 3366), [15NO]
    ------branched dodecylbenzene (see H.R. 2198), [14JN]
    ------butralin (see H.R. 2194), [14JN]
    ------chemical APE (see H.R. 2217), [15JN]
    ------chemical compounds (see H.R. 2160), [10JN]
    ------chemical DiTMP (see H.R. 2214), [15JN]
    ------chemical EBP (see H.R. 2215), [15JN]
    ------chemical HPA (see H.R. 2216), [15JN]
    ------chemical TMPDE (see H.R. 2218), [15JN]
    ------chemical TMPME (see H.R. 2219), [15JN]
    ------chemicals (see H.R. 1582), [27AP]
    ------cyclic olefin copolymer resin (see H.R. 2147), [10JN]
    ------dicholor aniline (DCA)  (see H.R. 2473), [12JY]
    ------diethyl imidazolidinnone (DMI)  (see H.R. 2476), [12JY]
    ------diethyl phosphorochoridothiate (DEPCT)  (see H.R. 2480), 
        [12JY]
    ------dimethoxy butanone (DMB)  (see H.R. 2472), [12JY]
    ------diphenyl sulfide (see H.R. 2474), [12JY]
    ------11-aminoundecanoic acid (see H.R. 2428), [1JY]
    ------establish import drawbacks for N-cyclohexyl-2-
        benzothiazolesulfenamide based on exports of N-tert-butyl-2-
        benzothiazolesulfenamide (see H.R. 810), [23FE]
    ------ethalfluralin (see H.R. 2477), [12JY]
    ------fenbuconazole (see H.R. 2142), [10JN]
    ------ferroniobium (see H.R. 2297), [22JN]
    ------filter blue green photo dye (see H.R. 2209), [15JN]
    ------fluorinated compound (see H.R. 2207, 2212), [15JN]
    ------4,4'-difluorobenzophenone (see H.R. 2211), [15JN]
    ------HIV/AIDS drugs (see H.R. 1951, 1952), [26MY]
    ------IN-N5297 (see H.R. 3370), [15NO]
    ------ion-exchange resin (see H.R. 2310, 2311, 2312), [22JN]
    ------KL084 (see H.R. 3369), [15NO]
    ------KN002 (see H.R. 3368), [15NO]
    ------light absorbing photo dye (see H.R. 2208, 2210), [15JN]
    ------methoxyfenozide (see H.R. 2146), [10JN]
    ------methyl tertiary-butyl ether (see H.R. 467), [2FE]
    ------myristic acid (tetrabecanoic acid)  (see H.R. 2154), [10JN]
    ------N,N-dicyolohexyll-2-benzothazole-sulfenamide (see H.R. 
        1740), [6MY]
    ------1-fluoro-2-nitro benzene (see H.R. 2150), [10JN]
    ------paper industry chemicals (see H.R. 2072), [8JN]
    ------peroxide stabilizer and compounding chemicals (see H.R. 
        2076), [8JN]
    ------PHBA (phydroxybenzoic acid)  (see H.R. 2153), [10JN]
    ------photography products chemicals (see H.R. 2075), [8JN]
    ------polyethylene base materials (see H.R. 1701), [5MY]
    ------refined quinoline (see H.R. 2481), [12JY]
    ------TEOF (triethyl orthoformate)  (see H.R. 2152), [10JN]
    ------textile industry and water treatment chemicals (see H.R. 
        2071), [8JN]
    ------textile industry chemicals (see H.R. 2078), [8JN]
    ------thionyl chloride (see H.R. 2151), [10JN] (see H.R. 3276), 
        [9NO]
    ------THQ (toluhydroquinone)  (see H.R. 2155), [10JN]

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    ------3-amino-5-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole (AMT)  (see H.R. 2479), 
        [12JY]
    ------3-amino-3-methyl-1-pentyne (see H.R. 2144), [10JN]
    ------tralkoxydim (Achieve)  (see H.R. 3367), [15NO]
    ------triacetonamine (see H.R. 1963), [26MY]
    ------triazamate (see H.R. 2145), [10JN]
    ------trifluralin (see H.R. 2475), [12JY]
    ------2,6-dichlorotoluene (see H.R. 2143), [10JN]
    ------2,2'-dithiobis(8-fluoro-5-methoxy)[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c] 
        pyrimidine (DMDS)  (see H.R. 2482), [12JY]
    ------2 chloro amino toluene (see H.R. 2290), [22JN]
    ------water treatment and beauty care products chemicals (see H.R. 
        2074), [8JN]
    ------water treatment chemicals (see H.R. 2073), [8JN]
    Taxation: allow credit for dry cleaning equipment that uses 
        reduced amounts of hazardous substances (see H.R. 1303), 
        [25MR]
    ------relief of certain corporations from a tax liability incurred 
        by the import of halon-1211 for recycling purposes (see H.R. 
        2805), [5AU]
    Water pollution: authorize estrogenic substances screening 
        programs (see H.R. 1712), [5MY]
    Women: determine the health risks of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and 
        other additives in tampons and similar products (see H.R. 
        890), [1MR]

CHENOWETH-HAGE, HELEN (a Representative from Idaho)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: labeling of imported meat and meat food products 
        containing imported meat (see H.R. 1144), [17MR]
    ------require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable 
        agricultural commodities (see H.R. 222), [7JA]
    Dept. of the Interior: convey certain facilities to the Nampa and 
        Meridian Irrigation District (see H.R. 3067), [13OC]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for 
        veterans in the Boise, ID, area (see H.R. 1978), [27MY]
    Endangered species: provide for a scientific review of the current 
        conservation status of the northern spotted owl (see H.R. 
        3089), [18OC]
    Firearms: repeal permanent ban on possession of firearms by 
        persons convicted of certain felonies (see H.R. 3444), [18NO]
    Forests: establish mandatory procedures to be followed in advance 
        of the permanent closure of any forest road (see H.R. 1523), 
        [22AP]
    Government: constitutional amendment relative to legal effects of 
        new treaties and agreements on the Constitution (see H.J. Res. 
        63), [22JY]
    Panama Canal: U.S. control relative to treaties (see H.J. Res. 
        77), [9NO]
    Prayer: recommend Nation's leaders to call for days of prayer to 
        promote public healing and reconciliation and to unite in 
        seeking God (see H. Con. Res. 94), [4MY]
    Presidential appointments: require the appointment of the Chief of 
        the Forest Service by the President (see H.R. 3040), [7OC]
    Public lands: eliminate hazardous fuels buildup and undertake 
        other forest management projects to protect communities from 
        wildfires (see H.R. 1522), [22AP]
    ------use of alternative arrangements for windstorm-damaged 
        national forests and grasslands in Texas (see H.R. 1524), 
        [22AP]

CHESIMARD, JOANNE
  Bills and resolutions
    Cuba: extradition to U.S. of Joanne Chesimard and certain other 
        individuals (see H.R. 3329), [10NO]

CHESTNUT, JACOB J.
  Bills and resolutions
    Capitol Building and Grounds: rename the Document Door of the 
        Capitol as the Memorial Door (see H. Con. Res. 158), [16JY]
    National Conference of Law Enforcement Emerald Societies: tribute 
        to activities honoring John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut of 
        the U.S. Capitol Police (see H. Res. 171), [13MY]

CHICAGO, IL
  Bills and resolutions
    John J. Buchanan Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 1377), 
        [13AP]
    Postal Service: designate certain facilities (see H.R. 1191), 
        [18MR]

CHICAGO BEARS (football team)
  Bills and resolutions
    Payton, Walter: tribute (see H. Res. 370), [9NO]

CHICAGO WHITE SOX (baseball team)
  Bills and resolutions
    Jackson, Joseph J. (Shoeless Joe): recognition of baseball 
        accomplishments (see H. Res. 269), [30JY]

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. 465), [2FE]

CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 764): consideration (see H. Res. 321), [4OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 764, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 321) (H. Rept. 106-363), [4OC]
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 764) (H. 
        Rept. 106-360), [1OC]

CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Families and domestic relations: community-based family resource 
        and support grants appropriations (see H.R. 1720), [6MY]

CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Children and youth: improve child care for young children (see 
        H.R. 2693), [3AU]
    ------increase the availability, affordability, and quality of 
        child care (see H.R. 2943), [24SE]
    Families and domestic relations: improve the availability of child 
        care and development services outside normal school hours (see 
        H.R. 489), [2FE]

CHILD CUSTODY PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 1218): consideration (see H. Res. 233), [29JN]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 1218), [30JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1218, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 233) (H. Rept. 106-211), [29JN]
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1218) (H. 
        Rept. 106-204), [25JN]

CHILD HANDGUN INJURY PREVENTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 515): consideration (see H. Res. 194), [26MY]

CHILD NUTRITION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Schools: prohibit the donation of foods with minimal nutritional 
        value before lunch in schools participating in Federal meal 
        programs (see H.R. 1781), [12MY]

CHILD SAFETY AND YOUTH VIOLENCE PREVENTION ACT
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 1501), [17JN]

CHILD SAFETY LOCK ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1512), [21AP]

CHILD WELFARE LEAGUE OF AMERICA
  Bills and resolutions
    Children's Memorial Day: support goals and ideas and commend 
        organizers (see H. Res. 147), [22AP]

CHILDREN AND YOUTH
  Appointments
    Commission on Online Child Protection, [18OC], [19OC]
    Conferees: H.R. 1501, Juvenile Justice Reform Act, [30JY]
    House of Representatives Page Board, [11FE]
    Parents Advisory Council on Youth Drug Abuse, [6JA]
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 
        4), [7JA] (see H.J. Res. 31), [23FE]
    ------protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 639), 
        [9FE]
    ------provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving 
        overseas (see H.R. 1350), [25MR]
    ------provide grants for State programs to provide pregnant women 
        with alternatives to abortion (see H.R. 2901), [21SE]
    Afghanistan: prevent any Taliban led Government from obtaining a 
        seat in the U.N. and refuse recognition for any Afghan 
        Government while human rights violations persist against women 
        and girls (see H. Res. 187), [25MY]
    Ahmed, Saif: encourage return from Egypt (see H. Res. 215), [16JN]
    Alcoholic beverages: authorize grants for the prevention of 
        alcoholic beverage consumption by underage individuals (see 
        H.R. 3430), [17NO]
    ------enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in 
        Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor 
        (see H.R. 2031), [8JN] (see H.R. 2094), [9JN]
    ------enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in 
        Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor 
        (H.R. 2031), consideration (see H. Res. 272), [2AU]
    ------prohibit the direct shipment of alcohol to minors (see H.R. 
        2161), [10JN]
    American Indian Education Foundation: establish (see H.R. 2661), 
        [30JY] (see H.R. 3080), [14OC]
    American Psychological Association: condemn published study 
        relative to sexual relationships between adults and children 
        (see H. Con. Res. 107), [12MY]
    Antitrust policy: treatment of voluntary guidelines governing 
        telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, and 
        music lyrics (see H.R. 1855), [18MY]
    Armed Forces: ensure married personnel having minor dependents are 
        eligible for military family housing containing more than two 
        bedrooms (see H.R. 3123), [21OC]
    Bankruptcy: make debts to governmental units for the care and 
        maintenance of minor children nondischargeable (see H.R. 
        3258), [8NO]
    Business and industry: involvement of private companies in the 
        trafficking of fetal tissue and body parts (see H. Res. 350), 
        [2NO]
    ------promote youth entrepreneurship education and training (see 
        H.R. 1331), [25MR]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Earth 
        Force Youth Bike Summit bike rodeo (see H. Con. Res. 49), 
        [10MR]
    ------authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box 
        Derby (see H. Con. Res. 47), [9MR]
    Children's Memorial Day: support goals and ideas and commend 
        organizers (see H. Res. 147), [22AP]
    China, People's Republic of: condemn officials involved in 
        enforcement of forced abortions and prevent officials from 
        entering or remaining in the U.S. (see H.R. 138), [7JA]
    Citizenship: confer U.S. citizenship automatically and 
        retroactively to foreign-born children adopted by U.S. 
        citizens (see H.R. 2883), [21SE]
    ------constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of 
        individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 
        10), [7JA]
    ------restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in 
        the U.S. (see H.R. 73), (see H.R. 319), [7JA]
    Civil liberties: protect students from commercial exploitation 
        (see H.R. 2915), [22SE]
    Civil rights: protect first amendment rights relative to abortion 
        and reproductive services (see H.R. 270), [7JA]
    Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime 
        prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime 
        (see H. Res. 270), [30JY]

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    Colleges and universities: assist at-risk students to stay in 
        school and complete their academic programs (see H.R. 3223), 
        [4NO]
    Computers: installation of filtering or blocking programs in 
        schools and libraries with Internet access (see H.R. 368), 
        [19JA] (see H.R. 2560), [20JY]
    ------require schools and libraries to install and use Internet 
        filtering or blocking technology to be eligible to receive or 
        retain universal service assistance (see H.R. 543), [3FE] (see 
        H.R. 896), [2MR]
    Condon, Robert: tribute (see H. Res. 127), [23MR]
    Correctional institutions: meet mental health and substance abuse 
        treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth (see H.R. 
        837), [24FE]
    Courts: amend the Federal Rules of Evidence relative to 
        testimonial privileges of parents, children, and members of 
        the Secret Service, and restrict prosecutorial conduct 
        relative to certain sexual activities (see H.R. 2876), [15SE]
    ------confidentiality of parent-child communications in judicial 
        proceedings (see H.R. 522), [3FE]
    CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 1280), [24MR]
    ------require child-proof caps for portable gasoline containers 
        (see H.R. 3136), [25OC]
    Credit cards: consumer protections (see H.R. 900), [2MR]
    ------prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college 
        students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 3142), 
        [25OC]
    Crime: assist State and local prosecutors, and law enforcement 
        agencies, with implementation of juvenile justice witness 
        assistance programs (see H.R. 3132), [21OC]
    ------authorize grants to provide juvenile accountability 
        coordinators programs to hold nonviolent juvenile offenders 
        accountable for their actions (see H.R. 2913), [22SE]
    ------encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of 
        murder, rape, or child molestation (see H.R. 894), [2MR]
    ------establish that certain sexual crimes against children are 
        predicate crimes for the interception of communications (see 
        H.R. 3484), [18NO]
    ------improve information on, and protections against, child 
        sexual abuse (see H.R. 2382), [29JN]
    ------improve the Federal capability to deal with child 
        exploitation (see H.R. 1159), [17MR]
    ------life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex 
        offenses against children (see H.R. 1989), [27MY]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see 
        H.R. 2037), [8JN]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S. 
        254), return to Senate (see H. Res. 249), [15JY]
    ------prevent stalking of minors (see H.R. 3270), [9NO]
    ------prohibit taking a child hostage to evade arrest (see H.R. 
        51), [6JA]
    ------prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 
        1218), [23MR]
    ------prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 1218), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 233), [29JN]
    ------promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile 
        offenders (see H.R. 1501), [21AP]
    ------promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile 
        offenders (H.R. 1501), consideration (see H. Res. 209), [15JN]
    ------protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 2436), [1JY]
    ------protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 2436), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 313), [29SE]
    ------provide penalties for day care providers who misrepresent 
        credentials or conditions or injure children in their care 
        (see H.R. 469), [2FE]
    ------require Internet service providers to report child 
        pornography violations to the National Center for Missing and 
        Exploited Children (see H.R. 2708), [4AU]
    ------tribute to ``Code Adam'' child safety program and commend 
        and encourage implementation of abduction prevention programs 
        in retail business establishments (see H. Res. 90), [2MR]
    ------youth violence (see H. Res. 357), [3NO]
    Customs Service, U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1833), [18MY]
    Death and dying: recognize prevention of youth suicide as a 
        national priority (see H. Res. 286), [9SE]
    Dept. of Defense: ensure that reporters of suspected child abuse 
        on military installations may submit reports anonymously (see 
        H.R. 3467), [18NO]
    ------use available funds to implement special supplemental food 
        benefit program for personnel stationed overseas (see H.R. 
        1779), [12MY]
    Dept. of Education: establish the High Performance Schools Program 
        (see H.R. 3143), [25OC]
    ------provide grants to State and local educational agencies to 
        support programs that promote a variety of educational 
        opportunities, options, and choices in public schools (see 
        H.R. 3009), [4OC]
    ------study methods for identifying and treating children with 
        dyslexia (see H.R. 78), [7JA]
    ------transfer Impact Aid Program to the Dept. of the Treasury and 
        procure nongovernmental personnel to operate the program (see 
        H.R. 1206), [18MR]
    Dept. of HHS: collection of information relative to the use of 
        mentally disabled children and individuals in biomedical and 
        behavioral research (see H.R. 299), [7JA]
    ------Healthy Start Program funding (see H.R. 2739), [5AU]
    ------require recreational camps to report information concerning 
        deaths and certain injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 266), 
        [7JA]
    Dept. of HUD: insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction, 
        or rehabilitation of child care facilities and establish a 
        Children's Development Commission to certify such facilities 
        (see H.R. 1112), [16MR]
    ------make certain single family properties available at a 
        discount to individuals who teach in inner city schools (see 
        H.R. 2657), [30JY]
    ------provide assistance for startup costs of community programs 
        to prevent residentially based lead poisoning in children (see 
        H.R. 1518), [21AP]
    Diseases: establishment and operation of asthma treatment services 
        for children (see H.R. 2840), [13SE]
    ------increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme 
        disease (see H.R. 2790), [5AU]
    District of Columbia: establish program to allow high school 
        graduates to pay in-State tuition rates at State colleges and 
        universities (see H.R. 974), [4MR]
    Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth 
        Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), [23SE]
    Drugs: sentencing of persons convicted of drug offenses while in 
        the presence of a minor (see H.R. 484), [2FE]
    ------treatment of gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine 
        hydrochloride relative to the Controlled Substances Act (see 
        H.R. 3457), [18NO]
    Ecology and environment: expand public's right to know about toxic 
        chemical use and release in their communities and disclose 
        toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1657), [3MY]
    ------protect children from exposure to certain environmental 
        pollutants (see H.R. 199), [7JA]
    Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students 
        to meet academic achievement standards (see H.R. 2300), [22JN]
    ------assist local educational agencies in enabling students to 
        meet academic achievement standards (H.R. 2300), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 338), [20OC]
    ------assist local educational agencies in enabling students to 
        meet academic achievement standards and end social promotion 
        (see H.R. 1673), [4MY]
    ------dedicate day of learning to study and understanding of the 
        Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the 
        Federalist Papers (see H. Con. Res. 71), [24MR]
    ------empower teachers (see H.R. 1964), [26MY]
    ------empower teachers, improve student achievement through 
        professional development for teachers, and reauthorize the 
        Reading Excellence Act (see H.R. 1995), [27MY]
    ------empower teachers, improve student achievement through 
        professional development for teachers, and reauthorize the 
        Reading Excellence Act (H.R. 1995), consideration (see H. Res. 
        253), [19JY]
    ------enable schools to use computer hardware to increase student 
        achievement and prepare students for the workplace (see H.R. 
        1786), [12MY]
    ------encourage the implementation or expansion of pre-
        kindergarten programs to include certain young students (see 
        H.R. 2865), [14SE]
    ------encourage use of direct systematic phonics instruction in 
        schools (see H. Con. Res. 214), [28OC]
    ------encourage use of technology in the classroom (see H.R. 
        2845), [13SE]
    ------establish a child care provider scholarship program (see 
        H.R. 846), [24FE]
    ------establish a program to assist States in including at least 
        one year of early education preceding kindergarten (see H.R. 
        3006), [4OC]
    ------establish a program to identify and mentor college eligible 
        high school students (see H.R. 3386), [16NO]
    ------establish grant programs to provide opportunities for 
        adolescents, training programs for teachers, job training 
        courses at community colleges, and reduction in school class 
        sizes (see H.R. 2975), [29SE]
    ------establish mentoring programs for novice teachers (see H.R. 
        1662), [4MY]
    ------establish national clearinghouse for youth entrepreneurship 
        education (see H.R. 3025), [5OC]
    ------give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop 
        their capabilities (see H.R. 637), [9FE]
    ------grants to provide integrated classroom-related computer 
        training for elementary and secondary school teachers (see 
        H.R. 455), [2FE]
    ------improve and expand access to educational television 
        programming (see H.R. 2965), [28SE]
    ------improve and transfer the jurisdiction of the Troops-to-
        Teachers Program (see H.R. 1326), [25MR]
    ------include violence prevention in training for individuals 
        pursuing careers in early childhood development and education 
        (see H.R. 2673), [2AU]
    ------later starting times for secondary schools (see H. Con. Res. 
        73), [24MR]
    ------percentage of Federal education dollars spent in the 
        classroom (see H. Res. 303), [23SE]
    ------promote family literacy projects (see H.R. 3222), [4NO]
    ------provide flexibility to local agencies that develop voluntary 
        public and private parental choice programs (see H.R. 1538), 
        [22AP]
    ------provide for a rural education development initiative (see 
        H.R. 1868), [19MY] (see H.R. 2725), [5AU]
    ------provide funding to States to establish and administer 
        periodic teacher testing and merit pay programs for elementary 
        and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 591), [4FE]
    ------provide funds to assist high-poverty school districts meet 
        their teaching needs (see H.R. 2344), [24JN]
    ------provide grants to certain local educational agencies or 
        eligible consortium to establish or expand National Teachers 
        Academies (see H.R. 1223), [23MR]
    ------provide grants to local agencies that agree to later 
        starting times for secondary school classes (see H.R. 1267), 
        [24MR]
    ------provide grants to local agencies to develop and implement 
        random drug testing for secondary school students (see H.R. 
        1735), [6MY]
    ------provide grants to local educational agencies for 
        prekindergarten programs (see H.R. 3365), [15NO]
    ------provide grants to local educational agencies to develop 
        smaller schools (see H.R. 3044), [7OC]
    ------provide grants to local educational agencies to enable them 
        to recruit and retain qualified school administrators (see 
        H.R. 2789), [5AU]
    ------provide grants to local educational agencies to promote 
        certain education initiatives (see H.R. 23), [6JA]

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    ------provide grants to rural educational agencies (see H.R. 
        2997), [1OC]
    ------provide grants to rural educational agencies to enable the 
        recruitment and retention of qualified teachers (see H.R. 
        1629), [29AP]
    ------provide grants to State and local educational agencies to 
        pay one-half of salaries of teachers who use approved 
        sabbatical leave for a course of study to improve their 
        classroom teaching (see H.R. 2223), [15JN]
    ------provide grants to urban educational agencies to enable them 
        to recruit and retain qualified teachers (see H.R. 2659), 
        [30JY]
    ------provide parents whose children attend an academic emergency 
        school with education alternatives (see H.R. 2971), [29SE]
    ------provide safer schools and a better educational environment 
        (see H.R. 3465), [18NO]
    ------provide school renovation and construction funding, 
        scholarships that allow parents choice, and tax incentives 
        (see H.R. 892), [2MR]
    ------reduce class size and improve teacher quality (see H.R. 
        2390), [30JN]
    ------reductions in school class size (see H.R. 1623), [29AP]
    ------require expulsion of students convicted of violent crimes 
        from schools receiving Federal assistance (see H.R. 277), 
        [7JA]
    ------require local agencies to develop and implement random drug 
        testing and counseling programs for secondary school students 
        (see H.R. 1642), [29AP]
    ------require parental notification and consent before enrollment 
        of a child in a bilingual education or special alternative 
        instructional language program (see H.R. 1933), [25MY]
    ------require States to give priority to charter schools that will 
        provide a racially integrated educational experience in 
        awarding subgrants under the State charter school grant 
        program (see H.R. 2468), [12JY]
    ------responsibility of employers for conduct of their employees 
        relative to sexual abuse of students (see H.R. 404), [19JA]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (see H.R. 2), [11FE] (see H.R. 1494), 
        [20AP]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (H.R. 2), consideration (see H. Res. 
        336), [19OC]
    ------strengthen accountability for student achievement, raise 
        teaching standards, reward successful teachers and schools, 
        and provide better information to parents (see H.R. 1734), 
        [6MY]
    ------strengthen involvement of parents in the education of their 
        children (see H.R. 2801), [5AU]
    ------support teachers (see H. Res. 157), [4MY]
    ------transfer of certain public lands or national forest lands 
        for use as elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 150), 
        [7JA]
    ------transfer of certain public lands or national forest lands 
        for use as elementary or secondary schools (H.R. 150), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 189), [25MY]
    ------tribute to Toshiba America, Inc./National Science Teachers 
        Association ExploraVision Awards program (see H. Con. Res. 
        126), [8JN]
    ------use of elementary and secondary teacher training funding for 
        science scholarships (see H. Con. Res. 153), [13JY]
    ------use of elementary and secondary teacher training funding to 
        advance science, mathematics, and engineering education (see 
        H. Con. Res. 151), [13JY]
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend (see H.R. 2719), 
        [5AU]
    ------include advanced scientific education programs in elementary 
        schools (see H.R. 1534), [22AP]
    ------reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1960), [26MY]
    Employment: establish public-private partnerships to provide child 
        care (see H.R. 3318), [10NO]
    Entertainment industry: develop and enforce a system for labeling 
        violent content in audio and visual media products (see H.R. 
        2248), [16JN]
    ------protect children from exposure to explicit sexual or violent 
        material and prevent youth violence (see H.R. 2036), [8JN]
    Fair Labor Standards Act: permit certain youth to perform certain 
        work with wood (see H.R. 221), [7JA]
    ------reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 2119), 
        [10JN]
    Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect 
        prevention (see H.R. 764), [12FE] (see H.R. 3458), [18NO]
    ------child abuse and neglect prevention (H.R. 764), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 321), [4OC]
    ------community-based family resource and support grants 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1720), [6MY]
    ------demonstration projects to support State and local efforts to 
        provide partial or full wage replacement for childbirth, 
        adoption, or other caregiving needs (see H.R. 2500), [13JY]
    ------denial of passports to noncustodial parents relative to 
        nonpayment of child support (see H.R. 521), [3FE]
    ------establish a national registry for persons who provide 
        intercountry adoption services (see H.R. 501), [2FE]
    ------establish grant programs and provide Federal assistance to 
        pregnant women, children, and adoptive families (see H.R. 
        2540), [15JY]
    ------grants to carry out certain activities promoting adoption 
        counseling (see H.R. 2511), [14JY]
    ------improve child care for young children (see H.R. 2693), [3AU]
    ------improve the availability of child care and development 
        services outside normal school hours (see H.R. 489), [2FE]
    ------improve the availability of child care for children of 
        parents working nontraditional hours or shifts (see H.R. 
        2694), [3AU]
    ------increase availability, affordability, and quality of child 
        care and enhance early childhood development (see H.R. 1139), 
        [16MR]
    ------increase the availability, affordability, and quality of 
        child care (see H.R. 1119), [16MR] (see H.R. 1430), [15AP] 
        (see H.R. 2943), [24SE]
    ------limit the effects of domestic violence on the lives of 
        children (see H.R. 3315), [10NO]
    ------recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem 
        of child abuse and neglect (see H. Con. Res. 76), [24MR] (see 
        H. Con. Res. 93), [27AP]
    ------recognize time required to save funds for the college 
        education of adopted children (see H.R. 1365), [12AP]
    ------reduction of teenage pregnancy rates through evaluation of 
        prevention programs (see H.R. 1636), [29AP]
    ------require anticipated child support be held in trust on the 
        sale or refinancing of certain real property of an obligated 
        parent (see H.R. 2855), [14SE]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement 
        in educational and extracurricular activities, routine medical 
        needs, and assistance to elderly relatives (see H.R. 2103), 
        [9JN]
    ------allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, 
        adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health 
        condition (see H.R. 2104), [9JN]
    ------amend (see H.R. 91), [7JA]
    ------eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see 
        H.R. 3297), [10NO]
    Federal aid programs: assist the transition of children from 
        foster care to independent adults and expand the work 
        opportunity tax credit to certain foster care children (see 
        H.R. 671), [10FE]
    ------participation requirements for summer youth employment 
        programs relative to attendance rates (see H.R. 777), [23FE]
    ------prohibit States from imposing restrictions on additional 
        children relative to the temporary assistance to needy 
        families program (see H.R. 2690), [3AU]
    ------State eligibility for bonuses under the temporary assistance 
        to needy families block grants relative to child poverty rates 
        (see H.R. 310), [7JA]
    ------State funding to assist the transition of children from 
        foster care to independent adults (see H.R. 1802), [13MY] (see 
        H.R. 3443), [18NO]
    ------State funding to assist the transition of children from 
        foster care to independent adults (H.R. 1802), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 221), [24JN]
    Federal employees: allow agencies to reimburse for certain 
        adoption expenses (see H.R. 2733), [5AU]
    ------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. 2842), [13SE]
    ------permit children of non-legislative branch employees to 
        enroll in the House of Representatives Child Care Center (see 
        H.R. 3122), [21OC]
    ------provide greater access to child care services (see H.R. 28), 
        [6JA] (see H.R. 206), [7JA]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: allow option of 
        obtaining coverage for self and children only (see H.R. 1170), 
        [17MR]
    Financial education: promote (see H.R. 2871), [15SE]
    Firearms: allow States to develop or expand instant gun checking 
        capabilities, allow tax credits for safe storage devices, 
        promote the use of child safety locks, and prevent children 
        from injuring themselves and others (see H.R. 1726), [6MY]
    ------applicability of domestic violence-related possession 
        prohibitions to convictions that predate enactment of such 
        prohibitions (see H.R. 59), [7JA]
    ------encourage States to require a holding period for students 
        expelled for bringing a gun to school (see H.R. 1723), [6MY]
    ------improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 515), [3FE] (see H.R. 
        1512), [21AP]
    ------improve safety of handguns (H.R. 515), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 194), [26MY]
    ------prevent possession of firearms by certain violent juvenile 
        offenders (see H.R. 1717), [6MY]
    ------prohibit possession or transfer of handguns to individuals 
        who have not attained 21 years of age (see H.R. 85), [7JA]
    ------prohibit transfer to and possession of handguns, 
        semiautomatic assault weapons, and large capacity ammunition 
        feeding devices by individuals under 21 (see H.R. 2048), [8JN]
    ------protect children from violence (see H.R. 1342), [25MR]
    ------provide grants to encourage State and local law enforcement 
        agencies to detain students bringing guns to schools (see H.R. 
        831), [24FE]
    ------study marketing practices of the firearms industry (see H.R. 
        2063), [8JN]
    Foreign Assistance Act: authorize appropriations for certain 
        infant and child health programs (see H.R. 2028), [8JN]
    Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in 
        Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (see H.R. 
        2342), [24JN] (see H.R. 2909), [22SE]
    Hazardous substances: require lead poisoning screening for 
        enrollees in certain Federal programs (see H.R. 1996), [27MY]
    Head Start Program: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1722), [6MY]
    Health: adolescent health demonstration projects (see H.R. 300), 
        [7JA]
    ------apply group health plan portability requirements to students 
        covered under college-sponsored health plans (see H.R. 991), 
        [4MR]
    ------carry out programs to prevent and manage asthma, allergies, 
        and related respiratory problems in children and establish a 
        pest control services tax credit for low-income multifamily 
        residential housing (see H.R. 1966), [26MY]
    ------develop monitoring systems to promote safe motherhood (see 
        H.R. 2316), [23JN]
    ------establish programs for early detection, diagnosis and 
        intervention of hearing loss in newborns (see H.R. 1193), 
        [18MR]
    ------establish standards to improve children's health quality in 
        managed care plans and other health plans (see H.R. 1661), 
        [4MY]
    ------improve health of children (see H.R. 1085), [11MR]
    ------increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer 
        (see H. Con. Res. 115), [25MY]
    Health care professionals: training to identify, address, and 
        prevent domestic violence (see H.R. 3317), [10NO]

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    Homeless: educational assistance for children and youth (see H.R. 
        2888), [21SE]
    House of Representatives: donation of used computer equipment to 
        public schools (see H.R. 255), [7JA]
    ------permit payments to reimburse Members, officers, and 
        employees for qualified adoption expenses (see H. Res. 238), 
        [1JY]
    Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. 
        Res. 209), [26OC]
    ------prevent trafficking of women and children for forced 
        prostitution and labor (see H.R. 1238), [23MR] (see H.R. 
        1356), [25MR]
    Immigration: consider adopted aliens who are less than 18 years of 
        age as children if adopted with, or after, a sibling who is a 
        child (see H.R. 2886), [21SE]
    ------permit admission of nonimmigrant students and visitors who 
        are spouses and children of permanent resident aliens (see 
        H.R. 840), [24FE]
    ------reduce income level at which persons petitioning for a 
        family-sponsored immigrant's admission must agree to provide 
        support in certain cases (see H.R. 2998), [1OC]
    ------temporarily increase visas for backlogged spouses and 
        children of lawful permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 1854), 
        [18MY]
    Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs Act: 
        authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1721), [6MY]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: amend relative to 
        placement of children in alternative educational settings and 
        corrective actions against States (see H.R. 636), [9FE]
    ------permit State and local educational agencies to establish 
        uniform disciplinary policies (see H.R. 697), [10FE] (see H.R. 
        1272), [24MR]
    Information services: prohibit sale of personal information 
        without parental consent (see H.R. 369), [19JA]
    Insurance: require children-only coverage option under group 
        health plans (see H.R. 1169), [17MR]
    ------require group health plans to provide coverage of pediatric 
        care (see H.R. 2044), [8JN]
    ------require health 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. 49), [6JA]
    Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: amend (see H.R. 
        1498), [20AP]
    ------authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1150), [17MR]
    Law enforcement: prohibit agencies from imposing a waiting period 
        for acceptance of reports on missing persons less than 21 
        years of age (see H.R. 1647), [29AP]
    Law enforcement officers: extend retroactive eligibility dates for 
        educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent 
        children of officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 
        2059), [8JN]
    Library of Congress: clarify eligibility requirements for 
        enrollment of children in day care center (see H.R. 1782), 
        [12MY]
    Littleton, CO: mourn the loss of life, condemn the deadly 
        violence, and commend law enforcement officials that assisted 
        at Columbine High School (see H. Con. Res. 92), [27AP] (see H. 
        Res. 148), [26AP]
    ------mourn the loss of life at Columbine High School and condemn 
        this and previous incidents of deadly violence in schools (see 
        H. Con. Res. 90), [21AP]
    Medicaid: allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program allotment to cover additional low-income children (see 
        H.R. 458), [2FE]
    ------coverage of disabled children and individuals who became 
        disabled as children without regard to income or assets (see 
        H.R. 821), [24FE]
    ------exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll 
        with a managed care entity (see H.R. 797), [23FE]
    ------permit public schools and other entities to determine 
        presumptive eligibility for low-income children (see H.R. 
        1298), [25MR]
    ------protect payments to previously approved State school-based 
        health plans for Medicaid-eligible children with 
        individualized education programs (see H.R. 3486), [18NO]
    ------provide State options to allow eligibility for legal 
        immigrant pregnant women, children, and certain disabled 
        individuals (see H.R. 1399), [14AP]
    ------reduce infant mortality through improvement of coverage of 
        services to pregnant women and infants (see H.R. 301), [7JA]
    ------waive Federal claim to State tobacco settlements if State 
        uses funds for smoking reduction programs and economic 
        assistance for tobacco farming communities (see H.R. 1232), 
        [23MR]
    Medicare: reimbursement for nurse-midwife services and free-
        standing birth centers (see H.R. 2817), [8SE]
    ------require hospitals to establish and implement security 
        procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient 
        abduction and baby switching (see H.R. 76), [7JA]
    Medicare/Medicaid: restrict use and require recording and 
        reporting of information on use of physical and chemical 
        restraints and seclusion in mental health facilities (see H.R. 
        1313), [25MR]
    Mental health: postpartum depression policies (see H. Res. 163), 
        [6MY]
    ------services (see H.R. 3455), [18NO]
    Morality and ethics: establish a commission to study the culture 
        and glorification of violence in the U.S. (see H.R. 1670), 
        [4MY]
    ------importance and constitutionality of prayers and invocations 
        at public school sporting events (see H. Con. Res. 199), 
        [19OC]
    Motor vehicles: prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or 
        importation of buses without seatbelts (see H.R. 56), [7JA]
    ------prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation of 
        school buses without seatbelts (see H.R. 165), [7JA]
    NASA: develop and distribute to schools an educational curriculum 
        to commemorate the centennial of powered flight (see H.R. 
        1754), [11MY]
    National 4-H Council: issue postage stamp in commemoration of 4-H 
        Youth Development Program's centennial (see H. Res. 109), 
        [11MR]
    ------tribute to members for their voluntary community service 
        (see H. Con. Res. 194), [7OC]
    National Assessment Governing Board: grant exclusive authority 
        over all policies, directions, and guidelines for establishing 
        and implementing certain voluntary national tests (see H.R. 
        893), [2MR]
    National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 905), [2MR]
    National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 376), 
        [10NO]
    National Commission for Science and Mathematics Leadership: 
        establish (see H.R. 210), [7JA]
    National Commission on the Impact of U.S. Culture on American 
        Youth: establish (see H.R. 3251), [8NO]
    National Commission on the Prevention of School Violence: 
        establish (see H.R. 1556), [26AP]
    National Commission on Youth Crime and School Violence: establish 
        (see H.R. 1988), [27MY]
    National Guard: civilian youth opportunities program funding (see 
        H.R. 1719), [6MY]
    National parks and recreation areas: prohibit sex offenders from 
        entering (see H.R. 1925), [25MY]
    National School Lunch Act: revise eligibility of private 
        organizations under the child and adult care food program (see 
        H.R. 2907), [21SE]
    National Teachers Hall of Fame: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 
        164), [7JA]
    National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1456), [15AP]
    National Youth Violence Commission: establish (see H.R. 2093), 
        [9JN]
    NIH: establish pediatric research initiative (see H.R. 2621), 
        [27JY]
    NSF: report on establishment of high-speed, large bandwidth 
        capacity Internet access for all public elementary and 
        secondary schools and libraries (see H.R. 2534), [15JY]
    Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to 
        prevent birth defects (see H.R. 2538), [15JY]
    Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to 
        minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with 
        notices of pesticide use (see H.R. 3275), [9NO]
    Population: develop, promote, and implement policies to stabilize 
        U.S. population growth (see H. Con. Res. 17), [19JA]
    Pornography: impact of obscenity and sexual objectification on 
        society (see H. Res. 239), [1JY]
    Postal Service: issue postage stamp to emphasize the commitment to 
        reunite missing children with their families and to honor 
        memories of children who were victims of abduction and murder 
        (see H. Con. Res. 114), [25MY]
    President's Advisory Council on Recreational Camps: establish (see 
        H.R. 266), [7JA]
    Public Health Service: permit family planning projects to offer 
        adoption services (see H.R. 2485), [12JY]
    ------provide certain children's health services (see H.R. 3301), 
        [10NO]
    Public welfare programs: amend the Welfare-to-Work program and 
        modify the work performance bonus (see H.R. 3172), [28OC]
    ------reauthorize Welfare-To-Work program to provide additional 
        resources and flexibility (see H.R. 1482), [20AP]
    Robinson, (Sugar) Ray: tribute (see H. Res. 149), [26AP]
    Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 905), [2MR]
    Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide 
        comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly 
        effective prevention programs (see H.R. 3413), [16NO]
    Safety: infant crib safety (see H.R. 2486), [12JY]
    ------provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in 
        accordance with stricter flammability standards (see H.R. 
        329), [19JA]
    ------require posting of CPSC safety standards in child care 
        centers and require a Dept. of HHS report with recommendations 
        to promote compliance with such standards (see H.R. 2552), 
        [19JY]
    Schools: enhance safety (see H.R. 1895, 1898), [20MY]
    ------ensure safety by increasing police presence (see H.R. 1531), 
        [22AP]
    ------establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school 
        facilities (see H.R. 2955), [27SE]
    ------establish a School Security Technology Center and authorize 
        grants for local school security programs (see H.R. 2034), 
        [8JN]
    ------establish school violence prevention hotlines (see H.R. 
        1589), [27AP] (see H.R. 1937), [25MY]
    ------establish State revolving funds for school construction (see 
        H.R. 2469), [12JY]
    ------improve academic and social outcomes for students by 
        providing productive activities during after-school hours (see 
        H.R. 2126), [10JN] (see H.R. 3235), [5NO]
    ------prohibit the donation of foods with minimal nutritional 
        value before lunch in schools participating in Federal meal 
        programs (see H.R. 1781), [12MY]
    ------provide for grants, a national clearinghouse, and a report 
        to improve the quality and availability of after-school 
        programs (see H.R. 1307), [25MR]
    ------provide grants to enable secondary schools to hire a 
        director of school safety, discipline, and student assistance 
        to develop or improve safety plan (see H.R. 2761), [5AU]
    ------provide grants to reduce drug-related transactions and drug 
        use in one-mile areas surrounding elementary and secondary 
        schools (see H.R. 2410), [30JN]
    ------provide matching grants for the construction, renovation and 
        repair of school facilities in areas affected by Federal 
        activities (see H.R. 1842), [18MY]
    ------recruit, hire, and train additional school-based mental 
        health personnel (see H.R. 2567), [20JY] (see H.R. 2982), 
        [30SE]
    ------support of State and local initiatives to address the 
        problem of school violence (see H. Res. 399), [18NO]

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    ------waive local matching requirement under the Community 
        Oriented Policing Program to allow placement of law 
        enforcement officers in schools (see H.R. 2371), [29JN]
    Social Security: allow States to use State Children's Health 
        Insurance Program allotment to cover uninsured pregnant women 
        (see H.R. 1843), [18MY]
    ------clarify exemption of certain children with special needs 
        from State option to use managed care (see H.R. 3332), [10NO]
    ------grants for projects designed to promote responsible 
        fatherhood (see H.R. 3073), [14OC]
    ------grants for projects designed to promote responsible 
        fatherhood (H.R. 3073), consideration (see H. Res. 367), [8NO]
    ------improve coverage of low-income children under State 
        Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 
        827), [24FE] (see H.R. 3480), [18NO]
    ------make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act 
        (see H.R. 3075), [14OC] (see H.R. 3146), [26OC] (see H.R. 
        3426), [17NO]
    ------permit children covered under the State Children's Health 
        Insurance Program to be eligible for the Federal Vaccines for 
        Children Program (see H.R. 2976), [29SE]
    ------promote identification of children eligible for State 
        Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 
        2807), [8SE]
    ------use of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Program funds 
        for public school construction and hiring of teachers (see 
        H.R. 635), [9FE]
    States: improve data collection and evaluation of children's 
        health coverage under the State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 1545), [22AP]
    ------increase allotments to territories under the State 
        Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 806), [23FE]
    ------permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to 
        parental consent (see H.R. 3302), [10NO]
    ------provide grants to improve child care (see H.R. 2175), [10JN]
    ------reduce Federal penalties relative to implementation of child 
        support enforcement system (see H.R. 2877), [15SE]
    ------require equal education funding throughout the State (see 
        H.R. 555), [3FE]
    Surgeon General: importance of report on media and violence (see 
        H.J. Res. 47), [28AP]
    Taxation: allow credit for providing an appropriate environment 
        for employed mothers to breastfeed or express milk at work 
        (see H.R. 1163), [17MR]
    ------allow credits for dependents within a household (see H.R. 
        373), [19JA]
    ------allow deductions for contributions to education individual 
        retirement accounts and increase allowable contributions and 
        uses for such accounts (see H.R. 2873), [15SE]
    ------allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement 
        plans for adoption expenses and expand and extend permanently 
        the exclusion allowed for employer adoption assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 2282), [18JN]
    ------allow tax credits for public and nonpublic elementary and 
        secondary education expenses (see H.R. 935), [2MR]
    ------authorize Federal entities to take control of certain State 
        child support enforcement programs (see H.R. 1488), [20AP]
    ------dependent care tax credit (see H.R. 963), [3MR]
    ------employer credits for expenses of providing child care 
        services to employees (see H.R. 389), [19JA]
    ------exclusion from gross income for foster care payments 
        relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see 
        H.R. 1194), [18MR]
    ------expand child tax credit (see H.R. 2692), [3AU]
    ------expand incentives for construction and renovation of public 
        schools and provide incentives for corporations to participate 
        in cooperative agreements with public schools in distressed 
        areas (see H.R. 1660), [4MY]
    ------expand incentives for construction and renovation of public 
        schools and provide incentives for corporations to participate 
        in cooperative agreements with public schools in distressed 
        areas (H.R. 1660), consideration (see H. Res. 240), [1JY]
    ------expand incentives for the construction and renovation of 
        public schools (see H.R. 340), [19JA] (see H.R. 1760), [11MY] 
        (see H.R. 2416), [1JY]
    ------extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2923), [23SE]
    ------extend deadline for contributions to education individual 
        retirement accounts (see H.R. 570), [4FE]
    ------extend waiver allowing deductions of nonrefundable personal 
        credits relative to determination of the alternative minimum 
        tax (see H.R. 2936), [23SE]
    ------incentives for education (see H.R. 254), [7JA] (see H.R. 
        464), [2FE] (see H.R. 3120), [21OC]
    ------incentives to increase the demands for and supply of quality 
        child care (see H.R. 143), [7JA]
    ------increase child care credit for low-income working parents 
        (see H.R. 285), [7JA]
    ------increase child tax credit for certain children and allow 
        such credit against the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 
        756), [11FE]
    ------increase excise tax on firearms and earmark revenue for 
        juvenile justice and delinquency prevention programs (see H.R. 
        3139), [25OC]
    ------increase lifetime learning credit for secondary teachers 
        returning to school for additional training (see H.R. 638), 
        [9FE]
    ------increase maximum annual contribution allowable to education 
        individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 922), [2MR]
    ------issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to assist 
        States in the construction and rehabilitation of public 
        schools (see H.R. 2514), [14JY]
    ------make dependent care credit refundable (see H.R. 3436), 
        [17NO]
    ------provide a source of interest-free capital for school 
        construction and renovation in States experiencing increased 
        enrollment (see H.R. 996), [4MR]
    ------provide a tax credit for families with young children (see 
        H.R. 419), [19JA]
    ------provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for 
        acquisition of computer hardware and software (see H.R. 1076), 
        [11MR]
    ------provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for 
        technology-related training (see H.R. 1075), [11MR]
    ------provide partial income exclusion to certain teachers in 
        high-poverty schools (see H.R. 2611), [26JY]
    ------provide tax credit for caregivers (see H.R. 2458), [1JY]
    ------provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school 
        teachers (see H.R. 937), [2MR]
    ------religious exemption from requirement to provide identifying 
        numbers for dependents to claim certain credits and deductions 
        on tax return (see H.R. 2494), [13JY]
    ------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. 1389), [13AP]
    ------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. 816), [24FE]
    ------savings opportunities for families with children (see H.R. 
        189), [7JA]
    ------simplify Internal Revenue Code through revenue neutral 
        proposals (see H.R. 1420), [14AP]
    ------treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), [3FE]
    ------treatment of child tax credit and other nonrefundable 
        credits relative to alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1097), 
        [11MR]
    ------treatment of contributions of computers to schools and 
        public libraries (see H.R. 2308), [22JN]
    ------treatment of education expenses (see H.R. 600), [4FE]
    ------treatment of education individual retirement accounts 
        relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 
        7), [1MR]
    ------treatment of marriage penalty, estate taxes, long-term care 
        needs, child care, health insurance costs for self-employed 
        individuals, and the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 2085), 
        [9JN]
    ------treatment of reductions in State tax revenues relative to 
        the provision of an earned income tax credit to recipients of 
        temporary assistance for needy families block grants (see H.R. 
        2787), [5AU]
    ------treatment of unearned income of children attributable to 
        personal injury awards (see H.R. 2019), [8JN]
    Television: importance of family-oriented programming (see H. Con. 
        Res. 178), [5AU] (see H. Con. Res. 184), [9SE] (see H. Res. 
        346), [28OC]
    Tobacco products: ban sale of cigarette packages containing small 
        number of cigarettes (see H.R. 1677), [4MY]
    ------prohibit sale of tobacco products to juveniles through the 
        Internet or other indirect means (see H.R. 2914), [22SE]
    ------prohibit use of vending machines other than in locations in 
        which the presence of minors is prohibited (see H.R. 1421), 
        [14AP]
    ------strengthen State efforts to limit access to minors (see H.R. 
        144), [7JA]
    Unemployment: eligibility for compensation for individuals leaving 
        employment relative to victimization by sexual harassment or 
        loss of child care (see H.R. 931), [2MR]
    Urban areas: develop and implement integrated cockroach management 
        programs to reduce health risks to residents, especially 
        children, suffering from asthma and asthma-related illnesses 
        (see H.R. 875), [25FE]
    ------provide grants to organizations to develop youth 
        intervention models (see H.R. 102), [7JA]
    Veterans: recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and 
        express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's 
        Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 58), [17MR]
    Veterans Day: promote greater appreciation of the sacrifices made 
        by veterans (see H. Con. Res. 227), [10NO]
    Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act: use of certain 
        grant funds to provide parental education (see H.R. 2742, 
        2742), [5AU]
    Women: ensure a woman's right to breastfeed her child on Federal 
        property under certain conditions (see H.R. 1848), [18MY]
    ------protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 1478), [20AP]
    ------protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2624), [27JY]
  Messages
    Educational Excellence for All Children Act: President Clinton, 
        [24MY]
    National Drug Control Strategy: President Clinton, [9FE]
  Motions
    Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State, territory, or 
        possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate 
        transportation of liquor (H.R. 2031), [3AU]
    Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 1218), 
        [30JN]
    ------promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile 
        offenders (H.R. 1501), [17JN], [30JY], [23SE], [24SE], [13OC], 
        [14OC]
    Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students 
        to meet academic achievement standards (H.R. 2300), [21OC]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (H.R. 2), [21OC]
    Social Security: grants for projects designed to promote 
        responsible fatherhood (H.R. 3073), [10NO]
  Reports filed
    Academic Achievement for All Act (Straight A's Act): Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2300) (H. Rept. 106-
        386), [18OC]
    Child Abuse Prevention and Enforcement Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 764) (H. Rept. 106-360), [1OC]

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    Child Custody Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 1218) (H. Rept. 106-204), [25JN]
    Consider Adopted Aliens Who Are Less Than 18 Years of Age as 
        Children if Adopted With, or After, a Sibling Who Is a Child: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2886) (H. Rept. 106-
        383), [14OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2, Student Results Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 336) (H. Rept. 106-402), [19OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 150, Education Land Grant Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 189) (H. Rept. 106-164), [25MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 764, Child Abuse Prevention and Enforcement 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 321) (H. Rept. 106-
        363), [4OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 1218, Child Custody Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 233) (H. Rept. 106-211), 
        [29JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1501, Consequences for Juvenile Offenders 
        Act and H.R. 2122, Mandatory Gun Show Background Check Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 209) (H. Rept. 106-186), 
        [15JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1802, Foster Care Independence Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 221) (H. Rept. 106-199), 
        [24JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1995, Teacher Empowerment Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 253) (H. Rept. 106-240), [19JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2031, Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 272) (H. Rept. 106-
        281), [2AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 2300, Academic Achievement for All Act 
        (Straight A's Act): Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 338) 
        (H. Rept. 106-408), [20OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2436, Unborn Victims of Violence Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 313) (H. Rept. 106-348), 
        [29SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 3073, Fathers Count Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 367) (H. Rept. 106-463), [8NO]
    District of Columbia College Access Act: Committee on Government 
        Reform (House) (H.R. 974) (H. Rept. 106-158), [24MY]
    Education Land Grant Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        150) (H. Rept. 106-132), [10MY]
    Extend Certain Expiring Tax Provisions: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 2923) (H. Rept. 106-344), [28SE]
    Fathers Count Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3073) 
        (H. Rept. 106-424), [28OC]
    Foster Care Independence Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.R. 1802) (H. Rept. 106-182), [14JN]
    Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3075) (H. Rept. 106-
        436), [2NO]
    National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Appropriations 
        and Runaway and Homeless Youth Act Reauthorization: Committee 
        on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 905) (H. Rept. 
        106-152), [20MY]
    Permit Certain Youth To Perform Certain Work With Wood Under the 
        Fair Labor Standards Act: Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House) (H.R. 221) (H. Rept. 106-31), [24FE]
    Provide Federal Employees Greater Access To Child Care Services: 
        Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 206) (H. Rept. 
        106-169), [7JN]
    Quality Child Care for Federal Employees Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 28) (H. Rept. 106-323), [15SE]
    Student Results Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        (House) (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 106-394), [18OC], [19OC]
    Teacher Empowerment Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        (House) (H.R. 1995) (H. Rept. 106-232), [14JY]
    Trade Agency Authorizations, Drug Free Borders, and Prevention of 
        On-Line Child Pornography Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1833) (H. Rept. 106-161), [24MY]
    Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 2031) (H. Rept. 106-265), [27JY]
    Unborn Victims of Violence Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2436) (H. Rept. 106-332), [24SE], [29SE]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for Earth Force Youth Bike Summit Bike 
        Rodeo: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H. Con. Res. 49) (H. Rept. 106-61), [16MR]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. 
        Con. Res. 47) (H. Rept. 106-59), [16MR]
    Welfare-to-Work Program Amendments and Work Performance Bonus 
        Modification: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) 
        (H.R. 3172) (H. Rept. 106-456), [5NO]

CHILDREN'S DEFENSE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2036), [8JN]

CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL DAY
  Bills and resolutions
    Observance: support goals and ideas and commend organizers (see H. 
        Res. 147), [22AP]

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), 
        [19JA]
  Bills and resolutions
    Asian Americans: racial stereotyping relative to espionage and 
        campaign fundraising investigations (see H. Con. Res. 124), 
        [27MY]
    China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (see H.R. 
        1838), [18MY]
    ------representation in international institutions (see H. Con. 
        Res. 61), [18MR]
    Chinese Democracy Party: encourage formation and protection (see 
        H. Con. Res. 6), [7JA]
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select): 
        extend (see H. Res. 129), [24MR] (see H. Res. 153), [28AP] 
        (see H. Res. 170), [13MY]
    Democracy: Tiananmen Square massacre anniversary (see H. Res. 
        178), [18MY]
    Dept. of Defense: require an annual report on the military 
        capabilities of the People's Republic of China (see H.R. 
        1098), [11MR]
    Foreign policy: clarify U.S. commitment to security and democracy 
        in the Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 22), [3FE]
    ------condemn officials involved in enforcement of forced 
        abortions and prevent officials from entering or remaining in 
        the U.S. (see H.R. 138), [7JA]
    ------treatment of the People's Republic of China and the Republic 
        of China as separate nations (see H. Con. Res. 166), [29JY]
    Foreign trade: grant normal trade relations upon accession to the 
        World Trade Organization (see H.R. 577), [4FE]
    ------normal trade relations status (see H.J. Res. 57), [8JN]
    ------prohibit U.S. export of satellites and related items (see 
        H.R. 281), [7JA]
    Hong Kong: prohibit export of certain high-speed computers (see 
        H.R. 1813), [13MY]
    Human rights: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. 
        Res. 218), [2NO]
    ------violations (see H. Con. Res. 28), [10FE]
    Macau: tribute to Governor Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira and the 
        Macau Government on the Third Meeting of the Macanese People 
        or ``Terceiro Encontro'' (see H. Con. Res. 55), [15MR]
    ------U.S. policy (see H.R. 825), [24FE]
    Nuclear weapons: create incentives for the People's Republic of 
        China and India to adopt a policy of restraint relative to 
        nuclear activities (see H.R. 1570), [27AP]
    Panama Canal: negotiate renewed presence of U.S. Armed Forces and 
        review contract bidding process for lease of port facilities 
        by People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 186), [17SE]
    Refugees: deny aliens the opportunity to apply for asylum in Guam 
        (see H.R. 945), [2MR]
    Serbia: express regret and apologize for accidental bombing of 
        Chinese Embassy by NATO forces (see H. Con. Res. 106), [12MY]
    ------reimbursement of damages relative to the accidental bombing 
        of Chinese Embassy by NATO forces (see H. Con. Res. 157), 
        [16JY]
    Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 
        53), [11MR] (see H. Con. Res. 56), [17MR]
    Tibet: encourage a dialog (see H. Res. 389), [17NO]
    World Tibet Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 156), [16JY]
    World Trade Organization: congressional approval before the U.S. 
        supports admission, and U.S. withdrawal if admission is 
        granted without U.S. approval (see H.R. 884), [1MR]
  Messages
    Export of Satellite Fuels and Separation Systems to the People's 
        Republic of China: President Clinton, [11MY]
  Reports filed
    Normal Trade Relations Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 57) (H. Rept. 
        106-262), [26JY]
    Report: Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/
        Commercial Concerns With the People's Republic of China 
        (House, Select) (H. Rept. 105-851), [19JA]
    Taiwan Security Enhancement Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 1838) (H. Rept. 106-423), [28OC]

CHINA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    China, People's Republic of: clarify U.S. commitment to security 
        and democracy in the Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 22), 
        [3FE]
    Earthquakes: assistance for victims (see H.J. Res. 70), [5OC]
    ------express sympathy for victims (see H. Res. 297), [21SE]
    Foreign policy: assist in enhancement of security (see H.R. 1838), 
        [18MY]
    ------treatment of the People's Republic of China and the Republic 
        of China as separate nations (see H. Con. Res. 166), [29JY]
    International relations: representation in international 
        institutions (see H. Con. Res. 61), [18MR]
    Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 
        53), [11MR] (see H. Con. Res. 56), [17MR]
    WHO: participation (see H.R. 1794), [13MY]
  Reports filed
    Taiwan Security Enhancement Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 1838) (H. Rept. 106-423), [28OC]

CHINO HILLS, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Joseph Ileto Post Office: designate (see H.R. 3189), [1NO]

CHIP DATA AND EVALUATION IMPROVEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1545), [22AP]

CHRISTENSEN, DONNA MC (a Delegate from the Virgin Islands)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Health: require managed care organizations to contract with 
        providers in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 1860), 
        [19MY]
    Ships and vessels: exempt from inspection certain small passenger 
        vessels that operate only in the waters of the U.S. Virgin 
        Islands (see H.R. 3512), [19NO]
    Social Security: extend SSI benefits to Guam and the Virgin 
        Islands (see H.R. 1308), [25MR]
    Taxation: promote job creation and expand small businesses in 
        economically-distressed communities (see H.R. 3247), [8NO]
    Virgin Islands: allow self-determination on number of members in 
        the legislature and number of such members constituting a 
        quorum (see H.R. 2296), [22JN]
    ------establish the District Court of the Virgin Islands as a 
        Federal court (see H.R. 2011), [8JN]
    ------provide greater fiscal autonomy (see H.R. 2841), [13SE]

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CHUGACH ALASKA CORP.
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Chugach Alaska Corp. 
        (see H.R. 2547), [16JY]
  Reports filed
    Chugach Alaska Natives Settlement Implementation Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2547) (H. Rept. 106-451), [5NO]

CHUGACH ALASKA NATIVES SETTLEMENT IMPLEMENTATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2547), [16JY]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2547) (H. Rept. 
        106-451), [5NO]

CHURCHES AND SYNAGOGUES
related term(s) Religion
  Bills and resolutions
    ERISA: preempt State law in certain cases relative to certain 
        church plans (see H.R. 2183), [14JN]
    Forest Service: eliminate fees associated with special use permits 
        that authorize a church to use structures for religious or 
        educational purposes (see H.R. 1727), [6MY]
    Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see 
        H.J. Res. 66), [15SE]
    ------protect religious liberty (see H.R. 1691), [5MY]
    ------protect religious liberty (H.R. 1691), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 245), [13JY]
    Insurance: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew 
        fire insurance policies (see H.R. 2432), [1JY]
    Prayer: recommend Nation's leaders to call for days of prayer to 
        promote public healing and reconciliation and to unite in 
        seeking God (see H. Con. Res. 94), [4MY]
    Religion: support religious tolerance towards Muslims (see H. Con. 
        Res. 174), [5AU]
    Remy, France: tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter 
        Group for restoration of stained glass windows (see H. Con. 
        Res. 123), [27MY]
    Sacramento, CA: condemn arson at three area synagogues and affirm 
        opposition to all forms of hate crimes (see H. Res. 219), 
        [23JN] (see H. Res. 225), [25JN] (see H. Res. 226), [29JN]
    Taxation: designate renewal communities (see H.R. 815), [24FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1691, Religious Liberty Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 245) (H. Rept. 106-229), 
        [13JY]
    Religious Liberty Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1691) (H. Rept. 106-219), [1JY]

CIGARETTES
see Tobacco Products

CIGARS ARE NO SAFE ALTERNATIVE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2579), [21JY]

CINCINNATI, OH
  Bills and resolutions
    National Underground Railroad Freedom Center: funding (see H.R. 
        2919), [22SE]

CITIES
see Suburban areas; Urban Areas

CITIZEN LEGISLATURE AND POLITICAL FREEDOM ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 1922) 
        (H. Rept. 106-296), [5AU]

CITIZENSHIP
  Bills and resolutions
    Asian Americans: declare certain Amerasians to be U.S. citizens 
        (see H.R. 799), [23FE]
    Casillas, Jose J.: confer citizenship posthumously (see H.R. 
        2846), [13SE]
    Children and youth: confer U.S. citizenship automatically to 
        foreign-born children adopted by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 
        2883), [21SE]
    ------restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in 
        the U.S. (see H.R. 73), (see H.R. 319), [7JA]
    Civil rights: declare as U.S. citizens certain women who through 
        marriage to an alien lost their citizenship (see H.R. 2493), 
        [13JY]
    Constitutional amendments: restrict citizenship of individuals 
        based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 10), [7JA]
    Hmong refugees: waiving of residency and English language 
        requirements (see H.R. 371), [19JA]
    Honduras: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 
        1007), [4MR]
    Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act: 
        repeal judicial jurisdiction limitations (see H.R. 2125), 
        [10JN] (see H.R. 3149), [26OC]
    Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian 
        nationals (see H.R. 2741), [5AU]
    ------cancellation of removal and waiver of exclusion for certain 
        aliens (see H.R. 1485), [20AP]
    ------ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise 
        deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret 
        from the alien (see H.R. 2121), [10JN]
    ------exempt certain elderly persons from certain naturalization 
        requirements (see H.R. 2899), [21SE]
    ------extend filing fee exemption to elementary and secondary 
        schools relative to non-immigrant workers under the H-1B 
        program (see H.R. 1573), [27AP]
    ------moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, 
        certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 41), 
        [6JA]
    ------naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English 
        language requirements (see H.R. 1155), [17MR]
    ------preclude removal of an alien who unlawfully voted solely due 
        to a misunderstanding of his or her eligibility to vote or 
        citizenship status (see H.R. 2721), [5AU]
    ------treatment of aliens born in the Philippines or Japan who 
        were fathered by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 1128), [16MR]
    ------treatment of spouses and children of Philippines who served 
        in U.S. Navy (see H.R. 3273), [9NO]
    ------waiting periods for immigrant visas relative to 
        reclassification of family preference because of 
        naturalization of a parent or spouse (see H.R. 2448), [1JY]
    ------waive certain inadmissibility grounds for aliens married to 
        U.S. citizens relative to political activity in Ireland or 
        Northern Ireland (see H.R. 2110), [9JN]
    ------waive naturalization requirement to take oath of 
        renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired 
        applicants (see H.R. 1846), [18MY]
    Lebanon: adjust immigration status of certain aliens (see H.R. 
        1844), [18MY]
    Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 
        919), [2MR]
    Passports: record place of birth as Jerusalem, Israel, on certain 
        U.S. passports (see H.R. 2768), [5AU]
    Residency: modify retroactively the residence requirement for 
        certain individuals born abroad before 1953 to one citizen 
        parent and one alien parent (see H.R. 801), [23FE]
    Taxation: strengthen provisions relative to individuals who 
        relinquish U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 3099), [19OC]
  Messages
    Central American and Haitian Parity Act: President Clinton, [5AU]

CIVIL ASSET FORFEITURE REFORM ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 1658): consideration (see H. Res. 216), [22JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1658, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 216) (H. Rept. 106-193), [22JN]
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1658) (H. 
        Rept. 106-192), [18JN]

CIVIL LIBERTIES
related term(s) Civil Rights; Human Rights
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 639), 
        [9FE]
    ------provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving 
        overseas (see H.R. 1350), [25MR]
    Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for military 
        operations, refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance 
        relative to Kosovo conflict, and for military operations in 
        Southwest Asia (see H.R. 1664), [4MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental for military operations, 
        refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relative to Kosovo 
        conflict, and for military operations in Southwest Asia (H.R. 
        1664), consideration (see H. Res. 159), [5MY]
    Armed Forces: provide that consensual sexual activity between 
        adults shall not be a violation of the Uniform Code of 
        Military Justice (see H.R. 3126), [21OC]
    ------support for troops carrying out NATO military operations 
        against Serbia (see H. Con. Res. 72), (see H. Res. 130, 132), 
        [24MR]
    Children and youth: protect from exposure to explicit sexual or 
        violent material and prevent youth violence (see H.R. 2036), 
        [8JN]
    ------protect students from commercial exploitation (see H.R. 
        2915), [22SE]
    China, People's Republic of: congressional approval before the 
        U.S. supports admission into the World Trade Organization, and 
        U.S. withdrawal if admission is granted without U.S. approval 
        (see H.R. 884), [1MR]
    ------normal trade relations status (see H.J. Res. 57), [8JN]
    ------persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 
        218), [2NO]
    ------Tiananmen Square massacre anniversary (see H. Res. 178), 
        [18MY]
    Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see H.R. 541), [3FE] (see H.R. 2397), 
        [30JN]
    ------prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on 
        sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1271), [24MR]
    ------prohibit employment discrimination (see H.R. 1980), [27MY]
    ------protect first amendment rights relative to abortion and 
        reproductive services (see H.R. 270), [7JA]
    Clinton, President: conditional clemency for prisoners convicted 
        of crimes connected to activities of Puerto Rican nationalist 
        group (see H. Con. Res. 180), [8SE]
    ------conditional clemency for prisoners convicted of crimes 
        connected to activities of Puerto Rican nationalist group (H. 
        Con. Res. 180), consideration (see H. Res. 281), [8SE]
    Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions 
        (see H.R. 90), [7JA]
    Computers: ensure the Internet remains open to fair competition, 
        free from Government regulation, and easily accessible (see 
        H.R. 1686), [5MY]
    ------use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and 
        security (see H.R. 850), [25FE] (see H.R. 2616), [27JY]
    Congress: require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the House 
        and Senate Chambers (see H. Con. Res. 150), [1JY]
    Consumers: establish disclosure requirements for banks and credit 
        card companies that share information with telemarketers, ban 
        sharing of credit card and deposit account numbers, and 
        enhance regulatory enforcement (see H.R. 2156), [10JN]
    Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property 
        takings and land use disputes (see H.R. 2372), [29JN]
    ------confidentiality of parent-child communications in judicial 
        proceedings (see H.R. 522), [3FE]
    ------improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (see H.R. 
        1658), [4MY]
    ------improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 
        1658), consideration (see H. Res. 216), [22JN]
    ------provide for equitable treatment of governmental and private 
        plaintiffs in certain civil actions (see H.R. 2597), [22JY]
    ------provide that the inferior courts do not have jurisdiction to 
        hear abortion-related cases (see H.R. 3400), [16NO]
    Crime: expand prohibition on stalking (see H.R. 1869), [19MY]
    ------prevent stalking of minors (see H.R. 3270), [9NO]

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    ------provide a mandatory minimum prison sentence for certain 
        wiretapping or electronic surveillance offenses by Federal 
        officers or employees (see H.R. 1888), [20MY]
    ------provide protection from personal intrusion for commercial 
        purposes (see H.R. 97), [7JA]
    Dept. of Agriculture: require report to Congress on seizure of 
        private property (see H.R. 294), [7JA]
    Dept. of the Treasury: issuance of war bonds to fund Operation 
        Allied Force and related humanitarian operations (see H.R. 
        1699), [5MY]
    ------require the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to allow 
        individuals to obtain a copy of personal records (see H.R. 
        517), [3FE]
    Education: provide grants to local agencies to develop and 
        implement random drug testing for secondary school students 
        (see H.R. 1735), [6MY]
    ------require local agencies to develop and implement random drug 
        testing and counseling programs for secondary school students 
        (see H.R. 1642), [29AP]
    Eglin AFB, FL: recognize and commend personnel for participation 
        in NATO Operation Allied Force in the Balkan region (see H. 
        Res. 379), [16NO]
    Electronic commerce: recognize electronic signatures, restrict 
        certain electronic mail advertisements, protect Internet 
        privacy, and promote deployment of broadband Internet services 
        (see H.R. 1685), [5MY]
    Employment: implement alternative program for providing a benefit 
        or employment preference under Federal law (see H.R. 2509), 
        [14JY]
    Endangered Species Act: prohibit use of items or information 
        obtained by trespassing on private property or otherwise taken 
        without the consent of the owner of the property (see H.R. 
        2253), [17JN]
    Fair Credit Reporting Act: exempt certain investigative reports 
        from the definition of consumer reports (see H.R. 3408), 
        [16NO]
    Financial institutions: ensure consumer privacy when establishing 
        a framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, 
        and other financial service providers (see H.R. 3320), [10NO]
    ------give customers notice and choice about how institutions 
        share or sell personally identifiable sensitive financial 
        information (see H.R. 1929), [25MY]
    ------prevent implementation of ``Know Your Customer'' regulations 
        proposed by Federal banking agencies (see H.R. 575), [4FE] 
        (see H.R. 621), [8FE]
    ------prevent personal financial information from being obtained 
        under false pretenses (see H.R. 30), [6JA]
    ------protect confidentiality of personal financial information 
        (see H.R. 1339), [25MR]
    ------records and reports on monetary instruments transactions 
        (see H.R. 518), [3FE]
    ------require congressional approval to implement ``Know Your 
        Customer'' regulations proposed by Federal banking agencies 
        and conduct a study on economic and privacy issues of such 
        regulations (see H.R. 530), [3FE]
    ------require enhanced security measures relative to surveillance 
        pictures which can be used as evidence in criminal 
        prosecutions (see H.R. 1131), [16MR]
    ------safeguard confidential banking and credit union information 
        (see H.R. 516), [3FE]
    ------streamline the regulation of depository institutions and 
        safeguard confidential banking and credit union supervisory 
        information (see H.R. 1585), [27AP]
    Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms 
        for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see 
        H.R. 347), [19JA]
    ------protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1178, 1179), 
        [18MR] (see H. Con. Res. 176), [5AU]
    Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see 
        H.J. Res. 5), [7JA] (see H.J. Res. 33), [24FE]
    ------constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 
        33), consideration (see H. Res. 217), [22JN]
    ------desecration (see H. Con. Res. 142), [23JN]
    Foreign aid: prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to 
        certain countries (see H.R. 2269), [17JN]
    Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see 
        H.J. Res. 66), [15SE]
    ------protect religious liberty (see H.R. 1691), [5MY]
    ------protect religious liberty (H.R. 1691), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 245), [13JY]
    FTC: issue new rules regulating telemarketing firms (see H.R. 
        3180), [28OC]
    Government: establish procedures for assessing Federal regulations 
        relative to seizure of private property (see H.R. 294), [7JA]
    ------require Federal agencies to assess privacy implications 
        resulting from certain proposed rules (see H.R. 3307), [10NO]
    Health: ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-
        related information (see H.R. 2404), [30JN] (see H.R. 2470), 
        [12JY]
    ------establish Federal penalties for prohibited use and 
        disclosure of personal health information and allow 
        individuals to inspect and copy their own health information 
        (see H.R. 2455), [1JY]
    ------limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information 
        (see H.R. 2555), [19JY]
    ------prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on 
        the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), [1JY]
    ------protect the privacy of personally identifiable health 
        information (see H.R. 1941), [25MY] (see H.R. 2878), [15SE]
    ------provide access, ensure privacy, and impose penalties on 
        unauthorized use of certain health information (see H.R. 
        1057), [10MR]
    Housing: constitutional amendment relative to the right to a home 
        (see H.J. Res. 39), [16MR]
    Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or 
        otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept 
        secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), [10JN]
    ------remove aliens who aid or abet a terrorist organization or an 
        individual who has conducted, is conducting, or is planning to 
        conduct a terrorist activity (see H.R. 2184), [14JN]
    India: resolution of dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir (see H. 
        Res. 212), [16JN] (see H. Res. 227), [29JN]
    Indonesia: deployment of a U.N. force to address human rights 
        violations in East Timor relative to vote on self-
        determination (see H. Res. 292), [14SE]
    ------implementation of results of referendum in East Timor and 
        end violence by paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 183, 
        185; H. Res. 285), [9SE]
    ------oppose IMF and World Bank loans until violence resulting 
        from the referendum in East Timor has been ended (see H.R. 
        2822), [9SE]
    ------prohibit assistance until Government has provided full 
        compensation for damage done by paramilitary groups in East 
        Timor (see H.R. 3157), [27OC]
    ------prohibit economic assistance until the results of the 
        referendum in East Timor have been fully implemented (see H.R. 
        2809), [8SE] (see H.R. 2838), [9SE] (see H.R. 2895), [21SE]
    Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining 
        coverage or premiums (see H.R. 293), (see H.R. 306), [7JA]
    International Labor Organization: tribute to Declaration on 
        Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (see H. Con. Res. 
        116), [25MY]
    Investments: require brokers, dealers, investment companies and 
        advisers to protect confidentiality of personal financial 
        information (see H.R. 1340), [25MR]
    Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered 
        during World War II and require the President to formally 
        acknowledge such injustices (see H.R. 2442), [1JY]
    Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: tribute to efforts to secure release of 
        captured U.S. servicemen held in Serbia (see H. Res. 156), 
        [3MY]
    Kosovo: authorize security assistance training and support funding 
        for the Kosovo Liberation Army (see H.R. 1408), (see H.R. 
        1425), [14AP]
    ------authorize use of all necessary force and other means to 
        accomplish U.S. and NATO objectives (see H.J. Res. 51), [5MY]
    ------condition and humanitarian needs of refugees (see H. Res. 
        161), [6MY]
    ------end NATO air strikes and engage the U.N. to resolve conflict 
        (see H. Res. 196), [27MY]
    ------presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (see 
        H. Con. Res. 29), [10FE] (see H. Con. Res. 42), [8MR]
    ------presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (H. 
        Con. Res. 42), consideration (see H. Res. 103), [10MR]
    ------prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless 
        authorized by law (see H.R. 647), [9FE] (see H.R. 1368), 
        [12AP] (see H.R. 1562, 1563), [26AP] (see H.R. 1566, 1569), 
        [27AP]
    ------prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless 
        authorized by law (H.R. 1569), consideration (see H. Res. 
        151), [27AP]
    ------provide humanitarian assistance for Kosovar Albanian 
        refugees (see H.R. 1519), [21AP]
    ------support efforts and recommendations of U.S.-Russian meeting 
        in Vienna, Austria relative to peace negotiations (see H. Con. 
        Res. 99), [5MY]
    ------tribute to U.S. and NATO troops for carrying out military 
        operations against Serbia (see H. Con. Res. 130), [10JN] (see 
        H. Con. Res. 145), [29JN]
    ------U.S. policy on self-determination relative to human rights 
        violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian police (see H. 
        Con. Res. 9), [7JA] (see H. Con. Res. 32), [11FE]
    ------use all diplomatic means to negotiate a peaceful settlement 
        without the introduction of U.S. ground forces (see H. Con. 
        Res. 96), [5MY]
    Kuwait: commend decision to grant women the right to vote and run 
        for elected office (see H. Con. Res. 147), [29JN]
    Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        792), [23FE]
    Law enforcement: improve prevention and prosecution of police 
        misconduct (see H.R. 2656), [30JY]
    ------prevent traffic stops motivated by race or other biases (see 
        H.R. 1676), [4MY]
    ------provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (see 
        H.R. 1443), [15AP]
    Law enforcement officers: condemn acts of police brutality and use 
        of excessive force (see H. Res. 124), [18MR]
    Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the 
        conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas (see H. Con. 
        Res. 238), [18NO]
    Milosevic, Slobodan: culpability for war crimes, crimes against 
        humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia (see H. Con. 
        Res. 118), [25MY]
    National parks and recreation areas: prohibit sex offenders from 
        entering (see H.R. 1925), [25MY]
    Pakistan: opposition to military coup and support for a civilian, 
        democratically-elected government (see H. Con. Res. 200), 
        [19OC]
    Peru: interference with freedom of the press and the independence 
        of judicial and electoral institutions (see H. Res. 57), 
        [11FE]
    Privacy: prevent unfair and deceptive practices in the collection 
        and use of personal information (see H.R. 3321), [10NO]
    ------prohibit appearance of Social Security numbers on, or 
        through, unopened Dept. of the Treasury mailings (see H.R. 
        3218), [4NO]
    ------prohibit Federal, State, and local agencies and private 
        entities from transferring, selling, or disclosing personal 
        data without consent and make such information available to 
        the individual (see H.R. 2644), [29JY]
    ------protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security 
        numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national 
        identifying number (see H.R. 220), [7JA]
    ------protection of Social Security numbers and other personal 
        information (see H.R. 1450), [15AP]
    ------regulate use of Social Security numbers and other personal 
        information by interactive computer services (see H.R. 367), 
        [19JA]
    ------repeal law creating a national identification card by 
        establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and 
        drivers' licenses (see H.R. 2337), [24JN]
    ------strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic 
        eavesdropping (see H.R. 514), [3FE]
    ------strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic 
        eavesdropping (H.R. 514), consideration (see H. Res. 77), 
        [23FE]

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    Real property: compensate owners of private property for the 
        effect of certain regulatory restrictions (see H.R. 2550), 
        [19JY]
    ------preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and 
        preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 
        883), [1MR]
    ------preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and 
        preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 883), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 180), [19MY]
    ------private property owner rights (see H.R. 1142), [17MR]
    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. 2057), [8JN]
    ------protect sanctity of religious communications (see H.R. 546), 
        [3FE]
    Russia: condemn anti-Semitic statements made by members of the 
        Duma (see H. Con. Res. 37), [24FE]
    ------promote freedom of news media and freedom of expression to 
        support democratization (see H. Con. Res. 67), [23MR]
    Serbia: authorize the President to conduct military air operations 
        and missile strikes (S. Con. Res. 21), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 151), [27AP]
    ------direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant 
        to the War Powers Resolution (see H. Con. Res. 82), [12AP]
    ------direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant 
        to the War Powers Resolution (H. Con. Res. 82), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 151), [27AP]
    ------prohibit non-humanitarian reconstruction assistance until 
        Slobodan Milosevic and certain other officials have been 
        arrested and placed in custody (see H.R. 2187), [14JN]
    ------prohibit reconstruction assistance relative to U.S. 
        participation in NATO military operations against Serbia (see 
        H.R. 1737), [6MY]
    ------release of captured U.S. servicemen and adherence to Geneva 
        Convention protocols relative to POW and civilians (see H. 
        Con. Res. 83), [12AP]
    Serbia and Montenegro: failure to comply with Kosovo agreement and 
        enforcement of agreement by NATO (see H. Con. Res. 13), [19JA]
    States: eliminate requirement of providing Social Security numbers 
        on recreational license applications (see H.R. 1345), [25MR]
    Taxation: ensure confidentiality of advance pricing agreements 
        (see H.R. 2378), [29JN]
    Turkey: compliance with U.N. resolutions relative to Cyprus (see 
        H. Con. Res. 100), [6MY] (see H. Con. Res. 159), [20JY]
    ------end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the 
        enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 80), [25MR]
    Vietnam: make normal trade relations status contingent upon free 
        emigration policies (see H.J. Res. 58), [9JN]
    Volunteer workers: eliminate the requirement that fingerprints be 
        supplied for background checks (see H.R. 3410), [16NO]
    Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. 
        Res. 41), [24MR]
    ------ensure a woman's right to breastfeed her child on Federal 
        property under certain conditions (see H.R. 1848), [18MY]
    ------protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2624), [27JY]
    ------ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution 
        upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 
        37), [3FE]
  Messages
    Armed Forces Operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina Funding Request: 
        President Clinton, [12MY]
    Cyberspace Electronic Security Act: President Clinton, [21SE]
    National Emergency Relative to Yugoslavia: President Clinton, 
        [3MY], [27MY]
  Reports filed
    American Land Sovereignty Protection Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 883) (H. Rept. 106-142), [13MY]
    Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1658) (H. Rept. 106-192), [18JN]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 42, Presence of U.S. Armed Forces 
        for Peacekeeping Purposes in Kosovo: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 103) (H. Rept. 106-48), [10MR]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 82, Direct the President To Withdraw 
        U.S. Armed Forces From Serbia Pursuant to the War Powers 
        Resolution: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 
        106-118), [27AP]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 180, Conditional Clemency by 
        President Clinton for Prisoners Convicted of Crimes Connected 
        to Activities of Puerto Rican Nationalist Group: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 281) (H. Rept. 106-309), [8SE]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 33, Constitutional Amendment To 
        Prohibit U.S. Flag Desecration: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 217) (H. Rept. 106-194), [22JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 514, Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 77) (H. Rept. 106-28), 
        [23FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 883, American Land Sovereignty Protection 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 180) (H. Rept. 106-
        151), [19MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1569, Military Operations in the Federal 
        Republic of Yugoslavia Limitation Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 106-118), [27AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1658, Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 216) (H. Rept. 106-193), 
        [22JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1664, Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 159) (H. Rept. 106-127), [5MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1691, Religious Liberty Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 245) (H. Rept. 106-229), 
        [13JY]
    Consideration of S. Con. Res. 21, Presidential Authority To 
        Conduct Military Air Operations and Missile Strikes Against 
        Serbia: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 
        106-118), [27AP]
    Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of U.S. Flag: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 33) (H. Rept. 
        106-191), [18JN]
    Direct the President To Withdraw U.S. Armed Forces From Serbia 
        Pursuant to the War Powers Resolution: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H. Con. Res. 82) (H. Rept. 
        106-116), [27AP]
    Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        Act: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1664) (H. Rept. 
        106-125), [4MY]
    Make Normal Trade Relations Status for Vietnam Contingent Upon 
        Free Emigration Policies: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.J. Res. 58) (H. Rept. 106-282), [2AU]
    Normal Trade Relations Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 57) (H. Rept. 
        106-262), [26JY]
    Religious Liberty Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1691) (H. Rept. 106-219), [1JY]
    Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act: Committee on 
        Armed Services (House) (H.R. 850) (H. Rept. 106-117), [26JY]
    ------Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 850) (H. 
        Rept. 106-117), [26JY]
    ------Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 850) (H. 
        Rept. 106-117), [19JY]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 850) (H. Rept. 106-
        117), [27AP]
    Stalking Prevention and Victim Protection Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1869) (H. Rept. 106-455), [5NO]
    Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 514) (H. Rept. 106-24), [23FE]

CIVIL RIGHTS
related term(s) Civil Liberties; Commission on Civil Rights; 
    Discrimination; Human Rights; Racial Relations
  Bills and resolutions
    African Americans: promote cultural education and awareness of the 
        history of slavery (see H. Con. Res. 103), [6MY]
    Aliens: deny coverage under certain anti-discrimination statutes 
        of employed individuals that are unlawfully present in the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 3170), [28OC]
    Bankruptcy: exempt certain payments relative to discrimination 
        based on race, color, religion, ethnicity, or gender (see H.R. 
        1588), [27AP]
    Bounty hunters: establish civil and criminal liability for bounty 
        hunters and their employers and encourage State regulation of 
        industry (see H.R. 2964), [28SE]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony 
        to present the Congressional Gold Medal to Rosa Parks (see H. 
        Con. Res. 127), [8JN]
    Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without 
        parental consent (see H.R. 369), [19JA]
    Citizenship: declare as U.S. citizens certain women who through 
        marriage to an alien lost their citizenship (see H.R. 2493), 
        [13JY]
    Colleges and universities: require distribution of information 
        relative to handling of sexual harassment complaints (see H.R. 
        2837), [9SE]
    Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans: 
        establish (see H.R. 40), [6JA]
    Congress: affirm opposition to all forms of racism and bigotry 
        (see H. Res. 121), [17MR]
    Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination 
        Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 107), [10MR]
    Correctional institutions: protect female inmates from sexual 
        misconduct (see H.R. 3158), [27OC]
    Courts: applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to 
        the judicial branch of the Federal government (see H.R. 1048), 
        [10MR]
    ------clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings 
        and land use disputes (see H.R. 2372), [29JN]
    Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights 
        (see H.J. Res. 64), [4AU]
    ------enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 77), 
        [7JA] (see H.R. 1082), [11MR]
    ------protect the civil rights of victims of gender-motivated 
        violence (see H.R. 3106), [19OC]
    Discrimination: clarify intent of Congress to hold individuals 
        responsible for discriminatory acts committed by them in 
        employment (see H.R. 2508), [14JY]
    ------condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific Islander 
        Americans and support political and civic participation by 
        these persons (see H. Con. Res. 111), [24MY]
    ------establish criminal liability for discrimination based on 
        disparate treatment (see H.R. 2510), [14JY]
    ------prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in programs 
        receiving Federal financial assistance (see H.R. 619), [8FE]
    ------prohibit on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation 
        (see H.R. 311), [7JA]
    Employment: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of 
        wages based on sex (see H.R. 541), [3FE] (see H.R. 2397), 
        [30JN]
    ------prevent involuntary application of arbitration to 
        discrimination claims (see H.R. 872), [25FE]
    ------prohibit discrimination (see H.R. 1980), [27MY]
    ------prohibit discrimination in the offering of benefits to 
        designated associates of employees relative to the nature of 
        the relationship (see H.R. 1013), [4MR]
    ------prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on 
        sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1271), [24MR]
    ------prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or 
        sexual orientation (see H.R. 2355), [24JN]
    Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 2836), [9SE]
    FCC: develop guidelines for advertisers to prohibit discrimination 
        against minority formatted broadcast stations (see H.R. 1948), 
        [26MY]
    ------repeal unconstitutional reporting and record keeping 
        requirements (see H.R. 1273), [24MR]

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    Firearms: repeal permanent ban on possession of firearms by 
        persons convicted of certain felonies (see H.R. 3444), [18NO]
    Frank M. Johnson Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see 
        H.R. 3031), [6OC]
    FRS: require the Board of Governors to post notices to employees 
        relative to the applicable provisions of the Civil Rights Act 
        (see H.R. 2424), [1JY]
    Garvey, Marcus: tribute (see H. Res. 150), [26AP]
    Government: ensure confidentiality of statistical information and 
        permit limited sharing of records among designated agencies 
        for statistical purposes (see H.R. 2885), [21SE]
    Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        1932), [25MY]
    Immigration: asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-
        related persecution (see H.R. 1849), [18MY]
    International Claims Settlement Act: settlement of claims relative 
        to U.S. victims of National Socialist persecution (see H.R. 
        2781), [5AU]
    Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered 
        during World War II and require the President to formally 
        acknowledge such injustices (see H.R. 2442), [1JY]
    Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        1709), [5MY] (see H.R. 1821), [14MY]
    King, Martin Luther, Jr.: direct Library of Congress to purchase 
        papers from estate (see H.R. 2963), [28SE]
    ------placement of a plaque commemorating the ``I Have a Dream'' 
        speech at the Lincoln Memorial (see H.R. 2879), [15SE]
    Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: add to the list of days on which the 
        flag should especially be displayed (see H.R. 349), [19JA] 
        (see H.R. 576), [4FE]
    Medicare/Medicaid: ensure that individuals enjoy the right to be 
        free from restraint (see H.R. 3010), [4OC]
    Mississippi: study the feasibility of preserving certain Civil War 
        battlefields along the Vicksburg Campaign Trail and 
        establishment of a Civil Rights Trail (see H.R. 3497), [18NO]
    NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 33), [11FE]
    North American Slavery Memorial Council: establish (see H.R. 
        2288), [18JN]
    Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), [4FE]
    Pensions: protect benefits of employees in defined benefit plans 
        and enforce age discrimination requirements relative to tax 
        legislation on defined benefit plans becoming cash balance 
        plans (see H.R. 2902), [21SE]
    Racial relations: recognize the historical significance of the 
        Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision and 
        reaffirm the fundamental belief that we are all ``one Nation 
        under God, indivisible'' (see H. Res. 176), [18MY]
    Religion: support religious tolerance towards Muslims (see H. Con. 
        Res. 174), [5AU]
    Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see 
        H.R. 1236), [23MR]
    Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. 
        Res. 38), [25FE]
    Sacramento, CA: condemn arson at three area synagogues and affirm 
        opposition to all forms of hate crimes (see H. Res. 219), 
        [23JN] (see H. Res. 225), [25JN] (see H. Res. 226), [29JN]
    Supreme Court: hiring of qualified minority applicants to serve as 
        clerks to the Justices (see H. Res. 111), [11MR]
    Taxation: treatment of social clubs found to be practicing 
        prohibited discrimination (see H.R. 309), [7JA]
    Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been 
        released from incarceration (see H.R. 906), [2MR]
    Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. 
        Res. 41), [24MR]
    ------protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 1478), [20AP]
    ------protect first amendment rights relative to abortion and 
        reproductive services (see H.R. 270), [7JA]
    ------ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution 
        upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 
        37), [3FE]
  Reports filed
    Add Martin Luther King, Jr., Day to the List of Days on Which the 
        Flag Should Especially Be Displayed: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 576) (H. Rept. 106-176), [9JN]
    Placement of Plaque Commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, ``I 
        Have a Dream'' Speech at the Lincoln Memorial: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2879) (H. Rept. 106-448), [4NO]
    Statistical Efficiency Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) 
        (H.R. 2885) (H. Rept. 106-413), [25OC]

CIVIL RIGHTS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Aliens: deny coverage under certain anti-discrimination statutes 
        of employed individuals that are unlawfully present in the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 3170), [28OC]
    Civil rights: clarify intent of Congress to hold individuals 
        responsible for discriminatory acts committed by them in 
        employment (see H.R. 2508), [14JY]
    ------establish criminal liability for discrimination based on 
        disparate treatment (see H.R. 2510), [14JY]
    ------prohibit employment discrimination (see H.R. 1980), [27MY]
    ------protect first amendment rights relative to abortion and 
        reproductive services (see H.R. 270), [7JA]
    Courts: applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to 
        the judicial branch of the Federal government (see H.R. 1048), 
        [10MR]
    FRS: require the Board of Governors to post notices to employees 
        relative to the applicable provisions of the Civil Rights Act 
        (see H.R. 2424), [1JY]

CIVIL SERVICE
see Federal Employees

CIVIL WARS
  Bills and resolutions
    Kosovo: provide humanitarian assistance for Kosovar Albanian 
        refugees (see H.R. 1519), [21AP]
    Milosevic, Slobodan: culpability for war crimes, crimes against 
        humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia (see H. Con. 
        Res. 118), [25MY]
    Northern Ireland Peace Agreement: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 
        54), [11MR]
    Russia: encourage the peaceful resolution of the armed conflict in 
        Chechnya in the North Caucasus region (see H. Con. Res. 206), 
        [25OC]
    Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in 
        ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see H.R. 
        2906), [21SE]
  Messages
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Peace Efforts: President Clinton, [8FE]
    National Emergency Relative to Yugoslavia: President Clinton, 
        [3MY], [27MY]
    Progress Toward Achieving a Sustainable Peace Process in Bosnia 
        and Herzegovina: President Clinton, [26JY]

CIVIL WAR--U.S.
related term(s) War
  Bills and resolutions
    Gettysburg National Military Park: expand boundaries to include 
        Wills House (see H.R. 2435), [1JY]
    Gibson, Ella E.: issue posthumous Army commission in the grade of 
        captain in the Chaplains Corps (see H.R. 345), [19JA]
    Mississippi: study the feasibility of preserving certain Civil War 
        battlefields along the Vicksburg Campaign Trail and 
        establishment of a Civil Rights Trail (see H.R. 3497), [18NO]
    Shiloh National Military Park: establish Corinth Unit (see H.R. 
        2249), [16JN]
    Smith, Andrew J.: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2858), [14SE]
    Vincent, Strong: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 
        584), [4FE]
    Wilderness Battlefield: acquisition of additional land (see H.R. 
        1665), [4MY]
  Reports filed
    Wilderness Battlefield Land Acquisition: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1665) (H. Rept. 106-362), [4OC]

CLAIMS
  Bills and resolutions
    African Americans: relief from Federal tax liability arising from 
        the resolution of discrimination claims by farmers against the 
        Dept. of Agriculture (see H.R. 2233), [15JN]
    Ak-Chin Indian Community: settlement of water rights claims (see 
        H.R. 2647), [29JY]
    Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Chugach Alaska Corp. 
        (see H.R. 2547), [16JY]
    Armed Forces: settlement of U.S. families' claims by Germany 
        relative to aircraft collision near Namibia (see H. Res. 183), 
        [19MY]
    Business and industry: recovery of attorneys' fees by small 
        businesses and labor organizations who prevail in proceedings 
        brought by NLRB or OSHA (see H.R. 1987), [27MY]
    ------recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor 
        organizations who prevail in proceedings brought by NLRB or 
        OSHA (H.R. 1987), consideration (see H. Res. 342), [25OC]
    Chippewa Cree Tribe: final settlement of water rights claims (see 
        H.R. 795), [23FE]
    Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights 
        claims (see H.R. 3112), [20OC]
    Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: improve retirement 
        authorities relative to judges (see H.R. 605), [4FE]
    Courts: allow suits against the Federal Government for gross 
        negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas 
        (see H.R. 1371), [12AP]
    ------clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings 
        and land use disputes (see H.R. 2372), [29JN]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in 
        developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such 
        claims (see H.R. 3193), [2NO]
    Gila River Indian Community: settlement of water rights claims 
        (see H.R. 1944), [26MY]
    Guam: restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in 
        World War II (see H.R. 755), [11FE]
    Health: limit medical malpractice claims (see H.R. 2242), [16JN]
    Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and 
        priority for veterans filing such claims (see H.R. 618), [8FE]
    Medicaid: waive Federal claim to State tobacco settlements if 
        State uses funds for smoking reduction programs and economic 
        assistance for tobacco farming communities (see H.R. 1232), 
        [23MR]
    ------waive Federal claim to State tobacco settlements if State 
        uses funds only for smoking reduction and public health 
        programs (see H.R. 610), [4FE] (see H.R. 1289), [25MR]
    Medicare: require universal product numbers on claims forms for 
        reimbursement for durable medical equipment and other items 
        (see H.R. 418), [19JA]
    National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: revise filing 
        deadline for certain claims (see H.R. 276), [7JA] (see H.R. 
        1003), [4MR]
    Native Americans: settle certain land claims of Bay Mills Indian 
        Community and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (see 
        H.R. 3412), [16NO]
    ------settlement of claims of the Menominee Indian Tribe of 
        Wisconsin (see H.R. 1780), [12MY]
    ------settlement of claims of the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the 
        Spokane Reservation concerning contributions to production of 
        hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam (see H.R. 2664), [30JY]
    Poland: address the claims of Polish Americans whose homes and 
        properties were wrongfully expropriated under Poland's former 
        totalitarian government (see H.R. 824), [24FE]
    Rhode Island: rights and sovereign status of certain Indian tribes 
        (see H.R. 676), [10FE]
    Utah: settlement of water rights claims of the Shivwits Band of 
        the Paiute Indian Tribe (see H.R. 3291), [10NO]
    World War II: allow Federal district courts to hear civil actions 
        to recover damages caused by the Nazi government of Germany 
        (see H.R. 3254), [8NO] (see H.R. 3402), [16NO]
    ------ensure fair compensation for all victims of Nazi slave and 
        forced labor (see H. Res. 314), [29SE]
  Reports filed
    Chippewa Cree Tribe of The Rocky Boy's Reservation Indian Reserved 
        Water Rights Settlement and Water

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        Supply Enhancement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        795) (H. Rept. 106-374), [12OC]
    Chugach Alaska Natives Settlement Implementation Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2547) (H. Rept. 106-451), [5NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 1987, Fair Access to Indemnity and 
        Reimbursement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 342) 
        (H. Rept. 106-414), [25OC]
    Fair Access to Indemnity and Reimbursement Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1987) (H. Rept. 106-
        385), [14OC]

CLARK, WESLEY K.
  Bills and resolutions
    Congressional Gold Medal: award (see H.R. 2459), [1JY]

CLARK, WILLIAM
  Bills and resolutions
    Commission on the Bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase and the 
        Lewis and Clark Expedition: establish (see H.R. 2235), [16JN]
    Illinois: convey certain Federal land along the Lewis and Clark 
        National Historic Trail for a historic and interpretive site 
        (see H.R. 2737), [5AU]
    Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of 
        bicentennial (see H.R. 64), [7JA] (see H.R. 1033), [9MR] (see 
        H.R. 3373), [16NO]
    Washington: include as the endpoint of the Lewis and Clark 
        National Historic Trail (see H.R. 3296), [10NO]
  Reports filed
    Illinois Federal Land Conveyance Along the Lewis and Clark 
        National Historic Trail for a Historic and Interpretive Site: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2737) (H. Rept. 106-427), 
        [1NO]

CLARK COUNTY, NV
  Bills and resolutions
    Nevada: disposal of certain Federal lands in Clark County, NV, and 
        acquisition of certain environmentally sensitive lands (see 
        H.R. 1757), [11MY]
    ------sale of certain land in the Ivanpah Valley to the Clark 
        County Dept. of Aviation (see H.R. 1695), [5MY]
  Reports filed
    Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1695) (H. Rept. 106-471), [16NO]

CLARKSDALE, MS
  Bills and resolutions
    Aaron E. Henry Federal Building and U.S. Post Office: designate 
        (see H.R. 1279), [24MR]

CLASSIFIED INFORMATION
related term(s) Espionage
  Bills and resolutions
    China, People's Republic of: prohibit U.S. export of satellites 
        and related items (see H.R. 281), [7JA]
    Committee on Missing Persons in Southeast Asia (House, Select): 
        authorize and direct the Archivist of the U.S. to make certain 
        records public (see H. Res. 172), [13MY]
    Dept. of Energy: establish moratorium on Foreign Visitors Program 
        and set up counter-intelligence program at nuclear 
        laboratories (see H.R. 1348), [25MR]
    Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents 
        relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras and 
        other regions (see H.R. 1625), [29AP]
    Information services: identify, collect, and review for 
        declassification information that is of extraordinary public 
        interest (see H.R. 3152), [27OC]

CLAY, WILLIAM (BILL) (a Representative from Missouri)
  Appointments
    Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards (House), [3FE]
    Conferee: H.R. 800, Education Flexibility Partnership Act, [23MR]
    ------H.R. 1501, Juvenile Justice Reform Act, [30JY]
    ------H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act, [3NO]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions 
        (see H.R. 90), [7JA]
    Education: reductions in school class size (see H.R. 1623), [29AP]
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize and improve 
        (see H.R. 1960), [26MY]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: amend (see H.R. 91), [7JA]

CLAYTON, EVA M. (a Representative from North Carolina)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Agriculture: improve agricultural credit programs (see 
        H.R. 1983), [27MY]
    Education: provide grants to rural educational agencies to enable 
        the recruitment and retention of qualified teachers (see H.R. 
        1629), [29AP]

CLEAN AIR ACT
related term(s) Ecology and Environment
  Bills and resolutions
    Air pollution: application of California State regulations 
        relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 
        11), [6JA] (see H.R. 1395), [13AP]
    ------prohibit listing of liquefied petroleum gas (see H.R. 1301), 
        [25MR]
    ------regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds emitted 
        from aging warehouses (see H.R. 2314), [22JN]
    Border Smog Reduction Act: reimburse States for implementation 
        costs (see H.R. 1755), [11MY]
    Congress: moratorium on disclosure of certain submissions to 
        provide for the reporting of certain site security information 
        to Congress (see H.R. 2257), [17JN]
    Dept. of Transportation: Congestion Mitigation Air Quality 
        Improvement Program emission standards (see H.R. 2788), [5AU]
    ------promote use and construction of infrastructure facilities 
        for inherently low-emission vehicles at airports (see H.R. 
        1035), [9MR]
    Ecology and environment: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 25), 
        [6JA] (see H.R. 657), [9FE]
    EPA: modify application of certain provisions relative to 
        inclusion of entire metropolitan statistical areas within 
        nonattainment areas (see H.R. 3298), [10NO]
    ------public disclosure of accidental release scenario information 
        in risk management plans (see H.R. 1790), [13MY]
    ------reinstate transportation conformity regulations (see H.R. 
        1876), [19MY]
    ------waive oxygen content requirement for certain reformulated 
        gasoline (see H.R. 3449), [18NO]
    Hazardous substances: require powerplants, industrial plants, and 
        incinerators to reduce mercury emissions (see H.R. 2667), 
        [2AU]
    National forests: exempt prescribed burning from regulations under 
        the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 236), [7JA]
    Petroleum: limit sulfur concentrations in gasoline (see H.R. 888), 
        [1MR]
    ------prohibit the use of certain fuel additives including methyl 
        tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 
        1367), [12AP] (see H.R. 1398), [14AP]
    ------waive oxygen content requirement and phase-out use of methyl 
        tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 
        1705), [5MY]
    States: remove a provision limiting States to proportionately less 
        assistance than their respective populations and Federal tax 
        payments (see H.R. 2427), [1JY]
    ------repeal highway sanctions (see H.R. 1626), [29AP]
    Transportation: prohibit the awarding of transportation project 
        grants relative to purchases of diesel-fueled buses for use in 
        certain nonattainment areas (see H.R. 3326), [10NO] (see H.R. 
        3376), [16NO]

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, CO
  Bills and resolutions
    Public lands: provide additional time to dispose of certain lands 
        transferred to the county (see H.R. 2799), [5AU]

CLEAR CREEK DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM CONVEYANCE ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 862) (H. Rept. 
        106-258), [26JY]

CLEMENT, BOB (a Representative from Tennessee)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Fulmer, Phillip: Football Writers Association of America Eddie 
        Robinson Coach of the Year award recipient (see H. Res. 33), 
        [2FE]
    Social Security: improve computation system for certain workers 
        who attain age 65 (see H.R. 538), [3FE]
    University of Tennessee: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 
        33), [2FE]

CLERGY
see Churches and Synagogues; Religion

CLIMATE
see Weather

CLINICAL LABORATORY IMPROVEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Health care facilities: exempt physician office laboratories from 
        clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 528), [3FE]

CLINICAL RESEARCH ENHANCEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1798), [13MY]

CLOTHING INDUSTRY
  Bills and resolutions
    Animals: prohibit importation, sale, or manufacturing of products 
        made with dog or cat fur (see H.R. 1622), [29AP]
    Children and youth: provide that children's sleepwear be 
        manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability 
        standards (see H.R. 329), [19JA]
    Foreign trade: clarify rules of origin for certain textile 
        products (see H.R. 3066), [13OC]
    FTC: establish a toll-free telephone number to assist consumers in 
        determining if products are U.S.-made (see H.R. 754), [11FE]
    Sweatshops: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see 
        H.R. 90), [7JA]
    Tariff: water resistant wool trousers (see H.R. 195), [7JA]
    ------wool used in making suits (see H.R. 1360), [25MR]
  Reports filed
    Made in America Information Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 754) (H. Rept. 106-399), [19OC]

CLOVERDALE, OR
  Bills and resolutions
    Maurine B. Neuberger U.S. Post Office: designate (see H.R. 1327), 
        [25MR]

CLYBURN, JAMES E. (a Representative from South Carolina)
  Appointments
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), [2FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    King, Martin Luther, Jr.: direct Library of Congress to purchase 
        papers from estate (see H.R. 2963), [28SE]
    Layford R. Johnson Post Office, Eastover, SC: designate (see H.R. 
        3016), [5OC]
    Mamie G. Floyd Post Office, Eau Claire, SC: designate (see H.R. 
        3019), [5OC]
    Marybelle H. Howe Post Office, Charleston, SC: designate (see H.R. 
        3018), [5OC]
    National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: 
        designate (see H. Res. 293), [14SE]
    Richard E. Fields Post Office, Charleston, SC: designate (see H.R. 
        3017), [5OC]

COAL
related term(s) Power Resources
  Bills and resolutions
    Black Lung Benefits Act: ensure benefit equity for eligible 
        survivors (see H.R. 228), [7JA]
    ------improve (see H.R. 466), [2FE]
    Health: disability benefit eligibility for certain miners (see 
        H.R. 722), [11FE]
    Mining and mineral resources: establish a program of supplemental 
        unemployment benefits for certain unemployed coal miners (see 
        H.R. 3507), [18NO]
    Taxation: investment credit for conversion of coal and domestic 
        carbonaceous feedstocks into liquid fuels (see H.R. 162), 
        [7JA]

COAST GUARD
related term(s) Department of Transportation
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 820), [24FE]

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    ------authorizing (H.R. 820), consideration (see H. Res. 113), 
        [16MR]
    National Park Service: require inventory, evaluation, and 
        documentation of surviving historic Life-Saving Service 
        stations (see H.R. 2832), [9SE]
    Service academies: increase service obligation for military 
        service academies, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and the U.S. 
        Merchant Marine Academy (see H.R. 93), [7JA]
    Swanson, Carl D.: correct administrative error in the computation 
        of retired pay (see H.R. 3337), [10NO]
  Messages
    Ordering Selected Reserve and Certain Individual Ready Reserve 
        Members of the Armed Forces to Active Duty: President Clinton, 
        [27AP]
  Reports filed
    Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 820) (H. Rept. 106-51), [11MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 820, Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 113) (H. Rept. 106-54), [16MR]

COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1431), [15AP]
  Reports filed
    Reauthorize and Amend: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1431) 
        (H. Rept. 106-218), [1JY]

COASTAL COMMUNITY CONSERVATION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2669) (H. Rept. 
        106-485), [18NO]

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. 720), [11FE]
    Reauthorize (see H.R. 1110), [16MR] (see H.R. 2669), [2AU]
  Messages
    Implementation: President Clinton, [25FE]
  Reports filed
    Coastal Community Conservation Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 2669) (H. Rept. 106-485), [18NO]

COASTAL ZONES
  Bills and resolutions
    Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (see H.R. 
        950), [3MR] (see H.R. 999), [4MR]
    ------improve quality of coastal recreation waters (H.R. 999), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 145), [21AP]
    California: designate all unreserved and unappropriated coastal 
        rocks and islands as a component of the National Wilderness 
        Preservation System (see H.R. 2277), [18JN]
    ------feasibility study of including the Gavoita Coast in the 
        National Park System (see H.R. 1692), [5MY]
    Coastal Barrier Resources Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 
        1431), [15AP]
    Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map 
        system (see H.R. 34), [6JA] (see H.R. 535), [3FE] (see H.R. 
        1489), [20AP] (see H.R. 3314), [10NO]
    Coastal Heritage Trail Route: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 
        171), [7JA]
    Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1110), [16MR] 
        (see H.R. 2669), [2AU]
    Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see H.R. 2425), [1JY]
    Dept. of the Interior: prohibit expenditures on mid-Atlantic coast 
        offshore oil and gas lease sales (see H.R. 1372), [12AP]
    ------prohibit mineral leasing activities on certain portions of 
        the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 1036), [9MR]
    ------prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions 
        of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 387, 388), [19JA] 
        (see H.R. 869), [25FE]
    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. 720), [11FE]
    Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the 
        Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 2798), [5AU]
    ------establish a moratorium on bottom trawling and use of other 
        mobile fishing gear on the seabed in certain coastal areas 
        (see H.R. 3059), [12OC]
    ------moratorium on large vessels in Atlantic herring or mackerel 
        fisheries (see H.R. 1643), [29AP]
    ------prohibit commercial harvesting of Atlantic striped bass in 
        coastal waters and the exclusive economic zone (see H.R. 934), 
        [2MR]
    ------prohibit pelagic longline fishing in the exclusive economic 
        zone in the Atlantic Ocean (see H.R. 3516), [22NO]
    Florida: restrictions and requirements on leasing of the Outer 
        Continental Shelf (see H.R. 33), [6JA]
    Gulf Islands National Seashore: adjust boundaries to include Cat 
        Island, MS (see H.R. 2541), [15JY]
    John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System: designate (see 
        H.R. 3253), [8NO]
    National Lighthouse Center and Museum: grant Federal charter (see 
        H.R. 2374), [29JN]
    National Park Service: require inventory, evaluation, and 
        documentation of surviving historic Life-Saving Service 
        stations (see H.R. 2832), [9SE]
    Power resources: establish and implement competitive, 
        environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing 
        program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 2250), [16JN]
    St. Simons Island, GA: preserve St. Simons Lighthouse through GSA 
        conveyance of lands to the Postal Service and terminating 
        Postal Service lease to property adjacent to the lighthouse 
        (see H.R. 3515), [22NO]
    States: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and 
        local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 3245), 
        [8NO]
    Woodbridge, NJ: extend New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail (see H.R. 
        139), [7JA]
  Messages
    Coastal Zone Management Act Implementation: President Clinton, 
        [25FE]
  Reports filed
    Beaches Environmental Assessment, Cleanup, and Health Act: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        999) (H. Rept. 106-98), [19AP]
    Coastal Barrier Resources Act Reauthorize and Amend: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1431) (H. Rept. 106-218), [1JY]
    Coastal Barrier Resources System Map System Technical Corrections: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 535) (H. Rept. 106-230), 
        [13JY]
    Coastal Community Conservation Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 2669) (H. Rept. 106-485), [18NO]
    Coastal Heritage Trail Route Appropriations: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 171) (H. Rept. 106-16), [11FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 999, Beaches Environmental Assessment, 
        Cleanup, and Health Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        145), [21AP]
    Gulf Islands National Seashore Boundary Adjustments Relative to 
        Cat Island, MS: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2541) (H. 
        Rept. 106-447), [4NO]

COASTLINES
see Beaches

COBLE, HOWARD (a Representative from North Carolina)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1501, Juvenile Justice Reform Act, [30JY]
    ------H.R. 1554, Satellite Copyright, Competition, and Consumer 
        Protection Act, [23JN]
    ------H.R. 2112, Multidistrict, Multiparty, Multiforum Trial 
        Jurisdiction Act, [16NO]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Copyrights: prevent the misappropriation of collections of 
        information (see H.R. 354), [19JA]
    ------strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (see H.R. 
        3456), [18NO]
    ------technical corrections to laws (see H.R. 1189), [18MR]
    Federal courts: improve operation and administration (see H.R. 
        1752), [11MY]
    Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: restore the stenographic 
        preference for recording depositions (see H.R. 771), [23FE]
    Hiram H. Ward Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Winston-Salem, 
        NC: designate (see H.R. 92), [7JA]
    Madrid Protocol: implementation of agreement on the international 
        registration of trademarks (see H.R. 769), [23FE]
    Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments for 
        retirement benefits (see H. Con. Res. 3), [7JA]
    ------eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 94), [7JA]
    ------prohibit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement 
        System (see H.R. 95), [7JA]
    Patent and Trademark Office: funding for salaries and expenses 
        (see H.R. 1225), [23MR]
    Patents: enhance protection for inventors, innovators, and patent 
        terms, and reduce patent litigation (see H.R. 1907), [24MY] 
        (see H.R. 2654), [30JY]
    Presidents of the U.S.: limit the duration of certain benefits 
        extended to former Presidents (see H.R. 96), [7JA]
    Service academies: increase service obligation for military 
        service academies, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and the U.S. 
        Merchant Marine Academy (see H.R. 93), [7JA]
    Small business: establish minimum standards of fair conduct in 
        franchise sales and franchise business relationships (see H.R. 
        3308), [10NO]
    States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles 
        within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 
        3219), [4NO]
    Tariff: cibacron brilliant blue FN-G (see H.R. 2133), [10JN]
    ------cibacron red LS-B HC (see H.R. 2132), [10JN]
    ------cibacron scarlet LS-2G HC (see H.R. 2134), [10JN]
    ------MUB 738 INT (see H.R. 2135), [10JN]
    Television: reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of 
        broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable television 
        (see H.R. 768), [23FE] (see H.R. 1027), [8MR] (see H.R. 1554), 
        [26AP]
    Trademarks: protection against dilution (see H.R. 1565), [27AP]
  Reports filed
    American Inventors Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1907) (H. Rept. 106-287), [3AU]
    Collections of Information Antipiracy Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 354) (H. Rept. 106-349), [30SE]
    Copyright Damages Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1761) (H. Rept. 106-216), [1JY]
    Copyright Laws Technical Corrections: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1189) (H. Rept. 106-84), [12AP]
    Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1714) (H. Rept. 106-
        341), [18OC]
    Federal Courts Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 1752) (H. Rept. 106-312), [9SE]
    Madrid Protocol Implementation Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 769) (H. Rept. 106-81), [12AP]
    Multidistrict, Multiparty, Multiforum Trial Jurisdiction Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2112) (H. Rept. 106-
        276), [30JY]
    Patent and Trademark Office Funding for Salaries and Expenses: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1225) (H. Rept. 106-
        177), [9JN]
    Satellite Television Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1027) (H. Rept. 106-86), [12AP]
    Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 850) (H. Rept. 106-117), [27AP]
    Trademark Cyberpiracy Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 3028) (H. Rept. 106-412), [25OC]
    Trademark Protection Against Dilution: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1565) (H. Rept. 106-250), [22JY]

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COBURN, TOM A. (a Representative from Oklahoma)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Diseases: distribution of information on the human papillomavirus 
        (see H.R. 3248), [8NO]
    Firearms: protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1178), 
        [18MR]
    Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (see H.R. 2824), [9SE]
    Insurance: establish hospital lengths of stay based on a 
        determination by an appropriate physician in consultation with 
        the patient (see H.R. 989), [4MR]

COINS
  Bills and resolutions
    Capitol Building and Grounds: mint coins in commemoration of the 
        Capitol Visitor Center (see H.R. 3373), [16NO]
    Ericson, Leif: mint coins in conjunction with Iceland in 
        commemoration of the millennium of the discovery of the New 
        World (see H.R. 31), [6JA] (see H.R. 3373), [16NO]
    50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act: include District of 
        Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin 
        Islands (see H.R. 1029), [8MR]
    Korean War: mint coins in commemoration of the fiftieth 
        anniversary of Marine Corps participation (see H.R. 2663), 
        [30JY]
    Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of 
        bicentennial (see H.R. 64), [7JA] (see H.R. 1033), [9MR] (see 
        H.R. 3373), [16NO]
    Money: prohibit inclusion of any information storage capability on 
        U.S. currency or the imposition of any fee or penalty on any 
        person for the holding of such currency (see H.R. 3399), 
        [16NO]
    New Jersey (U.S.S.): mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2097), 
        [9JN]
    Taxation: allow investment of certain coins in individual 
        retirement accounts and other individually directed pension 
        plan accounts (see H.R. 3052), [7OC]

COLE, HARRY A.
  Bills and resolutions
    Baltimore, MD: designate certain Postal Service facilities (see 
        H.R. 3238), [5NO]

COLE, THOMAS
  Bills and resolutions
    Thomas Cole National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 658), 
        [9FE]
  Reports filed
    Thomas Cole National Historic Site: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 658) (H. Rept. 106-138), [13MY]

COLLECTIONS OF INFORMATION ANTIPIRACY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 354), [19JA]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 354) (H. 
        Rept. 106-349), [30SE]

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
related term(s) Labor Unions
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: provide for accreditation of associations of 
        agricultural producers and promote good faith bargaining 
        between such associations and handlers of agricultural 
        products (see H.R. 2830), [9SE]
    Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling 
        disputes (see H.R. 534), [3FE]
    Employment: protect employee rights (see H.R. 978), [4MR]
    Labor unions: require written authorization to use dues or fees 
        for activities not necessary for labor representation in 
        dealing with management (see H.R. 2434), [1JY] (see H.R. 
        2467), [12JY]
    Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public 
        safety officers employed by States or local governments (see 
        H.R. 1093), [11MR]
    NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction 
        thresholds (see H.R. 1620), [29AP]
    ------jurisdiction in labor disputes on Johnston Atoll (see H.R. 
        478), [2FE]

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
related term(s) Education; Schools
  Appointments
    Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, [2NO]
  Bills and resolutions
    Alabama A&M University: authorize grants (see H.R. 2951), [27SE]
    Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the University of Alaska 
        (see H.R. 2958), [27SE]
    Armed Forces: extend and make improvements to procurement contract 
        goals relative to small disadvantaged businesses and certain 
        institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2334), [23JN]
    ------improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and 
        expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), 
        [11MR] (see H.R. 1182), [18MR]
    Carson National Forest: land conveyance to San Juan College (see 
        H.R. 695), [10FE]
    Children and youth: establish a program to identify and mentor 
        college eligible high school students (see H.R. 3386), [16NO]
    Computers: networking and information technology research and 
        development funding (see H.R. 2086), [9JN]
    Crime: enhance protections against fraud in the offering of 
        financial assistance for a college education (see H.R. 3210), 
        [3NO]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: payment of monthly educational 
        assistance benefits to veterans enrolled at educational 
        institutions during periods between terms (see H.R. 625), 
        [8FE]
    District of Columbia: establish program to allow high school 
        graduates to pay in-State tuition rates at State colleges and 
        universities (see H.R. 974), [4MR]
    Ecology and environment: establish doctoral fellowships to 
        increase the number of scientists and engineers trained in 
        global energy and environmental challenges (see H.R. 1733), 
        [6MY]
    Education: assist at-risk students to stay in school and complete 
        their academic programs (see H.R. 3223), [4NO]
    ------empower teachers (see H.R. 1964), [26MY]
    ------enable the use of human capital investment contracts for the 
        purposes of financing postsecondary education (see H.R. 2755), 
        [5AU]
    ------encourage young women to pursue careers and higher education 
        degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology 
        (see H.R. 2387), [29JN]
    ------establish a child care provider scholarship program (see 
        H.R. 846), [24FE]
    ------establish grant programs to provide opportunities for 
        adolescents, training programs for teachers, job training 
        courses at community colleges, and reduction in school class 
        sizes (see H.R. 2975), [29SE]
    ------grants for public policy programs at certain institutes and 
        schools (see H.R. 788), [23FE]
    ------include violence prevention in training for individuals 
        pursuing careers in early childhood development and education 
        (see H.R. 2673), [2AU]
    ------increase funding for Pell Grant awards and existing campus-
        based aid programs (see H. Con. Res. 88), [20AP]
    ------increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 959), [3MR] (see H.R. 
        2872), [15SE]
    ------Pell Grant Program funding (see H.R. 1675), [4MY]
    ------provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 645), 
        [9FE]
    ------support teachers (see H. Res. 157), [4MY]
    ------use of elementary and secondary teacher training funding for 
        science scholarships (see H. Con. Res. 153), [13JY]
    Educational technology extension services: establish (see H.R. 
        2417), [1JY]
    Families and domestic relations: recognize time required to save 
        funds for the college education of adopted children (see H.R. 
        1365), [12AP]
    Federal aid programs: treatment of financial aid grants relative 
        to access of ROTC and military recruiting on campus (see H.R. 
        1123), [16MR]
    Fulmer, Phillip: Football Writers Association of America Eddie 
        Robinson Coach of the Year award recipient (see H. Res. 33), 
        [2FE]
    Ginnie Mae: guaranty fee level (see H. Con. Res. 10), [7JA]
    Health: apply group health plan portability requirements to 
        students covered under college-sponsored health plans (see 
        H.R. 991), [4MR]
    ------establish medical education trust fund (see H.R. 2771), 
        [5AU]
    Immigration: establish pilot program to allow certain aliens who 
        complete a postsecondary degree in math or science to change 
        their immigrant status to remain in U.S. and work in one of 
        those fields (see H.R. 2687), [3AU]
    ------provide H-1B status to nonimmigrants that meet certain 
        educational requirements and whose employers make scholarship 
        payments to institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3508), 
        [18NO]
    Law enforcement officers: extend retroactive eligibility dates for 
        educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent 
        children of officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 
        2059), [8JN]
    Medicare: accelerate payments to hospitals relative to costs of 
        graduate medical education for Medicare+Choice enrollees (see 
        H.R. 2989), [30SE]
    ------comprehensive financing for graduate medical education (see 
        H.R. 1224), [23MR]
    ------graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 1222), [23MR] 
        (see H.R. 1785), [12MY]
    ------payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate 
        medical education programs (see H.R. 1579), [27AP]
    ------payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education 
        programs in critical need specialty areas (see H.R. 1645), 
        [29AP]
    National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: 
        designate (see H. Res. 293), [14SE]
    Public welfare programs: make progress toward completion of high 
        school or college a permissible work activity (see H.R. 1362), 
        [25MR]
    Research: repeal public access requirement on data produced under 
        Federal grants and agreements awarded to institutions of 
        higher education, hospitals, and other nonprofit organizations 
        (see H.R. 88), [7JA]
    Sexual harassment: require distribution of information relative to 
        handling of complaints (see H.R. 2837), [9SE]
    Sports: prohibit agents from influencing college athletes (see 
        H.R. 1449), [15AP]
    States: require equal education funding throughout the State (see 
        H.R. 555), [3FE]
    Taxation: allow a deduction for post-secondary tuition and related 
        expenses (see H.R. 1188), [18MR]
    ------allow deductions for contributions to education individual 
        retirement accounts and increase allowable contributions and 
        uses for such accounts (see H.R. 2873), [15SE]
    ------incentives for education (see H.R. 254), [7JA] (see H.R. 
        464), [2FE] (see H.R. 3120), [21OC]
    ------permit early distributions from employee stock ownership 
        plans for higher education expenses and first-time homebuyer 
        purchases (see H.R. 615), [8FE]
    ------permit private educational institutions to maintain certain 
        qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 588), [4FE]
    ------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. 1389), [13AP]
    ------repeal limits on the deduction for interest on education 
        loans and increase income threshold for the phase out of such 
        deduction (see H.R. 2141), [10JN]
    ------treatment of amounts received as scholarships under the 
        National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program (see H.R. 
        324), [19JA]
    ------treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see 
        H.R. 323), [19JA] (see H.R. 1014), [4MR]
    ------treatment of higher education expenses and interest on 
        student loans (see H.R. 1631), [29AP] (see H.R. 2750), [5AU]
    ------treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 856), 
        [25FE] (see H.R. 1129), [16MR] (see H.R. 1196), [18MR]
    ------treatment of scholarships received under the National Health 
        Corps Scholarship Program and the F. Edward Hebert Armed 
        Forces Health Professions

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        Scholarship and Financial Assistance Program (see H.R. 1414), 
        [14AP]
    ------treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 58), [7JA]
    Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: ensure the 
        equitable treatment of graduates (see H.R. 2272), [17JN]
    University of Tennessee: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 
        33), [2FE]
    University of the District of Columbia: eligibility for assistance 
        for historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 
        485), [2FE]
  Reports filed
    Carson National Forest Land Conveyance to San Juan College: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R 695) (H. Rept. 106-256), 
        [26JY]
    District of Columbia College Access Act: Committee on Government 
        Reform (House) (H.R. 974) (H. Rept. 106-158), [24MY]
    Networking and Information Technology Research and Development 
        Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2086) (H. Rept. 106-
        472), [16NO]

COLLINS, EILEEN
  Bills and resolutions
    NASA: tribute to space shuttle mission with first female commander 
        (see H. Res. 267), [29JY]

COLLINS, MAC (a Representative from Georgia)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Armed Forces: expand geographic area of the TRICARE senior 
        supplement demonstration project for certain covered 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 955), [3MR]
    Lewis R. Morgan Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Newman, GA: 
        designate (see H.R. 1121), [16MR]
    Social Security: use of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families 
        Program funds for public school construction and hiring of 
        teachers (see H.R. 635), [9FE]
    Taxation: deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals 
        who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service 
        (see H.R. 1861), [19MY]
    ------encourage production and use of electric vehicles (see H.R. 
        1108), [15MR]
    ------treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral 
        equipment (see H.R. 1560), [26AP]
    ------treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 716), [11FE]
    ------treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 2136), [10JN]

COLLINS, MICHAEL
  Bills and resolutions
    Congressional Gold Medal: award (see H.R. 2815), [8SE]

COLOMBIA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Democracy: advance peace process to end ongoing violence which 
        threatens democracy, human rights, and economic and social 
        stability (see H. Res. 228), [29JN]
    ------tribute to democratic elections and renew efforts to end 
        guerrilla war (see H. Res. 24), [19JA]
    Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian 
        nationals (see H.R. 2741), [5AU]
    Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC): condemn kidnapping 
        and murder of Ingrid Washinawatok, Terence Freitas, and 
        Lahe'ena'e Gay (see H. Res. 181), [19MY]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Narcotics Traffickers in Colombia: 
        President Clinton, [3MY], [19OC], [20OC], [2NO]

COLORADO
  Bills and resolutions
    Arapaho National Forest: designate James Peak Wilderness (see H.R. 
        2177), [10JN]
    Bureau of Reclamation: cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San 
        Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation 
        programs (see H.R. 2348), [24JN]
    Clear Creek County, CO: provide additional time to dispose of 
        certain lands transferred to the county (see H.R. 2799), [5AU]
    Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights 
        claims (see H.R. 3112), [20OC]
    Dept. of the Interior: produce and sell products and publications 
        relative to the Hoover Dam and deposit revenues into Colorado 
        River Dam fund (see H.R. 2383), [29JN]
    Four Corners Monument Tribal Park: authorize an interpretive 
        center and related visitor facilities (see H.R. 1384), [13AP]
    Gunnison National Monument: redesignate Black Canyon as a national 
        park and establish the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation 
        Area (see H.R. 1165), [17MR]
    Littleton, CO: mourn the loss of life, condemn the deadly 
        violence, and commend law enforcement officials that assisted 
        at Columbine High School (see H. Con. Res. 92), [27AP] (see H. 
        Res. 148), [26AP]
    ------mourn the loss of life at Columbine High School and condemn 
        this and previous incidents of deadly violence in schools (see 
        H. Con. Res. 90), [21AP]
    Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site: management as open 
        space of certain lands (see H.R. 2179), [10JN]
    Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as 
        wilderness (see H.R. 2178), [10JN]
    San Isabel National Forest: designate certain lands as Spanish 
        Peaks Wilderness (see H.R. 898), [2MR]
    Wilderness areas: designate certain lands as components of the 
        National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 829), [24FE]
  Reports filed
    Black Canyon National Park and Gunnison Gorge National 
        Conservation Area Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 323) 
        (H. Rept. 106-307), [8SE]
    Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        898) (H. Rept. 106-173), [8JN]

COLORADO RIVER BASIN SALINITY CONTROL ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Colorado River: authorize additional measures to carry out control 
        of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-effective 
        manner (see H.R. 2619), [27JY]

COLORADO UTE INDIAN WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights 
        claims (see H.R. 3112), [20OC]

COLUMBIA, SC
  Bills and resolutions
    Mamie G. Floyd Post Office, Eau Claire, SC: designate (see H.R. 
        3019), [5OC]

COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM (CBS)
  Bills and resolutions
    Television: importance of family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 
        346), [28OC]

COMBEST, LARRY (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agricultural Market Transition Act: extend authority for the 
        advance payments required under production flexibility 
        contracts (see H.R. 2395), [30JN]
    Agriculture: protect agricultural producers who applied for Crop 
        Revenue Coverage PLUS supplemental endorsement (see H.R. 
        1212), [22MR]
    ------strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve 
        efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program 
        (see H.R. 2559), [20JY]
    Committee on Agriculture (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 61), [11FE]
    Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: eliminate funding for 
        loans for qualified beginning farmers or ranchers (see H.R. 
        882), [1MR]
    Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: periodically revise 
        retaliation lists of goods of countries that fail to comply 
        with the rulings of the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 
        2991), [1OC]
  Reports filed
    Agricultural Risk Protection Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) 
        (H.R. 2559) (H. Rept. 106-300), [5AU], [22SE]
    County Schools Funding Revitalization Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2389) (H. Rept. 106-392), [18OC]
    Dept. of Agriculture Implementation of Certain Milk Price 
        Structures as Part of the Implementation of the Final Rule To 
        Consolidate Federal Milk Marketing Orders: Committee 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1402) (H. Rept. 106-239), [19JY]
    Export Apple Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 609) (H. 
        Rept. 106-36), [2MR]
    Selective Agricultural Embargoes Act: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H.R. 17) (H. Rept. 106-154), [20MY]
  Rules
    Committee on Agriculture (House), [10FE]

COMMEMORATIVE COINS
see Coins

COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS
see Postage and Stamps

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
  Appointments
    Members, [4MY]

COMMISSION ON CONGRESSIONAL MAILING STANDARDS (HOUSE)
  Appointments
    Members, [3FE]

COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
  Appointments
    Members, [6JA], [16JN]

COMMISSION ON OCEAN POLICY
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 2425), [1JY]

COMMISSION ON ONLINE CHILD PROTECTION
  Appointments
    Members, [18OC], [19OC]

COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE
  Appointments
    Members, [3MR], [11MR], [23MR]

COMMISSION ON SERVICEMEMBERS AND VETERANS TRANSITION ASSISTANCE
  Bills and resolutions
    Veterans: make recommended improvements in benefits and services 
        (see H.R. 606), [4FE]

COMMISSION ON THE BICENTENNIAL OF THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE AND THE LEWIS 
    AND CLARK EXPEDITION
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 2235), [16JN]

COMMISSION TO STUDY REPARATION PROPOSALS FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 40), [6JA]

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        6), [6JA]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 7), [6JA] (see H. 
        Res. 23), [19JA] (see H. Res. 391), [18NO]
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 61), [11FE]
  Reports filed
    Agricultural Risk Protection Act (H.R. 2559) (H. Rept. 106-300), 
        [5AU], [22SE]
    County Schools Funding Revitalization Act (H.R. 2389) (H. Rept. 
        106-392), [18OC]
    Dept. of Agriculture Implementation of Certain Milk Price 
        Structures as Part of the Implementation of the Final Rule To 
        Consolidate Federal Milk Marketing Orders (H.R. 1402) (H. 
        Rept. 106-239), [19JY]
    Export Apple Act (H.R. 609) (H. Rept. 106-36), [2MR]
    Selective Agricultural Embargoes Act (H.R. 17) (H. Rept. 106-154), 
        [20MY]
  Rules
    Procedure, [10FE]

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        6), [6JA] (see H. Res. 255), [19JY]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 7), [6JA] (see H. 
        Res. 277), [5AU]

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  Reports filed
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 1906) (H. Rept. 106-157), [24MY]
    Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act (H.R. 853) (H. Rept. 106-
        198), [24JN]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (H.R. 2465) (H. 
        Rept. 106-221), [12JY]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 2561) (H. Rept. 106-244), 
        [20JY]
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee on Appropriations (H.R. 2466) (H. Rept. 106-221), 
        [12JY]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2490) 
        (H. Rept. 106-231), [13JY]
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        2084) (H. Rept. 106-180), [9JN]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2670) (H. Rept. 106-283), [2AU]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations (H.R. 3037) (H. Rept. 106-370), [7OC]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2684) (H. Rept. 106-286), [3AU]
    District of Columbia Appropriations (H.R. 2587) (H. Rept. 106-
        249), [22JY]
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations (H.R. 1141) (H. Rept. 106-
        64), [17MR]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2605) (H. Rept. 106-253), [26JY]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2606) (H. Rept. 106-254), [26JY]
    Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        Act (H.R. 1664) (H. Rept. 106-125), [4MY]
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 1905) 
        (H. Rept. 106-156), [24MY]
    Revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2000 
        (H. Rept. 106-128), [6MY]
    Revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2000 
        (H. Rept. 106-163), [25MY]
    Revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2000 
        (H. Rept. 106-217), [1JY]
    Revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2000 
        (H. Rept. 106-233), [14JY]
    Revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2000 
        (H. Rept. 106-245), [20JY]
    Revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2000 
        (H. Rept. 106-288), [4AU]
    Revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2000 
        (H. Rept. 106-373), [12OC]
    Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2000 (H. Rept. 
        106-124), [4MY]
  Rules
    Procedure, [9MR]

COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        6), [6JA]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 7), [6JA] (see H. 
        Res. 23), [19JA]
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 67), [12FE]
  Reports filed
    National Missile Defense System (H.R. 4) (H. Rept. 106-39), [2MR]
    Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act (H.R. 850) (H. 
        Rept. 106-117), [26JY]
  Rules
    Procedure, [8FE]

COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: appointment of Representative Sanders 
        (see H. Res. 8), [6JA]
    ------majority party appointments (see H. Res. 6), [6JA]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 7), [6JA] (see H. 
        Res. 277), [5AU] (see H. Res. 351), [2NO]
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 53), [11FE]
  Reports filed
    Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Reauthorization 
        and Improvement (H.R. 629) (H. Rept. 106-183), [14JN]
    Debt Relief for Poverty Reduction Act (H.R. 1095) (H. Rept. 106-
        483), [18NO]
    Financial Services Act (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 106-74), [23MR], [10JN]
    Microenterprise Organization Grants To Assist Disadvantaged 
        Entrepreneurs Using Funds From the Community Development 
        Financial Institutions Fund (H.R. 413) (H. Rept. 106-184), 
        [14JN]
  Rules
    Procedure, [3FE]

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        6), [6JA]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 7), [6JA]
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 56), [11FE]
  Reports filed
    Bond Price Competition Improvement Act (H.R. 1400) (H. Rept. 106-
        149), [18MY]
    Boxing Reform Act (H.R. 1832) (H. Rept. 106-449), [4NO]
    Breast Cancer Prevention, Education, Early Detection, and 
        Treatment (H. Res. 278) (H. Rept. 106-400), [19OC]
    Community Broadcasters Protection Act (H.R. 486) (H. Rept. 106-
        384), [14OC]
    Consumer and Investor Access to Information Act (H.R. 1858) (H. 
        Rept. 106-350), [30SE]
    Date-Rape Act (H.R. 2130) (H. Rept. 106-340), [27SE]
    Drug Addiction Treatment Act (H.R. 2634) (H. Rept. 106-441), [3NO]
    Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (H.R. 
        1714) (H. Rept. 106-341), [27SE]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act Programs Extension (H.R. 2884) 
        (H. Rept. 106-359), [1OC]
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Mt. Hope Waterpower Project (H.R. 
        459) (H. Rept. 106-119), [28AP]
    Financial Services Act (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 106-74), [15JN]
    Generic Drugs Access Act (H.R. 805) (H. Rept. 106-117), [12JY]
    Health Research and Quality Act (H.R. 2506) (H. Rept. 106-305), 
        [8SE]
    Made in America Information Act (H.R. 754) (H. Rept. 106-399), 
        [19OC]
    Medicaid Coverage of Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Services 
        for Certain Women Screened Under Federally Funded Programs 
        (H.R. 1070) (H. Rept. 106-486), [22NO]
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Programs 
        Authorization Errors Correction (H.R. 2035) (H. Rept. 106-
        200), [25JN]
    NRC Appropriations (H.R. 2531) (H. Rept. 106-415), [26OC]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act Amendments (H.R. 45) (H. Rept. 106-155), 
        [20MY]
    Organ Procurement and Transplantation Programs Revision and 
        Extension (H.R. 2418) (H. Rept. 106-429), [1NO]
    Pain Relief Promotion Act (H.R. 2260) (H. Rept. 106-378), [18OC]
    Pipeline Safety Activities Appropriations (H.R. 1378) (H. Rept. 
        106-153), [20MY]
    Prohibit Transfers or Discharges of Medicaid Residents of Nursing 
        Facilities (H.R. 540) (H. Rept. 106-44), [8MR]
    Save Our Satellites Act (H.R. 851) (H. Rept. 106-79), [12AP]
    Wireless Communications and Safety Act (H.R. 438) (H. Rept. 106-
        25), [23FE]
    Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act (H.R. 514) (H. Rept. 106-24), 
        [23FE]
    Work Incentives Improvement Act (H.R. 1180) (H. Rept. 106-220), 
        [1JY]
  Rules
    Procedure, [19JA]

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMICS (Joint)
  Appointments
    Members, [3FE], [18MR], [25MR]

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        6, 6), [6JA] (see H. Res. 88), [2MR]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 7, 7), [6JA]
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 71), [12FE]
  Reports filed
    Academic Achievement for All Act (Straight A's Act) (H.R. 2300) 
        (H. Rept. 106-386), [18OC]
    Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act (H.R. 
        1102) (H. Rept. 106-331), [24SE]
    Fair Access to Indemnity and Reimbursement Act (H.R. 1987) (H. 
        Rept. 106-385), [14OC]
    National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Appropriations 
        and Runaway and Homeless Youth Act Reauthorization (H.R. 905) 
        (H. Rept. 106-152), [20MY]
    Older Americans Act Reauthorization (H.R. 782) (H. Rept. 106-343), 
        [28SE]
    Permit Certain Youth To Perform Certain Work With Wood Under the 
        Fair Labor Standards Act (H.R. 221) (H. Rept. 106-31), [24FE]
    Rewarding Performance in Compensation Act (H.R. 1381) (H. Rept. 
        106-358), [1OC]
    Student Results Act (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 106-394), [18OC], [19OC]
    Teacher Empowerment Act (H.R. 1995) (H. Rept. 106-232), [14JY]
    Welfare-to-Work Program Amendments and Work Performance Bonus 
        Modification (H.R. 3172) (H. Rept. 106-456), [5NO]
    Workplace Preservation Act (H.R. 987) (H. Rept. 106-272), [29JY]
  Rules
    Procedure, [2FE]

COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: appointment of Representative Sanders 
        (see H. Res. 8), [6JA]
    ------majority party appointments (see H. Res. 6), [6JA] (see H. 
        Res. 30), [2FE] (see H. Res. 223), [25JN]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 7), [6JA] (see H. 
        Res. 119), [17MR]
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 69), [12FE]
  Reports filed
    Administrative Law Judges Cost-of-Living Adjustments (H.R. 915) 
        (H. Rept. 106-387), [18OC]
    Allow for Federal Employees Contribution of Rollover Distributions 
        to Accounts and Eliminate Waiting-Period Requirements for 
        Participation in the Thrift Savings Plan (H.R. 208) (H. Rept. 
        106-87), [13AP]
    Census in the Schools Promotion Act (H.R. 1058) (H. Rept. 106-
        105), [26AP]
    Citizen's Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act and the 
        Privacy Act To Request Government Records (H. Rept. 106-50), 
        [11MR]
    Construction Industry Payment Protection Act (H.R. 1219) (H. Rept. 
        106-277), [30JY]
    Decennial Census Improvement Act (H.R. 683) (H. Rept. 106-104), 
        [26AP]
    Deceptive Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act (H.R. 170) (H. Rept. 
        106-431), [1NO]
    District of Columbia College Access Act (H.R. 974) (H. Rept. 106-
        158), [24MY]
    Facilitate Small Business Compliance With Certain Federal 
        Paperwork Requirements and Establish a Task Force To 
        Streamline Certain Requirements (H.R. 391) (H. Rept. 106-8), 
        [8FE]
    Federal Reserve Board Retirement Portability Act (H.R. 807) (H. 
        Rept. 106-53), [16MR]
    Federal Retirement Coverage Corrections Act (H.R. 416) (H. Rept. 
        106-29), [23FE]
    Government Waste, Fraud, and Error Reduction Act (H.R. 436) (H. 
        Rept. 106-9), [8FE]
    Government Waste, Fraud, and Error Reduction Act (H.R. 1442) (H. 
        Rept. 106-275), [30JY]
    Government Waste Corrections Act (H.R. 1827) (H. Rept. 106-474), 
        [17NO]
    Improve Participation in the 2000 Decennial Census by Increasing 
        Bureau of the Census Funds for Mar

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        keting, Promotion, and Outreach (H.R. 1010) (H. Rept. 106-97), 
        [19AP]
    Local Census Quality Check Act (H.R. 472) (H. Rept. 106-71), 
        [22MR]
    Making the Federal Government Accountable--Enforcing the Mandate 
        for Effective Financial Management (H. Rept. 106-170), [7JN]
    Nazi Benefits Termination Act (H.R. 1788) (H. Rept. 106-321), 
        [6OC]
    Office of Government Ethics Appropriations (H.R. 2904) (H. Rept. 
        106-433), [2NO]
    Organ Donor Leave Act (H.R. 457) (H. Rept. 106-174), [9JN]
    Oversight Plans for All House Committees (H. Rept. 106-78), [12AP]
    Presidential and Executive Office Financial Accountability Act 
        (H.R. 437) (H. Rept. 106-7), [8FE]
    Presidential Transition Act (H.R. 3137) (H. Rept. 106-432), [1NO]
    Provide Federal Employees Greater Access To Child Care Services 
        (H.R. 206) (H. Rept. 106-169), [7JN]
    Quality Child Care for Federal Employees Act (H.R. 28) (H. Rept. 
        106-323), [15SE]
    Regulatory Right-to-Know Act (H.R. 1074) (H. Rept. 106-168), [7JN]
    Statistical Efficiency Act (H.R. 2885) (H. Rept. 106-413), [25OC]
    2000 Census Community Participation Enhancement Act (H.R. 1009) 
        (H. Rept. 106-89), [13AP]
    2000 Census Language Barrier Removal Act (H.R. 929) (H. Rept. 106-
        96), [19AP]
    2000 Census Mail Outreach Improvement Act (H.R. 928) (H. Rept. 
        106-88), [13AP]
  Rules
    Procedure, [4FE]

COMMITTEE ON HOUSE ADMINISTRATION (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        6), [6JA]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 7), [6JA] (see H. 
        Res. 50), [10FE]
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 54), [11FE]
  Reports filed
    Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act (H.R. 417) (H. Rept. 106-
        297), [5AU]
    Campaign Integrity Act (H.R. 1867) (H. Rept. 106-294), [5AU]
    Campaign Reform and Election Integrity Act (H.R. 2668) (H. Rept. 
        106-295), [5AU]
    Citizen Legislature and Political Freedom Act (H.R. 1922) (H. 
        Rept. 106-296), [5AU]
    Committees of the House Expenditures (H. Res. 101) (H. Rept. 106-
        72), [22MR]
  Rules
    Procedure, [8FE]

COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE (House, Select)
  Appointments
    Members, [6JA], [19JA], [12FE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        7), [6JA]
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 68), [12FE]
  Reports filed
    Intelligence Services Appropriations (H.R. 1555) (H. Rept. 106-
        130), [10MY]
    Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act (H.R. 850) (H. 
        Rept. 106-117), [26JY]
  Rules
    Procedure, [1MR]

COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Armenia: provide all U.S. records relative to the Armenian 
        genocide to the Committee on International Relations (House), 
        the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum library, and the Armenian 
        Genocide Museum (see H. Res. 155), [28AP]
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        6), [6JA]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 7), [6JA] (see H. 
        Res. 23), [19JA]
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 70), [12FE]
  Reports filed
    African Growth and Opportunity Act (H.R. 434) (H. Rept. 106-19), 
        [23FE]
    Declaration of War Against Serbia (H.J. Res. 44) (H. Rept. 106-
        115), [27AP]
    Dept. of State and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 1211) (H. 
        Rept. 106-122), [29AP]
    Direct the President To Withdraw U.S. Armed Forces From Serbia 
        Pursuant to the War Powers Resolution (H. Con. Res. 82) (H. 
        Rept. 106-116), [27AP]
    Export Enhancement Act (H.R. 1993) (H. Rept. 106-325), [17SE]
    Iran Nonproliferation Act (H.R. 1883) (H. Rept. 106-316), [14SE]
    Microenterprise for Self-Reliance Act (H.R. 1143) (H. Rept. 106-
        82), [12AP]
    Peace Corps Appropriations (H.R. 669) (H. Rept. 106-18), [23FE]
    Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act (H.R. 850) (H. 
        Rept. 106-117), [19JY]
    Selective Agricultural Embargoes Act (H.R. 17) (H. Rept. 106-154), 
        [14JN]
    Taiwan Security Enhancement Act (H.R. 1838) (H. Rept. 106-423), 
        [28OC]
    Trafficking Victims Protection Act (H.R. 3244) (H. Rept. 106-487), 
        [22NO]

COMMITTEE ON MISSING PERSONS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA (House, Select)
  Bills and resolutions
    Archivist of the U.S.: make certain records public (see H. Res. 
        172), [13MY]

COMMITTEE ON POW AND MIA AFFAIRS (House, Select)
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H. Res. 16), [7JA]

COMMITTEE ON PRINTING (Joint)
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: election (see H. Res. 78), [23FE] (see H. 
        Res. 87), [2MR]

COMMITTEE ON RESOURCES (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        6), [6JA]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 7), [6JA] (see H. 
        Res. 204), [9JN]
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 63), [11FE]
  Reports filed
    Allow Mineral Leasing of Certain Indian Lands in Oklahoma (S. 944) 
        (H. Rept. 106-338), [27SE]
    American Land Sovereignty Protection Act (H.R. 883) (H. Rept. 106-
        142), [13MY]
    Approve a Governing International Fishery Agreement Between the 
        U.S. and the Russian Federation (H.R. 1653) (H. Rept. 106-
        195), [22JN]
    Approve and Ratify Certain Transfers of Land and Natural Resources 
        by the Delaware Nation of Indians (H.R. 562) (H. Rept. 106-
        207), [29JN]
    Arctic Tundra Habitat Emergency Conservation Act (H.R. 2454) (H. 
        Rept. 106-271), [29JY]
    Big Horn County, WY, Land Conveyance to John R. and Margaret Lowe 
        (H.R. 510) (H. Rept. 106-68), [17MR] (S. 361) (H. Rept. 106-
        225), [12JY]
    Big Horn County, WY, Land Conveyance to the Estate of Fred 
        Steffens (H.R. 509) (H. Rept. 106-67), [17MR] (S. 449) (H. 
        Rept. 106-226), [12JY]
    Bikini Resettlement and Relocation Act (H.R. 2368) (H. Rept. 106-
        267), [27JY]
    Black Canyon National Park and Gunnison Gorge National 
        Conservation Area Act (S. 323) (H. Rept. 106-307), [8SE]
    Carlsbad Irrigation Project Acquired Land Conveyance Act (H.R. 
        1019) (H. Rept. 106-260), [26JY]
    Carson National Forest Land Conveyance to Rio Arriba County, NM 
        (S. 278) (H. Rept. 106-418), [27OC]
    Carson National Forest Land Conveyance to San Juan College (H.R 
        695) (H. Rept. 106-256), [26JY]
    Central Utah Project Acquisition of Water Rights, Completion of 
        Project Facilities, and Implementation of Water Conservation 
        Measures (H.R. 2889) (H. Rept. 106-417), [27OC]
    Central Valley Project Water Transfers (H.R. 3077) (H. Rept. 106-
        435), [2NO]
    Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Management and 
        Protection Improvements (H.R. 2140) (H. Rept. 106-369), [7OC]
    Chippewa Cree Tribe of The Rocky Boy's Reservation Indian Reserved 
        Water Rights Settlement and Water Supply Enhancement Act (H.R. 
        795) (H. Rept. 106-374), [12OC]
    Chugach Alaska Natives Settlement Implementation Act (H.R. 2547) 
        (H. Rept. 106-451), [5NO]
    Clear Creek Distribution System Conveyance Act (H.R. 862) (H. 
        Rept. 106-258), [26JY]
    Coastal Barrier Resources Act Reauthorize and Amend (H.R. 1431) 
        (H. Rept. 106-218), [1JY]
    Coastal Barrier Resources System Map System Technical Corrections 
        (H.R. 535) (H. Rept. 106-230), [13JY]
    Coastal Community Conservation Act (H.R. 2669) (H. Rept. 106-485), 
        [18NO]
    Coastal Heritage Trail Route Appropriations (H.R. 171) (H. Rept. 
        106-16), [11FE]
    Condemn Fishing Practice Known as Shark Finning (H. Con. Res. 189) 
        (H. Rept. 106-428), [1NO]
    Construct a Monument To Honor Those Who Have Served the Nation's 
        Civil Defense and Emergency Management Programs (H.R. 348) (H. 
        Rept. 106-416), [27OC]
    Corps of Engineers Development and Implementation of a 
        Comprehensive Program for Fish Screens and Passage Devices at 
        Agricultural Water Diversions (H.R. 1444) (H. Rept. 106-454), 
        [5NO]
    Dept. of Agriculture Land Conveyance to Sisters, OR, To Construct 
        a Sewage Treatment Facility (S. 416) (H. Rept. 106-453), [5NO]
    Designate Certain Segments of the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord 
        Rivers as Components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System 
        (H.R. 193) (H. Rept. 106-10), [8FE]
    Dugger Mountain Wilderness Act (H.R. 2632) (H. Rept. 106-422), 
        [28OC]
    Education Land Grant Act (H.R. 150) (H. Rept. 106-132), [10MY]
    Elko County, NV, Federal Land Transfer (H.R. 1231) (H. Rept. 106-
        308), [8SE]
    Emigrant Wilderness Preservation Act (H.R. 359) (H. Rept. 106-
        425), [1NO]
    Enhance Native American Self-Governance Relative to Direct 
        Operation, Control, and Redesign of Indian Health Service 
        Activities (H.R. 1167) (H. Rept. 106-477), [17NO]
    Fisheries Survey Vessel Authorization Act (H.R. 2181) (H. Rept. 
        106-251), [22JY]
    Fishermen's Protective Act Reimbursement Period Extension for U.S. 
        Fishing Vessels Owners Costs Incurred From Seizure and 
        Detention by a Foreign Country (H.R. 1651) (H. Rept. 106-197), 
        [23JN]
    Gas Hydrate Research and Development Act: (H.R. 1753) (H. Rept. 
        106-377), [18OC]
    Gateway Visitor Center Authorization at Independence National 
        Historical Park (H.R. 449) (H. Rept. 106-66), [17MR]
    Great Kills Park Redesignation as World War II Veterans Park at 
        Great Kills (H.R. 592) (H. Rept. 106-188), [16JN]
    Gulf Islands National Seashore Boundary Adjustments Relative to 
        Cat Island, MS (H.R. 2541) (H. Rept. 106-447), [4NO]
    Illinois Federal Land Conveyance Along the Lewis and Clark 
        National Historic Trail for a Historic and Interpretive Site 
        (H.R. 2737) (H. Rept. 106-427), [1NO]
    Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer Act (H. Rept. 106-
        471), [16NO]
    Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act 
        Reauthorization (H.R. 2496) (H. Rept. 106-390), [18OC]
    Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission Appointments 
        (H.R. 748) (H. Rept. 106-367), [7OC]
    Lackawanna Valley Heritage Area Act (H.R. 940) (H. Rept. 106-285), 
        [3AU]
    Lamprey Wild and Scenic River Extension Act (H.R. 1615) (H. Rept. 
        106-368), [7OC]
    Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Act (H.R. 1934) (H. Rept. 106-
        242), [20JY]

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    Maximum Acreage Increase of Federal Leases for Sodium That May Be 
        Held by an Entity in Any One State (H.R. 3063) (H. Rept. 106-
        469), [15NO]
    Minuteman Missile National Historic Site (S. 382) (H. Rept. 106-
        391), [18OC]
    Miwaleta Park Expansion Act (H.R. 1725) (H. Rept. 106-446), [4NO]
    National Geologic Mapping Act Reauthorization and Amendments (H.R. 
        1528) (H. Rept. 106-389), [18OC]
    National Historic Preservation Fund Authorization Extension (H.R. 
        834) (H. Rept. 106-241), [20JY]
    National Marine Sanctuaries Act Reauthorization (H.R. 1243) (H. 
        Rept. 106-224), [12JY]
    National Monument NEPA Compliance Act (H.R. 1487) (H. Rept. 106-
        252), [22JY]
    National Parks' Collection of Fees for Making of Motion Pictures, 
        Television Productions, and Sound Tracks (H.R. 154) (H. Rept. 
        106-75), [23MR]
    Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (H.R. 39) (H. Rept. 
        106-80), [12AP]
    North American Wetlands Conservation Council Expansion Act (H.R. 
        2821) (H. Rept. 106-388), [18OC]
    Oil and Gas Drilling Prohibition on Mosquito Creek Lake in 
        Cortland, OH (H.R. 2818) (H. Rept. 106-468), [15NO]
    Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act Technical 
        Corrections (H.R. 149) (H. Rept. 106-17), [12FE]
    Otay Mountain Region of California Designation as Wilderness (H.R. 
        15) (H. Rept. 106-65), [17MR]
    Perkins County Rural Water System Act (H.R. 970) (H. Rept. 106-
        404), [20OC]
    Placement of Plaque Commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, ``I 
        Have a Dream'' Speech at the Lincoln Memorial (H.R. 2879) (H. 
        Rept. 106-448), [4NO]
    Preserve Cultural Resources of U.S. Route 66 Corridor (H.R. 66) 
        (H. Rept. 106-137), [13MY]
    Protect America's Treasures of the Revolution for Independence for 
        Our Tomorrow (PATRIOT) Act (H.R. 659) (H. Rept. 106-139), 
        [13MY]
    Protect Arizona Permanent Trust Funds From Erosion Due to 
        Inflation and Modify the Basis on Which Distributions Are Made 
        From Those Funds (H.R. 747) (H. Rept. 106-140), [13MY]
    Provide Greater Fiscal Autonomy to the Virgin Islands (H.R. 2841) 
        (H. Rept. 106-337), [27SE]
    Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor 
        Boundary Expansion (H.R. 1619) (H. Rept. 106-306), [8SE]
    Resources Reports Restoration Act (H.R. 3002) (H. Rept. 106-458), 
        [8NO]
    Restore Certain Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Lands to the 
        Elim Native Corp. (H.R. 3090) (H. Rept. 106-452), [5NO]
    Rongelap Resettlement Act (H.R. 2970) (H. Rept. 106-404), [20OC]
    Sly Park Unit Conveyance Act (H.R. 992) (H. Rept. 106-259), [26JY]
    Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act (H.R. 898) (H. Rept. 106-173), [8JN]
    St. Helena Island National Scenic Area Act (H.R. 468) (H. Rept. 
        106-255), [26JY]
    Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Study Act (H.R. 791) 
        (H. Rept. 106-189), [17JN]
    Terry Peak Land Transfer Act (H.R. 2079) (H. Rept. 106-261), 
        [26JY]
    Thomas Cole National Historic Site (H.R. 658) (H. Rept. 106-138), 
        [13MY]
    Transfer Administrative Jurisdiction Over Certain Franklin D. 
        Roosevelt National Historic Site Lands to the Archivist of the 
        U.S. for Construction of a Visitor Center (H.R. 1104) (H. 
        Rept. 106-141), [13MY]
    Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River Mongaup Visitor 
        Center Act (H.R. 20) (H. Rept. 106-361), [4OC]
    Vallejo, CA, Solano Project Water Uses Authorization (H.R. 1235) 
        (H. Rept. 106-426), [1NO]
    Wellton-Mohawk Transfer Act (H. 841) (H. Rept. 106-257), [26JY]
    Wilderness Battlefield Land Acquisition (H.R. 1665) (H. Rept. 106-
        362), [4OC]
    Wyandotte Tribe Settlement Act (H.R. 1533) (H. Rept. 106-421), 
        [28OC]
    Yukon River Salmon Act (H.R. 1652) (H. Rept. 106-201), [25JN]
  Rules
    Procedure, [2FE]

COMMITTEE ON RULES (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        6), [6JA]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 7), [6JA]
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 45), [9FE]
    House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (see H. Res. 300), [23SE] (see H. 
        Res. 353), [2NO] (see H. Res. 356), [3NO] (see H. Res. 374), 
        [10NO] (see H. Res. 382), [17NO]
    ------require legislation which amends a law to show changes in 
        the law (see H. Res. 116), [16MR]
    ------waive certain requirements with respect to consideration of 
        certain resolutions (see H. Res. 375), [10NO] (see H. Res. 
        383), [17NO]
  Reports filed
    Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider 
        Certain Legislation (H. Res. 300) (H. Rept. 106-330), [23SE]
    Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider 
        Certain Legislation (H. Res. 353) (H. Rept. 106-438), [2NO]
    Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider 
        Certain Legislation (H. Res. 356) (H. Rept. 106-442), [3NO]
    Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider 
        Certain Legislation (H. Res. 374) (H. Rept. 106-465), [10NO]
    Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider 
        Certain Legislation (H. Res. 382) (H. Rept. 106-475), [17NO]
    Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act (H.R. 853) (H. Rept. 106-
        198), [5AU]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H. Con. Res. 68, Setting 
        Forth the Federal Budget for 2000-2009 (H. Res. 137) (H. Rept. 
        106-92), [13AP]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 775, Y2K Act (H. Res. 
        234) (H. Rept. 106-213), [30JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 800, Education 
        Flexibility Partnership Act (H. Res. 143) (H. Rept. 106-102), 
        [20AP]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1141, Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations (H. Res. 173) (H. Rept. 106-144), 
        [17MY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1180, Ticket to Work 
        and Work Incentives Improvement Act (H. Res. 387) (H. Rept. 
        106-482), [17NO]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1555, Intelligence 
        Services Appropriations (H. Res. 364) (H. Rept. 106-460), 
        [8NO]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1906, Agriculture, 
        Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations (H. Res. 317) (H. Rept. 106-356), [30SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2084, Dept. of 
        Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 
        318) (H. Rept. 106-357), [30SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2465, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and 
        Base Realignment and Closure (H. Res. 262) (H. Rept. 106-268), 
        [27JY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2466, Dept. of the 
        Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 337) (H. 
        Rept. 106-407), [20OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2488, Taxpayer Refund 
        and Relief Act (H. Res. 274) (H. Rept. 106-291), [4AU]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2490, Dept. of the 
        Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, 
        and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 291) (H. 
        Rept. 106-322), [14SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2561, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations (H. Res. 326) (H. Rept. 106-375), [12OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2587, District of 
        Columbia Appropriations (H. Res. 282) (H. Rept. 106-310), 
        [8SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2606, Foreign 
        Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations (H. Res. 307) (H. Rept. 106-345), [28SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2670, Depts. of 
        Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 335) (H. Rept. 106-401), 
        [19OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2684, Depts. of 
        Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations (H. Res. 328) (H. Rept. 106-380), [13OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3064, District of 
        Columbia Appropriations (H. Res. 345) (H. Rept. 106-420), 
        [27OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3194, District of 
        Columbia Appropriations (H. Res. 386) (H. Rept. 106-481), 
        [17NO]
    Consideration of Conference Report on S. 900, Framework for the 
        Affiliation of Banks, Securities Firms, and Other Financial 
        Service Providers (H. Res. 355) (H. Rept. 106-440), [2NO]
    Consideration of Conference Report on S. 1059, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel 
        Strengths, and Military Construction (H. Res. 288) (H. Rept. 
        106-316), [14SE]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 42, Presence of U.S. Armed Forces 
        for Peacekeeping Purposes in Kosovo (H. Res. 103) (H. Rept. 
        106-48), [10MR]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 68, Setting Forth the Federal Budget 
        for 2000-2009 (H. Res. 131) (H. Rept. 106-77), [24MR]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 82, Direct the President To Withdraw 
        U.S. Armed Forces From Serbia Pursuant to the War Powers 
        Resolution (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 106-118), [27AP]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 168, Waiver of Sine Die Adjournment 
        Requirement (H. Res. 266) (H. Rept. 106-274), [29JY]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 180, Conditional Clemency by 
        President Clinton for Prisoners Convicted of Crimes Connected 
        to Activities of Puerto Rican Nationalist Group (H. Res. 281) 
        (H. Rept. 106-309), [8SE]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 33, Constitutional Amendment To 
        Prohibit U.S. Flag Desecration (H. Res. 217) (H. Rept. 106-
        194), [22JN]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 37, Constitutional Amendment To Require 
        a Two-Thirds Majority on the Passage of Legislation Increasing 
        Taxes (H. Res. 139) (H. Rept. 106-94), [13AP]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 44, Declaration of War Against Serbia 
        (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 106-118), [27AP]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 68, Continuing Appropriations (H. Res. 
        305) (H. Rept. 106-342), [27SE]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 71, Continuing Appropriations (H. Res. 
        334) (H. Rept. 106-396), [18OC]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 75, Continuing Appropriations (H. Res. 
        358) (H. Rept. 106-443), [3NO]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 76, Waive Enrollment Requirements for 
        Certain Appropriations Legislation (H. Res. 365) (H. Rept. 
        106-461), [8NO]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 80, Continuing Appropriations (H. Res. 
        381) (H. Rept. 106-473), [16NO]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 82, and H.J. Res. 83, Continuing 
        Appropriations (H. Res. 385) (H. Rept. 106-480), [17NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2, Student Results Act (H. Res. 336) (H. 
        Rept. 106-402), [19OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 4, National Missile Defense System (H. Res. 
        120) (H. Rept. 106-69), [17MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 10, Financial Services Act (H. Res. 235) (H. 
        Rept. 106-214), [30JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 66, Preserve Cultural Resources of U.S. 
        Route 66 Corridor (H. Res. 230) (H. Rept. 106-208), [29JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 99, Airport Improvement Program Short-Term 
        Extension Act (H. Res. 31) (H. Rept. 106-4), [2FE]

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    Consideration of H.R. 150, Education Land Grant Act (H. Res. 189) 
        (H. Rept. 106-164), [25MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 350, Mandates Information Act (H. Res. 36) 
        (H. Rept. 106-6), [3FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 391, Facilitate Small Business Compliance 
        With Certain Federal Paperwork Requirements and Establish a 
        Task Force To Streamline Certain Requirements (H. Res. 42) (H. 
        Rept. 106-13), [9FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 409, Federal Financial Assistance Management 
        Improvement Act (H. Res. 75) (H. Rept. 106-26), [23FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 417, Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act 
        (H. Res. 283) (H. Rept. 106-311), [8SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 434, African Growth and Opportunity Act (H. 
        Res. 250) (H. Rept. 106-236), [15JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 436, Government Waste, Fraud, and Error 
        Reduction Act (H. Res. 43) (H. Rept. 106-14), [9FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 437, Presidential and Executive Office 
        Financial Accountability Act (H. Res. 44) (H. Rept. 106-f15), 
        [9FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 438, Wireless Communications and Safety Act 
        (H. Res. 76) (H. Rept. 106-27), [23FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 472, Local Census Quality Check Act (H. Res. 
        138) (H. Rept. 106-93), [13AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 514, Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act (H. 
        Res. 77) (H. Rept. 106-28), [23FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 592, Great Kills Park in the Gateway 
        National Recreation Area Redesignation as World War II 
        Veterans Park at Great Kills (H. Res. 231) (H. Rept. 106-209), 
        [29JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 603, Allow Families of International Airline 
        Disaster Victims a Fair Jury Trial To Receive Just 
        Compensation for Their Loss (H. Res. 85) (H. Rept. 106-37), 
        [2MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 659, Protect America's Treasures of the 
        Revolution for Independence for Our Tomorrow (PATRIOT) Act (H. 
        Res. 210) (H. Rept. 106-187), [15JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 661, Prohibit Operation of Supersonic 
        Transport Category Aircraft in the U.S. Relative to European 
        Union Regulation of Aircraft Noise (H. Res. 86) (H. Rept. 106-
        38), [2MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 669, Peace Corps Appropriations (H. Res. 83) 
        (H. Rept. 106-30), [24FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 707, Disaster Mitigation and Cost Reduction 
        Act (H. Res. 91) (H. Rept. 106-41), [3MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 764, Child Abuse Prevention and Enforcement 
        Act (H. Res. 321) (H. Rept. 106-363), [4OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 775, Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility 
        Act (H. Res. 166) (H. Rept. 106-134), [11MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 791, Star-Spangled Banner National Historic 
        Trail Study Act (H. Res. 232) (H. Rept. 106-210), [29JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 800, Education Flexibility Partnership Act 
        (H. Res. 100) (H. Rept. 106-46), [9MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 819, Federal Maritime Commission 
        Appropriations (H. Res. 104) (H. Rept. 106-49), [10MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 820, Coast Guard Appropriations (H. Res. 
        113) (H. Rept. 106-54), [16MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 833, Bankruptcy Reform Act (H. Res. 158) (H. 
        Rept. 106-126), [4MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 883, American Land Sovereignty Protection 
        Act (H. Res. 180) (H. Rept. 106-151), [19MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 975, Reduce the Volume of Steel Imports (H. 
        Res. 114) (H. Rept. 106-55), [16MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 987, Workplace Preservation Act (H. Res. 
        271) (H. Rept. 106-280), [2AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 999, Beaches Environmental Assessment, 
        Cleanup, and Health Act (H. Res. 145), [21AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for 
        the 21st Century (H. Res. 206) (H. Rept. 106-185), [14JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1074, Regulatory Right-To-Know Act (H. Res. 
        258) (H. Rept. 106-248), [21JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1141, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        (H. Res. 125) (H. Rept. 106-76), [23MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1143, Microenterprise for Self-Reliance Act 
        (H. Res. 136) (H. Rept. 106-85), [12AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1184, Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act 
        Appropriations (H. Res. 142) (H. Rept. 106-101), [20AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1218, Child Custody Protection Act (H. Res. 
        233) (H. Rept. 106-211), [29JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1259, Social Security and Medicare Safe 
        Deposit Box Act (H. Res. 186) (H. Rept. 106-160), [24MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1376, Extend Certain Tax Benefits to Armed 
        Forces Members Performing Services in Serbia and Montenegro 
        (H. Res. 140) (H. Rept. 106-95), [14AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1401, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for 
        Military Activities and Prescribing Personnel Strengths (H. 
        Res. 195) (H. Rept. 106-166), [26MY] (H. Res. 200) (H. Rept. 
        106-175), [8JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1402, Implementation of Certain Milk Price 
        Structures as Part of the Final Rule To Consolidate Federal 
        Milk Marketing Orders (H. Res. 294) (H. Rept. 106-324), [15SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1480, Water Resources Development Act (H. 
        Res. 154) (H. Rept. 106-120), [28AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1487, National Monument NEPA Compliance Act 
        (H. Res. 296) (H. Rept. 106-327), [21SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1501, Consequences for Juvenile Offenders 
        Act and H.R. 2122, Mandatory Gun Show Background Check Act (H. 
        Res. 209) (H. Rept. 106-186), [15JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1551, FAA Research, Engineering, and 
        Development Programs Authorization (H. Res. 290) (H. Rept. 
        106-318), [14SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1553, NOAA Appropriations for National 
        Weather Service and Related Agencies (H. Res. 175) (H. Rept. 
        106-148), [18MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1555, Intelligence Services Appropriations 
        (H. Res. 167) (H. Rept. 106-136), [12MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1569, Military Operations in the Federal 
        Republic of Yugoslavia Limitation Act (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 
        106-118), [27AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1654, NASA Appropriations (H. Res. 174) (H. 
        Rept. 106-147), [18MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1655, Dept. of Energy Appropriations for 
        Civilian Research, Development, Demonstration, and Commercial 
        Application Activities (H. Res. 289) (H. Rept. 106-317), 
        [14SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1658, Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act (H. 
        Res. 216) (H. Rept. 106-193), [22JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1664, Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations Act (H. Res. 159) (H. Rept. 106-
        127), [5MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1691, Religious Liberty Protection Act (H. 
        Res. 245) (H. Rept. 106-229), [13JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1714, Electronic Signatures in Global and 
        National Commerce Act (H. Res. 366) (H. Rept. 106-462), [8NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 1802, Foster Care Independence Act (H. Res. 
        221) (H. Rept. 106-199), [24JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1875, Interstate Class Action Jurisdiction 
        Act (H. Res. 295) (H. Rept. 106-326), [21SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1905, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations (H. Res. 190) (H. Rept. 106-165), [25MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1906, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations (H. Res. 185) (H. 
        Rept. 106-159), [24MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1987, Fair Access to Indemnity and 
        Reimbursement Act (H. Res. 342) (H. Rept. 106-414), [25OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 1993, Export Enhancement Act (H. Res. 327) 
        (H. Rept. 106-376), [12OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 1995, Teacher Empowerment Act (H. Res. 253) 
        (H. Rept. 106-240), [19JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2031, Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement Act 
        (H. Res. 272) (H. Rept. 106-281), [2AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 2084, Dept. of Transportation and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 218) (H. Rept. 106-196), 
        [22JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2260, Pain Relief Promotion Act (H. Res. 
        339) (H. Rept. 106-409), [21OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2300, Academic Achievement for All Act 
        (Straight A's Act) (House) (H. Res. 338) (H. Rept. 106-408), 
        [20OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2389, County Schools Funding Revitalization 
        Act (H. Res. 352) (H. Rept. 106-437), [2NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2415, Dept. of State and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations (H. Res. 247) (H. Rept. 106-235), [14JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2436, Unborn Victims of Violence Act (H. 
        Res. 313) (H. Rept. 106-348), [29SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2465, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for 
        Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment 
        and Closure (H. Res. 242) (H. Rept. 106-227), [12JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2466, Dept. of the Interior and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 243) (H. Rept. 106-228), 
        [12JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2488, Financial Freedom Act (H. Res. 256) 
        (H. Rept. 106-246), [20JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2490, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations (H. Res. 246) (H. Rept. 106-234), [14JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2506, Health Research and Quality Act (H. 
        Res. 299) (H. Rept. 106-328), [22SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2559, Agricultural Risk Protection Act (H. 
        Res. 308) (H. Rept. 106-346), [28SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2561, Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H. 
        Res. 257) (H. Rept. 106-247), [21JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2587, District of Columbia Appropriations 
        (H. Res. 260) (H. Rept. 106-263), [26JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2605, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations (H. Res. 261) (H. Rept. 106-264), [26JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2606, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations (H. Res. 263) (H. Rept. 
        106-269), [27JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2679, Motor Carrier Safety Act (H. Res. 329) 
        (H. Rept. 106-381), [13OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2684, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, 
        and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 275) 
        (H. Rept. 106-292), [4AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 2723, Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care 
        Improvement Act (H. Res. 323) (H. Rept. 106-366), [5OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2910, NTSB Appropriations (H. Res. 312) (H. 
        Rept. 106-347), [29SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act (H. 
        Res. 323) (H. Rept. 106-366), [5OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 3064, District of Columbia Appropriations 
        (H. Res. 330) (H. Rept. 106-382), [13OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 3073, Fathers Count Act (H. Res. 367) (H. 
        Rept. 106-463), [8NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 3194, District of Columbia Appropriations 
        (H. Res. 354) (H. Rept. 106-439), [2NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 3196, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations (H. Res. 359) (H. Rept. 
        106-444), [3NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 3196, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations (H. Res. 362) (H. Rept. 
        106-450), [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R 2670, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, 
        the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 
        273) (H. Rept. 106-284), [3AU]
    Consideration of S. 1467, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for 
        the 21st Century (H. Res. 276) (H. Rept. 106-293), [4AU]
    Consideration of S. Con. Res. 21, Presidential Authority To 
        Conduct Military Air Operations and Missile Strikes Against 
        Serbia (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 106-118), [27AP]
    Consideration of S. Con. Res. 43, Congressional Adjournment (H. 
        Res. 236) (H. Rept. 106-215), [30JN]

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    Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 4, National Missile 
        Defense Act (H. Res. 179) (H. Rept. 106-150), [19MY]
    Federal Law Enforcement Animal Protection Act (H.R. 1791) (H. 
        Rept. 106-372), [12OC]
    Mandates Information Act (H.R. 350) (H. Rept. 106-5), [2FE]
    Senate Amendment to H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act 
        (H. Res. 348) (H. Rept. 106-430), [1NO]
    Senate Amendment to H.R. 3064, District of Columbia Appropriations 
        (H. Res. 333) (H. Rept. 106-395), [18OC]
    Senate Amendment to H.R. 3194, District of Columbia Appropriations 
        (H. Res. 360) (H. Rept. 106-445), [3NO]
    Waive Certain Requirements With Respect to Consideration of 
        Certain Resolutions (H. Res. 375) (H. Rept. 106-466), [10NO] 
        (H. Res. 383) (H. Rept. 106-476), [17NO]
  Rules
    Procudure, [19JA]

COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        6), [6JA] (see H. Res. 30), [2FE]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 7), [6JA] (see H. 
        Res. 23), [19JA] (see H. Res. 204), [9JN] (see H. Res. 391), 
        [18NO]
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 64), [12FE]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of Energy Appropriations for Civilian Research, Development, 
        Demonstration, and Commercial Application Activities (H.R. 
        1655) (H. Rept. 106-243), [20JY]
    Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act Appropriations (H.R. 1184) (H. 
        Rept. 106-99), [19AP]
    FAA Research, Engineering, and Development Programs (H.R. 1551) 
        (H. Rept. 106-223), [12JY]
    Improve Ability To License Federally Owned Inventions (H.R. 209) 
        (S. Rept. 106-129), [6MY]
    Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act (H.R. 1753) (H. Rept. 
        106-377), [13OC]
    NASA Appropriations (H.R. 1654) (H. Rept. 106-145), [18MY]
    Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act 
        (H.R. 2086) (H. Rept. 106-472), [16NO]
    NOAA Appropriations for National Weather Service, Office of 
        Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, and National Environmental 
        Satellite, Data, and Information Service Activities (H.R. 
        1553) (H. Rept. 106-146), [18MY]
    Strengthen the Fastener Quality Act Protection Against the Sale of 
        Mismarked and Counterfeit Fasteners (H.R. 1183) (H. Rept. 106-
        121), [29AP]
    U.S. Fire Administration Appropriations (H.R. 1550) (H. Rept. 106-
        133), [10MY]
  Rules
    Procedure, [9FE]

COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        6), [6JA] (see H. Res. 30), [2FE]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 7), [6JA] (see H. 
        Res. 23), [19JA] (see H. Res. 188), [25MY]
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 81), [23FE]
  Reports filed
    Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act (H.R. 2614) 
        (H. Rept. 106-278), [2AU]
    Disaster Mitigation Coordination Act (H.R. 818) (H. Rept. 106-33), 
        [1MR]
    Microenterprise Organization Grants To Assist Disadvantaged 
        Entrepreneurs Using Funds From the Community Development 
        Financial Institutions Fund (H.R. 413) (H. Rept. 106-184), 
        [14JN]
    Paperwork Elimination Act (H.R. 439) (H. Rept. 106-11), [8FE]
    SBA General Business Loan Program Improvements (H.R. 2615) (H. 
        Rept. 106-279), [2AU]
    SBA Microloan Program Technical Corrections (H.R. 440) (H. Rept. 
        106-12), [8FE]
    SBA Women's Business Center Programs Funding and Conditions of 
        Participation (H.R. 774) (H. Rept. 106-47), [10MR]
    Small Business Innovation Research Program Authorization Extension 
        (H.R. 2392) (H. Rept. 106-329), [23SE]
    Small Business Investment Act Technical Corrections (H.R. 68) (H. 
        Rept. 106-1), [19JA]
    Veterans Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development Act (H.R. 
        1568) (H. Rept. 106-206), [29JN]
    Women's Business Centers Sustainability Act (H.R. 1497) (H. Rept. 
        106-365), [5OC]
  Rules
    Procedure, [4FE]

COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS OF OFFICIAL CONDUCT (House)
  Appointments
    Members, [2FE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        6), [6JA], [19JA] (see H. Res. 73), [23FE]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 7), [6JA]
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 49), [9FE] (see H. Res. 
        52), [10FE]
  Reports filed
    Activities During the 105th Congress (H. Rept. 106-848), [7JA]
  Rules
    Procedure, [18MY]

COMMITTEE ON TAXATION (Joint)
  Appointments
    Members, [19JA]
  Bills and resolutions
    Taxation: require CBO and the Committee on Taxation (Joint) to use 
        dynamic scoring for provisions of bills or joint resolutions 
        that reduce tax rates (see H.R. 29), [6JA]

COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        6), [6JA] (see H. Res. 21), [19JA]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 7), [6JA]
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 72), [12FE]
  Reports filed
    Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act (H.R. 853) (H. Rept. 106-
        198), [5AU]
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68) 
        (H. Rept. 106-73), [23MR]
  Rules
    Procedure, [12AP]

COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Clinton, President: House of Representatives' appointment and 
        authorization of managers for impeachment trial (see H. Res. 
        10), [6JA]
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        6), [6JA] (see H. Res. 30), [2FE] (see H. Res. 108), [11MR] 
        (see H. Res. 223), [25JN]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 7), [6JA]
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 74), [23FE]
  Reports filed
    Add Martin Luther King, Jr., Day to the List of Days on Which the 
        Flag Should Especially Be Displayed (H.R. 576) (H. Rept. 106-
        176), [9JN]
    American Inventors Protection Act (H.R. 1907) (H. Rept. 106-287), 
        [3AU]
    Antitrust Technical Corrections Act (H.R. 1801) (H. Rept. 106-
        411), [25OC]
    Bankruptcy Reform Act (H.R. 833) (H. Rept. 106-123), [29AP]
    Child Abuse Prevention and Enforcement Act (H.R. 764) (H. Rept. 
        106-360), [1OC]
    Child Custody Protection Act (H.R. 1218) (H. Rept. 106-204), 
        [25JN]
    Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act (H.R. 1658) (H. Rept. 106-192), 
        [18JN]
    Collections of Information Antipiracy Act (H.R. 354) (H. Rept. 
        106-349), [30SE]
    Consider Adopted Aliens Who Are Less Than 18 Years of Age as 
        Children if Adopted With, or After, a Sibling Who Is a Child 
        (H.R. 2886) (H. Rept. 106-383), [14OC]
    Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of U.S. Flag 
        (H.J. Res. 33) (H. Rept. 106-191), [18JN]
    Copyright Damages Improvement Act (H.R. 1761) (H. Rept. 106-216), 
        [1JY]
    Copyright Laws Technical Corrections (H.R. 1189) (H. Rept. 106-
        84), [12AP]
    Education Flexibility Partnership Act (H.R. 800) (H. Rept. 106-
        43), [8MR]
    Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (H.R. 
        1714) (H. Rept. 106-341), [18OC]
    Federal Courts Improvement Act (H.R. 1752) (H. Rept. 106-312), 
        [9SE]
    Georgia and South Carolina Boundary Change Congressional Consent 
        (H.J. Res. 62) (H. Rept. 106-304), [8SE]
    Interstate Class Action Jurisdiction Act (H.R. 1875) (H. Rept. 
        106-320), [14SE]
    Madrid Protocol Implementation Act (H.R. 769) (H. Rept. 106-81), 
        [12AP]
    Missouri-Nebraska Boundary Compact Congressional Consent (H.J. 
        Res. 54) (H. Rept. 106-303), [8SE]
    Multidistrict, Multiparty, Multiforum Trial Jurisdiction Act (H.R. 
        2112) (H. Rept. 106-276), [30JY]
    National Police Training Commission Act (H.R. 1659) (H. Rept. 106-
        190), [18JN]
    Nazi Benefits Termination Act (H.R. 1788) (H. Rept. 106-321), 
        [14SE]
    Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act (H.R. 441) (H. Rept. 
        106-135), [12MY]
    Pain Relief Promotion Act (H.R. 2260) (H. Rept. 106-378), [13OC]
    Patent and Trademark Office Funding for Salaries and Expenses 
        (H.R. 1225) (H. Rept. 106-177), [9JN]
    Prohibit States From Imposing a Discriminatory Commuter Tax on 
        Nonresidents (H.R. 2014) (H. Rept. 106-203), [25JN]
    Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act (H.R. 46) (H. Rept. 106-
        83), [12AP]
    Punish the Depiction of Animal Cruelty (H.R. 1887) (H. Rept. 106-
        397), [19OC]
    Religious Liberty Protection Act (H.R. 1691) (H. Rept. 106-219), 
        [1JY]
    Satellite Television Improvement Act (H.R. 1027) (H. Rept. 106-
        86), [12AP]
    Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act (H.R. 850) (H. 
        Rept. 106-117), [27AP]
    Stalking Prevention and Victim Protection Act (H.R. 1869) (H. 
        Rept. 106-455), [5NO]
    Tax Treatment of Governmental Pension Plans of U.S. Possessions 
        (H.R. 462) (H. Rept. 106-302), [8SE]
    Temporarily Extend Chapter 12 of the Bankruptcy Code Relative to 
        the Treatment of Farmers' Reorganization Plans by Banks (H.R. 
        808) (H. Rept. 106-45), [9MR]
    Trademark Cyberpiracy Prevention Act (H.R. 3028) (H. Rept. 106-
        412), [25OC]
    Trademark Protection Against Dilution (H.R. 1565) (H. Rept. 106-
        250), [22JY]
    Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement Act (H.R. 2031) (H. Rept. 106-
        265), [27JY]
    U.S. Code Technical Amendments Relative to Vacation of Arbitration 
        Awards (H.R. 916) (H. Rept. 106-181), [10JN]
    U.S. Marshals Service Improvement Act (H.R. 2336) (H. Rept. 106-
        459), [8NO]
    Unborn Victims of Violence Act (H.R. 2436) (H. Rept. 106-332), 
        [24SE], [29SE]
    Workplace Goods Job Growth and Competitiveness Act (H.R. 2005) (H. 
        Rept. 106-410), [21OC]
    Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act (H.R. 775) (H. Rept. 
        106-31), [10MY]
  Rules
    Procedure, [4MR], [13AP]

COMMITTEE ON THE LIBRARY (Joint)
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: election (see H. Res. 78), [23FE] (see H. 
        Res. 87), [2MR]

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        6), [6JA] (see H. Res. 30), [2FE] (see H. Res. 88), [2MR] (see 
        H. Res. 223), [25JN]

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    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 7), [6JA]
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 66), [12FE]
  Reports filed
    Airport Improvement Program Funding (H.R. 99) (H. Rept. 106-6), 
        [2FE]
    Allow Families of International Airline Disaster Victims a Fair 
        Jury Trial To Receive Just Compensation for Their Loss (H.R. 
        603) (H. Rept. 106-32), [24FE]
    American Public Transit Association Anniversary (H. Con. Res. 171) 
        (H. Rept. 106-314), [13SE]
    Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 
        1000) (H. Rept. 106-167), [7JN], [9JN]
    Aviation War Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization (H.R. 98) (H. 
        Rept. 106-2), [2FE]
    Beaches Environmental Assessment, Cleanup, and Health Act (H.R. 
        999) (H. Rept. 106-98), [19AP]
    Coast Guard Appropriations (H.R. 820) (H. Rept. 106-51), [11MR]
    Declare a Portion of the James River and Kanawha Canal in 
        Richmond, VA, To Be Nonnavigable Waters (H.R. 1034) (H. Rept. 
        106-107), [27AP]
    Dept. of Agriculture Assistance for the Rehabilitation of 
        Watershed Dams Built for Flood Protection and Water Resource 
        Projects (H.R. 728) (H. Rept. 106-484), [18NO]
    Disaster Mitigation and Cost Reduction Act (H.R. 707) (H. Rept. 
        106-40), [3MR]
    Edward N. Cahn Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Allentown, PA 
        (H.R. 751) (H. Rept. 106-57), [16MR]
    Encourage Efforts To Have European Union Regulation of Aircraft 
        Noise Rescinded (H. Con. Res. 187) (H. Rept. 106-334), [24SE]
    Federal Maritime Commission Appropriations (H.R. 819) (H. Rept. 
        106-42), [4MR]
    Garza-Vela U.S. Courthouse, Brownsville, TX Garza-Vela U.S. 
        Courthouse, Brownsville, TX, [27AP]
    Hiram H. Ward Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Winston-Salem, 
        NC (H.R. 92) (H. Rept. 106-20), [23FE]
    Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building, Juneau, AK (S. 453) (H. Rept. 
        106-113), [27AP]
    J.J. ``Jake'' Pickle Federal Building, Austin, TX (H.R. 118) (H. 
        Rept. 106-110), [27AP]
    James F. Battin Federal Courthouse, Billings, MT (H.R. 158) (H. 
        Rept. 106-21), [23FE]
    Jose V. Toledo U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, San Juan, PR (H.R. 
        560) (H. Rept. 106-108), [27AP]
    Lewis R. Morgan Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Newnan, GA 
        (H.R. 1121) (H. Rept. 106-111), [27AP]
    Motor Carrier Safety Act (H.R. 2679) (H. Rept. 106-333), [24SE]
    National Parks Air Tour Management Act (H.R. 717) (H. Rept. 106-
        273), [29JY]
    NTSB Appropriations (H.R. 2910) (H. Rept. 106-335), [27SE]
    Prohibit Operation of Supersonic Transport Category Aircraft in 
        the U.S. Relative to European Union Regulation of Aircraft 
        Noise (H.R. 661) (H. Rept. 106-35), [2MR]
    Rail Passenger Disaster Family Assistance Act (H.R. 2681) (H. 
        Rept. 106-313), [13SE]
    Recycle America's Land Act (H.R. 1300) (H. Rept. 106-353), [30SE]
    Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX (H.R. 233) (H. 
        Rept. 106-22), [23FE]
    Robert K. Rodibaugh U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse, South Bend, IN (S. 
        460) (H. Rept. 106-114), [27AP]
    Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA (H.R. 396) (H. 
        Rept. 106-23), [23FE]
    Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY (H.R. 130) (H. 
        Rept. 106-56), [16MR]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for American Luge Association Races (H. 
        Con. Res. 91) (H. Rept. 106-171), [8JN]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for Earth Force Youth Bike Summit Bike 
        Rodeo (H. Con. Res. 49) (H. Rept. 106-61), [16MR]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. 
        Con. Res. 47) (H. Rept. 106-59), [16MR]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial 
        Service (H. Con. Res. 44) (H. Rept. 106-58), [16MR]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for Opening Ceremonies of Sunrayce 99 (H. 
        Con. Res. 48) (H. Rept. 106-60), [16MR]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for Performances Sponsored by the Kennedy 
        Center for the Performing Arts (H. Con. Res. 52) (H. Rept. 
        106-63), [16MR]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for Special Olympics Torch Relay (H. Con. 
        Res. 50) (H. Rept. 106-62), [16MR] (H. Con. Res. 105) (H. 
        Rept. 106-172), [8JN]
    Water Resources Development Act (H.R. 1480) (H. Rept. 106-106), 
        [26AP]
    William H. Natcher Bridge (H.R. 1162) (H. Rept. 106-112), [27AP]
  Rules
    Procedure, [4FE]

COMMITTEE ON U.S. HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL COUNCIL
  Appointments
    Members, [17MR]

COMMITTEE ON U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY AND MILITARY/COMMERCIAL CONCERNS 
    WITH THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (House, Select)
  Appointments
    Members, [19JA]
  Bills and resolutions
    Extend (see H. Res. 129), [24MR] (see H. Res. 153), [28AP] (see H. 
        Res. 170), [13MY]
  Reports filed
    Report (H. Rept. 105-851), [19JA]

COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        6), [6JA] (see H. Res. 30), [2FE] (see H. Res. 108), [11MR]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 7), [6JA] (see H. 
        Res. 204), [9JN] (see H. Res. 29), [2FE]
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 65), [12FE]
  Reports filed
    Arlington National Cemetery Burial Eligibility Act (H.R. 70) (H. 
        Rept. 106-70), [18MR]
    Commend World War II Veterans Who Fought in the Battle of the 
        Bulge (H.J. Res. 65) (H. Rept. 106-352), [30SE]
    National Medal of Honor Memorial Act (H.R. 1663) (H. Rept. 106-
        351), [30SE]
    Veterans Benefits Improvement Act (H.R. 2280) (H. Rept. 106-202), 
        [25JN]
    Veterans' Millennium Health Care Act (H.R. 2116) (H. Rept. 106-
        237), [16JY]
    VFW Anniversary (H.J. Res. 34) (H. Rept. 106-205), [29JN]
  Rules
    Procedure, [4FE]

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        6), [6JA]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 7), [6JA]
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 58), [11FE]
  Reports filed
    African Growth and Opportunity Act (H.R. 434) (H. Rept. 106-19), 
        [17JN]
    Extend Certain Expiring Tax Provisions (H.R. 2923) (H. Rept. 106-
        344), [28SE]
    Extend Certain Tax Benefits to Armed Forces Members Performing 
        Services in Serbia and Montenegro (H.R. 1376) (H. Rept. 106-
        90), [13AP]
    Fathers Count Act (H.R. 3073) (H. Rept. 106-424), [28OC]
    Federal Retirement Coverage Corrections Act (H.R. 416) (H. Rept. 
        106-29), [8MR]
    Financial Freedom Act (H.R. 2488) (H. Rept. 106-238), [16JY]
    Foster Care Independence Act (H.R. 1802) (H. Rept. 106-182), 
        [14JN]
    Make Normal Trade Relations Status for Vietnam Contingent Upon 
        Free Emigration Policies (H.J. Res. 58) (H. Rept. 106-282), 
        [2AU]
    Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act (H.R. 
        3075) (H. Rept. 106-436), [2NO]
    Normal Trade Relations Status for the People's Republic of China 
        (H.J. Res. 57) (H. Rept. 106-262), [26JY]
    Reduce the Volume of Steel Imports (H.R. 975) (H. Rept. 106-52), 
        [15MR]
    Social Security Guarantee Initiative (H.J. Res. 32) (H. Rept. 106-
        34), [1MR]
    Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (H.R. 3070) (H. 
        Rept. 106-393), [18OC]
    Trade Agency Authorizations, Drug Free Borders, and Prevention of 
        On-Line Child Pornography Act (H.R. 1833) (H. Rept. 106-161), 
        [24MY]
    Wage and Employment Growth Act (H.R. 3081) (H. Rept. 106-467), 
        [11NO]
  Rules
    Procedure, [4FE]

COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE
  Appointments
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), [19JA]
    Committee on Taxation (Joint), [19JA]
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select), 
        [19JA]
  Bills and resolutions
    Committee on Agriculture (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 61), [11FE]
    Committee on Armed Services (House): authorizing expenditures (see 
        H. Res. 67), [12FE]
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 53), [11FE]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 351), [2NO]
    Committee on Commerce (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 56), [11FE]
    Committee on Education and the Workforce (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 71), [12FE]
    Committee on Government Reform (House): authorizing expenditures 
        (see H. Res. 69), [12FE], (see H. Res. 119), [17MR]
    Committee on House Administration (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 54), [11FE]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 50), [10FE]
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 68), [12FE]
    Committee on International Relations (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 70), [12FE]
    Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 16), [7JA]
    Committee on Printing (Joint): election of members (see H. Res. 
        78), [23FE] (see H. Res. 87), [2MR]
    Committee on Resources (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 63), [11FE]
    Committee on Rules (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 
        45), [9FE]
    Committee on Science (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 64), [12FE]
    Committee on Small Business (House): authorizing expenditures (see 
        H. Res. 81), [23FE]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 188), [25MY]
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 49), [9FE] (see H. Res. 52), [10FE]
    ------majority party appointments (see H. Res. 22), [19JA] (see H. 
        Res. 73), [23FE]
    Committee on the Budget (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 72), [12FE]
    ------majority party appointments (see H. Res. 21), [19JA]
    Committee on the Judiciary (House): authorizing expenditures (see 
        H. Res. 74), [23FE]
    Committee on the Library (Joint): election of members (see H. Res. 
        78), [23FE] (see H. Res. 87), [2MR]
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): 
        authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 66), [12FE]
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select): 
        extend (see H. Res. 129), [24MR] (see H. Res. 153), [28AP] 
        (see H. Res. 170), [13MY]
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House): authorizing expenditures 
        (see H. Res. 65), [12FE]

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    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 29), [2FE]
    Committee on Ways and Means (House): authorizing expenditures (see 
        H. Res. 58), [11FE]
    Congress: make certain information available to the public on the 
        Internet (see H.R. 654), [9FE]
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 101), [9MR]
    House of Representatives: require approval of any payments from 
        the reserve fund designated for certain committee expenses 
        (see H. Res. 38), [3FE]
    Members of Congress: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 6), 
        [6JA] (see H. Res. 30), [2FE] (see H. Res. 88), [2MR] (see H. 
        Res. 108), [11MR] (see H. Res. 223), [25JN]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 7), [6JA] (see H. 
        Res. 23), [19JA] (see H. Res. 204), [9JN] (see H. Res. 277), 
        [5AU] (see H. Res. 391), [18NO]
    Sanders, Representative: appointment to committees (see H. Res. 
        8), [6JA]
  Motions
    Expenditures: authorizing (H. Res. 101), [23MR]
  Reports filed
    Expenditures for Committees of the House: Committee on House 
        Administration (House) (H. Res. 101) (H. Rept. 106-72), [22MR]
    Oversight Plans for All House Committees: Committee on Government 
        Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-78), [12AP]
    Report: Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/
        Commercial Concerns With the People's Republic of China 
        (House, Select) (H. Rept. 105-851), [19JA]
  Rules
    Committee on Agriculture (House), [10FE]
    Committee on Appropriations (House), [9MR]
    Committee on Armed Services (House), [8FE]
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House), [3FE]
    Committee on Commerce (House), [19JA]
    Committee on Education and the Workplace (House), [2FE]
    Committee on Government Reform (House), [4FE]
    Committee on House Administration (House), [8FE]
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), [1MR]
    Committee on International Relations (House), [4MR]
    Committee on Resources (House), [2FE]
    Committee on Rules (House), [19JA]
    Committee on Science (House), [9FE]
    Committee on Small Business (House), [4FE]
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), [18MY]
    Committee on the Budget (House), [12AP]
    Committee on the Judiciary (House), [13AP]
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), [4FE]
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), [4FE]
    Committee on Ways and Means (House), [4FE]

COMMODITY CREDIT CORP.
  Messages
    CCC Report: President Clinton, [15JN]

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Securities: improve regulation of certain derivatives dealers and 
        hedge funds, reduce risk to financial markets, and enhance 
        investor protections (see H.R. 3483), [18NO]

COMMON CARRIERS
related term(s) Aviation; Cargo Transportation; Motor Vehicles; 
    Railroads; Transportation
  Bills and resolutions
    Aviation: denial of airport access to certain air carriers 
        conducting operations as a public charter (see H.R. 156), 
        [7JA]
    Dept. of Transportation: establish the Federal Motor Carrier 
        Safety Administration (see H.R. 3419), [17NO]
    ------establish the National Motor Carrier Administration (see 
        H.R. 2679), [3AU]
    ------establish the National Motor Carrier Administration (H.R. 
        2679), consideration (see H. Res. 329), [13OC]
    ------require study and report on certain practices by airlines 
        which restrict consumer access to passenger service and fare 
        information (see H.R. 897), [2MR]
    Federal Highway Administration: interim continuation of 
        administration of motor carrier functions (see H.R. 3036), 
        [7OC]
    Interstate commerce: encourage States to enter into agreements to 
        conform regulations governing limousine services (see H.R. 
        523), [3FE]
    ------prohibit States from imposing restrictions on interstate 
        limousine services (see H.R. 1689), [5MY]
    Motor vehicles: amend existing safety laws to strengthen 
        commercial driver licensing and improve compliance (see H.R. 
        2682), [3AU]
    ------prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation of 
        buses without seatbelts (see H.R. 56), [7JA]
    ------prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation of 
        school buses without seatbelts (see H.R. 165), [7JA]
    ------transfer certain motor carrier safety functions from the 
        Federal Highway Administration to the National Highway Traffic 
        Safety Administration (see H.R. 507), [2FE]
    NTSB: establish a program of assistance to families of passengers 
        involved in rail passenger accidents (see H.R. 2681), [3AU]
    Taxation: deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals 
        who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service 
        (see H.R. 1861), [19MY]
    ------repeal the motor fuel excise taxes on intercity buses (see 
        H.R. 2423), [1JY]
    ------use revenues from excise taxes imposed on fuel used in 
        trains for the elimination of railway-highway crossing hazards 
        (see H.R. 2060), [8JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2679, Motor Carrier Safety Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 329) (H. Rept. 106-381), [13OC]
    Motor Carrier Safety Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2679) (H. Rept. 106-333), [24SE]
    Rail Passenger Disaster Family Assistance Act: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2681) (H. 
        Rept. 106-313), [13SE]

COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign policy: support economic and political independence for 
        the South Caucasus and Central Asia regions (see H.R. 1152), 
        [17MR]

COMMUNICATIONS
see Telecommunications

COMMUNICATIONS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Computers: restrict the transmission of unsolicited electronic 
        mail messages (see H.R. 3024), [5OC]
    FCC: establish time limits for review of mergers, acquisitions, 
        and other license transfers (see H.R. 2783), [5AU]
    ------reform television broadcast stations ownership rules (see 
        H.R. 3203), [2NO]
    Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a 
        consumers caller identification service (see H.R. 3100), 
        [19OC]
    ------protect consumers against slamming and cramming and provide 
        jurisdiction over deceptive trade practices to the FTC (see 
        H.R. 2727), [5AU]
    ------require carriers to completely and accurately itemize 
        charges and taxes collected with telephone bills (see H.R. 
        2677), [2AU] (see H.R. 3011), (see H.R. 3022), [5OC]
    Television: exempt licenses in the instructional television fixed 
        service from competitive bidding (see H.R. 879), [25FE]

COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 376, Open-Market Reorganization for the Betterment 
        of International Telecommunications Act, [10NO]
  Bills and resolutions
    Telecommunications: promote competition and privatization in 
        satellite communications (see H.R. 3261), [9NO]
  Motions
    Telecommunications: promote competition and privatization in 
        satellite communications (H.R. 3261), [10NO]

COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE COMPETITION AND PRIVATIZATION ACT
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 3261), [10NO]

COMMUNISM
  Bills and resolutions
    China, People's Republic of: congressional approval before the 
        U.S. supports admission into the World Trade Organization, and 
        U.S. withdrawal if admission is granted without U.S. approval 
        (see H.R. 884), [1MR]
    ------normal trade relations status (see H.J. Res. 57), [8JN]
    ------Tiananmen Square massacre anniversary (see H. Res. 178), 
        [18MY]
    Cold war: celebrate victory and anniversary of the fall of the 
        Berlin Wall (see H. Con. Res. 121), [27MY]
    ------celebrate victory and anniversary of the fall of the Berlin 
        Wall by designating an annual Freedom Day (see H. Con. Res. 
        223), [9NO]
    ------commemorate victory of freedom (see H.R. 2440), [1JY]
    Cuba: determination as a major drug-transit country for foreign 
        assistance purposes (see H.R. 2422), [1JY]
    ------exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical 
        supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 230), [7JA] (see 
        H.R. 1644), [29AP]
    ------lift trade embargo (see H.R. 229), [7JA] (see H.R. 1181), 
        [18MR]
    Cuban Democracy Act: repeal (see H.R. 256), [7JA]
    Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: repeal (see H.R. 
        256), [7JA]
    Laos: condemn human rights abuses and role in the abduction of 
        Houa Ly and Michael Vang (see H. Res. 332), [14OC]
    Russia: condemn anti-Semitic statements made by members of the 
        Duma (see H. Con. Res. 37), [24FE]
  Reports filed
    Normal Trade Relations Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 57) (H. Rept. 
        106-262), [26JY]

COMMUNITIES
see Suburban areas; Urban Areas

COMMUNITY BROADCASTERS PROTECTION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 486) (H. Rept. 
        106-384), [14OC]

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
related term(s) Suburban areas; Urban Areas
  Bills and resolutions
    Charities: reform tax treatment of certain anti-poverty 
        contributions and distributions from individual retirement 
        accounts, and prohibit religious discrimination in the 
        allocation of Government assistance funds (see H.R. 1607), 
        [28AP]
    Community Development Financial Institutions Fund: reauthorize and 
        improve (see H.R. 629), [8FE]
    Community renewal: encourage through community- and faith-based 
        organizations (see H. Res. 207), [15JN]
    Dept. of HUD: reform empowerment zone designation process by 
        placing more emphasis on an applicant's poverty and 
        unemployment rates (see H.R. 504), [2FE]
    Education: provide flexibility to local agencies that develop 
        voluntary public and private parental choice programs (see 
        H.R. 1538), [22AP]
    Federal aid programs: provide grant funding for additional 
        empowerment zones, enterprise communities, and strategic 
        planning communities (see H.R. 2170), [10JN] (see H.R. 2463), 
        [1JY]
    Financial institutions: amend certain community reinvestment 
        statutes (see H.R. 3504), [18NO]
    ------encourage a strong community-based banking system (see H.R. 
        1354), [25MR] (see H.R. 3015), [5OC]
    Investments: license America's Private Investment Companies and 
        provide enhanced credit to stimulate private investment in 
        low-income communities (see H.R. 2764), [5AU]
    Los Angeles County, CA: eliminate limit on percentage of community 
        development block grant funds used

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        for public services and allow all communities to use same 
        percentage (see H.R. 1315), [25MR]
    Ohio: designate the Youngstown-Warren area as an empowerment zone 
        (see H.R. 503), [2FE]
    Rivers: economic development assistance for the lower Mississippi 
        Delta region (see H.R. 2911), [22SE]
    Small business: encourage development in certain communities 
        through support of Community Development Venture Capital funds 
        (see H.R. 2812), [8SE]
    ------establish the New Markets Venture Capital Program, America's 
        Private Investment Company Program, and a new markets tax 
        credit (see H.R. 2848), [13SE]
    ------provide grants to microenterprise organizations to assist 
        disadvantaged entrepreneurs using funds from the Community 
        Development Financial Institutions Fund (see H.R. 413), [19JA]
    Taxation: designate renewal communities (see H.R. 815), [24FE]
    ------provide a credit to taxpayers investing in entities seeking 
        to provide capital to create new markets in low-income 
        communities (see H.R. 2713), [5AU]
    Youngstown, OH: authorize community development block grant funds 
        for construction of a community center and renovation of a 
        sports complex (see H.R. 2231), [15JN] (see H.R. 3499), [18NO]
  Messages
    National Institute of Building Sciences Report: President Clinton, 
        [13MY]
  Reports filed
    Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Reauthorization 
        and Improvement: Committee on Banking and Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 629) (H. Rept. 106-183), [14JN]
    Microenterprise Organization Grants To Assist Disadvantaged 
        Entrepreneurs Using Funds From the Community Development 
        Financial Institutions Fund: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 413) (H. Rept. 106-184), 
        [14JN]
    ------Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 413) (H. Rept. 
        106-184), [12JY]

COMMUNITY PROTECTION AND HAZARDOUS FUELS REDUCTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1522), [22AP]

COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Community development: amend certain community reinvestment 
        statutes (see H.R. 3504), [18NO]
    Financial institutions: disclosure requirements relative to 
        agreements between financial institutions and private parties 
        (see H.R. 1931), [25MY]
    ------ensure consumer privacy when establishing a framework for 
        the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other 
        financial service providers (see H.R. 3320), [10NO]
    ------provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities 
        firms, and other financial service providers (H.R. 10), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 235), [30JN]
    ------provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities 
        firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 355), [2NO]
    ------strengthen and clarify enforcement of fair lending laws 
        relative to redlining and credit allocation (see H.R. 190), 
        [7JA]
  Conference reports
    Framework for the Affiliation of Banks, Securities Firms, and 
        Other Financial Service Providers (S. 900), [2NO]
  Motions
    Financial institutions: provide framework for the affiliation of 
        banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers 
        (H.R. 10), [1JY]
    ------provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities 
        firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), [30JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on S. 900, Framework for the 
        Affiliation of Banks, Securities Firms, and Other Financial 
        Service Providers: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 355) 
        (H. Rept. 106-440), [2NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 10, Financial Services Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 235) (H. Rept. 106-214), [30JN]
    Framework for the Affiliation of Banks, Securities Firms, and 
        Other Financial Service Providers: Committee of Conference (S. 
        900) (H. Rept. 106-434), [2NO]

COMMUNITY SERVICE
related term(s) Volunteer Workers
  Bills and resolutions
    Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc.: issue 
        commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. 
        Res. 57), [17MR]
    Community development: encourage community renewal through 
        community- and faith-based organizations (see H. Res. 207), 
        [15JN]
    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. 566), [3FE]
    Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth 
        Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), [23SE]
    Law enforcement officers: reinforce training, reestablish 
        community relations, and create commission to study and report 
        on policies and practices that govern training, recruitment, 
        and oversight of police officers (see H.R. 1659), [4MY]
    National 4-H Council: issue postage stamp in commemoration of 4-H 
        Youth Development Program's centennial (see H. Res. 109), 
        [11MR]
    ------tribute to members for their voluntary community service 
        (see H. Con. Res. 194), [7OC]
    National Service Trust Program: repeal (see H.R. 878), [25FE]
    Robinson, (Sugar) Ray: tribute (see H. Res. 149), [26AP]
    Taxation: allow a tax credit for expenses incurred while 
        transporting food to food banks (see H.R. 954), [3MR]
    ------treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and 
        farmers (see H.R. 1325), [25MR]
  Reports filed
    National Police Training Commission Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1659) (H. Rept. 106-190), [18JN]

COMPACT DISCS
see Sound Recording and Reproducing

COMPACTS
see Interstate Compacts

COMPREHENSIVE BUDGET PROCESS REFORM ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 853) (H. 
        Rept. 106-198), [24JN]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 853) (H. Rept. 106-198), 
        [5AU]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 853) (H. Rept. 106-
        198), [5AU]

COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Amend (see H.R. 617), [8FE]
    Business and industry: amend relative to settlements by certain 
        qualified businesses (see H.R. 2921), [22SE]
    Corps of Engineers: require performance of contract oversight of 
        remedial actions (see H.R. 376), [19JA]
    Courts: provide liability relief for small parties, innocent 
        landowners, and prospective purchasers (see H.R. 2940), [23SE]
    Ecology and environment: assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment of 
        brownfield sites (see H.R. 1756), [11MY]
    ------assist local governments and encourage State voluntary 
        response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites 
        (see H.R. 1750), [11MY]
    ------development and use of brownfield sites (see H.R. 1537), 
        [22AP]
    ------encourage State response programs for contaminated sites, 
        remove barriers to cleanup of brownfield sites, and return 
        contaminated sites to economically productive or other 
        beneficial uses (see H.R. 2580), [21JY]
    ------establish standards for cleanup of dry cleaning solvents 
        (see H.R. 2726), [5AU]
    ------reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote 
        brownfields redevelopment (see H.R. 1300), [25MR]
    Education: restrict liability of local educational agencies (see 
        H.R. 375), [19JA]
    EPA: certify State voluntary cleanup programs for brownfield sites 
        and clarify liability of landowners and prospective purchasers 
        (see H.R. 1391), [13AP]
    Housing: clarify liability for sale of certain facilities for 
        residential use (see H.R. 1418), [14AP]
    Reauthorize (see H.R. 2956), [27SE]
    Research: authorize certain research, development, and 
        demonstration activities (see H.R. 3207), [3NO]
    Small business: exempt from certain liability (see H.R. 2247), 
        [16JN]
    Solid Waste Disposal Act: management of remediation waste at 
        brownfields and other remediation sites (see H.R. 2718), [5AU]
    Superfund: limit portion expended for administration, oversight, 
        support, studies, design, investigations, monitoring, 
        assessment and evaluation, and enforcement activities (see 
        H.R. 2754), [5AU]
  Reports filed
    Recycle America's Land Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1300) (H. Rept. 106-353), [30SE]

COMPREHENSIVE RETIREMENT SECURITY AND PENSION REFORM ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 
        1102) (H. Rept. 106-331), [24SE]

COMPTON, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Mervyn Malcolm Dymally Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 
        642), [9FE]

COMPUTERS
related term(s) Electronics; Technology; Telecommunications
  Appointments
    Commission on Online Child Protection, [18OC], [19OC]
    Conferees: H.R. 775, Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act, 
        [24JN]
    Web-Based Education Commission, [6JA]
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: eliminate prohibitions on the transmission of abortion 
        related material (see H.R. 2808), [8SE]
    Antitrust policy: treatment of voluntary guidelines governing 
        telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, and 
        music lyrics (see H.R. 1855), [18MY]
    Business and industry: encourage expansion of electronic commerce 
        (see H.R. 1320), [25MR] (see H.R. 3220), [4NO]
    Children and youth: protect from exposure to explicit sexual or 
        violent material and prevent youth violence (see H.R. 2036), 
        [8JN]
    Congress: make certain information available to the public on the 
        Internet (see H.R. 654), [9FE]
    Consumers: limit the imposition of additional fees for use of 
        certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or 
        regional network (see H.R. 1575), [27AP]
    ------prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of 
        certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or 
        regional network (see H.R. 3229), [4NO]
    Copyrights: strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (see 
        H.R. 1761), [11MY] (see H.R. 3456), [18NO]
    Correctional institutions: require web site operators that provide 
        communications with prisoners to disclose the prisoner's crime 
        and release date (see H.R. 1930), [25MY]
    Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from 
        year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 775), [23FE] (see H.R. 
        1319), [25MR]
    ------encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from 
        year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 166), [11MY]
    ------encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from 
        year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775),

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        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 234), [30JN]
    Crime: establish that certain sexual crimes against children are 
        predicate crimes for the interception of communications (see 
        H.R. 3484), [18NO]
    ------require Internet service providers to report child 
        pornography violations to the National Center for Missing and 
        Exploited Children (see H.R. 2708), [4AU]
    Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for U.S. Customs 
        Cybersmuggling Center (see H.R. 640), [9FE]
    Customs Service, U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1833), [18MY]
    Dept. of Agriculture: establish an electronic filing and retrieval 
        system to improve public access to certain information (see 
        H.R. 852), [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. 897), [2MR]
    Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth 
        Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), [23SE]
    Education: enable schools to use computer hardware to increase 
        student achievement and prepare students for the workplace 
        (see H.R. 1786), [12MY]
    ------encourage school personnel to participate in technology 
        education (see H.R. 3156), [27OC]
    ------encourage use of technology in the classroom (see H.R. 
        2845), [13SE]
    ------grants to provide integrated classroom-related computer 
        training for elementary and secondary school teachers (see 
        H.R. 455), [2FE]
    ------provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 645), 
        [9FE] (see H.R. 2933), [23SE]
    Elections: conduct study of issues relative to online and Internet 
        technologies in the voting process (see H.R. 3232), [5NO]
    Electronic commerce: amend certain consumer protection laws to 
        facilitate the electronic delivery of disclosures and other 
        information (see H.R. 2626), [27JY]
    ------facilitate the use of electronic records and signatures in 
        interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 1714), [6MY]
    ------facilitate the use of electronic records and signatures in 
        interstate or foreign commerce (H.R. 1714), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 366), [8NO]
    ------improve access to electronic databases including securities 
        market information databases (see H.R. 1858), [19MY]
    ------recognize electronic signatures, restrict certain electronic 
        mail advertisements, protect Internet privacy, and promote 
        deployment of broadband Internet services (see H.R. 1685), 
        [5MY]
    ------require adoption and utilization of digital signatures by 
        Federal agencies and encourage use of digital signatures in 
        private sector electronic transactions (see H.R. 1572), [27AP]
    Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures 
        relative to exchange rates in transfers involving 
        international transactions (see H.R. 382), [19JA]
    Electronic mail: regulate the transmission of unsolicited 
        commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 1910), [24MY] (see H.R. 
        3113), [20OC]
    ------regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial 
        electronic mail and prohibit unauthorized use of Internet 
        domain names (see H.R. 2162), [10JN]
    Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain 
        computer professionals (see H.R. 3038), [7OC]
    Entertainment industry: develop and enforce a system for labeling 
        violent content in audio and visual media products (see H.R. 
        2248), [16JN]
    EPA: public disclosure of accidental release scenario information 
        in risk management plans (see H.R. 1790), [13MY]
    FCC: ensure that unaffiliated service providers have open, 
        nondiscriminatory access to broadband facilities that enable 
        access to the Internet over cable systems (see H. Con. Res. 
        173), [5AU]
    ------terminate E-Rate Program (see H.R. 692), [10FE]
    Federal-State relations: authorize the purchase of information 
        technology relative to year 2000 conversion by State and local 
        governments through Federal supply schedules (see H.R. 1599), 
        [28AP]
    ------clarify primacy of State and local regulation of fees and 
        surcharges imposed by operators of automatic teller machines 
        (see H.R. 3494), [18NO]
    Firearms: allow States to develop or expand instant gun checking 
        capabilities, allow tax credits for safe storage devices, 
        promote the use of child safety locks, and prevent children 
        from injuring themselves and others (see H.R. 1726), [6MY]
    ------notify State and local law enforcement agencies and the BATF 
        when an instant criminal background check determines a person 
        is ineligible for a handgun (see H.R. 2732), [5AU]
    ------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. 87), [7JA]
    ------regulate transfer over the Internet (see H.R. 1245), [24MR] 
        (see H.R. 1702), [5MY]
    Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-speed computers 
        (see H.R. 1962), [26MY] (see H.R. 2623), [27JY]
    FTC: study marketing practices of the motion picture, recording, 
        and video/personal computer game industries (see H.R. 2157), 
        [10JN]
    Gambling: prohibit on the Internet (see H.R. 3125), [21OC]
    Government: establish judicial and administrative proceedings for 
        the resolution of year 2000 computer processing failures (see 
        H.R. 192), [7JA]
    Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 
        439), [2FE]
    Health: maintenance of certain health information when a health 
        care facility has closed or a benefit plan sponsor has ceased 
        to do business (see H.R. 307), [7JA]
    Hong Kong: prohibit export of certain high-speed computers (see 
        H.R. 1813), [13MY]
    House of Representatives: donation of used computer equipment to 
        public schools (see H.R. 255), [7JA]
    Immigration: establish pilot program to allow certain aliens who 
        complete a postsecondary degree in math or science to change 
        their immigrant status to remain in U.S. and work in one of 
        those fields (see H.R. 2687), [3AU]
    ------increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers (see 
        H.R. 2698), [4AU]
    Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data 
        services (see H.R. 2420), [1JY]
    ------installation of filtering or blocking programs in schools 
        and libraries with Internet access (see H.R. 368), [19JA] (see 
        H.R. 2560), [20JY]
    ------protect consumer and community choice in access to Internet 
        providers (see H.R. 2637), [29JY]
    ------repeal Internet intellectual infrastructure fee (see H.R. 
        749), [11FE]
    ------require schools and libraries to install and use Internet 
        filtering or blocking technology to be eligible to receive or 
        retain universal service assistance (see H.R. 543), [3FE] (see 
        H.R. 896), [2MR]
    ------restrict the transmission of unsolicited electronic mail 
        messages (see H.R. 3024), [5OC]
    Internet: ensure the Internet remains open to fair competition, 
        free from Government regulation, and easily accessible (see 
        H.R. 1686), [5MY]
    ------prohibit private sales of guns, ammunition, or explosives 
        (see H.R. 3020), [5OC]
    ------regulation of online sales of pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 
        2763), [5AU]
    Law enforcement: establish a grant program to assist State and 
        local law enforcement in investigating and prosecuting 
        computer crimes (see H.R. 2816), [8SE]
    Medicare: improve the telemedicine program and provide grants for 
        the development of telehealth networks (see H.R. 3420), [17NO]
    Morality and ethics: establish a commission to study the culture 
        and glorification of violence in the U.S. (see H.R. 1670), 
        [4MY]
    National Commission on the Impact of U.S. Culture on American 
        Youth: establish (see H.R. 3251), [8NO]
    National Gambling Impact Study Commission: implement 
        recommendations relative to availability of cash through 
        automatic teller machines in gambling establishments (see H.R. 
        2811), [8SE]
    ------recommendations (see H. Con. Res. 137), [18JN]
    National Youth Violence Commission: establish (see H.R. 2093), 
        [9JN]
    NIST: improve computer security (see H.R. 2413), [1JY]
    NSF: demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of 
        mathematics, science, and information technology (see H.R. 
        1265), [24MR]
    ------report on establishment of high-speed, large bandwidth 
        capacity Internet access for all public elementary and 
        secondary schools and libraries (see H.R. 2534), [15JY]
    Privacy: prevent unfair and deceptive practices in the collection 
        and use of personal information (see H.R. 3321), [10NO]
    ------protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security 
        numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national 
        identifying number (see H.R. 220), [7JA]
    ------protection of Social Security numbers and other personal 
        information (see H.R. 1450), [15AP]
    ------regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive 
        computer services (see H.R. 313), [7JA] (see H.R. 2882), 
        [15SE]
    ------regulate use of Social Security numbers and other personal 
        information by interactive computer services (see H.R. 367), 
        [19JA]
    SBA: conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about 
        telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 3500), 
        [18NO]
    Secret Service: clarify authority relative to former Presidents 
        and families, events of national significance, threat 
        assessment, subpoena issuance, and forfeiture of computers and 
        other counterfeiting devices (see H.R. 3048), [7OC]
    Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, 
        including Internet fraud, and provide information that will 
        help them protect themselves (see H.R. 612), [4FE]
    Small business: establish a loan guarantee program to address year 
        2000 problems (see H.R. 1056), [10MR]
    ------facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork 
        requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain 
        requirements (see H.R. 391), [19JA]
    ------facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork 
        requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain 
        requirements (H.R. 391), consideration (see H. Res. 42), [9FE]
    Social Security: early payment of certain benefits relative to the 
        year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 2403), [30JN]
    States: funding to correct year 2000 problem in computers that 
        administer State and local government programs (see H.R. 909), 
        [2MR] (see H.R. 1022), [4MR]
    Surgeon General: importance of report on media and violence (see 
        H.J. Res. 47), [28AP]
    Taxation: accurately codify the depreciable life of semiconductor 
        manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 1092), [11MR]
    ------allow credit for development costs of certain encryption 
        products with plaintext capability (see H.R. 2617), [27JY]
    ------designate overpayments and contributions to the U.S. 
        Textbook and Technology Trust Fund (see H.R. 132), [7JA]
    ------extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2923), [23SE]
    ------make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet 
        and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 3252), 
        [8NO] (see H. Con. Res. 190), [30SE]
    ------prohibit the imposition of access fees on Internet service 
        providers (see H.R. 1291), [25MR]
    ------provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for 
        acquisition of computer hardware and software (see H.R. 1076), 
        [11MR]

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    ------provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for 
        technology-related training (see H.R. 1075), [11MR]
    ------repeal authority of NSF to tax the registration of domain 
        names on the Internet (see H.R. 2797), [5AU]
    ------treatment of contributions of computers to schools and 
        public libraries (see H.R. 2308), [22JN]
    ------treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral 
        equipment (see H.R. 1560), [26AP]
    ------treatment of high technology job training expenses (see H.R. 
        204), [7JA]
    ------treatment of information technology job training expenses 
        (see H.R. 838), [24FE]
    ------treatment of year 2000 computer conversion costs for small 
        businesses (see H.R. 179), [7JA]
    Technology: networking and information technology research and 
        development funding (see H.R. 2086), [9JN]
    ------promote and preserve the successes, leadership, and 
        uniqueness of the U.S. information technology sector (see H. 
        Con. Res. 182), [8SE]
    ------use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and 
        security (see H.R. 850), [25FE] (see H.R. 2616), [27JY]
    Telecommunications: provide funding for universal 
        telecommunications services through creation of the 
        Telecommunications Trust Fund (see H.R. 727), [11FE]
    Time: coordinate testing and disclose readiness of certain Federal 
        and non-Federal computer systems relative to the year 2000 
        problem (see H.R. 1447), [15AP]
    ------disclose readiness of certain Federal and non-Federal 
        computer systems relative to the year 2000 problem (see H.R. 
        1884), [20MY]
    ------minimize the disruption of Government and private sector 
        operations caused by the year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 
        1502), [21AP]
    Tobacco products: prohibit sale of tobacco products to juveniles 
        through the Internet or other indirect means (see H.R. 2914), 
        [22SE]
    ------warning requirements for sale and advertisement of 
        cigarettes on the Internet (see H.R. 3007), [4OC]
    U.N.: oppose proposed tax on Internet use (see H. Con. Res. 172), 
        [4AU]
  Conference reports
    Y2K Act (H.R. 775), [29JN]
  Messages
    Cyberspace Electronic Security Act: President Clinton, [21SE]
  Motions
    Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State, territory, or 
        possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate 
        transportation of liquor (H.R. 2031), [3AU]
    Copyrights: strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (S. 
        1257), [2AU]
    Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from 
        year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), [12MY], [24JN]
    Trademarks: protect consumers and promote electronic commerce by 
        amending certain trademark infringement, dilution, and 
        counterfeiting laws (S. 1255), [26OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 775, Y2K Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 234) (H. Rept. 106-213), [30JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 391, Facilitate Small Business Compliance 
        With Certain Federal Paperwork Requirements and Establish a 
        Task Force To Streamline Certain Requirements: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 42) (H. Rept. 106-13), [9FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 775, Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 166) (H. Rept. 106-
        134), [11MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1714, Electronic Signatures in Global and 
        National Commerce Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        366) (H. Rept. 106-462), [8NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2031, Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 272) (H. Rept. 106-
        281), [2AU]
    Consumer and Investor Access to Information Act: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 1858) (H. Rept. 106-350), [30SE]
    Copyright Damages Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1761) (H. Rept. 106-216), [1JY]
    Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1714) (H. Rept. 106-341), 
        [27SE]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1714) (H. Rept. 
        106-341), [18OC]
    Extend Certain Expiring Tax Provisions: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 2923) (H. Rept. 106-344), [28SE]
    Facilitate Small Business Compliance With Certain Federal 
        Paperwork Requirements and Establish a Task Force To 
        Streamline Certain Requirements: Committee on Government 
        Reform (House) (H.R. 391) (H. Rept. 106-8), [8FE]
    Networking and Information Technology Research and Development 
        Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2086) (H. Rept. 106-
        472), [16NO]
    Paperwork Elimination Act: Committee on Small Business (House) 
        (H.R. 439) (H. Rept. 106-11), [8FE]
    Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act: Committee on 
        Armed Services (House) (H.R. 850) (H. Rept. 106-117), [26JY]
    ------Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 850) (H. 
        Rept. 106-117), [26JY]
    ------Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 850) (H. 
        Rept. 106-117), [19JY]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 850) (H. Rept. 106-
        117), [27AP]
    Trade Agency Authorizations, Drug Free Borders, and Prevention of 
        On-Line Child Pornography Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1833) (H. Rept. 106-161), [24MY]
    Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 2031) (H. Rept. 106-265), [27JY]
    Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 775) (H. Rept. 106-31), [10MY]
    Y2K Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 775) (H. Rept. 106-212), 
        [29JN]

CONABLE, BARBER B., JR. (a former Representative from New York) 
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Smithsonian Institution: appointment as citizen regent of Board of 
        Regents (see H.J. Res. 26), [9FE]

CONDIT, GARY A. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), [12FE]
    Conferee: H.R. 1555, intelligence services appropriations, [22SE]
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: convey certain real property to schools and nonprofit 
        organizations involved in teaching young people to be farmers 
        (see H.R. 578), [4FE]
    Armed Forces: provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon 
        enlistment (see H.R. 355), [19JA]
    European Union: bilateral trade concern relative to canned fruit 
        subsidy (see H. Res. 39), [4FE]
    Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional 
        deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see 
        H.R. 350), [19JA]
    Health: protect the privacy of personally identifiable health 
        information (see H.R. 1941), [25MY]
    House Rules: improve deliberation of proposed Federal private 
        sector mandates (see H. Res. 377), [16NO]
    Stanislaus County, CA: conveyance of certain lands (see H.R. 356), 
        [19JA]
    Surplus Government property: clarify authority for the transfer of 
        Dept. of Defense equipment to law enforcement agencies (see 
        H.R. 787), [23FE]
    Taxation: treatment of agricultural water conservation 
        expenditures (see H.R. 579), [4FE]

CONDON, ROBERT
  Bills and resolutions
    Tribute (see H. Res. 127), [23MR]

CONFERENCE REPORTS
  Texts of
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 1906), [30SE]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, 
        Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction (S. 
        1059), [5AU]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 2561), [8OC]
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        2466), [20OC]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        2490), [14SE]
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        2084), [30SE]
    Dept of. Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (H.R. 2465), [27JY]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2670), [19OC]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2684), [13OC]
    District of Columbia Appropriations (H.R. 2587), [5AU]
    District of Columbia Appropriations (H.R. 3064), [27OC]
    District of Columbia Appropriations (H.R. 3194), [17NO]
    Education Flexibility Partnership Act (H.R. 800), [20AP]
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations (H.R. 1141), [14MY]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 2605), [27SE]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2606), [27SE]
    Framework for the Affiliation of Banks, Securities Firms, and 
        Other Financial Service Providers (S. 900), [2NO]
    Intellectual Property and Communications Omnibus Reform Act (H.R. 
        1554), [9NO]
    Intelligence Services Appropriations (H.R. 1555), [5NO]
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 1905), 
        [4AU]
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68), 
        [13AP]
    Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act (H.R. 2488), [4AU]
    Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (H.R. 1180), 
        [17NO]
    Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act (H.R. 2116), 
        [16NO]
    Water Resources Development Act (S. 507), [5AU]
    Y2K Act (H.R. 775), [29JN]

CONFLICT OF INTERESTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Office of Government Ethics: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 
        2904), [21SE]
  Reports filed
    Office of Government Ethics Appropriations: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2904) (H. Rept. 106-433), 
        [2NO]

CONGRESS
  Appointments
    Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress, [6JA], [25MY], 
        [10JN]
    Commission on Online Child Protection, [18OC], [19OC]
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), [19JA]
    Committee on Taxation (Joint), [19JA]
    Committee To Escort the President, [19JA]
    Committee To Notify the President That a Congressional Quorum Has 
        Assembled, [6JA]
    Conferees: H. Con. Res. 68, setting forth the Federal budget for 
        2000-2009, [12AP]
    ------H.R. 1905, legislative branch of the Government 
        appropriations, [1JY]
    Congressional Award Board, [6JA], [12AP]
    Congressional Office of Compliance Board of Directors, [4OC]
    House of Representatives Page Board, [11FE]
    Library of Congress Trust Fund Board, [19AP], [27SE]
    Official Advisers to International Conferences, Meetings, and 
        Negotiation Sessions Relating to Trade Agreements, [19JA]

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    U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission, [18MR], [26AP]
  Bills and resolutions
    Adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 27), [10FE] (see H. Con. Res. 235), 
        [18NO]
    ------waiver of sine die adjournment requirement (see H. Con. Res. 
        168), [30JY]
    ------waiver of sine die adjournment requirement (H. Con. Res. 
        168), consideration (see H. Res. 266), [29JY]
    Adjournment (S. Con. Res. 43): consideration (see H. Res. 236), 
        [30JN]
    Agriculture: commitment to address emergency that currently exists 
        (see H. Con. Res. 113), [25MY]
    Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        2815), [8SE]
    American Psychological Association: condemn published study 
        relative to sexual relationships between adults and children 
        (see H. Con. Res. 107), [12MY]
    Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see 
        H.J. Res. 9), [7JA] (see H.J. Res. 20), [19JA] (see H.J. Res. 
        30), [23FE]
    ------making emergency supplemental for military operations, 
        refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relative to Kosovo 
        conflict, and for military operations in Southwest Asia (see 
        H.R. 1664), [4MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental for military operations, 
        refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relative to Kosovo 
        conflict, and for military operations in Southwest Asia (H.R. 
        1664), consideration (see H. Res. 159), [5MY]
    ------waive enrollment requirements for certain legislation (see 
        H.J. Res. 76), [8NO]
    ------waive enrollment requirements for certain legislation (H.J. 
        Res. 76), consideration (see H. Res. 365), [8NO]
    Armed Forces: support for troops carrying out NATO military 
        operations against Serbia (see H. Con. Res. 72), (see H. Res. 
        130, 132), [24MR]
    Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        2815), [8SE]
    Aviation: congressional review of civil aviation agreements (see 
        H.R. 1845), [18MY]
    Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 232), [7JA] (see H.R. 
        493), [2FE] (see H.R. 2985), [30SE] (see H. Res. 396), [18NO]
    ------improve and strengthen budget process (see H.R. 853), [25FE]
    ------provide discretionary spending offsets (see H.R. 3085), 
        [14OC]
    ------provide for expedited consideration of certain proposed 
        rescissions of budget authority (see H.R. 3442), [17NO]
    ------public disclosure on treatment of Social Security trust 
        funds (see H.R. 563), [3FE]
    ------reform process (see H.R. 2293), [22JN]
    ------require two-thirds vote for 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. 343), [19JA]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (see H. Con. 
        Res. 68), [23MR]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 
        68), consideration (see H. Res. 131), [24MR]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 
        68), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 137), 
        [13AP]
    ------support year 2000 proposed budget (see H.R. 3054, 3055), 
        [7OC]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a Capitol Visitor Center 
        (see H.R. 962), [3MR]
    ------mint coins in commemoration of the Capitol Visitor Center 
        (see H.R. 3373), [16NO]
    ------permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to present the 
        Congressional Gold Medal to Gerald R. and Betty Ford (see H. 
        Con. Res. 196), [12OC]
    ------permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to present the 
        Congressional Gold Medal to Rosa Parks (see H. Con. Res. 127), 
        [8JN]
    ------rename the Document Door of the Capitol as the Memorial Door 
        (see H. Con. Res. 158), [16JY]
    Capitol Police: appreciation for efforts during impeachment 
        proceedings (see H. Res. 106), [10MR]
    ------increase mandatory retirement age (see H.R. 424), [19JA]
    Capitol Police Board: exempt certain Capitol Police officers from 
        mandatory retirement (see H. Con. Res. 202), [20OC]
    Census: use of sampling to determine populations in States for 
        purposes of congressional redistricting (see H.R. 548), [3FE]
    Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact: congressional 
        consent (see H.J. Res. 50), [4MY]
    China, People's Republic of: congressional approval before the 
        U.S. supports admission into the World Trade Organization, and 
        U.S. withdrawal if admission is granted without U.S. approval 
        (see H.R. 884), [1MR]
    Civil rights: clarify intent of Congress to hold individuals 
        responsible for discriminatory acts committed by them in 
        employment (see H.R. 2508), [14JY]
    Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2459), 
        [1JY]
    Clean Air Act: moratorium on disclosure of certain submissions to 
        provide for the reporting of certain site security information 
        to Congress (see H.R. 2257), [17JN]
    Clinton, President: censure (see H.J. Res. 12), [7JA]
    ------House of Representatives' appointment and authorization of 
        managers for impeachment trial (see H. Res. 10), [6JA]
    ------notification that a quorum has assembled (see H. Res. 3), 
        [6JA]
    Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), 
        [8SE]
    Committee on Appropriations (House): majority party appointments 
        (see H. Res. 255), [19JY]
    Committee on House Administration (House): minority party 
        appointments (see H. Res. 50), [10FE]
    Committee on Printing (Joint): election of members (see H. Res. 
        78), [23FE] (see H. Res. 87), [2MR]
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): majority party 
        appointments (see H. Res. 22), [19JA] (see H. Res. 73), [23FE]
    Committee on the Budget (House): majority party appointments (see 
        H. Res. 21), [19JA]
    Committee on the Library (Joint): election of members (see H. Res. 
        78), [23FE] (see H. Res. 87), [2MR]
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House): minority party 
        appointments (see H. Res. 29), [2FE]
    Committees of the House: appointment of Representative Sanders 
        (see H. Res. 8), [6JA]
    ------majority party appointments (see H. Res. 6), [6JA] (see H. 
        Res. 30), [2FE] (see H. Res. 88), [2MR] (see H. Res. 108), 
        [11MR]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 7), [6JA] (see H. 
        Res. 23), [19JA] (see H. Res. 277), [5AU] (see H. Res. 391), 
        [18NO]
    Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination 
        Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 107), [10MR]
    Courts: independent counsel law reform (see H.R. 117), [7JA]
    ------independent counsel law repeal (see H.R. 386), [19JA] (see 
        H.R. 794), [23FE]
    Dept. of Agriculture: require report to Congress on seizure of 
        private property (see H.R. 294), [7JA]
    Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see H.R. 2452), [1JY]
    Dept. of Defense: submit a report to Congress on production 
        alternatives for the Joint Strike Fighter program (see H.R. 
        3396), [16NO]
    Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 1649), [29AP] (see H.R. 2411), 
        [30JN]
    District of Columbia: eliminate congressional review of newly-
        passed District laws (see H.R. 1198), [18MR]
    Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign 
        expenditures and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 13), [7JA]
    Federal employees: permit children of non-legislative branch 
        employees to enroll in the House of Representatives Child Care 
        Center (see H.R. 3122), [21OC]
    Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act: exempt certain reports 
        from automatic elimination and sunset (see H.R. 3111), [20OC] 
        (see H.R. 3234), [5NO]
    Federal-State relations: specify source of constitutional 
        authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 1018), 
        [4MR]
    FEMA: report on methods and procedures to accelerate disaster 
        assistance to agricultural communities (see H.R. 283), [7JA]
    Financial institutions: require congressional approval to 
        implement ``Know Your Customer'' regulations proposed by 
        Federal banking agencies and conduct a study on economic and 
        privacy issues of such regulations (see H.R. 530), [3FE]
    Firearms: ban manufacture of handguns that cannot be personalized, 
        require report on commercial feasibility of personalizing 
        firearms, and provide grants to improve firearms safety (see 
        H.R. 2025), [8JN]
    Ford, James David: appointment as Chaplain emeritus of the House 
        of Representatives (see H. Res. 373), [10NO]
    Foreign countries: require congressional approval of U.S. economic 
        sanctions on agricultural products, medicines, and medical 
        products (see H.R. 2993), [1OC] (see H.R. 3140), [25OC]
    ------require the President to report on the effectiveness of the 
        imposition of unilateral economic sanctions by the U.S. (see 
        H.R. 3406), [16NO]
    Foreign policy: establish framework for consideration of 
        unilateral economic sanctions (see H.R. 1244), [24MR]
    Foreign trade: require the President to report to Congress on any 
        selective embargo on agricultural commodities (see H.R. 17), 
        [6JA]
    Gettysburg National Military Park: require specific congressional 
        authorization for construction of any visitor's center or 
        museum near or within boundaries (see H.R. 2438), [1JY]
    Glenn, John: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 239), [7JA]
    Government: require comparable treatment of Federal employees, 
        Members of Congress and the President during a Government 
        shutdown (see H.R. 877), [25FE]
    ------separation of powers between Congress and the President (see 
        H.R. 2655), [30JY]
    ------shutdown relative to budget process (see H.R. 142), [7JA]
    ------status of Executive Orders that infringe on the powers and 
        duties of Congress or are not specifically funded (see H. Con. 
        Res. 26), [9FE] (see H. Con. Res. 30), [10FE]
    Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional 
        deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see 
        H.R. 350), [19JA]
    ------analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of 
        proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R. 350), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 36), [3FE]
    ------preserve limited Federal agency reporting requirements on 
        banking and housing matters (see H.R. 3046), [7OC]
    ------reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3311), [10NO]
    Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        1932), [25MY]
    House of Representatives: adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 2), [6JA] 
        (see H. Con. Res. 11), [19JA]
    ------appoint committee to notify the President of adjournment 
        (see H. Res. 395), [18NO]
    ------compensation of certain minority employees (see H. Res. 11), 
        [6JA]
    ------donation of used computer equipment to public schools (see 
        H.R. 255), [7JA]
    ------election of officers (see H. Res. 1), [6JA]
    ------enclose galleries with a transparent and substantial 
        material (see H. Res. 162), [6MY]
    ------fixing the hour of daily meeting (see H. Res. 14), [6JA]
    ------implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. 
        Res. 146), [22AP]
    ------make technical corrections relative to reports submitted by 
        the Postmaster General on official mail (see H.R. 705), [11FE]
    ------notify President of election of the Speaker and Clerk (see 
        H. Res. 4), [6JA]

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    ------prevent certain mass mailings from being sent as franked 
        mail (see H.R. 596), [4FE]
    ------require approval of any payments from the reserve fund 
        designated for certain committee expenses (see H. Res. 38), 
        [3FE]
    ------require that excess amounts from Members' official 
        allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 431), 
        [2FE] (see H.R. 2117), [9JN] (see H.R. 2171), [10JN]
    House Rules: adopt and amend (see H. Res. 5), [6JA]
    ------improve deliberation of proposed Federal private sector 
        mandates (see H. Res. 377), [16NO]
    ------prohibit consideration of legislation that designates or 
        redesignates any building, highway, or other structure in 
        honor of a serving Member of Congress (see H. Res. 343), 
        [27OC]
    ------reform gift rules (see H. Res. 9), [6JA]
    ------repeal relative to statutory limit on the public debt (see 
        H. Res. 20), [7JA] (see H. Res. 80), [23FE]
    ------require a two-thirds majority on legislation implementing 
        future trade agreements pursuant to fast-track procedures (see 
        H. Res. 96), [3MR]
    ------require drug testing of Members, officers, and employees 
        (see H. Res. 331), [14OC]
    ------require legislation which amends a law to show changes in 
        the law (see H. Res. 116), [16MR]
    ------treatment of expenses of special-order speeches (see H. Res. 
        47), [9FE]
    Hurricanes: transmittal to Congress of the Presidential 
        recommendations for emergency response actions for relief of 
        the victims of Hurricane Floyd (see H. Res. 349), [1NO]
    Independent counsel: law reform (see H.R. 117), [7JA]
    ------law repeal (see H.R. 386), [19JA] (see H.R. 794), [23FE]
    Independent Counsel Commission: establish (see H.R. 3005), [4OC]
    Information services: make certain information available to the 
        public on the Internet (see H.R. 654), [9FE]
    Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        1709), [5MY] (see H.R. 1821), [14MY]
    Kosovo: authorize use of all necessary force and other means to 
        accomplish U.S. and NATO objectives (see H.J. Res. 51), [5MY]
    ------prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless 
        authorized by law (see H.R. 1368), [12AP]
    ------support efforts and recommendations of U.S.-Russian meeting 
        in Vienna, Austria relative to peace negotiations (see H. Con. 
        Res. 99, 99), [5MY]
    ------tribute to U.S. and NATO troops for carrying out military 
        operations against Serbia (see H. Con. Res. 130), [10JN] (see 
        H. Con. Res. 145), [29JN]
    ------use all diplomatic means to negotiate a peaceful settlement 
        without the introduction of U.S. ground forces (see H. Con. 
        Res. 96), [5MY]
    Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see 
        H.R. 1905), [24MY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1905), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 190), [25MY]
    Library of Congress: assemble a written history of the House of 
        Representatives for publication (see H.R. 2303), [22JN]
    ------clarify eligibility requirements for enrollment of children 
        in day care center (see H.R. 1782), [12MY]
    Medal of Honor: recognize and honor recipients for their selfless 
        acts and commend IPALCO Enterprises for its contributions to 
        honor these recipients (see H. Res. 191), [26MY]
    Members of Congress: allow Members to decline annual pay 
        adjustments (see H.R. 2622), [27JY]
    ------constitutional amendment to allow States to limit terms (see 
        H.J. Res. 16), [7JA]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), 
        [6JA] (see H.J. Res. 15), [7JA]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit terms and to increase the 
        term of Representatives to 4 years (see H.J. Res. 18), [7JA]
    ------deny cost-of-living adjustments for retirement benefits (see 
        H. Con. Res. 3), [7JA]
    ------eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 94), (see 
        H.R. 235), [7JA] (see H.R. 590), [4FE] (see H.R. 651), [9FE]
    ------include salaries in any proposed across-the-board reduction 
        in funding for Federal agencies (see H. Con. Res. 207), [25OC]
    ------increase length of ban on lobbying activities after leaving 
        office (see H.R. 335), [19JA]
    ------link annual salary adjustments to cost-of-living adjustments 
        for certain Social Security benefits (see H.R. 1669), [4MY]
    ------modify law providing a permanent appropriation for 
        compensation (see H.R. 83), [7JA]
    ------prohibit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement 
        System (see H.R. 95), [7JA]
    ------prohibit pay rate adjustments from exceeding certain cost-
        of-living increases for Social Security benefits (see H.R. 
        2893), [21SE]
    Mental Health Advisory Committee: establish (see H. Res. 19), 
        [7JA]
    Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State 
        (see H. Con. Res. 24), [4FE]
    Missouri-Nebraska Boundary Compact: congressional consent (see 
        H.J. Res. 54), [12MY]
    National Conference of Law Enforcement Emerald Societies: tribute 
        to activities honoring John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut of 
        the U.S. Capitol Police (see H. Res. 171), [13MY]
    National objectives: renew commitment to the fundamental 
        principles which guided the Founding Fathers (see H. Con. Res. 
        215), [28OC]
    National Wildlife Refuge System: prohibit expenditure of certain 
        funds for new refuges without specific authorization from 
        Congress (see H.R. 1199), [18MR]
    Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize and modify 
        conditions (see H.R. 1604), [28AP]
    ------rescind congressional consent (see H.R. 744), [11FE]
    106th Congress: set date for convening, 2d session (see H.J. Res. 
        85), [18NO]
    Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see 
        H.R. 941), [2MR]
    Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), [4FE]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 417), [19JA] (see H.R. 1641), [29AP] (see H.R. 1739), 
        [6MY] (see H.R. 1867), [19MY] (see H.R. 1922), [25MY] (see 
        H.R. 2668), [2AU] (see H.R. 3243), [5NO]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 417), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 122), [18MR] (see H. Res. 126), 
        [23MR] (see H. Res. 283), [8SE]
    ------expand required spending reports and transfer enforcement of 
        campaign finance laws from the FEC to the Dept. of Justice 
        (see H.R. 32), [6JA]
    ------limit contributions by nondistrict or out-of-State residents 
        in elections to Congress (see H.R. 1880), [20MY]
    ------prohibit candidates from accepting unsecured loans from 
        depository institutions regulated under Federal law (see H.R. 
        400), [19JA]
    ------prohibit contributions by nondistrict residents in elections 
        to the House of Representatives (see H.R. 594), [4FE]
    ------prohibit contributions by nondistrict residents in elections 
        to the Senate or the House of Representatives (see H.R. 715), 
        [11FE]
    ------prohibit contributions by nonparty multicandidate political 
        committees in Federal elections (see H.R. 593), [4FE]
    ------prohibit lowest unit rate for campaign advertising from 
        being available for communication in which candidates attack 
        opponents unless the candidate does so in person (see H.R. 
        2033), [8JN]
    ------public financing of House of Representatives elections (see 
        H.R. 331), [19JA] (see H.R. 1171), [17MR]
    ------require disclosure of funding sources for certain candidate 
        advocacy advertising (see H.R. 227), [7JA]
    Political ethics: compile and make available to the public the 
        names of candidates for election who agree to conduct 
        campaigns in accordance with a Code of Election Ethics (see H. 
        Con. Res. 12), [19JA]
    Postal Service: submit reports to Congress before implementing the 
        next first-class postage rate increase and provide certain 
        procedures for postage stamp use and sale at the beginning of 
        such rate increase (see H.R. 1859), [19MY]
    Presidents of the U.S.: amend the War Powers Resolution (see H.J. 
        Res. 42), [24MR]
    ------permit congressional review of certain Presidential orders 
        (see H.R. 3131), [21OC]
    ------repeal the War Powers Resolution (see H.R. 2937), [23SE]
    Public debt: constitutional amendment to restrict annual deficits 
        and require popular vote of the people to exceed any limits 
        (see H.J. Res. 36), [4MR]
    Public lands: require congressional approval before entering into 
        certain agreements or arrangements (see H.R. 1207), [18MR]
    Racial relations: affirm opposition to all forms of racism and 
        bigotry (see H. Res. 121), [17MR]
    Red River Boundary Compact: congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 
        72), [19OC]
    Religion: require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the House 
        and Senate Chambers (see H. Con. Res. 150), [1JY]
    Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 384), 
        [19JA]
    Senate: notify that a quorum of the House of Representatives is 
        present and of the election of the Speaker and Clerk (see H. 
        Res. 2), [6JA]
    Serbia: authorize the President to conduct military air operations 
        and missile strikes (S. Con. Res. 21), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 151), [27AP]
    ------declaration of war (see H.J. Res. 44), [12AP]
    ------declaration of war (H.J. Res. 44), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 151), [27AP]
    ------direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant 
        to the War Powers Resolution (see H. Con. Res. 82, 82), [12AP]
    ------direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant 
        to the War Powers Resolution (H. Con. Res. 82), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 151), [27AP]
    ------express regret and apologize for accidental bombing of 
        Chinese Embassy by NATO forces (see H. Con. Res. 106), [12MY]
    ------prohibit non-humanitarian reconstruction assistance until 
        Slobodan Milosevic and certain other officials have been 
        arrested and placed in custody (see H.R. 2187), [14JN]
    ------prohibit reconstruction assistance relative to U.S. 
        participation in NATO military operations against Serbia (see 
        H.R. 1737), [6MY]
    Shelton, Henry H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2672), 
        [2AU]
    Smith, Andrew J.: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2858), [14SE]
    Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 685), 
        [10FE] (see H.R. 1259), [24MR] (see H.R. 1803), [13MY] (see 
        H.R. 2039), [8JN] (see H. Res. 18), [7JA]
    ------budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 1259), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 186), [24MY]
    ------extend and clarify pay-as-you-go requirements relative to 
        trust funds (see H.R. 196), [7JA] (see H.R. 1059), [10MR]
    ------invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities 
        and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds 
        from public debt limit (see H.R. 147), (see H.R. 160), (see 
        H.R. 219), [7JA]
    ------investment of trust funds in marketable securities (see H.R. 
        1268), [24MR]
    Solid waste: State control over disposal of out-of-State solid 
        waste (see H.R. 891), [2MR]
    Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1604), 
        [28AP]
    State of the Union Message: joint session (see H. Con. Res. 1), 
        [6JA]
    States: allow use of redistricting systems for congressional 
        districts other than single-member districts (see H.R. 1173), 
        [17MR]
    ------congressional consent for boundary change between Georgia 
        and South Carolina (see H.J. Res. 62), [22JY]
    ------constitutional amendment to grant power to propose 
        constitutional amendments (see H.J. Res. 29), [11FE]

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    Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds 
        majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see 
        H.J. Res. 37), [11MR]
    ------constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on 
        the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 37), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 139), [13AP]
    ------reduce special deduction for living expenses of Members of 
        Congress (see H.R. 589), [4FE]
    ------require congressional review of Federal agency rules that 
        establish or raise taxes (see H.R. 2636), [29JY]
    U.S. Congressional Philharmonic Society: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 
        229), [16NO]
    Walsh, John: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 986), [4MR]
    Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: ensure congressional involvement in 
        State actions relative to designation of rivers as wild, 
        scenic, or recreational rivers (see H.R. 2857), [14SE]
    Women: ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution 
        upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 
        37), [3FE]
  Conference reports
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 1905), 
        [4AU]
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68), 
        [13AP]
  Messages
    Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2000: President 
        Clinton, [2FE]
  Motions
    Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. 
        Res. 68), [12AP]
    House of Representatives: adjournment, [10JN], [15JY], [22JY], 
        [6OC], [18NO]
    House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), [6JA]
    Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 
        1905), [10JN], [3AU], [4AU]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1905), consideration (H. Res. 
        190), [10JN]
    Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 1259), 
        [26MY]
  Reports filed
    Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act: Committee on House 
        Administration (House) (H.R. 417) (H. Rept. 106-297), [5AU]
    Campaign Integrity Act: Committee on House Administration (House) 
        (H.R. 1867) (H. Rept. 106-294), [5AU]
    Campaign Reform and Election Integrity Act: Committee on House 
        Administration (House) (H.R. 2668) (H. Rept. 106-295), [5AU]
    Citizen Legislature and Political Freedom Act: Committee on House 
        Administration (House) (H.R. 1922) (H. Rept. 106-296), [5AU]
    Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H.R. 853) (H. Rept. 106-198), [24JN]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 853) (H. Rept. 106-198), 
        [5AU]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 853) (H. Rept. 106-
        198), [5AU]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H. Con. Res. 68, Setting 
        Forth the Federal Budget for 2000-2009: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 137) (H. Rept. 106-92), [13AP]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 68, Setting Forth the Federal Budget 
        for 2000-2009: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 131) (H. 
        Rept. 106-77), [24MR]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 82, Direct the President To Withdraw 
        U.S. Armed Forces From Serbia Pursuant to the War Powers 
        Resolution: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 
        106-118), [27AP]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 168, Waiver of Sine Die Adjournment 
        Requirement (H. Res. 266): Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Rept. 106-274), [29JY]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 37, Constitutional Amendment To Require 
        a Two-Thirds Majority on the Passage of Legislation Increasing 
        Taxes: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 139) (H. Rept. 106-
        94), [13AP]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 44, Declaration of War Against Serbia: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 106-118), 
        [27AP]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 76, Waive Enrollment Requirements for 
        Certain Appropriations Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 365) (H. Rept. 106-461), [8NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 350, Mandates Information Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 36) (H. Rept. 106-6), [3FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 417, Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 283) (H. Rept. 106-311), 
        [8SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1259, Social Security and Medicare Safe 
        Deposit Box Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 186) (H. 
        Rept. 106-160), [24MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1664, Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 159) (H. Rept. 106-127), [5MY]
    Consideration of S. Con. Res. 21, Presidential Authority To 
        Conduct Military Air Operations and Missile Strikes Against 
        Serbia: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 
        106-118), [27AP]
    Consideration of S. Con. Res. 43, Congressional Adjournment: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 236) (H. Rept. 106-215), 
        [30JN]
    Declaration of War Against Serbia: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.J. Res. 44) (H. Rept. 106-115), [27AP]
    Direct the President To Withdraw U.S. Armed Forces From Serbia 
        Pursuant to the War Powers Resolution: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H. Con. Res. 82) (H. Rept. 
        106-116), [27AP]
    Georgia and South Carolina Boundary Change Congressional Consent: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 62) (H. Rept. 
        106-304), [8SE]
    Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        Act: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1664) (H. Rept. 
        106-125), [4MY]
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1905) (H. Rept. 106-290), [4AU]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1905) (H. Rept. 
        106-156), [24MY]
    Mandates Information Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 350) 
        (H. Rept. 106-5), [2FE]
    Missouri-Nebraska Boundary Compact Congressional Consent: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 54) (H. Rept. 
        106-303), [8SE]
    Selective Agricultural Embargoes Act: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H.R. 17) (H. Rept. 106-154), [20MY]
    ------Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 17) (H. 
        Rept. 106-154), [14JN]
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2000-2009: Committee of 
        Conference (H. Con. Res. 68) (H. Rept. 106-91), [13AP]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 68) (H. Rept. 
        106-73), [23MR]

CONGRESSIONAL AWARD BOARD
  Appointments
    Members, [6JA], [12AP]

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Budget: improve and strengthen budget process (see H.R. 853), 
        [25FE]
  Reports filed
    Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H.R. 853) (H. Rept. 106-198), [24JN]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 853) (H. Rept. 106-198), 
        [5AU]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 853) (H. Rept. 106-
        198), [5AU]

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET AND IMPOUNDMENT CONTROL ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Budget: provide for expedited consideration of certain proposed 
        rescissions of budget authority (see H.R. 3442), [17NO]

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
  Appointments
    Director, [4FE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Budget: assist CBO with scoring of State and local mandates (see 
        H.R. 3257), [8NO]
    ------require appropriate off-budget treatment for Social Security 
        in official budget pronouncements (see H.R. 863), [25FE] (see 
        H.R. 1157), [17MR]
    Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional 
        deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see 
        H.R. 350), [19JA]
    ------analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of 
        proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R. 350), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 36), [3FE]
    Social Security: budget treatment of Old-Age, Survivors, and 
        Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 74), (see H.R. 167), 
        [7JA]
    Taxation: require CBO and the Committee on Taxation (Joint) to use 
        dynamic scoring for provisions of bills or joint resolutions 
        that reduce tax rates (see H.R. 29), [6JA]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 350, Mandates Information Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 36) (H. Rept. 106-6), [3FE]
    Mandates Information Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 350) 
        (H. Rept. 106-5), [2FE]

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
  Bills and resolutions
    House Rules: treatment of expenses of special-order speeches (see 
        H. Res. 47), [9FE]

CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
  Bills and resolutions
    Congress: make certain information available to the public on the 
        Internet (see H.R. 654), [9FE]

CONNECTICUT
  Bills and resolutions
    Hurricanes: express sympathy for victims of Hurricane Floyd in 
        Atlantic Coast States (see H. Res. 322), [4OC]
    ------transmittal to Congress of the Presidential recommendations 
        for emergency response actions for relief of the victims of 
        Hurricane Floyd (see H. Res. 349), [1NO]
    Long Island Sound: management plan implementation funding (see 
        H.R. 3313), [10NO]
    ------prohibit dumping of dredged material (see H.R. 855), [25FE]
    Merrill S. Parks, Jr., Federal Building, New Haven, CT: designate 
        (see H.R. 1571), [27AP]
    Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor: 
        expand boundaries (see H.R. 1619), [29AP]
  Reports filed
    Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor 
        Boundary Expansion: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1619) 
        (H. Rept. 106-306), [8SE]

CONSEQUENCES FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 1501): consideration (see H. Res. 209), [15JN]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 1501), [17JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1501 and H.R. 2122, Provisions: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 209) (H. Rept. 106-186), [15JN]

CONSERVATION OF ENERGY
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 1649), [29AP] (see H.R. 2411), 
        [30JN]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (see 
        H.R. 2884), [21SE] (see H.R. 2978, 2981), [30SE]
    Federal Power Act: amend relative to electric reliability and 
        oversight (see H.R. 2602), [22JY]
    Hazardous substances: reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, 
        nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired 
        electric utility generating units (see H.R. 2980), [30SE]
    Public utilities: establish programs for electric energy 
        conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and

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        universal and affordable service (see H.R. 2569), [20JY]
    Taxation: provide credits for constructing energy efficient homes 
        or improving existing homes (see H.R. 1358), [25MR]
    ------provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 
        2380), [29JN]
  Reports filed
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act Programs Extension: Committee 
        on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2884) (H. Rept. 106-359), [1OC]

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES
related term(s) Ecology and Environment; Natural Resources
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: permit haying and grazing on conservation reserve 
        land in certain drought areas (see H.R. 3101), [19OC]
    Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory 
        birds (see H.R. 39), [6JA] (see H.R. 381), [19JA]
    Bureau of Reclamation: participate in design, planning, and 
        construction of the San Antonio Water System Water Recycling 
        Project Phase III (see H.R. 2285), [18JN]
    ------reauthorize participation in the Deschutes Resources 
        Conservancy (see H.R. 1787), [12MY]
    Carrizo Plain National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 
        1751), [11MY]
    Central Utah Project: acquisition of water rights, completion of 
        project facilities, and implementation of water conservation 
        measures (see H.R. 2889), [21SE]
    Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: improve protection 
        and management (see H.R. 2140), [10JN]
    Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State 
        and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 
        3245), [8NO]
    Dept. of Agriculture: authority relative to plant protection and 
        quarantine (see H.R. 1504), [21AP]
    ------balance wind and water erosion criteria and wildlife 
        suitability criteria used in the Conservation Reserve Program 
        (see H.R. 1836), [18MY]
    ------designate as the lead Federal agency for national 
        agricultural policy regarding conservation and the environment 
        (see H.R. 2793), [5AU]
    Dept. of the Interior: participation in design, planning, and 
        construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in 
        the Castaic Lake Water Agency service area (see H.R. 3322), 
        [10NO]
    Earth Day: observance (see H. Res. 400), [18NO]
    Ecology and environment: assist in the conservation of keystone 
        species (see H.R. 3407), [16NO]
    ------provide certain off-budget treatment for the land and water 
        conservation fund and limit fund relative to State financial 
        assistance (see H.R. 452), [2FE]
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act: include advanced 
        scientific education programs in elementary schools (see H.R. 
        1534), [22AP]
    Endangered species: provide for a scientific review of the current 
        conservation status of the northern spotted owl (see H.R. 
        3089), [18OC]
    Endangered Species Act: reform Federal land management activities 
        relative to conservation (see H.R. 495), [2FE]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing 
        supply regulations (see H.R. 623), [8FE]
    ------extend certain programs (see H.R. 2884), [21SE] (see H.R. 
        2978, 2981), [30SE]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to wetlands 
        mitigation banking (see H.R. 1290), [25MR]
    Fish and fishing: conserve Atlantic highly migratory species of 
        fish (see H.R. 3331), [10NO] (see H.R. 3390), [16NO]
    ------efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific 
        Northwest (see H.R. 2798), [5AU]
    ------prohibit pelagic longline fishing in the exclusive economic 
        zone in the Atlantic Ocean (see H.R. 3516), [22NO]
    Forest Service: provide incentives to improve accounting and 
        financial reporting systems by temporarily capping 
        discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 2996), [1OC]
    Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to 
        strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 2512), 
        [14JY]
    ------eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate 
        the economic recovery and diversification of communities 
        dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1396), 
        [13AP]
    Gunnison National Monument: redesignate Black Canyon as a national 
        park and establish the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation 
        Area (see H.R. 1165), [17MR]
    Horticulture: plant genetic conservation program funding (see H.R. 
        398), [19JA]
    Iowa: require study of Loess Hills area to review options for 
        protection and preservation of resources (see H.R. 1668), 
        [4MY]
    Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act: reauthorize 
        (see H.R. 2496), [13JY]
    Las Cienegas National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 
        2941), [24SE]
    Minnesota: eligibility of lands enrolled in Reinvest in Minnesota 
        land conservation program for the Conservation Reserve Program 
        when current contract expires (see H.R. 2703), [4AU]
    ------temporary exception for certain counties from limitation on 
        percentage of cropland that may be enrolled in the 
        conservation reserve and wetlands reserve programs (see H.R. 
        2583), [21JY]
    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. 1284), [25MR]
    National forests: exempt prescribed burning from regulations under 
        the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 236), [7JA]
    Natural resources: establish a fund to meet the outdoor 
        conservation and recreation needs of the American people (see 
        H.R. 701), [10FE]
    ------use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund acquisition, 
        improvement, and maintenance of public resources (see H.R. 
        798), [23FE]
    North American Wetlands Conservation Council: appointment of 
        additional members (see H.R. 2821), [9SE]
    Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer 
        education programs (see H.R. 380), [19JA]
    Public lands: increase Land and Water Conservation Fund and Urban 
        Parks and Recreation Recovery Programs funding, resume State 
        grant funding, and develop conservation and recreation 
        facilities in urban areas (see H.R. 1118), [16MR]
    San Isabel National Forest: designate certain lands as Spanish 
        Peaks Wilderness (see H.R. 898), [2MR]
    Shivwits Plateau National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 
        2795), [5AU]
    Taxation: encourage contributions of capital gain real property 
        for conservation purposes and qualified conservation 
        contributions, and modify rules on estate tax exclusion for 
        certain land (see H.R. 2263), [17JN]
    ------provide tax incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles 
        and the development of alternative fuels (see H.R. 2252), 
        [17JN]
    ------treatment of agricultural water conservation expenditures 
        (see H.R. 579), [4FE]
    ------treatment of bonds issued to acquire renewable resources on 
        land subject to conservation easement (see H.R. 1863), [19MY]
    ------treatment of income from land sold to a government agency or 
        a nonprofit organization for conservation purposes (see H.R. 
        2880), [15SE]
    Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control 
        revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), [5AU]
  Reports filed
    Black Canyon National Park and Gunnison Gorge National 
        Conservation Area Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 323) 
        (H. Rept. 106-307), [8SE]
    Central Utah Project Acquisition of Water Rights, Completion of 
        Project Facilities, and Implementation of Water Conservation 
        Measures: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2889) (H. Rept. 
        106-417), [27OC]
    Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Management and 
        Protection Improvements: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        2140) (H. Rept. 106-369), [7OC]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act Programs Extension: Committee 
        on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2884) (H. Rept. 106-359), [1OC]
    Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act 
        Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2496) 
        (H. Rept. 106-390), [18OC]
    Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 39) (H. Rept. 106-80), [12AP]
    North American Wetlands Conservation Council Expansion Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2821) (H. Rept. 106-388), 
        [18OC]
    Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        898) (H. Rept. 106-173), [8JN]

CONSOLIDATED FARM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: allow business and industry guaranteed loans to be 
        made for farmer-owned projects that add value to or process 
        agricultural products (see H.R. 2578), [21JY]
    ------convey certain real property to schools and nonprofit 
        organizations involved in teaching young people to be farmers 
        (see H.R. 578), [4FE]
    Dept. of Agriculture: improve agricultural credit programs (see 
        H.R. 1983), [27MY]
    Federal aid programs: eliminate funding for loans for qualified 
        beginning farmers or ranchers (see H.R. 882), [1MR]

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 
        4), [7JA] (see H.J. Res. 31), [23FE]
    Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see 
        H.J. Res. 9), [7JA] (see H.J. Res. 20), [19JA] (see H.J. Res. 
        30), [23FE]
    Budget: constitutional amendment relative to spending limitations 
        (see H.J. Res. 74), [2NO]
    ------constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 
        19), [7JA]
    ------constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and 
        greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation 
        (see H.J. Res. 1), [6JA] (see H.J. Res. 6), [7JA] (see H.J. 
        Res. 53), [12MY]
    Citizenship: constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of 
        individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 
        10), [7JA]
    Civil rights: protect first amendment rights relative to abortion 
        and reproductive services (see H.R. 270), [7JA]
    Courts: constitutional amendment to provide that Federal judges be 
        reconfirmed by the Senate every 10 years (see H.J. Res. 11), 
        [7JA]
    Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights 
        (see H.J. Res. 64), [4AU]
    Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign 
        expenditures and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 13), [7JA]
    English language: constitutional amendment to establish as 
        official language of U.S. (see H.J. Res. 21), [19JA]
    Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms 
        for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see 
        H.R. 347), [19JA]
    ------protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1178, 1179), 
        [18MR] (see H. Con. Res. 176), [5AU]
    Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see 
        H.J. Res. 5), [7JA] (see H.J. Res. 33), [24FE]
    ------constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 
        33), consideration (see H. Res. 217), [22JN]
    Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see 
        H.J. Res. 66), [15SE]
    Government: constitutional amendment relative to legal effects of 
        new treaties and agreements on the Constitution (see H.J. Res. 
        63), [22JY]
    Housing: constitutional amendment relative to the right to a home 
        (see H.J. Res. 39), [16MR]

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    Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to allow States to 
        limit terms (see H.J. Res. 16), [7JA]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), 
        [6JA] (see H.J. Res. 15), [7JA]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit terms and to increase the 
        term of Representatives to 4 years (see H.J. Res. 18), [7JA]
    Political campaigns: constitutional amendment to limit expenditure 
        of money to elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 3, 8), [7JA]
    Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see 
        H.J. Res. 7), [7JA] (see H.J. Res. 52), [6MY]
    President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct 
        popular election (see H.J. Res. 23), [4FE]
    Presidents of the U.S.: repeal constitutional amendment to limit 
        terms (see H.J. Res. 17), [7JA] (see H.J. Res. 24), [8FE] (see 
        H.J. Res. 38), [11MR]
    Public debt: constitutional amendment to restrict annual deficits 
        and require popular vote of the people to exceed any limits 
        (see H.J. Res. 36), [4MR]
    Social Security: constitutional amendment relative to budget 
        treatment of Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance 
        Program and the hospital insurance program (see H.J. Res. 40), 
        [16MR]
    States: constitutional amendment to grant power to propose 
        constitutional amendments (see H.J. Res. 29), [11FE]
    Taxation: constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax 
        (see H.J. Res. 45), [14AP]
    ------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. 81), 
        [16NO]
    ------constitutional amendment to prohibit courts from levying or 
        increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 59), [17JN]
    ------constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on 
        the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 
        37), [11MR]
    ------constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on 
        the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 37), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 139), [13AP]
    Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. 
        Res. 41), [24MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 33, Constitutional Amendment To 
        Prohibit U.S. Flag Desecration: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 217) (H. Rept. 106-194), [22JN]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 37, Constitutional Amendment To Require 
        a Two-Thirds Majority on the Passage of Legislation Increasing 
        Taxes: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 139) (H. Rept. 106-
        94), [13AP]
    Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of U.S. Flag: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 33) (H. Rept. 
        106-191), [18JN]

CONSTITUTION--U.S.
  Bills and resolutions
    Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the 
        enactment of legislation (see H.R. 1018), [4MR]
    Courts: provide for a three-judge panel to review applications for 
        injunctions relative to the constitutionality of Federal or 
        State legislation (see H.R. 2986), [30SE]
    Dept. of the Treasury: include certain parts of the Constitution 
        in the redesign of the one dollar bill (see H.R. 903), [2MR]
    Education: dedicate day of learning to study and understanding of 
        the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the 
        Federalist Papers (see H. Con. Res. 71), [24MR]
    ------improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 3195), [2NO]
    Firearms: protect right to keep and bear arms (see H. Con. Res. 
        176), [5AU]
    Flag--U.S.: desecration (see H. Con. Res. 142), [23JN]
    Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty (see H.R. 1691), 
        [5MY]
    ------protect religious liberty (H.R. 1691), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 245), [13JY]
    Government: authorize printing of ``How Our Laws Are Made'', ``Our 
        American Government'', and the pocket version and document-
        sized annotated version of the U.S. Constitution (see H. Con. 
        Res. 221), [9NO]
    ------constitutional amendment relative to legal effects of new 
        treaties and agreements on the Constitution (see H.J. Res. 
        63), [22JY]
    ------promote federalism, protect reserved powers of the States, 
        and impose accountability for Federal preemption of State and 
        local laws (see H.R. 2245), [16JN]
    ------require Congress and the President to fulfill their 
        constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for 
        Federal laws (see H.R. 2301), [22JN]
    ------require Federal agencies to comply with a former Executive 
        Order limiting Federal authority to impose regulations on 
        State and local governments not provided under the 
        Constitution (see H.R. 2960), [28SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1691, Religious Liberty Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 245) (H. Rept. 106-229), 
        [13JY]
    Religious Liberty Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1691) (H. Rept. 106-219), [1JY]

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES
  Bills and resolutions
    Capitol Building and Grounds: permit temporary construction and 
        other work on the Grounds that may be necessary for certain 
        building construction (see H. Con. Res. 167), [29JY]
    Copeland Act: repeal (see H.R. 736), [11FE]
    Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction 
        workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 1012), [4MR]
    ------repeal (see H.R. 736), [11FE]
    ------require cancellation of contracts with repeat violators and 
        disclosure of certain payroll information (see H.R. 527), 
        [3FE]
    ------waive requirements relative to contracts for school and 
        library construction and repair (see H.R. 2396), [30JN]
    Dept. of Defense: ensure that Federal construction contractors 
        abide by State tax, employment, and licensing regulations (see 
        H.R. 474), [2FE]
    Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, 
        revision, and interpretation of safety standards for 
        manufactured home construction (see H.R. 710), [11FE]
    Education: provide school renovation and construction funding, 
        scholarships that allow parents choice, and tax incentives 
        (see H.R. 892), [2MR]
    Endangered Species Act: keep cost of mitigation required for a 
        public construction project from exceeding a certain 
        percentage of total project costs (see H.R. 1763), [12MY]
    Fair Housing Act: exception from enforcement of an accessibility 
        construction requirement for certain buildings constructed in 
        compliance with a local building code (see H.R. 2437), [1JY]
    Government: payment protections for persons providing labor and 
        materials for Federal construction projects (see H.R. 1219), 
        [23MR]
    Kosovar-American Enterprise Fund: establish (see H.R. 2745), [5AU]
    Libraries: provide public library construction and technology 
        enhancement (see H.R. 3391), [16NO]
    Pensions: waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans (see 
        H.R. 1287), [25MR]
    Schools: allocate limitations imposed on school construction bonds 
        whose holders are allowed a tax credit and apply Davis-Bacon 
        Act wage requirements to projects financed with such bonds 
        (see H.R. 1767), [12MY]
    ------establish State revolving funds for school construction (see 
        H.R. 2469), [12JY]
    ------provide matching grants for the construction, renovation and 
        repair of school facilities in areas affected by Federal 
        activities (see H.R. 1842), [18MY]
    Ships and vessels: promote the construction and operation of 
        cruise ships in the U.S. and facilitate the development of a 
        U.S.-built cruise industry (see H.R. 3392), [16NO]
    Taxation: allow credit for construction and renovation of 
        commercial buildings in distressed areas (see H.R. 2954), 
        [27SE]
    ------allow tax-exempt financing of private sector highway 
        infrastructure construction (see H.R. 859), [25FE]
    ------clarify rules relative to lessee construction allowances and 
        to contributions to the capital of retailers (see H.R. 1986), 
        [27MY]
    ------creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction 
        (see H.R. 415), [19JA]
    ------expand incentives for construction and renovation of public 
        schools and provide incentives for corporations to participate 
        in cooperative agreements with public schools in distressed 
        areas (see H.R. 1660), [4MY]
    ------expand incentives for construction and renovation of public 
        schools and provide incentives for corporations to participate 
        in cooperative agreements with public schools in distressed 
        areas (H.R. 1660), consideration (see H. Res. 240), [1JY]
    ------expand incentives for the construction and renovation of 
        public schools (see H.R. 340), [19JA] (see H.R. 1760), [11MY] 
        (see H.R. 2416), [1JY]
    ------inapplicability of the look-back method on construction 
        contracts requiring the percentage of completion accounting 
        method (see H.R. 2347), [24JN]
    ------issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to assist 
        States in the construction and rehabilitation of public 
        schools (see H.R. 2514), [14JY]
    ------provide a source of interest-free capital for school 
        construction and renovation in States experiencing increased 
        enrollment (see H.R. 996), [4MR]
    ------requirements on the percentage of completion accounting 
        method for the manufacture of property (see H.R. 994), [4MR]
  Messages
    National Institute of Building Sciences Report: President Clinton, 
        [13MY]
  Reports filed
    Construction Industry Payment Protection Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1219) (H. Rept. 106-277), 
        [30JY]

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY PAYMENT PROTECTION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1219) (H. 
        Rept. 106-277), [30JY]

CONSUMER AND INVESTOR ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1858) (H. Rept. 
        106-350), [30SE]

CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: end credit card possession requirements 
        (see H.R. 599), [4FE]
    Consumers: establish disclosure requirements for banks and credit 
        card companies that share information with telemarketers, ban 
        sharing of credit card and deposit account numbers, and 
        enhance regulatory enforcement (see H.R. 2156), [10JN]
    Credit: protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant 
        interest rates and participating in other unfair practices 
        (see H.R. 1684), [5MY]
    Credit cards: prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional 
        college students and protect parents of such students (see 
        H.R. 3142), [25OC]

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Bicycles: coverage of low-speed electric bicycles (see H.R. 2592), 
        [22JY]
    CPSC: improve handling of defective products (see H.R. 3208), 
        [3NO]

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Bleachers: issue standard for safety (see H.R. 836), [24FE]
    Children and youth: provide that children's sleepwear be 
        manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability 
        standards (see H.R. 329), [19JA]

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    ------require posting of CPSC safety standards in child care 
        centers and require a Dept. of HHS report with recommendations 
        to promote compliance with such standards (see H.R. 2552), 
        [19JY]
    Consumer Product Safety Act: coverage of low-speed electric 
        bicycles (see H.R. 2592), [22JY]
    Courts: allow persons who bring a product liability action for 
        injuries sustained from a product not in compliance with CPSC 
        standards to recover triple damages (see H.R. 3459), [18NO]
    Defective products: improve handling (see H.R. 3208), [3NO]
    Ecology and environment: expand public's right to know about toxic 
        chemical use and release in their communities and disclose 
        toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1657), [3MY]
    Firearms: authorize CPSC to regulate gun safety, ban possession by 
        certain convicted criminals, ban import of handguns without 
        certain safety features, and ban possession by a person with 
        multiple drunk driving convictions (see H.R. 2007), [8JN]
    ------authorize CPSC to regulate gun safety and ban import of 
        handguns without certain safety features (see H.R. 2008), 
        [8JN]
    ------protect children from violence (see H.R. 1342), [25MR]
    Parks and recreation areas: restore jurisdiction over fixed site 
        amusement park rides (see H.R. 3032), [6OC]
    Petroleum: require child-proof caps for portable gasoline 
        containers (see H.R. 3136), [25OC]
    Tobacco products: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes 
        (see H.R. 1130), [16MR]
    Toys: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 1280), [24MR]

CONSUMER TELEMARKETING FINANCIAL PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2156), [10JN]

CONSUMERS
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1554, Satellite Copyright, Competition, and 
        Consumer Protection Act, [23JN]
    ------S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: assist efforts of farmers and cooperatives seeking to 
        engage in value-added processing of agricultural goods (see 
        H.R. 3217), [4NO]
    ------require country of origin labeling of peanuts and peanut 
        products (see H.R. 3263), [9NO]
    Airline Deregulation Study Commission: establish (see H.R. 3166), 
        [28OC]
    Animals: improve the safety of animals transported on aircraft 
        (see H.R. 2776), [5AU]
    Aviation: civil penalties for unruly passengers of air carriers 
        (see H.R. 1052), [10MR]
    ------enhance competition between airlines and improve consumers' 
        access to airline industry information (see H.R. 908), [2MR] 
        (see H.R. 1030), [9MR]
    ------enhance competition between airlines and reduce airfares 
        (see H.R. 272), [7JA]
    ------establish national policy of fair treatment for airline 
        passengers (see H.R. 2200), [14JN]
    ------liability requirements for air carrier baggage (see H.R. 
        1151), [17MR]
    ------provide basic consumer protection standards and enhance 
        competition between airlines (see H.R. 780), [23FE]
    ------provide basic consumer protection standards and improve 
        access to airline industry information (see H.R. 700), [10FE] 
        (see H.R. 752), [11FE]
    Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 833), [24FE]
    ------amend laws (H.R. 833), consideration (see H. Res. 158), 
        [4MY]
    ------exempt certain payments relative to discrimination based on 
        race, color, religion, ethnicity, or gender (see H.R. 1588), 
        [27AP]
    BLS: development and circulation of a monthly cost-of-living index 
        (see H. Con. Res. 41), [4MR]
    Business and industry: end credit card possession requirements 
        (see H.R. 599), [4FE]
    ------treat arbitration clauses which are unilaterally imposed on 
        consumers as an unfair and deceptive trade practice and 
        prohibit use in consumer transactions (see H.R. 2258), [17JN]
    Children and youth: require posting of CPSC safety standards in 
        child care centers and require a Dept. of HHS report with 
        recommendations to promote compliance with such standards (see 
        H.R. 2552), [19JY]
    Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions 
        (see H.R. 90), [7JA]
    Community Reinvestment Act: disclosure requirements relative to 
        agreements between financial institutions and private parties 
        (see H.R. 1931), [25MY]
    Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (see H.R. 
        1320), [25MR] (see H.R. 3220), [4NO]
    ------regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial 
        electronic mail (see H.R. 1910), [24MY] (see H.R. 3113), 
        [20OC]
    ------regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial 
        electronic mail and prohibit unauthorized use of Internet 
        domain names (see H.R. 2162), [10JN]
    ------restrict the transmission of unsolicited electronic mail 
        messages (see H.R. 3024), [5OC]
    Courts: allow persons who bring a product liability action for 
        injuries sustained from a product not in compliance with CPSC 
        standards to recover triple damages (see H.R. 3459), [18NO]
    ------product liability reform (see H.R. 1577), [27AP]
    CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 1280), [24MR]
    ------improve handling of defective products (see H.R. 3208), 
        [3NO]
    ------issue standard for bleacher safety (see H.R. 836), [24FE]
    ------require child-proof caps for portable gasoline containers 
        (see H.R. 3136), [25OC]
    ------restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides 
        (see H.R. 3032), [6OC]
    Credit: adjust statutory exemptions and civil penalties to reflect 
        inflation and eliminate certain rules in accounting for 
        interest rebates in consumer credit transactions (see H.R. 
        1332), [25MR]
    ------allow any consumer to receive a free credit report annually 
        from any consumer reporting agency (see H.R. 1015), [4MR]
    ------prohibit distribution of negotiable checks or instruments in 
        consumer solicitations (see H.R. 1576), [27AP] (see H.R. 
        2351), [24JN]
    ------protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant 
        interest rates and participating in other unfair practices 
        (see H.R. 1684), [5MY]
    ------protect consumers from unreasonable credit card fees or 
        interest rates (see H.R. 1276), [24MR]
    ------require disclosure of all information in a consumer's file 
        (see H.R. 2856), [14SE]
    ------require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements 
        (see H.R. 1634), [29AP]
    ------require notice before changes to credit card interest rates 
        (see H.R. 3117), [20OC]
    Credit cards: consumer protections (see H.R. 900), [2MR]
    ------prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college 
        students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 3142), 
        [25OC]
    ------require billing statements to include postmarked due dates 
        and prohibit late fees for payment postmarked by such date 
        (see H.R. 3477), [18NO]
    Crime: penalties for intentionally damaging mass transit vehicles 
        or causing death or serious injury to transit employees or 
        passengers (see H.R. 1080), [11MR]
    ------provide protection from personal intrusion for commercial 
        purposes (see H.R. 97), [7JA]
    Dept. of HHS: ensure individuals who undertake federally funded 
        research and development of drugs enter into pricing 
        agreements (see H.R. 626), [8FE]
    Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, 
        revision, and interpretation of safety standards for 
        manufactured home construction (see H.R. 710), [11FE]
    Dept. of the Treasury: require the Financial Crimes Enforcement 
        Network to allow individuals to obtain a copy of personal 
        records (see H.R. 517), [3FE]
    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. 897), [2MR]
    Ecology and environment: expand public's right to know about toxic 
        chemical use and release in their communities and disclose 
        toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1657), [3MY]
    ------improve the management of environmental information and 
        encourage innovation to enhance environmental quality (see 
        H.R. 3448), [18NO]
    Education: promote and incorporate financial literacy training 
        into State and local education programs (see H. Con. Res. 
        213), [28OC]
    Electric power: allow local government entities to serve as 
        nonprofit aggregators of electricity services (see H.R. 2734), 
        [5AU]
    ------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. 971), [3MR]
    ------provide that no electric utility shall be required to enter 
        into a new contract or obligation to purchase or to sell 
        electricity or capacity (see H.R. 1138), [16MR]
    Electronic commerce: amend certain consumer protection laws to 
        facilitate the electronic delivery of disclosures and other 
        information (see H.R. 2626), [27JY]
    ------facilitate the use of electronic records and signatures in 
        interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 1714), [6MY]
    ------facilitate the use of electronic records and signatures in 
        interstate or foreign commerce (H.R. 1714), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 366), [8NO]
    Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures 
        relative to exchange rates in transfers involving 
        international transactions (see H.R. 382), [19JA]
    FAA: limitation on carry-on baggage by airline passengers (see 
        H.R. 2495), [13JY]
    Fair Credit Reporting Act: exempt certain investigative reports 
        from the definition of consumer reports (see H.R. 3408), 
        [16NO]
    FCC: establish moratorium on increases in cable television rates 
        and require study on rates and competition (see H.R. 1312), 
        [25MR]
    ------establish time limits for review of mergers, acquisitions, 
        and other license transfers (see H.R. 2783), [5AU]
    FDIC: eliminate the special reserve funds created for the Savings 
        Association Insurance Fund and the Deposit Insurance Fund (see 
        H.R. 687), [10FE]
    ------strengthen the special examination authority in order to 
        protect the Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings Association 
        Insurance Fund (see H.R. 3374), [16NO]
    Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide for enhanced 
        implementation of Food Quality Protection Act amendments (see 
        H.R. 1334), [25MR]
    ------safeguard public health and provide food that is safe, 
        unadulterated, and honestly presented (see H.R. 1346), [25MR]
    Federal-State relations: clarify primacy of State and local 
        regulation of fees and surcharges imposed by operators of 
        automatic teller machines (see H.R. 3494), [18NO]
    FERC: ensure protection of certain Federal power customers (see 
        H.R. 2887), [21SE]
    Financial institutions: ensure consumer privacy when establishing 
        a framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, 
        and other financial service providers (see H.R. 3320), [10NO]
    ------give customers notice and choice about how institutions 
        share or sell personally identifiable sensitive financial 
        information (see H.R. 1929), [25MY]
    ------limit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain 
        automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional 
        network (see H.R. 1575), [27AP]
    ------modernize and improve financial services industry (see H.R. 
        823), [24FE]
    ------prevent implementation of ``Know Your Customer'' regulations 
        proposed by Federal banking agencies (see H.R. 575), [4FE] 
        (see H.R. 621), [8FE]
    ------prevent personal financial information from being obtained 
        under false pretenses (see H.R. 30), [6JA]

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    ------prohibit fees for using teller windows (see H.R. 114), [7JA]
    ------prohibit imposition of fees for checks returned due to 
        insufficient funds, other than a fee imposed on the maker of 
        the check (see H.R. 2386), [29JN]
    ------prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of 
        certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or 
        regional network (see H.R. 3229), [4NO]
    ------protect confidentiality of personal financial information 
        (see H.R. 1339), [25MR]
    ------provide basic low-cost banking accounts, eliminate certain 
        automated teller machine surcharges, and reauthorize a bank 
        fee survey by the FRS (see H.R. 3503), [18NO]
    ------provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities 
        firms, and other financial service providers (see H.R. 10), 
        [7JA] (see H.R. 665), [10FE]
    ------provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities 
        firms, and other financial service providers (H.R. 10), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 235), [30JN]
    ------provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities 
        firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 355), [2NO]
    ------records and reports on monetary instruments transactions 
        (see H.R. 518), [3FE]
    ------require congressional approval to implement ``Know Your 
        Customer'' regulations proposed by Federal banking agencies 
        and conduct a study on economic and privacy issues of such 
        regulations (see H.R. 530), [3FE]
    ------safeguard confidential banking and credit union information 
        (see H.R. 516), [3FE]
    ------safeguard consumers relative to use of certain debit cards 
        (see H.R. 445), [2FE]
    Food: amend inspection laws to notify consumers of products 
        produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on sewage 
        sludge-treated land (see H.R. 261), [7JA]
    ------consumer access to information on the health benefits of 
        foods and dietary supplements (see H.R. 1077), [11MR]
    ------improve public health and food safety through enhanced 
        enforcement of food inspection laws (see H.R. 983), [4MR]
    ------promote clinical research and development on dietary 
        supplements and foods and establish a new legal classification 
        for dietary supplements and food with health benefits (see 
        H.R. 3001), [1OC]
    ------remove intrastate distribution restrictions on State-
        inspected meat and poultry (see H.R. 1617), [28AP]
    ------require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a 
        genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3377), [16NO]
    Foreign trade: require the marking of frozen produce with the 
        country of origin on the front panel of the package for retail 
        sale (see H.R. 2995), [1OC]
    FTC: issue new rules regulating telemarketing firms (see H.R. 
        3180), [28OC]
    Fund for Environmental Priorities: establish and fund with a 
        portion of consumer savings resulting from retail electricity 
        choice (see H.R. 341), [19JA]
    Gambling: require certain notices in any mailing using a game of 
        chance for the promotion of a product or service (see H.R. 
        170), (see H.R. 237), [7JA]
    Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional 
        deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see 
        H.R. 350), [19JA]
    ------analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of 
        proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R. 350), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 36), [3FE]
    Health: establish certain requirements for managed care plans (see 
        H.R. 3259), [8NO]
    ------establish standards to improve children's health quality in 
        managed care plans and other health plans (see H.R. 1661), 
        [4MY]
    ------initiatives to protect and inform the public about food 
        allergies (see H. Res. 309), [28SE]
    ------limit medical malpractice claims (see H.R. 2242), [16JN]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see 
        H.R. 358), [19JA] (see H.R. 448), [2FE] (see H.R. 719), [11FE] 
        (see H.R. 1133), [16MR] (see H.R. 2723), [5AU] (see H.R. 
        2824), [9SE] (see H.R. 2926), [23SE]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 358), consideration (see H. Res. 197), [27MY] (see H. 
        Res. 310), [28SE]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 2723), consideration (see H. Res. 323), [5OC]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and preserve 
        against preemption of certain State causes of action (see H.R. 
        216), [7JA]
    Health Care Access, Affordability, and Quality Commission: 
        establish (see H.R. 2042), [8JN]
    House Rules: improve deliberation of proposed Federal private 
        sector mandates (see H. Res. 377), [16NO]
    Information services: protect consumer and community choice in 
        access to Internet providers (see H.R. 2637), [29JY]
    Insurance: coverage of long-term care services (see H.R. 2691), 
        [3AU] (see H. Con. Res. 8), [7JA]
    ------establish requirements for the cancellation of automobile 
        insurance policies (see H.R. 644), [9FE]
    ------provide consumers choice of auto insurance, guarantee 
        affordable premiums, and improve compensation for accident 
        victims (see H.R. 1475), [20AP]
    ------require group health plans and health insurance issuers to 
        provide independent review of adverse coverage determinations 
        (see H.R. 2309), [22JN]
    ------require health insurance issuers to notify participants of 
        impending termination of coverage due to the failure of a 
        group health plan to pay premiums (see H.R. 845), [24FE]
    ------study future long-term care needs (see H.R. 1716), [6MY]
    Internet: regulation of online sales of pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 
        2763), [5AU]
    Investments: require brokers, dealers, investment companies and 
        advisers to protect confidentiality of personal financial 
        information (see H.R. 1340), [25MR]
    Medicare: improve review procedures (see H.R. 2356), [24JN]
    ------improve the operation of certain Medicare+Choice and Medigap 
        programs (see H.R. 491), [2FE]
    ------restrictions on changes in benefits under Medicare+Choice 
        plans (see H.R. 1134), [16MR]
    Motor vehicles: include air pollution information on fuel economy 
        labels for new automobiles (see H.R. 1976), [27MY]
    ------limit liability of rental or leasing companies for negligent 
        operation of rented or leased vehicles (see H.R. 1954), [26MY]
    Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer 
        education programs (see H.R. 380), [19JA]
    ------prohibit certain transfers or assignments of service station 
        franchises and certain fixing or maintaining of motor fuel 
        prices (see H.R. 811), [23FE]
    Postal Service: establish a notification system under which 
        individuals may elect not to receive mailings related to skill 
        contests or sweepstakes (see H.R. 2678), [3AU] (see H.R. 
        2731), [5AU]
    Public utilities: encourage States to establish competitive retail 
        markets for electricity, clarify Federal and State roles in 
        retail electricity markets, and remove certain Federal 
        barriers to competition (see H.R. 1587), [27AP]
    ------provide consumers with a reliable source of electricity and 
        choice of electric providers (see H.R. 2050), [8JN]
    ------provide for competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 
        667), [10FE]
    ------provide for expansion of electricity transmission networks 
        to encourage competition and less regulation in the electric 
        power industry (see H.R. 2786), [5AU]
    ------provide for the restructuring of the electric power industry 
        (see H.R. 2645), [29JY]
    ------revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility 
        holding companies (see H.R. 2363), [25JN]
    Railroads: enhance competition between rail carriers (see H.R. 
        2784), [5AU]
    Safe Drinking Water Act: increase consumer confidence in safe 
        drinking water and source water assessments (see H.R. 2108), 
        [9JN]
    SEC: require improved disclosure of after-tax returns relative to 
        mutual fund performance (see H.R. 1089), [11MR]
    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. 1422), [14AP] (see 
        H.R. 2180), [10JN]
    ------prevent and increase penalties for crimes such as health 
        care, pension, and telemarketing fraud, and nursing home abuse 
        and fraud (see H.R. 1862), [19MY]
    ------warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including 
        Internet fraud, and provide information that will help them 
        protect themselves (see H.R. 612), [4FE]
    Small business: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by 
        certain agencies (see H.R. 1882), [20MY]
    ------protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability 
        of non-manufacturer product sellers (see H.R. 2366), [25JN]
    Social Security: provide enrollment period for Medicare and 
        Medigap relative to certain military retirees and dependents 
        (see H.R. 743), [11FE]
    Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of 
        Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 
        3252), [8NO] (see H. Con. Res. 190), [30SE]
    ------prohibit the imposition of access fees on Internet service 
        providers (see H.R. 1291), [25MR]
    ------repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications 
        services (see H.R. 1234), [23MR]
    ------treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical 
        output facilities (see H.R. 721), [11FE]
    Telecommunications: ensure telecommunications carriers reasonable 
        and nondiscriminatory access to rooftops of multitenant 
        buildings and promote the development of telecommunication 
        infrastructure (see H.R. 3487), [18NO]
    ------limit FCC authority in reviewing certain mergers and 
        acquisitions (see H.R. 3186), [1NO]
    ------modify FCC authority over license transfers (see H.R. 2533), 
        [15JY]
    ------preserve State and local authority over the construction and 
        placement of personal wireless service facilities (see H.R. 
        952), [3MR]
    Telemarketing: establish disclosure requirements for banks and 
        credit card companies that share information with 
        telemarketers, ban sharing of credit card and deposit account 
        numbers, and enhance regulatory enforcement (see H.R. 2156), 
        [10JN]
    Telephones: develop a plan for efficient allocation of telephone 
        numbers to limit the creation of new area codes (see H.R. 
        2439), [1JY]
    ------prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers 
        caller identification service (see H.R. 3100), [19OC]
    ------protect consumers against slamming and cramming and provide 
        jurisdiction over deceptive trade practices to the FTC (see 
        H.R. 2727), [5AU]
    ------reduce rates and provide advanced telecommunications 
        services to schools, libraries, and certain health care 
        facilities (see H.R. 1746), [11MY]
    ------require carriers to completely and accurately itemize 
        charges and taxes collected with telephone bills (see H.R. 
        2677), [2AU] (see H.R. 3011), (see H.R. 3022), [5OC]
    Television: reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of 
        broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable television 
        (see H.R. 89), [7JA] (see H.R. 768), [23FE] (see H.R. 1027), 
        [8MR] (see H.R. 1078), [11MR] (see H.R. 1554), [26AP]
    Tobacco products: ban sale of cigarette packages containing small 
        number of cigarettes (see H.R. 1677), [4MY]
    ------prohibit use of vending machines other than in locations in 
        which the presence of minors is prohibited (see H.R. 1421), 
        [14AP]
    Trademarks: prohibit the unauthorized destruction, modification, 
        or alteration of product identification codes (see H.R. 2100), 
        [9JN]

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    Vitamins: revise regulations relative to dietary supplement 
        labeling and provide that certain types of advertisements for 
        dietary supplements are proper (see H.R. 3305), [10NO]
  Conference reports
    Framework for the Affiliation of Banks, Securities Firms, and 
        Other Financial Service Providers (S. 900), [2NO]
    Intellectual Property and Communications Omnibus Reform Act (H.R. 
        1554), [9NO]
  Motions
    Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 833), [5MY]
    Financial institutions: provide framework for the affiliation of 
        banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers 
        (H.R. 10), [1JY]
    ------provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities 
        firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), [30JY]
    Trademarks: protect consumers and promote electronic commerce by 
        amending certain trademark infringement, dilution, and 
        counterfeiting laws (S. 1255), [26OC]
  Reports filed
    Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        833) (H. Rept. 106-123), [29AP]
    Consideration of Conference Report on S. 900, Framework for the 
        Affiliation of Banks, Securities Firms, and Other Financial 
        Service Providers: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 355) 
        (H. Rept. 106-440), [2NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 10, Financial Services Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 235) (H. Rept. 106-214), [30JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 350, Mandates Information Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 36) (H. Rept. 106-6), [3FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 833, Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 158) (H. Rept. 106-126), [4MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1714, Electronic Signatures in Global and 
        National Commerce Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        366) (H. Rept. 106-462), [8NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2723, Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care 
        Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. 
        Rept. 106-366), [5OC]
    Deceptive Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 170) (H. Rept. 106-431), [1NO]
    Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1714) (H. Rept. 106-341), 
        [27SE]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1714) (H. Rept. 
        106-341), [18OC]
    Financial Services Act: Committee on Banking and Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 106-74), [23MR], [10JN]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 106-74), 
        [15JN]
    Framework for the Affiliation of Banks, Securities Firms, and 
        Other Financial Service Providers: Committee of Conference (S. 
        900) (H. Rept. 106-434), [2NO]
    Intellectual Property and Communications Omnibus Reform Act: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 1554) (H. Rept. 106-464), [9NO]
    Mandates Information Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 350) 
        (H. Rept. 106-5), [2FE]
    Satellite Television Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1027) (H. Rept. 106-86), [12AP]

CONTINENTAL SHELF
see Outer Continental Shelf

CONTRACEPTIVES
  Bills and resolutions
    Civil rights: protect first amendment rights relative to abortion 
        and reproductive services (see H.R. 270), [7JA]
    U.N.: implement Programme of Action of the International 
        Conference on Population and Development while maintaining 
        sovereign rights of countries relative to family planning (see 
        H. Res. 102), [9MR] (see H. Res. 118), [16MR]

CONTRACTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Agricultural Market Transition Act: extend authority for the 
        advance payments required under production flexibility 
        contracts (see H.R. 2395), [30JN]
    ------provide compensation for loss markets to farm owners and 
        producers who have entered into production flexibility 
        contracts (see H.R. 2568), [20JY]
    Alaska: improve Federal hiring and contracting of natives (see 
        H.R. 2804), [5AU]
    Arbitration: allow choice as a means of settling disputes (see 
        H.R. 534), [3FE]
    Armed Forces: extend and make improvements to procurement contract 
        goals relative to small disadvantaged businesses and certain 
        institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2334), [23JN]
    Army: coverage of overhead costs of unused arsenal capacity when 
        not producing Army supplies (see H.R. 3469), [18NO]
    Bankruptcy: revise banking and bankruptcy insolvency laws relative 
        to termination and netting of financial contracts (see H.R. 
        1161), [17MR]
    Business and industry: require certain parent corporations of 
        Federal contractors to provide health care benefits to retired 
        employees of the contractor (see H.R. 3506), [18NO]
    ------require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal 
        contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 1600), [28AP]
    Cargo transportation: preserve full and open competition for 
        contracts for the transportation of military cargo between the 
        U.S. and Iceland (see H. Con. Res. 219), [2NO]
    CERCLA: require Corps of Engineers performance of contract 
        oversight of remedial actions (see H.R. 376), [19JA]
    Copeland Act: repeal (see H.R. 736), [11FE]
    Copyrights: prevent the misappropriation of collections of 
        information (see H.R. 354), [19JA]
    Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private 
        contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses 
        be housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal 
        employees (see H.R. 979), [4MR]
    Courts: determination of cases alleging breach of secret 
        Government contracts (see H.R. 1548), [22AP]
    Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction 
        workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 1012), [4MR]
    ------repeal (see H.R. 736), [11FE]
    ------require cancellation of contracts with repeat violators and 
        disclosure of certain payroll information (see H.R. 527), 
        [3FE]
    ------waive requirements relative to contracts for school and 
        library construction and repair (see H.R. 2396), [30JN]
    Dept. of Defense: ensure that Federal construction contractors 
        abide by State tax, employment, and licensing regulations (see 
        H.R. 474), [2FE]
    ------Inspector General audit of certain military purchases 
        relative to compliance with Buy American Act (see H.R. 608), 
        [4FE]
    ------reform economic redevelopment process and improve ability to 
        contract for protective services at installations being closed 
        (see H.R. 172), [7JA]
    ------require consideration of percentage of work to be performed 
        in the U.S. in the evaluation of contracts (see H.R. 867), 
        [25FE]
    Dept. of Education: transfer Impact Aid Program to the Dept. of 
        the Treasury and procure nongovernmental personnel to operate 
        the program (see H.R. 1206), [18MR]
    Dept. of Energy: terminate exemption of nonprofit institutions 
        from civil penalties for violations of nuclear safety 
        requirements (see H.R. 3383), [16NO]
    Electric power: provide that no electric utility shall be required 
        to enter into a new contract or obligation to purchase or to 
        sell electricity or capacity (see H.R. 1138), [16MR]
    Employment: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts 
        on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 2088), [9JN]
    ------require that work that requires licensing be performed by a 
        person who is so licensed (see H.R. 479), [2FE]
    Federal contracts: payment requirements for subcontractors (see 
        H.R. 1208), [18MR]
    Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to 
        purchase products and require commercial competition for 
        Federal contracts (see H.R. 2551), [19JY]
    Government: payment protections for persons providing labor and 
        materials for Federal construction projects (see H.R. 1219), 
        [23MR]
    ------require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local 
        poverty line (see H.R. 314), [7JA]
    Government regulations: debarment or suspension from Federal 
        procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that 
        violate certain labor and safety laws (see H.R. 1227), [23MR]
    Health: require managed care organizations to contract with 
        providers in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 1860), 
        [19MY]
    Housing: renewal of rental assistance contracts for moderate 
        rehabilitation projects (see H.R. 1479), [20AP]
    Medicare: contract reform (see H.R. 312), [7JA]
    ------contracting with certain hospitals to provide certain 
        surgical procedures and related services at a single rate (see 
        H.R. 1392), [13AP]
    ------expand the use of competitive bidding (see H.R. 1900), 
        [20MY]
    ------facilitate use of private contracts (see H.R. 2867), [14SE]
    ------reform purchasing, payment, and administrative requirements 
        (see H.R. 2115), [9JN]
    ------restore the non-applicability of private contracts for the 
        provision of benefits (see H.R. 958), [3MR]
    Native Americans: enhance self-governance relative to direct 
        operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service 
        activities (see H.R. 1167), [17MR]
    Panama Canal: negotiate renewed presence of U.S. Armed Forces and 
        review contract bidding process for lease of port facilities 
        by People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 186), [17SE]
    Public welfare programs: guarantee State loans, provide grants to 
        finance transportation services for recipients, and establish 
        preferences for Federal contractors that hire recipients (see 
        H.R. 781), [23FE]
    SBA: review and adjust size standards used to determine whether 
        certain enterprises are small businesses relative to competing 
        for Federal contracts (see H.R. 234), [7JA]
    Schools: allocate limitations imposed on school construction bonds 
        whose holders are allowed a tax credit and apply Davis-Bacon 
        Act wage requirements to projects financed with such bonds 
        (see H.R. 1767), [12MY]
    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. 1209), [18MR]
    Sports: prohibit agents from influencing college athletes (see 
        H.R. 1449), [15AP]
    Summit County, UT: authorize contracts with the Weber Basin Water 
        Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-
        Federal water (see H.R. 3236), [5NO]
    Taxation: inapplicability of the look-back method on construction 
        contracts requiring the percentage of completion accounting 
        method (see H.R. 2347), [24JN]
    ------provide simplified criteria for determining whether an 
        individual is an employee or an independent contractor and 
        limit retroactive employment tax reclassifications (see H.R. 
        1525), [22AP]
    ------requirements on the percentage of completion accounting 
        method for the manufacture of property (see H.R. 994), [4MR]
    Veterans: strengthen veterans' preferences relative to employment 
        opportunities (see H.R. 364), [19JA]
    Women: Government procurement access for women-owned businesses 
        (see H. Res. 15), [7JA]
  Reports filed
    Collections of Information Antipiracy Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 354) (H. Rept. 106-349), [30SE]
    Construction Industry Payment Protection Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1219) (H. Rept. 106-277), 
        [30JY]

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    Enhance Native American Self-Governance Relative to Direct 
        Operation, Control, and Redesign of Indian Health Service 
        Activities: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1167) (H. 
        Rept. 106-477), [17NO]

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Courts: civil liability for illegal manufacturers and distributors 
        of controlled substances (see H.R. 1042), [9MR]
    Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care 
        without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (see H.R. 
        2260), [17JN]
    ------promote pain management and palliative care without 
        permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (H.R. 2260), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 339), [21OC]
    Drugs: provide penalties for open air drug markets (see H.R. 342), 
        [19JA]
    ------registration requirements for practitioners who dispense 
        narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment 
        (see H.R. 2634), [29JY]
    ------treatment of gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine 
        hydrochloride relative to the Controlled Substances Act (see 
        H.R. 75), [7JA] (see H.R. 1065), [10MR] (see H.R. 2130), 
        [10JN] (see H.R. 3457), [18NO]
  Motions
    Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care 
        without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (H.R. 
        2260), [27OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2260, Pain Relief Promotion Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 339) (H. Rept. 106-409), [21OC]
    Date-Rape Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2130) (H. Rept. 
        106-340), [27SE]
    Drug Addiction Treatment Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        2634) (H. Rept. 106-441), [3NO]
    Pain Relief Promotion Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        2260) (H. Rept. 106-378), [18OC]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2260) (H. Rept. 
        106-378), [13OC]

CONYERS, JOHN, JR. (a Representative from Michigan)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 775, Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act, 
        [24JN]
    ------H.R. 1501, Juvenile Justice Reform Act, [30JY]
    ------H.R. 1554, Satellite Copyright, Competition, and Consumer 
        Protection Act, [23JN]
    ------H.R. 2112, Multidistrict, Multiparty, Multiforum Trial 
        Jurisdiction Act, [16NO]
    ------S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
    ------S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans: 
        establish (see H.R. 40), [6JA]
    Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 1082), 
        [11MR]
    ------provide protection from personal intrusion for commercial 
        purposes (see H.R. 97), [7JA]
    Foreign trade: clarify antitrust policy relative to commerce with 
        foreign nations (see H.R. 101), [7JA]
    Haiti: encourage political leaders to seek agreement on 
        transparent, free, and widely participatory elections (see H. 
        Res. 97), [4MR]
    Law enforcement: improve prevention and prosecution of police 
        misconduct (see H.R. 2656), [30JY]
    ------provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (see 
        H.R. 1443), [15AP]
    Senior citizens: prevent and increase penalties for crimes such as 
        health care, pension, and telemarketing fraud, and nursing 
        home abuse and fraud (see H.R. 1862), [19MY]
    Urban areas: provide grants to organizations to develop youth 
        intervention models (see H.R. 102), [7JA]
    Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been 
        released from incarceration (see H.R. 906), [2MR]
    Weapons: strengthen firearms and explosives laws (see H.R. 1768), 
        [12MY]
    Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against 
        women (see H.R. 357), [19JA]

COOK, MERRILL (a Representative from Utah)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Energy: provide compensation and increase safety for on-
        site storage of spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste (see 
        H.R. 1309), [25MR]
    Education: use of elementary and secondary teacher training 
        funding to advance science, mathematics, and engineering 
        education (see H. Con. Res. 151), [13JY]
    National forests: return of fair and reasonable fees for use and 
        occupancy of land under the recreation residence program (see 
        H.R. 3268), [9NO]
    Noal Cushing Bateman Post Office Building, Sandy, UT: designate 
        (see H.R. 1251), [24MR]
    Roads and highways: vehicle weight limits (see H.R. 1667), [4MY]
    Tariff: personal effects of participants in certain world athletic 
        events (see H.R. 103), [7JA]
    Taxation: allow taxpayers to request receipts for income tax 
        payments which itemize the portion allocated for Federal 
        spending (see H.R. 1153), [17MR]
    ------repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes and the alternative 
        minimum tax on individuals and corporations (see H.R. 3074), 
        [14OC]

COOKSEY, JOHN (a Representative from Louisiana)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: amend relative to 
        placement of children in alternative educational settings and 
        corrective actions against States (see H.R. 636), [9FE]

COPELAND ACT
see Contracts

COPS IN SCHOOLS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2371), [29JN]

COPYRIGHT COMPULSORY LICENSE IMPROVEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 768), [23FE]

COPYRIGHT DAMAGES IMPROVEMENT ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1761) (H. 
        Rept. 106-216), [1JY]

COPYRIGHTS
related term(s) Patents
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1554, Satellite Copyright, Competition, and 
        Consumer Protection Act, [23JN]
  Bills and resolutions
    Crime: strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (see H.R. 
        1761), [11MY] (see H.R. 3456), [18NO]
    Information services: prevent the misappropriation of collections 
        of information (see H.R. 354), [19JA]
    Laws: technical corrections (see H.R. 1189), [18MR]
    Madrid Protocol: implementation of agreement on the international 
        registration of trademarks (see H.R. 769), [23FE]
    Television: reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of 
        broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable television 
        (see H.R. 89), [7JA] (see H.R. 768), [23FE] (see H.R. 1027), 
        [8MR] (see H.R. 1078), [11MR] (see H.R. 1554), [26AP]
    Trademarks: increase penalties for infringing rights relative to 
        famous performing groups and clarify rights of individuals who 
        perform services as a group (see H.R. 1125), [16MR]
    ------prevent misappropriation (see H.R. 3028), [6OC]
    ------protection against dilution (see H.R. 1565), [27AP]
  Conference reports
    Intellectual Property and Communications Omnibus Reform Act (H.R. 
        1554), [9NO]
  Motions
    Crime: strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (S. 1257), 
        [2AU]
  Reports filed
    Collections of Information Antipiracy Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 354) (H. Rept. 106-349), [30SE]
    Copyright Damages Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1761) (H. Rept. 106-216), [1JY]
    Copyright Laws Technical Corrections: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1189) (H. Rept. 106-84), [12AP]
    Intellectual Property and Communications Omnibus Reform Act: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 1554) (H. Rept. 106-464), [9NO]
    Madrid Protocol Implementation Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 769) (H. Rept. 106-81), [12AP]
    Satellite Television Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1027) (H. Rept. 106-86), [12AP]
    Trademark Cyberpiracy Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 3028) (H. Rept. 106-412), [25OC]
    Trademark Protection Against Dilution: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1565) (H. Rept. 106-250), [22JY]

CORINTH, MS
  Bills and resolutions
    Shiloh National Military Park: establish Corinth Unit (see H.R. 
        2249), [16JN]

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2684, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and 
        sundry independent agencies appropriations, [4OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2684), [3AU]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2684), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 275), [4AU]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2684), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 328), [13OC]
    National Service Trust Program: repeal (see H.R. 878), [25FE]
  Conference reports
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2684), [13OC]
  Motions
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2684), [9SE], [4OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2684, Depts. of 
        Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 328) (H. 
        Rept. 106-380), [13OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2684, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, 
        and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 275) (H. Rept. 106-292), [4AU]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2684) 
        (H. Rept. 106-379), [13OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2684) (H. Rept. 
        106-286), [3AU]

CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 2384), [29JN]
    Political ethics: prohibit public broadcasting stations from 
        making available any lists of their financial donors (see H.R. 
        2791), [5AU]
  Messages
    Report: President Clinton, [18MR]

CORPORATIONS
related term(s) Business and Industry
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: reduce corporate welfare (see H.R. 1470), 
        [15AP]
    ------require certain parent corporations of Federal contractors 
        to provide health care benefits to retired employees of the 
        contractor (see H.R. 3506), [18NO]
    Charities: improve disclosure of charitable contributions (see 
        H.R. 887), [1MR]
    Computers: minimize the disruption of Government and private 
        sector operations caused by the year 2000 computer problem 
        (see H.R. 1502), [21AP]
    Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit issuance of regulations dealing 
        with hybrid transactions (see H.R. 672), [10FE]

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    Federal aid programs: eliminate Federal subsidies (see H.R. 2203), 
        [15JN]
    Foreign policy: provide incentives to corporations to invest in 
        developing countries, debt relief for developing countries, 
        and a method for repayment of money owed to the U.S. (see H.R. 
        3211), [3NO]
    Housing: authorize trusts to hold memberships in nonprofit 
        cooperative ownership housing corporations which own certain 
        insured mortgaged properties (see H.R. 2491), [13JY]
    International Olympic Committee: prohibit U.S. corporations from 
        providing financial support until institutional reforms are 
        adopted (see H.R. 1370), [12AP]
    Medicare: disclose staffing and performance data, provide 
        whistleblower protections, and review mergers and acquisitions 
        relative to Medicare providers (see H.R. 1288), [25MR]
    Pensions: protect benefits of employees in defined benefit plans 
        and enforce age discrimination requirements relative to tax 
        legislation on defined benefit plans becoming cash balance 
        plans (see H.R. 2902), [21SE]
    Political campaigns: require disclosure of funding sources for 
        certain candidate advocacy advertising (see H.R. 227), [7JA]
    Puerto Rico: provide wage-based tax credits (see H.R. 2138), 
        [10JN]
    SEC: limit collection of certain fees (see H.R. 1256), [24MR] (see 
        H.R. 2441), [1JY]
    Taxation: capital gains rates (see H.R. 1407), [14AP]
    ------capital gains rates and indexing of certain assets (see H.R. 
        14), [6JA]
    ------deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive 
        compensation (see H.R. 740), [11FE]
    ------disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate 
        transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 
        2255), [17JN]
    ------eliminate certain unfair provisions (see H.R. 2414), [1JY]
    ------enhance the portability of retirement benefits (see H.R. 
        739), [11FE]
    ------establish a recovery period for franchise property, shorten 
        recovery period for depreciation of certain leasehold 
        improvements, and allow capital gain treatment on the transfer 
        of certain franchises (see H.R. 2402), [30JN]
    ------exempt transfers of family-owned businesses from estate 
        taxes (see H.R. 1105), [11MR] (see H.R. 1278), [24MR]
    ------expand incentives for construction and renovation of public 
        schools and provide incentives for corporations to participate 
        in cooperative agreements with public schools in distressed 
        areas (see H.R. 1660), [4MY]
    ------expand incentives for construction and renovation of public 
        schools and provide incentives for corporations to participate 
        in cooperative agreements with public schools in distressed 
        areas (H.R. 1660), consideration (see H. Res. 240), [1JY]
    ------expand S corporation eligibility for banks (see H.R. 242), 
        [7JA] (see H.R. 1586), [27AP] (see H.R. 1638), [29AP] (see 
        H.R. 1994), [27MY]
    ------prevent abuse of the enhanced charitable deduction for 
        overseas contributions of drugs (see H.R. 3197), [2NO]
    ------prohibit certain allocations of S corporation stock held by 
        an employee stock ownership plan (see H.R. 3082), [14OC]
    ------provide additional retirement savings opportunities for 
        small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 352), 
        [19JA]
    ------provide incentives for the ownership and control of 
        corporations by employees (see H.R. 1462), [15AP]
    ------provide tax credits for Indian investment and employment 
        (see H.R. 1945), [26MY]
    ------reform corporate alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 2318), 
        [23JN]
    ------relief of certain corporations from a tax liability incurred 
        by the import of halon-1211 for recycling purposes (see H.R. 
        2805), [5AU]
    ------repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 2364), [25JN]
    ------repeal personal holding company tax (see H.R. 2111), [9JN]
    ------repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes and the alternative 
        minimum tax on individuals and corporations (see H.R. 3074), 
        [14OC]
    ------S corporation reform (see H.R. 689), [10FE]
    ------simplify Internal Revenue Code through revenue neutral 
        proposals (see H.R. 1420), [14AP]
    ------treatment of capital gains earned by designated settlement 
        funds (see H.R. 580), [4FE]
    ------treatment of cooperative housing corporations (see H.R. 
        3403), [16NO]
    ------treatment of corporate derivative transactions relative to 
        its stock (see H.R. 3283), [9NO]
    ------treatment of depreciable business assets (see H.R. 1602), 
        [28AP]
    ------treatment of distributions from publicly traded partnerships 
        (see H.R. 607), [4FE]
    ------treatment of economic subsidies provided by State and local 
        governments to lure or retain businesses (see H.R. 1060), 
        [10MR]
    ------treatment of swap fund transactions (see H.R. 2705), [4AU]

CORPS OF ENGINEERS
related term(s) Department of Defense
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2605, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [13SE]
    ------S. 507, Water Resources Development Act, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Army: carry out a program for the restoration of abandoned mine 
        sites (see H.R. 2753), [5AU]
    California: fund and implement a balanced, long-term solution to 
        groundwater contamination, water supply, and reliability 
        problems affecting the Eastern Santa Clara groundwater basin 
        (see H.R. 2483), [12JY]
    CERCLA: require Corps of Engineers performance of contract 
        oversight of remedial actions (see H.R. 376), [19JA]
    Ecology and environment: issue environmental impact statement 
        before implementing water regulation plans affecting the water 
        levels of Lake Ontario or the St. Lawrence River (see H.R. 
        926), [2MR]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 
        2605), [26JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2605), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 261), [26JY]
    Fish and fishing: develop and implement comprehensive program for 
        fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water 
        diversions (see H.R. 1444), [15AP]
    Floods: include primary flood damages avoided as benefits for 
        cost-benefit analyses for Federal nonstructural flood damage 
        reduction projects (see H.R. 1186), [18MR]
    Newport, RI: deauthorize portion of Newport Harbor navigation 
        project (see H.R. 3316), [10NO]
    San Gabriel, CA: funding and implementation of a long-term 
        solution to groundwater contamination and water supply 
        problems (see H.R. 910), [2MR]
    Water: reauthorizing water resources development programs (see 
        H.R. 1480), [20AP]
    ------reauthorizing water resources development programs (H.R. 
        1480), consideration (see H. Res. 154), [28AP]
  Conference reports
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 2605), [27SE]
    Water Resources Development Act (S. 507), [5AU]
  Motions
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2605), 
        [13SE]
    Water: reauthorizing water resources development programs (S. 
        507), [22JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1480, Water Resources Development Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 154) (H. Rept. 106-120), 
        [28AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 2605, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 261) (H. 
        Rept. 106-264), [26JY]
    Corps of Engineers Development and Implementation of a 
        Comprehensive Program for Fish Screens and Passage Devices at 
        Agricultural Water Diversions: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1444) (H. Rept. 106-454), [5NO]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2605) (H. Rept. 106-336), [27SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2605) (H. Rept. 
        106-253), [26JY]
    Water Resources Development Act: Committee of Conference (S. 507) 
        (H. Rept. 106-298), [5AU]
    ------Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        1480) (H. Rept. 106-106), [26AP]

CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS
  Bills and resolutions
    Census: apply certain attribution rules to the counting of certain 
        prisoners (see H.R. 1632), [29AP]
    Children and youth: meet mental health and substance abuse 
        treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth (see H.R. 
        837), [24FE]
    Computers: require web site operators that provide communications 
        with prisoners to disclose the prisoner's crime and release 
        date (see H.R. 1930), [25MY]
    Contracts: prohibit operation by private contractors and require 
        persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities 
        managed and maintained by Federal employees (see H.R. 979), 
        [4MR]
    Courts: limit jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to prison 
        release orders (see H.R. 12), [6JA]
    ------representations and court sanctions relative to prisoners 
        (see H.R. 461), [2FE]
    Crime: encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of 
        murder, rape, or child molestation (see H.R. 894), [2MR]
    ------funding for States relative to legislation requiring death 
        penalty in certain cases (see H.R. 282), [7JA]
    ------increase monitoring of inmate conversations to detect and 
        deter crimes committed by inmates using Federal telephones 
        (see H.R. 3014), [5OC]
    ------prevent luxurious prison conditions (see H.R. 370), [19JA]
    Dept. of Defense: implement certain restrictions on purchases from 
        Federal Prison Industries (see H.R. 2291), [22JN]
    Dept. of Justice: report certain information relative to prisoners 
        (see H.R. 1800), [13MY]
    District of Columbia: provide discretion to the Bureau of Prisons 
        Director in the transfer of inmates to private contract 
        facilities (see H.R. 215), [7JA]
    Drugs: funding for jail-based substance abuse treatment programs 
        (see H.R. 1114), [16MR]
    Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to 
        purchase products and require commercial competition for 
        Federal contracts (see H.R. 2551), [19JY]
    ------reform (see H.R. 2558), [20JY]
    Federal prisoners: prevent from engaging in activities to increase 
        their strength or fighting abilities (see H.R. 3129), [21OC]
    Health: combat the overutilization of prison health care services 
        and control prisoner health care costs (see H.R. 1349), [25MR]
    Immigration: specify harsh imprisonment upon reentry to the U.S. 
        for certain criminal aliens that were deported for initial 
        conviction and commit another felony after reentry (see H.R. 
        2226), [15JN]
    Pollard, Jonathan J.: advocate serving of full sentence of life 
        imprisonment and oppose pardon, reprieve, or any other 
        executive clemency (see H. Con. Res. 16, 18), [19JA]
    Social Security: prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners 
        (see H.R. 1918), [25MY]
    ------provide prisoner information obtained by States to Federal 
        benefit programs to prevent erroneous provision of benefits 
        (see H.R. 1919), [25MY]
    States: penalties for transporting maximum security prisoners 
        across State lines to prisons that are not classified to 
        handle maximum security prisoners (see H.R. 2080), [8JN]
    Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been 
        released from incarceration (see H.R. 906), [2MR]

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    Women: protect female inmates from sexual misconduct (see H.R. 
        3158), [27OC]

CORTLAND, OH
  Bills and resolutions
    Mosquito Creek Lake: prohibit oil and gas drilling (see H.R. 
        2818), [8SE]
  Reports filed
    Oil and Gas Drilling Prohibition on Mosquito Creek Lake: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 2818) (H. Rept. 106-468), [15NO]

COST OF LIVING
see Economy; Income

COSTA RICA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Real estate: protection of lives and property rights from 
        squatters (see H. Con. Res. 69), [24MR]

COSTELLO, JERRY F. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, [6JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 
        21st Century, [14OC]
    ------S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
    ------S. 1467, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 
        Century, [5AU]
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Budget: treatment of on-budget trust funds (see H.R. 2426), [1JY]
    Health: apply group health plan portability requirements to 
        students covered under college-sponsored health plans (see 
        H.R. 991), [4MR]
    Illinois: convey certain Federal land along the Lewis and Clark 
        National Historic Trail for a historic and interpretive site 
        (see H.R. 2737), [5AU]

COUNCIL OF CONSERVATIVE CITIZENS
  Bills and resolutions
    Racial relations: condemn racist and bigoted views (see H. Res. 
        35), [2FE]

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS
  Messages
    Report: President Clinton, [8FE]

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. 
        1524), [22AP]

COUNTY SCHOOLS FUNDING REVITALIZATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 2389): consideration (see H. Res. 352), [2NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2389, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 352) (H. Rept. 106-437), [2NO]
    Provisions: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2389) (H. Rept. 
        106-392), [18OC]

COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 605), [4FE]

COURTS
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 775, Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act, 
        [24JN]
    ------H.R. 1501, Juvenile Justice Reform Act, [30JY]
    ------H.R. 2112, Multidistrict, Multiparty, Multiforum Trial 
        Jurisdiction Act, [16NO]
    ------H.R. 2670, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, [13SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: provide that the inferior courts do not have 
        jurisdiction to hear abortion-related cases (see H.R. 3400), 
        [16NO]
    Adrian A. Spears Judicial Training Center, San Antonio, TX: 
        designate (see H.R. 1959), [26MY]
    Airlines: whistleblower protection for airline employees who 
        provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 953), [3MR]
    Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State, territory, or 
        possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate 
        transportation of liquor (see H.R. 2031), [8JN] (see H.R. 
        2094), [9JN]
    ------enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in 
        Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor 
        (H.R. 2031), consideration (see H. Res. 272), [2AU]
    Arbitration: technical amendments to U.S. Code relative to 
        vacation of arbitration awards (see H.R. 916), [2MR]
    Armed Forces: revise rules on retirement payments to former 
        spouses (see H.R. 72), [7JA]
    Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims 
        a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss 
        (see H.R. 603), [4FE]
    ------allow families of international airline disaster victims a 
        fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss 
        (H.R. 603), consideration (see H. Res. 85), [2MR]
    ------civil penalties for unruly passengers of air carriers (see 
        H.R. 1052), [10MR]
    Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 833), [24FE]
    ------amend laws (H.R. 833), consideration (see H. Res. 158), 
        [4MY]
    Blackmun, Harry A.: transfer the catafalque from the Capitol to 
        the Supreme Court for funeral services (see H. Con. Res. 45), 
        [9MR]
    Bounty hunters: establish civil and criminal liability for bounty 
        hunters and their employers and encourage State regulation of 
        industry (see H.R. 2964), [28SE]
    Business and industry: recovery of attorneys' fees by small 
        businesses and labor organizations who prevail in proceedings 
        brought by NLRB or OSHA (see H.R. 1987), [27MY]
    ------recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor 
        organizations who prevail in proceedings brought by NLRB or 
        OSHA (H.R. 1987), consideration (see H. Res. 342), [25OC]
    C.B. King U.S. Courthouse, Albany, GA: designate (see H.R. 2699), 
        [4AU]
    California: appointment of additional Federal district judges (see 
        H.R. 2740), [5AU]
    ------provide for additional place of holding court for the 
        Western Division of the Central Judicial District (see H.R. 
        1306), [25MR]
    CERCLA: amend relative to settlements by certain qualified 
        businesses (see H.R. 2921), [22SE]
    ------clarify liability for sale of certain facilities for 
        residential use (see H.R. 1418), [14AP]
    ------exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 
        2247), [16JN]
    ------provide liability relief for small parties, innocent 
        landowners, and prospective purchasers (see H.R. 2940), [23SE]
    ------restrict liability of local educational agencies (see H.R. 
        375), [19JA]
    Children and youth: assist State and local prosecutors, and law 
        enforcement agencies, with implementation of juvenile justice 
        witness assistance programs (see H.R. 3132), [21OC]
    Civil liberties: provide for equitable treatment of governmental 
        and private plaintiffs in certain civil actions (see H.R. 
        2597), [22JY]
    Civil rights: applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights 
        Act to the judicial branch of the Federal government (see H.R. 
        1048), [10MR]
    ------establish criminal liability for discrimination based on 
        disparate treatment (see H.R. 2510), [14JY]
    ------prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or 
        sexual orientation (see H.R. 311), [7JA]
    Clinton, President: conditional clemency for prisoners convicted 
        of crimes connected to activities of Puerto Rican nationalist 
        group (see H. Con. Res. 180), [8SE]
    ------conditional clemency for prisoners convicted of crimes 
        connected to activities of Puerto Rican nationalist group (H. 
        Con. Res. 180), consideration (see H. Res. 281), [8SE]
    Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions 
        (see H.R. 90), [7JA]
    Computers: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising 
        from year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 775), [23FE] (see 
        H.R. 1319), [25MR]
    ------encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from 
        year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 166), [11MY]
    ------encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from 
        year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 234), [30JN]
    Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the 
        enactment of legislation (see H.R. 1018), [4MR]
    Constitutional amendments: provide that Federal judges be 
        reconfirmed by the Senate every 10 years (see H.J. Res. 11), 
        [7JA]
    Consumers: allow persons who bring a product liability action for 
        injuries sustained from a product not in compliance with CPSC 
        standards to recover triple damages (see H.R. 3459), [18NO]
    Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling 
        disputes (see H.R. 534), [3FE]
    ------determination of cases alleging breach of secret Government 
        contracts (see H.R. 1548), [22AP]
    Controlled Substances Act: civil liability for illegal 
        manufacturers and distributors of controlled substances (see 
        H.R. 1042), [9MR]
    Copyrights: strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (see 
        H.R. 1761), [11MY] (see H.R. 3456), [18NO]
    ------technical corrections to laws (see H.R. 1189), [18MR]
    Correctional institutions: funding for jail-based substance abuse 
        treatment programs (see H.R. 1114), [16MR]
    ------limit jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to prison 
        release orders (see H.R. 12), [6JA]
    ------representations and court sanctions relative to prisoners 
        (see H.R. 461), [2FE]
    Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: improve retirement 
        authorities relative to judges (see H.R. 605), [4FE]
    Credit: adjust statutory exemptions and civil penalties to reflect 
        inflation and eliminate certain rules in accounting for 
        interest rebates in consumer credit transactions (see H.R. 
        1332), [25MR]
    Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights 
        (see H.J. Res. 64), [4AU]
    ------enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 77), 
        [7JA] (see H.R. 1082), [11MR]
    ------ensure safety of witnesses and promote notification of 
        interstate relocation of witnesses by State engaging in that 
        relocation (see H.R. 186), [7JA]
    ------establish Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed outside 
        the U.S. by civilians employed by, or accompanying, the U.S. 
        Armed Forces (see H.R. 3380), [16NO]
    ------establish that certain sexual crimes against children are 
        predicate crimes for the interception of communications (see 
        H.R. 3484), [18NO]
    ------expand prohibition on stalking (see H.R. 1869), [19MY]
    ------funding for States relative to legislation requiring death 
        penalty in certain cases (see H.R. 282), [7JA]
    ------improve the Federal capability to deal with child 
        exploitation (see H.R. 1159), [17MR]
    ------increase mandatory minimum penalties for use of firearms 
        during a violent or drug-related crime (see H.R. 1330), [25MR]
    ------increase penalties for bringing in and harboring certain 
        aliens (see H.R. 238), [7JA]
    ------life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex 
        offenses against children (see H.R. 1989), [27MY]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see 
        H.R. 2037), [8JN]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S. 
        254), return to Senate (see H. Res. 249), [15JY]
    ------penalties for harming Federal law enforcement animals (see 
        H.R. 1791), [13MY]
    ------penalties for taking a firearm from a Federal law 
        enforcement officer (see H.R. 735), [11FE]
    ------prevent stalking of minors (see H.R. 3270), [9NO]
    ------prohibit taking a child hostage to evade arrest (see H.R. 
        51), [6JA]

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    ------promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile 
        offenders (see H.R. 1501), [21AP]
    ------promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile 
        offenders (H.R. 1501), consideration (see H. Res. 209), [15JN]
    ------protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 2436), [1JY]
    ------protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 2436), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 313), [29SE]
    ------provide a mandatory minimum prison sentence for certain 
        wiretapping or electronic surveillance offenses by Federal 
        officers or employees (see H.R. 1888), [20MY]
    ------provide penalties for day care providers who misrepresent 
        credentials or conditions or injure children in their care 
        (see H.R. 469), [2FE]
    ------punish the depiction of animal cruelty (see H.R. 1887), 
        [20MY]
    ------tribute to Project Exile and the prosecution of Federal 
        firearms offenses (see H. Res. 205), [10JN]
    ------use of antique firearms (see H.R. 2377), [29JN]
    Cuba: extradition to U.S. of Joanne Chesimard and certain other 
        individuals (see H.R. 3329), [10NO]
    Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: repeal Presidential 
        authority relative to suspension of certain effective dates 
        (see H.R. 181), [7JA]
    Dept. of Agriculture: require report to Congress on seizure of 
        private property (see H.R. 294), [7JA]
    Dept. of Defense: use of funds to pay for environmental fines and 
        penalties (see H.R. 3387), [16NO]
    Dept. of Energy: terminate exemption of nonprofit institutions 
        from civil penalties for violations of nuclear safety 
        requirements (see H.R. 3383), [16NO]
    Dept. of Justice: appointment of a special counsel when 
        investigation or prosecution of a person by an office or 
        official may result in a personal, financial, or political 
        conflict of interest (see H.R. 2083), [9JN]
    ------appointment of independent counsel to investigate certain 
        internal criminal allegations (see H.R. 2201), [14JN]
    ------establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of 
        Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 2528), [15JY]
    ------establish or expand existing community prosecution programs 
        (see H.R. 84), [7JA]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide cost-of-living adjustment for 
        service-connected disability benefits, improve certain 
        veterans programs, and enhance retirement for U.S. Court of 
        Appeals for Veterans Claims judges (see H.R. 2280), [18JN]
    ------use portion of any national tobacco settlement for veterans 
        health care (see H.R. 691), [10FE]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2670), [2AU], (see 
        H.R. 3421), [17NO]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2670), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 273), [3AU]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2670), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 335), [19OC]
    District of Columbia: extend whistleblower protection coverage to 
        personnel of the District of Columbia courts (see H.R. 858), 
        [25FE]
    ------prohibit the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment 
        Initiative from taking effect (see H.R. 2959), (see H.J. Res. 
        69), [28SE]
    Drugs: concentrate Federal resources on the prosecution of major 
        drug offenses (see H.R. 1681), [4MY]
    ------death penalty sentencing for certain importations of 
        significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 
        295), [7JA]
    ------eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack 
        cocaine offenses (see H.R. 939), [2MR] (see H.R. 1241), [23MR]
    ------penalties for operating methamphetamine laboratories and 
        increased funding to combat methamphetamine production, 
        trafficking, and abuse (see H.R. 2987), [30SE]
    ------provide penalties for open air drug markets (see H.R. 342), 
        [19JA]
    ------sentencing of persons convicted of drug offenses while in 
        the presence of a minor (see H.R. 484), [2FE]
    ------sentencing of persons convicted of lesser drug offenses 
        while in possession of a firearm (see H.R. 1889), [20MY]
    Drunken driving: national minimum sentence for a person who 
        operates a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol 
        (see H.R. 1597), [28AP]
    E. Ross Adair Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Fort Wayne, 
        IN: designate (see H.R. 2412), [30JN]
    Ecology and environment: assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment of 
        brownfield sites (see H.R. 1756), [11MY]
    ------assist local governments and encourage State voluntary 
        response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites 
        (see H.R. 1750), [11MY]
    Edward N. Cahn Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Allentown, 
        PA: designate (see H.R. 751), [11FE]
    Employment: prevent involuntary application of arbitration to 
        discrimination claims (see H.R. 872), [25FE]
    Endangered Species Act: reform liability provisions relative to 
        civil and criminal penalties (see H.R. 496), [2FE]
    EPA: certify State voluntary cleanup programs for brownfield sites 
        and clarify liability of landowners and prospective purchasers 
        (see H.R. 1391), [13AP]
    ERISA: establish new procedures and access to courts for 
        grievances arising under group health plans (see H.R. 2758), 
        [5AU]
    ------provide that participants in disability insurance plans are 
        entitled to judicial review of certain benefit determinations 
        (see H.R. 1773), [12MY]
    Families and domestic relations: denial of passports to 
        noncustodial parents relative to nonpayment of child support 
        (see H.R. 521), [3FE]
    ------require anticipated child support be held in trust on the 
        sale or refinancing of certain real property of an obligated 
        parent (see H.R. 2855), [14SE]
    FCC: provide remedies for losses caused by unreasonable delay in 
        the processing of certain licenses (see H.R. 2701), [4AU]
    Federal courts: improve operation and administration (see H.R. 
        1752), [11MY]
    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. 2842), [13SE]
    ------treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. 
        attorneys (see H.R. 583), [4FE]
    Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: restore the stenographic 
        preference for recording depositions (see H.R. 771), [23FE]
    Federal-State relations: apply principles of Federal diversity 
        jurisdiction to interstate class actions (see H.R. 1875), 
        [19MY]
    ------apply principles of Federal diversity jurisdiction to 
        interstate class actions (H.R. 1875), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 295), [21SE]
    Financial institutions: require enhanced security measures 
        relative to surveillance pictures which can be used as 
        evidence in criminal prosecutions (see H.R. 1131), [16MR]
    Firearms: allow individuals, or their estates, who suffered 
        damages from the discharge of a firearm to bring civil action 
        against the manufacturer, distributor, or retailer of the 
        firearm (see H.R. 1049), [10MR]
    ------applicability of domestic violence-related possession 
        prohibitions to convictions that predate enactment of such 
        prohibitions (see H.R. 59), [7JA]
    ------appoint Assistant U.S. Attorney for each judicial district 
        to prosecute firearms offenses (see H.R. 2081), [8JN]
    ------encourage State and local governments to bring lawsuits 
        against weapons manufacturers (see H.R. 1086), [11MR]
    ------establish Federal cause of action against weapons 
        manufacturers, dealers, and importers for damages caused by 
        firearms (see H.R. 1233), [23MR]
    ------permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted 
        of a felony (see H.R. 2281), [18JN]
    ------prohibit gunrunning and provide mandatory minimum penalties 
        for crimes related to gunrunning (see H.R. 3057), [12OC]
    ------prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, 
        distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1032), [9MR]
    ------repeal permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons 
        convicted of certain felonies (see H.R. 3444), [18NO]
    Florida: appointment of additional Federal district judges (see 
        H.R. 454), [2FE] (see H.R. 1394), [13AP]
    Foreign aid: prohibit U.S. economic assistance for countries that 
        ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 
        (see H.R. 2381), [29JN]
    Foreign trade: private right of action for injured parties due to 
        unfair foreign competition (see H.R. 1201), [18MR]
    Frank J. Battisti and Nathaniel R. Jones Federal Building and U.S. 
        Courthouse, Youngstown, OH: designate (see H.R. 1359), [25MR]
    Frank M. Johnson Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see 
        H.R. 3031), [6OC]
    Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty (see H.R. 1691), 
        [5MY]
    ------protect religious liberty (H.R. 1691), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 245), [13JY]
    Garza-Vela U.S. Courthouse, Brownsville, TX: designate (see H.R. 
        686), [10FE]
    Geneva Conventions: celebrate anniversary and recognize the 
        humanitarian safeguards these treaties provide in times of 
        armed conflict (see H. Con. Res. 102), [6MY]
    Germany: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide 
        during World War II (see H.R. 271), [7JA]
    Government: allow a judge to whom a case is transferred to retain 
        jurisdiction over certain multidistrict litigation cases for 
        trial (see H.R. 1852), [18MY] (see H.R. 2112), [9JN]
    ------allow suits against the Federal Government for gross 
        negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas 
        (see H.R. 1371), [12AP]
    ------establish judicial and administrative proceedings for the 
        resolution of year 2000 computer processing failures (see H.R. 
        192), [7JA]
    ------establish procedures for assessing Federal regulations 
        relative to seizure of private property (see H.R. 294), [7JA]
    ------improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (see H.R. 
        1658), [4MY]
    ------improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 
        1658), consideration (see H. Res. 216), [22JN]
    ------prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of 
        unjustifiable nonacquiescence and relitigation of precedents 
        established in the Federal courts (see H.R. 1924), [25MY]
    ------provide for Federal jurisdiction of certain multiparty, 
        multiform civil actions (see H.R. 967), [3MR]
    Government regulations: provide an affirmative defense in a civil 
        action over a Federal requirement which is potentially in 
        conflict with another Federal requirement (see H.R. 2610), 
        [26JY]
    ------require reasonable notice of changes made to regulations 
        imposed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 881), [1MR]
    Hazardous substances: clarify jurisdiction and procedures for 
        compensating injuries resulting from the production and mining 
        of beryllium (see H.R. 675), [10FE]
    ------establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, 
        prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos 
        exposure personal injury claims (see H.R. 1283), [25MR]
    Health: establish Federal penalties for prohibited use and 
        disclosure of personal health information and allow 
        individuals to inspect and copy their own health information 
        (see H.R. 2455), [1JY]
    ------limit medical malpractice claims (see H.R. 2242), [16JN]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see 
        H.R. 358), [19JA] (see H.R. 448), [2FE] (see H.R. 719), [11FE] 
        (see H.R. 1133), [16MR] (see H.R. 2723), [5AU] (see H.R. 
        2824), [9SE] (see H.R. 2926), [23SE]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 358), consideration (see H. Res. 197), [27MY] (see H. 
        Res. 310), [28SE]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 2723), consideration (see H. Res. 323), [5OC]

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    Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons 
        convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial 
        assistance (see H.R. 1053), [10MR]
    Hiram H. Ward Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Winston-Salem, 
        NC: designate (see H.R. 92), [7JA]
    Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act: 
        repeal judicial jurisdiction limitations (see H.R. 2125), 
        [10JN] (see H.R. 3149), [26OC]
    Immigration: assessment of civil penalties against illegal aliens 
        and persons smuggling aliens within the U.S. (see H.R. 3076), 
        [14OC]
    ------specify harsh imprisonment upon reentry to the U.S. for 
        certain criminal aliens that were deported for initial 
        conviction and commit another felony after reentry (see H.R. 
        2226), [15JN]
    Income: establish new method for fixing rates of basic pay for 
        administrative appeals judges (see H.R. 3185), [1NO]
    ------provide cost-of-living adjustments for administrative law 
        judges (see H.R. 915), [2MR]
    ------require receipt of normal average wage or salary for Federal 
        jurors during service (see H.R. 2853), [14SE]
    Independent Counsel Commission: establish (see H.R. 3005), [4OC]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit State and 
        local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary 
        policies (see H.R. 697), [10FE] (see H.R. 1272), [24MR]
    INS: replace with the National Immigration Bureau, separate 
        functions and restructure fees relative to immigration 
        enforcement and adjudication services, and restore status 
        adjustment eligibility (see H.R. 2680), [3AU]
    International Claims Settlement Act: settlement of claims relative 
        to U.S. victims of National Socialist persecution (see H.R. 
        2781), [5AU]
    International law: judicial remedies for U.S. persons injured as a 
        result of foreign violations of arbitral obligations (see H.R. 
        2352), [24JN]
    James F. Battin Federal Courthouse, Billings, MT: designate (see 
        H.R. 158), [7JA]
    Judge J. Smith Henley Federal Building, Harrison, AR: designate 
        (see H.R. 1605), [28AP]
    Judges: repeal statutory approval requirement for judicial salary 
        increases and provide for automatic annual increases (see H.R. 
        698), [10FE]
    Judiciary: convert a Federal judgeship in Hawaii to permanent 
        status and extend statutory authority for magistrate positions 
        in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 944), [2MR]
    Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1150), [17MR]
    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. 622), [8FE]
    Law enforcement: improve prevention and prosecution of police 
        misconduct (see H.R. 2656), [30JY]
    ------improve the quality and credibility of forensic science 
        services for criminal justice purposes (see H.R. 2340), [24JN]
    ------waive time limits for introduction of motions for forensic 
        DNA testing in certain Federal trials (see H.R. 3233), [5NO]
    Law enforcement officers: ensure that States provide due process 
        in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, 
        or transfer (see H.R. 3299), [10NO]
    Lawyers and attorneys: reimburse individuals for attorneys' fees 
        who are indicted by an independent counsel but found not 
        guilty (see H.R. 943), [2MR]
    Legislation: provide for a three-judge panel to review 
        applications for injunctions relative to the constitutionality 
        of Federal or State legislation (see H.R. 2986), [30SE]
    Lewis R. Morgan Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Newman, GA: 
        designate (see H.R. 1121), [16MR]
    Lloyd D. George U.S. Courthouse, Las Vegas, NV: designate (see 
        H.R. 1481), [20AP]
    Medicaid: treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco 
        industry liability settlement (see H.R. 351), [19JA]
    ------waive Federal claim to State tobacco settlements if State 
        uses funds for smoking reduction programs and economic 
        assistance for tobacco farming communities (see H.R. 1232), 
        [23MR]
    ------waive Federal claim to State tobacco settlements if State 
        uses funds only for smoking reduction and public health 
        programs (see H.R. 610), [4FE] (see H.R. 1289), [25MR]
    Mental health: establish demonstration diversion courts (see H.R. 
        2594), [22JY]
    Motor vehicles: limit liability of rental or leasing companies for 
        negligent operation of rented or leased vehicles (see H.R. 
        1954), [26MY]
    National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: funding (see H.R. 
        2564), [20JY]
    National Labor Relations Act: require arbitration of initial 
        contract negotiation disputes (see H.R. 1412), [14AP]
    National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: revise filing 
        deadline for certain claims (see H.R. 276), [7JA] (see H.R. 
        1003), [4MR]
    Native Americans: provide technical and legal assistance for 
        tribal justice systems and members of Indian tribes (see H.R. 
        3333), [10NO]
    ------settlement of claims of the Menominee Indian Tribe of 
        Wisconsin (see H.R. 1780), [12MY]
    North Carolina: eliminate a vacant judgeship in the eastern 
        district and establish a new judgeship in the western district 
        (see H.R. 1419), [14AP]
    Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: provide additional 
        protections to victims of rape (see H.R. 3088), [14OC]
    Patents: enhance protection for inventors, innovators, and patent 
        terms, and reduce patent litigation (see H.R. 1907), [24MY] 
        (see H.R. 2654), [30JY]
    Pennsylvania: hold U.S. District Court for the eastern district at 
        Doylestown, PA, in addition to those other places currently 
        provided by law (see H.R. 2549), [19JY]
    Peru: interference with freedom of the press and the independence 
        of judicial and electoral institutions (see H. Res. 57), 
        [11FE]
    Privacy: confidentiality of parent-child communications in 
        judicial proceedings (see H.R. 522), [3FE]
    Proceedings: allow media coverage (see H.R. 1281), [25MR]
    Product liability: reform (see H.R. 1577), [27AP]
    Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators 
        to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and 
        protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of 
        the devices (see H.R. 2498), [13JY]
    Real property: clarification of jurisdiction over private property 
        takings and land use disputes (see H.R. 2372), [29JN]
    Refuse disposal: State regulation of certain solid waste and 
        exemption from civil liability relative to flow control 
        ordinances (see H.R. 1270), [24MR]
    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. 2057), [8JN]
    Rhode Island: rights and sovereign status of certain Indian tribes 
        (see H.R. 676), [10FE]
    Safe Drinking Water Act: civil actions against public water 
        systems in compliance with safe drinking water standards (see 
        H.R. 1674), [4MY]
    ------provide for parity in civil actions against private and 
        public entities relative to ownership or operation of public 
        water systems (see H.R. 1492), [20AP]
    Samuel J. Roberts Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Erie, PA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3068), [13OC]
    Secret Service: clarify authority relative to former Presidents 
        and families, events of national significance, threat 
        assessment, subpoena issuance, and forfeiture of computers and 
        other counterfeiting devices (see H.R. 3048), [7OC]
    Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product 
        liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (see H.R. 2366), 
        [25JN]
    States: reduce Federal penalties relative to implementation of 
        child support enforcement system (see H.R. 2877), [15SE]
    ------treatment of Federal highway funds relative to suspension of 
        driving privileges of minors convicted of drunken driving (see 
        H.R. 2274), [17JN]
    Supreme Court: hiring of qualified minority applicants to serve as 
        clerks to the Justices (see H. Res. 111), [11MR]
    Taxation: authorize Federal entities to take control of certain 
        State child support enforcement programs (see H.R. 1488), 
        [20AP]
    ------constitutional amendment to prohibit courts from levying or 
        increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 59), [17JN]
    ------impose excise tax on persons who acquire structured 
        settlement payments in factoring transactions (see H.R. 263), 
        [7JA]
    ------increase excise tax on firearms and earmark revenue for 
        juvenile justice and delinquency prevention programs (see H.R. 
        3139), [25OC]
    ------treatment of damage awards for emotional distress (see H.R. 
        1923), [25MY]
    ------treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, 
        and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment 
        discrimination (see H.R. 1997), [27MY]
    ------treatment of the transfer of property subject to a liability 
        (see H.R. 18), [6JA]
    ------treatment of unearned income of children attributable to 
        personal injury awards (see H.R. 2019), [8JN]
    Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 
        2163), [10JN]
    Telecommunications: resolve certain contested broadcast license 
        proceedings (see H.R. 2762), [5AU]
    Terrorism: modify the enforcement of certain anti-terrorism 
        judgments (see H.R. 3382), [16NO] (see H.R. 3485), [18NO]
    Testimony: amend the Federal Rules of Evidence relative to 
        testimonial privileges of parents, children, and members of 
        the Secret Service, and restrict prosecutorial conduct 
        relative to certain sexual activities (see H.R. 2876), [15SE]
    Thomas S. Foley Federal Building and U.S. Court House, Spokane, 
        WA: designate (see H.R. 211), [7JA]
    ------designate plaza at the south entrance as the Walter F. Horan 
        Plaza (see H.R. 211), [7JA]
    Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see 
        H.R. 130), [7JA]
    Trademarks: increase penalties for infringing rights relative to 
        famous performing groups and clarify rights of individuals who 
        perform services as a group (see H.R. 1125), [16MR]
    ------prevent misappropriation (see H.R. 3028), [6OC]
    ------protection against dilution (see H.R. 1565), [27AP]
    U.S. Immigration Court: establish (see H.R. 185), [7JA]
    Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: enact (H.R. 
        2280), Senate amendments (see H. Res. 368), [9NO]
    Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act: applicability of 
        mandatory minimum penalties in certain cases (see H.R. 913), 
        [2MR]
    Virgin Islands: establish the District Court of the Virgin Islands 
        as a Federal court (see H.R. 2011), [8JN]
    Water pollution: exclude certain areas and activities from 
        stormwater regulations, and limit liability of local 
        governments relative to co-permittees and implementation of 
        control measures (see H.R. 3294), [10NO]
    Wisconsin: appointment of an additional Federal district judge 
        (see H.R. 3470), [18NO]
    World War II: require apology and reparation of victims of 
        Japanese war crimes (see H. Res. 304), [24SE]
  Conference reports
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2670), [19OC]
    Y2K Act (H.R. 775), [29JN]
  Messages
    District of Columbia Courts' Budget Request: President Clinton, 
        [8FE]

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    National Drug Control Strategy: President Clinton, [9FE]
    Veto of H.R. 2670, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and Related Agency Appropriations: President 
        Clinton, [26OC]
  Motions
    Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State, territory, or 
        possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate 
        transportation of liquor (H.R. 2031), [3AU]
    Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 833), [5MY]
    Computers: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising 
        from year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), [12MY], [24JN]
    Copyrights: strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (S. 
        1257), [2AU]
    Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile 
        offenders (H.R. 1501), [17JN], [30JY], [23SE], [24SE], [13OC], 
        [14OC]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
        agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2670), [5AU], 
        [13SE], [13OC], [14OC], [18OC], [19OC]
  Reports filed
    Administrative Law Judges Cost-of-Living Adjustments: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 915) (H. Rept. 106-387), 
        [18OC]
    Allow Families of International Airline Disaster Victims a Fair 
        Jury Trial To Receive Just Compensation for Their Loss: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        603) (H. Rept. 106-32), [24FE]
    American Inventors Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1907) (H. Rept. 106-287), [3AU]
    Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        833) (H. Rept. 106-123), [29AP]
    Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1658) (H. Rept. 106-192), [18JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 775, Y2K Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 234) (H. Rept. 106-213), [30JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2670, Depts. of 
        Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        335) (H. Rept. 106-401), [19OC]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 180, Conditional Clemency by 
        President Clinton for Prisoners Convicted of Crimes Connected 
        to Activities of Puerto Rican Nationalist Group: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 281) (H. Rept. 106-309), [8SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 603, Allow Families of International Airline 
        Disaster Victims a Fair Jury Trial To Receive Just 
        Compensation for Their Loss: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 85) (H. Rept. 106-37), [2MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 775, Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 166) (H. Rept. 106-
        134), [11MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 833, Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 158) (H. Rept. 106-126), [4MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1501, Consequences for Juvenile Offenders 
        Act and H.R. 2122, Mandatory Gun Show Background Check Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 209) (H. Rept. 106-186), 
        [15JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1658, Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 216) (H. Rept. 106-193), 
        [22JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1691, Religious Liberty Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 245) (H. Rept. 106-229), 
        [13JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1875, Interstate Class Action Jurisdiction 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 295) (H. Rept. 106-
        326), [21SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1987, Fair Access to Indemnity and 
        Reimbursement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 342) 
        (H. Rept. 106-414), [25OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2031, Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 272) (H. Rept. 106-
        281), [2AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 2436, Unborn Victims of Violence Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 313) (H. Rept. 106-348), 
        [29SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2723, Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care 
        Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. 
        Rept. 106-366), [5OC]
    Consideration of H.R 2670, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, 
        the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 273) (H. Rept. 106-284), [3AU]
    Copyright Damages Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1761) (H. Rept. 106-216), [1JY]
    Copyright Laws Technical Corrections: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1189) (H. Rept. 106-84), [12AP]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2670) 
        (H. Rept. 106-398), [19OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2670) (H. Rept. 
        106-283), [2AU]
    Edward N. Cahn Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Allentown, 
        PA: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 751) (H. Rept. 106-57), [16MR]
    Fair Access to Indemnity and Reimbursement Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1987) (H. Rept. 106-
        385), [14OC]
    Federal Courts Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 1752) (H. Rept. 106-312), [9SE]
    Federal Law Enforcement Animal Protection Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1791) (H. Rept. 106-372), [12OC]
    Garza-Vela U.S. Courthouse, Brownsville, TX: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 686) (H. Rept. 
        106-109), [27AP]
    Hiram H. Ward Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Winston-Salem, 
        NC: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 92) (H. Rept. 106-20), [23FE]
    Interstate Class Action Jurisdiction Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1875) (H. Rept. 106-320), [14SE]
    James F. Battin Federal Courthouse, Billings, MT: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 158) (H. Rept. 
        106-21), [23FE]
    Lewis R. Morgan Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Newnan, GA: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        1121) (H. Rept. 106-111), [27AP]
    Multidistrict, Multiparty, Multiforum Trial Jurisdiction Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2112) (H. Rept. 106-
        276), [30JY]
    Punish the Depiction of Animal Cruelty: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1887) (H. Rept. 106-397), [19OC]
    Religious Liberty Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1691) (H. Rept. 106-219), [1JY]
    Robert K. Rodibaugh U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse, South Bend, IN: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (S. 
        460) (H. Rept. 106-114), [27AP]
    Stalking Prevention and Victim Protection Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1869) (H. Rept. 106-455), [5NO]
    Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 130) (H. Rept. 
        106-56), [16MR]
    Trademark Cyberpiracy Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 3028) (H. Rept. 106-412), [25OC]
    Trademark Protection Against Dilution: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1565) (H. Rept. 106-250), [22JY]
    Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 2031) (H. Rept. 106-265), [27JY]
    U.S. Code Technical Amendments Relative to Vacation of Arbitration 
        Awards: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 916) (H. 
        Rept. 106-181), [10JN]
    Unborn Victims of Violence Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2436) (H. Rept. 106-332), [24SE], [29SE]
    Veterans Benefits Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
        (House) (H.R. 2280) (H. Rept. 106-202), [25JN]
    Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 775) (H. Rept. 106-31), [10MY]
    Y2K Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 775) (H. Rept. 106-212), 
        [29JN]

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), 
        [19JA]
    Conferee: S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    China, Republic of: assistance for earthquake victims (see H.J. 
        Res. 70), [5OC]
    Clean Air Act: remove a provision limiting States to 
        proportionately less assistance than their respective 
        populations and Federal tax payments (see H.R. 2427), [1JY]
    Cold war: celebrate victory and anniversary of the fall of the 
        Berlin Wall by designating an annual Freedom Day (see H. Con. 
        Res. 223), [9NO]
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select): 
        extend (see H. Res. 129), [24MR] (see H. Res. 153), [28AP] 
        (see H. Res. 170), [13MY]
    Housing: authorize trusts to hold memberships in nonprofit 
        cooperative ownership housing corporations which own certain 
        insured mortgaged properties (see H.R. 2491), [13JY]
    Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of 
        Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H. 
        Con. Res. 190), [30SE]
    ------repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes 
        (see H.R. 86), [7JA]
    ------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. 816), [24FE]
    World Bank: prevent U.S. funds from being used for environmentally 
        destructive projects or projects involving involuntary 
        resettlement (see H.R. 2969), [29SE]
  Reports filed
    Report: Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/
        Commercial Concerns With the People's Republic of China 
        (House, Select) (H. Rept. 105-851), [19JA]

COYNE, WILLIAM J. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Medicare: revise payment amounts to home health agencies (see H.R. 
        2240), [16JN]
    Public welfare programs: improve onsite inspections of State food 
        stamp programs and provide grants to develop community 
        partnerships and innovative outreach strategies for food stamp 
        and related programs (see H.R. 2738), [5AU]
    Social Security: eliminate fees for Federal administration of 
        State supplemental SSI payments (see H.R. 1051), [10MR]
    Tariff: 11-aminoundecanoic acid (see H.R. 2428), [1JY]
    Taxation: capital gains rates (see H.R. 1407), [14AP]
    ------permanently extend environmental remediation costs (see H.R. 
        1630), [29AP]

CRAIG, AK
  Bills and resolutions
    Public lands: conveyance (see H.R. 3182), [28OC]

CRAMER, ROBERT E. (BUD), JR. (a Representative from Alabama)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2466, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations, [4OC]
    ------H.R. 2684, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations, [4OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Alabama A&M University: authorize grants (see H.R. 2951), [27SE]

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    Public safety officers: eligibility of certain emergency 
        management and civil defense personnel for public safety 
        officer death benefits (see H.R. 2588), [22JY]
    Space policy: promote international competitiveness of commercial 
        space industry, ensure Federal and private access to space, 
        and minimize opportunities for foreign transfer of critical 
        satellite technologies (see H.R. 2542), [16JY]
    ------tribute to the 30th anniversary of the first lunar landing 
        and the accomplishments of the Apollo program (see H. Con. 
        Res. 110), [20MY]

CRANE, PHILIP M. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Committee on Taxation (Joint), [19JA]
    Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, [6JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 
        21st Century, [14OC]
    ------H.R. 2488, Financial Freedom Act, [2AU]
    Official Advisers to International Conferences, Meetings, and 
        Negotiation Sessions Relating to Trade Agreements, [19JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Customs Service, U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1833), [18MY]
    Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit issuance of regulations dealing 
        with hybrid transactions (see H.R. 672), [10FE]
    Firearms: protect right to keep and bear arms (see H. Con. Res. 
        176), [5AU]
    Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to 
        sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 434), [2FE] (see H.R. 2489), 
        [13JY]
    ------establish framework for consideration of unilateral economic 
        sanctions (see H.R. 1244), [24MR]
    Foreign trade: encourage establishment of free trade areas with 
        certain Pacific Rim countries (see H.R. 1942), [26MY]
    Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Caribbean and Central American 
        countries (see H.R. 984), [4MR]
    Medicare: ensure proper payment of approved nursing and 
        paramedical education programs (see H.R. 1483), [20AP]
    Panama: authorize transfer of certain U.S. properties (see H.R. 
        3231), [4NO]
    Postal Service: privatization (see H.R. 2589), [22JY]
    Puerto Rico: provide wage-based tax credits (see H.R. 2138), 
        [10JN]
    ------tax treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2139), [10JN]
    Tariff: change rate of duty for U.S. travelers bringing back goods 
        purchased abroad (see H.R. 2714), [5AU]
    ------personal effects of participants in certain world athletic 
        events (see H.R. 2715), [5AU]
    Taxation: allow deduction for charitable contributions to 
        individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 
        1310), [25MR]
    ------extend research and development tax credit to Puerto Rico 
        and the possessions of the U.S. (see H.R. 2137), [10JN]
    ------modify private activity bond rule to deter hostile takeovers 
        of water utilities (see H.R. 3309), [10NO]
    ------permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other 
        companies (see H.R. 2431), [1JY]
    ------permit early distributions from employee stock ownership 
        plans for higher education expenses and first-time homebuyer 
        purchases (see H.R. 615), [8FE]
    ------permit 401(k) contributions which would otherwise be limited 
        by employer contributions to employees stock ownership plans 
        (see H.R. 616), [8FE]
    ------repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1561), [26AP]
    ------treatment of capital gains earned by designated settlement 
        funds (see H.R. 580), [4FE]
    ------treatment of foreign investments through U.S. regulated 
        investment companies (see H.R. 2430), [1JY]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to 
        charitable contributions (see H.R. 1311), [25MR]
    ------treatment of petroleum storage facilities (see H.R. 2429), 
        [1JY]
    ------treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring 
        assembly equipment (see H.R. 1122), [16MR]

CREDIT
related term(s) Consumers
  Bills and resolutions
    Agricultural Market Transition Act: eliminate limitation on loan 
        rates for marketing assistance loans (see H.R. 1468), [15AP]
    Agriculture: increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and 
        loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may 
        receive during the crop year (see H.R. 2530), [15JY]
    ------repeal peanut quotas, reduce peanut loan rates, and require 
        the Dept. of Agriculture to purchase peanuts for nutrition 
        programs (see H.R. 2571), [20JY]
    Bankruptcy: limit the value of real and personal property that 
        debtors may exempt under State and local law (see H.R. 1282), 
        [25MR]
    ------make chapter 12 of bankruptcy code permanent relative to the 
        treatment of farmers' reorganization plans by banks (see H.R. 
        706), [11FE] (see H.R. 763), [12FE]
    ------reenact chapter 12 of bankruptcy code relative to family 
        farmers (see H.R. 2920), [22SE]
    Business and industry: end credit card possession requirements 
        (see H.R. 599), [4FE]
    Children and youth: promote financial education (see H.R. 2871), 
        [15SE]
    Colleges and universities: enhance protections against fraud in 
        the offering of financial assistance for a college education 
        (see H.R. 3210), [3NO]
    Consumers: adjust statutory exemptions and civil penalties to 
        reflect inflation and eliminate certain rules in accounting 
        for interest rebates in consumer credit transactions (see H.R. 
        1332), [25MR]
    ------allow any consumer to receive a free credit report annually 
        from any consumer reporting agency (see H.R. 1015), [4MR]
    ------establish disclosure requirements for banks and credit card 
        companies that share information with telemarketers, ban 
        sharing of credit card and deposit account numbers, and 
        enhance regulatory enforcement (see H.R. 2156), [10JN]
    ------prohibit distribution of negotiable checks or instruments in 
        consumer solicitations (see H.R. 1576), [27AP] (see H.R. 
        2351), [24JN]
    ------protect from payday lenders demanding exorbitant interest 
        rates and participating in other unfair practices (see H.R. 
        1684), [5MY]
    ------protect from unreasonable credit card fees or interest rates 
        (see H.R. 1276), [24MR]
    ------require disclosure of all information in a consumer's file 
        (see H.R. 2856), [14SE]
    ------require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements 
        (see H.R. 1634), [29AP]
    ------require notice before changes to credit card interest rates 
        (see H.R. 3117), [20OC]
    Credit cards: consumer protections (see H.R. 900), [2MR]
    ------prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college 
        students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 3142), 
        [25OC]
    ------require billing statements to include postmarked due dates 
        and prohibit late fees for payment postmarked by such date 
        (see H.R. 3477), [18NO]
    Dept. of Agriculture: improve agricultural credit programs (see 
        H.R. 1983), [27MY]
    ------prohibit the discounting of loan deficiency payments for 
        club wheat and compensate producers who received such 
        discounted payments erroneously (see H.R. 734), [11FE]
    Education: promote and incorporate financial literacy training 
        into State and local education programs (see H. Con. Res. 
        213), [28OC]
    Electronic commerce: amend certain consumer protection laws to 
        facilitate the electronic delivery of disclosures and other 
        information (see H.R. 2626), [27JY]
    Fair Credit Reporting Act: exempt certain investigative reports 
        from the definition of consumer reports (see H.R. 3408), 
        [16NO]
    Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: exempt mortgage servicers from 
        certain requirements relative to Federal mortgage loans 
        secured by a first lien (see H.R. 3492), [18NO]
    ------reduce the cost of credit (see H.R. 2544), [16JY] (see H.R. 
        3435), [17NO]
    Federal Home Loan Bank System: modernize and improve (see H.R. 
        822), [24FE]
    Financial institutions: safeguard consumers relative to use of 
        certain debit cards (see H.R. 445), [2FE]
    ------strengthen and clarify enforcement of fair lending laws 
        relative to redlining and credit allocation (see H.R. 190), 
        [7JA]
    Ginnie Mae: guaranty fee level (see H. Con. Res. 10), [7JA]
    Housing: establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing 
        temporary difficulty making payments on mortgages insured 
        under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 595), [4FE]
    Money: create in the form of noninterest bearing credit and use to 
        provide for noninterest bearing loans to State and local 
        governments for funding capital projects (see H.R. 1452), 
        [15AP]
    National Gambling Impact Study Commission: implement 
        recommendations relative to availability of cash through 
        automatic teller machines in gambling establishments (see H.R. 
        2811), [8SE]
    SBA: improve the certified development company program (see H.R. 
        2614), [27JY]
    ------improve the general business loan program (see H.R. 2615), 
        [27JY]
    Securities: improve regulation of certain derivatives dealers and 
        hedge funds, reduce risk to financial markets, and enhance 
        investor protections (see H.R. 3483), [18NO]
    Small business: establish the New Markets Venture Capital Program, 
        America's Private Investment Company Program, and a new 
        markets tax credit (see H.R. 2848), [13SE]
    Taxation: exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness 
        attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage 
        obligations (see H.R. 1690), [5MY]
    ------exempt small issue bonds for agriculture from the State 
        volume cap (see H.R. 1810), [13MY]
    ------permanently extend research credit and adjust the 
        alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 835), [24FE]
    ------treatment of higher education expenses and interest on 
        student loans (see H.R. 1631), [29AP] (see H.R. 2750), [5AU]
    ------treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 856), 
        [25FE] (see H.R. 1129), [16MR] (see H.R. 1196), [18MR]
    Veterans: make permanent the eligibility of former members of the 
        Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans (see H.R. 1603), 
        [28AP]
  Messages
    CCC Report: President Clinton, [15JN]
  Reports filed
    Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act: Committee 
        on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2614) (H. Rept. 106-278), 
        [2AU]
    SBA General Business Loan Program Improvements: Committee on Small 
        Business (House) (H.R. 2615) (H. Rept. 106-279), [2AU]

CREDIT CARD CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1276), [24MR]

CREDIT CARDS
see Credit

CREDIT FOR VOLUNTARY ACTIONS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2520), [14JY]

CREDIT UNIONS
see Financial Institutions

CRIME
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1501, Juvenile Justice Reform Act, [30JY]
    National Commission on Terrorism, [2AU]
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification (see H.R. 1218), [23MR]
    ------prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification (H.R. 1218), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 233), [29JN]

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    Ahmed, Saif: encourage return from Egypt (see H. Res. 215), [16JN]
    Alcoholic beverages: prohibit the direct shipment of alcohol to 
        minors (see H.R. 2161), [10JN]
    Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities 
        are obtained legally (see H.R. 453), [2FE]
    ------penalties for harming Federal law enforcement animals (see 
        H.R. 1791), [13MY]
    ------prohibit certain conduct relative to elephants in circuses 
        (see H.R. 2929), [23SE]
    ------prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see 
        H.R. 1202), [18MR]
    ------punish the depiction of animal cruelty (see H.R. 1887), 
        [20MY]
    Argentina: investigation of terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural 
        Center in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 163), [22JY]
    Armed Forces: assignment of personnel to assist the INS and 
        Customs Service with border control activities (see H.R. 628), 
        [8FE]
    ------prohibit awarding of the Purple Heart to persons convicted 
        of a capital crime (see H.R. 550), [3FE]
    ------protect confidentiality of communications between dependents 
        of members and professionals relative to sexual or domestic 
        abuse services (see H.R. 1847), [18MY]
    ------provide that consensual sexual activity between adults shall 
        not be a violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice 
        (see H.R. 3126), [21OC]
    Armenia: murder of government officials during terrorist attack on 
        Parliament building (see H. Con. Res. 216), [28OC] (see H. 
        Con. Res. 222), [9NO]
    Asian Americans: racial stereotyping relative to espionage and 
        campaign fundraising investigations (see H. Con. Res. 124), 
        [27MY]
    BATF: expand powers to regulate firearms, ammunition, firearm 
        products, and non-powder firearms (see H.R. 920), [2MR]
    Bounty hunters: establish civil and criminal liability for bounty 
        hunters and their employers and encourage State regulation of 
        industry (see H.R. 2964), [28SE]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (see H. Con. Res. 
        44), [8MR]
    ------rename the Document Door of the Capitol as the Memorial Door 
        (see H. Con. Res. 158), [16JY]
    Census: apply certain attribution rules to the counting of certain 
        prisoners (see H.R. 1632), [29AP]
    Children and youth: assist State and local prosecutors, and law 
        enforcement agencies, with implementation of juvenile justice 
        witness assistance programs (see H.R. 3132), [21OC]
    ------authorize grants to provide juvenile accountability 
        coordinators programs to hold nonviolent juvenile offenders 
        accountable for their actions (see H.R. 2913), [22SE]
    ------establish that certain sexual crimes against children are 
        predicate crimes for the interception of communications (see 
        H.R. 3484), [18NO]
    ------improve academic and social outcomes for students by 
        providing productive activities during after-school hours (see 
        H.R. 2126), [10JN] (see H.R. 3235), [5NO]
    ------improve information on, and protections against, child 
        sexual abuse (see H.R. 2382), [29JN]
    ------improve the Federal capability to deal with child 
        exploitation (see H.R. 1159), [17MR]
    ------issue postage stamp to emphasize the commitment to reunite 
        missing children with their families and to honor memories of 
        children who were victims of abduction and murder (see H. Con. 
        Res. 114), [25MY]
    ------meet mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of 
        incarcerated children and youth (see H.R. 837), [24FE]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see 
        H.R. 2037), [8JN]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S. 
        254), return to Senate (see H. Res. 249), [15JY]
    ------prevent stalking of minors (see H.R. 3270), [9NO]
    ------prevent the abuse and abduction of children (see H.R. 3204), 
        [2NO]
    ------prohibit taking a child hostage to evade arrest (see H.R. 
        51), [6JA]
    ------promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile 
        offenders (see H.R. 1501), [21AP]
    ------promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile 
        offenders (H.R. 1501), consideration (see H. Res. 209), [15JN]
    ------protect from exposure to explicit sexual or violent material 
        and prevent youth violence (see H.R. 2036), [8JN]
    ------protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 2436), [1JY]
    ------protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 2436), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 313), [29SE]
    ------provide penalties for day care providers who misrepresent 
        credentials or conditions or injure children in their care 
        (see H.R. 469), [2FE]
    ------tribute to ``Code Adam'' child safety program and commend 
        and encourage implementation of abduction prevention programs 
        in retail business establishments (see H. Res. 90), [2MR]
    ------violence (see H. Res. 357), [3NO]
    Children's Memorial Day: support goals and ideas and commend 
        organizers (see H. Res. 147), [22AP]
    Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or 
        refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 2432), 
        [1JY]
    Civil liberties: provide protection from personal intrusion for 
        commercial purposes (see H.R. 97), [7JA]
    Civil rights: clarify intent of Congress to hold individuals 
        responsible for discriminatory acts committed by them in 
        employment (see H.R. 2508), [14JY]
    ------establish criminal liability for discrimination based on 
        disparate treatment (see H.R. 2510), [14JY]
    ------protect the civil rights of victims of gender-motivated 
        violence (see H.R. 3106), [19OC]
    Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime 
        prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime 
        (see H. Res. 270), [30JY]
    ------conditional clemency for prisoners convicted of crimes 
        connected to activities of Puerto Rican nationalist group (see 
        H. Con. Res. 180), [8SE]
    ------conditional clemency for prisoners convicted of crimes 
        connected to activities of Puerto Rican nationalist group (H. 
        Con. Res. 180), consideration (see H. Res. 281), [8SE]
    Colleges and universities: enhance protections against fraud in 
        the offering of financial assistance for a college education 
        (see H.R. 3210), [3NO]
    ------require distribution of information relative to handling of 
        sexual harassment complaints (see H.R. 2837), [9SE]
    Colombia: condemn kidnapping and murder by Revolutionary Armed 
        Forces of Colombia (FARC) of Ingrid Washinawatok, Terence 
        Freitas, and Lahe'ena'e Gay (see H. Res. 181), [19MY]
    Computers: establish a grant program to assist State and local law 
        enforcement in investigating and prosecuting computer crimes 
        (see H.R. 2816), [8SE]
    ------require web site operators that provide communications with 
        prisoners to disclose the prisoner's crime and release date 
        (see H.R. 1930), [25MY]
    Constitutional amendments: protection of victims' rights (see H.J. 
        Res. 64), [4AU]
    Controlled Substances Act: civil liability for illegal 
        manufacturers and distributors of controlled substances (see 
        H.R. 1042), [9MR]
    Copyrights: strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (see 
        H.R. 1761), [11MY] (see H.R. 3456), [18NO]
    Correctional institutions: funding for jail-based substance abuse 
        treatment programs (see H.R. 1114), [16MR]
    ------increase monitoring of inmate conversations to detect and 
        deter crimes committed by inmates using Federal telephones 
        (see H.R. 3014), [5OC]
    ------penalties for transporting maximum security prisoners across 
        State lines to prisons that are not classified to handle 
        maximum security prisoners (see H.R. 2080), [8JN]
    ------prevent Federal prisoners from engaging in activities to 
        increase their strength or fighting abilities (see H.R. 3129), 
        [21OC]
    ------prevent luxurious prison conditions (see H.R. 370), [19JA]
    ------prohibit operation by private contractors and require 
        persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities 
        managed and maintained by Federal employees (see H.R. 979), 
        [4MR]
    ------protect female inmates from sexual misconduct (see H.R. 
        3158), [27OC]
    Courts: amend the Federal Rules of Evidence relative to 
        testimonial privileges of parents, children, and members of 
        the Secret Service, and restrict prosecutorial conduct 
        relative to certain sexual activities (see H.R. 2876), [15SE]
    ------appoint Assistant U.S. Attorney for each judicial district 
        to prosecute firearms offenses (see H.R. 2081), [8JN]
    ------confidentiality of parent-child communications in judicial 
        proceedings (see H.R. 522), [3FE]
    ------death penalty sentencing for certain importations of 
        significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 
        295), [7JA]
    ------determination of cases alleging breach of secret Government 
        contracts (see H.R. 1548), [22AP]
    ------improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (see H.R. 
        1658), [4MY]
    ------improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 
        1658), consideration (see H. Res. 216), [22JN]
    ------increase mandatory minimum penalties for use of firearms 
        during a violent or drug-related crime (see H.R. 1330), [25MR]
    ------increase penalties for bringing in and harboring certain 
        aliens (see H.R. 238), [7JA]
    ------independent counsel law reform (see H.R. 117), [7JA]
    ------independent counsel law repeal (see H.R. 386), [19JA] (see 
        H.R. 794), [23FE]
    ------limit jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to prison 
        release orders (see H.R. 12), [6JA]
    ------provide a mandatory minimum prison sentence for certain 
        wiretapping or electronic surveillance offenses by Federal 
        officers or employees (see H.R. 1888), [20MY]
    ------provide that the inferior courts do not have jurisdiction to 
        hear abortion-related cases (see H.R. 3400), [16NO]
    ------representations and court sanctions relative to prisoners 
        (see H.R. 461), [2FE]
    ------waive time limits for introduction of motions for forensic 
        DNA testing in certain Federal trials (see H.R. 3233), [5NO]
    CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 1280), [24MR]
    Crime Stoppers International (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 
        28), [19JA]
    Cuba: determination as a major drug-transit country for foreign 
        assistance purposes (see H.R. 2422), [1JY]
    ------extradition to U.S. of Joanne Chesimard and certain other 
        individuals (see H.R. 3329), [10NO]
    Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for U.S. Customs 
        Cybersmuggling Center (see H.R. 640), [9FE]
    Dept. of Defense: authorize civilian special agents of military 
        criminal investigative organizations to execute warrants and 
        make arrests (see H.R. 3445, 3445), [18NO]
    ------ensure that reporters of suspected child abuse on military 
        installations may submit reports anonymously (see H.R. 3467), 
        [18NO]
    Dept. of HUD: pilot program to assist law enforcement officers 
        purchasing homes in locally-designated high-crime areas (see 
        H.R. 2931), [23SE]
    Dept. of Justice: appointment of independent counsel to 
        investigate certain internal criminal allegations (see H.R. 
        2201), [14JN]
    ------establish a panel to study the issue of Federal benefits 
        received by persons convicted of drug offenses (see H.R. 
        1856), [18MY]
    ------establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of 
        Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 2528), [15JY]
    ------establish or expand existing community prosecution programs 
        (see H.R. 84), [7JA]

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    ------independent investigation of use of pyrotechnic devices 
        during standoff with Branch Davidians in Waco, TX (see H.R. 
        2847), [13SE]
    ------provide grants to organizations to find missing adults (see 
        H.R. 2780), [5AU]
    ------provide State and local authorities access to information 
        relative to criminal background checks on port employees and 
        prospective employees (see H.R. 318), [7JA]
    ------report certain information relative to prisoners (see H.R. 
        1800), [13MY]
    ------State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs funding 
        (see H.R. 1724), [6MY]
    Dept. of State: report on U.S. citizens injured or killed by 
        certain terrorist groups (see H.R. 2172), [10JN]
    Dept. of the Treasury: develop and implement a strategy to combat 
        money laundering (see H.R. 1426), [14AP] (see H.R. 2896), 
        [21SE]
    ------require the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to allow 
        individuals to obtain a copy of personal records (see H.R. 
        517), [3FE]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve programs providing counseling 
        and treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see 
        H.R. 1799), [13MY]
    ------require notification and allow local law enforcement 
        agencies to investigate crimes and search for missing patients 
        at VA medical facilities (see H.R. 374), [19JA]
    Disabled: ensure protection from institutional, community, and 
        domestic violence, and sexual assault (see H.R. 2590), [22JY]
    Discrimination: condemn hate-crime shootings in Midwest States 
        (see H. Res. 254), [19JY]
    District of Columbia: prohibit the Legalization of Marijuana for 
        Medical Treatment Initiative from taking effect (see H.R. 
        2959), (see H.J. Res. 69), [28SE]
    Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job 
        opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, 
        produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and 
        redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050), [10MR]
    Drug abuse: combat methamphetamine production and abuse (see H.R. 
        988), [4MR] (see H.R. 2613), [27JY]
    ------prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs 
        (see H.R. 982), [4MR]
    Drugs: concentrate Federal resources on the prosecution of major 
        drug offenses (see H.R. 1681), [4MY]
    ------eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack 
        cocaine offenses (see H.R. 939), [2MR] (see H.R. 1241), [23MR]
    ------freeze assets of certain foreign narcotics traffickers and 
        prohibit financial dealings with the U.S. (see H.R. 2105), 
        [9JN] (see H.R. 3164), [28OC]
    ------penalties for operating methamphetamine laboratories and 
        increased funding to combat methamphetamine production, 
        trafficking, and abuse (see H.R. 2987), [30SE]
    ------provide penalties for open air drug markets (see H.R. 342), 
        [19JA]
    ------sentencing of persons convicted of drug offenses while in 
        the presence of a minor (see H.R. 484), [2FE]
    ------sentencing of persons convicted of lesser drug offenses 
        while in possession of a firearm (see H.R. 1889), [20MY]
    ------treatment of gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine 
        hydrochloride relative to the Controlled Substances Act (see 
        H.R. 75), [7JA] (see H.R. 1065), [10MR] (see H.R. 2130), 
        [10JN] (see H.R. 3457), [18NO]
    ------use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 912), 
        [2MR]
    Drunken driving: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise public 
        awareness of the serious problem of driving while intoxicated 
        (see H. Con. Res. 108), [17MY]
    ------national minimum sentence for a person who operates a motor 
        vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (see H.R. 1597), 
        [28AP]
    ------national standard to prohibit the operation of motor 
        vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 1595), [28AP]
    Education: include violence prevention in training for individuals 
        pursuing careers in early childhood development and education 
        (see H.R. 2673), [2AU]
    ------provide grants to local agencies to develop and implement 
        random drug testing for secondary school students (see H.R. 
        1735), [6MY]
    ------require expulsion of students convicted of violent crimes 
        from schools receiving Federal assistance (see H.R. 277), 
        [7JA]
    ------require local agencies to develop and implement random drug 
        testing and counseling programs for secondary school students 
        (see H.R. 1642), [29AP]
    ------responsibility of employers for conduct of their employees 
        relative to sexual abuse of students (see H.R. 404), [19JA]
    El Salvador: commission of war crimes against U.S. Army pilots 
        David H. Pickett and Earnest Dawson, Jr. (see H. Con. Res. 
        181), [8SE]
    ------extradition of Salvadorans to U.S (see H. Res. 17), [7JA]
    Employment: improve quality of Social Security card and 
        criminalize the counterfeiting of work authorization documents 
        (see H.R. 191), [7JA]
    Endangered Species Act: reform liability provisions relative to 
        civil and criminal penalties (see H.R. 496), [2FE]
    Entertainment industry: develop and enforce a system for labeling 
        violent content in audio and visual media products (see H.R. 
        2248), [16JN]
    Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect 
        prevention (see H.R. 764), [12FE] (see H.R. 3458), [18NO]
    ------child abuse and neglect prevention (H.R. 764), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 321), [4OC]
    ------community-based family resource and support grants 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1720), [6MY]
    ------denial of passports to noncustodial parents relative to 
        nonpayment of child support (see H.R. 521), [3FE]
    ------improve the availability of child care and development 
        services outside normal school hours (see H.R. 489), [2FE]
    ------limit the effects of domestic violence on the lives of 
        children (see H.R. 3315), [10NO]
    ------recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem 
        of child abuse and neglect (see H. Con. Res. 76), [24MR] (see 
        H. Con. Res. 93), [27AP]
    FBI: tribute to Crisis Negotiation Program (see H. Res. 222), 
        [25JN]
    Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic 
        violence victims (see H.R. 1352), [25MR]
    Financial institutions: require enhanced security measures 
        relative to surveillance pictures which can be used as 
        evidence in criminal prosecutions (see H.R. 1131), [16MR]
    Firearms: allow individuals, or their estates, who suffered 
        damages from the discharge of a firearm to bring civil action 
        against the manufacturer, distributor, or retailer of the 
        firearm (see H.R. 1049), [10MR]
    ------allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid 
        in all States and exempt current and former law enforcement 
        officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed 
        handguns (see H.R. 492), [2FE]
    ------allow States to develop or expand instant gun checking 
        capabilities, allow tax credits for safe storage devices, 
        promote the use of child safety locks, and prevent children 
        from injuring themselves and others (see H.R. 1726), [6MY]
    ------applicability of domestic violence-related possession 
        prohibitions to convictions that predate enactment of such 
        prohibitions (see H.R. 59), [7JA]
    ------assist State and local governments in conducting community 
        gun buy back programs (see H.R. 724), [11FE] (see H.R. 2813), 
        [8SE] (see H.R. 3255), [8NO]
    ------authorize CPSC to regulate gun safety, ban possession by 
        certain convicted criminals, ban import of handguns without 
        certain safety features, and ban possession by a person with 
        multiple drunk driving convictions (see H.R. 2007), [8JN]
    ------authorize CPSC to regulate gun safety and ban import of 
        handguns without certain safety features (see H.R. 2008), 
        [8JN]
    ------ban importation and transfer of large capacity ammunition 
        feeding devices (see H.R. 1037), [9MR]
    ------ban importation and transfer of large capacity ammunition 
        feeding devices (H.R. 1037), consideration (see H. Res. 192), 
        [26MY]
    ------condition certain State justice assistance grants on 
        implementation of handgun registration systems (see H.R. 
        2917), [22SE]
    ------development and use of personalization technology (see H. 
        Con. Res. 125), [8JN]
    ------encourage State and local governments to bring lawsuits 
        against weapons manufacturers (see H.R. 1086), [11MR]
    ------encourage States to require a holding period for students 
        expelled for bringing a gun to school (see H.R. 1723), [6MY]
    ------establish Federal cause of action against weapons 
        manufacturers, dealers, and importers for damages caused by 
        firearms (see H.R. 1233), [23MR]
    ------mandatory licensing and registration of handguns (see H.R. 
        3472), [18NO]
    ------notify State and local law enforcement agencies and the BATF 
        when an instant criminal background check determines a person 
        is ineligible for a handgun (see H.R. 2732), [5AU]
    ------permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted 
        of a felony (see H.R. 2281), [18JN]
    ------permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying 
        of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 407), 
        [19JA]
    ------prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns 
        (see H.R. 315), [7JA]
    ------prevent possession of firearms by certain violent juvenile 
        offenders (see H.R. 1717), [6MY]
    ------prohibit gunrunning and provide mandatory minimum penalties 
        for crimes related to gunrunning (see H.R. 3057), [12OC]
    ------prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, 
        distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1032), [9MR]
    ------prohibit possession in a hospital zone (see H.R. 3279), 
        [9NO]
    ------prohibit possession or transfer of certain handguns (see 
        H.R. 35), [6JA]
    ------prohibit possession or transfer of handguns to individuals 
        who have not attained 21 years of age (see H.R. 85), [7JA]
    ------prohibit transfer to and possession of handguns, 
        semiautomatic assault weapons, and large capacity ammunition 
        feeding devices by individuals under 21 (see H.R. 2048), [8JN]
    ------protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for 
        security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see 
        H.R. 347), [19JA]
    ------provide grants to encourage State and local law enforcement 
        agencies to detain students bringing guns to schools (see H.R. 
        831), [24FE]
    ------regulate the manufacture and sale of armor-piercing 
        ammunition and laser sights (see H.R. 2421), [1JY]
    ------regulation of dealers (see H.R. 2443), [1JY]
    ------regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 902), [2MR] 
        (see H.R. 1903), [20MY] (see H.R. 2122), [10JN]
    ------regulation of transfers at gun shows (H.R. 902), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 193), [26MY]
    ------regulation of transfers at gun shows (H.R. 2122), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 209), [15JN]
    ------repeal permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons 
        convicted of certain felonies (see H.R. 3444), [18NO]
    ------require persons to obtain a State license before receiving a 
        handgun or ammunition (see H.R. 2916), [22SE]
    ------require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement 
        officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun 
        (see H.R. 1062), [10MR]
    ------restrict the sale or other transfer of armor piercing 
        ammunition and its components disposed of by the Army (see 
        H.R. 2729), [5AU]

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    ------strengthen ban against assault weapons by restricting 
        availability of such weapons and their component parts (see 
        H.R. 1428), [15AP]
    ------study marketing practices of the firearms industry (see H.R. 
        2063), [8JN]
    ------tribute to Project Exile and the prosecution of Federal 
        firearms offenses (see H. Res. 205), [10JN]
    ------use of antique firearms (see H.R. 2377), [29JN]
    Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see 
        H.J. Res. 5), [7JA] (see H.J. Res. 33), [24FE]
    ------constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 
        33), consideration (see H. Res. 217), [22JN]
    ------desecration (see H. Con. Res. 142), [23JN]
    Foreign aid: prohibit U.S. economic assistance for countries that 
        ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 
        (see H.R. 2381), [29JN]
    Foreign Assistance Act: clarify definition of ``major drug-transit 
        country'' under international narcotics control program (see 
        H.R. 2608), [26JY]
    Foreign countries: establish Federal jurisdiction over crimes 
        committed outside the U.S. by civilians employed by, or 
        accompanying, the U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 3380), [16NO]
    ------increase cooperation on extradition efforts between the U.S. 
        and foreign governments (see H.R. 3212), [3NO]
    Gambling: restore the effectiveness of State laws over gambling 
        cruises-to-nowhere (see H.R. 316), [7JA]
    GAO: require study and report on violence by postal employees (see 
        H.R. 2385), [29JN]
    Geneva Conventions: celebrate anniversary and recognize the 
        humanitarian safeguards these treaties provide in times of 
        armed conflict (see H. Con. Res. 102), [6MY]
    Government: require Congress and the President to fulfill their 
        constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for 
        Federal laws (see H.R. 2301), [22JN]
    Government regulations: debarment or suspension from Federal 
        procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that 
        violate certain labor and safety laws (see H.R. 1227), [23MR]
    Hate crimes: enhance Federal enforcement (see H.R. 77), [7JA] (see 
        H.R. 1082), [11MR]
    Health: improve Federal enforcement against health care fraud and 
        abuse (see H.R. 308), [7JA]
    ------prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care 
        workers who report unsafe conditions and practices (see H.R. 
        137), [7JA]
    ------provide access, ensure privacy, and impose penalties on 
        unauthorized use of certain health information (see H.R. 
        1057), [10MR]
    Health care professionals: establish a national abusive and 
        criminal background check system for patient care workers (see 
        H.R. 2627), [27JY]
    ------establish demonstration projects to provide specialized 
        assistance to victims of sexual assault and interpersonal 
        violence in hospital emergency rooms (see H.R. 3287), [9NO]
    ------training to identify, address, and prevent domestic violence 
        (see H.R. 3317), [10NO]
    Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons 
        convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial 
        assistance (see H.R. 1053), [10MR]
    Housing: provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for 
        participation in shared housing arrangements (see H.R. 243), 
        [7JA]
    Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide 
        assistance to victims (see H.R. 3154), [27OC] (see H.R. 3244), 
        [8NO]
    ------prevent trafficking of women and children for forced 
        prostitution and labor (see H.R. 1238), [23MR] (see H.R. 
        1356), [25MR]
    Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian 
        citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems 
        (see H.R. 1250), [24MR]
    ------assessment of civil penalties against illegal aliens and 
        persons smuggling aliens within the U.S. (see H.R. 3076), 
        [14OC]
    ------deport aliens who associate with known terrorists (see H.R. 
        334), [19JA] (see H.R. 1745), [11MY]
    ------extend the time period for admission of certain aliens as 
        nonimmigrants and authorize appropriations for refugee 
        assistance programs (see H.R. 3061), [12OC]
    ------grant relief to certain permanent resident aliens adversely 
        affected by changes made to the definition of aggravated 
        felony (see H.R. 2999), [1OC]
    ------modify implementation requirements for automated entry and 
        exit control systems (see H.R. 1650), [29AP]
    ------preclude removal of an alien who unlawfully voted solely due 
        to a misunderstanding of his or her eligibility to vote or 
        citizenship status (see H.R. 2721), [5AU]
    ------prevent admission, require removal, and authorize 
        investigation of aliens who commit acts of torture or genocide 
        abroad (see H.R. 2642), [29JY] (see H.R. 3058), [12OC]
    ------protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), 
        [14OC]
    ------remove aliens who aid or abet a terrorist organization or an 
        individual who has conducted, is conducting, or is planning to 
        conduct a terrorist activity (see H.R. 2184), [14JN]
    ------specify harsh imprisonment upon reentry to the U.S. for 
        certain criminal aliens that were deported for initial 
        conviction and commit another felony after reentry (see H.R. 
        2226), [15JN]
    Immigration and Nationality Act: restore certain provisions 
        relative to the definition of aggravated felony (see H.R. 
        3272), [9NO]
    Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs Act: 
        authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1721), [6MY]
    Independent Counsel Commission: establish (see H.R. 3005), [4OC]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: expulsion from school 
        and termination of educational services for any disabled 
        student carrying a weapon to school or a school function (see 
        H.R. 1295), [25MR]
    International law: judicial remedies for U.S. persons injured as a 
        result of foreign violations of arbitral obligations (see H.R. 
        2352), [24JN]
    Jackson, Joseph J. (Shoeless Joe): recognition of baseball 
        accomplishments (see H. Res. 269), [30JY]
    Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: amend (see H.R. 
        1498), [20AP]
    ------authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1150), [17MR]
    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. 622), [8FE]
    Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), 
        [25OC]
    ------facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification 
        information from violent offenders (see H.R. 2810), [8SE] (see 
        H.R. 3375), [16NO]
    ------improve prevention and prosecution of police misconduct (see 
        H.R. 2656), [30JY]
    ------improve the quality and credibility of forensic science 
        services for criminal justice purposes (see H.R. 2340), [24JN]
    ------limit access to body armor by violent felons and facilitate 
        the donation of Federal surplus body armor to State and local 
        law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1424), [14AP]
    ------prevent misuse of genuine and counterfeit police badges by 
        those seeking to commit a crime (see H.R. 2633), [29JY]
    ------prohibit agencies from imposing a waiting period for 
        acceptance of reports on missing persons less than 21 years of 
        age (see H.R. 1647), [29AP]
    ------provide assistance to State and local forensic laboratories 
        in analyzing DNA samples from convicted offenders (see H.R. 
        3087), [14OC]
    ------provide grants to law enforcement agencies to purchase 
        firearms (see H.R. 3209), [3NO]
    Law enforcement officers: condemn acts of police brutality and use 
        of excessive force (see H. Res. 124), [18MR]
    ------ensure that States provide due process in cases which could 
        lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see H.R. 
        3299), [10NO]
    ------establish a matching grant program to assist local 
        governments in purchasing bullet resistant equipment (see H.R. 
        1807), [13MY]
    ------exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed 
        handguns (see H.R. 218), [7JA] (see H.R. 1461), [15AP]
    ------penalties for taking a firearm from a Federal officer (see 
        H.R. 735), [11FE]
    ------provide crime-fighting scholarships (see H.R. 1792), [13MY]
    Lawyers and attorneys: reimburse individuals for attorneys' fees 
        who are indicted by an independent counsel but found not 
        guilty (see H.R. 943), [2MR]
    Libya: liquidate assets to pay for travel costs of families of the 
        victims of the Pan Am flight 103 crash in attending the trial 
        of the terrorist suspects in the crash (see H.R. 899), [2MR]
    Littleton, CO: mourn the loss of life, condemn the deadly 
        violence, and commend law enforcement officials that assisted 
        at Columbine High School (see H. Con. Res. 92), [27AP] (see H. 
        Res. 148), [26AP]
    ------mourn the loss of life at Columbine High School and condemn 
        this and previous incidents of deadly violence in schools (see 
        H. Con. Res. 90), [21AP]
    Mass transit: penalties for intentionally damaging vehicles or 
        causing death or serious injury to transit employees or 
        passengers (see H.R. 1080), [11MR]
    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. 3045), [7OC]
    ------require criminal background checks on drivers providing 
        medical assistance transportation services (see H.R. 2828), 
        [9SE]
    Medicare: combat fraud and abuse relative to partial 
        hospitalization services (see H.R. 1543), [22AP]
    ------combat waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 2229), [15JN] (see 
        H.R. 3461), [18NO]
    ------require hospitals to establish and implement security 
        procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient 
        abduction and baby switching (see H.R. 76), [7JA]
    Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (see H.J. Res. 35), [2MR] (see H.J. Res. 43), [24MR]
    ------improve counterdrug activities (see H.J. Res. 61), [1JY]
    Milosevic, Slobodan: culpability for war crimes, crimes against 
        humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia (see H. Con. 
        Res. 118), [25MY]
    Money: prevent smuggling of large amounts of currency or monetary 
        instruments into or out of the U.S. (see H.R. 240), [7JA]
    Money laundering: eliminate in private banking, warn banks of 
        countries with a concentration of money laundering, and 
        require the FRS to include money laundering in the 
        consideration of certain applications (see H.R. 1471), [15AP]
    ------eliminate in private banking and require the Dept. of the 
        Treasury to take certain actions relative to countries with a 
        concentration of money laundering activities (see H.R. 2905), 
        [21SE]
    Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration of veterans' 
        memorials (see H.R. 678), [10FE]
    Morality and ethics: establish a commission to study the culture 
        and glorification of violence in the U.S. (see H.R. 1670), 
        [4MY]
    National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 905), [2MR]
    National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: funding (see H.R. 
        2564), [20JY]
    National Commission on the Prevention of School Violence: 
        establish (see H.R. 1556), [26AP]
    National Commission on Youth Crime and School Violence: establish 
        (see H.R. 1988), [27MY]
    National parks and recreation areas: prohibit sex offenders from 
        entering (see H.R. 1925), [25MY]
    National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 165), 
        [11MY]
    National Youth Violence Commission: establish (see H.R. 2093), 
        [9JN]
    NIST: improve computer security (see H.R. 2413), [1JY]
    Office of Inspector General Oversight Council: establish (see H.R. 
        305), [7JA]

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    Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        Act: technical corrections relative to international narcotics 
        control and law enforcement assistance (see H.R. 1379), [13AP]
    Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: provide additional 
        protections to victims of rape (see H.R. 3088), [14OC]
    ------reduce the amount of funds to States that have not 
        implemented certain provisions (see H.R. 2061), [8JN]
    Political campaigns: expand required spending reports and transfer 
        enforcement of campaign finance laws from the FEC to the Dept. 
        of Justice (see H.R. 32), [6JA]
    ------prohibit contributions from individuals that are not U.S. 
        citizens (see H.R. 69), [7JA]
    Pollard, Jonathan J.: advocate serving of full sentence of life 
        imprisonment and oppose pardon, reprieve, or any other 
        executive clemency (see H. Con. Res. 16, 18), [19JA]
    Privacy: strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic 
        eavesdropping (see H.R. 514), [3FE]
    ------strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic 
        eavesdropping (H.R. 514), consideration (see H. Res. 77), 
        [23FE]
    Public Safety and Community Policing Grants: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        1694), [5MY]
    Public welfare programs: deny benefits to individuals who 
        participated in Nazi war crimes during World War II (see H.R. 
        1788), [13MY]
    Refugees: provide a comprehensive program of support for victims 
        of torture (see H.R. 2367), [29JN]
    Religion: protect sanctity of religious communications (see H.R. 
        546), [3FE]
    Right to Financial Privacy Act: prevent financial exploitation of 
        older or disabled individuals (see H.R. 2062), [8JN]
    Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 905), [2MR]
    Sacramento, CA: condemn arson at three area synagogues and affirm 
        opposition to all forms of hate crimes (see H. Res. 219), 
        [23JN] (see H. Res. 225), [25JN] (see H. Res. 226), [29JN]
    Schools: enhance safety (see H.R. 1895, 1898), [20MY]
    ------ensure safety by increasing police presence (see H.R. 1531), 
        [22AP]
    ------establish a School Security Technology Center and authorize 
        grants for local school security programs (see H.R. 2034), 
        [8JN]
    ------establish school violence prevention hotlines (see H.R. 
        1589), [27AP] (see H.R. 1937), [25MY]
    ------provide grants to reduce drug-related transactions and drug 
        use in one-mile areas surrounding elementary and secondary 
        schools (see H.R. 2410), [30JN]
    ------support of State and local initiatives to address the 
        problem of school violence (see H. Res. 399), [18NO]
    ------waive local matching requirement under the Community 
        Oriented Policing Program to allow placement of law 
        enforcement officers in schools (see H.R. 2371), [29JN]
    Secret Service: clarify authority relative to former Presidents 
        and families, events of national significance, threat 
        assessment, subpoena issuance, and forfeiture of computers and 
        other counterfeiting devices (see H.R. 3048), [7OC]
    Senior citizens: ensure protection from institutional, community, 
        and domestic violence, and sexual assault (see H.R. 2590), 
        [22JY]
    ------prevent abuse (see H.R. 1984), [27MY]
    ------prevent and increase penalties for crimes such as health 
        care, pension, and telemarketing fraud, and nursing home abuse 
        and fraud (see H.R. 1862), [19MY]
    ------warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including 
        Internet fraud, and provide information that will help them 
        protect themselves (see H.R. 612), [4FE]
    Serbia: undertake efforts to secure the release of CARE (relief 
        organization) workers being held prisoner (see H. Con. Res. 
        144), [29JN]
    Sex offenses: life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit 
        sex offenses against children (see H.R. 1989), [27MY]
    Social Security: prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners 
        (see H.R. 1918), [25MY]
    Stalking: expand prohibition (see H.R. 1869), [19MY]
    States: encourage incarceration of individuals convicted of 
        murder, rape, or child molestation (see H.R. 894), [2MR]
    ------expedite review of criminal records of applicants for 
        private security officer employment (see H.R. 60), [7JA]
    ------funding relative to legislation requiring death penalty in 
        certain cases (see H.R. 282), [7JA]
    ------provide grants to improve reporting of unidentified and 
        missing persons (see H.R. 1915), [25MY]
    ------treatment of Federal highway funds relative to suspension of 
        driving privileges of minors convicted of drunken driving (see 
        H.R. 2274), [17JN]
    Surgeon General: importance of report on media and violence (see 
        H.J. Res. 47), [28AP]
    Taxation: increase excise tax on firearms and earmark revenue for 
        juvenile justice and delinquency prevention programs (see H.R. 
        3139), [25OC]
    ------prohibit denial of unemployment compensation solely on the 
        basis of leaving employment due to a reasonable fear of 
        domestic violence (see H.R. 2370), [29JN]
    ------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. 816), [24FE]
    Telephones: protect consumers against slamming and cramming and 
        provide jurisdiction over deceptive trade practices to the FTC 
        (see H.R. 2727), [5AU]
    ------regulate interstate commerce in the use of mobile telephones 
        and strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic 
        eavesdropping (see H.R. 3489), [18NO]
    Terrorism: modify the enforcement of certain anti-terrorism 
        judgments (see H.R. 3382), [16NO] (see H.R. 3485), [18NO]
    Tobacco products: smuggling prevention programs (see H.R. 2503), 
        [14JY]
    Trademarks: prohibit the unauthorized destruction, modification, 
        or alteration of product identification codes (see H.R. 2100), 
        [9JN]
    Unemployment: eligibility for compensation for individuals leaving 
        employment relative to victimization by sexual harassment or 
        loss of child care (see H.R. 931), [2MR]
    Urban areas: provide grants to organizations to develop youth 
        intervention models (see H.R. 102), [7JA]
    Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act: applicability of 
        mandatory minimum penalties in certain cases (see H.R. 913), 
        [2MR]
    ------use of certain grant funds to provide parental education 
        (see H.R. 2742), [5AU]
    Volunteer workers: eliminate the requirement that fingerprints be 
        supplied for background checks (see H.R. 3410), [16NO]
    Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been 
        released from incarceration (see H.R. 906), [2MR]
    Walsh, John: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 986), [4MR]
    Weapons: restrict the mail order sale of body armor (see H.R. 
        1423), [14AP]
    ------strengthen firearms and explosives laws (see H.R. 1768), 
        [12MY]
    Witnesses: ensure safety of witnesses and promote notification of 
        interstate relocation of witnesses by State engaging in that 
        relocation (see H.R. 186), [7JA]
    Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against 
        women (see H.R. 357), (see H.R. 422), [19JA] (see H.R. 1248), 
        [24MR]
    World War II: require apology and reparation of victims of 
        Japanese war crimes (see H. Res. 304), [24SE]
  Messages
    National Drug Control Strategy: President Clinton, [9FE]
    National Emergency Relative to Narcotics Traffickers in Colombia: 
        President Clinton, [3MY], [19OC], [20OC], [2NO]
    National Money Laundering Strategy: President Clinton, [23SE]
    Western Hemisphere Drug Alliance: President Clinton, [23FE]
  Motions
    Abortion: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification (H.R. 1218), [30JN]
    Children and youth: promote accountability for violent and repeat 
        juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), [17JN], [30JY], [23SE], 
        [24SE], [13OC], [14OC]
    Copyrights: strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (S. 
        1257), [2AU]
    Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (H.R. 2122), [18JN]
    Trademarks: protect consumers and promote electronic commerce by 
        amending certain trademark infringement, dilution, and 
        counterfeiting laws (S. 1255), [26OC]
  Reports filed
    Child Abuse Prevention and Enforcement Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 764) (H. Rept. 106-360), [1OC]
    Child Custody Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 1218) (H. Rept. 106-204), [25JN]
    Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1658) (H. Rept. 106-192), [18JN]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 180, Conditional Clemency by 
        President Clinton for Prisoners Convicted of Crimes Connected 
        to Activities of Puerto Rican Nationalist Group: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 281) (H. Rept. 106-309), [8SE]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 33, Constitutional Amendment To 
        Prohibit U.S. Flag Desecration: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 217) (H. Rept. 106-194), [22JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 514, Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 77) (H. Rept. 106-28), 
        [23FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 764, Child Abuse Prevention and Enforcement 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 321) (H. Rept. 106-
        363), [4OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 1218, Child Custody Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 233) (H. Rept. 106-211), 
        [29JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1501, Consequences for Juvenile Offenders 
        Act and H.R. 2122, Mandatory Gun Show Background Check Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 209) (H. Rept. 106-186), 
        [15JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1658, Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 216) (H. Rept. 106-193), 
        [22JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2436, Unborn Victims of Violence Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 313) (H. Rept. 106-348), 
        [29SE]
    Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of U.S. Flag: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 33) (H. Rept. 
        106-191), [18JN]
    Copyright Damages Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1761) (H. Rept. 106-216), [1JY]
    Date-Rape Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2130) (H. Rept. 
        106-340), [27SE]
    Federal Law Enforcement Animal Protection Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1791) (H. Rept. 106-372), [12OC]
    National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Appropriations 
        and Runaway and Homeless Youth Act Reauthorization: Committee 
        on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 905) (H. Rept. 
        106-152), [20MY]
    Nazi Benefits Termination Act: Committee on Government Reform 
        (House) (H.R. 1788) (H. Rept. 106-321), [6OC]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1788) (H. Rept. 
        106-321), [14SE]
    Punish the Depiction of Animal Cruelty: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1887) (H. Rept. 106-397), [19OC]
    Stalking Prevention and Victim Protection Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1869) (H. Rept. 106-455), [5NO]

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    Trafficking Victims Protection Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 3244) (H. Rept. 106-487), [22NO]
    Unborn Victims of Violence Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2436) (H. Rept. 106-332), [24SE], [29SE]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial 
        Service: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (House) (H. Con. Res. 44) (H. Rept. 106-58), [16MR]
    Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 514) (H. Rept. 106-24), [23FE]

CRIME CONTROL ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Law enforcement: prohibit agencies from imposing a waiting period 
        for acceptance of reports on missing persons less than 21 
        years of age (see H.R. 1647), [29AP]

CRIME STOPPERS INTERNATIONAL (organization)
  Bills and resolutions
    Tribute (see H. Res. 28), [19JA]

CRIPPEN, DAN L.
  Appointments
    CBO Director, [4FE]

CROATIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal employees: payment of compensation to the families of 
        those killed in the crash of an Air Force CT-43A aircraft on 
        April 3, 1996, near Dubrovnik, Croatia (see H.R. 3295), [10NO]
    Milosevic, Slobodan: culpability for war crimes, crimes against 
        humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia (see H. Con. 
        Res. 118), [25MY]
  Messages
    Progress Toward Achieving a Sustainable Peace Process in Bosnia 
        and Herzegovina: President Clinton, [26JY]

CROWLEY, JOSEPH (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Barak, Ehud: tribute to election as Prime Minister of Israel and 
        encouraging peace agreement with Syria and Lebanon (see H. 
        Con. Res. 154), [14JY]
    Computers: prohibit private sales of guns, ammunition, or 
        explosives over the Internet (see H.R. 3020), [5OC]
    Dept. of HUD: make certain single family properties available at a 
        discount to individuals who teach in inner city schools (see 
        H.R. 2657), [30JY]
    Education: provide grants to urban educational agencies to enable 
        them to recruit and retain qualified teachers (see H.R. 2659), 
        [30JY]
    FDA: require sunscreen products to include an expiration date and 
        storage recommendations on label (see H.R. 2658), [30JY]
    Northern Ireland Peace Agreement: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 
        54), [11MR]
    Puerto Rico: transfer Federal control over Vieques Island to the 
        Puerto Rican Government for public purposes (see H.R. 2890), 
        [21SE]
    Senior citizens: prevent abuse (see H.R. 1984), [27MY]

CUBA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Crime: extradition to U.S. of Joanne Chesimard and certain other 
        individuals (see H.R. 3329), [10NO]
    Cuban Democracy Act: repeal (see H.R. 256), [7JA]
    Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: repeal (see H.R. 
        256), [7JA]
    ------repeal Presidential authority relative to suspension of 
        certain effective dates (see H.R. 181), [7JA]
    Foreign policy: allow cash remittances to relatives in Cuba (see 
        H.R. 257), [7JA]
    ------allow news bureau exchanges between U.S. and Cuba (see H.R. 
        258), [7JA]
    ------allow travel and cultural exchanges with the U.S. (see H.R. 
        259), [7JA]
    ------determination as a major drug-transit country for foreign 
        assistance purposes (see H.R. 2422), [1JY]
    ------grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional 
        baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 262), [7JA]
    Foreign trade: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and 
        medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 230), 
        [7JA] (see H.R. 1644), [29AP]
    ------lift trade embargo (see H.R. 229), [7JA] (see H.R. 1181), 
        [18MR]
    Human rights: violations (see H. Res. 99), [9MR]
    Metchear, Charles R.: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see 
        H.R. 1831), [17MY]
    Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: eliminate 
        requirement that family members of eligible aliens be 
        Nicaraguan or Cuban nationals and provide status adjustment to 
        other nationals (see H.R. 36), [6JA]
    Office of National Drug Control Policy: enter into negotiations 
        with Cuban Government representatives to provide for increased 
        cooperation on drug interdiction efforts (see H.R. 2365), 
        [25JN]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Cuba: President Clinton, [25FE]
    Telecommunications Services Payments to Cuba: President Clinton, 
        [6MY], [13OC]

CUBAN LIBERTY AND DEMOCRATIC SOLIDARITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign trade: repeal Presidential authority relative to 
        suspension of certain effective dates (see H.R. 181), [7JA]
    Repeal (see H.R. 256), [7JA]
  Messages
    Telecommunications Services Payments to Cuba: President Clinton, 
        [6MY], [13OC]

CUBIN, BARBARA (a Representative from Wyoming)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Big Horn County, WY: conveyance of certain lands to John R. and 
        Margaret Lowe (see H.R. 510), [2FE]
    ------conveyance of certain lands to the estate of Fred Steffens 
        (see H.R. 509), [2FE]
    Devils Tower National Monument: retain name of mountain (see H.R. 
        581), [4FE]
    Energy Policy Act: cleanup of uranium and thorium mill sites (see 
        H.R. 2641), [29JY]
    Jackson, WY: develop and maintain a multi-agency campus project 
        for tourism and natural resource facilities (see H.R. 2577), 
        [21JY]
    Medicare: coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice 
        program (see H. Con. Res. 62), [18MR]
    Mining and mineral resources: increase the maximum acreage of 
        Federal leases for sodium that may be held by an entity in any 
        one State (see H.R. 3063), [13OC]
    National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 
        1528), [22AP]
    Power resources: improve the administration of oil and gas leases 
        on Federal lands (see H.R. 1985), [27MY]
    Wyoming: land exchange (see H.R. 3237), [5NO]

CUMMINGS, ELIJAH E. (a Representative from Maryland)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Baltimore, MD: designate certain Postal Service facilities (see 
        H.R. 3238), [5NO]
    Dept. of HHS: Healthy Start Program funding (see H.R. 2739), [5AU]
    Federal employees: eliminate certain inequities in the computation 
        of retirement benefits for law enforcement officers, 
        firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials 
        couriers, and their survivors (see H.R. 1769), [12MY]
    ------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. 2842), [13SE]
    ------equitable overtime pay policies (see H.R. 1770), [12MY]
    ------establish program under which current and former employees 
        may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 110), [7JA]
    ------increase leave time relative to services as an organ donor 
        (see H.R. 457), [2FE]
    Marshall, Thurgood: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 
        319), [1OC]

CUNNINGHAM, RANDY ``DUKE'' (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2561, Dept. of Defense appropriations, [13SE]
    ------H.R. 2587, District of Columbia appropriations, [3AU]
    ------H.R. 3064, District of Columbia appropriations, [21OC]
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    California: moratorium on gas and oil development of the Outer 
        Continental Shelf (see H.R. 112), [7JA]
    Courts: appointment of additional Federal district judges in 
        California (see H.R. 2740), [5AU]
    Davis-Bacon Act: waive requirements relative to contracts for 
        school and library construction and repair (see H.R. 2396), 
        [30JN]
    Dept. of Defense: allow Medicare-eligible military health care 
        system beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health 
        Benefits Program (see H.R. 113), [7JA]
    Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer 
        research (see H.R. 2562), [20JY]
    Fish and fishing: condemn practice known as shark finning (see H. 
        Con. Res. 189), [27SE]
    Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see 
        H.J. Res. 33), [24FE]
    Gwynn, Tony: tribute (see H. Res. 284), [8SE]
    Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the 
        carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), [7JA]

CURRENCY
see Money

CUSTOMS SERVICE
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: assignment of personnel to assist the INS and 
        Customs Service with border control activities (see H.R. 628), 
        [8FE]
    Customs Service, U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1833), [18MY]
    Federal employees: extend civil service retirement options to IRS 
        revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal 
        law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), [23MR]
    Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian 
        citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems 
        (see H.R. 1250), [24MR]
    ------modify implementation requirements for automated entry and 
        exit control systems (see H.R. 1650), [29AP]
    Kika de la Garza U.S. Border Station, Pharr, TX: designate (see 
        H.R. 1901), [20MY]
    NAFTA: parity among participating countries relative to the 
        personal allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad 
        (see H. Con. Res. 70), [24MR]
    Nuclear energy: provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of 
        certain customs entries of nuclear fuel assemblies (see H.R. 
        511), [2FE]
    San Antonio International Airport: designate as an airport at 
        which certain private aircraft arriving from a foreign area 
        may land for processing (see H.R. 2256), [17JN]
    Ships and vessels: allow the collection of fees for the provision 
        of customs services for the arrival of certain ferries (see 
        H.R. 2881), [15SE]
    Tariff: N,N-dicyolohexyll-2-benzothazole-sulfenamide (see H.R. 
        1740), [6MY]
    ------self-tapping screws (see H.R. 1026), [4MR]
    ------titanium disks (see H.R. 2653), [29JY]
    U.S. Customs Cybersmuggling Center: authorizing appropriations 
        (see H.R. 640), [9FE]
  Reports filed
    Trade Agency Authorizations, Drug Free Borders, and Prevention of 
        On-Line Child Pornography Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1833) (H. Rept. 106-161), [24MY]

CYBERSPACE ELECTRONIC SECURITY ACT
  Messages
    Provisions: President Clinton, [21SE]

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CYPRUS, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Turkey: compliance with U.N. resolutions relative to Cyprus (see 
        H. Con. Res. 100), [6MY] (see H. Con. Res. 159), [20JY]
    ------end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the 
        enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 80), [25MR]
    ------urge the President to condition discussions about foreign 
        military finances on resolution of occupation of Cyprus (see 
        H. Res. 361), [4NO]

CZECH REPUBLIC
  Bills and resolutions
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of the rotunda for a 
        ceremony to honor anniversary of NATO and accession of Poland, 
        Hungary, and the Czech Republic (see H. Con. Res. 81), [12AP]

DAIRY PRODUCTION STABILIZATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Food industry: ensure that all persons who benefit from the dairy 
        promotion and research program contribute to the cost of the 
        program (see H.R. 444), [2FE]

DALLAS, TX
  Bills and resolutions
    Aviation: remove air carrier departure and destination 
        restrictions on Dallas Love Field Airport (see H.R. 737), 
        [11FE]
    Navy: conveyance of Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant (see 
        H.R. 1353), [25MR]

DALTON, MAX
  Bills and resolutions
    Costa Rica: protection of lives and property rights from squatters 
        (see H. Con. Res. 69), [24MR]

DAMS
  Bills and resolutions
    Columbia and Snake Rivers: preservation of dams (see H. Con. Res. 
        63), [18MR]
    Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of 
        watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource 
        projects (see H.R. 728), [11FE]
    ------provide for maintenance of concrete dams and weirs located 
        in the Emigrant Wilderness (see H.R. 359), [19JA]
    Dept. of the Interior: produce and sell products and publications 
        relative to the Hoover Dam and deposit revenues into Colorado 
        River Dam fund (see H.R. 2383), [29JN]
    Dickinson, ND: forgive certain debts owed for the construction of 
        bascule gates on the Dickinson Dam (see H.R. 3401), [16NO]
    El Dorado Irrigation District: convey the Sly Park Dam and 
        Reservoir (see H.R. 992), [4MR]
    Native Americans: provide the Yankton Sioux Tribe and the Santee 
        Sioux Tribe certain benefits of the Missouri River Basin Pick-
        Sloan project (see H.R. 2671), [2AU]
    ------settlement of claims of the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the 
        Spokane Reservation concerning contributions to production of 
        hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam (see H.R. 2664), [30JY]
    Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as 
        wilderness (see H.R. 2178), [10JN]
    Summit County, UT: authorize contracts with the Weber Basin Water 
        Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-
        Federal water (see H.R. 3236), [5NO]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of Agriculture Assistance for the Rehabilitation of 
        Watershed Dams Built for Flood Protection and Water Resource 
        Projects: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (House) (H.R. 728) (H. Rept. 106-484), [18NO]
    Emigrant Wilderness Preservation Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 359) (H. Rept. 106-425), [1NO]
    Sly Park Unit Conveyance Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        992) (H. Rept. 106-259), [26JY]

DANFORTH, JOHN C. (a former Senator from Missouri) 
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Dept. of Justice: independent investigation of use of pyrotechnic 
        devices during standoff with Branch Davidians in Waco, TX (see 
        H.R. 2847), [13SE]

DANNER, PAT (a Representative from Missouri)
  Appointments
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [7JN]
    Conferee: H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 
        21st Century, [14OC]
    ------S. 1467, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 
        Century, [5AU]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Missouri-Nebraska Boundary Compact: congressional consent (see 
        H.J. Res. 54), [12MY]
    Telephones: establish 911 as universal emergency assistance number 
        for cellular telephone users (see H.R. 539), [3FE]

DANTE B. FASCELL NORTH-SOUTH CENTER
  Bills and resolutions
    Designate (see H.R. 432), [2FE]

DATE-RAPE ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2130) (H. Rept. 
        106-340), [27SE]

DAVIS, DANNY K. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, [6JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Chicago, IL: designate certain Postal Service facilities (see H.R. 
        1191), [18MR]
    Dept. of State: prohibit charges or fees for providing passport 
        information (see H.R. 1956), [26MY]
    Elections: protect the equal participation of eligible voters in 
        Federal election campaigns (see H.R. 1957), [26MY]
    FHA: require certain properties to be inspected and determined to 
        comply with minimum property standards (see H.R. 1797), [13MY]
    Law enforcement officers: condemn acts of police brutality and use 
        of excessive force (see H. Res. 124), [18MR]

DAVIS, JIM (a Representative from Florida)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Education: provide funds to assist high-poverty school districts 
        meet their teaching needs (see H.R. 2344), [24JN]
    Medicaid: prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing 
        facilities (see H.R. 540), [3FE]

DAVIS, SUSIE A.
  Bills and resolutions
    Susie A. Davis Post Office, Nathalie, VA: designate (see H.R. 
        3042), [7OC]

DAVIS, THOMAS M. (a Representative from Virginia)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Computers: authorize the purchase of information technology 
        relative to year 2000 conversion by State and local 
        governments through Federal supply schedules (see H.R. 1599), 
        [28AP]
    ------promote and preserve the successes, leadership, and 
        uniqueness of the U.S. information technology sector (see H. 
        Con. Res. 182), [8SE]
    Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from 
        year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 775), [23FE]
    District of Columbia: establish program to allow high school 
        graduates to pay in-State tuition rates at State colleges and 
        universities (see H.R. 974), [4MR]
    ------extend whistleblower protection coverage to personnel of the 
        District of Columbia courts (see H.R. 858), [25FE]
    ------restore certain authorities to the Mayor (see H.R. 433), 
        [2FE]
    Federal employees: alleviate pay-compression problem affecting 
        members of the Senior Executive Service and other senior-level 
        Federal employees (see H.R. 3147), [26OC]
    ------equitable overtime pay and credit hour policies (see H.R. 
        582), [4FE] (see H.R. 2696), [4AU]
    ------make certain service performed as an employee of a 
        nonappropriated fund instrumentality creditable for retirement 
        purposes (see H.R. 2686), [3AU]
    ------reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), 
        [29JY]
    ------treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. 
        attorneys (see H.R. 583), [4FE]
    National Weather Service: provide overtime pay for forecasters 
        performing essential services during severe weather events and 
        limit Sunday premium pay to hours of service actually 
        performed (see H.R. 826), [24FE]
    Public buildings: provide nondiscriminatory access to Federal 
        buildings by telecommunications carriers to ensure competition 
        (see H.R. 2891), [21SE]
    Ramadan: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 220), 
        [4NO]
    U.S. Congressional Philharmonic Society: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 
        229), [16NO]
    Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts: rename as Wolf Trap 
        National Park for the Performing Arts (see H.R. 2049), [8JN]
    Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge: reconstruction funding (see H.R. 
        2563), [20JY]

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. 
        181), [8SE]

DAY CARE
see Children and Youth

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
see Time

DEAF
see Disabled

DEAL, NATHAN (a Representative from Georgia)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: improve protection 
        and management (see H.R. 2140), [10JN]
    Immigration: assessment of civil penalties against illegal aliens 
        and persons smuggling aliens within the U.S. (see H.R. 3076), 
        [14OC]
    Medicare: coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see 
        H.R. 2945), [24SE]
    National 4-H Council: tribute to members for their voluntary 
        community service (see H. Con. Res. 194), [7OC]
    Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and 
        counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit 
        of public schools and roads (see H.R. 2389), [30JN]

DEAN, JAY H. (DIZZY)
  Bills and resolutions
    Jay Hanna `Dizzy' Dean Post Office, Wiggins, MS: designate (see 
        H.R. 2460), [1JY]

DEATH AND DYING
  Bills and resolutions
    Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility 
        requirements for interment (see H.R. 70), [7JA]
    Boyd, Joseph S.: clarify status as public safety officer relative 
        to payment of death benefits (see H.R. 317), [7JA] (see H.R. 
        513), [2FE]
    Children's Memorial Day: support goals and ideas and commend 
        organizers (see H. Res. 147), [22AP]
    Dept. of HHS: delay effective date of the final rule relative to 
        the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (see H.R. 
        3242), [5NO]
    ------require recreational camps to report information concerning 
        deaths and certain injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 266), 
        [7JA]
    Dept. of the Treasury: report on tax incentives to encourage non-
        Armed Forces members to participate in an honor guard for 
        veterans' funerals (see H.R. 289), [7JA]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide veterans reasonable access to 
        burial in national cemeteries (see H. Res. 208), [15JN]
    Firearms: establish a National Firearm Injury Reporting System and 
        provide State grants to collect information on fatal injuries 
        caused by firearms (see H.R. 2010), [8JN]
    Flag--U.S.: designate flagpole upon which U.S. flag is set at 
        half-staff whenever a law enforcement officer is killed in the 
        line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 31), [10FE]
    Health: authorize demonstration projects to increase the supply of 
        organs donated for human transplant (see H.R. 3471), [18NO]

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    ------promote pain management and palliative care without 
        permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (see H.R. 2260), 
        [17JN]
    ------promote pain management and palliative care without 
        permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (H.R. 2260), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 339), [21OC]
    Law enforcement officers: provide death benefits to retired public 
        safety officers (see H.R. 789), [23FE]
    Medicare: require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse 
        outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see 
        H.R. 632), [9FE] (see H.R. 2002), [27MY]
    National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 376), 
        [10NO]
    Native Americans: provide for appropriate study and repatriation 
        of remains for which a cultural affiliation is not readily 
        ascertainable (see H.R. 2643), [29JY]
    Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see 
        H.R. 941), [2MR]
    ------tribute to kidney donors (see H. Res. 94), [3MR]
    President's Advisory Council on Recreational Camps: establish (see 
        H.R. 266), [7JA]
    Public safety officers: eligibility of certain emergency 
        management and civil defense personnel for public safety 
        officer death benefits (see H.R. 2588), [22JY]
    Social Security: level of benefit payment in the month of the 
        beneficiary's death (see H.R. 287), [7JA]
    ------provide lump-sum death payments (see H.R. 3281, 3281), [9NO]
    ------waive waiting period for disability benefits relative to 
        individuals with terminal illnesses (see H.R. 1107), [11MR]
    Stewart, Payne: express condolences on his death and express 
        sympathy for his family and the families of those who died 
        with him (see H. Res. 344), [27OC]
    Suicide: recognize prevention of youth suicide as a national 
        priority (see H. Res. 286), [9SE]
    Taxation: allow a deduction for estate tax equal to the value of 
        the decedent's retirement plans (see H.R. 2058), [8JN]
    ------cost-of-living adjustment for unified estate and gift tax 
        credit (see H.R. 2349), [24JN]
    ------exclude from estate taxes certain works of artistic property 
        created by the decedent (see H.R. 2107), [9JN]
    ------extend filing deadline for estate tax returns (see H.R. 
        1783), [12MY]
    ------provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public 
        safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 3517), 
        [22NO]
    ------reduce income tax rates for certain individuals and provide 
        for a carry-over basis of certain acquired estate property 
        (see H.R. 1390), [13AP]
    Veterans: increase burial and funeral allowance for certain 
        veterans (see H.R. 652), [9FE]
    ------increase burial benefits paid for plot allowances and pay 
        States for plot allowances for veterans eligible for burial in 
        a national cemetery who are buried in cemeteries of such 
        States (see H.R. 2586), [22JY]
    ------payment of certain group life insurance benefits to 
        beneficiaries of deceased members of the uniformed services 
        (see H.R. 2206), [15JN]
    ------require employers to give employees who are members of 
        reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor 
        guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), [7JA]
    Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans 
        who died after their service, but as a direct result of that 
        service (see H.R. 3293), [10NO]
  Motions
    Health: promote pain management and palliative care without 
        permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (H.R. 2260), [27OC]
  Reports filed
    Arlington National Cemetery Burial Eligibility Act: Committee on 
        Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 70) (H. Rept. 106-70), [18MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2260, Pain Relief Promotion Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 339) (H. Rept. 106-409), [21OC]
    Pain Relief Promotion Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        2260) (H. Rept. 106-378), [18OC]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2260) (H. Rept. 
        106-378), [13OC]

DEATH ON THE HIGH SEAS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims 
        a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss 
        (see H.R. 603), [4FE]
    ------allow families of international airline disaster victims a 
        fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss 
        (H.R. 603), consideration (see H. Res. 85), [2MR]
  Reports filed
    Allow Families of International Airline Disaster Victims a Fair 
        Jury Trial To Receive Just Compensation for Their Loss: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        603) (H. Rept. 106-32), [24FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 603, Allow Families of International Airline 
        Disaster Victims a Fair Jury Trial To Receive Just 
        Compensation for Their Loss: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 85) (H. Rept. 106-37), [2MR]

DEATH PENALTY
see Capital Punishment

DEBT RELIEF FOR POVERTY REDUCTION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) 
        (H.R. 1095) (H. Rept. 106-483), [18NO]

DECENNIAL CENSUS IMPROVEMENT ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 683) (H. 
        Rept. 106-104), [26AP]

DECEPTIVE MAIL PREVENTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 170) (H. 
        Rept. 106-431), [1NO]

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. 71), [24MR]

DECLARATION OF TAKING ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Real property: require coverage of all condemnations of property 
        by the Government (see H.R. 1002), [4MR]

DeFAZIO, PETER A. (a Representative from Oregon)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 
        21st Century, [14OC]
    ------S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
    ------S. 1467, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 
        Century, [5AU]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Aviation: enhance competition between airlines and improve 
        consumers' access to airline industry information (see H.R. 
        908), [2MR]
    ------implement a pilot program to improve air transportation 
        service to small communities (see H.R. 907), [2MR]
    ------investigate claims of unreasonably high air fares and 
        inadequate air carrier competition at airports (see H.R. 
        2051), [8JN]
    Corps of Engineers: develop and implement comprehensive program 
        for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water 
        diversions (see H.R. 1444), [15AP]
    Dept. of Justice: State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance 
        Programs funding (see H.R. 1724), [6MY]
    Douglas County, OR: conveyance of certain BLM lands (see H.R. 
        1725), [6MY]
    Families and domestic relations: community-based family resource 
        and support grants appropriations (see H.R. 1720), [6MY]
    FCC: establish moratorium on increases in cable television rates 
        and require study on rates and competition (see H.R. 1312), 
        [25MR]
    Firearms: allow States to develop or expand instant gun checking 
        capabilities, allow tax credits for safe storage devices, 
        promote the use of child safety locks, and prevent children 
        from injuring themselves and others (see H.R. 1726), [6MY]
    ------encourage States to require a holding period for students 
        expelled for bringing a gun to school (see H.R. 1723), [6MY]
    Forests: guarantee States and counties containing Federal forest 
        lands compensation for loss of property tax revenues instead 
        of timber sale revenues (see H.R. 2868), [15SE]
    Head Start Program: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1722), [6MY]
    Health: allow access to drugs and medical devices recommended and 
        provided by health care practitioners that are not approved by 
        the FDA (see H.R. 2635), [29JY]
    Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs Act: 
        authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1721), [6MY]
    Lumber industry: modify the requirements for paying Federal timber 
        sale receipts (see H.R. 1185), [18MR]
    National Guard: civilian youth opportunities program funding (see 
        H.R. 1719), [6MY]
    Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 773), [23FE]
    Oregon: allow role in decision making relative to environmental 
        restoration and waste management at the Hanford Reservation 
        (see H.R. 2052), [8JN]
    Presidents of the U.S.: amend the War Powers Resolution (see H.J. 
        Res. 42), [24MR]
    Social Security: improve solvency (see H.R. 2717), [5AU]

DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Defense: reform economic redevelopment process and 
        improve ability to contract for protective services at 
        installations being closed (see H.R. 172), [7JA]

DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Expiration date: extend (see H.R. 1715), [6MY]

DEFICIT
see Public Debt

DeGETTE, DIANA (a Representative from Colorado)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    CERCLA: amend (see H.R. 617), [8FE]
    Colorado: designate certain lands as components of the National 
        Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 829), [24FE]
    Computers: funding for States to correct year 2000 problem in 
        computers that administer State and local government programs 
        (see H.R. 909), [2MR]
    Firearms: ban importation and transfer of large capacity 
        ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1037), [9MR]
    ------ban importation and transfer of large capacity ammunition 
        feeding devices (H.R. 1037), consideration (see H. Res. 192), 
        [26MY]
    ------improve safety of handguns (H.R. 515), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 194), [26MY]
    ------regulation of transfers at gun shows (H.R. 902), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 193), [26MY]
    Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through 
        maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see 
        H.R. 3103), [19OC]
    ------make technical improvements, especially relative to 
        treatment of disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3269), 
        [9NO]
    Medicare/Medicaid: restrict use and require recording and 
        reporting of information on use of physical and chemical 
        restraints and seclusion in mental health facilities (see H.R. 
        1313), [25MR]
    Social Security: improve coverage of low-income children under 
        State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see 
        H.R. 827), [24FE]

de la GARZA, E (a former Representative from Texas) 
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Kika de la Garza U.S. Border Station, Pharr, TX: designate (see 
        H.R. 1901), [20MY]

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DELAHUNT, WILLIAM D. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Defense: use of funds to pay for environmental fines and 
        penalties (see H.R. 3387), [16NO]
    Diseases: promote research into, and the development of an 
        ultimate cure for, the disease known as fragile X (see H.R. 
        1445), [15AP]

DeLAURO, ROSA L. (a Representative from Connecticut)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1906, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and 
        related agencies programs appropriations, [13SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see H.R. 541), [3FE] (see H.R. 2397), 
        [30JN]
    Financial institutions: prohibit fees for using teller windows 
        (see H.R. 114), [7JA]
    Food Safety Administration: establish as independent agency to 
        consolidate food safety, labeling, and inspection functions 
        (see H.R. 2345), [24JN]
    Insurance: require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum 
        hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 
        116), [7JA]
    Merrill S. Parks, Jr., Federal Building, New Haven, CT: designate 
        (see H.R. 1571), [27AP]
    National Conference of Law Enforcement Emerald Societies: tribute 
        to activities honoring John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut of 
        the U.S. Capitol Police (see H. Res. 171), [13MY]
    National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 
        115), [7JA]
    Social Security: effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 
        34), [2FE]

DELAWARE
  Bills and resolutions
    Delaware River: designate certain portions and tributaries as 
        components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 
        2317), [23JN]
    Dept. of Defense: provide financial assistance to the Tri-State 
        Maritime Safety Association of Delaware, New Jersey, and 
        Pennsylvania for use for maritime emergency response on the 
        Delaware River (see H.R. 1220), [23MR]
    Hurricanes: express sympathy for victims of Hurricane Floyd in 
        Atlantic Coast States (see H. Res. 322), [4OC]
    ------transmittal to Congress of the Presidential recommendations 
        for emergency response actions for relief of the victims of 
        Hurricane Floyd (see H. Res. 349), [1NO]

DeLAY, TOM (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, [6JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 2084, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations, [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2684, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations, [4OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Capitol Building and Grounds: rename the Document Door of the 
        Capitol as the Memorial Door (see H. Con. Res. 158), [16JY]
    China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (see H.R. 
        1838), [18MY]
    Courts: limit jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to prison 
        release orders (see H.R. 12), [6JA]
    Real property: compensate owners of private property for the 
        effect of certain regulatory restrictions (see H.R. 2550), 
        [19JY]
    Taxation: clarify certain existing limitations on private business 
        use of facilities financed with tax-exempt bonds (see H.R. 
        2398), [30JN]

DELLUMS, RONALD V. (a former Representative from California) 
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: designate (see 
        H.R. 396), [19JA]
  Reports filed
    Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 396) (H. Rept. 
        106-23), [23FE]

DeMINT, JIM (a Representative from South Carolina)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1501, Juvenile Justice Reform Act, [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Fair Labor Standards Act: provide an exemption to States which 
        adopt certain minimum wage laws (see H.R. 2928), [23SE]
    Families and domestic relations: grants to carry out certain 
        activities promoting adoption counseling (see H.R. 2511), 
        [14JY]
    Jackson, Joseph J. (Shoeless Joe): recognition of baseball 
        accomplishments (see H. Res. 269), [30JY]
    Keith D. Oglesby Station, Greenville, SC: designate (see H.R. 
        2952), [27SE]
    Taxation: allow Start-up Success Accounts for small businesses 
        (see H.R. 2373), [29JN]

DEMIRCHIAN, KAREN
  Bills and resolutions
    Armenia: murder of government officials during terrorist attack on 
        Parliament building (see H. Con. Res. 216), [28OC] (see H. 
        Con. Res. 222), [9NO]

DEMOCRACY
  Bills and resolutions
    Afghanistan: prevent any Taliban led Government from obtaining a 
        seat in the U.N. and refuse recognition for any Afghan 
        Government while human rights violations persist against women 
        and girls (see H. Res. 187), [25MY]
    Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for military 
        operations, refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance 
        relative to Kosovo conflict, and for military operations in 
        Southwest Asia (see H.R. 1664), [4MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental for military operations, 
        refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relative to Kosovo 
        conflict, and for military operations in Southwest Asia (H.R. 
        1664), consideration (see H. Res. 159), [5MY]
    Armed Forces: support for troops carrying out NATO military 
        operations against Serbia (see H. Con. Res. 72), (see H. Res. 
        130, 132), [24MR]
    Asia: human rights violations and noncompliance with Organization 
        for Security and Cooperation in Europe commitments on 
        democratization in Central Asia (see H. Con. Res. 204), [21OC]
    Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. 
        Con. Res. 230), [16NO]
    China, People's Republic of: clarify U.S. commitment to security 
        and democracy in the Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 22), 
        [3FE]
    ------congressional approval before the U.S. supports admission 
        into the World Trade Organization, and U.S. withdrawal if 
        admission is granted without U.S. approval (see H.R. 884), 
        [1MR]
    ------encourage a dialog with Tibet (see H. Res. 389), [17NO]
    ------encourage formation and protection of the Chinese Democracy 
        Party (see H. Con. Res. 6), [7JA]
    ------human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 28), [10FE]
    ------normal trade relations status (see H.J. Res. 57), [8JN]
    ------Tiananmen Square massacre anniversary (see H. Res. 178), 
        [18MY]
    Cold war: celebrate victory and anniversary of the fall of the 
        Berlin Wall (see H. Con. Res. 121), [27MY]
    ------celebrate victory and anniversary of the fall of the Berlin 
        Wall by designating an annual Freedom Day (see H. Con. Res. 
        223), [9NO]
    ------commemorate victory of freedom (see H.R. 2440), [1JY]
    Colombia: advance peace process to end ongoing violence which 
        threatens democracy, human rights, and economic and social 
        stability (see H. Res. 228), [29JN]
    ------tribute to democratic elections and renew efforts to end 
        guerrilla war (see H. Res. 24, 24), [19JA]
    Cuba: human rights violations (see H. Res. 99), [9MR]
    Cuban Democracy Act: repeal (see H.R. 256), [7JA]
    Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: repeal (see H.R. 
        256), [7JA]
    ------repeal Presidential authority relative to suspension of 
        certain effective dates (see H.R. 181), [7JA]
    Dept. of the Treasury: issuance of war bonds to fund Operation 
        Allied Force and related humanitarian operations (see H.R. 
        1699), [5MY]
    Education: improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 3195), 
        [2NO]
    Eglin AFB, FL: recognize and commend personnel for participation 
        in NATO Operation Allied Force in the Balkan region (see H. 
        Res. 379), [16NO]
    El Salvador: elections (see H. Res. 110), [11MR] (see H. Res. 
        112), [15MR]
    Elections: reform voter registration policies relative to use of 
        Social Security numbers and purging of names from State rolls 
        (see H.R. 180), [7JA]
    Foreign aid: prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to 
        certain countries (see H.R. 2269), [17JN]
    Foreign policy: promote democracy in Serbia and Montenegro (see 
        H.R. 1064), [10MR]
    ------support economic and political independence for the South 
        Caucasus and Central Asia regions (see H.R. 1152), [17MR]
    Guatemala: anniversary of peace accords (see H. Res. 26), [19JA]
    Haiti: condemn the irregular interruption of the democratic 
        political institutional process (see H. Con. Res. 43), [8MR]
    ------encourage political leaders to seek agreement on 
        transparent, free, and widely participatory elections (see H. 
        Con. Res. 140), [22JN] (see H. Res. 97), [4MR]
    Hoat, Doan Viet: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 51), [10MR]
    India: support elections and encourage visit by President Clinton 
        (see H. Con. Res. 210, 211), [27OC]
    Indonesia: deployment of a U.N. force to address human rights 
        violations in East Timor relative to vote on self-
        determination (see H. Res. 292), [14SE]
    ------elections (see H. Res. 32), [2FE]
    ------implementation of results of referendum in East Timor and 
        end violence by paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 183, 
        185; H. Res. 285), [9SE]
    ------oppose IMF and World Bank loans until violence resulting 
        from the referendum in East Timor has been ended (see H.R. 
        2822), [9SE]
    ------prohibit assistance until Government has provided full 
        compensation for damage done by paramilitary groups in East 
        Timor (see H.R. 3157), [27OC]
    ------prohibit economic assistance until the results of the 
        referendum in East Timor have been fully implemented (see H.R. 
        2809), [8SE] (see H.R. 2838), [9SE] (see H.R. 2895), [21SE]
    ------support transition to democracy (see H. Con. Res. 195), 
        [12OC]
    Israel: elections (see H. Con. Res. 109), [18MY]
    Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: tribute to efforts to secure release of 
        captured U.S. servicemen held in Serbia (see H. Res. 156), 
        [3MY]
    Kosovo: authorize security assistance training and support funding 
        for the Kosovo Liberation Army (see H.R. 1408), (see H.R. 
        1425), [14AP]
    ------authorize use of all necessary force and other means to 
        accomplish U.S. and NATO objectives (see H.J. Res. 51), [5MY]
    ------condition and humanitarian needs of refugees (see H. Res. 
        161), [6MY]
    ------end NATO air strikes and engage the U.N. to resolve conflict 
        (see H. Res. 196), [27MY]
    ------presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (see 
        H. Con. Res. 29), [10FE] (see H. Con. Res. 42), [8MR]
    ------presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (H. 
        Con. Res. 42), consideration (see H. Res. 103), [10MR]
    ------prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless 
        authorized by law (see H.R. 647), [9FE] (see H.R. 1368), 
        [12AP] (see H.R. 1562, 1563), [26AP] (see H.R. 1566, 1569), 
        [27AP]
    ------prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless 
        authorized by law (H.R. 1569), consideration (see H. Res. 
        151), [27AP]
    ------support efforts and recommendations of U.S.-Russian meeting 
        in Vienna, Austria relative to peace negotiations (see H. Con. 
        Res. 99), [5MY]
    ------tribute to U.S. and NATO troops for carrying out military 
        operations against Serbia (see H. Con. Res. 130), [10JN] (see 
        H. Con. Res. 145), [29JN]

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    ------U.S. policy on self-determination relative to human rights 
        violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian police (see H. 
        Con. Res. 9), [7JA] (see H. Con. Res. 32), [11FE]
    ------use all diplomatic means to negotiate a peaceful settlement 
        without the introduction of U.S. ground forces (see H. Con. 
        Res. 96), [5MY]
    Kuwait: commend decision to grant women the right to vote and run 
        for elected office (see H. Con. Res. 147), [29JN]
    Laos: support democracy and human rights (see H. Res. 169), [13MY]
    Pakistan: opposition to military coup and support for a civilian, 
        democratically-elected government (see H. Con. Res. 200), 
        [19OC]
    ------prohibit waiver of certain sanctions until the President 
        certifies that Pakistan has a democratically elected 
        government (see H.R. 3330), [10NO]
    Panama: elections (see H. Res. 160), [5MY]
    Peru: interference with freedom of the press and the independence 
        of judicial and electoral institutions (see H. Res. 57), 
        [11FE]
    Qatar: commitment to democracy, women's suffrage, and elections 
        (see H. Con. Res. 35), [23FE]
    Russia: promote freedom of news media and freedom of expression to 
        support democratization (see H. Con. Res. 67), [23MR]
    Serbia: authorize the President to conduct military air operations 
        and missile strikes (S. Con. Res. 21), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 151), [27AP]
    ------direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant 
        to the War Powers Resolution (see H. Con. Res. 82), [12AP]
    ------direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant 
        to the War Powers Resolution (H. Con. Res. 82), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 151), [27AP]
    ------prohibit non-humanitarian reconstruction assistance until 
        Slobodan Milosevic and certain other officials have been 
        arrested and placed in custody (see H.R. 2187), [14JN]
    ------prohibit reconstruction assistance relative to U.S. 
        participation in NATO military operations against Serbia (see 
        H.R. 1737), [6MY]
    ------release of captured U.S. servicemen and adherence to Geneva 
        Convention protocols relative to POW and civilians (see H. 
        Con. Res. 83), [12AP]
    Serbia and Montenegro: failure to comply with Kosovo agreement and 
        enforcement of agreement by NATO (see H. Con. Res. 13), [19JA]
    ------promote democracy (see H.R. 1373), [12AP]
    Sierra Leone: condemn military coup d'etat and human rights 
        violations (see H. Res. 62), [11FE]
    Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 
        53), [11MR] (see H. Con. Res. 56), [17MR]
    Turkey: compliance with U.N. resolutions relative to Cyprus (see 
        H. Con. Res. 100), [6MY] (see H. Con. Res. 159), [20JY]
    ------end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the 
        enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 80), [25MR]
    Venezuela: elections (see H. Res. 27), [19JA]
    Vietnam: make normal trade relations status contingent upon free 
        emigration policies (see H.J. Res. 58), [9JN]
    Voting: require States to permit individuals to register to vote 
        in an election for Federal office on the date of the election 
        (see H.R. 2864), [14SE]
    World Tibet Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 156), [16JY]
  Messages
    Armed Forces Operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina Funding Request: 
        President Clinton, [12MY]
    National Endowment for Democracy Report: President Clinton, [18MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 42, Presence of U.S. Armed Forces 
        for Peacekeeping Purposes in Kosovo: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 103) (H. Rept. 106-48), [10MR]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 82, Direct the President To Withdraw 
        U.S. Armed Forces From Serbia Pursuant to the War Powers 
        Resolution: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 
        106-118), [27AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1569, Military Operations in the Federal 
        Republic of Yugoslavia Limitation Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 106-118), [27AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1664, Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 159) (H. Rept. 106-127), [5MY]
    Consideration of S. Con. Res. 21, Presidential Authority To 
        Conduct Military Air Operations and Missile Strikes Against 
        Serbia: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 
        106-118), [27AP]
    Direct the President To Withdraw U.S. Armed Forces From Serbia 
        Pursuant to the War Powers Resolution: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H. Con. Res. 82) (H. Rept. 
        106-116), [27AP]
    Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        Act: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1664) (H. Rept. 
        106-125), [4MY]
    Make Normal Trade Relations Status for Vietnam Contingent Upon 
        Free Emigration Policies: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.J. Res. 58) (H. Rept. 106-282), [2AU]
    Normal Trade Relations Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 57) (H. Rept. 
        106-262), [26JY]

DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  Bills and resolutions
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): minority 
        party appointments (see H. Res. 351), [2NO]
    Committee on Government Reform (House): minority party 
        appointments (see H. Res. 119), [17MR]
    Committee on House Administration (House): minority party 
        appointments (see H. Res. 50), [10FE]
    Committee on Small Business (House): minority party appointments 
        (see H. Res. 188), [25MY]
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House): minority party 
        appointments (see H. Res. 29), [2FE]
    Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        7), [6JA] (see H. Res. 23), [19JA] (see H. Res. 204), [9JN] 
        (see H. Res. 277), [5AU] (see H. Res. 391), [18NO]
    Elections: requirements for candidates receiving Federal campaign 
        financing relative to participation in multicandidate forums 
        (see H.R. 2027), [8JN]
    House of Representatives: compensation of certain minority 
        employees (see H. Res. 11), [6JA]
    Political campaigns: prohibit use of soft money in Federal 
        elections (see H.R. 399), [19JA]
    Presidential Debate Commission: establish on an ongoing basis and 
        require nominees for President and Vice President to 
        participate in debates to receive Federal funding for party 
        conventions (see H.R. 178), [7JA]
    States: requirements relative to access to election ballots for 
        certain parties (see H.R. 2026), [8JN]

DENTISTS
see Health Care Professionals

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1906, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and 
        related agencies programs appropriations, [13SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    African Americans: relief from Federal tax liability arising from 
        the resolution of discrimination claims by farmers against the 
        Dept. of Agriculture (see H.R. 2233), [15JN]
    Agricultural Market Transition Act: eliminate limitation on loan 
        rates for marketing assistance loans (see H.R. 1468), [15AP]
    ------extend authority for the advance payments required under 
        production flexibility contracts (see H.R. 2395), [30JN]
    ------provide compensation for loss markets to farm owners and 
        producers who have entered into production flexibility 
        contracts (see H.R. 2568), [20JY]
    Agriculture: crop insurance coverage for losses due to plant 
        viruses and diseases and loan eligibility for producers who 
        suffer such losses (see H.R. 473), [2FE]
    ------economic assistance to certain hog producers (see H.R. 217), 
        [7JA] (see H.R. 921), [2MR] (see H. Con. Res. 14), [19JA]
    ------emergency assistance to farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 
        2843), [13SE]
    ------ensure safety of imported meat and poultry products (see 
        H.R. 2581), [21JY]
    ------improve crop insurance coverage and administration (see H.R. 
        2225), [15JN] (see H.R. 2239), [16JN]
    ------improve financial situation of farmers and ranchers (see 
        H.R. 2743), [5AU]
    ------labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing 
        imported meat (see H.R. 1698), [5MY]
    ------prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, 
        sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 443), [2FE]
    ------protect agricultural producers who applied for Crop Revenue 
        Coverage PLUS supplemental endorsement (see H.R. 1212), [22MR]
    ------provide administrative authority to investigate live poultry 
        dealers (see H.R. 2829), [9SE]
    ------provide for accreditation of associations of agricultural 
        producers and promote good faith bargaining between such 
        associations and handlers of agricultural products (see H.R. 
        2830), [9SE]
    ------reform the marketing loan program, expand land enrollment 
        under the conservation reserve program, and maintain foreign 
        trade opportunities for commodities (see H.R. 1299), [25MR]
    ------repeal peanut quotas, reduce peanut loan rates, and require 
        the Dept. of Agriculture to purchase peanuts for nutrition 
        programs (see H.R. 2571), [20JY]
    ------restore and improve the farmer owned reserve program and 
        extend the term of marketing assistance loans made under the 
        Agricultural Market Transition Act (see H.R. 2704), [4AU]
    ------terminate peanut price support and marketing quota programs 
        (see H.R. 2598), [22JY]
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (see H.R. 1906), [24MY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1906), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 185), [24MY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1906), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 317), [30SE]
    Alaska: management of fish and game resources relative to rural 
        subsistence preference (see H.R. 3183), [28OC]
    Carson National Forest: land conveyance to Rio Arriba County, NM 
        (see H.R. 694), [10FE]
    ------land conveyance to San Juan College (see H.R. 695), [10FE]
    Conservation Reserve Program: balance wind and water erosion 
        criteria and wildlife suitability criteria (see H.R. 1836), 
        [18MY]
    Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: eliminate funding for 
        loans for qualified beginning farmers or ranchers (see H.R. 
        882), [1MR]
    Credit: improve agricultural credit programs (see H.R. 1983), 
        [27MY]
    ------prohibit the discounting of loan deficiency payments for 
        club wheat and compensate producers who received such 
        discounted payments erroneously (see H.R. 734), [11FE]
    Dams: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams 
        built for flood protection and water resource projects (see 
        H.R. 728), [11FE]
    Dept. of Defense: use available funds to implement special 
        supplemental food benefit program for personnel stationed 
        overseas (see H.R. 1779), [12MY]
    Developing countries: provide flexibility to help developing 
        countries and move surplus commodities from the U.S. (see H.R. 
        3104), [19OC]
    Ecology and environment: designate as the lead Federal agency for 
        national agricultural policy regarding conservation and the 
        environment (see H.R. 2793), [5AU]
    Elko County, NV: transfer certain Federal lands (see H.R. 1231), 
        [23MR]
    Emigrant Wilderness: provide for maintenance of concrete dams and 
        weirs (see H.R. 359), [19JA]

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    Farmland Protection Program: funding (see H.R. 1950), [26MY]
    Federal aid programs: make supplemental income payments to 
        producers of certain crops for years when the national gross 
        revenue of the crop is below a certain percentage (see H.R. 
        2792), [5AU]
    ------regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar 
        beets (see H.R. 1850), [18MY]
    Food: implementation of certain milk price structures as part of 
        the implementation of the final rule to consolidate Federal 
        milk marketing orders (see H.R. 1402), [14AP]
    ------implementation of certain milk price structures as part of 
        the implementation of the final rule to consolidate Federal 
        milk marketing orders (H.R. 1402), consideration (see H. Res. 
        294), [15SE]
    ------improve public health and food safety through enhanced 
        enforcement of food inspection laws (see H.R. 983), [4MR]
    ------purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy 
        persons (see H.R. 3453), [18NO]
    ------require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a 
        genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3377), [16NO]
    Food industry: ensure that all persons who benefit from the dairy 
        promotion and research program contribute to the cost of the 
        program (see H.R. 444), [2FE]
    Food Safety Administration: establish as independent agency to 
        consolidate food safety, labeling, and inspection functions 
        (see H.R. 2345), [24JN]
    Forest Service: provide incentives to improve accounting and 
        financial reporting systems by temporarily capping 
        discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 2996), [1OC]
    ------Recreational Fee Demonstration Program termination (see H.R. 
        786), [23FE] (see H.R. 2295), [22JN]
    Forests: make forestry insurance plans available to owners of 
        private forest land to protect them from disaster losses and 
        encourage prescribed burning to prevent future fire disasters 
        (see H.R. 1530), [22AP]
    Georgia Power Co.: land exchange (see H.R. 1135), [16MR]
    Information services: establish an electronic filing and retrieval 
        system to improve public access to certain information (see 
        H.R. 852), [25FE]
    Jackson, WY: develop and maintain a multi-agency campus project 
        for tourism and natural resource facilities (see H.R. 2577), 
        [21JY]
    Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act: amend 
        (see H.R. 3121), [21OC]
    ------clarify application of certain provisions (see H.R. 1886), 
        [20MY]
    Milk: modification and implementation of final rule for the 
        consideration and reform of Federal milk marketing orders (see 
        H.R. 3428), [17NO]
    ------require national pooling of receipts under Federal milk 
        marketing orders (see H.R. 2323), [23JN]
    ------terminate Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 2322), 
        [23JN]
    ------terminate Federal milk marketing orders and replace such 
        orders with a program to verify receipts of milk (see H.R. 
        2324), [23JN]
    Minnesota: eligibility of lands enrolled in Reinvest in Minnesota 
        land conservation program for the Conservation Reserve Program 
        when current contract expires (see H.R. 2703), [4AU]
    Monuments and memorials: require public participation in 
        designation of any national monument (see H.R. 1487), [20AP]
    ------require public participation in designation of any national 
        monument (H.R. 1487), consideration (see H. Res. 296), [21SE]
    New York: payment of disaster assistance to onion and apple 
        farmers (see H.R. 2237), [16JN]
    Packers and Stockyards Act: prohibit packers from owning, feeding, 
        or controlling swine intended for slaughter (see H.R. 3324), 
        [10NO]
    Plants: authority relative to protection and quarantine (see H.R. 
        1504), [21AP]
    Power resources: authorize research to promote the conversion of 
        biomass into biobased industrial products (see H.R. 2827), 
        [9SE]
    ------establish a cooperative program to evaluate the feasibility 
        of using only fuel blended with ethanol to power municipal 
        vehicles (see H.R. 3464), [18NO]
    Public lands: acquisition of Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico, 
        establish a trust to manage such lands, and reform the Federal 
        land management process (see H.R. 3288), [9NO]
    ------eliminate hazardous fuels buildup and undertake other forest 
        management projects to protect communities from wildfires (see 
        H.R. 1522), [22AP]
    ------promote and recognize the role of volunteers and partnership 
        organizations in the stewardship of Federal lands (see H.R. 
        3501), [18NO]
    Public welfare programs: improve onsite inspections of State food 
        stamp programs and provide grants to develop community 
        partnerships and innovative outreach strategies for food stamp 
        and related programs (see H.R. 2738), [5AU]
    Real property: require report to Congress on seizure of private 
        property (see H.R. 294), [7JA]
  Conference reports
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 1906), [30SE]
  Motions
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1906), [8JN], [13SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1906), conference report, [1OC]
  Reports filed
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1906) (H. Rept. 
        106-354), [30SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1906) (H. Rept. 
        106-157), [24MY]
    Carson National Forest Land Conveyance to Rio Arriba County, NM: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (S. 278) (H. Rept. 106-418), 
        [27OC]
    Carson National Forest Land Conveyance to San Juan College: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R 695) (H. Rept. 106-256), 
        [26JY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1906, Agriculture, 
        Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 317) (H. 
        Rept. 106-356), [30SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1402, Implementation of Certain Milk Price 
        Structures as Part of the Final Rule To Consolidate Federal 
        Milk Marketing Orders: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        294) (H. Rept. 106-324), [15SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1487, National Monument NEPA Compliance Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 296) (H. Rept. 106-327), 
        [21SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1906, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 185) (H. Rept. 106-159), [24MY]
    Dept. of Agriculture Assistance for the Rehabilitation of 
        Watershed Dams Built for Flood Protection and Water Resource 
        Projects: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (House) (H.R. 728) (H. Rept. 106-484), [18NO]
    Dept. of Agriculture Implementation of Certain Milk Price 
        Structures as Part of the Implementation of the Final Rule To 
        Consolidate Federal Milk Marketing Orders: Committee 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1402) (H. Rept. 106-239), [19JY]
    Dept. of Agriculture Land Conveyance to Sisters, OR, To Construct 
        a Sewage Treatment Facility: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (S. 416) (H. Rept. 106-453), [5NO]
    Elko County, NV, Federal Land Transfer: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1231) (H. Rept. 106-308), [8SE]
    Emigrant Wilderness Preservation Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 359) (H. Rept. 106-425), [1NO]
    National Monument NEPA Compliance Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1487) (H. Rept. 106-252), [22JY]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2670, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, [13SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Abolish (see H.R. 2452), [1JY]
    Alaska: complete the orderly withdrawal of NOAA from the civil 
        administration of the Pribilof Islands (see H.R. 3417), [17NO]
    Aviation: encourage efforts to have European Union regulation of 
        aircraft noise rescinded (see H. Con. Res. 187), [22SE]
    Business and industry: involvement of private companies in the 
        trafficking of fetal tissue and body parts (see H. Res. 350), 
        [2NO]
    Census: authorize the deposit of a census questionnaire in the 
        letter box of a household, free of postage, during the 
        nonresponse followup phase of a decennial census (see H.R. 
        3290), [10NO]
    ------conduct an interim census of Americans abroad and use data 
        to decide whether to count such individuals in future 
        decennial censuses (see H.R. 2444), [1JY]
    ------ensure a more effective return of census information through 
        followup mailing of census questionnaires (see H.R. 928), 
        [2MR]
    ------require use of postcensus local review (see H.R. 472), [2FE]
    ------require use of postcensus local review (H.R. 472), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 138), [13AP]
    Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for 
        privacy and security (see H.R. 850), [25FE] (see H.R. 2616), 
        [27JY]
    Coordinated Oceanographic Program Advisory Panel: establish (see 
        H.R. 2090), [9JN]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2670), [2AU], (see 
        H.R. 3421), [17NO]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2670), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 273), [3AU]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2670), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 335), [19OC]
    Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the 
        Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 2798), [5AU]
    ------study practice of shark finning and effects it has on shark 
        populations in the Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 3078), [14OC]
    John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program: 
        establish (see H.R. 1934), [25MY]
    National Telecommunications and Information Administration: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 2630), [29JY]
    National Weather Service: provide overtime pay for forecasters 
        performing essential services during severe weather events and 
        limit Sunday premium pay to hours of service actually 
        performed (see H.R. 826), [24FE]
    NIST: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1744), [10MY]
    NOAA: authorize appropriations for the National Weather Service, 
        Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, and National 
        Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service 
        activities (see H.R. 1553), [26AP]
    ------authorize appropriations for the National Weather Service, 
        Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, and National 
        Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service 
        activities (H.R. 1553), consideration (see H. Res. 175), 
        [18MY]
    Oceans: provide financial assistance for coral reef conservation 
        projects (see H.R. 3133), [21OC]
    Office of Space Commercialization: funding (see H.R. 2607), [26JY]
    Patent and Trademark Office: funding for salaries and expenses 
        (see H.R. 1225), [23MR]
    Patents: enhance protection for inventors, innovators, and patent 
        terms, and reduce patent litigation (see H.R. 1907), [24MY] 
        (see H.R. 2654), [30JY]
    ------provide term restoration review procedure for certain drug 
        products (see H.R. 1598), [28AP]
    Research: authorize appropriations for marine research and related 
        environmental research and development program activities of 
        NOAA and the NSF (see H.R. 1552), [26AP]

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    Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see 
        H.R. 938), [2MR]
    Ships and vessels: acquire and equip fishery survey vessels (see 
        H.R. 2181), [10JN]
  Conference reports
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2670), [19OC]
  Messages
    Coastal Zone Management Act Implementation: President Clinton, 
        [25FE]
    Cyberspace Electronic Security Act: President Clinton, [21SE]
    Veto of H.R. 2670, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and Related Agency Appropriations: President 
        Clinton, [26OC]
  Motions
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
        agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2670), [5AU], 
        [13SE], [13OC], [14OC], [18OC], [19OC]
  Reports filed
    American Inventors Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1907) (H. Rept. 106-287), [3AU]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2670, Depts. of 
        Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        335) (H. Rept. 106-401), [19OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 472, Local Census Quality Check Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 138) (H. Rept. 106-93), 
        [13AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1553, NOAA Appropriations for National 
        Weather Service and Related Agencies: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 175) (H. Rept. 106-148), [18MY]
    Consideration of H.R 2670, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, 
        the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 273) (H. Rept. 106-284), [3AU]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2670) 
        (H. Rept. 106-398), [19OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2670) (H. Rept. 
        106-283), [2AU]
    Encourage Efforts To Have European Union Regulation of Aircraft 
        Noise Rescinded: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 187) (H. Rept. 106-334), 
        [24SE]
    Fisheries Survey Vessel Authorization Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2181) (H. Rept. 106-251), [22JY]
    Local Census Quality Check Act: Committee on Government Reform 
        (House) (H.R. 472) (H. Rept. 106-71), [22MR]
    Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1934) (H. Rept. 106-242), [20JY]
    NOAA Appropriations for National Weather Service, Office of 
        Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, and National Environmental 
        Satellite, Data, and Information Service Activities: Committee 
        on Science (House) (H.R. 1553) (H. Rept. 106-146), [18MY]
    Patent and Trademark Office Funding for Salaries and Expenses: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1225) (H. Rept. 106-
        177), [9JN]
    Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act: Committee on 
        Armed Services (House) (H.R. 850) (H. Rept. 106-117), [26JY]
    ------Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 850) (H. 
        Rept. 106-117), [26JY]
    ------Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 850) (H. 
        Rept. 106-117), [19JY]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 850) (H. Rept. 106-
        117), [27AP]
    2000 Census Mail Outreach Improvement Act: Committee on Government 
        Reform (House) (H.R. 928) (H. Rept. 106-88), [13AP]

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2465, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
        closure, [21JY]
    ------H.R. 2561, Dept. of Defense appropriations, [13SE]
    ------S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY], [15JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving 
        overseas (see H.R. 1350), [25MR]
    Air Force: conduct study of proposed changes to management of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 2224), [15JN]
    ------improve administration of the volunteer civilian auxiliary 
        known as the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 1829), [17MY]
    ------procurement of certain airborne firefighting equipment for 
        the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard (see H.R. 377), 
        [19JA]
    Alabama (U.S.S.): tribute to crew (see H. Res. 123), [18MR]
    AMVETS: amend charter (see H.R. 604), [4FE]
    Andrew T. McNamara Building, Fort Belvoir, VA: designate (see H.R. 
        3228), [4NO]
    Appropriations: authorizing for military activities, prescribing 
        personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1059), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 288), [14SE]
    ------authorizing for military activities and prescribing 
        personnel strengths (see H.R. 1401), [14AP]
    ------authorizing for military activities and prescribing 
        personnel strengths (H.R. 1401), consideration (see H. Res. 
        195), [26MY] (see H. Res. 200), [8JN]
    ------making (see H.R. 2561), [20JY]
    ------making emergency supplemental for military operations, 
        refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relative to Kosovo 
        conflict, and for military operations in Southwest Asia (see 
        H.R. 1664), [4MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental for military operations, 
        refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relative to Kosovo 
        conflict, and for military operations in Southwest Asia (H.R. 
        1664), consideration (see H. Res. 159), [5MY]
    ------making for military construction, family housing, and base 
        realignment and closure (see H.R. 2465), [12JY]
    ------making for military construction, family housing, and base 
        realignment and closure (H.R. 2465), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 242), [12JY]
    ------making for military construction, family housing, and base 
        realignment and closure (H.R. 2465), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 262), [27JY]
    ------making (H.R. 2561), consideration (see H. Res. 257), [21JY]
    ------making (H.R. 2561), consideration of conference report (see 
        H. Res. 326), [12OC]
    Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility 
        requirements for interment (see H.R. 70), [7JA]
    Armed Forces: allow members to participate in the Thrift Savings 
        Plan (see H.R. 556), [3FE]
    ------alternative financing mechanism for TRICARE program (see 
        H.R. 476), [2FE]
    ------assignment of personnel to assist the INS and Customs 
        Service with border control activities (see H.R. 628), [8FE]
    ------ensure married personnel having minor dependents are 
        eligible for military family housing containing more than two 
        bedrooms (see H.R. 3123), [21OC]
    ------establish a combat artillery medal (see H.R. 3043), [7OC]
    ------expand geographic area of the TRICARE senior supplement 
        demonstration project for certain covered beneficiaries (see 
        H.R. 955), [3MR]
    ------extend and make improvements to procurement contract goals 
        relative to small disadvantaged businesses and certain 
        institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2334), [23JN]
    ------improve access to treatment facilities, provide Medicare 
        reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal Employees 
        Health Benefits Program for veterans and their dependents (see 
        H.R. 1067), [10MR]
    ------improve benefits for members of reserve components and their 
        dependents (see H.R. 3267), [9NO]
    ------improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and 
        expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), 
        [11MR] (see H.R. 1182), [18MR]
    ------improve pay and retirement equity (see H.R. 9), [1MR]
    ------improve pay and retirement equity (S. 4), return to Senate 
        (see H. Res. 393), [18NO]
    ------improve TRICARE program (see H.R. 1547), [22AP]
    ------increase basic pay and revise the retired pay computation 
        formula applicable to certain veterans (see H.R. 500), [2FE]
    ------make anthrax vaccination immunization program voluntary (see 
        H.R. 2543), [16JY]
    ------prohibit awarding of the Purple Heart to persons convicted 
        of a capital crime (see H.R. 550), [3FE]
    ------protect confidentiality of communications between dependents 
        of members and professionals relative to sexual or domestic 
        abuse services (see H.R. 1847), [18MY]
    ------provide for Medicare subvention demonstration project for 
        veterans and improve TRICARE program (see H.R. 1347), [25MR]
    ------provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon 
        enlistment (see H.R. 355), [19JA]
    ------provide that consensual sexual activity between adults shall 
        not be a violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice 
        (see H.R. 3126), [21OC]
    ------recognize the sacrifice and dedication of members throughout 
        history (see H.J. Res. 25), [9FE]
    ------require consent before administering an investigational new 
        drug or drug unapproved for its applied use (see H.R. 3460), 
        [18NO]
    ------restore health care coverage to retired members of the 
        uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), [28SE]
    ------revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see 
        H.R. 72), [7JA]
    ------settlement of U.S. families' claims by Germany relative to 
        aircraft collision near Namibia (see H. Res. 183), [19MY]
    ------strengthen limitation on participation in foreign airshows 
        or trade exhibitions involving military equipment (see H.R. 
        1935), [25MY]
    ------support for troops carrying out NATO military operations 
        against Serbia (see H. Con. Res. 72), (see H. Res. 130, 132), 
        [24MR]
    ------suspend anthrax vaccination immunization program until it is 
        determined to be safe and effective (see H.R. 2548), [19JY]
    ------test and evaluation of the Mobile Expeditionary Accurate 
        Night Vision Compatible Portable Airfield Lighting System (see 
        H.R. 1517), [21AP]
    ------use of military health care system and commissary stores by 
        unremarried former spouses of members (see H.R. 475), [2FE]
    Arms control: reduction of nuclear weapons and application of 
        savings to certain domestic initiatives (see H.R. 2545), 
        [16JY]
    Army: carry out a program for the restoration of abandoned mine 
        sites (see H.R. 2753), [5AU]
    ------close School of the Americas (see H.R. 732), [11FE]
    ------coverage of overhead costs of unused arsenal capacity when 
        not producing Army supplies (see H.R. 3469), [18NO]
    ------Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system testing program 
        development (see H.R. 2596), [22JY]
    Aviation: submit a report to Congress on production alternatives 
        for the Joint Strike Fighter program (see H.R. 3396), [16NO]
    Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see 
        H.J. Res. 56), [8JN]
    Buy American Act: Inspector General audit of certain military 
        purchases relative to compliance (see H.R. 608), [4FE]
    California: fund and implement a balanced, long-term solution to 
        groundwater contamination, water supply, and reliability 
        problems affecting the Eastern Santa Clara groundwater basin 
        (see H.R. 2483), [12JY]
    Cemeteries and funerals: improve authorities relative to the 
        provision of honor guard details at funerals of veterans (see 
        H.R. 2283), [18JN]

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    ------requirements for honor guard details at funerals of veterans 
        (see H. Con. Res. 23), [3FE]
    ------support for nongovernmental organizations participating in 
        honor guard details at funerals of veterans (see H. Con. Res. 
        192), [5OC]
    Census: conduct an interim census of Americans abroad and use data 
        to decide whether to count such individuals in future 
        decennial censuses (see H.R. 2444), [1JY]
    ------ensure members of the Armed Forces are allocated to their 
        ``Home of Record'' (see H.R. 2067), [8JN]
    CERCLA: require Corps of Engineers performance of contract 
        oversight of remedial actions (see H.R. 376), [19JA]
    China, People's Republic of: require an annual report on military 
        capabilities (see H.R. 1098), [11MR]
    China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (see H.R. 
        1838), [18MY]
    Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2459), 
        [1JY]
    Classified information: identify, collect, and review for 
        declassification information that is of extraordinary public 
        interest (see H.R. 3152), [27OC]
    Cold war: celebrate victory and anniversary of the fall of the 
        Berlin Wall (see H. Con. Res. 121), [27MY]
    ------celebrate victory and anniversary of the fall of the Berlin 
        Wall by designating an annual Freedom Day (see H. Con. Res. 
        223), [9NO]
    ------commemorate victory of freedom (see H.R. 2440), [1JY]
    Colleges and universities: treatment of financial aid grants 
        relative to access of ROTC and military recruiting on campus 
        (see H.R. 1123), [16MR]
    Commission on Servicemembers and Veterans Transition Assistance: 
        make recommended improvements in benefits and services (see 
        H.R. 606), [4FE]
    Construction industries: ensure that Federal construction 
        contractors abide by State tax, employment, and licensing 
        regulations (see H.R. 474), [2FE]
    Contracts: preserve full and open competition for contracts for 
        the transportation of military cargo between the U.S. and 
        Iceland (see H. Con. Res. 219), [2NO]
    ------require consideration of percentage of work to be performed 
        in the U.S. in the evaluation of contracts (see H.R. 867), 
        [25FE]
    Corps of Engineers: include primary flood damages avoided as 
        benefits for cost-benefit analyses for Federal nonstructural 
        flood damage reduction projects (see H.R. 1186), [18MR]
    ------issue environmental impact statement before implementing 
        water regulation plans affecting the water levels of Lake 
        Ontario or the St. Lawrence River (see H.R. 926), [2MR]
    Correctional institutions: implement certain restrictions on 
        purchases from Federal Prison Industries (see H.R. 2291), 
        [22JN]
    Crime: ensure that reporters of suspected child abuse on military 
        installations may submit reports anonymously (see H.R. 3467), 
        [18NO]
    ------establish Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed outside 
        the U.S. by civilians employed by, or accompanying, the U.S. 
        Armed Forces (see H.R. 3380), [16NO]
    Dallas, TX: conveyance of Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant 
        (see H.R. 1353), [25MR]
    Defense Production Act: extend expiration date (see H.R. 1715), 
        [6MY]
    Delaware River: provide financial assistance to the Tri-State 
        Maritime Safety Association of Delaware, New Jersey, and 
        Pennsylvania for use for maritime emergency response (see H.R. 
        1220), [23MR]
    Dept. of Education: transfer Impact Aid Program to the Dept. of 
        the Treasury and procure nongovernmental personnel to operate 
        the program (see H.R. 1206), [18MR]
    Dept. of Energy: establish compensation programs for employees 
        sustaining illnesses from exposure to beryllium and other 
        hazardous substances and examine health effects of exposure to 
        hazardous substances (see H.R. 3478), [18NO]
    ------establish Nuclear Security Administration and an Office of 
        Under Sec. for National Security (see H.R. 2032), [8JN]
    Dept. of the Treasury: issuance of war bonds to fund Operation 
        Allied Force and related humanitarian operations (see H.R. 
        1699), [5MY]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish presumption of service 
        connection for a disease incurred or aggravated while 
        performing inactive duty training (see H.R. 3230), [4NO]
    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. 1509), [21AP]
    Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job 
        opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, 
        produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and 
        redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050), [10MR]
    Ecology and environment: use of funds to pay for environmental 
        fines and penalties (see H.R. 3387), [16NO]
    Education: distribution of Impact Aid Program funds to local 
        educational agencies (see H. Con. Res. 136), [17JN]
    ------improve and transfer the jurisdiction of the Troops-to-
        Teachers Program (see H.R. 1326), [25MR]
    Eglin AFB, FL: recognize and commend personnel for participation 
        in NATO Operation Allied Force in the Balkan region (see H. 
        Res. 379), [16NO]
    Eisenhower, Dwight D.: acknowledge and commemorate service as 
        General of the Army and President (see H. Con. Res. 198), 
        [14OC]
    El Salvador: commission of war crimes against U.S. Army pilots 
        David H. Pickett and Earnest Dawson, Jr. (see H. Con. Res. 
        181), [8SE]
    Federal aid programs: use available funds to implement special 
        supplemental food benefit program for personnel stationed 
        overseas (see H.R. 1779), [12MY]
    Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of 
        members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. 
        Con. Res. 34), [12FE]
    ------extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue 
        officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law 
        enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), [23MR]
    Firearms: restrict the sale or other transfer of armor piercing 
        ammunition and its components disposed of by the Army (see 
        H.R. 2729), [5AU]
    Fisher, Zachary: confer status as an honorary veteran of the U.S. 
        Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 46), [28AP]
    Foreign aid: prohibit certain defense services to countries 
        ineligible for international military education, training 
        assistance, or arms transfers (see H.R. 1063), [10MR]
    Foreign policy: require President adhere to consistent policy when 
        introducing Armed Forces into hostile situations (see H. Con. 
        Res. 164), [27JY]
    Georgia: provide wage parity for certain Dept. of Defense 
        prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 2394), [30JN]
    Gibson, Ella E.: issue posthumous Army commission in the grade of 
        captain in the Chaplains Corps (see H.R. 345), [19JA]
    Government: nullify various Executive orders relative to the 
        assassination of foreign military or terrorist leaders (see 
        H.R. 1403), [14AP]
    Health: allow Medicare-eligible military health care system 
        beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health 
        Benefits Program (see H.R. 113), (see H.R. 205), [7JA]
    ------continue coverage of custodial care for certain individuals 
        under the military health care system (see H.R. 3286), [9NO]
    Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents 
        relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras and 
        other regions (see H.R. 1625), [29AP]
    ``In Memory'' Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 134), [16JN]
    Income: provide wage parity to certain employees in Texas and 
        Oklahoma (see H.R. 1393), [13AP]
    Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Presidential Unit Citation to final 
        crew (see H.J. Res. 48), [28AP]
    Indonesia: prohibit military assistance until the termination of 
        paramilitary funding and human rights violations in East Timor 
        (see H. Con. Res. 97), [5MY]
    Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: tribute to efforts to secure release of 
        captured U.S. servicemen held in Serbia (see H. Res. 156), 
        [3MY]
    Kapitan Man (vessel): prohibit entry of Russian vessel to any U.S. 
        port with naval presence (see H.R. 1508), [21AP]
    Kimmel, Husband E.: advance on the retired list of the Navy to the 
        highest grade held as Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet, during 
        World War II (see H.R. 3050), [7OC]
    Korean War: mint coins in commemoration of the fiftieth 
        anniversary of Marine Corps participation (see H.R. 2663), 
        [30JY]
    Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see 
        H.R. 1671), [4MY]
    Kosovo: authorize security assistance training and support funding 
        for the Kosovo Liberation Army (see H.R. 1408), (see H.R. 
        1425), [14AP]
    ------authorize use of all necessary force and other means to 
        accomplish U.S. and NATO objectives (see H.J. Res. 51), [5MY]
    ------condition and humanitarian needs of refugees (see H. Res. 
        161), [6MY]
    ------end NATO air strikes and engage the U.N. to resolve conflict 
        (see H. Res. 196), [27MY]
    ------presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (H. 
        Con. Res. 42), consideration (see H. Res. 103), [10MR]
    ------prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless 
        authorized by law (see H.R. 647), [9FE] (see H.R. 1368), 
        [12AP] (see H.R. 1562, 1563), [26AP] (see H.R. 1566, 1569), 
        [27AP]
    ------prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless 
        authorized by law (H.R. 1569), consideration (see H. Res. 
        151), [27AP]
    ------support efforts and recommendations of U.S.-Russian meeting 
        in Vienna, Austria relative to peace negotiations (see H. Con. 
        Res. 99), [5MY]
    ------tribute to U.S. and NATO troops for carrying out military 
        operations against Serbia (see H. Con. Res. 130), [10JN] (see 
        H. Con. Res. 145), [29JN]
    ------use all diplomatic means to negotiate a peaceful settlement 
        without the introduction of U.S. ground forces (see H. Con. 
        Res. 96), [5MY]
    Lance Corporal Harold Gomez Post Office, East Chicago, IN: 
        designate (see H.R. 2358), [24JN]
    Law enforcement: authorize civilian special agents of military 
        criminal investigative organizations to execute warrants and 
        make arrests (see H.R. 3445), [18NO]
    ------expand program which allows State and local law enforcement 
        agencies to procure certain emergency and rescue equipment 
        (see H.R. 2625), [27JY]
    ------make certain equipment available to State and local 
        governments to assist in emergency law enforcement and rescue 
        operations (see H.R. 1369), [12AP]
    McVay, Charles B., III: court-martial conviction relative to 
        sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (see H.J. Res. 48), [28AP]
    Medal of Honor: recognize and honor recipients for their selfless 
        acts and commend IPALCO Enterprises for its contributions to 
        honor these recipients (see H. Res. 191), [26MY]
    ------recognize certain National Medal of Honor sites as national 
        memorials (see H.R. 1663), [4MY]
    Medicare: calculation of Medicare+Choice payments for medical 
        services at Dept. of Veterans Affairs and Dept. of Defense 
        facilities (see H.R. 2447), [1JY]
    ------expand and make permanent the demonstration project for 
        military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 1413), [14AP]
    Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task 
        Force: establish (see H.R. 119), [7JA]
    Military installations: reform economic redevelopment process and 
        improve ability to contract for protective services at 
        installations being closed (see H.R. 172), [7JA]
    National Defense Reserve Fleet: conveyance of Guam (S.S.) to 
        American Trade Fair Ship, Inc. (see H.R. 3510), [18NO]

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    ------conveyance of vessel to Glacier Society, Inc. (see H.R. 
        2585), [21JY]
    National Guard: civilian youth opportunities program funding (see 
        H.R. 1719), [6MY]
    National Museum of the U.S. Army: locate at Fort Belvoir, VA (see 
        H.R. 1912), [24MY]
    National Park Service: use of Dept. of Defense support services 
        (see H. Res. 182), [19MY]
    National security: assessments and contingency planning relative 
        to emerging missile threats (see H.R. 3053), [7OC]
    ------national missile defense system (see H.R. 4), [4FE] (see 
        H.R. 1700), [5MY]
    ------national missile defense system (H.R. 4), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 120), [17MR]
    ------national missile defense system (H.R. 4), consideration of 
        Senate amendment (see H. Res. 179), [19MY]
    ------provide a schedule for production of elements for a national 
        missile defense system (see H.R. 2023), [8JN]
    Navy: eliminate the Extremely Low Frequency Communication System 
        (see H.R. 3265), [9NO]
    ------Theater-Wide Missile Defense system testing program 
        development (see H.R. 2596), [22JY]
    Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain 
        individuals (see H.R. 552), [3FE]
    Nuclear weapons: reduce level of long-range nuclear forces 
        consistent with the START II Treaty (see H.R. 2600), [22JY]
    ------remove from hair-trigger alert (see H. Con. Res. 177), [5AU]
    ------stockpile management (see H. Con. Res. 74), [24MR]
    Pakistan: remove waiver authority for the prohibition on military 
        assistance (see H.R. 3095), [18OC]
    Panama Canal: negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of 
        U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 233), [17NO]
    ------negotiate renewed presence of U.S. Armed Forces and review 
        contract bidding process for lease of port facilities by 
        People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 186), [17SE]
    Panama Canal Act: establish conditions on the payment of certain 
        balances (see H.R. 3452), [18NO]
    Pensions: equitable retirement for military reserve technicians 
        covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 1079), [11MR]
    POW: authorize payment of compensation to surviving spouses of 
        certain former prisoners relative to service-connected 
        disabilities (see H.R. 784), [23FE]
    Presidents of the U.S.: amend the War Powers Resolution (see H.J. 
        Res. 42), [24MR]
    ------repeal the War Powers Resolution (see H.R. 2937), [23SE]
    Public lands: restore to the original owners certain lands that 
        the Federal Government took for military purposes in 1940 (see 
        H.R. 1613), [28AP]
    Puerto Rico: transfer Federal control over Vieques Island to the 
        Puerto Rican Government for public purposes (see H.R. 2890), 
        [21SE]
    ------use of Vieques Island for military operations (see H. Con. 
        Res. 212), [27OC]
    San Gabriel, CA: funding and implementation of a long-term 
        solution to groundwater contamination and water supply 
        problems (see H.R. 910), [2MR]
    SBA: provide financial and business development assistance to 
        military reservists' small businesses (see H.R. 1614), [28AP] 
        (see H.R. 1981), [27MY]
    Selective Service System: suspend registration requirement and 
        activities of local boards except during national emergencies 
        and require report on development of standby registration 
        program (see H.R. 1812), [13MY]
    Serbia: authorize the President to conduct military air operations 
        and missile strikes (S. Con. Res. 21), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 151), [27AP]
    ------declaration of war (see H.J. Res. 44), [12AP]
    ------declaration of war (H.J. Res. 44), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 151), [27AP]
    ------direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant 
        to the War Powers Resolution (see H. Con. Res. 82), [12AP]
    ------direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant 
        to the War Powers Resolution (H. Con. Res. 82), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 151), [27AP]
    ------express regret and apologize for accidental bombing of 
        Chinese Embassy by NATO forces (see H. Con. Res. 106), [12MY]
    ------prohibit non-humanitarian reconstruction assistance until 
        Slobodan Milosevic and certain other officials have been 
        arrested and placed in custody (see H.R. 2187), [14JN]
    ------prohibit reconstruction assistance relative to U.S. 
        participation in NATO military operations against Serbia (see 
        H.R. 1737), [6MY]
    ------reimbursement of damages relative to the accidental bombing 
        of Chinese Embassy by NATO forces (see H. Con. Res. 157), 
        [16JY]
    ------release of captured U.S. servicemen and adherence to Geneva 
        Convention protocols relative to POW and civilians (see H. 
        Con. Res. 83), [12AP]
    Service academies: increase service obligation for military 
        service academies, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and the U.S. 
        Merchant Marine Academy (see H.R. 93), [7JA]
    Shelton, Henry H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2672), 
        [2AU]
    Ships and vessels: transfer naval vessels to certain foreign 
        countries (see H.R. 1908), [24MY]
    Short, Walter C.: advance on the retired list of the Army to the 
        highest grade held as Commanding General, Hawaiian Department, 
        during World War II (see H.R. 3050), [7OC]
    Smith, Andrew J.: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2858), [14SE]
    Social Security: provide enrollment period for Medicare and 
        Medigap relative to certain military retirees and dependents 
        (see H.R. 743), [11FE]
    Surplus Government property: clarify authority for the transfer of 
        Dept. of Defense equipment to law enforcement agencies (see 
        H.R. 787), [23FE]
    Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 
        53), [11MR] (see H. Con. Res. 56), [17MR]
    Taxation: allow a refundable credit to certain low-income members 
        of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1055), [10MR]
    ------allow credit to military retirees for Medicare coverage (see 
        H.R. 121), [7JA]
    ------allow the unused portion of the low-income housing credit, 
        for buildings financed with tax exempt State bonds, to be used 
        for the construction of military housing (see H.R. 3451), 
        [18NO]
    ------ensure tax payments from certain religious individuals are 
        used for nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 1454), [15AP]
    ------extend certain tax benefits to Armed Forces members 
        performing services in Serbia and Montenegro (see H.R. 1376), 
        [13AP]
    ------extend certain tax benefits to Armed Forces members 
        performing services in Serbia and Montenegro (H.R. 1376), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 140), [14AP]
    ------extend due date for filing a tax return for any member of a 
        uniformed service on a tour of duty outside the U.S. (see H.R. 
        1411), [14AP]
    ------repeal limitation on the amount of receipts attributable to 
        military property which may be treated as exempt foreign trade 
        income (see H.R. 796), [23FE]
    ------treatment of scholarships received under the National Health 
        Corps Scholarship Program and the F. Edward Hebert Armed 
        Forces Health Professions Scholarship and Financial Assistance 
        Program (see H.R. 1414), [14AP]
    ------treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member 
        of the Armed Forces while on official extended duty (see H.R. 
        1635), [29AP]
    ------treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member 
        of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see H.R. 865), 
        [25FE]
    Thomas M. Foglietta Support Site, Gricignano d'Aversa, Italy: 
        designate (see H.R. 52), [6JA]
    Trust funds: investment of several Federal health-related and 
        retirement trust funds in broad-based private equities indices 
        (see H.R. 633), [9FE]
    U.S. Submarine Force: anniversary (see H. Res. 397), [18NO]
    ------issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary (see H. 
        Con. Res. 120), [26MY]
    Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: ensure the 
        equitable treatment of graduates (see H.R. 2272), [17JN]
    Veterans: allow certain World War II Filipino veterans to receive 
        a reduced SSI benefit after moving back to the Philippines 
        (see H.R. 26), [6JA]
    ------authorize certain disabled veterans and their dependents to 
        use Dept. of Defense commissary stores and post and base 
        exchanges (see H.R. 362), [19JA]
    ------change effective date for paid-up coverage under the 
        Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 601), [4FE]
    ------computation of retirement pay credit for military reservists 
        who are retained in active service (see H.R. 551), [3FE]
    ------eliminate backlog of requests for issuance or replacement of 
        military medals and decorations (see H.R. 1226), [23MR]
    ------increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for 
        surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), [27MY]
    ------issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart 
        recipients (see H. Con. Res. 77), [24MR]
    ------pay special compensation to certain severely disabled 
        military retirees (see H.R. 44), [6JA]
    ------recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express 
        support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students 
        (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 58), [17MR]
    ------repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving 
        spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 
        363), [19JA]
    ------require employers to give employees who are members of 
        reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor 
        guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), [7JA]
    VFW: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 34), [25FE]
    Vincent, Strong: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 
        584), [4FE]
    Voting: guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, 
        merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, 
        State, and local elections (see H.R. 2685), [3AU]
    Weapons: allow certain number of Trident ballistic missile 
        submarines to be retired or dismantled and use savings for 
        national missile defense programs (see H.R. 542), [3FE]
    ------limit production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 679), 
        [10FE]
    World War II: tribute to women who served in military capacities 
        and contributed to victory (see H. Res. 41), [4FE]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, 
        Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction (S. 
        1059), [5AU]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 2561), [8OC]
    Dept of. Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (H.R. 2465), [27JY]
  Messages
    Armed Forces Operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina Funding Request: 
        President Clinton, [12MY]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Peace Efforts: President Clinton, [8FE]
    National Emergency Relative to Yugoslavia: President Clinton, 
        [3MY], [27MY]
    Ordering Selected Reserve and Certain Individual Ready Reserve 
        Members of the Armed Forces to Active Duty: President Clinton, 
        [27AP]
    Progress Toward Achieving a Sustainable Peace Process in Bosnia 
        and Herzegovina: President Clinton, [26JY]
  Motions
    Appropriations: authorizing for military activities, prescribing 
        personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1059), 
        [14JN], [1JY]
    ------authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel 
        strengths, and military construction (S. 1059), conference 
        report, [15SE]

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    ------authorizing for military activities and prescribing 
        personnel strengths (H.R. 1401), [10JN]
    ------making (H.R. 2561), [13SE]
    National security: national missile defense system (H.R. 4), 
        [18MR]
  Reports filed
    Arlington National Cemetery Burial Eligibility Act: Committee on 
        Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 70) (H. Rept. 106-70), [18MR]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2465, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and 
        Base Realignment and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 262) (H. Rept. 106-268), [27JY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2561, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 326) (H. 
        Rept. 106-375), [12OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on S. 1059, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel 
        Strengths, and Military Construction: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 288) (H. Rept. 106-316), [14SE]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 42, Presence of U.S. Armed Forces 
        for Peacekeeping Purposes in Kosovo: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 103) (H. Rept. 106-48), [10MR]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 82, Direct the President To Withdraw 
        U.S. Armed Forces From Serbia Pursuant to the War Powers 
        Resolution: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 
        106-118), [27AP]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 44, Declaration of War Against Serbia: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 106-118), 
        [27AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 4, National Missile Defense System: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 120) (H. Rept. 106-69), 
        [17MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1376, Extend Certain Tax Benefits to Armed 
        Forces Members Performing Services in Serbia and Montenegro: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 140) (H. Rept. 106-95), 
        [14AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1401, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for 
        Military Activities and Prescribing Personnel Strengths: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 200) (H. Rept. 106-175), 
        [8JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1569, Military Operations in the Federal 
        Republic of Yugoslavia Limitation Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 106-118), [27AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1664, Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 159) (H. Rept. 106-127), [5MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2465, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for 
        Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment 
        and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 242) (H. 
        Rept. 106-227), [12JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2561, Dept. of Defense Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 257) (H. Rept. 106-247), 
        [21JY]
    Consideration of S. Con. Res. 21, Presidential Authority To 
        Conduct Military Air Operations and Missile Strikes Against 
        Serbia: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 
        106-118), [27AP]
    Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 4, National Missile 
        Defense Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 179) (H. 
        Rept. 106-150), [19MY]
    Declaration of War Against Serbia: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.J. Res. 44) (H. Rept. 106-115), [27AP]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        2561) (H. Rept. 106-371), [8OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2561) (H. Rept. 
        106-244), [20JY]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, 
        Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: 
        Committee of Conference (S. 1059) (H. Rept. 106-301), [5AU]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2465) (H. Rept. 106-266), [27JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2465) (H. Rept. 
        106-221), [12JY]
    Direct the President To Withdraw U.S. Armed Forces From Serbia 
        Pursuant to the War Powers Resolution: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H. Con. Res. 82) (H. Rept. 
        106-116), [27AP]
    Extend Certain Tax Benefits to Armed Forces Members Performing 
        Services in Serbia and Montenegro: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1376) (H. Rept. 106-90), [13AP]
    Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        Act: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1664) (H. Rept. 
        106-125), [4MY]
    National Medal of Honor Memorial Act: Committee on Veterans' 
        Affairs (House) (H.R. 1663) (H. Rept. 106-351), [30SE]
    National Missile Defense System: Committee on Armed Services 
        (House) (H.R. 4) (H. Rept. 106-39), [2MR]
    Taiwan Security Enhancement Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 1838) (H. Rept. 106-423), [28OC]
    VFW Anniversary: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.J. Res. 
        34) (H. Rept. 106-205), [29JN]

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ANTHRAX VACCINATION MORATORIUM ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2548), [19JY]

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 800, Education Flexibility Partnership Act, [23MR]
  Bills and resolutions
    Children and youth: study methods for identifying and treating 
        children with dyslexia (see H.R. 78), [7JA]
    Colleges and universities: enhance protections against fraud in 
        the offering of financial assistance for a college education 
        (see H.R. 3210), [3NO]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 3037), [7OC] (see H.R. 3424), [17NO]
    Diseases: Depts. of HHS and Education asthma programs funding and 
        authority (see H.R. 1965), [26MY]
    Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students 
        to meet academic achievement standards (see H.R. 2300), [22JN]
    ------assist local educational agencies in enabling students to 
        meet academic achievement standards (H.R. 2300), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 338), [20OC]
    ------assist local educational agencies in enabling students to 
        meet academic achievement standards and end social promotion 
        (see H.R. 1673), [4MY]
    ------direct funding and control to local educational agencies 
        (see H.R. 995), [4MR]
    ------distribution of Impact Aid Program funds to local 
        educational agencies (see H. Con. Res. 136), [17JN]
    ------empower teachers (see H.R. 1964), [26MY]
    ------empower teachers, improve student achievement through 
        professional development for teachers, and reauthorize the 
        Reading Excellence Act (see H.R. 1995), [27MY]
    ------empower teachers, improve student achievement through 
        professional development for teachers, and reauthorize the 
        Reading Excellence Act (H.R. 1995), consideration (see H. Res. 
        253), [19JY]
    ------encourage school personnel to participate in technology 
        education (see H.R. 3156), [27OC]
    ------improve and transfer the jurisdiction of the Troops-to-
        Teachers Program (see H.R. 1326), [25MR]
    ------percentage of Federal education dollars spent in the 
        classroom (see H. Res. 303), [23SE]
    ------promote and incorporate financial literacy training into 
        State and local education programs (see H. Con. Res. 213), 
        [28OC]
    ------provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 645), 
        [9FE] (see H.R. 2933), [23SE]
    ------provide funding to States to establish and administer 
        periodic teacher testing and merit pay programs for elementary 
        and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 591), [4FE]
    ------reduce class size and improve teacher quality (see H.R. 
        2390), [30JN]
    ------reductions in school class size (see H.R. 1623), [29AP]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (see H.R. 2), [11FE] (see H.R. 1494), 
        [20AP]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (H.R. 2), consideration (see H. Res. 
        336), [19OC]
    ------use of elementary and secondary teacher training funding for 
        science scholarships (see H. Con. Res. 153), [13JY]
    ------use of elementary and secondary teacher training funding to 
        advance science, mathematics, and engineering education (see 
        H. Con. Res. 151), [13JY]
    Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State 
        participation in activities (see H.R. 800), [23FE]
    ------allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 100), [9MR]
    ------allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 143), [20AP]
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act: include advanced 
        scientific education programs in elementary schools (see H.R. 
        1534), [22AP]
    ------reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1960), [26MY]
    Federal aid programs: provide grants to State and local 
        educational agencies to support programs that promote a 
        variety of educational opportunities, options, and choices in 
        public schools (see H.R. 3009), [4OC]
    Head Start Program: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1722), [6MY]
    High Performance Schools Program: establish (see H.R. 3143), 
        [25OC]
    Holocaust: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust 
        educational programs (see H.R. 3105), [19OC]
    Impact Aid Program: transfer to the Dept. of the Treasury and 
        procure nongovernmental personnel to operate the program (see 
        H.R. 1206), [18MR]
    Law enforcement officers: extend retroactive eligibility dates for 
        educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent 
        children of officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 
        2059), [8JN]
    Libraries: provide up-to-date school library media resources and 
        professionally certified school library media specialists for 
        elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3008), [4OC]
    Local government: allow certain counties flexibility in spending 
        funds (see H.R. 127), [7JA]
    National Assessment Governing Board: grant exclusive authority 
        over all policies, directions, and guidelines for establishing 
        and implementing certain voluntary national tests (see H.R. 
        893), [2MR]
    National objectives: prohibit funding for national teacher testing 
        or certification proposals and withholding of funding to 
        States or local agencies that fail to adopt specific teacher 
        testing or certification proposals (see H.R. 1706), [5MY]
    Poverty: corrections in data relative to cost-of-living statistics 
        (see H.R. 1902), [20MY]
    Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school 
        facilities (see H.R. 2955), [27SE]
  Conference reports
    Education Flexibility Partnership Act (H.R. 800), [20AP]
  Motions
    Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students 
        to meet academic achievement standards (H.R. 2300), [21OC]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (H.R. 2), [21OC]
    Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State 
        participation in activities (H.R. 800), [23MR]
  Reports filed
    Academic Achievement for All Act (Straight A's Act): Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2300) (H. Rept. 106-
        386), [18OC]

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    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 800, Education 
        Flexibility Partnership Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 143) (H. Rept. 106-102), [20AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 2, Student Results Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 336) (H. Rept. 106-402), [19OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 800, Education Flexibility Partnership Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 100) (H. Rept. 106-46), 
        [9MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1995, Teacher Empowerment Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 253) (H. Rept. 106-240), [19JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2300, Academic Achievement for All Act 
        (Straight A's Act): Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 338) 
        (H. Rept. 106-408), [20OC]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        3037) (H. Rept. 106-370), [7OC]
    Education Flexibility Partnership Act: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 800) (H. Rept. 106-100), [20AP]
    ------Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 800) 
        (H. Rept. 106-43), [8MR]
    Student Results Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        (House) (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 106-394), [18OC], [19OC]
    Teacher Empowerment Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        (House) (H.R. 1995) (H. Rept. 106-232), [14JY]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2605, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [13SE]
    ------S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY], [15JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Abolish (see H.R. 1649), [29AP] (see H.R. 2411), [30JN]
    Appropriations: authorizing for civilian research, development, 
        demonstration, and commercial application activities (see H.R. 
        1655, 1656), [3MY]
    ------authorizing for civilian research, development, 
        demonstration, and commercial application activities (H.R. 
        1655), consideration (see H. Res. 289), [14SE]
    Asian Americans: racial stereotyping relative to espionage and 
        campaign fundraising investigations (see H. Con. Res. 124), 
        [27MY]
    Bartlesville, OK: convey the former site of the National Institute 
        of Petroleum Energy Research (see H.R. 2844), [13SE]
    Climate: stabilize and reduce greenhouse gas concentrations and 
        establish an Office of Global Climate Change within the Dept. 
        of Energy (see H.R. 3384, 3385), [16NO]
    Computers: networking and information technology research and 
        development funding (see H.R. 2086), [9JN]
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (S. 1059), consideration of conference report 
        (see H. Res. 288), [14SE]
    Ecology and environment: establish doctoral fellowships to 
        increase the number of scientists and engineers trained in 
        global energy and environmental challenges (see H.R. 1733), 
        [6MY]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 
        2605), [26JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2605), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 261), [26JY]
    Energy Policy Act: cleanup of uranium and thorium mill sites (see 
        H.R. 2641), [29JY]
    Federal employees: establish a compensation program for employees 
        injured in Federal nuclear activities (see H.R. 3495), [18NO]
    ------establish compensation programs for employees sustaining 
        illnesses from exposure to beryllium and other hazardous 
        substances and examine health effects of exposure to hazardous 
        substances (see H.R. 3418), [17NO] (see H.R. 3478), [18NO]
    Federal Power Act: amend relative to electric reliability and 
        oversight (see H.R. 2602), [22JY]
    Hazardous substances: reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, 
        nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired 
        electric utility generating units (see H.R. 2980), [30SE]
    Materials Corridor Partnership Initiative: establish multiagency 
        program to promote energy efficient and environmentally sound 
        economic development along the Mexican border (see H.R. 666), 
        [10FE]
    National security: establish moratorium on Foreign Visitors 
        Program and set up counter-intelligence program at nuclear 
        laboratories (see H.R. 1348), [25MR]
    ------establish Nuclear Security Administration and an Office of 
        Under Sec. for National Security (see H.R. 2032), [8JN]
    Natural gas: promote research and development of methane hydrate 
        resources (see H.R. 1753), [11MY]
    Nuclear energy: Portsmouth, OH, and Paducah, KY, gaseous diffusion 
        plants funding (see H.R. 3151), [26OC]
    ------terminate exemption of nonprofit institutions from civil 
        penalties for violations of nuclear safety requirements (see 
        H.R. 3383), [16NO]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (see H.R. 45), [6JA]
    Nuclear weapons: stockpile management (see H. Con. Res. 74), 
        [24MR]
    Oregon: allow role in decision making relative to environmental 
        restoration and waste management at the Hanford Reservation 
        (see H.R. 2052), [8JN]
    Power resources: authorize research to promote the conversion of 
        biomass into biobased industrial products (see H.R. 2827), 
        [9SE]
    ------establish a cooperative program to evaluate the feasibility 
        of using only fuel blended with ethanol to power municipal 
        vehicles (see H.R. 3464), [18NO]
    ------provide a transition to market-based rates for power sold by 
        the TVA and Federal Power Marketing Administration (see H.R. 
        1486), [20AP]
    Public utilities: establish programs for electric energy 
        conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal 
        and affordable service (see H.R. 2569), [20JY]
    Radioactive substances: provide compensation and increase safety 
        for on-site storage of spent nuclear fuel and radioactive 
        waste (see H.R. 1309), [25MR]
    Strategic Petroleum Reserve: require additional purchases by the 
        Dept. of Energy (see H.R. 490), [2FE]
    Technology: promote development of technology clusters to enable 
        national laboratories to meet Dept. of Energy missions (see 
        H.R. 3502), [18NO]
    Utah: retention and administration of certain Oil Shale Reserves 
        (see H.R. 2823), [9SE]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, 
        Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction (S. 
        1059), [5AU]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 2605), [27SE]
  Messages
    NRC Report: President Clinton, [23JN], [18OC]
    Veto of H.R. 2606, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and 
        Related Programs Appropriations: President Clinton, [18OC]
  Motions
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (S. 1059), [14JN], [1JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 
        1059), conference report, [15SE]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2605), 
        [13SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on S. 1059, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel 
        Strengths, and Military Construction: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 288) (H. Rept. 106-316), [14SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1655, Dept. of Energy Appropriations for 
        Civilian Research, Development, Demonstration, and Commercial 
        Application Activities: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        289) (H. Rept. 106-317), [14SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2605, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 261) (H. 
        Rept. 106-264), [26JY]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, 
        Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: 
        Committee of Conference (S. 1059) (H. Rept. 106-301), [5AU]
    Dept. of Energy Appropriations for Civilian Research, Development, 
        Demonstration, and Commercial Application Activities: 
        Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1655) (H. Rept. 106-243), 
        [20JY]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2605) (H. Rept. 106-336), [27SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2605) (H. Rept. 
        106-253), [26JY]
    Gas Hydrate Research and Development Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1753) (H. Rept. 106-377), [18OC]
    Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act: Committee on Science 
        (House) (H.R. 1753) (H. Rept. 106-377), [13OC]
    Networking and Information Technology Research and Development 
        Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2086) (H. Rept. 106-
        472), [16NO]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act Amendments: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 45) (H. Rept. 106-155), [20MY]

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
  Bills and resolutions
    Children and youth: require posting of CPSC safety standards in 
        child care centers and require a Dept. of HHS report with 
        recommendations to promote compliance with such standards (see 
        H.R. 2552), [19JY]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 3037), [7OC] (see H.R. 3424), [17NO]
    Diseases: Depts. of HHS and Education asthma programs funding and 
        authority (see H.R. 1965), [26MY]
    ------increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme 
        disease (see H.R. 2790), [5AU]
    Drug abuse: prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange 
        programs (see H.R. 982), [4MR]
    Drugs: ensure individuals who undertake federally funded research 
        and development of drugs enter into pricing agreements (see 
        H.R. 626), [8FE]
    Employment: opportunities for women scientists (see H.R. 269), 
        [7JA]
    Federal aid programs: public participation in establishing 
        locations of substance abuse treatment group homes (see H.R. 
        2983), [30SE]
    Health: adolescent health demonstration projects (see H.R. 300), 
        [7JA]
    ------authorize demonstration projects to increase the supply of 
        organs donated for human transplant (see H.R. 3471), [18NO]
    ------carry out programs to prevent and manage asthma, allergies, 
        and related respiratory problems in children and establish a 
        pest control services tax credit for low-income multifamily 
        residential housing (see H.R. 1966), [26MY]
    ------establish a national program to conduct and support 
        activities to reduce cases of overweight individuals and 
        obesity (see H.R. 3177), [28OC]
    ------improve access to dentistry programs in underserved areas 
        and health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1920), [25MY]
    ------make additional payments to certain home health agencies 
        with high-cost patients and provide for an interest-free grace 
        period for repayment of overpayments (see H.R. 1917), [25MY]
    ------protect beneficiaries of group and individual health plans, 
        and Medicare+Choice plans in the use of prescription drug 
        formularies (see H.R. 3274, 3274), [9NO]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see 
        H.R. 358), [19JA] (see H.R. 448), [2FE] (see H.R. 719), [11FE] 
        (see H.R. 1133), [16MR] (see H.R. 2723), [5AU] (see H.R. 
        2824), [9SE] (see H.R. 2926), [23SE]

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    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 358), consideration (see H. Res. 197), [27MY] (see H. 
        Res. 310), [28SE]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 2723), consideration (see H. Res. 323), [5OC]
    Health care facilities: make grants in the form of forgiveable 
        capital advances to help preserve community hospitals 
        experiencing financial difficulties (see H.R. 2236), [16JN]
    Healthy Start Program: funding (see H.R. 2739), [5AU]
    Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant 
        Sec. of HHS (see H.R. 403), [19JA]
    Insurance: coverage of long-term care services (see H.R. 2691), 
        [3AU]
    Medicaid: extend the higher Federal medical assistance payment 
        percentage for Indian Health Service facilities to urban 
        Indian health programs (see H.R. 470), [2FE]
    Medicare: allow petitioners for coverage of new technologies or 
        procedures to meet with the Health Care Financing 
        Administration to develop written plans (see H.R. 2338), 
        [24JN]
    ------contracting with certain hospitals to provide certain 
        surgical procedures and related services at a single rate (see 
        H.R. 1392), [13AP]
    ------coverage of chronic disease prescription drugs (see H.R. 
        1796), [13MY]
    ------coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 886), 
        [1MR] (see H.R. 1109), [15MR] (see H.R. 1495), [20AP] (see 
        H.R. 2012), [8JN] (see H.R. 2782), [5AU] (see H.R. 3482), 
        [18NO] (see H. Con. Res. 149), [1JY]
    ------coverage of outpatient prescription drugs for low-income 
        beneficiaries and provision of stop-loss protection for 
        outpatient prescription drug expenses (see H.R. 2925), [23SE]
    ------coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 1495), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 372), [9NO]
    ------eliminate reduction in payment amounts to home health 
        agencies and provide for an interest-free grace period for 
        repayment of overpayments (see H.R. 2618), [27JY]
    ------improve coverage determination process relative to new 
        advances in medical technology (see H.R. 2030), [8JN]
    ------make changes in payment methodologies and provide coverage 
        of outpatient prescription drugs to beneficiaries who lose 
        drug coverage under Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 3086), 
        [14OC]
    ------modify treatment of certain patient days for purposes of 
        determining the amount of disproportionate share adjustment 
        payments to hospitals (see H.R. 1529), [22AP]
    ------payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education 
        programs in critical need specialty areas (see H.R. 1645), 
        [29AP]
    ------prohibit collection of data from home health agencies under 
        the OASIS data collection program from non-Medicare patients 
        (see H.R. 2246), [16JN]
    ------reform purchasing, payment, and administrative requirements 
        (see H.R. 2115), [9JN]
    ------reimburse hospitals for psychologist, physician assistant, 
        and nurse practitioner training costs (see H.R. 2794), [5AU]
    ------reimburse hospitals for psychologist training costs (see 
        H.R. 1140), [16MR]
    ------require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome 
        rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 
        632), [9FE] (see H.R. 2002), [27MY]
    ------revise regulations on participating hospitals relative to 
        nurse anesthetists' services (see H.R. 804), [23FE]
    ------standardize clinical practice guidelines to improve delivery 
        of services (see H.R. 2069), [8JN]
    Medicare/Medicaid: expand and clarify requirements regarding 
        advance directives to ensure that an individual's health care 
        decisions are observed (see H.R. 1149), [17MR]
    Mental health: collection of information relative to the use of 
        mentally disabled children and individuals in biomedical and 
        behavioral research (see H.R. 299), [7JA]
    National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: revise filing 
        deadline for certain claims (see H.R. 276), [7JA] (see H.R. 
        1003), [4MR]
    Native Americans: enhance self-governance relative to direct 
        operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service 
        activities (see H.R. 1167), [17MR]
    NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism 
        research activities (see H.R. 997), [4MR]
    Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network: delay effective 
        date of final rule (see H.R. 3242), [5NO]
    Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators 
        to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and 
        protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of 
        the devices (see H.R. 2498), [13JY]
    Public welfare programs: guarantee State loans, provide grants to 
        finance transportation services for recipients, and establish 
        preferences for Federal contractors that hire recipients (see 
        H.R. 781), [23FE]
    ------improve onsite inspections of State food stamp programs and 
        provide grants to develop community partnerships and 
        innovative outreach strategies for food stamp and related 
        programs (see H.R. 2738), [5AU]
    Recreational camps: require camps to report information concerning 
        deaths and certain injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 266), 
        [7JA]
    States: improve data collection and evaluation of children's 
        health coverage under the State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 1545), [22AP]
    ------provide bonus grants to high performance States based on 
        certain criteria and collect data to evaluate the outcome of 
        welfare reform (see H.R. 3150), [26OC]
    Surgeon General: importance of report on media and violence (see 
        H.J. Res. 47), [28AP]
    Taxation: allow individuals to designate refunds to provide 
        catastrophic health coverage to individuals who do not 
        otherwise have health coverage (see H.R. 2433), [1JY]
    Tobacco products: impose restrictions on the sale of cigars (see 
        H.R. 2579), [21JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2723, Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care 
        Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. 
        Rept. 106-366), [5OC]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        3037) (H. Rept. 106-370), [7OC]
    Enhance Native American Self-Governance Relative to Direct 
        Operation, Control, and Redesign of Indian Health Service 
        Activities: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1167) (H. 
        Rept. 106-477), [17NO]

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2684, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and 
        sundry independent agencies appropriations, [4OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Children and youth: provide assistance for startup costs of 
        community programs to prevent residentially based lead 
        poisoning in children (see H.R. 1518), [21AP]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2684), [3AU]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2684), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 275), [4AU]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2684), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 328), [13OC]
    Disabled: pilot program to provide homeownership assistance to 
        disabled families (see H.R. 2860), [14SE]
    Federal aid programs: provide enhanced rental assistance vouchers 
        for low-income elderly and disabled tenants of certain housing 
        projects (see H.R. 1336), [25MR]
    FHA: require certain properties to be inspected and determined to 
        comply with minimum property standards (see H.R. 1797), [13MY]
    Financial institutions: insure mortgages for the acquisition, 
        construction, or rehabilitation of child care facilities and 
        establish a Children's Development Commission to certify such 
        facilities (see H.R. 1112), [16MR]
    Homeless: consolidate Federal housing assistance programs to 
        ensure that States and communities have sufficient flexibility 
        to use assistance amounts effectively (see H.R. 1073), [11MR]
    ------distribute funds for homeless assistance grants to help 
        ensure that each State receives a certain percentage of such 
        funds (see H.R. 1627), [29AP]
    ------require that a portion of housing program funds be 
        designated to primarily serve homeless veterans (see H.R. 
        1008), [4MR]
    Housing: establish consensus committee for maintenance and 
        revision of safety standards for manufactured home 
        construction (see H.R. 710), [11FE]
    ------expand homeownership (see H.R. 1776), [12MY]
    ------provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for 
        participation in shared housing arrangements (see H.R. 243), 
        [7JA]
    ------restructure financing for assisted housing for senior 
        citizens (see H.R. 202), [7JA]
    ------State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see H.R. 
        176), [7JA]
    Insurance: establish program to eliminate redlining in the 
        insurance business (see H.R. 1429), [15AP]
    Law enforcement officers: pilot program to assist in purchasing 
        homes in locally-designated high-crime areas (see H.R. 2931), 
        [23SE]
    Los Angeles County, CA: eliminate limit on percentage of community 
        development block grant funds used for public services and 
        allow all communities to use same percentage (see H.R. 1315), 
        [25MR]
    Ohio: designate the Youngstown-Warren area as an empowerment zone 
        (see H.R. 503), [2FE]
    Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see 
        H.R. 1236), [23MR]
    States: grants to supplement assistance for the preservation of 
        affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 425), 
        [19JA]
    Urban areas: development of municipally-owned vacant lots by 
        nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 2305), [22JN]
    ------make certain single family properties available at a 
        discount to individuals who teach in inner city schools (see 
        H.R. 2657), [30JY]
    ------reform empowerment zone designation process by placing more 
        emphasis on an applicant's poverty and unemployment rates (see 
        H.R. 504), [2FE]
    Veterans: include VA loan recipients under requirement for 
        notification of housing counseling (see H.R. 1618), [28AP]
    Youngstown, OH: authorize community development block grant funds 
        for construction of a community center and renovation of a 
        sports complex (see H.R. 2231), [15JN] (see H.R. 3499), [18NO]
  Conference reports
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2684), [13OC]
  Motions
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2684), [9SE], [4OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2684, Depts. of 
        Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 328) (H. 
        Rept. 106-380), [13OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2684, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, 
        and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 275) (H. Rept. 106-292), [4AU]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2684) 
        (H. Rept. 106-379), [13OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2684) (H. Rept. 
        106-286), [3AU]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2670, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, [13SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    African Americans: relief from Federal tax liability arising from 
        the resolution of discrimination claims by farmers against the 
        Dept. of Agriculture (see H.R. 2233), [15JN]
    Armed Forces: assignment of personnel to assist the INS and 
        Customs Service with border control activities (see H.R. 628), 
        [8FE]
    Bangladesh: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for 
        adjustment of immigration status (see H.R. 849), [25FE]
    Bounty hunters: establish civil and criminal liability for bounty 
        hunters and their employers and encourage State regulation of 
        industry (see H.R. 2964), [28SE]
    Boyd, Joseph S.: clarify status as public safety officer relative 
        to payment of death benefits (see H.R. 317), [7JA] (see H.R. 
        513), [2FE]
    Bureau of Immigration Enforcement: establish (see H.R. 2528), 
        [15JY]
    Bureau of Immigration Services: establish (see H.R. 2528), [15JY]
    Children and youth: authorize grants to provide juvenile 
        accountability coordinators programs to hold nonviolent 
        juvenile offenders accountable for their actions (see H.R. 
        2913), [22SE]
    Community prosecution programs: establish or expand (see H.R. 84), 
        [7JA]
    Correctional institutions: report certain information relative to 
        prisoners (see H.R. 1800), [13MY]
    Courts: appoint Assistant U.S. Attorney for each judicial district 
        to prosecute firearms offenses (see H.R. 2081), [8JN]
    ------appointment of a special counsel when investigation or 
        prosecution of a person by an office or official may result in 
        a personal, financial, or political conflict of interest (see 
        H.R. 2083), [9JN]
    ------confidentiality of parent-child communications in judicial 
        proceedings (see H.R. 522), [3FE]
    ------improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (see H.R. 
        1658), [4MY]
    ------improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 
        1658), consideration (see H. Res. 216), [22JN]
    Crime: establish a panel to study the issue of Federal benefits 
        received by persons convicted of drug offenses (see H.R. 
        1856), [18MY]
    ------penalties for taking a firearm from a Federal law 
        enforcement officer (see H.R. 735), [11FE]
    ------provide grants to organizations to find missing adults (see 
        H.R. 2780), [5AU]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2670), [2AU], (see 
        H.R. 3421), [17NO]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2670), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 273), [3AU]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2670), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 335), [19OC]
    District of Columbia: provide discretion to the Bureau of Prisons 
        Director in the transfer of inmates to private contract 
        facilities (see H.R. 215), [7JA]
    Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant 
        U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 583), [4FE]
    Health care professionals: admission requirements for nonimmigrant 
        nurses willing to practice in underserved areas (see H.R. 
        414), [19JA] (see H.R. 441), [2FE]
    Immigration: asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-
        related persecution (see H.R. 1849), [18MY]
    ------naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English 
        language requirements (see H.R. 1155), [17MR]
    ------pilot program to extend voluntary departure period for 
        certain nonimmigrant aliens admitted under the Visa Waiver 
        Pilot Program for medical treatment in the U.S. (see H.R. 
        2961), [28SE]
    ------prevent admission, require removal, and authorize 
        investigation of aliens who commit acts of torture or genocide 
        abroad (see H.R. 2642), [29JY] (see H.R. 3058), [12OC]
    ------waive naturalization requirement to take oath of 
        renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired 
        applicants (see H.R. 1846), [18MY]
    Independent counsel: appointment to investigate certain internal 
        criminal allegations (see H.R. 2201), [14JN]
    Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: amend (see H.R. 
        1498), [20AP]
    Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), 
        [25OC]
    ------improve prevention and prosecution of police misconduct (see 
        H.R. 2656), [30JY]
    Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to 
        assist local governments in purchasing bullet resistant 
        equipment (see H.R. 1807), [13MY]
    Lawyers and attorneys: reimburse individuals for attorneys' fees 
        who are indicted by an independent counsel but found not 
        guilty (see H.R. 943), [2MR]
    Political campaigns: expand required spending reports and transfer 
        enforcement of campaign finance laws from the FEC to the Dept. 
        of Justice (see H.R. 32), [6JA]
    Refugees: deny aliens the opportunity to apply for asylum in Guam 
        (see H.R. 945), [2MR]
    Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: 
        designate (see H.R. 2286), [18JN]
    Shipping industry: provide State and local authorities access to 
        information relative to criminal background checks on port 
        employees and prospective employees (see H.R. 318), [7JA]
    State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs: funding (see 
        H.R. 1724), [6MY]
    Telecommunications: limit FCC authority in reviewing certain 
        mergers and acquisitions (see H.R. 3186), [1NO]
    U.S. Marshals Service: appointment of marshals by the Attorney 
        General (see H.R. 2336), [24JN]
    Waco, TX: independent investigation of use of pyrotechnic devices 
        during standoff with Branch Davidians in Waco, TX (see H.R. 
        2847), [13SE]
    Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against 
        women (see H.R. 357), (see H.R. 422), [19JA] (see H.R. 1248), 
        [24MR]
  Conference reports
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2670), [19OC]
  Messages
    Veto of H.R. 2670, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and Related Agency Appropriations: President 
        Clinton, [26OC]
  Motions
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
        agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2670), [5AU], 
        [13SE], [13OC], [14OC], [18OC], [19OC]
  Reports filed
    Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1658) (H. Rept. 106-192), [18JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2670, Depts. of 
        Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        335) (H. Rept. 106-401), [19OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 1658, Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 216) (H. Rept. 106-193), 
        [22JN]
    Consideration of H.R 2670, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, 
        the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 273) (H. Rept. 106-284), [3AU]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2670) 
        (H. Rept. 106-398), [19OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2670) (H. Rept. 
        106-283), [2AU]
    Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 441) (H. Rept. 106-135), [12MY]
    U.S. Marshals Service Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 2336) (H. Rept. 106-459), [8NO]

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
related term(s) Bureau of Labor Statistics; Bureau of Reclamation
  Bills and resolutions
    Airlines: whistleblower protection for airline employees who 
        provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 953), [3MR]
    Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions 
        (see H.R. 90), [7JA]
    Copeland Act: repeal (see H.R. 736), [11FE]
    Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction 
        workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 1012), [4MR]
    ------repeal (see H.R. 736), [11FE]
    ------require cancellation of contracts with repeat violators and 
        disclosure of certain payroll information (see H.R. 527), 
        [3FE]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 3037), [7OC] (see H.R. 3424), [17NO]
    Employment: allow reimbursement of certain training costs (see 
        H.R. 2254), [17JN]
    ------protect employee rights (see H.R. 978), [4MR]
    ------protect employer rights (see H.R. 1441), [15AP]
    ------reform calculation formula for overtime compensation (see 
        H.R. 1381), [13AP]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: amend (see H.R. 91), [7JA]
    Immigration: establish pilot program to allow certain aliens who 
        complete a postsecondary degree in math or science to change 
        their immigrant status to remain in U.S. and work in one of 
        those fields (see H.R. 2687), [3AU]
    ------prohibit counting of work experience while an unauthorized 
        alien for purposes of admission as an employment-based 
        immigrant or a nonimmigrant (see H.R. 1774), [12MY]
    International Labor Organization: tribute to Declaration on 
        Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (see H. Con. Res. 
        116), [25MY]
    Occupational safety and health: require completion of a National 
        Academy of Sciences study before implementing standards or 
        guidelines on ergonomics (see H.R. 987), [4MR]
    ------require completion of a National Academy of Sciences study 
        before implementing standards or guidelines on ergonomics 
        (H.R. 987), consideration (see H. Res. 271), [2AU]
    OSHA: encourage safety and health audits and assure timely 
        adjudication of whistleblower complaints by employees (see 
        H.R. 1439), [15AP]
    ------exempt voluntary self assessments and audits from being used 
        to identify safety and health violations by employers (see 
        H.R. 1438), [15AP]
    ------identify and notify the specific industries to which 
        regulations and compliance standards apply (see H.R. 1436), 
        [15AP]
    ------issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant 
        risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 
        1899), [20MY]
    ------waiver or abatement of penalties for small businesses if 
        violations are corrected in a specified time (see H.R. 1437), 
        [15AP]
    Voluntary protection programs: establish (see H.R. 1459), [15AP]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 987, Workplace Preservation Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 271) (H. Rept. 106-280), [2AU]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        3037) (H. Rept. 106-370), [7OC]
    Rewarding Performance in Compensation Act: Committee on Education 
        and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1381) (H. Rept. 106-358), 
        [1OC]
    Workplace Preservation Act: Committee on Education (House) (H.R. 
        987) (H. Rept. 106-272), [29JY]

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2670, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, [13SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Aviation: encourage efforts to have European Union regulation of 
        aircraft noise rescinded (see H. Con. Res. 187), [22SE]

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    Baumel, Zachary: locate and secure return along with other Israeli 
        soldiers missing in action (see H.R. 1175), [18MR]
    Board of Visa Appeals: establish (see H.R. 1156), [17MR]
    Census: conduct an interim census of Americans abroad and use data 
        to decide whether to count such individuals in future 
        decennial censuses (see H.R. 2444), [1JY]
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        (see H.R. 1211), [22MR] (see H.R. 2415), [1JY] (see H.R. 
        3427), [17NO]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 247), [14JY]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2670), [2AU], (see 
        H.R. 3421), [17NO]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2670), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 273), [3AU]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2670), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 335), [19OC]
    El Salvador: extradition of Salvadorans to U.S (see H. Res. 17), 
        [7JA]
    Executive departments: establish an independent nonpartisan review 
        panel to assess efforts to fulfill its mission in the future 
        (see H.R. 1066), [10MR]
    Families and domestic relations: denial of passports to 
        noncustodial parents relative to nonpayment of child support 
        (see H.R. 521), [3FE]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2606), [26JY] (see H.R. 3196), [2NO] 
        (see H.R. 3422), [17NO]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2606), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 263), [27JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2606), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 307), (see H. Res. 307), [28SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 3196), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 359), [3NO] (see H. Res. 362), [4NO]
    Foreign Service: anniversary (see H. Res. 168), [12MY]
    Human rights: provide appropriate training and materials to all 
        executive branch employees involved in responding to issues 
        related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see 
        H. Res. 398), [18NO]
    Immigration: give priority to certain immigrants in the allotment 
        of visas (see H.R. 1520), [22AP]
    Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and 
        priority for veterans filing such claims (see H.R. 618), [8FE]
    Jerusalem Embassy Act: amend (see H.R. 2584), [21JY]
    Materials Corridor Partnership Initiative: establish multiagency 
        program to promote energy efficient and environmentally sound 
        economic development along the Mexican border (see H.R. 666), 
        [10FE]
    Nuclear weapons: remove from hair-trigger alert (see H. Con. Res. 
        177), [5AU]
    Passports: prohibit charges or fees for providing passport 
        information (see H.R. 1956), [26MY]
    ------record place of birth as Jerusalem, Israel, on certain U.S. 
        passports (see H.R. 2768), [5AU]
    Public buildings: placement of plaque at diplomatic entrance (see 
        H.R. 1894), [20MY]
    Taxation: treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a 
        member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see H.R. 
        865), [25FE]
    Terrorism: report on U.S. citizens injured or killed by certain 
        terrorist groups (see H.R. 2172), [10JN]
    U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy: reestablish (see 
        H.R. 559), [3FE]
  Conference reports
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2670), [19OC]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2606), [27SE]
  Messages
    U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund Deferral of 
        Budget Authority: President Clinton, [2AU]
    Veto of H.R. 2670, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and Related Agency Appropriations: President 
        Clinton, [26OC]
  Motions
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
        agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2670), [5AU], 
        [13SE], [13OC], [14OC], [18OC], [19OC]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2606), [14SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2606, Foreign 
        Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 307) (H. 
        Rept. 106-345), [28SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2670, Depts. of 
        Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        335) (H. Rept. 106-401), [19OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2415, Dept. of State and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 247) (H. 
        Rept. 106-235), [14JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2606, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 263) (H. Rept. 106-269), [27JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3196, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 359) (H. Rept. 106-444), [3NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 362) (H. Rept. 106-450), 
        [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R 2670, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, 
        the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 273) (H. Rept. 106-284), [3AU]
    Dept. of State and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H.R. 1211) (H. Rept. 106-
        122), [29AP]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2670) 
        (H. Rept. 106-398), [19OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2670) (H. Rept. 
        106-283), [2AU]
    Encourage Efforts To Have European Union Regulation of Aircraft 
        Noise Rescinded: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 187) (H. Rept. 106-334), 
        [24SE]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2606) (H. Rept. 
        106-339), [27SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2606) (H. Rept. 
        106-254), [26JY]

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2466, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations, [4OC]
    ------H.R. 2605, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [13SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Chugach Alaska Corp. 
        (see H.R. 2547), [16JY]
    ------conveyance of certain lands to the University of Alaska (see 
        H.R. 2958), [27SE]
    ------improve Federal hiring and contracting of natives (see H.R. 
        2804), [5AU]
    ------management of fish and game resources relative to rural 
        subsistence preference (see H.R. 3183), [28OC]
    American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 2339), [24JN]
    America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership: participation (see 
        H.R. 1493), [20AP]
    Big Horn County, WY: conveyance of certain lands to John R. and 
        Margaret Lowe (see H.R. 510), [2FE]
    ------conveyance of certain lands to the estate of Fred Steffens 
        (see H.R. 509), [2FE]
    Birds: authorize States to establish hunting seasons for double-
        crested cormorants (see H.R. 3118), [20OC]
    ------establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory 
        birds (see H.R. 39), [6JA] (see H.R. 381), [19JA]
    ------implement rules to reduce population of mid-continent light 
        geese (see H.R. 2454), [1JY]
    Biscayne National Park: boundary adjustment (see H.R. 3033), [6OC]
    Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1415), [14AP]
    BLM: reimbursement for certain damages relative to bonding 
        regulations (see H.R. 1230), [23MR]
    Bureau of Reclamation: conserve and enhance the water supplies of 
        the Lower Rio Grande Valley (see H.R. 2988), [30SE]
    ------conveyance of property to Greater Yuma Port Authority for an 
        international port of entry (see H.R. 3023), [5OC]
    ------cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins 
        endangered fish recovery implementation programs (see H.R. 
        2348), [24JN]
    ------feasibility study on rehabilitation of the municipal water 
        system at the Jicarilla Apache Reservation in New Mexico (see 
        H.R. 3051), [7OC]
    ------participate in design, planning, and construction of the San 
        Antonio Water System Water Recycling Project Phase III (see 
        H.R. 2285), [18JN]
    ------transfer irrigation project property to the Middle Loup 
        Division irrigation district in Nebraska (see H.R. 2984), 
        [30SE]
    California: designate all unreserved and unappropriated coastal 
        rocks and islands as a component of the National Wilderness 
        Preservation System (see H.R. 2277), [18JN]
    ------feasibility study of including the Gavoita Coast in the 
        National Park System (see H.R. 1692), [5MY]
    ------make grants to promote voluntary protection of certain lands 
        in portions of Marin and Sonoma Counties (see H.R. 2202), 
        [15JN]
    Carlsbad Irrigation District: convey certain real property within 
        the Carlsbad project in New Mexico (see H.R. 1019), [4MR]
    Carson National Forest: land conveyance to Rio Arriba County, NM 
        (see H.R. 694), [10FE]
    ------land conveyance to San Juan College (see H.R. 695), [10FE]
    Clear Creek Distribution System: implement agreement conveying 
        title to the Clear Creek Community Services District (see H.R. 
        862), [25FE]
    Coastal Barrier Resources Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 
        1431), [15AP]
    Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map 
        system (see H.R. 34), [6JA] (see H.R. 535), [3FE] (see H.R. 
        1489), [20AP] (see H.R. 3314), [10NO]
    Columbia River: designate certain segment as recreation area (see 
        H.R. 1314), [25MR]
    ------preserve and protect White Bluffs area (see H.R. 1031), 
        [9MR]
    Delaware River: designate certain portions and tributaries as 
        components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 
        2317), [23JN]
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations 
        (see H.R. 2466), [12JY] (see H.R. 3423), [17NO]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2466), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 243), [12JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2466), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 337), [20OC]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2466), table (see H. Con. Res. 
        234), [18NO]
    Dickinson, ND: forgive certain debts owed for the construction of 
        bascule gates on the Dickinson Dam (see H.R. 3401), [16NO]
    District of Columbia: study the suitability and feasibility of 
        designating the Carter G. Woodson Home as a National Historic 
        Site (see H.R. 3201), [2NO]
    Douglas County, OR: conveyance of certain BLM lands (see H.R. 
        1725), [6MY]
    Duchesne City, UT: convey certain water rights (see H.R. 3468), 
        [18NO]
    Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act: authorizing appropriations (see 
        H.R. 1184), [18MR]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1184), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 142), [20AP]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 
        2605), [26JY]

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    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2605), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 261), [26JY]
    Fort Hunter Liggett, CA: require a National Park Service 
        feasibility study relative to the protection and expanded 
        visitor enjoyment of resources (see H.R. 2278), [18JN]
    Fort King, FL: historical and cultural study relative to the 
        Second Seminole War (see H.R. 1564), [26AP]
    Fort Sumter National Monument: recalculate franchise fee owed by 
        Fort Sumter Tours, Inc. (see H.R. 3241), [5NO]
    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. 1104), [11MR]
    Gateway National Recreation Area: redesignate Great Kills Park as 
        World War II Veterans Park at Great Kills (see H.R. 592), 
        [4FE]
    ------redesignate Great Kills Park as World War II Veterans Park 
        at Great Kills (H.R. 592), consideration (see H. Res. 231), 
        [29JN]
    Gettysburg National Military Park: require specific congressional 
        authorization for construction of any visitor's center or 
        museum near or within boundaries (see H.R. 2438), [1JY]
    Government: standardize the process for conducting public hearings 
        for Federal agencies (see H.R. 1864), [19MY]
    Hawaii: conduct a study to determine ways of restoring the natural 
        wetlands conditions in the Kealia Pond National Wildlife 
        Refuge (see H.R. 3176), [28OC]
    Hoover Dam: produce and sell products and publications relative to 
        the Hoover Dam and deposit revenues into Colorado River Dam 
        fund (see H.R. 2383), [29JN]
    Independence National Historical Park: authorize the Gateway 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 449), [2FE]
    Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore: clarify Dept. of the Interior 
        authority to accept donations of contiguous lands (see H.R. 
        2329), [23JN]
    Irrigation: convey certain facilities to the Nampa and Meridian 
        Irrigation District (see H.R. 3067), [13OC]
    Jackson, WY: develop and maintain a multi-agency campus project 
        for tourism and natural resource facilities (see H.R. 2577), 
        [21JY]
    John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System: designate (see 
        H.R. 3253), [8NO]
    Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act: reauthorize 
        (see H.R. 2496), [13JY]
    Keweenaw National Historical Park: amend laws relative to 
        appointments to advisory commission (see H.R. 748), [11FE]
    Lincoln, Abraham: authorize funds for the establishment of an 
        interpretive center on his life and contributions (see H.R. 
        3084), [14OC]
    Lincoln Highway: require study on methods to commemorate national 
        significance (see H.R. 2570), [20JY]
    Michigan: Federal recognition of Swan Creek Black River 
        Confederated Ojibwa Tribes (see H.R. 1608), [28AP]
    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. 3432), [17NO]
    Mining and mineral resources: ensure receipt of a fair return for 
        the extraction of locatable minerals on public domain lands 
        (see H.R. 394), [19JA]
    ------reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 395), 
        [19JA]
    Montana: transfer maintenance and operation of the Flathead 
        Irrigation Project to local control (see H.R. 1158), [17MR]
    Monuments and memorials: require public participation in 
        designation of any national monument (see H.R. 1487), [20AP]
    ------require public participation in designation of any national 
        monument (H.R. 1487), consideration (see H. Res. 296), [21SE]
    Mount McKinley, AK: rename Mount Denali (see H.R. 1815), [13MY]
    ------retain name (see H.R. 231), [7JA]
    National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 2339), [24JN]
    National forests: return of fair and reasonable fees for use and 
        occupancy of land under the recreation residence program (see 
        H.R. 3268), [9NO] (see H.R. 3327), [10NO]
    National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 
        1528), [22AP]
    National Park Service: conduct study on inclusion of Miami Circle 
        in Biscayne National Park (see H.R. 2557), [19JY]
    ------provide a process for the public to appeal certain decisions 
        (see H.R. 1866), [19MY]
    ------require inventory, evaluation, and documentation of 
        surviving historic Life-Saving Service stations (see H.R. 
        2832), [9SE]
    National Park System: regulation of airspace over park lands (see 
        H.R. 717), [11FE]
    National parks and recreation areas: authorize entrance fees to 
        secure bonds for capital improvements (see H.R. 1490), [20AP]
    ------conduct a study on and develop recommendations to increase 
        the safety of visitors to units of the National Park System 
        (see H.R. 2861), [14SE]
    National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to 
        land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of 
        trails (see H.R. 2267), [17JN]
    Native Americans: administrative procedures for extension of 
        Federal recognition to certain Indian groups (see H.R. 361), 
        [19JA]
    ------approve and ratify certain transfers of land and natural 
        resources by the Delaware Nation of Indians (see H.R. 562), 
        [3FE]
    ------authorize certain leases on trust lands for the Torres 
        Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians and the Guidiville Band of 
        Pomo Indians of the Guidiville Indian Rancheria (see H.R. 
        1953), [26MY]
    ------prohibit taking of land into trust for Indian tribes for 
        gaming purposes under certain conditions (see H.R. 2638), 
        [29JY]
    Nevada: disposal of certain Federal lands in Clark County, NV, and 
        acquisition of certain environmentally sensitive lands (see 
        H.R. 1757), [11MY]
    New York: construct and operate a visitor center for the Upper 
        Delaware Scenic and Recreational River in New York (see H.R. 
        20), [6JA]
    Oklahoma: allow mineral leasing of certain Indian lands (see H.R. 
        1609), [28AP]
    Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act: technical 
        corrections (see H.R. 149), [7JA]
    Outer Continental Shelf: prohibit mineral leasing activities on 
        certain portions (see H.R. 1036), [9MR]
    ------prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions 
        (see H.R. 387, 388), [19JA] (see H.R. 869), [25FE]
    Palmetto Bend Project: transfer (see H.R. 2674), [2AU]
    Pinnacles National Monument: expand boundaries (see H.R. 2279), 
        [18JN]
    Power resources: improve the administration of oil and gas leases 
        on Federal lands (see H.R. 1985), [27MY]
    ------prohibit expenditures on mid-Atlantic coast offshore oil and 
        gas lease sales (see H.R. 1372), [12AP]
    Public lands: acquisition of Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico, 
        establish a trust to manage such lands, and reform the Federal 
        land management process (see H.R. 3288), [9NO]
    ------designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, 
        and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, 
        and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), [2FE]
    ------dispose of all BLM administered public lands that have been 
        identified for disposal under the Federal land use planning 
        process (see H.R. 2825), [9SE]
    ------eliminate hazardous fuels buildup and undertake other forest 
        management projects to protect communities from wildfires (see 
        H.R. 1522), [22AP]
    ------promote and recognize the role of volunteers and partnership 
        organizations in the stewardship of Federal lands (see H.R. 
        3501), [18NO]
    ------release reversionary interests held by the U.S. in certain 
        parcels of land in Washington County, UT (see H.R. 2862), 
        [14SE]
    Roads and highways: preserve cultural resources of U.S. Route 66 
        corridor (see H.R. 66), [7JA]
    ------preserve cultural resources of U.S. Route 66 corridor (H.R. 
        66), consideration (see H. Res. 230), [29JN]
    Shivwits Plateau National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 
        2795), [5AU]
    Stanislaus County, CA: conveyance of certain lands (see H.R. 356), 
        [19JA]
    Strategic Petroleum Reserve: acceptance of royalty-in-kind oil 
        from the Gulf of Mexico by the Minerals Management Service 
        (see H.R. 498), [2FE]
    Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers: designate certain segments 
        as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 
        193), [7JA]
    Summit County, UT: authorize contracts with the Weber Basin Water 
        Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-
        Federal water (see H.R. 3236), [5NO]
    Taunton River: designate segments for study for potential addition 
        to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 2778), [5AU]
    Trails: study on establishing a national historic trail to 
        commemorate the War of 1812 (see H.R. 791), [23FE]
    ------study on establishing a national historic trail to 
        commemorate the War of 1812 (H.R. 791), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 232), [29JN]
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: provide a process for the public 
        to appeal certain decisions (see H.R. 1866), [19MY]
    Water: participation in design, planning, and construction of a 
        project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the Castaic Lake 
        Water Agency service area (see H.R. 3322), [10NO]
    Waterloo, NY: acquire title to the Hunt House (see H.R. 3179), 
        [28OC] (see H.R. 3404), [16NO]
    Wekiva River: designate certain portions and tributaries as 
        components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 
        2773), [5AU]
    Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District: convey certain 
        works, facilities, and titles of the Gila Project (see H.R. 
        841), [24FE]
    Wilderness Battlefield: acquisition of additional land (see H.R. 
        1665), [4MY]
    Wilson Creek: designate as a component of the Wild and Scenic 
        Rivers System (see H.R. 1749), [11MY]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        2466), [20OC]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 2605), [27SE]
  Motions
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 2466), [14JY], [4OC]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2605), 
        [13SE]
  Reports filed
    Allow Mineral Leasing of Certain Indian Lands in Oklahoma: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (S. 944) (H. Rept. 106-338), 
        [27SE]
    Approve and Ratify Certain Transfers of Land and Natural Resources 
        by the Delaware Nation of Indians: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 562) (H. Rept. 106-207), [29JN]
    Arctic Tundra Habitat Emergency Conservation Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2454) (H. Rept. 106-271), [29JY]
    Big Horn County, WY, Land Conveyance to John R. and Margaret Lowe: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 510) (H. Rept. 106-68), 
        [17MR] (S. 361) (H. Rept. 106-225), [12JY]
    Big Horn County, WY, Land Conveyance to the Estate of Fred 
        Steffens: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 509) (H. Rept. 
        106-67), [17MR] (S. 449) (H. Rept. 106-226), [12JY]
    Carlsbad Irrigation Project Acquired Land Conveyance Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1019) (H. Rept. 106-260), 
        [26JY]
    Carson National Forest Land Conveyance to Rio Arriba County, NM: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (S. 278) (H. Rept. 106-418), 
        [27OC]
    Carson National Forest Land Conveyance to San Juan College: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R 695) (H. Rept. 106-256), 
        [26JY]

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    Chugach Alaska Natives Settlement Implementation Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2547) (H. Rept. 106-451), [5NO]
    Clear Creek Distribution System Conveyance Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 862) (H. Rept. 106-258), [26JY]
    Coastal Barrier Resources Act Reauthorize and Amend: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1431) (H. Rept. 106-218), [1JY]
    Coastal Barrier Resources System Map System Technical Corrections: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 535) (H. Rept. 106-230), 
        [13JY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2466, Dept. of the 
        Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 337) (H. Rept. 106-407), [20OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 66, Preserve Cultural Resources of U.S. 
        Route 66 Corridor: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 230) 
        (H. Rept. 106-208), [29JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 592, Great Kills Park in the Gateway 
        National Recreation Area Redesignation as World War II 
        Veterans Park at Great Kills: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 231) (H. Rept. 106-209), [29JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 791, Star-Spangled Banner National Historic 
        Trail Study Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 232) (H. 
        Rept. 106-210), [29JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1184, Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 142) (H. 
        Rept. 106-101), [20AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1487, National Monument NEPA Compliance Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 296) (H. Rept. 106-327), 
        [21SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2466, Dept. of the Interior and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        243) (H. Rept. 106-228), [12JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2605, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 261) (H. 
        Rept. 106-264), [26JY]
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 2466) (H. Rept. 106-406), [20OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2466) (H. Rept. 
        106-221), [12JY]
    Designate Certain Segments of the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord 
        Rivers as Components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 193) (H. Rept. 106-10), 
        [8FE]
    Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act Appropriations: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 1184) (H. Rept. 106-99), [19AP]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2605) (H. Rept. 106-336), [27SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2605) (H. Rept. 
        106-253), [26JY]
    Gateway Visitor Center Authorization at Independence National 
        Historical Park: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 449) (H. 
        Rept. 106-66), [17MR]
    Great Kills Park Redesignation as World War II Veterans Park at 
        Great Kills: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 592) (H. 
        Rept. 106-188), [16JN]
    Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act 
        Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2496) 
        (H. Rept. 106-390), [18OC]
    Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission 
        Appointments: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 748) (H. 
        Rept. 106-367), [7OC]
    Miwaleta Park Expansion Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1725) (H. Rept. 106-446), [4NO]
    National Geologic Mapping Act Reauthorization and Amendments: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1528) (H. Rept. 106-389), 
        [18OC]
    National Monument NEPA Compliance Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1487) (H. Rept. 106-252), [22JY]
    National Parks Air Tour Management Act: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 717) (H. Rept. 
        106-273), [29JY]
    Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 39) (H. Rept. 106-80), [12AP]
    Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act Technical 
        Corrections: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 149) (H. 
        Rept. 106-17), [12FE]
    Preserve Cultural Resources of U.S. Route 66 Corridor: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 66) (H. Rept. 106-137), [13MY]
    Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Study Act: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 791) (H. Rept. 106-189), [17JN]
    Transfer Administrative Jurisdiction Over Certain Franklin D. 
        Roosevelt National Historic Site Lands to the Archivist of the 
        U.S. for Construction of a Visitor Center: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1104) (H. Rept. 106-141), [13MY]
    Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River Mongaup Visitor 
        Center Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 20) (H. Rept. 
        106-361), [4OC]
    Wellton-Mohawk Transfer Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H. 
        841) (H. Rept. 106-257), [26JY]
    Wilderness Battlefield Land Acquisition: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1665) (H. Rept. 106-362), [4OC]

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2490, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations, [21JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: assignment of personnel to assist the INS and 
        Customs Service with border control activities (see H.R. 628), 
        [8FE]
    BATF: expand powers to regulate firearms, ammunition, firearm 
        products, and non-powder firearms (see H.R. 920), [2MR]
    Crime: develop and implement a strategy to combat money laundering 
        (see H.R. 1426), [14AP] (see H.R. 2896), [21SE]
    ------eliminate money laundering in private banking, warn banks of 
        countries with a concentration of money laundering, and 
        require the FRS to include money laundering in the 
        consideration of certain applications (see H.R. 1471), [15AP]
    ------eliminate money laundering in private banking and require 
        the Dept. of the Treasury to take certain actions relative to 
        countries with a concentration of money laundering activities 
        (see H.R. 2905), [21SE]
    ------prevent smuggling of large amounts of currency or monetary 
        instruments into or out of the U.S. (see H.R. 240), [7JA]
    Customs Service: allow the collection of fees for the provision of 
        customs services for the arrival of certain ferries (see H.R. 
        2881), [15SE]
    ------designate San Antonio International Airport as an airport at 
        which certain private aircraft arriving from a foreign area 
        may land for processing, [17JN]
    Customs Service, U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1833), [18MY]
    Dept. of Education: transfer Impact Aid Program to the Dept. of 
        the Treasury and procure nongovernmental personnel to operate 
        the program (see H.R. 1206), [18MR]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: making appropriations 
        (see H.R. 2490), [13JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2490), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 246), [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2490), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 291), [14SE]
    Ericson, Leif: mint coins in conjunction with Iceland in 
        commemoration of the millennium of the discovery of the New 
        World (see H.R. 31), [6JA] (see H.R. 3373), [16NO]
    Exchange Stabilization Fund: reform (see H.R. 1540), [22AP]
    Federal employees: extend civil service retirement options to IRS 
        revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal 
        law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), [23MR]
    50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act: include District of 
        Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin 
        Islands (see H.R. 1029), [8MR]
    Financial institutions: prevent implementation of ``Know Your 
        Customer'' regulations proposed by Federal banking agencies 
        (see H.R. 575), [4FE] (see H.R. 621), [8FE]
    ------require congressional approval to implement ``Know Your 
        Customer'' regulations proposed by Federal banking agencies 
        and conduct a study on economic and privacy issues of such 
        regulations (see H.R. 530), [3FE]
    Firearms: ban import of firearms that have been cosmetically 
        altered to avoid the ban on semiautomatic assault weapons (see 
        H.R. 1809), [13MY]
    ------prohibit the sale of guns that have not been approved (see 
        H.R. 1580), [27AP]
    Government: establish lower statutory limits on public debt for 
        fiscal years 2000-2009 (see H.R. 948), [2MR]
    Government regulations: prohibit issuance of regulations dealing 
        with hybrid transactions (see H.R. 672), [10FE]
    House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from 
        Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction 
        (see H.R. 2117), [9JN] (see H.R. 2171), [10JN]
    House Rules: repeal relative to statutory limit on the public debt 
        (see H. Res. 20), [7JA] (see H. Res. 80), [23FE]
    Insurance: Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State 
        insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural 
        disasters (see H.R. 21), [6JA]
    Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and 
        priority for veterans filing such claims (see H.R. 618), [8FE]
    Korean War: mint coins in commemoration of the fiftieth 
        anniversary of Marine Corps participation (see H.R. 2663), 
        [30JY]
    Kosovo: issuance of war bonds to fund Operation Allied Force and 
        related humanitarian operations (see H.R. 1699), [5MY]
    Law enforcement: require the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network 
        to allow individuals to obtain a copy of personal records (see 
        H.R. 517), [3FE]
    Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of 
        bicentennial (see H.R. 64), [7JA] (see H.R. 1033), [9MR] (see 
        H.R. 3373), [16NO]
    Money: prohibit inclusion of any information storage capability on 
        U.S. currency or the imposition of any fee or penalty on any 
        person for the holding of such currency (see H.R. 3399), 
        [16NO]
    Native Americans: settlement of claims of the Menominee Indian 
        Tribe of Wisconsin (see H.R. 1780), [12MY]
    New Jersey (U.S.S.): mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2097), 
        [9JN]
    One dollar bill: include certain parts of the Constitution in the 
        redesign (see H.R. 903), [2MR]
    Privacy: prohibit appearance of Social Security numbers on, or 
        through, unopened Dept. of the Treasury mailings (see H.R. 
        3218), [4NO]
    Secret Service: clarify authority relative to former Presidents 
        and families, events of national significance, threat 
        assessment, subpoena issuance, and forfeiture of computers and 
        other counterfeiting devices (see H.R. 3048), [7OC]
    Securities: improve regulation of certain derivatives dealers and 
        hedge funds, reduce risk to financial markets, and enhance 
        investor protections (see H.R. 3483), [18NO]
    Social Security: ensure solvency of trust funds (see H.R. 37), 
        [6JA] (see H.R. 3012), [5OC]
    ------prohibit investment of trust funds in private financial 
        markets (see H. Con. Res. 155), [14JY]
    ------reduce the public debt by the amount of net surplus in trust 
        fund each fiscal year (see H.R. 3175), [28OC]
    Taxation: codify authority to issue regulations covering the 
        practices of enrolled agents (see H.R. 3491), [18NO]
    ------exempt certain transactions at fair market value between 
        partnerships and private foundations from the tax on self-
        dealing (see H.R. 1955), [26MY]
    ------repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general 
        fund of the Treasury on railroads

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        and inland waterway transportation (see H.R. 1001), [4MR]
    ------report on tax incentives to encourage non-Armed Forces 
        members to participate in an honor guard for veterans' 
        funerals (see H.R. 289), [7JA]
    ------simplify certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code 
        (see H.R. 1928), [25MY]
    ------terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 1041), [9MR]
    ------terminate Internal Revenue Code and abolish IRS (see H. Con. 
        Res. 148), [1JY]
    TVA: ensure that financial instability does not place the U.S. 
        Treasury at risk (see H.R. 3130), [21OC]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        2490), [14SE]
  Messages
    Telecommunications Services Payments to Cuba: President Clinton, 
        [13OC]
  Motions
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 2490), [15JY], [21JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2490), conference report, [15SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2490, Dept. of the 
        Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, 
        and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 291) (H. Rept. 106-322), [14SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2490, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 246) (H. 
        Rept. 106-234), [14JY]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        of Conference (H.R. 2490) (H. Rept. 106-319), [14SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2490) (H. Rept. 
        106-231), [13JY]
    Trade Agency Authorizations, Drug Free Borders, and Prevention of 
        On-Line Child Pornography Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1833) (H. Rept. 106-161), [24MY]

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 
        21st Century, [14OC]
    ------H.R. 2084, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations, [21SE]
    ------S. 1467, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 
        Century, [5AU]
  Bills and resolutions
    Air pollution: Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Improvement 
        Program emission standards (see H.R. 2788), [5AU]
    Airlines: require study and report on certain practices which 
        restrict consumer access to passenger service and fare 
        information (see H.R. 897), [2MR]
    Airports: promote use and construction of infrastructure 
        facilities for inherently low-emission vehicles (see H.R. 
        1035), [9MR]
    American Merchant Marine Memorial Wall of Honor: make grants to 
        construct an addition (see H.R. 1865), [19MY]
    Appropriations: authorizing for certain maritime programs (see 
        H.R. 1557), [26AP]
    Aviation: civil penalties for unruly passengers of air carriers 
        (see H.R. 1052), [10MR]
    ------encourage efforts to have European Union regulation of 
        aircraft noise rescinded (see H. Con. Res. 187), [22SE]
    ------enhance competition between airlines and improve consumers' 
        access to airline industry information (see H.R. 908), [2MR] 
        (see H.R. 1030), [9MR]
    ------enhance competition between airlines and reduce airfares 
        (see H.R. 272), [7JA]
    ------establish national policy of fair treatment for airline 
        passengers (see H.R. 2200), [14JN]
    ------implement a pilot program to improve air transportation 
        service to small communities (see H.R. 907), [2MR]
    ------investigate claims of unreasonably high air fares and 
        inadequate air carrier competition at airports (see H.R. 
        2051), [8JN]
    ------investigate unfair competition by major air carriers against 
        new entrant air carriers (see H.R. 1678), [4MY]
    ------prohibit operation of supersonic transport category aircraft 
        in the U.S. relative to European Union regulation of aircraft 
        noise (see H.R. 661), [10FE]
    ------prohibit operation of supersonic transport category aircraft 
        in the U.S. relative to European Union regulation of aircraft 
        noise (H.R. 661), consideration (see H. Res. 86), [2MR]
    ------provide assistance and slots to air carriers providing 
        service between high-density and underserved airports and 
        improve jet service to underserved markets (see H.R. 951), 
        [3MR] (see H.R. 1679), [4MY]
    ------provide basic consumer protection standards and enhance 
        competition between airlines (see H.R. 780), [23FE]
    ------provide basic consumer protection standards and improve 
        access to airline industry information (see H.R. 700), [10FE] 
        (see H.R. 752), [11FE]
    ------provide slot exemptions for nonstop regional jet service 
        (see H.R. 1738), [6MY]
    ------remove air carrier departure and destination restrictions on 
        Dallas Love Field Airport (see H.R. 737), [11FE]
    ------require U.S. airlines to conduct safety audits of foreign 
        air carriers as a condition of approval of code-sharing 
        agreements between the carriers (see H.R. 2024), [8JN]
    Aviation War Risk Insurance Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 98), 
        [7JA]
    ------reauthorize (H.R. 98), Senate amendments (see H. Res. 135), 
        [12AP]
    California: authorize sponsor of the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena 
        Airport to impose noise restrictions on operations without FAA 
        approval (see H.R. 1823), [14MY]
    Clean Air Act: repeal highway sanctions (see H.R. 1626), [29AP]
    Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 820), [24FE]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 820), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 113), [16MR]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2084), [9JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2084), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 218), [22JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2084), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 318), [30SE]
    Emergency response organizations: establish a grant program for 
        providing assistance (see H.R. 3155), [27OC]
    Employment: make grants to develop a pilot program on the use of 
        telecommuting as a means of reducing air pollutant emissions 
        (see H.R. 2556), [19JY]
    EPA: reinstate transportation conformity regulations (see H.R. 
        1876), [19MY]
    FAA: address aircraft noise problems of Staten Island, NY (see 
        H.R. 790), [23FE]
    ------authorize research, engineering, and development programs 
        (see H.R. 1551), [26AP]
    ------authorize research, engineering, and development programs 
        (H.R. 1551), consideration (see H. Res. 290), [14SE]
    ------extending programs (S. 1467), consideration (see H. Res. 
        276), [4AU]
    ------Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space 
        Transportation funding (see H.R. 2607), [26JY]
    ------reauthorizing programs (see H.R. 1000), [4MR]
    ------reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 206), [14JN]
    ------reform Liaison and Familiarization Training Program (see 
        H.R. 13), [6JA]
    Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: establish (see H.R. 
        3419), [17NO]
    Lucky Dog (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1825), 
        [14MY]
    Motor vehicles: amend existing safety laws to strengthen 
        commercial driver licensing and improve compliance (see H.R. 
        2682), [3AU]
    ------average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 
        1992), [27MY]
    ------transfer certain motor carrier safety functions from the 
        Federal Highway Administration to the National Highway Traffic 
        Safety Administration (see H.R. 507), [2FE]
    M/V Sandpiper (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 
        1741), [6MY]
    National Defense Reserve Fleet: conveyance of Guam (S.S.) to 
        American Trade Fair Ship, Inc. (see H.R. 3510), [18NO]
    ------conveyance of vessel to Glacier Society, Inc. (see H.R. 
        2585), [21JY]
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: correct errors in 
        authorization of certain programs (see H.R. 2035), [8JN]
    National Motor Carrier Administration: establish (see H.R. 2679), 
        [3AU]
    ------establish (H.R. 2679), consideration (see H. Res. 329), 
        [13OC]
    New York: allow use of tandem trailers in certain areas on 
        Interstate 787 (see H.R. 471), [2FE]
    Newark, NJ: determine costs and benefits of requiring jet-
        propelled aircraft taking off from Newark International 
        Airport to conduct ascents over the ocean (see H.R. 620), 
        [8FE]
    Noise pollution: permit waiving of noise restrictions on certain 
        aircraft operations (see H.R. 2935), [23SE]
    ------restrictions and requirements on aircraft operations at 
        certain metropolitan airports (see H.R. 129), [7JA]
    Norfolk (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1047), 
        [9MR]
    Pride of Many (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 
        949), [2MR]
    R'Adventure II (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 
        3338), [10NO]
    Railroads: authorize activities under Federal railroad safety laws 
        (see H.R. 2666), [30JY] (see H.R. 2683), [3AU]
    Recycled materials: funding for purchase for certain surface 
        transportation programs (see H.R. 779), [23FE]
    ------require use in Federal-aid highway construction projects 
        (see H.R. 778), [23FE]
    Richmond, VA: declare a portion of the James River and Kanawha 
        Canal to be nonnavigable waters (see H.R. 1034), [9MR]
    Roads and highways: carry out highway and bridge projects to 
        improve the flow of traffic between Nebraska and Iowa and 
        designate certain highways as interstate highways (see H.R. 
        2869), [15SE]
    ------construction and installation funding for pedestrian safety 
        features (see H.R. 3334), [10NO]
    ------establish a program to designate as an Interstate Oasis 
        certain facilities near the interstate highway system (see 
        H.R. 1872), [19MY]
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: addition of slots and 
        lifting of perimeter rule on flight distances (see H.R. 1507), 
        [21AP]
    Safety: conduct a study on improving the safety of persons present 
        at roadside emergencies (see H.R. 1990), [27MY]
    ------make nonmilitary Government aircraft subject to safety 
        regulations (see H.R. 1417), [14AP]
    Ships and vessels: certificate of documentation for 3 vessels (see 
        H.R. 1025), [4MR]
    ------permit the transportation of passengers between U.S. ports 
        by certain foreign-flag vessels and encourage U.S.-flag 
        vessels to participate in such transportation (see H.R. 248), 
        [7JA]
    ------promote the construction and operation of cruise ships in 
        the U.S. and facilitate the development of a U.S.-built cruise 
        industry (see H.R. 3392), [16NO]
    ------revitalize international competitiveness of U.S.-flag 
        merchant marine (see H.R. 2159), [10JN] (see H.R. 3225), [4NO]
    Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space 
        industry (see H.R. 2607), [26JY]
    Taxation: deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals 
        who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service 
        (see H.R. 1861), [19MY]
    ------repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general 
        fund of the Treasury on railroads

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        and inland waterway transportation (see H.R. 1001), [4MR]
    The Enterprize (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 
        1826), [14MY]
    Transportation: establish national growth programs relative to 
        metropolitan regional projects (see H.R. 1038), [9MR]
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: repeal the 
        Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 1252), [24MR]
    Victory of Burnham (vessel): certificate of documentation (see 
        H.R. 2182), [10JN]
    Youngstown, OH: complete construction of Hubbard Expressway (see 
        H.R. 3026), [5OC]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        2084), [30SE]
  Messages
    National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, Highway Safety Act, 
        and Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act: President 
        Clinton, [26JY]
    Ordering Selected Reserve and Certain Individual Ready Reserve 
        Members of the Armed Forces to Active Duty: President Clinton, 
        [27AP]
  Motions
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2084), [21SE]
    FAA: extending programs (S. 1467), [5AU]
  Reports filed
    Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century: Committee 
        on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1000) (H. 
        Rept. 106-167), [7JN], [9JN]
    Aviation War Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 98) (H. Rept. 
        106-2), [2FE]
    Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 820) (H. Rept. 106-51), [11MR]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2084, Dept. of 
        Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 318) (H. Rept. 106-357), [30SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 99, Airport Improvement Program Short-Term 
        Extension Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 31) (H. 
        Rept. 106-4), [2FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 661, Prohibit Operation of Supersonic 
        Transport Category Aircraft in the U.S. Relative to European 
        Union Regulation of Aircraft Noise: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 86) (H. Rept. 106-38), [2MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 820, Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 113) (H. Rept. 106-54), [16MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for 
        the 21st Century: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 206) (H. 
        Rept. 106-185), [14JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1551, FAA Research, Engineering, and 
        Development Programs Authorization: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 290) (H. Rept. 106-318), [14SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2084, Dept. of Transportation and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        218) (H. Rept. 106-196), [22JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2679, Motor Carrier Safety Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 329) (H. Rept. 106-381), [13OC]
    Consideration of S. 1467, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for 
        the 21st Century: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 276) (H. 
        Rept. 106-293), [4AU]
    Declare a Portion of the James River and Kanawha Canal in 
        Richmond, VA, To Be Nonnavigable Waters: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1034) (H. 
        Rept. 106-107), [27AP]
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 2084) (H. Rept. 106-355), [30SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2084) (H. Rept. 
        106-180), [9JN]
    Encourage Efforts To Have European Union Regulation of Aircraft 
        Noise Rescinded: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 187) (H. Rept. 106-334), 
        [24SE]
    FAA Research, Engineering, and Development Programs: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 1551) (H. Rept. 106-223), [12JY]
    Motor Carrier Safety Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2679) (H. Rept. 106-333), [24SE]
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Programs 
        Authorization Errors Correction: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 2035) (H. Rept. 106-200), [25JN]
    Prohibit Operation of Supersonic Transport Category Aircraft in 
        the U.S. Relative to European Union Regulation of Aircraft 
        Noise: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 661) (H. Rept. 106-35), [2MR]

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2116, Veterans' Millennium Health Care Act, [8NO]
    ------H.R. 2684, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations, [4OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    AMVETS: amend charter (see H.R. 604), [4FE]
    Armed Forces: improve access to treatment facilities, provide 
        Medicare reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal 
        Employees Health Benefits Program for veterans and their 
        dependents (see H.R. 1067), [10MR]
    Benefits: provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected 
        disability benefits, improve certain veterans programs, and 
        enhance retirement for U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans 
        Claims judges (see H.R. 2280), [18JN]
    Cemeteries and funerals: furnish headstones or markers for the 
        marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1160), [17MR] 
        (see H.R. 1387), [13AP]
    Claims: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and 
        clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), 
        [2NO]
    Commission on Servicemembers and Veterans Transition Assistance: 
        make recommended improvements in benefits and services (see 
        H.R. 606), [4FE]
    Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: improve retirement 
        authorities relative to judges (see H.R. 605), [4FE]
    Dept. of HUD: include VA loan recipients under requirement for 
        notification of housing counseling (see H.R. 1618), [28AP]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2684), [3AU]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2684), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 275), [4AU]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2684), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 328), [13OC]
    Diseases: authorize projects to facilitate the treatment of 
        veterans with Alzheimer's disease (see H. Res. 177), [18MY]
    Donald J. Mitchell Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, 
        Rome, NY: designate (see H.R. 1982), [27MY]
    Education: payment of monthly educational assistance benefits to 
        veterans enrolled at educational institutions during periods 
        between terms (see H.R. 625), [8FE]
    Federal aid programs: enhance quality assurance program within the 
        Veterans Benefits Administration (see H.R. 1214), [23MR]
    ------improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of 
        available benefits (see H.R. 3256), [8NO]
    Fisher, Zachary: confer status as an honorary veteran of the U.S. 
        Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 46), [28AP]
    Health: establish presumption of service connection for a disease 
        incurred or aggravated while performing inactive duty training 
        (see H.R. 3230), [4NO]
    ------establish presumption of service connection for certain 
        chronic symptoms of Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (see H.R. 
        2697), [4AU]
    ------exempt amounts owed for prescription drugs and medical 
        supplies from certain interest charges and administrative 
        costs (see H.R. 3227), [4NO]
    ------improve access of veterans to emergency medical care in non-
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities (see H.R. 135), 
        [7JA]
    ------improve allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 24), 
        [6JA]
    ------improve health care programs and provide extended care 
        services for veterans (see H.R. 2116), [9JN]
    Health care facilities: establish an outpatient clinic in 
        Georgia's 7th Congressional District (see H.R. 1296), [25MR]
    ------establish an outpatient clinic in Salem, OR (see H.R. 3079), 
        [14OC]
    ------provide long-term nursing care at public expense to veterans 
        with extensive service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 1432), 
        [15AP]
    Health care providers: make pay adjustments for nurses and certain 
        other health-care professionals in the same manner as Federal 
        employees and allow locality pay adjustments for those 
        employees (see H.R. 1216), [23MR]
    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. 566), [3FE]
    Ioannis A. Lougaris Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 
        Reno, NV: designate hospital bed replacement building in honor 
        of Jack Streeter (see H.R. 956), [3MR]
    Jerry O'Brien Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, 
        Melbourne, FL: designate (see H.R. 2330), [23JN]
    Law enforcement: require notification and allow local law 
        enforcement agencies to investigate crimes and search for 
        missing patients at VA medical facilities (see H.R. 374), 
        [19JA]
    Medicare: calculation of Medicare+Choice payments for medical 
        services at Dept. of Veterans Affairs and Dept. of Defense 
        facilities (see H.R. 2447), [1JY]
    Murfreesboro, TN: convey certain real property (see H.R. 3094), 
        [18OC]
    National cemeteries: comprehensive assessment of veterans' 
        cemeteries (see H.R. 2040), [8JN]
    ------establish a national cemetery for veterans at Fort Gordon, 
        GA (see H.R. 2195), [14JN]
    ------establish a national cemetery for veterans in the 
        Albuquerque, NM, area (see H.R. 3335), [10NO]
    ------establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Atlanta, 
        GA, area (see H.R. 1249), [24MR]
    ------establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Boise, ID, 
        area (see H.R. 1978), [27MY]
    ------establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Miami, FL, 
        area (see H.R. 1628), [29AP]
    ------establish a national cemetery for veterans in the 
        Pittsburgh, PA, area (see H.R. 1973), [27MY]
    ------establish a national cemetery for veterans in the San Diego, 
        CA, area (see H.R. 3199), [2NO]
    ------establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Valley 
        Forge National Historic Park (see H.R. 1961), [26MY]
    ------establish additional national cemeteries for veterans (see 
        H.R. 1476), [20AP]
    ------provide veterans reasonable access to burial in national 
        cemeteries (see H. Res. 208), [15JN]
    Respite Care Program: expand (see H.R. 1762), [11MY]
    Telephones: provide grants for toll-free telephone number to 
        provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 
        2736), [5AU]
    Tobacco products: payment of benefits for smoking-related 
        illnesses caused by nicotine dependence developed during 
        service (see H.R. 832), [24FE]
    ------use portion of any national tobacco settlement for veterans 
        health care (see H.R. 691), [10FE]
    Veterans: allow certain World War II Filipino veterans to receive 
        a reduced SSI benefit after moving back to the Philippines 
        (see H.R. 26), [6JA]
    ------authorizing appropriations for homeless veterans 
        reintegration projects (see H.R. 1484), [20AP]
    ------change effective date for paid-up coverage under the 
        Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 601), [4FE]
    ------computation of retirement pay credit for military reservists 
        who are retained in active service (see H.R. 551), [3FE]

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    ------computation of retirement pay for certain merchant mariners 
        who served during or immediately after World War II (see H.R. 
        1893), [20MY]
    ------eligibility for hospital care and services relative to 
        awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 430), [2FE]
    ------expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected 
        with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (see H.R. 1286), 
        [25MR]
    ------extend dependency and indemnity compensation benefits to 
        surviving spouses whose subsequent marriages have terminated 
        (see H.R. 708), [11FE]
    ------health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 225), (see H. Con. 
        Res. 226), [10NO]
    ------improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (see 
        H.R. 1594), [28AP]
    ------improve programs providing counseling and treatment for 
        sexual trauma (see H.R. 1799), [13MY]
    ------increase burial and funeral allowance for certain veterans 
        (see H.R. 652), [9FE]
    ------increase burial benefits paid for plot allowances and pay 
        States for plot allowances for veterans eligible for burial in 
        a national cemetery who are buried in cemeteries of such 
        States (see H.R. 2586), [22JY]
    ------increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for 
        surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), [27MY]
    ------increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans 
        and survivors (see H.R. 1765), [12MY]
    ------make permanent the eligibility of former members of the 
        Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans (see H.R. 1603), 
        [28AP]
    ------payment of certain group life insurance benefits to 
        beneficiaries of deceased members of the uniformed services 
        (see H.R. 2206), [15JN]
    ------permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with 
        service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), (see H.R. 
        303), [7JA] (see H.R. 1764), [12MY]
    ------presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain 
        veterans (see H.R. 1020), [4MR]
    ------reauthorize pilot program allowing veterans to buy down 
        interest rate on VA housing loans (see H.R. 365), [19JA]
    ------repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving 
        spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 
        363), [19JA]
    Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: enact (H.R. 
        2280), Senate amendments (see H. Res. 368), [9NO]
    Veterans Health Administration: ensure pay parity between dentists 
        and physicians (see H.R. 2660), [30JY]
    World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps 
        constituted active military service for veteran classification 
        (see H.R. 2770), [5AU]
  Conference reports
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2684), [13OC]
    Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act (H.R. 2116), 
        [16NO]
  Motions
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2684), [9SE], [4OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2684, Depts. of 
        Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 328) (H. 
        Rept. 106-380), [13OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2684, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, 
        and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 275) (H. Rept. 106-292), [4AU]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2684) 
        (H. Rept. 106-379), [13OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2684) (H. Rept. 
        106-286), [3AU]
    Veterans Benefits Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
        (House) (H.R. 2280) (H. Rept. 106-202), [25JN]
    Veterans' Millennium Health Care Act: Committee of Conference (H. 
        Rept. 106-470), [16NO]
    ------Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2116) (H. Rept. 
        106-237), [16JY]

DEPOSIT INSURANCE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    FDIC: eliminate the special reserve funds created for the Savings 
        Association Insurance Fund and the Deposit Insurance Fund (see 
        H.R. 687), [10FE]

DESMOND, FLOSSIE McCLAIN
  Bills and resolutions
    Baltimore, MD: designate certain Postal Service facilities (see 
        H.R. 3238), [5NO]

DETROIT, MI
  Bills and resolutions
    Ships and vessels: allow a formal entry exception for vessels 
        required to anchor at Belle Isle Anchorage, Port of Detroit, 
        MI, while awaiting cargo or pilot services, prior to 
        proceeding to the Port of Toledo, OH (see H.R. 2213), [15JN]

DEUTSCH, PETER (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    North Atlantic Assembly, [11FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    EPA: authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and 
        other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida 
        Keys (see H.R. 673), [10FE]
    Medicare: allow certain organizations to purchase home-care 
        services from self-employed caregivers through home-care 
        referral agencies (see H.R. 3041), [7OC]
    ------coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 2012), 
        [8JN]

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: provide assistance to microenterprises in 
        developing countries (see H.R. 1143), [17MR]
    ------provide assistance to microenterprises in developing 
        countries (H.R. 1143), consideration (see H. Res. 136), [12AP]
    Climate: stabilize and reduce greenhouse gas concentrations and 
        establish an Office of Global Climate Change within the Dept. 
        of Energy (see H.R. 3384, 3385), [16NO]
    Dept. of Agriculture: provide flexibility to help developing 
        countries and move surplus commodities from the U.S. (see H.R. 
        3104), [19OC]
    Foreign aid: support millennium good will food aid initiative (see 
        H. Con. Res. 201), [19OC]
    Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to 
        sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2489), [13JY]
    ------authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-
        Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), consideration (see H. Res. 250), 
        [15JY]
    ------provide bilateral and multilateral debt relief relative to 
        sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2232), [15JN]
    ------provide bilateral debt relief and improve the provision of 
        multilateral debt relief (see H.R. 1095), [11MR]
    ------provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor 
        countries and strengthen similar international relief efforts 
        (see H.R. 3049), [7OC]
    ------provide incentives to corporations to invest in developing 
        countries, debt relief for developing countries, and a method 
        for repayment of money owed to the U.S. (see H.R. 3211), [3NO]
    Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket 
        economy countries (see H.R. 3198), [2NO]
    Haiti: encourage political leaders to seek agreement on 
        transparent, free, and widely participatory elections (see H. 
        Con. Res. 140), [22JN] (see H. Res. 97), [4MR]
    Peace Corps: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 669), [10FE]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 669), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 83), [24FE]
    Sub-Saharan Africa: conduct human clinical research according to 
        highest ethical standards and prohibit interference with 
        intellectual property laws or policies promoting access to 
        pharmaceuticals or medical technologies (see H.R. 2700), [4AU]
    Treaties and agreements: authorize the President to provide 
        regulatory credit for voluntary early action to lessen 
        environmental impacts from greenhouse gas emissions (see H.R. 
        2520), [14JY]
    ------conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any 
        international agreement relative to Kyoto Protocol (see H.R. 
        2221), [15JN]
  Motions
    Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to 
        sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), [16JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 434, African Growth and Opportunity Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 250) (H. Rept. 106-236), 
        [15JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 669, Peace Corps Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 83) (H. Rept. 106-30), [24FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1143, Microenterprise for Self-Reliance Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 136) (H. Rept. 106-85), 
        [12AP]
    Debt Relief for Poverty Reduction Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1095) (H. Rept. 106-483), 
        [18NO]
    Microenterprise for Self-Reliance Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 1143) (H. Rept. 106-82), [12AP]
    Peace Corps Appropriations: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.R. 669) (H. Rept. 106-18), [23FE]

DEVIL'S SLIDE TUNNEL ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 520), [3FE]

DEWBERRY, FREDERICK, JR.
  Bills and resolutions
    Baltimore, MD: designate certain Postal Service facilities (see 
        H.R. 3238), [5NO]

DIAZ-BALART, LINCOLN (a Representative from Florida)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1906), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 185), [24MY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1906), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 317), [30SE]
    Business and industry: provide assistance to microenterprises in 
        developing countries (H.R. 1143), consideration (see H. Res. 
        136), [12AP]
    Congress: waive enrollment requirements for certain appropriations 
        legislation (H.J. Res. 76), consideration (see H. Res. 365), 
        [8NO]
    Crime: prevent stalking of minors (see H.R. 3270), [9NO]
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        (H.R. 2415), consideration (see H. Res. 247), [14JY]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2606), consideration (see H. Res. 263), 
        [27JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2606), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 307), (see H. Res. 307), [28SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 3196), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 359), [3NO] (see H. Res. 362), [4NO]
    House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (see H. Res. 300), [23SE] (see H. 
        Res. 356), [3NO]
    ------waive certain requirements with respect to consideration of 
        certain resolutions (see H. Res. 375), [10NO] (see H. Res. 
        383), [17NO]
    Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian 
        nationals (see H.R. 2741), [5AU]
    Kosovo: presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes 
        (H. Con. Res. 42), consideration (see H. Res. 103), [10MR]
    NTSB: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2910), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 312), [29SE]
    OPIC: reauthorize (H.R. 1993), consideration (see H. Res. 327), 
        [12OC]
    Peace Corps: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 669), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 83), [24FE]
    Trade and Development Agency: reauthorize (H.R. 1993), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 327), [12OC]

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  Reports filed
    Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider 
        Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 300) 
        (H. Rept. 106-330), [23SE]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 356) (H. Rept. 106-442), 
        [3NO]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1906, Agriculture, 
        Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 317) (H. 
        Rept. 106-356), [30SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2606, Foreign 
        Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 307) (H. 
        Rept. 106-345), [28SE]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 42, Presence of U.S. Armed Forces 
        for Peacekeeping Purposes in Kosovo: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 103) (H. Rept. 106-48), [10MR]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 76, Waive Enrollment Requirements for 
        Certain Appropriations Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 365) (H. Rept. 106-461), [8NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 669, Peace Corps Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 83) (H. Rept. 106-30), [24FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1143, Microenterprise for Self-Reliance Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 136) (H. Rept. 106-85), 
        [12AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1906, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 185) (H. Rept. 106-159), [24MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1993, Export Enhancement Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 327) (H. Rept. 106-376), [12OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2415, Dept. of State and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 247) (H. 
        Rept. 106-235), [14JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2606, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 263) (H. Rept. 106-269), [27JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2910, NTSB Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 312) (H. Rept. 106-347), [29SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 3196, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 359) (H. Rept. 106-444), [3NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 362) (H. Rept. 106-450), 
        [4NO]
    Waive Certain Requirements With Respect to Consideration of 
        Certain Resolutions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 375) 
        (H. Rept. 106-466), [10NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 383) (H. Rept. 106-476), 
        [17NO]

DICKEY, JAY (a Representative from Arkansas)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort the President, [19JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 1906, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and 
        related agencies programs appropriations, [13SE]
    ------H.R. 2561, Dept. of Defense appropriations, [13SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Courts: independent counsel law reform (see H.R. 117), [7JA]

DICKINSON, ND
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Interior: forgive certain debts owed for the 
        construction of bascule gates on the Dickinson Dam (see H.R. 
        3401), [16NO]

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), 
        [19JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 1141, emergency supplemental appropriations, [22AP]
    ------H.R. 2465, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
        closure, [21JY]
    ------H.R. 2466, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations, [4OC]
    ------H.R. 2561, Dept. of Defense appropriations, [13SE]
    U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors, [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Columbia River: designate certain segment as recreation area (see 
        H.R. 1314), [25MR]
    Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act: use of certain 
        grant funds to provide parental education (see H.R. 2742), 
        [5AU]

DIGITAL THEFT DETERRENCE AND COPYRIGHT DAMAGES IMPROVEMENT ACT
  Motions
    Enact (S. 1257), [2AU]

DiMAGGIO, JOE
  Bills and resolutions
    Tribute (see H. Res. 105), [10MR]

DINGELL, JOHN D. (a Representative from Michigan)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 775, Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act, 
        [24JN]
    ------H.R. 1180, Work Incentives Improvement Act, [28OC]
    ------H.R. 1501, Juvenile Justice Reform Act, [30JY]
    ------H.R. 1554, Satellite Copyright, Competition, and Consumer 
        Protection Act, [23JN]
    ------H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act, [3NO]
    ------S. 376, Open-Market Reorganization for the Betterment of 
        International Telecommunications Act, [10NO]
    ------S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
    ------S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
    Migratory Bird Commission, [8SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Aviation: provide basic consumer protection standards and enhance 
        competition between airlines (see H.R. 780), [23FE]
    Food: improve safety of imported foods (see H.R. 830), [24FE]
    Health: national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (see H.R. 16), [6JA]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see 
        H.R. 358), [19JA]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 358), consideration (see H. Res. 197), [27MY]
    North American Wetlands Conservation Council: appointment of 
        additional members (see H.R. 2821), [9SE]
    Political campaigns: constitutional amendment to limit expenditure 
        of money to elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 3), [7JA]
    Veterans: issue a series of postage stamps in commemoration of 
        veterans service organizations (see H. Con. Res. 60), [18MR]

DIPLOMATS
related term(s) Department of State; Embassies
  Bills and resolutions
    Census: conduct an interim census of Americans abroad and use data 
        to decide whether to count such individuals in future 
        decennial censuses (see H.R. 2444), [1JY]
    Dept. of State: placement of plaque at diplomatic entrance (see 
        H.R. 1894), [20MY]
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        (see H.R. 1211), [22MR] (see H.R. 2415), [1JY] (see H.R. 
        3427), [17NO]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 247), [14JY]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2606), [26JY] (see H.R. 3196), [2NO] 
        (see H.R. 3422), [17NO]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2606), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 263), [27JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2606), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 307), (see H. Res. 307), [28SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 3196), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 359), [3NO] (see H. Res. 362), [4NO]
    Foreign Service: anniversary (see H. Res. 168), [12MY]
    International relations: normalization of relations between India 
        and Pakistan (see H. Res. 84), [2MR]
    Taxation: treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a 
        member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see H.R. 
        865), [25FE]
    U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy: reestablish (see 
        H.R. 559), [3FE]
  Conference reports
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2606), [27SE]
  Motions
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2606), [14SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2606, Foreign 
        Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 307) (H. 
        Rept. 106-345), [28SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2415, Dept. of State and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 247) (H. 
        Rept. 106-235), [14JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2606, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 263) (H. Rept. 106-269), [27JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3196, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 359) (H. Rept. 106-444), [3NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 362) (H. Rept. 106-450), 
        [4NO]
    Dept. of State and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H.R. 1211) (H. Rept. 106-
        122), [29AP]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2606) (H. Rept. 
        106-339), [27SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2606) (H. Rept. 
        106-254), [26JY]

DISABLED
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1180, Work Incentives Improvement Act, [28OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Aliens: deny coverage under certain anti-discrimination statutes 
        of employed individuals that are unlawfully present in the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 3170), [28OC]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        Special Olympics torch relay (see H. Con. Res. 50), [10MR] 
        (see H. Con. Res. 105), [12MY]
    Children and youth: establish programs for early detection, 
        diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns (see 
        H.R. 1193), [18MR]
    Coal: disability benefit eligibility for certain miners (see H.R. 
        722), [11FE]
    Crime: ensure that older or disabled persons are protected from 
        institutional, community, and domestic violence, and sexual 
        assault (see H.R. 2590), [22JY]
    Dept. of HUD: pilot program to provide homeownership assistance to 
        disabled families (see H.R. 2860), [14SE]
    ------provide enhanced rental assistance vouchers for low-income 
        elderly and disabled tenants of certain housing projects (see 
        H.R. 1336), [25MR]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish presumption of service 
        connection for a disease incurred or aggravated while 
        performing inactive duty training (see H.R. 3230), [4NO]
    ------establish presumption of service connection for certain 
        chronic symptoms of Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (see H.R. 
        2697), [4AU]
    ------provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected 
        disability benefits, improve certain veterans programs, and 
        enhance retirement for U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans 
        Claims judges (see H.R. 2280), [18JN]
    ------provide long-term nursing care at public expense to veterans 
        with extensive service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 1432), 
        [15AP]
    Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial 
        in the District of Columbia or its

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        environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving 
        in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1509), [21AP]
    Employment: prevent involuntary application of arbitration to 
        discrimination claims (see H.R. 872), [25FE]
    ERISA: provide that participants in disability insurance plans are 
        entitled to judicial review of certain benefit determinations 
        (see H.R. 1773), [12MY]
    Fair Housing Act: exception from enforcement of an accessibility 
        construction requirement for certain buildings constructed in 
        compliance with a local building code (see H.R. 2437), [1JY]
    Families and domestic relations: demonstration projects to support 
        State and local efforts to provide partial or full wage 
        replacement for childbirth, adoption, or other caregiving 
        needs (see H.R. 2500), [13JY]
    Federal employees: health benefits coverage for hearing aids and 
        examinations (see H.R. 2321), [23JN]
    Immigration: waive naturalization requirement to take oath of 
        renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired 
        applicants (see H.R. 1846), [18MY]
    Income: exemption from the requirement that all Federal payments 
        be made by electronic funds transfer relative to Old-Age, 
        Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 1409), 
        [14AP]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: amend relative to 
        minimum State grants (see H.R. 2949), [24SE]
    ------amend relative to placement of children in alternative 
        educational settings and corrective actions against States 
        (see H.R. 636), [9FE]
    ------expulsion from school and termination of educational 
        services for any disabled student carrying a weapon to school 
        or a school function (see H.R. 1295), [25MR]
    ------funding (see H. Con. Res. 84), [13AP]
    ------permit State and local educational agencies to establish 
        uniform disciplinary policies (see H.R. 697), [10FE] (see H.R. 
        1272), [24MR]
    Medicaid: coverage of disabled children and individuals who became 
        disabled as children without regard to income or assets (see 
        H.R. 821), [24FE]
    ------definition of audiologist (see H.R. 1068), [10MR]
    ------exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll 
        with a managed care entity (see H.R. 797), [23FE]
    ------provide State options to allow eligibility for legal 
        immigrant pregnant women, children, and certain disabled 
        individuals (see H.R. 1399), [14AP]
    ------require payment by States of certain individualized 
        education programs medical services under the Individuals with 
        Disabilities Education Act (see H.R. 1672), [4MY]
    Medicare: exempt certain beneficiaries from financial limitations 
        imposed on physical, speech-language pathology, and 
        occupational therapy services (see H.R. 1837), [18MY]
    ------exempt financial limitations imposed on physical, speech-
        language pathology, and occupational therapy services and 
        develop and implement a classification system to vary the 
        limitations (see H.R. 1736), [6MY]
    ------implement budget neutrality adjustment factor in determining 
        payment rates for Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 
        2419), [1JY]
    ------regulatory burdens on home health agencies (see H. Con. Res. 
        79), [25MR]
    ------repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services 
        (see H.R. 1385), [13AP]
    Older Americans Act: extend authorization, establish National 
        Family Caregiver Support Program, modernize aging programs and 
        services, and address need to engage in life course planning 
        (see H.R. 1637), [29AP]
    POW: authorize payment of compensation to surviving spouses of 
        certain former prisoners relative to service-connected 
        disabilities (see H.R. 784), [23FE]
    Right to Financial Privacy Act: prevent financial exploitation of 
        older or disabled individuals (see H.R. 2062), [8JN]
    Schools: recruit, hire, and train additional school-based mental 
        health personnel (see H.R. 2567), [20JY] (see H.R. 2982), 
        [30SE]
    Senior citizens: establish a national family caregiver support 
        program (see H.R. 1341), [25MR]
    Social Security: clarify exemption of certain children with 
        special needs from State option to use managed care (see H.R. 
        3332), [10NO]
    ------combat fraud in and improve the administration of disability 
        programs (see H.R. 545), [3FE] (see H.R. 631), [9FE]
    ------constitutional amendment relative to budget treatment of 
        Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program and the 
        hospital insurance program (see H.J. Res. 40), [16MR]
    ------earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), [28AP]
    ------eliminate fees for Federal administration of State 
        supplemental SSI payments (see H.R. 1051), [10MR]
    ------expand health care coverage for working, disabled 
        individuals and establish a Ticket to Work and Self-
        Sufficiency Program to provide work opportunities for such 
        individuals (see H.R. 1091), [11MR] (see H.R. 1180), [18MR]
    ------extend SSI benefits to Guam and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 
        1308), [25MR]
    ------prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 
        1918), [25MY]
    ------provide annual statement of accrued liability of the Old-
        Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 
        244), [7JA]
    ------provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to 
        work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 3070), [13OC]
    ------restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to 
        certain individuals (see H.R. 860), [25FE]
    ------waive waiting period for disability benefits relative to 
        individuals with terminal illnesses (see H.R. 1107), [11MR]
    Tariff: personal effects of participants in certain world athletic 
        events (see H.R. 103), [7JA]
    Taxation: 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. 1263), [24MR]
    ------disclosure of employer's share of taxes paid for old-age, 
        survivors, disability, and hospital insurance for the employee 
        (see H.R. 1264), [24MR]
    ------treatment of trusts established for the benefit of 
        individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 861), [25FE]
    Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (H.R. 1180): 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 387), [17NO]
    ------corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 236), [18NO]
    Veterans: authorize certain disabled veterans and their dependents 
        to use Dept. of Defense commissary stores and post and base 
        exchanges (see H.R. 362), [19JA]
    ------increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans 
        and survivors (see H.R. 1765), [12MY]
    ------pay special compensation to certain severely disabled 
        military retirees (see H.R. 44), [6JA]
    ------permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with 
        service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), (see H.R. 
        303), [7JA] (see H.R. 1764), [12MY]
    Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: enact (H.R. 
        2280), Senate amendments (see H. Res. 368), [9NO]
  Conference reports
    Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (H.R. 1180), 
        [17NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1180, Ticket to Work 
        and Work Incentives Improvement Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 387) (H. Rept. 106-482), [17NO]
    Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1180) (H. Rept. 106-478), [17NO]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3070) (H. Rept. 
        106-393), [18OC]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for Special Olympics Torch Relay: Committee 
        on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 
        105) (H. Rept. 106-172), [8JN]
    ------Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. 
        Con. Res. 50) (H. Rept. 106-62), [16MR]
    Veterans Benefits Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
        (House) (H.R. 2280) (H. Rept. 106-202), [25JN]
    Work Incentives Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 1180) (H. Rept. 106-220), [1JY]

DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
  Bills and resolutions
    Veterans: issue a series of postage stamps in commemoration of 
        veterans service organizations (see H. Con. Res. 60), [18MR]

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. 1509), [21AP]

DISASTER MITIGATION AND COST REDUCTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 707): consideration (see H. Res. 91), [3MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 707, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 91) (H. Rept. 106-41), [3MR]
    Provisions: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 707) (H. Rept. 106-40), [3MR]

DISASTER MITIGATION COORDINATION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 818) (H. 
        Rept. 106-33), [1MR]

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. 533), [3FE] (see H.R. 707), 
        [11FE] (see H.R. 1711), [5MY]
    ------authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the 
        administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of 
        disaster assistance (H.R. 707), consideration (see H. Res. 
        91), [3MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 707, Disaster Mitigation and Cost Reduction 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 91) (H. Rept. 106-
        41), [3MR]
    Disaster Mitigation and Cost Reduction Act: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 707) (H. Rept. 
        106-40), [3MR]

DISASTERS
related term(s) Earthquakes; Famines; Floods; Hunger; Hurricanes; 
    Tornadoes
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: crop insurance coverage for losses due to plant 
        viruses and diseases and loan eligibility for producers who 
        suffer such losses (see H.R. 473), [2FE]
    ------encourage participation and ensure availability of 
        affordable crop insurance for producers (see H.R. 1536), 
        [22AP]
    Armed Forces: settlement of U.S. families' claims by Germany 
        relative to aircraft collision near Namibia (see H. Res. 183), 
        [19MY]
    Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims 
        a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss 
        (see H.R. 603), [4FE]
    ------allow families of international airline disaster victims a 
        fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss 
        (H.R. 603), consideration (see H. Res. 85), [2MR]
    Budget: establish a budget reserve account for emergencies (see 
        H.R. 537), [3FE]
    China, Republic of: assistance for earthquake victims (see H.J. 
        Res. 70), [5OC]

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    ------express sympathy for earthquake victims (see H. Res. 297), 
        [21SE]
    Corps of Engineers: include primary flood damages avoided as 
        benefits for cost-benefit analyses for Federal nonstructural 
        flood damage reduction projects (see H.R. 1186), [18MR]
    Dept. of Agriculture: payment of disaster assistance to onion and 
        apple farmers in New York (see H.R. 2237), [16JN]
    ------provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams 
        built for flood protection and water resource projects (see 
        H.R. 728), [11FE]
    Dept. of Defense: provide financial assistance to the Tri-State 
        Maritime Safety Association of Delaware, New Jersey, and 
        Pennsylvania for use for maritime emergency response on the 
        Delaware River (see H.R. 1220), [23MR]
    Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for providing 
        assistance to emergency response organizations (see H.R. 
        3155), [27OC]
    Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act: authorizing appropriations (see 
        H.R. 1184), [18MR]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1184), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 142), [20AP]
    EPA: public disclosure of accidental release scenario information 
        in risk management plans (see H.R. 1790), [13MY]
    FBI: tribute to Crisis Negotiation Program (see H. Res. 222), 
        [25JN]
    Federal aid programs: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, 
        streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control 
        the costs of disaster assistance (see H.R. 533), [3FE] (see 
        H.R. 707), [11FE] (see H.R. 1711), [5MY]
    ------authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the 
        administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of 
        disaster assistance (H.R. 707), consideration (see H. Res. 
        91), [3MR]
    ------establish insurance programs against the risks of 
        catastrophic earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and hurricanes 
        (see H.R. 481), [2FE]
    ------grant program to assist small businesses and agricultural 
        enterprises in meeting disaster-related expenses (see H.R. 
        3109), [19OC]
    Federal employees: payment of compensation to the families of 
        those killed in the crash of an Air Force CT-43A aircraft on 
        April 3, 1996, near Dubrovnik, Croatia (see H.R. 3295), [10NO]
    FEMA: report on methods and procedures to accelerate disaster 
        assistance to agricultural communities (see H.R. 283), [7JA]
    Floods: improve ability of individuals and local, State, and 
        Federal agencies to prevent natural floods (see H.R. 1101), 
        [11MR]
    Foreign aid: recognize commitment and dedication of humanitarian 
        relief nongovernmental organizations and private volunteer 
        organizations for efforts in Central America and Kosovo (see 
        H. Res. 152), [27AP]
    Forests: make forestry insurance plans available to owners of 
        private forest land to protect them from disaster losses and 
        encourage prescribed burning to prevent future fire disasters 
        (see H.R. 1530), [22AP]
    Grand Island, NE: modify Wood River flood control project (see 
        H.R. 344), [19JA]
    Hazardous substances: prevent release of hazardous waste due to 
        flooding (see H.R. 3093), [18OC]
    Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Caribbean and Central American 
        countries (see H.R. 984), [4MR]
    ------express sympathy for victims of Hurricane Floyd in Atlantic 
        Coast States (see H. Res. 322), [4OC]
    ------transmittal to Congress of the Presidential recommendations 
        for emergency response actions for relief of the victims of 
        Hurricane Floyd (see H. Res. 349), [1NO]
    Insurance: creation of protection funds by property and casualty 
        insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims 
        arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 2749), [5AU] 
        (see H.R. 3303), [10NO]
    ------Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance 
        programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters 
        (see H.R. 21), [6JA]
    International relations: commend Greece and Turkey for mutual 
        humanitarian assistance and rescue relief relative to 
        earthquakes (see H. Con. Res. 188), [22SE]
    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. 348), [19JA]
    National Flood Insurance Program: improve predisaster mitigation 
        and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded 
        properties (see H.R. 1297), [25MR] (see H.R. 2728), [5AU]
    National Weather Service: provide overtime pay for forecasters 
        performing essential services during severe weather events and 
        limit Sunday premium pay to hours of service actually 
        performed (see H.R. 826), [24FE]
    Public lands: eliminate hazardous fuels buildup and undertake 
        other forest management projects to protect communities from 
        wildfires (see H.R. 1522), [22AP]
    ------use of alternative arrangements for windstorm-damaged 
        national forests and grasslands in Texas (see H.R. 1524), 
        [22AP]
    SBA: establish a disaster mitigation pilot program (see H.R. 818), 
        [24FE]
    ------make grants and loans to small businesses and agricultural 
        enterprises to enable them to reopen after natural or other 
        disasters (see H.R. 3479), [18NO]
    Taxation: allow penalty-free distributions from qualified 
        retirement plans and relief from certain limitations on 
        deductibility of casualty losses for individuals in 
        Presidentially declared disaster areas (see H.R. 3215), [3NO]
    ------provide disaster relief for homeowners (see H.R. 2393), 
        [30JN]
  Reports filed
    Allow Families of International Airline Disaster Victims a Fair 
        Jury Trial To Receive Just Compensation for Their Loss: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        603) (H. Rept. 106-32), [24FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 603, Allow Families of International Airline 
        Disaster Victims a Fair Jury Trial To Receive Just 
        Compensation for Their Loss: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 85) (H. Rept. 106-37), [2MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 707, Disaster Mitigation and Cost Reduction 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 91) (H. Rept. 106-
        41), [3MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1184, Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 142) (H. 
        Rept. 106-101), [20AP]
    Construct a Monument To Honor Those Who Have Served the Nation's 
        Civil Defense and Emergency Management Programs: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 348) (H. Rept. 106-416), [27OC]
    Dept. of Agriculture Assistance for the Rehabilitation of 
        Watershed Dams Built for Flood Protection and Water Resource 
        Projects: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (House) (H.R. 728) (H. Rept. 106-484), [18NO]
    Disaster Mitigation and Cost Reduction Act: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 707) (H. Rept. 
        106-40), [3MR]
    Disaster Mitigation Coordination Act: Committee on Small Business 
        (House) (H.R. 818) (H. Rept. 106-33), [1MR]
    Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act Appropriations: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 1184) (H. Rept. 106-99), [19AP]

DISCRIMINATION
  Bills and resolutions
    African Americans: relief from Federal tax liability arising from 
        the resolution of discrimination claims by farmers against the 
        Dept. of Agriculture (see H.R. 2233), [15JN]
    Aliens: deny coverage under certain anti-discrimination statutes 
        of employed individuals that are unlawfully present in the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 3170), [28OC]
    Asian Americans: racial stereotyping relative to espionage and 
        campaign fundraising investigations (see H. Con. Res. 124), 
        [27MY]
    Bankruptcy: exempt certain payments relative to discrimination 
        based on race, color, religion, ethnicity, or gender (see H.R. 
        1588), [27AP]
    Charities: reform tax treatment of certain anti-poverty 
        contributions and distributions from individual retirement 
        accounts, and prohibit religious discrimination in the 
        allocation of Government assistance funds (see H.R. 1607), 
        [28AP]
    Civil rights: clarify intent of Congress to hold individuals 
        responsible for discriminatory acts committed by them in 
        employment (see H.R. 2508), [14JY]
    ------establish criminal liability for discrimination based on 
        disparate treatment (see H.R. 2510), [14JY]
    ------improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages 
        based on sex (see H.R. 541), [3FE] (see H.R. 2397), [30JN]
    ------prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on 
        sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1271), [24MR]
    ------prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in programs 
        receiving Federal financial assistance (see H.R. 619), [8FE]
    ------prohibit employment discrimination (see H.R. 1980), [27MY]
    Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans: 
        establish (see H.R. 40), [6JA]
    Crime: condemn hate-crime shootings in Midwest States (see H. Res. 
        254), [19JY]
    ------enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 77), 
        [7JA] (see H.R. 1082), [11MR]
    Dept. of HUD: establish program to eliminate redlining in the 
        insurance business (see H.R. 1429), [15AP]
    Education: ensure schools prepare girls to compete in the 21st 
        century (see H.R. 2505), [14JY]
    Employment: implement alternative program for providing a benefit 
        or employment preference under Federal law (see H.R. 2509), 
        [14JY]
    ------prevent involuntary application of arbitration to 
        discrimination claims (see H.R. 872), [25FE]
    ------prohibit discrimination in the offering of benefits to 
        designated associates of employees relative to the nature of 
        the relationship (see H.R. 1013), [4MR]
    ------prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or 
        sexual orientation (see H.R. 2355), [24JN]
    Ethnic groups: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific 
        Islander Americans and support political and civic 
        participation by these persons (see H. Con. Res. 111), [24MY]
    Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 2836), [9SE]
    FCC: establish Ethnic and Minority Affairs Section (see H.R. 125), 
        [7JA]
    Financial institutions: strengthen and clarify enforcement of fair 
        lending laws relative to redlining and credit allocation (see 
        H.R. 190), [7JA]
    FRS: require the Board of Governors to post notices to employees 
        relative to the applicable provisions of the Civil Rights Act 
        (see H.R. 2424), [1JY]
    Germany: discrimination against members of minority religious 
        groups (see H. Res. 388), [17NO]
    Health: ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-
        related information (see H.R. 2404), [30JN] (see H.R. 2470), 
        [12JY]
    ------establish Federal penalties for prohibited use and 
        disclosure of personal health information and allow 
        individuals to inspect and copy their own health information 
        (see H.R. 2455), [1JY]
    ------limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information 
        (see H.R. 2555), [19JY]
    ------prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care 
        workers who report unsafe conditions and practices (see H.R. 
        137), [7JA]
    ------prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on 
        the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), [1JY]
    Health care professionals: prohibit dental licensing 
        discrimination by States on the basis of nonresidency (see 
        H.R. 553), [3FE]
    Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining 
        coverage or premiums (see H.R. 293), (see H.R. 306), [7JA]
    ------provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse 
        treatment services under private group

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        and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1977), [27MY]
    International Claims Settlement Act: settlement of claims relative 
        to U.S. victims of National Socialist persecution (see H.R. 
        2781), [5AU]
    International Labor Organization: tribute to Declaration on 
        Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (see H. Con. Res. 
        116), [25MY]
    Iran: discrimination against members of minority religious groups 
        (see H. Con. Res. 128), [8JN]
    Law enforcement: improve prevention and prosecution of police 
        misconduct (see H.R. 2656), [30JY]
    ------prevent traffic stops motivated by race or other biases (see 
        H.R. 1676), [4MY]
    ------provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (see 
        H.R. 1443), [15AP]
    Religion: support religious tolerance towards Muslims (see H. Con. 
        Res. 174), [5AU]
    Sacramento, CA: condemn arson at three area synagogues and affirm 
        opposition to all forms of hate crimes (see H. Res. 219), 
        [23JN] (see H. Res. 225), [25JN] (see H. Res. 226), [29JN]
    Supreme Court: hiring of qualified minority applicants to serve as 
        clerks to the Justices (see H. Res. 111), [11MR]
    Taxation: treatment of damages and back pay received on account 
        of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment 
        discrimination (see H.R. 1997), [27MY]
    ------treatment of social clubs found to be practicing prohibited 
        discrimination (see H.R. 309), [7JA]
    Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: ensure the 
        equitable treatment of graduates (see H.R. 2272), [17JN]

DISEASES
related term(s) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Health
  Bills and resolutions
    Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan 
        Africa (see H.R. 2765), [5AU]
    Agriculture: crop insurance coverage for losses due to plant 
        viruses and diseases and loan eligibility for producers who 
        suffer such losses (see H.R. 473), [2FE]
    Armed Forces: suspend anthrax vaccination immunization program 
        until it is determined to be safe and effective (see H.R. 
        2548), [19JY]
    Asthma: Depts. of HHS and Education asthma programs funding and 
        authority (see H.R. 1965), [26MY]
    ------establishment and operation of treatment services for 
        children (see H.R. 2840), [13SE]
    Black Lung Benefits Act: ensure benefit equity for eligible 
        survivors (see H.R. 228), [7JA]
    ------improve (see H.R. 466), [2FE]
    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. 274), [7JA]
    Children and youth: improve health of children (see H.R. 1085), 
        [11MR]
    Coal: disability benefit eligibility for certain miners (see H.R. 
        722), [11FE]
    Colon cancer: recognize the severity and the need for education in 
        prevention and early detection (see H. Con. Res. 133), [15JN]
    Courts: establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, 
        prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos 
        exposure personal injury claims (see H.R. 1283), [25MR]
    Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care 
        without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (see H.R. 
        2260), [17JN]
    ------promote pain management and palliative care without 
        permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (H.R. 2260), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 339), [21OC]
    Dept. of Energy: establish a compensation program for employees 
        injured in Federal nuclear activities (see H.R. 3495), [18NO]
    ------establish compensation programs for employees sustaining 
        illnesses from exposure to beryllium and other hazardous 
        substances and examine health effects of exposure to hazardous 
        substances (see H.R. 3418), [17NO] (see H.R. 3478), [18NO]
    Dept. of HHS: delay effective date of the final rule relative to 
        the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (see H.R. 
        3242), [5NO]
    ------require recreational camps to report information concerning 
        deaths and certain injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 266), 
        [7JA]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize projects to facilitate the 
        treatment of veterans with Alzheimer's disease (see H. Res. 
        177), [18MY]
    ------establish presumption of service connection for a disease 
        incurred or aggravated while performing inactive duty training 
        (see H.R. 3230), [4NO]
    ------establish presumption of service connection for certain 
        chronic symptoms of Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (see H.R. 
        2697), [4AU]
    ------payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by 
        nicotine dependence developed during service (see H.R. 832), 
        [24FE]
    Diabetes: increased support and funding to combat diabetes (see H. 
        Res. 325), [7OC]
    Drug abuse: prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange 
        programs (see H.R. 982), [4MR]
    Ecology and environment: promote environmental justice by 
        establishing links between pollution and community health 
        problems and assist such communities (see H.R. 1510), [21AP]
    EPA: limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 136), 
        [7JA]
    ERISA: provide that participants in disability insurance plans are 
        entitled to judicial review of certain benefit determinations 
        (see H.R. 1773), [12MY]
    Federal aid programs: public participation in establishing 
        locations of substance abuse treatment group homes (see H.R. 
        2983), [30SE]
    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. 2842), [13SE]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass 
        measurements (see H.R. 933), [2MR]
    Fibromyalgia: efforts to combat (see H. Res. 237), [30JN]
    Glenville, NY: tribute to Air National Guard 109th Airlift Wing 
        for the South Pole rescue of Jerri Nielsen (see H. Con. Res. 
        205), [25OC]
    Health: authorize demonstration projects to increase the supply of 
        organs donated for human transplant (see H.R. 3471), [18NO]
    ------carry out programs to prevent and manage asthma, allergies, 
        and related respiratory problems in children and establish a 
        pest control services tax credit for low-income multifamily 
        residential housing (see H.R. 1966), [26MY]
    ------ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-
        related information (see H.R. 2404), [30JN] (see H.R. 2470), 
        [12JY]
    ------establish a commission to recommend a strategy for the 
        global eradication of disease (see H.R. 2399), [30JN]
    ------establish a national program to conduct and support 
        activities to reduce cases of overweight individuals and 
        obesity (see H.R. 3177), [28OC]
    ------establish Federal penalties for prohibited use and 
        disclosure of personal health information and allow 
        individuals to inspect and copy their own health information 
        (see H.R. 2455), [1JY]
    ------importance of education, early detection, and treatment in 
        the prevention of breast cancer (see H. Res. 278), [5AU]
    ------increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer 
        (see H. Con. Res. 115), [25MY]
    ------permit individuals to continue health plan coverage during 
        participation in approved clinical studies (see H.R. 2769), 
        [5AU]
    ------prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on 
        the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), [1JY]
    ------require insurance coverage of bone mass measurements and 
        inform women concerning reproductive and post-menopausal 
        health care choices (see H.R. 925), [2MR]
    ------research on cognitive disorders arising from traumatic brain 
        injuries (see H.R. 477), [2FE]
    ------revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation 
        programs (see H.R. 2418), [1JY]
    HIV: efforts to prevent transmission (see H.R. 2405), [30JN]
    Human papillomavirus: distribution of information (see H.R. 3248), 
        [8NO]
    Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 
        1816), [13MY]
    ------coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and 
        lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for 
        secondary consultations (see H.R. 383), [19JA] (see H.R. 
        1911), [24MY]
    ------coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 524), [3FE] (see 
        H.R. 1132), [16MR]
    ------implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery 
        resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 3224), [4NO]
    ------prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage 
        or premiums (see H.R. 293), (see H.R. 306), [7JA]
    ------provide coverage for individuals participating in approved 
        cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 3110), [19OC]
    ------require coverage of hair prostheses for individuals with 
        scalp hair loss as a result of alopecia areata (see H.R. 
        3328), [10NO]
    ------require group and individual health insurance plans to 
        provide coverage of cancer screening (see H.R. 1285), [25MR]
    ------require group health plans and health insurance issuers to 
        provide coverage for human leukocyte antigen testing (see H.R. 
        2021), [8JN]
    ------require health 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. 49), [6JA]
    ------require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum 
        hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 
        116), [7JA]
    Lupus: expand research activities (see H.R. 762), [12FE]
    Lyme disease: increase research, treatment, and public education 
        (see H.R. 2790), [5AU]
    Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: research programs (see H.R. 2527), 
        [15JY]
    Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment 
        services for certain women screened under federally funded 
        programs (see H.R. 1070), [11MR]
    ------coverage of screening mammography and screening pap smears 
        (see H.R. 302), [7JA]
    ------permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income 
        individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1591), [28AP]
    Medicare: adverse impact of current payment policy for noninvasive 
        positive pressure ventilators on individuals with severe 
        respiratory diseases (see H. Con. Res. 138), [22JN]
    ------coverage of advanced new therapies to treat diabetic foot 
        ulcers (see H.R. 2369), [29JN]
    ------coverage of chronic disease prescription drugs (see H.R. 
        1796), [13MY]
    ------coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2620), 
        [27JY]
    ------coverage of screening retinal eye examinations for 
        individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1542), [22AP]
    ------demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer 
        patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), 
        [13AP]
    ------designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers 
        for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see 
        H.R. 3003), [4OC]
    ------establish a demonstration project to provide beneficiaries 
        greater information on various courses of treatment for 
        certain diseases or injuries (see H.R. 1544), [22AP]
    ------exclude cancer treatment from the prospective payment system 
        for hospital outpatient services (see H.R. 1090), [11MR]
    ------extend health care coverage (see H.R. 402), [19JA]
    ------increase payments for pap smear laboratory tests (see H.R. 
        976), [4MR] (see H.R. 2930), [23SE]

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    ------increase payments to skilled nursing facilities that have a 
        significant proportion of residents with AIDS (see H.R. 3029), 
        [6OC]
    ------payment for insulin pumps (see H.R. 360), [19JA]
    ------provide additional benefits to prevent or delay the onset of 
        illnesses (see H.R. 1968), [26MY]
    ------waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of 
        drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), [19JA]
    National Cancer Institute: increase involvement of advocates in 
        breast cancer research (see H.R. 1596), [28AP]
    ------require that membership of advisory bodies include 
        individuals who are knowledgeable in complementary and 
        alternative medicine (see H.R. 2092), [9JN]
    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize 
        development of research centers focusing on environmental 
        factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 
        3433), [17NO]
    National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: revise filing 
        deadline for certain claims (see H.R. 276), [7JA] (see H.R. 
        1003), [4MR]
    NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 89), [2MR]
    ------establish Office of Autoimmune Diseases (see H.R. 2573), 
        [20JY]
    ------expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism 
        research activities (see H.R. 997), [4MR]
    ------improve and expand clinical research programs (see H.R. 
        1798), [13MY]
    Older Americans Act: amend to help prevent osteoporosis (see H.R. 
        2294), [22JN]
    Organ donors: tribute to kidney donors (see H. Res. 94), [3MR]
    OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant 
        risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 
        1899), [20MY]
    Osteoporosis: provide for screenings, referrals, and education 
        (see H.R. 2471), [12JY]
    Ovarian cancer: research programs (see H.R. 961), [3MR]
    Postal Service: issue special postage stamps to fund Alzheimer's 
        research (see H.R. 1939), [25MY]
    ------issue special stamps to fund AIDS research and education 
        programs (see H.R. 597), [4FE]
    ------issue special stamps to fund diabetes research (see H.R. 
        1472), [15AP]
    ------issue special stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see 
        H.R. 2562), [20JY]
    Prostate cancer: increase public awareness, encourage regular 
        testing and examinations, and extend research programs (see H. 
        Res. 211), [16JN]
    Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: compensation for certain 
        individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills 
        (see H.R. 1516), [21AP]
    ------compensation for certain individuals exposed to radiation in 
        uranium mines, mills, or during transport (see H.R. 1045), 
        [9MR]
    ------remove requirement that exposure resulting in stomach cancer 
        occur before a certain age (see H.R. 930), [2MR]
    Research: continuation of Federal research and development 
        programs funding in a fiscally sustainable way (see H.R. 
        3161), [28OC]
    ------promote research into, and the development of an ultimate 
        cure for, the disease known as fragile X (see H.R. 1445), 
        [15AP]
    Social Security: continue eligibility for child's insurance 
        benefits to individuals who marry and have Hansen's disease 
        (see H.R. 3280), [9NO]
    ------treatment of severe spinal cord injuries relative to certain 
        earnings (see H.R. 401), [19JA]
    Sub-Saharan Africa: conduct human clinical research according to 
        highest ethical standards and prohibit interference with 
        intellectual property laws or policies promoting access to 
        pharmaceuticals or medical technologies (see H.R. 2700), [4AU]
    Tariff: HIV/AIDS drugs (see H.R. 1951, 1952), [26MY]
    ------rhinovirus drugs (see H.R. 1949), [26MY] (see H.R. 2186), 
        [14JN]
    Taxation: allow designation of income tax refunds for use in NIH 
        biomedical research programs (see H.R. 785), [23FE] (see H.R. 
        977), [4MR]
    ------extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2923), [23SE]
    ------provide a checkoff on Federal income tax returns for a 
        breast and prostate cancer research fund (see H.R. 547), [3FE]
    ------provide credit for medical research relative to developing 
        vaccines against widespread diseases (see H.R. 1274), [24MR]
    ------reduce the per dose tax on vaccines (see H.R. 587), [4FE] 
        (see H.R. 1337), [25MR]
    Tobacco products: strengthen warning labels on smokeless tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 1532), [22AP]
    ------warning requirements for sale and advertisement of 
        cigarettes on the Internet (see H.R. 3007), [4OC]
    Urban areas: develop and implement integrated cockroach management 
        programs to reduce health risks to residents, especially 
        children, suffering from asthma and asthma-related illnesses 
        (see H.R. 875), [25FE]
    Veterans: add bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma to the list of 
        service-connected diseases (see H.R. 690), [10FE]
    ------expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected 
        with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (see H.R. 1286), 
        [25MR]
    ------presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain 
        veterans (see H.R. 1020), [4MR]
    Water pollution: authorize estrogenic substances screening 
        programs (see H.R. 1712), [5MY]
    Women: collection and analysis of data on toxic shock syndrome 
        (see H.R. 889), [1MR]
    ------determine the health risks of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and 
        other additives in tampons and similar products (see H.R. 
        890), [1MR]
    ------heart disease (see H. Res. 220), [23JN]
    ------promote research and disseminate information on the health 
        effects of silicone breast implants (see H.R. 1323), [25MR]
  Motions
    Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care 
        without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (H.R. 
        2260), [27OC]
  Reports filed
    Breast Cancer Prevention, Education, Early Detection, and 
        Treatment: Committee on Commerce (House) (H. Res. 278) (H. 
        Rept. 106-400), [19OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2260, Pain Relief Promotion Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 339) (H. Rept. 106-409), [21OC]
    Extend Certain Expiring Tax Provisions: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 2923) (H. Rept. 106-344), [28SE]
    Medicaid Coverage of Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Services 
        for Certain Women Screened Under Federally Funded Programs: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1070) (H. Rept. 106-486), 
        [22NO]
    Organ Procurement and Transplantation Programs Revision and 
        Extension: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2418) (H. Rept. 
        106-429), [1NO]
    Pain Relief Promotion Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        2260) (H. Rept. 106-378), [18OC]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2260) (H. Rept. 
        106-378), [13OC]

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2587, District of Columbia appropriations, [3AU]
    ------H.R. 3064, District of Columbia appropriations, [21OC]
    ------H.R. 3194, District of Columbia appropriations, [4NO]
  Bills and resolutions
    American Battle Monuments Commission: expand fundraising 
        authorities for establishment, repair, and maintenance of 
        World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 
        1247), [24MR]
    Appropriations: making (see H.R. 2587), [22JY] (see H.R. 3064), 
        [13OC] (see H.R. 3194), [2NO]
    ------making (H.R. 2587), consideration (see H. Res. 260), [26JY]
    ------making (H.R. 2587), consideration of conference report (see 
        H. Res. 282), [8SE]
    ------making (H.R. 3064), consideration (see H. Res. 330), [13OC]
    ------making (H.R. 3064), consideration of conference report (see 
        H. Res. 345), [27OC]
    ------making (H.R. 3064), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 333), 
        [18OC]
    ------making (H.R. 3194), consideration (see H. Res. 354), [2NO]
    ------making (H.R. 3194), consideration of conference report (see 
        H. Res. 386), [17NO]
    ------making (H.R. 3194), corrections in enrollment of conference 
        report (see H. Con. Res. 239), [19NO]
    ------making (H.R. 3194), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 360), 
        [3NO]
    Budget: provide autonomy (see H.R. 1197), [18MR]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        American Luge Association races (see H. Con. Res. 91), [21AP]
    ------authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box 
        Derby (see H. Con. Res. 47), [9MR]
    ------authorizing use of Grounds for opening ceremonies of 
        Sunrayce 99 (see H. Con. Res. 48), [9MR]
    ------authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay 
        (see H. Con. Res. 50), [10MR] (see H. Con. Res. 105), [12MY]
    ------establish a Capitol Visitor Center (see H.R. 962), [3MR]
    ------mint coins in commemoration of the Capitol Visitor Center 
        (see H.R. 3373), [16NO]
    ------permit temporary construction and other work on the Grounds 
        that may be necessary for certain building construction (see 
        H. Con. Res. 167), [29JY]
    Colleges and universities: establish program to allow high school 
        graduates to pay in-State tuition rates at State colleges and 
        universities (see H.R. 974), [4MR]
    Congress: eliminate review of newly-passed District laws (see H.R. 
        1198), [18MR]
    Correctional institutions: provide discretion to the Bureau of 
        Prisons Director in the transfer of inmates to private 
        contract facilities (see H.R. 215), [7JA]
    Courts: extend whistleblower protection coverage to personnel of 
        the District of Columbia courts (see H.R. 858), [25FE]
    Dept. of the Interior: study on establishing a national historic 
        trail to commemorate the War of 1812 (see H.R. 791), [23FE]
    ------study on establishing a national historic trail to 
        commemorate the War of 1812 (H.R. 791), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 232), [29JN]
    ------study the suitability and feasibility of designating the 
        Carter G. Woodson Home in the District of Columbia as a 
        National Historic Site (see H.R. 3201), [2NO]
    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. 1509), [21AP]
    Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building: designate (see 
        H.R. 3108), [19OC]
    EPA: restoration of urban watersheds and community environments in 
        the Anacostia River (see H.R. 839), [24FE]
    50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act: include District of 
        Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin 
        Islands (see H.R. 1029), [8MR]
    Frank M. Johnson Federal Building: designate (see H.R. 3031), 
        [6OC]
    GSA: convey a parcel of land in the District of Columbia for 
        construction of the National Health Museum (see H.R. 3171), 
        [28OC]
    Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative: 
        prohibit from taking effect (see H.R. 2959), (see H.J. Res. 
        69), [28SE]
    Local government: restore certain authorities to the Mayor (see 
        H.R. 433), [2FE]
    ------restore certain authorities to the Mayor and expedite the 
        suspension of activities of the District

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        of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
        Authority (see H.R. 214), [7JA]
    Maryland: retrocession (see H.R. 558), [3FE]
    National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), [4AU]
    Paine, Thomas: establish a memorial in Constitution Gardens in the 
        District of Columbia and include the structure known as 
        ``Canal House'' in the memorial (see H.R. 3021), [5OC]
    Postal Service: make American Battle Monuments Commission and 
        World War II Memorial Advisory Board eligible to use nonprofit 
        mail rates (see H.R. 2319), [23JN]
    Robert C. Weaver Federal Building: designate (see H.R. 1236), 
        [23MR]
    Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building: designate (see H.R. 
        2286), [18JN]
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: addition of slots and 
        lifting of perimeter rule on flight distances (see H.R. 1507), 
        [21AP]
    Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American 
        Museum (see H.R. 923), [2MR]
    Southeast Federal Center: redevelopment (see H.R. 3069), [13OC]
    Taxation: make permanent the first-time homebuyer credit for the 
        District of Columbia (see H.R. 1583), [27AP]
    University of the District of Columbia: eligibility for assistance 
        for historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 
        485), [2FE]
    Urban areas: reduce traffic congestion, promote economic 
        development, and improve the quality of life in Washington 
        metropolitan region (see H.R. 2688), [3AU]
    Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to 
        establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in 
        foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 1804), 
        [13MY]
    Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge: reconstruction funding (see H.R. 
        2118), [9JN] (see H.R. 2563), [20JY]
  Conference reports
    District of Columbia Appropriations (H.R. 2587), [5AU] (H.R. 
        3064), [27OC] (H.R. 3194), [17NO]
  Messages
    District of Columbia Budget Request: President Clinton, [12JY]
    District of Columbia Courts' Budget Request: President Clinton, 
        [8FE]
    Veto of H.R. 2587, District of Columbia Appropriations: President 
        Clinton, [28SE]
    Veto of H.R. 3064, District of Columbia Appropriations: President 
        Clinton, [3NO]
  Motions
    Appropriations: making (H.R. 3064), conference report, [28OC]
    ------making (H.R. 3194), conference report, [18NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2587, District of 
        Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        282) (H. Rept. 106-310), [8SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3064, District of 
        Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        345) (H. Rept. 106-420), [27OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3194, District of 
        Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        386) (H. Rept. 106-481), [17NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 791, Star-Spangled Banner National Historic 
        Trail Study Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 232) (H. 
        Rept. 106-210), [29JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2587, District of Columbia Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 260) (H. Rept. 106-263), 
        [26JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3064, District of Columbia Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 330) (H. Rept. 106-382), 
        [13OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 3194, District of Columbia Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 354) (H. Rept. 106-439), 
        [2NO]
    District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        2587) (H. Rept. 106-299), [5AU]
    ------Committee of Conference (H.R. 3064) (H. Rept. 106-419), 
        [27OC]
    ------Committee of Conference (H.R. 3194) (H. Rept. 106-479), 
        [17NO]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2587) (H. Rept. 
        106-249), [22JY]
    District of Columbia College Access Act: Committee on Government 
        Reform (House) (H.R. 974) (H. Rept. 106-158), [24MY]
    Senate Amendment to H.R. 3064, District of Columbia 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 333) (H. 
        Rept. 106-395), [18OC]
    Senate Amendment to H.R. 3194, District of Columbia 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 360) (H. 
        Rept. 106-445), [3NO]
    Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Study Act: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 791) (H. Rept. 106-189), [17JN]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for American Luge Association Races: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. 
        Con. Res. 91) (H. Rept. 106-171), [8JN]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. 
        Con. Res. 47) (H. Rept. 106-59), [16MR]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for Opening Ceremonies of Sunrayce 99: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. 
        Con. Res. 48) (H. Rept. 106-60), [16MR]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for Special Olympics Torch Relay: Committee 
        on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 
        105) (H. Rept. 106-172), [8JN]
    ------Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. 
        Con. Res. 50) (H. Rept. 106-62), [16MR]

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COLLEGE ACCESS ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 974) (H. 
        Rept. 106-158), [24MY]

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMPREHENSIVE MERIT PERSONNEL ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    District of Columbia: extend whistleblower protection coverage to 
        personnel of the District of Columbia courts (see H.R. 858), 
        [25FE]

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HOME RULE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    District of Columbia: eliminate congressional review of newly-
        passed District laws (see H.R. 1198), [18MR]
    ------provide budget autonomy (see H.R. 1197), [18MR]

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MANAGEMENT RESTORATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 433), [2FE]

DIXON, JULIAN C. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1555, intelligence services appropriations, [22SE]
    ------H.R. 2561, Dept. of Defense appropriations, [13SE]
    ------H.R. 2587, District of Columbia appropriations, [3AU]
    ------H.R. 2670, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, [13SE]
    ------H.R. 3064, District of Columbia appropriations, [21OC]
    ------S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
    Select Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), [6JA]

DOCTORS
see Health Care Professionals

DOGGETT, LLOYD (a Representative from Texas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 264), [27JY]
    Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and 
        priority for veterans filing such claims (see H.R. 618), [8FE]
    J.J. ``Jake'' Pickle Federal Building, Austin, TX: designate (see 
        H.R. 118), [7JA]
    Taxation: disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate 
        transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 
        2255), [17JN]
    ------prevent abuse of the enhanced charitable deduction for 
        overseas contributions of drugs (see H.R. 3197), [2NO]
    ------prohibit denial of unemployment compensation solely on the 
        basis of leaving employment due to a reasonable fear of 
        domestic violence (see H.R. 2370), [29JN]
    Tobacco products: smuggling prevention programs (see H.R. 2503), 
        [14JY]

DOLLARS TO THE CLASSROOM ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 2): consideration (see H. Res. 336), [19OC]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 2), [21OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 336) (H. Rept. 106-402), [19OC]
    Provisions: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 
        2) (H. Rept. 106-394), [18OC], [19OC]

DOMESTIC OIL AND GAS CRISIS TAX RELIEF AND FOREIGN OIL RELIANCE REVERSAL 
    ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1116), [16MR]

DOMESTIC POLICY
  Bills and resolutions
    Arms control: reduction of nuclear weapons and application of 
        savings to certain domestic initiatives (see H.R. 2545), 
        [16JY]
    Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see 
        H.R. 2037), [8JN]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S. 
        254), return to Senate (see H. Res. 249), [15JY]
    ------youth violence (see H. Res. 357), [3NO]
    Dept. of Education: prohibit funding for national teacher testing 
        or certification proposals and withholding of funding to 
        States or local agencies that fail to adopt specific teacher 
        testing or certification proposals (see H.R. 1706), [5MY]
    Drug abuse: combat methamphetamine production and abuse (see H.R. 
        988), [4MR] (see H.R. 2613), [27JY]
    Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, 
        strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain 
        assurances to local governments and individuals relative to 
        economic development efforts (see H.R. 960), [3MR]
    ------national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 525), 
        [3FE]
    Education: direct funding and control to local educational 
        agencies (see H.R. 995), [4MR]
    ------establish grant programs to provide opportunities for 
        adolescents, training programs for teachers, job training 
        courses at community colleges, and reduction in school class 
        sizes (see H.R. 2975), [29SE]
    ------percentage of Federal education dollars spent in the 
        classroom (see H. Res. 303), [23SE]
    ------promote family literacy projects (see H.R. 3222), [4NO]
    ------strengthen accountability for student achievement, raise 
        teaching standards, reward successful teachers and schools, 
        and provide better information to parents (see H.R. 1734), 
        [6MY]
    Families and domestic relations: recognize and enhance public 
        awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect 
        (see H. Con. Res. 76), [24MR] (see H. Con. Res. 93), [27AP]
    Firearms: prevent possession of firearms by certain violent 
        juvenile offenders (see H.R. 1717), [6MY]
    ------prohibit transfer to and possession of handguns, 
        semiautomatic assault weapons, and large capacity

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        ammunition feeding devices by individuals under 21 (see H.R. 
        2048), [8JN]
    ------study marketing practices of the firearms industry (see H.R. 
        2063), [8JN]
    Government: require comparable treatment of Federal employees, 
        Members of Congress and the President during a Government 
        shutdown (see H.R. 877), [25FE]
    ------shutdown relative to budget process (see H.R. 142), [7JA]
    Health: establish standards to improve children's health quality 
        in managed care plans and other health plans (see H.R. 1661), 
        [4MY]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (see H.R. 16), [6JA] (see H.R. 1136), [16MR] (see 
        H.R. 1200), [18MR] (see H.R. 2990), [30SE] (see H.R. 3000), 
        [1OC]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (H.R. 1136), consideration (see H. Res. 311), 
        [28SE]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (H.R. 2990), consideration (see H. Res. 323), [5OC]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (H.R. 2990), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 348), 
        [1NO]
    Income: protect retirement security of individuals (see H.R. 526), 
        [3FE] (see H.R. 1590), [28AP]
    National Assessment Governing Board: grant exclusive authority 
        over all policies, directions, and guidelines for establishing 
        and implementing certain voluntary national tests (see H.R. 
        893), [2MR]
    National Commission on the Prevention of School Violence: 
        establish (see H.R. 1556), [26AP]
    National objectives: establish a living wage, develop job 
        opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, 
        produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and 
        redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050), [10MR]
    ------renew commitment to the fundamental principles which guided 
        the Founding Fathers (see H. Con. Res. 215), [28OC]
    Population: develop, promote, and implement policies to stabilize 
        U.S. population growth (see H. Con. Res. 17), [19JA]
    Power resources: improve the administration of oil and gas leases 
        on Federal lands (see H.R. 1985), [27MY]
    Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school 
        facilities (see H.R. 2955), [27SE]
    Taxation: allow tax credits for public and nonpublic elementary 
        and secondary education expenses (see H.R. 935), [2MR]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates (see H.R. 330), [19JA]
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: repeal the 
        Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 1252), [24MR]
    Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act: applicability of 
        mandatory minimum penalties in certain cases (see H.R. 913), 
        [2MR]
    ------use of certain grant funds to provide parental education 
        (see H.R. 2742), [5AU]
  Messages
    Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2000: President 
        Clinton, [2FE]
    Council of Economic Advisers Report: President Clinton, [8FE]
    Educational Excellence for All Children Act: President Clinton, 
        [24MY]
    National Drug Control Strategy: President Clinton, [9FE]
    National Money Laundering Strategy: President Clinton, [23SE]
    State of Small Business: President Clinton, [6MY]
    Western Hemisphere Drug Alliance: President Clinton, [23FE]
  Motions
    Health: national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), [6OC], [3NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. Rept. 106-366), 
        [5OC]
    Senate Amendment to H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 348) (H. Rept. 106-430), 
        [1NO]

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
see Families and Domestic Relations

DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    National Youth Technology Corps Program: establish (see H.R. 
        2934), [23SE]

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  Bills and resolutions
    Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Caribbean and Central American 
        countries (see H.R. 984), [4MR]

DOOLEY, CALVIN M. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Central Valley Project: facilitate water transfers (see H.R. 
        3077), [14OC]

DOOLITTLE, JOHN T. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Committee on Economics (Joint), [18MR]
    Conferee: S. 507, Water Resources Development Act, [22JY]
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Agriculture: provide for maintenance of concrete dams and 
        weirs located in the Emigrant Wilderness (see H.R. 359), 
        [19JA]
    El Dorado Irrigation District: convey the Sly Park Dam and 
        Reservoir (see H.R. 992), [4MR]
    English language: constitutional amendment to establish as 
        official language of U.S. (see H.J. Res. 21), [19JA]
    Lake Tahoe: promote environmental restoration (see H.R. 3388), 
        [16NO]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 1922), [25MY]
    Public works: conveyance of various reclamation projects to local 
        water authorities (see H.R. 2994), [1OC]
    Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: ensure congressional involvement in 
        State actions relative to designation of rivers as wild, 
        scenic, or recreational rivers (see H.R. 2857), [14SE]

DOUGLAS COUNTY, OR
  Bills and resolutions
    BLM: conveyance of certain lands (see H.R. 1725), [6MY]
  Reports filed
    Miwaleta Park Expansion Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1725) (H. Rept. 106-446), [4NO]

DOYLE, MICHAEL F. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), [2FE]
    Conferee: H.R. 2116, Veterans' Millennium Health Care Act, [8NO]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for 
        veterans in the Pittsburgh, PA, area (see H.R. 1973), [27MY]
    Natural gas: promote research and development of methane hydrate 
        resources (see H.R. 1753), [11MY]

DOYLESTOWN, PA
  Bills and resolutions
    Pennsylvania: hold U.S. District Court for the eastern district at 
        Doylestown, PA, in addition to those other places currently 
        provided by law (see H.R. 2549), [19JY]

DREIER, DAVID (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [25JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 80), [16NO]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 68), consideration (see H. Res. 
        305), [27SE]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 71), consideration (see H. Res. 
        334), [18OC]
    Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H. Res. 396), [18NO]
    Children and youth: promote financial education (see H.R. 2871), 
        [15SE]
    Committee on Rules (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 
        45), [9FE]
    Congress: waiver of sine die adjournment requirement (see H. Con. 
        Res. 168), [30JY]
    ------waiver of sine die adjournment requirement (H. Con. Res. 
        168), consideration (see H. Res. 266), [29JY]
    Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from 
        year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 166), [11MY]
    ------encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from 
        year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 234), [30JN]
    Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile 
        offenders (H.R. 1501), consideration (see H. Res. 209), [15JN]
    Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 
        1184), consideration (see H. Res. 142), [20AP]
    Education: promote and incorporate financial literacy training 
        into State and local education programs (see H. Con. Res. 
        213), [28OC]
    ------provide grants to local educational agencies to promote 
        certain education initiatives (see H.R. 23), [6JA]
    Electronic commerce: facilitate the use of electronic records and 
        signatures in interstate or foreign commerce (H.R. 1714), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 366), [8NO]
    FAA: Airport Improvement Program funding (H.R. 99), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 31), [2FE]
    Federal Employee Health Benefits Program: allow participation by 
        individuals aged 55 to 65 who would not otherwise have health 
        insurance (see H.R. 55), [6JA]
    Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (H.R. 2122), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 209), [15JN]
    House of Representatives: fixing the hour of daily meeting (see H. 
        Res. 14), [6JA]
    House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (see H. Res. 353), [2NO] (see H. 
        Res. 374), [10NO] (see H. Res. 382), [17NO]
    Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled 
        workers (see H.R. 2698), [4AU]
    Iron and steel industry: reduce the volume of steel imports (H.R. 
        975), consideration (see H. Res. 114), [16MR]
    Kosovo: prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces 
        unless authorized by law (H.R. 1569), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 151), [27AP]
    Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 
        1905), consideration (see H. Res. 190), [25MY]
    Los Angeles County, CA: eliminate limit on percentage of community 
        development block grant funds used for public services and 
        allow all communities to use same percentage (see H.R. 1315), 
        [25MR]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 
        417), consideration (see H. Res. 283), [8SE]
    ------expand required spending reports and transfer enforcement of 
        campaign finance laws from the FEC to the Dept. of Justice 
        (see H.R. 32), [6JA]
    San Gabriel, CA: funding and implementation of a long-term 
        solution to groundwater contamination and water supply 
        problems (see H.R. 910), [2MR]
    Serbia: authorize the President to conduct military air operations 
        and missile strikes (S. Con. Res. 21), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 151), [27AP]
    ------declaration of war (H.J. Res. 44), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 151), [27AP]
    ------direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant 
        to the War Powers Resolution (H. Con. Res. 82), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 151), [27AP]

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    Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age 
        individuals (see H.R. 2698), [4AU]
    Taxation: capital gains rates and indexing of certain assets (see 
        H.R. 14), [6JA]
    ------reduce employer and employee Social Security taxes to the 
        extent there is a Federal budget surplus (see H.R. 1316), 
        [25MR]
    ------require CBO and the Committee on Taxation (Joint) to use 
        dynamic scoring for provisions of bills or joint resolutions 
        that reduce tax rates (see H.R. 29), [6JA]
    ------treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria 
        plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 27), [6JA]
  Reports filed
    Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider 
        Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 353) 
        (H. Rept. 106-438), [2NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 374) (H. Rept. 106-465), 
        [10NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 382) (H. Rept. 106-475), 
        [17NO]
    Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H.R. 853) (H. Rept. 106-198), [5AU]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 775, Y2K Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 234) (H. Rept. 106-213), [30JN]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 82, Direct the President To Withdraw 
        U.S. Armed Forces From Serbia Pursuant to the War Powers 
        Resolution: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 
        106-118), [27AP]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 168, Waiver of Sine Die Adjournment 
        Requirement (H. Res. 266): Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Rept. 106-274), [29JY]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 44, Declaration of War Against Serbia: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 106-118), 
        [27AP]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 68, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 305) (H. Rept. 106-342), 
        [27SE]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 71, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 334) (H. Rept. 106-396), 
        [18OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 99, Airport Improvement Program Short-Term 
        Extension Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 31) (H. 
        Rept. 106-4), [2FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 417, Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 283) (H. Rept. 106-311), 
        [8SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 775, Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 166) (H. Rept. 106-
        134), [11MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1184, Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 142) (H. 
        Rept. 106-101), [20AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1501, Consequences for Juvenile Offenders 
        Act and H.R. 2122, Mandatory Gun Show Background Check Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 209) (H. Rept. 106-186), 
        [15JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1569, Military Operations in the Federal 
        Republic of Yugoslavia Limitation Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 106-118), [27AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1714, Electronic Signatures in Global and 
        National Commerce Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        366) (H. Rept. 106-462), [8NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 1905, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 190) (H. 
        Rept. 106-165), [25MY]
    Consideration of S. Con. Res. 21, Presidential Authority To 
        Conduct Military Air Operations and Missile Strikes Against 
        Serbia: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 
        106-118), [27AP]
    Mandates Information Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 350) 
        (H. Rept. 106-5), [2FE]
    Reduce the Volume of Steel Imports: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H.R. 975) (H. Rept. 106-55), [16MR]
  Rules
    Committee on Rules (House), [19JA]

DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 2576), [21JY]

DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2634) (H. Rept. 
        106-441), [3NO]

DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION
related term(s) Department of Justice
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal employees: extend civil service retirement options to IRS 
        revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal 
        law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), [23MR]

DRUGS
  Appointments
    Parents Advisory Council on Youth Drug Abuse, [6JA]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: eliminate use of antibiotic drugs in livestock unless 
        there is a reasonable certainty of no harm to human health 
        (see H.R. 3266), [9NO]
    Armed Forces: assignment of personnel to assist the INS and 
        Customs Service with border control activities (see H.R. 628), 
        [8FE]
    ------require consent before administering an investigational new 
        drug or drug unapproved for its applied use (see H.R. 3460), 
        [18NO]
    Children and youth: meet mental health and substance abuse 
        treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth (see H.R. 
        837), [24FE]
    Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and 
        services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2120), [10JN]
    Controlled Substances Act: civil liability for illegal 
        manufacturers and distributors of controlled substances (see 
        H.R. 1042), [9MR]
    ------treatment of gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine 
        hydrochloride (see H.R. 75), [7JA] (see H.R. 1065), [10MR] 
        (see H.R. 2130), [10JN] (see H.R. 3457), [18NO]
    Correctional institutions: funding for jail-based substance abuse 
        treatment programs (see H.R. 1114), [16MR]
    ------increase monitoring of inmate conversations to detect and 
        deter crimes committed by inmates using Federal telephones 
        (see H.R. 3014), [5OC]
    Courts: concentrate Federal resources on the prosecution of major 
        drug offenses (see H.R. 1681), [4MY]
    ------death penalty sentencing for certain importations of 
        significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 
        295), [7JA]
    ------sentencing of persons convicted of drug offenses while in 
        the presence of a minor (see H.R. 484), [2FE]
    ------sentencing of persons convicted of lesser drug offenses 
        while in possession of a firearm (see H.R. 1889), [20MY]
    Crack cocaine: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for 
        offenses (see H.R. 939), [2MR] (see H.R. 1241), [23MR]
    Crime: increase mandatory minimum penalties for use of firearms 
        during a violent or drug-related crime (see H.R. 1330), [25MR]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see 
        H.R. 2037), [8JN]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S. 
        254), return to Senate (see H. Res. 249), [15JY]
    ------provide penalties for open air drug markets (see H.R. 342), 
        [19JA]
    Cuba: determination as a major drug-transit country for foreign 
        assistance purposes (see H.R. 2422), [1JY]
    Customs Service, U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1833), [18MY]
    Dept. of HHS: ensure individuals who undertake federally funded 
        research and development of drugs enter into pricing 
        agreements (see H.R. 626), [8FE]
    Dept. of Justice: establish a panel to study the issue of Federal 
        benefits received by persons convicted of drug offenses (see 
        H.R. 1856), [18MY]
    ------provide State and local authorities access to information 
        relative to criminal background checks on port employees and 
        prospective employees (see H.R. 318), [7JA]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: exempt amounts owed for prescription 
        drugs and medical supplies from certain interest charges and 
        administrative costs (see H.R. 3227), [4NO]
    Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 2405), 
        [30JN]
    District of Columbia: prohibit the Legalization of Marijuana for 
        Medical Treatment Initiative from taking effect (see H.R. 
        2959), (see H.J. Res. 69), [28SE]
    Drug abuse: combat methamphetamine production and abuse (see H.R. 
        988), [4MR] (see H.R. 2613), [27JY]
    ------prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs 
        (see H.R. 982), [4MR]
    Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Administration: establish (see 
        H.R. 2576), [21JY]
    Education: provide grants to local agencies to develop and 
        implement random drug testing for secondary school students 
        (see H.R. 1735), [6MY]
    ------require local agencies to develop and implement random drug 
        testing and counseling programs for secondary school students 
        (see H.R. 1642), [29AP]
    FDA: clarify certain responsibilities relative to importation of 
        drugs into the U.S. (see H.R. 3240), [5NO]
    ------facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved 
        drugs (see H.R. 1885), [20MY]
    Federal aid programs: public participation in establishing 
        locations of substance abuse treatment group homes (see H.R. 
        2983), [30SE]
    Federal employees: require preemployment drug testing (see H.R. 
        279), [7JA]
    Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide for enhanced 
        implementation of Food Quality Protection Act amendments (see 
        H.R. 1334), [25MR]
    Foreign Assistance Act: clarify definition of ``major drug-transit 
        country'' under international narcotics control program (see 
        H.R. 2608), [26JY]
    Foreign countries: freeze assets of certain foreign narcotics 
        traffickers and prohibit financial dealings with the U.S. (see 
        H.R. 2105), [9JN] (see H.R. 3164), [28OC]
    Government regulations: registration requirements for 
        practitioners who dispense narcotic drugs for maintenance or 
        detoxification treatment (see H.R. 2634), [29JY]
    Health: allow access to drugs and medical devices recommended and 
        provided by health care practitioners that are not approved by 
        the FDA (see H.R. 2635), [29JY]
    ------protect beneficiaries of group and individual health plans, 
        and Medicare+Choice plans in the use of prescription drug 
        formularies (see H.R. 3274), [9NO]
    ------use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 912), 
        [2MR]
    Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons 
        convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial 
        assistance (see H.R. 1053), [10MR]
    House Rules: require drug testing of Members, officers, and 
        employees (see H. Res. 331), [14OC]
    Insurance: coverage of prescription drugs (see H.R. 3319), [10NO]
    ------provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance 
        abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group 
        and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1515), [21AP]
    ------provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse 
        treatment services under private group and individual health 
        coverage (see H.R. 1977), [27MY]
    Internet: regulation of online sales of pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 
        2763), [5AU]
    Medicare: clarify non-preemption of State prescription drug 
        benefit laws relative to Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 549), 
        [3FE]
    ------coverage of advanced new therapies to treat diabetic foot 
        ulcers (see H.R. 2369), [29JN]
    ------coverage of chronic disease prescription drugs (see H.R. 
        1796), [13MY]
    ------coverage of nursing facilities and in-home services (see 
        H.R. 131), [7JA]

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    ------coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 886), 
        [1MR] (see H.R. 1109), [15MR] (see H.R. 1495), [20AP] (see 
        H.R. 2012), [8JN] (see H.R. 2782), [5AU] (see H.R. 3482), 
        [18NO] (see H. Con. Res. 149), [1JY]
    ------coverage of outpatient prescription drugs for low-income 
        beneficiaries and provision of stop-loss protection for 
        outpatient prescription drug expenses (see H.R. 2925), [23SE]
    ------coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 1495), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 372), [9NO]
    ------eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive 
        drugs (see H.R. 1115), [16MR]
    ------ensure access to comparable prescription drug coverage in 
        Medigap policies relative to termination of Medicare+Choice 
        plans (see H.R. 634), [9FE]
    ------expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see 
        H.R. 2892), [21SE]
    ------extend coverage of immunosuppressive drugs to cases of 
        transplants not paid for under the program (see H.R. 3107), 
        [19OC]
    ------improve the operation of certain Medicare+Choice and Medigap 
        programs (see H.R. 491), [2FE]
    ------make changes in payment methodologies and provide coverage 
        of outpatient prescription drugs to beneficiaries who lose 
        drug coverage under Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 3086), 
        [14OC]
    ------reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 664), 
        [10FE]
    ------reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 664), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 371), [9NO]
    ------waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of 
        drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), [19JA]
    Methamphetamine: penalties for operating laboratories and 
        increased funding to combat methamphetamine production, 
        trafficking, and abuse (see H.R. 2987), [30SE]
    Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (see H.J. Res. 35), [2MR] (see H.J. Res. 43), [24MR]
    ------improve counterdrug activities (see H.J. Res. 61), [1JY]
    NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 89), [2MR]
    Office of National Drug Control Policy: enter into negotiations 
        with Cuban Government representatives to provide for increased 
        cooperation on drug interdiction efforts (see H.R. 2365), 
        [25JN]
    Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        Act: technical corrections relative to international narcotics 
        control and law enforcement assistance (see H.R. 1379), [13AP]
    Panama Canal: negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of 
        U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 233), [17NO]
    Patents: provide term restoration review procedure for certain 
        drug products (see H.R. 1598), [28AP]
    Pharmaceuticals: demonstration project to expand eligibility under 
        existing State prescription drug assistance programs for low-
        income seniors (see H.R. 2375), [29JN]
    ------establish compulsory licensing of certain patented 
        prescription drugs and medical inventions (see H.R. 2927), 
        [23SE]
    ------establish therapeutic equivalence requirements for generic 
        drugs (see H.R. 805), [23FE]
    Research: prohibit federally sponsored research pertaining to the 
        legalization of drugs (see H.R. 278), [7JA]
    Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide 
        comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly 
        effective prevention programs (see H.R. 3413), [16NO]
    SBA: extend authorization of the Drug-Free Workplace Program (see 
        H.R. 3213), [3NO]
    Schools: enhance safety (see H.R. 1895, 1898), [20MY]
    ------establish school violence prevention hotlines (see H.R. 
        1589), [27AP] (see H.R. 1937), [25MY]
    ------provide grants to reduce drug-related transactions and drug 
        use in one-mile areas surrounding elementary and secondary 
        schools (see H.R. 2410), [30JN]
    Senior citizens: establish a program of pharmacy assistance fee 
        for elderly persons who have no health insurance coverage (see 
        H.R. 723), [11FE]
    ------limit hardship endured when meeting prescription drug needs 
        (see H. Con. Res. 152), [13JY]
    Social Security: provide a safe harbor under the anti-kickback 
        statute for hospital restocking of certain ambulance drugs and 
        supplies (see H.R. 557), [3FE]
    States: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative 
        to parental consent (see H.R. 3302), [10NO]
    Sub-Saharan Africa: conduct human clinical research according to 
        highest ethical standards and prohibit interference with 
        intellectual property laws or policies promoting access to 
        pharmaceuticals or medical technologies (see H.R. 2700), [4AU]
    Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: 
        authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 781), [23FE]
    Tariff: HIV/AIDS drugs (see H.R. 1951, 1952), [26MY]
    ------rhinovirus drugs (see H.R. 1949), [26MY] (see H.R. 2186), 
        [14JN]
    Taxation: allow designation of income tax refunds for use in NIH 
        biomedical research programs (see H.R. 785), [23FE] (see H.R. 
        977), [4MR]
    ------eliminate certain unfair provisions (see H.R. 2414), [1JY]
    ------prevent abuse of the enhanced charitable deduction for 
        overseas contributions of drugs (see H.R. 3197), [2NO]
    ------reduce the per dose tax on vaccines (see H.R. 1337), [25MR]
    ------treatment of foods and supplements for dietary use, and 
        medical foods as medical expenses (see H.R. 3306), [10NO]
    Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act: applicability of 
        mandatory minimum penalties in certain cases (see H.R. 913), 
        [2MR]
  Messages
    National Drug Control Strategy: President Clinton, [9FE]
    National Emergency Relative to Narcotics Traffickers in Colombia: 
        President Clinton, [3MY], [19OC], [20OC], [2NO]
    Western Hemisphere Drug Alliance: President Clinton, [23FE]
  Reports filed
    Date-Rape Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2130) (H. Rept. 
        106-340), [27SE]
    Drug Addiction Treatment Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        2634) (H. Rept. 106-441), [3NO]
    Generic Drugs Access Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 805) 
        (H. Rept. 106-117), [12JY]
    Trade Agency Authorizations, Drug Free Borders, and Prevention of 
        On-Line Child Pornography Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1833) (H. Rept. 106-161), [24MY]

DRUNKEN DRIVING
  Bills and resolutions
    Courts: national minimum sentence for a person who operates a 
        motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (see H.R. 
        1597), [28AP]
    Firearms: authorize CPSC to regulate gun safety, ban possession by 
        certain convicted criminals, ban import of handguns without 
        certain safety features, and ban possession by a person with 
        multiple drunk driving convictions (see H.R. 2007), [8JN]
    Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise public 
        awareness of the serious problem of driving while intoxicated 
        (see H. Con. Res. 108), [17MY]
    Safety: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor 
        vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 1595), [28AP]
    States: treatment of Federal highway funds relative to suspension 
        of driving privileges of minors convicted of drunken driving 
        (see H.R. 2274), [17JN]

DUCHESNE CITY, UT
  Bills and resolutions
    Water: convey certain rights (see H.R. 3468), [18NO]

DUGGER MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2632) (H. Rept. 
        106-422), [28OC]

DUNCAN, JOHN J., JR. (a Representative from Tennessee)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 
        21st Century, [14OC]
    ------S. 1467, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 
        Century, [5AU]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Aviation: civil penalties for unruly passengers of air carriers 
        (see H.R. 1052), [10MR]
    ------provide assistance and slots to air carriers providing 
        service between high-density and underserved airports and 
        improve jet service to underserved markets (see H.R. 951), 
        [3MR]
    Dept. of the Interior: dispose of all BLM administered public 
        lands that have been identified for disposal under the Federal 
        land use planning process (see H.R. 2825), [9SE]
    Education: grants for public policy programs at certain institutes 
        and schools (see H.R. 788), [23FE]
    Employment: allow reimbursement of certain training costs (see 
        H.R. 2254), [17JN]
    Federal agencies and departments: use of surplus administrative 
        funds for personnel pay bonuses and deficit reduction (see 
        H.R. 993), [4MR]
    Forest Service: eliminate fees associated with special use permits 
        that authorize a church to use structures for religious or 
        educational purposes (see H.R. 1727), [6MY]
    Government: appointment of the Inspector General of certain 
        Federal agencies by the President (see H.R. 2013), [8JN]
    Medicare Payment Advisory Commission: expand membership and 
        include individuals with expertise in manufacturing and 
        distributing finished medical goods (see H.R. 3271), [9NO]
    National Park System: regulation of airspace over park lands (see 
        H.R. 717), [11FE]
    Presidents of the U.S.: require disclosure of funding sources and 
        amounts relative to creation of a Presidential archival 
        depository (see H.R. 3239), [5NO]
    Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax 
        overpayments or to make contributions for units of the 
        National Park System (see H.R. 1154), [17MR]
    ------treatment of qualified retirement plans relative to 
        charitable contributions (see H.R. 1446), [15AP]

DUNN, JENNIFER (a Representative from Washington)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Firearms: provide grants to encourage State and local law 
        enforcement agencies to detain students bringing guns to 
        schools (see H.R. 831), [24FE]
    Kyrgyzstan: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1318), [25MR]
    Medicaid: allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program allotment to cover additional low-income children (see 
        H.R. 458), [2FE]
    Medicare: expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals 
        (see H.R. 2892), [21SE]
    ------increase payments for pap smear laboratory tests (see H.R. 
        2930), [23SE]
    ------increase payments to skilled nursing facilities that have a 
        significant proportion of residents with AIDS (see H.R. 3029), 
        [6OC]
    Taxation: allow tax-exempt financing of private sector highway 
        infrastructure construction (see H.R. 859), [25FE]
    ------clarify rules relative to lessee construction allowances and 
        to contributions to the capital of retailers (see H.R. 1986), 
        [27MY]
    ------expand the exclusion for qualified small business stock and 
        increase the annual limit for incentive stock options (see 
        H.R. 2331), [23JN]
    ------phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), 
        [25FE]
    ------provide tax relief, encourage savings and investment, 
        establish incentives for school construction, and eliminate 
        Social Security earnings test (see H.R. 1084), [11MR]
    ------treatment of bonds issued to acquire renewable resources on 
        land subject to conservation easement (see H.R. 1863), [19MY]
    ------treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see 
        H.R. 1317), [25MR]

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    ------treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1083), [11MR]

DUPREE, HARRY K.
  Bills and resolutions
    Stuttgart National Aquaculture Research Center, Stuttgart, AR: 
        redesignate as the Harry K. Dupree Stuttgart National 
        Aquaculture Research Center (see H.R. 2972), [29SE]

DYMALLY, MERVYN M. (a former Representative from California) 
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Mervyn Malcolm Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 642), [9FE]

EAGEN, JAMES M., III
  Bills and resolutions
    House of Representatives: election of officers (see H. Res. 1), 
        [6JA]

EARTH DAY
  Bills and resolutions
    Observance (see H. Res. 400), [18NO]

EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS REDUCTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 1184), [18MR]
    ------authorizing (H.R. 1184), consideration (see H. Res. 142), 
        [20AP]
  Reports filed
    Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1184) (H. Rept. 
        106-99), [19AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1184, Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 142) (H. Rept. 106-101), [20AP]

EARTHQUAKES
related term(s) Disasters
  Bills and resolutions
    China, Republic of: assistance for earthquake victims (see H.J. 
        Res. 70), [5OC]
    ------express sympathy for earthquake victims (see H. Res. 297), 
        [21SE]
    Disasters: establish Federal insurance programs against the risks 
        of catastrophic earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and 
        hurricanes (see H.R. 481), [2FE]
    Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act: authorizing appropriations (see 
        H.R. 1184), [18MR]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1184), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 142), [20AP]
    Insurance: Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State 
        insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural 
        disasters (see H.R. 21), [6JA]
    International relations: commend Greece and Turkey for mutual 
        humanitarian assistance and rescue relief relative to 
        earthquakes (see H. Con. Res. 188, 188), [22SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1184, Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 142) (H. 
        Rept. 106-101), [20AP]
    Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act Appropriations: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 1184) (H. Rept. 106-99), [19AP]

EAST CHICAGO, IN
  Bills and resolutions
    Lance Corporal Harold Gomez Post Office: designate (see H.R. 
        2358), [24JN]

EAST TIMOR
see Indonesia, Republic of

EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
  Bills and resolutions
    Albania: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 2746), [5AU]
    Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. 
        Con. Res. 230), [16NO]
    Bulgaria: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 170), [2AU]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of the rotunda for a 
        ceremony to honor anniversary of NATO and accession of Poland, 
        Hungary, and the Czech Republic (see H. Con. Res. 81), [12AP]
    Cold war: celebrate victory and anniversary of the fall of the 
        Berlin Wall (see H. Con. Res. 121), [27MY]
    ------celebrate victory and anniversary of the fall of the Berlin 
        Wall by designating an annual Freedom Day (see H. Con. Res. 
        223), [9NO]
    ------commemorate victory of freedom (see H.R. 2440), [1JY]
    Foreign policy: promote democracy in Serbia and Montenegro (see 
        H.R. 1064), [10MR]
    Kosovo: restrict assistance for certain reconstruction efforts in 
        the Balkans region to U.S.-produced articles and services (see 
        H.R. 2243), [16JN] (see H.R. 2313), [22JN]
    ------restrict U.S. share of any reconstruction measures 
        undertaken in the Balkans region of Europe (see H. Res. 214), 
        [16JN] (see H. Res. 268), [30JY]
    Milosevic, Slobodan: culpability for war crimes, crimes against 
        humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia (see H. Con. 
        Res. 118), [25MY]
    NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania 
        (see H. Con. Res. 21), [2FE]
    Poland: address the claims of Polish Americans whose homes and 
        properties were wrongfully expropriated under Poland's former 
        totalitarian government (see H.R. 824), [24FE]
    Romania: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 169), [2AU]
    Serbia and Montenegro: promote democracy (see H.R. 1373), [12AP]
    Slovak Republic: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 165), [29JY]
    Taxation: extend certain tax benefits to Armed Forces members 
        performing services in Serbia and Montenegro (see H.R. 1376), 
        [13AP]
    ------extend certain tax benefits to Armed Forces members 
        performing services in Serbia and Montenegro (H.R. 1376), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 140), [14AP]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Yugoslavia: President Clinton, 
        [3MY], [27MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1376, Extend Certain Tax Benefits to Armed 
        Forces Members Performing Services in Serbia and Montenegro: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 140) (H. Rept. 106-95), 
        [14AP]
    Extend Certain Tax Benefits to Armed Forces Members Performing 
        Services in Serbia and Montenegro: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1376) (H. Rept. 106-90), [13AP]

EASTOVER, SC
  Bills and resolutions
    Layford R. Johnson Post Office: designate (see H.R. 3016), [5OC]

EAU CLAIRE, SC
  Bills and resolutions
    Mamie G. Floyd Post Office: designate (see H.R. 3019), [5OC]

ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT
related term(s) Clean Air Act; Hazardous Substances; Recycled materials; 
    Recycling; Water
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: harmonization of registrations of certain pesticides 
        (see H.R. 1913), [24MY]
    Air pollution: application of California State regulations 
        relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 
        11), [6JA] (see H.R. 1395), [13AP]
    ------reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), 
        [21SE]
    ------regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds emitted 
        from aging warehouses (see H.R. 2314), [22JN]
    Airports: conduct a study to assess and reduce the adverse 
        environmental impacts of ground and flight operations (see 
        H.R. 1463), [15AP]
    Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals 
        (see H.R. 1202), [18MR]
    Association of American State Geologists: grant Federal charter 
        (see H.R. 2354), [24JN]
    Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (see H.R. 
        950), [3MR] (see H.R. 999), [4MR]
    ------improve quality of coastal recreation waters (H.R. 999), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 145), [21AP]
    Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory 
        birds (see H.R. 39), [6JA] (see H.R. 381), [19JA]
    Border Smog Reduction Act: reimburse States for implementation 
        costs (see H.R. 1755), [11MY]
    Budget: provide certain off-budget treatment for the land and 
        water conservation fund and limit fund relative to State 
        financial assistance (see H.R. 452), [2FE]
    Bureau of Reclamation: cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San 
        Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation 
        programs (see H.R. 2348), [24JN]
    ------reauthorize participation in the Deschutes Resources 
        Conservancy (see H.R. 1787), [12MY]
    Business and industry: assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment of 
        brownfield sites (see H.R. 1756), [11MY]
    California: designate all unreserved and unappropriated coastal 
        rocks and islands as a component of the National Wilderness 
        Preservation System (see H.R. 2277), [18JN]
    ------develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood control 
        projects as part of water-related projects in the Colusa Basin 
        Watershed (see H.R. 1113), [16MR]
    ------moratorium on gas and oil development of the Outer 
        Continental Shelf (see H.R. 112), [7JA]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        opening ceremonies of Sunrayce 99 (see H. Con. Res. 48), [9MR]
    Central Utah Project: acquisition of water rights, completion of 
        project facilities, and implementation of water conservation 
        measures (see H.R. 2889), [21SE]
    CERCLA: amend (see H.R. 617), [8FE]
    ------amend relative to settlements by certain qualified 
        businesses (see H.R. 2921), [22SE]
    ------authorize certain research, development, and demonstration 
        activities (see H.R. 3207), [3NO]
    ------clarify liability for sale of certain facilities for 
        residential use (see H.R. 1418), [14AP]
    ------exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 
        2247), [16JN]
    ------limit portion of Superfund expended for administration, 
        oversight, support, studies, design, investigations, 
        monitoring, assessment and evaluation, and enforcement 
        activities (see H.R. 2754), [5AU]
    ------provide liability relief for small parties, innocent 
        landowners, and prospective purchasers (see H.R. 2940), [23SE]
    ------reauthorize (see H.R. 2956), [27SE]
    ------reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote 
        brownfields redevelopment (see H.R. 1300), [25MR]
    ------require Corps of Engineers performance of contract oversight 
        of remedial actions (see H.R. 376), [19JA]
    ------restrict liability of local educational agencies (see H.R. 
        375), [19JA]
    Chesapeake Bay: restoration (see H.R. 3039), [7OC]
    Children and youth: protect children from exposure to certain 
        environmental pollutants (see H.R. 199), [7JA]
    Clean Air Act: modify application of certain provisions relative 
        to inclusion of entire metropolitan statistical areas within 
        nonattainment areas (see H.R. 3298), [10NO]
    ------moratorium on disclosure of certain submissions to provide 
        for the reporting of certain site security information to 
        Congress (see H.R. 2257), [17JN]
    ------prohibit the use of certain fuel additives including methyl 
        tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 
        1367), [12AP] (see H.R. 1398), [14AP]
    ------reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 25), [6JA] (see H.R. 657), 
        [9FE]
    ------remove a provision limiting States to proportionately less 
        assistance than their respective populations and Federal tax 
        payments (see H.R. 2427), [1JY]
    ------waive oxygen content requirement and phase-out use of methyl 
        tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 
        1705), [5MY]
    Climate: stabilize and reduce greenhouse gas concentrations and 
        establish an Office of Global Climate Change within the Dept. 
        of Energy (see H.R. 3384, 3385), [16NO]
    Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1110), [16MR] 
        (see H.R. 2669), [2AU]
    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. 720), [11FE]

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    ------use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local 
        conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 3245), [8NO]
    Colorado: management as open space of certain lands at Rocky Flats 
        Environmental Technology Site (see H.R. 2179), [10JN]
    Columbia and Snake Rivers: preservation of dams (see H. Con. Res. 
        63), [18MR]
    Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see H.R. 2425), [1JY]
    Conservation of natural resources: assist in the conservation of 
        keystone species (see H.R. 3407), [16NO]
    Corps of Engineers: develop and implement comprehensive program 
        for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water 
        diversions (see H.R. 1444), [15AP]
    ------issue environmental impact statement before implementing 
        water regulation plans affecting the water levels of Lake 
        Ontario or the St. Lawrence River (see H.R. 926), [2MR]
    Dept. of Agriculture: balance wind and water erosion criteria and 
        wildlife suitability criteria used in the Conservation Reserve 
        Program (see H.R. 1836), [18MY]
    ------designate as the lead Federal agency for national 
        agricultural policy regarding conservation and the environment 
        (see H.R. 2793), [5AU]
    ------require report to Congress on seizure of private property 
        (see H.R. 294), [7JA]
    Dept. of Defense: use of funds to pay for environmental fines and 
        penalties (see H.R. 3387), [16NO]
    Dept. of the Interior: authorize States to establish hunting 
        seasons for double-crested cormorants (see H.R. 3118), [20OC]
    ------implement rules to reduce population of mid-continent light 
        geese (see H.R. 2454), [1JY]
    ------make grants to promote voluntary protection of certain lands 
        in Marin and Sonoma Counties, CA (see H.R. 2202), [15JN]
    ------participation in design, planning, and construction of a 
        project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the Castaic Lake 
        Water Agency service area (see H.R. 3322), [10NO]
    ------prohibit mineral leasing activities on certain portions of 
        the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 1036), [9MR]
    ------prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions 
        of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 387, 388), [19JA] 
        (see H.R. 869), [25FE]
    Dept. of Transportation: Congestion Mitigation Air Quality 
        Improvement Program emission standards (see H.R. 2788), [5AU]
    ------funding for purchase of recycled materials for certain 
        surface transportation programs (see H.R. 779), [23FE]
    ------promote use and construction of infrastructure facilities 
        for inherently low-emission vehicles at airports (see H.R. 
        1035), [9MR]
    ------require use of recycled materials in Federal-aid highway 
        construction projects (see H.R. 778), [23FE]
    Disasters: improve ability of individuals and local, State, and 
        Federal agencies to prevent natural floods (see H.R. 1101), 
        [11MR]
    Earth Day: observance (see H. Res. 400), [18NO]
    Education: establish doctoral fellowships to increase the number 
        of scientists and engineers trained in global energy and 
        environmental challenges (see H.R. 1733), [6MY]
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act: include advanced 
        scientific education programs in elementary schools (see H.R. 
        1534), [22AP]
    Endangered species: provide for a scientific review of the current 
        conservation status of the northern spotted owl (see H.R. 
        3089), [18OC]
    Endangered Species Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 3160), 
        [27OC]
    ------reform Federal land management activities relative to 
        conservation (see H.R. 495), [2FE]
    ------reform liability provisions relative to civil and criminal 
        penalties (see H.R. 496), [2FE]
    ------reform regulatory process (see H.R. 494), [2FE]
    Energy Policy Act: cleanup of uranium and thorium mill sites (see 
        H.R. 2641), [29JY]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (see 
        H.R. 2884), [21SE] (see H.R. 2978, 2981), [30SE]
    EPA: authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and 
        other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida 
        Keys (see H.R. 673), [10FE]
    ------authorizing appropriations for the Office of Air and 
        Radiation (see H.R. 1743), [10MY]
    ------authorizing appropriations for the Office of Research and 
        Development and Science Advisory Board (see H.R. 1742), [10MY]
    ------certify State voluntary cleanup programs for brownfield 
        sites and clarify liability of landowners and prospective 
        purchasers (see H.R. 1391), [13AP]
    ------limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 136), 
        [7JA]
    ------prohibit the importation for disposal of polychlorinated 
        biphenyls (PCB's) at certain concentrations (see H.R. 2408), 
        [30JN]
    ------public disclosure of accidental release scenario information 
        in risk management plans (see H.R. 1790), [13MY]
    ------reauthorize Clean Lakes Program (see H.R. 2328), [23JN]
    ------reinstate transportation conformity regulations (see H.R. 
        1876), [19MY]
    ------require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers 
        conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy (see 
        H.R. 828), [24FE]
    ------requirements relative to disposal of polychlorinated 
        biphenyls (PCB's) at certain facilities (see H.R. 2407), 
        [30JN]
    ------restoration of urban watersheds and community environments 
        in the Anacostia River (see H.R. 839), [24FE]
    ------waive oxygen content requirement for certain reformulated 
        gasoline (see H.R. 3449), [18NO]
    Federal aid programs: assist local governments and encourage State 
        voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield 
        sites (see H.R. 1750), [11MY]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to marine 
        sanitation devices (see H.R. 3191), [1NO]
    ------amend relative to wetlands mitigation banking (see H.R. 
        1290), [25MR]
    ------ensure compliance by Federal facilities (see H.R. 2449), 
        [1JY]
    Federal-State relations: require Federal agencies to consult with 
        State and local governments on environmental impact statements 
        (see H.R. 2029), [8JN]
    Fish and fishing: condemn practice known as shark finning (see H. 
        Con. Res. 189), [27SE]
    ------efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific 
        Northwest (see H.R. 2798), [5AU]
    ------study practice of shark finning and effects it has on shark 
        populations in the Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 3078), [14OC]
    Florida: restrictions and requirements on leasing of the Outer 
        Continental Shelf (see H.R. 33), [6JA]
    Food Security Act: authorize enrollment of land in the Wetlands 
        Reserve Program (see H.R. 2066), [8JN]
    Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to 
        strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 2512), 
        [14JY]
    ------eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate 
        the economic recovery and diversification of communities 
        dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1396), 
        [13AP]
    ------establish mandatory procedures to be followed in advance of 
        the permanent closure of any forest road (see H.R. 1523), 
        [22AP]
    ------make forestry insurance plans available to owners of private 
        forest land to protect them from disaster losses and encourage 
        prescribed burning to prevent future fire disasters (see H.R. 
        1530), [22AP]
    Fund for Environmental Priorities: establish and fund with a 
        portion of consumer savings resulting from retail electricity 
        choice (see H.R. 341), [19JA]
    Government: establish procedures for assessing Federal regulations 
        relative to seizure of private property (see H.R. 294), [7JA]
    Government regulations: establish standards for cleanup of dry 
        cleaning solvents (see H.R. 2726), [5AU]
    Great Lakes: moratorium on export of bulk fresh water until 
        certain conditions are met (see H.R. 2973), [29SE]
    Hawaii: conduct a study to determine ways of restoring the natural 
        wetlands conditions in the Kealia Pond National Wildlife 
        Refuge (see H.R. 3176), [28OC]
    Hazardous substances: authorizing appropriations for safe 
        transportation of hazardous material (see H.R. 968), [3MR]
    ------development and use of brownfield sites (see H.R. 1537), 
        [22AP]
    ------encourage State response programs for contaminated sites, 
        remove barriers to cleanup of brownfield sites, and return 
        contaminated sites to economically productive or other 
        beneficial uses (see H.R. 2580), [21JY]
    ------reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, nitrogen 
        oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired electric 
        utility generating units (see H.R. 2980), [30SE]
    ------require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to 
        reduce mercury emissions (see H.R. 2667), [2AU]
    Health: promote environmental justice by establishing links 
        between pollution and community health problems and assist 
        such communities (see H.R. 1510), [21AP]
    House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling 
        Program (see H. Res. 146), [22AP]
    Information services: improve the management of environmental 
        information and encourage innovation to enhance environmental 
        quality (see H.R. 3448), [18NO]
    Iowa: require study of Loess Hills area to review options for 
        protection and preservation of resources (see H.R. 1668), 
        [4MY]
    John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program: 
        establish (see H.R. 1934), [25MY]
    Lake Tahoe: promote environmental restoration (see H.R. 3388), 
        [16NO]
    Las Cienegas National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 
        2941), [24SE]
    Long Island Sound: management plan implementation funding (see 
        H.R. 3313), [10NO]
    ------prohibit dumping of dredged material (see H.R. 855), [25FE]
    Louisiana: authorize water quality restoration projects for Lake 
        Pontchartrain Basin (see H.R. 2957), [27SE]
    Materials Corridor Partnership Initiative: establish multiagency 
        program to promote energy efficient and environmentally sound 
        economic development along the Mexican border (see H.R. 666), 
        [10FE]
    Mexico: require safety inspections on trucks crossing into the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 2766), [5AU]
    ------treatment of Mexican sewage flowing into U.S. waters (see 
        H.R. 3310), [10NO] (see H.R. 3378), [16NO]
    Mining and mineral resources: establish a program of supplemental 
        unemployment benefits for certain unemployed coal miners (see 
        H.R. 3507), [18NO]
    Minnesota: temporary exception for certain counties from 
        limitation on percentage of cropland that may be enrolled in 
        the conservation reserve and wetlands reserve programs (see 
        H.R. 2583), [21JY]
    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. 1284), [25MR]
    Monuments and memorials: require public participation in 
        designation of any national monument (see H.R. 1487), [20AP]
    ------require public participation in designation of any national 
        monument (H.R. 1487), consideration (see H. Res. 296), [21SE]
    Motor vehicles: include air pollution information on fuel economy 
        labels for new automobiles (see H.R. 1976), [27MY]
    ------provide for annual renewal of safety permits relative to 
        transportation of hazardous substances (see H.R. 646), [9FE]

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    NAFTA: impact on employment and the environment (see H.R. 650), 
        [9FE]
    National forests: exempt prescribed burning from regulations under 
        the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 236), [7JA]
    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize 
        development of research centers focusing on environmental 
        factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 
        3433), [17NO]
    National Marine Sanctuaries Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1243), 
        [24MR]
    National objectives: ensure recovery of biological diversity, 
        strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain 
        assurances to local governments and individuals relative to 
        economic development efforts (see H.R. 960), [3MR]
    ------priority assignments (see H.R. 525), [3FE]
    Natural resources: continue preparation of useful reports and 
        repeal laws terminating reporting requirements relative to 
        public lands, Native Americans, fisheries, wildlife, insular 
        areas, and other related matters (see H.R. 3002), [4OC]
    ------establish a fund to meet the outdoor conservation and 
        recreation needs of the American people (see H.R. 701), [10FE]
    ------use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund acquisition, 
        improvement, and maintenance of public resources (see H.R. 
        798), [23FE]
    Nevada: conveyance of the Griffith Project to the Southern Nevada 
        Water Authority (see H.R. 1696), [5MY]
    ------disposal and acquisition of certain lands (see H.R. 1506), 
        [21AP]
    ------disposal of certain Federal lands in Clark County, NV, and 
        acquisition of certain environmentally sensitive lands (see 
        H.R. 1757), [11MY]
    New York: maintenance and preservation of Governors Island (see 
        H.R. 1343), [25MR]
    NOAA: authorize appropriations for the National Weather Service, 
        Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, and National 
        Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service 
        activities (see H.R. 1553), [26AP]
    ------authorize appropriations for the National Weather Service, 
        Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, and National 
        Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service 
        activities (H.R. 1553), consideration (see H. Res. 175), 
        [18MY]
    NRC: require applicants for, or holders of, operating licenses for 
        nuclear power reactors to have emergency response plans for 
        surrounding areas (see H.R. 1072), [11MR]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (see H.R. 45), [6JA]
    Oceans: maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems 
        (see H.R. 2903), [21SE]
    ------provide financial assistance for coral reef conservation 
        projects (see H.R. 3133), [21OC]
    Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act: technical 
        corrections (see H.R. 149), [7JA]
    Oregon: allow role in decision making relative to environmental 
        restoration and waste management at the Hanford Reservation 
        (see H.R. 2052), [8JN]
    Pesticides: making supplemental appropriations to ensure inclusion 
        in State source water assessment programs (see H.R. 1909), 
        [24MY]
    Petroleum: limit sulfur concentrations in gasoline (see H.R. 888), 
        [1MR]
    Power resources: authorize research to promote the conversion of 
        biomass into biobased industrial products (see H.R. 2819), 
        [8SE] (see H.R. 2827), [9SE]
    ------establish a cooperative program to evaluate the feasibility 
        of using only fuel blended with ethanol to power municipal 
        vehicles (see H.R. 3464), [18NO]
    ------establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, 
        and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal 
        Plain (see H.R. 2250), [16JN]
    Public lands: increase Land and Water Conservation Fund and Urban 
        Parks and Recreation Recovery Programs funding, resume State 
        grant funding, and develop conservation and recreation 
        facilities in urban areas (see H.R. 1118), [16MR]
    ------moratorium on new mining activities (see H.R. 2601), [22JY]
    ------use of alternative arrangements for windstorm-damaged 
        national forests and grasslands in Texas (see H.R. 1524), 
        [22AP]
    Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 1142), 
        [17MR]
    Recycling: require refund values for beverage containers and 
        provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling 
        programs (see H.R. 2676), [2AU]
    Refuse disposal: permit States to prohibit the disposal of solid 
        waste imported from other nations (see H.R. 379), [19JA]
    ------State control of municipal solid waste transportation and 
        disposal (see H.R. 1190), [18MR]
    ------State regulation of certain solid waste (see H.R. 378), 
        [19JA]
    ------State regulation of certain solid waste and exemption from 
        civil liability relative to flow control ordinances (see H.R. 
        1270), [24MR]
    Research: authorize appropriations for marine research and related 
        environmental research and development program activities of 
        NOAA and the NSF (see H.R. 1552), [26AP]
    Rural areas: authorize grants for certain water and waste disposal 
        facility projects in rural areas (see H.R. 3098), [18OC]
    Safety: expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and 
        release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's 
        consumer products (see H.R. 1657), [3MY]
    San Gabriel, CA: funding and implementation of a long-term 
        solution to groundwater contamination and water supply 
        problems (see H.R. 910), [2MR]
    San Isabel National Forest: designate certain lands as Spanish 
        Peaks Wilderness (see H.R. 898), [2MR]
    Sequoia National Forest: increase recreational opportunities and 
        establish National Forest Preserve to protect Giant Sequoia 
        ecosystem (see H.R. 2077), [8JN]
    Shivwits Plateau National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 
        2795), [5AU]
    Small business: provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 296), 
        [7JA]
    Solid waste: State control over disposal of out-of-State solid 
        waste (see H.R. 891), [2MR]
    Solid Waste Disposal Act: management of remediation waste at 
        brownfields and other remediation sites (see H.R. 2718), [5AU]
    Taxation: allow credit for dry cleaning equipment that uses 
        reduced amounts of hazardous substances (see H.R. 1303), 
        [25MR]
    ------application of the credit for electricity produced from 
        renewable resources to electricity produced from biomass 
        facilities (see H.R. 1731), [6MY]
    ------credit for recycling of hazardous wastes (see H.R. 286), 
        [7JA]
    ------encourage contributions of capital gain real property for 
        conservation purposes and qualified conservation 
        contributions, and modify rules on estate tax exclusion for 
        certain land (see H.R. 2263), [17JN]
    ------encourage production and use of electric vehicles (see H.R. 
        1108), [15MR]
    ------extend expensing of environmental remediation costs to 
        contaminated sites located outside of targeted areas (see H.R. 
        2264), [17JN]
    ------extension of the credit for producing electricity from 
        certain renewable resources to include landfill gas (see H.R. 
        3466), [18NO]
    ------permanently extend environmental remediation costs (see H.R. 
        1630), [29AP]
    ------provide tax incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles 
        and the development of alternative fuels (see H.R. 2252), 
        [17JN]
    ------recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 
        2953), [27SE]
    ------reduce amortization period for reforestation expenditures 
        and increase the maximum amount of such expenditures (see H.R. 
        1916), [25MY]
    ------treatment of agricultural water conservation expenditures 
        (see H.R. 579), [4FE]
    ------treatment of clean-fuel vehicles by enterprise zone 
        businesses (see H.R. 260), [7JA]
    Transportation: prohibit the awarding of transportation project 
        grants relative to purchases of diesel-fueled buses for use in 
        certain nonattainment areas (see H.R. 3326), [10NO] (see H.R. 
        3376), [16NO]
    Treaties and agreements: authorize the President to provide 
        regulatory credit for voluntary early action to lessen 
        environmental impacts from greenhouse gas emissions (see H.R. 
        2520), [14JY]
    ------conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any 
        international agreement relative to Kyoto Protocol (see H.R. 
        2221), [15JN]
    Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control 
        revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), [5AU]
    ------authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available 
        water supply and develop alternative water sources (see H.R. 
        1106), [11MR]
    ------biological monitoring and whole effluent toxicity testing 
        relative to publicly owned treatment works (see H.R. 155), 
        [7JA]
    ------Federal decisions, actions, and regulations (see H. Con. 
        Res. 86), [15AP]
    ------moratorium on export of bulk fresh water until certain 
        conditions are met (see H.R. 2595), [22JY]
    Water pollution: authorize estrogenic substances screening 
        programs (see H.R. 1712), [5MY]
    ------control from concentrated animal feeding operations (see 
        H.R. 684), [10FE]
    ------establish a national clean water trust fund (see H.R. 1549), 
        [22AP]
    ------estuary conservation and management programs funding (see 
        H.R. 1096), [11MR] (see H.R. 1237), [23MR]
    ------exclude certain areas and activities from stormwater 
        regulations, and limit liability of local governments relative 
        to co-permittees and implementation of control measures (see 
        H.R. 3294), [10NO]
    ------restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of 
        projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-
        Federal programs (see H.R. 1775), [12MY]
    Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: ensure congressional involvement in 
        State actions relative to designation of rivers as wild, 
        scenic, or recreational rivers (see H.R. 2857), [14SE]
    World Bank: prevent U.S. funds from being used for environmentally 
        destructive projects or projects involving involuntary 
        resettlement (see H.R. 2969), [29SE]
    Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 2833), 
        [9SE]
  Messages
    Coastal Zone Management Act Implementation: President Clinton, 
        [25FE]
    Federal Agency Climate Change Programs and Activities: President 
        Clinton, [20AP]
  Reports filed
    Arctic Tundra Habitat Emergency Conservation Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2454) (H. Rept. 106-271), [29JY]
    Beaches Environmental Assessment, Cleanup, and Health Act: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        999) (H. Rept. 106-98), [19AP]
    Central Utah Project Acquisition of Water Rights, Completion of 
        Project Facilities, and Implementation of Water Conservation 
        Measures: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2889) (H. Rept. 
        106-417), [27OC]
    Coastal Community Conservation Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 2669) (H. Rept. 106-485), [18NO]
    Condemn Fishing Practice Known as Shark Finning: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H. Con. Res. 189) (H. Rept. 106-428), [1NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 999, Beaches Environmental Assessment, 
        Cleanup, and Health Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        145), [21AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1487, National Monument NEPA Compliance Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 296) (H. Rept. 106-327), 
        [21SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1553, NOAA Appropriations for National 
        Weather Service and Related Agencies: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 175) (H. Rept. 106-148), [18MY]

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    Corps of Engineers Development and Implementation of a 
        Comprehensive Program for Fish Screens and Passage Devices at 
        Agricultural Water Diversions: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1444) (H. Rept. 106-454), [5NO]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act Programs Extension: Committee 
        on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2884) (H. Rept. 106-359), [1OC]
    Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1934) (H. Rept. 106-242), [20JY]
    National Marine Sanctuaries Act Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1243) (H. Rept. 106-224), [12JY]
    National Monument NEPA Compliance Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1487) (H. Rept. 106-252), [22JY]
    Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 39) (H. Rept. 106-80), [12AP]
    NOAA Appropriations for National Weather Service, Office of 
        Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, and National Environmental 
        Satellite, Data, and Information Service Activities: Committee 
        on Science (House) (H.R. 1553) (H. Rept. 106-146), [18MY]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act Amendments: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 45) (H. Rept. 106-155), [20MY]
    Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act Technical 
        Corrections: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 149) (H. 
        Rept. 106-17), [12FE]
    Recycle America's Land Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1300) (H. Rept. 106-353), [30SE]
    Resources Reports Restoration Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3002) (H. Rept. 106-458), [8NO]
    Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        898) (H. Rept. 106-173), [8JN]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for Opening Ceremonies of Sunrayce 99: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. 
        Con. Res. 48) (H. Rept. 106-60), [16MR]

ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
see Foreign Aid

ECONOMY
  Appointments
    Trade Deficit Review Commission, [25FE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: impose a moratorium on large agribusiness mergers and 
        establish a commission to review large agriculture mergers 
        (see H.R. 3159), [27OC]
    Antitrust laws: repeal (see H.R. 1789), [13MY]
    Arizona: protect permanent trust funds from erosion due to 
        inflation and modify the basis on which distributions are made 
        from those funds (see H.R. 747), [11FE]
    BLS: development and circulation of a monthly cost-of-living index 
        (see H. Con. Res. 41), [4MR]
    Budget: deficit (see H. Con. Res. 160), [20JY]
    ------require that certain surplus amounts be used for paying down 
        the national debt (see H. Res. 55), [11FE] (see H. Res. 302), 
        [23SE] (see H. Res. 306), [28SE]
    ------support year 2000 proposed budget (see H.R. 3054, 3055), 
        [7OC]
    Caribbean nations: promote growth of free enterprise and economic 
        opportunity, increase trade and investment with the U.S., and 
        encourage free trade policies (see H.R. 1834), [18MY]
    CERCLA: reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote 
        brownfields redevelopment (see H.R. 1300), [25MR]
    Community development: encourage small business development in 
        certain communities through support of Community Development 
        Venture Capital funds (see H.R. 2812), [8SE]
    ------provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones, 
        enterprise communities, and strategic planning communities 
        (see H.R. 2170), [10JN] (see H.R. 2463), [1JY]
    Contracts: require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above 
        local poverty line (see H.R. 314), [7JA]
    Credit: adjust statutory exemptions and civil penalties to reflect 
        inflation and eliminate certain rules in accounting for 
        interest rebates in consumer credit transactions (see H.R. 
        1332), [25MR]
    Dept. of Defense: reform economic redevelopment process and 
        improve ability to contract for protective services at 
        installations being closed (see H.R. 172), [7JA]
    Dept. of Education: corrections in poverty data relative to cost-
        of-living statistics (see H.R. 1902), [20MY]
    Dept. of HUD: reform empowerment zone designation process by 
        placing more emphasis on an applicant's poverty and 
        unemployment rates (see H.R. 504), [2FE]
    Dept. of the Treasury: Exchange Stabilization Fund reform (see 
        H.R. 1540), [22AP]
    District of Columbia: reduce traffic congestion, promote economic 
        development, and improve the quality of life in Washington 
        metropolitan region (see H.R. 2688), [3AU]
    Ecology and environment: assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment of 
        brownfield sites (see H.R. 1756), [11MY]
    ------assist local governments and encourage State voluntary 
        response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites 
        (see H.R. 1750), [11MY]
    ------encourage State response programs for contaminated sites, 
        remove barriers to cleanup of brownfield sites, and return 
        contaminated sites to economically productive or other 
        beneficial uses (see H.R. 2580), [21JY]
    ------ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen 
        protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to 
        local governments and individuals relative to economic 
        development efforts (see H.R. 960), [3MR]
    EPA: certify State voluntary cleanup programs for brownfield sites 
        and clarify liability of landowners and prospective purchasers 
        (see H.R. 1391), [13AP]
    Fair Labor Standards Act: provide an exemption to States which 
        adopt certain minimum wage laws (see H.R. 2928), [23SE]
    Federal Reserve Act: repeal limit on stock loans (see H.R. 1539), 
        [22AP]
    Foreign trade: identify countries that deny market access for U.S. 
        agricultural products (see H.R. 450), [2FE]
    ------private right of action for injured parties due to unfair 
        foreign competition (see H.R. 1201), [18MR]
    ------promote agricultural commodities, livestock, and value-added 
        products, and prepare for future bilateral and multilateral 
        trade negotiations (see H.R. 817), [24FE]
    ------strengthen U.S. ability to counteract foreign measures that 
        act as market access barriers (see H.R. 3393), [16NO]
    FRS: abolish the Board of Governors and repeal the Federal Reserve 
        Act (see H.R. 1148), [17MR]
    ------broaden the range of discount window loans which may be used 
        as collateral for Federal reserve notes (see H.R. 1094), 
        [11MR]
    ------mandate price stability as the primary goal of monetary 
        policy (see H.R. 653), [9FE]
    Government: establish lower statutory limits on public debt for 
        fiscal years 2000-2009 (see H.R. 948), [2MR]
    ------promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunities for 
        families (see H.R. 1040), [9MR]
    ------require use of recovery audits by Federal agencies to 
        improve the economy and efficiency of operations (see H.R. 
        1827), [17MY]
    House Rules: repeal relative to statutory limit on the public debt 
        (see H. Res. 20), [7JA] (see H. Res. 80), [23FE]
    IMF: oppose use of proceeds from the sale of gold reserves for 
        structural adjustment programs in developing countries (see H. 
        Con. Res. 132), [14JN]
    ------provide debt relief to highly indebted poor countries, end 
        participation in Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility, and 
        require that certain conditions be met before the sale of gold 
        reserves (see H.R. 2939), [23SE]
    ------requirements before sale of gold (see H.R. 2453), [1JY]
    Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small 
        businesses (see H.R. 3081), [14OC]
    Iron and steel industry: establish an emergency loan guarantee 
        program for steel and iron ore companies (see H.R. 1822), 
        [14MY]
    ------impose a temporary ban on importation of certain steel 
        products from Japan, Russia, Republic of Korea, and Brazil 
        (see H.R. 502), [2FE]
    ------limit steel imports to the average monthly volume of such 
        imports during the 3 years preceding July, 1997 (see H.R. 
        506), [2FE]
    ------reduce the volume of steel imports (see H.R. 975), [4MR]
    ------reduce the volume of steel imports (H.R. 975), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 114), [16MR]
    ------respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the 
        financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (see H.R. 
        412), [19JA]
    Materials Corridor Partnership Initiative: establish multiagency 
        program to promote energy efficient and environmentally sound 
        economic development along the Mexican border (see H.R. 666), 
        [10FE]
    Mexico: require safety inspections on trucks crossing into the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 2766), [5AU]
    Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 325), [19JA] (see H.R. 627), [8FE] 
        (see H.R. 964), [3MR]
    ------level (H.R. 325), consideration (see H. Res. 301), [23SE]
    NAFTA: impact on employment and the environment (see H.R. 650), 
        [9FE]
    Ohio: designate the Youngstown-Warren area as an empowerment zone 
        (see H.R. 503), [2FE]
    Public debt: establish a debt reduction lockbox (see H.R. 2796), 
        [5AU]
    Public works: State and local capital projects funding (see H.R. 
        2777), [5AU]
    Railroads: maintain or create a national system that meets the 
        transportation services needs of the U.S. economy (see H.R. 
        3398), [16NO]
    Rivers: economic development assistance for the lower Mississippi 
        Delta region (see H.R. 2911), [22SE]
    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. 1422), [14AP] (see 
        H.R. 2180), [10JN]
    Taxation: adjust for inflation the amount of agricultural labor 
        wages that can be paid without being subject to Federal 
        unemployment taxes (see H.R. 1874), [19MY]
    ------allocation of farm income among taxable years (see H.R. 
        1464), [15AP]
    ------cost-of-living adjustment for unified estate and gift tax 
        credit (see H.R. 2349), [24JN]
    ------extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 1682), 
        [4MY]
    ------extend research and development tax credit to Puerto Rico 
        and the possessions of the U.S. (see H.R. 2137), [10JN]
    ------extend work opportunity tax credit relative to hiring of 
        workers in rural areas (see H.R. 998), [4MR]
    ------increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), 
        [25FE]
    ------promote job creation and expand small businesses in 
        economically-distressed communities (see H.R. 3247, 3247), 
        [8NO]
    ------provide incentives and job training grants for communities 
        affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or 
        Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 1967), [26MY]
    ------provide inflation adjustments to income threshold amounts 
        applicable in determining taxable Social Security benefits 
        (see H.R. 3437), [17NO]
    ------reduce holding period for certain capital gains rates (see 
        H.R. 1321), [25MR]
    ------relief for families and businesses to encourage family 
        stability, economic growth, and tax simplification (see H.R. 
        2574), [20JY]
    ------require CBO and the Committee on Taxation (Joint) to use 
        dynamic scoring for provisions of bills or joint resolutions 
        that reduce tax rates (see H.R. 29), [6JA]

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    Transportation: establish national growth programs relative to 
        metropolitan regional projects (see H.R. 1038), [9MR]
    TVA: ensure that financial instability does not place the U.S. 
        Treasury at risk (see H.R. 3130), [21OC]
  Messages
    Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: President Clinton, [12OC]
    Council of Economic Advisers Report: President Clinton, [8FE]
    State of Small Business: President Clinton, [6MY]
  Motions
    Iron and steel industry: establish an emergency loan guarantee 
        program for steel and iron ore companies (H.R. 1664), [4AU]
    Power resources: establish an emergency loan guarantee program for 
        oil and gas producers (H.R. 1664), [4AU]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 975, Reduce the Volume of Steel Imports: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 114) (H. Rept. 106-55), 
        [16MR]
    Government Waste Corrections Act: Committee on Government Reform 
        (House) (H.R. 1827) (H. Rept. 106-474), [17NO]
    Making the Federal Government Accountable--Enforcing the Mandate 
        for Effective Financial Management: Committee on Government 
        Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-170), [7JN]
    Protect Arizona Permanent Trust Funds From Erosion Due to 
        Inflation and Modify the Basis on Which Distributions Are Made 
        From Those Funds: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 747) 
        (H. Rept. 106-140), [13MY]
    Recycle America's Land Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1300) (H. Rept. 106-353), [30SE]
    Reduce the Volume of Steel Imports: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 975) (H. Rept. 106-52), [15MR]
    Wage and Employment Growth Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 3081) (H. Rept. 106-467), [11NO]

ECUADOR, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    South America: tribute to Peru and Ecuador for signing of peace 
        agreement (see H. Res. 25), [19JA]

EDUCATION
  Appointments
    Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, [6JA], [2NO]
    Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education 
        Foundation, [26OC], [28OC]
    Conferees: H.R. 800, Education Flexibility Partnership Act, [23MR]
    ------H.R. 1180, Work Incentives Improvement Act, [28OC]
    ------H.R. 2488, Financial Freedom Act, [2AU]
    Web-Based Education Commission, [6JA]
  Bills and resolutions
    African Americans: promote cultural education and awareness of the 
        history of slavery (see H. Con. Res. 103), [6MY]
    Agriculture: convey certain real property to schools and nonprofit 
        organizations involved in teaching young people to be farmers 
        (see H.R. 578), [4FE]
    Alabama A&M University: authorize grants (see H.R. 2951), [27SE]
    Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the University of Alaska 
        (see H.R. 2958), [27SE]
    American Indian Education Foundation: establish (see H.R. 2661), 
        [30JY] (see H.R. 3080), [14OC]
    Armed Forces: extend and make improvements to procurement contract 
        goals relative to small disadvantaged businesses and certain 
        institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2334), [23JN]
    ------improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and 
        expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), 
        [11MR] (see H.R. 1182), [18MR]
    Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 732), [11FE]
    Booker T. Washington Leadership Institute: provide support (see 
        H.R. 3440), [17NO]
    Business and industry: promote youth entrepreneurship education 
        and training (see H.R. 1331), [25MR]
    CERCLA: restrict liability of local educational agencies (see H.R. 
        375), [19JA]
    Child care provider scholarship program: establish (see H.R. 846), 
        [24FE]
    Children and youth: encourage the implementation or expansion of 
        pre-kindergarten programs to include certain young students 
        (see H.R. 2865), [14SE]
    ------establish a program to assist States in including at least 
        one year of early education preceding kindergarten (see H.R. 
        3006), [4OC]
    ------establish a program to identify and mentor college eligible 
        high school students (see H.R. 3386), [16NO]
    ------establish national clearinghouse for youth entrepreneurship 
        education (see H.R. 3025), [5OC]
    ------give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop 
        their capabilities (see H.R. 637), [9FE]
    ------improve academic and social outcomes for students by 
        providing productive activities during after-school hours (see 
        H.R. 2126), [10JN] (see H.R. 3235), [5NO]
    ------include violence prevention in training for individuals 
        pursuing careers in early childhood development and education 
        (see H.R. 2673), [2AU]
    ------promote financial education (see H.R. 2871), [15SE]
    ------protect students from commercial exploitation (see H.R. 
        2915), [22SE]
    ------provide for grants, a national clearinghouse, and a report 
        to improve the quality and availability of after-school 
        programs (see H.R. 1307), [25MR]
    ------provide funds to assist high-poverty school districts meet 
        their teaching needs (see H.R. 2344), [24JN]
    ------provide grants to certain local educational agencies or 
        eligible consortium to establish or expand National Teachers 
        Academies (see H.R. 1223), [23MR]
    ------provide grants to local educational agencies for 
        prekindergarten programs (see H.R. 3365), [15NO]
    ------provide school renovation and construction funding, 
        scholarships that allow parents choice, and tax incentives 
        (see H.R. 892), [2MR]
    ------strengthen involvement of parents in the education of their 
        children (see H.R. 2801), [5AU]
    Civic education: improve and refocus (see H.R. 3195), [2NO]
    Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime 
        prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime 
        (see H. Res. 270), [30JY]
    Colleges and universities: assist at-risk students to stay in 
        school and complete their academic programs (see H.R. 3223), 
        [4NO]
    ------enable the use of human capital investment contracts for the 
        purposes of financing postsecondary education (see H.R. 2755), 
        [5AU]
    ------enhance protections against fraud in the offering of 
        financial assistance for a college education (see H.R. 3210), 
        [3NO]
    ------establish educational technology extension services (see 
        H.R. 2417), [1JY]
    ------require distribution of information relative to handling of 
        sexual harassment complaints (see H.R. 2837), [9SE]
    ------treatment of financial aid grants relative to access of ROTC 
        and military recruiting on campus (see H.R. 1123), [16MR]
    Computers: enable schools to use computer hardware to increase 
        student achievement and prepare students for the workplace 
        (see H.R. 1786), [12MY]
    ------grants to provide integrated classroom-related computer 
        training for elementary and secondary school teachers (see 
        H.R. 455), [2FE]
    ------installation of filtering or blocking programs in schools 
        and libraries with Internet access (see H.R. 368), [19JA] (see 
        H.R. 2560), [20JY]
    ------require schools and libraries to install and use Internet 
        filtering or blocking technology to be eligible to receive or 
        retain universal service assistance (see H.R. 543), [3FE] (see 
        H.R. 896), [2MR]
    Condon, Robert: tribute (see H. Res. 127), [23MR]
    Copyrights: prevent the misappropriation of collections of 
        information (see H.R. 354), [19JA]
    Crime: responsibility of employers for conduct of their employees 
        relative to sexual abuse of students (see H.R. 404), [19JA]
    Dept. of Defense: improve and transfer the jurisdiction of the 
        Troops-to-Teachers Program (see H.R. 1326), [25MR]
    Dept. of Education: allow certain counties flexibility in spending 
        funds (see H.R. 127), [7JA]
    ------corrections in poverty data relative to cost-of-living 
        statistics (see H.R. 1902), [20MY]
    ------establish the High Performance Schools Program (see H.R. 
        3143), [25OC]
    ------make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust 
        educational programs (see H.R. 3105), [19OC]
    ------prohibit funding for national teacher testing or 
        certification proposals and withholding of funding to States 
        or local agencies that fail to adopt specific teacher testing 
        or certification proposals (see H.R. 1706), [5MY]
    ------provide grants to State and local educational agencies to 
        support programs that promote a variety of educational 
        opportunities, options, and choices in public schools (see 
        H.R. 3009), [4OC]
    ------study methods for identifying and treating children with 
        dyslexia (see H.R. 78), [7JA]
    ------transfer Impact Aid Program to the Dept. of the Treasury and 
        procure nongovernmental personnel to operate the program (see 
        H.R. 1206), [18MR]
    Dept. of HUD: make certain single family properties available at a 
        discount to individuals who teach in inner city schools (see 
        H.R. 2657), [30JY]
    Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all 
        executive branch employees involved in responding to issues 
        related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see 
        H. Res. 398), [18NO]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: payment of monthly educational 
        assistance benefits to veterans enrolled at educational 
        institutions during periods between terms (see H.R. 625), 
        [8FE]
    Direct systematic phonics instruction: encourage use in schools 
        (see H. Con. Res. 214), [28OC]
    Diseases: provide for screenings, referrals, and education 
        relative to osteoporosis (see H.R. 2471), [12JY]
    ------recognize the severity of colon cancer and the need for 
        education in prevention and early detection (see H. Con. Res. 
        133), [15JN]
    District of Columbia: establish program to allow high school 
        graduates to pay in-State tuition rates at State colleges and 
        universities (see H.R. 974), [4MR]
    Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth 
        Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), [23SE]
    Drugs: provide grants to local agencies to develop and implement 
        random drug testing for secondary school students (see H.R. 
        1735), [6MY]
    ------require local agencies to develop and implement random drug 
        testing and counseling programs for secondary school students 
        (see H.R. 1642), [29AP]
    Ecology and environment: establish doctoral fellowships to 
        increase the number of scientists and engineers trained in 
        global energy and environmental challenges (see H.R. 1733), 
        [6MY]
    Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State 
        participation in activities (see H.R. 800), [23FE]
    ------allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 100), [9MR]
    ------allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 143), [20AP]
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend (see H.R. 2719), 
        [5AU]
    ------include advanced scientific education programs in elementary 
        schools (see H.R. 1534), [22AP]
    ------reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1960), [26MY]
    Employment: allow reimbursement of certain training costs (see 
        H.R. 2254), [17JN]
    ------increase flexibility for the transfer of within State 
        allocations between adult and dislocated worker

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        employment and training activities (see H.R. 2675), [2AU]
    ------provide for regional skills training alliances (see H.R. 
        200), [7JA] (see H.R. 733), [11FE]
    English language: constitutional amendment to establish as 
        official language of U.S. (see H.J. Res. 21), [19JA]
    ------declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 50), [6JA] 
        (see H.R. 123), [7JA] (see H.R. 1005), [4MR]
    ------encourage status as primary language and recognize 
        importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 4), [7JA]
    Families and domestic relations: improve the availability of child 
        care and development services outside normal school hours (see 
        H.R. 489), [2FE]
    ------improve the availability of child care for children of 
        parents working nontraditional hours or shifts (see H.R. 
        2694), [3AU]
    ------increase availability, affordability, and quality of child 
        care and enhance early childhood development (see H.R. 1139), 
        [16MR]
    ------limit the effects of domestic violence on the lives of 
        children (see H.R. 3315), [10NO]
    ------promote family literacy projects (see H.R. 3222), [4NO]
    ------recognize time required to save funds for the college 
        education of adopted children (see H.R. 1365), [12AP]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement 
        in educational and extracurricular activities, routine medical 
        needs, and assistance to elderly relatives (see H.R. 2103), 
        [9JN]
    Federal aid programs: increase funding for Pell Grant awards and 
        existing campus-based aid programs (see H. Con. Res. 88), 
        [20AP]
    ------increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 959), [3MR] (see H.R. 
        2872), [15SE]
    ------participation requirements for summer youth employment 
        programs relative to attendance rates (see H.R. 777), [23FE]
    ------provide grants to local educational agencies to promote 
        certain education initiatives (see H.R. 23), [6JA]
    ------require expulsion of students convicted of violent crimes 
        from schools receiving Federal assistance (see H.R. 277), 
        [7JA]
    Financial literacy training: promote and incorporate into State 
        and local education programs (see H. Con. Res. 213), [28OC]
    Firearms: protect children from violence (see H.R. 1342), [25MR]
    ------provide grants to encourage State and local law enforcement 
        agencies to detain students bringing guns to schools (see H.R. 
        831), [24FE]
    Forest Service: eliminate fees associated with special use permits 
        that authorize a church to use structures for religious or 
        educational purposes (see H.R. 1727), [6MY]
    Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see 
        H.J. Res. 66), [15SE]
    Future Business Leaders of America--Phi Beta Lambda 
        (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 46), [9FE]
    Ginnie Mae: guaranty fee level (see H. Con. Res. 10), [7JA]
    Head Start Program: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1722), [6MY]
    Health: apply group health plan portability requirements to 
        students covered under college-sponsored health plans (see 
        H.R. 991), [4MR]
    ------establish medical education trust fund (see H.R. 2771), 
        [5AU]
    ------importance of education, early detection, and treatment in 
        the prevention of breast cancer (see H. Res. 278), [5AU]
    ------recognize success of lay person CPR training in increasing 
        the rate of survival of cardiac arrest and support efforts to 
        enhance public awareness of the need for such training (see H. 
        Con. Res. 139), [22JN]
    Health care professionals: training to identify, address, and 
        prevent domestic violence (see H.R. 3317), [10NO]
    Health Professions Education Partnership Act: applicability to the 
        Health Education Assistance Program (see H.R. 2148), [10JN]
    Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        1932), [25MY]
    Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons 
        convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial 
        assistance (see H.R. 1053), [10MR]
    History: dedicate day of learning to study and understanding of 
        the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the 
        Federalist Papers (see H. Con. Res. 71), [24MR]
    Homeless: educational assistance for children and youth (see H.R. 
        2888), [21SE]
    House of Representatives: donation of used computer equipment to 
        public schools (see H.R. 255), [7JA]
    Immigration: establish pilot program to allow certain aliens who 
        complete a postsecondary degree in math or science to change 
        their immigrant status to remain in U.S. and work in one of 
        those fields (see H.R. 2687), [3AU]
    ------extend filing fee exemption to elementary and secondary 
        schools relative to non-immigrant workers under the H-1B 
        program (see H.R. 1573), [27AP]
    ------permit admission of nonimmigrant students and visitors who 
        are spouses and children of permanent resident aliens (see 
        H.R. 840), [24FE]
    ------permit local educational agencies to waive reimbursement for 
        aliens granted nonimmigrant status to attend public secondary 
        schools (see H.R. 183), [7JA]
    ------provide H-1B status to nonimmigrants that meet certain 
        educational requirements and whose employers make scholarship 
        payments to institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3508), 
        [18NO]
    ------reimburse States for costs of educating certain illegal 
        alien students (see H.R. 2849), [14SE]
    Impact Aid Program: distribution of funds to local educational 
        agencies (see H. Con. Res. 136), [17JN]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: amend relative to 
        minimum State grants (see H.R. 2949), [24SE]
    ------amend relative to placement of children in alternative 
        educational settings and corrective actions against States 
        (see H.R. 636), [9FE]
    ------expulsion from school and termination of educational 
        services for any disabled student carrying a weapon to school 
        or a school function (see H.R. 1295), [25MR]
    ------funding (see H. Con. Res. 84), [13AP]
    ------permit State and local educational agencies to establish 
        uniform disciplinary policies (see H.R. 697), [10FE] (see H.R. 
        1272), [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. 201), [7JA]
    ------funding of incentive bonuses to certain job training 
        providers that place large percentages of individuals in 
        certain occupations (see H.R. 203), [7JA]
    Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act: reauthorize 
        (see H.R. 2496), [13JY]
    Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: amend (see H.R. 
        1498), [20AP]
    Languages: require parental notification and consent before 
        enrollment of a child in a bilingual education or special 
        alternative instructional language program (see H.R. 1933), 
        [25MY]
    Law enforcement officers: extend retroactive eligibility dates for 
        educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent 
        children of officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 
        2059), [8JN]
    ------provide crime-fighting scholarships (see H.R. 1792), [13MY]
    Libraries: provide public library construction and technology 
        enhancement (see H.R. 3391), [16NO]
    ------provide up-to-date school library media resources and 
        professionally certified school library media specialists for 
        elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3008), [4OC]
    Littleton, CO: mourn the loss of life, condemn the deadly 
        violence, and commend law enforcement officials that assisted 
        at Columbine High School (see H. Con. Res. 92), [27AP] (see H. 
        Res. 148), [26AP]
    ------mourn the loss of life at Columbine High School and condemn 
        this and previous incidents of deadly violence in schools (see 
        H. Con. Res. 90), [21AP]
    Local government: assist local educational agencies in enabling 
        students to meet academic achievement standards (see H.R. 
        2300), [22JN]
    ------assist local educational agencies in enabling students to 
        meet academic achievement standards (H.R. 2300), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 338), [20OC]
    ------assist local educational agencies in enabling students to 
        meet academic achievement standards and end social promotion 
        (see H.R. 1673), [4MY]
    ------direct funding and control to local educational agencies 
        (see H.R. 995), [4MR]
    ------provide flexibility to local agencies that develop voluntary 
        public and private parental choice programs (see H.R. 1538), 
        [22AP]
    McGuffey, William H.: issue postage stamp in commemoration of 
        authoring the McGuffey Readers (see H. Res. 316), [29SE]
    Medicaid: require payment by States of certain individualized 
        education programs medical services under the Individuals with 
        Disabilities Education Act (see H.R. 1672), [4MY]
    Medicare: accelerate payments to hospitals relative to costs of 
        graduate medical education for Medicare+Choice enrollees (see 
        H.R. 2989), [30SE]
    ------comprehensive financing for graduate medical education (see 
        H.R. 1224), [23MR]
    ------designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers 
        for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see 
        H.R. 3003), [4OC]
    ------ensure proper payment of approved nursing and paramedical 
        education programs (see H.R. 1483), [20AP]
    ------graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 1222), [23MR] 
        (see H.R. 1785), [12MY]
    ------payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate 
        medical education programs (see H.R. 1579), [27AP]
    ------payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education 
        programs in critical need specialty areas (see H.R. 1645), 
        [29AP]
    NASA: academic programs funding (see H.R. 1527), [22AP]
    ------develop and distribute to schools an educational curriculum 
        to commemorate the centennial of powered flight (see H.R. 
        1754), [11MY]
    National Assessment Governing Board: grant exclusive authority 
        over all policies, directions, and guidelines for establishing 
        and implementing certain voluntary national tests (see H.R. 
        893), [2MR]
    National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 
        3214), [3NO]
    National Commission for Science and Mathematics Leadership: 
        establish (see H.R. 210), [7JA]
    National Commission on the Prevention of School Violence: 
        establish (see H.R. 1556), [26AP]
    National Commission on Youth Crime and School Violence: establish 
        (see H.R. 1988), [27MY]
    National objectives: empower teachers, improve student achievement 
        through professional development for teachers, and reauthorize 
        the Reading Excellence Act (see H.R. 1995), [27MY]
    ------empower teachers, improve student achievement through 
        professional development for teachers, and reauthorize the 
        Reading Excellence Act (H.R. 1995), consideration (see H. Res. 
        253), [19JY]
    ------establish grant programs to provide opportunities for 
        adolescents, training programs for teachers, job training 
        courses at community colleges, and reduction in school class 
        sizes (see H.R. 2975), [29SE]
    ------percentage of Federal education dollars spent in the 
        classroom (see H. Res. 303), [23SE]
    ------strengthen accountability for student achievement, raise 
        teaching standards, reward successful teachers and schools, 
        and provide better information to parents (see H.R. 1734), 
        [6MY]
    National Service Trust Program: repeal (see H.R. 878), [25FE]
    National Teachers Hall of Fame: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 
        164), [7JA]

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    National Underground Railroad Freedom Center: funding (see H.R. 
        2919), [22SE]
    National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1456), [15AP]
    Native Americans: improve services and facilities of Federal 
        Indian health programs and encourage maximum participation of 
        Indians in such programs (see H.R. 3397), [16NO]
    NSF: demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of 
        mathematics, science, and information technology (see H.R. 
        1265), [24MR]
    ------report on establishment of high-speed, large bandwidth 
        capacity Internet access for all public elementary and 
        secondary schools and libraries (see H.R. 2534), [15JY]
    Pell Grant Program: funding (see H.R. 1675), [4MY]
    Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer 
        education programs (see H.R. 380), [19JA]
    Political science: grants for public policy programs at certain 
        institutes and schools (see H.R. 788), [23FE]
    Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see 
        H.J. Res. 7), [7JA] (see H.J. Res. 52), [6MY]
    Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and 
        counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit 
        of public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 352), [2NO]
    Public welfare programs: expand the educational and work 
        opportunities of certain welfare recipients (see H.R. 3434), 
        [17NO]
    ------make progress toward completion of high school or college a 
        permissible work activity (see H.R. 1362), [25MR]
    Research: repeal public access requirement on data produced under 
        Federal grants and agreements awarded to institutions of 
        higher education, hospitals, and other nonprofit organizations 
        (see H.R. 88), [7JA]
    Rural areas: provide for a rural education development initiative 
        (see H.R. 1868), [19MY] (see H.R. 2725), [5AU]
    ------provide grants to rural educational agencies (see H.R. 
        2997), [1OC]
    ------provide grants to rural educational agencies to enable the 
        recruitment and retention of qualified teachers (see H.R. 
        1629), [29AP]
    Schools: allocate limitations imposed on school construction bonds 
        whose holders are allowed a tax credit and apply Davis-Bacon 
        Act wage requirements to projects financed with such bonds 
        (see H.R. 1767), [12MY]
    ------encourage use of technology in the classroom (see H.R. 
        2845), [13SE]
    ------enhance safety (see H.R. 1895, 1898), [20MY]
    ------ensure safety by increasing police presence (see H.R. 1531), 
        [22AP]
    ------establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school 
        facilities (see H.R. 2955), [27SE]
    ------establish a School Security Technology Center and authorize 
        grants for local school security programs (see H.R. 2034), 
        [8JN]
    ------establish school violence prevention hotlines (see H.R. 
        1589), [27AP] (see H.R. 1937), [25MY]
    ------establish State revolving funds for school construction (see 
        H.R. 2469), [12JY]
    ------later starting times for secondary schools (see H. Con. Res. 
        73), [24MR]
    ------provide grants to enable secondary schools to hire a 
        director of school safety, discipline, and student assistance 
        to develop or improve safety plan (see H.R. 2761), [5AU]
    ------provide grants to improve the infrastructure of elementary 
        and secondary schools (see H.R. 1820), [14MY] (see H.R. 3071), 
        [13OC]
    ------provide grants to local agencies that agree to later 
        starting times for secondary school classes (see H.R. 1267), 
        [24MR]
    ------provide grants to local educational agencies to develop 
        smaller schools (see H.R. 3044), [7OC]
    ------provide grants to local educational agencies to enable them 
        to recruit and retain qualified school administrators (see 
        H.R. 2789), [5AU]
    ------provide grants to urban educational agencies to enable them 
        to recruit and retain qualified teachers (see H.R. 2659), 
        [30JY]
    ------provide matching grants for the construction, renovation and 
        repair of school facilities in areas affected by Federal 
        activities (see H.R. 1842), [18MY]
    ------provide parents whose children attend an academic emergency 
        school with education alternatives (see H.R. 2971), [29SE]
    ------provide safer schools and a better educational environment 
        (see H.R. 3465), [18NO]
    ------recruit, hire, and train additional school-based mental 
        health personnel (see H.R. 2567), [20JY] (see H.R. 2982), 
        [30SE]
    ------reduce class size and improve teacher quality (see H.R. 
        2390), [30JN]
    ------reductions in class size (see H.R. 1623), [29AP]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (see H.R. 2), [11FE] (see H.R. 1494), 
        [20AP]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (H.R. 2), consideration (see H. Res. 
        336), [19OC]
    ------support of State and local initiatives to address the 
        problem of school violence (see H. Res. 399), [18NO]
    ------transfer of certain public lands or national forest lands 
        for use as elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 150), 
        [7JA]
    ------transfer of certain public lands or national forest lands 
        for use as elementary or secondary schools (H.R. 150), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 189), [25MY]
    ------waive local matching requirement under the Community 
        Oriented Policing Program to allow placement of law 
        enforcement officers in schools (see H.R. 2371), [29JN]
    Science: tribute to Toshiba America, Inc./National Science 
        Teachers Association ExploraVision Awards program (see H. Con. 
        Res. 126), [8JN]
    Senior citizens: ensure the opportunity to serve as mentors, 
        tutors, and volunteers for certain programs (see H.R. 2802), 
        [5AU]
    Service academies: increase service obligation for military 
        service academies, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and the U.S. 
        Merchant Marine Academy (see H.R. 93), [7JA]
    Social Security: eliminate benefit penalties to individuals 
        receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 742), 
        [11FE]
    ------expand health care coverage for working, disabled 
        individuals and establish a Ticket to Work and Self-
        Sufficiency Program to provide work opportunities for such 
        individuals (see H.R. 1091), [11MR] (see H.R. 1180), [18MR]
    ------provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to 
        work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 3070), [13OC]
    ------use of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Program funds 
        for public school construction and hiring of teachers (see 
        H.R. 635), [9FE]
    States: allow use of a portion of welfare block grants for general 
        education spending (see H.R. 2320), [23JN]
    ------establish infrastructure banks for education (see H.R. 
        1648), [29AP]
    ------provide incentives to establish and administer periodic 
        teacher testing and merit pay programs for elementary and 
        secondary school teachers (see H.R. 591), [4FE]
    ------require equal education funding throughout the State (see 
        H.R. 555), [3FE]
    ------require to give priority to charter schools that will 
        provide a racially integrated educational experience in 
        awarding subgrants under the State charter school grant 
        program (see H.R. 2468), [12JY]
    Taxation: allow a deduction for post-secondary tuition and related 
        expenses (see H.R. 1188), [18MR]
    ------allow deductions for contributions to education individual 
        retirement accounts and increase allowable contributions and 
        uses for such accounts (see H.R. 2873), [15SE]
    ------allow employers a deduction for training expenses (see H.R. 
        857), [25FE]
    ------allow medical innovation tax credits for clinical testing 
        expenses attributable to academic medical centers and other 
        hospital research organizations (see H.R. 1039), [9MR]
    ------allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses 
        for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small 
        business trades (see H.R. 1824), [14MY]
    ------allow tax credits for certain elementary and secondary 
        school expenses and contributions to charitable school-tuition 
        organizations (see H.R. 741), [11FE] (see H.R. 936), [2MR] 
        (see H.R. 1710), [5MY]
    ------allow tax credits for public and nonpublic elementary and 
        secondary education expenses (see H.R. 935), [2MR]
    ------creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction 
        (see H.R. 415), [19JA]
    ------designate overpayments and contributions to the U.S. 
        Textbook and Technology Trust Fund (see H.R. 132), [7JA]
    ------exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see 
        H.R. 2265), [17JN]
    ------expand incentives for construction and renovation of public 
        schools and provide incentives for corporations to participate 
        in cooperative agreements with public schools in distressed 
        areas (see H.R. 1660), [4MY]
    ------expand incentives for construction and renovation of public 
        schools and provide incentives for corporations to participate 
        in cooperative agreements with public schools in distressed 
        areas (H.R. 1660), consideration (see H. Res. 240), [1JY]
    ------expand incentives for the construction and renovation of 
        public schools (see H.R. 340), [19JA] (see H.R. 1760), [11MY] 
        (see H.R. 2416), [1JY]
    ------extend deadline for contributions to education individual 
        retirement accounts (see H.R. 570), [4FE]
    ------extend research credit to expenses attributable to certain 
        collaborative research consortia (see H.R. 1328), [25MR]
    ------incentives for education (see H.R. 254), [7JA] (see H.R. 
        464), [2FE] (see H.R. 3120), [21OC]
    ------incentives to increase the demands for and supply of quality 
        child care (see H.R. 143), [7JA]
    ------increase lifetime learning credit for secondary teachers 
        returning to school for additional training (see H.R. 638), 
        [9FE]
    ------increase maximum annual contribution allowable to education 
        individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 922), [2MR]
    ------issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to assist 
        States in the construction and rehabilitation of public 
        schools (see H.R. 2514), [14JY]
    ------medical research tax credits (see H.R. 3505), [18NO]
    ------permit early distributions from employee stock ownership 
        plans for higher education expenses and first-time homebuyer 
        purchases (see H.R. 615), [8FE]
    ------permit private educational institutions to maintain certain 
        qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 588), [4FE]
    ------provide a source of interest-free capital for school 
        construction and renovation in States experiencing increased 
        enrollment (see H.R. 996), [4MR]
    ------provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for 
        acquisition of computer hardware and software (see H.R. 1076), 
        [11MR]
    ------provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for 
        technology-related training (see H.R. 1075), [11MR]
    ------provide partial income exclusion to certain teachers in 
        high-poverty schools (see H.R. 2611), [26JY]
    ------provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school 
        teachers (see H.R. 937), [2MR]
    ------provide tax relief, encourage savings and investment, 
        establish incentives for school construction, and eliminate 
        Social Security earnings test (see H.R. 1084), [11MR]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty 
        and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and 
        investments, and establish incentives for education and health 
        care (see H.R. 2488), [13JY]

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    ------reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty 
        and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and 
        investments, and establish incentives for education and health 
        care (H.R. 2488), consideration (see H. Res. 256), [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. 1389), [13AP]
    ------repeal limits on the deduction for interest on education 
        loans and increase income threshold for the phase out of such 
        deduction (see H.R. 2141), [10JN]
    ------simplify Internal Revenue Code through revenue neutral 
        proposals (see H.R. 1420), [14AP]
    ------treatment of amounts received as scholarships under the 
        National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program (see H.R. 
        324), [19JA]
    ------treatment of child tax credit and other nonrefundable 
        credits relative to alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1097), 
        [11MR]
    ------treatment of contributions of computers to schools and 
        public libraries (see H.R. 2308), [22JN]
    ------treatment of contributions to standard and education 
        individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1357), [25MR]
    ------treatment of education expenses (see H.R. 600), [4FE]
    ------treatment of education individual retirement accounts 
        relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 
        7), [1MR]
    ------treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see 
        H.R. 323), [19JA] (see H.R. 1014), [4MR]
    ------treatment of flight training expenses reimbursed through 
        certain veterans educational assistance allowances (see H.R. 
        2004), [27MY]
    ------treatment of higher education expenses and interest on 
        student loans (see H.R. 1631), [29AP] (see H.R. 2750), [5AU]
    ------treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 856), 
        [25FE] (see H.R. 1129), [16MR] (see H.R. 1196), [18MR]
    ------treatment of scholarships received under the National Health 
        Corps Scholarship Program and the F. Edward Hebert Armed 
        Forces Health Professions Scholarship and Financial Assistance 
        Program (see H.R. 1414), [14AP]
    ------treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 58), [7JA]
    Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act (H.R. 2488): consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 274), [4AU]
    Teachers: empower (see H.R. 1964), [26MY]
    ------establish mentoring programs for novice teachers (see H.R. 
        1662), [4MY]
    ------provide grants to State and local educational agencies to 
        pay one-half of salaries of teachers who use approved 
        sabbatical leave for a course of study to improve their 
        classroom teaching (see H.R. 2223), [15JN]
    ------support (see H. Res. 157), [4MY]
    ------use of elementary and secondary teacher training funding for 
        science scholarships (see H. Con. Res. 153), [13JY]
    ------use of elementary and secondary teacher training funding to 
        advance science, mathematics, and engineering education (see 
        H. Con. Res. 151), [13JY]
    Technology: encourage school personnel to participate in 
        technology education (see H.R. 3156), [27OC]
    ------provide for capital investments in technology education (see 
        H.R. 709), [11FE]
    ------provide for teacher training (see H.R. 645), [9FE] (see H.R. 
        2933), [23SE]
    Television: exempt licenses in the instructional television fixed 
        service from competitive bidding (see H.R. 879), [25FE]
    ------improve and expand access to educational programming (see 
        H.R. 2965), [28SE]
    Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (H.R. 1180): 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 387), [17NO]
    ------corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 236), [18NO]
    UNESCO: develop a strategy to bring the U.S. back into full and 
        active participation (see H.R. 1974), [27MY]
    ------renew U.S. membership (see H.R. 2566), [20JY]
    Urban areas: provide grants to organizations to develop youth 
        intervention models (see H.R. 102), [7JA]
    Veterans: recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and 
        express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's 
        Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 58), [17MR]
    Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act: use of certain 
        grant funds to provide parental education (see H.R. 2742), 
        [5AU]
    Women: encourage young women to pursue careers and higher 
        education degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and 
        technology (see H.R. 2387), [29JN]
    ------ensure schools prepare girls to compete in the 21st century 
        (see H.R. 2505), [14JY]
  Conference reports
    Education Flexibility Partnership Act (H.R. 800), [20AP]
    Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act (H.R. 2488), [4AU]
    Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (H.R. 1180), 
        [17NO]
  Messages
    Educational Excellence for All Children Act: President Clinton, 
        [24MY]
    Veto of H.R. 2488, Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act: President 
        Clinton, [23SE]
    Western Hemisphere Drug Alliance: President Clinton, [23FE]
  Motions
    Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State 
        participation in activities (H.R. 800), [23MR]
    Local government: assist local educational agencies in enabling 
        students to meet academic achievement standards (H.R. 2300), 
        [21OC]
    Schools: spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars 
        on children's classrooms (H.R. 2), [21OC]
    Taxation: reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage 
        penalty and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on 
        savings and investments, and establish incentives for 
        education and health care (H.R. 2488), [22JY], [2AU]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty 
        and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and 
        investments, and establish incentives for education and health 
        care (H.R. 2488), conference report, [5AU]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty 
        and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and 
        investments, and establish incentives for education and health 
        care (H.R. 2488), veto, [23SE], [19OC]
  Reports filed
    Academic Achievement for All Act (Straight A's Act): Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2300) (H. Rept. 106-
        386), [18OC]
    Breast Cancer Prevention, Education, Early Detection, and 
        Treatment: Committee on Commerce (House) (H. Res. 278) (H. 
        Rept. 106-400), [19OC]
    Collections of Information Antipiracy Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 354) (H. Rept. 106-349), [30SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 800, Education 
        Flexibility Partnership Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 143) (H. Rept. 106-102), [20AP]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1180, Ticket to Work 
        and Work Incentives Improvement Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 387) (H. Rept. 106-482), [17NO]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2488, Taxpayer Refund 
        and Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 274) (H. 
        Rept. 106-291), [4AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 2, Student Results Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 336) (H. Rept. 106-402), [19OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 150, Education Land Grant Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 189) (H. Rept. 106-164), [25MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 800, Education Flexibility Partnership Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 100) (H. Rept. 106-46), 
        [9MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1995, Teacher Empowerment Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 253) (H. Rept. 106-240), [19JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2300, Academic Achievement for All Act 
        (Straight A's Act): Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 338) 
        (H. Rept. 106-408), [20OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2389, County Schools Funding Revitalization 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 352) (H. Rept. 106-
        437), [2NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2488, Financial Freedom Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 256) (H. Rept. 106-246), [20JY]
    District of Columbia College Access Act: Committee on Government 
        Reform (House) (H.R. 974) (H. Rept. 106-158), [24MY]
    Education Flexibility Partnership Act: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 800) (H. Rept. 106-100), [20AP]
    ------Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 800) 
        (H. Rept. 106-43), [8MR]
    Education Land Grant Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        150) (H. Rept. 106-132), [10MY]
    Financial Freedom Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        2488) (H. Rept. 106-238), [16JY]
    Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act 
        Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2496) 
        (H. Rept. 106-390), [18OC]
    Student Results Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        (House) (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 106-394), [18OC], [19OC]
    Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        2488) (H. Rept. 106-289), [4AU]
    Teacher Empowerment Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        (House) (H.R. 1995) (H. Rept. 106-232), [14JY]
    Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1180) (H. Rept. 106-478), [17NO]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3070) (H. Rept. 
        106-393), [18OC]
    Work Incentives Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 1180) (H. Rept. 106-220), [1JY]

EDUCATION FLEXIBILITY PARTNERSHIP ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 800, provisions, [23MR]
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 800), [23FE]
    Enact (H.R. 800): consideration (see H. Res. 100), [9MR]
    ------consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 143), [20AP]
  Conference reports
    Provisions (H.R. 800), [20AP]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 800), [23MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 800, Provisions: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 143) (H. Rept. 106-102), 
        [20AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 800, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 100) (H. Rept. 106-46), [9MR]
    Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 800) (H. Rept. 106-100), 
        [20AP]
    ------Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 800) 
        (H. Rept. 106-43), [8MR]

EDUCATION LAND GRANT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 150): consideration (see H. Res. 189), [25MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 150, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 189) (H. Rept. 106-164), [25MY]
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 150) (H. Rept. 
        106-132), [10MY]

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EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE FOR ALL CHILDREN ACT
  Messages
    Provisions: President Clinton, [24MY]

EDWARDS, CHET (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), [2FE]
    Conferee: H.R. 2465, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
        closure, [21JY]
    ------H.R. 2605, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [13SE]

EGLIN AFB, FL
  Bills and resolutions
    NATO: recognize and commend personnel for participation in 
        Operation Allied Force in the Balkan region (see H. Res. 379), 
        [16NO]

EGYPT, ARAB REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Ahmed, Saif: encourage return from Egypt (see H. Res. 215), [16JN]

EHLERS, VERNON J. (a Representative from Michigan)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 
        21st Century, [14OC]
    ------S. 1467, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 
        Century, [5AU]
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: allow business and industry guaranteed loans to be 
        made for farmer-owned projects that add value to or process 
        agricultural products (see H.R. 2578), [21JY]
    Archivist of the U.S.: transfer certain Federal land in Michigan 
        to the Gerald R. Ford Foundation (see H.R. 3450), [18NO]
    Budget: deficit (see H. Con. Res. 160), [20JY]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony 
        to present the Congressional Gold Medal to Gerald R. and Betty 
        Ford (see H. Con. Res. 196), [12OC]
    Families and domestic relations: recognize importance of strong 
        marriages and the contributions that community marriage 
        policies have made to the strength of marriages (see H. Res. 
        280), [5AU]
    Taxation: requirements on the percentage of completion accounting 
        method for the manufacture of property (see H.R. 994), [4MR]
    Telecommunications: State and local government regulation of 
        citizens band radio equipment (see H.R. 2346), [24JN]

EHRLICH, ROBERT L., JR. (a Representative from Maryland)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State, territory, or 
        possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate 
        transportation of liquor (see H.R. 2094), [9JN]
    Employment: provide an exemption of overtime compensation for 
        certain firefighters and rescue squad members (see H.R. 1693), 
        [5MY]
    Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 
        1601), [28AP]

EISENHOWER, DWIGHT D. (34th President of the United States)
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Washington, DC: 
        designate (see H.R. 3108), [19OC]
    Presidents of the U.S.: acknowledge and commemorate service as 
        General of the Army and President (see H. Con. Res. 198), 
        [14OC]

EL PASO, TX
  Bills and resolutions
    Richard C. White Federal Building: designate (see H.R. 233), [7JA]
  Reports filed
    Richard C. White Federal Building: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 233) (H. Rept. 106-22), [23FE]

EL SALVADOR, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Elections (see H. Res. 110), [11MR] (see H. Res. 112), [15MR]
    Foreign policy: extradition of Salvadorans to U.S (see H. Res. 
        17), [7JA]
    Human rights: commission of war crimes against U.S. Army pilots 
        David H. Pickett and Earnest Dawson, Jr. (see H. Con. Res. 
        181), [8SE]
    Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: eliminate 
        requirement that family members of eligible aliens be 
        Nicaraguan or Cuban nationals and provide status adjustment to 
        other nationals (see H.R. 36), [6JA]
    ------provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for 
        adjustment of status (see H.R. 2722), [5AU]
  Messages
    Central American and Haitian Parity Act: President Clinton, [5AU]

ELDERLY
see Senior Citizens

ELECTIONS
related term(s) Fundraising; Political Campaigns; Voting
  Bills and resolutions
    Asian Americans: racial stereotyping relative to espionage and 
        campaign fundraising investigations (see H. Con. Res. 124), 
        [27MY]
    Barak, Ehud: tribute to election as Prime Minister of Israel and 
        encouraging peace agreement with Syria and Lebanon (see H. 
        Con. Res. 154), [14JY]
    Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. 
        Con. Res. 230), [16NO]
    Census: use of sampling to determine populations in States for 
        purposes of congressional redistricting (see H.R. 548), [3FE]
    Colombia: tribute to democratic elections and renew efforts to end 
        guerrilla war (see H. Res. 24), [19JA]
    Computers: conduct study of issues relative to online and Internet 
        technologies in the voting process (see H.R. 3232), [5NO]
    Congress: compile and make available to the public the names of 
        candidates for election who agree to conduct campaigns in 
        accordance with a Code of Election Ethics (see H. Con. Res. 
        12), [19JA]
    Constitutional amendments: regulate campaign expenditures and 
        contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 13), [7JA]
    Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific 
        Islander Americans and support political and civic 
        participation by these persons (see H. Con. Res. 111), [24MY]
    El Salvador: elections (see H. Res. 110), [11MR] (see H. Res. 
        112), [15MR]
    FEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1338), [25MR]
    ------authorizing appropriations and improving efficiency (see 
        H.R. 1818), [14MY]
    ------extend deadline for the submission of first quarter campaign 
        reports (see H.R. 696), [10FE]
    Government regulations: requirements for candidates receiving 
        Federal campaign financing relative to participation in 
        multicandidate forums (see H.R. 2027), [8JN]
    Haiti: encourage political leaders to seek agreement on 
        transparent, free, and widely participatory elections (see H. 
        Con. Res. 140), [22JN] (see H. Res. 97), [4MR]
    Immigration: preclude removal of an alien who unlawfully voted 
        solely due to a misunderstanding of his or her eligibility to 
        vote or citizenship status (see H.R. 2721), [5AU]
    India: support elections and encourage visit by President Clinton 
        (see H. Con. Res. 210, 211), [27OC]
    Indonesia: deployment of a U.N. force to address human rights 
        violations in East Timor relative to vote on self-
        determination (see H. Res. 292), [14SE]
    ------elections (see H. Res. 32), [2FE]
    ------implementation of results of referendum in East Timor and 
        end violence by paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 183, 
        185; H. Res. 285), [9SE]
    ------oppose IMF and World Bank loans until violence resulting 
        from the referendum in East Timor has been ended (see H.R. 
        2822), [9SE]
    ------prohibit assistance until Government has provided full 
        compensation for damage done by paramilitary groups in East 
        Timor (see H.R. 3157), [27OC]
    ------prohibit economic assistance until the results of the 
        referendum in East Timor have been fully implemented (see H.R. 
        2809), [8SE] (see H.R. 2838), [9SE] (see H.R. 2895), [21SE]
    Israel: elections (see H. Con. Res. 109), [18MY]
    Kuwait: commend decision to grant women the right to vote and run 
        for elected office (see H. Con. Res. 147), [29JN]
    National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 38), [6JA]
    Pakistan: opposition to military coup and support for a civilian, 
        democratically-elected government (see H. Con. Res. 200), 
        [19OC]
    ------prohibit waiver of certain sanctions until the President 
        certifies that Pakistan has a democratically elected 
        government (see H.R. 3330), [10NO]
    Panama: elections (see H. Res. 160), [5MY]
    Peru: interference with freedom of the press and the independence 
        of judicial and electoral institutions (see H. Res. 57), 
        [11FE]
    Political action committees: reduce influence in elections for 
        Federal office (see H.R. 2866), [14SE]
    Political campaigns: constitutional amendment to limit expenditure 
        of money to elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 3, 8), [7JA]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 417), [19JA] 
        (see H.R. 1641), [29AP] (see H.R. 1739), [6MY] (see H.R. 
        1867), [19MY] (see H.R. 1922), [25MY] (see H.R. 2668), [2AU] 
        (see H.R. 3243), [5NO]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 417), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 122), [18MR] (see H. Res. 126), 
        [23MR] (see H. Res. 283), [8SE]
    ------expand required spending reports and transfer enforcement of 
        campaign finance laws from the FEC to the Dept. of Justice 
        (see H.R. 32), [6JA]
    ------increase penalties for making or accepting contributions in 
        the name of another and prohibit foreign nationals from making 
        any campaign-related disbursements (see H.R. 1747), [11MY]
    ------limit contributions by nondistrict or out-of-State residents 
        in elections to Congress (see H.R. 1880), [20MY]
    ------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. 2461), [1JY]
    ------prohibit candidates from accepting unsecured loans from 
        depository institutions regulated under Federal law (see H.R. 
        400), [19JA]
    ------prohibit certain election-related activities by foreign 
        nationals (see H.R. 1778), [12MY]
    ------prohibit contributions and expenditures by political action 
        committees in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 57), 
        [7JA]
    ------prohibit contributions by nondistrict residents in elections 
        to the House of Representatives (see H.R. 594), [4FE]
    ------prohibit contributions by nondistrict residents in elections 
        to the Senate or the House of Representatives (see H.R. 715), 
        [11FE]
    ------prohibit contributions by nonparty multicandidate political 
        committees in Federal elections (see H.R. 593), [4FE]
    ------prohibit contributions from individuals that are not U.S. 
        citizens (see H.R. 69), [7JA]
    ------prohibit lowest unit rate for campaign advertising from 
        being available for communication in which candidates attack 
        opponents unless the candidate does so in person (see H.R. 
        2033), [8JN]
    ------prohibit use of soft money in Federal elections (see H.R. 
        399), [19JA]
    ------provide interregional primary elections and caucuses for 
        selection of delegates to a national Presidential nominating 
        convention (see H.R. 3277), [9NO]
    ------public financing of House of Representatives elections (see 
        H.R. 331), [19JA] (see H.R. 1171), [17MR]
    ------require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling 
        by telephone or electronic device (see H.R. 223), [7JA]
    ------require disclosure of funding sources for certain candidate 
        advocacy advertising (see H.R. 227), [7JA]
    President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct 
        popular election (see H.J. Res. 23), [4FE]

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    ------establish uniform poll closing time for elections (see H.R. 
        668), [10FE]
    Presidential Debate Commission: establish on an ongoing basis and 
        require nominees for President and Vice President to 
        participate in debates to receive Federal funding for party 
        conventions (see H.R. 178), [7JA]
    Presidents of the U.S.: repeal constitutional amendment to limit 
        terms (see H.J. Res. 38), [11MR]
    Qatar: commitment to democracy, women's suffrage, and elections 
        (see H. Con. Res. 35), [23FE]
    States: allow use of redistricting systems for congressional 
        districts other than single-member districts (see H.R. 1173), 
        [17MR]
    ------requirements relative to access to election ballots for 
        certain parties (see H.R. 2026), [8JN]
    Venezuela: elections (see H. Res. 27), [19JA]
    Voting: guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, 
        merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, 
        State, and local elections (see H.R. 2685), [3AU]
    ------protect the equal participation of eligible voters in 
        Federal election campaigns (see H.R. 463), [2FE] (see H.R. 
        1957), [26MY]
    ------reform voter registration policies relative to use of Social 
        Security numbers and purging of names from State rolls (see 
        H.R. 180), [7JA]
    ------require States to permit individuals to register to vote in 
        an election for Federal office on the date of the election 
        (see H.R. 2864), [14SE]
    ------secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been 
        released from incarceration (see H.R. 906), [2MR]
  Reports filed
    Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act: Committee on House 
        Administration (House) (H.R. 417) (H. Rept. 106-297), [5AU]
    Campaign Integrity Act: Committee on House Administration (House) 
        (H.R. 1867) (H. Rept. 106-294), [5AU]
    Campaign Reform and Election Integrity Act: Committee on House 
        Administration (House) (H.R. 2668) (H. Rept. 106-295), [5AU]
    Citizen Legislature and Political Freedom Act: Committee on House 
        Administration (House) (H.R. 1922) (H. Rept. 106-296), [5AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 417, Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 283) (H. Rept. 106-311), 
        [8SE]

ELECTRIC POWER
related term(s) Power Resources
  Bills and resolutions
    Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see 
        H.R. 2900), [21SE]
    Bonneville Power Administration: allow sales of electricity to 
        joint operating entities (see H.R. 3447), [18NO]
    Federal Power Act: amend relative to electric reliability and 
        oversight (see H.R. 2602), [22JY]
    FERC: ensure protection of certain Federal power customers (see 
        H.R. 2887), [21SE]
    ------extension of deadline for Mt. Hope Waterpower Project (see 
        H.R. 459), [2FE]
    ------hydroelectric projects licensing reform (see H.R. 2335), 
        [24JN]
    Fund for Environmental Priorities: establish and fund with a 
        portion of consumer savings resulting from retail electricity 
        choice (see H.R. 341), [19JA]
    Government regulations: promote energy independence and self-
        sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric 
        energy generation systems (see H.R. 2947), [24SE]
    ------provide that no electric utility shall be required to enter 
        into a new contract or obligation to purchase or to sell 
        electricity or capacity (see H.R. 1138), [16MR]
    Hazardous substances: reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, 
        nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired 
        electric utility generating units (see H.R. 2980), [30SE]
    ------require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to 
        reduce mercury emissions (see H.R. 2667), [2AU]
    Local government: allow entities to serve as nonprofit aggregators 
        of electricity services (see H.R. 2734), [5AU]
    Native Americans: settlement of claims of the Spokane Tribe of 
        Indians of the Spokane Reservation concerning contributions to 
        production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam (see H.R. 
        2664), [30JY]
    Power resources: provide a transition to market-based rates for 
        power sold by the TVA and Federal Power Marketing 
        Administration (see H.R. 1486), [20AP]
    Public utilities: encourage States to establish competitive retail 
        markets for electricity, clarify Federal and State roles in 
        retail electricity markets, and remove certain Federal 
        barriers to competition (see H.R. 1587), [27AP]
    ------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. 971), [3MR]
    ------establish programs for electric energy conservation and 
        efficiency, renewable energy, and universal and affordable 
        service (see H.R. 2569), [20JY]
    ------provide consumers with a reliable source of electricity and 
        choice of electric providers (see H.R. 2050), [8JN]
    ------provide for competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 
        667), [10FE] (see H.R. 1828), [17MY] (see H.R. 2944), [24SE]
    ------provide for expansion of electricity transmission networks 
        to encourage competition and less regulation in the electric 
        power industry (see H.R. 2786), [5AU]
    ------provide for the restructuring of the electric power industry 
        (see H.R. 2645), [29JY]
    ------revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility 
        holding companies (see H.R. 2363), [25JN]
    Taxation: allow credit for residential solar energy property (see 
        H.R. 1465), [15AP]
    ------application of the credit for electricity produced from 
        renewable resources to electricity produced from biomass 
        facilities (see H.R. 1731), [6MY]
    ------encourage production and use of electric vehicles (see H.R. 
        1108), [15MR]
    ------exclude certain amounts received by power utilities from 
        gross income as contributions to capital (see H.R. 2464), 
        [1JY]
    ------extension of the credit for producing electricity from 
        certain renewable resources to include landfill gas (see H.R. 
        3466), [18NO]
    ------extension of the credit for producing electricity from 
        certain renewable resources to include poultry manure (see 
        H.R. 1457), [15AP]
    ------extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind 
        (see H.R. 750), [11FE]
    ------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. 1253), [24MR]
    ------treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical 
        output facilities (see H.R. 721), [11FE]
    ------treatment of U.S. utilities' foreign investments relative to 
        foreign tax credits and deductible interest allocation rules 
        (see H.R. 1416), [14AP]
    TVA: authorize repurchase of certain bonds (see H.R. 140), [7JA]
    ------ensure that financial instability does not place the U.S. 
        Treasury at risk (see H.R. 3130), [21OC]
  Reports filed
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Mt. Hope Waterpower Project: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 459) (H. Rept. 106-119), 
        [28AP]

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. 1575), [27AP]
    ------prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of 
        certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or 
        regional network (see H.R. 3229), [4NO]
    Foreign currencies: require additional disclosures relating to 
        exchange rates in transfers involving international 
        transactions (see H.R. 382), [19JA]
    National Gambling Impact Study Commission: implement 
        recommendations relative to availability of cash through 
        automatic teller machines in gambling establishments (see H.R. 
        2811), [8SE]

ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN GLOBAL AND NATIONAL COMMERCE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 1714): consideration (see H. Res. 366), [8NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1714, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 366) (H. Rept. 106-462), [8NO]
    Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1714) (H. Rept. 
        106-341), [27SE]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1714) (H. Rept. 
        106-341), [18OC]

ELECTRONICS
  Bills and resolutions
    Computers: authorize the purchase of information technology 
        relative to year 2000 conversion by State and local 
        governments through Federal supply schedules (see H.R. 1599), 
        [28AP]
    ------encourage expansion of electronic commerce (see H.R. 1320), 
        [25MR] (see H.R. 3220), [4NO]
    ------ensure the Internet remains open to fair competition, free 
        from Government regulation, and easily accessible (see H.R. 
        1686), [5MY]
    ------regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial 
        electronic mail (see H.R. 1910), [24MY] (see H.R. 3113), 
        [20OC]
    ------regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial 
        electronic mail and prohibit unauthorized use of Internet 
        domain names (see H.R. 2162), [10JN]
    ------use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and 
        security (see H.R. 850), [25FE] (see H.R. 2616), [27JY]
    Congress: make certain information available to the public on the 
        Internet (see H.R. 654), [9FE]
    Crime: provide a mandatory minimum prison sentence for certain 
        wiretapping or electronic surveillance offenses by Federal 
        officers or employees (see H.R. 1888), [20MY]
    Electronic commerce: amend certain consumer protection laws to 
        facilitate the electronic delivery of disclosures and other 
        information (see H.R. 2626), [27JY]
    ------facilitate the use of electronic records and signatures in 
        interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 1714), [6MY]
    ------facilitate the use of electronic records and signatures in 
        interstate or foreign commerce (H.R. 1714), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 366), [8NO]
    ------improve access to electronic databases including securities 
        market information databases (see H.R. 1858), [19MY]
    ------recognize electronic signatures, restrict certain electronic 
        mail advertisements, protect Internet privacy, and promote 
        deployment of broadband Internet services (see H.R. 1685), 
        [5MY]
    Food stamps: provide for a national standard of interoperability 
        and portability for electronic benefit transfer systems (see 
        H.R. 2709), [4AU]
    Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 
        439), [2FE]
    Income: exemption from the requirement that all Federal payments 
        be made by electronic funds transfer relative to Old-Age, 
        Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 1409), 
        [14AP]
    Political campaigns: require certain disclosures and reports 
        relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see 
        H.R. 223), [7JA]
    Privacy: strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic 
        eavesdropping (see H.R. 514), [3FE]
    ------strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic 
        eavesdropping (H.R. 514), consideration (see H. Res. 77), 
        [23FE]
    Small business: facilitate compliance with certain Federal 
        paperwork requirements and establish a task force to 
        streamline certain requirements (see H.R. 391), [19JA]
    ------facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork 
        requirements and establish a task force to

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        streamline certain requirements (H.R. 391), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 42), [9FE]
    Taxation: allow credit for development costs of certain encryption 
        products with plaintext capability (see H.R. 2617), [27JY]
    ------treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral 
        equipment (see H.R. 1560), [26AP]
    Telecommunications: State and local government regulation of 
        citizens band radio equipment (see H.R. 2346), [24JN]
    U.N.: oppose proposed tax on Internet use (see H. Con. Res. 172), 
        [4AU]
  Messages
    Cyberspace Electronic Security Act: President Clinton, [21SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 391, Facilitate Small Business Compliance 
        With Certain Federal Paperwork Requirements and Establish a 
        Task Force To Streamline Certain Requirements: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 42) (H. Rept. 106-13), [9FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 514, Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 77) (H. Rept. 106-28), 
        [23FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1714, Electronic Signatures in Global and 
        National Commerce Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        366) (H. Rept. 106-462), [8NO]
    Consumer and Investor Access to Information Act: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 1858) (H. Rept. 106-350), [30SE]
    Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1714) (H. Rept. 106-341), 
        [27SE]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1714) (H. Rept. 
        106-341), [18OC]
    Facilitate Small Business Compliance With Certain Federal 
        Paperwork Requirements and Establish a Task Force To 
        Streamline Certain Requirements: Committee on Government 
        Reform (House) (H.R. 391) (H. Rept. 106-8), [8FE]
    Paperwork Elimination Act: Committee on Small Business (House) 
        (H.R. 439) (H. Rept. 106-11), [8FE]
    Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act: Committee on 
        Armed Services (House) (H.R. 850) (H. Rept. 106-117), [26JY]
    ------Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 850) (H. 
        Rept. 106-117), [26JY]
    ------Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 850) (H. 
        Rept. 106-117), [19JY]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 850) (H. Rept. 106-
        117), [27AP]
    Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 514) (H. Rept. 106-24), [23FE]

ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Amend (see H.R. 2719), [5AU]
    Children and youth: establish a program to identify and mentor 
        college eligible high school students (see H.R. 3386), [16NO]
    Dept. of Education: allow certain counties flexibility in spending 
        funds (see H.R. 127), [7JA]
    Education: encourage the implementation or expansion of pre-
        kindergarten programs to include certain young students (see 
        H.R. 2865), [14SE]
    ------encourage young women to pursue careers and higher education 
        degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology 
        (see H.R. 2387), [29JN]
    ------ensure schools prepare girls to compete in the 21st century 
        (see H.R. 2505), [14JY]
    ------improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 3195), [2NO]
    ------promote family literacy projects (see H.R. 3222), [4NO]
    ------provide for a rural education development initiative (see 
        H.R. 1868), [19MY]
    ------provide grants to State and local educational agencies to 
        pay one-half of salaries of teachers who use approved 
        sabbatical leave for a course of study to improve their 
        classroom teaching (see H.R. 2223), [15JN]
    ------reduce class size and improve teacher quality (see H.R. 
        2390), [30JN]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (H.R. 2), consideration (see H. Res. 
        336), [19OC]
    ------strengthen involvement of parents in the education of their 
        children (see H.R. 2801), [5AU]
    Libraries: provide up-to-date school library media resources and 
        professionally certified school library media specialists for 
        elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3008), [4OC]
    Reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1960), [26MY]
    Science: include advanced scientific education programs in 
        elementary schools (see H.R. 1534), [22AP]
    Senior citizens: ensure the opportunity to serve as mentors, 
        tutors, and volunteers for certain programs (see H.R. 2802), 
        [5AU]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2, Student Results Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 336) (H. Rept. 106-402), [19OC]
    Student Results Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        (House) (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 106-394), [18OC], [19OC]

ELIM NATIVE CORP.
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: restore certain lands to the 
        Elim Native Corp. (see H.R. 3090), [18OC]
  Reports filed
    Restore Certain Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Lands to the 
        Elim Native Corp.: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3090) 
        (H. Rept. 106-452), [5NO]

ELKO COUNTY, NV
  Bills and resolutions
    Public lands: transfer certain Federal lands (see H.R. 1231), 
        [23MR]
  Reports filed
    Elko County, NV, Federal Land Transfer: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1231) (H. Rept. 106-308), [8SE]

EMBASSIES
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        (see H.R. 2415), [1JY] (see H.R. 3427), [17NO]
    Serbia: express regret and apologize for accidental bombing of 
        Chinese Embassy by NATO forces (see H. Con. Res. 106), [12MY]
    ------reimbursement of damages relative to the accidental bombing 
        of Chinese Embassy by NATO forces (see H. Con. Res. 157), 
        [16JY]

EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Food: purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy 
        persons (see H.R. 1324), [25MR] (see H.R. 3453), [18NO]

EMERGENCY MEDICAL PERSONNEL
see Health Care Professionals

EMERSON, JO ANN (a Representative from Missouri)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1906, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and 
        related agencies programs appropriations, [13SE]
    ------H.R. 2490, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive 
        Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations, [21JY]
    ------H.R. 2587, District of Columbia appropriations, [3AU]
    ------H.R. 3064, District of Columbia appropriations, [21OC]
    Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Board of Trustess, [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 
        4), [7JA]
    Agriculture: improve financial situation of farmers and ranchers 
        (see H.R. 2743), [5AU]
    Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and 
        greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation 
        (see H.J. Res. 6), [7JA]
    Children and youth: improve health of children (see H.R. 1085), 
        [11MR]
    Education: direct funding and control to local educational 
        agencies (see H.R. 995), [4MR]
    Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see 
        H.J. Res. 5), [7JA]
    Health: develop monitoring systems to promote safe motherhood (see 
        H.R. 2316), [23JN]
    Medicare: repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation 
        services (see H.R. 1385), [13AP]
    ------revise interim payment system to home health agencies for 
        home health services (see H.R. 2744), [5AU]
    Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task 
        Force: establish (see H.R. 119), [7JA]
    Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see 
        H.J. Res. 7), [7JA]
    Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining 
        age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 120), [7JA]
    ------improve benefit computation formula for certain workers 
        affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 
        1771), [12MY]
    Taxation: allow a refundable credit for certain Medicare premiums 
        (see H.R. 122), [7JA] (see H.R. 1772), [12MY]
    ------allow credit to military retirees for Medicare coverage (see 
        H.R. 121), [7JA]
    ------allow penalty-free distributions from qualified retirement 
        plans on account of the death or disability of the 
        participant's spouse (see H.R. 2826), [9SE]

EMIGRANT WILDERNESS PRESERVATION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 359) (H. Rept. 
        106-425), [1NO]

EMIGRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Vietnam: make normal trade relations status contingent upon free 
        emigration policies (see H.J. Res. 58), [9JN]
  Messages
    Emigration Laws and Policies of Albania: President Clinton, [2FE], 
        [19JY]
    U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund Deferral of 
        Budget Authority: President Clinton, [2AU]
  Reports filed
    Make Normal Trade Relations Status for Vietnam Contingent Upon 
        Free Emigration Policies: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.J. Res. 58) (H. Rept. 106-282), [2AU]

EMPLOYEE PENSION PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1213), [22MR]

EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act, [3NO]
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: promote and improve employee stock 
        ownership plans (see H.R. 2124), [10JN]
    Courts: establish new procedures and access to courts for 
        grievances arising under group health plans (see H.R. 2758), 
        [5AU]
    Employment: ensure proper treatment of temporary employees under 
        employee benefit plans (see H.R. 2299), [22JN]
    Federal employees: health benefits coverage for infertility 
        treatment (see H.R. 2706), [4AU]
    Health: establish certain requirements for managed care plans (see 
        H.R. 3259), [8NO]
    ------establish standards to improve children's health quality in 
        managed care plans and other health plans (see H.R. 1661), 
        [4MY]
    ------extend COBRA continuation health coverage for individuals 55 
        and older (see H.R. 2227), [15JN]
    ------extend COBRA continuation health coverage for surviving 
        spouses (see H.R. 1335), [25MR]
    ------improve access and choice for small business owners relative 
        to employee health insurance expenses (see H.R. 1496), [20AP] 
        (see H.R. 2047), [8JN]

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    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (see H.R. 2990), [30SE]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (H.R. 2990), consideration (see H. Res. 323), [5OC]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (H.R. 2990), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 348), 
        [1NO]
    ------permit individuals to continue health plan coverage during 
        participation in approved clinical studies (see H.R. 2769), 
        [5AU]
    ------protect beneficiaries of group and individual health plans, 
        and Medicare+Choice plans in the use of prescription drug 
        formularies (see H.R. 3274), [9NO]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see 
        H.R. 358), [19JA] (see H.R. 719), [11FE] (see H.R. 1133), 
        [16MR] (see H.R. 2723), [5AU] (see H.R. 2824), [9SE]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 358), consideration (see H. Res. 197), [27MY] (see H. 
        Res. 310), [28SE]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 2723), consideration (see H. Res. 323), [5OC]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and preserve 
        against preemption of certain State causes of action (see H.R. 
        216), [7JA]
    ------require insurance coverage of bone mass measurements and 
        inform women concerning reproductive and post-menopausal 
        health care choices (see H.R. 925), [2MR]
    Health care professionals: ensure choice of physicians (see H.R. 
        2275), [17JN]
    Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under 
        health plans (see H.R. 2045), [8JN]
    ------coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 524), [3FE] (see 
        H.R. 1132), [16MR]
    ------disclose limitations placed on medical care services to plan 
        participants that would otherwise be protected under State law 
        (see H.R. 2113), [9JN]
    ------ensure access to information relative to plan coverage, 
        managed care procedures, health care providers, and quality 
        medical care (see H.R. 2046), [8JN]
    ------ensure coverage of emergency ambulance services (see H.R. 
        1777), [12MY]
    ------establish hospital lengths of stay based on a determination 
        by an appropriate physician in consultation with the patient 
        (see H.R. 989), [4MR]
    ------make group health plan reforms (see H.R. 2095), [9JN]
    ------provide coverage for individuals participating in approved 
        cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 3110), [19OC]
    ------provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance 
        abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group 
        and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1515), [21AP]
    ------provide new procedures and access to review for grievances 
        arising under group health plans (see H.R. 2089), [9JN]
    ------provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse 
        treatment services under private group and individual health 
        coverage (see H.R. 1977), [27MY]
    ------provide that participants in disability insurance plans are 
        entitled to judicial review of certain benefit determinations 
        (see H.R. 1773), [12MY]
    ------require children-only coverage option under group health 
        plans (see H.R. 1169), [17MR]
    ------require coverage of hair prostheses for individuals with 
        scalp hair loss as a result of alopecia areata (see H.R. 
        3328), [10NO]
    ------require group and individual health insurance plans to 
        provide coverage of cancer screening (see H.R. 1285), [25MR]
    ------require group health plans and health insurance issuers to 
        provide coverage for human leukocyte antigen testing (see H.R. 
        2021), [8JN]
    ------require group health plans to provide access to unrestricted 
        medical advice (see H.R. 2043), [8JN]
    ------require group health plans to provide coverage of pediatric 
        care (see H.R. 2044), [8JN]
    ------require health insurance issuers to notify participants of 
        impending termination of coverage due to the failure of a 
        group health plan to pay premiums (see H.R. 845), [24FE]
    ------require health 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. 49), [6JA]
    ------require health plans to provide adequate access to services 
        provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 1806), [13MY] 
        (see H.R. 2041), [8JN]
    Mental health: clarify application of certain mental health parity 
        provisions to annual and lifetime visit, benefit, and dollar 
        limits (see H.R. 2445), [1JY]
    Pensions: joint trusteeship of single-employer plans (see H.R. 
        1277), [24MR]
    ------preempt State law in certain cases relative to certain 
        church plans (see H.R. 2183), [14JN]
    ------prevent the wearing away of an employee's accrued benefit 
        under a defined plan by reducing future accruals under the 
        plan (see H.R. 2759), [5AU]
    ------protect benefits of employees in defined benefit plans and 
        enforce age discrimination requirements relative to tax 
        legislation on defined benefit plans becoming cash balance 
        plans (see H.R. 2902), [21SE]
    ------require plan administrators that provide access to 
        automobile insurance to submit certain information on such 
        insurance to the FTC (see H.R. 2006), [8JN]
    Securities: establish requirements for certain stock purchase 
        arrangements maintained by employers for employees and provide 
        favorable tax treatment for such arrangements (see H.R. 3462), 
        [18NO]
    Small business: reduce premiums paid to the Pension Benefit 
        Guaranty Corp. (see H.R. 3246), [8NO]
    Taxation: require pension plans to provide adequate notice to 
        beneficiaries whose future accruals are being significantly 
        reduced (see H.R. 3047), [7OC]
  Motions
    Health: national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), [6OC], [3NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2723, Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care 
        Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. 
        Rept. 106-366), [5OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. Rept. 106-366), 
        [5OC]
    Senate Amendment to H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 348) (H. Rept. 106-430), 
        [1NO]

EMPLOYMENT
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1180, Work Incentives Improvement Act, [28OC]
    National Skill Standards Board, [4MY]
    Twenty-First Century Workforce Commission, [7JN]
  Bills and resolutions
    Airlines: whistleblower protection for airline employees who 
        provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 953), [3MR]
    Alaska: improve Federal hiring and contracting of natives (see 
        H.R. 2804), [5AU]
    Aliens: deny coverage under certain anti-discrimination statutes 
        of employed individuals that are unlawfully present in the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 3170), [28OC]
    Bureau of the Census: facilitate recruitment of temporary 
        employees to assist in the conduct of the decennial census 
        (see H.R. 683), [10FE]
    Business and industry: allow employees the right to accept or 
        reject arbitration to resolve an employment controversy (see 
        H.R. 613), [8FE]
    ------promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 
        2124), [10JN]
    ------recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor 
        organizations who prevail in proceedings brought by NLRB or 
        OSHA (see H.R. 1987), [27MY]
    ------recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor 
        organizations who prevail in proceedings brought by NLRB or 
        OSHA (H.R. 1987), consideration (see H. Res. 342), [25OC]
    ------require certain parent corporations of Federal contractors 
        to provide health care benefits to retired employees of the 
        contractor (see H.R. 3506), [18NO]
    ------require employers which are terminating businesses to offer 
        employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 499), [2FE]
    ------require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal 
        contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 1600), [28AP]
    Children and youth: establish public-private partnerships to 
        provide child care (see H.R. 3318), [10NO]
    ------provide for grants, a national clearinghouse, and a report 
        to improve the quality and availability of after-school 
        programs (see H.R. 1307), [25MR]
    Civil rights: clarify intent of Congress to hold individuals 
        responsible for discriminatory acts committed by them in 
        employment (see H.R. 2508), [14JY]
    ------establish criminal liability for discrimination based on 
        disparate treatment (see H.R. 2510), [14JY]
    ------implement alternative program for providing a benefit or 
        employment preference under Federal law (see H.R. 2509), 
        [14JY]
    ------improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages 
        based on sex (see H.R. 541), [3FE] (see H.R. 2397), [30JN]
    ------prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on 
        sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1271), [24MR]
    ------prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or 
        sexual orientation (see H.R. 311), [7JA]
    ------prohibit employment discrimination (see H.R. 1980), [27MY]
    Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions 
        (see H.R. 90), [7JA]
    Community development: encourage small business development in 
        certain communities through support of Community Development 
        Venture Capital funds (see H.R. 2812), [8SE]
    ------provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones, 
        enterprise communities, and strategic planning communities 
        (see H.R. 2170), [10JN] (see H.R. 2463), [1JY]
    Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts 
        on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 2088), [9JN]
    ------provide simplified criteria for determining whether an 
        individual is an employee or an independent contractor and 
        limit retroactive employment tax reclassifications (see H.R. 
        1525), [22AP]
    ------require that work that requires licensing be performed by a 
        person who is so licensed (see H.R. 479), [2FE]
    ------require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local 
        poverty line (see H.R. 314), [7JA]
    Copeland Act: repeal (see H.R. 736), [11FE]
    Courts: cost-of-living adjustments for administrative law judges 
        (see H.R. 915), [2MR]
    ------independent counsel law reform (see H.R. 117), [7JA]
    ------independent counsel law repeal (see H.R. 386), [19JA] (see 
        H.R. 794), [23FE]
    Crime: establish Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed 
        outside the U.S. by civilians employed by, or accompanying, 
        the U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 3380), [16NO]
    ------penalties for intentionally damaging mass transit vehicles 
        or causing death or serious injury to transit employees or 
        passengers (see H.R. 1080), [11MR]
    ------protect the civil rights of victims of gender-motivated 
        violence (see H.R. 3106), [19OC]
    Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction 
        workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 1012), [4MR]
    ------repeal (see H.R. 736), [11FE]
    ------require cancellation of contracts with repeat violators and 
        disclosure of certain payroll information (see H.R. 527), 
        [3FE]
    ------waive requirements relative to contracts for school and 
        library construction and repair (see H.R. 2396), [30JN]
    Dept. of Defense: ensure that Federal construction contractors 
        abide by State tax, employment, and licensing regulations (see 
        H.R. 474), [2FE]

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    ------equitable retirement for military reserve technicians 
        covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 1079), [11MR]
    ------provide wage parity to certain employees in Texas and 
        Oklahoma (see H.R. 1393), [13AP]
    Dept. of HHS: employment opportunities for women scientists (see 
        H.R. 269), [7JA]
    Dept. of HUD: reform empowerment zone designation process by 
        placing more emphasis on an applicant's poverty and 
        unemployment rates (see H.R. 504), [2FE]
    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. 318), [7JA]
    Dept. of Labor: allow reimbursement of certain training costs (see 
        H.R. 2254), [17JN]
    ------establish voluntary protection programs (see H.R. 1459), 
        [15AP]
    ------protect employer rights (see H.R. 1441), [15AP]
    ------require completion of a National Academy of Sciences study 
        before implementing standards or guidelines on ergonomics (see 
        H.R. 987), [4MR]
    ------require completion of a National Academy of Sciences study 
        before implementing standards or guidelines on ergonomics 
        (H.R. 987), consideration (see H. Res. 271), [2AU]
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        (H.R. 2415), consideration (see H. Res. 247), [14JY]
    Dept. of Transportation: make grants to develop a pilot program on 
        the use of telecommuting as a means of reducing air pollutant 
        emissions (see H.R. 2556), [19JY]
    Discrimination: prevent involuntary application of arbitration to 
        discrimination claims (see H.R. 872), [25FE]
    ------prohibit in the offering of benefits to designated 
        associates of employees relative to the nature of the 
        relationship (see H.R. 1013), [4MR]
    ------prohibit on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation 
        (see H.R. 2355), [24JN]
    District of Columbia: extend whistleblower protection coverage to 
        personnel of the District of Columbia courts (see H.R. 858), 
        [25FE]
    Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job 
        opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, 
        produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and 
        redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050), [10MR]
    Education: enable schools to use computer hardware to increase 
        student achievement and prepare students for the workplace 
        (see H.R. 1786), [12MY]
    ------encourage young women to pursue careers and higher education 
        degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology 
        (see H.R. 2387), [29JN]
    ------establish grant programs to provide opportunities for 
        adolescents, training programs for teachers, job training 
        courses at community colleges, and reduction in school class 
        sizes (see H.R. 2975), [29SE]
    ------improve and transfer the jurisdiction of the Troops-to-
        Teachers Program (see H.R. 1326), [25MR]
    ------provide for regional skills training alliances (see H.R. 
        200), [7JA] (see H.R. 733), [11FE]
    ------provide grants to local educational agencies to enable them 
        to recruit and retain qualified school administrators (see 
        H.R. 2789), [5AU]
    ------responsibility of employers for conduct of their employees 
        relative to sexual abuse of students (see H.R. 404), [19JA]
    ------support teachers (see H. Res. 157), [4MY]
    Employment: implement alternative program for providing a benefit 
        or employment preference under Federal law (see H.R. 2509), 
        [14JY]
    ERISA: ensure choice of physicians (see H.R. 2275), [17JN]
    ------ensure proper treatment of temporary employees under 
        employee benefit plans (see H.R. 2299), [22JN]
    ------establish new procedures and access to courts for grievances 
        arising under group health plans (see H.R. 2758), [5AU]
    ------establish requirements for certain stock purchase 
        arrangements maintained by employers for employees and provide 
        favorable tax treatment for such arrangements (see H.R. 3462), 
        [18NO]
    ------joint trusteeship of single-employer pension plans (see H.R. 
        1277), [24MR]
    ------make group health plan reforms (see H.R. 2095), [9JN]
    ------preempt State law in certain cases relative to certain 
        church plans (see H.R. 2183), [14JN]
    ------provide new procedures and access to review for grievances 
        arising under group health plans (see H.R. 2089), [9JN]
    ------provide that participants in disability insurance plans are 
        entitled to judicial review of certain benefit determinations 
        (see H.R. 1773), [12MY]
    Fair Labor Standards Act: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for 
        certain computer professionals (see H.R. 3038), [7OC]
    ------minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain employees 
        (see H.R. 1302), [25MR]
    ------minimum wage and overtime exemptions for licensed funeral 
        directors and embalmers (see H.R. 793), [23FE]
    ------permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood (see 
        H.R. 221), [7JA]
    ------provide an exemption to States which adopt certain minimum 
        wage laws (see H.R. 2928), [23SE]
    ------reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 2119), 
        [10JN]
    Families and domestic relations: demonstration projects to support 
        State and local efforts to provide partial or full wage 
        replacement for childbirth, adoption, or other caregiving 
        needs (see H.R. 2500), [13JY]
    ------improve the availability of child care and development 
        services outside normal school hours (see H.R. 489), [2FE]
    ------improve the availability of child care for children of 
        parents working nontraditional hours or shifts (see H.R. 
        2694), [3AU]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement 
        in educational and extracurricular activities, routine medical 
        needs, and assistance to elderly relatives (see H.R. 2103), 
        [9JN]
    ------allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, 
        adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health 
        condition (see H.R. 2104), [9JN]
    ------amend (see H.R. 91), [7JA]
    ------eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see 
        H.R. 3297), [10NO]
    Federal aid programs: increase flexibility for the transfer of 
        within State allocations between adult and dislocated worker 
        employment and training activities (see H.R. 2675), [2AU]
    ------participation requirements for summer youth employment 
        programs relative to attendance rates (see H.R. 777), [23FE]
    Federal employees: alleviate pay-compression problem affecting 
        members of the Senior Executive Service and other senior-level 
        Federal employees (see H.R. 3147), [26OC]
    ------allow service credit portability for Federal Reserve Board 
        employees who obtain employment with other Federal agencies 
        (see H.R. 807), [23FE]
    ------ensure parity between the compensation of members of the 
        Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 34), 
        [12FE]
    ------equitable overtime pay and credit hour policies (see H.R. 
        582), [4FE] (see H.R. 2696), [4AU]
    ------make certain service performed as an employee of a 
        nonappropriated fund instrumentality creditable for retirement 
        purposes (see H.R. 2686), [3AU]
    ------make certain temporary Federal service creditable for 
        retirement purposes (see H.R. 1606), [28AP]
    ------permit children of non-legislative branch employees to 
        enroll in the House of Representatives Child Care Center (see 
        H.R. 3122), [21OC]
    ------reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), 
        [29JY]
    ------require preemployment drug testing (see H.R. 279), [7JA]
    Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match 
        requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 
        460), [2FE]
    GAO: require study and report on violence by postal employees (see 
        H.R. 2385), [29JN]
    Government: payment protections for persons providing labor and 
        materials for Federal construction projects (see H.R. 1219), 
        [23MR]
    Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional 
        deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see 
        H.R. 350), [19JA]
    ------analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of 
        proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R. 350), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 36), [3FE]
    ------debarment or suspension from Federal procurement and 
        nonprocurement activities of persons that violate certain 
        labor and safety laws (see H.R. 1227), [23MR]
    Health: establish certain requirements for managed care plans (see 
        H.R. 3259), [8NO]
    ------improve access and choice for small business owners relative 
        to employee health insurance expenses (see H.R. 1496), [20AP] 
        (see H.R. 2047), [8JN]
    ------limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information 
        (see H.R. 2555), [19JY]
    ------prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care 
        workers who report unsafe conditions and practices (see H.R. 
        137), [7JA]
    ------prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on 
        the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), [1JY]
    Health Care Access, Affordability, and Quality Commission: 
        establish (see H.R. 2042), [8JN]
    Health care professionals: admission requirements for nonimmigrant 
        nurses willing to practice in underserved areas (see H.R. 
        414), [19JA] (see H.R. 441), [2FE]
    ------establish a national abusive and criminal background check 
        system for patient care workers (see H.R. 2627), [27JY]
    House of Representatives: compensation of certain minority 
        employees (see H. Res. 11), [6JA]
    House Rules: improve deliberation of proposed Federal private 
        sector mandates (see H. Res. 377), [16NO]
    Immigration: establish a voluntary legal employment authentication 
        program (see H.R. 3429), [17NO]
    ------establish pilot program to allow certain aliens who complete 
        a postsecondary degree in math or science to change their 
        immigrant status to remain in U.S. and work in one of those 
        fields (see H.R. 2687), [3AU]
    ------extend filing fee exemption to elementary and secondary 
        schools relative to non-immigrant workers under the H-1B 
        program (see H.R. 1573), [27AP]
    ------increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers (see 
        H.R. 2698), [4AU]
    ------make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (see H.R. 
        1871), [19MY]
    ------moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, 
        certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 41), 
        [6JA]
    ------prohibit counting of work experience while an unauthorized 
        alien for purposes of admission as an employment-based 
        immigrant or a nonimmigrant (see H.R. 1774), [12MY]
    ------provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of 
        intracompany transferees if the U.S. has a reciprocal 
        agreement with the country of which the transferee is a 
        national (see H.R. 2662), [30JY]
    ------provide H-1B status to nonimmigrants that meet certain 
        educational requirements and whose employers make scholarship 
        payments to institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3508), 
        [18NO]
    ------provide housing assistance to eligible migrant and seasonal 
        farmworkers (see H.R. 2757), [5AU]
    ------reduce income level at which persons petitioning for a 
        family-sponsored immigrant's admission must agree to provide 
        support in certain cases (see H.R. 2998), [1OC]
    Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small 
        businesses (see H.R. 3081), [14OC]
    ------protect retirement security of individuals (see H.R. 526), 
        [3FE] (see H.R. 1590), [28AP]

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    ------provide an exemption of overtime compensation for certain 
        firefighters and rescue squad members (see H.R. 1382), [13AP] 
        (see H.R. 1693), [5MY]
    ------provide certain temporary employees with the same benefits 
        as permanent employees (see H.R. 2298), [22JN]
    ------provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1380), 
        [13AP]
    ------provide that employees that receive certain increases in 
        health insurance coverage will not be covered by Federal 
        minimum wage increases (see H.R. 3409), [16NO]
    ------reform calculation formula for overtime compensation (see 
        H.R. 1381), [13AP]
    INS: modify rate of basic pay and classification of positions for 
        certain Border Patrol agents (see H.R. 1881), [20MY]
    Insurance: coverage of long-term care services (see H.R. 2691), 
        [3AU]
    ------require health insurance issuers to notify participants of 
        impending termination of coverage due to the failure of a 
        group health plan to pay premiums (see H.R. 845), [24FE]
    ------tax treatment of long-term care services, educational 
        campaign on long-term care, and expansion of State long-term 
        care partnerships by exempting partnership assets from 
        Medicaid estate recovery (see H.R. 2102), [9JN]
    International Labor Organization: tribute to Declaration on 
        Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (see H. Con. Res. 
        116), [25MY]
    Jerusalem Embassy Act: amend (see H.R. 2584), [21JY]
    Job Training Partnership Act: establish regional private industry 
        councils for labor market areas that are located in more than 
        one State (see H.R. 201), [7JA]
    ------funding of incentive bonuses to certain job training 
        providers that place large percentages of individuals in 
        certain occupations (see H.R. 203), [7JA]
    Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        792), [23FE]
    ------require written authorization to use dues or fees for 
        activities not necessary for labor representation in dealing 
        with management (see H.R. 2434), [1JY] (see H.R. 2467), [12JY]
    Law enforcement officers: lift earnings limitations on retired 
        officers to enhance school safety (see H. Con. Res. 95), [4MY]
    ------provide death benefits to retired public safety officers 
        (see H.R. 789), [23FE]
    Los Angeles County, CA: eliminate limit on percentage of community 
        development block grant funds used for public services and 
        allow all communities to use same percentage (see H.R. 1315), 
        [25MR]
    Medicare: disclose staffing and performance data, provide 
        whistleblower protections, and review mergers and acquisitions 
        relative to Medicare providers (see H.R. 1288), [25MR]
    ------provision of physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-
        language pathology services, and respiratory therapy by a 
        comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facility at a single, 
        fixed location (see H.R. 3441), [17NO]
    Members of Congress: prohibit participation in Federal Employees' 
        Retirement System (see H.R. 95), [7JA]
    Merit Systems Protection Board: conduct an alternative dispute 
        resolution pilot program to assist Federal agencies in 
        resolving workplace disputes (see H.R. 3312), [10NO]
    ------conduct an alternative dispute resolution pilot program to 
        assist Federal agencies in resolving workplace disputes and 
        establish an administrative judge pay schedule (see H.R. 
        2946), [24SE]
    Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act: amend 
        (see H.R. 3121), [21OC]
    ------clarify application of certain provisions (see H.R. 1886), 
        [20MY]
    Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 325), [19JA] (see H.R. 627), [8FE] 
        (see H.R. 964), [3MR]
    ------level (H.R. 325), consideration (see H. Res. 301), [23SE]
    Mining and mineral resources: establish a program of supplemental 
        unemployment benefits for certain unemployed coal miners (see 
        H.R. 3507), [18NO]
    ------provide grants to States for programs for the reemployment 
        of laid off miners in reclamation work (see H.R. 3062), [12OC]
    NAFTA: impact on employment and the environment (see H.R. 650), 
        [9FE]
    National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 
        115), [7JA]
    National Labor Relations Act: require arbitration of initial 
        contract negotiation disputes (see H.R. 1412), [14AP]
    National Public Employment Relations Commission: establish (see 
        H.R. 1277), [24MR]
    National Weather Service: provide overtime pay for forecasters 
        performing essential services during severe weather events and 
        limit Sunday premium pay to hours of service actually 
        performed (see H.R. 826), [24FE]
    Native Americans: protect tribes from coerced labor agreements 
        (see H.R. 2992), [1OC]
    NLRB: assert jurisdiction over horseracing and dogracing 
        industries (see H.R. 770), [23FE]
    ------inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction 
        thresholds (see H.R. 1620), [29AP]
    ------jurisdiction in labor disputes on Johnston Atoll (see H.R. 
        478), [2FE]
    ------protect employee rights (see H.R. 978), [4MR]
    Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration 
        requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 730), 
        [11FE]
    ------prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and 
        deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see 
        H.R. 1621), [29AP]
    Nuclear energy: Portsmouth, OH, and Paducah, KY, gaseous diffusion 
        plants funding (see H.R. 3151), [26OC]
    Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1192), [18MR]
    ------amend to protect State and local government employees (see 
        H.R. 776), [23FE]
    ------establish peer review of standards (see H.R. 2639), [29JY]
    ------improve the safety and health of working environments (see 
        H.R. 1427), [15AP]
    ------improve whistleblower protection for employees (see H.R. 
        1851), [18MY]
    Ohio: designate the Youngstown-Warren area as an empowerment zone 
        (see H.R. 503), [2FE]
    Older Americans Act: establish pension counseling programs (see 
        H.R. 2707), [4AU]
    OPM: develop classification standards for physician assistants in 
        Federal agencies (see H.R. 1697), [5MY]
    Organ donors: allow leave for individuals who give living organ 
        donations and address payment of travel and subsistence 
        expenses incurred by individuals donating or receiving organs 
        (see H.R. 1857), [18MY]
    OSHA: allow employees to participate in evaluating safety 
        conditions, rules, and policies of the workplace (see H.R. 
        1434), [15AP]
    ------encourage safety and health audits and assure timely 
        adjudication of whistleblower complaints by employees (see 
        H.R. 1439), [15AP]
    ------exempt voluntary self assessments and audits from being used 
        to identify safety and health violations by employers (see 
        H.R. 1438), [15AP]
    ------identify and notify the specific industries to which 
        regulations and compliance standards apply (see H.R. 1436), 
        [15AP]
    ------waiver or abatement of penalties for small businesses if 
        violations are corrected in a specified time (see H.R. 1437), 
        [15AP]
    Pensions: prevent the wearing away of an employee's accrued 
        benefit under a defined plan by reducing future accruals under 
        the plan (see H.R. 2759), [5AU]
    ------protect benefits of employees in defined benefit plans and 
        enforce age discrimination requirements relative to tax 
        legislation on defined benefit plans becoming cash balance 
        plans (see H.R. 2902), [21SE]
    ------reform (see H.R. 1102), [11MR]
    ------require plan administrators that provide access to 
        automobile insurance to submit certain information on such 
        insurance to the FTC (see H.R. 2006), [8JN]
    ------waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans (see H.R. 
        1287), [25MR]
    Power resources: establish and implement competitive, 
        environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing 
        program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 2250), [16JN]
    Public welfare programs: amend the Welfare-to-Work program and 
        modify the work performance bonus (see H.R. 3172), [28OC]
    ------expand the educational and work opportunities of certain 
        welfare recipients (see H.R. 3434), [17NO]
    ------guarantee State loans, provide grants to finance 
        transportation services for recipients, and establish 
        preferences for Federal contractors that hire recipients (see 
        H.R. 781), [23FE]
    ------make progress toward completion of high school or college a 
        permissible work activity (see H.R. 1362), [25MR]
    ------reauthorize Welfare-To-Work program to provide additional 
        resources and flexibility (see H.R. 1482), [20AP]
    Puerto Rico: provide wage-based tax credits (see H.R. 2138), 
        [10JN]
    Railroads: protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), [18OC]
    Rivers: economic development assistance for the lower Mississippi 
        Delta region (see H.R. 2911), [22SE]
    SBA: conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about 
        telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 3500), 
        [18NO]
    ------extend authorization of the Drug-Free Workplace Program (see 
        H.R. 3213), [3NO]
    ------women's business center programs funding (see H.R. 392), 
        [19JA]
    ------women's business center programs funding and conditions of 
        participation (see H.R. 774), [23FE] (see H.R. 1497), [20AP]
    Schools: recruit, hire, and train additional school-based mental 
        health personnel (see H.R. 2567), [20JY] (see H.R. 2982), 
        [30SE]
    Small business: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by 
        certain agencies (see H.R. 1882), [20MY]
    ------provide employees with a simple, secure, and fully portable 
        defined benefit plan (see H.R. 2190), [14JN]
    ------use of welfare-to-work funds to form alliances to purchase 
        discounted health insurance for welfare-to-work program 
        eligible employees (see H.R. 2238), [16JN]
    Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax 
        payments into personal investment plans and extend the Old-
        Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 
        250, 251), [7JA] (see H.R. 1793), [13MY]
    ------budget treatment of Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability 
        Insurance Program (see H.R. 74), (see H.R. 167), [7JA]
    ------choice of benefit payment method relative to computation 
        rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 
        (see H.R. 148), [7JA] (see H.R. 568), [3FE]
    ------constitutional amendment relative to budget treatment of 
        Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program and the 
        hospital insurance program (see H.J. Res. 40), [16MR]
    ------create personalized retirement accounts (see H.R. 874), 
        [25FE]
    ------earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), [28AP]
    ------eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see 
        H.R. 5), [1MR] (see H.R. 2698), [4AU]
    ------expand health care coverage for working, disabled 
        individuals and establish a Ticket to Work and Self-
        Sufficiency Program to provide work opportunities for such 
        individuals (see H.R. 1091), [11MR] (see H.R. 1180), [18MR]
    ------improve benefit computation formula for certain workers 
        affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 
        1771), [12MY]

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    ------improve quality of card and criminalize the counterfeiting 
        of work authorization documents (see H.R. 191), [7JA]
    ------improve solvency (see H.R. 2717), [5AU]
    ------increase earnings limit (see H.R. 107), [7JA]
    ------provide annual statement of accrued liability of the Old-
        Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 
        244), [7JA]
    ------provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to 
        work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 3070), [13OC]
    ------provide for personalized retirement security through 
        personal retirement savings accounts, increase individual 
        control over retirement income, and protect surpluses (see 
        H.R. 3206), [3NO]
    ------reform relative to State and local government employees (see 
        H. Con. Res. 101), [6MY]
    ------remove limitations on outside income while receiving 
        benefits (see H.R. 47), [6JA] (see H.R. 288), [7JA] (see H.R. 
        519), [3FE]
    ------treatment of severe spinal cord injuries relative to certain 
        earnings (see H.R. 401), [19JA]
    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. 1830), [17MY]
    Supreme Court: hiring of qualified minority applicants to serve as 
        clerks to the Justices (see H. Res. 111), [11MR]
    Surface Transportation Board: enhance railroad competition and 
        collective bargaining agreements between railroads and their 
        employees (see H.R. 3446), [18NO]
    Taxation: adjust for inflation the amount of agricultural labor 
        wages that can be paid without being subject to Federal 
        unemployment taxes (see H.R. 1874), [19MY]
    ------allow a credit for certain corporations which have 
        substantial employee ownership and encourage stock ownership 
        by employees (see H.R. 338), [19JA]
    ------allow cash payment to Federal employees in lieu of parking 
        benefits (see H.R. 1513), [21AP]
    ------allow employers a deduction for training expenses (see H.R. 
        857), [25FE]
    ------allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement 
        plans for adoption expenses and expand and extend permanently 
        the exclusion allowed for employer adoption assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 2282), [18JN]
    ------allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses 
        for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small 
        business trades (see H.R. 1824), [14MY]
    ------allow small employers a tax credit for costs incurred in 
        establishing a qualified employer plan (see H.R. 1021), [4MR]
    ------allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the 
        military reserves and a comparable credit to self-employed 
        military reserve participants (see H.R. 803), [23FE]
    ------allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the 
        National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 712, 713), [11FE]
    ------clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for 
        termination payments received by former life insurance 
        salesmen (see H.R. 1593), [28AP]
    ------credits for health insurance costs of employees not eligible 
        to participate in employer-subsidized health coverage (see 
        H.R. 1819), [14MY]
    ------deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who 
        are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see 
        H.R. 1861), [19MY]
    ------deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed 
        individuals (see H.R. 1458), [15AP]
    ------deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive 
        compensation (see H.R. 740), [11FE]
    ------dependent care tax credit (see H.R. 963), [3MR]
    ------designate renewal communities (see H.R. 815), [24FE]
    ------determination of tip credits relative to State and local 
        laws and exemption of certain tips from taxation (see H.R. 
        1921), [25MY]
    ------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. 1263), [24MR]
    ------disclosure of employer's share of taxes paid for old-age, 
        survivors, disability, and hospital insurance for the employee 
        (see H.R. 1264), [24MR]
    ------employer credit for the hiring of displaced homemakers (see 
        H.R. 81), [7JA]
    ------employer credits for expenses of providing child care 
        services to employees (see H.R. 389), [19JA]
    ------enhance the portability of retirement benefits (see H.R. 
        739), [11FE]
    ------ensure employees retain hospital insurance tax exemption 
        relative to consolidation of a political subdivision with the 
        State (see H.R. 873), [25FE]
    ------establish estate tax credit for certain employees of 
        international organizations equivalent to the limited marital 
        deduction (see H.R. 2760), [5AU]
    ------exclude from gross income certain employer provided housing 
        incentives relative to the purchase of a house in qualified 
        urban areas (see H.R. 3389), [16NO]
    ------exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see 
        H.R. 2265), [17JN]
    ------extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2923), [23SE]
    ------extend the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 585), [4FE]
    ------extend the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work 
        credit (see H.R. 2015), [8JN]
    ------extend work opportunity tax credit relative to hiring of 
        workers in rural areas (see H.R. 998), [4MR]
    ------full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed 
        individuals (see H.R. 225), [7JA] (see H.R. 611), [4FE] (see 
        H.R. 918), [2MR] (see H.R. 980), [4MR]
    ------increase retirement savings opportunities (see H.R. 1213), 
        [22MR] (see H.R. 1546), [22AP]
    ------modify and extend the work opportunity credit and allow 
        nonprofit organizations to participate in the work opportunity 
        tax credit hiring incentives (see H.R. 2101), [9JN]
    ------permit early distributions from employee stock ownership 
        plans for higher education expenses and first-time homebuyer 
        purchases (see H.R. 615), [8FE]
    ------permit 401(k) contributions which would otherwise be limited 
        by employer contributions to employees stock ownership plans 
        (see H.R. 616), [8FE]
    ------prohibit certain allocations of S corporation stock held by 
        an employee stock ownership plan (see H.R. 3082), [14OC]
    ------prohibit denial of unemployment compensation solely on the 
        basis of leaving employment due to a reasonable fear of 
        domestic violence (see H.R. 2370), [29JN]
    ------promote, protect, and clarify status of professional 
        employer organizations (see H.R. 3490), [18NO]
    ------promote job creation and expand small businesses in 
        economically-distressed communities (see H.R. 3247), [8NO]
    ------provide additional retirement savings opportunities for 
        small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 352), 
        [19JA]
    ------provide incentives and job training grants for communities 
        affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or 
        Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 1967), [26MY]
    ------provide incentives for health coverage (see H.R. 2261), 
        [17JN]
    ------provide incentives for the ownership and control of 
        corporations by employees (see H.R. 1462), [15AP]
    ------provide tax credits for Indian investment and employment 
        (see H.R. 1945), [26MY]
    ------reduce employer and employee Social Security taxes to the 
        extent there is a Federal budget surplus (see H.R. 1316), 
        [25MR]
    ------require pension plans to provide adequate notice to 
        beneficiaries whose future accruals are being significantly 
        reduced (see H.R. 1176), [18MR] (see H.R. 3047), [7OC]
    ------restore certain business-related deductions (see H.R. 781), 
        [23FE]
    ------treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), [3FE]
    ------treatment of businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 2018), 
        [8JN]
    ------treatment of certain personal care services under the 
        unemployment tax (see H.R. 480), [2FE]
    ------treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, 
        and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment 
        discrimination (see H.R. 1997), [27MY]
    ------treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see 
        H.R. 323), [19JA] (see H.R. 1014), [4MR]
    ------treatment of employers who maintain a self-insured health 
        plan for their employees (see H.R. 2304), [22JN]
    ------treatment of golf caddies (see H.R. 19), [6JA]
    ------treatment of governmental pension plans of U.S. possessions 
        (see H.R. 462), [2FE]
    ------treatment of high technology job training expenses (see H.R. 
        204), [7JA]
    ------treatment of Indian tribal governments as State, local 
        governments or nonprofit organizations relative to 
        unemployment compensation (see H.R. 1943), [26MY]
    ------treatment of individual health insurance costs and employees 
        who elect not to participate in employer subsidized health 
        plans (see H.R. 1687), [5MY]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts and 401(k) plans 
        (see H.R. 876), [25FE]
    ------treatment of information technology job training expenses 
        (see H.R. 838), [24FE]
    ------treatment of marriage penalty, estate taxes, long-term care 
        needs, child care, health insurance costs for self-employed 
        individuals, and the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 2085), 
        [9JN]
    ------treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm 
        rental income (see H.R. 1044), [9MR]
    ------treatment of tips (see H.R. 1329), [25MR]
    ------treatment of unearned income of children attributable to 
        personal injury awards (see H.R. 2019), [8JN]
    ------treatment of unemployment tax relative to entertainment 
        industry (see H.R. 2747), [5AU]
    ------treatment of unused benefits under cafeteria plans that 
        allow flexible spending accounts for out-of-pocket medical 
        expenses (see H.R. 3034), [6OC]
    Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (H.R. 1180): 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 387), [17NO]
    ------corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 236), [18NO]
    Transportation: prohibit States from imposing a discriminatory 
        commuter tax on nonresidents (see H.R. 2014), [8JN]
    Unemployment: eligibility for compensation for individuals leaving 
        employment relative to victimization by sexual harassment or 
        loss of child care (see H.R. 931), [2MR]
    ------improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes and the 
        provision of such revenues for employment security 
        administration (see H.R. 3174), [28OC]
    ------reform benefit system (see H.R. 3167), [28OC]
    Veterans: require employers to give employees who are members of 
        reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor 
        guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), [7JA]
    ------strengthen veterans' preferences relative to employment 
        opportunities (see H.R. 364), [19JA]
  Conference reports
    Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (H.R. 1180), 
        [17NO]
  Messages
    Council of Economic Advisers Report: President Clinton, [8FE]

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    Federal Labor Relations Authority Report: President Clinton, 
        [2MR], [16NO]
  Reports filed
    Administrative Law Judges Cost-of-Living Adjustments: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 915) (H. Rept. 106-387), 
        [18OC]
    Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act: 
        Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1102) 
        (H. Rept. 106-331), [24SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1180, Ticket to Work 
        and Work Incentives Improvement Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 387) (H. Rept. 106-482), [17NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 350, Mandates Information Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 36) (H. Rept. 106-6), [3FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 987, Workplace Preservation Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 271) (H. Rept. 106-280), [2AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 1987, Fair Access to Indemnity and 
        Reimbursement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 342) 
        (H. Rept. 106-414), [25OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2415, Dept. of State and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 247) (H. 
        Rept. 106-235), [14JY]
    Construction Industry Payment Protection Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1219) (H. Rept. 106-277), 
        [30JY]
    Decennial Census Improvement Act: Committee on Government Reform 
        (House) (H.R. 683) (H. Rept. 106-104), [26AP]
    Dept. of State and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H.R. 1211) (H. Rept. 106-
        122), [29AP]
    Extend Certain Expiring Tax Provisions: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 2923) (H. Rept. 106-344), [28SE]
    Fair Access to Indemnity and Reimbursement Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1987) (H. Rept. 106-
        385), [14OC]
    Federal Reserve Board Retirement Portability Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 807) (H. Rept. 106-53), [16MR]
    Mandates Information Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 350) 
        (H. Rept. 106-5), [2FE]
    Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 441) (H. Rept. 106-135), [12MY]
    Permit Certain Youth To Perform Certain Work With Wood Under the 
        Fair Labor Standards Act: Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House) (H.R. 221) (H. Rept. 106-31), [24FE]
    Prohibit States From Imposing a Discriminatory Commuter Tax on 
        Nonresidents: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2014) 
        (H. Rept. 106-203), [25JN]
    Rewarding Performance in Compensation Act: Committee on Education 
        and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1381) (H. Rept. 106-358), 
        [1OC]
    SBA Women's Business Center Programs Funding and Conditions of 
        Participation: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 774) 
        (H. Rept. 106-47), [10MR]
    Tax Treatment of Governmental Pension Plans of U.S. Possessions: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 462) (H. Rept. 106-
        302), [8SE]
    Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1180) (H. Rept. 106-478), [17NO]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3070) (H. Rept. 
        106-393), [18OC]
    Wage and Employment Growth Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 3081) (H. Rept. 106-467), [11NO]
    Welfare-to-Work Program Amendments and Work Performance Bonus 
        Modification: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) 
        (H.R. 3172) (H. Rept. 106-456), [5NO]
    Women's Business Centers Sustainability Act: Committee on Small 
        Business (House) (H.R. 1497) (H. Rept. 106-365), [5OC]
    Work Incentives Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 1180) (H. Rept. 106-220), [1JY]
    Workplace Goods Job Growth and Competitiveness Act: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2005) (H. Rept. 106-410), [21OC]
    Workplace Preservation Act: Committee on Education (House) (H.R. 
        987) (H. Rept. 106-272), [29JY]

EMPORIA, KS
  Bills and resolutions
    National Teachers Hall of Fame: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 
        164), [7JA]

ENDANGERED SPECIES
  Bills and resolutions
    Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory 
        birds (see H.R. 39), [6JA] (see H.R. 381), [19JA]
    ------provide for a scientific review of the current conservation 
        status of the northern spotted owl (see H.R. 3089), [18OC]
    Bureau of Reclamation: cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San 
        Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation 
        programs (see H.R. 2348), [24JN]
    Conservation of natural resources: assist in the conservation of 
        keystone species (see H.R. 3407), [16NO]
    Disasters: improve ability of individuals and local, State, and 
        Federal agencies to prevent natural floods (see H.R. 1101), 
        [11MR]
    Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, 
        strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain 
        assurances to local governments and individuals relative to 
        economic development efforts (see H.R. 960), [3MR]
    Endangered Species Act: keep cost of mitigation required for a 
        public construction project from exceeding a certain 
        percentage of total project costs (see H.R. 1763), [12MY]
    ------prohibit any requirement to mitigate impact of past 
        activities (see H.R. 2131), [10JN]
    ------prohibit use of items or information obtained by trespassing 
        on private property or otherwise taken without the consent of 
        the owner of the property (see H.R. 2253), [17JN]
    ------reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 3160), [27OC]
    ------reform Federal land management activities relative to 
        conservation (see H.R. 495), [2FE]
    ------reform liability provisions relative to civil and criminal 
        penalties (see H.R. 496), [2FE]
    ------reform regulatory process (see H.R. 494), [2FE]
    ------rescue and relocate members of any species that would be 
        taken in the course of certain reconstruction, maintenance, or 
        repair of manmade flood control levees (see H.R. 2017), [8JN]
    Fish and fishing: prohibit commercial harvesting of Atlantic 
        striped bass in coastal waters and the exclusive economic zone 
        (see H.R. 934), [2MR]
    Florida panther: designate (see H.R. 187), [7JA]
    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. 1284), [25MR]
    National Academy of Sciences: review recommendation of species 
        that should be removed from lists of endangered and threatened 
        species (see H.R. 2343), [24JN]
    Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 1142), 
        [17MR]
  Reports filed
    Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 39) (H. Rept. 106-80), [12AP]

ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Civil liberties: prohibit use of items or information obtained by 
        trespassing on private property or otherwise taken without the 
        consent of the owner of the property (see H.R. 2253), [17JN]
    Construction industries: keep cost of mitigation required for a 
        public construction project from exceeding a certain 
        percentage of total project costs (see H.R. 1763), [12MY]
    Courts: reform liability provisions relative to civil and criminal 
        penalties (see H.R. 496), [2FE]
    Disasters: improve ability of individuals and local, State, and 
        Federal agencies to prevent natural floods (see H.R. 1101), 
        [11MR]
    Endangered species: review recommendation by the National Academy 
        of Sciences of species that should be removed from lists of 
        endangered and threatened species (see H.R. 2343), [24JN]
    Floods: rescue and relocate members of any species that would be 
        taken in the course of certain reconstruction, maintenance, or 
        repair of manmade flood control levees (see H.R. 2017), [8JN]
    Government regulations: prohibit any requirement to mitigate 
        impact of past activities (see H.R. 2131), [10JN]
    ------reform regulatory process (see H.R. 494), [2FE]
    Public lands: reform Federal land management activities relative 
        to conservation (see H.R. 495), [2FE]
    Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 1142), 
        [17MR]
    Reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 3160), [27OC]

ENERGY
see Power Resources

ENERGY POLICY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Climate: stabilize and reduce greenhouse gas concentrations and 
        establish an Office of Global Climate Change within the Dept. 
        of Energy (see H.R. 3384), [16NO]
    Mining and mineral resources: cleanup of uranium and thorium mill 
        sites (see H.R. 2641), [29JY]

ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Conservation of energy: extend certain programs (see H.R. 2884), 
        [21SE] (see H.R. 2978, 2981), [30SE]
    Plumbing supplies: eliminate certain regulations (see H.R. 623), 
        [8FE]
  Reports filed
    Programs Extension: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2884) (H. 
        Rept. 106-359), [1OC]

ENGEL, ELIOT L. (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Albania: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 2746), [5AU]
    Dept. of Education: allow certain counties flexibility in spending 
        funds (see H.R. 127), [7JA]
    FCC: establish Ethnic and Minority Affairs Section (see H.R. 125), 
        [7JA]
    ------reform television broadcast stations ownership rules (see 
        H.R. 3431), [17NO]
    Federal employees: availability of health coverage for dependent 
        parents (see H.R. 2096), [9JN]
    Kosovar-American Enterprise Fund: establish (see H.R. 2745), [5AU]
    Kosovo: authorize security assistance training and support funding 
        for the Kosovo Liberation Army (see H.R. 1408), [14AP]
    ------U.S. policy on self-determination relative to human rights 
        violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian police (see H. 
        Con. Res. 32), [11FE]
    Medicare: change rate of increase for Medicare+Choice capitation 
        rates (see H.R. 3092), [18OC]
    ------coverage of nursing facilities and in-home services (see 
        H.R. 131), [7JA]
    ------coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1109), 
        [15MR]
    ------revise interim payment system to home health agencies for 
        home health services (see H.R. 2492), [13JY]
    NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 33), [11FE]
    Noise pollution: restrictions and requirements on aircraft 
        operations at certain metropolitan airports (see H.R. 129), 
        [7JA]
    Northern Ireland: U.S. policy on paramilitary groups and British 
        security forces (see H.R. 128), [7JA]
    Political campaigns: constitutional amendment to limit expenditure 
        of money to elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 8), [7JA]
    Serbia and Montenegro: failure to comply with Kosovo agreement and 
        enforcement of agreement by NATO (see H. Con. Res. 13), [19JA]
    Taxation: allow designation of charity contributions on tax 
        returns and establish the Checkoff for Charity Commission to 
        ensure payment of contributions (see H.R. 2053), [8JN]

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    ------designate overpayments and contributions to the U.S. 
        Textbook and Technology Trust Fund (see H.R. 132), [7JA]
    Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see 
        H.R. 130), [7JA]
    Water: allow public water systems to avoid filtration requirements 
        (see H.R. 124), [7JA]
    World War II: recovery of insurance issued for victims of the 
        Holocaust (see H.R. 126), [7JA]

ENGINEERING
  Appointments
    Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, 
        Engineering, and Technology Development, [6JA]
  Bills and resolutions
    Ecology and environment: establish doctoral fellowships to 
        increase the number of scientists and engineers trained in 
        global energy and environmental challenges (see H.R. 1733), 
        [6MY]
    Education: encourage young women to pursue careers and higher 
        education degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and 
        technology (see H.R. 2387), [29JN]
    ------use of elementary and secondary teacher training funding to 
        advance science, mathematics, and engineering education (see 
        H. Con. Res. 151), [13JY]
    Immigration: establish pilot program to allow certain aliens who 
        complete a postsecondary degree in math or science to change 
        their immigrant status to remain in U.S. and work in one of 
        those fields (see H.R. 2687), [3AU]
    ------increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers (see 
        H.R. 2698), [4AU]
    National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: 
        establish (see H.R. 1795), [13MY]
    Research: continuation of Federal research and development 
        programs funding in a fiscally sustainable way (see H.R. 
        3161), [28OC]

ENGLAND
see United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

ENGLISH, PHIL (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [7JN]
    President's Export Council, [24MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see 
        H.J. Res. 9), [7JA]
    Education: increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 2872), [15SE]
    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. 1253), 
        [24MR]
    Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 
        1505), [21AP]
    ------application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 3198), [2NO]
    Fort Presque Isle National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 
        1958), [26MY]
    Income: exemption from the requirement that all Federal payments 
        be made by electronic funds transfer relative to Old-Age, 
        Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 1409), 
        [14AP]
    Medicare: modify treatment of certain patient days for purposes of 
        determining the amount of disproportionate share adjustment 
        payments to hospitals (see H.R. 1529), [22AP]
    Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 590), [4FE]
    Samuel J. Roberts Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Erie, PA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3068), [13OC]
    Social Security: permit members of the clergy to revoke their 
        exemption from coverage (see H.R. 133), [7JA]
    Tariff: fenbuconazole (see H.R. 2142), [10JN]
    ------ferroniobium (see H.R. 2297), [22JN]
    ------methoxyfenozide (see H.R. 2146), [10JN]
    ------3-amino-3-methyl-1-pentyne (see H.R. 2144), [10JN]
    ------triazamate (see H.R. 2145), [10JN]
    ------2,6-dichlorotoluene (see H.R. 2143), [10JN]
    Taxation: allow credit for construction and renovation of 
        commercial buildings in distressed areas (see H.R. 2954), 
        [27SE]
    ------allow deductions for contributions to education individual 
        retirement accounts and increase allowable contributions and 
        uses for such accounts (see H.R. 2873), [15SE]
    ------exclude from gross income certain employer provided housing 
        incentives relative to the purchase of a house in qualified 
        urban areas (see H.R. 3389), [16NO]
    ------exclude from unrelated business taxable income amounts set 
        aside by a volunteer fire department for purchasing equipment 
        (see H.R. 3168), [28OC]
    ------exempt small issues from restrictions on the deduction of 
        interest by financial institutions (see H.R. 1410), [14AP]
    ------extend the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 585), [4FE]
    ------inapplicability of the look-back method on construction 
        contracts requiring the percentage of completion accounting 
        method (see H.R. 2347), [24JN]
    ------permit private educational institutions to maintain certain 
        qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 588), [4FE]
    ------recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 
        2953), [27SE]
    ------reduce special deduction for living expenses of Members of 
        Congress (see H.R. 589), [4FE]
    ------reduce the maximum rate on certain unrecaptured gains (see 
        H.R. 2054), [8JN]
    ------reduce the per dose tax on vaccines (see H.R. 587), [4FE]
    ------repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 2364), [25JN]
    ------repeal limits on the deduction for interest on education 
        loans and increase income threshold for the phase out of such 
        deduction (see H.R. 2141), [10JN]
    ------repeal the inclusion in gross income of unemployment 
        compensation (see H.R. 3169), [28OC]
    ------restructure and replace the income tax system to meet 
        national priorities (see H.R. 134), [7JA]
    ------treatment of beer (see H.R. 1366), [12AP]
    ------treatment of depreciable business assets (see H.R. 1602), 
        [28AP]
    ------treatment of individuals requiring home based custodial care 
        (see H.R. 586), [4FE]
    ------treatment of unemployment tax relative to entertainment 
        industry (see H.R. 2747), [5AU]
    Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 1728), 
        [6MY]
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: repeal the 
        Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 1252), [24MR]
    U.S. Masters Swimming, Inc.: issue commemorative postage stamp 
        (see H. Con. Res. 25), [4FE]
    Unemployment: reform benefit system (see H.R. 3167), [28OC]
    Vincent, Strong: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 
        584), [4FE]

ENHANCEMENT OF TRADE, SECURITY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS THROUGH SANCTIONS 
    REFORM ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1244), [24MR]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2684, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and 
        sundry independent agencies appropriations, [4OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Air pollution: application of California State regulations 
        relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 
        11), [6JA] (see H.R. 1395), [13AP]
    Airports: conduct a study to assess and reduce the adverse 
        environmental impacts of ground and flight operations (see 
        H.R. 1463), [15AP]
    Appropriations: authorizing for the Office of Air and Radiation 
        (see H.R. 1743), [10MY]
    ------authorizing for the Office of Research and Development and 
        Science Advisory Board (see H.R. 1742), [10MY]
    Brownfield sites: certify State voluntary cleanup programs and 
        clarify liability of landowners and prospective purchasers 
        (see H.R. 1391), [13AP]
    CERCLA: amend (see H.R. 617), [8FE]
    ------amend relative to settlements by certain qualified 
        businesses (see H.R. 2921), [22SE]
    ------authorize certain research, development, and demonstration 
        activities (see H.R. 3207), [3NO]
    ------limit portion of Superfund expended for administration, 
        oversight, support, studies, design, investigations, 
        monitoring, assessment and evaluation, and enforcement 
        activities (see H.R. 2754), [5AU]
    ------reauthorize (see H.R. 2956), [27SE]
    ------reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote 
        brownfields redevelopment (see H.R. 1300), [25MR]
    Chemicals: prohibit the importation for disposal of 
        polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) at certain concentrations 
        (see H.R. 2408), [30JN]
    ------requirements relative to disposal of polychlorinated 
        biphenyls (PCB's) at certain facilities (see H.R. 2407), 
        [30JN]
    Chesapeake Bay: restoration (see H.R. 3039), [7OC]
    Clean Air Act: modify application of certain provisions relative 
        to inclusion of entire metropolitan statistical areas within 
        nonattainment areas (see H.R. 3298), [10NO]
    ------prohibit the use of certain fuel additives including methyl 
        tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 
        1367), [12AP] (see H.R. 1398), [14AP]
    ------reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 25), [6JA] (see H.R. 657), 
        [9FE]
    ------repeal highway sanctions (see H.R. 1626), [29AP]
    ------waive oxygen content requirement and phase-out use of methyl 
        tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 
        1705), [5MY]
    Clean Lakes Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 2328), [23JN]
    Computers: networking and information technology research and 
        development funding (see H.R. 2086), [9JN]
    Dept. of Transportation: Congestion Mitigation Air Quality 
        Improvement Program emission standards (see H.R. 2788), [5AU]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2684), [3AU]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2684), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 275), [4AU]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2684), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 328), [13OC]
    District of Columbia: restoration of urban watersheds and 
        community environments in the Anacostia River (see H.R. 839), 
        [24FE]
    Ecology and environment: assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment of 
        brownfield sites (see H.R. 1756), [11MY]
    ------assist local governments and encourage State voluntary 
        response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites 
        (see H.R. 1750), [11MY]
    ------control water pollution from concentrated animal feeding 
        operations (see H.R. 684), [10FE]
    ------development and use of brownfield sites (see H.R. 1537), 
        [22AP]
    ------encourage State response programs for contaminated sites, 
        remove barriers to cleanup of brownfield sites, and return 
        contaminated sites to economically productive or other 
        beneficial uses (see H.R. 2580), [21JY]
    ------expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and 
        release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's 
        consumer products (see H.R. 1657), [3MY]
    ------national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 525), 
        [3FE]
    ------protect children from exposure to certain environmental 
        pollutants (see H.R. 199), [7JA]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to marine 
        sanitation devices (see H.R. 3191), [1NO]
    ------ensure compliance by Federal facilities (see H.R. 2449), 
        [1JY]
    Florida Keys: authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct 
        Authority and other agencies to improve water quality (see 
        H.R. 673), [10FE]

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    Hazardous substances: reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, 
        nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired 
        electric utility generating units (see H.R. 2980), [30SE]
    ------require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to 
        reduce mercury emissions (see H.R. 2667), [2AU]
    Health: limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 
        136), [7JA]
    Information services: public disclosure of accidental release 
        scenario information in risk management plans (see H.R. 1790), 
        [13MY]
    Long Island Sound: management plan implementation funding (see 
        H.R. 3313), [10NO]
    ------prohibit dumping of dredged material (see H.R. 855), [25FE]
    Materials Corridor Partnership Initiative: establish multiagency 
        program to promote energy efficient and environmentally sound 
        economic development along the Mexican border (see H.R. 666), 
        [10FE]
    Mexico: treatment of Mexican sewage flowing into U.S. waters (see 
        H.R. 3310), [10NO] (see H.R. 3378), [16NO]
    Office of Noise Abatement and Control: reestablish (see H.R. 
        2702), [4AU]
    Petroleum: waive oxygen content requirement for certain 
        reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 3449), [18NO]
    Power resources: establish a cooperative program to evaluate the 
        feasibility of using only fuel blended with ethanol to power 
        municipal vehicles (see H.R. 3464), [18NO]
    Refuse disposal: exempt pesticide rinse water degradation systems 
        from subtitle C permit requirements (see H.R. 79), [7JA]
    Safe Drinking Water Act: civil actions against public water 
        systems in compliance with safe drinking water standards (see 
        H.R. 1674), [4MY]
    Sewage disposal: require discharges from combined storm and 
        sanitary sewers conform to the combined sewer overflow control 
        policy (see H.R. 828), [24FE]
    Small business: provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 296), 
        [7JA]
    Solid Waste Disposal Act: management of remediation waste at 
        brownfields and other remediation sites (see H.R. 2718), [5AU]
    Transportation: reinstate conformity regulations (see H.R. 1876), 
        [19MY]
    Water: authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available 
        water supply and develop alternative water sources (see H.R. 
        1106), [11MR]
    Water pollution: establish a national clean water trust fund (see 
        H.R. 1549), [22AP]
    ------exclude certain areas and activities from stormwater 
        regulations, and limit liability of local governments relative 
        to co-permittees and implementation of control measures (see 
        H.R. 3294), [10NO]
  Conference reports
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2684), [13OC]
  Motions
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2684), [9SE], [4OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2684, Depts. of 
        Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 328) (H. 
        Rept. 106-380), [13OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2684, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, 
        and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 275) (H. Rept. 106-292), [4AU]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2684) 
        (H. Rept. 106-379), [13OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2684) (H. Rept. 
        106-286), [3AU]
    Networking and Information Technology Research and Development 
        Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2086) (H. Rept. 106-
        472), [16NO]
    Recycle America's Land Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1300) (H. Rept. 106-353), [30SE]

EQUAL CREDIT OPPORTUNITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Financial institutions: strengthen and clarify enforcement of fair 
        lending laws relative to redlining and credit allocation (see 
        H.R. 190), [7JA]

ERICSON, LEIF
  Bills and resolutions
    Coins: mint coins in conjunction with Iceland in commemoration of 
        the millennium of the discovery of the New World (see H.R. 
        31), [6JA] (see H.R. 3373), [16NO]

ERIE, PA
  Bills and resolutions
    Fort Presque Isle National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 
        1958), [26MY]
    Samuel J. Roberts Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse: designate 
        (see H.R. 3068), [13OC]

ERITREA
  Bills and resolutions
    Africa: urge an end to the war between Eritrea and Ethiopia and 
        call on human rights organizations to investigate abuses in 
        connection with the conflict (see H. Con. Res. 46), [9MR]

ESHOO, ANNA G. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Citizenship: declare as U.S. citizens certain women who through 
        marriage to an alien lost their citizenship (see H.R. 2493), 
        [13JY]
    Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (see H.R. 
        1320), [25MR]
    Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from 
        year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 1319), [25MR]
    Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific 
        Islander Americans and support political and civic 
        participation by these persons (see H. Con. Res. 111), [24MY]
    Education: establish a program to assist States in including at 
        least one year of early education preceding kindergarten (see 
        H.R. 3006), [4OC]
    Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: require persons who 
        reprocess medical devices to comply with certain safety 
        requirements (see H.R. 3148), [26OC]
    Food: improve safety of imported foods (see H.R. 2055), [8JN]
    Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to 
        strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 2512), 
        [14JY]
    U.N.: payment of U.S. arrearages (see H. Con. Res. 78), [25MR]

ESKIMOS
see Native Americans

ESPIONAGE
related term(s) Crime
  Bills and resolutions
    Asian Americans: racial stereotyping relative to espionage and 
        campaign fundraising investigations (see H. Con. Res. 124), 
        [27MY]
    Dept. of Energy: establish moratorium on Foreign Visitors Program 
        and set up counter-intelligence program at nuclear 
        laboratories (see H.R. 1348), [25MR]
    ------establish Nuclear Security Administration and an Office of 
        Under Sec. for National Security (see H.R. 2032), [8JN]
    Pollard, Jonathan J.: advocate serving of full sentence of life 
        imprisonment and oppose pardon, reprieve, or any other 
        executive clemency (see H. Con. Res. 16, 18), [19JA]
    Russia: location and removal of KGB cache of arms and explosives 
        placed in the U.S. (see H. Res. 380), [16NO]
    Serbia: undertake efforts to secure the release of CARE (relief 
        organization) workers being held prisoner (see H. Con. Res. 
        144), [29JN]

ESTONIA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania 
        (see H. Con. Res. 21), [2FE]

ETHERIDGE, BOB (a Representative from North Carolina)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    NASA: develop and distribute to schools an educational curriculum 
        to commemorate the centennial of powered flight (see H.R. 
        1754), [11MY]
    Shelton, Henry H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2672), 
        [2AU]
    Taxation: permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain 
        organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services 
        (see H.R. 718), [11FE]
    ------provide a source of interest-free capital for school 
        construction and renovation in States experiencing increased 
        enrollment (see H.R. 996), [4MR]
    Terry Sanford Federal Building, Raleigh, NC: designate (see H.R. 
        911), [2MR]

ETHICS
see Morality and Ethics; Political Ethics

ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Office of Government Ethics: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 
        2904), [21SE]
  Reports filed
    Office of Government Ethics Appropriations: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2904) (H. Rept. 106-433), 
        [2NO]

ETHIOPIA, PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Africa: urge an end to the war between Eritrea and Ethiopia and 
        call on human rights organizations to investigate abuses in 
        connection with the conflict (see H. Con. Res. 46), [9MR]

ETHNIC GROUPS
related term(s) Minorities
  Bills and resolutions
    Asian Americans: racial stereotyping relative to espionage and 
        campaign fundraising investigations (see H. Con. Res. 124), 
        [27MY]
    Census: require census questionnaires be made available in various 
        languages (see H.R. 929), [2MR]
    Civil rights: establish criminal liability for discrimination 
        based on disparate treatment (see H.R. 2510), [14JY]
    ------prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on 
        sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1271), [24MR]
    ------prohibit employment discrimination (see H.R. 1980), [27MY]
    Congress: affirm opposition to all forms of racism and bigotry 
        (see H. Res. 121), [17MR]
    Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific 
        Islander Americans and support political and civic 
        participation by these persons (see H. Con. Res. 111), [24MY]
    Employment: implement alternative program for providing a benefit 
        or employment preference under Federal law (see H.R. 2509), 
        [14JY]
    ------prevent involuntary application of arbitration to 
        discrimination claims (see H.R. 872), [25FE]
    English language: encourage status as primary language and 
        recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 4), 
        [7JA]
    FCC: establish Ethnic and Minority Affairs Section (see H.R. 125), 
        [7JA]
    Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered 
        during World War II and require the President to formally 
        acknowledge such injustices (see H.R. 2442), [1JY]
    Italian-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 347), 
        [28OC]
    Kosovo: provide humanitarian assistance for Kosovar Albanian 
        refugees (see H.R. 1519), [21AP]
    National Unity Day: designate (see H. Res. 315), [29SE]
    National Week of Reflection and Tolerance: support (see H. Res. 
        117), [16MR]
    New Ulm, MN: recognize the Hermann Monument and Hermann Heights 
        Park as a national symbol of the contributions of German 
        Americans (see H. Con. Res. 89), [20AP]
    One America: celebrate differences in ethnicity, race, and 
        religion in the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 141), [22JN]
    Poland: address the claims of Polish Americans whose homes and 
        properties were wrongfully expropriated under Poland's former 
        totalitarian government (see H.R. 824), [24FE]
    Russia: condemn anti-Semitic statements made by members of the 
        Duma (see H. Con. Res. 37), [24FE]

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  Reports filed
    2000 Census Language Barrier Removal Act: Committee on Government 
        Reform (House) (H.R. 929) (H. Rept. 106-96), [19AP]

EUROPE
  Bills and resolutions
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of the rotunda for a 
        ceremony to honor anniversary of NATO and accession of Poland, 
        Hungary, and the Czech Republic (see H. Con. Res. 81), [12AP]
    Foreign trade: bar the imposition of increased tariffs or other 
        retaliatory measures against products of the European Union in 
        response to its banana regime (see H.R. 1361), [25MR]
    ------exempt certain small businesses from increased tariffs or 
        other retaliatory measures against products of the European 
        Union in response to its banana regime and treatment of 
        imported meat (see H.R. 2106), [9JN]
    Madrid Protocol: implementation of agreement on the international 
        registration of trademarks (see H.R. 769), [23FE]
    NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania 
        (see H. Con. Res. 21), [2FE]
    ------U.S. commitment (see H. Res. 59), [11FE]
    Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: periodically revise 
        retaliation lists of goods of countries that fail to comply 
        with the rulings of the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 
        2991), [1OC]
    Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe: St. 
        Petersburg Declaration by the Parliamentary Assembly (see H. 
        Con. Res. 161), [20JY]
    Poland: address the claims of Polish Americans whose homes and 
        properties were wrongfully expropriated under Poland's former 
        totalitarian government (see H.R. 824), [24FE]
    Russia: encourage the peaceful resolution of the armed conflict in 
        Chechnya in the North Caucasus region (see H. Con. Res. 206), 
        [25OC]
    Taxation: deny deduction for certain reparations received by 
        Holocaust survivors (see H.R. 3511), [19NO]
    ------exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see 
        H.R. 390), [19JA] (see H.R. 1292), [25MR]
  Reports filed
    Encourage Efforts To Have European Union Regulation of Aircraft 
        Noise Rescinded: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 187) (H. Rept. 106-334), 
        [24SE]
    Madrid Protocol Implementation Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 769) (H. Rept. 106-81), [12AP]

EUROPEAN UNION
  Bills and resolutions
    Aviation: encourage efforts to have European Union regulation of 
        aircraft noise rescinded (see H. Con. Res. 187), [22SE]
    ------prohibit operation of supersonic transport category aircraft 
        in the U.S. relative to European Union regulation of aircraft 
        noise (see H.R. 661), [10FE]
    ------prohibit operation of supersonic transport category aircraft 
        in the U.S. relative to European Union regulation of aircraft 
        noise (H.R. 661), consideration (see H. Res. 86), [2MR]
    Foreign trade: bar the imposition of increased tariffs or other 
        retaliatory measures against products of the European Union in 
        response to its banana regime (see H.R. 1361), [25MR]
    ------bilateral trade concern relative to canned fruit subsidy 
        (see H. Res. 39), [4FE]
    ------exempt certain small businesses from increased tariffs or 
        other retaliatory measures against products of the European 
        Union in response to its banana regime and treatment of 
        imported meat (see H.R. 2106), [9JN]
    Madrid Protocol: implementation of agreement on the international 
        registration of trademarks (see H.R. 769), [23FE]
    Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: periodically revise 
        retaliation lists of goods of countries that fail to comply 
        with the rulings of the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 
        2991), [1OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 661, Prohibit Operation of Supersonic 
        Transport Category Aircraft in the U.S. Relative to European 
        Union Regulation of Aircraft Noise: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 86) (H. Rept. 106-38), [2MR]
    Encourage Efforts To Have European Union Regulation of Aircraft 
        Noise Rescinded: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 187) (H. Rept. 106-334), 
        [24SE]
    Madrid Protocol Implementation Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 769) (H. Rept. 106-81), [12AP]
    Prohibit Operation of Supersonic Transport Category Aircraft in 
        the U.S. Relative to European Union Regulation of Aircraft 
        Noise: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 661) (H. Rept. 106-35), [2MR]

EVANS, LANE (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, [6JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 2116, Veterans' Millennium Health Care Act, [8NO]
    ------S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and 
        expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), 
        [11MR]
    Army: coverage of overhead costs of unused arsenal capacity when 
        not producing Army supplies (see H.R. 3469), [18NO]
    Dept. of Defense: eliminate backlog of requests for issuance or 
        replacement of military medals and decorations (see H.R. 
        1226), [23MR]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in 
        developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such 
        claims (see H.R. 3193), [2NO]
    ------enhance quality assurance program within the Veterans 
        Benefits Administration (see H.R. 1214), [23MR]
    ------establish additional national cemeteries for veterans (see 
        H.R. 1476), [20AP]
    ------improve access of veterans to emergency medical care in non-
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities (see H.R. 135), 
        [7JA]
    Employment: provide certain temporary employees with the same 
        benefits as permanent employees (see H.R. 2298), [22JN]
    ERISA: ensure proper treatment of temporary employees under 
        employee benefit plans (see H.R. 2299), [22JN]
    Government regulations: debarment or suspension from Federal 
        procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that 
        violate certain labor and safety laws (see H.R. 1227), [23MR]
    National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc.: support efforts to construct 
        a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 79), [23FE]
    Veterans: expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected 
        with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (see H.R. 1286), 
        [25MR]
    ------extend dependency and indemnity compensation benefits to 
        surviving spouses whose subsequent marriages have terminated 
        (see H.R. 708), [11FE]
    ------make permanent the eligibility of former members of the 
        Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans (see H.R. 1603), 
        [28AP]
    ------permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with 
        service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 1764), [12MY]

EVERETT, TERRY (a Representative from Alabama)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Foreign trade: require the marking of frozen produce with the 
        country of origin on the front panel of the package for retail 
        sale (see H.R. 2995), [1OC]

EWING, THOMAS W. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, [6JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 
        21st Century, [14OC]
    ------S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
    ------S. 1467, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 
        Century, [5AU]
    President's Export Council, [24MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: multilateral trade negotiations objectives (see H. 
        Res. 224), [25JN]
    Foreign trade: promote agricultural commodities, livestock, and 
        value-added products, and prepare for future bilateral and 
        multilateral trade negotiations (see H.R. 817), [24FE]
    ------require the President to report to Congress on any selective 
        embargo on agricultural commodities (see H.R. 17), [6JA]
    Medicare: payment for insulin pumps (see H.R. 360), [19JA]
    Power resources: authorize research to promote the conversion of 
        biomass into biobased industrial products (see H.R. 2827), 
        [9SE]
    Smith, Andrew J.: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2858), [14SE]
    Tuscola, IL: recognize the Korean War Veterans National Museum and 
        Library as a National Korean War Veterans Museum (see H. Res. 
        320), [1OC]

EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS
  Transmittals
    ADCA: Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission report, (EC1807) 
        [3MY]
    Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts: Antiterrorism and 
        Effective Death Penalty Act report, (EC4934) [26OC]
    ------emergency supplemental appropriations legislation, (EC2052) 
        [12MY]
    ------retirement report, (EC2372) [26MY], (EC4507) [27SE]
    ------wiretap report, (EC2565) [9JN]
    Advisory Council on Historic Preservation: protection of historic 
        properties final rule, (EC2466) [7JN]
    African Development Foundation: appropriations legislation, 
        (EC2791) [29JN]
    ------International Security and Development Cooperation Act 
        amendments, (EC2790) [29JN]
    AID: Denton Program report, (EC4920) [25OC]
    ------Development Assistance Program allocations report, (EC1457) 
        [12AP]
    ------Egypt economic conditions report, (EC1572) [19AP]
    ------famine prevention and freedom from hunger report, (EC4902) 
        [25OC]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC3176) [21JY]
    ------working capital fund legislation, (EC2535) [8JN]
    American Academy of Arts and Letters: report, (EC2589) [14JN]
    American Battle Monuments Commission: World War II Memorial 
        fundraising legislation, (EC1219) [23MR]
    American Chemical Society: report, (EC4982) [27OC]
    American Legion: financial statements, (EC2309) [24MY]
    ------national convention report, (EC279) [2FE]
    Amtrak: Inspector General report, (EC3178) [21JY]
    ------legislative and grant request report, (EC1380) [12AP]
    Appalachian Regional Commission: Inspector General report, 
        (EC3359) [2AU]
    Architect of the Capitol: expenditures report, (EC2548) [9JN]
    Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board: 
        Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC5223) 
        [5NO]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC5223) [5NO]
    Army and Air Force Exchange Service: pension plans report, 
        (EC3550) [4AU]
    BATF: alcoholic beverages final rule, (EC715) [23FE], (EC951) 
        [9MR]
    ------deferral of compliance date final rule, (EC284) [2FE]
    ------delegation of authority final rule, (EC1892) [5MY], (EC4892) 
        [21OC]
    ------explosive materials study report, (EC5509) [22NO]

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    ------firearms and ammunition excise taxes, parts, and accessories 
        final rule, (EC1977) [10MY]
    ------labeling final rule, (EC951) [9MR], (EC4860) [20OC]
    ------plastic explosives marketing final rule, (EC5424) [17NO]
    ------rules of practice in permit proceedings final rule, (EC4891) 
        [21OC]
    ------technical amendments final rule, (EC4893) [21OC]
    ------viticultural area final rule, (EC950) [9MR]
    Bolivian Embassy: counter-narcotics efforts report, (EC2574) 
        [10JN]
    Bonneville Power Administration: report, (EC1812) [3MY]
    Broadcasting Board of Governors: commercial activities inventory 
        report, (EC5316) [11NO]
    Bureau of the Census: foreign trade statistics regulations final 
        rule, (EC3794) [5AU]
    CBO: budget estimates report, (EC5404) [17NO]
    ------deduction-of-pay requirements for reemployed annuitants 
        notice, (EC811) [2MR]
    ------national defense function outlays report, (EC1311) [12AP]
    ------report, (EC954) [9MR]
    ------sequestration report, (EC881) [3MR], (EC3978) [9SE]
    ------unauthorized appropriations and expiring authorizations 
        report, (EC727) [23FE]
    CFTC: Chicago Board of Trade petition for exemption final rule, 
        (EC3254) [29JY]
    ------commercial activities inventory report, (EC5338) [15NO]
    ------contract market designation final rule, (EC2724) [24JN], 
        (EC2818) [1JY]
    ------contract markets and registered futures associations final 
        rule, (EC2618) [16JN]
    ------derivatives markets and commodity exchange report, (EC5469) 
        [18NO]
    ------exchange disciplinary, access denial, or other adverse 
        actions review final rule, (EC4231) [17SE]
    ------Federal speculative position limits and associated rules 
        final rule, (EC2293) [24MY]
    ------foreign futures and options transactions final rule, 
        (EC5177) [4NO]
    ------National Futures Association final rule, (EC2722) [24JN], 
        (EC3481) [4AU]
    ------petition for exemption final rule, (EC5176) [4NO]
    ------recordkeeping requirements final rule, (EC2817) [1JY]
    ------records and information final rule, (EC437) [9FE]
    ------representations and disclosures final rule, (EC2819) [1JY]
    ------rules of practice final rule, (EC422) [9FE], (EC2723) [24JN]
    ------trading hours final rule, (EC1) [6JA]
    ------voting by self-regulatory organizations final rule, (EC421) 
        [9FE]
    Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board: audit and 
        investigative activities report, (EC5459) [18NO]
    Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation: Federal Managers' 
        Financial Integrity Act report, (EC200) [2FE]
    ------report, (EC1845) [4MY]
    Coast Guard: anchorage grounds final rule, (EC2029, EC2031) [11MY]
    Commission of Fine Arts: commercial activities inventory report, 
        (EC6293) [10NO]
    Commission on Civil Rights: commercial activities inventory 
        report, (EC5294) [10NO]
    ------equal educational opportunity and nondiscrimination for 
        minority students report, (EC5309) [10NO]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC201) 
        [2FE]
    Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.: extension legislation, 
        (EC2054) [12MY]
    Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Parliamentary 
        Assembly report, (EC3788) [5AU]
    Commission To Assess the Organization of the Federal Government to 
        Combat the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction: 
        report, (EC4646) [4OC]
    Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
        Disabled: procurement list additions final rule, (EC12) [6JA], 
        (EC202) [2FE], (EC343) [4FE], (EC651) [23FE], (EC945) [9MR], 
        (EC1024) [15MR], (EC1122) [18MR], (EC1174) [22MR], (EC1287) 
        [25MR], (EC1363) [12AP], (EC1575) [19AP], (EC1928) [6MY], 
        (EC2124) [14MY], (EC2181) [18MY], (EC2462) [7JN], (EC2641) 
        [16JN], (EC2829) [1JY], (EC2922, EC2923) [12JY], (EC3177) 
        [21JY], (EC3551, EC3552, EC3553) [4AU], (EC3708), (EC3795) 
        [5AU], (EC3997) [9SE], (EC4064, EC4065) [13SE], (EC4192, 
        EC4193) [15SE], (EC4672) [6OC], (EC4778) [14OC], (EC4806) 
        [18OC], (EC4931) [26OC], (EC5061) [1NO], (EC5219) [5NO], 
        (EC5471) [19NO]
    ------regulations final rule, (EC5060) [1NO]
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): Federal 
        Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC4531) [28SE]
    Comptroller of the Currency: bank transfer agents and broker-
        dealers final rule, (EC4630) [4OC]
    ------Contracting Outreach Program final rule, (EC2873) [12JY]
    ------Credit Union Membership Access Act report, (EC4564) [29SE]
    ------investment securities final rule, (EC5105) [2NO]
    ------report, (EC3257) [29JY]
    ------risk-based capital final rule, (EC1012) [15MR], (EC1908) 
        [6MY]
    Congressional Medal of Honor Society: report, (EC3570) [4AU]
    Congressional Office of Compliance: proposed rulemaking notice, 
        (EC305) [2FE], (EC333) [3FE]
    ------report, (EC4574) [29SE]
    ------use by covered employees report, (EC305) [2FE], (EC333) 
        [3FE]
    Corp. for National and Community Service: claims collection final 
        rule, (EC570) [23FE]
    ------education awards final rule, (EC3505) [4AU]
    ------final action report, (EC3030) [14JY]
    ------Foster Grandparent Program final rule, (EC2428) [7JN]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC3030) [14JY]
    ------Learn and Serve America and AmeriCorps Grant Programs final 
        rule, (EC146) [2FE]
    ------report, (EC145) [2FE], (EC3021) [14JY]
    ------Retired and Senior Volunteer Program final rule, (EC2427) 
        [7JN]
    ------Senior Companion Program final rule, (EC2429) [7JN]
    CPSC: child-resistant packaging final rule, (EC336, EC337) [4FE], 
        (EC3407) [3AU]
    ------flammability of children's sleepwear final rule, (EC574) 
        [23FE]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report, (EC1872) [5MY], 
        (EC1929) [6MY]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC3029) [14JY]
    ------packaging requirements final rule, (EC336, EC337) [4FE]
    ------report, (EC2904) [12JY]
    Customs Service: automated clearinghouse credit final rule, 
        (EC937) [8MR]
    ------automated export system final rule, (EC3722) [5AU]
    ------commercial testing laboratories final rule, (EC4111) [13SE]
    ------copyrights, trademarks, and trade name protection final 
        rule, (EC841) [2MR]
    ------explosives final rule, (EC302) [2FE]
    ------exportation of used motor vehicles final rule, (EC1896) 
        [5MY]
    ------flights to and from Cuba final rule, (EC4812) [18OC]
    ------foreign-based commercial motor vehicles in international 
        traffic final rule, (EC763) [25FE]
    ------import restrictions on Byzantine Ecclesiastical and Ritual 
        Ethnological material from Cyprus final rule, (EC1686) [21AP]
    ------interest on overpayments and underpayments of customs 
        duties, fees, interest, and taxes final rule, (EC4811) [18OC]
    ------Land Border Carrier Initiative Program final rule, (EC356) 
        [4FE]
    ------merchandise detention final rule, (EC3845) [5AU]
    ------port of entry final rule, (EC762) [25FE]
    ------technical amendment to customs regulations final rule, 
        (EC1443) [12AP], (EC2205) [18MY], (EC3844) [5AU]
    ------textiles and textile products final rule, (EC4110) [13SE]
    ------tonnage tax final rule, (EC1442) [12AP]
    ------user fees final rule, (EC109) [19JA], (EC3630) [4AU]
    ------warehouse withdrawals final rule, (EC1895) [5MY]
    ------warehouses final rule, (EC5094) [1NO]
    ------withdrawl of international airport designation, (EC1711) 
        [22AP]
    DAR: report, (EC2795) [29JN], (EC3571) [4AU]
    DEA: schedules of controlled substances final rule, (EC1378) 
        [12AP], (EC3662, EC3663) [5AU], (EC4468) [24SE]
    Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board: health and safety 
        activities report, (EC1589, EC1591) [19AP]
    Defense Security Cooperation Agency: Arms Export Control Act 
        report, (EC386) [8FE], (EC1259) [24MR], (EC2660) [17JN]
    ------cooperative project with Sweden, (EC1866) [5MY]
    ------delivery of defense articles to Bosnia and Herzegovina, 
        (EC1153) [18MR], (EC1922) [6MY]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Australia, (EC1864) [5MY], (EC4725) [12OC], (EC5203) [5NO]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Bahrain, (EC1021) [15MR]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Egypt, (EC1865) [5MY], (EC1918) [6MY], (EC4928) [26OC]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Greece, (EC4975) [27OC]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Israel, (EC1511) [14AP], (EC3100) [19JY], (EC5011) [28OC], 
        (EC5410) [17NO]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        New Zealand, (EC2003) [11MY], (EC2121) [14MY]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Singapore, (EC778) [1MR], (EC1863) [5MY]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Thailand, (EC4973) [27OC]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        the Netherlands, (EC5012) [28OC]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        the Republic of Korea, (EC1351) [12AP], (EC4972, EC4974) 
        [27OC]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the 
        U.S., (EC3690) [5AU]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Columbia, (EC5375) [16NO]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Denmark, (EC5013) [28OC]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Egypt, (EC3331, EC3332) [2AU], (EC3426) [3AU], (EC4927) [26OC]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Greece, (EC2631) [16JN], (EC2743) [24JN], (EC2906) [12JY], 
        (EC3223) [26JY]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Israel, (EC4929) [26OC], (EC5010) [28OC]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Kuwait, (EC4502) [27SE]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Norway, (EC4926) [26OC]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Singapore, (EC3693) [5AU]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Spain, (EC3769) [5AU]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to the 
        Netherlands, (EC1867) [5MY], (EC5141) [3NO], (EC5205) [5NO]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to the 
        Republic of Korea, (EC4930) [26OC], (EC5218) [5NO]

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    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to the 
        Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the 
        U.S., (EC1919) [6MY], (EC2907, EC2908) [12JY]
    ------Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense article to the 
        United Kingdom, (EC5204) [5NO]
    ------Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Australia, (EC3425) [3AU]
    ------Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Brazil, (EC3692) [5AU]
    ------Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Egypt, (EC2799) [30JN], (EC5258) [9NO]
    ------Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Japan, (EC3768) [5AU]
    ------Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Malasia, (EC4971) [27OC]
    ------Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to the 
        Republic of Korea, (EC4503) [27SE]
    ------Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to the 
        Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the 
        U.S., (EC3691) [5AU]
    ------Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to the 
        United Kingdom, (EC2329) [25MY]
    ------employee services report, (EC603) [23FE]
    ------letters of offer to sell defense equipment, (EC4614) [1OC]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Bosnia and 
        Herzegovina, (EC2979) [12JY]
    ------memorandum of understanding with the United Kingdom, (EC602) 
        [23FE]
    ------military assistance, exports, and imports report, (EC1094) 
        [17MR]
    ------proposed lease of defense articles to NATO, (EC2122) [14MY]
    ------technology or capability enhancements or upgrades for 
        Greece, (EC3222) [26JY]
    ------technology or capability enhancements or upgrades for 
        Singapore, (EC1118) [18MR], (EC5411) [17NO]
    ------technology or capability enhancements or upgrades for 
        foreign countries, (EC601) [23FE]
    ------technology or capability enhancements or upgrades for the 
        Taiepi Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the 
        U.S., (EC3770) [5AU]
    ------transfer of defense articles and services to Bosnia-
        Herzegovinia, (EC3638) [4AU]
    Dept. of Agriculture: acquisition regulations final rule, (EC4636) 
        [4OC], (EC4662) [5OC]
    ------administrative regulations final rule, (EC4713) [12OC]
    ------agency responsibilities, organization, and terminology final 
        rule, (EC539) [23FE]
    ------agricultural commodities final rule, (EC2603) [15JN]
    ------Agricultural Fair Practices Act amendments, (EC2547) [9JN]
    ------almonds final rule, (EC1763) [28AP], (EC3652) [5AU], 
        (EC5479, EC5481) [22NO]
    ------analogous products, patent term restoration, serums, toxins, 
        and viruses final rule, (EC3729) [5AU]
    ------Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service final rule, 
        (EC1056) [16MR], (EC2206) [19MY], (EC4817) [19OC]
    ------animal welfare enforcement report, (EC3381) [3AU]
    ------animal welfare programs final rule, (EC4961) [27OC]
    ------avocados and limes final rule, (EC4714) [12OC]
    ------avocados final rule, (EC2252) [20MY]
    ------beetles final rule, (EC114) [2FE], (EC2414) [7JN], (EC4863) 
        [21OC]
    ------binders in meat products final rule, (EC2863) [12JY], 
        (EC4263) [21SE]
    ------brucellosis in cattle final rule, (EC1468) [13AP], (EC3116) 
        [20JY]
    ------cattle diseases final rule, (EC3728) [5AU], (EC4844) [20OC], 
        (EC4894) [25OC]
    ------cherries final rule, (EC27) [19JA], (EC959) [10MR], (EC2754) 
        [25JN], (EC3275) [30JY], (EC3382) [3AU], (EC4389) [23SE], 
        (EC4476) [27SE], (EC4816) [19OC]
    ------child nutrition and WIC programs final rule, (EC1909) [6MY]
    ------citrus fruits final rule, (EC3388) [3AU], (EC4265) [21SE], 
        (EC5196) [5NO]
    ------Community Facilities Grant Program final rule, (EC2984) 
        [13JY]
    ------community programs guaranteed loans final rule, (EC2820) 
        [1JY]
    ------conservation farm option final rule, (EC122) [2FE]
    ------cooperative funding final rule, (EC5324) [15NO]
    ------corn oil, protein, and starch final rule, (EC1847) [5MY]
    ------Cotton Board final rule, (EC2678) [22JN]
    ------countries eligible to export poultry products into U.S. list 
        final rule, (EC4652) [5OC]
    ------cranberries final rule, (EC2314) [25MY]
    ------Crop Loss Disaster Assistance Program final rule, (EC2294) 
        [24MY], (EC5194) [5NO]
    ------Dairy Indemnity Payment Program final rule, (EC1498) [14AP]
    ------dairy products final rule, (EC2049) [12MY]
    ------dairy tariff-rate import quota final rule, (EC3647) [5AU]
    ------Disaster Set-Aside Program final rule, (EC30) [19JA]
    ------disease status final rule, (EC111, EC115) [2FE], (EC4818) 
        [19OC]
    ------Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loan and Grant Program 
        final rule, (EC1904) [6MY]
    ------dog and cat licensing final rule, (EC3385) [3AU]
    ------eggs final rule, (EC3651) [5AU], (EC4650) [5OC], (EC5041) 
        [1NO]
    ------End-Use Certificate Program final rule, (EC1499) [14AP]
    ------export certification final rule, (EC112) [2FE]
    ------farm labor housing loans and grants final rule, (EC2259) 
        [20MY]
    ------Farm Loan Program final rule, (EC5390) [17NO]
    ------Federal crop insurance regulations final rule, (EC2253) 
        [20MY], (EC2413) [7JN], (EC2821) [1JY], (EC4477) [27SE]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC2018) 
        [11MY]
    ------fire ants final rule, (EC2858) [12JY], (EC5039) [1NO], 
        (EC5195) [5NO]
    ------flood compensation final rule, (EC4020) [13SE]
    ------flowers final rule, (EC3387) [3AU]
    ------food distribution programs final rule, (EC360) [8FE]
    ------food stamp eligibility legislation, (EC4386) [22SE]
    ------Food Stamp Program final rule, (EC2725) [24JN], (EC4232) 
        [17SE], (EC4264) [21SE]
    ------Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program final rule, 
        (EC5000) [28OC]
    ------Forest Development Transportation System final rule, 
        (EC1206) [23MR]
    ------Forest Service report, (EC3637) [4AU]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC4138) [14SE]
    ------fruit fly final rule, (EC2860, EC2861, EC2862) [12JY], 
        (EC3234) [27JY], (EC3861) [8SE], (EC3975) [9SE], (EC4526, 
        EC4527) [28SE], (EC4921) [26OC], (EC5391) [17NO]
    ------fruits and vegetables final rule, (EC541) [23FE]
    ------grapefruit, oranges, tangelos, and tangerines final rule, 
        (EC547) [23FE], (EC1901) [6MY], (EC3864) [8SE], (EC4120) 
        [14SE], (EC4557) [29SE], (EC4649) [5OC], (EC5478, EC5480) 
        [22NO]
    ------grapes final rule, (EC1302) [12AP], (EC3384) [3AU]
    ------grazing disputes mediation final rule, (EC3482) [4AU]
    ------Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program final rule, (EC3316) 
        [2AU]
    ------gypsy moth final rule, (EC3483) [4AU], (EC4121) [14SE]
    ------hazelnuts final rule, (EC958) [10MR], (EC3217) [26JY]
    ------hogs final rule, (EC752) [25FE], (EC4022) [13SE]
    ------honey final rule, (EC1761) [28AP]
    ------horses final rule, (EC2665) [18JN], (EC4021) [13SE]
    ------imported logs, lumber, and unmanufactured wood articles 
        final rule, (EC5100) [2NO]
    ------Infant Meal Pattern Program final rule, (EC5405) [17NO]
    ------inspection programs enforcement legislation, (EC4862) [20OC]
    ------inspection services fees final rule, (EC3730) [5AU]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC966) [10MR], (EC2697) [22JN], 
        (EC3432) [3AU]
    ------jurisdiction exchange with the Dept. of the Army, (EC3375) 
        [2AU]
    ------karnal bunt final rule, (EC2154) [17MY], (EC2859) [12JY], 
        (EC3190) [22JY]
    ------kiwifruit final rule, (EC3650) [5AU]
    ------landownership adjustments final rule, (EC2254) [20MY]
    ------livestock price reporting legislation, (EC1594) [20AP]
    ------loans final rule, (EC975) [11MR]
    ------manufactured housing thermal requirements final rule, 
        (EC4438) [24SE]
    ------meat and poultry establishments sanitation final rule, 
        (EC5099) [2NO], (EC5394) [17NO]
    ------meat and poultry inspection programs final rule, (EC3731) 
        [5AU]
    ------meat final rule, (EC544, EC546) [23FE]
    ------melons final rule, (EC1051) [12MY], (EC3649) [5AU]
    ------military and National Forest System lands report, (EC5466) 
        [18NO]
    ------milk final rule, (EC119) [2FE], (EC750) [25FE], (EC1903) 
        [6MY], (EC2415) [7JN], (EC3648) [5AU], (EC4023) [13SE], 
        (EC4351) [22SE], (EC4475) [27SE], (EC4815) [19OC], (EC5322, 
        EC5323) [15NO], (EC5439) [18NO]
    ------moisture meters tolerances final rule, (EC116) [2FE]
    ------nectarines and peaches final rule, (EC1762) [28AP]
    ------nonagricultural cooperatives of rural residents legislation, 
        (EC3735) [5AU]
    ------olives final rule, (EC545) [23FE], (EC1902) [6MY], (EC3218) 
        [26JY]
    ------onions final rule, (EC749) [25FE], (EC3092) [19JY], (EC4267) 
        [21SE]
    ------organic certifying agencies final rule, (EC2822) [1JY]
    ------Packers and Stockyard Act amendments, (EC2546) [9JN]
    ------papayas final rule, (EC5483) [22NO]
    ------peanuts final rule, (EC118) [2FE], (EC2571) [10JN], (EC3653) 
        [5AU], (EC4266) [21SE], (EC5038) [1NO]
    ------performance plan report, (EC1579) [19AP]
    ------Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act final rule, (EC3389) 
        [3AU]
    ------pork final rule, (EC3974) [9SE]
    ------ports final rule, (EC3383) [3AU]
    ------position vacancies notification, (EC1600) [20AP]
    ------potatoes final rule, (EC4352) [22SE], (EC4390) [23SE]
    ------poultry final rule, (EC544) [23FE]
    ------Preferred Lender Program and Guaranteed Farm Loan Program 
        final rule, (EC3233) [27JY]
    ------private insurance policy legislation, (EC1497) [14AP]
    ------prunes final rule, (EC548) [23FE], (EC2050) [12MY], (EC4350) 
        [22SE], (EC4575) [30SE]
    ------quarantine and inspection services final rule, (EC5392) 
        [17NO]
    ------quarantine regulations final rule, (EC469) [10FE]
    ------rabies vaccine final rule, (EC3866) [8SE]
    ------raisins final rule, (EC960, EC961) [10MR], (EC1055) [16MR], 
        (EC2529) [8JN], (EC2679) [22JN], (EC3862) [8SE]
    ------rice final rule, (EC751) [25FE]
    ------Rural Utilities Service final rule, (EC113, EC120) [2FE]

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    ------scale requirements final rule, (EC4712) [12OC]
    ------school nutrition programs final rule, (EC4794) [18OC]
    ------Small Business Timber Sale Set-Aside Program final rule, 
        (EC29) [19JA]
    ------soybeans final rule, (EC3865) [8SE]
    ------spearmint oil final rule, (EC542) [23FE]
    ------streamlining of regulations final rule, (EC5193) [5NO]
    ------sugar final rule, (EC792) [2MR]
    ------swine final rule, (EC121) [2FE], (EC752) [25FE]
    ------technical assistance final rule, (EC4161) [15SE]
    ------tobacco final rule, (EC543) [23FE], (EC1848) [5MY], (EC4651) 
        [5OC]
    ------tomatoes final rule, (EC3863) [8SE], (EC4999) [28OC]
    ------veterinary services user fees final rule, (EC26) [19JA], 
        (EC4628) [4OC]
    ------violations transmittal, (EC5043) [1NO]
    ------walnuts final rule, (EC117) [2FE], (EC5040) [1NO], (EC5484) 
        [22NO]
    ------weeds final rule, (EC3386) [3AU]
    ------WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Program final rule, (EC4356) 
        [22SE]
    ------WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program final rule, 
        (EC5106) [2NO]
    ------Working Capital Fund legislation, (EC4383) [22SE]
    Dept. of Commerce: acquisition regulations final rule, (EC1958) 
        [10MY]
    ------aircraft exports/reexports final rule, (EC4661) [5OC]
    ------Anadromous Fish Conservation Act report, (EC946) [9MR]
    ------Bureau of Export Administration final rule, (EC2458) [7JN], 
        (EC5217) [5NO]
    ------Bureau of Export Administration report, (EC856) [3MR]
    ------Chemical Weapons Convention implementation final rule, 
        (EC2267) [20MY]
    ------Chesapeake Bay living resources and habitat protection and 
        restoration report, (EC3110) [19JY]
    ------client service programs funding final rule, (EC3752) [5AU]
    ------Coastal Zone Management Act legislation, (EC1522) [14AP]
    ------commercial communication satellites export licenses report, 
        (EC2995) [13JY]
    ------competitive technology competition-experiment funding final 
        rule, (EC2512) [7JN]
    ------computer exports final rule, (EC189) [2FE], (EC857) [3MR]
    ------computer licensing policy final rule, (EC3548) [4AU]
    ------control list final rule, (EC4767) [13OC]
    ------direct investment surveys final rule, (EC1358) [12AP]
    ------Emergency Oil and Gas Guaranteed Loan Program final rule, 
        (EC6402) [17NO]
    ------encryption items final rule, (EC1573) [19AP]
    ------entity list final rule, (EC1482) [13AP], (EC2916) [12JY]
    ------Export Administration final rule, (EC1022) [15MR], (EC3546) 
        [4AU]
    ------Export Administration regulations final rule, (EC4189, 
        EC4191) [15SE]
    ------Export Administration regulations relative to Macau final 
        rule, (EC2917) [12JY], (EC3054) [15JY]
    ------export controls on terrorist organizations report, (EC190) 
        [2FE]
    ------export controls report, (EC3789) [5AU]
    ------exports and reexports of energetic materials final rule, 
        (EC4190) [15SE]
    ------exports to Cuba final rule, (EC2745) [24JN]
    ------exports to Serbia final rule, (EC2088) [13MY]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC662) 
        [23FE]
    ------firearms report, (EC188) [2FE]
    ------foreign policy-based export controls final rule, (EC2460) 
        [7JN]
    ------implementation plan final rule, (EC1202) [22MR]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC197) [2FE], (EC3350), (EC3367) 
        [2AU]
    ------interim final rule, (EC729) [23FE]
    ------interlocutory rulings final rule, (EC1186) [22MR]
    ------International Anti-Bribery and Fair Competition Act report, 
        (EC3195) [22JY]
    ------license for export of commercial communication satellites, 
        (EC1731) [26AP]
    ------microprocessor license exception final rule, (EC3547) [4AU]
    ------missile technology controls final rule, (EC858) [3MR]
    ------National Gulf Oyster Disease Research Program final rule, 
        (EC1179) [22MR]
    ------national marine sanctuaries preservation legislation, 
        (EC2833) [1JY]
    ------National Sea Grant College Federal Fellows Program final 
        rule, (EC1180) [22MR]
    ------New Canadian Province Import Code for Territory of Nunavut 
        final rule, (EC2542) [8JN]
    ------Patent and Trademark Office fees by credit card payment 
        final rule, (EC5173) [3NO]
    ------Professional Research Experience Program final rule, 
        (EC2247) [19MY]
    ------Public Telecommunications Facilities Program final rule, 
        (EC1340) [12AP]
    ------satellite controls under U.S. munitions list, (EC1481) 
        [13AP]
    ------solicitation provisions and contract clauses final rule, 
        (EC3509) [4AU]
    ------subsidies enforcement report, (EC717) [23FE]
    ------technology administration legislation, (EC2567) [9JN]
    ------Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance 
        Program final rule, (EC149) [2FE]
    ------Trademark Act amendments, (EC4853) [20OC]
    ------Trademark Law Treaty Implementation Act final rule, (EC4513) 
        [27SE]
    Dept. of Defense: acquisition and support workforce reductions 
        report, (EC2681) [22JN]
    ------acquisition program certification, (EC2053) [12MY]
    ------acquisition regulations final rule, (EC137, EC138, EC139) 
        [2FE], (EC794, EC795, EC796, EC797, EC798) [2MR], (EC1310, 
        EC1317) [12AP], (EC2173) [18MY], (EC2421, EC2422) [7JN], 
        (EC2550, EC2551, EC2552, EC2553, EC2554) [9JN], (EC2728, 
        EC2729, EC2730) [24JN], (EC2870, EC2871) [12JY], (EC3255) 
        [29JY], (EC3496, EC3497, EC3498) [4AU], (EC3741), (EC3797) 
        [5AU], (EC4123) [14SE], (EC4162, EC4163, EC4164, EC4166) 
        [15SE], (EC4234) [17SE], (EC4277, EC4278) [21SE], (EC4600, 
        EC4601) [1OC], (EC4796, EC4797) [18OC], (EC4864), (EC4880, 
        EC4881, EC4882, EC4883) [21OC], (EC5285), (EC5286, EC5287) 
        [10NO], (EC5367) [16NO], (EC5395, EC5396, EC5397, EC5398) 
        [17NO]
    ------Airborne Laser Program report, (EC1322) [12AP]
    ------American Red Cross report, (EC184) [2FE]
    ------Anti-Deficiency Act violation, (EC1064) [16MR], (EC1765) 
        [28AP], (EC1905, EC1906) [6MY], (EC3162, EC3163) [21JY], 
        (EC3305) [2AU]
    ------appropriations legislation, (EC1616) [20AP]
    ------armed forces personal property shipment quality improvement 
        report, (EC1313) [12AP]
    ------assurance report, (EC206) [2FE]
    ------aviation accidents report, (EC2781) [29JN]
    ------aviation insurance legislation, (EC711) [23FE]
    ------aviators waivers report, (EC2621) [16JN]
    ------CHAMPUS TRICARE active duty dependents final rule, (EC3164) 
        [21JY]
    ------CHAMPUS TRICARE final rule, (EC799) [2MR], (EC962) [10MR], 
        (EC1314, EC1320) [12AP], (EC1907) [6MY], (EC4165) [15SE], 
        (EC5198) [5NO]
    ------CHAMPUS TRICARE head injury policy and provider network 
        adequacy report, (EC3308) [2AU]
    ------CHAMPUS TRICARE report, (EC4482) [27SE]
    ------Civilian Separation Incentive Program report, (EC4559) 
        [29SE]
    ------commercial activities performance report, (EC3306) [2AU]
    ------contingency operations supplemental appropriations report, 
        (EC3639) [4AU]
    ------contingent liabilities report, (EC2644) [16JN]
    ------contractional actions to facilitate national defense, 
        (EC1561) [19AP]
    ------contractor environmental response action costs report, 
        (EC1565) [19AP]
    ------Cooperative Threat Reduction Program report, (EC1953) 
        [10MY], (EC3311) [2AU]
    ------cost comparison study, (EC4275) [21SE], (EC4529) [28SE], 
        (EC5197) [5NO]
    ------Defense Environmental Quality Program report, (EC3737) [5AU]
    ------Defense Environmental Response Task Force report, (EC1536) 
        [15AP], (EC1562) [19AP]
    ------Defense Production Act legislation, (EC1596) [20AP]
    ------delivery of defense articles to Bosnia and Herzegovina, 
        (EC4647) [4OC]
    ------demilitarization of conventional munitions, rockets, and 
        explosives report, (EC1564) [19AP]
    ------demilitarization of excess and surplus defense property 
        report, (EC1563) [19AP]
    ------Dept. of the Army Wholesale Logistics Modernization Program 
        report, (EC5485) [22NO]
    ------education activities and dependents schools report, (EC1282) 
        [25MR]
    ------education programs evaluation final rule, (EC1947) [6MY]
    ------enhanced global positioning system development report, 
        (EC4481) [27SE]
    ------entitlement to reimburse rental car costs to military 
        members report, (EC5444) [18NO]
    ------evaluate year 2000 capabilities of systems within 
        operational enviroments report, (EC1319) [12AP]
    ------extraordinary contractual actions to facilitate national 
        defense, (EC1309) [12AP]
    ------F-22 Aircraft Program report, (EC1011) [15MR]
    ------Federal Vacancies Reform Act report, (EC1598, EC1599) [20AP]
    ------Foreign Comparative Testing Program report, (EC1103) [18MR]
    ------Future Years Defense Program report, (EC914) [8MR]
    ------general and flag officers report, (EC2424) [7JN]
    ------Gulf War veterans health care services plan report, (EC4814) 
        [18OC]
    ------Gulf War veterans health consequences report, (EC2525) [7JN]
    ------Gulf War veterans report, (EC1590) [19AP]
    ------headquarters staffing report, (EC3309) [2AU]
    ------hydrocarbon fuels report, (EC4483) [27SE]
    ------hydrogen program report, (EC2568) [9JN]
    ------implementation plan final rule, (EC3742) [5AU]
    ------Information Security Oversight Office report, (EC4979) 
        [27OC]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC53) [19JA]
    ------inventory management of in-transit items plan report, 
        (EC1537) [15AP]
    ------low-level exposure to chemical warfare agents report, 
        (EC3019) [14JY]
    ------management legislation, (EC2077, EC2078) [12MY], (EC2528) 
        [7JN], (EC2545) [8JN]
    ------management legislation final rule, (EC2854) [1JY]
    ------manpower requirements report, (EC3307) [2AU]
    ------memorandum of agreement relative to technology demonstration 
        and system prototype projects with Italy, (EC3026) [14JY]
    ------memorandum of understanding with Canada relative to military 
        satellite communications, (EC4505) [27SE]
    ------memorandum of understanding with the Seasparrow Consortium 
        (business) relative to the Evolved Seasparrow Missile, 
        (EC4977) [27OC]
    ------memorandum of understanding with the United Kingdom relative 
        to the Intercooled Recuperated Gas Turbine Engine, (EC4976) 
        [27OC]
    ------military pay and retirement reform legislation, (EC1532) 
        [14AP]

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    ------military treatment facilities report, (EC4562) [29SE]
    ------multiple depot-level maintenance and repair workloads 
        report, (EC793) [2MR]
    ------National Defense Authorization Act report, (EC560) [23FE], 
        (EC4396, EC4397) [23SE], (EC5368) [16NO]
    ------national defense stockpile report, (EC135) [2FE], (EC848) 
        [3MR]
    ------National Security Education Program report, (EC3851) [5AU]
    ------NATO operations in and around Kosovo report, (EC5564) [22NO]
    ------natural resources management plans at military installations 
        report, (EC882) [3MR]
    ------nuclear, biological, and chemical defense report, (EC1538) 
        [15AP]
    ------Office of the Sec. of Defense final rule, (EC1078) [16MR]
    ------out-of-cycle project funds obligation notice, (EC2680) 
        [22JN]
    ------personnel and readiness plan, (EC4276) [21SE]
    ------pharmacy system redesign plan report, (EC1065) [16MR], 
        (EC1986) [11MY]
    ------pilot programs for testing program manager performance, 
        (EC1323) [12AP]
    ------prevention of and response to terrorist incidents involving 
        weapons of mass destruction report, (EC1560) [15AP]
    ------Privacy Program final rule, (EC2662) [17JN]
    ------procurement notification final rule, (EC1315, EC1316, 
        EC1318) [12AP]
    ------project arrangement between the U.S. and Sweden final 
        approval request, (EC3343) [2AU]
    ------public and private partnerships to benefit morale, welfare, 
        and recreation programs report, (EC334) [4FE]
    ------Public Law compliance report, (EC5562) [22NO]
    ------purchases from foreign entities report, (EC1534) [15AP], 
        (EC3744) [5AU], (EC5487) [22NO]
    ------report, (EC1102) [18MR]
    ------Reserve Forces Policy Board report, (EC2420) [7JN]
    ------restructurings information report, (EC1312) [12AP]
    ------retention of Armed Forces members report, (EC847) [3MR]
    ------retirement notice, (EC2572, EC2573) [10JN], (EC2579, EC3577, 
        EC3578) [14JN], (EC2731) [24JN], (EC2985) [13JY], (EC3310, 
        EC3312, EC3313, EC3314) [2AU], (EC3394) [3AU], (EC3743) [5AU], 
        (EC3980) [9SE], (EC4279) [21SE], (EC4530) [28SE], (EC4666) 
        [6OC], (EC4865) [21OC], (EC4923) [26OC], (EC5399) [17NO], 
        (EC5486) [22NO]
    ------review and internal coordination report, (EC1985) [11MY]
    ------revitalize laboratories and test and evaluation centers 
        report, (EC3745) [5AU]
    ------security cooperation programs management legislation, 
        (EC2536) [8JN]
    ------selection of members to serve on courts-martial study 
        report, (EC1535) [15AP], (EC4895) [25OC]
    ------Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program 
        report, (EC1850) [5MY], (EC2151) [14MY]
    ------study of certain functions for possible performance by 
        private contractors notice, (EC4480) [27SE]
    ------Superfund audit report, (EC4668) [6OC]
    ------support to civil authorities for combating terrorism 
        legislation, (EC2549) [9JN]
    ------Taiwan Strait security situation report, (EC730) [24FE]
    ------tax consequences for members of the Armed Forces 
        legislation, (EC2068) [12MY]
    ------Theater Missile Defense Architecture Options in the Asia-
        Pacific Region report, (EC2074) [12MY]
    ------transfer of closed or realigned property to local 
        redevelopment authority legislation, (EC2780) [29JN]
    ------transfer of prisoners from Fort Leavenworth, KS, 
        disciplinary barracks to Federal Bureau of Prisons report, 
        (EC2977) [12JY]
    ------transportation legislation, (EC2570) [9JN]
    ------transportation of chemical agent identification sets 
        determination, (EC4561) [29SE]
    ------tritium production technology options report, (EC3860) [5AU]
    ------U.S.-NATO Airborne Early Warning Command Program Management 
        Organization cooperative projects memorandum of agreement, 
        (EC3175) [21JY]
    ------Unified Command Plan report, (EC4896) [25OC]
    ------universities and private sector entities cooperative 
        relationships demonstration program report, (EC1987) [11MY]
    ------vacancy report, (EC2998) [13JY], (EC3133) [20JY], (EC4568) 
        [29SE]
    ------visibility of end items and secondary items plan, (EC4629) 
        [4OC]
    ------Water Resources Development Act, (EC5076) [1NO]
    ------weapons destruction and nonproliferation in the former 
        Soviet Union report, (EC1952) [10MY], (EC5445) [18NO]
    ------Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act implementation 
        final rule, (EC3554) [4AU]
    ------year 2000 compliance report, (EC2872) [12JY]
    Dept. of Education: accrediting agencies final rule, (EC5110) 
        [2NO]
    ------agreements and grants with institutions of higher education, 
        hospitals, and other non-profit organizations final rule, 
        (EC4357) [22SE]
    ------Assistance to States for the Education of Children With 
        Disabilities Program final rule, (EC3259) [29JY], (EC3321) 
        [2AU]
    ------Assistive Technology Act Technical Assistance Program final 
        rule, (EC2987) [13JY]
    ------awareness and readiness for undergraduate programs final 
        rule, (EC1693) [22AP]
    ------Child Care Access Means Parent in School Program final rule, 
        (EC1082) [17MR], (EC1163) [22MR]
    ------children and youth with disabilities final rule, (EC1248) 
        [24MR]
    ------civil rights enforcement in education report, (EC2152) 
        [14MY]
    ------Commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics 
        resignation, (EC3441) [3AU]
    ------direct grant programs final rule, (EC3984) [9SE], (EC4032) 
        [13SE]
    ------disability and rehabilitation research projects and training 
        centers funding final rule, (EC2174) [18MY], (EC2430) [7JN], 
        (EC2881) [12JY]
    ------disabled veterans Federal student loans procedures for 
        cancellations and deferments report, (EC3272) [29JY]
    ------Federal Family Education Loan Program final rule, (EC1854, 
        EC1855) [5MY], (EC4925) [26OC], (EC4962), (EC4966) [27OC], 
        (EC5107, EC5111) [2NO], (EC5137) [3NO]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC663) 
        [23FE]
    ------Federal Perkins Loan Program final rule, (EC4925) [26OC], 
        (EC5109) [2NO]
    ------funding priorities final rule, (EC1694) [22AP], (EC2296) 
        [24MY], (EC2580, EC2581) [14JN], (EC2624, EC2625, EC2626) 
        [16JN], (EC3124) [20JY]
    ------graduate assistance in areas of national need final rule, 
        (EC1209) [23MR], (EC1247) [24MR]
    ------Higher Education Act final rule, (EC5004) [28OC]
    ------Impact Aid Program final rule, (EC754) [25FE]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC1173) [22MR], (EC3106) [19JY]
    ------international education programs final rule, (EC916, EC917) 
        [8MR]
    ------Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Board final rule, (EC369) [8FE], 
        (EC571) [23FE]
    ------National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and 
        Integrity report, (EC32) [19JA]
    ------National Awards Program for Model Professional Development 
        final rule, (EC4964) [27OC]
    ------National Center for Educational Statistics report, (EC2733) 
        [24JN]
    ------National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research 
        final rule, (EC2175) [18MY]
    ------new awards application final rule, (EC1335) [12AP]
    ------preparing teachers to use technology final rule, (EC1478) 
        [13AP], (EC1856) [5MY]
    ------Privacy Act regulations final rule, (EC3123) [20JY], 
        (EC3749) [5AU]
    ------projects with industry final rule, (EC4034) [13SE], (EC4281) 
        [21SE]
    ------recognition of accrediting agencies final rule, (EC4824) 
        [19OC]
    ------report, (EC2999) [13JY]
    ------resignations and designations report, (EC3366) [2AU], 
        (EC3709) [5AU]
    ------special education final rule, (EC2826) [1JY]
    ------student assistance regulatory provisions final rule, (EC801) 
        [2MR], (EC4898) [25OC], (EC4963) [27OC], (EC5003) [28OC], 
        (EC5108, EC5112) [2NO], (EC5138) [3NO], (EC5178) [4NO]
    ------student financial aid programs report, (EC4965) [27OC]
    ------students with disabilities final rule, (EC1249) [24MR]
    ------Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants Program final rule, 
        (EC4033) [13SE], (EC4533) [28SE]
    ------training and information for parents of children with 
        disabilities report, (EC3020) [14JY]
    ------training of interpreters for the disabled final rule, 
        (EC4030) [13SE], (EC4566) [29SE]
    ------undergraduate programs awareness and readiness final rule, 
        (EC1828) [4MY]
    ------William D. Ford Direct Loan Program final rule, (EC2532) 
        [8JN], (EC2623) [16JN], (EC2827) [1JY], (EC4031) [13SE], 
        (EC4443) [24SE], (EC4897) [25OC], (EC4962), (EC4966) [27OC], 
        (EC5005) [28OC], (EC5137) [3NO], (EC5289, EC5290, EC5291) 
        [10NO]
    Dept. of Energy: accelerator facilities safety final rule, 
        (EC1911) [6MY], (EC4132) [14SE]
    ------accelerator transmutation of waste technology development 
        report, (EC5467) [18NO]
    ------access to cyber systems final rule, (EC5493) [22NO]
    ------accident investigations final rule, (EC1017) [15MR]
    ------accounting handbook, (EC1993) [11MY]
    ------acquisition regulations final rule, (EC1252) [24MR], 
        (EC1619) [21AP], (EC1910) [6MY]
    ------activities not inherently governmental in nature report, 
        (EC5472) [19NO]
    ------air monitoring guide final rule, (EC4447) [24SE]
    ------Alternative Fuel Transportation Program final rule, (EC2434) 
        [7JN], (EC2828) [1JY]
    ------assessment, (EC3260) [29JY], (EC3413) [3AU]
    ------asset management, (EC1783) [29AP]
    ------classified matter protection and control final rule, 
        (EC2627) [16JN]
    ------Clean Coal Technology Demonstration Program report, (EC1900) 
        [5MY]
    ------commercial and industrial equipment energy efficiency 
        program final rule, (EC5006) [28OC]
    ------conference management final rule, (EC3323) [2AU]
    ------consortium buying final rule, (EC3412) [3AU]
    ------contingent emergency funds request, (EC885) [4MR]
    ------Contractor Employee Protection Program final rule, (EC1251) 
        [24MR], (EC3510) [4AU]
    ------contractor employees use final rule, (EC4127) [14SE]
    ------Contractor Human Resource Management Programs final rule, 
        (EC1070) [16MR]
    ------Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Federal Managers' 
        Financial Integrity Act report, (EC204) [2FE]
    ------Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Inspector General 
        report, (EC204) [2FE]
    ------Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board report, (EC3333) 
        [2AU], (EC3411) [3AU]
    ------deviations, local clauses, uniform contract format, and 
        clause matrix final rule, (EC3324) [2AU]

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    ------electric power industry legislation, (EC2352) [25MY]
    ------employee concern program guide final rule, (EC3409) [3AU]
    ------energy outlook report, (EC3985) [9SE]
    ------external dosimetry program final rule, (EC4128) [14SE]
    ------Exxon and stripper well oil overcharge funds report, 
        (EC1549) [15AP]
    ------facility disposition activities final rule, (EC2213) [19MY]
    ------Facility Representative Program final rule, (EC2260) [20MY]
    ------fossil fuels combustion waste report, (EC1570) [19AP]
    ------identifying classified information final rule, (EC1165) 
        [22MR]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC198) [2FE], (EC3433) [3AU]
    ------internal dosimetry program guide final rule, (EC4491) [27SE]
    ------International Science and Technology Center final rule, 
        (EC4446) [24SE]
    ------Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Program report, 
        (EC3221) [26JY], (EC3329) [2AU], (EC3661) [5AU]
    ------major energy producers performance profiles report, (EC919) 
        [8MR]
    ------metals initiative report, (EC3230) [26JY]
    ------Nuclear Explosive and Weapons Surety Program final rule, 
        (EC5134) [3NO]
    ------nuclear explosive operations safety final rule, (EC5135) 
        [3NO]
    ------nuclear materials management and safeguards final rule, 
        (EC2582) [14JN]
    ------occupational ALARA program guide final rule, (EC3408) [3AU]
    ------occupational radiation protection final rule, (EC4131) 
        [14SE]
    ------Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management report, 
        (EC3508) [4AU]
    ------personnel security activities final rule, (EC1164) [22MR]
    ------Price-Anderson Act report, (EC1862) [5MY]
    ------quality assurance final rule, (EC1569) [19AP]
    ------radiation dose evaluation and control final rule, (EC4133) 
        [14SE]
    ------radiation protection final rule, (EC3410) [3AU]
    ------radiation safety training guide final rule, (EC4492) [27SE]
    ------radiation-generating devices final rule, (EC4134) [14SE]
    ------radioactive contamination control guide final rule, (EC4174) 
        [15SE]
    ------radioactive source accountability and control final rule, 
        (EC4448) [24SE]
    ------radioactive waste management complex remediation plans 
        report, (EC2056) [12MY]
    ------radiological control guide final rule, (EC4130) [14SE]
    ------radiological protection final rule, (EC2436) [7JN]
    ------scientific and technical information management final rule, 
        (EC1072) [16MR]
    ------semiautomatic pistols final rule, (EC5494) [22NO]
    ------startup and restart of nuclear facilities final rule, 
        (EC2435) [7JN]
    ------State Energy Program final rule, (EC4129) [14SE]
    ------strategic petroleum reserve legislation, (EC1480) [13AP]
    ------strategic petroleum reserve report, (EC1114) [18MR], 
        (EC1567) [19AP]
    ------tritium production technology options report, (EC3860) [5AU]
    ------unclassified cyber security program final rule, (EC4126) 
        [14SE]
    ------unclassified foreign visits and assignments final rule, 
        (EC3753) [5AU]
    ------Weather Assistance Program for Low-Incomed Persons 
        legislation, (EC4670) [6OC]
    ------work authorization system final rule, (EC4135) [14SE]
    ------work smart standards applications final rule, (EC1071) 
        [16MR]
    Dept. of HHS: BIA Housing improvement assistance program final 
        rule, (EC3118) [20JY]
    ------bonus to reward decrease in illegitimacy ratio final rule, 
        (EC3632) [4AU]
    ------Child Support Enforcement Program final rule, (EC952) [9MR], 
        (EC2543) [8JN], (EC3633, EC3634) [4AU], (EC5436) [17NO]
    ------Child Support Enforcement Program report, (EC3152) [20JY]
    ------children's hospitals graduate medical education legislation, 
        (EC2534) [8JN]
    ------Community Food Nutrition Program report, (EC4444) [24SE]
    ------Community Services Block Grant report, (EC3750) [5AU], 
        (EC4489) [27SE]
    ------Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children 
        and Their Families Program report, (EC573) [23FE]
    ------Contraception and Infertility Research Loan Repayment 
        Program report, (EC1962) [10MY]
    ------developmental disabilities assistance legislation, (EC3330) 
        [2AU]
    ------drug abuse and addiction research report, (EC2297) [24MY]
    ------drug-free workplace plans report, (EC4645) [4OC]
    ------electrocardiogram transportation payments report, (EC1456) 
        [12AP]
    ------emergency funds allotment report, (EC4709) [6OC]
    ------emergency funds notification, (EC3479) [3AU], (EC3854) [5AU]
    ------empowerment zones legislation, (EC1243) [23MR]
    ------Family Violence Prevention and Services Program report, 
        (EC5492) [22NO]
    ------financial disclosure by clinical investigators final rule, 
        (EC150) [2FE]
    ------foster care transition legislation, (EC1531) [14AP]
    ------Head Start Program final rule, (EC802) [2MR]
    ------Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program report, (EC2171) 
        [17MY]
    ------health care practioners national practitioner data bank 
        final rule, (EC1166) [22MR]
    ------health effects from exposure to power-line frequency 
        electric magnetic fields report, (EC3325) [2AU]
    ------health insurance markets final rule, (EC4606) [1OC]
    ------Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act 
        implementation report, (EC4176) [15SE]
    ------health report, (EC4283) [21SE]
    ------home health agencies Medicare and Medicaid conditions of 
        participation final rule, (EC955, EC956) [9MR]
    ------hospital inpatient payment percentage increase estimate 
        report, (EC1844) [4MY]
    ------hospital inpatient prospective payment systems final rule, 
        (EC845) [2MR]
    ------identification and treatment of children with asthma 
        legislation, (EC2556) [9JN]
    ------implementation plan for veterans subvention memorandum, 
        (EC2983) [12JY]
    ------infertility and sexually transmitted diseases report, 
        (EC3023) [14JY]
    ------laboratory requirements final rule, (EC3852) [5AU]
    ------lead-based paint hazards final rule, (EC4485) [27SE]
    ------LIHEAP report, (EC3495) [4AU]
    ------Loan Repayment Program report, (EC1250) [24MR]
    ------Maternal and Child Health Services Program report, (EC3053) 
        [15JY]
    ------Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program 
        legislation, (EC3480) [3AU]
    ------Medicaid and Medicare final rule, (EC3115) [19JY]
    ------Medicaid final rule, (EC3754), (EC3853, EC3857) [5AU], 
        (EC4556) [28SE], (EC5468) [18NO]
    ------medical device surveillance network report, (EC4900) [25OC]
    ------Medicare chiropractic services report, (EC1979) [10MY]
    ------Medicare claims legslation, (EC2677) [18JN]
    ------Medicare final rule, (EC844) [2MR], (EC3302) [30JY], 
        (EC3724, EC3725, EC3726), (EC3754), (EC3853, EC3857) [5AU], 
        (EC4474) [24SE], (EC4556) [28SE], (EC4648) [4OC], (EC4793) 
        [14OC], (EC5192) [4NO], (EC5468) [18NO], (EC5558, EC5559, 
        EC5565) [22NO]
    ------Medicare report, (EC957) [9MR], (EC1948) [6MY], (EC3060) 
        [15JY]
    ------model projects for youth and domestic violence report, 
        (EC148) [2FE]
    ------modernization of FDA review process tracking systems report, 
        (EC177) [2FE]
    ------National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program 
        report, (EC4445) [24SE]
    ------National Health Service Corps report, (EC2555) [9JN]
    ------Native Hawaiian Revolving Loan Fund report, (EC1957) [10MY]
    ------NIH AIDS Research Loan Repayment Program report, (EC2179) 
        [18MY]
    ------NIH report, (EC4878) [21OC]
    ------Older Americans Act amendments, (EC572) [23FE], (EC1782) 
        [29AP]
    ------open dumps on Indian lands report, (EC4886) [21OC]
    ------organ procurement and transplantation network final rule, 
        (EC5037) [28OC], (EC5140) [3NO]
    ------Orphans Products Board report, (EC3423) [3AU]
    ------Pentagon Reservation renovation report, (EC3018) [14JY]
    ------Prescription Drug User Fee Act report, (EC434) [9FE], 
        (EC1339) [12AP]
    ------Public Health Service report, (EC3986) [9SE]
    ------Refugee and Entrant Assistance Program appropriations 
        legislation, (EC3819) [5AU]
    ------Refugee Resettlement Program report, (EC3209) [22JY]
    ------report, (EC1364) [12AP], (EC2402) [27MY]
    ------retirement plan report, (EC1364) [12AP]
    ------seafood inspection legislation, (EC2855) [1JY]
    ------Social Security Act final rule, (EC2100) [13MY]
    ------SSAN confidentiality, (EC1053) [15MR]
    ------surplus real property transferred or leased for public 
        health purposes report, (EC609) [23FE]
    ------telemedicine report, (EC5409) [17NO]
    ------Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Contingency Fund 
        final rule, (EC1742) [26AP]
    ------Vaccine Injury Compensation Program final rule, (EC3512) 
        [4AU]
    ------Welfare-to-Work Grants Program report, (EC1978) [10MY]
    Dept. of HUD: A-76/Fair Act inventory report, (EC5165) [3NO]
    ------acquisition regulations final rule, (EC4235) [17SE]
    ------book-entry securities final rule, (EC3120) [20JY]
    ------builder warranty for single family new home mortgages final 
        rule, (EC1989) [11MY]
    ------Certificate and Voucher Programs conforming rule final rule, 
        (EC1325) [12AP]
    ------Community Development Block Grant Program final rule, 
        (EC3397) [3AU]
    ------debt collection final rule, (EC3226) [26JY], (EC4328) [21SE]
    ------energy efficiency plan report, (EC3395) [3AU]
    ------fair housing complaint processing final rule, (EC2028) 
        [11MY]
    ------fair housing final rule, (EC4327, EC4329) [21SE]
    ------fair housing report, (EC1876) [5MY]
    ------FHA programs final rule, (EC4866), (EC4871) [21OC]
    ------financial reporting standards final rule, (EC3121) [20JY]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC664) [23FE]

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    ------Government National Mortgage Association report, (EC1324) 
        [12AP], (EC1601) [20AP]
    ------home equity conversion mortgages final rule, (EC1105) [18MR]
    ------Housing and Community Development Act programs and 
        activities assistance final rule, (EC1159) [22MR]
    ------Housing for Older Persons Act implementation final rule, 
        (EC1877) [5MY]
    ------lead-based paint final rule, (EC1473) [13AP]
    ------multifamily housing assistance final rule, (EC140) [2FE]
    ------multifamily mortgage insurance final rule, (EC1160) [22MR]
    ------noncitizen assistance restrictions final rule, (EC2318) 
        [25MY]
    ------performance plan report, (EC1158) [22MR]
    ------procurement reform report, (EC3640) [4AU]
    ------Public Housing Agency plans final rule, (EC1327) [12AP], 
        (EC4487) [27SE], (EC5045) [1NO]
    ------public housing development final rule, (EC2667) [18JN]
    ------Public Housing Drug Elimination Program formula allocation 
        final rule, (EC4439) [24SE]
    ------Public Housing Management Assessment Program final rule, 
        (EC5046) [1NO]
    ------Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act amendments, 
        (EC3748) [5AU]
    ------real estate settlement procedures final rule, (EC1326) 
        [12AP]
    ------Section 8 certificate and voucher programs final rule, 
        (EC1472, EC1476) [13AP], (EC1990) [11MY], (EC2317) [25MY], 
        (EC4028) [13SE], (EC4486) [27SE], (EC4867), (EC4869, EC4870) 
        [21OC]
    ------Section 8 housing programs final rule, (EC5044, EC5047) 
        [1NO]
    ------Section 8 Management Assessment Program final rule, (EC3396) 
        [3AU]
    ------single family mortgage insurance final rule, (EC1471, 
        EC1474, EC1475) [13AP], (EC2986) [13JY], (EC3119) [20JY], 
        (EC4868) [21OC]
    ------single family property disposition final rule, (EC1161) 
        [22MR], (EC3122) [20JY]
    ------uniform financial reporting standards final rule, (EC1104) 
        [18MR]
    ------vouchers for low-income elderly legislation, (EC3747) [5AU]
    Dept. of Justice: aliens and immigrants employment final rule, 
        (EC1035) [15MR], (EC4623) [1OC]
    ------Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board 
        final rule, (EC1819) [3MY]
    ------Asset Forfeiture Program legislation, (EC2798) [29JN]
    ------birth control, pregnancy, child placement, and abortion 
        final rule, (EC1133) [18MR]
    ------Board of Immigration Appeals final rule, (EC5245) [8NO]
    ------Bureau of Justice Assistance report, (EC250) [2FE], (EC4326) 
        [21SE]
    ------civil monetary penalties inflation adjustment final rule, 
        (EC4639) [4OC]
    ------classification and program review final rule, (EC1132) 
        [18MR]
    ------combat violent crimes against women on campuses grants final 
        rule, (EC3405) [3AU]
    ------Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act report, 
        (EC682) [23FE]
    ------Convention Against Torture final rule, (EC1187) [22MR]
    ------court docket final rule, (EC5343) [15NO]
    ------CPSC Government in the Sunshine Act report, (EC1967) [10MY]
    ------detention of criminal aliens legislation, (EC2840) [1JY]
    ------Dickerson v. U.S. report, (EC5423) [17NO]
    ------electronic funds transfer final rule, (EC3210) [22JY]
    ------Equal Credit Opportunities Act report, (EC4167) [15SE]
    ------ethical standards for attorneys for the Government final 
        rule, (EC3277) [30JY]
    ------FBI systems and procedures final rule, (EC4687) [6OC]
    ------Federal Bureau of Prisons cost of incarceration final rule, 
        (EC4203) [15SE]
    ------Federal Bureau of Prisons final rule, (EC2841, EC2842) [1JY]
    ------Federal Bureau of Prisons visiting notification final rule, 
        (EC2308) [24MY]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC199) 
        [2FE]
    ------Federal Prison Industries, Inc., report, (EC2172) [17MY]
    ------financial institution fraud report, (EC1460) [12AP], 
        (EC4555) [28SE]
    ------Foreign Agents Registration Act administration report, 
        (EC3715) [5AU]
    ------Foreign Agents Registration Act amendments, (EC2839) [1JY]
    ------Foreign Agents Registration Act report, (EC2564) [9JN]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC2013) [11MY]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report, (EC1097) [17MR]
    ------immigrant visas final rule, (EC254) [2FE]
    ------immigration report, (EC2375) [26MY]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC2704) [23JN], (EC3038) [14JY]
    ------money laundering legislation, (EC5438) [17NO]
    ------Office of Justice Programs report, (EC3368) [2AU]
    ------Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
        report, (EC2431) [7JN]
    ------police corps and law enforcement education report, (EC3817) 
        [5AU]
    ------Police Corps reimbursements final rule, (EC3573) [4AU]
    ------Police Recruitment Program guidelines final rule, (EC3575) 
        [4AU]
    ------prisoners access to interactive computer services report, 
        (EC3111) [19JY]
    ------Public Integrity Section report, (EC3001) [13JY]
    ------Public Safety Officers Educational Assistance Program final 
        rule, (EC4202) [15SE]
    ------Radiation Exposure Compensation Act final rule, (EC1628) 
        [21AP]
    ------records system exemption final rule, (EC1968) [10MY], 
        (EC5317) [11NO]
    ------report, (EC2027) [11MY]
    ------risk management plans accidental release disclosure 
        legislation, (EC2527) [7JN]
    ------schedules of controlled substances final rule, (EC4633) 
        [4OC]
    ------State Criminal Alien Assistance Program report, (EC3058) 
        [15JY]
    ------status of certain nonimmigrant aliens final rule, (EC3574) 
        [4AU]
    ------suspension of deportations and cancellation of removals 
        final rule, (EC947) [9MR]
    ------U.S. Parole Commission report, (EC2700) [22JN]
    Dept. of Labor: Advisory Council for Employee Welfare and Pension 
        Benefit Plans report, (EC1338) [12AP]
    ------alien labor certification process final rule, (EC3458) [3AU]
    ------American Samoa wage order final rule, (EC4236) [17SE]
    ------Anti-Deficiency Act violation, (EC132) [2FE]
    ------Assistant Sec. of Labor for Policy nomination, (EC3270) 
        [29JY]
    ------audit requirements final rule, (EC1337) [12AP]
    ------commercial activities inventory report, (EC5416) [17NO]
    ------dipping and coating operations final rule, (EC1336) [12AP]
    ------employment and training programs report, (EC4571) [29SE]
    ------employment statistics system final rule, (EC918) [8MR]
    ------ERISA report, (EC144) [2FE]
    ------improving and elimination regulations final rule, (EC4124, 
        EC4125) [14SE]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC3351) [2AU]
    ------opening notice, (EC1176) [22MR]
    ------OSHA amendments, (EC2783) [29JN]
    ------payroll deduction programs for individual retirement 
        accounts final rule, (EC3276) [30JY]
    ------pension plans for professional boxers report, (EC884) [3MR]
    ------report, (EC3351) [2AU]
    ------Self-Employment Assistance Program report, (EC3043) [14JY]
    ------Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century final rule, 
        (EC4470) [24SE]
    ------Unemployment Insurance Program final rule, (EC1099) [17MR]
    ------Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        report, (EC1976) [10MY]
    ------worker adjustment assistance training funds report, (EC282) 
        [2FE], (EC1779) [28AP], (EC3843) [5AU], (EC4643) [4OC]
    ------Workforce Investment Act final rule, (EC5491) [22NO]
    Dept. of State: Accountability Review Board report, (EC1354) 
        [12AP], (EC1512) [14AP]
    ------acquisition regulations final rule, (EC3798) [5AU]
    ------appropriations legislation, (EC1790) [29AP]
    ------appropriations limitation suspension determination, (EC3379) 
        [2AU]
    ------Baltic States and Eastern Europe assistance final rule, 
        (EC2004) [11MY]
    ------biography of potential ambassadorial nominee, (EC4314) 
        [21SE]
    ------biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons proliferation 
        control report, (EC4063) [13SE]
    ------Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement 
        Affairs final rule, (EC1120) [18MR]
    ------chemical and biological weapons proliferation control 
        report, (EC1353) [12AP]
    ------consular services fee schedule final rule, (EC2801) [30JN], 
        (EC5497) [22NO]
    ------consular services fees final rule, (EC191) [2FE], (EC859) 
        [3MR]
    ------Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials 
        in International Business Transaction of the Organization for 
        Economic Cooperation and Development report, (EC2918) [12JY]
    ------cooperative activities with the Commonwealth of Independent 
        States report, (EC1121) [18MR]
    ------Cooperative Threat Reduction Act implementation report, 
        (EC4848) [20OC]
    ------counternarcotics assistance for Colombia, Ecuador, Panama 
        and Peru report, (EC4505) [27SE]
    ------counternarcotics responsibilities strategy report, (EC5496) 
        [22NO]
    ------danger pay report, (EC1805, EC1806) [3MY], (EC2994) [13JY], 
        (EC3346) [2AU], (EC3431) [3AU], (EC3695) [5AU]
    ------denial of visas to confiscators of American property report, 
        (EC3003) [13JY]
    ------determination relative to countries not cooperating with 
        U.S. antiterrorism efforts, (EC2303) [24MY]
    ------documentation of nonimmigrants final rule, (EC1377) [12AP]
    ------economic and political transition in Indonesia report, 
        (EC2371) [26MY]
    ------Economic Support Fund allocations report, (EC608) [23FE], 
        (EC2695) [22JN]
    ------Egyptian financing of sale and coproduction of tanks, 
        (EC4543) [28SE]
    ------employment of U.S. citizens by the U.N. report, (EC2919) 
        [12JY], (EC3105) [19JY]
    ------Eximbank justification determination and memorandum, 
        (EC5249, EC5250) [9NO]
    ------export controls on Serbia, (EC2370) [26MY]
    ------Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program report, 
        (EC1576) [19AP]
    ------Foreign Assistance Act amendments, (EC2009) [11MY]
    ------Foreign Assistance Act determination, (EC4545) [28SE]
    ------Foreign Assistance Act determination and waiver, (EC1574) 
        [19AP]
    ------foreign operations, export financing, and related programs 
        appropriations report, (EC911) [4MR]

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    ------Foreign Relations Authorization Act report, (EC3694) [5AU]
    ------human rights practices report, (EC942) [9MR]
    ------incidental capture of sea turtles in commercial shrimping 
        operations report, (EC2978) [12JY], (EC3274) [29JY], (EC3376, 
        EC3377) [2AU]
    ------Indonesian violence report, (EC2981) [12JY]
    ------intercountry adoption legislation, (EC2856) [1JY]
    ------international agreements other than treaties, (EC47) [19JA], 
        (EC185) [2FE], (EC341) [4FE], (EC781) [1MR], (EC1119) [18MR], 
        (EC1260, EC1261) [24MR], (EC1804) [3MY], (EC2087) [13MY], 
        (EC2227, EC2228, EC2236) [19MY], (EC2368) [26MY], (EC2915) 
        [12JY], (EC3262) [29JY], (EC3344, EC3345, EC3347) [2AU], 
        (EC3994, EC3995) [9SE], (EC4313) [21SE], (EC4506) [27SE], 
        (EC4776) [14OC], (EC4879) [21OC], (EC5180) [4NO], (EC5415) 
        [17NO]
    ------International Dolphin Conservation Program certification, 
        (EC2019) [11MY]
    ------International Labor Organization recommendation relative to 
        job creation in small and medium-sized enterprises, (EC3549) 
        [4AU]
    ------International Narcotics Control Strategy report, (EC780) 
        [1MR]
    ------international traffic in arms regulations final rule, 
        (EC1359) [12AP], (EC1868) [5MY]
    ------justification and designation of Burma as a country of 
        particular concern, (EC5458) [18NO]
    ------justification and designation of Iran as a country of 
        particular concern, (EC5458) [18NO]
    ------justification and designation of Iraq as a country of 
        particular concern, (EC5458) [18NO]
    ------justification and designation of Sudan as a country of 
        particular concern, (EC5458) [18NO]
    ------justification and designation of the People's Republic of 
        China as a country of particular concern, (EC5458) [18NO]
    ------Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization funding 
        report, (EC2645) [16JN], (EC4553) [28SE]
    ------license for export of defense article to Israel, (EC5216) 
        [5NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles sold commercially 
        under a contract, (EC604) [23FE], (EC5230) [8NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to a joint venture of 
        several foreign countries, (EC2123) [14MY]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Australia, 
        (EC5261, EC5265) [9NO], (EC5334) [15NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Bahrain, (EC5336) 
        [15NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Bermuda, (EC5265) 
        [9NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Bosnia and 
        Herzegovina, (EC5149) [3NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Brazil, (EC5214) 
        [5NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Canada, (EC5120) 
        [2NO], (EC5162) [3NO], (EC5265) [9NO], (EC5337) [15NO], 
        (EC5413) [17NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Croatia, (EC5229) 
        [8NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Denmark, (EC3772) 
        [5AU]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Egypt, (EC3101) 
        [19JY]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Finland, (EC5306) 
        [5NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to France, (EC3244, 
        EC3246) [27JY], (EC3786) [5AU], (EC3988, EC3992) [9SE], 
        (EC5265) [9NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to French Guiana, 
        (EC3427) [3AU], (EC3774) [5AU]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Germany, (EC5265) 
        [9NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Greece, (EC2991) 
        [13JY], (EC3333) [2AU], (EC3773, EC3782) [5AU], (EC3993) 
        [9SE], (EC5230) [8NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Israel, (EC5209) 
        [5NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Italy, (EC3791) 
        [5AU], (EC5263, EC5265) [9NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Japan, (EC3103) 
        [19JY], (EC3197, EC3199) [22JY], (EC3245) [27JY], (EC3430) 
        [3AU], (EC3776, EC3783, EC3785) [5AU], (EC4978) [27OC], 
        (EC5145, EC5146, EC5148, EC5152, EC5156) [3NO], (EC5215) 
        [5NO], (EC5264, EC5265, EC5267), (EC6268) [9NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Kuwait, (EC5336) 
        [15NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Luxembourg, 
        (EC5147, EC5155) [3NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Mexico, (EC5333) 
        [15NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to NATO, (EC5267) 
        [9NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Norway, (EC1920) 
        [6MY], (EC3025) [14JY], (EC5265) [9NO], (EC5412) [17NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Oman, (EC5336) 
        [15NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Qatar, (EC5336) 
        [15NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Russia, (EC1352) 
        [12AP], (EC3025) [14JY], (EC3775) [5AU], (EC3990) [9SE], 
        (EC5412) [17NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Saudi Arabia, 
        (EC3024) [14JY], (EC5336) [15NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Singapore, 
        (EC3334) [2AU]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Sweden, (EC5265) 
        [9NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Thailand, (EC5269) 
        [9NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to the Cayman 
        Islands, (EC5412) [17NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to the Netherlands, 
        (EC3198) [22JY], (EC5144) [3NO], (EC5376) [16NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to the Republic of 
        Korea, (EC5126) [2NO], (EC5158) [3NO], (EC5271) [9NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to the United Arab 
        Emirates, (EC3790) [5AU], (EC5159) [3NO], (EC5213) [5NO], 
        (EC5336) [15NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to the United 
        Kingdom, (EC3025) [14JY], (EC3200) [22JY], (EC3246) [27JY], 
        (EC3336, EC3338) [2AU], (EC3773), (EC3790) [5AU], (EC5150) 
        [3NO], (EC5265) [9NO], (EC5337) [15NO], (EC5412) [17NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Turkey, (EC2006, 
        EC2008) [11MY], (EC3428) [3AU], (EC3991) [9SE], (EC5123, 
        EC5125) [2NO], (EC5154) [3NO], (EC5210) [5NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Ukraine, (EC3025) 
        [14JY], (EC5412) [17NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles under the Arms 
        Control Act report, (EC2800) [30JN]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Australia, (EC3787) 
        [5AU]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Belgium, (EC5124) [2NO]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Canada, (EC3337, 
        EC3341) [2AU], (EC3787) [5AU], (EC5160) [3NO], (EC5207) [5NO], 
        (EC5414) [17NO]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Denmark, (EC3787) [5AU]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Finland, (EC3203) 
        [22JY], (EC3778) [5AU]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Germany, (EC3339) 
        [2AU], (EC3777, EC3784, EC3787) [5AU], (EC3989) [9SE], 
        (EC5262) [9NO]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Greece, (EC3787) [5AU], 
        (EC5151) [3NO], (EC5260) [9NO]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Italy, (EC2005) [11MY], 
        (EC3242, EC3243) [27JY], (EC3340) [2AU], (EC5143) [3NO]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Japan, (EC5211) [5NO], 
        (EC5259) [9NO]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Mexico, (EC5122) [2NO]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Norway, (EC2632) 
        [16JN], (EC3204) [22JY], (EC3787) [5AU]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Oman, (EC3201) [22JY]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Poland, (EC2457) [7JN]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Portugal, (EC3102) 
        [19JY]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with South Africa, (EC5160) 
        [3NO]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Spain, (EC3242, EC3243) 
        [27JY], (EC3429) [3AU], (EC3787) [5AU]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with the Czech Republic, 
        (EC5207) [5NO]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with the Netherlands, 
        (EC3781, EC3787) [5AU], (EC5164) [3NO]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with the Republic of Korea, 
        (EC3771) [5AU]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with the United Kingdom, 
        (EC2992) [13JY], (EC3243) [27JY], (EC3779, EC3780) [5AU], 
        (EC5121) [2NO], (EC5142, EC5163) [3NO], (EC5212) [5NO]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Turkey, (EC3335) [2AU], 
        (EC3787) [5AU], (EC5161) [3NO], (EC5266) [9NO], (EC5335) 
        [15NO]
    ------military expenditures for countries receiving U.S. 
        Government assistance, (EC552) [23FE]
    ------minorities in Foreign Service Office report, (EC1809) [3MY]
    ------Multinational Force and Observers report, (EC2744) [24JN]
    ------nomination of A. Peter Burleigh to be Ambassador to the 
        Philippines and Palau, (EC2913) [12JY]
    ------nomination of Gregory L. Johnson to be Ambassador to 
        Swaziland, (EC2912) [12JY]
    ------nomination of Johnnie Carson to be Ambassador to Kenya, 
        (EC2911) [12JY]
    ------nomination of Larry C. Napper to be Ambassador while serving 
        as Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Program 
        Coordinator, (EC2914) [12JY]
    ------nomination of Mark W. Erwin to be Ambassador to Mauritius, 
        Seychelles, and the Comoros, (EC2910) [12JY]
    ------Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund budget proposal, 
        (EC1946) [6MY]
    ------Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund report, (EC953) [9MR], 
        (EC2980) [12JY]
    ------notification relative to drawdown of funds to assist in 
        relief efforts for countries bordering Kosovo, (EC1592) 
        [19AP], (EC4635) [4OC]
    ------nuclear nonproliferation in South Asia report, (EC3174) 
        [21JY]
    ------Panama Canal Treaty report, (EC2620) [16JN], (EC3979) [9SE]
    ------passport procedures final rule, (EC192) [2FE], (EC606) 
        [23FE]
    ------passports and visas final rule, (EC3002) [13JY], (EC3139) 
        [20JY]
    ------patterns of global terrorism report, (EC1803) [3MY]
    ------Presidential determination relative to certification of 
        illicit narcotics producing and transit countries, (EC779) 
        [1MR]
    ------Presidential determination relative to Emergency Refugee and 
        Migration Assistance Fund, (EC5456) [18NO]
    ------Presidential determination relative to Foreign Assistance 
        Act contributions to the Korean Peninsula Energy Development 
        Organization, (EC980) [11MR]
    ------Presidential determination relative to Nigeria, (EC607) 
        [23FE]
    ------Presidential determination relative to normal trade 
        relations with the People's Republic of China, (EC3373) [2AU]
    ------Presidential determination relative to the Arms Export 
        Control Act, (EC48) [19JA], (EC4901) [25OC]
    ------Presidential determination relative to the PLO, (EC3046) 
        [14JY], (EC5098) [1NO]
    ------Presidential determination relative to U.N. assistance 
        mission to East Timor, (EC3263) [29JY]

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    ------religious freedom report, (EC4315) [21SE]
    ------reorganization plan modification, (EC1811) [3MY]
    ------Russian Armed Forces and military equipment withdrawal 
        report, (EC50) [19JA]
    ------Safeguards and Security Independent Oversight Program final 
        rule, (EC2433) [7JN]
    ------satellite controls under the U.S. munitions list, (EC883) 
        [3MR]
    ------SEED funding notice, (EC843) [2MR]
    ------Support for East European Democracy Act report, (EC1550) 
        [15AP]
    ------technical assistance agreement for export of defense 
        articles to Germany, (EC2993) [13JY]
    ------technical assistance agreement for export of defense 
        articles to the Netherlands, (EC2993) [13JY]
    ------technical assistance agreement with Brazil, (EC5153) [3NO]
    ------technical assistance agreement with Greece, (EC5157) [3NO]
    ------technical assistance agreement with Spain, (EC3342) [2AU]
    ------technical assistance agreement with the United Kingdom, 
        (EC3202) [22JY]
    ------Torture Convention in extradition cases implementation final 
        rule, (EC1286) [25MR]
    ------transfer of defense equipment to Germany, (EC3348) [2AU]
    ------transfer of defense equipment to the United Kingdom, 
        (EC5208) [5NO]
    ------U.N. recognition of organizations relative to views on 
        pedophilia, (EC4903) [25OC]
    ------U.N. voting practices report, (EC2073) [12MY]
    ------U.S. contingent to East Timor funding, (EC4544) [28SE]
    ------U.S. contributions to international organizations report, 
        (EC605) [23FE]
    ------U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund 
        authorization for Kosovo crisis, (EC2909) [12JY]
    ------U.S. report to the U.N. Committee Against Torture, (EC5181) 
        [4NO]
    ------U.S.-Cuba migration agreements report, (EC2634) [16JN]
    ------U.S.-Hong Kong Policy Act report, (EC1784) [29AP]
    ------U.S.-origin military equipment in Cyprus and Azerbaijan 
        report, (EC2767) [25JN]
    ------unauthorized transfer of U.S.-origin defense articles 
        report, (EC186) [2FE], (EC3792) [5AU]
    ------visas final rule, (EC2470) [7JN], (EC2843) [1JY], (EC3572) 
        [4AU], (EC4077) [13SE], (EC4640) [4OC]
    Dept. of the Air Force: cost comparison study, (EC133), (EC134) 
        [2FE], (EC3736) [5AU], (EC4558) [29SE]
    ------environmental impact analysis final rule, (EC3738) [5AU]
    ------MacDill AFB Civil Engineer Squadron report, (EC2869) [12JY]
    ------National Guard's readiness to support emergency responders 
        in domestic, chemical, and biological terrorism defense 
        report, (EC4560) [29SE]
    ------U.S. Air Force Academy report, (EC2868) [12JY]
    Dept. of the Army: danger zone final rule, (EC1494) [13AP]
    ------emergency detonation of a chemical agent report, (EC136) 
        [2FE]
    ------Everglades rescue plan notice, (EC3821) [5AU]
    ------final response, (EC2376) [26MY]
    ------flood damage project report, (EC2943) [12JY], (EC3185) 
        [21JY]
    ------harbor services fund legislation, (EC2569) [9JN]
    ------heraldic items final rule, (EC3740) [5AU]
    ------jurisdiction exchange with the Dept. of Agriculture, 
        (EC3375) [2AU]
    ------military and National Forest System lands report, (EC5466) 
        [18NO]
    ------National Guard's readiness to support emergency responders 
        in domestic, chemical, and biological terrorism report, 
        (EC4560) [29SE]
    ------post authorization change report, (EC1593) [19AP]
    ------project implementation final rule, (EC5027) [28OC]
    ------radiation sources on army land final rule, (EC3739) [5AU]
    ------Tennessee-Tombigbee waterway mitigation project report, 
        (EC5425) [17NO]
    ------unit cost threshold determination report, (EC2423) [7JN]
    ------vacancy report, (EC4456) [24SE]
    Dept. of the Interior: accountability report, (EC3265) [29JY]
    ------appeal of orders final rule, (EC2268) [20MY]
    ------application procedures final rule, (EC4617) [1OC]
    ------Big Thicket National Preserve legislation, (EC4638) [4OC]
    ------Bureau of Reclamation report, (EC668) [23FE]
    ------California Bay delta environmental enhancement legislation, 
        (EC1602) [20AP]
    ------change to delegted State audit functions final rule, 
        (EC3225) [26JY]
    ------coal leasing final rule, (EC4548) [28SE]
    ------coastal zone consistency review final rule, (EC4663) [5OC]
    ------Colorado River final rule, (EC5068) [1NO]
    ------cost ceiling for Bureau of Reclamation's Dam Safety Program 
        legislation, (EC3807) [5AU]
    ------El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail 
        legislation, (EC1485) [13AP]
    ------El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail 
        legislation, (EC1818) [3MY]
    ------electronic reporting final rule, (EC3182) [21JY]
    ------Fort Matanzas National Monument boundary legislation, 
        (EC1514) [14AP]
    ------Franklin Delano Roosevelt National Historic Site 
        legislation, (EC1785) [29AP]
    ------gaming procedures final rule, (EC1516) [14AP]
    ------Glen Canyon Dam report, (EC4510) [27SE]
    ------Helium Program report, (EC4569) [29SE]
    ------historic preservation programs final rule, (EC1216) [23MR]
    ------impact of Compact of Free Association on U.S. territories, 
        commonwealths, and Hawaii report, (EC1899) [5MY]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC3028) [14JY]
    ------Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, HI, final rule, 
        (EC2235) [19MY]
    ------Keweenaw National Historical Park boundary legislation, 
        (EC1515) [14AP]
    ------leasing of solid minerals final rule, (EC4619) [1OC]
    ------leasing systems report, (EC818) [2MR], (EC3445) [3AU]
    ------location, maintenance, and recording of mining claims or 
        sites final rule, (EC4196) [15SE]
    ------Migratory Bird Conservation Commission report, (EC681) 
        [23FE]
    ------mining claims final rule, (EC4549) [28SE]
    ------Missouri National Recreational River boundary map, (EC2558) 
        [9JN]
    ------National Discovery Trails legislation, (EC2540) [8JN]
    ------national historic and natural landmarks damage report, 
        (EC1373) [12AP], (EC1556) [15AP]
    ------National Park Service land acquisition for Wilderness 
        Battlefield legislation, (EC2561) [9JN]
    ------National Park Service land purchases and conveyances 
        notification, (EC3457) [3AU]
    ------nonprofit eduction foundation legislation, (EC2782) [29JN]
    ------Northern Mariana Islands immigration and wage laws report, 
        (EC875) [3MR]
    ------Office of Surface Mining Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation 
        Program final rule, (EC346, EC347) [4FE], (EC470) [10FE], 
        (EC670) [23FE], (EC819, EC820) [2MR], (EC970) [10MR], (EC1372) 
        [12AP], (EC2305) [24MY], (EC4461) [24SE]
    ------Office of Surface Mining Regulatory Program final rule, 
        (EC234) [2FE], (EC669, EC673, EC674) [23FE], (EC1215) [23MR], 
        (EC1371) [12AP], (EC1483, EC1484) [13AP], (EC2231, EC2232, 
        EC2233) [19MY], (EC2663) [17JN], (EC3000) [13JY], (EC3224) 
        [26JY], (EC3559) [4AU], (EC4139) [14SE], (EC4459) [24SE], 
        (EC4582) [30SE], (EC4616, EC4618) [1OC], (EC5067, EC5069, 
        EC5070) [1NO], (EC5183) [4NO], (EC5342) [15NO], (EC5381) 
        [16NO], (EC5463, EC5464, EC5465) [18NO], (EC5507) [22NO]
    ------Office of Surface Mining report, (EC3443) [3AU]
    ------Outer Continental Shelf leases final rule, (EC3444) [3AU]
    ------Park Police medical expenses payments legislation, (EC4384) 
        [22SE]
    ------performance plan report, (EC2126) [14MY]
    ------preparation of rolls of Indians final rule, (EC1703) [22AP]
    ------Reclamation Reform Act collection refund legislation, 
        (EC4679) [6OC]
    ------refund of offshore lease revenues, (EC1126) [18MR], (EC4322) 
        [21SE]
    ------royalty management and delinquent account collection 
        activities report, (EC4509) [27SE]
    ------Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, NH, legislation, 
        (EC2560) [9JN]
    ------Scotts Bluff National Monument boundary legislation, 
        (EC1513) [14AP]
    ------Special Trustee for American Indians notice, (EC1125) [18MR]
    ------taking and importing of marine mammals final rule, (EC408) 
        [8FE]
    ------threatened national historic landmarks report, (EC671) 
        [23FE]
    ------Title 28 legislation, (EC3859) [5AU]
    ------Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River's New York 
        visitor center legislation, (EC2559) [9JN]
    ------water resource development legislation, (EC4678) [6OC]
    ------Willow Creek Dam Sun River Project in Montana report, 
        (EC3042) [14JY]
    ------Yakima River Basin biologically based flow report, (EC3446) 
        [3AU]
    Dept. of the Navy: commercial inventory practices implementation 
        schedule report, (EC3256) [29JY]
    ------contractor performance conversion report, (EC4715) [12OC]
    ------Fisher House Trust Fund report, (EC846) [3MR]
    ------regulations final rule, (EC4602) [1OC]
    ------retirement plan for civilian employees of the Marine Corps 
        report, (EC3361) [2AU]
    ------study functions for possible conversion to contractor 
        performance, (EC2576) [14JN]
    Dept. of the Treasury: Angola sanctions regulations final rule, 
        (EC4188) [15SE]
    ------Antigua and Barbuda transactions regulations final rule, 
        (EC2079) [13MY]
    ------audited financial statements report, (EC4484) [27SE]
    ------automated clearinghouse final rule, (EC2538) [8JN]
    ------Bank Secrecy Act regulations final rule, (EC4169) [15SE]
    ------blocked persons and vessels, specially designated nationals, 
        terrorists, and traffickers removal final rule, (EC435) [9FE], 
        (EC3696, EC3697) [5AU]
    ------blocked persons final rule, (EC5270) [9NO]
    ------book-entry treasury bonds, notes, and bills final rule, 
        (EC716) [23FE], (EC1050) [15MR]
    ------branch closings final rule, (EC3258) [29JY]
    ------collection of past-due debt final rule, (EC251, EC252, 
        EC253) [2FE]
    ------Community Development Financial Institutions Program final 
        rule, (EC423) [9FE], (EC5238) [9NO]
    ------copyrights, trademarks, and trade name protection final 
        rule, (EC841) [2MR]
    ------Cuban assets control regulations final rule, (EC2459) [7JN]
    ------derivatives markets and commodity exchange report, (EC5469) 
        [18NO]
    ------employment tax deposits final rule, (EC3631) [4AU]
    ------Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility/Heavily Indebted 
        Poor Countries Trust Fund legislation, (EC2823) [1JY]
    ------Exchange Stabilization Fund report, (EC1988) [11MY]

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    ------Federal Vacancies Reform Act report, (EC2125) [14MY]
    ------foreign assets control regulations final rule, (EC5059) 
        [1NO]
    ------foreign locomotives and railroad equipment in international 
        traffic final rule, (EC5247) [8NO]
    ------funds transfers rules and procedures final rule, (EC2537) 
        [8JN]
    ------Government financial report, (EC1871) [5MY]
    ------Government Securities Act final rule, (EC789) [1MR], 
        (EC3153) [20JY]
    ------Government securities brokers and dealers report, (EC3751) 
        [5AU]
    ------grant of conditional exception extension final rule, 
        (EC3746) [5AU]
    ------Highway Trust Fund report, (EC1464) [12AP]
    ------HIPC Trust Fund appropriations legislation, (EC2874) [12JY]
    ------imported rum excise tax legislation, (EC2313) [24MY]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC205) [2FE], (EC3641) [4AU]
    ------interaction of gambling and bankruptcy report, (EC3816) 
        [5AU]
    ------interlocks final rule, (EC4437) [24SE], (EC4532) [28SE]
    ------Iranian transactions regulations final rule, (EC1964) [10MY]
    ------Libya sanctions regulations final rule, (EC3698) [5AU]
    ------Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency legislation, 
        (EC2425) [7JN]
    ------production of currency, postage stamps, and security 
        documents for foreign governments legislation, (EC768) [1MR]
    ------production of security documents for State and local 
        governments legislation, (EC768) [1MR]
    ------Resolution Funding Corp. report, (EC3315) [2AU]
    ------safety and soundness standards final rule, (EC5401, EC6400) 
        [17NO]
    ------securities regulations final rule, (EC3476) [3AU]
    ------Sudan sanctions regulations final rule, (EC3698) [5AU]
    ------Telecommunications Development Fund report, (EC4490) [27SE]
    ------transfer of debts for collection report, (EC2940) [12JY]
    ------Treasury Bulletin report, (EC3727) [5AU]
    ------U.S. Government consolidated financial statement report, 
        (EC283) [2FE]
    ------U.S. Mint legislation, (EC4387) [22SE]
    ------U.S. savings bonds final rule, (EC3477) [3AU]
    ------vacancy report, (EC2642) [16JN], (EC3031, EC3032) [14JY]
    ------weapons of mass destruction trade control regulations final 
        rule, (EC1357) [12AP]
    Dept. of Transportation: acquisition regulations final rule, 
        (EC273) [2FE], (EC1135) [18MR]
    ------Aerospatiale airworthiness directives final rule, (EC1197) 
        [22MR], (EC1405) [12AP], (EC4019) [9SE], (EC5535), (EC5548) 
        [22NO]
    ------Agusta S.P.A. airworthiness directives final rule, (EC707) 
        [23FE], (EC905) [4MR], (EC1268) [24MR]
    ------air traffic control clearances and instructions final rule, 
        (EC1388) [12AP]
    ------Airbus Industries airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC62, EC64) [19JA], (EC489), (EC500, EC511, EC512, EC513, 
        EC516, EC517) [11FE], (EC693) [23FE], (EC735) [24FE], (EC992, 
        EC993) [11MR], (EC1750), (EC1751, EC1758) [27AP], (EC3460) 
        [3AU], (EC3907, EC3929) [8SE], (EC4100, EC4103) [13SE], 
        (EC4410, EC4417, EC4418) [23SE], (EC4585, EC4586) [30SE], 
        (EC4695, EC4696) [6OC], (EC4991, EC4992) [27OC], (EC5029), 
        (EC5030) [28OC], (EC5087) [1NO], (EC5522, EC5524, EC5530) 
        [22NO]
    ------airline passengers protection legislation, (EC1529) [14AP]
    ------airport allocation of slots final rule, (EC4699) [6OC]
    ------Airport Improvement Program report, (EC2942) [12JY]
    ------airport revenue final rule, (EC878) [3MR]
    ------airport safety inspection final rule, (EC5281) [9NO]
    ------airspace and flight operation requirements final rule, 
        (EC4155) [14SE]
    ------airspace final rule, (EC18, EC19, EC20) [6JA], (EC75, EC79, 
        EC80, EC81, EC82, EC83, EC84, EC94, EC95, EC96) [19JA], 
        (EC262, EC263, EC264, EC268), (EC269, EC270, EC271, EC272) 
        [2FE], (EC348, EC350, EC351, EC352, EC353) [4FE], (EC454, 
        EC456, EC457, EC458) [9FE], (EC492, EC494, EC495, EC496), 
        (EC503, EC504, EC506) [11FE], (EC697, EC698), (EC699, EC701, 
        EC702, EC703, EC704) [23FE], (EC738, EC740, EC741, EC742, 
        EC743, EC744, EC745, EC746, EC747, EC748) [24FE], (EC833) 
        [2MR], (EC895, EC896, EC897, EC906, EC910) [4MR], (EC928, 
        EC929) [8MR], (EC1000, EC1001, EC1002, EC1003, EC1004, EC1005, 
        EC1006, EC1007, EC997, EC998, EC999) [11MR], (EC1041, EC1042, 
        EC1043, EC1044, EC1045, EC1046) [15MR], (EC1081) [16MR], 
        (EC1145, EC1146, EC1147, EC1148) [18MR], (EC1189, EC1190, 
        EC1191, EC1192, EC1193, EC1194, EC1195, EC1196) [22MR], 
        (EC1270, EC1271, EC1272, EC1275, EC1276, EC1277) [24MR], 
        (EC1297, EC1298) [25MR], (EC1381, EC1382, EC1383, EC1384, 
        EC1385, EC1386, EC1387, EC1389, EC1395), (EC1396, EC1397, 
        EC1398, EC1399, EC1400, EC1401, EC1402, EC1403, EC1413, 
        EC1414, EC1415, EC1416) [12AP], (EC1523, EC1524, EC1525, 
        EC1526, EC1527, EC1528) [14AP], (EC1615) [20AP], (EC1756, 
        EC1757) [27AP], (EC1935, EC1936, EC1937, EC1938, EC1939, 
        EC1940) [6MY], (EC2035, EC2036, EC2037, EC2038, EC2039, 
        EC2040, EC2041, EC2042, EC2043) [11MY], (EC2133, EC2134, 
        EC2140, EC2141, EC2142), (EC2143, EC2144, EC2145, EC2146, 
        EC2147, EC2148) [14MY], (EC2158, EC2159, EC2160, EC2161, 
        EC2162, EC2163, EC2164, EC2165, EC2166, EC2167, EC2168, 
        EC2169), (EC2170) [17MY], (EC2237) [19MY], (EC2282) [20MY], 
        (EC2410) [27MY], (EC2476, EC2478, EC2479, EC2481, EC2482), 
        (EC2488, EC2490, EC2491, EC2492, EC2494, EC2499, EC2503, 
        EC2504, EC2507) [7JN], (EC2592) [14JN], (EC2709, EC2710, 
        EC2711, EC2712, EC2713, EC2715, EC2716, EC2717) [23JN], 
        (EC2749, EC2750) [24JN], (EC2844) [1JY], (EC2954, EC2955, 
        EC2956, EC2957, EC2958), (EC2959, EC2960) [12JY], (EC3079, 
        EC3080, EC3081, EC3082) [16JY], (EC3150) [20JY], (EC3281, 
        EC3282, EC3285), (EC3286, EC3290) [30JY], (EC3463, EC3464, 
        EC3467, EC3468, EC3469, EC3471, EC3472) [3AU], (EC35686, 
        EC3576, EC3577, EC3584, EC3585, EC3587, EC3588, EC3589, 
        EC3590, EC3591), (EC3598, EC3599, EC3600, EC3601, EC3604, 
        EC3608, EC3617, EC3620, EC3621) [4AU], (EC3716), (EC3822), 
        (EC3829) [5AU], (EC3913, EC3914, EC3916, EC3917, EC3918, 
        EC3919, EC3920, EC3921, EC3922, EC3923, EC3924, EC3925, 
        EC3926, EC3927), (EC3938, EC3945, EC3946, EC3947, EC3948, 
        EC3949, EC3950, EC3951) [8SE], (EC4004, EC4005) [9SE], 
        (EC4078), (EC4080, EC4089, EC4090, EC4091, EC4092, EC4093, 
        EC4094, EC4095, EC4096, EC4106) [13SE], (EC4156, EC4157, 
        EC4158, EC4159) [14SE], (EC4205, EC4206, EC4207, EC4208, 
        EC4209, EC4210, EC4211, EC4212), (EC4216) [15SE], (EC4338, 
        EC4339, EC4340, EC4341) [21SE], (EC4373, EC4376, EC4377, 
        EC4378) [22SE], (EC4411, EC4412, EC4413), (EC4423, EC4430, 
        EC4432, EC4433, EC4434) [23SE], (EC4593) [30SE], (EC4697, 
        EC4698) [6OC], (EC3737, EC4733, EC4735, EC4736, EC4738, 
        EC4741, EC4742, EC4744, EC4745, EC4746, EC4747, EC4754) 
        [12OC], (EC4833, EC4834, EC4835, EC4836, EC4837, EC4838, 
        EC4839) [19OC], (EC4942, EC4943, EC4944, EC4945, EC4946, 
        EC4947, EC4948, EC4949, EC4950, EC4951, EC4952, EC4953, 
        EC4954, EC4955, EC4956) [26OC], (EC5079, EC5080, EC5081) 
        [1NO], (EC5174) [3NO], (EC5190, EC5191) [4NO], (EC5282) [9NO], 
        (EC5345, EC5355, EC5356) [15NO], (EC5516, EC5519, EC5521, 
        EC5526), (EC5553) [22NO]
    ------alcohol and drug regulations final rule, (EC56) [19JA]
    ------Alexander Schleicher Segelflugzeugbau airworthiness 
        directives final rule, (EC2189) [18MY], (EC2238) [19MY], 
        (EC2961) [12JY], (EC3581) [4AU]
    ------AlliedSignal, Inc., airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC1292) [25MR], (EC1880) [5MY], (EC2852) [1JY], (EC3582) 
        [4AU], (EC5549) [22NO]
    ------Allison Engine Co., airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC451) [9FE], (EC988, EC989) [11MR], (EC1142) [18MR], 
        (EC1843) [4MY], (EC4082) [13SE]
    ------Alternate Compliance Program final rule, (EC2851) [1JY]
    ------altitudes final rule, (EC67) [19JA], (EC1008) [11MR], 
        (EC1614) [20AP], (EC2776) [25JN], (EC3717) [5AU]
    ------American Society for Testing and Materials final rule, 
        (EC4142) [14SE]
    ------Anchorage, AK, terminal area final rule, (EC1435) [12AP]
    ------anchorage areas final rule, (EC3289) [30JY], (EC3826) [5AU]
    ------appropriations legislation, (EC1496) [13AP]
    ------asphalts fundamental properties report, (EC5388) [16NO]
    ------Automotive Fuel Economy Program report, (EC1568) [19AP]
    ------aviation noise standards final rule, (EC4840) [19OC]
    ------Avions Mudry et Cie airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC5031) [28OC]
    ------Avions Pierre Airplanes airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC734) [24FE], (EC787) [1MR], (EC1879) [5MY], (EC2191) 
        [18MY], (EC2505, EC2506) [7JN]
    ------Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., airworthiness directives 
        final rule, (EC498, EC499) [11FE], (EC761) [25FE], (EC785, 
        EC786) [1MR], (EC904) [4MR], (EC933) [8MR], (EC1222) [23MR], 
        (EC1421) [12AP], (EC1836) [4MY], (EC2032) [11MY], (EC2139) 
        [14MY], (EC2950) [12JY], (EC3292) [30JY], (EC3618) [4AU], 
        (EC3909, EC3930) [8SE], (EC4018) [9SE], (EC4081) [13SE], 
        (EC5188) [4NO], (EC5346, EC5347) [15NO], (EC5518, EC5520) 
        [22NO]
    ------BMW Rolls-Royce airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC5546) [22NO]
    ------Boeing airworthiness directives final rule, (EC16) [6JA], 
        (EC74, EC97) [19JA], (EC267) [2FE], (EC411, EC412, EC413, 
        EC414) [8FE], (EC452) [9FE], (EC510, EC514) [11FE], (EC694, 
        EC695, EC696) [23FE], (EC832) [2MR], (EC903) [4MR], (EC930) 
        [8MR], (EC991, EC994) [11MR], (EC1038, EC1040) [15MR], 
        (EC1141) [18MR], (EC1188) [22MR], (EC1221), (EC1228, EC1229, 
        EC1234) [23MR], (EC1269) [24MR], (EC1420), (EC1434) [12AP], 
        (EC1754) [27AP], (EC1837, EC1938) [4MY], (EC1883, EC1884) 
        [5MY], (EC1941) [6MY], (EC2034) [11MY], (EC2194), (EC2198, 
        EC2199) [18MY], (EC2277, EC2278, EC2279) [20MY], (EC2406, 
        EC2407) [27MY], (EC2475), (EC2484, EC2485, EC2487) [7JN], 
        (EC2802, EC2804, EC2806) [30JN], (EC2848) [1JY], (EC2945, 
        EC2951), (EC2962) [12JY], (EC3085) [16JY], (EC3213) [22JY], 
        (EC3278), (EC3291) [30JY], (EC3462) [3AU], (EC3578) [4AU], 
        (EC3910, EC3911, EC3912), (EC3943) [8SE], (EC4013, EC4014) 
        [9SE], (EC4079), (EC4087, EC4097) [13SE], (EC4335) [21SE], 
        (EC4379) [22SE], (EC4416, EC4419) [23SE], (EC4786, EC4787) 
        [14OC], (EC4957) [26OC], (EC4983, EC4990) [27OC], (EC5032) 
        [28OC], (EC5093) [1NO], (EC5352, EC5353) [15NO], (EC5511, 
        EC5527), (EC5544) [22NO]
    ------Bombardier airworthiness directives final rule, (EC76) 
        [19JA], (EC1138) [18MR], (EC1839) [4MY], (EC2284) [20MY], 
        (EC3828) [5AU], (EC4086)

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        [13SE], (EC4588, EC4589, EC4592) [30SE], (EC4841) [19OC], 
        (EC4937) [26OC], (EC4993) [27OC], (EC5089) [1NO], (EC5534) 
        [22NO]
    ------British Aerospace airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC66, EC69), (EC78, EC91, EC92) [19JA], (EC990) [11MR], 
        (EC1039) [15MR], (EC1230, EC1231) [23MR], (EC1267, EC1274) 
        [24MR], (EC1408) [12AP], (EC2033) [11MY], (EC2193) [18MY], 
        (EC2500, EC2501) [7JN], (EC3293) [30JY], (EC3830) [5AU], 
        (EC4098) [13SE], (EC4591) [30SE], (EC4938) [26OC], (EC5033) 
        [28OC], (EC5088) [1NO], (EC5187) [4NO], (EC5517), (EC5537) 
        [22NO]
    ------Cessna Aircraft Co., airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC2807) [30JN], (EC3470) [3AU], (EC4336) [21SE]
    ------CFM International airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC1266) [24MR], (EC1607) [20AP]
    ------children of Chernobyl, Hudson River, Manhattan, New York 
        final rule, (EC1648) [21AP]
    ------Chittenden County Circumferential Highway report, (EC4471) 
        [24SE]
    ------civil penalties final rule, (EC3415) [3AU]
    ------Coast Guard administrative proceedings final rule, (EC3145) 
        [20JY], (EC4688) [6OC], (EC4732) [12OC]
    ------Coast Guard appropriations legislation, (EC1495) [13AP]
    ------Coast Guard Child Development Services Program final rule, 
        (EC443) [9FE]
    ------Coast Guard final rule, (EC2340) [25MY], (EC3142) [20JY]
    ------Coast Guard technical and conforming amendments and 
        organizational and editorial changes final rule, (EC3597) 
        [4AU]
    ------code-sharing arrangements and wet leases final rule, 
        (EC1290) [25MR], (EC3623) [4AU], (EC4083) [13SE]
    ------combating drowsy driving program report, (EC2882) [12JY]
    ------commercial driver disqualification provisions final rule, 
        (EC4372) [22SE]
    ------commercial space transportation licensing regulations final 
        rule, (EC2097) [13MY]
    ------Commercial Space Transportation Program report, (EC4518) 
        [27SE]
    ------computer reservations systems regulations final rule, 
        (EC1426) [12AP]
    ------Construcciones Aeronauticas airworthiness directives final 
        rule, (EC932) [8MR], (EC1419) [12AP], (EC5086) [1NO], (EC5545) 
        [22NO]
    ------consumer information regulations final rule, (EC944) [9MR]
    ------crewmember flight time limitations and rest requirements 
        final rule, (EC2853) [1JY]
    ------Dassault airworthiness directives final rule, (EC72) [19JA], 
        (EC3059) [15JY], (EC4420) [23SE], (EC5028) [28OC]
    ------Day-Ray Products, Inc., airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC892) [4MR]
    ------de Havilland airworthiness directives final rule, (EC3279) 
        [30JY], (EC4007) [9SE]
    ------digital flight data recorder requirements final rule, 
        (EC3934) [8SE]
    ------disadvantaged business enterprises final rule, (EC450) 
        [9FE], (EC3214) [22JY]
    ------disclosure of change-of-gauge services final ruel, (EC1428) 
        [12AP]
    ------Dornier airworthiness directives final rule, (EC77) [19JA], 
        (EC355) [4FE], (EC1273) [24MR], (EC1885) [5MY], (EC4015) 
        [9SE], (EC4214) [15SE], (EC4590) [30SE], (EC5351) [15NO], 
        (EC5523, EC5525), (EC5552) [22NO]
    ------Dowty Aerospace airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC4016) [9SE]
    ------drawbridge operation regulations final rule, (EC23) [6JA], 
        (EC60) [19JA], (EC445) [9FE], (EC508) [11FE], (EC828, EC830) 
        [2MR], (EC983, EC987) [11MR], (EC1150) [18MR], (EC1423) 
        [12AP], (EC2271, EC2272) [20MY], (EC2311) [24MY], (EC2344, 
        EC2345) [25MY], (EC2497) [7JN], (EC2594) [14JN], (EC2751) 
        [24JN], (EC2808, EC2810, EC2811, EC2812, EC2813) [30JN], 
        (EC3007, EC3008, EC3009) [13JY], (EC3186) [21JY], (EC3287, 
        EC3288, EC3297, EC3298, EC3299, EC3300, EC3301) [30JY], 
        (EC3613) [4AU], (EC3825, EC3827) [5AU], (EC3937, EC3940, 
        EC3956) [8SE], (EC4143, EC4149, EC4150) [14SE], (EC4375) 
        [22SE], (EC4415), (EC4428) [23SE], (EC4739, EC4750, EC4751, 
        EC4752) [12OC], (EC4855, EC4858) [20OC], (EC4889) [21OC], 
        (EC5130, EC5131) [2NO], (EC5319, EC5321) [11NO], (EC5344) 
        [15NO], (EC5426, EC5427, EC5428, EC5429, EC5430, EC5431, 
        EC5432, EC5433) [17NO]
    ------Empressa Brasileira de Aeronautica airworthiness directives 
        final rule, (EC459) [9FE], (EC515) [11FE], (EC688) [23FE], 
        (EC996) [11MR], (EC1237) [23MR], (EC1422) [12AP], (EC2283) 
        [20MY], (EC2502) [7JN], (EC4104) [13SE], (EC4421) [23SE]
    ------entry and competition in the U.S. airline industry report, 
        (EC5360) [15NO]
    ------Entwicklung airworthiness directives final rule, (EC2949) 
        [12JY], (EC3148) [20JY]
    ------enviromental remedial action report, (EC1213) [23MR]
    ------establishment of VOR Federal airways final rule, (EC3583) 
        [4AU]
    ------Eurocopter Canada airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC5359) [15NO]
    ------Eurocopter Deutschland airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC1293) [25MR], (EC3086) [16JY], (EC4936) [26OC], (EC5542) 
        [22NO]
    ------Eurocopter France airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC1232) [23MR], (EC1296) [25MR], (EC1393), (EC1409), (EC1427) 
        [12AP], (EC1840) [4MY], (EC2197) [18MY], (EC2239) [19MY], 
        (EC2280) [20MY], (EC2310) [24MY], (EC2473, EC2477) [7JN], 
        (EC3619) [4AU], (EC4734) [12OC], (EC4788) [14OC], (EC4832) 
        [19OC], (EC4935) [26OC], (EC4996, EC4997) [27OC], (EC5186) 
        [4NO], (EC5348, EC5354) [15NO], (EC5514, EC5533) [22NO]
    ------FAA appropriations legislation, (EC1245) [23MR]
    ------Fairchild Aircraft, Inc., airworthiness directives final 
        rule, (EC1294) [25MR]
    ------Federal Railroad Administration engineers final rule, 
        (EC4939) [26OC]
    ------Federal railroad safety enhancement legislation, (EC3855) 
        [5AU]
    ------Fokker airworthiness directives final rule, (EC354) [4FE], 
        (EC490) [11FE], (EC732) [24FE], (EC2136) [14MY], (EC4008) 
        [9SE], (EC4213) [15SE], (EC4584, EC4596) [30SE], (EC4958) 
        [26OC], (EC5551) [22NO]
    ------General Electric Co., airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC265) [2FE], (EC1603, EC1604), (EC1609) [20AP], (EC2805) 
        [30JN], (EC4153, EC4154) [14SE], (EC5092) [1NO]
    ------GKN Westland Helicopters, Ltd., airworthiness directives 
        final rule, (EC14) [6JA]
    ------harmonization with U.N. recommendations final rule, (EC1394) 
        [12AP]
    ------hazardous materials regulations final rule, (EC1047) [15MR], 
        (EC1778) [28AP], (EC2486) [7JN], (EC4424, EC4425) [23SE], 
        (EC4854) [20OC]
    ------hazardous materials regulations legislation, (EC1239) [23MR]
    ------high-lift device controls final rule, (EC453) [9FE]
    ------importing noncomplying motor vehicles report, (EC3378) 
        [2AU], (EC4607) [1OC]
    ------importing vehicles and equipment final rule, (EC3414) [3AU]
    ------Industrie Aeronautiche e Meccaniche airworthiness directives 
        final rule, (EC1407) [12AP], (EC2409) [27MY]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC665) [23FE], (EC2792) [29JN], 
        (EC3367) [2AU], (EC5461) [18NO]
    ------International Aero Engines airworthiness directives final 
        rule, (EC893) [4MR], (EC1225) [23MR], (EC1608) [20AP], 
        (EC2846) [1JY]
    ------international management code report, (EC2701) [22JN]
    ------Israel Aircraft Industries airworthiness directives final 
        rule, (EC502) [11FE], (EC4009) [9SE], (EC4102) [13SE]
    ------jet route final rule, (EC1390) [12AP]
    ------jet route realignment final rule, (EC349) [4FE], (EC700) 
        [23FE]
    ------Learjet airworthiness directives final rule, (EC3831) [5AU], 
        (EC5510) [22NO]
    ------LET Aeronautical Works airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC2947) [12JY], (EC4407) [23SE]
    ------light duty vehicles and trucks final rule, (EC1108) [18MR]
    ------light truck average fuel economy standard final rule, 
        (EC1916) [6MY]
    ------load combination safety requirements final rule, (EC3834) 
        [5AU]
    ------Lockheed Corp., airworthiness directives final rule, (EC731) 
        [24FE], (EC1410) [12AP], (EC1613) [20AP], (EC2196) [18MY], 
        (EC2963) [12JY], (EC3935) [8SE], (EC5541, EC5543) [22NO]
    ------Magnetic Levitation Transportation Technology Deployment 
        Program final rule, (EC877) [3MR]
    ------Management Information System requirements final rule, 
        (EC2195) [18MY], (EC3465) [3AU]
    ------maritime course approval procedures final rule, (EC444) 
        [9FE]
    ------McCauley Propeller Systems airworthiness directives final 
        rule, (EC68) [19JA]
    ------McDonnell-Douglas airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC15) [6JA], (EC65), (EC73) [19JA], (EC410) [8FE], (EC460) 
        [9FE], (EC501) [11FE], (EC689) [23FE], (EC739) [24FE], (EC909) 
        [4MR], (EC931) [8MR], (EC1227, EC1233, EC1236) [23MR], 
        (EC1417) [12AP], (EC1708) [22AP], (EC1753) [27AP], (EC1841, 
        EC1842) [4MY], (EC2135) [14MY], (EC2200, EC2201, EC2202, 
        EC2203) [18MY], (EC2240) [19MY], (EC2346) [25MY], (EC2769) 
        [25JN], (EC2845) [1JY], (EC3212) [22JY], (EC4152) [14SE], 
        (EC4337) [21SE], (EC4700) [6OC], (EC4959) [26OC], (EC4984, 
        EC4986, EC4987) [27OC], (EC5091) [1NO], (EC5531, EC5536), 
        (EC5540) [22NO]
    ------MD Helicopters, Inc., airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC3280) [30JY], (EC3957) [8SE], (EC5084) [13SE]
    ------Mitsubishi airworthiness directives final rule, (EC2286) 
        [20MY]
    ------modification of VOR Federal airways final rule, (EC17) [6JA]
    ------monetary threshold for reporting rail equipment accidents 
        and incidents final rule, (EC13) [6JA]
    ------Mooney Aircraft Corp., airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC2474) [7JN]
    ------motor carrier operations, highway system safety, and 
        commercial driver licensing compliance legislation, (EC3839) 
        [5AU]
    ------motor carrier registration and insurance fees final rule, 
        (EC831) [2MR]
    ------motor carriers of property and household goods final rule, 
        (EC1429) [12AP]
    ------motor vehicle safety standards final rule, (EC338) [4FE], 
        (EC427, EC428) [9FE], (EC944) [9MR], (EC1167) [22MR], (EC1341) 
        [12AP], (EC1597) [20AP], (EC1959) [10MY], (EC2357, EC2358, 
        EC2359) [26MY], (EC4056) [13SE], (EC4140) [14SE], (EC5077) 
        [1NO]
    ------motor vehicles content labeling final rule, (EC3513, EC3514) 
        [4AU]
    ------National Driver Register and Problem Driver Pointer System 
        final rule, (EC1740) [26AP]
    ------national emission standards final rule, (EC692) [23FE]
    ------National Intelligent Transportation Systems Program report, 
        (EC936) [8MR]
    ------National Invasive Species Act implementation final rule, 
        (EC2498) [7JN]
    ------National Invasive Species Act report, (EC1585) [19AP]
    ------national plan of integrated airport systems report, (EC1379) 
        [12AP]
    ------New Piper Aircraft, Inc., airworthiness directives final 
        rule, (EC90) [19JA], (EC1226) [23MR], (EC1295) [25MR], 
        (EC2850) [1JY], (EC2946) [12JY], (EC3146) [20JY], (EC3833) 
        [5AU]

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    ------noise transition regulations final rule, (EC4692) [6OC]
    ------nondiscrimination of the disabled in air travel final rule, 
        (EC3593) [4AU]
    ------NTSB report, (EC1974) [10MY]
    ------occupant crash protection final rule, (EC6) [6JA]
    ------occupant protection systems and use report, (EC2646) [16JN]
    ------operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated persons final 
        rule, (EC3836) [5AU]
    ------parts and accessories final rule, (EC1559) [15AP]
    ------passenger automobile average fuel economy standards final 
        rule, (EC2322) [25MY]
    ------passenger portable electronic devices final rule, (EC22) 
        [6JA]
    ------passenger tariff-filing requirements exemption final rule, 
        (EC3606) [4AU]
    ------performance and registration information systems management 
        pilot demonstration project report, (EC1586) [19AP]
    ------performance plan report, (EC1288) [25MR], (EC1933) [6MY]
    ------Pilatus Aircraft, Ltd., airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC260) [2FE], (EC1235) [23MR], (EC1752) [27AP], (EC2281) 
        [20MY], (EC2948) [12JY], (EC3944) [8SE], (EC4088) [13SE], 
        (EC4408) [23SE]
    ------Pilot-in-Command night takeoff and landing recent flight 
        experience requirements final rule, (EC2246) [19MY]
    ------pipeline safety final rule, (EC3603) [4AU], (EC4218) [15SE], 
        (EC4988) [27OC]
    ------Porsche airworthiness directives final rule, (EC1436) [12AP]
    ------Pratt & Whitney airworthiness directives final rule, (EC93) 
        [19JA], (EC894) [4MR], (EC1605, EC1606), (EC1610) [20AP], 
        (EC2285) [20MY], (EC2408) [27MY], (EC2489) [7JN], (EC2590, 
        EC2591) [14JN], (EC3144) [20JY], (EC3461) [3AU], (EC3602) 
        [4AU], (EC4084) [13SE], (EC4693, EC4694) [6OC], (EC4995) 
        [27OC], (EC5189) [4NO], (EC5538, EC5539) [22NO]
    ------prohibition against certain flights within the territory and 
        airspace of Serbia-Montenegro final rule, (EC1404) [12AP]
    ------protests and contract disputes procedures final rule, 
        (EC3622) [4AU], (EC4006) [9SE]
    ------public aircraft definition clarification and revision 
        legislation, (EC3372) [2AU]
    ------Puritan-Bennett Aero Systems, Co., airworthiness directives 
        final rule, (EC1709) [22AP]
    ------railroad passenger equipment safety standards final rule, 
        (EC2483) [7JN]
    ------Raytheon Aircraft Co., airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC63), (EC89) [19JA], (EC760) [25FE], (EC788) [1MR], (EC935) 
        [8MR], (EC1037) [15MR], (EC1140) [18MR], (EC1710) [22AP], 
        (EC2192) [18MY], (EC2244) [19MY], (EC2276) [20MY], (EC2348) 
        [25MY], (EC2847, EC2849) [1JY], (EC3908) [8SE], (EC4010) 
        [9SE], (EC4985, EC4994) [27OC], (EC5090) [1NO], (EC5532) 
        [22NO]
    ------regattas and marine parades final rule, (EC59) [19JA], 
        (EC4414) [23SE]
    ------regulated navigation area final rule, (EC58) [19JA], (EC982) 
        [11MR], (EC1291) [25MR], (EC1739) [26AP]
    ------repair data final rule, (EC21) [6JA], (EC737) [24FE]
    ------Research and Special Programs Administration final rule, 
        (EC4334) [21SE]
    ------restricted areas final rule, (EC455) [9FE], (EC736) [24FE], 
        (EC902) [4MR], (EC1391), (EC1406) [12AP], (EC1749) [27AP], 
        (EC2132) [14MY], (EC3592) [4AU], (EC4160) [14SE], (EC5529) 
        [22NO]
    ------Robinson Helicopter Co., airworthiness directives final 
        rule, (EC733) [24FE], (EC1611, EC1612) [20AP], (EC2952) 
        [12JY], (EC4587) [30SE], (EC5349) [15NO]
    ------Rolls-Royce airworthiness directives final rule, (EC70) 
        [19JA], (EC934) [8MR], (EC1198) [22MR], (EC5512) [22NO]
    ------rotorcraft performance standards final rule, (EC3932, 
        EC3933) [8SE], (EC4145) [14SE]
    ------S.N. Centrair airworthiness directives final rule, (EC2190) 
        [18MY]
    ------Saab airworthiness directives final rule, (EC71) [19JA], 
        (EC898) [4MR], (EC995) [11MR], (EC3579) [4AU], (EC3832) [5AU], 
        (EC4422) [23SE], (EC4583) [30SE], (EC4989) [27OC], (EC5350) 
        [15NO], (EC5554) [22NO]
    ------Sabreliner airworthiness directives final rule, (EC5547) 
        [22NO]
    ------safety and security zone final rule, (EC1677, EC1678) 
        [21AP], (EC2273) [20MY], (EC2480), (EC2495, EC2496) [7JN], 
        (EC2593, EC2595) [14JN], (EC2774, EC2775) [25JN], (EC2809, 
        EC2815, EC2816) [30JN], (EC2964) [12JY], (EC3005, EC3006, 
        EC3010, EC3012, EC3013, EC3015, EC3016) [13JY], (EC3087, 
        EC3088), (EC3089, EC3090) [16JY], (EC3141, EC3149) [20JY], 
        (EC3294) [30JY], (EC3607, EC3611, EC3612) [4AU], (EC3928), 
        (EC3936, EC3941, EC3952, EC3953) [8SE], (EC4099) [13SE], 
        (EC3151, EC4144, EC4146, EC4147, EC4148) [14SE], (EC4374) 
        [22SE], (EC4429) [23SE], (EC4594, EC4595) [30SE], (EC4689, 
        EC4691) [6OC], (EC4748, EC4749) [12OC], (EC5078) [1NO], 
        (EC5318) [11NO], (EC5434) [17NO]
    ------safety zone final rule, (EC446, EC447, EC448, EC449) [9FE], 
        (EC509) [11FE], (EC827, EC829) [2MR], (EC985, EC986) [11MR], 
        (EC1036) [15MR], (EC1411), (EC1424, EC1425) [12AP], (EC1631, 
        EC1632, EC1633, EC1634, EC1635, EC1636, EC1637, EC1638, 
        EC1639, EC1640, EC1641, EC1642, EC1643, EC1644), (EC1645, 
        EC1649, EC1650, EC1651, EC1652, EC1653, EC1654, EC1655, 
        EC1656, EC1657, EC1658, EC1659, EC1660, EC1661, EC1662, 
        EC1663, EC1664, EC1665, EC1666, EC1667, EC1668, EC1669, 
        EC1670, EC1671), (EC1672, EC1673, EC1674, EC1675, EC1676, 
        EC1679, EC1680, EC1681, EC1682, EC1683, EC1684, EC1685) 
        [21AP], (EC2274, EC2275) [20MY], (EC2341, EC2342) [25MY]
    ------Schempp-Hirth airworthiness directives final rule, (EC690) 
        [23FE]
    ------Schweitzer Aircraft Corp., airworthiness directives final 
        rule, (EC497) [11FE], (EC908) [4MR], (EC4105) [13SE]
    ------search and rescue standards and procedures final rule, 
        (EC4703) [6OC]
    ------seat belt use final rule, (EC886) [4MR]
    ------security zone final rule, (EC449) [9FE], (EC1646, EC1647) 
        [21AP]
    ------ship reporting system final rule, (EC2814) [30JN]
    ------Short Brothers airworthiness directives final rule, (EC1139) 
        [18MR], (EC1755) [27AP], (EC4011, EC4012, EC4017) [9SE], 
        (EC4998) [27OC], (EC5085) [1NO], (EC5550) [22NO]
    ------side impact regulation status report, (EC3273) [29JY]
    ------Sikorsky Aircraft airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC705) [23FE], (EC907) [4MR], (EC1265) [24MR], (EC1418) 
        [12AP], (EC2944) [12JY], (EC3580) [4AU], (EC4409) [23SE]
    ------Socata Groupe Aerospatiale airworthiness directives final 
        rule, (EC1882) [5MY], (EC2131) [14MY]
    ------special local regulations final rule, (EC449) [9FE], (EC507) 
        [11FE], (EC691) [23FE], (EC984) [11MR], (EC1412), (EC1430, 
        EC1431) [12AP], (EC1629, EC1630) [21AP], (EC1706, EC1707) 
        [22AP], (EC1881) [5MY], (EC2030) [11MY], (EC2241) [19MY], 
        (EC2343, EC2347) [25MY], (EC2493) [7JN], (EC2596) [14JN], 
        (EC2773) [25JN], (EC2965) [12JY], (EC3011, EC3014) [13JY], 
        (EC3147) [20JY], (EC3295, EC3296) [30JY], (EC3609, EC3610, 
        EC3614, EC3615, EC3616) [4AU], (EC3823, EC3824) [5AU], 
        (EC3931), (EC3954, EC3955) [8SE], (EC4426, EC4427) [23SE], 
        (EC4690) [6OC], (EC4710) [7OC], (EC4856, EC4857) [20OC], 
        (EC5320) [11NO]
    ------St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. legislation, (EC3856) 
        [5AU]
    ------standard instrument approach procedures final rule, (EC86, 
        EC87, EC88) [19JA], (EC491, EC493), (EC505) [11FE], (EC706) 
        [23FE], (EC899, EC900, EC901) [4MR], (EC1143, EC1144) [18MR], 
        (EC1223), (EC1224) [23MR], (EC1278, EC1279) [24MR], (EC1392), 
        (EC1433) [12AP], (EC1886, EC1887, EC1888) [5MY], (EC2188) 
        [18MY], (EC2245) [19MY], (EC2377, EC2378) [26MY], (EC2714, 
        EC2718, EC2719) [23JN], (EC2770, EC2771) [25JN], (EC3083, 
        EC3084) [16JY], (EC3283, EC3284) [30JY], (EC3594, EC3595, 
        EC3596) [4AU], (EC3939, EC3942) [8SE], (EC4215) [15SE], 
        (EC4342) [21SE], (EC4431) [23SE], (EC4701, EC4702) [6OC], 
        (EC4940, EC4941) [26OC], (EC5082, EC5083, EC5084) [1NO], 
        (EC5357, EC5358) [15NO], (EC5513, EC5515), (EC5555, EC5556) 
        [22NO]
    ------standard measurement system final rule, (EC4141) [14SE]
    ------standard time zone boundary final rule, (EC5495) [22NO]
    ------State highway safety programs final rule, (EC3835) [5AU]
    ------Stemme GmbH and Co., airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC3143) [20JY]
    ------Surface Transportation Board legislation, (EC5284) [9NO]
    ------surface transportation projects credit assistance final 
        rule, (EC2803) [30JN]
    ------tank barges final rule, (EC61) [19JA]
    ------tank vessels final rule, (EC2045) [11MY], (EC2242, EC2243) 
        [19MY]
    ------Teledyne Continental Motors airworthiness directives final 
        rule, (EC4516) [27SE]
    ------Textron Lycoming airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC1137) [18MR]
    ------tire standards final rule, (EC3126) [20JY]
    ------towing vessels final rule, (EC4888) [21OC]
    ------traffic control devices final rule, (EC3466) [3AU]
    ------transition to quieter airplanes report, (EC4517) [27SE]
    ------transport category airplanes final rule, (EC892) [4MR]
    ------transportation and unloading of liquefied compressed gases 
        final rule, (EC3215) [22JY]
    ------Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century final rule, 
        (EC1136) [18MR]
    ------transportation of hazardous materials report, (EC1438) 
        [12AP]
    ------transportation security report, (EC257) [2FE], (EC3459) 
        [3AU]
    ------truck size and weight final rule, (EC57), (EC85) [19JA], 
        (EC4333) [21SE]
    ------turbine engine powered airplanes emission standards final 
        rule, (EC5528) [22NO]
    ------Twin Commander Aircraft Corp., airworthiness directives 
        final rule, (EC261) [2FE]
    ------undocumented vessels in Alaska, (EC3151) [20JY]
    ------user fees final rule, (EC4217) [15SE], (EC4740) [12OC]
    ------vacancy report, (EC666) [23FE], (EC817) [2MR]
    ------Vector Parachute Systems, Inc., airworthiness directives 
        final rule, (EC266) [2FE]
    ------Vessel Identification System final rule, (EC2095) [13MY], 
        (EC5132) [2NO]
    ------vessels and marine facilities reporting requirements final 
        rule, (EC2772) [25JN], (EC4219) [15SE]
    ------VOR Federal Airways final rule, (EC3605) [4AU], (EC3915) 
        [8SE]
    ------Western Rivers Marking System final rule, (EC1149) [18MR]
    ------Williams International airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC1437) [12AP]
    ------Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge legislation, (EC3380) [2AU]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: acquisition regulations final rule, 
        (EC2971) [12JY], (EC3629) [4AU], (EC3720) [5AU]
    ------additional disability or death due to hospital care or 
        medical services final rule, (EC280) [2FE]

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    ------Board of Veterans' Appeals rules of practice final rule, 
        (EC714) [23FE], (EC879) [3MR]
    ------Congressional Commission on Servicemembers and Veterans 
        Transition Assistance report, (EC3475) [3AU]
    ------delegations of authority final rule, (EC4109) [13SE]
    ------dental conditions final rule, (EC2599) [14JN]
    ------direct service connection final rule, (EC3719) [5AU]
    ------disability compensation adjustment legislation, (EC2541) 
        [8JN]
    ------disabled veterans Federal student loans procedures for 
        cancellations and deferments report, (EC3272) [29JY]
    ------drug and alcohol abuse treatment resources legislation, 
        (EC1821) [3MY]
    ------educational assistance final rule, (EC2098) [13MY], (EC2514) 
        [7JN], (EC3112) [19JY], (EC3959) [8SE]
    ------estimated economic impact final rule, (EC2099) [13MY]
    ------facility projects and lease programs legislation, (EC4704) 
        [6OC]
    ------hospital and outpatient care to veterans final rule, 
        (EC4753) [12OC]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC2934) [12JY]
    ------loan guaranty requirements final rule, (EC1975) [10MY]
    ------National Cemetery Administration final rule, (EC2720) [23JN]
    ------pension benefits final rule, (EC3718) [5AU]
    ------reconsideration of denied claims final rule, (EC3958) [8SE]
    ------reinstatement of benefits eligibility final rule, (EC2972) 
        [12JY]
    ------returned and canceled checks final rule, (EC4754) [12OC]
    ------schedule for rating disabilities final rule, (EC2753) [24JN]
    ------schedule for rating disabilities report, (EC3721) [5AU]
    ------surviving spouse's benefits final rule, (EC2600) [14JN]
    ------veterans education final rule, (EC3628) [4AU], (EC4572) 
        [29SE], (EC4625) [1OC]
    ------Veterans Programs Improvement Act amendments, (EC4859) 
        [20OC]
    ------voluntary separation incentives for employees legislation, 
        (EC2076) [12MY]
    District of Columbia: act, (EC387, EC388, EC389, EC390, EC391, 
        EC392, EC393, EC394, EC395, EC396, EC397, EC398, EC399, EC400, 
        EC401, EC402, EC403, EC404, EC406) [8FE], (EC476, EC477, 
        EC478, EC479, EC480, EC481, EC482, EC483, EC484, EC486, EC487, 
        EC488) [11FE], (EC518, EC519, EC520, EC521, EC522), (EC523, 
        EC524, EC525, EC526, EC527, EC528, EC529, EC530, EC531, EC532, 
        EC533, EC534, EC535, EC536, EC537, EC538) [12FE], (EC610, 
        EC611, EC612, EC613, EC614, EC615, EC616, EC617, EC618, EC619, 
        EC620, EC621, EC622, EC623, EC624, EC625, EC626, EC627, EC628, 
        EC629, EC630, EC631, EC632), (EC633, EC634, EC635, EC636, 
        EC637, EC638, EC639, EC640, EC641, EC642, EC643, EC644, EC645, 
        EC646, EC647, EC648, EC649, EC650, EC652) [23FE], (EC860, 
        EC861, EC862, EC863, EC864, EC865, EC866, EC867, EC868, EC869, 
        EC870, EC871, EC872) [3MR], (EC1360, EC1361) [12AP], (EC1621, 
        EC1622, EC1623, EC1624, EC1625, EC26) [21AP], (EC1923, EC1924, 
        EC1925, EC1926, EC1927) [6MY], (EC2011) [11MY], (EC2060) 
        [12MY], (EC2331, EC2332, EC2333, EC2334, EC2335) [25MY], 
        (EC2635, EC2636, EC2637, EC2638, EC2639, EC2640) [16JN], 
        (EC3247, EC3248, EC3249, EC3250, EC3251, EC3252, EC3253) 
        [27JY], (EC3264) [29JY], (EC3352, EC3353, EC3354, EC3355, 
        EC3356, EC3358) [2AU], (EC3699, EC3700, EC3701, EC3702, 
        EC3703, EC3704, EC3705, EC3706, EC3707) [5AU], (EC4316) 
        [21SE], (EC4546) [28SE], (EC4567) [29SE], (EC5231, EC5232, 
        EC5233, EC5234, EC5235, EC5236, EC5237, EC5238, EC5239, 
        EC5240, EC5241) [8NO], (EC5272) [9NO], (EC5315) [11NO], 
        (EC5499, EC5500, EC5501, EC5502, EC5503, EC5504) [22NO]
    ------Advisory Neighborhood Commissions report, (EC2461) [7JN], 
        (EC3033) [14JY], (EC3269) [29JY]
    ------audit report, (EC4671, EC4675, EC4676) [6OC], (EC4777, 
        EC4780) [14OC], (EC4805, EC4807) [18OC]
    ------budget and financial plan report, (EC1023) [15MR]
    ------Early Out Retirement Incentive Program report, (EC4674) 
        [6OC]
    ------placing pretrial defendants in halfway houses report, 
        (EC4547) [28SE]
    ------public schools and teachers union report, (EC4779) [14OC]
    ------Retirement Board member financial disclosure statement, 
        (EC4317, EC4318) [21SE]
    ------Retirement Board report, (EC2061, EC2062) [12MY]
    ------ticket processing and deliquent debt collection, (EC2012) 
        [11MY]
    District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
        Assistance Authority: budget and financial plan report, 
        (EC3056) [15JY]
    ------management report, (EC653) [23FE]
    ------report, (EC5220) [5NO]
    EEOC: commercial activities inventory report, (EC5295) [10NO]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC654) 
        [23FE]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report, (EC438) [9FE]
    EPA: Acid Rain Program final rule, (EC1548) [15AP], (EC4774) 
        [14OC]
    ------acquisition regulations final rule, (EC407) [8FE], (EC1998) 
        [11MY], (EC2610) [15JN], (EC2657) [17JN], (EC3536) [4AU], 
        (EC4297) [21SE]
    ------administrative reporting exemptions final rule, (EC1748) 
        [27AP]
    ------air quality standards final rule, (EC9) [6JA], (EC319, 
        EC320, EC321, EC323), (EC325) [3FE], (EC769) [1MR], (EC850, 
        EC851) [3MR], (EC1083) [17MR], (EC1857) [5MY], (EC3531) [4AU]
    ------analysis of pollutants final rule, (EC2616) [15JN]
    ------Anti-Deficiency Act violation, (EC2106) [14MY]
    ------certified commercial applicators of non-agricultural 
        pesticides report, (EC1849) [5MY]
    ------Clean Air Act final rule, (EC2112) [14MY], (EC2682) [22JN], 
        (EC2736) [24JN], (EC5116) [2NO]
    ------Clean Air Act Operating Permits Program final rule, (EC776) 
        [1MR]
    ------Clean Air Act reclassification final rule, (EC587) [23FE]
    ------Clean Air Act report, (EC5407) [17NO]
    ------Clean Air Act risk management programs final rule, (EC7) 
        [6JA], (EC2363) [26MY]
    ------Clean Water Act report, (EC2067) [12MY]
    ------collection and reporting of data final rule, (EC322) [3FE]
    ------commercial activities inventory report, (EC5242) [8NO]
    ------consumer and commercial products final rule, (EC3517) [4AU]
    ------control of air pollution from new motor vehicles final rule, 
        (EC1342) [12AP]
    ------diesel fuel final rule, (EC3668) [5AU]
    ------drinking water regulations final rule, (EC8) [6JA], (EC160) 
        [2FE], (EC4306) [21SE]
    ------emergency planning and community right-to-know programs 
        final rule, (EC430) [9FE]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC207) 
        [2FE]
    ------fuels and fuel additives final rule, (EC1020) [15MR], 
        (EC2604) [15JN], (EC3516) [4AU], (EC4177) [15SE]
    ------Hazardous Air Pollutant Program report, (EC1086) [17MR], 
        (EC3533) [4AU]
    ------Hazardous Waste Management Program final rule, (EC152) 
        [2FE], (EC370, EC374), (EC378, EC383) [8FE], (EC429) [9FE], 
        (EC708) [23FE], (EC804) [2MR], (EC1019) [15MR], (EC2057) 
        [12MY], (EC2177) [18MY], (EC2887) [12JY], (EC3169) [21JY], 
        (EC3670, EC3671, EC3672) [5AU], (EC3881, EC3883) [8SE], 
        (EC4042, EC4043, EC4052) [13SE], (EC4178) [15SE], (EC4291, 
        EC4303, EC4304) [21SE], (EC4535) [28SE], (EC4721) [12OC], 
        (EC4762, EC4764) [13OC], (EC4874) [21OC]
    ------hospital, infectious, and medical waste incinerators final 
        rule, (EC2687) [22JN], (EC3235) [27JY]
    ------implementation plan final rule, (EC10) [6JA], (EC33, EC34, 
        EC36, EC37, EC38, EC40, EC41, EC42), (EC43) [19JA], (EC154, 
        EC155, EC157, EC158, EC161) [2FE], (EC314, EC315, EC316, 
        EC318), (EC326, EC327) [3FE], (EC371, EC372, EC373, EC376, 
        EC377), (EC380, EC384) [8FE], (EC576, EC577, EC578, EC579, 
        EC580, EC583, EC584, EC585, EC589, EC590, EC591, EC592) 
        [23FE], (EC772) [1MR], (EC803, EC806) [2MR], (EC1018) [15MR], 
        (EC1073) [16MR], (EC1084), (EC1085, EC1087, EC1088, EC1089) 
        [17MR], (EC1109, EC1111, EC1112) [18MR], (EC1168, EC1169, 
        EC1170) [22MR], (EC1343) [12AP], (EC1503, EC1504, EC1505, 
        EC1506), (EC1507) [14AP], (EC1542, EC1544, EC1545, EC1547) 
        [15AP], (EC1720), (EC1721) [26AP], (EC1746, EC1747) [27AP], 
        (EC1767) [28AP], (EC1797, EC1798) [3MY], (EC1829), (EC1830) 
        [4MY], (EC1859, EC1860, EC1861) [5MY], (EC1913, EC1914) [6MY], 
        (EC1994, EC1995, EC1996, EC1997, EC2000), (EC2048) [11MY], 
        (EC2110, EC2111) [14MY], (EC2176) [18MY], (EC2214), (EC2215, 
        EC2216, EC2217, EC2218, EC2219, EC2222) [19MY], (EC2263) 
        [20MY], (EC2392, EC2393, EC2394, EC2395, EC2396, EC2397, 
        EC2398), (EC2399) [27MY], (EC2439, EC2440, EC2441, EC2443) 
        [7JN], (EC2606, EC2607, EC2608, EC2609, EC2613) [15JN], 
        (EC2628) [16JN], (EC2654, EC2655, EC2656) [17JN], (EC2683, 
        EC2684, EC2685), (EC2688, EC2689, EC2690, EC2868) [22JN], 
        (EC2735, EC2738) [24JN], (EC2755, EC2756, EC2757, EC2758) 
        [25JN], (EC2785) [29JN], (EC2883, EC2884, EC2885, EC2889, 
        EC2890, EC2891) [12JY], (EC3069, EC3070, EC3071, EC3072, 
        EC3073, EC3074, EC3075, EC3076, EC3077) [16JY], (EC3093, 
        EC3094, EC3095) [19JY], (EC3168, EC3170, EC3171, EC3172) 
        [21JY], (EC3194) [22JY], (EC3236) [27JY], (EC3416, EC3417, 
        EC3419) [3AU], (EC3515, EC3519, EC3520, EC3521, EC3523, 
        EC3525, EC3527, EC3528, EC3529, EC3532), (EC3535) [4AU], 
        (EC3665, EC3666), (EC3673), (EC3755, EC3756) [5AU], (EC3880, 
        EC3882) [8SE], (EC4040, EC4041, EC4044, EC4045, EC4046, 
        EC4047, EC4048, EC4049, EC4050, EC4051), (EC4419) [13SE], 
        (EC4180, EC4181, EC4182, EC4183, EC4184) [15SE], (EC4240, 
        EC4241, EC4242, EC4244, EC4245, EC4246, EC4247) [17SE], 
        (EC4292, EC4293, EC4294, EC4295, EC4296, EC4298, EC4299, 
        EC4300, EC4302) [21SE], (EC4398, EC4399, EC4400, EC4401, 
        EC4402, EC4403) [23SE], (EC4493) [27SE], (EC4536, EC4537, 
        EC4538, EC4539) [28SE], (EC4581) [30SE], (EC4608, EC4609, 
        EC4610, EC4611, EC4612) [1OC], (EC4669) [6OC], (EC4718, 
        EC4719, EC4720) [12OC], (EC4759, EC4760, EC4761, EC4763) 
        [13OC], (EC4825, EC4826, EC4827, EC4829, EC4830) [19OC], 
        (EC4876) [21OC], (EC4899) [25OC], (EC4968) [27OC], (EC5007, 
        EC5008) [28OC], (EC5049, EC5050, EC5052) [1NO], (EC5113, 
        EC5117, EC5118, EC5119) [2NO], (EC5251, EC5252, EC5253, 
        EC5254, EC5255, EC5256, EC5257) [9NO], (EC5328, EC5329, 
        EC5330, EC5331) [15NO], (EC5372, EC5373) [16NO], (EC5408) 
        [17NO], (EC5446, EC5447, EC5448) [18NO]
    ------inventory database update final rule, (EC35) [19JA]
    ------land disposal restrictions final rule, (EC2323) [25MY], 
        (EC4828) [19OC]

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    ------lead hazards final rule, (EC2734) [24JN], (EC3261) [29JY], 
        (EC3757) [5AU]
    ------municipal solid waste final rule, (EC582) [23FE], (EC2658) 
        [17JN], (EC5114) [2NO]
    ------national emission standards final rule, (EC164, EC165) 
        [2FE], (EC311, EC312) [3FE], (EC370, EC375), (EC379) [8FE], 
        (EC581) [23FE], (EC805) [2MR], (EC920) [8MR], (EC1061) [16MR], 
        (EC1541, EC1543) [15AP], (EC1858) [5MY], (EC1960) [10MY], 
        (EC2113) [14MY], (EC2220, EC2221, EC2224) [19MY], (EC2262, 
        EC2264, EC2265) [20MY], (EC2360, EC2361, EC2362, EC2364, 
        EC2365, EC2366) [26MY], (EC2391) [27MY], (EC2605) [15JN], 
        (EC2737) [24JN], (EC2988) [13JY], (EC3068) [16JY], (EC3418) 
        [3AU], (EC3534) [4AU], (EC3758), (EC3760) [5AU], (EC4243) 
        [17SE], (EC4301) [21SE], (EC4875) [21OC], (EC5051) [1NO], 
        (EC5115) [2NO], (EC5246) [8NO], (EC5449, EC5450, EC5451) 
        [18NO]
    ------national pollutant discharge elimination system final rule, 
        (EC3624) [4AU]
    ------national standards of performance for steel plants final 
        rule, (EC1110) [18MR]
    ------new stationary sources standards final rule, (EC317) [3FE]
    ------ocean dumping final rule, (EC3625) [4AU]
    ------OMB control numbers final rule, (EC3759) [5AU]
    ------Operating Permits Program final rule, (EC586, EC588) [23FE], 
        (EC2225) [19MY]
    ------ozone attainment areas final rule, (EC2784) [29JN]
    ------ozone control strategy final rule, (EC163) [2FE], (EC773, 
        EC774, EC775) [1MR], (EC2058) [12MY], (EC3530) [4AU]
    ------ozone monitoring season final rule, (EC162) [2FE]
    ------ozone nonattainment areas final rule, (EC1912) [6MY], 
        (EC2223) [19MY], (EC3518) [4AU]
    ------ozone transport final rule, (EC2786, EC2787) [29JN], 
        (EC2886) [12JY], (EC3522) [4AU], (EC4305) [21SE]
    ------Paperwork Reduction Act approval numbers final rule, (EC156) 
        [2FE], (EC328) [3FE], (EC2390) [27MY], (EC3664, EC3667) [5AU]
    ------Performance Evaluation Program final rule, (EC770, EC771) 
        [1MR]
    ------pesticide registrations report, (EC4478) [27SE]
    ------pesticide tolerance exemption final rule, (EC3) [6JA], 
        (EC125) [2FE], (EC307, EC308, EC309) [3FE], (EC361, EC362, 
        EC363) [8FE], (EC417, EC418, EC419, EC420) [9FE], (EC550) 
        [23FE], (EC912) [8MR], (EC1009) [15MR], (EC1058, EC1059, 
        EC1060, EC1063) [16MR], (EC1155), (EC1156, EC1157) [22MR], 
        (EC1207) [23MR], (EC1303, EC1304, EC1305, EC1306) [12AP], 
        (EC1500, EC1501) [14AP], (EC1533) [15AP], (EC1712) [26AP], 
        (EC1791, EC1792), (EC1794) [3MY], (EC1822, EC1823) [4MY], 
        (EC1949, EC1950) [10MY], (EC1982) [11MY], (EC2102) [14MY], 
        (EC2207) [19MY], (EC2255, EC2258) [20MY], (EC2354) [26MY], 
        (EC2383, EC2384) [27MY], (EC2417) [7JN], (EC2651) [17JN], 
        (EC2666) [18JN], (EC2727) [24JN], (EC2777) [29JN], (EC3062, 
        EC3063, EC3064) [16JY], (EC3157, EC3159, EC3160, EC3161) 
        [21JY], (EC3392) [3AU], (EC3484, EC3489, EC3490, EC3492, 
        EC3493, EC3494) [4AU], (EC3654, EC3656, EC3657), (EC3732, 
        EC3733) [5AU], (EC3867, EC3868, EC3869) [8SE], (EC4025, 
        EC4026), (EC4027) [13SE], (EC4233) [17SE], (EC4268, EC4269, 
        EC4270) [21SE], (EC4391, EC4393), (EC4394) [23SE], (EC4755, 
        EC4756, EC4757) [13OC], (EC4820, EC4823) [19OC], (EC5102) 
        [2NO], (EC5325) [15NO], (EC5440, EC5442, EC5443) [18NO]
    ------pesticide tolerance final rule, (EC2, EC4) [6JA], (EC123) 
        [2FE], (EC367) [8FE], (EC549) [23FE], (EC1010) [15MR], 
        (EC1057, EC1062) [16MR], (EC1154) [22MR], (EC1469) [13AP], 
        (EC1502) [14AP], (EC1793), (EC1795, EC1796) [3MY], (EC1951) 
        [10MY], (EC1983) [11MY], (EC2101, EC2103) [14MY], (EC2208, 
        EC2209, EC2210) [19MY], (EC2256, EC2257) [20MY], (EC2353) 
        [26MY], (EC2385, EC2389) [27MY], (EC2416, EC2418) [7JN], 
        (EC2650) [17JN], (EC2726, EC2739) [24JN], (EC2778, EC2779) 
        [29JN], (EC2864, EC2865, EC2866, EC2867) [12JY], (EC3061) 
        [16JY], (EC3158) [21JY], (EC3390, EC3391) [3AU], (EC3485, 
        EC3486, EC3487, EC3488, EC3491) [4AU], (EC3655, EC3658, 
        EC3659) [5AU], (EC4024) [13SE], (EC4392), (EC4395) [23SE], 
        (EC4528) [28SE], (EC4576, EC4577, EC4578) [30SE], (EC4665) 
        [6OC], (EC4819, EC4821, EC4822) [19OC], (EC5103) [2NO], 
        (EC5393) [17NO], (EC5441) [18NO]
    ------pesticide tolerance revocation final rule, (EC124) [2FE], 
        (EC364, EC365, EC366) [8FE], (EC5101) [2NO]
    ------pesticide worker protection standards final rule, (EC2001) 
        [11MY]
    ------pharmaceutical manufacturing effluent limitations guidelines 
        final rule, (EC1048) [15MR], (EC4101) [13SE]
    ------pilots grants final rule, (EC2261) [20MY]
    ------pollutants analysis final rule, (EC415) [8FE]
    ------protection of stratospheric ozone final rule, (EC159) [2FE], 
        (EC381, EC382) [8FE], (EC1210) [23MR], (EC2114) [14MY], 
        (EC2653) [17JN]
    ------public water systems final rule, (EC4179) [15SE]
    ------quality assurance programs changes final rule, (EC769, 
        EC770, EC771) [1MR]
    ------quality assurance project plan report, (EC2444) [7JN]
    ------recordkeeping requirements final rule, (EC2892) [12JY]
    ------records and information final rule, (EC431) [9FE]
    ------regional haze regulations final rule, (EC2614) [15JN]
    ------regulated substances and thresholds for accidental release 
        prevention final rule, (EC2442) [7JN]
    ------residual risk report, (EC1546) [15AP]
    ------rules of practice final rule, (EC3167) [21JY]
    ------sampling frequency final rule, (EC313), (EC324) [3FE]
    ------sewage sludge final rule, (EC3626) [4AU]
    ------significant new uses of certain chemical substances final 
        rule, (EC381, EC382) [8FE]
    ------small business assistance grants final rule, (EC2438) [7JN]
    ------solid waste programs final rule, (EC2612) [15JN]
    ------source water protection funds availability final rule, 
        (EC2137) [14MY]
    ------State and interstate monies allotment formulas final rule, 
        (EC2138) [14MY]
    ------State corrected deficiency final rule, (EC4404) [23SE]
    ------State Permit Programs final rule, (EC2611) [15JN]
    ------Superfund final rule, (EC39) [19JA], (EC153) [2FE]
    ------Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation Program report, 
        (EC277) [2FE]
    ------Superfund report, (EC4967) [27OC]
    ------Sustainable Development Challenge Grant Program final rule, 
        (EC2888) [12JY]
    ------test procedures final rule, (EC2759) [25JN], (EC2788) [29JN]
    ------toxic chemical release inventory report, (EC3022) [14JY]
    ------toxic chemical release reporting final rule, (EC1999) [11MY]
    ------Toxic Substances Control Act final rule, (EC3524) [4AU], 
        (EC3669) [5AU]
    ------Transportation Conformity Pilot Program final rule, (EC1745) 
        [27AP]
    ------uncontrolled hazardous waste sites final rule, (EC151) 
        [2FE], (EC3526) [4AU]
    ------Underground Injection Control Program final rule, (EC1508) 
        [14AP]
    ------Underground Storage Tank Program final rule, (EC3437) [7JN]
    ------uniform national discharge standards for vessels of the 
        Armed Forces final rule, (EC2349) [25MY]
    ------Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act report, 
        (EC2153) [14MY]
    ------water quality standards final rule, (EC4890) [21OC]
    Executive Office of the President: accession of the Republic of 
        Georgia to the World Trade Organization report, (EC4573) 
        [29SE]
    ------biotechnology products protection report, (EC194) [2FE]
    ------Bosnia and Herzegovina peace efforts report, (EC385) [8FE]
    ------budget amendments, (EC2155) [17MY], (EC2531) [8JN], (EC4353) 
        [22SE]
    ------budget submission report, (EC130) [2FE]
    ------chemical and biological weapons proliferation control 
        report, (EC195) [2FE], (EC1810) [3MY]
    ------Chemical Weapons Convention report, (EC195) [2FE]
    ------Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select) 
        report, (EC276) [2FE]
    ------construction projects in Europe funding request, (EC4354) 
        [22SE]
    ------continuation of waiver of the Trade Act relative to Belarus, 
        (EC3271) [29JY]
    ------Cost Accounting Standards Board report, (EC3266) [29JY]
    ------cost-sharing arrangements report, (EC193) [2FE]
    ------Council of Economic Advisers report, (EC416) [8FE]
    ------critical national security activities support, (EC2619) 
        [16JN]
    ------deployment of additional forces relative to situation in 
        Kosovo, (EC1465, EC1466, EC1467) [12AP]
    ------deployment of U.S. military personnel in Kenya report, 
        (EC809) [2MR]
    ------Dept. of Agriculture emergency funds availability report, 
        (EC5042) [1NO]
    ------Dept. of Agriculture supplemental appropriations 
        legislation, (EC767) [1MR]
    ------Dept. of Defense, Dept. of State, and AID supplemental 
        appropriations request, (EC1617) [21AP]
    ------Dept. of Defense appropriations request, (EC129, EC131) 
        [2FE]
    ------Dept. of Defense emergency funds request, (EC4653) [5OC]
    ------Dept. of Defense supplemental appropriations legislation, 
        (EC5) [6JA], (EC3304) [2AU]
    ------Dept. of HHS LIHEAP appropriations legislation, (EC3017) 
        [14JY], (EC4599) [1OC]
    ------Dept. of HHS LIHEAP assistance relative to Hurricane Floyd, 
        (EC4795) [18OC], (EC5225) [8NO]
    ------Dept. of the Interior and USIA funding notice for 
        environmental protection activities with India, (EC4580) 
        [30SE]
    ------Dept. of the Interior emergency appropriations legislation, 
        (EC913) [8MR]
    ------Dept. of Transportation supplemental appropriations 
        legislation, (EC3067) [16JY]
    ------Depts. of Agriculture and Interior funding request for 
        consequences of fires on Federal public lands, (EC4579) [30SE]
    ------Depts. of Defense, HHS, and Justice, and International 
        Assistance Programs budget amendment, (EC3117) [20JY]
    ------Depts. of Energy and Labor and the Corps of Engineers budget 
        amendment, (EC3065) [16JY]
    ------determination relative to Air Force disclosure of classified 
        information, (EC849) [3MR]
    ------disaster assistance final rule, (EC4274) [21SE]
    ------District of Columbia criminal justice system budget 
        legislation, (EC368) [8FE]
    ------District of Columbia emergency appropriations legislation, 
        (EC913) [8MR], (EC976) [11MR]
    ------Drug Free Workplace Plan report, (EC304) [2FE]
    ------economic report, (EC416) [8FE]
    ------efforts to obtain Iraq's compliance with U.N. Security 
        Council resolution, (EC887) [4MR], (EC2328) [25MY], (EC4660) 
        [5OC]

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    ------emergency appropriations request, (EC2419) [7JN]
    ------Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund, (EC2007) 
        [11MY]
    ------emigration laws report, (EC24) [6JA], (EC281) [2FE]
    ------employees report, (EC196) [2FE]
    ------Export Administration Act report, (EC4060) [13SE]
    ------export of airport runway profiler to the People's Republic 
        of China report, (EC5498) [22NO]
    ------Federal agency climate change programs final rule, (EC1687) 
        [21AP]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC1769) 
        [28AP]
    ------FEMA supplemental appropriations legislation, (EC555) 
        [23FE], (EC1984) [11MY]
    ------Foreign Economic Collection and Industrial Espionage report, 
        (EC110) [19JA]
    ------Haiti elections notice, (EC4552) [28SE]
    ------inform Congress relative to War Powers Act report, (EC2369) 
        [26MY]
    ------information technology systems report, (EC556, EC558) 
        [23FE], (EC2316) [25MY], (EC3066) [16JY], (EC3660) [5AU]
    ------international agreements other than treaties, (EC1172) 
        [22MR]
    ------Iraq's weapons of mass destruction report, (EC4542) [28SE]
    ------Kosovo humanitarian crisis report, (EC2526) [7JN]
    ------lamb importation action, (EC2973) [12JY]
    ------Mutual Fisheries Agreement report, (EC758) [25FE]
    ------national emergency relative to Afghanistan report, (EC2905) 
        [12JY]
    ------national emergency relative to Angola report, (EC1921) [6MY]
    ------national emergency relative to Colombia report, (EC1799) 
        [3MY]
    ------national emergency relative to Iraq report, (EC600) [23FE], 
        (EC3987) [9SE]
    ------national emergency relative to Kosovo, (EC1800) [3MY]
    ------national emergency relative to Libya report, (EC11) [6JA], 
        (EC181) [2FE]
    ------national emergency relative to Sudan, (EC1801) [3MY]
    ------national emergency relative to the Middle East peace process 
        report, (EC183) [2FE], (EC599) [23FE]
    ------national emergency report extension, (EC4059) [13SE]
    ------NATO report, (EC1551) [15AP]
    ------normal trade relations status relative to Belarus, (EC2515) 
        [7JN]
    ------normal trade relations status relative to People's Republic 
        of China, (EC2516) [7JN]
    ------normal trade relations status relative to Vietnam, (EC2517) 
        [7JN]
    ------nuclear weapons stockpile certification, (EC1766) [28AP]
    ------progress toward a negotiated solution of the Cyprus problem 
        report, (EC888) [4MR], (EC1802) [3MY], (EC2633) [16JN], 
        (EC4061, EC4062) [13SE], (EC5457) [18NO]
    ------proposed rescissions of budget authority report, (EC128) 
        [2FE]
    ------SBA supplemental appropriations legislation, (EC555) [23FE]
    ------Southeast Europe trade preference legislation, (EC5470) 
        [18NO]
    ------State of the Union report, (EC303) [2FE]
    ------steel imports report, (EC306) [2FE], (EC468) [9FE]
    ------Strategic Concept of NATO report, (EC49) [19JA]
    ------supplemental appropriations relative to disaster and 
        reconstruction assistance to Central America, the Caribbean, 
        and Colombia legislation, (EC559) [23FE]
    ------supplemental appropriations relative to foreign aid to 
        Jordan legislation, (EC557) [23FE]
    ------technology systems and related expenses account report, 
        (EC1308) [12AP], (EC4758) [13OC]
    ------textile and apparel rules of origin legislation, (EC4644) 
        [4OC]
    ------U.S. air strikes against Yugoslavia report, (EC1355, EC1356) 
        [12AP]
    ------U.S. military forces deployment in East Timor relative to 
        War Powers Act report, (EC4711) [8OC]
    ------U.S. support of the U.N. and NATO efforts in the former 
        Yugoslavian Republics, (EC187) [2FE], (EC3104) [19JY]
    ------vacancy report, (EC4319) [21SE]
    ------year 2000 compliance report, (EC3976, EC3977) [9SE], 
        (EC4758) [13OC]
    Eximbank: report, (EC1013) [15MR], (EC1214) [23MR], (EC1813) [3MY]
    ------U.S. exports to Bulgaria, (EC3220) [26JY]
    ------U.S. exports to foreign countries, (EC943) [9MR]
    ------U.S. exports to India, (EC4488) [27SE]
    ------U.S. exports to Indonesia, (EC2732) [24JN]
    ------U.S. exports to Ireland, (EC335) [4FE]
    ------U.S. exports to Japan, (EC3318) [2AU]
    ------U.S. exports to Mexico, (EC3982) [9SE]
    ------U.S. exports to Morocco, (EC1162) [22MR]
    ------U.S. exports to Russia, (EC3047) [15JY], (EC3219) [26JY]
    ------U.S. exports to Saudi Arabia, (EC2319) [25MY], (EC3983) 
        [9SE]
    ------U.S. exports to Singapore, (EC424) [9FE]
    ------U.S. exports to South Africa, (EC3499) [4AU]
    ------U.S. exports to Sub-Saharan Africa, (EC561) [23FE]
    ------U.S. exports to Thailand, (EC4772) [14OC]
    ------U.S. exports to the People's Republic of China, (EC3317) 
        [2AU], (EC3398) [3AU], (EC3981) [9SE]
    ------U.S. exports to the Republic of China, (EC3399) [3AU]
    ------U.S. exports to the Republic of Korea, (EC2295) [24MY]
    ------U.S. exports to Tunisia, (EC2426) [7JN]
    ------U.S. exports to Venezuela, (EC1991) [11MY]
    FAA: aviation system capital investment plan report, (EC1432) 
        [12AP]
    ------civil aviation security report, (EC258) [2FE], (EC3140) 
        [20JY]
    ------Domestic Positive Passenger-Baggage Match Program report, 
        (EC2953) [12JY]
    ------foreign aviation authorities assistance report, (EC259) 
        [2FE]
    Farm Credit Administration: board compensation limits final rule, 
        (EC1470) [13AP]
    ------budget, (EC1458) [12AP]
    ------compensation program adjustments report, (EC1307) [12AP]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report, (EC655) [23FE]
    ------loan policies and operations final rule, (EC2530) [8JN], 
        (EC3393) [3AU], (EC3734) [5AU], (EC4271) [21SE]
    ------releasing information final rule, (EC3800) [5AU]
    ------report, (EC126) [2FE]
    Farm Service Agency: borrowers with certain shared appreciation 
        agreements final rule, (EC1981) [11MY]
    ------Dairy Indemnity Payment Program final rule, (EC5477) [22NO]
    ------debarment and suspension final rule, (EC5482) [22NO]
    ------loans final rule, (EC540) [23FE], (EC975) [11MR], (EC1246) 
        [24MR]
    ------warehouse receipts and other provisions final rule, (EC4922) 
        [26OC]
    FCC: access charge reform final rule, (EC4450) [24SE]
    ------aeronautical advisory stations final rule, (EC2002) [11MY]
    ------allocation of broadcast spectrum final rule, (EC3679, 
        EC3681, EC3682, EC3683, EC3684) [5AU]
    ------auction expenditure package, (EC4499) [27SE]
    ------broadcast stations final rule, (EC45) [19JA], (EC4054, 
        EC4055) [13SE], (EC4362) [22SE]
    ------Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act 
        implementation final rule, (EC44) [19JA], (EC596) [23FE]
    ------cable television systems final rule, (EC2156, EC2157) [17MY]
    ------cellular radio signals protection final rule, (EC4186) 
        [15SE]
    ------Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act final 
        rule, (EC4358, EC4359) [22SE]
    ------competitive market conditions report, (EC4452) [24SE]
    ------Comsat Corp., regulation final rule, (EC1093) [17MR]
    ------digital television spectrum final rule, (EC166) [2FE]
    ------enhanced 911 emergency calling system final rule, (EC3678) 
        [5AU], (EC5179) [4NO]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC208) 
        [2FE]
    ------Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service final rule, 
        (EC594) [23FE], (EC2448) [7JN], (EC2691, EC2692, EC2693) 
        [22JN], (EC4845) [20OC]
    ------fee schedule final rule, (EC2761) [25JN]
    ------FM broadcast stations final rule, (EC1074, EC1075), (EC1077) 
        [16MR], (EC1090, EC1091, EC1092) [17MR], (EC1253, EC1254, 
        EC1255, EC1256) [24MR], (EC1283, EC1284, EC1285) [25MR], 
        (EC1344) [12AP], (EC1695, EC1696, EC1697, EC1698) [22AP], 
        (EC1722, EC1723, EC1724, EC1725, EC1726, EC1727, EC1728) 
        [26AP], (EC2081) [13MY], (EC2115, EC2116) [14MY], (EC2299) 
        [24MY], (EC2325) [25MY], (EC2445) [7JN], (EC2672) [18JN], 
        (EC2740) [24JN], (EC2893, EC2894, EC2895, EC2896) [12JY], 
        (EC2989) [13JY], (EC3048, EC3049, EC3050, EC3052) [15JY], 
        (EC3078) [16JY], (EC3127, EC3128) [20JY], (EC3238, EC3239, 
        EC3240, EC3241) [27JY], (EC3537, EC3538) [4AU], (EC3676), 
        (EC3761, EC3763, EC3764, EC3765) [5AU], (EC3884, EC3885, 
        EC3886) [8SE], (EC4053) [13SE], (EC4185) [15SE], (EC4307, 
        EC4308, EC4309) [21SE], (EC4360, EC4361, EC4364) [22SE], 
        (EC4494, EC4495, EC4496), (EC4497, EC4498) [27SE], (EC4657) 
        [5OC], (EC4722, EC4723) [12OC], (EC4766) [13OC], (EC5053, 
        EC5054, EC5055), (EC5056) [1NO], (EC5312), (EC5313) [11NO]
    ------GHz frequency band final rule, (EC593) [23FE], (EC5453) 
        [18NO]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC5296) [10NO]
    ------INTELSAT System final rule, (EC4775) [14OC]
    ------international common carrier regulations final rule, 
        (EC1345) [12AP]
    ------international settlements policy report, (EC4363) [22SE]
    ------international settlements policy final rule, (EC2446) [7JN]
    ------interstate interexchange marketplace final rule, (EC777) 
        [1MR], (EC2118) [14MY]
    ------maritime communications final rule, (EC2082) [13MY]
    ------markets for purposes of the cable television broadcast 
        signal carriage rules final rule, (EC3675) [5AU]
    ------minority and female ownership of mass media facilities final 
        rule, (EC5314) [11NO]
    ------mobile radio services final rule, (EC963) [10MR], (EC2447) 
        [7JN], (EC5202) [5NO]
    ------National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc., Board of 
        Directors final rule, (EC5310) [11NO]
    ------non-U.S. licensed space stations regulatory policies final 
        rule, (EC5454) [18NO]
    ------operator services providers and call aggregators final rule, 
        (EC3237) [27JY]
    ------order on reconsideration final rule, (EC4363) [22SE]
    ------paging systems final rule, (EC4540) [28SE]
    ------primary lines final rule, (EC2117) [14MY]
    ------regulatory fees assessment and collection final rule, 
        (EC3173) [21JY]
    ------regulatory review final rule, (EC1768) [28AP], (EC3686) 
        [5AU], (EC4451, EC4453) [24SE]
    ------satellite delivery of network signals final rule, (EC2301) 
        [24MY]
    ------spread spectrum technologies final rule, (EC4656) [5OC]

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    ------status of competition in the markets for the delivery of 
        video programming report, (EC595) [23FE]
    ------streamlined contributor reporting requirements final rule, 
        (EC3762) [5AU]
    ------streamlining of radio technical rules final rule, (EC2741) 
        [24JN]
    ------studio and local public inspection files of broadcast 
        television and radio stations final rule, (EC3674) [5AU]
    ------Telecommunications Act implementation final rule, (EC339) 
        [4FE], (EC2080) [13MY], (EC2298), (EC2300) [24MY], (EC2324) 
        [25MY], (EC3677) [5AU], (EC4405) [23SE], (EC4449) [24SE], 
        (EC4658) [5OC], (EC5452) [18NO]
    ------transferred Government spectrum plan, (EC2302) [24MY]
    ------truth-in-billing and billing format final rule, (EC2760) 
        [25JN]
    ------TV broadcast stations final rule, (EC1076) [16MR], (EC3051) 
        [15JY], (EC3680) [5AU]
    ------universal service final rule, (EC5311) [11NO], (EC5374) 
        [16NO]
    ------wire services offering advanced telecommunications 
        capability final rule, (EC2449) [7JN]
    ------Wireless Telecommunications Bureau final rule, (EC3685) 
        [5AU]
    ------wireless telecommunications carriers final rule, (EC4765) 
        [13OC]
    FCIC: regulation provisions final rule, (EC28) [19JA]
    FDA: animal drugs final rule, (EC4284) [21SE]
    ------color additives final rule, (EC2789) [29JN], (EC5226) [8NO]
    ------confirmation of regulation removal final rule, (EC2450) 
        [7JN]
    ------dental devices final rule, (EC170) [2FE]
    ------drug safety or effectiveness final rule, (EC1257) [24MR]
    ------financial disclosure by clinical investigators final rule, 
        (EC150) [2FE]
    ------food additives final rule, (EC168, EC169, EC172) [2FE], 
        (EC432, EC433) [9FE], (EC598) [23FE], (EC756) [25FE], (EC807, 
        EC808) [2MR], (EC1212) [23MR], (EC1509) [14AP], (EC1915) 
        [6MY], (EC2084, EC2086) [13MY], (EC2226) [19MY], (EC2321) 
        [25MY], (EC2355, EC2356) [26MY], (EC2451, EC2452), (EC2454, 
        EC2455, EC2456) [7JN], (EC2533) [8JN], (EC2583, EC2584) 
        [14JN], (EC2652) [17JN], (EC2742) [24JN], (EC2789) [29JN], 
        (EC2897, EC2898) [12JY], (EC3421) [3AU], (EC3540) [4AU], 
        (EC3878), (EC3879, EC3887) [8SE], (EC4035, EC4037, EC4038, 
        EC4039) [13SE], (EC4175) [15SE], (EC4237, EC4238) [17SE], 
        (EC4285), (EC4286, EC4287, EC4288, EC4289, EC4290) [21SE], 
        (EC5201) [5NO], (EC5227) [8NO], (EC5292) [10NO]
    ------food labeling final rule, (EC1346, EC1348) [12AP], (EC4716) 
        [12OC], (EC5200) [5NO]
    ------general and plastic surgery devices final rule, (EC4036) 
        [13SE]
    ------human drugs and biologics final rule, (EC4803) [18OC]
    ------mammography standards final rule, (EC1730) [26AP]
    ------medical devices final rule, (EC171) [2FE], (EC575) [23FE], 
        (EC1211) [23MR], (EC1571) [19AP], (EC1699) [22AP], (EC1729) 
        [26AP], (EC2453) [7JN], (EC2789) [29JN], (EC3166) [21JY], 
        (EC4872, EC4873) [21OC]
    ------new drug applications final rule, (EC2085) [13MY]
    ------over-the-counter drugs final rule, (EC757) [25FE], (EC1347) 
        [12AP], (EC1510) [14AP], (EC1961) [10MY], (EC3511) [4AU], 
        (EC4239) [17SE], (EC4717) [12OC]
    ------pharmacheutical good manufacturing practice inspection and 
        medical device final rule, (EC1620) [21AP]
    ------protection of human subjects final rule, (EC1171) [22MR]
    FDIC: accounts final rule, (EC1477) [13AP]
    ------Asset and Liability Backup Program final rule, (EC3500) 
        [4AU]
    ------Chief Financial Officers Act report error correction, 
        (EC3362) [2AU]
    ------Credit Union Membership Access Act report, (EC4564) [29SE]
    ------extended examination cycle final rule, (EC5288) [10NO]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report, (EC656) [23FE]
    ------interlocks final rule, (EC4773) [14OC]
    ------performance plan report, (EC812) [2MR]
    ------properties list, (EC1846) [4MY]
    ------report, (EC2997) [13JY], (EC4631) [4OC]
    ------risk-based capital final rule, (EC1066) [16MR], (EC1688) 
        [22AP]
    ------U.S. branches of foreign banks examination cycle final rule, 
        (EC4924) [26OC], (EC5001) [28OC]
    ------utilization of private sector report, (EC2320) [25MY], 
        (EC5326) [15NO]
    FEC: budget request report, (EC941) [8MR], (EC1898) [5MY]
    ------commercial activities inventory report, (EC5274) [9NO]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC209) 
        [2FE]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report, (EC2304) [24MY]
    ------legislative recommendations, (EC1370) [12AP], (EC1555) 
        [15AP]
    ------matching credit card and debit card contributions in 
        Presidential campaigns final rule, (EC2674) [18JN], (EC3806) 
        [5AU]
    ------member association definition final rule, (EC3710) [5AU]
    ------party committee coordinated expenditures final rule, 
        (EC3805) [5AU]
    ------public financing of Presidential primary and general 
        election campaigns final rule, (EC4195) [15SE], (EC5380) 
        [16NO]
    ------receipt and use of funds by candidates, (EC3181) [21JY]
    ------report, (EC3041) [14JY]
    ------treatment of limited liability companies under the Federal 
        Election Campaign Act final rule, (EC2936) [12JY]
    Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council: report, 
        (EC1954) [10MY]
    Federal Financing Bank: report, (EC1814) [3MY]
    Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund: report, (EC1454) [12AP]
    Federal Housing Finance Board: Affordable Housing Program final 
        rule, (EC2211, EC2212) [19MY]
    ------allocation of liability on consolidated obligations final 
        rule, (EC5403) [17NO]
    ------availability of unpublished information final rule, (EC5327) 
        [15NO]
    ------commercial activities inventory report, (EC5297) [10NO]
    ------Federal home loan banks report, (EC3267) [29JY], (EC4565) 
        [29SE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC922) [8MR]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report, (EC1815) [3MY], 
        (EC4632) [4OC]
    ------home loan bank advances collateral eligibility final rule, 
        (EC1689) [22AP]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC1026) [15MR], (EC3034) [14JY]
    ------mandatory excess capital stock redemption final rule, 
        (EC1852) [5MY]
    ------procedures final rule, (EC3501) [4AU]
    ------salary structure report, (EC1992) [11MY]
    Federal Judicial Center: report, (EC2471) [7JN]
    Federal Labor Relations Authority: Equal Access to Justice Act 
        attorney fees regulation final rule, (EC3506) [4AU]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC210) 
        [2FE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act regulations revision final rule, 
        (EC1969) [10MY]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report, (EC3131) [20JY]
    ------regional offices final rule, (EC211) [2FE]
    Federal Maritime Commission: carrier automated tariff system final 
        rule, (EC1200) [22MR], (EC2130) [14MY]
    ------commercial activities inventory report, (EC5417) [17NO]
    ------dial-up service contract filing system final rule, (EC3838) 
        [5AU]
    ------foreign shipping practices final rule, (EC974) [10MR]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC2373) [26MY], (EC5505) [22NO]
    ------management report, (EC212) [2FE]
    ------marine terminal operator schedules final rule, (EC1049) 
        [15MR]
    ------ocean common carrier and marine terminal operator agreements 
        final rule, (EC1199) [22MR]
    ------ocean transportation final rule, (EC1201) [22MR], (EC2510) 
        [7JN]
    ------performance plan, (EC3035) [14JY]
    ------report, (EC1780) [29AP], (EC2509) [7JN]
    ------rules of practice final rule, (EC1151) [18MR]
    ------service contract filing requirements final rule, (EC2044) 
        [11MY]
    ------Shipping Act service contracts final rule, (EC1741) [26AP]
    Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service: Federal Managers' 
        Financial Integrity Act report, (EC213) [2FE]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC5221) [5NO]
    Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission: Government in 
        the Sunshine Act report, (EC214) [2FE]
    ------performance plan report, (EC2015) [11MY]
    Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund: report, 
        (EC1441) [12AP]
    Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board: consumer credit final 
        rule, (EC569) [23FE]
    ------continuation and expansion of thrift savings plan 
        eligibility final rule, (EC2830) [1JY]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC5377) [16NO]
    Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund: report, 
        (EC1463) [12AP]
    FEMA: debt collection final rule, (EC442) [9FE]
    ------disaster assistance final rule, (EC685, EC686, EC687) 
        [23FE], (EC891) [4MR], (EC2508) [7JN], (EC4220) [15SE], 
        (EC4344) [21SE], (EC5034) [28OC]
    ------Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act notice, 
        (EC1833, EC1834, EC1835) [4MY], (EC1878) [5MY]
    ------discrimination complaints final rule, (EC3837) [5AU]
    ------exempt disaster employees from filing Virgin Island income 
        tax forms legislation, (EC2797) [29JN]
    ------flood elevation determinations final rule, (EC425) [9FE], 
        (EC562, EC563, EC564, EC567, EC568) [23FE], (EC1014, EC1015, 
        EC1016) [15MR], (EC1067) [16MR], (EC1328, EC1329, EC1330, 
        EC1331, EC1332), (EC1333) [12AP], (EC1713, EC1714, EC1715, 
        EC1716) [26AP], (EC1824, EC1825, EC1826, EC1827) [4MY], 
        (EC2107, EC2108, EC2109) [14MY], (EC2386, EC2387, EC2388) 
        [27MY], (EC2668, EC2669, EC2670) [18JN], (EC2876, EC2878, 
        EC2879) [12JY], (EC3191) [22JY], (EC3402) [3AU], (EC3871, 
        EC3872, EC3874, EC3875) [8SE], (EC4603, EC4604) [1OC], 
        (EC4654, EC4655) [5OC], (EC4799, EC4800, EC4801) [18OC], 
        (EC5369, EC5370, EC5371) [16NO]
    ------flood insurance eligibility final rule, (EC753) [25FE], 
        (EC1068) [16MR], (EC1717, EC1718, EC1719) [26AP], (EC2877) 
        [12JY], (EC3400) [3AU], (EC3876) [8SE], (EC5488, EC5490) 
        [22NO]
    ------housing assistance final rule, (EC4343) [21SE]
    ------implementation plan final rule, (EC4798) [18OC]
    ------Mt. Weather Emergency Assistance and National Emergency 
        Training Centers conduct final rule, (EC3627) [4AU]
    ------National Flood Insurance Program final rule, (EC426) [9FE], 
        (EC1208) [23MR], (EC1334) [12AP], (EC2824) [1JY], (EC3870, 
        EC3873) [8SE], (EC4667) [6OC]
    ------Offsite Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program final 
        rule, (EC709, EC710) [23FE]

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    ------performance plan report, (EC1025) [15MR], (EC1770) [28AP]
    ------predisaster mitigation programs, disaster relief, and 
        disaster assistance legislation, (EC1238) [23MR]
    ------Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
        Act report, (EC4003) [9SE]
    ------State Hazardous Waste Management Program final rule, 
        (EC5002) [28OC]
    ------suspension of community eligibility final rule, (EC565, 
        EC566) [23FE], (EC1069) [16MR], (EC2875) [12JY], (EC3401) 
        [3AU], (EC4355) [22SE], (EC5199) [5NO], (EC5489) [22NO]
    ------working capital fund legislation, (EC2796) [29JN]
    FERC: complaint procedures final rule, (EC2629) [16JN]
    ------construction and operation of facilities applications final 
        rule, (EC3097) [19JY]
    ------electronic service of documents final rule, (EC3096) [19JY]
    ------energy facility applications final rule, (EC4877) [21OC]
    ------environmental filing requirements final rule, (EC5455) 
        [18NO]
    ------fee schedule final rule, (EC2763) [25JN]
    ------filling fees final rule, (EC2762) [25JN]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report, (EC2014) [11MY]
    ------interstate natural gas pipelines business practice standards 
        final rule, (EC2083) [13MY], (EC2764, EC2766) [25JN]
    ------off-the-record communications regulations final rule, 
        (EC5057) [1NO]
    ------open access same-time information system and standards of 
        conduct final rule, (EC597) [23FE]
    ------open access same-time information system final rule, 
        (EC3098) [19JY]
    ------project cost and annual limits final rule, (EC2765) [25JN]
    ------report, (EC3406) [3AU]
    Financial Management Service: bonds final rule, (EC880) [3MR]
    Forest Service: Tongass land management plan revision decision, 
        (EC3183) [21JY]
    FRS: availability of funds and collection of checks final rule, 
        (EC1851) [5MY], (EC5104) [2NO]
    ------brokers and dealers credit final rule, (EC4280) [21SE]
    ------consumer leasing final rule, (EC1690) [22AP]
    ------credit by brokers and dealers final rule, (EC800) [2MR]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report, (EC1362) [12AP]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC3036) [14JY]
    ------monetary policy report, (EC1455) [12AP], (EC3403) [3AU]
    ------National Flood Insurance Program final rule, (EC4563) [29SE]
    ------profitability of credit card operations report, (EC3319) 
        [2AU]
    ------report, (EC2702) [23JN]
    ------risk-based capital final rule, (EC1106, EC1107) [18MR], 
        (EC1692) [22AP]
    ------truth in savings final rule, (EC4029) [13SE]
    ------truth-in-lending final rule, (EC1691) [22AP]
    FTC: appropriations legislation, (EC1530) [14AP]
    ------cigar sales, advertising, and promotional expenditures 
        report, (EC3420) [3AU]
    ------Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act report, (EC3539) 
        [4AU]
    ------decorative wall paneling industry final rule, (EC46) [19JA]
    ------energy and water consumption final rule, (EC1479) [13AP]
    ------Fair Debt Collection Practices Act report, (EC1853) [5MY]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC215) 
        [2FE]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report, (EC3268) [29JY]
    ------limited liability companies final rule, (EC1098) [17MR]
    ------pet food industry guides final rule, (EC5058) [1NO]
    ------premerger notification final rule, (EC3211) [22JY]
    ------report, (EC1054) [15MR], (EC1220) [23MR]
    ------smokeless tobacco sales report, (EC167) [2FE]
    ------watch industry guidelines final rule, (EC2990) [13JY]
    GAO: bid protest report, (EC889) [4MR]
    ------Capitol Preservation Fund financial statements report, 
        (EC4554) [28SE]
    ------employees detailed to congressional committees report, 
        (EC890) [4MR], (EC3796) [5AU]
    ------investigations, audits, and evaluations report, (EC203) 
        [2FE], (EC813) [2MR], (EC1079) [16MR], (EC1970) [10MY], 
        (EC2698) [22JN], (EC3360) [2AU]
    ------proposed and enacted rescissions report, (EC2104) [14MY]
    ------reports, (EC342) [4FE], (EC405) [8FE], (EC1095, EC1096) 
        [17MR], (EC1869) [5MY], (EC2575) [10JN], (EC2746) [24JN], 
        (EC3434) [3AU], (EC3996) [9SE], (EC4904) [25OC], (EC5437) 
        [17NO], (EC5460) [18NO]
    ------rescissions and deferrals final rule, (EC2105) [14MY], 
        (EC4272) [21SE]
    ------Research Notification System report, (EC2703) [23JN], 
        (EC3998) [9SE], (EC4320) [21SE], (EC4673) [6OC], (EC5339) 
        [15NO]
    ------retirement system report, (EC1816) [3MY]
    ------vacancy report, (EC3363) [2AU], (EC3435) [3AU]
    Geological Survey: Marine Mammal Protection Act report, (EC1875) 
        [5MY]
    Georgia State Properties Commission: agreement on location of 
        Georgia and South Carolina boundary, [13JY]
    Girl Scouts: report, (EC1582) [19AP]
    GSA: acquisition regulations final rule, (EC657) [23FE], (EC1175) 
        [22MR], (EC2673) [18JN], (EC3555) [4AU]
    ------audit report, (EC3364) [2AU]
    ------BATF National Laboratory Center and the Fire Investigation 
        Research and Education Facility status report, (EC3229) [26JY]
    ------building alterations District of Columbia, (EC2379) [26MY]
    ------building project survey report, (EC2566) [9JN]
    ------Clean Air Act report, (EC4981) [27OC]
    ------Fair Act inventory report, (EC5182) [4NO]
    ------Federal Advisory Committee Act report, (EC216) [2FE]
    ------Government employees operating privately owned vehicles 
        report, (EC2016) [11MY]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC3107) [19JY]
    ------lease prospectus, (EC3187) [21JY]
    ------performance plan report, (EC1027) [15MR]
    ------personal property furnished to non-Federal recipients 
        report, (EC4454) [24SE]
    ------procurement report, (EC1369) [12AP]
    ------Public Buildings Service capital investment and leasing 
        program report, (EC3228) [26JY]
    ------report, (EC1461) [12AP]
    Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation: report, (EC1566) [19AP]
    House of Representatives: Members' personal financial disclosure 
        statements report, (EC3216) [22JY]
    ------receipts and expenditures report, (EC667) [23FE], (EC2090) 
        [13MY], (EC3804) [5AU], (EC5462) [18NO]
    INS: adjustment of status of persons admitted for permanent 
        residence final rule, (EC2472) [7JN]
    ------application for refugee status final rule, (EC2404) [27MY]
    ------Canadian Border Boat Landing Program final rule, (EC3184) 
        [21JY]
    ------educational requirements for naturalization of certain 
        applicants final rule, (EC826) [2MR]
    ------employment requirements final rule, (EC683) [23FE]
    ------health care workers final rule, (EC2186) [18MY]
    ------immigrant visas final rule, (EC254) [2FE], (EC825) [2MR]
    ------nonimmigrant classification final rule, (EC2941) [12JY]
    ------receipts for employment eligibility verification final rule, 
        (EC1134) [18MR]
    ------suspension of deportation of certain foreign nationals final 
        rule, (EC2405) [27MY]
    ------Visa Waiver Pilot Program final rule, (EC4204) [15SE]
    International Fund for Ireland: report, (EC2330) [25MY]
    International Trade Administration: Market Development Cooperator 
        Program final rule, (EC2661) [17JN]
    Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin: financial 
        statement, (EC2925) [12JY]
    IRS: accident and health plan adoption final rule, (EC1448) [12AP]
    ------accounting period and method changes final rule, (EC764) 
        [25FE], (EC1205) [22MR], (EC1943) [6MY]
    ------administrative, procedural, and miscellaneous final rule, 
        (EC1445) [12AP]
    ------adoption taxpayer identification numbers final rule, 
        (EC4523) [27SE]
    ------Appeals Customer Service Program final rule, (EC4791) [14OC]
    ------audit procedures final rule, (EC475) [10FE], (EC790) [1MR]
    ------balanced measuring system final rule, (EC4380) [22SE]
    ------bond factor amounts final rule, (EC4230) [15SE]
    ------capital gains installment sales final rule, (EC4114) [13SE]
    ------charitable remainder trusts and capital gains final rule, 
        (EC1588) [19AP]
    ------charitable split-dollar insurance transactions final rule, 
        (EC2617) [15JN]
    ------closing agreements final rule, (EC2291) [20MY], (EC4348) 
        [21SE]
    ------compromises final rule, (EC3188) [21JY]
    ------consolidated returns final rule, (EC2975) [12JY], (EC4221) 
        [15SE]
    ------coordinated issue final rule, (EC837) [2MR], (EC4115, 
        EC4116) [13SE]
    ------court docket final rule, (EC3973) [8SE], (EC4222, EC4223, 
        EC4224, EC4225, EC4226, EC4227) [15SE], (EC4550, EC4551) 
        [28SE], (EC4597) [30SE], (EC4707) [6OC], (EC4790) [14OC]
    ------debt instruments inflation index final rule, (EC4229) [15SE]
    ------debt instruments issue price final rule, (EC105) [19JA], 
        (EC1051) [15MR], (EC1281) [24MR], (EC1743) [26AP], (EC2046) 
        [11MY], (EC4417) [13SE]
    ------department store inventory price indexes final rule, 
        (EC2976) [12JY], (EC3478) [3AU], (EC4113) [13SE]
    ------determination of correct tax liability final rule, (EC3155) 
        [20JY], (EC3966) [8SE]
    ------differential earnings rate final rule, (EC3723) [5AU]
    ------disaster losses final rule, (EC839) [2MR]
    ------discount factors final rule, (EC4706) [6OC]
    ------distributions to foreign persons final rule, (EC3961) [8SE], 
        (EC4118) [13SE]
    ------early referral of issues appeals final rule, (EC3635) [4AU]
    ------education tax credit final rule, (EC2544) [8JN]
    ------effective date of regulations final rule, (EC2522) [7JN]
    ------Eisenberg v. Commissioner final rule, (EC464, EC465) [9FE]
    ------electronic funds transfer final rule, (EC722) [23FE], 
        (EC938) [8MR], (EC1587) [19AP], (EC1893) [5MY]
    ------employee benefit plans final rule, (EC723, EC724) [23FE]
    ------employee plans corrections examples final rule, (EC3849) 
        [5AU]
    ------employee stock ownership plans final rule, (EC359) [4FE]
    ------employment taxes final rule, (EC289) [2FE]
    ------extension to file final rule, (EC2523) [7JN]

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    ------farm property valuing method final rule, (EC2070) [12MY]
    ------filing procedures final rule, (EC722) [23FE], (EC3968) [8SE]
    ------foreign contingent debt comments request final rule, 
        (EC3156) [20JY]
    ------foreign loss provisions final rule, (EC101), (EC103) [19JA]
    ------gifts and inheritances final rule, (EC4842) [19OC]
    ------gross proceeds payment to attorney final rule, (EC5095) 
        [1NO]
    ------group health plans final rule, (EC726) [23FE]
    ------group-term insurance final rule, (EC2664) [17JN]
    ------health insurance deductibility for self-employed individuals 
        final rule, (EC1447) [12AP]
    ------income tax return preparers final rule, (EC286) [2FE], 
        (EC3960) [8SE]
    ------income tax treaties final rule, (EC25) [6JA]
    ------inflation adjustment final rule, (EC4349) [21SE]
    ------interest rate determination final rule, (EC1241) [23MR], 
        (EC2601) [14JN], (EC3967) [8SE]
    ------joint and several liability relief final rule, (EC2248) 
        [19MY]
    ------Larotonda v. Commissioner final rule, (EC466, EC467) [9FE]
    ------last-in, first-out inventories final rule, (EC298) [2FE], 
        (EC1052) [15MR], (EC1450) [12AP], (EC2071) [12MY], (EC2518) 
        [7JN], (EC4626) [1OC]
    ------loss allocations final rule, (EC293) [2FE]
    ------low-income housing credit final rule, (EC299) [2FE], (EC765) 
        [25FE], (EC2249) [19MY], (EC2290, EC2292) [20MY], (EC2411) 
        [27MY], (EC3374) [2AU]
    ------magnetic tape program elimination for Federal tax deposits 
        final rule, (EC3970) [8SE]
    ------marginal production rates final rule, (EC4382) [22SE]
    ------Market Segment Specialization Program audit techniques final 
        rule, (EC790) [1MR], (EC838) [2MR], (EC1759) [27AP]
    ------medical expense deduction for smoking-cessation programs 
        final rule, (EC2721) [23JN]
    ------medical savings accounts final rule, (EC4708) [6OC]
    ------mining industry coordinated issue final rule, (EC1444) 
        [12AP]
    ------mutual life insurance companies final rule, (EC295) [2FE], 
        (EC1152) [18MR]
    ------nonpayment, under payment, or extension of time for payment 
        final rule, (EC4436) [23SE]
    ------notice, (EC2382) [26MY]
    ------notice final rule, (EC357, EC358) [4FE]
    ------optional standard mileage rates final rule, (EC100) [19JA]
    ------Oshkosh Truck Corp. v. U.S. final rule, (EC1760) [27AP]
    ------partnership income final rule, (EC5365) [15NO]
    ------partnership returns final rule, (EC5366) [15NO]
    ------partnerships and branches final rule, (EC3154) [20JY]
    ------penalty and interest study final rule, (EC294) [2FE]
    ------placer mining industry final rule, (EC4473) [24SE]
    ------private delivery services final rule, (EC3972) [8SE]
    ------public disclosure of tax exempt organizations materials 
        final rule, (EC2289) [20MY]
    ------qualified intermediate withholding agreements final rule, 
        (EC939, EC940) [8MR]
    ------qualified retirement plans final rule, (EC359) [4FE]
    ------Qualified Zone Academy bond credit rate final rule, (EC3113, 
        EC3114) [19JY]
    ------railroad employees supplemental annuity tax exception final 
        rule, (EC3848) [5AU]
    ------registration final rule, (EC3965) [8SE]
    ------renewable electricity production credit final rule, (EC2047) 
        [11MY]
    ------rental agreements final rule, (EC2288) [20MY]
    ------reopening of U.S. Treasury securities final rule, (EC5363) 
        [15NO]
    ------reporting methods final rule, (EC108) [19JA]
    ------research activities tax credits final rule, (EC836, EC837) 
        [2MR]
    ------returns, claims for refunds, credits or abatements final 
        rule, (EC296, EC297) [2FE], (EC725) [23FE], (EC1449, EC1451) 
        [12AP], (EC1944) [6MY], (EC5175) [3NO]
    ------returns relating to payment of tuition and related expenses 
        and payments of interest on education loans final rule, 
        (EC3636) [4AU]
    ------revenue procedure final rule, (EC99), (EC104, EC106) [19JA], 
        (EC285, EC287, EC288, EC290, EC291, EC292, EC300) [2FE], 
        (EC719) [23FE], (EC1101) [17MR], (EC1894) [5MY]
    ------revenue ruling final rule, (EC718, EC720, EC721) [23FE], 
        (EC839) [2MR], (EC1100) [17MR], (EC1300) [25MR], (EC2381) 
        [26MY], (EC3091) [16JY], (EC3189) [21JY], (EC3847) [5AU], 
        (EC3962, EC3971) [8SE], (EC4381) [22SE], (EC4519, EC4520, 
        EC4521, EC4522, EC4524) [27SE], (EC4705) [6OC], (EC4792) 
        [14OC], (EC4813) [18OC], (EC4843) [19OC], (EC4960) [26OC], 
        (EC5035, EC5036) [28OC], (EC5096) [1NO], (EC5361, EC5364) 
        [15NO], (EC5435) [17NO], (EC5560, EC5561) [22NO]
    ------rollover distributions final rule, (EC107) [19JA]
    ------Roth IRA guidelines final rule, (EC766) [25FE]
    ------rulings and determination letters final rule, (EC461, EC462) 
        [9FE], (EC1446) [12AP]
    ------S corporation acquisitions final rule, (EC5362) [15NO]
    ------schedule revisions final rule, (EC2524) [7JN]
    ------secured employee benefits settlement final rule, (EC2602) 
        [14JN]
    ------significant reduction in rate of future benefit accrual 
        final rule, (EC1942) [6MY]
    ------sports franchises final rule, (EC4347) [21SE]
    ------start-up expenditures final rule, (EC2250) [19MY], (EC4112) 
        [13SE]
    ------tax forms and instructions final rule, (EC2519, EC2520) 
        [7JN]
    ------Tax Refund Offset Program final rule, (EC4228) [15SE]
    ------tax relief relative to Operation Allied Force, (EC2287) 
        [20MY]
    ------taxation of fringe benefits final rule, (EC1280) [24MR], 
        (EC3964) [8SE]
    ------transfers to foreign partnerships and foreign corporations 
        final rule, (EC463) [9FE], (EC1204) [22MR]
    ------trusts and estates final rule, (EC3969) [8SE]
    ------use of actuarial table final rule, (EC2521) [7JN]
    ------weighted average interest rate update final rule, (EC102) 
        [19JA], (EC474) [10FE], (EC840) [2MR], (EC1301) [25MR], 
        (EC2069) [12MY], (EC2412) [27MY], (EC2974) [12JY], (EC3846) 
        [5AU], (EC3963) [8SE], (EC4627) [1OC], (EC5097) [1NO]
    ITC: Andean Trade Preference Act report, (EC4919) [25OC]
    ------Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act report, (EC4919) 
        [25OC]
    ------commercial activities inventory report, (EC5299) [10NO]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC2924) [12JY], (EC5300) [10NO]
    ------performance plan report, (EC658) [23FE]
    ------preliminary critical circumstances findings final rule, 
        (EC4346) [21SE]
    ------strategic plan report, (EC658) [23FE]
    James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation: report, (EC2182) 
        [18MY]
    Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission: contracting activities report, 
        (EC5275) [9NO]
    John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: commercial 
        activities inventory report, (EC5305) [10NO]
    Judicial Conference of the U.S.: consolidation of judicial 
        offices, (EC876) [3MR]
    ------Federal courts improvement legislation, (EC2982) [12JY]
    ------judgeship needs report, (EC3057) [15JY]
    Kansas: supplemental appropriations legislation, (EC2694) [22JN]
    Legion of Valor of the United States of America, Inc.: audit 
        report, (EC4641) [4OC]
    Library of Congress: Capitol Preservation Commission report, 
        (EC784) [1MR]
    ------Capitol Preservation Fund report, (EC2706) [23JN]
    ------copyright fees report, (EC948) [9MR]
    ------report, (EC3442) [3AU]
    Little League Baseball, Inc.: report, (EC1583) [19AP]
    LSC: Inspector General report, (EC2926) [12JY]
    Marine Mammal Commission: commercial activities inventory report, 
        (EC5127) [2NO], (EC5276) [9NO]
    Medicare Payment Advisory Commission: policies report, (EC3858) 
        [5AU]
    ------report, (EC4598) [30SE]
    Merit Systems Protection Board: Federal supervisors and poor 
        performers report, (EC3801) [5AU]
    ------hiring new employees in a decentralized civil service 
        report, (EC3999) [9SE]
    ------report, (EC874) [3MR], (EC1552) [15AP], (EC1972) [10MY]
    Mine Safety and Health Administration: health standards for 
        occupational noise exposure final rule, (EC4173) [15SE]
    ------training and retraining of miners final rule, (EC4534) 
        [28SE]
    ------underground coal mines preshift examinations safety 
        standards final rule, (EC4605) [1OC]
    NASA: acquisition regulations final rule, (EC98) [19JA], (EC278) 
        [2FE], (EC713) [23FE], (EC1240) [23MR], (EC2149) [14MY], 
        (EC4472) [24SE], (EC4905, EC4906, EC4907, EC4908, EC4909, 
        EC4910, EC4911, EC4912) [25OC], (EC4980) [27OC], (EC5014, 
        EC5015) [28OC], (EC5062, EC5063, EC5064, EC5065) [1NO], 
        (EC5557) [22NO]
    ------administrative revisions final rule, (EC3473) [3AU]
    ------commercial activities inventory report, (EC5301) [10NO]
    ------Commercial Space Act amendments, (EC3840) [5AU]
    ------contracting officer's technical representative training 
        final rule, (EC2204) [18MY]
    ------disadvantaged business participation evaluation and 
        incentives final rule, (EC2513) [7JN]
    ------earned value management final rule, (EC1889) [5MY]
    ------electronic funds transfer final rule, (EC1890) [5MY]
    ------FAR supplement final rule, (EC34374) [3AU]
    ------foreign proposals to research announcements final rule, 
        (EC4345) [21SE]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC3132) [20JY]
    ------internal programmatic approval documentation final rule, 
        (EC1439) [12AP]
    ------labor disputes final rule, (EC1891) [5MY]
    ------Mentor-Protege Program final rule, (EC1440) [12AP]
    ------structured approach for profit or fee objective final rule, 
        (EC4624) [1OC]
    ------Superfund implementation final rule, (EC3099) [19JY]
    National Archives and Records Administration: classified national 
        security information final rule, (EC4615) [1OC]
    ------Information Security Oversight Office final rule, (EC4455) 
        [24SE]
    ------Nixon Presidential materials final rule, (EC5016) [28OC]
    ------Privacy Act final rule, (EC51) [19JA]
    ------research procedures and regulations final rule, (EC2089) 
        [13MY]
    National Capital Planning Commission: Inspector General report, 
        (EC217) [2FE]
    National Commission on Libraries and Information Science: report, 
        (EC3165) [21JY]
    National Council on Disability: civil rights of air travelers 
        report, (EC1584) [19AP]
    ------National Voter Registration Act implementation report, 
        (EC4914) [25OC]
    ------report, (EC1540) [15AP]
    National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements: report, 
        (EC3227) [26JY]

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    National Credit Union Administration: change of officials in newly 
        chartered or troubled credit unions final rule, (EC3503) [4AU]
    ------commercial activities inventory report, (EC5302) [10NO]
    ------conversions of credit unions to mutual savings banks final 
        rule, (EC4440) [24SE]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC2927) [12JY]
    ------loan interest rates final rule, (EC4171) [15SE]
    ------organization and operation of Federal credit unions final 
        rule, (EC31) [19JA], (EC141) [2FE], (EC310) [3FE], (EC3192, 
        EC3193) [22JY], (EC3502, EC3504) [4AU], (EC4172) [15SE], 
        (EC4441) [24SE], (EC5048) [1NO]
    ------prompt corrective action final rule, (EC2622) [16JN]
    ------report, (EC1618) [21AP]
    ------share insurance and appendix final rule, (EC2825) [1JY]
    ------truth in savings final rule, (EC4170) [15SE]
    National Endowment for Democracy: Federal Managers' Financial 
        Integrity Act report, (EC218) [2FE]
    National Endowment for the Arts: Federal Managers' Financial 
        Integrity Act report, (EC219) [2FE]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC3108) [19JY]
    National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities: Arts and Artifacts 
        Indemnity Program report, (EC2055) [12MY]
    National Gallery of Art: commercial activities inventory report, 
        (EC5277) [9NO]
    ------financial statements report, (EC3365) [2AU]
    National Gambling Impact Study Commission: report, (EC3369) [2AU]
    National Mediation Board: report, (EC221) [2FE]
    National Park Foundation: report, (EC2026) [11MY]
    National Science Board: Inspector General report, (EC3037) [14JY]
    Navajo and Hopi Relocation Commission: Federal Managers' Financial 
        Integrity Act report, (EC5378) [16NO]
    Naval Sea Cadet Corps: audit report, (EC3370) [2AU]
    NIST: advanced technology report, (EC949) [9MR]
    ------alliance for math, science, and technology literacy final 
        rule, (EC2598) [14JN]
    ------donated educationally useful Federal equipment final rule, 
        (EC835) [2MR]
    NLRB: commercial activities inventory report, (EC5278) [9NO]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC220) 
        [2FE]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report, (EC782) [1MR], 
        (EC1367) [12AP]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC2928) [12JY]
    ------performance plan report, (EC1366) [12AP]
    NOAA: Alaska exclusive economic zone fisheries final rule, (EC239, 
        EC241, EC242, EC243, EC246, EC247) [2FE], (EC441) [9FE], 
        (EC472, EC473) [10FE], (EC677, EC678, EC679) [23FE], (EC822, 
        EC823) [2MR], (EC971, EC972) [10MR], (EC981) [11MR], (EC1030) 
        [15MR], (EC1080) [16MR], (EC1182, EC1183) [22MR], (EC1289) 
        [25MR], (EC1374) [12AP], (EC1486, EC1487, EC1488, EC1490, 
        EC1491) [13AP], (EC15181518, EC1519) [14AP], (EC1733, EC1734, 
        EC1735, EC1736, EC1737, EC1738) [26AP], (EC1773, EC1774, 
        EC1775, EC1777) [28AP], (EC1973) [10MY], (EC2022) [11MY], 
        (EC2065) [12MY], (EC2094) [13MY], (EC2127, EC2128) [14MY], 
        (EC2183, EC2185) [18MY], (EC2306) [24MY], (EC2338, EC2339) 
        [25MY], (EC2563) [9JN], (EC2707, EC2708) [23JN], (EC2748) 
        [24JN], (EC2834, EC2835, EC2836), (EC2838) [1JY], (EC3208) 
        [22JY], (EC3447, EC3449, EC3453, EC3454, EC3455, EC3456) 
        [3AU], (EC3561, EC3562) [4AU], (EC3714), (EC3809, EC3810, 
        EC3812) [5AU], (EC3891, EC3892, EC3895, EC3896, EC3897, 
        EC3899, EC3900, EC3901, EC3902, EC3903, EC3904), (EC3905) 
        [8SE], (EC4070, EC4072, EC4073, EC4075, EC4076) [13SE], 
        (EC4197, EC4198, EC4199, EC4201) [15SE], (EC4249, EC4252, 
        EC4253, EC4256, EC4257, EC4258), (EC4259) [17SE], (EC4465) 
        [24SE], (EC4511, EC4512) [27SE], (EC3620) [1OC], (EC4681) 
        [6OC], (EC4728, EC4730) [12OC], (EC4769) [13OC], (EC4810) 
        [18OC], (EC4852) [20OC], (EC4915) [25OC], (EC4933) [26OC], 
        (EC5019, EC5020, EC5021, EC5022, EC5024) [28OC], (EC5071, 
        EC5072, EC5073, EC5075) [1NO], (EC5170, EC5171) [3NO], 
        (EC5184, EC5185) [4NO], (EC5382) [16NO]
    ------American Meteorological Society's Industry, Government 
        Scholarship, and Fellowship Program final rule, (EC2312) 
        [24MY]
    ------Atlantic highly migratory species fisheries final rule, 
        (EC3563) [4AU]
    ------ballast water treatment and management final rule, (EC1184) 
        [22MR]
    ------bass fisheries final rule, (EC238), (EC249) [2FE], (EC471) 
        [10FE], (EC759) [25FE], (EC4255) [17SE], (EC4783) [14OC]
    ------Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic fisheries 
        final rule, (EC3906) [8SE], (EC4250) [17SE]
    ------clam fisheries final rule, (EC237), (EC240) [2FE]
    ------Climate and Global Change Program final rule, (EC4435) 
        [23SE]
    ------coastal ecosystems report, (EC5279) [9NO]
    ------Coastal Ocean Program final rule, (EC4324) [21SE]
    ------Coastal Ocean Program proposals request funding 
        announcement, (EC1580) [19AP]
    ------Coastal Services Center Board final rule, (EC5383) [16NO]
    ------Coastal Zone Management Fund report, (EC2643) [16JN]
    ------cod fisheries final rule, (EC473) [10FE]
    ------ecology and oceanography of harmful algal blooms project 
        proposal request, (EC2351) [25MY]
    ------endangered and threatened wildlife and plants final rule, 
        (EC248) [2FE], (EC2020, EC2021, EC2023, EC2024, EC2025) 
        [11MY], (EC2938) [12JY], (EC3567) [4AU], (EC3811) [5AU]
    ------estuarine research fellowship final rule, (EC4325) [21SE]
    ------Financial Assistance for Research and Development Projects 
        for the fishing industry final rule, (EC3448) [3AU]
    ------fisheries final rule, (EC54) [19JA], (EC439) [9FE], (EC927) 
        [8MR], (EC1033) [15MR], (EC1229) [18MR], (EC1263, EC1264) 
        [24MR], (EC1489) [13AP], (EC2092, EC2093) [13MY], (EC3451) 
        [3AU], (EC3894) [8SE], (EC4069, EC4071) [13SE], (EC5128) 
        [2NO], (EC5172) [3NO], (EC5243, EC5244) [8NO], (EC5307, 
        EC5308) [10NO], (EC5386) [16NO]
    ------flounder fisheries final rule, (EC471) [10FE], (EC759) 
        [25FE], (EC4255) [17SE], (EC4729) [12OC], (EC4783) [14OC]
    ------groundfish fisheries final rule, (EC239, EC241, EC243) 
        [2FE], (EC3814) [5AU], (EC4685) [6OC], (EC4731) [12OC], 
        (EC4785) [14OC]
    ------grouper fisheries final rule, (EC244) [2FE], (EC4001) [9SE]
    ------halibut and sablefish fisheries final rule, (EC2469) [7JN]
    ------halibut fisheries final rule, (EC1520) [14AP], (EC4683) 
        [6OC]
    ------High Seas Fishing Compliance Act final rule, (EC55) [19JA]
    ------highly migratory species fisheries final rule, (EC3452) 
        [3AU], (EC3808) [5AU], (EC4463, EC4464, EC4466, EC4467) 
        [24SE], (EC4500) [27SE], (EC4887) [21OC], (EC5018, EC5026) 
        [28OC], (EC5074) [1NO], (EC5384, EC5387) [16NO]
    ------lobster fisheries final rule, (EC1029) [15MR]
    ------mackerel fisheries final rule, (EC678) [23FE]
    ------Magnuson-Stevens Act final rule, (EC680) [23FE], (EC2269) 
        [20MY], (EC4462) [24SE]
    ------National Fisheries Habitat Program final rule, (EC5280) 
        [9NO]
    ------National Marine Fisheries Service report, (EC5224) [5NO]
    ------New England fishing capacity report, (EC821) [2MR]
    ------Northeastern U.S. fisheries final rule, (EC237, EC238), 
        (EC240) [2FE], (EC676) [23FE], (EC759) [25FE], (EC1217) 
        [23MR], (EC1521) [14AP], (EC1581) [19AP], (EC1776) [28AP], 
        (EC1934) [6MY], (EC2129) [14MY], (EC2184) [18MY], (EC2307) 
        [24MY], (EC2468) [7JN], (EC2768) [25JN], (EC2937, EC2939) 
        [12JY], (EC3711, EC3715) [5AU], (EC3898) [8SE], (EC4074) 
        [13SE], (EC4260) [17SE], (EC5023) [28OC], (EC5385) [16NO]
    ------notice and request for proposals final rule, (EC2752) [24JN]
    ------perch fisheries final rule, (EC4621) [1OC]
    ------pollock fisheries final rule, (EC472, EC473) [10FE], (EC822, 
        EC823) [2MR], (EC4680, EC4682, EC4684, EC4686) [6OC]
    ------quahog fisheries final rule, (EC237), (EC240) [2FE]
    ------Regional Fishery Management Council membership apportionment 
        report, (EC1131) [18MR]
    ------salmon fisheries final rule, (EC3813) [5AU], (EC4200) 
        [15SE], (EC4784) [14OC]
    ------satellite, data, and information service final rule, 
        (EC3841) [5AU]
    ------scallop fisheries final rule, (EC4406) [23SE]
    ------scup fisheries final rule, (EC238) [2FE], (EC471) [10FE], 
        (EC759) [25FE], (EC4255) [17SE], (EC4783) [14OC]
    ------Sea Grant Industry Fellows Program final rule, (EC1181) 
        [22MR], (EC5224) [5NO]
    ------Sea Grant Technology Program final rule, (EC1185) [22MR]
    ------sea lion protection final rule, (EC679) [23FE]
    ------shrimp fisheries final rule, (EC4622) [1OC]
    ------Shrimp Trawl Bycatch Program report, (EC245) [2FE]
    ------swordfish fisheries final rule, (EC440) [9FE], (EC1704) 
        [22AP]
    ------taking and importing of marine mammals final rule, (EC1031, 
        EC1032, EC1034) [15MR], (EC1128, EC1130) [18MR], (EC1218) 
        [23MR], (EC2403) [27MY], (EC2676) [18JN], (EC5129) [2NO]
    ------towing vessels final rule, (EC5389) [16NO]
    ------tuna fisheries final rule, (EC409) [8FE], (EC2066), (EC2075) 
        [12MY], (EC3564) [4AU], (EC4000) [9SE], (EC4254), (EC4261) 
        [17SE], (EC4367), (EC4368, EC4369, EC4370) [22SE]
    ------turtle conservation final rule, (EC2587, EC2588) [14JN], 
        (EC3138) [20JY], (EC4770, EC4771) [13OC], (EC4781, EC4782) 
        [14OC]
    ------West Coast fisheries final rule, (EC1627) [21AP], (EC1705) 
        [22AP], (EC1874) [5MY], (EC2234) [19MY], (EC2270) [20MY], 
        (EC2467) [7JN], (EC2562) [9JN], (EC2837) [1JY], (EC3137) 
        [20JY], (EC3565, EC3566) [4AU], (EC4251) [17SE], (EC5025) 
        [28OC]
    Non-Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S.: report, 
        (EC3818) [5AU]
    North Dakota: Devils Lake basin relief, (EC2597) [14JN]
    Northeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission: 
        report, (EC173) [2FE]
    Northern Mariana Islands: report, (EC2699) [22JN]
    NRC: abnormal occurances at licensed nuclear facilities, (EC2900) 
        [12JY]
    ------accountability report, (EC1971) [10MY]
    ------acquisition regulations final rule, (EC4187) [15SE]
    ------appropriations legislation, (EC2630) [16JN]
    ------atomic energy and energy reorganization legislation, 
        (EC2350) [25MY]
    ------certification renewal and amendment process final rule, 
        (EC4136) [14SE]
    ------changes, tests, and experiments final rule, (EC4724) [12OC]
    ------classified information final rule, (EC1963) [10MY]
    ------code case acceptability final rule, (EC3130) [20JY], 
        (EC3327) [2AU]
    ------codes and standards final rule, (EC2119) [14MY], (EC4634) 
        [4OC]
    ------commercial activities inventory report, (EC5340) [15NO], 
        (EC5418) [17NO]

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    ------denial of safeguards report, (EC2902) [12JY]
    ------electronic records final rule, (EC4137) [14SE]
    ------elimination of reporting and holding requirements final 
        rule, (EC1700) [22AP]
    ------enforcement policy final rule, (EC174, EC176) [2FE], (EC854) 
        [3MR], (EC2400) [27MY], (EC3767) [5AU], (EC3888) [8SE], 
        (EC4846) [20OC], (EC5228) [8NO]
    ------fee schedule final rule, (EC2615) [15JN]
    ------formal and informal adjudicatory hearing procedures final 
        rule, (EC2899) [12JY]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report, (EC1732) [26AP]
    ------industrial devices final rule, (EC3688) [5AU], (EC4311) 
        [21SE]
    ------inservice inspection final rule, (EC3129) [20JY]
    ------inspection manual final rule, (EC1113) [18MR]
    ------Integrated Materials Performance Evaluation Program final 
        rule, (EC3328) [2AU]
    ------laboratory testing of nuclear-grade activated charcoal final 
        rule, (EC2901) [12JY]
    ------license applications final rule, (EC175) [2FE], (EC921) 
        [8MR]
    ------license qualification for safety analyses final rule, 
        (EC3766) [5AU]
    ------licensed operator examination requirements final rule, 
        (EC2059) [12MY]
    ------licensing requirement for independent storage of spent 
        nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste final rule, 
        (EC3544) [4AU]
    ------maintenance at nuclear power plants final rule, (EC3541) 
        [4AU]
    ------materials licenses final rule, (EC329, EC330, EC331) [3FE], 
        (EC2178) [18MY], (EC2326) [25MY], (EC3542, EC3543) [4AU]
    ------nondisclosure of safeguards information report, (EC852) 
        [3MR], (EC3687) [5AU], (EC5139) [3NO]
    ------nuclear material safety and safeguards final rule, (EC2367) 
        [26MY]
    ------policy and procedure final rule, (EC1349) [12AP]
    ------power plant operating licenses final rule, (EC4057) [13SE]
    ------prenatal radiation exposure final rule, (EC3326) [2AU]
    ------quality assurance programs final rule, (EC1117) [18MR]
    ------regulatory authority final rule, (EC4310) [21SE]
    ------report, (EC3422) [3AU], (EC4501) [27SE]
    ------respiratory protection final rule, (EC4831) [19OC], (EC5009) 
        [28OC]
    ------reviews and audits of plans and programs, (EC1917) [6MY]
    ------safety analysis report, (EC4847) [20OC]
    ------spent fuel storage final rule, (EC4312) [21SE], (EC4659) 
        [5OC]
    ------spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste final 
        rule, (EC853) [3MR]
    ------standard review plan final rule, (EC1258) [24MR], (EC4804) 
        [18OC]
    ------Year 2000 computer problem final rule, (EC2401) [27MY]
    NSF: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC659) 
        [23FE]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC814) [2MR], (EC1028) [15MR], 
        (EC2705) [23JN]
    ------women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in science 
        and engineering report, (EC2380) [26MY]
    NTSB: appeal letter to OMB on budget, (EC1462) [12AP]
    ------budget report, (EC4916) [25OC]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC815) 
        [2MR]
    ------report, (EC4917) [25OC]
    Nuclear Facilities Safety Board: commercial activities inventory 
        report, (EC5273) [9NO]
    Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: Federal 
        Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC1771) [28AP]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC1771) [28AP]
    Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight: response to OMB 
        report, (EC4913) [25OC]
    Office of Government Ethics: appropriations legislation, (EC791) 
        [1MR]
    ------Ethics in Government Act violations monetary penalties 
        inflation adjustments final rule, (EC4331) [21SE]
    ------financial disclosure waiver provision final rule, (EC4321) 
        [21SE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC2374) [26MY]
    ------post-employment conflict of interest restrictions final 
        rule, (EC4332) [21SE]
    ------regulations final rule, (EC222) [2FE]
    ------standards of ethical conduct for executive branch employees 
        final rule, (EC1177) [22MR]
    Office of Independent Counsel: audit and investigative activities 
        report, (EC5168) [3NO], (EC5506) [22NO]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC5341) 
        [15NO]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC5341) [15NO]
    ------report, (EC5169) [3NO], (EC5422) [17NO], (EC5506) [22NO]
    Office of Special Counsel: audit and investigative activities 
        report, (EC5222) [5NO]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC228) 
        [2FE]
    ------report, (EC3440) [3AU]
    Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: Building American 
        Prosperity in the 21st Century report, (EC3799) [5AU]
    ------commercial activities inventory report, (EC5167) [3NO]
    OMB: accounting standards report, (EC923) [8MR]
    ------appropriations legislation report, (EC3404) [3AU]
    ------budget estimates report, (EC5404) [17NO]
    ------budget rescissions and deferrals, (EC128) [2FE], (EC553, 
        EC554) [23FE], (EC1764) [28AP], (EC2315) [25MY], (EC3303) 
        [2AU], (EC4122) [14SE], (EC5133) [3NO]
    ------commercial activities inventory report, (EC4884) [21OC]
    ------cost estimates for pay-as-you-go calculations report, 
        (EC4442) [24SE]
    ------deferred maintenance reporting amendments report, (EC3437) 
        [3AU]
    ------Dept. of Agriculture appropriations legislation, (EC1595) 
        [20AP]
    ------direct spending or receipts legislation, (EC3320) [2AU], 
        (EC5136) [3NO]
    ------discretionary spending offset legislation, (EC2857) [1JY]
    ------effects of regulation on the economy report, (EC1459) [12AP]
    ------electronic purchasing and payment in the Federal Government 
        report, (EC3438) [3AU]
    ------emergency appropriations for hurricane damage request, 
        (EC4273) [21SE]
    ------Federal financial management status report, (EC3436) [3AU]
    ------Federal government use of voluntary consensus standards 
        report, (EC1299) [25MR]
    ------Government-wide spending to combat terrorism report, 
        (EC1321) [12AP], (EC1980) [10MY]
    ------national defense function outlays report, (EC1311) [12AP]
    ------Paperwork Reduction Act report, (EC2063) [12MY]
    ------performance plan report, (EC816) [2MR]
    ------prompt payment final rule, (EC4808) [18OC]
    ------sequestration report, (EC4479) [27SE]
    ------U.S.-Caribbean Basin trade enhancement legislation, (EC1242) 
        [23MR]
    ------Unfunded Mandates Reform Act report, (EC4885) [21OC]
    ------vacancy report, (EC660) [23FE], (EC2017) [11MY], (EC3556) 
        [4AU], (EC5166) [3NO]
    OPIC: host country development report, (EC2010) [11MY]
    ------Management Control Review Program report, (EC5473) [19NO]
    ------performance plan report, (EC2064) [12MY]
    ------records and testimony of employees final rule, (EC810) [2MR]
    ------report, (EC1817) [3MY], (EC3027) [14JY]
    OPM: absence and leave final rule, (EC4365) [22SE]
    ------appointment of persons who fail to register under Selective 
        Service Law final rule, (EC2930) [12JY]
    ------career transition assistance for surplus and displaced 
        Federal employees final rule, (EC3557) [4AU]
    ------Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund report, 
        (EC3803) [5AU]
    ------Combined Federal Campaign report, (EC2465) [7JN]
    ------commercial activities inventory report, (EC5303) [10NO]
    ------CSRS and FERS inequities legislation, (EC2793) [29JN]
    ------Dept. of Defense civilian acquisition workforce personnel 
        report, (EC915) [8MR]
    ------drug and alcohol abuse prevention, treatment and 
        rehabilitation programs and services for Federal employees 
        report, (EC1577) [19AP]
    ------excepted service final rule, (EC227) [2FE]
    ------facility designation legislation, (EC2511) [7JN]
    ------Federal Employees Group Life Insurance final rule, (EC2229) 
        [19MY], (EC2464) [7JN]
    ------Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Program final rule, 
        (EC1932) [6MY], (EC4809) [18OC]
    ------Federal employees group long-term care insurance 
        legislation, (EC783) [1MR]
    ------Federal Employees Health Benefits Program legislation, 
        (EC2794) [29JN]
    ------Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and Dept. of 
        Defense Demonstration Project final rule, (EC3205, EC3206) 
        [22JY]
    ------Federal Employees Health Benefits Program final rule, 
        (EC1931) [6MY]
    ------Federal employees overtime pay limitation legislation, 
        (EC2557) [9JN]
    ------Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program report, 
        (EC225) [2FE]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC224) 
        [2FE]
    ------hazardous duty pay final rule, (EC661) [23FE]
    ------human resources management demonstration project plan, 
        (EC3439) [3AU]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC3179) [21JY], (EC4457) [24SE]
    ------interagency career transition assistance for displaced 
        former Panama Canal employees final rule, (EC2463) [7JN]
    ------locality pay report, (EC223) [2FE]
    ------lump-sum payments for annual leave final rule, (EC3134) 
        [20JY]
    ------pay administration final rule, (EC226) [2FE], (EC436) [9FE]
    ------personnel management demonstration project proposal, 
        (EC1897) [5MY]
    ------physicians comparability allowances report, (EC3349) [2AU]
    ------positions restricted to preference eligibles final rule, 
        (EC3558) [4AU]
    ------prevailing rate system final rule, (EC332) [3FE], (EC1123, 
        EC1124) [18MR], (EC1554) [15AP], (EC1701, EC1702) [22AP], 
        (EC2230) [19MY], (EC2921), (EC2931) [12JY], (EC4726, EC4727) 
        [12OC], (EC5379) [16NO]
    ------reduction in force service credit final rule, (EC1930) [6MY]
    ------reemployment rights of employees performing military duty 
        final rule, (EC2929) [12JY]
    ------retirement, health and life insurance coverage for certain 
        District of Columbia employees final rule, (EC1553) [15AP]
    ------retirement coverage error correction legislation, (EC1244) 
        [23MR]
    ------targeting of early retirement offers by Federal agencies 
        legislation, (EC2639) [8JN]
    ------temporary and term employment final rule, (EC1578) [19AP]
    ------voluntary early retirement authority final rule, (EC4768) 
        [13OC]
    ------voluntary separation incentives for Federal agencies 
        reducing employment levels legislation, (EC3802) [5AU]
    ------Voting Rights Program final rule, (EC4514) [27SE]

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    OTS: capital distributions final rule, (EC143) [2FE]
    ------compensation plan report, (EC1539) [15AP]
    ------consumer report, (EC3045) [14JY]
    ------Credit Union Membership Access Act report, (EC4564) [29SE]
    ------letters of credit final rule, (EC4168) [15SE]
    ------minority savings institutions final rule, (EC2880) [12JY]
    ------risk-based capital final rule, (EC977) [11MR]
    ------technical amendments final rule, (EC142) [2FE]
    Panama Canal Commission: appropriations legislation, (EC1781) 
        [29AP]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC1772) [28AP]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC3039) [14JY]
    Parliamentary Conference of the Americas: report, (EC3793) [5AU]
    Peace Corps: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, 
        (EC925) [8MR]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC2996) [13JY]
    Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: allocation of assets in single-
        employer plans final rule, (EC147) [2FE], (EC755) [25FE], 
        (EC1744) [27AP], (EC1956) [10MY], (EC2432) [7JN], (EC2671) 
        [18JN], (EC3125) [20JY], (EC3507) [4AU], (EC3877) [8SE], 
        (EC4282) [21SE], (EC4802) [18OC], (EC5406) [17NO]
    ------alternative dispute resolution final rule, (EC1955) [10MY]
    ------financial statements, (EC2072) [12MY]
    Postal Rate Commission: Government in the Sunshine Act report, 
        (EC52) [19JA]
    ------international mail cost report, (EC2932) [12JY]
    Postal Service: Government in the Sunshine Act report, (EC345) 
        [4FE]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC967) [10MR]
    ------management report, (EC2933) [12JY]
    Potomac Electric Power Co.: balance sheet report, (EC873) [3MR]
    Presidio Trust: Federal Tort Claims Act report, (EC229) [2FE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC229) [2FE]
    ------management final rule, (EC229) [2FE], (EC3568) [4AU]
    ------Privacy Act report, (EC229) [2FE]
    Production Credit Association: retirement plan report, (EC2585) 
        [14JN]
    Qatari Embassy: Advisory Council of Qatar letter, (EC3055) [15JY]
    Railroad Retirement Board: actuarial status report, (EC3232) 
        [26JY]
    ------budget estimates report, (EC2251) [19MY], (EC2649) [16JN]
    ------budget request, (EC4508, EC4525) [27SE]
    ------commercial activities inventory report, (EC5474) [19NO]
    ------exemption from payment of full commercial rent for real 
        property legislation, (EC2647) [16JN]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC230) 
        [2FE]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report, (EC1870) [5MY]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC2747) [24JN]
    ------national directory of new hires legislation, (EC2648) [16JN]
    ------Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act report, (EC5304) [10NO]
    ------unemployment insurance system report, (EC3231) [26JY]
    Reserve Officers Association: audit report, (EC4002) [9SE]
    Resolution Funding Corp.: internal controls and financial systems 
        report, (EC3180) [21JY]
    SBA: acquisition regulations final rule, (EC1365) [12AP]
    ------administrative claims, representations, and indemnifications 
        of employees final rule, (EC3842) [5AU]
    ------Business Loan Program final rule, (EC1203) [22MR], (EC2967, 
        EC2970) [12JY]
    ------commercial activities inventory report, (EC5420) [17NO]
    ------commercial loans final rule, (EC4108) [13SE]
    ------Disaster Loan Program final rule, (EC2968) [12JY], (EC4642) 
        [4OC]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC232) [2FE], (EC1368) [12AP]
    ------internal controls and financial systems report, (EC2935) 
        [12JY]
    ------management actions report, (EC1368) [12AP]
    ------separation incentives relative to workforce transition 
        legislation, (EC4385) [22SE]
    ------small business investment companies final rule, (EC4789) 
        [14OC]
    ------small business size regulations and Government contracting 
        assistance regulations final rule, (EC2966) [12JY]
    ------Surety Bond Guarantees final rule, (EC2969) [12JY]
    SEC: authorization requests, (EC2903) [12JY]
    ------broker-dealer registration and reporting final rule, 
        (EC2180) [18MY]
    ------brokers and dealers reports final rule, (EC3424) [3AU], 
        (EC3545) [4AU], (EC3689) [5AU]
    ------commercial activities inventory report, (EC5419) [17NO]
    ------compensatory arrangements final rule, (EC978) [11MR]
    ------delivery of prospectuses to investors final rule, (EC5332) 
        [15NO]
    ------derivative dealers final rule, (EC855) [3MR]
    ------derivatives markets and commodity exchange report, (EC5469) 
        [18NO]
    ------EDGAR System final rule, (EC180) [2FE], (EC2327) [25MY]
    ------equity securities final rule, (EC4541) [28SE]
    ------exchanges and alternative trading systems regulations final 
        rule, (EC4969) [27OC]
    ------exemption of securities final rule, (EC1116) [18MR]
    ------frequently asked questions final rule, (EC1115) [18MR]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report, (EC4194) [15SE]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC3109) [19JY]
    ------international disclosure standards final rule, (EC4613) 
        [1OC]
    ------Investment Advisers Act final rule, (EC179) [2FE]
    ------investment advisers final rule, (EC1350) [12AP]
    ------investment companies final rule, (EC2120) [14MY]
    ------investment company assets final rule, (EC340) [4FE]
    ------investment company deregistration final rule, (EC2266) 
        [20MY]
    ------management report, (EC231) [2FE]
    ------performance plan report, (EC968) [10MR]
    ------personal investment activities of investment company 
        personnel final rule, (EC4058) [13SE]
    ------publication or submission of quotations without specified 
        information final rule, (EC964) [10MR]
    ------securities exemption final rule, (EC2659) [17JN]
    ------Securities Investor Protection Corp. report, (EC3196) [22JY]
    ------securities registration final rule, (EC965) [10MR]
    ------seed capital exemption regulation final rule, (EC979) [11MR]
    ------segment reporting final rule, (EC178) [2FE]
    ------takeovers and security holder communications final rule, 
        (EC4970) [27OC]
    Selective Service System: Freedom of Information Act report, 
        (EC1262) [24MR]
    South Carolina: South Carolina-Georgia Interstate Compact 
        legislation, (EC3371) [2AU]
    SSA: administrative review process final rule, (EC1945) [6MY], 
        (EC4664) [5OC]
    ------beneficiaries information report, (EC301) [2FE]
    ------clarification of age as a vocational factor final rule, 
        (EC3850) [5AU]
    ------commercial activities inventory report, (EC5066) [1NO], 
        (EC5475) [19NO]
    ------continuing disability reviews report, (EC4918) [25OC]
    ------dual entitlement final rule, (EC5283) [9NO]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC2920) [12JY]
    ------Social Security and SSI Disability Programs report, (EC2150) 
        [14MY]
    ------Social Security card and numbers misuse report, (EC4861) 
        [20OC]
    ------spouses', mothers', fathers', and children's benefits final 
        rule, (EC1453) [12AP]
    ------SSI legislation, (EC4388) [22SE]
    ------SSI Program report, (EC1452) [12AP], (EC3044) [14JY]
    Superior Court of the District of Columbia: jury plan report, 
        (EC924) [8MR]
    Supreme Court: Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure amendments 
        report, (EC1786) [29AP]
    ------Federal Rules of Civil Procedure amendments report, (EC1787) 
        [29AP]
    ------Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure amendments report, 
        (EC1788) [29AP]
    ------Judicial Conference of the U.S. proceedings report, (EC824) 
        [2MR], (EC3569) [4AU]
    ------notice, (EC4469) [24SE]
    ------protective functions report, (EC973) [10MR]
    Surface Transportation Board: licensing and related services fees 
        final rule, (EC834) [2MR]
    ------market dominance determinations final rule, (EC274) [2FE]
    ------miscellaneous regulations final rule, (EC4262) [17SE]
    ------rail rates expedited procedures final rule, (EC4107) [13SE]
    ------tariffs for the transportation of property final rule, 
        (EC2096) [13MY]
    Trade and Development Agency: audit report, (EC5421) [17NO]
    TVA: statistical summary report, (EC1820) [3MY]
    U.S. Botanic Garden: report, (EC4330) [21SE]
    U.S. Court of Appeals: District of Columbia circuit opinion, 
        (EC127), (EC255, EC256), (EC275) [2FE], (EC551), (EC684), 
        (EC712) [23FE], (EC5508), (EC5563) [22NO]
    ------opinion, (EC1492, EC1493) [13AP]
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Alaska National Wildlife Refuges 
        visitor facility sites final rule, (EC1376) [12AP]
    ------commercial fishing final rule, (EC4932) [26OC]
    ------eagle transportation permits final rule, (EC4248) [17SE]
    ------endangered and threatened wildlife and plants final rule, 
        (EC672, EC675) [23FE], (EC1178) [22MR], (EC1517) [14AP], 
        (EC1557) [15AP], (EC1873) [5MY], (EC2336, EC2337) [25MY], 
        (EC2831) [1JY], (EC3135, EC3136) [20JY], (EC3207) [22JY], 
        (EC3712) [5AU], (EC4067) [13SE], (EC4323) [21SE], (EC4366) 
        [22SE], (EC4677) [6OC], (EC4849, EC4850, EC4851) [20OC], 
        (EC5017) [28OC], (EC5476) [19NO]
    ------hunting and fishing regulations final rule, (EC235, EC236) 
        [2FE]
    ------Kenai National Wildlife Refuge moose range meadows final 
        rule, (EC1375) [12AP]
    ------Marine Mammal Protection Act report, (EC1875) [5MY]
    ------migratory birds final rule, (EC926) [8MR], (EC1127) [18MR], 
        (EC2586) [14JN], (EC2675) [18JN], (EC2832) [1JY], (EC3889, 
        EC3890, EC3893) [8SE], (EC4066, EC4068) [13SE], (EC4458, 
        EC4460) [24SE], (EC4570) [29SE]
    ------safe harbor agreements and candidate conservation agreements 
        with assurance final rule, (EC3450) [3AU]
    ------subsistence land management regulations in Alaska final 
        rule, (EC3560) [4AU], (EC3713) [5AU]
    ------wildlife exportation, importation, and transportation final 
        rule, (EC2091) [13MY]
    ------wildlife refuge lands final rule, (EC4371) [22SE]
    U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: commercial activities inventory 
        report, (EC5298) [10NO]
    U.S. Institute of Peace: audit report, (EC1789) [29AP]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC233) 
        [2FE]
    ------report, (EC728) [23FE]

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    U.S. Olympic Committee: report, (EC4515) [27SE]
    U.S. Sentencing Commission: report, (EC1558) [15AP], (EC2187) 
        [18MY], (EC3820) [5AU]
    U.S. Trade and Development Agency: audit, (EC1965) [10MY]
    USIA: Broadcasting Board of Governors' appropriations legislation, 
        (EC1808) [3MY]
    ------Exchange Visitor Program final rule, (EC1831, EC1832) [4MY], 
        (EC1966) [10MY]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC344) 
        [4FE]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC3040) [14JY]
    ------Integrity Act report, (EC4637) [4OC]
    ------international exchange and training activities report, 
        (EC2696) [22JN]
    Woodrow Wilson Center: commercial activities inventory report, 
        (EC5306) [10NO]

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
  Appointments
    Conferees: H. Con. Res. 68, setting forth the Federal budget for 
        2000-2009, [12AP]
    ------H.R. 1141, emergency supplemental appropriations, [22AP]
    ------H.R. 2084, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations, [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2466, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations, [4OC]
    ------H.R. 2684, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations, [4OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 67, 68), [27SE] 
        (see H.J. Res. 71), [18OC] (see H.J. Res. 73), [27OC] (see 
        H.J. Res. 75), [3NO] (see H.J. Res. 78), [9NO] (see H.J. Res. 
        79, 80), [16NO] (see H.J. Res. 82, 83), [17NO] (see H.J. Res. 
        84), [18NO]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 68), consideration (see H. Res. 
        305), [27SE]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 71), consideration (see H. Res. 
        334), [18OC]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 75), consideration (see H. Res. 
        358), [3NO]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 80), consideration (see H. Res. 
        381), [16NO]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 82), consideration (see H. Res. 
        385), [17NO]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 83), consideration (see H. Res. 
        385), [17NO]
    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 
        1141), [17MR]
    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1141), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 125), [23MR]
    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1141), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 173), [17MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental for military operations, 
        refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relative to Kosovo 
        conflict, and for military operations in Southwest Asia (see 
        H.R. 1664), [4MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental for military operations, 
        refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relative to Kosovo 
        conflict, and for military operations in Southwest Asia (H.R. 
        1664), consideration (see H. Res. 159), [5MY]
    ------making miscellaneous appropriations (see H.R. 3425), [17NO]
    Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (see H. 
        Con. Res. 68), [23MR]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 
        68), consideration (see H. Res. 131), [24MR]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 
        68), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 137), 
        [13AP]
    Copeland Act: repeal (see H.R. 736), [11FE]
    Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property 
        takings and land use disputes (see H.R. 2372), [29JN]
    ------prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of 
        unjustifiable nonacquiescence and relitigation of precedents 
        established in the Federal courts (see H.R. 1924), [25MY]
    Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 736), [11FE]
    Dept. of Agriculture: designate as the lead Federal agency for 
        national agricultural policy regarding conservation and the 
        environment (see H.R. 2793), [5AU]
    ------establish an electronic filing and retrieval system to 
        improve public access to certain information (see H.R. 852), 
        [25FE]
    Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see H.R. 2452), [1JY]
    Dept. of Defense: implement certain restrictions on purchases from 
        Federal Prison Industries (see H.R. 2291), [22JN]
    ------use of funds to pay for environmental fines and penalties 
        (see H.R. 3387), [16NO]
    Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 1649), [29AP] (see H.R. 2411), 
        [30JN]
    Dept. of HHS: employment opportunities for women scientists (see 
        H.R. 269), [7JA]
    Dept. of Justice: appointment of independent counsel to 
        investigate certain internal criminal allegations (see H.R. 
        2201), [14JN]
    Dept. of Labor: establish voluntary protection programs (see H.R. 
        1459), [15AP]
    Dept. of State: establish an independent nonpartisan review panel 
        to assess efforts to fulfill its mission in the future (see 
        H.R. 1066), [10MR]
    ------provide appropriate training and materials to all executive 
        branch employees involved in responding to issues related to 
        human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 
        398), [18NO]
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations 
        (see H.R. 2466), [12JY] (see H.R. 3423), [17NO]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2466), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 243), [12JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2466), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 337), [20OC]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2466), table (see H. Con. Res. 
        234), [18NO]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2084), [9JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2084), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 218), [22JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2084), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 318), [30SE]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 3037), [7OC] (see H.R. 3424), [17NO]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2684), [3AU]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2684), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 275), [4AU]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2684), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 328), [13OC]
    Disasters: improve ability of individuals and local, State, and 
        Federal agencies to prevent natural floods (see H.R. 1101), 
        [11MR]
    Federal agencies and departments: improve ability to license 
        federally owned inventions (see H.R. 209), [7JA]
    ------review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 
        2128), [10JN]
    ------use of surplus administrative funds for personnel pay 
        bonuses and deficit reduction (see H.R. 993), [4MR]
    Federal employees: allow agencies to reimburse for certain 
        adoption expenses (see H.R. 2733), [5AU]
    ------allow service credit portability for Federal Reserve Board 
        employees who obtain employment with other Federal agencies 
        (see H.R. 807), [23FE]
    ------reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 680), [10FE]
    Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to 
        purchase products and require commercial competition for 
        Federal contracts (see H.R. 2551), [19JY]
    Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act: exempt certain reports 
        from automatic elimination and sunset (see H.R. 3111), [20OC] 
        (see H.R. 3234), [5NO]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: ensure compliance by Federal 
        facilities (see H.R. 2449), [1JY]
    FERC: hydroelectric projects licensing reform (see H.R. 2335), 
        [24JN]
    Foreign policy: establish framework for consideration of 
        unilateral economic sanctions (see H.R. 1244), [24MR]
    Government: appointment of the Inspector General of certain 
        Federal agencies by the President (see H.R. 2013), [8JN]
    ------promote federalism, protect reserved powers of the States, 
        and impose accountability for Federal preemption of State and 
        local laws (see H.R. 2245), [16JN]
    ------reduce waste, fraud, and error by making improvements in 
        Federal management and debt collection practices, payment 
        systems, and benefit programs (see H.R. 436), [2FE]
    ------reduce waste, fraud, and error by making improvements in 
        Federal management and debt collection practices, payment 
        systems, and benefit programs (H.R. 436), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 43), [9FE]
    ------require Federal agencies to assess privacy implications 
        resulting from certain proposed rules (see H.R. 3307), [10NO]
    ------require Federal agencies to comply with a former Executive 
        Order limiting Federal authority to impose regulations on 
        State and local governments not provided under the 
        Constitution (see H.R. 2960), [28SE]
    ------require use of recovery audits by Federal agencies to 
        improve the economy and efficiency of operations (see H.R. 
        1827), [17MY]
    Government regulations: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3311), 
        [10NO]
    ------require reasonable notice of changes made to regulations 
        imposed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 881), [1MR]
    Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant 
        Sec. of HHS (see H.R. 403), [19JA]
    Members of Congress: include salaries in any proposed across-the-
        board reduction in funding for Federal agencies (see H. Con. 
        Res. 207), [25OC]
    Merit Systems Protection Board: conduct an alternative dispute 
        resolution pilot program to assist Federal agencies in 
        resolving workplace disputes (see H.R. 3312), [10NO]
    ------conduct an alternative dispute resolution pilot program to 
        assist Federal agencies in resolving workplace disputes and 
        establish an administrative judge pay schedule (see H.R. 
        2946), [24SE]
    Office of Inspector General Oversight Council: establish (see H.R. 
        305), [7JA]
    OPM: develop classification standards for physician assistants in 
        Federal agencies (see H.R. 1697), [5MY]
    Presidential Transition Act: provide training of individuals a 
        President-elect intends to nominate as department heads or 
        appoint to key executive positions (see H.R. 3137), [25OC]
    Privacy: prohibit Federal, State, and local agencies and private 
        entities from transferring, selling, or disclosing personal 
        data without consent and make such information available to 
        the individual (see H.R. 2644), [29JY]
    ------repeal law creating a national identification card by 
        establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and 
        drivers' licenses (see H.R. 2337), [24JN]
    Small business: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by 
        certain agencies (see H.R. 1882), [20MY]
    States: expedite review procedures for granting waivers to States 
        under a grant program administered by the agency if another 
        State has already been granted a similar waiver (see H.R. 
        2376), [29JN]
    Taxation: require congressional review of Federal agency rules 
        that establish or raise taxes (see H.R. 2636), [29JY]
    Treaties and agreements: prohibit executive branch compliance with 
        the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and the multilateral 
        Memorandum of Understanding related to that treaty (see H.R. 
        2022), [8JN]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        2466), [20OC]
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        2084), [30SE]

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    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2684), [13OC]
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations (H.R. 1141), [14MY]
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68), 
        [13AP]
  Messages
    Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2000: President 
        Clinton, [2FE]
    Federal Agency Climate Change Programs and Activities: President 
        Clinton, [20AP]
  Motions
    Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 82), [18NO]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 82), consideration (H. Res. 
        385), [18NO]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 83), consideration (H. Res. 
        385), [18NO]
    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1141), 
        [22AP], [11MY], [12MY], [13MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1141), 
        conference report, [18MY]
    Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. 
        Res. 68), [12AP]
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 2466), [14JY], [4OC]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2084), [21SE]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2684), [9SE], [4OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H. Con. Res. 68, Setting 
        Forth the Federal Budget for 2000-2009: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 137) (H. Rept. 106-92), [13AP]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1141, Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 173) (H. Rept. 106-144), [17MY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2084, Dept. of 
        Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 318) (H. Rept. 106-357), [30SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2466, Dept. of the 
        Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 337) (H. Rept. 106-407), [20OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2684, Depts. of 
        Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 328) (H. 
        Rept. 106-380), [13OC]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 68, Setting Forth the Federal Budget 
        for 2000-2009: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 131) (H. 
        Rept. 106-77), [24MR]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 68, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 305) (H. Rept. 106-342), 
        [27SE]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 71, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 334) (H. Rept. 106-396), 
        [18OC]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 75, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 358) (H. Rept. 106-443), 
        [3NO]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 80, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 381) (H. Rept. 106-473), 
        [16NO]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 82, and H.J. Res. 83, Continuing 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 385) (H. 
        Rept. 106-480), [17NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 436, Government Waste, Fraud, and Error 
        Reduction Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 43) (H. 
        Rept. 106-14), [9FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1141, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 125) (H. Rept. 106-76), 
        [23MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1664, Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 159) (H. Rept. 106-127), [5MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2084, Dept. of Transportation and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        218) (H. Rept. 106-196), [22JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2466, Dept. of the Interior and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        243) (H. Rept. 106-228), [12JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2684, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, 
        and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 275) (H. Rept. 106-292), [4AU]
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 2466) (H. Rept. 106-406), [20OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2466) (H. Rept. 
        106-221), [12JY]
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 2084) (H. Rept. 106-355), [30SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2084) (H. Rept. 
        106-180), [9JN]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        3037) (H. Rept. 106-370), [7OC]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2684) 
        (H. Rept. 106-379), [13OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2684) (H. Rept. 
        106-286), [3AU]
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 1141) (H. Rept. 106-143), [14MY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1141) (H. Rept. 
        106-64), [17MR]
    Federal Reserve Board Retirement Portability Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 807) (H. Rept. 106-53), [16MR]
    Government Waste, Fraud, and Error Reduction Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1442) (H. Rept. 106-275), 
        [30JY]
    ------Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 436) (H. Rept. 
        106-9), [8FE]
    Government Waste Corrections Act: Committee on Government Reform 
        (House) (H.R. 1827) (H. Rept. 106-474), [17NO]
    Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        Act: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1664) (H. Rept. 
        106-125), [4MY]
    Presidential Transition Act: Committee on Government Reform 
        (House) (H.R. 3137) (H. Rept. 106-432), [1NO]
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2000-2009: Committee of 
        Conference (H. Con. Res. 68) (H. Rept. 106-91), [13AP]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 68) (H. Rept. 
        106-73), [23MR]

EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS AND CONFIRMATIONS
see Presidential Appointments

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2490, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations, [21JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Chief Financial Officer: appointment (see H.R. 437), [2FE]
    ------appointment (H.R. 437), consideration (see H. Res. 44), 
        [9FE]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: making appropriations 
        (see H.R. 2490), [13JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2490), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 246), [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2490), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 291), [14SE]
    Government: nullify effect of an Executive Order relative to the 
        implementation of certain human rights treaties (see H.R. 62), 
        [7JA] (see H.R. 663), [10FE]
    ------nullify various Executive orders relative to the 
        assassination of foreign military or terrorist leaders (see 
        H.R. 1403), [14AP]
    ------prohibit the use of funds to administer or enforce the 
        provisions of an Executive Order relative to the 
        implementation of certain human rights treaties (see H.R. 63), 
        [7JA] (see H.R. 662), [10FE]
    ------require Federal agencies to comply with a former Executive 
        Order limiting Federal authority to impose regulations on 
        State and local governments not provided under the 
        Constitution (see H.R. 2960), [28SE]
    ------separation of powers between Congress and the President (see 
        H.R. 2655), [30JY]
    ------status of Executive Orders that infringe on the powers and 
        duties of Congress or are not specifically funded (see H. Con. 
        Res. 26), [9FE] (see H. Con. Res. 30), [10FE]
    Mental health: recognize the significance to society of issues 
        relating to mental illness and express full support for the 
        White House Conference on Mental Health (see H. Res. 133), 
        [25MR]
    Presidential Transition Act: provide training of individuals a 
        President-elect intends to nominate as department heads or 
        appoint to key executive positions (see H.R. 3137), [25OC]
    President's Advisory Council on Recreational Camps: establish (see 
        H.R. 266), [7JA]
    Presidents of the U.S.: permit congressional review of certain 
        Presidential orders (see H.R. 3131), [21OC]
    Public lands: use of alternative arrangements for windstorm-
        damaged national forests and grasslands in Texas (see H.R. 
        1524), [22AP]
    Treaties and agreements: prohibit executive branch compliance with 
        the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and the multilateral 
        Memorandum of Understanding related to that treaty (see H.R. 
        2022), [8JN]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        2490), [14SE]
  Messages
    Council of Economic Advisers Report: President Clinton, [8FE]
  Motions
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 2490), [15JY], [21JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2490), conference report, [15SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2490, Dept. of the 
        Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, 
        and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 291) (H. Rept. 106-322), [14SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 437, Presidential and Executive Office 
        Financial Accountability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 44) (H. Rept. 106-f15), [9FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2490, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 246) (H. 
        Rept. 106-234), [14JY]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        of Conference (H.R. 2490) (H. Rept. 106-319), [14SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2490) (H. Rept. 
        106-231), [13JY]
    Presidential and Executive Office Financial Accountability Act: 
        Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 437) (H. Rept. 
        106-7), [8FE]
    Presidential Transition Act: Committee on Government Reform 
        (House) (H.R. 3137) (H. Rept. 106-432), [1NO]

EXECUTIVE PROTECTIVE SERVICE
see Secret Service

EXPEDITED FUNDS AVAILABILITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Financial institutions: prohibit imposition of fees for checks 
        returned due to insufficient funds, other than a fee imposed 
        on the maker of the check (see H.R. 2386), [29JN]

EXPLOSIVES
related term(s) Firearms
  Bills and resolutions
    Computers: prohibit private sales of guns, ammunition, or 
        explosives over the Internet (see H.R. 3020), [5OC]

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    Government regulations: Federal permit requirements for 
        distribution or receipt of explosives (see H.R. 1584), [27AP]
    Weapons: strengthen firearms and explosives laws (see H.R. 1768), 
        [12MY]

EXPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT
  Messages
    National Emergency Caused by Lapse of the Export Administration 
        Act: President Clinton, [24JN]

EXPORT APPLE ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 609) (H. Rept. 
        106-36), [2MR]

EXPORT APPLE AND PEAR ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign trade: limit applicability to apples (see H.R. 609), [4FE]
  Reports filed
    Export Apple Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 609) (H. 
        Rept. 106-36), [2MR]

EXPORT ENHANCEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 1993): consideration (see H. Res. 327), [12OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1993, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 327) (H. Rept. 106-376), [12OC]
    Provisions: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 
        1993) (H. Rept. 106-325), [17SE]

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK
  Bills and resolutions
    Board of Directors: clarify quorum requirement (see H.R. 2565), 
        [20JY]

EXPORTS
see Foreign Trade

FAIR ACCESS TO INDEMNITY AND REIMBURSEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 1987): consideration (see H. Res. 342), [25OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1987, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 342) (H. Rept. 106-414), [25OC]
    Provisions: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 
        1987) (H. Rept. 106-385), [14OC]

FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Consumers: exempt certain investigative reports from the 
        definition of consumer reports (see H.R. 3408), [16NO]
    Credit: allow any consumer to receive a free credit report 
        annually from any consumer reporting agency (see H.R. 1015), 
        [4MR]
    ------require disclosure of all information in a consumer's file 
        (see H.R. 2856), [14SE]

FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Credit: reduce cost (see H.R. 2544), [16JY] (see H.R. 3435), 
        [17NO]
    Financial institutions: exempt mortgage servicers from certain 
        requirements relative to Federal mortgage loans secured by a 
        first lien (see H.R. 3492), [18NO]

FAIR HOUSING ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Amend (see H.R. 2836), [9SE]
    Financial institutions: strengthen and clarify enforcement of fair 
        lending laws relative to redlining and credit allocation (see 
        H.R. 190), [7JA]
    Government regulations: exception from enforcement of an 
        accessibility construction requirement for certain buildings 
        constructed in compliance with a local building code (see H.R. 
        2437), [1JY]

FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Children and youth: permit certain youth to perform certain work 
        with wood (see H.R. 221), [7JA]
    Civil rights: establish criminal liability for discrimination 
        based on disparate treatment (see H.R. 2510), [14JY]
    ------improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages 
        based on sex (see H.R. 541), [3FE] (see H.R. 2397), [30JN]
    ------prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on 
        sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1271), [24MR]
    ------prohibit employment discrimination (see H.R. 1980), [27MY]
    Employment: allow employees the right to accept or reject 
        arbitration to resolve an employment controversy (see H.R. 
        613), [8FE]
    ------implement alternative program for providing a benefit or 
        employment preference under Federal law (see H.R. 2509), 
        [14JY]
    ------minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain computer 
        professionals (see H.R. 3038), [7OC]
    ------minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain employees 
        (see H.R. 1302), [25MR]
    ------minimum wage and overtime exemptions for licensed funeral 
        directors and embalmers (see H.R. 793), [23FE]
    ------provide an exemption of overtime compensation for certain 
        firefighters and rescue squad members (see H.R. 1382), [13AP] 
        (see H.R. 1693), [5MY]
    ------provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1380), 
        [13AP]
    ------reform calculation formula for overtime compensation (see 
        H.R. 1381), [13AP]
    Health: limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information 
        (see H.R. 2555), [19JY]
    Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 325), [19JA] (see H.R. 627), [8FE] 
        (see H.R. 964), [3MR]
    ------level (H.R. 325), consideration (see H. Res. 301), [23SE]
    States: provide an exemption to States which adopt certain minimum 
        wage laws (see H.R. 2928), [23SE]
    Taxation: determination of tip credits relative to State and local 
        laws and exemption of certain tips from taxation (see H.R. 
        1921), [25MY]
  Reports filed
    Permit Certain Youth To Perform Certain Work With Wood Under the 
        Fair Labor Standards Act: Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House) (H.R. 221) (H. Rept. 106-31), [24FE]
    Rewarding Performance in Compensation Act: Committee on Education 
        and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1381) (H. Rept. 106-358), 
        [1OC]

FAIR TRADE LAWS
see Foreign Trade

FAIRNESS IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS LICENSE TRANSFERS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2533), [15JY]

FALEOMAVAEGA, ENI F.H. (a Delegate from American Samoa)
  Appointments
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Fish and fishing: study practice of shark finning and effects it 
        has on shark populations in the Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 3078), 
        [14OC]
    Native Americans: administrative procedures for extension of 
        Federal recognition to certain Indian groups (see H.R. 361), 
        [19JA]
    Oceans: provide financial assistance for coral reef conservation 
        projects (see H.R. 3133), [21OC]

FAMILIES AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS
related term(s) Children and Youth
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2465, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
        closure, [21JY]
    ------H.R. 2488, Financial Freedom Act, [2AU]
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: provide grants for State programs to provide pregnant 
        women with alternatives to abortion (see H.R. 2901), [21SE]
    Adoption: establish grant programs and provide Federal assistance 
        to pregnant women, children, and adoptive families (see H.R. 
        2540), [15JY]
    ------grants to carry out certain activities promoting adoption 
        counseling (see H.R. 2511), [14JY]
    Armed Forces: ensure married personnel having minor dependents are 
        eligible for military family housing containing more than two 
        bedrooms (see H.R. 3123), [21OC]
    ------improve access to treatment facilities, provide Medicare 
        reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal Employees 
        Health Benefits Program for veterans and their dependents (see 
        H.R. 1067), [10MR]
    ------protect confidentiality of communications between dependents 
        of members and professionals relative to sexual or domestic 
        abuse services (see H.R. 1847), [18MY]
    ------revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see 
        H.R. 72), [7JA]
    ------settlement of U.S. families' claims by Germany relative to 
        aircraft collision near Namibia (see H. Res. 183), [19MY]
    ------use of military health care system and commissary stores by 
        unremarried former spouses of members (see H.R. 475), [2FE]
    Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims 
        a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss 
        (see H.R. 603), [4FE]
    ------allow families of international airline disaster victims a 
        fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss 
        (H.R. 603), consideration (see H. Res. 85), [2MR]
    Bankruptcy: make debts to governmental units for the care and 
        maintenance of minor children nondischargeable (see H.R. 
        3258), [8NO]
    Boyd, Joseph S.: clarify status as public safety officer relative 
        to payment of death benefits (see H.R. 317), [7JA] (see H.R. 
        513), [2FE]
    Child support: denial of passports to noncustodial parents 
        relative to nonpayment of child support (see H.R. 521), [3FE]
    ------require anticipated child support be held in trust on the 
        sale or refinancing of certain real property of an obligated 
        parent (see H.R. 2855), [14SE]
    Children and youth: assist the transition of children from foster 
        care to independent adults and expand the work opportunity tax 
        credit to certain foster care children (see H.R. 671), [10FE]
    ------community-based family resource and support grants 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1720), [6MY]
    ------establish public-private partnerships to provide child care 
        (see H.R. 3318), [10NO]
    ------improve child care for young children (see H.R. 2693), [3AU]
    ------improve the availability of child care and development 
        services outside normal school hours (see H.R. 489), [2FE]
    ------improve the availability of child care for children of 
        parents working nontraditional hours or shifts (see H.R. 
        2694), [3AU]
    ------increase availability, affordability, and quality of child 
        care and enhance early childhood development (see H.R. 1139), 
        [16MR]
    ------increase the availability, affordability, and quality of 
        child care (see H.R. 1119), [16MR] (see H.R. 1430), [15AP] 
        (see H.R. 2943), [24SE]
    ------infant crib safety (see H.R. 2486), [12JY]
    ------issue postage stamp to emphasize the commitment to reunite 
        missing children with their families and to honor memories of 
        children who were victims of abduction and murder (see H. Con. 
        Res. 114), [25MY]
    ------limit the effects of domestic violence on the lives of 
        children (see H.R. 3315), [10NO]
    ------prohibit sale of personal information without parental 
        consent (see H.R. 369), [19JA]
    ------protect from exposure to explicit sexual or violent material 
        and prevent youth violence (see H.R. 2036), [8JN]
    ------provide for grants, a national clearinghouse, and a report 
        to improve the quality and availability of after-school 
        programs (see H.R. 1307), [25MR]
    ------provide greater access to child care services for Federal 
        employees (see H.R. 28), [6JA] (see H.R. 206), [7JA]
    ------provide State grants to improve child care (see H.R. 2175), 
        [10JN]
    ------reduction of teenage pregnancy rates through evaluation of 
        prevention programs (see H.R. 1636), [29AP]
    ------State funding to assist the transition of children from 
        foster care to independent adults (see H.R. 1802), [13MY] (see 
        H.R. 3443), [18NO]

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    ------State funding to assist the transition of children from 
        foster care to independent adults (H.R. 1802), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 221), [24JN]
    Children's Memorial Day: support goals and ideas and commend 
        organizers (see H. Res. 147), [22AP]
    China, People's Republic of: condemn officials involved in 
        enforcement of forced abortions and prevent officials from 
        entering or remaining in the U.S. (see H.R. 138), [7JA]
    Citizenship: confer U.S. citizenship automatically and 
        retroactively to foreign-born children adopted by U.S. 
        citizens (see H.R. 2883), [21SE]
    ------constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of 
        individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 
        10), [7JA]
    ------declare as U.S. citizens certain women who through marriage 
        to an alien lost their citizenship (see H.R. 2493), [13JY]
    ------modify retroactively the residence requirement for certain 
        individuals born abroad before 1953 to one citizen parent and 
        one alien parent (see H.R. 801), [23FE]
    ------restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in 
        the U.S. (see H.R. 73), (see H.R. 319), [7JA]
    Civil rights: protect first amendment rights relative to abortion 
        and reproductive services (see H.R. 270), [7JA]
    Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and 
        services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2120), [10JN]
    Courts: amend the Federal Rules of Evidence relative to 
        testimonial privileges of parents, children, and members of 
        the Secret Service, and restrict prosecutorial conduct 
        relative to certain sexual activities (see H.R. 2876), [15SE]
    ------confidentiality of parent-child communications in judicial 
        proceedings (see H.R. 522), [3FE]
    ------provide that the inferior courts do not have jurisdiction to 
        hear abortion-related cases (see H.R. 3400), [16NO]
    Crime: child abuse and neglect prevention (see H.R. 764), [12FE] 
        (see H.R. 3458), [18NO]
    ------child abuse and neglect prevention (H.R. 764), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 321), [4OC]
    ------ensure that older or disabled persons are protected from 
        institutional, community, and domestic violence, and sexual 
        assault (see H.R. 2590), [22JY]
    ------establish Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed outside 
        the U.S. by civilians employed by, or accompanying, the U.S. 
        Armed Forces (see H.R. 3380), [16NO]
    ------expand prohibition on stalking (see H.R. 1869), [19MY]
    ------improve information on, and protections against, child 
        sexual abuse (see H.R. 2382), [29JN]
    ------improve the Federal capability to deal with child 
        exploitation (see H.R. 1159), [17MR]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see 
        H.R. 2037), [8JN]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S. 
        254), return to Senate (see H. Res. 249), [15JY]
    ------prevent stalking of minors (see H.R. 3270), [9NO]
    ------prevent the abuse and abduction of children (see H.R. 3204), 
        [2NO]
    ------prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 
        1218), [23MR]
    ------prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 1218), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 233), [29JN]
    ------protect the civil rights of victims of gender-motivated 
        violence (see H.R. 3106), [19OC]
    ------protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 2436), [1JY]
    ------protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 2436), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 313), [29SE]
    ------recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem 
        of child abuse and neglect (see H. Con. Res. 76), [24MR] (see 
        H. Con. Res. 93), [27AP]
    ------youth violence (see H. Res. 357), [3NO]
    Cuba: allow cash remittances to relatives in Cuba (see H.R. 257), 
        [7JA]
    Dept. of Defense: ensure that reporters of suspected child abuse 
        on military installations may submit reports anonymously (see 
        H.R. 3467), [18NO]
    ------making appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base realignment and closure (see H.R. 2465), 
        [12JY]
    ------making appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2465), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 242), [12JY]
    ------making appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2465), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 262), [27JY]
    ------use available funds to implement special supplemental food 
        benefit program for personnel stationed overseas (see H.R. 
        1779), [12MY]
    Dept. of HUD: make certain single family properties available at a 
        discount to individuals who teach in inner city schools (see 
        H.R. 2657), [30JY]
    ------pilot program to provide homeownership assistance to 
        disabled families (see H.R. 2860), [14SE]
    Dept. of Justice: provide grants to organizations to find missing 
        adults (see H.R. 2780), [5AU]
    Drugs: sentencing of persons convicted of drug offenses while in 
        the presence of a minor (see H.R. 484), [2FE]
    Education: empower teachers (see H.R. 1964), [26MY]
    ------establish a child care provider scholarship program (see 
        H.R. 846), [24FE]
    ------promote family literacy projects (see H.R. 3222), [4NO]
    ------provide flexibility to local agencies that develop voluntary 
        public and private parental choice programs (see H.R. 1538), 
        [22AP]
    ------provide parents whose children attend an academic emergency 
        school with education alternatives (see H.R. 2971), [29SE]
    ------provide school renovation and construction funding, 
        scholarships that allow parents choice, and tax incentives 
        (see H.R. 892), [2MR]
    ------recognize time required to save funds for the college 
        education of adopted children (see H.R. 1365), [12AP]
    ------require parental notification and consent before enrollment 
        of a child in a bilingual education or special alternative 
        instructional language program (see H.R. 1933), [25MY]
    ------strengthen accountability for student achievement, raise 
        teaching standards, reward successful teachers and schools, 
        and provide better information to parents (see H.R. 1734), 
        [6MY]
    ------strengthen involvement of parents in the education of their 
        children (see H.R. 2801), [5AU]
    Employment: provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant 
        spouses of intracompany transferees if the U.S. has a 
        reciprocal agreement with the country of which the transferee 
        is a national (see H.R. 2662), [30JY]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement 
        in educational and extracurricular activities, routine medical 
        needs, and assistance to elderly relatives (see H.R. 2103), 
        [9JN]
    ------allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, 
        adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health 
        condition (see H.R. 2104), [9JN]
    ------amend (see H.R. 91), [7JA]
    ------eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see 
        H.R. 3297), [10NO]
    Federal aid programs: demonstration projects to support State and 
        local efforts to provide partial or full wage replacement for 
        childbirth, adoption, or other caregiving needs (see H.R. 
        2500), [13JY]
    ------prohibit States from imposing restrictions on additional 
        children relative to the temporary assistance to needy 
        families program (see H.R. 2690), [3AU]
    ------provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see 
        H.R. 1352), [25MR]
    ------State eligibility for bonuses under the temporary assistance 
        to needy families block grants relative to child poverty rates 
        (see H.R. 310), [7JA]
    Federal employees: allow agencies to reimburse for certain 
        adoption expenses (see H.R. 2733), [5AU]
    ------availability of health coverage for dependent parents (see 
        H.R. 2096), [9JN]
    ------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. 2842), [13SE]
    ------provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2859), 
        [14SE]
    ------require any health benefits plan which provides obstetrical 
        benefits to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment 
        of infertility (see H.R. 2774), [5AU]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: allow option of 
        obtaining coverage for self and children only (see H.R. 1170), 
        [17MR]
    ------coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 933), [2MR]
    Firearms: applicability of domestic violence-related possession 
        prohibitions to convictions that predate enactment of such 
        prohibitions (see H.R. 59), [7JA]
    ------study marketing practices of the firearms industry (see H.R. 
        2063), [8JN]
    Government: promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunities 
        for families (see H.R. 1040), [9MR]
    Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in 
        Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (see H.R. 
        2342), [24JN] (see H.R. 2909), [22SE]
    Handguns: prohibit possession or transfer to individuals who have 
        not attained 21 years of age (see H.R. 85), [7JA]
    Health: develop monitoring systems to promote safe motherhood (see 
        H.R. 2316), [23JN]
    ------require insurance coverage of bone mass measurements and 
        inform women concerning reproductive and post-menopausal 
        health care choices (see H.R. 925), [2MR]
    Health care professionals: training to identify, address, and 
        prevent domestic violence (see H.R. 3317), [10NO]
    House of Representatives: permit payments to reimburse Members, 
        officers, and employees for qualified adoption expenses (see 
        H. Res. 238), [1JY]
    Housing: restructure financing for assisted housing for senior 
        citizens (see H.R. 202), [7JA]
    Hunger: issue special postage stamps to fund emergency food relief 
        programs (see H.R. 2730), [5AU]
    Immigration: consider adopted aliens who are less than 18 years of 
        age as children if adopted with, or after, a sibling who is a 
        child (see H.R. 2886), [21SE]
    ------give priority to certain immigrants in the allotment of 
        visas (see H.R. 1520), [22AP]
    ------permit admission of nonimmigrant students and visitors who 
        are spouses and children of permanent resident aliens (see 
        H.R. 840), [24FE]
    ------permit admission of spouses of permanent resident aliens 
        (see H.R. 2854), [14SE]
    ------protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083, 
        3083), [14OC]
    ------reduce income level at which persons petitioning for a 
        family-sponsored immigrant's admission must agree to provide 
        support in certain cases (see H.R. 2998), [1OC]
    ------temporarily increase visas for backlogged spouses and 
        children of lawful permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 1854), 
        [18MY]
    ------treatment of aliens born in the Philippines or Japan who 
        were fathered by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 1128), [16MR]
    ------treatment of spouses and children of Philippines who served 
        in U.S. Navy (see H.R. 3273), [9NO]
    ------waiting periods for immigrant visas relative to 
        reclassification of family preference because of 
        naturalization of a parent or spouse (see H.R. 2448), [1JY]
    ------waive certain inadmissibility grounds for aliens married to 
        U.S. citizens relative to political activity in Ireland or 
        Northern Ireland (see H.R. 2110), [9JN]
    Information services: establish a national registry for persons 
        who provide intercountry adoption services (see H.R. 501), 
        [2FE]

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    Insurance: require children-only coverage option under group 
        health plans (see H.R. 1169), [17MR]
    ------require group health plans to provide coverage of pediatric 
        care (see H.R. 2044), [8JN]
    Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: amend (see H.R. 
        1498), [20AP]
    Law enforcement officers: extend retroactive eligibility dates for 
        educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent 
        children of officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 
        2059), [8JN]
    Library of Congress: clarify eligibility requirements for 
        enrollment of children in day care center (see H.R. 1782), 
        [12MY]
    Medicare: coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see 
        H.R. 2945), [24SE]
    ------expand and make permanent the demonstration project for 
        military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 1413), [14AP]
    ------require hospitals to establish and implement security 
        procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient 
        abduction and baby switching (see H.R. 76), [7JA]
    Medicare/Medicaid: expand and clarify requirements regarding 
        advance directives to ensure that an individual's health care 
        decisions are observed (see H.R. 1149), [17MR]
    Mental health: postpartum depression policies (see H. Res. 163), 
        [6MY]
    Morality and ethics: establish a commission to study the culture 
        and glorification of violence in the U.S. (see H.R. 1670), 
        [4MY]
    National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 905), [2MR]
    National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 
        3214), [3NO]
    National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 376), 
        [10NO]
    National Commission on the Impact of U.S. Culture on American 
        Youth: establish (see H.R. 3251), [8NO]
    National Commission on Youth Crime and School Violence: establish 
        (see H.R. 1988), [27MY]
    National objectives: recognize importance of strong marriages and 
        the contributions that community marriage policies have made 
        to the strength of marriages (see H. Res. 280), [5AU]
    National School Lunch Act: revise eligibility of private 
        organizations under the child and adult care food program (see 
        H.R. 2907), [21SE]
    New York, NY: require new multifamily housing to comply with 
        Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act (see H.R. 1126), 
        [16MR]
    Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: eliminate 
        requirement that family members of eligible aliens be 
        Nicaraguan or Cuban nationals and provide status adjustment to 
        other nationals (see H.R. 36), [6JA]
    NTSB: establish a program of assistance to families of passengers 
        involved in rail passenger accidents (see H.R. 2681), [3AU]
    Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to 
        prevent birth defects (see H.R. 2538), [15JY]
    Older Americans Act: extend authorization, establish National 
        Family Caregiver Support Program, modernize aging programs and 
        services, and address need to engage in life course planning 
        (see H.R. 1637), [29AP]
    Organ donors: recognize importance of families pledging to each 
        other to be organ and tissue donors (see H. Res. 201), [8JN]
    Population: develop, promote, and implement policies to stabilize 
        U.S. population growth (see H. Con. Res. 17), [19JA]
    POW: authorize payment of compensation to surviving spouses of 
        certain former prisoners relative to service-connected 
        disabilities (see H.R. 784), [23FE]
    Public Health Service: permit family planning projects to offer 
        adoption services (see H.R. 2485), [12JY]
    Public welfare programs: amend the Welfare-to-Work program and 
        modify the work performance bonus (see H.R. 3172), [28OC]
    ------reauthorize Welfare-To-Work program to provide additional 
        resources and flexibility (see H.R. 1482), [20AP]
    ------reward States that enact policies and support programs that 
        lift families out of poverty (see H.R. 699), [10FE]
    Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 905), [2MR]
    Senior citizens: establish a national family caregiver support 
        program (see H.R. 1341), [25MR]
    Social Security: allow States to use State Children's Health 
        Insurance Program allotment to cover uninsured pregnant women 
        (see H.R. 1843), [18MY]
    ------continue eligibility for child's insurance benefits to 
        individuals who marry and have Hansen's disease (see H.R. 
        3280), [9NO]
    ------grants for projects designed to promote responsible 
        fatherhood (see H.R. 3073), [14OC]
    ------grants for projects designed to promote responsible 
        fatherhood (H.R. 3073), consideration (see H. Res. 367), [8NO]
    ------provide lump-sum death payments (see H.R. 3281), [9NO]
    States: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative 
        to parental consent (see H.R. 3302), [10NO]
    ------reduce Federal penalties relative to implementation of child 
        support enforcement system (see H.R. 2877), [15SE]
    Taxation: accelerate phase in of exclusion limit from estate and 
        gift taxes (see H.R. 43), [6JA] (see H.R. 682), [10FE]
    ------adjust tax brackets for individuals with middle class income 
        (see H.R. 1873), [19MY]
    ------allow a deduction for estate tax equal to the value of the 
        decedent's retirement plans (see H.R. 2058), [8JN]
    ------allow credit for providing an appropriate environment for 
        employed mothers to breastfeed or express milk at work (see 
        H.R. 1163), [17MR]
    ------allow credits for dependents within a household (see H.R. 
        373), [19JA]
    ------allow penalty-free distributions from qualified retirement 
        plans on account of the death or disability of the 
        participant's spouse (see H.R. 2826), [9SE]
    ------allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement 
        plans for adoption expenses and expand and extend permanently 
        the exclusion allowed for employer adoption assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 2282), [18JN]
    ------allow tax credits for public and nonpublic elementary and 
        secondary education expenses (see H.R. 935), [2MR]
    ------applications for an exclusion of gain on certain sales of a 
        principal residence by a surviving spouse (see H.R. 241), 
        [7JA]
    ------authorize Federal entities to take control of certain State 
        child support enforcement programs (see H.R. 1488), [20AP]
    ------clarify estate tax deduction for family-owned business and 
        farm interests (see H.R. 3127), [21OC]
    ------cost-of-living adjustment for unified estate and gift tax 
        credit (see H.R. 2349), [24JN]
    ------deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 145), 
        [7JA] (see H.R. 1177), [18MR]
    ------dependent care tax credit (see H.R. 963), [3MR]
    ------designate renewal communities (see H.R. 815), [24FE]
    ------eliminate certain unfair provisions (see H.R. 2414), [1JY]
    ------eliminate marriage tax penalty (see H.R. 725), [11FE]
    ------eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate 
        brackets and standard deduction amounts (see H.R. 6), [10FE]
    ------eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting standard 
        deduction amounts (see H.R. 108), [7JA]
    ------employer credits for expenses of providing child care 
        services to employees (see H.R. 389), [19JA]
    ------establish estate tax credit for certain employees of 
        international organizations equivalent to the limited marital 
        deduction (see H.R. 2760), [5AU]
    ------exclude from estate taxes certain works of artistic property 
        created by the decedent (see H.R. 2107), [9JN]
    ------exclusion from gross income for family-to-family sale of 
        farm businesses (see H.R. 1386), [13AP]
    ------exclusion from gross income for foster care payments 
        relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see 
        H.R. 1194), [18MR]
    ------exempt transfers of family-owned businesses from estate 
        taxes (see H.R. 1105), [11MR] (see H.R. 1278), [24MR]
    ------expand child tax credit (see H.R. 2692), [3AU]
    ------expand dependent care credit (see H.R. 2259), [17JN]
    ------extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2923), [23SE]
    ------extend filing deadline for estate tax returns (see H.R. 
        1783), [12MY]
    ------extend waiver allowing deductions of nonrefundable personal 
        credits relative to determination of the alternative minimum 
        tax (see H.R. 2936), [23SE]
    ------incentives to increase the demands for and supply of quality 
        child care (see H.R. 143), [7JA]
    ------increase child care credit for low-income working parents 
        (see H.R. 285), [7JA]
    ------increase child tax credit for certain children and allow 
        such credit against the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 
        756), [11FE]
    ------increase gift tax exclusion (see H.R. 927), [2MR]
    ------make dependent care credit refundable (see H.R. 3282), [9NO] 
        (see H.R. 3436), [17NO]
    ------make dependent care credit refundable and increase amount of 
        allowable dependent care expenses (see H.R. 847), [24FE]
    ------make dependent care credit refundable and provide for 
        advance payments of such credit (see H.R. 2164), [10JN] (see 
        H.R. 3178), [28OC]
    ------modify the tax on generation-skipping transfers (see H.R. 
        2158), [10JN]
    ------permit penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans for 
        medical expenses of certain older relatives (see H.R. 253), 
        (see H.R. 275), [7JA]
    ------phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), 
        [25FE]
    ------prohibit denial of unemployment compensation solely on the 
        basis of leaving employment due to a reasonable fear of 
        domestic violence (see H.R. 2370), [29JN]
    ------provide a tax credit for families with young children (see 
        H.R. 419), [19JA]
    ------provide marriage penalty relief, incentives to encourage 
        health coverage, and increased child care assistance, and 
        extend certain expiring tax provisions (see H.R. 2020), [8JN]
    ------provide tax credit for caregivers (see H.R. 2458), [1JY]
    ------reduce income tax rates for certain individuals and provide 
        for a carry-over basis of certain acquired estate property 
        (see H.R. 1390), [13AP]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates (see H.R. 330), [19JA]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty 
        and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and 
        investments, and establish incentives for education and health 
        care (see H.R. 2488), [13JY]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty 
        and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and 
        investments, and establish incentives for education and health 
        care (H.R. 2488), consideration (see H. Res. 256), [20JY]
    ------reduce minimum age for an individual without children to be 
        eligible for the earned income credit (see H.R. 2898), [21SE]
    ------relief for families (see H.R. 2646), [29JY] (see H. Res. 
        95), [3MR]
    ------relief for families and businesses to encourage family 
        stability, economic growth, and tax simplification (see H.R. 
        2574), [20JY]
    ------religious exemption from requirement to provide identifying 
        numbers for dependents to claim certain credits and deductions 
        on tax return (see H.R. 2494), [13JY]
    ------repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes 
        (see H.R. 86), [7JA] (see H.R. 1466), [15AP]

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    ------repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 42), [6JA] (see H.R. 
        107), (see H.R. 166), (see H.R. 224), [7JA] (see H.R. 564), 
        [3FE] (see H.R. 1351), [25MR]
    ------repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes and the alternative 
        minimum tax on individuals and corporations (see H.R. 3074), 
        [14OC]
    ------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. 816), [24FE]
    ------restore deduction for 2-income married couples (see H.R. 
        1453), [15AP]
    ------restore deduction for travel expenses of a taxpayer's spouse 
        who accompanies the taxpayer on business travel (see H.R. 
        1688), [5MY]
    ------S corporation reform (see H.R. 689), [10FE]
    ------savings opportunities for families with children (see H.R. 
        189), [7JA]
    ------simplify Internal Revenue Code through revenue neutral 
        proposals (see H.R. 1420), [14AP]
    ------treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), [3FE]
    ------treatment of capital gains and estate and gift taxes (see 
        H.R. 159), [7JA]
    ------treatment of capital gains and estate taxes relative to 
        certain farm property (see H.R. 2497), [13JY] (see H.R. 2537), 
        [15JY]
    ------treatment of child tax credit and other nonrefundable 
        credits relative to alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1097), 
        [11MR]
    ------treatment of individuals requiring home based custodial care 
        (see H.R. 586), [4FE]
    ------treatment of marriage penalty, estate taxes, long-term care 
        needs, child care, health insurance costs for self-employed 
        individuals, and the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 2085), 
        [9JN]
    ------treatment of reductions in State tax revenues relative to 
        the provision of an earned income tax credit to recipients of 
        temporary assistance for needy families block grants (see H.R. 
        2787), [5AU]
    Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act (H.R. 2488): consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 274), [4AU]
    Television: importance of family-oriented programming (see H. Con. 
        Res. 178), [5AU] (see H. Con. Res. 184), [9SE] (see H. Res. 
        346), [28OC]
    U.N.: implement Programme of Action of the International 
        Conference on Population and Development while maintaining 
        sovereign rights of countries relative to family planning (see 
        H. Res. 102), [9MR] (see H. Res. 118), [16MR]
    Unemployment: eligibility for compensation for individuals leaving 
        employment relative to victimization by sexual harassment or 
        loss of child care (see H.R. 931), [2MR]
    Veterans: authorize certain disabled veterans and their dependents 
        to use Dept. of Defense commissary stores and post and base 
        exchanges (see H.R. 362), [19JA]
    ------extend dependency and indemnity compensation benefits to 
        surviving spouses whose subsequent marriages have terminated 
        (see H.R. 708), [11FE]
    ------increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for 
        surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), [27MY]
    ------increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans 
        and survivors (see H.R. 1765), [12MY]
    ------repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving 
        spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 
        363), [19JA]
    Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act: applicability of 
        mandatory minimum penalties in certain cases (see H.R. 913), 
        [2MR]
    ------use of certain grant funds to provide parental education 
        (see H.R. 2742), [5AU]
    Women: ensure a woman's right to breastfeed her child on Federal 
        property under certain conditions (see H.R. 1848), [18MY]
    ------protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 1478), [20AP]
    ------protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2624), [27JY]
    ------reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against 
        women (see H.R. 357), (see H.R. 422), [19JA] (see H.R. 1248), 
        [24MR]
  Conference reports
    Dept of. Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (H.R. 2465), [27JY]
    Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act (H.R. 2488), [4AU]
  Messages
    Veto of H.R. 2488, Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act: President 
        Clinton, [23SE]
  Motions
    Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 1218), 
        [30JN]
    Social Security: grants for projects designed to promote 
        responsible fatherhood (H.R. 3073), [10NO]
    Taxation: reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage 
        penalty and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on 
        savings and investments, and establish incentives for 
        education and health care (H.R. 2488), [22JY], [2AU]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty 
        and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and 
        investments, and establish incentives for education and health 
        care (H.R. 2488), conference report, [5AU]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty 
        and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and 
        investments, and establish incentives for education and health 
        care (H.R. 2488), veto, [23SE], [19OC]
  Reports filed
    Allow Families of International Airline Disaster Victims a Fair 
        Jury Trial To Receive Just Compensation for Their Loss: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        603) (H. Rept. 106-32), [24FE]
    Child Abuse Prevention and Enforcement Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 764) (H. Rept. 106-360), [1OC]
    Child Custody Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 1218) (H. Rept. 106-204), [25JN]
    Consider Adopted Aliens Who Are Less Than 18 Years of Age as 
        Children if Adopted With, or After, a Sibling Who Is a Child: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2886) (H. Rept. 106-
        383), [14OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2465, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and 
        Base Realignment and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 262) (H. Rept. 106-268), [27JY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2488, Taxpayer Refund 
        and Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 274) (H. 
        Rept. 106-291), [4AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 603, Allow Families of International Airline 
        Disaster Victims a Fair Jury Trial To Receive Just 
        Compensation for Their Loss: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 85) (H. Rept. 106-37), [2MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 764, Child Abuse Prevention and Enforcement 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 321) (H. Rept. 106-
        363), [4OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 1218, Child Custody Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 233) (H. Rept. 106-211), 
        [29JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1802, Foster Care Independence Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 221) (H. Rept. 106-199), 
        [24JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2436, Unborn Victims of Violence Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 313) (H. Rept. 106-348), 
        [29SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2465, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for 
        Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment 
        and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 242) (H. 
        Rept. 106-227), [12JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2488, Financial Freedom Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 256) (H. Rept. 106-246), [20JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3073, Fathers Count Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 367) (H. Rept. 106-463), [8NO]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2465) (H. Rept. 106-266), [27JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2465) (H. Rept. 
        106-221), [12JY]
    Extend Certain Expiring Tax Provisions: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 2923) (H. Rept. 106-344), [28SE]
    Fathers Count Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3073) 
        (H. Rept. 106-424), [28OC]
    Financial Freedom Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        2488) (H. Rept. 106-238), [16JY]
    Foster Care Independence Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.R. 1802) (H. Rept. 106-182), [14JN]
    National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Appropriations 
        and Runaway and Homeless Youth Act Reauthorization: Committee 
        on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 905) (H. Rept. 
        106-152), [20MY]
    Provide Federal Employees Greater Access To Child Care Services: 
        Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 206) (H. Rept. 
        106-169), [7JN]
    Quality Child Care for Federal Employees Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 28) (H. Rept. 106-323), [15SE]
    Rail Passenger Disaster Family Assistance Act: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2681) (H. 
        Rept. 106-313), [13SE]
    Stalking Prevention and Victim Protection Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1869) (H. Rept. 106-455), [5NO]
    Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        2488) (H. Rept. 106-289), [4AU]
    Unborn Victims of Violence Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2436) (H. Rept. 106-332), [24SE], [29SE]
    Welfare-to-Work Program Amendments and Work Performance Bonus 
        Modification: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) 
        (H.R. 3172) (H. Rept. 106-456), [5NO]

FAMILIES FIRST ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2282), [18JN]

FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Amend (see H.R. 91), [7JA]
    Employment: allow leave for parental involvement in educational 
        and extracurricular activities, routine medical needs, and 
        assistance to elderly relatives (see H.R. 2103), [9JN]
    ------allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, 
        adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health 
        condition (see H.R. 2104), [9JN]
    Families and domestic relations: eliminate an hours of service 
        requirement for benefits (see H.R. 3297), [10NO]
    Organ donors: allow leave for individuals who give living organ 
        donations and address payment of travel and subsistence 
        expenses incurred by individuals donating or receiving organs 
        (see H.R. 1857), [18MY]

FAMILY FRIENDLY TAX RELIEF ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 756), [11FE]

FAMILY HERITAGE PRESERVATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 86), [7JA]

FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Crime: ensure that older or disabled persons are protected from 
        institutional, community, and domestic violence, and sexual 
        assault (see H.R. 2590), [22JY]

FAMINES
  Bills and resolutions
    Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in 
        ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see H.R. 
        2906), [21SE]

FARMERS
see Agriculture

FARR, SAM (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1906, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and 
        related agencies programs appropriations, [13SE]

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    ------H.R. 2465, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
        closure, [21JY]
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Animals: prohibit certain conduct relative to elephants in 
        circuses (see H.R. 2929), [23SE]
    Brown, George E., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 252), [16JY]
    California: designate all unreserved and unappropriated coastal 
        rocks and islands as a component of the National Wilderness 
        Preservation System (see H.R. 2277), [18JN]
    Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see H.R. 2425), [1JY]
    Dept. of Agriculture: Farmland Protection Program funding (see 
        H.R. 1950), [26MY]
    Federal employees: payment of compensation to the families of 
        those killed in the crash of an Air Force CT-43A aircraft on 
        April 3, 1996, near Dubrovnik, Croatia (see H.R. 3295), [10NO]
    Fort Hunter Liggett, CA: require a National Park Service 
        feasibility study relative to the protection and expanded 
        visitor enjoyment of resources (see H.R. 2278), [18JN]
    House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling 
        Program (see H. Res. 146), [22AP]
    Kosovo: end NATO air strikes and engage the U.N. to resolve 
        conflict (see H. Res. 196), [27MY]
    Pinnacles National Monument: expand boundaries (see H.R. 2279), 
        [18JN]
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Members of Congress: authorize the Speaker's designee to 
        administer the oath of office (see H. Res. 13), [6JA]

FASCELL, DANTE B. (a former Representative from Florida) 
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Dante B. Fascell North-South Center: designate (see H.R. 432), 
        [2FE]

FASTENER QUALITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Government regulations: strengthen the protection against the sale 
        of mismarked and counterfeit fasteners (see H.R. 1183), [18MR]
  Reports filed
    Strengthen the Protection Against the Sale of Mismarked and 
        Counterfeit Fasteners: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 
        1183) (H. Rept. 106-121), [29AP]

FATHERS COUNT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 3073): consideration (see H. Res. 367), [8NO]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 3073), [10NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 3073, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 367) (H. Rept. 106-463), [8NO]
    Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3073) (H. 
        Rept. 106-424), [28OC]

FATTAH, CHAKA (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Web-Based Education Commission, [11FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Business and industry: end credit card possession requirements 
        (see H.R. 599), [4FE]
    ------require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal 
        contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 1600), [28AP]
    Colleges and universities: assist at-risk students to stay in 
        school and complete their academic programs (see H.R. 3223), 
        [4NO]
    Federal aid programs: participation requirements for summer youth 
        employment programs relative to attendance rates (see H.R. 
        777), [23FE]
    Philadelphia, PA: designate certain Postal Service buildings (see 
        H.R. 100), [7JA]
    States: require equal education funding throughout the State (see 
        H.R. 555), [3FE]

FEDERAL AGENCIES
see Executive Departments

FEDERAL AGRICULTURE IMPROVEMENT AND REFORM ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Agriculture: Farmland Protection Program funding (see 
        H.R. 1950), [26MY]

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. 
        3245), [8NO]

FEDERAL AID PROGRAMS
related term(s) Public Welfare Programs
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1180, Work Incentives Improvement Act, [28OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    African Americans: relief from Federal tax liability arising from 
        the resolution of discrimination claims by farmers against the 
        Dept. of Agriculture (see H.R. 2233), [15JN]
    Agricultural Market Transition Act: eliminate limitation on loan 
        rates for marketing assistance loans (see H.R. 1468), [15AP]
    Agriculture: assist efforts of farmers and cooperatives seeking to 
        engage in value-added processing of agricultural goods (see 
        H.R. 3217), [4NO]
    ------crop insurance coverage for losses due to plant viruses and 
        diseases and loan eligibility for producers who suffer such 
        losses (see H.R. 473), [2FE]
    ------economic assistance to certain hog producers (see H.R. 217), 
        [7JA] (see H.R. 921), [2MR] (see H. Con. Res. 14), [19JA]
    ------emergency assistance to farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 
        2843), [13SE]
    ------encourage participation and ensure availability of 
        affordable crop insurance for producers (see H.R. 1536), 
        [22AP]
    ------grants to assist value-added agricultural businesses (see 
        H.R. 3513), [19NO]
    ------improve crop insurance coverage and administration (see H.R. 
        2225), [15JN] (see H.R. 2239), [16JN]
    ------increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan 
        deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive 
        during the crop year (see H.R. 2530), [15JY]
    ------prevent implementation of parity payments and certain 
        marketing quotas, reduce payments under production flexibility 
        contracts, and shorten duration of such payments (see H.R. 
        328), [19JA]
    ------protect agricultural producers who applied for Crop Revenue 
        Coverage PLUS supplemental endorsement (see H.R. 1212), [22MR]
    ------provide a variant of loan deficiency payments to producers 
        who are otherwise eligible for such payments, but who elect to 
        use acreage planted with the eligible commodity for the 
        grazing of livestock (see H.R. 2772), [5AU]
    ------provide supplemental market loss payments for farm owners 
        and producers for certain crops (see H.R. 2716), [5AU]
    ------reform the marketing loan program, expand land enrollment 
        under the conservation reserve program, and maintain foreign 
        trade opportunities for commodities (see H.R. 1299), [25MR]
    ------repeal peanut quotas, reduce peanut loan rates, and require 
        the Dept. of Agriculture to purchase peanuts for nutrition 
        programs (see H.R. 2571), [20JY]
    ------restore and improve the farmer owned reserve program and 
        extend the term of marketing assistance loans made under the 
        Agricultural Market Transition Act (see H.R. 2704), [4AU]
    ------strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve 
        efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program 
        (see H.R. 2559), [20JY]
    ------strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve 
        efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program 
        (H.R. 2559), consideration (see H. Res. 308), (see H. Res. 
        308), [28SE]
    ------terminate peanut price support and marketing quota programs 
        (see H.R. 2598), [22JY]
    ------terminate price support programs for sugar beets and 
        sugarcane (see H.R. 2599), [22JY]
    Armed Forces: improve benefits for members of reserve components 
        and their dependents (see H.R. 3267), [9NO]
    Black Lung Benefits Act: ensure benefit equity for eligible 
        survivors (see H.R. 228), [7JA]
    ------improve (see H.R. 466), [2FE]
    Business and industry: reduce corporate welfare (see H.R. 1470), 
        [15AP]
    Charities: reform tax treatment of certain anti-poverty 
        contributions and distributions from individual retirement 
        accounts, and prohibit religious discrimination in the 
        allocation of Government assistance funds (see H.R. 1607), 
        [28AP]
    Children and youth: assist the transition of children from foster 
        care to independent adults and expand the work opportunity tax 
        credit to certain foster care children (see H.R. 671), [10FE]
    ------authorize grants for the prevention of alcoholic beverage 
        consumption by underage individuals (see H.R. 3430), [17NO]
    ------authorize grants to provide juvenile accountability 
        coordinators programs to hold nonviolent juvenile offenders 
        accountable for their actions (see H.R. 2913), [22SE]
    ------establish a program to identify and mentor college eligible 
        high school students (see H.R. 3386), [16NO]
    ------establish programs for early detection, diagnosis and 
        intervention of hearing loss in newborns (see H.R. 1193), 
        [18MR]
    ------establish public-private partnerships to provide child care 
        (see H.R. 3318), [10NO]
    ------improve health of children (see H.R. 1085), [11MR]
    ------increase the availability, affordability, and quality of 
        child care (see H.R. 1430), [15AP] (see H.R. 2943), [24SE]
    ------participation requirements for summer youth employment 
        programs relative to attendance rates (see H.R. 777), [23FE]
    ------provide for grants, a national clearinghouse, and a report 
        to improve the quality and availability of after-school 
        programs (see H.R. 1307), [25MR]
    ------provide State grants to improve child care (see H.R. 2175), 
        [10JN]
    ------require lead poisoning screening for enrollees in certain 
        Federal programs (see H.R. 1996), [27MY]
    ------State funding to assist the transition of children from 
        foster care to independent adults (see H.R. 1802), [13MY] (see 
        H.R. 3443), [18NO]
    ------State funding to assist the transition of children from 
        foster care to independent adults (H.R. 1802), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 221), [24JN]
    Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in 
        programs receiving Federal financial assistance (see H.R. 
        619), [8FE]
    Clean Air Act: remove a provision limiting States to 
        proportionately less assistance than their respective 
        populations and Federal tax payments (see H.R. 2427), [1JY]
    Colleges and universities: assist at-risk students to stay in 
        school and complete their academic programs (see H.R. 3223), 
        [4NO]
    ------enhance protections against fraud in the offering of 
        financial assistance for a college education (see H.R. 3210), 
        [3NO]
    ------treatment of financial aid grants relative to access of ROTC 
        and military recruiting on campus (see H.R. 1123), [16MR]
    Commission on Servicemembers and Veterans Transition Assistance: 
        make recommended improvements in benefits and services (see 
        H.R. 606), [4FE]
    Community development: encourage small business development in 
        certain communities through support of Community Development 
        Venture Capital funds (see H.R. 2812), [8SE]
    ------provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones, 
        enterprise communities, and strategic planning communities 
        (see H.R. 2170), [10JN] (see H.R. 2463), [1JY]
    Community Development Financial Institutions Fund: reauthorize and 
        improve (see H.R. 629), [8FE]

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    Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: eliminate funding for 
        loans for qualified beginning farmers or ranchers (see H.R. 
        882), [1MR]
    Corporations: eliminate Federal subsidies (see H.R. 2203), [15JN]
    Corps of Engineers: include primary flood damages avoided as 
        benefits for cost-benefit analyses for Federal nonstructural 
        flood damage reduction projects (see H.R. 1186), [18MR]
    Credit: create money in the form of noninterest bearing credit and 
        use to provide for noninterest bearing loans to State and 
        local governments for funding capital projects (see H.R. 
        1452), [15AP]
    Dept. of Agriculture: establish an electronic filing and retrieval 
        system to improve public access to certain information (see 
        H.R. 852), [25FE]
    ------make supplemental income payments to producers of certain 
        crops for years when the national gross revenue of the crop is 
        below a certain percentage (see H.R. 2792), [5AU]
    ------payment of disaster assistance to onion and apple farmers in 
        New York (see H.R. 2237), [16JN]
    ------prohibit the discounting of loan deficiency payments for 
        club wheat and compensate producers who received such 
        discounted payments erroneously (see H.R. 734), [11FE]
    ------regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar 
        beets (see H.R. 1850), [18MY]
    Dept. of Defense: use available funds to implement special 
        supplemental food benefit program for personnel stationed 
        overseas (see H.R. 1779), [12MY]
    Dept. of Education: allow certain counties flexibility in spending 
        funds (see H.R. 127), [7JA]
    ------corrections in poverty data relative to cost-of-living 
        statistics (see H.R. 1902), [20MY]
    ------make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust 
        educational programs (see H.R. 3105), [19OC]
    ------provide grants to State and local educational agencies to 
        support programs that promote a variety of educational 
        opportunities, options, and choices in public schools (see 
        H.R. 3009), [4OC]
    ------transfer Impact Aid Program to the Dept. of the Treasury and 
        procure nongovernmental personnel to operate the program (see 
        H.R. 1206), [18MR]
    Dept. of HHS: Healthy Start Program funding (see H.R. 2739), [5AU]
    ------make grants in the form of forgiveable capital advances to 
        help preserve community hospitals experiencing financial 
        difficulties (see H.R. 2236), [16JN]
    ------provide bonus grants to high performance States based on 
        certain criteria and collect data to evaluate the outcome of 
        welfare reform (see H.R. 3150), [26OC]
    Dept. of HUD: distribute funds for homeless assistance grants to 
        help ensure that each State receives a certain percentage of 
        such funds (see H.R. 1627), [29AP]
    ------grants to States to supplement assistance for the 
        preservation of affordable housing for low-income families 
        (see H.R. 425), [19JA]
    ------pilot program to assist law enforcement officers purchasing 
        homes in locally-designated high-crime areas (see H.R. 2931), 
        [23SE]
    ------pilot program to provide homeownership assistance to 
        disabled families (see H.R. 2860), [14SE]
    ------provide enhanced rental assistance vouchers for low-income 
        elderly and disabled tenants of certain housing projects (see 
        H.R. 1336), [25MR]
    Dept. of Justice: establish a panel to study the issue of Federal 
        benefits received by persons convicted of drug offenses (see 
        H.R. 1856), [18MY]
    ------State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs funding 
        (see H.R. 1724), [6MY]
    Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for providing 
        assistance to emergency response organizations (see H.R. 
        3155), [27OC]
    ------funding for purchase of recycled materials for certain 
        surface transportation programs (see H.R. 779), [23FE]
    ------require use of recycled materials in Federal-aid highway 
        construction projects (see H.R. 778), [23FE]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance quality assurance program 
        within the Veterans Benefits Administration (see H.R. 1214), 
        [23MR]
    ------improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of 
        available benefits (see H.R. 3256), [8NO]
    ------payment of monthly educational assistance benefits to 
        veterans enrolled at educational institutions during periods 
        between terms (see H.R. 625), [8FE]
    ------provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide 
        information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), [5AU]
    Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline 
        the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs 
        of disaster assistance (see H.R. 533), [3FE] (see H.R. 707), 
        [11FE] (see H.R. 1711), [5MY]
    ------authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the 
        administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of 
        disaster assistance (H.R. 707), consideration (see H. Res. 
        91), [3MR]
    ------establish Federal insurance programs against the risks of 
        catastrophic earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and hurricanes 
        (see H.R. 481), [2FE]
    ------grant program to assist small businesses and agricultural 
        enterprises in meeting disaster-related expenses (see H.R. 
        3109), [19OC]
    Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job 
        opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, 
        produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and 
        redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050), [10MR]
    Drug abuse: prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange 
        programs (see H.R. 982), [4MR]
    Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Administration: establish (see 
        H.R. 2576), [21JY]
    Ecology and environment: assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment of 
        brownfield sites (see H.R. 1756), [11MY]
    ------assist local governments and encourage State voluntary 
        response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites 
        (see H.R. 1750), [11MY]
    ------authorize grants for certain water and waste disposal 
        facility projects in rural areas (see H.R. 3098), [18OC]
    ------development and use of brownfield sites (see H.R. 1537), 
        [22AP]
    ------encourage State response programs for contaminated sites, 
        remove barriers to cleanup of brownfield sites, and return 
        contaminated sites to economically productive or other 
        beneficial uses (see H.R. 2580), [21JY]
    Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students 
        to meet academic achievement standards (see H.R. 2300), [22JN]
    ------assist local educational agencies in enabling students to 
        meet academic achievement standards (H.R. 2300), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 338), [20OC]
    ------assist local educational agencies in enabling students to 
        meet academic achievement standards and end social promotion 
        (see H.R. 1673), [4MY]
    ------direct funding and control to local educational agencies 
        (see H.R. 995), [4MR]
    ------grants for public policy programs at certain institutes and 
        schools (see H.R. 788), [23FE]
    ------improve and transfer the jurisdiction of the Troops-to-
        Teachers Program (see H.R. 1326), [25MR]
    ------include violence prevention in training for individuals 
        pursuing careers in early childhood development and education 
        (see H.R. 2673), [2AU]
    ------increase funding for Pell Grant awards and existing campus-
        based aid programs (see H. Con. Res. 88), [20AP]
    ------increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 959), [3MR] (see H.R. 
        2872), [15SE]
    ------Pell Grant Program funding (see H.R. 1675), [4MY]
    ------promote family literacy projects (see H.R. 3222), [4NO]
    ------provide flexibility to local agencies that develop voluntary 
        public and private parental choice programs (see H.R. 1538), 
        [22AP]
    ------provide funds to assist high-poverty school districts meet 
        their teaching needs (see H.R. 2344), [24JN]
    ------provide grants to local educational agencies to promote 
        certain education initiatives (see H.R. 23), [6JA]
    ------provide grants to State and local educational agencies to 
        pay one-half of salaries of teachers who use approved 
        sabbatical leave for a course of study to improve their 
        classroom teaching (see H.R. 2223), [15JN]
    ------require expulsion of students convicted of violent crimes 
        from schools receiving Federal assistance (see H.R. 277), 
        [7JA]
    ------use of elementary and secondary teacher training funding for 
        science scholarships (see H. Con. Res. 153), [13JY]
    ------use of elementary and secondary teacher training funding to 
        advance science, mathematics, and engineering education (see 
        H. Con. Res. 151), [13JY]
    Employment: increase flexibility for the transfer of within State 
        allocations between adult and dislocated worker employment and 
        training activities (see H.R. 2675), [2AU]
    Executive departments: expedite review procedures for granting 
        waivers to States under a grant program administered by the 
        agency if another State has already been granted a similar 
        waiver (see H.R. 2376), [29JN]
    Eximbank: clarify quorum requirement for Board of Directors (see 
        H.R. 2565), [20JY]
    Families and domestic relations: demonstration projects to support 
        State and local efforts to provide partial or full wage 
        replacement for childbirth, adoption, or other caregiving 
        needs (see H.R. 2500), [13JY]
    ------establish grant programs and provide Federal assistance to 
        pregnant women, children, and adoptive families (see H.R. 
        2540), [15JY]
    ------grants to carry out certain activities promoting adoption 
        counseling (see H.R. 2511), [14JY]
    ------improve the availability of child care and development 
        services outside normal school hours (see H.R. 489), [2FE]
    ------improve the availability of child care for children of 
        parents working nontraditional hours or shifts (see H.R. 
        2694), [3AU]
    ------increase availability, affordability, and quality of child 
        care and enhance early childhood development (see H.R. 1139), 
        [16MR]
    FEMA: make grants to fire departments for the acquisition of 
        thermal imaging cameras (see H.R. 1839), [18MY]
    ------make grants to fire departments to improve public safety 
        against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), [17MR]
    ------report on methods and procedures to accelerate disaster 
        assistance to agricultural communities (see H.R. 283), [7JA]
    FHA: require certain properties to be inspected and determined to 
        comply with minimum property standards (see H.R. 1797), [13MY]
    Firearms: condition certain State justice assistance grants on 
        implementation of handgun registration systems (see H.R. 
        2917), [22SE]
    Food: purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy 
        persons (see H.R. 1324), [25MR] (see H.R. 3453), [18NO]
    Food stamps: provide for a national standard of interoperability 
        and portability for electronic benefit transfer systems (see 
        H.R. 2709), [4AU]
    Foreign trade: consolidate and enhance trade adjustment assistance 
        and NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance programs (see 
        H.R. 1491), [20AP]
    Ginnie Mae: guaranty fee level (see H. Con. Res. 10, 10), [7JA]
    Government: improve Federal financial assistance programs (see 
        H.R. 409), [19JA]
    ------improve Federal financial assistance programs (H.R. 409), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 75), [23FE]
    ------reduce Federal spending in several programs (see H.R. 2649), 
        [29JY]
    ------reduce waste, fraud, and error by making improvements in 
        Federal management and debt collection practices, payment 
        systems, and benefit programs (see H.R. 436), [2FE]

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    ------reduce waste, fraud, and error by making improvements in 
        Federal management and debt collection practices, payment 
        systems, and benefit programs (H.R. 436), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 43), [9FE]
    ------review, reform, and terminate unnecessary and inequitable 
        Federal payments, benefits, services, and tax advantages (see 
        H.R. 3221), [4NO]
    Hawaii: increase the Federal medical assistance percentage (see 
        H.R. 442), [2FE]
    Head Start Program: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1722), [6MY]
    Health: adolescent health demonstration projects (see H.R. 300), 
        [7JA]
    ------authorize demonstration projects to increase the supply of 
        organs donated for human transplant (see H.R. 3471), [18NO]
    ------establish medical education trust fund (see H.R. 2771), 
        [5AU]
    ------public participation in establishing locations of substance 
        abuse treatment group homes (see H.R. 2983), [30SE]
    Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons 
        convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial 
        assistance (see H.R. 1053), [10MR]
    Homeless: consolidate Federal housing assistance programs to 
        ensure that States and communities have sufficient flexibility 
        to use assistance amounts effectively (see H.R. 1073), [11MR]
    ------educational assistance for children and youth (see H.R. 
        2888), [21SE]
    ------require that a portion of housing program funds be 
        designated to primarily serve homeless veterans (see H.R. 
        1008), [4MR]
    Housing: establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing 
        temporary difficulty making payments on mortgages insured 
        under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 595), [4FE]
    ------expand homeownership (see H.R. 1776), [12MY]
    ------extend loan guarantee program for Indian housing (see H.R. 
        67), [7JA]
    ------provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for 
        participation in shared housing arrangements (see H.R. 243), 
        [7JA]
    ------provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see 
        H.R. 1352), [25MR]
    ------restructure financing for assisted housing for senior 
        citizens (see H.R. 202), [7JA]
    Hunger: issue special postage stamps to fund emergency food relief 
        programs (see H.R. 2730), [5AU]
    Hurricanes: transmittal to Congress of the Presidential 
        recommendations for emergency response actions for relief of 
        the victims of Hurricane Floyd (see H. Res. 349), [1NO]
    Immigration: provide housing assistance to eligible migrant and 
        seasonal farmworkers (see H.R. 2757), [5AU]
    Income: exemption from the requirement that all Federal payments 
        be made by electronic funds transfer relative to Old-Age, 
        Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 1409), 
        [14AP]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: amend relative to 
        placement of children in alternative educational settings and 
        corrective actions against States (see H.R. 636), [9FE]
    Insurance: establish hospital lengths of stay based on a 
        determination by an appropriate physician in consultation with 
        the patient (see H.R. 989), [4MR]
    ------Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance 
        programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters 
        (see H.R. 21), [6JA]
    ------tax treatment of long-term care services, educational 
        campaign on long-term care, and expansion of State long-term 
        care partnerships by exempting partnership assets from 
        Medicaid estate recovery (see H.R. 2102), [9JN]
    Iron and steel industry: establish an emergency loan guarantee 
        program for steel and iron ore companies (see H.R. 1822), 
        [14MY]
    Law enforcement officers: extend retroactive eligibility dates for 
        educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent 
        children of officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 
        2059), [8JN]
    Los Angeles County, CA: eliminate limit on percentage of community 
        development block grant funds used for public services and 
        allow all communities to use same percentage (see H.R. 1315), 
        [25MR]
    Medicaid: allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program allotment to cover additional low-income children (see 
        H.R. 458), [2FE]
    ------coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services 
        for certain women screened under federally funded programs 
        (see H.R. 1070), [11MR]
    ------extend the higher Federal medical assistance payment 
        percentage for Indian Health Service facilities to urban 
        Indian health programs (see H.R. 470), [2FE]
    ------permit presumptive eligibility of Medicare beneficiaries for 
        certain low-income Medicare beneficiary programs (see H.R. 
        854), [25FE]
    ------prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing 
        facilities (see H.R. 540), [3FE]
    ------protect payments to previously approved State school-based 
        health plans for Medicaid-eligible children with 
        individualized education programs (see H.R. 3486), [18NO]
    ------provide State options to allow eligibility for legal 
        immigrant pregnant women, children, and certain disabled 
        individuals (see H.R. 1399), [14AP]
    ------reinstate prior level of disproportionate share hospital 
        payments to Minnesota (see H.R. 1610), [28AP]
    ------reinstate prior level of disproportionate share hospital 
        payments to Minnesota, New Mexico, and Wyoming (see H.R. 
        2800), [5AU]
    ------remove limit on disproportionate share hospital payments to 
        Ohio (see H.R. 3065), [13OC]
    Medicare: accelerate payments to hospitals relative to costs of 
        graduate medical education for Medicare+Choice enrollees (see 
        H.R. 2989), [30SE]
    ------comprehensive financing for graduate medical education (see 
        H.R. 1224), [23MR]
    ------coverage of adult day care services (see H.R. 745), [11FE]
    ------coverage of frail elderly beneficiaries permanently residing 
        in certain nursing facilities (see H.R. 1998), [27MY]
    ------eliminate reduction in payment amounts to home health 
        agencies and provide for an interest-free grace period for 
        repayment of overpayments (see H.R. 2618), [27JY]
    ------graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 1222), [23MR] 
        (see H.R. 1785), [12MY]
    ------improve the telemedicine program and provide grants for the 
        development of telehealth networks (see H.R. 3420), [17NO]
    ------payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate 
        medical education programs (see H.R. 1579), [27AP]
    ------payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education 
        programs in critical need specialty areas (see H.R. 1645), 
        [29AP]
    ------protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice 
        plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see 
        H.R. 3004), [4OC]
    ------provide for a Doctors' Bill of Rights (see H.R. 3300), 
        [10NO]
    ------revise payment amounts to home health agencies (see H.R. 
        2240), [16JN]
    Members of Congress: prohibit pay rate adjustments from exceeding 
        certain cost-of-living increases for Social Security benefits 
        (see H.R. 2893), [21SE]
    Mental health: clarify application of certain mental health parity 
        provisions to annual and lifetime visit, benefit, and dollar 
        limits (see H.R. 2445), [1JY]
    ------establish demonstration diversion courts (see H.R. 2594), 
        [22JY]
    Mining and mineral resources: establish a program of supplemental 
        unemployment benefits for certain unemployed coal miners (see 
        H.R. 3507), [18NO]
    ------provide grants to States for programs for the reemployment 
        of laid off miners in reclamation work (see H.R. 3062), [12OC]
    National Flood Insurance Program: improve predisaster mitigation 
        and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded 
        properties (see H.R. 1297), [25MR] (see H.R. 2728), [5AU]
    NIH: establish pediatric research initiative (see H.R. 2621), 
        [27JY]
    NTSB: establish a program of assistance to families of passengers 
        involved in rail passenger accidents (see H.R. 2681), [3AU]
    Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to 
        prevent birth defects (see H.R. 2538), [15JY]
    Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2850), 
        [14SE]
    ------extend authorization, establish National Family Caregiver 
        Support Program, modernize aging programs and services, and 
        address need to engage in life course planning (see H.R. 
        1637), [29AP]
    Public welfare programs: amend the Welfare-to-Work program and 
        modify the work performance bonus (see H.R. 3172), [28OC]
    ------deny benefits to individuals who participated in Nazi war 
        crimes during World War II (see H.R. 1788), [13MY]
    ------expand the educational and work opportunities of certain 
        welfare recipients (see H.R. 3434), [17NO]
    ------guarantee State loans, provide grants to finance 
        transportation services for recipients, and establish 
        preferences for Federal contractors that hire recipients (see 
        H.R. 781), [23FE]
    ------improve onsite inspections of State food stamp programs and 
        provide grants to develop community partnerships and 
        innovative outreach strategies for food stamp and related 
        programs (see H.R. 2738), [5AU]
    ------reauthorize Welfare-To-Work program to provide additional 
        resources and flexibility (see H.R. 1482), [20AP]
    ------repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and 
        increase Federal support for emergency food assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 3192), [1NO]
    ------reward States that enact policies and support programs that 
        lift families out of poverty (see H.R. 699), [10FE]
    Roads and highways: construction and installation funding for 
        pedestrian safety features (see H.R. 3334), [10NO]
    San Mateo County, CA: repair or reconstruct a portion of a 
        Federal-aid highway primary route (see H.R. 520), [3FE]
    SBA: establish a disaster mitigation pilot program (see H.R. 818), 
        [24FE]
    ------make grants and loans to small businesses and agricultural 
        enterprises to enable them to reopen after natural or other 
        disasters (see H.R. 3479), [18NO]
    ------provide financial and business development assistance to 
        military reservists' small businesses (see H.R. 1614), [28AP] 
        (see H.R. 1981), [27MY]
    ------women's business center programs funding (see H.R. 392), 
        [19JA]
    ------women's business center programs funding and conditions of 
        participation (see H.R. 774), [23FE] (see H.R. 1497), [20AP]
    Schools: prohibit the donation of foods with minimal nutritional 
        value before lunch in schools participating in Federal meal 
        programs (see H.R. 1781), [12MY]
    ------provide grants to enable secondary schools to hire a 
        director of school safety, discipline, and student assistance 
        to develop or improve safety plan (see H.R. 2761), [5AU]
    Senior citizens: establish a national family caregiver support 
        program (see H.R. 1341), [25MR]
    Small business: provide grants to microenterprise organizations to 
        assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs using funds from the 
        Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (see H.R. 
        413), [19JA]
    ------use of welfare-to-work funds to form alliances to purchase 
        discounted health insurance for welfare-to-work program 
        eligible employees (see H.R. 2238), [16JN]
    Small Business Act: amend (see H.R. 68), [7JA]
    Small Business Investment Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 
        68), [7JA]
    Social Security: allow States to use State Children's Health 
        Insurance Program allotment to cover uninsured pregnant women 
        (see H.R. 1843), [18MY]
    ------combat fraud in and improve the administration of disability 
        programs (see H.R. 545), [3FE] (see H.R. 631), [9FE]

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    ------create a fair and modern Social Security Program to 
        strengthen and protect the retirement income security of every 
        U.S. citizen (see H.R. 1043), [9MR] (see H.J. Res. 32), [23FE] 
        (see H. Res. 48), [9FE] (see H. Res. 93), [3MR]
    ------earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), [28AP]
    ------eliminate fees for Federal administration of State 
        supplemental SSI payments (see H.R. 1051), [10MR]
    ------establish and maintain individual investment accounts (see 
        H.R. 1897), [20MY]
    ------expand health care coverage for working, disabled 
        individuals and establish a Ticket to Work and Self-
        Sufficiency Program to provide work opportunities for such 
        individuals (see H.R. 1091), [11MR] (see H.R. 1180), [18MR]
    ------extend SSI benefits to Guam and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 
        1308), [25MR]
    ------improve coverage of low-income children under State 
        Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 
        827), [24FE] (see H.R. 3480), [18NO]
    ------improve information provided in account statements and 
        distribute statements annually to beneficiaries (see H.R. 
        247), [7JA]
    ------increase earnings limit (see H.R. 107), [7JA]
    ------make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act 
        (see H.R. 3075), [14OC] (see H.R. 3146), [26OC] (see H.R. 
        3426), [17NO]
    ------permit children covered under the State Children's Health 
        Insurance Program to be eligible for the Federal Vaccines for 
        Children Program (see H.R. 2976), [29SE]
    ------prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 
        1918), [25MY]
    ------promote identification of children eligible for State 
        Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 
        2807), [8SE]
    ------provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to 
        work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 3070), [13OC]
    ------provide for the retirement of every U.S. citizen (see H.R. 
        249), [7JA]
    ------provide prisoner information obtained by States to Federal 
        benefit programs to prevent erroneous provision of benefits 
        (see H.R. 1919), [25MY]
    ------reform (see H.R. 1), [1MR]
    ------use of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Program funds 
        for public school construction and hiring of teachers (see 
        H.R. 635), [9FE]
    ------waive waiting period for disability benefits relative to 
        individuals with terminal illnesses (see H.R. 1107), [11MR]
    States: allow use of a portion of welfare block grants for general 
        education spending (see H.R. 2320), [23JN]
    ------eligibility for bonuses under the temporary assistance to 
        needy families block grants relative to child poverty rates 
        (see H.R. 310), [7JA]
    ------permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to 
        parental consent (see H.R. 3302), [10NO]
    ------prohibit from imposing restrictions on additional children 
        relative to the temporary assistance to needy families program 
        (see H.R. 2690), [3AU]
    ------treatment of Federal highway funds relative to suspension of 
        driving privileges of minors convicted of drunken driving (see 
        H.R. 2274), [17JN]
    Taxation: allow the unused portion of the low-income housing 
        credit, for buildings financed with tax exempt State bonds, to 
        be used for the construction of military housing (see H.R. 
        3451), [18NO]
    ------eliminate the temporary increase in unemployment tax (see 
        H.R. 1975), [27MY]
    ------expand incentives for construction and renovation of public 
        schools and provide incentives for corporations to participate 
        in cooperative agreements with public schools in distressed 
        areas (see H.R. 1660), [4MY]
    ------expand incentives for construction and renovation of public 
        schools and provide incentives for corporations to participate 
        in cooperative agreements with public schools in distressed 
        areas (H.R. 1660), consideration (see H. Res. 240), [1JY]
    ------provide disaster relief for homeowners (see H.R. 2393), 
        [30JN]
    ------repeal the inclusion in gross income of unemployment 
        compensation (see H.R. 3169), [28OC]
    ------treatment of certain welfare benefits as earned income for 
        purposes of earned income credit (see H.R. 932), [2MR]
    ------treatment of flight training expenses reimbursed through 
        certain veterans educational assistance allowances (see H.R. 
        2004), [27MY]
    ------treatment of Native American housing assistance programs 
        (see H.R. 152), [7JA]
    ------treatment of property tax reduction vouchers received by 
        senior citizens in exchange for volunteer work (see H.R. 
        1011), [4MR]
    ------treatment of reductions in State tax revenues relative to 
        the provision of an earned income tax credit to recipients of 
        temporary assistance for needy families block grants (see H.R. 
        2787), [5AU]
    ------treatment of scholarships received under the National Health 
        Corps Scholarship Program and the F. Edward Hebert Armed 
        Forces Health Professions Scholarship and Financial Assistance 
        Program (see H.R. 1414), [14AP]
    Telecommunications Development Fund: improve operations (see H.R. 
        3498), [18NO]
    Tennessee: include additional counties as part of Appalachian 
        region (see H.R. 1255), [24MR] (see H.R. 1718), [6MY]
    Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (H.R. 1180): 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 387), [17NO]
    ------corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 236), [18NO]
    Transportation: continue operating assistance for small transit 
        operators in large urban areas (see H.R. 1257), [24MR]
    ------establish national growth programs relative to metropolitan 
        regional projects (see H.R. 1038), [9MR]
    Unemployment: eligibility for compensation for individuals leaving 
        employment relative to victimization by sexual harassment or 
        loss of child care (see H.R. 931), [2MR]
    University of the District of Columbia: eligibility for assistance 
        for historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 
        485), [2FE]
    Urban areas: development of municipally-owned vacant lots by 
        nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 2305), [22JN]
    ------provide grants to organizations to develop youth 
        intervention models (see H.R. 102), [7JA]
    Veterans: authorizing appropriations for homeless veterans 
        reintegration projects (see H.R. 1484), [20AP]
    ------exclude certain income from consideration for determining 
        rent paid for federally assisted housing (see H.R. 1364), 
        [12AP]
    ------reauthorize pilot program allowing veterans to buy down 
        interest rate on VA housing loans (see H.R. 365), [19JA]
    ------strengthen veterans' preferences relative to employment 
        opportunities (see H.R. 364), [19JA]
    Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act: use of certain 
        grant funds to provide parental education (see H.R. 2742), 
        [5AU]
    Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against 
        women (see H.R. 357), (see H.R. 422), [19JA] (see H.R. 1248), 
        [24MR]
  Conference reports
    Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (H.R. 1180), 
        [17NO]
  Motions
    Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students 
        to meet academic achievement standards (H.R. 2300), [21OC]
    Iron and steel industry: establish an emergency loan guarantee 
        program for steel and iron ore companies (H.R. 1664), [4AU]
    Power resources: establish an emergency loan guarantee program for 
        oil and gas producers (H.R. 1664), [4AU]
  Reports filed
    Academic Achievement for All Act (Straight A's Act): Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2300) (H. Rept. 106-
        386), [18OC]
    Agricultural Risk Protection Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) 
        (H.R. 2559) (H. Rept. 106-300), [5AU], [22SE]
    Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Reauthorization 
        and Improvement: Committee on Banking and Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 629) (H. Rept. 106-183), [14JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1180, Ticket to Work 
        and Work Incentives Improvement Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 387) (H. Rept. 106-482), [17NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 409, Federal Financial Assistance Management 
        Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 75) (H. 
        Rept. 106-26), [23FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 436, Government Waste, Fraud, and Error 
        Reduction Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 43) (H. 
        Rept. 106-14), [9FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 707, Disaster Mitigation and Cost Reduction 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 91) (H. Rept. 106-
        41), [3MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1802, Foster Care Independence Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 221) (H. Rept. 106-199), 
        [24JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2300, Academic Achievement for All Act 
        (Straight A's Act): Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 338) 
        (H. Rept. 106-408), [20OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2559, Agricultural Risk Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 308) (H. Rept. 106-346), 
        [28SE]
    Disaster Mitigation and Cost Reduction Act: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 707) (H. Rept. 
        106-40), [3MR]
    Disaster Mitigation Coordination Act: Committee on Small Business 
        (House) (H.R. 818) (H. Rept. 106-33), [1MR]
    Foster Care Independence Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.R. 1802) (H. Rept. 106-182), [14JN]
    Government Waste, Fraud, and Error Reduction Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1442) (H. Rept. 106-275), 
        [30JY]
    ------Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 436) (H. Rept. 
        106-9), [8FE]
    Medicaid Coverage of Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Services 
        for Certain Women Screened Under Federally Funded Programs: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1070) (H. Rept. 106-486), 
        [22NO]
    Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3075) (H. Rept. 106-
        436), [2NO]
    Microenterprise Organization Grants To Assist Disadvantaged 
        Entrepreneurs Using Funds From the Community Development 
        Financial Institutions Fund: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 413) (H. Rept. 106-184), 
        [14JN]
    ------Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 413) (H. Rept. 
        106-184), [12JY]
    Nazi Benefits Termination Act: Committee on Government Reform 
        (House) (H.R. 1788) (H. Rept. 106-321), [6OC]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1788) (H. Rept. 
        106-321), [14SE]
    Prohibit Transfers or Discharges of Medicaid Residents of Nursing 
        Facilities: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 540) (H. Rept. 
        106-44), [8MR]
    Rail Passenger Disaster Family Assistance Act: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2681) (H. 
        Rept. 106-313), [13SE]
    SBA Women's Business Center Programs Funding and Conditions of 
        Participation: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 774) 
        (H. Rept. 106-47), [10MR]
    Small Business Investment Act Technical Corrections: Committee on 
        Small Business (House) (H.R. 68) (H. Rept. 106-1), [19JA]
    Social Security Guarantee Initiative: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.J. Res. 32) (H. Rept. 106-34), [1MR]

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    Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1180) (H. Rept. 106-478), [17NO]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3070) (H. Rept. 
        106-393), [18OC]
    Welfare-to-Work Program Amendments and Work Performance Bonus 
        Modification: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) 
        (H.R. 3172) (H. Rept. 106-456), [5NO]
    Women's Business Centers Sustainability Act: Committee on Small 
        Business (House) (H.R. 1497) (H. Rept. 106-365), [5OC]
    Work Incentives Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 1180) (H. Rept. 106-220), [1JY]

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
related term(s) Department of Transportation
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 
        21st Century, [14OC]
    ------S. 1467, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 
        Century, [5AU]
  Bills and resolutions
    Airlines: whistleblower protection for airline employees who 
        provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 953), [3MR]
    Airport Improvement Program: funding (see H.R. 99), [7JA]
    ------funding (H.R. 99), consideration (see H. Res. 31), [2FE]
    Airports: conduct a study to assess and reduce the adverse 
        environmental impacts of ground and flight operations (see 
        H.R. 1463), [15AP]
    Appropriations: extending programs (S. 1467), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 276), [4AU]
    ------reauthorizing programs (see H.R. 1000), [4MR]
    ------reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 206), [14JN]
    Aviation: accelerate redesign of airspace over New Jersey/New York 
        metropolitan area (see H.R. 1448), [15AP]
    ------authorize research, engineering, and development programs 
        (see H.R. 1551), [26AP]
    ------authorize research, engineering, and development programs 
        (H.R. 1551), consideration (see H. Res. 290), [14SE]
    ------civil penalties for unruly passengers of air carriers (see 
        H.R. 1052), [10MR]
    ------denial of airport access to certain air carriers conducting 
        operations as a public charter (see H.R. 156), [7JA]
    ------enhance competition between airlines and improve consumers' 
        access to airline industry information (see H.R. 908), [2MR] 
        (see H.R. 1030), [9MR]
    ------establish national policy of fair treatment for airline 
        passengers (see H.R. 2200), [14JN]
    ------provide assistance and slots to air carriers providing 
        service between high-density and underserved airports and 
        improve jet service to underserved markets (see H.R. 951), 
        [3MR] (see H.R. 1679), [4MY]
    ------provide basic consumer protection standards and enhance 
        competition between airlines (see H.R. 780), [23FE]
    ------provide basic consumer protection standards and improve 
        access to airline industry information (see H.R. 700), [10FE] 
        (see H.R. 752), [11FE]
    ------remove air carrier departure and destination restrictions on 
        Dallas Love Field Airport (see H.R. 737), [11FE]
    ------require U.S. airlines to conduct safety audits of foreign 
        air carriers as a condition of approval of code-sharing 
        agreements between the carriers (see H.R. 2024), [8JN]
    California: authorize sponsor of the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena 
        Airport to impose noise restrictions on operations without FAA 
        approval (see H.R. 1823), [14MY]
    Dept. of Transportation: make nonmilitary Government aircraft 
        subject to safety regulations (see H.R. 1417), [14AP]
    ------reauthorize Aviation War Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 
        98), [7JA]
    ------reauthorize Aviation War Risk Insurance Program (H.R. 98), 
        Senate amendments (see H. Res. 135), [12AP]
    Dept of Transportation: permit waiving of noise restrictions on 
        certain aircraft operations (see H.R. 2935), [23SE]
    Hawaii: regulation of airspace over National Park System lands 
        (see H.R. 482), [2FE]
    Liaison and Familiarization Training Program: reform (see H.R. 
        13), [6JA]
    National Park System: regulation of airspace over park lands (see 
        H.R. 717), [11FE]
    Noise pollution: prohibit operation of certain aircraft not 
        complying with certain noise levels (see H.R. 2499), [13JY]
    ------restrictions and requirements on aircraft operations at 
        certain metropolitan airports (see H.R. 129), [7JA]
    Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space 
        Transportation: funding (see H.R. 2607), [26JY]
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: addition of slots and 
        lifting of perimeter rule on flight distances (see H.R. 1507), 
        [21AP]
    Safety: limitation on carry-on baggage by airline passengers (see 
        H.R. 2495), [13JY]
    Staten Island, NY: address aircraft noise problems (see H.R. 790), 
        [23FE]
    States: participation in approval process of airport development 
        projects in neighboring States (see H.R. 268), [7JA]
  Motions
    Appropriations: extending programs (S. 1467), [5AU]
  Reports filed
    Airport Improvement Program Funding: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 99) (H. Rept. 106-6), [2FE]
    Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century: Committee 
        on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1000) (H. 
        Rept. 106-167), [7JN], [9JN]
    Aviation War Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 98) (H. Rept. 
        106-2), [2FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 99, Airport Improvement Program Short-Term 
        Extension Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 31) (H. 
        Rept. 106-4), [2FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for 
        the 21st Century: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 206) (H. 
        Rept. 106-185), [14JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1551, FAA Research, Engineering, and 
        Development Programs Authorization: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 290) (H. Rept. 106-318), [14SE]
    Consideration of S. 1467, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for 
        the 21st Century: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 276) (H. 
        Rept. 106-293), [4AU]
    FAA Research, Engineering, and Development Programs: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 1551) (H. Rept. 106-223), [12JY]
    National Parks Air Tour Management Act: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 717) (H. Rept. 
        106-273), [29JY]

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Crisis Negotiation Program: tribute (see H. Res. 222), [25JN]
    Dept. of Justice: independent investigation of use of pyrotechnic 
        devices during standoff with Branch Davidians in Waco, TX (see 
        H.R. 2847), [13SE]
    Financial institutions: require enhanced security measures 
        relative to surveillance pictures which can be used as 
        evidence in criminal prosecutions (see H.R. 1131), [16MR]
    Merrill S. Parks, Jr., Federal Building, New Haven, CT: designate 
        (see H.R. 1571), [27AP]

FEDERAL CIGARETTE LABELING AND ADVERTISING ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Tobacco products: warning requirements for sale and advertisement 
        of cigarettes on the Internet (see H.R. 3007), [4OC]

FEDERAL COAL MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Coal: disability benefit eligibility for certain miners (see H.R. 
        722), [11FE]

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1554, Satellite Copyright, Competition, and 
        Consumer Protection Act, [23JN]
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: establish time limits for review of 
        mergers, acquisitions, and other license transfers (see H.R. 
        2783), [5AU]
    Computers: ensure that unaffiliated service providers have open, 
        nondiscriminatory access to broadband facilities that enable 
        access to the Internet over cable systems (see H. Con. Res. 
        173), [5AU]
    ------terminate E-Rate Program (see H.R. 692), [10FE]
    Ethnic and Minority Affairs Section: establish (see H.R. 125), 
        [7JA]
    Government regulations: eliminate requirements restricting the 
        cross ownership of broadcasting stations and newspapers (see 
        H.R. 598), [4FE]
    ------reform television broadcast stations ownership rules (see 
        H.R. 3203), [2NO] (see H.R. 3431), [17NO]
    ------repeal unconstitutional reporting and record keeping 
        requirements (see H.R. 1273), [24MR]
    Income: provide remedies for losses caused by unreasonable delay 
        in the processing of certain licenses (see H.R. 2701), [4AU]
    Minorities: develop guidelines for advertisers to prohibit 
        discrimination against minority formatted broadcast stations 
        (see H.R. 1948), [26MY]
    Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio 
        operators (see H.R. 783), [23FE]
    ------prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation 
        of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), [17NO]
    ------protect critical infrastructure radio systems from 
        interference and promote efficient spectrum management of the 
        private land mobile radio bands (see H.R. 866), [25FE]
    Telecommunications: limit FCC authority in reviewing certain 
        mergers and acquisitions (see H.R. 3186), [1NO]
    ------preserve State and local authority to regulate the 
        placement, construction, and modification of certain 
        facilities (see H.R. 2834), [9SE]
    ------resolve certain contested broadcast license proceedings (see 
        H.R. 2762), [5AU]
    ------State and local government regulation of citizens band radio 
        equipment (see H.R. 2346), [24JN]
    Telecommunications Development Fund: improve operations (see H.R. 
        3498), [18NO]
    Telephones: develop a plan for efficient allocation of telephone 
        numbers to limit the creation of new area codes (see H.R. 
        2439), [1JY]
    ------protect consumers against slamming and cramming and provide 
        jurisdiction over deceptive trade practices to the FTC (see 
        H.R. 2727), [5AU]
    Television: establish improved predictive models for determining 
        the availability of broadcast signals (see H.R. 851), [25FE]
    ------establish moratorium on increases in cable television rates 
        and require study on rates and competition (see H.R. 1312), 
        [25MR]
    ------preserve low-power stations that provide community 
        broadcasting (see H.R. 486), [2FE]
    ------reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of 
        broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable television 
        (see H.R. 768), [23FE] (see H.R. 1027), [8MR] (see H.R. 1078), 
        [11MR] (see H.R. 1554), [26AP]
    ------revise station ownership rules relative to local marketing 
        agreements (see H.R. 942), [2MR]
  Conference reports
    Intellectual Property and Communications Omnibus Reform Act (H.R. 
        1554), [9NO]
  Reports filed
    Community Broadcasters Protection Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 486) (H. Rept. 106-384), [14OC]
    Intellectual Property and Communications Omnibus Reform Act: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 1554) (H. Rept. 106-464), [9NO]
    Satellite Television Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1027) (H. Rept. 106-86), [12AP]

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    Save Our Satellites Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 851) 
        (H. Rept. 106-79), [12AP]

FEDERAL COURTS IMPROVEMENT ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1752) (H. 
        Rept. 106-312), [9SE]

FEDERAL CREDIT UNION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Financial institutions: prohibit fees for using teller windows 
        (see H.R. 114), [7JA]

FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: encourage participation and ensure availability of 
        affordable crop insurance for producers (see H.R. 1536), 
        [22AP]
    ------improve crop insurance coverage and administration (see H.R. 
        2225), [15JN] (see H.R. 2239), [16JN]
    ------strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve 
        efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program 
        (see H.R. 2559), [20JY]
    ------strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve 
        efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program 
        (H.R. 2559), consideration (see H. Res. 308), (see H. Res. 
        308), [28SE]
  Reports filed
    Agricultural Risk Protection Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) 
        (H.R. 2559) (H. Rept. 106-300), [5AU], [22SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2559, Agricultural Risk Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 308) (H. Rept. 106-346), 
        [28SE]

FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORP.
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: improve crop insurance coverage and administration 
        (see H.R. 2225), [15JN] (see H.R. 2239), [16JN]

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation 
        interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund 
        reserves (see H.R. 3278), [9NO]
    ------give customers notice and choice about how institutions 
        share or sell personally identifiable sensitive financial 
        information (see H.R. 1929), [25MY]
    ------prohibit fees for using teller windows (see H.R. 114), [7JA]

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORP.
related term(s) Financial Institutions
  Bills and resolutions
    Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation 
        interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund 
        reserves (see H.R. 3278), [9NO]
    ------eliminate the special reserve funds created for the Savings 
        Association Insurance Fund and the Deposit Insurance Fund (see 
        H.R. 687), [10FE]
    ------prevent implementation of ``Know Your Customer'' regulations 
        proposed by Federal banking agencies (see H.R. 575), [4FE] 
        (see H.R. 621), [8FE]
    ------require congressional approval to implement ``Know Your 
        Customer'' regulations proposed by Federal banking agencies 
        and conduct a study on economic and privacy issues of such 
        regulations (see H.R. 530), [3FE]
    ------safeguard confidential banking and credit union information 
        (see H.R. 174), [7JA] (see H.R. 516), [3FE]
    ------strengthen the special examination authority in order to 
        protect the Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings Association 
        Insurance Fund (see H.R. 3374), [16NO]
    Securities: improve regulation of certain derivatives dealers and 
        hedge funds, reduce risk to financial markets, and enhance 
        investor protections (see H.R. 3483), [18NO]
    Social Security: invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing 
        securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect 
        trust funds from public debt limit (see H.R. 147), (see H.R. 
        160), (see H.R. 219), [7JA]

FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Elections: protect the equal participation of eligible voters in 
        Federal election campaigns (see H.R. 463), [2FE] (see H.R. 
        1957), [26MY]
    Political action committees: reduce influence in elections for 
        Federal office (see H.R. 2866), [14SE]
    Political campaigns: increase penalties for making or accepting 
        contributions in the name of another and prohibit foreign 
        nationals from making any campaign-related disbursements (see 
        H.R. 1747), [11MY]
    ------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. 2461), [1JY]
    ------require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling 
        by telephone or electronic device (see H.R. 223), [7JA]
    Presidential Debate Commission: establish on an ongoing basis and 
        require nominees for President and Vice President to 
        participate in debates to receive Federal funding for party 
        conventions (see H.R. 178), [7JA]

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 1338), [25MR] (see H.R. 
        1818), [14MY]
    Efficiency: improving (see H.R. 1818), [14MY]
    Elections: conduct study of issues relative to online and Internet 
        technologies in the voting process (see H.R. 3232), [5NO]
    ------protect the equal participation of eligible voters in 
        Federal election campaigns (see H.R. 463), [2FE] (see H.R. 
        1957), [26MY]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 417), [19JA] (see H.R. 1641), [29AP] (see H.R. 1739), 
        [6MY] (see H.R. 1867), [19MY] (see H.R. 2668), [2AU] (see H.R. 
        3243), [5NO]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 417), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 122), [18MR] (see H. Res. 126), 
        [23MR] (see H. Res. 283), [8SE]
    ------expand required spending reports and transfer enforcement of 
        campaign finance laws from the FEC to the Dept. of Justice 
        (see H.R. 32), [6JA]
    ------extend deadline for the submission of first quarter campaign 
        reports (see H.R. 696), [10FE]
    ------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. 2461), [1JY]
    ------prohibit lowest unit rate for campaign advertising from 
        being available for communication in which candidates attack 
        opponents unless the candidate does so in person (see H.R. 
        2033), [8JN]
    ------require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling 
        by telephone or electronic device (see H.R. 223), [7JA]
    ------require disclosure of funding sources for certain candidate 
        advocacy advertising (see H.R. 227), [7JA]
  Reports filed
    Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act: Committee on House 
        Administration (House) (H.R. 417) (H. Rept. 106-297), [5AU]
    Campaign Integrity Act: Committee on House Administration (House) 
        (H.R. 1867) (H. Rept. 106-294), [5AU]
    Campaign Reform and Election Integrity Act: Committee on House 
        Administration (House) (H.R. 2668) (H. Rept. 106-295), [5AU]
    Citizen Legislature and Political Freedom Act: Committee on House 
        Administration (House) (H.R. 1922) (H. Rept. 106-296), [5AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 417, Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 283) (H. Rept. 106-311), 
        [8SE]

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2684, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and 
        sundry independent agencies appropriations, [4OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: report on methods and procedures to accelerate 
        disaster assistance to agricultural communities (see H.R. 
        283), [7JA]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2684), [3AU]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2684), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 275), [4AU]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2684), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 328), [13OC]
    Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline 
        the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs 
        of disaster assistance (see H.R. 533), [3FE] (see H.R. 707), 
        [11FE] (see H.R. 1711), [5MY]
    ------authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the 
        administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of 
        disaster assistance (H.R. 707), consideration (see H. Res. 
        91), [3MR]
    ------grant program to assist small businesses and agricultural 
        enterprises in meeting disaster-related expenses (see H.R. 
        3109), [19OC]
    Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act: authorizing appropriations (see 
        H.R. 1184), [18MR]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1184), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 142), [20AP]
    Fire prevention: make grants to fire departments for the 
        acquisition of thermal imaging cameras (see H.R. 1839), [18MY]
    ------make grants to fire departments to improve public safety 
        against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), [17MR]
    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. 348), [19JA]
    National Flood Insurance Program: improve predisaster mitigation 
        and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded 
        properties (see H.R. 1297), [25MR] (see H.R. 2728), [5AU]
    Public safety officers: eligibility of certain emergency 
        management and civil defense personnel for public safety 
        officer death benefits (see H.R. 2588), [22JY]
    U.S. Fire Administration: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 
        1550), [26AP]
  Conference reports
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2684), [13OC]
  Motions
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2684), [9SE], [4OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2684, Depts. of 
        Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 328) (H. 
        Rept. 106-380), [13OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 707, Disaster Mitigation and Cost Reduction 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 91) (H. Rept. 106-
        41), [3MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1184, Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 142) (H. 
        Rept. 106-101), [20AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 2684, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, 
        and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 275) (H. Rept. 106-292), [4AU]
    Construct a Monument To Honor Those Who Have Served the Nation's 
        Civil Defense and Emergency Management Programs: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 348) (H. Rept. 106-416), [27OC]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2684) 
        (H. Rept. 106-379), [13OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2684) (H. Rept. 
        106-286), [3AU]
    Disaster Mitigation and Cost Reduction Act: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 707) (H. Rept. 
        106-40), [3MR]
    Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act Appropriations: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 1184) (H. Rept. 106-99), [19AP]
    U.S. Fire Administration Appropriations: Committee on Science 
        (House) (H.R. 1550) (H. Rept. 106-133), [10MY]

FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
related term(s) Executive Departments
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska: improve Federal hiring and contracting of natives (see 
        H.R. 2804), [5AU]

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    Armed Forces: allow members to participate in the Thrift Savings 
        Plan (see H.R. 556), [3FE]
    ------improve access to treatment facilities, provide Medicare 
        reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal Employees 
        Health Benefits Program for veterans and their dependents (see 
        H.R. 1067), [10MR]
    ------provide for Medicare subvention demonstration project for 
        veterans and improve TRICARE program (see H.R. 1347), [25MR]
    Assistant U.S. attorneys: treatment of retirement benefits (see 
        H.R. 583), [4FE]
    Border Patrol: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 122), [27MY]
    Business and industry: require certain parent corporations of 
        Federal contractors to provide health care benefits to retired 
        employees of the contractor (see H.R. 3506), [18NO]
    Children and youth: permit children of non-legislative branch 
        employees to enroll in the House of Representatives Child Care 
        Center (see H.R. 3122), [21OC]
    ------provide greater access to child care services for Federal 
        employees (see H.R. 28), [6JA] (see H.R. 206), [7JA]
    Contracts: provide simplified criteria for determining whether an 
        individual is an employee or an independent contractor and 
        limit retroactive employment tax reclassifications (see H.R. 
        1525), [22AP]
    Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private 
        contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses 
        be housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal 
        employees (see H.R. 979), [4MR]
    Courts: allow suits against the Federal Government for gross 
        negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas 
        (see H.R. 1371), [12AP]
    ------cost-of-living adjustments for administrative law judges 
        (see H.R. 915), [2MR]
    ------establish new method for fixing rates of basic pay for 
        administrative appeals judges (see H.R. 3185), [1NO]
    Crime: provide a mandatory minimum prison sentence for certain 
        wiretapping or electronic surveillance offenses by Federal 
        officers or employees (see H.R. 1888), [20MY]
    Dept. of Defense: allow Medicare-eligible military health care 
        system beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health 
        Benefits Program (see H.R. 113), (see H.R. 205), [7JA]
    ------equitable retirement for military reserve technicians 
        covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 1079), [11MR]
    ------provide wage parity to certain employees in Texas and 
        Oklahoma (see H.R. 1393), [13AP]
    Dept. of Energy: establish a compensation program for employees 
        injured in Federal nuclear activities (see H.R. 3495), [18NO]
    ------establish compensation programs for employees sustaining 
        illnesses from exposure to beryllium and other hazardous 
        substances and examine health effects of exposure to hazardous 
        substances (see H.R. 3418), [17NO] (see H.R. 3478), [18NO]
    Dept. of HHS: employment opportunities for women scientists (see 
        H.R. 269), [7JA]
    Dept. of Justice: appointment of independent counsel to 
        investigate certain internal criminal allegations (see H.R. 
        2201), [14JN]
    Dept. of the Treasury: codify authority to issue regulations 
        covering the practices of enrolled agents (see H.R. 3491), 
        [18NO]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make pay adjustments for nurses and 
        certain other health-care professionals in the same manner as 
        Federal employees and allow locality pay adjustments for those 
        employees (see H.R. 1216), [23MR]
    Disasters: payment of compensation to the families of those killed 
        in the crash of an Air Force CT-43A aircraft on April 3, 1996, 
        near Dubrovnik, Croatia (see H.R. 3295), [10NO]
    Drugs: require preemployment testing (see H.R. 279), [7JA]
    Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Washington, DC: 
        designate (see H.R. 3108), [19OC]
    Executive Office of the President: appointment of Chief Financial 
        Officer (see H.R. 437), [2FE]
    ------appointment of Chief Financial Officer (H.R. 437), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 44), [9FE]
    FAA: reform Liaison and Familiarization Training Program (see H.R. 
        13), [6JA]
    Families and domestic relations: allow agencies to reimburse for 
        certain adoption expenses (see H.R. 2733), [5AU]
    ------provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2859), 
        [14SE]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement 
        in educational and extracurricular activities, routine medical 
        needs, and assistance to elderly relatives (see H.R. 2103), 
        [9JN]
    ------allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, 
        adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health 
        condition (see H.R. 2104), [9JN]
    FBI: tribute to Crisis Negotiation Program (see H. Res. 222), 
        [25JN]
    Federal agencies and departments: use of surplus administrative 
        funds for personnel pay bonuses and deficit reduction (see 
        H.R. 993), [4MR]
    Federal courts: improve operation and administration (see H.R. 
        1752), [11MY]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: allow option of 
        obtaining coverage for self and children only (see H.R. 1170), 
        [17MR]
    ------coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1890), [20MY]
    ------coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 933), [2MR]
    Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match 
        requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 
        460), [2FE]
    Federal Reserve Board: allow service credit portability for 
        employees who obtain employment with other Federal agencies 
        (see H.R. 807), [23FE]
    Firefighters: authorize equal overtime pay for all Federal 
        employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations (see H.R. 
        2814), [8SE]
    FRS: require the Board of Governors to post notices to employees 
        relative to the applicable provisions of the Civil Rights Act 
        (see H.R. 2424), [1JY]
    GAO: require study and report on violence by postal employees (see 
        H.R. 2385), [29JN]
    Georgia: provide wage parity for certain Dept. of Defense 
        prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 2394), [30JN]
    Government: require comparable treatment of Federal employees, 
        Members of Congress and the President during a Government 
        shutdown (see H.R. 877), [25FE]
    ------require Congress and the President to fulfill their 
        constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for 
        Federal laws (see H.R. 2301), [22JN]
    ------shutdown relative to budget process (see H.R. 142), [7JA]
    Health: availability of health coverage for dependent parents (see 
        H.R. 2096), [9JN]
    ------benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 2706), 
        [4AU]
    ------health benefits coverage for hearing aids and examinations 
        (see H.R. 2321), [23JN]
    ------health benefits coverage of services by chiropractors, 
        acupuncturists, massage therapists, naturopathic physicians, 
        and midwifes (see H.R. 2360), [24JN]
    ------increase leave time relative to services as an organ donor 
        (see H.R. 457), [2FE]
    ------require any benefits plan which provides obstetrical 
        benefits to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment 
        of infertility (see H.R. 2774), [5AU]
    Health care professionals: treatment of Government physicians' 
        comparability allowances as basic pay for retirement purposes 
        (see H.R. 207), [7JA]
    House of Representatives: compensation of certain minority 
        employees (see H. Res. 11), [6JA]
    ------permit payments to reimburse Members, officers, and 
        employees for qualified adoption expenses (see H. Res. 238), 
        [1JY]
    House Rules: require drug testing of Members, officers, and 
        employees (see H. Res. 331), [14OC]
    Income: alleviate pay-compression problem affecting members of the 
        Senior Executive Service and other senior-level Federal 
        employees (see H.R. 3147), [26OC]
    ------ensure parity between the compensation of members of the 
        Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 34), 
        [12FE]
    ------equitable overtime pay and credit hour policies (see H.R. 
        2696), [4AU]
    ------equitable overtime pay policies (see H.R. 582), [4FE] (see 
        H.R. 1770), [12MY]
    ------provide for continued compensation when funds are not 
        available due to a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 1210), 
        [18MR]
    INS: modify rate of basic pay and classification of positions for 
        certain Border Patrol agents (see H.R. 1881), [20MY]
    Insurance: coverage of prescription drugs (see H.R. 3319), [10NO]
    ------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. 2842), [13SE]
    ------establish program under which current and former employees 
        may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 110), [7JA] (see 
        H.R. 602), [4FE] (see H.R. 1111), [16MR]
    Investments: allow for the contribution of rollover distributions 
        to accounts and eliminate waiting-period requirements for 
        participation in the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 208), [7JA]
    ------make percentage limitations on contributions to the Thrift 
        Savings Plan comparable to dollar amount limitations on 
        elective deferrals (see H.R. 483), [2FE]
    Law enforcement officers: extend civil service retirement options 
        to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other 
        Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), [23MR]
    Library of Congress: clarify eligibility requirements for 
        enrollment of children in day care center (see H.R. 1782), 
        [12MY]
    Members of Congress: include salaries in any proposed across-the-
        board reduction in funding for Federal agencies (see H. Con. 
        Res. 207), [25OC]
    ------prohibit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement 
        System (see H.R. 95), [7JA]
    Merit Systems Protection Board: conduct an alternative dispute 
        resolution pilot program to assist Federal agencies in 
        resolving workplace disputes (see H.R. 3312), [10NO]
    ------conduct an alternative dispute resolution pilot program to 
        assist Federal agencies in resolving workplace disputes and 
        establish an administrative judge pay schedule (see H.R. 
        2946), [24SE]
    National Public Employment Relations Commission: establish (see 
        H.R. 1277), [24MR]
    National Weather Service: provide overtime pay for forecasters 
        performing essential services during severe weather events and 
        limit Sunday premium pay to hours of service actually 
        performed (see H.R. 826), [24FE]
    OPM: develop classification standards for physician assistants in 
        Federal agencies (see H.R. 1697), [5MY]
    Patent and Trademark Office: funding for salaries and expenses 
        (see H.R. 1225), [23MR]
    Pearl Harbor Day: treat December 7 in the same manner as Veterans 
        Day for all purposes relative to Federal employment (see H.R. 
        965), [3MR]
    Pensions: eliminate certain inequities in the computation of 
        retirement benefits for law enforcement officers, 
        firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials 
        couriers, and their survivors (see H.R. 1769), [12MY]
    ------exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund 
        from the Federal budget (see H.R. 82), [7JA]
    ------make certain service performed as an employee of a 
        nonappropriated fund instrumentality creditable for retirement 
        purposes (see H.R. 2686), [3AU]
    ------make certain temporary Federal service creditable for 
        retirement purposes (see H.R. 1606), [28AP]
    ------provide for the rectification of certain retirement coverage 
        errors (see H.R. 416), [19JA]

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    ------provide for the rectification of certain retirement coverage 
        errors (S. 1232), return to Senate (see H. Res. 394), [18NO]
    ------reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), 
        [29JY]
    Political appointees: reduce number (see H.R. 680), [10FE]
    Presidential Transition Act: provide training of individuals a 
        President-elect intends to nominate as department heads or 
        appoint to key executive positions (see H.R. 3137), [25OC]
    Public safety officers: eligibility of certain emergency 
        management and civil defense personnel for public safety 
        officer death benefits (see H.R. 2588), [22JY]
    SBA: provide financial and business development assistance to 
        military reservists' small businesses (see H.R. 1614), [28AP] 
        (see H.R. 1981), [27MY]
    Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to 
        spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 
        1217), [23MR]
    ------eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving 
        pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 742), [11FE]
    Supreme Court: hiring of qualified minority applicants to serve as 
        clerks to the Justices (see H. Res. 111), [11MR]
    Taxation: allow cash payment to Federal employees in lieu of 
        parking benefits (see H.R. 1513), [21AP]
    ------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. 1263), [24MR]
    ------treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security 
        benefits (see H.R. 372), [19JA]
    Trust funds: investment of several Federal health-related and 
        retirement trust funds in broad-based private equities indices 
        (see H.R. 633), [9FE]
    Veterans: strengthen veterans' preferences relative to employment 
        opportunities (see H.R. 364), [19JA]
  Reports filed
    Administrative Law Judges Cost-of-Living Adjustments: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 915) (H. Rept. 106-387), 
        [18OC]
    Allow for Federal Employees Contribution of Rollover Distributions 
        to Accounts and Eliminate Waiting-Period Requirements for 
        Participation in the Thrift Savings Plan: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 208) (H. Rept. 106-87), [13AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 437, Presidential and Executive Office 
        Financial Accountability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 44) (H. Rept. 106-f15), [9FE]
    Federal Courts Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 1752) (H. Rept. 106-312), [9SE]
    Federal Reserve Board Retirement Portability Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 807) (H. Rept. 106-53), [16MR]
    Federal Retirement Coverage Corrections Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 416) (H. Rept. 106-29), [23FE]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 416) (H. Rept. 
        106-29), [8MR]
    Organ Donor Leave Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) 
        (H.R. 457) (H. Rept. 106-174), [9JN]
    Patent and Trademark Office Funding for Salaries and Expenses: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1225) (H. Rept. 106-
        177), [9JN]
    Presidential and Executive Office Financial Accountability Act: 
        Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 437) (H. Rept. 
        106-7), [8FE]
    Presidential Transition Act: Committee on Government Reform 
        (House) (H.R. 3137) (H. Rept. 106-432), [1NO]
    Provide Federal Employees Greater Access To Child Care Services: 
        Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 206) (H. Rept. 
        106-169), [7JN]
    Quality Child Care for Federal Employees Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 28) (H. Rept. 106-323), [15SE]

FEDERAL EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Courts: allow suits against the Federal Government for gross 
        negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas 
        (see H.R. 1371), [12AP]

FEDERAL EMPLOYEES GROUP LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 110), [7JA]

FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Consumers: ensure protection of certain Federal power customers 
        (see H.R. 2887), [21SE]
    Hydroelectric power: extension of deadline for Mt. Hope Waterpower 
        Project (see H.R. 459), [2FE]
    ------projects licensing reform (see H.R. 2335), [24JN]
    Natural gas: provide relief to businesses relative to interest and 
        penalties on refunds retroactively ordered by FERC (see H.R. 
        1117), [16MR]
    Pentwater River: FERC licensing requirements for existing 
        facilities (see H.R. 1262), [24MR]
    Public utilities: encourage States to establish competitive retail 
        markets for electricity, clarify Federal and State roles in 
        retail electricity markets, and remove certain Federal 
        barriers to competition (see H.R. 1587), [27AP]
    ------provide consumers with a reliable source of electricity and 
        choice of electric providers (see H.R. 2050), [8JN]
    ------provide for competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 
        667), [10FE] (see H.R. 1828), [17MY] (see H.R. 2944), [24SE]
    ------provide for the restructuring of the electric power industry 
        (see H.R. 2645), [29JY]
    ------revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility 
        holding companies (see H.R. 2363), [25JN]
  Reports filed
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Mt. Hope Waterpower Project: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 459) (H. Rept. 106-119), 
        [28AP]

FEDERAL ERRONEOUS RETIREMENT COVERAGE CORRECTIONS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (S. 1232): return to Senate (see H. Res. 394), [18NO]

FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 409): consideration (see H. Res. 75), [23FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 409, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 75) (H. Rept. 106-26), [23FE]

FEDERAL FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    New York, NY: require new multifamily housing to comply with 
        Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act (see H.R. 1126), 
        [16MR]

FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Consumers: safeguard public health and provide food that is safe, 
        unadulterated, and honestly presented (see H.R. 1346), [25MR]
    FDA: clarify certain responsibilities relative to importation of 
        drugs into the U.S. (see H.R. 3240), [5NO]
    ------establish a performance standard for breast pumps to 
        facilitate their regulation (see H.R. 3372), [15NO]
    ------facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved 
        drugs (see H.R. 1885), [20MY]
    ------uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see 
        H.R. 2129), [10JN]
    Food: consumer access to information on the health benefits of 
        foods and dietary supplements (see H.R. 1077), [11MR]
    ------improve safety of imported foods (see H.R. 830), [24FE] (see 
        H.R. 2055), [8JN]
    ------promote clinical research and development on dietary 
        supplements and foods and establish a new legal classification 
        for dietary supplements and food with health benefits (see 
        H.R. 3001), [1OC]
    ------require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a 
        genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3377), [16NO]
    Food industry: freshness dates on food (see H.R. 2897), [21SE]
    Food Quality Protection Act: provide for enhanced implementation 
        of amendments (see H.R. 1334), [25MR]
    Medical devices: require persons who reprocess medical devices to 
        comply with certain safety requirements (see H.R. 3148), 
        [26OC]
    Pharmaceuticals: establish therapeutic equivalence requirements 
        for generic drugs (see H.R. 805), [23FE]
  Reports filed
    Generic Drugs Access Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 805) 
        (H. Rept. 106-117), [12JY]

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
see Government--U.S.

FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Motor vehicles: interim continuation of administration of motor 
        carrier functions (see H.R. 3036), [7OC]
    ------transfer certain motor carrier safety functions from the 
        Federal Highway Administration to the National Highway Traffic 
        Safety Administration (see H.R. 507), [2FE]

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation 
        interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund 
        reserves (see H.R. 3278), [9NO]

FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to 
        minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with 
        notices of pesticide use (see H.R. 3275), [9NO]

FEDERAL INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Income: disclosure of payments on individual pay checks (see H.R. 
        246), [7JA]

FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY
  Messages
    Federal Labor Relations Authority Report: President Clinton, 
        [2MR], [16NO]

FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ANIMAL PROTECTION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1791) (H. 
        Rept. 106-372), [12OC]

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 819), [24FE]
    ------authorizing (H.R. 819), consideration (see H. Res. 104), 
        [10MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 819, Federal Maritime Commission 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 104) (H. 
        Rept. 106-49), [10MR]
    Federal Maritime Commission Appropriations: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 819) (H. Rept. 
        106-42), [4MR]

FEDERAL MEAT INSPECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Food: improve public health and food safety through enhanced 
        enforcement of food inspection laws (see H.R. 983), [4MR]
    ------include the imposition of civil monetary penalties for 
        violations of meat and poultry inspection regulations (see 
        H.R. 2767), [5AU]
    ------require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a 
        genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3377), [16NO]
    Safety: extend inspection requirements to rabbits produced for 
        human consumption (see H.R. 1574), [27AP]

FEDERAL NONNUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Climate: stabilize and reduce greenhouse gas concentrations and 
        establish an Office of Global Climate Change within the Dept. 
        of Energy (see H.R. 3385), [16NO]

FEDERAL OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Power resources: strengthen sanctions for certain violations 
        relative to oil or gas royalties (see H.R. 1269), [24MR]

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FEDERAL OPEN MARKET COMMITTEE
see Federal Reserve System

FEDERAL POWER ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Electric power: amend relative to electric reliability and 
        oversight (see H.R. 2602), [22JY]
    FERC: ensure protection of certain Federal power customers (see 
        H.R. 2887), [21SE]
    ------hydroelectric projects licensing reform (see H.R. 2335), 
        [24JN]
    Pentwater River: FERC licensing requirements for existing 
        facilities (see H.R. 1262), [24MR]

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. 1486), [20AP]

FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES
  Bills and resolutions
    Contracts: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase 
        products and require commercial competition for Federal 
        contracts (see H.R. 2551), [19JY]
    Dept. of Defense: implement certain restrictions on purchases from 
        Federal Prison Industries (see H.R. 2291), [22JN]
    Reform (see H.R. 2558), [20JY]

FEDERAL PROPERTY AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Computers: authorize the purchase of information technology 
        relative to year 2000 conversion by State and local 
        governments through Federal supply schedules (see H.R. 1599), 
        [28AP]

FEDERAL REGULATIONS
see Government regulations

FEDERAL REPORTS ELIMINATION AND SUNSET ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Government: exempt certain reports from automatic elimination and 
        sunset (see H.R. 3111), [20OC] (see H.R. 3234), [5NO]

FEDERAL RESERVE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    FRS: abolish the Board of Governors and repeal the Federal Reserve 
        Act (see H.R. 1148), [17MR]
    Stock loans: repeal limit (see H.R. 1539), [22AP]

FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD
see Federal Reserve System

FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD RETIREMENT PORTABILITY ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 807) (H. 
        Rept. 106-53), [16MR]

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
  Bills and resolutions
    Board of Governors: abolish (see H.R. 1148), [17MR]
    Bretton Woods Agreement Act: sunset (see H.R. 1147), [17MR]
    Civil Rights Act: require the Board of Governors to post notices 
        to employees relative to applicable provisions (see H.R. 
        2424), [1JY]
    Crime: eliminate money laundering in private banking, warn banks 
        of countries with a concentration of money laundering, and 
        require the FRS to include money laundering in the 
        consideration of certain applications (see H.R. 1471), [15AP]
    Economy: mandate price stability as the primary goal of monetary 
        policy (see H.R. 653), [9FE]
    Federal employees: allow service credit portability for Federal 
        Reserve Board employees who obtain employment with other 
        Federal agencies (see H.R. 807), [23FE]
    Federal Home Loan Bank System: modernize and improve (see H.R. 
        822), [24FE]
    Federal Reserve Act: repeal (see H.R. 1148), [17MR]
    Financial institutions: offer 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. 1435), [15AP]
    ------prevent implementation of ``Know Your Customer'' regulations 
        proposed by Federal banking agencies (see H.R. 575), [4FE] 
        (see H.R. 621), [8FE]
    ------provide basic low-cost banking accounts, eliminate certain 
        automated teller machine surcharges, and reauthorize a bank 
        fee survey by the FRS (see H.R. 3503), [18NO]
    ------require congressional approval to implement ``Know Your 
        Customer'' regulations proposed by Federal banking agencies 
        and conduct a study on economic and privacy issues of such 
        regulations (see H.R. 530), [3FE]
    Investments: require unregulated hedge funds to submit regular 
        reports to the Board of Governors and make such reports 
        available to the public (see H.R. 2924), [23SE]
    Loans: broaden the range of discount window loans which may be 
        used as collateral for Federal reserve notes (see H.R. 1094), 
        [11MR]
    Money: prohibit inclusion of any information storage capability on 
        U.S. currency or the imposition of any fee or penalty on any 
        person for the holding of such currency (see H.R. 3399), 
        [16NO]
    Securities: improve regulation of certain derivatives dealers and 
        hedge funds, reduce risk to financial markets, and enhance 
        investor protections (see H.R. 3483), [18NO]
  Reports filed
    Federal Reserve Board Retirement Portability Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 807) (H. Rept. 106-53), [16MR]

FEDERAL RETIREMENT COVERAGE CORRECTIONS ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 416) (H. 
        Rept. 106-29), [23FE]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 416) (H. Rept. 
        106-29), [8MR]

FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Courts: allow suits against the Federal Government for gross 
        negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas 
        (see H.R. 1371), [12AP]

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Advertising: study marketing practices of the motion picture, 
        recording, and video/personal computer game industries (see 
        H.R. 2157), [10JN]
    Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial 
        electronic mail (see H.R. 1910), [24MY] (see H.R. 3113), 
        [20OC]
    ------regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial 
        electronic mail and prohibit unauthorized use of Internet 
        domain names (see H.R. 2162), [10JN]
    Foreign trade: clarify antitrust policy relative to commerce with 
        foreign nations (see H.R. 101), [7JA]
    Government regulations: issue new rules regulating telemarketing 
        firms (see H.R. 3180), [28OC]
    Labeling: establish a toll-free telephone number to assist 
        consumers in determining if products are U.S.-made (see H.R. 
        754), [11FE]
    Pensions: require plan administrators that provide access to 
        automobile insurance to submit certain information on such 
        insurance to the FTC (see H.R. 2006), [8JN]
    Telecommunications: limit FCC authority in reviewing certain 
        mergers and acquisitions (see H.R. 3186), [1NO]
    Telephones: protect consumers against slamming and cramming and 
        provide jurisdiction over deceptive trade practices to the FTC 
        (see H.R. 2727), [5AU]
    Tobacco products: impose restrictions on the sale of cigars (see 
        H.R. 2579), [21JY]
    Vitamins: revise regulations relative to dietary supplement 
        labeling and provide that certain types of advertisements for 
        dietary supplements are proper (see H.R. 3305), [10NO]
  Reports filed
    Made in America Information Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 754) (H. Rept. 106-399), [19OC]

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign trade: clarify antitrust policy relative to commerce with 
        foreign nations (see H.R. 101), [7JA]
    Vitamins: revise regulations relative to dietary supplement 
        labeling and provide that certain types of advertisements for 
        dietary supplements are proper (see H.R. 3305), [10NO]

FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (see H.R. 
        950), [3MR] (see H.R. 999), [4MR]
    ------improve quality of coastal recreation waters (H.R. 999), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 145), [21AP]
    Chesapeake Bay: restoration (see H.R. 3039), [7OC]
    Ecology and environment: control water pollution from concentrated 
        animal feeding operations (see H.R. 684), [10FE]
    EPA: reauthorize Clean Lakes Program (see H.R. 2328), [23JN]
    ------require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers 
        conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy (see 
        H.R. 828), [24FE]
    Government: ensure compliance by Federal facilities (see H.R. 
        2449), [1JY]
    Long Island Sound: management plan implementation funding (see 
        H.R. 3313), [10NO]
    Marine resources: amend relative to marine sanitation devices (see 
        H.R. 3191), [1NO]
    Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control 
        revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), [5AU]
    Water pollution: authorize estrogenic substances screening 
        programs (see H.R. 1712), [5MY]
    ------establish a national clean water trust fund (see H.R. 1549), 
        [22AP]
    ------exclude certain areas and activities from stormwater 
        regulations, and limit liability of local governments relative 
        to co-permittees and implementation of control measures (see 
        H.R. 3294), [10NO]
    Wetlands: amend relative to mitigation banking (see H.R. 1290), 
        [25MR]
  Reports filed
    Beaches Environmental Assessment, Cleanup, and Health Act: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        999) (H. Rept. 106-98), [19AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 999, Beaches Environmental Assessment, 
        Cleanup, and Health Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        145), [21AP]

FEDERAL-STATE EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Unemployment: improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes 
        and the provision of such revenues for employment security 
        administration (see H.R. 3174), [28OC]

FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 775, Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act, 
        [24JN]
    ------H.R. 800, Education Flexibility Partnership Act, [23MR]
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska: complete the orderly withdrawal of NOAA from the civil 
        administration of the Pribilof Islands (see H.R. 3417), [17NO]
    ------management of fish and game resources relative to rural 
        subsistence preference (see H.R. 3183), [28OC]
    Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State, territory, or 
        possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate 
        transportation of liquor (see H.R. 2031), [8JN] (see H.R. 
        2094), [9JN]
    ------enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in 
        Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor 
        (H.R. 2031), consideration (see H. Res. 272), [2AU]
    Bounty hunters: establish civil and criminal liability for bounty 
        hunters and their employers and encourage State regulation of 
        industry (see H.R. 2964), [28SE]
    Budget: assist CBO with scoring of State and local mandates (see 
        H.R. 3257), [8NO]
    Charities: reform tax treatment of certain anti-poverty 
        contributions and distributions from individual retirement 
        accounts, and prohibit religious discrimination in the 
        allocation of Government assistance funds (see H.R. 1607), 
        [28AP]
    Children and youth: require lead poisoning screening for enrollees 
        in certain Federal programs (see H.R. 1996), [27MY]

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    ------State funding to assist the transition of children from 
        foster care to independent adults (see H.R. 1802), [13MY] (see 
        H.R. 3443), [18NO]
    ------State funding to assist the transition of children from 
        foster care to independent adults (H.R. 1802), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 221), [24JN]
    Clean Air Act: remove a provision limiting States to 
        proportionately less assistance than their respective 
        populations and Federal tax payments (see H.R. 2427), [1JY]
    ------repeal highway sanctions (see H.R. 1626), [29AP]
    Computers: authorize the purchase of information technology 
        relative to year 2000 conversion by State and local 
        governments through Federal supply schedules (see H.R. 1599), 
        [28AP]
    ------funding for States to correct year 2000 problem in computers 
        that administer State and local government programs (see H.R. 
        909), [2MR] (see H.R. 1022), [4MR]
    Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the 
        enactment of legislation (see H.R. 1018), [4MR]
    Correctional institutions: penalties for transporting maximum 
        security prisoners across State lines to prisons that are not 
        classified to handle maximum security prisoners (see H.R. 
        2080), [8JN]
    Courts: apply principles of Federal diversity jurisdiction to 
        interstate class actions (see H.R. 1875), [19MY]
    ------apply principles of Federal diversity jurisdiction to 
        interstate class actions (H.R. 1875), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 295), [21SE]
    ------clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings 
        and land use disputes (see H.R. 2372), [29JN]
    ------encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from 
        year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 775), [23FE] (see H.R. 
        1319), [25MR]
    ------encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from 
        year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 166), [11MY]
    ------encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from 
        year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 234), [30JN]
    ------provide for a three-judge panel to review applications for 
        injunctions relative to the constitutionality of Federal or 
        State legislation (see H.R. 2986), [30SE]
    Crime: encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of 
        murder, rape, or child molestation (see H.R. 894), [2MR]
    Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of 
        watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource 
        projects (see H.R. 728), [11FE]
    Dept. of Defense: expand program which allows State and local law 
        enforcement agencies to procure certain emergency and rescue 
        equipment (see H.R. 2625), [27JY]
    Dept. of Education: transfer Impact Aid Program to the Dept. of 
        the Treasury and procure nongovernmental personnel to operate 
        the program (see H.R. 1206), [18MR]
    Dept. of HHS: provide bonus grants to high performance States 
        based on certain criteria and collect data to evaluate the 
        outcome of welfare reform (see H.R. 3150), [26OC]
    Dept. of Transportation: conduct a study on improving the safety 
        of persons present at roadside emergencies (see H.R. 1990), 
        [27MY]
    ------Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Improvement Program 
        emission standards (see H.R. 2788), [5AU]
    Drunken driving: national minimum sentence for a person who 
        operates a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol 
        (see H.R. 1597), [28AP]
    ------national standard to prohibit the operation of motor 
        vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 1595), [28AP]
    Ecology and environment: require Federal agencies to consult with 
        State and local governments on environmental impact statements 
        (see H.R. 2029), [8JN]
    Education: establish a program to assist States in including at 
        least one year of early education preceding kindergarten (see 
        H.R. 3006), [4OC]
    ------provide grants to local educational agencies for 
        prekindergarten programs (see H.R. 3365), [15NO]
    ------require States to give priority to charter schools that will 
        provide a racially integrated educational experience in 
        awarding subgrants under the State charter school grant 
        program (see H.R. 2468), [12JY]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (see H.R. 2), [11FE] (see H.R. 1494), 
        [20AP]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (H.R. 2), consideration (see H. Res. 
        336), [19OC]
    Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State 
        participation in activities (see H.R. 800), [23FE]
    ------allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 100), [9MR]
    ------allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 143), [20AP]
    Executive departments: expedite review procedures for granting 
        waivers to States under a grant program administered by the 
        agency if another State has already been granted a similar 
        waiver (see H.R. 2376), [29JN]
    Federal aid programs: public participation in establishing 
        locations of substance abuse treatment group homes (see H.R. 
        2983), [30SE]
    ------State eligibility for bonuses under the temporary assistance 
        to needy families block grants relative to child poverty rates 
        (see H.R. 310), [7JA]
    Financial institutions: clarify primacy of State and local 
        regulation of fees and surcharges imposed by operators of 
        automatic teller machines (see H.R. 3494), [18NO]
    Firearms: assist State and local governments in conducting 
        community gun buy back programs (see H.R. 724), [11FE] (see 
        H.R. 2813), [8SE] (see H.R. 3255), [8NO]
    ------condition certain State justice assistance grants on 
        implementation of handgun registration systems (see H.R. 
        2917), [22SE]
    Food: remove intrastate distribution restrictions on State-
        inspected meat and poultry (see H.R. 1617), [28AP]
    Forests: guarantee States and counties containing Federal forest 
        lands compensation for loss of property tax revenues instead 
        of timber sale revenues (see H.R. 2868), [15SE]
    Government: promote federalism, protect reserved powers of the 
        States, and impose accountability for Federal preemption of 
        State and local laws (see H.R. 2245), [16JN]
    ------require Federal agencies to comply with a former Executive 
        Order limiting Federal authority to impose regulations on 
        State and local governments not provided under the 
        Constitution (see H.R. 2960), [28SE]
    Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and preserve 
        against preemption of certain State causes of action (see H.R. 
        216), [7JA]
    Homeless: educational assistance for children and youth (see H.R. 
        2888), [21SE]
    Immigration: permit local educational agencies to waive 
        reimbursement for aliens granted nonimmigrant status to attend 
        public secondary schools (see H.R. 183), [7JA]
    ------reimburse States for costs of educating certain illegal 
        alien students (see H.R. 2849), [14SE]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: amend relative to 
        minimum State grants (see H.R. 2949), [24SE]
    Insurance: Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State 
        insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural 
        disasters (see H.R. 21), [6JA]
    Jackson, WY: develop and maintain a multi-agency campus project 
        for tourism and natural resource facilities (see H.R. 2577), 
        [21JY]
    Lake Tahoe: promote environmental restoration (see H.R. 3388), 
        [16NO]
    Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to 
        assist local governments in purchasing bullet resistant 
        equipment (see H.R. 1807), [13MY]
    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. 3045), [7OC]
    ------allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program allotment to cover additional low-income children (see 
        H.R. 458), [2FE]
    ------prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing 
        facilities (see H.R. 540), [3FE]
    ------waive Federal claim to State tobacco settlements if State 
        uses funds for smoking reduction programs and economic 
        assistance for tobacco farming communities (see H.R. 1232), 
        [23MR]
    ------waive Federal claim to State tobacco settlements if State 
        uses funds only for smoking reduction and public health 
        programs (see H.R. 610), [4FE] (see H.R. 1289), [25MR]
    Medicare: protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in 
        Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled 
        nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), [4OC]
    ------revise regulations on participating hospitals relative to 
        nurse anesthetists' services (see H.R. 804), [23FE]
    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. 3432), [17NO]
    Mining and mineral resources: establish a program of supplemental 
        unemployment benefits for certain unemployed coal miners (see 
        H.R. 3507), [18NO]
    Monuments and memorials: require public participation in 
        designation of any national monument (see H.R. 1487), [20AP]
    ------require public participation in designation of any national 
        monument (H.R. 1487), consideration (see H. Res. 296), [21SE]
    National Gambling Impact Study Commission: implement 
        recommendations relative to availability of cash through 
        automatic teller machines in gambling establishments (see H.R. 
        2811), [8SE]
    ------recommendations (see H. Con. Res. 137), [18JN]
    Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: reduce the amount of 
        funds to States that have not implemented certain provisions 
        (see H.R. 2061), [8JN]
    Privacy: repeal law creating a national identification card by 
        establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and 
        drivers' licenses (see H.R. 2337), [24JN]
    Public lands: make certain Federal property is made available to 
        States before other entities (see H.R. 738), [11FE]
    ------restore stability to payments made to States and counties 
        containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of 
        public schools and roads (see H.R. 2389), [30JN]
    ------restore stability to payments made to States and counties 
        containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of 
        public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 352), [2NO]
    Public utilities: provide consumers with a reliable source of 
        electricity and choice of electric providers (see H.R. 2050), 
        [8JN]
    ------provide for competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 
        667), [10FE]
    ------provide for the restructuring of the electric power industry 
        (see H.R. 2645), [29JY]
    ------revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility 
        holding companies (see H.R. 2363), [25JN]
    Public welfare programs: amend the Welfare-to-Work program and 
        modify the work performance bonus (see H.R. 3172), [28OC]
    ------expand the educational and work opportunities of certain 
        welfare recipients (see H.R. 3434), [17NO]
    ------guarantee State loans, provide grants to finance 
        transportation services for recipients, and establish 
        preferences for Federal contractors that hire recipients (see 
        H.R. 781), [23FE]
    ------make progress toward completion of high school or college a 
        permissible work activity (see H.R. 1362), [25MR]
    ------reauthorize Welfare-To-Work program to provide additional 
        resources and flexibility (see H.R. 1482), [20AP]

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    ------reward States that enact policies and support programs that 
        lift families out of poverty (see H.R. 699), [10FE]
    Roads and highways: preserve cultural resources of U.S. Route 66 
        corridor (see H.R. 66), [7JA]
    ------preserve cultural resources of U.S. Route 66 corridor (H.R. 
        66), consideration (see H. Res. 230), [29JN]
    ------vehicle weight limits (see H.R. 1667), [4MY]
    Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school 
        facilities (see H.R. 2955), [27SE]
    Social Security: allow States to use State Children's Health 
        Insurance Program allotment to cover uninsured pregnant women 
        (see H.R. 1843), [18MY]
    ------eliminate fees for Federal administration of State 
        supplemental SSI payments (see H.R. 1051), [10MR]
    ------provide prisoner information obtained by States to Federal 
        benefit programs to prevent erroneous provision of benefits 
        (see H.R. 1919), [25MY]
    Solid waste: State control over disposal of out-of-State solid 
        waste (see H.R. 891), [2MR]
    States: constitutional amendment to grant power to propose 
        constitutional amendments (see H.J. Res. 29), [11FE]
    ------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. 1830), [17MY]
    ------permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to 
        parental consent (see H.R. 3302), [10NO]
    ------reduce Federal penalties relative to implementation of child 
        support enforcement system (see H.R. 2877), [15SE]
    ------treatment of Federal highway funds relative to suspension of 
        driving privileges of minors convicted of drunken driving (see 
        H.R. 2274), [17JN]
    Surplus Government property: make certain equipment available to 
        State and local governments to assist in emergency law 
        enforcement and rescue operations (see H.R. 1442), [15AP] (see 
        H.R. 3187), [1NO]
    Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in 
        lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 1433), [15AP]
    ------determination of tip credits relative to State and local 
        laws and exemption of certain tips from taxation (see H.R. 
        1921), [25MY]
    ------equitable treatment for certain individuals performing 
        duties on vessels relative to State and local taxes (see H.R. 
        1293), [25MR]
    ------make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet 
        and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 3252), 
        [8NO]
    ------treatment of reductions in State tax revenues relative to 
        the provision of an earned income tax credit to recipients of 
        temporary assistance for needy families block grants (see H.R. 
        2787), [5AU]
    Telecommunications: preserve State and local authority to regulate 
        the placement, construction, and modification of certain 
        facilities (see H.R. 2834), [9SE]
    ------State and local government regulation of citizens band radio 
        equipment (see H.R. 2346), [24JN]
    Telephones: develop a plan for efficient allocation of telephone 
        numbers to limit the creation of new area codes (see H.R. 
        2439), [1JY]
    Unemployment: improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes 
        and the provision of such revenues for employment security 
        administration (see H.R. 3174), [28OC]
    Vallejo, CA: authorize certain uses of water from the Solano 
        Project (see H.R. 1235), [23MR]
    Veterans: increase burial benefits paid for plot allowances and 
        pay States for plot allowances for veterans eligible for 
        burial in a national cemetery who are buried in cemeteries of 
        such States (see H.R. 2586), [22JY]
    Water: authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available 
        water supply and develop alternative water sources (see H.R. 
        1106), [11MR]
    ------State sovereignty over water within borders (see H.R. 2456), 
        [1JY]
    Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: ensure congressional involvement in 
        State actions relative to designation of rivers as wild, 
        scenic, or recreational rivers (see H.R. 2857), [14SE]
    Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act: delegate management 
        powers to States (see H.R. 2874), [15SE]
  Conference reports
    Education Flexibility Partnership Act (H.R. 800), [20AP]
    Y2K Act (H.R. 775), [29JN]
  Motions
    Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State, territory, or 
        possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate 
        transportation of liquor (H.R. 2031), [3AU]
    Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from 
        year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), [12MY], [24JN]
    Education: spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars 
        on children's classrooms (H.R. 2), [21OC]
    Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State 
        participation in activities (H.R. 800), [23MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 775, Y2K Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 234) (H. Rept. 106-213), [30JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 800, Education 
        Flexibility Partnership Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 143) (H. Rept. 106-102), [20AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 2, Student Results Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 336) (H. Rept. 106-402), [19OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 66, Preserve Cultural Resources of U.S. 
        Route 66 Corridor: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 230) 
        (H. Rept. 106-208), [29JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 775, Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 166) (H. Rept. 106-
        134), [11MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 800, Education Flexibility Partnership Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 100) (H. Rept. 106-46), 
        [9MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1487, National Monument NEPA Compliance Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 296) (H. Rept. 106-327), 
        [21SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1802, Foster Care Independence Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 221) (H. Rept. 106-199), 
        [24JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1875, Interstate Class Action Jurisdiction 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 295) (H. Rept. 106-
        326), [21SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2031, Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 272) (H. Rept. 106-
        281), [2AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 2389, County Schools Funding Revitalization 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 352) (H. Rept. 106-
        437), [2NO]
    County Schools Funding Revitalization Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2389) (H. Rept. 106-392), [18OC]
    Dept. of Agriculture Assistance for the Rehabilitation of 
        Watershed Dams Built for Flood Protection and Water Resource 
        Projects: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (House) (H.R. 728) (H. Rept. 106-484), [18NO]
    Education Flexibility Partnership Act: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 800) (H. Rept. 106-100), [20AP]
    ------Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 800) 
        (H. Rept. 106-43), [8MR]
    Foster Care Independence Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.R. 1802) (H. Rept. 106-182), [14JN]
    Government Waste, Fraud, and Error Reduction Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1442) (H. Rept. 106-275), 
        [30JY]
    Interstate Class Action Jurisdiction Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1875) (H. Rept. 106-320), [14SE]
    National Monument NEPA Compliance Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1487) (H. Rept. 106-252), [22JY]
    Preserve Cultural Resources of U.S. Route 66 Corridor: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 66) (H. Rept. 106-137), [13MY]
    Prohibit Transfers or Discharges of Medicaid Residents of Nursing 
        Facilities: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 540) (H. Rept. 
        106-44), [8MR]
    Student Results Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        (House) (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 106-394), [18OC], [19OC]
    Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 2031) (H. Rept. 106-265), [27JY]
    Vallejo, CA, Solano Project Water Uses Authorization: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1235) (H. Rept. 106-426), [1NO]
    Welfare-to-Work Program Amendments and Work Performance Bonus 
        Modification: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) 
        (H.R. 3172) (H. Rept. 106-456), [5NO]
    Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 775) (H. Rept. 106-31), [10MY]
    Y2K Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 775) (H. Rept. 106-212), 
        [29JN]

FELDMAN, ZVI
  Bills and resolutions
    Baumel, Zachary: locate and secure return along with other Israeli 
        soldiers missing in action (see H.R. 1175), [18MR]

FIELDS, RICHARD E.
  Bills and resolutions
    Richard E. Fields Post Office, Charleston, SC: designate (see H.R. 
        3017), [5OC]

50 STATES COMMEMORATIVE COIN PROGRAM ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Coins: include District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American 
        Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 1029), [8MR]

FILMS
see Motion Pictures

FILNER, BOB (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [25JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Border Smog Reduction Act: reimburse States for implementation 
        costs (see H.R. 1755), [11MY]
    Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H.J. Res. 22), [3FE]
    Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or 
        refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 2432), 
        [1JY]
    Condon, Robert: tribute (see H. Res. 127), [23MR]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for 
        veterans in the San Diego, CA, area (see H.R. 3199), [2NO]
    ERISA: provide that participants in disability insurance plans are 
        entitled to judicial review of certain benefit determinations 
        (see H.R. 1773), [12MY]
    Federal employees: extend civil service retirement options to IRS 
        revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal 
        law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), [23MR]
    Immigration: treatment of spouses and children of Philippines who 
        served in U.S. Navy (see H.R. 3273), [9NO]
    Immigration and Nationality Act: restore certain provisions 
        relative to the definition of aggravated felony (see H.R. 
        3272), [9NO]
    ``In Memory'' Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 134), [16JN]
    Mexico: treatment of Mexican sewage flowing into U.S. waters (see 
        H.R. 3310), [10NO]
    Small business: increase opportunities for veterans (see H.R. 
        366), [19JA]
    Veterans: authorize certain disabled veterans and their dependents 
        to use Dept. of Defense commissary stores and post and base 
        exchanges (see H.R. 362), [19JA]
    ------authorizing appropriations for homeless veterans 
        reintegration projects (see H.R. 1484), [20AP]
    ------reauthorize pilot program allowing veterans to buy down 
        interest rate on VA housing loans (see H.R. 365), [19JA]

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    ------repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving 
        spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 
        363), [19JA]
    ------strengthen veterans' preferences relative to employment 
        opportunities (see H.R. 364), [19JA]
    Veterans Health Administration: ensure pay parity between dentists 
        and physicians (see H.R. 2660), [30JY]

FINANCIAL FREEDOM ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2488, provisions, [2AU]
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 2488): consideration (see H. Res. 256), [20JY]
    ------consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 274), [4AU]
  Conference reports
    Provisions (H.R. 2488), [4AU]
  Messages
    Veto of H.R. 2488, provisions: President Clinton, [23SE]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 2488), [22JY], [2AU]
    ------conference report, [5AU]
    ------veto, [23SE], [19OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2488, Provisions: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 274) (H. Rept. 106-291), 
        [4AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 2488, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 256) (H. Rept. 106-246), [20JY]
    Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2488) (H. Rept. 106-
        289), [4AU]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2488) (H. Rept. 
        106-238), [16JY]

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
  Appointments
    Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, [2NO]
    Conferees: S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
    International Financial Institution Advisory Commission, [6JA]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: allow business and industry guaranteed loans to be 
        made for farmer-owned projects that add value to or process 
        agricultural products (see H.R. 2578), [21JY]
    ------assist efforts of farmers and cooperatives seeking to engage 
        in value-added processing of agricultural goods (see H.R. 
        3217), [4NO]
    Appropriations: authorizing to pay for U.S. contributions to 
        certain international financial institutions (see H.R. 2504), 
        [14JY]
    Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 833), [24FE]
    ------amend laws (H.R. 833), consideration (see H. Res. 158), 
        [4MY]
    ------define single asset real estate (see H.R. 624), [8FE]
    ------exempt certain payments relative to discrimination based on 
        race, color, religion, ethnicity, or gender (see H.R. 1588), 
        [27AP]
    ------make chapter 12 of bankruptcy code permanent relative to the 
        treatment of farmers' reorganization plans by banks (see H.R. 
        706), [11FE] (see H.R. 763), [12FE]
    ------modify application of liquidation cases (see H.R. 333), 
        [19JA]
    ------reenact chapter 12 of bankruptcy code relative to family 
        farmers (see H.R. 2920), [22SE]
    ------revise banking and bankruptcy insolvency laws relative to 
        termination and netting of financial contracts (see H.R. 
        1161), [17MR]
    ------temporarily extend chapter 12 of bankruptcy code relative to 
        the treatment of farmers' reorganization plans by banks (see 
        H.R. 808), [23FE] (see H.R. 2922), [23SE] (see H.R. 2942), 
        [24SE]
    Bretton Woods Agreement Act: sunset (see H.R. 1147), [17MR]
    Business and industry: offer 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. 1435), [15AP]
    ------provide assistance to microenterprises in developing 
        countries (see H.R. 1143), [17MR]
    ------provide assistance to microenterprises in developing 
        countries (H.R. 1143), consideration (see H. Res. 136), [12AP]
    Children and youth: promote financial education (see H.R. 2871), 
        [15SE]
    Colleges and universities: enhance protections against fraud in 
        the offering of financial assistance for a college education 
        (see H.R. 3210), [3NO]
    Community development: amend certain community reinvestment 
        statutes (see H.R. 3504), [18NO]
    Community Development Financial Institutions Fund: reauthorize and 
        improve (see H.R. 629), [8FE]
    Community Reinvestment Act: disclosure requirements relative to 
        agreements between financial institutions and private parties 
        (see H.R. 1931), [25MY]
    Computers: establish a loan guarantee program to address year 2000 
        problems of small businesses (see H.R. 1056), [10MR]
    ------minimize the disruption of Government and private sector 
        operations caused by the year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 
        1502), [21AP]
    Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: eliminate funding for 
        loans for qualified beginning farmers or ranchers (see H.R. 
        882), [1MR]
    Consumers: establish disclosure requirements for banks and credit 
        card companies that share information with telemarketers, ban 
        sharing of credit card and deposit account numbers, and 
        enhance regulatory enforcement (see H.R. 2156), [10JN]
    ------give customers notice and choice about how institutions 
        share or sell personally identifiable sensitive financial 
        information (see H.R. 1929), [25MY]
    ------limit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain 
        automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional 
        network (see H.R. 1575), [27AP]
    ------prevent personal financial information from being obtained 
        under false pretenses (see H.R. 30), [6JA]
    ------prohibit fees for using teller windows (see H.R. 114), [7JA]
    ------prohibit imposition of fees for checks returned due to 
        insufficient funds, other than a fee imposed on the maker of 
        the check (see H.R. 2386), [29JN]
    ------prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of 
        certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or 
        regional network (see H.R. 3229), [4NO]
    ------protect confidentiality of personal financial information 
        (see H.R. 1339), [25MR]
    ------provide basic low-cost banking accounts, eliminate certain 
        automated teller machine surcharges, and reauthorize a bank 
        fee survey by the FRS (see H.R. 3503), [18NO]
    ------safeguard relative to use of certain debit cards (see H.R. 
        445), [2FE]
    Courts: improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (see H.R. 
        1658), [4MY]
    ------improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 
        1658), consideration (see H. Res. 216), [22JN]
    Credit: adjust statutory exemptions and civil penalties to reflect 
        inflation and eliminate certain rules in accounting for 
        interest rebates in consumer credit transactions (see H.R. 
        1332), [25MR]
    ------prohibit distribution of negotiable checks or instruments in 
        consumer solicitations (see H.R. 1576), [27AP] (see H.R. 
        2351), [24JN]
    ------protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant 
        interest rates and participating in other unfair practices 
        (see H.R. 1684), [5MY]
    ------protect consumers from unreasonable credit card fees or 
        interest rates (see H.R. 1276), [24MR]
    ------require notice before changes to credit card interest rates 
        (see H.R. 3117), [20OC]
    ------strengthen and clarify enforcement of fair lending laws 
        relative to redlining and credit allocation (see H.R. 190), 
        [7JA]
    Credit cards: consumer protections (see H.R. 900), [2MR]
    ------prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college 
        students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 3142), 
        [25OC]
    ------require billing statements to include postmarked due dates 
        and prohibit late fees for payment postmarked by such date 
        (see H.R. 3477), [18NO]
    Crime: eliminate money laundering in private banking, warn banks 
        of countries with a concentration of money laundering, and 
        require the FRS to include money laundering in the 
        consideration of certain applications (see H.R. 1471), [15AP]
    ------eliminate money laundering in private banking and require 
        the Dept. of the Treasury to take certain actions relative to 
        countries with a concentration of money laundering activities 
        (see H.R. 2905), [21SE]
    ------require enhanced security measures relative to surveillance 
        pictures which can be used as evidence in criminal 
        prosecutions (see H.R. 1131), [16MR]
    Cuba: allow cash remittances to relatives in Cuba (see H.R. 257), 
        [7JA]
    Defense Production Act: extend expiration date (see H.R. 1715), 
        [6MY]
    Dept. of HUD: insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction, 
        or rehabilitation of child care facilities and establish a 
        Children's Development Commission to certify such facilities 
        (see H.R. 1112), [16MR]
    Dept. of the Treasury: develop and implement a strategy to combat 
        money laundering (see H.R. 1426), [14AP] (see H.R. 2896), 
        [21SE]
    Education: promote and incorporate financial literacy training 
        into State and local education programs (see H. Con. Res. 
        213), [28OC]
    Electronic commerce: amend certain consumer protection laws to 
        facilitate the electronic delivery of disclosures and other 
        information (see H.R. 2626), [27JY]
    ------require adoption and utilization of digital signatures by 
        Federal agencies and encourage use of digital signatures in 
        private sector electronic transactions (see H.R. 1572), [27AP]
    Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures 
        relative to exchange rates in transfers involving 
        international transactions (see H.R. 382), [19JA]
    Eximbank: clarify quorum requirement for Board of Directors (see 
        H.R. 2565), [20JY]
    Fair Credit Reporting Act: exempt certain investigative reports 
        from the definition of consumer reports (see H.R. 3408), 
        [16NO]
    Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: exempt mortgage servicers from 
        certain requirements relative to Federal mortgage loans 
        secured by a first lien (see H.R. 3492), [18NO]
    ------reduce the cost of credit (see H.R. 2544), [16JY] (see H.R. 
        3435), [17NO]
    FDIC: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations 
        from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 3278), 
        [9NO]
    ------eliminate the special reserve funds created for the Savings 
        Association Insurance Fund and the Deposit Insurance Fund (see 
        H.R. 687), [10FE]
    ------strengthen the special examination authority in order to 
        protect the Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings Association 
        Insurance Fund (see H.R. 3374), [16NO]
    Federal Home Loan Bank System: modernize and improve (see H.R. 
        822), [24FE]
    Federal Reserve Act: repeal limit on stock loans (see H.R. 1539), 
        [22AP]
    Federal-State relations: clarify primacy of State and local 
        regulation of fees and surcharges imposed by operators of 
        automatic teller machines (see H.R. 3494), [18NO]
    FHA: require certain properties to be inspected and determined to 
        comply with minimum property standards (see H.R. 1797), [13MY]
    Financial services: ensure consumer privacy when establishing a 
        framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and 
        other financial service providers (see H.R. 3320), [10NO]
    ------modernize and improve industry (see H.R. 823), [24FE]
    ------provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities 
        firms, and other financial service providers (see H.R. 10), 
        [7JA] (see H.R. 665), [10FE]
    ------provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities 
        firms, and other financial service providers (H.R. 10), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 235), [30JN]
    ------provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities 
        firms, and other financial service providers

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        (S. 900), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 
        355), [2NO]
    Foreign aid: require U.S. directors of international institutions 
        to encourage countries to use U.S. portion of assistance to 
        purchase U.S. goods and services (see H.R. 2851), [14SE]
    FRS: abolish the Board of Governors and repeal the Federal Reserve 
        Act (see H.R. 1148), [17MR]
    ------broaden the range of discount window loans which may be used 
        as collateral for Federal reserve notes (see H.R. 1094), 
        [11MR]
    ------mandate price stability as the primary goal of monetary 
        policy (see H.R. 653), [9FE]
    ------require unregulated hedge funds to submit regular reports to 
        the Board of Governors and make such reports available to the 
        public (see H.R. 2924), [23SE]
    Ginnie Mae: guaranty fee level (see H. Con. Res. 10), [7JA]
    Government regulations: preserve limited Federal agency reporting 
        requirements on banking and housing matters (see H.R. 3046), 
        [7OC]
    ------prevent implementation of ``Know Your Customer'' regulations 
        proposed by Federal banking agencies (see H.R. 575), [4FE] 
        (see H.R. 621), [8FE]
    ------records and reports on monetary instruments transactions 
        (see H.R. 518), [3FE]
    ------reduce recordkeeping and reporting requirements (see H.R. 
        173), [7JA]
    ------require congressional approval to implement ``Know Your 
        Customer'' regulations proposed by Federal banking agencies 
        and conduct a study on economic and privacy issues of such 
        regulations (see H.R. 530), [3FE]
    ------streamline the regulation of depository institutions and 
        safeguard confidential banking and credit union supervisory 
        information (see H.R. 1585), [27AP]
    Housing: establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing 
        temporary difficulty making payments on mortgages insured 
        under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 595), [4FE]
    ------expand homeownership (see H.R. 1776), [12MY]
    Income: exemption from the requirement that all Federal payments 
        be made by electronic funds transfer relative to Old-Age, 
        Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 1409), 
        [14AP]
    Information services: safeguard confidential banking and credit 
        union information (see H.R. 174), [7JA] (see H.R. 516), [3FE]
    International economic relations: promote openness, transparency, 
        and efficiency in international government procurement through 
        capacity building and third-party procurement monitoring (see 
        H.R. 3116), [20OC]
    Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and 
        priority for veterans filing such claims (see H.R. 618), [8FE]
    Lands Title Report Commission: establish (see H.R. 447), [2FE]
    National Gambling Impact Study Commission: implement 
        recommendations relative to availability of cash through 
        automatic teller machines in gambling establishments (see H.R. 
        2811), [8SE]
    Political campaigns: prohibit candidates from accepting unsecured 
        loans from depository institutions regulated under Federal law 
        (see H.R. 400), [19JA]
    SBA: improve the certified development company program (see H.R. 
        2614), [27JY]
    ------improve the general business loan program (see H.R. 2615), 
        [27JY]
    ------Microloan Program technical corrections (see H.R. 440), 
        [2FE]
    Securities: improve regulation of certain derivatives dealers and 
        hedge funds, reduce risk to financial markets, and enhance 
        investor protections (see H.R. 3483), [18NO]
    Taxation: allow investment of certain coins in individual 
        retirement accounts and other individually directed pension 
        plan accounts (see H.R. 3052), [7OC]
    ------encourage a strong community-based banking system (see H.R. 
        1354), [25MR] (see H.R. 3015), [5OC]
    ------exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness 
        attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage 
        obligations (see H.R. 1690), [5MY]
    ------exempt small issues from restrictions on the deduction of 
        interest by financial institutions (see H.R. 1410), [14AP]
    ------expand S corporation eligibility for banks (see H.R. 242), 
        [7JA] (see H.R. 1586), [27AP] (see H.R. 1638), [29AP] (see 
        H.R. 1994), [27MY]
    ------increase retirement savings opportunities (see H.R. 1213), 
        [22MR] (see H.R. 1546), [22AP]
    ------increase small issuer exemption from pro rata allocation of 
        interest expenses of financial institutions to tax-exempt 
        interest (see H.R. 544), [3FE]
    ------modify the average area purchase price of residences 
        relative to qualified mortgage bond rules (see H.R. 885), 
        [1MR]
    ------permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other 
        companies (see H.R. 2431), [1JY]
    ------provide tax relief, encourage savings and investment, 
        establish incentives for school construction, and eliminate 
        Social Security earnings test (see H.R. 1084), [11MR]
    ------savings opportunities for families with children (see H.R. 
        189), [7JA]
    ------treat certain dealer derivative financial instruments, 
        hedging transactions, and supplies as ordinary assets (see 
        H.R. 1713), [5MY]
    ------treatment of active financing income earned overseas by 
        financial services firms (see H.R. 681), [10FE]
    ------treatment of higher education expenses and interest on 
        student loans (see H.R. 1631), [29AP] (see H.R. 2750), [5AU]
    ------treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 856), 
        [25FE] (see H.R. 1129), [16MR] (see H.R. 1196), [18MR]
    Veterans: make permanent the eligibility of former members of the 
        Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans (see H.R. 1603), 
        [28AP]
  Conference reports
    Framework for the Affiliation of Banks, Securities Firms, and 
        Other Financial Service Providers (S. 900), [2NO]
  Messages
    CCC Report: President Clinton, [15JN]
    Exchange Stabilization Fund Financing for Brazil: President 
        Clinton, [15JN]
    National Money Laundering Strategy: President Clinton, [23SE]
  Motions
    Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 833), [5MY]
    Financial services: provide framework for the affiliation of 
        banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers 
        (H.R. 10), [1JY]
    ------provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities 
        firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), [30JY]
  Reports filed
    Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        833) (H. Rept. 106-123), [29AP]
    Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act: Committee 
        on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2614) (H. Rept. 106-278), 
        [2AU]
    Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1658) (H. Rept. 106-192), [18JN]
    Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Reauthorization 
        and Improvement: Committee on Banking and Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 629) (H. Rept. 106-183), [14JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on S. 900, Framework for the 
        Affiliation of Banks, Securities Firms, and Other Financial 
        Service Providers: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 355) 
        (H. Rept. 106-440), [2NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 10, Financial Services Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 235) (H. Rept. 106-214), [30JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 833, Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 158) (H. Rept. 106-126), [4MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1143, Microenterprise for Self-Reliance Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 136) (H. Rept. 106-85), 
        [12AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1658, Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 216) (H. Rept. 106-193), 
        [22JN]
    Financial Services Act: Committee on Banking and Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 106-74), [23MR], [10JN]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 106-74), 
        [15JN]
    Framework for the Affiliation of Banks, Securities Firms, and 
        Other Financial Service Providers: Committee of Conference (S. 
        900) (H. Rept. 106-434), [2NO]
    Microenterprise for Self-Reliance Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 1143) (H. Rept. 106-82), [12AP]
    SBA General Business Loan Program Improvements: Committee on Small 
        Business (House) (H.R. 2615) (H. Rept. 106-279), [2AU]
    SBA Microloan Program Technical Corrections: Committee on Small 
        Business (House) (H.R. 440) (H. Rept. 106-12), [8FE]
    Temporarily Extend Chapter 12 of the Bankruptcy Code Relative to 
        the Treatment of Farmers' Reorganization Plans by Banks: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 808) (H. Rept. 106-
        45), [9MR]

FINANCIAL SERVICES ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 900, provisions, [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 10): consideration (see H. Res. 235), [30JN]
    Enact (S. 900): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 
        355), [2NO]
    Financial institutions: ensure consumer privacy when establishing 
        a framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, 
        and other financial service providers (see H.R. 3320), [10NO]
  Conference reports
    Provisions (S. 900), [2NO]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 10), [1JY]
    Enact (S. 900), [30JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on S. 900, Provisions: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 355) (H. Rept. 106-440), 
        [2NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 10, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 235) (H. Rept. 106-214), [30JN]
    Provisions: Committee of Conference (S. 900) (H. Rept. 106-434), 
        [2NO]
    ------Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 
        10) (H. Rept. 106-74), [23MR], [10JN]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 106-74), 
        [15JN]

FINANCIAL SERVICES MODERNIZATION ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 900, provisions, [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (S. 900): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 
        355), [2NO]
    Financial institutions: ensure consumer privacy when establishing 
        a framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, 
        and other financial service providers (see H.R. 3320), [10NO]
  Conference reports
    Provisions (S. 900), [2NO]
  Motions
    Enact (S. 900), [30JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on S. 900, Provisions: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 355) (H. Rept. 106-440), 
        [2NO]
    Provisions: Committee of Conference (S. 900) (H. Rept. 106-434), 
        [2NO]

FIRE PREVENTION
  Bills and resolutions
    Children and youth: provide that children's sleepwear be 
        manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability 
        standards (see H.R. 329), [19JA]
    Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or 
        refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 2432), 
        [1JY]

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    CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 
        1130), [16MR]
    Dept. of Defense: reform economic redevelopment process and 
        improve ability to contract for protective services at 
        installations being closed (see H.R. 172), [7JA]
    FEMA: make grants to fire departments for the acquisition of 
        thermal imaging cameras (see H.R. 1839), [18MY]
    ------make grants to fire departments to improve public safety 
        against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), [17MR]
    Firefighters: authorize equal overtime pay for all Federal 
        employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations (see H.R. 
        2814), [8SE]
    Forests: make forestry insurance plans available to owners of 
        private forest land to protect them from disaster losses and 
        encourage prescribed burning to prevent future fire disasters 
        (see H.R. 1530), [22AP]
    New York, NY: require new multifamily housing to comply with 
        Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act (see H.R. 1126), 
        [16MR]
    Public lands: eliminate hazardous fuels buildup and undertake 
        other forest management projects to protect communities from 
        wildfires (see H.R. 1522), [22AP]
    U.S. Fire Administration: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 
        1550), [26AP]
  Reports filed
    U.S. Fire Administration Appropriations: Committee on Science 
        (House) (H.R. 1550) (H. Rept. 106-133), [10MY]

FIREARMS
related term(s) Weapons
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1501, Juvenile Justice Reform Act, [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Ammunition: ban importation and transfer of large capacity 
        ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1037), [9MR]
    ------ban importation and transfer of large capacity ammunition 
        feeding devices (H.R. 1037), consideration (see H. Res. 192), 
        [26MY]
    ------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. 87), [7JA]
    ------regulate the manufacture and sale of armor-piercing 
        ammunition and laser sights (see H.R. 2421), [1JY]
    ------restrict the sale or other transfer of armor piercing 
        ammunition and its components disposed of by the Army (see 
        H.R. 2729), [5AU]
    Assault weapons: strengthen ban by restricting availability of 
        such weapons and their component parts (see H.R. 1428), [15AP]
    BATF: expand powers to regulate firearms, ammunition, firearm 
        products, and non-powder firearms (see H.R. 920), [2MR]
    Business and industry: study marketing practices of the firearms 
        industry (see H.R. 2063), [8JN]
    Children and youth: encourage States to require a holding period 
        for students expelled for bringing a gun to school (see H.R. 
        1723), [6MY]
    ------prevent possession of firearms by certain violent juvenile 
        offenders (see H.R. 1717), [6MY]
    ------prohibit transfer to and possession of handguns, 
        semiautomatic assault weapons, and large capacity ammunition 
        feeding devices by individuals under 21 (see H.R. 2048), [8JN]
    ------protect from violence (see H.R. 1342), [25MR]
    Civil liberties: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use 
        firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate 
        purposes (see H.R. 347), [19JA]
    ------protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1178, 1179), 
        [18MR] (see H. Con. Res. 176), [5AU]
    Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime 
        prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime 
        (see H. Res. 270), [30JY]
    Computers: prohibit private sales of guns, ammunition, or 
        explosives over the Internet (see H.R. 3020), [5OC]
    ------regulate transfer over the Internet (see H.R. 1245), [24MR] 
        (see H.R. 1702), [5MY]
    Courts: allow individuals, or their estates, who suffered damages 
        from the discharge of a firearm to bring civil action against 
        the manufacturer, distributor, or retailer of the firearm (see 
        H.R. 1049), [10MR]
    ------appoint Assistant U.S. Attorney for each judicial district 
        to prosecute firearms offenses (see H.R. 2081), [8JN]
    ------encourage State and local governments to bring lawsuits 
        against weapons manufacturers (see H.R. 1086), [11MR]
    ------establish Federal cause of action against weapons 
        manufacturers, dealers, and importers for damages caused by 
        firearms (see H.R. 1233), [23MR]
    ------prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, 
        distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1032), [9MR]
    CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 1280), [24MR]
    Crime: condemn hate-crime shootings in Midwest States (see H. Res. 
        254), [19JY]
    ------increase mandatory minimum penalties for use of firearms 
        during a violent or drug-related crime (see H.R. 1330), [25MR]
    ------increase penalties for bringing in and harboring certain 
        aliens (see H.R. 238), [7JA]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see 
        H.R. 2037), [8JN]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S. 
        254), return to Senate (see H. Res. 249), [15JY]
    ------penalties for taking a firearm from a Federal law 
        enforcement officer (see H.R. 735), [11FE]
    ------permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted 
        of a felony (see H.R. 2281), [18JN]
    ------permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted 
        of certain felonies (see H.R. 3444), [18NO]
    ------prohibit gunrunning and provide mandatory minimum penalties 
        for crimes related to gunrunning (see H.R. 3057), [12OC]
    ------prohibit possession in a hospital zone (see H.R. 3279), 
        [9NO]
    ------promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile 
        offenders (H.R. 1501), consideration (see H. Res. 209), [15JN]
    ------tribute to Project Exile and the prosecution of Federal 
        firearms offenses (see H. Res. 205), [10JN]
    ------use of antique firearms (see H.R. 2377), [29JN]
    Dept. of Justice: independent investigation of use of pyrotechnic 
        devices during standoff with Branch Davidians in Waco, TX (see 
        H.R. 2847), [13SE]
    Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit the sale of guns that have not 
        been approved (see H.R. 1580), [27AP]
    Drugs: sentencing of persons convicted of lesser drug offenses 
        while in possession of a firearm (see H.R. 1889), [20MY]
    Federal-State relations: assist State and local governments in 
        conducting community gun buy back programs (see H.R. 2813), 
        [8SE] (see H.R. 3255), [8NO]
    Federal-state relations: assist State and local governments in 
        conducting community gun buy back programs (see H.R. 724), 
        [11FE]
    Government regulations: impose moratorium on issuance of new 
        Federal dealers' licenses (see H.R. 3481), [18NO]
    ------regulation of dealers (see H.R. 2443), [1JY]
    ------require persons to obtain a State license before receiving a 
        handgun or ammunition (see H.R. 2916), [22SE]
    Handguns: improve safety (see H.R. 515), [3FE] (see H.R. 1512), 
        [21AP]
    ------improve safety (H.R. 515), consideration (see H. Res. 194), 
        [26MY]
    ------mandatory licensing and registration (see H.R. 3472), [18NO]
    ------prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns 
        (see H.R. 315), [7JA]
    ------prohibit possession or transfer (see H.R. 35), [6JA]
    ------prohibit possession or transfer to individuals who have not 
        attained 21 years of age (see H.R. 85), [7JA]
    ------require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement 
        officials and a waiting period before purchase (see H.R. 
        1062), [10MR]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: expulsion from school 
        and termination of educational services for any disabled 
        student carrying a weapon to school or a school function (see 
        H.R. 1295), [25MR]
    Information services: establish a National Firearm Injury 
        Reporting System and provide State grants to collect 
        information on fatal injuries caused by firearms (see H.R. 
        2010), [8JN]
    ------notify State and local law enforcement agencies and the BATF 
        when an instant criminal background check determines a person 
        is ineligible for a handgun (see H.R. 2732), [5AU]
    Law enforcement: ban manufacture of handguns that cannot be 
        personalized, require report on commercial feasibility of 
        personalizing firearms, and provide grants to improve firearms 
        safety (see H.R. 2025), [8JN]
    ------provide grants to law enforcement agencies to purchase 
        firearms (see H.R. 3209), [3NO]
    ------restrict transfer of certain firearms by local law 
        enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3473), [18NO]
    Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to 
        assist local governments in purchasing bullet resistant 
        equipment (see H.R. 1807), [13MY]
    ------exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed 
        handguns (see H.R. 218), [7JA] (see H.R. 1461), [15AP]
    Littleton, CO: mourn the loss of life, condemn the deadly 
        violence, and commend law enforcement officials that assisted 
        at Columbine High School (see H. Con. Res. 92), [27AP] (see H. 
        Res. 148), [26AP]
    ------mourn the loss of life at Columbine High School and condemn 
        this and previous incidents of deadly violence in schools (see 
        H. Con. Res. 90), [21AP]
    Morality and ethics: establish a commission to study the culture 
        and glorification of violence in the U.S. (see H.R. 1670), 
        [4MY]
    National Commission on the Prevention of School Violence: 
        establish (see H.R. 1556), [26AP]
    National Commission on Youth Crime and School Violence: establish 
        (see H.R. 1988), [27MY]
    National Youth Violence Commission: establish (see H.R. 2093), 
        [9JN]
    Russia: location and removal of KGB cache of arms and explosives 
        placed in the U.S. (see H. Res. 380), [16NO]
    Safety: allow States to develop or expand instant gun checking 
        capabilities, allow tax credits for safe storage devices, 
        promote the use of child safety locks, and prevent children 
        from injuring themselves and others (see H.R. 1726), [6MY]
    ------authorize CPSC to regulate gun safety, ban possession by 
        certain convicted criminals, ban import of handguns without 
        certain safety features, and ban possession by a person with 
        multiple drunk driving convictions (see H.R. 2007), [8JN]
    ------authorize CPSC to regulate gun safety and ban import of 
        handguns without certain safety features (see H.R. 2008), 
        [8JN]
    Schools: enhance safety (see H.R. 1895, 1898), [20MY]
    ------ensure safety by increasing police presence (see H.R. 1531), 
        [22AP]
    ------establish school violence prevention hotlines (see H.R. 
        1589), [27AP] (see H.R. 1937), [25MY]
    ------provide grants to encourage State and local law enforcement 
        agencies to detain students bringing guns to schools (see H.R. 
        831), [24FE]
    ------support of State and local initiatives to address the 
        problem of school violence (see H. Res. 399), [18NO]
    ------waive local matching requirement under the Community 
        Oriented Policing Program to allow placement of law 
        enforcement officers in schools (see H.R. 2371), [29JN]
    Semiautomatic assault weapons: ban import of firearms that have 
        been cosmetically altered to avoid the ban on semiautomatic 
        assault weapons (see H.R. 1809), [13MY]

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    States: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be 
        valid in all States and exempt current and former law 
        enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying 
        of concealed handguns (see H.R. 492), [2FE]
    ------condition certain justice assistance grants on 
        implementation of handgun registration systems (see H.R. 
        2917), [22SE]
    ------provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain 
        concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 407), [19JA]
    Taxation: increase excise tax on firearms and earmark revenue for 
        juvenile justice and delinquency prevention programs (see H.R. 
        3139), [25OC]
    ------treatment of certain sniper weapons (see H.R. 2127), [10JN]
    Technology: development and use of personalization technology (see 
        H. Con. Res. 125), [8JN]
    United Kingdom: limit the sale or export of plastic bullets (see 
        H.R. 2109), [9JN]
    Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act: applicability of 
        mandatory minimum penalties in certain cases (see H.R. 913), 
        [2MR]
    Weapons: applicability of domestic violence-related possession 
        prohibitions to convictions that predate enactment of such 
        prohibitions (see H.R. 59), [7JA]
    ------regulation of transfer at gun shows (see H.R. 109), [7JA] 
        (see H.R. 902), [2MR] (see H.R. 1903), [20MY] (see H.R. 2122), 
        [10JN]
    ------regulation of transfer at gun shows (H.R. 902), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 193), [26MY]
    ------regulation of transfer at gun shows (H.R. 2122), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 209), [15JN]
    ------restrict the mail order sale of body armor (see H.R. 1423), 
        [14AP]
    ------standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced 
        handguns (see H.R. 2003), [27MY] (see H.R. 2009), [8JN]
    ------strengthen firearms and explosives laws (see H.R. 1768), 
        [12MY]
  Motions
    Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile 
        offenders (H.R. 1501), [17JN], [30JY], [23SE], [24SE], [13OC], 
        [14OC]
    Weapons: regulation of transfer at gun shows (H.R. 2122), [18JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1501, Consequences for Juvenile Offenders 
        Act and H.R. 2122, Mandatory Gun Show Background Check Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 209) (H. Rept. 106-186), 
        [15JN]

FIREFIGHTERS
  Bills and resolutions
    Air Force: procurement of certain airborne firefighting equipment 
        for the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard (see H.R. 
        377), [19JA]
    Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for providing 
        assistance to emergency response organizations (see H.R. 
        3155), [27OC]
    Employment: provide an exemption of overtime compensation for 
        certain firefighters and rescue squad members (see H.R. 1382), 
        [13AP] (see H.R. 1693), [5MY]
    Federal employees: authorize equal overtime pay for all Federal 
        employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations (see H.R. 
        2814), [8SE]
    ------eliminate certain inequities in the computation of 
        retirement benefits for law enforcement officers, 
        firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials 
        couriers, and their survivors (see H.R. 1769), [12MY]
    Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match 
        requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 
        460), [2FE]
    FEMA: make grants to fire departments for the acquisition of 
        thermal imaging cameras (see H.R. 1839), [18MY]
    ------make grants to fire departments to improve public safety 
        against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), [17MR]
    Heroism: acknowledge the dedication and sacrifice made by men and 
        women who have lost their lives in the line of duty (see H. 
        Res. 203), [8JN]
    Public lands: eliminate hazardous fuels buildup and undertake 
        other forest management projects to protect communities from 
        wildfires (see H.R. 1522), [22AP]
    Public safety officers: eligibility of certain emergency 
        management and civil defense personnel for public safety 
        officer death benefits (see H.R. 2588), [22JY]
    Taxation: exclude from unrelated business taxable income amounts 
        set aside by a volunteer fire department for purchasing 
        equipment (see H.R. 3168), [28OC]
    ------expand types of equipment which may be acquired with tax-
        exempt financing by volunteer fire departments and emergency 
        medical service organizations (see H.R. 1229), [23MR]
    ------permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain 
        organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services 
        (see H.R. 718), [11FE]
    ------provide a credit for police officers and professional 
        firefighters and exclude from income certain benefits received 
        by public safety volunteers (see H.R. 3124), [21OC]
    ------provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public 
        safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 3517), 
        [22NO]
    ------treatment of volunteer firefighter savings account 
        contributions (see H.R. 1870), [19MY]

FIRST FLIGHT CENTENNIAL FEDERAL ADVISORY BOARD
  Appointments
    Members, [6JA]

FISH AND FISHING
related term(s) Marine Mammals; National Wildlife Refuges; Wildlife
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska: management of fish and game resources relative to rural 
        subsistence preference (see H.R. 3183), [28OC]
    Atlantic Ocean: prohibit pelagic longline fishing in the exclusive 
        economic zone (see H.R. 3516), [22NO]
    Atlantic striped bass: prohibit commercial harvesting in coastal 
        waters and the exclusive economic zone (see H.R. 934), [2MR]
    Bureau of Reclamation: cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San 
        Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation 
        programs (see H.R. 2348), [24JN]
    Coastal zones: establish a moratorium on bottom trawling and use 
        of other mobile fishing gear on the seabed in certain coastal 
        areas (see H.R. 3059), [12OC]
    Columbia and Snake Rivers: preservation of dams (see H. Con. Res. 
        63), [18MR]
    Conservation of natural resources: assist in the conservation of 
        keystone species (see H.R. 3407), [16NO]
    ------conserve Atlantic highly migratory species of fish (see H.R. 
        3331), [10NO] (see H.R. 3390), [16NO]
    Corps of Engineers: develop and implement comprehensive program 
        for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water 
        diversions (see H.R. 1444), [15AP]
    Dept. of Commerce: acquire and equip fishery survey vessels (see 
        H.R. 2181), [10JN]
    Ecology and environment: condemn practice known as shark finning 
        (see H. Con. Res. 189), [27SE]
    ------maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (see 
        H.R. 2903), [21SE]
    Endangered Species Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 3160), 
        [27OC]
    ------reform Federal land management activities relative to 
        conservation (see H.R. 495), [2FE]
    Fishermen's Protective Act: extend reimbursement period for owners 
        of U.S. fishing vessels for costs incurred from seizure and 
        detention by a foreign country (see H.R. 1651), [29AP]
    Glacier Bay National Park: management of fishing activities (see 
        H.R. 947), [2MR]
    Klamath Fishery Management Council: provide for tribal 
        representation to clarify allocation of annual tribal catch 
        (see H.R. 2875), [15SE]
    National Marine Sanctuaries Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1243), 
        [24MR]
    National Wildlife Refuge System: prohibit expenditure of certain 
        funds for new refuges without specific authorization from 
        Congress (see H.R. 1199), [18MR]
    Natural resources: continue preparation of useful reports and 
        repeal laws terminating reporting requirements relative to 
        public lands, Native Americans, fisheries, wildlife, insular 
        areas, and other related matters (see H.R. 3002), [4OC]
    North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet 
        water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural 
        resources and habitats (see H.R. 1137), [16MR] (see H.R. 
        2918), [22SE]
    Oceans: provide financial assistance for coral reef conservation 
        projects (see H.R. 3133), [21OC]
    ------study practice of shark finning and effects it has on shark 
        populations in the Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 3078), [14OC]
    Pacific Northwest: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks (see H.R. 
        2798), [5AU]
    Ships and vessels: certificate of documentation for 3 vessels (see 
        H.R. 1025), [4MR]
    ------moratorium on large vessels in Atlantic herring or mackerel 
        fisheries (see H.R. 1643), [29AP]
    Taxation: charitable deduction for reasonable and necessary 
        expenses of Alaska Native subsistence whaling captains (see 
        H.R. 813), [23FE]
    Treaties and agreements: approve a governing international fishery 
        agreement between the U.S. and the Russian Federation (see 
        H.R. 1653), [29AP]
    Yukon River Salmon Advisory Panel: establish (see H.R. 1652), 
        [29AP]
  Reports filed
    Approve a Governing International Fishery Agreement Between the 
        U.S. and the Russian Federation: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1653) (H. Rept. 106-195), [22JN]
    Condemn Fishing Practice Known as Shark Finning: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H. Con. Res. 189) (H. Rept. 106-428), [1NO]
    Corps of Engineers Development and Implementation of a 
        Comprehensive Program for Fish Screens and Passage Devices at 
        Agricultural Water Diversions: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1444) (H. Rept. 106-454), [5NO]
    Fisheries Survey Vessel Authorization Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2181) (H. Rept. 106-251), [22JY]
    Fishermen's Protective Act Reimbursement Period Extension for U.S. 
        Fishing Vessels Owners Costs Incurred From Seizure and 
        Detention by a Foreign Country: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1651) (H. Rept. 106-197), [23JN]
    National Marine Sanctuaries Act Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1243) (H. Rept. 106-224), [12JY]
    Resources Reports Restoration Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3002) (H. Rept. 106-458), [8NO]
    Yukon River Salmon Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1652) 
        (H. Rept. 106-201), [25JN]

FISHER, ZACHARY
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: confer status as an honorary veteran (see H.J. Res. 
        46), [28AP]

FISHERIES SURVEY VESSEL AUTHORIZATION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2181) (H. Rept. 
        106-251), [22JY]

FISHERMEN'S PROTECTIVE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Ships and vessels: extend reimbursement period for owners of U.S. 
        fishing vessels for costs incurred from seizure and detention 
        by a foreign country (see H.R. 1651), [29AP]
  Reports filed
    Fishermen's Protective Act Reimbursement Period Extension for U.S. 
        Fishing Vessels Owners Costs Incurred From Seizure and 
        Detention by a Foreign Country: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1651) (H. Rept. 106-197), [23JN]

FLAG--U.S.
  Bills and resolutions
    Constitutional amendments: prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 5), 
        [7JA] (see H.J. Res. 33), [24FE]

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    ------prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 33), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 217), [22JN]
    Desecration (see H. Con. Res. 142), [23JN]
    Law enforcement officers: designate flagpole upon which U.S. flag 
        is set at half-staff whenever a law enforcement officer is 
        killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 31), [10FE]
    Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: add to the list of days on which the 
        flag should especially be displayed (see H.R. 349), [19JA] 
        (see H.R. 576), [4FE]
    Protect (see H.R. 1081), [11MR]
    Sunbury, OH: designate as Flagville, U.S.A. (see H.J. Res. 49), 
        [29AP]
  Reports filed
    Add Martin Luther King, Jr., Day to the List of Days on Which the 
        Flag Should Especially Be Displayed: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 576) (H. Rept. 106-176), [9JN]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 33, Constitutional Amendment To 
        Prohibit U.S. Flag Desecration: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 217) (H. Rept. 106-194), [22JN]
    Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of U.S. Flag: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 33) (H. Rept. 
        106-191), [18JN]

FLAKE, FLOYD H. (a former Representative from New York) 
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Floyd H. Flake Federal Building, Queens, NY: designate (see H.R. 
        3323), [10NO]

FLETCHER, ERNEST L. (a Representative from Kentucky)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act, [3NO]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    ERISA: ensure choice of physicians (see H.R. 2275), [17JN]
    Insurance: ensure access to information relative to plan coverage, 
        managed care procedures, health care providers, and quality 
        medical care (see H.R. 2046), [8JN]
    Taxation: exclude from gross income payments made to tobacco quota 
        and allotment holders and tobacco growers pursuant to the 
        settlement agreement between a State and tobacco product 
        manufacturers (see H.R. 2748), [5AU]

FLOOD CONTROL
see Floods

FLOODS
related term(s) Disasters
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 507, Water Resources Development Act, [22JY]
  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. 1113), [16MR]
    Corps of Engineers: include primary flood damages avoided as 
        benefits for cost-benefit analyses for Federal nonstructural 
        flood damage reduction projects (see H.R. 1186), [18MR]
    ------reauthorizing water resources development programs (see H.R. 
        1480), [20AP]
    ------reauthorizing water resources development programs (H.R. 
        1480), consideration (see H. Res. 154), [28AP]
    Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of 
        watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource 
        projects (see H.R. 728), [11FE]
    Disasters: improve ability of individuals and local, State, and 
        Federal agencies to prevent natural floods (see H.R. 1101), 
        [11MR]
    Endangered Species Act: rescue and relocate members of any species 
        that would be taken in the course of certain reconstruction, 
        maintenance, or repair of manmade flood control levees (see 
        H.R. 2017), [8JN]
    Foreign aid: recognize commitment and dedication of humanitarian 
        relief nongovernmental organizations and private volunteer 
        organizations for efforts in Central America and Kosovo (see 
        H. Res. 152), [27AP]
    Grand Island, NE: modify Wood River flood control project (see 
        H.R. 344), [19JA]
    Hazardous substances: prevent release of hazardous waste due to 
        flooding (see H.R. 3093), [18OC]
    Matewan, WV: disposition of excess land for flood control project 
        (see H.R. 966), [3MR]
    National Flood Insurance Program: improve predisaster mitigation 
        and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded 
        properties (see H.R. 1297), [25MR] (see H.R. 2728), [5AU]
    Native Americans: provide the Yankton Sioux Tribe and the Santee 
        Sioux Tribe certain benefits of the Missouri River Basin Pick-
        Sloan project (see H.R. 2671), [2AU]
    Taxation: allow penalty-free distributions from qualified 
        retirement plans and relief from certain limitations on 
        deductibility of casualty losses for individuals in 
        Presidentially declared disaster areas (see H.R. 3215), [3NO]
    ------provide disaster relief for homeowners (see H.R. 2393), 
        [30JN]
    Water Resources Development Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 
        2724), [5AU]
  Conference reports
    Water Resources Development Act (S. 507), [5AU]
  Motions
    Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing water resources development 
        programs (S. 507), [22JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1480, Water Resources Development Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 154) (H. Rept. 106-120), 
        [28AP]
    Dept. of Agriculture Assistance for the Rehabilitation of 
        Watershed Dams Built for Flood Protection and Water Resource 
        Projects: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (House) (H.R. 728) (H. Rept. 106-484), [18NO]
    Water Resources Development Act: Committee of Conference (S. 507) 
        (H. Rept. 106-298), [5AU]
    ------Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        1480) (H. Rept. 106-106), [26AP]

FLORIDA
  Bills and resolutions
    Biscayne National Park: boundary adjustment (see H.R. 3033), [6OC]
    Courts: appointment of additional Federal district judges in 
        Florida (see H.R. 454), [2FE] (see H.R. 1394), [13AP]
    Dante B. Fascell North-South Center: designate (see H.R. 432), 
        [2FE]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for 
        veterans in the Miami, FL, area (see H.R. 1628), [29AP]
    Endangered species: designate the Florida panther (see H.R. 187), 
        [7JA]
    EPA: authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and 
        other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida 
        Keys (see H.R. 673), [10FE]
    Fort King, FL: historical and cultural study relative to the 
        Second Seminole War (see H.R. 1564), [26AP]
    Fort Matanzas National Monument: revise boundary (see H.R. 3200), 
        [2NO]
    Hurricanes: express sympathy for victims of Hurricane Floyd in 
        Atlantic Coast States (see H. Res. 322), [4OC]
    ------transmittal to Congress of the Presidential recommendations 
        for emergency response actions for relief of the victims of 
        Hurricane Floyd (see H. Res. 349), [1NO]
    Jerry O'Brien Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, 
        Melbourne, FL: designate (see H.R. 2330), [23JN]
    National Park Service: conduct study on inclusion of Miami Circle 
        in Biscayne National Park (see H.R. 2557), [19JY]
    Outer Continental Shelf: restrictions and requirements on leasing 
        (see H.R. 33), [6JA]
    Wekiva River: designate certain portions and tributaries as 
        components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 
        2773), [5AU]

FLOYD, MAMIE G.
  Bills and resolutions
    Mamie G. Floyd Post Office, Eau Claire, SC: designate (see H.R. 
        3019), [5OC]

FOGLIETTA, THOMAS M. (a former Representative from Pennsylvania) 
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Thomas M. Foglietta Support Site, Gricignano d'Aversa, Italy: 
        designate (see H.R. 52), [6JA]

FOLEY, MARK (a Representative from Florida)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Aliens: deny coverage under certain anti-discrimination statutes 
        of employed individuals that are unlawfully present in the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 3170), [28OC]
    Citizenship: constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of 
        individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 
        10), [7JA]
    Disasters: creation of protection funds by property and casualty 
        insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims 
        arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 2749), [5AU]
    EPA: limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 136), 
        [7JA]
    Forests: make forestry insurance plans available to owners of 
        private forest land to protect them from disaster losses and 
        encourage prescribed burning to prevent future fire disasters 
        (see H.R. 1530), [22AP]
    Health: prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care 
        workers who report unsafe conditions and practices (see H.R. 
        137), [7JA]
    Immigration: prevent admission, require removal, and authorize 
        investigation of aliens who commit acts of torture or genocide 
        abroad (see H.R. 3058), [12OC]
    Medicare: coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2620), 
        [27JY]
    ------limit reductions in Federal payments under the prospective 
        payment system for hospital outpatient department services 
        (see H.R. 2241), [16JN]
    Members of Congress: prohibit pay rate adjustments from exceeding 
        certain cost-of-living increases for Social Security benefits 
        (see H.R. 2893), [21SE]
    National 4-H Council: issue postage stamp in commemoration of 4-H 
        Youth Development Program's centennial (see H. Res. 109), 
        [11MR]
    Taxation: allow income tax refund (see H.R. 1254), [24MR]
    ------provide a shorter recovery period for depreciation of 
        certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 2894), [21SE]
    ------reduce holding period for certain capital gains rates (see 
        H.R. 1321), [25MR]
    Weapons: allow certain number of Trident ballistic missile 
        submarines to be retired or dismantled and use savings for 
        national missile defense programs (see H.R. 542), [3FE]

FOLEY, THOMAS S. (a former Representative from Washington) 
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Thomas S. Foley Federal Building and U.S. Court House, Spokane, 
        WA: designate (see H.R. 211), [7JA]
    ------designate plaza at the south entrance as the Walter F. Horan 
        Plaza (see H.R. 211), [7JA]

FOOD
related term(s) Agriculture
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: allow referendum on creation of avocado promotion, 
        research, and information program (see H.R. 2962), [28SE]
    ------amend inspection laws to notify consumers of products 
        produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on sewage 
        sludge-treated land (see H.R. 261), [7JA]
    ------eliminate use of antibiotic drugs in livestock unless there 
        is a reasonable certainty of no harm to human health (see H.R. 
        3266), [9NO]
    ------ensure safety of imported meat and poultry products (see 
        H.R. 2581), [21JY]
    ------harmonization of registrations of certain pesticides (see 
        H.R. 1913), [24MY]
    ------labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing 
        imported meat (see H.R. 1144), [17MR] (see H.R. 1698), [5MY]
    ------price supports for milk (see H.R. 1535), [22AP] (see H.R. 
        1758), [11MY]
    ------require country of origin labeling of peanuts and peanut 
        products (see H.R. 3263), [9NO]

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    ------require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable 
        agricultural commodities (see H.R. 222), [7JA] (see H.R. 
        1145), [17MR]
    Consumers: access to information on the health benefits of foods 
        and dietary supplements (see H.R. 1077), [11MR]
    ------promote clinical research and development on dietary 
        supplements and foods and establish a new legal classification 
        for dietary supplements and food with health benefits (see 
        H.R. 3001), [1OC]
    Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical 
        supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 230), [7JA] (see 
        H.R. 1644), [29AP]
    Dept. of Agriculture: implementation of certain milk price 
        structures as part of the implementation of the final rule to 
        consolidate Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 1402), 
        [14AP]
    ------implementation of certain milk price structures as part of 
        the implementation of the final rule to consolidate Federal 
        milk marketing orders (H.R. 1402), consideration (see H. Res. 
        294), [15SE]
    ------modification and implementation of final rule for the 
        consideration and reform of Federal milk marketing orders (see 
        H.R. 3428), [17NO]
    ------provide administrative authority to investigate live poultry 
        dealers (see H.R. 2829), [9SE]
    ------provide flexibility to help developing countries and move 
        surplus commodities from the U.S. (see H.R. 3104), [19OC]
    ------regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar 
        beets (see H.R. 1850), [18MY]
    ------require national pooling of receipts under Federal milk 
        marketing orders (see H.R. 2323), [23JN]
    ------terminate Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 2322), 
        [23JN]
    ------terminate Federal milk marketing orders and replace such 
        orders with a program to verify receipts of milk (see H.R. 
        2324), [23JN]
    Dept. of Defense: use available funds to implement special 
        supplemental food benefit program for personnel stationed 
        overseas (see H.R. 1779), [12MY]
    European Union: bilateral trade concern relative to canned fruit 
        subsidy (see H. Res. 39), [4FE]
    Export Apple and Pear Act: limit applicability to apples (see H.R. 
        609), [4FE]
    FDA: establish a comprehensive program to ensure food safety (see 
        H.R. 1612), [28AP]
    ------uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see 
        H.R. 2129), [10JN]
    Federal aid programs: purchase of additional commodities for 
        distribution to needy persons (see H.R. 1324), [25MR] (see 
        H.R. 3453), [18NO]
    Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide for enhanced 
        implementation of Food Quality Protection Act amendments (see 
        H.R. 1334), [25MR]
    ------safeguard public health and provide food that is safe, 
        unadulterated, and honestly presented (see H.R. 1346), [25MR]
    Federal Meat Inspection Act: extend inspection requirements to 
        rabbits produced for human consumption (see H.R. 1574), [27AP]
    Food industry: collection of information regarding prices paid for 
        the procurement of certain livestock and meat products (see 
        H.R. 169), [7JA] (see H.R. 693), [10FE]
    ------ensure that all persons who benefit from the dairy promotion 
        and research program contribute to the cost of the program 
        (see H.R. 444), [2FE]
    ------freshness dates on food (see H.R. 2897), [21SE]
    Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see 
        H.R. 1592), [28AP]
    Food Safety Administration: establish as independent agency to 
        consolidate food safety, labeling, and inspection functions 
        (see H.R. 2345), [24JN]
    Food Security Act: authorize enrollment of land in the Wetlands 
        Reserve Program (see H.R. 2066), [8JN]
    ------expand conservation reserve (see H.R. 408), [19JA]
    ------provide greater flexibility to producers for land enrollment 
        in the conservation reserve (see H.R. 2779), [5AU]
    Food stamps: permit purchase of vitamin and mineral supplements 
        (see H.R. 3304), [10NO]
    ------provide for a national standard of interoperability and 
        portability for electronic benefit transfer systems (see H.R. 
        2709), [4AU]
    Foreign aid: support millennium good will food aid initiative (see 
        H. Con. Res. 201), [19OC]
    Foreign countries: require congressional approval of U.S. economic 
        sanctions on agricultural products, medicines, and medical 
        products (see H.R. 2993), [1OC] (see H.R. 3140), [25OC]
    Foreign trade: bar the imposition of increased tariffs or other 
        retaliatory measures against products of the European Union in 
        response to its banana regime (see H.R. 1361), [25MR]
    ------exempt certain small businesses from increased tariffs or 
        other retaliatory measures against products of the European 
        Union in response to its banana regime and treatment of 
        imported meat (see H.R. 2106), [9JN]
    ------require the marking of frozen produce with the country of 
        origin on the front panel of the package for retail sale (see 
        H.R. 2995), [1OC]
    ------strengthen U.S. ability to counteract foreign measures that 
        act as market access barriers (see H.R. 3393), [16NO]
    Government regulations: include the imposition of civil monetary 
        penalties for violations of meat and poultry inspection 
        regulations (see H.R. 2767), [5AU]
    Health: initiatives to protect and inform the public about food 
        allergies (see H. Res. 309), [28SE]
    Iraq: oppose expansion of Oil-for-Food Program and condemn Saddam 
        Hussein for actions against Iraqi people and the U.N. (see H. 
        Con. Res. 39), [2MR]
    National School Lunch Act: revise eligibility of private 
        organizations under the child and adult care food program (see 
        H.R. 2907), [21SE]
    Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2850), 
        [14SE]
    Poultry Products Inspection Act: cover certain birds for use as 
        human food (see H.R. 765), [12FE]
    Public welfare programs: improve onsite inspections of State food 
        stamp programs and provide grants to develop community 
        partnerships and innovative outreach strategies for food stamp 
        and related programs (see H.R. 2738), [5AU]
    ------repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and 
        increase Federal support for emergency food assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 3192), [1NO]
    Safety: improve public health and food safety through enhanced 
        enforcement of food inspection laws (see H.R. 983), [4MR]
    ------improve safety of imported foods (see H.R. 830), [24FE] (see 
        H.R. 2055), [8JN]
    ------require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a 
        genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3377), [16NO]
    Schools: prohibit the donation of foods with minimal nutritional 
        value before lunch in schools participating in Federal meal 
        programs (see H.R. 1781), [12MY]
    States: remove intrastate distribution restrictions on State-
        inspected meat and poultry (see H.R. 1617), [28AP]
    Tariff: dark couverture chocolate (see H.R. 2098), [9JN]
    Taxation: allow a tax credit for expenses incurred while 
        transporting food to food banks (see H.R. 954), [3MR]
    ------treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses (see 
        H.R. 1541), [22AP] (see H.R. 2554), [19JY]
    ------treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and 
        farmers (see H.R. 1325), [25MR]
    ------treatment of foods and supplements for dietary use, and 
        medical foods as medical expenses (see H.R. 3306), [10NO]
    ------treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria 
        plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 27), [6JA]
    Vitamins: revise regulations relative to dietary supplement 
        labeling and provide that certain types of advertisements for 
        dietary supplements are proper (see H.R. 3305), [10NO]
    Wetlands: permit use of certain agricultural lands (see H.R. 
        1578), [27AP]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1402, Implementation of Certain Milk Price 
        Structures as Part of the Final Rule To Consolidate Federal 
        Milk Marketing Orders: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        294) (H. Rept. 106-324), [15SE]
    Dept. of Agriculture Implementation of Certain Milk Price 
        Structures as Part of the Implementation of the Final Rule To 
        Consolidate Federal Milk Marketing Orders: Committee 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1402) (H. Rept. 106-239), [19JY]
    Export Apple Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 609) (H. 
        Rept. 106-36), [2MR]

FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1906, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and 
        related agencies programs appropriations, [13SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (see H.R. 1906), [24MY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1906), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 185), [24MY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1906), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 317), [30SE]
    Drugs: clarify certain responsibilities relative to importation of 
        drugs into the U.S. (see H.R. 3240), [5NO]
    ------facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved 
        drugs (see H.R. 1885), [20MY]
    EPA: limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 136), 
        [7JA]
    Federal employees: salaries and expenses funding, [8JN]
    Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide for enhanced 
        implementation of Food Quality Protection Act amendments (see 
        H.R. 1334), [25MR]
    ------require persons who reprocess medical devices to comply with 
        certain safety requirements (see H.R. 3148), [26OC]
    Food: consumer access to information on the health benefits of 
        foods and dietary supplements (see H.R. 1077), [11MR]
    ------promote clinical research and development on dietary 
        supplements and foods and establish a new legal classification 
        for dietary supplements and food with health benefits (see 
        H.R. 3001), [1OC]
    Food Safety Administration: establish as independent agency to 
        consolidate food safety, labeling, and inspection functions 
        (see H.R. 2345), [24JN]
    Government regulations: establish a performance standard for 
        breast pumps to facilitate their regulation (see H.R. 3372), 
        [15NO]
    Health: allow access to drugs and medical devices recommended and 
        provided by health care practitioners that are not approved by 
        the FDA (see H.R. 2635), [29JY]
    Pharmaceuticals: establish therapeutic equivalence requirements 
        for generic drugs (see H.R. 805), [23FE]
    Safety: establish a comprehensive program to ensure food safety 
        (see H.R. 1612), [28AP]
    ------uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see 
        H.R. 2129), [10JN]
    Sunscreen products: require an expiration date and storage 
        recommendations on label (see H.R. 2658), [30JY]
    Tobacco products: ban sale of cigarette packages containing small 
        number of cigarettes (see H.R. 1677), [4MY]
    Vitamins: revise regulations relative to dietary supplement 
        labeling and provide that certain types of advertisements for 
        dietary supplements are proper (see H.R. 3305), [10NO]
  Conference reports
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 1906), [30SE]
  Motions
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1906), [8JN], [13SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1906), conference report, [1OC]

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  Reports filed
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1906) (H. Rept. 
        106-354), [30SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1906) (H. Rept. 
        106-157), [24MY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1906, Agriculture, 
        Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 317) (H. 
        Rept. 106-356), [30SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1906, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 185) (H. Rept. 106-159), [24MY]
    Generic Drugs Access Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 805) 
        (H. Rept. 106-117), [12JY]

FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE
  Bills and resolutions
    Public welfare programs: improve onsite inspections of State food 
        stamp programs and provide grants to develop community 
        partnerships and innovative outreach strategies for food stamp 
        and related programs (see H.R. 2738), [5AU]

FOOD INDUSTRY
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: allow referendum on creation of avocado promotion, 
        research, and information program (see H.R. 2962), [28SE]
    ------economic assistance to certain hog producers (see H.R. 217), 
        [7JA] (see H.R. 921), [2MR] (see H. Con. Res. 14), [19JA]
    ------eliminate use of antibiotic drugs in livestock unless there 
        is a reasonable certainty of no harm to human health (see H.R. 
        3266), [9NO]
    ------ensure that all persons who benefit from the dairy promotion 
        and research program contribute to the cost of the program 
        (see H.R. 444), [2FE]
    ------harmonization of registrations of certain pesticides (see 
        H.R. 1913), [24MY]
    ------require country of origin labeling of peanuts and peanut 
        products (see H.R. 3263), [9NO]
    ------require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable 
        agricultural commodities (see H.R. 222), [7JA] (see H.R. 
        1145), [17MR]
    Dept. of Agriculture: implementation of certain milk price 
        structures as part of the implementation of the final rule to 
        consolidate Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 1402), 
        [14AP]
    ------implementation of certain milk price structures as part of 
        the implementation of the final rule to consolidate Federal 
        milk marketing orders (H.R. 1402), consideration (see H. Res. 
        294), [15SE]
    ------modification and implementation of final rule for the 
        consideration and reform of Federal milk marketing orders (see 
        H.R. 3428), [17NO]
    ------require national pooling of receipts under Federal milk 
        marketing orders (see H.R. 2323), [23JN]
    ------terminate Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 2322), 
        [23JN]
    ------terminate Federal milk marketing orders and replace such 
        orders with a program to verify receipts of milk (see H.R. 
        2324), [23JN]
    FDA: establish a comprehensive program to ensure food safety (see 
        H.R. 1612), [28AP]
    ------uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see 
        H.R. 2129), [10JN]
    Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: safeguard public health and 
        provide food that is safe, unadulterated, and honestly 
        presented (see H.R. 1346), [25MR]
    Food: amend inspection laws to notify consumers of products 
        produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on sewage 
        sludge-treated land (see H.R. 261), [7JA]
    ------improve public health and food safety through enhanced 
        enforcement of food inspection laws (see H.R. 983), [4MR]
    ------include the imposition of civil monetary penalties for 
        violations of meat and poultry inspection regulations (see 
        H.R. 2767), [5AU]
    ------remove intrastate distribution restrictions on State-
        inspected meat and poultry (see H.R. 1617), [28AP]
    ------require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a 
        genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3377), [16NO]
    Food Safety Administration: establish as independent agency to 
        consolidate food safety, labeling, and inspection functions 
        (see H.R. 2345), [24JN]
    Foreign trade: bar the imposition of increased tariffs or other 
        retaliatory measures against products of the European Union in 
        response to its banana regime (see H.R. 1361), [25MR]
    ------exempt certain small businesses from increased tariffs or 
        other retaliatory measures against products of the European 
        Union in response to its banana regime and treatment of 
        imported meat (see H.R. 2106), [9JN]
    ------require the marking of frozen produce with the country of 
        origin on the front panel of the package for retail sale (see 
        H.R. 2995), [1OC]
    Labeling: freshness dates on food (see H.R. 2897), [21SE]
    Packers and Stockyards Act: prohibit packers from owning, feeding, 
        or controlling swine intended for slaughter (see H.R. 3324), 
        [10NO]
    Poultry Products Inspection Act: cover certain birds for use as 
        human food (see H.R. 765), [12FE]
    Ranchers: collection of information regarding prices paid for the 
        procurement of certain livestock and meat products (see H.R. 
        169), [7JA] (see H.R. 693), [10FE]
    Schools: prohibit the donation of foods with minimal nutritional 
        value before lunch in schools participating in Federal meal 
        programs (see H.R. 1781), [12MY]
    Taxation: provide a shorter recovery period for depreciation of 
        certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 2894), [21SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1402, Implementation of Certain Milk Price 
        Structures as Part of the Final Rule To Consolidate Federal 
        Milk Marketing Orders: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        294) (H. Rept. 106-324), [15SE]
    Dept. of Agriculture Implementation of Certain Milk Price 
        Structures as Part of the Implementation of the Final Rule To 
        Consolidate Federal Milk Marketing Orders: Committee 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1402) (H. Rept. 106-239), [19JY]

FOOD QUALITY PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Government regulations: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 
        1592), [28AP]

FOOD SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Independent agencies: establish to consolidate food safety, 
        labeling, and inspection functions (see H.R. 2345), [24JN]

FOOD SECURITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: expand conservation reserve (see H.R. 408), [19JA]
    ------increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan 
        deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive 
        during the crop year (see H.R. 2530), [15JY]
    ------provide greater flexibility to producers for land enrollment 
        in the conservation reserve (see H.R. 2779), [5AU]
    Wetlands: permit use of certain agricultural lands (see H.R. 
        1578), [27AP]
    Wetlands Reserve Program: authorize enrollment of land (see H.R. 
        2066), [8JN]

FOOD STAMP ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Food stamps: permit purchase of vitamin and mineral supplements 
        (see H.R. 3304), [10NO]

FOOD STAMPS
  Bills and resolutions
    Government regulations: provide for a national standard of 
        interoperability and portability for electronic benefit 
        transfer systems (see H.R. 2709), [4AU]
    Health: permit purchase of vitamin and mineral supplements (see 
        H.R. 3304), [10NO]
    Public welfare programs: improve onsite inspections of State food 
        stamp programs and provide grants to develop community 
        partnerships and innovative outreach strategies for food stamp 
        and related programs (see H.R. 2738), [5AU]
    ------repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and 
        increase Federal support for emergency food assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 3192), [1NO]

FOOTBALL WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
  Bills and resolutions
    Fulmer, Phillip: Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year award recipient 
        (see H. Res. 33), [2FE]

FORBES, MICHAEL P. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, [11MR]
    Conferee: H.R. 2084, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations, [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2605, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [13SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Aviation: enhance competition between airlines and improve 
        consumers' access to airline industry information (see H.R. 
        1030), [9MR]
    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. 897), [2MR]
    Drunken driving: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise public 
        awareness of the serious problem of driving while intoxicated 
        (see H. Con. Res. 108), [17MY]
    Education: provide school renovation and construction funding, 
        scholarships that allow parents choice, and tax incentives 
        (see H.R. 892), [2MR]
    Health: increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric 
        cancer (see H. Con. Res. 115), [25MY]
    Long Island Sound: prohibit dumping of dredged material (see H.R. 
        855), [25FE]
    Melville, NY: redesignate SBA branch office as a district office 
        (see H.R. 1028), [8MR]
    Middle East: establish U.S. policy on the withdrawal of Syrian 
        forces from Lebanon and the restoration of Lebanon's 
        independence (see H.R. 2056), [8JN]
    National Assessment Governing Board: grant exclusive authority 
        over all policies, directions, and guidelines for establishing 
        and implementing certain voluntary national tests (see H.R. 
        893), [2MR]
    NRC: require applicants for, or holders of, operating licenses for 
        nuclear power reactors to have emergency response plans for 
        surrounding areas (see H.R. 1072), [11MR]
    Taxation: allow designation of income tax refunds for use in NIH 
        biomedical research programs (see H.R. 977), [4MR]
    ------treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 761), [12FE]

FORD, BETTY
  Bills and resolutions
    Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony 
        to present the Congressional Gold Medal to Gerald R. and Betty 
        Ford (see H. Con. Res. 196), [12OC]

FORD, GERALD R. (38th President of the United States)
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Archivist of the U.S.: transfer certain Federal land in Michigan 
        to the Gerald R. Ford Foundation (see H.R. 3450), [18NO]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony 
        to present the Congressional Gold Medal to Gerald R. and Betty 
        Ford (see H. Con. Res. 196), [12OC]

FORD, HAROLD E., JR. (a Representative from Tennessee)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Computers: coordinate testing and disclose readiness of certain 
        Federal and non-Federal computer systems relative to the year 
        2000 problem (see H.R. 1447), [15AP]
    ------disclose readiness of certain Federal and non-Federal 
        computer systems relative to the year 2000 problem (see H.R. 
        1884), [20MY]

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    Firearms: encourage State and local governments to bring lawsuits 
        against weapons manufacturers (see H.R. 1086), [11MR]
    International Labor Organization: tribute to Declaration on 
        Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (see H. Con. Res. 
        116), [25MY]
    Tariff: N,N-dicyolohexyll-2-benzothazole-sulfenamide (see H.R. 
        1740), [6MY]
    Taxation: treatment of higher education expenses and interest on 
        student loans (see H.R. 1631), [29AP] (see H.R. 2750), [5AU]
    Tennessee: include additional counties as part of Appalachian 
        region (see H.R. 1255), [24MR]

FORD, JAMES DAVID (Chaplain of the House of Representatives)
  Bills and resolutions
    House of Representatives: appointment as Chaplain emeritus (see H. 
        Res. 373), [10NO]
    ------election of officers (see H. Res. 1), [6JA]

FOREIGN AID
related term(s) Foreign Policy
  Bills and resolutions
    Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan 
        Africa (see H.R. 2765), [5AU]
    Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for military 
        operations, refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance 
        relative to Kosovo conflict, and for military operations in 
        Southwest Asia (see H.R. 1664), [4MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental for military operations, 
        refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relative to Kosovo 
        conflict, and for military operations in Southwest Asia (H.R. 
        1664), consideration (see H. Res. 159), [5MY]
    Arms control: modify authorities relative to the provision of 
        security assistance (see H.R. 973), [4MR]
    Azerbaijan: allocation of foreign aid (see H.R. 1567), [27AP]
    Central America: recognize commitment and dedication of 
        humanitarian relief nongovernmental organizations and private 
        volunteer organizations for efforts (see H. Res. 152), [27AP]
    China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (see H.R. 
        1838), [18MY]
    ------assistance for earthquake victims (see H.J. Res. 70), [5OC]
    Cuba: determination as a major drug-transit country for foreign 
        assistance purposes (see H.R. 2422), [1JY]
    Dept. of Agriculture: provide flexibility to help developing 
        countries and move surplus commodities from the U.S. (see H.R. 
        3104), [19OC]
    Dept. of the Treasury: Exchange Stabilization Fund reform (see 
        H.R. 1540), [22AP]
    ------issuance of war bonds to fund Operation Allied Force and 
        related humanitarian operations (see H.R. 1699), [5MY]
    Developing countries: support millennium good will food aid 
        initiative (see H. Con. Res. 201), [19OC]
    Foreign Assistance Act: authorize appropriations for certain 
        infant and child health programs (see H.R. 2028), [8JN]
    ------clarify definition of ``major drug-transit country'' under 
        international narcotics control program (see H.R. 2608), 
        [26JY]
    ------repeal housing guaranty program (see H.R. 2292), [22JN]
    Foreign countries: prohibit certain defense services to countries 
        ineligible for international military education, training 
        assistance, or arms transfers (see H.R. 1063), [10MR]
    ------prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain 
        countries (see H.R. 2269), [17JN]
    ------require congressional approval of U.S. economic sanctions on 
        agricultural products, medicines, and medical products (see 
        H.R. 2993), [1OC] (see H.R. 3140), [25OC]
    ------require GAO report on effectiveness of economic sanctions 
        and prohibit imposition of unilateral sanctions on exports of 
        food, agricultural products, medicines, or medical supplies 
        and equipment (see H.R. 212), [7JA]
    ------require the President to report on the effectiveness of the 
        imposition of unilateral economic sanctions by the U.S. (see 
        H.R. 3406), [16NO]
    ------require U.S. directors of international institutions to 
        encourage countries to use U.S. portion of assistance to 
        purchase U.S. goods and services (see H.R. 2851), [14SE]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2606), [26JY] (see H.R. 3196), [2NO] 
        (see H.R. 3422), [17NO]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2606), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 263), [27JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2606), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 307), (see H. Res. 307), [28SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 3196), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 359), [3NO] (see H. Res. 362), [4NO]
    Foreign policy: allocation of economic assistance to Northern 
        Ireland and border counties in Ireland (see H.R. 1164), [17MR]
    ------authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-
        Saharan Africa (see H.R. 434), [2FE] (see H.R. 772), [23FE] 
        (see H.R. 2489), [13JY]
    ------authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-
        Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), consideration (see H. Res. 250), 
        [15JY]
    ------promote democracy in Serbia and Montenegro (see H.R. 1064), 
        [10MR]
    ------provide bilateral and multilateral debt relief relative to 
        sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2232), [15JN]
    ------provide bilateral debt relief and improve the provision of 
        multilateral debt relief (see H.R. 1095), [11MR]
    ------provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor 
        countries and strengthen similar international relief efforts 
        (see H.R. 3049), [7OC]
    ------provide incentives to corporations to invest in developing 
        countries, debt relief for developing countries, and a method 
        for repayment of money owed to the U.S. (see H.R. 3211), [3NO]
    ------support economic and political independence for the South 
        Caucasus and Central Asia regions (see H.R. 1152), [17MR]
    Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Caribbean and Central American 
        countries (see H.R. 984), [4MR]
    IMF: ensure transparency and efficiency of operations (see H.R. 
        1203), [18MR]
    ------make funding contingent upon cancellation of certain foreign 
        debt owed to the U.S. (see H.R. 1305), [25MR]
    ------oppose use of proceeds from the sale of gold reserves for 
        structural adjustment programs in developing countries (see H. 
        Con. Res. 132), [14JN]
    ------prohibit funding until payment of interest on U.S. reserves 
        (see H.R. 3134), [21OC]
    ------provide debt relief to highly indebted poor countries, end 
        participation in Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility, and 
        require that certain conditions be met before the sale of gold 
        reserves (see H.R. 2939), [23SE]
    ------requirements before sale of gold (see H.R. 2453), [1JY]
    Indonesia: oppose IMF and World Bank loans until violence 
        resulting from the referendum in East Timor has been ended 
        (see H.R. 2822), [9SE]
    ------prohibit assistance until Government has provided full 
        compensation for damage done by paramilitary groups in East 
        Timor (see H.R. 3157), [27OC]
    ------prohibit economic assistance until the results of the 
        referendum in East Timor have been fully implemented (see H.R. 
        2809), [8SE] (see H.R. 2838), [9SE] (see H.R. 2895), [21SE]
    ------prohibit military assistance until the termination of 
        paramilitary funding and human rights violations in East Timor 
        (see H. Con. Res. 97), [5MY]
    International relations: prohibit U.S. economic assistance for 
        countries that ratify the Rome Statute of the International 
        Criminal Court (see H.R. 2381), [29JN]
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: impose conditions on 
        assistance, nuclear cooperation, and other transactions (see 
        H.R. 1835), [18MY]
    Kosovo: authorize security assistance training and support funding 
        for the Kosovo Liberation Army (see H.R. 1408), (see H.R. 
        1425), [14AP]
    ------condition and humanitarian needs of refugees (see H. Res. 
        161), [6MY]
    ------provide humanitarian assistance for Kosovar Albanian 
        refugees (see H.R. 1519), [21AP]
    ------recognize commitment and dedication of humanitarian relief 
        nongovernmental organizations and private volunteer 
        organizations for efforts (see H. Res. 152), [27AP]
    ------restrict assistance for certain reconstruction efforts in 
        the Balkans region to U.S.-produced articles and services (see 
        H.R. 2243), [16JN] (see H.R. 2313), [22JN]
    ------restrict U.S. share of any reconstruction measures 
        undertaken in the Balkans region of Europe (see H. Res. 214), 
        [16JN] (see H. Res. 268), [30JY]
    Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (see H.J. Res. 35), [2MR] (see H.J. Res. 43), [24MR]
    Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        Act: technical corrections relative to international narcotics 
        control and law enforcement assistance (see H.R. 1379), [13AP]
    Pakistan: remove waiver authority for the prohibition on military 
        assistance (see H.R. 3095), [18OC]
    Panama: prohibit U.S. assistance upon conveyance of any military 
        facility built or operated by the U.S. to any foreign 
        government-owned entity (see H.R. 2244), [16JN]
    Peace Corps: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 669), [10FE]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 669), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 83), [24FE]
    Russia: encourage the peaceful resolution of the armed conflict in 
        Chechnya in the North Caucasus region (see H. Con. Res. 206), 
        [25OC]
    ------propose principles governing the provision of IMF assistance 
        (see H.R. 3027), [5OC]
    Serbia: prohibit non-humanitarian reconstruction assistance until 
        Slobodan Milosevic and certain other officials have been 
        arrested and placed in custody (see H.R. 2187), [14JN]
    ------prohibit reconstruction assistance relative to U.S. 
        participation in NATO military operations against Serbia (see 
        H.R. 1737), [6MY]
    ------undertake efforts to secure the release of CARE (relief 
        organization) workers being held prisoner (see H. Con. Res. 
        144), [29JN]
    Serbia and Montenegro: promote democracy (see H.R. 1373), [12AP]
    Somalia: economic, humanitarian, and other assistance to northern 
        part (see H. Con. Res. 20), [2FE]
    Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in 
        ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see H.R. 
        2906), [21SE]
    Turkey: urge the President to condition discussions about foreign 
        military finances on resolution of occupation of Cyprus (see 
        H. Res. 361), [4NO]
    U.N.: prohibit certain foreign assistance to countries that 
        consistently oppose the U.S. position in the U.N. General 
        Assembly (see H.R. 1054), [10MR]
  Conference reports
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2606), [27SE]
  Motions
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2606), [14SE]
    Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to 
        sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), [16JY]
  Reports filed
    African Growth and Opportunity Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 434) (H. Rept. 106-19), [23FE]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 434) (H. Rept. 
        106-19), [17JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2606, Foreign 
        Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 307) (H. 
        Rept. 106-345), [28SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 434, African Growth and Opportunity Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 250) (H. Rept. 106-236), 
        [15JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 669, Peace Corps Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 83) (H. Rept. 106-30), [24FE]

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    Consideration of H.R. 1664, Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 159) (H. Rept. 106-127), [5MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2606, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 263) (H. Rept. 106-269), [27JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3196, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 359) (H. Rept. 106-444), [3NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 362) (H. Rept. 106-450), 
        [4NO]
    Debt Relief for Poverty Reduction Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1095) (H. Rept. 106-483), 
        [18NO]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2606) (H. Rept. 
        106-339), [27SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2606) (H. Rept. 
        106-254), [26JY]
    Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        Act: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1664) (H. Rept. 
        106-125), [4MY]
    Peace Corps Appropriations: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.R. 669) (H. Rept. 106-18), [23FE]
    Taiwan Security Enhancement Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 1838) (H. Rept. 106-423), [28OC]

FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Children and youth: authorize appropriations for certain infant 
        and child health programs (see H.R. 2028), [8JN]
    Drugs: clarify definition of ``major drug-transit country'' under 
        international narcotics control program (see H.R. 2608), 
        [26JY]
    Foreign aid: modify authorities relative to the provision of 
        security assistance (see H.R. 973), [4MR]
    ------prohibit certain defense services to countries ineligible 
        for international military education, training assistance, or 
        arms transfers (see H.R. 1063), [10MR]
    Housing: repeal housing guaranty program (see H.R. 2292), [22JN]

FOREIGN BANKS
  Bills and resolutions
    Financial institutions: authorizing appropriations to pay for U.S. 
        contributions to certain international financial institutions 
        (see H.R. 2504), [14JY]
    Taxation: deny deduction for certain reparations received by 
        Holocaust survivors (see H.R. 3511), [19NO]
    ------exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see 
        H.R. 390), [19JA] (see H.R. 1292), [25MR]

FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    International Olympic Committee: prohibit U.S. corporations from 
        providing financial support until institutional reforms are 
        adopted (see H.R. 1370), [12AP]

FOREIGN COUNTRIES
  Appointments
    Commission on International Religious Freedom, [16JN]
    Trade Deficit Review Commission, [25FE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Africa: urge an end to the war between Eritrea and Ethiopia and 
        call on human rights organizations to investigate abuses in 
        connection with the conflict (see H. Con. Res. 46), [9MR]
    Agriculture: ensure safety of imported meat and poultry products 
        (see H.R. 2581), [21JY]
    ------labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing 
        imported meat (see H.R. 1144), [17MR] (see H.R. 1698), [5MY]
    ------multilateral trade negotiations objectives (see H. Res. 
        224), [25JN]
    ------require country of origin labeling of peanuts and peanut 
        products (see H.R. 3263), [9NO]
    ------require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable 
        agricultural commodities (see H.R. 222), [7JA] (see H.R. 
        1145), [17MR]
    Angola: support peace process (see H. Res. 390), [17NO]
    Argentina: investigation of terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural 
        Center in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 163), [22JY]
    Armenia: murder of government officials during terrorist attack on 
        Parliament building (see H. Con. Res. 216), [28OC] (see H. 
        Con. Res. 222), [9NO]
    Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 732), [11FE]
    Asian Americans: racial stereotyping relative to espionage and 
        campaign fundraising investigations (see H. Con. Res. 124), 
        [27MY]
    Aviation: increase access for U.S. air carriers to airports in the 
        United Kingdom (see H.R. 3072), [14OC]
    ------require U.S. airlines to conduct safety audits of foreign 
        air carriers as a condition of approval of code-sharing 
        agreements between the carriers (see H.R. 2024), [8JN]
    Azerbaijan: allocation of foreign aid (see H.R. 1567), [27AP]
    Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. 
        Con. Res. 230), [16NO]
    Bulgaria: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 170), [2AU]
    Business and industry: provide assistance to microenterprises in 
        developing countries (see H.R. 1143), [17MR]
    ------provide assistance to microenterprises in developing 
        countries (H.R. 1143), consideration (see H. Res. 136), [12AP]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of the rotunda for a 
        ceremony to honor anniversary of NATO and accession of Poland, 
        Hungary, and the Czech Republic (see H. Con. Res. 81), [12AP]
    Caribbean nations: promote growth of free enterprise and economic 
        opportunity, increase trade and investment with the U.S., and 
        encourage free trade policies (see H.R. 1834), [18MY]
    Census: conduct an interim census of Americans abroad and use data 
        to decide whether to count such individuals in future 
        decennial censuses (see H.R. 2444), [1JY]
    ------include U.S. citizens living abroad (see H. Con. Res. 129), 
        [9JN]
    China, People's Republic of: condemn officials involved in 
        enforcement of forced abortions and prevent officials from 
        entering or remaining in the U.S. (see H.R. 138), [7JA]
    ------encourage a dialog with Tibet (see H. Res. 389), [17NO]
    China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (see H.R. 
        1838), [18MY]
    ------assistance for earthquake victims (see H.J. Res. 70), [5OC]
    ------express sympathy for earthquake victims (see H. Res. 297), 
        [21SE]
    ------participation in WHO (see H.R. 1794), [13MY]
    ------representation in international institutions (see H. Con. 
        Res. 61), [18MR]
    Citizenship: confer U.S. citizenship automatically and 
        retroactively to foreign-born children adopted by U.S. 
        citizens (see H.R. 2883), [21SE]
    ------modify retroactively the residence requirement for certain 
        individuals born abroad before 1953 to one citizen parent and 
        one alien parent (see H.R. 801), [23FE]
    Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international 
        agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures 
        (see H. Res. 298), [22SE]
    Colombia: advance peace process to end ongoing violence which 
        threatens democracy, human rights, and economic and social 
        stability (see H. Res. 228), [29JN]
    ------condemn kidnapping and murder by Revolutionary Armed Forces 
        of Colombia (FARC) of Ingrid Washinawatok, Terence Freitas, 
        and Lahe'ena'e Gay (see H. Res. 181), [19MY]
    ------tribute to democratic elections and renew efforts to end 
        guerrilla war (see H. Res. 24), [19JA]
    Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 3125), 
        [21OC]
    Contracts: preserve full and open competition for contracts for 
        the transportation of military cargo between the U.S. and 
        Iceland (see H. Con. Res. 219), [2NO]
    Costa Rica: protection of lives and property rights from squatters 
        (see H. Con. Res. 69), [24MR]
    Courts: allow suits against the Federal Government for gross 
        negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas 
        (see H.R. 1371), [12AP]
    Crime: eliminate money laundering in private banking, warn banks 
        of countries with a concentration of money laundering, and 
        require the FRS to include money laundering in the 
        consideration of certain applications (see H.R. 1471), [15AP]
    ------eliminate money laundering in private banking and require 
        the Dept. of the Treasury to take certain actions relative to 
        countries with a concentration of money laundering activities 
        (see H.R. 2905), [21SE]
    ------establish Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed outside 
        the U.S. by civilians employed by, or accompanying, the U.S. 
        Armed Forces (see H.R. 3380), [16NO]
    ------increase cooperation on extradition efforts between the U.S. 
        and foreign governments (see H.R. 3212), [3NO]
    Crime Stoppers International (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 
        28), [19JA]
    Cuba: extradition to U.S. of Joanne Chesimard and certain other 
        individuals (see H.R. 3329), [10NO]
    Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: repeal Presidential 
        authority relative to suspension of certain effective dates 
        (see H.R. 181), [7JA]
    Customs Service: designate San Antonio International Airport as an 
        airport at which certain private aircraft arriving from a 
        foreign area may land for processing, [17JN]
    Customs Service, U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1833), [18MY]
    Dept. of Agriculture: provide flexibility to help developing 
        countries and move surplus commodities from the U.S. (see H.R. 
        3104), [19OC]
    Dept. of Defense: transfer naval vessels to certain foreign 
        countries (see H.R. 1908), [24MY]
    ------use available funds to implement special supplemental food 
        benefit program for personnel stationed overseas (see H.R. 
        1779), [12MY]
    Dept. of Energy: establish moratorium on Foreign Visitors Program 
        and set up counter-intelligence program at nuclear 
        laboratories (see H.R. 1348, 1348), [25MR]
    ------establish Nuclear Security Administration and an Office of 
        Under Sec. for National Security (see H.R. 2032), [8JN]
    Dept. of State: establish a Board of Visa Appeals (see H.R. 1156), 
        [17MR]
    ------provide appropriate training and materials to all executive 
        branch employees involved in responding to issues related to 
        human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 
        398), [18NO]
    Dept. of the Treasury: Exchange Stabilization Fund reform (see 
        H.R. 1540), [22AP]
    Drugs: freeze assets of certain foreign narcotics traffickers and 
        prohibit financial dealings with the U.S. (see H.R. 2105), 
        [9JN] (see H.R. 3164), [28OC]
    Electronic commerce: facilitate the use of electronic records and 
        signatures in interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 1714), 
        [6MY]
    ------facilitate the use of electronic records and signatures in 
        interstate or foreign commerce (H.R. 1714), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 366), [8NO]
    Employment: provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant 
        spouses of intracompany transferees if the U.S. has a 
        reciprocal agreement with the country of which the transferee 
        is a national (see H.R. 2662), [30JY]
    Ericson, Leif: mint coins in conjunction with Iceland in 
        commemoration of the millennium of the discovery of the New 
        World (see H.R. 31), [6JA] (see H.R. 3373), [16NO]
    Eximbank: clarify quorum requirement for Board of Directors (see 
        H.R. 2565), [20JY]
    Families and domestic relations: establish a national registry for 
        persons who provide intercountry adoption services (see H.R. 
        501), [2FE]
    Financial institutions: promote openness, transparency, and 
        efficiency in international government procurement through 
        capacity building and third-party procurement monitoring (see 
        H.R. 3116), [20OC]

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    Firearms: standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced 
        handguns (see H.R. 2003), [27MY] (see H.R. 2009), [8JN]
    Fishermen's Protective Act: extend reimbursement period for owners 
        of U.S. fishing vessels for costs incurred from seizure and 
        detention by a foreign country (see H.R. 1651), [29AP]
    Foreign aid: modify authorities relative to the provision of 
        security assistance (see H.R. 973), [4MR]
    ------prohibit certain defense services to countries ineligible 
        for international military education, training assistance, or 
        arms transfers (see H.R. 1063), [10MR]
    ------prohibit certain foreign assistance to countries that 
        consistently oppose the U.S. position in the U.N. General 
        Assembly (see H.R. 1054), [10MR]
    ------prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain 
        countries (see H.R. 2269), [17JN]
    ------prohibit U.S. economic assistance for countries that ratify 
        the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (see H.R. 
        2381), [29JN]
    ------recognize commitment and dedication of humanitarian relief 
        nongovernmental organizations and private volunteer 
        organizations for efforts in Central America and Kosovo (see 
        H. Res. 152), [27AP]
    ------require U.S. directors of international institutions to 
        encourage countries to use U.S. portion of assistance to 
        purchase U.S. goods and services (see H.R. 2851), [14SE]
    Foreign Assistance Act: authorize appropriations for certain 
        infant and child health programs (see H.R. 2028), [8JN]
    ------repeal housing guaranty program (see H.R. 2292), [22JN]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2606), [26JY] (see H.R. 3196), [2NO] 
        (see H.R. 3422), [17NO]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2606), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 263), [27JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2606), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 307), (see H. Res. 307), [28SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 3196), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 359), [3NO] (see H. Res. 362), [4NO]
    Foreign policy: allocation of economic assistance to Northern 
        Ireland and border counties in Ireland (see H.R. 1164), [17MR]
    ------establish framework for consideration of unilateral economic 
        sanctions (see H.R. 1244), [24MR]
    ------limit sanctions on exports to India and Pakistan to material 
        contributions to nuclear weapons and missiles (see H. Con. 
        Res. 146), [29JN]
    ------promote democracy in Serbia and Montenegro (see H.R. 1064), 
        [10MR]
    ------provide bilateral and multilateral debt relief relative to 
        sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2232), [15JN]
    ------provide bilateral debt relief and improve the provision of 
        multilateral debt relief (see H.R. 1095), [11MR]
    ------provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor 
        countries and strengthen similar international relief efforts 
        (see H.R. 3049), [7OC]
    ------provide incentives to corporations to invest in developing 
        countries, debt relief for developing countries, and a method 
        for repayment of money owed to the U.S. (see H.R. 3211), [3NO]
    ------require congressional approval of U.S. economic sanctions on 
        agricultural products, medicines, and medical products (see 
        H.R. 2993), [1OC] (see H.R. 3140), [25OC]
    ------require GAO report on effectiveness of economic sanctions 
        and prohibit imposition of unilateral sanctions on exports of 
        food, agricultural products, medicines, or medical supplies 
        and equipment (see H.R. 212), [7JA]
    ------require President adhere to consistent policy when 
        introducing Armed Forces into hostile situations (see H. Con. 
        Res. 164), [27JY]
    ------require the President to report on the effectiveness of the 
        imposition of unilateral economic sanctions by the U.S. (see 
        H.R. 3406), [16NO]
    ------suspend certain sanctions imposed on India and Pakistan (see 
        H.R. 1784), [12MY]
    Foreign Service: anniversary (see H. Res. 168), [12MY]
    Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 
        1505), [21AP]
    ------application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 3198), [2NO]
    ------bar the imposition of increased tariffs or other retaliatory 
        measures against products of the European Union in response to 
        its banana regime (see H.R. 1361), [25MR]
    ------clarify antitrust policy relative to commerce with foreign 
        nations (see H.R. 101), [7JA]
    ------consolidate and enhance trade adjustment assistance and 
        NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance programs (see H.R. 
        1491), [20AP]
    ------eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see H.R. 
        842), [24FE]
    ------encourage establishment of free trade areas with certain 
        Pacific Rim countries (see H.R. 1942), [26MY]
    ------exempt certain small businesses from increased tariffs or 
        other retaliatory measures against products of the European 
        Union in response to its banana regime and treatment of 
        imported meat (see H.R. 2106), [9JN]
    ------exemptions from certain import prohibitions (see H.R. 1808), 
        [13MY]
    ------export controls on certain high-speed computers (see H.R. 
        1962), [26MY] (see H.R. 2623), [27JY]
    ------identify countries that deny market access for U.S. 
        agricultural products (see H.R. 450), [2FE]
    ------miscellaneous and technical changes to various trade laws 
        (see H.R. 326), [19JA] (see H.R. 435), [2FE]
    ------promote agricultural commodities, livestock, and value-added 
        products, and prepare for future bilateral and multilateral 
        trade negotiations (see H.R. 817), [24FE]
    ------require development of objective criteria to achieve market 
        access in foreign countries and provide the President with 
        reciprocal trade authority (see H.R. 2612), [26JY]
    ------require that imported jewelry be indelibly marked with the 
        country of origin (see H.R. 2191), [14JN]
    ------require that imported jewelry boxes be indelibly marked with 
        the country of origin (see H.R. 2192), [14JN]
    ------require the marking of frozen produce with the country of 
        origin on the front panel of the package for retail sale (see 
        H.R. 2995), [1OC]
    ------require the President to report to Congress on any selective 
        embargo on agricultural commodities (see H.R. 17), [6JA]
    ------strengthen U.S. ability to counteract foreign measures that 
        act as market access barriers (see H.R. 3393), [16NO]
    ------withhold extension of World Trade Organization Agreement to 
        any country not in compliance with the New York Convention 
        (see H.R. 2353), [24JN]
    Geneva Conventions: celebrate anniversary and recognize the 
        humanitarian safeguards these treaties provide in times of 
        armed conflict (see H. Con. Res. 102), [6MY]
    Government: constitutional amendment relative to legal effects of 
        new treaties and agreements on the Constitution (see H.J. Res. 
        63), [22JY]
    ------nullify various Executive orders relative to the 
        assassination of foreign military or terrorist leaders (see 
        H.R. 1403), [14AP]
    Guatemala: anniversary of peace accords (see H. Res. 26), [19JA]
    Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in 
        Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (see H.R. 
        2342), [24JN] (see H.R. 2909), [22SE]
    Haiti: condemn the irregular interruption of the democratic 
        political institutional process (see H. Con. Res. 43), [8MR]
    Hong Kong: prohibit export of certain high-speed computers (see 
        H.R. 1813), [13MY]
    House Rules: require a two-thirds majority on legislation 
        implementing future trade agreements pursuant to fast-track 
        procedures (see H. Res. 96), [3MR]
    Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide 
        assistance to victims (see H.R. 3154), [27OC] (see H.R. 3244), 
        [8NO]
    ------prevent trafficking of women and children for forced 
        prostitution and labor (see H.R. 1238), [23MR] (see H.R. 
        1356), [25MR]
    Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Caribbean and Central American 
        countries (see H.R. 984), [4MR]
    Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act: 
        repeal judicial jurisdiction limitations (see H.R. 2125), 
        [10JN] (see H.R. 3149), [26OC]
    IMF: make funding contingent upon cancellation of certain foreign 
        debt owed to the U.S. (see H.R. 1305), [25MR]
    ------oppose use of proceeds from the sale of gold reserves for 
        structural adjustment programs in developing countries (see H. 
        Con. Res. 132), [14JN]
    ------prohibit funding until payment of interest on U.S. reserves 
        (see H.R. 3134), [21OC]
    ------provide debt relief to highly indebted poor countries, end 
        participation in Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility, and 
        require that certain conditions be met before the sale of gold 
        reserves (see H.R. 2939), [23SE]
    ------requirements before sale of gold (see H.R. 2453), [1JY]
    Immigration: allow certain aliens to obtain nonimmigrant visitor's 
        visas (see H.R. 184), [7JA]
    ------arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens 
        relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 
        1250), [24MR]
    ------eligibility of nationals from Montenegro, Macedonia, and 
        Albania for temporary protected status (see H.R. 2091), [9JN]
    ------establish pilot program to allow certain aliens who complete 
        a postsecondary degree in math or science to change their 
        immigrant status to remain in U.S. and work in one of those 
        fields (see H.R. 2687), [3AU]
    ------extend the time period for admission of certain aliens as 
        nonimmigrants and authorize appropriations for refugee 
        assistance programs (see H.R. 3061), [12OC]
    ------increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers (see 
        H.R. 2698), [4AU]
    ------make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (see H.R. 
        1871), [19MY]
    ------modify implementation requirements for automated entry and 
        exit control systems (see H.R. 1650), [29AP]
    ------waive certain inadmissibility grounds for aliens married to 
        U.S. citizens relative to political activity in Ireland or 
        Northern Ireland (see H.R. 2110), [9JN]
    ------waive naturalization requirement to take oath of 
        renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired 
        applicants (see H.R. 1846), [18MY]
    India: support elections and encourage visit by President Clinton 
        (see H. Con. Res. 210, 211), [27OC]
    Indonesia: deployment of a U.N. force to address human rights 
        violations in East Timor relative to vote on self-
        determination (see H. Res. 292), [14SE]
    ------implementation of results of referendum in East Timor and 
        end violence by paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 183, 
        185; H. Res. 285), [9SE]
    ------oppose IMF and World Bank loans until violence resulting 
        from the referendum in East Timor has been ended (see H.R. 
        2822), [9SE]
    ------prohibit assistance until Government has provided full 
        compensation for damage done by paramilitary groups in East 
        Timor (see H.R. 3157), [27OC]
    ------prohibit economic assistance until the results of the 
        referendum in East Timor have been fully implemented (see H.R. 
        2809), [8SE] (see H.R. 2838), [9SE] (see H.R. 2895), [21SE]
    ------prohibit military assistance until the termination of 
        paramilitary funding and human rights violations in East Timor 
        (see H. Con. Res. 97), [5MY]
    International Atomic Energy Agency: withhold voluntary 
        proportional assistance relative to the develop

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        ment and completion of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran 
        (see H.R. 1477), [20AP]
    International Claims Settlement Act: settlement of claims relative 
        to U.S. victims of National Socialist persecution (see H.R. 
        2781), [5AU]
    International economic relations: promote international monetary 
        stability and share seigniorage with officially dollarized 
        countries (see H.R. 3493), [18NO]
    International law: judicial remedies for U.S. persons injured as a 
        result of foreign violations of arbitral obligations (see H.R. 
        2352), [24JN]
    International relations: commend Greece and Turkey for mutual 
        humanitarian assistance and rescue relief relative to 
        earthquakes (see H. Con. Res. 188), [22SE]
    ------normalization of relations between India and Pakistan (see 
        H. Res. 84), [2MR]
    International St. Lawrence River Board of Control: establish 
        certain procedures regarding appointment and tenure (see H.R. 
        3395), [16NO]
    Israel: recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 2515), 
        [14JY] (see H.R. 2785), [5AU]
    Jerusalem Embassy Act: amend (see H.R. 2584), [21JY]
    Jordan: tribute to efforts by King Abdullah Bin Hussein on the 
        Middle East peace process and to condemn efforts within Jordan 
        to further hostility towards Israel (see H. Res. 340), [21OC]
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: impose conditions on 
        assistance, nuclear cooperation, and other transactions (see 
        H.R. 1835), [18MY]
    Korea, Republic of: designate for Visa Waiver Pilot Program (see 
        H.R. 1896), [20MY]
    Kosovar-American Enterprise Fund: establish (see H.R. 2745), [5AU]
    Kosovo: provide humanitarian assistance for Kosovar Albanian 
        refugees (see H.R. 1519), [21AP]
    Laos: condemn human rights abuses and role in the abduction of 
        Houa Ly and Michael Vang (see H. Res. 332), [14OC]
    Libya: liquidate assets to pay for travel costs of families of the 
        victims of the Pan Am flight 103 crash in attending the trial 
        of the terrorist suspects in the crash (see H.R. 899), [2MR]
    Macau: U.S. policy (see H.R. 825), [24FE]
    Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the 
        conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas (see H. Con. 
        Res. 238), [18NO]
    ------improve counterdrug activities (see H.J. Res. 61), [1JY]
    ------require safety inspections on trucks crossing into the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 2766), [5AU]
    ------safety and well-being of U.S. citizens injured while 
        traveling (see H. Con. Res. 232), [17NO]
    Middle East: establish U.S. policy on the withdrawal of Syrian 
        forces from Lebanon and the restoration of Lebanon's 
        independence (see H.R. 2056), [8JN]
    NAFTA: parity among participating countries relative to the 
        personal allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad 
        (see H. Con. Res. 70), [24MR]
    Nuclear weapons: recognize the security interests of the U.S. in 
        furthering complete nuclear disarmament (see H. Res. 82), 
        [24FE]
    Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: periodically revise 
        retaliation lists of goods of countries that fail to comply 
        with the rulings of the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 
        2991), [1OC]
    Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        Act: technical corrections relative to international narcotics 
        control and law enforcement assistance (see H.R. 1379), [13AP]
    OPIC: reauthorize (see H.R. 1993), [27MY] (see H.R. 3381), [16NO]
    ------reauthorize (H.R. 1993), consideration (see H. Res. 327), 
        [12OC]
    ------terminate authorities (see H.R. 332), [19JA]
    Pakistan: remove waiver authority for the prohibition on military 
        assistance (see H.R. 3095), [18OC]
    Palestinians: condemn efforts to revive the original Palestine 
        partition plan and the U.N. Commission on Human Rights 
        resolution endorsing self-determination based on the plan (see 
        H. Con. Res. 131), [10JN]
    Panama: prohibit U.S. assistance upon conveyance of any military 
        facility built or operated by the U.S. to any foreign 
        government-owned entity (see H.R. 2244), [16JN]
    Passports: record place of birth as Jerusalem, Israel, on certain 
        U.S. passports (see H.R. 2768), [5AU]
    Peru: interference with freedom of the press and the independence 
        of judicial and electoral institutions (see H. Res. 57), 
        [11FE]
    Polish-American Enterprise Fund: transfer funds to a private, 
        nonprofit organization located in Poland upon termination (see 
        H.R. 901), [2MR]
    Political campaigns: increase penalties for making or accepting 
        contributions in the name of another and prohibit foreign 
        nationals from making any campaign-related disbursements (see 
        H.R. 1747), [11MY]
    ------prohibit certain election-related activities by foreign 
        nationals (see H.R. 1778), [12MY]
    ------prohibit contributions from individuals that are not U.S. 
        citizens (see H.R. 69), [7JA]
    Refugees: provide a comprehensive program of support for victims 
        of torture (see H.R. 2367), [29JN]
    Refuse disposal: permit States to prohibit the disposal of solid 
        waste imported from other nations (see H.R. 379), [19JA]
    Remy, France: tribute to citizens for burial of Houston Braly (see 
        H. Con. Res. 123), [27MY]
    ------tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group for 
        restoration of stained glass windows (see H. Con. Res. 123), 
        [27MY]
    Romania: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 169), [2AU]
    Russia: location and removal of KGB cache of arms and explosives 
        placed in the U.S. (see H. Res. 380), [16NO]
    ------promote freedom of news media and freedom of expression to 
        support democratization (see H. Con. Res. 67), [23MR]
    Science: prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research and 
        encourage equivalent restrictions by other countries (see H.R. 
        2326), [23JN]
    SEC: establish Office of National Security (see H.R. 2204), [15JN]
    Serbia and Montenegro: promote democracy (see H.R. 1373), [12AP]
    Ships and vessels: permit the transportation of passengers between 
        U.S. ports by certain foreign-flag vessels and encourage U.S.-
        flag vessels to participate in such transportation (see H.R. 
        248), [7JA]
    ------revitalize international competitiveness of U.S.-flag 
        merchant marine (see H.R. 2159), [10JN] (see H.R. 3225), [4NO]
    Slovak Republic: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 165), [29JY]
    Somalia: economic, humanitarian, and other assistance to northern 
        part (see H. Con. Res. 20), [2FE]
    South America: tribute to Peru and Ecuador for signing of peace 
        agreement (see H. Res. 25), [19JA]
    Space policy: promote international competitiveness of commercial 
        space industry, ensure Federal and private access to space, 
        and minimize opportunities for foreign transfer of critical 
        satellite technologies (see H.R. 1526), [22AP] (see H.R. 
        2542), [16JY]
    Sudan: condemn Government for genocide in southern Sudan, support 
        for terrorism, and human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 
        75), [24MR]
    ------increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in 
        ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see H.R. 
        2906), [21SE]
    Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 
        53), [11MR] (see H. Con. Res. 56), [17MR]
    Tariff: clarify rules for treatment of international travel 
        merchandise and bonded warehouses and staging areas (see H.R. 
        2648), [29JY]
    ------footwear assembled in beneficiary countries (see H.R. 2193), 
        [14JN]
    Taxation: ensure confidentiality of advance pricing agreements 
        (see H.R. 2378), [29JN]
    ------extend certain tax benefits to Armed Forces members 
        performing services in Serbia and Montenegro (see H.R. 1376), 
        [13AP]
    ------extend certain tax benefits to Armed Forces members 
        performing services in Serbia and Montenegro (H.R. 1376), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 140), [14AP]
    ------incentives to encourage domestic production of oil and gas 
        and respond to surging foreign oil imports (see H.R. 1116), 
        [16MR]
    ------make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet 
        and interactive computer service commerce (see H. Con. Res. 
        190), [30SE]
    ------prevent abuse of the enhanced charitable deduction for 
        overseas contributions of drugs (see H.R. 3197), [2NO]
    ------provide incentives and job training grants for communities 
        affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or 
        Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 1967), [26MY]
    ------repeal limitation on the use of foreign tax credits under 
        the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1633), [29AP]
    ------treatment of active financing income earned overseas by 
        financial services firms (see H.R. 681), [10FE]
    ------treatment of businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 2018), 
        [8JN]
    ------treatment of certain foreign base company shipping income 
        (see H.R. 265), [7JA] (see H.R. 3102), [19OC]
    ------treatment of crude oil and petroleum products importation 
        (see H.R. 1204), [18MR]
    ------treatment of foreign investments through U.S. regulated 
        investment companies (see H.R. 2430), [1JY]
    ------treatment of foreign pipeline transportation income (see 
        H.R. 1127), [16MR]
    ------treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member 
        of the Armed Forces while on official extended duty (see H.R. 
        1635), [29AP]
    ------treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member 
        of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see H.R. 865), 
        [25FE]
    ------treatment of U.S. utilities' foreign investments relative to 
        foreign tax credits and deductible interest allocation rules 
        (see H.R. 1416), [14AP]
    Tobacco products: smuggling prevention programs (see H.R. 2503), 
        [14JY]
    Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 1728), 
        [6MY] (see H.R. 2406), [30JN]
    Trade and Development Agency: reauthorize (see H.R. 1993), [27MY] 
        (see H.R. 3381), [16NO]
    ------reauthorize (H.R. 1993), consideration (see H. Res. 327), 
        [12OC]
    Treaties and agreements: approve a governing international fishery 
        agreement between the U.S. and the Russian Federation (see 
        H.R. 1653), [29AP]
    ------authorize the President to provide regulatory credit for 
        voluntary early action to lessen environmental impacts from 
        greenhouse gas emissions (see H.R. 2520), [14JY]
    ------prohibit executive branch compliance with the Anti-Ballistic 
        Missile Treaty and the multilateral Memorandum of 
        Understanding related to that treaty (see H.R. 2022), [8JN]
    Turkey: compliance with U.N. resolutions relative to Cyprus (see 
        H. Con. Res. 100), [6MY] (see H. Con. Res. 159), [20JY]
    ------end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the 
        enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 80), [25MR]
    U.N.: implement Programme of Action of the International 
        Conference on Population and Development while maintaining 
        sovereign rights of countries relative to family planning (see 
        H. Res. 102), [9MR] (see H. Res. 118), [16MR]
    ------payment of U.S. arrearages (see H.R. 1266), [24MR] (see H.R. 
        1355; H. Con. Res. 78), [25MR]
    ------promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 3405), [16NO]
    ------restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population 
        Fund (see H.R. 895), [2MR]
    U.S. Immigration Court: establish (see H.R. 185), [7JA]
    Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to 
        establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in 
        foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 1804), 
        [13MY]

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    Women's World Cup: tribute to U.S. women's soccer team (see H. 
        Res. 241), [12JY] (see H. Res. 244), [13JY] (see H. Res. 248), 
        [14JY]
    World Bank: prevent U.S. funds from being used for environmentally 
        destructive projects or projects involving involuntary 
        resettlement (see H.R. 2969), [29SE]
    World Trade Organization: address issue of runaway film production 
        and cultural content restrictions at Seattle, WA, talks (see 
        H. Res. 384), [17NO]
  Conference reports
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2606), [27SE]
  Messages
    Central American and Haitian Parity Act: President Clinton, [5AU]
    Duty Free Treatment of Gabon, Mongolia, and Mauritania Under the 
        Generalized System of Preferences: President Clinton, [30JN]
    Emigration Laws and Policies of Albania: President Clinton, [2FE], 
        [19JY]
    Exchange Stabilization Fund Financing for Brazil: President 
        Clinton, [15JN]
    Export of Satellite Fuels and Separation Systems to the People's 
        Republic of China: President Clinton, [11MY]
    National Emergency Caused by Lapse of the Export Administration 
        Act: President Clinton, [24JN]
    National Emergency Relative to Burma: President Clinton, [18MY], 
        [26MY]
    National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Clinton, [10MR], 
        [16MR], [26MY], [23SE], [16NO]
    National Emergency Relative to Iraq: President Clinton, [21JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Narcotics Traffickers in Colombia: 
        President Clinton, [19OC], [20OC], [2NO]
    National Emergency Relative to Sudan: President Clinton, [3MY]
    National Endowment for Democracy Report: President Clinton, [18MR]
    U.S. Government Activities in the U.N.: President Clinton, [13SE]
  Motions
    Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international 
        agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures, 
        [4NO]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2606), [14SE]
  Reports filed
    Approve a Governing International Fishery Agreement Between the 
        U.S. and the Russian Federation: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1653) (H. Rept. 106-195), [22JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2606, Foreign 
        Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 307) (H. 
        Rept. 106-345), [28SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1143, Microenterprise for Self-Reliance Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 136) (H. Rept. 106-85), 
        [12AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1376, Extend Certain Tax Benefits to Armed 
        Forces Members Performing Services in Serbia and Montenegro: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 140) (H. Rept. 106-95), 
        [14AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1714, Electronic Signatures in Global and 
        National Commerce Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        366) (H. Rept. 106-462), [8NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 1993, Export Enhancement Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 327) (H. Rept. 106-376), [12OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2606, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 263) (H. Rept. 106-269), [27JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3196, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 359) (H. Rept. 106-444), [3NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 362) (H. Rept. 106-450), 
        [4NO]
    Debt Relief for Poverty Reduction Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1095) (H. Rept. 106-483), 
        [18NO]
    Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1714) (H. Rept. 106-341), 
        [27SE]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1714) (H. Rept. 
        106-341), [18OC]
    Encourage Efforts To Have European Union Regulation of Aircraft 
        Noise Rescinded: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 187) (H. Rept. 106-334), 
        [24SE]
    Export Enhancement Act: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.R. 1993) (H. Rept. 106-325), [17SE]
    Extend Certain Tax Benefits to Armed Forces Members Performing 
        Services in Serbia and Montenegro: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1376) (H. Rept. 106-90), [13AP]
    Fishermen's Protective Act Reimbursement Period Extension for U.S. 
        Fishing Vessels Owners Costs Incurred From Seizure and 
        Detention by a Foreign Country: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1651) (H. Rept. 106-197), [23JN]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2606) (H. Rept. 
        106-339), [27SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2606) (H. Rept. 
        106-254), [26JY]
    Microenterprise for Self-Reliance Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 1143) (H. Rept. 106-82), [12AP]
    Selective Agricultural Embargoes Act: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H.R. 17) (H. Rept. 106-154), [20MY]
    ------Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 17) (H. 
        Rept. 106-154), [14JN]
    Taiwan Security Enhancement Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 1838) (H. Rept. 106-423), [28OC]
    Trade Agency Authorizations, Drug Free Borders, and Prevention of 
        On-Line Child Pornography Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1833) (H. Rept. 106-161), [24MY]
    Trafficking Victims Protection Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 3244) (H. Rept. 106-487), [22NO]

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. 240), [7JA]
    Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures 
        relative to exchange rates in transfers involving 
        international transactions (see H.R. 382), [19JA]

FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit issuance of regulations dealing 
        with hybrid transactions (see H.R. 672), [10FE]
    Financial institutions: authorizing appropriations to pay for U.S. 
        contributions to certain international financial institutions 
        (see H.R. 2504), [14JY]
    Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to 
        sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2489), [13JY]
    ------authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-
        Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), consideration (see H. Res. 250), 
        [15JY]
    Kosovar-American Enterprise Fund: establish (see H.R. 2745), [5AU]
    Polish-American Enterprise Fund: transfer funds to a private, 
        nonprofit organization located in Poland upon termination (see 
        H.R. 901), [2MR]
    SEC: establish Office of National Security (see H.R. 2204), [15JN]
    Taxation: treatment of businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 
        2018), [8JN]
    ------treatment of foreign investments through U.S. regulated 
        investment companies (see H.R. 2430), [1JY]
    ------treatment of U.S. utilities' foreign investments relative to 
        foreign tax credits and deductible interest allocation rules 
        (see H.R. 1416), [14AP]
  Motions
    Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to 
        sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), [16JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 434, African Growth and Opportunity Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 250) (H. Rept. 106-236), 
        [15JY]

FOREIGN NARCOTICS KINGPIN DESIGNATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3164), [28OC]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Narcotics Traffickers in Colombia: 
        President Clinton, [2NO]

FOREIGN POLICY
related term(s) Treaties and Agreements
  Appointments
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [11FE], [7JN]
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [11FE], [25JN]
    Official Advisers to International Conferences, Meetings, and 
        Negotiation Sessions Relating to Trade Agreements, [19JA]
    President's Export Council, [24MR]
  Bills and resolutions
    Afghanistan: prevent any Taliban led Government from obtaining a 
        seat in the U.N. and refuse recognition for any Afghan 
        Government while human rights violations persist against women 
        and girls (see H. Res. 187), [25MY]
    Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan 
        Africa (see H.R. 2765), [5AU]
    ------urge an end to the war between Eritrea and Ethiopia and call 
        on human rights organizations to investigate abuses in 
        connection with the conflict (see H. Con. Res. 46), [9MR]
    Agriculture: multilateral trade negotiations objectives (see H. 
        Res. 224), [25JN]
    Albania: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 2746), [5AU]
    Angola: support peace process (see H. Res. 390), [17NO]
    Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for military 
        operations, refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance 
        relative to Kosovo conflict, and for military operations in 
        Southwest Asia (see H.R. 1664), [4MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental for military operations, 
        refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relative to Kosovo 
        conflict, and for military operations in Southwest Asia (H.R. 
        1664), consideration (see H. Res. 159), [5MY]
    Armed Forces: require President adhere to consistent policy when 
        introducing Armed Forces into hostile situations (see H. Con. 
        Res. 164), [27JY]
    ------support for troops carrying out NATO military operations 
        against Serbia (see H. Con. Res. 72), (see H. Res. 130, 132), 
        [24MR]
    Arms control: reduction of nuclear weapons and application of 
        savings to certain domestic initiatives (see H.R. 2545), 
        [16JY]
    Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 732), [11FE]
    Asia: human rights violations and noncompliance with Organization 
        for Security and Cooperation in Europe commitments on 
        democratization in Central Asia (see H. Con. Res. 204), [21OC]
    Azerbaijan: allocation of foreign aid (see H.R. 1567), [27AP]
    Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. 
        Con. Res. 230), [16NO]
    Bulgaria: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 170), [2AU]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of the rotunda for a 
        ceremony to honor anniversary of NATO and accession of Poland, 
        Hungary, and the Czech Republic (see H. Con. Res. 81), [12AP]
    Caribbean nations: promote growth of free enterprise and economic 
        opportunity, increase trade and investment with the U.S., and 
        encourage free trade policies (see H.R. 1834), [18MY]
    China, People's Republic of: clarify U.S. commitment to security 
        and democracy in the Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 22), 
        [3FE]
    ------condemn officials involved in enforcement of forced 
        abortions and prevent officials from entering or remaining in 
        the U.S. (see H.R. 138), [7JA]
    ------congressional approval before the U.S. supports admission 
        into the World Trade Organization, and

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        U.S. withdrawal if admission is granted without U.S. approval 
        (see H.R. 884), [1MR]
    ------encourage a dialog with Tibet (see H. Res. 389), [17NO]
    ------encourage formation and protection of the Chinese Democracy 
        Party (see H. Con. Res. 6), [7JA]
    ------grant normal trade relations upon accession to the World 
        Trade Organization (see H.R. 577), [4FE]
    ------human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 28), [10FE]
    ------normal trade relations status (see H.J. Res. 57), [8JN]
    ------persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 
        218), [2NO]
    ------prohibit U.S. export of satellites and related items (see 
        H.R. 281), [7JA]
    ------Tiananmen Square massacre anniversary (see H. Res. 178), 
        [18MY]
    China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (see H.R. 
        1838), [18MY]
    ------assistance for earthquake victims (see H.J. Res. 70), [5OC]
    Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international 
        agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures 
        (see H. Res. 298), [22SE]
    Cold war: celebrate victory and anniversary of the fall of the 
        Berlin Wall (see H. Con. Res. 121), [27MY]
    ------celebrate victory and anniversary of the fall of the Berlin 
        Wall by designating an annual Freedom Day (see H. Con. Res. 
        223), [9NO]
    ------commemorate victory of freedom (see H.R. 2440), [1JY]
    Colombia: advance peace process to end ongoing violence which 
        threatens democracy, human rights, and economic and social 
        stability (see H. Res. 228), [29JN]
    ------tribute to democratic elections and renew efforts to end 
        guerrilla war (see H. Res. 24), [19JA]
    Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination 
        Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 107), [10MR]
    Costa Rica: protection of lives and property rights from squatters 
        (see H. Con. Res. 69), [24MR]
    Cuba: allow cash remittances to relatives in Cuba (see H.R. 257), 
        [7JA]
    ------allow news bureau exchanges between U.S. and Cuba (see H.R. 
        258), [7JA]
    ------allow travel and cultural exchanges with the U.S. (see H.R. 
        259), [7JA]
    ------determination as a major drug-transit country for foreign 
        assistance purposes (see H.R. 2422), [1JY]
    ------exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical 
        supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 230), [7JA] (see 
        H.R. 1644), [29AP]
    ------extradition to U.S. of Joanne Chesimard and certain other 
        individuals (see H.R. 3329), [10NO]
    ------grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional 
        baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 262), [7JA]
    ------human rights violations (see H. Res. 99), [9MR]
    ------lift trade embargo (see H.R. 229), [7JA] (see H.R. 1181), 
        [18MR]
    Cuban Democracy Act: repeal (see H.R. 256), [7JA]
    Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: repeal (see H.R. 
        256), [7JA]
    ------repeal Presidential authority relative to suspension of 
        certain effective dates (see H.R. 181), [7JA]
    Dante B. Fascell North-South Center: designate (see H.R. 432), 
        [2FE]
    Dept. of Commerce: Office of Space Commercialization funding (see 
        H.R. 2607), [26JY]
    Dept. of Defense: reduce level of long-range nuclear forces 
        consistent with the START II Treaty (see H.R. 2600), [22JY]
    ------transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries (see 
        H.R. 1908), [24MY]
    Dept. of Energy: establish moratorium on Foreign Visitors Program 
        and set up counter-intelligence program at nuclear 
        laboratories (see H.R. 1348), [25MR]
    ------establish Nuclear Security Administration and an Office of 
        Under Sec. for National Security (see H.R. 2032), [8JN]
    Dept. of State: establish an independent nonpartisan review panel 
        to assess efforts to fulfill its mission in the future (see 
        H.R. 1066), [10MR]
    ------provide appropriate training and materials to all executive 
        branch employees involved in responding to issues related to 
        human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 
        398), [18NO]
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        (see H.R. 1211), [22MR] (see H.R. 2415), [1JY] (see H.R. 
        3427), [17NO]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 247), [14JY]
    Dept. of the Treasury: Exchange Stabilization Fund reform (see 
        H.R. 1540), [22AP]
    ------issuance of war bonds to fund Operation Allied Force and 
        related humanitarian operations (see H.R. 1699), [5MY]
    Developing countries: provide bilateral debt relief and improve 
        the provision of multilateral debt relief (see H.R. 1095), 
        [11MR]
    ------provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor 
        countries and strengthen similar international relief efforts 
        (see H.R. 3049), [7OC]
    ------provide incentives to corporations to invest in developing 
        countries, debt relief for developing countries, and a method 
        for repayment of money owed to the U.S. (see H.R. 3211), [3NO]
    Drugs: freeze assets of certain foreign narcotics traffickers and 
        prohibit financial dealings with the U.S. (see H.R. 2105), 
        [9JN] (see H.R. 3164), [28OC]
    Eastern European countries: promote democracy in Serbia and 
        Montenegro (see H.R. 1064), [10MR]
    Economic assistance: allocation of economic assistance to Northern 
        Ireland and border counties in Ireland (see H.R. 1164), [17MR]
    Eglin AFB, FL: recognize and commend personnel for participation 
        in NATO Operation Allied Force in the Balkan region (see H. 
        Res. 379), [16NO]
    El Salvador: elections (see H. Res. 110), [11MR] (see H. Res. 
        112), [15MR]
    ------extradition of Salvadorans to U.S (see H. Res. 17), [7JA]
    Employment: provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant 
        spouses of intracompany transferees if the U.S. has a 
        reciprocal agreement with the country of which the transferee 
        is a national (see H.R. 2662), [30JY]
    FAA: Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space 
        Transportation funding (see H.R. 2607), [26JY]
    Financial institutions: authorizing appropriations to pay for U.S. 
        contributions to certain international financial institutions 
        (see H.R. 2504), [14JY]
    Foreign aid: prohibit certain foreign assistance to countries that 
        consistently oppose the U.S. position in the U.N. General 
        Assembly (see H.R. 1054), [10MR]
    ------prohibit U.S. economic assistance for countries that ratify 
        the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (see H.R. 
        2381), [29JN]
    ------recognize commitment and dedication of humanitarian relief 
        nongovernmental organizations and private volunteer 
        organizations for efforts in Central America and Kosovo (see 
        H. Res. 152), [27AP]
    ------require U.S. directors of international institutions to 
        encourage countries to use U.S. portion of assistance to 
        purchase U.S. goods and services (see H.R. 2851), [14SE]
    Foreign Assistance Act: clarify definition of ``major drug-transit 
        country'' under international narcotics control program (see 
        H.R. 2608), [26JY]
    Foreign countries: require congressional approval of U.S. economic 
        sanctions on agricultural products, medicines, and medical 
        products (see H.R. 2993), [1OC] (see H.R. 3140), [25OC]
    ------require GAO report on effectiveness of economic sanctions 
        and prohibit imposition of unilateral sanctions on exports of 
        food, agricultural products, medicines, or medical supplies 
        and equipment (see H.R. 212), [7JA]
    ------require the President to report on the effectiveness of the 
        imposition of unilateral economic sanctions by the U.S. (see 
        H.R. 3406), [16NO]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2606), [26JY] (see H.R. 3196), [2NO] 
        (see H.R. 3422), [17NO]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2606), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 263), [27JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2606), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 307), (see H. Res. 307), [28SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 3196), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 359), [3NO] (see H. Res. 362), [4NO]
    Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 
        1505), [21AP]
    ------bar the imposition of increased tariffs or other retaliatory 
        measures against products of the European Union in response to 
        its banana regime (see H.R. 1361), [25MR]
    ------consolidate and enhance trade adjustment assistance and 
        NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance programs (see H.R. 
        1491), [20AP]
    ------establish framework for consideration of unilateral economic 
        sanctions (see H.R. 1244), [24MR]
    ------exempt certain small businesses from increased tariffs or 
        other retaliatory measures against products of the European 
        Union in response to its banana regime and treatment of 
        imported meat (see H.R. 2106), [9JN]
    ------limit sanctions on exports to India and Pakistan to material 
        contributions to nuclear weapons and missiles (see H. Con. 
        Res. 146), [29JN]
    ------modify standards for responding to import surges, establish 
        mechanisms for import monitoring, prevent circumvention of 
        U.S. trade laws, and strengthen enforcement of U.S. trade 
        remedy laws (see H.R. 1120), [16MR]
    ------private right of action for injured parties due to unfair 
        foreign competition (see H.R. 1201), [18MR]
    ------require development of objective criteria to achieve market 
        access in foreign countries and provide the President with 
        reciprocal trade authority (see H.R. 2612), [26JY]
    ------require the President to report to Congress on any selective 
        embargo on agricultural commodities (see H.R. 17), [6JA]
    ------suspend certain sanctions imposed on India and Pakistan (see 
        H.R. 1784), [12MY]
    Geneva Conventions: celebrate anniversary and recognize the 
        humanitarian safeguards these treaties provide in times of 
        armed conflict (see H. Con. Res. 102), [6MY]
    Germany: discrimination against members of minority religious 
        groups (see H. Res. 388), [17NO]
    ------jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide 
        during World War II (see H.R. 271), [7JA]
    Government: constitutional amendment relative to legal effects of 
        new treaties and agreements on the Constitution (see H.J. Res. 
        63), [22JY]
    ------nullify various Executive orders relative to the 
        assassination of foreign military or terrorist leaders (see 
        H.R. 1403), [14AP]
    Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in 
        Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (see H.R. 
        2342), [24JN] (see H.R. 2909), [22SE]
    House Rules: require a two-thirds majority on legislation 
        implementing future trade agreements pursuant to fast-track 
        procedures (see H. Res. 96), [3MR]
    Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide 
        assistance to victims (see H.R. 3154), [27OC] (see H.R. 3244), 
        [8NO]
    ------condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 209), 
        [26OC]
    Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act: 
        repeal judicial jurisdiction limitations (see H.R. 2125), 
        [10JN] (see H.R. 3149), [26OC]
    IMF: make funding contingent upon cancellation of certain foreign 
        debt owed to the U.S. (see H.R. 1305), [25MR]
    ------oppose use of proceeds from the sale of gold reserves for 
        structural adjustment programs in developing countries (see H. 
        Con. Res. 132), [14JN]
    ------prohibit funding until payment of interest on U.S. reserves 
        (see H.R. 3134), [21OC]

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    ------provide debt relief to highly indebted poor countries, end 
        participation in Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility, and 
        require that certain conditions be met before the sale of gold 
        reserves (see H.R. 2939), [23SE]
    ------requirements before sale of gold (see H.R. 2453), [1JY]
    Immigration: allow certain aliens to obtain nonimmigrant visitor's 
        visas (see H.R. 184), [7JA]
    ------asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related 
        persecution (see H.R. 1849), [18MY]
    ------moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, 
        certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 41), 
        [6JA]
    ------waive certain inadmissibility grounds for aliens married to 
        U.S. citizens relative to political activity in Ireland or 
        Northern Ireland (see H.R. 2110), [9JN]
    India: resolution of dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir (see H. 
        Res. 212), [16JN] (see H. Res. 227), [29JN]
    Indonesia: deployment of a U.N. force to address human rights 
        violations in East Timor relative to vote on self-
        determination (see H. Res. 292), [14SE]
    ------implementation of results of referendum in East Timor and 
        end violence by paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 183, 
        185; H. Res. 285), [9SE]
    ------oppose IMF and World Bank loans until violence resulting 
        from the referendum in East Timor has been ended (see H.R. 
        2822), [9SE]
    ------prohibit assistance until Government has provided full 
        compensation for damage done by paramilitary groups in East 
        Timor (see H.R. 3157), [27OC]
    ------prohibit economic assistance until the results of the 
        referendum in East Timor have been fully implemented (see H.R. 
        2809), [8SE] (see H.R. 2838), [9SE] (see H.R. 2895), [21SE]
    ------prohibit military assistance until the termination of 
        paramilitary funding and human rights violations in East Timor 
        (see H. Con. Res. 97), [5MY]
    ------support for peace process in East Timor (see H. Res. 251), 
        [15JY]
    ------support transition to democracy (see H. Con. Res. 195), 
        [12OC]
    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. 1477), [20AP]
    International economic relations: promote international monetary 
        stability and share seigniorage with officially dollarized 
        countries (see H.R. 3493), [18NO]
    International relations: normalization of relations between India 
        and Pakistan (see H. Res. 84), [2MR]
    ------support economic and political independence for the South 
        Caucasus and Central Asia regions (see H.R. 1152), [17MR]
    ------treatment of the People's Republic of China and the Republic 
        of China as separate nations (see H. Con. Res. 166), [29JY]
    Iran: discrimination against members of minority religious groups 
        (see H. Con. Res. 128), [8JN]
    ------impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items 
        contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce 
        ballistic missiles (see H.R. 1883), [20MY]
    Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and 
        priority for veterans filing such claims (see H.R. 618), [8FE]
    ------oppose expansion of Oil-for-Food Program and condemn Saddam 
        Hussein for actions against Iraqi people and the U.N. (see H. 
        Con. Res. 39), [2MR]
    Israel: recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 2529), 
        [15JY]
    Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: tribute to efforts to secure release of 
        captured U.S. servicemen held in Serbia (see H. Res. 156), 
        [3MY]
    Jerusalem Embassy Act: amend (see H.R. 2584), [21JY]
    Jordan: encourage holders of Jordanian debt to provide debt relief 
        (see H. Res. 265), [29JY]
    Kapitan Man (vessel): prohibit entry of Russian vessel to any U.S. 
        port with naval presence (see H.R. 1508), [21AP]
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: impose conditions on 
        assistance, nuclear cooperation, and other transactions (see 
        H.R. 1835), [18MY]
    Kosovo: authorize security assistance training and support funding 
        for the Kosovo Liberation Army (see H.R. 1408), (see H.R. 
        1425), [14AP]
    ------authorize use of all necessary force and other means to 
        accomplish U.S. and NATO objectives (see H.J. Res. 51), [5MY]
    ------condition and humanitarian needs of refugees (see H. Res. 
        161), [6MY]
    ------end NATO air strikes and engage the U.N. to resolve conflict 
        (see H. Res. 196), [27MY]
    ------presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (see 
        H. Con. Res. 29), [10FE] (see H. Con. Res. 42), [8MR]
    ------presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (H. 
        Con. Res. 42), consideration (see H. Res. 103), [10MR]
    ------prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless 
        authorized by law (see H.R. 647), [9FE] (see H.R. 1368), 
        [12AP] (see H.R. 1562, 1563), [26AP] (see H.R. 1566, 1569), 
        [27AP]
    ------prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless 
        authorized by law (H.R. 1569), consideration (see H. Res. 
        151), [27AP]
    ------provide humanitarian assistance for Kosovar Albanian 
        refugees (see H.R. 1519), [21AP]
    ------restrict assistance for certain reconstruction efforts in 
        the Balkans region to U.S.-produced articles and services (see 
        H.R. 2243), [16JN] (see H.R. 2313), [22JN]
    ------restrict U.S. share of any reconstruction measures 
        undertaken in the Balkans region of Europe (see H. Res. 214), 
        [16JN] (see H. Res. 268), [30JY]
    ------support efforts and recommendations of U.S.-Russian meeting 
        in Vienna, Austria relative to peace negotiations (see H. Con. 
        Res. 99), [5MY]
    ------tribute to U.S. and NATO troops for carrying out military 
        operations against Serbia (see H. Con. Res. 130), [10JN] (see 
        H. Con. Res. 145), [29JN]
    ------U.S. policy on self-determination relative to human rights 
        violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian police (see H. 
        Con. Res. 9), [7JA] (see H. Con. Res. 32), [11FE]
    ------use all diplomatic means to negotiate a peaceful settlement 
        without the introduction of U.S. ground forces (see H. Con. 
        Res. 96), [5MY]
    Kyrgyzstan: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1318), [25MR]
    Laos: condemn human rights abuses and role in the abduction of 
        Houa Ly and Michael Vang (see H. Res. 332), [14OC]
    ------support democracy and human rights (see H. Res. 169), [13MY]
    Libya: liquidate assets to pay for travel costs of families of the 
        victims of the Pan Am flight 103 crash in attending the trial 
        of the terrorist suspects in the crash (see H.R. 899), [2MR]
    Macau: tribute to Governor Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira and the 
        Macau Government on the Third Meeting of the Macanese People 
        or ``Terceiro Encontro'' (see H. Con. Res. 55), [15MR]
    ------U.S. policy (see H.R. 825), [24FE]
    Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the 
        conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas (see H. Con. 
        Res. 238), [18NO]
    ------disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (see H.J. Res. 35), [2MR] (see H.J. Res. 43), [24MR]
    ------improve counterdrug activities (see H.J. Res. 61), [1JY]
    ------require safety inspections on trucks crossing into the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 2766), [5AU]
    Miami, FL: selection as permanent location for the Secretariat of 
        the Free Trade Area of the Americas (see H. Con. Res. 217), 
        [1NO]
    Middle East: establish U.S. policy on the withdrawal of Syrian 
        forces from Lebanon and the restoration of Lebanon's 
        independence (see H.R. 2056), [8JN]
    ------oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see H. 
        Con. Res. 24), [4FE]
    Milosevic, Slobodan: culpability for war crimes, crimes against 
        humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia (see H. Con. 
        Res. 118), [25MY]
    NATO: recommend integration of Slovakia (see H. Res. 92), [3MR]
    ------recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania 
        (see H. Con. Res. 21), [2FE]
    ------U.S. commitment (see H. Res. 59), [11FE]
    Northern Ireland: U.S. policy on paramilitary groups and British 
        security forces (see H.R. 128), [7JA]
    Northern Ireland Peace Agreement: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 
        54), [11MR]
    Nuclear weapons: create incentives for the People's Republic of 
        China and India to adopt a policy of restraint relative to 
        nuclear activities (see H.R. 1570), [27AP]
    ------recognize the security interests of the U.S. in furthering 
        complete nuclear disarmament (see H. Res. 82), [24FE]
    ------remove from hair-trigger alert (see H. Con. Res. 177), [5AU]
    ------stockpile management (see H. Con. Res. 74), [24MR]
    Office of National Drug Control Policy: enter into negotiations 
        with Cuban Government representatives to provide for increased 
        cooperation on drug interdiction efforts (see H.R. 2365), 
        [25JN]
    Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: periodically revise 
        retaliation lists of goods of countries that fail to comply 
        with the rulings of the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 
        2991), [1OC]
    OPIC: reauthorize (see H.R. 1993), [27MY] (see H.R. 3381), [16NO]
    ------reauthorize (H.R. 1993), consideration (see H. Res. 327), 
        [12OC]
    ------terminate authorities (see H.R. 332), [19JA]
    Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe: St. 
        Petersburg Declaration by the Parliamentary Assembly (see H. 
        Con. Res. 161), [20JY]
    Pakistan: opposition to military coup and support for a civilian, 
        democratically-elected government (see H. Con. Res. 200), 
        [19OC]
    ------prohibit waiver of certain sanctions until the President 
        certifies that Pakistan has a democratically elected 
        government (see H.R. 3330), [10NO]
    ------remove waiver authority for the prohibition on military 
        assistance (see H.R. 3095), [18OC]
    Palestinians: condemn efforts to revive the original Palestine 
        partition plan and the U.N. Commission on Human Rights 
        resolution endorsing self-determination based on the plan (see 
        H. Con. Res. 131), [10JN]
    Panama: elections (see H. Res. 160), [5MY]
    ------prohibit U.S. assistance upon conveyance of any military 
        facility built or operated by the U.S. to any foreign 
        government-owned entity (see H.R. 2244), [16JN]
    Panama Canal: consider as sovereign U.S. territory (see H. Con. 
        Res. 231), [16NO]
    ------negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. 
        Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 233), [17NO]
    ------negotiate renewed presence of U.S. Armed Forces and review 
        contract bidding process for lease of port facilities by 
        People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 186), [17SE]
    ------U.S. control relative to treaties (see H.J. Res. 77), [9NO]
    Panama Canal Act: establish conditions on the payment of certain 
        balances (see H.R. 3452), [18NO]
    Passports: record place of birth as Jerusalem, Israel, on certain 
        U.S. passports (see H.R. 2768), [5AU]
    Peace Corps: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 669), [10FE]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 669), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 83), [24FE]
    Persian Gulf Conflict: relief of evacuees (see H.R. 428), [19JA]
    Presidents of the U.S.: amend the War Powers Resolution (see H.J. 
        Res. 42), [24MR]
    ------repeal the War Powers Resolution (see H.R. 2937), [23SE]
    Refugees: provide a comprehensive program of support for victims 
        of torture (see H.R. 2367), [29JN]
    Romania: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 169), [2AU]
    Russia: encourage the peaceful resolution of the armed conflict in 
        Chechnya in the North Caucasus region (see H. Con. Res. 206), 
        [25OC]

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    ------location and removal of KGB cache of arms and explosives 
        placed in the U.S. (see H. Res. 380), [16NO]
    ------promote freedom of news media and freedom of expression to 
        support democratization (see H. Con. Res. 67), [23MR]
    Serbia: authorize the President to conduct military air operations 
        and missile strikes (S. Con. Res. 21), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 151), [27AP]
    ------declaration of war (see H.J. Res. 44), [12AP]
    ------declaration of war (H.J. Res. 44), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 151), [27AP]
    ------direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant 
        to the War Powers Resolution (see H. Con. Res. 82), [12AP]
    ------direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant 
        to the War Powers Resolution (H. Con. Res. 82), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 151), [27AP]
    ------express regret and apologize for accidental bombing of 
        Chinese Embassy by NATO forces (see H. Con. Res. 106), [12MY]
    ------prohibit non-humanitarian reconstruction assistance until 
        Slobodan Milosevic and certain other officials have been 
        arrested and placed in custody (see H.R. 2187), [14JN]
    ------prohibit reconstruction assistance relative to U.S. 
        participation in NATO military operations against Serbia (see 
        H.R. 1737), [6MY]
    ------reimbursement of damages relative to the accidental bombing 
        of Chinese Embassy by NATO forces (see H. Con. Res. 157), 
        [16JY]
    ------release of captured U.S. servicemen and adherence to Geneva 
        Convention protocols relative to POW and civilians (see H. 
        Con. Res. 83), [12AP]
    ------undertake efforts to secure the release of CARE (relief 
        organization) workers being held prisoner (see H. Con. Res. 
        144), [29JN]
    Serbia and Montenegro: failure to comply with Kosovo agreement and 
        enforcement of agreement by NATO (see H. Con. Res. 13), [19JA]
    ------promote democracy (see H.R. 1373), [12AP]
    Sierra Leone: commend signing of cease-fire agreement and urge 
        swift solution to crisis (see H. Res. 199), [8JN]
    ------condemn military coup d'etat and human rights violations 
        (see H. Res. 62), [11FE]
    Slovak Republic: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 165), [29JY]
    Somalia: economic, humanitarian, and other assistance to northern 
        part (see H. Con. Res. 20), [2FE]
    Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space 
        industry (see H.R. 2607), [26JY]
    ------promote international competitiveness of commercial space 
        industry, ensure Federal and private access to space, and 
        minimize opportunities for foreign transfer of critical 
        satellite technologies (see H.R. 1526), [22AP] (see H.R. 
        2542), [16JY]
    Sub-Saharan Africa: authorize trade and investment policy (see 
        H.R. 434), [2FE] (see H.R. 772), [23FE] (see H.R. 2489), 
        [13JY]
    ------authorize trade and investment policy (H.R. 434), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 250), [15JY]
    ------conduct human clinical research according to highest ethical 
        standards and prohibit interference with intellectual property 
        laws or policies promoting access to pharmaceuticals or 
        medical technologies (see H.R. 2700), [4AU]
    ------provide bilateral and multilateral debt relief (see H.R. 
        2232), [15JN]
    Sudan: condemn Government for genocide in southern Sudan, support 
        for terrorism, and human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 
        75), [24MR]
    ------increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in 
        ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see H.R. 
        2906), [21SE]
    Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 
        53), [11MR] (see H. Con. Res. 56), [17MR]
    Taxation: extend certain tax benefits to Armed Forces members 
        performing services in Serbia and Montenegro (see H.R. 1376), 
        [13AP]
    ------extend certain tax benefits to Armed Forces members 
        performing services in Serbia and Montenegro (H.R. 1376), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 140), [14AP]
    Trade and Development Agency: reauthorize (see H.R. 1993), [27MY] 
        (see H.R. 3381), [16NO]
    ------reauthorize (H.R. 1993), consideration (see H. Res. 327), 
        [12OC]
    Treaties and agreements: authorize the President to provide 
        regulatory credit for voluntary early action to lessen 
        environmental impacts from greenhouse gas emissions (see H.R. 
        2520), [14JY]
    Turkey: claim of sovereignty to the islets in the Aegean Sea 
        called Imia by Greece and Kardak by Turkey (see H. Con. Res. 
        36), [23FE]
    ------compliance with U.N. resolutions relative to Cyprus (see H. 
        Con. Res. 100), [6MY] (see H. Con. Res. 159), [20JY]
    ------end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the 
        enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 80), [25MR]
    ------urge the President to condition discussions about foreign 
        military finances on resolution of occupation of Cyprus (see 
        H. Res. 361), [4NO]
    U.N.: oppose convening of conference to enforce the Fourth Geneva 
        Convention for the Protection of Civilians in Time of War 
        relative to Israeli actions in the occupied Palestinian 
        territory (see H. Con. Res. 117), [25MY]
    ------payment of U.S. arrearages (see H.R. 1266), [24MR] (see H.R. 
        1355; H. Con. Res. 78), [25MR]
    ------prohibit the payment of any contributions by the U.S. until 
        overpayments have been properly credited or reimbursed (see 
        H.R. 346), [19JA]
    ------prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. proposals to 
        impose taxes or fees on U.S. citizens (see H.R. 280), [7JA]
    ------restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population 
        Fund (see H.R. 895), [2MR]
    ------terminate U.S. membership (see H.R. 1146), [17MR]
    U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy: reestablish (see 
        H.R. 559), [3FE]
    U.S. Immigration Court: establish (see H.R. 185), [7JA]
    Venezuela: elections (see H. Res. 27), [19JA]
    Vietnam: make normal trade relations status contingent upon free 
        emigration policies (see H.J. Res. 58), [9JN]
    World Tibet Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 156), [16JY]
  Conference reports
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2606), [27SE]
  Messages
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Australia on 
        Technology for the Separation of Isotopes of Uranium by Laser 
        Excitation: President Clinton, [3NO]
    Amended Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of 
        Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices: President Clinton, 
        [24MY]
    Armed Forces Operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina Funding Request: 
        President Clinton, [12MY]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Peace Efforts: President Clinton, [8FE]
    Central American and Haitian Parity Act: President Clinton, [5AU]
    Cooperation Agreement With Romania on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear 
        Energy: President Clinton, [9FE]
    Emigration Laws and Policies of Albania: President Clinton, [2FE], 
        [19JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Angola: President Clinton, [21SE], 
        [27SE]
    National Emergency Relative to Burma: President Clinton, [18MY], 
        [26MY]
    National Emergency Relative to Cuba: President Clinton, [25FE]
    National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Clinton, [10MR], 
        [16MR], [26MY], [23SE], [9NO], [16NO]
    National Emergency Relative to Iraq: President Clinton, [21JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Libya: President Clinton, [19JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Narcotics Traffickers in Colombia: 
        President Clinton, [3MY], [19OC], [20OC], [2NO]
    National Emergency Relative to Sudan: President Clinton, [3MY], 
        [1NO], [9NO]
    National Emergency Relative to Terrorist Disruption of the Middle 
        East Peace Process: President Clinton, [30JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Weapons of Mass Destruction: 
        President Clinton, [13JY], [10NO]
    National Emergency Relative to Yugoslavia: President Clinton, 
        [3MY], [27MY]
    National Endowment for Democracy Report: President Clinton, [18MR]
    Ordering Selected Reserve and Certain Individual Ready Reserve 
        Members of the Armed Forces to Active Duty: President Clinton, 
        [27AP]
    Progress Toward Achieving a Sustainable Peace Process in Bosnia 
        and Herzegovina: President Clinton, [26JY]
    Telecommunications Services Payments to Cuba: President Clinton, 
        [13OC]
    Trade Policy Agenda and Trade Agreements Program: President 
        Clinton, [9MR]
    U.S. Government Activities in the U.N.: President Clinton, [13SE]
  Motions
    Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international 
        agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures, 
        [4NO]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2606), [14SE]
    Sub-Saharan Africa: authorize trade and investment policy (H.R. 
        434), [16JY]
  Reports filed
    African Growth and Opportunity Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 434) (H. Rept. 106-19), [23FE]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 434) (H. Rept. 
        106-19), [17JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2606, Foreign 
        Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 307) (H. 
        Rept. 106-345), [28SE]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 42, Presence of U.S. Armed Forces 
        for Peacekeeping Purposes in Kosovo: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 103) (H. Rept. 106-48), [10MR]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 82, Direct the President To Withdraw 
        U.S. Armed Forces From Serbia Pursuant to the War Powers 
        Resolution: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 
        106-118), [27AP]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 44, Declaration of War Against Serbia: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 106-118), 
        [27AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 434, African Growth and Opportunity Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 250) (H. Rept. 106-236), 
        [15JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 669, Peace Corps Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 83) (H. Rept. 106-30), [24FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1376, Extend Certain Tax Benefits to Armed 
        Forces Members Performing Services in Serbia and Montenegro: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 140) (H. Rept. 106-95), 
        [14AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1569, Military Operations in the Federal 
        Republic of Yugoslavia Limitation Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 106-118), [27AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1664, Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 159) (H. Rept. 106-127), [5MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1993, Export Enhancement Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 327) (H. Rept. 106-376), [12OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2415, Dept. of State and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 247) (H. 
        Rept. 106-235), [14JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2606, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 263) (H. Rept. 106-269), [27JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3196, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropria

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        tions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 359) (H. Rept. 106-
        444), [3NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 362) (H. Rept. 106-450), 
        [4NO]
    Consideration of S. Con. Res. 21, Presidential Authority To 
        Conduct Military Air Operations and Missile Strikes Against 
        Serbia: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 
        106-118), [27AP]
    Debt Relief for Poverty Reduction Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1095) (H. Rept. 106-483), 
        [18NO]
    Declaration of War Against Serbia: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.J. Res. 44) (H. Rept. 106-115), [27AP]
    Dept. of State and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H.R. 1211) (H. Rept. 106-
        122), [29AP]
    Direct the President To Withdraw U.S. Armed Forces From Serbia 
        Pursuant to the War Powers Resolution: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H. Con. Res. 82) (H. Rept. 
        106-116), [27AP]
    Export Enhancement Act: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.R. 1993) (H. Rept. 106-325), [17SE]
    Extend Certain Tax Benefits to Armed Forces Members Performing 
        Services in Serbia and Montenegro: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1376) (H. Rept. 106-90), [13AP]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2606) (H. Rept. 
        106-339), [27SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2606) (H. Rept. 
        106-254), [26JY]
    Iran Nonproliferation Act: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.R. 1883) (H. Rept. 106-316), [14SE]
    Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        Act: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1664) (H. Rept. 
        106-125), [4MY]
    Make Normal Trade Relations Status for Vietnam Contingent Upon 
        Free Emigration Policies: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.J. Res. 58) (H. Rept. 106-282), [2AU]
    Normal Trade Relations Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 57) (H. Rept. 
        106-262), [26JY]
    Peace Corps Appropriations: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.R. 669) (H. Rept. 106-18), [23FE]
    Selective Agricultural Embargoes Act: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H.R. 17) (H. Rept. 106-154), [20MY]
    ------Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 17) (H. 
        Rept. 106-154), [14JN]
    Taiwan Security Enhancement Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 1838) (H. Rept. 106-423), [28OC]
    Trafficking Victims Protection Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 3244) (H. Rept. 106-487), [22NO]

FOREIGN SERVICE
related term(s) Diplomats
  Bills and resolutions
    Anniversary (see H. Res. 168), [12MY]
    Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all 
        executive branch employees involved in responding to issues 
        related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see 
        H. Res. 398), [18NO]
    Taxation: treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a 
        member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see H.R. 
        865), [25FE]

FOREIGN TRADE
related term(s) International Trade; Tariff
  Appointments
    Official Advisers to International Conferences, Meetings, and 
        Negotiation Sessions Relating to Trade Agreements, [19JA]
    President's Export Council, [24MR]
    Trade Deficit Review Commission, [6JA], [25FE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: ensure safety of imported meat and poultry products 
        (see H.R. 2581), [21JY]
    ------identify countries that deny market access for U.S. 
        agricultural products (see H.R. 450), [2FE]
    ------labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing 
        imported meat (see H.R. 1144), [17MR] (see H.R. 1698), [5MY]
    ------multilateral trade negotiations objectives (see H. Res. 
        224), [25JN]
    ------promote agricultural commodities, livestock, and value-added 
        products, and prepare for future bilateral and multilateral 
        trade negotiations (see H.R. 817), [24FE]
    ------reform the marketing loan program, expand land enrollment 
        under the conservation reserve program, and maintain foreign 
        trade opportunities for commodities (see H.R. 1299), [25MR]
    ------require country of origin labeling of peanuts and peanut 
        products (see H.R. 3263), [9NO]
    ------require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable 
        agricultural commodities (see H.R. 222), [7JA] (see H.R. 
        1145), [17MR]
    ------require the President to report to Congress on any selective 
        embargo on agricultural commodities (see H.R. 17), [6JA]
    Albania: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 2746), [5AU]
    Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear 
        viscera (see H.R. 2166), [10JN]
    ------prohibit importation, sale, or manufacturing of products 
        made with dog or cat fur (see H.R. 1622), [29AP]
    Antitrust policy: clarify relative to commerce with foreign 
        nations (see H.R. 101), [7JA]
    Aviation: encourage efforts to have European Union regulation of 
        aircraft noise rescinded (see H. Con. Res. 187), [22SE]
    ------prohibit operation of supersonic transport category aircraft 
        in the U.S. relative to European Union regulation of aircraft 
        noise (see H.R. 661), [10FE]
    ------prohibit operation of supersonic transport category aircraft 
        in the U.S. relative to European Union regulation of aircraft 
        noise (H.R. 661), consideration (see H. Res. 86), [2MR]
    Business and industry: require development of objective criteria 
        to achieve market access in foreign countries and provide the 
        President with reciprocal trade authority (see H.R. 2612), 
        [26JY]
    Caribbean nations: promote growth of free enterprise and economic 
        opportunity, increase trade and investment with the U.S., and 
        encourage free trade policies (see H.R. 1834), [18MY]
    China, People's Republic of: congressional approval before the 
        U.S. supports admission into the World Trade Organization, and 
        U.S. withdrawal if admission is granted without U.S. approval 
        (see H.R. 884), [1MR]
    ------grant normal trade relations upon accession to the World 
        Trade Organization (see H.R. 577), [4FE]
    ------normal trade relations status (see H.J. Res. 57), [8JN]
    ------prohibit U.S. export of satellites and related items (see 
        H.R. 281), [7JA]
    Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international 
        agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures 
        (see H. Res. 298), [22SE]
    Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for 
        privacy and security (see H.R. 850), [25FE] (see H.R. 2616), 
        [27JY]
    Courts: private right of action for injured parties due to unfair 
        foreign competition (see H.R. 1201), [18MR]
    Cuba: determination as a major drug-transit country for foreign 
        assistance purposes (see H.R. 2422), [1JY]
    ------exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical 
        supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 230), [7JA] (see 
        H.R. 1644), [29AP]
    ------lift trade embargo (see H.R. 229), [7JA] (see H.R. 1181), 
        [18MR]
    Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: repeal Presidential 
        authority relative to suspension of certain effective dates 
        (see H.R. 181), [7JA]
    Customs Service, U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1833), [18MY]
    Dept. of Commerce: Office of Space Commercialization funding (see 
        H.R. 2607), [26JY]
    Diamonds: require disclosure of source of gem-quality diamonds and 
        gem-quality diamond products imported into the U.S. (see H.R. 
        3188), [1NO]
    Electronic commerce: facilitate the use of electronic records and 
        signatures in interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 1714), 
        [6MY]
    ------facilitate the use of electronic records and signatures in 
        interstate or foreign commerce (H.R. 1714), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 366), [8NO]
    EPA: prohibit the importation for disposal of polychlorinated 
        biphenyls (PCB's) at certain concentrations (see H.R. 2408), 
        [30JN]
    ------requirements relative to disposal of polychlorinated 
        biphenyls (PCB's) at certain facilities (see H.R. 2407), 
        [30JN]
    European Union: bar the imposition of increased tariffs or other 
        retaliatory measures against products of the European Union in 
        response to its banana regime (see H.R. 1361), [25MR]
    ------bilateral trade concern relative to canned fruit subsidy 
        (see H. Res. 39), [4FE]
    ------exempt certain small businesses from increased tariffs or 
        other retaliatory measures against products of the European 
        Union in response to its banana regime and treatment of 
        imported meat (see H.R. 2106), [9JN]
    Eximbank: clarify quorum requirement for Board of Directors (see 
        H.R. 2565), [20JY]
    Export Apple and Pear Act: limit applicability to apples (see H.R. 
        609), [4FE]
    FAA: Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space 
        Transportation funding (see H.R. 2607), [26JY]
    FDA: clarify certain responsibilities relative to importation of 
        drugs into the U.S. (see H.R. 3240), [5NO]
    ------facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved 
        drugs (see H.R. 1885), [20MY]
    Firearms: authorize CPSC to regulate gun safety, ban possession by 
        certain convicted criminals, ban import of handguns without 
        certain safety features, and ban possession by a person with 
        multiple drunk driving convictions (see H.R. 2007), [8JN]
    ------authorize CPSC to regulate gun safety and ban import of 
        handguns without certain safety features (see H.R. 2008), 
        [8JN]
    ------ban import of firearms that have been cosmetically altered 
        to avoid the ban on semiautomatic assault weapons (see H.R. 
        1809), [13MY]
    ------ban importation and transfer of large capacity ammunition 
        feeding devices (see H.R. 1037), [9MR]
    ------ban importation and transfer of large capacity ammunition 
        feeding devices (H.R. 1037), consideration (see H. Res. 192), 
        [26MY]
    ------regulate the manufacture and sale of armor-piercing 
        ammunition and laser sights (see H.R. 2421), [1JY]
    Food: improve safety of imported foods (see H.R. 830), [24FE] (see 
        H.R. 2055), [8JN]
    ------require the marking of frozen produce with the country of 
        origin on the front panel of the package for retail sale (see 
        H.R. 2995), [1OC]
    Foreign aid: modify authorities relative to the provision of 
        security assistance (see H.R. 973), [4MR]
    ------require U.S. directors of international institutions to 
        encourage countries to use U.S. portion of assistance to 
        purchase U.S. goods and services (see H.R. 2851), [14SE]
    Foreign Assistance Act: clarify definition of ``major drug-transit 
        country'' under international narcotics control program (see 
        H.R. 2608), [26JY]
    Foreign countries: miscellaneous and technical changes to various 
        trade laws (see H.R. 326), [19JA] (see H.R. 435), [2FE]
    ------require congressional approval of U.S. economic sanctions on 
        agricultural products, medicines, and medical products (see 
        H.R. 2993), [1OC] (see H.R. 3140), [25OC]
    ------require GAO report on effectiveness of economic sanctions 
        and prohibit imposition of unilateral sanctions on exports of 
        food, agricultural products, medicines, or medical supplies 
        and equipment (see H.R. 212), [7JA]
    ------require the President to report on the effectiveness of the 
        imposition of unilateral economic sanctions by the U.S. (see 
        H.R. 3406), [16NO]

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    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2606), [26JY] (see H.R. 3196), [2NO] 
        (see H.R. 3422), [17NO]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2606), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 263), [27JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2606), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 307), (see H. Res. 307), [28SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 3196), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 359), [3NO] (see H. Res. 362), [4NO]
    Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to 
        sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 434), [2FE] (see H.R. 772), 
        [23FE] (see H.R. 2489), [13JY]
    ------authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-
        Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), consideration (see H. Res. 250), 
        [15JY]
    ------establish framework for consideration of unilateral economic 
        sanctions (see H.R. 1244), [24MR]
    ------limit sanctions on exports to India and Pakistan to material 
        contributions to nuclear weapons and missiles (see H. Con. 
        Res. 146), [29JN]
    ------support economic and political independence for the South 
        Caucasus and Central Asia regions (see H.R. 1152), [17MR]
    ------suspend certain sanctions imposed on India and Pakistan (see 
        H.R. 1784), [12MY]
    Foreign Trade Zones Board: expand a certain foreign trade zone to 
        include an area of the municipal airport of Chico, CA (see 
        H.R. 465), [2FE]
    FTC: establish a toll-free telephone number to assist consumers in 
        determining if products are U.S.-made (see H.R. 754), [11FE]
    Great Lakes: moratorium on export of bulk fresh water until 
        certain conditions are met (see H.R. 2973), [29SE]
    Hong Kong: prohibit export of certain high-speed computers (see 
        H.R. 1813), [13MY]
    House Rules: require a two-thirds majority on legislation 
        implementing future trade agreements pursuant to fast-track 
        procedures (see H. Res. 96), [3MR]
    Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Caribbean and Central American 
        countries (see H.R. 984), [4MR]
    Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian 
        citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems 
        (see H.R. 1250), [24MR]
    ------modify implementation requirements for automated entry and 
        exit control systems (see H.R. 1650), [29AP]
    Imports: exemptions from certain import prohibitions (see H.R. 
        1808), [13MY]
    Iron and steel industry: assessment of additional antidumping 
        duties on steel products (see H.R. 327), [19JA]
    ------establish an emergency loan guarantee program for steel and 
        iron ore companies (see H.R. 1822), [14MY]
    ------impose a temporary ban on importation of certain steel 
        products from Japan, Russia, Republic of Korea, and Brazil 
        (see H.R. 502), [2FE]
    ------limit steel imports to the average monthly volume of such 
        imports during the 3 years preceding July, 1997 (see H.R. 
        506), [2FE]
    ------reduce the volume of steel imports (see H.R. 975), [4MR]
    ------reduce the volume of steel imports (H.R. 975), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 114), [16MR]
    ------respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the 
        financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (see H.R. 
        412), [19JA]
    Jewelry: require that imported jewelry be indelibly marked with 
        the country of origin (see H.R. 2191), [14JN]
    Jewelry boxes: require that imported jewelry boxes be indelibly 
        marked with the country of origin (see H.R. 2192), [14JN]
    Kosovar-American Enterprise Fund: establish (see H.R. 2745), [5AU]
    Kyrgyzstan: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1318), [25MR]
    Madrid Protocol: implementation of agreement on the international 
        registration of trademarks (see H.R. 769), [23FE]
    Materials Corridor Partnership Initiative: establish multiagency 
        program to promote energy efficient and environmentally sound 
        economic development along the Mexican border (see H.R. 666), 
        [10FE]
    Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (see H.J. Res. 35), [2MR] (see H.J. Res. 43), [24MR]
    ------require safety inspections on trucks crossing into the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 2766), [5AU]
    Miami, FL: selection as permanent location for the Secretariat of 
        the Free Trade Area of the Americas (see H. Con. Res. 217), 
        [1NO]
    NAFTA: impact on employment and the environment (see H.R. 650), 
        [9FE]
    ------parity among participating countries relative to the 
        personal allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad 
        (see H. Con. Res. 70), [24MR]
    Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration 
        requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 730), 
        [11FE]
    ------prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and 
        deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see 
        H.R. 1621), [29AP]
    Nuclear energy: provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of 
        certain customs entries of nuclear fuel assemblies (see H.R. 
        511), [2FE]
    Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish a Chief 
        Agricultural Negotiator (see H.R. 3173), [28OC]
    ------periodically revise retaliation lists of goods of countries 
        that fail to comply with the rulings of the World Trade 
        Organization (see H.R. 2991), [1OC]
    ------strengthen U.S. ability to counteract foreign measures that 
        act as market access barriers (see H.R. 3393), [16NO]
    OPIC: reauthorize (see H.R. 1993), [27MY] (see H.R. 3381), [16NO]
    ------reauthorize (H.R. 1993), consideration (see H. Res. 327), 
        [12OC]
    Pacific Rim: encourage establishment of free trade areas with 
        certain countries (see H.R. 1942), [26MY]
    Pakistan: prohibit waiver of certain sanctions until the President 
        certifies that Pakistan has a democratically elected 
        government (see H.R. 3330), [10NO]
    Panama Canal: negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of 
        U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 233), [17NO]
    ------negotiate renewed presence of U.S. Armed Forces and review 
        contract bidding process for lease of port facilities by 
        People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 186), [17SE]
    Polish-American Enterprise Fund: transfer funds to a private, 
        nonprofit organization located in Poland upon termination (see 
        H.R. 901), [2MR]
    Ships and vessels: permit the transportation of passengers between 
        U.S. ports by certain foreign-flag vessels and encourage U.S.-
        flag vessels to participate in such transportation (see H.R. 
        248), [7JA]
    Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space 
        industry (see H.R. 2607), [26JY]
    St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.: establish (see H.R. 2332), [23JN]
    Sub-Saharan Africa: conduct human clinical research according to 
        highest ethical standards and prohibit interference with 
        intellectual property laws or policies promoting access to 
        pharmaceuticals or medical technologies (see H.R. 2700), [4AU]
    Tariff: anode presses (see H.R. 2521), [14JY]
    ------antifriction bearings (see H.R. 2276), [17JN]
    ------application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 3198), [2NO]
    ------assembly machines (see H.R. 2526), [14JY]
    ------atmosphere firing (see H.R. 2516), [14JY]
    ------azoxystrobin (Heritage, Abound, and Quadris)  (see H.R. 
        3371), [15NO]
    ------benefluralin (see H.R. 2478), [12JY]
    ------benzyl carbazate (DT-291)  (see H.R. 3366), [15NO]
    ------branched dodecylbenzene (see H.R. 2198), [14JN]
    ------butralin (see H.R. 2194), [14JN]
    ------capacitance tester and reeler (see H.R. 2518), [14JY]
    ------cathode-ray tubes (see H.R. 2168, 2169), [10JN]
    ------ceramic coater (see H.R. 2517), [14JY]
    ------change rate of duty for U.S. travelers bringing back goods 
        purchased abroad (see H.R. 2714), [5AU]
    ------chemical APE (see H.R. 2217), [15JN]
    ------chemical compounds (see H.R. 2160), [10JN]
    ------chemical DiTMP (see H.R. 2214), [15JN]
    ------chemical EBP (see H.R. 2215), [15JN]
    ------chemical HPA (see H.R. 2216), [15JN]
    ------chemical TMPDE (see H.R. 2218), [15JN]
    ------chemical TMPME (see H.R. 2219), [15JN]
    ------chemicals (see H.R. 1582), [27AP]
    ------cibacron brilliant blue FN-G (see H.R. 2133), [10JN]
    ------cibacron red LS-B HC (see H.R. 2132), [10JN]
    ------cibacron scarlet LS-2G HC, [10JN]
    ------clarify rules for treatment of international travel 
        merchandise and bonded warehouses and staging areas (see H.R. 
        2648), [29JY]
    ------compound optical microscopes (see H.R. 2165), [10JN]
    ------cyclic olefin copolymer resin (see H.R. 2147), [10JN]
    ------dark couverture chocolate (see H.R. 2098), [9JN]
    ------dicholor aniline (DCA)  (see H.R. 2473), [12JY]
    ------diethyl imidazolidinnone (DMI)  (see H.R. 2476), [12JY]
    ------diethyl phosphorochoridothiate (DEPCT)  (see H.R. 2480), 
        [12JY]
    ------dimethoxy butanone (DMB)  (see H.R. 2472), [12JY]
    ------diphenyl sulfide (see H.R. 2474), [12JY]
    ------11-aminoundecanoic acid (see H.R. 2428), [1JY]
    ------eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see H.R. 
        842), [24FE]
    ------epoxide resins (see H.R. 2523), [14JY]
    ------establish import drawbacks for N-cyclohexyl-2-
        benzothiazolesulfenamide based on exports of N-tert-butyl-2-
        benzothiazolesulfenamide (see H.R. 810), [23FE]
    ------ethalfluralin (see H.R. 2477), [12JY]
    ------fenbuconazole (see H.R. 2142), [10JN]
    ------ferroniobium (see H.R. 2297), [22JN]
    ------filter blue green photo dye (see H.R. 2209), [15JN]
    ------fluorinated compound (see H.R. 2207, 2212), [15JN]
    ------footwear assembled in beneficiary countries (see H.R. 2193), 
        [14JN]
    ------4,4'-difluorobenzophenone (see H.R. 2211), [15JN]
    ------fungaflor 500 EC (see H.R. 3474), [18NO]
    ------grape juice concentrates (see H.R. 194), [7JA]
    ------HIV/AIDS drugs (see H.R. 1951, 1952), [26MY]
    ------imazalil (see H.R. 3476), [18NO]
    ------IN-N5297 (see H.R. 3370), [15NO]
    ------instant print film (see H.R. 2064, 2065), [8JN]
    ------ion-exchange resin (see H.R. 2310, 2311, 2312), [22JN]
    ------KL084 (see H.R. 3369), [15NO]
    ------KN002 (see H.R. 3368), [15NO]
    ------light absorbing photo dye (see H.R. 2208, 2210), [15JN]
    ------magnetrons (see H.R. 2167), [10JN]
    ------methoxyfenozide (see H.R. 2146), [10JN]
    ------methyl tertiary-butyl ether (see H.R. 467), [2FE]
    ------MUB 738 INT (see H.R. 2135), [10JN]
    ------myristic acid (tetrabecanoic acid)  (see H.R. 2154), [10JN]
    ------N,N-dicyolohexyll-2-benzothazole-sulfenamide (see H.R. 
        1740), [6MY]
    ------norbloc 7966 (see H.R. 3475), [18NO]
    ------1-fluoro-2-nitro benzene (see H.R. 2150), [10JN]
    ------paper industry chemicals (see H.R. 2072), [8JN]
    ------peroxide stabilizer and compounding chemicals (see H.R. 
        2076), [8JN]
    ------PHBA (phydroxybenzoic acid)  (see H.R. 2153), [10JN]

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    ------photography products chemicals (see H.R. 2075), [8JN]
    ------polyethylene base materials (see H.R. 1701), [5MY]
    ------printing cartridges (see H.R. 2234), [15JN]
    ------rackers (see H.R. 2522), [14JY]
    ------raw cotton (see H.R. 2176), [10JN]
    ------refined quinoline (see H.R. 2481), [12JY]
    ------rhinovirus drugs (see H.R. 1949), [26MY] (see H.R. 2186), 
        [14JN]
    ------self-tapping screws (see H.R. 1026), [4MR]
    ------sennosides mixtures (see H.R. 2099), [9JN]
    ------slide fasteners fitted with polished edge chain scoops of 
        base metal (see H.R. 2197), [14JN]
    ------slide fasteners with chain scoops of base metal die-cast 
        onto strips of textal material (see H.R. 2196), [14JN]
    ------televisions (see H.R. 411), [19JA]
    ------TEOF (triethyl orthoformate)  (see H.R. 2152), [10JN]
    ------textile industry and water treatment chemicals (see H.R. 
        2071), [8JN]
    ------textile industry chemicals (see H.R. 2078), [8JN]
    ------thionyl chloride (see H.R. 2151), [10JN] (see H.R. 3276), 
        [9NO]
    ------THQ (toluhydroquinone)  (see H.R. 2155), [10JN]
    ------3-amino-5-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole (AMT)  (see H.R. 2479), 
        [12JY]
    ------3-amino-3-methyl-1-pentyne (see H.R. 2144), [10JN]
    ------titanium disks (see H.R. 2653), [29JY]
    ------tralkoxydim (Achieve)  (see H.R. 3367), [15NO]
    ------triacetonamine (see H.R. 1963), [26MY]
    ------triazamate (see H.R. 2145), [10JN]
    ------trifluralin (see H.R. 2475), [12JY]
    ------trim and form (see H.R. 2524), [14JY]
    ------tungsten concentrates (see H.R. 2220), [15JN]
    ------2,6-dichlorotoluene (see H.R. 2143), [10JN]
    ------2,2'-dithiobis(8-fluoro-5-methoxy)[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c] 
        pyrimidine (DMDS)  (see H.R. 2482), [12JY]
    ------2 chloro amino toluene (see H.R. 2290), [22JN]
    ------vision inspection systems (see H.R. 2519), [14JY]
    ------water resistant wool trousers (see H.R. 195), [7JA]
    ------water treatment and beauty care products chemicals (see H.R. 
        2074), [8JN]
    ------water treatment chemicals (see H.R. 2073), [8JN]
    ------wool used in making suits (see H.R. 1360), [25MR]
    Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2923), 
        [23SE]
    ------incentives to encourage domestic production of oil and gas 
        and respond to surging foreign oil imports (see H.R. 1116), 
        [16MR]
    ------provide incentives and job training grants for communities 
        affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or 
        Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 1967), [26MY]
    ------repeal limitation on the amount of receipts attributable to 
        military property which may be treated as exempt foreign trade 
        income (see H.R. 796), [23FE]
    ------treatment of certain foreign base company shipping income 
        (see H.R. 265), [7JA] (see H.R. 3102), [19OC]
    ------treatment of crude oil and petroleum products importation 
        (see H.R. 1204), [18MR]
    Technology: export controls on certain high-speed computers (see 
        H.R. 1962), [26MY] (see H.R. 2623), [27JY]
    Textile industry and fabrics: clarify rules of origin for certain 
        textile products (see H.R. 3066), [13OC]
    Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 1728), 
        [6MY] (see H.R. 2406), [30JN]
    Trade and Development Agency: reauthorize (see H.R. 1993), [27MY] 
        (see H.R. 3381), [16NO]
    ------reauthorize (H.R. 1993), consideration (see H. Res. 327), 
        [12OC]
    Trade laws: amend to address import crises (see H.R. 1505), [21AP]
    ------modify standards for responding to import surges, establish 
        mechanisms for import monitoring, prevent circumvention of 
        U.S. trade laws, and strengthen enforcement of U.S. trade 
        remedy laws (see H.R. 1120), [16MR]
    Trademarks: prevent misappropriation (see H.R. 3028), [6OC]
    ------protection against dilution (see H.R. 1565), [27AP]
    Treaties and agreements: authorize a trade agreement with Northern 
        Ireland and certain border counties in Ireland (see H.R. 
        1166), [17MR]
    ------consolidate and enhance trade adjustment assistance and 
        NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance programs (see H.R. 
        1491), [20AP]
    ------withhold extension of World Trade Organization Agreement to 
        any country not in compliance with the New York Convention 
        (see H.R. 2353), [24JN]
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: approve a permit required for 
        importation of certain wildlife items taken in Tajikistan (see 
        H.R. 529), [3FE]
    United Kingdom: limit the sale or export of plastic bullets (see 
        H.R. 2109), [9JN]
    Vietnam: make normal trade relations status contingent upon free 
        emigration policies (see H.J. Res. 58), [9JN]
    Water: moratorium on export of bulk fresh water until certain 
        conditions are met (see H.R. 2595), [22JY]
    Weapons: increase monitoring of the use of offsets in 
        international defense trade (see H.R. 2652), [29JY]
    World Trade Organization: address issue of runaway film production 
        and cultural content restrictions at Seattle, WA, talks (see 
        H. Res. 384), [17NO]
  Conference reports
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2606), [27SE]
  Messages
    Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: President Clinton, [12OC]
    Cyberspace Electronic Security Act: President Clinton, [21SE]
    Duty Free Treatment of Gabon, Mongolia, and Mauritania Under the 
        Generalized System of Preferences: President Clinton, [30JN]
    Export of Satellite Fuels and Separation Systems to the People's 
        Republic of China: President Clinton, [11MY]
    National Emergency Caused by Lapse of the Export Administration 
        Act: President Clinton, [24JN]
    National Emergency Relative to Sudan: President Clinton, [3MY]
    National Emergency Relative to Yugoslavia: President Clinton, 
        [3MY], [27MY]
    Trade Policy Agenda and Trade Agreements Program: President 
        Clinton, [9MR]
  Motions
    Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international 
        agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures, 
        [4NO]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2606), [14SE]
    Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to 
        sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), [16JY]
    Iron and steel industry: establish an emergency loan guarantee 
        program for steel and iron ore companies (H.R. 1664), [4AU]
    Power resources: establish an emergency loan guarantee program for 
        oil and gas producers (H.R. 1664), [4AU]
  Reports filed
    African Growth and Opportunity Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 434) (H. Rept. 106-19), [23FE]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 434) (H. Rept. 
        106-19), [17JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2606, Foreign 
        Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 307) (H. 
        Rept. 106-345), [28SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 434, African Growth and Opportunity Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 250) (H. Rept. 106-236), 
        [15JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 661, Prohibit Operation of Supersonic 
        Transport Category Aircraft in the U.S. Relative to European 
        Union Regulation of Aircraft Noise: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 86) (H. Rept. 106-38), [2MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 975, Reduce the Volume of Steel Imports: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 114) (H. Rept. 106-55), 
        [16MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1714, Electronic Signatures in Global and 
        National Commerce Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        366) (H. Rept. 106-462), [8NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 1993, Export Enhancement Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 327) (H. Rept. 106-376), [12OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2606, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 263) (H. Rept. 106-269), [27JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3196, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 359) (H. Rept. 106-444), [3NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 362) (H. Rept. 106-450), 
        [4NO]
    Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1714) (H. Rept. 106-341), 
        [27SE]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1714) (H. Rept. 
        106-341), [18OC]
    Encourage Efforts To Have European Union Regulation of Aircraft 
        Noise Rescinded: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 187) (H. Rept. 106-334), 
        [24SE]
    Export Apple Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 609) (H. 
        Rept. 106-36), [2MR]
    Export Enhancement Act: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.R. 1993) (H. Rept. 106-325), [17SE]
    Extend Certain Expiring Tax Provisions: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 2923) (H. Rept. 106-344), [28SE]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2606) (H. Rept. 
        106-339), [27SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2606) (H. Rept. 
        106-254), [26JY]
    Made in America Information Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 754) (H. Rept. 106-399), [19OC]
    Madrid Protocol Implementation Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 769) (H. Rept. 106-81), [12AP]
    Make Normal Trade Relations Status for Vietnam Contingent Upon 
        Free Emigration Policies: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.J. Res. 58) (H. Rept. 106-282), [2AU]
    Normal Trade Relations Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 57) (H. Rept. 
        106-262), [26JY]
    Prohibit Operation of Supersonic Transport Category Aircraft in 
        the U.S. Relative to European Union Regulation of Aircraft 
        Noise: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 661) (H. Rept. 106-35), [2MR]
    Reduce the Volume of Steel Imports: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 975) (H. Rept. 106-52), [15MR]
    Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act: Committee on 
        Armed Services (House) (H.R. 850) (H. Rept. 106-117), [26JY]
    ------Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 850) (H. 
        Rept. 106-117), [26JY]
    ------Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 850) (H. 
        Rept. 106-117), [19JY]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 850) (H. Rept. 106-
        117), [27AP]
    Selective Agricultural Embargoes Act: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H.R. 17) (H. Rept. 106-154), [20MY]
    ------Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 17) (H. 
        Rept. 106-154), [14JN]
    Trade Agency Authorizations, Drug Free Borders, and Prevention of 
        On-Line Child Pornography Act: Com

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        mittee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1833) (H. Rept. 106-
        161), [24MY]
    Trademark Cyberpiracy Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 3028) (H. Rept. 106-412), [25OC]
    Trademark Protection Against Dilution: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1565) (H. Rept. 106-250), [22JY]

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. 465), [2FE]

FOREST ROADS-COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1523), [22AP]

FOREST SERVICE
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: provide incentives to improve accounting and 
        financial reporting systems by temporarily capping 
        discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 2996), [1OC]
    Carson National Forest: land conveyance to Rio Arriba County, NM 
        (see H.R. 694), [10FE]
    ------land conveyance to San Juan College (see H.R. 695), [10FE]
    Dept. of Transportation: make nonmilitary Government aircraft 
        subject to safety regulations (see H.R. 1417), [14AP]
    Elko County, NV: transfer certain Federal lands (see H.R. 1231), 
        [23MR]
    Endangered species: provide for a scientific review of the current 
        conservation status of the northern spotted owl (see H.R. 
        3089), [18OC]
    Forests: establish mandatory procedures to be followed in advance 
        of the permanent closure of any forest road (see H.R. 1523), 
        [22AP]
    ------make forestry insurance plans available to owners of private 
        forest land to protect them from disaster losses and encourage 
        prescribed burning to prevent future fire disasters (see H.R. 
        1530), [22AP]
    Jackson, WY: develop and maintain a multi-agency campus project 
        for tourism and natural resource facilities (see H.R. 2577), 
        [21JY]
    Kern County, CA: convey Forest Service property in exchange for 
        county lands suitable for inclusion in Sequoia National Forest 
        (see H.R. 1680), [4MY]
    Lake Tahoe: promote environmental restoration (see H.R. 3388), 
        [16NO]
    National forests: exempt prescribed burning from regulations under 
        the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 236), [7JA]
    ------return of fair and reasonable fees for use and occupancy of 
        land under the recreation residence program (see H.R. 3268), 
        [9NO] (see H.R. 3327), [10NO]
    Oregon: land exchange (see H.R. 2950), [24SE]
    Presidential appointments: require the appointment of the Chief of 
        the Forest Service by the President (see H.R. 3040), [7OC]
    Public lands: acquisition of Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico, 
        establish a trust to manage such lands, and reform the Federal 
        land management process (see H.R. 3288), [9NO]
    ------promote and recognize the role of volunteers and partnership 
        organizations in the stewardship of Federal lands (see H.R. 
        3501), [18NO]
    ------restore stability to payments made to States and counties 
        containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of 
        public schools and roads (see H.R. 2389), [30JN]
    ------restore stability to payments made to States and counties 
        containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of 
        public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 352), [2NO]
    Recreational Fee Demonstration Program: termination (see H.R. 
        786), [23FE] (see H.R. 2295), [22JN]
    Religion: eliminate fees associated with special use permits that 
        authorize a church to use structures for religious or 
        educational purposes (see H.R. 1727), [6MY]
    Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1732), [6MY] 
        (see H.R. 3035), [7OC]
    Wyoming: land exchange (see H.R. 3237), [5NO]
  Reports filed
    Carson National Forest Land Conveyance to Rio Arriba County, NM: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (S. 278) (H. Rept. 106-418), 
        [27OC]
    Carson National Forest Land Conveyance to San Juan College: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R 695) (H. Rept. 106-256), 
        [26JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2389, County Schools Funding Revitalization 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 352) (H. Rept. 106-
        437), [2NO]
    County Schools Funding Revitalization Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2389) (H. Rept. 106-392), [18OC]
    Dept. of Agriculture Land Conveyance to Sisters, OR, To Construct 
        a Sewage Treatment Facility: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (S. 416) (H. Rept. 106-453), [5NO]
    Elko County, NV, Federal Land Transfer: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1231) (H. Rept. 106-308), [8SE]

FORESTS
related term(s) Lumber Industry; Wood
  Bills and resolutions
    Education: transfer of certain public lands or national forest 
        lands for use as elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 
        150), [7JA]
    ------transfer of certain public lands or national forest lands 
        for use as elementary or secondary schools (H.R. 150), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 189), [25MY]
    Elko County, NV: transfer certain Federal lands (see H.R. 1231), 
        [23MR]
    Endangered species: provide for a scientific review of the current 
        conservation status of the northern spotted owl (see H.R. 
        3089), [18OC]
    Forest Service: provide incentives to improve accounting and 
        financial reporting systems by temporarily capping 
        discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 2996), [1OC]
    Insurance: make forestry insurance plans available to owners of 
        private forest land to protect them from disaster losses and 
        encourage prescribed burning to prevent future fire disasters 
        (see H.R. 1530), [22AP]
    Lumber industry: modify the requirements for paying Federal timber 
        sale receipts (see H.R. 1185), [18MR]
    National forests: exempt prescribed burning from regulations under 
        the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 236), [7JA]
    ------return of fair and reasonable fees for use and occupancy of 
        land under the recreation residence program (see H.R. 3268), 
        [9NO] (see H.R. 3327), [10NO]
    Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act: technical 
        corrections (see H.R. 149), [7JA]
    Public lands: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal 
        lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see 
        H.R. 2512), [14JY]
    ------eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate 
        the economic recovery and diversification of communities 
        dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1396), 
        [13AP]
    ------eliminate hazardous fuels buildup and undertake other forest 
        management projects to protect communities from wildfires (see 
        H.R. 1522), [22AP]
    ------establish mandatory procedures to be followed in advance of 
        the permanent closure of any forest road (see H.R. 1523), 
        [22AP]
    ------establish time limits for completion of wilderness studies 
        on Federal lands (see H.R. 1258), [24MR] (see H.R. 1500), 
        [21AP]
    ------guarantee States and counties containing Federal forest 
        lands compensation for loss of property tax revenues instead 
        of timber sale revenues (see H.R. 2868), [15SE]
    San Isabel National Forest: designate certain lands as Spanish 
        Peaks Wilderness (see H.R. 898), [2MR]
    Taxation: reduce amortization period for reforestation 
        expenditures and increase the maximum amount of such 
        expenditures (see H.R. 1916), [25MY]
    ------treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1083), [11MR] 
        (see H.R. 2136), [10JN]
    Wayne National Forest: continuance of oil and gas operations (see 
        H.R. 213), [7JA]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 150, Education Land Grant Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 189) (H. Rept. 106-164), [25MY]
    Education Land Grant Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        150) (H. Rept. 106-132), [10MY]
    Elko County, NV, Federal Land Transfer: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1231) (H. Rept. 106-308), [8SE]
    Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act Technical 
        Corrections: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 149) (H. 
        Rept. 106-17), [12FE]
    Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        898) (H. Rept. 106-173), [8JN]

FORT BELVOIR, VA
  Bills and resolutions
    Andrew T. McNamara Building: designate (see H.R. 3228), [4NO]
    National Museum of the U.S. Army: locate at Fort Belvoir, VA (see 
        H.R. 1912), [24MY]

FORT GORDON, GA
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for 
        veterans at Fort Gordon, GA (see H.R. 2195), [14JN]

FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    National Park Service: require a feasibility study relative to the 
        protection and expanded visitor enjoyment of resources (see 
        H.R. 2278), [18JN]

FORT KING, FL
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Interior: historical and cultural study relative to 
        the Second Seminole War (see H.R. 1564), [26AP]

FORT PECK, MT
  Bills and resolutions
    Montana: authorize construction of the Fort Peck Reservation Rural 
        County Water Supply System (see H.R. 1124), [16MR]

FORT SUMTER TOURS, INC.
  Bills and resolutions
    Fort Sumter National Monument: recalculate franchise fee owed by 
        Fort Sumter Tours, Inc. (see H.R. 3241), [5NO]

FORT WAYNE, IN
  Bills and resolutions
    E. Ross Adair Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse: designate (see 
        H.R. 2412), [30JN]

FORT WORTH, TX
  Bills and resolutions
    Aviation: remove air carrier departure and destination 
        restrictions on Dallas Love Field Airport (see H.R. 737), 
        [11FE]

FORUM ON FAMILY FRIENDLY PROGRAMMING
  Bills and resolutions
    Television: importance of family-oriented programming (see H. Con. 
        Res. 178), [5AU] (see H. Con. Res. 184), [9SE] (see H. Res. 
        346), [28OC]

FOSSELLA, VITO (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Clinton, President: conditional clemency for prisoners convicted 
        of crimes connected to activities of Puerto Rican nationalist 
        group (see H. Con. Res. 180), [8SE]
    Education: provide funding to States to establish and administer 
        periodic teacher testing and merit pay programs for elementary 
        and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 591), [4FE]
    FAA: address aircraft noise problems of Staten Island, NY (see 
        H.R. 790), [23FE]
    Gateway National Recreation Area: redesignate Great Kills Park as 
        World War II Veterans Park at Great Kills (see H.R. 592), 
        [4FE]
    Law enforcement officers: provide death benefits to retired public 
        safety officers (see H.R. 789), [23FE]
    National Lighthouse Center and Museum: grant Federal charter (see 
        H.R. 2374), [29JN]
    SEC: limit collection of certain fees (see H.R. 1256), [24MR]
    Taxation: reduce individual income tax rates (see H.R. 330), 
        [19JA]

FOSTER CARE INDEPENDENCE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 1802): consideration (see H. Res. 221), [24JN]

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  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1802, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 221) (H. Rept. 106-199), [24JN]
    Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1802) (H. 
        Rept. 106-182), [14JN]

FOWLER, TILLIE K. (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort the President, [19JA]
    Conferee: S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    China, People's Republic of: condemn officials involved in 
        enforcement of forced abortions and prevent officials from 
        entering or remaining in the U.S. (see H.R. 138), [7JA]
    Dept. of Defense: authorize civilian special agents of military 
        criminal investigative organizations to execute warrants and 
        make arrests (see H.R. 3445), [18NO]
    Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline 
        the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs 
        of disaster assistance (see H.R. 707), [11FE]
    Fort Matanzas National Monument: revise boundary (see H.R. 3200), 
        [2NO]
    Kosovo: presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes 
        (see H. Con. Res. 29), [10FE]
    ------prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless 
        authorized by law (see H.R. 1562, 1563), [26AP] (see H.R. 
        1566, 1569), [27AP]
    Victory of Burnham (vessel): certificate of documentation (see 
        H.R. 2182), [10JN]

FRALEY, ROBERT
  Bills and resolutions
    Stewart, Payne: express condolences on his death and express 
        sympathy for his family and the families of those who died 
        with him (see H. Res. 344), [27OC]

FRANCE, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 264), [27JY]
    Remy, France: tribute to citizens for burial of Houston Braly (see 
        H. Con. Res. 123), [27MY]
    ------tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group for 
        restoration of stained glass windows (see H. Con. Res. 123), 
        [27MY]

FRANK, BARNEY (a Representative from Massachusetts)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1501, Juvenile Justice Reform Act, [30JY]
    ------S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Abortion: eliminate prohibitions on the transmission of abortion 
        related material (see H.R. 2808), [8SE]
    Armed Forces: provide that consensual sexual activity between 
        adults shall not be a violation of the Uniform Code of 
        Military Justice (see H.R. 3126), [21OC]
    Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in 
        programs receiving Federal financial assistance (see H.R. 
        619), [8FE]
    Colleges and universities: treatment of financial aid grants 
        relative to access of ROTC and military recruiting on campus 
        (see H.R. 1123), [16MR]
    Dept. of State: establish a Board of Visa Appeals (see H.R. 1156), 
        [17MR]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: payment of benefits for smoking-related 
        illnesses caused by nicotine dependence developed during 
        service (see H.R. 832), [24FE]
    Drugs: use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 912), 
        [2MR]
    Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 
        2859), [14SE]
    Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons 
        convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial 
        assistance (see H.R. 1053), [10MR]
    Immigration: cancellation of removal and waiver of exclusion for 
        certain aliens (see H.R. 1485), [20AP]
    ------naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English 
        language requirements (see H.R. 1155), [17MR]
    Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 
        886), [1MR]
    ------limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 914), [2MR]
    Presidents of the U.S.: repeal constitutional amendment to limit 
        terms (see H.J. Res. 24), [8FE]
    Public Safety and Community Policing Grants: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        1694), [5MY]
    Social Security: restrict application of windfall elimination 
        provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 860), [25FE]
    Taxation: treatment of damage awards for emotional distress (see 
        H.R. 1923), [25MY]
    Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act: applicability of 
        mandatory minimum penalties in certain cases (see H.R. 913), 
        [2MR]

FRANKS, BOB (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Appointments
    U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission, [26AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        Special Olympics torch relay (see H. Con. Res. 50), [10MR] 
        (see H. Con. Res. 105), [12MY]
    Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without 
        parental consent (see H.R. 369), [19JA]
    Clean Air Act: prohibit the use of certain fuel additives 
        including methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated 
        gasoline (see H.R. 1367), [12AP]
    Computers: installation of filtering or blocking programs in 
        schools and libraries with Internet access (see H.R. 368), 
        [19JA]
    ------require schools and libraries to install and use Internet 
        filtering or blocking technology to be eligible to receive or 
        retain universal service assistance (see H.R. 543), [3FE] (see 
        H.R. 896), [2MR]
    Correctional institutions: prevent luxurious prison conditions 
        (see H.R. 370), [19JA]
    Dept. of Transportation: determine costs and benefits of requiring 
        jet-propelled aircraft taking off from Newark International 
        Airport to conduct ascents over the ocean (see H.R. 620), 
        [8FE]
    District of Columbia: redevelopment of Southeast Federal Center 
        (see H.R. 3069), [13OC]
    Ecology and environment: assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment of 
        brownfield sites (see H.R. 1756), [11MY]
    FEMA: make grants to fire departments for the acquisition of 
        thermal imaging cameras (see H.R. 1839), [18MY]
    GSA: convey a parcel of land in the District of Columbia for 
        construction of the National Health Museum (see H.R. 3171), 
        [28OC]
    Hazardous substances: prevent release of hazardous waste due to 
        flooding (see H.R. 3093), [18OC]
    Hurricanes: express sympathy for victims of Hurricane Floyd in 
        Atlantic Coast States (see H. Res. 322), [4OC]
    Immigration: prevent admission, require removal, and authorize 
        investigation of aliens who commit acts of torture or genocide 
        abroad (see H.R. 2642), [29JY]
    New Jersey (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor 
        ship and crew (see H. Con. Res. 119), [26MY]
    Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' 
        label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-
        free treatment (see H.R. 1621), [29AP]
    Power resources: provide a transition to market-based rates for 
        power sold by the TVA and Federal Power Marketing 
        Administration (see H.R. 1486), [20AP]
    Privacy: regulate use of Social Security numbers and other 
        personal information by interactive computer services (see 
        H.R. 367), [19JA]
    Public welfare programs: deny benefits to individuals who 
        participated in Nazi war crimes during World War II (see H.R. 
        1788), [13MY]
    Tariff: cyclic olefin copolymer resin (see H.R. 2147), [10JN]
    Taxation: allow credits for dependents within a household (see 
        H.R. 373), [19JA]
    Transportation: establish national growth programs relative to 
        metropolitan regional projects (see H.R. 1038), [9MR]
    ------prohibit States from imposing a discriminatory commuter tax 
        on nonresidents (see H.R. 2014), [8JN]
    Woodbridge, NJ: extend New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail (see H.R. 
        139), [7JA]

FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS
  Bills and resolutions
    Future Business Leaders of America--Phi Beta Lambda 
        (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 46), [9FE]
    VFW: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 34), [25FE]

FREE ENTERPRISE
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1554, Satellite Copyright, Competition, and 
        Consumer Protection Act, [23JN]
    ------S. 376, Open-Market Reorganization for the Betterment of 
        International Telecommunications Act, [10NO]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: impose a moratorium on large agribusiness mergers and 
        establish a commission to review large agriculture mergers 
        (see H.R. 3159), [27OC]
    Airline Deregulation Study Commission: establish (see H.R. 3166), 
        [28OC]
    Antitrust policy: make technical corrections to laws (see H.R. 
        1801), [13MY]
    Aviation: enhance competition between airlines and improve 
        consumers' access to airline industry information (see H.R. 
        908), [2MR] (see H.R. 1030), [9MR]
    ------enhance competition between airlines and reduce airfares 
        (see H.R. 272), [7JA]
    ------investigate claims of unreasonably high air fares and 
        inadequate air carrier competition at airports (see H.R. 
        2051), [8JN]
    ------investigate unfair competition by major air carriers against 
        new entrant air carriers (see H.R. 1678), [4MY]
    ------provide basic consumer protection standards and enhance 
        competition between airlines (see H.R. 780), [23FE]
    Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (see H.R. 
        1320), [25MR] (see H.R. 3220), [4NO]
    ------ensure the Internet remains open to fair competition, free 
        from Government regulation, and easily accessible (see H.R. 
        1686), [5MY]
    Electronic commerce: facilitate the use of electronic records and 
        signatures in interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 1714), 
        [6MY]
    ------facilitate the use of electronic records and signatures in 
        interstate or foreign commerce (H.R. 1714), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 366), [8NO]
    FCC: establish improved predictive models for determining the 
        availability of television broadcast signals (see H.R. 851), 
        [25FE]
    ------establish time limits for review of mergers, acquisitions, 
        and other license transfers (see H.R. 2783), [5AU]
    Government: prevent governmental entities from using tax-exempt 
        financing to engage in unfair competition against private 
        enterprise (see H.R. 2756), [5AU] (see H.R. 3097), [18OC]
    Insurance: provide consumers choice of auto insurance, guarantee 
        affordable premiums, and improve compensation for accident 
        victims (see H.R. 1475), [20AP]
    Kosovar-American Enterprise Fund: establish (see H.R. 2745), [5AU]
    Polish-American Enterprise Fund: transfer funds to a private, 
        nonprofit organization located in Poland upon termination (see 
        H.R. 901), [2MR]
    Public buildings: provide nondiscriminatory access to Federal 
        buildings by telecommunications carriers to ensure competition 
        (see H.R. 2891), [21SE]
    Public utilities: encourage States to establish competitive retail 
        markets for electricity, clarify Federal and State roles in 
        retail electricity markets, and remove certain Federal 
        barriers to competition (see H.R. 1587), [27AP]
    ------provide consumers with a reliable source of electricity and 
        choice of electric providers (see H.R. 2050), [8JN]
    ------provide for competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 
        667), [10FE] (see H.R. 2944), [24SE]
    Space policy: promote international competitiveness of commercial 
        space industry, ensure Federal and pri

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        vate access to space, and minimize opportunities for foreign 
        transfer of critical satellite technologies (see H.R. 1526), 
        [22AP] (see H.R. 2542), [16JY]
    Taxation: establish a recovery period for franchise property, 
        shorten recovery period for depreciation of certain leasehold 
        improvements, and allow capital gain treatment on the transfer 
        of certain franchises (see H.R. 2402), [30JN]
    ------treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical 
        output facilities (see H.R. 721), [11FE]
    Telecommunications: ensure telecommunications carriers reasonable 
        and nondiscriminatory access to rooftops of multitenant 
        buildings and promote the development of telecommunication 
        infrastructure (see H.R. 3487), [18NO]
    ------limit FCC authority in reviewing certain mergers and 
        acquisitions (see H.R. 3186), [1NO]
    ------modify FCC authority over license transfers (see H.R. 2533), 
        [15JY]
    ------promote competition and privatization in satellite 
        communications (see H.R. 3261), [9NO]
    Television: reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of 
        broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable television 
        (see H.R. 89), [7JA] (see H.R. 768), [23FE] (see H.R. 1027), 
        [8MR] (see H.R. 1078), [11MR] (see H.R. 1554), [26AP]
  Conference reports
    Intellectual Property and Communications Omnibus Reform Act (H.R. 
        1554), [9NO]
  Motions
    Telecommunications: promote competition and privatization in 
        satellite communications (H.R. 3261), [10NO]
  Reports filed
    Antitrust Technical Corrections Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1801) (H. Rept. 106-411), [25OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 1714, Electronic Signatures in Global and 
        National Commerce Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        366) (H. Rept. 106-462), [8NO]
    Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1714) (H. Rept. 106-341), 
        [27SE]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1714) (H. Rept. 
        106-341), [18OC]
    Intellectual Property and Communications Omnibus Reform Act: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 1554) (H. Rept. 106-464), [9NO]
    Satellite Television Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1027) (H. Rept. 106-86), [12AP]
    Save Our Satellites Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 851) 
        (H. Rept. 106-79), [12AP]

FREEDOM DAY
  Bills and resolutions
    Cold war: celebrate victory and anniversary of the fall of the 
        Berlin Wall by designating an annual Freedom Day (see H. Con. 
        Res. 223), [9NO]

FREEDOM FOR RUSSIA AND EMERGING EURASIAN DEMOCRACIES AND OPEN MARKETS 
    SUPPORT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Azerbaijan: allocation of foreign aid (see H.R. 1567), [27AP]

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents 
        relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras and 
        other regions (see H.R. 1625), [29AP]
    Russia: promote freedom of news media and freedom of expression to 
        support democratization (see H. Con. Res. 67), [23MR]

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Davis-Bacon Act: require cancellation of contracts with repeat 
        violators and disclosure of certain payroll information (see 
        H.R. 527), [3FE]
    Research: repeal public access requirement on data produced under 
        Federal grants and agreements awarded to institutions of 
        higher education, hospitals, and other nonprofit organizations 
        (see H.R. 88), [7JA]
  Reports filed
    Citizen's Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act and the 
        Privacy Act To Request Government Records: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-50), [11MR]

FREEDOM OF RELIGION
  Bills and resolutions
    Charities: reform tax treatment of certain anti-poverty 
        contributions and distributions from individual retirement 
        accounts, and prohibit religious discrimination in the 
        allocation of Government assistance funds (see H.R. 1607), 
        [28AP]
    Civil liberties: protect religious liberty (see H.R. 1691), [5MY]
    ------protect religious liberty (H.R. 1691), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 245), [13JY]
    Congress: require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the House 
        and Senate Chambers (see H. Con. Res. 150), [1JY]
    Constitutional amendments: protection (see H.J. Res. 66), [15SE]
    Laos: support democracy and human rights (see H. Res. 169), [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. 2057), [8JN]
    Taxation: ensure tax payments from certain religious individuals 
        are used for nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 1454), [15AP]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1691, Religious Liberty Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 245) (H. Rept. 106-229), 
        [13JY]
    Religious Liberty Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1691) (H. Rept. 106-219), [1JY]

FREEDOM OF SPEECH
  Bills and resolutions
    Flag--U.S.: desecration (see H. Con. Res. 142), [23JN]

FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
  Bills and resolutions
    Hoat, Doan Viet: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 51), [10MR]
    Peru: interference with freedom of the press and the independence 
        of judicial and electoral institutions (see H. Res. 57), 
        [11FE]
    Russia: promote freedom of news media and freedom of expression to 
        support democratization (see H. Con. Res. 67), [23MR]

FREITAS, TERENCE
  Bills and resolutions
    Colombia: condemn kidnapping and murder by Revolutionary Armed 
        Forces of Colombia (FARC) of Ingrid Washinawatok, Terence 
        Freitas, and Lahe'ena'e Gay (see H. Res. 181), [19MY]

FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY P. (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2561, Dept. of Defense appropriations, [13SE]
    ------H.R. 2605, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [13SE]
    ------H.R. 2684, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations, [4OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    CERCLA: require Corps of Engineers performance of contract 
        oversight of remedial actions (see H.R. 376), [19JA]
    ------restrict liability of local educational agencies (see H.R. 
        375), [19JA]
    Contracts: preserve full and open competition for contracts for 
        the transportation of military cargo between the U.S. and 
        Iceland (see H. Con. Res. 219), [2NO]
    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. 374), 
        [19JA]
    FAA: accelerate redesign of airspace over New Jersey/New York 
        metropolitan area (see H.R. 1448), [15AP]
    FERC: extension of deadline for Mt. Hope Waterpower Project (see 
        H.R. 459), [2FE]
    New Jersey (U.S.S.): mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2097), 
        [9JN]
    Tariff: dark couverture chocolate (see H.R. 2098), [9JN]
    ------sennosides mixtures (see H.R. 2099), [9JN]
    Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a 
        consumers caller identification service (see H.R. 3100), 
        [19OC]
    TVA: authorize repurchase of certain bonds (see H.R. 140), [7JA]

FROST, MARTIN (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards (House), [3FE]
    Committee To Escort the President, [19JA]
    Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, [6JA]
    U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, [23MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): minority 
        party appointments (see H. Res. 351), [2NO]
    Committee on Government Reform (House): minority party 
        appointments (see H. Res. 119), [17MR]
    Committee on House Administration (House): minority party 
        appointments (see H. Res. 50), [10FE]
    Committee on Small Business (House): minority party appointments 
        (see H. Res. 188), [25MY]
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House): minority party 
        appointments (see H. Res. 29), [2FE]
    Committees of the House: appointment of Representative Sanders 
        (see H. Res. 8), [6JA]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 7), [6JA] (see H. 
        Res. 23), [19JA] (see H. Res. 204), [9JN] (see H. Res. 277), 
        [5AU] (see H. Res. 391), [18NO]
    Schools: ensure safety by increasing police presence (see H.R. 
        1531), [22AP]
    Transportation: continue operating assistance for small transit 
        operators in large urban areas (see H.R. 1257), [24MR]

FUELS
see Coal; Electric Power; Natural Gas; Nuclear Energy; Petroleum; Power 
    Resources

FULMER, PHILLIP
  Bills and resolutions
    Football Writers Association of America: Eddie Robinson Coach of 
        the Year award recipient (see H. Res. 33), [2FE]

FUNDRAISING
  Bills and resolutions
    American Battle Monuments Commission: expand fundraising 
        authorities for establishment, repair, and maintenance of 
        World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 
        1247), [24MR]
    Asian Americans: racial stereotyping relative to espionage and 
        campaign fundraising investigations (see H. Con. Res. 124), 
        [27MY]
    Postal Service: make American Battle Monuments Commission and 
        World War II Memorial Advisory Board eligible to use nonprofit 
        mail rates (see H.R. 2319), [23JN]
    Presidents of the U.S.: require disclosure of funding sources and 
        amounts relative to creation of a Presidential archival 
        depository (see H.R. 3239), [5NO]

FUNERALS
see Cemeteries and Funerals

FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA--PHI BETA LAMBDA (organization)
  Bills and resolutions
    Tribute (see H. Res. 46), [9FE]

GABON, REPUBLIC OF
  Messages
    Duty Free Treatment of Gabon, Mongolia, and Mauritania Under the 
        Generalized System of Preferences: President Clinton, [30JN]

GALESBURG, IL
  Bills and resolutions
    National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc.: support efforts to construct 
        a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 79), [23FE]

GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY
  Appointments
    Board of Trustees, [3MR]

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GALLEGLY, ELTON (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Air Force: procurement of certain airborne firefighting equipment 
        for the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard (see H.R. 
        377), [19JA]
    Aircraft: treatment of certain aircraft as public aircraft (see 
        H.R. 985), [4MR]
    Colombia: advance peace process to end ongoing violence which 
        threatens democracy, human rights, and economic and social 
        stability (see H. Res. 228), [29JN]
    ------tribute to democratic elections and renew efforts to end 
        guerrilla war (see H. Res. 24), [19JA]
    Courts: representations and court sanctions relative to prisoners 
        (see H.R. 461), [2FE]
    Crime: punish the depiction of animal cruelty (see H.R. 1887), 
        [20MY]
    Education: give gifted and talented students the opportunity to 
        develop their capabilities (see H.R. 637), [9FE]
    El Salvador: elections (see H. Res. 110), [11MR] (see H. Res. 
        112), [15MR]
    Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match 
        requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 
        460), [2FE]
    Guatemala: anniversary of peace accords (see H. Res. 26), [19JA]
    Immigration: prohibit counting of work experience while an 
        unauthorized alien for purposes of admission as an employment-
        based immigrant or a nonimmigrant (see H.R. 1774), [12MY]
    National Weather Service: relocation of radar tower on Sulphur 
        Mountain near Ojai, CA (see H.R. 1087), [11MR]
    Panama: elections (see H. Res. 160), [5MY]
    South America: tribute to Peru and Ecuador for signing of peace 
        agreement (see H. Res. 25), [19JA]
    Taxation: increase annual limitation on nondeductible 
        contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of 
        deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts 
        (see H.R. 1322), [25MR]
    ------increase lifetime learning credit for secondary teachers 
        returning to school for additional training (see H.R. 638), 
        [9FE]
    Tobacco products: strengthen warning labels on smokeless tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 1532), [22AP]
    Venezuela: elections (see H. Res. 27), [19JA]
    Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans 
        who died after their service, but as a direct result of that 
        service (see H.R. 3293), [10NO]

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. 
        170), (see H.R. 237), [7JA]
    Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 3125), 
        [21OC]
    Dept. of the Interior: prohibit taking of land into trust for 
        Indian tribes for gaming purposes under certain conditions 
        (see H.R. 2638), [29JY]
    Jackson, Joseph J. (Shoeless Joe): recognition of baseball 
        accomplishments (see H. Res. 269), [30JY]
    National Gambling Impact Study Commission: implement 
        recommendations relative to availability of cash through 
        automatic teller machines in gambling establishments (see H.R. 
        2811), [8SE]
    ------recommendations (see H. Con. Res. 137), [18JN]
    Native Americans: protect tribes from coerced labor agreements 
        (see H.R. 2992), [1OC]
    ------provide remedies for sovereign tribal governments relative 
        to gaming compacts and gaming participation laws (see H.R. 
        1811), [13MY]
    Postal Service: establish a notification system under which 
        individuals may elect not to receive mailings related to skill 
        contests or sweepstakes (see H.R. 2678), [3AU] (see H.R. 
        2731), [5AU]
    States: restore the effectiveness of State laws over gambling 
        cruises-to-nowhere (see H.R. 316), [7JA]
    Taxation: prohibit treatment of certain games of chance as an 
        unrelated trade or business expense (see H.R. 1707), [5MY]
  Reports filed
    Deceptive Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 170) (H. Rept. 106-431), [1NO]

GANSKE, GREG (a Representative from Iowa)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (see H.R. 719), [11FE]
    Iowa: require study of Loess Hills area to review options for 
        protection and preservation of resources (see H.R. 1668), 
        [4MY]

GARBAGE
see Refuse Disposal

GARDEN CITY, KS
  Bills and resolutions
    Clifford R. Hope Post Office: designate (see H.R. 197), [7JA]

GARVEY, MARCUS
  Bills and resolutions
    Tribute (see H. Res. 150), [26AP]

GARZA, REYNALDO G.
  Bills and resolutions
    Garza-Vela U.S. Courthouse, Brownsville, TX: designate (see H.R. 
        686), [10FE]
  Reports filed
    Garza-Vela U.S. Courthouse, Brownsville, TX: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 686) (H. Rept. 
        106-109), [27AP]

GAS HYDRATE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1753) (H. Rept. 
        106-377), [18OC]

GATT
see Treaties and Agreements

GAY, LAHE'ENA'E
  Bills and resolutions
    Colombia: condemn kidnapping and murder by Revolutionary Armed 
        Forces of Colombia (FARC) of Ingrid Washinawatok, Terence 
        Freitas, and Lahe'ena'e Gay (see H. Res. 181), [19MY]

GEJDENSON, SAM (a Representative from Connecticut)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Armed Forces: support for troops carrying out NATO military 
        operations against Serbia (see H. Res. 132), [24MR]
    Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. 
        Con. Res. 230), [16NO]
    Education: include violence prevention in training for individuals 
        pursuing careers in early childhood development and education 
        (see H.R. 2673), [2AU]
    Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide 
        assistance to victims (see H.R. 3154), [27OC]
    Income: protect retirement security of individuals (see H.R. 
        1590), [28AP]
    Medicare: prevent sudden disruption of beneficiary enrollment in 
        Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 141), [7JA]
    Pakistan: opposition to military coup and support for a civilian, 
        democratically-elected government (see H. Con. Res. 200), 
        [19OC]
    Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor: 
        expand boundaries (see H.R. 1619), [29AP]
    Taxation: expand types of equipment which may be acquired with 
        tax-exempt financing by volunteer fire departments and 
        emergency medical service organizations (see H.R. 1229), 
        [23MR]
    U.S. Submarine Force: anniversary (see H. Res. 397), [18NO]
    ------issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary (see H. 
        Con. Res. 120), [26MY]

GEKAS, GEORGE W. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1501, Juvenile Justice Reform Act, [30JY]
    ------S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 833), [24FE]
    ------temporarily extend chapter 12 of bankruptcy code relative to 
        the treatment of farmers' reorganization plans by banks (see 
        H.R. 2922), [23SE]
    Courts: cost-of-living adjustments for administrative law judges 
        (see H.R. 915), [2MR]
    ------prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of 
        unjustifiable nonacquiescence and relitigation of precedents 
        established in the Federal courts (see H.R. 1924), [25MY]
    ------technical amendments to U.S. Code relative to vacation of 
        arbitration awards (see H.R. 916), [2MR]
    Dept. of Justice: appointment of a special counsel when 
        investigation or prosecution of a person by an office or 
        official may result in a personal, financial, or political 
        conflict of interest (see H.R. 2083), [9JN]
    Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for providing 
        assistance to emergency response organizations (see H.R. 
        3155), [27OC]
    Diseases: establish a commission to recommend a strategy for the 
        global eradication of disease (see H.R. 2399), [30JN]
    Government: shutdown relative to budget process (see H.R. 142), 
        [7JA]
    Government regulations: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3311), 
        [10NO]
    ------require reasonable notice of changes made to regulations 
        imposed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 881), [1MR]
    Merit Systems Protection Board: conduct an alternative dispute 
        resolution pilot program to assist Federal agencies in 
        resolving workplace disputes (see H.R. 3312), [10NO]
    ------conduct an alternative dispute resolution pilot program to 
        assist Federal agencies in resolving workplace disputes and 
        establish an administrative judge pay schedule (see H.R. 
        2946), [24SE]
    NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 89), [2MR]
    Taxation: require congressional review of Federal agency rules 
        that establish or raise taxes (see H.R. 2636), [29JY]
    ------treatment of governmental pension plans of U.S. possessions 
        (see H.R. 462), [2FE]
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Clinton, President: House of Representatives' appointment and 
        authorization of managers for impeachment trial (see H. Res. 
        10), [6JA]
  Reports filed
    Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        833) (H. Rept. 106-123), [29AP]
    Georgia and South Carolina Boundary Change Congressional Consent: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 62) (H. Rept. 
        106-304), [8SE]
    Missouri-Nebraska Boundary Compact Congressional Consent: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 54) (H. Rept. 
        106-303), [8SE]
    Tax Treatment of Governmental Pension Plans of U.S. Possessions: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 462) (H. Rept. 106-
        302), [8SE]
    Temporarily Extend Chapter 12 of the Bankruptcy Code Relative to 
        the Treatment of Farmers' Reorganization Plans by Banks: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 808) (H. Rept. 106-
        45), [9MR]
    U.S. Code Technical Amendments Relative to Vacation of Arbitration 
        Awards: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 916) (H. 
        Rept. 106-181), [10JN]

GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
  Bills and resolutions
    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 and equipment (see H.R. 212), [7JA]
    Postal Service: require study and report on violence by postal 
        employees (see H.R. 2385), [29JN]

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Contracts: provide simplified criteria for determining whether an 
        individual is an employee or an independent contractor and 
        limit retroactive employment tax reclassifications (see H.R. 
        1525), [22AP]

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    District of Columbia: redevelopment of Southeast Federal Center 
        (see H.R. 3069), [13OC]
    Federal Protective Service: reform (see H.R. 809), [23FE]
    National Health Museum: convey a parcel of land in the District of 
        Columbia for construction (see H.R. 3171), [28OC]
    St. Simons Island, GA: preserve St. Simons Lighthouse through GSA 
        conveyance of lands to the Postal Service and terminating 
        Postal Service lease to property adjacent to the lighthouse 
        (see H.R. 3515), [22NO]
    Terre Haute, IN: GSA acquisition of building (see H.R. 2513), 
        [14JY]

GENERIC DRUGS ACCESS ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 805) (H. Rept. 
        106-117), [12JY]

GENOCIDE
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for military 
        operations, refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance 
        relative to Kosovo conflict, and for military operations in 
        Southwest Asia (see H.R. 1664), [4MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental for military operations, 
        refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relative to Kosovo 
        conflict, and for military operations in Southwest Asia (H.R. 
        1664), consideration (see H. Res. 159), [5MY]
    Armenia: provide all U.S. records relative to the Armenian 
        genocide to the Committee on International Relations (House), 
        the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum library, and the Armenian 
        Genocide Museum (see H. Res. 155), [28AP]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to 
        honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 19), [2FE]
    Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for 
        Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 3105), [19OC]
    Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all 
        executive branch employees involved in responding to issues 
        related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see 
        H. Res. 398), [18NO]
    Dept. of the Treasury: issuance of war bonds to fund Operation 
        Allied Force and related humanitarian operations (see H.R. 
        1699), [5MY]
    Eglin AFB, FL: recognize and commend personnel for participation 
        in NATO Operation Allied Force in the Balkan region (see H. 
        Res. 379), [16NO]
    Foreign aid: recognize commitment and dedication of humanitarian 
        relief nongovernmental organizations and private volunteer 
        organizations for efforts in Central America and Kosovo (see 
        H. Res. 152), [27AP]
    Germany: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide 
        during World War II (see H.R. 271), [7JA]
    Immigration: prevent admission, require removal, and authorize 
        investigation of aliens who commit acts of torture or genocide 
        abroad (see H.R. 2642), [29JY] (see H.R. 3058), [12OC]
    Iraq: oppose expansion of Oil-for-Food Program and condemn Saddam 
        Hussein for actions against Iraqi people and the U.N. (see H. 
        Con. Res. 39), [2MR]
    Kosovo: authorize use of all necessary force and other means to 
        accomplish U.S. and NATO objectives (see H.J. Res. 51), [5MY]
    ------condition and humanitarian needs of refugees (see H. Res. 
        161), [6MY]
    ------end NATO air strikes and engage the U.N. to resolve conflict 
        (see H. Res. 196), [27MY]
    ------support efforts and recommendations of U.S.-Russian meeting 
        in Vienna, Austria relative to peace negotiations (see H. Con. 
        Res. 99), [5MY]
    ------tribute to U.S. and NATO troops for carrying out military 
        operations against Serbia (see H. Con. Res. 130), [10JN] (see 
        H. Con. Res. 145), [29JN]
    ------use all diplomatic means to negotiate a peaceful settlement 
        without the introduction of U.S. ground forces (see H. Con. 
        Res. 96), [5MY]
    Milosevic, Slobodan: culpability for war crimes, crimes against 
        humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia (see H. Con. 
        Res. 118), [25MY]
    Sudan: condemn Government for genocide in southern Sudan, support 
        for terrorism, and human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 
        75), [24MR]
    ------increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in 
        ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see H.R. 
        2906), [21SE]
    Taxation: deny deduction for certain reparations received by 
        Holocaust survivors (see H.R. 3511), [19NO]
    ------exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see 
        H.R. 390), [19JA] (see H.R. 1292), [25MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1664, Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 159) (H. Rept. 106-127), [5MY]
    Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        Act: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1664) (H. Rept. 
        106-125), [4MY]

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
  Bills and resolutions
    Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act: authorizing appropriations (see 
        H.R. 1184), [18MR]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1184), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 142), [20AP]
    National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 
        1528), [22AP]
    Natural gas: promote research and development of methane hydrate 
        resources (see H.R. 1753), [11MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1184, Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 142) (H. 
        Rept. 106-101), [20AP]
    Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act Appropriations: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 1184) (H. Rept. 106-99), [19AP]
    Gas Hydrate Research and Development Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1753) (H. Rept. 106-377), [18OC]
    Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act: Committee on Science 
        (House) (H.R. 1753) (H. Rept. 106-377), [13OC]
    National Geologic Mapping Act Reauthorization and Amendments: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1528) (H. Rept. 106-389), 
        [18OC]

GEORGE, LLOYD D.
  Bills and resolutions
    Lloyd D. George U.S. Courthouse, Las Vegas, NV: designate (see 
        H.R. 1481), [20AP]

GEORGIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: improve protection 
        and management (see H.R. 2140), [10JN]
    Dept. of Agriculture: complete a land exchange with Georgia Power 
        Co. (see H.R. 1135), [16MR]
    Dept. of Defense: provide wage parity for certain prevailing rate 
        employees (see H.R. 2394), [30JN]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for 
        veterans at Fort Gordon, GA (see H.R. 2195), [14JN]
    ------establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Atlanta, 
        GA, area (see H.R. 1249), [24MR]
    ------establish an outpatient clinic in Georgia's 7th 
        Congressional District (see H.R. 1296), [25MR]
    Henry McNeal Turner Post Office, Macon, GA: designate (see H.R. 
        3454), [18NO]
    Hurricanes: express sympathy for victims of Hurricane Floyd in 
        Atlantic Coast States (see H. Res. 322), [4OC]
    ------transmittal to Congress of the Presidential recommendations 
        for emergency response actions for relief of the victims of 
        Hurricane Floyd (see H. Res. 349), [1NO]
    Native Americans: Federal recognition of the Lower Muscogee-Creek 
        Indian Tribe (see H.R. 3262), [9NO]
    St. Simons Island, GA: preserve St. Simons Lighthouse through GSA 
        conveyance of lands to the Postal Service and terminating 
        Postal Service lease to property adjacent to the lighthouse 
        (see H.R. 3515), [22NO]
    States: congressional consent for boundary change between Georgia 
        and South Carolina (see H.J. Res. 62), [22JY]
  Reports filed
    Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Management and 
        Protection Improvements: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        2140) (H. Rept. 106-369), [7OC]
    Georgia and South Carolina Boundary Change Congressional Consent: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 62) (H. Rept. 
        106-304), [8SE]

GEORGIA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign policy: support economic and political independence for 
        the South Caucasus and Central Asia regions (see H.R. 1152), 
        [17MR]

GEORGIA POWER CO.
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Agriculture: complete a land exchange with Georgia Power 
        Co. (see H.R. 1135), [16MR]

GEPHARDT, RICHARD A. (a Representative from Missouri)
  Appointments
    Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress, [25MY]
    Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education 
        Foundation, [26OC]
    Committee To Escort the President, [19JA]
    Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, [6JA]
    Committee To Notify the President That a Congressional Quorum Has 
        Assembled, [6JA]
    Congressional Award Board, [12AP]
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
    House of Representatives Page Board, [11FE]
    House Office Building Commission, [6JA]
    John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Board of Trustees, 
        [18MR]
    National Commission on Terrorism, [23JN], [2AU]
    National Council on the Arts, [11FE]
    Trade Deficit Review Commission, [11FE]
    Web-Based Education Commission, [11FE]
    Women's Progress Commemoration Commission, [11FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    China, People's Republic of: congressional approval before the 
        U.S. supports admission into the World Trade Organization, and 
        U.S. withdrawal if admission is granted without U.S. approval 
        (see H.R. 884), [1MR]
    Commission on the Bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase and the 
        Lewis and Clark Expedition: establish (see H.R. 2235), [16JN]
    Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (see H.R. 
        3220), [4NO]
    Crime: youth violence (see H. Res. 357), [3NO]
    Social Security: protect Social Security surpluses and reserve a 
        portion of non-Social Security surpluses to strengthen and 
        protect Medicare (see H.R. 3165), [28OC]

GERALD R. FORD FOUNDATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Archivist of the U.S.: transfer certain Federal land in Michigan 
        to the Gerald R. Ford Foundation (see H.R. 3450), [18NO]

GERMAN AMERICANS
  Bills and resolutions
    New Ulm, MN: recognize the Hermann Monument and Hermann Heights 
        Park as a national symbol of the contributions of German 
        Americans (see H. Con. Res. 89), [20AP]

GERMANY, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: settlement of U.S. families' claims by Germany 
        relative to aircraft collision near Namibia (see H. Res. 183), 
        [19MY]
    Cold war: celebrate victory and anniversary of the fall of the 
        Berlin Wall (see H. Con. Res. 121), [27MY]
    ------celebrate victory and anniversary of the fall of the Berlin 
        Wall by designating an annual Freedom Day (see H. Con. Res. 
        223), [9NO]
    ------commemorate victory of freedom (see H.R. 2440), [1JY]
    Courts: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide 
        during World War II (see H.R. 271), [7JA]

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    Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for 
        Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 3105), [19OC]
    Religion: discrimination against members of minority religious 
        groups (see H. Res. 388), [17NO]
    Remy, France: tribute to citizens for burial of Houston Braly (see 
        H. Con. Res. 123), [27MY]
    ------tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group for 
        restoration of stained glass windows (see H. Con. Res. 123), 
        [27MY]
    Taxation: deny deduction for certain reparations received by 
        Holocaust survivors (see H.R. 3511), [19NO]
    ------exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see 
        H.R. 390), [19JA] (see H.R. 1292), [25MR]
    World War II: allow Federal district courts to hear civil actions 
        to recover damages caused by the Nazi government of Germany 
        (see H.R. 3254), [8NO] (see H.R. 3402), [16NO]

GETTYSBURG, PA
  Bills and resolutions
    Gettysburg National Military Park: expand boundaries to include 
        Wills House (see H.R. 2435), [1JY]
    ------require specific congressional authorization for 
        construction of any visitor's center or museum near or within 
        boundaries (see H.R. 2438), [1JY]

GIBBONS, JIM (a Representative from Nevada)
  Appointments
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), [19JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 1555, intelligence services appropriations, [22SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Army: carry out a program for the restoration of abandoned mine 
        sites (see H.R. 2753), [5AU]
    Dept. of the Interior: reimbursement for certain damages relative 
        to BLM bonding regulations (see H.R. 1230), [23MR]
    Elko County, NV: transfer certain Federal lands (see H.R. 1231), 
        [23MR]
    Ioannis A. Lougaris Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 
        Reno, NV: designate hospital bed replacement building in honor 
        of Jack Streeter (see H.R. 956), [3MR]
    Lincoln County, NV: acquire certain lands (see H.R. 2752), [5AU]
    Memorial Day: restore traditional observance (see H.R. 1474), 
        [19AP]
    Mesquite, NV: acquire certain lands (see H.R. 2751), [5AU]
    Nevada: conveyance of the Griffith Project to the Southern Nevada 
        Water Authority (see H.R. 1696), [5MY]
    ------disposal and acquisition of certain lands (see H.R. 1506), 
        [21AP]
    ------disposal of certain Federal lands in Clark County, NV, and 
        acquisition of certain environmentally sensitive lands (see 
        H.R. 1757), [11MY]
    ------sale of certain land in the Ivanpah Valley to the Clark 
        County Dept. of Aviation (see H.R. 1695), [5MY]
    Paul Laxalt Federal Building and U.S. Post Office, Carson City, 
        NV: designate (see H.R. 917), [2MR]
    Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act: delegate management 
        powers to States (see H.R. 2874), [15SE]

GIBSON, ELLA E.
  Bills and resolutions
    Army: issue posthumous commission in the grade of captain in the 
        Chaplains Corps (see H.R. 345), [19JA]

GIBSON, JOHN M.
  Bills and resolutions
    Capitol Building and Grounds: rename the Document Door of the 
        Capitol as the Memorial Door (see H. Con. Res. 158), [16JY]
    National Conference of Law Enforcement Emerald Societies: tribute 
        to activities honoring John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut of 
        the U.S. Capitol Police (see H. Res. 171), [13MY]

GIFT OF LIFE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 941), [2MR]

GILCHREST, WAYNE T. (a Representative from Maryland)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
    U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors, [12AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of the Interior: study on establishing a national historic 
        trail to commemorate the War of 1812 (see H.R. 791), [23FE]
    Medicare: eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in 
        calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice 
        organizations (see H.R. 1088), [11MR]
    Political campaigns: prohibit contributions by nondistrict 
        residents in elections to the House of Representatives (see 
        H.R. 594), [4FE]
    ------prohibit contributions by nonparty multicandidate political 
        committees in Federal elections (see H.R. 593), [4FE]
    Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient 
        financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal 
        and non-Federal programs (see H.R. 1775), [12MY]

GILLMOR, PAUL E. (a Representative from Ohio)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
    North Atlantic Assembly, [11FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    CERCLA: limit portion of Superfund expended for administration, 
        oversight, support, studies, design, investigations, 
        monitoring, assessment and evaluation, and enforcement 
        activities (see H.R. 2754), [5AU]
    Corporations: improve disclosure of charitable contributions (see 
        H.R. 887), [1MR]
    Elections: protect the equal participation of eligible voters in 
        Federal election campaigns (see H.R. 463), [2FE]
    Political campaigns: prohibit certain election-related activities 
        by foreign nationals (see H.R. 1778), [12MY]
    Refuse disposal: permit States to prohibit the disposal of solid 
        waste imported from other nations (see H.R. 379), [19JA]
    ------State regulation of certain solid waste (see H.R. 378), 
        [19JA]
    SEC: require improved disclosure of after-tax returns relative to 
        mutual fund performance (see H.R. 1089), [11MR]

GILMAN, BENJAMIN A. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [7JN]
    Committee on U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, [17MR]
    Conferee: S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Armed Forces: suspend anthrax vaccination immunization program 
        until it is determined to be safe and effective (see H.R. 
        2548), [19JY]
    Bangladesh: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for 
        adjustment of immigration status (see H.R. 849), [25FE]
    Bulgaria: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 170), [2AU]
    Business and industry: provide assistance to microenterprises in 
        developing countries (see H.R. 1143), [17MR]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of the rotunda for a 
        ceremony to honor anniversary of NATO and accession of Poland, 
        Hungary, and the Czech Republic (see H. Con. Res. 81), [12AP]
    Census: include U.S. citizens living abroad (see H. Con. Res. 
        129), [9JN]
    Children and youth: increase the availability, affordability, and 
        quality of child care (see H.R. 1430), [15AP]
    ------provide greater access to child care services for Federal 
        employees (see H.R. 28), [6JA]
    China, People's Republic of: human rights violations (see H. Con. 
        Res. 28), [10FE]
    Committee on International Relations (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 70), [12FE]
    Committee on Missing Persons in Southeast Asia (House, Select): 
        authorize and direct the Archivist of the U.S. to make certain 
        records public (see H. Res. 172), [13MY]
    Dante B. Fascell North-South Center: designate (see H.R. 432), 
        [2FE]
    Dept. of Agriculture: payment of disaster assistance to onion and 
        apple farmers in New York (see H.R. 2237), [16JN]
    Dept. of Defense: transfer naval vessels to certain foreign 
        countries (see H.R. 1908), [24MY]
    Dept. of the Interior: construct and operate a visitor center for 
        the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River in New York 
        (see H.R. 20), [6JA]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve allocation of health care 
        resources (see H.R. 24), [6JA]
    District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 3194), 
        corrections in enrollment of conference report (see H. Con. 
        Res. 239), [19NO]
    Foreign aid: modify authorities relative to the provision of 
        security assistance (see H.R. 973), [4MR]
    Foreign Assistance Act: clarify definition of ``major drug-transit 
        country'' under international narcotics control program (see 
        H.R. 2608), [26JY]
    Foreign Service: anniversary (see H. Res. 168), [12MY]
    Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in 
        Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (see H.R. 
        2909), [22SE]
    India: resolution of dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir (see H. 
        Res. 227), [29JN]
    Indonesia: support transition to democracy (see H. Con. Res. 195), 
        [12OC]
    International relations: normalization of relations between India 
        and Pakistan (see H. Res. 84), [2MR]
    Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items 
        contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce 
        ballistic missiles (see H.R. 1883), [20MY]
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: impose conditions on 
        assistance, nuclear cooperation, and other transactions (see 
        H.R. 1835), [18MY]
    Kosovo: presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes 
        (see H. Con. Res. 42), [8MR]
    Law enforcement: facilitate exchange and collection of DNA 
        identification information from violent offenders (see H.R. 
        3375), [16NO]
    Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        Act: technical corrections relative to international narcotics 
        control and law enforcement assistance (see H.R. 1379), [13AP]
    OPM: develop classification standards for physician assistants in 
        Federal agencies (see H.R. 1697), [5MY]
    Peru: interference with freedom of the press and the independence 
        of judicial and electoral institutions (see H. Res. 57), 
        [11FE]
    Pharmaceuticals: demonstration project to expand eligibility under 
        existing State prescription drug assistance programs for low-
        income seniors (see H.R. 2375), [29JN]
    Qatar: commitment to democracy, women's suffrage, and elections 
        (see H. Con. Res. 35), [23FE]
    Romania: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 169), [2AU]
    Serbia: reimbursement of damages relative to the accidental 
        bombing of Chinese Embassy by NATO forces (see H. Con. Res. 
        157), [16JY]
    ------undertake efforts to secure the release of CARE (relief 
        organization) workers being held prisoner (see H. Con. Res. 
        144), [29JN]
    Social Security: remove limitations on outside income while 
        receiving benefits (see H.R. 519), [3FE]
    Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 
        56), [17MR]
    Taxation: incentives to increase the demands for and supply of 
        quality child care (see H.R. 143), [7JA]
    Telephones: improve cellular telephone service in certain rural 
        areas and achieve equitable treatment of certain cellular 
        license applicants (see H.R. 1817), [14MY]
    Upper Delaware Citizens Advisory Council: extend authorization 
        (see H.R. 54), [6JA]
    Veterans: allow certain World War II Filipino veterans to receive 
        a reduced SSI benefit after moving back to the Philippines 
        (see H.R. 26), [6JA]

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    ------improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (see 
        H.R. 1594), [28AP]
  Reports filed
    African Growth and Opportunity Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 434) (H. Rept. 106-19), [23FE]
    Declaration of War Against Serbia: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.J. Res. 44) (H. Rept. 106-115), [27AP]
    Dept. of State and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H.R. 1211) (H. Rept. 106-
        122), [29AP]
    Direct the President To Withdraw U.S. Armed Forces From Serbia 
        Pursuant to the War Powers Resolution: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H. Con. Res. 82) (H. Rept. 
        106-116), [27AP]
    Export Enhancement Act: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.R. 1993) (H. Rept. 106-325), [17SE]
    Iran Nonproliferation Act: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.R. 1883) (H. Rept. 106-316), [14SE]
    Microenterprise for Self-Reliance Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 1143) (H. Rept. 106-82), [12AP]
    Peace Corps Appropriations: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.R. 669) (H. Rept. 106-18), [23FE]
    Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H.R. 850) (H. Rept. 106-117), 
        [19JY]
    Selective Agricultural Embargoes Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 17) (H. Rept. 106-154), [14JN]
    Taiwan Security Enhancement Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 1838) (H. Rept. 106-423), [28OC]
    Trafficking Victims Protection Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 3244) (H. Rept. 106-487), [22NO]
  Rules
    Committee on International Relations (House), [4MR]

GINNIE MAE
see Government National Mortgage Association

GLACIER SOCIETY, INC.
  Bills and resolutions
    National Defense Reserve Fleet: conveyance of vessel to Glacier 
        Society, Inc. (see H.R. 2585), [21JY]

GLENDALE, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    California: authorize sponsor of the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena 
        Airport to impose noise restrictions on operations without FAA 
        approval (see H.R. 1823), [14MY]

GLENN, JOHN (a former Senator from Ohio)
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Congressional Gold Medal: award (see H.R. 239), [7JA]

GLENVILLE, NY
  Bills and resolutions
    Air National Guard: tribute to 109th Airlift Wing for the South 
        Pole rescue of Jerri Nielsen (see H. Con. Res. 205), [25OC]

GLOBAL WARMING
see Ecology and Environment

GODINEZ, HECTOR G.
  Bills and resolutions
    Hector G. Godinez Post Office Building, Santa Ana, CA: designate 
        (see H.R. 2539), [15JY]

GOLD
related term(s) Department of the Treasury
  Bills and resolutions
    IMF: oppose use of proceeds from the sale of gold reserves for 
        structural adjustment programs in developing countries (see H. 
        Con. Res. 132), [14JN]
    ------provide debt relief to highly indebted poor countries, end 
        participation in Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility, and 
        require that certain conditions be met before the sale of gold 
        reserves (see H.R. 2939), [23SE]
    ------requirements before sale of gold (see H.R. 2453), [1JY]

GOMEZ, HAROLD
  Bills and resolutions
    Lance Corporal Harold Gomez Post Office, East Chicago, IN: 
        designate (see H.R. 2358), [24JN]

GONZALES, STEVEN M.
  Bills and resolutions
    Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: tribute to efforts to secure release of 
        captured U.S. servicemen held in Serbia (see H. Res. 156), 
        [3MY]
    Serbia: release of captured U.S. servicemen and adherence to 
        Geneva Convention protocols relative to POW and civilians (see 
        H. Con. Res. 83), [12AP]

GONZALEZ, CHARLES A. (a Representative from Texas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Adrian A. Spears Judicial Training Center, San Antonio, TX: 
        designate (see H.R. 1959), [26MY]
    Customs Service: designate San Antonio International Airport as an 
        airport at which certain private aircraft arriving from a 
        foreign area may land for processing (see H.R. 2256), [17JN]
    Taxation: extend the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-
        work credit (see H.R. 2015), [8JN]

GOODE, VIRGIL H., JR. (a Representative from Virginia)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Pamela B. Gwin Hall, Charlottesville, VA: designate (see H.R. 
        1729), [6MY]
    Susie A. Davis Post Office, Nathalie, VA: designate (see H.R. 
        3042), [7OC]
    Taxation: allow individuals to designate refunds to provide 
        catastrophic health coverage to individuals who do not 
        otherwise have health coverage (see H.R. 2433), [1JY]
    ------treatment of trusts established for the benefit of 
        individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 861), [25FE]

GOODLATTE, BOB (a Representative from Virginia)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 775, Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act, 
        [24JN]
    ------H.R. 1554, Satellite Copyright, Competition, and Consumer 
        Protection Act, [23JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Arlington National Cemetery: authorize memorialization at the 
        columbarium for eligible veterans who have donated their 
        remains to science (see H.R. 1069), [11MR]
    Computers: ensure the Internet remains open to fair competition, 
        free from Government regulation, and easily accessible (see 
        H.R. 1686), [5MY]
    ------prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 3125), [21OC]
    ------use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and 
        security (see H.R. 850), [25FE]
    Courts: apply principles of Federal diversity jurisdiction to 
        interstate class actions (see H.R. 1875), [19MY]
    Drug abuse: prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange 
        programs (see H.R. 982), [4MR]
    Food: purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy 
        persons (see H.R. 3453), [18NO]
    Food stamps: provide for a national standard of interoperability 
        and portability for electronic benefit transfer systems (see 
        H.R. 2709), [4AU]
    Forest Service: provide incentives to improve accounting and 
        financial reporting systems by temporarily capping 
        discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 2996), [1OC]
    Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        792), [23FE]
    Trademarks: prohibit the unauthorized destruction, modification, 
        or alteration of product identification codes (see H.R. 2100), 
        [9JN]
  Conference reports
    Y2K Act (H.R. 775), [29JN]

GOODLING, WILLIAM F. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 800, Education Flexibility Partnership Act, [23MR]
    ------H.R. 1501, Juvenile Justice Reform Act, [30JY]
    ------H.R. 2488, Financial Freedom Act, [2AU]
    ------S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Business and industry: recovery of attorneys' fees by small 
        businesses and labor organizations who prevail in proceedings 
        brought by NLRB or OSHA (see H.R. 1987), [27MY]
    Committee on Education and the Workforce (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 71), [12FE]
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        108), [11MR]
    Crime: provide a mandatory minimum prison sentence for certain 
        wiretapping or electronic surveillance offenses by Federal 
        officers or employees (see H.R. 1888), [20MY]
    Dept. of Defense: use available funds to implement special 
        supplemental food benefit program for personnel stationed 
        overseas (see H.R. 1779), [12MY]
    Drugs: sentencing of persons convicted of lesser drug offenses 
        while in possession of a firearm (see H.R. 1889), [20MY]
    Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students 
        to meet academic achievement standards (see H.R. 2300), [22JN]
    ------promote family literacy projects (see H.R. 3222), [4NO]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (see H.R. 2), [11FE]
    Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act: exempt certain reports 
        from automatic elimination and sunset (see H.R. 3234), [5NO]
    Foreign aid: prohibit certain foreign assistance to countries that 
        consistently oppose the U.S. position in the U.N. General 
        Assembly (see H.R. 1054), [10MR]
    Gettysburg National Military Park: expand boundaries to include 
        Wills House (see H.R. 2435), [1JY]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding (see H. Con. 
        Res. 84), [13AP]
    Kosovo: prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces 
        unless authorized by law (see H.R. 1368), [12AP]
    Labor unions: require written authorization to use dues or fees 
        for activities not necessary for labor representation in 
        dealing with management (see H.R. 2434), [1JY] (see H.R. 
        2467), [12JY]
    Public welfare programs: amend the Welfare-to-Work program and 
        modify the work performance bonus (see H.R. 3172), [28OC]
    Taxation: allow installment method to be used to report income 
        from the sale of certain residential real property (see H.R. 
        1730), [6MY]
  Conference reports
    Education Flexibility Partnership Act (H.R. 800), [20AP]
  Reports filed
    Academic Achievement for All Act (Straight A's Act): Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2300) (H. Rept. 106-
        386), [18OC]
    Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act: 
        Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1102) 
        (H. Rept. 106-331), [24SE]
    Education Flexibility Partnership Act: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 800) (H. Rept. 106-100), [20AP]
    ------Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 800) 
        (H. Rept. 106-43), [8MR]
    Fair Access to Indemnity and Reimbursement Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1987) (H. Rept. 106-
        385), [14OC]
    National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Appropriations 
        and Runaway and Homeless Youth Act Reauthorization: Committee 
        on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 905) (H. Rept. 
        106-152), [20MY]
    Older Americans Act Reauthorization: Committee on Education and 
        the Workforce (House) (H.R. 782) (H. Rept. 106-343), [28SE]
    Permit Certain Youth To Perform Certain Work With Wood Under the 
        Fair Labor Standards Act: Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House) (H.R. 221) (H. Rept. 106-31), [24FE]
    Rewarding Performance in Compensation Act: Committee on Education 
        and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1381) (H. Rept. 106-358), 
        [1OC]
    Student Results Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        (House) (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 106-394), [18OC], [19OC]
    Teacher Empowerment Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        (House) (H.R. 1995) (H. Rept. 106-232), [14JY]

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    Welfare-to-Work Program Amendments and Work Performance Bonus 
        Modification: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) 
        (H.R. 3172) (H. Rept. 106-456), [5NO]
    Workplace Preservation Act: Committee on Education (House) (H.R. 
        987) (H. Rept. 106-272), [29JY]
  Rules
    Committee on Education and the Workplace (House), [2FE]

GORDON, BART (a Representative from Tennessee)
  Appointments
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: convey certain real property to 
        Murfreesboro, TN (see H.R. 3094), [18OC]
    Electronic commerce: require adoption and utilization of digital 
        signatures by Federal agencies and encourage use of digital 
        signatures in private sector electronic transactions (see H.R. 
        1572), [27AP]
    Sports: prohibit agents from influencing college athletes (see 
        H.R. 1449), [15AP]
    Veterans: payment of certain group life insurance benefits to 
        beneficiaries of deceased members of the uniformed services 
        (see H.R. 2206), [15JN]

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), 
        [19JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 1555, intelligence services appropriations, [22SE]
    ------H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act, [3NO]
    ------S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
    North Atlantic Assembly, [11FE]
    Select Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), [6JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agency for Health Care Policy and Research: revise and extend 
        (H.R. 2506), consideration (see H. Res. 299), [22SE]
    Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State, territory, or 
        possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate 
        transportation of liquor (H.R. 2031), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 272), [2AU]
    Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 75), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 358), [3NO]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 80), consideration (see H. Res. 
        381), [16NO]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 82), consideration (see H. Res. 
        385), [17NO]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 83), consideration (see H. Res. 
        385), [17NO]
    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1141), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 125), [23MR]
    Classified information: identify, collect, and review for 
        declassification information that is of extraordinary public 
        interest (see H.R. 3152), [27OC]
    Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 820), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 113), [16MR]
    Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map 
        system (see H.R. 34), [6JA]
    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. 720), [11FE]
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 68), [12FE]
    Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for 
        privacy and security (see H.R. 2616), [27JY]
    Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline 
        the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs 
        of disaster assistance (H.R. 707), consideration (see H. Res. 
        91), [3MR]
    Drugs: freeze assets of certain foreign narcotics traffickers and 
        prohibit financial dealings with the U.S. (see H.R. 3164), 
        [28OC]
    Fish and fishing: conserve Atlantic highly migratory species of 
        fish (see H.R. 3390), [16NO]
    Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. 
        Res. 33), consideration (see H. Res. 217), [22JN]
    Florida: restrictions and requirements on leasing of the Outer 
        Continental Shelf (see H.R. 33), [6JA]
    Haiti: condemn the irregular interruption of the democratic 
        political institutional process (see H. Con. Res. 43), [8MR]
    Health: national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), consideration (see H. Res. 
        323), [5OC]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (H.R. 2990), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 348), 
        [1NO]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 2723), consideration (see H. Res. 323), [5OC]
    Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1555), 
        [26AP]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1555), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 167), [12MY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1555), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 364), [8NO]
    Members of Congress: link annual salary adjustments to cost-of-
        living adjustments for certain Social Security benefits (see 
        H.R. 1669), [4MY]
    Taxation: allow credit for development costs of certain encryption 
        products with plaintext capability (see H.R. 2617), [27JY]
  Conference reports
    Intelligence Services Appropriations (H.R. 1555), [5NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1555, Intelligence 
        Services Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        364) (H. Rept. 106-460), [8NO]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 33, Constitutional Amendment To 
        Prohibit U.S. Flag Desecration: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 217) (H. Rept. 106-194), [22JN]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 75, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 358) (H. Rept. 106-443), 
        [3NO]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 80, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 381) (H. Rept. 106-473), 
        [16NO]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 82, and H.J. Res. 83, Continuing 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 385) (H. 
        Rept. 106-480), [17NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 707, Disaster Mitigation and Cost Reduction 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 91) (H. Rept. 106-
        41), [3MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 820, Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 113) (H. Rept. 106-54), [16MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1141, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 125) (H. Rept. 106-76), 
        [23MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1555, Intelligence Services Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 167) (H. Rept. 106-136), 
        [12MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2031, Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 272) (H. Rept. 106-
        281), [2AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 2506, Health Research and Quality Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 299) (H. Rept. 106-328), 
        [22SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2723, Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care 
        Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. 
        Rept. 106-366), [5OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. Rept. 106-366), 
        [5OC]
    Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 1555) (H. Rept. 106-457), [5NO]
    ------Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 1555) (H. 
        Rept. 106-130), [10MY]
    Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act: Committee on 
        Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 850) (H. Rept. 106-117), 
        [26JY]
    Senate Amendment to H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 348) (H. Rept. 106-430), 
        [1NO]
  Rules
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), [1MR]

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
see Executive Departments; Federal Employees

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS
see Contracts

GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
see Federal Employees

GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Guaranty fee: level (see H. Con. Res. 10), [7JA]

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
  Bills and resolutions
    Committee on Printing (Joint): election of members (see H. Res. 
        78), [23FE] (see H. Res. 87), [2MR]

GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS
see Public Documents

GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 800, Education Flexibility Partnership Act, [23MR]
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: eliminate prohibitions on the transmission of abortion 
        related material (see H.R. 2808), [8SE]
    ------prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 2149), [10JN]
    Agriculture: ensure safety of imported meat and poultry products 
        (see H.R. 2581), [21JY]
    ------harmonization of registrations of certain pesticides (see 
        H.R. 1913), [24MY]
    ------impose a moratorium on large agribusiness mergers and 
        establish a commission to review large agriculture mergers 
        (see H.R. 3159), [27OC]
    ------labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing 
        imported meat (see H.R. 1144), [17MR] (see H.R. 1698), [5MY]
    ------prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, 
        sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 443), [2FE]
    Air pollution: application of California State regulations 
        relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 
        11), [6JA] (see H.R. 1395), [13AP]
    ------regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds emitted 
        from aging warehouses (see H.R. 2314), [22JN]
    Airline Deregulation Study Commission: establish (see H.R. 3166), 
        [28OC]
    Alaska: management of fish and game resources relative to rural 
        subsistence preference (see H.R. 3183), [28OC]
    Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State, territory, or 
        possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate 
        transportation of liquor (see H.R. 2031), [8JN] (see H.R. 
        2094), [9JN]
    ------enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in 
        Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor 
        (H.R. 2031), consideration (see H. Res. 272), [2AU]
    Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility 
        requirements for interment (see H.R. 70), [7JA]
    Armed Forces: protect confidentiality of communications between 
        dependents of members and professionals relative to sexual or 
        domestic abuse services (see H.R. 1847), [18MY]
    Aviation: civil penalties for unruly passengers of air carriers 
        (see H.R. 1052), [10MR]
    ------establish national policy of fair treatment for airline 
        passengers (see H.R. 2200), [14JN]
    ------provide basic consumer protection standards and enhance 
        competition between airlines (see H.R. 780), [23FE]
    ------provide basic consumer protection standards and improve 
        access to airline industry information (see H.R. 700), [10FE] 
        (see H.R. 752), [11FE]
    Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 833), [24FE]
    ------amend laws (H.R. 833), consideration (see H. Res. 158), 
        [4MY]
    ------exempt certain payments relative to discrimination based on 
        race, color, religion, ethnicity, or gender (see H.R. 1588), 
        [27AP]

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    ------make chapter 12 of bankruptcy code permanent relative to the 
        treatment of farmers' reorganization plans by banks (see H.R. 
        706), [11FE] (see H.R. 763), [12FE]
    ------modify application of liquidation cases (see H.R. 333), 
        [19JA]
    ------reenact chapter 12 of bankruptcy code relative to family 
        farmers (see H.R. 2920), [22SE]
    ------temporarily extend chapter 12 of bankruptcy code relative to 
        the treatment of farmers' reorganization plans by banks (see 
        H.R. 808), [23FE] (see H.R. 2922), [23SE] (see H.R. 2942), 
        [24SE]
    Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose 
        of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see 
        H.R. 1275), [24MR]
    Border Smog Reduction Act: reimburse States for implementation 
        costs (see H.R. 1755), [11MY]
    Bounty hunters: establish civil and criminal liability for bounty 
        hunters and their employers and encourage State regulation of 
        industry (see H.R. 2964), [28SE]
    Business and industry: analyze impact and improve congressional 
        deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see 
        H.R. 350), [19JA]
    ------analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of 
        proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R. 350), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 36), [3FE]
    ------recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor 
        organizations who prevail in proceedings brought by NLRB or 
        OSHA (see H.R. 1987), [27MY]
    ------recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor 
        organizations who prevail in proceedings brought by NLRB or 
        OSHA (H.R. 1987), consideration (see H. Res. 342), [25OC]
    California: authorize sponsor of the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena 
        Airport to impose noise restrictions on operations without FAA 
        approval (see H.R. 1823), [14MY]
    Census Monitoring Board: amend qualification requirements (see 
        H.R. 2306), [22JN]
    CERCLA: amend relative to settlements by certain qualified 
        businesses (see H.R. 2921), [22SE]
    ------clarify liability for sale of certain facilities for 
        residential use (see H.R. 1418), [14AP]
    ------exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 
        2247), [16JN]
    ------provide liability relief for small parties, innocent 
        landowners, and prospective purchasers (see H.R. 2940), [23SE]
    Children and youth: provide that children's sleepwear be 
        manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability 
        standards (see H.R. 329), [19JA]
    ------require posting of CPSC safety standards in child care 
        centers and require a Dept. of HHS report with recommendations 
        to promote compliance with such standards (see H.R. 2552), 
        [19JY]
    Clean Air Act: moratorium on disclosure of certain submissions to 
        provide for the reporting of certain site security information 
        to Congress (see H.R. 2257), [17JN]
    ------reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 25), [6JA] (see H.R. 657), 
        [9FE]
    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. 720), [11FE]
    Community development: amend certain community reinvestment 
        statutes (see H.R. 3504), [18NO]
    ------license America's Private Investment Companies and provide 
        enhanced credit to stimulate private investment in low-income 
        communities (see H.R. 2764), [5AU]
    Community Reinvestment Act: disclosure requirements relative to 
        agreements between financial institutions and private parties 
        (see H.R. 1931), [25MY]
    Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (see H.R. 
        1320), [25MR] (see H.R. 3220), [4NO]
    ------ensure the Internet remains open to fair competition, free 
        from Government regulation, and easily accessible (see H.R. 
        1686), [5MY]
    ------prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 3125), [21OC]
    ------regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial 
        electronic mail (see H.R. 1910), [24MY] (see H.R. 3113), 
        [20OC]
    ------regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial 
        electronic mail and prohibit unauthorized use of Internet 
        domain names (see H.R. 2162), [10JN]
    Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the 
        enactment of legislation (see H.R. 1018), [4MR]
    Consumers: establish disclosure requirements for banks and credit 
        card companies that share information with telemarketers, ban 
        sharing of credit card and deposit account numbers, and 
        enhance regulatory enforcement (see H.R. 2156), [10JN]
    ------treat arbitration clauses which are unilaterally imposed on 
        consumers as an unfair and deceptive trade practice and 
        prohibit use in consumer transactions (see H.R. 2258), [17JN]
    Contracts: payment requirements for subcontractors under Federal 
        contracts (see H.R. 1208), [18MR]
    ------prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the 
        basis of labor policies (see H.R. 2088), [9JN]
    Copeland Act: repeal (see H.R. 736), [11FE]
    Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private 
        contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses 
        be housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal 
        employees (see H.R. 979), [4MR]
    Costs and benefits: accounting (see H.R. 1074), [11MR]
    ------accounting (H.R. 1074), consideration (see H. Res. 258), 
        [21JY]
    Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property 
        takings and land use disputes (see H.R. 2372), [29JN]
    ------confidentiality of parent-child communications in judicial 
        proceedings (see H.R. 522), [3FE]
    ------provide an affirmative defense in a civil action over a 
        Federal requirement which is potentially in conflict with 
        another Federal requirement (see H.R. 2610), [26JY]
    ------provide for a three-judge panel to review applications for 
        injunctions relative to the constitutionality of Federal or 
        State legislation (see H.R. 2986), [30SE]
    CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 1280), [24MR]
    ------issue standard for bleacher safety (see H.R. 836), [24FE]
    ------promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 
        1130), [16MR]
    Credit: adjust statutory exemptions and civil penalties to reflect 
        inflation and eliminate certain rules in accounting for 
        interest rebates in consumer credit transactions (see H.R. 
        1332), [25MR]
    ------prohibit distribution of negotiable checks or instruments in 
        consumer solicitations (see H.R. 1576), [27AP] (see H.R. 
        2351), [24JN]
    ------protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant 
        interest rates and participating in other unfair practices 
        (see H.R. 1684), [5MY]
    Credit cards: consumer protections (see H.R. 900), [2MR]
    ------prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college 
        students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 3142), 
        [25OC]
    Crime: provide penalties for day care providers who misrepresent 
        credentials or conditions or injure children in their care 
        (see H.R. 469), [2FE]
    Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction 
        workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 1012), [4MR]
    ------repeal (see H.R. 736), [11FE]
    ------require cancellation of contracts with repeat violators and 
        disclosure of certain payroll information (see H.R. 527), 
        [3FE]
    Declaration of Taking Act: require coverage of all condemnations 
        of property by the Government (see H.R. 1002), [4MR]
    Dept. of Agriculture: implementation of certain milk price 
        structures as part of the implementation of the final rule to 
        consolidate Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 1402), 
        [14AP]
    ------implementation of certain milk price structures as part of 
        the implementation of the final rule to consolidate Federal 
        milk marketing orders (H.R. 1402), consideration (see H. Res. 
        294), [15SE]
    ------modification and implementation of final rule for the 
        consideration and reform of Federal milk marketing orders (see 
        H.R. 3428), [17NO]
    ------regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar 
        beets (see H.R. 1850), [18MY]
    ------require national pooling of receipts under Federal milk 
        marketing orders (see H.R. 2323), [23JN]
    ------require report to Congress on seizure of private property 
        (see H.R. 294), [7JA]
    ------terminate Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 2322), 
        [23JN]
    ------terminate Federal milk marketing orders and replace such 
        orders with a program to verify receipts of milk (see H.R. 
        2324), [23JN]
    Dept. of Defense: ensure that Federal construction contractors 
        abide by State tax, employment, and licensing regulations (see 
        H.R. 474), [2FE]
    ------use of funds to pay for environmental fines and penalties 
        (see H.R. 3387), [16NO]
    Dept. of Energy: terminate exemption of nonprofit institutions 
        from civil penalties for violations of nuclear safety 
        requirements (see H.R. 3383), [16NO]
    Dept. of HHS: delay effective date of the final rule relative to 
        the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (see H.R. 
        3242), [5NO]
    ------require recreational camps to report information concerning 
        deaths and certain injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 266), 
        [7JA]
    Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, 
        revision, and interpretation of safety standards for 
        manufactured home construction (see H.R. 710, 710), [11FE]
    Dept. of the Interior: reimbursement for certain damages relative 
        to BLM bonding regulations (see H.R. 1230), [23MR]
    Dept. of the Treasury: codify authority to issue regulations 
        covering the practices of enrolled agents (see H.R. 3491), 
        [18NO]
    ------prohibit issuance of regulations dealing with hybrid 
        transactions (see H.R. 672), [10FE]
    ------prohibit the sale of guns that have not been approved (see 
        H.R. 1580), [27AP]
    ------require the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to allow 
        individuals to obtain a copy of personal records (see H.R. 
        517), [3FE]
    Dept. of Transportation: Congestion Mitigation Air Quality 
        Improvement Program emission standards (see H.R. 2788), [5AU]
    ------make nonmilitary Government aircraft subject to safety 
        regulations (see H.R. 1417), [14AP]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance quality assurance program 
        within the Veterans Benefits Administration (see H.R. 1214), 
        [23MR]
    Dept of Transportation: permit waiving of noise restrictions on 
        certain aircraft operations (see H.R. 2935), [23SE]
    Drugs: registration requirements for practitioners who dispense 
        narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment 
        (see H.R. 2634), [29JY]
    ------use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 912), 
        [2MR]
    Ecology and environment: establish standards for cleanup of dry 
        cleaning solvents (see H.R. 2726), [5AU]
    ------improve the management of environmental information and 
        encourage innovation to enhance environmental quality (see 
        H.R. 3448), [18NO]
    Education: require expulsion of students convicted of violent 
        crimes from schools receiving Federal assistance (see H.R. 
        277), [7JA]
    Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State 
        participation in activities (see H.R. 800), [23FE]
    ------allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 100), [9MR]
    ------allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 143), [20AP]
    Elections: requirements for candidates receiving Federal campaign 
        financing relative to participation in multicandidate forums 
        (see H.R. 2027), [8JN]

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    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. 971), [3MR]
    ------promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net 
        metering by certain small electric energy generation systems 
        (see H.R. 2947), [24SE]
    ------provide that no electric utility shall be required to enter 
        into a new contract or obligation to purchase or to sell 
        electricity or capacity (see H.R. 1138), [16MR]
    Electronic commerce: amend certain consumer protection laws to 
        facilitate the electronic delivery of disclosures and other 
        information (see H.R. 2626), [27JY]
    Employment: debarment or suspension from Federal procurement and 
        nonprocurement activities of persons that violate certain 
        labor and safety laws (see H.R. 1227), [23MR]
    ------provide an exemption of overtime compensation for certain 
        firefighters and rescue squad members (see H.R. 1382), [13AP] 
        (see H.R. 1693), [5MY]
    Endangered Species Act: reform Federal land management activities 
        relative to conservation (see H.R. 495), [2FE]
    ------reform liability provisions relative to civil and criminal 
        penalties (see H.R. 496), [2FE]
    ------reform regulatory process (see H.R. 494), [2FE]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing 
        supply regulations (see H.R. 623), [8FE]
    EPA: limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 136), 
        [7JA]
    ------reinstate transportation conformity regulations (see H.R. 
        1876), [19MY]
    Executive departments: expedite review procedures for granting 
        waivers to States under a grant program administered by the 
        agency if another State has already been granted a similar 
        waiver (see H.R. 2376), [29JN]
    Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or 
        receipt of explosives (see H.R. 1584), [27AP]
    FAA: address aircraft noise problems of Staten Island, NY (see 
        H.R. 790), [23FE]
    ------limitation on carry-on baggage by airline passengers (see 
        H.R. 2495), [13JY]
    Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 2836), [9SE]
    ------exception from enforcement of an accessibility construction 
        requirement for certain buildings constructed in compliance 
        with a local building code (see H.R. 2437), [1JY]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement 
        in educational and extracurricular activities, routine medical 
        needs, and assistance to elderly relatives (see H.R. 2103), 
        [9JN]
    ------allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, 
        adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health 
        condition (see H.R. 2104), [9JN]
    Fastener Quality Act: strengthen the protection against the sale 
        of mismarked and counterfeit fasteners (see H.R. 1183), [18MR]
    FCC: eliminate regulatory requirements restricting the cross 
        ownership of broadcasting stations and newspapers (see H.R. 
        598), [4FE]
    ------establish improved predictive models for determining the 
        availability of television broadcast signals (see H.R. 851), 
        [25FE]
    ------establish time limits for review of mergers, acquisitions, 
        and other license transfers (see H.R. 2783), [5AU]
    ------prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation 
        of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), [17NO]
    ------reform television broadcast stations ownership rules (see 
        H.R. 3203), [2NO] (see H.R. 3431), [17NO]
    ------repeal unconstitutional reporting and record keeping 
        requirements (see H.R. 1273), [24MR]
    FDA: establish a comprehensive program to ensure food safety (see 
        H.R. 1612), [28AP]
    ------establish a performance standard for breast pumps to 
        facilitate their regulation (see H.R. 3372), [15NO]
    ------require sunscreen products to include an expiration date and 
        storage recommendations on label (see H.R. 2658), [30JY]
    ------uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see 
        H.R. 2129), [10JN]
    FDIC: eliminate the special reserve funds created for the Savings 
        Association Insurance Fund and the Deposit Insurance Fund (see 
        H.R. 687), [10FE]
    ------strengthen the special examination authority in order to 
        protect the Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings Association 
        Insurance Fund (see H.R. 3374), [16NO]
    Federal agencies and departments: require reasonable notice of 
        changes made to regulations (see H.R. 881), [1MR]
    Federal employees: increase leave time relative to services as an 
        organ donor (see H.R. 457), [2FE]
    ------provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2859), 
        [14SE]
    ------require preemployment drug testing (see H.R. 279), [7JA]
    Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide for enhanced 
        implementation of Food Quality Protection Act amendments (see 
        H.R. 1334), [25MR]
    ------require persons who reprocess medical devices to comply with 
        certain safety requirements (see H.R. 3148), [26OC]
    Federal Insurance Contributions Act: disclosure of payments on 
        individual pay checks (see H.R. 246), [7JA]
    Federal Meat Inspection Act: extend inspection requirements to 
        rabbits produced for human consumption (see H.R. 1574), [27AP]
    Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act: strengthen sanctions 
        for certain violations relative to oil or gas royalties (see 
        H.R. 1269), [24MR]
    Federal paperwork burden: reduce (see H.R. 439), [2FE]
    Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act: exempt certain reports 
        from automatic elimination and sunset (see H.R. 3111), [20OC] 
        (see H.R. 3234), [5NO]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to marine 
        sanitation devices (see H.R. 3191), [1NO]
    ------ensure compliance by Federal facilities (see H.R. 2449), 
        [1JY]
    Federal-State relations: clarify primacy of State and local 
        regulation of fees and surcharges imposed by operators of 
        automatic teller machines (see H.R. 3494), [18NO]
    FERC: extension of deadline for Mt. Hope Waterpower Project (see 
        H.R. 459), [2FE]
    ------hydroelectric projects licensing reform (see H.R. 2335), 
        [24JN]
    FHA: require certain properties to be inspected and determined to 
        comply with minimum property standards (see H.R. 1797), [13MY]
    Financial institutions: modernize and improve financial services 
        industry (see H.R. 823), [24FE]
    ------prevent implementation of ``Know Your Customer'' regulations 
        proposed by Federal banking agencies (see H.R. 575), [4FE] 
        (see H.R. 621), [8FE]
    ------provide basic low-cost banking accounts, eliminate certain 
        automated teller machine surcharges, and reauthorize a bank 
        fee survey by the FRS (see H.R. 3503), [18NO]
    ------records and reports on monetary instruments transactions 
        (see H.R. 518), [3FE]
    ------reduce recordkeeping and reporting requirements (see H.R. 
        173), [7JA]
    ------require congressional approval to implement ``Know Your 
        Customer'' regulations proposed by Federal banking agencies 
        and conduct a study on economic and privacy issues of such 
        regulations (see H.R. 530), [3FE]
    ------safeguard confidential banking and credit union information 
        (see H.R. 516), [3FE]
    ------streamline the regulation of depository institutions and 
        safeguard confidential banking and credit union supervisory 
        information (see H.R. 1585), [27AP]
    ------strengthen and clarify enforcement of fair lending laws 
        relative to redlining and credit allocation (see H.R. 190), 
        [7JA]
    Firearms: allow individuals, or their estates, who suffered 
        damages from the discharge of a firearm to bring civil action 
        against the manufacturer, distributor, or retailer of the 
        firearm (see H.R. 1049), [10MR]
    ------allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid 
        in all States and exempt current and former law enforcement 
        officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed 
        handguns (see H.R. 492), [2FE]
    ------applicability of domestic violence-related possession 
        prohibitions to convictions that predate enactment of such 
        prohibitions (see H.R. 59), [7JA]
    ------authorize CPSC to regulate gun safety, ban possession by 
        certain convicted criminals, ban import of handguns without 
        certain safety features, and ban possession by a person with 
        multiple drunk driving convictions (see H.R. 2007), [8JN]
    ------authorize CPSC to regulate gun safety and ban import of 
        handguns without certain safety features (see H.R. 2008), 
        [8JN]
    ------encourage State and local governments to bring lawsuits 
        against weapons manufacturers (see H.R. 1086), [11MR]
    ------establish Federal cause of action against weapons 
        manufacturers, dealers, and importers for damages caused by 
        firearms (see H.R. 1233), [23MR]
    ------impose moratorium on issuance of new Federal dealers' 
        licenses (see H.R. 3481), [18NO]
    ------mandatory licensing and registration of handguns (see H.R. 
        3472), [18NO]
    ------permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying 
        of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 407), 
        [19JA]
    ------prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, 
        distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1032), [9MR]
    ------prohibit possession in a hospital zone (see H.R. 3279), 
        [9NO]
    ------prohibit possession or transfer of certain handguns (see 
        H.R. 35), [6JA]
    ------prohibit possession or transfer of handguns to individuals 
        who have not attained 21 years of age (see H.R. 85), [7JA]
    ------protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for 
        security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see 
        H.R. 347), [19JA]
    ------regulate the manufacture and sale of armor-piercing 
        ammunition and laser sights (see H.R. 2421), [1JY]
    ------regulation of dealers (see H.R. 2443), [1JY]
    ------regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 902), [2MR] 
        (see H.R. 1903), [20MY] (see H.R. 2122), [10JN]
    ------regulation of transfers at gun shows (H.R. 902), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 193), [26MY]
    ------regulation of transfers at gun shows (H.R. 2122), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 209), [15JN]
    ------require persons to obtain a State license before receiving a 
        handgun or ammunition (see H.R. 2916), [22SE]
    ------restrict the sale or other transfer of armor piercing 
        ammunition and its components disposed of by the Army (see 
        H.R. 2729), [5AU]
    ------restrict transfer of certain firearms by local law 
        enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3473), [18NO]
    Food: amend inspection laws to notify consumers of products 
        produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on sewage 
        sludge-treated land (see H.R. 261), [7JA]
    ------improve public health and food safety through enhanced 
        enforcement of food inspection laws (see H.R. 983), [4MR]
    ------include the imposition of civil monetary penalties for 
        violations of meat and poultry inspection regulations (see 
        H.R. 2767), [5AU]
    ------require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a 
        genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3377), [16NO]
    Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see 
        H.R. 1592), [28AP]
    Food stamps: provide for a national standard of interoperability 
        and portability for electronic benefit transfer systems (see 
        H.R. 2709), [4AU]

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    Foreign trade: exemptions from certain import prohibitions (see 
        H.R. 1808), [13MY]
    ------require disclosure of source of gem-quality diamonds and 
        gem-quality diamond products imported into the U.S. (see H.R. 
        3188), [1NO]
    ------strengthen U.S. ability to counteract foreign measures that 
        act as market access barriers (see H.R. 3393), [16NO]
    FRS: require unregulated hedge funds to submit regular reports to 
        the Board of Governors and make such reports available to the 
        public (see H.R. 2924), [23SE]
    FTC: establish a toll-free telephone number to assist consumers in 
        determining if products are U.S.-made (see H.R. 754), [11FE]
    ------issue new rules regulating telemarketing firms (see H.R. 
        3180), [28OC]
    Gambling: restore the effectiveness of State laws over gambling 
        cruises-to-nowhere (see H.R. 316), [7JA]
    Government: establish judicial and administrative proceedings for 
        the resolution of year 2000 computer processing failures (see 
        H.R. 192), [7JA]
    ------establish procedures for assessing Federal regulations 
        relative to seizure of private property (see H.R. 294), [7JA]
    ------preserve limited Federal agency reporting requirements on 
        banking and housing matters (see H.R. 3046), [7OC]
    ------promote federalism, protect reserved powers of the States, 
        and impose accountability for Federal preemption of State and 
        local laws (see H.R. 2245), [16JN]
    ------reduce waste, fraud, and error by making improvements in 
        Federal management and debt collection practices, payment 
        systems, and benefit programs (see H.R. 436), [2FE]
    ------reduce waste, fraud, and error by making improvements in 
        Federal management and debt collection practices, payment 
        systems, and benefit programs (H.R. 436), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 43), [9FE]
    ------require Congress and the President to fulfill their 
        constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for 
        Federal laws (see H.R. 2301), [22JN]
    ------require Federal agencies to assess privacy implications 
        resulting from certain proposed rules (see H.R. 3307), [10NO]
    ------require Federal agencies to comply with a former Executive 
        Order limiting Federal authority to impose regulations on 
        State and local governments not provided under the 
        Constitution (see H.R. 2960), [28SE]
    Hazardous substances: authorizing appropriations for safe 
        transportation of hazardous material (see H.R. 968), [3MR]
    Health: allow access to drugs and medical devices recommended and 
        provided by health care practitioners that are not approved by 
        the FDA (see H.R. 2635), [29JY]
    ------application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by 
        groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 
        1304), [25MR]
    ------assure coverage of emergency services under group health 
        plans and health insurance (see H.R. 904), [2MR]
    Health care facilities: assure availability of a non-emergency 
        department physician in certain hospitals (see H.R. 567), 
        [3FE]
    ------exempt physician office laboratories from clinical 
        laboratory requirements (see H.R. 528), [3FE]
    Health Care Financing Administration: moratorium on new rules (see 
        H.R. 2689), [3AU]
    House Rules: improve deliberation of proposed Federal private 
        sector mandates (see H. Res. 377), [16NO]
    Housing: provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for 
        participation in shared housing arrangements (see H.R. 243), 
        [7JA]
    Immigration: cancellation of removal and waiver of exclusion for 
        certain aliens (see H.R. 1485), [20AP]
    Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data 
        services (see H.R. 2420), [1JY]
    Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under 
        health plans (see H.R. 2045), [8JN]
    ------ensure access to information relative to plan coverage, 
        managed care procedures, health care providers, and quality 
        medical care (see H.R. 2046), [8JN]
    ------establish requirements for the cancellation of automobile 
        insurance policies (see H.R. 644), [9FE]
    Interstate commerce: encourage States to enter into agreements to 
        conform regulations governing limousine services (see H.R. 
        523), [3FE]
    ------prohibit States from imposing restrictions on interstate 
        limousine services (see H.R. 1689), [5MY]
    Law enforcement: limit access to body armor by violent felons and 
        facilitate the donation of Federal surplus body armor to State 
        and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1424), [14AP]
    Lumber industry: modify the requirements for paying Federal timber 
        sale receipts (see H.R. 1185), [18MR]
    Medicare: Health Care Financing Administration regulatory burdens 
        imposed on suppliers of durable medical equipment (see H. Con. 
        Res. 98), [5MY]
    ------modify restrictions on physician self-referral (see H.R. 
        2651), [29JY]
    ------regulatory burdens on home health agencies (see H. Con. Res. 
        79), [25MR]
    ------require appropriate training and certification for suppliers 
        of certain listed items of orthotics or prosthetics (see H.R. 
        1938), [25MY]
    ------revise regulations on participating hospitals relative to 
        nurse anesthetists' services (see H.R. 804), [23FE]
    Mexico: require safety inspections on trucks crossing into the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 2766), [5AU]
    Mining and mineral resources: establish a program of supplemental 
        unemployment benefits for certain unemployed coal miners (see 
        H.R. 3507), [18NO]
    ------increase the maximum acreage of Federal leases for sodium 
        that may be held by an entity in any one State (see H.R. 
        3063), [13OC]
    Money: prohibit inclusion of any information storage capability on 
        U.S. currency or the imposition of any fee or penalty on any 
        person for the holding of such currency (see H.R. 3399), 
        [16NO]
    Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles 
        (see H.R. 1992), [27MY]
    ------provide for annual renewal of safety permits relative to 
        transportation of hazardous substances (see H.R. 646), [9FE]
    ------require automatic door locks on passenger cars (see H.R. 
        3153), [27OC]
    National Assessment Governing Board: grant exclusive authority 
        over all policies, directions, and guidelines for establishing 
        and implementing certain voluntary national tests (see H.R. 
        893), [2MR]
    Native Americans: decrease the requisite blood quantum required 
        for membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe (see H.R. 
        1460), [15AP]
    ------enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, 
        control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (see 
        H.R. 1167), [17MR]
    ------protect tribes from coerced labor agreements (see H.R. 
        2992), [1OC]
    Natural gas: provide relief to businesses relative to interest and 
        penalties on refunds retroactively ordered by FERC (see H.R. 
        1117), [16MR]
    Natural resources: continue preparation of useful reports and 
        repeal laws terminating reporting requirements relative to 
        public lands, Native Americans, fisheries, wildlife, insular 
        areas, and other related matters (see H.R. 3002), [4OC]
    New York, NY: require new multifamily housing to comply with 
        Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act (see H.R. 1126), 
        [16MR]
    Noise pollution: prohibit operation of certain aircraft not 
        complying with certain noise levels (see H.R. 2499), [13JY]
    ------prohibit operation of civil subsonic turbojets in certain 
        metropolitan areas (see H.R. 561), [3FE]
    ------restrictions and requirements on aircraft operations at 
        certain metropolitan airports (see H.R. 129), [7JA]
    NRC: require applicants for, or holders of, operating licenses for 
        nuclear power reactors to have emergency response plans for 
        surrounding areas (see H.R. 1072), [11MR]
    Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1192), [18MR]
    ------establish peer review of standards (see H.R. 2639), [29JY]
    ------improve the safety and health of working environments (see 
        H.R. 1427), [15AP]
    ------improve whistleblower protection for employees (see H.R. 
        1851), [18MY]
    OPM: develop classification standards for physician assistants in 
        Federal agencies (see H.R. 1697), [5MY]
    OSHA: allow employees to participate in evaluating safety 
        conditions, rules, and policies of the workplace (see H.R. 
        1434), [15AP]
    ------encourage safety and health audits and assure timely 
        adjudication of whistleblower complaints by employees (see 
        H.R. 1439), [15AP]
    ------exempt voluntary self assessments and audits from being used 
        to identify safety and health violations by employers (see 
        H.R. 1438), [15AP]
    ------identify and notify the specific industries to which 
        regulations and compliance standards apply (see H.R. 1436), 
        [15AP]
    ------issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant 
        risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 
        1899), [20MY]
    ------waiver or abatement of penalties for small businesses if 
        violations are corrected in a specified time (see H.R. 1437), 
        [15AP]
    Pensions: protect benefits of employees in defined benefit plans 
        and enforce age discrimination requirements relative to tax 
        legislation on defined benefit plans becoming cash balance 
        plans (see H.R. 2902), [21SE]
    ------require plan administrators that provide access to 
        automobile insurance to submit certain information on such 
        insurance to the FTC (see H.R. 2006), [8JN]
    Pentwater River: FERC licensing requirements for existing 
        facilities (see H.R. 1262), [24MR]
    Petroleum: prohibit certain transfers or assignments of service 
        station franchises and certain fixing or maintaining of motor 
        fuel prices (see H.R. 811), [23FE]
    Pharmaceuticals: establish compulsory licensing of certain 
        patented prescription drugs and medical inventions (see H.R. 
        2927), [23SE]
    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. 2461), [1JY]
    ------prohibit candidates from accepting unsecured loans from 
        depository institutions regulated under Federal law (see H.R. 
        400), [19JA]
    ------require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling 
        by telephone or electronic device (see H.R. 223), [7JA]
    Postal Service: establish a notification system under which 
        individuals may elect not to receive mailings related to skill 
        contests or sweepstakes (see H.R. 2678), [3AU] (see H.R. 
        2731), [5AU]
    ------exempt veterans' organizations from regulations prohibiting 
        solicitation of contributions on postal property (see H.R. 
        711), [11FE]
    Power resources: improve the administration of oil and gas leases 
        on Federal lands (see H.R. 1985), [27MY]
    President's Advisory Council on Recreational Camps: establish (see 
        H.R. 266), [7JA]
    Privacy: prevent unfair and deceptive practices in the collection 
        and use of personal information (see H.R. 3321), [10NO]
    ------strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic 
        eavesdropping (see H.R. 514), [3FE]
    ------strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic 
        eavesdropping (H.R. 514), consideration (see H. Res. 77), 
        [23FE]
    Public utilities: encourage States to establish competitive retail 
        markets for electricity, clarify Federal and State roles in 
        retail electricity markets, and remove certain Federal 
        barriers to competition (see H.R. 1587), [27AP]
    ------provide consumers with a reliable source of electricity and 
        choice of electric providers (see H.R. 2050), [8JN]

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    ------provide for competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 
        667), [10FE] (see H.R. 1828), [17MY] (see H.R. 2944), [24SE]
    ------provide for expansion of electricity transmission networks 
        to encourage competition and less regulation in the electric 
        power industry (see H.R. 2786), [5AU]
    ------provide for the restructuring of the electric power industry 
        (see H.R. 2645), [29JY]
    ------revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility 
        holding companies (see H.R. 2363), [25JN]
    Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio 
        operators (see H.R. 783), [23FE]
    Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act: prohibit certain 
        requirements on access to borrower's tax return information in 
        residential mortgage transactions (see H.R. 649), [9FE]
    Real property: compensate owners of private property for the 
        effect of certain regulatory restrictions (see H.R. 2550), 
        [19JY]
    ------private property owner rights (see H.R. 1142), [17MR]
    Refuse disposal: exempt pesticide rinse water degradation systems 
        from subtitle C permit requirements (see H.R. 79), [7JA]
    ------permit States to prohibit the disposal of solid waste 
        imported from other nations (see H.R. 379), [19JA]
    ------State control of municipal solid waste transportation and 
        disposal (see H.R. 1190), [18MR]
    ------State regulation of certain solid waste (see H.R. 378), 
        [19JA]
    ------State regulation of certain solid waste and exemption from 
        civil liability relative to flow control ordinances (see H.R. 
        1270), [24MR]
    Regulatory process: reform (see H.R. 3311), [10NO]
    Roads and highways: vehicle weight limits (see H.R. 1667), [4MY]
    Safe Drinking Water Act: civil actions against public water 
        systems in compliance with safe drinking water standards (see 
        H.R. 1674), [4MY]
    SBA: review and adjust size standards used to determine whether 
        certain enterprises are small businesses relative to competing 
        for Federal contracts (see H.R. 234), [7JA]
    Science: require peer review of scientific support data (see H.R. 
        574), [4FE]
    SEC: establish Office of National Security (see H.R. 2204), [15JN]
    ------limit collection of certain fees (see H.R. 1256), [24MR] 
        (see H.R. 2441), [1JY]
    Securities: improve regulation of certain derivatives dealers and 
        hedge funds, reduce risk to financial markets, and enhance 
        investor protections (see H.R. 3483), [18NO]
    Shipping Act: restore the application of antitrust laws to certain 
        applicable agreements and conduct (see H.R. 3138), [25OC]
    Ships and vessels: exempt from inspection certain small passenger 
        vessels that operate only in the waters of the U.S. Virgin 
        Islands (see H.R. 3512), [19NO]
    Small business: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by 
        certain agencies (see H.R. 1882), [20MY]
    ------facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork 
        requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain 
        requirements (see H.R. 391), [19JA]
    ------facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork 
        requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain 
        requirements (H.R. 391), consideration (see H. Res. 42), [9FE]
    ------provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 296), [7JA]
    Social Security: provide a safe harbor under the anti-kickback 
        statute for hospital restocking of certain ambulance drugs and 
        supplies (see H.R. 557), [3FE]
    States: eliminate requirement of providing Social Security numbers 
        on recreational license applications (see H.R. 1345), [25MR]
    ------permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles 
        within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 
        3219), [4NO]
    Taxation: collection and payment of State taxes imposed on goods 
        sold on Indian lands (see H.R. 1814), [13MY]
    ------establish a recovery period for franchise property, shorten 
        recovery period for depreciation of certain leasehold 
        improvements, and allow capital gain treatment on the transfer 
        of certain franchises (see H.R. 2402), [30JN]
    ------exempt small issues from restrictions on the deduction of 
        interest by financial institutions (see H.R. 1410), [14AP]
    ------expand S corporation eligibility for banks (see H.R. 242), 
        [7JA] (see H.R. 1586), [27AP] (see H.R. 1638), [29AP] (see 
        H.R. 1994), [27MY]
    ------inapplicability of the look-back method on construction 
        contracts requiring the percentage of completion accounting 
        method (see H.R. 2347), [24JN]
    ------modify the average area purchase price of residences 
        relative to qualified mortgage bond rules (see H.R. 885), 
        [1MR]
    ------permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other 
        companies (see H.R. 2431), [1JY]
    ------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. 1389), [13AP]
    ------restore deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with 
        State legislation (see H.R. 2948), [24SE]
    ------treatment of foreign investments through U.S. regulated 
        investment companies (see H.R. 2430), [1JY]
    Telecommunications: limit FCC authority in reviewing certain 
        mergers and acquisitions (see H.R. 3186), [1NO]
    ------modify FCC authority over license transfers (see H.R. 2533), 
        [15JY]
    ------preserve State and local authority to regulate the 
        placement, construction, and modification of certain 
        facilities (see H.R. 2834), [9SE]
    ------State and local government regulation of citizens band radio 
        equipment (see H.R. 2346), [24JN]
    Telephones: regulate interstate commerce in the use of mobile 
        telephones and strengthen and clarify prohibitions on 
        electronic eavesdropping (see H.R. 3489), [18NO]
    Television: exempt licenses in the instructional television fixed 
        service from competitive bidding (see H.R. 879), [25FE]
    Tobacco products: ban sale of cigarette packages containing small 
        number of cigarettes (see H.R. 1677), [4MY]
    ------impose restrictions on the sale of cigars (see H.R. 2579), 
        [21JY]
    ------prohibit sale of tobacco products to juveniles through the 
        Internet or other indirect means (see H.R. 2914), [22SE]
    ------smuggling prevention programs (see H.R. 2503), [14JY]
    ------strengthen State efforts to limit access to minors (see H.R. 
        144), [7JA]
    ------warning requirements for sale and advertisement of 
        cigarettes on the Internet (see H.R. 3007), [4OC]
    Transportation: prohibit the awarding of transportation project 
        grants relative to purchases of diesel-fueled buses for use in 
        certain nonattainment areas (see H.R. 3326), [10NO] (see H.R. 
        3376), [16NO]
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: approve a permit required for 
        importation of certain wildlife items taken in Tajikistan (see 
        H.R. 529), [3FE]
    Vitamins: revise regulations relative to dietary supplement 
        labeling and provide that certain types of advertisements for 
        dietary supplements are proper (see H.R. 3305), [10NO]
    Water: allow public water systems to avoid filtration requirements 
        (see H.R. 124), [7JA]
    ------Federal decisions, actions, and regulations (see H. Con. 
        Res. 86), [15AP]
    ------State sovereignty over water within borders (see H.R. 2456), 
        [1JY]
    Water pollution: exclude certain areas and activities from 
        stormwater regulations, and limit liability of local 
        governments relative to co-permittees and implementation of 
        control measures (see H.R. 3294), [10NO]
    Weapons: restrict the mail order sale of body armor (see H.R. 
        1423), [14AP]
    ------strengthen firearms and explosives laws (see H.R. 1768), 
        [12MY]
  Conference reports
    Education Flexibility Partnership Act (H.R. 800), [20AP]
  Motions
    Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State, territory, or 
        possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate 
        transportation of liquor (H.R. 2031), [3AU]
    Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 833), [5MY]
    Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State 
        participation in activities (H.R. 800), [23MR]
    Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (H.R. 2122), [18JN]
    Trademarks: protect consumers and promote electronic commerce by 
        amending certain trademark infringement, dilution, and 
        counterfeiting laws (S. 1255), [26OC]
  Reports filed
    Arlington National Cemetery Burial Eligibility Act: Committee on 
        Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 70) (H. Rept. 106-70), [18MR]
    Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        833) (H. Rept. 106-123), [29AP]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 800, Education 
        Flexibility Partnership Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 143) (H. Rept. 106-102), [20AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 350, Mandates Information Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 36) (H. Rept. 106-6), [3FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 391, Facilitate Small Business Compliance 
        With Certain Federal Paperwork Requirements and Establish a 
        Task Force To Streamline Certain Requirements: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 42) (H. Rept. 106-13), [9FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 436, Government Waste, Fraud, and Error 
        Reduction Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 43) (H. 
        Rept. 106-14), [9FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 514, Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 77) (H. Rept. 106-28), 
        [23FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 800, Education Flexibility Partnership Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 100) (H. Rept. 106-46), 
        [9MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 833, Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 158) (H. Rept. 106-126), [4MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1074, Regulatory Right-To-Know Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 258) (H. Rept. 106-248), 
        [21JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1402, Implementation of Certain Milk Price 
        Structures as Part of the Final Rule To Consolidate Federal 
        Milk Marketing Orders: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        294) (H. Rept. 106-324), [15SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1501, Consequences for Juvenile Offenders 
        Act and H.R. 2122, Mandatory Gun Show Background Check Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 209) (H. Rept. 106-186), 
        [15JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1987, Fair Access to Indemnity and 
        Reimbursement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 342) 
        (H. Rept. 106-414), [25OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2031, Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 272) (H. Rept. 106-
        281), [2AU]
    Dept. of Agriculture Implementation of Certain Milk Price 
        Structures as Part of the Implementation of the Final Rule To 
        Consolidate Federal Milk Marketing Orders: Committee 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1402) (H. Rept. 106-239), [19JY]
    Drug Addiction Treatment Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        2634) (H. Rept. 106-441), [3NO]
    Education Flexibility Partnership Act: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 800) (H. Rept. 106-100), [20AP]
    ------Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 800) 
        (H. Rept. 106-43), [8MR]

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    Enhance Native American Self-Governance Relative to Direct 
        Operation, Control, and Redesign of Indian Health Service 
        Activities: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1167) (H. 
        Rept. 106-477), [17NO]
    Facilitate Small Business Compliance With Certain Federal 
        Paperwork Requirements and Establish a Task Force To 
        Streamline Certain Requirements: Committee on Government 
        Reform (House) (H.R. 391) (H. Rept. 106-8), [8FE]
    Fair Access to Indemnity and Reimbursement Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1987) (H. Rept. 106-
        385), [14OC]
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Mt. Hope Waterpower Project: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 459) (H. Rept. 106-119), 
        [28AP]
    Government Waste, Fraud, and Error Reduction Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1442) (H. Rept. 106-275), 
        [30JY]
    ------Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 436) (H. Rept. 
        106-9), [8FE]
    Made in America Information Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 754) (H. Rept. 106-399), [19OC]
    Mandates Information Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 350) 
        (H. Rept. 106-5), [2FE]
    Maximum Acreage Increase of Federal Leases for Sodium That May Be 
        Held by an Entity in Any One State: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3063) (H. Rept. 106-469), [15NO]
    Organ Donor Leave Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) 
        (H.R. 457) (H. Rept. 106-174), [9JN]
    Regulatory Right-to-Know Act: Committee on Government Reform 
        (House) (H.R. 1074) (H. Rept. 106-168), [7JN]
    Resources Reports Restoration Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3002) (H. Rept. 106-458), [8NO]
    Save Our Satellites Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 851) 
        (H. Rept. 106-79), [12AP]
    Strengthen the Fastener Quality Act Protection Against the Sale of 
        Mismarked and Counterfeit Fasteners: Committee on Science 
        (House) (H.R. 1183) (H. Rept. 106-121), [29AP]
    Temporarily Extend Chapter 12 of the Bankruptcy Code Relative to 
        the Treatment of Farmers' Reorganization Plans by Banks: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 808) (H. Rept. 106-
        45), [9MR]
    Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 2031) (H. Rept. 106-265), [27JY]
    Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 514) (H. Rept. 106-24), [23FE]

GOVERNMENT WASTE, FRAUD, AND ERROR REDUCTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 436): consideration (see H. Res. 43), [9FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 436, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 43) (H. Rept. 106-14), [9FE]
    Provisions: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 436) (H. 
        Rept. 106-9), [8FE]
    ------Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1442) (H. Rept. 
        106-275), [30JY]

GOVERNMENT WASTE CORRECTIONS ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1827) (H. 
        Rept. 106-474), [17NO]

GOVERNMENT--U.S.
  Appointments
    Commission To Assess the Organization of the Federal Government To 
        Combat the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, [6JA]
    Conferees: H. Con. Res. 68, setting forth the Federal budget for 
        2000-2009, [12AP]
    ------H.R. 1141, emergency supplemental appropriations, [22AP]
    ------H.R. 2112, Multidistrict, Multiparty, Multiforum Trial 
        Jurisdiction Act, [16NO]
    ------H.R. 2488, Financial Freedom Act, [2AU]
    Social Security Advisory Board, [30SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agricultural Market Transition Act: provide compensation for loss 
        markets to farm owners and producers who have entered into 
        production flexibility contracts (see H.R. 2568), [20JY]
    Agriculture: emergency assistance to farmers and ranchers (see 
        H.R. 2843), [13SE]
    Alaska: improve Federal hiring and contracting of natives (see 
        H.R. 2804), [5AU]
    Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 67, 68), [27SE] 
        (see H.J. Res. 71), [18OC] (see H.J. Res. 73), [27OC] (see 
        H.J. Res. 75), [3NO] (see H.J. Res. 78), [9NO] (see H.J. Res. 
        79, 80), [16NO] (see H.J. Res. 82, 83), [17NO] (see H.J. Res. 
        84), [18NO]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 68), consideration (see H. Res. 
        305), [27SE]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 71), consideration (see H. Res. 
        334), [18OC]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 75), consideration (see H. Res. 
        358), [3NO]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 80), consideration (see H. Res. 
        381), [16NO]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 82), consideration (see H. Res. 
        385), [17NO]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 83), consideration (see H. Res. 
        385), [17NO]
    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 
        1141), [17MR]
    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1141), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 125), [23MR]
    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1141), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 173), [17MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental for military operations, 
        refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relative to Kosovo 
        conflict, and for military operations in Southwest Asia (see 
        H.R. 1664), [4MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental for military operations, 
        refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relative to Kosovo 
        conflict, and for military operations in Southwest Asia (H.R. 
        1664), consideration (see H. Res. 159), [5MY]
    ------making miscellaneous appropriations (see H.R. 3425), [17NO]
    Audits: require use of recovery audits by Federal agencies to 
        improve the economy and efficiency of operations (see H.R. 
        1827), [17MY]
    Aviation: civil penalties for unruly passengers of air carriers 
        (see H.R. 1052), [10MR]
    Bankruptcy: make debts to governmental units for the care and 
        maintenance of minor children nondischargeable (see H.R. 
        3258), [8NO]
    BLS: development and circulation of a monthly cost-of-living index 
        (see H. Con. Res. 41), [4MR]
    Border Patrol: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 122), [27MY]
    Budget: allow projected on-budget surplus to be used for tax cuts 
        (see H.R. 1016), [4MR]
    ------constitutional amendment relative to spending limitations 
        (see H.J. Res. 74), [2NO]
    ------deficit (see H. Con. Res. 160), [20JY]
    ------establish a budget reserve account for emergencies (see H.R. 
        537), [3FE]
    ------guarantee honesty (see H.R. 656), [9FE]
    ------improve and strengthen budget process (see H.R. 853), [25FE]
    ------provide discretionary spending offsets (see H.R. 3085), 
        [14OC]
    ------public disclosure on treatment of Social Security trust 
        funds (see H.R. 563), [3FE]
    ------reduce Federal spending in several programs (see H.R. 2649), 
        [29JY]
    ------reduce public debt (see H. Res. 40), [4FE]
    ------reform process (see H.R. 2293), [22JN]
    ------require a balanced Federal budget and repayment of the 
        national debt (see H.R. 1017), [4MR]
    ------require that certain surplus amounts be used for paying down 
        the national debt (see H. Res. 55), [11FE] (see H. Res. 302), 
        [23SE] (see H. Res. 306), [28SE]
    ------require two-thirds vote for 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. 343), [19JA]
    ------review, reform, and terminate unnecessary and inequitable 
        Federal payments, benefits, services, and tax advantages (see 
        H.R. 3221), [4NO]
    ------sequestration of all budgetary accounts except Social 
        Security, Federal retirement, and interest on the debt (see 
        H.R. 451), [2FE]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (see H. Con. 
        Res. 68), [23MR]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 
        68), consideration (see H. Res. 131), [24MR]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 
        68), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 137), 
        [13AP]
    ------shutdown relative to process (see H.R. 142), [7JA]
    ------support year 2000 proposed budget (see H.R. 3054, 3055), 
        [7OC]
    ------treatment of on-budget trust funds (see H.R. 2426), [1JY]
    Business and industry: prevent governmental entities from using 
        tax-exempt financing to engage in unfair competition against 
        private enterprise (see H.R. 2756), [5AU] (see H.R. 3097), 
        [18OC]
    ------reduce corporate welfare (see H.R. 1470), [15AP]
    ------require certain parent corporations of Federal contractors 
        to provide health care benefits to retired employees of the 
        contractor (see H.R. 3506), [18NO]
    California: restore Federal recognition to the Native Americans of 
        the Graton Rancheria (see H.R. 946), [2MR]
    Census: require use of postcensus local review (see H.R. 472), 
        [2FE]
    ------require use of postcensus local review (H.R. 472), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 138), [13AP]
    Children and youth: establish public-private partnerships to 
        provide child care (see H.R. 3318), [10NO]
    ------provide greater access to child care services for Federal 
        employees (see H.R. 28), [6JA] (see H.R. 206), [7JA]
    Classified information: identify, collect, and review for 
        declassification information that is of extraordinary public 
        interest (see H.R. 3152), [27OC]
    Colleges and universities: treatment of financial aid grants 
        relative to access of ROTC and military recruiting on campus 
        (see H.R. 1123), [16MR]
    Community development: amend certain community reinvestment 
        statutes (see H.R. 3504), [18NO]
    Computers: authorize the purchase of information technology 
        relative to year 2000 conversion by State and local 
        governments through Federal supply schedules (see H.R. 1599), 
        [28AP]
    ------coordinate testing and disclose readiness of certain Federal 
        and non-Federal computer systems relative to the year 2000 
        problem (see H.R. 1447), [15AP]
    ------disclose readiness of certain Federal and non-Federal 
        computer systems relative to the year 2000 problem (see H.R. 
        1884), [20MY]
    ------establish judicial and administrative proceedings for the 
        resolution of year 2000 processing failures, [7JA]
    ------installation of filtering or blocking programs in schools 
        and libraries with Internet access (see H.R. 2560), [20JY]
    ------minimize the disruption of Government and private sector 
        operations caused by the year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 
        1502), [21AP]
    Conable, Barber B., Jr.: appointment as citizen regent of 
        Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see H.J. Res. 26), 
        [9FE]
    Congress: require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the House 
        and Senate Chambers (see H. Con. Res. 150), [1JY]
    ------separation of powers between Congress and the President (see 
        H.R. 2655), [30JY]
    ------status of Executive Orders that infringe on the powers and 
        duties of Congress or are not specifically funded (see H. Con. 
        Res. 26), [9FE] (see H. Con. Res. 30), [10FE]

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    Constitutional amendments: legal effects of new treaties and 
        agreements on the Constitution (see H.J. Res. 63), [22JY]
    Construction industries: payment protections for persons providing 
        labor and materials for Federal construction projects (see 
        H.R. 1219), [23MR]
    Contracts: payment requirements for subcontractors under Federal 
        contracts (see H.R. 1208), [18MR]
    ------provide a penalty for the failure by a Federal contractor to 
        subcontract with small businesses as described in its 
        subcontracting plan (see H.R. 1209), [18MR]
    ------provide simplified criteria for determining whether an 
        individual is an employee or an independent contractor and 
        limit retroactive employment tax reclassifications (see H.R. 
        1525, 1525), [22AP]
    ------require that work that requires licensing be performed by a 
        person who is so licensed (see H.R. 479), [2FE]
    ------require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local 
        poverty line (see H.R. 314), [7JA]
    Courts: allow a judge to whom a case is transferred to retain 
        jurisdiction over certain multidistrict litigation cases for 
        trial (see H.R. 1852), [18MY] (see H.R. 2112), [9JN]
    ------allow suits against the Federal Government for gross 
        negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas 
        (see H.R. 1371), [12AP]
    ------applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to 
        the judicial branch of the Federal government (see H.R. 1048), 
        [10MR]
    ------appointment of additional Federal district judges in 
        California (see H.R. 2740), [5AU]
    ------appointment of additional Federal district judges in Florida 
        (see H.R. 454), [2FE] (see H.R. 1394), [13AP]
    ------appointment of an additional Federal district judge in 
        Wisconsin (see H.R. 3470), [18NO]
    ------clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings 
        and land use disputes (see H.R. 2372), [29JN]
    ------determination of cases alleging breach of secret Government 
        contracts (see H.R. 1548), [22AP]
    ------establish new method for fixing rates of basic pay for 
        administrative appeals judges (see H.R. 3185), [1NO]
    ------improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (see H.R. 
        1658), [4MY]
    ------improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 
        1658), consideration (see H. Res. 216), [22JN]
    ------independent counsel law reform (see H.R. 117), [7JA]
    ------independent counsel law repeal (see H.R. 386), [19JA] (see 
        H.R. 794), [23FE]
    ------prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of 
        unjustifiable nonacquiescence and relitigation of precedents 
        established in the Federal courts (see H.R. 1924), [25MY]
    ------provide for a three-judge panel to review applications for 
        injunctions relative to the constitutionality of Federal or 
        State legislation (see H.R. 2986), [30SE]
    ------provide for equitable treatment of governmental and private 
        plaintiffs in certain civil actions (see H.R. 2597), [22JY]
    ------provide for Federal jurisdiction of certain multiparty, 
        multiform civil actions (see H.R. 967), [3MR]
    Credit: create money in the form of noninterest bearing credit and 
        use to provide for noninterest bearing loans to State and 
        local governments for funding capital projects (see H.R. 
        1452), [15AP]
    ------protect consumers from unreasonable credit card fees or 
        interest rates (see H.R. 1276), [24MR]
    ------require notice before changes to credit card interest rates 
        (see H.R. 3117), [20OC]
    Crime: penalties for taking a firearm from a Federal law 
        enforcement officer (see H.R. 735), [11FE]
    Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction 
        workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 1012), [4MR]
    ------require cancellation of contracts with repeat violators and 
        disclosure of certain payroll information (see H.R. 527), 
        [3FE]
    Declaration of Taking Act: require coverage of all condemnations 
        of property by the Government (see H.R. 1002), [4MR]
    Dept. of Defense: expand program which allows State and local law 
        enforcement agencies to procure certain emergency and rescue 
        equipment (see H.R. 2625), [27JY]
    ------implement certain restrictions on purchases from Federal 
        Prison Industries (see H.R. 2291), [22JN]
    ------Inspector General audit of certain military purchases 
        relative to compliance with Buy American Act (see H.R. 608), 
        [4FE]
    ------require consideration of percentage of work to be performed 
        in the U.S. in the evaluation of contracts (see H.R. 867), 
        [25FE]
    Dept. of Education: corrections in poverty data relative to cost-
        of-living statistics (see H.R. 1902), [20MY]
    Dept. of Energy: retention and administration of certain Oil Shale 
        Reserves in Utah (see H.R. 2823), [9SE]
    Dept. of Justice: establish a panel to study the issue of Federal 
        benefits received by persons convicted of drug offenses (see 
        H.R. 1856), [18MY]
    Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all 
        executive branch employees involved in responding to issues 
        related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see 
        H. Res. 398), [18NO]
    Dept. of the Interior: standardize the process for conducting 
        public hearings for Federal agencies (see H.R. 1864), [19MY]
    Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline 
        the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs 
        of disaster assistance (see H.R. 533), [3FE] (see H.R. 707), 
        [11FE] (see H.R. 1711), [5MY]
    ------authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the 
        administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of 
        disaster assistance (H.R. 707), consideration (see H. Res. 
        91), [3MR]
    District of Columbia: prohibit the Legalization of Marijuana for 
        Medical Treatment Initiative from taking effect (see H.R. 
        2959), (see H.J. Res. 69), [28SE]
    ------retrocession to Maryland (see H.R. 558), [3FE]
    Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job 
        opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, 
        produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and 
        redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050), [10MR]
    Drugs: prohibit federally sponsored research pertaining to the 
        legalization of drugs (see H.R. 278), [7JA]
    Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Washington, DC: 
        designate (see H.R. 3108), [19OC]
    Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, 
        strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain 
        assurances to local governments and individuals relative to 
        economic development efforts (see H.R. 960), [3MR]
    Education: grants for public policy programs at certain institutes 
        and schools (see H.R. 788), [23FE]
    ------increase funding for Pell Grant awards and existing campus-
        based aid programs (see H. Con. Res. 88), [20AP]
    ------increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 959), [3MR] (see H.R. 
        2872), [15SE]
    ------Pell Grant Program funding (see H.R. 1675), [4MY]
    ------percentage of Federal education dollars spent in the 
        classroom (see H. Res. 303), [23SE]
    Eisenhower, Dwight D.: acknowledge and commemorate service as 
        General of the Army and President (see H. Con. Res. 198), 
        [14OC]
    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. 1253), 
        [24MR]
    Electronic commerce: require adoption and utilization of digital 
        signatures by Federal agencies and encourage use of digital 
        signatures in private sector electronic transactions (see H.R. 
        1572), [27AP]
    Employment: implement alternative program for providing a benefit 
        or employment preference under Federal law (see H.R. 2509, 
        2509), [14JY]
    ------increase flexibility for the transfer of within State 
        allocations between adult and dislocated worker employment and 
        training activities (see H.R. 2675), [2AU]
    ------prevent involuntary application of arbitration to 
        discrimination claims (see H.R. 872), [25FE]
    ------prohibit discrimination in the offering of benefits to 
        designated associates of employees relative to the nature of 
        the relationship (see H.R. 1013), [4MR]
    ------prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or 
        sexual orientation (see H.R. 2355), [24JN]
    Endangered Species Act: rescue and relocate members of any species 
        that would be taken in the course of certain reconstruction, 
        maintenance, or repair of manmade flood control levees (see 
        H.R. 2017), [8JN]
    English language: encourage status as primary language and 
        recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 4), 
        [7JA]
    EPA: public disclosure of accidental release scenario information 
        in risk management plans (see H.R. 1790), [13MY]
    Executive departments: expedite review procedures for granting 
        waivers to States under a grant program administered by the 
        agency if another State has already been granted a similar 
        waiver (see H.R. 2376), [29JN]
    Executive Office of the President: nullify effect of an Executive 
        Order relative to the implementation of certain human rights 
        treaties (see H.R. 62), [7JA] (see H.R. 663), [10FE]
    ------nullify various Executive orders relative to the 
        assassination of foreign military or terrorist leaders (see 
        H.R. 1403), [14AP]
    ------prohibit the use of funds to administer or enforce the 
        provisions of an Executive Order relative to the 
        implementation of certain human rights treaties (see H.R. 63), 
        [7JA] (see H.R. 662), [10FE]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement 
        in educational and extracurricular activities, routine medical 
        needs, and assistance to elderly relatives (see H.R. 2103), 
        [9JN]
    ------allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, 
        adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health 
        condition (see H.R. 2104), [9JN]
    FCC: terminate E-Rate Program (see H.R. 692), [10FE]
    Federal agencies and departments: improve ability to license 
        federally owned inventions (see H.R. 209), [7JA]
    ------review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 
        2128), [10JN]
    ------use of surplus administrative funds for personnel pay 
        bonuses and deficit reduction (see H.R. 993), [4MR]
    Federal aid programs: improve Federal financial assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 409), [19JA]
    ------improve Federal financial assistance programs (H.R. 409), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 75), [23FE]
    Federal Employee Health Benefits Program: allow participation by 
        individuals aged 55 to 65 who would not otherwise have health 
        insurance (see H.R. 55), [6JA]
    Federal employees: alleviate pay-compression problem affecting 
        members of the Senior Executive Service and other senior-level 
        Federal employees (see H.R. 3147), [26OC]
    ------allow agencies to reimburse for certain adoption expenses 
        (see H.R. 2733), [5AU]
    ------allow for the contribution of rollover distributions to 
        accounts and eliminate waiting-period requirements for 
        participation in the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 208), [7JA]
    ------eliminate certain inequities in the computation of 
        retirement benefits for law enforcement officers, 
        firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials 
        couriers, and their survivors (see H.R. 1769), [12MY]
    ------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. 2842), [13SE]
    ------ensure parity between the compensation of members of the 
        Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 34), 
        [12FE]

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    ------equitable overtime pay and credit hour policies (see H.R. 
        2696), [4AU]
    ------equitable overtime pay policies (see H.R. 582), [4FE]
    ------establish program under which current and former employees 
        may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 110), [7JA] (see 
        H.R. 602), [4FE] (see H.R. 1111), [16MR]
    ------health benefits coverage for hearing aids and examinations 
        (see H.R. 2321), [23JN]
    ------health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 
        2706), [4AU]
    ------health benefits coverage of services by chiropractors, 
        acupuncturists, massage therapists, naturopathic physicians, 
        and midwifes (see H.R. 2360), [24JN]
    ------increase leave time relative to services as an organ donor 
        (see H.R. 457), [2FE]
    ------make certain service performed as an employee of a 
        nonappropriated fund instrumentality creditable for retirement 
        purposes (see H.R. 2686), [3AU]
    ------make certain temporary Federal service creditable for 
        retirement purposes (see H.R. 1606), [28AP]
    ------make percentage limitations on contributions to the Thrift 
        Savings Plan comparable to dollar amount limitations on 
        elective deferrals (see H.R. 483), [2FE]
    ------payment of compensation to the families of those killed in 
        the crash of an Air Force CT-43A aircraft on April 3, 1996, 
        near Dubrovnik, Croatia (see H.R. 3295), [10NO]
    ------provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2859), 
        [14SE]
    ------provide for continued compensation when funds are not 
        available due to a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 1210), 
        [18MR]
    ------provide for the rectification of certain retirement coverage 
        errors (see H.R. 416), [19JA]
    ------provide for the rectification of certain retirement coverage 
        errors (S. 1232), return to Senate (see H. Res. 394), [18NO]
    ------reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 680), [10FE]
    ------require preemployment drug testing (see H.R. 279), [7JA]
    ------treatment of Government physicians' comparability allowances 
        as basic pay for retirement purposes (see H.R. 207), [7JA]
    Federal Insurance Contributions Act: disclosure of payments on 
        individual pay checks (see H.R. 246), [7JA]
    Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to 
        purchase products and require commercial competition for 
        Federal contracts (see H.R. 2551), [19JY]
    ------reform (see H.R. 2558), [20JY]
    Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act: exempt certain reports 
        from automatic elimination and sunset (see H.R. 3111), [20OC] 
        (see H.R. 3234), [5NO]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: ensure compliance by Federal 
        facilities (see H.R. 2449), [1JY]
    Federal-State relations: promote federalism, protect reserved 
        powers of the States, and impose accountability for Federal 
        preemption of State and local laws (see H.R. 2245), [16JN]
    ------require Federal agencies to comply with a former Executive 
        Order limiting Federal authority to impose regulations on 
        State and local governments not provided under the 
        Constitution (see H.R. 2960), [28SE]
    ------require Federal agencies to consult with State and local 
        governments on environmental impact statements (see H.R. 
        2029), [8JN]
    FEMA: make grants to fire departments for the acquisition of 
        thermal imaging cameras (see H.R. 1839), [18MY]
    ------make grants to fire departments to improve public safety 
        against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), [17MR]
    Financial institutions: provide basic low-cost banking accounts, 
        eliminate certain automated teller machine surcharges, and 
        reauthorize a bank fee survey by the FRS (see H.R. 3503), 
        [18NO]
    Food Safety Administration: establish as independent agency to 
        consolidate food safety, labeling, and inspection functions 
        (see H.R. 2345), [24JN]
    Foreign trade: consolidate and enhance trade adjustment assistance 
        and NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance programs (see 
        H.R. 1491), [20AP]
    Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty (see H.R. 1691), 
        [5MY]
    ------protect religious liberty (H.R. 1691), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 245), [13JY]
    FRS: mandate price stability as the primary goal of monetary 
        policy (see H.R. 653), [9FE]
    Georgia: Federal recognition of the Lower Muscogee-Creek Indian 
        Tribe (see H.R. 3262), [9NO]
    Government regulations: accounting of costs and benefits (see H.R. 
        1074), [11MR]
    ------accounting of costs and benefits (H.R. 1074), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 258), [21JY]
    ------analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of 
        proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 350), 
        [19JA]
    ------analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of 
        proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R. 350), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 36), [3FE]
    ------debarment or suspension from Federal procurement and 
        nonprocurement activities of persons that violate certain 
        labor and safety laws (see H.R. 1227), [23MR]
    ------preserve limited Federal agency reporting requirements on 
        banking and housing matters (see H.R. 3046), [7OC]
    ------provide an affirmative defense in a civil action over a 
        Federal requirement which is potentially in conflict with 
        another Federal requirement (see H.R. 2610), [26JY]
    ------reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 439), [2FE]
    ------reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3311), [10NO]
    ------require reasonable notice of changes made to regulations 
        imposed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 881), [1MR]
    Gray, Hanna H.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian 
        Institution Board of Regents (see H.J. Res. 27), [9FE]
    Handguns: prohibit possession or transfer to individuals who have 
        not attained 21 years of age (see H.R. 85), [7JA]
    Health: establish Federal penalties for prohibited use and 
        disclosure of personal health information and allow 
        individuals to inspect and copy their own health information 
        (see H.R. 2455), [1JY]
    ------maintenance of certain health information when a health care 
        facility has closed or a benefit plan sponsor has ceased to do 
        business (see H.R. 307), [7JA]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (see H.R. 2990), [30SE]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (H.R. 2990), consideration (see H. Res. 323), [5OC]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (H.R. 2990), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 348), 
        [1NO]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 2723), consideration (see H. Res. 323), [5OC]
    Homeless: consolidate Federal housing assistance programs to 
        ensure that States and communities have sufficient flexibility 
        to use assistance amounts effectively (see H.R. 1073), [11MR]
    ------educational assistance for children and youth (see H.R. 
        2888), [21SE]
    House of Representatives: permit payments to reimburse Members, 
        officers, and employees for qualified adoption expenses (see 
        H. Res. 238), [1JY]
    House Rules: improve deliberation of proposed Federal private 
        sector mandates (see H. Res. 377), [16NO]
    ------repeal relative to statutory limit on the public debt (see 
        H. Res. 20), [7JA] (see H. Res. 80), [23FE]
    ------require a two-thirds majority on legislation implementing 
        future trade agreements pursuant to fast-track procedures (see 
        H. Res. 96), [3MR]
    Housing: expand homeownership (see H.R. 1776), [12MY]
    ------restructure financing for assisted housing for senior 
        citizens (see H.R. 202), [7JA]
    Immigration: cancellation of removal and waiver of exclusion for 
        certain aliens (see H.R. 1485), [20AP]
    ------exempt certain elderly persons from certain naturalization 
        requirements (see H.R. 2899), [21SE]
    Independent Counsel Commission: establish (see H.R. 3005), [4OC]
    INS: modify rate of basic pay and classification of positions for 
        certain Border Patrol agents (see H.R. 1881), [20MY]
    Inspector General Act: appointment of the Inspector General of 
        certain Federal agencies by the President (see H.R. 2013), 
        [8JN]
    Job Training Partnership Act: establish regional private industry 
        councils for labor market areas that are located in more than 
        one State (see H.R. 201), [7JA]
    ------funding of incentive bonuses to certain job training 
        providers that place large percentages of individuals in 
        certain occupations (see H.R. 203), [7JA]
    Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to 
        assist local governments in purchasing bullet resistant 
        equipment (see H.R. 1807), [13MY]
    Lawyers and attorneys: reimburse individuals for attorneys' fees 
        who are indicted by an independent counsel but found not 
        guilty (see H.R. 943), [2MR]
    Legislation: require Congress and the President to fulfill their 
        constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for 
        Federal laws (see H.R. 2301), [22JN]
    Medicaid: waive Federal claim to State tobacco settlements if 
        State uses funds for smoking reduction programs and economic 
        assistance for tobacco farming communities (see H.R. 1232), 
        [23MR]
    ------waive Federal claim to State tobacco settlements if State 
        uses funds only for smoking reduction and public health 
        programs (see H.R. 610), [4FE] (see H.R. 1289), [25MR]
    Medicare: contract reform (see H.R. 312), [7JA]
    Members of Congress: include salaries in any proposed across-the-
        board reduction in funding for Federal agencies (see H. Con. 
        Res. 207), [25OC]
    Merit Systems Protection Board: conduct an alternative dispute 
        resolution pilot program to assist Federal agencies in 
        resolving workplace disputes (see H.R. 3312), [10NO]
    ------conduct an alternative dispute resolution pilot program to 
        assist Federal agencies in resolving workplace disputes and 
        establish an administrative judge pay schedule (see H.R. 
        2946), [24SE]
    Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain 
        lands (see H.R. 410), [19JA]
    Minnesota: lease or transfer of certain land owned by the Lower 
        Sioux Indian Community (see H.R. 2484), [12JY]
    Minorities: procurement access for minority-owned businesses (see 
        H. Res. 184), [20MY]
    National Assessment Governing Board: grant exclusive authority 
        over all policies, directions, and guidelines for establishing 
        and implementing certain voluntary national tests (see H.R. 
        893), [2MR]
    National forests: return of fair and reasonable fees for use and 
        occupancy of land under the recreation residence program (see 
        H.R. 3268), [9NO] (see H.R. 3327), [10NO]
    National objectives: promote economic opportunities for families 
        (see H.R. 1040), [9MR]
    ------renew commitment to the fundamental principles which guided 
        the Founding Fathers (see H. Con. Res. 215), [28OC]
    National Teachers Hall of Fame: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 
        164), [7JA]
    National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to 
        land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of 
        trails (see H.R. 2267), [17JN]
    Native Americans: administrative procedures for extension of 
        Federal recognition to certain Indian groups (see H.R. 361), 
        [19JA]
    ------improve services and facilities of Federal Indian health 
        programs and encourage maximum participation of Indians in 
        such programs (see H.R. 3397), [16NO]

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    ------provide for appropriate study and repatriation of remains 
        for which a cultural affiliation is not readily ascertainable 
        (see H.R. 2643), [29JY]
    ------use a portion of the budget surplus for payment and 
        management of all federally held tribal trust fund accounts 
        and individual Indian money accounts (see H. Con. Res. 237), 
        [18NO]
    Natural resources: continue preparation of useful reports and 
        repeal laws terminating reporting requirements relative to 
        public lands, Native Americans, fisheries, wildlife, insular 
        areas, and other related matters (see H.R. 3002), [4OC]
    New Year's Day: designate day of observance in year 2000 (see H.J. 
        Res. 14), [7JA]
    NIST: improve computer security (see H.R. 2413), [1JY]
    Office of Inspector General Oversight Council: establish (see H.R. 
        305), [7JA]
    Oklahoma: compensate the Wyandotte Tribe for the taking of certain 
        rights by the Federal Government (see H.R. 1533), [22AP]
    Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act: technical 
        corrections (see H.R. 149), [7JA]
    OPM: develop classification standards for physician assistants in 
        Federal agencies (see H.R. 1697), [5MY]
    Panama Canal Act: establish conditions on the payment of certain 
        balances (see H.R. 3452), [18NO]
    Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund 
        from the Federal budget (see H.R. 82), [7JA]
    Postal Service: preserve, protect, and promote viability (see H.R. 
        2535), [15JY]
    Power resources: provide a transition to market-based rates for 
        power sold by the TVA and Federal Power Marketing 
        Administration (see H.R. 1486), [20AP]
    President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct 
        popular election (see H.J. Res. 23), [4FE]
    Presidents of the U.S.: limit the duration of certain benefits 
        extended to former Presidents (see H.R. 96), [7JA]
    ------permit congressional review of certain Presidential orders 
        (see H.R. 3131), [21OC]
    Printing: authorize printing of ``How Our Laws Are Made'', ``Our 
        American Government'', and the pocket version and document-
        sized annotated version of the U.S. Constitution (see H. Con. 
        Res. 221), [9NO]
    Privacy: ensure confidentiality of statistical information and 
        permit limited sharing of records among designated agencies 
        for statistical purposes (see H.R. 2885), [21SE]
    ------prohibit Federal, State, and local agencies and private 
        entities from transferring, selling, or disclosing personal 
        data without consent and make such information available to 
        the individual (see H.R. 2644), [29JY]
    ------regulate use of Social Security numbers and other personal 
        information by interactive computer services (see H.R. 367), 
        [19JA]
    ------repeal law creating a national identification card by 
        establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and 
        drivers' licenses (see H.R. 2337), [24JN]
    ------require Federal agencies to assess privacy implications 
        resulting from certain proposed rules (see H.R. 3307), [10NO]
    Programs: reduce waste, fraud, and error by making improvements in 
        Federal management and debt collection practices, payment 
        systems, and benefit programs (see H.R. 436), [2FE]
    ------reduce waste, fraud, and error by making improvements in 
        Federal management and debt collection practices, payment 
        systems, and benefit programs (H.R. 436), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 43), [9FE]
    Public buildings: provide nondiscriminatory access to Federal 
        buildings by telecommunications carriers to ensure competition 
        (see H.R. 2891), [21SE]
    Public debt: constitutional amendment to restrict annual deficits 
        and require popular vote of the people to exceed any limits 
        (see H.J. Res. 36), [4MR]
    ------establish lower statutory limits for fiscal years 2000-2009 
        (see H.R. 948), [2MR]
    Public Health Service: permit family planning projects to offer 
        adoption services (see H.R. 2485), [12JY]
    Public lands: increase Land and Water Conservation Fund and Urban 
        Parks and Recreation Recovery Programs funding, resume State 
        grant funding, and develop conservation and recreation 
        facilities in urban areas (see H.R. 1118), [16MR]
    ------make certain Federal property is made available to States 
        before other entities (see H.R. 738), [11FE]
    ------require congressional approval before entering into certain 
        agreements or arrangements (see H.R. 1207), [18MR]
    Public safety officers: eligibility of certain emergency 
        management and civil defense personnel for public safety 
        officer death benefits (see H.R. 2588), [22JY]
    Public welfare programs: deny benefits to individuals who 
        participated in Nazi war crimes during World War II (see H.R. 
        1788), [13MY]
    Puerto Rico: transfer Federal control over Vieques Island to the 
        Puerto Rican Government for public purposes (see H.R. 2890), 
        [21SE]
    Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: compensation for certain 
        individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills 
        (see H.R. 1516), [21AP]
    ------compensation for certain individuals exposed to radiation in 
        uranium mines, mills, or during transport (see H.R. 1045), 
        [9MR]
    ------remove requirement that exposure resulting in stomach cancer 
        occur before a certain age (see H.R. 930), [2MR]
    Real property: authorize public-private partnerships to 
        rehabilitate Federal real property (see H.R. 3285), [9NO]
    ------establish procedures for assessing Federal regulations 
        relative to seizure of private property (see H.R. 294), [7JA]
    ------preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and 
        preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 
        883), [1MR]
    ------preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and 
        preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 883), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 180), [19MY]
    ------private property owner rights (see H.R. 1142), [17MR]
    Research: continuation of Federal research and development 
        programs funding in a fiscally sustainable way (see H.R. 
        3161), [28OC]
    Schools: provide matching grants for the construction, renovation 
        and repair of school facilities in areas affected by Federal 
        activities (see H.R. 1842), [18MY]
    Shutdown: require comparable treatment of Federal employees, 
        Members of Congress and the President (see H.R. 877), [25FE]
    Small business: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by 
        certain agencies (see H.R. 1882), [20MY]
    ------facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork 
        requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain 
        requirements (see H.R. 391), [19JA]
    ------facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork 
        requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain 
        requirements (H.R. 391), consideration (see H. Res. 42), [9FE]
    ------provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 296), [7JA]
    Social Security: budget treatment of Old-Age, Survivors, and 
        Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 74), (see H.R. 167), 
        [7JA]
    ------budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 685), [10FE] (see 
        H.R. 1259), [24MR] (see H.R. 1803), [13MY] (see H.R. 2039), 
        [8JN] (see H. Res. 18), [7JA]
    ------budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 1259), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 186), [24MY]
    ------choice of benefit payment method relative to computation 
        rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 
        (see H.R. 568), [3FE]
    ------computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or 
        surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), [23MR]
    ------ensure solvency of trust funds (see H.R. 37), [6JA] (see 
        H.R. 3012), [5OC]
    ------improve computation system for certain workers who attain 
        age 65 (see H.R. 538), [3FE]
    ------investment of amounts held in the Federal Old-Age and 
        Survivors Insurance Trust Fund in private sector securities 
        markets (see H.R. 871), [25FE] (see H.R. 990), [4MR]
    ------preserve all budget surpluses until legislation is enacted 
        to strengthen and protect Social Security and Medicare (see 
        H.R. 1927), [25MY]
    ------prohibit investment of trust funds in private financial 
        markets (see H. Con. Res. 155), [14JY]
    ------protect Social Security surpluses and reserve a portion of 
        non-Social Security surpluses to strengthen and protect 
        Medicare (see H.R. 3165), [28OC]
    ------reform (see H.R. 1), [1MR]
    ------reform relative to State and local government employees (see 
        H. Con. Res. 101), [6MY]
    Space policy: promote international competitiveness of commercial 
        space industry, ensure Federal and private access to space, 
        and minimize opportunities for foreign transfer of critical 
        satellite technologies (see H.R. 1526), [22AP] (see H.R. 
        2542), [16JY]
    States: constitutional amendment to grant power to propose 
        constitutional amendments (see H.J. Res. 29), [11FE]
    Surplus Government property: make certain equipment available to 
        State and local governments to assist in emergency law 
        enforcement and rescue operations (see H.R. 1442), [15AP] (see 
        H.R. 3187), [1NO]
    Taxation: allow cash payment to Federal employees in lieu of 
        parking benefits (see H.R. 1513), [21AP]
    ------allow taxpayers to request receipts for income tax payments 
        which itemize the portion allocated for Federal spending (see 
        H.R. 1153), [17MR]
    ------constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see 
        H.J. Res. 45), [14AP]
    ------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. 81), 
        [16NO]
    ------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. 1263), [24MR]
    ------encourage production and use of electric vehicles (see H.R. 
        1108), [15MR]
    ------ensure tax payments from certain religious individuals are 
        used for nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 1454), [15AP]
    ------exclusion from gross income for foster care payments 
        relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see 
        H.R. 1194), [18MR]
    ------extend waiver allowing deductions of nonrefundable personal 
        credits relative to determination of the alternative minimum 
        tax (see H.R. 2936), [23SE]
    ------increase charitable contribution deduction, and allow such 
        deductions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions 
        (see H.R. 969), [3MR]
    ------increases relative to additional Government spending (see H. 
        Con. Res. 197), [13OC] (see H. Con. Res. 208), [26OC]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty 
        and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and 
        investments, and establish incentives for education and health 
        care (see H.R. 2488), [13JY]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty 
        and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and 
        investments, and establish incentives for education and health 
        care (H.R. 2488), consideration (see H. Res. 256), [20JY]
    ------relief for families (see H.R. 2646), [29JY] (see H. Res. 
        95), [3MR]
    ------relief for families and businesses to encourage family 
        stability, economic growth, and tax simplification (see H.R. 
        2574), [20JY]
    ------repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national 
        retail sales tax (see H.R. 1467), [15AP] (see H.R. 2001), 
        [27MY] (see H.R. 2525), [14JY]
    ------require CBO and the Committee on Taxation (Joint) to use 
        dynamic scoring for provisions of bills or joint resolutions 
        that reduce tax rates (see H.R. 29), [6JA]
    ------require congressional review of Federal agency rules that 
        establish or raise taxes (see H.R. 2636), [29JY]

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    ------restructure and replace the income tax system to meet 
        national priorities (see H.R. 134), [7JA]
    ------simplify Internal Revenue Code through revenue neutral 
        proposals (see H.R. 1420), [14AP]
    ------strengthen provisions relative to individuals who relinquish 
        U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 3099), [19OC]
    ------terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 1041), [9MR]
    ------terminate Internal Revenue Code and abolish IRS (see H. Con. 
        Res. 148), [1JY]
    ------treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security 
        benefits (see H.R. 372), [19JA]
    ------treatment of income from land sold to a government agency or 
        a nonprofit organization for conservation purposes (see H.R. 
        2880), [15SE]
    Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act (H.R. 2488): consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 274), [4AU]
    Time: change effective date of daylight savings time (see H.R. 
        177), [7JA]
    Tobacco products: ban sale of cigarette packages containing small 
        number of cigarettes (see H.R. 1677), [4MY]
    Treaties and agreements: prohibit executive branch compliance with 
        the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and the multilateral 
        Memorandum of Understanding related to that treaty (see H.R. 
        2022), [8JN]
    Trust funds: investment of several Federal health-related and 
        retirement trust funds in broad-based private equities indices 
        (see H.R. 633), [9FE]
    TVA: authorize repurchase of certain bonds (see H.R. 140), [7JA]
    ------ensure that financial instability does not place the U.S. 
        Treasury at risk (see H.R. 3130), [21OC]
    U.S. Marshals Service: appointment of marshals by the Attorney 
        General (see H.R. 2336), [24JN]
    Unemployment: improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes 
        and the provision of such revenues for employment security 
        administration (see H.R. 3174), [28OC]
    ------reform benefit system (see H.R. 3167), [28OC]
    Veterans: health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 225), (see H. Con. 
        Res. 226), [10NO]
    Virgin Islands: allow self-determination on number of members in 
        the legislature and number of such members constituting a 
        quorum (see H.R. 2296), [22JN]
    ------provide greater fiscal autonomy (see H.R. 2841), [13SE]
    Voting: guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, 
        merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, 
        State, and local elections (see H.R. 2685), [3AU]
    ------require States to permit individuals to register to vote in 
        an election for Federal office on the date of the election 
        (see H.R. 2864), [14SE]
    ------secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been 
        released from incarceration (see H.R. 906), [2MR]
    Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient 
        financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal 
        and non-Federal programs (see H.R. 1775), [12MY]
    Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: ensure congressional involvement in 
        State actions relative to designation of rivers as wild, 
        scenic, or recreational rivers (see H.R. 2857), [14SE]
    Williams, Wesley S., Jr.: appointment as citizen regent of 
        Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see H.J. Res. 28), 
        [9FE]
    Women: ensure a woman's right to breastfeed her child on Federal 
        property under certain conditions (see H.R. 1848), [18MY]
    ------Government procurement access for women-owned businesses 
        (see H. Res. 15), [7JA]
  Conference reports
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations (H.R. 1141), [14MY]
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68), 
        [13AP]
    Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act (H.R. 2488), [4AU]
  Messages
    Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2000: President 
        Clinton, [2FE]
    Council of Economic Advisers Report: President Clinton, [8FE]
    National Drug Control Strategy: President Clinton, [9FE]
    National Money Laundering Strategy: President Clinton, [23SE]
    Strengthen Social Security and Medicare Act: President Clinton, 
        [26OC]
    Veto of H.R. 2488, Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act: President 
        Clinton, [23SE]
  Motions
    Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 82), [18NO]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 82), consideration (H. Res. 
        385), [18NO]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 83), consideration (H. Res. 
        385), [18NO]
    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1141), 
        [22AP], [11MY], [12MY], [13MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1141), 
        conference report, [18MY]
    Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. 
        Res. 68), [12AP]
    Health: national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), [6OC], [3NO]
    Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 1259), 
        [26MY]
    Taxation: reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage 
        penalty and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on 
        savings and investments, and establish incentives for 
        education and health care (H.R. 2488), [22JY], [2AU]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty 
        and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and 
        investments, and establish incentives for education and health 
        care (H.R. 2488), conference report, [5AU]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty 
        and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and 
        investments, and establish incentives for education and health 
        care (H.R. 2488), veto, [23SE], [19OC]
  Reports filed
    Allow for Federal Employees Contribution of Rollover Distributions 
        to Accounts and Eliminate Waiting-Period Requirements for 
        Participation in the Thrift Savings Plan: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 208) (H. Rept. 106-87), [13AP]
    American Land Sovereignty Protection Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 883) (H. Rept. 106-142), [13MY]
    Citizen's Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act and the 
        Privacy Act To Request Government Records: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-50), [11MR]
    Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1658) (H. Rept. 106-192), [18JN]
    Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H.R. 853) (H. Rept. 106-198), [24JN]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 853) (H. Rept. 106-198), 
        [5AU]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 853) (H. Rept. 106-
        198), [5AU]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H. Con. Res. 68, Setting 
        Forth the Federal Budget for 2000-2009: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 137) (H. Rept. 106-92), [13AP]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1141, Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 173) (H. Rept. 106-144), [17MY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2488, Taxpayer Refund 
        and Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 274) (H. 
        Rept. 106-291), [4AU]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 68, Setting Forth the Federal Budget 
        for 2000-2009: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 131) (H. 
        Rept. 106-77), [24MR]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 68, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 305) (H. Rept. 106-342), 
        [27SE]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 71, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 334) (H. Rept. 106-396), 
        [18OC]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 75, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 358) (H. Rept. 106-443), 
        [3NO]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 80, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 381) (H. Rept. 106-473), 
        [16NO]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 82, and H.J. Res. 83, Continuing 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 385) (H. 
        Rept. 106-480), [17NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 350, Mandates Information Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 36) (H. Rept. 106-6), [3FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 391, Facilitate Small Business Compliance 
        With Certain Federal Paperwork Requirements and Establish a 
        Task Force To Streamline Certain Requirements: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 42) (H. Rept. 106-13), [9FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 409, Federal Financial Assistance Management 
        Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 75) (H. 
        Rept. 106-26), [23FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 436, Government Waste, Fraud, and Error 
        Reduction Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 43) (H. 
        Rept. 106-14), [9FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 472, Local Census Quality Check Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 138) (H. Rept. 106-93), 
        [13AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 707, Disaster Mitigation and Cost Reduction 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 91) (H. Rept. 106-
        41), [3MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 883, American Land Sovereignty Protection 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 180) (H. Rept. 106-
        151), [19MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1074, Regulatory Right-To-Know Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 258) (H. Rept. 106-248), 
        [21JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1141, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 125) (H. Rept. 106-76), 
        [23MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1259, Social Security and Medicare Safe 
        Deposit Box Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 186) (H. 
        Rept. 106-160), [24MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1658, Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 216) (H. Rept. 106-193), 
        [22JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1664, Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 159) (H. Rept. 106-127), [5MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1691, Religious Liberty Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 245) (H. Rept. 106-229), 
        [13JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2488, Financial Freedom Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 256) (H. Rept. 106-246), [20JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2723, Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care 
        Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. 
        Rept. 106-366), [5OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. Rept. 106-366), 
        [5OC]
    Construction Industry Payment Protection Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1219) (H. Rept. 106-277), 
        [30JY]
    Disaster Mitigation and Cost Reduction Act: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 707) (H. Rept. 
        106-40), [3MR]
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 1141) (H. Rept. 106-143), [14MY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1141) (H. Rept. 
        106-64), [17MR]
    Facilitate Small Business Compliance With Certain Federal 
        Paperwork Requirements and Establish a Task Force To 
        Streamline Certain Requirements: Committee on Government 
        Reform (House) (H.R. 391) (H. Rept. 106-8), [8FE]
    Federal Retirement Coverage Corrections Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 416) (H. Rept. 106-29), [23FE]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 416) (H. Rept. 
        106-29), [8MR]
    Financial Freedom Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        2488) (H. Rept. 106-238), [16JY]

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    Government Waste, Fraud, and Error Reduction Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1442) (H. Rept. 106-275), 
        [30JY]
    ------Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 436) (H. Rept. 
        106-9), [8FE]
    Government Waste Corrections Act: Committee on Government Reform 
        (House) (H.R. 1827) (H. Rept. 106-474), [17NO]
    Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        Act: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1664) (H. Rept. 
        106-125), [4MY]
    Local Census Quality Check Act: Committee on Government Reform 
        (House) (H.R. 472) (H. Rept. 106-71), [22MR]
    Making the Federal Government Accountable--Enforcing the Mandate 
        for Effective Financial Management: Committee on Government 
        Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-170), [7JN]
    Mandates Information Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 350) 
        (H. Rept. 106-5), [2FE]
    Multidistrict, Multiparty, Multiforum Trial Jurisdiction Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2112) (H. Rept. 106-
        276), [30JY]
    Nazi Benefits Termination Act: Committee on Government Reform 
        (House) (H.R. 1788) (H. Rept. 106-321), [6OC]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1788) (H. Rept. 
        106-321), [14SE]
    Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act Technical 
        Corrections: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 149) (H. 
        Rept. 106-17), [12FE]
    Organ Donor Leave Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) 
        (H.R. 457) (H. Rept. 106-174), [9JN]
    Organ Procurement and Transplantation Programs Revision and 
        Extension: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2418) (H. Rept. 
        106-429), [1NO]
    Paperwork Elimination Act: Committee on Small Business (House) 
        (H.R. 439) (H. Rept. 106-11), [8FE]
    Presidential and Executive Office Financial Accountability Act: 
        Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 437) (H. Rept. 
        106-7), [8FE]
    Provide Federal Employees Greater Access To Child Care Services: 
        Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 206) (H. Rept. 
        106-169), [7JN]
    Provide Greater Fiscal Autonomy to the Virgin Islands: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 2841) (H. Rept. 106-337), [27SE]
    Punish the Depiction of Animal Cruelty: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1887) (H. Rept. 106-397), [19OC]
    Quality Child Care for Federal Employees Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 28) (H. Rept. 106-323), [15SE]
    Regulatory Right-to-Know Act: Committee on Government Reform 
        (House) (H.R. 1074) (H. Rept. 106-168), [7JN]
    Religious Liberty Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1691) (H. Rept. 106-219), [1JY]
    Resources Reports Restoration Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3002) (H. Rept. 106-458), [8NO]
    Senate Amendment to H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 348) (H. Rept. 106-430), 
        [1NO]
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2000-2009: Committee of 
        Conference (H. Con. Res. 68) (H. Rept. 106-91), [13AP]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 68) (H. Rept. 
        106-73), [23MR]
    Statistical Efficiency Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) 
        (H.R. 2885) (H. Rept. 106-413), [25OC]
    Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        2488) (H. Rept. 106-289), [4AU]
    U.S. Marshals Service Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 2336) (H. Rept. 106-459), [8NO]
    Wyandotte Tribe Settlement Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1533) (H. Rept. 106-421), [28OC]

GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. (a Representative from South Carolina)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Air Force: improve administration of the volunteer civilian 
        auxiliary known as the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 1829), 
        [17MY]
    Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 2436), [1JY]
    Education: enable the use of human capital investment contracts 
        for the purposes of financing postsecondary education (see 
        H.R. 2755), [5AU]
    Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for licensed 
        funeral directors and embalmers (see H.R. 793), [23FE]
    M/V Sandpiper (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 
        1741), [6MY]
    Taxation: adjust tax brackets, provide partial exclusion from 
        income for dividends and interest, provide long-term capital 
        gains deduction, and increase IRA contribution limit (see H.R. 
        1840), [18MY]
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Clinton, President: House of Representatives' appointment and 
        authorization of managers for impeachment trial (see H. Res. 
        10), [6JA]

GRAND ISLAND, NE
  Bills and resolutions
    Wood River: modify flood control project (see H.R. 344), [19JA]

GRANGER, KAY (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), [2FE]
    Conferee: H.R. 1905, legislative branch of the Government 
        appropriations, [1JY]
    ------H.R. 2084, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations, [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2465, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
        closure, [21JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Education: support teachers (see H. Res. 157), [4MY]
    Insurance: require health plans to provide adequate access to 
        services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 
        2041), [8JN]
    Medicare: regulatory burdens on home health agencies (see H. Con. 
        Res. 79), [25MR]
    ------revise inflation update factor used in making payments to 
        prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3114), [20OC]
    National Commission on Youth Crime and School Violence: establish 
        (see H.R. 1988), [27MY]
    Taxation: extend due date for filing a tax return for any member 
        of a uniformed service on a tour of duty outside the U.S. (see 
        H.R. 1411), [14AP]
    ------incentives for education (see H.R. 464), [2FE]

GRAY, HANNA H.
  Bills and resolutions
    Smithsonian Institution: appointment as citizen regent of Board of 
        Regents (see H.J. Res. 27), [9FE]

GREAT BRITAIN
see United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

GREECE
  Bills and resolutions
    International relations: commend Greece and Turkey for mutual 
        humanitarian assistance and rescue relief relative to 
        earthquakes (see H. Con. Res. 188), [22SE]
    Turkey: claim of sovereignty to the islets in the Aegean Sea 
        called Imia by Greece and Kardak by Turkey (see H. Con. Res. 
        36), [23FE]

GREEN, GENE (a Representative from Texas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Clean Air Act: moratorium on disclosure of certain submissions to 
        provide for the reporting of certain site security information 
        to Congress (see H.R. 2257), [17JN]
    Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial 
        electronic mail (see H.R. 1910), [24MY]
    Health Professions Education Partnership Act: applicability to the 
        Health Education Assistance Program (see H.R. 2148), [10JN]
    Immigration: extend filing fee exemption to elementary and 
        secondary schools relative to non-immigrant workers under the 
        H-1B program (see H.R. 1573), [27AP]
    Medicare: exclude cancer treatment from the prospective payment 
        system for hospital outpatient services (see H.R. 1090), 
        [11MR]
    National Labor Relations Act: require arbitration of initial 
        contract negotiation disputes (see H.R. 1412), [14AP]
    Taxation: deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 145), 
        [7JA]
    Tobacco products: strengthen State efforts to limit access to 
        minors (see H.R. 144), [7JA]
    Women: promote research and disseminate information on the health 
        effects of silicone breast implants (see H.R. 1323), [25MR]

GREEN, MARK (a Representative from Wisconsin)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: issue commemorative postage stamp to honor U.S. farm 
        women (see H. Res. 213), [16JN]
    Armed Forces: establish a combat artillery medal (see H.R. 3043), 
        [7OC]
    Census: apply certain attribution rules to the counting of certain 
        prisoners (see H.R. 1632), [29AP]
    Colombia: condemn kidnapping and murder by Revolutionary Armed 
        Forces of Colombia (FARC) of Ingrid Washinawatok, Terence 
        Freitas, and Lahe'ena'e Gay (see H. Res. 181), [19MY]
    Courts: appointment of an additional Federal district judge in 
        Wisconsin (see H.R. 3470), [18NO]
    Crime: life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex 
        offenses against children (see H.R. 1989), [27MY]
    Dept. of HUD: pilot program to assist law enforcement officers 
        purchasing homes in locally-designated high-crime areas (see 
        H.R. 2931), [23SE]
    ------pilot program to provide homeownership assistance to 
        disabled families (see H.R. 2860), [14SE]
    Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study on and develop 
        recommendations to increase the safety of visitors to units of 
        the National Park System (see H.R. 2861), [14SE]
    Executive departments: expedite review procedures for granting 
        waivers to States under a grant program administered by the 
        agency if another State has already been granted a similar 
        waiver (see H.R. 2376), [29JN]
    Hunting and trapping: recognize importance of hunting relative to 
        wildlife resource management (see H. Res. 378), [16NO]
    Laos: condemn human rights abuses and role in the abduction of 
        Houa Ly and Michael Vang (see H. Res. 332), [14OC]
    National parks and recreation areas: prohibit sex offenders from 
        entering (see H.R. 1925), [25MY]
    Native Americans: settlement of claims of the Menominee Indian 
        Tribe of Wisconsin (see H.R. 1780), [12MY]
    Social Security: reform relative to State and local government 
        employees (see H. Con. Res. 101), [6MY]
    Taxation: exclusion from gross income for family-to-family sale of 
        farm businesses (see H.R. 1386), [13AP]

GREEN BAY, WI
  Bills and resolutions
    Courts: appointment of an additional Federal district judge in 
        Wisconsin (see H.R. 3470), [18NO]

GREENHOUSE EFFECT
see Ecology and Environment

GREENVILLE, SC
  Bills and resolutions
    Keith D. Oglesby Station: designate (see H.R. 2952), [27SE]

GREENWOOD, JAMES C. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, [11MR]
    Conferee: H.R. 800, Education Flexibility Partnership Act, [23MR]
    ------H.R. 1501, Juvenile Justice Reform Act, [30JY]
    ------S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Animals: provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that 
        are no longer needed in research con

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        ducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), [22NO]
    Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory 
        birds (see H.R. 381), [19JA]
    Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and 
        services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2120), [10JN]
    Coordinated Oceanographic Program Advisory Panel: establish (see 
        H.R. 2090), [9JN]
    Delaware River: designate certain portions and tributaries as 
        components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 
        2317), [23JN]
    Ecology and environment: encourage State response programs for 
        contaminated sites, remove barriers to cleanup of brownfield 
        sites, and return contaminated sites to economically 
        productive or other beneficial uses (see H.R. 2580), [21JY]
    ------improve the management of environmental information and 
        encourage innovation to enhance environmental quality (see 
        H.R. 3448), [18NO]
    EPA: waive oxygen content requirement for certain reformulated 
        gasoline (see H.R. 3449), [18NO]
    Health: authorize demonstration projects to increase the supply of 
        organs donated for human transplant (see H.R. 3471), [18NO]
    ------ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-
        related information (see H.R. 2470), [12JY]
    ------limit medical malpractice claims (see H.R. 2242), [16JN]
    Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1150), [17MR]
    National Commission on the Prevention of School Violence: 
        establish (see H.R. 1556), [26AP]
    NIH: establish pediatric research initiative (see H.R. 2621), 
        [27JY]
    ------expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism 
        research activities (see H.R. 997), [4MR]
    ------improve and expand clinical research programs (see H.R. 
        1798), [13MY]
    Pennsylvania: hold U.S. District Court for the eastern district at 
        Doylestown, PA, in addition to those other places currently 
        provided by law (see H.R. 2549), [19JY]
    Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer 
        education programs (see H.R. 380), [19JA]
    Pride of Many (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 
        949), [2MR]
    Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste 
        transportation and disposal (see H.R. 1190), [18MR]
    Taxation: rates (see H.R. 1440), [15AP]

GRICIGNANO D'AVERSA, ITALY
  Bills and resolutions
    Thomas M. Foglietta Support Site: designate (see H.R. 52), [6JA]

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
see Economy

GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
see Economy

GROUP HEALTH PLAN REVIEW STANDARDS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2089), [9JN]

GUAM
  Bills and resolutions
    Courts: convert a Federal judgeship in Hawaii to permanent status 
        and extend statutory authority for magistrate positions in 
        Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 944), [2MR]
    50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act: include District of 
        Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin 
        Islands (see H.R. 1029), [8MR]
    Organic Act of Guam: amend (see H.R. 2462), [1JY]
    Refugees: deny aliens the opportunity to apply for asylum in Guam 
        (see H.R. 945), [2MR]
    Social Security: extend SSI benefits to Guam and the Virgin 
        Islands (see H.R. 1308), [25MR]
    World War II: restitution for atrocities during Japanese 
        occupation (see H.R. 755), [11FE]

GUAM (S.S.)
  Bills and resolutions
    National Defense Reserve Fleet: conveyance to American Trade Fair 
        Ship, Inc. (see H.R. 3510), [18NO]

GUATEMALA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents 
        relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras and 
        other regions (see H.R. 1625), [29AP]
    Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: eliminate 
        requirement that family members of eligible aliens be 
        Nicaraguan or Cuban nationals and provide status adjustment to 
        other nationals (see H.R. 36), [6JA]
    ------provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for 
        adjustment of status (see H.R. 2722), [5AU]
    Peace accords: anniversary (see H. Res. 26), [19JA]
  Messages
    Central American and Haitian Parity Act: President Clinton, [5AU]

GUN SHOW ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 902): consideration (see H. Res. 193), [26MY]

GUNS
see Firearms; Weapons

GUTIERREZ, LUIS V. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, [6JA]
    Conferee: S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans: repeal the provision of 
        law requiring termination (see H.R. 2016), [8JN]
    Consumers: treat arbitration clauses which are unilaterally 
        imposed on consumers as an unfair and deceptive trade practice 
        and prohibit use in consumer transactions (see H.R. 2258), 
        [17JN]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve programs providing counseling 
        and treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see 
        H.R. 1799), [13MY]
    Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures 
        relative to exchange rates in transfers involving 
        international transactions (see H.R. 382), [19JA]
    Firearms: prohibit possession or transfer of certain handguns (see 
        H.R. 35), [6JA]
    Health: protect beneficiaries of group and individual health 
        plans, and Medicare+Choice plans in the use of prescription 
        drug formularies (see H.R. 3274), [9NO]
    Housing: establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing 
        temporary difficulty making payments on mortgages insured 
        under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 595), [4FE]
    Immigration and Nationality Act: remove certain limitations on 
        eligibility for adjustment of status (see H.R. 1841), [18MY]
    Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: eliminate 
        requirement that family members of eligible aliens be 
        Nicaraguan or Cuban nationals and provide status adjustment to 
        other nationals (see H.R. 36), [6JA]

GUTKNECHT, GIL (a Representative from Minnesota)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: price supports for milk (see H.R. 1758), [11MY]
    FDA: clarify certain responsibilities relative to importation of 
        drugs into the U.S. (see H.R. 3240), [5NO]

GWIN, PAMELA B.
  Bills and resolutions
    Pamela B. Gwin Hall, Charlottesville, VA: designate (see H.R. 
        1729), [6MY]

GWYNN, TONY
  Bills and resolutions
    Tribute (see H. Res. 284), [8SE]

HAITI, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Democracy: condemn the irregular interruption of the democratic 
        political institutional process (see H. Con. Res. 43), [8MR]
    Elections: encourage political leaders to seek agreement on 
        transparent, free, and widely participatory elections (see H. 
        Con. Res. 140), [22JN] (see H. Res. 97), [4MR]
    Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Caribbean and Central American 
        countries (see H.R. 984), [4MR]
    Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: eliminate 
        requirement that family members of eligible aliens be 
        Nicaraguan or Cuban nationals and provide status adjustment to 
        other nationals (see H.R. 36), [6JA]
    ------provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for 
        adjustment of status (see H.R. 2722), [5AU]
  Messages
    Central American and Haitian Parity Act: President Clinton, [5AU]

HALL, RALPH M. (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 
        21st Century, [14OC]
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Bowman County (U.S.S.): authorize Presidential consent to the 
        third party transfer to the USS LST Ship Memorial, Inc. (see 
        H.R. 146), [7JA]
    Government: prevent governmental entities from using tax-exempt 
        financing to engage in unfair competition against private 
        enterprise (see H.R. 2756), [5AU]
    Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to 
        computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or 
        after 1982 (see H.R. 148), [7JA]
    ------invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities 
        and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds 
        from public debt limit (see H.R. 147), [7JA]

HALL, TONY P. (a Representative from Ohio)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Transportation: conduct a study on improving the safety 
        of persons present at roadside emergencies (see H.R. 1990), 
        [27MY]
    Food: purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy 
        persons (see H.R. 1324), [25MR]
    Foreign trade: require disclosure of source of gem-quality 
        diamonds and gem-quality diamond products imported into the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 3188), [1NO]
    Taxation: treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses 
        and farmers (see H.R. 1325), [25MR]

HAMILTON, NJ
  Bills and resolutions
    John K. Rafferty Hamilton Post Office Building: designate (see 
        H.R. 1374), [12AP]

HAMPTON, VA
  Bills and resolutions
    Booker T. Washington Leadership Institute: provide support (see 
        H.R. 3440), [17NO]

HAMPTON UNIVERSITY
  Bills and resolutions
    Booker T. Washington Leadership Institute: provide support (see 
        H.R. 3440), [17NO]

HANDICAPPED
see Disabled

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), 
        [19JA]
    Conferee: S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Bureau of Reclamation: cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San 
        Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation 
        programs (see H.R. 2348), [24JN]
    Dept. of the Interior: provide a process for the public to appeal 
        certain decisions made by the National Park Service and the 
        U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (see H.R. 1866), [19MY]
    ------release reversionary interests held by the U.S. in certain 
        parcels of land in Washington County, UT (see H.R. 2862), 
        [14SE]
    ------standardize the process for conducting public hearings for 
        Federal agencies (see H.R. 1864), [19MY]
    House Rules: reform gift rules (see H. Res. 9), [6JA]
    Medicaid: waive Federal claim to State tobacco settlements if 
        State uses funds for smoking reduction programs and economic 
        assistance for tobacco farming communities (see H.R. 1232), 
        [23MR]

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    Monuments and memorials: require public participation in 
        designation of any national monument (see H.R. 1487), [20AP]
    National Park Service: use of Dept. of Defense support services 
        (see H. Res. 182), [19MY]
    Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act: technical 
        corrections (see H.R. 149), [7JA]
    Public lands: establish time limits for completion of wilderness 
        studies on Federal lands (see H.R. 1258), [24MR] (see H.R. 
        1500), [21AP]
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: addition of slots and 
        lifting of perimeter rule on flight distances (see H.R. 1507), 
        [21AP]
    Utah: clarify the legal effect on the U.S. of the acquisition of a 
        parcel of land in the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve (see H.R. 
        2863), [14SE]
    ------designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 3035), [7OC]
    ------settlement of water rights claims of the Shivwits Band of 
        the Paiute Indian Tribe (see H.R. 3291), [10NO]
    West National Heritage Area: authorizing appropriations for the 
        Golden Spike/Crossroads (see H.R. 2932), [23SE]
  Reports filed
    Activities During the 105th Congress: Committee on Standards of 
        Official Conduct (House) (H. Rept. 106-848), [7JA]

HARBORS
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 507, Water Resources Development Act, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: repeal harbor maintenance tax and authorize 
        appropriations for activities formerly funded with Harbor 
        Maintenance Trust Fund revenues (see H.R. 1260), [24MR]
    Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing water resources development 
        programs (see H.R. 1480), [20AP]
    ------reauthorizing water resources development programs (H.R. 
        1480), consideration (see H. Res. 154), [28AP]
    Newport, RI: deauthorize portion of Newport Harbor navigation 
        project (see H.R. 3316), [10NO]
    Ships and vessels: allow a formal entry exception for vessels 
        required to anchor at Belle Isle Anchorage, Port of Detroit, 
        MI, while awaiting cargo or pilot services, prior to 
        proceeding to the Port of Toledo, OH (see H.R. 2213), [15JN]
    Water Resources Development Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 
        2724), [5AU]
    Waterways: provide for development, operation, and maintenance 
        (see H.R. 1947), [26MY]
  Conference reports
    Water Resources Development Act (S. 507), [5AU]
  Motions
    Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing water resources development 
        programs (S. 507), [22JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1480, Water Resources Development Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 154) (H. Rept. 106-120), 
        [28AP]
    Water Resources Development Act: Committee of Conference (S. 507) 
        (H. Rept. 106-298), [5AU]
    ------Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        1480) (H. Rept. 106-106), [26AP]

HARMAN, JANE (a former Representative from California) 
  Appointments
    National Commission on Terrorism, [23JN]

HARRISON, AR
  Bills and resolutions
    Judge J. Smith Henley Federal Building: designate (see H.R. 1605), 
        [28AP]

HARRY S TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
  Appointments
    Board of Trustees, [30JY]

HASTERT, J. DENNIS (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
    John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Board of Trustees, 
        [2FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Social Security: reform (see H.R. 1), [1MR]
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    House of Representatives: notify President of election of the 
        Speaker and Clerk (see H. Res. 4), [6JA]
    Senate: notify that a quorum of the House of Representatives is 
        present and of the election of the Speaker and Clerk (see H. 
        Res. 2), [6JA]

HASTINGS, ALCEE L. (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), [12FE]
    Conferee: H.R. 1555, intelligence services appropriations, [22SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Armed Forces: support for troops carrying out NATO military 
        operations against Serbia (see H. Con. Res. 72), [24MR]
    Courts: independent counsel law repeal (see H.R. 794), [23FE]
    Haiti: encourage political leaders to seek agreement on 
        transparent, free, and widely participatory elections (see H. 
        Con. Res. 140), [22JN]
    Indonesia: implementation of results of referendum in East Timor 
        and end violence by paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 
        183), [9SE]
    Jordan: tribute to efforts by King Abdullah Bin Hussein on the 
        Middle East peace process and to condemn efforts within Jordan 
        to further hostility towards Israel (see H. Res. 340), [21OC]
    Kosovo: tribute to U.S. and NATO troops for carrying out military 
        operations against Serbia (see H. Con. Res. 130), [10JN] (see 
        H. Con. Res. 145), [29JN]
    Morality and ethics: establish a commission to study the culture 
        and glorification of violence in the U.S. (see H.R. 1670), 
        [4MY]
    Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe: St. 
        Petersburg Declaration by the Parliamentary Assembly (see H. 
        Con. Res. 161), [20JY]
    Serbia: express regret and apologize for accidental bombing of 
        Chinese Embassy by NATO forces (see H. Con. Res. 106), [12MY]
    Sierra Leone: commend signing of cease-fire agreement and urge 
        swift solution to crisis (see H. Res. 199), [8JN]

HASTINGS, DOC (a Representative from Washington)
  Appointments
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), [2FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims 
        a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss 
        (H.R. 603), consideration (see H. Res. 85), [2MR]
    ------prohibit operation of supersonic transport category aircraft 
        in the U.S. relative to European Union regulation of aircraft 
        noise (H.R. 661), consideration (see H. Res. 86), [2MR]
    Bonneville Power Administration: allow sales of electricity to 
        joint operating entities (see H.R. 3447), [18NO]
    Columbia and Snake Rivers: preservation of dams (see H. Con. Res. 
        63), [18MR]
    Columbia River: preserve and protect Hanford Reach area (see H.R. 
        1759), [11MY]
    ------preserve and protect White Bluffs area (see H.R. 1031), 
        [9MR]
    Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing water resources development 
        programs (H.R. 1480), consideration (see H. Res. 154), [28AP]
    Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for civilian research, 
        development, demonstration, and commercial application 
        activities (H.R. 1655), consideration (see H. Res. 289), 
        [14SE]
    Dept. of the Interior: study on establishing a national historic 
        trail to commemorate the War of 1812 (H.R. 791), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 232), [29JN]
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 2466), consideration (see H. Res. 243), [12JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2466), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 337), [20OC]
    FAA: authorize research, engineering, and development programs 
        (H.R. 1551), consideration (see H. Res. 290), [14SE]
    Gateway National Recreation Area: redesignate Great Kills Park as 
        World War II Veterans Park at Great Kills (H.R. 592), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 231), [29JN]
    Immigration: provide housing assistance to eligible migrant and 
        seasonal farmworkers (see H.R. 2757), [5AU]
    Monuments and memorials: require public participation in 
        designation of any national monument (H.R. 1487), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 296), [21SE]
    Native Americans: provide for appropriate study and repatriation 
        of remains for which a cultural affiliation is not readily 
        ascertainable (see H.R. 2643), [29JY]
    Pennsylvania: protect and conduct a study of Paoli and Brandywine 
        Battlefields and authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the 
        American Revolution (H.R. 659), consideration (see H. Res. 
        210), [15JN]
    Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public 
        lands and preserve certain State and private property rights 
        (H.R. 883), consideration (see H. Res. 180), [19MY]
    Roads and highways: preserve cultural resources of U.S. Route 66 
        corridor (H.R. 66), consideration (see H. Res. 230), [29JN]
    Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds 
        majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. 
        Res. 37), consideration (see H. Res. 139), [13AP]
    Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (H.R. 1180): 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 387), [17NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1180, Ticket to Work 
        and Work Incentives Improvement Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 387) (H. Rept. 106-482), [17NO]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2466, Dept. of the 
        Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 337) (H. Rept. 106-407), [20OC]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 37, Constitutional Amendment To Require 
        a Two-Thirds Majority on the Passage of Legislation Increasing 
        Taxes: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 139) (H. Rept. 106-
        94), [13AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 66, Preserve Cultural Resources of U.S. 
        Route 66 Corridor: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 230) 
        (H. Rept. 106-208), [29JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 592, Great Kills Park in the Gateway 
        National Recreation Area Redesignation as World War II 
        Veterans Park at Great Kills: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 231) (H. Rept. 106-209), [29JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 603, Allow Families of International Airline 
        Disaster Victims a Fair Jury Trial To Receive Just 
        Compensation for Their Loss: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 85) (H. Rept. 106-37), [2MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 659, Protect America's Treasures of the 
        Revolution for Independence for Our Tomorrow (PATRIOT) Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 210) (H. Rept. 106-187), 
        [15JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 661, Prohibit Operation of Supersonic 
        Transport Category Aircraft in the U.S. Relative to European 
        Union Regulation of Aircraft Noise: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 86) (H. Rept. 106-38), [2MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 791, Star-Spangled Banner National Historic 
        Trail Study Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 232) (H. 
        Rept. 106-210), [29JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 883, American Land Sovereignty Protection 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 180) (H. Rept. 106-
        151), [19MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1480, Water Resources Development Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 154) (H. Rept. 106-120), 
        [28AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1487, National Monument NEPA Compliance Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 296) (H. Rept. 106-327), 
        [21SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1551, FAA Research, Engineering, and 
        Development Programs Authorization: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 290) (H. Rept. 106-318), [14SE]

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    Consideration of H.R. 1655, Dept. of Energy Appropriations for 
        Civilian Research, Development, Demonstration, and Commercial 
        Application Activities: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        289) (H. Rept. 106-317), [14SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2466, Dept. of the Interior and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        243) (H. Rept. 106-228), [12JY]

HAWAII
  Bills and resolutions
    Aviation: regulation of airspace over National Park System lands 
        (see H.R. 482), [2FE]
    Courts: convert a Federal judgeship in Hawaii to permanent status 
        and extend statutory authority for magistrate positions in 
        Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 944), [2MR]
    Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study to determine ways of 
        restoring the natural wetlands conditions in the Kealia Pond 
        National Wildlife Refuge (see H.R. 3176), [28OC]
    Medicaid: increase the Federal medical assistance percentage (see 
        H.R. 442), [2FE]
    Medicare: increase payments for physician services provided in 
        health professional shortage areas in Alaska and Hawaii (see 
        H.R. 2967), [28SE]
    National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance (see H. Res. 
        392), [18NO]
    Pearl Harbor Day: treat December 7 in the same manner as Veterans 
        Day for all purposes relative to Federal employment (see H.R. 
        965), [3MR]

HAWAIIANS
see Native Americans

HAWKINS, AUGUSTUS F. (a former Representative from California) 
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 643), [9FE]

HAYES, ROBIN (a Representative from North Carolina)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: emergency assistance to farmers and ranchers (see 
        H.R. 2843), [13SE]
    Foreign policy: require President adhere to consistent policy when 
        introducing Armed Forces into hostile situations (see H. Con. 
        Res. 164), [27JY]
    Kosovo: use all diplomatic means to negotiate a peaceful 
        settlement without the introduction of U.S. ground forces (see 
        H. Con. Res. 96), [5MY]
    Members of Congress: allow Members to decline annual pay 
        adjustments (see H.R. 2622), [27JY]
    Taxation: extend work opportunity tax credit relative to hiring of 
        workers in rural areas (see H.R. 998), [4MR]

HAYWORTH, J.D. (a Representative from Arizona)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts 
        on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 2088), [9JN]
    Education: transfer of certain public lands or national forest 
        lands for use as elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 
        150), [7JA]
    Government: require Congress and the President to fulfill their 
        constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for 
        Federal laws (see H.R. 2301), [22JN]
    Native Americans: protect tribes from coerced labor agreements 
        (see H.R. 2992), [1OC]
    ------repeal the Bennett Freeze to allow Navajo Nation citizens to 
        live in habitable dwellings and raise their living conditions 
        (see H.R. 151), [7JA]
    Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community: ownership and operation 
        of irrigation works on reservation in Maricopa County, AZ (see 
        H.R. 2820), [9SE]
    Schools: provide matching grants for the construction, renovation 
        and repair of school facilities in areas affected by Federal 
        activities (see H.R. 1842), [18MY]
    Swanson, Carl D.: correct administrative error in the computation 
        of retired pay (see H.R. 3337), [10NO]
    Tariff: filter blue green photo dye (see H.R. 2209), [15JN]
    ------fluorinated compound (see H.R. 2207, 2212), [15JN]
    ------4,4'-difluorobenzophenone (see H.R. 2211), [15JN]
    ------light absorbing photo dye (see H.R. 2208, 2210), [15JN]
    Taxation: increase small issuer exemption from pro rata allocation 
        of interest expenses of financial institutions to tax-exempt 
        interest (see H.R. 544), [3FE]
    ------reform corporate alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 2318), 
        [23JN]
    ------treatment of Native American housing assistance programs 
        (see H.R. 152), [7JA]
    ------treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical 
        output facilities (see H.R. 721), [11FE]

HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
related term(s) Radioactive Substances
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: harmonization of registrations of certain pesticides 
        (see H.R. 1913), [24MY]
    Airports: conduct a study to assess and reduce the adverse 
        environmental impacts of ground and flight operations (see 
        H.R. 1463), [15AP]
    Bikini Atoll: assist in resettlement and relocation of people (see 
        H.R. 2368), [29JN]
    Cargo transportation: authorizing appropriations for safe 
        transportation of hazardous material (see H.R. 968), [3MR]
    CERCLA: amend (see H.R. 617), [8FE]
    ------amend relative to settlements by certain qualified 
        businesses (see H.R. 2921), [22SE]
    ------authorize certain research, development, and demonstration 
        activities (see H.R. 3207), [3NO]
    ------clarify liability for sale of certain facilities for 
        residential use (see H.R. 1418), [14AP]
    ------exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 
        2247), [16JN]
    ------limit portion of Superfund expended for administration, 
        oversight, support, studies, design, investigations, 
        monitoring, assessment and evaluation, and enforcement 
        activities (see H.R. 2754), [5AU]
    ------provide liability relief for small parties, innocent 
        landowners, and prospective purchasers (see H.R. 2940), [23SE]
    ------reauthorize (see H.R. 2956), [27SE]
    ------reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote 
        brownfields redevelopment (see H.R. 1300), [25MR]
    Children and youth: require lead poisoning screening for enrollees 
        in certain Federal programs (see H.R. 1996), [27MY]
    Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 25), [6JA] (see 
        H.R. 657), [9FE]
    Colorado: management as open space of certain lands at Rocky Flats 
        Environmental Technology Site (see H.R. 2179), [10JN]
    Courts: clarify jurisdiction and procedures for compensating 
        injuries resulting from the production and mining of beryllium 
        (see H.R. 675), [10FE]
    ------establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, 
        prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos 
        exposure personal injury claims (see H.R. 1283), [25MR]
    Dept. of Defense: use of funds to pay for environmental fines and 
        penalties (see H.R. 3387), [16NO]
    Dept. of Energy: establish a compensation program for employees 
        injured in Federal nuclear activities (see H.R. 3495), [18NO]
    ------establish compensation programs for employees sustaining 
        illnesses from exposure to beryllium and other hazardous 
        substances and examine health effects of exposure to hazardous 
        substances (see H.R. 3418), [17NO] (see H.R. 3478), [18NO]
    ------provide compensation and increase safety for on-site storage 
        of spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste (see H.R. 1309), 
        [25MR]
    ------terminate exemption of nonprofit institutions from civil 
        penalties for violations of nuclear safety requirements (see 
        H.R. 3383), [16NO]
    Dept. of HUD: provide assistance for startup costs of community 
        programs to prevent residentially based lead poisoning in 
        children (see H.R. 1518), [21AP]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish presumption of service 
        connection for a disease incurred or aggravated while 
        performing inactive duty training (see H.R. 3230), [4NO]
    ------establish presumption of service connection for certain 
        chronic symptoms of Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (see H.R. 
        2697), [4AU]
    Ecology and environment: assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment of 
        brownfield sites (see H.R. 1756), [11MY]
    ------assist local governments and encourage State voluntary 
        response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites 
        (see H.R. 1750), [11MY]
    ------development and use of brownfield sites (see H.R. 1537), 
        [22AP]
    ------encourage State response programs for contaminated sites, 
        remove barriers to cleanup of brownfield sites, and return 
        contaminated sites to economically productive or other 
        beneficial uses (see H.R. 2580), [21JY]
    ------establish standards for cleanup of dry cleaning solvents 
        (see H.R. 2726), [5AU]
    ------expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and 
        release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's 
        consumer products (see H.R. 1657), [3MY]
    ------improve the management of environmental information and 
        encourage innovation to enhance environmental quality (see 
        H.R. 3448), [18NO]
    ------promote environmental justice by establishing links between 
        pollution and community health problems and assist such 
        communities (see H.R. 1510), [21AP]
    ------protect children from exposure to certain environmental 
        pollutants (see H.R. 199), [7JA]
    Electric power: reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, 
        nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired 
        electric utility generating units (see H.R. 2980), [30SE]
    EPA: certify State voluntary cleanup programs for brownfield sites 
        and clarify liability of landowners and prospective purchasers 
        (see H.R. 1391), [13AP]
    ------prohibit the importation for disposal of polychlorinated 
        biphenyls (PCB's) at certain concentrations (see H.R. 2408), 
        [30JN]
    ------public disclosure of accidental release scenario information 
        in risk management plans (see H.R. 1790), [13MY]
    ------requirements relative to disposal of polychlorinated 
        biphenyls (PCB's) at certain facilities (see H.R. 2407), 
        [30JN]
    ------waive oxygen content requirement for certain reformulated 
        gasoline (see H.R. 3449), [18NO]
    Federal employees: eliminate certain inequities in the computation 
        of retirement benefits for law enforcement officers, 
        firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials 
        couriers, and their survivors (see H.R. 1769), [12MY]
    Floods: prevent release of hazardous waste due to flooding (see 
        H.R. 3093), [18OC]
    Mercury: require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators 
        to reduce emissions (see H.R. 2667), [2AU]
    Motor vehicles: provide for annual renewal of safety permits 
        relative to transportation of hazardous substances (see H.R. 
        646), [9FE]
    NRC: require applicants for, or holders of, operating licenses for 
        nuclear power reactors to have emergency response plans for 
        surrounding areas (see H.R. 1072), [11MR]
    Nuclear energy: Portsmouth, OH, and Paducah, KY, gaseous diffusion 
        plants funding (see H.R. 3151), [26OC]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (see H.R. 45), [6JA]
    OSHA: exempt voluntary self assessments and audits from being used 
        to identify safety and health violations by employers (see 
        H.R. 1438), [15AP]
    Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to 
        minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with 
        notices of pesticide use (see H.R. 3275), [9NO]
    ------making supplemental appropriations to ensure inclusion in 
        State source water assessment programs (see H.R. 1909), [24MY]
    Pipelines: authorizing appropriations for pipeline safety 
        activities (see H.R. 1378), [13AP]

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    ------improve safety (see H.R. 3226), [4NO]
    Poison control centers: increase funding and establish toll-free 
        telephone number to improve access (see H.R. 1221), [23MR]
    Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: compensation for certain 
        individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills 
        (see H.R. 1516), [21AP]
    ------compensation for certain individuals exposed to radiation in 
        uranium mines, mills, or during transport (see H.R. 1045), 
        [9MR]
    ------remove requirement that exposure resulting in stomach cancer 
        occur before a certain age (see H.R. 930), [2MR]
    Radioactive substances: remediation of Atlas uranium milling site 
        near Moab, UT (see H.R. 393), [19JA] (see H.R. 1559), [26AP]
    Railroads: authorize activities under Federal railroad safety laws 
        (see H.R. 2666), [30JY] (see H.R. 2683), [3AU]
    ------reform the safety practices of the railroad industry (see 
        H.R. 2450), [1JY]
    Rongelap Atoll: prescribe certain terms for resettlement of 
        residents due to conditions created from nuclear testing (see 
        H.R. 2970), [29SE]
    Solid Waste Disposal Act: management of remediation waste at 
        brownfields and other remediation sites (see H.R. 2718), [5AU]
    South Carolina: eliminate use of Savannah River nuclear waste 
        separation facilities (see H.R. 2603), [22JY]
    Taxation: allow credit for dry cleaning equipment that uses 
        reduced amounts of hazardous substances (see H.R. 1303), 
        [25MR]
    ------allow private foundations to treat certain costs of removing 
        hazardous substances as qualifying distributions (see H.R. 
        2284), [18JN]
    ------credit for recycling of hazardous wastes (see H.R. 286), 
        [7JA]
    ------extend expensing of environmental remediation costs to 
        contaminated sites located outside of targeted areas (see H.R. 
        2264), [17JN]
    ------permanently extend environmental remediation costs (see H.R. 
        1630), [29AP]
    Veterans: expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected 
        with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (see H.R. 1286), 
        [25MR]
    Water: study and establish a national primary drinking water 
        standard for radium 224 (see H.R. 2665), [30JY]
  Messages
    NRC Report: President Clinton, [23JN], [18OC]
    Veto of H.R. 2606, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and 
        Related Programs Appropriations: President Clinton, [18OC]
  Reports filed
    Bikini Resettlement and Relocation Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2368) (H. Rept. 106-267), [27JY]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act Amendments: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 45) (H. Rept. 106-155), [20MY]
    Pipeline Safety Activities Appropriations: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 1378) (H. Rept. 106-153), [20MY]
    Recycle America's Land Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1300) (H. Rept. 106-353), [30SE]
    Rongelap Resettlement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        2970) (H. Rept. 106-404), [20OC]

HEAD START ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Head Start Program: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1722), [6MY]

HEALTH
related term(s) Diseases; Public Health Service
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1180, Work Incentives Improvement Act, [28OC]
    ------H.R. 2116, Veterans' Millennium Health Care Act, [8NO]
    ------H.R. 2488, Financial Freedom Act, [2AU]
    ------H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act, [3NO]
    Social Security Advisory Board, [30SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 
        4), [7JA] (see H.J. Res. 31), [23FE]
    ------eliminate prohibitions on the transmission of abortion 
        related material (see H.R. 2808), [8SE]
    ------prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 2149), [10JN]
    ------protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 639), 
        [9FE]
    ------provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving 
        overseas (see H.R. 1350), [25MR]
    ------provide grants for State programs to provide pregnant women 
        with alternatives to abortion (see H.R. 2901), [21SE]
    Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan 
        Africa (see H.R. 2765), [5AU]
    Agency for Health Care Policy and Research: revise and extend (see 
        H.R. 2506), [14JY]
    ------revise and extend (H.R. 2506), consideration (see H. Res. 
        299), [22SE]
    Agriculture: eliminate use of antibiotic drugs in livestock unless 
        there is a reasonable certainty of no harm to human health 
        (see H.R. 3266), [9NO]
    ------prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, 
        sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 443), [2FE]
    Antitrust policy: application of antitrust laws to labor 
        negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's 
        (see H.R. 1304), [25MR]
    Arlington National Cemetery: authorize memorialization at the 
        columbarium for eligible veterans who have donated their 
        remains to science (see H.R. 1069), [11MR]
    Armed Forces: alternative financing mechanism for TRICARE program 
        (see H.R. 476), [2FE]
    ------expand geographic area of the TRICARE senior supplement 
        demonstration project for certain covered beneficiaries (see 
        H.R. 955), [3MR]
    ------improve access to treatment facilities, provide Medicare 
        reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal Employees 
        Health Benefits Program for veterans and their dependents (see 
        H.R. 1067), [10MR]
    ------improve TRICARE program (see H.R. 1547), [22AP]
    ------make anthrax vaccination immunization program voluntary (see 
        H.R. 2543), [16JY]
    ------protect confidentiality of communications between dependents 
        of members and professionals relative to sexual or domestic 
        abuse services (see H.R. 1847), [18MY]
    ------provide for Medicare subvention demonstration project for 
        veterans and improve TRICARE program (see H.R. 1347), [25MR]
    ------require consent before administering an investigational new 
        drug or drug unapproved for its applied use (see H.R. 3460), 
        [18NO]
    ------restore health care coverage to retired members of the 
        uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), [28SE]
    ------suspend anthrax vaccination immunization program until it is 
        determined to be safe and effective (see H.R. 2548), [19JY]
    ------use of military health care system and commissary stores by 
        unremarried former spouses of members (see H.R. 475), [2FE]
    Aviation: develop and implement plans to reduce certain public 
        risk caused by helicopter operations (see H.R. 729), [11FE]
    Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (see H.R. 
        950), [3MR] (see H.R. 999), [4MR]
    ------improve quality of coastal recreation waters (H.R. 999), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 145), [21AP]
    Bikini Atoll: assist in resettlement and relocation of people (see 
        H.R. 2368), [29JN]
    Black Lung Benefits Act: ensure benefit equity for eligible 
        survivors (see H.R. 228), [7JA]
    ------improve (see H.R. 466), [2FE]
    Business and industry: involvement of private companies in the 
        trafficking of fetal tissue and body parts (see H. Res. 350), 
        [2NO]
    ------require certain parent corporations of Federal contractors 
        to provide health care benefits to retired employees of the 
        contractor (see H.R. 3506), [18NO]
    California: fund and implement a balanced, long-term solution to 
        groundwater contamination, water supply, and reliability 
        problems affecting the Eastern Santa Clara groundwater basin 
        (see H.R. 2483), [12JY]
    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. 274), [7JA]
    Children and youth: adolescent health demonstration projects (see 
        H.R. 300), [7JA]
    ------authorize grants for the prevention of alcoholic beverage 
        consumption by underage individuals (see H.R. 3430), [17NO]
    ------carry out programs to prevent and manage asthma, allergies, 
        and related respiratory problems and establish a pest control 
        services tax credit for low-income multifamily residential 
        housing (see H.R. 1966), [26MY]
    ------establish programs for early detection, diagnosis and 
        intervention of hearing loss in newborns (see H.R. 1193), 
        [18MR]
    ------establish standards to improve children's health quality in 
        managed care plans and other health plans (see H.R. 1661), 
        [4MY]
    ------improve health of children (see H.R. 1085), [11MR]
    ------increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer 
        (see H. Con. Res. 115), [25MY]
    ------increase the availability, affordability, and quality of 
        child care (see H.R. 1430), [15AP] (see H.R. 2943), [24SE]
    ------meet mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of 
        incarcerated children and youth (see H.R. 837), [24FE]
    ------mental health services (see H.R. 3455), [18NO]
    ------provide for grants, a national clearinghouse, and a report 
        to improve the quality and availability of after-school 
        programs (see H.R. 1307), [25MR]
    ------require lead poisoning screening for enrollees in certain 
        Federal programs (see H.R. 1996), [27MY]
    ------require posting of CPSC safety standards in child care 
        centers and require a Dept. of HHS report with recommendations 
        to promote compliance with such standards (see H.R. 2552), 
        [19JY]
    China, Republic of: assistance for earthquake victims (see H.J. 
        Res. 70), [5OC]
    ------participation in WHO (see H.R. 1794), [13MY]
    Civil liberties: protect the privacy of personally identifiable 
        health information (see H.R. 1941), [25MY] (see H.R. 2878), 
        [15SE]
    ------provide access, ensure privacy, and impose penalties on 
        unauthorized use of certain health information (see H.R. 
        1057), [10MR]
    Civil rights: protect first amendment rights relative to abortion 
        and reproductive services (see H.R. 270), [7JA]
    Coal: disability benefit eligibility for certain miners (see H.R. 
        722), [11FE]
    Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and 
        services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2120), [10JN]
    Contracts: require managed care organizations to contract with 
        providers in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 1860), 
        [19MY]
    Controlled Substances Act: civil liability for illegal 
        manufacturers and distributors of controlled substances (see 
        H.R. 1042), [9MR]
    Correctional institutions: combat the overutilization of prison 
        health care services and control prisoner health care costs 
        (see H.R. 1349), [25MR]
    ------funding for jail-based substance abuse treatment programs 
        (see H.R. 1114), [16MR]
    Courts: establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, 
        prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos 
        exposure personal injury claims (see H.R. 1283), [25MR]
    ------limit medical malpractice claims (see H.R. 2242), [16JN]
    ------provide that the inferior courts do not have jurisdiction to 
        hear abortion-related cases (see H.R. 3400), [16NO]
    Crime: improve Federal enforcement against health care fraud and 
        abuse (see H.R. 308), [7JA]

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    ------prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 
        1218), [23MR]
    ------prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 1218), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 233), [29JN]
    ------protect the civil rights of victims of gender-motivated 
        violence (see H.R. 3106), [19OC]
    Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical 
        supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 230), [7JA] (see 
        H.R. 1644), [29AP]
    Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care 
        without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (see H.R. 
        2260), [17JN]
    ------promote pain management and palliative care without 
        permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (H.R. 2260), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 339), [21OC]
    ------recognize prevention of youth suicide as a national priority 
        (see H. Res. 286), [9SE]
    Dentistry: improve access to dentistry programs in underserved 
        areas and health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1920), 
        [25MY]
    Dept. of Defense: allow Medicare-eligible military health care 
        system beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health 
        Benefits Program (see H.R. 113), (see H.R. 205), [7JA]
    ------continue coverage of custodial care for certain individuals 
        under the military health care system (see H.R. 3286), [9NO]
    ------use available funds to implement special supplemental food 
        benefit program for personnel stationed overseas (see H.R. 
        1779), [12MY]
    Dept. of Energy: establish a compensation program for employees 
        injured in Federal nuclear activities (see H.R. 3495), [18NO]
    ------establish compensation programs for employees sustaining 
        illnesses from exposure to beryllium and other hazardous 
        substances and examine health effects of exposure to hazardous 
        substances (see H.R. 3418), [17NO] (see H.R. 3478), [18NO]
    Dept. of HHS: collection of information relative to the use of 
        mentally disabled children and individuals in biomedical and 
        behavioral research (see H.R. 299), [7JA]
    ------delay effective date of the final rule relative to the Organ 
        Procurement and Transplantation Network (see H.R. 3242), [5NO]
    ------ensure individuals who undertake federally funded research 
        and development of drugs enter into pricing agreements (see 
        H.R. 626), [8FE]
    ------Healthy Start Program funding (see H.R. 2739), [5AU]
    ------make additional payments to certain home health agencies 
        with high-cost patients and provide for an interest-free grace 
        period for repayment of overpayments (see H.R. 1917), [25MY]
    ------make grants in the form of forgiveable capital advances to 
        help preserve community hospitals experiencing financial 
        difficulties (see H.R. 2236), [16JN]
    ------require recreational camps to report information concerning 
        deaths and certain injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 266), 
        [7JA]
    Dept. of HUD: provide assistance for startup costs of community 
        programs to prevent residentially based lead poisoning in 
        children (see H.R. 1518), [21AP]
    Dept. of Labor: require completion of a National Academy of 
        Sciences study before implementing standards or guidelines on 
        ergonomics (see H.R. 987), [4MR]
    ------require completion of a National Academy of Sciences study 
        before implementing standards or guidelines on ergonomics 
        (H.R. 987), consideration (see H. Res. 271), [2AU]
    Dept. of Transportation: make grants to develop a pilot program on 
        the use of telecommuting as a means of reducing air pollutant 
        emissions (see H.R. 2556), [19JY]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize projects to facilitate the 
        treatment of veterans with Alzheimer's disease (see H. Res. 
        177), [18MY]
    ------establish an outpatient clinic in Georgia's 7th 
        Congressional District (see H.R. 1296), [25MR]
    ------establish an outpatient clinic in Salem, OR (see H.R. 3079), 
        [14OC]
    ------establish presumption of service connection for a disease 
        incurred or aggravated while performing inactive duty training 
        (see H.R. 3230), [4NO]
    ------establish presumption of service connection for certain 
        chronic symptoms of Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (see H.R. 
        2697), [4AU]
    ------exempt amounts owed for prescription drugs and medical 
        supplies from certain interest charges and administrative 
        costs (see H.R. 3227), [4NO]
    ------expand respite care program (see H.R. 1762), [11MY]
    ------improve access of veterans to emergency medical care in non-
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities (see H.R. 135), 
        [7JA]
    ------improve allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 24), 
        [6JA]
    ------improve health care programs and provide extended care 
        services for veterans (see H.R. 2116), [9JN]
    ------improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of 
        available benefits (see H.R. 3256), [8NO]
    ------improve programs providing counseling and treatment for 
        sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see H.R. 1799), [13MY]
    ------payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by 
        nicotine dependence developed during service (see H.R. 832), 
        [24FE]
    ------provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide 
        information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), [5AU]
    ------provide long-term nursing care at public expense to veterans 
        with extensive service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 1432), 
        [15AP]
    ------use portion of any national tobacco settlement for veterans 
        health care (see H.R. 691), [10FE]
    Discrimination: prohibit health insurance and employment 
        discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 
        2457), [1JY]
    Diseases: Depts. of HHS and Education asthma programs funding and 
        authority (see H.R. 1965), [26MY]
    ------distribution of information on the human papillomavirus (see 
        H.R. 3248), [8NO]
    ------efforts to combat fibromyalgia (see H. Res. 237), [30JN]
    ------efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 2405), 
        [30JN]
    ------establish a commission to recommend a strategy for the 
        global eradication of disease (see H.R. 2399), [30JN]
    ------establishment and operation of asthma treatment services for 
        children (see H.R. 2840), [13SE]
    ------expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), 
        [12FE]
    ------importance of education, early detection, and treatment in 
        the prevention of breast cancer (see H. Res. 278), [5AU]
    ------increase public awareness, encourage regular testing and 
        examinations, and extend research programs for prostate cancer 
        (see H. Res. 211), [16JN]
    ------increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme 
        disease (see H.R. 2790), [5AU]
    ------increased support and funding to combat diabetes (see H. 
        Res. 325), [7OC]
    ------issue special postage stamps to fund AIDS research and 
        education programs (see H.R. 597), [4FE]
    ------issue special postage stamps to fund Alzheimer's research 
        (see H.R. 1939), [25MY]
    ------issue special postage stamps to fund diabetes research (see 
        H.R. 1472), [15AP]
    ------issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer 
        research (see H.R. 2562), [20JY]
    ------ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 961), [3MR]
    ------promote research into, and the development of an ultimate 
        cure for, the disease known as fragile X (see H.R. 1445), 
        [15AP]
    ------provide for screenings, referrals, and education relative to 
        osteoporosis (see H.R. 2471), [12JY]
    ------recognize the severity of colon cancer and the need for 
        education in prevention and early detection (see H. Con. Res. 
        133), [15JN]
    ------research programs for lymphangioleiomyomatosis (see H.R. 
        2527), [15JY]
    District of Columbia: prohibit the Legalization of Marijuana for 
        Medical Treatment Initiative from taking effect (see H.R. 
        2959), (see H.J. Res. 69), [28SE]
    Drug abuse: combat methamphetamine production and abuse (see H.R. 
        988), [4MR] (see H.R. 2613), [27JY]
    ------prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs 
        (see H.R. 982), [4MR]
    Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Administration: establish (see 
        H.R. 2576), [21JY]
    Drugs: registration requirements for practitioners who dispense 
        narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment 
        (see H.R. 2634), [29JY]
    ------treatment of gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine 
        hydrochloride relative to the Controlled Substances Act (see 
        H.R. 3457), [18NO]
    ------use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 912), 
        [2MR]
    Ecology and environment: establish standards for cleanup of dry 
        cleaning solvents (see H.R. 2726), [5AU]
    ------expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and 
        release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's 
        consumer products (see H.R. 1657), [3MY]
    ------promote environmental justice by establishing links between 
        pollution and community health problems and assist such 
        communities (see H.R. 1510), [21AP]
    ------protect children from exposure to certain environmental 
        pollutants (see H.R. 199), [7JA]
    Education: establish medical education trust fund (see H.R. 2771), 
        [5AU]
    ------recognize success of lay person CPR training in increasing 
        the rate of survival of cardiac arrest and support efforts to 
        enhance public awareness of the need for such training (see H. 
        Con. Res. 139), [22JN]
    Employment: provide that employees that receive certain increases 
        in health insurance coverage will not be covered by Federal 
        minimum wage increases (see H.R. 3409), [16NO]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing 
        supply regulations (see H.R. 623), [8FE]
    EPA: limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 136), 
        [7JA]
    ERISA: ensure choice of physicians (see H.R. 2275), [17JN]
    ------establish new procedures and access to courts for grievances 
        arising under group health plans (see H.R. 2758), [5AU]
    ------make group health plan reforms (see H.R. 2095), [9JN]
    ------provide new procedures and access to review for grievances 
        arising under group health plans (see H.R. 2089), [9JN]
    ------provide that participants in disability insurance plans are 
        entitled to judicial review of certain benefit determinations 
        (see H.R. 1773), [12MY]
    Families and domestic relations: demonstration projects to support 
        State and local efforts to provide partial or full wage 
        replacement for childbirth, adoption, or other caregiving 
        needs (see H.R. 2500), [13JY]
    ------improve the availability of child care and development 
        services outside normal school hours (see H.R. 489), [2FE]
    ------improve the availability of child care for children of 
        parents working nontraditional hours or shifts (see H.R. 
        2694), [3AU]
    ------increase availability, affordability, and quality of child 
        care and enhance early childhood development (see H.R. 1139), 
        [16MR]
    ------limit the effects of domestic violence on the lives of 
        children (see H.R. 3315), [10NO]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement 
        in educational and extracurricular activities, routine medical 
        needs, and assistance to elderly relatives (see H.R. 2103), 
        [9JN]
    ------allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, 
        adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health 
        condition (see H.R. 2104), [9JN]
    ------amend (see H.R. 91), [7JA]

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    ------eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see 
        H.R. 3297), [10NO]
    FDA: establish a comprehensive program to ensure food safety (see 
        H.R. 1612), [28AP]
    ------require sunscreen products to include an expiration date and 
        storage recommendations on label (see H.R. 2658), [30JY]
    ------uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see 
        H.R. 2129), [10JN]
    Federal aid programs: public participation in establishing 
        locations of substance abuse treatment group homes (see H.R. 
        2983), [30SE]
    Federal Employee Health Benefits Program: allow participation by 
        individuals aged 55 to 65 who would not otherwise have health 
        insurance (see H.R. 55), [6JA]
    Federal employees: availability of health coverage for dependent 
        parents (see H.R. 2096), [9JN]
    ------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. 2842), [13SE]
    ------establish program under which current and former employees 
        may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 110), [7JA] (see 
        H.R. 602), [4FE] (see H.R. 1111), [16MR]
    ------health benefits coverage for hearing aids and examinations 
        (see H.R. 2321), [23JN]
    ------health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 
        2706), [4AU]
    ------health benefits coverage of services by chiropractors, 
        acupuncturists, massage therapists, naturopathic physicians, 
        and midwifes (see H.R. 2360), [24JN]
    ------increase leave time relative to services as an organ donor 
        (see H.R. 457), [2FE]
    ------require any health benefits plan which provides obstetrical 
        benefits to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment 
        of infertility (see H.R. 2774), [5AU]
    ------treatment of Government physicians' comparability allowances 
        as basic pay for retirement purposes (see H.R. 207), [7JA]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: allow option of 
        obtaining coverage for self and children only (see H.R. 1170), 
        [17MR]
    ------coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1890), [20MY]
    ------coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 933), [2MR]
    Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide for enhanced 
        implementation of Food Quality Protection Act amendments (see 
        H.R. 1334), [25MR]
    ------require persons who reprocess medical devices to comply with 
        certain safety requirements (see H.R. 3148), [26OC]
    ------safeguard public health and provide food that is safe, 
        unadulterated, and honestly presented (see H.R. 1346), [25MR]
    Food: consumer access to information on the health benefits of 
        foods and dietary supplements (see H.R. 1077), [11MR]
    ------improve public health and food safety through enhanced 
        enforcement of food inspection laws (see H.R. 983), [4MR]
    ------improve safety of imported foods (see H.R. 830), [24FE] (see 
        H.R. 2055), [8JN]
    ------initiatives to protect and inform the public about food 
        allergies (see H. Res. 309), [28SE]
    ------promote clinical research and development on dietary 
        supplements and foods and establish a new legal classification 
        for dietary supplements and food with health benefits (see 
        H.R. 3001), [1OC]
    ------require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a 
        genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3377), [16NO]
    Food industry: freshness dates on food (see H.R. 2897), [21SE]
    Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see 
        H.R. 1592), [28AP]
    Food Safety Administration: establish as independent agency to 
        consolidate food safety, labeling, and inspection functions 
        (see H.R. 2345), [24JN]
    Food stamps: permit purchase of vitamin and mineral supplements 
        (see H.R. 3304), [10NO]
    Foreign Assistance Act: authorize appropriations for certain 
        infant and child health programs (see H.R. 2028), [8JN]
    Foreign countries: require congressional approval of U.S. economic 
        sanctions on agricultural products, medicines, and medical 
        products (see H.R. 2993), [1OC] (see H.R. 3140), [25OC]
    ------require GAO report on effectiveness of economic sanctions 
        and prohibit imposition of unilateral sanctions on exports of 
        food, agricultural products, medicines, or medical supplies 
        and equipment (see H.R. 212), [7JA]
    Foreign trade: strengthen U.S. ability to counteract foreign 
        measures that act as market access barriers (see H.R. 3393), 
        [16NO]
    Genetics: limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information 
        (see H.R. 2555), [19JY]
    Government: maintenance of certain health information when a 
        health care facility has closed or a benefit plan sponsor has 
        ceased to do business (see H.R. 307), [7JA]
    GSA: convey a parcel of land in the District of Columbia for 
        construction of the National Health Museum (see H.R. 3171), 
        [28OC]
    Hawaii: increase the Federal medical assistance percentage (see 
        H.R. 442), [2FE]
    Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers 
        and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access 
        (see H.R. 1221), [23MR]
    Health Care Access, Affordability, and Quality Commission: 
        establish (see H.R. 2042), [8JN]
    Health care facilities: assure availability of a non-emergency 
        department physician in certain hospitals (see H.R. 567), 
        [3FE]
    ------exempt physician office laboratories from clinical 
        laboratory requirements (see H.R. 528), [3FE]
    Health Care Financing Administration: moratorium on new rules (see 
        H.R. 2689), [3AU]
    Health care professionals: admission requirements for nonimmigrant 
        nurses willing to practice in underserved areas (see H.R. 
        414), [19JA] (see H.R. 441), [2FE]
    ------allow access to drugs and medical devices recommended and 
        provided by health care practitioners that are not approved by 
        the FDA (see H.R. 2635), [29JY]
    ------establish a national abusive and criminal background check 
        system for patient care workers (see H.R. 2627), [27JY]
    ------establish demonstration projects to provide specialized 
        assistance to victims of sexual assault and interpersonal 
        violence in hospital emergency rooms (see H.R. 3287), [9NO]
    ------prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care 
        workers who report unsafe conditions and practices (see H.R. 
        137), [7JA]
    ------training to identify, address, and prevent domestic violence 
        (see H.R. 3317), [10NO]
    Health Professions Education Partnership Act: applicability to the 
        Health Education Assistance Program (see H.R. 2148), [10JN]
    Immigration: assure that funds provided for State emergency health 
        services furnished to undocumented aliens are used to 
        reimburse hospitals and their related providers that treat 
        undocumented aliens (see H.R. 2205), [15JN]
    ------pilot program to extend voluntary departure period for 
        certain nonimmigrant aliens admitted under the Visa Waiver 
        Pilot Program for medical treatment in the U.S. (see H.R. 
        2961), [28SE]
    ------waive naturalization requirement to take oath of 
        renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired 
        applicants (see H.R. 1846), [18MY]
    Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant 
        Sec. of HHS (see H.R. 403), [19JA]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding (see H. Con. 
        Res. 84), [13AP]
    Insurance: apply group health plan portability requirements to 
        students covered under college-sponsored health plans (see 
        H.R. 991), [4MR]
    ------assure coverage of emergency services under group health 
        plans and health insurance (see H.R. 904), [2MR]
    ------coverage and treatment of emergency services under health 
        plans (see H.R. 2045), [8JN]
    ------coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1816), 
        [13MY]
    ------coverage of long-term care services (see H.R. 2691), [3AU] 
        (see H. Con. Res. 8), [7JA]
    ------coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and 
        lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for 
        secondary consultations (see H.R. 383), [19JA] (see H.R. 
        1911), [24MY]
    ------coverage of prescription drugs (see H.R. 3319), [10NO]
    ------coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 524), [3FE] (see 
        H.R. 1132), [16MR]
    ------disclose limitations placed on medical care services to plan 
        participants that would otherwise be protected under State law 
        (see H.R. 2113), [9JN]
    ------ensure access to information relative to plan coverage, 
        managed care procedures, health care providers, and quality 
        medical care (see H.R. 2046), [8JN]
    ------ensure coverage of emergency ambulance services (see H.R. 
        1777), [12MY]
    ------establish certain requirements for managed care plans (see 
        H.R. 3259), [8NO]
    ------establish hospital lengths of stay based on a determination 
        by an appropriate physician in consultation with the patient 
        (see H.R. 989), [4MR]
    ------extend COBRA continuation health coverage for individuals 55 
        and older (see H.R. 2227), [15JN]
    ------extend COBRA continuation health coverage for surviving 
        spouses (see H.R. 1335), [25MR]
    ------implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery 
        resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 3224), [4NO]
    ------permit individuals to continue health plan coverage during 
        participation in approved clinical studies (see H.R. 2769), 
        [5AU]
    ------prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage 
        or premiums (see H.R. 293), (see H.R. 306), [7JA]
    ------promote purchase of private long-term care insurance by 
        providing tax deductibility, State Medicaid flexibility, and 
        information dissemination (see H.R. 1261), [24MR]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see 
        H.R. 358), [19JA] (see H.R. 448), [2FE] (see H.R. 719), [11FE] 
        (see H.R. 1133), [16MR] (see H.R. 2723), [5AU] (see H.R. 
        2824), [9SE] (see H.R. 2926), [23SE]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 358), consideration (see H. Res. 197), [27MY] (see H. 
        Res. 310), [28SE]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 2723), consideration (see H. Res. 323), [5OC]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and preserve 
        against preemption of certain State causes of action (see H.R. 
        216), [7JA]
    ------provide coverage for individuals participating in approved 
        cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 3110), [19OC]
    ------provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance 
        abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group 
        and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1515), [21AP]
    ------provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse 
        treatment services under private group and individual health 
        coverage (see H.R. 1977), [27MY]
    ------require children-only coverage option under group health 
        plans (see H.R. 1169), [17MR]
    ------require coverage of bone mass measurements and inform women 
        concerning reproductive and post-menopausal health care 
        choices (see H.R. 925), [2MR]
    ------require coverage of hair prostheses for individuals with 
        scalp hair loss as a result of alopecia areata (see H.R. 
        3328), [10NO]
    ------require group and individual health insurance plans to 
        provide coverage of cancer screening (see H.R. 1285), [25MR]

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    ------require group health plans and health insurance issuers to 
        provide coverage for human leukocyte antigen testing (see H.R. 
        2021), [8JN]
    ------require group health plans and health insurance issuers to 
        provide independent review of adverse coverage determinations 
        (see H.R. 2309), [22JN]
    ------require group health plans to provide access to unrestricted 
        medical advice (see H.R. 2043), [8JN]
    ------require group health plans to provide coverage of pediatric 
        care (see H.R. 2044), [8JN]
    ------require health insurance issuers to notify participants of 
        impending termination of coverage due to the failure of a 
        group health plan to pay premiums (see H.R. 845), [24FE]
    ------require health 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. 49), [6JA]
    ------require health plans to provide adequate access to services 
        provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 1806), [13MY] 
        (see H.R. 2041), [8JN]
    ------require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum 
        hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 
        116), [7JA]
    ------study future long-term care needs (see H.R. 1716), [6MY]
    ------tax treatment of long-term care services, educational 
        campaign on long-term care, and expansion of State long-term 
        care partnerships by exempting partnership assets from 
        Medicaid estate recovery (see H.R. 2102), [9JN]
    Internet: regulation of online sales of pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 
        2763), [5AU]
    Jerry O'Brien Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, 
        Melbourne, FL: designate (see H.R. 2330), [23JN]
    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. 3045), [7OC]
    ------allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program allotment to cover additional low-income children (see 
        H.R. 458), [2FE]
    ------assure preservation of safety net hospitals through 
        maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see 
        H.R. 3103), [19OC]
    ------coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services 
        for certain women screened under federally funded programs 
        (see H.R. 1070), [11MR]
    ------coverage of disabled children and individuals who became 
        disabled as children without regard to income or assets (see 
        H.R. 821), [24FE]
    ------coverage of screening mammography and screening pap smears 
        (see H.R. 302), [7JA]
    ------coverage of services provided by nurse practitioners and 
        clinical nurse specialists (see H.R. 1514), [21AP]
    ------definition of audiologist (see H.R. 1068), [10MR]
    ------eliminate the termination of additional Federal payments to 
        States for outreach and eligibility determination 
        administrative costs (see H.R. 2912), [22SE]
    ------establish new prospective payment system for Federally-
        qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 
        2341), [24JN]
    ------exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll 
        with a managed care entity (see H.R. 797), [23FE]
    ------extend the higher Federal medical assistance payment 
        percentage for Indian Health Service facilities to urban 
        Indian health programs (see H.R. 470), [2FE]
    ------permit presumptive eligibility of Medicare beneficiaries for 
        certain low-income Medicare beneficiary programs (see H.R. 
        854), [25FE]
    ------permit public schools and other entities to determine 
        presumptive eligibility for low-income children (see H.R. 
        1298), [25MR]
    ------permit State waiver authority to provide medical assistance 
        in cases of congenital heart defects (see H.R. 3325), [10NO]
    ------permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income 
        individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1591), [28AP]
    ------prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing 
        facilities (see H.R. 540), [3FE]
    ------protect payments to previously approved State school-based 
        health plans for Medicaid-eligible children with 
        individualized education programs (see H.R. 3486), [18NO]
    ------provide State options to allow eligibility for legal 
        immigrant pregnant women, children, and certain disabled 
        individuals (see H.R. 1399), [14AP]
    ------reduce infant mortality through improvement of coverage of 
        services to pregnant women and infants (see H.R. 301), [7JA]
    ------reinstate prior level of disproportionate share hospital 
        payments to Minnesota (see H.R. 1610), [28AP]
    ------reinstate prior level of disproportionate share hospital 
        payments to Minnesota, New Mexico, and Wyoming (see H.R. 
        2800), [5AU]
    ------remove limit on disproportionate share hospital payments to 
        Ohio (see H.R. 3065), [13OC]
    ------remove special financial limitations on Puerto Rico and 
        certain other territories relative to medical assistance for 
        Medicare cost-sharing and for veterans (see H.R. 2333), [23JN]
    ------require payment by States of certain individualized 
        education programs medical services under the Individuals with 
        Disabilities Education Act (see H.R. 1672), [4MY]
    ------require prorating of beneficiary contributions relative to 
        partial coverage for nursing facility services during a month 
        (see H.R. 2852), [14SE]
    ------restrict imposition of liens and estate recovery for long-
        term care services provided to certain individuals (see H.R. 
        161), [7JA]
    ------treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry 
        liability settlement (see H.R. 351), [19JA]
    ------waive Federal claim to State tobacco settlements if State 
        uses funds for smoking reduction programs and economic 
        assistance for tobacco farming communities (see H.R. 1232), 
        [23MR]
    ------waive Federal claim to State tobacco settlements if State 
        uses funds only for smoking reduction and public health 
        programs (see H.R. 610), [4FE] (see H.R. 1289), [25MR]
    Medicare: accelerate payments to hospitals relative to costs of 
        graduate medical education for Medicare+Choice enrollees (see 
        H.R. 2989), [30SE]
    ------administrative fee for submission of paper rather than 
        electronic claims (see H.R. 2114), [9JN]
    ------adverse impact of current payment policy for noninvasive 
        positive pressure ventilators on individuals with severe 
        respiratory diseases (see H. Con. Res. 138), [22JN]
    ------allow certain organizations to purchase home-care services 
        from self-employed caregivers through home-care referral 
        agencies (see H.R. 3041), [7OC]
    ------allow petitioners for coverage of new technologies or 
        procedures to meet with the Health Care Financing 
        Administration to develop written plans (see H.R. 2338), 
        [24JN]
    ------assure access to managed health care through the cost 
        contract program (see H.R. 2268), [17JN]
    ------calculation of Medicare+Choice payments for medical services 
        at Dept. of Veterans Affairs and Dept. of Defense facilities 
        (see H.R. 2447), [1JY]
    ------change rate of increase for Medicare+Choice capitation rates 
        (see H.R. 3092), [18OC]
    ------clarify non-preemption of State prescription drug benefit 
        laws relative to Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 549), [3FE]
    ------combat fraud and abuse relative to partial hospitalization 
        services (see H.R. 1543), [22AP]
    ------combat waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 2229), [15JN] (see 
        H.R. 3461), [18NO]
    ------comprehensive financing for graduate medical education (see 
        H.R. 1224), [23MR]
    ------contract reform (see H.R. 312), [7JA]
    ------contracting with certain hospitals to provide certain 
        surgical procedures and related services at a single rate (see 
        H.R. 1392), [13AP]
    ------coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1890), [20MY]
    ------coverage of adult day care services (see H.R. 745), [11FE]
    ------coverage of advanced new therapies to treat diabetic foot 
        ulcers (see H.R. 2369), [29JN]
    ------coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice 
        program (see H. Con. Res. 62), [18MR]
    ------coverage of chronic disease prescription drugs (see H.R. 
        1796), [13MY]
    ------coverage of frail elderly beneficiaries permanently residing 
        in certain nursing facilities (see H.R. 1998), [27MY]
    ------coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2620), 
        [27JY]
    ------coverage of inpatient hospital services in Puerto Rico (see 
        H.R. 2712), [4AU]
    ------coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 
        2945), [24SE]
    ------coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 
        1187), [18MR]
    ------coverage of nursing facilities and in-home services (see 
        H.R. 131), [7JA]
    ------coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 886), 
        [1MR] (see H.R. 1109), [15MR] (see H.R. 1495), [20AP] (see 
        H.R. 2012), [8JN] (see H.R. 2782), [5AU] (see H.R. 3482), 
        [18NO] (see H. Con. Res. 149), [1JY]
    ------coverage of outpatient prescription drugs for low-income 
        beneficiaries and provision of stop-loss protection for 
        outpatient prescription drug expenses (see H.R. 2925), [23SE]
    ------coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 1495), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 372), [9NO]
    ------coverage of screening retinal eye examinations for 
        individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1542), [22AP]
    ------coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), 
        [15SE]
    ------demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer 
        patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), 
        [13AP]
    ------designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers 
        for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see 
        H.R. 3003), [4OC]
    ------develop and implement a single, unified prospective payment 
        system for post-care hospital services (see H.R. 2070), [8JN]
    ------disclose staffing and performance data, provide 
        whistleblower protections, and review mergers and acquisitions 
        relative to Medicare providers (see H.R. 1288), [25MR]
    ------eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in 
        calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice 
        organizations (see H.R. 406), [19JA] (see H.R. 1088), [11MR]
    ------eliminate reduction in payment amounts to home health 
        agencies and provide for an interest-free grace period for 
        repayment of overpayments (see H.R. 2618), [27JY]
    ------eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive 
        drugs (see H.R. 1115), [16MR]
    ------ensure access to comparable prescription drug coverage in 
        Medigap policies relative to termination of Medicare+Choice 
        plans (see H.R. 634), [9FE]
    ------ensure geographic reclassifications of hospitals in urban 
        areas do not result in lower wage indexes (see H.R. 3216), 
        [3NO]
    ------ensure proper payment of approved nursing and paramedical 
        education programs (see H.R. 1483), [20AP]
    ------ensure reimbursement for certain ambulance services and 
        improve the efficiency of the emergency medical system (see 
        H.R. 2831), [9SE]
    ------establish a demonstration project to provide beneficiaries 
        greater information on various courses of treatment for 
        certain diseases or injuries (see H.R. 1544), [22AP]
    ------establish a prospective payment system for psychiatric 
        hospital services (see H.R. 1006), [4MR]
    ------exclude cancer treatment from the prospective payment system 
        for hospital outpatient services (see H.R. 1090), [11MR]
    ------exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under 
        the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (see 
        H.R. 655), [9FE]

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    ------exclude lobbying costs from the calculation of the adjusted 
        community rate for Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 2230), 
        [15JN]
    ------exempt certain beneficiaries from financial limitations 
        imposed on physical, speech-language pathology, and 
        occupational therapy services (see H.R. 1837), [18MY]
    ------exempt financial limitations imposed on physical, speech-
        language pathology, and occupational therapy services and 
        develop and implement a classification system to vary the 
        limitations (see H.R. 1736), [6MY]
    ------expand and make permanent the demonstration project for 
        military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 1413), [14AP]
    ------expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see 
        H.R. 2892), [21SE]
    ------expand the use of competitive bidding (see H.R. 1900), 
        [20MY]
    ------extend community nursing organization demonstration projects 
        (see H.R. 1999), [27MY]
    ------extend coverage of immunosuppressive drugs to cases of 
        transplants not paid for under the program (see H.R. 3107), 
        [19OC]
    ------extend health care coverage (see H.R. 402), [19JA]
    ------facilitate use of private contracts (see H.R. 2867), [14SE]
    ------freeze reductions under Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 3145), 
        [26OC]
    ------graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 1222), [23MR] 
        (see H.R. 1785), [12MY]
    ------Health Care Financing Administration regulatory burdens 
        imposed on suppliers of durable medical equipment (see H. Con. 
        Res. 98), [5MY]
    ------implement budget neutrality adjustment factor in determining 
        payment rates for Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 
        2419), [1JY]
    ------improve access to benefits and programs to eligible, low-
        income beneficiaries (see H.R. 1455), [15AP]
    ------improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain 
        individuals (see H.R. 2228), [15JN]
    ------improve and streamline the physician self-referral law (see 
        H.R. 2650), [29JY]
    ------improve coverage determination process relative to new 
        advances in medical technology (see H.R. 2030), [8JN]
    ------improve methodology for the calculation of Medicare+Choice 
        payment rates (see H.R. 3284), [9NO]
    ------improve review procedures (see H.R. 2356), [24JN]
    ------improve the operation of certain Medicare+Choice and Medigap 
        programs (see H.R. 491), [2FE]
    ------improve the telemedicine program and provide grants for the 
        development of telehealth networks (see H.R. 3420), [17NO]
    ------increase certain payments to hospitals (see H.R. 2266), 
        [17JN]
    ------increase payments for pap smear laboratory tests (see H.R. 
        976), [4MR] (see H.R. 2930), [23SE]
    ------increase payments for physician services provided in health 
        professional shortage areas in Alaska and Hawaii (see H.R. 
        2967), [28SE]
    ------increase payments to providers for case manager services in 
        rural areas (see H.R. 1646), [29AP]
    ------increase payments to skilled nursing facilities that have a 
        significant proportion of residents with AIDS (see H.R. 3029), 
        [6OC]
    ------limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 914), [2MR]
    ------limit reductions in Federal payments under the prospective 
        payment system for hospital outpatient department services 
        (see H.R. 2241), [16JN]
    ------make changes in payment methodologies and provide coverage 
        of outpatient prescription drugs to beneficiaries who lose 
        drug coverage under Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 3086), 
        [14OC]
    ------make refinements in the prospective payment system for 
        outpatient hospital services (see H.R. 2979), [30SE]
    ------modify restrictions on physician self-referral (see H.R. 
        2651), [29JY]
    ------modify treatment of certain patient days for purposes of 
        determining the amount of disproportionate share adjustment 
        payments to hospitals (see H.R. 1529), [22AP]
    ------payment for insulin pumps (see H.R. 360), [19JA]
    ------payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate 
        medical education programs (see H.R. 1579), [27AP]
    ------payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education 
        programs in critical need specialty areas (see H.R. 1645), 
        [29AP]
    ------preserve and expand (see H. Con. Res. 135), [16JN]
    ------prevent sudden disruption of beneficiary enrollment in 
        Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 141), [7JA]
    ------prohibit collection of data from home health agencies under 
        the OASIS data collection program from non-Medicare patients 
        (see H.R. 2246), [16JN]
    ------protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice 
        plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see 
        H.R. 3004), [4OC]
    ------provide additional benefits to prevent or delay the onset of 
        illnesses (see H.R. 1968), [26MY]
    ------provide for a Doctors' Bill of Rights (see H.R. 3300), 
        [10NO]
    ------provide for independent case managers for home health 
        services (see H.R. 746), [11FE]
    ------provide greater equity to home health agencies and ensure 
        access to medically necessary home health services (see H.R. 
        2628), [27JY]
    ------provide more equitable payments to home health agencies (see 
        H.R. 2546), [16JY]
    ------provision of physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-
        language pathology services, and respiratory therapy by a 
        comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facility at a single, 
        fixed location (see H.R. 3441), [17NO]
    ------reduce amount of coinsurance payable in conjunction with 
        outpatient department services (see H.R. 421), [19JA]
    ------reduce capital payments to certain hospitals with below 
        average occupancy rates (see H.R. 2199), [14JN]
    ------reduce financial liability of physicians providing certain 
        care under Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 1375), [12AP]
    ------reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 664), 
        [10FE]
    ------reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 664), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 371), [9NO]
    ------reform beneficiary payment limits for certain long-existing 
        home health agencies relative to the interim payment system 
        (see H.R. 2123), [10JN]
    ------reform purchasing, payment, and administrative requirements 
        (see H.R. 2115), [9JN]
    ------regulatory burdens on home health agencies (see H. Con. Res. 
        79), [25MR]
    ------reimburse hospitals for psychologist, physician assistant, 
        and nurse practitioner training costs (see H.R. 2794), [5AU]
    ------reimburse hospitals for psychologist training costs (see 
        H.R. 1140), [16MR]
    ------reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 1046), 
        [9MR]
    ------reimbursement for nurse-midwife services and free-standing 
        birth centers (see H.R. 2817), [8SE]
    ------reimbursement of routine patient care costs for individuals 
        participating in approved clinical trials (see H.R. 61), [7JA]
    ------remove the sunset and numerical limitation on participation 
        in Medicare+Choice medical savings account plans (see H.R. 
        2068), [8JN] (see H.R. 2173), [10JN]
    ------repeal interim payment system, eliminate mandatory reduction 
        under the prospective payment system, and continue periodic 
        interim payments for home health services (see H.R. 2361), 
        [24JN]
    ------repeal restriction on payment for hospital discharges to 
        post-acute care (see H.R. 405), [19JA] (see H.R. 1936), [25MY]
    ------repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services 
        (see H.R. 1385), [13AP]
    ------require advanced notice to managed care plan enrollees of 
        hospital termination under such plans (see H.R. 1639), [29AP]
    ------require appropriate training and certification for suppliers 
        of certain listed items of orthotics or prosthetics (see H.R. 
        1938), [25MY]
    ------require certain additional information in statements of 
        explanation of benefits provided to beneficiaries (see H.R. 
        1511), [21AP]
    ------require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome 
        rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 
        632), [9FE] (see H.R. 2002), [27MY]
    ------require governing boards of national accrediting entities to 
        have public representation and open meetings (see H.R. 2174), 
        [10JN]
    ------require hospitals to establish and implement security 
        procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient 
        abduction and baby switching (see H.R. 76), [7JA]
    ------require universal product numbers on claims forms for 
        reimbursement for durable medical equipment and other items 
        (see H.R. 418), [19JA]
    ------restore the non-applicability of private contracts for the 
        provision of benefits (see H.R. 958), [3MR]
    ------restrictions on changes in benefits under Medicare+Choice 
        plans (see H.R. 1134), [16MR]
    ------revise inflation update factor used in making payments to 
        prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3114), [20OC]
    ------revise interim payment system to home health agencies for 
        home health services (see H.R. 2492), [13JY] (see H.R. 2744), 
        [5AU]
    ------revise payment amounts to home health agencies (see H.R. 
        2240), [16JN]
    ------revise regulations on participating hospitals relative to 
        nurse anesthetists' services (see H.R. 804), [23FE]
    ------standardize clinical practice guidelines to improve delivery 
        of services (see H.R. 2069), [8JN]
    ------treatment of payments to Medicare+Choice organizations 
        relative to disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 
        1103), [11MR]
    ------waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of 
        drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), [19JA]
    Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task 
        Force: establish (see H.R. 119), [7JA]
    Medicare Payment Advisory Commission: expand membership and 
        include individuals with expertise in manufacturing and 
        distributing finished medical goods (see H.R. 3271), [9NO]
    Medicare/Medicaid: ensure that individuals enjoy the right to be 
        free from restraint (see H.R. 3010), [4OC]
    ------expand and clarify requirements regarding advance directives 
        to ensure that an individual's health care decisions are 
        observed (see H.R. 1149), [17MR]
    ------restrict use and require recording and reporting of 
        information on use of physical and chemical restraints and 
        seclusion in mental health facilities (see H.R. 1313), [25MR]
    ------surety bond requirements for home health agencies, durable 
        medical equipment suppliers, and others (see H.R. 2325), 
        [23JN]
    Mental health: clarify application of certain mental health parity 
        provisions to annual and lifetime visit, benefit, and dollar 
        limits (see H.R. 2445), [1JY]
    ------establish demonstration diversion courts (see H.R. 2594), 
        [22JY]
    ------postpartum depression policies (see H. Res. 163), [6MY]
    ------provide for treatment parity (see H.R. 2593), [22JY]
    ------recognize the significance to society of issues relating to 
        mental illness and express full support for the White House 
        Conference on Mental Health (see H. Res. 133), [25MR]
    Mental Health Advisory Committee: establish (see H. Res. 19), 
        [7JA]
    Mexico: safety and well-being of U.S. citizens injured while 
        traveling (see H. Con. Res. 232), [17NO]

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    Minorities: health programs (see H.R. 3250), [8NO]
    National Cancer Institute: increase involvement of advocates in 
        breast cancer research (see H.R. 1596), [28AP]
    ------require that membership of advisory bodies include 
        individuals who are knowledgeable in complementary and 
        alternative medicine (see H.R. 2092), [9JN]
    National Center for Research on Domestic Health Disparities: 
        establish (see H.R. 2391), [30JN]
    National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 
        3214), [3NO]
    National Eye Institute: funding (see H.R. 731), [11FE]
    National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: 
        establish (see H.R. 1795), [13MY]
    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize 
        development of research centers focusing on environmental 
        factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 
        3433), [17NO]
    National objectives: establish a national program to conduct and 
        support activities to reduce cases of overweight individuals 
        and obesity (see H.R. 3177), [28OC]
    ------policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (see H.R. 16), [6JA] (see H.R. 1136), [16MR] (see 
        H.R. 1200), [18MR] (see H.R. 2990), [30SE] (see H.R. 3000), 
        [1OC]
    ------policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (H.R. 1136), consideration (see H. Res. 311), 
        [28SE]
    ------policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (H.R. 2990), consideration (see H. Res. 323), [5OC]
    ------policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (H.R. 2990), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 348), 
        [1NO]
    National School Lunch Act: revise eligibility of private 
        organizations under the child and adult care food program (see 
        H.R. 2907), [21SE]
    National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: revise filing 
        deadline for certain claims (see H.R. 276), [7JA] (see H.R. 
        1003), [4MR]
    Native Americans: enhance self-governance relative to direct 
        operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service 
        activities (see H.R. 1167), [17MR]
    ------improve services and facilities of Federal Indian health 
        programs and encourage maximum participation of Indians in 
        such programs (see H.R. 3397), [16NO]
    NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 89), [2MR]
    ------establish Office of Autoimmune Diseases (see H.R. 2573), 
        [20JY]
    ------establish pediatric research initiative (see H.R. 2621), 
        [27JY]
    ------expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism 
        research activities (see H.R. 997), [4MR]
    ------experimental program to stimulate competitive research (see 
        H.R. 3115), [20OC]
    ------improve and expand clinical research programs (see H.R. 
        1798), [13MY]
    Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to 
        prevent birth defects (see H.R. 2538), [15JY]
    Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1192), [18MR]
    ------amend to protect State and local government employees (see 
        H.R. 776), [23FE]
    ------improve the safety and health of working environments (see 
        H.R. 1427), [15AP]
    Older Americans Act: amend to help prevent osteoporosis (see H.R. 
        2294), [22JN]
    ------authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2850), [14SE]
    ------extend authorization, establish National Family Caregiver 
        Support Program, modernize aging programs and services, and 
        address need to engage in life course planning (see H.R. 
        1637), [29AP]
    OPM: develop classification standards for physician assistants in 
        Federal agencies (see H.R. 1697), [5MY]
    Organ donors: allow leave for individuals who give living organ 
        donations and address payment of travel and subsistence 
        expenses incurred by individuals donating or receiving organs 
        (see H.R. 1857), [18MY]
    ------authorize demonstration projects to increase the supply of 
        organs donated for human transplant (see H.R. 3471), [18NO]
    ------establish congressional commemorative medal (see H.R. 941), 
        [2MR]
    ------recognize importance of families pledging to each other to 
        be organ and tissue donors (see H. Res. 201), [8JN]
    ------tribute to kidney donors (see H. Res. 94), [3MR]
    Organ procurement and transplantation programs: revise and extend 
        (see H.R. 2418), [1JY]
    OSHA: allow employees to participate in evaluating safety 
        conditions, rules, and policies of the workplace (see H.R. 
        1434), [15AP]
    ------encourage safety and health audits and assure timely 
        adjudication of whistleblower complaints by employees (see 
        H.R. 1439), [15AP]
    ------exempt voluntary self assessments and audits from being used 
        to identify safety and health violations by employers (see 
        H.R. 1438), [15AP]
    ------identify and notify the specific industries to which 
        regulations and compliance standards apply (see H.R. 1436), 
        [15AP]
    ------issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant 
        risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 
        1899), [20MY]
    ------waiver or abatement of penalties for small businesses if 
        violations are corrected in a specified time (see H.R. 1437), 
        [15AP]
    Pain: provide for a public response to the public health crisis of 
        pain (see H.R. 2188), [14JN]
    Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to 
        minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with 
        notices of pesticide use (see H.R. 3275), [9NO]
    Pharmaceuticals: establish compulsory licensing of certain 
        patented prescription drugs and medical inventions (see H.R. 
        2927), [23SE]
    ------establish therapeutic equivalence requirements for generic 
        drugs (see H.R. 805), [23FE]
    ------protect beneficiaries of group and individual health plans, 
        and Medicare+Choice plans in the use of prescription drug 
        formularies (see H.R. 3274), [9NO]
    President's Advisory Council on Recreational Camps: establish (see 
        H.R. 266), [7JA]
    Privacy: ensure confidentiality of medical records and health 
        care-related information (see H.R. 2404), [30JN] (see H.R. 
        2470), [12JY]
    ------establish Federal penalties for prohibited use and 
        disclosure of personal health information and allow 
        individuals to inspect and copy their own health information 
        (see H.R. 2455), [1JY]
    ------protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security 
        numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national 
        identifying number (see H.R. 220), [7JA]
    Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators 
        to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and 
        protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of 
        the devices (see H.R. 2498), [13JY]
    Public health: establish community-based managed care programs in 
        medically disadvantaged areas (see H.R. 298, 304), [7JA]
    Public Health Service: provide certain children's health services 
        (see H.R. 3301), [10NO]
    Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: compensation for certain 
        individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills 
        (see H.R. 1516), [21AP]
    ------compensation for certain individuals exposed to radiation in 
        uranium mines, mills, or during transport (see H.R. 1045), 
        [9MR]
    ------remove requirement that exposure resulting in stomach cancer 
        occur before a certain age (see H.R. 930), [2MR]
    Radio: require assessment of research on health effects of radio 
        frequency emissions (see H.R. 2835), [9SE]
    Radioactive substances: remediation of Atlas uranium milling site 
        near Moab, UT (see H.R. 393), [19JA] (see H.R. 1559), [26AP]
    Refugees: provide a comprehensive program of support for victims 
        of torture (see H.R. 2367), [29JN]
    Research: continuation of Federal research and development 
        programs funding in a fiscally sustainable way (see H.R. 
        3161), [28OC]
    Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services 
        (see H.R. 1344), [25MR]
    Safe Drinking Water Act: civil actions against public water 
        systems in compliance with safe drinking water standards (see 
        H.R. 1674), [4MY]
    ------increase consumer confidence in safe drinking water and 
        source water assessments (see H.R. 2108), [9JN]
    ------provide for parity in civil actions against private and 
        public entities relative to ownership or operation of public 
        water systems (see H.R. 1492), [20AP]
    San Gabriel, CA: funding and implementation of a long-term 
        solution to groundwater contamination and water supply 
        problems (see H.R. 910), [2MR]
    Schools: prohibit the donation of foods with minimal nutritional 
        value before lunch in schools participating in Federal meal 
        programs (see H.R. 1781), [12MY]
    ------provide grants to reduce drug-related transactions and drug 
        use in one-mile areas surrounding elementary and secondary 
        schools (see H.R. 2410), [30JN]
    Science: prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research (see 
        H.R. 571), [4FE]
    ------prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research and 
        encourage equivalent restrictions by other countries (see H.R. 
        2326), [23JN]
    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. 1422), [14AP] (see 
        H.R. 2180), [10JN]
    ------establish a national family caregiver support program (see 
        H.R. 1341), [25MR]
    ------establish a program of pharmacy assistance fee for elderly 
        persons who have no health insurance coverage (see H.R. 723), 
        [11FE]
    ------limit hardship endured when meeting prescription drug needs 
        (see H. Con. Res. 152), [13JY]
    ------prevent abuse (see H.R. 1984), [27MY]
    ------prevent and increase penalties for crimes such as health 
        care, pension, and telemarketing fraud, and nursing home abuse 
        and fraud (see H.R. 1862), [19MY]
    Small business: improve access and choice for owners relative to 
        employee health insurance expenses (see H.R. 1496), [20AP] 
        (see H.R. 2047), [8JN]
    ------use of welfare-to-work funds to form alliances to purchase 
        discounted health insurance for welfare-to-work program 
        eligible employees (see H.R. 2238), [16JN]
    Social Security: allow States to use State Children's Health 
        Insurance Program allotment to cover uninsured pregnant women 
        (see H.R. 1843), [18MY]
    ------clarify exemption of certain children with special needs 
        from State option to use managed care (see H.R. 3332), [10NO]
    ------combat fraud in and improve the administration of disability 
        programs (see H.R. 545), [3FE] (see H.R. 631), [9FE]
    ------constitutional amendment relative to budget treatment of 
        Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program and the 
        hospital insurance program (see H.J. Res. 40), [16MR]
    ------continue eligibility for child's insurance benefits to 
        individuals who marry and have Hansen's disease (see H.R. 
        3280), [9NO]
    ------earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), [28AP]
    ------effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 34), [2FE]
    ------ensure solvency of trust funds (see H.R. 37), [6JA] (see 
        H.R. 3012), [5OC]
    ------establish and maintain individual investment accounts (see 
        H.R. 1897), [20MY]
    ------expand health care coverage for working, disabled 
        individuals and establish a Ticket to Work and Self-
        Sufficiency Program to provide work opportunities for such 
        individuals (see H.R. 1091), [11MR] (see H.R. 1180), [18MR]
    ------extend rural Advanced Life Support intercept services to 
        other areas (see H.R. 2711), [4AU]

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    ------improve coverage of low-income children under State 
        Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 
        827), [24FE] (see H.R. 3480), [18NO]
    ------level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's 
        death (see H.R. 163), (see H.R. 287), [7JA]
    ------make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act 
        (see H.R. 3075), [14OC] (see H.R. 3146), [26OC] (see H.R. 
        3426), [17NO]
    ------permit children covered under the State Children's Health 
        Insurance Program to be eligible for the Federal Vaccines for 
        Children Program (see H.R. 2976), [29SE]
    ------promote identification of children eligible for State 
        Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 
        2807), [8SE]
    ------protect Social Security surpluses and reserve a portion of 
        non-Social Security surpluses to strengthen and protect 
        Medicare (see H.R. 3165), [28OC]
    ------provide a safe harbor under the anti-kickback statute for 
        hospital restocking of certain ambulance drugs and supplies 
        (see H.R. 557), [3FE]
    ------provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to 
        work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 3070), [13OC]
    ------provide enrollment period for Medicare and Medigap relative 
        to certain military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 743), 
        [11FE]
    ------reform (see H.R. 1), [1MR]
    ------require specific legislative recommendations to ensure 
        solvency of trust funds (see H.R. 245), [7JA]
    ------treatment of severe spinal cord injuries relative to certain 
        earnings (see H.R. 401), [19JA]
    ------waive waiting period for disability benefits relative to 
        individuals with terminal illnesses (see H.R. 1107), [11MR]
    States: improve data collection and evaluation of children's 
        health coverage under the State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 1545), [22AP]
    ------increase allotments to territories under the State 
        Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 806), [23FE]
    ------permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to 
        parental consent (see H.R. 3302), [10NO]
    Sub-Saharan Africa: conduct human clinical research according to 
        highest ethical standards and prohibit interference with 
        intellectual property laws or policies promoting access to 
        pharmaceuticals or medical technologies (see H.R. 2700), [4AU]
    Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: 
        authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 781), [23FE]
    Surgeon General: importance of report on media and violence (see 
        H.J. Res. 47), [28AP]
    Tariff: HIV/AIDS drugs (see H.R. 1951, 1952), [26MY]
    ------rhinovirus drugs (see H.R. 1949), [26MY] (see H.R. 2186), 
        [14JN]
    Taxation: allow a refundable credit for certain Medicare premiums 
        (see H.R. 122), [7JA] (see H.R. 1772), [12MY]
    ------allow credit for dry cleaning equipment that uses reduced 
        amounts of hazardous substances (see H.R. 1303), [25MR]
    ------allow credit to military retirees for Medicare coverage (see 
        H.R. 121), [7JA]
    ------allow designation of income tax refunds for use in NIH 
        biomedical research programs (see H.R. 785), [23FE] (see H.R. 
        977), [4MR]
    ------allow individuals a refundable credit for the purchase of 
        private health insurance and provide for a report on State 
        health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 2362), [25JN]
    ------allow individuals a refundable credit for the purchase of 
        private health insurance through a pooling arrangement (see 
        H.R. 2185), [14JN]
    ------allow individuals to designate refunds to provide 
        catastrophic health coverage to individuals who do not 
        otherwise have health coverage (see H.R. 2433), [1JY]
    ------allow medical innovation tax credits for clinical testing 
        expenses attributable to academic medical centers and other 
        hospital research organizations (see H.R. 1039), [9MR]
    ------allow penalty-free distributions from qualified retirement 
        plans on account of the death or disability of the 
        participant's spouse (see H.R. 2826), [9SE]
    ------credits for health insurance costs of employees not eligible 
        to participate in employer-subsidized health coverage (see 
        H.R. 1819), [14MY]
    ------deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 145), 
        [7JA] (see H.R. 1177), [18MR]
    ------ensure employees retain hospital insurance tax exemption 
        relative to consolidation of a political subdivision with the 
        State (see H.R. 873), [25FE]
    ------full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed 
        individuals (see H.R. 225), [7JA] (see H.R. 611), [4FE] (see 
        H.R. 918), [2MR] (see H.R. 980), [4MR]
    ------impose a tax on certain unearned income and provide tax 
        relief by reducing the rate of the Social Security payroll tax 
        (see H.R. 1099), [11MR]
    ------medical research tax credits (see H.R. 3505), [18NO]
    ------permit penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans for 
        medical expenses of certain older relatives (see H.R. 253), 
        (see H.R. 275), [7JA]
    ------provide a checkoff on Federal income tax returns for a 
        breast and prostate cancer research fund (see H.R. 547), [3FE]
    ------provide credit for medical research relative to developing 
        vaccines against widespread diseases (see H.R. 1274), [24MR]
    ------provide incentives for health coverage (see H.R. 2261), 
        [17JN]
    ------provide marriage penalty relief, incentives to encourage 
        health coverage, and increased child care assistance, and 
        extend certain expiring tax provisions (see H.R. 2020), [8JN]
    ------provide tax credit for caregivers (see H.R. 2458), [1JY]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty 
        and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and 
        investments, and establish incentives for education and health 
        care (see H.R. 2488), [13JY]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty 
        and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and 
        investments, and establish incentives for education and health 
        care (H.R. 2488), consideration (see H. Res. 256), [20JY]
    ------reduce the per dose tax on vaccines (see H.R. 587), [4FE] 
        (see H.R. 1337), [25MR]
    ------reform Internal Revenue Code through revenue neutral 
        proposals which protect Social Security and Medicare trust 
        funds (see H. Con. Res. 85), [14AP]
    ------simplify Internal Revenue Code through revenue neutral 
        proposals (see H.R. 1420), [14AP]
    ------treatment of amounts received as scholarships under the 
        National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program (see H.R. 
        324), [19JA]
    ------treatment of employers who maintain a self-insured health 
        plan for their employees (see H.R. 2304), [22JN]
    ------treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to 
        long-term care insurance (see H.R. 161), [7JA]
    ------treatment of foods and supplements for dietary use, and 
        medical foods as medical expenses (see H.R. 3306), [10NO]
    ------treatment of individual health insurance costs and employees 
        who elect not to participate in employer subsidized health 
        plans (see H.R. 1687), [5MY]
    ------treatment of individuals requiring home based custodial care 
        (see H.R. 586), [4FE]
    ------treatment of marriage penalty, estate taxes, long-term care 
        needs, child care, health insurance costs for self-employed 
        individuals, and the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 2085), 
        [9JN]
    ------treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 614), [8FE]
    ------treatment of primary health providers in health professional 
        shortage areas (see H.R. 385), [19JA] (see H.R. 1704), [5MY]
    ------treatment of recreational fitness services and facilities in 
        certain hospitals (see H.R. 726), [11FE]
    ------treatment of scholarships received under the National Health 
        Corps Scholarship Program and the F. Edward Hebert Armed 
        Forces Health Professions Scholarship and Financial Assistance 
        Program (see H.R. 1414), [14AP]
    ------treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 107), [7JA] 
        (see H.R. 688), [10FE] (see H.R. 761), [12FE] (see H.R. 3438), 
        [17NO]
    ------treatment of unused benefits under cafeteria plans that 
        allow flexible spending accounts for out-of-pocket medical 
        expenses (see H.R. 3034), [6OC]
    Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act (H.R. 2488): consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 274), [4AU]
    Telecommunications: ensure availability of adequate frequencies of 
        the electromagnetic spectrum for biomedical telemetry (see 
        H.R. 2379), [29JN]
    Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (H.R. 1180): 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 387), [17NO]
    ------corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 236), [18NO]
    Tobacco products: ban sale of cigarette packages containing small 
        number of cigarettes (see H.R. 1677), [4MY]
    ------impose restrictions on the sale of cigars (see H.R. 2579), 
        [21JY]
    ------prohibit sale of tobacco products to juveniles through the 
        Internet or other indirect means (see H.R. 2914), [22SE]
    ------prohibit use of vending machines other than in locations in 
        which the presence of minors is prohibited (see H.R. 1421), 
        [14AP]
    ------smuggling prevention programs (see H.R. 2503), [14JY]
    ------strengthen State efforts to limit access to minors (see H.R. 
        144), [7JA]
    ------strengthen warning labels on smokeless tobacco products (see 
        H.R. 1532), [22AP]
    ------warning requirements for sale and advertisement of 
        cigarettes on the Internet (see H.R. 3007), [4OC]
    Traumatic brain injuries: research on cognitive disorders (see 
        H.R. 477), [2FE]
    Trust funds: investment of several Federal health-related and 
        retirement trust funds in broad-based private equities indices 
        (see H.R. 633), [9FE]
    Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: ensure the 
        equitable treatment of graduates (see H.R. 2272), [17JN]
    Urban areas: develop and implement integrated cockroach management 
        programs to reduce health risks to residents, especially 
        children, suffering from asthma and asthma-related illnesses 
        (see H.R. 875), [25FE]
    Veterans: add bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma to the list of 
        service-connected diseases (see H.R. 690), [10FE]
    ------eligibility for hospital care and services relative to 
        awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 430), [2FE]
    ------extend dependency and indemnity compensation benefits to 
        surviving spouses whose subsequent marriages have terminated 
        (see H.R. 708), [11FE]
    ------health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 225), (see H. Con. 
        Res. 226), [10NO]
    ------increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans 
        and survivors (see H.R. 1765), [12MY]
    ------pay special compensation to certain severely disabled 
        military retirees (see H.R. 44), [6JA]
    ------payment of certain group life insurance benefits to 
        beneficiaries of deceased members of the uniformed services 
        (see H.R. 2206), [15JN]
    ------permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with 
        service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), (see H.R. 
        303), [7JA] (see H.R. 1764), [12MY]
    ------presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain 
        veterans (see H.R. 1020), [4MR]
    Veterans Health Administration: ensure pay parity between dentists 
        and physicians (see H.R. 2660), [30JY]
    Vitamins: revise regulations relative to dietary supplement 
        labeling and provide that certain types of advertisements for 
        dietary supplements are proper (see H.R. 3305), [10NO]

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    Water: allow public water systems to avoid filtration requirements 
        (see H.R. 124), [7JA]
    ------biological monitoring and whole effluent toxicity testing 
        relative to publicly owned treatment works (see H.R. 155), 
        [7JA]
    ------study and establish a national primary drinking water 
        standard for radium 224 (see H.R. 2665), [30JY]
    Water pollution: authorize estrogenic substances screening 
        programs (see H.R. 1712), [5MY]
    Women: allow direct access to obstetrician-gynecologists (see H. 
        Res. 164), [6MY]
    ------collection and analysis of data on toxic shock syndrome (see 
        H.R. 889), [1MR]
    ------determine the health risks of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and 
        other additives in tampons and similar products (see H.R. 
        890), [1MR]
    ------develop monitoring systems to promote safe motherhood (see 
        H.R. 2316), [23JN]
    ------ensure a woman's right to breastfeed her child on Federal 
        property under certain conditions (see H.R. 1848), [18MY]
    ------heart disease (see H. Res. 220), [23JN]
    ------promote research and disseminate information on the health 
        effects of silicone breast implants (see H.R. 1323), [25MR]
    ------protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 1478), [20AP]
    ------protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2624), [27JY]
    ------recognize the severity of the issue of cervical health (see 
        H. Con. Res. 5), [7JA] (see H. Con. Res. 64), [18MR]
  Conference reports
    Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act (H.R. 2488), [4AU]
    Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (H.R. 1180), 
        [17NO]
    Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act (H.R. 2116), 
        [16NO]
  Messages
    National Drug Control Strategy: President Clinton, [9FE]
    Strengthen Social Security and Medicare Act: President Clinton, 
        [26OC]
    Veto of H.R. 2488, Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act: President 
        Clinton, [23SE]
    Western Hemisphere Drug Alliance: President Clinton, [23FE]
  Motions
    Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 1218), 
        [30JN]
    Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care 
        without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (H.R. 
        2260), [27OC]
    National objectives: policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), [6OC], [3NO]
    Taxation: reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage 
        penalty and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on 
        savings and investments, and establish incentives for 
        education and health care (H.R. 2488), [22JY], [2AU]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty 
        and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and 
        investments, and establish incentives for education and health 
        care (H.R. 2488), conference report, [5AU]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty 
        and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and 
        investments, and establish incentives for education and health 
        care (H.R. 2488), veto, [23SE], [19OC]
  Reports filed
    Beaches Environmental Assessment, Cleanup, and Health Act: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        999) (H. Rept. 106-98), [19AP]
    Bikini Resettlement and Relocation Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2368) (H. Rept. 106-267), [27JY]
    Breast Cancer Prevention, Education, Early Detection, and 
        Treatment: Committee on Commerce (House) (H. Res. 278) (H. 
        Rept. 106-400), [19OC]
    Child Custody Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 1218) (H. Rept. 106-204), [25JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1180, Ticket to Work 
        and Work Incentives Improvement Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 387) (H. Rept. 106-482), [17NO]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2488, Taxpayer Refund 
        and Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 274) (H. 
        Rept. 106-291), [4AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 987, Workplace Preservation Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 271) (H. Rept. 106-280), [2AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 999, Beaches Environmental Assessment, 
        Cleanup, and Health Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        145), [21AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1218, Child Custody Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 233) (H. Rept. 106-211), 
        [29JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2260, Pain Relief Promotion Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 339) (H. Rept. 106-409), [21OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2488, Financial Freedom Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 256) (H. Rept. 106-246), [20JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2506, Health Research and Quality Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 299) (H. Rept. 106-328), 
        [22SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2723, Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care 
        Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. 
        Rept. 106-366), [5OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. Rept. 106-366), 
        [5OC]
    Drug Addiction Treatment Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        2634) (H. Rept. 106-441), [3NO]
    Enhance Native American Self-Governance Relative to Direct 
        Operation, Control, and Redesign of Indian Health Service 
        Activities: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1167) (H. 
        Rept. 106-477), [17NO]
    Financial Freedom Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        2488) (H. Rept. 106-238), [16JY]
    Generic Drugs Access Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 805) 
        (H. Rept. 106-117), [12JY]
    Health Research and Quality Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 2506) (H. Rept. 106-305), [8SE]
    Medicaid Coverage of Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Services 
        for Certain Women Screened Under Federally Funded Programs: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1070) (H. Rept. 106-486), 
        [22NO]
    Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3075) (H. Rept. 106-
        436), [2NO]
    Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 441) (H. Rept. 106-135), [12MY]
    Organ Donor Leave Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) 
        (H.R. 457) (H. Rept. 106-174), [9JN]
    Organ Procurement and Transplantation Programs Revision and 
        Extension: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2418) (H. Rept. 
        106-429), [1NO]
    Pain Relief Promotion Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        2260) (H. Rept. 106-378), [18OC]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2260) (H. Rept. 
        106-378), [13OC]
    Prohibit Transfers or Discharges of Medicaid Residents of Nursing 
        Facilities: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 540) (H. Rept. 
        106-44), [8MR]
    Senate Amendment to H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 348) (H. Rept. 106-430), 
        [1NO]
    Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        2488) (H. Rept. 106-289), [4AU]
    Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1180) (H. Rept. 106-478), [17NO]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3070) (H. Rept. 
        106-393), [18OC]
    Veterans' Millennium Health Care Act: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 2116) (H. Rept. 106-470), [16NO]
    ------Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2116) (H. Rept. 
        106-237), [16JY]
    Work Incentives Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 1180) (H. Rept. 106-220), [1JY]
    Workplace Preservation Act: Committee on Education (House) (H.R. 
        987) (H. Rept. 106-272), [29JY]

HEALTH CARE ACCESS, AFFORDABILITY, AND QUALITY ADVISORY COMMISSION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2042), [8JN]

HEALTH CARE ACCESS, AFFORDABILITY, AND QUALITY COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 2042), [8JN]

HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2116, Veterans' Millennium Health Care Act, [8NO]
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: improve access to treatment facilities, provide 
        Medicare reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal 
        Employees Health Benefits Program for veterans and their 
        dependents (see H.R. 1067), [10MR]
    Children and youth: improve health of children (see H.R. 1085), 
        [11MR]
    Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and 
        services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2120), [10JN]
    Crime: ensure that older or disabled persons are protected from 
        institutional, community, and domestic violence, and sexual 
        assault (see H.R. 2590), [22JY]
    Dept. of Defense: allow Medicare-eligible military health care 
        system beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health 
        Benefits Program (see H.R. 113), (see H.R. 205), [7JA]
    Dept. of HHS: make additional payments to certain home health 
        agencies with high-cost patients and provide for an interest-
        free grace period for repayment of overpayments (see H.R. 
        1917), [25MY]
    ------make grants in the form of forgiveable capital advances to 
        help preserve community hospitals experiencing financial 
        difficulties (see H.R. 2236), [16JN]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize projects to facilitate the 
        treatment of veterans with Alzheimer's disease (see H. Res. 
        177), [18MY]
    ------convey certain real property to Murfreesboro, TN (see H.R. 
        3094), [18OC]
    ------establish an outpatient clinic in Georgia's 7th 
        Congressional District (see H.R. 1296), [25MR]
    ------establish an outpatient clinic in Salem, OR (see H.R. 3079), 
        [14OC]
    ------exempt amounts owed for prescription drugs and medical 
        supplies from certain interest charges and administrative 
        costs (see H.R. 3227), [4NO]
    ------expand respite care program (see H.R. 1762), [11MY]
    ------improve access of veterans to emergency medical care in non-
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities (see H.R. 135), 
        [7JA]
    ------improve allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 24), 
        [6JA]
    ------improve health care programs and provide extended care 
        services for veterans (see H.R. 2116), [9JN]
    ------provide long-term nursing care at public expense to veterans 
        with extensive service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 1432), 
        [15AP]
    ------require notification and allow local law enforcement 
        agencies to investigate crimes and search for missing patients 
        at VA medical facilities (see H.R. 374), [19JA]
    Donald J. Mitchell Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, 
        Rome, NY: designate (see H.R. 1982), [27MY]
    Drugs: use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 912), 
        [2MR]
    FCC: terminate E-Rate Program (see H.R. 692), [10FE]

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    Firearms: prohibit possession in a hospital zone (see H.R. 3279), 
        [9NO]
    Government regulations: exempt physician office laboratories from 
        clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 528), [3FE]
    Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers 
        and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access 
        (see H.R. 1221), [23MR]
    Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by 
        groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 
        1304), [25MR]
    ------assure coverage of emergency services under group health 
        plans and health insurance (see H.R. 904), [2MR]
    ------assure that funds provided for State emergency health 
        services furnished to undocumented aliens are used to 
        reimburse hospitals and their related providers that treat 
        undocumented aliens (see H.R. 2205), [15JN]
    ------ensure availability of adequate frequencies of the 
        electromagnetic spectrum for biomedical telemetry (see H.R. 
        2379), [29JN]
    ------establish certain requirements for managed care plans (see 
        H.R. 3259), [8NO]
    ------establish community-based managed care programs in medically 
        disadvantaged areas (see H.R. 298, 304), [7JA]
    ------establish medical education trust fund (see H.R. 2771), 
        [5AU]
    ------improve Federal enforcement against health care fraud and 
        abuse (see H.R. 308), [7JA]
    ------limit medical malpractice claims (see H.R. 2242), [16JN]
    ------maintenance of certain health information when a health care 
        facility has closed or a benefit plan sponsor has ceased to do 
        business (see H.R. 307), [7JA]
    ------protect the privacy of personally identifiable health 
        information (see H.R. 1941), [25MY] (see H.R. 2878), [15SE]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see 
        H.R. 358), [19JA] (see H.R. 448), [2FE] (see H.R. 719), [11FE] 
        (see H.R. 1133), [16MR] (see H.R. 2723), [5AU] (see H.R. 
        2824), [9SE] (see H.R. 2926), [23SE]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 358), consideration (see H. Res. 197), [27MY] (see H. 
        Res. 310), [28SE]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 2723), consideration (see H. Res. 323), [5OC]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and preserve 
        against preemption of certain State causes of action (see H.R. 
        216), [7JA]
    ------provide access, ensure privacy, and impose penalties on 
        unauthorized use of certain health information (see H.R. 
        1057), [10MR]
    ------require managed care organizations to contract with 
        providers in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 1860), 
        [19MY]
    Health care professionals: assure availability of a non-emergency 
        department physician in certain hospitals (see H.R. 567), 
        [3FE]
    ------establish a national abusive and criminal background check 
        system for patient care workers (see H.R. 2627), [27JY]
    ------establish demonstration projects to provide specialized 
        assistance to victims of sexual assault and interpersonal 
        violence in hospital emergency rooms (see H.R. 3287), [9NO]
    Health Professions Education Partnership Act: applicability to the 
        Health Education Assistance Program (see H.R. 2148), [10JN]
    Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under 
        health plans (see H.R. 2045), [8JN]
    ------coverage of long-term care services (see H.R. 2691), [3AU]
    ------coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and 
        lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for 
        secondary consultations (see H.R. 383), [19JA] (see H.R. 
        1911), [24MY]
    ------disclose limitations placed on medical care services to plan 
        participants that would otherwise be protected under State law 
        (see H.R. 2113), [9JN]
    ------ensure access to information relative to plan coverage, 
        managed care procedures, health care providers, and quality 
        medical care (see H.R. 2046), [8JN]
    ------ensure coverage of emergency ambulance services (see H.R. 
        1777), [12MY]
    ------establish hospital lengths of stay based on a determination 
        by an appropriate physician in consultation with the patient 
        (see H.R. 989), [4MR]
    ------require group health plans and health insurance issuers to 
        provide independent review of adverse coverage determinations 
        (see H.R. 2309), [22JN]
    ------require group health plans to provide access to unrestricted 
        medical advice (see H.R. 2043), [8JN]
    ------require group health plans to provide coverage of pediatric 
        care (see H.R. 2044), [8JN]
    ------require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum 
        hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 
        116), [7JA]
    Ioannis A. Lougaris Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 
        Reno, NV: designate hospital bed replacement building in honor 
        of Jack Streeter (see H.R. 956), [3MR]
    Jerry O'Brien Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, 
        Melbourne, FL: designate (see H.R. 2330), [23JN]
    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. 3045), [7OC]
    ------assure preservation of safety net hospitals through 
        maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see 
        H.R. 3103), [19OC]
    ------coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services 
        for certain women screened under federally funded programs 
        (see H.R. 1070), [11MR]
    ------establish new prospective payment system for Federally-
        qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 
        2341), [24JN]
    ------extend the higher Federal medical assistance payment 
        percentage for Indian Health Service facilities to urban 
        Indian health programs (see H.R. 470), [2FE]
    ------prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing 
        facilities (see H.R. 540), [3FE]
    ------reinstate prior level of disproportionate share hospital 
        payments to Minnesota (see H.R. 1610), [28AP]
    ------reinstate prior level of disproportionate share hospital 
        payments to Minnesota, New Mexico, and Wyoming (see H.R. 
        2800), [5AU]
    ------remove limit on disproportionate share hospital payments to 
        Ohio (see H.R. 3065), [13OC]
    Medicare: administrative fee for submission of paper rather than 
        electronic claims (see H.R. 2114), [9JN]
    ------calculation of Medicare+Choice payments for medical services 
        at Dept. of Veterans Affairs and Dept. of Defense facilities 
        (see H.R. 2447), [1JY]
    ------combat fraud and abuse relative to partial hospitalization 
        services (see H.R. 1543), [22AP]
    ------contracting with certain hospitals to provide certain 
        surgical procedures and related services at a single rate (see 
        H.R. 1392), [13AP]
    ------coverage of adult day care services (see H.R. 745), [11FE]
    ------coverage of frail elderly beneficiaries permanently residing 
        in certain nursing facilities (see H.R. 1998), [27MY]
    ------coverage of inpatient hospital services in Puerto Rico (see 
        H.R. 2712), [4AU]
    ------develop and implement a single, unified prospective payment 
        system for post-care hospital services (see H.R. 2070), [8JN]
    ------eliminate reduction in payment amounts to home health 
        agencies and provide for an interest-free grace period for 
        repayment of overpayments (see H.R. 2618), [27JY]
    ------ensure geographic reclassifications of hospitals in urban 
        areas do not result in lower wage indexes (see H.R. 3216), 
        [3NO]
    ------ensure reimbursement for certain ambulance services and 
        improve the efficiency of the emergency medical system (see 
        H.R. 2831), [9SE]
    ------establish a prospective payment system for psychiatric 
        hospital services (see H.R. 1006), [4MR]
    ------exclude cancer treatment from the prospective payment system 
        for hospital outpatient services (see H.R. 1090), [11MR]
    ------exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under 
        the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (see 
        H.R. 655), [9FE]
    ------exclude lobbying costs from the calculation of the adjusted 
        community rate for Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 2230), 
        [15JN]
    ------exempt certain beneficiaries from financial limitations 
        imposed on physical, speech-language pathology, and 
        occupational therapy services (see H.R. 1837), [18MY]
    ------exempt financial limitations imposed on physical, speech-
        language pathology, and occupational therapy services and 
        develop and implement a classification system to vary the 
        limitations (see H.R. 1736), [6MY]
    ------expand the use of competitive bidding (see H.R. 1900), 
        [20MY]
    ------graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 1222), [23MR] 
        (see H.R. 1785), [12MY]
    ------implement budget neutrality adjustment factor in determining 
        payment rates for Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 
        2419), [1JY]
    ------increase certain payments to hospitals (see H.R. 2266), 
        [17JN]
    ------increase payments to skilled nursing facilities that have a 
        significant proportion of residents with AIDS (see H.R. 3029), 
        [6OC]
    ------limit reductions in Federal payments under the prospective 
        payment system for hospital outpatient department services 
        (see H.R. 2241), [16JN]
    ------make refinements in the prospective payment system for 
        outpatient hospital services (see H.R. 2979), [30SE]
    ------modify treatment of certain patient days for purposes of 
        determining the amount of disproportionate share adjustment 
        payments to hospitals (see H.R. 1529), [22AP]
    ------payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate 
        medical education programs (see H.R. 1579), [27AP]
    ------payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education 
        programs in critical need specialty areas (see H.R. 1645), 
        [29AP]
    ------protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice 
        plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see 
        H.R. 3004), [4OC]
    ------provide greater equity to home health agencies and ensure 
        access to medically necessary home health services (see H.R. 
        2628), [27JY]
    ------provide more equitable payments to home health agencies (see 
        H.R. 2546), [16JY]
    ------reduce capital payments to certain hospitals with below 
        average occupancy rates (see H.R. 2199), [14JN]
    ------reduce financial liability of physicians providing certain 
        care under Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 1375), [12AP]
    ------reform beneficiary payment limits for certain long-existing 
        home health agencies relative to the interim payment system 
        (see H.R. 2123), [10JN]
    ------reform purchasing, payment, and administrative requirements 
        (see H.R. 2115), [9JN]
    ------reimburse hospitals for psychologist, physician assistant, 
        and nurse practitioner training costs (see H.R. 2794), [5AU]
    ------reimburse hospitals for psychologist training costs (see 
        H.R. 1140), [16MR]
    ------remove the sunset and numerical limitation on participation 
        in Medicare+Choice medical savings account plans (see H.R. 
        2068), [8JN] (see H.R. 2173), [10JN]
    ------repeal interim payment system, eliminate mandatory reduction 
        under the prospective payment system, and continue periodic 
        interim payments for home health services (see H.R. 2361), 
        [24JN]
    ------repeal restriction on payment for hospital discharges to 
        post-acute care (see H.R. 405), [19JA] (see H.R. 1936), [25MY]

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    ------repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services 
        (see H.R. 1385), [13AP]
    ------require advanced notice to managed care plan enrollees of 
        hospital termination under such plans (see H.R. 1639), [29AP]
    ------require governing boards of national accrediting entities to 
        have public representation and open meetings (see H.R. 2174), 
        [10JN]
    ------require hospitals to establish and implement security 
        procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient 
        abduction and baby switching (see H.R. 76), [7JA]
    ------revise inflation update factor used in making payments to 
        prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3114), [20OC]
    ------revise interim payment system to home health agencies for 
        home health services (see H.R. 2492), [13JY] (see H.R. 2744), 
        [5AU]
    ------revise regulations on participating hospitals relative to 
        nurse anesthetists' services (see H.R. 804), [23FE]
    ------treatment of payments to Medicare+Choice organizations 
        relative to disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 
        1103), [11MR]
    Medicare/Medicaid: ensure that individuals enjoy the right to be 
        free from restraint (see H.R. 3010), [4OC]
    ------expand and clarify requirements regarding advance directives 
        to ensure that an individual's health care decisions are 
        observed (see H.R. 1149), [17MR]
    ------restrict use and require recording and reporting of 
        information on use of physical and chemical restraints and 
        seclusion in mental health facilities (see H.R. 1313), [25MR]
    Mental health: recognize the significance to society of issues 
        relating to mental illness and express full support for the 
        White House Conference on Mental Health (see H. Res. 133), 
        [25MR]
    Mental Health Advisory Committee: establish (see H. Res. 19), 
        [7JA]
    National Eye Institute: funding (see H.R. 731), [11FE]
    Native Americans: improve services and facilities of Federal 
        Indian health programs and encourage maximum participation of 
        Indians in such programs (see H.R. 3397), [16NO]
    NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 89), [2MR]
    ------establish pediatric research initiative (see H.R. 2621), 
        [27JY]
    ------improve and expand clinical research programs (see H.R. 
        1798), [13MY]
    Public Health Service: provide certain children's health services 
        (see H.R. 3301), [10NO]
    Research: repeal public access requirement on data produced under 
        Federal grants and agreements awarded to institutions of 
        higher education, hospitals, and other nonprofit organizations 
        (see H.R. 88), [7JA]
    Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services 
        (see H.R. 1344), [25MR]
    Senior citizens: prevent and increase penalties for crimes such as 
        health care, pension, and telemarketing fraud, and nursing 
        home abuse and fraud (see H.R. 1862), [19MY]
    Social Security: clarify exemption of certain children with 
        special needs from State option to use managed care (see H.R. 
        3332), [10NO]
    ------constitutional amendment relative to budget treatment of 
        Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program and the 
        hospital insurance program (see H.J. Res. 40), [16MR]
    ------provide a safe harbor under the anti-kickback statute for 
        hospital restocking of certain ambulance drugs and supplies 
        (see H.R. 557), [3FE]
    ------provide annual statement of accrued liability of the Old-
        Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 
        244), [7JA]
    Taxation: allow credit to military retirees for Medicare coverage 
        (see H.R. 121), [7JA]
    ------allow designation of income tax refunds for use in NIH 
        biomedical research programs (see H.R. 785), [23FE] (see H.R. 
        977), [4MR]
    ------allow medical innovation tax credits for clinical testing 
        expenses attributable to academic medical centers and other 
        hospital research organizations (see H.R. 1039), [9MR]
    ------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. 1263), [24MR]
    ------disclosure of employer's share of taxes paid for old-age, 
        survivors, disability, and hospital insurance for the employee 
        (see H.R. 1264), [24MR]
    ------ensure employees retain hospital insurance tax exemption 
        relative to consolidation of a political subdivision with the 
        State (see H.R. 873), [25FE]
    ------treatment of recreational fitness services and facilities in 
        certain hospitals (see H.R. 726), [11FE]
    Telephones: reduce rates and provide advanced telecommunications 
        services to schools, libraries, and certain health care 
        facilities (see H.R. 1746), [11MY]
    Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to 
        awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 430), [2FE]
    ------health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 225), (see H. Con. 
        Res. 226), [10NO]
  Conference reports
    Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act (H.R. 2116), 
        [16NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2723, Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care 
        Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. 
        Rept. 106-366), [5OC]
    Medicaid Coverage of Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Services 
        for Certain Women Screened Under Federally Funded Programs: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1070) (H. Rept. 106-486), 
        [22NO]
    Prohibit Transfers or Discharges of Medicaid Residents of Nursing 
        Facilities: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 540) (H. Rept. 
        106-44), [8MR]
    Veterans' Millennium Health Care Act: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 2116) (H. Rept. 106-470), [16NO]
    ------Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2116) (H. Rept. 
        106-237), [16JY]

HEALTH CARE FINANCING ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Government regulations: moratorium on new rules (see H.R. 2689), 
        [3AU]
    Medicare: Health Care Financing Administration regulatory burdens 
        imposed on suppliers of durable medical equipment (see H. Con. 
        Res. 98), [5MY]

HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS
related term(s) Public Health Service
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2116, Veterans' Millennium Health Care Act, [8NO]
  Bills and resolutions
    American Psychological Association: condemn published study 
        relative to sexual relationships between adults and children 
        (see H. Con. Res. 107), [12MY]
    Armed Forces: improve TRICARE program (see H.R. 1547), [22AP]
    ------protect confidentiality of communications between dependents 
        of members and professionals relative to sexual or domestic 
        abuse services (see H.R. 1847), [18MY]
    Crime: establish demonstration projects to provide specialized 
        assistance to victims of sexual assault and interpersonal 
        violence in hospital emergency rooms (see H.R. 3287), [9NO]
    ------training to identify, address, and prevent domestic violence 
        (see H.R. 3317), [10NO]
    Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care 
        without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (see H.R. 
        2260), [17JN]
    ------promote pain management and palliative care without 
        permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (H.R. 2260), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 339), [21OC]
    Dentistry: prohibit licensing discrimination by States on the 
        basis of nonresidency (see H.R. 553), [3FE]
    Dept. of HHS: make additional payments to certain home health 
        agencies with high-cost patients and provide for an interest-
        free grace period for repayment of overpayments (see H.R. 
        1917), [25MY]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve allocation of health care 
        resources (see H.R. 24), [6JA]
    ------improve health care programs and provide extended care 
        services for veterans (see H.R. 2116), [9JN]
    ------improve programs providing counseling and treatment for 
        sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see H.R. 1799), [13MY]
    ------make pay adjustments for nurses and certain other health-
        care professionals in the same manner as Federal employees and 
        allow locality pay adjustments for those employees (see H.R. 
        1216), [23MR]
    Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 2405), 
        [30JN]
    Drugs: registration requirements for practitioners who dispense 
        narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment 
        (see H.R. 2634), [29JY]
    ERISA: ensure choice of physicians (see H.R. 2275), [17JN]
    ------provide that participants in disability insurance plans are 
        entitled to judicial review of certain benefit determinations 
        (see H.R. 1773), [12MY]
    Federal employees: health benefits coverage for hearing aids and 
        examinations (see H.R. 2321), [23JN]
    ------health benefits coverage of services by chiropractors, 
        acupuncturists, massage therapists, naturopathic physicians, 
        and midwifes (see H.R. 2360), [24JN]
    ------treatment of Government physicians' comparability allowances 
        as basic pay for retirement purposes (see H.R. 207), [7JA]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of 
        acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1890), [20MY]
    Health: allow access to drugs and medical devices recommended and 
        provided by health care practitioners that are not approved by 
        the FDA (see H.R. 2635), [29JY]
    ------application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by 
        groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 
        1304), [25MR]
    ------assure coverage of emergency services under group health 
        plans and health insurance (see H.R. 904), [2MR]
    ------assure that funds provided for State emergency health 
        services furnished to undocumented aliens are used to 
        reimburse hospitals and their related providers that treat 
        undocumented aliens (see H.R. 2205), [15JN]
    ------continue coverage of custodial care for certain individuals 
        under the military health care system (see H.R. 3286), [9NO]
    ------ensure availability of adequate frequencies of the 
        electromagnetic spectrum for biomedical telemetry (see H.R. 
        2379), [29JN]
    ------establish certain requirements for managed care plans (see 
        H.R. 3259), [8NO]
    ------establish medical education trust fund (see H.R. 2771), 
        [5AU]
    ------establish standards to improve children's health quality in 
        managed care plans and other health plans (see H.R. 1661), 
        [4MY]
    ------importance of education, early detection, and treatment in 
        the prevention of breast cancer (see H. Res. 278), [5AU]
    ------improve access to dentistry programs in underserved areas 
        and health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1920), [25MY]
    ------improve Federal enforcement against health care fraud and 
        abuse (see H.R. 308), [7JA]
    ------limit medical malpractice claims (see H.R. 2242), [16JN]
    ------permit individuals to continue health plan coverage during 
        participation in approved clinical studies (see H.R. 2769), 
        [5AU]
    ------prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care 
        workers who report unsafe conditions and practices (see H.R. 
        137), [7JA]
    ------protect the privacy of personally identifiable health 
        information (see H.R. 1941), [25MY] (see H.R. 2878), [15SE]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see 
        H.R. 358), [19JA] (see H.R. 448), [2FE] (see H.R. 719), [11FE] 
        (see H.R. 1133), [16MR] (see H.R. 2723), [5AU] (see H.R. 
        2824), [9SE] (see H.R. 2926), [23SE]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 358), consideration (see H. Res. 197), [27MY] (see H. 
        Res. 310), [28SE]

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    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 2723), consideration (see H. Res. 323), [5OC]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and preserve 
        against preemption of certain State causes of action (see H.R. 
        216), [7JA]
    ------provide access, ensure privacy, and impose penalties on 
        unauthorized use of certain health information (see H.R. 
        1057), [10MR]
    ------require insurance coverage of bone mass measurements and 
        inform women concerning reproductive and post-menopausal 
        health care choices (see H.R. 925), [2MR]
    ------require managed care organizations to contract with 
        providers in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 1860), 
        [19MY]
    Health care facilities: assure availability of a non-emergency 
        department physician in certain hospitals (see H.R. 567), 
        [3FE]
    Health Professions Education Partnership Act: applicability to the 
        Health Education Assistance Program (see H.R. 2148), [10JN]
    Immigration: admission requirements for nonimmigrant nurses 
        willing to practice in underserved areas (see H.R. 414), 
        [19JA] (see H.R. 441), [2FE]
    Information services: establish a national abusive and criminal 
        background check system for patient care workers (see H.R. 
        2627), [27JY]
    Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under 
        health plans (see H.R. 2045), [8JN]
    ------coverage of long-term care services (see H.R. 2691), [3AU]
    ------coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and 
        lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for 
        secondary consultations (see H.R. 383), [19JA] (see H.R. 
        1911), [24MY]
    ------disclose limitations placed on medical care services to plan 
        participants that would otherwise be protected under State law 
        (see H.R. 2113), [9JN]
    ------ensure access to information relative to plan coverage, 
        managed care procedures, health care providers, and quality 
        medical care (see H.R. 2046), [8JN]
    ------ensure coverage of emergency ambulance services (see H.R. 
        1777), [12MY]
    ------establish hospital lengths of stay based on a determination 
        by an appropriate physician in consultation with the patient 
        (see H.R. 989), [4MR]
    ------require group health plans and health insurance issuers to 
        provide independent review of adverse coverage determinations 
        (see H.R. 2309), [22JN]
    ------require group health plans to provide access to unrestricted 
        medical advice (see H.R. 2043), [8JN]
    ------require group health plans to provide coverage of pediatric 
        care (see H.R. 2044), [8JN]
    ------require health plans to provide adequate access to services 
        provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 1806), [13MY] 
        (see H.R. 2041), [8JN]
    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. 3045), [7OC]
    ------coverage of services provided by nurse practitioners and 
        clinical nurse specialists (see H.R. 1514), [21AP]
    ------definition of audiologist (see H.R. 1068), [10MR]
    ------require criminal background checks on drivers providing 
        medical assistance transportation services (see H.R. 2828), 
        [9SE]
    ------require prorating of beneficiary contributions relative to 
        partial coverage for nursing facility services during a month 
        (see H.R. 2852), [14SE]
    Medicare: accelerate payments to hospitals relative to costs of 
        graduate medical education for Medicare+Choice enrollees (see 
        H.R. 2989), [30SE]
    ------administrative fee for submission of paper rather than 
        electronic claims (see H.R. 2114), [9JN]
    ------allow certain organizations to purchase home-care services 
        from self-employed caregivers through home-care referral 
        agencies (see H.R. 3041), [7OC]
    ------combat fraud and abuse relative to partial hospitalization 
        services (see H.R. 1543), [22AP]
    ------combat waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 2229), [15JN] (see 
        H.R. 3461), [18NO]
    ------comprehensive financing for graduate medical education (see 
        H.R. 1224), [23MR]
    ------coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1890), [20MY]
    ------coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice 
        program (see H. Con. Res. 62), [18MR]
    ------coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 
        1187), [18MR]
    ------coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), 
        [15SE]
    ------designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers 
        for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see 
        H.R. 3003), [4OC]
    ------eliminate reduction in payment amounts to home health 
        agencies and provide for an interest-free grace period for 
        repayment of overpayments (see H.R. 2618), [27JY]
    ------ensure proper payment of approved nursing and paramedical 
        education programs (see H.R. 1483), [20AP]
    ------ensure reimbursement for certain ambulance services and 
        improve the efficiency of the emergency medical system (see 
        H.R. 2831), [9SE]
    ------establish a demonstration project to provide beneficiaries 
        greater information on various courses of treatment for 
        certain diseases or injuries (see H.R. 1544), [22AP]
    ------exempt certain beneficiaries from financial limitations 
        imposed on physical, speech-language pathology, and 
        occupational therapy services (see H.R. 1837), [18MY]
    ------exempt financial limitations imposed on physical, speech-
        language pathology, and occupational therapy services and 
        develop and implement a classification system to vary the 
        limitations (see H.R. 1736), [6MY]
    ------expand the use of competitive bidding (see H.R. 1900), 
        [20MY]
    ------extend community nursing organization demonstration projects 
        (see H.R. 1999), [27MY]
    ------graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 1222), [23MR] 
        (see H.R. 1785), [12MY]
    ------implement budget neutrality adjustment factor in determining 
        payment rates for Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 
        2419), [1JY]
    ------improve and streamline the physician self-referral law (see 
        H.R. 2650), [29JY]
    ------increase payments for physician services provided in health 
        professional shortage areas in Alaska and Hawaii (see H.R. 
        2967), [28SE]
    ------increase payments to providers for case manager services in 
        rural areas (see H.R. 1646), [29AP]
    ------limit reductions in Federal payments under the prospective 
        payment system for hospital outpatient department services 
        (see H.R. 2241), [16JN]
    ------make refinements in the prospective payment system for 
        outpatient hospital services (see H.R. 2979), [30SE]
    ------modify restrictions on physician self-referral (see H.R. 
        2651), [29JY]
    ------payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate 
        medical education programs (see H.R. 1579), [27AP]
    ------payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education 
        programs in critical need specialty areas (see H.R. 1645), 
        [29AP]
    ------prohibit collection of data from home health agencies under 
        the OASIS data collection program from non-Medicare patients 
        (see H.R. 2246), [16JN]
    ------provide for a Doctors' Bill of Rights (see H.R. 3300), 
        [10NO]
    ------provide for independent case managers for home health 
        services (see H.R. 746), [11FE]
    ------provide greater equity to home health agencies and ensure 
        access to medically necessary home health services (see H.R. 
        2628), [27JY]
    ------provide more equitable payments to home health agencies (see 
        H.R. 2546), [16JY]
    ------reduce financial liability of physicians providing certain 
        care under Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 1375), [12AP]
    ------reform purchasing, payment, and administrative requirements 
        (see H.R. 2115), [9JN]
    ------regulatory burdens on home health agencies (see H. Con. Res. 
        79), [25MR]
    ------reimburse hospitals for psychologist, physician assistant, 
        and nurse practitioner training costs (see H.R. 2794), [5AU]
    ------reimburse hospitals for psychologist training costs (see 
        H.R. 1140), [16MR]
    ------reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 1046), 
        [9MR]
    ------reimbursement for nurse-midwife services and free-standing 
        birth centers (see H.R. 2817), [8SE]
    ------remove the sunset and numerical limitation on participation 
        in Medicare+Choice medical savings account plans (see H.R. 
        2068), [8JN] (see H.R. 2173), [10JN]
    ------repeal interim payment system, eliminate mandatory reduction 
        under the prospective payment system, and continue periodic 
        interim payments for home health services (see H.R. 2361), 
        [24JN]
    ------repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services 
        (see H.R. 1385), [13AP]
    ------require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome 
        rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 
        632), [9FE] (see H.R. 2002), [27MY]
    ------require governing boards of national accrediting entities to 
        have public representation and open meetings (see H.R. 2174), 
        [10JN]
    ------revise interim payment system to home health agencies for 
        home health services (see H.R. 2492), [13JY] (see H.R. 2744), 
        [5AU]
    ------revise payment amounts to home health agencies (see H.R. 
        2240), [16JN]
    ------revise regulations on participating hospitals relative to 
        nurse anesthetists' services (see H.R. 804), [23FE]
    ------standardize clinical practice guidelines to improve delivery 
        of services (see H.R. 2069), [8JN]
    Medicare/Medicaid: ensure that individuals enjoy the right to be 
        free from restraint (see H.R. 3010), [4OC]
    ------expand and clarify requirements regarding advance directives 
        to ensure that an individual's health care decisions are 
        observed (see H.R. 1149), [17MR]
    ------surety bond requirements for home health agencies, durable 
        medical equipment suppliers, and others (see H.R. 2325), 
        [23JN]
    Mental health: recognize the significance to society of issues 
        relating to mental illness and express full support for the 
        White House Conference on Mental Health (see H. Res. 133), 
        [25MR]
    Mental Health Advisory Committee: establish (see H. Res. 19), 
        [7JA]
    National Cancer Institute: require that membership of advisory 
        bodies include individuals who are knowledgeable in 
        complementary and alternative medicine (see H.R. 2092), [9JN]
    Native Americans: improve services and facilities of Federal 
        Indian health programs and encourage maximum participation of 
        Indians in such programs (see H.R. 3397), [16NO]
    OPM: develop classification standards for physician assistants in 
        Federal agencies (see H.R. 1697), [5MY]
    OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant 
        risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 
        1899), [20MY]
    Public safety officers: establish national medal for those who act 
        with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty 
        (see H.R. 46), [6JA]
    Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services 
        (see H.R. 1344), [25MR]
    Senior citizens: prevent and increase penalties for crimes such as 
        health care, pension, and telemarketing fraud, and nursing 
        home abuse and fraud (see H.R. 1862), [19MY]
    Social Security: extend rural Advanced Life Support intercept 
        services to other areas (see H.R. 2711), [4AU]
    ------provide a safe harbor under the anti-kickback statute for 
        hospital restocking of certain ambulance drugs and supplies 
        (see H.R. 557), [3FE]
    Taxation: allow physicians and dentists to use the cash basis of 
        accounting for income tax purposes (see H.R. 1004), [4MR]

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    ------expand types of equipment which may be acquired with tax-
        exempt financing by volunteer fire departments and emergency 
        medical service organizations (see H.R. 1229), [23MR]
    ------permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain 
        organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services 
        (see H.R. 718), [11FE]
    ------provide tax credit for caregivers (see H.R. 2458), [1JY]
    ------treatment of individuals requiring home based custodial care 
        (see H.R. 586), [4FE]
    ------treatment of primary health providers in health professional 
        shortage areas (see H.R. 385), [19JA] (see H.R. 1704), [5MY]
    ------treatment of scholarships received under the National Health 
        Corps Scholarship Program and the F. Edward Hebert Armed 
        Forces Health Professions Scholarship and Financial Assistance 
        Program (see H.R. 1414), [14AP]
    Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: ensure the 
        equitable treatment of graduates (see H.R. 2272), [17JN]
    Veterans: health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 225), (see H. Con. 
        Res. 226), [10NO]
    Veterans Health Administration: ensure pay parity between dentists 
        and physicians (see H.R. 2660), [30JY]
    Women: allow direct access to obstetrician-gynecologists (see H. 
        Res. 164), [6MY]
  Conference reports
    Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act (H.R. 2116), 
        [16NO]
  Motions
    Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care 
        without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (H.R. 
        2260), [27OC]
  Reports filed
    Breast Cancer Prevention, Education, Early Detection, and 
        Treatment: Committee on Commerce (House) (H. Res. 278) (H. 
        Rept. 106-400), [19OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2260, Pain Relief Promotion Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 339) (H. Rept. 106-409), [21OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2723, Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care 
        Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. 
        Rept. 106-366), [5OC]
    Drug Addiction Treatment Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        2634) (H. Rept. 106-441), [3NO]
    Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 441) (H. Rept. 106-135), [12MY]
    Pain Relief Promotion Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        2260) (H. Rept. 106-378), [18OC]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2260) (H. Rept. 
        106-378), [13OC]
    Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 46) (H. Rept. 106-83), [12AP]
    Veterans' Millennium Health Care Act: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 2116) (H. Rept. 106-470), [16NO]
    ------Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2116) (H. Rept. 
        106-237), [16JY]

HEALTH CARE QUALITY AND ACCESS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2095), [9JN]

HEALTH CARE WORKER NEEDLESTICK PREVENTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1899), [20MY]

HEALTH CLINICS
see Health Care Facilities

HEALTH INSURANCE FOR AMERICANS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2185), [14JN]

HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Health Education Assistance Program: applicability (see H.R. 
        2148), [10JN]

HEALTH RESEARCH AND QUALITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 2506): consideration (see H. Res. 299), [22SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2506, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 299) (H. Rept. 106-328), [22SE]
    Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2506) (H. Rept. 
        106-305), [8SE]

HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Health: improve access to dentistry programs in underserved areas 
        and health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1920), [25MY]

HEFLEY, JOEL (a Representative from Colorado)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
    U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors, [12AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Aviation: denial of airport access to certain air carriers 
        conducting operations as a public charter (see H.R. 156), 
        [7JA]
    BLM: establish certain requirements relative to the transfer or 
        disposal of public lands (see H.R. 153), [7JA]
    Courts: constitutional amendment to provide that Federal judges be 
        reconfirmed by the Senate every 10 years (see H.J. Res. 11), 
        [7JA]
    Education: improve and transfer the jurisdiction of the Troops-to-
        Teachers Program (see H.R. 1326), [25MR]
    Fish and fishing: establish a moratorium on bottom trawling and 
        use of other mobile fishing gear on the seabed in certain 
        coastal areas (see H.R. 3059), [12OC]
    Immigration: provide refugee status to foreign nationals who 
        assist in the return of POW/MIA (see H.R. 1926), [25MY]
    Kosovo: restrict assistance for certain reconstruction efforts in 
        the Balkans region to U.S.-produced articles and services (see 
        H.R. 2243), [16JN]
    ------restrict U.S. share of any reconstruction measures 
        undertaken in the Balkans region of Europe (see H. Res. 214), 
        [16JN]
    Medicare: expand and make permanent the demonstration project for 
        military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 1413), [14AP]
    National Historic Preservation Fund: extend authorization (see 
        H.R. 834), [24FE]
    National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), [4AU]
    National parks and recreation areas: collection of fees for the 
        making of motion pictures, television productions, and sound 
        tracks (see H.R. 154), [7JA]
    National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 165), 
        [11MY]
    Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1192), [18MR]
    Public lands: establish national heritage areas (see H.R. 2532), 
        [15JY]
    Taxation: reduce individual capital gains rates (see H.R. 157), 
        [7JA]
    Water: biological monitoring and whole effluent toxicity testing 
        relative to publicly owned treatment works (see H.R. 155), 
        [7JA]

HENLEY, J. SMITH
  Bills and resolutions
    Judge J. Smith Henley Federal Building, Harrison, AR: designate 
        (see H.R. 1605), [28AP]

HENRY, AARON E.
  Bills and resolutions
    Aaron E. Henry Federal Building and U.S. Post Office, Clarksdale, 
        MS: designate (see H.R. 1279), [24MR]

HERBICIDES
  Bills and resolutions
    Tariff: IN-N5297 (see H.R. 3370), [15NO]
    ------KL084 (see H.R. 3369), [15NO]
    ------KN002 (see H.R. 3368), [15NO]
    ------tralkoxydim (Achieve)  (see H.R. 3367), [15NO]

HERGER, WALLY (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Budget: require appropriate off-budget treatment for Social 
        Security in official budget pronouncements (see H.R. 863), 
        [25FE] (see H.R. 1157), [17MR]
    ------require that certain surplus amounts be used for paying down 
        the national debt (see H. Res. 302), [23SE] (see H. Res. 306), 
        [28SE]
    Dept. of the Interior: implement agreement conveying title for the 
        Clear Creek Distribution System to the Clear Creek Community 
        Services District (see H.R. 862), [25FE]
    Endangered Species Act: rescue and relocate members of any species 
        that would be taken in the course of certain reconstruction, 
        maintenance, or repair of manmade flood control levees (see 
        H.R. 2017), [8JN]
    Foreign Trade Zones Board: expand a certain foreign trade zone to 
        include an area of the municipal airport of Chico, CA (see 
        H.R. 465), [2FE]
    Klamath Fishery Management Council: provide for tribal 
        representation to clarify allocation of annual tribal catch 
        (see H.R. 2875), [15SE]
    Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 1259), 
        [24MR]
    ------prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 
        1918), [25MY]
    ------provide prisoner information obtained by States to Federal 
        benefit programs to prevent erroneous provision of benefits 
        (see H.R. 1919), [25MY]
    Taxation: application of the credit for electricity produced from 
        renewable resources to electricity produced from biomass 
        facilities (see H.R. 1731), [6MY]
    ------cost-of-living adjustment for unified estate and gift tax 
        credit (see H.R. 2349), [24JN]

HEROISM
  Bills and resolutions
    Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        2815), [8SE]
    Armed Forces: establish a combat artillery medal (see H.R. 3043), 
        [7OC]
    ------prohibit awarding of the Purple Heart to persons convicted 
        of a capital crime (see H.R. 550), [3FE]
    ------recognize the sacrifice and dedication of members throughout 
        history (see H.J. Res. 25), [9FE]
    Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        2815), [8SE]
    Balchen, Bernt: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 203), [21OC]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: rename the Document Door of the 
        Capitol as the Memorial Door (see H. Con. Res. 158), [16JY]
    Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), 
        [8SE]
    Dept. of Defense: eliminate backlog of requests for issuance or 
        replacement of military medals and decorations (see H.R. 
        1226), [23MR]
    Eisenhower, Dwight D.: acknowledge and commemorate service as 
        General of the Army and President (see H. Con. Res. 198), 
        [14OC]
    Firefighters: acknowledge the dedication and sacrifice made by men 
        and women who have lost their lives in the line of duty (see 
        H. Res. 203), [8JN]
    Glenn, John: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 239), [7JA]
    Glenville, NY: tribute to Air National Guard 109th Airlift Wing 
        for the South Pole rescue of Jerri Nielsen (see H. Con. Res. 
        205), [25OC]
    ``In Memory'' Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 134), [16JN]
    Lance Corporal Harold Gomez Post Office, East Chicago, IN: 
        designate (see H.R. 2358), [24JN]
    Medal of Honor: recognize and honor recipients for their selfless 
        acts and commend IPALCO Enterprises for its contributions to 
        honor these recipients (see H. Res. 191), [26MY]
    ------recognize certain National Medal of Honor sites as national 
        memorials (see H.R. 1663), [4MY]
    Metchear, Charles R.: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see 
        H.R. 1831), [17MY]
    National Conference of Law Enforcement Emerald Societies: tribute 
        to activities honoring John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut of 
        the U.S. Capitol Police (see H. Res. 171), [13MY]
    National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 165), 
        [11MY]

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    Organ donors: tribute to kidney donors (see H. Res. 94), [3MR]
    Public safety officers: establish national medal for those who act 
        with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty 
        (see H.R. 46), [6JA]
    Smith, Andrew J.: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2858), [14SE]
    Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart 
        recipients (see H. Con. Res. 77), [24MR]
    Veterans Day: promote greater appreciation of the sacrifices made 
        by veterans (see H. Con. Res. 227), [10NO]
    Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans 
        who died after their service, but as a direct result of that 
        service (see H.R. 3293), [10NO]
    Vietnamese Conflict: recognize end of the Vietnam era and the 
        sacrifice of those who served in Southeast Asia or in support 
        of U.S. interests (see H. Con. Res. 224), [9NO] (see H. Con. 
        Res. 228), [15NO]
    Vincent, Strong: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 
        584), [4FE]
    World War II: tribute to women who served in military capacities 
        and contributed to victory (see H. Res. 41), [4FE]
  Reports filed
    National Medal of Honor Memorial Act: Committee on Veterans' 
        Affairs (House) (H.R. 1663) (H. Rept. 106-351), [30SE]
    Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 46) (H. Rept. 106-83), [12AP]

HESBURGH, THEODORE M.
  Bills and resolutions
    Congressional Gold Medal: award (see H.R. 1932), [25MY]

HICKMAN COUNTY, TN
  Bills and resolutions
    Tennessee: include additional counties as part of Appalachian 
        region (see H.R. 1255), [24MR] (see H.R. 1718), [6MY]

HIGHER EDUCATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Colleges and universities: require distribution of information 
        relative to handling of sexual harassment complaints (see H.R. 
        2837), [9SE]
    Drugs: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug 
        offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 
        1053), [10MR]
    Education: support teachers (see H. Res. 157), [4MY]
    Families and domestic relations: recognize time required to save 
        funds for the college education of adopted children (see H.R. 
        1365), [12AP]
    University of the District of Columbia: eligibility for assistance 
        for historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 
        485), [2FE]

HIGHER EDUCATION AFFORDABILITY AND AVAILABILITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 464), [2FE]

HIGHWAY SAFETY ACT
  Messages
    National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, Highway Safety Act, 
        and Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act: President 
        Clinton, [26JY]

HIGHWAYS
see Roads and Highways

HILL, BARON P. (a Representative from Indiana)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Education: provide grants to local educational agencies to develop 
        smaller schools (see H.R. 3044), [7OC]
    VFW: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see 
        H. Res. 115), [16MR]

HILL, RICK (a Representative from Montana)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: labeling of imported meat and meat food products 
        containing imported meat (see H.R. 1698), [5MY]
    Bureau of Reclamation: convey Lower Yellowstone Irrigation 
        Project, Savage Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, 
        and Intake Irrigation Project to local control (see H.R. 
        2974), [29SE]
    Chippewa Cree Tribe: final settlement of water rights claims (see 
        H.R. 795), [23FE]
    Dept. of the Treasury: issuance of war bonds to fund Operation 
        Allied Force and related humanitarian operations (see H.R. 
        1699), [5MY]
    James F. Battin Federal Courthouse, Billings, MT: designate (see 
        H.R. 158), [7JA]
    Medicaid: restrict imposition of liens and estate recovery for 
        long-term care services provided to certain individuals (see 
        H.R. 161), [7JA]
    Montana: authorize construction of the Fort Peck Reservation Rural 
        County Water Supply System (see H.R. 1124), [16MR]
    ------transfer maintenance and operation of the Flathead 
        Irrigation Project to local control (see H.R. 1158), [17MR]
    Taxation: treatment of capital gains and estate and gift taxes 
        (see H.R. 159), [7JA]
    ------treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to 
        long-term care insurance (see H.R. 161), [7JA]

HILLEARY, VAN (a Representative from Tennessee)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Education: provide grants to rural educational agencies (see H.R. 
        2997), [1OC]
    ERISA: establish new procedures and access to courts for 
        grievances arising under group health plans (see H.R. 2758), 
        [5AU]
    Financial institutions: prevent implementation of ``Know Your 
        Customer'' regulations proposed by Federal banking agencies 
        (see H.R. 621), [8FE]

HILLIARD, EARL F. (a Representative from Alabama)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Federal Meat Inspection Act: extend inspection requirements to 
        rabbits produced for human consumption (see H.R. 1574), [27AP]
    Foreign policy: provide incentives to corporations to invest in 
        developing countries, debt relief for developing countries, 
        and a method for repayment of money owed to the U.S. (see H.R. 
        3211), [3NO]

HILLORY J. FARIAS DATE-RAPE PREVENTION DRUG ACT
see Date-Rape Prevention Drug Act

HINCHEY, MAURICE D. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1906, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and 
        related agencies programs appropriations, [13SE]
    ------H.R. 2466, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations, [4OC]
  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. 1575), [27AP]
    Credit: prohibit distribution of negotiable checks or instruments 
        in consumer solicitations (see H.R. 1576), [27AP]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of 
        acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1890), [20MY]
    James W. McCabe, Sr., Post Office Building, Johnson City, NY: 
        designate (see H.R. 2302), [22JN]
    Libraries: provide public library construction and technology 
        enhancement (see H.R. 3391), [16NO]
    Matthew F. McHugh Post Office, Ithaca, NY: designate (see H.R. 
        3030), [6OC]
    Medicare: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1890), 
        [20MY]
    ------disclose staffing and performance data, provide 
        whistleblower protections, and review mergers and acquisitions 
        relative to Medicare providers (see H.R. 1288), [25MR]
    Pensions: prevent the wearing away of an employee's accrued 
        benefit under a defined plan by reducing future accruals under 
        the plan (see H.R. 2759), [5AU]
    Privacy: prohibit Federal, State, and local agencies and private 
        entities from transferring, selling, or disclosing personal 
        data without consent and make such information available to 
        the individual (see H.R. 2644), [29JY]
    R'Adventure II (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 
        3338), [10NO]
    Schools: prohibit the donation of foods with minimal nutritional 
        value before lunch in schools participating in Federal meal 
        programs (see H.R. 1781), [12MY]
    Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1732), [6MY]

HINOJOSA, RUBEN (a Representative from Texas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Bureau of Reclamation: conserve and enhance the water supplies of 
        the Lower Rio Grande Valley (see H.R. 2988), [30SE]
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend (see H.R. 2719), 
        [5AU]

HISPANIC AMERICANS
  Bills and resolutions
    Civil rights: establish criminal liability for discrimination 
        based on disparate treatment (see H.R. 2510), [14JY]
    ------prohibit employment discrimination (see H.R. 1980), [27MY]
    Employment: implement alternative program for providing a benefit 
        or employment preference under Federal law (see H.R. 2509), 
        [14JY]
    FCC: develop guidelines for advertisers to prohibit discrimination 
        against minority formatted broadcast stations (see H.R. 1948), 
        [26MY]
    Health: minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), [8NO]
    Music and dance: tribute to Tejano music and other forms of Latin 
        music (see H. Con. Res. 65), [18MR]
    Velasquez, William C.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. 
        Con. Res. 104), [6MY]

HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND SITES
  Bills and resolutions
    Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1415), [14AP]
    Dept. of the Interior: acquire title to the Hunt House in 
        Waterloo, NY (see H.R. 3179), [28OC] (see H.R. 3404), [16NO]
    ------study the suitability and feasibility of designating the 
        Carter G. Woodson Home in the District of Columbia as a 
        National Historic Site (see H.R. 3201), [2NO]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for 
        veterans in the Valley Forge National Historic Park (see H.R. 
        1961), [26MY]
    Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miamis National Historic Site: 
        designate (see H.R. 868), [25FE]
    Fort King, FL: historical and cultural study relative to the 
        Second Seminole War (see H.R. 1564), [26AP]
    Fort Matanzas National Monument: revise boundary (see H.R. 3200), 
        [2NO]
    Fort Presque Isle National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 
        1958), [26MY]
    Four Corners Monument Tribal Park: authorize an interpretive 
        center and related visitor facilities (see H.R. 1384), [13AP]
    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. 1104), [11MR]
    Gateway National Recreation Area: redesignate Great Kills Park as 
        World War II Veterans Park at Great Kills (see H.R. 592), 
        [4FE]
    ------redesignate Great Kills Park as World War II Veterans Park 
        at Great Kills (H.R. 592), consideration (see H. Res. 231), 
        [29JN]
    Gettysburg National Military Park: expand boundaries to include 
        Wills House (see H.R. 2435), [1JY]
    Illinois: convey certain Federal land along the Lewis and Clark 
        National Historic Trail for a historic and interpretive site 
        (see H.R. 2737), [5AU]
    Independence National Historical Park: authorize the Gateway 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 449), [2FE]
    Kate Mullany National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 641), 
        [9FE]
    Keweenaw National Historical Park: amend laws relative to 
        appointments to advisory commission (see H.R. 748), [11FE]

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    Lackawanna Heritage Valley American Heritage Area: establish (see 
        H.R. 940), [2MR]
    Mississippi: study the feasibility of preserving certain Civil War 
        battlefields along the Vicksburg Campaign Trail and 
        establishment of a Civil Rights Trail (see H.R. 3497), [18NO]
    Mississippi Valley National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 
        1521), [22AP]
    National Historic Preservation Fund: extend authorization (see 
        H.R. 834), [24FE]
    National Lighthouse Center and Museum: grant Federal charter (see 
        H.R. 2374), [29JN]
    National Park Service: conduct study on inclusion of Miami Circle 
        in Biscayne National Park (see H.R. 2557), [19JY]
    ------require inventory, evaluation, and documentation of 
        surviving historic Life-Saving Service stations (see H.R. 
        2832), [9SE]
    New Mexico: establish and protect archaeological sites in the 
        Galisteo Basin (see H.R. 1970), [26MY]
    Northwest Territory of the Great Lakes National Heritage Area: 
        establish (see H.R. 3411), [16NO]
    Oil Region National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 3190), 
        [1NO]
    Paine, Thomas: establish a memorial in Constitution Gardens in the 
        District of Columbia and include the structure known as 
        ``Canal House'' in the memorial (see H.R. 3021), [5OC]
    Pennsylvania: protect and conduct a study of Paoli and Brandywine 
        Battlefields and authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the 
        American Revolution (see H.R. 659), [9FE]
    ------protect and conduct a study of Paoli and Brandywine 
        Battlefields and authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the 
        American Revolution (H.R. 659), consideration (see H. Res. 
        210), [15JN]
    Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor: 
        expand boundaries (see H.R. 1619), [29AP]
    Saint-Gaudens Historic Site: modify boundary (see H.R. 2839), 
        [13SE]
    Shiloh National Military Park: establish Corinth Unit (see H.R. 
        2249), [16JN]
    St. Simons Island, GA: preserve St. Simons Lighthouse through GSA 
        conveyance of lands to the Postal Service and terminating 
        Postal Service lease to property adjacent to the lighthouse 
        (see H.R. 3515), [22NO]
    Taxation: credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing 
        newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal 
        residence (see H.R. 1172), [17MR]
    ------treatment of costs of demolishing structures other than 
        certified historic structures or historically residential 
        structures (see H.R. 2262), [17JN]
    Thomas Cole National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 658), 
        [9FE]
    University of the District of Columbia: eligibility for assistance 
        for historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 
        485), [2FE]
    West National Heritage Area: authorizing appropriations for the 
        Golden Spike/Crossroads (see H.R. 2932), [23SE]
    Wilderness Battlefield: acquisition of additional land (see H.R. 
        1665), [4MY]
    Woodbridge, NJ: extend New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail (see H.R. 
        139), [7JA]
    ``Yankee Doodle'': recognize Richard Shuckburgh as primary author 
        and Rensselaer, NY, as official home (see H. Con. Res. 15), 
        [19JA]
    Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 2833), 
        [9SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 592, Great Kills Park in the Gateway 
        National Recreation Area Redesignation as World War II 
        Veterans Park at Great Kills: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 231) (H. Rept. 106-209), [29JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 659, Protect America's Treasures of the 
        Revolution for Independence for Our Tomorrow (PATRIOT) Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 210) (H. Rept. 106-187), 
        [15JN]
    Gateway Visitor Center Authorization at Independence National 
        Historical Park: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 449) (H. 
        Rept. 106-66), [17MR]
    Great Kills Park Redesignation as World War II Veterans Park at 
        Great Kills: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 592) (H. 
        Rept. 106-188), [16JN]
    Illinois Federal Land Conveyance Along the Lewis and Clark 
        National Historic Trail for a Historic and Interpretive Site: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2737) (H. Rept. 106-427), 
        [1NO]
    Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission 
        Appointments: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 748) (H. 
        Rept. 106-367), [7OC]
    Lackawanna Valley Heritage Area Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 940) (H. Rept. 106-285), [3AU]
    Minuteman Missile National Historic Site: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (S. 382) (H. Rept. 106-391), [18OC]
    National Historic Preservation Fund Authorization Extension: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 834) (H. Rept. 106-241), 
        [20JY]
    Protect America's Treasures of the Revolution for Independence for 
        Our Tomorrow (PATRIOT) Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 659) (H. Rept. 106-139), [13MY]
    Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor 
        Boundary Expansion: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1619) 
        (H. Rept. 106-306), [8SE]
    Thomas Cole National Historic Site: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 658) (H. Rept. 106-138), [13MY]
    Transfer Administrative Jurisdiction Over Certain Franklin D. 
        Roosevelt National Historic Site Lands to the Archivist of the 
        U.S. for Construction of a Visitor Center: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1104) (H. Rept. 106-141), [13MY]
    Wilderness Battlefield Land Acquisition: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1665) (H. Rept. 106-362), [4OC]

HISTORY
  Appointments
    Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress, [10JN]
    Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S., 
        [6JA]
    Reading of George Washington's farewell address, [11FE]
    U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, [23MR]
  Bills and resolutions
    Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 
        1451), [15AP]
    African Americans: promote cultural education and awareness of the 
        history of slavery (see H. Con. Res. 103), [6MY]
    American Battle Monuments Commission: expand fundraising 
        authorities for establishment, repair, and maintenance of 
        World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 
        1247), [24MR]
    Armed Forces: recognize the sacrifice and dedication of members 
        throughout history (see H.J. Res. 25), [9FE]
    Armenia: provide all U.S. records relative to the Armenian 
        genocide to the Committee on International Relations (House), 
        the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum library, and the Armenian 
        Genocide Museum (see H. Res. 155), [28AP]
    Babbitt, Dina: release of paintings by the Auschwitz-Birkenau 
        state museum in Poland (see H. Con. Res. 162), [22JY]
    Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see 
        H.J. Res. 56), [8JN]
    Billerica, MA: recognize as ``America's Yankee Doodle Town'' (see 
        H. Con. Res. 143), [25JN]
    Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1415), [14AP]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to 
        honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 19), [2FE]
    Classified information: identify, collect, and review for 
        declassification information that is of extraordinary public 
        interest (see H.R. 3152), [27OC]
    Cold war: celebrate victory and anniversary of the fall of the 
        Berlin Wall (see H. Con. Res. 121), [27MY]
    ------celebrate victory and anniversary of the fall of the Berlin 
        Wall by designating an annual Freedom Day (see H. Con. Res. 
        223), [9NO]
    ------commemorate victory of freedom (see H.R. 2440), [1JY]
    Commission on the Bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase and the 
        Lewis and Clark Expedition: establish (see H.R. 2235), [16JN]
    Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans: 
        establish (see H.R. 40), [6JA]
    Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for 
        Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 3105), [19OC]
    Dept. of the Interior: acquire title to the Hunt House in 
        Waterloo, NY (see H.R. 3179), [28OC] (see H.R. 3404), [16NO]
    ------require study on methods to commemorate the national 
        significance of the Lincoln Highway (see H.R. 2570), [20JY]
    ------study on establishing a national historic trail to 
        commemorate the War of 1812 (see H.R. 791, 791), [23FE]
    ------study on establishing a national historic trail to 
        commemorate the War of 1812 (H.R. 791), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 232), [29JN]
    ------study the suitability and feasibility of designating the 
        Carter G. Woodson Home in the District of Columbia as a 
        National Historic Site (see H.R. 3201), [2NO]
    Education: dedicate day of learning to study and understanding of 
        the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the 
        Federalist Papers (see H. Con. Res. 71), [24MR]
    El Camino Real de los Tejas: designate as a national historic 
        trail (see H.R. 2409), [30JN]
    El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro: designate as a national historic 
        trail (see H.R. 2271), [17JN]
    Ericson, Leif: mint coins in conjunction with Iceland in 
        commemoration of the millennium of the discovery of the New 
        World (see H.R. 31), [6JA] (see H.R. 3373), [16NO]
    Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miamis National Historic Site: 
        designate (see H.R. 868), [25FE]
    Fort King, FL: historical and cultural study relative to the 
        Second Seminole War (see H.R. 1564), [26AP]
    Garvey, Marcus: tribute (see H. Res. 150), [26AP]
    Germany: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide 
        during World War II (see H.R. 271), [7JA]
    Gibson, Ella E.: issue posthumous Army commission in the grade of 
        captain in the Chaplains Corps (see H.R. 345), [19JA]
    Illinois: convey certain Federal land along the Lewis and Clark 
        National Historic Trail for a historic and interpretive site 
        (see H.R. 2737), [5AU]
    Independence National Historical Park: authorize the Gateway 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 449), [2FE]
    Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Presidential Unit Citation to final 
        crew (see H.J. Res. 48), [28AP]
    Iowa: require study of Loess Hills area to review options for 
        protection and preservation of resources (see H.R. 1668), 
        [4MY]
    Israel: recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 2515), 
        [14JY] (see H.R. 2785), [5AU]
    Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered 
        during World War II and require the President to formally 
        acknowledge such injustices (see H.R. 2442), [1JY]
    Kimmel, Husband E.: advance on the retired list of the Navy to the 
        highest grade held as Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet, during 
        World War II (see H.R. 3050), [7OC]
    King, Martin Luther, Jr.: direct Library of Congress to purchase 
        papers from estate (see H.R. 2963), [28SE]
    ------placement of a plaque commemorating the ``I Have a Dream'' 
        speech at the Lincoln Memorial (see H.R. 2879), [15SE]
    Korean War: mint coins in commemoration of the fiftieth 
        anniversary of Marine Corps participation (see H.R. 2663), 
        [30JY]
    Lackawanna Heritage Valley American Heritage Area: establish (see 
        H.R. 940), [2MR]
    Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of 
        bicentennial (see H.R. 64), [7JA] (see H.R. 1033), [9MR] (see 
        H.R. 3373), [16NO]

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    Library of Congress: assemble a written history of the House of 
        Representatives for publication (see H.R. 2303), [22JN]
    ------establish the National Recording Registry (see H.R. 3379), 
        [16NO]
    Lincoln, Abraham: authorize funds for the establishment of an 
        interpretive center on his life and contributions (see H.R. 
        3084), [14OC]
    McVay, Charles B., III: court-martial conviction relative to 
        sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (see H.J. Res. 48), [28AP]
    Mississippi: study the feasibility of preserving certain Civil War 
        battlefields along the Vicksburg Campaign Trail and 
        establishment of a Civil Rights Trail (see H.R. 3497), [18NO]
    NASA: design and present an award to the Apollo astronauts (see 
        H.R. 2572), [20JY]
    ------develop and distribute to schools an educational curriculum 
        to commemorate the centennial of powered flight (see H.R. 
        1754), [11MY]
    National Historic Preservation Fund: extend authorization (see 
        H.R. 834), [24FE]
    National Lighthouse Center and Museum: grant Federal charter (see 
        H.R. 2374), [29JN]
    National Museum of the U.S. Army: locate at Fort Belvoir, VA (see 
        H.R. 1912), [24MY]
    National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee: establish 
        (see H.R. 1246), [24MR]
    National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance (see H. Res. 
        392), [18NO]
    National Underground Railroad Freedom Center: funding (see H.R. 
        2919), [22SE]
    North American Slavery Memorial Council: establish (see H.R. 
        2288), [18JN]
    Northwest Territory of the Great Lakes National Heritage Area: 
        establish (see H.R. 3411), [16NO]
    Oil Region National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 3190), 
        [1NO]
    Pearl Harbor Day: treat December 7 in the same manner as Veterans 
        Day for all purposes relative to Federal employment (see H.R. 
        965), [3MR]
    Pennsylvania: protect and conduct a study of Paoli and Brandywine 
        Battlefields and authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the 
        American Revolution (see H.R. 659), [9FE]
    ------protect and conduct a study of Paoli and Brandywine 
        Battlefields and authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the 
        American Revolution (H.R. 659), consideration (see H. Res. 
        210), [15JN]
    Postal Service: make American Battle Monuments Commission and 
        World War II Memorial Advisory Board eligible to use nonprofit 
        mail rates (see H.R. 2319), [23JN]
    Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.: 
        extend period by which final report is due and authorize 
        additional funding (see H.R. 2401), [30JN]
    Presidents of the U.S.: require disclosure of funding sources and 
        amounts relative to creation of a Presidential archival 
        depository (see H.R. 3239), [5NO]
    Public lands: establish national heritage areas (see H.R. 2532), 
        [15JY]
    Racial relations: recognize the historical significance of the 
        Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision and 
        reaffirm the fundamental belief that we are all ``one Nation 
        under God, indivisible'' (see H. Res. 176), [18MY]
    Roads and highways: preserve cultural resources of U.S. Route 66 
        corridor (see H.R. 66), [7JA]
    ------preserve cultural resources of U.S. Route 66 corridor (H.R. 
        66), consideration (see H. Res. 230), [29JN]
    Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see 
        H.R. 1236), [23MR]
    Saint-Gaudens Historic Site: modify boundary (see H.R. 2839), 
        [13SE]
    Shiloh National Military Park: establish Corinth Unit (see H.R. 
        2249), [16JN]
    Short, Walter C.: advance on the retired list of the Army to the 
        highest grade held as Commanding General, Hawaiian Department, 
        during World War II (see H.R. 3050), [7OC]
    Space policy: tribute to the 30th anniversary of the first lunar 
        landing and the accomplishments of the Apollo program (see H. 
        Con. Res. 110), [20MY]
    Taxation: treatment of costs of demolishing structures other than 
        certified historic structures or historically residential 
        structures (see H.R. 2262), [17JN]
    Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: establish Presidential commission to 
        determine validity of certain land claims involving the 
        descendants of persons who were Mexican citizens (see H.R. 
        505), [2FE]
    University of the District of Columbia: eligibility for assistance 
        for historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 
        485), [2FE]
    Veterans Day: promote greater appreciation of the sacrifices made 
        by veterans (see H. Con. Res. 227), [10NO]
    VFW: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 34), [25FE]
    Vietnamese Conflict: recognize end of the Vietnam era and the 
        sacrifice of those who served in Southeast Asia or in support 
        of U.S. interests (see H. Con. Res. 224), [9NO] (see H. Con. 
        Res. 228), [15NO]
    Washington: include as the endpoint of the Lewis and Clark 
        National Historic Trail (see H.R. 3296), [10NO]
    West National Heritage Area: authorizing appropriations for the 
        Golden Spike/Crossroads (see H.R. 2932), [23SE]
    Wilderness Battlefield: acquisition of additional land (see H.R. 
        1665), [4MY]
    World War II: allow Federal district courts to hear civil actions 
        to recover damages caused by the Nazi government of Germany 
        (see H.R. 3254), [8NO] (see H.R. 3402), [16NO]
    ------commend veterans who fought in the Battle of the Bulge (see 
        H.J. Res. 65), [5AU]
    ------ensure fair compensation for all victims of Nazi slave and 
        forced labor (see H. Res. 314), [29SE]
    ------recovery of insurance issued for victims of the Holocaust 
        (see H.R. 126), [7JA]
    ``Yankee Doodle'': recognize Richard Shuckburgh as primary author 
        and Rensselaer, NY, as official home (see H. Con. Res. 15), 
        [19JA]
  Reports filed
    Commend World War II Veterans Who Fought in the Battle of the 
        Bulge: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.J. Res. 65) 
        (H. Rept. 106-352), [30SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 66, Preserve Cultural Resources of U.S. 
        Route 66 Corridor: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 230) 
        (H. Rept. 106-208), [29JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 659, Protect America's Treasures of the 
        Revolution for Independence for Our Tomorrow (PATRIOT) Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 210) (H. Rept. 106-187), 
        [15JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 791, Star-Spangled Banner National Historic 
        Trail Study Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 232) (H. 
        Rept. 106-210), [29JN]
    Gateway Visitor Center Authorization at Independence National 
        Historical Park: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 449) (H. 
        Rept. 106-66), [17MR]
    Illinois Federal Land Conveyance Along the Lewis and Clark 
        National Historic Trail for a Historic and Interpretive Site: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2737) (H. Rept. 106-427), 
        [1NO]
    Lackawanna Valley Heritage Area Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 940) (H. Rept. 106-285), [3AU]
    Minuteman Missile National Historic Site: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (S. 382) (H. Rept. 106-391), [18OC]
    National Historic Preservation Fund Authorization Extension: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 834) (H. Rept. 106-241), 
        [20JY]
    Placement of Plaque Commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, ``I 
        Have a Dream'' Speech at the Lincoln Memorial: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2879) (H. Rept. 106-448), [4NO]
    Preserve Cultural Resources of U.S. Route 66 Corridor: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 66) (H. Rept. 106-137), [13MY]
    Protect America's Treasures of the Revolution for Independence for 
        Our Tomorrow (PATRIOT) Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 659) (H. Rept. 106-139), [13MY]
    Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Study Act: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 791) (H. Rept. 106-189), [17JN]
    VFW Anniversary: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.J. Res. 
        34) (H. Rept. 106-205), [29JN]
    Wilderness Battlefield Land Acquisition: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1665) (H. Rept. 106-362), [4OC]

HISTORY OF THE HOUSE AWARENESS AND PRESERVATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2303), [22JN]

HOAT, DOAN VIET
  Bills and resolutions
    Tribute (see H. Con. Res. 51), [10MR]

HOBSON, DAVID L. (a Representative from Ohio)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1141, emergency supplemental appropriations, [22AP]
    ------H.R. 2465, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
        closure, [21JY]
    ------H.R. 2561, Dept. of Defense appropriations, [13SE]
    ------H.R. 2684, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations, [4OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, 
        family housing, and base realignment and closure (see H.R. 
        2465), [12JY]
    Health: promote purchase of private long-term care insurance by 
        providing tax deductibility, State Medicaid flexibility, and 
        information dissemination (see H.R. 1261), [24MR]
  Conference reports
    Dept of. Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (H.R. 2465), [27JY]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2465) (H. Rept. 106-266), [27JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2465) (H. Rept. 
        106-221), [12JY]

HOEFFEL, JOSEPH M. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Crime: use of antique firearms (see H.R. 2377), [29JN]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for 
        veterans in the Valley Forge National Historic Park (see H.R. 
        1961), [26MY]
    Education: encourage school personnel to participate in technology 
        education (see H.R. 3156), [27OC]
    Government: review, reform, and terminate unnecessary and 
        inequitable Federal payments, benefits, services, and tax 
        advantages (see H.R. 3221), [4NO]

HOEKSTRA, PETER (a Representative from Michigan)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 800, Education Flexibility Partnership Act, [23MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to 
        purchase products and require commercial competition for 
        Federal contracts (see H.R. 2551), [19JY]
    Government regulations: provide an affirmative defense in a civil 
        action over a Federal requirement which is potentially in 
        conflict with another Federal requirement (see H.R. 2610), 
        [26JY]
    Pentwater River: FERC licensing requirements for existing 
        facilities (see H.R. 1262), [24MR]
    Taxation: 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. 1263), [24MR]
    ------disclosure of employer's share of taxes paid for old-age, 
        survivors, disability, and hospital insurance for the employee 
        (see H.R. 1264), [24MR]

HOLDEN, TIM (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Black Lung Benefits Act: improve (see H.R. 466), [2FE]

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    Social Security: level of benefit payment in the month of the 
        beneficiary's death (see H.R. 163), [7JA]
    Taxation: full deduction of health insurance costs for self-
        employed individuals (see H.R. 918), [2MR]
    ------investment credit for conversion of coal and domestic 
        carbonaceous feedstocks into liquid fuels (see H.R. 162), 
        [7JA]

HOLIDAYS
see Special Days and Holidays

HOLT, RUSH D. (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Appointments
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Firearms: mandatory licensing and registration of handguns (see 
        H.R. 3472), [18NO]
    ------restrict transfer of certain firearms by local law 
        enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3473), [18NO]
    Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to 
        minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with 
        notices of pesticide use (see H.R. 3275), [9NO]
    Social Security: preserve all budget surpluses until legislation 
        is enacted to strengthen and protect Social Security and 
        Medicare trust funds (see H.R. 1927), [25MY]
    Tariff: fungaflor 500 EC (see H.R. 3474), [18NO]
    ------imazalil (see H.R. 3476), [18NO]
    ------norbloc 7966 (see H.R. 3475), [18NO]

HOMELESS
  Bills and resolutions
    Children and youth: educational assistance (see H.R. 2888), [21SE]
    Dept. of HUD: distribute funds for homeless assistance grants to 
        help ensure that each State receives a certain percentage of 
        such funds (see H.R. 1627), [29AP]
    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. 566), [3FE]
    Housing: consolidate Federal housing assistance programs to ensure 
        that States and communities have sufficient flexibility to use 
        assistance amounts effectively (see H.R. 1073), [11MR]
    ------constitutional amendment relative to the right to a home 
        (see H.J. Res. 39), [16MR]
    Veterans: authorizing appropriations for homeless veterans 
        reintegration projects (see H.R. 1484), [20AP]
    ------require that a portion of housing program funds be 
        designated to primarily serve homeless veterans (see H.R. 
        1008), [4MR]

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of HUD: distribute funds for homeless assistance grants to 
        help ensure that each State receives a certain percentage of 
        such funds (see H.R. 1627), [29AP]

HOMOSEXUALITY
  Bills and resolutions
    Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional 
        or sexual orientation (see H.R. 311), [7JA]
    Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 2405), 
        [30JN]
    ------issue special postage stamps to fund AIDS research and 
        education programs (see H.R. 597), [4FE]
    Employment: prevent involuntary application of arbitration to 
        discrimination claims (see H.R. 872), [25FE]
    ------prohibit discrimination in the offering of benefits to 
        designated associates of employees relative to the nature of 
        the relationship (see H.R. 1013), [4MR]
    ------prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or 
        sexual orientation (see H.R. 2355), [24JN]
    Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 
        2859), [14SE]

HONDURAS, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents 
        relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras and 
        other regions (see H.R. 1625), [29AP]
    Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Caribbean and Central American 
        countries (see H.R. 984), [4MR]
    Immigration: adjust status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1007), 
        [4MR]
    Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: eliminate 
        requirement that family members of eligible aliens be 
        Nicaraguan or Cuban nationals and provide status adjustment to 
        other nationals (see H.R. 36), [6JA]
    ------provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for 
        adjustment of status (see H.R. 2722), [5AU]
  Messages
    Central American and Haitian Parity Act: President Clinton, [5AU]

HONG KONG
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign trade: prohibit export of certain high-speed computers 
        (see H.R. 1813), [13MY]

HOOLEY, DARLENE (a Representative from Oregon)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Children and youth: authorize grants to provide juvenile 
        accountability coordinators programs to hold nonviolent 
        juvenile offenders accountable for their actions (see H.R. 
        2913), [22SE]
    Credit cards: require billing statements to include postmarked due 
        dates and prohibit late fees for payment postmarked by such 
        date (see H.R. 3477), [18NO]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an outpatient clinic in 
        Salem, OR (see H.R. 3079), [14OC]
    Education: establish grant programs to provide opportunities for 
        adolescents, training programs for teachers, job training 
        courses at community colleges, and reduction in school class 
        sizes (see H.R. 2975), [29SE]
    ------provide for capital investments in technology education (see 
        H.R. 709), [11FE]
    Health: provide for a public response to the public health crisis 
        of pain (see H.R. 2188), [14JN]
    Maurine B. Neuberger U.S. Post Office, Cloverdale, OR: designate 
        (see H.R. 1327), [25MR]
    Medicaid: require criminal background checks on drivers providing 
        medical assistance transportation services (see H.R. 2828), 
        [9SE]
    Taxation: treatment of marriage penalty, estate taxes, long-term 
        care needs, child care, health insurance costs for self-
        employed individuals, and the alternative minimum tax (see 
        H.R. 2085), [9JN]
    Veterans: health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 225), [10NO]

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. 
        197), [7JA]

HOPKINTON, MA
  Bills and resolutions
    Thomas J. Brown Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 2307), 
        [22JN]

HORAN, WALTER F. (a former Representative from Washington) 
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Thomas S. Foley Federal Building and U.S. Court House, Spokane, 
        WA: designate plaza at the south entrance as the Walter F. 
        Horan Plaza (see H.R. 211), [7JA]

HORN, STEPHEN (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 
        21st Century, [14OC]
    ------S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
    ------S. 1467, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 
        Century, [5AU]
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    American Merchant Marine Memorial Wall of Honor: make grants to 
        construct an addition (see H.R. 1865), [19MY]
    Crime: prevent misuse of genuine and counterfeit police badges by 
        those seeking to commit a crime (see H.R. 2633), [29JY]
    Executive Office of the President: appointment of Chief Financial 
        Officer (see H.R. 437), [2FE]
    Government: ensure confidentiality of statistical information and 
        permit limited sharing of records among designated agencies 
        for statistical purposes (see H.R. 2885), [21SE]
    ------reduce waste, fraud, and error by making improvements in 
        Federal management and debt collection practices, payment 
        systems, and benefit programs (see H.R. 436), [2FE]
    Immigration: consider adopted aliens who are less than 18 years of 
        age as children if adopted with, or after, a sibling who is a 
        child (see H.R. 2886), [21SE]
    Presidential Transition Act: provide training of individuals a 
        President-elect intends to nominate as department heads or 
        appoint to key executive positions (see H.R. 3137), [25OC]

HORTICULTURE
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: crop insurance coverage for losses due to plant 
        viruses and diseases and loan eligibility for producers who 
        suffer such losses (see H.R. 473), [2FE]
    Dept. of Agriculture: authority relative to plant protection and 
        quarantine (see H.R. 1504), [21AP]
    Endangered Species Act: prohibit any requirement to mitigate 
        impact of past activities (see H.R. 2131), [10JN]
    Plant genetic conservation program: funding (see H.R. 398), [19JA]

HOSPICES
see Health Care Facilities

HOSPITALS
see Health Care Facilities

HOSTAGES
see Terrorism

HOSTETTLER, JOHN N. (a Representative from Indiana)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Courts: product liability reform (see H.R. 1577), [27AP]
    National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 
        1700), [5MY]
    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. 2057), [8JN]
    Taxation: religious exemption from requirement to provide 
        identifying numbers for dependents to claim certain credits 
        and deductions on tax return (see H.R. 2494), [13JY]
    Wetlands: permit use of certain agricultural lands (see H.R. 
        1578), [27AP]

HOUGHTON, AMO (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [11FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Clinton, President: censure (see H.J. Res. 12), [7JA]
    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. 622), [8FE]
    Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for 
        charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or 
        scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 3249), 
        [8NO]
    ------ensure confidentiality of advance pricing agreements (see 
        H.R. 2378), [29JN]
    ------establish estate tax credit for certain employees of 
        international organizations equivalent to the limited marital 
        deduction (see H.R. 2760), [5AU]
    ------extend research credit to expenses attributable to certain 
        collaborative research consortia (see H.R. 1328), [25MR]
    ------increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), 
        [25FE]
    ------modify and extend the work opportunity credit and allow 
        nonprofit organizations to participate in the work opportunity 
        tax credit hiring incentives (see H.R. 2101), [9JN]
    ------repeal limitation on the use of foreign tax credits under 
        the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1633), [29AP]

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    ------simplify certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code 
        (see H.R. 1928), [25MY]
    ------treatment of businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 2018), 
        [8JN]
    ------treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member 
        of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see H.R. 865), 
        [25FE]

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  Appointments
    Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress, [25MY]
    Clerk of the House, [6JA]
    Commission on Online Child Protection, [18OC], [19OC]
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), [19JA]
    Committee on Taxation (Joint), [19JA]
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select), 
        [19JA]
    Committee To Escort the President, [19JA]
    Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, [6JA]
    Committee To Notify the President That a Congressional Quorum Has 
        Assembled, [6JA]
    Conferees: H.R. 1905, legislative branch of the Government 
        appropriations, [1JY]
    Congressional Award Board, [12AP]
    Congressional Office of Compliance Board of Directors, [4OC]
    House of Representatives Page Board, [11FE]
    House Office Building Commission, [6JA]
    North Atlantic Assembly, [11FE]
    Official Advisers to International Conferences, Meetings, and 
        Negotiation Sessions Relating to Trade Agreements, [19JA]
    Reading of George Washington's farewell address, [11FE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 2), [6JA] (see H. Con. Res. 11), 
        [19JA]
    ------appoint committee to notify the President (see H. Res. 395), 
        [18NO]
    Aviation: congressional review of civil aviation agreements (see 
        H.R. 1845), [18MY]
    Brown, George E., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 252), [16JY]
    Budget: reform process (see H.R. 2293), [22JN]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: display artwork in the Capitol and 
        the House office buildings which represent the contributions 
        of women to American society (see H. Res. 202), [8JN]
    Capitol Police: appreciation for efforts during impeachment 
        proceedings (see H. Res. 106), [10MR]
    Census: use of sampling to determine populations in States for 
        purposes of congressional redistricting (see H.R. 548), [3FE]
    Clinton, President: censure (see H.J. Res. 12), [7JA]
    ------House of Representatives' appointment and authorization of 
        managers for impeachment trial (see H. Res. 10), [6JA]
    ------notify of election of the Speaker and Clerk (see H. Res. 4), 
        [6JA]
    Committee on Agriculture (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 61), [11FE]
    Committee on Appropriations (House): majority party appointments 
        (see H. Res. 255), [19JY]
    Committee on Armed Services (House): authorizing expenditures (see 
        H. Res. 67), [12FE]
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 53), [11FE]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 351), [2NO]
    Committee on Commerce (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 56), [11FE]
    Committee on Education and the Workforce (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 71), [12FE]
    Committee on Government Reform (House): authorizing expenditures 
        (see H. Res. 69), [12FE]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 119), [17MR]
    Committee on House Administration (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 54), [11FE]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 50), [10FE]
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 68), [12FE]
    Committee on International Relations (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 70), [12FE]
    Committee on Missing Persons in Southeast Asia (House, Select): 
        authorize and direct the Archivist of the U.S. to make certain 
        records public (see H. Res. 172), [13MY]
    Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 16), [7JA]
    Committee on Printing (Joint): election of members (see H. Res. 
        78), [23FE] (see H. Res. 87), [2MR]
    Committee on Resources (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 63), [11FE]
    Committee on Rules (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 
        45), [9FE]
    Committee on Science (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 64), [12FE]
    Committee on Small Business (House): authorizing expenditures (see 
        H. Res. 81), [23FE]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 188), [25MY]
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 49), [9FE] (see H. Res. 52), [10FE]
    ------majority party appointments (see H. Res. 22), [19JA] (see H. 
        Res. 73), [23FE]
    Committee on the Budget (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 72), [12FE]
    ------majority party appointments (see H. Res. 21), [19JA]
    Committee on the Judiciary (House): authorizing expenditures (see 
        H. Res. 74), [23FE]
    Committee on the Library (Joint): election of members (see H. Res. 
        78), [23FE] (see H. Res. 87), [2MR]
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): 
        authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 66), [12FE]
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select): 
        extend (see H. Res. 129), [24MR] (see H. Res. 153), [28AP] 
        (see H. Res. 170), [13MY]
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House): authorizing expenditures 
        (see H. Res. 65), [12FE]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 29), [2FE]
    Committee on Ways and Means (House): authorizing expenditures (see 
        H. Res. 58), [11FE]
    Committees of the House: appointment of Representative Sanders 
        (see H. Res. 8), [6JA]
    ------authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 101), [9MR]
    ------majority party appointments (see H. Res. 6), [6JA] (see H. 
        Res. 30), [2FE] (see H. Res. 88), [2MR] (see H. Res. 108), 
        [11MR] (see H. Res. 223), [25JN]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 7), [6JA] (see H. 
        Res. 23), [19JA] (see H. Res. 204), [9JN] (see H. Res. 277), 
        [5AU] (see H. Res. 391), [18NO]
    ------require approval of any payments from the reserve fund 
        designated for certain committee expenses (see H. Res. 38), 
        [3FE]
    Computers: donation of used equipment to public schools (see H.R. 
        255), [7JA]
    Congress: adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 27), [10FE] (see H. Con. 
        Res. 235), [18NO]
    ------adjournment (S. Con. Res. 43), consideration (see H. Res. 
        236), [30JN]
    ------compile and make available to the public the names of 
        candidates for election who agree to conduct campaigns in 
        accordance with a Code of Election Ethics (see H. Con. Res. 
        12), [19JA]
    ------joint session for the State of the Union Message (see H. 
        Con. Res. 1), [6JA]
    ------make certain information available to the public on the 
        Internet (see H.R. 654), [9FE]
    ------notify the President that a quorum has assembled (see H. 
        Res. 3), [6JA]
    ------require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the House and 
        Senate Chambers (see H. Con. Res. 150), [1JY]
    ------set date for convening of 106th Congress, 2d session (see 
        H.J. Res. 85), [18NO]
    ------specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment 
        of legislation (see H.R. 1018), [4MR]
    ------waive enrollment requirements for certain appropriations 
        legislation (see H.J. Res. 76), [8NO]
    ------waive enrollment requirements for certain appropriations 
        legislation (H.J. Res. 76), consideration (see H. Res. 365), 
        [8NO]
    ------waiver of sine die adjournment requirement (see H. Con. Res. 
        168), [30JY]
    ------waiver of sine die adjournment requirement (H. Con. Res. 
        168), consideration (see H. Res. 266), [29JY]
    Coronado National Forest: redesignate in honor of Morris K. Udall 
        (see H.R. 981), [4MR]
    Daily meeting: fixing the hour (see H. Res. 14), [6JA]
    Dante B. Fascell North-South Center: designate (see H.R. 432), 
        [2FE]
    E. Ross Adair Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Fort Wayne, 
        IN: designate (see H.R. 2412), [30JN]
    Earth Day: observance (see H. Res. 400), [18NO]
    Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign 
        expenditures and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 13), [7JA]
    Employees: compensation of certain minority employees (see H. Res. 
        11), [6JA]
    Families and domestic relations: permit payments to reimburse 
        Members, officers, and employees for qualified adoption 
        expenses (see H. Res. 238), [1JY]
    Farr, Representative: authorize the Speaker's designee to 
        administer the oath of office (see H. Res. 13), [6JA]
    Federal employees: permit children of non-legislative branch 
        employees to enroll in the House of Representatives Child Care 
        Center (see H.R. 3122), [21OC]
    Ford, James David: appointment as Chaplain emeritus of the House 
        of Representatives (see H. Res. 373), [10NO]
    Franking privilege: make technical corrections relative to reports 
        submitted by the Postmaster General on official mail (see H.R. 
        705), [11FE]
    ------prevent certain mass mailings from being sent as franked 
        mail (see H.R. 596), [4FE]
    Government: require comparable treatment of Federal employees, 
        Members of Congress and the President during a Government 
        shutdown (see H.R. 877), [25FE]
    ------require Congress and the President to fulfill their 
        constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for 
        Federal laws (see H.R. 2301), [22JN]
    ------separation of powers between Congress and the President (see 
        H.R. 2655), [30JY]
    ------shutdown relative to budget process (see H.R. 142), [7JA]
    Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional 
        deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see 
        H.R. 350), [19JA]
    ------analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of 
        proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R. 350), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 36), [3FE]
    House Rules: adopt and amend (see H. Res. 5), [6JA]
    ------allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider 
        certain legislation (see H. Res. 300), [23SE] (see H. Res. 
        353), [2NO] (see H. Res. 356), [3NO] (see H. Res. 374), [10NO] 
        (see H. Res. 382), [17NO]
    ------improve deliberation of proposed Federal private sector 
        mandates (see H. Res. 377), [16NO]
    ------prohibit consideration of legislation that designates or 
        redesignates any building, highway, or other structure in 
        honor of a serving Member of Congress (see H. Res. 343), 
        [27OC]
    ------reform gift rules (see H. Res. 9), [6JA]
    ------repeal relative to statutory limit on the public debt (see 
        H. Res. 20), [7JA] (see H. Res. 80), [23FE]
    ------require a two-thirds majority on legislation implementing 
        future trade agreements pursuant to fast-track procedures (see 
        H. Res. 96), [3MR]
    ------require drug testing of Members, officers, and employees 
        (see H. Res. 331), [14OC]

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    ------require legislation which amends a law to show changes in 
        the law (see H. Res. 116), [16MR]
    ------require that concurrent resolutions on the budget not carry 
        an estimated deficit for the budget year or for any outyear 
        (see H. Res. 98), [4MR]
    ------treatment of expenses of special-order speeches (see H. Res. 
        47), [9FE]
    ------waive certain requirements with respect to consideration of 
        certain resolutions (see H. Res. 375), [10NO] (see H. Res. 
        383), [17NO]
    Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see 
        H.R. 1905), [24MY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1905), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 190), [25MY]
    Leland, Mickey: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. 
        Res. 175), [5AU]
    Library of Congress: assemble a written history of the House of 
        Representatives for publication (see H.R. 2303), [22JN]
    Members of Congress: allow Members to decline annual pay 
        adjustments (see H.R. 2622), [27JY]
    ------constitutional amendment to allow States to limit terms (see 
        H.J. Res. 16), [7JA]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), 
        [6JA] (see H.J. Res. 15), [7JA]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit terms and to increase the 
        term of Representatives to 4 years (see H.J. Res. 18), [7JA]
    ------deny cost-of-living adjustments for retirement benefits (see 
        H. Con. Res. 3), [7JA]
    ------deny salary adjustments relative to budget deficit (see H.R. 
        2327), [23JN]
    ------eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 94), (see 
        H.R. 235), [7JA] (see H.R. 590), [4FE] (see H.R. 651), [9FE]
    ------include salaries in any proposed across-the-board reduction 
        in funding for Federal agencies (see H. Con. Res. 207), [25OC]
    ------increase length of ban on lobbying activities after leaving 
        office (see H.R. 335), [19JA]
    ------link annual salary adjustments to cost-of-living adjustments 
        for certain Social Security benefits (see H.R. 1669), [4MY]
    ------modify law providing a permanent appropriation for 
        compensation (see H.R. 83), [7JA]
    ------prohibit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement 
        System (see H.R. 95), [7JA]
    ------prohibit pay rate adjustments from exceeding certain cost-
        of-living increases for Social Security benefits (see H.R. 
        2893), [21SE]
    ------require that excess amounts from official allowances be 
        applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 431), [2FE] (see H.R. 
        2117), [9JN] (see H.R. 2171), [10JN]
    Miller, Representative George: authorize the Speaker's designee to 
        administer the oath of office (see H. Res. 12), [6JA]
    Office Waste Recycling Program: implementation (see H. Res. 146), 
        [22AP]
    Officers: election (see H. Res. 1), [6JA]
    Political action committees: reduce influence in elections for 
        Federal office (see H.R. 2866), [14SE]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 417), [19JA] (see H.R. 1641), [29AP] (see H.R. 1739), 
        [6MY] (see H.R. 1867), [19MY] (see H.R. 1922), [25MY] (see 
        H.R. 2668), [2AU] (see H.R. 3243), [5NO]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 417), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 122), [18MR] (see H. Res. 126), 
        [23MR] (see H. Res. 283), [8SE]
    ------expand required spending reports and transfer enforcement of 
        campaign finance laws from the FEC to the Dept. of Justice 
        (see H.R. 32), [6JA]
    ------limit contributions by nondistrict or out-of-State residents 
        in elections to Congress (see H.R. 1880), [20MY]
    ------prohibit candidates from accepting unsecured loans from 
        depository institutions regulated under Federal law (see H.R. 
        400), [19JA]
    ------prohibit contributions and expenditures by political action 
        committees in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 57), 
        [7JA]
    ------prohibit contributions by nondistrict residents in elections 
        to the House of Representatives (see H.R. 594), [4FE]
    ------prohibit contributions by nondistrict residents in elections 
        to the Senate or the House of Representatives (see H.R. 715), 
        [11FE]
    ------prohibit contributions by nonparty multicandidate political 
        committees in Federal elections (see H.R. 593), [4FE]
    ------prohibit lowest unit rate for campaign advertising from 
        being available for communication in which candidates attack 
        opponents unless the candidate does so in person (see H.R. 
        2033), [8JN]
    ------prohibit use of soft money in Federal elections (see H.R. 
        399), [19JA]
    ------public financing of House of Representatives elections (see 
        H.R. 331), [19JA] (see H.R. 1171), [17MR]
    Presidents of the U.S.: amend the War Powers Resolution (see H.J. 
        Res. 42), [24MR]
    ------permit congressional review of certain Presidential orders 
        (see H.R. 3131), [21OC]
    ------repeal the War Powers Resolution (see H.R. 2937), [23SE]
    Public lands: require congressional approval before entering into 
        certain agreements or arrangements (see H.R. 1207), [18MR]
    Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX: designate (see 
        H.R. 233), [7JA]
    Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: designate (see 
        H.R. 396), [19JA]
    Safety: enclose galleries with a transparent and substantial 
        material (see H. Res. 162), [6MY]
    Senate: notify that a quorum of the House of Representatives is 
        present and of the election of the Speaker and Clerk (see H. 
        Res. 2), [6JA]
    Serbia: direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces 
        pursuant to the War Powers Resolution (see H. Con. Res. 82), 
        [12AP]
    ------direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant 
        to the War Powers Resolution (H. Con. Res. 82), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 151), [27AP]
    States: allow use of redistricting systems for congressional 
        districts other than single-member districts (see H.R. 1173), 
        [17MR]
    Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds 
        majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see 
        H.J. Res. 37), [11MR]
    ------constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on 
        the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 37), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 139), [13AP]
    Udall, Morris K.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 40), [3MR]
    Women: ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution 
        upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 
        37), [3FE]
  Conference reports
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 1905), 
        [4AU]
  Discharge petitions signed
    Elections: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 417), 
        consideration (H. Res. 122), [15AP], [10MY], [14MY], [20MY], 
        [27MY]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 417), 
        consideration (H. Res. 126), [22AP], [20MY], [27MY]
    Firearms: ban importation and transfer of large capacity 
        ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 1037), consideration (H. Res. 
        192), [16JY], [22JY], [30JY], [2AU], [8OC]
    Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 358), consideration (H. Res. 197), [25JN], [1JY], [2AU]
    Minimum wage: level (H.R. 325), consideration (H. Res. 301), 
        [8OC], [14OC], [21OC]
    Taxation: expand incentives for construction and renovation of 
        public schools and provide incentives for corporations to 
        participate in cooperative agreements with public schools in 
        distressed areas (H.R. 1660), consideration (H. Res. 240), 
        [5AU], [24SE], [1OC], [14OC]
  Motions
    Adjournment, [10JN], [15JY], [22JY], [6OC], [18NO]
    Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 101), 
        [23MR]
    House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), [6JA]
    Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 
        1905), [10JN], [3AU], [4AU]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1905), consideration (H. Res. 
        190), [10JN]
  Reports filed
    Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider 
        Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 300) 
        (H. Rept. 106-330), [23SE]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 353) (H. Rept. 106-438), 
        [2NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 356) (H. Rept. 106-442), 
        [3NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 374) (H. Rept. 106-465), 
        [10NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 382) (H. Rept. 106-475), 
        [17NO]
    Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act: Committee on House 
        Administration (House) (H.R. 417) (H. Rept. 106-297), [5AU]
    Campaign Integrity Act: Committee on House Administration (House) 
        (H.R. 1867) (H. Rept. 106-294), [5AU]
    Campaign Reform and Election Integrity Act: Committee on House 
        Administration (House) (H.R. 2668) (H. Rept. 106-295), [5AU]
    Citizen Legislature and Political Freedom Act: Committee on House 
        Administration (House) (H.R. 1922) (H. Rept. 106-296), [5AU]
    Committees of the House Expenditures: Committee on House 
        Administration (House) (H. Res. 101) (H. Rept. 106-72), [22MR]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 82, Direct the President To Withdraw 
        U.S. Armed Forces From Serbia Pursuant to the War Powers 
        Resolution: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 
        106-118), [27AP]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 168, Waiver of Sine Die Adjournment 
        Requirement (H. Res. 266): Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Rept. 106-274), [29JY]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 37, Constitutional Amendment To Require 
        a Two-Thirds Majority on the Passage of Legislation Increasing 
        Taxes: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 139) (H. Rept. 106-
        94), [13AP]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 76, Waive Enrollment Requirements for 
        Certain Appropriations Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 365) (H. Rept. 106-461), [8NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 350, Mandates Information Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 36) (H. Rept. 106-6), [3FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 417, Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 283) (H. Rept. 106-311), 
        [8SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1905, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 190) (H. 
        Rept. 106-165), [25MY]
    Consideration of S. Con. Res. 43, Congressional Adjournment: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 236) (H. Rept. 106-215), 
        [30JN]
    Direct the President To Withdraw U.S. Armed Forces From Serbia 
        Pursuant to the War Powers Resolution: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H. Con. Res. 82) (H. Rept. 
        106-116), [27AP]
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1905) (H. Rept. 106-290), [4AU]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1905) (H. Rept. 
        106-156), [24MY]
    Mandates Information Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 350) 
        (H. Rept. 106-5), [2FE]
    Oversight Plans for All House Committees: Committee on Government 
        Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-78), [12AP]
    Report: Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/
        Commercial Concerns With the People's Republic of China 
        (House, Select) (H. Rept. 105-851), [19JA]
    Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 233) (H. Rept. 
        106-22), [23FE]

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    Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 396) (H. Rept. 
        106-23), [23FE]
    Waive Certain Requirements With Respect to Consideration of 
        Certain Resolutions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 375) 
        (H. Rept. 106-466), [10NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 383) (H. Rept. 106-476), 
        [17NO]
  Rules
    Committee on Agriculture (House), [10FE]
    Committee on Armed Services (House), [8FE]
    Committee on Commerce (House), [19JA]
    Committee on House Administration (House), [8FE]
    Committee on Rules (House), [19JA]

HOUSING
related term(s) Homeless
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2465, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
        closure, [21JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: ensure married personnel having minor dependents are 
        eligible for military family housing containing more than two 
        bedrooms (see H.R. 3123), [21OC]
    CERCLA: clarify liability for sale of certain facilities for 
        residential use (see H.R. 1418), [14AP]
    Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional 
        or sexual orientation (see H.R. 311), [7JA]
    Constitutional amendments: right to a home (see H.J. Res. 39), 
        [16MR]
    Contracts: renewal of rental assistance contracts for moderate 
        rehabilitation projects (see H.R. 1479), [20AP]
    Crime: provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for 
        participation in shared housing arrangements (see H.R. 243), 
        [7JA]
    Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, 
        family housing, and base realignment and closure (see H.R. 
        2465), [12JY]
    ------making appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2465), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 242), [12JY]
    ------making appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2465), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 262), [27JY]
    Dept. of HUD: distribute funds for homeless assistance grants to 
        help ensure that each State receives a certain percentage of 
        such funds (see H.R. 1627), [29AP]
    ------establish consensus committee for development, revision, and 
        interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home 
        construction (see H.R. 710), [11FE]
    ------establish program to eliminate redlining in the insurance 
        business (see H.R. 1429), [15AP]
    ------grants to States to supplement assistance for the 
        preservation of affordable housing for low-income families 
        (see H.R. 425), [19JA]
    ------include VA loan recipients under requirement for 
        notification of housing counseling (see H.R. 1618), [28AP]
    ------insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction, or 
        rehabilitation of child care facilities and establish a 
        Children's Development Commission to certify such facilities 
        (see H.R. 1112), [16MR]
    ------make certain single family properties available at a 
        discount to individuals who teach in inner city schools (see 
        H.R. 2657), [30JY]
    ------pilot program to assist law enforcement officers purchasing 
        homes in locally-designated high-crime areas (see H.R. 2931), 
        [23SE]
    ------pilot program to provide homeownership assistance to 
        disabled families (see H.R. 2860), [14SE]
    ------provide assistance for startup costs of community programs 
        to prevent residentially based lead poisoning in children (see 
        H.R. 1518), [21AP]
    ------provide enhanced rental assistance vouchers for low-income 
        elderly and disabled tenants of certain housing projects (see 
        H.R. 1336), [25MR]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide cost-of-living adjustment for 
        service-connected disability benefits, improve certain 
        veterans programs, and enhance retirement for U.S. Court of 
        Appeals for Veterans Claims judges (see H.R. 2280), [18JN]
    Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 2836), [9SE]
    ------exception from enforcement of an accessibility construction 
        requirement for certain buildings constructed in compliance 
        with a local building code (see H.R. 2437), [1JY]
    Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic 
        violence victims (see H.R. 1352), [25MR]
    Federal Home Loan Bank System: modernize and improve (see H.R. 
        822), [24FE]
    FHA: require certain properties to be inspected and determined to 
        comply with minimum property standards (see H.R. 1797), [13MY]
    Financial institutions: strengthen and clarify enforcement of fair 
        lending laws relative to redlining and credit allocation (see 
        H.R. 190), [7JA]
    Foreign Assistance Act: repeal housing guaranty program (see H.R. 
        2292), [22JN]
    Government regulations: preserve limited Federal agency reporting 
        requirements on banking and housing matters (see H.R. 3046), 
        [7OC]
    Health: carry out programs to prevent and manage asthma, 
        allergies, and related respiratory problems in children and 
        establish a pest control services tax credit for low-income 
        multifamily residential housing (see H.R. 1966), [26MY]
    Homeless: consolidate Federal housing assistance programs to 
        ensure that States and communities have sufficient flexibility 
        to use assistance amounts effectively (see H.R. 1073), [11MR]
    ------educational assistance for children and youth (see H.R. 
        2888), [21SE]
    ------require that a portion of housing program funds be 
        designated to primarily serve homeless veterans (see H.R. 
        1008), [4MR]
    Immigration: provide housing assistance to eligible migrant and 
        seasonal farmworkers (see H.R. 2757), [5AU]
    Insurance: Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State 
        insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural 
        disasters (see H.R. 21), [6JA]
    Kosovar-American Enterprise Fund: establish (see H.R. 2745), [5AU]
    Lands Title Report Commission: establish (see H.R. 447), [2FE]
    Los Angeles County, CA: eliminate limit on percentage of community 
        development block grant funds used for public services and 
        allow all communities to use same percentage (see H.R. 1315), 
        [25MR]
    Mortgages: establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing 
        temporary difficulty making payments on mortgages insured 
        under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 595), [4FE]
    National Flood Insurance Program: improve predisaster mitigation 
        and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded 
        properties (see H.R. 1297), [25MR] (see H.R. 2728), [5AU]
    Native Americans: extend loan guarantee program for Indian housing 
        (see H.R. 67), [7JA]
    ------repeal the Bennett Freeze to allow Navajo Nation citizens to 
        live in habitable dwellings and raise their living conditions 
        (see H.R. 151), [7JA]
    New York, NY: require new multifamily housing to comply with 
        Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act (see H.R. 1126), 
        [16MR]
    Poland: address the claims of Polish Americans whose homes and 
        properties were wrongfully expropriated under Poland's former 
        totalitarian government (see H.R. 824), [24FE]
    Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp 
        eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food 
        assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), [1NO]
    Real estate: authorize trusts to hold memberships in nonprofit 
        cooperative ownership housing corporations which own certain 
        insured mortgaged properties (see H.R. 2491), [13JY]
    ------expand homeownership (see H.R. 1776), [12MY]
    Senior citizens: improve the quality of housing for the elderly 
        (see H.R. 1624), [29AP]
    ------restructure financing for assisted housing (see H.R. 202), 
        [7JA]
    States: authority to set rental occupancy standards (see H.R. 
        176), [7JA]
    Taxation: allow the unused portion of the low-income housing 
        credit, for buildings financed with tax exempt State bonds, to 
        be used for the construction of military housing (see H.R. 
        3451), [18NO]
    ------allow vendor refunds of Federal excise taxes on kerosene 
        used in unvented heaters for home heating purposes (see H.R. 
        924), [2MR] (see H.R. 1383), [13AP]
    ------deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or 
        second home (see H. Con. Res. 87), [15AP]
    ------designate renewal communities (see H.R. 815), [24FE]
    ------eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing 
        (see H.R. 1215), [23MR]
    ------establish a recovery period for franchise property, shorten 
        recovery period for depreciation of certain leasehold 
        improvements, and allow capital gain treatment on the transfer 
        of certain franchises (see H.R. 2402), [30JN]
    ------exclude from gross income certain employer provided housing 
        incentives relative to the purchase of a house in qualified 
        urban areas (see H.R. 3389), [16NO]
    ------first-time homebuyers tax credit (see H.R. 290), [7JA]
    ------increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), 
        [25FE]
    ------make permanent the first-time homebuyer credit for the 
        District of Columbia (see H.R. 1583), [27AP]
    ------modify the average area purchase price of residences 
        relative to qualified mortgage bond rules (see H.R. 885), 
        [1MR]
    ------modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), [7JA] 
        (see H.R. 2400), [30JN]
    ------permit early distributions from employee stock ownership 
        plans for higher education expenses and first-time homebuyer 
        purchases (see H.R. 615), [8FE]
    ------provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of 
        certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 844), [24FE]
    ------provide assistance to first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 1333), 
        [25MR]
    ------provide assistance to homeowners and small businesses to 
        repair Formosan termite damage (see H.R. 1892), [20MY]
    ------provide credits for constructing energy efficient homes or 
        improving existing homes (see H.R. 1358), [25MR]
    ------provide disaster relief for homeowners (see H.R. 2393), 
        [30JN]
    ------treatment of certain contiguous farmlands relative to sale 
        of a principal residence (see H.R. 273), [7JA]
    ------treatment of cooperative housing corporations (see H.R. 
        3403), [16NO]
    ------treatment of costs of demolishing structures other than 
        certified historic structures or historically residential 
        structures (see H.R. 2262), [17JN]
    ------treatment of Native American housing assistance programs 
        (see H.R. 152), [7JA]
    ------treatment of real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1616), 
        [28AP]
    ------treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member 
        of the Armed Forces while on official extended duty (see H.R. 
        1635), [29AP]
    ------treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member 
        of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see H.R. 865), 
        [25FE]
    Telecommunications: ensure telecommunications carriers reasonable 
        and nondiscriminatory access to rooftops of multitenant 
        buildings and promote the development of telecommunication 
        infrastructure (see H.R. 3487), [18NO]
    Veterans: authorizing appropriations for homeless veterans 
        reintegration projects (see H.R. 1484), [20AP]
    ------exclude certain income from consideration for determining 
        rent paid for federally assisted housing (see H.R. 1364), 
        [12AP]

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    ------make permanent the eligibility of former members of the 
        Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans (see H.R. 1603), 
        [28AP]
    ------reauthorize pilot program allowing veterans to buy down 
        interest rate on VA housing loans (see H.R. 365), [19JA]
    Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: enact (H.R. 
        2280), Senate amendments (see H. Res. 368), [9NO]
  Conference reports
    Dept of. Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (H.R. 2465), [27JY]
  Messages
    National Institute of Building Sciences Report: President Clinton, 
        [13MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2465, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and 
        Base Realignment and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 262) (H. Rept. 106-268), [27JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2465, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for 
        Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment 
        and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 242) (H. 
        Rept. 106-227), [12JY]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2465) (H. Rept. 106-266), [27JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2465) (H. Rept. 
        106-221), [12JY]
    Veterans Benefits Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
        (House) (H.R. 2280) (H. Rept. 106-202), [25JN]

HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Housing: extend loan guarantee program for Indian housing (see 
        H.R. 67), [7JA]
    Los Angeles County, CA: eliminate limit on percentage of community 
        development block grant funds used for public services and 
        allow all communities to use same percentage (see H.R. 1315), 
        [25MR]

HOWE, MARYBELLE H.
  Bills and resolutions
    Marybelle H. Howe Post Office, Charleston, SC: designate (see H.R. 
        3018), [5OC]

HOYER, STENY H. (a Representative from Maryland)
  Appointments
    Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards (House), [3FE]
    Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, [23MR]
    Conferee: H.R. 1141, emergency supplemental appropriations, [22AP]
    ------H.R. 1905, legislative branch of the Government 
        appropriations, [1JY]
    ------H.R. 2490, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive 
        Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations, [21JY]
    ------S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [15JY]
    U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors, [12AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 2149), 
        [10JN]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 47), [9MR]
    FEC: authorizing appropriations and improving efficiency (see H.R. 
        1818), [14MY]
    Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of 
        members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. 
        Con. Res. 34), [12FE]
    House of Representatives: require approval of any payments from 
        the reserve fund designated for certain committee expenses 
        (see H. Res. 38), [3FE]
    Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see 
        H.R. 1671), [4MY]
    Library of Congress: clarify eligibility requirements for 
        enrollment of children in day care center (see H.R. 1782), 
        [12MY]
    ------establish the National Recording Registry (see H.R. 3379), 
        [16NO]
    Presidents of the U.S.: repeal constitutional amendment to limit 
        terms (see H.J. Res. 38), [11MR]

HULSHOF, KENNY C. (a Representative from Missouri)
  Appointments
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), [2FE]
    Conferee: S. 1467, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 
        Century, [5AU]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish a Chief 
        Agricultural Negotiator (see H.R. 3173), [28OC]
    Social Security: expand health care coverage for working, disabled 
        individuals and establish a Ticket to Work and Self-
        Sufficiency Program to provide work opportunities for such 
        individuals (see H.R. 1091), [11MR]
    ------provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to 
        work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 3070), [13OC]
    Taxation: allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 
        957), [3MR]
    ------partial exclusion from gross income for dividends and 
        interest received by individuals (see H.R. 1891), [20MY]
    ------repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general 
        fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway 
        transportation (see H.R. 1001), [4MR]
    ------treatment of education individual retirement accounts 
        relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 
        7), [1MR]

HUMAN RIGHTS
related term(s) Civil Liberties; Civil Rights; Genocide
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 639), 
        [9FE]
    Afghanistan: prevent any Taliban led Government from obtaining a 
        seat in the U.N. and refuse recognition for any Afghan 
        Government while human rights violations persist against women 
        and girls (see H. Res. 187), [25MY]
    Africa: urge an end to the war between Eritrea and Ethiopia and 
        call on human rights organizations to investigate abuses in 
        connection with the conflict (see H. Con. Res. 46), [9MR]
    Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for military 
        operations, refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance 
        relative to Kosovo conflict, and for military operations in 
        Southwest Asia (see H.R. 1664), [4MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental for military operations, 
        refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relative to Kosovo 
        conflict, and for military operations in Southwest Asia (H.R. 
        1664), consideration (see H. Res. 159), [5MY]
    Armed Forces: support for troops carrying out NATO military 
        operations against Serbia (see H. Con. Res. 72), (see H. Res. 
        130, 132), [24MR]
    Armenia: provide all U.S. records relative to the Armenian 
        genocide to the Committee on International Relations (House), 
        the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum library, and the Armenian 
        Genocide Museum (see H. Res. 155), [28AP]
    Asia: human rights violations and noncompliance with Organization 
        for Security and Cooperation in Europe commitments on 
        democratization in Central Asia (see H. Con. Res. 204), [21OC]
    Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. 
        Con. Res. 230), [16NO]
    Central America: expedite the declassification of certain 
        documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and 
        Honduras and other regions (see H.R. 1625), [29AP]
    Children and youth: condemn use as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 
        209), [26OC]
    China, People's Republic of: congressional approval before the 
        U.S. supports admission into the World Trade Organization, and 
        U.S. withdrawal if admission is granted without U.S. approval 
        (see H.R. 884), [1MR]
    ------encourage a dialog with Tibet (see H. Res. 389), [17NO]
    ------encourage formation and protection of the Chinese Democracy 
        Party (see H. Con. Res. 6), [7JA]
    ------human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 28), [10FE]
    ------normal trade relations status (see H.J. Res. 57), [8JN]
    ------persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 
        218), [2NO]
    ------Tiananmen Square massacre anniversary (see H. Res. 178), 
        [18MY]
    Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language 
        requirements for Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371), [19JA]
    Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions 
        (see H.R. 90), [7JA]
    Cold war: celebrate victory and anniversary of the fall of the 
        Berlin Wall (see H. Con. Res. 121), [27MY]
    ------celebrate victory and anniversary of the fall of the Berlin 
        Wall by designating an annual Freedom Day (see H. Con. Res. 
        223), [9NO]
    ------commemorate victory of freedom (see H.R. 2440), [1JY]
    Colombia: advance peace process to end ongoing violence which 
        threatens democracy, human rights, and economic and social 
        stability (see H. Res. 228), [29JN]
    Congress: affirm opposition to all forms of racism and bigotry 
        (see H. Res. 121), [17MR]
    Correctional institutions: protect female inmates from sexual 
        misconduct (see H.R. 3158), [27OC]
    Crime: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance 
        to victims (see H.R. 3154), [27OC] (see H.R. 3244), [8NO]
    ------prevent trafficking of women and children for forced 
        prostitution and labor (see H.R. 1238), [23MR] (see H.R. 
        1356), [25MR]
    Cuba: human rights violations (see H. Res. 99), [9MR]
    Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all 
        executive branch employees involved in responding to issues 
        related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see 
        H. Res. 398), [18NO]
    Dept. of the Treasury: issuance of war bonds to fund Operation 
        Allied Force and related humanitarian operations (see H.R. 
        1699), [5MY]
    Eglin AFB, FL: recognize and commend personnel for participation 
        in NATO Operation Allied Force in the Balkan region (see H. 
        Res. 379), [16NO]
    El Salvador: commission of war crimes against U.S. Army pilots 
        David H. Pickett and Earnest Dawson, Jr. (see H. Con. Res. 
        181), [8SE]
    Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child 
        labor (see H.R. 2119), [10JN]
    Foreign aid: prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to 
        certain countries (see H.R. 2269), [17JN]
    ------recognize commitment and dedication of humanitarian relief 
        nongovernmental organizations and private volunteer 
        organizations for efforts in Central America and Kosovo (see 
        H. Res. 152), [27AP]
    Foreign policy: establish framework for consideration of 
        unilateral economic sanctions (see H.R. 1244), [24MR]
    Government: nullify effect of an Executive Order relative to the 
        implementation of certain human rights treaties (see H.R. 62), 
        [7JA] (see H.R. 663), [10FE]
    ------prohibit the use of funds to administer or enforce the 
        provisions of an Executive Order relative to the 
        implementation of certain human rights treaties (see H.R. 63), 
        [7JA] (see H.R. 662), [10FE]
    Hoat, Doan Viet: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 51), [10MR]
    Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. 
        Res. 209), [26OC]
    Immigration: prevent admission, require removal, and authorize 
        investigation of aliens who commit acts of torture or genocide 
        abroad (see H.R. 2642), [29JY] (see H.R. 3058), [12OC]
    India: resolution of dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir (see H. 
        Res. 212), [16JN] (see H. Res. 227), [29JN]
    Indonesia: deployment of a U.N. force to address human rights 
        violations in East Timor relative to vote on self-
        determination (see H. Res. 292), [14SE]

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    ------implementation of results of referendum in East Timor and 
        end violence by paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 183, 
        185; H. Res. 285), [9SE]
    ------oppose IMF and World Bank loans until violence resulting 
        from the referendum in East Timor has been ended (see H.R. 
        2822), [9SE]
    ------prohibit assistance until Government has provided full 
        compensation for damage done by paramilitary groups in East 
        Timor (see H.R. 3157), [27OC]
    ------prohibit economic assistance until the results of the 
        referendum in East Timor have been fully implemented (see H.R. 
        2809), [8SE] (see H.R. 2838), [9SE] (see H.R. 2895), [21SE]
    ------prohibit military assistance until the termination of 
        paramilitary funding and human rights violations in East Timor 
        (see H. Con. Res. 97), [5MY]
    ------support for peace process in East Timor (see H. Res. 251), 
        [15JY]
    ------support transition to democracy (see H. Con. Res. 195), 
        [12OC]
    International Labor Organization: tribute to Declaration on 
        Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (see H. Con. Res. 
        116), [25MY]
    Iraq: oppose expansion of Oil-for-Food Program and condemn Saddam 
        Hussein for actions against Iraqi people and the U.N. (see H. 
        Con. Res. 39), [2MR]
    Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered 
        during World War II and require the President to formally 
        acknowledge such injustices (see H.R. 2442), [1JY]
    Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: tribute to efforts to secure release of 
        captured U.S. servicemen held in Serbia (see H. Res. 156), 
        [3MY]
    Kosovo: authorize security assistance training and support funding 
        for the Kosovo Liberation Army (see H.R. 1408), (see H.R. 
        1425), [14AP]
    ------authorize use of all necessary force and other means to 
        accomplish U.S. and NATO objectives (see H.J. Res. 51), [5MY]
    ------condition and humanitarian needs of refugees (see H. Res. 
        161), [6MY]
    ------end NATO air strikes and engage the U.N. to resolve conflict 
        (see H. Res. 196), [27MY]
    ------presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (see 
        H. Con. Res. 29), [10FE] (see H. Con. Res. 42), [8MR]
    ------presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (H. 
        Con. Res. 42), consideration (see H. Res. 103), [10MR]
    ------prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless 
        authorized by law (see H.R. 647), [9FE] (see H.R. 1368), 
        [12AP] (see H.R. 1562, 1563), [26AP] (see H.R. 1566, 1569), 
        [27AP]
    ------prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless 
        authorized by law (H.R. 1569), consideration (see H. Res. 
        151), [27AP]
    ------provide humanitarian assistance for Kosovar Albanian 
        refugees (see H.R. 1519), [21AP]
    ------support efforts and recommendations of U.S.-Russian meeting 
        in Vienna, Austria relative to peace negotiations (see H. Con. 
        Res. 99), [5MY]
    ------tribute to U.S. and NATO troops for carrying out military 
        operations against Serbia (see H. Con. Res. 130), [10JN] (see 
        H. Con. Res. 145), [29JN]
    ------U.S. policy on self-determination relative to human rights 
        violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian police (see H. 
        Con. Res. 9), [7JA] (see H. Con. Res. 32), [11FE]
    ------use all diplomatic means to negotiate a peaceful settlement 
        without the introduction of U.S. ground forces (see H. Con. 
        Res. 96), [5MY]
    Laos: condemn human rights abuses and role in the abduction of 
        Houa Ly and Michael Vang (see H. Res. 332), [14OC]
    ------support democracy and human rights (see H. Res. 169), [13MY]
    Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the 
        conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas (see H. Con. 
        Res. 238), [18NO]
    Milosevic, Slobodan: culpability for war crimes, crimes against 
        humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia (see H. Con. 
        Res. 118), [25MY]
    Nelson, Rosemary: killing of human rights lawyer in car bomb 
        attack in Lurgan, Northern Ireland (see H. Con. Res. 59), 
        [17MR] (see H. Res. 128), [23MR]
    North American Slavery Memorial Council: establish (see H.R. 
        2288), [18JN]
    Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration 
        requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 730), 
        [11FE]
    ------prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and 
        deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see 
        H.R. 1621), [29AP]
    Refugees: provide a comprehensive program of support for victims 
        of torture (see H.R. 2367), [29JN]
    Russia: encourage the peaceful resolution of the armed conflict in 
        Chechnya in the North Caucasus region (see H. Con. Res. 206), 
        [25OC]
    Serbia: authorize the President to conduct military air operations 
        and missile strikes (S. Con. Res. 21), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 151), [27AP]
    ------direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant 
        to the War Powers Resolution (see H. Con. Res. 82), [12AP]
    ------direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant 
        to the War Powers Resolution (H. Con. Res. 82), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 151), [27AP]
    ------prohibit non-humanitarian reconstruction assistance until 
        Slobodan Milosevic and certain other officials have been 
        arrested and placed in custody (see H.R. 2187), [14JN]
    ------prohibit reconstruction assistance relative to U.S. 
        participation in NATO military operations against Serbia (see 
        H.R. 1737), [6MY]
    ------release of captured U.S. servicemen and adherence to Geneva 
        Convention protocols relative to POW and civilians (see H. 
        Con. Res. 83), [12AP]
    ------undertake efforts to secure the release of CARE (relief 
        organization) workers being held prisoner (see H. Con. Res. 
        144), [29JN]
    Serbia and Montenegro: failure to comply with Kosovo agreement and 
        enforcement of agreement by NATO (see H. Con. Res. 13), [19JA]
    ------promote democracy (see H.R. 1373), [12AP]
    Sierra Leone: condemn military coup d'etat and human rights 
        violations (see H. Res. 62), [11FE]
    Somalia: economic, humanitarian, and other assistance to northern 
        part (see H. Con. Res. 20), [2FE]
    Sudan: condemn Government for genocide in southern Sudan, support 
        for terrorism, and human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 
        75), [24MR]
    ------increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in 
        ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see H.R. 
        2906), [21SE]
    Taxation: extend certain tax benefits to Armed Forces members 
        performing services in Serbia and Montenegro (see H.R. 1376), 
        [13AP]
    ------extend certain tax benefits to Armed Forces members 
        performing services in Serbia and Montenegro (H.R. 1376), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 140), [14AP]
    Turkey: compliance with U.N. resolutions relative to Cyprus (see 
        H. Con. Res. 100), [6MY] (see H. Con. Res. 159), [20JY]
    ------end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the 
        enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 80), [25MR]
    Vietnam: make normal trade relations status contingent upon free 
        emigration policies (see H.J. Res. 58), [9JN]
    World Tibet Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 156), [16JY]
    World War II: allow Federal district courts to hear civil actions 
        to recover damages caused by the Nazi government of Germany 
        (see H.R. 3254), [8NO] (see H.R. 3402), [16NO]
    ------ensure fair compensation for all victims of Nazi slave and 
        forced labor (see H. Res. 314), [29SE]
  Messages
    Armed Forces Operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina Funding Request: 
        President Clinton, [12MY]
    National Emergency Relative to Yugoslavia: President Clinton, 
        [3MY], [27MY]
    National Endowment for Democracy Report: President Clinton, [18MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 42, Presence of U.S. Armed Forces 
        for Peacekeeping Purposes in Kosovo: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 103) (H. Rept. 106-48), [10MR]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 82, Direct the President To Withdraw 
        U.S. Armed Forces From Serbia Pursuant to the War Powers 
        Resolution: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 
        106-118), [27AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1376, Extend Certain Tax Benefits to Armed 
        Forces Members Performing Services in Serbia and Montenegro: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 140) (H. Rept. 106-95), 
        [14AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1569, Military Operations in the Federal 
        Republic of Yugoslavia Limitation Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 106-118), [27AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1664, Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 159) (H. Rept. 106-127), [5MY]
    Consideration of S. Con. Res. 21, Presidential Authority To 
        Conduct Military Air Operations and Missile Strikes Against 
        Serbia: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 
        106-118), [27AP]
    Direct the President To Withdraw U.S. Armed Forces From Serbia 
        Pursuant to the War Powers Resolution: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H. Con. Res. 82) (H. Rept. 
        106-116), [27AP]
    Extend Certain Tax Benefits to Armed Forces Members Performing 
        Services in Serbia and Montenegro: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1376) (H. Rept. 106-90), [13AP]
    Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        Act: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1664) (H. Rept. 
        106-125), [4MY]
    Make Normal Trade Relations Status for Vietnam Contingent Upon 
        Free Emigration Policies: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.J. Res. 58) (H. Rept. 106-282), [2AU]
    Normal Trade Relations Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 57) (H. Rept. 
        106-262), [26JY]
    Trafficking Victims Protection Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 3244) (H. Rept. 106-487), [22NO]

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
see Foreign Aid

HUNGARY, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of the rotunda for a 
        ceremony to honor anniversary of NATO and accession of Poland, 
        Hungary, and the Czech Republic (see H. Con. Res. 81), [12AP]

HUNGER
related term(s) Famines
  Bills and resolutions
    Food: purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy 
        persons (see H.R. 1324), [25MR] (see H.R. 3453), [18NO]
    Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2850), 
        [14SE]
    Postal Service: issue special postage stamps to fund emergency 
        food relief programs (see H.R. 2730), [5AU]
    Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp 
        eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food 
        assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), [1NO]
    Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in 
        ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see H.R. 
        2906), [21SE]

HUNTER, DUNCAN (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 639), 
        [9FE]
    Air pollution: application of California State regulations 
        relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 
        1395), [13AP]

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    Armed Forces: recognize the sacrifice and dedication of members 
        throughout history (see H.J. Res. 25), [9FE]
    Declaration of Taking Act: require coverage of all condemnations 
        of property by the Government (see H.R. 1002), [4MR]
    Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-speed computers 
        (see H.R. 1962), [26MY]
    Kapitan Man (vessel): prohibit entry of Russian vessel to any U.S. 
        port with naval presence (see H.R. 1508), [21AP]
    Mexico: safety and well-being of U.S. citizens injured while 
        traveling (see H. Con. Res. 232), [17NO]
    Panama: prohibit U.S. assistance upon conveyance of any military 
        facility built or operated by the U.S. to any foreign 
        government-owned entity (see H.R. 2244), [16JN]
    Postal Service: limit commercial nonpostal services (see H.R. 
        198), [7JA]
    Ships and vessels: promote the construction and operation of 
        cruise ships in the U.S. and facilitate the development of a 
        U.S.-built cruise industry (see H.R. 3392), [16NO]
    Taxation: treatment of tips (see H.R. 1329), [25MR]
    Terrorism: compensate certain former American hostages held in 
        Lebanon and certain members of their families (see H.R. 2189), 
        [14JN]

HUNTING AND TRAPPING
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska: management of fish and game resources relative to rural 
        subsistence preference (see H.R. 3183), [28OC]
    Animals: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1581), [27AP]
    Dept. of the Interior: authorize States to establish hunting 
        seasons for double-crested cormorants (see H.R. 3118), [20OC]
    National Wildlife Refuge System: prohibit expenditure of certain 
        funds for new refuges without specific authorization from 
        Congress (see H.R. 1199), [18MR]
    Taxation: clarify application of the excise tax imposed on arrow 
        components (see H.R. 1979), [27MY]
    Wildlife: recognize importance of hunting relative to wildlife 
        resource management (see H. Res. 378), [16NO]

HUNTSVILLE, AL
  Bills and resolutions
    Alabama A&M University: authorize grants (see H.R. 2951), [27SE]

HURRICANES
related term(s) Disasters
  Bills and resolutions
    Atlantic Coast States: express sympathy for victims of Hurricane 
        Floyd (see H. Res. 322), [4OC]
    Clinton, President: transmittal to Congress of recommendations for 
        emergency response actions for relief of the victims of 
        Hurricane Floyd (see H. Res. 349), [1NO]
    Disasters: disaster assistance to Caribbean and Central American 
        countries (see H.R. 984), [4MR]
    ------establish Federal insurance programs against the risks of 
        catastrophic earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and hurricanes 
        (see H.R. 481), [2FE]
    Insurance: Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State 
        insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural 
        disasters (see H.R. 21), [6JA]
    Taxation: allow penalty-free distributions from qualified 
        retirement plans and relief from certain limitations on 
        deductibility of casualty losses for individuals in 
        Presidentially declared disaster areas (see H.R. 3215), [3NO]
    ------provide disaster relief for homeowners (see H.R. 2393), 
        [30JN]

HURSTON, ZORA NEALE
  Bills and resolutions
    Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 
        60), [11FE]

HUSSEIN, SADDAM (President, Iraq)
  Bills and resolutions
    Iraq: oppose expansion of Oil-for-Food Program and condemn Saddam 
        Hussein for actions against Iraqi people and the U.N. (see H. 
        Con. Res. 39), [2MR]

HUTCHINSON, ASA (a Representative from Arkansas)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort the President, [19JA]
  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. 2964), [28SE]
    Dept. of Justice: report certain information relative to prisoners 
        (see H.R. 1800), [13MY]
    Judge J. Smith Henley Federal Building, Harrison, AR: designate 
        (see H.R. 1605), [28AP]
    National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: funding (see H.R. 
        2564), [20JY]
    Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize and modify 
        conditions (see H.R. 1604), [28AP]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 1867), [19MY]
    Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1604), 
        [28AP]
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Clinton, President: House of Representatives' appointment and 
        authorization of managers for impeachment trial (see H. Res. 
        10), [6JA]

HYDE, HENRY J. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, [6JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 775, Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act, 
        [24JN]
    ------H.R. 1501, Juvenile Justice Reform Act, [30JY]
    ------H.R. 1554, Satellite Copyright, Competition, and Consumer 
        Protection Act, [23JN]
    ------H.R. 2112, Multidistrict, Multiparty, Multiforum Trial 
        Jurisdiction Act, [16NO]
    ------S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
    ------S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Antitrust policy: make technical corrections to laws (see H.R. 
        1801), [13MY]
    Children and youth: protect from exposure to explicit sexual or 
        violent material and prevent youth violence (see H.R. 2036), 
        [8JN]
    Clinton, President: House of Representatives' appointment and 
        authorization of managers for impeachment trial (see H. Res. 
        10), [6JA]
    Committee on the Judiciary (House): authorizing expenditures (see 
        H. Res. 74), [23FE]
    Courts: establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, 
        prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos 
        exposure personal injury claims (see H.R. 1283), [25MR]
    ------improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (see H.R. 
        1658), [4MY]
    Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care 
        without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (see H.R. 
        2260), [17JN]
    FBI: tribute to Crisis Negotiation Program (see H. Res. 222), 
        [25JN]
    FCC: provide remedies for losses caused by unreasonable delay in 
        the processing of certain licenses (see H.R. 2701), [4AU]
    Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act: exempt certain reports 
        from automatic elimination and sunset (see H.R. 3111), [20OC]
    Shipping Act: restore the application of antitrust laws to certain 
        applicable agreements and conduct (see H.R. 3138), [25OC]
    Social Security: allow States to use State Children's Health 
        Insurance Program allotment to cover uninsured pregnant women 
        (see H.R. 1843), [18MY]
    Taxation: authorize Federal entities to take control of certain 
        State child support enforcement programs (see H.R. 1488), 
        [20AP]
    Telecommunications: modify FCC authority over license transfers 
        (see H.R. 2533), [15JY]
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Clinton, President: House of Representatives' appointment and 
        authorization of managers for impeachment trial (see H. Res. 
        10), [6JA]
  Reports filed
    Add Martin Luther King, Jr., Day to the List of Days on Which the 
        Flag Should Especially Be Displayed: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 576) (H. Rept. 106-176), [9JN]
    Antitrust Technical Corrections Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1801) (H. Rept. 106-411), [25OC]
    Child Abuse Prevention and Enforcement Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 764) (H. Rept. 106-360), [1OC]
    Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1658) (H. Rept. 106-192), [18JN]
    Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of U.S. Flag: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 33) (H. Rept. 
        106-191), [18JN]
    Interstate Class Action Jurisdiction Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1875) (H. Rept. 106-320), [14SE]
    National Police Training Commission Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1659) (H. Rept. 106-190), [18JN]
    Nazi Benefits Termination Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 1788) (H. Rept. 106-321), [14SE]
    Pain Relief Promotion Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2260) (H. Rept. 106-378), [13OC]
    Prohibit States From Imposing a Discriminatory Commuter Tax on 
        Nonresidents: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2014) 
        (H. Rept. 106-203), [25JN]
    Stalking Prevention and Victim Protection Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1869) (H. Rept. 106-455), [5NO]
    Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 2031) (H. Rept. 106-265), [27JY]
    Workplace Goods Job Growth and Competitiveness Act: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2005) (H. Rept. 106-410), [21OC]
    Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 775) (H. Rept. 106-31), [10MY]
    Y2K Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 775) (H. Rept. 106-212), 
        [29JN]
  Rules
    Committee on the Judiciary (House), [13AP]

HYDE PARK, NY
  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. 1104), [11MR]
  Reports filed
    Transfer Administrative Jurisdiction Over Certain Franklin D. 
        Roosevelt National Historic Site Lands to the Archivist of the 
        U.S. for Construction of a Visitor Center: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1104) (H. Rept. 106-141), [13MY]

HYDROELECTRIC POWER
  Bills and resolutions
    FERC: extension of deadline for Mt. Hope Waterpower Project (see 
        H.R. 459), [2FE]
    ------hydroelectric projects licensing reform (see H.R. 2335), 
        [24JN]
    Native Americans: settlement of claims of the Spokane Tribe of 
        Indians of the Spokane Reservation concerning contributions to 
        production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam (see H.R. 
        2664), [30JY]
    Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of 
        Federal natural assets (see H.R. 2222), [15JN]
    Pentwater River: FERC licensing requirements for existing 
        facilities (see H.R. 1262), [24MR]
  Reports filed
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Mt. Hope Waterpower Project: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 459) (H. Rept. 106-119), 
        [28AP]

ICELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Contracts: preserve full and open competition for contracts for 
        the transportation of military cargo between the U.S. and 
        Iceland (see H. Con. Res. 219), [2NO]
    Ericson, Leif: mint coins in conjunction with Iceland in 
        commemoration of the millennium of the discov

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        ery of the New World (see H.R. 31), [6JA] (see H.R. 3373), 
        [16NO]

IDAHO
  Bills and resolutions
    Corps of Engineers: develop and implement comprehensive program 
        for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water 
        diversions (see H.R. 1444), [15AP]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for 
        veterans in the Boise, ID, area (see H.R. 1978), [27MY]
    Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic 
        rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, 
        Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), [2FE]
  Reports filed
    Corps of Engineers Development and Implementation of a 
        Comprehensive Program for Fish Screens and Passage Devices at 
        Agricultural Water Diversions: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1444) (H. Rept. 106-454), [5NO]

ILETO, JOSEPH
  Bills and resolutions
    Joseph Ileto Post Office, Chino Hills, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        3189), [1NO]

ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION REFORM AND IMMIGRANT RESPONSIBILITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Courts: repeal judicial jurisdiction limitations (see H.R. 2125), 
        [10JN] (see H.R. 3149), [26OC]
    Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian 
        citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems 
        (see H.R. 1250), [24MR]
    ------modify implementation requirements for automated entry and 
        exit control systems (see H.R. 1650), [29AP]
    Immigration and Nationality Act: restore certain provisions 
        relative to the definition of aggravated felony (see H.R. 
        3272), [9NO]
    Privacy: repeal law creating a national identification card by 
        establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and 
        drivers' licenses (see H.R. 2337), [24JN]

ILLINOIS
  Bills and resolutions
    Chicago, IL: designate certain Postal Service facilities (see H.R. 
        1191), [18MR]
    Crime: condemn hate-crime shootings in Midwest States (see H. Res. 
        254), [19JY]
    John J. Buchanan Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see 
        H.R. 1377), [13AP]
    Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail: convey certain Federal 
        land for a historic and interpretive site (see H.R. 2737), 
        [5AU]
    Lincoln, Abraham: authorize funds for the establishment of an 
        interpretive center on his life and contributions (see H.R. 
        3084), [14OC]
    Northwest Territory of the Great Lakes National Heritage Area: 
        establish (see H.R. 3411), [16NO]
  Reports filed
    Illinois Federal Land Conveyance Along the Lewis and Clark 
        National Historic Trail for a Historic and Interpretive Site: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2737) (H. Rept. 106-427), 
        [1NO]

IMMIGRATION
related term(s) Refugees
  Bills and resolutions
    Aliens: deny coverage under certain anti-discrimination statutes 
        of employed individuals that are unlawfully present in the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 3170), [28OC]
    ------ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise 
        deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret 
        from the alien (see H.R. 2121), [10JN]
    ------extend the time period for admission of certain aliens as 
        nonimmigrants and authorize appropriations for refugee 
        assistance programs (see H.R. 3061), [12OC]
    ------moratorium except for relatives of U.S. citizens, certain 
        highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 41), [6JA]
    Armed Forces: assignment of personnel to assist the INS and 
        Customs Service with border control activities (see H.R. 628), 
        [8FE]
    Bangladesh: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for 
        adjustment of immigration status (see H.R. 849), [25FE]
    Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1415), [14AP]
    Border Patrol: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 122), [27MY]
    Bureau of Reclamation: conveyance of property to Greater Yuma Port 
        Authority for an international port of entry (see H.R. 3023), 
        [5OC]
    Canada: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens 
        relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 
        1250), [24MR]
    Children and youth: consider adopted aliens who are less than 18 
        years of age as children if adopted with, or after, a sibling 
        who is a child (see H.R. 2886), [21SE]
    China, People's Republic of: condemn officials involved in 
        enforcement of forced abortions and prevent officials from 
        entering or remaining in the U.S. (see H.R. 138), [7JA]
    Citizenship: confer U.S. citizenship automatically and 
        retroactively to foreign-born children adopted by U.S. 
        citizens (see H.R. 2883), [21SE]
    ------constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of 
        individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 
        10), [7JA]
    ------declare as U.S. citizens certain women who through marriage 
        to an alien lost their citizenship (see H.R. 2493), [13JY]
    ------declare certain Amerasians to be U.S. citizens (see H.R. 
        799), [23FE]
    ------modify retroactively the residence requirement for certain 
        individuals born abroad before 1953 to one citizen parent and 
        one alien parent (see H.R. 801), [23FE]
    ------restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in 
        the U.S. (see H.R. 73), (see H.R. 319), [7JA]
    ------waiving of residency and English language requirements for 
        Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371), [19JA]
    Colombia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 
        2741), [5AU]
    Crime: assessment of civil penalties against illegal aliens and 
        persons smuggling aliens within the U.S. (see H.R. 3076), 
        [14OC]
    ------grant relief to certain permanent resident aliens adversely 
        affected by changes made to the definition of aggravated 
        felony (see H.R. 2999), [1OC]
    ------increase penalties for bringing in and harboring certain 
        aliens (see H.R. 238), [7JA]
    ------prevent admission, require removal, and authorize 
        investigation of aliens who commit acts of torture or genocide 
        abroad (see H.R. 2642), [29JY] (see H.R. 3058), [12OC]
    ------protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), 
        [14OC]
    ------remove aliens who aid or abet a terrorist organization or an 
        individual who has conducted, is conducting, or is planning to 
        conduct a terrorist activity (see H.R. 2184), [14JN]
    ------specify harsh imprisonment upon reentry to the U.S. for 
        certain criminal aliens that were deported for initial 
        conviction and commit another felony after reentry (see H.R. 
        2226), [15JN]
    Cuba: grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional 
        baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 262), [7JA]
    Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the 
        Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 2528), [15JY]
    ------waive naturalization requirement to take oath of 
        renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired 
        applicants (see H.R. 1846), [18MY]
    Dept. of State: establish a Board of Visa Appeals (see H.R. 1156), 
        [17MR]
    ------give priority to certain immigrants in the allotment of 
        visas (see H.R. 1520), [22AP]
    Education: extend filing fee exemption to elementary and secondary 
        schools relative to non-immigrant workers under the H-1B 
        program (see H.R. 1573), [27AP]
    ------permit local educational agencies to waive reimbursement for 
        aliens granted nonimmigrant status to attend public secondary 
        schools (see H.R. 183), [7JA]
    ------reimburse States for costs of educating certain illegal 
        alien students (see H.R. 2849), [14SE]
    Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures 
        relative to exchange rates in transfers involving 
        international transactions (see H.R. 382), [19JA]
    Employment: establish a voluntary legal employment authentication 
        program (see H.R. 3429), [17NO]
    ------establish pilot program to allow certain aliens who complete 
        a postsecondary degree in math or science to change their 
        immigrant status to remain in U.S. and work in one of those 
        fields (see H.R. 2687), [3AU]
    ------improve quality of Social Security card and criminalize the 
        counterfeiting of work authorization documents (see H.R. 191), 
        [7JA]
    ------increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers (see 
        H.R. 2698), [4AU]
    ------prohibit counting of work experience while an unauthorized 
        alien for purposes of admission as an employment-based 
        immigrant or a nonimmigrant (see H.R. 1774), [12MY]
    ------provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of 
        intracompany transferees if the U.S. has a reciprocal 
        agreement with the country of which the transferee is a 
        national (see H.R. 2662), [30JY]
    ------provide H-1B status to nonimmigrants that meet certain 
        educational requirements and whose employers make scholarship 
        payments to institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3508), 
        [18NO]
    Families and domestic relations: permit admission of nonimmigrant 
        students and visitors who are spouses and children of 
        permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 840), [24FE]
    ------permit admission of spouses of permanent resident aliens 
        (see H.R. 2854), [14SE]
    ------temporarily increase visas for backlogged spouses and 
        children of lawful permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 1854), 
        [18MY]
    ------waiting periods for immigrant visas relative to 
        reclassification of family preference because of 
        naturalization of a parent or spouse (see H.R. 2448), [1JY]
    ------waive certain inadmissibility grounds for aliens married to 
        U.S. citizens relative to political activity in Ireland or 
        Northern Ireland (see H.R. 2110), [9JN]
    Foreign countries: eligibility of nationals from Montenegro, 
        Macedonia, and Albania for temporary protected status (see 
        H.R. 2091), [9JN]
    ------modify implementation requirements for automated entry and 
        exit control systems (see H.R. 1650), [29AP]
    Foreign policy: allow certain aliens to obtain nonimmigrant 
        visitor's visas (see H.R. 184), [7JA]
    Government: cancellation of removal and waiver of exclusion for 
        certain aliens (see H.R. 1485), [20AP]
    Health: assure that funds provided for State emergency health 
        services furnished to undocumented aliens are used to 
        reimburse hospitals and their related providers that treat 
        undocumented aliens (see H.R. 2205), [15JN]
    ------pilot program to extend voluntary departure period for 
        certain nonimmigrant aliens admitted under the Visa Waiver 
        Pilot Program for medical treatment in the U.S. (see H.R. 
        2961), [28SE]
    Health care professionals: admission requirements for nonimmigrant 
        nurses willing to practice in underserved areas (see H.R. 
        414), [19JA] (see H.R. 441), [2FE]
    Honduras: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 
        1007), [4MR]
    Housing: provide assistance to eligible migrant and seasonal 
        farmworkers (see H.R. 2757), [5AU]
    Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act: 
        repeal judicial jurisdiction limitations (see H.R. 2125), 
        [10JN] (see H.R. 3149), [26OC]
    Immigration and Nationality Act: remove certain limitations on 
        eligibility for adjustment of status (see H.R. 1841), [18MY]

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    ------restore certain provisions relative to the definition of 
        aggravated felony (see H.R. 3272), [9NO]
    Income: reduce income level at which persons petitioning for a 
        family-sponsored immigrant's admission must agree to provide 
        support in certain cases (see H.R. 2998), [1OC]
    INS: modify rate of basic pay and classification of positions for 
        certain Border Patrol agents (see H.R. 1881), [20MY]
    ------replace with the National Immigration Bureau, separate 
        functions and restructure fees relative to immigration 
        enforcement and adjudication services, and restore status 
        adjustment eligibility (see H.R. 2680), [3AU]
    Japan: treatment of aliens who were fathered by U.S. citizens (see 
        H.R. 1128), [16MR]
    Korea, Republic of: designate for Visa Waiver Pilot Program (see 
        H.R. 1896), [20MY]
    Languages: naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to 
        English language requirements (see H.R. 1155), [17MR]
    Lebanon: adjust immigration status of certain aliens (see H.R. 
        1844), [18MY]
    Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 
        919), [2MR]
    Medicaid: provide State options to allow eligibility for legal 
        immigrant pregnant women, children, and certain disabled 
        individuals (see H.R. 1399), [14AP]
    Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act: amend 
        (see H.R. 3121), [21OC]
    ------clarify application of certain provisions (see H.R. 1886), 
        [20MY]
    Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: eliminate 
        requirement that family members of eligible aliens be 
        Nicaraguan or Cuban nationals and provide status adjustment to 
        other nationals (see H.R. 36), [6JA]
    ------provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for 
        adjustment of status (see H.R. 2722), [5AU]
    Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration 
        requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 730), 
        [11FE]
    One America: celebrate differences in ethnicity, race, and 
        religion in the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 141), [22JN]
    Peru: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 
        2741), [5AU]
    Philippines: treatment of aliens who were fathered by U.S. 
        citizens (see H.R. 1128), [16MR]
    ------treatment of spouses and children of Philippines who served 
        in U.S. Navy (see H.R. 3273), [9NO]
    POW/MIA: provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist 
        return (see H.R. 1926), [25MY]
    Privacy: protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social 
        Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform 
        national identifying number (see H.R. 220), [7JA]
    Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp 
        eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food 
        assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), [1NO]
    Refugees: asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-
        related persecution (see H.R. 1849), [18MY]
    ------deny aliens the opportunity to apply for asylum in Guam (see 
        H.R. 945), [2MR]
    ------provide a comprehensive program of support for victims of 
        torture (see H.R. 2367), [29JN]
    Religious Worker Visa Program: make permanent (see H.R. 1871), 
        [19MY]
    Senior citizens: exempt certain elderly persons from certain 
        naturalization requirements (see H.R. 2899), [21SE]
    States: increase allotments to territories under the State 
        Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 806), [23FE]
    Taxation: establish estate tax credit for certain employees of 
        international organizations equivalent to the limited marital 
        deduction (see H.R. 2760), [5AU]
    Terrorism: deport aliens who associate with known terrorists (see 
        H.R. 334), [19JA] (see H.R. 1745), [11MY]
    U.S. Immigration Court: establish (see H.R. 185), [7JA]
    Veterans: ensure eligibility for discretionary relief from 
        detention or deportation (see H.R. 2287), [18JN]
    Vietnam: make normal trade relations status contingent upon free 
        emigration policies (see H.J. Res. 58), [9JN]
    Voting: preclude removal of an alien who unlawfully voted solely 
        due to a misunderstanding of his or her eligibility to vote or 
        citizenship status (see H.R. 2721), [5AU]
  Messages
    Central American and Haitian Parity Act: President Clinton, [5AU]
    U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund Deferral of 
        Budget Authority: President Clinton, [2AU]
  Reports filed
    Consider Adopted Aliens Who Are Less Than 18 Years of Age as 
        Children if Adopted With, or After, a Sibling Who Is a Child: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2886) (H. Rept. 106-
        383), [14OC]
    Make Normal Trade Relations Status for Vietnam Contingent Upon 
        Free Emigration Policies: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.J. Res. 58) (H. Rept. 106-282), [2AU]
    Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 441) (H. Rept. 106-135), [12MY]

IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Citizenship: confer U.S. citizenship automatically and 
        retroactively to foreign-born children adopted by U.S. 
        citizens (see H.R. 2883), [21SE]
    Immigration: allow certain aliens to obtain nonimmigrant visitor's 
        visas (see H.R. 184), [7JA]
    ------consider adopted aliens who are less than 18 years of age as 
        children if adopted with, or after, a sibling who is a child 
        (see H.R. 2886), [21SE]
    ------deport aliens who associate with known terrorists (see H.R. 
        334), [19JA] (see H.R. 1745), [11MY]
    ------eligibility of nationals from Montenegro, Macedonia, and 
        Albania for temporary protected status (see H.R. 2091), [9JN]
    ------ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise 
        deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret 
        from the alien (see H.R. 2121), [10JN]
    ------exempt certain elderly persons from certain naturalization 
        requirements (see H.R. 2899), [21SE]
    ------extend the time period for admission of certain aliens as 
        nonimmigrants and authorize appropriations for refugee 
        assistance programs (see H.R. 3061), [12OC]
    ------grant relief to certain permanent resident aliens adversely 
        affected by changes made to the definition of aggravated 
        felony (see H.R. 2999), [1OC]
    ------make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (see H.R. 
        1871), [19MY]
    ------permit admission of nonimmigrant students and visitors who 
        are spouses and children of permanent resident aliens (see 
        H.R. 840), [24FE]
    ------permit admission of spouses of permanent resident aliens 
        (see H.R. 2854), [14SE]
    ------pilot program to extend voluntary departure period for 
        certain nonimmigrant aliens admitted under the Visa Waiver 
        Pilot Program for medical treatment in the U.S. (see H.R. 
        2961), [28SE]
    ------preclude removal of an alien who unlawfully voted solely due 
        to a misunderstanding of his or her eligibility to vote or 
        citizenship status (see H.R. 2721), [5AU]
    ------prohibit counting of work experience while an unauthorized 
        alien for purposes of admission as an employment-based 
        immigrant or a nonimmigrant (see H.R. 1774), [12MY]
    ------protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), 
        [14OC]
    ------reduce income level at which persons petitioning for a 
        family-sponsored immigrant's admission must agree to provide 
        support in certain cases (see H.R. 2998), [1OC]
    ------remove aliens who aid or abet a terrorist organization or an 
        individual who has conducted, is conducting, or is planning to 
        conduct a terrorist activity (see H.R. 2184), [14JN]
    ------remove certain limitations on eligibility for adjustment of 
        status (see H.R. 1841), [18MY]
    ------restore certain provisions relative to the definition of 
        aggravated felony (see H.R. 3272), [9NO]
    ------waiting periods for immigrant visas relative to 
        reclassification of family preference because of 
        naturalization of a parent or spouse (see H.R. 2448), [1JY]
    Korea, Republic of: designate for Visa Waiver Pilot Program (see 
        H.R. 1896), [20MY]
  Reports filed
    Consider Adopted Aliens Who Are Less Than 18 Years of Age as 
        Children if Adopted With, or After, a Sibling Who Is a Child: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2886) (H. Rept. 106-
        383), [14OC]

IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE
related term(s) Department of Justice
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: assignment of personnel to assist the INS and 
        Customs Service with border control activities (see H.R. 628), 
        [8FE]
    Bangladesh: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for 
        adjustment of immigration status (see H.R. 849), [25FE]
    Border Patrol: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 122), [27MY]
    ------modify rate of basic pay and classification of positions for 
        certain agents (see H.R. 1881), [20MY]
    Bureau of Reclamation: conveyance of property to Greater Yuma Port 
        Authority for an international port of entry (see H.R. 3023), 
        [5OC]
    Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language 
        requirements for Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371), [19JA]
    Federal employees: extend civil service retirement options to IRS 
        revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal 
        law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), [23MR]
    Health care professionals: admission requirements for nonimmigrant 
        nurses willing to practice in underserved areas (see H.R. 
        414), [19JA] (see H.R. 441), [2FE]
    Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act: 
        repeal judicial jurisdiction limitations (see H.R. 2125), 
        [10JN] (see H.R. 3149), [26OC]
    Immigration: allow certain aliens to obtain nonimmigrant visitor's 
        visas (see H.R. 184), [7JA]
    ------arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens 
        relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 
        1250), [24MR]
    ------assessment of civil penalties against illegal aliens and 
        persons smuggling aliens within the U.S. (see H.R. 3076), 
        [14OC]
    ------cancellation of removal and waiver of exclusion for certain 
        aliens (see H.R. 1485), [20AP]
    ------consider adopted aliens who are less than 18 years of age as 
        children if adopted with, or after, a sibling who is a child 
        (see H.R. 2886), [21SE]
    ------ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise 
        deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret 
        from the alien (see H.R. 2121, 2121), [10JN]
    ------establish a voluntary legal employment authentication 
        program (see H.R. 3429), [17NO]
    ------exempt certain elderly persons from certain naturalization 
        requirements (see H.R. 2899), [21SE]
    ------extend filing fee exemption to elementary and secondary 
        schools relative to non-immigrant workers under the H-1B 
        program (see H.R. 1573), [27AP]
    ------extend the time period for admission of certain aliens as 
        nonimmigrants and authorize appropriations for refugee 
        assistance programs (see H.R. 3061), [12OC]
    ------increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers (see 
        H.R. 2698), [4AU]
    ------modify implementation requirements for automated entry and 
        exit control systems (see H.R. 1650), [29AP]
    ------naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English 
        language requirements (see H.R. 1155), [17MR]
    ------permit admission of spouses of permanent resident aliens 
        (see H.R. 2854), [14SE]

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    ------prohibit counting of work experience while an unauthorized 
        alien for purposes of admission as an employment-based 
        immigrant or a nonimmigrant (see H.R. 1774), [12MY]
    ------provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in 
        the return of POW/MIA (see H.R. 1926), [25MY]
    ------replace with the National Immigration Bureau, separate 
        functions and restructure fees relative to immigration 
        enforcement and adjudication services, and restore status 
        adjustment eligibility (see H.R. 2680), [3AU]
    ------temporarily increase visas for backlogged spouses and 
        children of lawful permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 1854), 
        [18MY]
    ------waiting periods for immigrant visas relative to 
        reclassification of family preference because of 
        naturalization of a parent or spouse (see H.R. 2448), [1JY]
    Korea, Republic of: designate for Visa Waiver Pilot Program (see 
        H.R. 1896), [20MY]
    Refugees: deny aliens the opportunity to apply for asylum in Guam 
        (see H.R. 945), [2MR]
    Veterans: ensure eligibility for discretionary relief from 
        detention or deportation (see H.R. 2287), [18JN]
  Reports filed
    Consider Adopted Aliens Who Are Less Than 18 Years of Age as 
        Children if Adopted With, or After, a Sibling Who Is a Child: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2886) (H. Rept. 106-
        383), [14OC]
    Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 441) (H. Rept. 106-135), [12MY]

IMPORTS
see Foreign Trade

``IN MEMORY'' DAY
  Bills and resolutions
    Designate (see H. Con. Res. 134), [16JN]

INCENTIVE GRANTS FOR LOCAL DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PROGRAMS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 1721), [6MY]
    Firearms: provide grants to encourage State and local law 
        enforcement agencies to detain students bringing guns to 
        schools (see H.R. 831), [24FE]

INCOME
related term(s) Economy; Pensions; Securities; Social Security
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1180, Work Incentives Improvement Act, [28OC]
    ------H.R. 2488, Financial Freedom Act, [2AU]
    Social Security Advisory Board, [30SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    African Americans: relief from Federal tax liability arising from 
        the resolution of discrimination claims by farmers against the 
        Dept. of Agriculture (see H.R. 2233), [15JN]
    Agricultural Market Transition Act: provide compensation for loss 
        markets to farm owners and producers who have entered into 
        production flexibility contracts (see H.R. 2568), [20JY]
    Agriculture: emergency assistance to farmers and ranchers (see 
        H.R. 2843), [13SE]
    ------improve financial situation of farmers and ranchers (see 
        H.R. 2743), [5AU]
    ------strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve 
        efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program 
        (see H.R. 2559), [20JY]
    ------strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve 
        efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program 
        (H.R. 2559), consideration (see H. Res. 308), (see H. Res. 
        308), [28SE]
    Armed Forces: allow members to participate in the Thrift Savings 
        Plan (see H.R. 556), [3FE]
    ------improve pay and retirement equity (see H.R. 9), [1MR]
    ------improve pay and retirement equity (S. 4), return to Senate 
        (see H. Res. 393), [18NO]
    ------increase basic pay and revise the retired pay computation 
        formula applicable to certain veterans (see H.R. 500), [2FE]
    ------provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon 
        enlistment (see H.R. 355), [19JA]
    ------revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see 
        H.R. 72), [7JA]
    Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims 
        a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss 
        (see H.R. 603), [4FE]
    ------allow families of international airline disaster victims a 
        fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss 
        (H.R. 603), consideration (see H. Res. 85), [2MR]
    Bankruptcy: define single asset real estate (see H.R. 624), [8FE]
    ------include the earned income credit in property that the debtor 
        may elect to exempt from the estate (see H.R. 1404), [14AP]
    ------limit the value of real and personal property that debtors 
        may exempt under State and local law (see H.R. 1282), [25MR]
    ------make chapter 12 of bankruptcy code permanent relative to the 
        treatment of farmers' reorganization plans by banks (see H.R. 
        706), [11FE] (see H.R. 763), [12FE]
    ------modify application of liquidation cases (see H.R. 333), 
        [19JA]
    ------reenact chapter 12 of bankruptcy code relative to family 
        farmers (see H.R. 2920), [22SE]
    ------temporarily extend chapter 12 of bankruptcy code relative to 
        the treatment of farmers' reorganization plans by banks (see 
        H.R. 808), [23FE] (see H.R. 2922), [23SE] (see H.R. 2942), 
        [24SE]
    BLS: development and circulation of a monthly cost-of-living index 
        (see H. Con. Res. 41), [4MR]
    Bretton Woods Agreement Act: sunset (see H.R. 1147), [17MR]
    Budget: public disclosure on treatment of Social Security trust 
        funds (see H.R. 563), [3FE]
    Business and industry: end credit card possession requirements 
        (see H.R. 599), [4FE]
    ------promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 
        2124), [10JN]
    ------require certain parent corporations of Federal contractors 
        to provide health care benefits to retired employees of the 
        contractor (see H.R. 3506), [18NO]
    ------require employers which are terminating businesses to offer 
        employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 499), [2FE]
    ------require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal 
        contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 1600), [28AP]
    Charities: reform tax treatment of certain anti-poverty 
        contributions and distributions from individual retirement 
        accounts, and prohibit religious discrimination in the 
        allocation of Government assistance funds (see H.R. 1607), 
        [28AP]
    Children and youth: assist the transition of children from foster 
        care to independent adults and expand the work opportunity tax 
        credit to certain foster care children (see H.R. 671), [10FE]
    Civil rights: establish criminal liability for discrimination 
        based on disparate treatment (see H.R. 2510), [14JY]
    ------improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages 
        based on sex (see H.R. 541), [3FE] (see H.R. 2397), [30JN]
    ------prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on 
        sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1271), [24MR]
    ------prohibit employment discrimination (see H.R. 1980), [27MY]
    Coal: disability benefit eligibility for certain miners (see H.R. 
        722), [11FE]
    Contracts: payment requirements for subcontractors under Federal 
        contracts (see H.R. 1208), [18MR]
    ------require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local 
        poverty line (see H.R. 314), [7JA]
    Copeland Act: repeal (see H.R. 736), [11FE]
    Courts: cost-of-living adjustments for administrative law judges 
        (see H.R. 915), [2MR]
    ------establish new method for fixing rates of basic pay for 
        administrative appeals judges (see H.R. 3185), [1NO]
    ------improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (see H.R. 
        1658), [4MY]
    ------improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 
        1658), consideration (see H. Res. 216), [22JN]
    ------repeal statutory approval requirement for judicial salary 
        increases and provide for automatic annual increases (see H.R. 
        698), [10FE]
    ------require receipt of normal average wage or salary for Federal 
        jurors during service (see H.R. 2853), [14SE]
    Credit: protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant 
        interest rates and participating in other unfair practices 
        (see H.R. 1684), [5MY]
    Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction 
        workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 1012), [4MR]
    ------repeal (see H.R. 736), [11FE]
    ------require cancellation of contracts with repeat violators and 
        disclosure of certain payroll information (see H.R. 527), 
        [3FE]
    Dept. of Agriculture: require report to Congress on seizure of 
        private property (see H.R. 294), [7JA]
    Dept. of Defense: provide wage parity to certain employees in 
        Texas and Oklahoma (see H.R. 1393), [13AP]
    Dept. of Education: corrections in poverty data relative to cost-
        of-living statistics (see H.R. 1902), [20MY]
    Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit issuance of regulations dealing 
        with hybrid transactions (see H.R. 672), [10FE]
    ------report on tax incentives to encourage non-Armed Forces 
        members to participate in an honor guard for veterans' 
        funerals (see H.R. 289), [7JA]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in 
        developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such 
        claims (see H.R. 3193), [2NO]
    ------improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of 
        available benefits (see H.R. 3256), [8NO]
    ------make pay adjustments for nurses and certain other health-
        care professionals in the same manner as Federal employees and 
        allow locality pay adjustments for those employees (see H.R. 
        1216), [23MR]
    ------provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected 
        disability benefits, improve certain veterans programs, and 
        enhance retirement for U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans 
        Claims judges (see H.R. 2280), [18JN]
    Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job 
        opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, 
        produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and 
        redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050), [10MR]
    Economy: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small 
        businesses (see H.R. 3081), [14OC]
    Education: provide funding to States to establish and administer 
        periodic teacher testing and merit pay programs for elementary 
        and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 591), [4FE]
    Employment: allow employees the right to accept or reject 
        arbitration to resolve an employment controversy (see H.R. 
        613), [8FE]
    ------implement alternative program for providing a benefit or 
        employment preference under Federal law (see H.R. 2509), 
        [14JY]
    ------minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain computer 
        professionals (see H.R. 3038), [7OC]
    ------minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain employees 
        (see H.R. 1302), [25MR]
    ------minimum wage and overtime exemptions for licensed funeral 
        directors and embalmers (see H.R. 793), [23FE]
    ------provide an exemption of overtime compensation for certain 
        firefighters and rescue squad members (see H.R. 1382), [13AP] 
        (see H.R. 1693), [5MY]
    ------provide certain temporary employees with the same benefits 
        as permanent employees (see H.R. 2298), [22JN]
    ------provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1380), 
        [13AP]
    ------provide that employees that receive certain increases in 
        health insurance coverage will not be covered by Federal 
        minimum wage increases (see H.R. 3409), [16NO]
    ------reform calculation formula for overtime compensation (see 
        H.R. 1381), [13AP]
    ERISA: ensure choice of physicians (see H.R. 2275), [17JN]
    ------establish new procedures and access to courts for grievances 
        arising under group health plans (see H.R. 2758), [5AU]

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    ------joint trusteeship of single-employer pension plans (see H.R. 
        1277), [24MR]
    ------make group health plan reforms (see H.R. 2095), [9JN]
    ------preempt State law in certain cases relative to certain 
        church plans (see H.R. 2183), [14JN]
    ------provide new procedures and access to review for grievances 
        arising under group health plans (see H.R. 2089), [9JN]
    Fair Labor Standards Act: provide an exemption to States which 
        adopt certain minimum wage laws (see H.R. 2928), [23SE]
    Families and domestic relations: demonstration projects to support 
        State and local efforts to provide partial or full wage 
        replacement for childbirth, adoption, or other caregiving 
        needs (see H.R. 2500), [13JY]
    ------denial of passports to noncustodial parents relative to 
        nonpayment of child support (see H.R. 521), [3FE]
    ------require anticipated child support be held in trust on the 
        sale or refinancing of certain real property of an obligated 
        parent (see H.R. 2855), [14SE]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: amend (see H.R. 91), [7JA]
    ------eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see 
        H.R. 3297), [10NO]
    FCC: provide remedies for losses caused by unreasonable delay in 
        the processing of certain licenses (see H.R. 2701), [4AU]
    Federal agencies and departments: use of surplus administrative 
        funds for personnel pay bonuses and deficit reduction (see 
        H.R. 993), [4MR]
    Federal courts: improve operation and administration (see H.R. 
        1752), [11MY]
    Federal employees: alleviate pay-compression problem affecting 
        members of the Senior Executive Service and other senior-level 
        Federal employees (see H.R. 3147), [26OC]
    ------allow for the contribution of rollover distributions to 
        accounts and eliminate waiting-period requirements for 
        participation in the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 208), [7JA]
    ------ensure parity between the compensation of members of the 
        Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 34), 
        [12FE]
    ------equitable overtime pay and credit hour policies (see H.R. 
        2696), [4AU]
    ------equitable overtime pay policies (see H.R. 582), [4FE] (see 
        H.R. 1770), [12MY]
    ------make certain service performed as an employee of a 
        nonappropriated fund instrumentality creditable for retirement 
        purposes (see H.R. 2686), [3AU]
    ------make certain temporary Federal service creditable for 
        retirement purposes (see H.R. 1606), [28AP]
    ------make percentage limitations on contributions to the Thrift 
        Savings Plan comparable to dollar amount limitations on 
        elective deferrals (see H.R. 483), [2FE]
    ------provide for continued compensation when funds are not 
        available due to a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 1210), 
        [18MR]
    ------reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), 
        [29JY]
    ------treatment of Government physicians' comparability allowances 
        as basic pay for retirement purposes (see H.R. 207), [7JA]
    ------treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. 
        attorneys (see H.R. 583), [4FE]
    Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match 
        requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 
        460), [2FE]
    Federal Insurance Contributions Act: disclosure of payments on 
        individual pay checks (see H.R. 246), [7JA]
    Firefighters: authorize equal overtime pay for all Federal 
        employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations (see H.R. 
        2814), [8SE]
    Georgia: provide wage parity for certain Dept. of Defense 
        prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 2394), [30JN]
    Government: establish procedures for assessing Federal regulations 
        relative to seizure of private property (see H.R. 294), [7JA]
    ------payment protections for persons providing labor and 
        materials for Federal construction projects (see H.R. 1219), 
        [23MR]
    ------require comparable treatment of Federal employees, Members 
        of Congress and the President during a Government shutdown 
        (see H.R. 877), [25FE]
    ------shutdown relative to budget process (see H.R. 142), [7JA]
    Hawaii: increase the Federal medical assistance percentage (see 
        H.R. 442), [2FE]
    Health: improve access and choice for small business owners 
        relative to employee health insurance expenses (see H.R. 
        1496), [20AP] (see H.R. 2047), [8JN]
    House of Representatives: compensation of certain minority 
        employees (see H. Res. 11), [6JA]
    Immigration: reduce income level at which persons petitioning for 
        a family-sponsored immigrant's admission must agree to provide 
        support in certain cases (see H.R. 2998), [1OC]
    INS: modify rate of basic pay and classification of positions for 
        certain Border Patrol agents (see H.R. 1881), [20MY]
    Insurance: tax treatment of long-term care services, educational 
        campaign on long-term care, and expansion of State long-term 
        care partnerships by exempting partnership assets from 
        Medicaid estate recovery (see H.R. 2102), [9JN]
    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. 622), [8FE]
    Law enforcement officers: lift earnings limitations on retired 
        officers to enhance school safety (see H. Con. Res. 95), [4MY]
    Medicaid: coverage of disabled children and individuals who became 
        disabled as children without regard to income or assets (see 
        H.R. 821), [24FE]
    Members of Congress: allow Members to decline annual pay 
        adjustments (see H.R. 2622), [27JY]
    ------deny cost-of-living adjustments for retirement benefits (see 
        H. Con. Res. 3), [7JA]
    ------deny salary adjustments relative to budget deficit (see H.R. 
        2327), [23JN]
    ------eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 94), (see 
        H.R. 235), [7JA] (see H.R. 590), [4FE] (see H.R. 651), [9FE]
    ------include salaries in any proposed across-the-board reduction 
        in funding for Federal agencies (see H. Con. Res. 207), [25OC]
    ------link annual salary adjustments to cost-of-living adjustments 
        for certain Social Security benefits (see H.R. 1669), [4MY]
    ------prohibit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement 
        System (see H.R. 95), [7JA]
    ------prohibit pay rate adjustments from exceeding certain cost-
        of-living increases for Social Security benefits (see H.R. 
        2893), [21SE]
    Mental health: clarify application of certain mental health parity 
        provisions to annual and lifetime visit, benefit, and dollar 
        limits (see H.R. 2445), [1JY]
    Merchant marine industry: protect seamen against economic reprisal 
        (see H.R. 714), [11FE]
    Merit Systems Protection Board: conduct an alternative dispute 
        resolution pilot program to assist Federal agencies in 
        resolving workplace disputes (see H.R. 3312), [10NO]
    ------conduct an alternative dispute resolution pilot program to 
        assist Federal agencies in resolving workplace disputes and 
        establish an administrative judge pay schedule (see H.R. 
        2946), [24SE]
    Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 325), [19JA] (see H.R. 627), [8FE] 
        (see H.R. 964), [3MR]
    ------level (H.R. 325), consideration (see H. Res. 301), [23SE]
    National Weather Service: provide overtime pay for forecasters 
        performing essential services during severe weather events and 
        limit Sunday premium pay to hours of service actually 
        performed (see H.R. 826), [24FE]
    Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program: exemption 
        from the requirement that all Federal payments be made by 
        electronic funds transfer (see H.R. 1409), [14AP]
    Patent and Trademark Office: funding for salaries and expenses 
        (see H.R. 1225), [23MR]
    Pensions: allow individuals the opportunity to provide for their 
        retirement through S.A.F.E. accounts (see H.R. 1853), [18MY]
    ------exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund 
        from the Federal budget (see H.R. 82), [7JA]
    ------prevent the wearing away of an employee's accrued benefit 
        under a defined plan by reducing future accruals under the 
        plan (see H.R. 2759), [5AU]
    ------protect benefits of employees in defined benefit plans and 
        enforce age discrimination requirements relative to tax 
        legislation on defined benefit plans becoming cash balance 
        plans (see H.R. 2902), [21SE]
    ------reform (see H.R. 1102), [11MR]
    Pharmaceuticals: demonstration project to expand eligibility under 
        existing State prescription drug assistance programs for low-
        income seniors (see H.R. 2375), [29JN]
    POW: authorize payment of compensation to surviving spouses of 
        certain former prisoners relative to service-connected 
        disabilities (see H.R. 784), [23FE]
    Public safety officers: eligibility of certain emergency 
        management and civil defense personnel for public safety 
        officer death benefits (see H.R. 2588), [22JY]
    Puerto Rico: exempt retirement income from pension plans from 
        nonresident taxation (see H.R. 182), [7JA]
    ------provide wage-based tax credits (see H.R. 2138), [10JN]
    SEC: require improved disclosure of after-tax returns relative to 
        mutual fund performance (see H.R. 1089), [11MR]
    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. 1422), [14AP] (see 
        H.R. 2180), [10JN]
    ------protect retirement security of individuals (see H.R. 526), 
        [3FE] (see H.R. 1590), [28AP]
    Small business: establish minimum standards of fair conduct in 
        franchise sales and franchise business relationships (see H.R. 
        3308), [10NO]
    ------provide employees with a simple, secure, and fully portable 
        defined benefit plan (see H.R. 2190), [14JN]
    ------use of welfare-to-work funds to form alliances to purchase 
        discounted health insurance for welfare-to-work program 
        eligible employees (see H.R. 2238), [16JN]
    Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax 
        payments into personal investment plans and extend the Old-
        Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 
        250, 251), [7JA] (see H.R. 1793), [13MY]
    ------budget treatment of Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability 
        Insurance Program (see H.R. 74), (see H.R. 167), [7JA]
    ------budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 685), [10FE] (see 
        H.R. 1259), [24MR] (see H.R. 1803), [13MY] (see H.R. 2039), 
        [8JN] (see H. Res. 18), [7JA]
    ------budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 1259), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 186), [24MY]
    ------choice of benefit payment method relative to computation 
        rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 
        (see H.R. 148), [7JA] (see H.R. 568), [3FE]
    ------computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or 
        surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), [23MR]
    ------constitutional amendment relative to budget treatment of 
        Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program and the 
        hospital insurance program (see H.J. Res. 40), [16MR]
    ------create a fair and modern Social Security Program to 
        strengthen and protect the retirement income security of every 
        U.S. citizen (see H.R. 1043), [9MR] (see H.J. Res. 32), [23FE] 
        (see H. Res. 48), [9FE] (see H. Res. 93), [3MR]
    ------create personalized retirement accounts (see H.R. 874), 
        [25FE]

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    ------early payment of certain benefits relative to the year 2000 
        computer problem (see H.R. 2403), [30JN]
    ------earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), [28AP]
    ------effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 34), [2FE]
    ------eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving 
        pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 742), [11FE]
    ------eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see 
        H.R. 5), [1MR] (see H.R. 2698), [4AU]
    ------ensure solvency of trust funds (see H.R. 37), [6JA] (see 
        H.R. 3012), [5OC]
    ------establish and maintain individual investment accounts (see 
        H.R. 1897), [20MY]
    ------expand health care coverage for working, disabled 
        individuals and establish a Ticket to Work and Self-
        Sufficiency Program to provide work opportunities for such 
        individuals (see H.R. 1091), [11MR] (see H.R. 1180), [18MR]
    ------extend and clarify pay-as-you-go requirements relative to 
        trust funds (see H.R. 196), [7JA] (see H.R. 1059), [10MR]
    ------extend SSI benefits to Guam and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 
        1308), [25MR]
    ------improve computation system for certain workers who attain 
        age 65 (see H.R. 538), [3FE]
    ------improve solvency (see H.R. 2717), [5AU]
    ------increase earnings limit (see H.R. 107), [7JA]
    ------invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities 
        and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds 
        from public debt limit (see H.R. 147), (see H.R. 160), (see 
        H.R. 219), [7JA]
    ------investment of amounts held in the Federal Old-Age and 
        Survivors Insurance Trust Fund in private sector securities 
        markets (see H.R. 871), [25FE] (see H.R. 990), [4MR]
    ------investment of trust funds in marketable securities (see H.R. 
        1268), [24MR]
    ------permit members of the clergy to be exempt from coverage at 
        any time during career (see H.R. 1061), [10MR]
    ------permit members of the clergy to revoke their exemption from 
        coverage (see H.R. 133), [7JA]
    ------preserve all budget surpluses until legislation is enacted 
        to strengthen and protect Social Security and Medicare (see 
        H.R. 1927), [25MY]
    ------prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 
        1918), [25MY]
    ------prohibit investment of trust funds in private financial 
        markets (see H. Con. Res. 155), [14JY]
    ------protect Social Security surpluses and reserve a portion of 
        non-Social Security surpluses to strengthen and protect 
        Medicare (see H.R. 3165), [28OC]
    ------provide annual statement of accrued liability of the Old-
        Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 
        244), [7JA]
    ------provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to 
        work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 3070), [13OC]
    ------provide for personalized retirement security through 
        personal retirement savings accounts, increase individual 
        control over retirement income, and protect surpluses (see 
        H.R. 3206), [3NO]
    ------provide for the retirement of every U.S. citizen (see H.R. 
        249), [7JA]
    ------provide prisoner information obtained by States to Federal 
        benefit programs to prevent erroneous provision of benefits 
        (see H.R. 1919), [25MY]
    ------reform (see H.R. 1), [1MR]
    ------reform relative to State and local government employees (see 
        H. Con. Res. 101), [6MY]
    ------remove limitations on outside income while receiving 
        benefits (see H.R. 47), [6JA] (see H.R. 288), [7JA] (see H.R. 
        519), [3FE]
    ------restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to 
        certain individuals (see H.R. 860), [25FE]
    ------waive waiting period for disability benefits relative to 
        individuals with terminal illnesses (see H.R. 1107), [11MR]
    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. 1830), [17MY]
    Swanson, Carl D.: correct administrative error in the computation 
        of retired pay (see H.R. 3337), [10NO]
    Taxation: accelerate phase in of exclusion limit from estate and 
        gift taxes (see H.R. 43), [6JA] (see H.R. 682), [10FE]
    ------adjust for inflation the amount of agricultural labor wages 
        that can be paid without being subject to Federal unemployment 
        taxes (see H.R. 1874), [19MY]
    ------adjust tax brackets, provide partial exclusion from income 
        for dividends and interest, provide long-term capital gains 
        deduction, and increase IRA contribution limit (see H.R. 
        1840), [18MY]
    ------adjust tax brackets for individuals with middle class income 
        (see H.R. 1873), [19MY]
    ------allocation of farm income among taxable years (see H.R. 
        1464), [15AP]
    ------allow a credit for certain corporations which have 
        substantial employee ownership and encourage stock ownership 
        by employees (see H.R. 338), [19JA]
    ------allow a credit to holders of Better America Bonds (see H.R. 
        2446), [1JY]
    ------allow a deduction for estate tax equal to the value of the 
        decedent's retirement plans (see H.R. 2058), [8JN]
    ------allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of 
        State and local income taxes (see H.R. 1433), [15AP]
    ------allow a refundable credit to certain low-income members of 
        the uniformed services (see H.R. 1055), [10MR]
    ------allow a tax credit for expenses incurred while transporting 
        food to food banks (see H.R. 954), [3MR]
    ------allow cash payment to Federal employees in lieu of parking 
        benefits (see H.R. 1513), [21AP]
    ------allow certain individuals a credit for elective deferrals 
        and individual retirement account contributions (see H.R. 
        2553), [19JY]
    ------allow credits for dependents within a household (see H.R. 
        373), [19JA]
    ------allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals 
        who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1310), [25MR]
    ------allow deductions for contributions to education individual 
        retirement accounts and increase allowable contributions and 
        uses for such accounts (see H.R. 2873), [15SE]
    ------allow designation of charity contributions on tax returns 
        and establish the Checkoff for Charity Commission to ensure 
        payment of contributions (see H.R. 2053), [8JN]
    ------allow designation of income tax refunds for use in NIH 
        biomedical research programs (see H.R. 785), [23FE] (see H.R. 
        977), [4MR]
    ------allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 
        957), [3MR]
    ------allow income tax refund (see H.R. 1254), [24MR]
    ------allow individuals to designate refunds to provide 
        catastrophic health coverage to individuals who do not 
        otherwise have health coverage (see H.R. 2433), [1JY]
    ------allow individuals to reduce the basis of depreciable real 
        property in lieu of gain recognition on such property (see 
        H.R. 3394), [16NO]
    ------allow installment method to be used to report income from 
        the sale of certain residential real property (see H.R. 1730), 
        [6MY]
    ------allow investment of certain coins in individual retirement 
        accounts and other individually directed pension plan accounts 
        (see H.R. 3052), [7OC]
    ------allow penalty-free distributions from qualified retirement 
        plans and relief from certain limitations on deductibility of 
        casualty losses for individuals in Presidentially declared 
        disaster areas (see H.R. 3215), [3NO]
    ------allow physicians and dentists to use the cash basis of 
        accounting for income tax purposes (see H.R. 1004), [4MR]
    ------allow small employers a tax credit for costs incurred in 
        establishing a qualified employer plan (see H.R. 1021), [4MR]
    ------allow Start-up Success Accounts for small businesses (see 
        H.R. 2373), [29JN]
    ------allow tax credits for certain elementary and secondary 
        school expenses and contributions to charitable school-tuition 
        organizations (see H.R. 741), [11FE] (see H.R. 936), [2MR] 
        (see H.R. 1710), [5MY]
    ------allow tax credits for public and nonpublic elementary and 
        secondary education expenses (see H.R. 935), [2MR]
    ------allow taxpayers to request receipts for income tax payments 
        which itemize the portion allocated for Federal spending (see 
        H.R. 1153), [17MR]
    ------allow vendor refunds of Federal excise taxes on kerosene 
        used in unvented heaters for home heating purposes (see H.R. 
        924), [2MR] (see H.R. 1383), [13AP]
    ------applications for an exclusion of gain on certain sales of a 
        principal residence by a surviving spouse (see H.R. 241), 
        [7JA]
    ------authorize Federal entities to take control of certain State 
        child support enforcement programs (see H.R. 1488), [20AP]
    ------capital gains rates (see H.R. 1407), [14AP]
    ------capital gains rates and indexing of certain assets (see H.R. 
        14), [6JA]
    ------clarify estate tax deduction for family-owned business and 
        farm interests (see H.R. 3127), [21OC]
    ------clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans' benefits 
        (see H.R. 71), (see H.R. 80), [7JA]
    ------clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for 
        termination payments received by former life insurance 
        salesmen (see H.R. 1593), [28AP]
    ------clarify that certain small businesses that use merchandise 
        or inventory are permitted to use the cash method of 
        accounting (see H.R. 2273), [17JN]
    ------constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see 
        H.J. Res. 45), [14AP]
    ------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. 81), 
        [16NO]
    ------cost-of-living adjustment for unified estate and gift tax 
        credit (see H.R. 2349), [24JN]
    ------credit for recycling of hazardous wastes (see H.R. 286), 
        [7JA]
    ------credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly 
        rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence 
        (see H.R. 1172), [17MR]
    ------deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who 
        are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see 
        H.R. 1861), [19MY]
    ------deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed 
        individuals (see H.R. 1458), [15AP]
    ------deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 145), 
        [7JA] (see H.R. 1177), [18MR]
    ------deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or 
        second home (see H. Con. Res. 7), [7JA] (see H. Con. Res. 87), 
        [15AP]
    ------deduction for Social Security taxes (see H.R. 105), [7JA]
    ------deny deduction for certain reparations received by Holocaust 
        survivors (see H.R. 3511), [19NO]
    ------deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive 
        compensation (see H.R. 740), [11FE]
    ------dependent care tax credit (see H.R. 963), [3MR]
    ------determination of tip credits relative to State and local 
        laws and exemption of certain tips from taxation (see H.R. 
        1921), [25MY]
    ------disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate 
        transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 
        2255), [17JN]
    ------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. 1263), [24MR]
    ------disclosure of employer's share of taxes paid for old-age, 
        survivors, disability, and hospital insurance for the employee 
        (see H.R. 1264), [24MR]

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    ------eliminate certain unfair provisions (see H.R. 2414), [1JY]
    ------eliminate marriage tax penalty (see H.R. 725), [11FE]
    ------eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate 
        brackets and standard deduction amounts (see H.R. 6), [10FE]
    ------eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting standard 
        deduction amounts (see H.R. 108), [7JA]
    ------eliminate noncorporate capital gains tax (see H.R. 106), 
        [7JA]
    ------eliminate the temporary increase in unemployment tax (see 
        H.R. 1975), [27MY]
    ------employer credits for expenses of providing child care 
        services to employees (see H.R. 389), [19JA]
    ------encourage construction of luxury yachts (see H.R. 677), 
        [10FE]
    ------encourage contributions of capital gain real property for 
        conservation purposes and qualified conservation 
        contributions, and modify rules on estate tax exclusion for 
        certain land (see H.R. 2263), [17JN]
    ------enhance the portability of retirement benefits (see H.R. 
        739), [11FE]
    ------ensure employees retain hospital insurance tax exemption 
        relative to consolidation of a political subdivision with the 
        State (see H.R. 873), [25FE]
    ------equitable treatment for certain individuals performing 
        duties on vessels relative to State and local taxes (see H.R. 
        1293), [25MR]
    ------exclude certain amounts received by power utilities from 
        gross income as contributions to capital (see H.R. 2464), 
        [1JY]
    ------exclude from estate taxes certain works of artistic property 
        created by the decedent (see H.R. 2107), [9JN]
    ------exclude from gross income certain employer provided housing 
        incentives relative to the purchase of a house in qualified 
        urban areas (see H.R. 3389), [16NO]
    ------exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness 
        attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage 
        obligations (see H.R. 1690), [5MY]
    ------exclude from gross income payments made to tobacco quota and 
        allotment holders and tobacco growers pursuant to the 
        settlement agreement between a State and tobacco product 
        manufacturers (see H.R. 2748), [5AU]
    ------exclude from unrelated business taxable income amounts set 
        aside by a volunteer fire department for purchasing equipment 
        (see H.R. 3168), [28OC]
    ------exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see 
        H.R. 390), [19JA] (see H.R. 1292), [25MR]
    ------exclusion from gross income for family-to-family sale of 
        farm businesses (see H.R. 1386), [13AP]
    ------exclusion from gross income for foster care payments 
        relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see 
        H.R. 1194), [18MR]
    ------exclusion of gain from the sale of farmland (see H.R. 1503), 
        [21AP]
    ------exempt certain transactions at fair market value between 
        partnerships and private foundations from the tax on self-
        dealing (see H.R. 1955), [26MY]
    ------exempt small issues from restrictions on the deduction of 
        interest by financial institutions (see H.R. 1410), [14AP]
    ------exempt transfers of family-owned businesses from estate 
        taxes (see H.R. 1105), [11MR] (see H.R. 1278), [24MR]
    ------expand child tax credit (see H.R. 2692), [3AU]
    ------expand dependent care credit (see H.R. 2259), [17JN]
    ------expand incentives for the construction and renovation of 
        public schools (see H.R. 340), [19JA] (see H.R. 1760), [11MY] 
        (see H.R. 2416), [1JY]
    ------expand the exclusion for qualified small business stock and 
        increase the annual limit for incentive stock options (see 
        H.R. 2331), [23JN]
    ------extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2923), [23SE]
    ------extend deadline for contributions to education individual 
        retirement accounts (see H.R. 570), [4FE]
    ------extend due date for filing a tax return for any member of a 
        uniformed service on a tour of duty outside the U.S. (see H.R. 
        1411), [14AP]
    ------extend filing deadline for estate tax returns (see H.R. 
        1783), [12MY]
    ------extend filing period for credits or refunds (see H.R. 1294), 
        [25MR]
    ------extend the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 585), [4FE]
    ------extend the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work 
        credit (see H.R. 2015), [8JN]
    ------extend waiver allowing deductions of nonrefundable personal 
        credits relative to determination of the alternative minimum 
        tax (see H.R. 2936), [23SE]
    ------extend work opportunity tax credit relative to hiring of 
        workers in rural areas (see H.R. 998), [4MR]
    ------first-time homebuyers tax credit (see H.R. 290), [7JA]
    ------impose a tax on certain unearned income and provide tax 
        relief by reducing the rate of the Social Security payroll tax 
        (see H.R. 1099), [11MR]
    ------impose excise tax on persons who acquire structured 
        settlement payments in factoring transactions (see H.R. 263), 
        [7JA]
    ------inapplicability of the look-back method on construction 
        contracts requiring the percentage of completion accounting 
        method (see H.R. 2347), [24JN]
    ------incentives for education (see H.R. 254), [7JA] (see H.R. 
        464), [2FE] (see H.R. 3120), [21OC]
    ------increase amount of taxable income which is taxed at the 
        lowest rate (see H.R. 565), [3FE] (see H.R. 767), [12FE]
    ------increase annual limitation on deductible contributions to 
        individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 802), [23FE]
    ------increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions 
        and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible 
        contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 
        1322), [25MR]
    ------increase charitable contribution deduction, and allow such 
        deductions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions 
        (see H.R. 969), [3MR]
    ------increase child care credit for low-income working parents 
        (see H.R. 285), [7JA]
    ------increase child tax credit for certain children and allow 
        such credit against the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 
        756), [11FE]
    ------increase gift tax exclusion (see H.R. 927), [2MR]
    ------increase maximum annual contribution allowable to education 
        individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 922), [2MR]
    ------increase personal income tax exemption (see H.R. 766), 
        [12FE]
    ------increase retirement savings opportunities (see H.R. 1213), 
        [22MR] (see H.R. 1546), [22AP]
    ------increase small issuer exemption from pro rata allocation of 
        interest expenses of financial institutions to tax-exempt 
        interest (see H.R. 544), [3FE]
    ------increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), 
        [25FE]
    ------inflation adjustment of the dollar limitation on the 
        exclusion of gain on the sale of a principal residence (see 
        H.R. 339), [19JA]
    ------issuance of tax-exempt bonds by Indian tribal governments 
        (see H.R. 1946), [26MY]
    ------make dependent care credit refundable (see H.R. 3282), [9NO] 
        (see H.R. 3436), [17NO]
    ------make dependent care credit refundable and increase amount of 
        allowable dependent care expenses (see H.R. 847), [24FE]
    ------make dependent care credit refundable and provide for 
        advance payments of such credit (see H.R. 2164), [10JN] (see 
        H.R. 3178), [28OC]
    ------modify private activity bond rule to deter hostile takeovers 
        of water utilities (see H.R. 3309), [10NO]
    ------modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), [7JA] 
        (see H.R. 2400), [30JN]
    ------modify the tax on generation-skipping transfers (see H.R. 
        2158), [10JN]
    ------partial exclusion from gross income for dividends and 
        interest received by individuals (see H.R. 1891), [20MY]
    ------permit cooperatives to pay dividends on preferred stock 
        without reducing patronage dividends (see H.R. 1914), [24MY]
    ------permit early distributions from employee stock ownership 
        plans for higher education expenses and first-time homebuyer 
        purchases (see H.R. 615), [8FE]
    ------permit 401(k) contributions which would otherwise be limited 
        by employer contributions to employees stock ownership plans 
        (see H.R. 616), [8FE]
    ------permit private educational institutions to maintain certain 
        qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 588), [4FE]
    ------phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), 
        [25FE]
    ------prevent conversion of ordinary income or short-term capital 
        gain into income eligible for long-term capital gain rates 
        (see H.R. 1703), [5MY]
    ------prohibit denial of unemployment compensation solely on the 
        basis of leaving employment due to a reasonable fear of 
        domestic violence (see H.R. 2370), [29JN]
    ------prohibit retroactive taxation (see H.R. 292), [7JA]
    ------provide a checkoff on Federal income tax returns for a 
        breast and prostate cancer research fund (see H.R. 547), [3FE]
    ------provide a credit for police officers and professional 
        firefighters and exclude from income certain benefits received 
        by public safety volunteers (see H.R. 3124), [21OC]
    ------provide a credit to taxpayers investing in entities seeking 
        to provide capital to create new markets in low-income 
        communities (see H.R. 2713), [5AU]
    ------provide a nonrefundable tax credit for police officers who 
        purchase armor vests (see H.R. 3128), [21OC]
    ------provide a shorter recovery period for depreciation of 
        certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 2894), [21SE]
    ------provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of 
        certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 844), [24FE]
    ------provide a tax credit for families with young children (see 
        H.R. 419), [19JA]
    ------provide additional retirement savings opportunities for 
        small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 352), 
        [19JA]
    ------provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public 
        safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 3517), 
        [22NO]
    ------provide credits for constructing energy efficient homes or 
        improving existing homes (see H.R. 1358), [25MR]
    ------provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 
        2380), [29JN]
    ------provide inflation adjustments to income threshold amounts 
        applicable in determining taxable Social Security benefits 
        (see H.R. 3437), [17NO]
    ------provide marriage penalty relief, incentives to encourage 
        health coverage, and increased child care assistance, and 
        extend certain expiring tax provisions (see H.R. 2020), [8JN]
    ------provide partial income exclusion to certain teachers in 
        high-poverty schools (see H.R. 2611), [26JY]
    ------provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school 
        teachers (see H.R. 937), [2MR]
    ------provide tax incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles 
        and the development of alternative fuels (see H.R. 2252), 
        [17JN]
    ------provide tax relief, encourage savings and investment, 
        establish incentives for school construction, and eliminate 
        Social Security earnings test (see H.R. 1084), [11MR]
    ------rates (see H.R. 3), [3FE] (see H.R. 104), [7JA] (see H.R. 
        1440), [15AP] (see H.R. 2575), [20JY]
    ------recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 
        2953), [27SE]
    ------reduce employer and employee Social Security taxes to the 
        extent there is a Federal budget surplus (see H.R. 1316), 
        [25MR]
    ------reduce holding period for certain capital gains rates (see 
        H.R. 1321), [25MR]

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    ------reduce income tax rates for certain individuals and provide 
        for a carry-over basis of certain acquired estate property 
        (see H.R. 1390), [13AP]
    ------reduce individual capital gains rates (see H.R. 157), [7JA]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates (see H.R. 330), [19JA]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty 
        and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and 
        investments, and establish incentives for education and health 
        care (see H.R. 2488), [13JY]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty 
        and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and 
        investments, and establish incentives for education and health 
        care (H.R. 2488), consideration (see H. Res. 256), [20JY]
    ------reduce minimum age for an individual without children to be 
        eligible for the earned income credit (see H.R. 2898), [21SE]
    ------reduce special deduction for living expenses of Members of 
        Congress (see H.R. 589), [4FE]
    ------reduce the maximum rate on certain unrecaptured gains (see 
        H.R. 2054), [8JN]
    ------reestablish certain marketing aspects of agricultural 
        cooperatives and allow declaratory judgment relief for such 
        cooperatives (see H.R. 1469), [15AP]
    ------reform interest allocation rules (see H.R. 2270), [17JN]
    ------reform Internal Revenue Code through revenue neutral 
        proposals which protect Social Security and Medicare trust 
        funds (see H. Con. Res. 85), [14AP]
    ------relief for families (see H.R. 2646), [29JY] (see H. Res. 
        95), [3MR]
    ------relief for families and businesses to encourage family 
        stability, economic growth, and tax simplification (see H.R. 
        2574), [20JY]
    ------religious exemption from requirement to provide identifying 
        numbers for dependents to claim certain credits and deductions 
        on tax return (see H.R. 2494), [13JY]
    ------remove mandatory withdrawal requirements for individual 
        retirement accounts (see H.R. 252), [7JA]
    ------repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1561), [26AP] (see 
        H.R. 2364), [25JN]
    ------repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes 
        (see H.R. 86), [7JA] (see H.R. 1466), [15AP]
    ------repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 42), [6JA] (see H.R. 
        107), (see H.R. 166), (see H.R. 224), [7JA] (see H.R. 564), 
        [3FE] (see H.R. 1351), [25MR]
    ------repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national 
        retail sales tax (see H.R. 1467), [15AP] (see H.R. 2001), 
        [27MY] (see H.R. 2525), [14JY]
    ------repeal limitation on the amount of receipts attributable to 
        military property which may be treated as exempt foreign trade 
        income (see H.R. 796), [23FE]
    ------repeal limitation on the use of foreign tax credits under 
        the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1633), [29AP]
    ------repeal limits on the deduction for interest on education 
        loans and increase income threshold for the phase out of such 
        deduction (see H.R. 2141), [10JN]
    ------repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock 
        mines (see H.R. 397), [19JA]
    ------repeal personal holding company tax (see H.R. 2111), [9JN]
    ------repeal taxes on American Values (see H.R. 2350), [24JN]
    ------repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes and the alternative 
        minimum tax on individuals and corporations (see H.R. 3074), 
        [14OC]
    ------repeal the inclusion in gross income of unemployment 
        compensation (see H.R. 3169), [28OC]
    ------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. 816), [24FE]
    ------require pension plans to provide adequate notice to 
        beneficiaries whose future accruals are being significantly 
        reduced (see H.R. 1176), [18MR] (see H.R. 3047), [7OC]
    ------restore certain business-related deductions (see H.R. 781), 
        [23FE]
    ------restore deduction for 2-income married couples (see H.R. 
        1453), [15AP]
    ------restore deduction for travel expenses of a taxpayer's spouse 
        who accompanies the taxpayer on business travel (see H.R. 
        1688), [5MY]
    ------restore pension limits to equitable levels (see H.R. 2082), 
        [8JN]
    ------restructure and replace the income tax system to meet 
        national priorities (see H.R. 134), [7JA]
    ------savings opportunities for families with children (see H.R. 
        189), [7JA]
    ------simplify certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code 
        (see H.R. 1928), [25MY]
    ------simplify Internal Revenue Code through revenue neutral 
        proposals (see H.R. 1420), [14AP]
    ------simplify method of determining a partner's share of items in 
        a qualified investment club (see H.R. 1708), [5MY]
    ------strengthen provisions relative to individuals who relinquish 
        U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 3099), [19OC]
    ------terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 1041), [9MR]
    ------terminate Internal Revenue Code and abolish IRS (see H. Con. 
        Res. 148), [1JY]
    ------treat certain dealer derivative financial instruments, 
        hedging transactions, and supplies as ordinary assets (see 
        H.R. 1713), [5MY]
    ------treatment of active financing income earned overseas by 
        financial services firms (see H.R. 681), [10FE]
    ------treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), [3FE]
    ------treatment of Alaska Native settlement trusts (see H.R. 
        1940), [25MY] (see H.R. 2359), [24JN]
    ------treatment of businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 2018), 
        [8JN]
    ------treatment of capital gains and estate and gift taxes (see 
        H.R. 159), [7JA]
    ------treatment of capital gains and estate taxes relative to 
        certain farm property (see H.R. 2497), [13JY] (see H.R. 2537), 
        [15JY]
    ------treatment of capital gains earned by designated settlement 
        funds (see H.R. 580), [4FE]
    ------treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a 
        principal residence (see H.R. 1805), [13MY]
    ------treatment of certain contiguous farmlands relative to sale 
        of a principal residence (see H.R. 273), [7JA]
    ------treatment of certain facility uses owned by a tax-exempt 
        organization relative to tax-exempt bond status (see H.R. 
        3496), [18NO]
    ------treatment of certain foreign base company shipping income 
        (see H.R. 265), [7JA] (see H.R. 3102), [19OC]
    ------treatment of certain stipends paid from a State program to 
        volunteer workers who have attained age 60 (see H.R. 3119), 
        [20OC]
    ------treatment of certain welfare benefits as earned income for 
        purposes of earned income credit (see H.R. 932), [2MR]
    ------treatment of charitable contributions (see H.R. 2507), 
        [14JY]
    ------treatment of child tax credit and other nonrefundable 
        credits relative to alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1097), 
        [11MR]
    ------treatment of contributions to standard and education 
        individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1357), [25MR]
    ------treatment of corporate derivative transactions relative to 
        its stock (see H.R. 3283), [9NO]
    ------treatment of damage awards for emotional distress (see H.R. 
        1923), [25MY]
    ------treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, 
        and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment 
        discrimination (see H.R. 1997), [27MY]
    ------treatment of depreciable business assets (see H.R. 1602), 
        [28AP]
    ------treatment of education expenses (see H.R. 600), [4FE]
    ------treatment of education individual retirement accounts 
        relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 
        7), [1MR]
    ------treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see 
        H.R. 323), [19JA] (see H.R. 1014), [4MR]
    ------treatment of employers who maintain a self-insured health 
        plan for their employees (see H.R. 2304), [22JN]
    ------treatment of flight training expenses reimbursed through 
        certain veterans educational assistance allowances (see H.R. 
        2004), [27MY]
    ------treatment of foods and supplements for dietary use, and 
        medical foods as medical expenses (see H.R. 3306), [10NO]
    ------treatment of foreign investments through U.S. regulated 
        investment companies (see H.R. 2430), [1JY]
    ------treatment of foreign pipeline transportation income (see 
        H.R. 1127), [16MR]
    ------treatment of gain from the sale of a business closely held 
        by an individual who has attained age 62 (see H.R. 337), 
        [19JA]
    ------treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security 
        benefits (see H.R. 372), [19JA]
    ------treatment of governmental pension plans of U.S. possessions 
        (see H.R. 462), [2FE]
    ------treatment of gross income for amounts received under 
        qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1640), [29AP]
    ------treatment of higher education expenses and interest on 
        student loans (see H.R. 1631), [29AP] (see H.R. 2750), [5AU]
    ------treatment of income from land sold to a government agency or 
        a nonprofit organization for conservation purposes (see H.R. 
        2880), [15SE]
    ------treatment of individual investment accounts (see H.R. 1611), 
        [28AP]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 188), 
        (see H.R. 226), [7JA]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts and 401(k) plans 
        (see H.R. 876), [25FE]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to 
        charitable contributions (see H.R. 1311), [25MR]
    ------treatment of individuals requiring home based custodial care 
        (see H.R. 586), [4FE]
    ------treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 856), 
        [25FE] (see H.R. 1129), [16MR] (see H.R. 1196), [18MR]
    ------treatment of interest on the tax portion of an underpayment 
        and of payments under an installment agreement (see H.R. 753), 
        [11FE]
    ------treatment of losses attributable to operating mineral 
        interests of oil and gas producers (see H.R. 423), [19JA]
    ------treatment of marriage penalty, estate taxes, long-term care 
        needs, child care, health insurance costs for self-employed 
        individuals, and the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 2085), 
        [9JN]
    ------treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 614), [8FE]
    ------treatment of qualified retirement plans relative to 
        charitable contributions (see H.R. 1446), [15AP]
    ------treatment of real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1616), 
        [28AP]
    ------treatment of reductions in State tax revenues relative to 
        the provision of an earned income tax credit to recipients of 
        temporary assistance for needy families block grants (see H.R. 
        2787), [5AU]
    ------treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm 
        rental income (see H.R. 1044), [9MR]
    ------treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 2087), [9JN]
    ------treatment of social clubs found to be practicing prohibited 
        discrimination (see H.R. 309), [7JA]
    ------treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 48), [6JA] 
        (see H.R. 107), [7JA] (see H.R. 688), [10FE] (see H.R. 761), 
        [12FE] (see H.R. 3438), [17NO]
    ------treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 58), [7JA]
    ------treatment of swap fund transactions (see H.R. 2705), [4AU]

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    ------treatment of tax-exempt interest relative to Social Security 
        benefits and income determination (see H.R. 291), [7JA]
    ------treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member 
        of the Armed Forces while on official extended duty (see H.R. 
        1635), [29AP]
    ------treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member 
        of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see H.R. 865), 
        [25FE]
    ------treatment of tips (see H.R. 1329), [25MR]
    ------treatment of trusts established for the benefit of 
        individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 861), [25FE]
    ------treatment of U.S. utilities' foreign investments relative to 
        foreign tax credits and deductible interest allocation rules 
        (see H.R. 1416), [14AP]
    ------treatment of unearned income of children attributable to 
        personal injury awards (see H.R. 2019), [8JN]
    ------treatment of unused benefits under cafeteria plans that 
        allow flexible spending accounts for out-of-pocket medical 
        expenses (see H.R. 3034), [6OC]
    ------treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria 
        plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 27), [6JA]
    ------treatment of volunteer firefighter savings account 
        contributions (see H.R. 1870), [19MY]
    Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act (H.R. 2488): consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 274), [4AU]
    Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (H.R. 1180): 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 387), [17NO]
    ------corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 236), [18NO]
    Trust funds: investment of several Federal health-related and 
        retirement trust funds in broad-based private equities indices 
        (see H.R. 633), [9FE]
    Unemployment: improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes 
        and the provision of such revenues for employment security 
        administration (see H.R. 3174), [28OC]
    ------reform benefit system (see H.R. 3167), [28OC]
    Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the 
        Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 601), [4FE]
    ------computation of retirement pay credit for military reservists 
        who are retained in active service (see H.R. 551), [3FE]
    ------computation of retirement pay for certain merchant mariners 
        who served during or immediately after World War II (see H.R. 
        1893), [20MY]
    ------exclude certain income from consideration for determining 
        rent paid for federally assisted housing (see H.R. 1364), 
        [12AP]
    ------extend dependency and indemnity compensation benefits to 
        surviving spouses whose subsequent marriages have terminated 
        (see H.R. 708), [11FE]
    ------increase burial and funeral allowance for certain veterans 
        (see H.R. 652), [9FE]
    ------increase burial benefits paid for plot allowances and pay 
        States for plot allowances for veterans eligible for burial in 
        a national cemetery who are buried in cemeteries of such 
        States (see H.R. 2586), [22JY]
    ------increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for 
        surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), [27MY]
    ------increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans 
        and survivors (see H.R. 1765), [12MY]
    ------pay special compensation to certain severely disabled 
        military retirees (see H.R. 44), [6JA]
    ------permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with 
        service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), (see H.R. 
        303), [7JA] (see H.R. 1764), [12MY]
    ------repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving 
        spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 
        363), [19JA]
    Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: enact (H.R. 
        2280), Senate amendments (see H. Res. 368), [9NO]
    Veterans Health Administration: ensure pay parity between dentists 
        and physicians (see H.R. 2660), [30JY]
  Conference reports
    Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act (H.R. 2488), [4AU]
    Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (H.R. 1180), 
        [17NO]
  Messages
    Strengthen Social Security and Medicare Act: President Clinton, 
        [26OC]
    Veto of H.R. 2488, Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act: President 
        Clinton, [23SE]
  Motions
    Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 1259), 
        [26MY]
    Taxation: reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage 
        penalty and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on 
        savings and investments, and establish incentives for 
        education and health care (H.R. 2488), [22JY], [2AU]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty 
        and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and 
        investments, and establish incentives for education and health 
        care (H.R. 2488), conference report, [5AU]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty 
        and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and 
        investments, and establish incentives for education and health 
        care (H.R. 2488), veto, [23SE], [19OC]
  Reports filed
    Administrative Law Judges Cost-of-Living Adjustments: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 915) (H. Rept. 106-387), 
        [18OC]
    Agricultural Risk Protection Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) 
        (H.R. 2559) (H. Rept. 106-300), [5AU], [22SE]
    Allow Families of International Airline Disaster Victims a Fair 
        Jury Trial To Receive Just Compensation for Their Loss: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        603) (H. Rept. 106-32), [24FE]
    Allow for Federal Employees Contribution of Rollover Distributions 
        to Accounts and Eliminate Waiting-Period Requirements for 
        Participation in the Thrift Savings Plan: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 208) (H. Rept. 106-87), [13AP]
    Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1658) (H. Rept. 106-192), [18JN]
    Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act: 
        Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1102) 
        (H. Rept. 106-331), [24SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1180, Ticket to Work 
        and Work Incentives Improvement Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 387) (H. Rept. 106-482), [17NO]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2488, Taxpayer Refund 
        and Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 274) (H. 
        Rept. 106-291), [4AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 603, Allow Families of International Airline 
        Disaster Victims a Fair Jury Trial To Receive Just 
        Compensation for Their Loss: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 85) (H. Rept. 106-37), [2MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1259, Social Security and Medicare Safe 
        Deposit Box Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 186) (H. 
        Rept. 106-160), [24MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1658, Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 216) (H. Rept. 106-193), 
        [22JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2488, Financial Freedom Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 256) (H. Rept. 106-246), [20JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2559, Agricultural Risk Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 308) (H. Rept. 106-346), 
        [28SE]
    Construction Industry Payment Protection Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1219) (H. Rept. 106-277), 
        [30JY]
    Extend Certain Expiring Tax Provisions: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 2923) (H. Rept. 106-344), [28SE]
    Federal Courts Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 1752) (H. Rept. 106-312), [9SE]
    Financial Freedom Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        2488) (H. Rept. 106-238), [16JY]
    Patent and Trademark Office Funding for Salaries and Expenses: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1225) (H. Rept. 106-
        177), [9JN]
    Rewarding Performance in Compensation Act: Committee on Education 
        and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1381) (H. Rept. 106-358), 
        [1OC]
    Social Security Guarantee Initiative: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.J. Res. 32) (H. Rept. 106-34), [1MR]
    Tax Treatment of Governmental Pension Plans of U.S. Possessions: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 462) (H. Rept. 106-
        302), [8SE]
    Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        2488) (H. Rept. 106-289), [4AU]
    Temporarily Extend Chapter 12 of the Bankruptcy Code Relative to 
        the Treatment of Farmers' Reorganization Plans by Banks: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 808) (H. Rept. 106-
        45), [9MR]
    Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1180) (H. Rept. 106-478), [17NO]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3070) (H. Rept. 
        106-393), [18OC]
    Veterans Benefits Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
        (House) (H.R. 2280) (H. Rept. 106-202), [25JN]
    Wage and Employment Growth Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 3081) (H. Rept. 106-467), [11NO]
    Work Incentives Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 1180) (H. Rept. 106-220), [1JY]

INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
related term(s) Executive Departments
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1141, emergency supplemental appropriations, 
        [22AP]
    ------H.R. 1906, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations, [13SE]
    ------H.R. 2084, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations, [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2466, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations, [4OC]
    ------H.R. 2490, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive 
        Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations, [21JY]
    ------H.R. 2670, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, [13SE]
    ------H.R. 2684, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations, [4OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (see H.R. 1906), [24MY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1906), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 185), [24MY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1906), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 317), [30SE]
    Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 67, 68), [27SE] 
        (see H.J. Res. 71), [18OC] (see H.J. Res. 73), [27OC] (see 
        H.J. Res. 75), [3NO] (see H.J. Res. 78), [9NO] (see H.J. Res. 
        79, 80), [16NO] (see H.J. Res. 82, 83), [17NO] (see H.J. Res. 
        84), [18NO]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 68), consideration (see H. Res. 
        305), [27SE]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 71), consideration (see H. Res. 
        334), [18OC]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 75), consideration (see H. Res. 
        358), [3NO]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 80), consideration (see H. Res. 
        381), [16NO]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 82), consideration (see H. Res. 
        385), [17NO]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 83), consideration (see H. Res. 
        385), [17NO]
    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 
        1141), [17MR]

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    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1141), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 125), [23MR]
    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1141), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 173), [17MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental for military operations, 
        refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relative to Kosovo 
        conflict, and for military operations in Southwest Asia (see 
        H.R. 1664), [4MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental for military operations, 
        refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relative to Kosovo 
        conflict, and for military operations in Southwest Asia (H.R. 
        1664), consideration (see H. Res. 159), [5MY]
    ------making miscellaneous appropriations (see H.R. 3425), [17NO]
    Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property 
        takings and land use disputes (see H.R. 2372), [29JN]
    ------prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of 
        unjustifiable nonacquiescence and relitigation of precedents 
        established in the Federal courts (see H.R. 1924), [25MY]
    Customs Service, U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1833), [18MY]
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        (see H.R. 1211), [22MR]
    Dept. of the Interior: standardize the process for conducting 
        public hearings for Federal agencies (see H.R. 1864), [19MY]
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations 
        (see H.R. 2466), [12JY] (see H.R. 3423), [17NO]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2466), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 243), [12JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2466), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 337), [20OC]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2466), table (see H. Con. Res. 
        234), [18NO]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: making appropriations 
        (see H.R. 2490), [13JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2490), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 246), [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2490), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 291), [14SE]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2084), [9JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2084), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 218), [22JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2084), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 318), [30SE]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2670), [2AU], (see 
        H.R. 3421), [17NO]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2670), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 273), [3AU]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2670), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 335), [19OC]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 3037), [7OC] (see H.R. 3424), [17NO]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2684), [3AU]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2684), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 275), [4AU]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2684), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 328), [13OC]
    Electronic commerce: require adoption and utilization of digital 
        signatures by Federal agencies and encourage use of digital 
        signatures in private sector electronic transactions (see H.R. 
        1572), [27AP]
    Endangered Species Act: rescue and relocate members of any species 
        that would be taken in the course of certain reconstruction, 
        maintenance, or repair of manmade flood control levees (see 
        H.R. 2017), [8JN]
    FCC: repeal unconstitutional reporting and record keeping 
        requirements (see H.R. 1273), [24MR]
    Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need 
        for certain agencies (see H.R. 2128), [10JN]
    ------use of surplus administrative funds for personnel pay 
        bonuses and deficit reduction (see H.R. 993), [4MR]
    Federal employees: allow agencies to reimburse for certain 
        adoption expenses (see H.R. 2733), [5AU]
    ------allow service credit portability for Federal Reserve Board 
        employees who obtain employment with other Federal agencies 
        (see H.R. 807), [23FE]
    Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to 
        purchase products and require commercial competition for 
        Federal contracts (see H.R. 2551), [19JY]
    Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act: exempt certain reports 
        from automatic elimination and sunset (see H.R. 3111), [20OC] 
        (see H.R. 3234), [5NO]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: ensure compliance by Federal 
        facilities (see H.R. 2449), [1JY]
    FERC: hydroelectric projects licensing reform (see H.R. 2335), 
        [24JN]
    Food Safety Administration: establish as independent agency to 
        consolidate food safety, labeling, and inspection functions 
        (see H.R. 2345), [24JN]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2606), [26JY] (see H.R. 3196), [2NO] 
        (see H.R. 3422), [17NO]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2606), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 263), [27JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2606), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 307), (see H. Res. 307), [28SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 3196), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 359), [3NO] (see H. Res. 362), [4NO]
    Government: appointment of the Inspector General of certain 
        Federal agencies by the President (see H.R. 2013), [8JN]
    ------ensure confidentiality of statistical information and permit 
        limited sharing of records among designated agencies for 
        statistical purposes (see H.R. 2885), [21SE]
    ------promote federalism, protect reserved powers of the States, 
        and impose accountability for Federal preemption of State and 
        local laws (see H.R. 2245), [16JN]
    ------require Federal agencies to assess privacy implications 
        resulting from certain proposed rules (see H.R. 3307), [10NO]
    ------require Federal agencies to comply with a former Executive 
        Order limiting Federal authority to impose regulations on 
        State and local governments not provided under the 
        Constitution (see H.R. 2960), [28SE]
    ------require use of recovery audits by Federal agencies to 
        improve the economy and efficiency of operations (see H.R. 
        1827), [17MY]
    Government regulations: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3311), 
        [10NO]
    ------require reasonable notice of changes made to regulations 
        imposed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 881), [1MR]
    Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant 
        Sec. of HHS (see H.R. 403), [19JA]
    Members of Congress: include salaries in any proposed across-the-
        board reduction in funding for Federal agencies (see H. Con. 
        Res. 207), [25OC]
    Merit Systems Protection Board: conduct an alternative dispute 
        resolution pilot program to assist Federal agencies in 
        resolving workplace disputes (see H.R. 3312), [10NO]
    ------conduct an alternative dispute resolution pilot program to 
        assist Federal agencies in resolving workplace disputes and 
        establish an administrative judge pay schedule (see H.R. 
        2946), [24SE]
    Office of Government Ethics: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 
        2904), [21SE]
    Office of Inspector General Oversight Council: establish (see H.R. 
        305), [7JA]
    OPIC: reauthorize (see H.R. 1993), [27MY] (see H.R. 3381), [16NO]
    ------reauthorize (H.R. 1993), consideration (see H. Res. 327), 
        [12OC]
    OPM: develop classification standards for physician assistants in 
        Federal agencies (see H.R. 1697), [5MY]
    Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), [6JA]
    Privacy: prohibit Federal, State, and local agencies and private 
        entities from transferring, selling, or disclosing personal 
        data without consent and make such information available to 
        the individual (see H.R. 2644), [29JY]
    ------repeal law creating a national identification card by 
        establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and 
        drivers' licenses (see H.R. 2337), [24JN]
    Small business: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by 
        certain agencies (see H.R. 1882), [20MY]
    Taxation: require congressional review of Federal agency rules 
        that establish or raise taxes (see H.R. 2636), [29JY]
    Trade and Development Agency: reauthorize (see H.R. 1993), [27MY] 
        (see H.R. 3381), [16NO]
    ------reauthorize (H.R. 1993), consideration (see H. Res. 327), 
        [12OC]
  Conference reports
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 1906), [30SE]
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        2466), [20OC]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        2490), [14SE]
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        2084), [30SE]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2670), [19OC]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2684), [13OC]
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations (H.R. 1141), [14MY]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2606), [27SE]
  Messages
    Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2000: President 
        Clinton, [2FE]
    Federal Agency Climate Change Programs and Activities: President 
        Clinton, [20AP]
    Veto of H.R. 2670, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and Related Agency Appropriations: President 
        Clinton, [26OC]
  Motions
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1906), [8JN], [13SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1906), conference report, [1OC]
    Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 82), [18NO]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 82), consideration (H. Res. 
        385), [18NO]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 83), consideration (H. Res. 
        385), [18NO]
    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1141), 
        [22AP], [11MY], [12MY], [13MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1141), 
        conference report, [18MY]
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 2466), [14JY], [4OC]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 2490), [15JY], [21JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2490), conference report, [15SE]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2084), [21SE]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
        agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2670), [5AU], 
        [13SE], [13OC], [14OC], [18OC], [19OC]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2684), [9SE], [4OC]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2606), [14SE]
  Reports filed
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1906) (H. Rept. 
        106-354), [30SE]

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    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1906) (H. Rept. 
        106-157), [24MY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1141, Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 173) (H. Rept. 106-144), [17MY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1906, Agriculture, 
        Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 317) (H. 
        Rept. 106-356), [30SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2084, Dept. of 
        Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 318) (H. Rept. 106-357), [30SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2466, Dept. of the 
        Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 337) (H. Rept. 106-407), [20OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2490, Dept. of the 
        Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, 
        and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 291) (H. Rept. 106-322), [14SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2606, Foreign 
        Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 307) (H. 
        Rept. 106-345), [28SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2670, Depts. of 
        Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        335) (H. Rept. 106-401), [19OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2684, Depts. of 
        Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 328) (H. 
        Rept. 106-380), [13OC]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 68, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 305) (H. Rept. 106-342), 
        [27SE]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 71, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 334) (H. Rept. 106-396), 
        [18OC]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 75, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 358) (H. Rept. 106-443), 
        [3NO]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 80, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 381) (H. Rept. 106-473), 
        [16NO]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 82, and H.J. Res. 83, Continuing 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 385) (H. 
        Rept. 106-480), [17NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 1141, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 125) (H. Rept. 106-76), 
        [23MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1664, Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 159) (H. Rept. 106-127), [5MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1906, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 185) (H. Rept. 106-159), [24MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1993, Export Enhancement Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 327) (H. Rept. 106-376), [12OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2084, Dept. of Transportation and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        218) (H. Rept. 106-196), [22JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2466, Dept. of the Interior and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        243) (H. Rept. 106-228), [12JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2490, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 246) (H. 
        Rept. 106-234), [14JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2606, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 263) (H. Rept. 106-269), [27JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2684, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, 
        and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 275) (H. Rept. 106-292), [4AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 3196, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 359) (H. Rept. 106-444), [3NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 362) (H. Rept. 106-450), 
        [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R 2670, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, 
        the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 273) (H. Rept. 106-284), [3AU]
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 2466) (H. Rept. 106-406), [20OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2466) (H. Rept. 
        106-221), [12JY]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        of Conference (H.R. 2490) (H. Rept. 106-319), [14SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2490) (H. Rept. 
        106-231), [13JY]
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 2084) (H. Rept. 106-355), [30SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2084) (H. Rept. 
        106-180), [9JN]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2670) 
        (H. Rept. 106-398), [19OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2670) (H. Rept. 
        106-283), [2AU]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        3037) (H. Rept. 106-370), [7OC]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2684) 
        (H. Rept. 106-379), [13OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2684) (H. Rept. 
        106-286), [3AU]
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 1141) (H. Rept. 106-143), [14MY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1141) (H. Rept. 
        106-64), [17MR]
    Export Enhancement Act: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.R. 1993) (H. Rept. 106-325), [17SE]
    Federal Reserve Board Retirement Portability Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 807) (H. Rept. 106-53), [16MR]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2606) (H. Rept. 
        106-339), [27SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2606) (H. Rept. 
        106-254), [26JY]
    Government Waste Corrections Act: Committee on Government Reform 
        (House) (H.R. 1827) (H. Rept. 106-474), [17NO]
    Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        Act: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1664) (H. Rept. 
        106-125), [4MY]
    Office of Government Ethics Appropriations: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2904) (H. Rept. 106-433), 
        [2NO]
    Statistical Efficiency Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) 
        (H.R. 2885) (H. Rept. 106-413), [25OC]
    Trade Agency Authorizations, Drug Free Borders, and Prevention of 
        On-Line Child Pornography Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1833) (H. Rept. 106-161), [24MY]

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR CLARIFICATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1525), [22AP]

INDEPENDENT COUNSEL COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 3005), [4OC]

INDIA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Elections: support and encourage visit by President Clinton (see 
        H. Con. Res. 210, 211), [27OC]
    Foreign policy: limit sanctions on exports to India and Pakistan 
        to material contributions to nuclear weapons and missiles (see 
        H. Con. Res. 146), [29JN]
    ------suspend certain sanctions imposed on India and Pakistan (see 
        H.R. 1784), [12MY]
    Nuclear weapons: create incentives for the People's Republic of 
        China and India to adopt a policy of restraint relative to 
        nuclear activities (see H.R. 1570), [27AP]
    Pakistan: normalization of relations with India (see H. Res. 84), 
        [2MR]
    ------resolution of dispute over Kashmir (see H. Res. 212), [16JN] 
        (see H. Res. 227), [29JN]

INDIAN GAMING REGULATORY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Interior: prohibit taking of land into trust for 
        Indian tribes for gaming purposes under certain conditions 
        (see H.R. 2638), [29JY]
    Native Americans: protect tribes from coerced labor agreements 
        (see H.R. 2992), [1OC]
    ------provide remedies for sovereign tribal governments relative 
        to gaming compacts and gaming participation laws (see H.R. 
        1811), [13MY]

INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Native Americans: enhance self-governance relative to direct 
        operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service 
        activities (see H.R. 1167), [17MR]
  Reports filed
    Enhance Native American Self-Governance Relative to Direct 
        Operation, Control, and Redesign of Indian Health Service 
        Activities: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1167) (H. 
        Rept. 106-477), [17NO]

INDIANA
  Bills and resolutions
    Crime: condemn hate-crime shootings in Midwest States (see H. Res. 
        254), [19JY]
    E. Ross Adair Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Fort Wayne, 
        IN: designate (see H.R. 2412), [30JN]
    Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore: clarify Dept. of the Interior 
        authority to accept donations of contiguous lands (see H.R. 
        2329), [23JN]
    John Brademas Post Office, South Bend, IN: designate (see H.R. 
        2938), [23SE]
    Lance Corporal Harold Gomez Post Office, East Chicago, IN: 
        designate (see H.R. 2358), [24JN]
    Northwest Territory of the Great Lakes National Heritage Area: 
        establish (see H.R. 3411), [16NO]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN
  Bills and resolutions
    Medal of Honor: recognize and honor recipients for their selfless 
        acts and commend IPALCO Enterprises for its contributions to 
        honor these recipients (see H. Res. 191), [26MY]

INDIANAPOLIS (U.S.S.)
  Bills and resolutions
    McVay, Charles B., III: court-martial conviction relative to 
        sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (see H.J. Res. 48), [28AP]
    Presidential Unit Citation: award to final crew (see H.J. Res. 
        48), [28AP]

INDIANS
see Native Americans

INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Children and youth: amend relative to placement of children in 
        alternative educational settings and corrective actions 
        against States (see H.R. 636), [9FE]
    Disabled: expulsion from school and termination of educational 
        services for any disabled student carrying a weapon to school 
        or a school function (see H.R. 1295), [25MR]
    Education: permit State and local educational agencies to 
        establish uniform disciplinary policies (see H.R. 697), [10FE] 
        (see H.R. 1272), [24MR]
    Funding (see H. Con. Res. 84), [13AP]
    Medicaid: require payment by States of certain individualized 
        education programs medical services under the Individuals with 
        Disabilities Education Act (see H.R. 1672), [4MY]
    States: amend relative to minimum State grants (see H.R. 2949), 
        [24SE]

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INDONESIA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Democracy: support transition (see H. Con. Res. 195), [12OC]
    East Timor: deployment of a U.N. force to address human rights 
        violations relative to vote on self-determination (see H. Res. 
        292), [14SE]
    ------implementation of results of referendum and end violence by 
        paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 183, 185; H. Res. 285), 
        [9SE]
    ------support for peace process (see H. Res. 251), [15JY]
    Elections (see H. Res. 32), [2FE]
    Foreign aid: prohibit assistance until Government has provided 
        full compensation for damage done by paramilitary groups in 
        East Timor (see H.R. 3157), [27OC]
    ------prohibit economic assistance until the results of the 
        referendum in East Timor have been fully implemented (see H.R. 
        2809), [8SE] (see H.R. 2838), [9SE] (see H.R. 2895), [21SE]
    ------prohibit military assistance until the termination of 
        paramilitary funding and human rights violations in East Timor 
        (see H. Con. Res. 97), [5MY]
    International economic relations: oppose IMF and World Bank loans 
        until violence resulting from the referendum in East Timor has 
        been ended (see H.R. 2822), [9SE]

INFLATION
see Economy

INFORMATION SERVICES
  Appointments
    Commission on Online Child Protection, [18OC], [19OC]
    Conferees: H.R. 775, Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act, 
        [24JN]
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: eliminate prohibitions on the transmission of abortion 
        related material (see H.R. 2808), [8SE]
    Antitrust policy: treatment of voluntary guidelines governing 
        telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, and 
        music lyrics (see H.R. 1855), [18MY]
    Aviation: enhance competition between airlines and improve 
        consumers' access to airline industry information (see H.R. 
        908), [2MR] (see H.R. 1030), [9MR]
    Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without 
        parental consent (see H.R. 369), [19JA]
    Classified information: identify, collect, and review for 
        declassification information that is of extraordinary public 
        interest (see H.R. 3152), [27OC]
    Colleges and universities: require distribution of information 
        relative to handling of sexual harassment complaints (see H.R. 
        2837), [9SE]
    Computers: authorize the purchase of information technology 
        relative to year 2000 conversion by State and local 
        governments through Federal supply schedules (see H.R. 1599), 
        [28AP]
    ------coordinate testing and disclose readiness of certain Federal 
        and non-Federal computer systems relative to the year 2000 
        problem (see H.R. 1447), [15AP]
    ------disclose readiness of certain Federal and non-Federal 
        computer systems relative to the year 2000 problem (see H.R. 
        1884), [20MY]
    ------ensure the Internet remains open to fair competition, free 
        from Government regulation, and easily accessible (see H.R. 
        1686), [5MY]
    ------establish a loan guarantee program to address year 2000 
        problems of small businesses (see H.R. 1056), [10MR]
    ------installation of filtering or blocking programs in schools 
        and libraries with Internet access (see H.R. 368), [19JA] (see 
        H.R. 2560), [20JY]
    ------networking and information technology research and 
        development funding (see H.R. 2086), [9JN]
    ------prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 3125), [21OC]
    ------prohibit private sales of guns, ammunition, or explosives 
        over the Internet (see H.R. 3020), [5OC]
    ------promote and preserve the successes, leadership, and 
        uniqueness of the U.S. information technology sector (see H. 
        Con. Res. 182), [8SE]
    ------protect consumer and community choice in access to Internet 
        providers (see H.R. 2637), [29JY]
    ------repeal Internet intellectual infrastructure fee (see H.R. 
        749), [11FE]
    ------require schools and libraries to install and use Internet 
        filtering or blocking technology to be eligible to receive or 
        retain universal service assistance (see H.R. 543), [3FE] (see 
        H.R. 896), [2MR]
    ------require web site operators that provide communications with 
        prisoners to disclose the prisoner's crime and release date 
        (see H.R. 1930), [25MY]
    ------restrict the transmission of unsolicited electronic mail 
        messages (see H.R. 3024), [5OC]
    ------use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and 
        security (see H.R. 850), [25FE] (see H.R. 2616), [27JY]
    Congress: make certain information available to the public on the 
        Internet (see H.R. 654), [9FE]
    Consumers: limit the imposition of additional fees for use of 
        certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or 
        regional network (see H.R. 1575), [27AP]
    ------prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of 
        certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or 
        regional network (see H.R. 3229), [4NO]
    Copyrights: prevent the misappropriation of collections of 
        information (see H.R. 354), [19JA]
    ------strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (see H.R. 
        1761), [11MY] (see H.R. 3456), [18NO]
    Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from 
        year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 775), [23FE] (see H.R. 
        1319), [25MR]
    ------encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from 
        year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 166), [11MY]
    ------encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from 
        year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 234), [30JN]
    Dept. of Agriculture: establish an electronic filing and retrieval 
        system to improve public access to certain information (see 
        H.R. 852), [25FE]
    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. 318), [7JA]
    Dept. of State: prohibit charges or fees for providing passport 
        information (see H.R. 1956), [26MY]
    Dept. of the Treasury: require the Financial Crimes Enforcement 
        Network to allow individuals to obtain a copy of personal 
        records (see H.R. 517), [3FE]
    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. 897), [2MR]
    Diseases: distribution of information on the human papillomavirus 
        (see H.R. 3248), [8NO]
    Ecology and environment: improve the management of environmental 
        information and encourage innovation to enhance environmental 
        quality (see H.R. 3448), [18NO]
    Electronic commerce: amend certain consumer protection laws to 
        facilitate the electronic delivery of disclosures and other 
        information (see H.R. 2626), [27JY]
    ------improve access to electronic databases including securities 
        market information databases (see H.R. 1858), [19MY]
    ------recognize electronic signatures, restrict certain electronic 
        mail advertisements, protect Internet privacy, and promote 
        deployment of broadband Internet services (see H.R. 1685), 
        [5MY]
    ------require adoption and utilization of digital signatures by 
        Federal agencies and encourage use of digital signatures in 
        private sector electronic transactions (see H.R. 1572), [27AP]
    EPA: public disclosure of accidental release scenario information 
        in risk management plans (see H.R. 1790), [13MY]
    Fair Credit Reporting Act: exempt certain investigative reports 
        from the definition of consumer reports (see H.R. 3408), 
        [16NO]
    Families and domestic relations: establish a national registry for 
        persons who provide intercountry adoption services (see H.R. 
        501), [2FE]
    FCC: ensure that unaffiliated service providers have open, 
        nondiscriminatory access to broadband facilities that enable 
        access to the Internet over cable systems (see H. Con. Res. 
        173), [5AU]
    Financial institutions: give customers notice and choice about how 
        institutions share or sell personally identifiable sensitive 
        financial information (see H.R. 1929), [25MY]
    ------prevent implementation of ``Know Your Customer'' regulations 
        proposed by Federal banking agencies (see H.R. 575), [4FE] 
        (see H.R. 621), [8FE]
    ------prevent personal financial information from being obtained 
        under false pretenses (see H.R. 30), [6JA]
    ------protect confidentiality of personal financial information 
        (see H.R. 1339), [25MR]
    ------require congressional approval to implement ``Know Your 
        Customer'' regulations proposed by Federal banking agencies 
        and conduct a study on economic and privacy issues of such 
        regulations (see H.R. 530), [3FE]
    ------safeguard confidential banking and credit union information 
        (see H.R. 174), [7JA] (see H.R. 516), [3FE]
    ------streamline the regulation of depository institutions and 
        safeguard confidential banking and credit union supervisory 
        information (see H.R. 1585), [27AP]
    Firearms: allow States to develop or expand instant gun checking 
        capabilities, allow tax credits for safe storage devices, 
        promote the use of child safety locks, and prevent children 
        from injuring themselves and others (see H.R. 1726), [6MY]
    ------condition certain State justice assistance grants on 
        implementation of handgun registration systems (see H.R. 
        2917), [22SE]
    ------establish a National Firearm Injury Reporting System and 
        provide State grants to collect information on fatal injuries 
        caused by firearms (see H.R. 2010), [8JN]
    ------notify State and local law enforcement agencies and the BATF 
        when an instant criminal background check determines a person 
        is ineligible for a handgun (see H.R. 2732), [5AU]
    ------regulate transfer over the Internet (see H.R. 1245), [24MR] 
        (see H.R. 1702), [5MY]
    Food: consumer access to information on the health benefits of 
        foods and dietary supplements (see H.R. 1077), [11MR]
    Government regulations: deregulate Internet and high speed data 
        services (see H.R. 2420), [1JY]
    Health: ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-
        related information (see H.R. 2404), [30JN] (see H.R. 2470), 
        [12JY]
    ------establish Federal penalties for prohibited use and 
        disclosure of personal health information and allow 
        individuals to inspect and copy their own health information 
        (see H.R. 2455), [1JY]
    ------maintenance of certain health information when a health care 
        facility has closed or a benefit plan sponsor has ceased to do 
        business (see H.R. 307), [7JA]
    ------promote purchase of private long-term care insurance by 
        providing tax deductibility, State Medicaid flexibility, and 
        information dissemination (see H.R. 1261), [24MR]
    Health care professionals: establish a national abusive and 
        criminal background check system for patient care workers (see 
        H.R. 2627), [27JY]
    Internet: regulation of online sales of pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 
        2763), [5AU]
    Investments: require brokers, dealers, investment companies and 
        advisers to protect confidentiality of personal financial 
        information (see H.R. 1340), [25MR]
    Law enforcement: facilitate exchange and collection of DNA 
        identification information from violent offenders (see H.R. 
        2810), [8SE] (see H.R. 3375), [16NO]
    ------prohibit agencies from imposing a waiting period for 
        acceptance of reports on missing persons less than 21 years of 
        age (see H.R. 1647), [29AP]
    ------provide assistance to State and local forensic laboratories 
        in analyzing DNA samples from convicted offenders (see H.R. 
        3087), [14OC]
    Libraries: provide public library construction and technology 
        enhancement (see H.R. 3391), [16NO]

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    ------provide up-to-date school library media resources and 
        professionally certified school library media specialists for 
        elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3008), [4OC]
    Medicare: administrative fee for submission of paper rather than 
        electronic claims (see H.R. 2114), [9JN]
    ------prohibit collection of data from home health agencies under 
        the OASIS data collection program from non-Medicare patients 
        (see H.R. 2246), [16JN]
    Medicare/Medicaid: restrict use and require recording and 
        reporting of information on use of physical and chemical 
        restraints and seclusion in mental health facilities (see H.R. 
        1313), [25MR]
    National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 905), [2MR]
    National Telecommunications and Information Administration: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 2630), [29JY]
    NIST: improve computer security (see H.R. 2413), [1JY]
    NOAA: authorize appropriations for the National Weather Service, 
        Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, and National 
        Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service 
        activities (see H.R. 1553), [26AP]
    ------authorize appropriations for the National Weather Service, 
        Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, and National 
        Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service 
        activities (H.R. 1553), consideration (see H. Res. 175), 
        [18MY]
    NSF: report on establishment of high-speed, large bandwidth 
        capacity Internet access for all public elementary and 
        secondary schools and libraries (see H.R. 2534), [15JY]
    Pensions: require plan administrators that provide access to 
        automobile insurance to submit certain information on such 
        insurance to the FTC (see H.R. 2006), [8JN]
    Privacy: prevent unfair and deceptive practices in the collection 
        and use of personal information (see H.R. 3321), [10NO]
    ------prohibit Federal, State, and local agencies and private 
        entities from transferring, selling, or disclosing personal 
        data without consent and make such information available to 
        the individual (see H.R. 2644), [29JY]
    ------protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security 
        numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national 
        identifying number (see H.R. 220), [7JA]
    ------protection of Social Security numbers and other personal 
        information (see H.R. 1450), [15AP]
    ------regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive 
        computer services (see H.R. 313), [7JA] (see H.R. 2882), 
        [15SE]
    ------regulate use of Social Security numbers and other personal 
        information by interactive computer services (see H.R. 367), 
        [19JA]
    Public buildings: provide nondiscriminatory access to Federal 
        buildings by telecommunications carriers to ensure competition 
        (see H.R. 2891), [21SE]
    Research: repeal public access requirement on data produced under 
        Federal grants and agreements awarded to institutions of 
        higher education, hospitals, and other nonprofit organizations 
        (see H.R. 88), [7JA]
    Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 905), [2MR]
    SEC: improve collection and dissemination of information 
        concerning bond prices and strengthen price competition in 
        bond markets (see H.R. 1400), [14AP]
    Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, 
        including Internet fraud, and provide information that will 
        help them protect themselves (see H.R. 612), [4FE]
    Social Security: improve information provided in account 
        statements and distribute statements annually to beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 247), [7JA]
    Surgeon General: importance of report on media and violence (see 
        H.J. Res. 47), [28AP]
    Taxation: allow credit for development costs of certain encryption 
        products with plaintext capability (see H.R. 2617), [27JY]
    ------incentives to increase the demands for and supply of quality 
        child care (see H.R. 143), [7JA]
    ------make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet 
        and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 3252), 
        [8NO] (see H. Con. Res. 190), [30SE]
    ------prohibit the imposition of access fees on Internet service 
        providers (see H.R. 1291), [25MR]
    ------repeal authority of NSF to tax the registration of domain 
        names on the Internet (see H.R. 2797), [5AU]
    ------treatment of information technology job training expenses 
        (see H.R. 838), [24FE]
    Telecommunications: provide funding for universal 
        telecommunications services through creation of the 
        Telecommunications Trust Fund (see H.R. 727), [11FE]
    Tobacco products: prohibit sale of tobacco products to juveniles 
        through the Internet or other indirect means (see H.R. 2914), 
        [22SE]
    U.N.: oppose proposed tax on Internet use (see H. Con. Res. 172), 
        [4AU]
  Conference reports
    Y2K Act (H.R. 775), [29JN]
  Messages
    Cyberspace Electronic Security Act: President Clinton, [21SE]
  Motions
    Copyrights: strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (S. 
        1257), [2AU]
    Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from 
        year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), [12MY], [24JN]
  Reports filed
    Bond Price Competition Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 1400) (H. Rept. 106-149), [18MY]
    Citizen's Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act and the 
        Privacy Act To Request Government Records: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-50), [11MR]
    Collections of Information Antipiracy Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 354) (H. Rept. 106-349), [30SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 775, Y2K Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 234) (H. Rept. 106-213), [30JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 775, Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 166) (H. Rept. 106-
        134), [11MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1553, NOAA Appropriations for National 
        Weather Service and Related Agencies: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 175) (H. Rept. 106-148), [18MY]
    Consumer and Investor Access to Information Act: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 1858) (H. Rept. 106-350), [30SE]
    Copyright Damages Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1761) (H. Rept. 106-216), [1JY]
    National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Appropriations 
        and Runaway and Homeless Youth Act Reauthorization: Committee 
        on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 905) (H. Rept. 
        106-152), [20MY]
    Networking and Information Technology Research and Development 
        Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2086) (H. Rept. 106-
        472), [16NO]
    NOAA Appropriations for National Weather Service, Office of 
        Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, and National Environmental 
        Satellite, Data, and Information Service Activities: Committee 
        on Science (House) (H.R. 1553) (H. Rept. 106-146), [18MY]
    Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act: Committee on 
        Armed Services (House) (H.R. 850) (H. Rept. 106-117), [26JY]
    ------Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 850) (H. 
        Rept. 106-117), [26JY]
    ------Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 850) (H. 
        Rept. 106-117), [19JY]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 850) (H. Rept. 106-
        117), [27AP]
    Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 775) (H. Rept. 106-31), [10MY]
    Y2K Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 775) (H. Rept. 106-212), 
        [29JN]

INSECTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Health: carry out programs to prevent and manage asthma, 
        allergies, and related respiratory problems in children and 
        establish a pest control services tax credit for low-income 
        multifamily residential housing (see H.R. 1966), [26MY]
    Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to 
        minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with 
        notices of pesticide use (see H.R. 3275), [9NO]
    Taxation: provide assistance to homeowners and small businesses to 
        repair Formosan termite damage (see H.R. 1892), [20MY]
    Urban areas: develop and implement integrated cockroach management 
        programs to reduce health risks to residents, especially 
        children, suffering from asthma and asthma-related illnesses 
        (see H.R. 875), [25FE]

INSLEE, JAY (a Representative from Washington)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency 
        through net metering by certain small electric energy 
        generation systems (see H.R. 2947), [24SE]
    Financial institutions: give customers notice and choice about how 
        institutions share or sell personally identifiable sensitive 
        financial information (see H.R. 1929), [25MY]
    Health: ensure availability of adequate frequencies of the 
        electromagnetic spectrum for biomedical telemetry (see H.R. 
        2379), [29JN]

INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Government: appointment of the Inspector General of certain 
        Federal agencies by the President (see H.R. 2013), [8JN]
    Office of Inspector General Oversight Council: establish (see H.R. 
        305), [7JA]

INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE CULTURE AND ARTS 
    DEVELOPMENT
  Appointments
    Board of Trustees, [3MR]

INSURANCE
related term(s) Health
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1180, Work Incentives Improvement Act, [28OC]
    ------H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act, [3NO]
    ------S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: crop insurance coverage for losses due to plant 
        viruses and diseases and loan eligibility for producers who 
        suffer such losses (see H.R. 473), [2FE]
    ------encourage participation and ensure availability of 
        affordable crop insurance for producers (see H.R. 1536), 
        [22AP]
    ------improve crop insurance coverage and administration (see H.R. 
        2225), [15JN] (see H.R. 2239), [16JN]
    ------protect agricultural producers who applied for Crop Revenue 
        Coverage PLUS supplemental endorsement (see H.R. 1212), [22MR]
    ------strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve 
        efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program 
        (see H.R. 2559), [20JY]
    ------strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve 
        efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program 
        (H.R. 2559), consideration (see H. Res. 308), (see H. Res. 
        308), [28SE]
    Armed Forces: alternative financing mechanism for TRICARE program 
        (see H.R. 476), [2FE]
    ------expand geographic area of the TRICARE senior supplement 
        demonstration project for certain covered beneficiaries (see 
        H.R. 955), [3MR]
    ------improve access to treatment facilities, provide Medicare 
        reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal Employees 
        Health Benefits Program for veterans and their dependents (see 
        H.R. 1067), [10MR]

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    ------improve TRICARE program (see H.R. 1547), [22AP]
    ------restore health care coverage to retired members of the 
        uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), [28SE]
    ------use of military health care system and commissary stores by 
        unremarried former spouses of members (see H.R. 475), [2FE]
    Budget: improve and strengthen budget process (see H.R. 853), 
        [25FE]
    Business and industry: require certain parent corporations of 
        Federal contractors to provide health care benefits to retired 
        employees of the contractor (see H.R. 3506), [18NO]
    Children and youth: improve health of children (see H.R. 1085), 
        [11MR]
    ------require children-only coverage option under group health 
        plans (see H.R. 1169), [17MR]
    ------require health 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. 49), [6JA]
    Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or 
        refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 2432), 
        [1JY]
    Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and 
        services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2120), [10JN]
    Courts: product liability reform (see H.R. 1577), [27AP]
    Dept. of Agriculture: make supplemental income payments to 
        producers of certain crops for years when the national gross 
        revenue of the crop is below a certain percentage (see H.R. 
        2792), [5AU]
    ------payment of disaster assistance to onion and apple farmers in 
        New York (see H.R. 2237), [16JN]
    Dept. of Defense: allow Medicare-eligible military health care 
        system beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health 
        Benefits Program (see H.R. 113), (see H.R. 205), [7JA]
    Dept. of HHS: make additional payments to certain home health 
        agencies with high-cost patients and provide for an interest-
        free grace period for repayment of overpayments (see H.R. 
        1917), [25MY]
    Dept. of HUD: establish program to eliminate redlining in the 
        insurance business (see H.R. 1429), [15AP]
    ------insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction, or 
        rehabilitation of child care facilities and establish a 
        Children's Development Commission to certify such facilities 
        (see H.R. 1112), [16MR]
    Dept. of Transportation: reauthorize Aviation War Risk Insurance 
        Program (see H.R. 98), [7JA]
    ------reauthorize Aviation War Risk Insurance Program (H.R. 98), 
        Senate amendments (see H. Res. 135), [12AP]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve access of veterans to emergency 
        medical care in non-Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical 
        facilities (see H.R. 135), [7JA]
    Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline 
        the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs 
        of disaster assistance (see H.R. 533), [3FE] (see H.R. 707), 
        [11FE] (see H.R. 1711), [5MY]
    ------authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the 
        administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of 
        disaster assistance (H.R. 707), consideration (see H. Res. 
        91), [3MR]
    ------creation of protection funds by property and casualty 
        insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims 
        arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 2749), [5AU] 
        (see H.R. 3303), [10NO]
    ------establish Federal insurance programs against the risks of 
        catastrophic earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and hurricanes 
        (see H.R. 481), [2FE]
    ------Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance 
        programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters 
        (see H.R. 21), [6JA]
    Diseases: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and 
        lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for 
        secondary consultations (see H.R. 383), [19JA] (see H.R. 
        1911), [24MY]
    ------provide coverage for individuals participating in approved 
        cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 3110), [19OC]
    ------require coverage of hair prostheses for individuals with 
        scalp hair loss as a result of alopecia areata (see H.R. 
        3328), [10NO]
    ------require group and individual health insurance plans to 
        provide coverage of cancer screening (see H.R. 1285), [25MR]
    ------require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum 
        hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 
        116), [7JA]
    Drugs: coverage of prescription drugs (see H.R. 3319), [10NO]
    ------provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse 
        treatment services under private group and individual health 
        coverage (see H.R. 1977), [27MY]
    Employment: provide certain temporary employees with the same 
        benefits as permanent employees (see H.R. 2298), [22JN]
    ------provide that employees that receive certain increases in 
        health insurance coverage will not be covered by Federal 
        minimum wage increases (see H.R. 3409), [16NO]
    ERISA: ensure choice of physicians (see H.R. 2275), [17JN]
    ------ensure proper treatment of temporary employees under 
        employee benefit plans (see H.R. 2299), [22JN]
    ------establish new procedures and access to courts for grievances 
        arising under group health plans (see H.R. 2758), [5AU]
    ------make group health plan reforms (see H.R. 2095), [9JN]
    ------provide new procedures and access to review for grievances 
        arising under group health plans (see H.R. 2089), [9JN]
    ------provide that participants in disability insurance plans are 
        entitled to judicial review of certain benefit determinations 
        (see H.R. 1773), [12MY]
    Families and domestic relations: demonstration projects to support 
        State and local efforts to provide partial or full wage 
        replacement for childbirth, adoption, or other caregiving 
        needs (see H.R. 2500), [13JY]
    FDIC: eliminate the special reserve funds created for the Savings 
        Association Insurance Fund and the Deposit Insurance Fund (see 
        H.R. 687), [10FE]
    ------strengthen the special examination authority in order to 
        protect the Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings Association 
        Insurance Fund (see H.R. 3374), [16NO]
    Federal Employee Health Benefits Program: allow participation by 
        individuals aged 55 to 65 who would not otherwise have health 
        insurance (see H.R. 55), [6JA]
    Federal employees: availability of health coverage for dependent 
        parents (see H.R. 2096), [9JN]
    ------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. 2842), [13SE]
    ------establish program under which current and former employees 
        may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 110), [7JA] (see 
        H.R. 602), [4FE] (see H.R. 1111), [16MR]
    ------health benefits coverage for hearing aids and examinations 
        (see H.R. 2321), [23JN]
    ------health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 
        2706), [4AU]
    ------health benefits coverage of services by chiropractors, 
        acupuncturists, massage therapists, naturopathic physicians, 
        and midwifes (see H.R. 2360), [24JN]
    ------provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2859), 
        [14SE]
    ------require any health benefits plan which provides obstetrical 
        benefits to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment 
        of infertility (see H.R. 2774), [5AU]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: allow option of 
        obtaining coverage for self and children only (see H.R. 1170), 
        [17MR]
    ------coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1890), [20MY]
    ------coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 933), [2MR]
    Federal Insurance Contributions Act: disclosure of payments on 
        individual pay checks (see H.R. 246), [7JA]
    Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation 
        interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund 
        reserves (see H.R. 3278), [9NO]
    ------ensure consumer privacy when establishing a framework for 
        the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other 
        financial service providers (see H.R. 3320), [10NO]
    ------modernize and improve financial services industry (see H.R. 
        823), [24FE]
    ------provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities 
        firms, and other financial service providers (see H.R. 10), 
        [7JA] (see H.R. 665), [10FE]
    ------provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities 
        firms, and other financial service providers (H.R. 10), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 235), [30JN]
    ------provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities 
        firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 355), [2NO]
    Forests: make forestry insurance plans available to owners of 
        private forest land to protect them from disaster losses and 
        encourage prescribed burning to prevent future fire disasters 
        (see H.R. 1530), [22AP]
    Genetics: prohibit use of genetic information in determining 
        coverage or premiums (see H.R. 293), (see H.R. 306), [7JA]
    Hawaii: increase the Federal medical assistance percentage (see 
        H.R. 442), [2FE]
    Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by 
        groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 
        1304), [25MR]
    ------apply group health plan portability requirements to students 
        covered under college-sponsored health plans (see H.R. 991), 
        [4MR]
    ------assure coverage of emergency services under group health 
        plans and health insurance (see H.R. 904), [2MR]
    ------assure that funds provided for State emergency health 
        services furnished to undocumented aliens are used to 
        reimburse hospitals and their related providers that treat 
        undocumented aliens (see H.R. 2205), [15JN]
    ------continue coverage of custodial care for certain individuals 
        under the military health care system (see H.R. 3286), [9NO]
    ------coverage and treatment of emergency services under health 
        plans (see H.R. 2045), [8JN]
    ------coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1816), 
        [13MY]
    ------coverage of long-term care services (see H.R. 2691), [3AU] 
        (see H. Con. Res. 8), [7JA]
    ------disclose limitations placed on medical care services to plan 
        participants that would otherwise be protected under State law 
        (see H.R. 2113), [9JN]
    ------ensure access to information relative to plan coverage, 
        managed care procedures, health care providers, and quality 
        medical care (see H.R. 2046), [8JN]
    ------ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-
        related information (see H.R. 2404), [30JN] (see H.R. 2470), 
        [12JY]
    ------ensure coverage of emergency ambulance services (see H.R. 
        1777), [12MY]
    ------establish certain requirements for managed care plans (see 
        H.R. 3259), [8NO]
    ------establish community-based managed care programs in medically 
        disadvantaged areas (see H.R. 298, 304), [7JA]
    ------establish Federal penalties for prohibited use and 
        disclosure of personal health information and allow 
        individuals to inspect and copy their own health information 
        (see H.R. 2455), [1JY]
    ------establish hospital lengths of stay based on a determination 
        by an appropriate physician in consultation with the patient 
        (see H.R. 989), [4MR]
    ------establish standards to improve children's health quality in 
        managed care plans and other health plans (see H.R. 1661), 
        [4MY]

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    ------extend COBRA continuation health coverage for individuals 55 
        and older (see H.R. 2227), [15JN]
    ------extend COBRA continuation health coverage for surviving 
        spouses (see H.R. 1335), [25MR]
    ------improve access and choice for small business owners relative 
        to employee health insurance expenses (see H.R. 1496), [20AP] 
        (see H.R. 2047), [8JN]
    ------improve Federal enforcement against health care fraud and 
        abuse (see H.R. 308), [7JA]
    ------limit medical malpractice claims (see H.R. 2242), [16JN]
    ------maintenance of certain health information when a health care 
        facility has closed or a benefit plan sponsor has ceased to do 
        business (see H.R. 307), [7JA]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (see H.R. 16), [6JA] (see H.R. 1136), [16MR] (see 
        H.R. 1200), [18MR] (see H.R. 2990), [30SE] (see H.R. 3000), 
        [1OC]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (H.R. 1136), consideration (see H. Res. 311), 
        [28SE]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (H.R. 2990), consideration (see H. Res. 323), [5OC]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (H.R. 2990), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 348), 
        [1NO]
    ------permit individuals to continue health plan coverage during 
        participation in approved clinical studies (see H.R. 2769), 
        [5AU]
    ------prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on 
        the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), [1JY]
    ------promote purchase of private long-term care insurance by 
        providing tax deductibility, State Medicaid flexibility, and 
        information dissemination (see H.R. 1261), [24MR]
    ------protect beneficiaries of group and individual health plans, 
        and Medicare+Choice plans in the use of prescription drug 
        formularies (see H.R. 3274), [9NO]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see 
        H.R. 358), [19JA] (see H.R. 448), [2FE] (see H.R. 719), [11FE] 
        (see H.R. 1133), [16MR] (see H.R. 2723), [5AU] (see H.R. 
        2824), [9SE] (see H.R. 2926), [23SE]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 358), consideration (see H. Res. 197), [27MY] (see H. 
        Res. 310), [28SE]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 2723), consideration (see H. Res. 323), [5OC]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and preserve 
        against preemption of certain State causes of action (see H.R. 
        216), [7JA]
    ------provide access, ensure privacy, and impose penalties on 
        unauthorized use of certain health information (see H.R. 
        1057), [10MR]
    ------provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance 
        abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group 
        and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1515), [21AP]
    ------require group health plans and health insurance issuers to 
        provide coverage for human leukocyte antigen testing (see H.R. 
        2021), [8JN]
    ------require group health plans and health insurance issuers to 
        provide independent review of adverse coverage determinations 
        (see H.R. 2309), [22JN]
    ------require group plans to provide access to unrestricted 
        medical advice (see H.R. 2043), [8JN]
    ------require group plans to provide coverage of pediatric care 
        (see H.R. 2044), [8JN]
    ------require health insurance issuers to notify participants of 
        impending termination of coverage due to the failure of a 
        group health plan to pay premiums (see H.R. 845), [24FE]
    ------require health plans to provide adequate access to services 
        provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 1806), [13MY] 
        (see H.R. 2041), [8JN]
    ------require insurance coverage of bone mass measurements and 
        inform women concerning reproductive and post-menopausal 
        health care choices (see H.R. 925), [2MR]
    ------require managed care organizations to contract with 
        providers in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 1860), 
        [19MY]
    ------study future long-term care needs (see H.R. 1716), [6MY]
    ------tax treatment of long-term care services, educational 
        campaign on long-term care, and expansion of State long-term 
        care partnerships by exempting partnership assets from 
        Medicaid estate recovery (see H.R. 2102), [9JN]
    Health Care Access, Affordability, and Quality Commission: 
        establish (see H.R. 2042), [8JN]
    Health Care Financing Administration: moratorium on new rules (see 
        H.R. 2689), [3AU]
    Health care professionals: establish a national abusive and 
        criminal background check system for patient care workers (see 
        H.R. 2627), [27JY]
    Law enforcement officers: provide death benefits to retired public 
        safety officers (see H.R. 789), [23FE]
    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. 3045), [7OC]
    ------allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program allotment to cover additional low-income children (see 
        H.R. 458), [2FE]
    ------assure preservation of safety net hospitals through 
        maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see 
        H.R. 3103), [19OC]
    ------coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services 
        for certain women screened under federally funded programs 
        (see H.R. 1070), [11MR]
    ------coverage of screening mammography and screening pap smears 
        (see H.R. 302), [7JA]
    ------definition of audiologist (see H.R. 1068), [10MR]
    ------eliminate the termination of additional Federal payments to 
        States for outreach and eligibility determination 
        administrative costs (see H.R. 2912), [22SE]
    ------establish new prospective payment system for Federally-
        qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 
        2341), [24JN]
    ------exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll 
        with a managed care entity (see H.R. 797), [23FE]
    ------extend the higher Federal medical assistance payment 
        percentage for Indian Health Service facilities to urban 
        Indian health programs (see H.R. 470), [2FE]
    ------permit presumptive eligibility of Medicare beneficiaries for 
        certain low-income Medicare beneficiary programs (see H.R. 
        854), [25FE]
    ------permit public schools and other entities to determine 
        presumptive eligibility for low-income children (see H.R. 
        1298), [25MR]
    ------permit State waiver authority to provide medical assistance 
        in cases of congenital heart defects (see H.R. 3325), [10NO]
    ------permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income 
        individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1591), [28AP]
    ------prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing 
        facilities (see H.R. 540), [3FE]
    ------protect payments to previously approved State school-based 
        health plans for Medicaid-eligible children with 
        individualized education programs (see H.R. 3486), [18NO]
    ------provide State options to allow eligibility for legal 
        immigrant pregnant women, children, and certain disabled 
        individuals (see H.R. 1399), [14AP]
    ------reduce infant mortality through improvement of coverage of 
        services to pregnant women and infants (see H.R. 301), [7JA]
    ------remove special financial limitations on Puerto Rico and 
        certain other territories relative to medical assistance for 
        Medicare cost-sharing and for veterans (see H.R. 2333), [23JN]
    ------require criminal background checks on drivers providing 
        medical assistance transportation services (see H.R. 2828), 
        [9SE]
    ------require payment by States of certain individualized 
        education programs medical services under the Individuals with 
        Disabilities Education Act (see H.R. 1672), [4MY]
    ------require prorating of beneficiary contributions relative to 
        partial coverage for nursing facility services during a month 
        (see H.R. 2852), [14SE]
    ------restrict imposition of liens and estate recovery for long-
        term care services provided to certain individuals (see H.R. 
        161), [7JA]
    ------treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry 
        liability settlement (see H.R. 351), [19JA]
    ------waive Federal claim to State tobacco settlements if State 
        uses funds for smoking reduction programs and economic 
        assistance for tobacco farming communities (see H.R. 1232), 
        [23MR]
    ------waive Federal claim to State tobacco settlements if State 
        uses funds only for smoking reduction and public health 
        programs (see H.R. 610), [4FE] (see H.R. 1289), [25MR]
    Medicare: administrative fee for submission of paper rather than 
        electronic claims (see H.R. 2114), [9JN]
    ------adverse impact of current payment policy for noninvasive 
        positive pressure ventilators on individuals with severe 
        respiratory diseases (see H. Con. Res. 138), [22JN]
    ------allow certain organizations to purchase home-care services 
        from self-employed caregivers through home-care referral 
        agencies (see H.R. 3041), [7OC]
    ------allow petitioners for coverage of new technologies or 
        procedures to meet with the Health Care Financing 
        Administration to develop written plans (see H.R. 2338), 
        [24JN]
    ------assure access to managed health care through the cost 
        contract program (see H.R. 2268, 2268), [17JN]
    ------calculation of Medicare+Choice payments for medical services 
        at Dept. of Veterans Affairs and Dept. of Defense facilities 
        (see H.R. 2447), [1JY]
    ------change rate of increase for Medicare+Choice capitation rates 
        (see H.R. 3092), [18OC]
    ------clarify non-preemption of State prescription drug benefit 
        laws relative to Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 549), [3FE]
    ------combat fraud and abuse relative to partial hospitalization 
        services (see H.R. 1543), [22AP]
    ------combat waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 2229), [15JN] (see 
        H.R. 3461), [18NO]
    ------contract reform (see H.R. 312), [7JA]
    ------contracting with certain hospitals to provide certain 
        surgical procedures and related services at a single rate (see 
        H.R. 1392), [13AP]
    ------coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1890), [20MY]
    ------coverage of adult day care services (see H.R. 745), [11FE]
    ------coverage of advanced new therapies to treat diabetic foot 
        ulcers (see H.R. 2369), [29JN]
    ------coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice 
        program (see H. Con. Res. 62), [18MR]
    ------coverage of chronic disease prescription drugs (see H.R. 
        1796), [13MY]
    ------coverage of frail elderly beneficiaries permanently residing 
        in certain nursing facilities (see H.R. 1998), [27MY]
    ------coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2620), 
        [27JY]
    ------coverage of inpatient hospital services in Puerto Rico (see 
        H.R. 2712), [4AU]
    ------coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 
        2945), [24SE]
    ------coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 
        1187), [18MR]
    ------coverage of nursing facilities and in-home services (see 
        H.R. 131), [7JA]
    ------coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 886), 
        [1MR] (see H.R. 1109), [15MR] (see H.R. 1495), [20AP] (see 
        H.R. 2012), [8JN] (see H.R. 2782), [5AU] (see H.R. 3482), 
        [18NO] (see H. Con. Res. 149), [1JY]
    ------coverage of outpatient prescription drugs for low-income 
        beneficiaries and provision of stop-loss

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        protection for outpatient prescription drug expenses (see H.R. 
        2925), [23SE]
    ------coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 1495), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 372), [9NO]
    ------coverage of screening retinal eye examinations for 
        individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1542), [22AP]
    ------coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), 
        [15SE]
    ------demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer 
        patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), 
        [13AP]
    ------designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers 
        for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see 
        H.R. 3003), [4OC]
    ------develop and implement a single, unified prospective payment 
        system for post-care hospital services (see H.R. 2070), [8JN]
    ------disclose staffing and performance data, provide 
        whistleblower protections, and review mergers and acquisitions 
        relative to Medicare providers (see H.R. 1288), [25MR]
    ------eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in 
        calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice 
        organizations (see H.R. 406), [19JA] (see H.R. 1088), [11MR]
    ------eliminate reduction in payment amounts to home health 
        agencies and provide for an interest-free grace period for 
        repayment of overpayments (see H.R. 2618), [27JY]
    ------ensure access to comparable prescription drug coverage in 
        Medigap policies relative to termination of Medicare+Choice 
        plans (see H.R. 634), [9FE]
    ------ensure geographic reclassifications of hospitals in urban 
        areas do not result in lower wage indexes (see H.R. 3216), 
        [3NO]
    ------ensure reimbursement for certain ambulance services and 
        improve the efficiency of the emergency medical system (see 
        H.R. 2831), [9SE]
    ------establish a demonstration project to provide beneficiaries 
        greater information on various courses of treatment for 
        certain diseases or injuries (see H.R. 1544), [22AP]
    ------establish a prospective payment system for psychiatric 
        hospital services (see H.R. 1006), [4MR]
    ------exclude cancer treatment from the prospective payment system 
        for hospital outpatient services (see H.R. 1090), [11MR]
    ------exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under 
        the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (see 
        H.R. 655), [9FE]
    ------exclude lobbying costs from the calculation of the adjusted 
        community rate for Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 2230), 
        [15JN]
    ------exempt certain beneficiaries from financial limitations 
        imposed on physical, speech-language pathology, and 
        occupational therapy services (see H.R. 1837), [18MY]
    ------exempt financial limitations imposed on physical, speech-
        language pathology, and occupational therapy services and 
        develop and implement a classification system to vary the 
        limitations (see H.R. 1736), [6MY]
    ------expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see 
        H.R. 2892), [21SE]
    ------expand the use of competitive bidding (see H.R. 1900), 
        [20MY]
    ------extend community nursing organization demonstration projects 
        (see H.R. 1999), [27MY]
    ------extend coverage of immunosuppressive drugs to cases of 
        transplants not paid for under the program (see H.R. 3107), 
        [19OC]
    ------extend health care coverage (see H.R. 402), [19JA]
    ------facilitate use of private contracts (see H.R. 2867), [14SE]
    ------freeze reductions under Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 3145), 
        [26OC]
    ------Health Care Financing Administration regulatory burdens 
        imposed on suppliers of durable medical equipment (see H. Con. 
        Res. 98), [5MY]
    ------implement budget neutrality adjustment factor in determining 
        payment rates for Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 
        2419), [1JY]
    ------improve access to benefits and programs to eligible, low-
        income beneficiaries (see H.R. 1455), [15AP]
    ------improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain 
        individuals (see H.R. 2228), [15JN]
    ------improve and streamline the physician self-referral law (see 
        H.R. 2650), [29JY]
    ------improve coverage determination process relative to new 
        advances in medical technology (see H.R. 2030), [8JN]
    ------improve methodology for the calculation of Medicare+Choice 
        payment rates (see H.R. 3284), [9NO]
    ------improve review procedures (see H.R. 2356), [24JN]
    ------improve the operation of certain Medicare+Choice and Medigap 
        programs (see H.R. 491), [2FE]
    ------improve the telemedicine program and provide grants for the 
        development of telehealth networks (see H.R. 3420), [17NO]
    ------increase certain payments to hospitals (see H.R. 2266), 
        [17JN]
    ------increase payments for pap smear laboratory tests (see H.R. 
        976), [4MR] (see H.R. 2930), [23SE]
    ------increase payments for physician services provided in health 
        professional shortage areas in Alaska and Hawaii (see H.R. 
        2967), [28SE]
    ------increase payments to providers for case manager services in 
        rural areas (see H.R. 1646), [29AP]
    ------increase payments to skilled nursing facilities that have a 
        significant proportion of residents with AIDS (see H.R. 3029), 
        [6OC]
    ------limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 914), [2MR]
    ------limit reductions in Federal payments under the prospective 
        payment system for hospital outpatient department services 
        (see H.R. 2241), [16JN]
    ------make changes in payment methodologies and provide coverage 
        of outpatient prescription drugs to beneficiaries who lose 
        drug coverage under Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 3086), 
        [14OC]
    ------make refinements in the prospective payment system for 
        outpatient hospital services (see H.R. 2979), [30SE]
    ------modify restrictions on physician self-referral (see H.R. 
        2651), [29JY]
    ------modify treatment of certain patient days for purposes of 
        determining the amount of disproportionate share adjustment 
        payments to hospitals (see H.R. 1529), [22AP]
    ------payment for insulin pumps (see H.R. 360), [19JA]
    ------preserve and expand (see H. Con. Res. 135), [16JN]
    ------prevent sudden disruption of beneficiary enrollment in 
        Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 141), [7JA]
    ------prohibit collection of data from home health agencies under 
        the OASIS data collection program from non-Medicare patients 
        (see H.R. 2246), [16JN]
    ------protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice 
        plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see 
        H.R. 3004), [4OC]
    ------provide additional benefits to prevent or delay the onset of 
        illnesses (see H.R. 1968), [26MY]
    ------provide for independent case managers for home health 
        services (see H.R. 746), [11FE]
    ------provide greater equity to home health agencies and ensure 
        access to medically necessary home health services (see H.R. 
        2628), [27JY]
    ------provide more equitable payments to home health agencies (see 
        H.R. 2546), [16JY]
    ------provision of physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-
        language pathology services, and respiratory therapy by a 
        comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facility at a single, 
        fixed location (see H.R. 3441), [17NO]
    ------reduce amount of coinsurance payable in conjunction with 
        outpatient department services (see H.R. 421), [19JA]
    ------reduce capital payments to certain hospitals with below 
        average occupancy rates (see H.R. 2199), [14JN]
    ------reduce financial liability of physicians providing certain 
        care under Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 1375), [12AP]
    ------reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 664), 
        [10FE]
    ------reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 664), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 371), [9NO]
    ------reform beneficiary payment limits for certain long-existing 
        home health agencies relative to the interim payment system 
        (see H.R. 2123), [10JN]
    ------reform purchasing, payment, and administrative requirements 
        (see H.R. 2115), [9JN]
    ------reimburse hospitals for psychologist, physician assistant, 
        and nurse practitioner training costs (see H.R. 2794), [5AU]
    ------reimburse hospitals for psychologist training costs (see 
        H.R. 1140), [16MR]
    ------reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 1046), 
        [9MR]
    ------reimbursement of routine patient care costs for individuals 
        participating in approved clinical trials (see H.R. 61), [7JA]
    ------remove the sunset and numerical limitation on participation 
        in Medicare+Choice medical savings account plans (see H.R. 
        2068), [8JN] (see H.R. 2173), [10JN]
    ------repeal interim payment system, eliminate mandatory reduction 
        under the prospective payment system, and continue periodic 
        interim payments for home health services (see H.R. 2361), 
        [24JN]
    ------repeal restriction on payment for hospital discharges to 
        post-acute care (see H.R. 405), [19JA] (see H.R. 1936), [25MY]
    ------repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services 
        (see H.R. 1385), [13AP]
    ------require advanced notice to managed care plan enrollees of 
        hospital termination under such plans (see H.R. 1639), [29AP]
    ------require appropriate training and certification for suppliers 
        of certain listed items of orthotics or prosthetics (see H.R. 
        1938), [25MY]
    ------require certain additional information in statements of 
        explanation of benefits provided to beneficiaries (see H.R. 
        1511), [21AP]
    ------require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome 
        rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 
        632), [9FE] (see H.R. 2002), [27MY]
    ------require governing boards of national accrediting entities to 
        have public representation and open meetings (see H.R. 2174), 
        [10JN]
    ------require universal product numbers on claims forms for 
        reimbursement for durable medical equipment and other items 
        (see H.R. 418), [19JA]
    ------restore the non-applicability of private contracts for the 
        provision of benefits (see H.R. 958), [3MR]
    ------restrictions on changes in benefits under Medicare+Choice 
        plans (see H.R. 1134), [16MR]
    ------revise inflation update factor used in making payments to 
        prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3114), [20OC]
    ------revise interim payment system to home health agencies for 
        home health services (see H.R. 2492), [13JY] (see H.R. 2744), 
        [5AU]
    ------revise payment amounts to home health agencies (see H.R. 
        2240), [16JN]
    ------standardize clinical practice guidelines to improve delivery 
        of services (see H.R. 2069), [8JN]
    ------treatment of payments to Medicare+Choice organizations 
        relative to disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 
        1103), [11MR]
    ------waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of 
        drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), [19JA]
    Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task 
        Force: establish (see H.R. 119), [7JA]
    Medicare Payment Advisory Commission: expand membership and 
        include individuals with expertise in manufacturing and 
        distributing finished medical goods (see H.R. 3271), [9NO]
    Medicare/Medicaid: restrict use and require recording and 
        reporting of information on use of physical and chemical 
        restraints and seclusion in mental health facilities (see H.R. 
        1313), [25MR]

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    ------surety bond requirements for home health agencies, durable 
        medical equipment suppliers, and others (see H.R. 2325), 
        [23JN]
    Mental health: clarify application of certain mental health parity 
        provisions to annual and lifetime visit, benefit, and dollar 
        limits (see H.R. 2445), [1JY]
    ------provide for treatment parity (see H.R. 2593), [22JY]
    Motor vehicles: establish requirements for the cancellation of 
        automobile insurance policies (see H.R. 644), [9FE]
    ------limit liability of rental or leasing companies for negligent 
        operation of rented or leased vehicles (see H.R. 1954), [26MY]
    ------provide consumers choice of auto insurance, guarantee 
        affordable premiums, and improve compensation for accident 
        victims (see H.R. 1475), [20AP]
    National Flood Insurance Program: improve predisaster mitigation 
        and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded 
        properties (see H.R. 1297), [25MR] (see H.R. 2728), [5AU]
    Pensions: require plan administrators that provide access to 
        automobile insurance to submit certain information on such 
        insurance to the FTC (see H.R. 2006), [8JN]
    Pharmaceuticals: demonstration project to expand eligibility under 
        existing State prescription drug assistance programs for low-
        income seniors (see H.R. 2375), [29JN]
    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. 1422), [14AP] (see 
        H.R. 2180), [10JN]
    ------establish a program of pharmacy assistance fee for elderly 
        persons who have no health insurance coverage (see H.R. 723), 
        [11FE]
    ------limit hardship endured when meeting prescription drug needs 
        (see H. Con. Res. 152), [13JY]
    ------prevent and increase penalties for crimes such as health 
        care, pension, and telemarketing fraud, and nursing home abuse 
        and fraud (see H.R. 1862), [19MY]
    Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product 
        liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (see H.R. 2366), 
        [25JN]
    ------provide employees with a simple, secure, and fully portable 
        defined benefit plan (see H.R. 2190), [14JN]
    ------use of welfare-to-work funds to form alliances to purchase 
        discounted health insurance for welfare-to-work program 
        eligible employees (see H.R. 2238), [16JN]
    Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax 
        payments into personal investment plans and extend the Old-
        Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 
        250), [7JA] (see H.R. 1793), [13MY]
    ------allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program allotment to cover uninsured pregnant women (see H.R. 
        1843), [18MY]
    ------clarify exemption of certain children with special needs 
        from State option to use managed care (see H.R. 3332), [10NO]
    ------constitutional amendment relative to budget treatment of 
        Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program and the 
        hospital insurance program (see H.J. Res. 40), [16MR]
    ------continue eligibility for child's insurance benefits to 
        individuals who marry and have Hansen's disease (see H.R. 
        3280), [9NO]
    ------effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 34), [2FE]
    ------eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving 
        pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 742), [11FE]
    ------ensure solvency of trust funds (see H.R. 37), [6JA] (see 
        H.R. 3012), [5OC]
    ------establish and maintain individual investment accounts (see 
        H.R. 1897), [20MY]
    ------expand health care coverage for working, disabled 
        individuals and establish a Ticket to Work and Self-
        Sufficiency Program to provide work opportunities for such 
        individuals (see H.R. 1091), [11MR] (see H.R. 1180), [18MR]
    ------extend rural Advanced Life Support intercept services to 
        other areas (see H.R. 2711), [4AU]
    ------improve computation system for certain workers who attain 
        age 65 (see H.R. 538), [3FE]
    ------improve coverage of low-income children under State 
        Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 
        827), [24FE] (see H.R. 3480), [18NO]
    ------level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's 
        death (see H.R. 163), (see H.R. 287), [7JA]
    ------make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act 
        (see H.R. 3075), [14OC] (see H.R. 3146), [26OC] (see H.R. 
        3426), [17NO]
    ------permit children covered under the State Children's Health 
        Insurance Program to be eligible for the Federal Vaccines for 
        Children Program (see H.R. 2976), [29SE]
    ------permit members of the clergy to be exempt from coverage at 
        any time during career (see H.R. 1061), [10MR]
    ------permit members of the clergy to revoke their exemption from 
        coverage (see H.R. 133), [7JA]
    ------preserve all budget surpluses until legislation is enacted 
        to strengthen and protect Social Security and Medicare (see 
        H.R. 1927), [25MY]
    ------promote identification of children eligible for State 
        Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 
        2807), [8SE]
    ------protect Social Security surpluses and reserve a portion of 
        non-Social Security surpluses to strengthen and protect 
        Medicare (see H.R. 3165), [28OC]
    ------provide annual statement of accrued liability of the Old-
        Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 
        244), [7JA]
    ------provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to 
        work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 3070), [13OC]
    ------provide enrollment period for Medicare and Medigap relative 
        to certain military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 743), 
        [11FE]
    ------provide lump-sum death payments (see H.R. 3281), [9NO]
    ------reform (see H.R. 1), [1MR]
    ------remove limitations on outside income while receiving 
        benefits (see H.R. 47), [6JA] (see H.R. 288), [7JA] (see H.R. 
        519), [3FE]
    ------require specific legislative recommendations to ensure 
        solvency of trust funds (see H.R. 245), [7JA]
    ------treatment of severe spinal cord injuries relative to certain 
        earnings (see H.R. 401), [19JA]
    ------waive waiting period for disability benefits relative to 
        individuals with terminal illnesses (see H.R. 1107), [11MR]
    States: improve data collection and evaluation of children's 
        health coverage under the State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 1545), [22AP]
    ------increase allotments to territories under the State 
        Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 806), [23FE]
    Taxation: allow a refundable credit for certain Medicare premiums 
        (see H.R. 122), [7JA] (see H.R. 1772), [12MY]
    ------allow credit to military retirees for Medicare coverage (see 
        H.R. 121), [7JA]
    ------allow individuals a refundable credit for the purchase of 
        private health insurance and provide for a report on State 
        health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 2362), [25JN]
    ------allow individuals a refundable credit for the purchase of 
        private health insurance through a pooling arrangement (see 
        H.R. 2185), [14JN]
    ------allow individuals to designate refunds to provide 
        catastrophic health coverage to individuals who do not 
        otherwise have health coverage (see H.R. 2433), [1JY]
    ------allow penalty-free distributions from qualified retirement 
        plans on account of the death or disability of the 
        participant's spouse (see H.R. 2826), [9SE]
    ------clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for 
        termination payments received by former life insurance 
        salesmen (see H.R. 1593), [28AP]
    ------credits for health insurance costs of employees not eligible 
        to participate in employer-subsidized health coverage (see 
        H.R. 1819), [14MY]
    ------deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 145), 
        [7JA] (see H.R. 1177), [18MR]
    ------deny charitable contribution deduction for transfers 
        associated with split-dollar insurance arrangements (see H.R. 
        572), [4FE] (see H.R. 630), [9FE]
    ------deny deduction for certain reparations received by Holocaust 
        survivors (see H.R. 3511), [19NO]
    ------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. 1263), [24MR]
    ------disclosure of employer's share of taxes paid for old-age, 
        survivors, disability, and hospital insurance for the employee 
        (see H.R. 1264), [24MR]
    ------ensure employees retain hospital insurance tax exemption 
        relative to consolidation of a political subdivision with the 
        State (see H.R. 873), [25FE]
    ------exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see 
        H.R. 390), [19JA] (see H.R. 1292), [25MR]
    ------full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed 
        individuals (see H.R. 225), [7JA] (see H.R. 611), [4FE] (see 
        H.R. 918), [2MR] (see H.R. 980), [4MR]
    ------impose a tax on certain unearned income and provide tax 
        relief by reducing the rate of the Social Security payroll tax 
        (see H.R. 1099), [11MR]
    ------permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other 
        companies (see H.R. 2431), [1JY]
    ------permit penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans for 
        medical expenses of certain older relatives (see H.R. 253), 
        (see H.R. 275), [7JA]
    ------provide disaster relief for homeowners (see H.R. 2393), 
        [30JN]
    ------provide incentives for health coverage (see H.R. 2261), 
        [17JN]
    ------provide marriage penalty relief, incentives to encourage 
        health coverage, and increased child care assistance, and 
        extend certain expiring tax provisions (see H.R. 2020), [8JN]
    ------provide tax-exempt status for organizations created by a 
        State to provide property and casualty insurance coverage for 
        property (see H.R. 264), [7JA]
    ------treatment of active financing income earned overseas by 
        financial services firms (see H.R. 681), [10FE]
    ------treatment of employers who maintain a self-insured health 
        plan for their employees (see H.R. 2304), [22JN]
    ------treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to 
        long-term care insurance (see H.R. 161), [7JA]
    ------treatment of individual health insurance costs and employees 
        who elect not to participate in employer subsidized health 
        plans (see H.R. 1687), [5MY]
    ------treatment of marriage penalty, estate taxes, long-term care 
        needs, child care, health insurance costs for self-employed 
        individuals, and the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 2085), 
        [9JN]
    ------treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 614), [8FE]
    ------treatment of unused benefits under cafeteria plans that 
        allow flexible spending accounts for out-of-pocket medical 
        expenses (see H.R. 3034), [6OC]
    Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (H.R. 1180): 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 387), [17NO]
    ------corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 236), [18NO]
    Trust funds: investment of several Federal health-related and 
        retirement trust funds in broad-based private equities indices 
        (see H.R. 633), [9FE]
    Veterans: extend dependency and indemnity compensation benefits to 
        surviving spouses whose subsequent marriages have terminated 
        (see H.R. 708), [11FE]

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    ------increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans 
        and survivors (see H.R. 1765), [12MY]
    ------payment of certain group life insurance benefits to 
        beneficiaries of deceased members of the uniformed services 
        (see H.R. 2206), [15JN]
    Women: allow direct access to obstetrician-gynecologists (see H. 
        Res. 164), [6MY]
    ------coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 524), [3FE] (see 
        H.R. 1132), [16MR]
    ------implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery 
        resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 3224), [4NO]
    World War II: recovery of insurance issued for victims of the 
        Holocaust (see H.R. 126), [7JA]
  Conference reports
    Framework for the Affiliation of Banks, Securities Firms, and 
        Other Financial Service Providers (S. 900), [2NO]
    Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (H.R. 1180), 
        [17NO]
  Messages
    Strengthen Social Security and Medicare Act: President Clinton, 
        [26OC]
  Motions
    Financial institutions: provide framework for the affiliation of 
        banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers 
        (H.R. 10), [1JY]
    ------provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities 
        firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), [30JY]
    Health: national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), [6OC], [3NO]
  Reports filed
    Agricultural Risk Protection Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) 
        (H.R. 2559) (H. Rept. 106-300), [5AU], [22SE]
    Aviation War Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 98) (H. Rept. 
        106-2), [2FE]
    Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H.R. 853) (H. Rept. 106-198), [24JN]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 853) (H. Rept. 106-198), 
        [5AU]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 853) (H. Rept. 106-
        198), [5AU]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1180, Ticket to Work 
        and Work Incentives Improvement Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 387) (H. Rept. 106-482), [17NO]
    Consideration of Conference Report on S. 900, Framework for the 
        Affiliation of Banks, Securities Firms, and Other Financial 
        Service Providers: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 355) 
        (H. Rept. 106-440), [2NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 10, Financial Services Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 235) (H. Rept. 106-214), [30JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 707, Disaster Mitigation and Cost Reduction 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 91) (H. Rept. 106-
        41), [3MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2559, Agricultural Risk Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 308) (H. Rept. 106-346), 
        [28SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2723, Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care 
        Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. 
        Rept. 106-366), [5OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. Rept. 106-366), 
        [5OC]
    Disaster Mitigation and Cost Reduction Act: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 707) (H. Rept. 
        106-40), [3MR]
    Financial Services Act: Committee on Banking and Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 106-74), [23MR], [10JN]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 106-74), 
        [15JN]
    Framework for the Affiliation of Banks, Securities Firms, and 
        Other Financial Service Providers: Committee of Conference (S. 
        900) (H. Rept. 106-434), [2NO]
    Medicaid Coverage of Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Services 
        for Certain Women Screened Under Federally Funded Programs: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1070) (H. Rept. 106-486), 
        [22NO]
    Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3075) (H. Rept. 106-
        436), [2NO]
    Prohibit Transfers or Discharges of Medicaid Residents of Nursing 
        Facilities: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 540) (H. Rept. 
        106-44), [8MR]
    Senate Amendment to H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 348) (H. Rept. 106-430), 
        [1NO]
    Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1180) (H. Rept. 106-478), [17NO]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3070) (H. Rept. 
        106-393), [18OC]
    Work Incentives Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 1180) (H. Rept. 106-220), [1JY]

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND COMMUNICATIONS OMNIBUS REFORM ACT
  Conference reports
    Provisions (H.R. 1554), [9NO]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1554) (H. Rept. 106-
        464), [9NO]

INTELLIGENCE SERVICES
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1555, intelligence services appropriations, [22SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 1555), [26AP]
    ------authorizing (H.R. 1555), consideration (see H. Res. 167), 
        [12MY]
    ------authorizing (H.R. 1555), consideration of conference report 
        (see H. Res. 364), [8NO]
    Classified information: identify, collect, and review for 
        declassification information that is of extraordinary public 
        interest (see H.R. 3152), [27OC]
    Dept. of Energy: establish moratorium on Foreign Visitors Program 
        and set up counter-intelligence program at nuclear 
        laboratories (see H.R. 1348), [25MR]
  Conference reports
    Intelligence Services Appropriations (H.R. 1555), [5NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1555, Intelligence 
        Services Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        364) (H. Rept. 106-460), [8NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 1555, Intelligence Services Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 167) (H. Rept. 106-136), 
        [12MY]
    Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 1555) (H. Rept. 106-457), [5NO]
    ------Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 1555) (H. 
        Rept. 106-130), [10MY]

INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
  Bills and resolutions
    Chippewa Cree Tribe: final settlement of water rights claims (see 
        H.R. 795), [23FE]
    Federal aid programs: public participation in establishing 
        locations of substance abuse treatment group homes (see H.R. 
        2983), [30SE]
    Native Americans: provide remedies for sovereign tribal 
        governments relative to gaming compacts and gaming 
        participation laws (see H.R. 1811), [13MY]
    Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school 
        facilities (see H.R. 2955), [27SE]
    Taxation: treatment of Indian tribal governments as State, local 
        governments or nonprofit organizations relative to 
        unemployment compensation (see H.R. 1943), [26MY]
    Treaties and agreements: prohibit executive branch compliance with 
        the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and the multilateral 
        Memorandum of Understanding related to that treaty (see H.R. 
        2022), [8JN]
  Reports filed
    Chippewa Cree Tribe of The Rocky Boy's Reservation Indian Reserved 
        Water Rights Settlement and Water Supply Enhancement Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 795) (H. Rept. 106-374), 
        [12OC]

INTERMODAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: repeal the 
        Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 1252), [24MR]

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2488, Financial Freedom Act, [2AU]
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: promote and improve employee stock 
        ownership plans (see H.R. 2124), [10JN]
    Dept. of the Treasury: codify authority to issue regulations 
        covering the practices of enrolled agents (see H.R. 3491), 
        [18NO]
    Federal employees: extend civil service retirement options to IRS 
        revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal 
        law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), [23MR]
    Internal Revenue Code: simplify certain provisions (see H.R. 
        1928), [25MY]
    Small business: provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 296), 
        [7JA]
    Taxation: allow designation of charity contributions on tax 
        returns and establish the Checkoff for Charity Commission to 
        ensure payment of contributions (see H.R. 2053), [8JN]
    ------allow income tax refund (see H.R. 1254), [24MR]
    ------allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax 
        overpayments or to make contributions for units of the 
        National Park System (see H.R. 1154), [17MR]
    ------authorize Federal entities to take control of certain State 
        child support enforcement programs (see H.R. 1488), [20AP]
    ------clarify that certain small businesses that use merchandise 
        or inventory are permitted to use the cash method of 
        accounting (see H.R. 2273), [17JN]
    ------eliminate marriage tax penalty (see H.R. 725), [11FE]
    ------eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate 
        brackets and standard deduction amounts (see H.R. 6), [10FE]
    ------eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting standard 
        deduction amounts (see H.R. 108), [7JA]
    ------ensure confidentiality of advance pricing agreements (see 
        H.R. 2378), [29JN]
    ------ensure tax payments from certain religious individuals are 
        used for nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 1454), [15AP]
    ------extend due date for filing a tax return for any member of a 
        uniformed service on a tour of duty outside the U.S. (see H.R. 
        1411), [14AP]
    ------prevent abuse of the enhanced charitable deduction for 
        overseas contributions of drugs (see H.R. 3197), [2NO]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty 
        and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and 
        investments, and establish incentives for education and health 
        care (see H.R. 2488), [13JY]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty 
        and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and 
        investments, and establish incentives for education and health 
        care (H.R. 2488), consideration (see H. Res. 256), [20JY]
    ------reform interest allocation rules (see H.R. 2270), [17JN]
    ------reform Internal Revenue Code through revenue neutral 
        proposals which protect Social Security and Medicare trust 
        funds (see H. Con. Res. 85), [14AP]
    ------repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national 
        retail sales tax (see H.R. 1467), [15AP] (see H.R. 2001), 
        [27MY] (see H.R. 2525), [14JY]
    ------restore deduction for 2-income married couples (see H.R. 
        1453), [15AP]
    ------restructure and replace the income tax system to meet 
        national priorities (see H.R. 134), [7JA]
    ------simplify certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code 
        (see H.R. 1928), [25MY]

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    ------simplify Internal Revenue Code through revenue neutral 
        proposals (see H.R. 1420), [14AP]
    ------terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 1041), [9MR]
    ------terminate Internal Revenue Code and abolish IRS (see H. Con. 
        Res. 148), [1JY]
    ------treatment of flight training expenses reimbursed through 
        certain veterans educational assistance allowances (see H.R. 
        2004), [27MY]
    ------treatment of interest on the tax portion of an underpayment 
        and of payments under an installment agreement (see H.R. 753), 
        [11FE]
    ------treatment of tax-exempt financing for professional sports 
        facilities (see H.R. 3096), [18OC]
    Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act (H.R. 2488): consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 274), [4AU]
  Conference reports
    Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act (H.R. 2488), [4AU]
  Messages
    Veto of H.R. 2488, Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act: President 
        Clinton, [23SE]
  Motions
    Taxation: reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage 
        penalty and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on 
        savings and investments, and establish incentives for 
        education and health care (H.R. 2488), [22JY], [2AU]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty 
        and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and 
        investments, and establish incentives for education and health 
        care (H.R. 2488), conference report, [5AU]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty 
        and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and 
        investments, and establish incentives for education and health 
        care (H.R. 2488), veto, [23SE], [19OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2488, Taxpayer Refund 
        and Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 274) (H. 
        Rept. 106-291), [4AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 2488, Financial Freedom Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 256) (H. Rept. 106-246), [20JY]
    Financial Freedom Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        2488) (H. Rept. 106-238), [16JY]
    Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        2488) (H. Rept. 106-289), [4AU]

INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
see Treaties and Agreements

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. 1477), [20AP]

INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
see World Bank
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign aid: require U.S. directors of international institutions 
        to encourage countries to use U.S. portion of assistance to 
        purchase U.S. goods and services (see H.R. 2851), [14SE]

INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Aviation: encourage efforts to have European Union regulation of 
        aircraft noise rescinded (see H. Con. Res. 187), [22SE]
  Reports filed
    Encourage Efforts To Have European Union Regulation of Aircraft 
        Noise Rescinded: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 187) (H. Rept. 106-334), 
        [24SE]

INTERNATIONAL CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Courts: settlement of claims relative to U.S. victims of National 
        Socialist persecution (see H.R. 2781), [5AU]

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS
  Bills and resolutions
    Bretton Woods Agreement Act: sunset (see H.R. 1147), [17MR]
    Dept. of the Treasury: Exchange Stabilization Fund reform (see 
        H.R. 1540), [22AP]
    Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures 
        relative to exchange rates in transfers involving 
        international transactions (see H.R. 382), [19JA]
    Financial institutions: promote openness, transparency, and 
        efficiency in international government procurement through 
        capacity building and third-party procurement monitoring (see 
        H.R. 3116), [20OC]
    Foreign policy: provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted 
        poor countries and strengthen similar international relief 
        efforts (see H.R. 3049), [7OC]
    ------provide incentives to corporations to invest in developing 
        countries, debt relief for developing countries, and a method 
        for repayment of money owed to the U.S. (see H.R. 3211), [3NO]
    IMF: ensure transparency and efficiency of operations (see H.R. 
        1203), [18MR]
    ------make funding contingent upon cancellation of certain foreign 
        debt owed to the U.S. (see H.R. 1305), [25MR]
    ------oppose use of proceeds from the sale of gold reserves for 
        structural adjustment programs in developing countries (see H. 
        Con. Res. 132), [14JN]
    ------prohibit funding until payment of interest on U.S. reserves 
        (see H.R. 3134), [21OC]
    ------provide debt relief to highly indebted poor countries, end 
        participation in Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility, and 
        require that certain conditions be met before the sale of gold 
        reserves (see H.R. 2939), [23SE]
    ------requirements before sale of gold (see H.R. 2453), [1JY]
    Indonesia: oppose IMF and World Bank loans until violence 
        resulting from the referendum in East Timor has been ended 
        (see H.R. 2822), [9SE]
    Iron and steel industry: establish an emergency loan guarantee 
        program for steel and iron ore companies (see H.R. 1822), 
        [14MY]
    ------impose a temporary ban on importation of certain steel 
        products from Japan, Russia, Republic of Korea, and Brazil 
        (see H.R. 502), [2FE]
    ------limit steel imports to the average monthly volume of such 
        imports during the 3 years preceding July, 1997 (see H.R. 
        506), [2FE]
    ------reduce the volume of steel imports (see H.R. 975), [4MR]
    ------reduce the volume of steel imports (H.R. 975), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 114), [16MR]
    ------respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the 
        financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (see H.R. 
        412), [19JA]
    Jordan: encourage holders of Jordanian debt to provide debt relief 
        (see H. Res. 265), [29JY]
    Money: promote international monetary stability and share 
        seigniorage with officially dollarized countries (see H.R. 
        3493), [18NO]
    Russia: propose principles governing the provision of IMF 
        assistance (see H.R. 3027), [5OC]
    World Bank: prevent U.S. funds from being used for environmentally 
        destructive projects or projects involving involuntary 
        resettlement (see H.R. 2969), [29SE]
  Messages
    Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: President Clinton, [12OC]
  Motions
    Iron and steel industry: establish an emergency loan guarantee 
        program for steel and iron ore companies (H.R. 1664), [4AU]
    Power resources: establish an emergency loan guarantee program for 
        oil and gas producers (H.R. 1664), [4AU]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 975, Reduce the Volume of Steel Imports: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 114) (H. Rept. 106-55), 
        [16MR]
    Reduce the Volume of Steel Imports: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 975) (H. Rept. 106-52), [15MR]

INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY ECONOMIC POWERS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Drugs: freeze assets of certain foreign narcotics traffickers and 
        prohibit financial dealings with the U.S. (see H.R. 2105), 
        [9JN] (see H.R. 3164), [28OC]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Narcotics Traffickers in Colombia: 
        President Clinton, [2NO]

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION ADVISORY COMMISSION
  Appointments
    Members, [6JA], [23JN], [8SE]

INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work: tribute 
        (see H. Con. Res. 116), [25MY]

INTERNATIONAL LAW
related term(s) Treaties and Agreements
  Bills and resolutions
    Courts: judicial remedies for U.S. persons injured as a result of 
        foreign violations of arbitral obligations (see H.R. 2352), 
        [24JN]
    Crime: increase cooperation on extradition efforts between the 
        U.S. and foreign governments (see H.R. 3212), [3NO]
    Dept. of State: report on U.S. citizens injured or killed by 
        certain terrorist groups (see H.R. 2172), [10JN]
    Foreign aid: prohibit U.S. economic assistance for countries that 
        ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 
        (see H.R. 2381), [29JN]
    Geneva Conventions: celebrate anniversary and recognize the 
        humanitarian safeguards these treaties provide in times of 
        armed conflict (see H. Con. Res. 102), [6MY]
    Immigration: prevent admission, require removal, and authorize 
        investigation of aliens who commit acts of torture or genocide 
        abroad (see H.R. 2642), [29JY] (see H.R. 3058), [12OC]
    Iraq: oppose expansion of Oil-for-Food Program and condemn Saddam 
        Hussein for actions against Iraqi people and the U.N. (see H. 
        Con. Res. 39), [2MR]
    Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: tribute to efforts to secure release of 
        captured U.S. servicemen held in Serbia (see H. Res. 156), 
        [3MY]
    Milosevic, Slobodan: culpability for war crimes, crimes against 
        humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia (see H. Con. 
        Res. 118), [25MY]
    Serbia: prohibit non-humanitarian reconstruction assistance until 
        Slobodan Milosevic and certain other officials have been 
        arrested and placed in custody (see H.R. 2187), [14JN]
    ------release of captured U.S. servicemen and adherence to Geneva 
        Convention protocols relative to POW and civilians (see H. 
        Con. Res. 83), [12AP]
    U.N.: oppose convening of conference to enforce the Fourth Geneva 
        Convention for the Protection of Civilians in Time of War 
        relative to Israeli actions in the occupied Palestinian 
        territory (see H. Con. Res. 117), [25MY]
    World War II: require apology and reparation of victims of 
        Japanese war crimes (see H. Res. 304), [24SE]

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
related term(s) World Bank
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Treasury: Exchange Stabilization Fund reform (see 
        H.R. 1540), [22AP]
    Foreign aid: make funding contingent upon cancellation of certain 
        foreign debt owed to the U.S. (see H.R. 1305), [25MR]
    ------provide debt relief to highly indebted poor countries, end 
        participation in Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility, and 
        require that certain conditions be met before the sale of gold 
        reserves (see H.R. 2939), [23SE]
    ------require U.S. directors of international institutions to 
        encourage countries to use U.S. portion of assistance to 
        purchase U.S. goods and services (see H.R. 2851), [14SE]
    Foreign policy: provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted 
        poor countries and strengthen similar international relief 
        efforts (see H.R. 3049), [7OC]
    Gold: oppose use of proceeds from the sale of reserves for 
        structural adjustment programs in developing countries (see H. 
        Con. Res. 132), [14JN]
    ------requirements before sale (see H.R. 2453), [1JY]
    Indonesia: oppose IMF and World Bank loans until violence 
        resulting from the referendum in East Timor has been ended 
        (see H.R. 2822), [9SE]

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    International economic relations: prohibit funding until payment 
        of interest on U.S. reserves (see H.R. 3134), [21OC]
    Operations: ensure transparency and efficiency (see H.R. 1203), 
        [18MR]
    Russia: propose principles governing the provision of IMF 
        assistance (see H.R. 3027), [5OC]
  Messages
    Exchange Stabilization Fund Financing for Brazil: President 
        Clinton, [15JN]

INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: prohibit U.S. corporations from providing 
        financial support until institutional reforms are adopted (see 
        H.R. 1370), [12AP]

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
related term(s) Foreign Policy
  Appointments
    Commission on International Religious Freedom, [16JN]
    North Atlantic Assembly, [11FE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Afghanistan: prevent any Taliban led Government from obtaining a 
        seat in the U.N. and refuse recognition for any Afghan 
        Government while human rights violations persist against women 
        and girls (see H. Res. 187), [25MY]
    Africa: urge an end to the war between Eritrea and Ethiopia and 
        call on human rights organizations to investigate abuses in 
        connection with the conflict (see H. Con. Res. 46), [9MR]
    Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for military 
        operations, refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance 
        relative to Kosovo conflict, and for military operations in 
        Southwest Asia (see H.R. 1664), [4MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental for military operations, 
        refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relative to Kosovo 
        conflict, and for military operations in Southwest Asia (H.R. 
        1664), consideration (see H. Res. 159), [5MY]
    Argentina: investigation of terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural 
        Center in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 163), [22JY]
    Armed Forces: support for troops carrying out NATO military 
        operations against Serbia (see H. Con. Res. 72), (see H. Res. 
        130, 132), [24MR]
    Arms control: reduction of nuclear weapons and application of 
        savings to certain domestic initiatives (see H.R. 2545), 
        [16JY]
    Asia: human rights violations and noncompliance with Organization 
        for Security and Cooperation in Europe commitments on 
        democratization in Central Asia (see H. Con. Res. 204), [21OC]
    Barak, Ehud: tribute to election as Prime Minister of Israel and 
        encouraging peace agreement with Syria and Lebanon (see H. 
        Con. Res. 154), [14JY]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of the rotunda for a 
        ceremony to honor anniversary of NATO and accession of Poland, 
        Hungary, and the Czech Republic (see H. Con. Res. 81), [12AP]
    China, People's Republic of: clarify U.S. commitment to security 
        and democracy in the Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 22), 
        [3FE]
    ------condemn officials involved in enforcement of forced 
        abortions and prevent officials from entering or remaining in 
        the U.S. (see H.R. 138), [7JA]
    ------congressional approval before the U.S. supports admission 
        into the World Trade Organization, and U.S. withdrawal if 
        admission is granted without U.S. approval (see H.R. 884), 
        [1MR]
    ------encourage a dialog with Tibet (see H. Res. 389), [17NO]
    ------human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 28), [10FE]
    China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (see H.R. 
        1838), [18MY]
    ------participation in WHO (see H.R. 1794), [13MY]
    ------representation in international institutions (see H. Con. 
        Res. 61), [18MR]
    Climate: stabilize and reduce greenhouse gas concentrations and 
        establish an Office of Global Climate Change within the Dept. 
        of Energy (see H.R. 3384, 3385), [16NO]
    Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international 
        agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures 
        (see H. Res. 298), [22SE]
    Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination 
        Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 107), [10MR]
    Costa Rica: protection of lives and property rights from squatters 
        (see H. Con. Res. 69), [24MR]
    Cuba: extradition to U.S. of Joanne Chesimard and certain other 
        individuals (see H.R. 3329), [10NO]
    ------human rights violations (see H. Res. 99), [9MR]
    Dept. of the Treasury: issuance of war bonds to fund Operation 
        Allied Force and related humanitarian operations (see H.R. 
        1699), [5MY]
    Diseases: establish a commission to recommend a strategy for the 
        global eradication of disease (see H.R. 2399), [30JN]
    Earthquakes: commend Greece and Turkey for mutual humanitarian 
        assistance and rescue relief (see H. Con. Res. 188), [22SE]
    Eglin AFB, FL: recognize and commend personnel for participation 
        in NATO Operation Allied Force in the Balkan region (see H. 
        Res. 379), [16NO]
    Financial institutions: authorizing appropriations to pay for U.S. 
        contributions to certain international financial institutions 
        (see H.R. 2504), [14JY]
    Foreign aid: prohibit U.S. economic assistance for countries that 
        ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 
        (see H.R. 2381), [29JN]
    ------recognize commitment and dedication of humanitarian relief 
        nongovernmental organizations and private volunteer 
        organizations for efforts in Central America and Kosovo (see 
        H. Res. 152), [27AP]
    Foreign countries: normalization of relations between India and 
        Pakistan (see H. Res. 84), [2MR]
    Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to 
        sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 434), [2FE] (see H.R. 772), 
        [23FE] (see H.R. 2489), [13JY]
    ------authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-
        Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), consideration (see H. Res. 250), 
        [15JY]
    ------promote democracy in Serbia and Montenegro (see H.R. 1064, 
        1064), [10MR]
    ------provide bilateral and multilateral debt relief relative to 
        sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2232), [15JN]
    ------provide bilateral debt relief and improve the provision of 
        multilateral debt relief (see H.R. 1095), [11MR]
    ------provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor 
        countries and strengthen similar international relief efforts 
        (see H.R. 3049), [7OC]
    ------provide incentives to corporations to invest in developing 
        countries, debt relief for developing countries, and a method 
        for repayment of money owed to the U.S. (see H.R. 3211), [3NO]
    ------support economic and political independence for the South 
        Caucasus and Central Asia regions (see H.R. 1152), [17MR]
    ------treatment of the People's Republic of China and the Republic 
        of China as separate nations (see H. Con. Res. 166), [29JY]
    Geneva Conventions: celebrate anniversary and recognize the 
        humanitarian safeguards these treaties provide in times of 
        armed conflict (see H. Con. Res. 102), [6MY]
    Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in 
        Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (see H.R. 
        2342), [24JN] (see H.R. 2909), [22SE]
    Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide 
        assistance to victims (see H.R. 3154), [27OC] (see H.R. 3244), 
        [8NO]
    ------condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 209), 
        [26OC]
    IMF: ensure transparency and efficiency of operations (see H.R. 
        1203), [18MR]
    ------make funding contingent upon cancellation of certain foreign 
        debt owed to the U.S. (see H.R. 1305), [25MR]
    ------prohibit funding until payment of interest on U.S. reserves 
        (see H.R. 3134), [21OC]
    Immigration: prevent admission, require removal, and authorize 
        investigation of aliens who commit acts of torture or genocide 
        abroad (see H.R. 2642), [29JY] (see H.R. 3058), [12OC]
    India: resolution of dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir (see H. 
        Res. 212), [16JN] (see H. Res. 227), [29JN]
    Indonesia: deployment of a U.N. force to address human rights 
        violations in East Timor relative to vote on self-
        determination (see H. Res. 292), [14SE]
    ------implementation of results of referendum in East Timor and 
        end violence by paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 183, 
        185; H. Res. 285), [9SE]
    ------oppose IMF and World Bank loans until violence resulting 
        from the referendum in East Timor has been ended (see H.R. 
        2822, 2822), [9SE]
    ------prohibit assistance until Government has provided full 
        compensation for damage done by paramilitary groups in East 
        Timor (see H.R. 3157), [27OC]
    ------prohibit economic assistance until the results of the 
        referendum in East Timor have been fully implemented (see H.R. 
        2809), [8SE] (see H.R. 2838), [9SE] (see H.R. 2895), [21SE]
    ------support for peace process in East Timor (see H. Res. 251), 
        [15JY]
    ------support transition to democracy (see H. Con. Res. 195), 
        [12OC]
    International economic relations: promote international monetary 
        stability and share seigniorage with officially dollarized 
        countries (see H.R. 3493), [18NO]
    International Labor Organization: tribute to Declaration on 
        Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (see H. Con. Res. 
        116), [25MY]
    Iraq: oppose expansion of Oil-for-Food Program and condemn Saddam 
        Hussein for actions against Iraqi people and the U.N. (see H. 
        Con. Res. 39), [2MR]
    Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: tribute to efforts to secure release of 
        captured U.S. servicemen held in Serbia (see H. Res. 156), 
        [3MY]
    Jordan: encourage holders of Jordanian debt to provide debt relief 
        (see H. Res. 265), [29JY]
    ------tribute to efforts by King Abdullah Bin Hussein on the 
        Middle East peace process and to condemn efforts within Jordan 
        to further hostility towards Israel (see H. Res. 340), [21OC]
    Kosovo: authorize security assistance training and support funding 
        for the Kosovo Liberation Army (see H.R. 1408), (see H.R. 
        1425), [14AP]
    ------authorize use of all necessary force and other means to 
        accomplish U.S. and NATO objectives (see H.J. Res. 51), [5MY]
    ------condition and humanitarian needs of refugees (see H. Res. 
        161), [6MY]
    ------end NATO air strikes and engage the U.N. to resolve conflict 
        (see H. Res. 196), [27MY]
    ------presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (see 
        H. Con. Res. 29), [10FE] (see H. Con. Res. 42), [8MR]
    ------presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (H. 
        Con. Res. 42), consideration (see H. Res. 103), [10MR]
    ------prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless 
        authorized by law (see H.R. 647), [9FE] (see H.R. 1368), 
        [12AP] (see H.R. 1562, 1563), [26AP] (see H.R. 1566, 1569), 
        [27AP]
    ------prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless 
        authorized by law (H.R. 1569), consideration (see H. Res. 
        151), [27AP]
    ------support efforts and recommendations of U.S.-Russian meeting 
        in Vienna, Austria relative to peace negotiations (see H. Con. 
        Res. 99), [5MY]
    ------tribute to U.S. and NATO troops for carrying out military 
        operations against Serbia (see H. Con. Res. 130), [10JN] (see 
        H. Con. Res. 145), [29JN]
    ------U.S. policy on self-determination relative to human rights 
        violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian police (see H. 
        Con. Res. 9), [7JA] (see H. Con. Res. 32), [11FE]
    ------use all diplomatic means to negotiate a peaceful settlement 
        without the introduction of U.S. ground forces (see H. Con. 
        Res. 96), [5MY]
    Libya: liquidate assets to pay for travel costs of families of the 
        victims of the Pan Am flight 103 crash in attending the trial 
        of the terrorist suspects in the crash (see H.R. 899), [2MR]

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    Madrid Protocol: implementation of agreement on the international 
        registration of trademarks (see H.R. 769), [23FE]
    Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (see H.J. Res. 35), [2MR] (see H.J. Res. 43), [24MR]
    Middle East: establish U.S. policy on the withdrawal of Syrian 
        forces from Lebanon and the restoration of Lebanon's 
        independence (see H.R. 2056), [8JN]
    Milosevic, Slobodan: culpability for war crimes, crimes against 
        humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia (see H. Con. 
        Res. 118), [25MY]
    NATO: recommend integration of Slovakia (see H. Res. 92), [3MR]
    ------recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania 
        (see H. Con. Res. 21), [2FE]
    ------U.S. commitment (see H. Res. 59), [11FE]
    Northern Ireland: U.S. policy on paramilitary groups and British 
        security forces (see H.R. 128), [7JA]
    Northern Ireland Peace Agreement: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 
        54), [11MR]
    Nuclear weapons: create incentives for the People's Republic of 
        China and India to adopt a policy of restraint relative to 
        nuclear activities (see H.R. 1570), [27AP]
    Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe: St. 
        Petersburg Declaration by the Parliamentary Assembly (see H. 
        Con. Res. 161), [20JY]
    Passports: record place of birth as Jerusalem, Israel, on certain 
        U.S. passports (see H.R. 2768), [5AU]
    Refugees: provide a comprehensive program of support for victims 
        of torture (see H.R. 2367), [29JN]
    Russia: propose principles governing the provision of IMF 
        assistance (see H.R. 3027), [5OC]
    Serbia: authorize the President to conduct military air operations 
        and missile strikes (S. Con. Res. 21), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 151), [27AP]
    ------declaration of war (see H.J. Res. 44), [12AP]
    ------declaration of war (H.J. Res. 44), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 151), [27AP]
    ------direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant 
        to the War Powers Resolution (see H. Con. Res. 82), [12AP]
    ------direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant 
        to the War Powers Resolution (H. Con. Res. 82), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 151), [27AP]
    ------express regret and apologize for accidental bombing of 
        Chinese Embassy by NATO forces (see H. Con. Res. 106), [12MY]
    ------prohibit non-humanitarian reconstruction assistance until 
        Slobodan Milosevic and certain other officials have been 
        arrested and placed in custody (see H.R. 2187), [14JN]
    ------prohibit reconstruction assistance relative to U.S. 
        participation in NATO military operations against Serbia (see 
        H.R. 1737), [6MY]
    ------reimbursement of damages relative to the accidental bombing 
        of Chinese Embassy by NATO forces (see H. Con. Res. 157), 
        [16JY]
    ------release of captured U.S. servicemen and adherence to Geneva 
        Convention protocols relative to POW and civilians (see H. 
        Con. Res. 83), [12AP]
    ------undertake efforts to secure the release of CARE (relief 
        organization) workers being held prisoner (see H. Con. Res. 
        144), [29JN]
    Serbia and Montenegro: failure to comply with Kosovo agreement and 
        enforcement of agreement by NATO (see H. Con. Res. 13), [19JA]
    ------promote democracy (see H.R. 1373, 1373), [12AP]
    Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 
        53), [11MR] (see H. Con. Res. 56), [17MR]
    Taxation: extend certain tax benefits to Armed Forces members 
        performing services in Serbia and Montenegro (see H.R. 1376), 
        [13AP]
    ------extend certain tax benefits to Armed Forces members 
        performing services in Serbia and Montenegro (H.R. 1376), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 140), [14AP]
    Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a 
        signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto 
        Protocol (see H.R. 2221), [15JN]
    Turkey: claim of sovereignty to the islets in the Aegean Sea 
        called Imia by Greece and Kardak by Turkey (see H. Con. Res. 
        36), [23FE]
    ------compliance with U.N. resolutions relative to Cyprus (see H. 
        Con. Res. 100), [6MY] (see H. Con. Res. 159), [20JY]
    ------end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the 
        enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 80), [25MR]
    ------urge the President to condition discussions about foreign 
        military finances on resolution of occupation of Cyprus (see 
        H. Res. 361), [4NO]
    U.N.: implement Programme of Action of the International 
        Conference on Population and Development while maintaining 
        sovereign rights of countries relative to family planning (see 
        H. Res. 102), [9MR] (see H. Res. 118), [16MR]
    ------oppose convening of conference to enforce the Fourth Geneva 
        Convention for the Protection of Civilians in Time of War 
        relative to Israeli actions in the occupied Palestinian 
        territory (see H. Con. Res. 117), [25MY]
    ------oppose proposed tax on Internet use (see H. Con. Res. 172), 
        [4AU]
    ------payment of U.S. arrearages (see H.R. 1266), [24MR] (see H.R. 
        1355; H. Con. Res. 78), [25MR]
    ------prohibit the payment of any contributions by the U.S. until 
        overpayments have been properly credited or reimbursed (see 
        H.R. 346), [19JA]
    ------promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 3405), [16NO]
    ------restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population 
        Fund (see H.R. 895), [2MR]
    ------terminate U.S. membership (see H.R. 1146), [17MR]
    UNESCO: develop a strategy to bring the U.S. back into full and 
        active participation (see H.R. 1974), [27MY]
    ------renew U.S. membership (see H.R. 2566), [20JY]
    World Bank: prevent U.S. funds from being used for environmentally 
        destructive projects or projects involving involuntary 
        resettlement (see H.R. 2969), [29SE]
    World Tibet Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 156), [16JY]
  Messages
    Amended Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of 
        Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices: President Clinton, 
        [24MY]
    Armed Forces Operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina Funding Request: 
        President Clinton, [12MY]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Peace Efforts: President Clinton, [8FE]
    Federal Agency Climate Change Programs and Activities: President 
        Clinton, [20AP]
    National Emergency Caused by Lapse of the Export Administration 
        Act: President Clinton, [24JN]
    National Emergency Relative to Terrorist Disruption of the Middle 
        East Peace Process: President Clinton, [30JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Yugoslavia: President Clinton, 
        [3MY], [27MY]
    Progress Toward Achieving a Sustainable Peace Process in Bosnia 
        and Herzegovina: President Clinton, [26JY]
    Trade Policy Agenda and Trade Agreements Program: President 
        Clinton, [9MR]
    U.S. Government Activities in the U.N.: President Clinton, [13SE]
  Motions
    Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international 
        agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures, 
        [4NO]
    Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to 
        sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), [16JY]
  Reports filed
    African Growth and Opportunity Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 434) (H. Rept. 106-19), [23FE]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 434) (H. Rept. 
        106-19), [17JN]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 42, Presence of U.S. Armed Forces 
        for Peacekeeping Purposes in Kosovo: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 103) (H. Rept. 106-48), [10MR]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 82, Direct the President To Withdraw 
        U.S. Armed Forces From Serbia Pursuant to the War Powers 
        Resolution: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 
        106-118), [27AP]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 44, Declaration of War Against Serbia: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 106-118), 
        [27AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 434, African Growth and Opportunity Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 250) (H. Rept. 106-236), 
        [15JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1376, Extend Certain Tax Benefits to Armed 
        Forces Members Performing Services in Serbia and Montenegro: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 140) (H. Rept. 106-95), 
        [14AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1569, Military Operations in the Federal 
        Republic of Yugoslavia Limitation Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 106-118), [27AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1664, Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 159) (H. Rept. 106-127), [5MY]
    Consideration of S. Con. Res. 21, Presidential Authority To 
        Conduct Military Air Operations and Missile Strikes Against 
        Serbia: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 
        106-118), [27AP]
    Debt Relief for Poverty Reduction Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1095) (H. Rept. 106-483), 
        [18NO]
    Declaration of War Against Serbia: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.J. Res. 44) (H. Rept. 106-115), [27AP]
    Direct the President To Withdraw U.S. Armed Forces From Serbia 
        Pursuant to the War Powers Resolution: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H. Con. Res. 82) (H. Rept. 
        106-116), [27AP]
    Extend Certain Tax Benefits to Armed Forces Members Performing 
        Services in Serbia and Montenegro: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1376) (H. Rept. 106-90), [13AP]
    Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        Act: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1664) (H. Rept. 
        106-125), [4MY]
    Madrid Protocol Implementation Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 769) (H. Rept. 106-81), [12AP]
    Taiwan Security Enhancement Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 1838) (H. Rept. 106-423), [28OC]
    Trafficking Victims Protection Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 3244) (H. Rept. 106-487), [22NO]

INTERNATIONAL ST. LAWRENCE RIVER BOARD OF CONTROL
  Bills and resolutions
    Members: establish certain procedures regarding appointment and 
        tenure (see H.R. 3395), [16NO]

INTERNATIONAL TRADE
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign trade: authorize a trade agreement with Northern Ireland 
        and certain border counties in Ireland (see H.R. 1166), [17MR]
    IMF: ensure transparency and efficiency of operations (see H.R. 
        1203), [18MR]
    Jordan: encourage holders of Jordanian debt to provide debt relief 
        (see H. Res. 265), [29JY]
    Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of 
        Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H. 
        Con. Res. 190), [30SE]
    Weapons: increase monitoring of the use of offsets in 
        international defense trade (see H.R. 2652), [29JY]
  Messages
    Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: President Clinton, [12OC]

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Customs Service, U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1833), [18MY]
    Foreign trade: require development of objective criteria to 
        achieve market access in foreign countries and

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        provide the President with reciprocal trade authority (see 
        H.R. 2612), [26JY]
    NAFTA: impact on employment and the environment (see H.R. 650), 
        [9FE]
  Reports filed
    Trade Agency Authorizations, Drug Free Borders, and Prevention of 
        On-Line Child Pornography Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1833) (H. Rept. 106-161), [24MY]

INTERNET TAX FREEDOM ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of 
        Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 
        3252), [8NO] (see H. Con. Res. 190), [30SE]

INTERPARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCES
  Appointments
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [11FE], [7JN]
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [11FE], [25JN]

INTERSTATE CLASS ACTION JURISDICTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 1875): consideration (see H. Res. 295), [21SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1875, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 295) (H. Rept. 106-326), [21SE]
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1875) (H. 
        Rept. 106-320), [14SE]

INTERSTATE COMMERCE
related term(s) Cargo Transportation
  Bills and resolutions
    Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State, territory, or 
        possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate 
        transportation of liquor (see H.R. 2031), [8JN] (see H.R. 
        2094), [9JN]
    ------enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in 
        Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor 
        (H.R. 2031), consideration (see H. Res. 272), [2AU]
    ------prohibit the direct shipment of alcohol to minors (see H.R. 
        2161), [10JN]
    Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals 
        (see H.R. 1202), [18MR]
    Aviation: remove air carrier departure and destination 
        restrictions on Dallas Love Field Airport (see H.R. 737), 
        [11FE]
    Bounty hunters: establish civil and criminal liability for bounty 
        hunters and their employers and encourage State regulation of 
        industry (see H.R. 2964), [28SE]
    Common carriers: encourage States to enter into agreements to 
        conform regulations governing limousine services (see H.R. 
        523), [3FE]
    ------prohibit States from imposing restrictions on interstate 
        limousine services (see H.R. 1689), [5MY]
    Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (see H.R. 
        1320), [25MR] (see H.R. 3220), [4NO]
    ------ensure the Internet remains open to fair competition, free 
        from Government regulation, and easily accessible (see H.R. 
        1686), [5MY]
    ------prohibit private sales of guns, ammunition, or explosives 
        over the Internet (see H.R. 3020), [5OC]
    Courts: apply principles of Federal diversity jurisdiction to 
        interstate class actions (see H.R. 1875), [19MY]
    ------apply principles of Federal diversity jurisdiction to 
        interstate class actions (H.R. 1875), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 295), [21SE]
    Crime: protect the civil rights of victims of gender-motivated 
        violence (see H.R. 3106), [19OC]
    ------provide penalties for day care providers who misrepresent 
        credentials or conditions or injure children in their care 
        (see H.R. 469), [2FE]
    Electronic commerce: facilitate the use of electronic records and 
        signatures in interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 1714), 
        [6MY]
    ------facilitate the use of electronic records and signatures in 
        interstate or foreign commerce (H.R. 1714), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 366), [8NO]
    ------improve access to electronic databases including securities 
        market information databases (see H.R. 1858), [19MY]
    ------recognize electronic signatures, restrict certain electronic 
        mail advertisements, protect Internet privacy, and promote 
        deployment of broadband Internet services (see H.R. 1685), 
        [5MY]
    Firearms: establish Federal cause of action against weapons 
        manufacturers, dealers, and importers for damages caused by 
        firearms (see H.R. 1233), [23MR]
    ------prohibit gunrunning and provide mandatory minimum penalties 
        for crimes related to gunrunning (see H.R. 3057), [12OC]
    ------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. 87), [7JA]
    ------regulate transfer over the Internet (see H.R. 1245), [24MR] 
        (see H.R. 1702), [5MY]
    ------regulation of dealers (see H.R. 2443), [1JY]
    ------regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 902), [2MR] 
        (see H.R. 1903), [20MY] (see H.R. 2122), [10JN]
    ------regulation of transfers at gun shows (H.R. 902), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 193), [26MY]
    ------regulation of transfers at gun shows (H.R. 2122), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 209), [15JN]
    International Olympic Committee: prohibit U.S. corporations from 
        providing financial support until institutional reforms are 
        adopted (see H.R. 1370), [12AP]
    Job Training Partnership Act: establish regional private industry 
        councils for labor market areas that are located in more than 
        one State (see H.R. 201), [7JA]
    Red River Boundary Compact: congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 
        72), [19OC]
    Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of 
        Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 
        3252), [8NO]
    Telephones: regulate interstate commerce in the use of mobile 
        telephones and strengthen and clarify prohibitions on 
        electronic eavesdropping (see H.R. 3489), [18NO]
    Tobacco products: prohibit sale of tobacco products to juveniles 
        through the Internet or other indirect means (see H.R. 2914), 
        [22SE]
  Motions
    Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State, territory, or 
        possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate 
        transportation of liquor (H.R. 2031), [3AU]
    Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (H.R. 2122), [18JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1501, Consequences for Juvenile Offenders 
        Act and H.R. 2122, Mandatory Gun Show Background Check Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 209) (H. Rept. 106-186), 
        [15JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1714, Electronic Signatures in Global and 
        National Commerce Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        366) (H. Rept. 106-462), [8NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 1875, Interstate Class Action Jurisdiction 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 295) (H. Rept. 106-
        326), [21SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2031, Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 272) (H. Rept. 106-
        281), [2AU]
    Consumer and Investor Access to Information Act: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 1858) (H. Rept. 106-350), [30SE]
    Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1714) (H. Rept. 106-341), 
        [27SE]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1714) (H. Rept. 
        106-341), [18OC]
    Interstate Class Action Jurisdiction Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1875) (H. Rept. 106-320), [14SE]
    Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 2031) (H. Rept. 106-265), [27JY]

INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
see Surface Transportation Board

INTERSTATE COMPACTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact: congressional 
        consent (see H.J. Res. 50), [4MY]
    Missouri-Nebraska Boundary Compact: congressional consent (see 
        H.J. Res. 54), [12MY]
    Native Americans: provide remedies for sovereign tribal 
        governments relative to gaming compacts and gaming 
        participation laws (see H.R. 1811), [13MY]
    Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize and modify 
        conditions (see H.R. 1604), [28AP]
    ------rescind congressional consent (see H.R. 744), [11FE]
    Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1604), 
        [28AP]
  Reports filed
    Missouri-Nebraska Boundary Compact Congressional Consent: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 54) (H. Rept. 
        106-303), [8SE]

INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Small business: promote establishment of small business investment 
        companies (see H.R. 3264), [9NO]

INVESTMENTS
related term(s) Securities
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2488, Financial Freedom Act, [2AU]
    ------S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: allow members to participate in the Thrift Savings 
        Plan (see H.R. 556), [3FE]
    Bretton Woods Agreement Act: sunset (see H.R. 1147), [17MR]
    Business and industry: promote and improve employee stock 
        ownership plans (see H.R. 2124), [10JN]
    ------require employers which are terminating businesses to offer 
        employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 499), [2FE]
    Community development: encourage small business development in 
        certain communities through support of Community Development 
        Venture Capital funds (see H.R. 2812), [8SE]
    ------license America's Private Investment Companies and provide 
        enhanced credit to stimulate private investment in low-income 
        communities (see H.R. 2764), [5AU]
    ------provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones, 
        enterprise communities, and strategic planning communities 
        (see H.R. 2170), [10JN] (see H.R. 2463), [1JY]
    Community Development Financial Institutions Fund: reauthorize and 
        improve (see H.R. 629), [8FE]
    Community Reinvestment Act: disclosure requirements relative to 
        agreements between financial institutions and private parties 
        (see H.R. 1931), [25MY]
    Consumers: require brokers, dealers, investment companies and 
        advisers to protect confidentiality of personal financial 
        information (see H.R. 1340), [25MR]
    Courts: improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (see H.R. 
        1658), [4MY]
    ------improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 
        1658), consideration (see H. Res. 216), [22JN]
    Credit: create money in the form of noninterest bearing credit and 
        use to provide for noninterest bearing loans to State and 
        local governments for funding capital projects (see H.R. 
        1452), [15AP]
    Crime: eliminate money laundering in private banking, warn banks 
        of countries with a concentration of money laundering, and 
        require the FRS to include money laundering in the 
        consideration of certain applications (see H.R. 1471), [15AP]
    Dept. of HUD: insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction, 
        or rehabilitation of child care facilities and establish a 
        Children's Development Commission to certify such facilities 
        (see H.R. 1112), [16MR]
    Education: enable the use of human capital investment contracts 
        for the purposes of financing postsecondary education (see 
        H.R. 2755), [5AU]
    ------promote and incorporate financial literacy training into 
        State and local education programs (see H. Con. Res. 213), 
        [28OC]
    ------provide for capital investments in technology education (see 
        H.R. 709), [11FE]
    Electronic commerce: amend certain consumer protection laws to 
        facilitate the electronic delivery of disclosures and other 
        information (see H.R. 2626), [27JY]
    ------improve access to electronic databases including securities 
        market information databases (see H.R. 1858), [19MY]

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    ERISA: establish requirements for certain stock purchase 
        arrangements maintained by employers for employees and provide 
        favorable tax treatment for such arrangements (see H.R. 3462), 
        [18NO]
    FDIC: eliminate the special reserve funds created for the Savings 
        Association Insurance Fund and the Deposit Insurance Fund (see 
        H.R. 687), [10FE]
    ------strengthen the special examination authority in order to 
        protect the Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings Association 
        Insurance Fund (see H.R. 3374), [16NO]
    Federal employees: allow for the contribution of rollover 
        distributions to accounts and eliminate waiting-period 
        requirements for participation in the Thrift Savings Plan (see 
        H.R. 208), [7JA]
    ------make percentage limitations on contributions to the Thrift 
        Savings Plan comparable to dollar amount limitations on 
        elective deferrals (see H.R. 483), [2FE]
    Federal Home Loan Bank System: modernize and improve (see H.R. 
        822), [24FE]
    Federal Reserve Act: repeal limit on stock loans (see H.R. 1539), 
        [22AP]
    Financial institutions: ensure consumer privacy when establishing 
        a framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, 
        and other financial service providers (see H.R. 3320), [10NO]
    ------modernize and improve financial services industry (see H.R. 
        823), [24FE]
    ------offer 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. 1435), [15AP]
    ------prevent implementation of ``Know Your Customer'' regulations 
        proposed by Federal banking agencies (see H.R. 575), [4FE] 
        (see H.R. 621), [8FE]
    ------provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities 
        firms, and other financial service providers (see H.R. 10), 
        [7JA] (see H.R. 665), [10FE]
    ------provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities 
        firms, and other financial service providers (H.R. 10), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 235), [30JN]
    ------provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities 
        firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 355), [2NO]
    ------records and reports on monetary instruments transactions 
        (see H.R. 518), [3FE]
    ------require congressional approval to implement ``Know Your 
        Customer'' regulations proposed by Federal banking agencies 
        and conduct a study on economic and privacy issues of such 
        regulations (see H.R. 530), [3FE]
    ------streamline the regulation of depository institutions and 
        safeguard confidential banking and credit union supervisory 
        information (see H.R. 1585), [27AP]
    Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to 
        sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 434), [2FE] (see H.R. 772), 
        [23FE] (see H.R. 2489), [13JY]
    ------authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-
        Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), consideration (see H. Res. 250), 
        [15JY]
    FRS: broaden the range of discount window loans which may be used 
        as collateral for Federal reserve notes (see H.R. 1094), 
        [11MR]
    ------require unregulated hedge funds to submit regular reports to 
        the Board of Governors and make such reports available to the 
        public (see H.R. 2924), [23SE]
    Handguns: prohibit possession or transfer to individuals who have 
        not attained 21 years of age (see H.R. 85), [7JA]
    Housing: authorize trusts to hold memberships in nonprofit 
        cooperative ownership housing corporations which own certain 
        insured mortgaged properties (see H.R. 2491), [13JY]
    Income: protect retirement security of individuals (see H.R. 526), 
        [3FE] (see H.R. 1590), [28AP]
    Kosovar-American Enterprise Fund: establish (see H.R. 2745), [5AU]
    National parks and recreation areas: authorize entrance fees to 
        secure bonds for capital improvements (see H.R. 1490), [20AP]
    Pensions: allow individuals the opportunity to provide for their 
        retirement through S.A.F.E. accounts (see H.R. 1853), [18MY]
    ------protect benefits of employees in defined benefit plans and 
        enforce age discrimination requirements relative to tax 
        legislation on defined benefit plans becoming cash balance 
        plans (see H.R. 2902), [21SE]
    Polish-American Enterprise Fund: transfer funds to a private, 
        nonprofit organization located in Poland upon termination (see 
        H.R. 901), [2MR]
    Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.: 
        extend period by which final report is due and authorize 
        additional funding (see H.R. 2401), [30JN]
    Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing 
        public utility holding companies (see H.R. 2363), [25JN]
    Schools: allocate limitations imposed on school construction bonds 
        whose holders are allowed a tax credit and apply Davis-Bacon 
        Act wage requirements to projects financed with such bonds 
        (see H.R. 1767), [12MY]
    SEC: establish Office of National Security (see H.R. 2204), [15JN]
    ------improve collection and dissemination of information 
        concerning bond prices and strengthen price competition in 
        bond markets (see H.R. 1400), [14AP]
    ------limit collection of certain fees (see H.R. 1256), [24MR] 
        (see H.R. 2441), [1JY]
    ------require improved disclosure of after-tax returns relative to 
        mutual fund performance (see H.R. 1089), [11MR]
    Securities: improve regulation of certain derivatives dealers and 
        hedge funds, reduce risk to financial markets, and enhance 
        investor protections (see H.R. 3483), [18NO]
    Small business: establish the New Markets Venture Capital Program, 
        America's Private Investment Company Program, and a new 
        markets tax credit (see H.R. 2848), [13SE]
    ------promote establishment of small business investment companies 
        (see H.R. 3264), [9NO]
    ------provide grants to microenterprise organizations to assist 
        disadvantaged entrepreneurs using funds from the Community 
        Development Financial Institutions Fund (see H.R. 413), [19JA]
    Small Business Act: amend (see H.R. 68), [7JA]
    Small Business Investment Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 
        68), [7JA]
    Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax 
        payments into personal investment plans and extend the Old-
        Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 
        250, 251), [7JA] (see H.R. 1793), [13MY]
    ------budget treatment of Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability 
        Insurance Program (see H.R. 74), (see H.R. 167), [7JA]
    ------create personalized retirement accounts (see H.R. 874), 
        [25FE]
    ------establish and maintain individual investment accounts (see 
        H.R. 1897), [20MY]
    ------invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities 
        and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds 
        from public debt limit (see H.R. 147), (see H.R. 160), (see 
        H.R. 219), [7JA]
    ------investment of amounts held in the Federal Old-Age and 
        Survivors Insurance Trust Fund in private sector securities 
        markets (see H.R. 871), [25FE] (see H.R. 990), [4MR]
    ------investment of trust funds in marketable securities (see H.R. 
        1268), [24MR]
    ------prohibit investment of trust funds in private financial 
        markets (see H. Con. Res. 155), [14JY]
    ------provide for personalized retirement security through 
        personal retirement savings accounts, increase individual 
        control over retirement income, and protect surpluses (see 
        H.R. 3206), [3NO]
    Taxation: accelerate phase in of exclusion limit from estate and 
        gift taxes (see H.R. 43), [6JA] (see H.R. 682), [10FE]
    ------adjust tax brackets, provide partial exclusion from income 
        for dividends and interest, provide long-term capital gains 
        deduction, and increase IRA contribution limit (see H.R. 
        1840), [18MY]
    ------allow a credit for certain corporations which have 
        substantial employee ownership and encourage stock ownership 
        by employees (see H.R. 338), [19JA]
    ------allow a deduction for estate tax equal to the value of the 
        decedent's retirement plans (see H.R. 2058), [8JN]
    ------allow certain individuals a credit for elective deferrals 
        and individual retirement account contributions (see H.R. 
        2553), [19JY]
    ------allow credit for construction and renovation of commercial 
        buildings in distressed areas (see H.R. 2954), [27SE]
    ------allow deductions for contributions to education individual 
        retirement accounts and increase allowable contributions and 
        uses for such accounts (see H.R. 2873), [15SE]
    ------allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 
        957), [3MR]
    ------allow installment method to be used to report income from 
        the sale of certain residential real property (see H.R. 1730), 
        [6MY]
    ------allow investment of certain coins in individual retirement 
        accounts and other individually directed pension plan accounts 
        (see H.R. 3052), [7OC]
    ------allow penalty-free distributions from qualified retirement 
        plans and relief from certain limitations on deductibility of 
        casualty losses for individuals in Presidentially declared 
        disaster areas (see H.R. 3215), [3NO]
    ------allow penalty-free distributions from qualified retirement 
        plans on account of the death or disability of the 
        participant's spouse (see H.R. 2826), [9SE]
    ------allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement 
        plans for adoption expenses and expand and extend permanently 
        the exclusion allowed for employer adoption assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 2282), [18JN]
    ------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. 554), [3FE]
    ------allow Start-up Success Accounts for small businesses (see 
        H.R. 2373), [29JN]
    ------allow tax-exempt financing of private sector highway 
        infrastructure construction (see H.R. 859), [25FE]
    ------applications for an exclusion of gain on certain sales of a 
        principal residence by a surviving spouse (see H.R. 241), 
        [7JA]
    ------capital gains rates (see H.R. 1407), [14AP]
    ------capital gains rates and indexing of certain assets (see H.R. 
        14), [6JA]
    ------cost-of-living adjustment for unified estate and gift tax 
        credit (see H.R. 2349), [24JN]
    ------creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction 
        (see H.R. 415), [19JA]
    ------credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly 
        rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence 
        (see H.R. 1172), [17MR]
    ------deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or 
        second home (see H. Con. Res. 7), [7JA] (see H. Con. Res. 87), 
        [15AP]
    ------designate renewal communities (see H.R. 815), [24FE]
    ------eliminate certain unfair provisions (see H.R. 2414), [1JY]
    ------eliminate noncorporate capital gains tax (see H.R. 106), 
        [7JA]
    ------encourage construction of luxury yachts (see H.R. 677), 
        [10FE]
    ------enhance the portability of retirement benefits (see H.R. 
        739), [11FE]
    ------establish a recovery period for franchise property, shorten 
        recovery period for depreciation of certain leasehold 
        improvements, and allow capital gain treatment on the transfer 
        of certain franchises (see H.R. 2402), [30JN]
    ------exempt small issue bonds for agriculture from the State 
        volume cap (see H.R. 1810), [13MY]

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    ------expand S corporation eligibility for banks (see H.R. 242), 
        [7JA] (see H.R. 1586), [27AP] (see H.R. 1638), [29AP] (see 
        H.R. 1994), [27MY]
    ------extend deadline for contributions to education individual 
        retirement accounts (see H.R. 570), [4FE]
    ------extend filing deadline for estate tax returns (see H.R. 
        1783), [12MY]
    ------increase annual limitation on deductible contributions to 
        individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 802), [23FE]
    ------increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions 
        and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible 
        contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 
        1322), [25MR]
    ------increase gift tax exclusion (see H.R. 927), [2MR]
    ------increase maximum annual contribution allowable to education 
        individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 922), [2MR]
    ------increase retirement savings opportunities (see H.R. 1213), 
        [22MR] (see H.R. 1546), [22AP]
    ------increase small issuer exemption from pro rata allocation of 
        interest expenses of financial institutions to tax-exempt 
        interest (see H.R. 544), [3FE]
    ------increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), 
        [25FE]
    ------inflation adjustment of the dollar limitation on the 
        exclusion of gain on the sale of a principal residence (see 
        H.R. 339), [19JA]
    ------issuance of tax-exempt bonds by Indian tribal governments 
        (see H.R. 1946), [26MY]
    ------issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to assist 
        States in the construction and rehabilitation of public 
        schools (see H.R. 2514), [14JY]
    ------modify the average area purchase price of residences 
        relative to qualified mortgage bond rules (see H.R. 885), 
        [1MR]
    ------partial exclusion from gross income for dividends and 
        interest received by individuals (see H.R. 1891), [20MY]
    ------permit cooperatives to pay dividends on preferred stock 
        without reducing patronage dividends (see H.R. 1914), [24MY]
    ------permit early distributions from employee stock ownership 
        plans for higher education expenses and first-time homebuyer 
        purchases (see H.R. 615), [8FE]
    ------permit 401(k) contributions which would otherwise be limited 
        by employer contributions to employees stock ownership plans 
        (see H.R. 616), [8FE]
    ------permit penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans for 
        medical expenses of certain older relatives (see H.R. 253), 
        (see H.R. 275), [7JA]
    ------phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), 
        [25FE]
    ------prevent conversion of ordinary income or short-term capital 
        gain into income eligible for long-term capital gain rates 
        (see H.R. 1703), [5MY]
    ------prohibit certain allocations of S corporation stock held by 
        an employee stock ownership plan (see H.R. 3082), [14OC]
    ------prohibit retroactive taxation (see H.R. 292), [7JA]
    ------promote job creation and expand small businesses in 
        economically-distressed communities (see H.R. 3247), [8NO]
    ------provide a credit to taxpayers investing in entities seeking 
        to provide capital to create new markets in low-income 
        communities (see H.R. 2713), [5AU]
    ------provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of 
        certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 844), [24FE]
    ------provide a source of interest-free capital for school 
        construction and renovation in States experiencing increased 
        enrollment (see H.R. 996), [4MR]
    ------provide additional retirement savings opportunities for 
        small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 352), 
        [19JA]
    ------provide incentives for investments in enterprise zones and 
        domestic businesses (see H.R. 336), [19JA]
    ------provide incentives for the ownership and control of 
        corporations by employees (see H.R. 1462), [15AP]
    ------provide tax relief, encourage savings and investment, 
        establish incentives for school construction, and eliminate 
        Social Security earnings test (see H.R. 1084), [11MR]
    ------reduce holding period for certain capital gains rates (see 
        H.R. 1321), [25MR]
    ------reduce individual capital gains rates (see H.R. 157), [7JA]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty 
        and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and 
        investments, and establish incentives for education and health 
        care (see H.R. 2488), [13JY]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty 
        and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and 
        investments, and establish incentives for education and health 
        care (H.R. 2488), consideration (see H. Res. 256), [20JY]
    ------reduce the maximum rate on certain unrecaptured gains (see 
        H.R. 2054), [8JN]
    ------reform interest allocation rules (see H.R. 2270), [17JN]
    ------remove mandatory withdrawal requirements for individual 
        retirement accounts (see H.R. 252), [7JA]
    ------repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes 
        (see H.R. 86), [7JA] (see H.R. 1466), [15AP]
    ------repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 42), [6JA] (see H.R. 
        107), (see H.R. 166), (see H.R. 224), [7JA] (see H.R. 564), 
        [3FE] (see H.R. 1351), [25MR]
    ------repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes and the alternative 
        minimum tax on individuals and corporations (see H.R. 3074), 
        [14OC]
    ------require pension plans to provide adequate notice to 
        beneficiaries whose future accruals are being significantly 
        reduced (see H.R. 1176), [18MR] (see H.R. 3047), [7OC]
    ------S corporation reform (see H.R. 689), [10FE]
    ------savings opportunities for families with children (see H.R. 
        189), [7JA]
    ------simplify Internal Revenue Code through revenue neutral 
        proposals (see H.R. 1420), [14AP]
    ------simplify method of determining a partner's share of items in 
        a qualified investment club (see H.R. 1708), [5MY]
    ------treat certain dealer derivative financial instruments, 
        hedging transactions, and supplies as ordinary assets (see 
        H.R. 1713), [5MY]
    ------treat spaceports like airports under exempt facility bond 
        rules (see H.R. 2289), [18JN]
    ------treatment of Alaska Native settlement trusts (see H.R. 
        1940), [25MY] (see H.R. 2359), [24JN]
    ------treatment of capital gains and estate and gift taxes (see 
        H.R. 159), [7JA]
    ------treatment of capital gains and estate taxes relative to 
        certain farm property (see H.R. 2497), [13JY] (see H.R. 2537), 
        [15JY]
    ------treatment of capital gains earned by designated settlement 
        funds (see H.R. 580), [4FE]
    ------treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a 
        principal residence (see H.R. 1805), [13MY]
    ------treatment of certain bonds issued by local governments in 
        connection with delinquent real property taxes (see H.R. 
        1406), [14AP]
    ------treatment of certain facility uses owned by a tax-exempt 
        organization relative to tax-exempt bond status (see H.R. 
        3496), [18NO]
    ------treatment of contributions to standard and education 
        individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1357), [25MR]
    ------treatment of cooperative housing corporations (see H.R. 
        3403), [16NO]
    ------treatment of corporate derivative transactions relative to 
        its stock (see H.R. 3283), [9NO]
    ------treatment of distributions from publicly traded partnerships 
        (see H.R. 607), [4FE]
    ------treatment of education individual retirement accounts 
        relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 
        7), [1MR]
    ------treatment of foreign investments through U.S. regulated 
        investment companies (see H.R. 2430), [1JY]
    ------treatment of gain from the sale of a business closely held 
        by an individual who has attained age 62 (see H.R. 337), 
        [19JA]
    ------treatment of individual investment accounts (see H.R. 1611), 
        [28AP]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 188), 
        (see H.R. 226), [7JA]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts and 401(k) plans 
        (see H.R. 876), [25FE]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to 
        charitable contributions (see H.R. 1311), [25MR]
    ------treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 614), [8FE]
    ------treatment of qualified retirement plans relative to 
        charitable contributions (see H.R. 1446), [15AP]
    ------treatment of real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1616), 
        [28AP]
    ------treatment of swap fund transactions (see H.R. 2705), [4AU]
    ------treatment of tax-exempt financing for professional sports 
        facilities (see H.R. 3096), [18OC]
    ------treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member 
        of the Armed Forces while on official extended duty (see H.R. 
        1635), [29AP]
    ------treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member 
        of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see H.R. 865), 
        [25FE]
    ------treatment of U.S. utilities' foreign investments relative to 
        foreign tax credits and deductible interest allocation rules 
        (see H.R. 1416), [14AP]
    Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act (H.R. 2488): consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 274), [4AU]
    Transportation: establish national growth programs relative to 
        metropolitan regional projects (see H.R. 1038), [9MR]
    Trust funds: investment of several Federal health-related and 
        retirement trust funds in broad-based private equities indices 
        (see H.R. 633), [9FE]
    TVA: authorize repurchase of certain bonds (see H.R. 140), [7JA]
    Urban areas: development of municipally-owned vacant lots by 
        nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 2305), [22JN]
  Conference reports
    Framework for the Affiliation of Banks, Securities Firms, and 
        Other Financial Service Providers (S. 900), [2NO]
    Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act (H.R. 2488), [4AU]
  Messages
    Veto of H.R. 2488, Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act: President 
        Clinton, [23SE]
  Motions
    Financial institutions: provide framework for the affiliation of 
        banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers 
        (H.R. 10), [1JY]
    ------provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities 
        firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), [30JY]
    Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to 
        sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), [16JY]
    Taxation: reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage 
        penalty and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on 
        savings and investments, and establish incentives for 
        education and health care (H.R. 2488), [22JY], [2AU]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty 
        and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and 
        investments, and establish incentives for education and health 
        care (H.R. 2488), conference report, [5AU]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty 
        and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and 
        investments, and establish incentives for education and health 
        care (H.R. 2488), veto, [23SE], [19OC]
  Reports filed
    African Growth and Opportunity Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 434) (H. Rept. 106-19), [23FE]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 434) (H. Rept. 
        106-19), [17JN]
    Allow for Federal Employees Contribution of Rollover Distributions 
        to Accounts and Eliminate Waiting-Pe

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        riod Requirements for Participation in the Thrift Savings 
        Plan: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 208) (H. 
        Rept. 106-87), [13AP]
    Bond Price Competition Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 1400) (H. Rept. 106-149), [18MY]
    Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1658) (H. Rept. 106-192), [18JN]
    Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Reauthorization 
        and Improvement: Committee on Banking and Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 629) (H. Rept. 106-183), [14JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2488, Taxpayer Refund 
        and Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 274) (H. 
        Rept. 106-291), [4AU]
    Consideration of Conference Report on S. 900, Framework for the 
        Affiliation of Banks, Securities Firms, and Other Financial 
        Service Providers: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 355) 
        (H. Rept. 106-440), [2NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 10, Financial Services Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 235) (H. Rept. 106-214), [30JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 434, African Growth and Opportunity Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 250) (H. Rept. 106-236), 
        [15JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1658, Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 216) (H. Rept. 106-193), 
        [22JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2488, Financial Freedom Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 256) (H. Rept. 106-246), [20JY]
    Consumer and Investor Access to Information Act: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 1858) (H. Rept. 106-350), [30SE]
    Financial Freedom Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        2488) (H. Rept. 106-238), [16JY]
    Financial Services Act: Committee on Banking and Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 106-74), [23MR], [10JN]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 106-74), 
        [15JN]
    Framework for the Affiliation of Banks, Securities Firms, and 
        Other Financial Service Providers: Committee of Conference (S. 
        900) (H. Rept. 106-434), [2NO]
    Microenterprise Organization Grants To Assist Disadvantaged 
        Entrepreneurs Using Funds From the Community Development 
        Financial Institutions Fund: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 413) (H. Rept. 106-184), 
        [14JN]
    ------Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 413) (H. Rept. 
        106-184), [12JY]
    Small Business Investment Act Technical Corrections: Committee on 
        Small Business (House) (H.R. 68) (H. Rept. 106-1), [19JA]
    Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        2488) (H. Rept. 106-289), [4AU]

IOWA
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Interior: participation in the America's Agricultural 
        Heritage Partnership (see H.R. 1493), [20AP]
    Dept. of Transportation: carry out highway and bridge projects to 
        improve the flow of traffic between Nebraska and Iowa and 
        designate certain highways as interstate highways (see H.R. 
        2869), [15SE]
    Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc.: authorize construction 
        and assistance (see H.R. 297), [7JA]
    Loess Hills: require study of area to review options for 
        protection and preservation of resources (see H.R. 1668), 
        [4MY]

IPALCO ENTERPRISES
  Bills and resolutions
    Medal of Honor: recognize and honor recipients for their selfless 
        acts and commend IPALCO Enterprises for its contributions to 
        honor these recipients (see H. Res. 191), [26MY]

IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign policy: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer 
        items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce 
        ballistic missiles (see H.R. 1883), [20MY]
    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. 1477), [20AP]
    Religion: discrimination against members of minority religious 
        groups (see H. Con. Res. 128), [8JN]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Clinton, [10MR], 
        [16MR], [26MY], [23SE], [16NO]
  Reports filed
    Iran Nonproliferation Act: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.R. 1883) (H. Rept. 106-316), [14SE]

IRAN NONPROLIFERATION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 
        1883) (H. Rept. 106-316), [14SE]

IRAQ, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Claims: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq, 
        and priority for veterans filing such claims (see H.R. 618), 
        [8FE]
    Foreign policy: oppose expansion of Oil-for-Food Program and 
        condemn Saddam Hussein for actions against Iraqi people and 
        the U.N. (see H. Con. Res. 39), [2MR]
    Persian Gulf Conflict: relief of evacuees (see H.R. 428), [19JA]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Iraq: President Clinton, [21JY]

IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign policy: allocation of economic assistance to Northern 
        Ireland and border counties in Ireland (see H.R. 1164), [17MR]
    Foreign trade: authorize a trade agreement with Northern Ireland 
        and certain border counties in Ireland (see H.R. 1166), [17MR]
    Immigration: waive certain inadmissibility grounds for aliens 
        married to U.S. citizens relative to political activity in 
        Ireland or Northern Ireland (see H.R. 2110), [9JN]
    Nelson, Rosemary: killing of human rights lawyer in car bomb 
        attack in Lurgan, Northern Ireland (see H. Con. Res. 59), 
        [17MR] (see H. Res. 128), [23MR]
    Northern Ireland: U.S. policy on paramilitary groups and British 
        security forces (see H.R. 128), [7JA]
    Northern Ireland Peace Agreement: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 
        54), [11MR]

IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal aid programs: establish an emergency loan guarantee 
        program for steel and iron ore companies (see H.R. 1822), 
        [14MY]
    Foreign trade: assessment of additional antidumping duties on 
        steel products (see H.R. 327), [19JA]
    ------private right of action for injured parties due to unfair 
        foreign competition (see H.R. 1201), [18MR]
    International economic relations: impose a temporary ban on 
        importation of certain steel products from Japan, Russia, 
        Republic of Korea, and Brazil (see H.R. 502), [2FE]
    ------limit steel imports to the average monthly volume of such 
        imports during the 3 years preceding July, 1997 (see H.R. 
        506), [2FE]
    ------reduce the volume of steel imports (see H.R. 975), [4MR]
    ------reduce the volume of steel imports (H.R. 975), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 114), [16MR]
    ------respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the 
        financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (see H.R. 
        412), [19JA]
  Motions
    Federal aid programs: establish an emergency loan guarantee 
        program for steel and iron ore companies (H.R. 1664), [4AU]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 975, Reduce the Volume of Steel Imports: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 114) (H. Rept. 106-55), 
        [16MR]
    Reduce the Volume of Steel Imports: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 975) (H. Rept. 106-52), [15MR]

IRRIGATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Bureau of Reclamation: convey Lower Yellowstone Irrigation 
        Project, Savage Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, 
        and Intake Irrigation Project to local control (see H.R. 
        2974), [29SE]
    ------participate in design, planning, and construction of the San 
        Antonio Water System Water Recycling Project Phase III (see 
        H.R. 2285), [18JN]
    ------reauthorize participation in the Deschutes Resources 
        Conservancy (see H.R. 1787), [12MY]
    ------transfer irrigation project property to the Middle Loup 
        Division irrigation district in Nebraska (see H.R. 2984), 
        [30SE]
    Carlsbad Irrigation District: convey certain real property within 
        the Carlsbad project in New Mexico (see H.R. 1019), [4MR]
    Corps of Engineers: develop and implement comprehensive program 
        for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water 
        diversions (see H.R. 1444), [15AP]
    Dept. of the Interior: convey certain facilities to the Nampa and 
        Meridian Irrigation District (see H.R. 3067), [13OC]
    ------participation in design, planning, and construction of a 
        project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the Castaic Lake 
        Water Agency service area (see H.R. 3322), [10NO]
    El Dorado Irrigation District: convey the Sly Park Dam and 
        Reservoir (see H.R. 992), [4MR]
    North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet 
        water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural 
        resources and habitats (see H.R. 1137), [16MR] (see H.R. 
        2918), [22SE]
    Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community: ownership and operation 
        of irrigation works on reservation in Maricopa County, AZ (see 
        H.R. 2820), [9SE]
    Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control 
        revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), [5AU]
    Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District: convey certain 
        works, facilities, and titles of the Gila Project (see H.R. 
        841), [24FE]
  Reports filed
    Carlsbad Irrigation Project Acquired Land Conveyance Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1019) (H. Rept. 106-260), 
        [26JY]
    Corps of Engineers Development and Implementation of a 
        Comprehensive Program for Fish Screens and Passage Devices at 
        Agricultural Water Diversions: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1444) (H. Rept. 106-454), [5NO]
    Sly Park Unit Conveyance Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        992) (H. Rept. 106-259), [26JY]
    Wellton-Mohawk Transfer Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H. 
        841) (H. Rept. 106-257), [26JY]

ISAKSON, JOHNNY (a Representative from Georgia)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Census: authorize the deposit of a census questionnaire in the 
        letter box of a household, free of postage, during the 
        nonresponse followup phase of a decennial census (see H.R. 
        3290), [10NO]
    Schools: provide grants to enable secondary schools to hire a 
        director of school safety, discipline, and student assistance 
        to develop or improve safety plan (see H.R. 2761), [5AU]
    Tariff: antifriction bearings (see H.R. 2276), [17JN]
    Taxation: allow a deduction for estate tax equal to the value of 
        the decedent's retirement plans (see H.R. 2058), [8JN]
    ------extend filing deadline for estate tax returns (see H.R. 
        1783), [12MY]

ISRAEL, STATE OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Argentina: investigation of terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural 
        Center in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 163), [22JY]
    Barak, Ehud: tribute to election as Prime Minister of Israel and 
        encouraging peace agreement with Syria and Lebanon (see H. 
        Con. Res. 154), [14JY]

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    Baumel, Zachary: locate and secure return along with other Israeli 
        soldiers missing in action (see H.R. 1175), [18MR]
    Dept. of State: report on U.S. citizens injured or killed by 
        certain terrorist groups (see H.R. 2172), [10JN]
    Elections (see H. Con. Res. 109), [18MY]
    Jerusalem: recognition as capital (see H.R. 2515), [14JY] (see 
        H.R. 2529), [15JY] (see H.R. 2785), [5AU]
    Jerusalem Embassy Act: amend (see H.R. 2584), [21JY]
    Jordan: tribute to efforts by King Abdullah Bin Hussein on the 
        Middle East peace process and to condemn efforts within Jordan 
        to further hostility towards Israel (see H. Res. 340), [21OC]
    Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State 
        (see H. Con. Res. 24), [4FE]
    Palestinians: condemn efforts to revive the original Palestine 
        partition plan and the U.N. Commission on Human Rights 
        resolution endorsing self-determination based on the plan (see 
        H. Con. Res. 131), [10JN]
    Passports: record place of birth as Jerusalem, Israel, on certain 
        U.S. passports (see H.R. 2768), [5AU]
    Pollard, Jonathan J.: advocate serving of full sentence of life 
        imprisonment and oppose pardon, reprieve, or any other 
        executive clemency (see H. Con. Res. 16, 18), [19JA]
    U.N.: oppose convening of conference to enforce the Fourth Geneva 
        Convention for the Protection of Civilians in Time of War 
        relative to Israeli actions in the occupied Palestinian 
        territory (see H. Con. Res. 117), [25MY]
    ------promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 3405), [16NO]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Terrorist Disruption of the Middle 
        East Peace Process: President Clinton, [30JY]

ISTOOK, ERNEST J., JR. (a Representative from Oklahoma)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2561, Dept. of Defense appropriations, [13SE]
    ------H.R. 2587, District of Columbia appropriations, [3AU]
    ------H.R. 3064, District of Columbia appropriations, [21OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and 
        greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation 
        (see H.J. Res. 53), [12MY]
    Computers: installation of filtering or blocking programs in 
        schools and libraries with Internet access (see H.R. 2560), 
        [20JY]
    Dept. of Energy: convey the former site of the National Institute 
        of Petroleum Energy Research to Bartlesville, OK (see H.R. 
        2844), [13SE]
    District of Columbia: making appropriations (see H.R. 2587), 
        [22JY] (see H.R. 3064), [13OC] (see H.R. 3194), [2NO]
    Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see 
        H.J. Res. 66), [15SE]
    NIH: experimental program to stimulate competitive research (see 
        H.R. 3115), [20OC]
    NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction 
        thresholds (see H.R. 1620), [29AP]
  Conference reports
    District of Columbia Appropriations (H.R. 2587), [5AU]
    District of Columbia Appropriations (H.R. 3064), [27OC]
  Reports filed
    District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        2587) (H. Rept. 106-299), [5AU]
    ------Committee of Conference (H.R. 3064) (H. Rept. 106-419), 
        [27OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2587) (H. Rept. 
        106-249), [22JY]

ITALIAN AMERICANS
  Bills and resolutions
    Italian-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 347), 
        [28OC]
    World War II: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during 
        World War II and require the President to formally acknowledge 
        such injustices (see H.R. 2442), [1JY]

ITALIAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH
  Bills and resolutions
    Observance (see H. Res. 347), [28OC]

ITALY, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Italian-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 347), 
        [28OC]
    Thomas M. Foglietta Support Site, Gricignano d'Aversa, Italy: 
        designate (see H.R. 52), [6JA]

ITHACA, NY
  Bills and resolutions
    Matthew F. McHugh Post Office: designate (see H.R. 3030), [6OC]

IVANPAH VALLEY AIRPORT PUBLIC LANDS TRANSFER ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1695) (H. Rept. 
        106-471), [16NO]

JACKSON, JESSE L., JR. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, [6JA]
  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. 1048), 
        [10MR]
    ------waive time limits for introduction of motions for forensic 
        DNA testing in certain Federal trials (see H.R. 3233), [5NO]
    Dept. of HUD: establish program to eliminate redlining in the 
        insurance business (see H.R. 1429), [15AP]
    Elections: conduct study of issues relative to online and Internet 
        technologies in the voting process (see H.R. 3232), [5NO]
    Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to 
        sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 772), [23FE]
    FRS: require the Board of Governors to post notices to employees 
        relative to the applicable provisions of the Civil Rights Act 
        (see H.R. 2424), [1JY]
    National Center for Research on Domestic Health Disparities: 
        establish (see H.R. 2391), [30JN]
    Sub-Saharan Africa: conduct human clinical research according to 
        highest ethical standards and prohibit interference with 
        intellectual property laws or policies promoting access to 
        pharmaceuticals or medical technologies (see H.R. 2700), [4AU]
    World Tibet Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 156), [16JY]

JACKSON, JESSE L., SR.
  Bills and resolutions
    Congressional Gold Medal: award (see H.R. 1709), [5MY] (see H.R. 
        1821), [14MY]
    Serbia: tribute to efforts to secure release of captured U.S. 
        servicemen (see H. Res. 156), [3MY]

JACKSON, JOSEPH J. (SHOELESS JOE)
  Bills and resolutions
    Major League Baseball: recognition of baseball accomplishments 
        (see H. Res. 269), [30JY]

JACKSON, WY
  Bills and resolutions
    Public lands: develop and maintain a multi-agency campus project 
        for tourism and natural resource facilities (see H.R. 2577), 
        [21JY]

JACKSON LEE, SHEILA (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1501, Juvenile Justice Reform Act, [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Children and youth: mental health services (see H.R. 3455), [18NO]
    Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 77), 
        [7JA]
    Dept. of Education: study methods for identifying and treating 
        children with dyslexia (see H.R. 78), [7JA]
    Drugs: treatment of gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine 
        hydrochloride relative to the Controlled Substances Act (see 
        H.R. 75), [7JA]
    Hunger: issue special postage stamps to fund emergency food relief 
        programs (see H.R. 2730), [5AU]
    Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act: 
        repeal judicial jurisdiction limitations (see H.R. 2125), 
        [10JN] (see H.R. 3149), [26OC]
    INS: modify rate of basic pay and classification of positions for 
        certain Border Patrol agents (see H.R. 1881), [20MY]
    ------replace with the National Immigration Bureau, separate 
        functions and restructure fees relative to immigration 
        enforcement and adjudication services, and restore status 
        adjustment eligibility (see H.R. 2680), [3AU]
    Leland, Mickey: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. 
        Res. 175), [5AU]
    Medicare: require hospitals to establish and implement security 
        procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient 
        abduction and baby switching (see H.R. 76), [7JA]

JAILS
see Correctional Institutions

JAMAICA
  Bills and resolutions
    Garvey, Marcus: tribute (see H. Res. 150), [26AP]

JAMES, ELLEN SICKLES
  Bills and resolutions
    Miller, Representative George: authorize the Speaker's designee to 
        administer the oath of office (see H. Res. 12), [6JA]

JAMES GUELFF BODY ARMOR ACT
see Body Armor Act

JAPAN
  Bills and resolutions
    Guam: restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in 
        World War II (see H.R. 755), [11FE]
    Immigration: treatment of aliens born in the Philippines or Japan 
        who were fathered by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 1128), [16MR]
    Iron and steel industry: impose a temporary ban on importation of 
        certain steel products from Japan, Russia, Republic of Korea, 
        and Brazil (see H.R. 502), [2FE]
    World War II: require apology and reparation of victims of 
        Japanese war crimes (see H. Res. 304), [24SE]

JEFFERSON, WILLIAM J. (a Representative from Louisiana)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to 
        spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 
        1217), [23MR]
    Taxation: provide assistance to homeowners and small businesses to 
        repair Formosan termite damage (see H.R. 1892), [20MY]

JELEN, BRANKO
  Bills and resolutions
    Serbia: undertake efforts to secure the release of CARE (relief 
        organization) workers being held prisoner (see H. Con. Res. 
        144), [29JN]

JENKINS, WILLIAM L. (a Representative from Tennessee)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Tariff: myristic acid (tetrabecanoic acid)  (see H.R. 2154), 
        [10JN]
    ------1-fluoro-2-nitro benzene (see H.R. 2150), [10JN]
    ------PHBA (phydroxybenzoic acid)  (see H.R. 2153), [10JN]
    ------TEOF (triethyl orthoformate)  (see H.R. 2152), [10JN]
    ------thionyl chloride (see H.R. 2151), [10JN] (see H.R. 3276), 
        [9NO]
    ------THQ (toluhydroquinone)  (see H.R. 2155), [10JN]

JENNIFER'S LAW
see Crime

JERUSALEM EMBASSY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Amend (see H.R. 2584), [21JY]

JEWS
  Appointments
    Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S., 
        [6JA]
    U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, [23MR]

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  Bills and resolutions
    Argentina: investigation of terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural 
        Center in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 163), [22JY]
    Barak, Ehud: tribute to election as Prime Minister of Israel and 
        encouraging peace agreement with Syria and Lebanon (see H. 
        Con. Res. 154), [14JY]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to 
        honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 19), [2FE]
    Crime: condemn hate-crime shootings in Midwest States (see H. Res. 
        254), [19JY]
    Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for 
        Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 3105), [19OC]
    Germany: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide 
        during World War II (see H.R. 271), [7JA]
    Iran: discrimination against members of minority religious groups 
        (see H. Con. Res. 128), [8JN]
    Israel: elections (see H. Con. Res. 109), [18MY]
    ------recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 2515), [14JY] 
        (see H.R. 2529), [15JY] (see H.R. 2785), [5AU]
    Jerusalem Embassy Act: amend (see H.R. 2584), [21JY]
    Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State 
        (see H. Con. Res. 24), [4FE]
    Palestinians: condemn efforts to revive the original Palestine 
        partition plan and the U.N. Commission on Human Rights 
        resolution endorsing self-determination based on the plan (see 
        H. Con. Res. 131), [10JN]
    Passports: record place of birth as Jerusalem, Israel, on certain 
        U.S. passports (see H.R. 2768), [5AU]
    Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.: 
        extend period by which final report is due and authorize 
        additional funding (see H.R. 2401), [30JN]
    Public welfare programs: deny benefits to individuals who 
        participated in Nazi war crimes during World War II (see H.R. 
        1788), [13MY]
    Russia: condemn anti-Semitic statements made by members of the 
        Duma (see H. Con. Res. 37), [24FE]
    Sacramento, CA: condemn arson at three area synagogues and affirm 
        opposition to all forms of hate crimes (see H. Res. 219), 
        [23JN] (see H. Res. 225), [25JN] (see H. Res. 226), [29JN]
    Sherer, Morris: tribute (see H. Res. 229), [29JN]
    Taxation: deny deduction for certain reparations received by 
        Holocaust survivors (see H.R. 3511), [19NO]
    ------exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see 
        H.R. 390), [19JA] (see H.R. 1292), [25MR]
    U.N.: oppose convening of conference to enforce the Fourth Geneva 
        Convention for the Protection of Civilians in Time of War 
        relative to Israeli actions in the occupied Palestinian 
        territory (see H. Con. Res. 117), [25MY]
    World War II: allow Federal district courts to hear civil actions 
        to recover damages caused by the Nazi government of Germany 
        (see H.R. 3254), [8NO] (see H.R. 3402), [16NO]
    ------ensure fair compensation for all victims of Nazi slave and 
        forced labor (see H. Res. 314), [29SE]
    ------recovery of insurance issued for victims of the Holocaust 
        (see H.R. 126), [7JA]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Terrorist Disruption of the Middle 
        East Peace Process: President Clinton, [30JY]
  Reports filed
    Nazi Benefits Termination Act: Committee on Government Reform 
        (House) (H.R. 1788) (H. Rept. 106-321), [6OC]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1788) (H. Rept. 
        106-321), [14SE]

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. 
        201), [7JA]
    ------funding of incentive bonuses to certain job training 
        providers that place large percentages of individuals in 
        certain occupations (see H.R. 203), [7JA]

JOHN, CHRISTOPHER (a Representative from Louisiana)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Education: provide for a rural education development initiative 
        (see H.R. 1868), [19MY]
    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. 3432), [17NO]

JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
see Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
  Appointments
    Board of Trustees, [3MR], [18MR]

JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS BOARD OF TRUSTEES
  Appointments
    Members, [2FE]

JOHNSON, EDDIE BERNICE (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 
        21st Century, [14OC]
    ------S. 1467, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 
        Century, [5AU]
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Diseases: provide for screenings, referrals, and education 
        relative to osteoporosis (see H.R. 2471), [12JY]
    NSF: demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of 
        mathematics, science, and information technology (see H.R. 
        1265), [24MR]

JOHNSON, FRANK M., JR.
  Bills and resolutions
    Frank M. Johnson Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see 
        H.R. 3031), [6OC]

JOHNSON, LAYFORD R.
  Bills and resolutions
    Layford R. Johnson Post Office, Eastover, SC: designate (see H.R. 
        3016), [5OC]

JOHNSON, NANCY L. (a Representative from Connecticut)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act, [3NO]
    U.S. Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors, [12AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Children and youth: State funding to assist the transition of 
        children from foster care to independent adults (see H.R. 
        1802), [13MY] (see H.R. 3443), [18NO]
    Crime: improve the Federal capability to deal with child 
        exploitation (see H.R. 1159), [17MR]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish headstones or markers for the 
        marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1387), [13AP]
    Insurance: tax treatment of long-term care services, educational 
        campaign on long-term care, and expansion of State long-term 
        care partnerships by exempting partnership assets from 
        Medicaid estate recovery (see H.R. 2102), [9JN]
    Long Island Sound: management plan implementation funding (see 
        H.R. 3313), [10NO]
    Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 
        1187), [18MR]
    ------demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer 
        patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), 
        [13AP]
    ------payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate 
        medical education programs (see H.R. 1579), [27AP]
    Nuclear energy: provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of 
        certain customs entries of nuclear fuel assemblies (see H.R. 
        511), [2FE]
    Small business: provide employees with a simple, secure, and fully 
        portable defined benefit plan (see H.R. 2190), [14JN]
    Social Security: combat fraud in and improve the administration of 
        disability programs (see H.R. 545), [3FE] (see H.R. 631), 
        [9FE]
    ------grants for projects designed to promote responsible 
        fatherhood (see H.R. 3073), [14OC]
    Tariff: triacetonamine (see H.R. 1963), [26MY]
    Taxation: accurately codify the depreciable life of semiconductor 
        manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 1092), [11MR]
    ------encourage contributions of capital gain real property for 
        conservation purposes and qualified conservation 
        contributions, and modify rules on estate tax exclusion for 
        certain land (see H.R. 2263), [17JN]
    ------expand dependent care credit (see H.R. 2259), [17JN]
    ------expand incentives for the construction and renovation of 
        public schools (see H.R. 1760), [11MY]
    ------extend expensing of environmental remediation costs to 
        contaminated sites located outside of targeted areas (see H.R. 
        2264), [17JN]
    ------modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), [7JA] 
        (see H.R. 2400), [30JN]
    ------permanently extend research credit and adjust the 
        alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 835), [24FE]
    ------provide incentives for health coverage (see H.R. 2261), 
        [17JN]
    ------provide marriage penalty relief, incentives to encourage 
        health coverage, and increased child care assistance, and 
        extend certain expiring tax provisions (see H.R. 2020), [8JN]
    ------treatment of costs of demolishing structures other than 
        certified historic structures or historically residential 
        structures (see H.R. 2262), [17JN]
    ------treatment of scholarships received under the National Health 
        Corps Scholarship Program and the F. Edward Hebert Armed 
        Forces Health Professions Scholarship and Financial Assistance 
        Program (see H.R. 1414), [14AP]
    ------treatment of unearned income of children attributable to 
        personal injury awards (see H.R. 2019), [8JN]

JOHNSON, SAM (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents, [19JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Conable, Barber B., Jr.: appointment as citizen regent of 
        Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see H.J. Res. 26), 
        [9FE]
    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. 1509), [21AP]
    Geneva Conventions: celebrate anniversary and recognize the 
        humanitarian safeguards these treaties provide in times of 
        armed conflict (see H. Con. Res. 102), [6MY]
    Gray, Hanna H.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian 
        Institution Board of Regents (see H.J. Res. 27), [9FE]
    Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age 
        individuals (see H.R. 5), [1MR]
    Tariff: methyl tertiary-butyl ether (see H.R. 467), [2FE]
    Taxation: allow medical innovation tax credits for clinical 
        testing expenses attributable to academic medical centers and 
        other hospital research organizations (see H.R. 1039), [9MR]
    ------constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see 
        H.J. Res. 45), [14AP]
    ------repeal limitation on the amount of receipts attributable to 
        military property which may be treated as exempt foreign trade 
        income (see H.R. 796), [23FE]
    ------repeal taxes on American Values (see H.R. 2350), [24JN]
    ------restore deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with 
        State legislation (see H.R. 2948), [24SE]
    ------treatment of natural gas gathering lines (see H.R. 674), 
        [10FE] (see H.R. 1991), [27MY]
    Williams, Wesley S., Jr.: appointment as citizen regent of 
        Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see H.J. Res. 28), 
        [9FE]

JOHNSON CITY, NY
  Bills and resolutions
    James W. McCabe, Sr., Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 
        2302), [22JN]

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JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF
see Department of Defense

JOINT COMMITTEES
see Committee on Economics (Joint); Committee on Printing (Joint); 
    Committee on Taxation (Joint); Committee on the Library (Joint)

JONES, NATHANIEL B.
  Bills and resolutions
    Frank J. Battisti and Nathaniel R. Jones Federal Building and U.S. 
        Courthouse, Youngstown, OH: designate (see H.R. 1359), [25MR]

JONES, WALTER B., JR. (a Representative from North Carolina)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Armed Forces: make anthrax vaccination immunization program 
        voluntary (see H.R. 2543), [16JY]
    Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map 
        system (see H.R. 1489), [20AP] (see H.R. 3314), [10NO]
    Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase 
        agreements (see H.R. 1634), [29AP]
    Fair Housing Act: exception from enforcement of an accessibility 
        construction requirement for certain buildings constructed in 
        compliance with a local building code (see H.R. 2437), [1JY]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to wetlands 
        mitigation banking (see H.R. 1290), [25MR]
    Radio: protect critical infrastructure radio systems from 
        interference and promote efficient spectrum management of the 
        private land mobile radio bands (see H.R. 866), [25FE]
    Taxation: allow a refundable credit to certain low-income members 
        of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1055), [10MR]
    ------treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member 
        of the Armed Forces while on official extended duty (see H.R. 
        1635), [29AP]
    Telecommunications: resolve certain contested broadcast license 
        proceedings (see H.R. 2762), [5AU]

JONES ACT
see Ships and vessels

JORDAN, HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF
  Bills and resolutions
    International economic relations: encourage holders of Jordanian 
        debt to provide debt relief (see H. Res. 265), [29JY]
    Peace: tribute to efforts by King Abdullah Bin Hussein on the 
        Middle East peace process and to condemn efforts within Jordan 
        to further hostility towards Israel (see H. Res. 340), [21OC]

JUDICIARY
see Courts; Supreme Court

JUNEAU, AK
  Bills and resolutions
    Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building: designate (see H.R. 972), 
        [3MR]
  Reports filed
    Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building, Juneau, AK: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (S. 453) (H. Rept. 
        106-113), [27AP]

JUNIOR DUCK STAMP CONSERVATION AND DESIGN PROGRAM ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Reauthorize (see H.R. 2496), [13JY]
  Reports filed
    Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2496) (H. 
        Rept. 106-390), [18OC]

JUNIOR LEAGUE
see Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc.

JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Amend (see H.R. 1498), [20AP]
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 1150), [17MR]
    Children and youth: authorize grants to provide juvenile 
        accountability coordinators programs to hold nonviolent 
        juvenile offenders accountable for their actions (see H.R. 
        2913), [22SE]
    Schools: establish school violence prevention hotlines (see H.R. 
        1937), [25MY]

JUVENILE JUSTICE REFORM ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1501, provisions, [30JY]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 1501), [30JY], [23SE], [24SE], [13OC], [14OC]

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. 
        622), [8FE]

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. 622), [8FE]

KANJORSKI, PAUL E. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Coal: disability benefit eligibility for certain miners (see H.R. 
        722), [11FE]
    Courts: clarify jurisdiction and procedures for compensating 
        injuries resulting from the production and mining of beryllium 
        (see H.R. 675), [10FE]
    Dept. of Energy: establish compensation programs for employees 
        sustaining illnesses from exposure to beryllium and other 
        hazardous substances and examine health effects of exposure to 
        hazardous substances (see H.R. 3418), [17NO]
    Federal employees: make certain temporary Federal service 
        creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1606), [28AP]
    Solid waste: State control over disposal of out-of-State solid 
        waste (see H.R. 891), [2MR]
    Thorpe, Jim: recognize as the Athlete of the Century (see H. Res. 
        198), [27MY]

KANSAS
  Bills and resolutions
    Clifford R. Hope Post Office, Garden City, KS: designate (see H.R. 
        197), [7JA]
    Natural gas: provide relief to businesses relative to interest and 
        penalties on refunds retroactively ordered by FERC (see H.R. 
        1117), [16MR]
    Racial relations: recognize the historical significance of the 
        Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision and 
        reaffirm the fundamental belief that we are all ``one Nation 
        under God, indivisible'' (see H. Res. 176), [18MY]

KAPITAN MAN (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    National security: prohibit entry of Russian vessel to any U.S. 
        port with naval presence (see H.R. 1508), [21AP]

KAPTUR, MARCY (a Representative from Ohio)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1141, emergency supplemental appropriations, [22AP]
    ------H.R. 1906, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations, [13SE]
    ------H.R. 2684, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations, [4OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: economic assistance to certain hog producers (see H. 
        Con. Res. 14), [19JA]
    ------provide for accreditation of associations of agricultural 
        producers and promote good faith bargaining between such 
        associations and handlers of agricultural products (see H.R. 
        2830), [9SE]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: display artwork in the Capitol and 
        the House office buildings which represent the contributions 
        of women to American society (see H. Res. 202), [8JN]
    Dept. of Agriculture: provide administrative authority to 
        investigate live poultry dealers (see H.R. 2829), [9SE]
    ------provide flexibility to help developing countries and move 
        surplus commodities from the U.S. (see H.R. 3104), [19OC]
    Dept. of Defense: require consideration of percentage of work to 
        be performed in the U.S. in the evaluation of contracts (see 
        H.R. 867), [25FE]
    Dept. of Energy: establish compensation programs for employees 
        sustaining illnesses from exposure to beryllium and other 
        hazardous substances and examine health effects of exposure to 
        hazardous substances (see H.R. 3478), [18NO]
    Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign 
        expenditures and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 13), [7JA]
    Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miamis National Historic Site: 
        designate (see H.R. 868), [25FE]
    Foreign aid: support millennium good will food aid initiative (see 
        H. Con. Res. 201), [19OC]
    National Commission on the Impact of U.S. Culture on American 
        Youth: establish (see H.R. 3251), [8NO]
    National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: revise filing 
        deadline for certain claims (see H.R. 1003), [4MR]
    Ships and vessels: allow a formal entry exception for vessels 
        required to anchor at Belle Isle Anchorage, Port of Detroit, 
        MI, while awaiting cargo or pilot services, prior to 
        proceeding to the Port of Toledo, OH (see H.R. 2213), [15JN]
    Tariff: chemical APE (see H.R. 2217), [15JN]
    ------chemical DiTMP (see H.R. 2214), [15JN]
    ------chemical EBP (see H.R. 2215), [15JN]
    ------chemical HPA (see H.R. 2216), [15JN]
    ------chemical TMPDE (see H.R. 2218), [15JN]
    ------chemical TMPME (see H.R. 2219), [15JN]
    Taxation: relief of certain corporations from a tax liability 
        incurred by the import of halon-1211 for recycling purposes 
        (see H.R. 2805), [5AU]

KASICH, JOHN R. (a Representative from Ohio)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H. Con. Res. 68, setting forth the Federal budget for 
        2000-2009, [12AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (see H. 
        Con. Res. 68), [23MR]
    Charities: reform tax treatment of certain anti-poverty 
        contributions and distributions from individual retirement 
        accounts, and prohibit religious discrimination in the 
        allocation of Government assistance funds (see H.R. 1607), 
        [28AP]
    Committee on the Budget (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 72), [12FE]
    Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 1803), 
        [13MY]
    Sunbury, OH: designate as Flagville, U.S.A. (see H.J. Res. 49), 
        [29AP]
    Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of 
        Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 
        3252), [8NO]
    ------rates (see H.R. 3), [3FE]
  Conference reports
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68), 
        [13AP]
  Reports filed
    Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act: Committee on the Budget 
        (House) (H.R. 853) (H. Rept. 106-198), [5AU]
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2000-2009: Committee of 
        Conference (H. Con. Res. 68) (H. Rept. 106-91), [13AP]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 68) (H. Rept. 
        106-73), [23MR]
  Rules
    Committee on the Budget (House), [12AP]

KATE MULLANY NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE DESIGNATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 641), [9FE]

KATZ, YEHUDA
  Bills and resolutions
    Baumel, Zachary: locate and secure return along with other Israeli 
        soldiers missing in action (see H.R. 1175), [18MR]

KAZAKHSTAN, REPUBLIC OF
related term(s) Commonwealth of Independent States
  Bills and resolutions
    Asia: human rights violations and noncompliance with Organization 
        for Security and Cooperation in Europe commitments on 
        democratization in Central Asia (see H. Con. Res. 204), [21OC]

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    Foreign policy: support economic and political independence for 
        the South Caucasus and Central Asia regions (see H.R. 1152), 
        [17MR]

KELLY, COLIN P., JR.
  Bills and resolutions
    Captain Colin P. Kelly, Jr. Post Office, Madison, FL: designate 
        (see H.R. 1666), [4MY]

KELLY, SUE W. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    House of Representatives Page Board, [11FE]
    U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors, [12AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Crime: expand prohibition on stalking (see H.R. 1869), [19MY]
    ------increase mandatory minimum penalties for use of firearms 
        during a violent or drug-related crime (see H.R. 1330), [25MR]
    ------prohibit taking a child hostage to evade arrest (see H.R. 
        51), [6JA]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide long-term nursing care at 
        public expense to veterans with extensive service-connected 
        disabilities (see H.R. 1432), [15AP]
    Families and domestic relations: limit the effects of domestic 
        violence on the lives of children (see H.R. 3315), [10NO]
    Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and 
        lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for 
        secondary consultations (see H.R. 383), [19JA]
    ------implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery 
        resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 3224), [4NO]
    ------require group health plans to provide access to unrestricted 
        medical advice (see H.R. 2043), [8JN]
    ------require health 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. 49), [6JA]
    SBA: make grants and loans to small businesses and agricultural 
        enterprises to enable them to reopen after natural or other 
        disasters (see H.R. 3479), [18NO]
    Social Security: extend rural Advanced Life Support intercept 
        services to other areas (see H.R. 2711), [4AU]
    Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control 
        revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), [5AU]
    Women: Government procurement access for women-owned businesses 
        (see H. Res. 15), [7JA]

KENNEDY, PATRICK J. (a Representative from Rhode Island)
  Appointments
    John H. Chafee funeral attendees, [28OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    BATF: expand powers to regulate firearms, ammunition, firearm 
        products, and non-powder firearms (see H.R. 920), [2MR]
    Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1415), [14AP]
    Chafee, John H.: tribute (see H. Res. 341), [25OC]
    Dept. of Defense: improve authorities relative to the provision of 
        honor guard details at funerals of veterans (see H.R. 2283), 
        [18JN]
    Firearms: assist State and local governments in conducting 
        community gun buy back programs (see H.R. 724), [11FE]
    Indonesia: prohibit economic assistance until the results of the 
        referendum in East Timor have been fully implemented (see H.R. 
        2809), [8SE] (see H.R. 2895), [21SE]
    ------prohibit military assistance until the termination of 
        paramilitary funding and human rights violations in East Timor 
        (see H. Con. Res. 97), [5MY]
    Insurance: require group health plans and health insurance issuers 
        to provide coverage for human leukocyte antigen testing (see 
        H.R. 2021), [8JN]
    John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System: designate (see 
        H.R. 3253), [8NO]
    Law enforcement: facilitate exchange and collection of DNA 
        identification information from violent offenders (see H.R. 
        2810), [8SE]
    Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 
        919), [2MR]
    Newport, RI: deauthorize portion of Newport Harbor navigation 
        project (see H.R. 3316), [10NO]
    Rhode Island: rights and sovereign status of certain Indian tribes 
        (see H.R. 676), [10FE]
    Senior citizens: establish a program of pharmacy assistance fee 
        for elderly persons who have no health insurance coverage (see 
        H.R. 723), [11FE]
    Taxation: encourage construction of luxury yachts (see H.R. 677), 
        [10FE]
    ------increase excise tax on firearms and earmark revenue for 
        juvenile justice and delinquency prevention programs (see H.R. 
        3139), [25OC]

KENNEDY, ROBERT F. (a former Senator from New York) 
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: 
        designate (see H.R. 2286), [18JN]

KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
  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. 52), [10MR]
  Reports filed
    Use of Capitol Grounds for Performances Sponsored by the Kennedy 
        Center for the Performing Arts: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 52) (H. Rept. 106-
        63), [16MR]

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. 
        1680), [4MY]

KEYS, MARTHA (a former Representative from Kansas) 
  Appointments
    Social Security Advisory Board, [30SE]

KILDEE, DALE E. (a Representative from Michigan)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 800, Education Flexibility Partnership Act, [23MR]
    ------H.R. 1501, Juvenile Justice Reform Act, [30JY]
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
    House of Representatives Page Board, [11FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    American Indian Education Foundation: establish (see H.R. 2661), 
        [30JY] (see H.R. 3080), [14OC]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish headstones or markers for the 
        marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1160), [17MR]
    Education: ensure schools prepare girls to compete in the 21st 
        century (see H.R. 2505), [14JY]
    ------improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 3195), [2NO]
    Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public 
        safety officers employed by States or local governments (see 
        H.R. 1093), [11MR]
    Petroleum: limit sulfur concentrations in gasoline (see H.R. 888), 
        [1MR]
    St. Helena Island National Scenic Area: establish (see H.R. 468), 
        [2FE]

KILPATRICK, CAROLYN C. (a Representative from Michigan)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2084, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations, [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Defense: make certain equipment available to State and 
        local governments to assist in emergency law enforcement and 
        rescue operations (see H.R. 1369), [12AP]
    Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 384), 
        [19JA]
    Taxation: treatment of primary health providers in health 
        professional shortage areas (see H.R. 385), [19JA]

KIMMEL, HUSBAND E.
  Bills and resolutions
    Navy: advance on the retired list to the highest grade held as 
        Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet, during World War II (see H.R. 
        3050), [7OC]

KING, C.B.
  Bills and resolutions
    C.B. King U.S. Courthouse, Albany, GA: designate (see H.R. 2699), 
        [4AU]

KING, MARTIN LUTHER, JR.
  Bills and resolutions
    Library of Congress: purchase papers from estate (see H.R. 2963), 
        [28SE]
    Lincoln Memorial: placement at of a plaque commemorating the ``I 
        Have a Dream'' speech (see H.R. 2879), [15SE]
    Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: add to the list of days on which the 
        flag should especially be displayed (see H.R. 349), [19JA] 
        (see H.R. 576), [4FE]
  Reports filed
    Add Martin Luther King, Jr., Day to the List of Days on Which the 
        Flag Should Especially Be Displayed: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 576) (H. Rept. 106-176), [9JN]
    Placement of Plaque Commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, ``I 
        Have a Dream'' Speech at the Lincoln Memorial: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2879) (H. Rept. 106-448), [4NO]

KING, PAT
  Bills and resolutions
    Pat King Post Office Building, Long Branch, NJ: designate (see 
        H.R. 3488), [18NO]

KING, PETER T. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Board of Visitors, [12AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Azerbaijan: allocation of foreign aid (see H.R. 1567), [27AP]
    Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see 
        H.J. Res. 56), [8JN]
    Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 16), [7JA]
    Courts: independent counsel law repeal (see H.R. 386), [19JA]
    English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 
        1005), [4MR]
    Law enforcement officers: extend retroactive eligibility dates for 
        educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent 
        children of officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 
        2059), [8JN]
    Religion: protect sanctity of religious communications (see H.R. 
        546), [3FE]
    Taxation: provide a checkoff on Federal income tax returns for a 
        breast and prostate cancer research fund (see H.R. 547), [3FE]

KING ABDULLAH BIN HUSSEIN (Jordan)
  Bills and resolutions
    Jordan: tribute to efforts by King Abdullah Bin Hussein on the 
        Middle East peace process and to condemn efforts within Jordan 
        to further hostility towards Israel (see H. Res. 340), [21OC]

KINGSTON, JACK (a Representative from Georgia)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1906, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and 
        related agencies programs appropriations, [13SE]
    ------H.R. 2466, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations, [4OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Mental health: postpartum depression policies (see H. Res. 163), 
        [6MY]
    St. Simons Island, GA: preserve St. Simons Lighthouse through GSA 
        conveyance of lands to the Postal Service and terminating 
        Postal Service lease to property adjacent to the lighthouse 
        (see H.R. 3515), [22NO]

KITTY HAWK, NC
  Bills and resolutions
    NASA: develop and distribute to schools an educational curriculum 
        to commemorate the centennial of powered flight (see H.R. 
        1754), [11MY]

KLAMATH RIVER BASIN FISHERY RESOURCES RESTORATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Klamath Fishery Management Council: provide for tribal 
        representation to clarify allocation of annual tribal catch 
        (see H.R. 2875), [15SE]

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KLECZKA, GERALD D. (a Representative from Wisconsin)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Animals: prohibit importation, sale, or manufacturing of products 
        made with dog or cat fur (see H.R. 1622), [29AP]
    Contracts: provide simplified criteria for determining whether an 
        individual is an employee or an independent contractor and 
        limit retroactive employment tax reclassifications (see H.R. 
        1525), [22AP]
    Medicare: restore the non-applicability of private contracts for 
        the provision of benefits (see H.R. 958), [3MR]
    Motor vehicles: prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or 
        importation of school buses without seatbelts (see H.R. 165), 
        [7JA]
    Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal 
        information (see H.R. 1450), [15AP]
    Taxation: deny charitable contribution deduction for transfers 
        associated with split-dollar insurance arrangements (see H.R. 
        572), [4FE]
    ------eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing 
        (see H.R. 1215), [23MR]
    ------eliminate marriage tax penalty (see H.R. 725), [11FE]
    ------treatment of recreational fitness services and facilities in 
        certain hospitals (see H.R. 726), [11FE]
    World War II: ensure fair compensation for all victims of Nazi 
        slave and forced labor (see H. Res. 314), [29SE]

KLING, MICHAEL
  Bills and resolutions
    Stewart, Payne: express condolences on his death and express 
        sympathy for his family and the families of those who died 
        with him (see H. Res. 344), [27OC]

KLINK, RON (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), [2FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Gettysburg National Military Park: require specific congressional 
        authorization for construction of any visitor's center or 
        museum near or within boundaries (see H.R. 2438), [1JY]
    Internet: regulation of online sales of pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 
        2763), [5AU]
    Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles 
        (see H.R. 1992), [27MY]
    Social Security: budget treatment of Old-Age, Survivors, and 
        Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 167), [7JA]
    ------improve coverage of low-income children under State 
        Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 
        3480), [18NO]
    Taxation: repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 166), [7JA]
    Telecommunications: provide funding for universal 
        telecommunications services through creation of the 
        Telecommunications Trust Fund (see H.R. 727), [11FE]

KNOLLENBERG, JOE (a Representative from Michigan)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2605, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [13SE]
    ------H.R. 2684, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations, [4OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Bankruptcy: define single asset real estate (see H.R. 624), [8FE]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing 
        supply regulations (see H.R. 623), [8FE]
    Michigan: Federal recognition of Swan Creek Black River 
        Confederated Ojibwa Tribes (see H.R. 1608), [28AP]
    Social Security: increase earnings limit (see H.R. 107), [7JA]
    Taxation: deduction for Social Security taxes (see H.R. 105), 
        [7JA]
    ------eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting standard 
        deduction amounts (see H.R. 108), [7JA]
    ------eliminate noncorporate capital gains tax (see H.R. 106), 
        [7JA]
    ------rates (see H.R. 104), [7JA]
    ------repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 107), [7JA]
    ------treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 107), [7JA]

KOLBE, JIM (a Representative from Arizona)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1141, emergency supplemental appropriations, [22AP]
    ------H.R. 2466, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations, [4OC]
    ------H.R. 2490, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive 
        Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations, [21JY]
    ------H.R. 2670, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, [13SE]
    House of Representatives Page Board, [11FE]
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [11FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Coronado National Forest: redesignate in honor of Morris K. Udall 
        (see H.R. 981), [4MR]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: making appropriations 
        (see H.R. 2490), [13JY]
    Financial institutions: promote openness, transparency, and 
        efficiency in international government procurement through 
        capacity building and third-party procurement monitoring (see 
        H.R. 3116), [20OC]
    Las Cienegas National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 
        2941), [24SE]
    National parks and recreation areas: authorize entrance fees to 
        secure bonds for capital improvements (see H.R. 1490), [20AP]
    Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax 
        payments into personal investment plans and extend the Old-
        Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 
        1793), [13MY]
    Udall, Morris K.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 40), [3MR]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        2490), [14SE]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        of Conference (H.R. 2490) (H. Rept. 106-319), [14SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2490) (H. Rept. 
        106-231), [13JY]

KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign policy: impose conditions on assistance, nuclear 
        cooperation, and other transactions (see H.R. 1835), [18MY]
    Korean War: mint coins in commemoration of the fiftieth 
        anniversary of Marine Corps participation (see H.R. 2663), 
        [30JY]

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Iron and steel industry: impose a temporary ban on importation of 
        certain steel products from Japan, Russia, Republic of Korea, 
        and Brazil (see H.R. 502), [2FE]
    Korean War: mint coins in commemoration of the fiftieth 
        anniversary of Marine Corps participation (see H.R. 2663), 
        [30JY]
    Visa Waiver Pilot Program: designate (see H.R. 1896), [20MY]

KOREAN WAR
related term(s) War
  Bills and resolutions
    Coins: mint in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of Marine 
        Corps participation (see H.R. 2663), [30JY]
    Immigration: provide refugee status to foreign nationals who 
        assist in the return of POW/MIA (see H.R. 1926), [25MY]
    Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see 
        H.R. 1671), [4MY]
    Tuscola, IL: recognize the Korean War Veterans National Museum and 
        Library as a National Korean War Veterans Museum (see H. Res. 
        320), [1OC]

KOREAN WAR VETERANS ASSOCIATION, INC.
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal charter: grant (see H.R. 1671), [4MY]

KORESH, DAVID
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Justice: independent investigation of use of pyrotechnic 
        devices during standoff with Branch Davidians in Waco, TX (see 
        H.R. 2847), [13SE]

KOSOVO
see Serbia

KOSOVO AND SOUTHWEST ASIA EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1664), [4MY]
    Enact (H.R. 1664): consideration (see H. Res. 159), [5MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1664, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 159) (H. Rept. 106-127), [5MY]
    Provisions: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1664) (H. 
        Rept. 106-125), [4MY]

KUCINICH, DENNIS J. (a Representative from Ohio)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Business and industry: promote youth entrepreneurship education 
        and training (see H.R. 1331), [25MR]
    Computers: establish a loan guarantee program to address year 2000 
        problems of small businesses (see H.R. 1056), [10MR]
    Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a 
        genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3377), [16NO]
    Nuclear weapons: reduce risks and dangers (see H. Res. 369), [9NO]
    Public utilities: provide for the restructuring of the electric 
        power industry (see H.R. 2645), [29JY]
    Telephones: develop a plan for efficient allocation of telephone 
        numbers to limit the creation of new area codes (see H.R. 
        2439), [1JY]
    Trademarks: increase penalties for infringing rights relative to 
        famous performing groups and clarify rights of individuals who 
        perform services as a group (see H.R. 1125), [16MR]

KUTANIAN, MICHAEL
  Bills and resolutions
    Armenia: murder of government officials during terrorist attack on 
        Parliament building (see H. Con. Res. 216), [28OC] (see H. 
        Con. Res. 222), [9NO]

KUWAIT, STATE OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Persian Gulf Conflict: relief of evacuees (see H.R. 428), [19JA]
    Women: commend decision to grant women the right to vote and run 
        for elected office (see H. Con. Res. 147), [29JN]

KUYKENDALL, STEVEN T. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Lane Victory (S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. 
        Con. Res. 112), [25MY]
    Small business: promote establishment of small business investment 
        companies (see H.R. 3264), [9NO]
    Taxation: treatment of merchant mariners as U.S. citizens or 
        residents living abroad (see H.R. 3162), [28OC]
    Women's World Cup: tribute to U.S. women's soccer team (see H. 
        Res. 241), [12JY] (see H. Res. 244), [13JY]

KYRGYZSTAN, REPUBLIC OF
related term(s) Commonwealth of Independent States
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign policy: support economic and political independence for 
        the South Caucasus and Central Asia regions (see H.R. 1152), 
        [17MR]
    Foreign trade: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1318), 
        [25MR]

LABELING
related term(s) Packaging; Product Safety
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: ensure safety of imported meat and poultry products 
        (see H.R. 2581), [21JY]

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    ------labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing 
        imported meat (see H.R. 1144), [17MR] (see H.R. 1698), [5MY]
    ------require country of origin labeling of peanuts and peanut 
        products (see H.R. 3263), [9NO]
    ------require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable 
        agricultural commodities (see H.R. 222), [7JA] (see H.R. 
        1145), [17MR]
    Entertainment industry: develop and enforce a system for labeling 
        violent content in audio and visual media products (see H.R. 
        2248), [16JN]
    FDA: require sunscreen products to include an expiration date and 
        storage recommendations on label (see H.R. 2658), [30JY]
    ------uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see 
        H.R. 2129), [10JN]
    Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: safeguard public health and 
        provide food that is safe, unadulterated, and honestly 
        presented (see H.R. 1346), [25MR]
    Food: consumer access to information on the health benefits of 
        foods and dietary supplements (see H.R. 1077), [11MR]
    ------require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a 
        genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3377), [16NO]
    Food industry: freshness dates on food (see H.R. 2897), [21SE]
    Food Safety Administration: establish as independent agency to 
        consolidate food safety, labeling, and inspection functions 
        (see H.R. 2345), [24JN]
    FTC: establish a toll-free telephone number to assist consumers in 
        determining if products are U.S.-made (see H.R. 754), [11FE]
    Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration 
        requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 730), 
        [11FE]
    ------prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and 
        deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see 
        H.R. 1621), [29AP]
    Tobacco products: smuggling prevention programs (see H.R. 2503), 
        [14JY]
    ------strengthen warning labels on smokeless tobacco products (see 
        H.R. 1532), [22AP]
    Vitamins: revise regulations relative to dietary supplement 
        labeling and provide that certain types of advertisements for 
        dietary supplements are proper (see H.R. 3305), [10NO]
  Reports filed
    Made in America Information Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 754) (H. Rept. 106-399), [19OC]

LABOR
see Employment

LABOR UNIONS
related term(s) Collective Bargaining
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: recovery of attorneys' fees by small 
        businesses and labor organizations who prevail in proceedings 
        brought by NLRB or OSHA (see H.R. 1987), [27MY]
    ------recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor 
        organizations who prevail in proceedings brought by NLRB or 
        OSHA (H.R. 1987), consideration (see H. Res. 342), [25OC]
    Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H.J. Res. 22), [3FE]
    ------issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 144), [20AP]
    Civil liberties: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        792), [23FE]
    Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling 
        disputes (see H.R. 534), [3FE]
    Copeland Act: repeal (see H.R. 736), [11FE]
    Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction 
        workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 1012), [4MR]
    ------repeal (see H.R. 736), [11FE]
    ------require cancellation of contracts with repeat violators and 
        disclosure of certain payroll information (see H.R. 527), 
        [3FE]
    ------waive requirements relative to contracts for school and 
        library construction and repair (see H.R. 2396), [30JN]
    Employment: protect employee rights (see H.R. 978), [4MR]
    ------protect employer rights (see H.R. 1441), [15AP]
    ------require written authorization to use dues or fees for 
        activities not necessary for labor representation in dealing 
        with management (see H.R. 2434), [1JY] (see H.R. 2467), [12JY]
    Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public 
        safety officers employed by States or local governments (see 
        H.R. 1093), [11MR]
    National Labor Relations Act: require arbitration of initial 
        contract negotiation disputes (see H.R. 1412), [14AP]
    NLRB: assert jurisdiction over horseracing and dogracing 
        industries (see H.R. 770), [23FE]
    ------inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction 
        thresholds (see H.R. 1620), [29AP]
    ------jurisdiction in labor disputes on Johnston Atoll (see H.R. 
        478), [2FE]
    OSHA: allow employees to participate in evaluating safety 
        conditions, rules, and policies of the workplace (see H.R. 
        1434), [15AP]
    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. 2461), [1JY]
    ------require disclosure of funding sources for certain candidate 
        advocacy advertising (see H.R. 227), [7JA]
    Surface Transportation Board: enhance railroad competition and 
        collective bargaining agreements between railroads and their 
        employees (see H.R. 3446), [18NO]
  Messages
    Federal Labor Relations Authority Report: President Clinton, 
        [2MR], [16NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1987, Fair Access to Indemnity and 
        Reimbursement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 342) 
        (H. Rept. 106-414), [25OC]
    Fair Access to Indemnity and Reimbursement Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1987) (H. Rept. 106-
        385), [14OC]

LACKAWANNA VALLEY HERITAGE AREA ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 940) (H. Rept. 
        106-285), [3AU]

LACY, SAMUEL
  Bills and resolutions
    Baltimore, MD: designate certain Postal Service facilities (see 
        H.R. 3238), [5NO]

LaFALCE, JOHN J. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
    ------S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Community development: license America's Private Investment 
        Companies and provide enhanced credit to stimulate private 
        investment in low-income communities (see H.R. 2764), [5AU]
    Consumers: establish disclosure requirements for banks and credit 
        card companies that share information with telemarketers, ban 
        sharing of credit card and deposit account numbers, and 
        enhance regulatory enforcement (see H.R. 2156), [10JN]
    Credit: adjust statutory exemptions and civil penalties to reflect 
        inflation and eliminate certain rules in accounting for 
        interest rebates in consumer credit transactions (see H.R. 
        1332), [25MR]
    ------prohibit distribution of negotiable checks or instruments in 
        consumer solicitations (see H.R. 2351), [24JN]
    Credit cards: consumer protections (see H.R. 900), [2MR]
    Dept. of HHS: make grants in the form of forgiveable capital 
        advances to help preserve community hospitals experiencing 
        financial difficulties (see H.R. 2236), [16JN]
    Diseases: increased support and funding to combat diabetes (see H. 
        Res. 325), [7OC]
    Financial institutions: provide framework for the affiliation of 
        banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers 
        (see H.R. 665), [10FE]
    Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian 
        citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems 
        (see H.R. 1250), [24MR]
    National Gambling Impact Study Commission: implement 
        recommendations relative to availability of cash through 
        automatic teller machines in gambling establishments (see H.R. 
        2811), [8SE]
    Senior citizens: improve the quality of housing for the elderly 
        (see H.R. 1624), [29AP]
    Taxation: provide assistance to first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 
        1333), [25MR]

LaHOOD, RAY (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), [19JA]
    Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, [6JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 1555, intelligence services appropriations, [22SE]
    Gallaudet University Board of Trustees, [3MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 
        1451), [15AP]
    Agriculture: economic assistance to certain hog producers (see 
        H.R. 921), [2MR]
    Budget: reduce public debt (see H. Res. 40), [4FE]
    Credit: create money in the form of noninterest bearing credit and 
        use to provide for noninterest bearing loans to State and 
        local governments for funding capital projects (see H.R. 
        1452), [15AP]
    Dept. of Agriculture: establish an electronic filing and retrieval 
        system to improve public access to certain information (see 
        H.R. 852), [25FE]
    FAA: reform Liaison and Familiarization Training Program (see H.R. 
        13), [6JA]
    Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide for enhanced 
        implementation of Food Quality Protection Act amendments (see 
        H.R. 1334), [25MR]
    House of Representatives: prevent certain mass mailings from being 
        sent as franked mail (see H.R. 596), [4FE]
    Lebanon: adjust immigration status of certain aliens (see H.R. 
        1844), [18MY]
    President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct 
        popular election (see H.J. Res. 23), [4FE]

LAKES
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 507, Water Resources Development Act, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing water resources development 
        programs (see H.R. 1480), [20AP]
    ------reauthorizing water resources development programs (H.R. 
        1480), consideration (see H. Res. 154), [28AP]
    Cortland, OH: prohibit oil and gas drilling in Mosquito Creek Lake 
        (see H.R. 2818), [8SE]
    EPA: reauthorize Clean Lakes Program (see H.R. 2328), [23JN]
    Great Lakes: moratorium on export of bulk fresh water until 
        certain conditions are met (see H.R. 2973), [29SE]
    ------prohibit oil and gas drilling (see H.R. 1205), [18MR]
    Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore: clarify Dept. of the Interior 
        authority to accept donations of contiguous lands (see H.R. 
        2329), [23JN]
    Lake Tahoe: promote environmental restoration (see H.R. 3388), 
        [16NO]
    Louisiana: authorize water quality restoration projects for Lake 
        Pontchartrain Basin (see H.R. 2957), [27SE]
    National Lighthouse Center and Museum: grant Federal charter (see 
        H.R. 2374), [29JN]
    Ships and vessels: allow a formal entry exception for vessels 
        required to anchor at Belle Isle Anchorage, Port of Detroit, 
        MI, while awaiting cargo or pilot services, prior to 
        proceeding to the Port of Toledo, OH (see H.R. 2213), [15JN]
    St. Helena Island National Scenic Area: establish (see H.R. 468), 
        [2FE]
    Water: moratorium on export of bulk fresh water until certain 
        conditions are met (see H.R. 2595), [22JY]
    ------State sovereignty over water within borders (see H.R. 2456), 
        [1JY]

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    Water Resources Development Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 
        2724), [5AU]
  Conference reports
    Water Resources Development Act (S. 507), [5AU]
  Motions
    Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing water resources development 
        programs (S. 507), [22JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1480, Water Resources Development Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 154) (H. Rept. 106-120), 
        [28AP]
    Oil and Gas Drilling Prohibition on Mosquito Creek Lake in 
        Cortland, OH: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2818) (H. 
        Rept. 106-468), [15NO]
    St. Helena Island National Scenic Area Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 468) (H. Rept. 106-255), [26JY]
    Water Resources Development Act: Committee of Conference (S. 507) 
        (H. Rept. 106-298), [5AU]
    ------Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        1480) (H. Rept. 106-106), [26AP]

LAMPREY WILD AND SCENIC RIVER EXTENSION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1615) (H. Rept. 
        106-368), [7OC]

LAMPSON, NICK (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Ahmed, Saif: encourage return from Egypt (see H. Res. 215), [16JN]
    Chavez, Cesar E.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 
        144), [20AP]
    Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for U.S. Customs 
        Cybersmuggling Center (see H.R. 640), [9FE]
    Health: extend COBRA continuation health coverage for surviving 
        spouses (see H.R. 1335), [25MR]
    National objectives: renew commitment to the fundamental 
        principles which guided the Founding Fathers (see H. Con. Res. 
        215), [28OC]
    Taxation: restore deduction for 2-income married couples (see H.R. 
        1453), [15AP]

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. 
        3245), [8NO]
    Public lands: increase Land and Water Conservation Fund and Urban 
        Parks and Recreation Recovery Programs funding, resume State 
        grant funding, and develop conservation and recreation 
        facilities in urban areas (see H.R. 1118), [16MR]

LAND USE
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: reform the marketing loan program, expand land 
        enrollment under the conservation reserve program, and 
        maintain foreign trade opportunities for commodities (see H.R. 
        1299), [25MR]
    Arizona: conveyance of certain national forest lands to the city 
        of Sedona, AZ (see H.R. 1969), [26MY]
    Army: carry out a program for the restoration of abandoned mine 
        sites (see H.R. 2753), [5AU]
    Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property 
        takings and land use disputes (see H.R. 2372), [29JN]
    Dept. of Agriculture: balance wind and water erosion criteria and 
        wildlife suitability criteria used in the Conservation Reserve 
        Program (see H.R. 1836), [18MY]
    ------Farmland Protection Program funding (see H.R. 1950), [26MY]
    ------provide for maintenance of concrete dams and weirs located 
        in the Emigrant Wilderness (see H.R. 359), [19JA]
    ------require report to Congress on seizure of private property 
        (see H.R. 294), [7JA]
    Dept. of the Interior: dispose of all BLM administered public 
        lands that have been identified for disposal under the Federal 
        land use planning process (see H.R. 2825), [9SE]
    ------provide a process for the public to appeal certain decisions 
        made by the National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and 
        Wildlife Service (see H.R. 1866), [19MY]
    Elko County, NV: transfer certain Federal lands (see H.R. 1231), 
        [23MR]
    Food Security Act: authorize enrollment of land in the Wetlands 
        Reserve Program (see H.R. 2066), [8JN]
    ------expand conservation reserve (see H.R. 408), [19JA]
    ------provide greater flexibility to producers for land enrollment 
        in the conservation reserve (see H.R. 2779), [5AU]
    Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to 
        strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 2512), 
        [14JY]
    ------eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate 
        the economic recovery and diversification of communities 
        dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1396), 
        [13AP]
    ------make forestry insurance plans available to owners of private 
        forest land to protect them from disaster losses and encourage 
        prescribed burning to prevent future fire disasters (see H.R. 
        1530), [22AP]
    Government: establish procedures for assessing Federal regulations 
        relative to seizure of private property (see H.R. 294), [7JA]
    Mining and mineral resources: ensure receipt of a fair return for 
        the extraction of locatable minerals on public domain lands 
        (see H.R. 394), [19JA]
    ------locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 410), 
        [19JA]
    ------reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 395), 
        [19JA]
    Native Americans: permit leasing of oil and gas rights on certain 
        Navajo lands in which there is consent from a specified 
        percentage of interest in such lands (see H.R. 3181), [28OC]
    Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of 
        Federal natural assets (see H.R. 2222), [15JN]
    Nevada: conveyance of the Griffith Project to the Southern Nevada 
        Water Authority (see H.R. 1696), [5MY]
    ------disposal and acquisition of certain lands (see H.R. 1506), 
        [21AP]
    New York: maintenance and preservation of Governors Island (see 
        H.R. 1343), [25MR]
    Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act: technical 
        corrections (see H.R. 149), [7JA]
    Public lands: make certain Federal property is made available to 
        States before other entities (see H.R. 738), [11FE]
    ------moratorium on new mining activities (see H.R. 2601), [22JY]
    ------restore to the original owners certain lands that the 
        Federal Government took for military purposes in 1940 (see 
        H.R. 1613), [28AP]
    Real property: compensate owners of private property for the 
        effect of certain regulatory restrictions (see H.R. 2550), 
        [19JY]
    ------preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and 
        preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 
        883), [1MR]
    ------preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and 
        preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 883), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 180), [19MY]
    ------private property owner rights (see H.R. 1142), [17MR]
    Taxation: treatment of agricultural water conservation 
        expenditures (see H.R. 579), [4FE]
    ------treatment of bonds issued to acquire renewable resources on 
        land subject to conservation easement (see H.R. 1863), [19MY]
    Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1732), [6MY] 
        (see H.R. 3035), [7OC]
    Wetlands: permit use of certain agricultural lands (see H.R. 
        1578), [27AP]
  Reports filed
    American Land Sovereignty Protection Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 883) (H. Rept. 106-142), [13MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 883, American Land Sovereignty Protection 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 180) (H. Rept. 106-
        151), [19MY]
    Elko County, NV, Federal Land Transfer: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1231) (H. Rept. 106-308), [8SE]
    Emigrant Wilderness Preservation Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 359) (H. Rept. 106-425), [1NO]
    Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act Technical 
        Corrections: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 149) (H. 
        Rept. 106-17), [12FE]

LANDS TITLE REPORT COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 447), [2FE]

LANE VICTORY (S.S.)
  Bills and resolutions
    Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. 
        Res. 112), [25MY]

LANGUAGES
  Bills and resolutions
    Census: require census questionnaires be made available in various 
        languages (see H.R. 929), [2MR]
    Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language 
        requirements for Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371), [19JA]
    Education: encourage use of direct systematic phonics instruction 
        in schools (see H. Con. Res. 214), [28OC]
    ------require parental notification and consent before enrollment 
        of a child in a bilingual education or special alternative 
        instructional language program (see H.R. 1933), [25MY]
    English language: constitutional amendment to establish as 
        official language of U.S. (see H.J. Res. 21), [19JA]
    ------declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 50), [6JA] 
        (see H.R. 123), [7JA] (see H.R. 1005), [4MR]
    ------encourage status as primary language and recognize 
        importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 4), [7JA]
    Immigration: exempt certain elderly persons from certain 
        naturalization requirements (see H.R. 2899), [21SE]
    ------naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English 
        language requirements (see H.R. 1155), [17MR]
  Reports filed
    2000 Census Language Barrier Removal Act: Committee on Government 
        Reform (House) (H.R. 929) (H. Rept. 106-96), [19AP]

LANTOS, TOM (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
    North Atlantic Assembly, [11FE]
    U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, [23MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Baumel, Zachary: locate and secure return along with other Israeli 
        soldiers missing in action (see H.R. 1175), [18MR]
    Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child 
        labor (see H.R. 2119), [10JN]
    Firearms: strengthen ban against assault weapons by restricting 
        availability of such weapons and their component parts (see 
        H.R. 1428), [15AP]
    Golden Gate National Recreation Area: modify boundaries (see H.R. 
        168), [7JA]
    Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. 
        Res. 209), [26OC]
    ------expedite the declassification of certain documents relating 
        to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras and other 
        regions (see H.R. 1625), [29AP]
    Indonesia: prohibit assistance until Government has provided full 
        compensation for damage done by paramilitary groups in East 
        Timor (see H.R. 3157), [27OC]
    Jordan: encourage holders of Jordanian debt to provide debt relief 
        (see H. Res. 265), [29JY]
    National Civility Week, Inc.: support efforts to restore civility, 
        honesty, integrity, and respectful consideration in the U.S. 
        (see H. Res. 134), [25MR] (see H. Res. 324), [7OC]
    Russia: promote freedom of news media and freedom of expression to 
        support democratization (see H. Con. Res. 67), [23MR]

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    Sacramento, CA: condemn arson at three area synagogues and affirm 
        opposition to all forms of hate crimes (see H. Res. 219), 
        [23JN]
    San Mateo County, CA: repair or reconstruct a portion of a 
        Federal-aid highway primary route (see H.R. 520), [3FE]
    UNESCO: develop a strategy to bring the U.S. back into full and 
        active participation (see H.R. 1974), [27MY]
    Veterans: computation of retirement pay for certain merchant 
        mariners who served during or immediately after World War II 
        (see H.R. 1893), [20MY]

LAOS, PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language 
        requirements for Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371), [19JA]
    Foreign policy: condemn human rights abuses and role in the 
        abduction of Houa Ly and Michael Vang (see H. Res. 332), 
        [14OC]
    ------support democracy and human rights (see H. Res. 169), [13MY]

LARGENT, STEVE (a Representative from Oklahoma)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Public utilities: provide consumers with a reliable source of 
        electricity and choice of electric providers (see H.R. 2050), 
        [8JN]
    Taxation: terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 1041), [9MR]

LARSON, JOHN B. (a Representative from Connecticut)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth 
        Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), [23SE]
    Education: provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 
        2933), [23SE]
    Library of Congress: assemble a written history of the House of 
        Representatives for publication (see H.R. 2303), [22JN]
    NSF: report on establishment of high-speed, large bandwidth 
        capacity Internet access for all public elementary and 
        secondary schools and libraries (see H.R. 2534), [15JY]
    Taxation: treatment of volunteer firefighter savings account 
        contributions (see H.R. 1870), [19MY]

LAS VEGAS, NV
  Bills and resolutions
    Lloyd D. George U.S. Courthouse: designate (see H.R. 1481), [20AP]

LATHAM, TOM (a Representative from Iowa)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1906, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and 
        related agencies programs appropriations, [13SE]
    ------H.R. 2605, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [13SE]
    ------H.R. 2670, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, [13SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Controlled Substances Act: civil liability for illegal 
        manufacturers and distributors of controlled substances (see 
        H.R. 1042), [9MR]
    Drug abuse: combat methamphetamine production and abuse (see H.R. 
        2613), [27JY]
    Food industry: collection of information regarding prices paid for 
        the procurement of certain livestock and meat products (see 
        H.R. 169), [7JA]
    Taxation: increase maximum annual contribution allowable to 
        education individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 922), [2MR]

LATIN AMERICA
  Bills and resolutions
    Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory 
        birds (see H.R. 39), [6JA] (see H.R. 381), [19JA]
    Dante B. Fascell North-South Center: designate (see H.R. 432), 
        [2FE]
    El Salvador: commission of war crimes against U.S. Army pilots 
        David H. Pickett and Earnest Dawson, Jr. (see H. Con. Res. 
        181), [8SE]
    Guatemala: anniversary of peace accords (see H. Res. 26), [19JA]
    Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents 
        relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras and 
        other regions (see H.R. 1625), [29AP]
    Miami, FL: selection as permanent location for the Secretariat of 
        the Free Trade Area of the Americas (see H. Con. Res. 217), 
        [1NO]
  Reports filed
    Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 39) (H. Rept. 106-80), [12AP]

LaTOURETTE, STEVE C. (a Representative from Ohio)
  Appointments
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), [2FE]
    Committee on U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, [17MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make pay adjustments for nurses and 
        certain other health-care professionals in the same manner as 
        Federal employees and allow locality pay adjustments for those 
        employees (see H.R. 1216), [23MR]
    Railroads: protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), [18OC]
    Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to 
        establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in 
        foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 1804), 
        [13MY]

LATVIA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania 
        (see H. Con. Res. 21), [2FE]

LAW ENFORCEMENT
  Bills and resolutions
    BATF: expand powers to regulate firearms, ammunition, firearm 
        products, and non-powder firearms (see H.R. 920), [2MR]
    Bounty hunters: establish civil and criminal liability for bounty 
        hunters and their employers and encourage State regulation of 
        industry (see H.R. 2964), [28SE]
    Boyd, Joseph S.: clarify status as public safety officer relative 
        to payment of death benefits (see H.R. 317), [7JA] (see H.R. 
        513), [2FE]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (see H. Con. Res. 
        44), [8MR]
    ------authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay 
        (see H. Con. Res. 50), [10MR] (see H. Con. Res. 105), [12MY]
    ------establish a Capitol Visitor Center (see H.R. 962), [3MR]
    ------mint coins in commemoration of the Capitol Visitor Center 
        (see H.R. 3373), [16NO]
    Capitol Police: appreciation for efforts during impeachment 
        proceedings (see H. Res. 106), [10MR]
    Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for 
        students by providing productive activities during after-
        school hours (see H.R. 3235), [5NO]
    ------issue postage stamp to emphasize the commitment to reunite 
        missing children with their families and to honor memories of 
        children who were victims of abduction and murder (see H. Con. 
        Res. 114), [25MY]
    ------prohibit agencies from imposing a waiting period for 
        acceptance of reports on missing persons less than 21 years of 
        age (see H.R. 1647), [29AP]
    ------tribute to ``Code Adam'' child safety program and commend 
        and encourage implementation of abduction prevention programs 
        in retail business establishments (see H. Res. 90), [2MR]
    Civil liberties: prevent traffic stops motivated by race or other 
        biases (see H.R. 1676), [4MY]
    ------provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (see 
        H.R. 1443), [15AP]
    Computers: establish a grant program to assist State and local law 
        enforcement in investigating and prosecuting computer crimes 
        (see H.R. 2816), [8SE]
    ------prohibit private sales of guns, ammunition, or explosives 
        over the Internet (see H.R. 3020), [5OC]
    Correctional institutions: increase monitoring of inmate 
        conversations to detect and deter crimes committed by inmates 
        using Federal telephones (see H.R. 3014), [5OC]
    ------penalties for transporting maximum security prisoners across 
        State lines to prisons that are not classified to handle 
        maximum security prisoners (see H.R. 2080), [8JN]
    ------prohibit operation by private contractors and require 
        persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities 
        managed and maintained by Federal employees (see H.R. 979), 
        [4MR]
    Courts: death penalty sentencing for certain importations of 
        significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 
        295), [7JA]
    ------limit jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to prison 
        release orders (see H.R. 12), [6JA]
    ------waive time limits for introduction of motions for forensic 
        DNA testing in certain Federal trials (see H.R. 3233), [5NO]
    CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 1280), [24MR]
    Crime: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), [25OC]
    ------constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights 
        (see H.J. Res. 64), [4AU]
    ------enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 77), 
        [7JA] (see H.R. 1082), [11MR]
    ------establish Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed outside 
        the U.S. by civilians employed by, or accompanying, the U.S. 
        Armed Forces (see H.R. 3380), [16NO]
    ------establish that certain sexual crimes against children are 
        predicate crimes for the interception of communications (see 
        H.R. 3484), [18NO]
    ------expand prohibition on stalking (see H.R. 1869), [19MY]
    ------improve information on, and protections against, child 
        sexual abuse (see H.R. 2382), [29JN]
    ------improve prevention and prosecution of police misconduct (see 
        H.R. 2656), [30JY]
    ------improve the Federal capability to deal with child 
        exploitation (see H.R. 1159), [17MR]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see 
        H.R. 2037), [8JN]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S. 
        254), return to Senate (see H. Res. 249), [15JY]
    ------penalties for harming Federal law enforcement animals (see 
        H.R. 1791), [13MY]
    ------penalties for taking a firearm from a Federal law 
        enforcement officer (see H.R. 735), [11FE]
    ------prevent misuse of genuine and counterfeit police badges by 
        those seeking to commit a crime (see H.R. 2633), [29JY]
    ------prevent stalking of minors (see H.R. 3270), [9NO]
    ------prevent the abuse and abduction of children (see H.R. 3204), 
        [2NO]
    ------protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 2436), [1JY]
    ------protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 2436), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 313), [29SE]
    ------require Internet service providers to report child 
        pornography violations to the National Center for Missing and 
        Exploited Children (see H.R. 2708), [4AU]
    ------youth violence (see H. Res. 357), [3NO]
    Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for U.S. Customs 
        Cybersmuggling Center (see H.R. 640), [9FE]
    Customs Service, U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1833), [18MY]
    Dept. of Defense: authorize civilian special agents of military 
        criminal investigative organizations to execute warrants and 
        make arrests (see H.R. 3445), [18NO]
    ------expand program which allows State and local law enforcement 
        agencies to procure certain emergency and rescue equipment 
        (see H.R. 2625), [27JY]

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    ------make certain equipment available to State and local 
        governments to assist in emergency law enforcement and rescue 
        operations (see H.R. 1369), [12AP]
    ------reform economic redevelopment process and improve ability to 
        contract for protective services at installations being closed 
        (see H.R. 172), [7JA]
    Dept. of Justice: establish a panel to study the issue of Federal 
        benefits received by persons convicted of drug offenses (see 
        H.R. 1856), [18MY]
    ------establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of 
        Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 2528), [15JY]
    ------establish or expand existing community prosecution programs 
        (see H.R. 84), [7JA]
    ------independent investigation of use of pyrotechnic devices 
        during standoff with Branch Davidians in Waco, TX (see H.R. 
        2847), [13SE]
    ------provide State and local authorities access to information 
        relative to criminal background checks on port employees and 
        prospective employees (see H.R. 318), [7JA]
    ------State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs funding 
        (see H.R. 1724), [6MY]
    Dept. of the Treasury: develop and implement a strategy to combat 
        money laundering (see H.R. 1426), [14AP] (see H.R. 2896), 
        [21SE]
    ------require the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to allow 
        individuals to obtain a copy of personal records (see H.R. 
        517), [3FE]
    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. 374), 
        [19JA]
    District of Columbia: prohibit the Legalization of Marijuana for 
        Medical Treatment Initiative from taking effect (see H.R. 
        2959), (see H.J. Res. 69), [28SE]
    ------provide discretion to the Bureau of Prisons Director in the 
        transfer of inmates to private contract facilities (see H.R. 
        215), [7JA]
    Drug abuse: combat methamphetamine production and abuse (see H.R. 
        988), [4MR] (see H.R. 2613), [27JY]
    Drugs: concentrate Federal resources on the prosecution of major 
        drug offenses (see H.R. 1681), [4MY]
    ------freeze assets of certain foreign narcotics traffickers and 
        prohibit financial dealings with the U.S. (see H.R. 2105), 
        [9JN] (see H.R. 3164), [28OC]
    ------penalties for operating methamphetamine laboratories and 
        increased funding to combat methamphetamine production, 
        trafficking, and abuse (see H.R. 2987), [30SE]
    ------provide penalties for open air drug markets (see H.R. 342), 
        [19JA]
    Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or 
        receipt of explosives (see H.R. 1584), [27AP]
    Families and domestic relations: limit the effects of domestic 
        violence on the lives of children (see H.R. 3315), [10NO]
    FBI: tribute to Crisis Negotiation Program (see H. Res. 222), 
        [25JN]
    Federal courts: improve operation and administration (see H.R. 
        1752), [11MY]
    Federal employees: extend civil service retirement options to IRS 
        revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal 
        law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), [23MR]
    Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match 
        requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 
        460), [2FE]
    Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be 
        valid in all States and exempt current and former law 
        enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying 
        of concealed handguns (see H.R. 492), [2FE]
    ------allow States to develop or expand instant gun checking 
        capabilities, allow tax credits for safe storage devices, 
        promote the use of child safety locks, and prevent children 
        from injuring themselves and others (see H.R. 1726), [6MY]
    ------assist State and local governments in conducting community 
        gun buy back programs (see H.R. 724), [11FE] (see H.R. 2813), 
        [8SE] (see H.R. 3255), [8NO]
    ------ban manufacture of handguns that cannot be personalized, 
        require report on commercial feasibility of personalizing 
        firearms, and provide grants to improve firearms safety (see 
        H.R. 2025), [8JN]
    ------condition certain State justice assistance grants on 
        implementation of handgun registration systems (see H.R. 
        2917), [22SE]
    ------encourage States to require a holding period for students 
        expelled for bringing a gun to school (see H.R. 1723), [6MY]
    ------notify State and local law enforcement agencies and the BATF 
        when an instant criminal background check determines a person 
        is ineligible for a handgun (see H.R. 2732), [5AU]
    ------permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying 
        of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 407), 
        [19JA]
    ------prohibit gunrunning and provide mandatory minimum penalties 
        for crimes related to gunrunning (see H.R. 3057), [12OC]
    ------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. 87), [7JA]
    ------prohibit possession in a hospital zone (see H.R. 3279), 
        [9NO]
    ------prohibit possession or transfer of certain handguns (see 
        H.R. 35), [6JA]
    ------prohibit possession or transfer of handguns to individuals 
        who have not attained 21 years of age (see H.R. 85), [7JA]
    ------provide grants to encourage State and local law enforcement 
        agencies to detain students bringing guns to schools (see H.R. 
        831), [24FE]
    ------provide grants to law enforcement agencies to purchase 
        firearms (see H.R. 3209), [3NO]
    ------regulate the manufacture and sale of armor-piercing 
        ammunition and laser sights (see H.R. 2421), [1JY]
    ------regulate transfer over the Internet (see H.R. 1245), [24MR] 
        (see H.R. 1702), [5MY]
    ------regulation of dealers (see H.R. 2443), [1JY]
    ------require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement 
        officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun 
        (see H.R. 1062), [10MR]
    ------restrict the sale or other transfer of armor piercing 
        ammunition and its components disposed of by the Army (see 
        H.R. 2729), [5AU]
    ------restrict transfer of certain firearms by local law 
        enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3473), [18NO]
    ------strengthen ban against assault weapons by restricting 
        availability of such weapons and their component parts (see 
        H.R. 1428), [15AP]
    Flag--U.S.: designate flagpole upon which U.S. flag is set at 
        half-staff whenever a law enforcement officer is killed in the 
        line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 31), [10FE]
    Gambling: restore the effectiveness of State laws over gambling 
        cruises-to-nowhere (see H.R. 316), [7JA]
    Health care professionals: training to identify, address, and 
        prevent domestic violence (see H.R. 3317), [10NO]
    Immigration: extend the time period for admission of certain 
        aliens as nonimmigrants and authorize appropriations for 
        refugee assistance programs (see H.R. 3061), [12OC]
    ------grant relief to certain permanent resident aliens adversely 
        affected by changes made to the definition of aggravated 
        felony (see H.R. 2999), [1OC]
    Immigration and Nationality Act: restore certain provisions 
        relative to the definition of aggravated felony (see H.R. 
        3272), [9NO]
    Information services: facilitate exchange and collection of DNA 
        identification information from violent offenders (see H.R. 
        2810), [8SE] (see H.R. 3375), [16NO]
    INS: replace with the National Immigration Bureau, separate 
        functions and restructure fees relative to immigration 
        enforcement and adjudication services, and restore status 
        adjustment eligibility (see H.R. 2680), [3AU]
    Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: amend (see H.R. 
        1498), [20AP]
    Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public 
        safety officers employed by States or local governments (see 
        H.R. 1093), [11MR]
    ------condemn acts of police brutality and use of excessive force 
        (see H. Res. 124), [18MR]
    ------ensure that States provide due process in cases which could 
        lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see H.R. 
        3299), [10NO]
    ------establish a matching grant program to assist local 
        governments in purchasing bullet resistant equipment (see H.R. 
        1807), [13MY]
    ------extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational 
        assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of 
        officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 2059), [8JN]
    ------lift earnings limitations on retired officers to enhance 
        school safety (see H. Con. Res. 95), [4MY]
    ------provide crime-fighting scholarships (see H.R. 1792), [13MY]
    ------provide death benefits to retired public safety officers 
        (see H.R. 789), [23FE]
    ------reinforce training, reestablish community relations, and 
        create commission to study and report on policies and 
        practices that govern training, recruitment, and oversight of 
        police officers (see H.R. 1659), [4MY]
    Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (see H.J. Res. 35), [2MR] (see H.J. Res. 43), [24MR]
    ------improve counterdrug activities (see H.J. Res. 61), [1JY]
    National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 905), [2MR]
    National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: funding (see H.R. 
        2564), [20JY]
    National Commission on the Prevention of School Violence: 
        establish (see H.R. 1556), [26AP]
    National Conference of Law Enforcement Emerald Societies: tribute 
        to activities honoring John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut of 
        the U.S. Capitol Police (see H. Res. 171), [13MY]
    National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), [4AU]
    National parks and recreation areas: prohibit sex offenders from 
        entering (see H.R. 1925), [25MY]
    National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 165), 
        [11MY]
    Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        Act: technical corrections relative to international narcotics 
        control and law enforcement assistance (see H.R. 1379), [13AP]
    Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: provide additional 
        protections to victims of rape (see H.R. 3088), [14OC]
    ------reduce the amount of funds to States that have not 
        implemented certain provisions (see H.R. 2061), [8JN]
    Privacy: strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic 
        eavesdropping (see H.R. 514), [3FE]
    ------strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic 
        eavesdropping (H.R. 514), consideration (see H. Res. 77), 
        [23FE]
    Public Safety and Community Policing Grants: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        1694), [5MY]
    Public safety officers: establish national medal for those who act 
        with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty 
        (see H.R. 46), [6JA]
    Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 905), [2MR]
    Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide 
        comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly 
        effective prevention programs (see H.R. 3413), [16NO]
    Safety: limit access to body armor by violent felons and 
        facilitate the donation of Federal surplus body armor to State 
        and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1424), [14AP]
    Schools: enhance safety (see H.R. 1895, 1898), [20MY]
    ------establish school violence prevention hotlines (see H.R. 
        1589), [27AP] (see H.R. 1937), [25MY]
    ------provide grants to enable secondary schools to hire a 
        director of school safety, discipline, and stu

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        dent assistance to develop or improve safety plan (see H.R. 
        2761), [5AU]
    ------support of State and local initiatives to address the 
        problem of school violence (see H. Res. 399), [18NO]
    Science: improve the quality and credibility of forensic science 
        services for criminal justice purposes (see H.R. 2340), [24JN]
    Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, 
        including Internet fraud, and provide information that will 
        help them protect themselves (see H.R. 612), [4FE]
    States: provide grants to improve reporting of unidentified and 
        missing persons (see H.R. 1915), [25MY]
    ------reduce Federal penalties relative to implementation of child 
        support enforcement system (see H.R. 2877), [15SE]
    Surplus Government property: clarify authority for the transfer of 
        Dept. of Defense equipment to law enforcement agencies (see 
        H.R. 787), [23FE]
    ------make certain equipment available to State and local 
        governments to assist in emergency law enforcement and rescue 
        operations (see H.R. 1442), [15AP] (see H.R. 3187), [1NO]
    Taxation: authorize Federal entities to take control of certain 
        State child support enforcement programs (see H.R. 1488), 
        [20AP]
    ------increase excise tax on firearms and earmark revenue for 
        juvenile justice and delinquency prevention programs (see H.R. 
        3139), [25OC]
    ------provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public 
        safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 3517), 
        [22NO]
    Technology: provide assistance to State and local forensic 
        laboratories in analyzing DNA samples from convicted offenders 
        (see H.R. 3087), [14OC]
    Telephones: establish 911 as universal emergency assistance number 
        for cellular telephone users (see H.R. 539), [3FE]
    ------promote and enhance use of 911 emergency services (see H.R. 
        438), [2FE]
    ------promote and enhance use of 911 emergency services (H.R. 
        438), consideration (see H. Res. 76), [23FE]
    Terrorism: modify the enforcement of certain anti-terrorism 
        judgments (see H.R. 3382), [16NO] (see H.R. 3485), [18NO]
    Tobacco products: smuggling prevention programs (see H.R. 2503), 
        [14JY]
    U.S. Marshals Service: appointment of marshals by the Attorney 
        General (see H.R. 2336), [24JN]
    Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act: applicability of 
        mandatory minimum penalties in certain cases (see H.R. 913), 
        [2MR]
    ------use of certain grant funds to provide parental education 
        (see H.R. 2742), [5AU]
    Volunteer workers: eliminate the requirement that fingerprints be 
        supplied for background checks (see H.R. 3410), [16NO]
    Walsh, John: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 986), [4MR]
    Weapons: restrict the mail order sale of body armor (see H.R. 
        1423), [14AP]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Narcotics Traffickers in Colombia: 
        President Clinton, [2NO]
    National Money Laundering Strategy: President Clinton, [23SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 438, Wireless Communications and Safety Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 76) (H. Rept. 106-27), 
        [23FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 514, Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 77) (H. Rept. 106-28), 
        [23FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2436, Unborn Victims of Violence Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 313) (H. Rept. 106-348), 
        [29SE]
    Federal Courts Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 1752) (H. Rept. 106-312), [9SE]
    Federal Law Enforcement Animal Protection Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1791) (H. Rept. 106-372), [12OC]
    Government Waste, Fraud, and Error Reduction Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1442) (H. Rept. 106-275), 
        [30JY]
    National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Appropriations 
        and Runaway and Homeless Youth Act Reauthorization: Committee 
        on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 905) (H. Rept. 
        106-152), [20MY]
    National Police Training Commission Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1659) (H. Rept. 106-190), [18JN]
    Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 46) (H. Rept. 106-83), [12AP]
    Stalking Prevention and Victim Protection Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1869) (H. Rept. 106-455), [5NO]
    Trade Agency Authorizations, Drug Free Borders, and Prevention of 
        On-Line Child Pornography Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1833) (H. Rept. 106-161), [24MY]
    U.S. Marshals Service Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 2336) (H. Rept. 106-459), [8NO]
    Unborn Victims of Violence Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2436) (H. Rept. 106-332), [24SE], [29SE]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial 
        Service: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (House) (H. Con. Res. 44) (H. Rept. 106-58), [16MR]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for Special Olympics Torch Relay: Committee 
        on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 
        105) (H. Rept. 106-172), [8JN]
    ------Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. 
        Con. Res. 50) (H. Rept. 106-62), [16MR]
    Wireless Communications and Safety Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 438) (H. Rept. 106-25), [23FE]
    Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 514) (H. Rept. 106-24), [23FE]

LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY ENHANCEMENT ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1442) (H. 
        Rept. 106-275), [30JY]

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
  Bills and resolutions
    Border Patrol: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 122), [27MY]
    Boyd, Joseph S.: clarify status as public safety officer relative 
        to payment of death benefits (see H.R. 317), [7JA] (see H.R. 
        513), [2FE]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (see H. Con. Res. 
        44), [8MR]
    ------establish a Capitol Visitor Center (see H.R. 962), [3MR]
    ------mint coins in commemoration of the Capitol Visitor Center 
        (see H.R. 3373), [16NO]
    ------rename the Document Door of the Capitol as the Memorial Door 
        (see H. Con. Res. 158), [16JY]
    Capitol Police: appreciation for efforts during impeachment 
        proceedings (see H. Res. 106), [10MR]
    ------increase mandatory retirement age (see H.R. 424), [19JA]
    Capitol Police Board: exempt certain Capitol Police officers from 
        mandatory retirement (see H. Con. Res. 202), [20OC]
    Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for 
        students by providing productive activities during after-
        school hours (see H.R. 3235), [5NO]
    Collective bargaining: rights for public safety officers employed 
        by States or local governments (see H.R. 1093), [11MR]
    Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private 
        contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses 
        be housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal 
        employees (see H.R. 979), [4MR]
    Crime: condemn acts of police brutality and use of excessive force 
        (see H. Res. 124), [18MR]
    ------funding for States relative to legislation requiring death 
        penalty in certain cases (see H.R. 282), [7JA]
    ------penalties for harming Federal law enforcement animals (see 
        H.R. 1791), [13MY]
    ------prevent misuse of genuine and counterfeit police badges by 
        those seeking to commit a crime (see H.R. 2633), [29JY]
    ------prohibit taking a child hostage to evade arrest (see H.R. 
        51), [6JA]
    ------provide a mandatory minimum prison sentence for certain 
        wiretapping or electronic surveillance offenses by Federal 
        officers or employees (see H.R. 1888), [20MY]
    Dept. of Defense: authorize civilian special agents of military 
        criminal investigative organizations to execute warrants and 
        make arrests (see H.R. 3445), [18NO]
    Dept. of HUD: pilot program to assist law enforcement officers 
        purchasing homes in locally-designated high-crime areas (see 
        H.R. 2931), [23SE]
    Dept. of Transportation: conduct a study on improving the safety 
        of persons present at roadside emergencies (see H.R. 1990), 
        [27MY]
    ------establish a grant program for providing assistance to 
        emergency response organizations (see H.R. 3155), [27OC]
    District of Columbia: provide discretion to the Bureau of Prisons 
        Director in the transfer of inmates to private contract 
        facilities (see H.R. 215), [7JA]
    Education: provide crime-fighting scholarships (see H.R. 1792), 
        [13MY]
    Employment: provide death benefits to retired public safety 
        officers (see H.R. 789), [23FE]
    Families and domestic relations: extend retroactive eligibility 
        dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and 
        dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (see 
        H.R. 2059), [8JN]
    FBI: tribute to Crisis Negotiation Program (see H. Res. 222), 
        [25JN]
    Federal employees: eliminate certain inequities in the computation 
        of retirement benefits for law enforcement officers, 
        firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials 
        couriers, and their survivors (see H.R. 1769), [12MY]
    ------extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue 
        officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law 
        enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), [23MR]
    ------treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. 
        attorneys (see H.R. 583), [4FE]
    Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be 
        valid in all States and exempt current and former law 
        enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying 
        of concealed handguns (see H.R. 492), [2FE]
    ------encourage States to require a holding period for students 
        expelled for bringing a gun to school (see H.R. 1723), [6MY]
    ------exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed 
        handguns (see H.R. 218), [7JA] (see H.R. 1461), [15AP]
    ------regulate the manufacture and sale of armor-piercing 
        ammunition and laser sights (see H.R. 2421), [1JY]
    ------require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement 
        officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun 
        (see H.R. 1062), [10MR]
    ------restrict transfer of certain firearms by local law 
        enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3473), [18NO]
    Flag--U.S.: designate flagpole upon which U.S. flag is set at 
        half-staff whenever a law enforcement officer is killed in the 
        line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 31), [10FE]
    GSA: Federal Protective Service reform (see H.R. 809), [23FE]
    Income: lift earnings limitations on retired officers to enhance 
        school safety (see H. Con. Res. 95), [4MY]
    INS: modify rate of basic pay and classification of positions for 
        certain Border Patrol agents (see H.R. 1881), [20MY]
    Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), 
        [25OC]

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    ------improve prevention and prosecution of police misconduct (see 
        H.R. 2656), [30JY]
    ------limit access to body armor by violent felons and facilitate 
        the donation of Federal surplus body armor to State and local 
        law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1424), [14AP]
    ------prevent traffic stops motivated by race or other biases (see 
        H.R. 1676), [4MY]
    ------provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (see 
        H.R. 1443), [15AP]
    Littleton, CO: mourn the loss of life, condemn the deadly 
        violence, and commend law enforcement officials that assisted 
        at Columbine High School (see H. Con. Res. 92), [27AP] (see H. 
        Res. 148), [26AP]
    National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: funding (see H.R. 
        2564), [20JY]
    National Conference of Law Enforcement Emerald Societies: tribute 
        to activities honoring John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut of 
        the U.S. Capitol Police (see H. Res. 171), [13MY]
    National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 165), 
        [11MY]
    Pensions: increase mandatory retirement age (see H.R. 1748), 
        [11MY]
    Public Safety and Community Policing Grants: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        1694), [5MY]
    Public safety officers: eligibility of certain emergency 
        management and civil defense personnel for public safety 
        officer death benefits (see H.R. 2588), [22JY]
    ------establish national medal for those who act with 
        extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty (see 
        H.R. 46), [6JA]
    Safety: establish a matching grant program to assist local 
        governments in purchasing bullet resistant equipment (see H.R. 
        1807), [13MY]
    ------reinforce training, reestablish community relations, and 
        create commission to study and report on policies and 
        practices that govern training, recruitment, and oversight of 
        police officers (see H.R. 1659), [4MY]
    Schools: ensure safety by increasing police presence (see H.R. 
        1531), [22AP]
    ------waive local matching requirement under the Community 
        Oriented Policing Program to allow placement of law 
        enforcement officers in schools (see H.R. 2371), [29JN]
    States: ensure that due process is provided in cases which could 
        lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see H.R. 
        3299), [10NO]
    ------expedite review of criminal records of applicants for 
        private security officer employment (see H.R. 60), [7JA]
    Taxation: provide a credit for police officers and professional 
        firefighters and exclude from income certain benefits received 
        by public safety volunteers (see H.R. 3124), [21OC]
    ------provide a nonrefundable tax credit for police officers who 
        purchase armor vests (see H.R. 3128), [21OC]
    ------provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public 
        safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 3517), 
        [22NO]
    U.S. Marshals Service: appointment of marshals by the Attorney 
        General (see H.R. 2336), [24JN]
  Reports filed
    Federal Law Enforcement Animal Protection Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1791) (H. Rept. 106-372), [12OC]
    National Police Training Commission Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1659) (H. Rept. 106-190), [18JN]
    Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 46) (H. Rept. 106-83), [12AP]
    U.S. Marshals Service Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 2336) (H. Rept. 106-459), [8NO]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial 
        Service: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (House) (H. Con. Res. 44) (H. Rept. 106-58), [16MR]

LAWRENCE COUNTY, TN
  Bills and resolutions
    Tennessee: include additional counties as part of Appalachian 
        region (see H.R. 1255), [24MR] (see H.R. 1718), [6MY]

LAWYERS AND ATTORNEYS
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: recovery of attorneys' fees by small 
        businesses and labor organizations who prevail in proceedings 
        brought by NLRB or OSHA (see H.R. 1987), [27MY]
    ------recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor 
        organizations who prevail in proceedings brought by NLRB or 
        OSHA (H.R. 1987), consideration (see H. Res. 342), [25OC]
    Courts: amend the Federal Rules of Evidence relative to 
        testimonial privileges of parents, children, and members of 
        the Secret Service, and restrict prosecutorial conduct 
        relative to certain sexual activities (see H.R. 2876), [15SE]
    ------apply principles of Federal diversity jurisdiction to 
        interstate class actions (see H.R. 1875), [19MY]
    ------apply principles of Federal diversity jurisdiction to 
        interstate class actions (H.R. 1875), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 295), [21SE]
    ------appoint Assistant U.S. Attorney for each judicial district 
        to prosecute firearms offenses (see H.R. 2081), [8JN]
    ------clarify jurisdiction and procedures for compensating 
        injuries resulting from the production and mining of beryllium 
        (see H.R. 675), [10FE]
    ------confidentiality of parent-child communications in judicial 
        proceedings (see H.R. 522), [3FE]
    ------establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, 
        prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos 
        exposure personal injury claims (see H.R. 1283), [25MR]
    ------independent counsel law reform (see H.R. 117), [7JA]
    ------independent counsel law repeal (see H.R. 386), [19JA] (see 
        H.R. 794), [23FE]
    ------product liability reform (see H.R. 1577), [27AP]
    ------provide for equitable treatment of governmental and private 
        plaintiffs in certain civil actions (see H.R. 2597), [22JY]
    ------technical amendments to U.S. Code relative to vacation of 
        arbitration awards (see H.R. 916), [2MR]
    Dept. of Justice: appointment of a special counsel when 
        investigation or prosecution of a person by an office or 
        official may result in a personal, financial, or political 
        conflict of interest (see H.R. 2083), [9JN]
    ------establish or expand existing community prosecution programs 
        (see H.R. 84), [7JA]
    Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: restore the stenographic 
        preference for recording depositions (see H.R. 771), [23FE]
    Firearms: allow individuals, or their estates, who suffered 
        damages from the discharge of a firearm to bring civil action 
        against the manufacturer, distributor, or retailer of the 
        firearm (see H.R. 1049), [10MR]
    ------encourage State and local governments to bring lawsuits 
        against weapons manufacturers (see H.R. 1086), [11MR]
    ------establish Federal cause of action against weapons 
        manufacturers, dealers, and importers for damages caused by 
        firearms (see H.R. 1233), [23MR]
    ------prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, 
        distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1032), [9MR]
    Government: reimburse individuals for attorneys' fees who are 
        indicted by an independent counsel but found not guilty (see 
        H.R. 943), [2MR]
    Ioannis A. Lougaris Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 
        Reno, NV: designate hospital bed replacement building in honor 
        of Jack Streeter (see H.R. 956), [3MR]
    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. 622), [8FE]
    Native Americans: provide technical and legal assistance for 
        tribal justice systems and members of Indian tribes (see H.R. 
        3333), [10NO]
    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. 2057), [8JN]
    Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product 
        liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (see H.R. 2366), 
        [25JN]
    Taxation: treatment of damage awards for emotional distress (see 
        H.R. 1923), [25MY]
    ------treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, 
        and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment 
        discrimination (see H.R. 1997), [27MY]
    ------treatment of gross income for amounts received under 
        qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1640), [29AP]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1875, Interstate Class Action Jurisdiction 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 295) (H. Rept. 106-
        326), [21SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1987, Fair Access to Indemnity and 
        Reimbursement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 342) 
        (H. Rept. 106-414), [25OC]
    Fair Access to Indemnity and Reimbursement Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1987) (H. Rept. 106-
        385), [14OC]
    Interstate Class Action Jurisdiction Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1875) (H. Rept. 106-320), [14SE]
    U.S. Code Technical Amendments Relative to Vacation of Arbitration 
        Awards: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 916) (H. 
        Rept. 106-181), [10JN]

LAXALT, PAUL (a former Senator from Nevada) 
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Paul Laxalt Federal Building and U.S. Post Office, Carson City, 
        NV: designate (see H.R. 917), [2MR]

LAZIO, RICK (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
    Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S., 
        [6JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Cold war: commemorate victory of freedom (see H.R. 2440), [1JY]
    Congress: adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 27), [10FE]
    Crime: provide penalties for day care providers who misrepresent 
        credentials or conditions or injure children in their care 
        (see H.R. 469), [2FE]
    Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, 
        revision, and interpretation of safety standards for 
        manufactured home construction (see H.R. 710), [11FE]
    ------provide enhanced rental assistance vouchers for low-income 
        elderly and disabled tenants of certain housing projects (see 
        H.R. 1336), [25MR]
    Education: empower teachers (see H.R. 1964), [26MY]
    Homeless: consolidate Federal housing assistance programs to 
        ensure that States and communities have sufficient flexibility 
        to use assistance amounts effectively (see H.R. 1073), [11MR]
    Housing: expand homeownership (see H.R. 1776), [12MY]
    ------restructure financing for assisted housing for senior 
        citizens (see H.R. 202), [7JA]
    Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small 
        businesses (see H.R. 3081), [14OC]
    Insurance: Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State 
        insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural 
        disasters (see H.R. 21), [6JA]
    Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered 
        during World War II and require the President to formally 
        acknowledge such injustices (see H.R. 2442), [1JY]
    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. 3045), [7OC]
    ------coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services 
        for certain women screened under federally funded programs 
        (see H.R. 1070), [11MR]
    Medicare: make refinements in the prospective payment system for 
        outpatient hospital services (see H.R. 2979), [30SE]
    Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.: 
        extend period by which final report is due and authorize 
        additional funding (see H.R. 2401), [30JN]

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    SEC: limit collection of certain fees (see H.R. 2441), [1JY]
    Social Security: expand health care coverage for working, disabled 
        individuals and establish a Ticket to Work and Self-
        Sufficiency Program to provide work opportunities for such 
        individuals (see H.R. 1180), [18MR]
    States: provide grants to improve reporting of unidentified and 
        missing persons (see H.R. 1915), [25MY]
    Treaties and agreements: authorize the President to provide 
        regulatory credit for voluntary early action to lessen 
        environmental impacts from greenhouse gas emissions (see H.R. 
        2520), [14JY]

LEACH, JAMES A. (a Representative from Iowa)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Bankruptcy: revise banking and bankruptcy insolvency laws relative 
        to termination and netting of financial contracts (see H.R. 
        1161), [17MR]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: mint coins in commemoration of the 
        Capitol Visitor Center (see H.R. 3373), [16NO]
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 53), [11FE]
    Dept. of State: placement of plaque at diplomatic entrance (see 
        H.R. 1894), [20MY]
    Dept. of the Treasury: develop and implement a strategy to combat 
        money laundering (see H.R. 2896), [21SE]
    Ericson, Leif: mint coins in conjunction with Iceland in 
        commemoration of the millennium of the discovery of the New 
        World (see H.R. 31), [6JA] (see H.R. 3373), [16NO]
    Eximbank: clarify quorum requirement for Board of Directors (see 
        H.R. 2565), [20JY]
    FDIC: strengthen the special examination authority in order to 
        protect the Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings Association 
        Insurance Fund (see H.R. 3374), [16NO]
    Financial institutions: prevent personal financial information 
        from being obtained under false pretenses (see H.R. 30), [6JA]
    ------provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities 
        firms, and other financial service providers (see H.R. 10), 
        [7JA]
    Foreign policy: provide bilateral debt relief and improve the 
        provision of multilateral debt relief (see H.R. 1095), [11MR]
    FRS: broaden the range of discount window loans which may be used 
        as collateral for Federal reserve notes (see H.R. 1094), 
        [11MR]
    Government regulations: preserve limited Federal agency reporting 
        requirements on banking and housing matters (see H.R. 3046), 
        [7OC]
    Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of 
        bicentennial (see H.R. 3373), [16NO]
    U.N.: payment of U.S. arrearages (see H.R. 1266), [24MR]
    UNESCO: renew U.S. membership (see H.R. 2566), [20JY]
  Conference reports
    Framework for the Affiliation of Banks, Securities Firms, and 
        Other Financial Service Providers (S. 900), [2NO]
  Reports filed
    Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Reauthorization 
        and Improvement: Committee on Banking and Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 629) (H. Rept. 106-183), [14JN]
    Debt Relief for Poverty Reduction Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1095) (H. Rept. 106-483), 
        [18NO]
    Financial Services Act: Committee on Banking and Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 106-74), [23MR], [10JN]
    Framework for the Affiliation of Banks, Securities Firms, and 
        Other Financial Service Providers: Committee of Conference (S. 
        900) (H. Rept. 106-434), [2NO]
    Microenterprise Organization Grants To Assist Disadvantaged 
        Entrepreneurs Using Funds From the Community Development 
        Financial Institutions Fund: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 413) (H. Rept. 106-184), 
        [14JN]
  Rules
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House), [3FE]

LEBANON, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Barak, Ehud: tribute to election as Prime Minister of Israel and 
        encouraging peace agreement with Syria and Lebanon (see H. 
        Con. Res. 154), [14JY]
    Baumel, Zachary: locate and secure return along with other Israeli 
        soldiers missing in action (see H.R. 1175), [18MR]
    Immigration: adjust status of certain aliens (see H.R. 1844), 
        [18MY]
    Middle East: establish U.S. policy on the withdrawal of Syrian 
        forces from Lebanon and the restoration of Lebanon's 
        independence (see H.R. 2056), [8JN]
    Terrorism: compensate certain former American hostages held in 
        Lebanon and certain members of their families (see H.R. 2189), 
        [14JN]

LEE, BARBARA (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan 
        Africa (see H.R. 2765), [5AU]
    Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job 
        opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, 
        produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and 
        redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050), [10MR]
    Health: national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (see H.R. 3000), [1OC]
    Schools: recruit, hire, and train additional school-based mental 
        health personnel (see H.R. 2567), [20JY]

LEGAL SERVICES CORP.
  Bills and resolutions
    Native Americans: provide technical and legal assistance for 
        tribal justice systems and members of Indian tribes (see H.R. 
        3333), [10NO]

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT
related term(s) Congress; House of Representatives; Senate
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: making (see H.R. 1905), [24MY]
    ------making (H.R. 1905), consideration (see H. Res. 190), [25MY]
    Federal employees: permit children of non-legislative branch 
        employees to enroll in the House of Representatives Child Care 
        Center (see H.R. 3122), [21OC]
    Government: require Congress and the President to fulfill their 
        constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for 
        Federal laws (see H.R. 2301), [22JN]
    ------separation of powers between Congress and the President (see 
        H.R. 2655), [30JY]
    ------status of Executive Orders that infringe on the powers and 
        duties of Congress or are not specifically funded (see H. Con. 
        Res. 26), [9FE] (see H. Con. Res. 30), [10FE]
    House of Representatives: prevent certain mass mailings from being 
        sent as franked mail (see H.R. 596), [4FE]
    Library of Congress: clarify eligibility requirements for 
        enrollment of children in day care center (see H.R. 1782), 
        [12MY]
    Members of Congress: increase length of ban on lobbying activities 
        after leaving office (see H.R. 335), [19JA]
  Conference reports
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 1905), 
        [4AU]
  Motions
    Appropriations: making (H.R. 1905), [10JN], [3AU], [4AU]
    ------making (H.R. 1905), consideration (H. Res. 190), [10JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1905, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 190) (H. 
        Rept. 106-165), [25MY]
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1905) (H. Rept. 106-290), [4AU]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1905) (H. Rept. 
        106-156), [24MY]

LEGISLATIVE PAY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    House of Representatives: compensation of certain minority 
        employees (see H. Res. 11), [6JA]

LEGISLATIVE REORGANIZATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Congress: waiver of sine die adjournment requirement (see H. Con. 
        Res. 168), [30JY]
    ------waiver of sine die adjournment requirement (H. Con. Res. 
        168), consideration (see H. Res. 266), [29JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 168, Waiver of Sine Die Adjournment 
        Requirement (H. Res. 266): Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Rept. 106-274), [29JY]

LELAND, MICKEY (a former Representative from Texas) 
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. 
        Res. 175), [5AU]

LEVIN, SANDER M. (a Representative from Michigan)
  Appointments
    Official Advisers to International Conferences, Meetings, and 
        Negotiation Sessions Relating to Trade Agreements, [19JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Foreign trade: modify standards for responding to import surges, 
        establish mechanisms for import monitoring, prevent 
        circumvention of U.S. trade laws, and strengthen enforcement 
        of U.S. trade remedy laws (see H.R. 1120), [16MR]
    ------strengthen U.S. ability to counteract foreign measures that 
        act as market access barriers (see H.R. 3393), [16NO]
    Medicaid: provide State options to allow eligibility for legal 
        immigrant pregnant women, children, and certain disabled 
        individuals (see H.R. 1399), [14AP]
    Medicare/Medicaid: expand and clarify requirements regarding 
        advance directives to ensure that an individual's health care 
        decisions are observed (see H.R. 1149), [17MR]
    Political campaigns: provide interregional primary elections and 
        caucuses for selection of delegates to a national Presidential 
        nominating convention (see H.R. 3277), [9NO]
    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. 1830), [17MY]
    Taxation: exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance 
        (see H.R. 2265), [17JN]
    ------treatment of amounts received as scholarships under the 
        National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program (see H.R. 
        324), [19JA]
    ------treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see 
        H.R. 323), [19JA]

LEWIS, JERRY (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), [19JA]
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), [2FE]
    Conferee: H.R. 1141, emergency supplemental appropriations, [22AP]
    ------H.R. 1555, intelligence services appropriations, [22SE]
    ------H.R. 1905, legislative branch of the Government 
        appropriations, [1JY]
    ------H.R. 2561, Dept. of Defense appropriations, [13SE]
    ------H.R. 3194, District of Columbia appropriations, [4NO]
    ------S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (see H.R. 2561), [20JY]
    Tariff: tungsten concentrates (see H.R. 2220), [15JN]

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  Conference reports
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 2561), [8OC]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        2561) (H. Rept. 106-371), [8OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2561) (H. Rept. 
        106-244), [20JY]

LEWIS, JOHN (a Representative from Georgia)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Caribbean nations: promote growth of free enterprise and economic 
        opportunity, increase trade and investment with the U.S., and 
        encourage free trade policies (see H.R. 1834), [18MY]
    Ecology and environment: promote environmental justice by 
        establishing links between pollution and community health 
        problems and assist such communities (see H.R. 1510), [21AP]
    Frank M. Johnson Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see 
        H.R. 3031), [6OC]
    Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American 
        Museum (see H.R. 923), [2MR]
    Taxation: ensure tax payments from certain religious individuals 
        are used for nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 1454), [15AP]

LEWIS, MERIWETHER
  Bills and resolutions
    Commission on the Bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase and the 
        Lewis and Clark Expedition: establish (see H.R. 2235), [16JN]
    Illinois: convey certain Federal land along the Lewis and Clark 
        National Historic Trail for a historic and interpretive site 
        (see H.R. 2737), [5AU]
    Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of 
        bicentennial (see H.R. 64), [7JA] (see H.R. 1033), [9MR] (see 
        H.R. 3373), [16NO]
    Washington: include as the endpoint of the Lewis and Clark 
        National Historic Trail (see H.R. 3296), [10NO]
  Reports filed
    Illinois Federal Land Conveyance Along the Lewis and Clark 
        National Historic Trail for a Historic and Interpretive Site: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2737) (H. Rept. 106-427), 
        [1NO]

LEWIS, RON (a Representative from Kentucky)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Crime: tribute to Project Exile and the prosecution of Federal 
        firearms offenses (see H. Res. 205), [10JN]
    Taxation: allow private foundations to treat certain costs of 
        removing hazardous substances as qualifying distributions (see 
        H.R. 2284), [18JN]
    ------establish a recovery period for franchise property, shorten 
        recovery period for depreciation of certain leasehold 
        improvements, and allow capital gain treatment on the transfer 
        of certain franchises (see H.R. 2402), [30JN]
    ------exclusion from gross income for foster care payments 
        relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see 
        H.R. 1194), [18MR]
    ------reduce the per dose tax on vaccines (see H.R. 1337), [25MR]
    William H. Natcher Bridge: designate (see H.R. 1162), [17MR]

LEWIS AND CLARK RURAL WATER SYSTEM, INC.
  Bills and resolutions
    Construction and assistance: authorize (see H.R. 297), [7JA]

LEWIS COUNTY, TN
  Bills and resolutions
    Tennessee: include additional counties as part of Appalachian 
        region (see H.R. 1255), [24MR] (see H.R. 1718), [6MY]

LIBERIA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Immigration: adjust status of certain nationals (see H.R. 919), 
        [2MR]

LIBRARIES
  Bills and resolutions
    Armenia: provide all U.S. records relative to the Armenian 
        genocide to the Committee on International Relations (House), 
        the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum library, and the Armenian 
        Genocide Museum (see H. Res. 155), [28AP]
    Computers: installation of filtering or blocking programs in 
        schools and libraries with Internet access (see H.R. 368), 
        [19JA] (see H.R. 2560), [20JY]
    ------require schools and libraries to install and use Internet 
        filtering or blocking technology to be eligible to receive or 
        retain universal service assistance (see H.R. 543), [3FE] (see 
        H.R. 896), [2MR]
    Congress: make certain information available to the public on the 
        Internet (see H.R. 654), [9FE]
    Copyrights: prevent the misappropriation of collections of 
        information (see H.R. 354), [19JA]
    Davis-Bacon Act: waive requirements relative to contracts for 
        school and library construction and repair (see H.R. 2396), 
        [30JN]
    Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth 
        Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), [23SE]
    FCC: terminate E-Rate Program (see H.R. 692), [10FE]
    King, Martin Luther, Jr.: direct Library of Congress to purchase 
        papers from estate (see H.R. 2963), [28SE]
    Library of Congress: establish the National Recording Registry 
        (see H.R. 3379), [16NO]
    NSF: report on establishment of high-speed, large bandwidth 
        capacity Internet access for all public elementary and 
        secondary schools and libraries (see H.R. 2534), [15JY]
    Public libraries: provide for construction and technology 
        enhancement (see H.R. 3391), [16NO]
    Schools: provide up-to-date school library media resources and 
        professionally certified school library media specialists for 
        elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3008), [4OC]
    Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for 
        charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or 
        scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 3249), 
        [8NO]
    ------treatment of contributions of computers to schools and 
        public libraries (see H.R. 2308), [22JN]
    Telephones: reduce rates and provide advanced telecommunications 
        services to schools, libraries, and certain health care 
        facilities (see H.R. 1746), [11MY]
    Tuscola, IL: recognize the Korean War Veterans National Museum and 
        Library as a National Korean War Veterans Museum (see H. Res. 
        320), [1OC]
  Reports filed
    Collections of Information Antipiracy Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 354) (H. Rept. 106-349), [30SE]

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
related term(s) Congressional Research Service
  Appointments
    American Folklife Center, [6JA], [6OC]
    Library of Congress Trust Fund Board, [6JA], [19AP], [27SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Committee on the Library (Joint): election of members (see H. Res. 
        78), [23FE] (see H. Res. 87), [2MR]
    Congress: make certain information available to the public on the 
        Internet (see H.R. 654), [9FE]
    Day care center: clarify eligibility requirements for enrollment 
        of children (see H.R. 1782), [12MY]
    House of Representatives: assemble a written history for 
        publication (see H.R. 2303), [22JN]
    King, Martin Luther, Jr.: direct Library of Congress to purchase 
        papers from estate (see H.R. 2963), [28SE]
    National Recording Registry: establish (see H.R. 3379), [16NO]

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS TRUST FUND BOARD
  Appointments
    Members, [6JA], [19AP], [27SE]

LIBYA, SOCIALIST PEOPLE'S ARAB JAMAHIRIYA
  Bills and resolutions
    Terrorism: liquidate assets to pay for travel costs of families of 
        the victims of the Pan Am flight 103 crash in attending the 
        trial of the terrorist suspects in the crash (see H.R. 899), 
        [2MR]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Libya: President Clinton, [19JY]

LINCOLN, ABRAHAM (16th President of the United States)
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 
        1451), [15AP]
    Dept. of the Interior: authorize funds for the establishment of an 
        interpretive center on his life and contributions (see H.R. 
        3084), [14OC]
    ------require study on methods to commemorate the national 
        significance of the Lincoln Highway (see H.R. 2570), [20JY]

LINCOLN COUNTY, NV
  Bills and resolutions
    Public lands: acquire certain lands (see H.R. 2752), [5AU]

LINDER, JOHN (a Representative from Georgia)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. 
        Res. 68), consideration (see H. Res. 131), [24MR]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 
        68), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 137), 
        [13AP]
    Courts: apply principles of Federal diversity jurisdiction to 
        interstate class actions (H.R. 1875), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 295), [21SE]
    Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care 
        without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (H.R. 
        2260), consideration (see H. Res. 339), [21OC]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
        agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2670), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 273), [3AU]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2670), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 335), [19OC]
    District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2587), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 260), [26JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2587), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 282), [8SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 3064), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 330), [13OC]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 3064), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 345), [27OC]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 3064), Senate amendment (see H. 
        Res. 333), [18OC]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 3194), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 354), [2NO]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 3194), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 386), [17NO]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 3194), Senate amendment (see H. 
        Res. 360), [3NO]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2605), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 261), [26JY]
    Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional 
        deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R. 
        350), consideration (see H. Res. 36), [3FE]
    New Year's Day: designate day of observance in year 2000 (see H.J. 
        Res. 14), [7JA]
    Privacy: strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic 
        eavesdropping (H.R. 514), consideration (see H. Res. 77), 
        [23FE]
    Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 1259), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 186), [24MY]
    States: congressional consent for boundary change between Georgia 
        and South Carolina (see H.J. Res. 62), [22JY]
    Taxation: repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a 
        national retail sales tax (see H.R. 2525), [14JY]
    Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act (H.R. 2488): consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 274), [4AU]
    Telephones: promote and enhance use of 911 emergency services 
        (H.R. 438), consideration (see H. Res. 76), [23FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H. Con. Res. 68, Setting 
        Forth the Federal Budget for 2000-2009: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 137) (H. Rept. 106-92), [13AP]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2488, Taxpayer Refund 
        and Relief Act: Committee on

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        Rules (House) (H. Res. 274) (H. Rept. 106-291), [4AU]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2587, District of 
        Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        282) (H. Rept. 106-310), [8SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2670, Depts. of 
        Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        335) (H. Rept. 106-401), [19OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3064, District of 
        Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        345) (H. Rept. 106-420), [27OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3194, District of 
        Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        386) (H. Rept. 106-481), [17NO]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 68, Setting Forth the Federal Budget 
        for 2000-2009: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 131) (H. 
        Rept. 106-77), [24MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 350, Mandates Information Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 36) (H. Rept. 106-6), [3FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 438, Wireless Communications and Safety Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 76) (H. Rept. 106-27), 
        [23FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 514, Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 77) (H. Rept. 106-28), 
        [23FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1259, Social Security and Medicare Safe 
        Deposit Box Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 186) (H. 
        Rept. 106-160), [24MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1875, Interstate Class Action Jurisdiction 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 295) (H. Rept. 106-
        326), [21SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2260, Pain Relief Promotion Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 339) (H. Rept. 106-409), [21OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2587, District of Columbia Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 260) (H. Rept. 106-263), 
        [26JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2605, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 261) (H. 
        Rept. 106-264), [26JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3064, District of Columbia Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 330) (H. Rept. 106-382), 
        [13OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 3194, District of Columbia Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 354) (H. Rept. 106-439), 
        [2NO]
    Consideration of H.R 2670, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, 
        the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 273) (H. Rept. 106-284), [3AU]
    Senate Amendment to H.R. 3064, District of Columbia 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 333) (H. 
        Rept. 106-395), [18OC]
    Senate Amendment to H.R. 3194, District of Columbia 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 360) (H. 
        Rept. 106-445), [3NO]

LIPINSKI, WILLIAM O. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [7JN]
    Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, [6JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 
        21st Century, [14OC]
    ------S. 1467, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 
        Century, [5AU]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Aviation: congressional review of civil aviation agreements (see 
        H.R. 1845), [18MY]
    FAA: limitation on carry-on baggage by airline passengers (see 
        H.R. 2495), [13JY]
    Mexico: require safety inspections on trucks crossing into the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 2766), [5AU]
    Taxation: use revenues from excise taxes imposed on fuel used in 
        trains for the elimination of railway-highway crossing hazards 
        (see H.R. 2060), [8JN]

LITERACY INVOLVES FAMILIES TOGETHER ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3222), [4NO]

LITERATURE
related term(s) Arts and Humanities
  Bills and resolutions
    Copyrights: prevent the misappropriation of collections of 
        information (see H.R. 354), [19JA]
    Hurston, Zora Neale: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. 
        Res. 60), [11FE]
    McGuffey, William H.: issue postage stamp in commemoration of 
        authoring the McGuffey Readers (see H. Res. 316), [29SE]
    Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for 
        charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or 
        scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 3249), 
        [8NO]
  Messages
    National Endowment for the Arts: President Clinton, [9MR]
  Reports filed
    Collections of Information Antipiracy Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 354) (H. Rept. 106-349), [30SE]

LITHUANIA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania 
        (see H. Con. Res. 21), [2FE]

LITTLETON, CO
  Bills and resolutions
    Columbine High School: mourn the loss of life, condemn the deadly 
        violence, and commend law enforcement officials that assisted 
        (see H. Con. Res. 92), [27AP] (see H. Res. 148), [26AP]
    ------mourn the loss of life and condemn this and previous 
        incidents of deadly violence in schools (see H. Con. Res. 90), 
        [21AP]

LIVINGOOD, WILSON S.
  Bills and resolutions
    House of Representatives: election of officers (see H. Res. 1), 
        [6JA]

LIVINGSTON, BOB (a Representative from Louisiana)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Social Security: ensure solvency of trust funds (see H.R. 37), 
        [6JA]

LOBBYISTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Congress: make certain information available to the public on the 
        Internet (see H.R. 654), [9FE]
    House Rules: reform gift rules (see H. Res. 9), [6JA]
    Medicare: exclude lobbying costs from the calculation of the 
        adjusted community rate for Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 
        2230), [15JN]
    Members of Congress: increase length of ban on lobbying activities 
        after leaving office (see H.R. 335), [19JA]
    Taxation: restore deduction for lobbying expenses in connection 
        with State legislation (see H.R. 2948), [24SE]

LoBIONDO, FRANK A. (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Coastal Heritage Trail Route: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 
        171), [7JA]
    Computers: require web site operators that provide communications 
        with prisoners to disclose the prisoner's crime and release 
        date (see H.R. 1930), [25MY]
    Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on 
        certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 387, 
        388), [19JA] (see H.R. 869), [25FE]
    Gambling: require certain notices in any mailing using a game of 
        chance for the promotion of a product or service (see H.R. 
        170), [7JA]
    Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and 
        lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for 
        secondary consultations (see H.R. 1911), [24MY]

LOCAL CENSUS QUALITY CHECK ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 472): consideration (see H. Res. 138), [13AP]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 472, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 138) (H. Rept. 106-93), [13AP]
    Provisions: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 472) (H. 
        Rept. 106-71), [22MR]

LOCAL GOVERNMENT
related term(s) Federal Aid Programs
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 800, Education Flexibility Partnership Act, [23MR]
    ------H.R. 2587, District of Columbia appropriations, [3AU]
    ------H.R. 3064, District of Columbia appropriations, [21OC]
    ------H.R. 3194, District of Columbia appropriations, [4NO]
  Bills and resolutions
    Bankruptcy: limit the value of real and personal property that 
        debtors may exempt under State and local law (see H.R. 1282), 
        [25MR]
    Budget: assist CBO with scoring of State and local mandates (see 
        H.R. 3257), [8NO]
    Bureau of Reclamation: convey Lower Yellowstone Irrigation 
        Project, Savage Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, 
        and Intake Irrigation Project to local control (see H.R. 
        2974), [29SE]
    Census: authorize the awarding of grants to local entities and 
        organizations to improve public participation in the 2000 
        decennial census (see H.R. 1009), [4MR]
    ------increase public participation in the 2000 decennial census 
        (see H. Con. Res. 193), [6OC]
    ------require use of postcensus local review (see H.R. 472), [2FE]
    ------require use of postcensus local review (H.R. 472), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 138), [13AP]
    CERCLA: restrict liability of local educational agencies (see H.R. 
        375), [19JA]
    Children and youth: assist State and local prosecutors, and law 
        enforcement agencies, with implementation of juvenile justice 
        witness assistance programs (see H.R. 3132), [21OC]
    ------meet mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of 
        incarcerated children and youth (see H.R. 837), [24FE]
    Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime 
        prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime 
        (see H. Res. 270), [30JY]
    Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State 
        and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 
        3245), [8NO]
    Computers: authorize the purchase of information technology 
        relative to year 2000 conversion by State and local 
        governments through Federal supply schedules (see H.R. 1599), 
        [28AP]
    ------establish a grant program to assist State and local law 
        enforcement in investigating and prosecuting computer crimes 
        (see H.R. 2816), [8SE]
    ------funding for States to correct year 2000 problem in computers 
        that administer State and local government programs (see H.R. 
        909), [2MR] (see H.R. 1022), [4MR]
    Correctional institutions: funding for jail-based substance abuse 
        treatment programs (see H.R. 1114), [16MR]
    Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property 
        takings and land use disputes (see H.R. 2372), [29JN]
    Credit: create money in the form of noninterest bearing credit and 
        use to provide for noninterest bearing loans to State and 
        local governments for funding capital projects (see H.R. 
        1452), [15AP]
    Crime: ensure safety of witnesses and promote notification of 
        interstate relocation of witnesses by State engaging in that 
        relocation (see H.R. 186), [7JA]
    ------funding for States relative to legislation requiring death 
        penalty in certain cases (see H.R. 282), [7JA]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see 
        H.R. 2037), [8JN]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S. 
        254), return to Senate (see H. Res. 249), [15JY]
    Dept. of Defense: expand program which allows State and local law 
        enforcement agencies to procure certain emergency and rescue 
        equipment (see H.R. 2625), [27JY]

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    ------make certain equipment available to State and local 
        governments to assist in emergency law enforcement and rescue 
        operations (see H.R. 1369), [12AP]
    ------reform economic redevelopment process and improve ability to 
        contract for protective services at installations being closed 
        (see H.R. 172), [7JA]
    Dept. of Education: allow certain counties flexibility in spending 
        funds (see H.R. 127), [7JA]
    ------prohibit funding for national teacher testing or 
        certification proposals and withholding of funding to States 
        or local agencies that fail to adopt specific teacher testing 
        or certification proposals (see H.R. 1706), [5MY]
    ------provide grants to State and local educational agencies to 
        support programs that promote a variety of educational 
        opportunities, options, and choices in public schools (see 
        H.R. 3009), [4OC]
    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. 318), [7JA]
    ------State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs funding 
        (see H.R. 1724), [6MY]
    Disasters: improve ability of individuals and local, State, and 
        Federal agencies to prevent natural floods (see H.R. 1101), 
        [11MR]
    District of Columbia: eliminate congressional review of newly-
        passed District laws (see H.R. 1198), [18MR]
    ------making appropriations (see H.R. 2587), [22JY] (see H.R. 
        3064), [13OC] (see H.R. 3194), [2NO]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2587), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 260), [26JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2587), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 282), [8SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 3064), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 330), [13OC]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 3064), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 345), [27OC]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 3064), Senate amendment (see H. 
        Res. 333), [18OC]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 3194), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 354), [2NO]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 3194), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 386), [17NO]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 3194), corrections in enrollment 
        of conference report (see H. Con. Res. 239), [19NO]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 3194), Senate amendment (see H. 
        Res. 360), [3NO]
    ------provide budget autonomy (see H.R. 1197), [18MR]
    ------redevelopment of Southeast Federal Center (see H.R. 3069), 
        [13OC]
    ------restore certain authorities to the Mayor (see H.R. 433), 
        [2FE]
    ------restore certain authorities to the Mayor and expedite the 
        suspension of activities of the District of Columbia Financial 
        Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority (see H.R. 
        214), [7JA]
    ------retrocession to Maryland (see H.R. 558), [3FE]
    Douglas County, OR: conveyance of certain BLM lands (see H.R. 
        1725), [6MY]
    Ecology and environment: assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment of 
        brownfield sites (see H.R. 1756), [11MY]
    ------assist local governments and encourage State voluntary 
        response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites 
        (see H.R. 1750), [11MY]
    ------development and use of brownfield sites (see H.R. 1537), 
        [22AP]
    ------encourage State response programs for contaminated sites, 
        remove barriers to cleanup of brownfield sites, and return 
        contaminated sites to economically productive or other 
        beneficial uses (see H.R. 2580), [21JY]
    ------ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen 
        protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to 
        local governments and individuals relative to economic 
        development efforts (see H.R. 960), [3MR]
    Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students 
        to meet academic achievement standards (see H.R. 2300), [22JN]
    ------assist local educational agencies in enabling students to 
        meet academic achievement standards (H.R. 2300), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 338), [20OC]
    ------assist local educational agencies in enabling students to 
        meet academic achievement standards and end social promotion 
        (see H.R. 1673), [4MY]
    ------dedicate day of learning to study and understanding of the 
        Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the 
        Federalist Papers (see H. Con. Res. 71), [24MR]
    ------direct funding and control to local educational agencies 
        (see H.R. 995), [4MR]
    ------distribution of Impact Aid Program funds to local 
        educational agencies (see H. Con. Res. 136), [17JN]
    ------establish mentoring programs for novice teachers (see H.R. 
        1662), [4MY]
    ------later starting times for secondary schools (see H. Con. Res. 
        73), [24MR]
    ------promote and incorporate financial literacy training into 
        State and local education programs (see H. Con. Res. 213), 
        [28OC]
    ------provide flexibility to local agencies that develop voluntary 
        public and private parental choice programs (see H.R. 1538), 
        [22AP]
    ------provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 2933), 
        [23SE]
    ------provide funds to assist high-poverty school districts meet 
        their teaching needs (see H.R. 2344), [24JN]
    ------provide grants to certain local educational agencies or 
        eligible consortium to establish or expand National Teachers 
        Academies (see H.R. 1223), [23MR]
    ------provide grants to local agencies that agree to later 
        starting times for secondary school classes (see H.R. 1267), 
        [24MR]
    ------provide grants to local agencies to develop and implement 
        random drug testing for secondary school students (see H.R. 
        1735), [6MY]
    ------provide grants to local educational agencies for 
        prekindergarten programs (see H.R. 3365), [15NO]
    ------provide grants to local educational agencies to develop 
        smaller schools (see H.R. 3044), [7OC]
    ------provide grants to local educational agencies to enable them 
        to recruit and retain qualified school administrators (see 
        H.R. 2789), [5AU]
    ------provide grants to local educational agencies to promote 
        certain education initiatives (see H.R. 23), [6JA]
    ------provide grants to rural educational agencies (see H.R. 
        2997), [1OC]
    ------provide grants to rural educational agencies to enable the 
        recruitment and retention of qualified teachers (see H.R. 
        1629), [29AP]
    ------provide grants to State and local educational agencies to 
        pay one-half of salaries of teachers who use approved 
        sabbatical leave for a course of study to improve their 
        classroom teaching (see H.R. 2223), [15JN]
    ------provide grants to urban educational agencies to enable them 
        to recruit and retain qualified teachers (see H.R. 2659), 
        [30JY]
    ------provide school renovation and construction funding, 
        scholarships that allow parents choice, and tax incentives 
        (see H.R. 892), [2MR]
    ------require local agencies to develop and implement random drug 
        testing and counseling programs for secondary school students 
        (see H.R. 1642), [29AP]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (see H.R. 2), [11FE] (see H.R. 1494), 
        [20AP]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (H.R. 2), consideration (see H. Res. 
        336), [19OC]
    ------transfer of certain public lands or national forest lands 
        for use as elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 150), 
        [7JA]
    ------transfer of certain public lands or national forest lands 
        for use as elementary or secondary schools (H.R. 150), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 189), [25MY]
    Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State 
        participation in activities (see H.R. 800), [23FE]
    ------allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 100), [9MR]
    ------allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 143), [20AP]
    Electric power: allow local government entities to serve as 
        nonprofit aggregators of electricity services (see H.R. 2734), 
        [5AU]
    Employment: provide for regional skills training alliances (see 
        H.R. 200), [7JA] (see H.R. 733), [11FE]
    EPA: certify State voluntary cleanup programs for brownfield sites 
        and clarify liability of landowners and prospective purchasers 
        (see H.R. 1391), [13AP]
    Fair Housing Act: exception from enforcement of an accessibility 
        construction requirement for certain buildings constructed in 
        compliance with a local building code (see H.R. 2437), [1JY]
    Families and domestic relations: demonstration projects to support 
        State and local efforts to provide partial or full wage 
        replacement for childbirth, adoption, or other caregiving 
        needs (see H.R. 2500), [13JY]
    ------improve the availability of child care and development 
        services outside normal school hours (see H.R. 489), [2FE]
    FCC: preserve low-power television stations that provide community 
        broadcasting (see H.R. 486), [2FE]
    Federal-State relations: clarify primacy of State and local 
        regulation of fees and surcharges imposed by operators of 
        automatic teller machines (see H.R. 3494), [18NO]
    ------require Federal agencies to consult with State and local 
        governments on environmental impact statements (see H.R. 
        2029), [8JN]
    Firearms: allow individuals, or their estates, who suffered 
        damages from the discharge of a firearm to bring civil action 
        against the manufacturer, distributor, or retailer of the 
        firearm (see H.R. 1049), [10MR]
    ------assist State and local governments in conducting community 
        gun buy back programs (see H.R. 724), [11FE] (see H.R. 2813), 
        [8SE] (see H.R. 3255), [8NO]
    ------encourage State and local governments to bring lawsuits 
        against weapons manufacturers (see H.R. 1086), [11MR]
    ------establish Federal cause of action against weapons 
        manufacturers, dealers, and importers for damages caused by 
        firearms (see H.R. 1233), [23MR]
    ------notify State and local law enforcement agencies and the BATF 
        when an instant criminal background check determines a person 
        is ineligible for a handgun (see H.R. 2732), [5AU]
    ------prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, 
        distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1032), [9MR]
    ------provide grants to encourage State and local law enforcement 
        agencies to detain students bringing guns to schools (see H.R. 
        831), [24FE]
    ------restrict transfer of certain firearms by local law 
        enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3473), [18NO]
    Forests: guarantee States and counties containing Federal forest 
        lands compensation for loss of property tax revenues instead 
        of timber sale revenues (see H.R. 2868), [15SE]
    Government: improve Federal financial assistance programs (see 
        H.R. 409), [19JA]
    ------improve Federal financial assistance programs (H.R. 409), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 75), [23FE]
    ------promote federalism, protect reserved powers of the States, 
        and impose accountability for Federal preemption of State and 
        local laws (see H.R. 2245), [16JN]
    ------require Federal agencies to comply with a former Executive 
        Order limiting Federal authority to impose regulations on 
        State and local governments not provided under the 
        Constitution (see H.R. 2960), [28SE]
    Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 
        439), [2FE]
    Health: develop monitoring systems to promote safe motherhood (see 
        H.R. 2316), [23JN]
    Health care professionals: training to identify, address, and 
        prevent domestic violence (see H.R. 3317), [10NO]

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    Homeless: consolidate Federal housing assistance programs to 
        ensure that States and communities have sufficient flexibility 
        to use assistance amounts effectively (see H.R. 1073), [11MR]
    Immigration: permit local educational agencies to waive 
        reimbursement for aliens granted nonimmigrant status to attend 
        public secondary schools (see H.R. 183), [7JA]
    ------reimburse States for costs of educating certain illegal 
        alien students (see H.R. 2849), [14SE]
    Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs Act: 
        authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1721), [6MY]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit State and 
        local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary 
        policies (see H.R. 697), [10FE] (see H.R. 1272), [24MR]
    Jackson, WY: develop and maintain a multi-agency campus project 
        for tourism and natural resource facilities (see H.R. 2577), 
        [21JY]
    Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: amend (see H.R. 
        1498), [20AP]
    Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), 
        [25OC]
    ------facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification 
        information from violent offenders (see H.R. 2810), [8SE] (see 
        H.R. 3375), [16NO]
    ------provide assistance to State and local forensic laboratories 
        in analyzing DNA samples from convicted offenders (see H.R. 
        3087), [14OC]
    Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public 
        safety officers employed by States or local governments (see 
        H.R. 1093), [11MR]
    ------establish a matching grant program to assist local 
        governments in purchasing bullet resistant equipment (see H.R. 
        1807), [13MY]
    ------reinforce training, reestablish community relations, and 
        create commission to study and report on policies and 
        practices that govern training, recruitment, and oversight of 
        police officers (see H.R. 1659), [4MY]
    Los Angeles County, CA: eliminate limit on percentage of community 
        development block grant funds used for public services and 
        allow all communities to use same percentage (see H.R. 1315), 
        [25MR]
    Montana: transfer maintenance and operation of the Flathead 
        Irrigation Project to local control (see H.R. 1158), [17MR]
    Monuments and memorials: require public participation in 
        designation of any national monument (see H.R. 1487), [20AP]
    ------require public participation in designation of any national 
        monument (H.R. 1487), consideration (see H. Res. 296), [21SE]
    National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 
        115), [7JA]
    Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend to protect State and 
        local government employees (see H.R. 776), [23FE]
    Privacy: prohibit Federal, State, and local agencies and private 
        entities from transferring, selling, or disclosing personal 
        data without consent and make such information available to 
        the individual (see H.R. 2644), [29JY]
    Public lands: increase Land and Water Conservation Fund and Urban 
        Parks and Recreation Recovery Programs funding, resume State 
        grant funding, and develop conservation and recreation 
        facilities in urban areas (see H.R. 1118), [16MR]
    ------make certain Federal property is made available to States 
        before other entities (see H.R. 738), [11FE]
    ------restore stability to payments made to States and counties 
        containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of 
        public schools and roads (see H.R. 2389), [30JN]
    ------restore stability to payments made to States and counties 
        containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of 
        public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 352), [2NO]
    Public safety officers: eligibility of certain emergency 
        management and civil defense personnel for public safety 
        officer death benefits (see H.R. 2588), [22JY]
    Public works: conveyance of various reclamation projects to local 
        water authorities (see H.R. 2994), [1OC]
    ------State and local capital projects funding (see H.R. 2777), 
        [5AU]
    Refuse disposal: permit States to prohibit the disposal of solid 
        waste imported from other nations (see H.R. 379), [19JA]
    ------State control of municipal solid waste transportation and 
        disposal (see H.R. 1190), [18MR]
    ------State regulation of certain solid waste (see H.R. 378), 
        [19JA]
    ------State regulation of certain solid waste and exemption from 
        civil liability relative to flow control ordinances (see H.R. 
        1270), [24MR]
    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. 2057), [8JN]
    Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services 
        (see H.R. 1344), [25MR]
    Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school 
        facilities (see H.R. 2955), [27SE]
    ------provide grants to enable secondary schools to hire a 
        director of school safety, discipline, and student assistance 
        to develop or improve safety plan (see H.R. 2761), [5AU]
    ------support of State and local initiatives to address the 
        problem of school violence (see H. Res. 399), [18NO]
    Serna, Joe, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 363), [8NO]
    Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to 
        spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 
        1217), [23MR]
    ------reform relative to State and local government employees (see 
        H. Con. Res. 101), [6MY]
    Solid waste: State control over disposal of out-of-State solid 
        waste (see H.R. 891), [2MR]
    States: participation in approval process of airport development 
        projects in neighboring States (see H.R. 268), [7JA]
    Surplus Government property: clarify authority for the transfer of 
        Dept. of Defense equipment to law enforcement agencies (see 
        H.R. 787), [23FE]
    ------make certain equipment available to State and local 
        governments to assist in emergency law enforcement and rescue 
        operations (see H.R. 1442), [15AP] (see H.R. 3187), [1NO]
    Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in 
        lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 1433), [15AP]
    ------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. 554), [3FE]
    ------designate renewal communities (see H.R. 815), [24FE]
    ------determination of tip credits relative to State and local 
        laws and exemption of certain tips from taxation (see H.R. 
        1921), [25MY]
    ------encourage production and use of electric vehicles (see H.R. 
        1108), [15MR]
    ------ensure employees retain hospital insurance tax exemption 
        relative to consolidation of a political subdivision with the 
        State (see H.R. 873), [25FE]
    ------equitable treatment for certain individuals performing 
        duties on vessels relative to State and local taxes (see H.R. 
        1293), [25MR]
    ------expand incentives for construction and renovation of public 
        schools and provide incentives for corporations to participate 
        in cooperative agreements with public schools in distressed 
        areas (see H.R. 1660), [4MY]
    ------expand incentives for construction and renovation of public 
        schools and provide incentives for corporations to participate 
        in cooperative agreements with public schools in distressed 
        areas (H.R. 1660), consideration (see H. Res. 240), [1JY]
    ------expand incentives for the construction and renovation of 
        public schools (see H.R. 340), [19JA] (see H.R. 1760), [11MY] 
        (see H.R. 2416), [1JY]
    ------issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to assist 
        States in the construction and rehabilitation of public 
        schools (see H.R. 2514), [14JY]
    ------make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet 
        and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 3252), 
        [8NO]
    ------provide a source of interest-free capital for school 
        construction and renovation in States experiencing increased 
        enrollment (see H.R. 996), [4MR]
    ------treatment of certain bonds issued by local governments in 
        connection with delinquent real property taxes (see H.R. 
        1406), [14AP]
    ------treatment of economic subsidies provided by State and local 
        governments to lure or retain businesses (see H.R. 1060), 
        [10MR]
    ------treatment of income from land sold to a government agency or 
        a nonprofit organization for conservation purposes (see H.R. 
        2880), [15SE]
    Telecommunications: preserve State and local authority over the 
        construction and placement of personal wireless service 
        facilities (see H.R. 952), [3MR]
    ------preserve State and local authority to regulate the 
        placement, construction, and modification of certain 
        facilities (see H.R. 2834), [9SE]
    ------State and local government regulation of citizens band radio 
        equipment (see H.R. 2346), [24JN]
    Virgin Islands: allow self-determination on number of members in 
        the legislature and number of such members constituting a 
        quorum (see H.R. 2296), [22JN]
    Voting: guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, 
        merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, 
        State, and local elections (see H.R. 2685), [3AU]
    Water: allow public water systems to avoid filtration requirements 
        (see H.R. 124), [7JA]
    Water pollution: exclude certain areas and activities from 
        stormwater regulations, and limit liability of local 
        governments relative to co-permittees and implementation of 
        control measures (see H.R. 3294), [10NO]
  Conference reports
    District of Columbia Appropriations (H.R. 2587), [5AU]
    District of Columbia Appropriations (H.R. 3064), [27OC]
    District of Columbia Appropriations (H.R. 3194), [17NO]
    Education Flexibility Partnership Act (H.R. 800), [20AP]
  Messages
    Veto of H.R. 2587, District of Columbia Appropriations: President 
        Clinton, [28SE]
    Veto of H.R. 3064, District of Columbia Appropriations: President 
        Clinton, [3NO]
  Motions
    District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 3064), 
        conference report, [28OC]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 3194), conference report, [18NO]
    Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students 
        to meet academic achievement standards (H.R. 2300), [21OC]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (H.R. 2), [21OC]
    Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State 
        participation in activities (H.R. 800), [23MR]
  Reports filed
    Academic Achievement for All Act (Straight A's Act): Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2300) (H. Rept. 106-
        386), [18OC]
    Community Broadcasters Protection Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 486) (H. Rept. 106-384), [14OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 800, Education 
        Flexibility Partnership Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 143) (H. Rept. 106-102), [20AP]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2587, District of 
        Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        282) (H. Rept. 106-310), [8SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3064, District of 
        Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        345) (H. Rept. 106-420), [27OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3194, District of 
        Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        386) (H. Rept. 106-481), [17NO]

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    Consideration of H.R. 2, Student Results Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 336) (H. Rept. 106-402), [19OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 150, Education Land Grant Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 189) (H. Rept. 106-164), [25MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 409, Federal Financial Assistance Management 
        Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 75) (H. 
        Rept. 106-26), [23FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 472, Local Census Quality Check Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 138) (H. Rept. 106-93), 
        [13AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 800, Education Flexibility Partnership Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 100) (H. Rept. 106-46), 
        [9MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1487, National Monument NEPA Compliance Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 296) (H. Rept. 106-327), 
        [21SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2300, Academic Achievement for All Act 
        (Straight A's Act): Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 338) 
        (H. Rept. 106-408), [20OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2389, County Schools Funding Revitalization 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 352) (H. Rept. 106-
        437), [2NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2587, District of Columbia Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 260) (H. Rept. 106-263), 
        [26JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3064, District of Columbia Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 330) (H. Rept. 106-382), 
        [13OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 3194, District of Columbia Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 354) (H. Rept. 106-439), 
        [2NO]
    County Schools Funding Revitalization Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2389) (H. Rept. 106-392), [18OC]
    District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        2587) (H. Rept. 106-299), [5AU]
    ------Committee of Conference (H.R. 3064) (H. Rept. 106-419), 
        [27OC]
    ------Committee of Conference (H.R. 3194) (H. Rept. 106-479), 
        [17NO]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2587) (H. Rept. 
        106-249), [22JY]
    Education Flexibility Partnership Act: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 800) (H. Rept. 106-100), [20AP]
    ------Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 800) 
        (H. Rept. 106-43), [8MR]
    Education Land Grant Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        150) (H. Rept. 106-132), [10MY]
    Government Waste, Fraud, and Error Reduction Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1442) (H. Rept. 106-275), 
        [30JY]
    Local Census Quality Check Act: Committee on Government Reform 
        (House) (H.R. 472) (H. Rept. 106-71), [22MR]
    Miwaleta Park Expansion Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1725) (H. Rept. 106-446), [4NO]
    National Monument NEPA Compliance Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1487) (H. Rept. 106-252), [22JY]
    National Police Training Commission Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1659) (H. Rept. 106-190), [18JN]
    Paperwork Elimination Act: Committee on Small Business (House) 
        (H.R. 439) (H. Rept. 106-11), [8FE]
    Senate Amendment to H.R. 3064, District of Columbia 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 333) (H. 
        Rept. 106-395), [18OC]
    Senate Amendment to H.R. 3194, District of Columbia 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 360) (H. 
        Rept. 106-445), [3NO]
    Student Results Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        (House) (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 106-394), [18OC], [19OC]
    2000 Census Community Participation Enhancement Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1009) (H. Rept. 106-89), 
        [13AP]

LOFGREN, ZOE (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 775, Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act, 
        [24JN]
    ------H.R. 1501, Juvenile Justice Reform Act, [30JY]
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Courts: amend the Federal Rules of Evidence relative to 
        testimonial privileges of parents, children, and members of 
        the Secret Service, and restrict prosecutorial conduct 
        relative to certain sexual activities (see H.R. 2876), [15SE]
    Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit the sale of guns that have not 
        been approved (see H.R. 1580), [27AP]
    Education: later starting times for secondary schools (see H. Con. 
        Res. 73), [24MR]
    ------provide grants to local agencies that agree to later 
        starting times for secondary school classes (see H.R. 1267), 
        [24MR]
    Employment: provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant 
        spouses of intracompany transferees if the U.S. has a 
        reciprocal agreement with the country of which the transferee 
        is a national (see H.R. 2662), [30JY]
    Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-speed computers 
        (see H.R. 2623), [27JY]
    Immigration: establish pilot program to allow certain aliens who 
        complete a postsecondary degree in math or science to change 
        their immigrant status to remain in U.S. and work in one of 
        those fields (see H.R. 2687), [3AU]
    ------make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (see H.R. 
        1871), [19MY]
    ------waive naturalization requirement to take oath of 
        renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired 
        applicants (see H.R. 1846), [18MY]
    Medicaid: require payment by States of certain individualized 
        education programs medical services under the Individuals with 
        Disabilities Education Act (see H.R. 1672), [4MY]

LONG BRANCH, NJ
  Bills and resolutions
    Pat King Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 3488), [18NO]

LONG-TERM CARE ADVANCEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 275), [7JA]

LOS ANGELES, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 
        643), [9FE]
    Los Angeles County, CA: eliminate limit on percentage of community 
        development block grant funds used for public services and 
        allow all communities to use same percentage (see H.R. 1315), 
        [25MR]

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Community development: eliminate limit on percentage of community 
        development block grant funds used for public services and 
        allow all communities to use same percentage (see H.R. 1315), 
        [25MR]
    Mining and mineral resources: prohibit mining on a certain tract 
        of Federal land (see H.R. 3060), [12OC]

LOUGARIS, IOANNIS A.
  Bills and resolutions
    Ioannis A. Lougaris Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 
        Reno, NV: designate hospital bed replacement building in honor 
        of Jack Streeter (see H.R. 956), [3MR]

LOUISIANA
  Bills and resolutions
    Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge: establish (see H.R. 3292), 
        [10NO]
    Commission on the Bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase and the 
        Lewis and Clark Expedition: establish (see H.R. 2235), [16JN]
    El Camino Real de los Tejas: designate as a national historic 
        trail (see H.R. 2409), [30JN]
    Lake Pontchartrain Basin: authorize water quality restoration 
        projects (see H.R. 2957), [27SE]
    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. 3432), [17NO]
    Rivers: economic development assistance for the lower Mississippi 
        Delta region (see H.R. 2911), [22SE]

LOWE, JOHN R. AND MARGARET
  Bills and resolutions
    Big Horn County, WY: conveyance of certain lands to John R. and 
        Margaret Lowe (see H.R. 510), [2FE]
  Reports filed
    Big Horn County, WY, Land Conveyance to John R. and Margaret Lowe: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 510) (H. Rept. 106-68), 
        [17MR] (S. 361) (H. Rept. 106-225), [12JY]

LOWEY, NITA M. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    National Council on the Arts, [11FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Children and youth: establish public-private partnerships to 
        provide child care (see H.R. 3318), [10NO]
    Diseases: Depts. of HHS and Education asthma programs funding and 
        authority (see H.R. 1965), [26MY]
    Drunken driving: national minimum sentence for a person who 
        operates a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol 
        (see H.R. 1597), [28AP]
    ------national standard to prohibit the operation of motor 
        vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 1595), [28AP]
    EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see 
        H.R. 2702), [4AU]
    Families and domestic relations: reduction of teenage pregnancy 
        rates through evaluation of prevention programs (see H.R. 
        1636), [29AP]
    Firearms: establish Federal cause of action against weapons 
        manufacturers, dealers, and importers for damages caused by 
        firearms (see H.R. 1233), [23MR]
    ------impose moratorium on issuance of new Federal dealers' 
        licenses (see H.R. 3481), [18NO]
    ------regulation of dealers (see H.R. 2443), [1JY]
    Food: include the imposition of civil monetary penalties for 
        violations of meat and poultry inspection regulations (see 
        H.R. 2767), [5AU]
    Food industry: freshness dates on food (see H.R. 2897), [21SE]
    Health: establish medical education trust fund (see H.R. 2771), 
        [5AU]
    ------permit individuals to continue health plan coverage during 
        participation in approved clinical studies (see H.R. 2769), 
        [5AU]
    Health care professionals: training to identify, address, and 
        prevent domestic violence (see H.R. 3317), [10NO]
    Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 
        1581), [27AP]
    Insurance: coverage of prescription drugs (see H.R. 3319), [10NO]
    ------require health plans to provide adequate access to services 
        provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 1806), [13MY]
    Medicare: increase certain payments to hospitals (see H.R. 2266), 
        [17JN]
    Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration of veterans' 
        memorials (see H.R. 678), [10FE]
    National Cancer Institute: increase involvement of advocates in 
        breast cancer research (see H.R. 1596), [28AP]
    National Defense Reserve Fleet: conveyance of Guam (S.S.) to 
        American Trade Fair Ship, Inc. (see H.R. 3510), [18NO]
    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize 
        development of research centers focusing on environmental 
        factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 
        3433), [17NO]
    Paine, Thomas: establish a memorial in Constitution Gardens in the 
        District of Columbia and include the structure known as 
        ``Canal House'' in the memorial (see H.R. 3021), [5OC]
    Passports: record place of birth as Jerusalem, Israel, on certain 
        U.S. passports (see H.R. 2768), [5AU]
    Public welfare programs: expand the educational and work 
        opportunities of certain welfare recipients (see H.R. 3434), 
        [17NO]
    Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school 
        facilities (see H.R. 2955), [27SE]
    Taxation: treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a 
        principal residence (see H.R. 1805), [13MY]

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    Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs 
        funding (see H.R. 1096), [11MR]
    Women: protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2624), [27JY]
    World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps 
        constituted active military service for veteran classification 
        (see H.R. 2770), [5AU]
    ------recognition of American civilian POW (see H. Res. 51), 
        [10FE]

LUCAS, FRANK D. (a Representative from Oklahoma)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: provide a variant of loan deficiency payments to 
        producers who are otherwise eligible for such payments, but 
        who elect to use acreage planted with the eligible commodity 
        for the grazing of livestock (see H.R. 2772), [5AU]
    Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of 
        watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource 
        projects (see H.R. 728), [11FE]
    Diseases: efforts to combat fibromyalgia (see H. Res. 237), [30JN]
    Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation 
        interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund 
        reserves (see H.R. 3278), [9NO]
    Medicare: require certain additional information in statements of 
        explanation of benefits provided to beneficiaries (see H.R. 
        1511), [21AP]
    Oklahoma: allow mineral leasing of certain Indian lands (see H.R. 
        1609), [28AP]

LUCAS, KEN (a Representative from Kentucky)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Education: encourage use of technology in the classroom (see H.R. 
        2845), [13SE]
    FTC: study marketing practices of the motion picture, recording, 
        and video/personal computer game industries (see H.R. 2157), 
        [10JN]
    Medicaid: exempt disabled individuals from being required to 
        enroll with a managed care entity (see H.R. 797), [23FE]
    Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: reduce the amount of 
        funds to States that have not implemented certain provisions 
        (see H.R. 2061), [8JN]
    Women: allow direct access to obstetrician-gynecologists (see H. 
        Res. 164), [6MY]

LUCKY DOG (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1825), [14MY]

LUKASHENKA, ALYAKSANDR (President, Belarus)
  Bills and resolutions
    Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. 
        Con. Res. 230), [16NO]

LUMBER INDUSTRY
related term(s) Forests; Wood
  Bills and resolutions
    Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to 
        strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 2512), 
        [14JY]
    ------eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate 
        the economic recovery and diversification of communities 
        dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1396), 
        [13AP]
    ------guarantee States and counties containing Federal forest 
        lands compensation for loss of property tax revenues instead 
        of timber sale revenues (see H.R. 2868), [15SE]
    Government regulations: modify the requirements for paying Federal 
        timber sale receipts (see H.R. 1185), [18MR]
    Taxation: treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1083), [11MR] 
        (see H.R. 2136), [10JN]

LUTHER, BILL (a Representative from Minnesota)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    CPSC: issue standard for bleacher safety (see H.R. 836), [24FE]
    Dept. of Defense: expand program which allows State and local law 
        enforcement agencies to procure certain emergency and rescue 
        equipment (see H.R. 2625), [27JY]
    Federal employees: reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 
        680), [10FE]
    Indonesia: support for peace process in East Timor (see H. Res. 
        251), [15JY]
    Medicaid: reinstate prior level of disproportionate share hospital 
        payments to Minnesota (see H.R. 1610), [28AP]
    Medicare: ensure reimbursement for certain ambulance services and 
        improve the efficiency of the emergency medical system (see 
        H.R. 2831), [9SE]
    Voting: require States to permit individuals to register to vote 
        in an election for Federal office on the date of the election 
        (see H.R. 2864), [14SE]
    Weapons: limit production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 679), 
        [10FE]

LY, HOUA
  Bills and resolutions
    Laos: condemn human rights abuses and role in the abduction of 
        Houa Ly and Michael Vang (see H. Res. 332), [14OC]

MACAU
see Portugal, Republic of

MACEDONIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Immigration: eligibility of nationals from Montenegro, Macedonia, 
        and Albania for temporary protected status (see H.R. 2091), 
        [9JN]

MACEO, KY
  Bills and resolutions
    William H. Natcher Bridge: designate (see H.R. 1162), [17MR]
  Reports filed
    William H. Natcher Bridge: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1162) (H. Rept. 106-112), [27AP]

MACON, GA
  Bills and resolutions
    Henry McNeal Turner Post Office: designate (see H.R. 3454), [18NO]

MADE IN AMERICA INFORMATION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 754) (H. Rept. 
        106-399), [19OC]

MADISON, FL
  Bills and resolutions
    Captain Colin P. Kelly, Jr. Post Office: designate (see H.R. 
        1666), [4MY]

MADRID PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTATION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 769) (H. 
        Rept. 106-81), [12AP]

MAGAZINES
see Publications

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
  Bills and resolutions
    Aaron, Henry: anniversary of breaking the Major League Baseball 
        career home run record (see H. Res. 279), [5AU]
    DiMaggio, Joe: tribute (see H. Res. 105), [10MR]
    Gwynn, Tony: tribute (see H. Res. 284), [8SE]
    Jackson, Joseph J. (Shoeless Joe): recognition of baseball 
        accomplishments (see H. Res. 269), [30JY]

MALONEY, CAROLYN B. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Committee on Economics (Joint), [25MR]
    Conferee: S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Afghanistan: prevent any Taliban led Government from obtaining a 
        seat in the U.N. and refuse recognition for any Afghan 
        Government while human rights violations persist against women 
        and girls (see H. Res. 187), [25MY]
    Armed Forces: protect confidentiality of communications between 
        dependents of members and professionals relative to sexual or 
        domestic abuse services (see H.R. 1847), [18MY]
    Aviation: develop and implement plans to reduce certain public 
        risk caused by helicopter operations (see H.R. 729), [11FE]
    Census: conduct an interim census of Americans abroad and use data 
        to decide whether to count such individuals in future 
        decennial censuses (see H.R. 2444), [1JY]
    ------use of sampling to determine populations in States for 
        purposes of congressional redistricting (see H.R. 548), [3FE]
    Census Monitoring Board: amend qualification requirements (see 
        H.R. 2306), [22JN]
    Credit: require notice before changes to credit card interest 
        rates (see H.R. 3117), [20OC]
    Crime: ensure that older or disabled persons are protected from 
        institutional, community, and domestic violence, and sexual 
        assault (see H.R. 2590), [22JY]
    ------protect the civil rights of victims of gender-motivated 
        violence (see H.R. 3106), [19OC]
    Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for 
        Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 3105), [19OC]
    Dept. of HHS: provide bonus grants to high performance States 
        based on certain criteria and collect data to evaluate the 
        outcome of welfare reform (see H.R. 3150), [26OC]
    Dept. of HUD: insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction, 
        or rehabilitation of child care facilities and establish a 
        Children's Development Commission to certify such facilities 
        (see H.R. 1112), [16MR]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement 
        in educational and extracurricular activities, routine medical 
        needs, and assistance to elderly relatives (see H.R. 2103), 
        [9JN]
    ------allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, 
        adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health 
        condition (see H.R. 2104), [9JN]
    FDA: establish a performance standard for breast pumps to 
        facilitate their regulation (see H.R. 3372), [15NO]
    FEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1338), [25MR]
    Fisher, Zachary: confer status as an honorary veteran of the U.S. 
        Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 46), [28AP]
    Government: payment protections for persons providing labor and 
        materials for Federal construction projects (see H.R. 1219), 
        [23MR]
    Health: require insurance coverage of bone mass measurements and 
        inform women concerning reproductive and post-menopausal 
        health care choices (see H.R. 925), [2MR]
    Immigration: asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-
        related persecution (see H.R. 1849), [18MY]
    Insurance: require group and individual health insurance plans to 
        provide coverage of cancer screening (see H.R. 1285), [25MR]
    Mental health: clarify application of certain mental health parity 
        provisions to annual and lifetime visit, benefit, and dollar 
        limits (see H.R. 2445), [1JY]
    National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee: establish 
        (see H.R. 1246), [24MR]
    New York, NY: require new multifamily housing to comply with 
        Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act (see H.R. 1126), 
        [16MR]
    Right to Financial Privacy Act: prevent financial exploitation of 
        older or disabled individuals (see H.R. 2062), [8JN]
    Taxation: allow credit for providing an appropriate environment 
        for employed mothers to breastfeed or express milk at work 
        (see H.R. 1163), [17MR]
    ------employer credits for expenses of providing child care 
        services to employees (see H.R. 389), [19JA]
    U.N.: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population 
        Fund (see H.R. 895), [2MR]
    Urban areas: development of municipally-owned vacant lots by 
        nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 2305), [22JN]
    Women: collection and analysis of data on toxic shock syndrome 
        (see H.R. 889), [1MR]
    ------constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. 
        Res. 41), [24MR]
    ------determine the health risks of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and 
        other additives in tampons and similar products (see H.R. 
        890), [1MR]
    ------ensure a woman's right to breastfeed her child on Federal 
        property under certain conditions (see H.R. 1848), [18MY]
    ------protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 1478), [20AP]

MALONEY, JAMES H. (a Representative from Connecticut)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students 
        to meet academic achievement standards and end social 
        promotion (see H.R. 1673), [4MY]

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    Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 
        3482), [18NO]
    Taxation: allow vendor refunds of Federal excise taxes on kerosene 
        used in unvented heaters for home heating purposes (see H.R. 
        924), [2MR]
    ------relief for families and businesses to encourage family 
        stability, economic growth, and tax simplification (see H.R. 
        2574), [20JY]
    ------treatment of employers who maintain a self-insured health 
        plan for their employees (see H.R. 2304), [22JN]

MALVERN, PA
  Bills and resolutions
    Pennsylvania: protect and conduct a study of Paoli and Brandywine 
        Battlefields and authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the 
        American Revolution (see H.R. 659), [9FE]
    ------protect and conduct a study of Paoli and Brandywine 
        Battlefields and authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the 
        American Revolution (H.R. 659), consideration (see H. Res. 
        210), [15JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 659, Protect America's Treasures of the 
        Revolution for Independence for Our Tomorrow (PATRIOT) Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 210) (H. Rept. 106-187), 
        [15JN]
    Protect America's Treasures of the Revolution for Independence for 
        Our Tomorrow (PATRIOT) Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 659) (H. Rept. 106-139), [13MY]

MANDATES INFORMATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 350): consideration (see H. Res. 36), [3FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 350, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 36) (H. Rept. 106-6), [3FE]
    Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 350) (H. Rept. 106-
        5), [2FE]

MANDATORY GUN SHOW BACKGROUND CHECK ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 2122): consideration (see H. Res. 209), [15JN]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 2122), [18JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1501 and H.R. 2122, Provisions: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 209) (H. Rept. 106-186), [15JN]

MANHATTAN, NY
see New York, NY

MANZULLO, DONALD A. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [7JN]
    Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, [6JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish presumption of service 
        connection for certain chronic symptoms of Persian Gulf 
        Conflict veterans (see H.R. 2697), [4AU]
    Government: establish judicial and administrative proceedings for 
        the resolution of year 2000 computer processing failures (see 
        H.R. 192), [7JA]
    OPIC: reauthorize (see H.R. 1993), [27MY] (see H.R. 3381), [16NO]
    Social Security: early payment of certain benefits relative to the 
        year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 2403), [30JN]
    Taxation: allow physicians and dentists to use the cash basis of 
        accounting for income tax purposes (see H.R. 1004), [4MR]
    ------constitutional amendment to prohibit courts from levying or 
        increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 59), [17JN]
    ------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. 1389), [13AP]
    Trade and Development Agency: reauthorize (see H.R. 1993), [27MY] 
        (see H.R. 3381), [16NO]

MARICOPA COUNTY, AZ
  Bills and resolutions
    Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community: ownership and operation 
        of irrigation works on reservation in Maricopa County, AZ (see 
        H.R. 2820), [9SE]

MARIN COUNTY, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Interior: make grants to promote voluntary protection 
        of certain lands in Marin and Sonoma Counties, CA (see H.R. 
        2202), [15JN]

MARINE CORPS
see Department of Defense

MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program: 
        establish (see H.R. 1934), [25MY]
  Reports filed
    Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1934) (H. Rept. 106-242), [20JY]

MARINE MAMMAL RESCUE ASSISTANCE ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1934) (H. Rept. 
        106-242), [20JY]

MARINE MAMMALS
  Bills and resolutions
    John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program: 
        establish (see H.R. 1934), [25MY]
    Taxation: charitable deduction for reasonable and necessary 
        expenses of Alaska Native subsistence whaling captains (see 
        H.R. 813), [23FE]
  Reports filed
    Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1934) (H. Rept. 106-242), [20JY]

MARINE PROTECTION, RESEARCH, AND SANCTUARIES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Long Island Sound: prohibit dumping of dredged material (see H.R. 
        855), [25FE]

MARINE RESOURCES
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to marine 
        sanitation devices (see H.R. 3191), [1NO]
    Fish and fishing: prohibit pelagic longline fishing in the 
        exclusive economic zone in the Atlantic Ocean (see H.R. 3516), 
        [22NO]

MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
related term(s) Department of Transportation
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Transportation: authorizing appropriations for certain 
        maritime programs (see H.R. 1557), [26AP]
    Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral 
        reef ecosystems (see H.R. 2903), [21SE]
    Ships and vessels: revitalize international competitiveness of 
        U.S.-flag merchant marine (see H.R. 2159), [10JN] (see H.R. 
        3225), [4NO]

MARKEY, EDWARD J. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
  Appointments
    Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, [23MR]
    Conferee: H.R. 1554, Satellite Copyright, Competition, and 
        Consumer Protection Act, [23JN]
    ------S. 376, Open-Market Reorganization for the Betterment of 
        International Telecommunications Act, [10NO]
    ------S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides 
        (see H.R. 3032), [6OC]
    Employment: prevent involuntary application of arbitration to 
        discrimination claims (see H.R. 872), [25FE]
    FCC: ensure that unaffiliated service providers have open, 
        nondiscriminatory access to broadband facilities that enable 
        access to the Internet over cable systems (see H. Con. Res. 
        173), [5AU]
    Financial institutions: ensure consumer privacy when establishing 
        a framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, 
        and other financial service providers (see H.R. 3320), [10NO]
    ------protect confidentiality of personal financial information 
        (see H.R. 1339), [25MR]
    Firearms: study marketing practices of the firearms industry (see 
        H.R. 2063), [8JN]
    Health: provide access, ensure privacy, and impose penalties on 
        unauthorized use of certain health information (see H.R. 
        1057), [10MR]
    Investments: require brokers, dealers, investment companies and 
        advisers to protect confidentiality of personal financial 
        information (see H.R. 1340), [25MR]
    Medicare: clarify non-preemption of State prescription drug 
        benefit laws relative to Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 549), 
        [3FE]
    Nuclear weapons: remove from hair-trigger alert (see H. Con. Res. 
        177), [5AU]
    ------stockpile management (see H. Con. Res. 74), [24MR]
    Privacy: prevent unfair and deceptive practices in the collection 
        and use of personal information (see H.R. 3321), [10NO]
    Securities: improve regulation of certain derivatives dealers and 
        hedge funds, reduce risk to financial markets, and enhance 
        investor protections (see H.R. 3483), [18NO]
    Social Security: investment of amounts held in the Federal Old-Age 
        and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund in private sector 
        securities markets (see H.R. 871), [25FE]
    Surgeon General: importance of report on media and violence (see 
        H.J. Res. 47), [28AP]
    Telephones: require carriers to completely and accurately itemize 
        charges and taxes collected with telephone bills (see H.R. 
        3022), [5OC]
    Tobacco products: impose restrictions on the sale of cigars (see 
        H.R. 2579), [21JY]

MARRIAGE
see Families and Domestic Relations

MARRIAGE TAX ELIMINATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 6), [10FE]

MARSHALL, THURGOOD
  Bills and resolutions
    Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 
        319), [1OC]
    Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see 
        H.R. 130), [7JA]
  Reports filed
    Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 130) (H. Rept. 
        106-56), [16MR]

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. 349), [19JA] (see H.R. 576), 
        [4FE]
  Reports filed
    Add Martin Luther King, Jr., Day to the List of Days on Which the 
        Flag Should Especially Be Displayed: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 576) (H. Rept. 106-176), [9JN]

MARTINEZ, MATTHEW G. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Education: reduce class size and improve teacher quality (see H.R. 
        2390), [30JN]
    Older Americans Act: extend authorization, establish National 
        Family Caregiver Support Program, modernize aging programs and 
        services, and address need to engage in life course planning 
        (see H.R. 1637), [29AP]
    Senior citizens: establish a national family caregiver support 
        program (see H.R. 1341), [25MR]

MARYLAND
  Bills and resolutions
    Baltimore, MD: designate certain Postal Service facilities (see 
        H.R. 3238), [5NO]
    Chesapeake Bay: restoration (see H.R. 3039), [7OC]
    Dept. of the Interior: study on establishing a national historic 
        trail to commemorate the War of 1812 (see H.R. 791), [23FE]
    ------study on establishing a national historic trail to 
        commemorate the War of 1812 (H.R. 791), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 232), [29JN]

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    District of Columbia: reduce traffic congestion, promote economic 
        development, and improve the quality of life in Washington 
        metropolitan region (see H.R. 2688), [3AU]
    ------retrocession to Maryland (see H.R. 558), [3FE]
    Hurricanes: express sympathy for victims of Hurricane Floyd in 
        Atlantic Coast States (see H. Res. 322), [4OC]
    ------transmittal to Congress of the Presidential recommendations 
        for emergency response actions for relief of the victims of 
        Hurricane Floyd (see H. Res. 349), [1NO]
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: addition of slots and 
        lifting of perimeter rule on flight distances (see H.R. 1507), 
        [21AP]
    Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge: reconstruction funding (see H.R. 
        2118), [9JN] (see H.R. 2563), [20JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 791, Star-Spangled Banner National Historic 
        Trail Study Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 232) (H. 
        Rept. 106-210), [29JN]
    Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Study Act: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 791) (H. Rept. 106-189), [17JN]

MASCARA, FRANK (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Medicare: extend coverage of immunosuppressive drugs to cases of 
        transplants not paid for under the program (see H.R. 3107), 
        [19OC]
    Senior citizens: limit hardship endured when meeting prescription 
        drug needs (see H. Con. Res. 152), [13JY]

MASSACHUSETTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Billerica, MA: recognize as ``America's Yankee Doodle Town'' (see 
        H. Con. Res. 143), [25JN]
    Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1415), [14AP]
    Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor: 
        expand boundaries (see H.R. 1619), [29AP]
    Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers: designate certain segments 
        as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 
        193), [7JA]
    Taunton River: designate segments for study for potential addition 
        to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 2778), [5AU]
    Thomas J. Brown Post Office Building, Hopkinton, MA: designate 
        (see H.R. 2307), [22JN]
  Reports filed
    Designate Certain Segments of the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord 
        Rivers as Components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 193) (H. Rept. 106-10), 
        [8FE]
    Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor 
        Boundary Expansion: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1619) 
        (H. Rept. 106-306), [8SE]

MATEWAN, WV
  Bills and resolutions
    Floods: disposition of excess land for flood control project (see 
        H.R. 966), [3MR]

MATHEMATICS
related term(s) Engineering; Science
  Bills and resolutions
    Education: encourage young women to pursue careers and higher 
        education degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and 
        technology (see H.R. 2387), [29JN]
    ------ensure schools prepare girls to compete in the 21st century 
        (see H.R. 2505), [14JY]
    ------strengthen accountability for student achievement, raise 
        teaching standards, reward successful teachers and schools, 
        and provide better information to parents (see H.R. 1734), 
        [6MY]
    ------use of elementary and secondary teacher training funding to 
        advance science, mathematics, and engineering education (see 
        H. Con. Res. 151), [13JY]
    Immigration: establish pilot program to allow certain aliens who 
        complete a postsecondary degree in math or science to change 
        their immigrant status to remain in U.S. and work in one of 
        those fields (see H.R. 2687), [3AU]
    ------increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers (see 
        H.R. 2698), [4AU]
    National Commission for Science and Mathematics Leadership: 
        establish (see H.R. 210), [7JA]
    NSF: demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of 
        mathematics, science, and information technology (see H.R. 
        1265), [24MR]

MATSUI, ROBERT T. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
    Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents, [7JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Foreign trade: consolidate and enhance trade adjustment assistance 
        and NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance programs (see 
        H.R. 1491), [20AP]
    Sacramento, CA: condemn arson at three area synagogues and affirm 
        opposition to all forms of hate crimes (see H. Res. 225), 
        [25JN]
    Serna, Joe, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 363), [8NO]
    States: reduce Federal penalties relative to implementation of 
        child support enforcement system (see H.R. 2877), [15SE]
    Taxation: allow a credit to holders of Better America Bonds (see 
        H.R. 2446), [1JY]
    ------provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 
        2380), [29JN]
    ------require pension plans to provide adequate notice to 
        beneficiaries whose future accruals are being significantly 
        reduced (see H.R. 3047), [7OC]

MAURITANIA, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF
  Messages
    Duty Free Treatment of Gabon, Mongolia, and Mauritania Under the 
        Generalized System of Preferences: President Clinton, [30JN]

McCABE, JAMES W., SR.
  Bills and resolutions
    James W. McCabe, Sr. Post Office Building, Johnson City, NY: 
        designate (see H.R. 2302), [22JN]

McCARTHY, CAROLYN (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1501, Juvenile Justice Reform Act, [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Education: establish mentoring programs for novice teachers (see 
        H.R. 1662), [4MY]
    Firearms: protect children from violence (see H.R. 1342), [25MR]
    Taxation: relief for families (see H.R. 2646), [29JY]

McCOLLUM, BILL (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), [19JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 1501, Juvenile Justice Reform Act, [30JY]
    ------H.R. 1555, intelligence services appropriations, [22SE]
    ------S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
    ------S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Community Reinvestment Act: disclosure requirements relative to 
        agreements between financial institutions and private parties 
        (see H.R. 1931), [25MY]
    Courts: appointment of additional Federal district judges in 
        Florida (see H.R. 1394), [13AP]
    Crime: ensure safety of witnesses and promote notification of 
        interstate relocation of witnesses by State engaging in that 
        relocation (see H.R. 186), [7JA]
    ------establish that certain sexual crimes against children are 
        predicate crimes for the interception of communications (see 
        H.R. 3484), [18NO]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see 
        H.R. 2037), [8JN]
    ------promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile 
        offenders (see H.R. 1501), [21AP]
    Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: repeal Presidential 
        authority relative to suspension of certain effective dates 
        (see H.R. 181), [7JA]
    Dept. of Defense: reform economic redevelopment process and 
        improve ability to contract for protective services at 
        installations being closed (see H.R. 172), [7JA]
    Drugs: freeze assets of certain foreign narcotics traffickers and 
        prohibit financial dealings with the U.S. (see H.R. 2105), 
        [9JN]
    Elections: reform voter registration policies relative to use of 
        Social Security numbers and purging of names from State rolls 
        (see H.R. 180), [7JA]
    Employment: improve quality of Social Security card and 
        criminalize the counterfeiting of work authorization documents 
        (see H.R. 191), [7JA]
    Endangered species: designate the Florida panther (see H.R. 187), 
        [7JA]
    Federal Prison Industries: reform (see H.R. 2558), [20JY]
    Financial institutions: reduce recordkeeping and reporting 
        requirements (see H.R. 173), [7JA]
    ------safeguard confidential banking and credit union information 
        (see H.R. 174), [7JA]
    ------strengthen and clarify enforcement of fair lending laws 
        relative to redlining and credit allocation (see H.R. 190), 
        [7JA]
    Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 2122), 
        [10JN]
    Foreign trade: withhold extension of World Trade Organization 
        Agreement to any country not in compliance with the New York 
        Convention (see H.R. 2353), [24JN]
    Housing: State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see 
        H.R. 176), [7JA]
    Immigration: allow certain aliens to obtain nonimmigrant visitor's 
        visas (see H.R. 184), [7JA]
    ------grant relief to certain permanent resident aliens adversely 
        affected by changes made to the definition of aggravated 
        felony (see H.R. 2999), [1OC]
    ------permit local educational agencies to waive reimbursement for 
        aliens granted nonimmigrant status to attend public secondary 
        schools (see H.R. 183), [7JA]
    ------reduce income level at which persons petitioning for a 
        family-sponsored immigrant's admission must agree to provide 
        support in certain cases (see H.R. 2998), [1OC]
    International law: judicial remedies for U.S. persons injured as a 
        result of foreign violations of arbitral obligations (see H.R. 
        2352), [24JN]
    Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see 
        H.J. Res. 2), [6JA] (see H.J. Res. 15), [7JA]
    Postal Service: establish a notification system under which 
        individuals may elect not to receive mailings related to skill 
        contests or sweepstakes (see H.R. 2678), [3AU]
    Presidential Debate Commission: establish on an ongoing basis and 
        require nominees for President and Vice President to 
        participate in debates to receive Federal funding for party 
        conventions (see H.R. 178), [7JA]
    Public safety officers: establish national medal for those who act 
        with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty 
        (see H.R. 46), [6JA]
    Puerto Rico: exempt retirement income from pension plans from 
        nonresident taxation (see H.R. 182), [7JA]
    Secret Service: clarify authority relative to former Presidents 
        and families, events of national significance, threat 
        assessment, subpoena issuance, and forfeiture of computers and 
        other counterfeiting devices (see H.R. 3048), [7OC]
    Taxation: savings opportunities for families with children (see 
        H.R. 189), [7JA]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 188), 
        [7JA]
    Terrorism: modify the enforcement of certain anti-terrorism 
        judgments (see H.R. 3382), [16NO] (see H.R. 3485), [18NO]
    Time: change effective date of daylight savings time (see H.R. 
        177), [7JA]
    U.S. Immigration Court: establish (see H.R. 185), [7JA]
    U.S. Marshals Service: appointment of marshals by the Attorney 
        General (see H.R. 2336), [24JN]

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    Wekiva River: designate certain portions and tributaries as 
        components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 
        2773), [5AU]
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Clinton, President: House of Representatives' appointment and 
        authorization of managers for impeachment trial (see H. Res. 
        10), [6JA]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Narcotics Traffickers in Colombia: 
        President Clinton, [2NO]
  Reports filed
    Federal Law Enforcement Animal Protection Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1791) (H. Rept. 106-372), [12OC]
    Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 46) (H. Rept. 106-83), [12AP]
    Punish the Depiction of Animal Cruelty: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1887) (H. Rept. 106-397), [19OC]
    U.S. Marshals Service Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 2336) (H. Rept. 106-459), [8NO]

McCRERY, JIM (a Representative from Louisiana)
  Appointments
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), [2FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Medicare: establish a prospective payment system for psychiatric 
        hospital services (see H.R. 1006), [4MR]
    Ships and vessels: revitalize international competitiveness of 
        U.S.-flag merchant marine (see H.R. 2159), [10JN] (see H.R. 
        3225), [4NO]
    Taxation: allow individuals to reduce the basis of depreciable 
        real property in lieu of gain recognition on such property 
        (see H.R. 3394), [16NO]
    ------change basis for determination of refinery limitation on oil 
        depletion deduction (see H.R. 870), [25FE]
    ------modify the tax on generation-skipping transfers (see H.R. 
        2158), [10JN]
    ------treatment of active financing income earned overseas by 
        financial services firms (see H.R. 681), [10FE]
    ------treatment of foreign pipeline transportation income (see 
        H.R. 1127), [16MR]
    ------treatment of individual investment accounts (see H.R. 1611), 
        [28AP]
    ------treatment of small business meal and entertainment expenses 
        (see H.R. 1195), [18MR]
    ------treatment of U.S. utilities' foreign investments relative to 
        foreign tax credits and deductible interest allocation rules 
        (see H.R. 1416), [14AP]
    Unemployment: improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes 
        and the provision of such revenues for employment security 
        administration (see H.R. 3174), [28OC]

McDERMOTT, JIM (a Representative from Washington)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H. Con. Res. 68, setting forth the Federal budget for 
        2000-2009, [12AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Foreign policy: allocation of economic assistance to Northern 
        Ireland and border counties in Ireland (see H.R. 1164), [17MR]
    Health: national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), [18MR]
    ------protect the privacy of personally identifiable health 
        information (see H.R. 2878), [15SE]
    Medicaid: extend the higher Federal medical assistance payment 
        percentage for Indian Health Service facilities to urban 
        Indian health programs (see H.R. 470), [2FE]
    Medicare: calculation of Medicare+Choice payments for medical 
        services at Dept. of Veterans Affairs and Dept. of Defense 
        facilities (see H.R. 2447), [1JY]
    ------improve access to benefits and programs to eligible, low-
        income beneficiaries (see H.R. 1455), [15AP]
    Tariff: polyethylene base materials (see H.R. 1701), [5MY]
    Taxation: credits for health insurance costs of employees not 
        eligible to participate in employer-subsidized health coverage 
        (see H.R. 1819), [14MY]

McGOVERN, JAMES P. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Community development: encourage small business development in 
        certain communities through support of Community Development 
        Venture Capital funds (see H.R. 2812), [8SE]
    Dept. of HHS: make additional payments to certain home health 
        agencies with high-cost patients and provide for an interest-
        free grace period for repayment of overpayments (see H.R. 
        1917), [25MY]
    Education: increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 959), [3MR]
    Foreign trade: require that imported jewelry be indelibly marked 
        with the country of origin (see H.R. 2191), [14JN]
    ------require that imported jewelry boxes be indelibly marked with 
        the country of origin (see H.R. 2192), [14JN]
    Thomas J. Brown Post Office Building, Hopkinton, MA: designate 
        (see H.R. 2307), [22JN]

McGUFFEY, WILLIAM H.
  Bills and resolutions
    Postal Service: issue postage stamp in commemoration of authoring 
        the McGuffey Readers (see H. Res. 316), [29SE]

McHUGH, JOHN M. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Corps of Engineers: issue environmental impact statement before 
        implementing water regulation plans affecting the water levels 
        of Lake Ontario or the St. Lawrence River (see H.R. 926), 
        [2MR]
    Dept. of the Interior: authorize States to establish hunting 
        seasons for double-crested cormorants (see H.R. 3118), [20OC]
    Dept of Transportation: permit waiving of noise restrictions on 
        certain aircraft operations (see H.R. 2935), [23SE]
    International St. Lawrence River Board of Control: establish 
        certain procedures regarding appointment and tenure (see H.R. 
        3395), [16NO]
    Postal Service: make American Battle Monuments Commission and 
        World War II Memorial Advisory Board eligible to use nonprofit 
        mail rates (see H.R. 2319), [23JN]
    ------reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), [6JA]

McHUGH, MATTHEW F. (a former Representative from New York) 
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Matthew F. McHugh Post Office, Ithaca, NY: designate (see H.R. 
        3030), [6OC]

McINNIS, SCOTT (a Representative from Colorado)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights 
        claims (see H.R. 3112), [20OC]
    Gunnison National Monument: redesignate Black Canyon as a national 
        park and establish the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation 
        Area (see H.R. 1165), [17MR]
    Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to 
        assist local governments in purchasing bullet resistant 
        equipment (see H.R. 1807), [13MY]
    Medicare: assure access to managed health care through the cost 
        contract program (see H.R. 2268), [17JN]
    National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to 
        land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of 
        trails (see H.R. 2267), [17JN]
    San Isabel National Forest: designate certain lands as Spanish 
        Peaks Wilderness (see H.R. 898), [2MR]
    Taxation: accelerate phase in of exclusion limit from estate and 
        gift taxes (see H.R. 682), [10FE]
    ------eliminate the temporary increase in unemployment tax (see 
        H.R. 1975), [27MY]
    ------expand S corporation eligibility for banks (see H.R. 1638), 
        [29AP] (see H.R. 1994), [27MY]
    ------increase gift tax exclusion (see H.R. 927), [2MR]

McINTOSH, DAVID M. (a Representative from Indiana)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Education: encourage use of direct systematic phonics instruction 
        in schools (see H. Con. Res. 214), [28OC]
    Government: promote federalism, protect reserved powers of the 
        States, and impose accountability for Federal preemption of 
        State and local laws (see H.R. 2245), [16JN]
    National security: provide a schedule for production of elements 
        for a national missile defense system (see H.R. 2023), [8JN]
    Small business: facilitate compliance with certain Federal 
        paperwork requirements and establish a task force to 
        streamline certain requirements (see H.R. 391), [19JA]
    Tariff: benefluralin (see H.R. 2478), [12JY]
    ------dicholor aniline (DCA)  (see H.R. 2473), [12JY]
    ------diethyl imidazolidinnone (DMI)  (see H.R. 2476), [12JY]
    ------diethyl phosphorochoridothiate (DEPCT)  (see H.R. 2480), 
        [12JY]
    ------dimethoxy butanone (DMB)  (see H.R. 2472), [12JY]
    ------diphenyl sulfide (see H.R. 2474), [12JY]
    ------ethalfluralin (see H.R. 2477), [12JY]
    ------refined quinoline (see H.R. 2481), [12JY]
    ------3-amino-5-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole (AMT)  (see H.R. 2479), 
        [12JY]
    ------trifluralin (see H.R. 2475), [12JY]
    ------2,2'-dithiobis(8-fluoro-5-methoxy)[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c] 
        pyrimidine (DMDS)  (see H.R. 2482), [12JY]
    Taxation: exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see 
        H.R. 390), [19JA]
    Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a 
        signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto 
        Protocol (see H.R. 2221), [15JN]
    ------prohibit executive branch compliance with the Anti-Ballistic 
        Missile Treaty and the multilateral Memorandum of 
        Understanding related to that treaty (see H.R. 2022), [8JN]

McINTYRE, MIKE (a Representative from North Carolina)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Tariff: footwear assembled in beneficiary countries (see H.R. 
        2193), [14JN]

McKEON, HOWARD P. ``BUCK'' (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), [2FE]
    Conferee: S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Armed Forces: prohibit awarding of the Purple Heart to persons 
        convicted of a capital crime (see H.R. 550), [3FE]
    California: fund and implement a balanced, long-term solution to 
        groundwater contamination, water supply, and reliability 
        problems affecting the Eastern Santa Clara groundwater basin 
        (see H.R. 2483), [12JY]
    Dept. of Defense: requirements for honor guard details at funerals 
        of veterans (see H. Con. Res. 23), [3FE]
    ------submit a report to Congress on production alternatives for 
        the Joint Strike Fighter program (see H.R. 3396), [16NO]
    Dept. of the Interior: participation in design, planning, and 
        construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in 
        the Castaic Lake Water Agency service area (see H.R. 3322), 
        [10NO]
    Education: empower teachers, improve student achievement through 
        professional development for teachers, and reauthorize the 
        Reading Excellence Act (see H.R. 1995), [27MY]
    ------increase funding for Pell Grant awards and existing campus-
        based aid programs (see H. Con. Res. 88), [20AP]

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    Los Angeles County, CA: prohibit mining on a certain tract of 
        Federal land (see H.R. 3060), [12OC]

McKINLEY, WILLIAM (25th President of the United States)
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Mount McKinley, AK: rename Mount Denali (see H.R. 1815), [13MY]
    ------retain name (see H.R. 231), [7JA]

McKINNEY, CYNTHIA A. (a Representative from Georgia)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Foreign aid: prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to 
        certain countries (see H.R. 2269), [17JN]
    Foreign policy: provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted 
        poor countries and strengthen similar international relief 
        efforts (see H.R. 3049), [7OC]
    Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and 
        facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of 
        communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 
        1396), [13AP]

McNAMARA, ANDREW T.
  Bills and resolutions
    Andrew T. McNamara Building, Fort Belvoir, VA: designate (see H.R. 
        3228), [4NO]

McNULTY, MICHAEL R. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Glenville, NY: tribute to Air National Guard 109th Airlift Wing 
        for the South Pole rescue of Jerri Nielsen (see H. Con. Res. 
        205), [25OC]
    Health care professionals: prohibit dental licensing 
        discrimination by States on the basis of nonresidency (see 
        H.R. 553), [3FE]
    Kate Mullany National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 641), 
        [9FE]
    Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain 
        individuals (see H.R. 552), [3FE]
    New York: allow use of tandem trailers in certain areas on 
        Interstate 787 (see H.R. 471), [2FE]
    Tariff: chemical compounds (see H.R. 2160), [10JN]
    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. 554), [3FE]
    Veterans: computation of retirement pay credit for military 
        reservists who are retained in active service (see H.R. 551), 
        [3FE]
    ``Yankee Doodle'': recognize Richard Shuckburgh as primary author 
        and Rensselaer, NY, as official home (see H. Con. Res. 15), 
        [19JA]

McVAY, CHARLES B., III
  Bills and resolutions
    Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Presidential Unit Citation to final 
        crew (see H.J. Res. 48), [28AP]
    ------court-martial conviction relative to sinking (see H.J. Res. 
        48), [28AP]

MEDALS
see Awards, Medals, Prizes

MEDICARE, MEDICAID, AND SCHIP BALANCED BUDGET REFINEMENT ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3075) (H. 
        Rept. 106-436), [2NO]

MEDICARE BALANCED BUDGET REFINEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3075), [14OC]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3075) (H. 
        Rept. 106-436), [2NO]

MEDICARE HOME HEALTH ACCESS RESTORATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2240), [16JN]

MEDICARE PAYMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Membership: expand and include individuals with expertise in 
        manufacturing and distributing finished medical goods (see 
        H.R. 3271), [9NO]

MEDICARE PHYSICIAN SELF-REFERRAL IMPROVEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2650), [29JY]

MEDICARE SOCIAL WORK EQUITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 655), [9FE]

MEDINA, OH
  Bills and resolutions
    Donald J. Pease Federal Building: designate (see H.R. 1405), 
        [14AP]

MEEHAN, MARTIN T. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1501, Juvenile Justice Reform Act, [30JY]
    ------S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Billerica, MA: recognize as ``America's Yankee Doodle Town'' (see 
        H. Con. Res. 143), [25JN]
    Ecology and environment: establish doctoral fellowships to 
        increase the number of scientists and engineers trained in 
        global energy and environmental challenges (see H.R. 1733), 
        [6MY]
    Federal employees: require any health benefits plan which provides 
        obstetrical benefits to provide coverage for the diagnosis and 
        treatment of infertility (see H.R. 2774), [5AU]
    Firearms: prohibit possession in a hospital zone (see H.R. 3279), 
        [9NO]
    Foreign trade: authorize a trade agreement with Northern Ireland 
        and certain border counties in Ireland (see H.R. 1166), [17MR]
    Metchear, Charles R.: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see 
        H.R. 1831), [17MY]
    Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers: designate certain segments 
        as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 
        193), [7JA]
    Tariff: grape juice concentrates (see H.R. 194), [7JA]
    ------water resistant wool trousers (see H.R. 195), [7JA]
    Tobacco products: prohibit sale of tobacco products to juveniles 
        through the Internet or other indirect means (see H.R. 2914), 
        [22SE]
    ------warning requirements for sale and advertisement of 
        cigarettes on the Internet (see H.R. 3007), [4OC]

MEEK, CARRIE P. (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), [2FE]
    Conferee: H.R. 2490, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations, [21JY]
    ------H.R. 2684, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations, [4OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: ensure safety of imported meat and poultry products 
        (see H.R. 2581), [21JY]
    Bureau of the Census: facilitate recruitment of temporary 
        employees to assist in the conduct of the decennial census 
        (see H.R. 683), [10FE]
    Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 
        762), [12FE]
    Honduras: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 
        1007), [4MR]
    Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: tribute to efforts to secure release of 
        captured U.S. servicemen held in Serbia (see H. Res. 156), 
        [3MY]
    National Park Service: conduct study on inclusion of Miami Circle 
        in Biscayne National Park (see H.R. 2557), [19JY]

MEEKS, GREGORY W. (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Floyd H. Flake Federal Building, Queens, NY: designate (see H.R. 
        3323), [10NO]
    Supreme Court: hiring of qualified minority applicants to serve as 
        clerks to the Justices (see H. Res. 111), [11MR]

MELBOURNE, FL
  Bills and resolutions
    Jerry O'Brien Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic: 
        designate (see H.R. 2330), [23JN]

MELVILLE, NY
  Bills and resolutions
    SBA: redesignate branch office as a district office (see H.R. 
        1028), [8MR]

MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
related term(s) Congress; House of Representatives; Senate; Votes in 
    House
  Appointments
    Committee To Notify the President That a Congressional Quorum Has 
        Assembled, [6JA]
  Bills and resolutions
    Brown, George E., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 252), [16JY]
    Chafee, John H.: tribute (see H. Res. 341), [25OC]
    Clinton, President: House of Representatives' appointment and 
        authorization of managers for impeachment trial (see H. Res. 
        10), [6JA]
    Committee on Appropriations (House): majority party appointments 
        (see H. Res. 255), [19JY]
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): minority 
        party appointments (see H. Res. 351), [2NO]
    Committee on Government Reform (House): minority party 
        appointments (see H. Res. 119), [17MR]
    Committee on House Administration (House): minority party 
        appointments (see H. Res. 50), [10FE]
    Committee on Printing (Joint): election of members (see H. Res. 
        78), [23FE] (see H. Res. 87), [2MR]
    Committee on Small Business (House): minority party appointments 
        (see H. Res. 188), [25MY]
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): majority party 
        appointments (see H. Res. 22), [19JA] (see H. Res. 73), [23FE]
    Committee on the Budget (House): majority party appointments (see 
        H. Res. 21), [19JA]
    Committee on the Library (Joint): election of members (see H. Res. 
        78), [23FE] (see H. Res. 87), [2MR]
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House): minority party 
        appointments (see H. Res. 29), [2FE]
    Committees of the House: appointment of Representative Sanders 
        (see H. Res. 8), [6JA]
    ------majority party appointments (see H. Res. 6), [6JA] (see H. 
        Res. 30), [2FE] (see H. Res. 88), [2MR] (see H. Res. 108), 
        [11MR] (see H. Res. 223), [25JN]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 7), [6JA] (see H. 
        Res. 23), [19JA] (see H. Res. 204), [9JN] (see H. Res. 277), 
        [5AU] (see H. Res. 391), [18NO]
    Congress: adjournment (S. Con. Res. 43), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 236), [30JN]
    ------notify the President that a quorum has assembled (see H. 
        Res. 3), [6JA]
    Constitutional amendments: allow States to limit congressional 
        terms (see H.J. Res. 16), [7JA]
    ------limit congressional terms (see H.J. Res. 2), [6JA] (see H.J. 
        Res. 15), [7JA]
    ------limit congressional terms and increase the term of 
        Representatives to 4 years (see H.J. Res. 18), [7JA]
    E. Ross Adair Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Fort Wayne, 
        IN: designate (see H.R. 2412), [30JN]
    Farr, Representative: authorize the Speaker's designee to 
        administer the oath of office (see H. Res. 13), [6JA]
    Floyd H. Flake Federal Building, Queens, NY: designate (see H.R. 
        3323), [10NO]
    Government: require comparable treatment of Federal employees, 
        Members of Congress and the President during a Government 
        shutdown (see H.R. 877), [25FE]
    ------require Congress and the President to fulfill their 
        constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for 
        Federal laws (see H.R. 2301), [22JN]
    House of Representatives: donation of used computer equipment to 
        public schools (see H.R. 255), [7JA]
    ------enclose galleries with a transparent and substantial 
        material (see H. Res. 162), [6MY]
    ------implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. 
        Res. 146), [22AP]
    ------make technical corrections relative to reports submitted by 
        the Postmaster General on official mail (see H.R. 705), [11FE]

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    ------require that excess amounts from Members' official 
        allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 431), 
        [2FE] (see H.R. 2117), [9JN] (see H.R. 2171), [10JN]
    House Rules: prohibit consideration of legislation that designates 
        or redesignates any building, highway, or other structure in 
        honor of a serving Member of Congress (see H. Res. 343), 
        [27OC]
    ------reform gift rules (see H. Res. 9), [6JA]
    ------require drug testing of Members, officers, and employees 
        (see H. Res. 331), [14OC]
    ------treatment of expenses of special-order speeches (see H. Res. 
        47), [9FE]
    Income: allow Members to decline annual pay adjustments (see H.R. 
        2622), [27JY]
    ------deny cost-of-living adjustments for retirement benefits (see 
        H. Con. Res. 3), [7JA]
    ------deny salary adjustments relative to budget deficit (see H.R. 
        2327), [23JN]
    ------eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 94), (see 
        H.R. 235), [7JA] (see H.R. 590), [4FE] (see H.R. 651), [9FE]
    ------include salaries in any proposed across-the-board reduction 
        in funding for Federal agencies (see H. Con. Res. 207), [25OC]
    ------link annual salary adjustments to cost-of-living adjustments 
        for certain Social Security benefits (see H.R. 1669), [4MY]
    ------modify law providing a permanent appropriation for 
        compensation (see H.R. 83), [7JA]
    ------prohibit pay rate adjustments from exceeding certain cost-
        of-living increases for Social Security benefits (see H.R. 
        2893), [21SE]
    Leland, Mickey: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. 
        Res. 175), [5AU]
    Library of Congress: assemble a written history of the House of 
        Representatives for publication (see H.R. 2303), [22JN]
    Lobbyists: increase length of ban on lobbying activities after 
        leaving office (see H.R. 335), [19JA]
    Louis Stokes Post Office, Shaker Heights, OH: designate (see H.R. 
        2357), [24JN]
    Miller, Representative George: authorize the Speaker's designee to 
        administer the oath of office (see H. Res. 12), [6JA]
    Pensions: prohibit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement 
        System (see H.R. 95), [7JA]
    Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX: designate (see 
        H.R. 233), [7JA]
    Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: designate (see 
        H.R. 396), [19JA]
    Taxation: reduce special deduction for living expenses of Members 
        of Congress (see H.R. 589), [4FE]
    Udall, Morris K.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 40), [3MR]
  Reports filed
    Oversight Plans for All House Committees: Committee on Government 
        Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-78), [12AP]
    Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 233) (H. Rept. 
        106-22), [23FE]
    Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 396) (H. Rept. 
        106-23), [23FE]

MEMORIAL DAY
  Bills and resolutions
    Observance: restore traditional observance (see H.R. 1474), [19AP]

MENENDEZ, ROBERT (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort the President, [19JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Animals: improve the safety of animals transported on aircraft 
        (see H.R. 2776), [5AU]
    Aviation: liability requirements for air carrier baggage (see H.R. 
        1151), [17MR]
    CERCLA: clarify liability for sale of certain facilities for 
        residential use (see H.R. 1418), [14AP]
    Children and youth: require lead poisoning screening for enrollees 
        in certain Federal programs (see H.R. 1996), [27MY]
    Dept. of Transportation: make nonmilitary Government aircraft 
        subject to safety regulations (see H.R. 1417), [14AP]
    Farr, Representative: authorize the Speaker's designee to 
        administer the oath of office (see H. Res. 13), [6JA]
    Foreign trade: exempt certain small businesses from increased 
        tariffs or other retaliatory measures against products of the 
        European Union in response to its banana regime and treatment 
        of imported meat (see H.R. 2106), [9JN]
    ------exemptions from certain import prohibitions (see H.R. 1808), 
        [13MY]
    House of Representatives: compensation of certain minority 
        employees (see H. Res. 11), [6JA]
    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. 1477), [20AP]
    Miller, Representative George: authorize the Speaker's designee to 
        administer the oath of office (see H. Res. 12), [6JA]
    Motor vehicles: ensure safe operation of small commercial vans 
        (see H.R. 2775), [5AU]
    Schools: enhance safety (see H.R. 1895), [20MY]

MENTAL HEALTH
  Bills and resolutions
    American Psychological Association: condemn published study 
        relative to sexual relationships between adults and children 
        (see H. Con. Res. 107), [12MY]
    Armed Forces: protect confidentiality of communications between 
        dependents of members and professionals relative to sexual or 
        domestic abuse services (see H.R. 1847), [18MY]
    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. 274), [7JA]
    Children and youth: meet mental health and substance abuse 
        treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth (see H.R. 
        837), [24FE]
    ------mental health services (see H.R. 3455), [18NO]
    Death and dying: recognize prevention of youth suicide as a 
        national priority (see H. Res. 286), [9SE]
    Demonstration diversion courts: establish (see H.R. 2594), [22JY]
    Dept. of HHS: collection of information relative to the use of 
        mentally disabled children and individuals in biomedical and 
        behavioral research (see H.R. 299), [7JA]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize projects to facilitate the 
        treatment of veterans with Alzheimer's disease (see H. Res. 
        177), [18MY]
    ------improve programs providing counseling and treatment for 
        sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see H.R. 1799), [13MY]
    Education: include violence prevention in training for individuals 
        pursuing careers in early childhood development and education 
        (see H.R. 2673), [2AU]
    Families and domestic relations: grants to carry out certain 
        activities promoting adoption counseling (see H.R. 2511), 
        [14JY]
    ------limit the effects of domestic violence on the lives of 
        children (see H.R. 3315), [10NO]
    Federal aid programs: clarify application of certain mental health 
        parity provisions to annual and lifetime visit, benefit, and 
        dollar limits (see H.R. 2445), [1JY]
    ------public participation in establishing locations of substance 
        abuse treatment group homes (see H.R. 2983), [30SE]
    Firearms: encourage States to require a holding period for 
        students expelled for bringing a gun to school (see H.R. 
        1723), [6MY]
    ------provide grants to encourage State and local law enforcement 
        agencies to detain students bringing guns to schools (see H.R. 
        831), [24FE]
    GAO: require study and report on violence by postal employees (see 
        H.R. 2385), [29JN]
    Health: recognize the significance to society of issues relating 
        to mental illness and express full support for the White House 
        Conference on Mental Health (see H. Res. 133), [25MR]
    Immigration: waive naturalization requirement to take oath of 
        renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired 
        applicants (see H.R. 1846), [18MY]
    Insurance: provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance 
        abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group 
        and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1515), [21AP]
    ------provide for treatment parity (see H.R. 2593), [22JY]
    ------provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse 
        treatment services under private group and individual health 
        coverage (see H.R. 1977), [27MY]
    Medicaid: exempt disabled individuals from being required to 
        enroll with a managed care entity (see H.R. 797), [23FE]
    Medicare: combat fraud and abuse relative to partial 
        hospitalization services (see H.R. 1543), [22AP]
    ------coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 
        2945), [24SE]
    ------establish a prospective payment system for psychiatric 
        hospital services (see H.R. 1006), [4MR]
    ------exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under 
        the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (see 
        H.R. 655), [9FE]
    ------reimburse hospitals for psychologist, physician assistant, 
        and nurse practitioner training costs (see H.R. 2794), [5AU]
    ------reimburse hospitals for psychologist training costs (see 
        H.R. 1140), [16MR]
    Medicare/Medicaid: restrict use and require recording and 
        reporting of information on use of physical and chemical 
        restraints and seclusion in mental health facilities (see H.R. 
        1313), [25MR]
    Mental Health Advisory Committee: establish (see H. Res. 19), 
        [7JA]
    National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 
        3214), [3NO]
    NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism 
        research activities (see H.R. 997), [4MR]
    Schools: recruit, hire, and train additional school-based mental 
        health personnel (see H.R. 2567), [20JY] (see H.R. 2982), 
        [30SE]
    Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: 
        authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 781), [23FE]
    Women: postpartum depression policies (see H. Res. 163), [6MY]

MENTAL HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H. Res. 19), [7JA]

MERCHANT MARINE INDUSTRY
related term(s) Cargo Transportation; Ships and Vessels
  Bills and resolutions
    American Merchant Marine Memorial Wall of Honor: make grants to 
        construct an addition (see H.R. 1865), [19MY]
    Dept. of Transportation: authorizing appropriations for certain 
        maritime programs (see H.R. 1557), [26AP]
    Federal Maritime Commission: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 
        819), [24FE]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 819), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 104), [10MR]
    Income: protect seamen against economic reprisal (see H.R. 714), 
        [11FE]
    Ships and vessels: revitalize international competitiveness of 
        U.S.-flag merchant marine (see H.R. 2159), [10JN] (see H.R. 
        3225), [4NO]
    Taxation: deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals 
        who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service 
        (see H.R. 1861), [19MY]
    ------treatment of merchant mariners as U.S. citizens or residents 
        living abroad (see H.R. 3162), [28OC]
    Veterans: computation of retirement pay for certain merchant 
        mariners who served during or immediately after World War II 
        (see H.R. 1893), [20MY]
    Voting: guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, 
        merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, 
        State, and local elections (see H.R. 2685), [3AU]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 819, Federal Maritime Commission 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 104) (H. 
        Rept. 106-49), [10MR]
    Federal Maritime Commission Appropriations: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 819) (H. Rept. 
        106-42), [4MR]

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MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
  Bills and resolutions
    Dispute resolution: conduct an alternative dispute resolution 
        pilot program to assist Federal agencies in resolving 
        workplace disputes (see H.R. 3312), [10NO]
    ------conduct an alternative dispute resolution pilot program to 
        assist Federal agencies in resolving workplace disputes and 
        establish an administrative judge pay schedule (see H.R. 
        2946), [24SE]

MESQUITE, NV
  Bills and resolutions
    Public lands: acquire certain lands (see H.R. 2751), [5AU]

METCALF, JACK (a Representative from Washington)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: reduce the cost of credit (see 
        H.R. 2544), [16JY] (see H.R. 3435), [17NO]
    Financial institutions: offer 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. 1435), [15AP]
    Government: status of Executive Orders that infringe on the powers 
        and duties of Congress or are not specifically funded (see H. 
        Con. Res. 26), [9FE] (see H. Con. Res. 30), [10FE]
    Homeless: require that a portion of housing program funds be 
        designated to primarily serve homeless veterans (see H.R. 
        1008), [4MR]
    Pipelines: improve safety (see H.R. 3226), [4NO]
    Public works: State and local capital projects funding (see H.R. 
        2777), [5AU]

METCHEAR, CHARLES R.
  Bills and resolutions
    Medal of Honor: posthumous award (see H.R. 1831), [17MY]

METHANE HYDRATE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1753) (H. Rept. 
        106-377), [18OC]
    ------Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1753) (H. Rept. 106-377), 
        [13OC]

METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS AUTHORITY
  Bills and resolutions
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: addition of slots and 
        lifting of perimeter rule on flight distances (see H.R. 1507), 
        [21AP]

MEXICO, UNITED STATES OF
  Appointments
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [11FE], [25JN]
  Bills and resolutions
    Bureau of Reclamation: conveyance of property to Greater Yuma Port 
        Authority for an international port of entry (see H.R. 3023), 
        [5OC]
    Chiapas: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the 
        conflict and to protect human rights (see H. Con. Res. 238), 
        [18NO]
    Drugs: improve counterdrug activities (see H.J. Res. 61), [1JY]
    El Camino Real de los Tejas: designate as a national historic 
        trail (see H.R. 2409), [30JN]
    Foreign aid: disapprove certification of drug enforcement efforts 
        (see H.J. Res. 35), [2MR] (see H.J. Res. 43), [24MR]
    Health: safety and well-being of U.S. citizens injured while 
        traveling (see H. Con. Res. 232), [17NO]
    Immigration: modify implementation requirements for automated 
        entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 1650), [29AP]
    Materials Corridor Partnership Initiative: establish multiagency 
        program to promote energy efficient and environmentally sound 
        economic development along the Mexican border (see H.R. 666), 
        [10FE]
    Motor vehicles: require safety inspections on trucks crossing into 
        the U.S. (see H.R. 2766), [5AU]
    NAFTA: impact on employment and the environment (see H.R. 650), 
        [9FE]
    ------parity among participating countries relative to the 
        personal allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad 
        (see H. Con. Res. 70), [24MR]
    Sewage disposal: treatment of Mexican sewage flowing into U.S. 
        waters (see H.R. 3310), [10NO] (see H.R. 3378), [16NO]
    Taxation: provide incentives and job training grants for 
        communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to 
        Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 1967), [26MY]
    Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: establish Presidential commission to 
        determine validity of certain land claims involving the 
        descendants of persons who were Mexican citizens (see H.R. 
        505), [2FE]

MEXICO-U.S. INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP
  Appointments
    Members, [11FE], [25JN]

MIAMI, FL
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for 
        veterans in the Miami, FL, area (see H.R. 1628), [29AP]
    Secretariat of the Free Trade Area of the Americas: selection as 
        permanent location (see H. Con. Res. 217), [1NO]

MICA, JOHN L. (a Representative from Florida)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Armed Forces: allow members to participate in the Thrift Savings 
        Plan (see H.R. 556), [3FE]
    Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (see H.J. Res. 43), [24MR]
    ------improve counterdrug activities (see H.J. Res. 61), [1JY]
    NATO: recommend integration of Slovakia (see H. Res. 92), [3MR]
    Slovak Republic: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 165), [29JY]

MICHIGAN
  Bills and resolutions
    Archivist of the U.S.: transfer certain Federal land in Michigan 
        to the Gerald R. Ford Foundation (see H.R. 3450), [18NO]
    Keweenaw National Historical Park: amend laws relative to 
        appointments to advisory commission (see H.R. 748), [11FE]
    Native Americans: settle certain land claims of Bay Mills Indian 
        Community and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (see 
        H.R. 3412), [16NO]
    Pentwater River: FERC licensing requirements for existing 
        facilities (see H.R. 1262), [24MR]
    Ships and vessels: allow a formal entry exception for vessels 
        required to anchor at Belle Isle Anchorage, Port of Detroit, 
        MI, while awaiting cargo or pilot services, prior to 
        proceeding to the Port of Toledo, OH (see H.R. 2213), [15JN]
    St. Helena Island National Scenic Area: establish (see H.R. 468), 
        [2FE]
    Swan Creek Black River Confederated Ojibwa Tribes: Federal 
        recognition (see H.R. 1608), [28AP]
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: amend to correct a 
        high priority highway project for Ann Arbor, MI (see H.R. 
        843), [24FE]
  Reports filed
    Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission 
        Appointments: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 748) (H. 
        Rept. 106-367), [7OC]
    St. Helena Island National Scenic Area Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 468) (H. Rept. 106-255), [26JY]

MICROENTERPRISE FOR SELF-RELIANCE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 1143): consideration (see H. Res. 136), [12AP]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1143, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 136) (H. Rept. 106-85), [12AP]
    Provisions: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 
        1143) (H. Rept. 106-82), [12AP]

MICROLOAN PROGRAM TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 440), [2FE]

MIDDLE EAST
  Bills and resolutions
    Barak, Ehud: tribute to election as Prime Minister of Israel and 
        encouraging peace agreement with Syria and Lebanon (see H. 
        Con. Res. 154), [14JY]
    Baumel, Zachary: locate and secure return along with other Israeli 
        soldiers missing in action (see H.R. 1175), [18MR]
    Dept. of State: report on U.S. citizens injured or killed by 
        certain terrorist groups (see H.R. 2172), [10JN]
    Foreign policy: establish U.S. policy on the withdrawal of Syrian 
        forces from Lebanon and the restoration of Lebanon's 
        independence (see H.R. 2056), [8JN]
    Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and 
        priority for veterans filing such claims (see H.R. 618), [8FE]
    ------oppose expansion of Oil-for-Food Program and condemn Saddam 
        Hussein for actions against Iraqi people and the U.N. (see H. 
        Con. Res. 39), [2MR]
    Israel: elections (see H. Con. Res. 109), [18MY]
    ------recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 2515), [14JY] 
        (see H.R. 2529), [15JY] (see H.R. 2785), [5AU]
    Jerusalem Embassy Act: amend (see H.R. 2584), [21JY]
    Jordan: encourage holders of Jordanian debt to provide debt relief 
        (see H. Res. 265), [29JY]
    ------tribute to efforts by King Abdullah Bin Hussein on the 
        Middle East peace process and to condemn efforts within Jordan 
        to further hostility towards Israel (see H. Res. 340), [21OC]
    Kuwait: commend decision to grant women the right to vote and run 
        for elected office (see H. Con. Res. 147), [29JN]
    Palestinians: condemn efforts to revive the original Palestine 
        partition plan and the U.N. Commission on Human Rights 
        resolution endorsing self-determination based on the plan (see 
        H. Con. Res. 131), [10JN]
    ------oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see H. 
        Con. Res. 24), [4FE]
    Persian Gulf Conflict: relief of evacuees (see H.R. 428), [19JA]
    Qatar: commitment to democracy, women's suffrage, and elections 
        (see H. Con. Res. 35), [23FE]
    U.N.: oppose convening of conference to enforce the Fourth Geneva 
        Convention for the Protection of Civilians in Time of War 
        relative to Israeli actions in the occupied Palestinian 
        territory (see H. Con. Res. 117), [25MY]
    ------promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 3405), [16NO]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Clinton, [10MR], 
        [16MR], [26MY], [23SE], [9NO], [16NO]
    National Emergency Relative to Iraq: President Clinton, [21JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Terrorist Disruption of the Middle 
        East Peace Process: President Clinton, [30JY]

MIGRANT AND SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Amend (see H.R. 3121), [21OC]
    Immigration: provide housing assistance to eligible migrant and 
        seasonal farmworkers (see H.R. 2757), [5AU]
    Provisions: clarify application (see H.R. 1886), [20MY]

MIGRANT WORKERS
see Agriculture

MIGRATORY BIRD COMMISSION
  Appointments
    Members, [8SE]

MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Interior: authorize States to establish hunting 
        seasons for double-crested cormorants (see H.R. 3118), [20OC]

MILITARY ASSISTANCE
see Foreign Aid

MILITARY OPERATIONS IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA LIMITATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1569), [27AP]
    Enact (H.R. 1569): consideration (see H. Res. 151), [27AP]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1569, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 106-118), [27AP]

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MILITARY RETIREMENT REFORM ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Benefits: restore certain military retirement benefits (see H.R. 
        648), [9FE]

MILITARY SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Selective Service System: suspend registration requirement and 
        activities of local boards except during national emergencies 
        and require report on development of standby registration 
        program (see H.R. 1812), [13MY]

MILLENDER-McDONALD, JUANITA (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 
        21st Century, [14OC]
    ------S. 1467, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 
        Century, [5AU]
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Alcoholic beverages: prohibit the direct shipment of alcohol to 
        minors (see H.R. 2161), [10JN]
    Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 643), [9FE]
    Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund AIDS research and 
        education programs (see H.R. 597), [4FE]
    Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1512), [21AP]
    Government: procurement access for minority-owned businesses (see 
        H. Res. 184), [20MY]
    Health: carry out programs to prevent and manage asthma, 
        allergies, and related respiratory problems in children and 
        establish a pest control services tax credit for low-income 
        multifamily residential housing (see H.R. 1966), [26MY]
    Immigration: treatment of aliens born in the Philippines or Japan 
        who were fathered by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 1128), [16MR]
    Mervyn Malcolm Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 642), [9FE]
    SBA: women's business center programs funding (see H.R. 392), 
        [19JA]
    Women: heart disease (see H. Res. 220), [23JN]
    ------recognize the severity of the issue of cervical health (see 
        H. Con. Res. 5), [7JA] (see H. Con. Res. 64), [18MR]

MILLER, DAN (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2465, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
        closure, [21JY]
    ------H.R. 2670, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, [13SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Census: authorize the awarding of grants to local entities and 
        organizations to improve public participation in the 2000 
        decennial census (see H.R. 1009), [4MR]
    ------ensure a more effective return of census information through 
        followup mailing of census questionnaires (see H.R. 928), 
        [2MR]
    ------expand Census in Schools Project (see H.R. 1058), [10MR]
    ------improve participation in the 2000 decennial census by 
        increasing Bureau of the Census funds for marketing, 
        promotion, and outreach (see H.R. 1010), [4MR]
    ------increase public participation in the 2000 decennial census 
        (see H. Con. Res. 193), [6OC]
    ------require census questionnaires be made available in various 
        languages (see H.R. 929), [2MR]
    ------require use of postcensus local review (see H.R. 472), [2FE]
    Cold war: celebrate victory and anniversary of the fall of the 
        Berlin Wall (see H. Con. Res. 121), [27MY]
    Crime: increase cooperation on extradition efforts between the 
        U.S. and foreign governments (see H.R. 3212), [3NO]
    Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of 
        sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1850), [18MY]

MILLER, GARY G. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial 
        electronic mail and prohibit unauthorized use of Internet 
        domain names (see H.R. 2162), [10JN]
    Education: use of elementary and secondary teacher training 
        funding for science scholarships (see H. Con. Res. 153), 
        [13JY]
    Joseph Ileto Post Office, Chino Hills, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        3189), [1NO]
    Korea, Republic of: designate for Visa Waiver Pilot Program (see 
        H.R. 1896), [20MY]
    Pornography: impact of obscenity and sexual objectification on 
        society (see H. Res. 239), [1JY]
    Safe Drinking Water Act: civil actions against public water 
        systems in compliance with safe drinking water standards (see 
        H.R. 1674), [4MY]
    ------provide for parity in civil actions against private and 
        public entities relative to ownership or operation of public 
        water systems (see H.R. 1492), [20AP]
    Social Security: investment of trust funds in marketable 
        securities (see H.R. 1268), [24MR]
    States: allow use of a portion of welfare block grants for general 
        education spending (see H.R. 2320), [23JN]
    Taxation: repeal excise tax on telephone use and other 
        communications services (see H.R. 1234), [23MR]

MILLER, GEORGE (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 800, Education Flexibility Partnership Act, [23MR]
    ------S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Children and youth: meet mental health and substance abuse 
        treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth (see H.R. 
        837), [24FE]
    ------protect students from commercial exploitation (see H.R. 
        2915), [22SE]
    Ecology and environment: control water pollution from concentrated 
        animal feeding operations (see H.R. 684), [10FE]
    ------ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen 
        protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to 
        local governments and individuals relative to economic 
        development efforts (see H.R. 960), [3MR]
    Education: strengthen accountability for student achievement, 
        raise teaching standards, reward successful teachers and 
        schools, and provide better information to parents (see H.R. 
        1734), [6MY]
    Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act: strengthen sanctions 
        for certain violations relative to oil or gas royalties (see 
        H.R. 1269), [24MR]
    Mining and mineral resources: ensure receipt of a fair return for 
        the extraction of locatable minerals on public domain lands 
        (see H.R. 394), [19JA]
    ------reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 395), 
        [19JA]
    National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1456), [15AP]
    Native Americans: enhance self-governance relative to direct 
        operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service 
        activities (see H.R. 1167), [17MR]
    ------improve services and facilities of Federal Indian health 
        programs and encourage maximum participation of Indians in 
        such programs (see H.R. 3397), [16NO]
    ------use a portion of the budget surplus for payment and 
        management of all federally held tribal trust fund accounts 
        and individual Indian money accounts (see H. Con. Res. 237), 
        [18NO]
    Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of 
        Federal natural assets (see H.R. 2222), [15JN]
    ------use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund acquisition, 
        improvement, and maintenance of public resources (see H.R. 
        798), [23FE]
    Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration 
        requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 730), 
        [11FE]
    Radioactive substances: remediation of Atlas uranium milling site 
        near Moab, UT (see H.R. 393), [19JA]
    Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: designate (see 
        H.R. 396), [19JA]
    San Francisco, CA: reduce risk of oil pollution and improve safety 
        of navigation in San Francisco Bay (see H.R. 2536), [15JY]
    Taxation: provide partial income exclusion to certain teachers in 
        high-poverty schools (see H.R. 2611), [26JY]
    ------repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock 
        mines (see H.R. 397), [19JA]
    ------treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 1196), 
        [18MR]
    Vallejo, CA: authorize certain uses of water from the Solano 
        Project (see H.R. 1235), [23MR]
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Members of Congress: authorize the Speaker's designee to 
        administer the oath of office (see H. Res. 12), [6JA]

MILOSEVIC, SLOBODAN (President, Serbia and Montenegro)
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for military 
        operations, refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance 
        relative to Kosovo conflict, and for military operations in 
        Southwest Asia (see H.R. 1664), [4MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental for military operations, 
        refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relative to Kosovo 
        conflict, and for military operations in Southwest Asia (H.R. 
        1664), consideration (see H. Res. 159), [5MY]
    Human rights: culpability for war crimes, crimes against humanity, 
        and genocide in the former Yugoslavia (see H. Con. Res. 118), 
        [25MY]
    Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: tribute to efforts to secure release of 
        captured U.S. servicemen held in Serbia (see H. Res. 156), 
        [3MY]
    Kosovo: condition and humanitarian needs of refugees (see H. Res. 
        161), [6MY]
    ------end NATO air strikes and engage the U.N. to resolve conflict 
        (see H. Res. 196), [27MY]
    ------presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (see 
        H. Con. Res. 42), [8MR]
    ------presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (H. 
        Con. Res. 42), consideration (see H. Res. 103), [10MR]
    ------tribute to U.S. and NATO troops for carrying out military 
        operations against Serbia (see H. Con. Res. 130), [10JN] (see 
        H. Con. Res. 145), [29JN]
    Serbia: authorize the President to conduct military air operations 
        and missile strikes (S. Con. Res. 21), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 151), [27AP]
    ------direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant 
        to the War Powers Resolution (see H. Con. Res. 82), [12AP]
    ------direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant 
        to the War Powers Resolution (H. Con. Res. 82), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 151), [27AP]
    ------prohibit non-humanitarian reconstruction assistance until 
        Slobodan Milosevic and certain other officials have been 
        arrested and placed in custody (see H.R. 2187), [14JN]
    ------prohibit reconstruction assistance relative to U.S. 
        participation in NATO military operations against Serbia (see 
        H.R. 1737), [6MY]
    ------release of captured U.S. servicemen and adherence to Geneva 
        Convention protocols relative to POW and civilians (see H. 
        Con. Res. 83), [12AP]
    Serbia and Montenegro: failure to comply with Kosovo agreement and 
        enforcement of agreement by NATO (see H. Con. Res. 13), [19JA]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 42, Presence of U.S. Armed Forces 
        for Peacekeeping Purposes in Kosovo: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 103) (H. Rept. 106-48), [10MR]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 82, Direct the President To Withdraw 
        U.S. Armed Forces From Serbia Pursuant to the War Powers 
        Resolution: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 
        106-118), [27AP]

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    Consideration of H.R. 1664, Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 159) (H. Rept. 106-127), [5MY]
    Consideration of S. Con. Res. 21, Presidential Authority To 
        Conduct Military Air Operations and Missile Strikes Against 
        Serbia: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 
        106-118), [27AP]
    Direct the President To Withdraw U.S. Armed Forces From Serbia 
        Pursuant to the War Powers Resolution: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H. Con. Res. 82) (H. Rept. 
        106-116), [27AP]
    Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        Act: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1664) (H. Rept. 
        106-125), [4MY]

MINERAL LEASING ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Mining and mineral resources: increase the maximum acreage of 
        Federal leases for sodium that may be held by an entity in any 
        one State (see H.R. 3063), [13OC]
  Reports filed
    Maximum Acreage Increase of Federal Leases for Sodium That May Be 
        Held by an Entity in Any One State: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3063) (H. Rept. 106-469), [15NO]

MINGE, DAVID (a Representative from Minnesota)
  Appointments
    Committee on Economics (Joint), [25MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: restore and improve the farmer owned reserve program 
        and extend the term of marketing assistance loans made under 
        the Agricultural Market Transition Act (see H.R. 2704), [4AU]
    Bankruptcy: make chapter 12 of bankruptcy code permanent relative 
        to the treatment of farmers' reorganization plans by banks 
        (see H.R. 763), [12FE]
    Minnesota: eligibility of lands enrolled in Reinvest in Minnesota 
        land conservation program for the Conservation Reserve Program 
        when current contract expires (see H.R. 2703), [4AU]
    ------lease or transfer of certain land owned by the Lower Sioux 
        Indian Community (see H.R. 2484), [12JY]
    New Ulm, MN: recognize the Hermann Monument and Hermann Heights 
        Park as a national symbol of the contributions of German 
        Americans (see H. Con. Res. 89), [20AP]
    Packers and Stockyards Act: prohibit packers from owning, feeding, 
        or controlling swine intended for slaughter (see H.R. 3324), 
        [10NO]
    Refuse disposal: State regulation of certain solid waste and 
        exemption from civil liability relative to flow control 
        ordinances (see H.R. 1270), [24MR]
    Social Security: extend and clarify pay-as-you-go requirements 
        relative to trust funds (see H.R. 196), [7JA] (see H.R. 1059), 
        [10MR]
    ------reduce the public debt by the amount of net surplus in trust 
        fund each fiscal year (see H.R. 3175), [28OC]
    Taxation: extension of the credit for producing electricity from 
        certain renewable resources to include poultry manure (see 
        H.R. 1457), [15AP]
    ------treatment of economic subsidies provided by State and local 
        governments to lure or retain businesses (see H.R. 1060), 
        [10MR]

MINING AND MINERAL RESOURCES
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the University of Alaska 
        (see H.R. 2958), [27SE]
    Army: carry out a program for the restoration of abandoned mine 
        sites (see H.R. 2753), [5AU]
    Black Lung Benefits Act: ensure benefit equity for eligible 
        survivors (see H.R. 228), [7JA]
    ------improve (see H.R. 466), [2FE]
    Coal: disability benefit eligibility for certain miners (see H.R. 
        722), [11FE]
    Courts: clarify jurisdiction and procedures for compensating 
        injuries resulting from the production and mining of beryllium 
        (see H.R. 675), [10FE]
    Dept. of Energy: establish a compensation program for employees 
        injured in Federal nuclear activities (see H.R. 3495), [18NO]
    ------establish compensation programs for employees sustaining 
        illnesses from exposure to beryllium and other hazardous 
        substances and examine health effects of exposure to hazardous 
        substances (see H.R. 3418), [17NO] (see H.R. 3478), [18NO]
    Dept. of the Interior: prohibit expenditures on mid-Atlantic coast 
        offshore oil and gas lease sales (see H.R. 1372), [12AP]
    ------prohibit mineral leasing activities on certain portions of 
        the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 1036), [9MR]
    Employment: provide grants to States for programs for the 
        reemployment of laid off miners in reclamation work (see H.R. 
        3062), [12OC]
    Energy Policy Act: cleanup of uranium and thorium mill sites (see 
        H.R. 2641), [29JY]
    Foreign trade: require disclosure of source of gem-quality 
        diamonds and gem-quality diamond products imported into the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 3188), [1NO]
    Land use: ensure receipt of a fair return for the extraction of 
        locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 394), 
        [19JA]
    ------locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 410), 
        [19JA]
    Los Angeles County, CA: prohibit mining on a certain tract of 
        Federal land (see H.R. 3060), [12OC]
    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. 3432), [17NO]
    National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 
        1528), [22AP]
    Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of 
        Federal natural assets (see H.R. 2222), [15JN]
    Oklahoma: allow mineral leasing of certain Indian lands (see H.R. 
        1609), [28AP]
    Public lands: moratorium on new mining activities (see H.R. 2601), 
        [22JY]
    Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: compensation for certain 
        individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills 
        (see H.R. 1516), [21AP]
    ------compensation for certain individuals exposed to radiation in 
        uranium mines, mills, or during transport (see H.R. 1045), 
        [9MR]
    Radioactive substances: remediation of Atlas uranium milling site 
        near Moab, UT (see H.R. 393), [19JA] (see H.R. 1559), [26AP]
    Reclamation of land: abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 395), 
        [19JA]
    Shivwits Plateau National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 
        2795), [5AU]
    Sodium: increase the maximum acreage of Federal leases for sodium 
        that may be held by an entity in any one State (see H.R. 
        3063), [13OC]
    Taxation: repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain 
        hardrock mines (see H.R. 397), [19JA]
    ------treatment of losses attributable to operating mineral 
        interests of oil and gas producers (see H.R. 423), [19JA]
    Unemployment: establish a program of supplemental unemployment 
        benefits for certain unemployed coal miners (see H.R. 3507), 
        [18NO]
  Reports filed
    Allow Mineral Leasing of Certain Indian Lands in Oklahoma: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (S. 944) (H. Rept. 106-338), 
        [27SE]
    Maximum Acreage Increase of Federal Leases for Sodium That May Be 
        Held by an Entity in Any One State: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3063) (H. Rept. 106-469), [15NO]
    National Geologic Mapping Act Reauthorization and Amendments: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1528) (H. Rept. 106-389), 
        [18OC]

MINK, PATSY T. (a Representative from Hawaii)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: crop insurance coverage for losses due to plant 
        viruses and diseases and loan eligibility for producers who 
        suffer such losses (see H.R. 473), [2FE]
    Air Force: conduct study of proposed changes to management of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 2224), [15JN]
    Armed Forces: alternative financing mechanism for TRICARE program 
        (see H.R. 476), [2FE]
    ------use of military health care system and commissary stores by 
        unremarried former spouses of members (see H.R. 475), [2FE]
    Citizenship: declare certain Amerasians to be U.S. citizens (see 
        H.R. 799), [23FE]
    ------modify retroactively the residence requirement for certain 
        individuals born abroad before 1953 to one citizen parent and 
        one alien parent (see H.R. 801), [23FE]
    Contracts: require that work that requires licensing be performed 
        by a person who is so licensed (see H.R. 479), [2FE]
    Crime Stoppers International (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 
        28), [19JA]
    Dept. of Defense: ensure that Federal construction contractors 
        abide by State tax, employment, and licensing regulations (see 
        H.R. 474), [2FE]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: exempt amounts owed for prescription 
        drugs and medical supplies from certain interest charges and 
        administrative costs (see H.R. 3227), [4NO]
    Disasters: establish Federal insurance programs against the risks 
        of catastrophic earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and 
        hurricanes (see H.R. 481), [2FE]
    Diseases: ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 961), [3MR]
    Education: Pell Grant Program funding (see H.R. 1675), [4MY]
    ------provide grants to State and local educational agencies to 
        pay one-half of salaries of teachers who use approved 
        sabbatical leave for a course of study to improve their 
        classroom teaching (see H.R. 2223), [15JN]
    Firearms: regulate transfer over the Internet (see H.R. 1702), 
        [5MY]
    Hawaii: conduct a study to determine ways of restoring the natural 
        wetlands conditions in the Kealia Pond National Wildlife 
        Refuge (see H.R. 3176), [28OC]
    ------regulation of airspace over National Park System lands (see 
        H.R. 482), [2FE]
    Health: research on cognitive disorders arising from traumatic 
        brain injuries (see H.R. 477), [2FE]
    Horticulture: plant genetic conservation program funding (see H.R. 
        398), [19JA]
    Immigration: preclude removal of an alien who unlawfully voted 
        solely due to a misunderstanding of his or her eligibility to 
        vote or citizenship status (see H.R. 2721), [5AU]
    ------waiting periods for immigrant visas relative to 
        reclassification of family preference because of 
        naturalization of a parent or spouse (see H.R. 2448), [1JY]
    Insurance: establish requirements for the cancellation of 
        automobile insurance policies (see H.R. 644), [9FE]
    Law enforcement officers: increase mandatory retirement age (see 
        H.R. 1748), [11MY]
    Medicare: extend health care coverage (see H.R. 402), [19JA]
    National Eye Institute: funding (see H.R. 731), [11FE]
    NLRB: jurisdiction in labor disputes on Johnston Atoll (see H.R. 
        478), [2FE]
    Political campaigns: prohibit candidates from accepting unsecured 
        loans from depository institutions regulated under Federal law 
        (see H.R. 400), [19JA]
    ------prohibit use of soft money in Federal elections (see H.R. 
        399), [19JA]
    Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: remove requirement that 
        exposure resulting in stomach cancer occur before a certain 
        age (see H.R. 930), [2MR]
    Schools: recruit, hire, and train additional school-based mental 
        health personnel (see H.R. 2982), [30SE]
    Social Security: continue eligibility for child's insurance 
        benefits to individuals who marry and have Hansen's disease 
        (see H.R. 3280), [9NO]
    ------provide lump-sum death payments (see H.R. 3281), [9NO]
    ------treatment of severe spinal cord injuries relative to certain 
        earnings (see H.R. 401), [19JA]

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    Taxation: reduce minimum age for an individual without children to 
        be eligible for the earned income credit (see H.R. 2898), 
        [21SE]
    ------treatment of certain personal care services under the 
        unemployment tax (see H.R. 480), [2FE]
    ------treatment of certain welfare benefits as earned income for 
        purposes of earned income credit (see H.R. 932), [2MR]
    ------treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 1129), 
        [16MR]
    Unemployment: eligibility for compensation for individuals leaving 
        employment relative to victimization by sexual harassment or 
        loss of child care (see H.R. 931), [2MR]

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. 1284), [25MR]

MINNESOTA
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: temporary exception for certain counties from the 
        limitation on the percentage of cropland that may be enrolled 
        in the conservation reserve and wetlands reserve programs (see 
        H.R. 2583), [21JY]
    Dept. of Agriculture: eligibility of lands enrolled in Reinvest in 
        Minnesota land conservation program for the Conservation 
        Reserve Program when current contract expires (see H.R. 2703), 
        [4AU]
    Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc.: authorize construction 
        and assistance (see H.R. 297), [7JA]
    Medicaid: reinstate prior level of disproportionate share hospital 
        payments to Minnesota (see H.R. 1610), [28AP]
    ------reinstate prior level of disproportionate share hospital 
        payments to Minnesota, New Mexico, and Wyoming (see H.R. 
        2800), [5AU]
    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. 1284), [25MR]
    Native Americans: lease or transfer of certain land owned by the 
        Lower Sioux Indian Community (see H.R. 2484), [12JY]
    Northwest Territory of the Great Lakes National Heritage Area: 
        establish (see H.R. 3411), [16NO]

MINORITIES
  Appointments
    Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, 
        Engineering, and Technology Development, [6JA]
  Bills and resolutions
    Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans: repeal the provision of 
        law requiring termination (see H.R. 2016), [8JN]
    African Americans: relief from Federal tax liability arising from 
        the resolution of discrimination claims by farmers against the 
        Dept. of Agriculture (see H.R. 2233), [15JN]
    Asian Americans: racial stereotyping relative to espionage and 
        campaign fundraising investigations (see H. Con. Res. 124), 
        [27MY]
    Census: require census questionnaires be made available in various 
        languages (see H.R. 929), [2MR]
    Civil rights: establish criminal liability for discrimination 
        based on disparate treatment (see H.R. 2510), [14JY]
    ------improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages 
        based on sex (see H.R. 541), [3FE] (see H.R. 2397), [30JN]
    ------prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on 
        sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1271), [24MR]
    ------prohibit employment discrimination (see H.R. 1980), [27MY]
    Congress: affirm opposition to all forms of racism and bigotry 
        (see H. Res. 121), [17MR]
    Council of Conservative Citizens: condemn racist and bigoted views 
        (see H. Res. 35), [2FE]
    Courts: applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to 
        the judicial branch of the Federal government (see H.R. 1048), 
        [10MR]
    Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 77), 
        [7JA] (see H.R. 1082), [11MR]
    Dept. of HUD: establish program to eliminate redlining in the 
        insurance business (see H.R. 1429), [15AP]
    Employment: implement alternative program for providing a benefit 
        or employment preference under Federal law (see H.R. 2509), 
        [14JY]
    FCC: develop guidelines for advertisers to prohibit discrimination 
        against minority formatted broadcast stations (see H.R. 1948), 
        [26MY]
    ------establish Ethnic and Minority Affairs Section (see H.R. 
        125), [7JA]
    Financial institutions: strengthen and clarify enforcement of fair 
        lending laws relative to redlining and credit allocation (see 
        H.R. 190), [7JA]
    Government: procurement access for minority-owned businesses (see 
        H. Res. 184), [20MY]
    Health: minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), [8NO]
    Health Professions Education Partnership Act: applicability to the 
        Health Education Assistance Program (see H.R. 2148), [10JN]
    Law enforcement: improve prevention and prosecution of police 
        misconduct (see H.R. 2656), [30JY]
    ------prevent traffic stops motivated by race or other biases (see 
        H.R. 1676), [4MY]
    ------provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (see 
        H.R. 1443), [15AP]
    Law enforcement officers: condemn acts of police brutality and use 
        of excessive force (see H. Res. 124), [18MR]
    NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 33), [11FE]
    National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: 
        designate (see H. Res. 293), [14SE]
    National Week of Reflection and Tolerance: support (see H. Res. 
        117), [16MR]
    One America: celebrate differences in ethnicity, race, and 
        religion in the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 141), [22JN]
    Sacramento, CA: condemn arson at three area synagogues and affirm 
        opposition to all forms of hate crimes (see H. Res. 219), 
        [23JN] (see H. Res. 225), [25JN] (see H. Res. 226), [29JN]
    Supreme Court: hiring of qualified minority applicants to serve as 
        clerks to the Justices (see H. Res. 111), [11MR]
    University of the District of Columbia: eligibility for assistance 
        for historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 
        485), [2FE]
    Women: Government procurement access for women-owned businesses 
        (see H. Res. 15), [7JA]
  Reports filed
    2000 Census Language Barrier Removal Act: Committee on Government 
        Reform (House) (H.R. 929) (H. Rept. 106-96), [19AP]

MIROIAN, RUBEN
  Bills and resolutions
    Armenia: murder of government officials during terrorist attack on 
        Parliament building (see H. Con. Res. 216), [28OC] (see H. 
        Con. Res. 222), [9NO]

MISCELLANEOUS TRADE AND TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 435), [2FE]

MISSING IN ACTION
  Bills and resolutions
    Baumel, Zachary: locate and secure return along with other Israeli 
        soldiers missing in action (see H.R. 1175), [18MR]
    Committee on Missing Persons in Southeast Asia (House, Select): 
        authorize and direct the Archivist of the U.S. to make certain 
        records public (see H. Res. 172), [13MY]
    Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 16), [7JA]
    Immigration: provide refugee status to foreign nationals who 
        assist in the return of POW/MIA (see H.R. 1926), [25MY]

MISSISSIPPI
  Bills and resolutions
    Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact: congressional 
        consent (see H.J. Res. 50), [4MY]
    Gulf Islands National Seashore: adjust boundaries to include Cat 
        Island, MS (see H.R. 2541), [15JY]
    Rivers: economic development assistance for the lower Mississippi 
        Delta region (see H.R. 2911), [22SE]
    Shiloh National Military Park: establish Corinth Unit (see H.R. 
        2249), [16JN]
    Trails: study the feasibility of preserving certain Civil War 
        battlefields along the Vicksburg Campaign Trail and 
        establishment of a Civil Rights Trail (see H.R. 3497), [18NO]
  Reports filed
    Gulf Islands National Seashore Boundary Adjustments Relative to 
        Cat Island, MS: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2541) (H. 
        Rept. 106-447), [4NO]

MISSOURI
  Bills and resolutions
    Missouri-Nebraska Boundary Compact: congressional consent (see 
        H.J. Res. 54), [12MY]
    Rivers: economic development assistance for the lower Mississippi 
        Delta region (see H.R. 2911), [22SE]
  Reports filed
    Missouri-Nebraska Boundary Compact Congressional Consent: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 54) (H. Rept. 
        106-303), [8SE]

MITCHELL, DONALD J.
  Bills and resolutions
    Donald J. Mitchell Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, 
        Rome, NY: designate (see H.R. 1982), [27MY]

MIWALETA PARK EXPANSION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1725) (H. Rept. 
        106-446), [4NO]

MOAB, UT
  Bills and resolutions
    Radioactive substances: remediation of Atlas uranium milling site 
        near Moab, UT (see H.R. 393), [19JA] (see H.R. 1559), [26AP]

MOAKLEY, JOHN JOSEPH (a Representative from Massachusetts)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 732), [11FE]
    CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 
        1130), [16MR]
    Taunton River: designate segments for study for potential addition 
        to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 2778), [5AU]

MOLLOHAN, ALAN B. (a Representative from West Virginia)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1141, emergency supplemental appropriations, [22AP]
    ------H.R. 2587, District of Columbia appropriations, [3AU]
    ------H.R. 2670, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, [13SE]
    ------H.R. 2684, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations, [4OC]
    ------H.R. 3064, District of Columbia appropriations, [21OC]

MONEY
related term(s) Coins
  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. 1575), [27AP]
    ------prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of 
        certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or 
        regional network (see H.R. 3229), [4NO]
    Credit: create money in the form of noninterest bearing credit and 
        use to provide for noninterest bearing loans to State and 
        local governments for funding capital projects (see H.R. 
        1452), [15AP]
    Crime: eliminate money laundering in private banking, warn banks 
        of countries with a concentration of money laundering, and 
        require the FRS to include money laundering in the 
        consideration of certain applications (see H.R. 1471), [15AP]
    ------eliminate money laundering in private banking and require 
        the Dept. of the Treasury to take certain

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        actions relative to countries with a concentration of money 
        laundering activities (see H.R. 2905), [21SE]
    ------prevent smuggling of large amounts of currency or monetary 
        instruments into or out of the U.S. (see H.R. 240), [7JA]
    Cuba: allow cash remittances to relatives in Cuba (see H.R. 257), 
        [7JA]
    Dept. of the Treasury: develop and implement a strategy to combat 
        money laundering (see H.R. 1426), [14AP] (see H.R. 2896), 
        [21SE]
    ------Exchange Stabilization Fund reform (see H.R. 1540), [22AP]
    ------include certain parts of the Constitution in the redesign of 
        the one dollar bill (see H.R. 903), [2MR]
    Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures 
        relative to exchange rates in transfers involving 
        international transactions (see H.R. 382), [19JA]
    Federal-State relations: clarify primacy of State and local 
        regulation of fees and surcharges imposed by operators of 
        automatic teller machines (see H.R. 3494), [18NO]
    50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act: include District of 
        Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin 
        Islands (see H.R. 1029), [8MR]
    Financial institutions: prohibit fees for using teller windows 
        (see H.R. 114), [7JA]
    ------provide basic low-cost banking accounts, eliminate certain 
        automated teller machine surcharges, and reauthorize a bank 
        fee survey by the FRS (see H.R. 3503), [18NO]
    ------records and reports on monetary instruments transactions 
        (see H.R. 518), [3FE]
    ------safeguard confidential banking and credit union information 
        (see H.R. 174), [7JA] (see H.R. 516), [3FE]
    FRS: broaden the range of discount window loans which may be used 
        as collateral for Federal reserve notes (see H.R. 1094), 
        [11MR]
    ------mandate price stability as the primary goal of monetary 
        policy (see H.R. 653), [9FE]
    International economic relations: promote international monetary 
        stability and share seigniorage with officially dollarized 
        countries (see H.R. 3493), [18NO]
    Investments: require brokers, dealers, investment companies and 
        advisers to protect confidentiality of personal financial 
        information (see H.R. 1340), [25MR]
    Secret Service: clarify authority relative to former Presidents 
        and families, events of national significance, threat 
        assessment, subpoena issuance, and forfeiture of computers and 
        other counterfeiting devices (see H.R. 3048), [7OC]
    Securities: improve regulation of certain derivatives dealers and 
        hedge funds, reduce risk to financial markets, and enhance 
        investor protections (see H.R. 3483), [18NO]
    Technology: prohibit inclusion of any information storage 
        capability on U.S. currency or the imposition of any fee or 
        penalty on any person for the holding of such currency (see 
        H.R. 3399), [16NO]
  Messages
    National Money Laundering Strategy: President Clinton, [23SE]

MONGOLIA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
  Messages
    Duty Free Treatment of Gabon, Mongolia, and Mauritania Under the 
        Generalized System of Preferences: President Clinton, [30JN]

MONOPOLIES
related term(s) Antitrust Policy
  Bills and resolutions
    Antitrust policy: make technical corrections to laws (see H.R. 
        1801), [13MY]
    Foreign trade: clarify antitrust policy relative to commerce with 
        foreign nations (see H.R. 101), [7JA]
    Telecommunications: limit FCC authority in reviewing certain 
        mergers and acquisitions (see H.R. 3186), [1NO]
    ------modify FCC authority over license transfers (see H.R. 2533), 
        [15JY]
  Reports filed
    Antitrust Technical Corrections Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1801) (H. Rept. 106-411), [25OC]

MONTANA
  Bills and resolutions
    Bureau of Reclamation: convey Lower Yellowstone Irrigation 
        Project, Savage Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, 
        and Intake Irrigation Project to local control (see H.R. 
        2974), [29SE]
    Chippewa Cree Tribe: final settlement of water rights claims (see 
        H.R. 795), [23FE]
    Corps of Engineers: develop and implement comprehensive program 
        for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water 
        diversions (see H.R. 1444), [15AP]
    Flathead Irrigation Project: transfer maintenance and operation to 
        local control (see H.R. 1158), [17MR]
    Fort Peck Reservation Rural County Water Supply System: authorize 
        construction (see H.R. 1124), [16MR]
    Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic 
        rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, 
        Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), [2FE]
  Reports filed
    Chippewa Cree Tribe of The Rocky Boy's Reservation Indian Reserved 
        Water Rights Settlement and Water Supply Enhancement Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 795) (H. Rept. 106-374), 
        [12OC]
    Corps of Engineers Development and Implementation of a 
        Comprehensive Program for Fish Screens and Passage Devices at 
        Agricultural Water Diversions: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1444) (H. Rept. 106-454), [5NO]

MONTENEGRO
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for military 
        operations, refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance 
        relative to Kosovo conflict, and for military operations in 
        Southwest Asia (see H.R. 1664), [4MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental for military operations, 
        refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relative to Kosovo 
        conflict, and for military operations in Southwest Asia (H.R. 
        1664), consideration (see H. Res. 159), [5MY]
    Armed Forces: support for troops carrying out NATO military 
        operations against Serbia (see H. Con. Res. 72), (see H. Res. 
        130, 132), [24MR]
    Democracy: promote (see H.R. 1373), [12AP]
    Dept. of the Treasury: issuance of war bonds to fund Operation 
        Allied Force and related humanitarian operations (see H.R. 
        1699), [5MY]
    Eglin AFB, FL: recognize and commend personnel for participation 
        in NATO Operation Allied Force in the Balkan region (see H. 
        Res. 379), [16NO]
    Foreign policy: promote democracy in Serbia and Montenegro (see 
        H.R. 1064), [10MR]
    Immigration: eligibility of nationals from Montenegro, Macedonia, 
        and Albania for temporary protected status (see H.R. 2091), 
        [9JN]
    International relations: failure to comply with Kosovo agreement 
        and enforcement of agreement by NATO (see H. Con. Res. 13), 
        [19JA]
    Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: tribute to efforts to secure release of 
        captured U.S. servicemen held in Serbia (see H. Res. 156), 
        [3MY]
    Kosovo: authorize use of all necessary force and other means to 
        accomplish U.S. and NATO objectives (see H.J. Res. 51), [5MY]
    ------condition and humanitarian needs of refugees (see H. Res. 
        161), [6MY]
    ------end NATO air strikes and engage the U.N. to resolve conflict 
        (see H. Res. 196), [27MY]
    ------prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless 
        authorized by law (see H.R. 647), [9FE] (see H.R. 1368), 
        [12AP] (see H.R. 1562, 1563), [26AP] (see H.R. 1566, 1569), 
        [27AP]
    ------prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless 
        authorized by law (H.R. 1569), consideration (see H. Res. 
        151), [27AP]
    ------provide humanitarian assistance for Kosovar Albanian 
        refugees (see H.R. 1519), [21AP]
    ------restrict assistance for certain reconstruction efforts in 
        the Balkans region to U.S.-produced articles and services (see 
        H.R. 2243), [16JN] (see H.R. 2313), [22JN]
    ------restrict U.S. share of any reconstruction measures 
        undertaken in the Balkans region of Europe (see H. Res. 214), 
        [16JN] (see H. Res. 268), [30JY]
    ------support efforts and recommendations of U.S.-Russian meeting 
        in Vienna, Austria relative to peace negotiations (see H. Con. 
        Res. 99), [5MY]
    ------tribute to U.S. and NATO troops for carrying out military 
        operations against Serbia (see H. Con. Res. 130), [10JN] (see 
        H. Con. Res. 145), [29JN]
    ------U.S. policy on self-determination relative to human rights 
        violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian police (see H. 
        Con. Res. 9), [7JA] (see H. Con. Res. 32), [11FE]
    ------use all diplomatic means to negotiate a peaceful settlement 
        without the introduction of U.S. ground forces (see H. Con. 
        Res. 96), [5MY]
    Serbia: authorize the President to conduct military air operations 
        and missile strikes (S. Con. Res. 21), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 151), [27AP]
    ------declaration of war (see H.J. Res. 44), [12AP]
    ------declaration of war (H.J. Res. 44), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 151), [27AP]
    ------direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant 
        to the War Powers Resolution (see H. Con. Res. 82), [12AP]
    ------direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant 
        to the War Powers Resolution (H. Con. Res. 82), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 151), [27AP]
    ------prohibit non-humanitarian reconstruction assistance until 
        Slobodan Milosevic and certain other officials have been 
        arrested and placed in custody (see H.R. 2187), [14JN]
    ------prohibit reconstruction assistance relative to U.S. 
        participation in NATO military operations against Serbia (see 
        H.R. 1737), [6MY]
    ------release of captured U.S. servicemen and adherence to Geneva 
        Convention protocols relative to POW and civilians (see H. 
        Con. Res. 83), [12AP]
    Taxation: extend certain tax benefits to Armed Forces members 
        performing services in Serbia and Montenegro (see H.R. 1376), 
        [13AP]
    ------extend certain tax benefits to Armed Forces members 
        performing services in Serbia and Montenegro (H.R. 1376), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 140), [14AP]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Yugoslavia: President Clinton, 
        [3MY], [27MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 82, Direct the President To Withdraw 
        U.S. Armed Forces From Serbia Pursuant to the War Powers 
        Resolution: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 
        106-118), [27AP]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 44, Declaration of War Against Serbia: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 106-118), 
        [27AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1376, Extend Certain Tax Benefits to Armed 
        Forces Members Performing Services in Serbia and Montenegro: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 140) (H. Rept. 106-95), 
        [14AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1569, Military Operations in the Federal 
        Republic of Yugoslavia Limitation Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 106-118), [27AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1664, Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 159) (H. Rept. 106-127), [5MY]
    Consideration of S. Con. Res. 21, Presidential Authority To 
        Conduct Military Air Operations and Missile Strikes Against 
        Serbia: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 
        106-118), [27AP]
    Declaration of War Against Serbia: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.J. Res. 44) (H. Rept. 106-115), [27AP]
    Direct the President To Withdraw U.S. Armed Forces From Serbia 
        Pursuant to the War Powers Resolution: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H. Con. Res. 82) (H. Rept. 
        106-116), [27AP]
    Extend Certain Tax Benefits to Armed Forces Members Performing 
        Services in Serbia and Montenegro:

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        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1376) (H. Rept. 106-
        90), [13AP]
    Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        Act: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1664) (H. Rept. 
        106-125), [4MY]

MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS
  Appointments
    U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, [23MR]
  Bills and resolutions
    American Battle Monuments Commission: expand fundraising 
        authorities for establishment, repair, and maintenance of 
        World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 
        1247), [24MR]
    American Merchant Marine Memorial Wall of Honor: make grants to 
        construct an addition (see H.R. 1865), [19MY]
    Devils Tower National Monument: retain name of mountain (see H.R. 
        581), [4FE]
    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. 1509), [21AP]
    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. 348), [19JA]
    Fort Sumter National Monument: recalculate franchise fee owed by 
        Fort Sumter Tours, Inc. (see H.R. 3241), [5NO]
    Four Corners Monument Tribal Park: authorize an interpretive 
        center and related visitor facilities (see H.R. 1384), [13AP]
    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. 1104), [11MR]
    Gunnison National Monument: redesignate Black Canyon as a national 
        park and establish the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation 
        Area (see H.R. 1165), [17MR]
    House Rules: prohibit consideration of legislation that designates 
        or redesignates any building, highway, or other structure in 
        honor of a serving Member of Congress (see H. Res. 343), 
        [27OC]
    ``In Memory'' Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 134), [16JN]
    King, Martin Luther, Jr.: placement of a plaque commemorating the 
        ``I Have a Dream'' speech at the Lincoln Memorial (see H.R. 
        2879), [15SE]
    Mississippi: study the feasibility of preserving certain Civil War 
        battlefields along the Vicksburg Campaign Trail and 
        establishment of a Civil Rights Trail (see H.R. 3497), [18NO]
    National monuments: require public participation in designation of 
        any national monument (see H.R. 1487), [20AP]
    ------require public participation in designation of any national 
        monument (H.R. 1487), consideration (see H. Res. 296), [21SE]
    National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc.: support efforts to construct 
        a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 79), [23FE]
    New Ulm, MN: recognize the Hermann Monument and Hermann Heights 
        Park as a national symbol of the contributions of German 
        Americans (see H. Con. Res. 89), [20AP]
    Paine, Thomas: establish a memorial in Constitution Gardens in the 
        District of Columbia and include the structure known as 
        ``Canal House'' in the memorial (see H.R. 3021), [5OC]
    Pinnacles National Monument: expand boundaries (see H.R. 2279), 
        [18JN]
    Postal Service: make American Battle Monuments Commission and 
        World War II Memorial Advisory Board eligible to use nonprofit 
        mail rates (see H.R. 2319), [23JN]
    Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to 
        establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in 
        foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 1804), 
        [13MY]
    ------prohibit desecration of memorials (see H.R. 678), [10FE]
    Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans 
        who died after their service, but as a direct result of that 
        service (see H.R. 3293), [10NO]
  Reports filed
    Black Canyon National Park and Gunnison Gorge National 
        Conservation Area Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 323) 
        (H. Rept. 106-307), [8SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1487, National Monument NEPA Compliance Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 296) (H. Rept. 106-327), 
        [21SE]
    Construct a Monument To Honor Those Who Have Served the Nation's 
        Civil Defense and Emergency Management Programs: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 348) (H. Rept. 106-416), [27OC]
    National Medal of Honor Memorial Act: Committee on Veterans' 
        Affairs (House) (H.R. 1663) (H. Rept. 106-351), [30SE]
    National Monument NEPA Compliance Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1487) (H. Rept. 106-252), [22JY]
    Placement of Plaque Commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, ``I 
        Have a Dream'' Speech at the Lincoln Memorial: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2879) (H. Rept. 106-448), [4NO]
    Transfer Administrative Jurisdiction Over Certain Franklin D. 
        Roosevelt National Historic Site Lands to the Archivist of the 
        U.S. for Construction of a Visitor Center: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1104) (H. Rept. 106-141), [13MY]

MOORE, DENNIS (a Representative from Kansas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    CPSC: require child-proof caps for portable gasoline containers 
        (see H.R. 3136), [25OC]
    Oklahoma: compensate the Wyandotte Tribe for the taking of certain 
        rights by the Federal Government (see H.R. 1533), [22AP]
    Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 685), 
        [10FE]
    Taxation: clarify estate tax deduction for family-owned business 
        and farm interests (see H.R. 3127), [21OC]
    ------increase annual limitation on deductible contributions to 
        individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 802), [23FE]

MORALITY AND ETHICS
  Bills and resolutions
    Antitrust policy: treatment of voluntary guidelines governing 
        telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, and 
        music lyrics (see H.R. 1855), [18MY]
    Armed Forces: provide that consensual sexual activity between 
        adults shall not be a violation of the Uniform Code of 
        Military Justice (see H.R. 3126), [21OC]
    Children and youth: protect from exposure to explicit sexual or 
        violent material and prevent youth violence (see H.R. 2036), 
        [8JN]
    Computers: installation of filtering or blocking programs in 
        schools and libraries with Internet access (see H.R. 368), 
        [19JA] (see H.R. 2560), [20JY]
    ------require schools and libraries to install and use Internet 
        filtering or blocking technology to be eligible to receive or 
        retain universal service assistance (see H.R. 543), [3FE] (see 
        H.R. 896), [2MR]
    Crime: establish a commission to study the culture and 
        glorification of violence in the U.S. (see H.R. 1670), [4MY]
    Education: responsibility of employers for conduct of their 
        employees relative to sexual abuse of students (see H.R. 404), 
        [19JA]
    Entertainment industry: develop and enforce a system for labeling 
        violent content in audio and visual media products (see H.R. 
        2248), [16JN]
    Families and domestic relations: recognize importance of strong 
        marriages and the contributions that community marriage 
        policies have made to the strength of marriages (see H. Res. 
        280), [5AU]
    National Civility Week, Inc.: support efforts to restore civility, 
        honesty, integrity, and respectful consideration in the U.S. 
        (see H. Res. 134), [25MR] (see H. Res. 324), [7OC]
    National Week of Reflection and Tolerance: support (see H. Res. 
        117), [16MR]
    Pornography: impact of obscenity and sexual objectification on 
        society (see H. Res. 239), [1JY]
    Schools: importance and constitutionality of prayers and 
        invocations at public school sporting events (see H. Con. Res. 
        199), [19OC]
    Science: prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research (see 
        H.R. 571), [4FE]
    ------prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research and 
        encourage equivalent restrictions by other countries (see H.R. 
        2326), [23JN]
    Taxation: repeal taxes on American Values (see H.R. 2350), [24JN]

MORAN, JAMES P. (a Representative from Virginia)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2466, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations, [4OC]
    ------H.R. 2561, Dept. of Defense appropriations, [13SE]
    ------H.R. 2587, District of Columbia appropriations, [3AU]
    ------H.R. 3064, District of Columbia appropriations, [21OC]
    Reading of George Washington's farewell address, [11FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Andrew T. McNamara Building, Fort Belvoir, VA: designate (see H.R. 
        3228), [4NO]
    Dept. of Defense: allow Medicare-eligible military health care 
        system beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health 
        Benefits Program (see H.R. 205), [7JA]
    Diseases: recognize the severity of colon cancer and the need for 
        education in prevention and early detection (see H. Con. Res. 
        133), [15JN]
    District of Columbia: reduce traffic congestion, promote economic 
        development, and improve the quality of life in Washington 
        metropolitan region (see H.R. 2688), [3AU]
    Ecology and environment: protect children from exposure to certain 
        environmental pollutants (see H.R. 199), [7JA]
    El Salvador: extradition of Salvadorans to U.S (see H. Res. 17), 
        [7JA]
    Employment: provide for regional skills training alliances (see 
        H.R. 200), [7JA] (see H.R. 733), [11FE]
    Job Training Partnership Act: establish regional private industry 
        councils for labor market areas that are located in more than 
        one State (see H.R. 201), [7JA]
    ------funding of incentive bonuses to certain job training 
        providers that place large percentages of individuals in 
        certain occupations (see H.R. 203), [7JA]
    National Museum of the U.S. Army: locate at Fort Belvoir, VA (see 
        H.R. 1912), [24MY]
    Taxation: treatment of high technology job training expenses (see 
        H.R. 204), [7JA]
    ------treatment of information technology job training expenses 
        (see H.R. 838), [24FE]

MORAN, JERRY (a Representative from Kansas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agricultural Market Transition Act: provide compensation for loss 
        markets to farm owners and producers who have entered into 
        production flexibility contracts (see H.R. 2568), [20JY]
    Clifford R. Hope Post Office, Garden City, KS: designate (see H.R. 
        197), [7JA]
    Dept. of Transportation: establish a program to designate as an 
        Interstate Oasis certain facilities near the interstate 
        highway system (see H.R. 1872), [19MY]
    Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Washington, DC: 
        designate (see H.R. 3108), [19OC]
    Eisenhower, Dwight D.: acknowledge and commemorate service as 
        General of the Army and President (see H. Con. Res. 198), 
        [14OC]
    Food Security Act: provide greater flexibility to producers for 
        land enrollment in the conservation reserve (see H.R. 2779), 
        [5AU]
    Government: establish lower statutory limits on public debt for 
        fiscal years 2000-2009 (see H.R. 948), [2MR]
    Medicaid: protect payments to previously approved State school-
        based health plans for Medicaid-eligible

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        children with individualized education programs (see H.R. 
        3486), [18NO]
    National Teachers Hall of Fame: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 
        164), [7JA]
    Natural gas: provide relief to businesses relative to interest and 
        penalties on refunds retroactively ordered by FERC (see H.R. 
        1117), [16MR]
    Taxation: incentives to encourage domestic production of oil and 
        gas and respond to surging foreign oil imports (see H.R. 
        1116), [16MR]
    William H. Avery Post Office, Wakefield, KS: designate (see H.R. 
        2591), [22JY]

MORELLA, CONSTANCE A. (a Representative from Maryland)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 
        21st Century, [14OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Children and youth: provide greater access to child care services 
        for Federal employees (see H.R. 206), [7JA]
    Collins, Eileen: tribute to space shuttle mission with first 
        female commander (see H. Res. 267), [29JY]
    Courts: establish new method for fixing rates of basic pay for 
        administrative appeals judges (see H.R. 3185), [1NO]
    Education: provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 645), 
        [9FE]
    FAA: authorize research, engineering, and development programs 
        (see H.R. 1551), [26AP]
    Federal agencies and departments: improve ability to license 
        federally owned inventions (see H.R. 209), [7JA]
    Federal employees: allow for the contribution of rollover 
        distributions to accounts and eliminate waiting-period 
        requirements for participation in the Thrift Savings Plan (see 
        H.R. 208), [7JA]
    ------establish program under which current and former employees 
        may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1111), [16MR]
    ------health benefits coverage for hearing aids and examinations 
        (see H.R. 2321), [23JN]
    ------make percentage limitations on contributions to the Thrift 
        Savings Plan comparable to dollar amount limitations on 
        elective deferrals (see H.R. 483), [2FE]
    ------treatment of Government physicians' comparability allowances 
        as basic pay for retirement purposes (see H.R. 207), [7JA]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass 
        measurements (see H.R. 933), [2MR]
    Health: establish standards to improve children's health quality 
        in managed care plans and other health plans (see H.R. 1661), 
        [4MY]
    ------initiatives to protect and inform the public about food 
        allergies (see H. Res. 309), [28SE]
    Medicaid: permit State waiver authority to provide medical 
        assistance in cases of congenital heart defects (see H.R. 
        3325), [10NO]
    National Commission for Science and Mathematics Leadership: 
        establish (see H.R. 210), [7JA]
    NIST: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1744), [10MY]
    Taxation: make dependent care credit refundable (see H.R. 3282), 
        [9NO] (see H.R. 3436), [17NO]
    Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against 
        women (see H.R. 1248), [24MR]

MORGAN, LEWIS R.
  Bills and resolutions
    Lewis R. Morgan Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Newman, GA: 
        designate (see H.R. 1121), [16MR]
  Reports filed
    Lewis R. Morgan Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Newnan, GA: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        1121) (H. Rept. 106-111), [27AP]

MOTION PICTURES
  Bills and resolutions
    Antitrust policy: treatment of voluntary guidelines governing 
        telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, and 
        music lyrics (see H.R. 1855), [18MY]
    Children and youth: protect from exposure to explicit sexual or 
        violent material and prevent youth violence (see H.R. 2036), 
        [8JN]
    Copyrights: strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (see 
        H.R. 1761), [11MY] (see H.R. 3456), [18NO]
    Entertainment industry: develop and enforce a system for labeling 
        violent content in audio and visual media products (see H.R. 
        2248), [16JN]
    FTC: study marketing practices of the motion picture, recording, 
        and video/personal computer game industries (see H.R. 2157), 
        [10JN]
    Morality and ethics: establish a commission to study the culture 
        and glorification of violence in the U.S. (see H.R. 1670), 
        [4MY]
    National Commission on the Impact of U.S. Culture on American 
        Youth: establish (see H.R. 3251), [8NO]
    National parks and recreation areas: collection of fees for the 
        making of motion pictures, television productions, and sound 
        tracks (see H.R. 154), [7JA]
    National Youth Violence Commission: establish (see H.R. 2093), 
        [9JN]
    Surgeon General: importance of report on media and violence (see 
        H.J. Res. 47), [28AP]
    Taxation: treatment of unemployment tax relative to entertainment 
        industry (see H.R. 2747), [5AU]
    World Trade Organization: address issue of runaway film production 
        and cultural content restrictions at Seattle, WA, talks (see 
        H. Res. 384), [17NO]
  Motions
    Copyrights: strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (S. 
        1257), [2AU]
  Reports filed
    Copyright Damages Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1761) (H. Rept. 106-216), [1JY]
    National Parks' Collection of Fees for Making of Motion Pictures, 
        Television Productions, and Sound Tracks: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 154) (H. Rept. 106-75), [23MR]

MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 2679): consideration (see H. Res. 329), [13OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2679, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 329) (H. Rept. 106-381), [13OC]
    Provisions: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 2679) (H. Rept. 106-333), [24SE]

MOTOR VEHICLE INFORMATION AND COST SAVINGS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Motor vehicles: include air pollution information on fuel economy 
        labels for new automobiles (see H.R. 1976), [27MY]
  Messages
    National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, Highway Safety Act, 
        and Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act: President 
        Clinton, [26JY]

MOTOR VEHICLES
  Bills and resolutions
    Air pollution: include air pollution information on fuel economy 
        labels for new automobiles (see H.R. 1976), [27MY]
    Buses: prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation of 
        buses without seatbelts (see H.R. 56), [7JA]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        opening ceremonies of Sunrayce 99 (see H. Con. Res. 48), [9MR]
    Clean Air Act: prohibit the use of certain fuel additives 
        including methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated 
        gasoline (see H.R. 1367), [12AP] (see H.R. 1398), [14AP]
    ------waive oxygen content requirement and phase-out use of methyl 
        tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 
        1705), [5MY]
    Courts: limit liability of rental or leasing companies for 
        negligent operation of rented or leased vehicles (see H.R. 
        1954), [26MY]
    Credit: adjust statutory exemptions and civil penalties to reflect 
        inflation and eliminate certain rules in accounting for 
        interest rebates in consumer credit transactions (see H.R. 
        1332), [25MR]
    Crime: penalties for intentionally damaging mass transit vehicles 
        or causing death or serious injury to transit employees or 
        passengers (see H.R. 1080), [11MR]
    Dept. of the Interior: require study on methods to commemorate the 
        national significance of the Lincoln Highway (see H.R. 2570), 
        [20JY]
    Dept. of Transportation: conduct a study on improving the safety 
        of persons present at roadside emergencies (see H.R. 1990), 
        [27MY]
    ------Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Improvement Program 
        emission standards (see H.R. 2788), [5AU]
    ------establish the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 
        (see H.R. 3419), [17NO]
    ------establish the National Motor Carrier Administration (see 
        H.R. 2679), [3AU]
    ------establish the National Motor Carrier Administration (H.R. 
        2679), consideration (see H. Res. 329), [13OC]
    ------make grants to develop a pilot program on the use of 
        telecommuting as a means of reducing air pollutant emissions 
        (see H.R. 2556), [19JY]
    ------promote use and construction of infrastructure facilities 
        for inherently low-emission vehicles at airports (see H.R. 
        1035), [9MR]
    Drunken driving: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise public 
        awareness of the serious problem of driving while intoxicated 
        (see H. Con. Res. 108), [17MY]
    ------national minimum sentence for a person who operates a motor 
        vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (see H.R. 1597), 
        [28AP]
    ------national standard to prohibit the operation of motor 
        vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 1595), [28AP]
    Federal Highway Administration: interim continuation of 
        administration of motor carrier functions (see H.R. 3036), 
        [7OC]
    George Washington Memorial Parkway: prohibit construction of new 
        facilities and structures along certain parts (see H.R. 757), 
        [11FE]
    Government regulations: average fuel economy standards for 
        automobiles (see H.R. 1992), [27MY]
    ------require automatic door locks on passenger cars (see H.R. 
        3153), [27OC]
    Hazardous substances: authorizing appropriations for safe 
        transportation of hazardous material (see H.R. 968), [3MR]
    Insurance: establish requirements for the cancellation of 
        automobile insurance policies (see H.R. 644), [9FE]
    ------provide consumers choice of auto insurance, guarantee 
        affordable premiums, and improve compensation for accident 
        victims (see H.R. 1475), [20AP]
    Interstate commerce: encourage States to enter into agreements to 
        conform regulations governing limousine services (see H.R. 
        523), [3FE]
    ------prohibit States from imposing restrictions on interstate 
        limousine services (see H.R. 1689), [5MY]
    Law enforcement: prevent traffic stops motivated by race or other 
        biases (see H.R. 1676), [4MY]
    ------provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (see 
        H.R. 1443), [15AP]
    Medicaid: require criminal background checks on drivers providing 
        medical assistance transportation services (see H.R. 2828), 
        [9SE]
    Mexico: require safety inspections on trucks crossing into the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 2766), [5AU]
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: correct errors in 
        authorization of certain programs (see H.R. 2035), [8JN]
    New York: allow use of tandem trailers in certain areas on 
        Interstate 787 (see H.R. 471), [2FE]
    New York, NY: eliminate limitation on toll collection on the 
        Verrazano Narrows Bridge (see H.R. 2582), [21JY]
    Pensions: require plan administrators that provide access to 
        automobile insurance to submit certain information on such 
        insurance to the FTC (see H.R. 2006), [8JN]

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    Petroleum: limit sulfur concentrations in gasoline (see H.R. 888), 
        [1MR]
    ------prohibit certain transfers or assignments of service station 
        franchises and certain fixing or maintaining of motor fuel 
        prices (see H.R. 811), [23FE]
    Power resources: establish a cooperative program to evaluate the 
        feasibility of using only fuel blended with ethanol to power 
        municipal vehicles (see H.R. 3464), [18NO]
    Privacy: protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social 
        Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform 
        national identifying number (see H.R. 220), [7JA]
    Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp 
        eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food 
        assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), [1NO]
    Roads and highways: vehicle weight limits (see H.R. 1667), [4MY]
    Safety: amend existing safety laws to strengthen commercial driver 
        licensing and improve compliance (see H.R. 2682), [3AU]
    ------ensure safe operation of small commercial vans (see H.R. 
        2775), [5AU]
    ------provide for annual renewal of safety permits relative to 
        transportation of hazardous substances (see H.R. 646), [9FE]
    ------transfer certain motor carrier safety functions from the 
        Federal Highway Administration to the National Highway Traffic 
        Safety Administration (see H.R. 507), [2FE]
    School buses: prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or 
        importation of school buses without seatbelts (see H.R. 165), 
        [7JA]
    States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles 
        within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 
        3219), [4NO]
    ------treatment of Federal highway funds relative to suspension of 
        driving privileges of minors convicted of drunken driving (see 
        H.R. 2274), [17JN]
    Taxation: allow cash payment to Federal employees in lieu of 
        parking benefits (see H.R. 1513), [21AP]
    ------eliminate certain unfair provisions (see H.R. 2414), [1JY]
    ------encourage production and use of electric vehicles (see H.R. 
        1108), [15MR]
    ------provide tax incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles 
        and the development of alternative fuels (see H.R. 2252), 
        [17JN]
    ------repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general 
        fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway 
        transportation (see H.R. 1001), [4MR]
    ------repeal the motor fuel excise taxes on intercity buses (see 
        H.R. 2423), [1JY]
    ------treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see 
        H.R. 1317), [25MR]
    ------treatment of charitable use of passenger automobiles (see 
        H.R. 487), [2FE]
    ------treatment of clean-fuel vehicles by enterprise zone 
        businesses (see H.R. 260), [7JA]
    ------treatment of long-term vehicle storage by tax-exempt 
        organizations which conduct county and similar fairs (see H.R. 
        2640), [29JY]
    ------use revenues from excise taxes imposed on fuel used in 
        trains for the elimination of railway-highway crossing hazards 
        (see H.R. 2060), [8JN]
    Transportation: prohibit the awarding of transportation project 
        grants relative to purchases of diesel-fueled buses for use in 
        certain nonattainment areas (see H.R. 3326), [10NO] (see H.R. 
        3376), [16NO]
  Messages
    National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, Highway Safety Act, 
        and Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act: President 
        Clinton, [26JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2679, Motor Carrier Safety Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 329) (H. Rept. 106-381), [13OC]
    Motor Carrier Safety Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2679) (H. Rept. 106-333), [24SE]
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Programs 
        Authorization Errors Correction: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 2035) (H. Rept. 106-200), [25JN]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for Opening Ceremonies of Sunrayce 99: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. 
        Con. Res. 48) (H. Rept. 106-60), [16MR]

MOUNTAINS
  Bills and resolutions
    California: designate Otay Mountain region as wilderness (see H.R. 
        15), [6JA]
    Devils Tower National Monument: retain name of mountain (see H.R. 
        581), [4FE]
    Mount McKinley, AK: rename Mount Denali (see H.R. 1815), [13MY]
    ------retain name (see H.R. 231), [7JA]
    National Weather Service: relocation of radar tower on Sulphur 
        Mountain near Ojai, CA (see H.R. 1087), [11MR]
    San Isabel National Forest: designate certain lands as Spanish 
        Peaks Wilderness (see H.R. 898), [2MR]
    Talladega National Forest: designate certain lands as the Dugger 
        Mountain Wilderness (see H.R. 2632), [29JY]
  Reports filed
    Dugger Mountain Wilderness Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 2632) (H. Rept. 106-422), [28OC]
    Otay Mountain Region of California Designation as Wilderness: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 15) (H. Rept. 106-65), 
        [17MR]
    Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        898) (H. Rept. 106-173), [8JN]

MUHAMMAD ALI BOXING REFORM ACT
see Boxing Reform Act

MULLANY, KATE
  Bills and resolutions
    Kate Mullany National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 641), 
        [9FE]

MULTIDISTRICT, MULTIPARTY, MULTIFORUM TRIAL JURISDICTION ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2112, provisions, [16NO]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2112) (H. 
        Rept. 106-276), [30JY]

MUNICIPAL BIOLOGICAL MONITORING USE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 155), [7JA]

MUNICIPALITIES
see Urban Areas

MURFREESBORO, TN
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: convey certain real property to 
        Murfreesboro, TN (see H.R. 3094), [18OC]

MURTHA, JOHN P. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1141, emergency supplemental appropriations, [22AP]
    ------H.R. 1905, legislative branch of the Government 
        appropriations, [1JY]
    ------H.R. 2466, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations, [4OC]
    ------H.R. 2561, Dept. of Defense appropriations, [13SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Armed Forces: increase basic pay and revise the retired pay 
        computation formula applicable to certain veterans (see H.R. 
        500), [2FE]
    Health: ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-
        related information (see H.R. 2404), [30JN]
    Korean War: mint coins in commemoration of the fiftieth 
        anniversary of Marine Corps participation (see H.R. 2663), 
        [30JY]
    Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see 
        H.J. Res. 52), [6MY]

MUSEUMS
  Appointments
    Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents, [19JA], [7JN]
  Bills and resolutions
    Armenia: provide all U.S. records relative to the Armenian 
        genocide to the Committee on International Relations (House), 
        the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum library, and the Armenian 
        Genocide Museum (see H. Res. 155), [28AP]
    Conable, Barber B., Jr.: appointment as citizen regent of 
        Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see H.J. Res. 26), 
        [9FE]
    Gettysburg National Military Park: require specific congressional 
        authorization for construction of any visitor's center or 
        museum near or within boundaries (see H.R. 2438), [1JY]
    Gray, Hanna H.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian 
        Institution Board of Regents (see H.J. Res. 27), [9FE]
    GSA: convey a parcel of land in the District of Columbia for 
        construction of the National Health Museum (see H.R. 3171), 
        [28OC]
    National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), [4AU]
    National Lighthouse Center and Museum: grant Federal charter (see 
        H.R. 2374), [29JN]
    National Museum of the U.S. Army: locate at Fort Belvoir, VA (see 
        H.R. 1912), [24MY]
    National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee: establish 
        (see H.R. 1246), [24MR]
    Native Americans: provide for appropriate study and repatriation 
        of remains for which a cultural affiliation is not readily 
        ascertainable (see H.R. 2643), [29JY]
    New York, NY: Brooklyn Museum of Art funding termination (see H. 
        Con. Res. 191), [1OC]
    Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American 
        Museum (see H.R. 923), [2MR]
    Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for 
        charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or 
        scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 3249), 
        [8NO]
    Tuscola, IL: recognize the Korean War Veterans National Museum and 
        Library as a National Korean War Veterans Museum (see H. Res. 
        320), [1OC]
    Williams, Wesley S., Jr.: appointment as citizen regent of 
        Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see H.J. Res. 28), 
        [9FE]

MUSIC AND DANCE
related term(s) Arts and Humanities
  Appointments
    National Council on the Arts, [25FE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Antitrust policy: treatment of voluntary guidelines governing 
        telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, and 
        music lyrics (see H.R. 1855), [18MY]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        performances sponsored by the Kennedy Center for the 
        Performing Arts (see H. Con. Res. 52), [10MR]
    Children and youth: protect from exposure to explicit sexual or 
        violent material and prevent youth violence (see H.R. 2036), 
        [8JN]
    Education: give gifted and talented students the opportunity to 
        develop their capabilities (see H.R. 637), [9FE]
    Entertainment industry: develop and enforce a system for labeling 
        violent content in audio and visual media products (see H.R. 
        2248), [16JN]
    FTC: study marketing practices of the motion picture, recording, 
        and video/personal computer game industries (see H.R. 2157), 
        [10JN]
    Latin music: tribute to Tejano music and other forms of Latin 
        music (see H. Con. Res. 65), [18MR]
    Morality and ethics: establish a commission to study the culture 
        and glorification of violence in the U.S. (see H.R. 1670), 
        [4MY]
    National Commission on the Impact of U.S. Culture on American 
        Youth: establish (see H.R. 3251), [8NO]
    National parks and recreation areas: collection of fees for the 
        making of motion pictures, television productions, and sound 
        tracks (see H.R. 154), [7JA]
    Square dance: designate as the national folk dance of the U.S. 
        (see H.J. Res. 60), [17JN]
    Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for 
        charitable contributions of literary, musical, artis

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        tic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 
        3249), [8NO]
    Trademarks: increase penalties for infringing rights relative to 
        famous performing groups and clarify rights of individuals who 
        perform services as a group (see H.R. 1125), [16MR]
    U.S. Congressional Philharmonic Society: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 
        229), [16NO]
    Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts: rename as Wolf Trap 
        National Park for the Performing Arts (see H.R. 2049), [8JN]
    ``Yankee Doodle'': recognize Richard Shuckburgh as primary author 
        and Rensselaer, NY, as official home (see H. Con. Res. 15), 
        [19JA]
  Messages
    National Endowment for the Arts: President Clinton, [9MR]
  Reports filed
    National Parks' Collection of Fees for Making of Motion Pictures, 
        Television Productions, and Sound Tracks: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 154) (H. Rept. 106-75), [23MR]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for Performances Sponsored by the Kennedy 
        Center for the Performing Arts: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 52) (H. Rept. 106-
        63), [16MR]

MUTUAL FUNDS
see Securities

M/V SANDPIPER (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1741), [6MY]

MYANMAR, UNION OF
see Burma

MYRICK, SUE WILKINS (a Representative from North Carolina)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 
        1141), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 173), 
        [17MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental for military operations, 
        refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relative to Kosovo 
        conflict, and for military operations in Southwest Asia (H.R. 
        1664), consideration (see H. Res. 159), [5MY]
    Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 1218), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 233), [29JN]
    ------protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 2436), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 313), [29SE]
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (S. 1059), consideration of conference report 
        (see H. Res. 288), [14SE]
    ------authorizing appropriations for military activities and 
        prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1401), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 195), [26MY] (see H. Res. 200), [8JN]
    ------making appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2465), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 242), [12JY]
    ------making appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2465), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 262), [27JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2561), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 257), [21JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2561), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 326), [12OC]
    Dept. of Justice: provide grants to organizations to find missing 
        adults (see H.R. 2780), [5AU]
    Federal Maritime Commission: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 
        819), consideration (see H. Res. 104), [10MR]
    Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty (H.R. 1691), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 245), [13JY]
    North Carolina: eliminate a vacant judgeship in the eastern 
        district and establish a new judgeship in the western district 
        (see H.R. 1419), [14AP]
    Panama Canal: negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of 
        U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 233), [17NO]
    Tariff: butralin (see H.R. 2194), [14JN]
    Taxation: extend certain tax benefits to Armed Forces members 
        performing services in Serbia and Montenegro (H.R. 1376), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 140), [14AP]
    World War II: tribute to women who served in military capacities 
        and contributed to victory (see H. Res. 41), [4FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1141, Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 173) (H. Rept. 106-144), [17MY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2465, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and 
        Base Realignment and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 262) (H. Rept. 106-268), [27JY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2561, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 326) (H. 
        Rept. 106-375), [12OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on S. 1059, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel 
        Strengths, and Military Construction: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 288) (H. Rept. 106-316), [14SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 819, Federal Maritime Commission 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 104) (H. 
        Rept. 106-49), [10MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1218, Child Custody Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 233) (H. Rept. 106-211), 
        [29JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1376, Extend Certain Tax Benefits to Armed 
        Forces Members Performing Services in Serbia and Montenegro: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 140) (H. Rept. 106-95), 
        [14AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1401, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for 
        Military Activities and Prescribing Personnel Strengths: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 195) (H. Rept. 106-166), 
        [26MY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 200) (H. Rept. 106-175), 
        [8JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1664, Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 159) (H. Rept. 106-127), [5MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1691, Religious Liberty Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 245) (H. Rept. 106-229), 
        [13JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2436, Unborn Victims of Violence Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 313) (H. Rept. 106-348), 
        [29SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2465, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for 
        Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment 
        and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 242) (H. 
        Rept. 106-227), [12JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2561, Dept. of Defense Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 257) (H. Rept. 106-247), 
        [21JY]

NADLER, JERROLD (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Children and youth: require posting of CPSC safety standards in 
        child care centers and require a Dept. of HHS report with 
        recommendations to promote compliance with such standards (see 
        H.R. 2552), [19JY]
    Financial institutions: require enhanced security measures 
        relative to surveillance pictures which can be used as 
        evidence in criminal prosecutions (see H.R. 1131), [16MR]
    Firearms: ban import of firearms that have been cosmetically 
        altered to avoid the ban on semiautomatic assault weapons (see 
        H.R. 1809), [13MY]
    ------condition certain State justice assistance grants on 
        implementation of handgun registration systems (see H.R. 
        2917), [22SE]
    ------require persons to obtain a State license before receiving a 
        handgun or ammunition (see H.R. 2916), [22SE]
    Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (see H.R. 1133), [16MR]
    House Rules: require legislation which amends a law to show 
        changes in the law (see H. Res. 116), [16MR]
    Immigration: exempt certain elderly persons from certain 
        naturalization requirements and permit certain other elderly 
        persons to take the history and government examination in a 
        language of their choice (see H.R. 2899), [21SE]
    Insurance: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 1132), 
        [16MR]
    Medicare: restrictions on changes in benefits under 
        Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 1134), [16MR]
    New York: maintenance and preservation of Governors Island (see 
        H.R. 1343), [25MR]
    New York, NY: eliminate limitation on toll collection on the 
        Verrazano Narrows Bridge (see H.R. 2582), [21JY]
    Palestinians: condemn efforts to revive the original Palestine 
        partition plan and the U.N. Commission on Human Rights 
        resolution endorsing self-determination based on the plan (see 
        H. Con. Res. 131), [10JN]
    Railroads: maintain or create a national system that meets the 
        transportation services needs of the U.S. economy (see H.R. 
        3398), [16NO]
    Sherer, Morris: tribute (see H. Res. 229), [29JN]
    Social Security: create a fair and modern Social Security Program 
        to strengthen and protect the retirement income security of 
        every U.S. citizen (see H.R. 1043), [9MR] (see H. Res. 93), 
        [3MR]
    Taxation: exclude from estate taxes certain works of artistic 
        property created by the decedent (see H.R. 2107), [9JN]
    ------provide inflation adjustments to income threshold amounts 
        applicable in determining taxable Social Security benefits 
        (see H.R. 3437), [17NO]
    ------treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 3438), 
        [17NO]
    Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 
        2163), [10JN]
    Transportation: prohibit the awarding of transportation project 
        grants relative to purchases of diesel-fueled buses for use in 
        certain nonattainment areas (see H.R. 3326), [10NO]
    World War II: allow Federal district courts to hear civil actions 
        to recover damages caused by the Nazi government of Germany 
        (see H.R. 3254), [8NO]

NAFTA
see Treaties and Agreements

NAMIBIA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: settlement of U.S. families' claims by Germany 
        relative to aircraft collision near Namibia (see H. Res. 183), 
        [19MY]

NAPOLITANO, GRACE F. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [25JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Serbia: release of captured U.S. servicemen and adherence to 
        Geneva Convention protocols relative to POW and civilians (see 
        H. Con. Res. 83), [12AP]

NARCOTICS
see Drugs

NATCHER, WILLIAM H. (a former Representative from Kentucky) 
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    William H. Natcher Bridge: designate (see H.R. 1162), [17MR]
  Reports filed
    William H. Natcher Bridge: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1162) (H. Rept. 106-112), [27AP]

NATHALIE, VA
  Bills and resolutions
    Susie A. Davis Post Office: designate (see H.R. 3042), [7OC]

NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
  Bills and resolutions
    Coordinated Oceanographic Program Advisory Panel: establish (see 
        H.R. 2090), [9JN]
    Dept. of Labor: require completion of a National Academy of 
        Sciences study before implementing standards or guidelines on 
        ergonomics (see H.R. 987), [4MR]
    ------require completion of a National Academy of Sciences study 
        before implementing standards or

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        guidelines on ergonomics (H.R. 987), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 271), [2AU]
    Endangered species: review recommendation by the National Academy 
        of Sciences of species that should be removed from lists of 
        endangered and threatened species (see H.R. 2343), [24JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 987, Workplace Preservation Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 271) (H. Rept. 106-280), [2AU]
    Workplace Preservation Act: Committee on Education (House) (H.R. 
        987) (H. Rept. 106-272), [29JY]

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2684, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and 
        sundry independent agencies appropriations, [4OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        2815), [8SE]
    Apollo astronauts: design and present an award (see H.R. 2572), 
        [20JY]
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 1654), [3MY]
    ------authorizing (H.R. 1654), consideration (see H. Res. 174), 
        [18MY]
    Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        2815), [8SE]
    Collins, Eileen: tribute to space shuttle mission with first 
        female commander (see H. Res. 267), [29JY]
    Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), 
        [8SE]
    Computers: networking and information technology research and 
        development funding (see H.R. 2086), [9JN]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2684), [3AU]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2684), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 275), [4AU]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2684), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 328), [13OC]
    Education: academic programs funding (see H.R. 1527), [22AP]
    ------develop and distribute to schools an educational curriculum 
        to commemorate the centennial of powered flight (see H.R. 
        1754), [11MY]
    Glenn, John: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 239), [7JA]
    Space policy: declaration of space leadership (see H. Con. Res. 
        66), [18MR]
    ------tribute to the 30th anniversary of the first lunar landing 
        and the accomplishments of the Apollo program (see H. Con. 
        Res. 110), [20MY]
  Conference reports
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2684), [13OC]
  Messages
    NASA Report: President Clinton, [18NO]
  Motions
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2684), [9SE], [4OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2684, Depts. of 
        Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 328) (H. 
        Rept. 106-380), [13OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 1654, NASA Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 174) (H. Rept. 106-147), [18MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2684, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, 
        and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 275) (H. Rept. 106-292), [4AU]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2684) 
        (H. Rept. 106-379), [13OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2684) (H. Rept. 
        106-286), [3AU]
    NASA Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1654) (H. 
        Rept. 106-145), [18MY]
    Networking and Information Technology Research and Development 
        Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2086) (H. Rept. 106-
        472), [16NO]

NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND TEACHING POLICY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Power resources: authorize research to promote the conversion of 
        biomass into biobased industrial products (see H.R. 2827), 
        [9SE]

NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    National Service Trust Program: repeal (see H.R. 878), [25FE]

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Archivist of the U.S.: transfer certain Federal land in Michigan 
        to the Gerald R. Ford Foundation (see H.R. 3450), [18NO]
    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. 1104), [11MR]
  Reports filed
    Transfer Administrative Jurisdiction Over Certain Franklin D. 
        Roosevelt National Historic Site Lands to the Archivist of the 
        U.S. for Construction of a Visitor Center: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1104) (H. Rept. 106-141), [13MY]

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE
  Bills and resolutions
    Anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 33), [11FE]

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS
  Bills and resolutions
    Antitrust policy: treatment of voluntary guidelines governing 
        telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, and 
        music lyrics (see H.R. 1855), [18MY]

NATIONAL BROADCASTING CO. (NBC)
  Bills and resolutions
    Television: importance of family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 
        346), [28OC]

NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE
  Bills and resolutions
    Health: require that membership of advisory bodies include 
        individuals who are knowledgeable in complementary and 
        alternative medicine (see H.R. 2092), [9JN]
    Research: increase involvement of advocates in breast cancer 
        research (see H.R. 1596), [28AP]

NATIONAL CEMETERIES
related term(s) Cemeteries and Funerals
  Bills and resolutions
    Arlington National Cemetery: authorize memorialization at the 
        columbarium for eligible veterans who have donated their 
        remains to science (see H.R. 1069), [11MR]
    ------enact into law eligibility requirements for interment (see 
        H.R. 70), [7JA]
    Dept. of the Treasury: report on tax incentives to encourage non-
        Armed Forces members to participate in an honor guard for 
        veterans' funerals (see H.R. 289), [7JA]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for 
        veterans at Fort Gordon, GA (see H.R. 2195), [14JN]
    ------establish a national cemetery for veterans in the 
        Albuquerque, NM, area (see H.R. 3335), [10NO]
    ------establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Atlanta, 
        GA, area (see H.R. 1249), [24MR]
    ------establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Boise, ID, 
        area (see H.R. 1978), [27MY]
    ------establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Miami, FL, 
        area (see H.R. 1628), [29AP]
    ------establish a national cemetery for veterans in the 
        Pittsburgh, PA, area (see H.R. 1973), [27MY]
    ------establish a national cemetery for veterans in the San Diego, 
        CA, area (see H.R. 3199), [2NO]
    ------establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Valley 
        Forge National Historic Park (see H.R. 1961), [26MY]
    ------establish additional national cemeteries for veterans (see 
        H.R. 1476), [20AP]
    ------furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of 
        certain individuals (see H.R. 1160), [17MR] (see H.R. 1387), 
        [13AP]
    ------provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected 
        disability benefits, improve certain veterans programs, and 
        enhance retirement for U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans 
        Claims judges (see H.R. 2280), [18JN]
    ------provide veterans reasonable access to burial in national 
        cemeteries (see H. Res. 208), [15JN]
    Medal of Honor: recognize certain National Medal of Honor sites as 
        national memorials (see H.R. 1663), [4MY]
    Veterans: comprehensive assessment of veterans' cemeteries (see 
        H.R. 2040), [8JN]
    ------increase burial benefits paid for plot allowances and pay 
        States for plot allowances for veterans eligible for burial in 
        a national cemetery who are buried in cemeteries of such 
        States (see H.R. 2586), [22JY]
    ------require employers to give employees who are members of 
        reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor 
        guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), [7JA]
    Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: enact (H.R. 
        2280), Senate amendments (see H. Res. 368), [9NO]
  Reports filed
    Arlington National Cemetery Burial Eligibility Act: Committee on 
        Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 70) (H. Rept. 106-70), [18MR]
    National Medal of Honor Memorial Act: Committee on Veterans' 
        Affairs (House) (H.R. 1663) (H. Rept. 106-351), [30SE]
    Veterans Benefits Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
        (House) (H.R. 2280) (H. Rept. 106-202), [25JN]

NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 905), [2MR]

NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON DOMESTIC HEALTH DISPARITIES
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 2391), [30JN]

NATIONAL CENTER FOR RURAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
  Bills and resolutions
    Funding (see H.R. 2564), [20JY]

NATIONAL CENTER FOR SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 3214), [3NO]

NATIONAL CERTIFICATION BOARD OF DIABETES EDUCATORS
  Bills and resolutions
    Medicare: designate certain diabetes educators as certified 
        providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education 
        services (see H.R. 3003), [4OC]

NATIONAL CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL DAY
  Bills and resolutions
    Designate (see H. Res. 376), [10NO]

NATIONAL CIVILITY WEEK, INC.
  Bills and resolutions
    Morality and ethics: support efforts to restore civility, honesty, 
        integrity, and respectful consideration in the U.S. (see H. 
        Res. 134), [25MR] (see H. Res. 324), [7OC]

NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Fulmer, Phillip: Football Writers Association of America Eddie 
        Robinson Coach of the Year award recipient (see H. Res. 33), 
        [2FE]
    University of Tennessee: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 
        33), [2FE]

NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS LEADERSHIP
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 210), [7JA]

NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORISM
  Appointments
    Members, [6JA], [23JN], [2AU]

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NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE IMPACT OF U.S. CULTURE ON AMERICAN YOUTH
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 3251), [8NO]

NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE PREVENTION OF SCHOOL VIOLENCE
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 1556), [26AP]

NATIONAL COMMISSION ON YOUTH CRIME AND SCHOOL VIOLENCE
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 1988), [27MY]

NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT EMERALD SOCIETIES
  Bills and resolutions
    Law enforcement officers: tribute to activities honoring John M. 
        Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut of the U.S. Capitol Police (see 
        H. Res. 171), [13MY]

NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE ARTS
  Appointments
    Members, [11FE], [25FE]

NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Financial institutions: safeguard confidential banking and credit 
        union information (see H.R. 174), [7JA] (see H.R. 516), [3FE]

NATIONAL DEBT
see Public Debt

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-speed computers 
        (see H.R. 2623), [27JY]

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY
  Messages
    Report: President Clinton, [18MR]

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS
  Messages
    Report: President Clinton, [9MR]

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal-State relations: require Federal agencies to consult with 
        State and local governments on environmental impact statements 
        (see H.R. 2029), [8JN]
  Reports filed
    National Monument NEPA Compliance Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1487) (H. Rept. 106-252), [22JY]

NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE
  Bills and resolutions
    Funding (see H.R. 731), [11FE]

NATIONAL FIREARMS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Firearms: regulate the manufacture and sale of armor-piercing 
        ammunition and laser sights (see H.R. 2421), [1JY]

NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    National Flood Insurance Program: improve predisaster mitigation 
        and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded 
        properties (see H.R. 1297), [25MR] (see H.R. 2728), [5AU]

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
  Bills and resolutions
    Payton, Walter: tribute (see H. Res. 370), [9NO]

NATIONAL FORESTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Arapaho National Forest: designate James Peak Wilderness (see H.R. 
        2177), [10JN]
    Arizona: conveyance of certain national forest lands to the city 
        of Sedona, AZ (see H.R. 1969), [26MY]
    Carson National Forest: land conveyance to Rio Arriba County, NM 
        (see H.R. 694), [10FE]
    ------land conveyance to San Juan College (see H.R. 695), [10FE]
    Clean Air Act: exempt prescribed burning from regulations (see 
        H.R. 236), [7JA]
    Coronado National Forest: redesignate in honor of Morris K. Udall 
        (see H.R. 981), [4MR]
    Education: transfer of certain public lands or national forest 
        lands for use as elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 
        150), [7JA]
    ------transfer of certain public lands or national forest lands 
        for use as elementary or secondary schools (H.R. 150), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 189), [25MY]
    Forest Service: provide incentives to improve accounting and 
        financial reporting systems by temporarily capping 
        discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 2996), [1OC]
    Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to 
        strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 2512), 
        [14JY]
    ------eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate 
        the economic recovery and diversification of communities 
        dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1396), 
        [13AP]
    ------guarantee States and counties containing Federal forest 
        lands compensation for loss of property tax revenues instead 
        of timber sale revenues (see H.R. 2868), [15SE]
    Kern County, CA: convey Forest Service property in exchange for 
        county lands suitable for inclusion in Sequoia National Forest 
        (see H.R. 1680), [4MY]
    Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of 
        Federal natural assets (see H.R. 2222), [15JN]
    Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act: technical 
        corrections (see H.R. 149), [7JA]
    Public lands: acquisition of Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico, 
        establish a trust to manage such lands, and reform the Federal 
        land management process (see H.R. 3288), [9NO]
    ------restore stability to payments made to States and counties 
        containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of 
        public schools and roads (see H.R. 2389), [30JN]
    ------restore stability to payments made to States and counties 
        containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of 
        public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 352), [2NO]
    ------return of fair and reasonable fees for use and occupancy of 
        land under the recreation residence program (see H.R. 3268), 
        [9NO] (see H.R. 3327), [10NO]
    ------use of alternative arrangements for windstorm-damaged 
        national forests and grasslands in Texas (see H.R. 1524), 
        [22AP]
    San Isabel National Forest: designate certain lands as Spanish 
        Peaks Wilderness (see H.R. 898), [2MR]
    Sequoia National Forest: increase recreational opportunities and 
        establish National Forest Preserve to protect Giant Sequoia 
        ecosystem (see H.R. 2077), [8JN]
    South Dakota: conveyance of certain national forest lands (see 
        H.R. 2079), [8JN]
    Talladega National Forest: designate certain lands as the Dugger 
        Mountain Wilderness (see H.R. 2632), [29JY]
    Wayne National Forest: continuance of oil and gas operations (see 
        H.R. 213), [7JA]
  Reports filed
    Carson National Forest Land Conveyance to Rio Arriba County, NM: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (S. 278) (H. Rept. 106-418), 
        [27OC]
    Carson National Forest Land Conveyance to San Juan College: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R 695) (H. Rept. 106-256), 
        [26JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 150, Education Land Grant Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 189) (H. Rept. 106-164), [25MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2389, County Schools Funding Revitalization 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 352) (H. Rept. 106-
        437), [2NO]
    County Schools Funding Revitalization Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2389) (H. Rept. 106-392), [18OC]
    Dugger Mountain Wilderness Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 2632) (H. Rept. 106-422), [28OC]
    Education Land Grant Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        150) (H. Rept. 106-132), [10MY]
    Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act Technical 
        Corrections: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 149) (H. 
        Rept. 106-17), [12FE]
    Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        898) (H. Rept. 106-173), [8JN]
    Terry Peak Land Transfer Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        2079) (H. Rept. 106-261), [26JY]

NATIONAL 4-H COUNCIL
  Bills and resolutions
    Community service: tribute to members for their voluntary 
        community service (see H. Con. Res. 194), [7OC]
    Postal Service: issue postage stamp in commemoration of 4-H Youth 
        Development Program's centennial (see H. Res. 109), [11MR]

NATIONAL GAMBLING IMPACT STUDY COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Gambling: implement recommendations relative to availability of 
        cash through automatic teller machines in gambling 
        establishments (see H.R. 2811), [8SE]
    Recommendations (see H. Con. Res. 137), [18JN]

NATIONAL GEOLOGIC MAPPING ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1528), [22AP]
  Reports filed
    Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1528) (H. Rept. 106-389), [18OC]

NATIONAL GUARD
  Bills and resolutions
    Air Force: procurement of certain airborne firefighting equipment 
        for the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard (see H.R. 
        377), [19JA]
    Armed Forces: improve benefits for members of reserve components 
        and their dependents (see H.R. 3267), [9NO]
    Children and youth: civilian youth opportunities program funding 
        (see H.R. 1719), [6MY]
    Glenville, NY: tribute to Air National Guard 109th Airlift Wing 
        for the South Pole rescue of Jerri Nielsen (see H. Con. Res. 
        205), [25OC]
    Taxation: allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the 
        military reserves and a comparable credit to self-employed 
        military reserve participants (see H.R. 803), [23FE]
    ------allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the 
        National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 712, 713), [11FE]

NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Motor vehicles: transfer certain motor carrier safety functions 
        from the Federal Highway Administration to the National 
        Highway Traffic Safety Administration (see H.R. 507), [2FE]
    Programs: correct errors in authorization (see H.R. 2035), [8JN]
  Reports filed
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Programs 
        Authorization Errors Correction: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 2035) (H. Rept. 106-200), [25JN]

NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    National Historic Preservation Fund: extend authorization (see 
        H.R. 834), [24FE]
  Reports filed
    National Historic Preservation Fund Authorization Extension: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 834) (H. Rept. 106-241), 
        [20JY]

NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND
  Bills and resolutions
    Authorization: extend (see H.R. 834), [24FE]
  Reports filed
     Authorization Extension: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        834) (H. Rept. 106-241), [20JY]

NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS COMMISSION
  Appointments
    Members, [12AP]

NATIONAL HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WEEK
  Bills and resolutions
    Designate (see H. Res. 293), [14SE]

NATIONAL HOLIDAYS
see Special Days and Holidays

NATIONAL HOUSING ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of HUD: insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction, 
        or rehabilitation of child care facilities

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        and establish a Children's Development Commission to certify 
        such facilities (see H.R. 1112), [16MR]
    ------make certain single family properties available at a 
        discount to individuals who teach in inner city schools (see 
        H.R. 2657), [30JY]
    FHA: require certain properties to be inspected and determined to 
        comply with minimum property standards (see H.R. 1797), [13MY]
    Housing: authorize trusts to hold memberships in nonprofit 
        cooperative ownership housing corporations which own certain 
        insured mortgaged properties (see H.R. 2491), [13JY]
    ------establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing 
        temporary difficulty making payments on mortgages insured 
        under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 595), [4FE]

NATIONAL IMMIGRATION BUREAU
  Bills and resolutions
    INS: replace with the National Immigration Bureau, separate 
        functions and restructure fees relative to immigration 
        enforcement and adjudication services, and restore status 
        adjustment eligibility (see H.R. 2680), [3AU]

NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORP.
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 115), [7JA]

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND ENGINEERING
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 1795), [13MY]

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BUILDING SCIENCES
  Messages
    Report: President Clinton, [13MY]

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES
  Bills and resolutions
    Diseases: authorize development of research centers focusing on 
        environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer 
        (see H.R. 3433), [17NO]

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 1744), [10MY]
    Computers: improve security (see H.R. 2413), [1JY]
    ------networking and information technology research and 
        development funding (see H.R. 2086), [9JN]
    Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act: authorizing appropriations (see 
        H.R. 1184), [18MR]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1184), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 142), [20AP]
    Materials Corridor Partnership Initiative: establish multiagency 
        program to promote energy efficient and environmentally sound 
        economic development along the Mexican border (see H.R. 666), 
        [10FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1184, Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 142) (H. 
        Rept. 106-101), [20AP]
    Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act Appropriations: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 1184) (H. Rept. 106-99), [19AP]
    Networking and Information Technology Research and Development 
        Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2086) (H. Rept. 106-
        472), [16NO]

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: suspend anthrax vaccination immunization program 
        until it is determined to be safe and effective (see H.R. 
        2548), [19JY]
    Autism: expansion, intensification, and coordination of research 
        activities (see H.R. 997), [4MR]
    Children and youth: establish pediatric research initiative (see 
        H.R. 2621), [27JY]
    Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 
        762), [12FE]
    ------increase public awareness, encourage regular testing and 
        examinations, and extend research programs for prostate cancer 
        (see H. Res. 211), [16JN]
    Health: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 89), [2MR]
    National Cancer Institute: increase involvement of advocates in 
        breast cancer research (see H.R. 1596), [28AP]
    National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: 
        establish (see H.R. 1795), [13MY]
    Office of Autoimmune Diseases: establish (see H.R. 2573), [20JY]
    Research: experimental program to stimulate competitive research 
        (see H.R. 3115), [20OC]
    ------improve and expand clinical research programs (see H.R. 
        1798), [13MY]
    Science: prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research (see 
        H.R. 571), [4FE]
    ------prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research and 
        encourage equivalent restrictions by other countries (see H.R. 
        2326), [23JN]
    Taxation: allow designation of income tax refunds for use in NIH 
        biomedical research programs (see H.R. 785), [23FE] (see H.R. 
        977), [4MR]

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Employment: protect employee rights (see H.R. 978), [4MR]
    ------protect employer rights (see H.R. 1441), [15AP]
    Labor unions: require arbitration of initial contract negotiation 
        disputes (see H.R. 1412), [14AP]
    National Public Employment Relations Commission: establish (see 
        H.R. 1277), [24MR]
    NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction 
        thresholds (see H.R. 1620), [29AP]

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: recovery of attorneys' fees by small 
        businesses and labor organizations who prevail in proceedings 
        brought by NLRB or OSHA (see H.R. 1987), [27MY]
    ------recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor 
        organizations who prevail in proceedings brought by NLRB or 
        OSHA (H.R. 1987), consideration (see H. Res. 342), [25OC]
    Employment: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction 
        thresholds (see H.R. 1620), [29AP]
    ------protect employee rights (see H.R. 978), [4MR]
    ------protect employer rights (see H.R. 1441), [15AP]
    National Labor Relations Act: require arbitration of initial 
        contract negotiation disputes (see H.R. 1412), [14AP]
    Sports: assert jurisdiction over horseracing and dogracing 
        industries (see H.R. 770), [23FE]
    Territories: jurisdiction in labor disputes on Johnston Atoll (see 
        H.R. 478), [2FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1987, Fair Access to Indemnity and 
        Reimbursement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 342) 
        (H. Rept. 106-414), [25OC]
    Fair Access to Indemnity and Reimbursement Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1987) (H. Rept. 106-
        385), [14OC]

NATIONAL LAKESHORES
  Bills and resolutions
    Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore: clarify Dept. of the Interior 
        authority to accept donations of contiguous lands (see H.R. 
        2329), [23JN]

NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MUSEUM
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 2710), [4AU]

NATIONAL LIGHTHOUSE CENTER AND MUSEUM
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal charter: grant (see H.R. 2374), [29JN]

NATIONAL MANUFACTURED HOUSING CONSTRUCTION AND SAFETY STANDARDS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, 
        revision, and interpretation of safety standards for 
        manufactured home construction (see H.R. 710), [11FE]

NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Reauthorize (see H.R. 1243), [24MR]
  Reports filed
    Reauthorize: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1243) (H. Rept. 
        106-224), [12JY]

NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR MEMORIAL ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 1663) (H. 
        Rept. 106-351), [30SE]

NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 4): consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 
        179), [19MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 4, Provisions: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 179) (H. Rept. 106-150), [19MY]

NATIONAL MONUMENT NEPA COMPLIANCE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 1487): consideration (see H. Res. 296), [21SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1487, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 296) (H. Rept. 106-327), [21SE]
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1487) (H. Rept. 
        106-252), [22JY]

NATIONAL MONUMENTS
see Monuments and Memorials

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN'S HISTORY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 1246), [24MR]

NATIONAL OBJECTIVES
related term(s) Domestic policy
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 775, Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act, 
        [24JN]
  Bills and resolutions
    Budget: improve and strengthen budget process (see H.R. 853), 
        [25FE]
    ------reform process (see H.R. 2293), [22JN]
    Children and youth: improve health of children (see H.R. 1085), 
        [11MR]
    Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime 
        prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime 
        (see H. Res. 270), [30JY]
    Computers: coordinate testing and disclose readiness of certain 
        Federal and non-Federal computer systems relative to the year 
        2000 problem (see H.R. 1447), [15AP]
    ------disclose readiness of certain Federal and non-Federal 
        computer systems relative to the year 2000 problem (see H.R. 
        1884), [20MY]
    ------establish a loan guarantee program to address year 2000 
        problems of small businesses (see H.R. 1056), [10MR]
    ------minimize the disruption of Government and private sector 
        operations caused by the year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 
        1502), [21AP]
    ------promote and preserve the successes, leadership, and 
        uniqueness of the U.S. information technology sector (see H. 
        Con. Res. 182), [8SE]
    Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from 
        year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 775), [23FE] (see H.R. 
        1319), [25MR]
    ------encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from 
        year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 166), [11MY]
    ------encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from 
        year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 234), [30JN]
    Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see 
        H.R. 2037), [8JN]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S. 
        254), return to Senate (see H. Res. 249), [15JY]
    ------youth violence (see H. Res. 357), [3NO]
    Death and dying: recognize prevention of youth suicide as a 
        national priority (see H. Res. 286), [9SE]
    Dept. of Education: prohibit funding for national teacher testing 
        or certification proposals and withholding of funding to 
        States or local agencies that fail to adopt specific teacher 
        testing or certification proposals (see H.R. 1706), [5MY]
    Dept. of the Treasury: develop and implement a strategy to combat 
        money laundering (see H.R. 1426), [14AP] (see H.R. 2896), 
        [21SE]
    Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job 
        opportunities, convert military programs to social

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        programs, produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and 
        violence, and redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050), 
        [10MR]
    Drugs: concentrate Federal resources on the prosecution of major 
        drug offenses (see H.R. 1681), [4MY]
    Drunken driving: national minimum sentence for a person who 
        operates a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol 
        (see H.R. 1597), [28AP]
    ------national standard to prohibit the operation of motor 
        vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 1595), [28AP]
    Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, 
        strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain 
        assurances to local governments and individuals relative to 
        economic development efforts (see H.R. 960), [3MR]
    ------national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 525), 
        [3FE]
    Education: direct funding and control to local educational 
        agencies (see H.R. 995), [4MR]
    ------empower teachers, improve student achievement through 
        professional development for teachers, and reauthorize the 
        Reading Excellence Act (see H.R. 1995), [27MY]
    ------empower teachers, improve student achievement through 
        professional development for teachers, and reauthorize the 
        Reading Excellence Act (H.R. 1995), consideration (see H. Res. 
        253), [19JY]
    ------establish grant programs to provide opportunities for 
        adolescents, training programs for teachers, job training 
        courses at community colleges, and reduction in school class 
        sizes (see H.R. 2975), [29SE]
    ------percentage of Federal education dollars spent in the 
        classroom (see H. Res. 303), [23SE]
    ------provide for a rural education development initiative (see 
        H.R. 1868), [19MY] (see H.R. 2725), [5AU]
    ------provide safer schools and a better educational environment 
        (see H.R. 3465), [18NO]
    ------strengthen accountability for student achievement, raise 
        teaching standards, reward successful teachers and schools, 
        and provide better information to parents (see H.R. 1734), 
        [6MY]
    Families and domestic relations: recognize and enhance public 
        awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect 
        (see H. Con. Res. 76), [24MR] (see H. Con. Res. 93), [27AP]
    ------recognize importance of strong marriages and the 
        contributions that community marriage policies have made to 
        the strength of marriages (see H. Res. 280), [5AU]
    Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 902), 
        [2MR] (see H.R. 1903), [20MY] (see H.R. 2122), [10JN]
    ------regulation of transfers at gun shows (H.R. 902), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 193), [26MY]
    ------regulation of transfers at gun shows (H.R. 2122), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 209), [15JN]
    ------study marketing practices of the firearms industry (see H.R. 
        2063), [8JN]
    Government: promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunities 
        for families (see H.R. 1040), [9MR]
    ------renew commitment to the fundamental principles which guided 
        the Founding Fathers (see H. Con. Res. 215), [28OC]
    Health: establish a national program to conduct and support 
        activities to reduce cases of overweight individuals and 
        obesity (see H.R. 3177), [28OC]
    ------establish standards to improve children's health quality in 
        managed care plans and other health plans (see H.R. 1661), 
        [4MY]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (see H.R. 16), [6JA] (see H.R. 1136), [16MR] (see 
        H.R. 1200), [18MR] (see H.R. 2990), [30SE] (see H.R. 3000), 
        [1OC]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (H.R. 1136), consideration (see H. Res. 311), 
        [28SE]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (H.R. 2990), consideration (see H. Res. 323), [5OC]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (H.R. 2990), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 348), 
        [1NO]
    ------require managed care organizations to contract with 
        providers in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 1860), 
        [19MY]
    ------revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation 
        programs (see H.R. 2418), [1JY]
    Mental health: recognize the significance to society of issues 
        relating to mental illness and express full support for the 
        White House Conference on Mental Health (see H. Res. 133), 
        [25MR]
    Mental Health Advisory Committee: establish (see H. Res. 19), 
        [7JA]
    Morality and ethics: establish a commission to study the culture 
        and glorification of violence in the U.S. (see H.R. 1670), 
        [4MY]
    ------importance and constitutionality of prayers and invocations 
        at public school sporting events (see H. Con. Res. 199), 
        [19OC]
    National Commission on the Prevention of School Violence: 
        establish (see H.R. 1556), [26AP]
    National Gambling Impact Study Commission: implement 
        recommendations relative to availability of cash through 
        automatic teller machines in gambling establishments (see H.R. 
        2811), [8SE]
    ------recommendations (see H. Con. Res. 137), [18JN]
    National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 
        1528), [22AP]
    National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 
        115), [7JA]
    National Week of Reflection and Tolerance: support (see H. Res. 
        117), [16MR]
    Office of National Drug Control Policy: enter into negotiations 
        with Cuban Government representatives to provide for increased 
        cooperation on drug interdiction efforts (see H.R. 2365), 
        [25JN]
    Population: develop, promote, and implement policies to stabilize 
        U.S. population growth (see H. Con. Res. 17), [19JA]
    Prayer: recommend Nation's leaders to call for days of prayer to 
        promote public healing and reconciliation and to unite in 
        seeking God (see H. Con. Res. 94), [4MY]
    Public debt: establish a debt reduction lockbox (see H.R. 2796), 
        [5AU]
    Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school 
        facilities (see H.R. 2955), [27SE]
    Social Security: create a fair and modern Social Security Program 
        to strengthen and protect the retirement income security of 
        every U.S. citizen (see H.R. 1043), [9MR] (see H.J. Res. 32), 
        [23FE] (see H. Res. 48), [9FE] (see H. Res. 93), [3MR]
    ------grants for projects designed to promote responsible 
        fatherhood (see H.R. 3073), [14OC]
    ------grants for projects designed to promote responsible 
        fatherhood (H.R. 3073), consideration (see H. Res. 367), [8NO]
    ------provide for the retirement of every U.S. citizen (see H.R. 
        249), [7JA]
    Space policy: declaration of space leadership (see H. Con. Res. 
        66), [18MR]
    Taxation: allow tax credits for public and nonpublic elementary 
        and secondary education expenses (see H.R. 935), [2MR]
    ------restructure and replace the income tax system to meet 
        national priorities (see H.R. 134), [7JA]
    ------treatment of year 2000 computer conversion costs for small 
        businesses (see H.R. 179), [7JA]
    Transportation: establish national growth programs relative to 
        metropolitan regional projects (see H.R. 1038), [9MR]
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: repeal the 
        Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 1252), [24MR]
    Veterans: health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 225), (see H. Con. 
        Res. 226), [10NO]
    Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act: applicability of 
        mandatory minimum penalties in certain cases (see H.R. 913), 
        [2MR]
    ------use of certain grant funds to provide parental education 
        (see H.R. 2742), [5AU]
  Conference reports
    Y2K Act (H.R. 775), [29JN]
  Messages
    Educational Excellence for All Children Act: President Clinton, 
        [24MY]
    National Drug Control Strategy: President Clinton, [9FE]
    Western Hemisphere Drug Alliance: President Clinton, [23FE]
  Motions
    Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from 
        year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), [12MY], [24JN]
    Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (H.R. 2122), [18JN]
    Health: national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), [6OC], [3NO]
    Social Security: grants for projects designed to promote 
        responsible fatherhood (H.R. 3073), [10NO]
  Reports filed
    Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H.R. 853) (H. Rept. 106-198), [24JN]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 853) (H. Rept. 106-198), 
        [5AU]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 853) (H. Rept. 106-
        198), [5AU]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 775, Y2K Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 234) (H. Rept. 106-213), [30JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 775, Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 166) (H. Rept. 106-
        134), [11MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1501, Consequences for Juvenile Offenders 
        Act and H.R. 2122, Mandatory Gun Show Background Check Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 209) (H. Rept. 106-186), 
        [15JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1995, Teacher Empowerment Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 253) (H. Rept. 106-240), [19JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. Rept. 106-366), 
        [5OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 3073, Fathers Count Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 367) (H. Rept. 106-463), [8NO]
    Fathers Count Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3073) 
        (H. Rept. 106-424), [28OC]
    National Geologic Mapping Act Reauthorization and Amendments: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1528) (H. Rept. 106-389), 
        [18OC]
    Organ Procurement and Transplantation Programs Revision and 
        Extension: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2418) (H. Rept. 
        106-429), [1NO]
    Senate Amendment to H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 348) (H. Rept. 106-430), 
        [1NO]
    Social Security Guarantee Initiative: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.J. Res. 32) (H. Rept. 106-34), [1MR]
    Teacher Empowerment Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        (House) (H.R. 1995) (H. Rept. 106-232), [14JY]
    Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 775) (H. Rept. 106-31), [10MY]
    Y2K Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 775) (H. Rept. 106-212), 
        [29JN]

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
related term(s) Department of Commerce
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska: complete the orderly withdrawal of NOAA from the civil 
        administration of the Pribilof Islands (see H.R. 3417), [17NO]
    Appropriations: authorize for the National Weather Service, Office 
        of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, and National 
        Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service 
        activities (see H.R. 1553), [26AP]
    ------authorize for the National Weather Service, Office of 
        Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, and National Environmental 
        Satellite, Data, and Information Service activities (H.R. 
        1553), consideration (see H. Res. 175), [18MY]
    Computers: networking and information technology research and 
        development funding (see H.R. 2086), [9JN]

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    Coordinated Oceanographic Program Advisory Panel: establish (see 
        H.R. 2090), [9JN]
    Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the 
        Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 2798), [5AU]
    ------study practice of shark finning and effects it has on shark 
        populations in the Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 3078), [14OC]
    Food Safety Administration: establish as independent agency to 
        consolidate food safety, labeling, and inspection functions 
        (see H.R. 2345), [24JN]
    Oceans: provide financial assistance for coral reef conservation 
        projects (see H.R. 3133), [21OC]
    Research: authorize appropriations for marine research and related 
        environmental research and development program activities of 
        NOAA and the NSF (see H.R. 1552), [26AP]
  Messages
    Coastal Zone Management Act Implementation: President Clinton, 
        [25FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1553, NOAA Appropriations for National 
        Weather Service and Related Agencies: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 175) (H. Rept. 106-148), [18MY]
    Networking and Information Technology Research and Development 
        Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2086) (H. Rept. 106-
        472), [16NO]
    NOAA Appropriations for National Weather Service, Office of 
        Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, and National Environmental 
        Satellite, Data, and Information Service Activities: Committee 
        on Science (House) (H.R. 1553) (H. Rept. 106-146), [18MY]

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
related term(s) National Parks and Recreation Areas
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska: improve Federal hiring and contracting of natives (see 
        H.R. 2804), [5AU]
    Biscayne National Park: conduct study on inclusion of Miami Circle 
        (see H.R. 2557), [19JY]
    Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1415), [14AP]
    California: feasibility study of including the Gavoita Coast in 
        the National Park System (see H.R. 1692), [5MY]
    Coastal Heritage Trail Route: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 
        171), [7JA]
    Dept. of the Interior: provide a process for the public to appeal 
        certain decisions made by the National Park Service and the 
        U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (see H.R. 1866), [19MY]
    ------study on establishing a national historic trail to 
        commemorate the War of 1812 (see H.R. 791), [23FE]
    ------study on establishing a national historic trail to 
        commemorate the War of 1812 (H.R. 791), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 232), [29JN]
    ------study the suitability and feasibility of designating the 
        Carter G. Woodson Home in the District of Columbia as a 
        National Historic Site (see H.R. 3201), [2NO]
    Ecology and environment: provide certain off-budget treatment for 
        the land and water conservation fund and limit fund relative 
        to State financial assistance (see H.R. 452), [2FE]
    Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miamis National Historic Site: 
        designate (see H.R. 868), [25FE]
    Fort Hunter Liggett, CA: require a National Park Service 
        feasibility study relative to the protection and expanded 
        visitor enjoyment of resources (see H.R. 2278), [18JN]
    Gateway National Recreation Area: redesignate Great Kills Park as 
        World War II Veterans Park at Great Kills (see H.R. 592), 
        [4FE]
    ------redesignate Great Kills Park as World War II Veterans Park 
        at Great Kills (H.R. 592), consideration (see H. Res. 231), 
        [29JN]
    George Washington Memorial Parkway: prohibit construction of new 
        facilities and structures along certain parts (see H.R. 757), 
        [11FE]
    Glacier Bay National Park: management of fishing activities (see 
        H.R. 947), [2MR]
    Hawaii: regulation of airspace over National Park System lands 
        (see H.R. 482), [2FE]
    Historic buildings and sites: require inventory, evaluation, and 
        documentation of surviving historic Life-Saving Service 
        stations (see H.R. 2832), [9SE]
    Independence National Historical Park: authorize the Gateway 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 449), [2FE]
    Iowa: require study of Loess Hills area to review options for 
        protection and preservation of resources (see H.R. 1668), 
        [4MY]
    Jackson, WY: develop and maintain a multi-agency campus project 
        for tourism and natural resource facilities (see H.R. 2577), 
        [21JY]
    Kate Mullany National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 641), 
        [9FE]
    Mississippi Valley National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 
        1521), [22AP]
    National Park System: regulation of airspace over park lands (see 
        H.R. 717), [11FE]
    National parks and recreation areas: collection of fees for the 
        making of motion pictures, television productions, and sound 
        tracks (see H.R. 154), [7JA]
    Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act: technical 
        corrections (see H.R. 149), [7JA]
    Paine, Thomas: establish a memorial in Constitution Gardens in the 
        District of Columbia and include the structure known as 
        ``Canal House'' in the memorial (see H.R. 3021), [5OC]
    Pennsylvania: protect and conduct a study of Paoli and Brandywine 
        Battlefields and authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the 
        American Revolution (see H.R. 659), [9FE]
    ------protect and conduct a study of Paoli and Brandywine 
        Battlefields and authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the 
        American Revolution (H.R. 659), consideration (see H. Res. 
        210), [15JN]
    Sequoia National Forest: increase recreational opportunities and 
        establish National Forest Preserve to protect Giant Sequoia 
        ecosystem (see H.R. 2077), [8JN]
    Shiloh National Military Park: establish Corinth Unit (see H.R. 
        2249), [16JN]
    St. Helena Island National Scenic Area: establish (see H.R. 468), 
        [2FE]
    Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax 
        overpayments or to make contributions for units of the 
        National Park System (see H.R. 1154), [17MR]
    Thomas Cole National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 658), 
        [9FE]
    Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: ensure congressional involvement in 
        State actions relative to designation of rivers as wild, 
        scenic, or recreational rivers (see H.R. 2857), [14SE]
    Wilderness Battlefield: acquisition of additional land (see H.R. 
        1665), [4MY]
    Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts: rename as Wolf Trap 
        National Park for the Performing Arts (see H.R. 2049), [8JN]
  Reports filed
    Coastal Heritage Trail Route Appropriations: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 171) (H. Rept. 106-16), [11FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 592, Great Kills Park in the Gateway 
        National Recreation Area Redesignation as World War II 
        Veterans Park at Great Kills: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 231) (H. Rept. 106-209), [29JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 659, Protect America's Treasures of the 
        Revolution for Independence for Our Tomorrow (PATRIOT) Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 210) (H. Rept. 106-187), 
        [15JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 791, Star-Spangled Banner National Historic 
        Trail Study Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 232) (H. 
        Rept. 106-210), [29JN]
    Gateway Visitor Center Authorization at Independence National 
        Historical Park: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 449) (H. 
        Rept. 106-66), [17MR]
    Great Kills Park Redesignation as World War II Veterans Park at 
        Great Kills: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 592) (H. 
        Rept. 106-188), [16JN]
    National Parks Air Tour Management Act: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 717) (H. Rept. 
        106-273), [29JY]
    National Parks' Collection of Fees for Making of Motion Pictures, 
        Television Productions, and Sound Tracks: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 154) (H. Rept. 106-75), [23MR]
    Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act Technical 
        Corrections: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 149) (H. 
        Rept. 106-17), [12FE]
    Protect America's Treasures of the Revolution for Independence for 
        Our Tomorrow (PATRIOT) Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 659) (H. Rept. 106-139), [13MY]
    St. Helena Island National Scenic Area Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 468) (H. Rept. 106-255), [26JY]
    Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Study Act: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 791) (H. Rept. 106-189), [17JN]
    Thomas Cole National Historic Site: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 658) (H. Rept. 106-138), [13MY]
    Wilderness Battlefield Land Acquisition: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1665) (H. Rept. 106-362), [4OC]

NATIONAL PARKS AIR TOUR MANAGEMENT ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 717) (H. Rept. 106-273), [29JY]

NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS
related term(s) Parks and Recreation Areas
  Bills and resolutions
    American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 2339), [24JN]
    Arts and humanities: collection of fees for the making of motion 
        pictures, television productions, and sound tracks (see H.R. 
        154), [7JA]
    Biscayne National Park: boundary adjustment (see H.R. 3033), [6OC]
    California: feasibility study of including the Gavoita Coast in 
        the National Park System (see H.R. 1692), [5MY]
    Carrizo Plain National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 
        1751), [11MY]
    Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: improve protection 
        and management (see H.R. 2140), [10JN]
    Coastal Heritage Trail Route: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 
        171), [7JA]
    Dept. of Defense: use of support services (see H. Res. 182), 
        [19MY]
    Dept. of the Interior: acquire title to the Hunt House in 
        Waterloo, NY (see H.R. 3179), [28OC] (see H.R. 3404), [16NO]
    ------authorize entrance fees to secure bonds for capital 
        improvements (see H.R. 1490), [20AP]
    ------conduct a study on and develop recommendations to increase 
        the safety of visitors to units of the National Park System 
        (see H.R. 2861), [14SE]
    ------provide a process for the public to appeal certain decisions 
        made by the National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and 
        Wildlife Service (see H.R. 1866), [19MY]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for 
        veterans in the Valley Forge National Historic Park (see H.R. 
        1961), [26MY]
    Forest Service: Recreational Fee Demonstration Program termination 
        (see H.R. 786), [23FE] (see H.R. 2295), [22JN]
    Fort Hunter Liggett, CA: require a National Park Service 
        feasibility study relative to the protection and expanded 
        visitor enjoyment of resources (see H.R. 2278), [18JN]
    Fort Presque Isle National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 
        1958), [26MY]
    Four Corners Monument Tribal Park: authorize an interpretive 
        center and related visitor facilities (see H.R. 1384), [13AP]
    Gateway National Recreation Area: redesignate Great Kills Park as 
        World War II Veterans Park at Great Kills (see H.R. 592), 
        [4FE]
    ------redesignate Great Kills Park as World War II Veterans Park 
        at Great Kills (H.R. 592), consideration (see H. Res. 231), 
        [29JN]
    Gettysburg National Military Park: expand boundaries to include 
        Wills House (see H.R. 2435), [1JY]

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    ------require specific congressional authorization for 
        construction of any visitor's center or museum near or within 
        boundaries (see H.R. 2438), [1JY]
    Glacier Bay National Park: management of fishing activities (see 
        H.R. 947), [2MR]
    Golden Gate National Recreation Area: modify boundaries (see H.R. 
        168), [7JA]
    Gunnison National Monument: redesignate Black Canyon as a national 
        park and establish the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation 
        Area (see H.R. 1165), [17MR]
    Hawaii: regulation of airspace over National Park System lands 
        (see H.R. 482), [2FE]
    Independence National Historical Park: authorize the Gateway 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 449), [2FE]
    Iowa: require study of Loess Hills area to review options for 
        protection and preservation of resources (see H.R. 1668), 
        [4MY]
    Kate Mullany National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 641), 
        [9FE]
    Keweenaw National Historical Park: amend laws relative to 
        appointments to advisory commission (see H.R. 748), [11FE]
    Mississippi Valley National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 
        1521), [22AP]
    National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 2339), [24JN]
    National forests: return of fair and reasonable fees for use and 
        occupancy of land under the recreation residence program (see 
        H.R. 3268), [9NO] (see H.R. 3327), [10NO]
    National Park Service: conduct study on inclusion of Miami Circle 
        in Biscayne National Park (see H.R. 2557), [19JY]
    ------use of Dept. of Defense support services (see H. Res. 182), 
        [19MY]
    National Park System: regulation of airspace over park lands (see 
        H.R. 717), [11FE]
    National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to 
        land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of 
        trails (see H.R. 2267), [17JN]
    New Hampshire: extend designation of a portion of the Lamprey 
        River as a recreational river to include an additional river 
        segment (see H.R. 1615), [28AP]
    Northwest Territory of the Great Lakes National Heritage Area: 
        establish (see H.R. 3411), [16NO]
    Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act: technical 
        corrections (see H.R. 149), [7JA]
    Pennsylvania: protect and conduct a study of Paoli and Brandywine 
        Battlefields and authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the 
        American Revolution (see H.R. 659), [9FE]
    ------protect and conduct a study of Paoli and Brandywine 
        Battlefields and authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the 
        American Revolution (H.R. 659), consideration (see H. Res. 
        210), [15JN]
    Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic 
        rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, 
        Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), [2FE]
    ------establish national heritage areas (see H.R. 2532), [15JY]
    ------increase Land and Water Conservation Fund and Urban Parks 
        and Recreation Recovery Programs funding, resume State grant 
        funding, and develop conservation and recreation facilities in 
        urban areas (see H.R. 1118), [16MR]
    ------promote and recognize the role of volunteers and partnership 
        organizations in the stewardship of Federal lands (see H.R. 
        3501), [18NO]
    Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as 
        wilderness (see H.R. 2178), [10JN]
    Safety: prohibit sex offenders from entering (see H.R. 1925), 
        [25MY]
    Sequoia National Forest: increase recreational opportunities and 
        establish National Forest Preserve to protect Giant Sequoia 
        ecosystem (see H.R. 2077), [8JN]
    Shiloh National Military Park: establish Corinth Unit (see H.R. 
        2249), [16JN]
    Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax 
        overpayments or to make contributions for units of the 
        National Park System (see H.R. 1154), [17MR]
    Thomas Cole National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 658), 
        [9FE]
    Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1732), [6MY] 
        (see H.R. 3035), [7OC]
    Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: ensure congressional involvement in 
        State actions relative to designation of rivers as wild, 
        scenic, or recreational rivers (see H.R. 2857), [14SE]
    Wilderness Battlefield: acquisition of additional land (see H.R. 
        1665), [4MY]
    Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts: rename as Wolf Trap 
        National Park for the Performing Arts (see H.R. 2049), [8JN]
  Reports filed
    Black Canyon National Park and Gunnison Gorge National 
        Conservation Area Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 323) 
        (H. Rept. 106-307), [8SE]
    Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Management and 
        Protection Improvements: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        2140) (H. Rept. 106-369), [7OC]
    Coastal Heritage Trail Route Appropriations: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 171) (H. Rept. 106-16), [11FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 592, Great Kills Park in the Gateway 
        National Recreation Area Redesignation as World War II 
        Veterans Park at Great Kills: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 231) (H. Rept. 106-209), [29JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 659, Protect America's Treasures of the 
        Revolution for Independence for Our Tomorrow (PATRIOT) Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 210) (H. Rept. 106-187), 
        [15JN]
    Gateway Visitor Center Authorization at Independence National 
        Historical Park: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 449) (H. 
        Rept. 106-66), [17MR]
    Great Kills Park Redesignation as World War II Veterans Park at 
        Great Kills: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 592) (H. 
        Rept. 106-188), [16JN]
    Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission 
        Appointments: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 748) (H. 
        Rept. 106-367), [7OC]
    Lamprey Wild and Scenic River Extension Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1615) (H. Rept. 106-368), [7OC]
    National Parks Air Tour Management Act: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 717) (H. Rept. 
        106-273), [29JY]
    National Parks' Collection of Fees for Making of Motion Pictures, 
        Television Productions, and Sound Tracks: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 154) (H. Rept. 106-75), [23MR]
    Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act Technical 
        Corrections: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 149) (H. 
        Rept. 106-17), [12FE]
    Protect America's Treasures of the Revolution for Independence for 
        Our Tomorrow (PATRIOT) Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 659) (H. Rept. 106-139), [13MY]
    Thomas Cole National Historic Site: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 658) (H. Rept. 106-138), [13MY]
    Wilderness Battlefield Land Acquisition: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1665) (H. Rept. 106-362), [4OC]

NATIONAL PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY
  Bills and resolutions
    Designate (see H. Res. 165), [11MY]

NATIONAL PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE DAY
  Bills and resolutions
    Observance (see H. Res. 392), [18NO]

NATIONAL POLICE TRAINING COMMISSION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1659) (H. 
        Rept. 106-190), [18JN]

NATIONAL PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 1277), [24MR]

NATIONAL RAILROAD HALL OF FAME, INC.
  Bills and resolutions
    National Railroad Hall of Fame: support efforts to construct (see 
        H. Res. 79), [23FE]

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. 2907), [21SE]

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Computers: networking and information technology research and 
        development funding (see H.R. 2086), [9JN]
    ------repeal Internet intellectual infrastructure fee (see H.R. 
        749), [11FE]
    ------report on establishment of high-speed, large bandwidth 
        capacity Internet access for all public elementary and 
        secondary schools and libraries (see H.R. 2534), [15JY]
    Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act: authorizing appropriations (see 
        H.R. 1184), [18MR]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1184), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 142), [20AP]
    Education: demonstration project to encourage interest in the 
        fields of mathematics, science, and information technology 
        (see H.R. 1265), [24MR]
    Materials Corridor Partnership Initiative: establish multiagency 
        program to promote energy efficient and environmentally sound 
        economic development along the Mexican border (see H.R. 666), 
        [10FE]
    National Commission for Science and Mathematics Leadership: 
        establish (see H.R. 210), [7JA]
    Research: authorize appropriations for marine research and related 
        environmental research and development program activities of 
        NOAA and the NSF (see H.R. 1552), [26AP]
    Taxation: repeal authority of NSF to tax the registration of 
        domain names on the Internet (see H.R. 2797), [5AU]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1184, Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 142) (H. 
        Rept. 106-101), [20AP]
    Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act Appropriations: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 1184) (H. Rept. 106-99), [19AP]
    Networking and Information Technology Research and Development 
        Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2086) (H. Rept. 106-
        472), [16NO]

NATIONAL SCIENCE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Education: tribute to Toshiba America, Inc./National Science 
        Teachers Association ExploraVision Awards program (see H. Con. 
        Res. 126), [8JN]

NATIONAL SEASHORES
  Bills and resolutions
    Gulf Islands National Seashore: adjust boundaries to include Cat 
        Island, MS (see H.R. 2541), [15JY]
  Reports filed
    Gulf Islands National Seashore Boundary Adjustments Relative to 
        Cat Island, MS: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2541) (H. 
        Rept. 106-447), [4NO]

NATIONAL SECURITY
related term(s) Department of Defense; Espionage; Strategic Materials
  Appointments
    Commission To Assess the Organization of the Federal Government To 
        Combat the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, [6JA]
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select), 
        [19JA]
    Conferees: H.R. 1555, intelligence services appropriations, [22SE]
    ------H.R. 2465, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
        closure, [21JY]
    ------H.R. 2561, Dept. of Defense appropriations, [13SE]
    ------S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY], [15JY]
    National Commission on Terrorism, [2AU]
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: assignment of personnel to assist the INS and 
        Customs Service with border control activities (see H.R. 628), 
        [8FE]

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    Budget: establish a budget reserve account for emergencies (see 
        H.R. 537), [3FE]
    China, People's Republic of: prohibit U.S. export of satellites 
        and related items (see H.R. 281), [7JA]
    Classified information: identify, collect, and review for 
        declassification information that is of extraordinary public 
        interest (see H.R. 3152), [27OC]
    Cold war: celebrate victory and anniversary of the fall of the 
        Berlin Wall (see H. Con. Res. 121), [27MY]
    ------celebrate victory and anniversary of the fall of the Berlin 
        Wall by designating an annual Freedom Day (see H. Con. Res. 
        223), [9NO]
    ------commemorate victory of freedom (see H.R. 2440), [1JY]
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select): 
        extend (see H. Res. 129), [24MR] (see H. Res. 153), [28AP] 
        (see H. Res. 170), [13MY]
    Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for 
        privacy and security (see H.R. 850), [25FE] (see H.R. 2616), 
        [27JY]
    Dept. of Defense: authorize civilian special agents of military 
        criminal investigative organizations to execute warrants and 
        make arrests (see H.R. 3445), [18NO]
    ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 
        1059), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 288), 
        [14SE]
    ------authorizing appropriations for military activities and 
        prescribing personnel strengths (see H.R. 1401), [14AP]
    ------authorizing appropriations for military activities and 
        prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1401), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 195), [26MY] (see H. Res. 200), [8JN]
    ------making appropriations (see H.R. 2561), [20JY]
    ------making appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base realignment and closure (see H.R. 2465), 
        [12JY]
    ------making appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2465), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 242), [12JY]
    ------making appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2465), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 262), [27JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2561), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 257), [21JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2561), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 326), [12OC]
    ------national missile defense system (see H.R. 4), [4FE] (see 
        H.R. 1700), [5MY]
    ------national missile defense system (H.R. 4), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 120), [17MR]
    ------national missile defense system (H.R. 4), consideration of 
        Senate amendment (see H. Res. 179), [19MY]
    ------Navy Theater-Wide Missile Defense system and Army Theater 
        High-Altitude Area Defense system testing program development 
        (see H.R. 2596), [22JY]
    ------provide a schedule for production of elements for a national 
        missile defense system (see H.R. 2023), [8JN]
    ------reduce level of long-range nuclear forces consistent with 
        the START II Treaty (see H.R. 2600), [22JY]
    ------require an annual report on the military capabilities of the 
        People's Republic of China (see H.R. 1098), [11MR]
    Dept. of Energy: establish moratorium on Foreign Visitors Program 
        and set up counter-intelligence program at nuclear 
        laboratories (see H.R. 1348, 1348), [25MR]
    ------establish Nuclear Security Administration and an Office of 
        Under Sec. for National Security (see H.R. 2032), [8JN]
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        (see H.R. 2415), [1JY] (see H.R. 3427), [17NO]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 247), [14JY]
    Foreign countries: require congressional approval of U.S. economic 
        sanctions on agricultural products, medicines, and medical 
        products (see H.R. 2993), [1OC] (see H.R. 3140), [25OC]
    ------require GAO report on effectiveness of economic sanctions 
        and prohibit imposition of unilateral sanctions on exports of 
        food, agricultural products, medicines, or medical supplies 
        and equipment (see H.R. 212), [7JA]
    Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-speed computers 
        (see H.R. 2623), [27JY]
    Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Presidential Unit Citation to final 
        crew (see H.J. Res. 48), [28AP]
    Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1555), 
        [26AP]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1555), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 167), [12MY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1555), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 364), [8NO]
    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. 1477), [20AP]
    Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered 
        during World War II and require the President to formally 
        acknowledge such injustices (see H.R. 2442), [1JY]
    Kapitan Man (vessel): prohibit entry of Russian vessel to any U.S. 
        port with naval presence (see H.R. 1508), [21AP]
    McVay, Charles B., III: court-martial conviction relative to 
        sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (see H.J. Res. 48), [28AP]
    Missiles: assessments and contingency planning relative to 
        emerging threats (see H.R. 3053), [7OC]
    NATO: U.S. commitment (see H. Res. 59), [11FE]
    Nuclear weapons: create incentives for the People's Republic of 
        China and India to adopt a policy of restraint relative to 
        nuclear activities (see H.R. 1570), [27AP]
    ------recognize the security interests of the U.S. in furthering 
        complete nuclear disarmament (see H. Res. 82), [24FE]
    ------remove from hair-trigger alert (see H. Con. Res. 177), [5AU]
    ------stockpile management (see H. Con. Res. 74), [24MR]
    Panama Canal: negotiate renewed presence of U.S. Armed Forces and 
        review contract bidding process for lease of port facilities 
        by People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 186), [17SE]
    Russia: location and removal of KGB cache of arms and explosives 
        placed in the U.S. (see H. Res. 380), [16NO]
    SEC: establish Office of National Security (see H.R. 2204), [15JN]
    Selective Service System: suspend registration requirement and 
        activities of local boards except during national emergencies 
        and require report on development of standby registration 
        program (see H.R. 1812), [13MY]
    Space policy: promote international competitiveness of commercial 
        space industry, ensure Federal and private access to space, 
        and minimize opportunities for foreign transfer of critical 
        satellite technologies (see H.R. 1526), [22AP] (see H.R. 
        2542), [16JY]
    Taxation: allow credit for development costs of certain encryption 
        products with plaintext capability (see H.R. 2617), [27JY]
    ------incentives to encourage domestic production of oil and gas 
        and respond to surging foreign oil imports (see H.R. 1116), 
        [16MR]
    U.S. Submarine Force: anniversary (see H. Res. 397), [18NO]
    Weapons: allow certain number of Trident ballistic missile 
        submarines to be retired or dismantled and use savings for 
        national missile defense programs (see H.R. 542), [3FE]
    ------increase monitoring of the use of offsets in international 
        defense trade (see H.R. 2652), [29JY]
    ------limit production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 679), 
        [10FE]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, 
        Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction (S. 
        1059), [5AU]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 2561), [8OC]
    Dept of. Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (H.R. 2465), [27JY]
    Intelligence Services Appropriations (H.R. 1555), [5NO]
  Messages
    Agreement for Cooperation Concerning Civil Uses of Atomic Energy 
        Between U.S. and Canada: President Clinton, [24JN]
    Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act: President Clinton, 
        [29JN]
    Cyberspace Electronic Security Act: President Clinton, [21SE]
    Export of Satellite Fuels and Separation Systems to the People's 
        Republic of China: President Clinton, [11MY]
    National Emergency Relative to Narcotics Traffickers in Colombia: 
        President Clinton, [3MY], [19OC], [20OC]
    National Emergency Relative to Sudan: President Clinton, [3MY]
    National Emergency Relative to Weapons of Mass Destruction: 
        President Clinton, [13JY], [10NO]
    Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act: President Clinton, [12OC]
    Ordering Selected Reserve and Certain Individual Ready Reserve 
        Members of the Armed Forces to Active Duty: President Clinton, 
        [27AP]
  Motions
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (S. 1059), [14JN], [1JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 
        1059), conference report, [15SE]
    ------authorizing appropriations for military activities and 
        prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1401), [10JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2561), [13SE]
    ------national missile defense system (H.R. 4), [18MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1555, Intelligence 
        Services Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        364) (H. Rept. 106-460), [8NO]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2465, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and 
        Base Realignment and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 262) (H. Rept. 106-268), [27JY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2561, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 326) (H. 
        Rept. 106-375), [12OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on S. 1059, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel 
        Strengths, and Military Construction: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 288) (H. Rept. 106-316), [14SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4, National Missile Defense System: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 120) (H. Rept. 106-69), 
        [17MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1401, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for 
        Military Activities and Prescribing Personnel Strengths: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 195) (H. Rept. 106-166) 
        (see H. Res. 195), [26MY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 200) (H. Rept. 106-175), 
        [8JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1555, Intelligence Services Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 167) (H. Rept. 106-136), 
        [12MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2415, Dept. of State and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 247) (H. 
        Rept. 106-235), [14JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2465, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for 
        Military Construction, Family Housing,

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        and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 242) (H. Rept. 106-227), [12JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2561, Dept. of Defense Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 257) (H. Rept. 106-247), 
        [21JY]
    Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 4, National Missile 
        Defense Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 179) (H. 
        Rept. 106-150), [19MY]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        2561) (H. Rept. 106-371), [8OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2561) (H. Rept. 
        106-244), [20JY]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, 
        Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: 
        Committee of Conference (S. 1059) (H. Rept. 106-301), [5AU]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2465) (H. Rept. 106-266), [27JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2465) (H. Rept. 
        106-221), [12JY]
    Dept. of State and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H.R. 1211) (H. Rept. 106-
        122), [29AP]
    Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 1555) (H. Rept. 106-457), [5NO]
    ------Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 1555) (H. 
        Rept. 106-130), [10MY]
    National Missile Defense System: Committee on Armed Services 
        (House) (H.R. 4) (H. Rept. 106-39), [2MR]
    Report: Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/
        Commercial Concerns With the People's Republic of China 
        (House, Select) (H. Rept. 105-851), [19JA]
    Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act: Committee on 
        Armed Services (House) (H.R. 850) (H. Rept. 106-117), [26JY]
    ------Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 850) (H. 
        Rept. 106-117), [26JY]
    ------Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 850) (H. 
        Rept. 106-117), [19JY]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 850) (H. Rept. 106-
        117), [27AP]

NATIONAL SKILL STANDARDS BOARD
  Appointments
    Members, [4MY]

NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Reauthorize (see H.R. 2630), [29JY]

NATIONAL TELECOMMUTING AND AIR QUALITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2556), [19JY]

NATIONAL TRAFFIC AND MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT
  Messages
    National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, Highway Safety Act, 
        and Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act: President 
        Clinton, [26JY]

NATIONAL TRAILS
see Trails

NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 2339), [24JN]
    Dept. of the Interior: study on establishing a national historic 
        trail to commemorate the War of 1812 (see H.R. 791), [23FE]
    ------study on establishing a national historic trail to 
        commemorate the War of 1812 (H.R. 791), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 232), [29JN]
    El Camino Real de los Tejas: designate as a national historic 
        trail (see H.R. 2409), [30JN]
    El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro: designate as a national historic 
        trail (see H.R. 2271), [17JN]
    National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 2339), [24JN]
    Real estate: clarify Federal authority relative to land 
        acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails 
        (see H.R. 2267), [17JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 791, Star-Spangled Banner National Historic 
        Trail Study Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 232) (H. 
        Rept. 106-210), [29JN]
    Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Study Act: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 791) (H. Rept. 106-189), [17JN]

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 2910), [22SE]
    ------authorizing (H.R. 2910), consideration (see H. Res. 312), 
        [29SE]
    Railroads: establish a program of assistance to families of 
        passengers involved in rail passenger accidents (see H.R. 
        2681), [3AU]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2910, NTSB Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 312) (H. Rept. 106-347), [29SE]
    NTSB Appropriations: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2910) (H. Rept. 106-335), [27SE]
    Rail Passenger Disaster Family Assistance Act: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2681) (H. 
        Rept. 106-313), [13SE]

NATIONAL UNDERGROUND RAILROAD FREEDOM CENTER
  Bills and resolutions
    Funding (see H.R. 2919), [22SE]

NATIONAL UNITY DAY
  Bills and resolutions
    Designate (see H. Res. 315), [29SE]

NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Repeal (see H.R. 38), [6JA]
    Voting: require States to permit individuals to register to vote 
        in an election for Federal office on the date of the election 
        (see H.R. 2864), [14SE]

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
  Bills and resolutions
    Income: provide overtime pay for forecasters performing essential 
        services during severe weather events and limit Sunday premium 
        pay to hours of service actually performed (see H.R. 826), 
        [24FE]
    NOAA: authorize appropriations for the National Weather Service, 
        Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, and National 
        Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service 
        activities (see H.R. 1553), [26AP]
    ------authorize appropriations for the National Weather Service, 
        Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, and National 
        Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service 
        activities (H.R. 1553), consideration (see H. Res. 175), 
        [18MY]
    Sulphur Mountain: relocation of radar tower near Ojai, CA (see 
        H.R. 1087), [11MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1553, NOAA Appropriations for National 
        Weather Service and Related Agencies: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 175) (H. Rept. 106-148), [18MY]
    NOAA Appropriations for National Weather Service, Office of 
        Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, and National Environmental 
        Satellite, Data, and Information Service Activities: Committee 
        on Science (House) (H.R. 1553) (H. Rept. 106-146), [18MY]

NATIONAL WEEK OF REFLECTION AND TOLERANCE
  Bills and resolutions
    Support (see H. Res. 117), [16MR]

NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES
  Bills and resolutions
    National parks and recreation areas: collection of fees for the 
        making of motion pictures, television productions, and sound 
        tracks (see H.R. 154), [7JA]
    National Wildlife Refuge System: prohibit expenditure of certain 
        funds for new refuges without specific authorization from 
        Congress (see H.R. 1199), [18MR]
  Reports filed
    National Parks' Collection of Fees for Making of Motion Pictures, 
        Television Productions, and Sound Tracks: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 154) (H. Rept. 106-75), [23MR]

NATIONAL WRITING PROJECT
  Bills and resolutions
    Improve (see H.R. 1456), [15AP]

NATIONAL YOUTH VIOLENCE COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 2093), [9JN]

NATIVE AMERICANS
  Bills and resolutions
    Ak-Chin Indian Community: settlement of water rights claims (see 
        H.R. 2647), [29JY]
    Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Chugach Alaska Corp. 
        (see H.R. 2547), [16JY]
    ------improve Federal hiring and contracting of natives (see H.R. 
        2804), [5AU]
    ------management of fish and game resources relative to rural 
        subsistence preference (see H.R. 3183), [28OC]
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: allow shareholder common 
        stock to be transferred to adopted Alaska Native children and 
        their descendants (see H.R. 2803), [5AU] (see H.R. 3013), 
        [5OC]
    ------restore certain lands to the Elim Native Corp. (see H.R. 
        3090), [18OC]
    American Indian Education Foundation: establish (see H.R. 2661), 
        [30JY] (see H.R. 3080), [14OC]
    Budget: use a portion of the budget surplus for payment and 
        management of all federally held tribal trust fund accounts 
        and individual Indian money accounts (see H. Con. Res. 237), 
        [18NO]
    Bureau of Reclamation: feasibility study on rehabilitation of the 
        municipal water system at the Jicarilla Apache Reservation in 
        New Mexico (see H.R. 3051), [7OC]
    ------reauthorize participation in the Deschutes Resources 
        Conservancy (see H.R. 1787), [12MY]
    California: restore Federal recognition to the Native Americans of 
        the Graton Rancheria (see H.R. 946), [2MR]
    Census: authorize the awarding of grants to local entities and 
        organizations to improve public participation in the 2000 
        decennial census (see H.R. 1009), [4MR]
    Chippewa Cree Tribe: final settlement of water rights claims (see 
        H.R. 795), [23FE]
    Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights 
        claims (see H.R. 3112), [20OC]
    Craig, AK: land conveyance (see H.R. 3182), [28OC]
    Delaware Nation of Indians: approve and ratify certain transfers 
        of land and natural resources (see H.R. 562), [3FE]
    Dept. of Energy: retention and administration of certain Oil Shale 
        Reserves in Utah (see H.R. 2823), [9SE]
    Dept. of HHS: enhance self-governance relative to direct 
        operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service 
        activities (see H.R. 1167), [17MR]
    Dept. of the Interior: prohibit taking of land into trust for 
        Indian tribes for gaming purposes under certain conditions 
        (see H.R. 2638), [29JY]
    Employment: protect tribes from coerced labor agreements (see H.R. 
        2992), [1OC]
    Fort King, FL: historical and cultural study relative to the 
        Second Seminole War (see H.R. 1564), [26AP]
    Four Corners Monument Tribal Park: authorize an interpretive 
        center and related visitor facilities (see H.R. 1384), [13AP]
    Gambling: provide remedies for sovereign tribal governments 
        relative to gaming compacts and gaming participation laws (see 
        H.R. 1811), [13MY]
    Georgia: Federal recognition of the Lower Muscogee-Creek Indian 
        Tribe (see H.R. 3262), [9NO]
    Gila River Indian Community: settlement of water rights claims 
        (see H.R. 1944), [26MY]
    Glacier Bay National Park: management of fishing activities (see 
        H.R. 947), [2MR]
    Government: administrative procedures for extension of Federal 
        recognition to certain Indian groups (see H.R. 361), [19JA]
    Government regulations: decrease the requisite blood quantum 
        required for membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe 
        (see H.R. 1460), [15AP]
    Health: improve services and facilities of Federal Indian health 
        programs and encourage maximum par

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        ticipation of Indians in such programs (see H.R. 3397), [16NO]
    Housing: expand homeownership (see H.R. 1776), [12MY]
    ------extend loan guarantee program for Indian housing (see H.R. 
        67), [7JA]
    ------repeal the Bennett Freeze to allow Navajo Nation citizens to 
        live in habitable dwellings and raise their living conditions 
        (see H.R. 151), [7JA]
    Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant 
        Sec. of HHS (see H.R. 403), [19JA]
    Klamath Fishery Management Council: provide for tribal 
        representation to clarify allocation of annual tribal catch 
        (see H.R. 2875), [15SE]
    Land use: permit leasing of oil and gas rights on certain Navajo 
        lands in which there is consent from a specified percentage of 
        interest in such lands (see H.R. 3181), [28OC]
    Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to 
        assist local governments in purchasing bullet resistant 
        equipment (see H.R. 1807), [13MY]
    Lawyers and attorneys: provide technical and legal assistance for 
        tribal justice systems and members of Indian tribes (see H.R. 
        3333), [10NO]
    Medicaid: extend the higher Federal medical assistance payment 
        percentage for Indian Health Service facilities to urban 
        Indian health programs (see H.R. 470), [2FE]
    Medicare: increase payments for physician services provided in 
        health professional shortage areas in Alaska and Hawaii (see 
        H.R. 2967), [28SE]
    Michigan: Federal recognition of Swan Creek Black River 
        Confederated Ojibwa Tribes (see H.R. 1608), [28AP]
    Minnesota: lease or transfer of certain land owned by the Lower 
        Sioux Indian Community (see H.R. 2484), [12JY]
    Montana: authorize construction of the Fort Peck Reservation Rural 
        County Water Supply System (see H.R. 1124), [16MR]
    ------transfer maintenance and operation of the Flathead 
        Irrigation Project to local control (see H.R. 1158), [17MR]
    Natural resources: continue preparation of useful reports and 
        repeal laws terminating reporting requirements relative to 
        public lands, Native Americans, fisheries, wildlife, insular 
        areas, and other related matters (see H.R. 3002), [4OC]
    New Mexico: establish and protect archaeological sites in the 
        Galisteo Basin (see H.R. 1970), [26MY]
    North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet 
        water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural 
        resources and habitats (see H.R. 1137), [16MR] (see H.R. 
        2918), [22SE]
    Oklahoma: allow mineral leasing of certain Indian lands (see H.R. 
        1609), [28AP]
    ------compensate the Wyandotte Tribe for the taking of certain 
        rights by the Federal Government (see H.R. 1533), [22AP]
    Public lands: authorize certain leases on trust lands for the 
        Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians and the Guidiville 
        Band of Pomo Indians of the Guidiville Indian Rancheria (see 
        H.R. 1953), [26MY]
    ------settle certain land claims of Bay Mills Indian Community and 
        Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (see H.R. 3412), 
        [16NO]
    Research: provide for appropriate study and repatriation of 
        remains for which a cultural affiliation is not readily 
        ascertainable (see H.R. 2643), [29JY]
    Rhode Island: rights and sovereign status of certain Indian tribes 
        (see H.R. 676), [10FE]
    Rivers: provide the Yankton Sioux Tribe and the Santee Sioux Tribe 
        certain benefits of the Missouri River Basin Pick-Sloan 
        project (see H.R. 2671), [2AU]
    Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services 
        (see H.R. 1344), [25MR]
    Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community: ownership and operation 
        of irrigation works on reservation in Maricopa County, AZ (see 
        H.R. 2820), [9SE]
    Taxation: charitable deduction for reasonable and necessary 
        expenses of Alaska Native subsistence whaling captains (see 
        H.R. 813), [23FE]
    ------collection and payment of State taxes imposed on goods sold 
        on Indian lands (see H.R. 1814), [13MY]
    ------issuance of tax-exempt bonds by Indian tribal governments 
        (see H.R. 1946), [26MY]
    ------provide tax credits for Indian investment and employment 
        (see H.R. 1945), [26MY]
    ------treatment of Alaska Native settlement trusts (see H.R. 
        1940), [25MY] (see H.R. 2359), [24JN]
    ------treatment of Indian tribal governments as State, local 
        governments or nonprofit organizations relative to 
        unemployment compensation (see H.R. 1943), [26MY]
    ------treatment of Native American housing assistance programs 
        (see H.R. 152), [7JA]
    Thorpe, Jim: recognize as the Athlete of the Century (see H. Res. 
        198), [27MY]
    Utah: settlement of water rights claims of the Shivwits Band of 
        the Paiute Indian Tribe (see H.R. 3291), [10NO]
    Washington: settlement of claims of the Spokane Tribe of Indians 
        of the Spokane Reservation concerning contributions to 
        production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam (see H.R. 
        2664), [30JY]
    Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District: convey certain 
        works, facilities, and titles of the Gila Project (see H.R. 
        841), [24FE]
    Wisconsin: settlement of claims of the Menominee Indian Tribe (see 
        H.R. 1780), [12MY]
  Reports filed
    Allow Mineral Leasing of Certain Indian Lands in Oklahoma: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (S. 944) (H. Rept. 106-338), 
        [27SE]
    Approve and Ratify Certain Transfers of Land and Natural Resources 
        by the Delaware Nation of Indians: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 562) (H. Rept. 106-207), [29JN]
    Chippewa Cree Tribe of The Rocky Boy's Reservation Indian Reserved 
        Water Rights Settlement and Water Supply Enhancement Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 795) (H. Rept. 106-374), 
        [12OC]
    Chugach Alaska Natives Settlement Implementation Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2547) (H. Rept. 106-451), [5NO]
    Enhance Native American Self-Governance Relative to Direct 
        Operation, Control, and Redesign of Indian Health Service 
        Activities: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1167) (H. 
        Rept. 106-477), [17NO]
    Resources Reports Restoration Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3002) (H. Rept. 106-458), [8NO]
    Restore Certain Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Lands to the 
        Elim Native Corp.: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3090) 
        (H. Rept. 106-452), [5NO]
    2000 Census Community Participation Enhancement Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1009) (H. Rept. 106-89), 
        [13AP]
    Wellton-Mohawk Transfer Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H. 
        841) (H. Rept. 106-257), [26JY]
    Wyandotte Tribe Settlement Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1533) (H. Rept. 106-421), [28OC]

NATURAL GAS
related term(s) Power Resources
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: provide relief to businesses relative to 
        interest and penalties on refunds retroactively ordered by 
        FERC (see H.R. 1117), [16MR]
    California: moratorium on gas and oil development of the Outer 
        Continental Shelf (see H.R. 112), [7JA]
    Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State 
        and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 
        3245), [8NO]
    Dept. of Energy: retention and administration of certain Oil Shale 
        Reserves in Utah (see H.R. 2823), [9SE]
    Dept. of the Interior: prohibit expenditures on mid-Atlantic coast 
        offshore oil and gas lease sales (see H.R. 1372), [12AP]
    ------prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions 
        of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 387, 388), [19JA] 
        (see H.R. 869), [25FE]
    Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act: strengthen sanctions 
        for certain violations relative to oil or gas royalties (see 
        H.R. 1269), [24MR]
    Florida: restrictions and requirements on leasing of the Outer 
        Continental Shelf (see H.R. 33), [6JA]
    Methane hydrate resources: promote research and development (see 
        H.R. 1753), [11MY]
    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. 3432), [17NO]
    Native Americans: permit leasing of oil and gas rights on certain 
        Navajo lands in which there is consent from a specified 
        percentage of interest in such lands (see H.R. 3181), [28OC]
    Natural resources: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund 
        acquisition, improvement, and maintenance of public resources 
        (see H.R. 798), [23FE]
    Pipelines: authorizing appropriations for pipeline safety 
        activities (see H.R. 1378), [13AP]
    ------improve safety (see H.R. 3226), [4NO]
    Power resources: establish and implement competitive, 
        environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing 
        program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 2250), [16JN]
    ------improve the administration of oil and gas leases on Federal 
        lands (see H.R. 1985), [27MY]
    Taxation: exclude certain amounts received by power utilities from 
        gross income as contributions to capital (see H.R. 2464), 
        [1JY]
    ------incentives to encourage domestic production of oil and gas 
        (see H.R. 1971), [26MY]
    ------incentives to encourage domestic production of oil and gas 
        and respond to surging foreign oil imports (see H.R. 1116), 
        [16MR]
    ------provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well 
        production (see H.R. 53), [6JA]
    ------treatment of foreign pipeline transportation income (see 
        H.R. 1127), [16MR]
    ------treatment of losses attributable to operating mineral 
        interests of oil and gas producers (see H.R. 423), [19JA]
    ------treatment of natural gas gathering lines (see H.R. 674), 
        [10FE] (see H.R. 1991), [27MY]
    ------treatment of oil and gas produced from recovered inactive 
        wells (see H.R. 497), [2FE]
    ------treatment of U.S. utilities' foreign investments relative to 
        foreign tax credits and deductible interest allocation rules 
        (see H.R. 1416), [14AP]
    Wayne National Forest: continuance of oil and gas operations (see 
        H.R. 213), [7JA]
  Motions
    Power resources: establish an emergency loan guarantee program for 
        oil and gas producers (H.R. 1664), [4AU]
  Reports filed
    Gas Hydrate Research and Development Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1753) (H. Rept. 106-377), [18OC]
    Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act: Committee on Science 
        (House) (H.R. 1753) (H. Rept. 106-377), [13OC]
    Pipeline Safety Activities Appropriations: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 1378) (H. Rept. 106-153), [20MY]

NATURAL GAS POLICY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Natural gas: provide relief to businesses relative to interest and 
        penalties on refunds retroactively ordered by FERC (see H.R. 
        1117), [16MR]

NATURAL RESOURCES
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 507, Water Resources Development Act, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska: management of fish and game resources relative to rural 
        subsistence preference (see H.R. 3183), [28OC]
    Army: carry out a program for the restoration of abandoned mine 
        sites (see H.R. 2753), [5AU]
    Association of American State Geologists: grant Federal charter 
        (see H.R. 2354), [24JN]
    California: develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood 
        control projects as part of water-related projects in the 
        Colusa Basin Watershed (see H.R. 1113), [16MR]

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    ------fund and implement a balanced, long-term solution to 
        groundwater contamination, water supply, and reliability 
        problems affecting the Eastern Santa Clara groundwater basin 
        (see H.R. 2483), [12JY]
    Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: improve protection 
        and management (see H.R. 2140), [10JN]
    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. 720), [11FE]
    ------use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local 
        conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 3245), [8NO]
    Colorado River: authorize additional measures to carry out control 
        of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-effective 
        manner (see H.R. 2619), [27JY]
    Corps of Engineers: issue environmental impact statement before 
        implementing water regulation plans affecting the water levels 
        of Lake Ontario or the St. Lawrence River (see H.R. 926), 
        [2MR]
    ------reauthorizing water resources development programs (see H.R. 
        1480), [20AP]
    ------reauthorizing water resources development programs (H.R. 
        1480), consideration (see H. Res. 154), [28AP]
    Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, 
        strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain 
        assurances to local governments and individuals relative to 
        economic development efforts (see H.R. 960), [3MR]
    ------establish a fund to meet the outdoor conservation and 
        recreation needs of the American people (see H.R. 701), [10FE]
    ------national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 525), 
        [3FE]
    ------use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund acquisition, 
        improvement, and maintenance of public resources (see H.R. 
        798), [23FE]
    EPA: authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and 
        other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida 
        Keys (see H.R. 673), [10FE]
    Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act: strengthen sanctions 
        for certain violations relative to oil or gas royalties (see 
        H.R. 1269), [24MR]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to wetlands 
        mitigation banking (see H.R. 1290), [25MR]
    Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to 
        strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 2512), 
        [14JY]
    ------eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate 
        the economic recovery and diversification of communities 
        dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1396), 
        [13AP]
    Fort Hunter Liggett, CA: require a National Park Service 
        feasibility study relative to the protection and expanded 
        visitor enjoyment of resources (see H.R. 2278), [18JN]
    Government: continue preparation of useful reports and repeal laws 
        terminating reporting requirements relative to public lands, 
        Native Americans, fisheries, wildlife, insular areas, and 
        other related matters (see H.R. 3002), [4OC]
    Iowa: require study of Loess Hills area to review options for 
        protection and preservation of resources (see H.R. 1668), 
        [4MY]
    Klamath Fishery Management Council: provide for tribal 
        representation to clarify allocation of annual tribal catch 
        (see H.R. 2875), [15SE]
    Mining and mineral resources: ensure receipt of a fair return for 
        the extraction of locatable minerals on public domain lands 
        (see H.R. 394), [19JA]
    ------locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 410), 
        [19JA]
    ------reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 395), 
        [19JA]
    Native Americans: approve and ratify certain transfers of land and 
        natural resources by the Delaware Nation of Indians (see H.R. 
        562), [3FE]
    ------permit leasing of oil and gas rights on certain Navajo lands 
        in which there is consent from a specified percentage of 
        interest in such lands (see H.R. 3181), [28OC]
    North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet 
        water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural 
        resources and habitats (see H.R. 1137), [16MR] (see H.R. 
        2918), [22SE]
    Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act: technical 
        corrections (see H.R. 149), [7JA]
    Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer 
        education programs (see H.R. 380), [19JA]
    Power resources: establish a cooperative program to evaluate the 
        feasibility of using only fuel blended with ethanol to power 
        municipal vehicles (see H.R. 3464), [18NO]
    ------establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, 
        and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal 
        Plain (see H.R. 2250), [16JN]
    ------improve the administration of oil and gas leases on Federal 
        lands (see H.R. 1985), [27MY]
    Public lands: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal 
        natural assets (see H.R. 2222), [15JN]
    Strategic Petroleum Reserve: acceptance of royalty-in-kind oil 
        from the Gulf of Mexico by the Minerals Management Service 
        (see H.R. 498), [2FE]
    ------require additional purchases by the Dept. of Energy (see 
        H.R. 490), [2FE]
    Taxation: application of the credit for electricity produced from 
        renewable resources to electricity produced from biomass 
        facilities (see H.R. 1731), [6MY]
    ------incentives to encourage domestic production of oil and gas 
        (see H.R. 1971), [26MY]
    ------repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock 
        mines (see H.R. 397), [19JA]
    ------treatment of bonds issued to acquire renewable resources on 
        land subject to conservation easement (see H.R. 1863), [19MY]
    Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control 
        revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), [5AU]
    ------authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available 
        water supply and develop alternative water sources (see H.R. 
        1106), [11MR]
    Water Resources Development Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 
        2724), [5AU]
  Conference reports
    Water Resources Development Act (S. 507), [5AU]
  Motions
    Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing water resources development 
        programs (S. 507), [22JY]
  Reports filed
    Approve and Ratify Certain Transfers of Land and Natural Resources 
        by the Delaware Nation of Indians: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 562) (H. Rept. 106-207), [29JN]
    Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Management and 
        Protection Improvements: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        2140) (H. Rept. 106-369), [7OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 1480, Water Resources Development Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 154) (H. Rept. 106-120), 
        [28AP]
    Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act Technical 
        Corrections: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 149) (H. 
        Rept. 106-17), [12FE]
    Resources Reports Restoration Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3002) (H. Rept. 106-458), [8NO]
    Water Resources Development Act: Committee of Conference (S. 507) 
        (H. Rept. 106-298), [5AU]
    ------Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        1480) (H. Rept. 106-106), [26AP]

NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES PRODUCTION ACT
  Messages
    Provisions: President Clinton, [12OC]

NAVY
see Department of Defense

NAZI BENEFITS TERMINATION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1788) (H. 
        Rept. 106-321), [6OC]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1788) (H. Rept. 
        106-321), [14SE]

NAZI PARTY--WORLD WAR II
  Bills and resolutions
    Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.: 
        extend period by which final report is due and authorize 
        additional funding (see H.R. 2401), [30JN]
    Public welfare programs: deny benefits to individuals who 
        participated in Nazi war crimes during World War II (see H.R. 
        1788), [13MY]
    World War II: allow Federal district courts to hear civil actions 
        to recover damages caused by the Nazi government of Germany 
        (see H.R. 3254), [8NO] (see H.R. 3402), [16NO]
    ------ensure fair compensation for all victims of Nazi slave and 
        forced labor (see H. Res. 314), [29SE]
    ------recognition of American civilian POW (see H. Res. 51), 
        [10FE]
  Reports filed
    Nazi Benefits Termination Act: Committee on Government Reform 
        (House) (H.R. 1788) (H. Rept. 106-321), [6OC]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1788) (H. Rept. 
        106-321), [14SE]

NEAL, RICHARD E. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Tariff: chemicals (see H.R. 1582), [27AP]
    ------instant print film (see H.R. 2064, 2065), [8JN]
    Taxation: ensure employees retain hospital insurance tax exemption 
        relative to consolidation of a political subdivision with the 
        State (see H.R. 873), [25FE]
    ------extend waiver allowing deductions of nonrefundable personal 
        credits relative to determination of the alternative minimum 
        tax (see H.R. 2936), [23SE]
    ------increase retirement savings opportunities (see H.R. 1213), 
        [22MR]
    ------prevent conversion of ordinary income or short-term capital 
        gain into income eligible for long-term capital gain rates 
        (see H.R. 1703), [5MY]
    ------simplify Internal Revenue Code through revenue neutral 
        proposals (see H.R. 1420), [14AP]
    ------treatment of certain stipends paid from a State program to 
        volunteer workers who have attained age 60 (see H.R. 3119), 
        [20OC]
    ------treatment of child tax credit and other nonrefundable 
        credits relative to alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1097), 
        [11MR]
    ------treatment of corporate derivative transactions relative to 
        its stock (see H.R. 3283), [9NO]
    ------treatment of property tax reduction vouchers received by 
        senior citizens in exchange for volunteer work (see H.R. 
        1011), [4MR]
    ------treatment of swap fund transactions (see H.R. 2705), [4AU]

NEBRASKA
  Bills and resolutions
    Bureau of Reclamation: transfer irrigation project property to the 
        Middle Loup Division irrigation district in Nebraska (see H.R. 
        2984), [30SE]
    Dept. of Transportation: carry out highway and bridge projects to 
        improve the flow of traffic between Nebraska and Iowa and 
        designate certain highways as interstate highways (see H.R. 
        2869), [15SE]
    Grand Island, NE: modify Wood River flood control project (see 
        H.R. 344), [19JA]
    Missouri-Nebraska Boundary Compact: congressional consent (see 
        H.J. Res. 54), [12MY]
    Native Americans: provide the Yankton Sioux Tribe and the Santee 
        Sioux Tribe certain benefits of the Missouri River Basin Pick-
        Sloan project (see H.R. 2671), [2AU]
  Reports filed
    Missouri-Nebraska Boundary Compact Congressional Consent: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 54) (H. Rept. 
        106-303), [8SE]

NEIGHBORHOODS
see Community Development; Suburban areas; Urban Areas

NELSON, ROSEMARY
  Bills and resolutions
    Terrorism: killing of human rights lawyer in car bomb attack in 
        Lurgan, Northern Ireland (see H. Con. Res. 59), [17MR] (see H. 
        Res. 128), [23MR]

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NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 39) (H. Rept. 
        106-80), [12AP]

NETHERCUTT, GEORGE R., JR. (a Representative from Washington)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1906, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and 
        related agencies programs appropriations, [13SE]
    ------H.R. 2466, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations, [4OC]
    ------H.R. 2561, Dept. of Defense appropriations, [13SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit the discounting of loan deficiency 
        payments for club wheat and compensate producers who received 
        such discounted payments erroneously (see H.R. 734), [11FE]
    Drugs: sentencing of persons convicted of drug offenses while in 
        the presence of a minor (see H.R. 484), [2FE]
    Foreign countries: require congressional approval of U.S. economic 
        sanctions on agricultural products, medicines, and medical 
        products (see H.R. 3140), [25OC]
    ------require GAO report on effectiveness of economic sanctions 
        and prohibit imposition of unilateral sanctions on exports of 
        food, agricultural products, medicines, or medical supplies 
        and equipment (see H.R. 212), [7JA]
    Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant 
        Sec. of HHS (see H.R. 403), [19JA]
    Medicare: coverage of advanced new therapies to treat diabetic 
        foot ulcers (see H.R. 2369), [29JN]
    National forests: return of fair and reasonable fees for use and 
        occupancy of land under the recreation residence program (see 
        H.R. 3327), [10NO]
    Native Americans: settlement of claims of the Spokane Tribe of 
        Indians of the Spokane Reservation concerning contributions to 
        production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam (see H.R. 
        2664), [30JY]
    Organ donors: tribute to kidney donors (see H. Res. 94), [3MR]
    Pollard, Jonathan J.: advocate serving of full sentence of life 
        imprisonment and oppose pardon, reprieve, or any other 
        executive clemency (see H. Con. Res. 16), [19JA]
    Taxation: allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the 
        military reserves and a comparable credit to self-employed 
        military reserve participants (see H.R. 803), [23FE]
    ------deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed 
        individuals (see H.R. 1458), [15AP]
    ------treatment of capital gains and estate taxes relative to 
        certain farm property (see H.R. 2537), [15JY]
    Thomas S. Foley Federal Building and U.S. Court House, Spokane, 
        WA: designate (see H.R. 211), [7JA]
    ------designate plaza at the south entrance as the Walter F. Horan 
        Plaza (see H.R. 211), [7JA]

NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC.
  Bills and resolutions
    Computers: repeal Internet intellectual infrastructure fee (see 
        H.R. 749), [11FE]

NETWORKING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2086) (H. Rept. 
        106-472), [16NO]

NEUBERGER, MAURINE B.
  Bills and resolutions
    Maurine B. Neuberger U.S. Post Office, Cloverdale, OR: designate 
        (see H.R. 1327), [25MR]

NEVADA
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Interior: disposal of certain Federal lands in Clark 
        County, NV, and acquisition of certain environmentally 
        sensitive lands (see H.R. 1757), [11MY]
    Elko County, NV: transfer certain Federal lands (see H.R. 1231), 
        [23MR]
    Griffith Project: conveyance to the Southern Nevada Water 
        Authority (see H.R. 1696), [5MY]
    Ioannis A. Lougaris Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 
        Reno, NV: designate hospital bed replacement building in honor 
        of Jack Streeter (see H.R. 956), [3MR]
    Lake Tahoe: promote environmental restoration (see H.R. 3388), 
        [16NO]
    Lincoln County, NV: acquire certain lands (see H.R. 2752), [5AU]
    Mesquite, NV: acquire certain lands (see H.R. 2751), [5AU]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (see H.R. 45), [6JA]
    Paul Laxalt Federal Building and U.S. Post Office, Carson City, 
        NV: designate (see H.R. 917), [2MR]
    Public lands: disposal and acquisition of certain lands (see H.R. 
        1506), [21AP]
    ------sale of certain land in the Ivanpah Valley to the Clark 
        County Dept. of Aviation (see H.R. 1695), [5MY]
  Reports filed
    Elko County, NV, Federal Land Transfer: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1231) (H. Rept. 106-308), [8SE]
    Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1695) (H. Rept. 106-471), [16NO]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act Amendments: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 45) (H. Rept. 106-155), [20MY]

NEW HAMPSHIRE
  Bills and resolutions
    Rivers: extend designation of a portion of the Lamprey River as a 
        recreational river to include an additional river segment (see 
        H.R. 1615), [28AP]
    Saint-Gaudens Historic Site: modify boundary (see H.R. 2839), 
        [13SE]
  Reports filed
    Lamprey Wild and Scenic River Extension Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1615) (H. Rept. 106-368), [7OC]

NEW HAVEN, CT
  Bills and resolutions
    Merrill S. Parks, Jr., Federal Building: designate (see H.R. 
        1571), [27AP]

NEW JERSEY
  Bills and resolutions
    Coastal Heritage Trail Route: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 
        171), [7JA]
    Dept. of Defense: provide financial assistance to the Tri-State 
        Maritime Safety Association of Delaware, New Jersey, and 
        Pennsylvania for use for maritime emergency response on the 
        Delaware River (see H.R. 1220), [23MR]
    FAA: accelerate redesign of airspace over New Jersey/New York 
        metropolitan area (see H.R. 1448), [15AP]
    FERC: extension of deadline for Mt. Hope Waterpower Project (see 
        H.R. 459), [2FE]
    Hurricanes: express sympathy for victims of Hurricane Floyd in 
        Atlantic Coast States (see H. Res. 322), [4OC]
    ------transmittal to Congress of the Presidential recommendations 
        for emergency response actions for relief of the victims of 
        Hurricane Floyd (see H. Res. 349), [1NO]
    John K. Rafferty Hamilton Post Office Building, Hamilton, NJ: 
        designate (see H.R. 1374), [12AP]
    Woodbridge, NJ: extend New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail (see H.R. 
        139), [7JA]
  Reports filed
    Coastal Heritage Trail Route Appropriations: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 171) (H. Rept. 106-16), [11FE]
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Mt. Hope Waterpower Project: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 459) (H. Rept. 106-119), 
        [28AP]

NEW JERSEY (U.S.S.)
  Bills and resolutions
    Coins: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2097), [9JN]
    Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship 
        and crew (see H. Con. Res. 119), [26MY]

NEW MEXICO
  Bills and resolutions
    Bureau of Reclamation: feasibility study on rehabilitation of the 
        municipal water system at the Jicarilla Apache Reservation in 
        New Mexico (see H.R. 3051), [7OC]
    Carlsbad Irrigation District: convey certain real property within 
        the Carlsbad project in New Mexico (see H.R. 1019), [4MR]
    Carson National Forest: land conveyance to Rio Arriba County, NM 
        (see H.R. 694), [10FE]
    ------land conveyance to San Juan College (see H.R. 695), [10FE]
    Dept. of Veterans affairs: establish a national cemetery for 
        veterans in the Albuquerque, NM, area (see H.R. 3335), [10NO]
    El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro: designate as a national historic 
        trail (see H.R. 2271), [17JN]
    Four Corners Monument Tribal Park: authorize an interpretive 
        center and related visitor facilities (see H.R. 1384), [13AP]
    Galisteo Basin: establish and protect archaeological sites (see 
        H.R. 1970), [26MY]
    Medicaid: reinstate prior level of disproportionate share hospital 
        payments to Minnesota, New Mexico, and Wyoming (see H.R. 
        2800), [5AU]
    Public lands: acquisition of Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico, 
        establish a trust to manage such lands, and reform the Federal 
        land management process (see H.R. 3288), [9NO]
    Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: establish Presidential commission to 
        determine validity of certain land claims involving the 
        descendants of persons who were Mexican citizens (see H.R. 
        505), [2FE]
  Reports filed
    Carlsbad Irrigation Project Acquired Land Conveyance Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1019) (H. Rept. 106-260), 
        [26JY]
    Carson National Forest Land Conveyance to Rio Arriba County, NM: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (S. 278) (H. Rept. 106-418), 
        [27OC]
    Carson National Forest Land Conveyance to San Juan College: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R 695) (H. Rept. 106-256), 
        [26JY]

NEW ULM, MN
  Bills and resolutions
    German Americans: recognize the Hermann Monument and Hermann 
        Heights Park as a national symbol of the contributions of 
        German Americans (see H. Con. Res. 89), [20AP]

NEW YEAR'S DAY
  Bills and resolutions
    Government: designate day of observance in year 2000 (see H.J. 
        Res. 14), [7JA]

NEW YORK, NY
  Bills and resolutions
    Brooklyn Museum of Art: funding termination (see H. Con. Res. 
        191), [1OC]
    DiMaggio, Joe: tribute (see H. Res. 105), [10MR]
    FAA: accelerate redesign of airspace over New Jersey/New York 
        metropolitan area (see H.R. 1448), [15AP]
    ------address aircraft noise problems of Staten Island, NY (see 
        H.R. 790), [23FE]
    Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: require new multifamily 
        housing to comply (see H.R. 1126), [16MR]
    Floyd H. Flake Federal Building, Queens, NY: designate (see H.R. 
        3323), [10NO]
    Gateway National Recreation Area: redesignate Great Kills Park as 
        World War II Veterans Park at Great Kills (see H.R. 592), 
        [4FE]
    ------redesignate Great Kills Park as World War II Veterans Park 
        at Great Kills (H.R. 592), consideration (see H. Res. 231), 
        [29JN]
    New York: maintenance and preservation of Governors Island (see 
        H.R. 1343), [25MR]
    Ronald H. Brown Federal Building: designate (see H.R. 938), [2MR]
    Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse: designate (see H.R. 2163), [10JN]

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    Thurgood Marshall U.S Courthouse: designate (see H.R. 130), [7JA]
    Verrazano Narrows Bridge: eliminate limitation on toll collection 
        (see H.R. 2582), [21JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 592, Great Kills Park in the Gateway 
        National Recreation Area Redesignation as World War II 
        Veterans Park at Great Kills: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 231) (H. Rept. 106-209), [29JN]
    Great Kills Park Redesignation as World War II Veterans Park at 
        Great Kills: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 592) (H. 
        Rept. 106-188), [16JN]
    Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 130) (H. Rept. 
        106-56), [16MR]

NEW YORK (State)
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Agriculture: payment of disaster assistance to onion and 
        apple farmers in New York (see H.R. 2237), [16JN]
    Dept. of the Interior: construct and operate a visitor center for 
        the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River in New York 
        (see H.R. 20), [6JA]
    FAA: accelerate redesign of airspace over New Jersey/New York 
        metropolitan area (see H.R. 1448), [15AP]
    ------address aircraft noise problems of Staten Island, NY (see 
        H.R. 790), [23FE]
    Floyd H. Flake Federal Building, Queens, NY: designate (see H.R. 
        3323), [10NO]
    Governors Island: maintenance and preservation (see H.R. 1343), 
        [25MR]
    Hurricanes: express sympathy for victims of Hurricane Floyd in 
        Atlantic Coast States (see H. Res. 322), [4OC]
    ------transmittal to Congress of the Presidential recommendations 
        for emergency response actions for relief of the victims of 
        Hurricane Floyd (see H. Res. 349), [1NO]
    Interstate 787: allow use of tandem trailers in certain areas (see 
        H.R. 471), [2FE]
    James W. McCabe, Sr., Post Office Building, Johnson City, NY: 
        designate (see H.R. 2302), [22JN]
    Kate Mullany National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 641), 
        [9FE]
    Long Island Sound: management plan implementation funding (see 
        H.R. 3313), [10NO]
    ------prohibit dumping of dredged material (see H.R. 855), [25FE]
    Matthew F. McHugh Post Office, Ithaca, NY: designate (see H.R. 
        3030), [6OC]
    Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see 
        H.R. 938), [2MR]
    Thomas Cole National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 658), 
        [9FE]
    Upper Delaware Citizens Advisory Council: extend authorization 
        (see H.R. 54), [6JA]
  Reports filed
    Thomas Cole National Historic Site: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 658) (H. Rept. 106-138), [13MY]
    Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River Mongaup Visitor 
        Center Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 20) (H. Rept. 
        106-361), [4OC]

NEW YORK YANKEES (baseball team)
  Bills and resolutions
    DiMaggio, Joe: tribute (see H. Res. 105), [10MR]

NEWARK, NJ
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Transportation: determine costs and benefits of requiring 
        jet-propelled aircraft taking off from Newark International 
        Airport to conduct ascents over the ocean (see H.R. 620), 
        [8FE]

NEWNAN, GA
  Bills and resolutions
    Lewis R. Morgan Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse: designate 
        (see H.R. 1121), [16MR]
  Reports filed
    Lewis R. Morgan Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Newnan, GA: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        1121) (H. Rept. 106-111), [27AP]

NEWPORT, RI
  Bills and resolutions
    Newport Harbor: deauthorize portion of navigation project (see 
        H.R. 3316), [10NO]

NEWS MEDIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Courts: allow media coverage of court proceedings (see H.R. 1281), 
        [25MR]
    Cuba: allow news bureau exchanges between U.S. and Cuba (see H.R. 
        258), [7JA]
    Entertainment industry: develop and enforce a system for labeling 
        violent content in audio and visual media products (see H.R. 
        2248), [16JN]
    FCC: reform television broadcast stations ownership rules (see 
        H.R. 3203), [2NO] (see H.R. 3431), [17NO]
    Hoat, Doan Viet: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 51), [10MR]
    Peru: interference with freedom of the press and the independence 
        of judicial and electoral institutions (see H. Res. 57), 
        [11FE]
    Russia: promote freedom of news media and freedom of expression to 
        support democratization (see H. Con. Res. 67), [23MR]
    Surgeon General: importance of report on media and violence (see 
        H.J. Res. 47), [28AP]

NEWSPAPERS
related term(s) News Media
  Bills and resolutions
    Cuba: allow news bureau exchanges between U.S. and Cuba (see H.R. 
        258), [7JA]
    FCC: eliminate regulatory requirements restricting the cross 
        ownership of broadcasting stations and newspapers (see H.R. 
        598), [4FE]
    Peru: interference with freedom of the press and the independence 
        of judicial and electoral institutions (see H. Res. 57), 
        [11FE]
    Russia: promote freedom of news media and freedom of expression to 
        support democratization (see H. Con. Res. 67), [23MR]

NEY, ROBERT W. (a Representative from Ohio)
  Appointments
    Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards (House), [3FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Crime: improve information on, and protections against, child 
        sexual abuse (see H.R. 2382), [29JN]
    ------penalties for taking a firearm from a Federal law 
        enforcement officer (see H.R. 735), [11FE]
    Dept. of Defense: require an annual report on the military 
        capabilities of the People's Republic of China (see H.R. 
        1098), [11MR]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: payment of monthly educational 
        assistance benefits to veterans enrolled at educational 
        institutions during periods between terms (see H.R. 625), 
        [8FE]
    Foreign aid: prohibit U.S. economic assistance for countries that 
        ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 
        (see H.R. 2381), [29JN]
    Health Care Financing Administration: moratorium on new rules (see 
        H.R. 2689), [3AU]
    Social Security: provide a safe harbor under the anti-kickback 
        statute for hospital restocking of certain ambulance drugs and 
        supplies (see H.R. 557), [3FE]
    Wayne National Forest: continuance of oil and gas operations (see 
        H.R. 213), [7JA]

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 and provide status adjustment to 
        other nationals (see H.R. 36), [6JA]

NICARAGUAN ADJUSTMENT AND CENTRAL AMERICAN RELIEF ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Aliens: eliminate requirement that family members of eligible 
        aliens be Nicaraguan or Cuban nationals and provide status 
        adjustment to other nationals (see H.R. 36), [6JA]
    Immigration: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for 
        adjustment of status (see H.R. 2722), [5AU]

NIELSEN, JERRI
  Bills and resolutions
    Glenville, NY: tribute to Air National Guard 109th Airlift Wing 
        for the South Pole rescue of Jerri Nielsen (see H. Con. Res. 
        205), [25OC]

NOISE POLLUTION
related term(s) Pollution
  Bills and resolutions
    Airports: conduct a study to assess and reduce the adverse 
        environmental impacts of ground and flight operations (see 
        H.R. 1463), [15AP]
    Aviation: encourage efforts to have European Union regulation of 
        aircraft noise rescinded (see H. Con. Res. 187), [22SE]
    ------prohibit operation of civil subsonic turbojets in certain 
        metropolitan areas (see H.R. 561), [3FE]
    ------prohibit operation of supersonic transport category aircraft 
        in the U.S. relative to European Union regulation of aircraft 
        noise (see H.R. 661), [10FE]
    ------prohibit operation of supersonic transport category aircraft 
        in the U.S. relative to European Union regulation of aircraft 
        noise (H.R. 661), consideration (see H. Res. 86), [2MR]
    ------prohibit the operation of certain aircraft not complying 
        with certain noise levels (see H.R. 2499), [13JY]
    ------restrictions and requirements on aircraft operations at 
        certain metropolitan airports (see H.R. 129), [7JA]
    California: authorize sponsor of the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena 
        Airport to impose noise restrictions on operations without FAA 
        approval (see H.R. 1823), [14MY]
    Dept. of Transportation: determine costs and benefits of requiring 
        jet-propelled aircraft taking off from Newark International 
        Airport to conduct ascents over the ocean (see H.R. 620), 
        [8FE]
    Dept of Transportation: permit waiving of noise restrictions on 
        certain aircraft operations (see H.R. 2935), [23SE]
    EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see 
        H.R. 2702), [4AU]
    FAA: accelerate redesign of airspace over New Jersey/New York 
        metropolitan area (see H.R. 1448), [15AP]
    ------address aircraft noise problems of Staten Island, NY (see 
        H.R. 790), [23FE]
    National Park System: regulation of airspace over park lands (see 
        H.R. 717), [11FE]
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: addition of slots and 
        lifting of perimeter rule on flight distances (see H.R. 1507), 
        [21AP]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 661, Prohibit Operation of Supersonic 
        Transport Category Aircraft in the U.S. Relative to European 
        Union Regulation of Aircraft Noise: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 86) (H. Rept. 106-38), [2MR]
    Encourage Efforts To Have European Union Regulation of Aircraft 
        Noise Rescinded: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 187) (H. Rept. 106-334), 
        [24SE]
    National Parks Air Tour Management Act: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 717) (H. Rept. 
        106-273), [29JY]
    Prohibit Operation of Supersonic Transport Category Aircraft in 
        the U.S. Relative to European Union Regulation of Aircraft 
        Noise: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 661) (H. Rept. 106-35), [2MR]

NON-DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYEE BENEFITS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1013), [4MR]

NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
related term(s) Charities; Tax-Exempt Organizations
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: convey certain real property to schools and nonprofit 
        organizations involved in teaching young people to be farmers 
        (see H.R. 578), [4FE]
    American Indian Education Foundation: establish (see H.R. 2661), 
        [30JY] (see H.R. 3080), [14OC]
    Archivist of the U.S.: transfer certain Federal land in Michigan 
        to the Gerald R. Ford Foundation (see H.R. 3450), [18NO]
    Charities: reform tax treatment of certain anti-poverty 
        contributions and distributions from individual retirement 
        accounts, and prohibit religious discrimination in the 
        allocation of Government assistance funds (see H.R. 1607), 
        [28AP]

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    Corp. for Public Broadcasting: prohibit public broadcasting 
        stations from making available any lists of their financial 
        donors (see H.R. 2791), [5AU]
    Corporations: improve disclosure of charitable contributions (see 
        H.R. 887), [1MR]
    Dept. of Energy: terminate exemption of nonprofit institutions 
        from civil penalties for violations of nuclear safety 
        requirements (see H.R. 3383), [16NO]
    Dept. of Justice: provide grants to organizations to find missing 
        adults (see H.R. 2780), [5AU]
    Dept. of Transportation: make grants to develop a pilot program on 
        the use of telecommuting as a means of reducing air pollutant 
        emissions (see H.R. 2556), [19JY]
    Foreign aid: recognize commitment and dedication of humanitarian 
        relief nongovernmental organizations and private volunteer 
        organizations for efforts in Central America and Kosovo (see 
        H. Res. 152), [27AP]
    Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 
        439), [2FE]
    Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc.: authorize construction 
        and assistance (see H.R. 297), [7JA]
    National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 905), [2MR]
    Polish-American Enterprise Fund: transfer funds to a private, 
        nonprofit organization located in Poland upon termination (see 
        H.R. 901), [2MR]
    Political campaigns: require disclosure of funding sources for 
        certain candidate advocacy advertising (see H.R. 227), [7JA]
    Postal Service: make American Battle Monuments Commission and 
        World War II Memorial Advisory Board eligible to use nonprofit 
        mail rates (see H.R. 2319), [23JN]
    Research: repeal public access requirement on data produced under 
        Federal grants and agreements awarded to institutions of 
        higher education, hospitals, and other nonprofit organizations 
        (see H.R. 88), [7JA]
    Taxation: allow private foundations to treat certain costs of 
        removing hazardous substances as qualifying distributions (see 
        H.R. 2284), [18JN]
    ------allow tax credits for certain elementary and secondary 
        school expenses and contributions to charitable school-tuition 
        organizations (see H.R. 741), [11FE] (see H.R. 936), [2MR] 
        (see H.R. 1710), [5MY]
    ------modify and extend the work opportunity credit and allow 
        nonprofit organizations to participate in the work opportunity 
        tax credit hiring incentives (see H.R. 2101), [9JN]
    ------treatment of certain facility uses owned by a tax-exempt 
        organization relative to tax-exempt bond status (see H.R. 
        3496), [18NO]
    ------treatment of income from land sold to a government agency or 
        a nonprofit organization for conservation purposes (see H.R. 
        2880), [15SE]
    ------treatment of Indian tribal governments as State, local 
        governments or nonprofit organizations relative to 
        unemployment compensation (see H.R. 1943), [26MY]
    Urban areas: development of municipally-owned vacant lots by 
        nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 2305), [22JN]
    ------provide grants to organizations to develop youth 
        intervention models (see H.R. 102), [7JA]
  Reports filed
    National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Appropriations 
        and Runaway and Homeless Youth Act Reauthorization: Committee 
        on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 905) (H. Rept. 
        106-152), [20MY]
    Paperwork Elimination Act: Committee on Small Business (House) 
        (H.R. 439) (H. Rept. 106-11), [8FE]

NORFOLK (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1047), [9MR]

NORTH AMERICAN SLAVERY MEMORIAL COUNCIL
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 2288), [18JN]

NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    North American Wetlands Conservation Council: appointment of 
        additional members (see H.R. 2821), [9SE]
  Reports filed
    North American Wetlands Conservation Council Expansion Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2821) (H. Rept. 106-388), 
        [18OC]

NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION COUNCIL
  Bills and resolutions
    Members: additional appointments (see H.R. 2821), [9SE]
  Reports filed
    North American Wetlands Conservation Council Expansion Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2821) (H. Rept. 106-388), 
        [18OC]

NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION COUNCIL EXPANSION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2821) (H. Rept. 
        106-388), [18OC]

NORTH ATLANTIC ASSEMBLY
  Appointments
    Members, [11FE]

NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION (NATO)
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for military 
        operations, refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance 
        relative to Kosovo conflict, and for military operations in 
        Southwest Asia (see H.R. 1664), [4MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental for military operations, 
        refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relative to Kosovo 
        conflict, and for military operations in Southwest Asia (H.R. 
        1664), consideration (see H. Res. 159), [5MY]
    Armed Forces: support for troops carrying out NATO military 
        operations against Serbia (see H. Con. Res. 72), (see H. Res. 
        130, 132), [24MR]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of the rotunda for a 
        ceremony to honor anniversary of NATO and accession of Poland, 
        Hungary, and the Czech Republic (see H. Con. Res. 81), [12AP]
    Eastern European countries: recommend the integration of Estonia, 
        Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 21), [2FE]
    Eglin AFB, FL: recognize and commend personnel for participation 
        in NATO Operation Allied Force in the Balkan region (see H. 
        Res. 379), [16NO]
    Foreign aid: recognize commitment and dedication of humanitarian 
        relief nongovernmental organizations and private volunteer 
        organizations for efforts in Central America and Kosovo (see 
        H. Res. 152), [27AP]
    Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: tribute to efforts to secure release of 
        captured U.S. servicemen held in Serbia (see H. Res. 156), 
        [3MY]
    Kosovo: authorize security assistance training and support funding 
        for the Kosovo Liberation Army (see H.R. 1408), (see H.R. 
        1425), [14AP]
    ------authorize use of all necessary force and other means to 
        accomplish U.S. and NATO objectives (see H.J. Res. 51), [5MY]
    ------condition and humanitarian needs of refugees (see H. Res. 
        161), [6MY]
    ------end NATO air strikes and engage the U.N. to resolve conflict 
        (see H. Res. 196), [27MY]
    ------presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (see 
        H. Con. Res. 29), [10FE] (see H. Con. Res. 42), [8MR]
    ------presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (H. 
        Con. Res. 42), consideration (see H. Res. 103), [10MR]
    ------prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless 
        authorized by law (see H.R. 647), [9FE] (see H.R. 1368), 
        [12AP] (see H.R. 1562, 1563), [26AP] (see H.R. 1566, 1569), 
        [27AP]
    ------prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless 
        authorized by law (H.R. 1569), consideration (see H. Res. 
        151), [27AP]
    ------restrict U.S. share of any reconstruction measures 
        undertaken in the Balkans region of Europe (see H. Res. 214), 
        [16JN] (see H. Res. 268), [30JY]
    ------support efforts and recommendations of U.S.-Russian meeting 
        in Vienna, Austria relative to peace negotiations (see H. Con. 
        Res. 99), [5MY]
    ------tribute to U.S. and NATO troops for carrying out military 
        operations against Serbia (see H. Con. Res. 130), [10JN] (see 
        H. Con. Res. 145), [29JN]
    ------U.S. policy on self-determination relative to human rights 
        violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian police (see H. 
        Con. Res. 9), [7JA] (see H. Con. Res. 32), [11FE]
    ------use all diplomatic means to negotiate a peaceful settlement 
        without the introduction of U.S. ground forces (see H. Con. 
        Res. 96), [5MY]
    Serbia: authorize the President to conduct military air operations 
        and missile strikes (S. Con. Res. 21), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 151), [27AP]
    ------direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant 
        to the War Powers Resolution (see H. Con. Res. 82), [12AP]
    ------direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant 
        to the War Powers Resolution (H. Con. Res. 82), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 151), [27AP]
    ------express regret and apologize for accidental bombing of 
        Chinese Embassy by NATO forces (see H. Con. Res. 106), [12MY]
    ------prohibit non-humanitarian reconstruction assistance until 
        Slobodan Milosevic and certain other officials have been 
        arrested and placed in custody (see H.R. 2187), [14JN]
    ------prohibit reconstruction assistance relative to U.S. 
        participation in NATO military operations against Serbia (see 
        H.R. 1737), [6MY]
    ------reimbursement of damages relative to the accidental bombing 
        of Chinese Embassy by NATO forces (see H. Con. Res. 157), 
        [16JY]
    ------release of captured U.S. servicemen and adherence to Geneva 
        Convention protocols relative to POW and civilians (see H. 
        Con. Res. 83), [12AP]
    Serbia and Montenegro: failure to comply with Kosovo agreement and 
        enforcement of agreement by NATO (see H. Con. Res. 13), [19JA]
    Slovakia: recommend integration (see H. Res. 92), [3MR]
    Taxation: extend certain tax benefits to Armed Forces members 
        performing services in Serbia and Montenegro (see H.R. 1376), 
        [13AP]
    ------extend certain tax benefits to Armed Forces members 
        performing services in Serbia and Montenegro (H.R. 1376), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 140), [14AP]
    U.S. commitment (see H. Res. 59), [11FE]
  Messages
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Peace Efforts: President Clinton, [8FE]
    National Emergency Relative to Yugoslavia: President Clinton, 
        [3MY], [27MY]
    Ordering Selected Reserve and Certain Individual Ready Reserve 
        Members of the Armed Forces to Active Duty: President Clinton, 
        [27AP]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 42, Presence of U.S. Armed Forces 
        for Peacekeeping Purposes in Kosovo: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 103) (H. Rept. 106-48), [10MR]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 82, Direct the President To Withdraw 
        U.S. Armed Forces From Serbia Pursuant to the War Powers 
        Resolution: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 
        106-118), [27AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1376, Extend Certain Tax Benefits to Armed 
        Forces Members Performing Services in Serbia and Montenegro: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 140) (H. Rept. 106-95), 
        [14AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1569, Military Operations in the Federal 
        Republic of Yugoslavia Limitation Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 106-118), [27AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1664, Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations Act:

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        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 159) (H. Rept. 106-127), 
        [5MY]
    Consideration of S. Con. Res. 21, Presidential Authority To 
        Conduct Military Air Operations and Missile Strikes Against 
        Serbia: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 
        106-118), [27AP]
    Direct the President To Withdraw U.S. Armed Forces From Serbia 
        Pursuant to the War Powers Resolution: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H. Con. Res. 82) (H. Rept. 
        106-116), [27AP]
    Extend Certain Tax Benefits to Armed Forces Members Performing 
        Services in Serbia and Montenegro: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1376) (H. Rept. 106-90), [13AP]
    Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        Act: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1664) (H. Rept. 
        106-125), [4MY]

NORTH CAROLINA
  Bills and resolutions
    Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map 
        system (see H.R. 3314), [10NO]
    Courts: eliminate a vacant judgeship in the eastern district and 
        establish a new judgeship in the western district (see H.R. 
        1419), [14AP]
    Hurricanes: express sympathy for victims of Hurricane Floyd in 
        Atlantic Coast States (see H. Res. 322), [4OC]
    ------transmittal to Congress of the Presidential recommendations 
        for emergency response actions for relief of the victims of 
        Hurricane Floyd (see H. Res. 349), [1NO]
    Terry Sanford Federal Building, Raleigh, NC: designate (see H.R. 
        911), [2MR]
    Wilson Creek: designate as a component of the Wild and Scenic 
        Rivers System (see H.R. 1749), [11MY]

NORTH DAKOTA
  Bills and resolutions
    Bureau of Reclamation: convey Lower Yellowstone Irrigation 
        Project, Savage Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, 
        and Intake Irrigation Project to local control (see H.R. 
        2974), [29SE]
    Water: increase authorization for water supplies, meet water 
        quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural resources and 
        habitats (see H.R. 1137), [16MR] (see H.R. 2918), [22SE]

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
    Courts: convert a Federal judgeship in Hawaii to permanent status 
        and extend statutory authority for magistrate positions in 
        Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 944), [2MR]
    Foreign trade: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on 
        products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free 
        treatment (see H.R. 1621), [29AP]
    Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration 
        requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 730), 
        [11FE]

NORTHUP, ANNE M. (a Representative from Kentucky)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2490, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations, [21JY]
    ------H.R. 2684, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations, [4OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    King, Martin Luther, Jr.: placement of a plaque commemorating the 
        ``I Have a Dream'' speech at the Lincoln Memorial (see H.R. 
        2879), [15SE]

NORTHWEST TERRITORY OF THE GREAT LAKES NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3411), [16NO]

NORTON, ELEANOR HOLMES (a Delegate from the District of Columbia)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Arms control: reduction of nuclear weapons and application of 
        savings to certain domestic initiatives (see H.R. 2545), 
        [16JY]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a Capitol Visitor Center 
        (see H.R. 962), [3MR]
    ------permit temporary construction and other work on the Grounds 
        that may be necessary for certain building construction (see 
        H. Con. Res. 167), [29JY]
    Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages 
        based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1271), [24MR]
    Correctional institutions: protect female inmates from sexual 
        misconduct (see H.R. 3158), [27OC]
    Courts: allow suits against the Federal Government for gross 
        negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas 
        (see H.R. 1371), [12AP]
    Dept. of the Interior: study the suitability and feasibility of 
        designating the Carter G. Woodson Home in the District of 
        Columbia as a National Historic Site (see H.R. 3201), [2NO]
    District of Columbia: eliminate congressional review of newly-
        passed District laws (see H.R. 1198), [18MR]
    ------provide budget autonomy (see H.R. 1197), [18MR]
    ------provide discretion to the Bureau of Prisons Director in the 
        transfer of inmates to private contract facilities (see H.R. 
        215), [7JA]
    ------restore certain authorities to the Mayor and expedite the 
        suspension of activities of the District of Columbia Financial 
        Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority (see H.R. 
        214), [7JA]
    Education: encourage the implementation or expansion of pre-
        kindergarten programs to include certain young students (see 
        H.R. 2865), [14SE]
    ------responsibility of employers for conduct of their employees 
        relative to sexual abuse of students (see H.R. 404), [19JA]
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act: include advanced 
        scientific education programs in elementary schools (see H.R. 
        1534), [22AP]
    EPA: restoration of urban watersheds and community environments in 
        the Anacostia River (see H.R. 839), [24FE]
    50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act: include District of 
        Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin 
        Islands (see H.R. 1029), [8MR]
    Firearms: assist State and local governments in conducting 
        community gun buy back programs (see H.R. 2813), [8SE] (see 
        H.R. 3255), [8NO]
    Health: establish a national program to conduct and support 
        activities to reduce cases of overweight individuals and 
        obesity (see H.R. 3177), [28OC]
    Taxation: allow cash payment to Federal employees in lieu of 
        parking benefits (see H.R. 1513), [21AP]
    ------make permanent the first-time homebuyer credit for the 
        District of Columbia (see H.R. 1583), [27AP]
    University of the District of Columbia: eligibility for assistance 
        for historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 
        485), [2FE]

NORWAY, KINGDOM OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Balchen, Bernt: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 203), [21OC]

NORWOOD, CHARLIE (a Representative from Georgia)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction 
        workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 1012), [4MR]
    Dept. of Agriculture: complete a land exchange with Georgia Power 
        Co. (see H.R. 1135), [16MR]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for 
        veterans at Fort Gordon, GA (see H.R. 2195), [14JN]
    FCC: preserve low-power television stations that provide community 
        broadcasting (see H.R. 486), [2FE]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: ensure compliance by Federal 
        facilities (see H.R. 2449), [1JY]
    Health: national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (see H.R. 1136), [16MR]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (H.R. 1136), consideration (see H. Res. 311), 
        [28SE]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see 
        H.R. 2723), [5AU]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 358), consideration (see H. Res. 310), [28SE]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and preserve 
        against preemption of certain State causes of action (see H.R. 
        216), [7JA]

NOTCH FAIRNESS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 568), [3FE]

NUCLEAR ENERGY
related term(s) Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Nuclear Weapons; Power 
    Resources; Radioactive Substances
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 1649), [29AP] (see H.R. 2411), 
        [30JN]
    ------establish a compensation program for employees injured in 
        Federal nuclear activities (see H.R. 3495), [18NO]
    ------establish compensation programs for employees sustaining 
        illnesses from exposure to beryllium and other hazardous 
        substances and examine health effects of exposure to hazardous 
        substances (see H.R. 3418), [17NO] (see H.R. 3478), [18NO]
    ------establish moratorium on Foreign Visitors Program and set up 
        counter-intelligence program at nuclear laboratories (see H.R. 
        1348), [25MR]
    ------establish Nuclear Security Administration and an Office of 
        Under Sec. for National Security (see H.R. 2032), [8JN]
    ------terminate exemption of nonprofit institutions from civil 
        penalties for violations of nuclear safety requirements (see 
        H.R. 3383), [16NO]
    Federal employees: eliminate certain inequities in the computation 
        of retirement benefits for law enforcement officers, 
        firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials 
        couriers, and their survivors (see H.R. 1769), [12MY]
    Foreign trade: provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of 
        certain customs entries of nuclear fuel assemblies (see H.R. 
        511), [2FE]
    Hazardous substances: authorizing appropriations for safe 
        transportation of hazardous material (see H.R. 968), [3MR]
    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. 1477), [20AP]
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: impose conditions on 
        assistance, nuclear cooperation, and other transactions (see 
        H.R. 1835), [18MY]
    Motor vehicles: provide for annual renewal of safety permits 
        relative to transportation of hazardous substances (see H.R. 
        646), [9FE]
    NRC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2531), [15JY]
    ------require applicants for, or holders of, operating licenses 
        for nuclear power reactors to have emergency response plans 
        for surrounding areas (see H.R. 1072), [11MR]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (see H.R. 45), [6JA]
    Nuclear weapons: stockpile management (see H. Con. Res. 74), 
        [24MR]
    South Carolina: eliminate use of Savannah River nuclear waste 
        separation facilities (see H.R. 2603), [22JY]
    Taxation: deduction for decommissioning costs of nuclear 
        powerplants (see H.R. 2038), [8JN]
    U.S. Enrichment Corp.: Portsmouth, OH, and Paducah, KY, gaseous 
        diffusion plants funding (see H.R. 3151), [26OC]
    Washington: terminate funding for the Fast Flux Test Facility at 
        the Hanford Nuclear Reservation (see H.R. 2604), [22JY]
  Messages
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Australia on 
        Technology for the Separation of Isotopes of Uranium by Laser 
        Excitation: President Clinton, [3NO]
    Agreement for Cooperation Concerning Civil Uses of Atomic Energy 
        Between U.S. and Canada: President Clinton, [24JN]
    Cooperation Agreement With Romania on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear 
        Energy: President Clinton, [9FE]

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  Reports filed
    NRC Appropriations: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2531) (H. 
        Rept. 106-415), [26OC]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act Amendments: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 45) (H. Rept. 106-155), [20MY]

NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION PREVENTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign policy: limit sanctions on exports to India and Pakistan 
        to material contributions to nuclear weapons and missiles (see 
        H. Con. Res. 146), [29JN]

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
related term(s) Nuclear Energy
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 2531), [15JY]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (see H.R. 45), [6JA]
    Safety: require applicants for, or holders of, operating licenses 
        for nuclear power reactors to have emergency response plans 
        for surrounding areas (see H.R. 1072), [11MR]
  Messages
    NRC Report: President Clinton, [23JN], [18OC]
    Veto of H.R. 2606, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and 
        Related Programs Appropriations: President Clinton, [18OC]
  Reports filed
    NRC Appropriations: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2531) (H. 
        Rept. 106-415), [26OC]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act Amendments: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 45) (H. Rept. 106-155), [20MY]

NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Amend (see H.R. 45), [6JA]
  Reports filed
    Amend: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 45) (H. Rept. 106-155), 
        [20MY]

NUCLEAR WEAPONS
related term(s) International Atomic Energy Agency; Nuclear Energy; 
    Weapons
  Appointments
    Commission To Assess the Organization of the Federal Government To 
        Combat the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, [6JA]
  Bills and resolutions
    Arms control: reduction of nuclear weapons and application of 
        savings to certain domestic initiatives (see H.R. 2545), 
        [16JY]
    Bikini Atoll: assist in resettlement and relocation of people (see 
        H.R. 2368), [29JN]
    Dept. of Defense: reduce level of long-range nuclear forces 
        consistent with the START II Treaty (see H.R. 2600), [22JY]
    Dept. of Energy: establish Nuclear Security Administration and an 
        Office of Under Sec. for National Security (see H.R. 2032), 
        [8JN]
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        (see H.R. 2415), [1JY] (see H.R. 3427), [17NO]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 247), [14JY]
    Foreign policy: create incentives for the People's Republic of 
        China and India to adopt a policy of restraint relative to 
        nuclear activities (see H.R. 1570), [27AP]
    ------limit sanctions on exports to India and Pakistan to material 
        contributions to nuclear weapons and missiles (see H. Con. 
        Res. 146), [29JN]
    ------suspend certain sanctions imposed on India and Pakistan (see 
        H.R. 1784), [12MY]
    India: resolution of dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir (see H. 
        Res. 227), [29JN]
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: impose conditions on 
        assistance, nuclear cooperation, and other transactions (see 
        H.R. 1835), [18MY]
    National security: assessments and contingency planning relative 
        to emerging missile threats (see H.R. 3053), [7OC]
    ------national missile defense system (see H.R. 4), [4FE] (see 
        H.R. 1700), [5MY]
    ------national missile defense system (H.R. 4), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 120), [17MR]
    ------national missile defense system (H.R. 4), consideration of 
        Senate amendment (see H. Res. 179), [19MY]
    ------provide a schedule for production of elements for a national 
        missile defense system (see H.R. 2023), [8JN]
    ------recognize the security interests of the U.S. in furthering 
        complete nuclear disarmament (see H. Res. 82), [24FE]
    ------remove from hair-trigger alert (see H. Con. Res. 177), [5AU]
    Rongelap Atoll: prescribe certain terms for resettlement of 
        residents due to conditions created from nuclear testing (see 
        H.R. 2970), [29SE]
    Russia: location and removal of KGB cache of arms and explosives 
        placed in the U.S. (see H. Res. 380), [16NO]
    Safety: reduce risks and dangers (see H. Res. 369), [9NO]
    ------stockpile management (see H. Con. Res. 74), [24MR]
    Treaties and agreements: prohibit executive branch compliance with 
        the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and the multilateral 
        Memorandum of Understanding related to that treaty (see H.R. 
        2022), [8JN]
    Weapons: allow certain number of Trident ballistic missile 
        submarines to be retired or dismantled and use savings for 
        national missile defense programs (see H.R. 542), [3FE]
    ------limit production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 679), 
        [10FE]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Weapons of Mass Destruction: 
        President Clinton, [13JY], [10NO]
  Motions
    National security: national missile defense system (H.R. 4), 
        [18MR]
  Reports filed
    Bikini Resettlement and Relocation Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2368) (H. Rept. 106-267), [27JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4, National Missile Defense System: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 120) (H. Rept. 106-69), 
        [17MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2415, Dept. of State and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 247) (H. 
        Rept. 106-235), [14JY]
    Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 4, National Missile 
        Defense Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 179) (H. 
        Rept. 106-150), [19MY]
    Dept. of State and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H.R. 1211) (H. Rept. 106-
        122), [29AP]
    Minuteman Missile National Historic Site: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (S. 382) (H. Rept. 106-391), [18OC]
    National Missile Defense System: Committee on Armed Services 
        (House) (H.R. 4) (H. Rept. 106-39), [2MR]
    Rongelap Resettlement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        2970) (H. Rept. 106-404), [20OC]

NURSES
see Health Care Professionals

NURSING HOMES
see Health Care Facilities

NURSING RELIEF FOR DISADVANTAGED AREAS ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 441) (H. 
        Rept. 106-135), [12MY]

NUSSLE, JIM (a Representative from Iowa)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 1467, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 
        Century, [5AU]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: economic assistance to certain hog producers (see 
        H.R. 217), [7JA]
    Budget: improve and strengthen budget process (see H.R. 853), 
        [25FE]
    Dept. of the Interior: participation in the America's Agricultural 
        Heritage Partnership (see H.R. 1493), [20AP]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit State and 
        local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary 
        policies (see H.R. 1272), [24MR]
    Medicare: eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in 
        calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice 
        organizations (see H.R. 406), [19JA]
    ------repeal restriction on payment for hospital discharges to 
        post-acute care (see H.R. 405), [19JA]
    ------revise regulations on participating hospitals relative to 
        nurse anesthetists' services (see H.R. 804), [23FE]
    Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services 
        (see H.R. 1344), [25MR]
    Taxation: exempt small issue bonds for agriculture from the State 
        volume cap (see H.R. 1810), [13MY]
    ------treatment of primary health providers in health professional 
        shortage areas (see H.R. 1704), [5MY]
    ------treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm 
        rental income (see H.R. 1044), [9MR]

NUTRACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3001), [1OC]

OAK RIDGE, TN
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Energy: establish compensation programs for employees 
        sustaining illnesses from exposure to beryllium and other 
        hazardous substances and examine health effects of exposure to 
        hazardous substances (see H.R. 3418), [17NO] (see H.R. 3478), 
        [18NO]

OAKLAND, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building: designate (see H.R. 396), 
        [19JA]
  Reports filed
    Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 396) (H. Rept. 
        106-23), [23FE]

OBERSTAR, JAMES L. (a Representative from Minnesota)
  Appointments
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [7JN]
    Conferee: H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 
        21st Century, [14OC]
    ------S. 507, Water Resources Development Act, [22JY]
    ------S. 1467, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 
        Century, [5AU]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 
        31), [23FE]
    Aviation: prohibit operation of supersonic transport category 
        aircraft in the U.S. relative to European Union regulation of 
        aircraft noise (see H.R. 661), [10FE]
    ------require U.S. airlines to conduct safety audits of foreign 
        air carriers as a condition of approval of code-sharing 
        agreements between the carriers (see H.R. 2024), [8JN]
    Railroads: reform the safety practices of the railroad industry 
        (see H.R. 2450), [1JY]
    St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.: establish (see H.R. 2332), [23JN]
    Surface Transportation Board: enhance railroad competition and 
        collective bargaining agreements between railroads and their 
        employees (see H.R. 3446), [18NO]

OBEY, DAVID R. (a Representative from Wisconsin)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1141, emergency supplemental appropriations, [22AP]
    ------H.R. 1905, legislative branch of the Government 
        appropriations, [1JY]
    ------H.R. 1906, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations, [13SE]
    ------H.R. 2084, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations, [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2465, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
        closure, [21JY]
    ------H.R. 2466, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations, [4OC]
    ------H.R. 2490, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive 
        Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations, [21JY]
    ------H.R. 2561, Dept. of Defense appropriations, [13SE]
    ------H.R. 2587, District of Columbia appropriations, [3AU]

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    ------H.R. 2605, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [13SE]
    ------H.R. 2670, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, [13SE]
    ------H.R. 2684, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations, [4OC]
    ------H.R. 3064, District of Columbia appropriations, [21OC]
    ------H.R. 3194, District of Columbia appropriations, [4NO]
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Agriculture: require national pooling of receipts under 
        Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 2323), [23JN]
    ------terminate Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 2322), 
        [23JN]
    ------terminate Federal milk marketing orders and replace such 
        orders with a program to verify receipts of milk (see H.R. 
        2324), [23JN]
    States: eliminate requirement of providing Social Security numbers 
        on recreational license applications (see H.R. 1345), [25MR]

O'BRIEN, JERRY
  Bills and resolutions
    Jerry O'Brien Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, 
        Melbourne, FL: designate (see H.R. 2330), [23JN]

OBSCENITY
see Pornography

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
related term(s) Safety
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Energy: establish a compensation program for employees 
        injured in Federal nuclear activities (see H.R. 3495), [18NO]
    ------establish compensation programs for employees sustaining 
        illnesses from exposure to beryllium and other hazardous 
        substances and examine health effects of exposure to hazardous 
        substances (see H.R. 3418), [17NO] (see H.R. 3478), [18NO]
    Dept. of Labor: require completion of a National Academy of 
        Sciences study before implementing standards or guidelines on 
        ergonomics (see H.R. 987), [4MR]
    ------require completion of a National Academy of Sciences study 
        before implementing standards or guidelines on ergonomics 
        (H.R. 987), consideration (see H. Res. 271), [2AU]
    Government regulations: debarment or suspension from Federal 
        procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that 
        violate certain labor and safety laws (see H.R. 1227), [23MR]
    Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1192), [18MR]
    ------amend to protect State and local government employees (see 
        H.R. 776), [23FE]
    ------establish peer review of standards (see H.R. 2639), [29JY]
    ------improve the safety and health of working environments (see 
        H.R. 1427), [15AP]
    ------improve whistleblower protection for employees (see H.R. 
        1851), [18MY]
    OSHA: allow employees to participate in evaluating safety 
        conditions, rules, and policies of the workplace (see H.R. 
        1434), [15AP]
    ------encourage safety and health audits and assure timely 
        adjudication of whistleblower complaints by employees (see 
        H.R. 1439), [15AP]
    ------exempt voluntary self assessments and audits from being used 
        to identify safety and health violations by employers (see 
        H.R. 1438), [15AP]
    ------identify and notify the specific industries to which 
        regulations and compliance standards apply (see H.R. 1436), 
        [15AP]
    ------issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant 
        risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 
        1899), [20MY]
    ------waiver or abatement of penalties for small businesses if 
        violations are corrected in a specified time (see H.R. 1437), 
        [15AP]
    Small business: provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 296), 
        [7JA]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 987, Workplace Preservation Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 271) (H. Rept. 106-280), [2AU]
    Workplace Preservation Act: Committee on Education (House) (H.R. 
        987) (H. Rept. 106-272), [29JY]

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Amend (see H.R. 1192), [18MR]
    Government regulations: improve the safety and health of working 
        environments (see H.R. 1427), [15AP]
    OSHA: allow employees to participate in evaluating safety 
        conditions, rules, and policies of the workplace (see H.R. 
        1434), [15AP]
    ------encourage safety and health audits and assure timely 
        adjudication of whistleblower complaints by employees (see 
        H.R. 1439), [15AP]
    ------exempt voluntary self assessments and audits from being used 
        to identify safety and health violations by employers (see 
        H.R. 1438), [15AP]
    ------identify and notify the specific industries to which 
        regulations and compliance standards apply (see H.R. 1436), 
        [15AP]
    ------waiver or abatement of penalties for small businesses if 
        violations are corrected in a specified time (see H.R. 1437), 
        [15AP]
    Standards: establish peer review (see H.R. 2639), [29JY]
    State and local government: amend to protect employees (see H.R. 
        776), [23FE]
    Whistleblowing: improve protection for employees (see H.R. 1851), 
        [18MY]

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: allow employees to participate in 
        evaluating safety conditions, rules, and policies of the 
        workplace (see H.R. 1434), [15AP]
    ------exempt voluntary self assessments and audits from being used 
        to identify safety and health violations by employers (see 
        H.R. 1438), [15AP]
    ------identify and notify the specific industries to which 
        regulations and compliance standards apply (see H.R. 1436), 
        [15AP]
    ------recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor 
        organizations who prevail in proceedings brought by NLRB or 
        OSHA (see H.R. 1987), [27MY]
    ------recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor 
        organizations who prevail in proceedings brought by NLRB or 
        OSHA (H.R. 1987), consideration (see H. Res. 342), [25OC]
    Employment: provide certain temporary employees with the same 
        benefits as permanent employees (see H.R. 2298), [22JN]
    Health care professionals: issue regulations to eliminate or 
        minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health 
        care workers (see H.R. 1899), [20MY]
    Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1192), [18MR]
    ------amend to protect State and local government employees (see 
        H.R. 776), [23FE]
    ------establish peer review of standards (see H.R. 2639), [29JY]
    ------improve the safety and health of working environments (see 
        H.R. 1427), [15AP]
    ------improve whistleblower protection for employees (see H.R. 
        1851), [18MY]
    Small business: provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 296), 
        [7JA]
    ------waiver or abatement of penalties if violations are corrected 
        in a specified time (see H.R. 1437), [15AP]
    Whistleblowing: encourage safety and health audits and assure 
        timely adjudication of whistleblower complaints by employees 
        (see H.R. 1439), [15AP]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1987, Fair Access to Indemnity and 
        Reimbursement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 342) 
        (H. Rept. 106-414), [25OC]
    Fair Access to Indemnity and Reimbursement Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1987) (H. Rept. 106-
        385), [14OC]

OCEANS
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 507, Water Resources Development Act, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska: complete the orderly withdrawal of NOAA from the civil 
        administration of the Pribilof Islands (see H.R. 3417), [17NO]
    Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1110), [16MR] 
        (see H.R. 2669), [2AU]
    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. 720), [11FE]
    Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see H.R. 2425), [1JY]
    Coordinated Oceanographic Program Advisory Panel: establish (see 
        H.R. 2090), [9JN]
    Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing water resources development 
        programs (see H.R. 1480), [20AP]
    ------reauthorizing water resources development programs (H.R. 
        1480), consideration (see H. Res. 154), [28AP]
    Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral 
        reef ecosystems (see H.R. 2903), [21SE]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to marine 
        sanitation devices (see H.R. 3191), [1NO]
    Fish and fishing: condemn practice known as shark finning (see H. 
        Con. Res. 189), [27SE]
    ------conserve Atlantic highly migratory species of fish (see H.R. 
        3331), [10NO] (see H.R. 3390), [16NO]
    ------establish a moratorium on bottom trawling and use of other 
        mobile fishing gear on the seabed in certain coastal areas 
        (see H.R. 3059), [12OC]
    ------prohibit pelagic longline fishing in the exclusive economic 
        zone in the Atlantic Ocean (see H.R. 3516), [22NO]
    ------study practice of shark finning and effects it has on shark 
        populations in the Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 3078), [14OC]
    Mexico: treatment of Mexican sewage flowing into U.S. waters (see 
        H.R. 3310), [10NO] (see H.R. 3378), [16NO]
    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. 3432), [17NO]
    National Lighthouse Center and Museum: grant Federal charter (see 
        H.R. 2374), [29JN]
    National Marine Sanctuaries Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1243), 
        [24MR]
    National Park Service: require inventory, evaluation, and 
        documentation of surviving historic Life-Saving Service 
        stations (see H.R. 2832), [9SE]
    Natural gas: promote research and development of methane hydrate 
        resources (see H.R. 1753), [11MY]
    NOAA: authorize appropriations for the National Weather Service, 
        Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, and National 
        Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service 
        activities (see H.R. 1553), [26AP]
    ------authorize appropriations for the National Weather Service, 
        Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, and National 
        Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service 
        activities (H.R. 1553), consideration (see H. Res. 175), 
        [18MY]
    ------provide financial assistance for coral reef conservation 
        projects (see H.R. 3133), [21OC]
    Research: authorize appropriations for marine research and related 
        environmental research and development program activities of 
        NOAA and the NSF (see H.R. 1552), [26AP]
    Water Resources Development Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 
        2724), [5AU]
  Conference reports
    Water Resources Development Act (S. 507), [5AU]
  Motions
    Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing water resources development 
        programs (S. 507), [22JY]
  Reports filed
    Coastal Community Conservation Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 2669) (H. Rept. 106-485), [18NO]

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    Condemn Fishing Practice Known as Shark Finning: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H. Con. Res. 189) (H. Rept. 106-428), [1NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 1480, Water Resources Development Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 154) (H. Rept. 106-120), 
        [28AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1553, NOAA Appropriations for National 
        Weather Service and Related Agencies: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 175) (H. Rept. 106-148), [18MY]
    Gas Hydrate Research and Development Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1753) (H. Rept. 106-377), [18OC]
    Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act: Committee on Science 
        (House) (H.R. 1753) (H. Rept. 106-377), [13OC]
    National Marine Sanctuaries Act Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1243) (H. Rept. 106-224), [12JY]
    NOAA Appropriations for National Weather Service, Office of 
        Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, and National Environmental 
        Satellite, Data, and Information Service Activities: Committee 
        on Science (House) (H.R. 1553) (H. Rept. 106-146), [18MY]
    Water Resources Development Act: Committee of Conference (S. 507) 
        (H. Rept. 106-298), [5AU]
    ------Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        1480) (H. Rept. 106-106), [26AP]

OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE, CONGRESSIONAL
see Congress

OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 2904), [21SE]
  Reports filed
    Office of Government Ethics Appropriations: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2904) (H. Rept. 106-433), 
        [2NO]

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OVERSIGHT COUNCIL
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 305), [7JA]

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
  Bills and resolutions
    Budget: require appropriate off-budget treatment for Social 
        Security in official budget pronouncements (see H.R. 863), 
        [25FE] (see H.R. 1157), [17MR]
    Government regulations: accounting of costs and benefits (H.R. 
        1074), consideration (see H. Res. 258), [21JY]
    Social Security: budget treatment of Old-Age, Survivors, and 
        Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 74), (see H.R. 167), 
        [7JA]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1074, Regulatory Right-To-Know Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 258) (H. Rept. 106-248), 
        [21JY]

OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY
  Bills and resolutions
    Drugs: enter into negotiations with Cuban Government 
        representatives to provide for increased cooperation on drug 
        interdiction efforts (see H.R. 2365), [25JN]
  Messages
    National Drug Control Strategy: President Clinton, [9FE]

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
related term(s) Federal Employees
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal agencies and departments: develop classification standards 
        for physician assistants (see H.R. 1697), [5MY]
    INS: modify rate of basic pay and classification of positions for 
        certain Border Patrol agents (see H.R. 1881), [20MY]

OFFICE OF THE U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
  Bills and resolutions
    Chief Agricultural Negotiator: establish (see H.R. 3173), [28OC]
    Customs Service, U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1833), [18MY]
    Foreign trade: periodically revise retaliation lists of goods of 
        countries that fail to comply with the rulings of the World 
        Trade Organization (see H.R. 2991), [1OC]
    ------strengthen U.S. ability to counteract foreign measures that 
        act as market access barriers (see H.R. 3393), [16NO]
  Reports filed
    Trade Agency Authorizations, Drug Free Borders, and Prevention of 
        On-Line Child Pornography Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1833) (H. Rept. 106-161), [24MY]

OFFICE OF THRIFT SUPERVISION
  Bills and resolutions
    Financial institutions: prevent implementation of ``Know Your 
        Customer'' regulations proposed by Federal banking agencies 
        (see H.R. 575), [4FE] (see H.R. 621), [8FE]
    ------require congressional approval to implement ``Know Your 
        Customer'' regulations proposed by Federal banking agencies 
        and conduct a study on economic and privacy issues of such 
        regulations (see H.R. 530), [3FE]
    ------safeguard confidential banking and credit union information 
        (see H.R. 174), [7JA] (see H.R. 516), [3FE]
    Securities: improve regulation of certain derivatives dealers and 
        hedge funds, reduce risk to financial markets, and enhance 
        investor protections (see H.R. 3483), [18NO]

OGLESBY, KEITH D.
  Bills and resolutions
    Keith D. Oglesby Station, Greenville, SC: designate (see H.R. 
        2952), [27SE]

OHIO
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Transportation: complete construction of Hubbard 
        Expressway in Youngstown, OH (see H.R. 3026), [5OC]
    Donald J. Pease Federal Building, Medina, OH: designate (see H.R. 
        1405), [14AP]
    Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miamis National Historic Site: 
        designate (see H.R. 868), [25FE]
    Glenn, John: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 239), [7JA]
    Louis Stokes Post Office, Shaker Heights, OH: designate (see H.R. 
        2357), [24JN]
    Medicaid: remove limit on disproportionate share hospital payments 
        to Ohio (see H.R. 3065), [13OC]
    Northwest Territory of the Great Lakes National Heritage Area: 
        establish (see H.R. 3411), [16NO]
    Ships and vessels: allow a formal entry exception for vessels 
        required to anchor at Belle Isle Anchorage, Port of Detroit, 
        MI, while awaiting cargo or pilot services, prior to 
        proceeding to the Port of Toledo, OH (see H.R. 2213), [15JN]
    Sunbury, OH: designate as Flagville, U.S.A. (see H.J. Res. 49), 
        [29AP]
    Urban areas: designate the Youngstown-Warren area as an 
        empowerment zone (see H.R. 503), [2FE]
    Wayne National Forest: continuance of oil and gas operations (see 
        H.R. 213), [7JA]
    Youngstown, OH: authorize community development block grant funds 
        for construction of a community center and renovation of a 
        sports complex (see H.R. 2231), [15JN] (see H.R. 3499), [18NO]

OJAI, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    National Weather Service: relocation of radar tower on Sulphur 
        Mountain near Ojai, CA (see H.R. 1087), [11MR]

OKLAHOMA
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Defense: provide wage parity to certain employees in 
        Texas and Oklahoma (see H.R. 1393), [13AP]
    Dept. of Energy: convey the former site of the National Institute 
        of Petroleum Energy Research to Bartlesville, OK (see H.R. 
        2844), [13SE]
    Native Americans: allow mineral leasing of certain Indian lands 
        (see H.R. 1609), [28AP]
    Red River Boundary Compact: congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 
        72), [19OC]
    Wyandotte Tribe: compensate for the taking of certain rights by 
        the Federal Government (see H.R. 1533), [22AP]
  Reports filed
    Allow Mineral Leasing of Certain Indian Lands in Oklahoma: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (S. 944) (H. Rept. 106-338), 
        [27SE]
    Wyandotte Tribe Settlement Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1533) (H. Rept. 106-421), [28OC]

OLDER AMERICANS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 2850), [14SE]
    Crime: ensure that older or disabled persons are protected from 
        institutional, community, and domestic violence, and sexual 
        assault (see H.R. 2590), [22JY]
    Diseases: amend to help prevent osteoporosis (see H.R. 2294), 
        [22JN]
    Insurance: coverage of long-term care services (see H.R. 2691), 
        [3AU]
    Pensions: establish pension counseling programs (see H.R. 2707), 
        [4AU]
    Reauthorize (see H.R. 773), (see H.R. 782), [23FE]
    Senior citizens: establish a national family caregiver support 
        program (see H.R. 1341), [25MR]
    ------extend authorization, establish National Family Caregiver 
        Support Program, modernize aging programs and services, and 
        address need to engage in life course planning (see H.R. 
        1637), [29AP]
  Reports filed
    Reauthorization: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) 
        (H.R. 782) (H. Rept. 106-343), [28SE]

OLVER, JOHN W. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2084, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations, [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2465, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
        closure, [21JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Medicaid: coverage of services provided by nurse practitioners and 
        clinical nurse specialists (see H.R. 1514), [21AP]

OLYMPIC GAMES
related term(s) Sports
  Bills and resolutions
    International Olympic Committee: prohibit U.S. corporations from 
        providing financial support until institutional reforms are 
        adopted (see H.R. 1370), [12AP]
    Sports: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 259), [21JY]
    Tariff: personal effects of participants in certain world athletic 
        events (see H.R. 103), [7JA] (see H.R. 1877), [19MY] (see H.R. 
        2715), [5AU]
    Thorpe, Jim: recognize as the Athlete of the Century (see H. Res. 
        198), [27MY]

OMNIBUS CONSOLIDATED AND EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Law enforcement: technical corrections relative to international 
        narcotics control and law enforcement assistance (see H.R. 
        1379), [13AP]
    TVA: authorize repurchase of certain bonds (see H.R. 140), [7JA]

OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE STREETS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Law enforcement: improve prevention and prosecution of police 
        misconduct (see H.R. 2656), [30JY]
    States: reduce the amount of funds to States that have not 
        implemented certain provisions (see H.R. 2061), [8JN]
    Women: provide additional protections to victims of rape (see H.R. 
        3088), [14OC]

OMNIBUS PARKS AND PUBLIC LANDS MANAGEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Alabama A&M University: authorize grants (see H.R. 2951), [27SE]
    Dept. of the Interior: participation in the America's Agricultural 
        Heritage Partnership (see H.R. 1493), [20AP]
    Technical corrections (see H.R. 149), [7JA]
  Reports filed
    Technical Corrections: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 149) 
        (H. Rept. 106-17), [12FE]

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OPEN-MARKET REORGANIZATION FOR THE BETTERMENT OF INTERNATIONAL 
    TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 376, provisions, [10NO]

OREGON
  Bills and resolutions
    Bureau of Reclamation: reauthorize participation in the Deschutes 
        Resources Conservancy (see H.R. 1787), [12MY]
    Columbia and Snake Rivers: preservation of dams (see H. Con. Res. 
        63), [18MR]
    Corps of Engineers: develop and implement comprehensive program 
        for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water 
        diversions (see H.R. 1444), [15AP]
    Dept. of Energy: allow role in decision making relative to 
        environmental restoration and waste management at the Hanford 
        Reservation (see H.R. 2052), [8JN]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an outpatient clinic in 
        Salem, OR (see H.R. 3079), [14OC]
    Douglas County, OR: conveyance of certain BLM lands (see H.R. 
        1725), [6MY]
    Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the 
        Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 2798), [5AU]
    Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic 
        rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, 
        Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), [2FE]
    ------exchange (see H.R. 2950), [24SE] (see H.R. 3237), [5NO]
  Reports filed
    Corps of Engineers Development and Implementation of a 
        Comprehensive Program for Fish Screens and Passage Devices at 
        Agricultural Water Diversions: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1444) (H. Rept. 106-454), [5NO]
    Dept. of Agriculture Land Conveyance to Sisters, OR, To Construct 
        a Sewage Treatment Facility: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (S. 416) (H. Rept. 106-453), [5NO]
    Miwaleta Park Expansion Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1725) (H. Rept. 106-446), [4NO]

ORGAN DONOR LEAVE ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 457) (H. 
        Rept. 106-174), [9JN]

ORGAN DONORS
see Health

ORGAN PROCUREMENT AND TRANSPLANTATION NETWORK
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of HHS: delay effective date of the final rule relative to 
        the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (see H.R. 
        3242), [5NO]

ORGANIC ACT OF GUAM
  Bills and resolutions
    Amend (see H.R. 2462), [1JY]

ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
  Bills and resolutions
    Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of 
        Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H. 
        Con. Res. 190), [30SE]

ORGANIZATION FOR SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE
  Bills and resolutions
    Asia: human rights violations and noncompliance with Organization 
        for Security and Cooperation in Europe commitments on 
        democratization in Central Asia (see H. Con. Res. 204), [21OC]
    Parliamentary Assembly: St. Petersburg Declaration (see H. Con. 
        Res. 161), [20JY]

ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES
  Bills and resolutions
    Haiti: condemn the irregular interruption of the democratic 
        political institutional process (see H. Con. Res. 43), [8MR]

ORTIZ, SOLOMON P. (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Garza-Vela U.S. Courthouse, Brownsville, TX: designate (see H.R. 
        686), [10FE]
    Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act: reauthorize 
        (see H.R. 2496), [13JY]

OSE, DOUG (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  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. 1113), [16MR]
    Sacramento, CA: condemn arson at three area synagogues and affirm 
        opposition to all forms of hate crimes (see H. Res. 226), 
        [29JN]

OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
  Bills and resolutions
    California: moratorium on gas and oil development of the Outer 
        Continental Shelf (see H.R. 112), [7JA]
    Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State 
        and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 
        3245), [8NO]
    Dept. of the Interior: prohibit mineral leasing activities on 
        certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 
        1036), [9MR]
    ------prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions 
        of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 387, 388), [19JA] 
        (see H.R. 869), [25FE]
    Florida: restrictions and requirements on leasing of the Outer 
        Continental Shelf (see H.R. 33), [6JA]
    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. 3432), [17NO]
    Natural resources: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund 
        acquisition, improvement, and maintenance of public resources 
        (see H.R. 798), [23FE]

OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORP.
  Bills and resolutions
    Authorities: terminate (see H.R. 332), [19JA]
    Reauthorize (see H.R. 1993), [27MY] (see H.R. 3381), [16NO]
    Reauthorize (H.R. 1993): consideration (see H. Res. 327), [12OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1993, Export Enhancement Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 327) (H. Rept. 106-376), [12OC]
    Export Enhancement Act: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.R. 1993) (H. Rept. 106-325), [17SE]

OWENS, MAJOR R. (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Education: provide grants to improve the infrastructure of 
        elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 1820), [14MY] (see 
        H.R. 3071), [13OC]
    Libraries: provide up-to-date school library media resources and 
        professionally certified school library media specialists for 
        elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3008), [4OC]
    Occupational Safety and Health Act: improve whistleblower 
        protection for employees (see H.R. 1851), [18MY]
    Taxation: impose a tax on certain unearned income and provide tax 
        relief by reducing the rate of the Social Security payroll tax 
        (see H.R. 1099), [11MR]
    ------rates (see H.R. 2575), [20JY]
    ------reduce income tax rates for individuals and provide for a 
        carry-over basis of certain acquired estate property (see H.R. 
        1390), [13AP]

OXLEY, MICHAEL G. (a Representative from Ohio)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 775, Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act, 
        [24JN]
    ------H.R. 1554, Satellite Copyright, Competition, and Consumer 
        Protection Act, [23JN]
    ------S. 376, Open-Market Reorganization for the Betterment of 
        International Telecommunications Act, [10NO]
    ------S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    FCC: eliminate regulatory requirements restricting the cross 
        ownership of broadcasting stations and newspapers (see H.R. 
        598), [4FE]
    ------prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation 
        of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), [17NO]
    ------repeal unconstitutional reporting and record keeping 
        requirements (see H.R. 1273), [24MR]
    Solid Waste Disposal Act: management of remediation waste at 
        brownfields and other remediation sites (see H.R. 2718), [5AU]
    Sports: reform unfair and anticompetitive practices in 
        professional boxing (see H.R. 1832), [17MY]
    Telecommunications: ensure telecommunications carriers reasonable 
        and nondiscriminatory access to rooftops of multitenant 
        buildings and promote the development of telecommunication 
        infrastructure (see H.R. 3487), [18NO]

OZONE
see Ecology and Environment

PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICANS
  Bills and resolutions
    Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific 
        Islander Americans and support political and civic 
        participation by these persons (see H. Con. Res. 111), [24MY]

PACIFIC NORTHWEST ELECTRIC POWER PLANNING AND CONSERVATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Bonneville Power Administration: allow sales of electricity to 
        joint operating entities (see H.R. 3447), [18NO]

PACKAGING
related term(s) Labeling
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign trade: require the marking of frozen produce with the 
        country of origin on the front panel of the package for retail 
        sale (see H.R. 2995), [1OC]

PACKARD, RON (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1141, emergency supplemental appropriations, [22AP]
    ------H.R. 2084, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations, [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2605, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [13SE]
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Death and dying: recognize prevention of youth suicide as a 
        national priority (see H. Res. 286), [9SE]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 
        2605), [26JY]
  Reports filed
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2605) (H. Rept. 106-336), [27SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2605) (H. Rept. 
        106-253), [26JY]

PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory 
        cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 443), 
        [2FE]
    Food industry: prohibit packers from owning, feeding, or 
        controlling swine intended for slaughter (see H.R. 3324), 
        [10NO]

PADUCAH, KY
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Energy: establish compensation programs for employees 
        sustaining illnesses from exposure to beryllium and other 
        hazardous substances and examine health effects of exposure to 
        hazardous substances (see H.R. 3418), [17NO] (see H.R. 3478), 
        [18NO]
    Nuclear energy: Portsmouth, OH, and Paducah, KY, gaseous diffusion 
        plants funding (see H.R. 3151), [26OC]

PAIN RELIEF PROMOTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 2260): consideration (see H. Res. 339), [21OC]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 2260), [27OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2260, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 339) (H. Rept. 106-409), [21OC]
    Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2260) (H. Rept. 
        106-378), [18OC]

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    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2260) (H. Rept. 
        106-378), [13OC]

PAINE, THOMAS
  Bills and resolutions
    Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial in Constitution 
        Gardens in the District of Columbia and include the structure 
        known as ``Canal House'' in the memorial (see H.R. 3021), 
        [5OC]

PAKISTAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Democracy: prohibit waiver of certain sanctions until the 
        President certifies that Pakistan has a democratically elected 
        government (see H.R. 3330), [10NO]
    Foreign aid: remove waiver authority for the prohibition on 
        military assistance (see H.R. 3095), [18OC]
    Foreign policy: limit sanctions on exports to India and Pakistan 
        to material contributions to nuclear weapons and missiles (see 
        H. Con. Res. 146), [29JN]
    ------opposition to military coup and support for a civilian, 
        democratically-elected government (see H. Con. Res. 200), 
        [19OC]
    ------suspend certain sanctions imposed on India and Pakistan (see 
        H.R. 1784), [12MY]
    India: normalization of relations with Pakistan (see H. Res. 84), 
        [2MR]
    ------resolution of dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir (see H. 
        Res. 212), [16JN] (see H. Res. 227), [29JN]

PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Baumel, Zachary: locate and secure return along with other Israeli 
        soldiers missing in action (see H.R. 1175), [18MR]
    Dept. of State: report on U.S. citizens injured or killed by 
        certain terrorist groups (see H.R. 2172), [10JN]
    Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State 
        (see H. Con. Res. 24), [4FE]
    Palestinians: condemn efforts to revive the original Palestine 
        partition plan and the U.N. Commission on Human Rights 
        resolution endorsing self-determination based on the plan (see 
        H. Con. Res. 131), [10JN]
    U.N.: oppose convening of conference to enforce the Fourth Geneva 
        Convention for the Protection of Civilians in Time of War 
        relative to Israeli actions in the occupied Palestinian 
        territory (see H. Con. Res. 117), [25MY]

PALESTINIANS
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of State: report on U.S. citizens injured or killed by 
        certain terrorist groups (see H.R. 2172), [10JN]
    Middle East: condemn efforts to revive the original Palestine 
        partition plan and the U.N. Commission on Human Rights 
        resolution endorsing self-determination based on the plan (see 
        H. Con. Res. 131), [10JN]
    ------oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see H. 
        Con. Res. 24), [4FE]
    U.N.: oppose convening of conference to enforce the Fourth Geneva 
        Convention for the Protection of Civilians in Time of War 
        relative to Israeli actions in the occupied Palestinian 
        territory (see H. Con. Res. 117), [25MY]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Terrorist Disruption of the Middle 
        East Peace Process: President Clinton, [30JY]

PALLONE, FRANK, JR. (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act, [3NO]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (see H.R. 
        950), [3MR]
    CERCLA: reauthorize (see H.R. 2956), [27SE]
    Children and youth: tribute to ``Code Adam'' child safety program 
        and commend and encourage implementation of abduction 
        prevention programs in retail business establishments (see H. 
        Res. 90), [2MR]
    Clean Air Act: waive oxygen content requirement and phase-out use 
        of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline 
        (see H.R. 1705), [5MY]
    Dept. of the Interior: prohibit expenditures on mid-Atlantic coast 
        offshore oil and gas lease sales (see H.R. 1372), [12AP]
    FDA: establish a comprehensive program to ensure food safety (see 
        H.R. 1612), [28AP]
    Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: safeguard public health and 
        provide food that is safe, unadulterated, and honestly 
        presented (see H.R. 1346), [25MR]
    Fish and fishing: prohibit commercial harvesting of Atlantic 
        striped bass in coastal waters and the exclusive economic zone 
        (see H.R. 934), [2MR]
    Food: promote clinical research and development on dietary 
        supplements and foods and establish a new legal classification 
        for dietary supplements and food with health benefits (see 
        H.R. 3001), [1OC]
    Foreign policy: limit sanctions on exports to India and Pakistan 
        to material contributions to nuclear weapons and missiles (see 
        H. Con. Res. 146), [29JN]
    ------suspend certain sanctions imposed on India and Pakistan (see 
        H.R. 1784), [12MY]
    Immigration: permit admission of nonimmigrant students and 
        visitors who are spouses and children of permanent resident 
        aliens (see H.R. 840), [24FE]
    International Claims Settlement Act: settlement of claims relative 
        to U.S. victims of National Socialist persecution (see H.R. 
        2781), [5AU]
    Law enforcement: prevent traffic stops motivated by race or other 
        biases (see H.R. 1676), [4MY]
    Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 
        2782), [5AU]
    ------improve methodology for the calculation of Medicare+Choice 
        payment rates (see H.R. 3284), [9NO]
    National Park Service: require inventory, evaluation, and 
        documentation of surviving historic Life-Saving Service 
        stations (see H.R. 2832), [9SE]
    Pakistan: remove waiver authority for the prohibition on military 
        assistance (see H.R. 3095), [18OC]
    Pat King Post Office Building, Long Branch, NJ: designate (see 
        H.R. 3488), [18NO]
    Pharmaceuticals: establish therapeutic equivalence requirements 
        for generic drugs (see H.R. 805), [23FE]
    Public utilities: establish programs for electric energy 
        conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal 
        and affordable service (see H.R. 2569), [20JY]
    Safe Drinking Water Act: increase consumer confidence in safe 
        drinking water and source water assessments (see H.R. 2108), 
        [9JN]
    Turkey: claim of sovereignty to the islets in the Aegean Sea 
        called Imia by Greece and Kardak by Turkey (see H. Con. Res. 
        36), [23FE]
    Veterans: recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and 
        express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's 
        Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 58), [17MR]

PALMETTO, TX
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Interior: transfer Palmetto Bend Project (see H.R. 
        2674), [2AU]

PANAMA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Elections (see H. Res. 160), [5MY]
    Foreign aid: prohibit U.S. assistance upon conveyance of any 
        military facility built or operated by the U.S. to any foreign 
        government-owned entity (see H.R. 2244), [16JN]
    Panama Canal: consider as sovereign U.S. territory (see H. Con. 
        Res. 231), [16NO]
    ------negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. 
        Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 233), [17NO]
    ------negotiate renewed presence of U.S. Armed Forces and review 
        contract bidding process for lease of port facilities by 
        People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 186), [17SE]
    ------U.S. control relative to treaties (see H.J. Res. 77), [9NO]
    Panama Canal Act: establish conditions on the payment of certain 
        balances (see H.R. 3452), [18NO]
    Treaties and agreements: authorize transfer of certain U.S. 
        properties (see H.R. 3231), [4NO]

PANAMA CANAL
  Bills and resolutions
    Panama: authorize transfer of certain U.S. properties (see H.R. 
        3231), [4NO]
    ------negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. 
        Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 233), [17NO]
    ------negotiate renewed presence of U.S. Armed Forces and review 
        contract bidding process for lease of port facilities by 
        People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 186), [17SE]
    Panama Canal Act: establish conditions on the payment of certain 
        balances (see H.R. 3452), [18NO]
    Panama Canal Commission: authorize expenditures (see H.R. 1558), 
        [26AP]
    Territories: consider as sovereign U.S. territory (see H. Con. 
        Res. 231), [16NO]
    Treaties and agreements: U.S. control relative to treaties (see 
        H.J. Res. 77), [9NO]

PANAMA CANAL ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign policy: establish conditions on the payment of certain 
        balances (see H.R. 3452), [18NO]

PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Expenditures: authorize (see H.R. 1558), [26AP]

PAPERWORK ELIMINATION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 439) (H. 
        Rept. 106-11), [8FE]

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 
        439), [2FE]
    Small business: facilitate compliance with certain Federal 
        paperwork requirements and establish a task force to 
        streamline certain requirements (see H.R. 391), [19JA]
    ------facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork 
        requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain 
        requirements (H.R. 391), consideration (see H. Res. 42), [9FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 391, Facilitate Small Business Compliance 
        With Certain Federal Paperwork Requirements and Establish a 
        Task Force To Streamline Certain Requirements: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 42) (H. Rept. 106-13), [9FE]
    Facilitate Small Business Compliance With Certain Federal 
        Paperwork Requirements and Establish a Task Force To 
        Streamline Certain Requirements: Committee on Government 
        Reform (House) (H.R. 391) (H. Rept. 106-8), [8FE]
    Paperwork Elimination Act: Committee on Small Business (House) 
        (H.R. 439) (H. Rept. 106-11), [8FE]

PARENTS ADVISORY COUNCIL ON YOUTH DRUG ABUSE
  Appointments
    Members, [6JA]

PARKS, ROSA
  Bills and resolutions
    Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony 
        to present the Congressional Gold Medal to Rosa Parks (see H. 
        Con. Res. 127), [8JN]
    Congressional Gold Medal: award (see H.R. 573), [4FE]

PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS
  Bills and resolutions
    Columbia River: designate certain segment as recreation area (see 
        H.R. 1314), [25MR]
    CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides 
        (see H.R. 3032), [6OC]
    Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study on and develop 
        recommendations to increase the safety of visitors to units of 
        the National Park System (see H.R. 2861), [14SE]
    Douglas County, OR: conveyance of certain BLM lands (see H.R. 
        1725), [6MY]
    Forest Service: Recreational Fee Demonstration Program termination 
        (see H.R. 786), [23FE] (see H.R. 2295), [22JN]
    Fort Sumter National Monument: recalculate franchise fee owed by 
        Fort Sumter Tours, Inc. (see H.R. 3241), [5NO]

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    Gunnison National Monument: redesignate Black Canyon as a national 
        park and establish the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation 
        Area (see H.R. 1165), [17MR]
    National Park Service: use of Dept. of Defense support services 
        (see H. Res. 182), [19MY]
    Natural resources: establish a fund to meet the outdoor 
        conservation and recreation needs of the American people (see 
        H.R. 701), [10FE]
    Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax 
        overpayments or to make contributions for units of the 
        National Park System (see H.R. 1154), [17MR]
  Reports filed
    Black Canyon National Park and Gunnison Gorge National 
        Conservation Area Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 323) 
        (H. Rept. 106-307), [8SE]
    Miwaleta Park Expansion Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1725) (H. Rept. 106-446), [4NO]

PASADENA, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    California: authorize sponsor of the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena 
        Airport to impose noise restrictions on operations without FAA 
        approval (see H.R. 1823), [14MY]

PASCRELL, BILL, JR. (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve outreach program to more fully 
        inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 3256), [8NO]
    FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety 
        against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), [17MR]
    Firearms: ban manufacture of handguns that cannot be personalized, 
        require report on commercial feasibility of personalizing 
        firearms, and provide grants to improve firearms safety (see 
        H.R. 2025), [8JN]
    Motor vehicles: provide for annual renewal of safety permits 
        relative to transportation of hazardous substances (see H.R. 
        646), [9FE]
    Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H. Res. 18), 
        [7JA]

PASSPORTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of State: prohibit charges or fees for providing passport 
        information (see H.R. 1956), [26MY]
    Families and domestic relations: denial of passports to 
        noncustodial parents relative to nonpayment of child support 
        (see H.R. 521), [3FE]
    Jerusalem, Israel: record as place of birth on certain U.S. 
        passports (see H.R. 2768), [5AU]

PASTOR, ED (a Representative from Arizona)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1141, emergency supplemental appropriations, [22AP]
    ------H.R. 1905, legislative branch of the Government 
        appropriations, [1JY]
    ------H.R. 2084, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations, [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2605, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [13SE]
    U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission, [18MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Bureau of Reclamation: conveyance of property to Greater Yuma Port 
        Authority for an international port of entry (see H.R. 3023), 
        [5OC]
    Native Americans: provide remedies for sovereign tribal 
        governments relative to gaming compacts and gaming 
        participation laws (see H.R. 1811), [13MY]
    Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District: convey certain 
        works, facilities, and titles of the Gila Project (see H.R. 
        841), [24FE]
    Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 2833), 
        [9SE]

PASTRANA, ANDRES (President, Colombia)
  Bills and resolutions
    Colombia: tribute to democratic elections and renew efforts to end 
        guerrilla war (see H. Res. 24), [19JA]

PATENTS
related term(s) Copyrights
  Bills and resolutions
    Big Horn County, WY: conveyance of certain lands to John R. and 
        Margaret Lowe (see H.R. 510), [2FE]
    ------conveyance of certain lands to the estate of Fred Steffens 
        (see H.R. 509), [2FE]
    Business and industry: promote product development and testing 
        (see H.R. 2609), [26JY]
    Copyrights: technical corrections to laws (see H.R. 1189), [18MR]
    Drugs: provide term restoration review procedure for certain drug 
        products (see H.R. 1598), [28AP]
    Federal agencies and departments: improve ability to license 
        federally owned inventions (see H.R. 209), [7JA]
    Inventions: enhance protection for inventors, innovators, and 
        patent terms, and reduce patent litigation (see H.R. 1907), 
        [24MY] (see H.R. 2654), [30JY]
    Patent and Trademark Office: funding for salaries and expenses 
        (see H.R. 1225), [23MR]
    Pharmaceuticals: establish compulsory licensing of certain 
        patented prescription drugs and medical inventions (see H.R. 
        2927), [23SE]
    Sub-Saharan Africa: conduct human clinical research according to 
        highest ethical standards and prohibit interference with 
        intellectual property laws or policies promoting access to 
        pharmaceuticals or medical technologies (see H.R. 2700), [4AU]
  Reports filed
    American Inventors Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1907) (H. Rept. 106-287), [3AU]
    Big Horn County, WY, Land Conveyance to John R. and Margaret Lowe: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 510) (H. Rept. 106-68), 
        [17MR] (S. 361) (H. Rept. 106-225), [12JY]
    Big Horn County, WY, Land Conveyance to the Estate of Fred 
        Steffens: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 509) (H. Rept. 
        106-67), [17MR] (S. 449) (H. Rept. 106-226), [12JY]
    Copyright Laws Technical Corrections: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1189) (H. Rept. 106-84), [12AP]
    Improve Ability To License Federally Owned Inventions: Committee 
        on Science (House) (H.R. 209) (H. Rept. 106-129), [6MY]
    Patent and Trademark Office Funding for Salaries and Expenses: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1225) (H. Rept. 106-
        177), [9JN]

PATIENTS' BILL OF RIGHTS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 358): consideration (see H. Res. 197), [27MY] (see H. 
        Res. 310), [28SE]

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. 
        622), [8FE]

PATRIOTISM
  Bills and resolutions
    Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see 
        H.J. Res. 56), [8JN]
    Billerica, MA: recognize as ``America's Yankee Doodle Town'' (see 
        H. Con. Res. 143), [25JN]
    Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see 
        H.J. Res. 5), [7JA] (see H.J. Res. 33), [24FE]
    ------constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 
        33), consideration (see H. Res. 217), [22JN]
    ------desecration (see H. Con. Res. 142), [23JN]
    ------protect (see H.R. 1081), [11MR]
    ``In Memory'' Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 134), [16JN]
    Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: add to the list of days on which the 
        flag should especially be displayed (see H.R. 349), [19JA] 
        (see H.R. 576), [4FE]
    Remy, France: tribute to citizens for burial of Houston Braly (see 
        H. Con. Res. 123), [27MY]
    ------tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group for 
        restoration of stained glass windows (see H. Con. Res. 123), 
        [27MY]
    Sunbury, OH: designate as Flagville, U.S.A. (see H.J. Res. 49), 
        [29AP]
    Taxation: repeal taxes on American Values (see H.R. 2350), [24JN]
  Reports filed
    Add Martin Luther King, Jr., Day to the List of Days on Which the 
        Flag Should Especially Be Displayed: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 576) (H. Rept. 106-176), [9JN]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 33, Constitutional Amendment To 
        Prohibit U.S. Flag Desecration: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 217) (H. Rept. 106-194), [22JN]
    Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of U.S. Flag: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 33) (H. Rept. 
        106-191), [18JN]

PAUL, RON (a Representative from Texas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Bretton Woods Agreement Act: sunset (see H.R. 1147), [17MR]
    Copeland Act: repeal (see H.R. 736), [11FE]
    Courts: provide that the inferior courts do not have jurisdiction 
        to hear abortion-related cases (see H.R. 3400), [16NO]
    Cuba: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 1181), [18MR]
    Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 736), [11FE]
    Dept. of Education: prohibit funding for national teacher testing 
        or certification proposals and withholding of funding to 
        States or local agencies that fail to adopt specific teacher 
        testing or certification proposals (see H.R. 1706), [5MY]
    Dept. of the Interior: transfer Palmetto Bend Project (see H.R. 
        2674), [2AU]
    Dept. of the Treasury: require the Financial Crimes Enforcement 
        Network to allow individuals to obtain a copy of personal 
        records (see H.R. 517), [3FE]
    Economy: repeal antitrust laws (see H.R. 1789), [13MY]
    Elections: requirements for candidates receiving Federal campaign 
        financing relative to participation in multicandidate forums 
        (see H.R. 2027), [8JN]
    Financial institutions: records and reports on monetary 
        instruments transactions (see H.R. 518), [3FE]
    ------safeguard confidential banking and credit union information 
        (see H.R. 516), [3FE]
    Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for 
        carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see 
        H.R. 407), [19JA]
    ------protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1179), [18MR]
    Food: consumer access to information on the health benefits of 
        foods and dietary supplements (see H.R. 1077), [11MR]
    FRS: abolish the Board of Governors and repeal the Federal Reserve 
        Act (see H.R. 1148), [17MR]
    Government: separation of powers between Congress and the 
        President (see H.R. 2655), [30JY]
    Kosovo: prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces 
        unless authorized by law (see H.R. 647), [9FE]
    Money: prohibit inclusion of any information storage capability on 
        U.S. currency or the imposition of any fee or penalty on any 
        person for the holding of such currency (see H.R. 3399), 
        [16NO]
    Panama Canal: consider as sovereign U.S. territory (see H. Con. 
        Res. 231), [16NO]
    Postal Service: delivery of mail to a commercial mail receiving 
        agency (see H.J. Res. 55), [20MY]
    Privacy: protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social 
        Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform 
        national identifying number (see H.R. 220), [7JA]
    ------repeal law creating a national identification card by 
        establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and 
        drivers' licenses (see H.R. 2337), [24JN]
    Public lands: restore to the original owners certain lands that 
        the Federal Government took for military purposes in 1940 (see 
        H.R. 1613), [28AP]
    Science: prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research (see 
        H.R. 571), [4FE]
    Selective Service System: suspend registration requirement and 
        activities of local boards except during national emergencies 
        and require report on development of standby registration 
        program (see H.R. 1812), [13MY]
    Social Security: invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing 
        securities and insured certificates of de

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        posit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (see 
        H.R. 219), [7JA]
    ------permit members of the clergy to be exempt from coverage at 
        any time during career (see H.R. 1061), [10MR]
    States: requirements relative to access to election ballots for 
        certain parties (see H.R. 2026), [8JN]
    Taxation: allow tax credits for certain elementary and secondary 
        school expenses and contributions to charitable school-tuition 
        organizations (see H.R. 936), [2MR]
    ------allow tax credits for public and nonpublic elementary and 
        secondary education expenses (see H.R. 935), [2MR]
    ------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. 81), 
        [16NO]
    ------provide a credit for police officers and professional 
        firefighters and exclude from income certain benefits received 
        by public safety volunteers (see H.R. 3124), [21OC]
    ------provide a nonrefundable tax credit for police officers who 
        purchase armor vests (see H.R. 3128), [21OC]
    ------provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school 
        teachers (see H.R. 937), [2MR]
    Television: reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of 
        broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable television 
        (see H.R. 1078), [11MR]
    U.N.: terminate U.S. membership (see H.R. 1146), [17MR]

PAYCHECK PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Political campaigns: require disclosure of funding sources for 
        certain candidate advocacy advertising (see H.R. 227), [7JA]

PAYNE, DONALD M. (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 800, Education Flexibility Partnership Act, [23MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    African Americans: promote cultural education and awareness of the 
        history of slavery (see H. Con. Res. 103), [6MY]
    Immigration: waive certain inadmissibility grounds for aliens 
        married to U.S. citizens relative to political activity in 
        Ireland or Northern Ireland (see H.R. 2110), [9JN]
    Nelson, Rosemary: killing of human rights lawyer in car bomb 
        attack in Lurgan, Northern Ireland (see H. Con. Res. 59), 
        [17MR]
    Sierra Leone: condemn military coup d'etat and human rights 
        violations (see H. Res. 62), [11FE]
    Sudan: condemn Government for genocide in southern Sudan, support 
        for terrorism, and human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 
        75), [24MR]
    United Kingdom: limit the sale or export of plastic bullets (see 
        H.R. 2109), [9JN]

PAYTON, WALTER
  Bills and resolutions
    Tribute (see H. Res. 370), [9NO]

PEACE
  Bills and resolutions
    Angola: support peace process (see H. Res. 390), [17NO]
    Barak, Ehud: tribute to election as Prime Minister of Israel and 
        encouraging peace agreement with Syria and Lebanon (see H. 
        Con. Res. 154), [14JY]
    Cold war: celebrate victory and anniversary of the fall of the 
        Berlin Wall (see H. Con. Res. 121), [27MY]
    ------celebrate victory and anniversary of the fall of the Berlin 
        Wall by designating an annual Freedom Day (see H. Con. Res. 
        223), [9NO]
    ------commemorate victory of freedom (see H.R. 2440), [1JY]
    Colombia: advance peace process to end ongoing violence which 
        threatens democracy, human rights, and economic and social 
        stability (see H. Res. 228), [29JN]
    Foreign policy: promote democracy in Serbia and Montenegro (see 
        H.R. 1064), [10MR]
    Guatemala: anniversary of peace accords (see H. Res. 26), [19JA]
    India: resolution of dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir (see H. 
        Res. 212), [16JN] (see H. Res. 227), [29JN]
    Indonesia: support for peace process in East Timor (see H. Res. 
        251), [15JY]
    ------support transition to democracy (see H. Con. Res. 195), 
        [12OC]
    Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        1709), [5MY] (see H.R. 1821), [14MY]
    Jordan: tribute to efforts by King Abdullah Bin Hussein on the 
        Middle East peace process and to condemn efforts within Jordan 
        to further hostility towards Israel (see H. Res. 340), [21OC]
    Kosovo: support efforts and recommendations of U.S.-Russian 
        meeting in Vienna, Austria relative to peace negotiations (see 
        H. Con. Res. 99), [5MY]
    ------use all diplomatic means to negotiate a peaceful settlement 
        without the introduction of U.S. ground forces (see H. Con. 
        Res. 96), [5MY]
    Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the 
        conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas (see H. Con. 
        Res. 238), [18NO]
    Nelson, Rosemary: killing of human rights lawyer in car bomb 
        attack in Lurgan, Northern Ireland (see H. Con. Res. 59), 
        [17MR] (see H. Res. 128), [23MR]
    Northern Ireland: U.S. policy on paramilitary groups and British 
        security forces (see H.R. 128), [7JA]
    Northern Ireland Peace Agreement: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 
        54), [11MR]
    Russia: encourage the peaceful resolution of the armed conflict in 
        Chechnya in the North Caucasus region (see H. Con. Res. 206), 
        [25OC]
    Serbia and Montenegro: promote democracy (see H.R. 1373), [12AP]
    Sierra Leone: commend signing of cease-fire agreement and urge 
        swift solution to crisis (see H. Res. 199), [8JN]
    South America: tribute to Peru and Ecuador for signing of peace 
        agreement (see H. Res. 25), [19JA]
    U.N.: payment of U.S. arrearages (see H.R. 1266), [24MR] (see H.R. 
        1355; H. Con. Res. 78), [25MR]
  Messages
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Peace Efforts: President Clinton, [8FE]
    National Emergency Relative to Angola: President Clinton, [21SE], 
        [27SE]
    National Emergency Relative to Terrorist Disruption of the Middle 
        East Peace Process: President Clinton, [30JY]
    Progress Toward Achieving a Sustainable Peace Process in Bosnia 
        and Herzegovina: President Clinton, [26JY]

PEACE CORPS
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 669), [10FE]
    ------authorizing (H.R. 669), consideration (see H. Res. 83), 
        [24FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 669, Peace Corps Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 83) (H. Rept. 106-30), [24FE]
    Peace Corps Appropriations: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.R. 669) (H. Rept. 106-18), [23FE]

PEASE, DONALD J. (a former Representative from Ohio) 
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Donald J. Pease Federal Building, Medina, OH: designate (see H.R. 
        1405), [14AP]

PEASE, EDWARD A. (a Representative from Indiana)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 
        21st Century, [14OC]
    ------S. 1467, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 
        Century, [5AU]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Terre Haute, IN: GSA acquisition of building (see H.R. 2513), 
        [14JY]

PELOSI, NANCY (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), [12FE]
    Conferee: H.R. 1141, emergency supplemental appropriations, [22AP]
    ------H.R. 1555, intelligence services appropriations, [22SE]
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    China, People's Republic of: Tiananmen Square massacre anniversary 
        (see H. Res. 178), [18MY]
    Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 2405), 
        [30JN]
    Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-
        income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1591), [28AP]
    Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the 
        conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas (see H. Con. 
        Res. 238), [18NO]
    Social Security: permit children covered under the State 
        Children's Health Insurance Program to be eligible for the 
        Federal Vaccines for Children Program (see H.R. 2976), [29SE]
    Taxation: provide credit for medical research relative to 
        developing vaccines against widespread diseases (see H.R. 
        1274), [24MR]

PENNSYLVANIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Chesapeake Bay: restoration (see H.R. 3039), [7OC]
    Courts: hold U.S. District Court for the eastern district at 
        Doylestown, PA, in addition to those other places currently 
        provided by law (see H.R. 2549), [19JY]
    Dept. of Defense: provide financial assistance to the Tri-State 
        Maritime Safety Association of Delaware, New Jersey, and 
        Pennsylvania for use for maritime emergency response on the 
        Delaware River (see H.R. 1220), [23MR]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for 
        veterans in the Pittsburgh, PA, area (see H.R. 1973), [27MY]
    Fort Presque Isle National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 
        1958), [26MY]
    Gettysburg National Military Park: expand boundaries to include 
        Wills House (see H.R. 2435), [1JY]
    Hurricanes: express sympathy for victims of Hurricane Floyd in 
        Atlantic Coast States (see H. Res. 322), [4OC]
    ------transmittal to Congress of the Presidential recommendations 
        for emergency response actions for relief of the victims of 
        Hurricane Floyd (see H. Res. 349), [1NO]
    Lackawanna Heritage Valley American Heritage Area: establish (see 
        H.R. 940), [2MR]
    National Park Service: protect and conduct a study of Paoli and 
        Brandywine Battlefields and authorize the Valley Forge Museum 
        of the American Revolution (see H.R. 659), [9FE]
    ------protect and conduct a study of Paoli and Brandywine 
        Battlefields and authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the 
        American Revolution (H.R. 659), consideration (see H. Res. 
        210), [15JN]
    Oil Region National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 3190), 
        [1NO]
    Thorpe, Jim: recognize as the Athlete of the Century (see H. Res. 
        198), [27MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 659, Protect America's Treasures of the 
        Revolution for Independence for Our Tomorrow (PATRIOT) Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 210) (H. Rept. 106-187), 
        [15JN]
    Lackawanna Valley Heritage Area Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 940) (H. Rept. 106-285), [3AU]
    Protect America's Treasures of the Revolution for Independence for 
        Our Tomorrow (PATRIOT) Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 659) (H. Rept. 106-139), [13MY]

PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORP.
  Bills and resolutions
    ERISA: reduce premiums paid by small businesses to the Pension 
        Benefit Guaranty Corp. (see H.R. 3246), [8NO]

PENSIONS
related term(s) Income
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: allow members to participate in the Thrift Savings 
        Plan (see H.R. 556), [3FE]

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    ------improve pay and retirement equity (see H.R. 9), [1MR]
    ------improve pay and retirement equity (S. 4), return to Senate 
        (see H. Res. 393), [18NO]
    ------increase basic pay and revise the retired pay computation 
        formula applicable to certain veterans (see H.R. 500), [2FE]
    ------provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon 
        enlistment (see H.R. 355), [19JA]
    ------revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see 
        H.R. 72), [7JA]
    Budget: sequestration of all budgetary accounts except Social 
        Security, Federal retirement, and interest on the debt (see 
        H.R. 451), [2FE]
    Business and industry: require certain parent corporations of 
        Federal contractors to provide health care benefits to retired 
        employees of the contractor (see H.R. 3506), [18NO]
    Capitol Police: increase mandatory retirement age (see H.R. 424), 
        [19JA]
    Charities: reform tax treatment of certain anti-poverty 
        contributions and distributions from individual retirement 
        accounts, and prohibit religious discrimination in the 
        allocation of Government assistance funds (see H.R. 1607), 
        [28AP]
    Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund: exclude from the 
        Federal budget (see H.R. 82), [7JA]
    Defined benefit plans: protect benefits of employees and enforce 
        age discrimination requirements relative to tax legislation on 
        defined benefit plans becoming cash balance plans (see H.R. 
        2902), [21SE]
    Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military reserve 
        technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 1079), [11MR]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in 
        developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such 
        claims (see H.R. 3193), [2NO]
    ------provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected 
        disability benefits, improve certain veterans programs, and 
        enhance retirement for U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans 
        Claims judges (see H.R. 2280), [18JN]
    ERISA: ensure proper treatment of temporary employees under 
        employee benefit plans (see H.R. 2299), [22JN]
    ------establish requirements for certain stock purchase 
        arrangements maintained by employers for employees and provide 
        favorable tax treatment for such arrangements (see H.R. 3462), 
        [18NO]
    ------joint trusteeship of single-employer pension plans (see H.R. 
        1277), [24MR]
    ------preempt State law in certain cases relative to certain 
        church plans (see H.R. 2183), [14JN]
    ------reduce premiums paid by small businesses to the Pension 
        Benefit Guaranty Corp. (see H.R. 3246), [8NO]
    Federal employees: eliminate certain inequities in the computation 
        of retirement benefits for law enforcement officers, 
        firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials 
        couriers, and their survivors (see H.R. 1769), [12MY]
    ------extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue 
        officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law 
        enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), [23MR]
    ------make certain service performed as an employee of a 
        nonappropriated fund instrumentality creditable for retirement 
        purposes (see H.R. 2686), [3AU]
    ------make certain temporary Federal service creditable for 
        retirement purposes (see H.R. 1606), [28AP]
    ------provide for the rectification of certain retirement coverage 
        errors (see H.R. 416), [19JA]
    ------provide for the rectification of certain retirement coverage 
        errors (S. 1232), return to Senate (see H. Res. 394), [18NO]
    ------reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), 
        [29JY]
    ------treatment of Government physicians' comparability allowances 
        as basic pay for retirement purposes (see H.R. 207), [7JA]
    ------treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. 
        attorneys (see H.R. 583), [4FE]
    Health: establish certain requirements for managed care plans (see 
        H.R. 3259), [8NO]
    Income: prevent the wearing away of an employee's accrued benefit 
        under a defined plan by reducing future accruals under the 
        plan (see H.R. 2759), [5AU]
    ------protect retirement security of individuals (see H.R. 526), 
        [3FE] (see H.R. 1590), [28AP]
    Insurance: require plan administrators that provide access to 
        automobile insurance to submit certain information on such 
        insurance to the FTC (see H.R. 2006), [8JN]
    Investments: allow individuals the opportunity to provide for 
        their retirement through S.A.F.E. accounts (see H.R. 1853), 
        [18MY]
    Law enforcement officers: increase mandatory retirement age (see 
        H.R. 1748), [11MY]
    ------lift earnings limitations on retired officers to enhance 
        school safety (see H. Con. Res. 95), [4MY]
    Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments for 
        retirement benefits (see H. Con. Res. 3), [7JA]
    ------prohibit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement 
        System (see H.R. 95), [7JA]
    Older Americans Act: establish pension counseling programs (see 
        H.R. 2707), [4AU]
    Presidents of the U.S.: limit the duration of certain benefits 
        extended to former Presidents (see H.R. 96), [7JA]
    Puerto Rico: exempt retirement income from pension plans from 
        nonresident taxation (see H.R. 182), [7JA]
    Reform (see H.R. 1102), [11MR]
    Senior citizens: prevent and increase penalties for crimes such as 
        health care, pension, and telemarketing fraud, and nursing 
        home abuse and fraud (see H.R. 1862), [19MY]
    Small business: provide employees with a simple, secure, and fully 
        portable defined benefit plan (see H.R. 2190), [14JN]
    Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax 
        payments into personal investment plans and extend the Old-
        Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 
        250, 251), [7JA] (see H.R. 1793), [13MY]
    ------budget treatment of Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability 
        Insurance Program (see H.R. 74), (see H.R. 167), [7JA]
    ------choice of benefit payment method relative to computation 
        rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 
        (see H.R. 568), [3FE]
    ------computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or 
        surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), [23MR]
    ------constitutional amendment relative to budget treatment of 
        Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program and the 
        hospital insurance program (see H.J. Res. 40), [16MR]
    ------create personalized retirement accounts (see H.R. 874), 
        [25FE]
    ------effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 34), [2FE]
    ------eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving 
        pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 742), [11FE]
    ------establish and maintain individual investment accounts (see 
        H.R. 1897), [20MY]
    ------improve computation system for certain workers who attain 
        age 65 (see H.R. 538), [3FE]
    ------improve solvency (see H.R. 2717), [5AU]
    ------investment of amounts held in the Federal Old-Age and 
        Survivors Insurance Trust Fund in private sector securities 
        markets (see H.R. 871), [25FE] (see H.R. 990), [4MR]
    ------permit members of the clergy to revoke their exemption from 
        coverage (see H.R. 133), [7JA]
    ------prohibit investment of trust funds in private financial 
        markets (see H. Con. Res. 155), [14JY]
    ------provide annual statement of accrued liability of the Old-
        Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 
        244), [7JA]
    ------provide for personalized retirement security through 
        personal retirement savings accounts, increase individual 
        control over retirement income, and protect surpluses (see 
        H.R. 3206), [3NO]
    ------reform relative to State and local government employees (see 
        H. Con. Res. 101), [6MY]
    Swanson, Carl D.: correct administrative error in the computation 
        of retired pay (see H.R. 3337), [10NO]
    Taxation: adjust tax brackets, provide partial exclusion from 
        income for dividends and interest, provide long-term capital 
        gains deduction, and increase IRA contribution limit (see H.R. 
        1840), [18MY]
    ------allow a deduction for estate tax equal to the value of the 
        decedent's retirement plans (see H.R. 2058), [8JN]
    ------allow certain individuals a credit for elective deferrals 
        and individual retirement account contributions (see H.R. 
        2553), [19JY]
    ------allow deductions for contributions to education individual 
        retirement accounts and increase allowable contributions and 
        uses for such accounts (see H.R. 2873), [15SE]
    ------allow penalty-free distributions from qualified retirement 
        plans and relief from certain limitations on deductibility of 
        casualty losses for individuals in Presidentially declared 
        disaster areas (see H.R. 3215), [3NO]
    ------allow penalty-free distributions from qualified retirement 
        plans on account of the death or disability of the 
        participant's spouse (see H.R. 2826), [9SE]
    ------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. 554), [3FE]
    ------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. 1263), [24MR]
    ------disclosure of employer's share of taxes paid for old-age, 
        survivors, disability, and hospital insurance for the employee 
        (see H.R. 1264), [24MR]
    ------enhance the portability of retirement benefits (see H.R. 
        739), [11FE]
    ------impose a tax on certain unearned income and provide tax 
        relief by reducing the rate of the Social Security payroll tax 
        (see H.R. 1099), [11MR]
    ------increase annual limitation on deductible contributions to 
        individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 802), [23FE]
    ------increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions 
        and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible 
        contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 
        1322), [25MR]
    ------increase retirement savings opportunities (see H.R. 1213), 
        [22MR] (see H.R. 1546), [22AP]
    ------permit 401(k) contributions which would otherwise be limited 
        by employer contributions to employees stock ownership plans 
        (see H.R. 616), [8FE]
    ------permit penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans for 
        medical expenses of certain older relatives (see H.R. 253), 
        (see H.R. 275), [7JA]
    ------provide additional retirement savings opportunities for 
        small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 352), 
        [19JA]
    ------provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public 
        safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 3517), 
        [22NO]
    ------provide inflation adjustments to income threshold amounts 
        applicable in determining taxable Social Security benefits 
        (see H.R. 3437), [17NO]
    ------reform Internal Revenue Code through revenue neutral 
        proposals which protect Social Security and Medicare trust 
        funds (see H. Con. Res. 85), [14AP]
    ------require pension plans to provide adequate notice to 
        beneficiaries whose future accruals are being significantly 
        reduced (see H.R. 1176), [18MR] (see H.R. 3047), [7OC]
    ------restore pension limits to equitable levels (see H.R. 2082), 
        [8JN]
    ------simplify Internal Revenue Code through revenue neutral 
        proposals (see H.R. 1420), [14AP]
    ------treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security 
        benefits (see H.R. 372), [19JA]
    ------treatment of governmental pension plans of U.S. possessions 
        (see H.R. 462), [2FE]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 226), 
        [7JA]

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    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts and 401(k) plans 
        (see H.R. 876), [25FE]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to 
        charitable contributions (see H.R. 1311), [25MR]
    ------treatment of qualified retirement plans relative to 
        charitable contributions (see H.R. 1446), [15AP]
    ------waive limit on benefits from multiemployer pension plans 
        (see H.R. 1287), [25MR]
    Trust funds: investment of several Federal health-related and 
        retirement trust funds in broad-based private equities indices 
        (see H.R. 633), [9FE]
    Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the 
        Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 601), [4FE]
    ------exclude certain income from consideration for determining 
        rent paid for federally assisted housing (see H.R. 1364), 
        [12AP]
    ------extend dependency and indemnity compensation benefits to 
        surviving spouses whose subsequent marriages have terminated 
        (see H.R. 708), [11FE]
    ------increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for 
        surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), [27MY]
    ------increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans 
        and survivors (see H.R. 1765), [12MY]
    ------permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with 
        service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), (see H.R. 
        303), [7JA] (see H.R. 1764), [12MY]
    ------repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving 
        spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 
        363), [19JA]
    Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: enact (H.R. 
        2280), Senate amendments (see H. Res. 368), [9NO]
  Messages
    Railroad Retirement Board Report: President Clinton, [16NO]
  Reports filed
    Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act: 
        Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1102) 
        (H. Rept. 106-331), [24SE]
    Federal Retirement Coverage Corrections Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 416) (H. Rept. 106-29), [23FE]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 416) (H. Rept. 
        106-29), [8MR]
    Tax Treatment of Governmental Pension Plans of U.S. Possessions: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 462) (H. Rept. 106-
        302), [8SE]
    Veterans Benefits Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
        (House) (H.R. 2280) (H. Rept. 106-202), [25JN]

PERIODICALS
see Publications

PERKINS COUNTY, SD
  Bills and resolutions
    Perkins County Water System, Inc.: authorize construction and 
        assistance (see H.R. 970), [3MR]
  Reports filed
    Perkins County Rural Water System Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 970) (H. Rept. 106-404), [20OC]

PERKINS COUNTY RURAL WATER SYSTEM ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 970) (H. Rept. 
        106-404), [20OC]

PERKINS COUNTY WATER SYSTEM, INC.
  Bills and resolutions
    Construction and assistance: authorize (see H.R. 970), [3MR]
  Reports filed
    Perkins County Rural Water System Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 970) (H. Rept. 106-404), [20OC]

PERRY COUNTY, TN
  Bills and resolutions
    Tennessee: include additional counties as part of Appalachian 
        region (see H.R. 1255), [24MR] (see H.R. 1718), [6MY]

PERSIAN GULF CONFLICT
related term(s) War
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish presumption of service 
        connection for certain chronic symptoms of Persian Gulf 
        Conflict veterans (see H.R. 2697), [4AU]
    Evacuees: relief (see H.R. 428), [19JA]
    Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and 
        priority for veterans filing such claims (see H.R. 618), [8FE]

PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND WORK OPPORTUNITY RECONCILIATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Medicaid: provide State options to allow eligibility for legal 
        immigrant pregnant women, children, and certain disabled 
        individuals (see H.R. 1399), [14AP]

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. 57), [11FE]
    Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian 
        nationals (see H.R. 2741), [5AU]
    South America: tribute to Peru and Ecuador for signing of peace 
        agreement (see H. Res. 25), [19JA]

PESTICIDES
related term(s) Agriculture
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: harmonization of registrations of certain pesticides 
        (see H.R. 1913), [24MY]
    Appropriations: making supplemental to ensure inclusion in State 
        source water assessment programs (see H.R. 1909), [24MY]
    Ecology and environment: protect children from exposure to certain 
        environmental pollutants (see H.R. 199), [7JA]
    Refuse disposal: exempt pesticide rinse water degradation systems 
        from subtitle C permit requirements (see H.R. 79), [7JA]
    Safety: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize 
        use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices 
        of pesticide use (see H.R. 3275), [9NO]
    Tariff: azoxystrobin (Heritage, Abound, and Quadris)  (see H.R. 
        3371), [15NO]
    ------benzyl carbazate (DT-291)  (see H.R. 3366), [15NO]

PETERSON, COLLIN C. (a Representative from Minnesota)
  Appointments
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [7JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: price supports for milk (see H.R. 1535), [22AP]
    Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose 
        of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see 
        H.R. 1275), [24MR]
    Food Security Act: expand conservation reserve (see H.R. 408), 
        [19JA]
    Minnesota: temporary exception for certain counties from 
        limitation on percentage of cropland that may be enrolled in 
        the conservation reserve and wetlands reserve programs (see 
        H.R. 2583), [21JY]
    Taxation: make dependent care credit refundable and provide for 
        advance payments of such credit (see H.R. 2164), [10JN] (see 
        H.R. 3178), [28OC]

PETERSON, JOHN E. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1905, legislative branch of the Government 
        appropriations, [1JY]
    ------H.R. 2466, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations, [4OC]
    ------H.R. 2490, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive 
        Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations, [21JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Education: provide grants to local agencies to develop and 
        implement random drug testing for secondary school students 
        (see H.R. 1735), [6MY]
    Oil Region National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 3190), 
        [1NO]
    Public lands: make certain Federal property is made available to 
        States before other entities (see H.R. 738), [11FE]

PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS
  Transmittals
    Alabama: prohibit Federal recoupment of State tobacco settlement 
        recoveries, [2AU], [3AU]
    Alaska: American Land Sovereignty Protection Act, [20MY]
    ------Dept. of Defense Joint Cross-Service Groups, [15JN]
    ------national missile defense system, [18MR]
    ------prohibit Federal recoupment of State tobacco settlement 
        recoveries, [15JN]
    ------removal of beavers from the Potomac Tidal Basin area in the 
        District of Columbia relative to destruction of cherry trees, 
        [12AP]
    Albany, NY, Common Council: hate crimes legislation, [3AU]
    American Legion: U.S. participation in NATO military operations 
        against Serbia relative to human rights violations in Kosovo, 
        [6MY], [11MY], [18MY]
    Arizona: collection and use of decennial census, [10JN]
    ------Endangered Species Act modifications, [10JN]
    ------improve Armed Forces pay, [7JN]
    ------Medicare reimbursement rate differential, [29JN]
    ------transfer of Peter MacDonald to a State prison facility by 
        the Bureau of Prisons, [29JN]
    Association of Pacific Island Legislatures: exclusive coastal 
        economic zones, [29SE]
    ------immigration policies, [29SE]
    ------pay rates for Micronesian employees of the former Trust 
        Territory Government, [29SE]
    Benicia, CA, School District: Federal funding required by 
        Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, [12JY]
    Berea, OH, City Council: U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All 
        Forms of Discrimination Against Women ratification, [2AU]
    Blumenfeld, Dieter F. (Estate): damage demands relative to 
        Cavalese, Italy, tragedy, [25FE]
    Buffalo, NY, Common Council: Northern Border Trade Facilitation 
        Act, Trade Agency Authorizations, Drug Free Borders, and 
        Prevention of On-Line Child Pornography Act, and the addition 
        of special and intelligence agents and equipment, [29JY]
    California: alternative minimum tax, [5OC]
    ------American Psychological Association study on sexual 
        relationships between adults and children, [4OC]
    ------Coast Guard Training Center Petaluma, [29SE]
    ------continued operation of commissary in Orange County after 
        closing of El Toro Marine Corps Air Station, [29SE]
    ------declaration of disaster areas relative to cold storms and 
        frost damage, [29SE]
    ------Domestic Violence Awareness Month, [29SE]
    ------Federal funding required by Individuals With Disabilities 
        Education Act, [28SE]
    ------federally assisted housing, [29SE]
    ------Filipino veterans' benefits, [29SE], [5OC]
    ------human rights violations against women and girls by the 
        Taliban regime in Afghanistan, [29SE]
    ------issuance of a formal apology by Japan and reparations to 
        World War II victims, [5OC]
    ------Main San Gabriel Groundwater Basin remediation funding, 
        [29SE]
    ------maintain existing regulations on trucks from Mexico and 
        other foreign nations, [6OC]
    ------Medicare reform, [29SE]
    ------Older Americans Act reauthorization, [29SE]
    ------reductions in Medicare prescription drug prices, [4OC]
    ------relocation of film industry, [5OC]
    ------return of U.S. soldiers captured in Macedonia, [28SE], 
        [29SE]
    ------saving and investing for retirement to supplement Social 
        Security, [28SE]
    ------Spaceport Investment Act, [4NO]
    ------transfer of former military base property for local economic 
        development, [29SE]
    ------Work Incentives Improvement Act, [28SE]
    Cayuga County, NY, Legislature: approval of treaties between 
        Cayuga Indian Nation and New York, [28SE]
    Cleveland, OH, City Council: Dept. of HUD handling of Longwood and 
        Rainbow Apartments, [5OC]
    Colorado: agricultural products labeling, [3AU]
    ------Americans With Disabilities Act, [3AU]

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    ------Cherry Creek Basin Study, [29JN]
    ------collection and use of decennial census, [29JN]
    ------Colorado Wilderness Act, [3AU]
    ------Dept. of the Interior and BLM proposals to amend hardrock 
        mining regulations, [3AU], [21SE]
    ------Endangered Species Act, [3AU]
    ------EPA overfiling against regulated entities already under 
        State-negotiated compliance actions, [3AU]
    ------EPA regional haze rule, [3AU]
    ------establish State block grant program for distribution of 
        Federal highway funds and eliminate demonstration programs, 
        [3AU]
    ------estate and gift taxes, [17JN]
    ------Local Census Quality Check Act, [17JN]
    ------national missile defense system, [29JN]
    ------pay increase for Members of Congress, [29JN]
    ------phosphide gas in grain storage restrictions, [21JY]
    ------Postal Rate Commission, [17JN]
    ------protect the free choice of individual employees relative to 
        participation in labor organizations, [3AU]
    Corning Union High School, Corning, CA: Federal funding required 
        by Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, [29JN]
    Coweta County, GA, Board of Commissioners: Lewis R. Morgan Federal 
        Building and U.S. Courthouse, Newnan, GA, [4MY]
    Detriot, MI, City Council: FCC approval for low-power FM radio 
        broadcasting, [5MY]
    Detroit, MI, City Council: Dept. of HUD programs funding, [29SE]
    District of Columbia Episcopal Diocese: hate crimes, [10JN]
    Dixon Unified School District, Dixon, CA: Federal funding required 
        by Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, [30JN]
    East Hazel Crest, IL, Village Board: Firefighter Investment and 
        Response Enhancement Act, [18NO]
    El Centro, CA, Elementary School District: Federal funding 
        required by Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, 
        [15JY]
    Erie County, NY, Legislature: Community Development Block Grant 
        Program, [19AP]
    Evergreen Union School District, California: Federal funding 
        required by Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, 
        [29JN]
    Freehold, NJ, Township Council: Religious Liberty Protection Act, 
        [6OC]
    Georgia: ``Know Your Customer'' banking regulations 
        implementation, [11MY]
    Guam: Attorney General of Guam election legislation, [3AU]
    ------job training and unemployment, [15JY]
    ------Omnibus Territories Act amendments, [12JY]
    Hawaii: child labor, [10JN]
    ------establish U.N. Children's Fund center for the health, 
        welfare, and rights of children and youth, [3AU]
    ------Food Quality Protection Act pesticide tolerances, [29JN]
    ------increase Federal medical assistance percentage, [29JN]
    ------Millennium of Peace, [7JN]
    ------prohibit Federal recoupment of State tobacco settlement 
        recoveries, [10JN]
    ------project labor agreements in Federal construction contracts, 
        [17JN]
    ------restore funding for the restitution of World War II Japanese 
        American and Japanese Latin American internees, [29JN]
    ------SSI adminstrative fee, [16JN]
    ------temporary visa waiver program, [16JN], [29JN]
    Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes School District, Lake Hughes, CA: Federal 
        funding required by Individuals With Disabilities Education 
        Act, [29JN]
    Idaho: Dept. of Justice establishment of National Domestic 
        Preparedness Office, [29JN]
    ------estate and gift taxes, [29JN]
    ------Idaho Panhandle National Forest management of beetle 
        infestation, [29AP]
    ------Imported Meat Labeling Act, [29AP]
    ------Land and Water Conservation Fund legislation, [29JN]
    ------NAFTA enforcement, [29AP]
    ------national veterans cemetery funding, [29JN]
    ------procedures for executive agencies rules to become effective, 
        [29AP]
    ------stabilization of payments of Forest Service to county 
        governments, [3AU]
    Idaho Park and Recreation Board: Land and Water Conservation Fund 
        stateside funding reallocation, [19AP]
    Illinois: balance FHA programs, [5AU]
    ------Death Tax Elimination Act, [9NO]
    ------Dollars to the Classroom Act, [9NO]
    ------Medicare home health services, [12JY]
    ------national agricultural policy, [3AU]
    ------phase II reformulated gasoline, [20JY], [9NO]
    ------Social Security reform, [9NO]
    ------Social Service Block Grant/Title XX Program, [9NO]
    ------Turkish occupation of Cyprus, [2AU]
    Iowa: Medicare home health services, [7JN]
    ------Upper Mississippi River, [7JN]
    Isabela, PR, Municipal Assembly: military operations on Vieques 
        Island, [3AU]
    Jefferson County, NY: Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact, [12JY]
    Kansas: Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities 
        and prescribing personnel strengths, [23JN]
    ------EPA pesticide tolerance evaluation, [10MY]
    ------exchange of statues in U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall, [6MY]
    ------Medicare home health services, [7JN]
    ------Persian Gulf War illness, [7JN]
    ------trade sanctions on agricultural products, [7JN]
    Kirkwood Elementary School District, Tehama, CA: Federal funding 
        required by Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, 
        [30JN]
    Knox County, TN, Commission: Land and Water Conservation Fund, 
        [15JY]
    LaGrange, GA, Mayor and City Council: Lewis R. Morgan Federal 
        Building and U.S. Courthouse, Newnan, GA, [4MY]
    LaSalle County, IL, Board: fly U.S. flag at half mast to honor 
        those who died at Pearl Harbor, [29JN]
    Leggett Valley, CA, School District: special education funding, 
        [15JY]
    Lennox, CA, School District: Federal funding required by 
        Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, [10JN]
    Lexington-Fayette County, KY, County Council: outer continental 
        shelf mineral revenues, [23FE]
    Los Angeles County, CA, Federation of Republican Women: status of 
        Executive Orders that infringe on the powers and duties of 
        Congress or are not specifically funded, [23JN]
    Louisiana: American Psychological Association study on sexual 
        relationships between adults and children, [8OC]
    ------Big Creek Recreation Access Project, [4AU]
    ------compensation for retired military personnel, [8OC]
    ------comprehensive hurricane protection plan for coastal 
        Louisiana, [4AU], [21SE]
    ------Conservation and Reinvestment Act, [8OC]
    ------constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of the U.S. 
        flag, [4AU]
    ------DeRidder Automated Flight Service Station, [8OC]
    ------Estuary Habitat Restoration Partnership Act, [8OC]
    ------Federal Migratory Bird Conservation Act, [8OC]
    ------food and humanitarian aid to Cuba, [4AU]
    ------Geological Survey water resource program, [8OC]
    ------hazardous material storage and transportation, [8OC]
    ------highway lighting, [7OC]
    ------military personnel under the age of 21, [8OC]
    ------Mississippi River Gulf Outlet, [7OC]
    ------National Resource Conservation Service, [4AU]
    ------National Week of Prayer for Schools, [4AU]
    ------partial-birth abortions, [29SE], [7OC]
    ------post-harvest treatment of oysters and other shellfish, [7JN]
    ------prohibit Federal recoupment of State tobacco settlement 
        recoveries, [4AU]
    ------schoolbus drivers who own their own buses and work as 
        contractors, [18OC]
    ------Social Security system, [7OC]
    ------State and local governments operation of pension plans, 
        [8OC]
    ------turtle excluder device regulations, [4AU]
    ------U.S.-Asia Environmental Partnership, Environmental 
        Technology Network for Asia, and the Council of State 
        Governments' State Environmental Initiative, [7OC]
    Maine: Clean Air Act exemptions for alternative fuels, [10MY]
    ------Dept. of HUD funding for devastation incurred by electric 
        utilities and their customers, [3MY]
    ------Federal funding required by Individuals With Disabilities 
        Education Act, [7JN]
    ------Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact, [12JY]
    ------prohibit Federal recoupment of State tobacco settlement 
        recoveries, [10MY]
    ------restrict use of Social Security numbers, [7JN]
    ------saving and investing for retirement to supplement Social 
        Security insurance, [19AP]
    ------Social Security system, [30JN]
    ------U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of 
        Discrimination Against Women ratification, [10MY]
    ------U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child ratification, 
        [10MY]
    ------World War II Memorial, [29AP]
    Marine Corps League, Inc.: National Day of Recognition to those 
        who served on active duty, [1NO]
    ------provide U.S. Flag, Pledge of Allegiance, and National Anthem 
        in classrooms each school day, [1NO]
    ------State Veterans Home Program, [1NO]
    Maryland: self-funded employer-based health plans, [2AU]
    Massachusetts: allow emergency Medigap open enrollment for senior 
        citizens, [8NO]
    ------area code problems, [21JY]
    ------closing of Boston FTC office, [8MR]
    ------East Timor independence from Indonesia, [18NO]
    ------National Criminal Offender Record Information System, [10JN]
    ------Patient's Bill of Rights, [13AP]
    ------progress toward a negotiated solution of the Cyprus problem, 
        [28SE]
    ------Social Security coverage of certain State and local 
        governmental employees, [7JN]
    Miami, FL, Commission: designation of Stiltsville as historic 
        site, [3AU]
    Michigan: imported apple juice concentrate, [4AU]
    ------Iron Mountain Veterans Administration Medical Care Facility, 
        [19AP]
    ------``Know Your Customer'' banking regulations implementation, 
        [7JN]
    ------Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse emissions, [22JY]
    ------National Guard personnel funding, [12AP]
    ------permanent repository for high-level nuclear waste, [15JY]
    ------prayer in public schools, [4AU]
    ------prohibit Federal recoupment of State tobacco settlement 
        recoveries, [29AP]
    ------regulation of insurance, [17JN]
    ------tobacco subsidies and food producing agricultural 
        activities, [18NO]
    Milwaukee, WI: year 2000 census, [28SE]
    Minnesota: prohibit Federal recoupment of State tobacco settlement 
        recoveries, [9JN]
    ------Superior National Forest land exchange, [10JN]
    Missouri: national forests road policy and multi-use management 
        plans, [2AU]
    ------prohibit Federal recoupment of State tobacco settlement 
        recoveries, [29JN], [30JN]
    Montana: American Heritage River initiative, [19JY]
    ------American Land Sovereignty Act, [6MY]
    ------full funding of Federal payment-in-lieu-of-taxes to States 
        relative to public lands, [19MY]
    ------Medicare coverage of longterm care and prescription drugs, 
        [9JN]

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    ------treatment of grizzly bears in Selway-Bitterrott and Rank 
        Church River-of-No-Return wilderness, [9JN]
    Morovis, PR, Municipal Assembly: military operations on Vieques 
        Island, [21SE]
    National Conference of Lieutenant Governors: private activity 
        bonds, [24SE]
    ------special education funding, [24SE]
    Nebraska: constitutional amendment to increase term of Members of 
        the House of Representatives to 4 years, [12AP], [3MY]
    ------phosphide gas in grain storage restrictions, [29JN]
    ------prohibit Federal recoupment of State tobacco settlement 
        recoveries, [15AP]
    ------relief to natural gas businesses relative to interest and 
        penalties on refunds retroactively ordered by FERC, [17JN]
    ------Wood River Flood Control Project, [12MY]
    Nevada: Air Force withdrawal of public lands within Nellis Air 
        Force Range, [26JY]
    ------eligibility for lump sum payments relative to lower social 
        security benefits, [15AP]
    ------ERISA, [29JN]
    ------Financial Services Modernization Act, [3AU]
    ------full funding of Federal payment-in-lieu-of-taxes to States 
        relative to public lands, [26JY]
    ------Grand Canyon air tours, [29JN]
    ------Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility 
        Act, [12JY]
    ------labeling of products containing steroids, [26JY]
    ------National Academy of Sciences study, [7JN]
    ------Nuclear Waste Policy Act, [8MR]
    ------Social Security coverage of certain State and local 
        governmental employees, [7JN]
    ------Social Security system, [29JN]
    ------Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act, [15JY]
    New Hampshire: border corridor highways, [3AU]
    ------Federal air pollution programs, [3AU]
    ------Federal funding required by Individuals With Disabilities 
        Act, [13AP], [3AU]
    ------Nuclear Decommissioning Reserve Funds, [3AU]
    ------oxygenate mandates for reformulated gasoline, [3AU]
    ------prohibit Federal recoupment of State tobacco settlement 
        recoveries, [5MY], [3AU]
    ------retain Medicare options for senior citizens, [3AU]
    ------Social Security reform, [22NO]
    ------White Mountain National Forest, [29JN], [3AU]
    ------World War II memorial, [9JN]
    New Jersey: award Rosa Parks Congressional Gold Medal, [7JN]
    ------Clean Water State Revolving Fund program, [28SE]
    ------Dept. of Veterans Affairs funding relative to veterans 
        health care, [2FE]
    ------establish the Sandy Hook bay and peninsula as a National 
        Park Service entity, [18NO]
    ------Merchant Mariners Fairness Act, [12AP]
    ------NIH funding for Duchenne and Beckner muscular dystrophy 
        research, [12AP]
    ------prohibit Federal recoupment of State tobacco settlement 
        recoveries, [12MY]
    ------proposed transfer of Navy ships from Earle Naval Weapons 
        Station, [18NO]
    ------protection of innocent taxpayers on underpayments relative 
        to filing of a joint tax return with a former marital partner, 
        [2FE]
    ------provide Federal financial assistance for the Port Newark-
        Elizabeth dredging project, [18NO]
    ------provide Federal financial assistance to cover costs incurred 
        in providing health care to Kosovo refugees, [18NO]
    ------relief for flood victims, [18NO]
    ------Trans-Hudson/Midtown Corridor Management/Project Development 
        Initiative funding, [12AP]
    New Mexico: Federal income tax deduction for State sales and gross 
        receipts taxes, [10JN]
    ------prohibit Federal recoupment of State tobacco settlement 
        recoveries, [9JN]
    New York: oxygenate mandates for reformulated gasoline, [3AU]
    Newnan, GA, City Council: Lewis R. Morgan Federal Building and 
        U.S. Courthouse, Newnan, GA, [4MY]
    North Dakota: Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce 
        membership and consideration of Internet taxes, [10MY]
    ------Federal unemployment system funds and taxes, [29AP], [6MY]
    ------placement of statue of Sacagawea in U.S. Capitol, [28AP]
    Northern Mariana Islands: congressional investigation into certain 
        allegations made against the territorial government, [23FE], 
        [6OC]
    ------costs of detaining and repatriating smuggled Chinese aliens, 
        [29SE]
    ------minimum wage, [14MY], [29JN]
    ------treatment by the Office of Insular Affairs relative to 
        immigration and wage issues in the garment industry, [12AP]
    Ohio: Social Security coverage of certain State and local 
        governmental employees, [10JN]
    Oklahoma: corporations, [5AU]
    ------country-of-origin labeling law, [5AU]
    ------economic safety net for family farmers, [5AU]
    ------European Union ban on U.S. beef, [5AU]
    ------Export Enhancement Program, [5AU]
    ------livestock prices, [5AU]
    ------monitoring of corporate controls on production, processing, 
        and marketing of food and fiber, [30JY]
    Omaha, NE, City Council: East Timor independence from Indonesia, 
        [6OC]
    Orange Township, NJ, City Council: FEMA grants to fire departments 
        to improve the public safety against fire hazards, [5OC]
    Oregon: constitutional convention relative to constitutional 
        amendment to require balanced budget, [30JY]
    ------POW/MIA in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, [26JY]
    Pennsylvania: abandoned mine land reclamation funding, [10JN], 
        [26JY]
    ------Dept. of HUD placement of new tenants in senior citizen 
        housing, [7JN]
    ------diabetes coverage under Federal insurance programs and 
        federally regulated self-funded health insurance programs, 
        [26JY]
    ------Federal preemption of State laws, [22NO]
    ------Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, [22NO]
    ------initiate talks with People's Republic of China, Democratic 
        People's Republic of Korea, Russia, and Vietnam to obtain 
        release of POW/MIA, [26JY]
    ------loans to State and local governments for capital 
        improvements, [12JY]
    ------prohibit Federal recoupment of State tobacco settlement 
        recoveries, [15AP]
    ------State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste, 
        [10JN], [26JY]
    Potschke, Michael (Estate): damage demands relative to Cavalese, 
        Italy, tragedy, [25FE]
    Puerto Rico: military operations on Vieques Island, [23JN], [12JY]
    ------U.S. policy relative to Cuban treatment of dissidents and 
        journalists, [19AP]
    Puerto Rico Bar Association: military operations on Vieques 
        Island, [13JY]
    Renkewitz, Egon U. (Estate): damage demands relative to Cavalese, 
        Italy, tragedy, [25FE]
    Renkewitz, Marina M. (Estate): damage demands relative to 
        Cavalese, Italy, tragedy, [25FE]
    Rhode Island: prohibit Federal recoupment of State tobacco 
        settlement recoveries, [19AP], [9JN]
    ------U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child ratification, 
        [3AU]
    Richfield School District, Corning, CA: Federal funding required 
        by Individuals With Disabilities Act, [29JN]
    Ringwood Borough, NJ, Municipal Council: Federal assistance in 
        committing Joanne Chesimard to jail in the U.S., [30JN]
    Rockland County, NY: constitutional amendment to prohibit 
        desecration of U.S. Flag, [13JY]
    ------prohibit Federal recoupment of State tobacco settlement 
        recoveries, [10JN]
    Rockland County, NY, Legislature: Immunosuppresive Drug Extension 
        Coverage Act, [3AU]
    ------Land and Water Conservation Fund, [3AU]
    ------tax credit relative to long-term home care, [19AP]
    San Diego County, CA, Board of Supervisors: Otay Mountain 
        Wilderness Act, [12AP]
    San Francisco, CA, Board of Supervisors: New Years Day 2000 
        holiday observance, [10MY]
    San Francisco, CA, School District: Federal funding required by 
        Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, [12JY]
    Santa Cruz, CA, School District: Federal funding required by 
        Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, [10JN]
    Santa Monica, CA: Land and Water Conservation Fund and Urban Park 
        and Recreation Recovery Program funding, [28SE]
    South Amboy, NJ, City Council: Dept. of HUD budget and community 
        block grants funding, [5OC]
    Southampton, NY, Town Board: Plum Island Disease Center, [18NO]
    Southern Governors' Association: Airport Improvement Program, 
        [18NO]
    ------Caribbean Basin Initiative, [17NO]
    ------Endangered Species Act, [18NO]
    ------fast-track authority for the President to negotiate 
        international trade agreements, [18NO]
    ------National Guard Youth Challenge Program, [18NO]
    ------Older Americans Act, [18NO]
    ------Outer Continental Shelf coastal impact assistance, [18NO]
    ------U.S. drug interdiction efforts in the Caribbean basin 
        region, [17NO]
    Strongsville, OH: U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms 
        of Discrimination Against Women ratification, [3AU]
    Suffolk County, NY, Legislature: establish Cold War Victory Day, 
        [14JN]
    ------repeal co-payment requirement for veterans, [10JN]
    Syracuse, NY, Common Council: protect the public from the illegal 
        and excessive use of force by police officers, [17NO]
    Texas: Kerrville VA Medical Center, [21SE]
    ------Medicaid payments to hospitals in the Lower Rio Grande 
        Valley, [21SE]
    ------military retirees, [21SE]
    ------personnel and infrastructure improvements funding at border 
        crossings between Texas and Mexico, [21SE]
    ------prohibit Federal recoupment of State tobacco settlement 
        recoveries, [10MY]
    ------renewal of withdrawal from public use of the McGregor Range 
        land, [21SE], [28SE]
    ------Social Security coverage of certain State and local 
        governmental officials, [21SE]
    ------use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local 
        conservation programs of coastal States, [21SE]
    ------veterans' benefits, [21SE]
    Troup County Bar Association: Lewis R. Morgan Federal Building and 
        U.S. Courthouse, Newnan, GA, [4MY]
    Troup County Board, GA, of Commissioners: Lewis R. Morgan Federal 
        Building and U.S. Courthouse, Newnan, GA, [4MY]
    Urban, Harald (Estate): damage demands relative to Cavalese, 
        Italy, tragedy, [25FE]
    Urban, Irene A. (Estate): damage demands relative to Cavalese, 
        Italy, tragedy, [25FE]
    Utah: constitutional amendment to prohibit Federal courts from 
        levying or increasing taxes, [6MY]
    ------EPA overfiling on state-negotiated compliance actions, [9JN]
    ------Republic of China participation in WHO, [6MY]
    Utah Sheriff's Association: Federal powers and law enforcement, 
        [26JY]
    Vermont: Social Security system, [29JN]
    Virginia: conservation legislation, [29AP]
    ------encourage availability and usage of encryption technology, 
        [29AP]

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    ------FCC feasibility study relative to Southwest Virginia 
        Network, [29AP]
    ------Federal restrictions on discipline of certain students with 
        disabilities, [29AP]
    ------George Washington's birthday, [6MY]
    ------grant Federal recognition to certain Native American tribes, 
        [29AP]
    ------Impact Aid Program, [11MY]
    ------inclusion of Coalfields Expressway in Appalachian 
        Development Highway System, [6MY]
    ------Medicaid estate recovery requirements relative to asset 
        protection programs for long-term care policies, [9JN]
    ------Patient's Bill of Rights, [29AP]
    ------place the Preamble of the Constitution and the Bill of 
        Rights on the one-dollar bill, [3MY]
    ------prohibit Federal recoupment of State tobacco settlement 
        recoveries, [29AP]
    ------Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, [29AP]
    ------self-funded employer-based health plans, [11MY]
    ------State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste, 
        [29AP], [11MY]
    ------State powers under the Constitution, [3MY]
    Wanderlich, Jurgen (Estate): damage demands relative to Cavalese, 
        Italy, tragedy, [25FE]
    Washington: aquatic nuisance species management plans funding, 
        [7JN]
    ------disaster assistance, [25JN]
    ------immigration laws, policies, and practices, [7JN]
    ------Land and Water Conservation Fund legislation, [7JN]
    ------participation of schools and libraries in consortia for 
        telecommunication services relative to universal services 
        discount, [13MY]
    ------prohibit Federal recoupment of State tobacco settlement 
        recoveries, [1MR]
    ------prostate cancer research funding, [14MY]
    ------stroke research funding, [14MY]
    West Virginia: inclusion of Coalfields Expressway in Appalachian 
        Development Highway System, [12AP]
    ------prohibit Federal recoupment of State tobacco settlement 
        recoveries, [9JN]
    Wisconsin: prohibit Federal recoupment of State tobacco settlement 
        recoveries, [24SE]
    Woodbridge Township, NJ, Municipal Council: autism research 
        legislation, [20JY]
    ------grants to fire departments to improve public safety against 
        fire and fire-related hazards, [30JN]
    Wyoming: antidumping and countervailing duty petitions against 
        Canada filed by Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Foundation, 
        [12AP]
    ------collection and use of decennial census, [12AP]
    ------conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any 
        international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions, [12AP]

PETRI, THOMAS E. (a Representative from Wisconsin)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 
        21st Century, [14OC]
    ------H.R. 1501, Juvenile Justice Reform Act, [30JY]
    ------S. 1467, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 
        Century, [5AU]
    John H. Chafee funeral attendees, [28OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Labor: establish voluntary protection programs (see H.R. 
        1459), [15AP]
    Employment: prohibit discrimination in the offering of benefits to 
        designated associates of employees relative to the nature of 
        the relationship (see H.R. 1013), [4MR]
    Ford, James David: appointment as Chaplain emeritus of the House 
        of Representatives (see H. Res. 373), [10NO]
    Social Security: establish and maintain individual investment 
        accounts (see H.R. 1897), [20MY]

PETROLEUM
related term(s) Power Resources
  Bills and resolutions
    Air pollution: application of California State regulations 
        relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 
        11), [6JA] (see H.R. 1395), [13AP]
    ------limit sulfur concentrations in gasoline (see H.R. 888), 
        [1MR]
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: allow shareholder common 
        stock to be transferred to adopted Alaska Native children and 
        their descendants (see H.R. 2803), [5AU] (see H.R. 3013), 
        [5OC]
    Business and industry: prohibit certain transfers or assignments 
        of service station franchises and certain fixing or 
        maintaining of motor fuel prices (see H.R. 811), [23FE]
    California: moratorium on gas and oil development of the Outer 
        Continental Shelf (see H.R. 112), [7JA]
    Clean Air Act: prohibit listing of liquefied petroleum gas (see 
        H.R. 1301), [25MR]
    ------prohibit the use of certain fuel additives including methyl 
        tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 
        1367), [12AP] (see H.R. 1398), [14AP]
    ------waive oxygen content requirement and phase-out use of methyl 
        tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 
        1705), [5MY]
    Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State 
        and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 
        3245), [8NO]
    Cortland, OH: prohibit oil and gas drilling in Mosquito Creek Lake 
        (see H.R. 2818), [8SE]
    CPSC: require child-proof caps for portable gasoline containers 
        (see H.R. 3136), [25OC]
    Dept. of Energy: convey the former site of the National Institute 
        of Petroleum Energy Research to Bartlesville, OK (see H.R. 
        2844), [13SE]
    ------retention and administration of certain Oil Shale Reserves 
        in Utah (see H.R. 2823), [9SE]
    Dept. of the Interior: prohibit expenditures on mid-Atlantic coast 
        offshore oil and gas lease sales (see H.R. 1372), [12AP]
    ------prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions 
        of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 387, 388), [19JA] 
        (see H.R. 869), [25FE]
    EPA: waive oxygen content requirement for certain reformulated 
        gasoline (see H.R. 3449), [18NO]
    Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act: strengthen sanctions 
        for certain violations relative to oil or gas royalties (see 
        H.R. 1269), [24MR]
    Florida: restrictions and requirements on leasing of the Outer 
        Continental Shelf (see H.R. 33), [6JA]
    Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling (see H.R. 1205), [18MR]
    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. 3432), [17NO]
    Motor vehicles: include air pollution information on fuel economy 
        labels for new automobiles (see H.R. 1976), [27MY]
    Native Americans: permit leasing of oil and gas rights on certain 
        Navajo lands in which there is consent from a specified 
        percentage of interest in such lands (see H.R. 3181), [28OC]
    Natural gas: promote research and development of methane hydrate 
        resources (see H.R. 1753), [11MY]
    Natural resources: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund 
        acquisition, improvement, and maintenance of public resources 
        (see H.R. 798), [23FE]
    Oil Region National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 3190), 
        [1NO]
    Oilheat industry: authorize research and consumer education 
        programs (see H.R. 380), [19JA]
    Power resources: establish and implement competitive, 
        environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing 
        program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 2250), [16JN]
    ------improve the administration of oil and gas leases on Federal 
        lands (see H.R. 1985), [27MY]
    San Francisco, CA: reduce risk of oil pollution and improve safety 
        of navigation in San Francisco Bay (see H.R. 2536), [15JY]
    Strategic Petroleum Reserve: acceptance of royalty-in-kind oil 
        from the Gulf of Mexico by the Minerals Management Service 
        (see H.R. 498), [2FE]
    ------require additional purchases by the Dept. of Energy (see 
        H.R. 490), [2FE]
    Tariff: methyl tertiary-butyl ether (see H.R. 467), [2FE]
    Taxation: allow vendor refunds of Federal excise taxes on kerosene 
        used in unvented heaters for home heating purposes (see H.R. 
        924), [2MR] (see H.R. 1383), [13AP]
    ------change basis for determination of refinery limitation on oil 
        depletion deduction (see H.R. 870), [25FE]
    ------incentives to encourage domestic production of oil and gas 
        (see H.R. 1971), [26MY]
    ------incentives to encourage domestic production of oil and gas 
        and respond to surging foreign oil imports (see H.R. 1116), 
        [16MR]
    ------investment credit for conversion of coal and domestic 
        carbonaceous feedstocks into liquid fuels (see H.R. 162), 
        [7JA]
    ------provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well 
        production (see H.R. 53), [6JA]
    ------provide tax incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles 
        and the development of alternative fuels (see H.R. 2252), 
        [17JN]
    ------repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general 
        fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway 
        transportation (see H.R. 1001), [4MR]
    ------repeal the motor fuel excise taxes on intercity buses (see 
        H.R. 2423), [1JY]
    ------treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see 
        H.R. 1317), [25MR]
    ------treatment of crude oil and petroleum products importation 
        (see H.R. 1204), [18MR]
    ------treatment of foreign pipeline transportation income (see 
        H.R. 1127), [16MR]
    ------treatment of losses attributable to operating mineral 
        interests of oil and gas producers (see H.R. 423), [19JA]
    ------treatment of oil and gas produced from recovered inactive 
        wells (see H.R. 497), [2FE]
    ------treatment of petroleum storage facilities (see H.R. 2429), 
        [1JY]
    ------use revenues from excise taxes imposed on fuel used in 
        trains for the elimination of railway-highway crossing hazards 
        (see H.R. 2060), [8JN]
    Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a 
        signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto 
        Protocol (see H.R. 2221), [15JN]
    Wayne National Forest: continuance of oil and gas operations (see 
        H.R. 213), [7JA]
  Messages
    Export of Satellite Fuels and Separation Systems to the People's 
        Republic of China: President Clinton, [11MY]
    Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act: President Clinton, [12OC]
  Motions
    Power resources: establish an emergency loan guarantee program for 
        oil and gas producers (H.R. 1664), [4AU]
  Reports filed
    Gas Hydrate Research and Development Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1753) (H. Rept. 106-377), [18OC]
    Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act: Committee on Science 
        (House) (H.R. 1753) (H. Rept. 106-377), [13OC]
    Oil and Gas Drilling Prohibition on Mosquito Creek Lake in 
        Cortland, OH: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2818) (H. 
        Rept. 106-468), [15NO]

PETROSSIAN, LEONARD
  Bills and resolutions
    Armenia: murder of government officials during terrorist attack on 
        Parliament building (see H. Con. Res. 216), [28OC] (see H. 
        Con. Res. 222), [9NO]

PHARMACEUTICALS
related term(s) Drugs
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: eliminate use of antibiotic drugs in livestock unless 
        there is a reasonable certainty of no harm to human health 
        (see H.R. 3266), [9NO]
    Armed Forces: require consent before administering an 
        investigational new drug or drug unapproved for its applied 
        use (see H.R. 3460), [18NO]
    Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and 
        services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2120), [10JN]

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    Controlled Substances Act: civil liability for illegal 
        manufacturers and distributors of controlled substances (see 
        H.R. 1042), [9MR]
    Dept. of HHS: ensure individuals who undertake federally funded 
        research and development of drugs enter into pricing 
        agreements (see H.R. 626), [8FE]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: exempt amounts owed for prescription 
        drugs and medical supplies from certain interest charges and 
        administrative costs (see H.R. 3227), [4NO]
    Drugs: registration requirements for practitioners who dispense 
        narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment 
        (see H.R. 2634), [29JY]
    FDA: clarify certain responsibilities relative to importation of 
        drugs into the U.S. (see H.R. 3240), [5NO]
    ------establish therapeutic equivalence requirements for generic 
        drugs (see H.R. 805), [23FE]
    ------facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved 
        drugs (see H.R. 1885), [20MY]
    Foreign countries: require congressional approval of U.S. economic 
        sanctions on agricultural products, medicines, and medical 
        products (see H.R. 2993), [1OC] (see H.R. 3140), [25OC]
    Health: allow access to drugs and medical devices recommended and 
        provided by health care practitioners that are not approved by 
        the FDA (see H.R. 2635), [29JY]
    ------protect beneficiaries of group and individual health plans, 
        and Medicare+Choice plans in the use of prescription drug 
        formularies (see H.R. 3274), [9NO]
    Insurance: coverage of prescription drugs (see H.R. 3319), [10NO]
    Internet: regulation of online sales of pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 
        2763), [5AU]
    Medicare: clarify non-preemption of State prescription drug 
        benefit laws relative to Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 549), 
        [3FE]
    ------coverage of advanced new therapies to treat diabetic foot 
        ulcers (see H.R. 2369), [29JN]
    ------coverage of chronic disease prescription drugs (see H.R. 
        1796), [13MY]
    ------coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 886), 
        [1MR] (see H.R. 1109), [15MR] (see H.R. 1495), [20AP] (see 
        H.R. 2012), [8JN] (see H.R. 2782), [5AU] (see H.R. 3482), 
        [18NO] (see H. Con. Res. 149), [1JY]
    ------coverage of outpatient prescription drugs for low-income 
        beneficiaries and provision of stop-loss protection for 
        outpatient prescription drug expenses (see H.R. 2925), [23SE]
    ------coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 1495), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 372), [9NO]
    ------eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive 
        drugs (see H.R. 1115), [16MR]
    ------ensure access to comparable prescription drug coverage in 
        Medigap policies relative to termination of Medicare+Choice 
        plans (see H.R. 634), [9FE]
    ------expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see 
        H.R. 2892), [21SE]
    ------extend coverage of immunosuppressive drugs to cases of 
        transplants not paid for under the program (see H.R. 3107), 
        [19OC]
    ------improve the operation of certain Medicare+Choice and Medigap 
        programs (see H.R. 491), [2FE]
    ------make changes in payment methodologies and provide coverage 
        of outpatient prescription drugs to beneficiaries who lose 
        drug coverage under Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 3086), 
        [14OC]
    ------reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 664), 
        [10FE]
    ------reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 664), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 371), [9NO]
    ------waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of 
        drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), [19JA]
    NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 89), [2MR]
    Patents: establish compulsory licensing of certain patented 
        prescription drugs and medical inventions (see H.R. 2927), 
        [23SE]
    Senior citizens: demonstration project to expand eligibility under 
        existing State prescription drug assistance programs for low-
        income seniors (see H.R. 2375), [29JN]
    ------establish a program of pharmacy assistance fee for elderly 
        persons who have no health insurance coverage (see H.R. 723), 
        [11FE]
    ------limit hardship endured when meeting prescription drug needs 
        (see H. Con. Res. 152), [13JY]
    States: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative 
        to parental consent (see H.R. 3302), [10NO]
    Sub-Saharan Africa: conduct human clinical research according to 
        highest ethical standards and prohibit interference with 
        intellectual property laws or policies promoting access to 
        pharmaceuticals or medical technologies (see H.R. 2700), [4AU]
    Tariff: HIV/AIDS drugs (see H.R. 1951, 1952), [26MY]
    ------rhinovirus drugs (see H.R. 1949), [26MY] (see H.R. 2186), 
        [14JN]
    Taxation: allow designation of income tax refunds for use in NIH 
        biomedical research programs (see H.R. 785), [23FE] (see H.R. 
        977), [4MR]
    ------prevent abuse of the enhanced charitable deduction for 
        overseas contributions of drugs (see H.R. 3197), [2NO]
    ------reduce the per dose tax on vaccines (see H.R. 1337), [25MR]
  Reports filed
    Drug Addiction Treatment Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        2634) (H. Rept. 106-441), [3NO]
    Generic Drugs Access Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 805) 
        (H. Rept. 106-117), [12JY]

PHARR, TX
  Bills and resolutions
    Kika de la Garza U.S. Border Station: designate (see H.R. 1901), 
        [20MY]

PHELPS, DAVID D. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, [6JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    SBA: provide financial and business development assistance to 
        military reservists' small businesses (see H.R. 1614), [28AP]

PHELPS DODGE CORP.
  Bills and resolutions
    Gila River Indian Community: settlement of water rights claims 
        (see H.R. 1944), [26MY]

PHI BETA LAMBDA
see Future Business Leaders of America--Phi Beta Lambda (organization)

PHILADELPHIA, PA
  Bills and resolutions
    Independence National Historical Park: authorize the Gateway 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 449), [2FE]
    Postal Service: designate certain buildings (see H.R. 100), [7JA]
  Reports filed
    Gateway Visitor Center Authorization at Independence National 
        Historical Park: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 449) (H. 
        Rept. 106-66), [17MR]

PHILIPPINES, REPUBLIC OF THE
  Bills and resolutions
    Immigration: treatment of aliens born in the Philippines or Japan 
        who were fathered by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 1128), [16MR]
    ------treatment of spouses and children of Philippines who served 
        in U.S. Navy (see H.R. 3273), [9NO]
    Veterans: allow certain World War II Filipino veterans to receive 
        a reduced SSI benefit after moving back to the Philippines 
        (see H.R. 26), [6JA]
    ------improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (see 
        H.R. 1594), [28AP]

PHYSICIANS
see Health Care Professionals

PICKERING, CHARLES W. ``CHIP'' (a Representative from Mississippi)
  Appointments
    President's Export Council, [24MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: improve crop insurance coverage and administration 
        (see H.R. 2225), [15JN]
    Armed Forces: provide for Medicare subvention demonstration 
        project for veterans and improve TRICARE program (see H.R. 
        1347), [25MR]
    FCC: establish time limits for review of mergers, acquisitions, 
        and other license transfers (see H.R. 2783), [5AU]
    Food Security Act: authorize enrollment of land in the Wetlands 
        Reserve Program (see H.R. 2066), [8JN]
    Payton, Walter: tribute (see H. Res. 370), [9NO]
    Telephones: regulate interstate commerce in the use of mobile 
        telephones and strengthen and clarify prohibitions on 
        electronic eavesdropping (see H.R. 3489), [18NO]

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. 
        181), [8SE]

PICKETT, OWEN B. (a Representative from Virginia)
  Appointments
    Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education 
        Foundation, [26OC]
    Conferee: S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    BLS: development and circulation of a monthly cost-of-living index 
        (see H. Con. Res. 41), [4MR]
    Military Retirement Reform Act: restore certain military 
        retirement benefits (see H.R. 648), [9FE]
    Norfolk (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1047), 
        [9MR]
    Public debt: constitutional amendment to restrict annual deficits 
        and require popular vote of the people to exceed any limits 
        (see H.J. Res. 36), [4MR]
    Taxation: treatment of employer-provided educational assistance 
        (see H.R. 1014), [4MR]

PICKLE, J.J. (a former Representative from Texas) 
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    J.J. ``Jake'' Pickle Federal Building, Austin, TX: designate (see 
        H.R. 118), [7JA]
  Reports filed
    J.J. ``Jake'' Pickle Federal Building, Austin, TX: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 118) (H. Rept. 
        106-110), [27AP]

PIPELINES
related term(s) Natural Gas; Petroleum
  Bills and resolutions
    Safety: authorizing appropriations for pipeline safety activities 
        (see H.R. 1378), [13AP]
    ------improve (see H.R. 3226), [4NO]
    Taxation: treatment of foreign pipeline transportation income (see 
        H.R. 1127), [16MR]
    ------treatment of natural gas gathering lines (see H.R. 1991), 
        [27MY]
  Reports filed
    Pipeline Safety Activities Appropriations: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 1378) (H. Rept. 106-153), [20MY]

PITTS, JOSEPH R. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Committee on Economics (Joint), [18MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Abortion: provide grants for State programs to provide pregnant 
        women with alternatives to abortion (see H.R. 2901), [21SE]
    Community development: encourage community renewal through 
        community- and faith-based organizations (see H. Res. 207), 
        [15JN]
    Education: percentage of Federal education dollars spent in the 
        classroom (see H. Res. 303), [23SE]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (see H.R. 1494), [20AP]
    Fair Labor Standards Act: permit certain youth to perform certain 
        work with wood (see H.R. 221), [7JA]
    Foreign Assistance Act: authorize appropriations for certain 
        infant and child health programs (see H.R. 2028), [8JN]
    Political campaigns: require certain disclosures and reports 
        relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see 
        H.R. 223), [7JA]
    Taxation: relief for families (see H. Res. 95), [3MR]

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    ------repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 224), [7JA]
    ------treatment of capital gains and estate taxes relative to 
        certain farm property (see H.R. 2497), [13JY]

PITTSBURGH, PA
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for 
        veterans in the Pittsburgh, PA, area (see H.R. 1973), [27MY]

POCHE, MARC
  Bills and resolutions
    Farr, Representative: authorize the Speaker's designee to 
        administer the oath of office (see H. Res. 13), [6JA]

POETRY
see Literature

POLAND, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Babbitt, Dina: release of paintings by the Auschwitz-Birkenau 
        state museum in Poland (see H. Con. Res. 162), [22JY]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of the rotunda for a 
        ceremony to honor anniversary of NATO and accession of Poland, 
        Hungary, and the Czech Republic (see H. Con. Res. 81), [12AP]
    Claims: address the claims of Polish Americans whose homes and 
        properties were wrongfully expropriated under Poland's former 
        totalitarian government (see H.R. 824), [24FE]
    Polish-American Enterprise Fund: transfer funds to a private, 
        nonprofit organization located in Poland upon termination (see 
        H.R. 901), [2MR]

POLICE
see Law Enforcement Officers

POLICE BADGE FRAUD PREVENTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2633), [29JY]

POLISH AMERICANS
  Bills and resolutions
    Poland: address the claims of Polish Americans whose homes and 
        properties were wrongfully expropriated under Poland's former 
        totalitarian government (see H.R. 824), [24FE]

POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES
  Bills and resolutions
    Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign 
        expenditures and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 13), [7JA]
    ------reduce influence in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 
        2866), [14SE]
    Political campaigns: constitutional amendment to limit expenditure 
        of money to elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 3, 8), [7JA]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 417), [19JA] 
        (see H.R. 1641), [29AP] (see H.R. 1739), [6MY] (see H.R. 
        1867), [19MY] (see H.R. 1922), [25MY] (see H.R. 2668), [2AU] 
        (see H.R. 3243), [5NO]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 417), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 122), [18MR] (see H. Res. 126), 
        [23MR] (see H. Res. 283), [8SE]
    ------expand required spending reports and transfer enforcement of 
        campaign finance laws from the FEC to the Dept. of Justice 
        (see H.R. 32), [6JA]
    ------increase penalties for making or accepting contributions in 
        the name of another and prohibit foreign nationals from making 
        any campaign-related disbursements (see H.R. 1747), [11MY]
    ------prohibit contributions and expenditures by political action 
        committees in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 57), 
        [7JA]
    ------prohibit contributions by nonparty multicandidate political 
        committees in Federal elections (see H.R. 593), [4FE]
    ------prohibit contributions from individuals that are not U.S. 
        citizens (see H.R. 69), [7JA]
    ------prohibit use of soft money in Federal elections (see H.R. 
        399), [19JA]
    ------public financing of House of Representatives elections (see 
        H.R. 331), [19JA] (see H.R. 1171), [17MR]
    ------require disclosure of funding sources for certain candidate 
        advocacy advertising (see H.R. 227), [7JA]
  Reports filed
    Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act: Committee on House 
        Administration (House) (H.R. 417) (H. Rept. 106-297), [5AU]
    Campaign Integrity Act: Committee on House Administration (House) 
        (H.R. 1867) (H. Rept. 106-294), [5AU]
    Campaign Reform and Election Integrity Act: Committee on House 
        Administration (House) (H.R. 2668) (H. Rept. 106-295), [5AU]
    Citizen Legislature and Political Freedom Act: Committee on House 
        Administration (House) (H.R. 1922) (H. Rept. 106-296), [5AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 417, Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 283) (H. Rept. 106-311), 
        [8SE]

POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS
  Bills and resolutions
    Advertising: require disclosure of funding sources for certain 
        candidate advocacy advertising (see H.R. 227), [7JA]
    Asian Americans: racial stereotyping relative to espionage and 
        campaign fundraising investigations (see H. Con. Res. 124), 
        [27MY]
    Congress: compile and make available to the public the names of 
        candidates for election who agree to conduct campaigns in 
        accordance with a Code of Election Ethics (see H. Con. Res. 
        12), [19JA]
    Constitutional amendments: limit expenditure of money to elect 
        public officials (see H.J. Res. 3, 8), [7JA]
    Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific 
        Islander Americans and support political and civic 
        participation by these persons (see H. Con. Res. 111), [24MY]
    Elections: conduct study of issues relative to online and Internet 
        technologies in the voting process (see H.R. 3232), [5NO]
    ------constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures 
        and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 13), [7JA]
    ------establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential 
        elections (see H.R. 668), [10FE]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 417), [19JA] 
        (see H.R. 1641), [29AP] (see H.R. 1739), [6MY] (see H.R. 
        1867), [19MY] (see H.R. 1922), [25MY] (see H.R. 2668), [2AU] 
        (see H.R. 3243), [5NO]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 417), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 122), [18MR] (see H. Res. 126), 
        [23MR] (see H. Res. 283), [8SE]
    ------expand required spending reports and transfer enforcement of 
        campaign finance laws from the FEC to the Dept. of Justice 
        (see H.R. 32), [6JA]
    ------increase penalties for making or accepting contributions in 
        the name of another and prohibit foreign nationals from making 
        any campaign-related disbursements (see H.R. 1747), [11MY]
    ------limit contributions by nondistrict or out-of-State residents 
        in elections to Congress (see H.R. 1880), [20MY]
    ------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. 2461), [1JY]
    ------prohibit certain activities by foreign nationals (see H.R. 
        1778), [12MY]
    ------prohibit contributions by nondistrict residents in elections 
        to the House of Representatives (see H.R. 594), [4FE]
    ------prohibit contributions by nondistrict residents in elections 
        to the Senate or the House of Representatives (see H.R. 715), 
        [11FE]
    ------prohibit lowest unit rate for campaign advertising from 
        being available for communication in which candidates attack 
        opponents unless the candidate does so in person (see H.R. 
        2033), [8JN]
    ------prohibit use of soft money in Federal elections (see H.R. 
        399), [19JA]
    ------protect the equal participation of eligible voters in 
        Federal election campaigns (see H.R. 463), [2FE] (see H.R. 
        1957), [26MY]
    ------requirements for candidates receiving Federal campaign 
        financing relative to participation in multicandidate forums 
        (see H.R. 2027), [8JN]
    FEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1338), [25MR]
    ------authorizing appropriations and improving efficiency (see 
        H.R. 1818), [14MY]
    ------extend deadline for the submission of first quarter campaign 
        reports (see H.R. 696), [10FE]
    House of Representatives: prevent certain mass mailings from being 
        sent as franked mail (see H.R. 596), [4FE]
    ------public financing of elections (see H.R. 331), [19JA] (see 
        H.R. 1171), [17MR]
    National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 38), [6JA]
    Political action committees: prohibit contributions and 
        expenditures in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 57), 
        [7JA]
    ------reduce influence in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 
        2866), [14SE]
    Political ethics: prohibit candidates from accepting unsecured 
        loans from depository institutions regulated under Federal law 
        (see H.R. 400), [19JA]
    ------prohibit contributions by nonparty multicandidate political 
        committees in Federal elections (see H.R. 593), [4FE]
    ------prohibit contributions from individuals that are not U.S. 
        citizens (see H.R. 69), [7JA]
    Presidential Debate Commission: establish on an ongoing basis and 
        require nominees for President and Vice President to 
        participate in debates to receive Federal funding for party 
        conventions (see H.R. 178), [7JA]
    Public opinion polls: require certain disclosures and reports 
        relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see 
        H.R. 223), [7JA]
    States: provide interregional primary elections and caucuses for 
        selection of delegates to a national Presidential nominating 
        convention (see H.R. 3277), [9NO]
    ------requirements relative to access to election ballots for 
        certain parties (see H.R. 2026), [8JN]
  Reports filed
    Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act: Committee on House 
        Administration (House) (H.R. 417) (H. Rept. 106-297), [5AU]
    Campaign Integrity Act: Committee on House Administration (House) 
        (H.R. 1867) (H. Rept. 106-294), [5AU]
    Campaign Reform and Election Integrity Act: Committee on House 
        Administration (House) (H.R. 2668) (H. Rept. 106-295), [5AU]
    Citizen Legislature and Political Freedom Act: Committee on House 
        Administration (House) (H.R. 1922) (H. Rept. 106-296), [5AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 417, Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 283) (H. Rept. 106-311), 
        [8SE]

POLITICAL ETHICS
  Bills and resolutions
    Asian Americans: racial stereotyping relative to espionage and 
        campaign fundraising investigations (see H. Con. Res. 124), 
        [27MY]
    Clinton, President: censure (see H.J. Res. 12), [7JA]
    ------House of Representatives' appointment and authorization of 
        managers for impeachment trial (see H. Res. 10), [6JA]
    Congress: compile and make available to the public the names of 
        candidates for election who agree to conduct campaigns in 
        accordance with a Code of Election Ethics (see H. Con. Res. 
        12), [19JA]
    Corp. for Public Broadcasting: prohibit public broadcasting 
        stations from making available any lists of their financial 
        donors (see H.R. 2791), [5AU]
    Courts: independent counsel law reform (see H.R. 117), [7JA]
    ------independent counsel law repeal (see H.R. 386), [19JA] (see 
        H.R. 794), [23FE]
    Dept. of Justice: appointment of a special counsel when 
        investigation or prosecution of a person by an office or 
        official may result in a personal, financial, or political 
        conflict of interest (see H.R. 2083), [9JN]
    Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign 
        expenditures and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 13), [7JA]

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    House Rules: reform gift rules (see H. Res. 9), [6JA]
    Independent Counsel Commission: establish (see H.R. 3005), [4OC]
    Lawyers and attorneys: reimburse individuals for attorneys' fees 
        who are indicted by an independent counsel but found not 
        guilty (see H.R. 943), [2MR]
    Medicare: exclude lobbying costs from the calculation of the 
        adjusted community rate for Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 
        2230), [15JN]
    National Civility Week, Inc.: support efforts to restore civility, 
        honesty, integrity, and respectful consideration in the U.S. 
        (see H. Res. 134), [25MR] (see H. Res. 324), [7OC]
    National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 38), [6JA]
    Office of Government Ethics: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 
        2904), [21SE]
    Political action committees: reduce influence in elections for 
        Federal office (see H.R. 2866), [14SE]
    Political campaigns: constitutional amendment to limit expenditure 
        of money to elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 3, 8), [7JA]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 417), [19JA] 
        (see H.R. 1641), [29AP] (see H.R. 1739), [6MY] (see H.R. 
        1867), [19MY] (see H.R. 1922), [25MY] (see H.R. 2668), [2AU] 
        (see H.R. 3243), [5NO]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 417), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 122), [18MR] (see H. Res. 126), 
        [23MR] (see H. Res. 283), [8SE]
    ------expand required spending reports and transfer enforcement of 
        campaign finance laws from the FEC to the Dept. of Justice 
        (see H.R. 32), [6JA]
    ------increase penalties for making or accepting contributions in 
        the name of another and prohibit foreign nationals from making 
        any campaign-related disbursements (see H.R. 1747), [11MY]
    ------limit contributions by nondistrict or out-of-State residents 
        in elections to Congress (see H.R. 1880), [20MY]
    ------prohibit candidates from accepting unsecured loans from 
        depository institutions regulated under Federal law (see H.R. 
        400), [19JA]
    ------prohibit certain election-related activities by foreign 
        nationals (see H.R. 1778), [12MY]
    ------prohibit contributions and expenditures by political action 
        committees in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 57), 
        [7JA]
    ------prohibit contributions by nondistrict residents in elections 
        to the House of Representatives (see H.R. 594), [4FE]
    ------prohibit contributions by nondistrict residents in elections 
        to the Senate or the House of Representatives (see H.R. 715), 
        [11FE]
    ------prohibit contributions by nonparty multicandidate political 
        committees in Federal elections (see H.R. 593), [4FE]
    ------prohibit contributions from individuals that are not U.S. 
        citizens (see H.R. 69), [7JA]
    ------prohibit lowest unit rate for campaign advertising from 
        being available for communication in which candidates attack 
        opponents unless the candidate does so in person (see H.R. 
        2033), [8JN]
    ------prohibit use of soft money in Federal elections (see H.R. 
        399), [19JA]
    ------public financing of House of Representatives elections (see 
        H.R. 331), [19JA] (see H.R. 1171), [17MR]
    ------require disclosure of funding sources for certain candidate 
        advocacy advertising (see H.R. 227), [7JA]
    Presidents of the U.S.: require disclosure of funding sources and 
        amounts relative to creation of a Presidential archival 
        depository (see H.R. 3239), [5NO]
  Reports filed
    Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act: Committee on House 
        Administration (House) (H.R. 417) (H. Rept. 106-297), [5AU]
    Campaign Integrity Act: Committee on House Administration (House) 
        (H.R. 1867) (H. Rept. 106-294), [5AU]
    Campaign Reform and Election Integrity Act: Committee on House 
        Administration (House) (H.R. 2668) (H. Rept. 106-295), [5AU]
    Citizen Legislature and Political Freedom Act: Committee on House 
        Administration (House) (H.R. 1922) (H. Rept. 106-296), [5AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 417, Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 283) (H. Rept. 106-311), 
        [8SE]
    Office of Government Ethics Appropriations: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2904) (H. Rept. 106-433), 
        [2NO]

POLITICAL PARTIES
  Bills and resolutions
    Corp. for Public Broadcasting: prohibit public broadcasting 
        stations from making available any lists of their financial 
        donors (see H.R. 2791), [5AU]
    Elections: requirements for candidates receiving Federal campaign 
        financing relative to participation in multicandidate forums 
        (see H.R. 2027), [8JN]
    Political campaigns: prohibit use of soft money in Federal 
        elections (see H.R. 399), [19JA]
    ------provide interregional primary elections and caucuses for 
        selection of delegates to a national Presidential nominating 
        convention (see H.R. 3277), [9NO]
    ------require disclosure of funding sources for certain candidate 
        advocacy advertising (see H.R. 227), [7JA]
    Presidential Debate Commission: establish on an ongoing basis and 
        require nominees for President and Vice President to 
        participate in debates to receive Federal funding for party 
        conventions (see H.R. 178), [7JA]
    States: requirements relative to access to election ballots for 
        certain parties (see H.R. 2026), [8JN]

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. 71), [24MR]
    ------grants for public policy programs at certain institutes and 
        schools (see H.R. 788), [23FE]
    ------improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 3195), [2NO]

POLLARD, JONATHAN J.
  Bills and resolutions
    Espionage: advocate serving of full sentence of life imprisonment 
        and oppose pardon, reprieve, or any other executive clemency 
        (see H. Con. Res. 16, 18), [19JA]

POLLS OF OPINION
see Public Opinion Polls

POLLUTION
related term(s) Ecology and Environment
  Bills and resolutions
    Air pollution: application of California State regulations 
        relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 
        11), [6JA] (see H.R. 1395), [13AP]
    ------reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), 
        [21SE]
    ------regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds emitted 
        from aging warehouses (see H.R. 2314), [22JN]
    Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (see H.R. 
        950), [3MR] (see H.R. 999), [4MR]
    ------improve quality of coastal recreation waters (H.R. 999), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 145), [21AP]
    Border Smog Reduction Act: reimburse States for implementation 
        costs (see H.R. 1755), [11MY]
    CERCLA: amend relative to settlements by certain qualified 
        businesses (see H.R. 2921), [22SE]
    Clean Air Act: modify application of certain provisions relative 
        to inclusion of entire metropolitan statistical areas within 
        nonattainment areas (see H.R. 3298), [10NO]
    ------moratorium on disclosure of certain submissions to provide 
        for the reporting of certain site security information to 
        Congress (see H.R. 2257), [17JN]
    ------prohibit listing of liquefied petroleum gas (see H.R. 1301), 
        [25MR]
    ------prohibit the use of certain fuel additives including methyl 
        tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 
        1367), [12AP] (see H.R. 1398), [14AP]
    ------reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 25), [6JA] (see H.R. 657), 
        [9FE]
    ------repeal highway sanctions (see H.R. 1626), [29AP]
    ------waive oxygen content requirement and phase-out use of methyl 
        tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 
        1705), [5MY]
    Climate: stabilize and reduce greenhouse gas concentrations and 
        establish an Office of Global Climate Change within the Dept. 
        of Energy (see H.R. 3384, 3385), [16NO]
    Dept. of Transportation: Congestion Mitigation Air Quality 
        Improvement Program emission standards (see H.R. 2788), [5AU]
    ------make grants to develop a pilot program on the use of 
        telecommuting as a means of reducing air pollutant emissions 
        (see H.R. 2556), [19JY]
    Ecology and environment: expand public's right to know about toxic 
        chemical use and release in their communities and disclose 
        toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1657), [3MY]
    ------national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 525), 
        [3FE]
    ------promote environmental justice by establishing links between 
        pollution and community health problems and assist such 
        communities (see H.R. 1510), [21AP]
    ------protect children from exposure to certain environmental 
        pollutants (see H.R. 199), [7JA]
    ------provide certain off-budget treatment for the land and water 
        conservation fund and limit fund relative to State financial 
        assistance (see H.R. 452), [2FE]
    EPA: certify State voluntary cleanup programs for brownfield sites 
        and clarify liability of landowners and prospective purchasers 
        (see H.R. 1391), [13AP]
    ------limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 136), 
        [7JA]
    ------reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see 
        H.R. 2702), [4AU]
    ------require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers 
        conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy (see 
        H.R. 828), [24FE]
    ------waive oxygen content requirement for certain reformulated 
        gasoline (see H.R. 3449), [18NO]
    Materials Corridor Partnership Initiative: establish multiagency 
        program to promote energy efficient and environmentally sound 
        economic development along the Mexican border (see H.R. 666), 
        [10FE]
    Mexico: treatment of Mexican sewage flowing into U.S. waters (see 
        H.R. 3310), [10NO] (see H.R. 3378), [16NO]
    Motor vehicles: include air pollution information on fuel economy 
        labels for new automobiles (see H.R. 1976), [27MY]
    Recycling: require refund values for beverage containers and 
        provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling 
        programs (see H.R. 2676), [2AU]
    Refuse disposal: exempt pesticide rinse water degradation systems 
        from subtitle C permit requirements (see H.R. 79), [7JA]
    San Francisco, CA: reduce risk of oil pollution and improve safety 
        of navigation in San Francisco Bay (see H.R. 2536), [15JY]
    Taxation: extend expensing of environmental remediation costs to 
        contaminated sites located outside of targeted areas (see H.R. 
        2264), [17JN]
    ------permanently extend environmental remediation costs (see H.R. 
        1630), [29AP]
    ------treatment of agricultural water conservation expenditures 
        (see H.R. 579), [4FE]
    ------treatment of clean-fuel vehicles by enterprise zone 
        businesses (see H.R. 260), [7JA]
    Treaties and agreements: authorize the President to provide 
        regulatory credit for voluntary early action to lessen 
        environmental impacts from greenhouse gas emissions (see H.R. 
        2520), [14JY]
    ------conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any 
        international agreement relative to Kyoto Protocol (see H.R. 
        2221), [15JN]
    Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs 
        funding (see H.R. 1096), [11MR] (see H.R. 1237), [23MR]
    ------exclude certain areas and activities from stormwater 
        regulations, and limit liability of local governments relative 
        to co-permittees and implementation of control measures (see 
        H.R. 3294), [10NO]

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    ------restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of 
        projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-
        Federal programs (see H.R. 1775), [12MY]
  Reports filed
    Beaches Environmental Assessment, Cleanup, and Health Act: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        999) (H. Rept. 106-98), [19AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 999, Beaches Environmental Assessment, 
        Cleanup, and Health Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        145), [21AP]

POMBO, RICHARD W. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Clean Air Act: prohibit the use of certain fuel additives 
        including methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated 
        gasoline (see H.R. 1398), [14AP]
    Disasters: improve ability of individuals and local, State, and 
        Federal agencies to prevent natural floods (see H.R. 1101), 
        [11MR]
    Firefighters: authorize equal overtime pay for all Federal 
        employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations (see H.R. 
        2814), [8SE]
    Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see 
        H.R. 1592), [28AP]
    Government regulations: require peer review of scientific support 
        data (see H.R. 574), [4FE]
    Macau: tribute to Governor Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira and the 
        Macau Government on the Third Meeting of the Macanese People 
        or ``Terceiro Encontro'' (see H. Con. Res. 55), [15MR]
    National Wildlife Refuge System: prohibit expenditure of certain 
        funds for new refuges without specific authorization from 
        Congress (see H.R. 1199), [18MR]
    Santa Cruz Island, CA: allow certain individuals use and occupancy 
        of certain property (see H.R. 1100), [11MR]

POMEROY, EARL (a Representative from North Dakota)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: encourage participation and ensure availability of 
        affordable crop insurance for producers (see H.R. 1536), 
        [22AP]
    ------harmonization of registrations of certain pesticides (see 
        H.R. 1913), [24MY]
    ------impose a moratorium on large agribusiness mergers and 
        establish a commission to review large agriculture mergers 
        (see H.R. 3159), [27OC]
    Dickinson, ND: forgive certain debts owed for the construction of 
        bascule gates on the Dickinson Dam (see H.R. 3401), [16NO]
    North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet 
        water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural 
        resources and habitats (see H.R. 1137), [16MR] (see H.R. 
        2918), [22SE]
    Taxation: allow certain individuals a credit for elective 
        deferrals and individual retirement account contributions (see 
        H.R. 2553), [19JY]
    ------enhance the portability of retirement benefits (see H.R. 
        739), [11FE]
    ------full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed 
        individuals (see H.R. 225), [7JA]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 226), 
        [7JA]

POPULATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Bureau of the Census: facilitate recruitment of temporary 
        employees to assist in the conduct of the decennial census 
        (see H.R. 683), [10FE]
    Census: apply certain attribution rules to the counting of certain 
        prisoners (see H.R. 1632), [29AP]
    ------authorize the awarding of grants to local entities and 
        organizations to improve public participation in the 2000 
        decennial census (see H.R. 1009), [4MR]
    ------authorize the deposit of a census questionnaire in the 
        letter box of a household, free of postage, during the 
        nonresponse followup phase of a decennial census (see H.R. 
        3290), [10NO]
    ------ensure a more effective return of census information through 
        followup mailing of census questionnaires (see H.R. 928), 
        [2MR]
    ------ensure members of the Armed Forces are allocated to their 
        ``Home of Record'' (see H.R. 2067), [8JN]
    ------expand Census in Schools Project (see H.R. 1058), [10MR]
    ------improve participation in the 2000 decennial census by 
        increasing Bureau of the Census funds for marketing, 
        promotion, and outreach (see H.R. 1010), [4MR]
    ------include U.S. citizens living abroad (see H. Con. Res. 129), 
        [9JN]
    ------increase public participation in the 2000 decennial census 
        (see H. Con. Res. 193), [6OC]
    ------require census questionnaires be made available in various 
        languages (see H.R. 929), [2MR]
    ------require use of postcensus local review (see H.R. 472), [2FE]
    ------require use of postcensus local review (H.R. 472), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 138), [13AP]
    ------use of sampling to determine populations in States for 
        purposes of congressional redistricting (see H.R. 548), [3FE]
    Census Monitoring Board: amend qualification requirements (see 
        H.R. 2306), [22JN]
    China, People's Republic of: condemn officials involved in 
        enforcement of forced abortions and prevent officials from 
        entering or remaining in the U.S. (see H.R. 138), [7JA]
    Clean Air Act: remove a provision limiting States to 
        proportionately less assistance than their respective 
        populations and Federal tax payments (see H.R. 2427), [1JY]
    National objectives: develop, promote, and implement policies to 
        stabilize U.S. population growth (see H. Con. Res. 17), [19JA]
    States: allow use of redistricting systems for congressional 
        districts other than single-member districts (see H.R. 1173), 
        [17MR]
    U.N.: implement Programme of Action of the International 
        Conference on Population and Development while maintaining 
        sovereign rights of countries relative to family planning (see 
        H. Res. 102), [9MR] (see H. Res. 118), [16MR]
    ------restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population 
        Fund (see H.R. 895), [2MR]
  Reports filed
    Census in the Schools Promotion Act: Committee on Government 
        Reform (House) (H.R. 1058) (H. Rept. 106-105), [26AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 472, Local Census Quality Check Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 138) (H. Rept. 106-93), 
        [13AP]
    Decennial Census Improvement Act: Committee on Government Reform 
        (House) (H.R. 683) (H. Rept. 106-104), [26AP]
    Improve Participation in the 2000 Decennial Census by Increasing 
        Bureau of the Census Funds for Marketing, Promotion, and 
        Outreach: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1010) 
        (H. Rept. 106-97), [19AP]
    Local Census Quality Check Act: Committee on Government Reform 
        (House) (H.R. 472) (H. Rept. 106-71), [22MR]
    2000 Census Community Participation Enhancement Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1009) (H. Rept. 106-89), 
        [13AP]
    2000 Census Language Barrier Removal Act: Committee on Government 
        Reform (House) (H.R. 929) (H. Rept. 106-96), [19AP]
    2000 Census Mail Outreach Improvement Act: Committee on Government 
        Reform (House) (H.R. 928) (H. Rept. 106-88), [13AP]

PORNOGRAPHY
  Appointments
    Commission on Online Child Protection, [18OC], [19OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Children and youth: protect from exposure to explicit sexual or 
        violent material and prevent youth violence (see H.R. 2036), 
        [8JN]
    Computers: installation of filtering or blocking programs in 
        schools and libraries with Internet access (see H.R. 368), 
        [19JA] (see H.R. 2560), [20JY]
    ------require schools and libraries to install and use Internet 
        filtering or blocking technology to be eligible to receive or 
        retain universal service assistance (see H.R. 543), [3FE] (see 
        H.R. 896), [2MR]
    Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for U.S. Customs 
        Cybersmuggling Center (see H.R. 640), [9FE]
    Customs Service, U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1833), [18MY]
    Morality and ethics: impact of obscenity and sexual 
        objectification on society (see H. Res. 239), [1JY]
  Reports filed
    Trade Agency Authorizations, Drug Free Borders, and Prevention of 
        On-Line Child Pornography Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1833) (H. Rept. 106-161), [24MY]

PORTER, JOHN EDWARD (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, [6JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 1141, emergency supplemental appropriations, [22AP]
    ------H.R. 2465, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
        closure, [21JY]
    John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Board of Trustees, 
        [3MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear 
        viscera (see H.R. 2166), [10JN]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 3037), [7OC]
    Firearms: require reporting of buyer's residence to law 
        enforcement officials and a waiting period before purchase of 
        a handgun (see H.R. 1062), [10MR]
    Foreign aid: recognize commitment and dedication of humanitarian 
        relief nongovernmental organizations and private volunteer 
        organizations for efforts in Central America and Kosovo (see 
        H. Res. 152), [27AP]
    Social Security: create personalized retirement accounts (see H.R. 
        874), [25FE]
    Tariff: compound optical microscopes (see H.R. 2165), [10JN]
  Reports filed
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        3037) (H. Rept. 106-370), [7OC]

PORTMAN, ROB (a Representative from Ohio)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S. 
        254), return to Senate (see H. Res. 249), [15JY]
    Dept. of the Treasury: codify authority to issue regulations 
        covering the practices of enrolled agents (see H.R. 3491), 
        [18NO]
    Government: improve Federal financial assistance programs (see 
        H.R. 409), [19JA]
    National Underground Railroad Freedom Center: funding (see H.R. 
        2919), [22SE]
    Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), [11MR]
    SBA: extend authorization of the Drug-Free Workplace Program (see 
        H.R. 3213), [3NO]
    Taxation: promote, protect, and clarify status of professional 
        employer organizations (see H.R. 3490), [18NO]
    ------reform interest allocation rules (see H.R. 2270), [17JN]
    ------treatment of contributions of computers to schools and 
        public libraries (see H.R. 2308), [22JN]
    ------treatment of income from land sold to a government agency or 
        a nonprofit organization for conservation purposes (see H.R. 
        2880), [15SE]
    Television: importance of family-oriented programming (see H. Con. 
        Res. 178), [5AU] (see H. Con. Res. 184), [9SE]

PORTSMOUTH, OH
  Bills and resolutions
    Nuclear energy: Portsmouth, OH, and Paducah, KY, gaseous diffusion 
        plants funding (see H.R. 3151), [26OC]

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PORTUGAL, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Macau: tribute to Governor Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira and the 
        Macau Government on the Third Meeting of the Macanese People 
        or ``Terceiro Encontro'' (see H. Con. Res. 55), [15MR]
    ------U.S. policy (see H.R. 825), [24FE]

POSTAGE AND STAMPS
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: issue commemorative postage stamp to honor U.S. farm 
        women (see H. Res. 213), [16JN]
    Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc.: issue 
        commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. 
        Res. 57), [17MR]
    Census: authorize the deposit of a census questionnaire in the 
        letter box of a household, free of postage, during the 
        nonresponse followup phase of a decennial census (see H.R. 
        3290), [10NO]
    Chavez, Cesar E.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 
        144), [20AP]
    Children and youth: issue postage stamp to emphasize the 
        commitment to reunite missing children with their families and 
        to honor memories of children who were victims of abduction 
        and murder (see H. Con. Res. 114), [25MY]
    Credit cards: require billing statements to include postmarked due 
        dates and prohibit late fees for payment postmarked by such 
        date (see H.R. 3477), [18NO]
    Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund AIDS research and 
        education programs (see H.R. 597), [4FE]
    ------issue special postage stamps to fund Alzheimer's research 
        (see H.R. 1939), [25MY]
    ------issue special postage stamps to fund diabetes research (see 
        H.R. 1472), [15AP]
    ------issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer 
        research (see H.R. 2562), [20JY]
    Drunken driving: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise public 
        awareness of the serious problem of driving while intoxicated 
        (see H. Con. Res. 108), [17MY]
    Hunger: issue special postage stamps to fund emergency food relief 
        programs (see H.R. 2730), [5AU]
    Hurston, Zora Neale: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. 
        Res. 60), [11FE]
    Lane Victory (S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. 
        Con. Res. 112), [25MY]
    Leland, Mickey: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. 
        Res. 175), [5AU]
    Marshall, Thurgood: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 
        319), [1OC]
    McGuffey, William H.: issue postage stamp in commemoration of 
        authoring the McGuffey Readers (see H. Res. 316), [29SE]
    National 4-H Council: issue postage stamp in commemoration of 4-H 
        Youth Development Program's centennial (see H. Res. 109), 
        [11MR]
    New Jersey (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor 
        ship and crew (see H. Con. Res. 119), [26MY]
    Postal Service: delivery of mail to a commercial mail receiving 
        agency (see H.J. Res. 55), [20MY]
    ------make American Battle Monuments Commission and World War II 
        Memorial Advisory Board eligible to use nonprofit mail rates 
        (see H.R. 2319), [23JN]
    ------preserve, protect, and promote viability (see H.R. 2535), 
        [15JY]
    ------reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), [6JA]
    ------require door delivery of mail sent to persons residing in 
        senior communities (see H.R. 3202), [2NO]
    ------submit reports to Congress before implementing the next 
        first-class postage rate increase and provide certain 
        procedures for postage stamp use and sale at the beginning of 
        such rate increase (see H.R. 1859), [19MY]
    Ramadan: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 220), 
        [4NO]
    Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. 
        Res. 38), [25FE]
    U.S. Masters Swimming, Inc.: issue commemorative postage stamp 
        (see H. Con. Res. 25), [4FE]
    U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of 
        anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 120), [26MY]
    Velasquez, William C.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. 
        Con. Res. 104), [6MY]
    Veterans: issue a series of postage stamps in commemoration of 
        veterans service organizations (see H. Con. Res. 60), [18MR]
    ------issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart 
        recipients (see H. Con. Res. 77), [24MR]
    VFW: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see 
        H. Res. 115), [16MR]

POSTAL RATE COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), [6JA]

POSTAL SERVICE
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2490, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations, [21JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Aaron E. Henry Federal Building and U.S. Post Office, Clarksdale, 
        MS: designate (see H.R. 1279), [24MR]
    Agriculture: issue commemorative postage stamp to honor U.S. farm 
        women (see H. Res. 213), [16JN]
    Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc.: issue 
        commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. 
        Res. 57), [17MR]
    Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 643), [9FE]
    Baltimore, MD: designate certain Postal Service facilities (see 
        H.R. 3238), [5NO]
    Business and industry: delivery of mail to a commercial mail 
        receiving agency (see H.J. Res. 55), [20MY]
    ------limit commercial nonpostal services (see H.R. 198), [7JA]
    Captain Colin P. Kelly, Jr. Post Office, Madison, FL: designate 
        (see H.R. 1666), [4MY]
    Chavez, Cesar E.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 
        144), [20AP]
    Chicago, IL: designate certain Postal Service facilities (see H.R. 
        1191), [18MR]
    Children and youth: issue postage stamp to emphasize the 
        commitment to reunite missing children with their families and 
        to honor memories of children who were victims of abduction 
        and murder (see H. Con. Res. 114), [25MY]
    Clifford R. Hope Post Office, Garden City, KS: designate (see H.R. 
        197), [7JA]
    Consumers: establish a notification system under which individuals 
        may elect not to receive mailings related to skill contests or 
        sweepstakes (see H.R. 2678), [3AU] (see H.R. 2731), [5AU]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: making appropriations 
        (see H.R. 2490), [13JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2490), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 246), [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2490), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 291), [14SE]
    Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund AIDS research and 
        education programs (see H.R. 597), [4FE]
    ------issue special postage stamps to fund Alzheimer's research 
        (see H.R. 1939), [25MY]
    ------issue special postage stamps to fund diabetes research (see 
        H.R. 1472), [15AP]
    ------issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer 
        research (see H.R. 2562), [20JY]
    Drunken driving: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise public 
        awareness of the serious problem of driving while intoxicated 
        (see H. Con. Res. 108), [17MY]
    Federal employees: extend civil service retirement options to IRS 
        revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal 
        law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), [23MR]
    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. 87), [7JA]
    Gambling: require certain notices in any mailing using a game of 
        chance for the promotion of a product or service (see H.R. 
        170), (see H.R. 237), [7JA]
    GAO: require study and report on violence by postal employees (see 
        H.R. 2385), [29JN]
    Government: preserve, protect, and promote viability (see H.R. 
        2535), [15JY]
    Hector G. Godinez Post Office Building, Santa Ana, CA: designate 
        (see H.R. 2539), [15JY]
    Henry McNeal Turner Post Office, Macon, GA: designate (see H.R. 
        3454), [18NO]
    House of Representatives: make technical corrections relative to 
        reports submitted by the Postmaster General on official mail 
        (see H.R. 705), [11FE]
    ------prevent certain mass mailings from being sent as franked 
        mail (see H.R. 596), [4FE]
    Hurston, Zora Neale: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. 
        Res. 60), [11FE]
    James W. McCabe, Sr., Post Office Building, Johnson City, NY: 
        designate (see H.R. 2302), [22JN]
    Jay Hanna `Dizzy' Dean Post Office, Wiggins, MS: designate (see 
        H.R. 2460), [1JY]
    John Brademas Post Office, South Bend, IN: designate (see H.R. 
        2938), [23SE]
    John J. Buchanan Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see 
        H.R. 1377), [13AP]
    John K. Rafferty Hamilton Post Office Building, Hamilton, NJ: 
        designate (see H.R. 1374), [12AP]
    Jose V. Toledo U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, San Juan, PR: 
        designate (see H.R. 560), [3FE]
    Joseph Ileto Post Office, Chino Hills, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        3189), [1NO]
    Keith D. Oglesby Station, Greenville, SC: designate (see H.R. 
        2952), [27SE]
    Lance Corporal Harold Gomez Post Office, East Chicago, IN: 
        designate (see H.R. 2358), [24JN]
    Lane Victory (S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. 
        Con. Res. 112), [25MY]
    Layford R. Johnson Post Office, Eastover, SC: designate (see H.R. 
        3016), [5OC]
    Leland, Mickey: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. 
        Res. 175), [5AU]
    Louis Stokes Post Office, Shaker Heights, OH: designate (see H.R. 
        2357), [24JN]
    Mamie G. Floyd Post Office, Eau Claire, SC: designate (see H.R. 
        3019), [5OC]
    Marshall, Thurgood: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 
        319), [1OC]
    Marybelle H. Howe Post Office, Charleston, SC: designate (see H.R. 
        3018), [5OC]
    Matthew F. McHugh Post Office, Ithaca, NY: designate (see H.R. 
        3030), [6OC]
    Maurine B. Neuberger U.S. Post Office, Cloverdale, OR: designate 
        (see H.R. 1327), [25MR]
    McGuffey, William H.: issue postage stamp in commemoration of 
        authoring the McGuffey Readers (see H. Res. 316), [29SE]
    Mervyn Malcolm Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 642), [9FE]
    Monuments and memorials: make American Battle Monuments Commission 
        and World War II Memorial Advisory Board eligible to use 
        nonprofit mail rates (see H.R. 2319), [23JN]
    National 4-H Council: issue postage stamp in commemoration of 4-H 
        Youth Development Program's centennial (see H. Res. 109), 
        [11MR]
    New Jersey (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor 
        ship and crew (see H. Con. Res. 119), [26MY]
    Noal Cushing Bateman Post Office Building, Sandy, UT: designate 
        (see H.R. 1251), [24MR]
    Pat King Post Office Building, Long Branch, NJ: designate (see 
        H.R. 3488), [18NO]
    Paul Laxalt Federal Building and U.S. Post Office, Carson City, 
        NV: designate (see H.R. 917), [2MR]
    Philadelphia, PA: designate certain Postal Service buildings (see 
        H.R. 100), [7JA]
    Post offices: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or 
        consolidation (see H.R. 670), [10FE]
    Postage and stamps: submit reports to Congress before implementing 
        the next first-class postage rate increase and provide certain 
        procedures for postage stamp use and sale at the beginning of 
        such rate increase (see H.R. 1859), [19MY]
    Postal laws: reform (see H.R. 22), [6JA]
    Privacy: prohibit appearance of Social Security numbers on, or 
        through, unopened Dept. of the Treasury mailings (see H.R. 
        3218), [4NO]

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    Privatization (see H.R. 2589), [22JY]
    Ramadan: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 220), 
        [4NO]
    Richard E. Fields Post Office, Charleston, SC: designate (see H.R. 
        3017), [5OC]
    Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. 
        Res. 38), [25FE]
    Senior citizens: require door delivery of mail sent to persons 
        residing in senior communities (see H.R. 3202), [2NO]
    St. Simons Island, GA: preserve St. Simons Lighthouse through GSA 
        conveyance of lands to the Postal Service and terminating 
        Postal Service lease to property adjacent to the lighthouse 
        (see H.R. 3515), [22NO]
    Susie A. Davis Post Office, Nathalie, VA: designate (see H.R. 
        3042), [7OC]
    Thomas J. Brown Post Office Building, Hopkinton, MA: designate 
        (see H.R. 2307), [22JN]
    U.S. Masters Swimming, Inc.: issue commemorative postage stamp 
        (see H. Con. Res. 25), [4FE]
    U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of 
        anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 120), [26MY]
    Velasquez, William C.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. 
        Con. Res. 104), [6MY]
    Veterans: exempt veterans' organizations from regulations 
        prohibiting solicitation of contributions on postal property 
        (see H.R. 711), [11FE]
    ------issue a series of postage stamps in commemoration of 
        veterans service organizations (see H. Con. Res. 60), [18MR]
    ------issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart 
        recipients (see H. Con. Res. 77), [24MR]
    VFW: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see 
        H. Res. 115), [16MR]
    Weapons: restrict the mail order sale of body armor (see H.R. 
        1423), [14AP]
    William H. Avery Post Office, Wakefield, KS: designate (see H.R. 
        2591), [22JY]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        2490), [14SE]
  Motions
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 2490), [15JY], [21JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2490), conference report, [15SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2490, Dept. of the 
        Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, 
        and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 291) (H. Rept. 106-322), [14SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2490, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 246) (H. 
        Rept. 106-234), [14JY]
    Deceptive Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 170) (H. Rept. 106-431), [1NO]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        of Conference (H.R. 2490) (H. Rept. 106-319), [14SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2490) (H. Rept. 
        106-231), [13JY]
    Jose V. Toledo U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, San Juan, PR: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        560) (H. Rept. 106-108), [27AP]

POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Food: cover certain birds for use as human food (see H.R. 765), 
        [12FE]
    ------improve public health and food safety through enhanced 
        enforcement of food inspection laws (see H.R. 983), [4MR]
    ------include the imposition of civil monetary penalties for 
        violations of meat and poultry inspection regulations (see 
        H.R. 2767), [5AU]
    ------require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a 
        genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3377), [16NO]

POVERTY
related term(s) Homeless; Hunger
  Appointments
    Social Security Advisory Board, [30SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Charities: reform tax treatment of certain anti-poverty 
        contributions and distributions from individual retirement 
        accounts, and prohibit religious discrimination in the 
        allocation of Government assistance funds (see H.R. 1607), 
        [28AP]
    Children and youth: establish a program to identify and mentor 
        college eligible high school students (see H.R. 3386), [16NO]
    ------increase the availability, affordability, and quality of 
        child care (see H.R. 1430), [15AP] (see H.R. 2943), [24SE]
    ------require lead poisoning screening for enrollees in certain 
        Federal programs (see H.R. 1996), [27MY]
    Colleges and universities: assist at-risk students to stay in 
        school and complete their academic programs (see H.R. 3223), 
        [4NO]
    Community development: encourage small business development in 
        certain communities through support of Community Development 
        Venture Capital funds (see H.R. 2812), [8SE]
    ------license America's Private Investment Companies and provide 
        enhanced credit to stimulate private investment in low-income 
        communities (see H.R. 2764), [5AU]
    ------provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones, 
        enterprise communities, and strategic planning communities 
        (see H.R. 2170), [10JN] (see H.R. 2463), [1JY]
    Community Development Financial Institutions Fund: reauthorize and 
        improve (see H.R. 629), [8FE]
    Contracts: require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above 
        local poverty line (see H.R. 314), [7JA]
    Dept. of Education: corrections in poverty data relative to cost-
        of-living statistics (see H.R. 1902), [20MY]
    Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the 
        preservation of affordable housing for low-income families 
        (see H.R. 425), [19JA]
    ------provide enhanced rental assistance vouchers for low-income 
        elderly and disabled tenants of certain housing projects (see 
        H.R. 1336), [25MR]
    ------reform empowerment zone designation process by placing more 
        emphasis on an applicant's poverty and unemployment rates (see 
        H.R. 504), [2FE]
    Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job 
        opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, 
        produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and 
        redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050), [10MR]
    Education: provide funds to assist high-poverty school districts 
        meet their teaching needs (see H.R. 2344), [24JN]
    Families and domestic relations: improve the availability of child 
        care and development services outside normal school hours (see 
        H.R. 489), [2FE]
    ------improve the availability of child care for children of 
        parents working nontraditional hours or shifts (see H.R. 
        2694), [3AU]
    Federal aid programs: prohibit States from imposing restrictions 
        on additional children relative to the temporary assistance to 
        needy families program (see H.R. 2690), [3AU]
    ------State eligibility for bonuses under the temporary assistance 
        to needy families block grants relative to child poverty rates 
        (see H.R. 310), [7JA]
    Food: purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy 
        persons (see H.R. 1324), [25MR] (see H.R. 3453), [18NO]
    Foreign policy: provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted 
        poor countries and strengthen similar international relief 
        efforts (see H.R. 3049), [7OC]
    ------provide incentives to corporations to invest in developing 
        countries, debt relief for developing countries, and a method 
        for repayment of money owed to the U.S. (see H.R. 3211), [3NO]
    Hawaii: increase the Federal medical assistance percentage (see 
        H.R. 442), [2FE]
    Head Start Program: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1722), [6MY]
    Health: develop monitoring systems to promote safe motherhood (see 
        H.R. 2316), [23JN]
    ------establish community-based managed care programs in medically 
        disadvantaged areas (see H.R. 298, 304), [7JA]
    ------minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), [8NO]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (see H.R. 16), [6JA] (see H.R. 1136), [16MR] (see 
        H.R. 1200), [18MR] (see H.R. 2990), [30SE] (see H.R. 3000), 
        [1OC]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (H.R. 1136), consideration (see H. Res. 311), 
        [28SE]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (H.R. 2990), consideration (see H. Res. 323), [5OC]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (H.R. 2990), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 348), 
        [1NO]
    Health Professions Education Partnership Act: applicability to the 
        Health Education Assistance Program (see H.R. 2148), [10JN]
    Homeless: educational assistance for children and youth (see H.R. 
        2888), [21SE]
    ------require that a portion of housing program funds be 
        designated to primarily serve homeless veterans (see H.R. 
        1008), [4MR]
    Housing: expand homeownership (see H.R. 1776), [12MY]
    ------renewal of rental assistance contracts for moderate 
        rehabilitation projects (see H.R. 1479), [20AP]
    ------restructure financing for assisted housing for senior 
        citizens (see H.R. 202), [7JA]
    Hunger: issue special postage stamps to fund emergency food relief 
        programs (see H.R. 2730), [5AU]
    Medicaid: allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program allotment to cover additional low-income children (see 
        H.R. 458), [2FE]
    ------assure preservation of safety net hospitals through 
        maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see 
        H.R. 3103), [19OC]
    ------eliminate the termination of additional Federal payments to 
        States for outreach and eligibility determination 
        administrative costs (see H.R. 2912), [22SE]
    ------permit presumptive eligibility of Medicare beneficiaries for 
        certain low-income Medicare beneficiary programs (see H.R. 
        854), [25FE]
    ------permit public schools and other entities to determine 
        presumptive eligibility for low-income children (see H.R. 
        1298), [25MR]
    ------permit State waiver authority to provide medical assistance 
        in cases of congenital heart defects (see H.R. 3325), [10NO]
    ------permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income 
        individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1591), [28AP]
    ------reduce infant mortality through improvement of coverage of 
        services to pregnant women and infants (see H.R. 301), [7JA]
    ------reinstate prior level of disproportionate share hospital 
        payments to Minnesota (see H.R. 1610), [28AP]
    ------reinstate prior level of disproportionate share hospital 
        payments to Minnesota, New Mexico, and Wyoming (see H.R. 
        2800), [5AU]
    ------remove limit on disproportionate share hospital payments to 
        Ohio (see H.R. 3065), [13OC]
    ------remove special financial limitations on Puerto Rico and 
        certain other territories relative to medical assistance for 
        Medicare cost-sharing and for veterans (see H.R. 2333), [23JN]
    ------restrict imposition of liens and estate recovery for long-
        term care services provided to certain individuals (see H.R. 
        161), [7JA]
    Medicare: calculation of Medicare+Choice payments for medical 
        services at Dept. of Veterans Affairs and Dept. of Defense 
        facilities (see H.R. 2447), [1JY]
    ------coverage of outpatient prescription drugs for low-income 
        beneficiaries and provision of stop-loss

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        protection for outpatient prescription drug expenses (see H.R. 
        2925), [23SE]
    ------improve access to benefits and programs to eligible, low-
        income beneficiaries (see H.R. 1455), [15AP]
    ------improve the telemedicine program and provide grants for the 
        development of telehealth networks (see H.R. 3420), [17NO]
    ------treatment of payments to Medicare+Choice organizations 
        relative to disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 
        1103), [11MR]
    Medicare/Medicaid: surety bond requirements for home health 
        agencies, durable medical equipment suppliers, and others (see 
        H.R. 2325), [23JN]
    Native Americans: provide technical and legal assistance for 
        tribal justice systems and members of Indian tribes (see H.R. 
        3333), [10NO]
    Ohio: designate the Youngstown-Warren area as an empowerment zone 
        (see H.R. 503), [2FE]
    Pharmaceuticals: demonstration project to expand eligibility under 
        existing State prescription drug assistance programs for low-
        income seniors (see H.R. 2375), [29JN]
    Public welfare programs: amend the Welfare-to-Work program and 
        modify the work performance bonus (see H.R. 3172), [28OC]
    ------expand the educational and work opportunities of certain 
        welfare recipients (see H.R. 3434), [17NO]
    ------improve onsite inspections of State food stamp programs and 
        provide grants to develop community partnerships and 
        innovative outreach strategies for food stamp and related 
        programs (see H.R. 2738), [5AU]
    ------reauthorize Welfare-To-Work program to provide additional 
        resources and flexibility (see H.R. 1482), [20AP]
    ------repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and 
        increase Federal support for emergency food assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 3192), [1NO]
    ------reward States that enact policies and support programs that 
        lift families out of poverty (see H.R. 699), [10FE]
    Small business: provide grants to microenterprise organizations to 
        assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs using funds from the 
        Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (see H.R. 
        413), [19JA]
    Social Security: allow States to use State Children's Health 
        Insurance Program allotment to cover uninsured pregnant women 
        (see H.R. 1843), [18MY]
    ------improve coverage of low-income children under State 
        Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 
        827), [24FE] (see H.R. 3480), [18NO]
    ------make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act 
        (see H.R. 3075), [14OC] (see H.R. 3146), [26OC] (see H.R. 
        3426), [17NO]
    ------permit children covered under the State Children's Health 
        Insurance Program to be eligible for the Federal Vaccines for 
        Children Program (see H.R. 2976), [29SE]
    ------promote identification of children eligible for State 
        Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 
        2807), [8SE]
    Taxation: allow a tax credit for expenses incurred while 
        transporting food to food banks (see H.R. 954), [3MR]
    ------designate renewal communities (see H.R. 815), [24FE]
    ------extend the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 585), [4FE]
    ------modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), [7JA] 
        (see H.R. 2400), [30JN]
    ------promote job creation and expand small businesses in 
        economically-distressed communities (see H.R. 3247), [8NO]
    ------provide a credit to taxpayers investing in entities seeking 
        to provide capital to create new markets in low-income 
        communities (see H.R. 2713), [5AU]
    ------provide partial income exclusion to certain teachers in 
        high-poverty schools (see H.R. 2611), [26JY]
    ------treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and 
        farmers (see H.R. 1325), [25MR]
    ------treatment of Native American housing assistance programs 
        (see H.R. 152), [7JA]
    ------treatment of reductions in State tax revenues relative to 
        the provision of an earned income tax credit to recipients of 
        temporary assistance for needy families block grants (see H.R. 
        2787), [5AU]
    Urban areas: development of municipally-owned vacant lots by 
        nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 2305), [22JN]
  Motions
    Health: national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), [6OC], [3NO]
  Reports filed
    Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Reauthorization 
        and Improvement: Committee on Banking and Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 629) (H. Rept. 106-183), [14JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. Rept. 106-366), 
        [5OC]
    Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3075) (H. Rept. 106-
        436), [2NO]
    Microenterprise Organization Grants To Assist Disadvantaged 
        Entrepreneurs Using Funds From the Community Development 
        Financial Institutions Fund: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 413) (H. Rept. 106-184), 
        [14JN]
    ------Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 413) (H. Rept. 
        106-184), [12JY]
    Senate Amendment to H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 348) (H. Rept. 106-430), 
        [1NO]
    Welfare-to-Work Program Amendments and Work Performance Bonus 
        Modification: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) 
        (H.R. 3172) (H. Rept. 106-456), [5NO]

POWER RESOURCES
related term(s) Conservation of Energy; Natural Gas; Petroleum
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2605, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [13SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Air pollution: application of California State regulations 
        relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 
        11), [6JA] (see H.R. 1395), [13AP]
    ------reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), 
        [21SE]
    Bonneville Power Administration: allow sales of electricity to 
        joint operating entities (see H.R. 3447), [18NO]
    California: moratorium on gas and oil development of the Outer 
        Continental Shelf (see H.R. 112), [7JA]
    Clean Air Act: prohibit listing of liquefied petroleum gas (see 
        H.R. 1301), [25MR]
    Coastal Plain: establish and implement competitive, 
        environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing 
        program (see H.R. 2250), [16JN]
    Cortland, OH: prohibit oil and gas drilling in Mosquito Creek Lake 
        (see H.R. 2818), [8SE]
    Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 1649), [29AP] (see H.R. 2411), 
        [30JN]
    ------authorizing appropriations for civilian research, 
        development, demonstration, and commercial application 
        activities (see H.R. 1655, 1656), [3MY]
    ------authorizing appropriations for civilian research, 
        development, demonstration, and commercial application 
        activities (H.R. 1655), consideration (see H. Res. 289), 
        [14SE]
    ------convey the former site of the National Institute of 
        Petroleum Energy Research to Bartlesville, OK (see H.R. 2844), 
        [13SE]
    ------establish a compensation program for employees injured in 
        Federal nuclear activities (see H.R. 3495), [18NO]
    ------establish compensation programs for employees sustaining 
        illnesses from exposure to beryllium and other hazardous 
        substances and examine health effects of exposure to hazardous 
        substances (see H.R. 3418), [17NO] (see H.R. 3478), [18NO]
    ------provide compensation and increase safety for on-site storage 
        of spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste (see H.R. 1309), 
        [25MR]
    ------retention and administration of certain Oil Shale Reserves 
        in Utah (see H.R. 2823), [9SE]
    ------terminate exemption of nonprofit institutions from civil 
        penalties for violations of nuclear safety requirements (see 
        H.R. 3383), [16NO]
    Dept. of the Interior: prohibit expenditures on mid-Atlantic coast 
        offshore oil and gas lease sales (see H.R. 1372), [12AP]
    ------prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions 
        of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 387, 388), [19JA] 
        (see H.R. 869), [25FE]
    Ecology and environment: establish doctoral fellowships to 
        increase the number of scientists and engineers trained in 
        global energy and environmental challenges (see H.R. 1733), 
        [6MY]
    Electric power: allow local government entities to serve as 
        nonprofit aggregators of electricity services (see H.R. 2734), 
        [5AU]
    ------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. 971), [3MR]
    ------promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net 
        metering by certain small electric energy generation systems 
        (see H.R. 2947), [24SE]
    ------provide a transition to market-based rates for power sold by 
        the TVA and Federal Power Marketing Administration (see H.R. 
        1486), [20AP]
    ------provide that no electric utility shall be required to enter 
        into a new contract or obligation to purchase or to sell 
        electricity or capacity (see H.R. 1138), [16MR]
    ------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. 1253), [24MR]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 
        2605), [26JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2605), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 261), [26JY]
    Energy Policy Act: cleanup of uranium and thorium mill sites (see 
        H.R. 2641), [29JY]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (see 
        H.R. 2884), [21SE] (see H.R. 2978, 2981), [30SE]
    EPA: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Air and 
        Radiation (see H.R. 1743), [10MY]
    ------waive oxygen content requirement for certain reformulated 
        gasoline (see H.R. 3449), [18NO]
    Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act: strengthen sanctions 
        for certain violations relative to oil or gas royalties (see 
        H.R. 1269), [24MR]
    Federal Power Act: amend relative to electric reliability and 
        oversight (see H.R. 2602), [22JY]
    FERC: ensure protection of certain Federal power customers (see 
        H.R. 2887), [21SE]
    ------extension of deadline for Mt. Hope Waterpower Project (see 
        H.R. 459), [2FE]
    ------hydroelectric projects licensing reform (see H.R. 2335), 
        [24JN]
    Florida: restrictions and requirements on leasing of the Outer 
        Continental Shelf (see H.R. 33), [6JA]
    Fuels: establish a cooperative program to evaluate the feasibility 
        of using only fuel blended with ethanol to power municipal 
        vehicles (see H.R. 3464), [18NO]
    Hazardous substances: reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, 
        nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired 
        electric utility generating units (see H.R. 2980), [30SE]
    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. 1477), [20AP]
    Materials Corridor Partnership Initiative: establish multiagency 
        program to promote energy efficient and environmentally sound 
        economic development along the Mexican border (see H.R. 666), 
        [10FE]
    Motor vehicles: include air pollution information on fuel economy 
        labels for new automobiles (see H.R. 1976), [27MY]
    Native Americans: permit leasing of oil and gas rights on certain 
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        from a specified percentage of interest in such lands (see 
        H.R. 3181), [28OC]
    ------settlement of claims of the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the 
        Spokane Reservation concerning contributions to production of 
        hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam (see H.R. 2664), [30JY]
    Natural gas: promote research and development of methane hydrate 
        resources (see H.R. 1753), [11MY]
    ------provide relief to businesses relative to interest and 
        penalties on refunds retroactively ordered by FERC (see H.R. 
        1117), [16MR]
    NRC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2531), [15JY]
    ------require applicants for, or holders of, operating licenses 
        for nuclear power reactors to have emergency response plans 
        for surrounding areas (see H.R. 1072), [11MR]
    Nuclear energy: Portsmouth, OH, and Paducah, KY, gaseous diffusion 
        plants funding (see H.R. 3151), [26OC]
    ------provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain 
        customs entries of nuclear fuel assemblies (see H.R. 511), 
        [2FE]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (see H.R. 45), [6JA]
    Pentwater River: FERC licensing requirements for existing 
        facilities (see H.R. 1262), [24MR]
    Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer 
        education programs (see H.R. 380), [19JA]
    Public lands: improve the administration of oil and gas leases on 
        Federal lands (see H.R. 1985), [27MY]
    Public utilities: encourage States to establish competitive retail 
        markets for electricity, clarify Federal and State roles in 
        retail electricity markets, and remove certain Federal 
        barriers to competition (see H.R. 1587), [27AP]
    ------establish programs for electric energy conservation and 
        efficiency, renewable energy, and universal and affordable 
        service (see H.R. 2569), [20JY]
    ------provide consumers with a reliable source of electricity and 
        choice of electric providers (see H.R. 2050), [8JN]
    ------provide for competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 
        667), [10FE] (see H.R. 1828), [17MY] (see H.R. 2944), [24SE]
    ------provide for expansion of electricity transmission networks 
        to encourage competition and less regulation in the electric 
        power industry (see H.R. 2786), [5AU]
    ------provide for the restructuring of the electric power industry 
        (see H.R. 2645), [29JY]
    ------revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility 
        holding companies (see H.R. 2363), [25JN]
    Research: authorize research to promote the conversion of biomass 
        into biobased industrial products (see H.R. 2819), [8SE] (see 
        H.R. 2827), [9SE]
    Strategic Petroleum Reserve: acceptance of royalty-in-kind oil 
        from the Gulf of Mexico by the Minerals Management Service 
        (see H.R. 498), [2FE]
    ------require additional purchases by the Dept. of Energy (see 
        H.R. 490), [2FE]
    Taxation: allow credit for residential solar energy property (see 
        H.R. 1465), [15AP]
    ------allow vendor refunds of Federal excise taxes on kerosene 
        used in unvented heaters for home heating purposes (see H.R. 
        924), [2MR] (see H.R. 1383), [13AP]
    ------application of the credit for electricity produced from 
        renewable resources to electricity produced from biomass 
        facilities (see H.R. 1731), [6MY]
    ------change basis for determination of refinery limitation on oil 
        depletion deduction (see H.R. 870), [25FE]
    ------deduction for decommissioning costs of nuclear powerplants 
        (see H.R. 2038), [8JN]
    ------eliminate certain unfair provisions (see H.R. 2414), [1JY]
    ------encourage production and use of electric vehicles (see H.R. 
        1108), [15MR]
    ------exclude certain amounts received by power utilities from 
        gross income as contributions to capital (see H.R. 2464), 
        [1JY]
    ------extension of the credit for producing electricity from 
        certain renewable resources to include landfill gas (see H.R. 
        3466), [18NO]
    ------extension of the credit for producing electricity from 
        certain renewable resources to include poultry manure (see 
        H.R. 1457), [15AP]
    ------extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind 
        (see H.R. 750), [11FE]
    ------incentives to encourage domestic production of oil and gas 
        (see H.R. 1971), [26MY]
    ------incentives to encourage domestic production of oil and gas 
        and respond to surging foreign oil imports (see H.R. 1116), 
        [16MR]
    ------investment credit for conversion of coal and domestic 
        carbonaceous feedstocks into liquid fuels (see H.R. 162), 
        [7JA]
    ------provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well 
        production (see H.R. 53), [6JA]
    ------provide credits for constructing energy efficient homes or 
        improving existing homes (see H.R. 1358), [25MR]
    ------provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 
        2380), [29JN]
    ------provide tax incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles 
        and the development of alternative fuels (see H.R. 2252), 
        [17JN]
    ------repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general 
        fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway 
        transportation (see H.R. 1001), [4MR]
    ------repeal the motor fuel excise taxes on intercity buses (see 
        H.R. 2423), [1JY]
    ------treatment of crude oil and petroleum products importation 
        (see H.R. 1204), [18MR]
    ------treatment of ethanol fuel (see H.R. 446), [2FE]
    ------treatment of foreign pipeline transportation income (see 
        H.R. 1127), [16MR]
    ------treatment of losses attributable to operating mineral 
        interests of oil and gas producers (see H.R. 423), [19JA]
    ------treatment of natural gas gathering lines (see H.R. 674), 
        [10FE] (see H.R. 1991), [27MY]
    ------treatment of oil and gas produced from recovered inactive 
        wells (see H.R. 497), [2FE]
    ------treatment of petroleum storage facilities (see H.R. 2429), 
        [1JY]
    ------treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical 
        output facilities (see H.R. 721), [11FE]
    ------treatment of U.S. utilities' foreign investments relative to 
        foreign tax credits and deductible interest allocation rules 
        (see H.R. 1416), [14AP]
    ------use revenues from excise taxes imposed on fuel used in 
        trains for the elimination of railway-highway crossing hazards 
        (see H.R. 2060), [8JN]
    Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a 
        signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto 
        Protocol (see H.R. 2221), [15JN]
    TVA: authorize repurchase of certain bonds (see H.R. 140), [7JA]
    Wayne National Forest: continuance of oil and gas operations (see 
        H.R. 213), [7JA]
  Conference reports
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 2605), [27SE]
  Messages
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Australia on 
        Technology for the Separation of Isotopes of Uranium by Laser 
        Excitation: President Clinton, [3NO]
    Cooperation Agreement With Romania on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear 
        Energy: President Clinton, [9FE]
    Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act: President Clinton, [12OC]
    NRC Report: President Clinton, [23JN], [18OC]
    Veto of H.R. 2606, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and 
        Related Programs Appropriations: President Clinton, [18OC]
  Motions
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2605), 
        [13SE]
    Federal aid programs: establish an emergency loan guarantee 
        program for oil and gas producers (H.R. 1664), [4AU]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1655, Dept. of Energy Appropriations for 
        Civilian Research, Development, Demonstration, and Commercial 
        Application Activities: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        289) (H. Rept. 106-317), [14SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2605, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 261) (H. 
        Rept. 106-264), [26JY]
    Dept. of Energy Appropriations for Civilian Research, Development, 
        Demonstration, and Commercial Application Activities: 
        Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1655) (H. Rept. 106-243), 
        [20JY]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2605) (H. Rept. 106-336), [27SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2605) (H. Rept. 
        106-253), [26JY]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act Programs Extension: Committee 
        on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2884) (H. Rept. 106-359), [1OC]
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Mt. Hope Waterpower Project: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 459) (H. Rept. 106-119), 
        [28AP]
    Gas Hydrate Research and Development Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1753) (H. Rept. 106-377), [18OC]
    Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act: Committee on Science 
        (House) (H.R. 1753) (H. Rept. 106-377), [13OC]
    NRC Appropriations: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2531) (H. 
        Rept. 106-415), [26OC]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act Amendments: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 45) (H. Rept. 106-155), [20MY]
    Oil and Gas Drilling Prohibition on Mosquito Creek Lake in 
        Cortland, OH: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2818) (H. 
        Rept. 106-468), [15NO]

PRATT, STEVE
  Bills and resolutions
    Serbia: undertake efforts to secure the release of CARE (relief 
        organization) workers being held prisoner (see H. Con. Res. 
        144), [29JN]

PRAYERS
  Bills and resolutions
    Constitutional amendments: voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 
        7), [7JA] (see H.J. Res. 52), [6MY]
    Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see 
        H.J. Res. 66), [15SE]
    Morality and ethics: importance and constitutionality of prayers 
        and invocations at public school sporting events (see H. Con. 
        Res. 199), [19OC]
    National objectives: recommend Nation's leaders to call for days 
        of prayer to promote public healing and reconciliation and to 
        unite in seeking God (see H. Con. Res. 94), [4MY]

PRECIOUS METALS
  Bills and resolutions
    IMF: requirements before sale of gold (see H.R. 2453), [1JY]
    Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.: 
        extend period by which final report is due and authorize 
        additional funding (see H.R. 2401), [30JN]

PRESCOTT, JOHN H.
  Bills and resolutions
    John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program: 
        establish (see H.R. 1934), [25MY]
  Reports filed
    Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1934) (H. Rept. 106-242), [20JY]

PRESCRIPTION DRUG FAIRNESS FOR SENIORS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 664): consideration (see H. Res. 371), [9NO]

PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (Bill Clinton)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort the President, [19JA]
    Committee To Notify the President That a Congressional Quorum Has 
        Assembled, [6JA]
    President's Export Council, [24MR]
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: support for troops carrying out NATO military 
        operations against Serbia (see H. Con. Res. 72), (see H. Res. 
        130, 132), [24MR]

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    Asian Americans: racial stereotyping relative to espionage and 
        campaign fundraising investigations (see H. Con. Res. 124), 
        [27MY]
    Bowman County (U.S.S.): authorize Presidential consent to the 
        third party transfer to the USS LST Ship Memorial, Inc. (see 
        H.R. 146), [7JA]
    Budget: provide discretionary spending offsets (see H.R. 3085), 
        [14OC]
    Censure (see H.J. Res. 12), [7JA]
    Congress: joint session for the State of the Union Message (see H. 
        Con. Res. 1), [6JA]
    ------notify the President that a quorum has assembled (see H. 
        Res. 3), [6JA]
    Crime: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community 
        policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 270), 
        [30JY]
    Elections: conduct study of issues relative to online and Internet 
        technologies in the voting process (see H.R. 3232), [5NO]
    Foreign trade: abstain from renegotiating international agreements 
        governing antidumping and countervailing measures (see H. Res. 
        298), [22SE]
    Government: nullify effect of an Executive Order relative to the 
        implementation of certain human rights treaties (see H.R. 62), 
        [7JA] (see H.R. 663), [10FE]
    ------nullify various Executive orders relative to the 
        assassination of foreign military or terrorist leaders (see 
        H.R. 1403), [14AP]
    ------prohibit the use of funds to administer or enforce the 
        provisions of an Executive Order relative to the 
        implementation of certain human rights treaties (see H.R. 63), 
        [7JA] (see H.R. 662), [10FE]
    ------status of Executive Orders that infringe on the powers and 
        duties of Congress or are not specifically funded (see H. Con. 
        Res. 26), [9FE] (see H. Con. Res. 30), [10FE]
    House of Representatives: appoint committee to notify the 
        President of adjournment (see H. Res. 395), [18NO]
    ------appointment and authorization of managers for impeachment 
        trial (see H. Res. 10), [6JA]
    ------notify President of election of the Speaker and Clerk (see 
        H. Res. 4), [6JA]
    Hurricanes: transmittal to Congress of the Presidential 
        recommendations for emergency response actions for relief of 
        the victims of Hurricane Floyd (see H. Res. 349), [1NO]
    India: support elections and encourage visit by President Clinton 
        (see H. Con. Res. 210, 211), [27OC]
    Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Presidential Unit Citation to final 
        crew (see H.J. Res. 48), [28AP]
    Iron and steel industry: respond to the surge of steel imports 
        resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other 
        regions (see H.R. 412), [19JA]
    Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered 
        during World War II and require the President to formally 
        acknowledge such injustices (see H.R. 2442), [1JY]
    Kosovo: authorize use of all necessary force and other means to 
        accomplish U.S. and NATO objectives (see H.J. Res. 51), [5MY]
    ------end NATO air strikes and engage the U.N. to resolve conflict 
        (see H. Res. 196), [27MY]
    ------tribute to U.S. and NATO troops for carrying out military 
        operations against Serbia (see H. Con. Res. 130), [10JN] (see 
        H. Con. Res. 145), [29JN]
    ------use all diplomatic means to negotiate a peaceful settlement 
        without the introduction of U.S. ground forces (see H. Con. 
        Res. 96), [5MY]
    Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (see H.J. Res. 35), [2MR] (see H.J. Res. 43), [24MR]
    Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State 
        (see H. Con. Res. 24), [4FE]
    National objectives: renew commitment to the fundamental 
        principles which guided the Founding Fathers (see H. Con. Res. 
        215), [28OC]
    Pakistan: prohibit waiver of certain sanctions until the President 
        certifies that Pakistan has a democratically elected 
        government (see H.R. 3330), [10NO]
    Pollard, Jonathan J.: advocate serving of full sentence of life 
        imprisonment and oppose pardon, reprieve, or any other 
        executive clemency (see H. Con. Res. 16, 18), [19JA]
    Puerto Rico: conditional clemency for prisoners convicted of 
        crimes connected to activities of Puerto Rican nationalist 
        group (see H. Con. Res. 180), [8SE]
    ------conditional clemency for prisoners convicted of crimes 
        connected to activities of Puerto Rican nationalist group (H. 
        Con. Res. 180), consideration (see H. Res. 281), [8SE]
    Serbia: authorize the President to conduct military air operations 
        and missile strikes (S. Con. Res. 21), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 151), [27AP]
    ------direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant 
        to the War Powers Resolution (see H. Con. Res. 82), [12AP]
    ------direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant 
        to the War Powers Resolution (H. Con. Res. 82), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 151), [27AP]
    ------express regret and apologize for accidental bombing of 
        Chinese Embassy by NATO forces (see H. Con. Res. 106), [12MY]
    Turkey: urge the President to condition discussions about foreign 
        military finances on resolution of occupation of Cyprus (see 
        H. Res. 361), [4NO]
    UNESCO: renew U.S. membership (see H.R. 2566), [20JY]
  Messages
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Australia on 
        Technology for the Separation of Isotopes of Uranium by Laser 
        Excitation, [3NO]
    Agreement for Cooperation Concerning Civil Uses of Atomic Energy 
        Between U.S. and Canada, [24JN]
    Amended Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of 
        Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices, [24MY]
    Armed Forces Operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina Funding Request, 
        [12MY]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Peace Efforts, [8FE]
    Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2000, [2FE]
    Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, [12OC]
    CCC Report, [15JN]
    Central American and Haitian Parity Act, [5AU]
    Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act, [29JN]
    Coastal Zone Management Act Implementation, [25FE]
    Cooperative Agreement With Romania on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear 
        Energy, [9FE]
    Corp. for Public Broadcasting Report, [18MR]
    Council of Economic Advisers Report, [8FE]
    Cyberspace Electronic Security Act, [21SE]
    District of Columbia Budget Request, [12JY]
    District of Columbia Courts' Budget Request, [8FE]
    Duty Free Treatment of Gabon, Mongolia, and Mauritania Under the 
        Generalized System of Preferences, [30JN]
    Educational Excellence for All Children Act, [24MY]
    Emigration Laws and Policies of Albania, [2FE], [19JY]
    Exchange Stabilization Fund Financing for Brazil, [15JN]
    Export of Satellite Fuels and Separation Systems to the People's 
        Republic of China, [11MY]
    Federal Agency Climate Change Programs and Activities, [20AP]
    Federal Labor Relations Authority Report, [2MR], [16NO]
    NASA Report, [18NO]
    National Drug Control Strategy, [9FE]
    National Emergency Caused by Lapse of the Export Administration 
        Act, [24JN]
    National Emergency Relative to Angola, [21SE], [27SE]
    National Emergency Relative to Burma, [18MY], [26MY]
    National Emergency Relative to Cuba, [25FE]
    National Emergency Relative to Iran, [10MR], [16MR], [26MY], 
        [23SE], [9NO], [16NO]
    National Emergency Relative to Iraq, [21JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Libya, [19JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Narcotics Traffickers in Colombia, 
        [3MY], [19OC], [20OC], [2NO]
    National Emergency Relative to Sudan, [3MY], [1NO], [9NO]
    National Emergency Relative to Terrorist Disruption of the Middle 
        East Peace Process, [30JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Weapons of Mass Destruction, 
        [13JY], [10NO]
    National Emergency Relative to Yugoslavia, [3MY], [27MY]
    National Endowment for Democracy Report, [18MR]
    National Endowment for the Arts, [9MR]
    National Institute of Building Sciences Report, [13MY]
    National Money Laundering Strategy, [23SE]
    National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, Highway Safety Act, 
        and Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act, [26JY]
    Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act, [12OC]
    NRC Report, [23JN], [18OC]
    Ordering Selected Reserve and Certain Individual Ready Reserve 
        Members of the Armed Forces to Active Duty, [27AP]
    Progress Toward Achieving a Sustainable Peace Process in Bosnia 
        and Herzegovina, [26JY]
    Railroad Retirement Board Report, [16NO]
    State of Small Business, [6MY]
    Strengthen Social Security and Medicare Act, [26OC]
    Telecommunications Services Payments to Cuba, [6MY], [13OC]
    Trade Policy Agenda and Trade Agreements Program, [9MR]
    U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund Deferral of 
        Budget Authority, [2AU]
    U.S. Government Activities in the U.N., [13SE]
    Veto of H.R. 2488, Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act, [23SE]
    Veto of H.R. 2587, District of Columbia Appropriations, [28SE]
    Veto of H.R. 2606, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and 
        Related Programs Appropriations, [18OC]
    Veto of H.R. 2670, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and Related Agency Appropriations, [26OC]
    Veto of H.R. 3064, District of Columbia Appropriations, [3NO]
    Western Hemisphere Drug Alliance, [23FE]
  Motions
    Foreign trade: abstain from renegotiating international agreements 
        governing antidumping and countervailing measures, [4NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 82, Direct the President To Withdraw 
        U.S. Armed Forces From Serbia Pursuant to the War Powers 
        Resolution: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 
        106-118), [27AP]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 180, Conditional Clemency by 
        President Clinton for Prisoners Convicted of Crimes Connected 
        to Activities of Puerto Rican Nationalist Group: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 281) (H. Rept. 106-309), [8SE]
    Consideration of S. Con. Res. 21, Presidential Authority To 
        Conduct Military Air Operations and Missile Strikes Against 
        Serbia: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 
        106-118), [27AP]
    Direct the President To Withdraw U.S. Armed Forces From Serbia 
        Pursuant to the War Powers Resolution: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H. Con. Res. 82) (H. Rept. 
        106-116), [27AP]

PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORY COMMISSION ON HOLOCAUST ASSETS IN THE U.S.
  Appointments
    Members, [6JA]
  Bills and resolutions
    World War II: extend period by which final report is due and 
        authorize additional funding (see H.R. 2401), [30JN]

PRESIDENTIAL AND EXECUTIVE OFFICE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 437), [2FE]
    Enact (H.R. 437): consideration (see H. Res. 44), [9FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 437, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 44) (H. Rept. 106-f15), [9FE]
    Provisions: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 437) (H. 
        Rept. 106-7), [8FE]

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PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Executive Office of the President: appointment of Chief Financial 
        Officer (see H.R. 437), [2FE]
    ------appointment of Chief Financial Officer (H.R. 437), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 44), [9FE]
    Federal employees: reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 
        680), [10FE]
    Forest Service: require the appointment of the Chief of the Forest 
        Service by the President (see H.R. 3040), [7OC]
    Government: appointment of the Inspector General of certain 
        Federal agencies by the President (see H.R. 2013), [8JN]
    Kimmel, Husband E.: advance on the retired list of the Navy to the 
        highest grade held as Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet, during 
        World War II (see H.R. 3050), [7OC]
    Presidential Transition Act: provide training of individuals a 
        President-elect intends to nominate as department heads or 
        appoint to key executive positions (see H.R. 3137), [25OC]
    Short, Walter C.: advance on the retired list of the Army to the 
        highest grade held as Commanding General, Hawaiian Department, 
        during World War II (see H.R. 3050), [7OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 437, Presidential and Executive Office 
        Financial Accountability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 44) (H. Rept. 106-f15), [9FE]
    Presidential and Executive Office Financial Accountability Act: 
        Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 437) (H. Rept. 
        106-7), [8FE]
    Presidential Transition Act: Committee on Government Reform 
        (House) (H.R. 3137) (H. Rept. 106-432), [1NO]

PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Elections: establish on an ongoing basis and require nominees for 
        President and Vice President to participate in debates to 
        receive Federal funding for party conventions (see H.R. 178), 
        [7JA]

PRESIDENTIAL THREAT PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3048), [7OC]

PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Presidential appointments: provide training of individuals a 
        President-elect intends to nominate as department heads or 
        appoint to key executive positions (see H.R. 3137), [25OC]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3137) (H. 
        Rept. 106-432), [1NO]

PRESIDENT'S ADVISORY COUNCIL ON RECREATIONAL CAMPS
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 266), [7JA]

PRESIDENTS' DAY
  Bills and resolutions
    Special days and holidays: specify that the legal public holiday 
        known as Washington's Birthday be called by that name (see 
        H.R. 1363), [12AP]

PRESIDENT'S EXPORT COUNCIL
  Appointments
    Members, [24MR]

PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES
  Appointments
    Reading of George Washington's farewell address, [11FE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 
        1451), [15AP]
    Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see 
        H.J. Res. 9), [7JA] (see H.J. Res. 20), [19JA] (see H.J. Res. 
        30), [23FE]
    Archivist of the U.S.: transfer certain Federal land in Michigan 
        to the Gerald R. Ford Foundation (see H.R. 3450), [18NO]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony 
        to present the Congressional Gold Medal to Gerald R. and Betty 
        Ford (see H. Con. Res. 196), [12OC]
    Constitutional amendments: direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 
        23), [4FE]
    ------repeal amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 17), [7JA] 
        (see H.J. Res. 24), [8FE] (see H.J. Res. 38), [11MR]
    Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: repeal Presidential 
        authority relative to suspension of certain effective dates 
        (see H.R. 181), [7JA]
    Eisenhower, Dwight D.: acknowledge and commemorate service as 
        General of the Army and President (see H. Con. Res. 198), 
        [14OC]
    Elections: establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential 
        elections (see H.R. 668), [10FE]
    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 and equipment (see H.R. 212), [7JA]
    ------require the President to report on the effectiveness of the 
        imposition of unilateral economic sanctions by the U.S. (see 
        H.R. 3406), [16NO]
    Foreign policy: require President adhere to consistent policy when 
        introducing Armed Forces into hostile situations (see H. Con. 
        Res. 164), [27JY]
    Foreign trade: authorize a trade agreement with Northern Ireland 
        and certain border counties in Ireland (see H.R. 1166), [17MR]
    ------require development of objective criteria to achieve market 
        access in foreign countries and provide the President with 
        reciprocal trade authority (see H.R. 2612), [26JY]
    ------require the President to report to Congress on any selective 
        embargo on agricultural commodities (see H.R. 17), [6JA]
    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. 1104), [11MR]
    Fundraising: require disclosure of funding sources and amounts 
        relative to creation of a Presidential archival depository 
        (see H.R. 3239), [5NO]
    Government: appointment of the Inspector General of certain 
        Federal agencies by the President (see H.R. 2013), [8JN]
    ------nullify effect of an Executive Order relative to the 
        implementation of certain human rights treaties (see H.R. 62), 
        [7JA] (see H.R. 663), [10FE]
    ------nullify various Executive orders relative to the 
        assassination of foreign military or terrorist leaders (see 
        H.R. 1403), [14AP]
    ------prohibit the use of funds to administer or enforce the 
        provisions of an Executive Order relative to the 
        implementation of certain human rights treaties (see H.R. 63), 
        [7JA] (see H.R. 662), [10FE]
    ------require comparable treatment of Federal employees, Members 
        of Congress and the President during a Government shutdown 
        (see H.R. 877), [25FE]
    ------require Congress and the President to fulfill their 
        constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for 
        Federal laws (see H.R. 2301), [22JN]
    ------separation of powers between Congress and the President (see 
        H.R. 2655), [30JY]
    ------status of Executive Orders that infringe on the powers and 
        duties of Congress or are not specifically funded (see H. Con. 
        Res. 26), [9FE] (see H. Con. Res. 30), [10FE]
    House Rules: require a two-thirds majority on legislation 
        implementing future trade agreements pursuant to fast-track 
        procedures (see H. Res. 96), [3MR]
    Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Presidential Unit Citation to final 
        crew (see H.J. Res. 48), [28AP]
    Lincoln, Abraham: authorize funds for the establishment of an 
        interpretive center on his life and contributions (see H.R. 
        3084), [14OC]
    National objectives: renew commitment to the fundamental 
        principles which guided the Founding Fathers (see H. Con. Res. 
        215), [28OC]
    Pensions: limit the duration of certain benefits extended to 
        former Presidents (see H.R. 96), [7JA]
    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. 2461), [1JY]
    ------prohibit candidates from accepting unsecured loans from 
        depository institutions regulated under Federal law (see H.R. 
        400), [19JA]
    ------prohibit use of soft money in Federal elections (see H.R. 
        399), [19JA]
    ------provide interregional primary elections and caucuses for 
        selection of delegates to a national Presidential nominating 
        convention (see H.R. 3277), [9NO]
    Presidential appointments: require the appointment of the Chief of 
        the Forest Service by the President (see H.R. 3040), [7OC]
    Presidential Debate Commission: establish on an ongoing basis and 
        require nominees for President and Vice President to 
        participate in debates to receive Federal funding for party 
        conventions (see H.R. 178), [7JA]
    Presidential orders: permit congressional review (see H.R. 3131), 
        [21OC]
    Presidential Transition Act: provide training of individuals a 
        President-elect intends to nominate as department heads or 
        appoint to key executive positions (see H.R. 3137), [25OC]
    Secret Service: clarify authority relative to former Presidents 
        and families, events of national significance, threat 
        assessment, subpoena issuance, and forfeiture of computers and 
        other counterfeiting devices (see H.R. 3048), [7OC]
    Special days and holidays: specify that the legal public holiday 
        known as Washington's Birthday be called by that name (see 
        H.R. 1363), [12AP]
    War Powers Resolution: amend (see H.J. Res. 42), [24MR]
    ------repeal (see H.R. 2937), [23SE]
  Reports filed
    Presidential Transition Act: Committee on Government Reform 
        (House) (H.R. 3137) (H. Rept. 106-432), [1NO]
    Selective Agricultural Embargoes Act: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H.R. 17) (H. Rept. 106-154), [20MY]
    ------Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 17) (H. 
        Rept. 106-154), [14JN]
    Transfer Administrative Jurisdiction Over Certain Franklin D. 
        Roosevelt National Historic Site Lands to the Archivist of the 
        U.S. for Construction of a Visitor Center: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1104) (H. Rept. 106-141), [13MY]

PRICE, DAVID E. (a Representative from North Carolina)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2684, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and 
        sundry independent agencies appropriations, [4OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Political campaigns: require disclosure of funding sources for 
        certain candidate advocacy advertising (see H.R. 227), [7JA]

PRICES
see Economy

PRIDE OF MANY (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 949), [2MR]

PRINTING
  Bills and resolutions
    Committee on Printing (Joint): election of members (see H. Res. 
        78), [23FE] (see H. Res. 87), [2MR]
    Congress: waive enrollment requirements for certain appropriations 
        legislation (see H.J. Res. 76), [8NO]
    ------waive enrollment requirements for certain appropriations 
        legislation (H.J. Res. 76), consideration (see H. Res. 365), 
        [8NO]
    Government: authorize printing of ``How Our Laws Are Made'', ``Our 
        American Government'', and the pocket version and document-
        sized annotated version of the U.S. Constitution (see H. Con. 
        Res. 221), [9NO]
    House Rules: treatment of expenses of special-order speeches (see 
        H. Res. 47), [9FE]
    Tariff: printing cartridges (see H.R. 2234), [15JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 76, Waive Enrollment Requirements for 
        Certain Appropriations Legislation:

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        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 365) (H. Rept. 106-461), 
        [8NO]

PRISONER TRANSFER ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2080), [8JN]

PRISONERS OF WAR
  Bills and resolutions
    Committee on Missing Persons in Southeast Asia (House, Select): 
        authorize and direct the Archivist of the U.S. to make certain 
        records public (see H. Res. 172), [13MY]
    Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 16), [7JA]
    Families and domestic relations: authorize payment of compensation 
        to surviving spouses of certain former prisoners relative to 
        service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 784), [23FE]
    Immigration: provide refugee status to foreign nationals who 
        assist in the return of POW/MIA (see H.R. 1926), [25MY]
    Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: tribute to efforts to secure release of 
        captured U.S. servicemen held in Serbia (see H. Res. 156), 
        [3MY]
    Serbia: release of captured U.S. servicemen and adherence to 
        Geneva Convention protocols relative to POW and civilians (see 
        H. Con. Res. 83), [12AP]
    World War II: recognition of American civilian POW (see H. Res. 
        51), [10FE]

PRISONS
see Correctional Institutions

PRIVACY ACT
  Reports filed
    Citizen's Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act and the 
        Privacy Act To Request Government Records: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-50), [11MR]

PRIVATE ENTERPRISE
see Free Enterprise

PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS IMPLEMENTATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2372), [29JN]

PRIZES
see Awards, Medals, Prizes

PRODUCT SAFETY
  Bills and resolutions
    Consumer Product Safety Act: coverage of low-speed electric 
        bicycles (see H.R. 2592), [22JY]
    Courts: allow persons who bring a product liability action for 
        injuries sustained from a product not in compliance with CPSC 
        standards to recover triple damages (see H.R. 3459), [18NO]
    ------product liability reform (see H.R. 1577), [27AP]
    CPSC: improve handling of defective products (see H.R. 3208), 
        [3NO]
    Firearms: standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced 
        handguns (see H.R. 2003), [27MY] (see H.R. 2009), [8JN]
    Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product 
        liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (see H.R. 2366), 
        [25JN]

PROFESSIONAL BOXING SAFETY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Sports: make judges scores public after each round (see H.R. 
        1240), [23MR]

PROFESSIONAL GOLFERS' ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
  Bills and resolutions
    Stewart, Payne: express condolences on his death and express 
        sympathy for his family and the families of those who died 
        with him (see H. Res. 344), [27OC]

PROTECT AMERICA'S TREASURES OF THE REVOLUTION FOR INDEPENDENCE FOR OUR 
    TOMORROW (PATRIOT) ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 659): consideration (see H. Res. 210), [15JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 659, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 210) (H. Rept. 106-187), [15JN]
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 659) (H. Rept. 
        106-139), [13MY]

PRYCE, DEBORAH (a Representative from Ohio)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2490, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations, [21JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Children and youth: State funding to assist the transition of 
        children from foster care to independent adults (H.R. 1802), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 221), [24JN]
    Correctional institutions: prevent Federal prisoners from engaging 
        in activities to increase their strength or fighting abilities 
        (see H.R. 3129), [21OC]
    Courts: improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 
        1658), consideration (see H. Res. 216), [22JN]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2684), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 275), [4AU]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2684), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 328), [13OC]
    Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students 
        to meet academic achievement standards (H.R. 2300), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 338), [20OC]
    ------empower teachers, improve student achievement through 
        professional development for teachers, and reauthorize the 
        Reading Excellence Act (H.R. 1995), consideration (see H. Res. 
        253), [19JY]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (H.R. 2), consideration (see H. Res. 
        336), [19OC]
    Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State 
        participation in activities (H.R. 800), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 100), [9MR]
    ------allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 143), [20AP]
    Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect 
        prevention (see H.R. 764), [12FE] (see H.R. 3458), [18NO]
    ------child abuse and neglect prevention (H.R. 764), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 321), [4OC]
    ------recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem 
        of child abuse and neglect (see H. Con. Res. 93), [27AP]
    Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and 
        counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit 
        of public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 352), [2NO]
    Social Security: grants for projects designed to promote 
        responsible fatherhood (H.R. 3073), consideration (see H. Res. 
        367), [8NO]
    Taxation: dependent care tax credit (see H.R. 963), [3MR]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty 
        and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and 
        investments, and establish incentives for education and health 
        care (H.R. 2488), consideration (see H. Res. 256), [20JY]
    ------treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, 
        and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment 
        discrimination (see H.R. 1997), [27MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 800, Education 
        Flexibility Partnership Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 143) (H. Rept. 106-102), [20AP]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2684, Depts. of 
        Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 328) (H. 
        Rept. 106-380), [13OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2, Student Results Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 336) (H. Rept. 106-402), [19OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 764, Child Abuse Prevention and Enforcement 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 321) (H. Rept. 106-
        363), [4OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 800, Education Flexibility Partnership Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 100) (H. Rept. 106-46), 
        [9MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1658, Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 216) (H. Rept. 106-193), 
        [22JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1802, Foster Care Independence Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 221) (H. Rept. 106-199), 
        [24JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1995, Teacher Empowerment Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 253) (H. Rept. 106-240), [19JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2300, Academic Achievement for All Act 
        (Straight A's Act): Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 338) 
        (H. Rept. 106-408), [20OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2389, County Schools Funding Revitalization 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 352) (H. Rept. 106-
        437), [2NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2488, Financial Freedom Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 256) (H. Rept. 106-246), [20JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2684, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, 
        and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 275) (H. Rept. 106-292), [4AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 3073, Fathers Count Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 367) (H. Rept. 106-463), [8NO]

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
see Public Welfare Programs

PUBLIC BROADCASTING
related term(s) News Media
  Bills and resolutions
    Corp. for Public Broadcasting: authorizing appropriations (see 
        H.R. 2384), [29JN]
    ------prohibit public broadcasting stations from making available 
        any lists of their financial donors (see H.R. 2791), [5AU]
    Education: improve and expand access to educational television 
        programming (see H.R. 2965), [28SE]
    FCC: develop guidelines for advertisers to prohibit discrimination 
        against minority formatted broadcast stations (see H.R. 1948), 
        [26MY]
    ------preserve low-power television stations that provide 
        community broadcasting (see H.R. 486), [2FE]
  Messages
    Corp. for Public Broadcasting Report: President Clinton, [18MR]
  Reports filed
    Community Broadcasters Protection Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 486) (H. Rept. 106-384), [14OC]

PUBLIC BUILDINGS
  Bills and resolutions
    Aaron E. Henry Federal Building and U.S. Post Office, Clarksdale, 
        MS: designate (see H.R. 1279), [24MR]
    Adrian A. Spears Judicial Training Center, San Antonio, TX: 
        designate (see H.R. 1959), [26MY]
    Andrew T. McNamara Building, Fort Belvoir, VA: designate (see H.R. 
        3228), [4NO]
    Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 643), [9FE]
    Baltimore, MD: designate certain Postal Service facilities (see 
        H.R. 3238), [5NO]
    C.B. King U.S. Courthouse, Albany, GA: designate (see H.R. 2699), 
        [4AU]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: permit temporary construction and 
        other work on the Grounds that may be necessary for certain 
        building construction (see H. Con. Res. 167), [29JY]
    Captain Colin P. Kelly, Jr. Post Office, Madison, FL: designate 
        (see H.R. 1666), [4MY]
    Chicago, IL: designate certain Postal Service facilities (see H.R. 
        1191), [18MR]
    Clifford R. Hope Post Office, Garden City, KS: designate (see H.R. 
        197), [7JA]
    Congress: require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the House 
        and Senate Chambers (see H. Con. Res. 150), [1JY]
    Davis-Bacon Act: waive requirements relative to contracts for 
        school and library construction and repair (see H.R. 2396), 
        [30JN]
    Dept. of State: placement of plaque at diplomatic entrance (see 
        H.R. 1894), [20MY]
    District of Columbia: redevelopment of Southeast Federal Center 
        (see H.R. 3069), [13OC]
    Donald J. Mitchell Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, 
        Rome, NY: designate (see H.R. 1982), [27MY]
    Donald J. Pease Federal Building, Medina, OH: designate (see H.R. 
        1405), [14AP]
    Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Washington, DC: 
        designate (see H.R. 3108), [19OC]
    E. Ross Adair Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Fort Wayne, 
        IN: designate (see H.R. 2412), [30JN]

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    Education: establish State infrastructure banks for education (see 
        H.R. 1648), [29AP]
    ------provide grants to improve the infrastructure of elementary 
        and secondary schools (see H.R. 1820), [14MY] (see H.R. 3071), 
        [13OC]
    Edward N. Cahn Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Allentown, 
        PA: designate (see H.R. 751), [11FE]
    Fair Housing Act: exception from enforcement of an accessibility 
        construction requirement for certain buildings constructed in 
        compliance with a local building code (see H.R. 2437), [1JY]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: ensure compliance by Federal 
        facilities (see H.R. 2449), [1JY]
    Floyd H. Flake Federal Building, Queens, NY: designate (see H.R. 
        3323), [10NO]
    Frank J. Battisti and Nathaniel R. Jones Federal Building and U.S. 
        Courthouse, Youngstown, OH: designate (see H.R. 1359), [25MR]
    Frank M. Johnson Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see 
        H.R. 3031), [6OC]
    Garza-Vela U.S. Courthouse, Brownsville, TX: designate (see H.R. 
        686), [10FE]
    GSA: Federal Protective Service reform (see H.R. 809), [23FE]
    Health: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist 
        individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from 
        civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (see 
        H.R. 2498), [13JY]
    Hector G. Godinez Post Office Building, Santa Ana, CA: designate 
        (see H.R. 2539), [15JY]
    Hiram H. Ward Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Winston-Salem, 
        NC: designate (see H.R. 92), [7JA]
    House Rules: prohibit consideration of legislation that designates 
        or redesignates any building, highway, or other structure in 
        honor of a serving Member of Congress (see H. Res. 343), 
        [27OC]
    Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building, Juneau, AK: designate (see 
        H.R. 972), [3MR]
    Ioannis A. Lougaris Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 
        Reno, NV: designate hospital bed replacement building in honor 
        of Jack Streeter (see H.R. 956), [3MR]
    J.J. ``Jake'' Pickle Federal Building, Austin, TX: designate (see 
        H.R. 118), [7JA]
    James F. Battin Federal Courthouse, Billings, MT: designate (see 
        H.R. 158), [7JA]
    James W. McCabe, Sr., Post Office Building, Johnson City, NY: 
        designate (see H.R. 2302), [22JN]
    Jay Hanna `Dizzy' Dean Post Office, Wiggins, MS: designate (see 
        H.R. 2460), [1JY]
    John Brademas Post Office, South Bend, IN: designate (see H.R. 
        2938), [23SE]
    John J. Buchanan Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see 
        H.R. 1377), [13AP]
    John K. Rafferty Hamilton Post Office Building, Hamilton, NJ: 
        designate (see H.R. 1374), [12AP]
    Jose V. Toledo U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, San Juan, PR: 
        designate (see H.R. 560), [3FE]
    Joseph Ileto Post Office, Chino Hills, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        3189), [1NO]
    Judge J. Smith Henley Federal Building, Harrison, AR: designate 
        (see H.R. 1605), [28AP]
    Keith D. Oglesby Station, Greenville, SC: designate (see H.R. 
        2952), [27SE]
    Kika de la Garza U.S. Border Station, Pharr, TX: designate (see 
        H.R. 1901), [20MY]
    Lance Corporal Harold Gomez Post Office, East Chicago, IN: 
        designate (see H.R. 2358), [24JN]
    Layford R. Johnson Post Office, Eastover, SC: designate (see H.R. 
        3016), [5OC]
    Lewis R. Morgan Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Newman, GA: 
        designate (see H.R. 1121), [16MR]
    Lloyd D. George U.S. Courthouse, Las Vegas, NV: designate (see 
        H.R. 1481), [20AP]
    Louis Stokes Post Office, Shaker Heights, OH: designate (see H.R. 
        2357), [24JN]
    Mamie G. Floyd Post Office, Eau Claire, SC: designate (see H.R. 
        3019), [5OC]
    Marybelle H. Howe Post Office, Charleston, SC: designate (see H.R. 
        3018), [5OC]
    Matthew F. McHugh Post Office, Ithaca, NY: designate (see H.R. 
        3030), [6OC]
    Maurine B. Neuberger U.S. Post Office, Cloverdale, OR: designate 
        (see H.R. 1327), [25MR]
    Merrill S. Parks, Jr., Federal Building, New Haven, CT: designate 
        (see H.R. 1571), [27AP]
    Mervyn Malcolm Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 642), [9FE]
    Morality and ethics: importance and constitutionality of prayers 
        and invocations at public school sporting events (see H. Con. 
        Res. 199), [19OC]
    Noal Cushing Bateman Post Office Building, Sandy, UT: designate 
        (see H.R. 1251), [24MR]
    Pamela B. Gwin Hall, Charlottesville, VA: designate (see H.R. 
        1729), [6MY]
    Pat King Post Office Building, Long Branch, NJ: designate (see 
        H.R. 3488), [18NO]
    Paul Laxalt Federal Building and U.S. Post Office, Carson City, 
        NV: designate (see H.R. 917), [2MR]
    Philadelphia, PA: designate certain Postal Service buildings (see 
        H.R. 100), [7JA]
    Postal Service: exempt veterans' organizations from regulations 
        prohibiting solicitation of contributions on postal property 
        (see H.R. 711), [11FE]
    ------guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or 
        consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 670), [10FE]
    Public works: State and local capital projects funding (see H.R. 
        2777), [5AU]
    Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX: designate (see 
        H.R. 233), [7JA]
    Richard E. Fields Post Office, Charleston, SC: designate (see H.R. 
        3017), [5OC]
    Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: 
        designate (see H.R. 2286), [18JN]
    Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see 
        H.R. 938), [2MR]
    Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: designate (see 
        H.R. 396), [19JA]
    Samuel J. Roberts Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Erie, PA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3068), [13OC]
    Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school 
        facilities (see H.R. 2955), [27SE]
    Stuttgart National Aquaculture Research Center, Stuttgart, AR: 
        redesignate as the Harry K. Dupree Stuttgart National 
        Aquaculture Research Center (see H.R. 2972), [29SE]
    Susie A. Davis Post Office, Nathalie, VA: designate (see H.R. 
        3042), [7OC]
    Taxation: clarify certain existing limitations on private business 
        use of facilities financed with tax-exempt bonds (see H.R. 
        2398), [30JN]
    ------expand incentives for construction and renovation of public 
        schools and provide incentives for corporations to participate 
        in cooperative agreements with public schools in distressed 
        areas (see H.R. 1660), [4MY]
    ------expand incentives for construction and renovation of public 
        schools and provide incentives for corporations to participate 
        in cooperative agreements with public schools in distressed 
        areas (H.R. 1660), consideration (see H. Res. 240), [1JY]
    ------expand incentives for the construction and renovation of 
        public schools (see H.R. 340), [19JA] (see H.R. 1760), [11MY] 
        (see H.R. 2416), [1JY]
    ------issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to assist 
        States in the construction and rehabilitation of public 
        schools (see H.R. 2514), [14JY]
    ------provide a source of interest-free capital for school 
        construction and renovation in States experiencing increased 
        enrollment (see H.R. 996), [4MR]
    Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 
        2163), [10JN]
    Telecommunications: provide nondiscriminatory access to Federal 
        buildings by telecommunications carriers to ensure competition 
        (see H.R. 2891), [21SE]
    Terre Haute, IN: GSA acquisition of building (see H.R. 2513), 
        [14JY]
    Terry Sanford Federal Building, Raleigh, NC: designate (see H.R. 
        911), [2MR]
    Thomas J. Brown Post Office Building, Hopkinton, MA: designate 
        (see H.R. 2307), [22JN]
    Thomas S. Foley Federal Building and U.S. Court House, Spokane, 
        WA: designate (see H.R. 211), [7JA]
    ------designate plaza at the south entrance as the Walter F. Horan 
        Plaza (see H.R. 211), [7JA]
    Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see 
        H.R. 130), [7JA]
    William H. Avery Post Office, Wakefield, KS: designate (see H.R. 
        2591), [22JY]
    Women: ensure a woman's right to breastfeed her child on Federal 
        property under certain conditions (see H.R. 1848), [18MY]
  Reports filed
    Edward N. Cahn Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Allentown, 
        PA: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 751) (H. Rept. 106-57), [16MR]
    Garza-Vela U.S. Courthouse, Brownsville, TX: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 686) (H. Rept. 
        106-109), [27AP]
    Hiram H. Ward Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Winston-Salem, 
        NC: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 92) (H. Rept. 106-20), [23FE]
    Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building, Juneau, AK: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (S. 453) (H. Rept. 
        106-113), [27AP]
    J.J. ``Jake'' Pickle Federal Building, Austin, TX: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 118) (H. Rept. 
        106-110), [27AP]
    James F. Battin Federal Courthouse, Billings, MT: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 158) (H. Rept. 
        106-21), [23FE]
    Jose V. Toledo U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, San Juan, PR: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        560) (H. Rept. 106-108), [27AP]
    Lewis R. Morgan Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Newnan, GA: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        1121) (H. Rept. 106-111), [27AP]
    Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 233) (H. Rept. 
        106-22), [23FE]
    Robert K. Rodibaugh U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse, South Bend, IN: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (S. 
        460) (H. Rept. 106-114), [27AP]
    Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 396) (H. Rept. 
        106-23), [23FE]
    Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 130) (H. Rept. 
        106-56), [16MR]

PUBLIC DEBT
related term(s) Budget--U.S.
  Bills and resolutions
    Budget: allow projected on-budget surplus to be used for tax cuts 
        (see H.R. 1016), [4MR]
    ------constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 
        19), [7JA]
    ------constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and 
        greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation 
        (see H.J. Res. 1), [6JA] (see H.J. Res. 6), [7JA] (see H.J. 
        Res. 53), [12MY]
    ------deficit (see H. Con. Res. 160), [20JY]
    ------improve and strengthen budget process (see H.R. 853), [25FE]
    ------public disclosure on treatment of Social Security trust 
        funds (see H.R. 563), [3FE]
    ------reduce public debt (see H. Res. 40), [4FE]
    ------reform process (see H.R. 2293), [22JN]
    ------require a balanced Federal budget and repayment of the 
        national debt (see H.R. 1017), [4MR]
    ------require appropriate off-budget treatment for Social Security 
        in official budget pronouncements (see H.R. 863), [25FE] (see 
        H.R. 1157), [17MR]
    ------require that certain surplus amounts be used for paying down 
        the national debt (see H. Res. 55), [11FE] (see H. Res. 302), 
        [23SE] (see H. Res. 306), [28SE]
    ------require two-thirds vote for 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. 343), [19JA]
    ------sequestration of all budgetary accounts except Social 
        Security, Federal retirement, and interest on the debt (see 
        H.R. 451), [2FE]

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    Business and industry: reduce corporate welfare (see H.R. 1470), 
        [15AP]
    Constitutional amendments: restrict annual deficits and require 
        popular vote of the people to exceed any limits (see H.J. Res. 
        36), [4MR]
    Debt reduction lockbox: establish (see H.R. 2796), [5AU]
    Federal agencies and departments: use of surplus administrative 
        funds for personnel pay bonuses and deficit reduction (see 
        H.R. 993), [4MR]
    Foreign policy: provide incentives to corporations to invest in 
        developing countries, debt relief for developing countries, 
        and a method for repayment of money owed to the U.S. (see H.R. 
        3211), [3NO]
    Government: establish lower statutory limits on public debt for 
        fiscal years 2000-2009 (see H.R. 948), [2MR]
    House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from 
        Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction 
        (see H.R. 431), [2FE] (see H.R. 2117), [9JN] (see H.R. 2171), 
        [10JN]
    House Rules: repeal relative to statutory limit on the public debt 
        (see H. Res. 20), [7JA] (see H. Res. 80), [23FE]
    ------require that concurrent resolutions on the budget not carry 
        an estimated deficit for the budget year or for any outyear 
        (see H. Res. 98), [4MR]
    Members of Congress: deny salary adjustments relative to budget 
        deficit (see H.R. 2327), [23JN]
    Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 685), 
        [10FE] (see H.R. 1259), [24MR] (see H.R. 1803), [13MY] (see 
        H.R. 2039), [8JN] (see H. Res. 18), [7JA]
    ------budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 1259), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 186), [24MY]
    ------invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities 
        and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds 
        from public debt limit (see H.R. 147), (see H.R. 160), (see 
        H.R. 219), [7JA]
    ------reduce the public debt by the amount of net surplus in trust 
        fund each fiscal year (see H.R. 420), [19JA] (see H.R. 3175), 
        [28OC]
  Messages
    Council of Economic Advisers Report: President Clinton, [8FE]
  Motions
    Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 1259), 
        [26MY]
  Reports filed
    Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H.R. 853) (H. Rept. 106-198), [24JN]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 853) (H. Rept. 106-198), 
        [5AU]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 853) (H. Rept. 106-
        198), [5AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 1259, Social Security and Medicare Safe 
        Deposit Box Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 186) (H. 
        Rept. 106-160), [24MY]

PUBLIC DOCUMENTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Congress: make certain information available to the public on the 
        Internet (see H.R. 654), [9FE]

PUBLIC FORESTS EMERGENCY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1524), [22AP]

PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
related term(s) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Health; 
    Surgeon General
  Bills and resolutions
    Agency for Health Care Policy and Research: revise and extend (see 
        H.R. 2506), [14JY]
    ------revise and extend (H.R. 2506), consideration (see H. Res. 
        299), [22SE]
    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. 3514), [22NO]
    Children and youth: authorize grants for the prevention of 
        alcoholic beverage consumption by underage individuals (see 
        H.R. 3430), [17NO]
    Crime: ensure that older or disabled persons are protected from 
        institutional, community, and domestic violence, and sexual 
        assault (see H.R. 2590), [22JY]
    Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 2405), 
        [30JN]
    ------ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 961), [3MR]
    ------research programs for lymphangioleiomyomatosis (see H.R. 
        2527), [15JY]
    Families and domestic relations: grants to carry out certain 
        activities promoting adoption counseling (see H.R. 2511), 
        [14JY]
    ------permit family planning projects to offer adoption services 
        (see H.R. 2485), [12JY]
    Health: establish a national program to conduct and support 
        activities to reduce cases of overweight individuals and 
        obesity (see H.R. 3177), [28OC]
    ------importance of education, early detection, and treatment in 
        the prevention of breast cancer (see H. Res. 278), [5AU]
    ------minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), [8NO]
    ------permit individuals to continue health plan coverage during 
        participation in approved clinical studies (see H.R. 2769), 
        [5AU]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see 
        H.R. 358), [19JA] (see H.R. 719), [11FE] (see H.R. 1133), 
        [16MR] (see H.R. 2723), [5AU] (see H.R. 2824), [9SE]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 358), consideration (see H. Res. 197), [27MY] (see H. 
        Res. 310), [28SE]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 2723), consideration (see H. Res. 323), [5OC]
    ------provide for a public response to the public health crisis of 
        pain (see H.R. 2188), [14JN]
    ------research on cognitive disorders arising from traumatic brain 
        injuries (see H.R. 477), [2FE]
    Insurance: provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance 
        abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group 
        and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1515), [21AP]
    Mental health: clarify application of certain mental health parity 
        provisions to annual and lifetime visit, benefit, and dollar 
        limits (see H.R. 2445), [1JY]
    National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 
        3214), [3NO]
    National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: 
        establish (see H.R. 1795), [13MY]
    National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: revise filing 
        deadline for certain claims (see H.R. 276), [7JA] (see H.R. 
        1003), [4MR]
    NIH: establish pediatric research initiative (see H.R. 2621), 
        [27JY]
    Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to 
        prevent birth defects (see H.R. 2538), [15JY]
    Public Health Service: provide certain children's health services 
        (see H.R. 3301), [10NO]
    Surgeon General: importance of report on media and violence (see 
        H.J. Res. 47), [28AP]
  Reports filed
    Breast Cancer Prevention, Education, Early Detection, and 
        Treatment: Committee on Commerce (House) (H. Res. 278) (H. 
        Rept. 106-400), [19OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2506, Health Research and Quality Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 299) (H. Rept. 106-328), 
        [22SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2723, Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care 
        Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. 
        Rept. 106-366), [5OC]
    Health Research and Quality Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 2506) (H. Rept. 106-305), [8SE]

PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act, [3NO]
  Bills and resolutions
    Children and youth: provide certain health services (see H.R. 
        3301), [10NO]
    Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 
        762), [12FE]
    ------provide for screenings, referrals, and education relative to 
        osteoporosis (see H.R. 2471), [12JY]
    Federal employees: health benefits coverage for infertility 
        treatment (see H.R. 2706), [4AU]
    Health: apply group health plan portability requirements to 
        students covered under college-sponsored health plans (see 
        H.R. 991), [4MR]
    ------establish certain requirements for managed care plans (see 
        H.R. 3259), [8NO]
    ------establish standards to improve children's health quality in 
        managed care plans and other health plans (see H.R. 1661), 
        [4MY]
    ------extend COBRA continuation health coverage for individuals 55 
        and older (see H.R. 2227), [15JN]
    ------extend COBRA continuation health coverage for surviving 
        spouses (see H.R. 1335), [25MR]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (see H.R. 2990), [30SE]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (H.R. 2990), consideration (see H. Res. 323), [5OC]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (H.R. 2990), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 348), 
        [1NO]
    ------protect beneficiaries of group and individual health plans, 
        and Medicare+Choice plans in the use of prescription drug 
        formularies (see H.R. 3274), [9NO]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and preserve 
        against preemption of certain State causes of action (see H.R. 
        216), [7JA]
    Health Professions Education Partnership Act: applicability to the 
        Health Education Assistance Program (see H.R. 2148), [10JN]
    Insurance: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 524), [3FE] 
        (see H.R. 1132), [16MR]
    ------ensure coverage of emergency ambulance services (see H.R. 
        1777), [12MY]
    ------establish hospital lengths of stay based on a determination 
        by an appropriate physician in consultation with the patient 
        (see H.R. 989), [4MR]
    ------provide coverage for individuals participating in approved 
        cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 3110), [19OC]
    ------provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse 
        treatment services under private group and individual health 
        coverage (see H.R. 1977), [27MY]
    ------require coverage of hair prostheses for individuals with 
        scalp hair loss as a result of alopecia areata (see H.R. 
        3328), [10NO]
    ------require group and individual health insurance plans to 
        provide coverage of cancer screening (see H.R. 1285), [25MR]
    ------require group health plans and health insurance issuers to 
        provide coverage for human leukocyte antigen testing (see H.R. 
        2021), [8JN]
    ------require health insurance issuers to notify participants of 
        impending termination of coverage due to the failure of a 
        group health plan to pay premiums (see H.R. 845), [24FE]
    ------require health 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. 49), [6JA]
    ------require health plans to provide adequate access to services 
        provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 1806), [13MY] 
        (see H.R. 2041), [8JN]
    National Eye Institute: funding (see H.R. 731), [11FE]
    NIH: establish Office of Autoimmune Diseases (see H.R. 2573), 
        [20JY]
    ------expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism 
        research activities (see H.R. 997), [4MR]
    ------experimental program to stimulate competitive research (see 
        H.R. 3115), [20OC]
    ------improve and expand clinical research programs (see H.R. 
        1798), [13MY]
    Organ donors: allow leave for individuals who give living organ 
        donations and address payment of travel and subsistence 
        expenses incurred by individuals donating or receiving organs 
        (see H.R. 1857), [18MY]
    Women: collection and analysis of data on toxic shock syndrome 
        (see H.R. 889), [1MR]
  Motions
    Health: national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), [6OC], [3NO]

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  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. Rept. 106-366), 
        [5OC]
    Organ Procurement and Transplantation Programs Revision and 
        Extension: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2418) (H. Rept. 
        106-429), [1NO]
    Senate Amendment to H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 348) (H. Rept. 106-430), 
        [1NO]

PUBLIC LANDS
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: convey certain real property to schools and nonprofit 
        organizations involved in teaching young people to be farmers 
        (see H.R. 578), [4FE]
    ------permit haying and grazing on conservation reserve land in 
        certain drought areas (see H.R. 3101), [19OC]
    Alabama A&M University: authorize grants (see H.R. 2951), [27SE]
    Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Chugach Alaska Corp. 
        (see H.R. 2547), [16JY]
    ------conveyance of certain lands to the University of Alaska (see 
        H.R. 2958), [27SE]
    ------designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1239), 
        [23MR]
    ------management of fish and game resources relative to rural 
        subsistence preference (see H.R. 3183), [28OC]
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: allow shareholder common 
        stock to be transferred to adopted Alaska Native children and 
        their descendants (see H.R. 2803), [5AU] (see H.R. 3013), 
        [5OC]
    ------restore certain lands to the Elim Native Corp. (see H.R. 
        3090), [18OC]
    Arapaho National Forest: designate James Peak Wilderness (see H.R. 
        2177), [10JN]
    Archivist of the U.S.: transfer certain Federal land in Michigan 
        to the Gerald R. Ford Foundation (see H.R. 3450), [18NO]
    Arizona: conveyance of certain national forest lands to the city 
        of Sedona, AZ (see H.R. 1969), [26MY]
    Big Horn County, WY: conveyance of certain lands to John R. and 
        Margaret Lowe (see H.R. 510), [2FE]
    Biscayne National Park: boundary adjustment (see H.R. 3033), [6OC]
    BLM: establish certain requirements relative to the transfer or 
        disposal of public lands (see H.R. 153), [7JA]
    Bureau of Reclamation: convey Lower Yellowstone Irrigation 
        Project, Savage Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, 
        and Intake Irrigation Project to local control (see H.R. 
        2974), [29SE]
    ------conveyance of property to Greater Yuma Port Authority for an 
        international port of entry (see H.R. 3023), [5OC]
    ------transfer irrigation project property to the Middle Loup 
        Division irrigation district in Nebraska (see H.R. 2984), 
        [30SE]
    California: designate Otay Mountain region as wilderness (see H.R. 
        15), [6JA]
    Carlsbad Irrigation District: convey certain real property within 
        the Carlsbad project in New Mexico (see H.R. 1019), [4MR]
    Carrizo Plain National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 
        1751), [11MY]
    Carson National Forest: land conveyance to Rio Arriba County, NM 
        (see H.R. 694), [10FE]
    ------land conveyance to San Juan College (see H.R. 695), [10FE]
    Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: improve protection 
        and management (see H.R. 2140), [10JN]
    Clear Creek County, CO: provide additional time to dispose of 
        certain lands transferred to the county (see H.R. 2799), [5AU]
    Colorado: designate certain lands as components of the National 
        Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 829), [24FE]
    ------management as open space of certain lands at Rocky Flats 
        Environmental Technology Site (see H.R. 2179), [10JN]
    Congress: require approval before entering into certain agreements 
        or arrangements (see H.R. 1207), [18MR]
    Conservation of natural resources: increase Land and Water 
        Conservation Fund and Urban Parks and Recreation Recovery 
        Programs funding, resume State grant funding, and develop 
        conservation and recreation facilities in urban areas (see 
        H.R. 1118), [16MR]
    Courts: improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (see H.R. 
        1658), [4MY]
    ------improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 
        1658), consideration (see H. Res. 216), [22JN]
    Craig, AK: land conveyance (see H.R. 3182), [28OC]
    Dallas, TX: conveyance of Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant 
        (see H.R. 1353), [25MR]
    Dante B. Fascell North-South Center: designate (see H.R. 432), 
        [2FE]
    Dept. of Agriculture: complete a land exchange with Georgia Power 
        Co. (see H.R. 1135), [16MR]
    ------provide for maintenance of concrete dams and weirs located 
        in the Emigrant Wilderness (see H.R. 359), [19JA]
    ------require report to Congress on seizure of private property 
        (see H.R. 294), [7JA]
    Dept. of Defense: reform economic redevelopment process and 
        improve ability to contract for protective services at 
        installations being closed (see H.R. 172), [7JA]
    ------restore to the original owners certain lands that the 
        Federal Government took for military purposes in 1940 (see 
        H.R. 1613), [28AP]
    Dept. of Energy: convey the former site of the National Institute 
        of Petroleum Energy Research to Bartlesville, OK (see H.R. 
        2844), [13SE]
    ------retention and administration of certain Oil Shale Reserves 
        in Utah (see H.R. 2823), [9SE]
    Dept. of the Interior: convey certain facilities to the Nampa and 
        Meridian Irrigation District (see H.R. 3067), [13OC]
    ------designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, 
        and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, 
        and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), [2FE]
    ------dispose of all BLM administered public lands that have been 
        identified for disposal under the Federal land use planning 
        process (see H.R. 2825), [9SE]
    ------implement agreement conveying title for the Clear Creek 
        Distribution System to the Clear Creek Community Services 
        District (see H.R. 862), [25FE]
    ------make grants to promote voluntary protection of certain lands 
        in Marin and Sonoma Counties, CA (see H.R. 2202), [15JN]
    ------participation in the America's Agricultural Heritage 
        Partnership (see H.R. 1493), [20AP]
    ------provide a process for the public to appeal certain decisions 
        made by the National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and 
        Wildlife Service (see H.R. 1866), [19MY]
    ------reimbursement for certain damages relative to BLM bonding 
        regulations (see H.R. 1230), [23MR]
    ------release reversionary interests held by the U.S. in certain 
        parcels of land in Washington County, UT (see H.R. 2862), 
        [14SE]
    ------study on establishing a national historic trail to 
        commemorate the War of 1812 (see H.R. 791), [23FE]
    ------study on establishing a national historic trail to 
        commemorate the War of 1812 (H.R. 791), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 232), [29JN]
    ------study the suitability and feasibility of designating the 
        Carter G. Woodson Home in the District of Columbia as a 
        National Historic Site (see H.R. 3201), [2NO]
    ------transfer Palmetto Bend Project (see H.R. 2674), [2AU]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: convey certain real property to 
        Murfreesboro, TN (see H.R. 3094), [18OC]
    ------establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Valley 
        Forge National Historic Park (see H.R. 1961), [26MY]
    Douglas County, OR: conveyance of certain BLM lands (see H.R. 
        1725), [6MY]
    Ecology and environment: provide certain off-budget treatment for 
        the land and water conservation fund and limit fund relative 
        to State financial assistance (see H.R. 452), [2FE]
    Education: distribution of Impact Aid Program funds to local 
        educational agencies (see H. Con. Res. 136), [17JN]
    ------transfer of certain public lands or national forest lands 
        for use as elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 150), 
        [7JA]
    ------transfer of certain public lands or national forest lands 
        for use as elementary or secondary schools (H.R. 150), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 189), [25MY]
    El Camino Real de los Tejas: designate as a national historic 
        trail (see H.R. 2409), [30JN]
    El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro: designate as a national historic 
        trail (see H.R. 2271), [17JN]
    Elko County, NV: transfer certain Federal lands (see H.R. 1231), 
        [23MR]
    Endangered species: provide for a scientific review of the current 
        conservation status of the northern spotted owl (see H.R. 
        3089), [18OC]
    Endangered Species Act: keep cost of mitigation required for a 
        public construction project from exceeding a certain 
        percentage of total project costs (see H.R. 1763), [12MY]
    ------prohibit any requirement to mitigate impact of past 
        activities (see H.R. 2131), [10JN]
    ------reform Federal land management activities relative to 
        conservation (see H.R. 495), [2FE]
    Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miamis National Historic Site: 
        designate (see H.R. 868), [25FE]
    Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act: strengthen sanctions 
        for certain violations relative to oil or gas royalties (see 
        H.R. 1269), [24MR]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to wetlands 
        mitigation banking (see H.R. 1290), [25MR]
    ------ensure compliance by Federal facilities (see H.R. 2449), 
        [1JY]
    Federal-State relations: restore stability to payments made to 
        States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for 
        the benefit of public schools and roads (see H.R. 2389), 
        [30JN]
    ------restore stability to payments made to States and counties 
        containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of 
        public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 352), [2NO]
    Fire prevention: eliminate hazardous fuels buildup and undertake 
        other forest management projects to protect communities from 
        wildfires (see H.R. 1522), [22AP]
    Food Security Act: authorize enrollment of land in the Wetlands 
        Reserve Program (see H.R. 2066), [8JN]
    ------expand conservation reserve (see H.R. 408), [19JA]
    ------provide greater flexibility to producers for land enrollment 
        in the conservation reserve (see H.R. 2779), [5AU]
    Forest Service: eliminate fees associated with special use permits 
        that authorize a church to use structures for religious or 
        educational purposes (see H.R. 1727), [6MY]
    ------provide incentives to improve accounting and financial 
        reporting systems by temporarily capping discretionary 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2996), [1OC]
    Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to 
        strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 2512), 
        [14JY]
    ------eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate 
        the economic recovery and diversification of communities 
        dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1396), 
        [13AP]
    ------establish mandatory procedures to be followed in advance of 
        the permanent closure of any forest road (see H.R. 1523), 
        [22AP]
    ------guarantee States and counties containing Federal forest 
        lands compensation for loss of property tax revenues instead 
        of timber sale revenues (see H.R. 2868), [15SE]
    Fort Matanzas National Monument: revise boundary (see H.R. 3200), 
        [2NO]
    Fort Presque Isle National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 
        1958), [26MY]

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    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. 1104), [11MR]
    Gettysburg National Military Park: expand boundaries to include 
        Wills House (see H.R. 2435), [1JY]
    Glacier Bay National Park: management of fishing activities (see 
        H.R. 947), [2MR]
    Golden Gate National Recreation Area: modify boundaries (see H.R. 
        168), [7JA]
    Government: establish procedures for assessing Federal regulations 
        relative to seizure of private property (see H.R. 294), [7JA]
    GSA: convey a parcel of land in the District of Columbia for 
        construction of the National Health Museum (see H.R. 3171), 
        [28OC]
    Gulf Islands National Seashore: adjust boundaries to include Cat 
        Island, MS (see H.R. 2541), [15JY]
    Illinois: convey certain Federal land along the Lewis and Clark 
        National Historic Trail for a historic and interpretive site 
        (see H.R. 2737), [5AU]
    Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore: clarify Dept. of the Interior 
        authority to accept donations of contiguous lands (see H.R. 
        2329), [23JN]
    Jackson, WY: develop and maintain a multi-agency campus project 
        for tourism and natural resource facilities (see H.R. 2577), 
        [21JY]
    Kern County, CA: convey Forest Service property in exchange for 
        county lands suitable for inclusion in Sequoia National Forest 
        (see H.R. 1680), [4MY]
    Lackawanna Heritage Valley American Heritage Area: establish (see 
        H.R. 940), [2MR]
    Las Cienegas National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 
        2941), [24SE]
    Lincoln County, NV: acquire certain lands (see H.R. 2752), [5AU]
    Los Angeles County, CA: prohibit mining on a certain tract of 
        Federal land (see H.R. 3060), [12OC]
    Management: acquisition of Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico, 
        establish a trust to manage such lands, and reform the Federal 
        land management process (see H.R. 3288), [9NO]
    Matewan, WV: disposition of excess land for flood control project 
        (see H.R. 966), [3MR]
    Mesquite, NV: acquire certain lands (see H.R. 2751), [5AU]
    Mining and mineral resources: ensure receipt of a fair return for 
        the extraction of locatable minerals on public domain lands 
        (see H.R. 394), [19JA]
    ------increase the maximum acreage of Federal leases for sodium 
        that may be held by an entity in any one State (see H.R. 
        3063), [13OC]
    ------moratorium on new mining activities (see H.R. 2601), [22JY]
    Minnesota: eligibility of lands enrolled in Reinvest in Minnesota 
        land conservation program for the Conservation Reserve Program 
        when current contract expires (see H.R. 2703), [4AU]
    Missouri-Nebraska Boundary Compact: congressional consent (see 
        H.J. Res. 54), [12MY]
    Monuments and memorials: require public participation in 
        designation of any national monument (see H.R. 1487), [20AP]
    ------require public participation in designation of any national 
        monument (H.R. 1487), consideration (see H. Res. 296), [21SE]
    National forests: return of fair and reasonable fees for use and 
        occupancy of land under the recreation residence program (see 
        H.R. 3268), [9NO] (see H.R. 3327), [10NO]
    National heritage areas: establish (see H.R. 2532), [15JY]
    National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), [4AU]
    National parks and recreation areas: authorize entrance fees to 
        secure bonds for capital improvements (see H.R. 1490), [20AP]
    Native Americans: approve and ratify certain transfers of land and 
        natural resources by the Delaware Nation of Indians (see H.R. 
        562), [3FE]
    ------authorize certain leases on trust lands for the Torres 
        Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians and the Guidiville Band of 
        Pomo Indians of the Guidiville Indian Rancheria (see H.R. 
        1953), [26MY]
    ------permit leasing of oil and gas rights on certain Navajo lands 
        in which there is consent from a specified percentage of 
        interest in such lands (see H.R. 3181), [28OC]
    ------repeal the Bennett Freeze to allow Navajo Nation citizens to 
        live in habitable dwellings and raise their living conditions 
        (see H.R. 151), [7JA]
    ------settle certain land claims of Bay Mills Indian Community and 
        Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (see H.R. 3412), 
        [16NO]
    Natural resources: continue preparation of useful reports and 
        repeal laws terminating reporting requirements relative to 
        public lands, Native Americans, fisheries, wildlife, insular 
        areas, and other related matters (see H.R. 3002), [4OC]
    ------recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural 
        assets (see H.R. 2222), [15JN]
    Nevada: conveyance of the Griffith Project to the Southern Nevada 
        Water Authority (see H.R. 1696), [5MY]
    ------disposal and acquisition of certain lands (see H.R. 1506), 
        [21AP]
    ------disposal of certain Federal lands in Clark County, NV, and 
        acquisition of certain environmentally sensitive lands (see 
        H.R. 1757), [11MY]
    ------sale of certain land in the Ivanpah Valley to the Clark 
        County Dept. of Aviation (see H.R. 1695), [5MY]
    New Mexico: establish and protect archaeological sites in the 
        Galisteo Basin (see H.R. 1970), [26MY]
    New York: maintenance and preservation of Governors Island (see 
        H.R. 1343), [25MR]
    North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet 
        water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural 
        resources and habitats (see H.R. 1137), [16MR] (see H.R. 
        2918), [22SE]
    Oil Region National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 3190), 
        [1NO]
    Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act: technical 
        corrections (see H.R. 149), [7JA]
    Oregon: land exchange (see H.R. 2950), [24SE]
    Pennsylvania: protect and conduct a study of Paoli and Brandywine 
        Battlefields and authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the 
        American Revolution (see H.R. 659), [9FE]
    ------protect and conduct a study of Paoli and Brandywine 
        Battlefields and authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the 
        American Revolution (H.R. 659), consideration (see H. Res. 
        210), [15JN]
    Power resources: establish and implement competitive, 
        environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing 
        program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 2250), [16JN]
    ------improve the administration of oil and gas leases on Federal 
        lands (see H.R. 1985), [27MY]
    Public lands: restore to the original owners certain lands that 
        the Federal Government took for military purposes in 1940 (see 
        H.R. 1613), [28AP]
    Puerto Rico: transfer Federal control over Vieques Island to the 
        Puerto Rican Government for public purposes (see H.R. 2890), 
        [21SE]
    ------use of Vieques Island for military operations (see H. Con. 
        Res. 212), [27OC]
    Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor: 
        expand boundaries (see H.R. 1619), [29AP]
    Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public 
        lands and preserve certain State and private property rights 
        (see H.R. 883), [1MR]
    ------preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and 
        preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 883), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 180), [19MY]
    Red River Boundary Compact: congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 
        72), [19OC]
    Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as 
        wilderness (see H.R. 2178), [10JN]
    Saint-Gaudens Historic Site: modify boundary (see H.R. 2839), 
        [13SE]
    Santa Cruz Island, CA: allow certain individuals use and occupancy 
        of certain property (see H.R. 1100), [11MR]
    Sequoia National Forest: increase recreational opportunities and 
        establish National Forest Preserve to protect Giant Sequoia 
        ecosystem (see H.R. 2077), [8JN]
    Shiloh National Military Park: establish Corinth Unit (see H.R. 
        2249), [16JN]
    Shivwits Plateau National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 
        2795), [5AU]
    South Dakota: conveyance of certain national forest lands (see 
        H.R. 2079), [8JN]
    St. Simons Island, GA: preserve St. Simons Lighthouse through GSA 
        conveyance of lands to the Postal Service and terminating 
        Postal Service lease to property adjacent to the lighthouse 
        (see H.R. 3515), [22NO]
    Stanislaus County, CA: conveyance of certain lands (see H.R. 356), 
        [19JA]
    States: make certain Federal property is made available to States 
        before being other entities (see H.R. 738), [11FE]
    Talladega National Forest: designate certain lands as the Dugger 
        Mountain Wilderness (see H.R. 2632), [29JY]
    Telephones: promote and enhance use of 911 emergency services (see 
        H.R. 438), [2FE]
    ------promote and enhance use of 911 emergency services (H.R. 
        438), consideration (see H. Res. 76), [23FE]
    Texas: use of alternative arrangements for windstorm-damaged 
        national forests and grasslands in Texas (see H.R. 1524), 
        [22AP]
    Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: establish Presidential commission to 
        determine validity of certain land claims involving the 
        descendants of persons who were Mexican citizens (see H.R. 
        505), [2FE]
    Utah: clarify the legal effect on the U.S. of the acquisition of a 
        parcel of land in the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve (see H.R. 
        2863), [14SE]
    ------designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1732), [6MY] 
        (see H.R. 3035), [7OC]
    ------settlement of water rights claims of the Shivwits Band of 
        the Paiute Indian Tribe (see H.R. 3291), [10NO]
    Volunteer workers: promote and recognize the role of volunteers 
        and partnership organizations in the stewardship of Federal 
        lands (see H.R. 3501), [18NO]
    Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District: convey certain 
        works, facilities, and titles of the Gila Project (see H.R. 
        841), [24FE]
    West National Heritage Area: authorizing appropriations for the 
        Golden Spike/Crossroads (see H.R. 2932), [23SE]
    Wetlands: permit use of certain agricultural lands (see H.R. 
        1578), [27AP]
    Wilderness areas: establish time limits for completion of 
        wilderness studies on Federal lands (see H.R. 1258), [24MR] 
        (see H.R. 1500), [21AP]
    Wilderness Battlefield: acquisition of additional land (see H.R. 
        1665), [4MY]
    Women: ensure a woman's right to breastfeed her child on Federal 
        property under certain conditions (see H.R. 1848), [18MY]
    Wyoming: land exchange (see H.R. 3237), [5NO]
  Reports filed
    American Land Sovereignty Protection Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 883) (H. Rept. 106-142), [13MY]
    Approve and Ratify Certain Transfers of Land and Natural Resources 
        by the Delaware Nation of Indians: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 562) (H. Rept. 106-207), [29JN]
    Big Horn County, WY, Land Conveyance to John R. and Margaret Lowe: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 510) (H. Rept. 106-68), 
        [17MR] (S. 361) (H. Rept. 106-225), [12JY]
    Big Horn County, WY, Land Conveyance to the Estate of Fred 
        Steffens: Committee on Resources (H.R. 509) (H. Rept. 106-67), 
        [17MR] (S. 449) (H. Rept. 106-226), [12JY]
    Carlsbad Irrigation Project Acquired Land Conveyance Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1019) (H. Rept. 106-260), 
        [26JY]
    Carson National Forest Land Conveyance to Rio Arriba County, NM: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (S. 278) (H. Rept. 106-418), 
        [27OC]
    Carson National Forest Land Conveyance to San Juan College: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R 695) (H. Rept. 106-256), 
        [26JY]

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    Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Management and 
        Protection Improvements: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        2140) (H. Rept. 106-369), [7OC]
    Chugach Alaska Natives Settlement Implementation Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2547) (H. Rept. 106-451), [5NO]
    Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1658) (H. Rept. 106-192), [18JN]
    Clear Creek Distribution System Conveyance Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 862) (H. Rept. 106-258), [26JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 150, Education Land Grant Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 189) (H. Rept. 106-164), [25MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 438, Wireless Communications and Safety Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 76) (H. Rept. 106-27), 
        [23FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 659, Protect America's Treasures of the 
        Revolution for Independence for Our Tomorrow (PATRIOT) Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 210) (H. Rept. 106-187), 
        [15JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 791, Star-Spangled Banner National Historic 
        Trail Study Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 232) (H. 
        Rept. 106-210), [29JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 883, American Land Sovereignty Protection 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 180) (H. Rept. 106-
        151), [19MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1487, National Monument NEPA Compliance Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 296) (H. Rept. 106-327), 
        [21SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1658, Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 216) (H. Rept. 106-193), 
        [22JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2389, County Schools Funding Revitalization 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 352) (H. Rept. 106-
        437), [2NO]
    County Schools Funding Revitalization Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2389) (H. Rept. 106-392), [18OC]
    Dept. of Agriculture Land Conveyance to Sisters, OR, To Construct 
        a Sewage Treatment Facility: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (S. 416) (H. Rept. 106-453), [5NO]
    Dugger Mountain Wilderness Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 2632) (H. Rept. 106-422), [28OC]
    Education Land Grant Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        150) (H. Rept. 106-132), [10MY]
    Elko County, NV, Federal Land Transfer: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1231) (H. Rept. 106-308), [8SE]
    Emigrant Wilderness Preservation Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 359) (H. Rept. 106-425), [1NO]
    Gulf Islands National Seashore Boundary Adjustments Relative to 
        Cat Island, MS: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2541) (H. 
        Rept. 106-447), [4NO]
    Illinois Federal Land Conveyance Along the Lewis and Clark 
        National Historic Trail for a Historic and Interpretive Site: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2737) (H. Rept. 106-427), 
        [1NO]
    Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1695) (H. Rept. 106-471), [16NO]
    Lackawanna Valley Heritage Area Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 940) (H. Rept. 106-285), [3AU]
    Maximum Acreage Increase of Federal Leases for Sodium That May Be 
        Held by an Entity in Any One State: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3063) (H. Rept. 106-469), [15NO]
    Missouri-Nebraska Boundary Compact Congressional Consent: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 54) (H. Rept. 
        106-303), [8SE]
    Miwaleta Park Expansion Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1725) (H. Rept. 106-446), [4NO]
    National Monument NEPA Compliance Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1487) (H. Rept. 106-252), [22JY]
    Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act Technical 
        Corrections: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 149) (H. 
        Rept. 106-17), [12FE]
    Otay Mountain Region of California Designation as Wilderness: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 15) (H. Rept. 106-65), 
        [17MR]
    Protect America's Treasures of the Revolution for Independence for 
        Our Tomorrow (PATRIOT) Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 659) (H. Rept. 106-139), [13MY]
    Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor 
        Boundary Expansion: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1619) 
        (H. Rept. 106-306), [8SE]
    Resources Reports Restoration Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3002) (H. Rept. 106-458), [8NO]
    Restore Certain Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Lands to the 
        Elim Native Corp.: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3090) 
        (H. Rept. 106-452), [5NO]
    Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Study Act: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 791) (H. Rept. 106-189), [17JN]
    Terry Peak Land Transfer Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        2079) (H. Rept. 106-261), [26JY]
    Transfer Administrative Jurisdiction Over Certain Franklin D. 
        Roosevelt National Historic Site Lands to the Archivist of the 
        U.S. for Construction of a Visitor Center: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1104) (H. Rept. 106-141), [13MY]
    Wellton-Mohawk Transfer Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H. 
        841) (H. Rept. 106-257), [26JY]
    Wilderness Battlefield Land Acquisition: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1665) (H. Rept. 106-362), [4OC]
    Wireless Communications and Safety Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 438) (H. Rept. 106-25), [23FE]

PUBLIC OPINION POLLS
  Bills and resolutions
    Political campaigns: require certain disclosures and reports 
        relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see 
        H.R. 223), [7JA]

PUBLIC SAFETY
see Safety

PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER MEDAL OF VALOR ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 46) (H. Rept. 
        106-83), [12AP]

PUBLIC SCHOOL MODERNIZATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1660), [4MY]
    Enact (H.R. 1660): consideration (see H. Res. 240), [1JY]

PUBLIC UTILITIES
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2605, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [13SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see 
        H.R. 2900), [21SE]
    Arizona: conveyance of certain national forest lands to the city 
        of Sedona, AZ (see H.R. 1969), [26MY]
    Bonneville Power Administration: allow sales of electricity to 
        joint operating entities (see H.R. 3447), [18NO]
    Dept. of Agriculture: complete a land exchange with Georgia Power 
        Co. (see H.R. 1135), [16MR]
    Dept. of the Interior: implement agreement conveying title for the 
        Clear Creek Distribution System to the Clear Creek Community 
        Services District (see H.R. 862), [25FE]
    Electric power: allow local government entities to serve as 
        nonprofit aggregators of electricity services (see H.R. 2734), 
        [5AU]
    ------encourage States to establish competitive retail markets for 
        electricity, clarify Federal and State roles in retail 
        electricity markets, and remove certain Federal barriers to 
        competition (see H.R. 1587), [27AP]
    ------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. 971), [3MR]
    ------provide consumers with a reliable source of electricity and 
        choice of electric providers (see H.R. 2050), [8JN]
    ------provide for competition in industry (see H.R. 667), [10FE] 
        (see H.R. 1828), [17MY] (see H.R. 2944), [24SE]
    ------provide for expansion of electricity transmission networks 
        to encourage competition and less regulation in the electric 
        power industry (see H.R. 2786), [5AU]
    ------provide for the restructuring of the electric power industry 
        (see H.R. 2645), [29JY]
    ------provide that no electric utility shall be required to enter 
        into a new contract or obligation to purchase or to sell 
        electricity or capacity (see H.R. 1138), [16MR]
    ------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. 1253), [24MR]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 
        2605), [26JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2605), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 261), [26JY]
    Federal Power Act: amend relative to electric reliability and 
        oversight (see H.R. 2602), [22JY]
    FERC: ensure protection of certain Federal power customers (see 
        H.R. 2887), [21SE]
    Fund for Environmental Priorities: establish and fund with a 
        portion of consumer savings resulting from retail electricity 
        choice (see H.R. 341), [19JA]
    Government regulations: revision of the regulatory policies 
        governing public utility holding companies (see H.R. 2363), 
        [25JN]
    Hazardous substances: reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, 
        nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired 
        electric utility generating units (see H.R. 2980), [30SE]
    ------require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to 
        reduce mercury emissions (see H.R. 2667), [2AU]
    Montana: authorize construction of the Fort Peck Reservation Rural 
        County Water Supply System (see H.R. 1124), [16MR]
    ------transfer maintenance and operation of the Flathead 
        Irrigation Project to local control (see H.R. 1158), [17MR]
    Nevada: conveyance of the Griffith Project to the Southern Nevada 
        Water Authority (see H.R. 1696), [5MY]
    NRC: require applicants for, or holders of, operating licenses for 
        nuclear power reactors to have emergency response plans for 
        surrounding areas (see H.R. 1072), [11MR]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (see H.R. 45), [6JA]
    Power resources: establish programs for electric energy 
        conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal 
        and affordable service (see H.R. 2569), [20JY]
    ------provide a transition to market-based rates for power sold by 
        the TVA and Federal Power Marketing Administration (see H.R. 
        1486), [20AP]
    Safe Drinking Water Act: civil actions against public water 
        systems in compliance with safe drinking water standards (see 
        H.R. 1674), [4MY]
    ------provide for parity in civil actions against private and 
        public entities relative to ownership or operation of public 
        water systems (see H.R. 1492), [20AP]
    Taxation: deduction for decommissioning costs of nuclear 
        powerplants (see H.R. 2038), [8JN]
    ------exclude certain amounts received by power utilities from 
        gross income as contributions to capital (see H.R. 2464), 
        [1JY]
    ------modify private activity bond rule to deter hostile takeovers 
        of water utilities (see H.R. 3309), [10NO]
    ------treatment of U.S. utilities' foreign investments relative to 
        foreign tax credits and deductible interest allocation rules 
        (see H.R. 1416), [14AP]
    TVA: authorize repurchase of certain bonds (see H.R. 140), [7JA]
    ------ensure that financial instability does not place the U.S. 
        Treasury at risk (see H.R. 3130), [21OC]
    Vallejo, CA: authorize certain uses of water from the Solano 
        Project (see H.R. 1235), [23MR]

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    Water: allow public water systems to avoid filtration requirements 
        (see H.R. 124), [7JA]
    ------biological monitoring and whole effluent toxicity testing 
        relative to publicly owned treatment works (see H.R. 155), 
        [7JA]
  Conference reports
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 2605), [27SE]
  Messages
    NRC Report: President Clinton, [23JN], [18OC]
    Veto of H.R. 2606, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and 
        Related Programs Appropriations: President Clinton, [18OC]
  Motions
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2605), 
        [13SE]
  Reports filed
    Clear Creek Distribution System Conveyance Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 862) (H. Rept. 106-258), [26JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2605, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 261) (H. 
        Rept. 106-264), [26JY]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2605) (H. Rept. 106-336), [27SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2605) (H. Rept. 
        106-253), [26JY]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act Amendments: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 45) (H. Rept. 106-155), [20MY]
    Vallejo, CA, Solano Project Water Uses Authorization: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1235) (H. Rept. 106-426), [1NO]

PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing 
        public utility holding companies (see H.R. 2363), [25JN]

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. 971), [3MR]
    ------provide that no electric utility shall be required to enter 
        into a new contract or obligation to purchase or to sell 
        electricity or capacity (see H.R. 1138), [16MR]

PUBLIC WELFARE PROGRAMS
related term(s) Federal Aid Programs; Food Stamps; Social Security
  Appointments
    Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, [2NO]
  Bills and resolutions
    Charities: reform tax treatment of certain anti-poverty 
        contributions and distributions from individual retirement 
        accounts, and prohibit religious discrimination in the 
        allocation of Government assistance funds (see H.R. 1607), 
        [28AP]
    Children and youth: assist the transition of children from foster 
        care to independent adults and expand the work opportunity tax 
        credit to certain foster care children (see H.R. 671), [10FE]
    ------improve health of children (see H.R. 1085), [11MR]
    ------increase the availability, affordability, and quality of 
        child care (see H.R. 1430), [15AP] (see H.R. 2943), [24SE]
    ------require lead poisoning screening for enrollees in certain 
        Federal programs (see H.R. 1996), [27MY]
    ------State funding to assist the transition of children from 
        foster care to independent adults (see H.R. 1802), [13MY] (see 
        H.R. 3443), [18NO]
    ------State funding to assist the transition of children from 
        foster care to independent adults (H.R. 1802), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 221), [24JN]
    Computers: funding for States to correct year 2000 problem in 
        computers that administer State and local government programs 
        (see H.R. 909), [2MR] (see H.R. 1022), [4MR]
    Dept. of Education: corrections in poverty data relative to cost-
        of-living statistics (see H.R. 1902), [20MY]
    Dept. of HHS: provide bonus grants to high performance States 
        based on certain criteria and collect data to evaluate the 
        outcome of welfare reform (see H.R. 3150), [26OC]
    Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job 
        opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, 
        produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and 
        redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050), [10MR]
    Employment: amend the Welfare-to-Work program and modify the work 
        performance bonus (see H.R. 3172), [28OC]
    ------make progress toward completion of high school or college a 
        permissible work activity (see H.R. 1362), [25MR]
    ------reauthorize Welfare-To-Work program to provide additional 
        resources and flexibility (see H.R. 1482), [20AP]
    Families and domestic relations: establish grant programs and 
        provide Federal assistance to pregnant women, children, and 
        adoptive families (see H.R. 2540), [15JY]
    ------improve the availability of child care and development 
        services outside normal school hours (see H.R. 489), [2FE]
    ------improve the availability of child care for children of 
        parents working nontraditional hours or shifts (see H.R. 
        2694), [3AU]
    ------increase availability, affordability, and quality of child 
        care and enhance early childhood development (see H.R. 1139), 
        [16MR]
    ------reduction of teenage pregnancy rates through evaluation of 
        prevention programs (see H.R. 1636), [29AP]
    Federal aid programs: guarantee State loans, provide grants to 
        finance transportation services for recipients, and establish 
        preferences for Federal contractors that hire recipients (see 
        H.R. 781), [23FE]
    ------prohibit States from imposing restrictions on additional 
        children relative to the temporary assistance to needy 
        families program (see H.R. 2690), [3AU]
    ------provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see 
        H.R. 1352), [25MR]
    ------State eligibility for bonuses under the temporary assistance 
        to needy families block grants relative to child poverty rates 
        (see H.R. 310), [7JA]
    Food stamps: improve onsite inspections of State food stamp 
        programs and provide grants to develop community partnerships 
        and innovative outreach strategies for food stamp and related 
        programs (see H.R. 2738), [5AU]
    ------permit purchase of vitamin and mineral supplements (see H.R. 
        3304), [10NO]
    ------provide for a national standard of interoperability and 
        portability for electronic benefit transfer systems (see H.R. 
        2709), [4AU]
    Government: improve Federal financial assistance programs (see 
        H.R. 409), [19JA]
    ------improve Federal financial assistance programs (H.R. 409), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 75), [23FE]
    Head Start Program: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1722), [6MY]
    Homeless: consolidate Federal housing assistance programs to 
        ensure that States and communities have sufficient flexibility 
        to use assistance amounts effectively (see H.R. 1073), [11MR]
    ------educational assistance for children and youth (see H.R. 
        2888), [21SE]
    ------require that a portion of housing program funds be 
        designated to primarily serve homeless veterans (see H.R. 
        1008), [4MR]
    Housing: restructure financing for assisted housing for senior 
        citizens (see H.R. 202), [7JA]
    Hunger: issue special postage stamps to fund emergency food relief 
        programs (see H.R. 2730), [5AU]
    ------repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and 
        increase Federal support for emergency food assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 3192), [1NO]
    Insurance: tax treatment of long-term care services, educational 
        campaign on long-term care, and expansion of State long-term 
        care partnerships by exempting partnership assets from 
        Medicaid estate recovery (see H.R. 2102), [9JN]
    Medicaid: allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program allotment to cover additional low-income children (see 
        H.R. 458), [2FE]
    ------coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services 
        for certain women screened under federally funded programs 
        (see H.R. 1070), [11MR]
    ------coverage of disabled children and individuals who became 
        disabled as children without regard to income or assets (see 
        H.R. 821), [24FE]
    ------coverage of screening mammography and screening pap smears 
        (see H.R. 302), [7JA]
    ------coverage of services provided by nurse practitioners and 
        clinical nurse specialists (see H.R. 1514), [21AP]
    ------establish new prospective payment system for Federally-
        qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 
        2341), [24JN]
    ------exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll 
        with a managed care entity (see H.R. 797), [23FE]
    ------permit presumptive eligibility of Medicare beneficiaries for 
        certain low-income Medicare beneficiary programs (see H.R. 
        854), [25FE]
    ------permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income 
        individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1591), [28AP]
    ------protect payments to previously approved State school-based 
        health plans for Medicaid-eligible children with 
        individualized education programs (see H.R. 3486), [18NO]
    ------provide State options to allow eligibility for legal 
        immigrant pregnant women, children, and certain disabled 
        individuals (see H.R. 1399), [14AP]
    ------reduce infant mortality through improvement of coverage of 
        services to pregnant women and infants (see H.R. 301), [7JA]
    Medicare: improve the telemedicine program and provide grants for 
        the development of telehealth networks (see H.R. 3420), [17NO]
    ------provide for a Doctors' Bill of Rights (see H.R. 3300), 
        [10NO]
    National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 
        3214), [3NO]
    Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to 
        prevent birth defects (see H.R. 2538), [15JY]
    Pharmaceuticals: demonstration project to expand eligibility under 
        existing State prescription drug assistance programs for low-
        income seniors (see H.R. 2375), [29JN]
    Recipients: expand the educational and work opportunities of 
        certain welfare recipients (see H.R. 3434), [17NO]
    Small business: use of welfare-to-work funds to form alliances to 
        purchase discounted health insurance for welfare-to-work 
        program eligible employees (see H.R. 2238), [16JN]
    Social Security: allow States to use State Children's Health 
        Insurance Program allotment to cover uninsured pregnant women 
        (see H.R. 1843), [18MY]
    ------grants for projects designed to promote responsible 
        fatherhood (see H.R. 3073), [14OC]
    ------grants for projects designed to promote responsible 
        fatherhood (H.R. 3073), consideration (see H. Res. 367), [8NO]
    ------prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 
        1918), [25MY]
    ------promote identification of children eligible for State 
        Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 
        2807), [8SE]
    ------provide prisoner information obtained by States to Federal 
        benefit programs to prevent erroneous provision of benefits 
        (see H.R. 1919), [25MY]
    States: allow use of a portion of welfare block grants for general 
        education spending (see H.R. 2320), [23JN]
    ------reward States that enact policies and support programs that 
        lift families out of poverty (see H.R. 699), [10FE]
    Taxation: allow the unused portion of the low-income housing 
        credit, for buildings financed with tax ex

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        empt State bonds, to be used for the construction of military 
        housing (see H.R. 3451), [18NO]
    ------designate renewal communities (see H.R. 815), [24FE]
    ------extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2923), [23SE]
    ------extend the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 585), [4FE]
    ------extend the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work 
        credit (see H.R. 2015), [8JN]
    ------modify and extend the work opportunity credit and allow 
        nonprofit organizations to participate in the work opportunity 
        tax credit hiring incentives (see H.R. 2101), [9JN]
    ------restore certain business-related deductions (see H.R. 781), 
        [23FE]
    ------treatment of certain welfare benefits as earned income for 
        purposes of earned income credit (see H.R. 932), [2MR]
    ------treatment of reductions in State tax revenues relative to 
        the provision of an earned income tax credit to recipients of 
        temporary assistance for needy families block grants (see H.R. 
        2787), [5AU]
    ------treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 107), [7JA] 
        (see H.R. 688), [10FE] (see H.R. 761), [12FE] (see H.R. 3438), 
        [17NO]
    Unemployment: eligibility for compensation for individuals leaving 
        employment relative to victimization by sexual harassment or 
        loss of child care (see H.R. 931), [2MR]
    ------reform benefit system (see H.R. 3167), [28OC]
    World War II: deny benefits to individuals who participated in 
        Nazi war crimes (see H.R. 1788), [13MY]
  Motions
    Social Security: grants for projects designed to promote 
        responsible fatherhood (H.R. 3073), [10NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 409, Federal Financial Assistance Management 
        Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 75) (H. 
        Rept. 106-26), [23FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1802, Foster Care Independence Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 221) (H. Rept. 106-199), 
        [24JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 3073, Fathers Count Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 367) (H. Rept. 106-463), [8NO]
    Extend Certain Expiring Tax Provisions: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 2923) (H. Rept. 106-344), [28SE]
    Fathers Count Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3073) 
        (H. Rept. 106-424), [28OC]
    Foster Care Independence Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.R. 1802) (H. Rept. 106-182), [14JN]
    Medicaid Coverage of Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Services 
        for Certain Women Screened Under Federally Funded Programs: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1070) (H. Rept. 106-486), 
        [22NO]
    Nazi Benefits Termination Act: Committee on Government Reform 
        (House) (H.R. 1788) (H. Rept. 106-321), [6OC]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1788) (H. Rept. 
        106-321), [14SE]
    Welfare-to-Work Program Amendments and Work Performance Bonus 
        Modification: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) 
        (H.R. 3172) (H. Rept. 106-456), [5NO]

PUBLIC WORKS
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2605, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [13SE]
    ------S. 507, Water Resources Development Act, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Bureau of Reclamation: feasibility study on rehabilitation of the 
        municipal water system at the Jicarilla Apache Reservation in 
        New Mexico (see H.R. 3051), [7OC]
    California: develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood 
        control projects as part of water-related projects in the 
        Colusa Basin Watershed (see H.R. 1113), [16MR]
    ------fund and implement a balanced, long-term solution to 
        groundwater contamination, water supply, and reliability 
        problems affecting the Eastern Santa Clara groundwater basin 
        (see H.R. 2483), [12JY]
    Colorado River: authorize additional measures to carry out control 
        of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-effective 
        manner (see H.R. 2619), [27JY]
    Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing water resources development 
        programs (see H.R. 1480), [20AP]
    ------reauthorizing water resources development programs (H.R. 
        1480), consideration (see H. Res. 154), [28AP]
    Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of 
        watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource 
        projects (see H.R. 728), [11FE]
    ------provide for maintenance of concrete dams and weirs located 
        in the Emigrant Wilderness (see H.R. 359), [19JA]
    Dept. of the Interior: transfer Palmetto Bend Project (see H.R. 
        2674), [2AU]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 
        2605), [26JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2605), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 261), [26JY]
    Federal Power Act: amend relative to electric reliability and 
        oversight (see H.R. 2602), [22JY]
    Hazardous substances: reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, 
        nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired 
        electric utility generating units (see H.R. 2980), [30SE]
    Local government: conveyance of various reclamation projects to 
        local water authorities (see H.R. 2994), [1OC]
    Montana: authorize construction of the Fort Peck Reservation Rural 
        County Water Supply System (see H.R. 1124), [16MR]
    ------transfer maintenance and operation of the Flathead 
        Irrigation Project to local control (see H.R. 1158), [17MR]
    National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 
        115), [7JA]
    Power resources: provide a transition to market-based rates for 
        power sold by the TVA and Federal Power Marketing 
        Administration (see H.R. 1486), [20AP]
    Public utilities: establish programs for electric energy 
        conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal 
        and affordable service (see H.R. 2569), [20JY]
    Safe Drinking Water Act: civil actions against public water 
        systems in compliance with safe drinking water standards (see 
        H.R. 1674), [4MY]
    ------provide for parity in civil actions against private and 
        public entities relative to ownership or operation of public 
        water systems (see H.R. 1492), [20AP]
    State and local governments: capital projects funding (see H.R. 
        2777), [5AU]
    Summit County, UT: authorize contracts with the Weber Basin Water 
        Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-
        Federal water (see H.R. 3236), [5NO]
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: repeal the 
        Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 1252), [24MR]
    TVA: authorize repurchase of certain bonds (see H.R. 140), [7JA]
    Utah: settlement of water rights claims of the Shivwits Band of 
        the Paiute Indian Tribe (see H.R. 3291), [10NO]
    Water: allow public water systems to avoid filtration requirements 
        (see H.R. 124), [7JA]
    Water Resources Development Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 
        2724), [5AU]
    Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge: reconstruction funding (see H.R. 
        2118), [9JN] (see H.R. 2563), [20JY]
  Conference reports
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 2605), [27SE]
    Water Resources Development Act (S. 507), [5AU]
  Motions
    Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing water resources development 
        programs (S. 507), [22JY]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2605), 
        [13SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1480, Water Resources Development Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 154) (H. Rept. 106-120), 
        [28AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 2605, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 261) (H. 
        Rept. 106-264), [26JY]
    Dept. of Agriculture Assistance for the Rehabilitation of 
        Watershed Dams Built for Flood Protection and Water Resource 
        Projects: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (House) (H.R. 728) (H. Rept. 106-484), [18NO]
    Emigrant Wilderness Preservation Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 359) (H. Rept. 106-425), [1NO]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2605) (H. Rept. 106-336), [27SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2605) (H. Rept. 
        106-253), [26JY]
    Water Resources Development Act: Committee of Conference (S. 507) 
        (H. Rept. 106-298), [5AU]
    ------Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        1480) (H. Rept. 106-106), [26AP]

PUBLICATIONS
related term(s) Literature; News Media
  Bills and resolutions
    Children and youth: protect from exposure to explicit sexual or 
        violent material and prevent youth violence (see H.R. 2036), 
        [8JN]
    Copyrights: prevent the misappropriation of collections of 
        information (see H.R. 354), [19JA]
    Dept. of the Interior: produce and sell products and publications 
        relative to the Hoover Dam and deposit revenues into Colorado 
        River Dam fund (see H.R. 2383), [29JN]
    Library of Congress: assemble a written history of the House of 
        Representatives for publication (see H.R. 2303), [22JN]
  Reports filed
    Collections of Information Antipiracy Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 354) (H. Rept. 106-349), [30SE]

PUERTO RICO, COMMONWEALTH OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Clinton, President: conditional clemency for prisoners convicted 
        of crimes connected to activities of Puerto Rican nationalist 
        group (see H. Con. Res. 180), [8SE]
    ------conditional clemency for prisoners convicted of crimes 
        connected to activities of Puerto Rican nationalist group (H. 
        Con. Res. 180), consideration (see H. Res. 281), [8SE]
    50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act: include District of 
        Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin 
        Islands (see H.R. 1029), [8MR]
    Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Caribbean and Central American 
        countries (see H.R. 984), [4MR]
    Jose V. Toledo U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, San Juan, PR: 
        designate (see H.R. 560), [3FE]
    Medicaid: remove special financial limitations on Puerto Rico and 
        certain other territories relative to medical assistance for 
        Medicare cost-sharing and for veterans (see H.R. 2333), [23JN]
    Medicare: coverage of inpatient hospital services in Puerto Rico 
        (see H.R. 2712), [4AU]
    Taxation: exempt retirement income from pension plans from 
        nonresident taxation (see H.R. 182), [7JA]
    ------extend research and development tax credit to Puerto Rico 
        and the possessions of the U.S. (see H.R. 2137), [10JN]
    ------provide wage-based credits (see H.R. 2138), [10JN]
    ------treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2139), [10JN]
    Vieques Island: transfer Federal control to the Puerto Rican 
        Government for public purposes (see H.R. 2890), [21SE]
    ------use for military operations (see H. Con. Res. 212), [27OC]

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  Reports filed
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 180, Conditional Clemency by 
        President Clinton for Prisoners Convicted of Crimes Connected 
        to Activities of Puerto Rican Nationalist Group: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 281) (H. Rept. 106-309), [8SE]
    Jose V. Toledo U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, San Juan, PR: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        560) (H. Rept. 106-108), [27AP]

PYRAMID OF REMEMBRANCE FOUNDATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to 
        establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in 
        foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 1804), 
        [13MY]

QATAR, STATE OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Democracy: commitment to democracy, women's suffrage, and 
        elections (see H. Con. Res. 35), [23FE]

QUALITY CARE FOR THE UNINSURED ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2990, provisions, [3NO]
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 2990): consideration (see H. Res. 323), [5OC]
    ------Senate amendment (see H. Res. 348), [1NO]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 2990), [6OC], [3NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2990, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 323) (H. Rept. 106-366), [5OC]
    Senate Amendment to H.R. 2990, Provisions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 348) (H. Rept. 106-430), [1NO]

QUALITY CHILD CARE FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 28) (H. 
        Rept. 106-323), [15SE]

QUEENS, NY
see New York, NY

QUINEBAUG AND SHETUCKET RIVERS VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor: 
        expand boundaries (see H.R. 1619), [29AP]
  Reports filed
    Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor 
        Boundary Expansion: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1619) 
        (H. Rept. 106-306), [8SE]

QUINN, JACK (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 
        21st Century, [14OC]
    ------H.R. 2116, Veterans' Millennium Health Care Act, [8NO]
    ------S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
    ------S. 1467, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 
        Century, [5AU]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Ecology and environment: development and use of brownfield sites 
        (see H.R. 1537), [22AP]
    Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or 
        receipt of explosives (see H.R. 1584), [27AP]
    Medicare: require advanced notice to managed care plan enrollees 
        of hospital termination under such plans (see H.R. 1639), 
        [29AP]
    Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 964), [3MR]
    Pearl Harbor Day: treat December 7 in the same manner as Veterans 
        Day for all purposes relative to Federal employment (see H.R. 
        965), [3MR]
    Railroads: enhance competition between rail carriers (see H.R. 
        2784), [5AU]

RABBIS
see Churches and Synagogues; Religion

RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
see Discrimination

RACIAL RELATIONS
  Bills and resolutions
    African Americans: relief from Federal tax liability arising from 
        the resolution of discrimination claims by farmers against the 
        Dept. of Agriculture (see H.R. 2233), [15JN]
    Asian Americans: racial stereotyping relative to espionage and 
        campaign fundraising investigations (see H. Con. Res. 124), 
        [27MY]
    Civil rights: establish criminal liability for discrimination 
        based on disparate treatment (see H.R. 2510), [14JY]
    ------prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on 
        sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1271), [24MR]
    ------prohibit employment discrimination (see H.R. 1980), [27MY]
    ------recognize the historical significance of the Brown v. Board 
        of Education Supreme Court decision and reaffirm the 
        fundamental belief that we are all ``one Nation under God, 
        indivisible'' (see H. Res. 176), [18MY]
    Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans: 
        establish (see H.R. 40), [6JA]
    Congress: affirm opposition to all forms of racism and bigotry 
        (see H. Res. 121), [17MR]
    Council of Conservative Citizens: condemn racist and bigoted views 
        (see H. Res. 35), [2FE]
    Courts: applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to 
        the judicial branch of the Federal government (see H.R. 1048), 
        [10MR]
    Crime: condemn hate-crime shootings in Midwest States (see H. Res. 
        254), [19JY]
    ------enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 77), 
        [7JA] (see H.R. 1082), [11MR]
    Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific 
        Islander Americans and support political and civic 
        participation by these persons (see H. Con. Res. 111), [24MY]
    Education: require States to give priority to charter schools that 
        will provide a racially integrated educational experience in 
        awarding subgrants under the State charter school grant 
        program (see H.R. 2468), [12JY]
    Employment: implement alternative program for providing a benefit 
        or employment preference under Federal law (see H.R. 2509), 
        [14JY]
    ------prevent involuntary application of arbitration to 
        discrimination claims (see H.R. 872), [25FE]
    FCC: establish Ethnic and Minority Affairs Section (see H.R. 125), 
        [7JA]
    Law enforcement: improve prevention and prosecution of police 
        misconduct (see H.R. 2656), [30JY]
    Law enforcement officers: condemn acts of police brutality and use 
        of excessive force (see H. Res. 124), [18MR]
    National Unity Day: designate (see H. Res. 315), [29SE]
    National Week of Reflection and Tolerance: support (see H. Res. 
        117), [16MR]
    One America: celebrate differences in ethnicity, race, and 
        religion in the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 141), [22JN]

RADANOVICH, GEORGE (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Armenia: provide all U.S. records relative to the Armenian 
        genocide to the Committee on International Relations (House), 
        the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum library, and the Armenian 
        Genocide Museum (see H. Res. 155), [28AP]
    Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all 
        executive branch employees involved in responding to issues 
        related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see 
        H. Res. 398), [18NO]
    Employment: increase flexibility for the transfer of within State 
        allocations between adult and dislocated worker employment and 
        training activities (see H.R. 2675), [2AU]
    Federal-State relations: require Federal agencies to consult with 
        State and local governments on environmental impact statements 
        (see H.R. 2029), [8JN]
    Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act: amend 
        (see H.R. 3121), [21OC]

RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Hazardous substances: compensation for certain individuals exposed 
        to radiation in uranium mines and mills (see H.R. 1516), 
        [21AP]
    ------compensation for certain individuals exposed to radiation in 
        uranium mines, mills, or during transport (see H.R. 1045), 
        [9MR]
    ------remove requirement that exposure resulting in stomach cancer 
        occur before a certain age (see H.R. 930), [2MR]

RADIO
related term(s) News Media; Public Broadcasting; Telecommunications
  Bills and resolutions
    Corp. for Public Broadcasting: authorizing appropriations (see 
        H.R. 2384), [29JN]
    Courts: allow media coverage of court proceedings (see H.R. 1281), 
        [25MR]
    Cuba: allow news bureau exchanges between U.S. and Cuba (see H.R. 
        258), [7JA]
    FCC: develop guidelines for advertisers to prohibit discrimination 
        against minority formatted broadcast stations (see H.R. 1948), 
        [26MY]
    ------prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation 
        of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), [17NO]
    Health: ensure availability of adequate frequencies of the 
        electromagnetic spectrum for biomedical telemetry (see H.R. 
        2379), [29JN]
    ------require assessment of research on health effects of radio 
        frequency emissions (see H.R. 2835), [9SE]
    Political campaigns: require disclosure of funding sources for 
        certain candidate advocacy advertising (see H.R. 227), [7JA]
    Spectrum: ensure availability to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 
        783), [23FE]
    Sports: limit antitrust exemption applicable to broadcasting 
        agreements made by professional sports leagues (see H.R. 532), 
        [3FE]
    Surgeon General: importance of report on media and violence (see 
        H.J. Res. 47), [28AP]
    Telecommunications: preserve State and local authority to regulate 
        the placement, construction, and modification of certain 
        facilities (see H.R. 2834), [9SE]
    ------protect critical infrastructure radio systems from 
        interference and promote efficient spectrum management of the 
        private land mobile radio bands (see H.R. 866), [25FE]
    ------resolve certain contested broadcast license proceedings (see 
        H.R. 2762), [5AU]
    ------State and local government regulation of citizens band radio 
        equipment (see H.R. 2346), [24JN]
  Messages
    Corp. for Public Broadcasting Report: President Clinton, [18MR]

RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES
  Bills and resolutions
    Courts: clarify jurisdiction and procedures for compensating 
        injuries resulting from the production and mining of beryllium 
        (see H.R. 675), [10FE]
    Dept. of Energy: establish a compensation program for employees 
        injured in Federal nuclear activities (see H.R. 3495), [18NO]
    ------establish compensation programs for employees sustaining 
        illnesses from exposure to beryllium and other hazardous 
        substances and examine health effects of exposure to hazardous 
        substances (see H.R. 3418), [17NO] (see H.R. 3478), [18NO]
    ------provide compensation and increase safety for on-site storage 
        of spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste (see H.R. 1309), 
        [25MR]
    Energy Policy Act: cleanup of uranium and thorium mill sites (see 
        H.R. 2641), [29JY]
    EPA: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Air and 
        Radiation (see H.R. 1743), [10MY]
    Hazardous substances: authorizing appropriations for safe 
        transportation of hazardous material (see H.R. 968), [3MR]
    Mining and mineral resources: remediation of Atlas uranium milling 
        site near Moab, UT (see H.R. 393), [19JA] (see H.R. 1559), 
        [26AP]
    Motor vehicles: provide for annual renewal of safety permits 
        relative to transportation of hazardous substances (see H.R. 
        646), [9FE]

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    Nuclear energy: Portsmouth, OH, and Paducah, KY, gaseous diffusion 
        plants funding (see H.R. 3151), [26OC]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (see H.R. 45), [6JA]
    Nuclear weapons: reduce risks and dangers (see H. Res. 369), [9NO]
    Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: compensation for certain 
        individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills 
        (see H.R. 1516), [21AP]
    ------compensation for certain individuals exposed to radiation in 
        uranium mines, mills, or during transport (see H.R. 1045), 
        [9MR]
    ------remove requirement that exposure resulting in stomach cancer 
        occur before a certain age (see H.R. 930), [2MR]
    Rongelap Atoll: prescribe certain terms for resettlement of 
        residents due to conditions created from nuclear testing (see 
        H.R. 2970), [29SE]
    Veterans: add bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma to the list of 
        service-connected diseases (see H.R. 690), [10FE]
    ------expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected 
        with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (see H.R. 1286), 
        [25MR]
    Water: study and establish a national primary drinking water 
        standard for radium 224 (see H.R. 2665), [30JY]
  Messages
    NRC Report: President Clinton, [23JN], [18OC]
    Veto of H.R. 2606, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and 
        Related Programs Appropriations: President Clinton, [18OC]
  Reports filed
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act Amendments: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 45) (H. Rept. 106-155), [20MY]
    Rongelap Resettlement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        2970) (H. Rept. 106-404), [20OC]

R'ADVENTURE II (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 3338), [10NO]

RAFFERTY, JOHN K.
  Bills and resolutions
    John K. Rafferty Hamilton Post Office Building, Hamilton, NJ: 
        designate (see H.R. 1374), [12AP]

RAHALL, NICK J., II (a Representative from West Virginia)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 
        21st Century, [14OC]
    ------S. 1467, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 
        Century, [5AU]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Association of American State Geologists: grant Federal charter 
        (see H.R. 2354), [24JN]
    Black Lung Benefits Act: ensure benefit equity for eligible 
        survivors (see H.R. 228), [7JA]
    Matewan, WV: disposition of excess land for flood control project 
        (see H.R. 966), [3MR]
    Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain 
        lands (see H.R. 410), [19JA]
    Persian Gulf Conflict: relief of evacuees (see H.R. 428), [19JA]

RAIL PASSENGER DISASTER FAMILY ASSISTANCE ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 2681) (H. Rept. 106-313), [13SE]

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
  Messages
    Railroad Retirement Board Report: President Clinton, [16NO]

RAILROADS
related term(s) Cargo Transportation
  Bills and resolutions
    American Public Transit Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 
        171), [3AU]
    Consumers: enhance competition between rail carriers (see H.R. 
        2784), [5AU]
    Crime: penalties for intentionally damaging mass transit vehicles 
        or causing death or serious injury to transit employees or 
        passengers (see H.R. 1080), [11MR]
    National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc.: support efforts to construct 
        a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 79), [23FE]
    NTSB: establish a program of assistance to families of passengers 
        involved in rail passenger accidents (see H.R. 2681), [3AU]
    Safety: authorize activities under Federal railroad safety laws 
        (see H.R. 2666), [30JY] (see H.R. 2683), [3AU]
    ------protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), [18OC]
    ------reform the safety practices of the railroad industry (see 
        H.R. 2450), [1JY]
    Surface Transportation Board: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 
        3163), [28OC]
    ------enhance railroad competition and collective bargaining 
        agreements between railroads and their employees (see H.R. 
        3446), [18NO]
    Taxation: deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals 
        who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service 
        (see H.R. 1861), [19MY]
    ------repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general 
        fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway 
        transportation (see H.R. 1001), [4MR]
    ------use revenues from excise taxes imposed on fuel used in 
        trains for the elimination of railway-highway crossing hazards 
        (see H.R. 2060), [8JN]
    Transportation: establish national growth programs relative to 
        metropolitan regional projects (see H.R. 1038), [9MR]
    ------maintain or create a national system that meets the 
        transportation services needs of the U.S. economy (see H.R. 
        3398), [16NO]
    Trust funds: investment of several Federal health-related and 
        retirement trust funds in broad-based private equities indices 
        (see H.R. 633), [9FE]
  Messages
    Railroad Retirement Board Report: President Clinton, [16NO]
  Reports filed
    American Public Transit Association Anniversary: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 171) 
        (H. Rept. 106-314), [13SE]
    Rail Passenger Disaster Family Assistance Act: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2681) (H. 
        Rept. 106-313), [13SE]

RALEIGH, NC
  Bills and resolutions
    Terry Sanford Federal Building: designate (see H.R. 911), [2MR]

RAMIREZ, ANDREW A.
  Bills and resolutions
    Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: tribute to efforts to secure release of 
        captured U.S. servicemen held in Serbia (see H. Res. 156), 
        [3MY]
    Serbia: release of captured U.S. servicemen and adherence to 
        Geneva Convention protocols relative to POW and civilians (see 
        H. Con. Res. 83), [12AP]

RAMSTAD, JIM (a Representative from Minnesota)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Insurance: provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse 
        treatment services under private group and individual health 
        coverage (see H.R. 1977), [27MY]
    Medicare: allow petitioners for coverage of new technologies or 
        procedures to meet with the Health Care Financing 
        Administration to develop written plans (see H.R. 2338), 
        [24JN]
    ------coverage of frail elderly beneficiaries permanently residing 
        in certain nursing facilities (see H.R. 1998), [27MY]
    ------extend community nursing organization demonstration projects 
        (see H.R. 1999), [27MY]
    ------improve coverage determination process relative to new 
        advances in medical technology (see H.R. 2030), [8JN]
    Tariff: cathode-ray tubes (see H.R. 2168, 2169), [10JN]
    ------magnetrons (see H.R. 2167), [10JN]
    ------televisions (see H.R. 411), [19JA]
    Taxation: prohibit certain allocations of S corporation stock held 
        by an employee stock ownership plan (see H.R. 3082), [14OC]
    ------prohibit treatment of certain games of chance as an 
        unrelated trade or business expense (see H.R. 1707), [5MY]
    ------simplify method of determining a partner's share of items in 
        a qualified investment club (see H.R. 1708), [5MY]
    ------treatment of certain franchise operation property (see H.R. 
        2451), [1JY]
    ------treatment of charitable use of passenger automobiles (see 
        H.R. 487), [2FE]
    World War II: allow Federal district courts to hear civil actions 
        to recover damages caused by the Nazi government of Germany 
        (see H.R. 3402), [16NO]

RANCHERS
see Agriculture

RANGEL, CHARLES B. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Committee on Taxation (Joint), [19JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 
        21st Century, [14OC]
    ------H.R. 1180, Work Incentives Improvement Act, [28OC]
    ------H.R. 2488, Financial Freedom Act, [2AU]
    ------H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act, [3NO]
    ------S. 1467, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 
        Century, [5AU]
    Official Advisers to International Conferences, Meetings, and 
        Negotiation Sessions Relating to Trade Agreements, [19JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Community development: provide grant funding for additional 
        empowerment zones, enterprise communities, and strategic 
        planning communities (see H.R. 2170), [10JN]
    Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical 
        supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 230), [7JA]
    ------lift trade embargo (see H.R. 229), [7JA]
    DiMaggio, Joe: tribute (see H. Res. 105), [10MR]
    Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack 
        cocaine offenses (see H.R. 939), [2MR]
    Garvey, Marcus: tribute (see H. Res. 150), [26AP]
    Housing: constitutional amendment relative to the right to a home 
        (see H.J. Res. 39), [16MR]
    Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        1709), [5MY] (see H.R. 1821), [14MY]
    Medicare: graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 1785), 
        [12MY]
    ------treatment of payments to Medicare+Choice organizations 
        relative to disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 
        1103), [11MR]
    National Week of Reflection and Tolerance: support (see H. Res. 
        117), [16MR]
    Office of National Drug Control Policy: enter into negotiations 
        with Cuban Government representatives to provide for increased 
        cooperation on drug interdiction efforts (see H.R. 2365), 
        [25JN]
    One America: celebrate differences in ethnicity, race, and 
        religion in the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 141), [22JN]
    Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see 
        H.R. 1236), [23MR]
    Robinson, (Sugar) Ray: tribute (see H. Res. 149), [26AP]
    Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see 
        H.R. 938), [2MR]
    Taxation: expand incentives for construction and renovation of 
        public schools and provide incentives for corporations to 
        participate in cooperative agreements with public schools in 
        distressed areas (see H.R. 1660), [4MY]
    ------expand incentives for construction and renovation of public 
        schools and provide incentives for corporations to participate 
        in cooperative agreements with public schools in distressed 
        areas (H.R. 1660), consideration (see H. Res. 240), [1JY]
    ------provide a credit to taxpayers investing in entities seeking 
        to provide capital to create new markets in low-income 
        communities (see H.R. 2713), [5AU]
    ------repeal personal holding company tax (see H.R. 2111), [9JN]
    ------strengthen provisions relative to individuals who relinquish 
        U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 3099), [19OC]
    ------treatment of cooperative housing corporations (see H.R. 
        3403), [16NO]

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    ------treatment of gross income for amounts received under 
        qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1640), [29AP]
    Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 2406), 
        [30JN]

READING EXCELLENCE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Education: empower teachers, improve student achievement through 
        professional development for teachers, and reauthorize the 
        Reading Excellence Act (see H.R. 1995), [27MY]
    ------empower teachers, improve student achievement through 
        professional development for teachers, and reauthorize the 
        Reading Excellence Act (H.R. 1995), consideration (see H. Res. 
        253), [19JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1995, Teacher Empowerment Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 253) (H. Rept. 106-240), [19JY]
    Teacher Empowerment Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        (House) (H.R. 1995) (H. Rept. 106-232), [14JY]

REAL ESTATE
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: convey certain real property to schools and nonprofit 
        organizations involved in teaching young people to be farmers 
        (see H.R. 578), [4FE]
    Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 833), [24FE]
    ------amend laws (H.R. 833), consideration (see H. Res. 158), 
        [4MY]
    ------define single asset real estate (see H.R. 624), [8FE]
    ------limit the value of real and personal property that debtors 
        may exempt under State and local law (see H.R. 1282), [25MR]
    Carlsbad Irrigation District: convey certain real property within 
        the Carlsbad project in New Mexico (see H.R. 1019), [4MR]
    CERCLA: provide liability relief for small parties, innocent 
        landowners, and prospective purchasers (see H.R. 2940), [23SE]
    Costa Rica: protection of lives and property rights from squatters 
        (see H. Con. Res. 69), [24MR]
    Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property 
        takings and land use disputes (see H.R. 2372), [29JN]
    ------improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (see H.R. 
        1658), [4MY]
    ------improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 
        1658), consideration (see H. Res. 216), [22JN]
    Credit: adjust statutory exemptions and civil penalties to reflect 
        inflation and eliminate certain rules in accounting for 
        interest rebates in consumer credit transactions (see H.R. 
        1332), [25MR]
    Dallas, TX: conveyance of Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant 
        (see H.R. 1353), [25MR]
    Declaration of Taking Act: require coverage of all condemnations 
        of property by the Government (see H.R. 1002), [4MR]
    Dept. of Agriculture: require report to Congress on seizure of 
        private property (see H.R. 294), [7JA]
    Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the 
        preservation of affordable housing for low-income families 
        (see H.R. 425), [19JA]
    ------include VA loan recipients under requirement for 
        notification of housing counseling (see H.R. 1618), [28AP]
    ------make certain single family properties available at a 
        discount to individuals who teach in inner city schools (see 
        H.R. 2657), [30JY]
    EPA: certify State voluntary cleanup programs for brownfield sites 
        and clarify liability of landowners and prospective purchasers 
        (see H.R. 1391), [13AP]
    Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: exempt mortgage servicers from 
        certain requirements relative to Federal mortgage loans 
        secured by a first lien (see H.R. 3492), [18NO]
    Families and domestic relations: require anticipated child support 
        be held in trust on the sale or refinancing of certain real 
        property of an obligated parent (see H.R. 2855), [14SE]
    FHA: require certain properties to be inspected and determined to 
        comply with minimum property standards (see H.R. 1797), [13MY]
    Government: establish procedures for assessing Federal regulations 
        relative to seizure of private property (see H.R. 294), [7JA]
    Government regulations: preserve limited Federal agency reporting 
        requirements on banking and housing matters (see H.R. 3046), 
        [7OC]
    Handguns: prohibit possession or transfer to individuals who have 
        not attained 21 years of age (see H.R. 85), [7JA]
    Housing: authorize trusts to hold memberships in nonprofit 
        cooperative ownership housing corporations which own certain 
        insured mortgaged properties (see H.R. 2491), [13JY]
    ------constitutional amendment relative to the right to a home 
        (see H.J. Res. 39), [16MR]
    ------establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing 
        temporary difficulty making payments on mortgages insured 
        under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 595), [4FE]
    ------expand homeownership (see H.R. 1776), [12MY]
    Insurance: Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State 
        insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural 
        disasters (see H.R. 21), [6JA]
    Medicaid: restrict imposition of liens and estate recovery for 
        long-term care services provided to certain individuals (see 
        H.R. 161), [7JA]
    National Flood Insurance Program: improve predisaster mitigation 
        and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded 
        properties (see H.R. 1297), [25MR] (see H.R. 2728), [5AU]
    National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to 
        land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of 
        trails (see H.R. 2267), [17JN]
    New York: maintenance and preservation of Governors Island (see 
        H.R. 1343), [25MR]
    Public works: State and local capital projects funding (see H.R. 
        2777), [5AU]
    Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act: prohibit certain 
        requirements on access to borrower's tax return information in 
        residential mortgage transactions (see H.R. 649), [9FE]
    Real property: authorize public-private partnerships to 
        rehabilitate Federal real property (see H.R. 3285), [9NO]
    ------compensate owners of private property for the effect of 
        certain regulatory restrictions (see H.R. 2550), [19JY]
    ------preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and 
        preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 
        883), [1MR]
    ------preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and 
        preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 883), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 180), [19MY]
    ------private property owner rights (see H.R. 1142), [17MR]
    Taxation: accelerate phase in of exclusion limit from estate and 
        gift taxes (see H.R. 43), [6JA] (see H.R. 682), [10FE]
    ------allow individuals to reduce the basis of depreciable real 
        property in lieu of gain recognition on such property (see 
        H.R. 3394), [16NO]
    ------allow installment method to be used to report income from 
        the sale of certain residential real property (see H.R. 1730), 
        [6MY]
    ------applications for an exclusion of gain on certain sales of a 
        principal residence by a surviving spouse (see H.R. 241), 
        [7JA]
    ------cost-of-living adjustment for unified estate and gift tax 
        credit (see H.R. 2349), [24JN]
    ------credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly 
        rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence 
        (see H.R. 1172), [17MR]
    ------deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or 
        second home (see H. Con. Res. 7), [7JA] (see H. Con. Res. 87), 
        [15AP]
    ------eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing 
        (see H.R. 1215), [23MR]
    ------encourage contributions of capital gain real property for 
        conservation purposes and qualified conservation 
        contributions, and modify rules on estate tax exclusion for 
        certain land (see H.R. 2263), [17JN]
    ------establish a recovery period for franchise property, shorten 
        recovery period for depreciation of certain leasehold 
        improvements, and allow capital gain treatment on the transfer 
        of certain franchises (see H.R. 2402), [30JN]
    ------exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness 
        attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage 
        obligations (see H.R. 1690), [5MY]
    ------exclusion from gross income for family-to-family sale of 
        farm businesses (see H.R. 1386), [13AP]
    ------exclusion of gain from the sale of farmland (see H.R. 1503), 
        [21AP]
    ------extend filing deadline for estate tax returns (see H.R. 
        1783), [12MY]
    ------first-time homebuyers tax credit (see H.R. 290), [7JA]
    ------increase gift tax exclusion (see H.R. 927), [2MR]
    ------inflation adjustment of the dollar limitation on the 
        exclusion of gain on the sale of a principal residence (see 
        H.R. 339), [19JA]
    ------make permanent the first-time homebuyer credit for the 
        District of Columbia (see H.R. 1583), [27AP]
    ------modify the average area purchase price of residences 
        relative to qualified mortgage bond rules (see H.R. 885), 
        [1MR]
    ------permit early distributions from employee stock ownership 
        plans for higher education expenses and first-time homebuyer 
        purchases (see H.R. 615), [8FE]
    ------phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), 
        [25FE]
    ------provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of 
        certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 844), [24FE]
    ------provide assistance to first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 1333), 
        [25MR]
    ------provide credits for constructing energy efficient homes or 
        improving existing homes (see H.R. 1358), [25MR]
    ------provide disaster relief for homeowners (see H.R. 2393), 
        [30JN]
    ------provide tax-exempt status for organizations created by a 
        State to provide property and casualty insurance coverage for 
        property (see H.R. 264), [7JA]
    ------reduce income tax rates for certain individuals and provide 
        for a carry-over basis of certain acquired estate property 
        (see H.R. 1390), [13AP]
    ------repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes 
        (see H.R. 86), [7JA] (see H.R. 1466), [15AP]
    ------repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 42), [6JA] (see H.R. 
        107), (see H.R. 166), (see H.R. 224), [7JA] (see H.R. 564), 
        [3FE] (see H.R. 1351), [25MR]
    ------repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes and the alternative 
        minimum tax on individuals and corporations (see H.R. 3074), 
        [14OC]
    ------treatment of bonds issued to acquire renewable resources on 
        land subject to conservation easement (see H.R. 1863), [19MY]
    ------treatment of capital gains and estate and gift taxes (see 
        H.R. 159), [7JA]
    ------treatment of capital gains and estate taxes relative to 
        certain farm property (see H.R. 2497), [13JY] (see H.R. 2537), 
        [15JY]
    ------treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a 
        principal residence (see H.R. 1805), [13MY]
    ------treatment of certain bonds issued by local governments in 
        connection with delinquent real property taxes (see H.R. 
        1406), [14AP]
    ------treatment of certain contiguous farmlands relative to sale 
        of a principal residence (see H.R. 273), [7JA]
    ------treatment of certain franchise operation property (see H.R. 
        2451), [1JY]
    ------treatment of cooperative housing corporations (see H.R. 
        3403), [16NO]
    ------treatment of economic subsidies provided by State and local 
        governments to lure or retain businesses (see H.R. 1060), 
        [10MR]
    ------treatment of income from land sold to a government agency or 
        a nonprofit organization for conservation purposes (see H.R. 
        2880), [15SE]

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    ------treatment of property tax reduction vouchers received by 
        senior citizens in exchange for volunteer work (see H.R. 
        1011), [4MR]
    ------treatment of real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1616), 
        [28AP]
    ------treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member 
        of the Armed Forces while on official extended duty (see H.R. 
        1635), [29AP]
    ------treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member 
        of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see H.R. 865), 
        [25FE]
    ------treatment of the transfer of property subject to a liability 
        (see H.R. 18), [6JA]
    Telecommunications: ensure telecommunications carriers reasonable 
        and nondiscriminatory access to rooftops of multitenant 
        buildings and promote the development of telecommunication 
        infrastructure (see H.R. 3487), [18NO]
    Veterans: reauthorize pilot program allowing veterans to buy down 
        interest rate on VA housing loans (see H.R. 365), [19JA]
  Motions
    Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 833), [5MY]
  Reports filed
    American Land Sovereignty Protection Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 883) (H. Rept. 106-142), [13MY]
    Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        833) (H. Rept. 106-123), [29AP]
    Carlsbad Irrigation Project Acquired Land Conveyance Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1019) (H. Rept. 106-260), 
        [26JY]
    Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1658) (H. Rept. 106-192), [18JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 833, Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 158) (H. Rept. 106-126), [4MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 883, American Land Sovereignty Protection 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 180) (H. Rept. 106-
        151), [19MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1658, Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 216) (H. Rept. 106-193), 
        [22JN]

REAL ESTATE SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Government regulations: prohibit certain requirements on access to 
        borrower's tax return information in residential mortgage 
        transactions (see H.R. 649), [9FE]

REAL PROPERTY
see Real Estate

RECESSION
see Economy

RECLAMATION OF LAND
see Land Use

RECLAMATION WASTEWATER AND GROUNDWATER STUDY AND FACILITIES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Interior: participation in design, planning, and 
        construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in 
        the Castaic Lake Water Agency service area (see H.R. 3322), 
        [10NO]

RECREATION AREAS
see Parks and Recreation Areas

RECYCLE AMERICA'S LAND ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 1300) (H. Rept. 106-353), [30SE]

RECYCLED MATERIALS
related term(s) Refuse Disposal
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Transportation: funding for purchase of recycled 
        materials for certain surface transportation programs (see 
        H.R. 779), [23FE]
    ------require use of recycled materials in Federal-aid highway 
        construction projects (see H.R. 778), [23FE]
    Materials Corridor Partnership Initiative: establish multiagency 
        program to promote energy efficient and environmentally sound 
        economic development along the Mexican border (see H.R. 666), 
        [10FE]
    Taxation: relief of certain corporations from a tax liability 
        incurred by the import of halon-1211 for recycling purposes 
        (see H.R. 2805), [5AU]

RECYCLING
related term(s) Ecology and Environment
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Transportation: funding for purchase of recycled 
        materials for certain surface transportation programs (see 
        H.R. 779), [23FE]
    ------require use of recycled materials in Federal-aid highway 
        construction projects (see H.R. 778), [23FE]
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act: include advanced 
        scientific education programs in elementary schools (see H.R. 
        1534), [22AP]
    House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling 
        Program (see H. Res. 146), [22AP]
    Pollution: require refund values for beverage containers and 
        provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling 
        programs (see H.R. 2676), [2AU]
    Taxation: credit for recycling of hazardous wastes (see H.R. 286), 
        [7JA]
    ------recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 
        2953), [27SE]
    ------relief of certain corporations from a tax liability incurred 
        by the import of halon-1211 for recycling purposes (see H.R. 
        2805), [5AU]

REFUGEES
related term(s) Immigration
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for military 
        operations, refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance 
        relative to Kosovo conflict, and for military operations in 
        Southwest Asia (see H.R. 1664), [4MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental for military operations, 
        refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relative to Kosovo 
        conflict, and for military operations in Southwest Asia (H.R. 
        1664), consideration (see H. Res. 159), [5MY]
    Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language 
        requirements for Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371), [19JA]
    Guam: deny aliens the opportunity to apply for asylum (see H.R. 
        945), [2MR]
    Health care professionals: admission requirements for nonimmigrant 
        nurses willing to practice in underserved areas (see H.R. 
        414), [19JA] (see H.R. 441), [2FE]
    Human rights: provide a comprehensive program of support for 
        victims of torture (see H.R. 2367), [29JN]
    Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian 
        nationals (see H.R. 2741), [5AU]
    ------assessment of civil penalties against illegal aliens and 
        persons smuggling aliens within the U.S. (see H.R. 3076), 
        [14OC]
    ------asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related 
        persecution (see H.R. 1849), [18MY]
    ------extend filing fee exemption to elementary and secondary 
        schools relative to non-immigrant workers under the H-1B 
        program (see H.R. 1573), [27AP]
    ------extend the time period for admission of certain aliens as 
        nonimmigrants and authorize appropriations for refugee 
        assistance programs (see H.R. 3061), [12OC]
    ------moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, 
        certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 41), 
        [6JA]
    ------permit admission of nonimmigrant students and visitors who 
        are spouses and children of permanent resident aliens (see 
        H.R. 840), [24FE]
    Kosovo: condition and humanitarian needs of refugees (see H. Res. 
        161), [6MY]
    ------provide humanitarian assistance for Kosovar Albanian 
        refugees (see H.R. 1519), [21AP]
    Lebanon: adjust immigration status of certain aliens (see H.R. 
        1844), [18MY]
    Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 
        919), [2MR]
    Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act: amend 
        (see H.R. 3121), [21OC]
    ------clarify application of certain provisions (see H.R. 1886), 
        [20MY]
    U.S. Immigration Court: establish (see H.R. 185), [7JA]
    World Bank: prevent U.S. funds from being used for environmentally 
        destructive projects or projects involving involuntary 
        resettlement (see H.R. 2969), [29SE]
  Messages
    U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund Deferral of 
        Budget Authority: President Clinton, [2AU]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1664, Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 159) (H. Rept. 106-127), [5MY]
    Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        Act: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1664) (H. Rept. 
        106-125), [4MY]
    Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 441) (H. Rept. 106-135), [12MY]

REFUSE DISPOSAL
related term(s) Recycled materials; Sewage Disposal
  Bills and resolutions
    Ecology and environment: authorize grants for certain water and 
        waste disposal facility projects in rural areas (see H.R. 
        3098), [18OC]
    EPA: require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers 
        conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy (see 
        H.R. 828), [24FE]
    Hazardous substances: authorizing appropriations for safe 
        transportation of hazardous material (see H.R. 968), [3MR]
    ------prevent release of hazardous waste due to flooding (see H.R. 
        3093), [18OC]
    ------reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, nitrogen 
        oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired electric 
        utility generating units (see H.R. 2980), [30SE]
    ------require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to 
        reduce mercury emissions (see H.R. 2667), [2AU]
    Mexico: treatment of Mexican sewage flowing into U.S. waters (see 
        H.R. 3310), [10NO] (see H.R. 3378), [16NO]
    Motor vehicles: provide for annual renewal of safety permits 
        relative to transportation of hazardous substances (see H.R. 
        646), [9FE]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (see H.R. 45), [6JA]
    Oregon: allow role in decision making relative to environmental 
        restoration and waste management at the Hanford Reservation 
        (see H.R. 2052), [8JN]
    Recycling: require refund values for beverage containers and 
        provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling 
        programs (see H.R. 2676), [2AU]
    Solid waste: State control over disposal of out-of-State solid 
        waste (see H.R. 891), [2MR]
    South Carolina: eliminate use of Savannah River nuclear waste 
        separation facilities (see H.R. 2603), [22JY]
    States: control of municipal solid waste transportation and 
        disposal (see H.R. 1190), [18MR]
    ------permit States to prohibit the disposal of solid waste 
        imported from other nations (see H.R. 379), [19JA]
    ------regulation of certain solid waste (see H.R. 378), [19JA]
    ------regulation of certain solid waste and exemption from civil 
        liability relative to flow control ordinances (see H.R. 1270), 
        [24MR]
    Taxation: extension of the credit for producing electricity from 
        certain renewable resources to include landfill gas (see H.R. 
        3466), [18NO]
    Water: biological monitoring and whole effluent toxicity testing 
        relative to publicly owned treatment works (see H.R. 155), 
        [7JA]
    ------exempt pesticide rinse water degradation systems from 
        subtitle C permit requirements (see H.R. 79), [7JA]
    Water pollution: exclude certain areas and activities from 
        stormwater regulations, and limit liability of local 
        governments relative to co-permittees and implementation of 
        control measures (see H.R. 3294), [10NO]
  Messages
    NRC Report: President Clinton, [23JN], [18OC]
    Veto of H.R. 2606, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and 
        Related Programs Appropriations: President Clinton, [18OC]

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  Reports filed
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act Amendments: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 45) (H. Rept. 106-155), [20MY]

REGULA, RALPH (a Representative from Ohio)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1141, emergency supplemental appropriations, [22AP]
    ------H.R. 2084, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations, [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2466, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations, [4OC]
    ------H.R. 2670, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, [13SE]
    North Atlantic Assembly, [11FE]
    Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents, [19JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 232), [7JA]
    Dept. of the Interior: require study on methods to commemorate the 
        national significance of the Lincoln Highway (see H.R. 2570), 
        [20JY]
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations 
        (see H.R. 2466), [12JY]
    District of Columbia: retrocession to Maryland (see H.R. 558), 
        [3FE]
    EPA: certify State voluntary cleanup programs for brownfield sites 
        and clarify liability of landowners and prospective purchasers 
        (see H.R. 1391), [13AP]
    Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions 
        (see H.R. 842), [24FE]
    ------private right of action for injured parties due to unfair 
        foreign competition (see H.R. 1201), [18MR]
    Iron and steel industry: establish an emergency loan guarantee 
        program for steel and iron ore companies (see H.R. 1822), 
        [14MY]
    ------respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the 
        financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (see H.R. 
        412), [19JA]
    Mount McKinley, AK: retain name (see H.R. 231), [7JA]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 1641), [29AP]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        2466), [20OC]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 2466) (H. Rept. 106-406), [20OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2466) (H. Rept. 
        106-221), [12JY]

REGULATORY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 1074): consideration (see H. Res. 258), [21JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1074, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 258) (H. Rept. 106-248), [21JY]
    Provisions: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1074) (H. 
        Rept. 106-168), [7JN]

RELIGION
related term(s) Churches and Synagogues
  Appointments
    Commission on International Religious Freedom, [6JA], [16JN]
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: provide grants for State programs to provide pregnant 
        women with alternatives to abortion (see H.R. 2901), [21SE]
    Afghanistan: prevent any Taliban led Government from obtaining a 
        seat in the U.N. and refuse recognition for any Afghan 
        Government while human rights violations persist against women 
        and girls (see H. Res. 187), [25MY]
    Charities: reform tax treatment of certain anti-poverty 
        contributions and distributions from individual retirement 
        accounts, and prohibit religious discrimination in the 
        allocation of Government assistance funds (see H.R. 1607), 
        [28AP]
    China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong 
        practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 218), [2NO]
    Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or 
        refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 2432), 
        [1JY]
    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. 2057), [8JN]
    Civil rights: establish criminal liability for discrimination 
        based on disparate treatment (see H.R. 2510), [14JY]
    ------prohibit employment discrimination (see H.R. 1980), [27MY]
    ------support religious tolerance towards Muslims (see H. Con. 
        Res. 174), [5AU]
    Community development: encourage community renewal through 
        community- and faith-based organizations (see H. Res. 207), 
        [15JN]
    Congress: require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the House 
        and Senate Chambers (see H. Con. Res. 150), [1JY]
    Dept. of Justice: independent investigation of use of pyrotechnic 
        devices during standoff with Branch Davidians in Waco, TX (see 
        H.R. 2847), [13SE]
    Employment: prevent involuntary application of arbitration to 
        discrimination claims (see H.R. 872), [25FE]
    Ford, James David: appointment as Chaplain emeritus of the House 
        of Representatives (see H. Res. 373), [10NO]
    Forest Service: eliminate fees associated with special use permits 
        that authorize a church to use structures for religious or 
        educational purposes (see H.R. 1727), [6MY]
    Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see 
        H.J. Res. 66), [15SE]
    ------protect religious liberty (see H.R. 1691), [5MY]
    ------protect religious liberty (H.R. 1691), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 245), [13JY]
    Germany: discrimination against members of minority religious 
        groups (see H. Res. 388), [17NO]
    Gibson, Ella E.: issue posthumous Army commission in the grade of 
        captain in the Chaplains Corps (see H.R. 345), [19JA]
    Henry McNeal Turner Post Office, Macon, GA: designate (see H.R. 
        3454), [18NO]
    Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        1932), [25MY]
    Immigration: make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (see 
        H.R. 1871), [19MY]
    Iran: discrimination against members of minority religious groups 
        (see H. Con. Res. 128), [8JN]
    Laos: support democracy and human rights (see H. Res. 169), [13MY]
    Morality and ethics: importance and constitutionality of prayers 
        and invocations at public school sporting events (see H. Con. 
        Res. 199), [19OC]
    New York, NY: Brooklyn Museum of Art funding termination (see H. 
        Con. Res. 191), [1OC]
    One America: celebrate differences in ethnicity, race, and 
        religion in the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 141), [22JN]
    Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see 
        H.J. Res. 7), [7JA] (see H.J. Res. 52), [6MY]
    ------recommend Nation's leaders to call for days of prayer to 
        promote public healing and reconciliation and to unite in 
        seeking God (see H. Con. Res. 94), [4MY]
    Privacy: protect sanctity of religious communications (see H.R. 
        546), [3FE]
    Ramadan: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 220), 
        [4NO]
    Russia: condemn anti-Semitic statements made by members of the 
        Duma (see H. Con. Res. 37), [24FE]
    Sacramento, CA: condemn arson at three area synagogues and affirm 
        opposition to all forms of hate crimes (see H. Res. 219), 
        [23JN] (see H. Res. 225), [25JN] (see H. Res. 226), [29JN]
    Sherer, Morris: tribute (see H. Res. 229), [29JN]
    Social Security: permit members of the clergy to be exempt from 
        coverage at any time during career (see H.R. 1061), [10MR]
    ------permit members of the clergy to revoke their exemption from 
        coverage (see H.R. 133), [7JA]
    Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in 
        ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see H.R. 
        2906), [21SE]
    Taxation: ensure tax payments from certain religious individuals 
        are used for nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 1454), [15AP]
    ------religious exemption from requirement to provide identifying 
        numbers for dependents to claim certain credits and deductions 
        on tax return (see H.R. 2494), [13JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1691, Religious Liberty Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 245) (H. Rept. 106-229), 
        [13JY]
    Religious Liberty Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1691) (H. Rept. 106-219), [1JY]

RELIGIOUS LIBERTY PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 1691): consideration (see H. Res. 245), [13JY]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1691) (H. 
        Rept. 106-219), [1JY]

REMY, FRANCE
  Bills and resolutions
    Braly, Houston: tribute to citizens for burial (see H. Con. Res. 
        123), [27MY]
    364th Fighter Group: tribute to fundraising efforts for 
        restoration of stained glass windows (see H. Con. Res. 123), 
        [27MY]

RENO, NV
  Bills and resolutions
    Ioannis A. Lougaris Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center: 
        designate hospital bed replacement building in honor of Jack 
        Streeter (see H.R. 956), [3MR]

RENSSELAER, NY
  Bills and resolutions
    ``Yankee Doodle'': recognize Richard Shuckburgh as primary author 
        and Rensselaer, NY, as official home (see H. Con. Res. 15), 
        [19JA]

REPUBLICAN PARTY
  Bills and resolutions
    Committee on Appropriations (House): majority party appointments 
        (see H. Res. 255), [19JY]
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): majority party 
        appointments (see H. Res. 22), [19JA] (see H. Res. 73), [23FE]
    Committee on the Budget (House): majority party appointments (see 
        H. Res. 21), [19JA]
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        6), [6JA] (see H. Res. 30), [2FE] (see H. Res. 88), [2MR] (see 
        H. Res. 108), [11MR] (see H. Res. 223), [25JN]
    Elections: requirements for candidates receiving Federal campaign 
        financing relative to participation in multicandidate forums 
        (see H.R. 2027), [8JN]
    Political campaigns: prohibit use of soft money in Federal 
        elections (see H.R. 399), [19JA]
    Presidential Debate Commission: establish on an ongoing basis and 
        require nominees for President and Vice President to 
        participate in debates to receive Federal funding for party 
        conventions (see H.R. 178), [7JA]
    States: requirements relative to access to election ballots for 
        certain parties (see H.R. 2026), [8JN]

RESEARCH
related term(s) Science; Technology
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 775, Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act, 
        [24JN]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agency for Health Care Policy and Research: revise and extend (see 
        H.R. 2506), [14JY]
    ------revise and extend (H.R. 2506), consideration (see H. Res. 
        299), [22SE]
    Agriculture: allow referendum on creation of avocado promotion, 
        research, and information program (see H.R. 2962), [28SE]
    Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities 
        are obtained legally (see H.R. 453), [2FE]
    ------provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are 
        no longer needed in research con

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        ducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), [22NO]
    Appropriations: authorize for marine research and related 
        environmental research and development program activities of 
        NOAA and the NSF (see H.R. 1552), [26AP]
    ------continuation of Federal research and development programs 
        funding in a fiscally sustainable way (see H.R. 3161), [28OC]
    Armed Forces: test and evaluation of the Mobile Expeditionary 
        Accurate Night Vision Compatible Portable Airfield Lighting 
        System (see H.R. 1517), [21AP]
    Association of American State Geologists: grant Federal charter 
        (see H.R. 2354), [24JN]
    Bikini Atoll: assist in resettlement and relocation of people (see 
        H.R. 2368), [29JN]
    Business and industry: involvement of private companies in the 
        trafficking of fetal tissue and body parts (see H. Res. 350), 
        [2NO]
    ------promote product development and testing (see H.R. 2609), 
        [26JY]
    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. 274), [7JA]
    CERCLA: authorize certain research, development, and demonstration 
        activities (see H.R. 3207), [3NO]
    Children and youth: improve health of children (see H.R. 1085), 
        [11MR]
    Climate: stabilize and reduce greenhouse gas concentrations and 
        establish an Office of Global Climate Change within the Dept. 
        of Energy (see H.R. 3384, 3385), [16NO]
    Colleges and universities: establish educational technology 
        extension services (see H.R. 2417), [1JY]
    Computers: coordinate testing and disclose readiness of certain 
        Federal and non-Federal computer systems relative to the year 
        2000 problem (see H.R. 1447), [15AP]
    ------disclose readiness of certain Federal and non-Federal 
        computer systems relative to the year 2000 problem (see H.R. 
        1884), [20MY]
    ------establish a loan guarantee program to address year 2000 
        problems of small businesses (see H.R. 1056), [10MR]
    ------minimize the disruption of Government and private sector 
        operations caused by the year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 
        1502), [21AP]
    ------networking and information technology research and 
        development funding (see H.R. 2086), [9JN]
    ------promote and preserve the successes, leadership, and 
        uniqueness of the U.S. information technology sector (see H. 
        Con. Res. 182), [8SE]
    ------repeal Internet intellectual infrastructure fee (see H.R. 
        749), [11FE]
    Copyrights: prevent the misappropriation of collections of 
        information (see H.R. 354), [19JA]
    Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from 
        year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 775), [23FE] (see H.R. 
        1319), [25MR]
    ------encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from 
        year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 166), [11MY]
    ------encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from 
        year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 234), [30JN]
    Dept. of Agriculture: designate as the lead Federal agency for 
        national agricultural policy regarding conservation and the 
        environment (see H.R. 2793), [5AU]
    Dept. of Defense: Navy Theater-Wide Missile Defense system and 
        Army Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system testing program 
        development (see H.R. 2596), [22JY]
    Dept. of Education: study methods for identifying and treating 
        children with dyslexia (see H.R. 78), [7JA]
    Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for civilian research, 
        development, demonstration, and commercial application 
        activities (see H.R. 1655, 1656), [3MY]
    ------authorizing appropriations for civilian research, 
        development, demonstration, and commercial application 
        activities (H.R. 1655), consideration (see H. Res. 289), 
        [14SE]
    ------convey the former site of the National Institute of 
        Petroleum Energy Research to Bartlesville, OK (see H.R. 2844), 
        [13SE]
    ------establish Nuclear Security Administration and an Office of 
        Under Sec. for National Security (see H.R. 2032), [8JN]
    Dept. of HHS: collection of information relative to the use of 
        mentally disabled children and individuals in biomedical and 
        behavioral research (see H.R. 299), [7JA]
    ------employment opportunities for women scientists (see H.R. 
        269), [7JA]
    ------ensure individuals who undertake federally funded research 
        and development of drugs enter into pricing agreements (see 
        H.R. 626), [8FE]
    Dept. of Labor: require completion of a National Academy of 
        Sciences study before implementing standards or guidelines on 
        ergonomics (see H.R. 987), [4MR]
    ------require completion of a National Academy of Sciences study 
        before implementing standards or guidelines on ergonomics 
        (H.R. 987), consideration (see H. Res. 271), [2AU]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize projects to facilitate the 
        treatment of veterans with Alzheimer's disease (see H. Res. 
        177), [18MY]
    Diseases: Depts. of HHS and Education asthma programs funding and 
        authority (see H.R. 1965), [26MY]
    ------distribution of information on the human papillomavirus (see 
        H.R. 3248), [8NO]
    ------efforts to combat fibromyalgia (see H. Res. 237), [30JN]
    ------expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), 
        [12FE]
    ------increase public awareness, encourage regular testing and 
        examinations, and extend research programs for prostate cancer 
        (see H. Res. 211), [16JN]
    ------increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme 
        disease (see H.R. 2790), [5AU]
    ------increased support and funding to combat diabetes (see H. 
        Res. 325), [7OC]
    ------issue special postage stamps to fund AIDS research and 
        education programs (see H.R. 597), [4FE]
    ------issue special postage stamps to fund Alzheimer's research 
        (see H.R. 1939), [25MY]
    ------issue special postage stamps to fund diabetes research (see 
        H.R. 1472), [15AP]
    ------issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer 
        research (see H.R. 2562), [20JY]
    ------ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 961), [3MR]
    ------promote research into, and the development of an ultimate 
        cure for, the disease known as fragile X (see H.R. 1445), 
        [15AP]
    ------recognize the severity of colon cancer and the need for 
        education in prevention and early detection (see H. Con. Res. 
        133), [15JN]
    ------research programs for lymphangioleiomyomatosis (see H.R. 
        2527), [15JY]
    Drugs: prohibit federally sponsored research pertaining to the 
        legalization of drugs (see H.R. 278), [7JA]
    Ecology and environment: establish doctoral fellowships to 
        increase the number of scientists and engineers trained in 
        global energy and environmental challenges (see H.R. 1733), 
        [6MY]
    ------improve the management of environmental information and 
        encourage innovation to enhance environmental quality (see 
        H.R. 3448), [18NO]
    EPA: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Air and 
        Radiation (see H.R. 1743), [10MY]
    ------authorizing appropriations for the Office of Research and 
        Development and Science Advisory Board (see H.R. 1742), [10MY]
    FAA: authorize research, engineering, and development programs 
        (see H.R. 1551), [26AP]
    ------authorize research, engineering, and development programs 
        (H.R. 1551), consideration (see H. Res. 290), [14SE]
    Fish and fishing: conserve Atlantic highly migratory species of 
        fish (see H.R. 3331), [10NO] (see H.R. 3390), [16NO]
    Food: promote clinical research and development on dietary 
        supplements and foods and establish a new legal classification 
        for dietary supplements and food with health benefits (see 
        H.R. 3001), [1OC]
    Food industry: ensure that all persons who benefit from the dairy 
        promotion and research program contribute to the cost of the 
        program (see H.R. 444), [2FE]
    Freedom of Information Act: repeal public access requirement on 
        data produced under Federal grants and agreements awarded to 
        institutions of higher education, hospitals, and other 
        nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 88), [7JA]
    Government regulations: require peer review of scientific support 
        data (see H.R. 574), [4FE]
    Health: develop monitoring systems to promote safe motherhood (see 
        H.R. 2316), [23JN]
    ------initiatives to protect and inform the public about food 
        allergies (see H. Res. 309), [28SE]
    ------permit individuals to continue health plan coverage during 
        participation in approved clinical studies (see H.R. 2769), 
        [5AU]
    ------research on cognitive disorders arising from traumatic brain 
        injuries (see H.R. 477), [2FE]
    Health care facilities: exempt physician office laboratories from 
        clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 528), [3FE]
    Horticulture: plant genetic conservation program funding (see H.R. 
        398), [19JA]
    Insurance: provide coverage for individuals participating in 
        approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 3110), [19OC]
    Libraries: provide up-to-date school library media resources and 
        professionally certified school library media specialists for 
        elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3008), [4OC]
    Materials Corridor Partnership Initiative: establish multiagency 
        program to promote energy efficient and environmentally sound 
        economic development along the Mexican border (see H.R. 666), 
        [10FE]
    Medicare: demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer 
        patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), 
        [13AP]
    ------improve coverage determination process relative to new 
        advances in medical technology (see H.R. 2030), [8JN]
    ------reimbursement of routine patient care costs for individuals 
        participating in approved clinical trials (see H.R. 61), [7JA]
    ------require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome 
        rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 
        632), [9FE] (see H.R. 2002), [27MY]
    ------waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of 
        drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), [19JA]
    NASA: academic programs funding (see H.R. 1527), [22AP]
    National Cancer Institute: increase involvement of advocates in 
        breast cancer research (see H.R. 1596), [28AP]
    National Center for Research on Domestic Health Disparities: 
        establish (see H.R. 2391), [30JN]
    National Commission for Science and Mathematics Leadership: 
        establish (see H.R. 210), [7JA]
    National Eye Institute: funding (see H.R. 731), [11FE]
    National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: 
        establish (see H.R. 1795), [13MY]
    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize 
        development of research centers focusing on environmental 
        factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 
        3433), [17NO]
    Native Americans: provide for appropriate study and repatriation 
        of remains for which a cultural affiliation is not readily 
        ascertainable (see H.R. 2643), [29JY]
    Natural gas: promote research and development of methane hydrate 
        resources (see H.R. 1753), [11MY]
    NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 89), [2MR]
    ------establish Office of Autoimmune Diseases (see H.R. 2573), 
        [20JY]
    ------establish pediatric research initiative (see H.R. 2621), 
        [27JY]
    ------expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism 
        research activities (see H.R. 997), [4MR]

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    ------experimental program to stimulate competitive research (see 
        H.R. 3115), [20OC]
    ------improve and expand clinical research programs (see H.R. 
        1798), [13MY]
    NOAA: authorize appropriations for the National Weather Service, 
        Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, and National 
        Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service 
        activities (see H.R. 1553), [26AP]
    ------authorize appropriations for the National Weather Service, 
        Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, and National 
        Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service 
        activities (H.R. 1553), consideration (see H. Res. 175), 
        [18MY]
    NSF: demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of 
        mathematics, science, and information technology (see H.R. 
        1265), [24MR]
    Patents: enhance protection for inventors, innovators, and patent 
        terms, and reduce patent litigation (see H.R. 1907), [24MY] 
        (see H.R. 2654), [30JY]
    Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer 
        education programs (see H.R. 380), [19JA]
    Pharmaceuticals: establish compulsory licensing of certain 
        patented prescription drugs and medical inventions (see H.R. 
        2927), [23SE]
    Power resources: authorize research to promote the conversion of 
        biomass into biobased industrial products (see H.R. 2819), 
        [8SE] (see H.R. 2827), [9SE]
    Radio: require assessment of research on health effects of radio 
        frequency emissions (see H.R. 2835), [9SE]
    Science: prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research (see 
        H.R. 571), [4FE]
    ------prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research and 
        encourage equivalent restrictions by other countries (see H.R. 
        2326), [23JN]
    Small Business Innovation Research Program: extend authorization 
        (see H.R. 2392), [30JN]
    Space policy: declaration of space leadership (see H. Con. Res. 
        66), [18MR]
    Stuttgart National Aquaculture Research Center, Stuttgart, AR: 
        redesignate as the Harry K. Dupree Stuttgart National 
        Aquaculture Research Center (see H.R. 2972), [29SE]
    Sub-Saharan Africa: conduct human clinical research according to 
        highest ethical standards and prohibit interference with 
        intellectual property laws or policies promoting access to 
        pharmaceuticals or medical technologies (see H.R. 2700), [4AU]
    Taxation: allow designation of income tax refunds for use in NIH 
        biomedical research programs (see H.R. 785), [23FE] (see H.R. 
        977), [4MR]
    ------allow medical innovation tax credits for clinical testing 
        expenses attributable to academic medical centers and other 
        hospital research organizations (see H.R. 1039), [9MR]
    ------extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2923), [23SE]
    ------extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 1682), 
        [4MY]
    ------extend research and development tax credit to Puerto Rico 
        and the possessions of the U.S. (see H.R. 2137), [10JN]
    ------extend research credit to expenses attributable to certain 
        collaborative research consortia (see H.R. 1328), [25MR]
    ------medical research tax credits (see H.R. 3505), [18NO]
    ------permanently extend research credit (see H.R. 760), [12FE]
    ------permanently extend research credit and adjust the 
        alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 835), [24FE]
    ------provide a checkoff on Federal income tax returns for a 
        breast and prostate cancer research fund (see H.R. 547), [3FE]
    ------provide credit for medical research relative to developing 
        vaccines against widespread diseases (see H.R. 1274), [24MR]
    ------provide tax incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles 
        and the development of alternative fuels (see H.R. 2252), 
        [17JN]
    ------treatment of year 2000 computer conversion costs for small 
        businesses (see H.R. 179), [7JA]
    Technology: promote development of technology clusters to enable 
        national laboratories to meet Dept. of Energy missions (see 
        H.R. 3502), [18NO]
    Treaties and agreements: authorize the President to provide 
        regulatory credit for voluntary early action to lessen 
        environmental impacts from greenhouse gas emissions (see H.R. 
        2520), [14JY]
    Washington: terminate funding for the Fast Flux Test Facility at 
        the Hanford Nuclear Reservation (see H.R. 2604), [22JY]
    Women: collection and analysis of data on toxic shock syndrome 
        (see H.R. 889), [1MR]
    ------determine the health risks of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and 
        other additives in tampons and similar products (see H.R. 
        890), [1MR]
    ------promote research and disseminate information on the health 
        effects of silicone breast implants (see H.R. 1323), [25MR]
  Conference reports
    Y2K Act (H.R. 775), [29JN]
  Messages
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Australia on 
        Technology for the Separation of Isotopes of Uranium by Laser 
        Excitation: President Clinton, [3NO]
    NASA Report: President Clinton, [18NO]
  Motions
    Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from 
        year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), [12MY], [24JN]
  Reports filed
    American Inventors Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1907) (H. Rept. 106-287), [3AU]
    Bikini Resettlement and Relocation Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2368) (H. Rept. 106-267), [27JY]
    Collections of Information Antipiracy Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 354) (H. Rept. 106-349), [30SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 775, Y2K Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 234) (H. Rept. 106-213), [30JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 775, Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 166) (H. Rept. 106-
        134), [11MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 987, Workplace Preservation Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 271) (H. Rept. 106-280), [2AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 1551, FAA Research, Engineering, and 
        Development Programs Authorization: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 290) (H. Rept. 106-318), [14SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1553, NOAA Appropriations for National 
        Weather Service and Related Agencies: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 175) (H. Rept. 106-148), [18MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1655, Dept. of Energy Appropriations for 
        Civilian Research, Development, Demonstration, and Commercial 
        Application Activities: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        289) (H. Rept. 106-317), [14SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2506, Health Research and Quality Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 299) (H. Rept. 106-328), 
        [22SE]
    Dept. of Energy Appropriations for Civilian Research, Development, 
        Demonstration, and Commercial Application Activities: 
        Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1655) (H. Rept. 106-243), 
        [20JY]
    Extend Certain Expiring Tax Provisions: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 2923) (H. Rept. 106-344), [28SE]
    FAA Research, Engineering, and Development Programs: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 1551) (H. Rept. 106-223), [12JY]
    Gas Hydrate Research and Development Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1753) (H. Rept. 106-377), [18OC]
    Health Research and Quality Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 2506) (H. Rept. 106-305), [8SE]
    Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act: Committee on Science 
        (House) (H.R. 1753) (H. Rept. 106-377), [13OC]
    Networking and Information Technology Research and Development 
        Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2086) (H. Rept. 106-
        472), [16NO]
    NOAA Appropriations for National Weather Service, Office of 
        Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, and National Environmental 
        Satellite, Data, and Information Service Activities: Committee 
        on Science (House) (H.R. 1553) (H. Rept. 106-146), [18MY]
    Small Business Innovation Research Program Authorization 
        Extension: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2392) (H. 
        Rept. 106-329), [23SE]
    Workplace Preservation Act: Committee on Education (House) (H.R. 
        987) (H. Rept. 106-272), [29JY]
    Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 775) (H. Rept. 106-31), [10MY]
    Y2K Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 775) (H. Rept. 106-212), 
        [29JN]

RESOURCES 2000 ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 798), [23FE]

RESOURCES REPORTS RESTORATION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3002) (H. Rept. 
        106-458), [8NO]

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. 2049), [8JN]

REVISED ORGANIC ACT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
  Bills and resolutions
    Virgin Islands: allow self-determination on number of members in 
        the legislature and number of such members constituting a 
        quorum (see H.R. 2296), [22JN]
    ------provide greater fiscal autonomy (see H.R. 2841), [13SE]
  Reports filed
    Provide Greater Fiscal Autonomy to the Virgin Islands: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 2841) (H. Rept. 106-337), [27SE]

REWARDING PERFORMANCE IN COMPENSATION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 
        1381) (H. Rept. 106-358), [1OC]

REYES, SILVESTRE (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [25JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Border Patrol: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 122), [27MY]
    El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro: designate as a national historic 
        trail (see H.R. 2271), [17JN]
    Native Americans: decrease the requisite blood quantum required 
        for membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe (see H.R. 
        1460), [15AP]
    Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX: designate (see 
        H.R. 233), [7JA]

REYNOLDS, THOMAS M. (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (H.R. 999), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 145), [21AP]
    Budget: assist CBO with scoring of State and local mandates (see 
        H.R. 3257), [8NO]
    Clinton, President: conditional clemency for prisoners convicted 
        of crimes connected to activities of Puerto Rican nationalist 
        group (H. Con. Res. 180), consideration (see H. Res. 281), 
        [8SE]
    Congress: adjournment (S. Con. Res. 43), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 236), [30JN]
    Dept. of Agriculture: implementation of certain milk price 
        structures as part of the implementation of the final rule to 
        consolidate Federal milk marketing orders (H.R. 1402), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 294), [15SE]
    Dept. of Labor: require completion of a National Academy of 
        Sciences study before implementing stand

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        ards or guidelines on ergonomics (H.R. 987), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 271), [2AU]
    Dept. of the Interior: acquire title to the Hunt House in 
        Waterloo, NY (see H.R. 3179), [28OC] (see H.R. 3404), [16NO]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2084), consideration (see H. Res. 218), 
        [22JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2084), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 318), [30SE]
    FAA: extending programs (S. 1467), consideration (see H. Res. 
        276), [4AU]
    ------reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 206), [14JN]
    Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to 
        sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), consideration (see H. Res. 
        250), [15JY]
    Israel: recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 2529), 
        [15JY] (see H.R. 2785), [5AU]
    NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1654), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 174), [18MY]
    National security: national missile defense system (H.R. 4), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 120), [17MR]
    ------national missile defense system (H.R. 4), consideration of 
        Senate amendment (see H. Res. 179), [19MY]
    NOAA: authorize appropriations for the National Weather Service, 
        Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, and National 
        Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service 
        activities (H.R. 1553), consideration (see H. Res. 175), 
        [18MY]
    Small business: facilitate compliance with certain Federal 
        paperwork requirements and establish a task force to 
        streamline certain requirements (H.R. 391), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 42), [9FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2084, Dept. of 
        Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 318) (H. Rept. 106-357), [30SE]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 180, Conditional Clemency by 
        President Clinton for Prisoners Convicted of Crimes Connected 
        to Activities of Puerto Rican Nationalist Group: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 281) (H. Rept. 106-309), [8SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4, National Missile Defense System: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 120) (H. Rept. 106-69), 
        [17MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 391, Facilitate Small Business Compliance 
        With Certain Federal Paperwork Requirements and Establish a 
        Task Force To Streamline Certain Requirements: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 42) (H. Rept. 106-13), [9FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 434, African Growth and Opportunity Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 250) (H. Rept. 106-236), 
        [15JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 987, Workplace Preservation Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 271) (H. Rept. 106-280), [2AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 999, Beaches Environmental Assessment, 
        Cleanup, and Health Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        145), [21AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for 
        the 21st Century: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 206) (H. 
        Rept. 106-185), [14JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1402, Implementation of Certain Milk Price 
        Structures as Part of the Final Rule To Consolidate Federal 
        Milk Marketing Orders: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        294) (H. Rept. 106-324), [15SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1553, NOAA Appropriations for National 
        Weather Service and Related Agencies: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 175) (H. Rept. 106-148), [18MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1654, NASA Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 174) (H. Rept. 106-147), [18MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2084, Dept. of Transportation and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        218) (H. Rept. 106-196), [22JN]
    Consideration of S. 1467, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for 
        the 21st Century: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 276) (H. 
        Rept. 106-293), [4AU]
    Consideration of S. Con. Res. 43, Congressional Adjournment: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 236) (H. Rept. 106-215), 
        [30JN]
    Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 4, National Missile 
        Defense Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 179) (H. 
        Rept. 106-150), [19MY]

RHODE ISLAND
  Bills and resolutions
    Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1415), [14AP]
    Chafee, John H.: tribute (see H. Res. 341), [25OC]
    Native Americans: rights and sovereign status of certain Indian 
        tribes (see H.R. 676), [10FE]
    Newport, RI: deauthorize portion of Newport Harbor navigation 
        project (see H.R. 3316), [10NO]

RHODE ISLAND INDIAN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Rhode Island: rights and sovereign status of certain Indian tribes 
        (see H.R. 676), [10FE]

RICHMOND, VA
  Bills and resolutions
    Shipping industry: declare a portion of the James River and 
        Kanawha Canal to be nonnavigable waters (see H.R. 1034), [9MR]
  Reports filed
    Declare a Portion of the James River and Kanawha Canal in 
        Richmond, VA, To Be Nonnavigable Waters: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1034) (H. 
        Rept. 106-107), [27AP]

RICKY RAY HEMOPHILIA RELIEF FUND ACT
see Hemophilia Relief Fund Act

RIGHT TO FINANCIAL PRIVACY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Crime: ensure that older or disabled persons are protected from 
        institutional, community, and domestic violence, and sexual 
        assault (see H.R. 2590), [22JY]
    ------prevent financial exploitation of older or disabled 
        individuals (see H.R. 2062), [8JN]

RILEY, BOB (a Representative from Alabama)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Medicare: provide more equitable payments to home health agencies 
        (see H.R. 2546), [16JY]
    Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 235), [7JA]
    SBA: review and adjust size standards used to determine whether 
        certain enterprises are small businesses relative to competing 
        for Federal contracts (see H.R. 234), [7JA]
    Talladega National Forest: designate certain lands as the Dugger 
        Mountain Wilderness (see H.R. 2632), [29JY]

RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, NM
  Bills and resolutions
    Carson National Forest: land conveyance to Rio Arriba County, NM 
        (see H.R. 694), [10FE]
  Reports filed
    Carson National Forest Land Conveyance to Rio Arriba County, NM: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (S. 278) (H. Rept. 106-418), 
        [27OC]

RIVERS
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 507, Water Resources Development Act, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Ak-Chin Indian Community: settlement of water rights claims (see 
        H.R. 2647), [29JY]
    Bureau of Reclamation: conserve and enhance the water supplies of 
        the Lower Rio Grande Valley (see H.R. 2988), [30SE]
    ------cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins 
        endangered fish recovery implementation programs (see H.R. 
        2348), [24JN]
    ------reauthorize participation in the Deschutes Resources 
        Conservancy (see H.R. 1787), [12MY]
    ------transfer irrigation project property to the Middle Loup 
        Division irrigation district in Nebraska (see H.R. 2984), 
        [30SE]
    Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: improve protection 
        and management (see H.R. 2140), [10JN]
    Chippewa Cree Tribe: final settlement of water rights claims (see 
        H.R. 795), [23FE]
    Colorado River: authorize additional measures to carry out control 
        of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-effective 
        manner (see H.R. 2619), [27JY]
    Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights 
        claims (see H.R. 3112), [20OC]
    Columbia and Snake Rivers: preservation of dams (see H. Con. Res. 
        63), [18MR]
    Columbia River: designate certain segment as recreation area (see 
        H.R. 1314), [25MR]
    ------preserve and protect Hanford Reach area (see H.R. 1759), 
        [11MY]
    ------preserve and protect White Bluffs area (see H.R. 1031), 
        [9MR]
    Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing water resources development 
        programs (see H.R. 1480), [20AP]
    ------reauthorizing water resources development programs (H.R. 
        1480), consideration (see H. Res. 154), [28AP]
    Delaware River: designate certain portions and tributaries as 
        components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 
        2317), [23JN]
    Dept. of Defense: provide financial assistance to the Tri-State 
        Maritime Safety Association of Delaware, New Jersey, and 
        Pennsylvania for use for maritime emergency response on the 
        Delaware River (see H.R. 1220), [23MR]
    Dept. of the Interior: construct and operate a visitor center for 
        the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River in New York 
        (see H.R. 20), [6JA]
    ------produce and sell products and publications relative to the 
        Hoover Dam and deposit revenues into Colorado River Dam fund 
        (see H.R. 2383), [29JN]
    Dickinson, ND: forgive certain debts owed for the construction of 
        bascule gates on the Dickinson Dam (see H.R. 3401), [16NO]
    Economic development: assistance for the lower Mississippi Delta 
        region (see H.R. 2911), [22SE]
    Endangered Species Act: rescue and relocate members of any species 
        that would be taken in the course of certain reconstruction, 
        maintenance, or repair of manmade flood control levees (see 
        H.R. 2017), [8JN]
    EPA: restoration of urban watersheds and community environments in 
        the Anacostia River (see H.R. 839), [24FE]
    Gila River Indian Community: settlement of water rights claims 
        (see H.R. 1944), [26MY]
    Grand Island, NE: modify Wood River flood control project (see 
        H.R. 344), [19JA]
    Gunnison National Monument: redesignate Black Canyon as a national 
        park and establish the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation 
        Area (see H.R. 1165), [17MR]
    International St. Lawrence River Board of Control: establish 
        certain procedures regarding appointment and tenure (see H.R. 
        3395), [16NO]
    Las Cienegas National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 
        2941), [24SE]
    Louisiana: authorize water quality restoration projects for Lake 
        Pontchartrain Basin (see H.R. 2957), [27SE]
    Mexico: treatment of Mexican sewage flowing into U.S. waters (see 
        H.R. 3310), [10NO] (see H.R. 3378), [16NO]
    Mississippi Valley National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 
        1521), [22AP]
    Native Americans: provide the Yankton Sioux Tribe and the Santee 
        Sioux Tribe certain benefits of the Missouri River Basin Pick-
        Sloan project (see H.R. 2671), [2AU]
    New Hampshire: extend designation of a portion of the Lamprey 
        River as a recreational river to include an additional river 
        segment (see H.R. 1615), [28AP]
    North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet 
        water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural 
        resources and habitats (see H.R. 1137), [16MR] (see H.R. 
        2918), [22SE]
    Pentwater River: FERC licensing requirements for existing 
        facilities (see H.R. 1262), [24MR]
    Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor: 
        expand boundaries (see H.R. 1619), [29AP]
    Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as 
        wilderness (see H.R. 2178), [10JN]

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    Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community: ownership and operation 
        of irrigation works on reservation in Maricopa County, AZ (see 
        H.R. 2820), [9SE]
    South Carolina: eliminate use of Savannah River nuclear waste 
        separation facilities (see H.R. 2603), [22JY]
    St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.: establish (see H.R. 2332), [23JN]
    Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers: designate certain segments 
        as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 
        193), [7JA]
    Taunton River: designate segments for study for potential addition 
        to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 2778), [5AU]
    Upper Delaware Citizens Advisory Council: extend authorization 
        (see H.R. 54), [6JA]
    Water: State sovereignty over water within borders (see H.R. 
        2456), [1JY]
    Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs 
        funding (see H.R. 1096), [11MR] (see H.R. 1237), [23MR]
    ------restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of 
        projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-
        Federal programs (see H.R. 1775), [12MY]
    Water Resources Development Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 
        2724), [5AU]
    Wekiva River: designate certain portions and tributaries as 
        components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 
        2773), [5AU]
    Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: ensure congressional involvement in 
        State actions relative to designation of rivers as wild, 
        scenic, or recreational rivers (see H.R. 2857), [14SE]
    Wilson Creek: designate as a component of the Wild and Scenic 
        Rivers System (see H.R. 1749), [11MY]
    Yukon River Salmon Advisory Panel: establish (see H.R. 1652), 
        [29AP]
  Conference reports
    Water Resources Development Act (S. 507), [5AU]
  Motions
    Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing water resources development 
        programs (S. 507), [22JY]
  Reports filed
    Black Canyon National Park and Gunnison Gorge National 
        Conservation Area Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 323) 
        (H. Rept. 106-307), [8SE]
    Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Management and 
        Protection Improvements: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        2140) (H. Rept. 106-369), [7OC]
    Chippewa Cree Tribe of The Rocky Boy's Reservation Indian Reserved 
        Water Rights Settlement and Water Supply Enhancement Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 795) (H. Rept. 106-374), 
        [12OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 1480, Water Resources Development Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 154) (H. Rept. 106-120), 
        [28AP]
    Designate Certain Segments of the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord 
        Rivers as Components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 193) (H. Rept. 106-10), 
        [8FE]
    Lamprey Wild and Scenic River Extension Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1615) (H. Rept. 106-368), [7OC]
    Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor 
        Boundary Expansion: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1619) 
        (H. Rept. 106-306), [8SE]
    Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River Mongaup Visitor 
        Center Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 20) (H. Rept. 
        106-361), [4OC]
    Water Resources Development Act: Committee of Conference (S. 507) 
        (H. Rept. 106-298), [5AU]
    ------Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        1480) (H. Rept. 106-106), [26AP]
    Yukon River Salmon Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1652) 
        (H. Rept. 106-201), [25JN]

RIVERS, LYNN N. (a Representative from Michigan)
  Appointments
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    EPA: prohibit the importation for disposal of polychlorinated 
        biphenyls (PCB's) at certain concentrations (see H.R. 2408), 
        [30JN]
    ------requirements relative to disposal of polychlorinated 
        biphenyls (PCB's) at certain facilities (see H.R. 2407), 
        [30JN]
    House Rules: treatment of expenses of special-order speeches (see 
        H. Res. 47), [9FE]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: amend relative to 
        minimum State grants (see H.R. 2949), [24SE]
    Insurance: require coverage of hair prostheses for individuals 
        with scalp hair loss as a result of alopecia areata (see H.R. 
        3328), [10NO]
    Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 651), [9FE]
    NAFTA: impact on employment and the environment (see H.R. 650), 
        [9FE]
    Presidents of the U.S.: repeal the War Powers Resolution (see H.R. 
        2937), [23SE]
    Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act: prohibit certain 
        requirements on access to borrower's tax return information in 
        residential mortgage transactions (see H.R. 649), [9FE]
    Recycling: require refund values for beverage containers and 
        provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling 
        programs (see H.R. 2676), [2AU]
    Telephones: require carriers to completely and accurately itemize 
        charges and taxes collected with telephone bills (see H.R. 
        2677), [2AU]
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: amend to correct a 
        high priority highway project for Ann Arbor, MI (see H.R. 
        843), [24FE]

RIVERSIDE, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Medal of Honor: recognize certain National Medal of Honor sites as 
        national memorials (see H.R. 1663), [4MY]
  Reports filed
    National Medal of Honor Memorial Act: Committee on Veterans' 
        Affairs (House) (H.R. 1663) (H. Rept. 106-351), [30SE]

ROADS AND HIGHWAYS
  Bills and resolutions
    American Public Transit Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 
        171), [3AU]
    Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1415), [14AP]
    Clean Air Act: repeal highway sanctions (see H.R. 1626), [29AP]
    Dept. of the Interior: require study on methods to commemorate the 
        national significance of the Lincoln Highway (see H.R. 2570), 
        [20JY]
    Dept. of Transportation: carry out highway and bridge projects to 
        improve the flow of traffic between Nebraska and Iowa and 
        designate certain highways as interstate highways (see H.R. 
        2869), [15SE]
    ------complete construction of Hubbard Expressway in Youngstown, 
        OH (see H.R. 3026), [5OC]
    ------conduct a study on improving the safety of persons present 
        at roadside emergencies (see H.R. 1990), [27MY]
    ------Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Improvement Program 
        emission standards (see H.R. 2788), [5AU]
    ------establish a program to designate as an Interstate Oasis 
        certain facilities near the interstate highway system (see 
        H.R. 1872), [19MY]
    ------establish the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 
        (see H.R. 3419), [17NO]
    ------establish the National Motor Carrier Administration (see 
        H.R. 2679), [3AU]
    ------establish the National Motor Carrier Administration (H.R. 
        2679), consideration (see H. Res. 329), [13OC]
    ------funding for purchase of recycled materials for certain 
        surface transportation programs (see H.R. 779), [23FE]
    ------require use of recycled materials in Federal-aid highway 
        construction projects (see H.R. 778), [23FE]
    District of Columbia: reduce traffic congestion, promote economic 
        development, and improve the quality of life in Washington 
        metropolitan region (see H.R. 2688), [3AU]
    Federal Highway Administration: interim continuation of 
        administration of motor carrier functions (see H.R. 3036), 
        [7OC]
    Forests: establish mandatory procedures to be followed in advance 
        of the permanent closure of any forest road (see H.R. 1523), 
        [22AP]
    George Washington Memorial Parkway: prohibit construction of new 
        facilities and structures along certain parts (see H.R. 757), 
        [11FE]
    House Rules: prohibit consideration of legislation that designates 
        or redesignates any building, highway, or other structure in 
        honor of a serving Member of Congress (see H. Res. 343), 
        [27OC]
    Mexico: require safety inspections on trucks crossing into the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 2766), [5AU]
    Motor vehicles: amend existing safety laws to strengthen 
        commercial driver licensing and improve compliance (see H.R. 
        2682), [3AU]
    ------ensure safe operation of small commercial vans (see H.R. 
        2775), [5AU]
    ------transfer certain motor carrier safety functions from the 
        Federal Highway Administration to the National Highway Traffic 
        Safety Administration (see H.R. 507), [2FE]
    ------weight limits (see H.R. 1667), [4MY]
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: correct errors in 
        authorization of certain programs (see H.R. 2035), [8JN]
    National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 
        115), [7JA]
    National Park Service: use of Dept. of Defense support services 
        (see H. Res. 182), [19MY]
    New York: allow use of tandem trailers in certain areas on 
        Interstate 787 (see H.R. 471), [2FE]
    New York, NY: eliminate limitation on toll collection on the 
        Verrazano Narrows Bridge (see H.R. 2582), [21JY]
    Pedestrian safety features: construction and installation funding 
        (see H.R. 3334), [10NO]
    Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and 
        counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit 
        of public schools and roads (see H.R. 2389), [30JN]
    ------restore stability to payments made to States and counties 
        containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of 
        public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 352), [2NO]
    Public works: State and local capital projects funding (see H.R. 
        2777), [5AU]
    San Mateo County, CA: repair or reconstruct a portion of a 
        Federal-aid highway primary route (see H.R. 520), [3FE]
    States: treatment of Federal highway funds relative to suspension 
        of driving privileges of minors convicted of drunken driving 
        (see H.R. 2274), [17JN]
    Taxation: allow tax-exempt financing of private sector highway 
        infrastructure construction (see H.R. 859), [25FE]
    ------treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see 
        H.R. 1317), [25MR]
    ------use revenues from excise taxes imposed on fuel used in 
        trains for the elimination of railway-highway crossing hazards 
        (see H.R. 2060), [8JN]
    Transportation: establish national growth programs relative to 
        metropolitan regional projects (see H.R. 1038), [9MR]
    ------provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation 
        trust funds (see H.R. 111), [7JA]
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: amend to correct a 
        high priority highway project for Ann Arbor, MI (see H.R. 
        843), [24FE]
    ------repeal the Interstate System Reconstruction and 
        Rehabilitation Pilot Program (see H.R. 1252), [24MR]
    U.S. Route 66: preserve cultural resources of corridor (see H.R. 
        66), [7JA]
    ------preserve cultural resources of corridor (H.R. 66), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 230), [29JN]
    William H. Natcher Bridge: designate (see H.R. 1162), [17MR]
    Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge: reconstruction funding (see H.R. 
        2563), [20JY]
  Messages
    National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, Highway Safety Act, 
        and Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act: President 
        Clinton, [26JY]

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  Reports filed
    American Public Transit Association Anniversary: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 171) 
        (H. Rept. 106-314), [13SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 66, Preserve Cultural Resources of U.S. 
        Route 66 Corridor: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 230) 
        (H. Rept. 106-208), [29JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2389, County Schools Funding Revitalization 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 352) (H. Rept. 106-
        437), [2NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2679, Motor Carrier Safety Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 329) (H. Rept. 106-381), [13OC]
    County Schools Funding Revitalization Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2389) (H. Rept. 106-392), [18OC]
    Motor Carrier Safety Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2679) (H. Rept. 106-333), [24SE]
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Programs 
        Authorization Errors Correction: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 2035) (H. Rept. 106-200), [25JN]
    Preserve Cultural Resources of U.S. Route 66 Corridor: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 66) (H. Rept. 106-137), [13MY]
    William H. Natcher Bridge: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1162) (H. Rept. 106-112), [27AP]

ROBERT T. STAFFORD DISASTER RELIEF AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ACT
see Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act

ROBERTS, SAMUEL J.
  Bills and resolutions
    Samuel J. Roberts Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Erie, PA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3068), [13OC]

ROBESON, PAUL L.
  Bills and resolutions
    Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. 
        Res. 38), [25FE]

ROBINSON, (SUGAR) RAY
  Bills and resolutions
    Tribute (see H. Res. 149), [26AP]

ROCHA VIEIRA, VASCO JOAQUIM (Governor of Macau)
  Bills and resolutions
    Macau: tribute to Governor Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira and the 
        Macau Government on the Third Meeting of the Macanese People 
        or ``Terceiro Encontro'' (see H. Con. Res. 55), [15MR]

ROCKPORT, IN
  Bills and resolutions
    William H. Natcher Bridge: designate (see H.R. 1162), [17MR]
  Reports filed
    William H. Natcher Bridge: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1162) (H. Rept. 106-112), [27AP]

RODIBAUGH, ROBERT K.
  Reports filed
    Robert K. Rodibaugh U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse, South Bend, IN: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (S. 
        460) (H. Rept. 106-114), [27AP]

RODRIGUEZ, CIRO D. (a Representative from Texas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Bureau of Reclamation: participate in design, planning, and 
        construction of the San Antonio Water System Water Recycling 
        Project Phase III (see H.R. 2285), [18JN]
    El Camino Real de los Tejas: designate as a national historic 
        trail (see H.R. 2409), [30JN]
    Music and dance: tribute to Tejano music and other forms of Latin 
        music (see H. Con. Res. 65), [18MR]
    National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 
        3214), [3NO]
    Velasquez, William C.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. 
        Con. Res. 104), [6MY]

ROEMER, TIM (a Representative from Indiana)
  Appointments
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), [12FE]
    Conferee: H.R. 1555, intelligence services appropriations, [22SE]
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Education: provide grants to State and local educational 
        agencies to support programs that promote a variety of 
        educational opportunities, options, and choices in public 
        schools (see H.R. 3009), [4OC]
    Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        1932), [25MY]
    House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from 
        Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction 
        (see H.R. 2171), [10JN]
    John Brademas Post Office, South Bend, IN: designate (see H.R. 
        2938), [23SE]
    National Gambling Impact Study Commission: recommendations (see H. 
        Con. Res. 137), [18JN]
    U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy: reestablish (see 
        H.R. 559), [3FE]

ROGAN, JAMES E. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        2815), [8SE]
    Armenia: murder of government officials during terrorist attack on 
        Parliament building (see H. Con. Res. 216), [28OC] (see H. 
        Con. Res. 222), [9NO]
    Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        2815), [8SE]
    California: authorize sponsor of the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena 
        Airport to impose noise restrictions on operations without FAA 
        approval (see H.R. 1823), [14MY]
    Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), 
        [8SE]
    Consumer Product Safety Act: coverage of low-speed electric 
        bicycles (see H.R. 2592), [22JY]
    Copyrights: strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (see 
        H.R. 1761), [11MY]
    Crime: increase penalties for bringing in and harboring certain 
        aliens (see H.R. 238), [7JA]
    Education: provide flexibility to local agencies that develop 
        voluntary public and private parental choice programs (see 
        H.R. 1538), [22AP]
    ------require local agencies to develop and implement random drug 
        testing and counseling programs for secondary school students 
        (see H.R. 1642), [29AP]
    Gambling: require certain notices in any mailing using a game of 
        chance for the promotion of a product or service (see H.R. 
        237), [7JA]
    Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the 
        carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 1461), [15AP]
    National forests: exempt prescribed burning from regulations under 
        the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 236), [7JA]
    Schools: provide grants to reduce drug-related transactions and 
        drug use in one-mile areas surrounding elementary and 
        secondary schools (see H.R. 2410), [30JN]
    Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product 
        liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (see H.R. 2366), 
        [25JN]
    Taxation: treatment of education expenses (see H.R. 600), [4FE]
    Trademarks: prevent misappropriation (see H.R. 3028), [6OC]
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Clinton, President: House of Representatives' appointment and 
        authorization of managers for impeachment trial (see H. Res. 
        10), [6JA]

ROGERS, HAROLD (a Representative from Kentucky)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1141, emergency supplemental appropriations, [22AP]
    ------H.R. 2084, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations, [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2605, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [13SE]
    ------H.R. 2670, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, [13SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the 
        Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 2528), [15JY]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
        agencies: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2670), [2AU]
    Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (H.R. 1180): 
        corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 236), [18NO]
  Conference reports
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2670), [19OC]
  Reports filed
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2670) 
        (H. Rept. 106-398), [19OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2670) (H. Rept. 
        106-283), [2AU]

ROHRABACHER, DANA (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    China, People's Republic of: encourage formation and protection of 
        the Chinese Democracy Party (see H. Con. Res. 6), [7JA]
    ------normal trade relations status (see H.J. Res. 57), [8JN]
    Dept. of Commerce: Office of Space Commercialization funding (see 
        H.R. 2607), [26JY]
    FAA: Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space 
        Transportation funding (see H.R. 2607), [26JY]
    Immigration: specify harsh imprisonment upon reentry to the U.S. 
        for certain criminal aliens that were deported for initial 
        conviction and commit another felony after reentry (see H.R. 
        2226), [15JN]
    NASA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1654), [3MY]
    Panama Canal: negotiate renewed presence of U.S. Armed Forces and 
        review contract bidding process for lease of port facilities 
        by People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 186), [17SE]
    Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space 
        industry (see H.R. 2607), [26JY]
    Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 
        53), [11MR]
    Taxation: provide incentives for the ownership and control of 
        corporations by employees (see H.R. 1462), [15AP]
    Vietnam: make normal trade relations status contingent upon free 
        emigration policies (see H.J. Res. 58), [9JN]
    World War II: require apology and reparation of victims of 
        Japanese war crimes (see H. Res. 304), [24SE]

ROLLCALL VOTES
see Votes in House

ROMANIA
  Bills and resolutions
    U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 169), [2AU]
  Messages
    Cooperation Agreement With Romania on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear 
        Energy: President Clinton, [9FE]

ROME, NY
  Bills and resolutions
    Donald J. Mitchell Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic: 
        designate (see H.R. 1982), [27MY]

ROMERO-BARCELO, CARLOS A. (a Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico)
  Appointments
    Congressional Award Board, [12AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Glenn, John: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 239), [7JA]
    Jose V. Toledo U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, San Juan, PR: 
        designate (see H.R. 560), [3FE]
    Medicaid: remove special financial limitations on Puerto Rico and 
        certain other territories relative to medical assistance for 
        Medicare cost-sharing and for veterans (see H.R. 2333), [23JN]

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    Medicare: coverage of inpatient hospital services in Puerto Rico 
        (see H.R. 2712), [4AU]
    States: increase allotments to territories under the State 
        Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 806), [23FE]

RONGELAP RESETTLEMENT ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2970) (H. Rept. 
        106-404), [20OC]

ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D. (32d President of the United States)
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    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. 1104), [11MR]
  Reports filed
    Transfer Administrative Jurisdiction Over Certain Franklin D. 
        Roosevelt National Historic Site Lands to the Archivist of the 
        U.S. for Construction of a Visitor Center: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1104) (H. Rept. 106-141), [13MY]

ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA (a Representative from Florida)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Biscayne National Park: boundary adjustment (see H.R. 3033), [6OC]
    Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 
        1218), [23MR]
    Cuba: human rights violations (see H. Res. 99), [9MR]
    Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the 
        enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 80), [25MR]

ROTHMAN, STEVE R. (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Airports: conduct a study to assess and reduce the adverse 
        environmental impacts of ground and flight operations (see 
        H.R. 1463), [15AP]
    Cuba: extradition to U.S. of Joanne Chesimard and certain other 
        individuals (see H.R. 3329), [10NO]
    Education: enable schools to use computer hardware to increase 
        student achievement and prepare students for the workplace 
        (see H.R. 1786), [12MY]
    Noise pollution: prohibit operation of civil subsonic turbojets in 
        certain metropolitan areas (see H.R. 561), [3FE]
    Pakistan: prohibit waiver of certain sanctions until the President 
        certifies that Pakistan has a democratically elected 
        government (see H.R. 3330), [10NO]
    Tobacco products: prohibit use of vending machines other than in 
        locations in which the presence of minors is prohibited (see 
        H.R. 1421), [14AP]
    U.N.: oppose convening of conference to enforce the Fourth Geneva 
        Convention for the Protection of Civilians in Time of War 
        relative to Israeli actions in the occupied Palestinian 
        territory (see H. Con. Res. 117), [25MY]
    ------promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 3405), [16NO]
    Veterans: health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 226), [10NO]

ROUKEMA, MARGE (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
    North Atlantic Assembly, [11FE]
  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. 240), [7JA]
    Disasters: grant program to assist small businesses and 
        agricultural enterprises in meeting disaster-related expenses 
        (see H.R. 3109), [19OC]
    Education: improve and expand access to educational television 
        programming (see H.R. 2965), [28SE]
    Electronic commerce: amend certain consumer protection laws to 
        facilitate the electronic delivery of disclosures and other 
        information (see H.R. 2626), [27JY]
    FDIC: eliminate the special reserve funds created for the Savings 
        Association Insurance Fund and the Deposit Insurance Fund (see 
        H.R. 687), [10FE]
    Federal Reserve Act: repeal limit on stock loans (see H.R. 1539), 
        [22AP]
    Financial institutions: streamline the regulation of depository 
        institutions and safeguard confidential banking and credit 
        union supervisory information (see H.R. 1585), [27AP]
    Insurance: provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance 
        abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group 
        and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1515), [21AP]
    Mental Health Advisory Committee: establish (see H. Res. 19), 
        [7JA]
    Taxation: applications for an exclusion of gain on certain sales 
        of a principal residence by a surviving spouse (see H.R. 241), 
        [7JA]
    ------deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or 
        second home (see H. Con. Res. 7), [7JA] (see H. Con. Res. 87), 
        [15AP]
    ------expand S corporation eligibility for banks (see H.R. 242), 
        [7JA] (see H.R. 1586), [27AP]

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), 
        [19JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 2490, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations, [21JY]
    ------H.R. 2670, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, [13SE]
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Credit: allow any consumer to receive a free credit report 
        annually from any consumer reporting agency (see H.R. 1015), 
        [4MR]
    ------protect consumers from unreasonable credit card fees or 
        interest rates (see H.R. 1276), [24MR]
    Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to 
        prevent birth defects (see H.R. 2538), [15JY]
    Women's World Cup: tribute to U.S. women's soccer team (see H. 
        Res. 248), [14JY]

ROYCE, EDWARD R. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see H.R. 2452), [1JY]
    Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 2411), [30JN]
    Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: exempt mortgage servicers from 
        certain requirements relative to Federal mortgage loans 
        secured by a first lien (see H.R. 3492), [18NO]
    Social Security: invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing 
        securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect 
        trust funds from public debt limit (see H.R. 160), [7JA]
    Taxation: treatment of unused benefits under cafeteria plans that 
        allow flexible spending accounts for out-of-pocket medical 
        expenses (see H.R. 3034), [6OC]
    U.N.: global taxation (see H. Con. Res. 179), [5AU]

RUDOLPH, WILMA G.
  Bills and resolutions
    Congressional Gold Medal: award (see H.R. 384), [19JA]

RUMSFELD, DONALD H. (a former Representative from Illinois) 
  Appointments
    Trade Deficit Review Commission, [6JA]

RUMSFELD COMMISSION
see Bipartisan Commission on Ballistic Missile Threats

RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Reauthorize (see H.R. 905), [2MR]
  Reports filed
    National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Appropriations 
        and Runaway and Homeless Youth Act Reauthorization: Committee 
        on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 905) (H. Rept. 
        106-152), [20MY]

RURAL AREAS
related term(s) Agriculture; Suburban areas; Urban Areas
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: convey certain real property to schools and nonprofit 
        organizations involved in teaching young people to be farmers 
        (see H.R. 578), [4FE]
    ------impose a moratorium on large agribusiness mergers and 
        establish a commission to review large agriculture mergers 
        (see H.R. 3159), [27OC]
    ------improve financial situation of farmers and ranchers (see 
        H.R. 2743), [5AU]
    Alaska: management of fish and game resources relative to rural 
        subsistence preference (see H.R. 3183), [28OC]
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: allow shareholder common 
        stock to be transferred to adopted Alaska Native children and 
        their descendants (see H.R. 2803), [5AU] (see H.R. 3013), 
        [5OC]
    Aviation: implement a pilot program to improve air transportation 
        service to small communities (see H.R. 907), [2MR]
    ------provide assistance and slots to air carriers providing 
        service between high-density and underserved airports and 
        improve jet service to underserved markets (see H.R. 951), 
        [3MR] (see H.R. 1679), [4MY]
    Bankruptcy: make chapter 12 of bankruptcy code permanent relative 
        to the treatment of farmers' reorganization plans by banks 
        (see H.R. 706), [11FE] (see H.R. 763), [12FE]
    ------reenact chapter 12 of bankruptcy code relative to family 
        farmers (see H.R. 2920), [22SE]
    ------temporarily extend chapter 12 of bankruptcy code relative to 
        the treatment of farmers' reorganization plans by banks (see 
        H.R. 808), [23FE] (see H.R. 2922), [23SE] (see H.R. 2942), 
        [24SE]
    Community development: encourage small business development in 
        certain communities through support of Community Development 
        Venture Capital funds (see H.R. 2812), [8SE]
    ------provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones, 
        enterprise communities, and strategic planning communities 
        (see H.R. 2170), [10JN] (see H.R. 2463), [1JY]
    Dept. of Agriculture: Farmland Protection Program funding (see 
        H.R. 1950), [26MY]
    ------regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar 
        beets (see H.R. 1850), [18MY]
    Ecology and environment: authorize grants for certain water and 
        waste disposal facility projects in rural areas (see H.R. 
        3098), [18OC]
    Education: provide for a rural education development initiative 
        (see H.R. 1868), [19MY] (see H.R. 2725), [5AU]
    ------provide grants to rural educational agencies (see H.R. 
        2997), [1OC]
    ------provide grants to rural educational agencies to enable the 
        recruitment and retention of qualified teachers (see H.R. 
        1629), [29AP]
    FEMA: report on methods and procedures to accelerate disaster 
        assistance to agricultural communities (see H.R. 283), [7JA]
    Health: develop monitoring systems to promote safe motherhood (see 
        H.R. 2316), [23JN]
    ------improve access to dentistry programs in underserved areas 
        and health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1920), [25MY]
    ------promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 
        1344), [25MR]
    ------require managed care organizations to contract with 
        providers in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 1860), 
        [19MY]
    Health care professionals: admission requirements for nonimmigrant 
        nurses willing to practice in underserved areas (see H.R. 
        414), [19JA] (see H.R. 441), [2FE]
    Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc.: authorize construction 
        and assistance (see H.R. 297), [7JA]
    Medicaid: establish new prospective payment system for Federally-
        qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 
        2341), [24JN]
    ------waive Federal claim to State tobacco settlements if State 
        uses funds for smoking reduction programs and economic 
        assistance for tobacco farming communities (see H.R. 1232), 
        [23MR]

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    Medicare: increase payments for physician services provided in 
        health professional shortage areas in Alaska and Hawaii (see 
        H.R. 2967), [28SE]
    ------increase payments to providers for case manager services in 
        rural areas (see H.R. 1646), [29AP]
    National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: funding (see H.R. 
        2564), [20JY]
    National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 
        3214), [3NO]
    North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet 
        water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural 
        resources and habitats (see H.R. 1137), [16MR] (see H.R. 
        2918), [22SE]
    Packers and Stockyards Act: prohibit packers from owning, feeding, 
        or controlling swine intended for slaughter (see H.R. 3324), 
        [10NO]
    Perkins County Water System, Inc.: authorize construction and 
        assistance (see H.R. 970), [3MR]
    Power resources: authorize research to promote the conversion of 
        biomass into biobased industrial products (see H.R. 2827), 
        [9SE]
    Social Security: extend rural Advanced Life Support intercept 
        services to other areas (see H.R. 2711), [4AU]
    Taxation: extend work opportunity tax credit relative to hiring of 
        workers in rural areas (see H.R. 998), [4MR]
    Telephones: improve cellular telephone service in certain rural 
        areas and achieve equitable treatment of certain cellular 
        license applicants (see H.R. 1817), [14MY]
  Reports filed
    Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 441) (H. Rept. 106-135), [12MY]
    Perkins County Rural Water System Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 970) (H. Rept. 106-404), [20OC]
    Temporarily Extend Chapter 12 of the Bankruptcy Code Relative to 
        the Treatment of Farmers' Reorganization Plans by Banks: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 808) (H. Rept. 106-
        45), [9MR]

RUSH, BOBBY L. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, [6JA]
    North Atlantic Assembly, [11FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Credit: protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant 
        interest rates and participating in other unfair practices 
        (see H.R. 1684), [5MY]
    FCC: develop guidelines for advertisers to prohibit discrimination 
        against minority formatted broadcast stations (see H.R. 1948), 
        [26MY]
    Firearms: regulate transfer over the Internet (see H.R. 1245), 
        [24MR]
    Health care professionals: admission requirements for nonimmigrant 
        nurses willing to practice in underserved areas (see H.R. 
        414), [19JA] (see H.R. 441), [2FE]
    Medicare: freeze reductions under Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 
        3145), [26OC]
    Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. 
        Res. 38), [25FE]
    Small business: provide grants to microenterprise organizations to 
        assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs using funds from the 
        Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (see H.R. 
        413), [19JA]
    Urban areas: develop and implement integrated cockroach management 
        programs to reduce health risks to residents, especially 
        children, suffering from asthma and asthma-related illnesses 
        (see H.R. 875), [25FE]

RUSSIA
related term(s) Commonwealth of Independent States
  Bills and resolutions
    Civil wars: encourage the peaceful resolution of the armed 
        conflict in Chechnya in the North Caucasus region (see H. Con. 
        Res. 206), [25OC]
    Cold war: celebrate victory and anniversary of the fall of the 
        Berlin Wall (see H. Con. Res. 121), [27MY]
    ------celebrate victory and anniversary of the fall of the Berlin 
        Wall by designating an annual Freedom Day (see H. Con. Res. 
        223), [9NO]
    ------commemorate victory of freedom (see H.R. 2440), [1JY]
    Foreign policy: promote freedom of news media and freedom of 
        expression to support democratization (see H. Con. Res. 67), 
        [23MR]
    IMF: propose principles governing the provision of IMF assistance 
        (see H.R. 3027), [5OC]
    Iron and steel industry: impose a temporary ban on importation of 
        certain steel products from Japan, Russia, Republic of Korea, 
        and Brazil (see H.R. 502), [2FE]
    ------respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the 
        financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (see H.R. 
        412), [19JA]
    Jews: condemn anti-Semitic statements made by members of the Duma 
        (see H. Con. Res. 37), [24FE]
    Kapitan Man (vessel): prohibit entry of Russian vessel to any U.S. 
        port with naval presence (see H.R. 1508), [21AP]
    KGB: location and removal of cache of arms and explosives placed 
        in the U.S. (see H. Res. 380), [16NO]
    Kosovo: support efforts and recommendations of U.S.-Russian 
        meeting in Vienna, Austria relative to peace negotiations (see 
        H. Con. Res. 99), [5MY]
    Nuclear weapons: remove from hair-trigger alert (see H. Con. Res. 
        177), [5AU]
    Treaties and agreements: approve a governing international fishery 
        agreement between the U.S. and the Russian Federation (see 
        H.R. 1653), [29AP]
  Reports filed
    Approve a Governing International Fishery Agreement Between the 
        U.S. and the Russian Federation: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1653) (H. Rept. 106-195), [22JN]

RYAN, PAUL (a Representative from Wisconsin)
  Appointments
    Committee on Economics (Joint), [18MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Budget: allow projected on-budget surplus to be used for tax cuts 
        (see H.R. 1016), [4MR]
    Census: ensure members of the Armed Forces are allocated to their 
        ``Home of Record'' (see H.R. 2067), [8JN]
    Firefighters: acknowledge the dedication and sacrifice made by men 
        and women who have lost their lives in the line of duty (see 
        H. Res. 203), [8JN]
    House Rules: require that concurrent resolutions on the budget not 
        carry an estimated deficit for the budget year or for any 
        outyear (see H. Res. 98), [4MR]
    International economic relations: promote international monetary 
        stability and share seigniorage with officially dollarized 
        countries (see H.R. 3493), [18NO]
    Social Security: create a fair and modern Social Security Program 
        to strengthen and protect the retirement income security of 
        every U.S. citizen (see H.J. Res. 32), [23FE] (see H. Res. 
        48), [9FE]

RYUN, JIM (a Representative from Kansas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Energy: establish moratorium on Foreign Visitors Program 
        and set up counter-intelligence program at nuclear 
        laboratories (see H.R. 1348), [25MR]
    Medicare: prohibit collection of data from home health agencies 
        under the OASIS data collection program from non-Medicare 
        patients (see H.R. 2246), [16JN]
    Olympic Games: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 259), [21JY]
    Taxation: allocation of farm income among taxable years (see H.R. 
        1464), [15AP]

SABO, MARTIN OLAV (a Representative from Minnesota)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1141, emergency supplemental appropriations, [22AP]
    ------H.R. 2084, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations, [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2561, Dept. of Defense appropriations, [13SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Balchen, Bernt: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 203), [21OC]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: allow option of 
        obtaining coverage for self and children only (see H.R. 1170), 
        [17MR]
    Insurance: require children-only coverage option under group 
        health plans (see H.R. 1169), [17MR]
    Political campaigns: public financing of House of Representatives 
        elections (see H.R. 1171), [17MR]
    Taxation: deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive 
        compensation (see H.R. 740), [11FE]

SACRAMENTO, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Crime: condemn arson at three area synagogues and affirm 
        opposition to all forms of hate crimes (see H. Res. 219), 
        [23JN] (see H. Res. 225), [25JN] (see H. Res. 226), [29JN]
    Serna, Joe, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 363), [8NO]

SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Crime: prevent the abuse and abduction of children (see H.R. 
        3204), [2NO]
    Law enforcement: provide comprehensive technical assistance and 
        implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 
        3413), [16NO]
    Schools: establish school violence prevention hotlines (see H.R. 
        1589), [27AP] (see H.R. 1937), [25MY]
    ------provide grants to reduce drug-related transactions and drug 
        use in one-mile areas surrounding elementary and secondary 
        schools (see H.R. 2410), [30JN]

SAFE ASSETS FOR EMPLOYEES (SAFE) PLAN ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2190), [14JN]

SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Courts: civil actions against public water systems in compliance 
        with safe drinking water standards (see H.R. 1674), [4MY]
    ------provide for parity in civil actions against private and 
        public entities relative to ownership or operation of public 
        water systems (see H.R. 1492), [20AP]
    Water: increase consumer confidence in safe drinking water and 
        source water assessments (see H.R. 2108), [9JN]
    ------study and establish a national primary drinking water 
        standard for radium 224 (see H.R. 2665), [30JY]

SAFETY
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: eliminate use of antibiotic drugs in livestock unless 
        there is a reasonable certainty of no harm to human health 
        (see H.R. 3266), [9NO]
    Air Force: procurement of certain airborne firefighting equipment 
        for the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard (see H.R. 
        377), [19JA]
    Airlines: whistleblower protection for airline employees who 
        provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 953), [3MR]
    Animals: improve the safety of animals transported on aircraft 
        (see H.R. 2776), [5AU]
    ------prohibit certain conduct relative to elephants in circuses 
        (see H.R. 2929), [23SE]
    Armed Forces: require consent before administering an 
        investigational new drug or drug unapproved for its applied 
        use (see H.R. 3460), [18NO]
    ------strengthen limitation on participation in foreign airshows 
        or trade exhibitions involving military equipment (see H.R. 
        1935), [25MY]
    ------test and evaluation of the Mobile Expeditionary Accurate 
        Night Vision Compatible Portable Airfield Lighting System (see 
        H.R. 1517), [21AP]
    Aviation: develop and implement plans to reduce certain public 
        risk caused by helicopter operations (see H.R. 729), [11FE]
    ------installation of emergency locator transmitters on aircraft 
        (see H.R. 267), [7JA]
    ------provide assistance and slots to air carriers providing 
        service between high-density and underserved airports and 
        improve jet service to underserved markets (see H.R. 951), 
        [3MR] (see H.R. 1679), [4MY]
    ------require U.S. airlines to conduct safety audits of foreign 
        air carriers as a condition of approval of code-sharing 
        agreements between the carriers (see H.R. 2024), [8JN]

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    BATF: expand powers to regulate firearms, ammunition, firearm 
        products, and non-powder firearms (see H.R. 920), [2MR]
    Black Lung Benefits Act: ensure benefit equity for eligible 
        survivors (see H.R. 228), [7JA]
    ------improve (see H.R. 466), [2FE]
    California: fund and implement a balanced, long-term solution to 
        groundwater contamination, water supply, and reliability 
        problems affecting the Eastern Santa Clara groundwater basin 
        (see H.R. 2483), [12JY]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a Capitol Visitor Center 
        (see H.R. 962), [3MR]
    ------mint coins in commemoration of the Capitol Visitor Center 
        (see H.R. 3373), [16NO]
    Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for 
        students by providing productive activities during after-
        school hours (see H.R. 2126), [10JN] (see H.R. 3235), [5NO]
    ------increase the availability, affordability, and quality of 
        child care (see H.R. 1430), [15AP]
    ------infant crib safety (see H.R. 2486), [12JY]
    ------provide for grants, a national clearinghouse, and a report 
        to improve the quality and availability of after-school 
        programs (see H.R. 1307), [25MR]
    ------provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in 
        accordance with stricter flammability standards (see H.R. 
        329), [19JA]
    ------require lead poisoning screening for enrollees in certain 
        Federal programs (see H.R. 1996), [27MY]
    ------require posting of CPSC safety standards in child care 
        centers and require a Dept. of HHS report with recommendations 
        to promote compliance with such standards (see H.R. 2552), 
        [19JY]
    ------tribute to ``Code Adam'' child safety program and commend 
        and encourage implementation of abduction prevention programs 
        in retail business establishments (see H. Res. 90), [2MR]
    Computers: prohibit private sales of guns, ammunition, or 
        explosives over the Internet (see H.R. 3020), [5OC]
    Courts: allow persons who bring a product liability action for 
        injuries sustained from a product not in compliance with CPSC 
        standards to recover triple damages (see H.R. 3459), [18NO]
    ------product liability reform (see H.R. 1577), [27AP]
    CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 1280), [24MR]
    ------improve handling of defective products (see H.R. 3208), 
        [3NO]
    ------issue standard for bleacher safety (see H.R. 836), [24FE]
    ------promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 
        1130), [16MR]
    ------require child-proof caps for portable gasoline containers 
        (see H.R. 3136), [25OC]
    ------restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides 
        (see H.R. 3032), [6OC]
    Crime: expand prohibition on stalking (see H.R. 1869), [19MY]
    ------penalties for intentionally damaging mass transit vehicles 
        or causing death or serious injury to transit employees or 
        passengers (see H.R. 1080), [11MR]
    ------prevent stalking of minors (see H.R. 3270), [9NO]
    ------prevent the abuse and abduction of children (see H.R. 3204), 
        [2NO]
    ------protect the civil rights of victims of gender-motivated 
        violence (see H.R. 3106), [19OC]
    Dept. of Agriculture: provide administrative authority to 
        investigate live poultry dealers (see H.R. 2829), [9SE]
    Dept. of Defense: expand program which allows State and local law 
        enforcement agencies to procure certain emergency and rescue 
        equipment (see H.R. 2625), [27JY]
    ------provide financial assistance to the Tri-State Maritime 
        Safety Association of Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania 
        for use for maritime emergency response on the Delaware River 
        (see H.R. 1220), [23MR]
    ------reform economic redevelopment process and improve ability to 
        contract for protective services at installations being closed 
        (see H.R. 172), [7JA]
    Dept. of Energy: provide compensation and increase safety for on-
        site storage of spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste (see 
        H.R. 1309), [25MR]
    ------terminate exemption of nonprofit institutions from civil 
        penalties for violations of nuclear safety requirements (see 
        H.R. 3383), [16NO]
    Dept. of HHS: require recreational camps to report information 
        concerning deaths and certain injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 
        266), [7JA]
    Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, 
        revision, and interpretation of safety standards for 
        manufactured home construction (see H.R. 710), [11FE]
    ------provide assistance for startup costs of community programs 
        to prevent residentially based lead poisoning in children (see 
        H.R. 1518), [21AP]
    Dept. of Labor: establish voluntary protection programs (see H.R. 
        1459), [15AP]
    ------require completion of a National Academy of Sciences study 
        before implementing standards or guidelines on ergonomics (see 
        H.R. 987), [4MR]
    ------require completion of a National Academy of Sciences study 
        before implementing standards or guidelines on ergonomics 
        (H.R. 987), consideration (see H. Res. 271), [2AU]
    Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study on and develop 
        recommendations to increase the safety of visitors to units of 
        the National Park System (see H.R. 2861), [14SE]
    Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit the sale of guns that have not 
        been approved (see H.R. 1580), [27AP]
    Dept. of Transportation: conduct a study on improving the safety 
        of persons present at roadside emergencies (see H.R. 1990), 
        [27MY]
    ------establish a grant program for providing assistance to 
        emergency response organizations (see H.R. 3155), [27OC]
    ------establish the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 
        (see H.R. 3419), [17NO]
    ------establish the National Motor Carrier Administration (see 
        H.R. 2679), [3AU]
    ------establish the National Motor Carrier Administration (H.R. 
        2679), consideration (see H. Res. 329), [13OC]
    ------make nonmilitary Government aircraft subject to safety 
        regulations (see H.R. 1417), [14AP]
    Drugs: treatment of gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine 
        hydrochloride relative to the Controlled Substances Act (see 
        H.R. 3457), [18NO]
    Drunken driving: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise public 
        awareness of the serious problem of driving while intoxicated 
        (see H. Con. Res. 108), [17MY]
    ------national minimum sentence for a person who operates a motor 
        vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (see H.R. 1597), 
        [28AP]
    ------national standard to prohibit the operation of motor 
        vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 1595), [28AP]
    Ecology and environment: establish standards for cleanup of dry 
        cleaning solvents (see H.R. 2726), [5AU]
    ------expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and 
        release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's 
        consumer products (see H.R. 1657), [3MY]
    ------protect children from exposure to certain environmental 
        pollutants (see H.R. 199), [7JA]
    Education: include violence prevention in training for individuals 
        pursuing careers in early childhood development and education 
        (see H.R. 2673), [2AU]
    ------provide safer schools and a better educational environment 
        (see H.R. 3465), [18NO]
    ------require expulsion of students convicted of violent crimes 
        from schools receiving Federal assistance (see H.R. 277), 
        [7JA]
    ------responsibility of employers for conduct of their employees 
        relative to sexual abuse of students (see H.R. 404), [19JA]
    Employment: provide certain temporary employees with the same 
        benefits as permanent employees (see H.R. 2298), [22JN]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing 
        supply regulations (see H.R. 623), [8FE]
    EPA: limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 136), 
        [7JA]
    ------prohibit the importation for disposal of polychlorinated 
        biphenyls (PCB's) at certain concentrations (see H.R. 2408), 
        [30JN]
    ------requirements relative to disposal of polychlorinated 
        biphenyls (PCB's) at certain facilities (see H.R. 2407), 
        [30JN]
    Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or 
        receipt of explosives (see H.R. 1584), [27AP]
    FAA: accelerate redesign of airspace over New Jersey/New York 
        metropolitan area (see H.R. 1448), [15AP]
    ------limitation on carry-on baggage by airline passengers (see 
        H.R. 2495), [13JY]
    Families and domestic relations: improve the availability of child 
        care and development services outside normal school hours (see 
        H.R. 489), [2FE]
    ------improve the availability of child care for children of 
        parents working nontraditional hours or shifts (see H.R. 
        2694), [3AU]
    ------increase availability, affordability, and quality of child 
        care and enhance early childhood development (see H.R. 1139), 
        [16MR]
    ------limit the effects of domestic violence on the lives of 
        children (see H.R. 3315), [10NO]
    Fastener Quality Act: strengthen the protection against the sale 
        of mismarked and counterfeit fasteners (see H.R. 1183), [18MR]
    FDA: establish a comprehensive program to ensure food safety (see 
        H.R. 1612), [28AP]
    ------require sunscreen products to include an expiration date and 
        storage recommendations on label (see H.R. 2658), [30JY]
    ------uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see 
        H.R. 2129), [10JN]
    Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide for enhanced 
        implementation of Food Quality Protection Act amendments (see 
        H.R. 1334), [25MR]
    ------require persons who reprocess medical devices to comply with 
        certain safety requirements (see H.R. 3148), [26OC]
    ------safeguard public health and provide food that is safe, 
        unadulterated, and honestly presented (see H.R. 1346), [25MR]
    Federal Highway Administration: interim continuation of 
        administration of motor carrier functions (see H.R. 3036), 
        [7OC]
    Federal Meat Inspection Act: extend inspection requirements to 
        rabbits produced for human consumption (see H.R. 1574), [27AP]
    FEMA: make grants to fire departments for the acquisition of 
        thermal imaging cameras (see H.R. 1839), [18MY]
    ------make grants to fire departments to improve public safety 
        against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), [17MR]
    FHA: require certain properties to be inspected and determined to 
        comply with minimum property standards (see H.R. 1797), [13MY]
    Financial institutions: require enhanced security measures 
        relative to surveillance pictures which can be used as 
        evidence in criminal prosecutions (see H.R. 1131), [16MR]
    Firearms: allow individuals, or their estates, who suffered 
        damages from the discharge of a firearm to bring civil action 
        against the manufacturer, distributor, or retailer of the 
        firearm (see H.R. 1049), [10MR]
    ------allow States to develop or expand instant gun checking 
        capabilities, allow tax credits for safe storage devices, 
        promote the use of child safety locks, and prevent children 
        from injuring themselves and others (see H.R. 1726), [6MY]
    ------assist State and local governments in conducting community 
        gun buy back programs (see H.R. 724), [11FE] (see H.R. 2813), 
        [8SE] (see H.R. 3255), [8NO]
    ------authorize CPSC to regulate gun safety, ban possession by 
        certain convicted criminals, ban import of handguns without 
        certain safety features, and ban possession by a person with 
        multiple drunk driving convictions (see H.R. 2007), [8JN]

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    ------authorize CPSC to regulate gun safety and ban import of 
        handguns without certain safety features (see H.R. 2008), 
        [8JN]
    ------ban importation and transfer of large capacity ammunition 
        feeding devices (see H.R. 1037), [9MR]
    ------ban importation and transfer of large capacity ammunition 
        feeding devices (H.R. 1037), consideration (see H. Res. 192), 
        [26MY]
    ------ban manufacture of handguns that cannot be personalized, 
        require report on commercial feasibility of personalizing 
        firearms, and provide grants to improve firearms safety (see 
        H.R. 2025), [8JN]
    ------development and use of personalization technology (see H. 
        Con. Res. 125), [8JN]
    ------encourage State and local governments to bring lawsuits 
        against weapons manufacturers (see H.R. 1086), [11MR]
    ------encourage States to require a holding period for students 
        expelled for bringing a gun to school (see H.R. 1723), [6MY]
    ------establish a National Firearm Injury Reporting System and 
        provide State grants to collect information on fatal injuries 
        caused by firearms (see H.R. 2010), [8JN]
    ------establish Federal cause of action against weapons 
        manufacturers, dealers, and importers for damages caused by 
        firearms (see H.R. 1233), [23MR]
    ------improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 515), [3FE] (see H.R. 
        1512), [21AP]
    ------improve safety of handguns (H.R. 515), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 194), [26MY]
    ------notify State and local law enforcement agencies and the BATF 
        when an instant criminal background check determines a person 
        is ineligible for a handgun (see H.R. 2732), [5AU]
    ------prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns 
        (see H.R. 315), [7JA]
    ------prevent possession of firearms by certain violent juvenile 
        offenders (see H.R. 1717), [6MY]
    ------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. 87), [7JA]
    ------prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, 
        distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1032), [9MR]
    ------prohibit possession or transfer of certain handguns (see 
        H.R. 35), [6JA]
    ------prohibit possession or transfer of handguns to individuals 
        who have not attained 21 years of age (see H.R. 85), [7JA]
    ------prohibit transfer to and possession of handguns, 
        semiautomatic assault weapons, and large capacity ammunition 
        feeding devices by individuals under 21 (see H.R. 2048), [8JN]
    ------protect children from violence (see H.R. 1342), [25MR]
    ------provide grants to encourage State and local law enforcement 
        agencies to detain students bringing guns to schools (see H.R. 
        831), [24FE]
    ------regulate transfer over the Internet (see H.R. 1245), [24MR] 
        (see H.R. 1702), [5MY]
    ------require persons to obtain a State license before receiving a 
        handgun or ammunition (see H.R. 2916), [22SE]
    ------standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced 
        handguns (see H.R. 2003), [27MY] (see H.R. 2009), [8JN]
    ------strengthen ban against assault weapons by restricting 
        availability of such weapons and their component parts (see 
        H.R. 1428), [15AP]
    Food: improve public health and food safety through enhanced 
        enforcement of food inspection laws (see H.R. 983), [4MR]
    ------improve safety of imported foods (see H.R. 830), [24FE] (see 
        H.R. 2055), [8JN]
    ------require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a 
        genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3377), [16NO]
    Food industry: freshness dates on food (see H.R. 2897), [21SE]
    Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see 
        H.R. 1592), [28AP]
    Food Safety Administration: establish as independent agency to 
        consolidate food safety, labeling, and inspection functions 
        (see H.R. 2345), [24JN]
    Foreign trade: require the marking of frozen produce with the 
        country of origin on the front panel of the package for retail 
        sale (see H.R. 2995), [1OC]
    ------strengthen U.S. ability to counteract foreign measures that 
        act as market access barriers (see H.R. 3393), [16NO]
    Government regulations: debarment or suspension from Federal 
        procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that 
        violate certain labor and safety laws (see H.R. 1227), [23MR]
    GSA: Federal Protective Service reform (see H.R. 809), [23FE]
    Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in 
        Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (see H.R. 
        2342), [24JN] (see H.R. 2909), [22SE]
    Hazardous substances: authorizing appropriations for safe 
        transportation of hazardous material (see H.R. 968), [3MR]
    ------increase funding for poison control centers and establish 
        toll-free telephone number to improve access (see H.R. 1221), 
        [23MR]
    ------prevent release of hazardous waste due to flooding (see H.R. 
        3093), [18OC]
    Health: allow access to drugs and medical devices recommended and 
        provided by health care practitioners that are not approved by 
        the FDA (see H.R. 2635), [29JY]
    ------develop monitoring systems to promote safe motherhood (see 
        H.R. 2316), [23JN]
    ------initiatives to protect and inform the public about food 
        allergies (see H. Res. 309), [28SE]
    ------prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care 
        workers who report unsafe conditions and practices (see H.R. 
        137), [7JA]
    ------recognize success of lay person CPR training in increasing 
        the rate of survival of cardiac arrest and support efforts to 
        enhance public awareness of the need for such training (see H. 
        Con. Res. 139), [22JN]
    Health care professionals: establish a national abusive and 
        criminal background check system for patient care workers (see 
        H.R. 2627), [27JY]
    House of Representatives: enclose galleries with a transparent and 
        substantial material (see H. Res. 162), [6MY]
    Internet: regulation of online sales of pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 
        2763), [5AU]
    Law enforcement: limit access to body armor by violent felons and 
        facilitate the donation of Federal surplus body armor to State 
        and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1424), [14AP]
    Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to 
        assist local governments in purchasing bullet resistant 
        equipment (see H.R. 1807), [13MY]
    ------lift earnings limitations on retired officers to enhance 
        school safety (see H. Con. Res. 95), [4MY]
    ------reinforce training, reestablish community relations, and 
        create commission to study and report on policies and 
        practices that govern training, recruitment, and oversight of 
        police officers (see H.R. 1659), [4MY]
    Medicaid: require criminal background checks on drivers providing 
        medical assistance transportation services (see H.R. 2828), 
        [9SE]
    Medicare: disclose staffing and performance data, provide 
        whistleblower protections, and review mergers and acquisitions 
        relative to Medicare providers (see H.R. 1288), [25MR]
    ------require hospitals to establish and implement security 
        procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient 
        abduction and baby switching (see H.R. 76), [7JA]
    Mexico: require safety inspections on trucks crossing into the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 2766), [5AU]
    ------safety and well-being of U.S. citizens injured while 
        traveling (see H. Con. Res. 232), [17NO]
    Motor vehicles: amend existing safety laws to strengthen 
        commercial driver licensing and improve compliance (see H.R. 
        2682), [3AU]
    ------ensure safe operation of small commercial vans (see H.R. 
        2775), [5AU]
    ------limit liability of rental or leasing companies for negligent 
        operation of rented or leased vehicles (see H.R. 1954), [26MY]
    ------prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation of 
        buses without seatbelts (see H.R. 56), [7JA]
    ------prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation of 
        school buses without seatbelts (see H.R. 165), [7JA]
    ------provide for annual renewal of safety permits relative to 
        transportation of hazardous substances (see H.R. 646), [9FE]
    ------require automatic door locks on passenger cars (see H.R. 
        3153), [27OC]
    ------transfer certain motor carrier safety functions from the 
        Federal Highway Administration to the National Highway Traffic 
        Safety Administration (see H.R. 507), [2FE]
    National Commission on Youth Crime and School Violence: establish 
        (see H.R. 1988), [27MY]
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: correct errors in 
        authorization of certain programs (see H.R. 2035), [8JN]
    National Park Service: require inventory, evaluation, and 
        documentation of surviving historic Life-Saving Service 
        stations (see H.R. 2832), [9SE]
    National Park System: regulation of airspace over park lands (see 
        H.R. 717), [11FE]
    National parks and recreation areas: prohibit sex offenders from 
        entering (see H.R. 1925), [25MY]
    National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 165), 
        [11MY]
    National Youth Violence Commission: establish (see H.R. 2093), 
        [9JN]
    New York: allow use of tandem trailers in certain areas on 
        Interstate 787 (see H.R. 471), [2FE]
    NRC: require applicants for, or holders of, operating licenses for 
        nuclear power reactors to have emergency response plans for 
        surrounding areas (see H.R. 1072), [11MR]
    NTSB: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2910), [22SE]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2910), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 312), [29SE]
    ------establish a program of assistance to families of passengers 
        involved in rail passenger accidents (see H.R. 2681), [3AU]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (see H.R. 45), [6JA]
    Nuclear weapons: reduce risks and dangers (see H. Res. 369), [9NO]
    ------remove from hair-trigger alert (see H. Con. Res. 177), [5AU]
    ------stockpile management (see H. Con. Res. 74), [24MR]
    Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1192), [18MR]
    ------amend to protect State and local government employees (see 
        H.R. 776), [23FE]
    ------establish peer review of standards (see H.R. 2639), [29JY]
    ------improve the safety and health of working environments (see 
        H.R. 1427), [15AP]
    ------improve whistleblower protection for employees (see H.R. 
        1851), [18MY]
    OSHA: allow employees to participate in evaluating safety 
        conditions, rules, and policies of the workplace (see H.R. 
        1434), [15AP]
    ------encourage safety and health audits and assure timely 
        adjudication of whistleblower complaints by employees (see 
        H.R. 1439), [15AP]
    ------exempt voluntary self assessments and audits from being used 
        to identify safety and health violations by employers (see 
        H.R. 1438), [15AP]
    ------identify and notify the specific industries to which 
        regulations and compliance standards apply (see H.R. 1436), 
        [15AP]
    ------issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant 
        risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 
        1899), [20MY]
    ------waiver or abatement of penalties for small businesses if 
        violations are corrected in a specified time (see H.R. 1437), 
        [15AP]

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    Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to 
        minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with 
        notices of pesticide use (see H.R. 3275), [9NO]
    Pipelines: authorizing appropriations for pipeline safety 
        activities (see H.R. 1378), [13AP]
    ------improve safety (see H.R. 3226), [4NO]
    Poultry Products Inspection Act: cover certain birds for use as 
        human food (see H.R. 765), [12FE]
    President's Advisory Council on Recreational Camps: establish (see 
        H.R. 266), [7JA]
    Privacy: prevent unfair and deceptive practices in the collection 
        and use of personal information (see H.R. 3321), [10NO]
    Public lands: eliminate hazardous fuels buildup and undertake 
        other forest management projects to protect communities from 
        wildfires (see H.R. 1522), [22AP]
    Public Safety and Community Policing Grants: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        1694), [5MY]
    Public safety officers: eligibility of certain emergency 
        management and civil defense personnel for public safety 
        officer death benefits (see H.R. 2588), [22JY]
    ------establish national medal for those who act with 
        extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty (see 
        H.R. 46), [6JA]
    Puerto Rico: use of Vieques Island for military operations (see H. 
        Con. Res. 212), [27OC]
    Radioactive substances: remediation of Atlas uranium milling site 
        near Moab, UT (see H.R. 393), [19JA] (see H.R. 1559), [26AP]
    Railroads: authorize activities under Federal railroad safety laws 
        (see H.R. 2666), [30JY] (see H.R. 2683), [3AU]
    ------protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), [18OC]
    ------reform the safety practices of the railroad industry (see 
        H.R. 2450), [1JY]
    Roads and highways: construction and installation funding for 
        pedestrian safety features (see H.R. 3334), [10NO]
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: addition of slots and 
        lifting of perimeter rule on flight distances (see H.R. 1507), 
        [21AP]
    Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide 
        comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly 
        effective prevention programs (see H.R. 3413), [16NO]
    Safe Drinking Water Act: civil actions against public water 
        systems in compliance with safe drinking water standards (see 
        H.R. 1674), [4MY]
    ------increase consumer confidence in safe drinking water and 
        source water assessments (see H.R. 2108), [9JN]
    ------provide for parity in civil actions against private and 
        public entities relative to ownership or operation of public 
        water systems (see H.R. 1492), [20AP]
    San Francisco, CA: reduce risk of oil pollution and improve safety 
        of navigation in San Francisco Bay (see H.R. 2536), [15JY]
    Schools: enhance safety (see H.R. 1895, 1898), [20MY]
    ------ensure safety by increasing police presence (see H.R. 1531), 
        [22AP]
    ------establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school 
        facilities (see H.R. 2955), [27SE]
    ------establish a School Security Technology Center and authorize 
        grants for local school security programs (see H.R. 2034), 
        [8JN]
    ------establish school violence prevention hotlines (see H.R. 
        1589), [27AP] (see H.R. 1937), [25MY]
    ------provide grants to enable secondary schools to hire a 
        director of school safety, discipline, and student assistance 
        to develop or improve safety plan (see H.R. 2761), [5AU]
    ------provide grants to reduce drug-related transactions and drug 
        use in one-mile areas surrounding elementary and secondary 
        schools (see H.R. 2410), [30JN]
    ------support of State and local initiatives to address the 
        problem of school violence (see H. Res. 399), [18NO]
    ------waive local matching requirement under the Community 
        Oriented Policing Program to allow placement of law 
        enforcement officers in schools (see H.R. 2371), [29JN]
    Secret Service: clarify authority relative to former Presidents 
        and families, events of national significance, threat 
        assessment, subpoena issuance, and forfeiture of computers and 
        other counterfeiting devices (see H.R. 3048), [7OC]
    Senior citizens: prevent abuse (see H.R. 1984), [27MY]
    Ships and vessels: encourage safe and responsible use of personal 
        watercraft (see H.R. 3141), [25OC]
    Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product 
        liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (see H.R. 2366), 
        [25JN]
    States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles 
        within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 
        3219), [4NO]
    ------treatment of Federal highway funds relative to suspension of 
        driving privileges of minors convicted of drunken driving (see 
        H.R. 2274), [17JN]
    Surplus Government property: make certain equipment available to 
        State and local governments to assist in emergency law 
        enforcement and rescue operations (see H.R. 1442), [15AP] (see 
        H.R. 3187), [1NO]
    Taxation: allow credit for dry cleaning equipment that uses 
        reduced amounts of hazardous substances (see H.R. 1303), 
        [25MR]
    ------provide a credit for police officers and professional 
        firefighters and exclude from income certain benefits received 
        by public safety volunteers (see H.R. 3124), [21OC]
    ------provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public 
        safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 3517), 
        [22NO]
    ------use revenues from excise taxes imposed on fuel used in 
        trains for the elimination of railway-highway crossing hazards 
        (see H.R. 2060), [8JN]
    Telephones: establish 911 as universal emergency assistance number 
        for cellular telephone users (see H.R. 539), [3FE]
    ------promote and enhance use of 911 emergency services (see H.R. 
        438), [2FE]
    ------promote and enhance use of 911 emergency services (H.R. 
        438), consideration (see H. Res. 76), [23FE]
    Tobacco products: ban sale of cigarette packages containing small 
        number of cigarettes (see H.R. 1677), [4MY]
    ------prohibit use of vending machines other than in locations in 
        which the presence of minors is prohibited (see H.R. 1421), 
        [14AP]
    ------strengthen warning labels on smokeless tobacco products (see 
        H.R. 1532), [22AP]
    ------warning requirements for sale and advertisement of 
        cigarettes on the Internet (see H.R. 3007), [4OC]
    Trademarks: prohibit the unauthorized destruction, modification, 
        or alteration of product identification codes (see H.R. 2100), 
        [9JN]
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: repeal the 
        Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 1252), [24MR]
    Vitamins: revise regulations relative to dietary supplement 
        labeling and provide that certain types of advertisements for 
        dietary supplements are proper (see H.R. 3305), [10NO]
    Water: allow public water systems to avoid filtration requirements 
        (see H.R. 124), [7JA]
    ------biological monitoring and whole effluent toxicity testing 
        relative to publicly owned treatment works (see H.R. 155), 
        [7JA]
    ------study and establish a national primary drinking water 
        standard for radium 224 (see H.R. 2665), [30JY]
    Water pollution: authorize estrogenic substances screening 
        programs (see H.R. 1712), [5MY]
    Weapons: strengthen firearms and explosives laws (see H.R. 1768), 
        [12MY]
  Messages
    Amended Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of 
        Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices: President Clinton, 
        [24MY]
    National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, Highway Safety Act, 
        and Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act: President 
        Clinton, [26JY]
    NRC Report: President Clinton, [23JN], [18OC]
    Veto of H.R. 2606, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and 
        Related Programs Appropriations: President Clinton, [18OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 438, Wireless Communications and Safety Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 76) (H. Rept. 106-27), 
        [23FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 987, Workplace Preservation Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 271) (H. Rept. 106-280), [2AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 2679, Motor Carrier Safety Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 329) (H. Rept. 106-381), [13OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2910, NTSB Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 312) (H. Rept. 106-347), [29SE]
    Government Waste, Fraud, and Error Reduction Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1442) (H. Rept. 106-275), 
        [30JY]
    Motor Carrier Safety Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2679) (H. Rept. 106-333), [24SE]
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Programs 
        Authorization Errors Correction: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 2035) (H. Rept. 106-200), [25JN]
    National Parks Air Tour Management Act: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 717) (H. Rept. 
        106-273), [29JY]
    National Police Training Commission Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1659) (H. Rept. 106-190), [18JN]
    NTSB Appropriations: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2910) (H. Rept. 106-335), [27SE]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act Amendments: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 45) (H. Rept. 106-155), [20MY]
    Pipeline Safety Activities Appropriations: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 1378) (H. Rept. 106-153), [20MY]
    Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 46) (H. Rept. 106-83), [12AP]
    Rail Passenger Disaster Family Assistance Act: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2681) (H. 
        Rept. 106-313), [13SE]
    Stalking Prevention and Victim Protection Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1869) (H. Rept. 106-455), [5NO]
    Strengthen the Fastener Quality Act Protection Against the Sale of 
        Mismarked and Counterfeit Fasteners: Committee on Science 
        (House) (H.R. 1183) (H. Rept. 106-121), [29AP]
    Wireless Communications and Safety Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 438) (H. Rept. 106-25), [23FE]
    Workplace Preservation Act: Committee on Education (House) (H.R. 
        987) (H. Rept. 106-272), [29JY]

SAFETY AND HEALTH AUDIT PROMOTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1438), [15AP]

SAFETY AND HEALTH AUDIT PROMOTION AND WHISTLEBLOWER IMPROVEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1439), [15AP]

SAFETY NET PRESERVATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2341), [24JN]

SALMON, MATT (a Representative from Arizona)
  Appointments
    Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, [11MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    American Psychological Association: condemn published study 
        relative to sexual relationships between adults and children 
        (see H. Con. Res. 107), [12MY]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        opening ceremonies of Sunrayce 99 (see H. Con. Res. 48), [9MR]
    China, People's Republic of: encourage a dialog with Tibet (see H. 
        Res. 389), [17NO]

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    Computers: establish a grant program to assist State and local law 
        enforcement in investigating and prosecuting computer crimes 
        (see H.R. 2816), [8SE]
    Correctional institutions: combat the overutilization of prison 
        health care services and control prisoner health care costs 
        (see H.R. 1349), [25MR]
    Crime: encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of 
        murder, rape, or child molestation (see H.R. 894), [2MR]
    Dept. of State: report on U.S. citizens injured or killed by 
        certain terrorist groups (see H.R. 2172), [10JN]
    Education: require parental notification and consent before 
        enrollment of a child in a bilingual education or special 
        alternative instructional language program (see H.R. 1933), 
        [25MY]
    Families and domestic relations: recognize and enhance public 
        awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect 
        (see H. Con. Res. 76), [24MR]
    FTC: issue new rules regulating telemarketing firms (see H.R. 
        3180), [28OC]
    Germany: discrimination against members of minority religious 
        groups (see H. Res. 388), [17NO]
    Insurance: provide coverage for individuals participating in 
        approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 3110), [19OC]
    Medicare: remove the sunset and numerical limitation on 
        participation in Medicare+Choice medical savings account plans 
        (see H.R. 2068), [8JN] (see H.R. 2173), [10JN]
    Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State 
        (see H. Con. Res. 24), [4FE]
    Taxation: allow credit for residential solar energy property (see 
        H.R. 1465), [15AP]
    ------allow tax credits for certain elementary and secondary 
        school expenses and contributions to charitable school-tuition 
        organizations (see H.R. 741), [11FE] (see H.R. 1710), [5MY]
    ------treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 688), [10FE]

SAN ANTONIO, TX
  Bills and resolutions
    Adrian A. Spears Judicial Training Center: designate (see H.R. 
        1959), [26MY]
    Bureau of Reclamation: participate in design, planning, and 
        construction of the San Antonio Water System Water Recycling 
        Project Phase III (see H.R. 2285), [18JN]
    Customs Service: designate San Antonio International Airport as an 
        airport at which certain private aircraft arriving from a 
        foreign area may land for processing, [17JN]

SAN DIEGO, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for 
        veterans in the San Diego, CA, area (see H.R. 3199), [2NO]
    Gwynn, Tony: tribute (see H. Res. 284), [8SE]
    Mexico: treatment of Mexican sewage flowing into U.S. waters (see 
        H.R. 3310), [10NO] (see H.R. 3378), [16NO]

SAN DIEGO PADRES (baseball team)
  Bills and resolutions
    Gwynn, Tony: tribute (see H. Res. 284), [8SE]

SAN FRANCISCO, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Golden Gate National Recreation Area: modify boundaries (see H.R. 
        168), [7JA]
    San Francisco Bay: reduce risk of oil pollution and improve safety 
        of navigation (see H.R. 2536), [15JY]

SAN GABRIEL, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Water: funding and implementation of a long-term solution to 
        groundwater contamination and water supply problems (see H.R. 
        910), [2MR]

SAN JUAN, PR
  Bills and resolutions
    Jose V. Toledo U.S. Post Office and Courthouse: designate (see 
        H.R. 560), [3FE]
  Reports filed
    Jose V. Toledo U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, San Juan, PR: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        560) (H. Rept. 106-108), [27AP]

SAN JUAN COLLEGE
  Bills and resolutions
    Carson National Forest: land conveyance to San Juan College (see 
        H.R. 695), [10FE]
  Reports filed
    Carson National Forest Land Conveyance to San Juan College: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R 695) (H. Rept. 106-256), 
        [26JY]

SAN JUAN COUNTY, NM
  Bills and resolutions
    Carson National Forest: land conveyance to San Juan College (see 
        H.R. 695), [10FE]
  Reports filed
    Carson National Forest Land Conveyance to San Juan College: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R 695) (H. Rept. 106-256), 
        [26JY]

SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Roads and highways: repair or reconstruct a portion of a Federal-
        aid highway primary route (see H.R. 520), [3FE]

SAN PEDRO, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    American Merchant Marine Memorial Wall of Honor: make grants to 
        construct an addition (see H.R. 1865), [19MY]

SANCHEZ, LORETTA (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving 
        overseas (see H.R. 1350), [25MR]
    Boyd, Joseph S.: clarify status as public safety officer relative 
        to payment of death benefits (see H.R. 317), [7JA] (see H.R. 
        513), [2FE]
    Hector G. Godinez Post Office Building, Santa Ana, CA: designate 
        (see H.R. 2539), [15JY]
    Hoat, Doan Viet: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 51), [10MR]
    Housing: provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for 
        participation in shared housing arrangements (see H.R. 243), 
        [7JA]
    Taxation: creation of a new class of bonds for new school 
        construction (see H.R. 415), [19JA]

SANDERS, BERNARD (a Representative from Vermont)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Consumers: prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of 
        certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or 
        regional network (see H.R. 3229), [4NO]
    Dept. of HHS: ensure individuals who undertake federally funded 
        research and development of drugs enter into pricing 
        agreements (see H.R. 626), [8FE]
    ERISA: joint trusteeship of single-employer pension plans (see 
        H.R. 1277), [24MR]
    Federal employees: health benefits coverage of services by 
        chiropractors, acupuncturists, massage therapists, 
        naturopathic physicians, and midwifes (see H.R. 2360), [24JN]
    Federal-State relations: clarify primacy of State and local 
        regulation of fees and surcharges imposed by operators of 
        automatic teller machines (see H.R. 3494), [18NO]
    Medicare: preserve and expand (see H. Con. Res. 135), [16JN]
    ------repeal interim payment system, eliminate mandatory reduction 
        under the prospective payment system, and continue periodic 
        interim payments for home health services (see H.R. 2361), 
        [24JN]
    Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 627), [8FE]
    National Public Employment Relations Commission: establish (see 
        H.R. 1277), [24MR]
    Pensions: protect benefits of employees in defined benefit plans 
        and enforce age discrimination requirements relative to tax 
        legislation on defined benefit plans becoming cash balance 
        plans (see H.R. 2902), [21SE]
    Radio: require assessment of research on health effects of radio 
        frequency emissions (see H.R. 2835), [9SE]
    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. 1422), [14AP]
    Telecommunications: preserve State and local authority to regulate 
        the placement, construction, and modification of certain 
        facilities (see H.R. 2834), [9SE]
    Veterans: increase burial and funeral allowance for certain 
        veterans (see H.R. 652), [9FE]

SANDLIN, MAX (a Representative from Texas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Social Security: eliminate benefit penalties to individuals 
        receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 742), 
        [11FE]
    Taxation: repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer 
        taxes (see H.R. 1466), [15AP]

SANDY, UT
  Bills and resolutions
    Noal Cushing Bateman Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 
        1251), [24MR]

SANFORD, MARSHALL ``MARK'' (a Representative from South Carolina)
  Appointments
    Committee on Economics (Joint), [18MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Armed Forces: settlement of U.S. families' claims by Germany 
        relative to aircraft collision near Namibia (see H. Res. 183), 
        [19MY]
    Federal Insurance Contributions Act: disclosure of payments on 
        individual pay checks (see H.R. 246), [7JA]
    Fish and fishing: prohibit pelagic longline fishing in the 
        exclusive economic zone in the Atlantic Ocean (see H.R. 3516), 
        [22NO]
    Fort Sumter National Monument: recalculate franchise fee owed by 
        Fort Sumter Tours, Inc. (see H.R. 3241), [5NO]
    Government: prevent governmental entities from using tax-exempt 
        financing to engage in unfair competition against private 
        enterprise (see H.R. 3097), [18OC]
    Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to allow States to 
        limit terms (see H.J. Res. 16), [7JA]
    Serbia and Montenegro: promote democracy (see H.R. 1373), [12AP]
    Ships and vessels: permit the transportation of passengers between 
        U.S. ports by certain foreign-flag vessels and encourage U.S.-
        flag vessels to participate in such transportation (see H.R. 
        248), [7JA]
    Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax 
        payments into personal investment plans and extend the Old-
        Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 
        250, 251), [7JA]
    ------improve information provided in account statements and 
        distribute statements annually to beneficiaries (see H.R. 
        247), [7JA]
    ------provide annual statement of accrued liability of the Old-
        Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 
        244), [7JA]
    ------provide for the retirement of every U.S. citizen (see H.R. 
        249), [7JA]
    ------require specific legislative recommendations to ensure 
        solvency of trust funds (see H.R. 245), [7JA]
    Taxation: treatment of tax-exempt financing for professional 
        sports facilities (see H.R. 3096), [18OC]

SANFORD, TERRY (a former Senator from North Carolina) 
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Terry Sanford Federal Building, Raleigh, NC: designate (see H.R. 
        911), [2MR]

SANTA ANA, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Hector G. Godinez Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 2539), 
        [15JY]

SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Public lands: allow certain individuals use and occupancy of 
        certain property (see H.R. 1100), [11MR]

SANTA FE COUNTY, NM
  Bills and resolutions
    New Mexico: establish and protect archaeological sites in the 
        Galisteo Basin (see H.R. 1970), [26MY]

SARKISIAN, VAZGEN (Prime Minister, Armenia)
  Bills and resolutions
    Armenia: murder of government officials during terrorist attack on 
        Parliament building (see H. Con. Res. 216), [28OC] (see H. 
        Con. Res. 222), [9NO]

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SATELLITE COPYRIGHT, COMPETITION, AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1554, provisions, [23JN]
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1554), [26AP]
  Conference reports
    Provisions (H.R. 1554), [9NO]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1554) (H. Rept. 106-
        464), [9NO]

SATELLITE HOME VIEWER ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Television: reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of 
        broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable television 
        (see H.R. 1027), [8MR] (see H.R. 1078), [11MR]
  Reports filed
    Satellite Television Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1027) (H. Rept. 106-86), [12AP]

SATELLITE HOME VIEWERS IMPROVEMENTS ACT
  Conference reports
    Provisions (H.R. 1554), [9NO]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1554) (H. Rept. 106-
        464), [9NO]

SATELLITE TELEVISION IMPROVEMENT ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1027) (H. 
        Rept. 106-86), [12AP]

SAUNDERS, HURFF A.
  Bills and resolutions
    Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building, Juneau, AK: designate (see 
        H.R. 972), [3MR]
  Reports filed
    Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building, Juneau, AK: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (S. 453) (H. Rept. 
        106-113), [27AP]

SAVE MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3092), [18OC]

SAVE OUR SATELLITES ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 851) (H. Rept. 
        106-79), [12AP]

SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATIONS
see Financial Institutions

SAVINGS BONDS
see Securities

SAWYER, THOMAS C. (a Representative from Ohio)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Foreign countries: require the President to report on the 
        effectiveness of the imposition of unilateral economic 
        sanctions by the U.S. (see H.R. 3406), [16NO]
    Population: develop, promote, and implement policies to stabilize 
        U.S. population growth (see H. Con. Res. 17), [19JA]
    Public utilities: provide for expansion of electricity 
        transmission networks to encourage competition and less 
        regulation in the electric power industry (see H.R. 2786), 
        [5AU]

SAXTON, JIM (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Appointments
    Committee on Economics (Joint), [3FE]
    Conferee: S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Coastal Barrier Resources Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 
        1431), [15AP]
    Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1110), [16MR] 
        (see H.R. 2669), [2AU]
    Conservation of natural resources: assist in the conservation of 
        keystone species (see H.R. 3407), [16NO]
    Dept. of the Interior: implement rules to reduce population of 
        mid-continent light geese (see H.R. 2454), [1JY]
    Dept. of the Treasury: Exchange Stabilization Fund reform (see 
        H.R. 1540), [22AP]
    Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral 
        reef ecosystems (see H.R. 2903), [21SE]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to marine 
        sanitation devices (see H.R. 3191), [1NO]
    Fish and fishing: conserve Atlantic highly migratory species of 
        fish (see H.R. 3331), [10NO]
    ------moratorium on large vessels in Atlantic mackerel or Atlantic 
        herring fisheries (see H.R. 1643), [29AP]
    FRS: mandate price stability as the primary goal of monetary 
        policy (see H.R. 653), [9FE]
    IMF: ensure transparency and efficiency of operations (see H.R. 
        1203), [18MR]
    ------prohibit funding until payment of interest on U.S. reserves 
        (see H.R. 3134), [21OC]
    ------provide debt relief to highly indebted poor countries, end 
        participation in Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility, and 
        require that certain conditions be met before the sale of gold 
        reserves (see H.R. 2939), [23SE]
    ------requirements before sale of gold (see H.R. 2453), [1JY]
    Jerusalem Embassy Act: amend (see H.R. 2584), [21JY]
    John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program: 
        establish (see H.R. 1934), [25MY]
    Music and dance: designate the square dance as the national folk 
        dance of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 60), [17JN]
    National Marine Sanctuaries Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1243), 
        [24MR]
    Native Americans: approve and ratify certain transfers of land and 
        natural resources by the Delaware Nation of Indians (see H.R. 
        562), [3FE]
    Postal Service: require door delivery of mail sent to persons 
        residing in senior communities (see H.R. 3202), [2NO]
    Ships and vessels: encourage safe and responsible use of personal 
        watercraft (see H.R. 3141), [25OC]
    Taxation: permit penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans 
        for medical expenses of certain older relatives (see H.R. 
        253), [7JA]
    ------remove mandatory withdrawal requirements for individual 
        retirement accounts (see H.R. 252), [7JA]
    ------treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses (see 
        H.R. 1541), [22AP]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts and 401(k) plans 
        (see H.R. 876), [25FE]
    Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: ensure the 
        equitable treatment of graduates (see H.R. 2272), [17JN]
    Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the 
        Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 601), [4FE]
    Water: study and establish a national primary drinking water 
        standard for radium 224 (see H.R. 2665), [30JY]
    Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs 
        funding (see H.R. 1237), [23MR]

SCARBOROUGH, JOE (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act, [3NO]
    ------S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State, territory, or 
        possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate 
        transportation of liquor (see H.R. 2031), [8JN]
    Dept. of HHS: delay effective date of the final rule relative to 
        the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (see H.R. 
        3242), [5NO]
    Eglin AFB, FL: recognize and commend personnel for participation 
        in NATO Operation Allied Force in the Balkan region (see H. 
        Res. 379), [16NO]
    Federal employees: allow service credit portability for Federal 
        Reserve Board employees who obtain employment with other 
        Federal agencies (see H.R. 807), [23FE]
    ------establish program under which current and former employees 
        may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 602), [4FE]
    ------provide for the rectification of certain retirement coverage 
        errors (see H.R. 416), [19JA]
    Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Presidential Unit Citation to final 
        crew (see H.J. Res. 48), [28AP]
    McVay, Charles B., III: court-martial conviction relative to 
        sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (see H.J. Res. 48), [28AP]
    Office of Government Ethics: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 
        2904), [21SE]
    Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: 
        designate (see H.R. 2286), [18JN]
    Social Security: provide enrollment period for Medicare and 
        Medigap relative to certain military retirees and dependents 
        (see H.R. 743), [11FE]
    Taxation: adjust tax brackets for individuals with middle class 
        income (see H.R. 1873), [19MY]
    ------incentives for education (see H.R. 254), [7JA]
    ------repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1351), [25MR]
    Veterans: increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for 
        surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), [27MY]

SCHAFFER, BOB (a Representative from Colorado)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 800, Education Flexibility Partnership Act, [23MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and 
        greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation 
        (see H.J. Res. 1), [6JA]
    ------require a balanced Federal budget and repayment of the 
        national debt (see H.R. 1017), [4MR]
    Social Security: prohibit investment of trust funds in private 
        financial markets (see H. Con. Res. 155), [14JY]
    Taxation: adjust for inflation the amount of agricultural labor 
        wages that can be paid without being subject to Federal 
        unemployment taxes (see H.R. 1874), [19MY]

SCHAKOWSKY, JANICE D. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, [6JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Crime: condemn hate-crime shootings in Midwest States (see H. Res. 
        254), [19JY]
    Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic 
        violence victims (see H.R. 1352), [25MR]
    Immigration: protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 
        3083), [14OC]
    Kuwait: commend decision to grant women the right to vote and run 
        for elected office (see H. Con. Res. 147), [29JN]

SCHOOLS
related term(s) Education
  Appointments
    Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education 
        Foundation, [26OC], [28OC]
    Conferees: H.R. 800, Education Flexibility Partnership Act, [23MR]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: convey certain real property to schools and nonprofit 
        organizations involved in teaching young people to be farmers 
        (see H.R. 578), [4FE]
    American Indian Education Foundation: establish (see H.R. 2661), 
        [30JY] (see H.R. 3080), [14OC]
    Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 732), [11FE]
    Children and youth: establish a program to identify and mentor 
        college eligible high school students (see H.R. 3386), [16NO]
    ------improve academic and social outcomes for students by 
        providing productive activities during after-school hours (see 
        H.R. 2126), [10JN] (see H.R. 3235), [5NO]
    ------provide for grants, a national clearinghouse, and a report 
        to improve the quality and availability of after-school 
        programs (see H.R. 1307), [25MR]
    ------support of State and local initiatives to address the 
        problem of school violence (see H. Res. 399), [18NO]
    Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime 
        prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime 
        (see H. Res. 270), [30JY]

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    Computers: installation of filtering or blocking programs in 
        schools and libraries with Internet access (see H.R. 368), 
        [19JA] (see H.R. 2560), [20JY]
    ------require schools and libraries to install and use Internet 
        filtering or blocking technology to be eligible to receive or 
        retain universal service assistance (see H.R. 543), [3FE] (see 
        H.R. 896), [2MR]
    Construction industries: allocate limitations imposed on school 
        construction bonds whose holders are allowed a tax credit and 
        apply Davis-Bacon Act wage requirements to projects financed 
        with such bonds (see H.R. 1767), [12MY]
    Crime: establish school violence prevention hotlines (see H.R. 
        1589), [27AP] (see H.R. 1937), [25MY]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see 
        H.R. 2037), [8JN]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S. 
        254), return to Senate (see H. Res. 249), [15JY]
    Davis-Bacon Act: waive requirements relative to contracts for 
        school and library construction and repair (see H.R. 2396), 
        [30JN]
    Dept. of Education: establish the High Performance Schools Program 
        (see H.R. 3143), [25OC]
    ------prohibit funding for national teacher testing or 
        certification proposals and withholding of funding to States 
        or local agencies that fail to adopt specific teacher testing 
        or certification proposals (see H.R. 1706), [5MY]
    ------provide grants to State and local educational agencies to 
        support programs that promote a variety of educational 
        opportunities, options, and choices in public schools (see 
        H.R. 3009), [4OC]
    ------transfer Impact Aid Program to the Dept. of the Treasury and 
        procure nongovernmental personnel to operate the program (see 
        H.R. 1206), [18MR]
    Dept. of HUD: make certain single family properties available at a 
        discount to individuals who teach in inner city schools (see 
        H.R. 2657), [30JY]
    District of Columbia: establish program to allow high school 
        graduates to pay in-State tuition rates at State colleges and 
        universities (see H.R. 974), [4MR]
    Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth 
        Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), [23SE]
    Drugs: provide grants to reduce drug-related transactions and drug 
        use in one-mile areas surrounding elementary and secondary 
        schools (see H.R. 2410), [30JN]
    Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students 
        to meet academic achievement standards (see H.R. 2300), [22JN]
    ------assist local educational agencies in enabling students to 
        meet academic achievement standards (H.R. 2300), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 338), [20OC]
    ------assist local educational agencies in enabling students to 
        meet academic achievement standards and end social promotion 
        (see H.R. 1673), [4MY]
    ------dedicate day of learning to study and understanding of the 
        Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the 
        Federalist Papers (see H. Con. Res. 71), [24MR]
    ------direct funding and control to local educational agencies 
        (see H.R. 995), [4MR]
    ------distribution of Impact Aid Program funds to local 
        educational agencies (see H. Con. Res. 136), [17JN]
    ------empower teachers (see H.R. 1964), [26MY]
    ------empower teachers, improve student achievement through 
        professional development for teachers, and reauthorize the 
        Reading Excellence Act (see H.R. 1995), [27MY]
    ------empower teachers, improve student achievement through 
        professional development for teachers, and reauthorize the 
        Reading Excellence Act (H.R. 1995), consideration (see H. Res. 
        253), [19JY]
    ------enable schools to use computer hardware to increase student 
        achievement and prepare students for the workplace (see H.R. 
        1786), [12MY]
    ------encourage school personnel to participate in technology 
        education (see H.R. 3156), [27OC]
    ------encourage the implementation or expansion of pre-
        kindergarten programs to include certain young students (see 
        H.R. 2865), [14SE]
    ------encourage use of direct systematic phonics instruction in 
        schools (see H. Con. Res. 214), [28OC]
    ------encourage use of technology in the classroom (see H.R. 
        2845), [13SE]
    ------ensure schools prepare girls to compete in the 21st century 
        (see H.R. 2505), [14JY]
    ------establish a program to assist States in including at least 
        one year of early education preceding kindergarten (see H.R. 
        3006), [4OC]
    ------establish grant programs to provide opportunities for 
        adolescents, training programs for teachers, job training 
        courses at community colleges, and reduction in school class 
        sizes (see H.R. 2975), [29SE]
    ------establish mentoring programs for novice teachers (see H.R. 
        1662), [4MY]
    ------establish State infrastructure banks for education (see H.R. 
        1648), [29AP]
    ------give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop 
        their capabilities (see H.R. 637), [9FE]
    ------grants to provide integrated classroom-related computer 
        training for elementary and secondary school teachers (see 
        H.R. 455), [2FE]
    ------improve and expand access to educational television 
        programming (see H.R. 2965), [28SE]
    ------improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 3195), [2NO]
    ------improve and transfer the jurisdiction of the Troops-to-
        Teachers Program (see H.R. 1326), [25MR]
    ------include violence prevention in training for individuals 
        pursuing careers in early childhood development and education 
        (see H.R. 2673), [2AU]
    ------later starting times for secondary schools (see H. Con. Res. 
        73), [24MR]
    ------percentage of Federal education dollars spent in the 
        classroom (see H. Res. 303), [23SE]
    ------promote family literacy projects (see H.R. 3222), [4NO]
    ------provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 645), 
        [9FE] (see H.R. 2933), [23SE]
    ------provide funding to States to establish and administer 
        periodic teacher testing and merit pay programs for elementary 
        and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 591), [4FE]
    ------provide funds to assist high-poverty school districts meet 
        their teaching needs (see H.R. 2344), [24JN]
    ------provide grants to certain local educational agencies or 
        eligible consortium to establish or expand National Teachers 
        Academies (see H.R. 1223), [23MR]
    ------provide grants to improve the infrastructure of elementary 
        and secondary schools (see H.R. 1820), [14MY] (see H.R. 3071), 
        [13OC]
    ------provide grants to local agencies that agree to later 
        starting times for secondary school classes (see H.R. 1267), 
        [24MR]
    ------provide grants to local agencies to develop and implement 
        random drug testing for secondary school students (see H.R. 
        1735), [6MY]
    ------provide grants to local educational agencies for 
        prekindergarten programs (see H.R. 3365), [15NO]
    ------provide grants to local educational agencies to develop 
        smaller schools (see H.R. 3044), [7OC]
    ------provide grants to local educational agencies to enable them 
        to recruit and retain qualified school administrators (see 
        H.R. 2789), [5AU]
    ------provide grants to local educational agencies to promote 
        certain education initiatives (see H.R. 23), [6JA]
    ------provide grants to State and local educational agencies to 
        pay one-half of salaries of teachers who use approved 
        sabbatical leave for a course of study to improve their 
        classroom teaching (see H.R. 2223), [15JN]
    ------provide grants to urban educational agencies to enable them 
        to recruit and retain qualified teachers (see H.R. 2659), 
        [30JY]
    ------provide matching grants for the construction, renovation and 
        repair of school facilities in areas affected by Federal 
        activities (see H.R. 1842), [18MY]
    ------provide parents whose children attend an academic emergency 
        school with education alternatives (see H.R. 2971), [29SE]
    ------provide safer schools and a better educational environment 
        (see H.R. 3465), [18NO]
    ------provide school renovation and construction funding, 
        scholarships that allow parents choice, and tax incentives 
        (see H.R. 892), [2MR]
    ------reduce class size and improve teacher quality (see H.R. 
        2390), [30JN]
    ------reductions in school class size (see H.R. 1623), [29AP]
    ------require local agencies to develop and implement random drug 
        testing and counseling programs for secondary school students 
        (see H.R. 1642), [29AP]
    ------require States to give priority to charter schools that will 
        provide a racially integrated educational experience in 
        awarding subgrants under the State charter school grant 
        program (see H.R. 2468), [12JY]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (see H.R. 2), [11FE] (see H.R. 1494), 
        [20AP]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (H.R. 2), consideration (see H. Res. 
        336), [19OC]
    ------strengthen accountability for student achievement, raise 
        teaching standards, reward successful teachers and schools, 
        and provide better information to parents (see H.R. 1734), 
        [6MY]
    ------strengthen involvement of parents in the education of their 
        children (see H.R. 2801), [5AU]
    ------support teachers (see H. Res. 157), [4MY]
    ------transfer of certain public lands or national forest lands 
        for use as elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 150), 
        [7JA]
    ------transfer of certain public lands or national forest lands 
        for use as elementary or secondary schools (H.R. 150), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 189), [25MY]
    ------tribute to Toshiba America, Inc./National Science Teachers 
        Association ExploraVision Awards program (see H. Con. Res. 
        126), [8JN]
    ------use of elementary and secondary teacher training funding for 
        science scholarships (see H. Con. Res. 153), [13JY]
    ------use of elementary and secondary teacher training funding to 
        advance science, mathematics, and engineering education (see 
        H. Con. Res. 151), [13JY]
    Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State 
        participation in activities (see H.R. 800), [23FE]
    ------allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 100), [9MR]
    ------allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 143), [20AP]
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend (see H.R. 2719), 
        [5AU]
    ------reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1960), [26MY]
    Families and domestic relations: improve the availability of child 
        care and development services outside normal school hours (see 
        H.R. 489), [2FE]
    ------improve the availability of child care for children of 
        parents working nontraditional hours or shifts (see H.R. 
        2694), [3AU]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement 
        in educational and extracurricular activities, routine medical 
        needs, and assistance to elderly relatives (see H.R. 2103), 
        [9JN]
    FCC: terminate E-Rate Program (see H.R. 692), [10FE]
    Federal aid programs: participation requirements for summer youth 
        employment programs relative to attendance rates (see H.R. 
        777), [23FE]
    Firearms: encourage States to require a holding period for 
        students expelled for bringing a gun to school (see H.R. 
        1723), [6MY]
    ------protect children from violence (see H.R. 1342), [25MR]
    ------provide grants to encourage State and local law enforcement 
        agencies to detain students bringing guns to schools (see H.R. 
        831), [24FE]
    Food: prohibit the donation of foods with minimal nutritional 
        value before lunch in schools participating in Federal meal 
        programs (see H.R. 1781), [12MY]
    Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see 
        H.J. Res. 66), [15SE]

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    Head Start Program: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1722), [6MY]
    Health: establish medical education trust fund (see H.R. 2771), 
        [5AU]
    House of Representatives: donation of used computer equipment to 
        public schools (see H.R. 255), [7JA]
    Immigration: extend filing fee exemption to elementary and 
        secondary schools relative to non-immigrant workers under the 
        H-1B program (see H.R. 1573), [27AP]
    ------permit local educational agencies to waive reimbursement for 
        aliens granted nonimmigrant status to attend public secondary 
        schools (see H.R. 183), [7JA]
    ------reimburse States for costs of educating certain illegal 
        alien students (see H.R. 2849), [14SE]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: expulsion from school 
        and termination of educational services for any disabled 
        student carrying a weapon to school or a school function (see 
        H.R. 1295), [25MR]
    ------permit State and local educational agencies to establish 
        uniform disciplinary policies (see H.R. 697), [10FE] (see H.R. 
        1272), [24MR]
    Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act: reauthorize 
        (see H.R. 2496), [13JY]
    Law enforcement officers: lift earnings limitations on retired 
        officers to enhance school safety (see H. Con. Res. 95), [4MY]
    Libraries: provide up-to-date school library media resources and 
        professionally certified school library media specialists for 
        elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3008), [4OC]
    Littleton, CO: mourn the loss of life, condemn the deadly 
        violence, and commend law enforcement officials that assisted 
        at Columbine High School (see H. Con. Res. 92), [27AP] (see H. 
        Res. 148), [26AP]
    ------mourn the loss of life at Columbine High School and condemn 
        this and previous incidents of deadly violence in schools (see 
        H. Con. Res. 90), [21AP]
    Medicaid: permit public schools and other entities to determine 
        presumptive eligibility for low-income children (see H.R. 
        1298), [25MR]
    Mental health: recruit, hire, and train additional school-based 
        mental health personnel (see H.R. 2567), [20JY] (see H.R. 
        2982), [30SE]
    Morality and ethics: importance and constitutionality of prayers 
        and invocations at public school sporting events (see H. Con. 
        Res. 199), [19OC]
    Motor vehicles: prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or 
        importation of buses without seatbelts (see H.R. 56), [7JA]
    ------prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation of 
        school buses without seatbelts (see H.R. 165), [7JA]
    NASA: develop and distribute to schools an educational curriculum 
        to commemorate the centennial of powered flight (see H.R. 
        1754), [11MY]
    National Assessment Governing Board: grant exclusive authority 
        over all policies, directions, and guidelines for establishing 
        and implementing certain voluntary national tests (see H.R. 
        893), [2MR]
    National Commission for Science and Mathematics Leadership: 
        establish (see H.R. 210), [7JA]
    National Commission on the Prevention of School Violence: 
        establish (see H.R. 1556), [26AP]
    National Commission on Youth Crime and School Violence: establish 
        (see H.R. 1988), [27MY]
    National objectives: establish a partnership to rebuild and 
        modernize school facilities (see H.R. 2955), [27SE]
    National School Lunch Act: revise eligibility of private 
        organizations under the child and adult care food program (see 
        H.R. 2907), [21SE]
    National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1456), [15AP]
    NSF: report on establishment of high-speed, large bandwidth 
        capacity Internet access for all public elementary and 
        secondary schools and libraries (see H.R. 2534), [15JY]
    Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and 
        counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit 
        of public schools and roads (see H.R. 2389), [30JN]
    ------restore stability to payments made to States and counties 
        containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of 
        public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 352), [2NO]
    Public welfare programs: make progress toward completion of high 
        school or college a permissible work activity (see H.R. 1362), 
        [25MR]
    Public works: State and local capital projects funding (see H.R. 
        2777), [5AU]
    Racial relations: recognize the historical significance of the 
        Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision and 
        reaffirm the fundamental belief that we are all ``one Nation 
        under God, indivisible'' (see H. Res. 176), [18MY]
    Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide 
        comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly 
        effective prevention programs (see H.R. 3413), [16NO]
    Safety: enhance (see H.R. 1895, 1898), [20MY]
    ------ensure by increasing police presence (see H.R. 1531), [22AP]
    ------establish a School Security Technology Center and authorize 
        grants for local school security programs (see H.R. 2034), 
        [8JN]
    ------provide grants to enable secondary schools to hire a 
        director of school safety, discipline, and student assistance 
        to develop or improve safety plan (see H.R. 2761), [5AU]
    ------waive local matching requirement under the Community 
        Oriented Policing Program to allow placement of law 
        enforcement officers in schools (see H.R. 2371), [29JN]
    Service academies: increase service obligation for military 
        service academies, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and the U.S. 
        Merchant Marine Academy (see H.R. 93), [7JA]
    Social Security: use of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families 
        Program funds for public school construction and hiring of 
        teachers (see H.R. 635), [9FE]
    States: establish State revolving funds for school construction 
        (see H.R. 2469), [12JY]
    ------require equal education funding throughout the State (see 
        H.R. 555), [3FE]
    Taxation: allow tax credits for certain elementary and secondary 
        school expenses and contributions to charitable school-tuition 
        organizations (see H.R. 741), [11FE] (see H.R. 936), [2MR] 
        (see H.R. 1710), [5MY]
    ------allow tax credits for public and nonpublic elementary and 
        secondary education expenses (see H.R. 935), [2MR]
    ------creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction 
        (see H.R. 415), [19JA]
    ------expand incentives for construction and renovation of public 
        schools and provide incentives for corporations to participate 
        in cooperative agreements with public schools in distressed 
        areas (see H.R. 1660), [4MY]
    ------expand incentives for construction and renovation of public 
        schools and provide incentives for corporations to participate 
        in cooperative agreements with public schools in distressed 
        areas (H.R. 1660), consideration (see H. Res. 240), [1JY]
    ------expand incentives for the construction and renovation of 
        public schools (see H.R. 340), [19JA] (see H.R. 1760), [11MY] 
        (see H.R. 2416), [1JY]
    ------incentives for education (see H.R. 254), [7JA] (see H.R. 
        464), [2FE] (see H.R. 3120), [21OC]
    ------increase lifetime learning credit for secondary teachers 
        returning to school for additional training (see H.R. 638), 
        [9FE]
    ------issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to assist 
        States in the construction and rehabilitation of public 
        schools (see H.R. 2514), [14JY]
    ------permit private educational institutions to maintain certain 
        qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 588), [4FE]
    ------provide a source of interest-free capital for school 
        construction and renovation in States experiencing increased 
        enrollment (see H.R. 996), [4MR]
    ------provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for 
        acquisition of computer hardware and software (see H.R. 1076), 
        [11MR]
    ------provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for 
        technology-related training (see H.R. 1075), [11MR]
    ------provide partial income exclusion to certain teachers in 
        high-poverty schools (see H.R. 2611), [26JY]
    ------provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school 
        teachers (see H.R. 937), [2MR]
    ------provide tax relief, encourage savings and investment, 
        establish incentives for school construction, and eliminate 
        Social Security earnings test (see H.R. 1084), [11MR]
    ------treatment of contributions of computers to schools and 
        public libraries (see H.R. 2308), [22JN]
    ------treatment of education expenses (see H.R. 600), [4FE]
    Telephones: reduce rates and provide advanced telecommunications 
        services to schools, libraries, and certain health care 
        facilities (see H.R. 1746), [11MY]
    Veterans: recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and 
        express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's 
        Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 58), [17MR]
  Conference reports
    Education Flexibility Partnership Act (H.R. 800), [20AP]
  Messages
    Educational Excellence for All Children Act: President Clinton, 
        [24MY]
  Motions
    Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students 
        to meet academic achievement standards (H.R. 2300), [21OC]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (H.R. 2), [21OC]
    Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State 
        participation in activities (H.R. 800), [23MR]
  Reports filed
    Academic Achievement for All Act (Straight A's Act): Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2300) (H. Rept. 106-
        386), [18OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 800, Education 
        Flexibility Partnership Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 143) (H. Rept. 106-102), [20AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 2, Student Results Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 336) (H. Rept. 106-402), [19OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 150, Education Land Grant Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 189) (H. Rept. 106-164), [25MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 800, Education Flexibility Partnership Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 100) (H. Rept. 106-46), 
        [9MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1995, Teacher Empowerment Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 253) (H. Rept. 106-240), [19JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2300, Academic Achievement for All Act 
        (Straight A's Act): Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 338) 
        (H. Rept. 106-408), [20OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2389, County Schools Funding Revitalization 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 352) (H. Rept. 106-
        437), [2NO]
    County Schools Funding Revitalization Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2389) (H. Rept. 106-392), [18OC]
    District of Columbia College Access Act: Committee on Government 
        Reform (House) (H.R. 974) (H. Rept. 106-158), [24MY]
    Education Flexibility Partnership Act: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 800) (H. Rept. 106-100), [20AP]
    ------Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 800) 
        (H. Rept. 106-43), [8MR]
    Education Land Grant Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        150) (H. Rept. 106-132), [10MY]
    Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act 
        Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2496) 
        (H. Rept. 106-390), [18OC]
    Student Results Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        (House) (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 106-394), [18OC], [19OC]
    Teacher Empowerment Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        (House) (H.R. 1995) (H. Rept. 106-232), [14JY]

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SCIENCE
related term(s) Engineering; Mathematics; Research; Technology
  Appointments
    Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, 
        Engineering, and Technology Development, [6JA]
  Bills and resolutions
    Arlington National Cemetery: authorize memorialization at the 
        columbarium for eligible veterans who have donated their 
        remains to science (see H.R. 1069), [11MR]
    Association of American State Geologists: grant Federal charter 
        (see H.R. 2354), [24JN]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        opening ceremonies of Sunrayce 99 (see H. Con. Res. 48), [9MR]
    Computers: repeal Internet intellectual infrastructure fee (see 
        H.R. 749), [11FE]
    Coordinated Oceanographic Program Advisory Panel: establish (see 
        H.R. 2090), [9JN]
    Courts: waive time limits for introduction of motions for forensic 
        DNA testing in certain Federal trials (see H.R. 3233), [5NO]
    Dept. of HHS: employment opportunities for women scientists (see 
        H.R. 269), [7JA]
    Dept. of Labor: require completion of a National Academy of 
        Sciences study before implementing standards or guidelines on 
        ergonomics (see H.R. 987), [4MR]
    ------require completion of a National Academy of Sciences study 
        before implementing standards or guidelines on ergonomics 
        (H.R. 987), consideration (see H. Res. 271), [2AU]
    Drugs: prohibit federally sponsored research pertaining to the 
        legalization of drugs (see H.R. 278), [7JA]
    Ecology and environment: establish doctoral fellowships to 
        increase the number of scientists and engineers trained in 
        global energy and environmental challenges (see H.R. 1733), 
        [6MY]
    ------improve the management of environmental information and 
        encourage innovation to enhance environmental quality (see 
        H.R. 3448), [18NO]
    Education: encourage school personnel to participate in technology 
        education (see H.R. 3156), [27OC]
    ------encourage use of technology in the classroom (see H.R. 
        2845), [13SE]
    ------encourage young women to pursue careers and higher education 
        degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology 
        (see H.R. 2387), [29JN]
    ------ensure schools prepare girls to compete in the 21st century 
        (see H.R. 2505), [14JY]
    ------grants to provide integrated classroom-related computer 
        training for elementary and secondary school teachers (see 
        H.R. 455), [2FE]
    ------provide for capital investments in technology education (see 
        H.R. 709), [11FE]
    ------provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 645), 
        [9FE] (see H.R. 2933), [23SE]
    ------strengthen accountability for student achievement, raise 
        teaching standards, reward successful teachers and schools, 
        and provide better information to parents (see H.R. 1734), 
        [6MY]
    ------tribute to Toshiba America, Inc./National Science Teachers 
        Association ExploraVision Awards program (see H. Con. Res. 
        126), [8JN]
    ------use of elementary and secondary teacher training funding for 
        science scholarships (see H. Con. Res. 153), [13JY]
    ------use of elementary and secondary teacher training funding to 
        advance science, mathematics, and engineering education (see 
        H. Con. Res. 151), [13JY]
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act: include advanced 
        scientific education programs in elementary schools (see H.R. 
        1534), [22AP]
    EPA: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Air and 
        Radiation (see H.R. 1743), [10MY]
    ------authorizing appropriations for the Office of Research and 
        Development and Science Advisory Board (see H.R. 1742), [10MY]
    Government regulations: require peer review of scientific support 
        data (see H.R. 574), [4FE]
    Health: limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information 
        (see H.R. 2555), [19JY]
    ------prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on 
        the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), [1JY]
    Horticulture: plant genetic conservation program funding (see H.R. 
        398), [19JA]
    Immigration: establish pilot program to allow certain aliens who 
        complete a postsecondary degree in math or science to change 
        their immigrant status to remain in U.S. and work in one of 
        those fields (see H.R. 2687), [3AU]
    ------increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers (see 
        H.R. 2698), [4AU]
    Law enforcement: facilitate exchange and collection of DNA 
        identification information from violent offenders (see H.R. 
        2810), [8SE] (see H.R. 3375), [16NO]
    ------improve the quality and credibility of forensic science 
        services for criminal justice purposes (see H.R. 2340), [24JN]
    ------provide assistance to State and local forensic laboratories 
        in analyzing DNA samples from convicted offenders (see H.R. 
        3087), [14OC]
    NASA: academic programs funding (see H.R. 1527), [22AP]
    ------develop and distribute to schools an educational curriculum 
        to commemorate the centennial of powered flight (see H.R. 
        1754), [11MY]
    National Commission for Science and Mathematics Leadership: 
        establish (see H.R. 210), [7JA]
    National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: 
        establish (see H.R. 1795), [13MY]
    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize 
        development of research centers focusing on environmental 
        factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 
        3433), [17NO]
    NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 89), [2MR]
    ------experimental program to stimulate competitive research (see 
        H.R. 3115), [20OC]
    NSF: demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of 
        mathematics, science, and information technology (see H.R. 
        1265), [24MR]
    ------report on establishment of high-speed, large bandwidth 
        capacity Internet access for all public elementary and 
        secondary schools and libraries (see H.R. 2534), [15JY]
    Research: authorize appropriations for marine research and related 
        environmental research and development program activities of 
        NOAA and the NSF (see H.R. 1552), [26AP]
    ------continuation of Federal research and development programs 
        funding in a fiscally sustainable way (see H.R. 3161), [28OC]
    ------prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research (see 
        H.R. 571), [4FE]
    ------prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research and 
        encourage equivalent restrictions by other countries (see H.R. 
        2326), [23JN]
    Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide 
        comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly 
        effective prevention programs (see H.R. 3413), [16NO]
    Space policy: declaration of space leadership (see H. Con. Res. 
        66), [18MR]
    ------tribute to the 30th anniversary of the first lunar landing 
        and the accomplishments of the Apollo program (see H. Con. 
        Res. 110), [20MY]
    Sub-Saharan Africa: conduct human clinical research according to 
        highest ethical standards and prohibit interference with 
        intellectual property laws or policies promoting access to 
        pharmaceuticals or medical technologies (see H.R. 2700), [4AU]
    Tariff: cathode-ray tubes (see H.R. 2168, 2169), [10JN]
    ------compound optical microscopes (see H.R. 2165), [10JN]
    ------magnetrons (see H.R. 2167), [10JN]
    Taxation: allow designation of income tax refunds for use in NIH 
        biomedical research programs (see H.R. 785), [23FE] (see H.R. 
        977), [4MR]
    ------allow medical innovation tax credits for clinical testing 
        expenses attributable to academic medical centers and other 
        hospital research organizations (see H.R. 1039), [9MR]
    ------extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 1682), 
        [4MY]
    ------extend research and development tax credit to Puerto Rico 
        and the possessions of the U.S. (see H.R. 2137), [10JN]
    ------extend research credit to expenses attributable to certain 
        collaborative research consortia (see H.R. 1328), [25MR]
    ------medical research tax credits (see H.R. 3505), [18NO]
    ------permanently extend research credit (see H.R. 760), [12FE]
    ------permanently extend research credit and adjust the 
        alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 835), [24FE]
    ------provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for 
        acquisition of computer hardware and software (see H.R. 1076), 
        [11MR]
    ------provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for 
        technology-related training (see H.R. 1075), [11MR]
    Technology: promote development of technology clusters to enable 
        national laboratories to meet Dept. of Energy missions (see 
        H.R. 3502), [18NO]
    UNESCO: develop a strategy to bring the U.S. back into full and 
        active participation (see H.R. 1974), [27MY]
    ------renew U.S. membership (see H.R. 2566), [20JY]
    Washington: terminate funding for the Fast Flux Test Facility at 
        the Hanford Nuclear Reservation (see H.R. 2604), [22JY]
  Messages
    NASA Report: President Clinton, [18NO]
    National Institute of Building Sciences Report: President Clinton, 
        [13MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 987, Workplace Preservation Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 271) (H. Rept. 106-280), [2AU]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for Opening Ceremonies of Sunrayce 99: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. 
        Con. Res. 48) (H. Rept. 106-60), [16MR]
    Workplace Preservation Act: Committee on Education (House) (H.R. 
        987) (H. Rept. 106-272), [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), 
        [19JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 1501, Juvenile Justice Reform Act, [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Booker T. Washington Leadership Institute: provide support (see 
        H.R. 3440), [17NO]
    Taxation: treatment of reductions in State tax revenues relative 
        to the provision of an earned income tax credit to recipients 
        of temporary assistance for needy families block grants (see 
        H.R. 2787), [5AU]

SEATTLE, WA
  Bills and resolutions
    World Trade Organization: address issue of runaway film production 
        and cultural content restrictions at Seattle, WA, talks (see 
        H. Res. 384), [17NO]

SECRET SERVICE
  Bills and resolutions
    Courts: amend the Federal Rules of Evidence relative to 
        testimonial privileges of parents, children, and members of 
        the Secret Service, and restrict prosecutorial conduct 
        relative to certain sexual activities (see H.R. 2876), [15SE]
    Federal employees: extend civil service retirement options to IRS 
        revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal 
        law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), [23MR]
    Functions: clarify authority relative to former Presidents and 
        families, events of national significance, threat assessment, 
        subpoena issuance, and forfeiture of computers and other 
        counterfeiting devices (see H.R. 3048), [7OC]
    Presidents of the U.S.: limit the duration of certain benefits 
        extended to former Presidents (see H.R. 96), [7JA]

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SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (Togo D. West, Jr.)
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve allocation of health care 
        resources (see H.R. 24), [6JA]

SECURITIES
related term(s) Investments
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2488, Financial Freedom Act, [2AU]
    ------S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: promote and improve employee stock 
        ownership plans (see H.R. 2124), [10JN]
    Corporations: improve disclosure of charitable contributions (see 
        H.R. 887), [1MR]
    Crime: eliminate money laundering in private banking, warn banks 
        of countries with a concentration of money laundering, and 
        require the FRS to include money laundering in the 
        consideration of certain applications (see H.R. 1471), [15AP]
    ------eliminate money laundering in private banking and require 
        the Dept. of the Treasury to take certain actions relative to 
        countries with a concentration of money laundering activities 
        (see H.R. 2905), [21SE]
    Dept. of the Treasury: issuance of war bonds to fund Operation 
        Allied Force and related humanitarian operations (see H.R. 
        1699), [5MY]
    Electronic commerce: amend certain consumer protection laws to 
        facilitate the electronic delivery of disclosures and other 
        information (see H.R. 2626), [27JY]
    ------improve access to electronic databases including securities 
        market information databases (see H.R. 1858), [19MY]
    ERISA: establish requirements for certain stock purchase 
        arrangements maintained by employers for employees and provide 
        favorable tax treatment for such arrangements (see H.R. 3462), 
        [18NO]
    Federal Reserve Act: repeal limit on stock loans (see H.R. 1539), 
        [22AP]
    Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation 
        interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund 
        reserves (see H.R. 3278), [9NO]
    ------ensure consumer privacy when establishing a framework for 
        the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other 
        financial service providers (see H.R. 3320), [10NO]
    ------modernize and improve financial services industry (see H.R. 
        823), [24FE]
    ------provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities 
        firms, and other financial service providers (see H.R. 10), 
        [7JA] (see H.R. 665), [10FE]
    ------provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities 
        firms, and other financial service providers (H.R. 10), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 235), [30JN]
    ------provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities 
        firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 355), [2NO]
    ------records and reports on monetary instruments transactions 
        (see H.R. 518), [3FE]
    FRS: broaden the range of discount window loans which may be used 
        as collateral for Federal reserve notes (see H.R. 1094), 
        [11MR]
    Investments: improve regulation of certain derivatives dealers and 
        hedge funds, reduce risk to financial markets, and enhance 
        investor protections (see H.R. 3483), [18NO]
    Schools: allocate limitations imposed on school construction bonds 
        whose holders are allowed a tax credit and apply Davis-Bacon 
        Act wage requirements to projects financed with such bonds 
        (see H.R. 1767), [12MY]
    SEC: establish Office of National Security (see H.R. 2204), [15JN]
    ------improve collection and dissemination of information 
        concerning bond prices and strengthen price competition in 
        bond markets (see H.R. 1400), [14AP]
    ------limit collection of certain fees (see H.R. 1256), [24MR] 
        (see H.R. 2441), [1JY]
    ------require improved disclosure of after-tax returns relative to 
        mutual fund performance (see H.R. 1089), [11MR]
    Social Security: invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing 
        securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect 
        trust funds from public debt limit (see H.R. 147), (see H.R. 
        160), (see H.R. 219), [7JA]
    ------investment of amounts held in the Federal Old-Age and 
        Survivors Insurance Trust Fund in private sector securities 
        markets (see H.R. 871), [25FE] (see H.R. 990), [4MR]
    ------investment of trust funds in marketable securities (see H.R. 
        1268), [24MR]
    ------prohibit investment of trust funds in private financial 
        markets (see H. Con. Res. 155), [14JY]
    Taxation: accelerate phase in of exclusion limit from estate and 
        gift taxes (see H.R. 43), [6JA] (see H.R. 682), [10FE]
    ------adjust tax brackets, provide partial exclusion from income 
        for dividends and interest, provide long-term capital gains 
        deduction, and increase IRA contribution limit (see H.R. 
        1840), [18MY]
    ------allow a credit for certain corporations which have 
        substantial employee ownership and encourage stock ownership 
        by employees (see H.R. 338), [19JA]
    ------allow a credit to holders of Better America Bonds (see H.R. 
        2446), [1JY]
    ------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. 554), [3FE]
    ------allow the unused portion of the low-income housing credit, 
        for buildings financed with tax exempt State bonds, to be used 
        for the construction of military housing (see H.R. 3451), 
        [18NO]
    ------capital gains rates (see H.R. 1407), [14AP]
    ------capital gains rates and indexing of certain assets (see H.R. 
        14), [6JA]
    ------clarify certain existing limitations on private business use 
        of facilities financed with tax-exempt bonds (see H.R. 2398), 
        [30JN]
    ------cost-of-living adjustment for unified estate and gift tax 
        credit (see H.R. 2349), [24JN]
    ------creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction 
        (see H.R. 415), [19JA]
    ------eliminate certain unfair provisions (see H.R. 2414), [1JY]
    ------eliminate noncorporate capital gains tax (see H.R. 106), 
        [7JA]
    ------exempt small issue bonds for agriculture from the State 
        volume cap (see H.R. 1810), [13MY]
    ------expand the exclusion for qualified small business stock and 
        increase the annual limit for incentive stock options (see 
        H.R. 2331), [23JN]
    ------increase gift tax exclusion (see H.R. 927), [2MR]
    ------increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), 
        [25FE]
    ------issuance of tax-exempt bonds by Indian tribal governments 
        (see H.R. 1946), [26MY]
    ------issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to assist 
        States in the construction and rehabilitation of public 
        schools (see H.R. 2514), [14JY]
    ------partial exclusion from gross income for dividends and 
        interest received by individuals (see H.R. 1891), [20MY]
    ------permit early distributions from employee stock ownership 
        plans for higher education expenses and first-time homebuyer 
        purchases (see H.R. 615), [8FE]
    ------permit 401(k) contributions which would otherwise be limited 
        by employer contributions to employees stock ownership plans 
        (see H.R. 616), [8FE]
    ------permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain 
        organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services 
        (see H.R. 718), [11FE]
    ------phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), 
        [25FE]
    ------prevent conversion of ordinary income or short-term capital 
        gain into income eligible for long-term capital gain rates 
        (see H.R. 1703), [5MY]
    ------provide a source of interest-free capital for school 
        construction and renovation in States experiencing increased 
        enrollment (see H.R. 996), [4MR]
    ------provide tax relief, encourage savings and investment, 
        establish incentives for school construction, and eliminate 
        Social Security earnings test (see H.R. 1084), [11MR]
    ------reduce holding period for certain capital gains rates (see 
        H.R. 1321), [25MR]
    ------reduce individual capital gains rates (see H.R. 157), [7JA]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty 
        and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and 
        investments, and establish incentives for education and health 
        care (see H.R. 2488), [13JY]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty 
        and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and 
        investments, and establish incentives for education and health 
        care (H.R. 2488), consideration (see H. Res. 256), [20JY]
    ------reduce the maximum rate on certain unrecaptured gains (see 
        H.R. 2054), [8JN]
    ------remove mandatory withdrawal requirements for individual 
        retirement accounts (see H.R. 252), [7JA]
    ------repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes 
        (see H.R. 86), [7JA] (see H.R. 1466), [15AP]
    ------repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 42), [6JA] (see H.R. 
        107), (see H.R. 166), (see H.R. 224), [7JA] (see H.R. 564), 
        [3FE] (see H.R. 1351), [25MR]
    ------repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes and the alternative 
        minimum tax on individuals and corporations (see H.R. 3074), 
        [14OC]
    ------simplify Internal Revenue Code through revenue neutral 
        proposals (see H.R. 1420), [14AP]
    ------simplify method of determining a partner's share of items in 
        a qualified investment club (see H.R. 1708), [5MY]
    ------treat certain dealer derivative financial instruments, 
        hedging transactions, and supplies as ordinary assets (see 
        H.R. 1713), [5MY]
    ------treat spaceports like airports under exempt facility bond 
        rules (see H.R. 2289), [18JN]
    ------treatment of active financing income earned overseas by 
        financial services firms (see H.R. 681), [10FE]
    ------treatment of bonds issued to acquire renewable resources on 
        land subject to conservation easement (see H.R. 1863), [19MY]
    ------treatment of capital gains and estate and gift taxes (see 
        H.R. 159), [7JA]
    ------treatment of capital gains and estate taxes relative to 
        certain farm property (see H.R. 2497), [13JY] (see H.R. 2537), 
        [15JY]
    ------treatment of capital gains earned by designated settlement 
        funds (see H.R. 580), [4FE]
    ------treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a 
        principal residence (see H.R. 1805), [13MY]
    ------treatment of certain bonds issued by local governments in 
        connection with delinquent real property taxes (see H.R. 
        1406), [14AP]
    ------treatment of certain facility uses owned by a tax-exempt 
        organization relative to tax-exempt bond status (see H.R. 
        3496), [18NO]
    ------treatment of contributions to standard and education 
        individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1357), [25MR]
    ------treatment of corporate derivative transactions relative to 
        its stock (see H.R. 3283), [9NO]
    ------treatment of gain from the sale of a business closely held 
        by an individual who has attained age 62 (see H.R. 337), 
        [19JA]
    ------treatment of individual investment accounts (see H.R. 1611), 
        [28AP]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 188), 
        [7JA]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts and 401(k) plans 
        (see H.R. 876), [25FE]
    ------treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical 
        output facilities (see H.R. 721, 721), [11FE]
    ------treatment of tax-exempt financing for professional sports 
        facilities (see H.R. 3096), [18OC]
    Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act (H.R. 2488): consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 274), [4AU]

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    TVA: authorize repurchase of certain bonds (see H.R. 140), [7JA]
  Conference reports
    Framework for the Affiliation of Banks, Securities Firms, and 
        Other Financial Service Providers (S. 900), [2NO]
    Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act (H.R. 2488), [4AU]
  Messages
    Veto of H.R. 2488, Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act: President 
        Clinton, [23SE]
  Motions
    Financial institutions: provide framework for the affiliation of 
        banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers 
        (H.R. 10), [1JY]
    ------provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities 
        firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), [30JY]
    Taxation: reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage 
        penalty and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on 
        savings and investments, and establish incentives for 
        education and health care (H.R. 2488), [22JY], [2AU]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty 
        and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and 
        investments, and establish incentives for education and health 
        care (H.R. 2488), conference report, [5AU]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty 
        and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and 
        investments, and establish incentives for education and health 
        care (H.R. 2488), veto, [23SE], [19OC]
  Reports filed
    Bond Price Competition Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 1400) (H. Rept. 106-149), [18MY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2488, Taxpayer Refund 
        and Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 274) (H. 
        Rept. 106-291), [4AU]
    Consideration of Conference Report on S. 900, Framework for the 
        Affiliation of Banks, Securities Firms, and Other Financial 
        Service Providers: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 355) 
        (H. Rept. 106-440), [2NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 10, Financial Services Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 235) (H. Rept. 106-214), [30JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2488, Financial Freedom Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 256) (H. Rept. 106-246), [20JY]
    Consumer and Investor Access to Information Act: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 1858) (H. Rept. 106-350), [30SE]
    Financial Freedom Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        2488) (H. Rept. 106-238), [16JY]
    Financial Services Act: Committee on Banking and Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 106-74), [23MR], [10JN]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 106-74), 
        [15JN]
    Framework for the Affiliation of Banks, Securities Firms, and 
        Other Financial Service Providers: Committee of Conference (S. 
        900) (H. Rept. 106-434), [2NO]
    Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        2488) (H. Rept. 106-289), [4AU]

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Corporations: improve disclosure of charitable contributions (see 
        H.R. 887), [1MR]

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: require employers which are terminating 
        businesses to offer employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 
        499), [2FE]
    Electronic commerce: improve access to electronic databases 
        including securities market information databases (see H.R. 
        1858), [19MY]
    Fees: limit collection of certain fees (see H.R. 1256), [24MR] 
        (see H.R. 2441), [1JY]
    Investments: require improved disclosure of after-tax returns 
        relative to mutual fund performance (see H.R. 1089), [11MR]
    Office of National Security: establish (see H.R. 2204), [15JN]
    Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing 
        public utility holding companies (see H.R. 2363), [25JN]
    Securities: improve collection and dissemination of information 
        concerning bond prices and strengthen price competition in 
        bond markets (see H.R. 1400), [14AP]
    ------improve regulation of certain derivatives dealers and hedge 
        funds, reduce risk to financial markets, and enhance investor 
        protections (see H.R. 3483), [18NO]
  Reports filed
    Bond Price Competition Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 1400) (H. Rept. 106-149), [18MY]
    Consumer and Investor Access to Information Act: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 1858) (H. Rept. 106-350), [30SE]

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    SEC: limit collection of certain fees (see H.R. 1256), [24MR]

SECURITY AND FREEDOM THROUGH ENCRYPTION (SAFE) ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 850) (H. 
        Rept. 106-117), [26JY]
    ------Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 850) (H. 
        Rept. 106-117), [26JY]
    ------Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 850) (H. 
        Rept. 106-117), [19JY]

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
see Classified Information

SELECTIVE AGRICULTURAL EMBARGOES ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 17) (H. Rept. 
        106-154), [20MY]
    ------Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 17) (H. 
        Rept. 106-154), [14JN]

SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM
  Bills and resolutions
    National security: suspend registration requirement and activities 
        of local boards except during national emergencies and require 
        report on development of standby registration program (see 
        H.R. 1812), [13MY]

SENATE
related term(s) Committees of the Senate; Legislative Branch of the 
    Government; Members of Congress
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort the President, [19JA]
    Committee To Notify the President That a Congressional Quorum Has 
        Assembled, [6JA]
    Conferees: H.R. 1905, legislative branch of the Government 
        appropriations, [1JY]
    Congressional Office of Compliance Board of Directors, [4OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Aviation: congressional review of civil aviation agreements (see 
        H.R. 1845), [18MY]
    Capitol Police: appreciation for efforts during impeachment 
        proceedings (see H. Res. 106), [10MR]
    Chafee, John H.: tribute (see H. Res. 341), [25OC]
    Clinton, President: censure (see H.J. Res. 12), [7JA]
    Committee on Printing (Joint): election of members (see H. Res. 
        78), [23FE] (see H. Res. 87), [2MR]
    Committee on the Library (Joint): election of members (see H. Res. 
        78), [23FE] (see H. Res. 87), [2MR]
    Congress: adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 27), [10FE] (see H. Con. 
        Res. 235), [18NO]
    ------adjournment (S. Con. Res. 43), consideration (see H. Res. 
        236), [30JN]
    ------compile and make available to the public the names of 
        candidates for election who agree to conduct campaigns in 
        accordance with a Code of Election Ethics (see H. Con. Res. 
        12), [19JA]
    ------joint session for the State of the Union Message (see H. 
        Con. Res. 1), [6JA]
    ------make certain information available to the public on the 
        Internet (see H.R. 654), [9FE]
    ------notify the President that a quorum has assembled (see H. 
        Res. 3), [6JA]
    ------require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the House and 
        Senate Chambers (see H. Con. Res. 150), [1JY]
    ------set date for convening of 106th Congress, 2d session (see 
        H.J. Res. 85), [18NO]
    ------specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment 
        of legislation (see H.R. 1018), [4MR]
    ------waive enrollment requirements for certain appropriations 
        legislation (see H.J. Res. 76), [8NO]
    ------waive enrollment requirements for certain appropriations 
        legislation (H.J. Res. 76), consideration (see H. Res. 365), 
        [8NO]
    ------waiver of sine die adjournment requirement (see H. Con. Res. 
        168), [30JY]
    ------waiver of sine die adjournment requirement (H. Con. Res. 
        168), consideration (see H. Res. 266), [29JY]
    Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination 
        Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 107), [10MR]
    Courts: constitutional amendment to provide that Federal judges be 
        reconfirmed by the Senate every 10 years (see H.J. Res. 11), 
        [7JA]
    Dept. of Transportation: reauthorize Aviation War Risk Insurance 
        Program (H.R. 98), Senate amendments (see H. Res. 135), [12AP]
    Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign 
        expenditures and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 13), [7JA]
    Glenn, John: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 239), [7JA]
    Government: require comparable treatment of Federal employees, 
        Members of Congress and the President during a Government 
        shutdown (see H.R. 877), [25FE]
    ------require Congress and the President to fulfill their 
        constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for 
        Federal laws (see H.R. 2301), [22JN]
    ------separation of powers between Congress and the President (see 
        H.R. 2655), [30JY]
    ------shutdown relative to budget process (see H.R. 142), [7JA]
    Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional 
        deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see 
        H.R. 350), [19JA]
    ------analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of 
        proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R. 350), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 36), [3FE]
    House of Representatives: appoint committee to notify the 
        President of adjournment (see H. Res. 395), [18NO]
    ------notify that a quorum is present and of the election of the 
        Speaker and Clerk (see H. Res. 2), [6JA]
    Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see 
        H.R. 1905), [24MY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1905), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 190), [25MY]
    Members of Congress: allow Members to decline annual pay 
        adjustments (see H.R. 2622), [27JY]
    ------constitutional amendment to allow States to limit terms (see 
        H.J. Res. 16), [7JA]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), 
        [6JA] (see H.J. Res. 15), [7JA]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit terms and to increase the 
        term of Representatives to 4 years (see H.J. Res. 18), [7JA]
    ------deny cost-of-living adjustments for retirement benefits (see 
        H. Con. Res. 3), [7JA]
    ------deny salary adjustments relative to budget deficit (see H.R. 
        2327), [23JN]
    ------eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 94), (see 
        H.R. 235), [7JA] (see H.R. 590), [4FE] (see H.R. 651), [9FE]
    ------include salaries in any proposed across-the-board reduction 
        in funding for Federal agencies (see H. Con. Res. 207), [25OC]
    ------increase length of ban on lobbying activities after leaving 
        office (see H.R. 335), [19JA]
    ------link annual salary adjustments to cost-of-living adjustments 
        for certain Social Security benefits (see H.R. 1669), [4MY]

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    ------modify law providing a permanent appropriation for 
        compensation (see H.R. 83), [7JA]
    ------prohibit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement 
        System (see H.R. 95), [7JA]
    ------prohibit pay rate adjustments from exceeding certain cost-
        of-living increases for Social Security benefits (see H.R. 
        2893), [21SE]
    Political action committees: reduce influence in elections for 
        Federal office (see H.R. 2866), [14SE]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 417), [19JA] (see H.R. 1739), [6MY] (see H.R. 1867), 
        [19MY] (see H.R. 1922), [25MY] (see H.R. 2668), [2AU] (see 
        H.R. 3243), [5NO]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 417), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 122), [18MR] (see H. Res. 126), 
        [23MR] (see H. Res. 283), [8SE]
    ------expand required spending reports and transfer enforcement of 
        campaign finance laws from the FEC to the Dept. of Justice 
        (see H.R. 32), [6JA]
    ------limit contributions by nondistrict or out-of-State residents 
        in elections to Congress (see H.R. 1880), [20MY]
    ------prohibit candidates from accepting unsecured loans from 
        depository institutions regulated under Federal law (see H.R. 
        400), [19JA]
    ------prohibit contributions by nondistrict residents in elections 
        to the Senate or the House of Representatives (see H.R. 715), 
        [11FE]
    ------prohibit contributions by nonparty multicandidate political 
        committees in Federal elections (see H.R. 593), [4FE]
    ------prohibit lowest unit rate for campaign advertising from 
        being available for communication in which candidates attack 
        opponents unless the candidate does so in person (see H.R. 
        2033), [8JN]
    ------prohibit use of soft money in Federal elections (see H.R. 
        399), [19JA]
    Presidential appointments: require the appointment of the Chief of 
        the Forest Service by the President (see H.R. 3040), [7OC]
    Presidents of the U.S.: amend the War Powers Resolution (see H.J. 
        Res. 42), [24MR]
    ------permit congressional review of certain Presidential orders 
        (see H.R. 3131), [21OC]
    ------repeal the War Powers Resolution (see H.R. 2937), [23SE]
    Public lands: require congressional approval before entering into 
        certain agreements or arrangements (see H.R. 1207), [18MR]
    Serbia: direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces 
        pursuant to the War Powers Resolution (see H. Con. Res. 82), 
        [12AP]
    ------direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant 
        to the War Powers Resolution (H. Con. Res. 82), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 151), [27AP]
    Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds 
        majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see 
        H.J. Res. 37), [11MR]
    ------constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on 
        the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 37), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 139), [13AP]
    Terry Sanford Federal Building, Raleigh, NC: designate (see H.R. 
        911), [2MR]
    Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a 
        signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto 
        Protocol (see H.R. 2221), [15JN]
  Conference reports
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 1905), 
        [4AU]
  Motions
    Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 
        1905), [10JN], [3AU], [4AU]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1905), consideration (H. Res. 
        190), [10JN]
  Reports filed
    Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act: Committee on House 
        Administration (House) (H.R. 417) (H. Rept. 106-297), [5AU]
    Campaign Integrity Act: Committee on House Administration (House) 
        (H.R. 1867) (H. Rept. 106-294), [5AU]
    Campaign Reform and Election Integrity Act: Committee on House 
        Administration (House) (H.R. 2668) (H. Rept. 106-295), [5AU]
    Citizen Legislature and Political Freedom Act: Committee on House 
        Administration (House) (H.R. 1922) (H. Rept. 106-296), [5AU]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 82, Direct the President To Withdraw 
        U.S. Armed Forces From Serbia Pursuant to the War Powers 
        Resolution: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 
        106-118), [27AP]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 168, Waiver of Sine Die Adjournment 
        Requirement (H. Res. 266): Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Rept. 106-274), [29JY]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 37, Constitutional Amendment To Require 
        a Two-Thirds Majority on the Passage of Legislation Increasing 
        Taxes: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 139) (H. Rept. 106-
        94), [13AP]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 76, Waive Enrollment Requirements for 
        Certain Appropriations Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 365) (H. Rept. 106-461), [8NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 350, Mandates Information Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 36) (H. Rept. 106-6), [3FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 417, Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 283) (H. Rept. 106-311), 
        [8SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1905, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 190) (H. 
        Rept. 106-165), [25MY]
    Consideration of S. Con. Res. 43, Congressional Adjournment: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 236) (H. Rept. 106-215), 
        [30JN]
    Direct the President To Withdraw U.S. Armed Forces From Serbia 
        Pursuant to the War Powers Resolution: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H. Con. Res. 82) (H. Rept. 
        106-116), [27AP]
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1905) (H. Rept. 106-290), [4AU]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1905) (H. Rept. 
        106-156), [24MY]
    Mandates Information Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 350) 
        (H. Rept. 106-5), [2FE]

SENIOR CITIZENS
  Appointments
    Social Security Advisory Board, [30SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Abuse: prevent (see H.R. 1984), [27MY]
    Aliens: deny coverage under certain anti-discrimination statutes 
        of employed individuals that are unlawfully present in the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 3170), [28OC]
    Armed Forces: expand geographic area of the TRICARE senior 
        supplement demonstration project for certain covered 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 955), [3MR]
    ------improve access to treatment facilities, provide Medicare 
        reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal Employees 
        Health Benefits Program for veterans and their dependents (see 
        H.R. 1067), [10MR]
    Budget: public disclosure on treatment of Social Security trust 
        funds (see H.R. 563), [3FE]
    ------sequestration of all budgetary accounts except Social 
        Security, Federal retirement, and interest on the debt (see 
        H.R. 451), [2FE]
    Capitol Police: increase mandatory retirement age (see H.R. 424), 
        [19JA]
    Capitol Police Board: exempt certain Capitol Police officers from 
        mandatory retirement (see H. Con. Res. 202), [20OC]
    Civil rights: establish criminal liability for discrimination 
        based on disparate treatment (see H.R. 2510), [14JY]
    ------prohibit employment discrimination (see H.R. 1980), [27MY]
    Consumers: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including 
        Internet fraud, and provide information that will help them 
        protect themselves (see H.R. 612), [4FE]
    Crime: ensure that older or disabled persons are protected from 
        institutional, community, and domestic violence, and sexual 
        assault (see H.R. 2590), [22JY]
    ------prevent and increase penalties for crimes such as health 
        care, pension, and telemarketing fraud, and nursing home abuse 
        and fraud (see H.R. 1862), [19MY]
    Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care 
        without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (see H.R. 
        2260), [17JN]
    ------promote pain management and palliative care without 
        permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (H.R. 2260), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 339), [21OC]
    Dept. of Defense: allow Medicare-eligible military health care 
        system beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health 
        Benefits Program (see H.R. 113), (see H.R. 205), [7JA]
    ------equitable retirement for military reserve technicians 
        covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 1079), [11MR]
    Dept. of HHS: make additional payments to certain home health 
        agencies with high-cost patients and provide for an interest-
        free grace period for repayment of overpayments (see H.R. 
        1917), [25MY]
    Dept. of HUD: provide enhanced rental assistance vouchers for low-
        income elderly and disabled tenants of certain housing 
        projects (see H.R. 1336), [25MR]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand respite care program (see H.R. 
        1762), [11MY]
    Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund Alzheimer's 
        research (see H.R. 1939), [25MY]
    ------provide for screenings, referrals, and education relative to 
        osteoporosis (see H.R. 2471), [12JY]
    Drugs: limit hardship endured when meeting prescription drug needs 
        (see H. Con. Res. 152), [13JY]
    Education: ensure the opportunity to serve as mentors, tutors, and 
        volunteers for certain programs (see H.R. 2802), [5AU]
    ERISA: make group health plan reforms (see H.R. 2095), [9JN]
    ------preempt State law in certain cases relative to certain 
        church plans (see H.R. 2183), [14JN]
    ------provide new procedures and access to review for grievances 
        arising under group health plans (see H.R. 2089), [9JN]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement 
        in educational and extracurricular activities, routine medical 
        needs, and assistance to elderly relatives (see H.R. 2103), 
        [9JN]
    Federal employees: eliminate certain inequities in the computation 
        of retirement benefits for law enforcement officers, 
        firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials 
        couriers, and their survivors (see H.R. 1769), [12MY]
    ------establish program under which current and former employees 
        may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 110), [7JA] (see 
        H.R. 602), [4FE] (see H.R. 1111), [16MR]
    ------reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), 
        [29JY]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass 
        measurements (see H.R. 933), [2MR]
    Health: establish a national family caregiver support program (see 
        H.R. 1341), [25MR]
    ------extend COBRA continuation health coverage for individuals 55 
        and older (see H.R. 2227), [15JN]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (see H.R. 16), [6JA] (see H.R. 1136), [16MR] (see 
        H.R. 1200), [18MR] (see H.R. 2990), [30SE] (see H.R. 3000), 
        [1OC]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (H.R. 1136), consideration (see H. Res. 311), 
        [28SE]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (H.R. 2990), consideration (see H. Res. 323), [5OC]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (H.R. 2990), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 348), 
        [1NO]
    ------promote purchase of private long-term care insurance by 
        providing tax deductibility, State Medicaid flexibility, and 
        information dissemination (see H.R. 1261), [24MR]
    ------require insurance coverage of bone mass measurements and 
        inform women concerning reproductive and post-menopausal 
        health care choices (see H.R. 925), [2MR]

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    Health Care Financing Administration: moratorium on new rules (see 
        H.R. 2689), [3AU]
    Health care professionals: establish a national abusive and 
        criminal background check system for patient care workers (see 
        H.R. 2627), [27JY]
    Housing: expand homeownership (see H.R. 1776), [12MY]
    ------improve the quality of housing for the elderly (see H.R. 
        1624), [29AP]
    ------provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for 
        participation in shared housing arrangements (see H.R. 243), 
        [7JA]
    ------restructure financing for assisted housing for senior 
        citizens (see H.R. 202), [7JA]
    Immigration: allow certain aliens to obtain nonimmigrant visitor's 
        visas (see H.R. 184), [7JA]
    ------exempt certain elderly persons from certain naturalization 
        requirements (see H.R. 2899), [21SE]
    ------naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English 
        language requirements (see H.R. 1155), [17MR]
    Income: exemption from the requirement that all Federal payments 
        be made by electronic funds transfer relative to Old-Age, 
        Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 1409), 
        [14AP]
    ------protect retirement security of individuals (see H.R. 526), 
        [3FE] (see H.R. 1590), [28AP]
    Insurance: coverage of long-term care services (see H.R. 2691), 
        [3AU] (see H. Con. Res. 8), [7JA]
    ------study future long-term care needs (see H.R. 1716), [6MY]
    ------tax treatment of long-term care services, educational 
        campaign on long-term care, and expansion of State long-term 
        care partnerships by exempting partnership assets from 
        Medicaid estate recovery (see H.R. 2102), [9JN]
    Law enforcement officers: increase mandatory retirement age (see 
        H.R. 1748), [11MY]
    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. 3045), [7OC]
    ------assure preservation of safety net hospitals through 
        maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see 
        H.R. 3103), [19OC]
    ------prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing 
        facilities (see H.R. 540), [3FE]
    ------provide State options to allow eligibility for legal 
        immigrant pregnant women, children, and certain disabled 
        individuals (see H.R. 1399), [14AP]
    ------remove special financial limitations on Puerto Rico and 
        certain other territories relative to medical assistance for 
        Medicare cost-sharing and for veterans (see H.R. 2333), [23JN]
    ------require prorating of beneficiary contributions relative to 
        partial coverage for nursing facility services during a month 
        (see H.R. 2852), [14SE]
    ------restrict imposition of liens and estate recovery for long-
        term care services provided to certain individuals (see H.R. 
        161), [7JA]
    Medicare: administrative fee for submission of paper rather than 
        electronic claims (see H.R. 2114), [9JN]
    ------adverse impact of current payment policy for noninvasive 
        positive pressure ventilators on individuals with severe 
        respiratory diseases (see H. Con. Res. 138), [22JN]
    ------allow certain organizations to purchase home-care services 
        from self-employed caregivers through home-care referral 
        agencies (see H.R. 3041), [7OC]
    ------allow petitioners for coverage of new technologies or 
        procedures to meet with the Health Care Financing 
        Administration to develop written plans (see H.R. 2338), 
        [24JN]
    ------assure access to managed health care through the cost 
        contract program (see H.R. 2268), [17JN]
    ------calculation of Medicare+Choice payments for medical services 
        at Dept. of Veterans Affairs and Dept. of Defense facilities 
        (see H.R. 2447), [1JY]
    ------change rate of increase for Medicare+Choice capitation rates 
        (see H.R. 3092), [18OC]
    ------clarify non-preemption of State prescription drug benefit 
        laws relative to Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 549), [3FE]
    ------combat fraud and abuse relative to partial hospitalization 
        services (see H.R. 1543), [22AP]
    ------combat waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 2229), [15JN] (see 
        H.R. 3461), [18NO]
    ------contract reform (see H.R. 312), [7JA]
    ------contracting with certain hospitals to provide certain 
        surgical procedures and related services at a single rate (see 
        H.R. 1392), [13AP]
    ------coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1890), [20MY]
    ------coverage of adult day care services (see H.R. 745), [11FE]
    ------coverage of advanced new therapies to treat diabetic foot 
        ulcers (see H.R. 2369), [29JN]
    ------coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice 
        program (see H. Con. Res. 62), [18MR]
    ------coverage of chronic disease prescription drugs (see H.R. 
        1796), [13MY]
    ------coverage of frail elderly beneficiaries permanently residing 
        in certain nursing facilities (see H.R. 1998), [27MY]
    ------coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2620), 
        [27JY]
    ------coverage of inpatient hospital services in Puerto Rico (see 
        H.R. 2712), [4AU]
    ------coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 
        2945), [24SE]
    ------coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 
        1187), [18MR]
    ------coverage of nursing facilities and in-home services (see 
        H.R. 131), [7JA]
    ------coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 886), 
        [1MR] (see H.R. 1109), [15MR] (see H.R. 1495), [20AP] (see 
        H.R. 2012), [8JN] (see H.R. 2782), [5AU] (see H.R. 3482), 
        [18NO] (see H. Con. Res. 149), [1JY]
    ------coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 1495), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 372), [9NO]
    ------coverage of screening retinal eye examinations for 
        individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1542), [22AP]
    ------coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), 
        [15SE]
    ------demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer 
        patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), 
        [13AP]
    ------develop and implement a single, unified prospective payment 
        system for post-care hospital services (see H.R. 2070), [8JN]
    ------disclose staffing and performance data, provide 
        whistleblower protections, and review mergers and acquisitions 
        relative to Medicare providers (see H.R. 1288), [25MR]
    ------eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in 
        calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice 
        organizations (see H.R. 406), [19JA] (see H.R. 1088), [11MR]
    ------eliminate reduction in payment amounts to home health 
        agencies and provide for an interest-free grace period for 
        repayment of overpayments (see H.R. 2618), [27JY]
    ------eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive 
        drugs (see H.R. 1115), [16MR]
    ------ensure access to comparable prescription drug coverage in 
        Medigap policies relative to termination of Medicare+Choice 
        plans (see H.R. 634), [9FE]
    ------ensure geographic reclassifications of hospitals in urban 
        areas do not result in lower wage indexes (see H.R. 3216), 
        [3NO]
    ------ensure reimbursement for certain ambulance services and 
        improve the efficiency of the emergency medical system (see 
        H.R. 2831), [9SE]
    ------establish a demonstration project to provide beneficiaries 
        greater information on various courses of treatment for 
        certain diseases or injuries (see H.R. 1544), [22AP]
    ------exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under 
        the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (see 
        H.R. 655), [9FE]
    ------expand and make permanent the demonstration project for 
        military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 1413), [14AP]
    ------expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see 
        H.R. 2892), [21SE]
    ------extend community nursing organization demonstration projects 
        (see H.R. 1999), [27MY]
    ------extend coverage of immunosuppressive drugs to cases of 
        transplants not paid for under the program (see H.R. 3107), 
        [19OC]
    ------extend health care coverage (see H.R. 402), [19JA]
    ------facilitate use of private contracts (see H.R. 2867), [14SE]
    ------freeze reductions under Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 3145), 
        [26OC]
    ------Health Care Financing Administration regulatory burdens 
        imposed on suppliers of durable medical equipment (see H. Con. 
        Res. 98), [5MY]
    ------improve access to benefits and programs to eligible, low-
        income beneficiaries (see H.R. 1455), [15AP]
    ------improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain 
        individuals (see H.R. 2228), [15JN]
    ------improve and streamline the physician self-referral law (see 
        H.R. 2650), [29JY]
    ------improve coverage determination process relative to new 
        advances in medical technology (see H.R. 2030), [8JN]
    ------improve methodology for the calculation of Medicare+Choice 
        payment rates (see H.R. 3284), [9NO]
    ------improve review procedures (see H.R. 2356), [24JN]
    ------improve the operation of certain Medicare+Choice and Medigap 
        programs (see H.R. 491), [2FE]
    ------increase certain payments to hospitals (see H.R. 2266), 
        [17JN]
    ------increase payments for pap smear laboratory tests (see H.R. 
        976), [4MR] (see H.R. 2930), [23SE]
    ------increase payments for physician services provided in health 
        professional shortage areas in Alaska and Hawaii (see H.R. 
        2967), [28SE]
    ------increase payments to providers for case manager services in 
        rural areas (see H.R. 1646), [29AP]
    ------limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 914), [2MR]
    ------limit reductions in Federal payments under the prospective 
        payment system for hospital outpatient department services 
        (see H.R. 2241), [16JN]
    ------make changes in payment methodologies and provide coverage 
        of outpatient prescription drugs to beneficiaries who lose 
        drug coverage under Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 3086), 
        [14OC]
    ------make refinements in the prospective payment system for 
        outpatient hospital services (see H.R. 2979), [30SE]
    ------modify restrictions on physician self-referral (see H.R. 
        2651), [29JY]
    ------payment for insulin pumps (see H.R. 360), [19JA]
    ------preserve and expand (see H. Con. Res. 135), [16JN]
    ------prevent sudden disruption of beneficiary enrollment in 
        Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 141), [7JA]
    ------protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice 
        plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see 
        H.R. 3004), [4OC]
    ------provide additional benefits to prevent or delay the onset of 
        illnesses (see H.R. 1968), [26MY]
    ------provide for a Doctors' Bill of Rights (see H.R. 3300), 
        [10NO]
    ------provide for independent case managers for home health 
        services (see H.R. 746), [11FE]
    ------provide greater equity to home health agencies and ensure 
        access to medically necessary home health services (see H.R. 
        2628), [27JY]
    ------provide more equitable payments to home health agencies (see 
        H.R. 2546), [16JY]
    ------provision of physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-
        language pathology services, and respiratory therapy by a 
        comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facility at a single, 
        fixed location (see H.R. 3441), [17NO]
    ------reduce amount of coinsurance payable in conjunction with 
        outpatient department services (see H.R. 421), [19JA]

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    ------reduce financial liability of physicians providing certain 
        care under Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 1375), [12AP]
    ------reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 664), 
        [10FE]
    ------reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 664), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 371), [9NO]
    ------reform beneficiary payment limits for certain long-existing 
        home health agencies relative to the interim payment system 
        (see H.R. 2123), [10JN]
    ------reform purchasing, payment, and administrative requirements 
        (see H.R. 2115), [9JN]
    ------regulatory burdens on home health agencies (see H. Con. Res. 
        79), [25MR]
    ------reimburse hospitals for psychologist, physician assistant, 
        and nurse practitioner training costs (see H.R. 2794), [5AU]
    ------reimburse hospitals for psychologist training costs (see 
        H.R. 1140), [16MR]
    ------reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 1046), 
        [9MR]
    ------remove the sunset and numerical limitation on participation 
        in Medicare+Choice medical savings account plans (see H.R. 
        2068), [8JN] (see H.R. 2173), [10JN]
    ------repeal interim payment system, eliminate mandatory reduction 
        under the prospective payment system, and continue periodic 
        interim payments for home health services (see H.R. 2361), 
        [24JN]
    ------require advanced notice to managed care plan enrollees of 
        hospital termination under such plans (see H.R. 1639), [29AP]
    ------require appropriate training and certification for suppliers 
        of certain listed items of orthotics or prosthetics (see H.R. 
        1938), [25MY]
    ------require certain additional information in statements of 
        explanation of benefits provided to beneficiaries (see H.R. 
        1511), [21AP]
    ------require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome 
        rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 
        632), [9FE] (see H.R. 2002), [27MY]
    ------require governing boards of national accrediting entities to 
        have public representation and open meetings (see H.R. 2174), 
        [10JN]
    ------require universal product numbers on claims forms for 
        reimbursement for durable medical equipment and other items 
        (see H.R. 418), [19JA]
    ------restore the non-applicability of private contracts for the 
        provision of benefits (see H.R. 958), [3MR]
    ------restrictions on changes in benefits under Medicare+Choice 
        plans (see H.R. 1134), [16MR]
    ------revise inflation update factor used in making payments to 
        prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3114), [20OC]
    ------revise interim payment system to home health agencies for 
        home health services (see H.R. 2492), [13JY] (see H.R. 2744), 
        [5AU]
    ------revise payment amounts to home health agencies (see H.R. 
        2240), [16JN]
    ------revise regulations on participating hospitals relative to 
        nurse anesthetists' services (see H.R. 804), [23FE]
    ------standardize clinical practice guidelines to improve delivery 
        of services (see H.R. 2069), [8JN]
    ------treatment of payments to Medicare+Choice organizations 
        relative to disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 
        1103), [11MR]
    Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task 
        Force: establish (see H.R. 119), [7JA]
    Medicare/Medicaid: ensure that individuals enjoy the right to be 
        free from restraint (see H.R. 3010), [4OC]
    ------expand and clarify requirements regarding advance directives 
        to ensure that an individual's health care decisions are 
        observed (see H.R. 1149), [17MR]
    ------restrict use and require recording and reporting of 
        information on use of physical and chemical restraints and 
        seclusion in mental health facilities (see H.R. 1313), [25MR]
    ------surety bond requirements for home health agencies, durable 
        medical equipment suppliers, and others (see H.R. 2325), 
        [23JN]
    Older Americans Act: amend to help prevent osteoporosis (see H.R. 
        2294), [22JN]
    ------authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2850), [14SE]
    ------establish pension counseling programs (see H.R. 2707), [4AU]
    ------extend authorization, establish National Family Caregiver 
        Support Program, modernize aging programs and services, and 
        address need to engage in life course planning (see H.R. 
        1637), [29AP]
    ------reauthorize (see H.R. 773), (see H.R. 782), [23FE]
    Pensions: allow individuals the opportunity to provide for their 
        retirement through S.A.F.E. accounts (see H.R. 1853), [18MY]
    ------prevent the wearing away of an employee's accrued benefit 
        under a defined plan by reducing future accruals under the 
        plan (see H.R. 2759), [5AU]
    ------protect benefits of employees in defined benefit plans and 
        enforce age discrimination requirements relative to tax 
        legislation on defined benefit plans becoming cash balance 
        plans (see H.R. 2902), [21SE]
    ------reform (see H.R. 1102), [11MR]
    ------waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans (see H.R. 
        1287), [25MR]
    Pharmaceuticals: demonstration project to expand eligibility under 
        existing State prescription drug assistance programs for low-
        income seniors (see H.R. 2375), [29JN]
    ------establish a program of pharmacy assistance fee for elderly 
        persons who have no health insurance coverage (see H.R. 723), 
        [11FE]
    Postal Service: establish a notification system under which 
        individuals may elect not to receive mailings related to skill 
        contests or sweepstakes (see H.R. 2678), [3AU] (see H.R. 
        2731), [5AU]
    ------require door delivery of mail sent to persons residing in 
        senior communities (see H.R. 3202), [2NO]
    Right to Financial Privacy Act: prevent financial exploitation of 
        older or disabled individuals (see H.R. 2062), [8JN]
    Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 685), 
        [10FE] (see H.R. 1259), [24MR] (see H.R. 1803), [13MY] (see 
        H.R. 2039), [8JN] (see H. Res. 18), [7JA]
    ------budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 1259), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 186), [24MY]
    ------choice of benefit payment method relative to computation 
        rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 
        (see H.R. 148), [7JA] (see H.R. 568), [3FE]
    ------computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in 
        or after 1982 (see H.R. 120), [7JA]
    ------constitutional amendment relative to budget treatment of 
        Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program and the 
        hospital insurance program (see H.J. Res. 40), [16MR]
    ------create a fair and modern Social Security Program to 
        strengthen and protect the retirement income security of every 
        U.S. citizen (see H.R. 1043), [9MR] (see H.J. Res. 32), [23FE] 
        (see H. Res. 48), [9FE] (see H. Res. 93), [3MR]
    ------create personalized retirement accounts (see H.R. 874), 
        [25FE]
    ------early payment of certain benefits relative to the year 2000 
        computer problem (see H.R. 2403), [30JN]
    ------eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see 
        H.R. 5), [1MR] (see H.R. 2698), [4AU]
    ------eliminate fees for Federal administration of State 
        supplemental SSI payments (see H.R. 1051), [10MR]
    ------ensure solvency of trust funds (see H.R. 37), [6JA] (see 
        H.R. 3012), [5OC]
    ------establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to 
        compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and 
        Medicare benefits (see H.R. 1422), [14AP] (see H.R. 2180), 
        [10JN]
    ------establish and maintain individual investment accounts (see 
        H.R. 1897), [20MY]
    ------extend and clarify pay-as-you-go requirements relative to 
        trust funds (see H.R. 196), [7JA] (see H.R. 1059), [10MR]
    ------extend rural Advanced Life Support intercept services to 
        other areas (see H.R. 2711), [4AU]
    ------improve computation system for certain workers who attain 
        age 65 (see H.R. 538), [3FE]
    ------improve solvency (see H.R. 2717), [5AU]
    ------increase earnings limit (see H.R. 107), [7JA]
    ------invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities 
        and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds 
        from public debt limit (see H.R. 147), (see H.R. 160), (see 
        H.R. 219), [7JA]
    ------investment of amounts held in the Federal Old-Age and 
        Survivors Insurance Trust Fund in private sector securities 
        markets (see H.R. 871), [25FE] (see H.R. 990), [4MR]
    ------investment of trust funds in marketable securities (see H.R. 
        1268), [24MR]
    ------level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's 
        death (see H.R. 163), (see H.R. 287), [7JA]
    ------make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act 
        (see H.R. 3075), [14OC] (see H.R. 3146), [26OC] (see H.R. 
        3426), [17NO]
    ------preserve all budget surpluses until legislation is enacted 
        to strengthen and protect Social Security and Medicare (see 
        H.R. 1927), [25MY]
    ------prohibit investment of trust funds in private financial 
        markets (see H. Con. Res. 155), [14JY]
    ------protect Social Security surpluses and reserve a portion of 
        non-Social Security surpluses to strengthen and protect 
        Medicare (see H.R. 3165), [28OC]
    ------provide annual statement of accrued liability of the Old-
        Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 
        244), [7JA]
    ------provide enrollment period for Medicare and Medigap relative 
        to certain military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 743), 
        [11FE]
    ------provide for personalized retirement security through 
        personal retirement savings accounts, increase individual 
        control over retirement income, and protect surpluses (see 
        H.R. 3206), [3NO]
    ------provide for the retirement of every U.S. citizen (see H.R. 
        249), [7JA]
    ------provide lump-sum death payments (see H.R. 3281), [9NO]
    ------reform (see H.R. 1), [1MR]
    ------reform relative to State and local government employees (see 
        H. Con. Res. 101), [6MY]
    ------require specific legislative recommendations to ensure 
        solvency of trust funds (see H.R. 245), [7JA]
    ------restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to 
        certain individuals (see H.R. 860), [25FE]
    Taxation: allow a refundable credit for certain Medicare premiums 
        (see H.R. 122), [7JA] (see H.R. 1772), [12MY]
    ------allow credit to military retirees for Medicare coverage (see 
        H.R. 121), [7JA]
    ------allow deductions for contributions to education individual 
        retirement accounts and increase allowable contributions and 
        uses for such accounts (see H.R. 2873), [15SE]
    ------allow penalty-free distributions from qualified retirement 
        plans on account of the death or disability of the 
        participant's spouse (see H.R. 2826), [9SE]
    ------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. 554), [3FE]
    ------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. 1263), [24MR]
    ------disclosure of employer's share of taxes paid for old-age, 
        survivors, disability, and hospital insurance for the employee 
        (see H.R. 1264), [24MR]
    ------enhance the portability of retirement benefits (see H.R. 
        739), [11FE]
    ------impose a tax on certain unearned income and provide tax 
        relief by reducing the rate of the Social Security payroll tax 
        (see H.R. 1099), [11MR]
    ------increase annual limitation on deductible contributions to 
        individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 802), [23FE]
    ------increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions 
        and adjust for inflation the amount of de

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        ductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see 
        H.R. 1322), [25MR]
    ------increase retirement savings opportunities (see H.R. 1213), 
        [22MR] (see H.R. 1546), [22AP]
    ------permit penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans for 
        medical expenses of certain older relatives (see H.R. 253), 
        (see H.R. 275), [7JA]
    ------provide additional retirement savings opportunities for 
        small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 352), 
        [19JA]
    ------provide tax credit for caregivers (see H.R. 2458), [1JY]
    ------provide tax relief, encourage savings and investment, 
        establish incentives for school construction, and eliminate 
        Social Security earnings test (see H.R. 1084), [11MR]
    ------reform Internal Revenue Code through revenue neutral 
        proposals which protect Social Security and Medicare trust 
        funds (see H. Con. Res. 85), [14AP]
    ------simplify Internal Revenue Code through revenue neutral 
        proposals (see H.R. 1420), [14AP]
    ------treatment of certain stipends paid from a State program to 
        volunteer workers who have attained age 60 (see H.R. 3119), 
        [20OC]
    ------treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to 
        long-term care insurance (see H.R. 161), [7JA]
    ------treatment of gain from the sale of a business closely held 
        by an individual who has attained age 62 (see H.R. 337), 
        [19JA]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 226), 
        [7JA]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to 
        charitable contributions (see H.R. 1311), [25MR]
    ------treatment of property tax reduction vouchers received by 
        senior citizens in exchange for volunteer work (see H.R. 
        1011), [4MR]
    ------treatment of qualified retirement plans relative to 
        charitable contributions (see H.R. 1446), [15AP]
    ------treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 107), [7JA] 
        (see H.R. 688), [10FE] (see H.R. 761), [12FE] (see H.R. 3438), 
        [17NO]
    Trust funds: investment of several Federal health-related and 
        retirement trust funds in broad-based private equities indices 
        (see H.R. 633), [9FE]
    Veterans: computation of retirement pay for certain merchant 
        mariners who served during or immediately after World War II 
        (see H.R. 1893), [20MY]
  Messages
    Strengthen Social Security and Medicare Act: President Clinton, 
        [26OC]
  Motions
    Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care 
        without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (H.R. 
        2260), [27OC]
    Health: national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), [6OC], [3NO]
    Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 1259), 
        [26MY]
  Reports filed
    Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act: 
        Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1102) 
        (H. Rept. 106-331), [24SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1259, Social Security and Medicare Safe 
        Deposit Box Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 186) (H. 
        Rept. 106-160), [24MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2260, Pain Relief Promotion Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 339) (H. Rept. 106-409), [21OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. Rept. 106-366), 
        [5OC]
    Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3075) (H. Rept. 106-
        436), [2NO]
    Older Americans Act Reauthorization: Committee on Education and 
        the Workforce (House) (H.R. 782) (H. Rept. 106-343), [28SE]
    Pain Relief Promotion Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        2260) (H. Rept. 106-378), [18OC]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2260) (H. Rept. 
        106-378), [13OC]
    Prohibit Transfers or Discharges of Medicaid Residents of Nursing 
        Facilities: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 540) (H. Rept. 
        106-44), [8MR]
    Senate Amendment to H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 348) (H. Rept. 106-430), 
        [1NO]
    Social Security Guarantee Initiative: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.J. Res. 32) (H. Rept. 106-34), [1MR]

SENSENBRENNER, F. JAMES, JR. (a Representative from Wisconsin)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 775, Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act, 
        [24JN]
    ------H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 
        Century, [14OC]
    ------H.R. 2112, Multidistrict, Multiparty, Multiforum Trial 
        Jurisdiction Act, [16NO]
    ------S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    CERCLA: authorize certain research, development, and demonstration 
        activities (see H.R. 3207), [3NO]
    Committee on Science (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 64), [12FE]
    Computers: networking and information technology research and 
        development funding (see H.R. 2086), [9JN]
    Courts: allow a judge to whom a case is transferred to retain 
        jurisdiction over certain multidistrict litigation cases for 
        trial (see H.R. 1852), [18MY] (see H.R. 2112), [9JN]
    ------provide for Federal jurisdiction of certain multiparty, 
        multiform civil actions (see H.R. 967), [3MR]
    Fastener Quality Act: strengthen the protection against the sale 
        of mismarked and counterfeit fasteners (see H.R. 1183), [18MR]
    NIST: improve computer security (see H.R. 2413), [1JY]
    Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: rescind congressional consent 
        (see H.R. 744), [11FE]
    Taxation: permanently extend research credit (see H.R. 760), 
        [12FE]
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Clinton, President: House of Representatives' appointment and 
        authorization of managers for impeachment trial (see H. Res. 
        10), [6JA]
  Reports filed
    Activities During the 105th Congress: Committee on Science (House) 
        (H. Rept. 106-847), [7JA]
    Dept. of Energy Appropriations for Civilian Research, Development, 
        Demonstration, and Commercial Application Activities: 
        Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1655) (H. Rept. 106-243), 
        [20JY]
    Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act Appropriations: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 1184) (H. Rept. 106-99), [19AP]
    FAA Research, Engineering, and Development Programs: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1551) (H. Rept. 106-223), [12JY]
    Improve Ability To License Federally Owned Inventions: Committee 
        on Science (House) (H.R. 209) (H. Rept. 106-129), [6MY]
    Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act: Committee on Science 
        (House) (H.R. 1753) (H. Rept. 106-377), [13OC]
    NASA Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1654) (H. 
        Rept. 106-145), [18MY]
    Networking and Information Technology Research and Development 
        Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2086) (H. Rept. 106-
        472), [16NO]
    NOAA Appropriations for National Weather Service, Office of 
        Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, and National Environmental 
        Satellite, Data, and Information Service Activities: Committee 
        on Science (House) (H.R. 1553) (H. Rept. 106-146), [18MY]
    Strengthen the Fastener Quality Act Protection Against the Sale of 
        Mismarked and Counterfeit Fasteners: Committee on Science 
        (House) (H.R. 1183) (H. Rept. 106-121), [29AP]
    U.S. Fire Administration Appropriations: Committee on Science 
        (House) (H.R. 1550) (H. Rept. 106-133), [10MY]
  Rules
    Committee on Science (House), [9FE]

SERBIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for military 
        operations, refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance 
        relative to Kosovo conflict, and for military operations in 
        Southwest Asia (see H.R. 1664), [4MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental for military operations, 
        refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relative to Kosovo 
        conflict, and for military operations in Southwest Asia (H.R. 
        1664), consideration (see H. Res. 159), [5MY]
    Armed Forces: direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces 
        pursuant to the War Powers Resolution (see H. Con. Res. 82), 
        [12AP]
    ------direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant 
        to the War Powers Resolution (H. Con. Res. 82), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 151), [27AP]
    ------support for troops carrying out NATO military operations 
        against Serbia (see H. Con. Res. 72), (see H. Res. 130, 132), 
        [24MR]
    CARE (relief organization): undertake efforts to secure the 
        release of workers being held prisoner (see H. Con. Res. 144), 
        [29JN]
    China, People's Republic of: express regret and apologize for 
        accidental bombing of Chinese Embassy by NATO forces (see H. 
        Con. Res. 106), [12MY]
    ------reimbursement of damages relative to the accidental bombing 
        of Chinese Embassy by NATO forces (see H. Con. Res. 157), 
        [16JY]
    Clinton, President: authorize the President to conduct military 
        air operations and missile strikes (S. Con. Res. 21), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 151), [27AP]
    Democracy: promote (see H.R. 1373), [12AP]
    Dept. of the Treasury: issuance of war bonds to fund Operation 
        Allied Force and related humanitarian operations (see H.R. 
        1699), [5MY]
    Eglin AFB, FL: recognize and commend personnel for participation 
        in NATO Operation Allied Force in the Balkan region (see H. 
        Res. 379), [16NO]
    Foreign aid: prohibit non-humanitarian reconstruction assistance 
        until Slobodan Milosevic and certain other officials have been 
        arrested and placed in custody (see H.R. 2187), [14JN]
    ------prohibit reconstruction assistance relative to U.S. 
        participation in NATO military operations against Serbia (see 
        H.R. 1737), [6MY]
    ------recognize commitment and dedication of humanitarian relief 
        nongovernmental organizations and private volunteer 
        organizations for efforts in Central America and Kosovo (see 
        H. Res. 152), [27AP]
    Foreign policy: promote democracy in Serbia and Montenegro (see 
        H.R. 1064), [10MR]
    International law: release of captured U.S. servicemen and 
        adherence to Geneva Convention protocols relative to POW and 
        civilians (see H. Con. Res. 83), [12AP]
    International relations: failure to comply with Kosovo agreement 
        and enforcement of agreement by NATO (see H. Con. Res. 13), 
        [19JA]
    Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: tribute to efforts to secure release of 
        captured U.S. servicemen held in Serbia (see H. Res. 156), 
        [3MY]
    Kosovar-American Enterprise Fund: establish (see H.R. 2745), [5AU]
    Kosovo: authorize security assistance training and support funding 
        for the Kosovo Liberation Army (see H.R. 1408), (see H.R. 
        1425), [14AP]
    ------authorize use of all necessary force and other means to 
        accomplish U.S. and NATO objectives (see H.J. Res. 51), [5MY]
    ------condition and humanitarian needs of refugees (see H. Res. 
        161), [6MY]
    ------end NATO air strikes and engage the U.N. to resolve conflict 
        (see H. Res. 196), [27MY]

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    ------presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (see 
        H. Con. Res. 29), [10FE] (see H. Con. Res. 42), [8MR]
    ------presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (H. 
        Con. Res. 42), consideration (see H. Res. 103), [10MR]
    ------prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless 
        authorized by law (see H.R. 647), [9FE] (see H.R. 1368), 
        [12AP] (see H.R. 1562, 1563), [26AP] (see H.R. 1566, 1569), 
        [27AP]
    ------prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless 
        authorized by law (H.R. 1569), consideration (see H. Res. 
        151), [27AP]
    ------provide humanitarian assistance for Kosovar Albanian 
        refugees (see H.R. 1519), [21AP]
    ------restrict assistance for certain reconstruction efforts in 
        the Balkans region to U.S.-produced articles and services (see 
        H.R. 2243), [16JN] (see H.R. 2313), [22JN]
    ------restrict U.S. share of any reconstruction measures 
        undertaken in the Balkans region of Europe (see H. Res. 214), 
        [16JN] (see H. Res. 268), [30JY]
    ------support efforts and recommendations of U.S.-Russian meeting 
        in Vienna, Austria relative to peace negotiations (see H. Con. 
        Res. 99), [5MY]
    ------tribute to U.S. and NATO troops for carrying out military 
        operations against Serbia (see H. Con. Res. 130), [10JN] (see 
        H. Con. Res. 145), [29JN]
    ------U.S. policy on self-determination relative to human rights 
        violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian police (see H. 
        Con. Res. 9), [7JA] (see H. Con. Res. 32), [11FE]
    ------use all diplomatic means to negotiate a peaceful settlement 
        without the introduction of U.S. ground forces (see H. Con. 
        Res. 96), [5MY]
    Milosevic, Slobodan: culpability for war crimes, crimes against 
        humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia (see H. Con. 
        Res. 118), [25MY]
    Taxation: extend certain tax benefits to Armed Forces members 
        performing services in Serbia and Montenegro (see H.R. 1376), 
        [13AP]
    ------extend certain tax benefits to Armed Forces members 
        performing services in Serbia and Montenegro (H.R. 1376), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 140), [14AP]
    War: declaration (see H.J. Res. 44), [12AP]
    ------declaration (H.J. Res. 44), consideration (see H. Res. 151), 
        [27AP]
  Messages
    Armed Forces Operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina Funding Request: 
        President Clinton, [12MY]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Peace Efforts: President Clinton, [8FE]
    National Emergency Relative to Yugoslavia: President Clinton, 
        [3MY], [27MY]
    Ordering Selected Reserve and Certain Individual Ready Reserve 
        Members of the Armed Forces to Active Duty: President Clinton, 
        [27AP]
    Progress Toward Achieving a Sustainable Peace Process in Bosnia 
        and Herzegovina: President Clinton, [26JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 42, Presence of U.S. Armed Forces 
        for Peacekeeping Purposes in Kosovo: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 103) (H. Rept. 106-48), [10MR]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 82, Direct the President To Withdraw 
        U.S. Armed Forces From Serbia Pursuant to the War Powers 
        Resolution: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 
        106-118), [27AP]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 44, Declaration of War Against Serbia: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 106-118), 
        [27AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1376, Extend Certain Tax Benefits to Armed 
        Forces Members Performing Services in Serbia and Montenegro: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 140) (H. Rept. 106-95), 
        [14AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1569, Military Operations in the Federal 
        Republic of Yugoslavia Limitation Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 106-118), [27AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1664, Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 159) (H. Rept. 106-127), [5MY]
    Consideration of S. Con. Res. 21, Presidential Authority To 
        Conduct Military Air Operations and Missile Strikes Against 
        Serbia: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 
        106-118), [27AP]
    Declaration of War Against Serbia: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.J. Res. 44) (H. Rept. 106-115), [27AP]
    Direct the President To Withdraw U.S. Armed Forces From Serbia 
        Pursuant to the War Powers Resolution: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H. Con. Res. 82) (H. Rept. 
        106-116), [27AP]
    Extend Certain Tax Benefits to Armed Forces Members Performing 
        Services in Serbia and Montenegro: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1376) (H. Rept. 106-90), [13AP]
    Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        Act: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1664) (H. Rept. 
        106-125), [4MY]

SERNA, JOE, JR.
  Bills and resolutions
    Tribute (see H. Res. 363), [8NO]

SERRANO, JOSE E. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1141, emergency supplemental appropriations, [22AP]
    ------H.R. 2084, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations, [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2670, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, [13SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Cuba: allow cash remittances to relatives in Cuba (see H.R. 257), 
        [7JA]
    ------allow news bureau exchanges between U.S. and Cuba (see H.R. 
        258), [7JA]
    ------allow travel and cultural exchanges with the U.S. (see H.R. 
        259), [7JA]
    ------exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical 
        supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1644), [29AP]
    ------grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional 
        baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 262), [7JA]
    Cuban Democracy Act: repeal (see H.R. 256), [7JA]
    Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: repeal (see H.R. 
        256), [7JA]
    English language: encourage status as primary language and 
        recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 4), 
        [7JA]
    Food: amend inspection laws to notify consumers of products 
        produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on sewage 
        sludge-treated land (see H.R. 261), [7JA]
    House of Representatives: donation of used computer equipment to 
        public schools (see H.R. 255), [7JA]
    Law enforcement officers: reinforce training, reestablish 
        community relations, and create commission to study and report 
        on policies and practices that govern training, recruitment, 
        and oversight of police officers (see H.R. 1659), [4MY]
    Presidents of the U.S.: repeal constitutional amendment to limit 
        terms (see H.J. Res. 17), [7JA]
    Taxation: treatment of clean-fuel vehicles by enterprise zone 
        businesses (see H.R. 260), [7JA]
    Veterans: ensure eligibility for discretionary relief from 
        detention or deportation (see H.R. 2287), [18JN]

SESSIONS, PETE (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), [2FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and 
        improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance 
        program (H.R. 2559), consideration (see H. Res. 308), (see H. 
        Res. 308), [28SE]
    Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 833), consideration (see H. Res. 
        158), [4MY]
    Business and industry: recovery of attorneys' fees by small 
        businesses and labor organizations who prevail in proceedings 
        brought by NLRB or OSHA (H.R. 1987), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 342), [25OC]
    Census: require use of postcensus local review (H.R. 472), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 138), [13AP]
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): majority party 
        appointments (see H. Res. 73), [23FE]
    Dallas, TX: conveyance of Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant 
        (see H.R. 1353), [25MR]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 2490), consideration (see H. Res. 246), [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2490), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 291), [14SE]
    Dept. of Transportation: establish the National Motor Carrier 
        Administration (H.R. 2679), consideration (see H. Res. 329), 
        [13OC]
    Education: transfer of certain public lands or national forest 
        lands for use as elementary or secondary schools (H.R. 150), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 189), [25MY]
    Employment: provide that employees that receive certain increases 
        in health insurance coverage will not be covered by Federal 
        minimum wage increases (see H.R. 3409), [16NO]
    Executive Office of the President: appointment of Chief Financial 
        Officer (H.R. 437), consideration (see H. Res. 44), [9FE]
    Fair Credit Reporting Act: exempt certain investigative reports 
        from the definition of consumer reports (see H.R. 3408), 
        [16NO]
    Financial institutions: encourage a strong community-based banking 
        system (see H.R. 1354), [25MR]
    ------provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities 
        firms, and other financial service providers (H.R. 10), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 235), [30JN]
    ------provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities 
        firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 355), [2NO]
    Government: improve Federal financial assistance programs (H.R. 
        409), consideration (see H. Res. 75), [23FE]
    ------reduce waste, fraud, and error by making improvements in 
        Federal management and debt collection practices, payment 
        systems, and benefit programs (H.R. 436), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 43), [9FE]
    Government regulations: accounting of costs and benefits (H.R. 
        1074), consideration (see H. Res. 258), [21JY]
    Insurance: require group health plans and health insurance issuers 
        to provide independent review of adverse coverage 
        determinations (see H.R. 2309), [22JN]
    Pensions: allow individuals the opportunity to provide for their 
        retirement through S.A.F.E. accounts (see H.R. 1853), [18MY]
    Real property: authorize public-private partnerships to 
        rehabilitate Federal real property (see H.R. 3285), [9NO]
    U.N.: oppose proposed tax on Internet use (see H. Con. Res. 172), 
        [4AU]
    Volunteer workers: eliminate the requirement that fingerprints be 
        supplied for background checks (see H.R. 3410), [16NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2490, Dept. of the 
        Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, 
        and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 291) (H. Rept. 106-322), [14SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on S. 900, Framework for the 
        Affiliation of Banks, Securities Firms, and Other Financial 
        Service Providers: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 355) 
        (H. Rept. 106-440), [2NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 10, Financial Services Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 235) (H. Rept. 106-214), [30JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 150, Education Land Grant Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 189) (H. Rept. 106-164), [25MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 409, Federal Financial Assistance Management 
        Improvement Act: Committee on

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        Rules (House) (H. Res. 75) (H. Rept. 106-26), [23FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 436, Government Waste, Fraud, and Error 
        Reduction Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 43) (H. 
        Rept. 106-14), [9FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 437, Presidential and Executive Office 
        Financial Accountability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 44) (H. Rept. 106-f15), [9FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 472, Local Census Quality Check Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 138) (H. Rept. 106-93), 
        [13AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 833, Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 158) (H. Rept. 106-126), [4MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1074, Regulatory Right-To-Know Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 258) (H. Rept. 106-248), 
        [21JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1987, Fair Access to Indemnity and 
        Reimbursement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 342) 
        (H. Rept. 106-414), [25OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2490, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 246) (H. 
        Rept. 106-234), [14JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2559, Agricultural Risk Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 308) (H. Rept. 106-346), 
        [28SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2679, Motor Carrier Safety Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 329) (H. Rept. 106-381), [13OC]

SEWAGE DISPOSAL
related term(s) Refuse Disposal
  Bills and resolutions
    Bureau of Reclamation: feasibility study on rehabilitation of the 
        municipal water system at the Jicarilla Apache Reservation in 
        New Mexico (see H.R. 3051), [7OC]
    California: develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood 
        control projects as part of water-related projects in the 
        Colusa Basin Watershed (see H.R. 1113), [16MR]
    Ecology and environment: authorize grants for certain water and 
        waste disposal facility projects in rural areas (see H.R. 
        3098), [18OC]
    EPA: require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers 
        conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy (see 
        H.R. 828), [24FE]
    Food: amend inspection laws to notify consumers of products 
        produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on sewage 
        sludge-treated land (see H.R. 261), [7JA]
    Mexico: treatment of Mexican sewage flowing into U.S. waters (see 
        H.R. 3310), [10NO] (see H.R. 3378), [16NO]
    Water: biological monitoring and whole effluent toxicity testing 
        relative to publicly owned treatment works (see H.R. 155), 
        [7JA]
    Water pollution: exclude certain areas and activities from 
        stormwater regulations, and limit liability of local 
        governments relative to co-permittees and implementation of 
        control measures (see H.R. 3294), [10NO]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of Agriculture Land Conveyance to Sisters, OR, To Construct 
        a Sewage Treatment Facility: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (S. 416) (H. Rept. 106-453), [5NO]

SEXUAL DISCRIMINATION
see Discrimination

SEXUAL HARASSMENT
  Bills and resolutions
    Colleges and universities: require distribution of information 
        relative to handling of sexual harassment complaints (see H.R. 
        2837), [9SE]
    Crime: ensure that older or disabled persons are protected from 
        institutional, community, and domestic violence, and sexual 
        assault (see H.R. 2590), [22JY]
    Education: responsibility of employers for conduct of their 
        employees relative to sexual abuse of students (see H.R. 404), 
        [19JA]
    Unemployment: eligibility for compensation for individuals leaving 
        employment relative to victimization by sexual harassment or 
        loss of child care (see H.R. 931), [2MR]

SEXUAL HARASSMENT AWARENESS REPORTING AND POSTING ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2837), [9SE]

SHADEGG, JOHN B. (a Representative from Arizona)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act, [3NO]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Ak-Chin Indian Community: settlement of water rights claims (see 
        H.R. 2647), [29JY]
    CERCLA: amend relative to settlements by certain qualified 
        businesses (see H.R. 2921), [22SE]
    Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the 
        enactment of legislation (see H.R. 1018), [4MR]
    Gila River Indian Community: settlement of water rights claims 
        (see H.R. 1944), [26MY]
    Taxation: issuance of tax-exempt bonds by Indian tribal 
        governments (see H.R. 1946), [26MY]
    ------provide tax credits for Indian investment and employment 
        (see H.R. 1945), [26MY]
    ------treatment of Indian tribal governments as State, local 
        governments or nonprofit organizations relative to 
        unemployment compensation (see H.R. 1943), [26MY]
    ------treatment of individual health insurance costs and employees 
        who elect not to participate in employer subsidized health 
        plans (see H.R. 1687), [5MY]

SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH
  Bills and resolutions
    Louis Stokes Post Office: designate (see H.R. 2357), [24JN]

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. 862), [25FE]
  Reports filed
    Clear Creek Distribution System Conveyance Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 862) (H. Rept. 106-258), [26JY]

SHAW, E. CLAY, JR. (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [7JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Customs Service: allow the collection of fees for the provision of 
        customs services for the arrival of certain ferries (see H.R. 
        2881), [15SE]
    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. 318), [7JA]
    Miami, FL: selection as permanent location for the Secretariat of 
        the Free Trade Area of the Americas (see H. Con. Res. 217), 
        [1NO]
    Tariff: clarify rules for treatment of international travel 
        merchandise and bonded warehouses and staging areas (see H.R. 
        2648), [29JY]
    Taxation: credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing 
        newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal 
        residence (see H.R. 1172), [17MR]
    ------impose excise tax on persons who acquire structured 
        settlement payments in factoring transactions (see H.R. 263), 
        [7JA]
    ------issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to assist 
        States in the construction and rehabilitation of public 
        schools (see H.R. 2514), [14JY]
    ------provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of 
        certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 844), [24FE]
    ------provide tax-exempt status for organizations created by a 
        State to provide property and casualty insurance coverage for 
        property (see H.R. 264), [7JA]
    ------S corporation reform (see H.R. 689), [10FE]
    ------treatment of certain foreign base company shipping income 
        (see H.R. 265), [7JA]

SHAYS, CHRISTOPHER (a Representative from Connecticut)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H. Con. Res. 68, setting forth the Federal budget for 
        2000-2009, [12AP]
    ------H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 
        Century, [14OC]
    ------S. 1467, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 
        Century, [5AU]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: repeal peanut quotas, reduce peanut loan rates, and 
        require the Dept. of Agriculture to purchase peanuts for 
        nutrition programs (see H.R. 2571), [20JY]
    Aviation: installation of emergency locator transmitters on 
        aircraft (see H.R. 267), [7JA]
    Congress: make certain information available to the public on the 
        Internet (see H.R. 654), [9FE]
    Dept. of HHS: require recreational camps to report information 
        concerning deaths and certain injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 
        266), [7JA]
    Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or 
        sexual orientation (see H.R. 2355), [24JN]
    Government: reduce Federal spending in several programs (see H.R. 
        2649), [29JY]
    Health: establish Federal penalties for prohibited use and 
        disclosure of personal health information and allow 
        individuals to inspect and copy their own health information 
        (see H.R. 2455), [1JY]
    Immigration: temporarily increase visas for backlogged spouses and 
        children of lawful permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 1854), 
        [18MY]
    Insurance: coverage of long-term care services (see H. Con. Res. 
        8), [7JA]
    Medicare/Medicaid: ensure that individuals enjoy the right to be 
        free from restraint (see H.R. 3010), [4OC]
    National Defense Reserve Fleet: conveyance of vessel to Glacier 
        Society, Inc. (see H.R. 2585), [21JY]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 417), [19JA]
    President's Advisory Council on Recreational Camps: establish (see 
        H.R. 266), [7JA]
    Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic 
        rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, 
        Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), [2FE]
    States: participation in approval process of airport development 
        projects in neighboring States (see H.R. 268), [7JA]
    Tariff: branched dodecylbenzene (see H.R. 2198), [14JN]
    ------slide fasteners fitted with polished edge chain scoops of 
        base metal (see H.R. 2197), [14JN]
    ------slide fasteners with chain scoops of base metal die-cast 
        onto strips of textal material (see H.R. 2196), [14JN]
    U.N.: payment of U.S. arrearages (see H.R. 1355), [25MR]

SHELTON, HENRY H. (Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair)
  Bills and resolutions
    Congressional Gold Medal: award (see H.R. 2672), [2AU]

SHERER, MORRIS
  Bills and resolutions
    Tribute (see H. Res. 229), [29JN]

SHERMAN, BRAD (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Iran: discrimination against members of minority religious groups 
        (see H. Con. Res. 128), [8JN]
    Tobacco products: ban sale of cigarette packages containing small 
        number of cigarettes (see H.R. 1677), [4MY]

SHERWOOD, DON (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 507, Water Resources Development Act, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims 
        a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss 
        (see H.R. 603), [4FE]
    Insurance: require group health plans to provide coverage of 
        pediatric care (see H.R. 2044), [8JN]
    Lackawanna Heritage Valley American Heritage Area: establish (see 
        H.R. 940), [2MR]

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SHIMKUS, JOHN (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), [2FE]
    Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, [6JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 
        2247), [16JN]
    Dept. of Transportation: Congestion Mitigation Air Quality 
        Improvement Program emission standards (see H.R. 2788), [5AU]
    Lincoln, Abraham: authorize funds for the establishment of an 
        interpretive center on his life and contributions (see H.R. 
        3084), [14OC]
    NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania 
        (see H. Con. Res. 21), [2FE]
    Telephones: promote and enhance use of 911 emergency services (see 
        H.R. 438), [2FE]

SHIPPING ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Antitrust policy: restore the application of antitrust laws to 
        certain applicable agreements and conduct (see H.R. 3138), 
        [25OC]

SHIPPING INDUSTRY
related term(s) Cargo Transportation; Ships and Vessels
  Bills and resolutions
    Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State, territory, or 
        possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate 
        transportation of liquor (see H.R. 2031), [8JN] (see H.R. 
        2094), [9JN]
    ------enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in 
        Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor 
        (H.R. 2031), consideration (see H. Res. 272), [2AU]
    ------prohibit the direct shipment of alcohol to minors (see H.R. 
        2161), [10JN]
    Contracts: preserve full and open competition for contracts for 
        the transportation of military cargo between the U.S. and 
        Iceland (see H. Con. Res. 219), [2NO]
    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. 318), [7JA]
    Postal Service: limit commercial nonpostal services (see H.R. 
        198), [7JA]
    Railroads: enhance competition between rail carriers (see H.R. 
        2784), [5AU]
    Richmond, VA: declare a portion of the James River and Kanawha 
        Canal to be nonnavigable waters (see H.R. 1034), [9MR]
    Taxation: equitable treatment for certain individuals performing 
        duties on vessels relative to State and local taxes (see H.R. 
        1293), [25MR]
    ------treatment of certain foreign base company shipping income 
        (see H.R. 265), [7JA] (see H.R. 3102), [19OC]
  Motions
    Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State, territory, or 
        possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate 
        transportation of liquor (H.R. 2031), [3AU]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2031, Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 272) (H. Rept. 106-
        281), [2AU]
    Declare a Portion of the James River and Kanawha Canal in 
        Richmond, VA, To Be Nonnavigable Waters: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1034) (H. 
        Rept. 106-107), [27AP]
    Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 2031) (H. Rept. 106-265), [27JY]

SHIPS AND VESSELS
related term(s) Merchant Marine Industry
  Bills and resolutions
    Alabama (U.S.S.): tribute to crew (see H. Res. 123), [18MR]
    Bowman County (U.S.S.): authorize Presidential consent to the 
        third party transfer to the USS LST Ship Memorial, Inc. (see 
        H.R. 146), [7JA]
    Cargo transportation: allow a formal entry exception for vessels 
        required to anchor at Belle Isle Anchorage, Port of Detroit, 
        MI, while awaiting cargo or pilot services, prior to 
        proceeding to the Port of Toledo, OH (see H.R. 2213), [15JN]
    Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 820), [24FE]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 820), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 113), [16MR]
    Customs Service: allow the collection of fees for the provision of 
        customs services for the arrival of certain ferries (see H.R. 
        2881), [15SE]
    Dept. of Commerce: acquire and equip fishery survey vessels (see 
        H.R. 2181), [10JN]
    Dept. of Defense: transfer naval vessels to certain foreign 
        countries (see H.R. 1908), [24MY]
    Dept. of Transportation: authorizing appropriations for certain 
        maritime programs (see H.R. 1557), [26AP]
    ------certificate of documentation for 3 vessels (see H.R. 1025), 
        [4MR]
    Federal Maritime Commission: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 
        819), [24FE]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 819), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 104), [10MR]
    Fish and fishing: establish a moratorium on bottom trawling and 
        use of other mobile fishing gear on the seabed in certain 
        coastal areas (see H.R. 3059), [12OC]
    ------moratorium on large vessels in Atlantic herring or mackerel 
        fisheries (see H.R. 1643), [29AP]
    Fishermen's Protective Act: extend reimbursement period for owners 
        of U.S. fishing vessels for costs incurred from seizure and 
        detention by a foreign country (see H.R. 1651), [29AP]
    Gambling: restore the effectiveness of State laws over gambling 
        cruises-to-nowhere (see H.R. 316), [7JA]
    Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Presidential Unit Citation to final 
        crew (see H.J. Res. 48), [28AP]
    Kapitan Man (vessel): prohibit entry of Russian vessel to any U.S. 
        port with naval presence (see H.R. 1508), [21AP]
    Lane Victory (S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. 
        Con. Res. 112), [25MY]
    Lucky Dog (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1825), 
        [14MY]
    McVay, Charles B., III: court-martial conviction relative to 
        sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (see H.J. Res. 48), [28AP]
    Merchant marine industry: protect seamen against economic reprisal 
        (see H.R. 714), [11FE]
    M/V Sandpiper (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 
        1741), [6MY]
    National Defense Reserve Fleet: conveyance of Guam (S.S.) to 
        American Trade Fair Ship, Inc. (see H.R. 3510), [18NO]
    ------conveyance of vessel to Glacier Society, Inc. (see H.R. 
        2585), [21JY]
    National Park Service: require inventory, evaluation, and 
        documentation of surviving historic Life-Saving Service 
        stations (see H.R. 2832), [9SE]
    New Jersey (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor 
        ship and crew (see H. Con. Res. 119), [26MY]
    ------mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2097), [9JN]
    Norfolk (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1047), 
        [9MR]
    Pride of Many (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 
        949), [2MR]
    R'Adventure II (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 
        3338), [10NO]
    Richmond, VA: declare a portion of the James River and Kanawha 
        Canal to be nonnavigable waters (see H.R. 1034), [9MR]
    Safety: encourage safe and responsible use of personal watercraft 
        (see H.R. 3141), [25OC]
    San Francisco, CA: reduce risk of oil pollution and improve safety 
        of navigation in San Francisco Bay (see H.R. 2536), [15JY]
    Shipping Act: restore the application of antitrust laws to certain 
        applicable agreements and conduct (see H.R. 3138), [25OC]
    St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.: establish (see H.R. 2332), [23JN]
    Taxation: encourage construction of luxury yachts (see H.R. 677), 
        [10FE]
    ------equitable treatment for certain individuals performing 
        duties on vessels relative to State and local taxes (see H.R. 
        1293), [25MR]
    ------treatment of merchant mariners as U.S. citizens or residents 
        living abroad (see H.R. 3162), [28OC]
    The Enterprize (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 
        1826), [14MY]
    Thomas M. Foglietta Support Site, Gricignano d'Aversa, Italy: 
        designate (see H.R. 52), [6JA]
    Tourist trade: permit the transportation of passengers between 
        U.S. ports by certain foreign-flag vessels and encourage U.S.-
        flag vessels to participate in such transportation (see H.R. 
        248), [7JA]
    ------promote the construction and operation of cruise ships in 
        the U.S. and facilitate the development of a U.S.-built cruise 
        industry (see H.R. 3392), [16NO]
    Treaties and agreements: approve a governing international fishery 
        agreement between the U.S. and the Russian Federation (see 
        H.R. 1653), [29AP]
    U.S. Submarine Force: anniversary (see H. Res. 397), [18NO]
    ------issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary (see H. 
        Con. Res. 120), [26MY]
    U.S.-flag merchant marine: revitalize international 
        competitiveness (see H.R. 2159), [10JN] (see H.R. 3225), [4NO]
    Victory of Burnham (vessel): certificate of documentation (see 
        H.R. 2182), [10JN]
    Virgin Islands: exempt from inspection certain small passenger 
        vessels that operate only in the waters of the U.S. Virgin 
        Islands (see H.R. 3512), [19NO]
    Weapons: allow certain number of Trident ballistic missile 
        submarines to be retired or dismantled and use savings for 
        national missile defense programs (see H.R. 542), [3FE]
  Reports filed
    Approve a Governing International Fishery Agreement Between the 
        U.S. and the Russian Federation: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1653) (H. Rept. 106-195), [22JN]
    Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 820) (H. Rept. 106-51), [11MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 819, Federal Maritime Commission 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 104) (H. 
        Rept. 106-49), [10MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 820, Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 113) (H. Rept. 106-54), [16MR]
    Declare a Portion of the James River and Kanawha Canal in 
        Richmond, VA, To Be Nonnavigable Waters: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1034) (H. 
        Rept. 106-107), [27AP]
    Federal Maritime Commission Appropriations: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 819) (H. Rept. 
        106-42), [4MR]
    Fisheries Survey Vessel Authorization Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2181) (H. Rept. 106-251), [22JY]
    Fishermen's Protective Act Reimbursement Period Extension for U.S. 
        Fishing Vessels Owners Costs Incurred From Seizure and 
        Detention by a Foreign Country: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1651) (H. Rept. 106-197), [23JN]

SHORT, WALTER C.
  Bills and resolutions
    Army: advance on the retired list to the highest grade held as 
        Commanding General, Hawaiian Department, during World War II 
        (see H.R. 3050), [7OC]

SHOWS, RONNIE (a Representative from Mississippi)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of 
        the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), [28SE]
    Education: provide grants to local educational agencies to enable 
        them to recruit and retain qualified school administrators 
        (see H.R. 2789), [5AU]
    Medicare: reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 664), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 371), [9NO]
    Railroads: authorize activities under Federal railroad safety laws 
        (see H.R. 2666), [30JY]
    Taxation: provide incentives and job training grants for 
        communities affected by migration of businesses

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        and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 
        1967), [26MY]
    Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart 
        recipients (see H. Con. Res. 77), [24MR]

SHUCKBURGH, RICHARD
  Bills and resolutions
    ``Yankee Doodle'': recognize Richard Shuckburgh as primary author 
        and Rensselaer, NY, as official home (see H. Con. Res. 15), 
        [19JA]

SHUSTER, BUD (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 
        21st Century, [14OC]
    ------S. 507, Water Resources Development Act, [22JY]
    ------S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
    ------S. 1467, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 
        Century, [5AU]
    John H. Chafee funeral attendees, [28OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    American Public Transit Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 
        171), [3AU]
    Aviation: encourage efforts to have European Union regulation of 
        aircraft noise rescinded (see H. Con. Res. 187), [22SE]
    ------increase access for U.S. air carriers to airports in the 
        United Kingdom (see H.R. 3072), [14OC]
    ------provide basic consumer protection standards and improve 
        access to airline industry information (see H.R. 700), [10FE]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        performances sponsored by the Kennedy Center for the 
        Performing Arts (see H. Con. Res. 52), [10MR]
    Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 820), [24FE]
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): 
        authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 66), [12FE]
    Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing water resources development 
        programs (see H.R. 1480), [20AP]
    Dept. of Transportation: establish the Federal Motor Carrier 
        Safety Administration (see H.R. 3419), [17NO]
    ------establish the National Motor Carrier Administration (see 
        H.R. 2679), [3AU]
    ------reauthorize Aviation War Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 
        98), [7JA]
    ------reauthorize Aviation War Risk Insurance Program (H.R. 98), 
        Senate amendments (see H. Res. 135), [12AP]
    Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline 
        the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs 
        of disaster assistance (see H.R. 1711), [5MY]
    FAA: Airport Improvement Program funding (see H.R. 99), [7JA]
    ------reauthorizing programs (see H.R. 1000), [4MR]
    Federal Highway Administration: interim continuation of 
        administration of motor carrier functions (see H.R. 3036), 
        [7OC]
    Federal Maritime Commission: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 
        819), [24FE]
    Harbors: provide for development, operation, and maintenance (see 
        H.R. 1947), [26MY]
    Hazardous substances: authorizing appropriations for safe 
        transportation of hazardous material (see H.R. 968), [3MR]
    Motor vehicles: amend existing safety laws to strengthen 
        commercial driver licensing and improve compliance (see H.R. 
        2682), [3AU]
    NTSB: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2910), [22SE]
    ------establish a program of assistance to families of passengers 
        involved in rail passenger accidents (see H.R. 2681), [3AU]
    Railroads: authorize activities under Federal railroad safety laws 
        (see H.R. 2683), [3AU]
    Surface Transportation Board: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 
        3163), [28OC]
    Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain 
        transportation trust funds (see H.R. 111), [7JA]
    Water Resources Development Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 
        2724), [5AU]
  Conference reports
    Water Resources Development Act (S. 507), [5AU]
  Reports filed
    Airport Improvement Program Funding: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 99) (H. Rept. 106-6), [2FE]
    Allow Families of International Airline Disaster Victims a Fair 
        Jury Trial To Receive Just Compensation for Their Loss: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        603) (H. Rept. 106-32), [24FE]
    American Public Transit Association Anniversary: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 171) 
        (H. Rept. 106-314), [13SE]
    Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century: Committee 
        on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1000) (H. 
        Rept. 106-167), [7JN], [9JN]
    Aviation War Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 98) (H. Rept. 
        106-2), [2FE]
    Beaches Environmental Assessment, Cleanup, and Health Act: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        999) (H. Rept. 106-98), [19AP]
    Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 820) (H. Rept. 106-51), [11MR]
    Declare a Portion of the James River and Kanawha Canal in 
        Richmond, VA, To Be Nonnavigable Waters: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1034) (H. 
        Rept. 106-107), [27AP]
    Dept. of Agriculture Assistance for the Rehabilitation of 
        Watershed Dams Built for Flood Protection and Water Resource 
        Projects: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (House) (H.R. 728) (H. Rept. 106-484), [18NO]
    Disaster Mitigation and Cost Reduction Act: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 707) (H. Rept. 
        106-40), [3MR]
    Edward N. Cahn Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Allentown, 
        PA: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 751) (H. Rept. 106-57), [16MR]
    Encourage Efforts To Have European Union Regulation of Aircraft 
        Noise Rescinded: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 187) (H. Rept. 106-334), 
        [24SE]
    Federal Maritime Commission Appropriations: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 819) (H. Rept. 
        106-42), [4MR]
    Garza-Vela U.S. Courthouse, Brownsville, TX: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 686) (H. Rept. 
        106-109), [27AP]
    Hiram H. Ward Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Winston-Salem, 
        NC: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 92) (H. Rept. 106-20), [23FE]
    Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building, Juneau, AK: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (S. 453) (H. Rept. 
        106-113), [27AP]
    J.J. ``Jake'' Pickle Federal Building, Austin, TX: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 118) (H. Rept. 
        106-110), [27AP]
    James F. Battin Federal Courthouse, Billings, MT: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 158) (H. Rept. 
        106-21), [23FE]
    Jose V. Toledo U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, San Juan, PR: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        560) (H. Rept. 106-108), [27AP]
    Lewis R. Morgan Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Newnan, GA: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        1121) (H. Rept. 106-111), [27AP]
    Motor Carrier Safety Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2679) (H. Rept. 106-333), [24SE]
    National Parks Air Tour Management Act: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 717) (H. Rept. 
        106-273), [29JY]
    NTSB Appropriations: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2910) (H. Rept. 106-335), [27SE]
    Prohibit Operation of Supersonic Transport Category Aircraft in 
        the U.S. Relative to European Union Regulation of Aircraft 
        Noise: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 661) (H. Rept. 106-35), [2MR]
    Rail Passenger Disaster Family Assistance Act: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2681) (H. 
        Rept. 106-313), [13SE]
    Recycle America's Land Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1300) (H. Rept. 106-353), [30SE]
    Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 233) (H. Rept. 
        106-22), [23FE]
    Robert K. Rodibaugh U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse, South Bend, IN: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (S. 
        460) (H. Rept. 106-114), [27AP]
    Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 396) (H. Rept. 
        106-23), [23FE]
    Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 130) (H. Rept. 
        106-56), [16MR]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for American Luge Association Races: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. 
        Con. Res. 91) (H. Rept. 106-171), [8JN]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for Earth Force Youth Bike Summit Bike 
        Rodeo: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H. Con. Res. 49) (H. Rept. 106-61), [16MR]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. 
        Con. Res. 47) (H. Rept. 106-59), [16MR]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial 
        Service: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (House) (H. Con. Res. 44) (H. Rept. 106-58), [16MR]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for Opening Ceremonies of Sunrayce 99: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. 
        Con. Res. 48) (H. Rept. 106-60), [16MR]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for Performances Sponsored by the Kennedy 
        Center for the Performing Arts: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 52) (H. Rept. 106-
        63), [16MR]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for Special Olympics Torch Relay: Committee 
        on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 
        105) (H. Rept. 106-172), [8JN]
    ------Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. 
        Con. Res. 50) (H. Rept. 106-62), [16MR]
    Water Resources Development Act: Committee of Conference (S. 507) 
        (H. Rept. 106-298), [5AU]
    ------Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        1480) (H. Rept. 106-106), [26AP]
    William H. Natcher Bridge: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1162) (H. Rept. 106-112), [27AP]
  Rules
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), [4FE]

SIERRA LEONE, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign policy: commend signing of cease-fire agreement and urge 
        swift solution to crisis (see H. Res. 199), [8JN]
    ------condemn military coup d'etat and human rights violations 
        (see H. Res. 62), [11FE]

SIMPSON, MICHAEL K. (a Representative from Idaho)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Water: State sovereignty over water within borders (see H.R. 
        2456), [1JY]

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SISISKY, NORMAN (a Representative from Virginia)
  Appointments
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), [12FE]
    Conferee: H.R. 1555, intelligence services appropriations, [22SE]
    ------S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Taxation: allow penalty-free distributions from qualified 
        retirement plans and relief from certain limitations on 
        deductibility of casualty losses for individuals in 
        Presidentially declared disaster areas (see H.R. 3215), [3NO]

SISTERS, OR
  Reports filed
    Dept. of Agriculture Land Conveyance to Sisters, OR, To Construct 
        a Sewage Treatment Facility: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (S. 416) (H. Rept. 106-453), [5NO]

SKEEN, JOE (a Representative from New Mexico)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1141, emergency supplemental appropriations, [22AP]
    ------H.R. 1906, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations, [13SE]
    ------H.R. 2466, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations, [4OC]
    ------H.R. 2561, Dept. of Defense appropriations, [13SE]
    U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors, [12AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (see H.R. 1906), [24MY]
    Carlsbad Irrigation District: convey certain real property within 
        the Carlsbad project in New Mexico (see H.R. 1019), [4MR]
    Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: compensation for certain 
        individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills 
        (see H.R. 1516), [21AP]
  Conference reports
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 1906), [30SE]
  Reports filed
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1906) (H. Rept. 
        106-354), [30SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1906) (H. Rept. 
        106-157), [24MY]

SKELTON, IKE (a Representative from Missouri)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
    Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Board of Trustess, [30JY]

SLAUGHTER, LOUISE McINTOSH (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [7JN]
    Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, [23MR]
    Women's Progress Commemoration Commission, [11FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Aviation: enhance competition between airlines and reduce airfares 
        (see H.R. 272), [7JA]
    Civil rights: protect first amendment rights relative to abortion 
        and reproductive services (see H.R. 270), [7JA]
    Credit cards: prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional 
        college students and protect parents of such students (see 
        H.R. 3142), [25OC]
    Dept. of HHS: employment opportunities for women scientists (see 
        H.R. 269), [7JA]
    Families and domestic relations: improve the availability of child 
        care and development services outside normal school hours (see 
        H.R. 489), [2FE]
    Germany: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide 
        during World War II (see H.R. 271), [7JA]
    Health: prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on 
        the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), [1JY]
    Human rights: prevent trafficking of women and children for forced 
        prostitution and labor (see H.R. 1238), [23MR]
    Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 
        1816), [13MY]
    ------prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage 
        or premiums (see H.R. 306), [7JA]
    Medicare: require universal product numbers on claims forms for 
        reimbursement for durable medical equipment and other items 
        (see H.R. 418), [19JA]

SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  Bills and resolutions
    U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 165), [29JY]

SLOVAKIA
  Bills and resolutions
    NATO: recommend integration of Slovakia (see H. Res. 92), [3MR]

SLY PARK UNIT CONVEYANCE ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 992) (H. Rept. 
        106-259), [26JY]

SMALL BUSINESS
related term(s) Business and Industry
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: impose a moratorium on large agribusiness mergers and 
        establish a commission to review large agriculture mergers 
        (see H.R. 3159), [27OC]
    Armed Forces: extend and make improvements to procurement contract 
        goals relative to small disadvantaged businesses and certain 
        institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2334), [23JN]
    Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 833), [24FE]
    ------amend laws (H.R. 833), consideration (see H. Res. 158), 
        [4MY]
    ------exempt certain payments relative to discrimination based on 
        race, color, religion, ethnicity, or gender (see H.R. 1588), 
        [27AP]
    ------make chapter 12 of bankruptcy code permanent relative to the 
        treatment of farmers' reorganization plans by banks (see H.R. 
        706), [11FE] (see H.R. 763), [12FE]
    ------reenact chapter 12 of bankruptcy code relative to family 
        farmers (see H.R. 2920), [22SE]
    Business and industry: end credit card possession requirements 
        (see H.R. 599), [4FE]
    ------promote youth entrepreneurship education and training (see 
        H.R. 1331), [25MR]
    ------provide assistance to microenterprises in developing 
        countries (see H.R. 1143), [17MR]
    ------provide assistance to microenterprises in developing 
        countries (H.R. 1143), consideration (see H. Res. 136), [12AP]
    ------recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor 
        organizations who prevail in proceedings brought by NLRB or 
        OSHA (see H.R. 1987), [27MY]
    ------recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor 
        organizations who prevail in proceedings brought by NLRB or 
        OSHA (H.R. 1987), consideration (see H. Res. 342), [25OC]
    CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 
        2247), [16JN]
    Community development: encourage small business development in 
        certain communities through support of Community Development 
        Venture Capital funds (see H.R. 2812), [8SE]
    ------establish the New Markets Venture Capital Program, America's 
        Private Investment Company Program, and a new markets tax 
        credit (see H.R. 2848), [13SE]
    Community Development Financial Institutions Fund: reauthorize and 
        improve (see H.R. 629), [8FE]
    Computers: establish a loan guarantee program to address year 2000 
        problems of small businesses (see H.R. 1056), [10MR]
    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. 1209), [18MR]
    Courts: protect from litigation excesses and limit product 
        liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (see H.R. 2366), 
        [25JN]
    Dept. of HUD: reform empowerment zone designation process by 
        placing more emphasis on an applicant's poverty and 
        unemployment rates (see H.R. 504), [2FE]
    Disasters: grant program to assist small businesses and 
        agricultural enterprises in meeting disaster-related expenses 
        (see H.R. 3109), [19OC]
    Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency 
        through net metering by certain small electric energy 
        generation systems (see H.R. 2947), [24SE]
    Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain 
        computer professionals (see H.R. 3038), [7OC]
    ------minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain employees 
        (see H.R. 1302), [25MR]
    ------minimum wage and overtime exemptions for licensed funeral 
        directors and embalmers (see H.R. 793), [23FE]
    ------provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1380), 
        [13AP]
    ------reform calculation formula for overtime compensation (see 
        H.R. 1381), [13AP]
    ERISA: reduce premiums paid by small businesses to the Pension 
        Benefit Guaranty Corp. (see H.R. 3246), [8NO]
    Fair Labor Standards Act: provide an exemption to States which 
        adopt certain minimum wage laws (see H.R. 2928), [23SE]
    Federal aid programs: provide grants to microenterprise 
        organizations to assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs using 
        funds from the Community Development Financial Institutions 
        Fund (see H.R. 413), [19JA]
    Financial institutions: offer 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. 1435), [15AP]
    Foreign trade: exempt certain small businesses from increased 
        tariffs or other retaliatory measures against products of the 
        European Union in response to its banana regime and treatment 
        of imported meat (see H.R. 2106), [9JN]
    Franchises: establish minimum standards of fair conduct in 
        franchise sales and franchise business relationships (see H.R. 
        3308), [10NO]
    Future Business Leaders of America--Phi Beta Lambda 
        (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 46), [9FE]
    Government: procurement access for minority-owned businesses (see 
        H. Res. 184), [20MY]
    Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional 
        deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see 
        H.R. 350), [19JA]
    ------analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of 
        proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R. 350), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 36), [3FE]
    ------analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain 
        agencies (see H.R. 1882), [20MY]
    ------facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork 
        requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain 
        requirements (see H.R. 391), [19JA]
    ------facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork 
        requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain 
        requirements (H.R. 391), consideration (see H. Res. 42), [9FE]
    ------provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 296), [7JA]
    ------reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 439), [2FE]
    ------require reasonable notice of changes made to regulations 
        imposed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 881), [1MR]
    Health: establish certain requirements for managed care plans (see 
        H.R. 3259), [8NO]
    ------improve access and choice for small business owners relative 
        to employee health insurance expenses (see H.R. 1496), [20AP] 
        (see H.R. 2047), [8JN]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (see H.R. 2990), [30SE]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (H.R. 2990), consideration (see H. Res. 323), [5OC]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (H.R. 2990), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 348), 
        [1NO]

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    House Rules: improve deliberation of proposed Federal private 
        sector mandates (see H. Res. 377), [16NO]
    Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small 
        businesses (see H.R. 3081), [14OC]
    Insurance: tax treatment of long-term care services, educational 
        campaign on long-term care, and expansion of State long-term 
        care partnerships by exempting partnership assets from 
        Medicaid estate recovery (see H.R. 2102), [9JN]
    ------use of welfare-to-work funds to form alliances to purchase 
        discounted health insurance for welfare-to-work program 
        eligible employees (see H.R. 2238), [16JN]
    Investments: promote establishment of small business investment 
        companies (see H.R. 3264), [9NO]
    Kosovar-American Enterprise Fund: establish (see H.R. 2745), [5AU]
    Melville, NY: redesignate SBA branch office as a district office 
        (see H.R. 1028), [8MR]
    Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 325), [19JA] (see H.R. 627), [8FE] 
        (see H.R. 964), [3MR]
    ------level (H.R. 325), consideration (see H. Res. 301), [23SE]
    Motor vehicles: ensure safe operation of small commercial vans 
        (see H.R. 2775), [5AU]
    NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction 
        thresholds (see H.R. 1620), [29AP]
    Ohio: designate the Youngstown-Warren area as an empowerment zone 
        (see H.R. 503), [2FE]
    OSHA: waiver or abatement of penalties for small businesses if 
        violations are corrected in a specified time (see H.R. 1437), 
        [15AP]
    Pensions: protect benefits of employees in defined benefit plans 
        and enforce age discrimination requirements relative to tax 
        legislation on defined benefit plans becoming cash balance 
        plans (see H.R. 2902), [21SE]
    ------provide employees with a simple, secure, and fully portable 
        defined benefit plan (see H.R. 2190), [14JN]
    Petroleum: prohibit certain transfers or assignments of service 
        station franchises and certain fixing or maintaining of motor 
        fuel prices (see H.R. 811), [23FE]
    Postal Service: limit commercial nonpostal services (see H.R. 
        198), [7JA]
    Puerto Rico: provide wage-based tax credits (see H.R. 2138), 
        [10JN]
    SBA: conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about 
        telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 3500), 
        [18NO]
    ------establish a disaster mitigation pilot program (see H.R. 
        818), [24FE]
    ------establish a regional or branch office in each State (see 
        H.R. 536), [3FE]
    ------extend authorization of the Drug-Free Workplace Program (see 
        H.R. 3213), [3NO]
    ------improve the certified development company program (see H.R. 
        2614), [27JY]
    ------improve the general business loan program (see H.R. 2615), 
        [27JY]
    ------make grants and loans to small businesses and agricultural 
        enterprises to enable them to reopen after natural or other 
        disasters (see H.R. 3479), [18NO]
    ------Microloan Program technical corrections (see H.R. 440), 
        [2FE]
    ------provide financial and business development assistance to 
        military reservists' small businesses (see H.R. 1614), [28AP] 
        (see H.R. 1981), [27MY]
    ------review and adjust size standards used to determine whether 
        certain enterprises are small businesses relative to competing 
        for Federal contracts (see H.R. 234), [7JA]
    ------women's business center programs funding (see H.R. 392), 
        [19JA]
    ------women's business center programs funding and conditions of 
        participation (see H.R. 774), [23FE] (see H.R. 1497), [20AP]
    Small Business Act: amend (see H.R. 68), [7JA]
    Small Business Innovation Research Program: extend authorization 
        (see H.R. 2392), [30JN]
    Small Business Investment Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 
        68), [7JA]
    Taxation: accelerate phase in of exclusion limit from estate and 
        gift taxes (see H.R. 43), [6JA] (see H.R. 682), [10FE]
    ------allow credit for dry cleaning equipment that uses reduced 
        amounts of hazardous substances (see H.R. 1303), [25MR]
    ------allow employers a deduction for training expenses (see H.R. 
        857), [25FE]
    ------allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses 
        for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small 
        business trades (see H.R. 1824), [14MY]
    ------allow small employers a tax credit for costs incurred in 
        establishing a qualified employer plan (see H.R. 1021), [4MR]
    ------allow Start-up Success Accounts for small businesses (see 
        H.R. 2373), [29JN]
    ------allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the 
        military reserves and a comparable credit to self-employed 
        military reserve participants (see H.R. 803), [23FE]
    ------allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the 
        National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 712, 713), [11FE]
    ------clarify estate tax deduction for family-owned business and 
        farm interests (see H.R. 3127), [21OC]
    ------clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for 
        termination payments received by former life insurance 
        salesmen (see H.R. 1593), [28AP]
    ------clarify that certain small businesses that use merchandise 
        or inventory are permitted to use the cash method of 
        accounting (see H.R. 2273), [17JN]
    ------credits for health insurance costs of employees not eligible 
        to participate in employer-subsidized health coverage (see 
        H.R. 1819), [14MY]
    ------deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed 
        individuals (see H.R. 1458), [15AP]
    ------designate renewal communities (see H.R. 815), [24FE]
    ------eliminate the temporary increase in unemployment tax (see 
        H.R. 1975), [27MY]
    ------enhance the portability of retirement benefits (see H.R. 
        739), [11FE]
    ------establish a recovery period for franchise property, shorten 
        recovery period for depreciation of certain leasehold 
        improvements, and allow capital gain treatment on the transfer 
        of certain franchises (see H.R. 2402), [30JN]
    ------exempt small issue bonds for agriculture from the State 
        volume cap (see H.R. 1810), [13MY]
    ------exempt transfers of family-owned businesses from estate 
        taxes (see H.R. 1105), [11MR] (see H.R. 1278), [24MR]
    ------expand S corporation eligibility for banks (see H.R. 1586), 
        [27AP] (see H.R. 1994), [27MY]
    ------expand the exclusion for qualified small business stock and 
        increase the annual limit for incentive stock options (see 
        H.R. 2331), [23JN]
    ------extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 1682), 
        [4MY]
    ------extend research and development tax credit to Puerto Rico 
        and the possessions of the U.S. (see H.R. 2137), [10JN]
    ------extend the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 585), [4FE]
    ------extend work opportunity tax credit relative to hiring of 
        workers in rural areas (see H.R. 998), [4MR]
    ------full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed 
        individuals (see H.R. 225), [7JA] (see H.R. 611), [4FE] (see 
        H.R. 918), [2MR] (see H.R. 980), [4MR]
    ------increase gift tax exclusion (see H.R. 927), [2MR]
    ------increase retirement savings opportunities (see H.R. 1213), 
        [22MR] (see H.R. 1546), [22AP]
    ------phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), 
        [25FE]
    ------promote job creation and expand small businesses in 
        economically-distressed communities (see H.R. 3247), [8NO]
    ------provide a shorter recovery period for depreciation of 
        certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 2894), [21SE]
    ------provide additional retirement savings opportunities for 
        small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 352), 
        [19JA]
    ------provide assistance to homeowners and small businesses to 
        repair Formosan termite damage (see H.R. 1892), [20MY]
    ------provide incentives and job training grants for communities 
        affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or 
        Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 1967), [26MY]
    ------provide incentives for investments in enterprise zones and 
        domestic businesses (see H.R. 336), [19JA]
    ------reduce holding period for certain capital gains rates (see 
        H.R. 1321), [25MR]
    ------reestablish certain marketing aspects of agricultural 
        cooperatives and allow declaratory judgment relief for such 
        cooperatives (see H.R. 1469), [15AP]
    ------repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes 
        (see H.R. 86), [7JA] (see H.R. 1466), [15AP]
    ------repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 42), [6JA] (see H.R. 
        107), (see H.R. 166), (see H.R. 224), [7JA] (see H.R. 564), 
        [3FE] (see H.R. 1351), [25MR]
    ------repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes and the alternative 
        minimum tax on individuals and corporations (see H.R. 3074), 
        [14OC]
    ------S corporation reform (see H.R. 689), [10FE]
    ------treatment of depreciable business assets (see H.R. 1602), 
        [28AP]
    ------treatment of gain from the sale of a business closely held 
        by an individual who has attained age 62 (see H.R. 337), 
        [19JA]
    ------treatment of marriage penalty, estate taxes, long-term care 
        needs, child care, health insurance costs for self-employed 
        individuals, and the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 2085), 
        [9JN]
    ------treatment of meal and entertainment expenses associated with 
        the performing arts (see H.R. 1766), [12MY]
    ------treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring 
        assembly equipment (see H.R. 1122), [16MR]
    ------treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm 
        rental income (see H.R. 1044), [9MR]
    ------treatment of small business meal and entertainment expenses 
        (see H.R. 1195), [18MR]
    ------treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 2087), [9JN]
    ------treatment of year 2000 computer conversion costs for small 
        businesses (see H.R. 179), [7JA]
    Veterans: increase opportunities (see H.R. 366), [19JA]
    ------provide technical, financial, and procurement assistance to 
        veteran owned small businesses (see H.R. 1568), [27AP]
    ------strengthen veterans' preferences relative to employment 
        opportunities (see H.R. 364), [19JA]
    Women: Government procurement access for women-owned businesses 
        (see H. Res. 15), [7JA]
  Messages
    State of Small Business: President Clinton, [6MY]
  Motions
    Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 833), [5MY]
    Health: national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), [6OC], [3NO]
  Reports filed
    Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        833) (H. Rept. 106-123), [29AP]
    Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act: Committee 
        on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2614) (H. Rept. 106-278), 
        [2AU]
    Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Reauthorization 
        and Improvement: Committee on Banking and Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 629) (H. Rept. 106-183), [14JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 350, Mandates Information Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 36) (H. Rept. 106-6), [3FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 391, Facilitate Small Business Compliance 
        With Certain Federal Paperwork Requirements and Establish a 
        Task Force To Streamline Certain Requirements: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 42) (H. Rept. 106-13), [9FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 833, Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 158) (H. Rept. 106-126), [4MY]

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    Consideration of H.R. 1143, Microenterprise for Self-Reliance Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 136) (H. Rept. 106-85), 
        [12AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1987, Fair Access to Indemnity and 
        Reimbursement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 342) 
        (H. Rept. 106-414), [25OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. Rept. 106-366), 
        [5OC]
    Disaster Mitigation Coordination Act: Committee on Small Business 
        (House) (H.R. 818) (H. Rept. 106-33), [1MR]
    Facilitate Small Business Compliance With Certain Federal 
        Paperwork Requirements and Establish a Task Force To 
        Streamline Certain Requirements: Committee on Government 
        Reform (House) (H.R. 391) (H. Rept. 106-8), [8FE]
    Fair Access to Indemnity and Reimbursement Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1987) (H. Rept. 106-
        385), [14OC]
    Mandates Information Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 350) 
        (H. Rept. 106-5), [2FE]
    Microenterprise for Self-Reliance Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 1143) (H. Rept. 106-82), [12AP]
    Microenterprise Organization Grants To Assist Disadvantaged 
        Entrepreneurs Using Funds From the Community Development 
        Financial Institutions Fund: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 413) (H. Rept. 106-184), 
        [14JN]
    ------Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 413) (H. Rept. 
        106-184), [12JY]
    Paperwork Elimination Act: Committee on Small Business (House) 
        (H.R. 439) (H. Rept. 106-11), [8FE]
    Rewarding Performance in Compensation Act: Committee on Education 
        and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1381) (H. Rept. 106-358), 
        [1OC]
    SBA General Business Loan Program Improvements: Committee on Small 
        Business (House) (H.R. 2615) (H. Rept. 106-279), [2AU]
    SBA Microloan Program Technical Corrections: Committee on Small 
        Business (House) (H.R. 440) (H. Rept. 106-12), [8FE]
    SBA Women's Business Center Programs Funding and Conditions of 
        Participation: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 774) 
        (H. Rept. 106-47), [10MR]
    Senate Amendment to H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 348) (H. Rept. 106-430), 
        [1NO]
    Small Business Innovation Research Program Authorization 
        Extension: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2392) (H. 
        Rept. 106-329), [23SE]
    Small Business Investment Act Technical Corrections: Committee on 
        Small Business (House) (H.R. 68) (H. Rept. 106-1), [19JA]
    Veterans Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development Act: 
        Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 1568) (H. Rept. 106-
        206), [29JN]
    Wage and Employment Growth Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 3081) (H. Rept. 106-467), [11NO]
    Women's Business Centers Sustainability Act: Committee on Small 
        Business (House) (H.R. 1497) (H. Rept. 106-365), [5OC]

SMALL BUSINESS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Amend (see H.R. 68), [7JA]
    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. 1209), [18MR]
    SBA: improve the general business loan program (see H.R. 2615), 
        [27JY]
    ------women's business center programs funding (see H.R. 392), 
        [19JA]
    ------women's business center programs funding and conditions of 
        participation (see H.R. 774), [23FE] (see H.R. 1497), [20AP]
    Small business: establish the New Markets Venture Capital Program, 
        America's Private Investment Company Program, and a new 
        markets tax credit (see H.R. 2848), [13SE]
  Reports filed
    SBA General Business Loan Program Improvements: Committee on Small 
        Business (House) (H.R. 2615) (H. Rept. 106-279), [2AU]
    SBA Women's Business Center Programs Funding and Conditions of 
        Participation: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 774) 
        (H. Rept. 106-47), [10MR]
    Women's Business Centers Sustainability Act: Committee on Small 
        Business (House) (H.R. 1497) (H. Rept. 106-365), [5OC]

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Certified development company program: improve (see H.R. 2614), 
        [27JY]
    Computers: establish a loan guarantee program to address year 2000 
        problems of small businesses (see H.R. 1056), [10MR]
    Contracts: review and adjust size standards used to determine 
        whether certain enterprises are small businesses relative to 
        competing for Federal contracts (see H.R. 234), [7JA]
    Disasters: establish a disaster mitigation pilot program (see H.R. 
        818), [24FE]
    ------make grants and loans to small businesses and agricultural 
        enterprises to enable them to reopen after natural or other 
        disasters (see H.R. 3479), [18NO]
    Drug-Free Workplace Demonstration Program: extend authorization 
        (see H.R. 3213), [3NO]
    General business loan program: improve (see H.R. 2615), [27JY]
    Melville, NY: redesignate SBA branch office as a district office 
        (see H.R. 1028), [8MR]
    Microloan Program: technical corrections (see H.R. 440), [2FE]
    Reserves: provide financial and business development assistance to 
        military reservists' small businesses (see H.R. 1614), [28AP] 
        (see H.R. 1981), [27MY]
    Small business: increase opportunities for veterans (see H.R. 
        366), [19JA]
    ------provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 296), [7JA]
    Small Business Innovation Research Program: extend authorization 
        (see H.R. 2392), [30JN]
    States: establish a regional or branch office in each State (see 
        H.R. 536), [3FE]
    Telecommunications: conduct a pilot program to raise awareness 
        about telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 
        3500), [18NO]
    Veterans: provide technical, financial, and procurement assistance 
        to veteran owned small businesses (see H.R. 1568), [27AP]
    Women's business center programs: funding (see H.R. 392), [19JA]
    ------funding and conditions of participation (see H.R. 774), 
        [23FE] (see H.R. 1497), [20AP]
  Reports filed
    Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act: Committee 
        on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2614) (H. Rept. 106-278), 
        [2AU]
    Disaster Mitigation Coordination Act: Committee on Small Business 
        (House) (H.R. 818) (H. Rept. 106-33), [1MR]
    SBA General Business Loan Program Improvements: Committee on Small 
        Business (House) (H.R. 2615) (H. Rept. 106-279), [2AU]
    SBA Microloan Program Technical Corrections: Committee on Small 
        Business (House) (H.R. 440) (H. Rept. 106-12), [8FE]
    SBA Women's Business Center Programs Funding and Conditions of 
        Participation: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 774) 
        (H. Rept. 106-47), [10MR]
    Small Business Innovation Research Program Authorization 
        Extension: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2392) (H. 
        Rept. 106-329), [23SE]
    Veterans Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development Act: 
        Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 1568) (H. Rept. 106-
        206), [29JN]
    Women's Business Centers Sustainability Act: Committee on Small 
        Business (House) (H.R. 1497) (H. Rept. 106-365), [5OC]

SMALL BUSINESS FRANCHISE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3308), [10NO]

SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    SBA: improve the certified development company program (see H.R. 
        2614), [27JY]
    Small business: establish the New Markets Venture Capital Program, 
        America's Private Investment Company Program, and a new 
        markets tax credit (see H.R. 2848), [13SE]
    Technical corrections (see H.R. 68), [7JA]
  Reports filed
    Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act: Committee 
        on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2614) (H. Rept. 106-278), 
        [2AU]
    Technical Corrections: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 
        68) (H. Rept. 106-1), [19JA]

SMALL BUSINESS REGULATORY ENFORCEMENT FAIRNESS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Small business: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by 
        certain agencies (see H.R. 1882), [20MY]

SMITH, ADAM (a Representative from Washington)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Budget: public disclosure on treatment of Social Security trust 
        funds (see H.R. 563), [3FE]
    Taxation: exempt transfers of family-owned businesses from estate 
        taxes (see H.R. 1278), [24MR]

SMITH, ANDREW J.
  Bills and resolutions
    Medal of Honor: award (see H.R. 2858), [14SE]

SMITH, BENJAMIN N.
  Bills and resolutions
    Crime: condemn hate-crime shootings in Midwest States (see H. Res. 
        254), [19JY]

SMITH, CHRISTOPHER H. (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Appointments
    Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, [3MR]
    Conferee: H.R. 2116, Veterans' Millennium Health Care Act, [8NO]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Asia: human rights violations and noncompliance with Organization 
        for Security and Cooperation in Europe commitments on 
        democratization in Central Asia (see H. Con. Res. 204), [21OC]
    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. 274), [7JA]
    China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong 
        practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 218), [2NO]
    Computers: restrict the transmission of unsolicited electronic 
        mail messages (see H.R. 3024), [5OC]
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        (see H.R. 1211), [22MR] (see H.R. 2415), [1JY] (see H.R. 
        3427), [17NO]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand respite care program (see H.R. 
        1762), [11MY]
    Diseases: increase research, treatment, and public education of 
        Lyme disease (see H.R. 2790), [5AU]
    Families and domestic relations: establish grant programs and 
        provide Federal assistance to pregnant women, children, and 
        adoptive families (see H.R. 2540), [15JY]
    Federal aid programs: prohibit States from imposing restrictions 
        on additional children relative to the temporary assistance to 
        needy families program (see H.R. 2690), [3AU]
    Foreign aid: prohibit certain defense services to countries 
        ineligible for international military education, training 
        assistance, or arms transfers (see H.R. 1063), [10MR]
    Foreign policy: promote democracy in Serbia and Montenegro (see 
        H.R. 1064), [10MR]
    Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide 
        assistance to victims (see H.R. 3244), [8NO]
    ------prevent trafficking of women and children for forced 
        prostitution and labor (see H.R. 1356), [25MR]
    John K. Rafferty Hamilton Post Office Building, Hamilton, NJ: 
        designate (see H.R. 1374), [12AP]
    Milosevic, Slobodan: culpability for war crimes, crimes against 
        humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia (see H. Con. 
        Res. 118), [25MY]

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    Nelson, Rosemary: killing of human rights lawyer in car bomb 
        attack in Lurgan, Northern Ireland (see H. Res. 128), [23MR]
    Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide 
        certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of 
        status (see H.R. 2722), [5AU]
    Refugees: provide a comprehensive program of support for victims 
        of torture (see H.R. 2367), [29JN]
    Russia: condemn anti-Semitic statements made by members of the 
        Duma (see H. Con. Res. 37), [24FE]
    ------encourage the peaceful resolution of the armed conflict in 
        Chechnya in the North Caucasus region (see H. Con. Res. 206), 
        [25OC]
    Taxation: permit penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans 
        for medical expenses of certain older relatives (see H.R. 
        275), [7JA]
    ------treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses (see 
        H.R. 2554), [19JY]
    Veterans: add bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma to the list of 
        service-connected diseases (see H.R. 690), [10FE]
    World War II: commend veterans who fought in the Battle of the 
        Bulge (see H.J. Res. 65), [5AU]

SMITH, LAMAR S. (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1501, Juvenile Justice Reform Act, [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Antitrust policy: treatment of voluntary guidelines governing 
        telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, and 
        music lyrics (see H.R. 1855), [18MY]
    Citizenship: confer U.S. citizenship automatically and 
        retroactively to foreign-born children adopted by U.S. 
        citizens (see H.R. 2883), [21SE]
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 49), [9FE] (see H. Res. 52), [10FE]
    Immigration: extend the time period for admission of certain 
        aliens as nonimmigrants and authorize appropriations for 
        refugee assistance programs (see H.R. 3061), [12OC]
    ------give priority to certain immigrants in the allotment of 
        visas (see H.R. 1520), [22AP]
    Strategic Petroleum Reserve: require additional purchases by the 
        Dept. of Energy (see H.R. 490), [2FE]
  Reports filed
    Consider Adopted Aliens Who Are Less Than 18 Years of Age as 
        Children if Adopted With, or After, a Sibling Who Is a Child: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2886) (H. Rept. 106-
        383), [14OC]
    Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 441) (H. Rept. 106-135), [12MY]
  Rules
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), [18MY]

SMITH, NICK (a Representative from Michigan)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: provide supplemental market loss payments for farm 
        owners and producers for certain crops (see H.R. 2716), [5AU]
    Bankruptcy: make chapter 12 of bankruptcy code permanent relative 
        to the treatment of farmers' reorganization plans by banks 
        (see H.R. 706), [11FE]
    ------make debts to governmental units for the care and 
        maintenance of minor children nondischargeable (see H.R. 
        3258), [8NO]
    ------reenact chapter 12 of bankruptcy code relative to family 
        farmers (see H.R. 2920), [22SE]
    ------temporarily extend chapter 12 of bankruptcy code relative to 
        the treatment of farmers' reorganization plans by banks (see 
        H.R. 808), [23FE] (see H.R. 2942), [24SE]
    Budget: constitutional amendment relative to spending limitations 
        (see H.J. Res. 74), [2NO]
    Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act: authorizing appropriations (see 
        H.R. 1184), [18MR]
    House Rules: repeal relative to statutory limit on the public debt 
        (see H. Res. 20), [7JA]
    Political action committees: reduce influence in elections for 
        Federal office (see H.R. 2866), [14SE]
    Social Security: provide for personalized retirement security 
        through personal retirement savings accounts, increase 
        individual control over retirement income, and protect 
        surpluses (see H.R. 3206), [3NO]
    ------reduce the public debt by the amount of net surplus in trust 
        fund each fiscal year (see H.R. 420), [19JA]
    Taxation: provide a tax credit for families with young children 
        (see H.R. 419), [19JA]
    ------treatment of certain contiguous farmlands relative to sale 
        of a principal residence (see H.R. 273), [7JA]
    U.S. Fire Administration: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 
        1550), [26AP]

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
  Appointments
    Board of Regents, [19JA], [7JN]
  Bills and resolutions
    Conable, Barber B., Jr.: appointment as citizen regent of 
        Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see H.J. Res. 26), 
        [9FE]
    Gray, Hanna H.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian 
        Institution Board of Regents (see H.J. Res. 27), [9FE]
    National African-American Museum: establish (see H.R. 923), [2MR]
    Williams, Wesley S., Jr.: appointment as citizen regent of 
        Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see H.J. Res. 28), 
        [9FE]

SNYDER, VIC (a Representative from Arkansas)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort the President, [19JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Insurance: disclose limitations placed on medical care services to 
        plan participants that would otherwise be protected under 
        State law (see H.R. 2113), [9JN]
    Veterans: presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in 
        certain veterans (see H.R. 1020), [4MR]

SOCIAL CUSTOMS
  Bills and resolutions
    Music and dance: tribute to Tejano music and other forms of Latin 
        music (see H. Con. Res. 65), [18MR]

SOCIAL SECURITY
related term(s) Public Welfare Programs
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1180, Work Incentives Improvement Act, [28OC]
    Social Security Advisory Board, [30SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Account statements: improve information provided and distribute 
        annually to beneficiaries (see H.R. 247), [7JA]
    Armed Forces: improve access to treatment facilities, provide 
        Medicare reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal 
        Employees Health Benefits Program for veterans and their 
        dependents (see H.R. 1067, 1067), [10MR]
    ------provide for Medicare subvention demonstration project for 
        veterans and improve TRICARE program (see H.R. 1347), [25MR]
    Balanced Budget Act: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and 
        State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3075), 
        [14OC] (see H.R. 3146), [26OC] (see H.R. 3426), [17NO]
    Benefits: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation 
        rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 
        (see H.R. 148), [7JA] (see H.R. 568), [3FE]
    ------computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in 
        or after 1982 (see H.R. 120), [7JA]
    ------earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), [28AP]
    ------eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see 
        H.R. 5), [1MR] (see H.R. 2698), [4AU]
    ------increase earnings limit (see H.R. 107), [7JA]
    ------level of payment in the month of the beneficiary's death 
        (see H.R. 163), (see H.R. 287), [7JA]
    ------provide lump-sum death payments (see H.R. 3281), [9NO]
    Budget: public disclosure on treatment of Social Security trust 
        funds (see H.R. 563), [3FE]
    ------require appropriate off-budget treatment for Social Security 
        in official budget pronouncements (see H.R. 863), [25FE] (see 
        H.R. 1157), [17MR]
    ------require that certain surplus amounts be used for paying down 
        the national debt (see H. Res. 302), [23SE] (see H. Res. 306), 
        [28SE]
    ------require two-thirds vote for 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. 343), [19JA]
    ------sequestration of all budgetary accounts except Social 
        Security, Federal retirement, and interest on the debt (see 
        H.R. 451), [2FE]
    Children and youth: assist the transition of children from foster 
        care to independent adults and expand the work opportunity tax 
        credit to certain foster care children (see H.R. 671), [10FE]
    ------clarify exemption of certain children with special needs 
        from State option to use managed care (see H.R. 3332), [10NO]
    ------improve coverage of low-income children under State 
        Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 
        827), [24FE] (see H.R. 3480), [18NO]
    ------permit children covered under the State Children's Health 
        Insurance Program to be eligible for the Federal Vaccines for 
        Children Program (see H.R. 2976), [29SE]
    ------promote identification of children eligible for State 
        Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 
        2807), [8SE]
    ------require lead poisoning screening for enrollees in certain 
        Federal programs (see H.R. 1996), [27MY]
    ------State funding to assist the transition of children from 
        foster care to independent adults (see H.R. 1802), [13MY] (see 
        H.R. 3443), [18NO]
    ------State funding to assist the transition of children from 
        foster care to independent adults (H.R. 1802), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 221), [24JN]
    Community development: provide grant funding for additional 
        empowerment zones, enterprise communities, and strategic 
        planning communities (see H.R. 2170), [10JN] (see H.R. 2463), 
        [1JY]
    Computers: early payment of certain benefits relative to the year 
        2000 computer problem (see H.R. 2403), [30JN]
    Constitutional amendments: budget treatment of Old-Age, Survivors, 
        and Disability Insurance Program and the hospital insurance 
        program (see H.J. Res. 40), [16MR]
    Dept. of Defense: allow Medicare-eligible military health care 
        system beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health 
        Benefits Program (see H.R. 113), (see H.R. 205), [7JA]
    Dept. of HHS: make additional payments to certain home health 
        agencies with high-cost patients and provide for an interest-
        free grace period for repayment of overpayments (see H.R. 
        1917), [25MY]
    Disabled: combat fraud in and improve the administration of 
        disability programs (see H.R. 545), [3FE] (see H.R. 631), 
        [9FE]
    ------expand health care coverage for working, disabled 
        individuals and establish a Ticket to Work and Self-
        Sufficiency Program to provide work opportunities for such 
        individuals (see H.R. 1091), [11MR] (see H.R. 1180), [18MR]
    ------provide beneficiaries opportunities to return to work, and 
        extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 3070), [13OC]
    ------waive waiting period for disability benefits relative to 
        individuals with terminal illnesses (see H.R. 1107), [11MR]
    Employment: improve benefit computation formula for certain 
        workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see 
        H.R. 1771), [12MY]
    ------improve quality of Social Security card and criminalize the 
        counterfeiting of work authorization documents (see H.R. 191), 
        [7JA]
    ------treatment of severe spinal cord injuries relative to certain 
        earnings (see H.R. 401), [19JA]
    Families and domestic relations: grants for projects designed to 
        promote responsible fatherhood (see H.R. 3073), [14OC]
    ------grants for projects designed to promote responsible 
        fatherhood (H.R. 3073), consideration (see H. Res. 367), [8NO]
    ------reduction of teenage pregnancy rates through evaluation of 
        prevention programs (see H.R. 1636), [29AP]

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    Federal-State relations: eliminate fees for Federal administration 
        of State supplemental SSI payments (see H.R. 1051), [10MR]
    ------provide prisoner information obtained by States to Federal 
        benefit programs to prevent erroneous provision of benefits 
        (see H.R. 1919), [25MY]
    Hawaii: increase the Federal medical assistance percentage (see 
        H.R. 442), [2FE]
    Health: assure coverage of emergency services under group health 
        plans and health insurance (see H.R. 904), [2MR]
    ------extend rural Advanced Life Support intercept services to 
        other areas (see H.R. 2711), [4AU]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (see H.R. 16), [6JA] (see H.R. 1136), [16MR] (see 
        H.R. 1200), [18MR] (see H.R. 2990), [30SE] (see H.R. 3000), 
        [1OC]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (H.R. 1136), consideration (see H. Res. 311), 
        [28SE]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (H.R. 2990), consideration (see H. Res. 323), [5OC]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (H.R. 2990), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 348), 
        [1NO]
    ------promote purchase of private long-term care insurance by 
        providing tax deductibility, State Medicaid flexibility, and 
        information dissemination (see H.R. 1261), [24MR]
    ------protect beneficiaries of group and individual health plans, 
        and Medicare+Choice plans in the use of prescription drug 
        formularies (see H.R. 3274), [9NO]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see 
        H.R. 358), [19JA] (see H.R. 448), [2FE] (see H.R. 719), [11FE] 
        (see H.R. 1133), [16MR] (see H.R. 2723), [5AU] (see H.R. 
        2824), [9SE] (see H.R. 2926), [23SE]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 358), consideration (see H. Res. 197), [27MY] (see H. 
        Res. 310), [28SE]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 2723), consideration (see H. Res. 323), [5OC]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and preserve 
        against preemption of certain State causes of action (see H.R. 
        216), [7JA]
    ------provide a safe harbor under the anti-kickback statute for 
        hospital restocking of certain ambulance drugs and supplies 
        (see H.R. 557), [3FE]
    ------revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation 
        programs (see H.R. 2418), [1JY]
    Health Care Financing Administration: moratorium on new rules (see 
        H.R. 2689), [3AU]
    Health care professionals: establish a national abusive and 
        criminal background check system for patient care workers (see 
        H.R. 2627), [27JY]
    Income: eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving 
        pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 742), [11FE]
    ------exemption from the requirement that all Federal payments be 
        made by electronic funds transfer relative to Old-Age, 
        Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 1409), 
        [14AP]
    ------improve computation system for certain workers who attain 
        age 65 (see H.R. 538), [3FE]
    ------remove limitations on outside income while receiving 
        benefits (see H.R. 47), [6JA] (see H.R. 288), [7JA] (see H.R. 
        519), [3FE]
    ------restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to 
        certain individuals (see H.R. 860), [25FE]
    Insurance: continue eligibility for child's insurance benefits to 
        individuals who marry and have Hansen's disease (see H.R. 
        3280), [9NO]
    ------coverage and treatment of emergency services under health 
        plans (see H.R. 2045), [8JN]
    ------coverage of long-term care services (see H.R. 2691), [3AU] 
        (see H. Con. Res. 8), [7JA]
    ------coverage of prescription drugs (see H.R. 3319), [10NO]
    ------coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 524), [3FE] (see 
        H.R. 1132), [16MR]
    ------ensure access to information relative to plan coverage, 
        managed care procedures, health care providers, and quality 
        medical care (see H.R. 2046), [8JN]
    ------establish hospital lengths of stay based on a determination 
        by an appropriate physician in consultation with the patient 
        (see H.R. 989), [4MR]
    ------study future long-term care needs (see H.R. 1716), [6MY]
    ------tax treatment of long-term care services, educational 
        campaign on long-term care, and expansion of State long-term 
        care partnerships by exempting partnership assets from 
        Medicaid estate recovery (see H.R. 2102), [9JN]
    Investments: establish and maintain individual investment accounts 
        (see H.R. 1897), [20MY]
    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. 3045), [7OC]
    ------allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program allotment to cover additional low-income children (see 
        H.R. 458), [2FE]
    ------assure preservation of safety net hospitals through 
        maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see 
        H.R. 3103), [19OC]
    ------coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services 
        for certain women screened under federally funded programs 
        (see H.R. 1070), [11MR]
    ------coverage of disabled children and individuals who became 
        disabled as children without regard to income or assets (see 
        H.R. 821), [24FE]
    ------coverage of screening mammography and screening pap smears 
        (see H.R. 302), [7JA]
    ------coverage of services provided by nurse practitioners and 
        clinical nurse specialists (see H.R. 1514), [21AP]
    ------definition of audiologist (see H.R. 1068), [10MR]
    ------eliminate the termination of additional Federal payments to 
        States for outreach and eligibility determination 
        administrative costs (see H.R. 2912), [22SE]
    ------establish new prospective payment system for Federally-
        qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 
        2341), [24JN]
    ------exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll 
        with a managed care entity (see H.R. 797), [23FE]
    ------extend the higher Federal medical assistance payment 
        percentage for Indian Health Service facilities to urban 
        Indian health programs (see H.R. 470), [2FE]
    ------make technical improvements, especially relative to 
        treatment of disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3269), 
        [9NO]
    ------permit presumptive eligibility of Medicare beneficiaries for 
        certain low-income Medicare beneficiary programs (see H.R. 
        854), [25FE]
    ------permit public schools and other entities to determine 
        presumptive eligibility for low-income children (see H.R. 
        1298), [25MR]
    ------permit State waiver authority to provide medical assistance 
        in cases of congenital heart defects (see H.R. 3325), [10NO]
    ------permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income 
        individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1591), [28AP]
    ------prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing 
        facilities (see H.R. 540), [3FE]
    ------protect payments to previously approved State school-based 
        health plans for Medicaid-eligible children with 
        individualized education programs (see H.R. 3486), [18NO]
    ------provide State options to allow eligibility for legal 
        immigrant pregnant women, children, and certain disabled 
        individuals (see H.R. 1399), [14AP]
    ------reduce infant mortality through improvement of coverage of 
        services to pregnant women and infants (see H.R. 301), [7JA]
    ------reinstate prior level of disproportionate share hospital 
        payments to Minnesota (see H.R. 1610), [28AP]
    ------reinstate prior level of disproportionate share hospital 
        payments to Minnesota, New Mexico, and Wyoming (see H.R. 
        2800), [5AU]
    ------remove limit on disproportionate share hospital payments to 
        Ohio (see H.R. 3065), [13OC]
    ------remove special financial limitations on Puerto Rico and 
        certain other territories relative to medical assistance for 
        Medicare cost-sharing and for veterans (see H.R. 2333), [23JN]
    ------require criminal background checks on drivers providing 
        medical assistance transportation services (see H.R. 2828), 
        [9SE]
    ------require payment by States of certain individualized 
        education programs medical services under the Individuals with 
        Disabilities Education Act (see H.R. 1672), [4MY]
    ------require prorating of beneficiary contributions relative to 
        partial coverage for nursing facility services during a month 
        (see H.R. 2852), [14SE]
    ------restrict imposition of liens and estate recovery for long-
        term care services provided to certain individuals (see H.R. 
        161), [7JA]
    ------treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry 
        liability settlement (see H.R. 351), [19JA]
    ------waive Federal claim to State tobacco settlements if State 
        uses funds for smoking reduction programs and economic 
        assistance for tobacco farming communities (see H.R. 1232), 
        [23MR]
    ------waive Federal claim to State tobacco settlements if State 
        uses funds only for smoking reduction and public health 
        programs (see H.R. 610), [4FE] (see H.R. 1289), [25MR]
    Medicare: accelerate payments to hospitals relative to costs of 
        graduate medical education for Medicare+Choice enrollees (see 
        H.R. 2989), [30SE]
    ------administrative fee for submission of paper rather than 
        electronic claims (see H.R. 2114), [9JN]
    ------adverse impact of current payment policy for noninvasive 
        positive pressure ventilators on individuals with severe 
        respiratory diseases (see H. Con. Res. 138), [22JN]
    ------allow certain organizations to purchase home-care services 
        from self-employed caregivers through home-care referral 
        agencies (see H.R. 3041), [7OC]
    ------allow petitioners for coverage of new technologies or 
        procedures to meet with the Health Care Financing 
        Administration to develop written plans (see H.R. 2338), 
        [24JN]
    ------assure access to managed health care through the cost 
        contract program (see H.R. 2268), [17JN]
    ------calculation of Medicare+Choice payments for medical services 
        at Dept. of Veterans Affairs and Dept. of Defense facilities 
        (see H.R. 2447), [1JY]
    ------change rate of increase for Medicare+Choice capitation rates 
        (see H.R. 3092), [18OC]
    ------clarify non-preemption of State prescription drug benefit 
        laws relative to Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 549), [3FE]
    ------combat fraud and abuse relative to partial hospitalization 
        services (see H.R. 1543), [22AP]
    ------combat waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 2229), [15JN] (see 
        H.R. 3461), [18NO]
    ------comprehensive financing for graduate medical education (see 
        H.R. 1224), [23MR]
    ------contract reform (see H.R. 312), [7JA]
    ------contracting with certain hospitals to provide certain 
        surgical procedures and related services at a single rate (see 
        H.R. 1392), [13AP]
    ------coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1890), [20MY]
    ------coverage of adult day care services (see H.R. 745), [11FE]
    ------coverage of advanced new therapies to treat diabetic foot 
        ulcers (see H.R. 2369), [29JN]
    ------coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice 
        program (see H. Con. Res. 62), [18MR]
    ------coverage of chronic disease prescription drugs (see H.R. 
        1796), [13MY]
    ------coverage of frail elderly beneficiaries permanently residing 
        in certain nursing facilities (see H.R. 1998), [27MY]

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    ------coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2620), 
        [27JY]
    ------coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 
        2945), [24SE]
    ------coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 
        1187), [18MR]
    ------coverage of nursing facilities and in-home services (see 
        H.R. 131), [7JA]
    ------coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 886), 
        [1MR] (see H.R. 1109), [15MR] (see H.R. 1495), [20AP] (see 
        H.R. 2012), [8JN] (see H.R. 2782), [5AU] (see H.R. 3482), 
        [18NO] (see H. Con. Res. 149), [1JY]
    ------coverage of outpatient prescription drugs for low-income 
        beneficiaries and provision of stop-loss protection for 
        outpatient prescription drug expenses (see H.R. 2925, 2925), 
        [23SE]
    ------coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 1495), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 372), [9NO]
    ------coverage of screening retinal eye examinations for 
        individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1542), [22AP]
    ------coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), 
        [15SE]
    ------demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer 
        patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), 
        [13AP]
    ------designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers 
        for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see 
        H.R. 3003), [4OC]
    ------develop and implement a single, unified prospective payment 
        system for post-care hospital services (see H.R. 2070), [8JN]
    ------disclose staffing and performance data, provide 
        whistleblower protections, and review mergers and acquisitions 
        relative to Medicare providers (see H.R. 1288), [25MR]
    ------eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in 
        calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice 
        organizations (see H.R. 406), [19JA] (see H.R. 1088), [11MR]
    ------eliminate reduction in payment amounts to home health 
        agencies and provide for an interest-free grace period for 
        repayment of overpayments (see H.R. 2618), [27JY]
    ------eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive 
        drugs (see H.R. 1115), [16MR]
    ------ensure access to comparable prescription drug coverage in 
        Medigap policies relative to termination of Medicare+Choice 
        plans (see H.R. 634), [9FE]
    ------ensure geographic reclassifications of hospitals in urban 
        areas do not result in lower wage indexes (see H.R. 3216), 
        [3NO]
    ------ensure proper payment of approved nursing and paramedical 
        education programs (see H.R. 1483), [20AP]
    ------ensure reimbursement for certain ambulance services and 
        improve the efficiency of the emergency medical system (see 
        H.R. 2831), [9SE]
    ------establish a demonstration project to provide beneficiaries 
        greater information on various courses of treatment for 
        certain diseases or injuries (see H.R. 1544), [22AP]
    ------establish a prospective payment system for psychiatric 
        hospital services (see H.R. 1006), [4MR]
    ------exclude cancer treatment from the prospective payment system 
        for hospital outpatient services (see H.R. 1090), [11MR]
    ------exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under 
        the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (see 
        H.R. 655), [9FE]
    ------exclude lobbying costs from the calculation of the adjusted 
        community rate for Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 2230), 
        [15JN]
    ------exempt certain beneficiaries from financial limitations 
        imposed on physical, speech-language pathology, and 
        occupational therapy services (see H.R. 1837), [18MY]
    ------exempt financial limitations imposed on physical, speech-
        language pathology, and occupational therapy services and 
        develop and implement a classification system to vary the 
        limitations (see H.R. 1736), [6MY]
    ------expand and make permanent the demonstration project for 
        military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 1413), [14AP]
    ------expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see 
        H.R. 2892), [21SE]
    ------expand the use of competitive bidding (see H.R. 1900), 
        [20MY]
    ------extend community nursing organization demonstration projects 
        (see H.R. 1999), [27MY]
    ------extend coverage of immunosuppressive drugs to cases of 
        transplants not paid for under the program (see H.R. 3107, 
        3107), [19OC]
    ------extend health care coverage (see H.R. 402), [19JA]
    ------facilitate use of private contracts (see H.R. 2867), [14SE]
    ------freeze reductions under Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 3145), 
        [26OC]
    ------graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 1222), [23MR] 
        (see H.R. 1785), [12MY]
    ------Health Care Financing Administration regulatory burdens 
        imposed on suppliers of durable medical equipment (see H. Con. 
        Res. 98), [5MY]
    ------implement budget neutrality adjustment factor in determining 
        payment rates for Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 
        2419), [1JY]
    ------improve access to benefits and programs to eligible, low-
        income beneficiaries (see H.R. 1455), [15AP]
    ------improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain 
        individuals (see H.R. 2228), [15JN]
    ------improve and streamline the physician self-referral law (see 
        H.R. 2650), [29JY]
    ------improve coverage determination process relative to new 
        advances in medical technology (see H.R. 2030), [8JN]
    ------improve methodology for the calculation of Medicare+Choice 
        payment rates (see H.R. 3284), [9NO]
    ------improve review procedures (see H.R. 2356), [24JN]
    ------improve the operation of certain Medicare+Choice and Medigap 
        programs (see H.R. 491), [2FE]
    ------improve the telemedicine program and provide grants for the 
        development of telehealth networks (see H.R. 3420), [17NO]
    ------increase certain payments to hospitals (see H.R. 2266), 
        [17JN]
    ------increase payments for pap smear laboratory tests (see H.R. 
        976), [4MR] (see H.R. 2930), [23SE]
    ------increase payments for physician services provided in health 
        professional shortage areas in Alaska and Hawaii (see H.R. 
        2967), [28SE]
    ------increase payments to providers for case manager services in 
        rural areas (see H.R. 1646), [29AP]
    ------increase payments to skilled nursing facilities that have a 
        significant proportion of residents with AIDS (see H.R. 3029), 
        [6OC]
    ------limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 914), [2MR]
    ------limit reductions in Federal payments under the prospective 
        payment system for hospital outpatient department services 
        (see H.R. 2241), [16JN]
    ------make changes in payment methodologies and provide coverage 
        of outpatient prescription drugs to beneficiaries who lose 
        drug coverage under Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 3086), 
        [14OC]
    ------make refinements in the prospective payment system for 
        outpatient hospital services (see H.R. 2979), [30SE]
    ------modify restrictions on physician self-referral (see H.R. 
        2651), [29JY]
    ------modify treatment of certain patient days for purposes of 
        determining the amount of disproportionate share adjustment 
        payments to hospitals (see H.R. 1529), [22AP]
    ------payment for insulin pumps (see H.R. 360), [19JA]
    ------payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate 
        medical education programs (see H.R. 1579), [27AP]
    ------payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education 
        programs in critical need specialty areas (see H.R. 1645), 
        [29AP]
    ------preserve and expand (see H. Con. Res. 135), [16JN]
    ------prevent sudden disruption of beneficiary enrollment in 
        Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 141), [7JA]
    ------prohibit collection of data from home health agencies under 
        the OASIS data collection program from non-Medicare patients 
        (see H.R. 2246), [16JN]
    ------protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice 
        plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see 
        H.R. 3004), [4OC]
    ------provide additional benefits to prevent or delay the onset of 
        illnesses (see H.R. 1968), [26MY]
    ------provide for a Doctors' Bill of Rights (see H.R. 3300), 
        [10NO]
    ------provide for independent case managers for home health 
        services (see H.R. 746), [11FE]
    ------provide greater equity to home health agencies and ensure 
        access to medically necessary home health services (see H.R. 
        2628), [27JY]
    ------provide more equitable payments to home health agencies (see 
        H.R. 2546), [16JY]
    ------provision of physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-
        language pathology services, and respiratory therapy by a 
        comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facility at a single, 
        fixed location (see H.R. 3441), [17NO]
    ------reduce amount of coinsurance payable in conjunction with 
        outpatient department services (see H.R. 421), [19JA]
    ------reduce capital payments to certain hospitals with below 
        average occupancy rates (see H.R. 2199), [14JN]
    ------reduce financial liability of physicians providing certain 
        care under Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 1375), [12AP]
    ------reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 664), 
        [10FE]
    ------reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 664), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 371), [9NO]
    ------reform beneficiary payment limits for certain long-existing 
        home health agencies relative to the interim payment system 
        (see H.R. 2123), [10JN]
    ------reform purchasing, payment, and administrative requirements 
        (see H.R. 2115), [9JN]
    ------regulatory burdens on home health agencies (see H. Con. Res. 
        79), [25MR]
    ------reimburse hospitals for psychologist, physician assistant, 
        and nurse practitioner training costs (see H.R. 2794), [5AU]
    ------reimburse hospitals for psychologist training costs (see 
        H.R. 1140), [16MR]
    ------reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 1046), 
        [9MR]
    ------reimbursement for nurse-midwife services and free-standing 
        birth centers (see H.R. 2817), [8SE]
    ------reimbursement of routine patient care costs for individuals 
        participating in approved clinical trials (see H.R. 61), [7JA]
    ------remove the sunset and numerical limitation on participation 
        in Medicare+Choice medical savings account plans (see H.R. 
        2068), [8JN] (see H.R. 2173), [10JN]
    ------repeal interim payment system, eliminate mandatory reduction 
        under the prospective payment system, and continue periodic 
        interim payments for home health services (see H.R. 2361), 
        [24JN]
    ------repeal restriction on payment for hospital discharges to 
        post-acute care (see H.R. 405), [19JA] (see H.R. 1936), [25MY]
    ------repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services 
        (see H.R. 1385), [13AP]
    ------require advanced notice to managed care plan enrollees of 
        hospital termination under such plans (see H.R. 1639), [29AP]
    ------require appropriate training and certification for suppliers 
        of certain listed items of orthotics or prosthetics (see H.R. 
        1938), [25MY]
    ------require certain additional information in statements of 
        explanation of benefits provided to beneficiaries (see H.R. 
        1511), [21AP]
    ------require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome 
        rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 
        632), [9FE] (see H.R. 2002), [27MY]

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    ------require governing boards of national accrediting entities to 
        have public representation and open meetings (see H.R. 2174), 
        [10JN]
    ------require hospitals to establish and implement security 
        procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient 
        abduction and baby switching (see H.R. 76), [7JA]
    ------require universal product numbers on claims forms for 
        reimbursement for durable medical equipment and other items 
        (see H.R. 418), [19JA]
    ------restore the non-applicability of private contracts for the 
        provision of benefits (see H.R. 958), [3MR]
    ------restrictions on changes in benefits under Medicare+Choice 
        plans (see H.R. 1134), [16MR]
    ------revise inflation update factor used in making payments to 
        prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3114), [20OC]
    ------revise interim payment system to home health agencies for 
        home health services (see H.R. 2492), [13JY] (see H.R. 2744), 
        [5AU]
    ------revise payment amounts to home health agencies (see H.R. 
        2240), [16JN]
    ------revise regulations on participating hospitals relative to 
        nurse anesthetists' services (see H.R. 804), [23FE]
    ------standardize clinical practice guidelines to improve delivery 
        of services (see H.R. 2069), [8JN]
    ------treatment of payments to Medicare+Choice organizations 
        relative to disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 
        1103), [11MR]
    ------waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of 
        drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), [19JA]
    Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task 
        Force: establish (see H.R. 119), [7JA]
    Medicare Payment Advisory Commission: expand membership and 
        include individuals with expertise in manufacturing and 
        distributing finished medical goods (see H.R. 3271), [9NO]
    Medicare/Medicaid: ensure that individuals enjoy the right to be 
        free from restraint (see H.R. 3010), [4OC]
    ------expand and clarify requirements regarding advance directives 
        to ensure that an individual's health care decisions are 
        observed (see H.R. 1149), [17MR]
    ------restrict use and require recording and reporting of 
        information on use of physical and chemical restraints and 
        seclusion in mental health facilities (see H.R. 1313), [25MR]
    ------surety bond requirements for home health agencies, durable 
        medical equipment suppliers, and others (see H.R. 2325), 
        [23JN]
    Members of Congress: link annual salary adjustments to cost-of-
        living adjustments for certain Social Security benefits (see 
        H.R. 1669), [4MY]
    ------prohibit pay rate adjustments from exceeding certain cost-
        of-living increases for Social Security benefits (see H.R. 
        2893), [21SE]
    Mental health: provide for treatment parity (see H.R. 2593), 
        [22JY]
    National objectives: create a fair and modern Social Security 
        Program to strengthen and protect the retirement income 
        security of every U.S. citizen (see H.R. 1043), [9MR] (see 
        H.J. Res. 32), [23FE] (see H. Res. 48), [9FE] (see H. Res. 
        93), [3MR]
    ------provide for the retirement of every U.S. citizen (see H.R. 
        249), [7JA]
    Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program: budget 
        treatment (see H.R. 74), (see H.R. 167), [7JA]
    ------provide for an annual statement of accrued liability (see 
        H.R. 244), [7JA]
    Pensions: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and 
        surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), [23MR]
    ------create personalized retirement accounts (see H.R. 874), 
        [25FE]
    ------investment of amounts held in the Federal Old-Age and 
        Survivors Insurance Trust Fund in private sector securities 
        markets (see H.R. 871), [25FE] (see H.R. 990), [4MR]
    ------provide for personalized retirement security through 
        personal retirement savings accounts, increase individual 
        control over retirement income, and protect surpluses (see 
        H.R. 3206), [3NO]
    ------reform relative to State and local government employees (see 
        H. Con. Res. 101), [6MY]
    Personal investment plans: diversion of percentage of payroll tax 
        payments and extend the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability 
        Insurance Program (see H.R. 250, 251), [7JA] (see H.R. 1793), 
        [13MY]
    Prisoners: prevent distribution of benefits (see H.R. 1918), 
        [25MY]
    Privacy: prohibit appearance of Social Security numbers on, or 
        through, unopened Dept. of the Treasury mailings (see H.R. 
        3218), [4NO]
    ------protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security 
        numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national 
        identifying number (see H.R. 220), [7JA]
    ------protection of Social Security numbers and other personal 
        information (see H.R. 1450), [15AP]
    ------regulate use of Social Security numbers and other personal 
        information by interactive computer services (see H.R. 367), 
        [19JA]
    Public welfare programs: make progress toward completion of high 
        school or college a permissible work activity (see H.R. 1362), 
        [25MR]
    Reform (see H.R. 1), [1MR]
    Religion: permit members of the clergy to be exempt from coverage 
        at any time during career (see H.R. 1061), [10MR]
    ------permit members of the clergy to revoke their exemption from 
        coverage (see H.R. 133), [7JA]
    Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services 
        (see H.R. 1344), [25MR]
    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. 1422), [14AP] (see 
        H.R. 2180), [10JN]
    ------protect Social Security surpluses and reserve a portion of 
        non-Social Security surpluses to strengthen and protect 
        Medicare (see H.R. 3165), [28OC]
    Solvency: improve (see H.R. 2717), [5AU]
    SSI: extend benefits to Guam and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 
        1308), [25MR]
    State Children's Health Insurance Program: allow States to use 
        allotment to cover uninsured pregnant women (see H.R. 1843), 
        [18MY]
    States: eliminate requirement of providing Social Security numbers 
        on recreational license applications (see H.R. 1345), [25MR]
    ------improve data collection and evaluation of children's health 
        coverage under the State Children's Health Insurance Program 
        and Medicaid (see H.R. 1545), [22AP]
    ------increase allotments to territories under the State 
        Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 806), [23FE]
    Taxation: allow a refundable credit for certain Medicare premiums 
        (see H.R. 122), [7JA] (see H.R. 1772), [12MY]
    ------allow credit to military retirees for Medicare coverage (see 
        H.R. 121), [7JA]
    ------authorize Federal entities to take control of certain State 
        child support enforcement programs (see H.R. 1488), [20AP]
    ------deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed 
        individuals (see H.R. 1458), [15AP]
    ------deduction for Social Security taxes (see H.R. 105), [7JA]
    ------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. 1263), [24MR]
    ------disclosure of employer's share of taxes paid for old-age, 
        survivors, disability, and hospital insurance for the employee 
        (see H.R. 1264), [24MR]
    ------eliminate certain unfair provisions (see H.R. 2414), [1JY]
    ------impose a tax on certain unearned income and provide tax 
        relief by reducing the rate of the Social Security payroll tax 
        (see H.R. 1099), [11MR]
    ------provide inflation adjustments to income threshold amounts 
        applicable in determining taxable Social Security benefits 
        (see H.R. 3437), [17NO]
    ------provide tax relief, encourage savings and investment, 
        establish incentives for school construction, and eliminate 
        Social Security earnings test (see H.R. 1084), [11MR]
    ------reduce employer and employee Social Security taxes to the 
        extent there is a Federal budget surplus (see H.R. 1316), 
        [25MR]
    ------reform Internal Revenue Code through revenue neutral 
        proposals which protect Social Security and Medicare trust 
        funds (see H. Con. Res. 85), [14AP]
    ------religious exemption from requirement to provide identifying 
        numbers for dependents to claim certain credits and deductions 
        on tax return (see H.R. 2494), [13JY]
    ------simplify Internal Revenue Code through revenue neutral 
        proposals (see H.R. 1420), [14AP]
    ------treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security 
        benefits (see H.R. 372), [19JA]
    ------treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 48), [6JA] 
        (see H.R. 107), [7JA] (see H.R. 688), [10FE] (see H.R. 761), 
        [12FE] (see H.R. 3438), [17NO]
    ------treatment of tax-exempt interest relative to Social Security 
        benefits and income determination (see H.R. 291), [7JA]
    Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Program: use of funds for 
        public school construction and hiring of teachers (see H.R. 
        635), [9FE]
    Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (H.R. 1180): 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 387), [17NO]
    ------corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 236), [18NO]
    Trust funds: budget treatment (see H.R. 685), [10FE] (see H.R. 
        1259), [24MR] (see H.R. 1803), [13MY] (see H.R. 2039), [8JN] 
        (see H. Res. 18), [7JA]
    ------budget treatment (H.R. 1259), consideration (see H. Res. 
        186), [24MY]
    ------ensure solvency (see H.R. 37), [6JA] (see H.R. 3012), [5OC]
    ------extend and clarify pay-as-you-go requirements (see H.R. 
        196), [7JA] (see H.R. 1059), [10MR]
    ------invest marketable interest-bearing securities and insured 
        certificates of deposit, and protect from public debt limit 
        (see H.R. 147), (see H.R. 160), (see H.R. 219), [7JA]
    ------investment in marketable securities (see H.R. 1268), [24MR]
    ------preserve all budget surpluses until legislation is enacted 
        to strengthen and protect Social Security and Medicare (see 
        H.R. 1927), [25MY]
    ------prohibit investment in private financial markets (see H. 
        Con. Res. 155), [14JY]
    ------reduce the public debt by the amount of net surplus in trust 
        fund each fiscal year (see H.R. 420), [19JA] (see H.R. 3175), 
        [28OC]
    ------require specific legislative recommendations to ensure 
        solvency (see H.R. 245), [7JA]
    Unemployment: improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes 
        and the provision of such revenues for employment security 
        administration (see H.R. 3174), [28OC]
    Veterans: provide enrollment period for Medicare and Medigap 
        relative to certain military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 
        743), [11FE]
    ------repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving 
        spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 
        363), [19JA]
    Women: effects of reform proposals (see H. Res. 34), [2FE]
  Conference reports
    Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (H.R. 1180), 
        [17NO]
  Messages
    Council of Economic Advisers Report: President Clinton, [8FE]
    Strengthen Social Security and Medicare Act: President Clinton, 
        [26OC]
  Motions
    Families and domestic relations: grants for projects designed to 
        promote responsible fatherhood (H.R. 3073), [10NO]
    Health: national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), [6OC], [3NO]

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    Trust funds: budget treatment (H.R. 1259), [26MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1180, Ticket to Work 
        and Work Incentives Improvement Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 387) (H. Rept. 106-482), [17NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 1259, Social Security and Medicare Safe 
        Deposit Box Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 186) (H. 
        Rept. 106-160), [24MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1802, Foster Care Independence Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 221) (H. Rept. 106-199), 
        [24JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2723, Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care 
        Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. 
        Rept. 106-366), [5OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. Rept. 106-366), 
        [5OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 3073, Fathers Count Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 367) (H. Rept. 106-463), [8NO]
    Fathers Count Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3073) 
        (H. Rept. 106-424), [28OC]
    Foster Care Independence Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.R. 1802) (H. Rept. 106-182), [14JN]
    Medicaid Coverage of Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Services 
        for Certain Women Screened Under Federally Funded Programs: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1070) (H. Rept. 106-486), 
        [22NO]
    Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3075) (H. Rept. 106-
        436), [2NO]
    Prohibit Transfers or Discharges of Medicaid Residents of Nursing 
        Facilities: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 540) (H. Rept. 
        106-44), [8MR]
    Senate Amendment to H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 348) (H. Rept. 106-430), 
        [1NO]
    Social Security Guarantee Initiative: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.J. Res. 32) (H. Rept. 106-34), [1MR]
    Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1180) (H. Rept. 106-478), [17NO]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3070) (H. Rept. 
        106-393), [18OC]
    Work Incentives Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 1180) (H. Rept. 106-220), [1JY]

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1180, Work Incentives Improvement Act, [28OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Privacy: protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social 
        Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform 
        national identifying number (see H.R. 220), [7JA]
    ------protection of Social Security numbers and other personal 
        information (see H.R. 1450), [15AP]
    ------regulate use of Social Security numbers and other personal 
        information by interactive computer services (see H.R. 367), 
        [19JA]
    Social Security: eliminate fees for Federal administration of 
        State supplemental SSI payments (see H.R. 1051), [10MR]
    ------expand health care coverage for working, disabled 
        individuals and establish a Ticket to Work and Self-
        Sufficiency Program to provide work opportunities for such 
        individuals (see H.R. 1091), [11MR] (see H.R. 1180), [18MR]
    ------prohibit investment of trust funds in private financial 
        markets (see H. Con. Res. 155), [14JY]
    ------provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to 
        work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 3070), [13OC]
    ------provide prisoner information obtained by States to Federal 
        benefit programs to prevent erroneous provision of benefits 
        (see H.R. 1919), [25MY]
    ------require specific legislative recommendations to ensure 
        solvency of trust funds (see H.R. 245), [7JA]
    States: eliminate requirement of providing Social Security numbers 
        on recreational license applications (see H.R. 1345), [25MR]
    Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (H.R. 1180): 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 387), [17NO]
    ------corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 236), [18NO]
  Conference reports
    Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (H.R. 1180), 
        [17NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1180, Ticket to Work 
        and Work Incentives Improvement Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 387) (H. Rept. 106-482), [17NO]
    Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1180) (H. Rept. 106-478), [17NO]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3070) (H. Rept. 
        106-393), [18OC]
    Work Incentives Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 1180) (H. Rept. 106-220), [1JY]

SOCIAL SECURITY ADVISORY BOARD
  Appointments
    Members, [30SE]

SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE SAFE DEPOSIT BOX ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 1259): consideration (see H. Res. 186), [24MY]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 1259), [26MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1259, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 186) (H. Rept. 106-160), [24MY]

SOCIAL SECURITY GUARANTEE INITIATIVE
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 32) (H. 
        Rept. 106-34), [1MR]

SOLAR ENERGY
related term(s) Power Resources
  Bills and resolutions
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        opening ceremonies of Sunrayce 99 (see H. Con. Res. 48), [9MR]
    Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency 
        through net metering by certain small electric energy 
        generation systems (see H.R. 2947), [24SE]
    Taxation: allow credit for residential solar energy property (see 
        H.R. 1465), [15AP]
  Reports filed
    Use of Capitol Grounds for Opening Ceremonies of Sunrayce 99: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. 
        Con. Res. 48) (H. Rept. 106-60), [16MR]

SOLDIERS', SAILORS', AIRMEN'S, AND MARINES' BILL OF RIGHTS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (S. 4): return to Senate (see H. Res. 393), [18NO]

SOLID WASTE
see Refuse Disposal; Sewage Disposal

SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Ecology and environment: management of remediation waste at 
        brownfields and other remediation sites (see H.R. 2718), [5AU]
    Hazardous substances: prevent release of hazardous waste due to 
        flooding (see H.R. 3093), [18OC]
    Recycling: require refund values for beverage containers and 
        provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling 
        programs (see H.R. 2676), [2AU]
    Refuse disposal: exempt pesticide rinse water degradation systems 
        from subtitle C permit requirements (see H.R. 79), [7JA]
    ------State control of municipal solid waste transportation and 
        disposal (see H.R. 1190), [18MR]
    Solid waste: State control over disposal of out-of-State solid 
        waste (see H.R. 891), [2MR]

SOMALIA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign aid: economic, humanitarian, and other assistance to 
        northern part (see H. Con. Res. 20), [2FE]

SONOMA COUNTY, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Interior: make grants to promote voluntary protection 
        of certain lands in Marin and Sonoma Counties, CA (see H.R. 
        2202), [15JN]

SOUDER, MARK E. (a Representative from Indiana)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 800, Education Flexibility Partnership Act, [23MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    E. Ross Adair Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Fort Wayne, 
        IN: designate (see H.R. 2412), [30JN]
    Education: establish national clearinghouse for youth 
        entrepreneurship education (see H.R. 3025), [5OC]
    NASA: design and present an award to the Apollo astronauts (see 
        H.R. 2572), [20JY]
    Northwest Territory of the Great Lakes National Heritage Area: 
        establish (see H.R. 3411), [16NO]
    Taxation: increase charitable contribution deduction, and allow 
        such deductions to individuals who do not itemize other 
        deductions (see H.R. 969), [3MR]
    ------treatment of contributions to standard and education 
        individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1357), [25MR]

SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING
  Bills and resolutions
    Copyrights: strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (see 
        H.R. 1761), [11MY] (see H.R. 3456), [18NO]
    FTC: study marketing practices of the motion picture, recording, 
        and video/personal computer game industries (see H.R. 2157), 
        [10JN]
    Library of Congress: establish the National Recording Registry 
        (see H.R. 3379), [16NO]
  Motions
    Copyrights: strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (S. 
        1257), [2AU]
  Reports filed
    Copyright Damages Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1761) (H. Rept. 106-216), [1JY]

SOUTH AMERICA
  Bills and resolutions
    Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 732), [11FE]
    Colombia: advance peace process to end ongoing violence which 
        threatens democracy, human rights, and economic and social 
        stability (see H. Res. 228), [29JN]
    ------condemn kidnapping and murder by Revolutionary Armed Forces 
        of Colombia (FARC) of Ingrid Washinawatok, Terence Freitas, 
        and Lahe'ena'e Gay (see H. Res. 181), [19MY]
    ------tribute to democratic elections and renew efforts to end 
        guerrilla war (see H. Res. 24), [19JA]
    Miami, FL: selection as permanent location for the Secretariat of 
        the Free Trade Area of the Americas (see H. Con. Res. 217), 
        [1NO]
    Peace: tribute to Peru and Ecuador for signing of peace agreement 
        (see H. Res. 25), [19JA]
  Messages
    Exchange Stabilization Fund Financing for Brazil: President 
        Clinton, [15JN]
    National Emergency Relative to Narcotics Traffickers in Colombia: 
        President Clinton, [3MY]

SOUTH BEND, IN
  Bills and resolutions
    John Brademas Post Office: designate (see H.R. 2938), [23SE]
  Reports filed
    Robert K. Rodibaugh U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse, South Bend, IN: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (S. 
        460) (H. Rept. 106-114), [27AP]

SOUTH CAROLINA
  Bills and resolutions
    Fort Sumter National Monument: recalculate franchise fee owed by 
        Fort Sumter Tours, Inc. (see H.R. 3241), [5NO]

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    Hazardous substances: eliminate use of Savannah River nuclear 
        waste separation facilities (see H.R. 2603), [22JY]
    Hurricanes: express sympathy for victims of Hurricane Floyd in 
        Atlantic Coast States (see H. Res. 322), [4OC]
    ------transmittal to Congress of the Presidential recommendations 
        for emergency response actions for relief of the victims of 
        Hurricane Floyd (see H. Res. 349), [1NO]
    States: congressional consent for boundary change between Georgia 
        and South Carolina (see H.J. Res. 62), [22JY]
  Reports filed
    Georgia and South Carolina Boundary Change Congressional Consent: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 62) (H. Rept. 
        106-304), [8SE]

SOUTH DAKOTA
  Bills and resolutions
    Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc.: authorize construction 
        and assistance (see H.R. 297), [7JA]
    Native Americans: provide the Yankton Sioux Tribe and the Santee 
        Sioux Tribe certain benefits of the Missouri River Basin Pick-
        Sloan project (see H.R. 2671), [2AU]
    Perkins County Water System, Inc.: authorize construction and 
        assistance (see H.R. 970), [3MR]
    Public lands: conveyance of certain national forest lands (see 
        H.R. 2079), [8JN]
  Reports filed
    Minuteman Missile National Historic Site: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (S. 382) (H. Rept. 106-391), [18OC]
    Perkins County Rural Water System Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 970) (H. Rept. 106-404), [20OC]
    Terry Peak Land Transfer Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        2079) (H. Rept. 106-261), [26JY]

SOUTH KOREA
see Korea, Republic of

SOUTH POLE
see Antarctic Regions

SOUTHEAST ASIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign trade: encourage establishment of free trade areas with 
        certain Pacific Rim countries (see H.R. 1942), [26MY]
    Laos: condemn human rights abuses and role in the abduction of 
        Houa Ly and Michael Vang (see H. Res. 332), [14OC]
    ------support democracy and human rights (see H. Res. 169), [13MY]
    Vietnamese Conflict: recognize end of the Vietnam era and the 
        sacrifice of those who served in Southeast Asia or in support 
        of U.S. interests (see H. Con. Res. 224), [9NO] (see H. Con. 
        Res. 228), [15NO]

SPACE POLICY
related term(s) National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  Bills and resolutions
    Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        2815), [8SE]
    Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        2815), [8SE]
    Business and industry: encourage the development of a commercial 
        space industry (see H.R. 2607), [26JY]
    ------promote international competitiveness of commercial space 
        industry, ensure Federal and private access to space, and 
        minimize opportunities for foreign transfer of critical 
        satellite technologies (see H.R. 1526), [22AP] (see H.R. 
        2542), [16JY]
    Collins, Eileen: tribute to space shuttle mission with first 
        female commander (see H. Res. 267), [29JY]
    Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), 
        [8SE]
    Dept. of Commerce: Office of Space Commercialization funding (see 
        H.R. 2607), [26JY]
    FAA: Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space 
        Transportation funding (see H.R. 2607), [26JY]
    Glenn, John: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 239), [7JA]
    History: tribute to the 30th anniversary of the first lunar 
        landing and the accomplishments of the Apollo program (see H. 
        Con. Res. 110), [20MY]
    NASA: academic programs funding (see H.R. 1527), [22AP]
    ------authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1654), [3MY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1654), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 174), [18MY]
    ------design and present an award to the Apollo astronauts (see 
        H.R. 2572), [20JY]
    National objectives: declaration of space leadership (see H. Con. 
        Res. 66), [18MR]
    National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 4), 
        [4FE] (see H.R. 1700), [5MY]
    ------national missile defense system (H.R. 4), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 120), [17MR]
    ------national missile defense system (H.R. 4), consideration of 
        Senate amendment (see H. Res. 179), [19MY]
    ------provide a schedule for production of elements for a national 
        missile defense system (see H.R. 2023), [8JN]
    Taxation: treat spaceports like airports under exempt facility 
        bond rules (see H.R. 2289), [18JN]
  Messages
    Export of Satellite Fuels and Separation Systems to the People's 
        Republic of China: President Clinton, [11MY]
    NASA Report: President Clinton, [18NO]
  Motions
    National security: national missile defense system (H.R. 4), 
        [18MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 4, National Missile Defense System: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 120) (H. Rept. 106-69), 
        [17MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1654, NASA Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 174) (H. Rept. 106-147), [18MY]
    Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 4, National Missile 
        Defense Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 179) (H. 
        Rept. 106-150), [19MY]
    NASA Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1654) (H. 
        Rept. 106-145), [18MY]
    National Missile Defense System: Committee on Armed Services 
        (House) (H.R. 4) (H. Rept. 106-39), [2MR]

SPANISH PEAKS WILDERNESS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 898), [2MR]

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (J. Dennis Hastert)
  Appointments
    Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, [2NO]
    Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress, [10JN]
    American Folklife Center, [6OC]
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [11FE], [7JN]
    CBO Director, [4FE]
    Commission on Civil Rights, [4MY]
    Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards (House), [3FE]
    Commission on International Religious Freedom, [16JN]
    Commission on Online Child Protection, [18OC], [19OC]
    Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, [3MR], [11MR], 
        [23MR]
    Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, 
        Engineering, and Technology Development, [4MR]
    Committee on Economics (Joint), [3FE], [18MR], [25MR]
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), [19JA], [12FE]
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), [2FE]
    Committee on Taxation (Joint), [19JA]
    Committee on U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, [17MR]
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select), 
        [19JA]
    Committee To Escort the President, [19JA]
    Committee To Notify the President That a Congressional Quorum Has 
        Assembled, [6JA]
    Conferees: H. Con. Res. 68, setting forth the Federal budget for 
        2000-2009, [12AP]
    ------H.R. 775, Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act, [24JN]
    ------H.R. 800, Education Flexibility Partnership Act, [23MR]
    ------H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 
        Century, [14OC]
    ------H.R. 1141, emergency supplemental appropriations, [22AP]
    ------H.R. 1180, Work Incentives Improvement Act, [28OC]
    ------H.R. 1501, Juvenile Justice Reform Act, [30JY]
    ------H.R. 1554, Satellite Copyright, Competition, and Consumer 
        Protection Act, [23JN]
    ------H.R. 1555, intelligence services appropriations, [22SE]
    ------H.R. 1905, legislative branch of the Government 
        appropriations, [1JY]
    ------H.R. 1906, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations, [13SE]
    ------H.R. 2084, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations, [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2112, Multidistrict, Multiparty, Multiforum Trial 
        Jurisdiction Act, [16NO]
    ------H.R. 2116, Veterans' Millennium Health Care Act, [8NO]
    ------H.R. 2465, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
        closure, [21JY]
    ------H.R. 2466, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations, [4OC]
    ------H.R. 2488, Financial Freedom Act, [2AU]
    ------H.R. 2490, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive 
        Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations, [21JY]
    ------H.R. 2561, Dept. of Defense appropriations, [13SE]
    ------H.R. 2587, District of Columbia appropriations, [3AU]
    ------H.R. 2605, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [13SE]
    ------H.R. 2670, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, [13SE]
    ------H.R. 2684, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations, [4OC]
    ------H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act, [3NO]
    ------H.R. 3064, District of Columbia appropriations, [21OC]
    ------H.R. 3194, District of Columbia appropriations, [4NO]
    ------S. 376, Open-Market Reorganization for the Betterment of 
        International Telecommunications Act, [10NO]
    ------S. 507, Water Resources Development Act, [22JY]
    ------S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
    ------S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY], [15JY]
    ------S. 1467, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 
        Century, [5AU]
    Congressional Office of Compliance Board of Directors, [4OC]
    Gallaudet University Board of Trustees, [3MR]
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
    Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Board of Trustess, [30JY]
    House of Representatives Page Board, [11FE]
    House Office Building Commission, [6JA]
    Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts 
        Development Board of Trustees, [3MR]
    International Financial Institution Advisory Commission, [23JN], 
        [8SE]
    John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Board of Trustees, 
        [2FE], [3MR], [18MR]
    John H. Chafee funeral attendees, [28OC]
    Library of Congress Trust Fund Board, [19AP], [27SE]

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    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [11FE], [25JN]
    Migratory Bird Commission, [8SE]
    National Council on the Arts, [25FE]
    National Historical Publications and Records Commission, [12AP]
    National Skill Standards Board, [4MY]
    North Atlantic Assembly, [11FE]
    Official Advisers to International Conferences, Meetings, and 
        Negotiation Sessions Relating to Trade Agreements, [19JA]
    Select Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), [6JA]
    Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents, [19JA], [7JN]
    Social Security Advisory Board, [30SE]
    Trade Deficit Review Commission, [25FE]
    Twenty-First Century Workforce Commission, [7JN]
    U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors, [12AP], [30JY]
    U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission, [18MR], [26AP]
    U.S. Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors, [12AP]
    U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, [23MR]
    U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Board of Visitors, [12AP]
    U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors, [12AP]
    U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors, [12AP]
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    House of Representatives: notify President of election of the 
        Speaker and Clerk (see H. Res. 4), [6JA]
    Senate: notify that a quorum of the House of Representatives is 
        present and of the election of the Speaker and Clerk (see H. 
        Res. 2), [6JA]
  Discharge petitions signed
    Elections: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 417), 
        consideration (H. Res. 122), [15AP], [10MY], [14MY], [20MY], 
        [27MY]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 417), 
        consideration (H. Res. 126), [22AP], [20MY], [27MY]
    Firearms: ban importation and transfer of large capacity 
        ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 1037), consideration (H. Res. 
        192), [16JY], [22JY], [30JY], [2AU], [8OC]
    Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 358), consideration (H. Res. 197), [25JN], [1JY], [2AU]
    Minimum wage: level (H.R. 325), consideration (H. Res. 301), 
        [8OC], [14OC], [21OC]
    Taxation: expand incentives for construction and renovation of 
        public schools and provide incentives for corporations to 
        participate in cooperative agreements with public schools in 
        distressed areas (H.R. 1660), consideration (H. Res. 240), 
        [5AU], [24SE], [1OC], [14OC]
  Messages
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Australia on 
        Technology for the Separation of Isotopes of Uranium by Laser 
        Excitation: President Clinton, [3NO]
    Agreement for Cooperation Concerning Civil Uses of Atomic Energy 
        Between U.S. and Canada: President Clinton, [24JN]
    Amended Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of 
        Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices: President Clinton, 
        [24MY]
    Armed Forces Operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina Funding Request: 
        President Clinton, [12MY]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Peace Efforts: President Clinton, [8FE]
    Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2000: President 
        Clinton, [2FE]
    Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: President Clinton, [12OC]
    CCC Report: President Clinton, [15JN]
    Central American and Haitian Parity Act: President Clinton, [5AU]
    Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act: President Clinton, 
        [29JN]
    Coastal Zone Management Act Implementation: President Clinton, 
        [25FE]
    Cooperation Agreement With Romania on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear 
        Energy: President Clinton, [9FE]
    Corp. for Public Broadcasting Report: President Clinton, [18MR]
    Council of Economic Advisers Report: President Clinton, [8FE]
    Cyberspace Electronic Security Act: President Clinton, [21SE]
    District of Columbia Budget Request: President Clinton, [12JY]
    District of Columbia Courts' Budget Request: President Clinton, 
        [8FE]
    Duty Free Treatment of Gabon, Mongolia, and Mauritania Under the 
        Generalized System of Preferences: President Clinton, [30JN]
    Educational Excellence for All Children Act: President Clinton, 
        [24MY]
    Emigration Laws and Policies of Albania: President Clinton, [2FE], 
        [19JY]
    Exchange Stabilization Fund Financing for Brazil: President 
        Clinton, [15JN]
    Export of Satellite Fuels and Separation Systems to the People's 
        Republic of China: President Clinton, [11MY]
    Federal Agency Climate Change Programs and Activities: President 
        Clinton, [20AP]
    Federal Labor Relations Authority Report: President Clinton, 
        [2MR], [16NO]
    NASA Report: President Clinton, [18NO]
    National Drug Control Strategy: President Clinton, [9FE]
    National Emergency Caused by Lapse of the Export Administration 
        Act: President Clinton, [24JN]
    National Emergency Relative to Angola: President Clinton, [21SE], 
        [27SE]
    National Emergency Relative to Burma: President Clinton, [18MY], 
        [26MY]
    National Emergency Relative to Cuba: President Clinton, [25FE]
    National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Clinton, [10MR], 
        [16MR], [26MY], [23SE], [9NO], [16NO]
    National Emergency Relative to Iraq: President Clinton, [21JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Libya: President Clinton, [19JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Narcotics Traffickers in Colombia: 
        President Clinton, [3MY], [19OC], [20OC]
    National Emergency Relative to Sudan: President Clinton, [3MY], 
        [1NO], [9NO]
    National Emergency Relative to Terrorist Disruption of the Middle 
        East Peace Process: President Clinton, [30JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Weapons of Mass Destruction: 
        President Clinton, [13JY], [10NO]
    National Emergency Relative to Yugoslavia: President Clinton, 
        [3MY], [27MY]
    National Endowment for Democracy Report: President Clinton, [18MR]
    National Endowment for the Arts: President Clinton, [9MR]
    National Institute of Building Sciences Report: President Clinton, 
        [13MY]
    National Money Laundering Strategy: President Clinton, [23SE]
    National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, Highway Safety Act, 
        and Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act: President 
        Clinton, [26JY]
    Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act: President Clinton, [12OC]
    NRC Report: President Clinton, [23JN], [18OC]
    Ordering Selected Reserve and Certain Individual Ready Reserve 
        Members of the Armed Forces to Active Duty: President Clinton, 
        [27AP]
    Progress Toward Achieving a Sustainable Peace Process in Bosnia 
        and Herzegovina: President Clinton, [26JY]
    Railroad Retirement Board Report: President Clinton, [16NO]
    State of Small Business: President Clinton, [6MY]
    Strengthen Social Security and Medicare Act: President Clinton, 
        [26OC]
    Telecommunications Services Payments to Cuba: President Clinton, 
        [6MY], [13OC]
    Trade Policy Agenda and Trade Agreements Program: President 
        Clinton, [9MR]
    U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund Deferral of 
        Budget Authority: President Clinton, [2AU]
    U.S. Government Activities in the U.N.: President Clinton, [13SE]
    Veto of H.R. 2488, Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act: President 
        Clinton, [23SE]
    Veto of H.R. 2587, District of Columbia Appropriations: President 
        Clinton, [28SE]
    Veto of H.R. 2606, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and 
        Related Programs Appropriations: President Clinton, [18OC]
    Veto of H.R. 2670, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and Related Agency Appropriations: President 
        Clinton, [26OC]
    Veto of H.R. 3064, District of Columbia Appropriations: President 
        Clinton, [3NO]
    Western Hemisphere Drug Alliance: President Clinton, [23FE]

SPEARS, ADRIAN A.
  Bills and resolutions
    Adrian A. Spears Judicial Training Center, San Antonio, TX: 
        designate (see H.R. 1959), [26MY]

SPECIAL DAYS AND HOLIDAYS
  Bills and resolutions
    Children's Memorial Day: support goals and ideas and commend 
        organizers (see H. Res. 147), [22AP]
    Cold war: celebrate victory and anniversary of the fall of the 
        Berlin Wall by designating an annual Freedom Day (see H. Con. 
        Res. 223), [9NO]
    Earth Day: observance (see H. Res. 400), [18NO]
    ``In Memory'' Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 134), [16JN]
    Italian-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 347), 
        [28OC]
    Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: add to the list of days on which the 
        flag should especially be displayed (see H.R. 349), [19JA] 
        (see H.R. 576), [4FE]
    Memorial Day: restore traditional observance (see H.R. 1474), 
        [19AP]
    National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 376), 
        [10NO]
    National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: 
        designate (see H. Res. 293), [14SE]
    National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 165), 
        [11MY]
    National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance (see H. Res. 
        392), [18NO]
    National Unity Day: designate (see H. Res. 315), [29SE]
    National Week of Reflection and Tolerance: support (see H. Res. 
        117), [16MR]
    New Year's Day: designate day of observance in year 2000 (see H.J. 
        Res. 14), [7JA]
    Pearl Harbor Day: treat December 7 in the same manner as Veterans 
        Day for all purposes relative to Federal employment (see H.R. 
        965), [3MR]
    Presidents of the U.S.: specify that the legal public holiday 
        known as Washington's Birthday be called by that name (see 
        H.R. 1363), [12AP]
    Veterans Day: promote greater appreciation of the sacrifices made 
        by veterans (see H. Con. Res. 227), [10NO]
  Reports filed
    Add Martin Luther King, Jr., Day to the List of Days on Which the 
        Flag Should Especially Be Displayed: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 576) (H. Rept. 106-176), [9JN]

SPENCE, FLOYD (a Representative from South Carolina)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1555, intelligence services appropriations, [22SE]
    ------S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Armed Forces: support for troops carrying out NATO military 
        operations against Serbia (see H. Res. 130), [24MR]
    Committee on Armed Services (House): authorizing expenditures (see 
        H. Res. 67), [12FE]
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths (see H.R. 
        1401), [14AP]

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  Conference reports
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, 
        Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction (S. 
        1059), [5AU]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, 
        Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: 
        Committee of Conference (S. 1059) (H. Rept. 106-301), [5AU]
    National Missile Defense System: Committee on Armed Services 
        (House) (H.R. 4) (H. Rept. 106-39), [2MR]
    Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act: Committee on 
        Armed Services (House) (H.R. 850) (H. Rept. 106-117), [26JY]
  Rules
    Committee on Armed Services (House), [8FE]

SPIES
see Espionage

SPOKANE, WA
  Bills and resolutions
    Thomas S. Foley Federal Building and U.S. Court House: designate 
        (see H.R. 211), [7JA]
    ------designate plaza at the south entrance as the Walter F. Horan 
        Plaza (see H.R. 211), [7JA]

SPORTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Aaron, Henry: anniversary of breaking the Major League Baseball 
        career home run record (see H. Res. 279), [5AU]
    Antitrust policy: limit antitrust exemption applicable to 
        broadcasting agreements made by professional sports leagues 
        (see H.R. 532), [3FE]
    Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 264), [27JY]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        American Luge Association races (see H. Con. Res. 91), [21AP]
    ------authorizing use of Grounds for Earth Force Youth Bike Summit 
        bike rodeo (see H. Con. Res. 49), [10MR]
    ------authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box 
        Derby (see H. Con. Res. 47), [9MR]
    ------authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay 
        (see H. Con. Res. 50), [10MR] (see H. Con. Res. 105), [12MY]
    Colleges and universities: prohibit agents from influencing 
        athletes (see H.R. 1449), [15AP]
    CPSC: issue standard for bleacher safety (see H.R. 836), [24FE]
    Cuba: grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional 
        baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 262), [7JA]
    Dept. of HHS: require recreational camps to report information 
        concerning deaths and certain injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 
        266), [7JA]
    DiMaggio, Joe: tribute (see H. Res. 105), [10MR]
    Fulmer, Phillip: Football Writers Association of America Eddie 
        Robinson Coach of the Year award recipient (see H. Res. 33), 
        [2FE]
    Gwynn, Tony: tribute (see H. Res. 284), [8SE]
    International Olympic Committee: prohibit U.S. corporations from 
        providing financial support until institutional reforms are 
        adopted (see H.R. 1370), [12AP]
    Jackson, Joseph J. (Shoeless Joe): recognition of baseball 
        accomplishments (see H. Res. 269), [30JY]
    Morality and ethics: importance and constitutionality of prayers 
        and invocations at public school sporting events (see H. Con. 
        Res. 199), [19OC]
    Natural resources: establish a fund to meet the outdoor 
        conservation and recreation needs of the American people (see 
        H.R. 701), [10FE]
    NLRB: assert jurisdiction over horseracing and dogracing 
        industries (see H.R. 770), [23FE]
    Olympic Games: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 259), [21JY]
    Payton, Walter: tribute (see H. Res. 370), [9NO]
    President's Advisory Council on Recreational Camps: establish (see 
        H.R. 266), [7JA]
    Professional boxing: reform unfair and anticompetitive practices 
        (see H.R. 1832), [17MY]
    Professional Boxing Safety Act: make judges scores public after 
        each round (see H.R. 1240), [23MR]
    Robinson, (Sugar) Ray: tribute (see H. Res. 149), [26AP]
    Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 384), 
        [19JA]
    Ships and vessels: encourage safe and responsible use of personal 
        watercraft (see H.R. 3141), [25OC]
    Stewart, Payne: express condolences on his death and express 
        sympathy for his family and the families of those who died 
        with him (see H. Res. 344), [27OC]
    Tariff: personal effects of participants in certain world athletic 
        events (see H.R. 103), [7JA] (see H.R. 1877), [19MY] (see H.R. 
        2715), [5AU]
    Taxation: treatment of golf caddies (see H.R. 19), [6JA]
    ------treatment of recreational fitness services and facilities in 
        certain hospitals (see H.R. 726), [11FE]
    ------treatment of tax-exempt financing for professional sports 
        facilities (see H.R. 3096), [18OC]
    Thorpe, Jim: recognize as the Athlete of the Century (see H. Res. 
        198), [27MY]
    U.S. Masters Swimming, Inc.: issue commemorative postage stamp 
        (see H. Con. Res. 25), [4FE]
    University of Tennessee: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 
        33), [2FE]
    Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 287), [13SE]
    Women's World Cup: tribute to U.S. women's soccer team (see H. 
        Res. 241), [12JY] (see H. Res. 244), [13JY] (see H. Res. 248), 
        [14JY]
    Youngstown, OH: authorize community development block grant funds 
        for construction of a community center and renovation of a 
        sports complex (see H.R. 2231), [15JN] (see H.R. 3499), [18NO]
  Reports filed
    Boxing Reform Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1832) (H. 
        Rept. 106-449), [4NO]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for American Luge Association Races: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. 
        Con. Res. 91) (H. Rept. 106-171), [8JN]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for Earth Force Youth Bike Summit Bike 
        Rodeo: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H. Con. Res. 49) (H. Rept. 106-61), [16MR]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. 
        Con. Res. 47) (H. Rept. 106-59), [16MR]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for Special Olympics Torch Relay: Committee 
        on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 
        105) (H. Rept. 106-172), [8JN]
    ------Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. 
        Con. Res. 50) (H. Rept. 106-62), [16MR]

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), 
        [19JA]
    Conferee: H. Con. Res. 68, setting forth the Federal budget for 
        2000-2009, [12AP]
    ------H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 
        Century, [14OC]
    ------S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
    ------S. 1467, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 
        Century, [5AU]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Kimmel, Husband E.: advance on the retired list of the Navy to the 
        highest grade held as Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet, during 
        World War II (see H.R. 3050), [7OC]
    Short, Walter C.: advance on the retired list of the Army to the 
        highest grade held as Commanding General, Hawaiian Department, 
        during World War II (see H.R. 3050), [7OC]

ST. HELENA ISLAND NATIONAL SCENIC AREA ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 468) (H. Rept. 
        106-255), [26JY]

ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY CORP.
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 2332), [23JN]

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, GA
  Bills and resolutions
    Postal Service: preserve St. Simons Lighthouse through GSA 
        conveyance of lands to the Postal Service and terminating 
        Postal Service lease to property adjacent to the lighthouse 
        (see H.R. 3515), [22NO]

STABENOW, DEBBIE (a Representative from Michigan)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Littleton, CO: mourn the loss of life at Columbine High School and 
        condemn this and previous incidents of deadly violence in 
        schools (see H. Con. Res. 90), [21AP]
    Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H. Con. 
        Res. 149), [1JY]
    Schools: enhance safety (see H.R. 1898), [20MY]
    Taxation: allow small employers a tax credit for costs incurred in 
        establishing a qualified employer plan (see H.R. 1021), [4MR]
    ------provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for 
        acquisition of computer hardware and software (see H.R. 1076), 
        [11MR]
    ------provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for 
        technology-related training (see H.R. 1075), [11MR]

STALKING PREVENTION AND VICTIM PROTECTION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1869) (H. 
        Rept. 106-455), [5NO]

STAMPS
see Postage and Stamps

STANISLAUS COUNTY, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Public lands: conveyance of certain lands (see H.R. 356), [19JA]

STARK, FORTNEY PETE (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Committee on Economics (Joint), [25MR]
    Committee on Taxation (Joint), [19JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 2488, Financial Freedom Act, [2AU]
    ------H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act, [3NO]
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Armed Forces: strengthen limitation on participation in foreign 
        airshows or trade exhibitions involving military equipment 
        (see H.R. 1935), [25MY]
    Children and youth: provide State grants to improve child care 
        (see H.R. 2175), [10JN]
    Children's Memorial Day: support goals and ideas and commend 
        organizers (see H. Res. 147), [22AP]
    Health: extend COBRA continuation health coverage for individuals 
        55 and older (see H.R. 2227), [15JN]
    Health care professionals: establish a national abusive and 
        criminal background check system for patient care workers (see 
        H.R. 2627), [27JY]
    Insurance: coverage of long-term care services (see H.R. 2691), 
        [3AU]
    Medicare: administrative fee for submission of paper rather than 
        electronic claims (see H.R. 2114), [9JN]
    ------combat fraud and abuse relative to partial hospitalization 
        services (see H.R. 1543), [22AP]
    ------combat waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 2229), [15JN]
    ------contracting with certain hospitals to provide certain 
        surgical procedures and related services at a single rate (see 
        H.R. 1392), [13AP]
    ------coverage of adult day care services (see H.R. 745), [11FE]
    ------coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1495), 
        [20AP]
    ------coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 1495), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 372), [9NO]
    ------coverage of screening retinal eye examinations for 
        individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1542), [22AP]
    ------develop and implement a single, unified prospective payment 
        system for post-care hospital services (see H.R. 2070), [8JN]
    ------establish a demonstration project to provide beneficiaries 
        greater information on various courses of treatment for 
        certain diseases or injuries (see H.R. 1544), [22AP]

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    ------exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under 
        the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (see 
        H.R. 655), [9FE]
    ------exclude lobbying costs from the calculation of the adjusted 
        community rate for Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 2230), 
        [15JN]
    ------exempt financial limitations imposed on physical, speech-
        language pathology, and occupational therapy services and 
        develop and implement a classification system to vary the 
        limitations (see H.R. 1736), [6MY]
    ------expand the use of competitive bidding (see H.R. 1900), 
        [20MY]
    ------improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain 
        individuals (see H.R. 2228), [15JN]
    ------improve and streamline the physician self-referral law (see 
        H.R. 2650), [29JY]
    ------improve the operation of certain Medicare+Choice and Medigap 
        programs (see H.R. 491), [2FE]
    ------increase payments to providers for case manager services in 
        rural areas (see H.R. 1646), [29AP]
    ------payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education 
        programs in critical need specialty areas (see H.R. 1645), 
        [29AP]
    ------provide additional benefits to prevent or delay the onset of 
        illnesses (see H.R. 1968), [26MY]
    ------provide for independent case managers for home health 
        services (see H.R. 746), [11FE]
    ------provision of physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-
        language pathology services, and respiratory therapy by a 
        comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facility at a single, 
        fixed location (see H.R. 3441), [17NO]
    ------reduce amount of coinsurance payable in conjunction with 
        outpatient department services (see H.R. 421), [19JA]
    ------reduce capital payments to certain hospitals with below 
        average occupancy rates (see H.R. 2199), [14JN]
    ------reduce financial liability of physicians providing certain 
        care under Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 1375), [12AP]
    ------reform purchasing, payment, and administrative requirements 
        (see H.R. 2115), [9JN]
    ------repeal restriction on payment for hospital discharges to 
        post-acute care (see H.R. 1936), [25MY]
    ------require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome 
        rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 
        2002), [27MY]
    ------require governing boards of national accrediting entities to 
        have public representation and open meetings (see H.R. 2174), 
        [10JN]
    ------standardize clinical practice guidelines to improve delivery 
        of services (see H.R. 2069), [8JN]
    Medicare/Medicaid: surety bond requirements for home health 
        agencies, durable medical equipment suppliers, and others (see 
        H.R. 2325), [23JN]
    Mental health: provide for treatment parity (see H.R. 2593), 
        [22JY]
    National Unity Day: designate (see H. Res. 315), [29SE]
    Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see 
        H.R. 941), [2MR]
    OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant 
        risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 
        1899), [20MY]
    Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 2039), 
        [8JN]
    Taxation: allow individuals a refundable credit for the purchase 
        of private health insurance through a pooling arrangement (see 
        H.R. 2185), [14JN]
    ------provide tax credit for caregivers (see H.R. 2458), [1JY]

STAR-SPANGLED BANNER NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL STUDY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 791): consideration (see H. Res. 232), [29JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 791, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 232) (H. Rept. 106-210), [29JN]
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 791) (H. Rept. 
        106-189), [17JN]

STATE FLEXIBILITY CLARIFICATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3257), [8NO]

STATEN ISLAND, NY
see New York, NY

STATES
related term(s) Federal Aid Programs; National Guard
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 800, Education Flexibility Partnership Act, [23MR]
    ------H.R. 1180, Work Incentives Improvement Act, [28OC]
    ------H.R. 1501, Juvenile Justice Reform Act, [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: provide grants for State programs to provide pregnant 
        women with alternatives to abortion (see H.R. 2901), [21SE]
    Air pollution: application of California State regulations 
        relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 
        11), [6JA] (see H.R. 1395), [13AP]
    Airports: participation in approval process of airport development 
        projects in neighboring States (see H.R. 268), [7JA]
    Alaska: complete the orderly withdrawal of NOAA from the civil 
        administration of the Pribilof Islands (see H.R. 3417), [17NO]
    Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State, territory, or 
        possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate 
        transportation of liquor (see H.R. 2031), [8JN] (see H.R. 
        2094), [9JN]
    ------enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in 
        Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor 
        (H.R. 2031), consideration (see H. Res. 272), [2AU]
    ------prohibit the direct shipment of alcohol to minors (see H.R. 
        2161), [10JN]
    Arizona: protect permanent trust funds from erosion due to 
        inflation and modify the basis on which distributions are made 
        from those funds (see H.R. 747), [11FE]
    Aviation: remove air carrier departure and destination 
        restrictions on Dallas Love Field Airport (see H.R. 737), 
        [11FE]
    Bankruptcy: limit the value of real and personal property that 
        debtors may exempt under State and local law (see H.R. 1282), 
        [25MR]
    Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose 
        of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see 
        H.R. 1275), [24MR]
    Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1415), [14AP]
    Border Smog Reduction Act: reimburse States for implementation 
        costs (see H.R. 1755), [11MY]
    Bounty hunters: establish civil and criminal liability for bounty 
        hunters and their employers and encourage State regulation of 
        industry (see H.R. 2964), [28SE]
    Budget: assist CBO with scoring of State and local mandates (see 
        H.R. 3257), [8NO]
    Bureau of Reclamation: convey Lower Yellowstone Irrigation 
        Project, Savage Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, 
        and Intake Irrigation Project to local control (see H.R. 
        2974), [29SE]
    Census: use of sampling to determine populations in States for 
        purposes of congressional redistricting (see H.R. 548), [3FE]
    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. 274), [7JA]
    Charities: reform tax treatment of certain anti-poverty 
        contributions and distributions from individual retirement 
        accounts, and prohibit religious discrimination in the 
        allocation of Government assistance funds (see H.R. 1607), 
        [28AP]
    Children and youth: assist State and local prosecutors, and law 
        enforcement agencies, with implementation of juvenile justice 
        witness assistance programs (see H.R. 3132), [21OC]
    ------improve data collection and evaluation of children's health 
        coverage under the State Children's Health Insurance Program 
        and Medicaid (see H.R. 1545), [22AP]
    ------improve health of children (see H.R. 1085), [11MR]
    ------meet mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of 
        incarcerated children and youth (see H.R. 837), [24FE]
    ------provide State grants to improve child care (see H.R. 2175), 
        [10JN]
    ------require lead poisoning screening for enrollees in certain 
        Federal programs (see H.R. 1996), [27MY]
    ------State funding to assist the transition of children from 
        foster care to independent adults (see H.R. 1802), [13MY] (see 
        H.R. 3443), [18NO]
    ------State funding to assist the transition of children from 
        foster care to independent adults (H.R. 1802), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 221), [24JN]
    Chippewa Cree Tribe: final settlement of water rights claims (see 
        H.R. 795), [23FE]
    Clean Air Act: remove a provision limiting States to 
        proportionately less assistance than their respective 
        populations and Federal tax payments (see H.R. 2427), [1JY]
    ------repeal highway sanctions (see H.R. 1626), [29AP]
    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. 720), [11FE]
    ------use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local 
        conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 3245), [8NO]
    Computers: authorize the purchase of information technology 
        relative to year 2000 conversion by State and local 
        governments through Federal supply schedules (see H.R. 1599), 
        [28AP]
    ------establish a grant program to assist State and local law 
        enforcement in investigating and prosecuting computer crimes 
        (see H.R. 2816), [8SE]
    ------funding for States to correct year 2000 problem in computers 
        that administer State and local government programs (see H.R. 
        909), [2MR] (see H.R. 1022), [4MR]
    Congress: allow use of redistricting systems for congressional 
        districts other than single-member districts (see H.R. 1173), 
        [17MR]
    ------consent for boundary change between Georgia and South 
        Carolina (see H.J. Res. 62), [22JY]
    Constitutional amendments: grant power to propose constitutional 
        amendments (see H.J. Res. 29), [11FE]
    Corps of Engineers: develop and implement comprehensive program 
        for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water 
        diversions (see H.R. 1444), [15AP]
    Correctional institutions: funding for jail-based substance abuse 
        treatment programs (see H.R. 1114), [16MR]
    ------penalties for transporting maximum security prisoners across 
        State lines to prisons that are not classified to handle 
        maximum security prisoners (see H.R. 2080), [8JN]
    Courts: apply principles of Federal diversity jurisdiction to 
        interstate class actions (see H.R. 1875), [19MY]
    ------apply principles of Federal diversity jurisdiction to 
        interstate class actions (H.R. 1875), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 295), [21SE]
    ------clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings 
        and land use disputes (see H.R. 2372), [29JN]
    ------limit jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to prison 
        release orders (see H.R. 12), [6JA]
    ------provide for a three-judge panel to review applications for 
        injunctions relative to the constitutionality of Federal or 
        State legislation (see H.R. 2986), [30SE]
    ------provide for equitable treatment of governmental and private 
        plaintiffs in certain civil actions (see H.R. 2597), [22JY]
    Credit: create money in the form of noninterest bearing credit and 
        use to provide for noninterest bearing loans to State and 
        local governments for funding capital projects (see H.R. 
        1452), [15AP]
    ------protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant 
        interest rates and participating in other unfair practices 
        (see H.R. 1684), [5MY]

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    Crime: encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of 
        murder, rape, or child molestation (see H.R. 894), [2MR]
    ------ensure safety of witnesses and promote notification of 
        interstate relocation of witnesses by State engaging in that 
        relocation (see H.R. 186), [7JA]
    ------funding for States relative to legislation requiring death 
        penalty in certain cases (see H.R. 282), [7JA]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see 
        H.R. 2037), [8JN]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S. 
        254), return to Senate (see H. Res. 249), [15JY]
    ------prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 
        1218), [23MR]
    ------prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 1218), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 233), [29JN]
    ------promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile 
        offenders (see H.R. 1501), [21AP]
    ------promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile 
        offenders (H.R. 1501), consideration (see H. Res. 209), [15JN]
    ------provide grants to improve reporting of unidentified and 
        missing persons (see H.R. 1915), [25MY]
    Dallas, TX: conveyance of Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant 
        (see H.R. 1353), [25MR]
    Dept. of Defense: ensure that Federal construction contractors 
        abide by State tax, employment, and licensing regulations (see 
        H.R. 474), [2FE]
    ------expand program which allows State and local law enforcement 
        agencies to procure certain emergency and rescue equipment 
        (see H.R. 2625), [27JY]
    ------make certain equipment available to State and local 
        governments to assist in emergency law enforcement and rescue 
        operations (see H.R. 1369), [12AP]
    ------provide financial assistance to the Tri-State Maritime 
        Safety Association of Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania 
        for use for maritime emergency response on the Delaware River 
        (see H.R. 1220), [23MR]
    Dept. of Education: corrections in poverty data relative to cost-
        of-living statistics (see H.R. 1902), [20MY]
    ------prohibit funding for national teacher testing or 
        certification proposals and withholding of funding to States 
        or local agencies that fail to adopt specific teacher testing 
        or certification proposals (see H.R. 1706), [5MY]
    ------provide grants to State and local educational agencies to 
        support programs that promote a variety of educational 
        opportunities, options, and choices in public schools (see 
        H.R. 3009), [4OC]
    Dept. of Energy: convey the former site of the National Institute 
        of Petroleum Energy Research to Bartlesville, OK (see H.R. 
        2844), [13SE]
    Dept. of HHS: delay effective date of the final rule relative to 
        the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (see H.R. 
        3242), [5NO]
    ------provide bonus grants to high performance States based on 
        certain criteria and collect data to evaluate the outcome of 
        welfare reform (see H.R. 3150), [26OC]
    Dept. of HUD: distribute funds for homeless assistance grants to 
        help ensure that each State receives a certain percentage of 
        such funds (see H.R. 1627), [29AP]
    ------grants to States to supplement assistance for the 
        preservation of affordable housing for low-income families 
        (see H.R. 425), [19JA]
    Dept. of Justice: establish a panel to study the issue of Federal 
        benefits received by persons convicted of drug offenses (see 
        H.R. 1856), [18MY]
    ------provide State and local authorities access to information 
        relative to criminal background checks on port employees and 
        prospective employees (see H.R. 318), [7JA]
    ------State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs funding 
        (see H.R. 1724), [6MY]
    Dept. of the Interior: authorize States to establish hunting 
        seasons for double-crested cormorants (see H.R. 3118), [20OC]
    ------construct and operate a visitor center for the Upper 
        Delaware Scenic and Recreational River in New York (see H.R. 
        20), [6JA]
    ------prohibit mineral leasing activities on certain portions of 
        the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 1036), [9MR]
    ------prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions 
        of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 387, 388), [19JA] 
        (see H.R. 869), [25FE]
    Dept. of Transportation: Congestion Mitigation Air Quality 
        Improvement Program emission standards (see H.R. 2788), [5AU]
    ------establish a program to designate as an Interstate Oasis 
        certain facilities near the interstate highway system (see 
        H.R. 1872), [19MY]
    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. 566), [3FE]
    Disasters: improve ability of individuals and local, State, and 
        Federal agencies to prevent natural floods (see H.R. 1101), 
        [11MR]
    District of Columbia: establish program to allow high school 
        graduates to pay in-State tuition rates at State colleges and 
        universities (see H.R. 974), [4MR]
    ------retrocession to Maryland (see H.R. 558), [3FE]
    Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of 
        motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 1595), 
        [28AP]
    ------treatment of Federal highway funds relative to suspension of 
        driving privileges of minors convicted of drunken driving (see 
        H.R. 2274), [17JN]
    Ecology and environment: assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment of 
        brownfield sites (see H.R. 1756), [11MY]
    ------assist local governments and encourage State voluntary 
        response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites 
        (see H.R. 1750), [11MY]
    ------development and use of brownfield sites (see H.R. 1537), 
        [22AP]
    ------encourage State response programs for contaminated sites, 
        remove barriers to cleanup of brownfield sites, and return 
        contaminated sites to economically productive or other 
        beneficial uses (see H.R. 2580), [21JY]
    ------provide certain off-budget treatment for the land and water 
        conservation fund and limit fund relative to State financial 
        assistance (see H.R. 452), [2FE]
    Education: allow use of a portion of welfare block grants for 
        general education spending (see H.R. 2320), [23JN]
    ------assist local educational agencies in enabling students to 
        meet academic achievement standards (see H.R. 2300), [22JN]
    ------assist local educational agencies in enabling students to 
        meet academic achievement standards (H.R. 2300), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 338), [20OC]
    ------assist local educational agencies in enabling students to 
        meet academic achievement standards and end social promotion 
        (see H.R. 1673), [4MY]
    ------dedicate day of learning to study and understanding of the 
        Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the 
        Federalist Papers (see H. Con. Res. 71), [24MR]
    ------establish a program to assist States in including at least 
        one year of early education preceding kindergarten (see H.R. 
        3006), [4OC]
    ------establish mentoring programs for novice teachers (see H.R. 
        1662), [4MY]
    ------establish State infrastructure banks for education (see H.R. 
        1648), [29AP]
    ------promote and incorporate financial literacy training into 
        State and local education programs (see H. Con. Res. 213), 
        [28OC]
    ------provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 2933), 
        [23SE]
    ------provide funding to States to establish and administer 
        periodic teacher testing and merit pay programs for elementary 
        and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 591), [4FE]
    ------provide grants to certain local educational agencies or 
        eligible consortium to establish or expand National Teachers 
        Academies (see H.R. 1223), [23MR]
    ------provide grants to local educational agencies for 
        prekindergarten programs (see H.R. 3365), [15NO]
    ------provide grants to State and local educational agencies to 
        pay one-half of salaries of teachers who use approved 
        sabbatical leave for a course of study to improve their 
        classroom teaching (see H.R. 2223), [15JN]
    ------provide school renovation and construction funding, 
        scholarships that allow parents choice, and tax incentives 
        (see H.R. 892), [2MR]
    ------require equal funding throughout the State (see H.R. 555), 
        [3FE]
    ------require States to give priority to charter schools that will 
        provide a racially integrated educational experience in 
        awarding subgrants under the State charter school grant 
        program (see H.R. 2468), [12JY]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (see H.R. 2), [11FE] (see H.R. 1494), 
        [20AP]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (H.R. 2), consideration (see H. Res. 
        336), [19OC]
    Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State 
        participation in activities (see H.R. 800), [23FE]
    ------allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 100), [9MR]
    ------allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 143), [20AP]
    Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign 
        expenditures and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 13), [7JA]
    ------establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential 
        elections (see H.R. 668), [10FE]
    ------reform voter registration policies relative to use of Social 
        Security numbers and purging of names from State rolls (see 
        H.R. 180), [7JA]
    ------requirements relative to access to election ballots for 
        certain parties (see H.R. 2026), [8JN]
    Employment: increase flexibility for the transfer of within State 
        allocations between adult and dislocated worker employment and 
        training activities (see H.R. 2675), [2AU]
    ------provide for regional skills training alliances (see H.R. 
        200), [7JA] (see H.R. 733), [11FE]
    EPA: certify State voluntary cleanup programs for brownfield sites 
        and clarify liability of landowners and prospective purchasers 
        (see H.R. 1391), [13AP]
    ------reauthorize Clean Lakes Program (see H.R. 2328), [23JN]
    ERISA: preempt State law in certain cases relative to certain 
        church plans (see H.R. 2183), [14JN]
    Executive departments: expedite review procedures for granting 
        waivers to States under a grant program administered by the 
        agency if another State has already been granted a similar 
        waiver (see H.R. 2376), [29JN]
    Fair Labor Standards Act: provide an exemption to States which 
        adopt certain minimum wage laws (see H.R. 2928), [23SE]
    Families and domestic relations: demonstration projects to support 
        State and local efforts to provide partial or full wage 
        replacement for childbirth, adoption, or other caregiving 
        needs (see H.R. 2500), [13JY]
    ------reduce Federal penalties relative to implementation of child 
        support enforcement system (see H.R. 2877), [15SE]
    Federal aid programs: prohibit States from imposing restrictions 
        on additional children relative to the temporary assistance to 
        needy families program (see H.R. 2690), [3AU]
    ------State eligibility for bonuses under the temporary assistance 
        to needy families block grants relative to child poverty rates 
        (see H.R. 310), [7JA]
    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. 2842), [13SE]
    Federal-State relations: clarify primacy of State and local 
        regulation of fees and surcharges imposed by operators of 
        automatic teller machines (see H.R. 3494), [18NO]

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    ------require Federal agencies to consult with State and local 
        governments on environmental impact statements (see H.R. 
        2029), [8JN]
    50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act: include District of 
        Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin 
        Islands (see H.R. 1029), [8MR]
    Firearms: allow individuals, or their estates, who suffered 
        damages from the discharge of a firearm to bring civil action 
        against the manufacturer, distributor, or retailer of the 
        firearm (see H.R. 1049), [10MR]
    ------allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid 
        in all States and exempt current and former law enforcement 
        officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed 
        handguns (see H.R. 492), [2FE]
    ------allow States to develop or expand instant gun checking 
        capabilities, allow tax credits for safe storage devices, 
        promote the use of child safety locks, and prevent children 
        from injuring themselves and others (see H.R. 1726), [6MY]
    ------assist State and local governments in conducting community 
        gun buy back programs (see H.R. 724), [11FE] (see H.R. 2813), 
        [8SE] (see H.R. 3255), [8NO]
    ------condition certain State justice assistance grants on 
        implementation of handgun registration systems (see H.R. 
        2917), [22SE]
    ------encourage State and local governments to bring lawsuits 
        against weapons manufacturers (see H.R. 1086), [11MR]
    ------encourage States to require a holding period for students 
        expelled for bringing a gun to school (see H.R. 1723), [6MY]
    ------establish a National Firearm Injury Reporting System and 
        provide State grants to collect information on fatal injuries 
        caused by firearms (see H.R. 2010), [8JN]
    ------establish Federal cause of action against weapons 
        manufacturers, dealers, and importers for damages caused by 
        firearms (see H.R. 1233), [23MR]
    ------notify State and local law enforcement agencies and the BATF 
        when an instant criminal background check determines a person 
        is ineligible for a handgun (see H.R. 2732), [5AU]
    ------permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying 
        of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 407), 
        [19JA]
    ------prohibit gunrunning and provide mandatory minimum penalties 
        for crimes related to gunrunning (see H.R. 3057), [12OC]
    ------prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, 
        distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1032), [9MR]
    ------provide grants to encourage State and local law enforcement 
        agencies to detain students bringing guns to schools (see H.R. 
        831), [24FE]
    ------repeal permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons 
        convicted of certain felonies (see H.R. 3444), [18NO]
    ------require persons to obtain a State license before receiving a 
        handgun or ammunition (see H.R. 2916), [22SE]
    Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the 
        Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 2798), [5AU]
    Food: remove intrastate distribution restrictions on State-
        inspected meat and poultry (see H.R. 1617), [28AP]
    Forests: guarantee States and counties containing Federal forest 
        lands compensation for loss of property tax revenues instead 
        of timber sale revenues (see H.R. 2868), [15SE]
    Four Corners Monument Tribal Park: authorize an interpretive 
        center and related visitor facilities (see H.R. 1384), [13AP]
    Gambling: restore the effectiveness of State laws over gambling 
        cruises-to-nowhere (see H.R. 316), [7JA]
    Government: improve Federal financial assistance programs (see 
        H.R. 409), [19JA]
    ------improve Federal financial assistance programs (H.R. 409), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 75), [23FE]
    ------promote federalism, protect reserved powers of the States, 
        and impose accountability for Federal preemption of State and 
        local laws (see H.R. 2245), [16JN]
    ------require Federal agencies to comply with a former Executive 
        Order limiting Federal authority to impose regulations on 
        State and local governments not provided under the 
        Constitution (see H.R. 2960), [28SE]
    Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 
        439), [2FE]
    Hawaii: increase the Federal medical assistance percentage (see 
        H.R. 442), [2FE]
    Health: assure that funds provided for State emergency health 
        services furnished to undocumented aliens are used to 
        reimburse hospitals and their related providers that treat 
        undocumented aliens (see H.R. 2205), [15JN]
    ------develop monitoring systems to promote safe motherhood (see 
        H.R. 2316), [23JN]
    ------ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-
        related information (see H.R. 2404), [30JN] (see H.R. 2470), 
        [12JY]
    ------limit medical malpractice claims (see H.R. 2242), [16JN]
    ------promote purchase of private long-term care insurance by 
        providing tax deductibility, State Medicaid flexibility, and 
        information dissemination (see H.R. 1261), [24MR]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and preserve 
        against preemption of certain State causes of action (see H.R. 
        216), [7JA]
    ------provide access, ensure privacy, and impose penalties on 
        unauthorized use of certain health information (see H.R. 
        1057), [10MR]
    Health care professionals: prohibit dental licensing 
        discrimination by States on the basis of nonresidency (see 
        H.R. 553), [3FE]
    ------training to identify, address, and prevent domestic violence 
        (see H.R. 3317), [10NO]
    Homeless: consolidate Federal housing assistance programs to 
        ensure that States and communities have sufficient flexibility 
        to use assistance amounts effectively (see H.R. 1073), [11MR]
    ------educational assistance for children and youth (see H.R. 
        2888), [21SE]
    Housing: State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see 
        H.R. 176), [7JA]
    Hurricanes: express sympathy for victims of Hurricane Floyd in 
        Atlantic Coast States (see H. Res. 322), [4OC]
    ------transmittal to Congress of the Presidential recommendations 
        for emergency response actions for relief of the victims of 
        Hurricane Floyd (see H. Res. 349), [1NO]
    Immigration: moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. 
        citizens, certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see 
        H.R. 41), [6JA]
    ------permit local educational agencies to waive reimbursement for 
        aliens granted nonimmigrant status to attend public secondary 
        schools (see H.R. 183), [7JA]
    ------reimburse States for costs of educating certain illegal 
        alien students (see H.R. 2849), [14SE]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: amend relative to 
        minimum State grants (see H.R. 2949), [24SE]
    ------amend relative to placement of children in alternative 
        educational settings and corrective actions against States 
        (see H.R. 636), [9FE]
    ------permit State and local educational agencies to establish 
        uniform disciplinary policies (see H.R. 697), [10FE] (see H.R. 
        1272), [24MR]
    Insurance: disclose limitations placed on medical care services to 
        plan participants that would otherwise be protected under 
        State law (see H.R. 2113), [9JN]
    ------Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance 
        programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters 
        (see H.R. 21), [6JA]
    Interstate commerce: encourage States to enter into agreements to 
        conform regulations governing limousine services (see H.R. 
        523), [3FE]
    ------prohibit States from imposing restrictions on interstate 
        limousine services (see H.R. 1689), [5MY]
    Iron and steel industry: establish an emergency loan guarantee 
        program for steel and iron ore companies (see H.R. 1822), 
        [14MY]
    Job Training Partnership Act: establish regional private industry 
        councils for labor market areas that are located in more than 
        one State (see H.R. 201), [7JA]
    Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act: reauthorize 
        (see H.R. 2496), [13JY]
    Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: amend (see H.R. 
        1498), [20AP]
    Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), 
        [25OC]
    ------facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification 
        information from violent offenders (see H.R. 2810), [8SE] (see 
        H.R. 3375), [16NO]
    ------provide assistance to State and local forensic laboratories 
        in analyzing DNA samples from convicted offenders (see H.R. 
        3087), [14OC]
    Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public 
        safety officers employed by States or local governments (see 
        H.R. 1093), [11MR]
    ------ensure that States provide due process in cases which could 
        lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see H.R. 
        3299), [10NO]
    ------establish a matching grant program to assist local 
        governments in purchasing bullet resistant equipment (see H.R. 
        1807), [13MY]
    ------exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed 
        handguns (see H.R. 218), [7JA] (see H.R. 1461), [15AP]
    ------expedite review of criminal records of applicants for 
        private security officer employment (see H.R. 60), [7JA]
    ------lift earnings limitations on retired officers to enhance 
        school safety (see H. Con. Res. 95), [4MY]
    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. 3045), [7OC]
    ------allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program allotment to cover additional low-income children (see 
        H.R. 458), [2FE]
    ------eliminate the termination of additional Federal payments to 
        States for outreach and eligibility determination 
        administrative costs (see H.R. 2912), [22SE]
    ------permit State waiver authority to provide medical assistance 
        in cases of congenital heart defects (see H.R. 3325), [10NO]
    ------permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income 
        individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1591), [28AP]
    ------provide State options to allow eligibility for legal 
        immigrant pregnant women, children, and certain disabled 
        individuals (see H.R. 1399), [14AP]
    ------reinstate prior level of disproportionate share hospital 
        payments to Minnesota (see H.R. 1610), [28AP]
    ------reinstate prior level of disproportionate share hospital 
        payments to Minnesota, New Mexico, and Wyoming (see H.R. 
        2800), [5AU]
    ------remove limit on disproportionate share hospital payments to 
        Ohio (see H.R. 3065), [13OC]
    ------require payment by States of certain individualized 
        education programs medical services under the Individuals with 
        Disabilities Education Act (see H.R. 1672), [4MY]
    ------treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry 
        liability settlement (see H.R. 351), [19JA]
    ------waive Federal claim to State tobacco settlements if State 
        uses funds for smoking reduction programs and economic 
        assistance for tobacco farming communities (see H.R. 1232), 
        [23MR]
    ------waive Federal claim to State tobacco settlements if State 
        uses funds only for smoking reduction and public health 
        programs (see H.R. 610), [4FE] (see H.R. 1289), [25MR]
    Medicare: clarify non-preemption of State prescription drug 
        benefit laws relative to Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 549), 
        [3FE]
    ------improve the operation of certain Medicare+Choice and Medigap 
        programs (see H.R. 491), [2FE]
    ------revise regulations on participating hospitals relative to 
        nurse anesthetists' services (see H.R. 804), [23FE]

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    Medicare/Medicaid: expand and clarify requirements regarding 
        advance directives to ensure that an individual's health care 
        decisions are observed (see H.R. 1149), [17MR]
    Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to allow States to 
        limit terms (see H.J. Res. 16), [7JA]
    Mining and mineral resources: establish a program of supplemental 
        unemployment benefits for certain unemployed coal miners (see 
        H.R. 3507), [18NO]
    ------increase the maximum acreage of Federal leases for sodium 
        that may be held by an entity in any one State (see H.R. 
        3063), [13OC]
    ------provide grants to States for programs for the reemployment 
        of laid off miners in reclamation work (see H.R. 3062), [12OC]
    Minnesota: eligibility of lands enrolled in Reinvest in Minnesota 
        land conservation program for the Conservation Reserve Program 
        when current contract expires (see H.R. 2703), [4AU]
    Monuments and memorials: require public participation in 
        designation of any national monument (see H.R. 1487), [20AP]
    ------require public participation in designation of any national 
        monument (H.R. 1487), consideration (see H. Res. 296), [21SE]
    Motor vehicles: permit individuals to operate commercial motor 
        vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards 
        (see H.R. 3219), [4NO]
    National Gambling Impact Study Commission: implement 
        recommendations relative to availability of cash through 
        automatic teller machines in gambling establishments (see H.R. 
        2811), [8SE]
    ------recommendations (see H. Con. Res. 137), [18JN]
    National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 
        115), [7JA]
    National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 38), [6JA]
    Native Americans: provide remedies for sovereign tribal 
        governments relative to gaming compacts and gaming 
        participation laws (see H.R. 1811), [13MY]
    North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet 
        water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural 
        resources and habitats (see H.R. 1137), [16MR] (see H.R. 
        2918), [22SE]
    Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize and modify 
        conditions (see H.R. 1604), [28AP]
    ------rescind congressional consent (see H.R. 744), [11FE]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (see H.R. 45), [6JA]
    Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend to protect State and 
        local government employees (see H.R. 776), [23FE]
    Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: reduce the amount of 
        funds to States that have not implemented certain provisions 
        (see H.R. 2061), [8JN]
    Oregon: allow role in decision making relative to environmental 
        restoration and waste management at the Hanford Reservation 
        (see H.R. 2052), [8JN]
    Pesticides: making supplemental appropriations to ensure inclusion 
        in State source water assessment programs (see H.R. 1909), 
        [24MY]
    Pharmaceuticals: demonstration project to expand eligibility under 
        existing State prescription drug assistance programs for low-
        income seniors (see H.R. 2375), [29JN]
    ------permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to 
        parental consent (see H.R. 3302), [10NO]
    Political action committees: reduce influence in elections for 
        Federal office (see H.R. 2866), [14SE]
    Political campaigns: prohibit contributions and expenditures by 
        political action committees in elections for Federal office 
        (see H.R. 57), [7JA]
    ------provide interregional primary elections and caucuses for 
        selection of delegates to a national Presidential nominating 
        convention (see H.R. 3277), [9NO]
    Population: develop, promote, and implement policies to stabilize 
        U.S. population growth (see H. Con. Res. 17), [19JA]
    Privacy: eliminate requirement of providing Social Security 
        numbers on recreational license applications (see H.R. 1345), 
        [25MR]
    ------prohibit Federal, State, and local agencies and private 
        entities from transferring, selling, or disclosing personal 
        data without consent and make such information available to 
        the individual (see H.R. 2644), [29JY]
    ------protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security 
        numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national 
        identifying number (see H.R. 220), [7JA]
    ------repeal law creating a national identification card by 
        establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and 
        drivers' licenses (see H.R. 2337), [24JN]
    Public lands: increase Land and Water Conservation Fund and Urban 
        Parks and Recreation Recovery Programs funding, resume State 
        grant funding, and develop conservation and recreation 
        facilities in urban areas (see H.R. 1118), [16MR]
    ------make certain Federal property is made available to States 
        before other entities (see H.R. 738), [11FE]
    ------restore stability to payments made to States and counties 
        containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of 
        public schools and roads (see H.R. 2389), [30JN]
    ------restore stability to payments made to States and counties 
        containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of 
        public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 352), [2NO]
    Public safety officers: eligibility of certain emergency 
        management and civil defense personnel for public safety 
        officer death benefits (see H.R. 2588), [22JY]
    Public utilities: encourage States to establish competitive retail 
        markets for electricity, clarify Federal and State roles in 
        retail electricity markets, and remove certain Federal 
        barriers to competition (see H.R. 1587), [27AP]
    ------provide consumers with a reliable source of electricity and 
        choice of electric providers (see H.R. 2050), [8JN]
    ------provide for competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 
        667), [10FE]
    ------provide for the restructuring of the electric power industry 
        (see H.R. 2645), [29JY]
    ------revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility 
        holding companies (see H.R. 2363), [25JN]
    Public welfare programs: amend the Welfare-to-Work program and 
        modify the work performance bonus (see H.R. 3172), [28OC]
    ------expand the educational and work opportunities of certain 
        welfare recipients (see H.R. 3434), [17NO]
    ------guarantee State loans, provide grants to finance 
        transportation services for recipients, and establish 
        preferences for Federal contractors that hire recipients (see 
        H.R. 781), [23FE]
    ------improve onsite inspections of State food stamp programs and 
        provide grants to develop community partnerships and 
        innovative outreach strategies for food stamp and related 
        programs (see H.R. 2738), [5AU]
    ------make progress toward completion of high school or college a 
        permissible work activity (see H.R. 1362), [25MR]
    ------reauthorize Welfare-To-Work program to provide additional 
        resources and flexibility (see H.R. 1482), [20AP]
    ------reward States that enact policies and support programs that 
        lift families out of poverty (see H.R. 699), [10FE]
    Public works: State and local capital projects funding (see H.R. 
        2777), [5AU]
    Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public 
        lands and preserve certain State and private property rights 
        (see H.R. 883), [1MR]
    ------preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and 
        preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 883), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 180), [19MY]
    Recycling: require refund values for beverage containers and 
        provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling 
        programs (see H.R. 2676), [2AU]
    Refuse disposal: permit States to prohibit the disposal of solid 
        waste imported from other nations (see H.R. 379), [19JA]
    ------State control of municipal solid waste transportation and 
        disposal (see H.R. 1190), [18MR]
    ------State regulation of certain solid waste (see H.R. 378), 
        [19JA]
    ------State regulation of certain solid waste and exemption from 
        civil liability relative to flow control ordinances (see H.R. 
        1270), [24MR]
    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. 2057), [8JN]
    Rivers: economic development assistance for the lower Mississippi 
        Delta region (see H.R. 2911), [22SE]
    Roads and highways: preserve cultural resources of U.S. Route 66 
        corridor (see H.R. 66), [7JA]
    ------preserve cultural resources of U.S. Route 66 corridor (H.R. 
        66), consideration (see H. Res. 230), [29JN]
    Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services 
        (see H.R. 1344), [25MR]
    SBA: establish a regional or branch office in each State (see H.R. 
        536), [3FE]
    Schools: establish State revolving funds for school construction 
        (see H.R. 2469), [12JY]
    ------provide grants to enable secondary schools to hire a 
        director of school safety, discipline, and student assistance 
        to develop or improve safety plan (see H.R. 2761), [5AU]
    ------recruit, hire, and train additional school-based mental 
        health personnel (see H.R. 2982), [30SE]
    ------support of State and local initiatives to address the 
        problem of school violence (see H. Res. 399), [18NO]
    Social Security: allow States to use State Children's Health 
        Insurance Program allotment to cover uninsured pregnant women 
        (see H.R. 1843), [18MY]
    ------clarify exemption of certain children with special needs 
        from State option to use managed care (see H.R. 3332), [10NO]
    ------computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or 
        surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), [23MR]
    ------eliminate fees for Federal administration of State 
        supplemental SSI payments (see H.R. 1051), [10MR]
    ------expand health care coverage for working, disabled 
        individuals and establish a Ticket to Work and Self-
        Sufficiency Program to provide work opportunities for such 
        individuals (see H.R. 1091), [11MR] (see H.R. 1180), [18MR]
    ------improve coverage of low-income children under State 
        Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 
        827), [24FE] (see H.R. 3480), [18NO]
    ------make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act 
        (see H.R. 3075), [14OC] (see H.R. 3146), [26OC] (see H.R. 
        3426), [17NO]
    ------permit children covered under the State Children's Health 
        Insurance Program to be eligible for the Federal Vaccines for 
        Children Program (see H.R. 2976), [29SE]
    ------promote identification of children eligible for State 
        Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 
        2807), [8SE]
    ------provide prisoner information obtained by States to Federal 
        benefit programs to prevent erroneous provision of benefits 
        (see H.R. 1919), [25MY]
    ------reform relative to State and local government employees (see 
        H. Con. Res. 101), [6MY]
    Solid waste: State control over disposal of out-of-State solid 
        waste (see H.R. 891), [2MR]
    Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1604), 
        [28AP]
    Sports: reform unfair and anticompetitive practices in 
        professional boxing (see H.R. 1832), [17MY]
    State Children's Health Insurance Program: increase allotments to 
        territories (see H.R. 806), [23FE]
    Surplus Government property: clarify authority for the transfer of 
        Dept. of Defense equipment to law enforcement agencies (see 
        H.R. 787), [23FE]
    ------make certain equipment available to State and local 
        governments to assist in emergency law en

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        forcement and rescue operations (see H.R. 1442), [15AP] (see 
        H.R. 3187), [1NO]
    Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in 
        lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 1433), [15AP]
    ------allow individuals a refundable credit for the purchase of 
        private health insurance and provide for a report on State 
        health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 2362), [25JN]
    ------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. 554), [3FE]
    ------allow tax-exempt financing of private sector highway 
        infrastructure construction (see H.R. 859), [25FE]
    ------allow the unused portion of the low-income housing credit, 
        for buildings financed with tax exempt State bonds, to be used 
        for the construction of military housing (see H.R. 3451), 
        [18NO]
    ------authorize Federal entities to take control of certain State 
        child support enforcement programs (see H.R. 1488), [20AP]
    ------collection and payment of State taxes imposed on goods sold 
        on Indian lands (see H.R. 1814), [13MY]
    ------designate renewal communities (see H.R. 815), [24FE]
    ------determination of tip credits relative to State and local 
        laws and exemption of certain tips from taxation (see H.R. 
        1921), [25MY]
    ------eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing 
        (see H.R. 1215), [23MR]
    ------encourage production and use of electric vehicles (see H.R. 
        1108), [15MR]
    ------ensure employees retain hospital insurance tax exemption 
        relative to consolidation of a political subdivision with the 
        State (see H.R. 873), [25FE]
    ------equitable treatment for certain individuals performing 
        duties on vessels relative to State and local taxes (see H.R. 
        1293), [25MR]
    ------exclude from gross income payments made to tobacco quota and 
        allotment holders and tobacco growers pursuant to the 
        settlement agreement between a State and tobacco product 
        manufacturers (see H.R. 2748), [5AU]
    ------exempt small issue bonds for agriculture from the State 
        volume cap (see H.R. 1810), [13MY]
    ------increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), 
        [25FE]
    ------issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to assist 
        States in the construction and rehabilitation of public 
        schools (see H.R. 2514), [14JY]
    ------make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet 
        and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 3252), 
        [8NO]
    ------modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), [7JA] 
        (see H.R. 2400), [30JN]
    ------permit private educational institutions to maintain certain 
        qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 588), [4FE]
    ------provide a source of interest-free capital for school 
        construction and renovation in States experiencing increased 
        enrollment (see H.R. 996), [4MR]
    ------provide tax-exempt status for organizations created by a 
        State to provide property and casualty insurance coverage for 
        property (see H.R. 264), [7JA]
    ------repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national 
        retail sales tax (see H.R. 1467), [15AP] (see H.R. 2001), 
        [27MY] (see H.R. 2525), [14JY]
    ------restore deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with 
        State legislation (see H.R. 2948), [24SE]
    ------treatment of certain stipends paid from a State program to 
        volunteer workers who have attained age 60 (see H.R. 3119), 
        [20OC]
    ------treatment of economic subsidies provided by State and local 
        governments to lure or retain businesses (see H.R. 1060), 
        [10MR]
    ------treatment of governmental pension plans of U.S. possessions 
        (see H.R. 462), [2FE]
    ------treatment of Indian tribal governments as State, local 
        governments or nonprofit organizations relative to 
        unemployment compensation (see H.R. 1943), [26MY]
    ------treatment of property tax reduction vouchers received by 
        senior citizens in exchange for volunteer work (see H.R. 
        1011), [4MR]
    ------treatment of reductions in State tax revenues relative to 
        the provision of an earned income tax credit to recipients of 
        temporary assistance for needy families block grants (see H.R. 
        2787), [5AU]
    ------treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 58), [7JA]
    Telecommunications: preserve State and local authority over the 
        construction and placement of personal wireless service 
        facilities (see H.R. 952), [3MR]
    ------preserve State and local authority to regulate the 
        placement, construction, and modification of certain 
        facilities (see H.R. 2834), [9SE]
    ------State and local government regulation of citizens band radio 
        equipment (see H.R. 2346), [24JN]
    Telephones: develop a plan for efficient allocation of telephone 
        numbers to limit the creation of new area codes (see H.R. 
        2439), [1JY]
    ------regulate interstate commerce in the use of mobile telephones 
        and strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic 
        eavesdropping (see H.R. 3489), [18NO]
    Tennessee: include additional counties as part of Appalachian 
        region (see H.R. 1255), [24MR] (see H.R. 1718), [6MY]
    Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (H.R. 1180): 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 387), [17NO]
    ------corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 236), [18NO]
    Tobacco products: strengthen State efforts to limit access to 
        minors (see H.R. 144), [7JA]
    Transportation: prohibit States from imposing a discriminatory 
        commuter tax on nonresidents (see H.R. 2014), [8JN]
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: repeal the 
        Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 1252), [24MR]
    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. 1830), [17MY]
    ------improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes and the 
        provision of such revenues for employment security 
        administration (see H.R. 3174), [28OC]
    Veterans: increase burial benefits paid for plot allowances and 
        pay States for plot allowances for veterans eligible for 
        burial in a national cemetery who are buried in cemeteries of 
        such States (see H.R. 2586), [22JY]
    Voting: guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, 
        merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, 
        State, and local elections (see H.R. 2685), [3AU]
    ------require States to permit individuals to register to vote in 
        an election for Federal office on the date of the election 
        (see H.R. 2864), [14SE]
    Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control 
        revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), [5AU]
    ------authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available 
        water supply and develop alternative water sources (see H.R. 
        1106), [11MR]
    ------State sovereignty over water within borders (see H.R. 2456), 
        [1JY]
    Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient 
        financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal 
        and non-Federal programs (see H.R. 1775), [12MY]
    Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: ensure congressional involvement in 
        State actions relative to designation of rivers as wild, 
        scenic, or recreational rivers (see H.R. 2857), [14SE]
    Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act: delegate management 
        powers to States (see H.R. 2874), [15SE]
    Women: ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution 
        upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 
        37), [3FE]
  Conference reports
    Education Flexibility Partnership Act (H.R. 800), [20AP]
    Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (H.R. 1180), 
        [17NO]
  Motions
    Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State, territory, or 
        possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate 
        transportation of liquor (H.R. 2031), [3AU]
    Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 1218), 
        [30JN]
    ------promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile 
        offenders (H.R. 1501), [17JN], [30JY], [23SE], [24SE], [13OC], 
        [14OC]
    Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students 
        to meet academic achievement standards (H.R. 2300), [21OC]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (H.R. 2), [21OC]
    Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State 
        participation in activities (H.R. 800), [23MR]
  Reports filed
    Academic Achievement for All Act (Straight A's Act): Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2300) (H. Rept. 106-
        386), [18OC]
    American Land Sovereignty Protection Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 883) (H. Rept. 106-142), [13MY]
    Boxing Reform Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1832) (H. 
        Rept. 106-449), [4NO]
    Child Custody Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 1218) (H. Rept. 106-204), [25JN]
    Chippewa Cree Tribe of The Rocky Boy's Reservation Indian Reserved 
        Water Rights Settlement and Water Supply Enhancement Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 795) (H. Rept. 106-374), 
        [12OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 800, Education 
        Flexibility Partnership Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 143) (H. Rept. 106-102), [20AP]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1180, Ticket to Work 
        and Work Incentives Improvement Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 387) (H. Rept. 106-482), [17NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2, Student Results Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 336) (H. Rept. 106-402), [19OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 66, Preserve Cultural Resources of U.S. 
        Route 66 Corridor: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 230) 
        (H. Rept. 106-208), [29JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 409, Federal Financial Assistance Management 
        Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 75) (H. 
        Rept. 106-26), [23FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 800, Education Flexibility Partnership Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 100) (H. Rept. 106-46), 
        [9MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 883, American Land Sovereignty Protection 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 180) (H. Rept. 106-
        151), [19MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1218, Child Custody Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 233) (H. Rept. 106-211), 
        [29JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1487, National Monument NEPA Compliance Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 296) (H. Rept. 106-327), 
        [21SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1501, Consequences for Juvenile Offenders 
        Act and H.R. 2122, Mandatory Gun Show Background Check Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 209) (H. Rept. 106-186), 
        [15JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1802, Foster Care Independence Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 221) (H. Rept. 106-199), 
        [24JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1875, Interstate Class Action Jurisdiction 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 295) (H. Rept. 106-
        326), [21SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2031, Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 272) (H. Rept. 106-
        281), [2AU]

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    Consideration of H.R. 2300, Academic Achievement for All Act 
        (Straight A's Act): Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 338) 
        (H. Rept. 106-408), [20OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2389, County Schools Funding Revitalization 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 352) (H. Rept. 106-
        437), [2NO]
    Corps of Engineers Development and Implementation of a 
        Comprehensive Program for Fish Screens and Passage Devices at 
        Agricultural Water Diversions: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1444) (H. Rept. 106-454), [5NO]
    County Schools Funding Revitalization Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2389) (H. Rept. 106-392), [18OC]
    District of Columbia College Access Act: Committee on Government 
        Reform (House) (H.R. 974) (H. Rept. 106-158), [24MY]
    Education Flexibility Partnership Act: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 800) (H. Rept. 106-100), [20AP]
    ------Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 800) 
        (H. Rept. 106-43), [8MR]
    Foster Care Independence Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.R. 1802) (H. Rept. 106-182), [14JN]
    Georgia and South Carolina Boundary Change Congressional Consent: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 62) (H. Rept. 
        106-304), [8SE]
    Government Waste, Fraud, and Error Reduction Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1442) (H. Rept. 106-275), 
        [30JY]
    Interstate Class Action Jurisdiction Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1875) (H. Rept. 106-320), [14SE]
    Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act 
        Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2496) 
        (H. Rept. 106-390), [18OC]
    Maximum Acreage Increase of Federal Leases for Sodium That May Be 
        Held by an Entity in Any One State: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3063) (H. Rept. 106-469), [15NO]
    Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3075) (H. Rept. 106-
        436), [2NO]
    National Monument NEPA Compliance Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1487) (H. Rept. 106-252), [22JY]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act Amendments: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 45) (H. Rept. 106-155), [20MY]
    Paperwork Elimination Act: Committee on Small Business (House) 
        (H.R. 439) (H. Rept. 106-11), [8FE]
    Preserve Cultural Resources of U.S. Route 66 Corridor: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 66) (H. Rept. 106-137), [13MY]
    Prohibit States From Imposing a Discriminatory Commuter Tax on 
        Nonresidents: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2014) 
        (H. Rept. 106-203), [25JN]
    Protect Arizona Permanent Trust Funds From Erosion Due to 
        Inflation and Modify the Basis on Which Distributions Are Made 
        From Those Funds: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 747) 
        (H. Rept. 106-140), [13MY]
    Student Results Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        (House) (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 106-394), [18OC], [19OC]
    Tax Treatment of Governmental Pension Plans of U.S. Possessions: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 462) (H. Rept. 106-
        302), [8SE]
    Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1180) (H. Rept. 106-478), [17NO]
    Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 2031) (H. Rept. 106-265), [27JY]
    Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River Mongaup Visitor 
        Center Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 20) (H. Rept. 
        106-361), [4OC]
    Welfare-to-Work Program Amendments and Work Performance Bonus 
        Modification: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) 
        (H.R. 3172) (H. Rept. 106-456), [5NO]
    Work Incentives Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 1180) (H. Rept. 106-220), [1JY]

STATISTICAL EFFICIENCY ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2885) (H. 
        Rept. 106-413), [25OC]

STEARNS, CLIFF (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [7JN]
    Conferee: H.R. 2116, Veterans' Millennium Health Care Act, [8NO]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 493), [2FE]
    ------guarantee honesty (see H.R. 656), [9FE]
    Congress: require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the House 
        and Senate Chambers (see H. Con. Res. 150), [1JY]
    Corp. for Public Broadcasting: prohibit public broadcasting 
        stations from making available any lists of their financial 
        donors (see H.R. 2791), [5AU]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve health care programs and 
        provide extended care services for veterans (see H.R. 2116), 
        [9JN]
    ------use portion of any national tobacco settlement for veterans 
        health care (see H.R. 691), [10FE]
    Electric power: provide that no electric utility shall be required 
        to enter into a new contract or obligation to purchase or to 
        sell electricity or capacity (see H.R. 1138), [16MR]
    FCC: reform television broadcast stations ownership rules (see 
        H.R. 3203), [2NO]
    ------revise television station ownership rules relative to local 
        marketing agreements (see H.R. 942), [2MR]
    Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be 
        valid in all States and exempt current and former law 
        enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying 
        of concealed handguns (see H.R. 492), [2FE]
    Flag--U.S.: desecration (see H. Con. Res. 142), [23JN]
    Fort King, FL: historical and cultural study relative to the 
        Second Seminole War (see H.R. 1564), [26AP]
    Government: require comparable treatment of Federal employees, 
        Members of Congress and the President during a Government 
        shutdown (see H.R. 877), [25FE]
    Health: limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information 
        (see H.R. 2555), [19JY]
    House Rules: repeal relative to statutory limit on the public debt 
        (see H. Res. 80), [23FE]
    Members of Congress: deny salary adjustments relative to budget 
        deficit (see H.R. 2327), [23JN]
    North American Slavery Memorial Council: establish (see H.R. 
        2288), [18JN]
    Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators 
        to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and 
        protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of 
        the devices (see H.R. 2498), [13JY]
    Public Health Service: permit family planning projects to offer 
        adoption services (see H.R. 2485), [12JY]
    Public utilities: encourage States to establish competitive retail 
        markets for electricity, clarify Federal and State roles in 
        retail electricity markets, and remove certain Federal 
        barriers to competition (see H.R. 1587), [27AP]
    Science: prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research and 
        encourage equivalent restrictions by other countries (see H.R. 
        2326), [23JN]

STEEL INDUSTRY
see Iron and Steel Industry

STEFFENS, FRED
  Bills and resolutions
    Big Horn County, WY: conveyance of certain lands to the estate of 
        Fred Steffens (see H.R. 509), [2FE]
  Reports filed
    Big Horn County, WY, Land Conveyance to John R. and Margaret Lowe: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 510) (H. Rept. 106-68), 
        [17MR] (S. 361) (H. Rept. 106-225), [12JY]
    Big Horn County, WY, Land Conveyance to the Estate of Fred 
        Steffens: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 509) (H. Rept. 
        106-67), [17MR] (S. 449) (H. Rept. 106-226), [12JY]

STENHOLM, CHARLES W. (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [25JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Budget: provide for expedited consideration of certain proposed 
        rescissions of budget authority (see H.R. 3442), [17NO]
    Dept. of Agriculture: designate as the lead Federal agency for 
        national agricultural policy regarding conservation and the 
        environment (see H.R. 2793), [5AU]
    ------make supplemental income payments to producers of certain 
        crops for years when the national gross revenue of the crop is 
        below a certain percentage (see H.R. 2792), [5AU]
    Taxation: treatment of crude oil and petroleum products 
        importation (see H.R. 1204), [18MR]

STEWART, PAYNE
  Bills and resolutions
    Death and dying: express condolences and express sympathy for his 
        family and the families of those who died with him (see H. 
        Res. 344), [27OC]

STOCK EXCHANGE
see Securities

STOCKS AND BONDS
see Securities

STOKES, LOUIS (a former Representative from Ohio) 
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Louis Stokes Post Office, Shaker Heights, OH: designate (see H.R. 
        2357), [24JN]

STONE, CHRISTOPHER J.
  Bills and resolutions
    Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: tribute to efforts to secure release of 
        captured U.S. servicemen held in Serbia (see H. Res. 156), 
        [3MY]
    Serbia: release of captured U.S. servicemen and adherence to 
        Geneva Convention protocols relative to POW and civilians (see 
        H. Con. Res. 83), [12AP]

STRATEGIC MATERIALS
related term(s) Gold; National Security
  Bills and resolutions
    IMF: oppose use of proceeds from the sale of gold reserves for 
        structural adjustment programs in developing countries (see H. 
        Con. Res. 132), [14JN]
    ------provide debt relief to highly indebted poor countries, end 
        participation in Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility, and 
        require that certain conditions be met before the sale of gold 
        reserves (see H.R. 2939), [23SE]
    ------requirements before sale of gold (see H.R. 2453), [1JY]
    Power resources: establish and implement competitive, 
        environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing 
        program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 2250), [16JN]
    Taxation: incentives to encourage domestic production of oil and 
        gas and respond to surging foreign oil imports (see H.R. 
        1116), [16MR]

STREETER, JACK
  Bills and resolutions
    Ioannis A. Lougaris Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 
        Reno, NV: designate hospital bed replacement building in honor 
        of Jack Streeter (see H.R. 956), [3MR]

STRENGTHEN SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE ACT
  Messages
    Provisions: President Clinton, [26OC]

STRICKLAND, TED (a Representative from Ohio)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private 
        contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses 
        be housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal 
        employees (see H.R. 979), [4MR]
    Dept. of Defense: support for nongovernmental organizations 
        participating in honor guard details at funerals of veterans 
        (see H. Con. Res. 192), [5OC]
    Dept. of Energy: establish a compensation program for employees 
        injured in Federal nuclear activities (see H.R. 3495), [18NO]
    Medicare: reimburse hospitals for psychologist, physician 
        assistant, and nurse practitioner training costs (see H.R. 
        2794), [5AU]

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    Members of Congress: include salaries in any proposed across-the-
        board reduction in funding for Federal agencies (see H. Con. 
        Res. 207), [25OC]
    Mental health: establish demonstration diversion courts (see H.R. 
        2594), [22JY]
    Nuclear energy: Portsmouth, OH, and Paducah, KY, gaseous diffusion 
        plants funding (see H.R. 3151), [26OC]
    Social Security: clarify exemption of certain children with 
        special needs from State option to use managed care (see H.R. 
        3332), [10NO]

STRIKES
see Labor Unions

STUDENT RESULTS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 2): consideration (see H. Res. 336), [19OC]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 2), [21OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 336) (H. Rept. 106-402), [19OC]
    Provisions: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 
        2) (H. Rept. 106-394), [18OC], [19OC]

STUDENTS
see Education

STUMP, BOB (a Representative from Arizona)
  Appointments
    Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education 
        Foundation, [28OC]
    Conferee: H.R. 1555, intelligence services appropriations, [22SE]
    ------H.R. 2116, Veterans' Millennium Health Care Act, [8NO]
    ------S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    American Battle Monuments Commission: expand fundraising 
        authorities for establishment, repair, and maintenance of 
        World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 
        1247), [24MR]
    AMVETS: amend charter (see H.R. 604), [4FE]
    Arizona: conveyance of certain national forest lands to the city 
        of Sedona, AZ (see H.R. 1969), [26MY]
    ------protect permanent trust funds from erosion due to inflation 
        and modify the basis on which distributions are made from 
        those funds (see H.R. 747), [11FE]
    Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility 
        requirements for interment (see H.R. 70), [7JA]
    Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and 
        expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1182), 
        [18MR]
    ------revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see 
        H.R. 72), [7JA]
    Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 19), [7JA]
    Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on 
        birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 319), [7JA]
    Commission on Servicemembers and Veterans Transition Assistance: 
        make recommended improvements in benefits and services (see 
        H.R. 606), [4FE]
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House): authorizing expenditures 
        (see H. Res. 65), [12FE]
    Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: improve retirement 
        authorities relative to judges (see H.R. 605), [4FE]
    Dept. of the Interior: produce and sell products and publications 
        relative to the Hoover Dam and deposit revenues into Colorado 
        River Dam fund (see H.R. 2383), [29JN]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide cost-of-living adjustment for 
        service-connected disability benefits, improve certain 
        veterans programs, and enhance retirement for U.S. Court of 
        Appeals for Veterans Claims judges (see H.R. 2280), [18JN]
    English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 
        50), [6JA]
    Immigration: moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. 
        citizens, certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see 
        H.R. 41), [6JA]
    Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms and 
        to increase the term of Representatives to 4 years (see H.J. 
        Res. 18), [7JA]
    National cemeteries: comprehensive assessment of veterans' 
        cemeteries (see H.R. 2040), [8JN]
    National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 38), [6JA]
    Shivwits Plateau National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 
        2795), [5AU]
    Social Security: remove limitations on outside income while 
        receiving benefits (see H.R. 47), [6JA]
    Taxation: accelerate phase in of exclusion limit from estate and 
        gift taxes (see H.R. 43), [6JA]
    ------clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans' benefits 
        (see H.R. 71), [7JA]
    ------repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 42), [6JA]
    ------treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 48), [6JA]
    Veterans: increase service-connected disability benefits for 
        veterans and survivors (see H.R. 1765), [12MY]
    Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: enact (H.R. 
        2280), Senate amendments (see H. Res. 368), [9NO]
    VFW: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 34), [25FE]
  Conference reports
    Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act (H.R. 2116), 
        [16NO]
  Reports filed
    Arlington National Cemetery Burial Eligibility Act: Committee on 
        Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 70) (H. Rept. 106-70), [18MR]
    Commend World War II Veterans Who Fought in the Battle of the 
        Bulge: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.J. Res. 65) 
        (H. Rept. 106-352), [30SE]
    National Medal of Honor Memorial Act: Committee on Veterans' 
        Affairs (House) (H.R. 1663) (H. Rept. 106-351), [30SE]
    Veterans Benefits Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
        (House) (H.R. 2280) (H. Rept. 106-202), [25JN]
    Veterans' Millennium Health Care Act: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 2116) (H. Rept. 106-470), [16NO]
    ------Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2116) (H. Rept. 
        106-237), [16JY]
    VFW Anniversary: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.J. Res. 
        34) (H. Rept. 106-205), [29JN]
  Rules
    Committee on Government Reform (House), [4FE]
    Committee on Small Business (House), [4FE]
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), [4FE]

STUPAK, BART (a Representative from Michigan)
  Appointments
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), [2FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    CERCLA: provide liability relief for small parties, innocent 
        landowners, and prospective purchasers (see H.R. 2940), [23SE]
    Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime 
        prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime 
        (see H. Res. 270), [30JY]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish presumption of service 
        connection for a disease incurred or aggravated while 
        performing inactive duty training (see H.R. 3230), [4NO]
    Drugs: treatment of gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine 
        hydrochloride relative to the Controlled Substances Act (see 
        H.R. 1065), [10MR]
    Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling (see H.R. 1205), [18MR]
    House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from 
        Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction 
        (see H.R. 2117), [9JN]
    Keweenaw National Historical Park: amend laws relative to 
        appointments to advisory commission (see H.R. 748), [11FE]
    Law enforcement: limit access to body armor by violent felons and 
        facilitate the donation of Federal surplus body armor to State 
        and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1424), [14AP]
    Native Americans: settle certain land claims of Bay Mills Indian 
        Community and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (see 
        H.R. 3412), [16NO]
    States: improve data collection and evaluation of children's 
        health coverage under the State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 1545), [22AP]
    Water: moratorium on export of bulk fresh water until certain 
        conditions are met (see H.R. 2595), [22JY]
    Water pollution: authorize estrogenic substances screening 
        programs (see H.R. 1712), [5MY]
    Weapons: restrict the mail order sale of body armor (see H.R. 
        1423), [14AP]

STUTTGART, AR
  Bills and resolutions
    Stuttgart National Aquaculture Research Center, Stuttgart, AR: 
        redesignate as the Harry K. Dupree Stuttgart National 
        Aquaculture Research Center (see H.R. 2972), [29SE]

SUBURBAN AREAS
related term(s) Rural Areas; Urban Areas
  Bills and resolutions
    Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), 
        [25OC]
    Transportation: establish national growth programs relative to 
        metropolitan regional projects (see H.R. 1038), [9MR]

SUBWAYS
see Common Carriers

SUDAN, REPUBLIC OF THE
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign policy: condemn Government for genocide in southern Sudan, 
        support for terrorism, and human rights violations (see H. 
        Con. Res. 75), [24MR]
    ------increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in 
        ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see H.R. 
        2906), [21SE]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Sudan: President Clinton, [3MY]

SUMMIT COUNTY, UT
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Interior: authorize contracts with the Weber Basin 
        Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to 
        deliver non-Federal water (see H.R. 3236), [5NO]

SUNBURY, OH
  Bills and resolutions
    Flagville, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 49), [29AP]

SUNUNU, JOHN E. (a Representative from New Hampshire)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2490, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations, [21JY]
    ------H.R. 2587, District of Columbia appropriations, [3AU]
    ------H.R. 2684, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations, [4OC]
    ------H.R. 3064, District of Columbia appropriations, [21OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    New Hampshire: extend designation of a portion of the Lamprey 
        River as a recreational river to include an additional river 
        segment (see H.R. 1615), [28AP]
    Ships and vessels: certificate of documentation for 3 vessels (see 
        H.R. 1025), [4MR]
    Tariff: ion-exchange resin (see H.R. 2310, 2311, 2312), [22JN]
    Taxation: provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for 
        public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 
        3517), [22NO]

SUPERFUND
see Hazardous Substances

SUPREME COURT
related term(s) Courts
  Bills and resolutions
    Blackmun, Harry A.: transfer the catafalque from the Capitol to 
        the Supreme Court for funeral services (see H. Con. Res. 45), 
        [9MR]
    Courts: limit jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to prison 
        release orders (see H.R. 12), [6JA]
    Employment: hiring of qualified minority applicants to serve as 
        clerks to the Justices (see H. Res. 111), [11MR]
    Federal courts: improve operation and administration (see H.R. 
        1752), [11MY]
    Marshall, Thurgood: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 
        319), [1OC]
    Morality and ethics: importance and constitutionality of prayers 
        and invocations at public school sporting events (see H. Con. 
        Res. 199), [19OC]

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    Racial relations: recognize the historical significance of the 
        Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision and 
        reaffirm the fundamental belief that we are all ``one Nation 
        under God, indivisible'' (see H. Res. 176), [18MY]
  Reports filed
    Federal Courts Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 1752) (H. Rept. 106-312), [9SE]

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
related term(s) Department of Transportation
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 3163), [28OC]
    Railroads: enhance railroad competition and collective bargaining 
        agreements between railroads and their employees (see H.R. 
        3446), [18NO]

SURGEON GENERAL
  Bills and resolutions
    Crime: importance of report on media and violence (see H.J. Res. 
        47), [28AP]

SURPLUS GOVERNMENT PROPERTY
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Defense: clarify authority for the transfer of equipment 
        to law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 787), [23FE]
    Federal-State relations: make certain equipment available to State 
        and local governments to assist in emergency law enforcement 
        and rescue operations (see H.R. 1442), [15AP] (see H.R. 3187), 
        [1NO]
  Reports filed
    Government Waste, Fraud, and Error Reduction Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1442) (H. Rept. 106-275), 
        [30JY]

SWANSON, CARL D.
  Bills and resolutions
    Pensions: correct administrative error in the computation of 
        retired pay (see H.R. 3337), [10NO]

SWEENEY, JOHN E. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 
        21st Century, [14OC]
    ------S. 1467, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 
        Century, [5AU]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Aviation: establish national policy of fair treatment for airline 
        passengers (see H.R. 2200), [14JN]
    ------investigate unfair competition by major air carriers against 
        new entrant air carriers (see H.R. 1678), [4MY]
    ------provide assistance and slots to air carriers providing 
        service between high-density and underserved airports and 
        improve jet service to underserved markets (see H.R. 1679), 
        [4MY]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        American Luge Association races (see H. Con. Res. 91), [21AP]
    China, People's Republic of: prohibit U.S. export of satellites 
        and related items (see H.R. 281), [7JA]
    Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 657), [9FE]
    Courts: death penalty sentencing for certain importations of 
        significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 
        295), [7JA]
    Crime: funding for States relative to legislation requiring death 
        penalty in certain cases (see H.R. 282), [7JA]
    Dept. of Agriculture: require report to Congress on seizure of 
        private property (see H.R. 294), [7JA]
    Dept. of the Treasury: report on tax incentives to encourage non-
        Armed Forces members to participate in an honor guard for 
        veterans' funerals (see H.R. 289), [7JA]
    Drugs: prohibit federally sponsored research pertaining to the 
        legalization of drugs (see H.R. 278), [7JA]
    Education: require expulsion of students convicted of violent 
        crimes from schools receiving Federal assistance (see H.R. 
        277), [7JA]
    EPA: reauthorize Clean Lakes Program (see H.R. 2328), [23JN]
    Federal employees: require preemployment drug testing (see H.R. 
        279), [7JA]
    FEMA: report on methods and procedures to accelerate disaster 
        assistance to agricultural communities (see H.R. 283), [7JA]
    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. 1104), [11MR]
    Government: establish procedures for assessing Federal regulations 
        relative to seizure of private property (see H.R. 294), [7JA]
    Hong Kong: prohibit export of certain high-speed computers (see 
        H.R. 1813), [13MY]
    Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining 
        coverage or premiums (see H.R. 293), [7JA]
    Law enforcement: prohibit agencies from imposing a waiting period 
        for acceptance of reports on missing persons less than 21 
        years of age (see H.R. 1647), [29AP]
    Law enforcement officers: lift earnings limitations on retired 
        officers to enhance school safety (see H. Con. Res. 95), [4MY]
    National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: revise filing 
        deadline for certain claims (see H.R. 276), [7JA]
    New York, NY: Brooklyn Museum of Art funding termination (see H. 
        Con. Res. 191), [1OC]
    Serbia: prohibit reconstruction assistance relative to U.S. 
        participation in NATO military operations against Serbia (see 
        H.R. 1737), [6MY]
    Small business: provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 296), 
        [7JA]
    Social Security: level of benefit payment in the month of the 
        beneficiary's death (see H.R. 287), [7JA]
    ------remove limitations on outside income while receiving 
        benefits (see H.R. 288), [7JA]
    Taxation: credit for recycling of hazardous wastes (see H.R. 286), 
        [7JA]
    ------first-time homebuyers tax credit (see H.R. 290), [7JA]
    ------increase child care credit for low-income working parents 
        (see H.R. 285), [7JA]
    ------prohibit retroactive taxation (see H.R. 292), [7JA]
    ------treatment of tax-exempt interest relative to Social Security 
        benefits and income determination (see H.R. 291), [7JA]
    Thomas Cole National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 658), 
        [9FE]
    U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. proposals to 
        impose taxes or fees on U.S. citizens (see H.R. 280), [7JA]
    Veterans: require employers to give employees who are members of 
        reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor 
        guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), [7JA]
    Veterans Day: promote greater appreciation of the sacrifices made 
        by veterans (see H. Con. Res. 227), [10NO]
    Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against 
        women (see H.R. 422), [19JA]

SWITZERLAND
  Bills and resolutions
    Taxation: exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see 
        H.R. 1292), [25MR]

SYNAGOGUES
see Churches and Synagogues

SYNTHETIC FUELS
  Bills and resolutions
    Clean Air Act: prohibit the use of certain fuel additives 
        including methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated 
        gasoline (see H.R. 1367), [12AP] (see H.R. 1398), [14AP]
    ------waive oxygen content requirement and phase-out use of methyl 
        tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 
        1705), [5MY]
    Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency 
        through net metering by certain small electric energy 
        generation systems (see H.R. 2947), [24SE]
    Power resources: establish a cooperative program to evaluate the 
        feasibility of using only fuel blended with ethanol to power 
        municipal vehicles (see H.R. 3464), [18NO]
    Taxation: treatment of ethanol fuel (see H.R. 446), [2FE]

SYRIA, ARAB REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Barak, Ehud: tribute to election as Prime Minister of Israel and 
        encouraging peace agreement with Syria and Lebanon (see H. 
        Con. Res. 154), [14JY]
    Baumel, Zachary: locate and secure return along with other Israeli 
        soldiers missing in action (see H.R. 1175), [18MR]
    Middle East: establish U.S. policy on the withdrawal of Syrian 
        forces from Lebanon and the restoration of Lebanon's 
        independence (see H.R. 2056), [8JN]

TAIWAN
see China, Republic of

TAIWAN RELATIONS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign policy: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 53), 
        [11MR] (see H. Con. Res. 56), [17MR]

TAIWAN SECURITY ENHANCEMENT ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 
        1838) (H. Rept. 106-423), [28OC]

TAJIKISTAN, REPUBLIC OF
related term(s) Commonwealth of Independent States
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign policy: support economic and political independence for 
        the South Caucasus and Central Asia regions (see H.R. 1152), 
        [17MR]
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: approve a permit required for 
        importation of certain wildlife items taken in Tajikistan (see 
        H.R. 529), [3FE]

TALENT, JAMES M. (a Representative from Missouri)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act, [3NO]
    ------S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: grants to assist value-added agricultural businesses 
        (see H.R. 3513), [19NO]
    Committee on Small Business (House): authorizing expenditures (see 
        H. Res. 81), [23FE]
    EPA: reinstate transportation conformity regulations (see H.R. 
        1876), [19MY]
    Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 
        439), [2FE]
    Health: improve access and choice for small business owners 
        relative to employee health insurance expenses (see H.R. 
        1496), [20AP] (see H.R. 2047), [8JN]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (see H.R. 2990), [30SE]
    Occupational Safety and Health Act: improve the safety and health 
        of working environments (see H.R. 1427), [15AP]
    SBA: establish a disaster mitigation pilot program (see H.R. 818), 
        [24FE]
    ------improve the certified development company program (see H.R. 
        2614), [27JY]
    ------improve the general business loan program (see H.R. 2615), 
        [27JY]
    ------Microloan Program technical corrections (see H.R. 440), 
        [2FE]
    Small business: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by 
        certain agencies (see H.R. 1882), [20MY]
    Small Business Act: amend (see H.R. 68), [7JA]
    Small Business Innovation Research Program: extend authorization 
        (see H.R. 2392), [30JN]
    Small Business Investment Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 
        68), [7JA]
    Tariff: paper industry chemicals (see H.R. 2072), [8JN]
    ------peroxide stabilizer and compounding chemicals (see H.R. 
        2076), [8JN]
    ------photography products chemicals (see H.R. 2075), [8JN]
    ------textile industry and water treatment chemicals (see H.R. 
        2071), [8JN]
    ------textile industry chemicals (see H.R. 2078), [8JN]
    ------water treatment and beauty care products chemicals (see H.R. 
        2074), [8JN]
    ------water treatment chemicals (see H.R. 2073), [8JN]

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    Taxation: allow small business employers a credit for certain 
        expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled 
        small business trades (see H.R. 1824), [14MY]
    ------clarify that certain small businesses that use merchandise 
        or inventory are permitted to use the cash method of 
        accounting (see H.R. 2273), [17JN]
    ------full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed 
        individuals (see H.R. 980), [4MR]
    ------treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 2087), [9JN]
    Veterans: provide technical, financial, and procurement assistance 
        to veteran owned small businesses (see H.R. 1568), [27AP]
  Reports filed
    Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act: Committee 
        on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2614) (H. Rept. 106-278), 
        [2AU]
    Disaster Mitigation Coordination Act: Committee on Small Business 
        (House) (H.R. 818) (H. Rept. 106-33), [1MR]
    Microenterprise Organization Grants To Assist Disadvantaged 
        Entrepreneurs Using Funds From the Community Development 
        Financial Institutions Fund: Committee on Small Business 
        (House) (H.R. 413) (H. Rept. 106-184), [12JY]
    Paperwork Elimination Act: Committee on Small Business (House) 
        (H.R. 439) (H. Rept. 106-11), [8FE]
    SBA General Business Loan Program Improvements: Committee on Small 
        Business (House) (H.R. 2615) (H. Rept. 106-279), [2AU]
    SBA Microloan Program Technical Corrections: Committee on Small 
        Business (House) (H.R. 440) (H. Rept. 106-12), [8FE]
    SBA Women's Business Center Programs Funding and Conditions of 
        Participation: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 774) 
        (H. Rept. 106-47), [10MR]
    Small Business Innovation Research Program Authorization 
        Extension: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2392) (H. 
        Rept. 106-329), [23SE]
    Small Business Investment Act Technical Corrections: Committee on 
        Small Business (House) (H.R. 68) (H. Rept. 106-1), [19JA]
    Veterans Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development Act: 
        Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 1568) (H. Rept. 106-
        206), [29JN]
    Women's Business Centers Sustainability Act: Committee on Small 
        Business (House) (H.R. 1497) (H. Rept. 106-365), [5OC]

TANCREDO, THOMAS G. (a Representative from Colorado)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Business and industry: involvement of private companies in the 
        trafficking of fetal tissue and body parts (see H. Res. 350), 
        [2NO]
    FCC: terminate E-Rate Program (see H.R. 692), [10FE]
    House Rules: prohibit consideration of legislation that designates 
        or redesignates any building, highway, or other structure in 
        honor of a serving Member of Congress (see H. Res. 343), 
        [27OC]
    Littleton, CO: mourn the loss of life, condemn the deadly 
        violence, and commend law enforcement officials that assisted 
        at Columbine High School (see H. Con. Res. 92), [27AP] (see H. 
        Res. 148), [26AP]
    Schools: establish school violence prevention hotlines (see H.R. 
        1937), [25MY]
    ------support of State and local initiatives to address the 
        problem of school violence (see H. Res. 399), [18NO]
    Taxation: eliminate certain unfair provisions (see H.R. 2414), 
        [1JY]

TANNER, JOHN S. (a Representative from Tennessee)
  Appointments
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), [2FE]
    U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors, [12AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Medicare: accelerate payments to hospitals relative to costs of 
        graduate medical education for Medicare+Choice enrollees (see 
        H.R. 2989), [30SE]
    Public debt: establish a debt reduction lockbox (see H.R. 2796), 
        [5AU]
    Tariff: printing cartridges (see H.R. 2234), [15JN]
    Taxation: treatment of certain facility uses owned by a tax-exempt 
        organization relative to tax-exempt bond status (see H.R. 
        3496), [18NO]

TAPE RECORDINGS
see Sound Recording and Reproducing

TARIFF
related term(s) Foreign Trade
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: multilateral trade negotiations objectives (see H. 
        Res. 224), [25JN]
    ------require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable 
        agricultural commodities (see H.R. 222), [7JA] (see H.R. 
        1145), [17MR]
    Anode presses (see H.R. 2521), [14JY]
    Antifriction bearings (see H.R. 2276), [17JN]
    Assembly machines (see H.R. 2526), [14JY]
    Atmosphere firing (see H.R. 2516), [14JY]
    Azoxystrobin (Heritage, Abound, and Quadris)  (see H.R. 3371), 
        [15NO]
    Benefluralin (see H.R. 2478), [12JY]
    Benzyl carbazate (DT-291)  (see H.R. 3366), [15NO]
    Branched dodecylbenzene (see H.R. 2198), [14JN]
    Butralin (see H.R. 2194), [14JN]
    Capacitance tester and reeler (see H.R. 2518), [14JY]
    Cathode-ray tubes (see H.R. 2168, 2169), [10JN]
    Ceramic coater (see H.R. 2517), [14JY]
    Chemical APE (see H.R. 2217), [15JN]
    Chemical compounds (see H.R. 2160), [10JN]
    Chemical DiTMP (see H.R. 2214), [15JN]
    Chemical EBP (see H.R. 2215), [15JN]
    Chemical HPA (see H.R. 2216), [15JN]
    Chemical TMPDE (see H.R. 2218), [15JN]
    Chemical TMPME (see H.R. 2219), [15JN]
    Chemicals (see H.R. 1582), [27AP]
    Cibacron brilliant blue FN-G (see H.R. 2133), [10JN]
    Cibacron red LS-B HC (see H.R. 2132), [10JN]
    Cibacron scarlet LS-2G HC (see H.R. 2134), [10JN]
    Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international 
        agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures 
        (see H. Res. 298), [22SE]
    Compound optical microscopes (see H.R. 2165), [10JN]
    Cyclic olefin copolymer resin (see H.R. 2147), [10JN]
    Dark couverture chocolate (see H.R. 2098), [9JN]
    Dicholor aniline (DCA)  (see H.R. 2473), [12JY]
    Diethyl imidazolidinnone (DMI)  (see H.R. 2476), [12JY]
    Diethyl phosphorochoridothiate (DEPCT)  (see H.R. 2480), [12JY]
    Dimethoxy butanone (DMB)  (see H.R. 2472), [12JY]
    Diphenyl sulfide (see H.R. 2474), [12JY]
    11-aminoundecanoic acid (see H.R. 2428), [1JY]
    Epoxide resins (see H.R. 2523), [14JY]
    Ethalfluralin (see H.R. 2477), [12JY]
    Fenbuconazole (see H.R. 2142), [10JN]
    Ferroniobium (see H.R. 2297), [22JN]
    Filter blue green photo dye (see H.R. 2209), [15JN]
    Fluorinated compound (see H.R. 2207, 2212), [15JN]
    Footwear assembled in beneficiary countries (see H.R. 2193), 
        [14JN]
    Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket 
        economy countries (see H.R. 3198), [2NO]
    ------bar the imposition of increased tariffs or other retaliatory 
        measures against products of the European Union in response to 
        its banana regime (see H.R. 1361), [25MR]
    ------change rate of duty for U.S. travelers bringing back goods 
        purchased abroad (see H.R. 2714), [5AU]
    ------clarify rules for treatment of international travel 
        merchandise and bonded warehouses and staging areas (see H.R. 
        2648), [29JY]
    ------eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see H.R. 
        842), [24FE]
    ------encourage establishment of free trade areas with certain 
        Pacific Rim countries (see H.R. 1942), [26MY]
    ------establish import drawbacks for N-cyclohexyl-2-
        benzothiazolesulfenamide based on exports of N-tert-butyl-2-
        benzothiazolesulfenamide (see H.R. 810), [23FE]
    ------exempt certain small businesses from increased tariffs or 
        other retaliatory measures against products of the European 
        Union in response to its banana regime and treatment of 
        imported meat (see H.R. 2106), [9JN]
    ------exemptions from certain import prohibitions (see H.R. 1808), 
        [13MY]
    ------miscellaneous and technical changes to various trade laws 
        (see H.R. 326), [19JA] (see H.R. 435), [2FE]
    ------private right of action for injured parties due to unfair 
        foreign competition (see H.R. 1201), [18MR]
    4,4'-difluorobenzophenone (see H.R. 2211), [15JN]
    Fungaflor 500 EC (see H.R. 3474), [18NO]
    Grape juice concentrates (see H.R. 194), [7JA]
    HIV/AIDS drugs (see H.R. 1951, 1952), [26MY]
    House Rules: require a two-thirds majority on legislation 
        implementing future trade agreements pursuant to fast-track 
        procedures (see H. Res. 96), [3MR]
    Imazalil (see H.R. 3476), [18NO]
    IN-N5297 (see H.R. 3370), [15NO]
    Instant print film (see H.R. 2064, 2065), [8JN]
    Ion-exchange resin (see H.R. 2310, 2311, 2312), [22JN]
    Iron and steel industry: assessment of additional antidumping 
        duties on steel products (see H.R. 327), [19JA]
    KL084 (see H.R. 3369), [15NO]
    KN002 (see H.R. 3368), [15NO]
    Light absorbing photo dye (see H.R. 2208, 2210), [15JN]
    Magnetrons (see H.R. 2167), [10JN]
    Methoxyfenozide (see H.R. 2146), [10JN]
    Methyl tertiary-butyl ether (see H.R. 467), [2FE]
    MUB 738 INT (see H.R. 2135), [10JN]
    Myristic acid (tetrabecanoic acid)  (see H.R. 2154), [10JN]
    N,N-dicyolohexyll-2-benzothazole-sulfenamide (see H.R. 1740), 
        [6MY]
    Norbloc 7966 (see H.R. 3475), [18NO]
    1-fluoro-2-nitro benzene (see H.R. 2150), [10JN]
    Paper industry chemicals (see H.R. 2072), [8JN]
    Peroxide stabilizer and compounding chemicals (see H.R. 2076), 
        [8JN]
    PHBA (phydroxybenzoic acid)  (see H.R. 2153), [10JN]
    Photography products chemicals (see H.R. 2075), [8JN]
    Polyethylene base materials (see H.R. 1701), [5MY]
    Printing cartridges (see H.R. 2234), [15JN]
    Rackers (see H.R. 2522), [14JY]
    Raw cotton (see H.R. 2176), [10JN]
    Refined quinoline (see H.R. 2481), [12JY]
    Rhinovirus drugs (see H.R. 1949), [26MY] (see H.R. 2186), [14JN]
    Self-tapping screws (see H.R. 1026), [4MR]
    Sennosides mixtures (see H.R. 2099), [9JN]
    Slide fasteners fitted with polished edge chain scoops of base 
        metal (see H.R. 2197), [14JN]
    Slide fasteners with chain scoops of base metal die-cast onto 
        strips of textal material (see H.R. 2196), [14JN]
    Sports: personal effects of participants in certain world athletic 
        events (see H.R. 103), [7JA] (see H.R. 1877), [19MY] (see H.R. 
        2715), [5AU]
    Televisions (see H.R. 411), [19JA]
    TEOF (triethyl orthoformate)  (see H.R. 2152), [10JN]
    Textile industry and water treatment chemicals (see H.R. 2071), 
        [8JN]
    Textile industry chemicals (see H.R. 2078), [8JN]
    Thionyl chloride (see H.R. 2151), [10JN] (see H.R. 3276), [9NO]
    THQ (toluhydroquinone)  (see H.R. 2155), [10JN]
    3-amino-5-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole (AMT)  (see H.R. 2479), [12JY]
    3-amino-3-methyl-1-pentyne (see H.R. 2144), [10JN]
    Titanium disks (see H.R. 2653), [29JY]
    Tralkoxydim (Achieve)  (see H.R. 3367), [15NO]
    Triacetonamine (see H.R. 1963), [26MY]
    Triazamate (see H.R. 2145), [10JN]
    Trifluralin (see H.R. 2475), [12JY]
    Trim and form (see H.R. 2524), [14JY]
    Tungsten concentrates (see H.R. 2220), [15JN]
    2,6-dichlorotoluene (see H.R. 2143), [10JN]
    2,2'-dithiobis(8-fluoro-5-methoxy)[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c] 
        pyrimidine (DMDS)  (see H.R. 2482), [12JY]

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    2 chloro amino toluene (see H.R. 2290), [22JN]
    Vision inspection systems (see H.R. 2519), [14JY]
    Water resistant wool trousers (see H.R. 195), [7JA]
    Water treatment and beauty care products chemicals (see H.R. 
        2074), [8JN]
    Water treatment chemicals (see H.R. 2073), [8JN]
    Wool used in making suits (see H.R. 1360), [25MR]
  Messages
    Duty Free Treatment of Gabon, Mongolia, and Mauritania Under the 
        Generalized System of Preferences: President Clinton, [30JN]
  Motions
    Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international 
        agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures, 
        [4NO]

TARIFF ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Iron and steel industry: assessment of additional antidumping 
        duties on steel products (see H.R. 327), [19JA]

TAUSCHER, ELLEN O. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 507, Water Resources Development Act, [22JY]
    ------S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Children and youth: infant crib safety (see H.R. 2486), [12JY]
    Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2459), 
        [1JY]
    Crime: prevent the abuse and abduction of children (see H.R. 
        3204), [2NO]
    Education: establish State infrastructure banks for education (see 
        H.R. 1648), [29AP]
    Families and domestic relations: increase availability, 
        affordability, and quality of child care and enhance early 
        childhood development (see H.R. 1139), [16MR]
    Firearms: standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced 
        handguns (see H.R. 2003), [27MY]
    Remy, France: tribute to citizens for burial of Houston Braly (see 
        H. Con. Res. 123), [27MY]
    ------tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group for 
        restoration of stained glass windows (see H. Con. Res. 123), 
        [27MY]
    Taxation: treatment of flight training expenses reimbursed through 
        certain veterans educational assistance allowances (see H.R. 
        2004), [27MY]

TAUZIN, W.J. (BILLY) (a Representative from Louisiana)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1501, Juvenile Justice Reform Act, [30JY]
    ------H.R. 1554, Satellite Copyright, Competition, and Consumer 
        Protection Act, [23JN]
    ------S. 376, Open-Market Reorganization for the Betterment of 
        International Telecommunications Act, [10NO]
    ------S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
    ------S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Corp. for Public Broadcasting: authorizing appropriations (see 
        H.R. 2384), [29JN]
    FCC: establish improved predictive models for determining the 
        availability of television broadcast signals (see H.R. 851), 
        [25FE]
    Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data 
        services (see H.R. 2420), [1JY]
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: correct errors in 
        authorization of certain programs (see H.R. 2035), [8JN]
    National Telecommunications and Information Administration: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 2630), [29JY]
    Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing 
        public utility holding companies (see H.R. 2363), [25JN]
    Taxation: repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a 
        national retail sales tax (see H.R. 1467), [15AP] (see H.R. 
        2001), [27MY]
    Telephones: reduce rates and provide advanced telecommunications 
        services to schools, libraries, and certain health care 
        facilities (see H.R. 1746), [11MY]
  Conference reports
    Intellectual Property and Communications Omnibus Reform Act (H.R. 
        1554), [9NO]
  Reports filed
    Intellectual Property and Communications Omnibus Reform Act: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 1554) (H. Rept. 106-464), [9NO]

TAXATION
  Appointments
    Committee on Taxation (Joint), [19JA]
    Conferees: H.R. 2488, Financial Freedom Act, [2AU]
  Bills and resolutions
    Accounting: inapplicability of the look-back method on 
        construction contracts requiring the percentage of completion 
        accounting method (see H.R. 2347), [24JN]
    Adoption: treatment of expenses (see H.R. 531), [3FE]
    African Americans: relief from Federal tax liability arising from 
        the resolution of discrimination claims by farmers against the 
        Dept. of Agriculture (see H.R. 2233), [15JN]
    Agriculture: adjust for inflation the amount of agricultural labor 
        wages that can be paid without being subject to Federal 
        unemployment taxes (see H.R. 1874), [19MY]
    ------allocation of farm income among taxable years (see H.R. 
        1464), [15AP]
    ------allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 
        957), [3MR]
    ------exclusion from gross income for family-to-family sale of 
        farm businesses (see H.R. 1386), [13AP]
    ------exempt small issue bonds for agriculture from the State 
        volume cap (see H.R. 1810), [13MY]
    ------reestablish certain marketing aspects of agricultural 
        cooperatives and allow declaratory judgment relief for such 
        cooperatives (see H.R. 1469), [15AP]
    ------treatment of agricultural water conservation expenditures 
        (see H.R. 579), [4FE]
    ------treatment of capital gains and estate taxes relative to 
        certain farm property (see H.R. 2497), [13JY] (see H.R. 2537), 
        [15JY]
    ------treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm 
        rental income (see H.R. 1044), [9MR]
    Alaska: charitable deduction for reasonable and necessary expenses 
        of Alaska Native subsistence whaling captains (see H.R. 813), 
        [23FE]
    ------treatment of Alaska Native settlement trusts (see H.R. 
        1940), [25MY] (see H.R. 2359), [24JN]
    Alcoholic beverages: treatment of beer (see H.R. 1366), [12AP]
    ------treatment of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 
        2735), [5AU]
    ------treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 716), [11FE]
    Alternative minimum tax: extend waiver allowing deductions of 
        nonrefundable personal credits (see H.R. 2936), [23SE]
    ------repeal (see H.R. 1561), [26AP] (see H.R. 2364), [25JN]
    ------repeal limitation on the use of foreign tax credits (see 
        H.R. 1633), [29AP]
    Animals: modify holding period used to determine whether horses 
        are assets (see H.R. 1174), [17MR]
    Armed Forces: allow a refundable credit to certain low-income 
        members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1055), [10MR]
    ------allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the 
        military reserves and a comparable credit to self-employed 
        military reserve participants (see H.R. 803), [23FE]
    ------allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the 
        National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 712, 713), [11FE]
    ------extend certain tax benefits to members performing services 
        in Serbia and Montenegro (see H.R. 1376), [13AP]
    ------extend certain tax benefits to members performing services 
        in Serbia and Montenegro (H.R. 1376), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 140), [14AP]
    ------extend due date for filing a tax return for any member of a 
        uniformed service on a tour of duty outside the U.S. (see H.R. 
        1411), [14AP]
    ------treatment of the sale of a principal residence while on 
        official extended duty (see H.R. 1635), [29AP]
    Arts and humanities: allow deduction equal to fair market value 
        for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, 
        or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 
        3249), [8NO]
    ------treatment of unemployment tax relative to entertainment 
        industry (see H.R. 2747), [5AU]
    Aviation: treatment of flight training expenses reimbursed through 
        certain veterans educational assistance allowances (see H.R. 
        2004), [27MY]
    Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 833), [24FE]
    ------amend laws (H.R. 833), consideration (see H. Res. 158), 
        [4MY]
    ------include the earned income credit in property that the debtor 
        may elect to exempt from the estate (see H.R. 1404), [14AP]
    Better America Bonds: allow a credit to holders (see H.R. 2446), 
        [1JY]
    BLS: development and circulation of a monthly cost-of-living index 
        (see H. Con. Res. 41), [4MR]
    Budget: allow projected on-budget surplus to be used for tax cuts 
        (see H.R. 1016), [4MR]
    ------constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and 
        greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation 
        (see H.J. Res. 1), [6JA] (see H.J. Res. 6), [7JA] (see H.J. 
        Res. 53), [12MY]
    ------improve and strengthen budget process (see H.R. 853), [25FE]
    ------prohibit retroactive taxation (see H.R. 292), [7JA]
    ------provide discretionary spending offsets (see H.R. 3085), 
        [14OC]
    ------reform process (see H.R. 2293), [22JN]
    ------require appropriate off-budget treatment for Social Security 
        in official budget pronouncements (see H.R. 863), [25FE] (see 
        H.R. 1157), [17MR]
    Business and industry: allow employers a deduction for training 
        expenses (see H.R. 857), [25FE]
    ------clarify certain existing limitations on private business use 
        of facilities financed with tax-exempt bonds (see H.R. 2398), 
        [30JN]
    ------clarify rules relative to lessee construction allowances and 
        to contributions to the capital of retailers (see H.R. 1986), 
        [27MY]
    ------deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who 
        are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see 
        H.R. 1861), [19MY]
    ------disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate 
        transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 
        2255), [17JN]
    ------establish a recovery period for franchise property, shorten 
        recovery period for depreciation of certain leasehold 
        improvements, and allow capital gain treatment on the transfer 
        of certain franchises (see H.R. 2402), [30JN]
    ------exempt certain transactions at fair market value between 
        partnerships and private foundations from the tax on self-
        dealing (see H.R. 1955), [26MY]
    ------prevent abuse of the enhanced charitable deduction for 
        overseas contributions of drugs (see H.R. 3197), [2NO]
    ------prohibit certain allocations of S corporation stock held by 
        an employee stock ownership plan (see H.R. 3082), [14OC]
    ------promote, protect, and clarify status of professional 
        employer organizations (see H.R. 3490), [18NO]
    ------promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 
        2124), [10JN]
    ------promote job creation and expand small businesses in 
        economically-distressed communities (see H.R. 3247), [8NO]
    ------reduce corporate welfare (see H.R. 1470), [15AP]
    ------reform corporate alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 2318), 
        [23JN]
    ------restore certain business-related deductions (see H.R. 781), 
        [23FE]
    ------restore deduction for travel expenses of a taxpayer's spouse 
        who accompanies the taxpayer on business travel (see H.R. 
        1688), [5MY]

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    ------S corporation reform (see H.R. 689), [10FE]
    ------treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses (see 
        H.R. 1541), [22AP] (see H.R. 2554), [19JY]
    ------treatment of businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 2018), 
        [8JN]
    ------treatment of certain franchise operation property (see H.R. 
        2451), [1JY]
    ------treatment of depreciable business assets (see H.R. 1602), 
        [28AP]
    ------treatment of distributions from publicly traded partnerships 
        (see H.R. 607), [4FE]
    ------treatment of economic subsidies provided by State and local 
        governments to lure or retain businesses (see H.R. 1060), 
        [10MR]
    ------treatment of gain from the sale of a business closely held 
        by an individual who has attained age 62 (see H.R. 337), 
        [19JA]
    ------treatment of meal and entertainment expenses associated with 
        the performing arts (see H.R. 1766), [12MY]
    Caregivers: provide tax credit (see H.R. 2458), [1JY]
    CERCLA: reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote 
        brownfields redevelopment (see H.R. 1300), [25MR]
    Charities: allow designation of charity contributions on tax 
        returns and establish the Checkoff for Charity Commission to 
        ensure payment of contributions (see H.R. 2053), [8JN]
    ------reform tax treatment of certain anti-poverty contributions 
        and distributions from individual retirement accounts, and 
        prohibit religious discrimination in the allocation of 
        Government assistance funds (see H.R. 1607), [28AP]
    Chemicals: relief of certain corporations from a tax liability 
        incurred by the import of halon-1211 for recycling purposes 
        (see H.R. 2805), [5AU]
    Children and youth: assist the transition of children from foster 
        care to independent adults and expand the work opportunity tax 
        credit to certain foster care children (see H.R. 671), [10FE]
    ------incentives to increase the demands for and supply of quality 
        child care (see H.R. 143), [7JA]
    ------increase the availability, affordability, and quality of 
        child care (see H.R. 1430), [15AP]
    ------treatment of unearned income of children attributable to 
        personal injury awards (see H.R. 2019), [8JN]
    Citizenship: strengthen provisions relative to individuals who 
        relinquish U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 3099), [19OC]
    Clean Air Act: remove a provision limiting States to 
        proportionately less assistance than their respective 
        populations and Federal tax payments (see H.R. 2427), [1JY]
    Coins: allow investment of certain coins in individual retirement 
        accounts and other individually directed pension plan accounts 
        (see H.R. 3052), [7OC]
    Colleges and universities: allow a deduction for post-secondary 
        tuition and related expenses (see H.R. 1188), [18MR]
    Community development: provide a credit to taxpayers investing in 
        entities seeking to provide capital to create new markets in 
        low-income communities (see H.R. 2713), [5AU]
    Computers: accurately codify the depreciable life of semiconductor 
        manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 1092), [11MR]
    ------allow credit for development costs of certain encryption 
        products with plaintext capability (see H.R. 2617), [27JY]
    ------networking and information technology research and 
        development funding (see H.R. 2086), [9JN]
    ------prohibit the imposition of access fees on Internet service 
        providers (see H.R. 1291), [25MR]
    ------provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for 
        acquisition of computer hardware and software (see H.R. 1076), 
        [11MR]
    ------provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for 
        technology-related training (see H.R. 1075), [11MR]
    ------repeal authority of NSF to tax the registration of domain 
        names on the Internet (see H.R. 2797), [5AU]
    ------treatment of contributions to schools and public libraries 
        (see H.R. 2308), [22JN]
    ------treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral 
        equipment (see H.R. 1560), [26AP]
    Conservation of energy: provide incentives to reduce energy 
        consumption (see H.R. 2380), [29JN]
    Conservation of natural resources: treatment of income from land 
        sold to a government agency or a nonprofit organization for 
        conservation purposes (see H.R. 2880), [15SE]
    Constitutional amendments: abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. 
        Res. 45), [14AP]
    ------abolish personal income, estate, and gift taxes and prohibit 
        the Government from engaging in business in competition with 
        its citizens (see H.J. Res. 81), [16NO]
    ------prohibit courts from levying or increasing taxes (see H.J. 
        Res. 59), [17JN]
    ------require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation 
        increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 37), [11MR]
    ------require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation 
        increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 37), consideration (see H. Res. 
        139), [13AP]
    Contracts: provide simplified criteria for determining whether an 
        individual is an employee or an independent contractor and 
        limit retroactive employment tax reclassifications (see H.R. 
        1525), [22AP]
    ------requirements on the percentage of completion accounting 
        method for the manufacture of property (see H.R. 994), [4MR]
    Corporations: deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive 
        compensation (see H.R. 740), [11FE]
    ------improve disclosure of charitable contributions (see H.R. 
        887), [1MR]
    ------provide incentives for the ownership and control by 
        employees (see H.R. 1462), [15AP]
    ------repeal personal holding company tax (see H.R. 2111), [9JN]
    ------treatment of derivative transactions relative to its stock 
        (see H.R. 3283), [9NO]
    Courts: provide for equitable treatment of governmental and 
        private plaintiffs in certain civil actions (see H.R. 2597), 
        [22JY]
    ------treatment of damage awards for emotional distress (see H.R. 
        1923), [25MY]
    Dept. of Agriculture: Farmland Protection Program funding (see 
        H.R. 1950), [26MY]
    Dept. of Defense: ensure that Federal construction contractors 
        abide by State tax, employment, and licensing regulations (see 
        H.R. 474), [2FE]
    Dept. of the Treasury: codify authority to issue regulations 
        covering the practices of enrolled agents (see H.R. 3491), 
        [18NO]
    ------prohibit issuance of regulations dealing with hybrid 
        transactions (see H.R. 672), [10FE]
    ------report on tax incentives to encourage non-Armed Forces 
        members to participate in an honor guard for veterans' 
        funerals (see H.R. 289), [7JA]
    Disabled: treatment of trusts established for the benefit of 
        individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 861), [25FE]
    Disasters: allow penalty-free distributions from qualified 
        retirement plans and relief from certain limitations on 
        deductibility of casualty losses for individuals in 
        Presidentially declared disaster areas (see H.R. 3215), [3NO]
    ------creation of protection funds by property and casualty 
        insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims 
        arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 2749), [5AU] 
        (see H.R. 3303), [10NO]
    ------provide relief for homeowners (see H.R. 2393), [30JN]
    Discrimination: treatment of damages and back pay received on 
        account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of 
        employment discrimination (see H.R. 1997), [27MY]
    ------treatment of social clubs found to be practicing prohibited 
        discrimination (see H.R. 309), [7JA]
    Diseases: provide credit for medical research relative to 
        developing vaccines against widespread diseases (see H.R. 
        1274), [24MR]
    District of Columbia: make permanent the first-time homebuyer 
        credit (see H.R. 1583), [27AP]
    Ecology and environment: encourage contributions of capital gain 
        real property for conservation purposes and qualified 
        conservation contributions, and modify rules on estate tax 
        exclusion for certain land (see H.R. 2263), [17JN]
    ------extend expensing of environmental remediation costs to 
        contaminated sites located outside of targeted areas (see H.R. 
        2264), [17JN]
    ------permanently extend environmental remediation costs (see H.R. 
        1630), [29AP]
    ------recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 
        2953), [27SE]
    Economy: require CBO and the Committee on Taxation (Joint) to use 
        dynamic scoring for provisions of bills or joint resolutions 
        that reduce tax rates (see H.R. 29), [6JA]
    Education: allow deductions for contributions to education 
        individual retirement accounts and increase allowable 
        contributions and uses for such accounts (see H.R. 2873), 
        [15SE]
    ------allow tax credits for certain elementary and secondary 
        school expenses and contributions to charitable school-tuition 
        organizations (see H.R. 741), [11FE] (see H.R. 936), [2MR] 
        (see H.R. 1710), [5MY]
    ------allow tax credits for public and nonpublic elementary and 
        secondary education expenses (see H.R. 935), [2MR]
    ------designate overpayments and contributions to the U.S. 
        Textbook and Technology Trust Fund (see H.R. 132), [7JA]
    ------exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see 
        H.R. 2265), [17JN]
    ------extend deadline for contributions to education individual 
        retirement accounts (see H.R. 570), [4FE]
    ------increase lifetime learning credit for secondary teachers 
        returning to school for additional training (see H.R. 638), 
        [9FE]
    ------increase maximum annual contribution allowable to education 
        individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 922), [2MR]
    ------issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to assist 
        States in the construction and rehabilitation of public 
        schools (see H.R. 2514), [14JY]
    ------permit private educational institutions to maintain certain 
        qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 588), [4FE]
    ------provide a source of interest-free capital for school 
        construction and renovation in States experiencing increased 
        enrollment (see H.R. 996), [4MR]
    ------provide school renovation and construction funding, 
        scholarships that allow parents choice, and tax incentives 
        (see H.R. 892), [2MR]
    ------provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school 
        teachers (see H.R. 937), [2MR]
    ------repeal limits on the deduction for interest on education 
        loans and increase income threshold for the phase out of such 
        deduction (see H.R. 2141), [10JN]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (see H.R. 2), [11FE] (see H.R. 1494), 
        [20AP]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (H.R. 2), consideration (see H. Res. 
        336), [19OC]
    ------tax incentives (see H.R. 254), [7JA] (see H.R. 464), [2FE] 
        (see H.R. 3120), [21OC]
    ------treatment of education individual retirement accounts 
        relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 
        7), [1MR]
    ------treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see 
        H.R. 323), [19JA] (see H.R. 1014), [4MR]
    ------treatment of expenses (see H.R. 600), [4FE]
    ------treatment of higher education expenses and interest on 
        student loans (see H.R. 1631), [29AP] (see H.R. 2750), [5AU]
    ------treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 856), 
        [25FE] (see H.R. 1129), [16MR] (see H.R. 1196), [18MR]
    ------treatment of scholarships received under the National Health 
        Corps Scholarship Program and the

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        F. Edward Hebert Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship 
        and Financial Assistance Program (see H.R. 1414), [14AP]
    ------treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 58), [7JA]
    Electric power: application of the credit for electricity produced 
        from renewable resources to electricity produced from biomass 
        facilities (see H.R. 1731), [6MY]
    ------extension of the credit for producing electricity from 
        certain renewable resources to include landfill gas (see H.R. 
        3466), [18NO]
    ------extension of the credit for producing electricity from 
        certain renewable resources to include poultry manure (see 
        H.R. 1457), [15AP]
    ------extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind 
        (see H.R. 750), [11FE]
    ------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. 1253), [24MR]
    ------treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical 
        output facilities (see H.R. 721), [11FE]
    Electronic commerce: make permanent the moratorium on the taxation 
        of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see 
        H.R. 3252), [8NO] (see H. Con. Res. 190), [30SE]
    Employment: credit for the hiring of displaced homemakers (see 
        H.R. 81), [7JA]
    ------employer credits for expenses of providing child care 
        services to employees (see H.R. 389), [19JA]
    ------extend the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 585), [4FE]
    ------extend the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work 
        credit (see H.R. 2015), [8JN]
    ------extend work opportunity tax credit relative to hiring of 
        workers in rural areas (see H.R. 998), [4MR]
    ------modify and extend the work opportunity credit and allow 
        nonprofit organizations to participate in the work opportunity 
        tax credit hiring incentives (see H.R. 2101), [9JN]
    ------treatment of high technology job training expenses (see H.R. 
        204), [7JA]
    ------treatment of information technology job training expenses 
        (see H.R. 838), [24FE]
    ERISA: establish requirements for certain stock purchase 
        arrangements maintained by employers for employees and provide 
        favorable tax treatment for such arrangements (see H.R. 3462), 
        [18NO]
    Estate tax: extend filing deadline for returns (see H.R. 1783), 
        [12MY]
    Executive departments: require congressional review of Federal 
        agency rules that establish or raise taxes (see H.R. 2636), 
        [29JY]
    Families and domestic relations: accelerate phase in of exclusion 
        limit from estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 43), [6JA] (see 
        H.R. 682), [10FE]
    ------allow a deduction for estate tax equal to the value of the 
        decedent's retirement plans (see H.R. 2058), [8JN]
    ------allow credits for dependents within a household (see H.R. 
        373), [19JA]
    ------allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement 
        plans for adoption expenses and expand and extend permanently 
        the exclusion allowed for employer adoption assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 2282), [18JN]
    ------authorize Federal entities to take control of certain State 
        child support enforcement programs (see H.R. 1488), [20AP]
    ------cost-of-living adjustment for unified estate and gift tax 
        credit (see H.R. 2349), [24JN]
    ------dependent care tax credit (see H.R. 963), [3MR]
    ------eliminate marriage tax penalty (see H.R. 725), [11FE]
    ------eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate 
        brackets and standard deduction amounts (see H.R. 6), [10FE]
    ------eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting standard 
        deduction amounts (see H.R. 108), [7JA]
    ------exclude from estate taxes certain works of artistic property 
        created by the decedent (see H.R. 2107), [9JN]
    ------exclusion from gross income for foster care payments 
        relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see 
        H.R. 1194), [18MR]
    ------exempt transfers of family-owned businesses from estate 
        taxes (see H.R. 1105), [11MR] (see H.R. 1278), [24MR]
    ------expand child tax credit (see H.R. 2692), [3AU]
    ------expand dependent care credit (see H.R. 2259), [17JN]
    ------increase child care credit for low-income working parents 
        (see H.R. 285), [7JA]
    ------increase child tax credit for certain children and allow 
        such credit against the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 
        756), [11FE]
    ------increase gift tax exclusion (see H.R. 927), [2MR]
    ------make dependent care credit refundable (see H.R. 3282), [9NO] 
        (see H.R. 3436), [17NO]
    ------make dependent care credit refundable and increase amount of 
        allowable dependent care expenses (see H.R. 847), [24FE]
    ------make dependent care credit refundable and provide for 
        advance payments of such credit (see H.R. 2164), [10JN] (see 
        H.R. 3178), [28OC]
    ------modify the tax on generation-skipping transfers (see H.R. 
        2158), [10JN]
    ------permit penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans for 
        medical expenses of certain older relatives (see H.R. 253), 
        (see H.R. 275), [7JA]
    ------phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), 
        [25FE]
    ------provide a tax credit for families with young children (see 
        H.R. 419), [19JA]
    ------relief (see H.R. 2646), [29JY] (see H. Res. 95), [3MR]
    ------religious exemption from requirement to provide identifying 
        numbers for dependents to claim certain credits and deductions 
        on tax return (see H.R. 2494), [13JY]
    ------repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes 
        (see H.R. 86), [7JA] (see H.R. 1466), [15AP]
    ------repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 42), [6JA] (see H.R. 
        107), (see H.R. 166), (see H.R. 224), [7JA] (see H.R. 564), 
        [3FE] (see H.R. 1351), [25MR]
    ------restore deduction for 2-income married couples (see H.R. 
        1453), [15AP]
    ------savings opportunities for families with children (see H.R. 
        189), [7JA]
    ------treatment of child tax credit and other nonrefundable 
        credits relative to alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1097), 
        [11MR]
    Federal aid programs: treatment of reductions in State tax 
        revenues relative to the provision of an earned income tax 
        credit to recipients of temporary assistance for needy 
        families block grants (see H.R. 2787), [5AU]
    Federal employees: allow cash payment in lieu of parking benefits 
        (see H.R. 1513), [21AP]
    Federal-State relations: allow a deduction for State and local 
        sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 
        1433), [15AP]
    Financial institutions: encourage a strong community-based banking 
        system (see H.R. 1354), [25MR] (see H.R. 3015), [5OC]
    ------exempt small issues from restrictions on the deduction of 
        interest (see H.R. 1410), [14AP]
    ------expand S corporation eligibility for banks (see H.R. 242), 
        [7JA] (see H.R. 1586), [27AP] (see H.R. 1638), [29AP] (see 
        H.R. 1994), [27MY]
    ------increase small issuer exemption from pro rata allocation of 
        interest expenses to tax-exempt interest (see H.R. 544), [3FE]
    ------modify the average area purchase price of residences 
        relative to qualified mortgage bond rules (see H.R. 885), 
        [1MR]
    ------treatment of active financing income earned overseas by 
        financial services firms (see H.R. 681), [10FE]
    Firearms: allow States to develop or expand instant gun checking 
        capabilities, allow tax credits for safe storage devices, 
        promote the use of child safety locks, and prevent children 
        from injuring themselves and others (see H.R. 1726), [6MY]
    ------increase excise tax on firearms and earmark revenue for 
        juvenile justice and delinquency prevention programs (see H.R. 
        3139), [25OC]
    ------treatment of certain sniper weapons (see H.R. 2127), [10JN]
    Firefighters: exclude from unrelated business taxable income 
        amounts set aside by a volunteer fire department for 
        purchasing equipment (see H.R. 3168), [28OC]
    ------expand types of equipment which may be acquired with tax-
        exempt financing by volunteer fire departments and emergency 
        medical service organizations (see H.R. 1229), [23MR]
    ------treatment of volunteer firefighter savings account 
        contributions (see H.R. 1870), [19MY]
    Food: allow a tax credit for expenses incurred while transporting 
        food to food banks (see H.R. 954), [3MR]
    ------treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and 
        farmers (see H.R. 1325), [25MR]
    ------treatment of foods and supplements for dietary use, and 
        medical foods as medical expenses (see H.R. 3306), [10NO]
    ------treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria 
        plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 27), [6JA]
    Food industry: provide a shorter recovery period for depreciation 
        of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 2894), [21SE]
    Foreign investments: treatment of investments through U.S. 
        regulated investment companies (see H.R. 2430), [1JY]
    Foreign trade: repeal limitation on the amount of receipts 
        attributable to military property which may be treated as 
        exempt foreign trade income (see H.R. 796), [23FE]
    Forests: guarantee States and counties containing Federal forest 
        lands compensation for loss of property tax revenues instead 
        of timber sale revenues (see H.R. 2868), [15SE]
    ------reduce amortization period for reforestation expenditures 
        and increase the maximum amount of such expenditures (see H.R. 
        1916), [25MY]
    ------treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1083), [11MR] 
        (see H.R. 2136), [10JN]
    Freedom of religion: ensure tax payments from certain religious 
        individuals are used for nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 1454), 
        [15AP]
    Gambling: prohibit treatment of certain games of chance as an 
        unrelated trade or business expense (see H.R. 1707), [5MY]
    Government: allow taxpayers to request receipts for income tax 
        payments which itemize the portion allocated for Federal 
        spending (see H.R. 1153), [17MR]
    ------increases relative to additional Government spending (see H. 
        Con. Res. 197), [13OC] (see H. Con. Res. 208), [26OC]
    ------prevent governmental entities from using tax-exempt 
        financing to engage in unfair competition against private 
        enterprise (see H.R. 2756), [5AU] (see H.R. 3097), [18OC]
    ------restructure and replace the income tax system to meet 
        national priorities (see H.R. 134), [7JA]
    ------review, reform, and terminate unnecessary and inequitable 
        Federal payments, benefits, services, and tax advantages (see 
        H.R. 3221), [4NO]
    Harbors: repeal harbor maintenance tax and authorize 
        appropriations for activities formerly funded with Harbor 
        Maintenance Trust Fund revenues (see H.R. 1260), [24MR]
    Hazardous substances: allow private foundations to treat certain 
        costs of removing hazardous substances as qualifying 
        distributions (see H.R. 2284), [18JN]
    ------tax credit for recycling of hazardous wastes (see H.R. 286), 
        [7JA]
    Health: allow individuals to designate refunds to provide 
        catastrophic health coverage to individuals who do not 
        otherwise have health coverage (see H.R. 2433), [1JY]
    ------allow medical innovation tax credits for clinical testing 
        expenses attributable to academic medical

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        centers and other hospital research organizations (see H.R. 
        1039), [9MR]
    ------carry out programs to prevent and manage asthma, allergies, 
        and related respiratory problems in children and establish a 
        pest control services tax credit for low-income multifamily 
        residential housing (see H.R. 1966), [26MY]
    ------deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 145), 
        [7JA] (see H.R. 1177), [18MR]
    ------extend COBRA continuation health coverage for individuals 55 
        and older (see H.R. 2227), [15JN]
    ------extend COBRA continuation health coverage for surviving 
        spouses (see H.R. 1335), [25MR]
    ------full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed 
        individuals (see H.R. 225), [7JA] (see H.R. 611), [4FE] (see 
        H.R. 918), [2MR] (see H.R. 980), [4MR]
    ------improve access and choice for small business owners relative 
        to employee health insurance expenses (see H.R. 1496), [20AP] 
        (see H.R. 2047), [8JN]
    ------medical research tax credits (see H.R. 3505), [18NO]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (see H.R. 2990), [30SE]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (H.R. 2990), consideration (see H. Res. 323), [5OC]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (H.R. 2990), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 348), 
        [1NO]
    ------permit individuals to continue health plan coverage during 
        participation in approved clinical studies (see H.R. 2769), 
        [5AU]
    ------promote purchase of private long-term care insurance by 
        providing tax deductibility, State Medicaid flexibility, and 
        information dissemination (see H.R. 1261), [24MR]
    ------protect beneficiaries of group and individual health plans, 
        and Medicare+Choice plans in the use of prescription drug 
        formularies (see H.R. 3274), [9NO]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see 
        H.R. 358), [19JA] (see H.R. 448), [2FE] (see H.R. 719), [11FE] 
        (see H.R. 1133), [16MR] (see H.R. 2723), [5AU] (see H.R. 
        2824), [9SE] (see H.R. 2926), [23SE]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 358), consideration (see H. Res. 197), [27MY] (see H. 
        Res. 310), [28SE]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 2723), consideration (see H. Res. 323), [5OC]
    ------provide a checkoff on Federal income tax returns for a 
        breast and prostate cancer research fund (see H.R. 547), [3FE]
    ------provide incentives for health coverage (see H.R. 2261), 
        [17JN]
    ------reduce the per dose tax on vaccines (see H.R. 587), [4FE] 
        (see H.R. 1337), [25MR]
    ------treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to 
        long-term care insurance (see H.R. 161), [7JA]
    ------treatment of individuals requiring home based custodial care 
        (see H.R. 586), [4FE]
    ------treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 614), [8FE]
    ------treatment of unused benefits under cafeteria plans that 
        allow flexible spending accounts for out-of-pocket medical 
        expenses (see H.R. 3034), [6OC]
    Health care facilities: treatment of recreational fitness services 
        and facilities in certain hospitals (see H.R. 726), [11FE]
    Health care professionals: allow physicians and dentists to use 
        the cash basis of accounting for income tax purposes (see H.R. 
        1004), [4MR]
    ------treatment of primary health providers in health professional 
        shortage areas (see H.R. 385), [19JA] (see H.R. 1704), [5MY]
    Health care providers: permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by 
        certain organizations providing rescue and emergency medical 
        services (see H.R. 718), [11FE]
    Historic buildings and sites: treatment of costs of demolishing 
        structures other than certified historic structures or 
        historically residential structures (see H.R. 2262), [17JN]
    Holocaust: deny deduction for certain reparations received by 
        survivors (see H.R. 3511), [19NO]
    ------exclude reparations received by survivors (see H.R. 390), 
        [19JA] (see H.R. 1292), [25MR]
    Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits: repeal information 
        reporting requirement imposed on educational institutions and 
        certain other trades and businesses (see H.R. 1389), [13AP]
    Housing: allow the unused portion of the low-income housing 
        credit, for buildings financed with tax exempt State bonds, to 
        be used for the construction of military housing (see H.R. 
        3451), [18NO]
    ------exclude from gross income certain employer provided housing 
        incentives relative to the purchase of a house in qualified 
        urban areas (see H.R. 3389), [16NO]
    ------first-time homebuyers tax credit (see H.R. 290), [7JA]
    ------modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), [7JA] 
        (see H.R. 2400), [30JN]
    ------treatment of cooperative housing corporations (see H.R. 
        3403), [16NO]
    Income: adjust tax brackets, provide partial exclusion from income 
        for dividends and interest, provide long-term capital gains 
        deduction, and increase IRA contribution limit (see H.R. 
        1840), [18MY]
    ------adjust tax brackets for individuals with middle class income 
        (see H.R. 1873), [19MY]
    ------allow a credit for certain corporations which have 
        substantial employee ownership and encourage stock ownership 
        by employees (see H.R. 338), [19JA]
    ------allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals 
        who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1310), [25MR]
    ------allow income tax refund (see H.R. 1254), [24MR]
    ------capital gains rates and indexing of certain assets (see H.R. 
        14), [6JA]
    ------eliminate noncorporate capital gains tax (see H.R. 106), 
        [7JA]
    ------eliminate the temporary increase in unemployment tax (see 
        H.R. 1975), [27MY]
    ------extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2923), [23SE]
    ------extend filing period for credits or refunds (see H.R. 1294), 
        [25MR]
    ------impose excise tax on persons who acquire structured 
        settlement payments in factoring transactions (see H.R. 263), 
        [7JA]
    ------increase amount of taxable income which is taxed at the 
        lowest rate (see H.R. 565), [3FE] (see H.R. 767), [12FE]
    ------increase charitable contribution deduction, and allow such 
        deductions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions 
        (see H.R. 969), [3MR]
    ------increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small 
        businesses (see H.R. 3081), [14OC]
    ------increase personal income tax exemption (see H.R. 766), 
        [12FE]
    ------provide marriage penalty relief, incentives to encourage 
        health coverage, and increased child care assistance, and 
        extend certain expiring tax provisions (see H.R. 2020), [8JN]
    ------provide tax relief, encourage savings and investment, 
        establish incentives for school construction, and eliminate 
        Social Security earnings test (see H.R. 1084), [11MR]
    ------reduce income tax rates for certain individuals and provide 
        for a carry-over basis of certain acquired estate property 
        (see H.R. 1390), [13AP]
    ------reduce individual capital gains rates (see H.R. 157), [7JA]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates (see H.R. 330), [19JA]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty 
        and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and 
        investments, and establish incentives for education and health 
        care (see H.R. 2488), [13JY]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty 
        and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and 
        investments, and establish incentives for education and health 
        care (H.R. 2488), consideration (see H. Res. 256), [20JY]
    ------reduce minimum age for an individual without children to be 
        eligible for the earned income credit (see H.R. 2898), [21SE]
    ------relief for families and businesses to encourage family 
        stability, economic growth, and tax simplification (see H.R. 
        2574), [20JY]
    ------repeal taxes on American Values (see H.R. 2350), [24JN]
    ------repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes and the alternative 
        minimum tax on individuals and corporations (see H.R. 3074), 
        [14OC]
    ------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. 816), [24FE]
    ------treatment of capital gains and estate and gift taxes (see 
        H.R. 159), [7JA]
    ------treatment of capital gains earned by designated settlement 
        funds (see H.R. 580), [4FE]
    ------treatment of certain welfare benefits as earned income for 
        purposes of earned income credit (see H.R. 932), [2MR]
    ------treatment of charitable contributions (see H.R. 2507), 
        [14JY]
    ------treatment of interest on the tax portion of an underpayment 
        and of payments under an installment agreement (see H.R. 753), 
        [11FE]
    ------treatment of marriage penalty, estate taxes, long-term care 
        needs, child care, health insurance costs for self-employed 
        individuals, and the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 2085), 
        [9JN]
    ------treatment of tips (see H.R. 1329), [25MR]
    Individual retirement accounts: increase annual limitation on 
        deductible contributions (see H.R. 802), [23FE]
    ------increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions 
        and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible 
        contributions (see H.R. 1322), [25MR]
    ------remove mandatory withdrawal requirements (see H.R. 252), 
        [7JA]
    ------treatment (see H.R. 226), [7JA]
    ------treatment of contributions to standard and education 
        individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1357), [25MR]
    ------treatment relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 
        1311), [25MR]
    Insects: provide assistance to homeowners and small businesses to 
        repair Formosan termite damage (see H.R. 1892), [20MY]
    Insurance: allow individuals a refundable credit for the purchase 
        of private health insurance and provide for a report on State 
        health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 2362), [25JN]
    ------allow individuals a refundable credit for the purchase of 
        private health insurance through a pooling arrangement (see 
        H.R. 2185), [14JN]
    ------clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for 
        termination payments received by former life insurance 
        salesmen (see H.R. 1593), [28AP]
    ------coverage and treatment of emergency services under health 
        plans (see H.R. 2045), [8JN]
    ------coverage of long-term care services (see H.R. 2691), [3AU]
    ------credits for health insurance costs of employees not eligible 
        to participate in employer-subsidized health coverage (see 
        H.R. 1819), [14MY]
    ------deny charitable contribution deduction for transfers 
        associated with split-dollar insurance arrangements (see H.R. 
        572), [4FE] (see H.R. 630), [9FE]
    ------ensure access to information relative to plan coverage, 
        managed care procedures, health care providers, and quality 
        medical care (see H.R. 2046), [8JN]
    ------implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery 
        resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 3224), [4NO]
    ------permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other 
        companies (see H.R. 2431), [1JY]

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    ------provide coverage for individuals participating in approved 
        cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 3110), [19OC]
    ------provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse 
        treatment services under private group and individual health 
        coverage (see H.R. 1977), [27MY]
    ------require coverage of hair prostheses for individuals with 
        scalp hair loss as a result of alopecia areata (see H.R. 
        3328), [10NO]
    ------require group and individual health insurance plans to 
        provide coverage of cancer screening (see H.R. 1285), [25MR]
    ------require health insurance issuers to notify participants of 
        impending termination of coverage due to the failure of a 
        group health plan to pay premiums (see H.R. 845), [24FE]
    ------require health 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. 49), [6JA]
    ------require health plans to provide adequate access to services 
        provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 1806), [13MY] 
        (see H.R. 2041), [8JN]
    ------tax treatment of long-term care services, educational 
        campaign on long-term care, and expansion of State long-term 
        care partnerships by exempting partnership assets from 
        Medicaid estate recovery (see H.R. 2102), [9JN]
    ------treatment of employers who maintain a self-insured health 
        plan for their employees (see H.R. 2304), [22JN]
    ------treatment of individual health insurance costs and employees 
        who elect not to participate in employer subsidized health 
        plans (see H.R. 1687), [5MY]
    Interest allocation rules: reform (see H.R. 2270), [17JN]
    Internal Revenue Code: eliminate certain unfair provisions (see 
        H.R. 2414), [1JY]
    ------reform through revenue neutral proposals which protect 
        Social Security and Medicare trust funds (see H. Con. Res. 
        85), [14AP]
    ------simplify through revenue neutral proposals (see H.R. 1420), 
        [14AP]
    ------terminate (see H.R. 1041), [9MR] (see H. Con. Res. 148), 
        [1JY]
    International organizations: establish estate tax credit for 
        certain employees equivalent to the limited marital deduction 
        (see H.R. 2760), [5AU]
    Investments: allow certain individuals a credit for elective 
        deferrals and individual retirement account contributions (see 
        H.R. 2553), [19JY]
    ------capital gains rates (see H.R. 1407), [14AP]
    ------partial exclusion from gross income for dividends and 
        interest received by individuals (see H.R. 1891), [20MY]
    ------permit cooperatives to pay dividends on preferred stock 
        without reducing patronage dividends (see H.R. 1914), [24MY]
    ------prevent conversion of ordinary income or short-term capital 
        gain into income eligible for long-term capital gain rates 
        (see H.R. 1703), [5MY]
    ------provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of 
        certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 844), [24FE]
    ------reduce holding period for certain capital gains rates (see 
        H.R. 1321), [25MR]
    ------reduce the maximum rate on certain unrecaptured gains (see 
        H.R. 2054), [8JN]
    ------simplify method of determining a partner's share of items in 
        a qualified investment club (see H.R. 1708), [5MY]
    ------treat certain dealer derivative financial instruments, 
        hedging transactions, and supplies as ordinary assets (see 
        H.R. 1713), [5MY]
    ------treatment of individual investment accounts (see H.R. 1611), 
        [28AP]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 188), 
        [7JA]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts and 401(k) plans 
        (see H.R. 876), [25FE]
    ------treatment of swap fund transactions (see H.R. 2705), [4AU]
    IRS: abolish (see H. Con. Res. 148), [1JY]
    ------ensure confidentiality of advance pricing agreements (see 
        H.R. 2378), [29JN]
    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. 622), [8FE]
    Law enforcement officers: lift earnings limitations on retired 
        officers to enhance school safety (see H. Con. Res. 95), [4MY]
    ------provide a credit for police officers and professional 
        firefighters and exclude from income certain benefits received 
        by public safety volunteers (see H.R. 3124), [21OC]
    ------provide a nonrefundable tax credit for police officers who 
        purchase armor vests (see H.R. 3128), [21OC]
    Lawyers and attorneys: treatment of gross income for amounts 
        received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 
        1640), [29AP]
    Lobbyists: restore deduction for expenses in connection with State 
        legislation (see H.R. 2948), [24SE]
    Local government: ensure employees retain hospital insurance tax 
        exemption relative to consolidation of a political subdivision 
        with the State (see H.R. 873), [25FE]
    Local governments: treatment of certain bonds issued by local 
        governments in connection with delinquent real property taxes 
        (see H.R. 1406), [14AP]
    Medicare: allow a refundable credit for certain premiums (see H.R. 
        122), [7JA] (see H.R. 1772), [12MY]
    ------allow credit to military retirees for coverage (see H.R. 
        121), [7JA]
    ------comprehensive financing for graduate medical education (see 
        H.R. 1224), [23MR]
    Members of Congress: reduce special deduction for living expenses 
        (see H.R. 589), [4FE]
    Mental health: clarify application of certain mental health parity 
        provisions to annual and lifetime visit, benefit, and dollar 
        limits (see H.R. 2445), [1JY]
    Merchant marine industry: treatment of merchant mariners as U.S. 
        citizens or residents living abroad (see H.R. 3162), [28OC]
    Mining and mineral resources: repeal percentage depletion 
        allowance for certain hardrock mines (see H.R. 397), [19JA]
    Motor vehicles: encourage production and use of electric vehicles 
        (see H.R. 1108), [15MR]
    ------provide tax incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles 
        and the development of alternative fuels (see H.R. 2252), 
        [17JN]
    ------treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see 
        H.R. 1317), [25MR]
    ------treatment of charitable use of passenger automobiles (see 
        H.R. 487), [2FE]
    ------treatment of clean-fuel vehicles by enterprise zone 
        businesses (see H.R. 260), [7JA]
    NAFTA: provide incentives and job training grants for communities 
        affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or 
        Mexico (see H.R. 1967), [26MY]
    National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program: treatment of 
        amounts received as scholarships (see H.R. 324), [19JA]
    National parks and recreation areas: allow individuals to 
        designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make 
        contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 
        1154), [17MR]
    Native Americans: issuance of tax-exempt bonds by Indian tribal 
        governments (see H.R. 1946), [26MY]
    ------provide tax credits for Indian investment and employment 
        (see H.R. 1945), [26MY]
    ------treatment of housing assistance programs (see H.R. 152), 
        [7JA]
    ------treatment of Indian tribal governments as State, local 
        governments or nonprofit organizations relative to 
        unemployment compensation (see H.R. 1943), [26MY]
    Natural gas: treatment of gathering lines (see H.R. 674), [10FE] 
        (see H.R. 1991), [27MY]
    Natural resources: treatment of bonds issued to acquire renewable 
        resources on land subject to conservation easement (see H.R. 
        1863), [19MY]
    Nuclear energy: deduction for decommissioning costs of nuclear 
        powerplants (see H.R. 2038), [8JN]
    Pensions: allow individuals the opportunity to provide for their 
        retirement through S.A.F.E. accounts (see H.R. 1853), [18MY]
    ------allow penalty-free distributions from qualified retirement 
        plans on account of the death or disability of the 
        participant's spouse (see H.R. 2826), [9SE]
    ------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. 554), [3FE]
    ------enhance the portability of retirement benefits (see H.R. 
        739), [11FE]
    ------increase retirement savings opportunities (see H.R. 1213), 
        [22MR] (see H.R. 1546), [22AP]
    ------permit 401(k) contributions which would otherwise be limited 
        by employer contributions to employees stock ownership plans 
        (see H.R. 616), [8FE]
    ------prevent the wearing away of an employee's accrued benefit 
        under a defined plan by reducing future accruals under the 
        plan (see H.R. 2759), [5AU]
    ------protect benefits of employees in defined benefit plans and 
        enforce age discrimination requirements relative to tax 
        legislation on defined benefit plans becoming cash balance 
        plans (see H.R. 2902), [21SE]
    ------provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public 
        safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 3517), 
        [22NO]
    ------require pension plans to provide adequate notice to 
        beneficiaries whose future accruals are being significantly 
        reduced (see H.R. 1176), [18MR] (see H.R. 3047), [7OC]
    ------restore pension limits to equitable levels (see H.R. 2082), 
        [8JN]
    ------treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security 
        benefits (see H.R. 372), [19JA]
    ------treatment of governmental pension plans of U.S. possessions 
        (see H.R. 462), [2FE]
    ------treatment relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 
        1446), [15AP]
    ------waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans (see H.R. 
        1287), [25MR]
    Personal care services: treatment of certain under the 
        unemployment tax (see H.R. 480), [2FE]
    Petroleum: change basis for determination of refinery limitation 
        on oil depletion deduction (see H.R. 870), [25FE]
    ------treatment of petroleum storage facilities (see H.R. 2429), 
        [1JY]
    Pipelines: treatment of foreign pipeline transportation income 
        (see H.R. 1127), [16MR]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 1641), [29AP]
    Power resources: allow vendor refunds of Federal excise taxes on 
        kerosene used in unvented heaters for home heating purposes 
        (see H.R. 924), [2MR] (see H.R. 1383), [13AP]
    ------incentives to encourage domestic production of oil and gas 
        (see H.R. 1971), [26MY]
    ------incentives to encourage domestic production of oil and gas 
        and respond to surging foreign oil imports (see H.R. 1116), 
        [16MR]
    ------investment credit for conversion of coal and domestic 
        carbonaceous feedstocks into liquid fuels (see H.R. 162), 
        [7JA]
    ------provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well 
        production (see H.R. 53), [6JA]
    ------repeal the motor fuel excise taxes on intercity buses (see 
        H.R. 2423), [1JY]
    ------treatment of crude oil and petroleum products importation 
        (see H.R. 1204), [18MR]
    ------treatment of ethanol fuel (see H.R. 446), [2FE]
    ------treatment of losses attributable to operating mineral 
        interests of oil and gas producers (see H.R. 423), [19JA]
    ------treatment of oil and gas produced from recovered inactive 
        wells (see H.R. 497), [2FE]
    Presidential Debate Commission: establish on an ongoing basis and 
        require nominees for President and Vice President to 
        participate in debates to receive

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        Federal funding for party conventions (see H.R. 178), [7JA]
    Public utilities: exclude certain amounts received by power 
        utilities from gross income as contributions to capital (see 
        H.R. 2464), [1JY]
    ------modify private activity bond rule to deter hostile takeovers 
        of water utilities (see H.R. 3309), [10NO]
    ------treatment of U.S. utilities' foreign investments relative to 
        foreign tax credits and deductible interest allocation rules 
        (see H.R. 1416), [14AP]
    Puerto Rico: exempt retirement income from pension plans from 
        nonresident taxation (see H.R. 182), [7JA]
    ------provide wage-based tax credits (see H.R. 2138), [10JN]
    ------tax treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2139), [10JN]
    Railroads: use revenues from excise taxes imposed on fuel used in 
        trains for the elimination of railway-highway crossing hazards 
        (see H.R. 2060), [8JN]
    Rates (see H.R. 3), [3FE] (see H.R. 104), [7JA] (see H.R. 1440), 
        [15AP] (see H.R. 2575), [20JY]
    Real estate: allow individuals to reduce the basis of depreciable 
        real property in lieu of gain recognition on such property 
        (see H.R. 3394), [16NO]
    ------allow installment method to be used to report income from 
        the sale of certain residential real property (see H.R. 1730), 
        [6MY]
    ------applications for an exclusion of gain on certain sales of a 
        principal residence by a surviving spouse (see H.R. 241), 
        [7JA]
    ------deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or 
        second home (see H. Con. Res. 7), [7JA] (see H. Con. Res. 87), 
        [15AP]
    ------exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness 
        attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage 
        obligations (see H.R. 1690), [5MY]
    ------exclusion of gain from the sale of farmland (see H.R. 1503), 
        [21AP]
    ------inflation adjustment of the dollar limitation on the 
        exclusion of gain on the sale of a principal residence (see 
        H.R. 339), [19JA]
    ------provide assistance to first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 1333), 
        [25MR]
    ------provide credits for constructing energy efficient homes or 
        improving existing homes (see H.R. 1358), [25MR]
    ------tax credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing 
        newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal 
        residence (see H.R. 1172), [17MR]
    ------treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a 
        principal residence (see H.R. 1805), [13MY]
    ------treatment of certain contiguous farmlands relative to sale 
        of a principal residence (see H.R. 273), [7JA]
    ------treatment of real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1616), 
        [28AP]
    ------treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member 
        of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see H.R. 865), 
        [25FE]
    ------treatment of the transfer of property subject to a liability 
        (see H.R. 18), [6JA]
    Renewal communities: designate (see H.R. 815), [24FE]
    Research: allow designation of income tax refunds for use in NIH 
        biomedical research programs (see H.R. 785), [23FE] (see H.R. 
        977), [4MR]
    ------extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 1682), 
        [4MY]
    ------extend research and development tax credit to Puerto Rico 
        and the possessions of the U.S. (see H.R. 2137), [10JN]
    ------extend research credit to expenses attributable to certain 
        collaborative research consortia (see H.R. 1328), [25MR]
    ------permanently extend research credit (see H.R. 760), [12FE]
    ------permanently extend research credit and adjust the 
        alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 835), [24FE]
    Revenues: repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a 
        national retail sales tax (see H.R. 1467), [15AP] (see H.R. 
        2001), [27MY] (see H.R. 2525), [14JY]
    Roads and highways: allow tax-exempt financing of private sector 
        highway infrastructure construction (see H.R. 859), [25FE]
    Schools: allocate limitations imposed on school construction bonds 
        whose holders are allowed a tax credit and apply Davis-Bacon 
        Act wage requirements to projects financed with such bonds 
        (see H.R. 1767), [12MY]
    ------expand incentives for construction and renovation of public 
        schools and provide incentives for corporations to participate 
        in cooperative agreements with public schools in distressed 
        areas (see H.R. 1660), [4MY]
    ------expand incentives for construction and renovation of public 
        schools and provide incentives for corporations to participate 
        in cooperative agreements with public schools in distressed 
        areas (H.R. 1660), consideration (see H. Res. 240), [1JY]
    ------expand incentives for the construction and renovation of 
        public schools (see H.R. 340), [19JA] (see H.R. 1760), [11MY] 
        (see H.R. 2416), [1JY]
    SEC: require improved disclosure of after-tax returns relative to 
        mutual fund performance (see H.R. 1089), [11MR]
    Securities: creation of a new class of bonds for new school 
        construction (see H.R. 415), [19JA]
    ------permit early distributions from employee stock ownership 
        plans for higher education expenses and first-time homebuyer 
        purchases (see H.R. 615), [8FE]
    ------treatment of certain facility uses owned by a tax-exempt 
        organization relative to tax-exempt bond status (see H.R. 
        3496), [18NO]
    Senior citizens: treatment of property tax reduction vouchers 
        received in exchange for volunteer work (see H.R. 1011), [4MR]
    Shipping industry: treatment of certain foreign base company 
        shipping income (see H.R. 265), [7JA] (see H.R. 3102), [19OC]
    Ships and vessels: encourage construction of luxury yachts (see 
        H.R. 677), [10FE]
    ------equitable treatment for certain individuals performing 
        duties on vessels relative to State and local taxes (see H.R. 
        1293), [25MR]
    ------promote the construction and operation of cruise ships in 
        the U.S. and facilitate the development of a U.S.-built cruise 
        industry (see H.R. 3392), [16NO]
    Small business: allow credit for dry cleaning equipment that uses 
        reduced amounts of hazardous substances (see H.R. 1303), 
        [25MR]
    ------allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses 
        for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small 
        business trades (see H.R. 1824), [14MY]
    ------allow small employers a tax credit for costs incurred in 
        establishing a qualified employer plan (see H.R. 1021), [4MR]
    ------allow Start-up Success Accounts (see H.R. 2373), [29JN]
    ------clarify estate tax deduction for family-owned business and 
        farm interests (see H.R. 3127), [21OC]
    ------clarify that certain small businesses that use merchandise 
        or inventory are permitted to use the cash method of 
        accounting (see H.R. 2273), [17JN]
    ------establish the New Markets Venture Capital Program, America's 
        Private Investment Company Program, and a new markets tax 
        credit (see H.R. 2848), [13SE]
    ------expand the exclusion for qualified small business stock and 
        increase the annual limit for incentive stock options (see 
        H.R. 2331), [23JN]
    ------provide additional retirement savings opportunities for 
        small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 352), 
        [19JA]
    ------provide employees with a simple, secure, and fully portable 
        defined benefit plan (see H.R. 2190), [14JN]
    ------provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 296), [7JA]
    ------treatment (see H.R. 2087), [9JN]
    ------treatment of meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 
        1195), [18MR]
    ------treatment of year 2000 conversion costs (see H.R. 179), 
        [7JA]
    Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax 
        payments into personal investment plans and extend the Old-
        Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 
        250, 251), [7JA] (see H.R. 1793), [13MY]
    ------budget treatment of Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability 
        Insurance Program (see H.R. 74), (see H.R. 167), [7JA]
    ------create personalized retirement accounts (see H.R. 874), 
        [25FE]
    ------deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed 
        individuals (see H.R. 1458), [15AP]
    ------deduction for taxes (see H.R. 105), [7JA]
    ------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. 1263), [24MR]
    ------disclosure of employer's share of taxes paid for old-age, 
        survivors, disability, and hospital insurance for the employee 
        (see H.R. 1264), [24MR]
    ------impose a tax on certain unearned income and provide tax 
        relief by reducing the rate of the payroll tax (see H.R. 
        1099), [11MR]
    ------permit members of the clergy to be exempt from coverage at 
        any time during career (see H.R. 1061), [10MR]
    ------provide annual statement of accrued liability of the Old-
        Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 
        244), [7JA]
    ------provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to 
        work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 3070), [13OC]
    ------provide for personalized retirement security through 
        personal retirement savings accounts, increase individual 
        control over retirement income, and protect surpluses (see 
        H.R. 3206), [3NO]
    ------provide inflation adjustments to income threshold amounts 
        applicable in determining taxable benefits (see H.R. 3437), 
        [17NO]
    ------reduce employer and employee taxes to the extent there is a 
        Federal budget surplus (see H.R. 1316), [25MR]
    ------treatment of benefits (see H.R. 48), [6JA] (see H.R. 107), 
        [7JA] (see H.R. 688), [10FE] (see H.R. 761), [12FE] (see H.R. 
        3438), [17NO]
    ------treatment of tax-exempt interest relative to benefits and 
        income determination (see H.R. 291), [7JA]
    Solar energy: allow credit for residential solar energy property 
        (see H.R. 1465), [15AP]
    Space policy: treat spaceports like airports under exempt facility 
        bond rules (see H.R. 2289), [18JN]
    Sports: treatment of golf caddies (see H.R. 19), [6JA]
    ------treatment of tax-exempt financing for professional sports 
        facilities (see H.R. 3096), [18OC]
    States: collection and payment of taxes imposed on goods sold on 
        Indian lands (see H.R. 1814), [13MY]
    ------increase cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), 
        [25FE]
    Taxation: allow a refundable credit for certain Medicare premiums 
        (see H.R. 1772), [12MY]
    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. 264), [7JA]
    ------treatment of long-term vehicle storage by tax-exempt 
        organizations which conduct county and similar fairs (see H.R. 
        2640), [29JY]
    Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act (H.R. 2488): consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 274), [4AU]
    Teachers: provide partial income exclusion to certain teachers in 
        high-poverty schools (see H.R. 2611), [26JY]
    Technology: treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring 
        assembly equipment (see H.R. 1122), [16MR]
    Telecommunications: provide funding for universal 
        telecommunications services through creation of the 
        Telecommunications Trust Fund (see H.R. 727), [11FE]
    Telephones: regulate interstate commerce in the use of mobile 
        telephones and strengthen and clarify pro

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        hibitions on electronic eavesdropping (see H.R. 3489), [18NO]
    ------repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications 
        services (see H.R. 1234), [23MR]
    ------require carriers to completely and accurately itemize 
        charges and taxes collected with telephone bills (see H.R. 
        2677), [2AU] (see H.R. 3011), (see H.R. 3022), [5OC]
    Tips: determination of tip credits relative to State and local 
        laws and exemption of certain tips from taxation (see H.R. 
        1921), [25MY]
    Tobacco products: exclude from gross income payments made to 
        tobacco quota and allotment holders and tobacco growers 
        pursuant to the settlement agreement between a State and 
        tobacco product manufacturers (see H.R. 2748), [5AU]
    ------smuggling prevention programs (see H.R. 2503), [14JY]
    Transportation: prohibit States from imposing a discriminatory 
        commuter tax on nonresidents (see H.R. 2014), [8JN]
    ------repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general 
        fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway 
        transportation (see H.R. 1001), [4MR]
    U.N.: global taxation (see H. Con. Res. 179), [5AU]
    ------oppose proposed tax on Internet use (see H. Con. Res. 172), 
        [4AU]
    ------prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. proposals to 
        impose taxes or fees on U.S. citizens (see H.R. 280), [7JA]
    Unemployment: eligibility for compensation for individuals leaving 
        employment relative to victimization by sexual harassment or 
        loss of child care (see H.R. 931), [2MR]
    ------improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes and the 
        provision of such revenues for employment security 
        administration (see H.R. 3174), [28OC]
    ------prohibit denial of unemployment compensation solely on the 
        basis of leaving employment due to a reasonable fear of 
        domestic violence (see H.R. 2370), [29JN]
    ------repeal the inclusion in gross income of unemployment 
        compensation (see H.R. 3169), [28OC]
    Urban areas: allow credit for construction and renovation of 
        commercial buildings in distressed areas (see H.R. 2954), 
        [27SE]
    ------provide incentives for investments in enterprise zones and 
        domestic businesses (see H.R. 336), [19JA]
    Veterans: clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans' 
        benefits (see H.R. 71), (see H.R. 80), [7JA]
    ------eligibility for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 
        1215), [23MR]
    Volunteer workers: treatment of certain stipends paid from a State 
        program to volunteer workers who have attained age 60 (see 
        H.R. 3119), [20OC]
    Weapons: clarify application of the excise tax imposed on arrow 
        components (see H.R. 1979), [27MY]
    Women: allow credit for providing an appropriate environment for 
        employed mothers to breastfeed or express milk at work (see 
        H.R. 1163), [17MR]
  Conference reports
    Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act (H.R. 2488), [4AU]
  Messages
    Council of Economic Advisers Report: President Clinton, [8FE]
    Veto of H.R. 2488, Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act: President 
        Clinton, [23SE]
  Motions
    Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 833), [5MY]
    Education: spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars 
        on children's classrooms (H.R. 2), [21OC]
    Health: national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), [6OC], [3NO]
    Income: reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage 
        penalty and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on 
        savings and investments, and establish incentives for 
        education and health care (H.R. 2488), [22JY], [2AU]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty 
        and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and 
        investments, and establish incentives for education and health 
        care (H.R. 2488), conference report, [5AU]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty 
        and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and 
        investments, and establish incentives for education and health 
        care (H.R. 2488), veto, [23SE], [19OC]
  Reports filed
    Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        833) (H. Rept. 106-123), [29AP]
    Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H.R. 853) (H. Rept. 106-198), [24JN]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 853) (H. Rept. 106-198), 
        [5AU]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 853) (H. Rept. 106-
        198), [5AU]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2488, Taxpayer Refund 
        and Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 274) (H. 
        Rept. 106-291), [4AU]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 37, Constitutional Amendment To Require 
        a Two-Thirds Majority on the Passage of Legislation Increasing 
        Taxes: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 139) (H. Rept. 106-
        94), [13AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 2, Student Results Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 336) (H. Rept. 106-402), [19OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 833, Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 158) (H. Rept. 106-126), [4MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1376, Extend Certain Tax Benefits to Armed 
        Forces Members Performing Services in Serbia and Montenegro: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 140) (H. Rept. 106-95), 
        [14AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 2488, Financial Freedom Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 256) (H. Rept. 106-246), [20JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2723, Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care 
        Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. 
        Rept. 106-366), [5OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. Rept. 106-366), 
        [5OC]
    Extend Certain Expiring Tax Provisions: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 2923) (H. Rept. 106-344), [28SE]
    Extend Certain Tax Benefits to Armed Forces Members Performing 
        Services in Serbia and Montenegro: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1376) (H. Rept. 106-90), [13AP]
    Financial Freedom Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        2488) (H. Rept. 106-238), [16JY]
    Making the Federal Government Accountable--Enforcing the Mandate 
        for Effective Financial Management: Committee on Government 
        Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-170), [7JN]
    Networking and Information Technology Research and Development 
        Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2086) (H. Rept. 106-
        472), [16NO]
    Prohibit States From Imposing a Discriminatory Commuter Tax on 
        Nonresidents: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2014) 
        (H. Rept. 106-203), [25JN]
    Recycle America's Land Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1300) (H. Rept. 106-353), [30SE]
    Senate Amendment to H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 348) (H. Rept. 106-430), 
        [1NO]
    Student Results Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        (House) (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 106-394), [18OC], [19OC]
    Tax Treatment of Governmental Pension Plans of U.S. Possessions: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 462) (H. Rept. 106-
        302), [8SE]
    Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        2488) (H. Rept. 106-289), [4AU]
    Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act: Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3070) (H. Rept. 106-393), [18OC]
    Wage and Employment Growth Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 3081) (H. Rept. 106-467), [11NO]

TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS
related term(s) Fundraising; Nonprofit Organizations
  Bills and resolutions
    Taxation: expand types of equipment which may be acquired with 
        tax-exempt financing by volunteer fire departments and 
        emergency medical service organizations (see H.R. 1229), 
        [23MR]
    ------modify and extend the work opportunity credit and allow 
        nonprofit organizations to participate in the work opportunity 
        tax credit hiring incentives (see H.R. 2101), [9JN]
    ------provide tax-exempt status for organizations created by a 
        State to provide property and casualty insurance coverage for 
        property (see H.R. 264), [7JA]
    ------treatment of long-term vehicle storage by tax-exempt 
        organizations which conduct county and similar fairs (see H.R. 
        2640), [29JY]
    ------treatment of social clubs found to be practicing prohibited 
        discrimination (see H.R. 309), [7JA]

TAXIS
see Common Carriers; Motor Vehicles

TAXPAYER REFUND ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2488, provisions, [2AU]
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 2488): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 
        274), [4AU]
  Conference reports
    Provisions (H.R. 2488), [4AU]
  Messages
    Veto of H.R. 2488, provisions: President Clinton, [23SE]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 2488): conference report, [5AU]
    ------veto, [23SE], [19OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2488, Provisions: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 274) (H. Rept. 106-291), 
        [4AU]
    Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2488) (H. Rept. 106-
        289), [4AU]

TAXPAYER REFUND AND RELIEF ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 2488): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 
        274), [4AU]
  Conference reports
    Provisions (H.R. 2488), [4AU]
  Messages
    Veto of H.R. 2488, provisions: President Clinton, [23SE]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 2488): conference report, [5AU]
    ------veto, [23SE], [19OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2488, Provisions: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 274) (H. Rept. 106-291), 
        [4AU]
    Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2488) (H. Rept. 106-
        289), [4AU]

TAYLOR, CHARLES H. (a Representative from North Carolina)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1141, emergency supplemental appropriations, [22AP]
    ------H.R. 1905, legislative branch of the Government 
        appropriations, [1JY]
    ------H.R. 2466, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations, [4OC]
    ------H.R. 2670, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, [13SE]
    U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission, [26AP]
    U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors, [12AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Hurricanes: transmittal to Congress of the Presidential 
        recommendations for emergency response actions for

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        relief of the victims of Hurricane Floyd (see H. Res. 349), 
        [1NO]
    Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see 
        H.R. 1905), [24MY]
  Conference reports
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 1905), 
        [4AU]
  Reports filed
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1905) (H. Rept. 106-290), [4AU]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1905) (H. Rept. 
        106-156), [24MY]

TAYLOR, GENE (a Representative from Mississippi)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Gulf Islands National Seashore: adjust boundaries to include Cat 
        Island, MS (see H.R. 2541), [15JY]
    Health: continue coverage of custodial care for certain 
        individuals under the military health care system (see H.R. 
        3286), [9NO]
    Jay Hanna `Dizzy' Dean Post Office, Wiggins, MS: designate (see 
        H.R. 2460), [1JY]

TEACHER EMPOWERMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 1995): consideration (see H. Res. 253), [19JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1995, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 253) (H. Rept. 106-240), [19JY]
    Provisions: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 
        1995) (H. Rept. 106-232), [14JY]

TEACHERS
see Education

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
see Foreign Aid

TECHNOLOGY
related term(s) Electronics; Research; Science
  Appointments
    Commission on Online Child Protection, [18OC], [19OC]
    Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, 
        Engineering, and Technology Development, [6JA]
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select), 
        [19JA]
    Conferees: H.R. 775, Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act, 
        [24JN]
    ------H.R. 1554, Satellite Copyright, Competition, and Consumer 
        Protection Act, [23JN]
    ------S. 376, Open-Market Reorganization for the Betterment of 
        International Telecommunications Act, [10NO]
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: eliminate prohibitions on the transmission of abortion 
        related material (see H.R. 2808), [8SE]
    Armed Forces: test and evaluation of the Mobile Expeditionary 
        Accurate Night Vision Compatible Portable Airfield Lighting 
        System (see H.R. 1517), [21AP]
    Business and industry: promote product development and testing 
        (see H.R. 2609), [26JY]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        opening ceremonies of Sunrayce 99 (see H. Con. Res. 48), [9MR]
    China, People's Republic of: prohibit U.S. export of satellites 
        and related items (see H.R. 281), [7JA]
    Climate: stabilize and reduce greenhouse gas concentrations and 
        establish an Office of Global Climate Change within the Dept. 
        of Energy (see H.R. 3384, 3385), [16NO]
    Colleges and universities: establish educational technology 
        extension services (see H.R. 2417), [1JY]
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select): 
        extend (see H. Res. 129), [24MR] (see H. Res. 153), [28AP] 
        (see H. Res. 170), [13MY]
    Computers: authorize the purchase of information technology 
        relative to year 2000 conversion by State and local 
        governments through Federal supply schedules (see H.R. 1599), 
        [28AP]
    ------coordinate testing and disclose readiness of certain Federal 
        and non-Federal computer systems relative to the year 2000 
        problem (see H.R. 1447), [15AP]
    ------disclose readiness of certain Federal and non-Federal 
        computer systems relative to the year 2000 problem (see H.R. 
        1884), [20MY]
    ------ensure the Internet remains open to fair competition, free 
        from Government regulation, and easily accessible (see H.R. 
        1686), [5MY]
    ------establish a loan guarantee program to address year 2000 
        problems of small businesses (see H.R. 1056), [10MR]
    ------funding for States to correct year 2000 problem in computers 
        that administer State and local government programs (see H.R. 
        909), [2MR] (see H.R. 1022), [4MR]
    ------minimize the disruption of Government and private sector 
        operations caused by the year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 
        1502), [21AP]
    ------networking and information technology research and 
        development funding (see H.R. 2086), [9JN]
    ------prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 3125), [21OC]
    ------promote and preserve the successes, leadership, and 
        uniqueness of the U.S. information technology sector (see H. 
        Con. Res. 182), [8SE]
    ------repeal Internet intellectual infrastructure fee (see H.R. 
        749), [11FE]
    ------use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and 
        security (see H.R. 850), [25FE] (see H.R. 2616), [27JY]
    Consumers: limit the imposition of additional fees for use of 
        certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or 
        regional network (see H.R. 1575), [27AP]
    ------prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of 
        certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or 
        regional network (see H.R. 3229), [4NO]
    Copyrights: strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (see 
        H.R. 1761), [11MY] (see H.R. 3456), [18NO]
    Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from 
        year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 775), [23FE] (see H.R. 
        1319), [25MR]
    ------encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from 
        year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 166), [11MY]
    ------encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from 
        year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 234), [30JN]
    ------waive time limits for introduction of motions for forensic 
        DNA testing in certain Federal trials (see H.R. 3233), [5NO]
    Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for U.S. Customs 
        Cybersmuggling Center (see H.R. 640), [9FE]
    Dept. of Agriculture: establish an electronic filing and retrieval 
        system to improve public access to certain information (see 
        H.R. 852), [25FE]
    Dept. of Energy: establish Nuclear Security Administration and an 
        Office of Under Sec. for National Security (see H.R. 2032), 
        [8JN]
    ------promote development of technology clusters to enable 
        national laboratories to meet missions (see H.R. 3502), [18NO]
    Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth 
        Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), [23SE]
    Ecology and environment: improve the management of environmental 
        information and encourage innovation to enhance environmental 
        quality (see H.R. 3448), [18NO]
    Education: enable schools to use computer hardware to increase 
        student achievement and prepare students for the workplace 
        (see H.R. 1786), [12MY]
    ------encourage school personnel to participate in technology 
        education (see H.R. 3156), [27OC]
    ------encourage use of technology in the classroom (see H.R. 
        2845), [13SE]
    ------encourage young women to pursue careers and higher education 
        degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology 
        (see H.R. 2387), [29JN]
    ------ensure schools prepare girls to compete in the 21st century 
        (see H.R. 2505), [14JY]
    ------grants to provide integrated classroom-related computer 
        training for elementary and secondary school teachers (see 
        H.R. 455), [2FE]
    ------improve and expand access to educational television 
        programming (see H.R. 2965), [28SE]
    ------provide for capital investments in technology education (see 
        H.R. 709), [11FE]
    ------provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 645), 
        [9FE] (see H.R. 2933), [23SE]
    ------tribute to Toshiba America, Inc./National Science Teachers 
        Association ExploraVision Awards program (see H. Con. Res. 
        126), [8JN]
    Elections: conduct study of issues relative to online and Internet 
        technologies in the voting process (see H.R. 3232), [5NO]
    Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency 
        through net metering by certain small electric energy 
        generation systems (see H.R. 2947), [24SE]
    Electronic commerce: amend certain consumer protection laws to 
        facilitate the electronic delivery of disclosures and other 
        information (see H.R. 2626), [27JY]
    ------improve access to electronic databases including securities 
        market information databases (see H.R. 1858), [19MY]
    ------recognize electronic signatures, restrict certain electronic 
        mail advertisements, protect Internet privacy, and promote 
        deployment of broadband Internet services (see H.R. 1685), 
        [5MY]
    ------require adoption and utilization of digital signatures by 
        Federal agencies and encourage use of digital signatures in 
        private sector electronic transactions (see H.R. 1572), [27AP]
    EPA: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Air and 
        Radiation (see H.R. 1743), [10MY]
    ------authorizing appropriations for the Office of Research and 
        Development and Science Advisory Board (see H.R. 1742), [10MY]
    FAA: authorize research, engineering, and development programs 
        (see H.R. 1551), [26AP]
    ------authorize research, engineering, and development programs 
        (H.R. 1551), consideration (see H. Res. 290), [14SE]
    FCC: ensure that unaffiliated service providers have open, 
        nondiscriminatory access to broadband facilities that enable 
        access to the Internet over cable systems (see H. Con. Res. 
        173), [5AU]
    ------terminate E-Rate Program (see H.R. 692), [10FE]
    Federal agencies and departments: improve ability to license 
        federally owned inventions (see H.R. 209), [7JA]
    Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: require persons who 
        reprocess medical devices to comply with certain safety 
        requirements (see H.R. 3148), [26OC]
    Federal-State relations: clarify primacy of State and local 
        regulation of fees and surcharges imposed by operators of 
        automatic teller machines (see H.R. 3494), [18NO]
    FEMA: make grants to fire departments for the acquisition of 
        thermal imaging cameras (see H.R. 1839), [18MY]
    Firearms: development and use of personalization technology (see 
        H. Con. Res. 125), [8JN]
    Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-speed computers 
        (see H.R. 1962), [26MY] (see H.R. 2623), [27JY]
    Health: ensure availability of adequate frequencies of the 
        electromagnetic spectrum for biomedical telemetry (see H.R. 
        2379), [29JN]
    ------limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information 
        (see H.R. 2555), [19JY]
    ------prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on 
        the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), [1JY]
    Hong Kong: prohibit export of certain high-speed computers (see 
        H.R. 1813), [13MY]
    Immigration: establish pilot program to allow certain aliens who 
        complete a postsecondary degree in math or science to change 
        their immigrant status to remain

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        in U.S. and work in one of those fields (see H.R. 2687), [3AU]
    Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data 
        services (see H.R. 2420), [1JY]
    ------protect consumer and community choice in access to Internet 
        providers (see H.R. 2637), [29JY]
    Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining 
        coverage or premiums (see H.R. 293), (see H.R. 306), [7JA]
    Law enforcement: facilitate exchange and collection of DNA 
        identification information from violent offenders (see H.R. 
        2810), [8SE] (see H.R. 3375), [16NO]
    ------improve the quality and credibility of forensic science 
        services for criminal justice purposes (see H.R. 2340), [24JN]
    ------provide assistance to State and local forensic laboratories 
        in analyzing DNA samples from convicted offenders (see H.R. 
        3087), [14OC]
    Libraries: provide public library construction and technology 
        enhancement (see H.R. 3391), [16NO]
    Materials Corridor Partnership Initiative: establish multiagency 
        program to promote energy efficient and environmentally sound 
        economic development along the Mexican border (see H.R. 666), 
        [10FE]
    Medicare: allow petitioners for coverage of new technologies or 
        procedures to meet with the Health Care Financing 
        Administration to develop written plans (see H.R. 2338), 
        [24JN]
    ------improve coverage determination process relative to new 
        advances in medical technology (see H.R. 2030), [8JN]
    ------improve the telemedicine program and provide grants for the 
        development of telehealth networks (see H.R. 3420), [17NO]
    Money: prohibit inclusion of any information storage capability on 
        U.S. currency or the imposition of any fee or penalty on any 
        person for the holding of such currency (see H.R. 3399), 
        [16NO]
    NASA: academic programs funding (see H.R. 1527), [22AP]
    ------develop and distribute to schools an educational curriculum 
        to commemorate the centennial of powered flight (see H.R. 
        1754), [11MY]
    National Commission for Science and Mathematics Leadership: 
        establish (see H.R. 210), [7JA]
    National Gambling Impact Study Commission: implement 
        recommendations relative to availability of cash through 
        automatic teller machines in gambling establishments (see H.R. 
        2811), [8SE]
    ------recommendations (see H. Con. Res. 137), [18JN]
    National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: 
        establish (see H.R. 1795), [13MY]
    National Telecommunications and Information Administration: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 2630), [29JY]
    Natural gas: promote research and development of methane hydrate 
        resources (see H.R. 1753), [11MY]
    NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 89), [2MR]
    ------experimental program to stimulate competitive research (see 
        H.R. 3115), [20OC]
    NIST: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1744), [10MY]
    NOAA: authorize appropriations for the National Weather Service, 
        Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, and National 
        Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service 
        activities (see H.R. 1553), [26AP]
    ------authorize appropriations for the National Weather Service, 
        Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, and National 
        Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service 
        activities (H.R. 1553), consideration (see H. Res. 175), 
        [18MY]
    NSF: demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of 
        mathematics, science, and information technology (see H.R. 
        1265), [24MR]
    Power resources: authorize research to promote the conversion of 
        biomass into biobased industrial products (see H.R. 2819), 
        [8SE] (see H.R. 2827), [9SE]
    Privacy: prevent unfair and deceptive practices in the collection 
        and use of personal information (see H.R. 3321), [10NO]
    ------protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security 
        numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national 
        identifying number (see H.R. 220), [7JA]
    ------protection of Social Security numbers and other personal 
        information (see H.R. 1450), [15AP]
    ------regulate use of Social Security numbers and other personal 
        information by interactive computer services (see H.R. 367), 
        [19JA]
    ------strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic 
        eavesdropping (see H.R. 514), [3FE]
    ------strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic 
        eavesdropping (H.R. 514), consideration (see H. Res. 77), 
        [23FE]
    Radio: protect critical infrastructure radio systems from 
        interference and promote efficient spectrum management of the 
        private land mobile radio bands (see H.R. 866), [25FE]
    Research: continuation of Federal research and development 
        programs funding in a fiscally sustainable way (see H.R. 
        3161), [28OC]
    Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide 
        comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly 
        effective prevention programs (see H.R. 3413), [16NO]
    SBA: conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about 
        telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 3500), 
        [18NO]
    Science: prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research (see 
        H.R. 571), [4FE]
    ------prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research and 
        encourage equivalent restrictions by other countries (see H.R. 
        2326), [23JN]
    Social Security: early payment of certain benefits relative to the 
        year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 2403), [30JN]
    Space policy: declaration of space leadership (see H. Con. Res. 
        66), [18MR]
    ------promote international competitiveness of commercial space 
        industry, ensure Federal and private access to space, and 
        minimize opportunities for foreign transfer of critical 
        satellite technologies (see H.R. 1526), [22AP] (see H.R. 
        2542), [16JY]
    ------tribute to the 30th anniversary of the first lunar landing 
        and the accomplishments of the Apollo program (see H. Con. 
        Res. 110), [20MY]
    Tariff: cathode-ray tubes (see H.R. 2168, 2169), [10JN]
    ------compound optical microscopes (see H.R. 2165), [10JN]
    ------magnetrons (see H.R. 2167), [10JN]
    Taxation: accurately codify the depreciable life of semiconductor 
        manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 1092), [11MR]
    ------allow credit for development costs of certain encryption 
        products with plaintext capability (see H.R. 2617), [27JY]
    ------allow designation of income tax refunds for use in NIH 
        biomedical research programs (see H.R. 785), [23FE] (see H.R. 
        977), [4MR]
    ------allow medical innovation tax credits for clinical testing 
        expenses attributable to academic medical centers and other 
        hospital research organizations (see H.R. 1039), [9MR]
    ------designate overpayments and contributions to the U.S. 
        Textbook and Technology Trust Fund (see H.R. 132), [7JA]
    ------encourage production and use of electric vehicles (see H.R. 
        1108), [15MR]
    ------extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 1682), 
        [4MY]
    ------extend research and development tax credit to Puerto Rico 
        and the possessions of the U.S. (see H.R. 2137), [10JN]
    ------extend research credit to expenses attributable to certain 
        collaborative research consortia (see H.R. 1328), [25MR]
    ------make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet 
        and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 3252), 
        [8NO] (see H. Con. Res. 190), [30SE]
    ------medical research tax credits (see H.R. 3505), [18NO]
    ------permanently extend research credit (see H.R. 760), [12FE]
    ------permanently extend research credit and adjust the 
        alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 835), [24FE]
    ------provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for 
        acquisition of computer hardware and software (see H.R. 1076), 
        [11MR]
    ------provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for 
        technology-related training (see H.R. 1075), [11MR]
    ------provide tax incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles 
        and the development of alternative fuels (see H.R. 2252), 
        [17JN]
    ------treatment of contributions of computers to schools and 
        public libraries (see H.R. 2308), [22JN]
    ------treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral 
        equipment (see H.R. 1560), [26AP]
    ------treatment of high technology job training expenses (see H.R. 
        204), [7JA]
    ------treatment of information technology job training expenses 
        (see H.R. 838), [24FE]
    ------treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring 
        assembly equipment (see H.R. 1122), [16MR]
    ------treatment of year 2000 computer conversion costs for small 
        businesses (see H.R. 179), [7JA]
    Telecommunications: ensure telecommunications carriers reasonable 
        and nondiscriminatory access to rooftops of multitenant 
        buildings and promote the development of telecommunication 
        infrastructure (see H.R. 3487), [18NO]
    ------limit FCC authority in reviewing certain mergers and 
        acquisitions (see H.R. 3186), [1NO]
    ------modify FCC authority over license transfers (see H.R. 2533), 
        [15JY]
    ------promote competition and privatization in satellite 
        communications (see H.R. 3261), [9NO]
    Telecommunications Development Fund: improve operations (see H.R. 
        3498), [18NO]
    Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a 
        consumers caller identification service (see H.R. 3100), 
        [19OC]
    ------regulate interstate commerce in the use of mobile telephones 
        and strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic 
        eavesdropping (see H.R. 3489), [18NO]
    Television: reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of 
        broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable television 
        (see H.R. 89), [7JA] (see H.R. 768), [23FE] (see H.R. 1027), 
        [8MR] (see H.R. 1078), [11MR] (see H.R. 1554), [26AP]
    Treaties and agreements: authorize the President to provide 
        regulatory credit for voluntary early action to lessen 
        environmental impacts from greenhouse gas emissions (see H.R. 
        2520), [14JY]
    Washington: terminate funding for the Fast Flux Test Facility at 
        the Hanford Nuclear Reservation (see H.R. 2604), [22JY]
  Conference reports
    Intellectual Property and Communications Omnibus Reform Act (H.R. 
        1554), [9NO]
    Y2K Act (H.R. 775), [29JN]
  Messages
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Australia on 
        Technology for the Separation of Isotopes of Uranium by Laser 
        Excitation: President Clinton, [3NO]
    Cyberspace Electronic Security Act: President Clinton, [21SE]
    Export of Satellite Fuels and Separation Systems to the People's 
        Republic of China: President Clinton, [11MY]
    NASA Report: President Clinton, [18NO]
  Motions
    Copyrights: strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (S. 
        1257), [2AU]
    Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from 
        year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), [12MY], [24JN]
    Telecommunications: promote competition and privatization in 
        satellite communications (H.R. 3261), [10NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 775, Y2K Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 234) (H. Rept. 106-213), [30JN]

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    Consideration of H.R. 514, Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 77) (H. Rept. 106-28), 
        [23FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 775, Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 166) (H. Rept. 106-
        134), [11MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1551, FAA Research, Engineering, and 
        Development Programs Authorization: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 290) (H. Rept. 106-318), [14SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1553, NOAA Appropriations for National 
        Weather Service and Related Agencies: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 175) (H. Rept. 106-148), [18MY]
    Consumer and Investor Access to Information Act: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 1858) (H. Rept. 106-350), [30SE]
    Copyright Damages Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1761) (H. Rept. 106-216), [1JY]
    FAA Research, Engineering, and Development Programs: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 1551) (H. Rept. 106-223), [12JY]
    Gas Hydrate Research and Development Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1753) (H. Rept. 106-377), [18OC]
    Intellectual Property and Communications Omnibus Reform Act: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 1554) (H. Rept. 106-464), [9NO]
    Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act: Committee on Science 
        (House) (H.R. 1753) (H. Rept. 106-377), [13OC]
    Networking and Information Technology Research and Development 
        Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2086) (H. Rept. 106-
        472), [16NO]
    NOAA Appropriations for National Weather Service, Office of 
        Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, and National Environmental 
        Satellite, Data, and Information Service Activities: Committee 
        on Science (House) (H.R. 1553) (H. Rept. 106-146), [18MY]
    Report: Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/
        Commercial Concerns With the People's Republic of China 
        (House, Select) (H. Rept. 105-851), [19JA]
    Satellite Television Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1027) (H. Rept. 106-86), [12AP]
    Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act: Committee on 
        Armed Services (House) (H.R. 850) (H. Rept. 106-117), [26JY]
    ------Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 850) (H. 
        Rept. 106-117), [26JY]
    ------Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 850) (H. 
        Rept. 106-117), [19JY]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 850) (H. Rept. 106-
        117), [27AP]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for Opening Ceremonies of Sunrayce 99: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. 
        Con. Res. 48) (H. Rept. 106-60), [16MR]
    Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 514) (H. Rept. 106-24), [23FE]
    Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 775) (H. Rept. 106-31), [10MY]
    Y2K Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 775) (H. Rept. 106-212), 
        [29JN]

TECHNOLOGY FOR EDUCATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Education: encourage school personnel to participate in technology 
        education (see H.R. 3156), [27OC]

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
related term(s) Public Broadcasting
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1554, Satellite Copyright, Competition, and 
        Consumer Protection Act, [23JN]
    ------S. 376, Open-Market Reorganization for the Betterment of 
        International Telecommunications Act, [10NO]
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: eliminate prohibitions on the transmission of abortion 
        related material (see H.R. 2808), [8SE]
    Antitrust policy: limit FCC authority in reviewing certain mergers 
        and acquisitions (see H.R. 3186), [1NO]
    ------modify FCC authority over license transfers (see H.R. 2533), 
        [15JY]
    ------treatment of voluntary guidelines governing telecast 
        material, movies, video games, Internet content, and music 
        lyrics (see H.R. 1855), [18MY]
    China, People's Republic of: prohibit U.S. export of satellites 
        and related items (see H.R. 281), [7JA]
    Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (see H.R. 
        1320), [25MR] (see H.R. 3220), [4NO]
    ------prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 3125), [21OC]
    ------regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial 
        electronic mail (see H.R. 1910), [24MY] (see H.R. 3113), 
        [20OC]
    ------regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial 
        electronic mail and prohibit unauthorized use of Internet 
        domain names (see H.R. 2162), [10JN]
    ------use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and 
        security (see H.R. 850), [25FE] (see H.R. 2616), [27JY]
    Consumers: ensure telecommunications carriers reasonable and 
        nondiscriminatory access to rooftops of multitenant buildings 
        and promote the development of telecommunication 
        infrastructure (see H.R. 3487), [18NO]
    ------establish disclosure requirements for banks and credit card 
        companies that share information with telemarketers, ban 
        sharing of credit card and deposit account numbers, and 
        enhance regulatory enforcement (see H.R. 2156), [10JN]
    ------limit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain 
        automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional 
        network (see H.R. 1575), [27AP]
    ------prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of 
        certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or 
        regional network (see H.R. 3229), [4NO]
    Correctional institutions: increase monitoring of inmate 
        conversations to detect and deter crimes committed by inmates 
        using Federal telephones (see H.R. 3014), [5OC]
    Crime: establish that certain sexual crimes against children are 
        predicate crimes for the interception of communications (see 
        H.R. 3484), [18NO]
    ------provide a mandatory minimum prison sentence for certain 
        wiretapping or electronic surveillance offenses by Federal 
        officers or employees (see H.R. 1888), [20MY]
    ------require Internet service providers to report child 
        pornography violations to the National Center for Missing and 
        Exploited Children (see H.R. 2708), [4AU]
    Dept. of Agriculture: establish an electronic filing and retrieval 
        system to improve public access to certain information (see 
        H.R. 852), [25FE]
    Education: improve and expand access to educational television 
        programming (see H.R. 2965), [28SE]
    Electronic commerce: facilitate the use of electronic records and 
        signatures in interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 1714), 
        [6MY]
    ------facilitate the use of electronic records and signatures in 
        interstate or foreign commerce (H.R. 1714), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 366), [8NO]
    Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain 
        computer professionals (see H.R. 3038), [7OC]
    FCC: eliminate regulatory requirements restricting the cross 
        ownership of broadcasting stations and newspapers (see H.R. 
        598), [4FE]
    ------ensure that unaffiliated service providers have open, 
        nondiscriminatory access to broadband facilities that enable 
        access to the Internet over cable systems (see H. Con. Res. 
        173), [5AU]
    ------establish improved predictive models for determining the 
        availability of television broadcast signals (see H.R. 851), 
        [25FE]
    ------establish moratorium on increases in cable television rates 
        and require study on rates and competition (see H.R. 1312), 
        [25MR]
    ------establish time limits for review of mergers, acquisitions, 
        and other license transfers (see H.R. 2783), [5AU]
    ------provide remedies for losses caused by unreasonable delay in 
        the processing of certain licenses (see H.R. 2701), [4AU]
    ------reform television broadcast stations ownership rules (see 
        H.R. 3203), [2NO] (see H.R. 3431), [17NO]
    ------repeal unconstitutional reporting and record keeping 
        requirements (see H.R. 1273), [24MR]
    ------resolve certain contested broadcast license proceedings (see 
        H.R. 2762), [5AU]
    ------revise television station ownership rules relative to local 
        marketing agreements (see H.R. 942), [2MR]
    ------terminate E-Rate Program (see H.R. 692), [10FE]
    Free enterprise: promote competition and privatization in 
        satellite communications (see H.R. 3261), [9NO]
    FTC: issue new rules regulating telemarketing firms (see H.R. 
        3180), [28OC]
    Government regulations: preserve State and local authority to 
        regulate the placement, construction, and modification of 
        certain facilities (see H.R. 2834), [9SE]
    ------State and local government regulation of citizens band radio 
        equipment (see H.R. 2346), [24JN]
    Health: ensure availability of adequate frequencies of the 
        electromagnetic spectrum for biomedical telemetry (see H.R. 
        2379), [29JN]
    Medicare: improve the telemedicine program and provide grants for 
        the development of telehealth networks (see H.R. 3420), [17NO]
    National Telecommunications and Information Administration: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 2630), [29JY]
    Navy: eliminate the Extremely Low Frequency Communication System 
        (see H.R. 3265), [9NO]
    NSF: demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of 
        mathematics, science, and information technology (see H.R. 
        1265), [24MR]
    Political campaigns: require certain disclosures and reports 
        relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see 
        H.R. 223), [7JA]
    Privacy: prevent unfair and deceptive practices in the collection 
        and use of personal information (see H.R. 3321), [10NO]
    ------protection of Social Security numbers and other personal 
        information (see H.R. 1450), [15AP]
    ------regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive 
        computer services (see H.R. 313), [7JA] (see H.R. 2882), 
        [15SE]
    ------regulate use of Social Security numbers and other personal 
        information by interactive computer services (see H.R. 367), 
        [19JA]
    Public buildings: provide nondiscriminatory access to Federal 
        buildings by telecommunications carriers to ensure competition 
        (see H.R. 2891), [21SE]
    Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio 
        operators (see H.R. 783), [23FE]
    ------protect critical infrastructure radio systems from 
        interference and promote efficient spectrum management of the 
        private land mobile radio bands (see H.R. 866), [25FE]
    ------require assessment of research on health effects of radio 
        frequency emissions (see H.R. 2835), [9SE]
    Religion: protect sanctity of religious communications (see H.R. 
        546), [3FE]
    SBA: conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about 
        telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 3500), 
        [18NO]
    Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, 
        including Internet fraud, and provide information that will 
        help them protect themselves (see H.R. 612), [4FE]
    Sports: limit antitrust exemption applicable to broadcasting 
        agreements made by professional sports leagues (see H.R. 532), 
        [3FE]
    Taxation: allow credit for development costs of certain encryption 
        products with plaintext capability (see H.R. 2617), [27JY]
    ------eliminate certain unfair provisions (see H.R. 2414), [1JY]
    ------make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet 
        and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 3252), 
        [8NO] (see H. Con. Res. 190), [30SE]

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    ------repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications 
        services (see H.R. 1234), [23MR]
    Telecommunications Development Fund: improve operations (see H.R. 
        3498), [18NO]
    Telecommunications Trust Fund: provide funding for universal 
        telecommunications services through creation (see H.R. 727), 
        [11FE]
    Telephones: develop a plan for efficient allocation of telephone 
        numbers to limit the creation of new area codes (see H.R. 
        2439), [1JY]
    ------establish 911 as universal emergency assistance number for 
        cellular telephone users (see H.R. 539), [3FE]
    ------improve cellular telephone service in certain rural areas 
        and achieve equitable treatment of certain cellular license 
        applicants (see H.R. 1817), [14MY]
    ------preserve State and local authority over the construction and 
        placement of personal wireless service facilities (see H.R. 
        952), [3MR]
    ------prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers 
        caller identification service (see H.R. 3100), [19OC]
    ------promote and enhance use of 911 emergency services (see H.R. 
        438), [2FE]
    ------promote and enhance use of 911 emergency services (H.R. 
        438), consideration (see H. Res. 76), [23FE]
    ------protect consumers against slamming and cramming and provide 
        jurisdiction over deceptive trade practices to the FTC (see 
        H.R. 2727), [5AU]
    ------reduce rates and provide advanced telecommunications 
        services to schools, libraries, and certain health care 
        facilities (see H.R. 1746), [11MY]
    ------regulate interstate commerce in the use of mobile telephones 
        and strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic 
        eavesdropping (see H.R. 3489), [18NO]
    Television: exempt licenses in the instructional television fixed 
        service from competitive bidding (see H.R. 879), [25FE]
    ------reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of 
        broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable television 
        (see H.R. 89), [7JA] (see H.R. 768), [23FE] (see H.R. 1027), 
        [8MR] (see H.R. 1078), [11MR] (see H.R. 1554), [26AP]
  Conference reports
    Intellectual Property and Communications Omnibus Reform Act (H.R. 
        1554), [9NO]
  Messages
    Cyberspace Electronic Security Act: President Clinton, [21SE]
    Telecommunications Services Payments to Cuba: President Clinton, 
        [6MY], [13OC]
  Motions
    Free enterprise: promote competition and privatization in 
        satellite communications (H.R. 3261), [10NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 438, Wireless Communications and Safety Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 76) (H. Rept. 106-27), 
        [23FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1714, Electronic Signatures in Global and 
        National Commerce Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        366) (H. Rept. 106-462), [8NO]
    Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1714) (H. Rept. 106-341), 
        [27SE]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1714) (H. Rept. 
        106-341), [18OC]
    Intellectual Property and Communications Omnibus Reform Act: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 1554) (H. Rept. 106-464), [9NO]
    Satellite Television Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1027) (H. Rept. 106-86), [12AP]
    Save Our Satellites Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 851) 
        (H. Rept. 106-79), [12AP]
    Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act: Committee on 
        Armed Services (House) (H.R. 850) (H. Rept. 106-117), [26JY]
    ------Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 850) (H. 
        Rept. 106-117), [26JY]
    ------Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 850) (H. 
        Rept. 106-117), [19JY]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 850) (H. Rept. 106-
        117), [27AP]
    Wireless Communications and Safety Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 438) (H. Rept. 106-25), [23FE]

TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    FCC: terminate E-Rate Program (see H.R. 692), [10FE]
    Telecommunications: limit FCC authority in reviewing certain 
        mergers and acquisitions (see H.R. 3186), [1NO]

TELEMARKETING AND CONSUMER FRAUD AND ABUSE PREVENTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    FTC: issue new rules regulating telemarketing firms (see H.R. 
        3180), [28OC]

TELEPHONES
  Bills and resolutions
    Cellular telephones: improve cellular telephone service in certain 
        rural areas and achieve equitable treatment of certain 
        cellular license applicants (see H.R. 1817), [14MY]
    Consumers: establish disclosure requirements for banks and credit 
        card companies that share information with telemarketers, ban 
        sharing of credit card and deposit account numbers, and 
        enhance regulatory enforcement (see H.R. 2156), [10JN]
    ------prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers 
        caller identification service (see H.R. 3100), [19OC]
    ------require carriers to completely and accurately itemize 
        charges and taxes collected with telephone bills (see H.R. 
        2677), [2AU] (see H.R. 3011), (see H.R. 3022), [5OC]
    Correctional institutions: increase monitoring of inmate 
        conversations to detect and deter crimes committed by inmates 
        using Federal telephones (see H.R. 3014), [5OC]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide grants for toll-free telephone 
        number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see 
        H.R. 2736), [5AU]
    FCC: terminate E-Rate Program (see H.R. 692), [10FE]
    FTC: establish a toll-free telephone number to assist consumers in 
        determining if products are U.S.-made (see H.R. 754), [11FE]
    ------issue new rules regulating telemarketing firms (see H.R. 
        3180), [28OC]
    ------protect consumers against slamming and cramming and provide 
        jurisdiction over deceptive trade practices (see H.R. 2727), 
        [5AU]
    Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers 
        and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access 
        (see H.R. 1221), [23MR]
    Health: ensure availability of adequate frequencies of the 
        electromagnetic spectrum for biomedical telemetry (see H.R. 
        2379), [29JN]
    Interstate commerce: regulate in the use of mobile telephones and 
        strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic 
        eavesdropping (see H.R. 3489), [18NO]
    Political campaigns: require certain disclosures and reports 
        relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see 
        H.R. 223), [7JA]
    Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal 
        information (see H.R. 1450), [15AP]
    Safety: establish 911 as universal emergency assistance number for 
        cellular telephone users (see H.R. 539), [3FE]
    ------promote and enhance use of 911 emergency services (see H.R. 
        438), [2FE]
    ------promote and enhance use of 911 emergency services (H.R. 
        438), consideration (see H. Res. 76), [23FE]
    Schools: establish school violence prevention hotlines (see H.R. 
        1589), [27AP] (see H.R. 1937), [25MY]
    Senior citizens: prevent and increase penalties for crimes such as 
        health care, pension, and telemarketing fraud, and nursing 
        home abuse and fraud (see H.R. 1862), [19MY]
    ------warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including 
        Internet fraud, and provide information that will help them 
        protect themselves (see H.R. 612), [4FE]
    Taxation: eliminate certain unfair provisions (see H.R. 2414), 
        [1JY]
    ------repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications 
        services (see H.R. 1234), [23MR]
    Telecommunications: ensure telecommunications carriers reasonable 
        and nondiscriminatory access to rooftops of multitenant 
        buildings and promote the development of telecommunication 
        infrastructure (see H.R. 3487), [18NO]
    ------limit FCC authority in reviewing certain mergers and 
        acquisitions (see H.R. 3186), [1NO]
    ------modify FCC authority over license transfers (see H.R. 2533), 
        [15JY]
    ------preserve State and local authority over the construction and 
        placement of personal wireless service facilities (see H.R. 
        952), [3MR]
    ------preserve State and local authority to regulate the 
        placement, construction, and modification of certain 
        facilities (see H.R. 2834), [9SE]
    ------provide funding for universal telecommunications services 
        through creation of the Telecommunications Trust Fund (see 
        H.R. 727), [11FE]
    ------reduce rates and provide advanced telecommunications 
        services to schools, libraries, and certain health care 
        facilities (see H.R. 1746), [11MY]
    Telephone numbers: develop a plan for efficient allocation to 
        limit the creation of new area codes (see H.R. 2439), [1JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 438, Wireless Communications and Safety Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 76) (H. Rept. 106-27), 
        [23FE]
    Made in America Information Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 754) (H. Rept. 106-399), [19OC]
    Wireless Communications and Safety Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 438) (H. Rept. 106-25), [23FE]

TELEVISION
related term(s) News Media; Public Broadcasting; Telecommunications
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1554, Satellite Copyright, Competition, and 
        Consumer Protection Act, [23JN]
  Bills and resolutions
    Antitrust policy: treatment of voluntary guidelines governing 
        telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, and 
        music lyrics (see H.R. 1855), [18MY]
    Business and industry: exempt licenses in the instructional 
        television fixed service from competitive bidding (see H.R. 
        879), [25FE]
    Children and youth: protect from exposure to explicit sexual or 
        violent material and prevent youth violence (see H.R. 2036), 
        [8JN]
    Corp. for Public Broadcasting: authorizing appropriations (see 
        H.R. 2384), [29JN]
    ------prohibit public broadcasting stations from making available 
        any lists of their financial donors (see H.R. 2791), [5AU]
    Courts: allow media coverage of court proceedings (see H.R. 1281), 
        [25MR]
    Cuba: allow news bureau exchanges between U.S. and Cuba (see H.R. 
        258), [7JA]
    Education: improve and expand access to educational television 
        programming (see H.R. 2965), [28SE]
    Entertainment industry: develop and enforce a system for labeling 
        violent content in audio and visual media products (see H.R. 
        2248), [16JN]
    Families and domestic relations: importance of family-oriented 
        programming (see H. Con. Res. 178), [5AU] (see H. Con. Res. 
        184), [9SE] (see H. Res. 346), [28OC]
    FCC: ensure that unaffiliated service providers have open, 
        nondiscriminatory access to broadband facilities that enable 
        access to the Internet over cable systems (see H. Con. Res. 
        173), [5AU]
    ------establish improved predictive models for determining the 
        availability of television broadcast signals (see H.R. 851), 
        [25FE]
    ------establish moratorium on increases in cable television rates 
        and require study on rates and competition (see H.R. 1312), 
        [25MR]
    ------preserve low-power television stations that provide 
        community broadcasting (see H.R. 486), [2FE]
    ------reform television broadcast stations ownership rules (see 
        H.R. 3203), [2NO] (see H.R. 3431), [17NO]

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    ------revise television station ownership rules relative to local 
        marketing agreements (see H.R. 942), [2MR]
    Free enterprise: reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions 
        of broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable 
        television (see H.R. 768), [23FE] (see H.R. 1027), [8MR] (see 
        H.R. 1078), [11MR] (see H.R. 1554), [26AP]
    Health: ensure availability of adequate frequencies of the 
        electromagnetic spectrum for biomedical telemetry (see H.R. 
        2379), [29JN]
    Morality and ethics: establish a commission to study the culture 
        and glorification of violence in the U.S. (see H.R. 1670), 
        [4MY]
    National Commission on the Impact of U.S. Culture on American 
        Youth: establish (see H.R. 3251), [8NO]
    National parks and recreation areas: collection of fees for the 
        making of motion pictures, television productions, and sound 
        tracks (see H.R. 154), [7JA]
    National Youth Violence Commission: establish (see H.R. 2093), 
        [9JN]
    Political campaigns: require disclosure of funding sources for 
        certain candidate advocacy advertising (see H.R. 227), [7JA]
    Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, 
        including Internet fraud, and provide information that will 
        help them protect themselves (see H.R. 612), [4FE]
    Sports: limit antitrust exemption applicable to broadcasting 
        agreements made by professional sports leagues (see H.R. 532), 
        [3FE]
    Surgeon General: importance of report on media and violence (see 
        H.J. Res. 47), [28AP]
    Tariff: televisions (see H.R. 411), [19JA]
    Taxation: treatment of unemployment tax relative to entertainment 
        industry (see H.R. 2747), [5AU]
    Telecommunications: ensure telecommunications carriers reasonable 
        and nondiscriminatory access to rooftops of multitenant 
        buildings and promote the development of telecommunication 
        infrastructure (see H.R. 3487), [18NO]
    ------preserve State and local authority to regulate the 
        placement, construction, and modification of certain 
        facilities (see H.R. 2834), [9SE]
    ------resolve certain contested broadcast license proceedings (see 
        H.R. 2762), [5AU]
  Conference reports
    Intellectual Property and Communications Omnibus Reform Act (H.R. 
        1554), [9NO]
  Messages
    Corp. for Public Broadcasting Report: President Clinton, [18MR]
  Reports filed
    Community Broadcasters Protection Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 486) (H. Rept. 106-384), [14OC]
    Intellectual Property and Communications Omnibus Reform Act: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 1554) (H. Rept. 106-464), [9NO]
    National Parks' Collection of Fees for Making of Motion Pictures, 
        Television Productions, and Sound Tracks: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 154) (H. Rept. 106-75), [23MR]
    Satellite Television Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1027) (H. Rept. 106-86), [12AP]
    Save Our Satellites Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 851) 
        (H. Rept. 106-79), [12AP]

TENNESSEE
  Bills and resolutions
    Appalachian region: include additional counties (see H.R. 1255), 
        [24MR] (see H.R. 1718), [6MY]
    Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact: congressional 
        consent (see H.J. Res. 50), [4MY]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: convey certain real property to 
        Murfreesboro, TN (see H.R. 3094), [18OC]
    Fulmer, Phillip: Football Writers Association of America Eddie 
        Robinson Coach of the Year award recipient (see H. Res. 33), 
        [2FE]
    Rivers: economic development assistance for the lower Mississippi 
        Delta region (see H.R. 2911), [22SE]
    Shiloh National Military Park: establish Corinth Unit (see H.R. 
        2249), [16JN]
    University of Tennessee: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 
        33), [2FE]

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
  Bills and resolutions
    Budget: authorize repurchase of certain bonds (see H.R. 140), 
        [7JA]
    Dept. of the Treasury: ensure that financial instability does not 
        place the U.S. Treasury at risk (see H.R. 3130), [21OC]
    Power resources: provide a transition to market-based rates for 
        power sold by the TVA and Federal Power Marketing 
        Administration (see H.R. 1486), [20AP]

TERRE HAUTE, IN
  Bills and resolutions
    GSA: acquisition of building (see H.R. 2513), [14JY]

TERRITORIES (U.S.)
  Bills and resolutions
    Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State, territory, or 
        possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate 
        transportation of liquor (see H.R. 2031), [8JN] (see H.R. 
        2094), [9JN]
    ------enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in 
        Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor 
        (H.R. 2031), consideration (see H. Res. 272), [2AU]
    Bikini Atoll: assist in resettlement and relocation of people (see 
        H.R. 2368), [29JN]
    Clinton, President: conditional clemency for prisoners convicted 
        of crimes connected to activities of Puerto Rican nationalist 
        group (see H. Con. Res. 180), [8SE]
    ------conditional clemency for prisoners convicted of crimes 
        connected to activities of Puerto Rican nationalist group (H. 
        Con. Res. 180), consideration (see H. Res. 281), [8SE]
    Courts: convert a Federal judgeship in Hawaii to permanent status 
        and extend statutory authority for magistrate positions in 
        Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 944), [2MR]
    50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act: include District of 
        Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin 
        Islands (see H.R. 1029), [8MR]
    Guam: restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in 
        World War II (see H.R. 755), [11FE]
    Medicaid: remove special financial limitations on Puerto Rico and 
        certain other territories relative to medical assistance for 
        Medicare cost-sharing and for veterans (see H.R. 2333), [23JN]
    Medicare: coverage of inpatient hospital services in Puerto Rico 
        (see H.R. 2712), [4AU]
    NLRB: jurisdiction in labor disputes on Johnston Atoll (see H.R. 
        478), [2FE]
    Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration 
        requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 730), 
        [11FE]
    ------prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and 
        deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see 
        H.R. 1621), [29AP]
    Organic Act of Guam: amend (see H.R. 2462), [1JY]
    Panama Canal: consider as sovereign U.S. territory (see H. Con. 
        Res. 231), [16NO]
    Puerto Rico: exempt retirement income from pension plans from 
        nonresident taxation (see H.R. 182), [7JA]
    ------transfer Federal control over Vieques Island to the Puerto 
        Rican Government for public purposes (see H.R. 2890), [21SE]
    ------use of Vieques Island for military operations (see H. Con. 
        Res. 212), [27OC]
    Refugees: deny aliens the opportunity to apply for asylum in Guam 
        (see H.R. 945), [2MR]
    Rongelap Atoll: prescribe certain terms for resettlement of 
        residents due to conditions created from nuclear testing (see 
        H.R. 2970), [29SE]
    Social Security: extend SSI benefits to Guam and the Virgin 
        Islands (see H.R. 1308), [25MR]
    States: increase allotments to territories under the State 
        Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 806), [23FE]
    Taxation: extend research and development tax credit to Puerto 
        Rico and the possessions of the U.S. (see H.R. 2137), [10JN]
    ------treatment of governmental pension plans of U.S. possessions 
        (see H.R. 462), [2FE]
    Virgin Islands: allow self-determination on number of members in 
        the legislature and number of such members constituting a 
        quorum (see H.R. 2296), [22JN]
    ------establish the District Court of the Virgin Islands as a 
        Federal court (see H.R. 2011), [8JN]
    ------provide greater fiscal autonomy (see H.R. 2841), [13SE]
  Motions
    Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State, territory, or 
        possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate 
        transportation of liquor (H.R. 2031), [3AU]
  Reports filed
    Bikini Resettlement and Relocation Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2368) (H. Rept. 106-267), [27JY]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 180, Conditional Clemency by 
        President Clinton for Prisoners Convicted of Crimes Connected 
        to Activities of Puerto Rican Nationalist Group: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 281) (H. Rept. 106-309), [8SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2031, Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 272) (H. Rept. 106-
        281), [2AU]
    Provide Greater Fiscal Autonomy to the Virgin Islands: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 2841) (H. Rept. 106-337), [27SE]
    Rongelap Resettlement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        2970) (H. Rept. 106-404), [20OC]
    Tax Treatment of Governmental Pension Plans of U.S. Possessions: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 462) (H. Rept. 106-
        302), [8SE]
    Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 2031) (H. Rept. 106-265), [27JY]

TERRORISM
related term(s) Crime
  Appointments
    National Commission on Terrorism, [6JA], [2AU]
  Bills and resolutions
    Argentina: investigation of terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural 
        Center in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 163), [22JY]
    Armenia: murder of government officials during terrorist attack on 
        Parliament building (see H. Con. Res. 216), [28OC] (see H. 
        Con. Res. 222), [9NO]
    Clinton, President: conditional clemency for prisoners convicted 
        of crimes connected to activities of Puerto Rican nationalist 
        group (see H. Con. Res. 180), [8SE]
    ------conditional clemency for prisoners convicted of crimes 
        connected to activities of Puerto Rican nationalist group (H. 
        Con. Res. 180), consideration (see H. Res. 281), [8SE]
    Colombia: condemn kidnapping and murder by Revolutionary Armed 
        Forces of Colombia (FARC) of Ingrid Washinawatok, Terence 
        Freitas, and Lahe'ena'e Gay (see H. Res. 181), [19MY]
    Courts: modify the enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgments 
        (see H.R. 3382), [16NO] (see H.R. 3485), [18NO]
    Crime: penalties for intentionally damaging mass transit vehicles 
        or causing death or serious injury to transit employees or 
        passengers (see H.R. 1080), [11MR]
    Dept. of State: report on U.S. citizens injured or killed by 
        certain terrorist groups (see H.R. 2172), [10JN]
    Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or 
        receipt of explosives (see H.R. 1584), [27AP]
    FBI: tribute to Crisis Negotiation Program (see H. Res. 222), 
        [25JN]
    Government: nullify various Executive orders relative to the 
        assassination of foreign military or terrorist leaders (see 
        H.R. 1403), [14AP]
    GSA: Federal Protective Service reform (see H.R. 809), [23FE]
    Hostages: compensate certain former American hostages held in 
        Lebanon and certain members of their families (see H.R. 2189), 
        [14JN]
    Immigration: deport aliens who associate with known terrorists 
        (see H.R. 334), [19JA] (see H.R. 1745), [11MY]
    ------remove aliens who aid or abet a terrorist organization or an 
        individual who has conducted, is con

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        ducting, or is planning to conduct a terrorist activity (see 
        H.R. 2184), [14JN]
    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. 622), [8FE]
    Libya: liquidate assets to pay for travel costs of families of the 
        victims of the Pan Am flight 103 crash in attending the trial 
        of the terrorist suspects in the crash (see H.R. 899), [2MR]
    Nelson, Rosemary: killing of human rights lawyer in car bomb 
        attack in Lurgan, Northern Ireland (see H. Con. Res. 59), 
        [17MR] (see H. Res. 128), [23MR]
    Northern Ireland Peace Agreement: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 
        54), [11MR]
    Secret Service: clarify authority relative to former Presidents 
        and families, events of national significance, threat 
        assessment, subpoena issuance, and forfeiture of computers and 
        other counterfeiting devices (see H.R. 3048), [7OC]
    Sierra Leone: condemn military coup d'etat and human rights 
        violations (see H. Res. 62), [11FE]
    Sudan: condemn Government for genocide in southern Sudan, support 
        for terrorism, and human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 
        75), [24MR]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Terrorist Disruption of the Middle 
        East Peace Process: President Clinton, [30JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 180, Conditional Clemency by 
        President Clinton for Prisoners Convicted of Crimes Connected 
        to Activities of Puerto Rican Nationalist Group: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 281) (H. Rept. 106-309), [8SE]

TERRY, LEE (a Representative from Nebraska)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Budget: provide discretionary spending offsets (see H.R. 3085), 
        [14OC]
    Computers: repeal Internet intellectual infrastructure fee (see 
        H.R. 749), [11FE]
    Dept. of Education: transfer Impact Aid Program to the Dept. of 
        the Treasury and procure nongovernmental personnel to operate 
        the program (see H.R. 1206), [18MR]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 3243), [5NO]
    Taxation: repeal authority of NSF to tax the registration of 
        domain names on the Internet (see H.R. 2797), [5AU]

TERRY PEAK LAND TRANSFER ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2079) (H. Rept. 
        106-261), [26JY]

TETON COUNTY, WY
  Bills and resolutions
    Jackson, WY: develop and maintain a multi-agency campus project 
        for tourism and natural resource facilities (see H.R. 2577), 
        [21JY]

TEXAS
  Bills and resolutions
    Adrian A. Spears Judicial Training Center, San Antonio, TX: 
        designate (see H.R. 1959), [26MY]
    Aviation: remove air carrier departure and destination 
        restrictions on Dallas Love Field Airport (see H.R. 737), 
        [11FE]
    Bureau of Reclamation: conserve and enhance the water supplies of 
        the Lower Rio Grande Valley (see H.R. 2988), [30SE]
    ------participate in design, planning, and construction of the San 
        Antonio Water System Water Recycling Project Phase III (see 
        H.R. 2285), [18JN]
    Dallas, TX: conveyance of Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant 
        (see H.R. 1353), [25MR]
    Dept. of Defense: provide wage parity to certain employees in 
        Texas and Oklahoma (see H.R. 1393), [13AP]
    Dept. of Justice: independent investigation of use of pyrotechnic 
        devices during standoff with Branch Davidians in Waco, TX (see 
        H.R. 2847), [13SE]
    Dept. of the Interior: transfer Palmetto Bend Project (see H.R. 
        2674), [2AU]
    El Camino Real de los Tejas: designate as a national historic 
        trail (see H.R. 2409), [30JN]
    El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro: designate as a national historic 
        trail (see H.R. 2271), [17JN]
    Garza-Vela U.S. Courthouse, Brownsville, TX: designate (see H.R. 
        686), [10FE]
    Leland, Mickey: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. 
        Res. 175), [5AU]
    Native Americans: decrease the requisite blood quantum required 
        for membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe (see H.R. 
        1460), [15AP]
    Public lands: use of alternative arrangements for windstorm-
        damaged national forests and grasslands in Texas (see H.R. 
        1524), [22AP]
    Red River Boundary Compact: congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 
        72), [19OC]
  Reports filed
    Garza-Vela U.S. Courthouse, Brownsville, TX: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 686) (H. Rept. 
        106-109), [27AP]

TEXTILE INDUSTRY AND FABRICS
  Bills and resolutions
    Animals: prohibit importation, sale, or manufacturing of products 
        made with dog or cat fur (see H.R. 1622), [29AP]
    Foreign trade: clarify rules of origin for certain textile 
        products (see H.R. 3066), [13OC]
    FTC: establish a toll-free telephone number to assist consumers in 
        determining if products are U.S.-made (see H.R. 754), [11FE]
    Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration 
        requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 730), 
        [11FE]
    ------prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and 
        deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see 
        H.R. 1621), [29AP]
    Tariff: raw cotton (see H.R. 2176), [10JN]
    ------textile industry and water treatment chemicals (see H.R. 
        2071), [8JN]
    ------textile industry chemicals (see H.R. 2078), [8JN]
    ------wool used in making suits (see H.R. 1360), [25MR]
  Reports filed
    Made in America Information Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 754) (H. Rept. 106-399), [19OC]

THE ENTERPRIZE (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1826), [14MY]

THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES
see Developing Countries

THOMAS, WILLIAM M. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards (House), [3FE]
    Committee on Taxation (Joint), [19JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 2488, Financial Freedom Act, [2AU]
    ------H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act, [3NO]
    ------S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [15JY]
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
    Official Advisers to International Conferences, Meetings, and 
        Negotiation Sessions Relating to Trade Agreements, [19JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Blackmun, Harry A.: transfer the catafalque from the Capitol to 
        the Supreme Court for funeral services (see H. Con. Res. 45), 
        [9MR]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to 
        honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 19), [2FE]
    Committee on House Administration (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 54), [11FE]
    Committee on Printing (Joint): election of members (see H. Res. 
        78), [23FE] (see H. Res. 87), [2MR]
    Committee on the Library (Joint): election of members (see H. Res. 
        78), [23FE] (see H. Res. 87), [2MR]
    Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 
        101), [9MR]
    ------majority party appointments (see H. Res. 88), [2MR]
    Congress: waive enrollment requirements for certain appropriations 
        legislation (see H.J. Res. 76), [8NO]
    Endangered Species Act: reform Federal land management activities 
        relative to conservation (see H.R. 495), [2FE]
    ------reform liability provisions relative to civil and criminal 
        penalties (see H.R. 496), [2FE]
    ------reform regulatory process (see H.R. 494), [2FE]
    Federal employees: permit children of non-legislative branch 
        employees to enroll in the House of Representatives Child Care 
        Center (see H.R. 3122), [21OC]
    Government: authorize printing of ``How Our Laws Are Made'', ``Our 
        American Government'', and the pocket version and document-
        sized annotated version of the U.S. Constitution (see H. Con. 
        Res. 221), [9NO]
    House of Representatives: make technical corrections relative to 
        reports submitted by the Postmaster General on official mail 
        (see H.R. 705), [11FE]
    Kern County, CA: convey Forest Service property in exchange for 
        county lands suitable for inclusion in Sequoia National Forest 
        (see H.R. 1680), [4MY]
    Medicare: improve review procedures (see H.R. 2356), [24JN]
    ------modify restrictions on physician self-referral (see H.R. 
        2651), [29JY]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 2668), [2AU]
    Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State 
        Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced 
        Budget Act (see H.R. 3075), [14OC] (see H.R. 3426), [17NO]
    Tariff: raw cotton (see H.R. 2176), [10JN]
    Taxation: extension of the credit for producing electricity from 
        wind (see H.R. 750), [11FE]
    ------increase retirement savings opportunities (see H.R. 1546), 
        [22AP]
    ------permit cooperatives to pay dividends on preferred stock 
        without reducing patronage dividends (see H.R. 1914), [24MY]
    ------provide credits for constructing energy efficient homes or 
        improving existing homes (see H.R. 1358), [25MR]
    ------treat certain dealer derivative financial instruments, 
        hedging transactions, and supplies as ordinary assets (see 
        H.R. 1713), [5MY]
    ------treatment of distributions from publicly traded partnerships 
        (see H.R. 607), [4FE]
    ------treatment of losses attributable to operating mineral 
        interests of oil and gas producers (see H.R. 423), [19JA]
    ------treatment of real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1616), 
        [28AP]
  Reports filed
    Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act: Committee on House 
        Administration (House) (H.R. 417) (H. Rept. 106-297), [5AU]
    Campaign Integrity Act: Committee on House Administration (House) 
        (H.R. 1867) (H. Rept. 106-294), [5AU]
    Campaign Reform and Election Integrity Act: Committee on House 
        Administration (House) (H.R. 2668) (H. Rept. 106-295), [5AU]
    Citizen Legislature and Political Freedom Act: Committee on House 
        Administration (House) (H.R. 1922) (H. Rept. 106-296), [5AU]
    Committees of the House Expenditures: Committee on House 
        Administration (House) (H. Res. 101) (H. Rept. 106-72), [22MR]
  Rules
    Committee on House Administration (House), [8FE]

THOMAS PAINE NATIONAL HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Paine, Thomas: establish a memorial in Constitution Gardens in the 
        District of Columbia and include the structure known as 
        ``Canal House'' in the memorial (see H.R. 3021), [5OC]

THOMPSON, BENNIE G. (a Representative from Mississippi)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Aaron E. Henry Federal Building and U.S. Post Office, Clarksdale, 
        MS: designate (see H.R. 1279), [24MR]

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    Bankruptcy: exempt certain payments relative to discrimination 
        based on race, color, religion, ethnicity, or gender (see H.R. 
        1588), [27AP]
    Health: minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), [8NO]
    Law enforcement officers: provide crime-fighting scholarships (see 
        H.R. 1792), [13MY]
    Lawyers and attorneys: reimburse individuals for attorneys' fees 
        who are indicted by an independent counsel but found not 
        guilty (see H.R. 943), [2MR]
    Mississippi: study the feasibility of preserving certain Civil War 
        battlefields along the Vicksburg Campaign Trail and 
        establishment of a Civil Rights Trail (see H.R. 3497), [18NO]
    Poultry Products Inspection Act: cover certain birds for use as 
        human food (see H.R. 765), [12FE]
    Racial relations: recognize the historical significance of the 
        Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision and 
        reaffirm the fundamental belief that we are all ``one Nation 
        under God, indivisible'' (see H. Res. 176), [18MY]

THOMPSON, MIKE (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
    U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors, [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Casillas, Jose J.: confer citizenship posthumously (see H.R. 
        2846), [13SE]
    Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the 
        Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 2798), [5AU]
    Taxation: exempt transfers of family-owned businesses from estate 
        taxes (see H.R. 1105), [11MR]
    Vietnamese Conflict: recognize end of the Vietnam era and the 
        sacrifice of those who served in Southeast Asia or in support 
        of U.S. interests (see H. Con. Res. 224), [9NO] (see H. Con. 
        Res. 228), [15NO]

THORNBERRY, MAC (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), [2FE]
    Conferee: S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Armed Forces: improve access to treatment facilities, provide 
        Medicare reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal 
        Employees Health Benefits Program for veterans and their 
        dependents (see H.R. 1067), [10MR]
    ------improve TRICARE program (see H.R. 1547), [22AP]
    Dept. of Energy: establish Nuclear Security Administration and an 
        Office of Under Sec. for National Security (see H.R. 2032), 
        [8JN]
    Dept. of Justice: establish a panel to study the issue of Federal 
        benefits received by persons convicted of drug offenses (see 
        H.R. 1856), [18MY]
    Dept. of State: establish an independent nonpartisan review panel 
        to assess efforts to fulfill its mission in the future (see 
        H.R. 1066), [10MR]
    Food: remove intrastate distribution restrictions on State-
        inspected meat and poultry (see H.R. 1617), [28AP]
    Red River Boundary Compact: congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 
        72), [19OC]
    Strategic Petroleum Reserve: acceptance of royalty-in-kind oil 
        from the Gulf of Mexico by the Minerals Management Service 
        (see H.R. 498), [2FE]
    Taxation: increase amount of taxable income which is taxed at the 
        lowest rate (see H.R. 565), [3FE]
    ------repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 564), [3FE]
    ------treatment of oil and gas produced from recovered inactive 
        wells (see H.R. 497), [2FE]

THORPE, JIM
  Bills and resolutions
    Athlete of the Century: recognize (see H. Res. 198), [27MY]

THRIFT INSTITUTIONS
see Financial Institutions

THUNE, JOHN R. (a Representative from South Dakota)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agricultural Market Transition Act: eliminate limitation on loan 
        rates for marketing assistance loans (see H.R. 1468), [15AP]
    Food industry: collection of information regarding prices paid for 
        the procurement of certain livestock and meat products (see 
        H.R. 693), [10FE]
    Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc.: authorize construction 
        and assistance (see H.R. 297), [7JA]
    Perkins County Water System, Inc.: authorize construction and 
        assistance (see H.R. 970), [3MR]
    South Dakota: conveyance of certain national forest lands (see 
        H.R. 2079), [8JN]
    Taxation: increase amount of taxable income which is taxed at the 
        lowest rate (see H.R. 767), [12FE]
    ------increase personal income tax exemption (see H.R. 766), 
        [12FE]
    ------reestablish certain marketing aspects of agricultural 
        cooperatives and allow declaratory judgment relief for such 
        cooperatives (see H.R. 1469), [15AP]

THURMAN, KAREN L. (a Representative from Florida)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Insurance: require health insurance issuers to notify participants 
        of impending termination of coverage due to the failure of a 
        group health plan to pay premiums (see H.R. 845), [24FE]
    Medicare: make changes in payment methodologies and provide 
        coverage of outpatient prescription drugs to beneficiaries who 
        lose drug coverage under Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 
        3086), [14OC]
    ------reimburse hospitals for psychologist training costs (see 
        H.R. 1140), [16MR]
    Organ donors: allow leave for individuals who give living organ 
        donations and address payment of travel and subsistence 
        expenses incurred by individuals donating or receiving organs 
        (see H.R. 1857), [18MY]
    Tariff: personal effects of participants in certain world athletic 
        events (see H.R. 1877), [19MY]
    Taxation: treatment of year 2000 computer conversion costs for 
        small businesses (see H.R. 179), [7JA]
    Water: authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available 
        water supply and develop alternative water sources (see H.R. 
        1106), [11MR]

TIAHRT, TODD (a Representative from Kansas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2084, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations, [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2465, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
        closure, [21JY]
    ------H.R. 2587, District of Columbia appropriations, [3AU]
    ------H.R. 3064, District of Columbia appropriations, [21OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Aviation: remove air carrier departure and destination 
        restrictions on Dallas Love Field Airport (see H.R. 737), 
        [11FE]
    Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 1649), [29AP]
    National Service Trust Program: repeal (see H.R. 878), [25FE]
    U.N.: implement Programme of Action of the International 
        Conference on Population and Development while maintaining 
        sovereign rights of countries relative to family planning (see 
        H. Res. 102), [9MR] (see H. Res. 118), [16MR]

TICKET TO WORK AND WORK INCENTIVES IMPROVEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 1180): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 
        387), [17NO]
    ------corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 236), [18NO]
  Conference reports
    Provisions (H.R. 1180), [17NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1180, Provisions: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 387) (H. Rept. 106-482), 
        [17NO]
    Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1180) (H. Rept. 106-
        478), [17NO]
    ------Commmittee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3070) (H. Rept. 
        106-393), [18OC]

TIERNEY, JOHN F. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Flag--U.S.: designate flagpole upon which U.S. flag is set at 
        half-staff whenever a law enforcement officer is killed in the 
        line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 31), [10FE]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 1739), [6MY]
    Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide 
        comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly 
        effective prevention programs (see H.R. 3413), [16NO]
    Weapons: increase monitoring of the use of offsets in 
        international defense trade (see H.R. 2652), [29JY]

TIMBER
see Forests; Lumber Industry; Wood

TIME
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 775, Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act, 
        [24JN]
  Bills and resolutions
    Computers: authorize the purchase of information technology 
        relative to year 2000 conversion by State and local 
        governments through Federal supply schedules (see H.R. 1599), 
        [28AP]
    ------coordinate testing and disclose readiness of certain Federal 
        and non-Federal computer systems relative to the year 2000 
        problem (see H.R. 1447), [15AP]
    ------disclose readiness of certain Federal and non-Federal 
        computer systems relative to the year 2000 problem (see H.R. 
        1884), [20MY]
    ------establish a loan guarantee program to address year 2000 
        problems of small businesses (see H.R. 1056), [10MR]
    ------minimize the disruption of Government and private sector 
        operations caused by the year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 
        1502), [21AP]
    Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from 
        year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 775), [23FE] (see H.R. 
        1319), [25MR]
    ------encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from 
        year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 166), [11MY]
    ------encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from 
        year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 234), [30JN]
    Daylight savings time: change effective date (see H.R. 177), [7JA]
    Education: later starting times for secondary schools (see H. Con. 
        Res. 73), [24MR]
    Elections: establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential 
        elections (see H.R. 668), [10FE]
    Government: establish judicial and administrative proceedings for 
        the resolution of year 2000 computer processing failures (see 
        H.R. 192), [7JA]
    Taxation: treatment of year 2000 computer conversion costs for 
        small businesses (see H.R. 179), [7JA]
  Conference reports
    Y2K Act (H.R. 775), [29JN]
  Motions
    Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from 
        year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), [12MY], [24JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 775, Y2K Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 234) (H. Rept. 106-213), [30JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 775, Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 166) (H. Rept. 106-
        134), [11MY]
    Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 775) (H. Rept. 106-31), [10MY]
    Y2K Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 775) (H. Rept. 106-212), 
        [29JN]

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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. 1677), [4MY]
    ------prohibit sale of tobacco products to juveniles through the 
        Internet or other indirect means (see H.R. 2914), [22SE]
    ------prohibit use of vending machines other than in locations in 
        which the presence of minors is prohibited (see H.R. 1421), 
        [14AP]
    CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 
        1130), [16MR]
    Crime: smuggling prevention programs (see H.R. 2503), [14JY]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: payment of benefits for smoking-related 
        illnesses caused by nicotine dependence developed during 
        service (see H.R. 832), [24FE]
    ------use portion of any national tobacco settlement for veterans 
        health care (see H.R. 691), [10FE]
    Government regulations: impose restrictions on the sale of cigars 
        (see H.R. 2579), [21JY]
    ------warning requirements for sale and advertisement of 
        cigarettes on the Internet (see H.R. 3007), [4OC]
    Labeling: strengthen warning labels on smokeless tobacco products 
        (see H.R. 1532), [22AP]
    Medicaid: treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco 
        industry liability settlement (see H.R. 351), [19JA]
    ------waive Federal claim to State tobacco settlements if State 
        uses funds for smoking reduction programs and economic 
        assistance for tobacco farming communities (see H.R. 1232), 
        [23MR]
    ------waive Federal claim to State tobacco settlements if State 
        uses funds only for smoking reduction and public health 
        programs (see H.R. 610), [4FE] (see H.R. 1289), [25MR]
    States: strengthen efforts to limit access to minors (see H.R. 
        144), [7JA]
    Taxation: exclude from gross income payments made to tobacco quota 
        and allotment holders and tobacco growers pursuant to the 
        settlement agreement between a State and tobacco product 
        manufacturers (see H.R. 2748), [5AU]

TOLEDO, JOSE V.
  Bills and resolutions
    Jose V. Toledo U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, San Juan, PR: 
        designate (see H.R. 560), [3FE]
  Reports filed
    Jose V. Toledo U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, San Juan, PR: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        560) (H. Rept. 106-108), [27AP]

TOLEDO, OH
  Bills and resolutions
    Ships and vessels: allow a formal entry exception for vessels 
        required to anchor at Belle Isle Anchorage, Port of Detroit, 
        MI, while awaiting cargo or pilot services, prior to 
        proceeding to the Port of Toledo, OH (see H.R. 2213), [15JN]

TOOMEY, PATRICK J. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Edward N. Cahn Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Allentown, 
        PA: designate (see H.R. 751), [11FE]
    Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under 
        health plans (see H.R. 2045), [8JN]
    Medicare: ensure geographic reclassifications of hospitals in 
        urban areas do not result in lower wage indexes (see H.R. 
        3216), [3NO]
    ------facilitate use of private contracts (see H.R. 2867), [14SE]
    Taxation: increases relative to additional Government spending 
        (see H. Con. Res. 197), [13OC] (see H. Con. Res. 208), [26OC]

TORNADOES
related term(s) Disasters
  Bills and resolutions
    Taxation: provide disaster relief for homeowners (see H.R. 2393), 
        [30JN]

TOSHIBA AMERICA, INC.
  Bills and resolutions
    Education: tribute to Toshiba America, Inc./National Science 
        Teachers Association ExploraVision Awards program (see H. Con. 
        Res. 126), [8JN]

TOURIST TRADE
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska: clarify the regulation of Alaskan guide pilots conducting 
        air flights (see H.R. 812), [23FE]
    Aviation: increase access for U.S. air carriers to airports in the 
        United Kingdom (see H.R. 3072), [14OC]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a Capitol Visitor Center 
        (see H.R. 962), [3MR]
    ------mint coins in commemoration of the Capitol Visitor Center 
        (see H.R. 3373), [16NO]
    Cuba: allow travel and cultural exchanges with the U.S. (see H.R. 
        259), [7JA]
    Dept. of State: prohibit charges or fees for providing passport 
        information (see H.R. 1956), [26MY]
    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. 897), [2MR]
    Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral 
        reef ecosystems (see H.R. 2903), [21SE]
    Forest Service: Recreational Fee Demonstration Program termination 
        (see H.R. 786), [23FE] (see H.R. 2295), [22JN]
    Four Corners Monument Tribal Park: authorize an interpretive 
        center and related visitor facilities (see H.R. 1384), [13AP]
    Immigration: allow certain aliens to obtain nonimmigrant visitor's 
        visas (see H.R. 184), [7JA]
    ------arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens 
        relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 
        1250), [24MR]
    ------modify implementation requirements for automated entry and 
        exit control systems (see H.R. 1650), [29AP]
    Jackson, WY: develop and maintain a multi-agency campus project 
        for tourism and natural resource facilities (see H.R. 2577), 
        [21JY]
    National Park System: regulation of airspace over park lands (see 
        H.R. 717), [11FE]
    Ships and vessels: permit the transportation of passengers between 
        U.S. ports by certain foreign-flag vessels and encourage U.S.-
        flag vessels to participate in such transportation (see H.R. 
        248), [7JA]
    ------promote the construction and operation of cruise ships in 
        the U.S. and facilitate the development of a U.S.-built cruise 
        industry (see H.R. 3392), [16NO]
    Tariff: clarify rules for treatment of international travel 
        merchandise and bonded warehouses and staging areas (see H.R. 
        2648), [29JY]
    Taxation: restore deduction for travel expenses of a taxpayer's 
        spouse who accompanies the taxpayer on business travel (see 
        H.R. 1688), [5MY]
  Reports filed
    National Parks Air Tour Management Act: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 717) (H. Rept. 
        106-273), [29JY]

TOWNS, EDOLPHUS (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Aviation: provide basic consumer protection standards and improve 
        access to airline industry information (see H.R. 752), [11FE]
    Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional 
        or sexual orientation (see H.R. 311), [7JA]
    CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 1280), [24MR]
    Dept. of HHS: collection of information relative to the use of 
        mentally disabled children and individuals in biomedical and 
        behavioral research (see H.R. 299), [7JA]
    Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage 
        State voluntary response programs relative to remediating 
        brownfield sites (see H.R. 1750), [11MY]
    Federal aid programs: State eligibility for bonuses under the 
        temporary assistance to needy families block grants relative 
        to child poverty rates (see H.R. 310), [7JA]
    FERC: hydroelectric projects licensing reform (see H.R. 2335), 
        [24JN]
    Health: adolescent health demonstration projects (see H.R. 300), 
        [7JA]
    ------establish community-based managed care programs in medically 
        disadvantaged areas (see H.R. 298, 304), [7JA]
    ------improve Federal enforcement against health care fraud and 
        abuse (see H.R. 308), [7JA]
    ------maintenance of certain health information when a health care 
        facility has closed or a benefit plan sponsor has ceased to do 
        business (see H.R. 307), [7JA]
    Medicaid: coverage of screening mammography and screening pap 
        smears (see H.R. 302), [7JA]
    ------reduce infant mortality through improvement of coverage of 
        services to pregnant women and infants (see H.R. 301), [7JA]
    Medicare: adverse impact of current payment policy for noninvasive 
        positive pressure ventilators on individuals with severe 
        respiratory diseases (see H. Con. Res. 138), [22JN]
    ------contract reform (see H.R. 312), [7JA]
    ------Health Care Financing Administration regulatory burdens 
        imposed on suppliers of durable medical equipment (see H. Con. 
        Res. 98), [5MY]
    ------reimbursement for nurse-midwife services and free-standing 
        birth centers (see H.R. 2817), [8SE]
    Office of Inspector General Oversight Council: establish (see H.R. 
        305), [7JA]
    Taxation: treatment of interest on the tax portion of an 
        underpayment and of payments under an installment agreement 
        (see H.R. 753), [11FE]
    ------treatment of social clubs found to be practicing prohibited 
        discrimination (see H.R. 309), [7JA]
    Telecommunications Development Fund: improve operations (see H.R. 
        3498), [18NO]

TOXIC WASTE
see Hazardous Substances

TRADE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign trade: modify standards for responding to import surges, 
        establish mechanisms for import monitoring, prevent 
        circumvention of U.S. trade laws, and strengthen enforcement 
        of U.S. trade remedy laws (see H.R. 1120), [16MR]
    Iron and steel industry: respond to the surge of steel imports 
        resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other 
        regions (see H.R. 412), [19JA]

TRADE AGENCY AUTHORIZATIONS, DRUG FREE BORDERS, AND PREVENTION OF ON-
    LINE CHILD PORNOGRAPHY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1833), [18MY]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1833) (H. 
        Rept. 106-161), [24MY]

TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
  Bills and resolutions
    Reauthorize (see H.R. 1993), [27MY] (see H.R. 3381), [16NO]
    Reauthorize (H.R. 1993): consideration (see H. Res. 327), [12OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1993, Export Enhancement Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 327) (H. Rept. 106-376), [12OC]
    Export Enhancement Act: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.R. 1993) (H. Rept. 106-325), [17SE]

TRADE DEFICIT
see Foreign Trade

TRADE DEFICIT REVIEW COMMISSION
  Appointments
    Members, [6JA], [11FE], [25FE]

TRADEMARK CYBERPIRACY PREVENTION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3028) (H. 
        Rept. 106-412), [25OC]

TRADEMARKS
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: prevent misappropriation (see H.R. 3028), 
        [6OC]

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    ------protection against dilution (see H.R. 1565), [27AP]
    Copyrights: technical corrections to laws (see H.R. 1189), [18MR]
    Crime: prohibit the unauthorized destruction, modification, or 
        alteration of product identification codes (see H.R. 2100), 
        [9JN]
    Madrid Protocol: implementation of agreement on the international 
        registration of trademarks (see H.R. 769), [23FE]
    Music and dance: increase penalties for infringing rights relative 
        to famous performing groups and clarify rights of individuals 
        who perform services as a group (see H.R. 1125), [16MR]
    Patent and Trademark Office: funding for salaries and expenses 
        (see H.R. 1225), [23MR]
  Motions
    Business and industry: protect consumers and promote electronic 
        commerce by amending certain trademark infringement, dilution, 
        and counterfeiting laws (S. 1255), [26OC]
  Reports filed
    Copyright Laws Technical Corrections: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1189) (H. Rept. 106-84), [12AP]
    Madrid Protocol Implementation Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 769) (H. Rept. 106-81), [12AP]
    Patent and Trademark Office Funding for Salaries and Expenses: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1225) (H. Rept. 106-
        177), [9JN]
    Trademark Cyberpiracy Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 3028) (H. Rept. 106-412), [25OC]
    Trademark Protection Against Dilution: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1565) (H. Rept. 106-250), [22JY]

TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 
        3244) (H. Rept. 106-487), [22NO]

TRAFICANT, JAMES A., JR. (a Representative from Ohio)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Armed Forces: assignment of personnel to assist the INS and 
        Customs Service with border control activities (see H.R. 628), 
        [8FE]
    ------test and evaluation of the Mobile Expeditionary Accurate 
        Night Vision Compatible Portable Airfield Lighting System (see 
        H.R. 1517), [21AP]
    Business and industry: require employers which are terminating 
        businesses to offer employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 
        499), [2FE]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (see H. Con. Res. 
        44), [8MR]
    Capitol Police: increase mandatory retirement age (see H.R. 424), 
        [19JA]
    Capitol Police Board: exempt certain Capitol Police officers from 
        mandatory retirement (see H. Con. Res. 202), [20OC]
    Correctional institutions: penalties for transporting maximum 
        security prisoners across State lines to prisons that are not 
        classified to handle maximum security prisoners (see H.R. 
        2080), [8JN]
    Cortland, OH: prohibit oil and gas drilling in Mosquito Creek Lake 
        (see H.R. 2818), [8SE]
    Courts: determination of cases alleging breach of secret 
        Government contracts (see H.R. 1548), [22AP]
    Dept. of Defense: Inspector General audit of certain military 
        purchases relative to compliance with Buy American Act (see 
        H.R. 608), [4FE]
    Dept. of HUD: include VA loan recipients under requirement for 
        notification of housing counseling (see H.R. 1618), [28AP]
    ------reform empowerment zone designation process by placing more 
        emphasis on an applicant's poverty and unemployment rates (see 
        H.R. 504), [2FE]
    Dept. of Justice: appointment of independent counsel to 
        investigate certain internal criminal allegations (see H.R. 
        2201), [14JN]
    ------independent investigation of use of pyrotechnic devices 
        during standoff with Branch Davidians in Waco, TX (see H.R. 
        2847), [13SE]
    Dept. of Transportation: complete construction of Hubbard 
        Expressway in Youngstown, OH (see H.R. 3026), [5OC]
    Ecology and environment: authorize grants for certain water and 
        waste disposal facility projects in rural areas (see H.R. 
        3098), [18OC]
    Families and domestic relations: establish a national registry for 
        persons who provide intercountry adoption services (see H.R. 
        501), [2FE]
    Foreign trade: require development of objective criteria to 
        achieve market access in foreign countries and provide the 
        President with reciprocal trade authority (see H.R. 2612), 
        [26JY]
    Frank J. Battisti and Nathaniel R. Jones Federal Building and U.S. 
        Courthouse, Youngstown, OH: designate (see H.R. 1359), [25MR]
    FTC: establish a toll-free telephone number to assist consumers in 
        determining if products are U.S.-made (see H.R. 754), [11FE]
    GAO: require study and report on violence by postal employees (see 
        H.R. 2385), [29JN]
    GSA: Federal Protective Service reform (see H.R. 809), [23FE]
    House Rules: require a two-thirds majority on legislation 
        implementing future trade agreements pursuant to fast-track 
        procedures (see H. Res. 96), [3MR]
    Iron and steel industry: impose a temporary ban on importation of 
        certain steel products from Japan, Russia, Republic of Korea, 
        and Brazil (see H.R. 502), [2FE]
    Kika de la Garza U.S. Border Station, Pharr, TX: designate (see 
        H.R. 1901), [20MY]
    Kosovo: authorize security assistance training and support funding 
        for the Kosovo Liberation Army (see H.R. 1425), [14AP]
    ------restrict assistance for certain reconstruction efforts in 
        the Balkans region to U.S.-produced articles and services (see 
        H.R. 2313), [22JN]
    ------U.S. policy on self-determination relative to human rights 
        violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian police (see H. 
        Con. Res. 9), [7JA]
    Louis Stokes Post Office, Shaker Heights, OH: designate (see H.R. 
        2357), [24JN]
    McGuffey, William H.: issue postage stamp in commemoration of 
        authoring the McGuffey Readers (see H. Res. 316), [29SE]
    Ohio: designate the Youngstown-Warren area as an empowerment zone 
        (see H.R. 503), [2FE]
    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. 2461), [1JY]
    Professional Boxing Safety Act: make judges scores public after 
        each round (see H.R. 1240), [23MR]
    Social Security: constitutional amendment relative to budget 
        treatment of Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance 
        Program and the hospital insurance program (see H.J. Res. 40), 
        [16MR]
    States: treatment of Federal highway funds relative to suspension 
        of driving privileges of minors convicted of drunken driving 
        (see H.R. 2274), [17JN]
    Thomas M. Foglietta Support Site, Gricignano d'Aversa, Italy: 
        designate (see H.R. 52), [6JA]
    Youngstown, OH: authorize community development block grant funds 
        for construction of a community center and renovation of a 
        sports complex (see H.R. 2231), [15JN] (see H.R. 3499), [18NO]

TRAILS
  Bills and resolutions
    American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 2339), [24JN]
    Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact: congressional 
        consent (see H.J. Res. 50), [4MY]
    Coastal Heritage Trail Route: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 
        171), [7JA]
    Dept. of the Interior: study on establishing a national historic 
        trail to commemorate the War of 1812 (see H.R. 791), [23FE]
    ------study on establishing a national historic trail to 
        commemorate the War of 1812 (H.R. 791), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 232), [29JN]
    El Camino Real de los Tejas: designate as a national historic 
        trail (see H.R. 2409), [30JN]
    El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro: designate as a national historic 
        trail (see H.R. 2271), [17JN]
    Illinois: convey certain Federal land along the Lewis and Clark 
        National Historic Trail for a historic and interpretive site 
        (see H.R. 2737), [5AU]
    Mississippi: study the feasibility of preserving certain Civil War 
        battlefields along the Vicksburg Campaign Trail and 
        establishment of a Civil Rights Trail (see H.R. 3497), [18NO]
    National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 2339), [24JN]
    National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to 
        land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of 
        trails (see H.R. 2267), [17JN]
    Washington: include as the endpoint of the Lewis and Clark 
        National Historic Trail (see H.R. 3296), [10NO]
    Woodbridge, NJ: extend New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail (see H.R. 
        139), [7JA]
  Reports filed
    Coastal Heritage Trail Route Appropriations: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 171) (H. Rept. 106-16), [11FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 791, Star-Spangled Banner National Historic 
        Trail Study Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 232) (H. 
        Rept. 106-210), [29JN]
    Illinois Federal Land Conveyance Along the Lewis and Clark 
        National Historic Trail for a Historic and Interpretive Site: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2737) (H. Rept. 106-427), 
        [1NO]
    Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Study Act: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 791) (H. Rept. 106-189), [17JN]

TRANDAHL, JEFFREY J.
  Appointments
    Clerk of the House, [6JA]
  Bills and resolutions
    House of Representatives: election of officers (see H. Res. 1), 
        [6JA]
    ------notify President of election of the Speaker and Clerk (see 
        H. Res. 4), [6JA]
    Senate: notify that a quorum of the House of Representatives is 
        present and of the election of the Speaker and Clerk (see H. 
        Res. 2), [6JA]

TRANSPORTATION
related term(s) Department of Transportation; Motor Vehicles; Roads and 
    Highways; Surface Transportation Board
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 
        21st Century, [14OC]
    ------H.R. 2084, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations, [21SE]
    ------S. 1467, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 
        Century, [5AU]
  Bills and resolutions
    Aircraft: treatment of certain aircraft as public aircraft (see 
        H.R. 985), [4MR]
    Airline Deregulation Study Commission: establish (see H.R. 3166), 
        [28OC]
    Airlines: whistleblower protection for airline employees who 
        provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 953), [3MR]
    Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State, territory, or 
        possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate 
        transportation of liquor (see H.R. 2031), [8JN] (see H.R. 
        2094), [9JN]
    ------enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in 
        Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor 
        (H.R. 2031), consideration (see H. Res. 272), [2AU]
    ------prohibit the direct shipment of alcohol to minors (see H.R. 
        2161), [10JN]
    American Public Transit Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 
        171), [3AU]
    Animals: improve the safety of animals transported on aircraft 
        (see H.R. 2776), [5AU]
    Appropriations: provide off-budget treatment for certain 
        transportation trust funds (see H.R. 111), [7JA]
    Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims 
        a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss 
        (see H.R. 603), [4FE]
    ------allow families of international airline disaster victims a 
        fair jury trial to receive just compensation

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        for their loss (H.R. 603), consideration (see H. Res. 85), 
        [2MR]
    ------civil penalties for unruly passengers of air carriers (see 
        H.R. 1052), [10MR]
    ------congressional review of civil aviation agreements (see H.R. 
        1845), [18MY]
    ------denial of airport access to certain air carriers conducting 
        operations as a public charter (see H.R. 156), [7JA]
    ------encourage efforts to have European Union regulation of 
        aircraft noise rescinded (see H. Con. Res. 187), [22SE]
    ------enhance competition between airlines and improve consumers' 
        access to airline industry information (see H.R. 908), [2MR] 
        (see H.R. 1030), [9MR]
    ------enhance competition between airlines and reduce airfares 
        (see H.R. 272), [7JA]
    ------establish national policy of fair treatment for airline 
        passengers (see H.R. 2200), [14JN]
    ------implement a pilot program to improve air transportation 
        service to small communities (see H.R. 907), [2MR]
    ------increase access for U.S. air carriers to airports in the 
        United Kingdom (see H.R. 3072), [14OC]
    ------investigate claims of unreasonably high air fares and 
        inadequate air carrier competition at airports (see H.R. 
        2051), [8JN]
    ------investigate unfair competition by major air carriers against 
        new entrant air carriers (see H.R. 1678), [4MY]
    ------liability requirements for air carrier baggage (see H.R. 
        1151), [17MR]
    ------prohibit operation of supersonic transport category aircraft 
        in the U.S. relative to European Union regulation of aircraft 
        noise (see H.R. 661), [10FE]
    ------prohibit operation of supersonic transport category aircraft 
        in the U.S. relative to European Union regulation of aircraft 
        noise (H.R. 661), consideration (see H. Res. 86), [2MR]
    ------provide assistance and slots to air carriers providing 
        service between high-density and underserved airports and 
        improve jet service to underserved markets (see H.R. 951), 
        [3MR] (see H.R. 1679), [4MY]
    ------provide basic consumer protection standards and enhance 
        competition between airlines (see H.R. 780), [23FE]
    ------provide basic consumer protection standards and improve 
        access to airline industry information (see H.R. 700), [10FE] 
        (see H.R. 752), [11FE]
    ------provide slot exemptions for nonstop regional jet service 
        (see H.R. 1738), [6MY]
    ------require U.S. airlines to conduct safety audits of foreign 
        air carriers as a condition of approval of code-sharing 
        agreements between the carriers (see H.R. 2024), [8JN]
    Clean Air Act: repeal highway sanctions (see H.R. 1626), [29AP]
    Consumer Product Safety Act: coverage of low-speed electric 
        bicycles (see H.R. 2592), [22JY]
    Correctional institutions: penalties for transporting maximum 
        security prisoners across State lines to prisons that are not 
        classified to handle maximum security prisoners (see H.R. 
        2080), [8JN]
    Crime: penalties for intentionally damaging mass transit vehicles 
        or causing death or serious injury to transit employees or 
        passengers (see H.R. 1080), [11MR]
    Dept. of the Interior: require study on methods to commemorate the 
        national significance of the Lincoln Highway (see H.R. 2570), 
        [20JY]
    Dept. of Transportation: carry out highway and bridge projects to 
        improve the flow of traffic between Nebraska and Iowa and 
        designate certain highways as interstate highways (see H.R. 
        2869), [15SE]
    ------complete construction of Hubbard Expressway in Youngstown, 
        OH (see H.R. 3026), [5OC]
    ------conduct a study on improving the safety of persons present 
        at roadside emergencies (see H.R. 1990), [27MY]
    ------determine costs and benefits of requiring jet-propelled 
        aircraft taking off from Newark International Airport to 
        conduct ascents over the ocean (see H.R. 620), [8FE]
    ------establish a grant program for providing assistance to 
        emergency response organizations (see H.R. 3155), [27OC]
    ------establish a program to designate as an Interstate Oasis 
        certain facilities near the interstate highway system (see 
        H.R. 1872), [19MY]
    ------establish the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 
        (see H.R. 3419), [17NO]
    ------establish the National Motor Carrier Administration (see 
        H.R. 2679), [3AU]
    ------establish the National Motor Carrier Administration (H.R. 
        2679), consideration (see H. Res. 329), [13OC]
    ------make grants to develop a pilot program on the use of 
        telecommuting as a means of reducing air pollutant emissions 
        (see H.R. 2556), [19JY]
    ------promote use and construction of infrastructure facilities 
        for inherently low-emission vehicles at airports (see H.R. 
        1035), [9MR]
    ------reauthorize Aviation War Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 
        98), [7JA]
    ------reauthorize Aviation War Risk Insurance Program (H.R. 98), 
        Senate amendments (see H. Res. 135), [12AP]
    ------require study and report on certain practices by airlines 
        which restrict consumer access to passenger service and fare 
        information (see H.R. 897), [2MR]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2084), [9JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2084), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 218), [22JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2084), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 318), [30SE]
    Dept of Transportation: permit waiving of noise restrictions on 
        certain aircraft operations (see H.R. 2935), [23SE]
    District of Columbia: reduce traffic congestion, promote economic 
        development, and improve the quality of life in Washington 
        metropolitan region (see H.R. 2688), [3AU]
    Employment: prohibit States from imposing a discriminatory 
        commuter tax on nonresidents (see H.R. 2014), [8JN]
    EPA: reinstate transportation conformity regulations (see H.R. 
        1876), [19MY]
    FAA: Airport Improvement Program funding (see H.R. 99), [7JA]
    ------Airport Improvement Program funding (H.R. 99), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 31), [2FE]
    ------authorize research, engineering, and development programs 
        (see H.R. 1551), [26AP]
    ------authorize research, engineering, and development programs 
        (H.R. 1551), consideration (see H. Res. 290), [14SE]
    ------extending programs (S. 1467), consideration (see H. Res. 
        276), [4AU]
    ------reauthorizing programs (see H.R. 1000), [4MR]
    ------reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 206), [14JN]
    Federal aid programs: continue operating assistance for small 
        transit operators in large urban areas (see H.R. 1257), [24MR]
    Federal Highway Administration: interim continuation of 
        administration of motor carrier functions (see H.R. 3036), 
        [7OC]
    George Washington Memorial Parkway: prohibit construction of new 
        facilities and structures along certain parts (see H.R. 757), 
        [11FE]
    Hazardous substances: authorizing appropriations for safe 
        transportation of hazardous material (see H.R. 968), [3MR]
    Interstate commerce: encourage States to enter into agreements to 
        conform regulations governing limousine services (see H.R. 
        523), [3FE]
    ------prohibit States from imposing restrictions on interstate 
        limousine services (see H.R. 1689), [5MY]
    Medicaid: require criminal background checks on drivers providing 
        medical assistance transportation services (see H.R. 2828), 
        [9SE]
    Mexico: require safety inspections on trucks crossing into the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 2766), [5AU]
    Motor vehicles: amend existing safety laws to strengthen 
        commercial driver licensing and improve compliance (see H.R. 
        2682), [3AU]
    ------average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 
        1992), [27MY]
    ------ensure safe operation of small commercial vans (see H.R. 
        2775), [5AU]
    ------prohibit the awarding of transportation project grants 
        relative to purchases of diesel-fueled buses for use in 
        certain nonattainment areas (see H.R. 3326), [10NO] (see H.R. 
        3376), [16NO]
    ------prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation of 
        buses without seatbelts (see H.R. 56), [7JA]
    ------prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation of 
        school buses without seatbelts (see H.R. 165), [7JA]
    ------provide for annual renewal of safety permits relative to 
        transportation of hazardous substances (see H.R. 646), [9FE]
    ------require automatic door locks on passenger cars (see H.R. 
        3153), [27OC]
    ------transfer certain motor carrier safety functions from the 
        Federal Highway Administration to the National Highway Traffic 
        Safety Administration (see H.R. 507), [2FE]
    NASA: develop and distribute to schools an educational curriculum 
        to commemorate the centennial of powered flight (see H.R. 
        1754), [11MY]
    National Defense Reserve Fleet: conveyance of Guam (S.S.) to 
        American Trade Fair Ship, Inc. (see H.R. 3510), [18NO]
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: correct errors in 
        authorization of certain programs (see H.R. 2035), [8JN]
    National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 
        115), [7JA]
    National objectives: establish national growth programs relative 
        to metropolitan regional projects (see H.R. 1038), [9MR]
    National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc.: support efforts to construct 
        a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 79), [23FE]
    New York: allow use of tandem trailers in certain areas on 
        Interstate 787 (see H.R. 471), [2FE]
    New York, NY: eliminate limitation on toll collection on the 
        Verrazano Narrows Bridge (see H.R. 2582), [21JY]
    NTSB: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2910), [22SE]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2910), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 312), [29SE]
    ------establish a program of assistance to families of passengers 
        involved in rail passenger accidents (see H.R. 2681), [3AU]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (see H.R. 45), [6JA]
    Petroleum: prohibit certain transfers or assignments of service 
        station franchises and certain fixing or maintaining of motor 
        fuel prices (see H.R. 811), [23FE]
    Pipelines: authorizing appropriations for pipeline safety 
        activities (see H.R. 1378), [13AP]
    ------improve safety (see H.R. 3226), [4NO]
    Public welfare programs: guarantee State loans, provide grants to 
        finance transportation services for recipients, and establish 
        preferences for Federal contractors that hire recipients (see 
        H.R. 781), [23FE]
    Public works: State and local capital projects funding (see H.R. 
        2777), [5AU]
    Railroads: authorize activities under Federal railroad safety laws 
        (see H.R. 2666), [30JY] (see H.R. 2683), [3AU]
    ------enhance competition between rail carriers (see H.R. 2784), 
        [5AU]
    ------maintain or create a national system that meets the 
        transportation services needs of the U.S. economy (see H.R. 
        3398), [16NO]
    ------reform the safety practices of the railroad industry (see 
        H.R. 2450), [1JY]
    Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste 
        transportation and disposal (see H.R. 1190), [18MR]
    Richmond, VA: declare a portion of the James River and Kanawha 
        Canal to be nonnavigable waters (see H.R. 1034), [9MR]
    Roads and highways: construction and installation funding for 
        pedestrian safety features (see H.R. 3334), [10NO]
    ------vehicle weight limits (see H.R. 1667), [4MY]
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: addition of slots and 
        lifting of perimeter rule on flight distances (see H.R. 1507), 
        [21AP]

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    San Mateo County, CA: repair or reconstruct a portion of a 
        Federal-aid highway primary route (see H.R. 520), [3FE]
    Ships and vessels: permit the transportation of passengers between 
        U.S. ports by certain foreign-flag vessels and encourage U.S.-
        flag vessels to participate in such transportation (see H.R. 
        248), [7JA]
    ------promote the construction and operation of cruise ships in 
        the U.S. and facilitate the development of a U.S.-built cruise 
        industry (see H.R. 3392), [16NO]
    States: participation in approval process of airport development 
        projects in neighboring States (see H.R. 268), [7JA]
    ------permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles 
        within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 
        3219), [4NO]
    Surface Transportation Board: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 
        3163), [28OC]
    ------enhance railroad competition and collective bargaining 
        agreements between railroads and their employees (see H.R. 
        3446), [18NO]
    Taxation: allow cash payment to Federal employees in lieu of 
        parking benefits (see H.R. 1513), [21AP]
    ------allow tax-exempt financing of private sector highway 
        infrastructure construction (see H.R. 859), [25FE]
    ------deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who 
        are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see 
        H.R. 1861), [19MY]
    ------eliminate certain unfair provisions (see H.R. 2414), [1JY]
    ------encourage production and use of electric vehicles (see H.R. 
        1108), [15MR]
    ------provide tax incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles 
        and the development of alternative fuels (see H.R. 2252), 
        [17JN]
    ------repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general 
        fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway 
        transportation (see H.R. 1001), [4MR]
    ------repeal the motor fuel excise taxes on intercity buses (see 
        H.R. 2423), [1JY]
    ------restore deduction for travel expenses of a taxpayer's spouse 
        who accompanies the taxpayer on business travel (see H.R. 
        1688), [5MY]
    ------use revenues from excise taxes imposed on fuel used in 
        trains for the elimination of railway-highway crossing hazards 
        (see H.R. 2060), [8JN]
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: amend to correct a 
        high priority highway project for Ann Arbor, MI (see H.R. 
        843), [24FE]
    ------repeal the Interstate System Reconstruction and 
        Rehabilitation Pilot Program (see H.R. 1252), [24MR]
    Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge: reconstruction funding (see H.R. 
        2563), [20JY]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        2084), [30SE]
  Messages
    National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, Highway Safety Act, 
        and Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act: President 
        Clinton, [26JY]
  Motions
    Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State, territory, or 
        possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate 
        transportation of liquor (H.R. 2031), [3AU]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2084), [21SE]
    FAA: extending programs (S. 1467), [5AU]
  Reports filed
    Airport Improvement Program Funding: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 99) (H. Rept. 106-6), [2FE]
    Allow Families of International Airline Disaster Victims a Fair 
        Jury Trial To Receive Just Compensation for Their Loss: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        603) (H. Rept. 106-32), [24FE]
    American Public Transit Association Anniversary: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 171) 
        (H. Rept. 106-314), [13SE]
    Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century: Committee 
        on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1000) (H. 
        Rept. 106-167), [7JN], [9JN]
    Aviation War Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 98) (H. Rept. 
        106-2), [2FE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2084, Dept. of 
        Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 318) (H. Rept. 106-357), [30SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 99, Airport Improvement Program Short-Term 
        Extension Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 31) (H. 
        Rept. 106-4), [2FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 603, Allow Families of International Airline 
        Disaster Victims a Fair Jury Trial To Receive Just 
        Compensation for Their Loss: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 85) (H. Rept. 106-37), [2MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 661, Prohibit Operation of Supersonic 
        Transport Category Aircraft in the U.S. Relative to European 
        Union Regulation of Aircraft Noise: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 86) (H. Rept. 106-38), [2MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for 
        the 21st Century: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 206) (H. 
        Rept. 106-185), [14JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1551, FAA Research, Engineering, and 
        Development Programs Authorization: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 290) (H. Rept. 106-318), [14SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2031, Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 272) (H. Rept. 106-
        281), [2AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 2084, Dept. of Transportation and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        218) (H. Rept. 106-196), [22JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2679, Motor Carrier Safety Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 329) (H. Rept. 106-381), [13OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2910, NTSB Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 312) (H. Rept. 106-347), [29SE]
    Consideration of S. 1467, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for 
        the 21st Century: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 276) (H. 
        Rept. 106-293), [4AU]
    Declare a Portion of the James River and Kanawha Canal in 
        Richmond, VA, To Be Nonnavigable Waters: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1034) (H. 
        Rept. 106-107), [27AP]
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 2084) (H. Rept. 106-355), [30SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2084) (H. Rept. 
        106-180), [9JN]
    Encourage Efforts To Have European Union Regulation of Aircraft 
        Noise Rescinded: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 187) (H. Rept. 106-334), 
        [24SE]
    FAA Research, Engineering, and Development Programs: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 1551) (H. Rept. 106-223), [12JY]
    Motor Carrier Safety Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2679) (H. Rept. 106-333), [24SE]
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Programs 
        Authorization Errors Correction: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 2035) (H. Rept. 106-200), [25JN]
    NTSB Appropriations: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2910) (H. Rept. 106-335), [27SE]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act Amendments: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 45) (H. Rept. 106-155), [20MY]
    Pipeline Safety Activities Appropriations: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 1378) (H. Rept. 106-153), [20MY]
    Prohibit Operation of Supersonic Transport Category Aircraft in 
        the U.S. Relative to European Union Regulation of Aircraft 
        Noise: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 661) (H. Rept. 106-35), [2MR]
    Prohibit States From Imposing a Discriminatory Commuter Tax on 
        Nonresidents: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2014) 
        (H. Rept. 106-203), [25JN]
    Rail Passenger Disaster Family Assistance Act: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2681) (H. 
        Rept. 106-313), [13SE]
    Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 2031) (H. Rept. 106-265), [27JY]

TRANSPORTATION EQUITY ACT FOR THE 21st CENTURY
  Bills and resolutions
    Ann Arbor, MI: correct a high priority highway project (see H.R. 
        843), [24FE]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: payment of benefits for smoking-related 
        illnesses caused by nicotine dependence developed during 
        service (see H.R. 832), [24FE]
    Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot Program: 
        repeal (see H.R. 1252), [24MR]

TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CAPITAL ENHANCEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2777), [5AU]

TRASH
see Refuse Disposal

TRAVEL
see Tourist Trade

TREATIES AND AGREEMENTS
  Appointments
    North Atlantic Assembly, [11FE]
    Official Advisers to International Conferences, Meetings, and 
        Negotiation Sessions Relating to Trade Agreements, [19JA]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: multilateral trade negotiations objectives (see H. 
        Res. 224), [25JN]
    Armed Forces: settlement of U.S. families' claims by Germany 
        relative to aircraft collision near Namibia (see H. Res. 183), 
        [19MY]
    Arms control: reduction of nuclear weapons and application of 
        savings to certain domestic initiatives (see H.R. 2545), 
        [16JY]
    Aviation: congressional review of civil aviation agreements (see 
        H.R. 1845), [18MY]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of the rotunda for a 
        ceremony to honor anniversary of NATO and accession of Poland, 
        Hungary, and the Czech Republic (see H. Con. Res. 81), [12AP]
    Caribbean nations: promote growth of free enterprise and economic 
        opportunity, increase trade and investment with the U.S., and 
        encourage free trade policies (see H.R. 1834), [18MY]
    Climate: stabilize and reduce greenhouse gas concentrations and 
        establish an Office of Global Climate Change within the Dept. 
        of Energy (see H.R. 3384, 3385), [16NO]
    Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international 
        agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures 
        (see H. Res. 298), [22SE]
    Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination 
        Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 107), [10MR]
    Crime: increase cooperation on extradition efforts between the 
        U.S. and foreign governments (see H.R. 3212), [3NO]
    Dept. of Defense: reduce level of long-range nuclear forces 
        consistent with the START II Treaty (see H.R. 2600), [22JY]
    Ecology and environment: authorize the President to provide 
        regulatory credit for voluntary early action to lessen 
        environmental impacts from greenhouse gas emissions (see H.R. 
        2520), [14JY]
    Employment: provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant 
        spouses of intracompany transferees if the U.S. has a 
        reciprocal agreement with the country of which the transferee 
        is a national (see H.R. 2662), [30JY]
    Fish and fishing: approve a governing international fishery 
        agreement between the U.S. and the Russian Federation (see 
        H.R. 1653), [29AP]

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    Foreign aid: prohibit U.S. economic assistance for countries that 
        ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 
        (see H.R. 2381), [29JN]
    Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket 
        economy countries (see H.R. 3198), [2NO]
    ------authorize a trade agreement with Northern Ireland and 
        certain border counties in Ireland (see H.R. 1166), [17MR]
    ------consolidate and enhance trade adjustment assistance and 
        NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance programs (see H.R. 
        1491), [20AP]
    ------encourage establishment of free trade areas with certain 
        Pacific Rim countries (see H.R. 1942), [26MY]
    ------promote agricultural commodities, livestock, and value-added 
        products, and prepare for future bilateral and multilateral 
        trade negotiations (see H.R. 817), [24FE]
    ------require development of objective criteria to achieve market 
        access in foreign countries and provide the President with 
        reciprocal trade authority (see H.R. 2612), [26JY]
    ------require the President to report to Congress on any selective 
        embargo on agricultural commodities (see H.R. 17), [6JA]
    ------strengthen U.S. ability to counteract foreign measures that 
        act as market access barriers (see H.R. 3393), [16NO]
    ------withhold extension of World Trade Organization Agreement to 
        any country not in compliance with the New York Convention 
        (see H.R. 2353), [24JN]
    Geneva Conventions: celebrate anniversary and recognize the 
        humanitarian safeguards these treaties provide in times of 
        armed conflict (see H. Con. Res. 102), [6MY]
    Global warming: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to 
        any international agreement relative to Kyoto Protocol (see 
        H.R. 2221), [15JN]
    Government: constitutional amendment relative to legal effects of 
        new treaties and agreements on the Constitution (see H.J. Res. 
        63), [22JY]
    ------nullify effect of an Executive Order relative to the 
        implementation of certain human rights treaties (see H.R. 62), 
        [7JA] (see H.R. 663), [10FE]
    ------prohibit the use of funds to administer or enforce the 
        provisions of an Executive Order relative to the 
        implementation of certain human rights treaties (see H.R. 63), 
        [7JA] (see H.R. 662), [10FE]
    Great Lakes: moratorium on export of bulk fresh water until 
        certain conditions are met (see H.R. 2973), [29SE]
    Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in 
        Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (see H.R. 
        2342), [24JN] (see H.R. 2909), [22SE]
    House Rules: require a two-thirds majority on legislation 
        implementing future trade agreements pursuant to fast-track 
        procedures (see H. Res. 96), [3MR]
    International Labor Organization: tribute to Declaration on 
        Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (see H. Con. Res. 
        116), [25MY]
    International St. Lawrence River Board of Control: establish 
        certain procedures regarding appointment and tenure (see H.R. 
        3395), [16NO]
    Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: tribute to efforts to secure release of 
        captured U.S. servicemen held in Serbia (see H. Res. 156), 
        [3MY]
    Madrid Protocol: implementation of agreement on the international 
        registration of trademarks (see H.R. 769), [23FE]
    Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (see H.J. Res. 35), [2MR] (see H.J. Res. 43), [24MR]
    ------require safety inspections on trucks crossing into the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 2766), [5AU]
    Miami, FL: selection as permanent location for the Secretariat of 
        the Free Trade Area of the Americas (see H. Con. Res. 217), 
        [1NO]
    NAFTA: impact on employment and the environment (see H.R. 650), 
        [9FE]
    ------parity among participating countries relative to the 
        personal allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad 
        (see H. Con. Res. 70), [24MR]
    National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 4), 
        [4FE] (see H.R. 1700), [5MY]
    ------national missile defense system (H.R. 4), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 120), [17MR]
    ------national missile defense system (H.R. 4), consideration of 
        Senate amendment (see H. Res. 179), [19MY]
    ------provide a schedule for production of elements for a national 
        missile defense system (see H.R. 2023), [8JN]
    NATO: recommend integration of Slovakia (see H. Res. 92), [3MR]
    ------U.S. commitment (see H. Res. 59), [11FE]
    Northern Ireland Peace Agreement: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 
        54), [11MR]
    Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish a Chief 
        Agricultural Negotiator (see H.R. 3173), [28OC]
    ------periodically revise retaliation lists of goods of countries 
        that fail to comply with the rulings of the World Trade 
        Organization (see H.R. 2991), [1OC]
    Panama: authorize transfer of certain U.S. properties (see H.R. 
        3231), [4NO]
    Panama Canal: consider as sovereign U.S. territory (see H. Con. 
        Res. 231), [16NO]
    ------negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. 
        Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 233), [17NO]
    ------negotiate renewed presence of U.S. Armed Forces and review 
        contract bidding process for lease of port facilities by 
        People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 186), [17SE]
    ------U.S. control relative to treaties (see H.J. Res. 77), [9NO]
    Serbia: release of captured U.S. servicemen and adherence to 
        Geneva Convention protocols relative to POW and civilians (see 
        H. Con. Res. 83), [12AP]
    Shipping Act: restore the application of antitrust laws to certain 
        applicable agreements and conduct (see H.R. 3138), [25OC]
    St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.: establish (see H.R. 2332), [23JN]
    Taxation: provide incentives and job training grants for 
        communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to 
        Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 1967), [26MY]
    Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: establish Presidential commission to 
        determine validity of certain land claims involving the 
        descendants of persons who were Mexican citizens (see H.R. 
        505), [2FE]
    Water: moratorium on export of bulk fresh water until certain 
        conditions are met (see H.R. 2595), [22JY]
    Weapons: increase monitoring of the use of offsets in 
        international defense trade (see H.R. 2652), [29JY]
    ------prohibit executive branch compliance with the Anti-Ballistic 
        Missile Treaty and the multilateral Memorandum of 
        Understanding related to that treaty (see H.R. 2022), [8JN]
    World Trade Organization: address issue of runaway film production 
        and cultural content restrictions at Seattle, WA, talks (see 
        H. Res. 384), [17NO]
  Messages
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Australia on 
        Technology for the Separation of Isotopes of Uranium by Laser 
        Excitation: President Clinton, [3NO]
    Agreement for Cooperation Concerning Civil Uses of Atomic Energy 
        Between U.S. and Canada: President Clinton, [24JN]
    Amended Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of 
        Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices: President Clinton, 
        [24MY]
    Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act: President Clinton, 
        [29JN]
    Cooperation Agreement With Romania on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear 
        Energy: President Clinton, [9FE]
    National Emergency Relative to Weapons of Mass Destruction: 
        President Clinton, [10NO]
    Trade Policy Agenda and Trade Agreements Program: President 
        Clinton, [9MR]
  Motions
    Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international 
        agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures, 
        [4NO]
    National security: national missile defense system (H.R. 4), 
        [18MR]
  Reports filed
    Approve a Governing International Fishery Agreement Between the 
        U.S. and the Russian Federation: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1653) (H. Rept. 106-195), [22JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 4, National Missile Defense System: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 120) (H. Rept. 106-69), 
        [17MR]
    Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 4, National Missile 
        Defense Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 179) (H. 
        Rept. 106-150), [19MY]
    Madrid Protocol Implementation Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 769) (H. Rept. 106-81), [12AP]
    National Missile Defense System: Committee on Armed Services 
        (House) (H.R. 4) (H. Rept. 106-39), [2MR]
    Selective Agricultural Embargoes Act: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H.R. 17) (H. Rept. 106-154), [20MY]
    ------Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 17) (H. 
        Rept. 106-154), [14JN]

TRUCKING INDUSTRY
related term(s) Cargo Transportation
  Bills and resolutions
    Hazardous substances: authorizing appropriations for safe 
        transportation of hazardous material (see H.R. 968), [3MR]
    Mexico: require safety inspections on trucks crossing into the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 2766), [5AU]
    New York: allow use of tandem trailers in certain areas on 
        Interstate 787 (see H.R. 471), [2FE]
    Roads and highways: vehicle weight limits (see H.R. 1667), [4MY]
    Taxation: deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals 
        who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service 
        (see H.R. 1861), [19MY]

TRUMAN, HARRY S (33d President of the United States)
  Appointments
    Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Board of Trustess, [30JY]

TRUTH IN LENDING ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Credit: adjust statutory exemptions and civil penalties to reflect 
        inflation and eliminate certain rules in accounting for 
        interest rebates in consumer credit transactions (see H.R. 
        1332), [25MR]
    ------prohibit distribution of negotiable checks or instruments in 
        consumer solicitations (see H.R. 1576), [27AP] (see H.R. 
        2351), [24JN]
    ------protect consumers from unreasonable credit card fees or 
        interest rates (see H.R. 1276), [24MR]
    ------require notice before changes to credit card interest rates 
        (see H.R. 3117), [20OC]
    Credit cards: consumer protections (see H.R. 900), [2MR]
    National Gambling Impact Study Commission: implement 
        recommendations relative to availability of cash through 
        automatic teller machines in gambling establishments (see H.R. 
        2811), [8SE]

TURKEY, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Armenia: provide all U.S. records relative to the Armenian 
        genocide to the Committee on International Relations (House), 
        the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum library, and the Armenian 
        Genocide Museum (see H. Res. 155), [28AP]
    Foreign aid: urge the President to condition discussions about 
        foreign military finances on resolution of occupation of 
        Cyprus (see H. Res. 361), [4NO]
    Foreign policy: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of 
        the enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 80), [25MR]
    Greece: claim of sovereignty to the islets in the Aegean Sea 
        called Imia by Greece and Kardak by Turkey (see H. Con. Res. 
        36), [23FE]
    International relations: commend Greece and Turkey for mutual 
        humanitarian assistance and rescue relief relative to 
        earthquakes (see H. Con. Res. 188), [22SE]

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    ------compliance with U.N. resolutions relative to Cyprus (see H. 
        Con. Res. 100), [6MY] (see H. Con. Res. 159), [20JY]

TURKMENISTAN, REPUBLIC OF
related term(s) Commonwealth of Independent States
  Bills and resolutions
    Asia: human rights violations and noncompliance with Organization 
        for Security and Cooperation in Europe commitments on 
        democratization in Central Asia (see H. Con. Res. 204), [21OC]
    Foreign policy: support economic and political independence for 
        the South Caucasus and Central Asia regions (see H.R. 1152), 
        [17MR]

TURNER, HENRY M.
  Bills and resolutions
    Henry McNeal Turner Post Office, Macon, GA: designate (see H.R. 
        3454), [18NO]

TURNER, JIM (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 
        417), consideration (see H. Res. 122), [18MR]
    Taxation: reduce amortization period for reforestation 
        expenditures and increase the maximum amount of such 
        expenditures (see H.R. 1916), [25MY]

TUSCOLA, IL
  Bills and resolutions
    Korean War Veterans National Museum and Library: recognize as a 
        National Korean War Veterans Museum (see H. Res. 320), [1OC]

TWENTY-FIRST AMENDMENT ENFORCEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 2031): consideration (see H. Res. 272), [2AU]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 2031), [3AU]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2031, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 272) (H. Rept. 106-281), [2AU]
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2031) (H. 
        Rept. 106-265), [27JY]

TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY WORKFORCE COMMISSION
  Appointments
    Members, [7JN]

2000 CENSUS COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION ENHANCEMENT ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1009) (H. 
        Rept. 106-89), [13AP]

2000 CENSUS LANGUAGE BARRIER ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 929) (H. 
        Rept. 106-96), [19AP]

2000 CENSUS MAIL OUTREACH IMPROVEMENT ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 928) (H. 
        Rept. 106-88), [13AP]

U.S. ADVISORY COMMISSION ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY
  Bills and resolutions
    Reestablish (see H.R. 559), [3FE]

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY
  Appointments
    Board of Visitors, [12AP], [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Service academies: increase service obligation for military 
        service academies, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and the U.S. 
        Merchant Marine Academy (see H.R. 93), [7JA]

U.S. ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY
see Arms Control

U.S. CAPITOL PRESERVATION COMMISSION
  Appointments
    Members, [18MR], [26AP]

U.S. COAST GUARD ACADEMY
  Appointments
    Board of Visitors, [12AP]
  Bills and resolutions
    Service academies: increase service obligation for military 
        service academies, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and the U.S. 
        Merchant Marine Academy (see H.R. 93), [7JA]

U.S. CONGRESSIONAL PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
  Bills and resolutions
    Tribute (see H. Con. Res. 229), [16NO]

U.S. ENRICHMENT CORP.
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Energy: establish compensation programs for employees 
        sustaining illnesses from exposure to beryllium and other 
        hazardous substances and examine health effects of exposure to 
        hazardous substances (see H.R. 3418), [17NO] (see H.R. 3478), 
        [18NO]
    Nuclear energy: Portsmouth, OH, and Paducah, KY, gaseous diffusion 
        plants funding (see H.R. 3151), [26OC]

U.S. FIRE ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 1550), [26AP]
  Reports filed
    Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1550) (H. Rept. 
        106-133), [10MY]

U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska: improve Federal hiring and contracting of natives (see 
        H.R. 2804), [5AU]
    Dept. of the Interior: provide a process for the public to appeal 
        certain decisions made by the National Park Service and the 
        U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (see H.R. 1866), [19MY]
    Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral 
        reef ecosystems (see H.R. 2903), [21SE]
    Endangered Species Act: prohibit any requirement to mitigate 
        impact of past activities (see H.R. 2131), [10JN]
    Jackson, WY: develop and maintain a multi-agency campus project 
        for tourism and natural resource facilities (see H.R. 2577), 
        [21JY]
    Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act: reauthorize 
        (see H.R. 2496), [13JY]
    National Wildlife Refuge System: prohibit expenditure of certain 
        funds for new refuges without specific authorization from 
        Congress (see H.R. 1199), [18MR]
    Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 1142), 
        [17MR]
    Wildlife: approve a permit required for importation of certain 
        wildlife items taken in Tajikistan (see H.R. 529), [3FE]
  Reports filed
    Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act 
        Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2496) 
        (H. Rept. 106-390), [18OC]

U.S. HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL COUNCIL
  Appointments
    Members, [23MR]

U.S. INFORMATION AGENCY
related term(s) Department of State
  Bills and resolutions
    U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy: reestablish (see 
        H.R. 559), [3FE]

U.S. LIFE-SAVING SERVICE HERITAGE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2832), [9SE]

U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE IMPROVEMENT ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2336) (H. 
        Rept. 106-459), [8NO]

U.S. MASTERS SWIMMING, INC.
  Bills and resolutions
    Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. 
        Res. 25), [4FE]

U.S. MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY
  Appointments
    Board of Visitors, [12AP]
  Bills and resolutions
    Service academies: increase service obligation for military 
        service academies, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and the U.S. 
        Merchant Marine Academy (see H.R. 93), [7JA]

U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY
  Appointments
    Board of Visitors, [12AP]
  Bills and resolutions
    Service academies: increase service obligation for military 
        service academies, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and the U.S. 
        Merchant Marine Academy (see H.R. 93), [7JA]

U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY
  Appointments
    Board of Visitors, [12AP]
  Bills and resolutions
    Service academies: increase service obligation for military 
        service academies, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and the U.S. 
        Merchant Marine Academy (see H.R. 93), [7JA]

U.S. TENNIS ASSOCIATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 287), [13SE]

U.S.S. ALABAMA CREWMEN'S ASSOCIATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Alabama (U.S.S.): tribute to crew (see H. Res. 123), [18MR]

UDALL, MARK (a Representative from Colorado)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Arapaho National Forest: designate James Peak Wilderness (see H.R. 
        2177), [10JN]
    Clear Creek County, CO: provide additional time to dispose of 
        certain lands transferred to the county (see H.R. 2799), [5AU]
    Colorado: management as open space of certain lands at Rocky Flats 
        Environmental Technology Site (see H.R. 2179), [10JN]
    Dept. of Education: establish the High Performance Schools Program 
        (see H.R. 3143), [25OC]
    Power resources: authorize research to promote the conversion of 
        biomass into biobased industrial products (see H.R. 2819), 
        [8SE]
    Public lands: promote and recognize the role of volunteers and 
        partnership organizations in the stewardship of Federal lands 
        (see H.R. 3501), [18NO]
    Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as 
        wilderness (see H.R. 2178), [10JN]
    SBA: conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about 
        telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 3500), 
        [18NO]

UDALL, MORRIS K. (a former Representative from Arizona) 
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Coronado National Forest: redesignate in honor of Morris K. Udall 
        (see H.R. 981), [4MR]
    Tribute (see H. Con. Res. 40), [3MR]

UDALL, TOM (a Representative from New Mexico)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Bureau of Reclamation: feasibility study on rehabilitation of the 
        municipal water system at the Jicarilla Apache Reservation in 
        New Mexico (see H.R. 3051), [7OC]
    Carson National Forest: land conveyance to Rio Arriba County, NM 
        (see H.R. 694), [10FE]
    ------land conveyance to San Juan College (see H.R. 695), [10FE]
    Courts: appoint Assistant U.S. Attorney for each judicial district 
        to prosecute firearms offenses (see H.R. 2081), [8JN]
    Earth Day: observance (see H. Res. 400), [18NO]
    Native Americans: permit leasing of oil and gas rights on certain 
        Navajo lands in which there is consent from a specified 
        percentage of interest in such lands (see H.R. 3181), [28OC]
    ------provide technical and legal assistance for tribal justice 
        systems and members of Indian tribes (see H.R. 3333), [10NO]
    New Mexico: establish and protect archaeological sites in the 
        Galisteo Basin (see H.R. 1970), [26MY]
    Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: compensation for certain 
        individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines, mills, or 
        during transport (see H.R. 1045), [9MR]
    SBA: women's business center programs funding and conditions of 
        participation (see H.R. 1497), [20AP]

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    Technology: promote development of technology clusters to enable 
        national laboratories to meet Dept. of Energy missions (see 
        H.R. 3502), [18NO]
    Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: establish Presidential commission to 
        determine validity of certain land claims involving the 
        descendants of persons who were Mexican citizens (see H.R. 
        505), [2FE]

UKRAINIAN AMERICANS
  Bills and resolutions
    Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 
        3463), [18NO]

UKRAINIAN-AMERICAN VETERANS, INC.
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal charter: grant (see H.R. 3463), [18NO]

UNBORN VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 2436): consideration (see H. Res. 313), [29SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2436, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 313) (H. Rept. 106-348), [29SE]
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2436) (H. 
        Rept. 106-332), [24SE], [29SE]

UNDERWOOD, ROBERT A. (a Delegate from Guam)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Computers: funding for States to correct year 2000 problem in 
        computers that administer State and local government programs 
        (see H.R. 1022), [4MR]
    Courts: convert a Federal judgeship in Hawaii to permanent status 
        and extend statutory authority for magistrate positions in 
        Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 944), [2MR]
    Guam: restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in 
        World War II (see H.R. 755), [11FE]
    Organic Act of Guam: amend (see H.R. 2462), [1JY]
    Refugees: deny aliens the opportunity to apply for asylum in Guam 
        (see H.R. 945), [2MR]

UNEMPLOYMENT
related term(s) Employment
  Bills and resolutions
    Benefits: reform system (see H.R. 3167), [28OC]
    Dept. of HUD: reform empowerment zone designation process by 
        placing more emphasis on an applicant's poverty and 
        unemployment rates (see H.R. 504), [2FE]
    Employment: eligibility for compensation for individuals leaving 
        employment relative to victimization by sexual harassment or 
        loss of child care (see H.R. 931), [2MR]
    Families and domestic relations: demonstration projects to support 
        State and local efforts to provide partial or full wage 
        replacement for childbirth, adoption, or other caregiving 
        needs (see H.R. 2500), [13JY]
    Mining and mineral resources: establish a program of supplemental 
        unemployment benefits for certain unemployed coal miners (see 
        H.R. 3507), [18NO]
    Ohio: designate the Youngstown-Warren area as an empowerment zone 
        (see H.R. 503), [2FE]
    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. 1830), [17MY]
    Taxation: adjust for inflation the amount of agricultural labor 
        wages that can be paid without being subject to Federal 
        unemployment taxes (see H.R. 1874), [19MY]
    ------eliminate the temporary increase in unemployment tax (see 
        H.R. 1975), [27MY]
    ------extend work opportunity tax credit relative to hiring of 
        workers in rural areas (see H.R. 998), [4MR]
    ------improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes and the 
        provision of such revenues for employment security 
        administration (see H.R. 3174), [28OC]
    ------prohibit denial of unemployment compensation solely on the 
        basis of leaving employment due to a reasonable fear of 
        domestic violence (see H.R. 2370), [29JN]
    ------repeal the inclusion in gross income of unemployment 
        compensation (see H.R. 3169), [28OC]
    ------restore certain business-related deductions (see H.R. 781), 
        [23FE]
    ------treatment of certain personal care services under the 
        unemployment tax (see H.R. 480), [2FE]
    ------treatment of Indian tribal governments as State, local 
        governments or nonprofit organizations relative to 
        unemployment compensation (see H.R. 1943), [26MY]
  Messages
    Council of Economic Advisers Report: President Clinton, [8FE]

UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES
  Bills and resolutions
    Colleges and universities: ensure the equitable treatment of 
        graduates (see H.R. 2272), [17JN]

UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
  Bills and resolutions
    Ammunition: limit the sale or export of plastic bullets (see H.R. 
        2109), [9JN]
    Aviation: increase access for U.S. air carriers to airports in the 
        United Kingdom (see H.R. 3072), [14OC]
    Dept. of the Interior: study on establishing a national historic 
        trail to commemorate the War of 1812 (see H.R. 791), [23FE]
    ------study on establishing a national historic trail to 
        commemorate the War of 1812 (H.R. 791), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 232), [29JN]
    Foreign policy: allocation of economic assistance to Northern 
        Ireland and border counties in Ireland (see H.R. 1164), [17MR]
    Foreign trade: authorize a trade agreement with Northern Ireland 
        and certain border counties in Ireland (see H.R. 1166), [17MR]
    Immigration: waive certain inadmissibility grounds for aliens 
        married to U.S. citizens relative to political activity in 
        Ireland or Northern Ireland (see H.R. 2110), [9JN]
    Nelson, Rosemary: killing of human rights lawyer in car bomb 
        attack in Lurgan, Northern Ireland (see H. Con. Res. 59), 
        [17MR] (see H. Res. 128), [23MR]
    Northern Ireland: U.S. policy on paramilitary groups and British 
        security forces (see H.R. 128), [7JA]
    Northern Ireland Peace Agreement: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 
        54), [11MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 791, Star-Spangled Banner National Historic 
        Trail Study Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 232) (H. 
        Rept. 106-210), [29JN]
    Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Study Act: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 791) (H. Rept. 106-189), [17JN]

UNITED NATIONS
  Bills and resolutions
    Africa: urge an end to the war between Eritrea and Ethiopia and 
        call on human rights organizations to investigate abuses in 
        connection with the conflict (see H. Con. Res. 46), [9MR]
    China, People's Republic of: congressional approval before the 
        U.S. supports admission into the World Trade Organization, and 
        U.S. withdrawal if admission is granted without U.S. approval 
        (see H.R. 884), [1MR]
    Computers: oppose proposed tax on Internet use (see H. Con. Res. 
        172), [4AU]
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        (see H.R. 2415), [1JY] (see H.R. 3427), [17NO]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 247), [14JY]
    Foreign aid: prohibit certain foreign assistance to countries that 
        consistently oppose the U.S. position in the U.N. General 
        Assembly (see H.R. 1054), [10MR]
    ------prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain 
        countries (see H.R. 2269), [17JN]
    Foreign policy: oppose convening of conference to enforce the 
        Fourth Geneva Convention for the Protection of Civilians in 
        Time of War relative to Israeli actions in the occupied 
        Palestinian territory (see H. Con. Res. 117), [25MY]
    ------promote democracy in Serbia and Montenegro (see H.R. 1064), 
        [10MR]
    Global taxation (see H. Con. Res. 179), [5AU]
    Immigration: prevent admission, require removal, and authorize 
        investigation of aliens who commit acts of torture or genocide 
        abroad (see H.R. 2642), [29JY] (see H.R. 3058), [12OC]
    India: resolution of dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir (see H. 
        Res. 227), [29JN]
    Indonesia: deployment of a U.N. force to address human rights 
        violations in East Timor relative to vote on self-
        determination (see H. Res. 292), [14SE]
    ------implementation of results of referendum in East Timor and 
        end violence by paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 183), 
        [9SE]
    ------oppose IMF and World Bank loans until violence resulting 
        from the referendum in East Timor has been ended (see H.R. 
        2822), [9SE]
    ------prohibit economic assistance until the results of the 
        referendum in East Timor have been fully implemented (see H.R. 
        2809), [8SE] (see H.R. 2838), [9SE] (see H.R. 2895), [21SE]
    International Conference on Population and Development: implement 
        Programme of Action while maintaining sovereign rights of 
        countries relative to family planning (see H. Res. 102), [9MR] 
        (see H. Res. 118), [16MR]
    Iraq: oppose expansion of Oil-for-Food Program and condemn Saddam 
        Hussein for actions against Iraqi people and the U.N. (see H. 
        Con. Res. 39), [2MR]
    Israel: promote full equality (see H.R. 3405), [16NO]
    Kosovo: condition and humanitarian needs of refugees (see H. Res. 
        161), [6MY]
    ------end NATO air strikes and engage the U.N. to resolve conflict 
        (see H. Res. 196), [27MY]
    ------presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (see 
        H. Con. Res. 29), [10FE] (see H. Con. Res. 42), [8MR]
    ------presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (H. 
        Con. Res. 42), consideration (see H. Res. 103), [10MR]
    ------prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless 
        authorized by law (see H.R. 647), [9FE] (see H.R. 1368), 
        [12AP] (see H.R. 1562, 1563), [26AP] (see H.R. 1566, 1569), 
        [27AP]
    ------prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless 
        authorized by law (H.R. 1569), consideration (see H. Res. 
        151), [27AP]
    ------U.S. policy on self-determination relative to human rights 
        violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian police (see H. 
        Con. Res. 9), [7JA] (see H. Con. Res. 32), [11FE]
    Palestinians: condemn efforts to revive the original Palestine 
        partition plan and the U.N. Commission on Human Rights 
        resolution endorsing self-determination based on the plan (see 
        H. Con. Res. 131), [10JN]
    Serbia: undertake efforts to secure the release of CARE (relief 
        organization) workers being held prisoner (see H. Con. Res. 
        144), [29JN]
    Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of 
        Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H. 
        Con. Res. 190), [30SE]
    ------prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. proposals to 
        impose taxes or fees on U.S. citizens (see H.R. 280), [7JA]
    Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a 
        signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto 
        Protocol (see H.R. 2221), [15JN]
    Turkey: compliance with U.N. resolutions relative to Cyprus (see 
        H. Con. Res. 100), [6MY] (see H. Con. Res. 159), [20JY]
    U.N. Population Fund: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution (see 
        H.R. 895), [2MR]
    U.S. contributions: payment of arrearages (see H.R. 1266), [24MR] 
        (see H.R. 1355; H. Con. Res. 78), [25MR]
    ------prohibit the payment of any contributions by the U.S. until 
        overpayments have been properly credited or reimbursed (see 
        H.R. 346), [19JA]

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    U.S. membership: terminate (see H.R. 1146), [17MR]
    UNESCO: develop a strategy to bring the U.S. back into full and 
        active participation (see H.R. 1974), [27MY]
    ------renew U.S. membership (see H.R. 2566), [20JY]
  Messages
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Peace Efforts: President Clinton, [8FE]
    National Emergency Relative to Angola: President Clinton, [21SE], 
        [27SE]
    National Emergency Relative to Yugoslavia: President Clinton, 
        [3MY], [27MY]
    Progress Toward Achieving a Sustainable Peace Process in Bosnia 
        and Herzegovina: President Clinton, [26JY]
    U.S. Government Activities in the U.N.: President Clinton, [13SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 42, Presence of U.S. Armed Forces 
        for Peacekeeping Purposes in Kosovo: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 103) (H. Rept. 106-48), [10MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1569, Military Operations in the Federal 
        Republic of Yugoslavia Limitation Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 106-118), [27AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 2415, Dept. of State and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 247) (H. 
        Rept. 106-235), [14JY]
    Dept. of State and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H.R. 1211) (H. Rept. 106-
        122), [29AP]

UNIVERSAL PRE-KINDERGARTEN AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2865), [14SE]

UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the University of Alaska 
        (see H.R. 2958), [27SE]

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
  Bills and resolutions
    Fulmer, Phillip: Football Writers Association of America Eddie 
        Robinson Coach of the Year award recipient (see H. Res. 33), 
        [2FE]
    Sports: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 33), [2FE]

UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Higher Education Act: eligibility for assistance for historically 
        black colleges and universities (see H.R. 485), [2FE]

UNSOLICITED LOAN CHECK CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2351), [24JN]

UPPER DELAWARE CITIZENS ADVISORY COUNCIL
  Bills and resolutions
    Authorization: extend (see H.R. 54), [6JA]

UPPER DELAWARE SCENIC AND RECREATIONAL RIVER MONGAUP VISITOR CENTER ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 20) (H. Rept. 
        106-361), [4OC]

UPTON, FRED (a Representative from Michigan)
  Appointments
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [7JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Budget: require that certain surplus amounts be used for paying 
        down the national debt (see H. Res. 55), [11FE]
    Colleges and universities: enhance protections against fraud in 
        the offering of financial assistance for a college education 
        (see H.R. 3210), [3NO]
    Diseases: establishment and operation of asthma treatment services 
        for children (see H.R. 2840), [13SE]
    Drugs: treatment of gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine 
        hydrochloride relative to the Controlled Substances Act (see 
        H.R. 2130), [10JN] (see H.R. 3457), [18NO]
    Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers 
        and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access 
        (see H.R. 1221), [23MR]
    Health Care Access, Affordability, and Quality Commission: 
        establish (see H.R. 2042), [8JN]
    Immigration: modify implementation requirements for automated 
        entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 1650), [29AP]
    Insurance: ensure coverage of emergency ambulance services (see 
        H.R. 1777), [12MY]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (see H.R. 45), [6JA]
    Pollard, Jonathan J.: advocate serving of full sentence of life 
        imprisonment and oppose pardon, reprieve, or any other 
        executive clemency (see H. Con. Res. 18), [19JA]
    Taxation: prohibit the imposition of access fees on Internet 
        service providers (see H.R. 1291), [25MR]

URANIUM MILL TAILINGS RADIATION CONTROL ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Radioactive substances: remediation of Atlas uranium milling site 
        near Moab, UT (see H.R. 393), [19JA] (see H.R. 1559), [26AP]

URBAN AREAS
related term(s) Rural Areas; Suburban areas
  Bills and resolutions
    Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc.: issue 
        commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. 
        Res. 57), [17MR]
    Aviation: provide assistance and slots to air carriers providing 
        service between high-density and underserved airports and 
        improve jet service to underserved markets (see H.R. 951), 
        [3MR] (see H.R. 1679), [4MY]
    CERCLA: limit portion of Superfund expended for administration, 
        oversight, support, studies, design, investigations, 
        monitoring, assessment and evaluation, and enforcement 
        activities (see H.R. 2754), [5AU]
    ------reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote 
        brownfields redevelopment (see H.R. 1300), [25MR]
    Charities: reform tax treatment of certain anti-poverty 
        contributions and distributions from individual retirement 
        accounts, and prohibit religious discrimination in the 
        allocation of Government assistance funds (see H.R. 1607), 
        [28AP]
    Children and youth: provide grants to organizations to develop 
        youth intervention models (see H.R. 102), [7JA]
    Clean Air Act: modify application of certain provisions relative 
        to inclusion of entire metropolitan statistical areas within 
        nonattainment areas (see H.R. 3298), [10NO]
    Community development: encourage community renewal through 
        community- and faith-based organizations (see H. Res. 207), 
        [15JN]
    ------encourage small business development in certain communities 
        through support of Community Development Venture Capital funds 
        (see H.R. 2812), [8SE]
    ------provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones, 
        enterprise communities, and strategic planning communities 
        (see H.R. 2170), [10JN] (see H.R. 2463), [1JY]
    Dept. of HUD: make certain single family properties available at a 
        discount to individuals who teach in inner city schools (see 
        H.R. 2657), [30JY]
    ------reform empowerment zone designation process by placing more 
        emphasis on an applicant's poverty and unemployment rates (see 
        H.R. 504), [2FE]
    Dept. of Transportation: make grants to develop a pilot program on 
        the use of telecommuting as a means of reducing air pollutant 
        emissions (see H.R. 2556), [19JY]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for 
        veterans in the Atlanta, GA, area (see H.R. 1249), [24MR]
    ------establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Boise, ID, 
        area (see H.R. 1978), [27MY]
    ------establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Miami, FL, 
        area (see H.R. 1628), [29AP]
    ------establish a national cemetery for veterans in the 
        Pittsburgh, PA, area (see H.R. 1973), [27MY]
    ------establish a national cemetery for veterans in the San Diego, 
        CA, area (see H.R. 3199), [2NO]
    District of Columbia: reduce traffic congestion, promote economic 
        development, and improve the quality of life in Washington 
        metropolitan region (see H.R. 2688), [3AU]
    ------restore certain authorities to the Mayor (see H.R. 433), 
        [2FE]
    ------restore certain authorities to the Mayor and expedite the 
        suspension of activities of the District of Columbia Financial 
        Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority (see H.R. 
        214), [7JA]
    Education: provide flexibility to local agencies that develop 
        voluntary public and private parental choice programs (see 
        H.R. 1538), [22AP]
    ------provide grants to urban educational agencies to enable them 
        to recruit and retain qualified teachers (see H.R. 2659), 
        [30JY]
    EPA: certify State voluntary cleanup programs for brownfield sites 
        and clarify liability of landowners and prospective purchasers 
        (see H.R. 1391), [13AP]
    FAA: accelerate redesign of airspace over New Jersey/New York 
        metropolitan area (see H.R. 1448), [15AP]
    ------address aircraft noise problems of Staten Island, NY (see 
        H.R. 790), [23FE]
    FCC: revise television station ownership rules relative to local 
        marketing agreements (see H.R. 942), [2MR]
    Health: carry out programs to prevent and manage asthma, 
        allergies, and related respiratory problems in children and 
        establish a pest control services tax credit for low-income 
        multifamily residential housing (see H.R. 1966), [26MY]
    ------improve access to dentistry programs in underserved areas 
        and health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1920), [25MY]
    Health care professionals: admission requirements for nonimmigrant 
        nurses willing to practice in underserved areas (see H.R. 
        414), [19JA] (see H.R. 441), [2FE]
    Insects: develop and implement integrated cockroach management 
        programs to reduce health risks to residents, especially 
        children, suffering from asthma and asthma-related illnesses 
        (see H.R. 875), [25FE]
    Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), 
        [25OC]
    New York, NY: require new multifamily housing to comply with 
        Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act (see H.R. 1126), 
        [16MR]
    Noise pollution: prohibit operation of civil subsonic turbojets in 
        certain metropolitan areas (see H.R. 561), [3FE]
    ------restrictions and requirements on aircraft operations at 
        certain metropolitan airports (see H.R. 129), [7JA]
    Nonprofit organizations: development of municipally-owned vacant 
        lots (see H.R. 2305), [22JN]
    Ohio: designate the Youngstown-Warren area as an empowerment zone 
        (see H.R. 503), [2FE]
    Public lands: eliminate hazardous fuels buildup and undertake 
        other forest management projects to protect communities from 
        wildfires (see H.R. 1522), [22AP]
    ------increase Land and Water Conservation Fund and Urban Parks 
        and Recreation Recovery Programs funding, resume State grant 
        funding, and develop conservation and recreation facilities in 
        urban areas (see H.R. 1118), [16MR]
    Solid Waste Disposal Act: management of remediation waste at 
        brownfields and other remediation sites (see H.R. 2718), [5AU]
    Taxation: allow credit for construction and renovation of 
        commercial buildings in distressed areas (see H.R. 2954), 
        [27SE]
    ------designate renewal communities (see H.R. 815), [24FE]
    ------exclude from gross income certain employer provided housing 
        incentives relative to the purchase of a house in qualified 
        urban areas (see H.R. 3389), [16NO]
    ------provide incentives for investments in enterprise zones and 
        domestic businesses (see H.R. 336), [19JA]
    ------treatment of clean-fuel vehicles by enterprise zone 
        businesses (see H.R. 260), [7JA]
    Transportation: continue operating assistance for small transit 
        operators in large urban areas (see H.R. 1257), [24MR]

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    ------establish national growth programs relative to metropolitan 
        regional projects (see H.R. 1038), [9MR]
    ------prohibit States from imposing a discriminatory commuter tax 
        on nonresidents (see H.R. 2014), [8JN]
    Youngstown, OH: authorize community development block grant funds 
        for construction of a community center and renovation of a 
        sports complex (see H.R. 2231), [15JN] (see H.R. 3499), [18NO]
  Reports filed
    Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 441) (H. Rept. 106-135), [12MY]
    Prohibit States From Imposing a Discriminatory Commuter Tax on 
        Nonresidents: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2014) 
        (H. Rept. 106-203), [25JN]
    Recycle America's Land Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1300) (H. Rept. 106-353), [30SE]

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. 
        3245), [8NO]

URUGUAY ROUND AGREEMENTS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign trade: clarify rules of origin for certain textile 
        products (see H.R. 3066), [13OC]

USS LST SHIP MEMORIAL, INC.
  Bills and resolutions
    Bowman County (U.S.S.): authorize Presidential consent to the 
        third party transfer to the USS LST Ship Memorial, Inc. (see 
        H.R. 146), [7JA]

UTAH
  Bills and resolutions
    Central Utah Project: acquisition of water rights, completion of 
        project facilities, and implementation of water conservation 
        measures (see H.R. 2889), [21SE]
    Dept. of Energy: retention and administration of certain Oil Shale 
        Reserves in Utah (see H.R. 2823), [9SE]
    Dept. of the Interior: release reversionary interests held by the 
        U.S. in certain parcels of land in Washington County, UT (see 
        H.R. 2862), [14SE]
    Duchesne City, UT: convey certain water rights (see H.R. 3468), 
        [18NO]
    Four Corners Monument Tribal Park: authorize an interpretive 
        center and related visitor facilities (see H.R. 1384), [13AP]
    Noal Cushing Bateman Post Office Building, Sandy, UT: designate 
        (see H.R. 1251), [24MR]
    Public lands: clarify the legal effect on the U.S. of the 
        acquisition of a parcel of land in the Red Cliffs Desert 
        Reserve (see H.R. 2863), [14SE]
    ------designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1732), [6MY] 
        (see H.R. 3035), [7OC]
    Radioactive substances: remediation of Atlas uranium milling site 
        near Moab, UT (see H.R. 393), [19JA] (see H.R. 1559), [26AP]
    Summit County, UT: authorize contracts with the Weber Basin Water 
        Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-
        Federal water (see H.R. 3236), [5NO]
    Water: settlement of water rights claims of the Shivwits Band of 
        the Paiute Indian Tribe (see H.R. 3291), [10NO]
    West National Heritage Area: authorizing appropriations for the 
        Golden Spike/Crossroads (see H.R. 2932), [23SE]
  Reports filed
    Central Utah Project Acquisition of Water Rights, Completion of 
        Project Facilities, and Implementation of Water Conservation 
        Measures: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2889) (H. Rept. 
        106-417), [27OC]

UTILITIES
see Public Utilities

UZBEKISTAN, REPUBLIC OF
related term(s) Commonwealth of Independent States
  Bills and resolutions
    Asia: human rights violations and noncompliance with Organization 
        for Security and Cooperation in Europe commitments on 
        democratization in Central Asia (see H. Con. Res. 204), [21OC]
    Foreign policy: support economic and political independence for 
        the South Caucasus and Central Asia regions (see H.R. 1152), 
        [17MR]

VALLEJO, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Water: authorize certain uses of water from the Solano Project 
        (see H.R. 1235), [23MR]
  Reports filed
    Solano Project Water Uses Authorization: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1235) (H. Rept. 106-426), [1NO]

VALLEY FORGE, PA
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for 
        veterans in the Valley Forge National Historic Park (see H.R. 
        1961), [26MY]

VANG, MICHAEL
  Bills and resolutions
    Laos: condemn human rights abuses and role in the abduction of 
        Houa Ly and Michael Vang (see H. Res. 332), [14OC]

VANS
see Common Carriers

VELA, FILEMON B., SR.
  Bills and resolutions
    Garza-Vela U.S. Courthouse, Brownsville, TX: designate (see H.R. 
        686), [10FE]
  Reports filed
    Garza-Vela U.S. Courthouse, Brownsville, TX: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 686) (H. Rept. 
        106-109), [27AP]

VELASQUEZ, WILLIAM C.
  Bills and resolutions
    Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. 
        Res. 104), [6MY]

VELAZQUEZ, NYDIA M. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Armed Forces: extend and improve procurement contract goals for 
        small disadvantaged businesses and certain institutions of 
        higher education (see H.R. 2334), [23JN]
    Health: establish certain requirements for managed care plans (see 
        H.R. 3259), [8NO]
    SBA: women's business center programs funding and conditions of 
        participation (see H.R. 774), [23FE]

VENEZUELA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Elections (see H. Res. 27), [19JA]

VENTO, BRUCE F. (a Representative from Minnesota)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1239), 
        [23MR]
    Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language 
        requirements for Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371), [19JA]
    Community Development Financial Institutions Fund: reauthorize and 
        improve (see H.R. 629), [8FE]
    Contracts: require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above 
        local poverty line (see H.R. 314), [7JA]
    Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the 
        preservation of affordable housing for low-income families 
        (see H.R. 425), [19JA]
    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. 566), [3FE]
    Laos: support democracy and human rights (see H. Res. 169), [13MY]
    Privacy: regulate use of personal information obtained by 
        interactive computer services (see H.R. 313), [7JA] (see H.R. 
        2882), [15SE]
    Public lands: require congressional approval before entering into 
        certain agreements or arrangements (see H.R. 1207), [18MR]
    Taxation: treatment of Government pensions relative to Social 
        Security benefits (see H.R. 372), [19JA]

VETERANS
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2116, Veterans' Millennium Health Care Act, [8NO]
  Bills and resolutions
    Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans: repeal the provision of 
        law requiring termination (see H.R. 2016), [8JN]
    Alabama (U.S.S.): tribute to crew (see H. Res. 123), [18MR]
    AMVETS: amend charter (see H.R. 604), [4FE]
    Appropriations: authorizing for homeless veterans reintegration 
        projects (see H.R. 1484), [20AP]
    Arlington National Cemetery: authorize memorialization at the 
        columbarium for eligible veterans who have donated their 
        remains to science (see H.R. 1069), [11MR]
    ------enact into law eligibility requirements for interment (see 
        H.R. 70), [7JA]
    Armed Forces: establish a combat artillery medal (see H.R. 3043), 
        [7OC]
    ------improve access to treatment facilities, provide Medicare 
        reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal Employees 
        Health Benefits Program for veterans and their dependents (see 
        H.R. 1067), [10MR]
    ------improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and 
        expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), 
        [11MR] (see H.R. 1182), [18MR]
    ------improve pay and retirement equity (see H.R. 9), [1MR]
    ------improve pay and retirement equity (S. 4), return to Senate 
        (see H. Res. 393), [18NO]
    ------increase basic pay and revise the retired pay computation 
        formula applicable to certain veterans (see H.R. 500), [2FE]
    ------prohibit awarding of the Purple Heart to persons convicted 
        of a capital crime (see H.R. 550), [3FE]
    ------provide for Medicare subvention demonstration project for 
        veterans and improve TRICARE program (see H.R. 1347), [25MR]
    ------recognize the sacrifice and dedication of members throughout 
        history (see H.J. Res. 25), [9FE]
    ------restore health care coverage to retired members of the 
        uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), [28SE]
    ------revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see 
        H.R. 72), [7JA]
    Benefits: extend dependency and indemnity compensation benefits to 
        surviving spouses whose subsequent marriages have terminated 
        (see H.R. 708), [11FE]
    Cemeteries and funerals: increase burial and funeral allowance for 
        certain veterans (see H.R. 652), [9FE]
    ------increase burial benefits paid for plot allowances and pay 
        States for plot allowances for veterans eligible for burial in 
        a national cemetery who are buried in cemeteries of such 
        States (see H.R. 2586), [22JY]
    ------require employers to give employees who are members of 
        reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor 
        guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), [7JA]
    Cold war: celebrate victory and anniversary of the fall of the 
        Berlin Wall (see H. Con. Res. 121), [27MY]
    ------celebrate victory and anniversary of the fall of the Berlin 
        Wall by designating an annual Freedom Day (see H. Con. Res. 
        223), [9NO]
    ------commemorate victory of freedom (see H.R. 2440), [1JY]
    Commission on Servicemembers and Veterans Transition Assistance: 
        make recommended improvements in benefits and services (see 
        H.R. 606), [4FE]
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House): minority party 
        appointments (see H. Res. 29), [2FE]
    Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: improve retirement 
        authorities relative to judges (see H.R. 605), [4FE]
    Dept. of Defense: allow Medicare-eligible military health care 
        system beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health 
        Benefits Program (see H.R. 113), (see H.R. 205), [7JA]
    ------authorize certain disabled veterans and their dependents to 
        use commissary stores and post and base exchanges (see H.R. 
        362), [19JA]
    ------eliminate backlog of requests for issuance or replacement of 
        military medals and decorations (see H.R. 1226), [23MR]

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    ------improve authorities relative to the provision of honor guard 
        details at funerals of veterans (see H.R. 2283), [18JN]
    ------requirements for honor guard details at funerals of veterans 
        (see H. Con. Res. 23), [3FE]
    ------support for nongovernmental organizations participating in 
        honor guard details at funerals of veterans (see H. Con. Res. 
        192), [5OC]
    Dept. of HUD: include VA loan recipients under requirement for 
        notification of housing counseling (see H.R. 1618), [28AP]
    Dept. of the Treasury: report on tax incentives to encourage non-
        Armed Forces members to participate in an honor guard for 
        veterans' funerals (see H.R. 289), [7JA]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in 
        developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such 
        claims (see H.R. 3193), [2NO]
    ------authorize projects to facilitate the treatment of veterans 
        with Alzheimer's disease (see H. Res. 177), [18MY]
    ------conduct Stand Down events and establish a pilot program that 
        will provide for an annual Stand Down event in each State (see 
        H.R. 566), [3FE]
    ------convey certain real property to Murfreesboro, TN (see H.R. 
        3094), [18OC]
    ------enhance quality assurance program within the Veterans 
        Benefits Administration (see H.R. 1214), [23MR]
    ------establish a national cemetery for veterans at Fort Gordon, 
        GA (see H.R. 2195), [14JN]
    ------establish a national cemetery for veterans in the 
        Albuquerque, NM, area (see H.R. 3335), [10NO]
    ------establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Atlanta, 
        GA, area (see H.R. 1249), [24MR]
    ------establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Boise, ID, 
        area (see H.R. 1978), [27MY]
    ------establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Miami, FL, 
        area (see H.R. 1628), [29AP]
    ------establish a national cemetery for veterans in the 
        Pittsburgh, PA, area (see H.R. 1973), [27MY]
    ------establish a national cemetery for veterans in the San Diego, 
        CA, area (see H.R. 3199), [2NO]
    ------establish additional national cemeteries for veterans (see 
        H.R. 1476), [20AP]
    ------establish an outpatient clinic in Georgia's 7th 
        Congressional District (see H.R. 1296), [25MR]
    ------establish an outpatient clinic in Salem, OR (see H.R. 3079), 
        [14OC]
    ------establish presumption of service connection for a disease 
        incurred or aggravated while performing inactive duty training 
        (see H.R. 3230), [4NO]
    ------establish presumption of service connection for certain 
        chronic symptoms of Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (see H.R. 
        2697), [4AU]
    ------exempt amounts owed for prescription drugs and medical 
        supplies from certain interest charges and administrative 
        costs (see H.R. 3227), [4NO]
    ------expand respite care program (see H.R. 1762), [11MY]
    ------furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of 
        certain individuals (see H.R. 1160), [17MR] (see H.R. 1387), 
        [13AP]
    ------improve access of veterans to emergency medical care in non-
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities (see H.R. 135), 
        [7JA]
    ------improve allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 24), 
        [6JA]
    ------improve health care programs and provide extended care 
        services for veterans (see H.R. 2116), [9JN]
    ------improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of 
        available benefits (see H.R. 3256), [8NO]
    ------improve programs providing counseling and treatment for 
        sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see H.R. 1799), [13MY]
    ------make pay adjustments for nurses and certain other health-
        care professionals in the same manner as Federal employees and 
        allow locality pay adjustments for those employees (see H.R. 
        1216), [23MR]
    ------payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by 
        nicotine dependence developed during service (see H.R. 832), 
        [24FE]
    ------payment of monthly educational assistance benefits to 
        veterans enrolled at educational institutions during periods 
        between terms (see H.R. 625), [8FE]
    ------provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected 
        disability benefits, improve certain veterans programs, and 
        enhance retirement for U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans 
        Claims judges (see H.R. 2280), [18JN]
    ------provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide 
        information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), [5AU]
    ------provide long-term nursing care at public expense to veterans 
        with extensive service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 1432), 
        [15AP]
    ------provide veterans reasonable access to burial in national 
        cemeteries (see H. Res. 208), [15JN]
    ------require notification and allow local law enforcement 
        agencies to investigate crimes and search for missing patients 
        at VA medical facilities (see H.R. 374), [19JA]
    ------use portion of any national tobacco settlement for veterans 
        health care (see H.R. 691), [10FE]
    Disabled: pay special compensation to certain severely disabled 
        military retirees (see H.R. 44), [6JA]
    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. 1509), [21AP]
    Diseases: add bronchioloalveolar carcinoma to the list of service-
        connected diseases (see H.R. 690), [10FE]
    ------expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected 
        with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (see H.R. 1286), 
        [25MR]
    ------presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain 
        veterans (see H.R. 1020), [4MR]
    Donald J. Mitchell Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, 
        Rome, NY: designate (see H.R. 1982), [27MY]
    Education: recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and 
        express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's 
        Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 58), [17MR]
    Employment: strengthen veterans' preferences (see H.R. 364), 
        [19JA]
    Fisher, Zachary: confer status as an honorary veteran of the U.S. 
        Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 46), [28AP]
    Gateway National Recreation Area: redesignate Great Kills Park as 
        World War II Veterans Park at Great Kills (see H.R. 592), 
        [4FE]
    ------redesignate Great Kills Park as World War II Veterans Park 
        at Great Kills (H.R. 592), consideration (see H. Res. 231), 
        [29JN]
    Health: continue coverage of custodial care for certain 
        individuals under the military health care system (see H.R. 
        3286), [9NO]
    ------eligibility for hospital care and services relative to 
        awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 430), [2FE]
    Health care: funding (see H. Con. Res. 225), (see H. Con. Res. 
        226), [10NO]
    Homeless: require that a portion of housing program funds be 
        designated to primarily serve homeless veterans (see H.R. 
        1008), [4MR]
    Housing: exclude certain income from consideration for determining 
        rent paid for federally assisted housing (see H.R. 1364), 
        [12AP]
    ------make permanent the eligibility of former members of the 
        Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans (see H.R. 1603), 
        [28AP]
    ------reauthorize pilot program allowing veterans to buy down 
        interest rate on VA loans (see H.R. 365), [19JA]
    Immigration: provide refugee status to foreign nationals who 
        assist in the return of POW/MIA (see H.R. 1926), [25MY]
    ``In Memory'' Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 134), [16JN]
    Income: increase service-connected disability benefits for 
        veterans and survivors (see H.R. 1765), [12MY]
    ------permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with 
        service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), (see H.R. 
        303), [7JA] (see H.R. 1764), [12MY]
    INS: ensure eligibility for discretionary relief from detention or 
        deportation (see H.R. 2287), [18JN]
    Insurance: payment of certain group life insurance benefits to 
        beneficiaries of deceased members of the uniformed services 
        (see H.R. 2206), [15JN]
    Ioannis A. Lougaris Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 
        Reno, NV: designate hospital bed replacement building in honor 
        of Jack Streeter (see H.R. 956), [3MR]
    Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and 
        priority for veterans filing such claims (see H.R. 618), [8FE]
    Jerry O'Brien Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, 
        Melbourne, FL: designate (see H.R. 2330), [23JN]
    Korean War: mint coins in commemoration of the fiftieth 
        anniversary of Marine Corps participation (see H.R. 2663), 
        [30JY]
    Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see 
        H.R. 1671), [4MY]
    Medal of Honor: recognize certain National Medal of Honor sites as 
        national memorials (see H.R. 1663), [4MY]
    Medicaid: remove special financial limitations on Puerto Rico and 
        certain other territories relative to medical assistance for 
        Medicare cost-sharing and for veterans (see H.R. 2333), [23JN]
    Medicare: calculation of Medicare+Choice payments for medical 
        services at Dept. of Veterans Affairs and Dept. of Defense 
        facilities (see H.R. 2447), [1JY]
    ------expand and make permanent the demonstration project for 
        military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 1413), [14AP]
    Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task 
        Force: establish (see H.R. 119), [7JA]
    Memorial Day: restore traditional observance (see H.R. 1474), 
        [19AP]
    Military Retirement Reform Act: restore certain military 
        retirement benefits (see H.R. 648), [9FE]
    Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration of veterans' 
        memorials (see H.R. 678), [10FE]
    National cemeteries: comprehensive assessment of veterans' 
        cemeteries (see H.R. 2040), [8JN]
    National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance (see H. Res. 
        392), [18NO]
    Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain 
        individuals (see H.R. 552), [3FE]
    New Jersey (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor 
        ship and crew (see H. Con. Res. 119), [26MY]
    Pearl Harbor Day: treat December 7 in the same manner as Veterans 
        Day for all purposes relative to Federal employment (see H.R. 
        965), [3MR]
    Pensions: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the 
        Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 601), [4FE]
    ------increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for 
        surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), [27MY]
    ------repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving 
        spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 
        363), [19JA]
    Philippines: allow certain World War II Filipino veterans to 
        receive a reduced SSI benefit after moving back to the 
        Philippines (see H.R. 26), [6JA]
    ------improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (see 
        H.R. 1594), [28AP]
    Postal Service: exempt veterans' organizations from regulations 
        prohibiting solicitation of contributions on postal property 
        (see H.R. 711), [11FE]
    ------issue a series of postage stamps in commemoration of 
        veterans service organizations (see H. Con. Res. 60), [18MR]
    ------issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart 
        recipients (see H. Con. Res. 77), [24MR]
    POW: authorize payment of compensation to surviving spouses of 
        certain former prisoners relative to service-connected 
        disabilities (see H.R. 784), [23FE]
    Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation: establish a memorial dedicated 
        to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than 
        declared wars (see H.R. 1804), [13MY]
    Remy, France: tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter 
        Group for restoration of stained glass windows (see H. Con. 
        Res. 123), [27MY]

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    Reservists: computation of retirement pay credit for military 
        reservists who are retained in active service (see H.R. 551), 
        [3FE]
    Small business: increase opportunities for veterans (see H.R. 
        366), [19JA]
    ------provide technical, financial, and procurement assistance to 
        veteran owned small businesses (see H.R. 1568), [27AP]
    Smith, Andrew J.: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2858), [14SE]
    Social Security: provide enrollment period for Medicare and 
        Medigap relative to certain military retirees and dependents 
        (see H.R. 743), [11FE]
    Taxation: allow credit to military retirees for Medicare coverage 
        (see H.R. 121), [7JA]
    ------allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the 
        military reserves and a comparable credit to self-employed 
        military reserve participants (see H.R. 803), [23FE]
    ------allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the 
        National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 712, 713), [11FE]
    ------clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans' benefits 
        (see H.R. 71), (see H.R. 80), [7JA]
    ------eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing 
        (see H.R. 1215), [23MR]
    ------treatment of flight training expenses reimbursed through 
        certain veterans educational assistance allowances (see H.R. 
        2004), [27MY]
    Tuscola, IL: recognize the Korean War Veterans National Museum and 
        Library as a National Korean War Veterans Museum (see H. Res. 
        320), [1OC]
    U.S. Submarine Force: anniversary (see H. Res. 397), [18NO]
    ------issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary (see H. 
        Con. Res. 120), [26MY]
    Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 
        3463), [18NO]
    Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: enact (H.R. 
        2280), Senate amendments (see H. Res. 368), [9NO]
    Veterans Day: promote greater appreciation of the sacrifices made 
        by veterans (see H. Con. Res. 227), [10NO]
    Veterans Health Administration: ensure pay parity between dentists 
        and physicians (see H.R. 2660), [30JY]
    VFW: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 34), [25FE]
    ------issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see 
        H. Res. 115), [16MR]
    Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans 
        who died after their service, but as a direct result of that 
        service (see H.R. 3293), [10NO]
    Vietnamese Conflict: recognize end of the Vietnam era and the 
        sacrifice of those who served in Southeast Asia or in support 
        of U.S. interests (see H. Con. Res. 224), [9NO] (see H. Con. 
        Res. 228), [15NO]
    Vincent, Strong: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 
        584), [4FE]
    World War II: commend veterans who fought in the Battle of the 
        Bulge (see H.J. Res. 65), [5AU]
    ------computation of retirement pay for certain merchant mariners 
        who served during or immediately after World War II (see H.R. 
        1893), [20MY]
    ------provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps 
        constituted active military service for veteran classification 
        (see H.R. 2770), [5AU]
    ------tribute to women who served in military capacities and 
        contributed to victory (see H. Res. 41), [4FE]
  Conference reports
    Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act (H.R. 2116), 
        [16NO]
  Reports filed
    Arlington National Cemetery Burial Eligibility Act: Committee on 
        Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 70) (H. Rept. 106-70), [18MR]
    Commend World War II Veterans Who Fought in the Battle of the 
        Bulge: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.J. Res. 65) 
        (H. Rept. 106-352), [30SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 592, Great Kills Park in the Gateway 
        National Recreation Area Redesignation as World War II 
        Veterans Park at Great Kills: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 231) (H. Rept. 106-209), [29JN]
    Great Kills Park Redesignation as World War II Veterans Park at 
        Great Kills: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 592) (H. 
        Rept. 106-188), [16JN]
    National Medal of Honor Memorial Act: Committee on Veterans' 
        Affairs (House) (H.R. 1663) (H. Rept. 106-351), [30SE]
    Veterans Benefits Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
        (House) (H.R. 2280) (H. Rept. 106-202), [25JN]
    Veterans Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development Act: 
        Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 1568) (H. Rept. 106-
        206), [29JN]
    Veterans' Millennium Health Care Act: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 2116) (H. Rept. 106-470), [16NO]
    ------Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2116) (H. Rept. 
        106-237), [16JY]
    VFW Anniversary: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.J. Res. 
        34) (H. Rept. 106-205), [29JN]

VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION
see Department of Veterans Affairs

VETERANS BENEFITS IMPROVEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2280), [18JN]
    Enact (H.R. 2280): Senate amendments (see H. Res. 368), [9NO]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2280) (H. 
        Rept. 106-202), [25JN]

VETERANS' COMPENSATION COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 2280): Senate amendments (see H. Res. 368), [9NO]

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. 
        965), [3MR]
    Veterans: promote greater appreciation of the sacrifices made by 
        veterans (see H. Con. Res. 227), [10NO]

VETERANS ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 1568) (H. 
        Rept. 106-206), [29JN]

VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Veterans: health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 225), [10NO]

VETERANS MILLENNIUM HEALTH CARE AND BENEFITS ACT
  Conference reports
    Enact (H.R. 2116), [16NO]

VETERANS' MILLENNIUM HEALTH CARE ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2116, provisions, [8NO]
  Conference reports
    Enact (H.R. 2116), [16NO]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2116) (H. Rept. 106-
        470), [16NO]
    ------Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2116) (H. Rept. 
        106-237), [16JY]

VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
  Bills and resolutions
    Anniversary (see H.J. Res. 34), [25FE]
    Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring 
        anniversary (see H. Res. 115), [16MR]
    Veterans: issue a series of postage stamps in commemoration of 
        veterans service organizations (see H. Con. Res. 60), [18MR]
  Reports filed
    Anniversary: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.J. Res. 34) 
        (H. Rept. 106-205), [29JN]

VETERANS SEXUAL TRAUMA TREATMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1799), [13MY]

VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (Albert Gore, Jr.)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort the President, [19JA]

VICE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES
  Bills and resolutions
    Elections: establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential 
        elections (see H.R. 668), [10FE]
    President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct 
        popular election (see H.J. Res. 23), [4FE]
    Presidential Debate Commission: establish on an ongoing basis and 
        require nominees for President and Vice President to 
        participate in debates to receive Federal funding for party 
        conventions (see H.R. 178), [7JA]

VICKSBURG, MS
  Bills and resolutions
    Mississippi: study the feasibility of preserving certain Civil War 
        battlefields along the Vicksburg Campaign Trail and 
        establishment of a Civil Rights Trail (see H.R. 3497), [18NO]

VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Crime: require Internet service providers to report child 
        pornography violations to the National Center for Missing and 
        Exploited Children (see H.R. 2708), [4AU]

VICTORY OF BURNHAM (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2182), [10JN]

VIETNAM, SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign trade: make normal trade relations status contingent upon 
        free emigration policies (see H.J. Res. 58), [9JN]
    Hoat, Doan Viet: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 51), [10MR]
    Vietnamese Conflict: recognize end of the Vietnam era and the 
        sacrifice of those who served in Southeast Asia or in support 
        of U.S. interests (see H. Con. Res. 224), [9NO] (see H. Con. 
        Res. 228), [15NO]
  Reports filed
    Make Normal Trade Relations Status for Vietnam Contingent Upon 
        Free Emigration Policies: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.J. Res. 58) (H. Rept. 106-282), [2AU]

VIETNAMESE CONFLICT
related term(s) War
  Bills and resolutions
    Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language 
        requirements for Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371), [19JA]
    Committee on Missing Persons in Southeast Asia (House, Select): 
        authorize and direct the Archivist of the U.S. to make certain 
        records public (see H. Res. 172), [13MY]
    History: recognize end of the Vietnam era and the sacrifice of 
        those who served in Southeast Asia or in support of U.S. 
        interests (see H. Con. Res. 224), [9NO] (see H. Con. Res. 
        228), [15NO]
    Immigration: provide refugee status to foreign nationals who 
        assist in the return of POW/MIA (see H.R. 1926), [25MY]
    ``In Memory'' Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 134), [16JN]
    Lance Corporal Harold Gomez Post Office, East Chicago, IN: 
        designate (see H.R. 2358), [24JN]
    Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans 
        who died after their service, but as a direct result of that 
        service (see H.R. 3293), [10NO]

VINCENT, STRONG
  Bills and resolutions
    Medal of Honor: posthumous award (see H.R. 584), [4FE]

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Crime: ensure that older or disabled persons are protected from 
        institutional, community, and domestic violence, and sexual 
        assault (see H.R. 2590), [22JY]
    Enact (see H.R. 357), [19JA]

VIOLENT AND REPEAT JUVENILE OFFENDER ACCOUNTABILITY AND REHABILITATION 
    ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1501, provisions, [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (S. 254): return to Senate (see H. Res. 249), [15JY]

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  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 1501), [30JY], [23SE], [24SE], [13OC]

VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Courts: applicability of mandatory minimum penalties in certain 
        cases (see H.R. 913), [2MR]
    Families and domestic relations: use of certain grant funds to 
        provide parental education (see H.R. 2742), [5AU]

VIOLENT YOUTH ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1717), [6MY]

VIRGIN ISLANDS
  Bills and resolutions
    Courts: establish the District Court of the Virgin Islands as a 
        Federal court (see H.R. 2011), [8JN]
    50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act: include District of 
        Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin 
        Islands (see H.R. 1029), [8MR]
    Government: provide greater fiscal autonomy (see H.R. 2841), 
        [13SE]
    Local government: allow self-determination on number of members in 
        the legislature and number of such members constituting a 
        quorum (see H.R. 2296), [22JN]
    Ships and vessels: exempt from inspection certain small passenger 
        vessels that operate only in the waters of the U.S. Virgin 
        Islands (see H.R. 3512), [19NO]
    Social Security: extend SSI benefits to Guam and the Virgin 
        Islands (see H.R. 1308), [25MR]
  Reports filed
    Provide Greater Fiscal Autonomy to the Virgin Islands: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 2841) (H. Rept. 106-337), [27SE]

VIRGINIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Chesapeake Bay: restoration (see H.R. 3039), [7OC]
    District of Columbia: reduce traffic congestion, promote economic 
        development, and improve the quality of life in Washington 
        metropolitan region (see H.R. 2688), [3AU]
    George Washington Memorial Parkway: prohibit construction of new 
        facilities and structures along certain parts (see H.R. 757), 
        [11FE]
    Hurricanes: express sympathy for victims of Hurricane Floyd in 
        Atlantic Coast States (see H. Res. 322), [4OC]
    ------transmittal to Congress of the Presidential recommendations 
        for emergency response actions for relief of the victims of 
        Hurricane Floyd (see H. Res. 349), [1NO]
    National Museum of the U.S. Army: locate at Fort Belvoir, VA (see 
        H.R. 1912), [24MY]
    Pamela B. Gwin Hall, Charlottesville, VA: designate (see H.R. 
        1729), [6MY]
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: addition of slots and 
        lifting of perimeter rule on flight distances (see H.R. 1507), 
        [21AP]
    Wilderness Battlefield: acquisition of additional land (see H.R. 
        1665), [4MY]
    Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts: rename as Wolf Trap 
        National Park for the Performing Arts (see H.R. 2049), [8JN]
    Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge: reconstruction funding (see H.R. 
        2118), [9JN] (see H.R. 2563), [20JY]
  Reports filed
    Wilderness Battlefield Land Acquisition: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1665) (H. Rept. 106-362), [4OC]

VISCLOSKY, PETER J. (a Representative from Indiana)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2561, Dept. of Defense appropriations, [13SE]
    ------H.R. 2605, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [13SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Business and industry: reduce corporate welfare (see H.R. 1470), 
        [15AP]
    Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international 
        agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures 
        (see H. Res. 298), [22SE]
    Health care facilities: assure availability of a non-emergency 
        department physician in certain hospitals (see H.R. 567), 
        [3FE]
    Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore: clarify Dept. of the Interior 
        authority to accept donations of contiguous lands (see H.R. 
        2329), [23JN]
    Iron and steel industry: limit steel imports to the average 
        monthly volume of such imports during the 3 years preceding 
        July, 1997 (see H.R. 506), [2FE]
    ------reduce the volume of steel imports (see H.R. 975), [4MR]
    Lance Corporal Harold Gomez Post Office, East Chicago, IN: 
        designate (see H.R. 2358), [24JN]
    Taxation: collection and payment of State taxes imposed on goods 
        sold on Indian lands (see H.R. 1814), [13MY]
    Water pollution: establish a national clean water trust fund (see 
        H.R. 1549), [22AP]

VITAMINS
  Bills and resolutions
    Government regulations: revise regulations relative to dietary 
        supplement labeling and provide that certain types of 
        advertisements for dietary supplements are proper (see H.R. 
        3305), [10NO]

VITTER, DAVID (a Representative from Louisiana)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Defense: Navy Theater-Wide Missile Defense system and 
        Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system testing program 
        development (see H.R. 2596), [22JY]
    Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 2836), [9SE]
    Louisiana: authorize water quality restoration projects for Lake 
        Pontchartrain Basin (see H.R. 2957), [27SE]
    Taxation: allow investment of certain coins in individual 
        retirement accounts and other individually directed pension 
        plan accounts (see H.R. 3052), [7OC]
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        223), [25JN]

VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS
see Firefighters

VOLUNTEER WORKERS
related term(s) Community Service
  Bills and resolutions
    Air Force: conduct study of proposed changes to management of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 2224), [15JN]
    ------improve administration of the volunteer civilian auxiliary 
        known as the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 1829), [17MY]
    Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc.: issue 
        commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. 
        Res. 57), [17MR]
    Civil liberties: eliminate the requirement that fingerprints be 
        supplied for background checks (see H.R. 3410), [16NO]
    Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth 
        Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), [23SE]
    Employment: provide an exemption of overtime compensation for 
        certain firefighters and rescue squad members (see H.R. 1382), 
        [13AP] (see H.R. 1693), [5MY]
    Foreign aid: recognize commitment and dedication of humanitarian 
        relief nongovernmental organizations and private volunteer 
        organizations for efforts in Central America and Kosovo (see 
        H. Res. 152), [27AP]
    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. 348), [19JA]
    National Service Trust Program: repeal (see H.R. 878), [25FE]
    Public lands: promote and recognize the role of volunteers and 
        partnership organizations in the stewardship of Federal lands 
        (see H.R. 3501), [18NO]
    Senior citizens: ensure the opportunity to serve as mentors, 
        tutors, and volunteers for certain programs (see H.R. 2802), 
        [5AU]
    Taxation: exclude from unrelated business taxable income amounts 
        set aside by a volunteer fire department for purchasing 
        equipment (see H.R. 3168), [28OC]
    ------treatment of certain stipends paid from a State program to 
        volunteer workers who have attained age 60 (see H.R. 3119), 
        [20OC]
    ------treatment of property tax reduction vouchers received by 
        senior citizens in exchange for volunteer work (see H.R. 
        1011), [4MR]
    ------treatment of volunteer firefighter savings account 
        contributions (see H.R. 1870), [19MY]
  Reports filed
    Construct a Monument To Honor Those Who Have Served the Nation's 
        Civil Defense and Emergency Management Programs: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 348) (H. Rept. 106-416), [27OC]

VOTES IN HOUSE
related term(s) House of Representatives
  Recorded
    Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission Act (H.R. 1451): enact, 
        [4OC]
    Abstention by President Clinton from renegotiating international 
        agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures: 
        Kolbe motion to table Kucinich appeal of ruling of Chair 
        relative to question of privilege, [4NO]
    ------Kolbe motion to table Wise appeal of ruling of Chair 
        relative to question of privilege, [4NO]
    ------LaHood motion to table Visclosky appeal of ruling of Chair 
        relative to question of privilege, [4NO]
    Academic Achievement for All Act (Straight A's Act) (H.R. 2300): 
        Clay motion to recommit (national policy to improve 
        educational system), [21OC]
    ------consideration (H. Res 338), [21OC]
    ------enact, [21OC]
    ------Fattah amendment (require equity in State education 
        funding), [21OC]
    Adopted aliens who are less than 18 years of age and are adopted 
        with, or after, a sibling who is a child (H.R. 2886): consider 
        as children, [18OC]
    African Growth and Opportunity Act (H.R. 434): consideration (H. 
        Res. 260), [16JY]
    ------enact, [16JY]
    Agricultural Risk Protection Act (H.R. 2559): consideration (H. 
        Res. 308), [29SE]
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs 
        appropriations (H.R. 1906): Chabot amendment (Market Access 
        Program funding), [8JN]
    ------Coburn amendment (Agriculture Research Service funding), 
        [26MY]
    ------Coburn amendment (Dept. of Agriculture Office of Budget and 
        Program Analysis funding), [25MY]
    ------Coburn amendment (Dept. of Agriculture Office of Chief 
        Information Officer funding), [25MY]
    ------Coburn amendment (Dept. of Agriculture Office of the Under 
        Sec. for Research, Education and Economics funding), [25MY]
    ------Coburn amendment (Dept. of Agriculture administration 
        funding), [25MY]
    ------Coburn amendment (climate change research grants funding), 
        [26MY]
    ------Coburn amendment (peanut research and education activities 
        funding), [26MY]
    ------Coburn amendment (prohibit funding for research, 
        development, and approval of any drug for chemical inducement 
        of abortion), [8JN]
    ------DeFazio amendment (limit funding for livestock protection 
        from predatory wildlife), [8JN]
    ------Kaptur motion to recommit conference report, [1OC]
    ------Obey motion to recommit (FDA salaries and expenses funding), 
        [8JN]
    ------Sanford amendment (Dept. of Agriculture funding for 
        operation, maintenance, and repair of buildings and 
        facilities), [25MY]
    ------Sanford amendment (wood utilization research funding), 
        [26MY]
    ------Young of Florida amendment (enforcement of spending caps on 
        appropriations legislation to protect Social Security trust 
        funds), [8JN]
    ------conference report, [1OC]

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    ------consideration (H. Res. 185), [25MY]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 317), [1OC]
    ------making, [8JN]
    Airport Improvement Program Short-Term Extension Act (H.R. 99): 
        enact, [3FE]
    American Embassy Security Act (H.R. 2415): Bilbray amendment 
        (treatment of Mexican sewage flowing into U.S. waters), [21JY]
    ------Campbell amendment to Smith of New Jersey amendment (U.S. 
        contribution to U.N. Population Fund relative to family 
        planning activities in the People's Republic of China), [20JY]
    ------Doggett amendment (adjudication and payment of certain 
        claims against Iraq and priority for veterans filing such 
        claims), [21JY]
    ------Engel amendment (Serbian accounting for and treatment of 
        Kosovar Albanians being held in prison, access to them by the 
        Red Cross, and arranging for their release), [21JY]
    ------Gibbons amendment (require that passport applications for 
        minors have signatures of both parents or the legal guardian), 
        [21JY]
    ------Gilman amendment (restrict nuclear cooperation with the 
        Democratic People's Republic of Korea relative to compliance 
        with international nuclear weapons agreements), [21JY]
    ------Goodling amendment (prohibit certain foreign assistance to 
        countries that consistently oppose the U.S. position in the 
        U.N. General Assembly), [21JY]
    ------Paul amendment (prohibit U.S. contributions to the U.N.), 
        [20JY]
    ------Sanders amendment (prohibit interference with certain 
        foreign intellectual property laws or policies designed to 
        make pharmaceuticals more affordable), [21JY]
    ------Sanford amendment (Center for Cultural and Technical 
        Interchange Between East and West, Asia Foundation, and Dante 
        B. Fascell North-South Center funding), [20JY]
    ------Stearns amendment (Dept. of State whistleblower protection 
        for employees who report potentially damaging information to 
        Congress), [21JY]
    ------Waters amendment (increase U.S. support to democracy and 
        human rights activists in Peru, review threats to freedom of 
        the press and judicial independence, and secure release of 
        Lori H. Berenson), [21JY]
    American Inventors Protection Act (H.R. 1907): enact, [4AU]
    American Land Sovereignty Protection Act (H.R. 883): consideration 
        (H. Res. 180), [20MY]
    ------Sweeney amendment (ensure designation of Biosphere Reserves 
        does not adversely affect State or local government revenues), 
        [20MY]
    ------Udall of Colorado amendment (exempt Biosphere Reserves in 
        Colorado), [20MY]
    ------Vento amendment (require congressional approval before 
        entering any international agreement on disposal, management 
        or use of public lands), [20MY]
    American Psychological Association published study relative to 
        sexual relationships between adults and children (H. Con. Res. 
        107): condemn, [12JY]
    Anti-Semitic statements made by members of the Russian Duma (H. 
        Con. Res. 37): condemn, [23MR]
    Arizona permanent trust funds erosion due to inflation and the 
        basis on which distributions are made from those funds (H.R. 
        747): protect and modify, [2AU]
    Arlington National Cemetery Burial Eligibility Act (H.R. 70): 
        enact, [23MR]
    Arson at three Sacramento, CA, area synagogues (H. Res. 226): 
        condemn and affirm opposition to all forms of hate crimes, 
        [29JN]
    Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 
        1000): enact, [15JN]
    ------Graham amendment (prohibit increase in passenger facility 
        charges), [15JN]
    ------Young of Florida amendment (budget treatment of the Airport 
        and Airway Trust Fund and general revenue fund contributions), 
        [15JN]
    Aviation War Risk Insurance Program (H.R. 98): concur with Senate 
        amendments (H. Res. 135), [12AP]
    ------reauthorize, [3FE]
    Bankruptcy Reform Act (H.R. 833): consideration (H. Res. 158), 
        previous question, [5MY]
    ------Conyers amendment (waive new small business and single asset 
        real estate regulations where loss of five jobs or more could 
        result), [5MY]
    ------enact, [5MY]
    ------Hyde amendment (adopt means-test to determine permissible 
        living expenses for persons seeking bankruptcy protection), 
        [5MY]
    ------Moran amendment (require debt relief organizations to make 
        minimal disclosures of procedures and costs to potential 
        clients), [5MY]
    ------Nadler amendment (substitute), [5MY]
    ------Watt amendment (require filers to submit past tax returns 
        only when requested by a party of interest), [5MY]
    Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act (H.R. 417): Bereuter 
        amendment (prohibit contributions from individuals that are 
        not U.S. citizens), [14SE]
    ------Calvert amendment (require that a majority of congressional 
        campaign contributions come from State residents), [14SE]
    ------DeLay amendment (exempt Internet activities from 
        regulation), [14SE]
    ------Doolittle amendment (aggregate contribution limits), [14SE]
    ------Doolittle amendment (application of term ``express 
        advocacy'' relative to communications providing voting records 
        or positions taken by candidates for public office), [14SE]
    ------Doolittle amendment (substitute), [14SE]
    ------enact, [14SE]
    ------Ewing amendment (invalidate entire legislation if any 
        provision is declared unconstitutional by courts), [14SE]
    ------Hutchinson amendment (substitute), [14SE]
    ------Sweeney amendment (require reimbursement for use of 
        Government equipment for campaign-related travel), [14SE]
    ------Thomas amendment (substitute), [14SE]
    ------Whitfield amendment (individual contribution limits), [14SE]
    Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act (H.R. 2723): 
        Boehner amendment (substitute), [7OC]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 323), [6OC]
    ------enact, [7OC]
    ------Goss amendment (substitute), [7OC]
    ------Houghton amendment (legal accountability for actions by 
        health insurance companies and HMO's), [7OC]
    Bond Price Competition Improvement Act (H.R. 1400): enact, [14JN]
    Budget 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68): Coburn amendment (substitute), 
        [25MR]
    ------conference report, [14AP]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 131), [25MR]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 131), previous question, [25MR]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 137), previous 
        question, [14AP]
    ------Minge amendment (substitute), [25MR]
    ------setting forth, [25MR]
    ------Spratt amendment (substitute), [25MR]
    ------Spratt motion to instruct conferees (ensure solvency of 
        Social Security and Medicare prior to enacting any tax cuts), 
        [12AP]
    Call by Nation's leaders for days of prayer to promote public 
        healing and reconciliation and to unite in seeking God (H. 
        Con. Res. 94): recommend, [29JN]
    Carson National Forest land to San Juan College (S. 293): convey, 
        [27SE]
    Celebrate victory in cold war and anniversary of the fall of the 
        Berlin Wall by designating an annual Freedom Day (H. Con. Res. 
        223): authorize, [9NO]
    Chapter 12 of bankruptcy code relative to the treatment of 
        farmers' reorganization plans by banks (H.R. 808): temporarily 
        extend, [11MR]
    Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area protection and 
        management (H.R. 2140): improve, [18OC]
    Child Abuse Prevention and Enforcement Act (H.R. 764): enact, 
        [5OC]
    ------Jackson Lee amendment (clarify definition of child abuse to 
        include child sexual abuse), [5OC]
    ------Jones of Ohio amendment (victims' assistance funding 
        increases relative to Crime Victims Fund allocation limits), 
        [5OC]
    Child Custody Protection Act (H.R. 1218): enact, [30JN]
    ------Jackson Lee motion to recommit (exempt adult siblings, 
        grandparents, and religious persons), [30JN]
    Child Safety and Youth Violence Prevention Act (H.R. 1501): 
        Alderholt amendment (reserve State power to allow display of 
        the Ten Commandments on public property), [17JN]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 209), [16JN]
    ------Conyers motion to recommit (substitute), [17JN]
    ------Cunningham amendment (increase Federal penalties for 
        criminals who commit Federal crimes of violence against 
        children), [16JN]
    ------DeLay amendment (limit jurisdiction of Federal courts 
        relative to prison release orders), [16JN]
    ------DeMint amendment (limit recovery of attorney fees in cases 
        filed based on religious expression by students at public 
        school functions), [16JN]
    ------Doolittle motion to instruct conferees (gun control and 
        safety), [24SE]
    ------Emerson amendment (assessment of causes of violence in 
        children and youth), [17JN]
    ------enact, [17JN]
    ------Fletcher amendment (State and local partnerships for 
        character education programs), [17JN]
    ------Goodling amendment (Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
        Prevention Act appropriations), [17JN]
    ------Hyde amendment (protect children from exposure to explicit 
        sexual or violent material and prevent youth violence), [16JN]
    ------Latham amendment (civil liability for illegal manufacturers 
        and distributors of controlled substances), [16JN]
    ------Lofgren motion to instruct conferees (gun control and 
        safety), [24SE]
    ------Markey amendment (Surgeon General study on media and 
        violence), [17JN]
    ------McCarthy of New York motion to instruct conferees (gun 
        control and safety), [24SE]
    ------McCollum amendment (national policy to control juvenile 
        crime and violence), [16JN]
    ------McIntosh amendment (limit civil liability for school 
        professionals who take reasonable actions to maintain an 
        appropriate educational environment), [17JN]
    ------Norwood amendment (permit educational agencies to establish 
        uniform disciplinary policies for possession of weapons under 
        Individuals With Disabilities Education Act), [17JN]
    ------Rogan amendment (enhance school safety relative to zero 
        tolerance policy for illegal drugs), [16JN]
    ------Salmon amendment (encourage States to incarcerate 
        individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation), 
        [16JN]
    ------Schaffer amendment (GAO analysis of performance of juvenile 
        justice delinquency and prevention programs), [17JN]
    ------Souder amendment (ensure that religious organizations are 
        considered equally with other private groups to receive 
        assistance under juvenile justice programs), [17JN]
    ------Souder amendment (prohibit discrimination against or 
        denigration of the religious or moral beliefs of juveniles 
        participating in juvenile justice programs), [17JN]
    ------Stearns amendment (enhance enforcement and prosecution of 
        Federal firearms laws and regulations), [16JN]
    ------Tancredo amendment (construction of memorials and holding of 
        memorial services at public schools to honor teachers and 
        students murdered on campus), [16JN]
    ------Wamp amendment (develop and enforce a system for labeling 
        violent content in audio and visual media products), [17JN]
    Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act (H.R. 1658): enact, [24JN]
    ------Paul amendment (substitute), [24JN]
    Coast Guard appropriations (H.R. 820): authorizing, [17MR]

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    ------LoBiondo amendment (acquire coastal patrol craft and improve 
        shore facilities for drug interdiction), [17MR]
    ------Upton amendment (assistance to organizations for Great Lakes 
        lighthouse stewardship), [17MR]
    Coastal Barrier Resources Act (H.R. 1431): reauthorize and amend, 
        [21SE]
    Coastal Heritage Trail Route appropriations (H.R. 171): 
        authorizing, [23FE]
    Cold war victory and anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall 
        (H. Con. Res. 121): celebrate, [19JY]
    Commemorative postage stamp to honor U.S. farm women (H. Res. 
        213): issue, [2NO]
    Committees of the House expenditures (H. Res. 101): authorizing, 
        [23MR]
    ------Hoyer motion to recommit (minority staffing percentage), 
        [23MR]
    Conditional clemency by President Clinton for prisoners convicted 
        of crimes connected to activities of Puerto Rican nationalist 
        group (H. Con. Res. 180): consideration (H. Res. 281), [9SE]
    ------deplore, [9SE]
    Condolences on the death of Payne Stewart and sympathy for his 
        family and the families of those who died with him (H. Res. 
        344): express, [8NO]
    Congress (S. Con. Res. 35): adjournment, [26MY]
    Congressional Gold Medal to Rosa Parks (H.R. 573): award, [20AP]
    Congressional opposition to all forms of racism and bigotry (H. 
        Res. 121): affirm, [23MR]
    Consideration of motions to suspend House Rules and consider 
        certain legislation (H. Res. 353): allow, [3NO]
    Consideration of motions to suspend House Rules and consider 
        certain legislation (H. Res. 374): allow, [16NO]
    Constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of the U.S. Flag 
        (H.J. Res. 33): propose for ratification, [24JN]
    ------Watt amendment (substitute), [24JN]
    Constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the 
        passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 37): 
        propose for ratification, [15AP]
    Construction Industry Payment Protection Act (H.R. 1219): enact, 
        [2AU]
    Construction of a monument to honor those who have served the 
        Nation's civil defense and emergency management programs (H.R. 
        348): authorize, [1NO]
    Continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 68): making, [28SE]
    Continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 71): making, [19OC]
    Continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 73): making, [28OC]
    Continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 75): making, [4NO]
    Continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 80): making, [17NO]
    Continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 82): consideration (H. Res. 
        385), [18NO]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 385), Goss motion to table Obey 
        motion to reconsider passage, [18NO]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 385), Goss motion to table Obey 
        motion to reconsider previous question, [18NO]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 385), previous question, [18NO]
    ------making, [18NO]
    ------Obey motion to recommit, [18NO]
    Continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 83): consideration (H. Res. 
        385), [18NO]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 385), Goss motion to table Obey 
        motion to reconsider passage, [18NO]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 385), Goss motion to table Obey 
        motion to reconsider previous question, [18NO]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 385), previous question, [18NO]
    Convey to Illinois certain Federal land along the Lewis and Clark 
        National Historic Trail for a historic and interpretive site 
        (H.R. 2737): authorize, [1NO]
    Dante B. Fascell North-South Center (H.R. 432): designate, [2FE]
    Date-Rape Prevention Drug Act (H.R. 2130): enact, [12OC]
    Declaration of war against Serbia (H.J. Res. 44): authorize, 
        [28AP]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 151), [28AP]
    Depiction of animal cruelty (H.R. 1887): punish, [19OC]
    Deployment of U.N. force to address human rights violations in 
        East Timor relative to vote on self-determination (H. Res. 
        292): support, [28SE]
    Dept. of Agriculture implementation of certain milk price 
        structures (H.R. 1402): Boehner amendment (terminate all 
        existing Federal milk marketing orders on January 1, 2001), 
        [22SE]
    ------Dooley amendment to Stenholm amendment (establish pilot 
        program for milk producers and cooperatives to enter into 
        forward price contracts with milk handlers), [22SE]
    ------Green of Wisconsin amendment (require a national referendum 
        by dairy farmers on reform of Federal milk marketing orders), 
        [22SE]
    ------Gutknecht amendment (prohibit cooperative marketing 
        associations from paying producers less than marketing order 
        minimum price), [22SE]
    ------Manzullo amendment (U.S. Trade Representative certification 
        that bill poses no threat to trade negotiations or policy), 
        [22SE]
    ------require, [22SE]
    ------Ryan amendment (establish maximum Class I milk price 
        differential), [22SE]
    Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 
        1059): Dingell motion to recommit conference report, [15SE]
    ------Skelton motion to instruct conferees (tribute to troops for 
        military operations against Serbia), [1JY]
    ------Spence motion to close conference committee meetings to the 
        public while considering classified information, [1JY]
    ------conference report, [15SE]
    Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and 
        prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1401): Buyer amendment 
        (allow Armed Forces participation in the Thrift Savings Plan), 
        [10JN]
    ------Cox amendment (Chinese nuclear espionage committee 
        recommendations), [9JN]
    ------DeLay amendment (prohibit military exchanges with the 
        People's Liberation Army that involve Armed Forces training), 
        [9JN]
    ------Goss amendment (presence of U.S. Armed Forces in Haiti), 
        [9JN]
    ------Meek amendment (performance of abortions at overseas 
        military medical facilities), [9JN]
    ------Ryun amendment (moratorium on foreign visitors to national 
        laboratories and waivers for those essential to national 
        security), [9JN]
    ------Shays amendment (reduce troop levels in Europe), [10JN]
    ------Skelton amendment (participation in NATO military operations 
        against Serbia in Kosovo), [10JN]
    ------Souder amendment (participation in NATO military operations 
        against Serbia in Kosovo funding), [10JN]
    ------Traficant amendment (assignment of personnel to assist the 
        INS and Customs Service with border control activities), 
        [10JN]
    ------Weldon of Florida amendment (operation and maintenance of 
        space launch facilities), [10JN]
    ------authorize, [10JN]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 200), [9JN]
    Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2465): making, 
        [13JY]
    Dept. of Defense appropriations (H.R. 2561): conference report, 
        [13OC]
    ------Lewis of California motion to close conference committee 
        meetings to the public while considering classified 
        information, [13SE]
    ------making, [22JY]
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 
        2466): Coburn amendment (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
        funding), [13JY]
    ------conference report, [21OC]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 337), [21OC]
    ------Dicks motion to instruct conferees (mining on public lands 
        and National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for 
        the Humanities funding), [4OC]
    ------Farr amendment (prohibit use of steel jaw leghold traps or 
        neck snare for commercial or hunting purposes in National 
        Wildlife Refuge System), [14JY]
    ------Klink amendment (prohibit funding for construction of any 
        Gettysburg National Military Park visitor's center), [14JY]
    ------making, [14JY]
    ------McGovern amendment (restore funding to the State-side 
        program of the Land and Water Conservation Fund), [13JY]
    ------Obey motion to recommit (increase funding for certain 
        programs), [14JY]
    ------Rahall amendment (regulation of public lands surrounding 
        mining claims used for waste disposal), [14JY]
    ------Sanders amendment (Dept. of Energy weatherization assistance 
        grants funding), [14JY]
    ------Sanders amendment (Payment in Lieu of Taxes Program 
        funding), [13JY]
    ------Slaughter amendment (National Endowment for the Arts and 
        National Endowment for the Humanities funding), [14JY]
    ------Stearns amendment (National Endowment for the Arts funding), 
        [14JY]
    ------Tancredo amendment (Forest Service forest and rangeland 
        research funding), [14JY]
    ------Weldon of Florida amendment (prohibit funding for approval 
        of gaming on Indian lands by any means other than tribal-State 
        compacts), [14JY]
    ------Wu amendment (redirect Forest Service Timber Sales 
        Management Program funding to watershed improvement and fish 
        and wildlife protection programs), [14JY]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 
        2490): DeLauro amendment (Federal Employees Health Benefits 
        Program coverage of abortion procedures), [15JY]
    ------Lowey amendment (exempt certain Federal Employees Health 
        Benefits Program plans from covering abortifacients), [15JY]
    ------Murtha motion to recommit conference report, [15SE]
    ------Sanders amendment (require congressional approval for 
        certain uses of Exchange Stabilization Fund), [15JY]
    ------Sessions amendment (increase Presidents' annual salary), 
        [15JY]
    ------conference report, [15SE]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 246), previous question, [15JY]
    ------making, [15JY]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 
        2084): Andrews amendment (Amtrak Reform Council funding), 
        [23JN]
    ------conference report, [1OC]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 218), [23JN]
    ------making, [23JN]
    ------Rogan amendment (prohibit funding of freeway extension 
        project through South Pasadena, CA), [23JN]
    Dept of. Defense appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2465): 
        conference report, [29JY]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
        agencies appropriations (H.R. 2670): Bass amendment (develop a 
        plan for efficient allocation to limit the creation of new 
        area codes), [5AU]
    ------Bonior motion to recommit (community policing programs), 
        [5AU]
    ------Coburn amendment (Bureau of the Census funding relative to 
        emergency designation), [4AU]
    ------DeGette amendment (Federal funding for abortions in 
        correctional institutions), [4AU]
    ------George Miller of California amendment (Inter-American 
        Tropical Tuna Commission funding), [5AU]

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    ------Hall of Ohio amendment (eliminate authorization requirements 
        on payment of U.S. arrearages to the U.N.), [5AU]
    ------Hayworth amendment (preserve Federal sovereignty of certain 
        public lands, and certain State and private property rights), 
        [5AU]
    ------Kucinich amendment (preemption of State and local laws 
        relative to GATT and NAFTA), [5AU]
    ------Obey motion that the Committee of the Whole rise, [4AU]
    ------Scott amendment (crime prevention and drug treatment funding 
        through offsets in truth-in-sentencing block grant program), 
        [4AU]
    ------Serrano amendment (LSC funding), [4AU]
    ------Tauzin amendment (enforcement of Uniform Systems of Accounts 
        for Telecommunications Companies relative to common carriers), 
        [5AU]
    ------authorizing, [5AU]
    ------conference report, [20OC]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 273), [4AU]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 335), [20OC]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 335), previous 
        question, [20OC]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies appropriations (H.R. 2684): Cunningham amendment 
        (Selective Service System funding), [8SE]
    ------Filner motion to appeal ruling of the Chair relative to 
        Filner amendment (veterans health care funding), [8SE]
    ------Gutierrez amendment (brownfield redevelopment, HOME 
        Investments Partnership, and homeless assistance grants 
        funding), [8SE]
    ------Hinchey amendment (prohibit implementation of Veterans 
        Equitable Resource Allocation system), [9SE]
    ------Mollohan motion to instruct conferees (Dept. of HUD, NASA, 
        and NSF funding), [4OC]
    ------Nadler amendment (Dept. of HUD rental assistance voucher 
        program funding), [8SE]
    ------Nadler amendment (Housing Opportunities for Persons With 
        AIDS Program funding through offsets in the NSF Polar and 
        Antarctic Research Program), [8SE]
    ------Obey motion to recommit, [9SE]
    ------Roemer amendment (NASA space station program funding), [8SE]
    ------Rogan amendment (NASA science, aeronautics, and technology 
        funding through rescissions in EPA funding), [8SE]
    ------Smith of Michigan amendment (FEMA Fire Administration 
        funding), [9SE]
    ------Tancredo amendment (veterans extended care facilities 
        funding), [9SE]
    ------conference report, [14OC]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 275), previous question, [5AU]
    ------making, [9SE]
    Disaster Mitigation and Cost Reduction Act (H.R. 707): enact, 
        [4MR]
    Discretionary Spending Offsets Act (H.R. 3085): enact, [19OC]
    District of Columbia appropriations (H.R. 2587): conference 
        report, [9SE]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 260), [27JY]
    ------Largent amendment (prohibit funding for joint adoptions by 
        individuals not related by blood or marriage), [29JY]
    ------making, [29JY]
    ------Norton amendment (funding to assist any petition or lawsuit 
        seeking full voting representation for the District of 
        Columbia in Congress), [29JY]
    ------Tiahrt amendment (prohibit needle exchange programs 
        funding), [29JY]
    District of Columbia appropriations (H.R. 3064): conference 
        report, [28OC]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 330), [14OC]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 345), [28OC]
    ------Hoyer motion to recommit conference report (congressional 
        salaries), [28OC]
    ------making, [14OC]
    District of Columbia appropriations (H.R. 3194): conference 
        report, [18NO]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 386), [18NO]
    ------making, [3NO]
    ------Obey motion to recommit conference report (veterans health 
        care funding), [18NO]
    Document Door of the Capitol (H. Con. Res. 158): rename as the 
        Memorial Door, [20JY]
    Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act appropriations (H.R. 1184): 
        authorizing, [21AP]
    Education Flexibility Partnership Act (H.R. 800): Clay motion to 
        instruct conferees (reductions in school class size and 
        Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding), [23MR]
    ------conference report, [21AP]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 100), previous question, [10MR]
    ------Ehlers amendment (ensure that underlying statutory 
        requirements of programs for which a waiver is granted 
        continue to be met relative to science and math teacher 
        training), [10MR]
    ------enact, [11MR]
    ------George Miller of California amendment (ensure that increased 
        flexibility leads to improved student achievement), [10MR]
    ------Holt amendment to Ehlers amendment (ensure that underlying 
        statutory requirements of programs for which a waiver is 
        granted continue to be met relative to science and math 
        teacher training), [10MR]
    ------Scott amendment (prohibit waivers relative to serving 
        schools with high low-income student populations), [11MR]
    Education grants for public policy programs at certain institutes 
        and schools (S. 440): support, [17NO]
    Education Land Grant Act (H.R. 150): enact, [8JN]
    Elections in India and visit by President Clinton (H. Con. Res. 
        211): support and encourage, [16NO]
    Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (H.R. 
        1714): Dingell amendment (recognize the validity of electronic 
        records and signatures in commercial transactions), [9NO]
    ------enact, [1NO], [9NO]
    ------Inslee amendment (require affirmative consent to receive 
        electronic records), [9NO]
    Emergency loan guarantee programs for steel and iron ore companies 
        and oil and gas producers (H.R. 1664): Regula motion to concur 
        in Senate amendments, [4AU]
    Emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1141): conference 
        report, [18MY]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 173), [18MY]
    ------making, [24MR]
    ------Obey amendment (eliminate certain rescissions used to offset 
        emergency supplemental appropriations), [24MR]
    ------Obey motion to instruct conferees (Senate amendment to 
        reduce funding), [22AP]
    ------Obey motion to recommit, [18MY]
    ------Stenholm amendment (designation of Farm Service Agency 
        salaries and expenses as emergency requirement), [24MR]
    ------Tiahrt amendment (offset emergency supplemental 
        appropriations through rescissions in the Callable Capital 
        Account for Multilateral Development Banks), [24MR]
    ------Upton motion to instruct conferees (prohibit the inclusion 
        of non-emergency spending), [13MY]
    Energy and water development appropriations (H.R. 2605): Boehlert 
        amendment (reform wetland permit programs), [27JY]
    ------conference report, [27SE]
    ------making, [27JY]
    ------Visclosky amendment (reform Corps of Engineers wetland 
        permit programs relative to appeal of jurisdictional 
        determinations), [27JY]
    European Union regulation of aircraft noise (H. Con. Res. 187): 
        encourage efforts to rescind, [27SE]
    Export Apple Act (H.R. 609): enact, [2MR]
    Export Enhancement Act (H.R. 1993): enact, [13OC]
    ------Manzullo amendment (prohibit OPIC investment funding for 
        foreign manufacturing enterprises that would cause a reduction 
        in U.S. manufacturing), [13OC]
    ------Menendez amendment (GAO review of OPIC claims processing 
        activities), [13OC]
    ------Menendez amendment (OPIC report to Congress on any 
        intervention by Federal departments or agencies with intent to 
        delay the settlement of any claim), [13OC]
    ------Sanford amendment (modify length of OPIC authorization), 
        [13OC]
    Facilitate small business compliance with certain Federal 
        paperwork requirements and establish a task force to 
        streamline certain requirements (H.R. 391): Kucinich amendment 
        (reduce or waive penalties against first time offenders), 
        [11FE]
    ------support, [11FE]
    Fair jury trial for families of international airline disaster 
        victims to receive just compensation for their loss (H.R. 
        603): allow, [3MR]
    Fathers Count Act (H.R. 3073): consideration (H. Res. 367), [10NO]
    ------Edwards amendment (prohibit funding to faith-based 
        institutions that are pervasively sectarian), [10NO]
    ------enact, [10NO]
    ------Mink amendment (replace Fatherhood Grant Program with 
        Parents Count Program), [10NO]
    ------Scott motion to recommit (prohibit employment discrimination 
        by religious institutions that receive Federal funding), 
        [10NO]
    Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act (H.R. 
        409): enact, [24FE]
    Federal Maritime Commission appropriations (H.R. 819): 
        authorizing, [16MR]
    Financial Freedom Act (H.R. 2488): consideration (H. Res. 256), 
        [21JY]
    ------enact, [22JY]
    ------Rangel amendment (substitute), [22JY]
    ------Rangel motion to instruct conferees, [2AU]
    ------Tanner motion to recommit, [22JY]
    Financial Services Act (H.R. 10): Barr amendment (prevent 
        implementation of ``Know Your Customer'' regulations proposed 
        by Federal banking agencies), [1JY]
    ------Bliley amendment (prohibit discrimination against domestic 
        violence victims and allow mutual insurance companies to 
        redomesticate to another State and reorganize into mutual 
        holding or stock company), [1JY]
    ------Burr amendment (allow expansion of Jefferson Pilot Insurance 
        Corp.'s broadcast holdings), [1JY]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 235), [1JY]
    ------Cook amendment (eliminate disclosure requirements and 
        conduct a GAO study relative to customer costs of acquiring 
        financial products), [1JY]
    ------enact, [1JY]
    ------LaFalce motion that the Committee of the Whole rise, [1JY]
    ------Markey motion to recommit (ensure medical and financial 
        privacy for consumers and prevent redlining in the insurance 
        industry), [1JY]
    ------Oxley amendment (give customers notice and choice about how 
        institutions share or sell personally identifiable sensitive 
        financial information), [1JY]
    ------Roukema amendment (SEC consultation and coordination of 
        comments with appropriate Federal banking agencies relative to 
        reporting of loan loss reserves in financial statements), 
        [1JY]
    Financial Services Modernization Act (S. 900): consideration of 
        conference report (H. Res. 355), [4NO]
    ------LaFalce motion to instruct conferees (ensure medical and 
        financial privacy for consumers and protect and expand the 
        Community Reinvestment Act), [30JY]
    Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (H.R. 3164): enact, 
        [2NO]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs 
        appropriations (H.R. 2606): Andrews amendment (OPIC funding), 
        [2AU]
    ------Campbell amendment (reduce aid to Israel and Egypt), [29JY]
    ------Greenwood amendment (international family planning programs 
        restrictions relative to abortion), [29JY]

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    ------Moakley amendment (Army School of the Americas funding), 
        [29JY]
    ------Paul amendment (prohibit funding for population control or 
        population planning programs, family planning activities, and 
        abortion procedures), [3AU]
    ------Paul amendment (prohibit new obligations, guarantees, or 
        agreements by the Eximbank, OPIC, or the Trade and Development 
        Agency), [3AU]
    ------Pelosi motion to instruct conferees (restrict military 
        assistance to Indonesia relative to human rights violations in 
        East Timor), [14SE]
    ------Pitts amendment (ensure that child survival and disease 
        programs funding is not used for family planning programs), 
        [29JY]
    ------Smith of New Jersey amendment (international family planning 
        programs restrictions relative to abortion), [29JY]
    ------conference report, [5OC]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 263), [29JY]
    ------making, [3AU]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs 
        appropriations (H.R. 3196): Young of Florida amendment 
        (additional funding), [5NO]
    ------making, [5NO]
    Foster Care Independence Act (H.R. 1802): enact, [25JN]
    Framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and 
        other financial service providers (S. 900): conference report, 
        [4NO]
    Geneva Conventions anniversary and humanitarian safeguards 
        provided in times of armed conflict (H. Con. Res. 102): 
        celebrate, [26OC]
    Government Waste, Fraud, and Error Reduction Act (H.R. 436): 
        enact, [24FE]
    Grants to improve reporting of unidentified and missing persons 
        (H.R. 1915): provide, [7JN]
    Greece and Turkey mutual humanitarian assistance and rescue relief 
        relative to earthquakes (H. Con. Res 188): commend, [26OC]
    Haitian political leadership agreement on transparent, free, and 
        widely participatory elections (H. Con. Res. 140): encourage, 
        [27SE]
    Health Research and Quality Act (H.R. 2506): enact, [28SE]
    History of the House Awareness and Preservation Act (H.R. 2303): 
        enact, [25OC]
    House of Representatives: adjournment, [10JN], [6OC], [18NO]
    House of Representatives' managers for impeachment trial of 
        President Clinton (H. Res. 10): appoint and authorize, [6JA]
    House Rules (H. Res. 5): adopt and amend, [6JA]
    ------Moakley motion to commit, [6JA]
    ------previous question, [6JA]
    Human rights violations in People's Republic of China (H. Con. 
        Res. 28): terminate, [11MR]
    Importance of family-oriented television programming (H. Con. Res. 
        184): emphasize, [13SE]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (H. Con. Res. 84): 
        funding, [4MY]
    Indonesia elections (H. Res. 32): support, [11MR]
    Intellectual Property and Communications Omnibus Reform Act (H.R. 
        1554): conference report, [9NO]
    Intelligence services appropriations (H.R. 1555): Sanders 
        amendment (CIA efficacy report and disclosure to Congress of 
        certain classified and related information), [13MY]
    Interstate Class Action Jurisdiction Act (H.R. 1875): 
        consideration (H. Res. 295), [23SE]
    ------enact, [23SE]
    ------Frank amendment (allow State courts to certify class action 
        claims after failing Federal court certification), [23SE]
    ------Jackson Lee amendment (prohibit moving tobacco company class 
        action claims from State courts to Federal courts), [23SE]
    ------Nadler amendment (treatment of class action lawsuits against 
        firearm and ammunition manufacturers), [23SE]
    ------Waters amendment (make implementation contingent upon 
        Federal judgeship vacancy levels), [23SE]
    Iran Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act (H.R. 1477): enact, 
        [19JY]
    Journal: question of approval, [3FE], [25FE], [10MR], [14AP], 
        [28AP], [5MY], [27MY], [7JN], [8JN], [9JN], [1JY], [12JY], 
        [15JY], [27JY], [4AU], [5AU], [14SE], [29SE], [30SE], [6OC], 
        [7OC], [18OC], [19OC], [20OC], [21OC], [25OC], [28OC], [3NO], 
        [4NO]
    Juvenile Justice Reform Act (H.R. 1501): Conyers motion to 
        instruct conferees (gun control), [30JY]
    ------Jackson Lee motion to instruct conferees (improve safety of 
        handguns), [14OC]
    ------Lofgren motion to instruct conferees (gun control), [23SE]
    Kidnapping and murder by Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia 
        (FARC) of Ingrid Washinawatok, Terence Freitas, and Lahe'ena'e 
        Gay (H. Res. 181): condemn, [4OC]
    Kidney donors (H. Res. 94): tribute, [8NO]
    Killing of human rights lawyer Rosemary Nelson in car bomb attack 
        in Lurgan, Northern Ireland (H. Res. 128): condemn, [20AP]
    King Hussein I (Jordan) (S. Con. Res. 7): tribute, [10FE]
    Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        Act (H.R. 1664): Coburn amendment (offset emergency funding 
        relative to Kosovo conflict by requiring a cut of all non-
        defense and non-exempt discretionary spending), [6MY]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 159), [6MY]
    ------enact, [6MY]
    ------Istook amendment (prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. 
        Armed Forces in Kosovo unless authorized by law), [6MY]
    ------Obey amendment (substitute), [6MY]
    Laos democracy and human rights (H. Res. 169): support, [16NO]
    Legislative branch of the Government appropriations (H.R. 1905): 
        conference report, [5AU]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 190), [10JN]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 190), Pryce amendment (substitute), 
        [10JN]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 190), Pryce amendment (substitute)--
        Pryce motion to table Obey motion to reconsider, [10JN]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 190), Pryce amendment (substitute)--
        Pryce motion to table Obey motion to reconsider previous 
        question, [10JN]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 190), Pryce amendment (substitute)--
        previous question, [10JN]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 190), Pryce motion to table Obey 
        motion to reconsider, [10JN]
    ------making, [10JN]
    ------Obey motion that the Committee of the Whole rise, [10JN]
    ------Obey motion to recommit (reduce funding relative to 
        budgetary spending caps), [10JN]
    Lewis and Clark Expedition Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act 
        (H.R. 1033): enact, [19JY]
    Local Census Quality Check Act (H.R. 472): consideration (H. Res. 
        138), [14AP]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 138), previous question, [14AP]
    ------enact, [14AP]
    ------Maloney amendment (allow precensus local review), [14AP]
    Locate and secure return of Zachary Baumel along with other 
        Israeli soldiers missing in action (H.R. 1175): pursue, [22JN]
    Made in America Information Act (H.R. 754): enact, [25OC]
    Mandates Information Act (H.R. 350): Boehlert amendment (debate on 
        a sustained point of order raised against legislation imposing 
        private sector mandates), [10FE]
    ------enact, [10FE]
    ------Waxman amendment (points of order against legislation on 
        private sector mandates affecting health, safety, or the 
        environment), [10FE]
    Mandatory Gun Show Background Check Act (H.R. 2122): consideration 
        (H. Res. 209), [16JN]
    ------Conyers amendment (substitute), [18JN]
    ------Cunningham amendment (exempt current and former law 
        enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying 
        of concealed handguns), [18JN]
    ------Davis of Virginia amendment (require provision of a child 
        safety lock in connection with the transfer of a handgun), 
        [18JN]
    ------Dingell amendment (background checks at gun shows, face to 
        face deals between gun dealers, and penalties for the use of 
        guns with large capacity ammunition feeding devices), [17JN]
    ------enact, [18JN]
    ------Goode amendment (reform District of Columbia gun-ownership 
        laws), [18JN]
    ------Hunter amendment (reform District of Columbia gun-ownership 
        laws), [18JN]
    ------McCarthy amendment (substitute), [17JN]
    ------McCollum amendment (prohibit possession of semiautomatic 
        assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices 
        by juveniles), [18JN]
    ------Rogan amendment (prohibit possession of firearms by certain 
        violent juvenile offenders), [18JN]
    ------Sessions amendment (require background check on individuals 
        whose gun was pawned for more than one year prior to 
        claiming), [18JN]
    Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act (H.R. 
        3075): enact, [5NO]
    Microloan Program Technical Corrections Act (H.R. 440): enact, 
        [9FE]
    Military air operations and missile strikes in Serbia (S. Con. 
        Res. 21): authorize the President to conduct, [28AP]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 151), [28AP]
    Military Operations in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 
        Limitation Act (H.R. 1569): consideration (H. Res. 151), 
        [28AP]
    ------enact, [28AP]
    Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act (H.R. 435): 
        enact, [9FE], [7JN]
    Missing, Exploited, and Runaway Children Protection Act (S. 249): 
        enact, [25MY]
    Moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer 
        service commerce (H. Con. Res. 190): make permanent, [26OC]
    Motor Carrier Safety Act (H.R. 2679): enact, [14OC]
    Murder of government officials during terrorist attack on 
        Parliament building in Armenia (H. Con. Res. 222): condemn, 
        [16NO]
    NASA appropriations (H.R. 1654): authorizing, [19MY]
    ------Batement amendment (transfer funding from space station 
        program to Aeronautical Research and Technology program), 
        [19MY]
    ------Roemer amendment (Russian participation in space station 
        program), [19MY]
    ------Roemer amendment (space station program funding), [19MY]
    ------Weiner amendment (aircraft noise reduction technology 
        funding), [19MY]
    National 4-H Council members' voluntary community service (H. Con. 
        Res. 194): tribute, [25OC]
    National Medal of Honor Memorial Act (H.R. 1663): enact, [5OC]
    National Missile Defense Act (H.R. 4): Allen motion to recommit, 
        [18MR]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 120), [18MR]
    ------deploy, [18MR]
    ------Senate amendment, [20MY]
    National Monument NEPA Compliance Act (H.R. 1487): enact, [24SE]
    National Peace Officers Memorial Day (H. Res. 165): designate, 
        [11MY]
    NATO military operations against Serbia (H. Res. 130): support for 
        troops, [24MR]
    Noal Cushing Bateman Post Office Building, Sandy, UT (H.R. 1251): 
        designate, [24MY]
    Normal trade relations status for the People's Republic of China 
        (H.J. Res. 57): disapprove, [27JY]
    Normal trade relations status for Vietnam contingent upon free 
        emigration policies (H.J. Res. 58): disapprove, [3AU]
    NTSB appropriations (H.R. 2910): authorizing, [30SE]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 312), [30SE]
    Office of Government Ethics appropriations (H.R. 2904): 
        authorizing, [8NO]
    Pain Relief Promotion Act (H.R. 2260): enact, [27OC]
    ------Johnson of Connecticut amendment (provide for a public 
        response to the public health crisis of pain), [27OC]

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    ------Scott amendment (use of controlled substances by 
        physicians), [27OC]
    Paperwork Elimination Act (H.R. 439): enact, [9FE]
    Peace Corps appropriations (H.R. 669): authorizing, [3MR]
    Peaceful resolution of the armed conflict in Chechnya in the North 
        Caucasus region (H. Con. Res. 206): encourage, [16NO]
    Pell Grant awards and existing campus-based aid programs funding 
        (H. Con. Res. 88): increase, [4MY]
    People's Republic of China Tiananmen Square massacre (H. Res. 
        178): anniversary, [25MY]
    Percentage of Federal education dollars spent in the classroom (H. 
        Res. 303): ensure, [12OC]
    Philadelphia, PA, Postal Service buildings (H.R. 100): designate, 
        [24MY]
    Presence of U.S. Armed Forces in Kosovo for peacekeeping purposes 
        (H. Con. Res. 42): Fowler amendment (prohibit deployment of 
        ground forces), [11MR]
    ------Gejdenson motion to appeal ruling of the Chair relative to 
        Gejdenson amendment (declaration of policy supporting troops), 
        [11MR]
    ------authorize, [11MR]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 103), [11MR]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 103), previous question, [11MR]
    Preserving Affordable Housing for Senior Citizens Into the 21st 
        Century Act (H.R. 202): enact, [27SE]
    Presidential and Executive Office Financial Accountability Act 
        (H.R. 437): enact, [11FE]
    Presidential recommendations for emergency response actions for 
        relief of the victims of Hurricane Floyd (H. Res. 349): 
        transmittal to Congress, [2NO]
    Protect America's Treasures of the Revolution for Independence for 
        Our Tomorrow (PATRIOT) Act (H.R. 659): enact, [22JN]
    Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act (H.R. 46): enact, [13AP]
    Qatar's commitment to democracy, women's suffrage, and elections 
        (H. Con. Res. 35): congratulate, [13AP]
    Quality Care for the Uninsured Act (H.R. 2990): consideration (H. 
        Res. 323), [6OC]
    ------Dingell motion to instruct conferees (protection of 
        enrollees in managed health care plans and HMO's), [3NO]
    ------enact, [6OC]
    ------Rangel motion to recommit (protect Social Security and 
        Medicare surpluses), [6OC]
    Regulatory Right-To-Know Act (H.R. 1074): enact, [26JY]
    ------Hoeffel amendment (analyze extent to which costs imposed on 
        incorporated entities by regulatory programs are offset by 
        Federal subsidies), [26JY]
    Religious Liberty Protection Act (H.R. 1691): enact, [15JY]
    ------Nadler amendment (restrict filing of housing and employment 
        discrimination claims to small landlords, religious 
        institutions, and small business owners), [15JY]
    Satellite Copyright, Competition, and Consumer Protection Act 
        (H.R. 1554): enact, [27AP]
    SBA women's business center programs funding and conditions of 
        participation (H.R. 774): authorize, [16MR]
    Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (H.R. 
        2389): enact, [3NO]
    ------Udall of Colorado amendment (State distribution and use of 
        certain education funding for community based projects), [3NO]
    Sierra Leone military coup d'etat and human rights violations (H. 
        Res. 62): condemn, [15JN]
    Small Business Investment Company Technical Corrections Act (H.R. 
        68): enact, [2FE]
    Social Security and Medicare Safe Deposit Box Act (H.R. 1259): 
        consideration (H. Res. 186), [26MY]
    ------enact, [26MY]
    ------Rangel motion to recommit (preserve all budget surpluses 
        until legislation is enacted to strengthen and protect Social 
        Security and Medicare trust funds), [26MY]
    Social Security Guarantee Initiative (H.J. Res. 32): enact, [2MR]
    Speaker of the House: election of Representative Hastert, [6JA]
    St. Helena Island National Scenic Area Act (H.R. 468): enact, 
        [21SE]
    State Flexibility Clarification Act (H.R. 3257): enact, [16NO]
    Student Results Act (H.R. 2): Armey amendment (establish a 
        scholarship program for children who are victims of violent 
        crime or attend unsafe schools), [21OC]
    ------Ehlers amendment (include science among subjects requiring 
        State standards and assessments), [21OC]
    ------enact, [21OC]
    ------Mink amendment (Women's Educational Equity Act 
        reauthorization), [20OC]
    ------Payne amendment (Title I Concentration Grants funding for 
        local school districts relative to school-age population and 
        poverty), [21OC]
    ------Petri amendment (establish the Pilot Child Centered 
        Program), [21OC]
    ------Roemer amendment (disadvantaged student assistance programs 
        funding), [21OC]
    Sudanese Government's role in genocide in southern Sudan, support 
        for terrorism, and human rights violations (H. Con. Res. 75): 
        condemn, [15JN]
    Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Wild and Scenic River Act (H.R. 
        193): enact, [23FE]
    Support and funding to combat diabetes (H. Res. 325): increase, 
        [16NO]
    Sympathy for earthquake victims in the Republic of China (H. Res. 
        297): express, [28SE]
    Sympathy for victims of Hurricane Floyd in Atlantic Coast States 
        (H. Res. 322): express, [5OC]
    Tax benefits to Armed Forces members performing services in Serbia 
        and Montenegro (H.R. 1376): extend, [15AP]
    Tax increases relative to additional Government spending (H. Con. 
        Res. 208): oppose, [26OC]
    Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act (H.R. 2488): conference report, 
        [5AU]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 274), [5AU]
    ------Rangel motion to recommit conference report, [5AU]
    ------Terry motion to table Cardin motion to discharge Committee 
        on Ways and Means (House) from consideration of veto, [19OC]
    Teacher Empowerment Act (H.R. 1995): consideration (H. Res. 253), 
        [20JY]
    ------Crowley amendment (recognize that quality teachers are 
        integral to the development of children), [20JY]
    ------enact, [20JY]
    ------Goodling amendment (technical corrections), [20JY]
    ------Martinez amendment (reduce class size and improve teacher 
        quality), [20JY]
    ------Mink amendment (provide grants to pay one-half of salaries 
        of teachers who use approved sabbatical leave for a course of 
        study to improve their classroom teaching), [20JY]
    Teachers (H. Res. 157): support, [4MY]
    Terry Sanford Federal Building, Raleigh, NC (H.R. 911): designate, 
        [12AP]
    Thomas Cole National Historic Site (H.R. 658): establish, [13SE]
    Trade Agency Authorizations, Drug Free Borders, and Prevention of 
        On-Line Child Pornography Act (H.R. 1833): enact, [25MY]
    Transfers or discharges of Medicaid residents of nursing 
        facilities (H.R. 540): prohibit, [10MR]
    Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement Act (H.R. 2031): enact, [3AU]
    ------order engrossment and third reading, [3AU]
    U.N. convening of conference to enforce the Fourth Geneva 
        Convention for the Protection of Civilians in Time of War 
        relative to Israeli actions in the occupied Palestinian 
        territory (H. Con. Res. 117): oppose, [12JY]
    U.S. Armed Forces in Serbia pursuant to the War Powers Resolution 
        (H. Con. Res. 82): consideration (H. Res. 151), [28AP]
    ------withdraw, [28AP]
    U.S. commitment to NATO (H. Res. 59): continue, [2NO]
    U.S. commitment to Taiwan Relations Act (H. Con Res. 56): 
        reaffirm, [23MR]
    U.S. Fire Administration appropriations (H.R. 1550): authorizing, 
        [11MY]
    U.S. Marshals Service Improvement Act (H.R. 2336): enact, [16NO]
    U.S. policy toward Slovak Republic (H. Con. Res. 165): express, 
        [16NO]
    Unborn Victims of Violence Act (H.R. 2436): Canady amendment 
        (clarify certain sections), [30SE]
    ------enact, [30SE]
    ------Lofgren amendment (penalties for violent conduct against 
        pregnant women which interrupts or terminates a pregnancy), 
        [30SE]
    Unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (H. Con. Res. 24): 
        oppose, [16MR]
    Use certain budget surplus amounts for paying down the national 
        debt (H. Res. 306): require, [28SE]
    Use of Capitol rotunda for a ceremony to present the Congressional 
        Gold Medal to Gerald R. and Betty Ford (H. Con. Res. 196): 
        permit, [18OC]
    Use of direct systematic phonics instruction in schools (H. Con. 
        Res. 214): encourage, [4NO]
    Veterans Benefits Improvement Act (H.R. 2280): enact, [29JN]
    Veterans' Millennium Health Care Act (H.R. 2116): enact, [21SE]
    Volume of steel imports (H.R. 975): reduce, [17MR]
    Water Resources Development Act (H.R. 1480): enact, [29AP]
    Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act (S. 800): enact, 
        [12OC]
    Wireless Communications and Safety Act (H.R. 438): enact, [24FE]
    Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act (H.R. 514): enact, [25FE]
    Work Incentives Improvement Act (H.R. 1180): conference report, 
        [18NO]
    ------enact, [19OC]
    Workplace Preservation Act (H.R. 987): enact, [3AU]
    World War II veterans who fought in the Battle of the Bulge (H.J. 
        Res. 65): commend, [5OC]
    Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act (H.R. 775): 
        consideration (H. Res. 166), [12MY]
    ------Conyers amendment (substitute), [12MY]
    ------Conyers motion to instruct conferees, [24JN]
    ------Conyers motion to recommit (court jurisdiction over foreign 
        sellers and manufacturers), [12MY]
    ------enact, [12MY]
    ------Nadler amendment (eliminate limitations on class action 
        lawsuits relative to litigation arising from year 2000 
        computer problem), [12MY]
    ------Scott amendment (eliminate limitations on punitive damage 
        awards relative to litigation arising from year 2000 computer 
        problem), [12MY]
    Y2K Act (H.R. 775): conference report, [1JY]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 234), [1JY]
    Zachary Baumel and other Israeli soldiers missing in action (H.R. 
        1175): locate and secure return, [26OC]

VOTING
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: guarantee the right of all active duty military 
        personnel, merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in 
        Federal, State, and local elections (see H.R. 2685), [3AU]
    Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific 
        Islander Americans and support political and civic 
        participation by these persons (see H. Con. Res. 111), [24MY]
    Elections: conduct study of issues relative to online and Internet 
        technologies in the voting process (see H.R. 3232), [5NO]
    ------protect the equal participation of eligible voters in 
        Federal election campaigns (see H.R. 463), [2FE] (see H.R. 
        1957), [26MY]
    ------reform voter registration policies relative to use of Social 
        Security numbers and purging of names from State rolls (see 
        H.R. 180), [7JA]
    ------require States to permit individuals to register to vote in 
        an election for Federal office on the date of the election 
        (see H.R. 2864), [14SE]

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    ------secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been 
        released from incarceration (see H.R. 906), [2MR]
    FEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1338), [25MR]
    ------authorizing appropriations and improving efficiency (see 
        H.R. 1818), [14MY]
    Haiti: encourage political leaders to seek agreement on 
        transparent, free, and widely participatory elections (see H. 
        Con. Res. 140), [22JN] (see H. Res. 97), [4MR]
    Immigration: preclude removal of an alien who unlawfully voted 
        solely due to a misunderstanding of his or her eligibility to 
        vote or citizenship status (see H.R. 2721), [5AU]
    National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 38), [6JA]
    Political campaigns: provide interregional primary elections and 
        caucuses for selection of delegates to a national Presidential 
        nominating convention (see H.R. 3277), [9NO]
    Public debt: constitutional amendment to restrict annual deficits 
        and require popular vote of the people to exceed any limits 
        (see H.J. Res. 36), [4MR]

WACO, TX
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Justice: independent investigation of use of pyrotechnic 
        devices during standoff with Branch Davidians in Waco, TX (see 
        H.R. 2847), [13SE]

WAGE AND EMPLOYMENT GROWTH ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3081) (H. 
        Rept. 106-467), [11NO]

WAGES
see Income

WAGNER-PEYSER ACT
see Unemployment

WAKEFIELD, KS
  Bills and resolutions
    William H. Avery Post Office: designate (see H.R. 2591), [22JY]

WALDEN, GREG (a Representative from Oregon)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Bureau of Reclamation: reauthorize participation in the Deschutes 
        Resources Conservancy (see H.R. 1787), [12MY]
    Export Apple and Pear Act: limit applicability to apples (see H.R. 
        609), [4FE]
    Oregon: land exchange (see H.R. 2950), [24SE]
    Political campaigns: prohibit lowest unit rate for campaign 
        advertising from being available for communication in which 
        candidates attack opponents unless the candidate does so in 
        person (see H.R. 2033), [8JN]

WALES
see United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

WALLACE, PETER
  Bills and resolutions
    Serbia: undertake efforts to secure the release of CARE (relief 
        organization) workers being held prisoner (see H. Con. Res. 
        144), [29JN]

WALSH, JAMES T. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1141, emergency supplemental appropriations, [22AP]
    ------H.R. 1906, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations, [13SE]
    ------H.R. 2465, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
        closure, [21JY]
    ------H.R. 2684, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations, [4OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Children and youth: establish programs for early detection, 
        diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns (see 
        H.R. 1193), [18MR]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2684), [3AU]
    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. 971), [3MR]
    Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp 
        eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food 
        assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), [1NO]
    Tariff: wool used in making suits (see H.R. 1360), [25MR]
  Conference reports
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2684), [13OC]
  Reports filed
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2684) 
        (H. Rept. 106-379), [13OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2684) (H. Rept. 
        106-286), [3AU]

WALSH, JOHN
  Bills and resolutions
    Congressional Gold Medal: award (see H.R. 986), [4MR]

WAMBEKE, MARIE
  Bills and resolutions
    Big Horn County, WY: conveyance of certain lands to the estate of 
        Fred Steffens (see H.R. 509), [2FE]
  Reports filed
    Big Horn County, WY, Land Conveyance to John R. and Margaret Lowe: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 510) (H. Rept. 106-68), 
        [17MR] (S. 361) (H. Rept. 106-225), [12JY]
    Big Horn County, WY, Land Conveyance to the Estate of Fred 
        Steffens: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 509) (H. Rept. 
        106-67), [17MR] (S. 449) (H. Rept. 106-226), [12JY]

WAMP, ZACH (a Representative from Tennessee)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1905, legislative branch of the Government 
        appropriations, [1JY]
    ------H.R. 2466, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations, [4OC]
    ------H.R. 2670, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, [13SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Aviation: provide slot exemptions for nonstop regional jet service 
        (see H.R. 1738), [6MY]
    Entertainment industry: develop and enforce a system for labeling 
        violent content in audio and visual media products (see H.R. 
        2248), [16JN]

WAR
related term(s) Korean War; Persian Gulf Conflict; Vietnamese Conflict; 
    World War II
  Bills and resolutions
    Africa: urge an end to the war between Eritrea and Ethiopia and 
        call on human rights organizations to investigate abuses in 
        connection with the conflict (see H. Con. Res. 46), [9MR]
    Committee on Missing Persons in Southeast Asia (House, Select): 
        authorize and direct the Archivist of the U.S. to make certain 
        records public (see H. Res. 172), [13MY]
    Dept. of the Interior: study on establishing a national historic 
        trail to commemorate the War of 1812 (see H.R. 791), [23FE]
    ------study on establishing a national historic trail to 
        commemorate the War of 1812 (H.R. 791), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 232), [29JN]
    Dept. of the Treasury: issuance of war bonds to fund Operation 
        Allied Force and related humanitarian operations (see H.R. 
        1699), [5MY]
    Dept. of Transportation: reauthorize Aviation War Risk Insurance 
        Program (see H.R. 98), [7JA]
    ------reauthorize Aviation War Risk Insurance Program (H.R. 98), 
        Senate amendments (see H. Res. 135), [12AP]
    Geneva Conventions: celebrate anniversary and recognize the 
        humanitarian safeguards these treaties provide in times of 
        armed conflict (see H. Con. Res. 102), [6MY]
    Germany: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide 
        during World War II (see H.R. 271), [7JA]
    Guam: restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in 
        World War II (see H.R. 755), [11FE]
    Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. 
        Res. 209), [26OC]
    Immigration: provide refugee status to foreign nationals who 
        assist in the return of POW/MIA (see H.R. 1926), [25MY]
    Kosovo: provide humanitarian assistance for Kosovar Albanian 
        refugees (see H.R. 1519), [21AP]
    Memorial Day: restore traditional observance (see H.R. 1474), 
        [19AP]
    Metchear, Charles R.: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see 
        H.R. 1831), [17MY]
    National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance (see H. Res. 
        392), [18NO]
    Persian Gulf Conflict: relief of evacuees (see H.R. 428), [19JA]
    Presidents of the U.S.: amend the War Powers Resolution (see H.J. 
        Res. 42), [24MR]
    ------repeal the War Powers Resolution (see H.R. 2937), [23SE]
    Serbia: declaration of war (see H.J. Res. 44), [12AP]
    ------declaration of war (H.J. Res. 44), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 151), [27AP]
    ------direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant 
        to the War Powers Resolution (see H. Con. Res. 82), [12AP]
    ------direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant 
        to the War Powers Resolution (H. Con. Res. 82), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 151), [27AP]
    ------prohibit non-humanitarian reconstruction assistance until 
        Slobodan Milosevic and certain other officials have been 
        arrested and placed in custody (see H.R. 2187), [14JN]
    ------prohibit reconstruction assistance relative to U.S. 
        participation in NATO military operations against Serbia (see 
        H.R. 1737), [6MY]
    Serbia and Montenegro: failure to comply with Kosovo agreement and 
        enforcement of agreement by NATO (see H. Con. Res. 13), [19JA]
    Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in 
        ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see H.R. 
        2906), [21SE]
    Taxation: ensure tax payments from certain religious individuals 
        are used for nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 1454), [15AP]
    Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: establish Presidential commission to 
        determine validity of certain land claims involving the 
        descendants of persons who were Mexican citizens (see H.R. 
        505), [2FE]
    Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to 
        awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 430), [2FE]
    ------issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart 
        recipients (see H. Con. Res. 77), [24MR]
    Veterans Day: promote greater appreciation of the sacrifices made 
        by veterans (see H. Con. Res. 227), [10NO]
    Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans 
        who died after their service, but as a direct result of that 
        service (see H.R. 3293), [10NO]
    World War II: recognition of American civilian POW (see H. Res. 
        51), [10FE]
    ------require apology and reparation of victims of Japanese war 
        crimes (see H. Res. 304), [24SE]
    ------tribute to women who served in military capacities and 
        contributed to victory (see H. Res. 41), [4FE]
  Reports filed
    Aviation War Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 98) (H. Rept. 
        106-2), [2FE]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 82, Direct the President To Withdraw 
        U.S. Armed Forces From Serbia Pursuant to the War Powers 
        Resolution: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 
        106-118), [27AP]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 44, Declaration of War Against Serbia: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 106-118), 
        [27AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 791, Star-Spangled Banner National Historic 
        Trail Study Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 232) (H. 
        Rept. 106-210), [29JN]
    Declaration of War Against Serbia: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.J. Res. 44) (H. Rept. 106-115), [27AP]

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    Direct the President To Withdraw U.S. Armed Forces From Serbia 
        Pursuant to the War Powers Resolution: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H. Con. Res. 82) (H. Rept. 
        106-116), [27AP]
    Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Study Act: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 791) (H. Rept. 106-189), [17JN]

WARD, HIRAM H.
  Bills and resolutions
    Hiram H. Ward Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Winston-Salem, 
        NC: designate (see H.R. 92), [7JA]
  Reports filed
    Hiram H. Ward Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Winston-Salem, 
        NC: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 92) (H. Rept. 106-20), [23FE]

WARREN, OH
  Bills and resolutions
    Ohio: designate the Youngstown-Warren area as an empowerment zone 
        (see H.R. 503), [2FE]

WASHINAWATOK, INGRID
  Bills and resolutions
    Colombia: condemn kidnapping and murder by Revolutionary Armed 
        Forces of Colombia (FARC) of Ingrid Washinawatok, Terence 
        Freitas, and Lahe'ena'e Gay (see H. Res. 181), [19MY]

WASHINGTON, BOOKER T.
  Bills and resolutions
    Booker T. Washington Leadership Institute: provide support (see 
        H.R. 3440), [17NO]

WASHINGTON, DC
see District of Columbia

WASHINGTON, GEORGE (1st President of the United States)
  Appointments
    Reading of George Washington's farewell address, [11FE]
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Special days and holidays: specify that the legal public holiday 
        known as Washington's Birthday be called by that name (see 
        H.R. 1363), [12AP]

WASHINGTON COUNTY, UT
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Interior: release reversionary interests held by the 
        U.S. in certain parcels of land in Washington County, UT (see 
        H.R. 2862), [14SE]

WASHINGTON (State)
  Bills and resolutions
    Columbia and Snake Rivers: preservation of dams (see H. Con. Res. 
        63), [18MR]
    Columbia River: designate certain segment as recreation area (see 
        H.R. 1314), [25MR]
    ------preserve and protect Hanford Reach area (see H.R. 1759), 
        [11MY]
    ------preserve and protect White Bluffs area (see H.R. 1031), 
        [9MR]
    Corps of Engineers: develop and implement comprehensive program 
        for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water 
        diversions (see H.R. 1444), [15AP]
    Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the 
        Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 2798), [5AU]
    Hanford Nuclear Reservation: terminate funding for the Fast Flux 
        Test Facility (see H.R. 2604), [22JY]
    Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail: include as the endpoint 
        (see H.R. 3296), [10NO]
    Native Americans: settlement of claims of the Spokane Tribe of 
        Indians of the Spokane Reservation concerning contributions to 
        production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam (see H.R. 
        2664), [30JY]
    Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic 
        rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, 
        Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), [2FE]
    Thomas S. Foley Federal Building and U.S. Court House, Spokane, 
        WA: designate (see H.R. 211), [7JA]
    ------designate plaza at the south entrance as the Walter F. Horan 
        Plaza (see H.R. 211), [7JA]
  Reports filed
    Corps of Engineers Development and Implementation of a 
        Comprehensive Program for Fish Screens and Passage Devices at 
        Agricultural Water Diversions: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1444) (H. Rept. 106-454), [5NO]

WASTE
see Refuse Disposal; Sewage Disposal

WATER
related term(s) Ecology and Environment
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2605, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [13SE]
    ------S. 507, Water Resources Development Act, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Ak-Chin Indian Community: settlement of water rights claims (see 
        H.R. 2647), [29JY]
    Arizona: conveyance of certain national forest lands to the city 
        of Sedona, AZ (see H.R. 1969), [26MY]
    Bureau of Reclamation: conserve and enhance the water supplies of 
        the Lower Rio Grande Valley (see H.R. 2988), [30SE]
    ------cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins 
        endangered fish recovery implementation programs (see H.R. 
        2348), [24JN]
    ------feasibility study on rehabilitation of the municipal water 
        system at the Jicarilla Apache Reservation in New Mexico (see 
        H.R. 3051), [7OC]
    ------participate in design, planning, and construction of the San 
        Antonio Water System Water Recycling Project Phase III (see 
        H.R. 2285), [18JN]
    ------reauthorize participation in the Deschutes Resources 
        Conservancy (see H.R. 1787), [12MY]
    ------transfer irrigation project property to the Middle Loup 
        Division irrigation district in Nebraska (see H.R. 2984), 
        [30SE]
    California: develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood 
        control projects as part of water-related projects in the 
        Colusa Basin Watershed (see H.R. 1113), [16MR]
    ------fund and implement a balanced, long-term solution to 
        groundwater contamination, water supply, and reliability 
        problems affecting the Eastern Santa Clara groundwater basin 
        (see H.R. 2483), [12JY]
    Central Utah Project: acquisition of water rights, completion of 
        project facilities, and implementation of water conservation 
        measures (see H.R. 2889), [21SE]
    Central Valley Project: facilitate water transfers (see H.R. 
        3077), [14OC]
    Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: improve protection 
        and management (see H.R. 2140), [10JN]
    Chippewa Cree Tribe: final settlement of water rights claims (see 
        H.R. 795), [23FE]
    Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State 
        and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 
        3245), [8NO]
    Colorado River: authorize additional measures to carry out control 
        of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-effective 
        manner (see H.R. 2619), [27JY]
    Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights 
        claims (see H.R. 3112), [20OC]
    Corps of Engineers: include primary flood damages avoided as 
        benefits for cost-benefit analyses for Federal nonstructural 
        flood damage reduction projects (see H.R. 1186), [18MR]
    ------issue environmental impact statement before implementing 
        water regulation plans affecting the water levels of Lake 
        Ontario or the St. Lawrence River (see H.R. 926), [2MR]
    ------reauthorizing water resources development programs (see H.R. 
        1480), [20AP]
    ------reauthorizing water resources development programs (H.R. 
        1480), consideration (see H. Res. 154), [28AP]
    Dept. of Agriculture: balance wind and water erosion criteria and 
        wildlife suitability criteria used in the Conservation Reserve 
        Program (see H.R. 1836), [18MY]
    ------designate as the lead Federal agency for national 
        agricultural policy regarding conservation and the environment 
        (see H.R. 2793), [5AU]
    ------provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams 
        built for flood protection and water resource projects (see 
        H.R. 728), [11FE]
    Dept. of the Interior: convey certain facilities to the Nampa and 
        Meridian Irrigation District (see H.R. 3067), [13OC]
    ------implement agreement conveying title for the Clear Creek 
        Distribution System to the Clear Creek Community Services 
        District (see H.R. 862), [25FE]
    ------participation in design, planning, and construction of a 
        project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the Castaic Lake 
        Water Agency service area (see H.R. 3322), [10NO]
    Dickinson, ND: forgive certain debts owed for the construction of 
        bascule gates on the Dickinson Dam (see H.R. 3401), [16NO]
    Disasters: improve ability of individuals and local, State, and 
        Federal agencies to prevent natural floods (see H.R. 1101), 
        [11MR]
    Duchesne City, UT: convey certain water rights (see H.R. 3468), 
        [18NO]
    Ecology and environment: authorize appropriations for State water 
        pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), [5AU]
    ------authorize grants for certain water and waste disposal 
        facility projects in rural areas (see H.R. 3098), [18OC]
    ------control water pollution from concentrated animal feeding 
        operations (see H.R. 684), [10FE]
    ------provide certain off-budget treatment for the land and water 
        conservation fund and limit fund relative to State financial 
        assistance (see H.R. 452), [2FE]
    El Dorado Irrigation District: convey the Sly Park Dam and 
        Reservoir (see H.R. 992), [4MR]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 
        2605), [26JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2605), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 261), [26JY]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing 
        supply regulations (see H.R. 623), [8FE]
    EPA: authorize grants to States to maximize the available water 
        supply and develop alternative water sources (see H.R. 1106), 
        [11MR]
    ------authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and 
        other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida 
        Keys (see H.R. 673), [10FE]
    ------reauthorize Clean Lakes Program (see H.R. 2328), [23JN]
    ------require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers 
        conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy (see 
        H.R. 828), [24FE]
    ------restoration of urban watersheds and community environments 
        in the Anacostia River (see H.R. 839), [24FE]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to marine 
        sanitation devices (see H.R. 3191), [1NO]
    ------ensure compliance by Federal facilities (see H.R. 2449), 
        [1JY]
    Foreign trade: moratorium on export of bulk fresh water until 
        certain conditions are met (see H.R. 2595), [22JY]
    Gila River Indian Community: settlement of water rights claims 
        (see H.R. 1944), [26MY]
    Government regulations: Federal decisions, actions, and 
        regulations (see H. Con. Res. 86), [15AP]
    Great Lakes: moratorium on export of bulk fresh water until 
        certain conditions are met (see H.R. 2973), [29SE]
    Health: study and establish a national primary drinking water 
        standard for radium 224 (see H.R. 2665), [30JY]
    Lake Tahoe: promote environmental restoration (see H.R. 3388), 
        [16NO]
    Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc.: authorize construction 
        and assistance (see H.R. 297), [7JA]
    Long Island Sound: management plan implementation funding (see 
        H.R. 3313), [10NO]
    ------prohibit dumping of dredged material (see H.R. 855), [25FE]
    Louisiana: authorize water quality restoration projects for Lake 
        Pontchartrain Basin (see H.R. 2957), [27SE]
    Mexico: treatment of Mexican sewage flowing into U.S. waters (see 
        H.R. 3310), [10NO] (see H.R. 3378), [16NO]
    Montana: authorize construction of the Fort Peck Reservation Rural 
        County Water Supply System (see H.R. 1124), [16MR]

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    ------transfer maintenance and operation of the Flathead 
        Irrigation Project to local control (see H.R. 1158), [17MR]
    Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of 
        Federal natural assets (see H.R. 2222), [15JN]
    ------use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund acquisition, 
        improvement, and maintenance of public resources (see H.R. 
        798), [23FE]
    North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet 
        water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural 
        resources and habitats (see H.R. 1137), [16MR] (see H.R. 
        2918), [22SE]
    Perkins County Water System, Inc.: authorize construction and 
        assistance (see H.R. 970), [3MR]
    Pesticides: making supplemental appropriations to ensure inclusion 
        in State source water assessment programs (see H.R. 1909), 
        [24MY]
    Public utilities: allow public water systems to avoid filtration 
        requirements (see H.R. 124), [7JA]
    ------establish programs for electric energy conservation and 
        efficiency, renewable energy, and universal and affordable 
        service (see H.R. 2569), [20JY]
    Public works: conveyance of various reclamation projects to local 
        water authorities (see H.R. 2994), [1OC]
    Refuse disposal: exempt pesticide rinse water degradation systems 
        from subtitle C permit requirements (see H.R. 79), [7JA]
    Research: authorize appropriations for marine research and related 
        environmental research and development program activities of 
        NOAA and the NSF (see H.R. 1552), [26AP]
    Safe Drinking Water Act: civil actions against public water 
        systems in compliance with safe drinking water standards (see 
        H.R. 1674), [4MY]
    ------increase consumer confidence in safe drinking water and 
        source water assessments (see H.R. 2108), [9JN]
    ------provide for parity in civil actions against private and 
        public entities relative to ownership or operation of public 
        water systems (see H.R. 1492), [20AP]
    Safety: biological monitoring and whole effluent toxicity testing 
        relative to publicly owned treatment works (see H.R. 155), 
        [7JA]
    Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community: ownership and operation 
        of irrigation works on reservation in Maricopa County, AZ (see 
        H.R. 2820), [9SE]
    San Gabriel, CA: funding and implementation of a long-term 
        solution to groundwater contamination and water supply 
        problems (see H.R. 910), [2MR]
    States: sovereignty over water within borders (see H.R. 2456), 
        [1JY]
    Summit County, UT: authorize contracts with the Weber Basin Water 
        Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-
        Federal water (see H.R. 3236), [5NO]
    Tariff: textile industry and water treatment chemicals (see H.R. 
        2071), [8JN]
    ------water treatment and beauty care products chemicals (see H.R. 
        2074), [8JN]
    ------water treatment chemicals (see H.R. 2073), [8JN]
    Taxation: modify private activity bond rule to deter hostile 
        takeovers of water utilities (see H.R. 3309), [10NO]
    ------treatment of agricultural water conservation expenditures 
        (see H.R. 579), [4FE]
    TVA: ensure that financial instability does not place the U.S. 
        Treasury at risk (see H.R. 3130), [21OC]
    Utah: settlement of water rights claims of the Shivwits Band of 
        the Paiute Indian Tribe (see H.R. 3291), [10NO]
    Vallejo, CA: authorize certain uses of water from the Solano 
        Project (see H.R. 1235), [23MR]
    Water pollution: authorize estrogenic substances screening 
        programs (see H.R. 1712), [5MY]
    ------establish a national clean water trust fund (see H.R. 1549), 
        [22AP]
    ------estuary conservation and management programs funding (see 
        H.R. 1096), [11MR] (see H.R. 1237), [23MR]
    ------exclude certain areas and activities from stormwater 
        regulations, and limit liability of local governments relative 
        to co-permittees and implementation of control measures (see 
        H.R. 3294), [10NO]
    ------restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of 
        projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-
        Federal programs (see H.R. 1775), [12MY]
    Water Resources Development Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 
        2724), [5AU]
    Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: ensure congressional involvement in 
        State actions relative to designation of rivers as wild, 
        scenic, or recreational rivers (see H.R. 2857), [14SE]
  Conference reports
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 2605), [27SE]
    Water Resources Development Act (S. 507), [5AU]
  Motions
    Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing water resources development 
        programs (S. 507), [22JY]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2605), 
        [13SE]
  Reports filed
    Central Utah Project Acquisition of Water Rights, Completion of 
        Project Facilities, and Implementation of Water Conservation 
        Measures: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2889) (H. Rept. 
        106-417), [27OC]
    Central Valley Project Water Transfers: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3077) (H. Rept. 106-435), [2NO]
    Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Management and 
        Protection Improvements: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        2140) (H. Rept. 106-369), [7OC]
    Clear Creek Distribution System Conveyance Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 862) (H. Rept. 106-258), [26JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1480, Water Resources Development Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 154) (H. Rept. 106-120), 
        [28AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 2605, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 261) (H. 
        Rept. 106-264), [26JY]
    Dept. of Agriculture Assistance for the Rehabilitation of 
        Watershed Dams Built for Flood Protection and Water Resource 
        Projects: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (House) (H.R. 728) (H. Rept. 106-484), [18NO]
    Dept. of Agriculture Land Conveyance to Sisters, OR, To Construct 
        a Sewage Treatment Facility: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (S. 416) (H. Rept. 106-453), [5NO]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2605) (H. Rept. 106-336), [27SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2605) (H. Rept. 
        106-253), [26JY]
    Perkins County Rural Water System Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 970) (H. Rept. 106-404), [20OC]
    Sly Park Unit Conveyance Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        992) (H. Rept. 106-259), [26JY]
    Vallejo, CA, Solano Project Water Uses Authorization: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1235) (H. Rept. 106-426), [1NO]
    Water Resources Development Act: Committee of Conference (S. 507) 
        (H. Rept. 106-298), [5AU]
    ------Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        1480) (H. Rept. 106-106), [26AP]

WATER POLLUTION
related term(s) Ecology and Environment; Pollution
  Bills and resolutions
    Airports: conduct a study to assess and reduce the adverse 
        environmental impacts of ground and flight operations (see 
        H.R. 1463), [15AP]
    Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (see H.R. 
        950), [3MR] (see H.R. 999), [4MR]
    ------improve quality of coastal recreation waters (H.R. 999), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 145), [21AP]
    California: fund and implement a balanced, long-term solution to 
        groundwater contamination, water supply, and reliability 
        problems affecting the Eastern Santa Clara groundwater basin 
        (see H.R. 2483), [12JY]
    Chemicals: authorize estrogenic substances screening programs (see 
        H.R. 1712), [5MY]
    Chesapeake Bay: restoration (see H.R. 3039), [7OC]
    Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 25), [6JA] (see 
        H.R. 657), [9FE]
    Colorado River: authorize additional measures to carry out control 
        of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-effective 
        manner (see H.R. 2619), [27JY]
    Ecology and environment: control water pollution from concentrated 
        animal feeding operations (see H.R. 684), [10FE]
    ------expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and 
        release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's 
        consumer products (see H.R. 1657), [3MY]
    ------national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 525), 
        [3FE]
    ------promote environmental justice by establishing links between 
        pollution and community health problems and assist such 
        communities (see H.R. 1510), [21AP]
    ------provide certain off-budget treatment for the land and water 
        conservation fund and limit fund relative to State financial 
        assistance (see H.R. 452), [2FE]
    ------restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of 
        projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-
        Federal programs (see H.R. 1775), [12MY]
    EPA: reauthorize Clean Lakes Program (see H.R. 2328), [23JN]
    ------require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers 
        conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy (see 
        H.R. 828), [24FE]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to marine 
        sanitation devices (see H.R. 3191), [1NO]
    ------ensure compliance by Federal facilities (see H.R. 2449), 
        [1JY]
    Local government: exclude certain areas and activities from 
        stormwater regulations, and limit liability of local 
        governments relative to co-permittees and implementation of 
        control measures (see H.R. 3294), [10NO]
    Long Island Sound: management plan implementation funding (see 
        H.R. 3313), [10NO]
    ------prohibit dumping of dredged material (see H.R. 855), [25FE]
    National clean water trust fund: establish (see H.R. 1549), [22AP]
    Rivers: estuary conservation and management programs funding (see 
        H.R. 1096), [11MR] (see H.R. 1237), [23MR]
    San Francisco, CA: reduce risk of oil pollution and improve safety 
        of navigation in San Francisco Bay (see H.R. 2536), [15JY]
    Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control 
        revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), [5AU]
    ------biological monitoring and whole effluent toxicity testing 
        relative to publicly owned treatment works (see H.R. 155), 
        [7JA]
    ------Federal decisions, actions, and regulations (see H. Con. 
        Res. 86), [15AP]
  Reports filed
    Beaches Environmental Assessment, Cleanup, and Health Act: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        999) (H. Rept. 106-98), [19AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 999, Beaches Environmental Assessment, 
        Cleanup, and Health Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        145), [21AP]

WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 507, provisions, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1480), [20AP]
    Enact (H.R. 1480): consideration (see H. Res. 154), [28AP]
    Technical corrections (see H.R. 2724), [5AU]
  Conference reports
    Provisions (S. 507), [5AU]
  Motions
    Enact (S. 507), [22JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1480, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 154) (H. Rept. 106-120), [28AP]

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    Provisions: Committee of Conference (S. 507) (H. Rept. 106-298), 
        [5AU]
    ------Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        1480) (H. Rept. 106-106), [26AP]

WATERLOO, NY
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Interior: acquire title to the Hunt House in 
        Waterloo, NY (see H.R. 3179), [28OC] (see H.R. 3404), [16NO]

WATERS, MAXINE (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Angola: support peace process (see H. Res. 390), [17NO]
    Community development: amend certain community reinvestment 
        statutes (see H.R. 3504), [18NO]
    Crime: eliminate money laundering in private banking, warn banks 
        of countries with a concentration of money laundering, and 
        require the FRS to include money laundering in the 
        consideration of certain applications (see H.R. 1471), [15AP]
    ------eliminate money laundering in private banking and require 
        the Dept. of the Treasury to take certain actions relative to 
        countries with a concentration of money laundering activities 
        (see H.R. 2905), [21SE]
    Dept. of the Treasury: develop and implement a strategy to combat 
        money laundering (see H.R. 1426), [14AP]
    Drugs: concentrate Federal resources on the prosecution of major 
        drug offenses (see H.R. 1681), [4MY]
    ------eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack 
        cocaine offenses (see H.R. 1241), [23MR]
    Financial institutions: provide basic low-cost banking accounts, 
        eliminate certain automated teller machine surcharges, and 
        reauthorize a bank fee survey by the FRS (see H.R. 3503), 
        [18NO]
    Foreign policy: provide bilateral and multilateral debt relief 
        relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2232), [15JN]
    Foreign trade: bar the imposition of increased tariffs or other 
        retaliatory measures against products of the European Union in 
        response to its banana regime (see H.R. 1361), [25MR]

WATERWAYS
related term(s) Water
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 507, Water Resources Development Act, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (see H.R. 
        950), [3MR] (see H.R. 999), [4MR]
    ------improve quality of coastal recreation waters (H.R. 999), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 145), [21AP]
    Bureau of Reclamation: reauthorize participation in the Deschutes 
        Resources Conservancy (see H.R. 1787), [12MY]
    ------transfer irrigation project property to the Middle Loup 
        Division irrigation district in Nebraska (see H.R. 2984), 
        [30SE]
    California: develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood 
        control projects as part of water-related projects in the 
        Colusa Basin Watershed (see H.R. 1113), [16MR]
    Chesapeake Bay: restoration (see H.R. 3039), [7OC]
    Colorado River: authorize additional measures to carry out control 
        of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-effective 
        manner (see H.R. 2619), [27JY]
    Columbia River: preserve and protect Hanford Reach area (see H.R. 
        1759), [11MY]
    ------preserve and protect White Bluffs area (see H.R. 1031), 
        [9MR]
    Corps of Engineers: develop and implement comprehensive program 
        for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water 
        diversions (see H.R. 1444), [15AP]
    ------reauthorizing water resources development programs (see H.R. 
        1480), [20AP]
    ------reauthorizing water resources development programs (H.R. 
        1480), consideration (see H. Res. 154), [28AP]
    Dept. of Defense: provide financial assistance to the Tri-State 
        Maritime Safety Association of Delaware, New Jersey, and 
        Pennsylvania for use for maritime emergency response on the 
        Delaware River (see H.R. 1220), [23MR]
    Dept. of the Interior: construct and operate a visitor center for 
        the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River in New York 
        (see H.R. 20), [6JA]
    ------convey certain facilities to the Nampa and Meridian 
        Irrigation District (see H.R. 3067), [13OC]
    Endangered Species Act: rescue and relocate members of any species 
        that would be taken in the course of certain reconstruction, 
        maintenance, or repair of manmade flood control levees (see 
        H.R. 2017), [8JN]
    EPA: authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and 
        other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida 
        Keys (see H.R. 673), [10FE]
    ------restoration of urban watersheds and community environments 
        in the Anacostia River (see H.R. 839), [24FE]
    Harbors: provide for development, operation, and maintenance (see 
        H.R. 1947), [26MY]
    ------repeal harbor maintenance tax and authorize appropriations 
        for activities formerly funded with Harbor Maintenance Trust 
        Fund revenues (see H.R. 1260), [24MR]
    Las Cienegas National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 
        2941), [24SE]
    Long Island Sound: management plan implementation funding (see 
        H.R. 3313), [10NO]
    ------prohibit dumping of dredged material (see H.R. 855), [25FE]
    Louisiana: authorize water quality restoration projects for Lake 
        Pontchartrain Basin (see H.R. 2957), [27SE]
    New Hampshire: extend designation of a portion of the Lamprey 
        River as a recreational river to include an additional river 
        segment (see H.R. 1615), [28AP]
    Newport, RI: deauthorize portion of Newport Harbor navigation 
        project (see H.R. 3316), [10NO]
    North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet 
        water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural 
        resources and habitats (see H.R. 1137), [16MR] (see H.R. 
        2918), [22SE]
    Panama Canal Commission: authorize expenditures (see H.R. 1558), 
        [26AP]
    Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor: 
        expand boundaries (see H.R. 1619), [29AP]
    Richmond, VA: declare a portion of the James River and Kanawha 
        Canal to be nonnavigable waters (see H.R. 1034), [9MR]
    Rivers: economic development assistance for the lower Mississippi 
        Delta region (see H.R. 2911), [22SE]
    San Francisco, CA: reduce risk of oil pollution and improve safety 
        of navigation in San Francisco Bay (see H.R. 2536), [15JY]
    Ships and vessels: allow a formal entry exception for vessels 
        required to anchor at Belle Isle Anchorage, Port of Detroit, 
        MI, while awaiting cargo or pilot services, prior to 
        proceeding to the Port of Toledo, OH (see H.R. 2213), [15JN]
    St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.: establish (see H.R. 2332), [23JN]
    Summit County, UT: authorize contracts with the Weber Basin Water 
        Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-
        Federal water (see H.R. 3236), [5NO]
    Taxation: repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the 
        general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway 
        transportation (see H.R. 1001), [4MR]
    Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain 
        transportation trust funds (see H.R. 111), [7JA]
    Upper Delaware Citizens Advisory Council: extend authorization 
        (see H.R. 54), [6JA]
    Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control 
        revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), [5AU]
    ------Federal decisions, actions, and regulations (see H. Con. 
        Res. 86), [15AP]
    ------State sovereignty over water within borders (see H.R. 2456), 
        [1JY]
    Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs 
        funding (see H.R. 1096), [11MR] (see H.R. 1237), [23MR]
    ------restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of 
        projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-
        Federal programs (see H.R. 1775), [12MY]
    Water Resources Development Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 
        2724), [5AU]
  Conference reports
    Water Resources Development Act (S. 507), [5AU]
  Motions
    Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing water resources development 
        programs (S. 507), [22JY]
  Reports filed
    Beaches Environmental Assessment, Cleanup, and Health Act: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        999) (H. Rept. 106-98), [19AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 999, Beaches Environmental Assessment, 
        Cleanup, and Health Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        145), [21AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1480, Water Resources Development Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 154) (H. Rept. 106-120), 
        [28AP]
    Corps of Engineers Development and Implementation of a 
        Comprehensive Program for Fish Screens and Passage Devices at 
        Agricultural Water Diversions: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1444) (H. Rept. 106-454), [5NO]
    Declare a Portion of the James River and Kanawha Canal in 
        Richmond, VA, To Be Nonnavigable Waters: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1034) (H. 
        Rept. 106-107), [27AP]
    Lamprey Wild and Scenic River Extension Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1615) (H. Rept. 106-368), [7OC]
    Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor 
        Boundary Expansion: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1619) 
        (H. Rept. 106-306), [8SE]
    Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River Mongaup Visitor 
        Center Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 20) (H. Rept. 
        106-361), [4OC]
    Water Resources Development Act: Committee of Conference (S. 507) 
        (H. Rept. 106-298), [5AU]
    ------Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        1480) (H. Rept. 106-106), [26AP]

WATKINS, WES (a Representative from Oklahoma)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Community development: provide grant funding for additional 
        empowerment zones, enterprise communities, and strategic 
        planning communities (see H.R. 2463), [1JY]
    FEC: extend deadline for the submission of first quarter campaign 
        reports (see H.R. 696), [10FE]
    Iraq: oppose expansion of Oil-for-Food Program and condemn Saddam 
        Hussein for actions against Iraqi people and the U.N. (see H. 
        Con. Res. 39), [2MR]
    Medicare: reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 1046), 
        [9MR]
    Social Security: waive waiting period for disability benefits 
        relative to individuals with terminal illnesses (see H.R. 
        1107), [11MR]
    Taxation: exclude certain amounts received by power utilities from 
        gross income as contributions to capital (see H.R. 2464), 
        [1JY]
    ------incentives to encourage domestic production of oil and gas 
        (see H.R. 1971), [26MY]
    ------medical research tax credits (see H.R. 3505), [18NO]
    ------provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well 
        production (see H.R. 53), [6JA]

WATT, MELVIN L. (a Representative from North Carolina)
  Appointments
    Committee on Economics (Joint), [25MR]
    Conferee: S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    States: allow use of redistricting systems for congressional 
        districts other than single-member districts (see H.R. 1173), 
        [17MR]

WATTS, J.C., JR. (a Representative from Oklahoma)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort the President, [19JA]

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    Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, [6JA]
    Conferee: S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    African Americans: relief from Federal tax liability arising from 
        the resolution of discrimination claims by farmers against the 
        Dept. of Agriculture (see H.R. 2233), [15JN]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony 
        to present the Congressional Gold Medal to Rosa Parks (see H. 
        Con. Res. 127), [8JN]
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        6), [6JA] (see H. Res. 30), [2FE]
    Congress: affirm opposition to all forms of racism and bigotry 
        (see H. Res. 121), [17MR]
    Dept. of Defense: provide wage parity to certain employees in 
        Texas and Oklahoma (see H.R. 1393), [13AP]
    House of Representatives: election of officers (see H. Res. 1), 
        [6JA]
    Medicare: provide greater equity to home health agencies and 
        ensure access to medically necessary home health services (see 
        H.R. 2628), [27JY]
    Small business: establish the New Markets Venture Capital Program, 
        America's Private Investment Company Program, and a new 
        markets tax credit (see H.R. 2848), [13SE]
    Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in 
        ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see H.R. 
        2906), [21SE]
    Taxation: designate renewal communities (see H.R. 815), [24FE]

WATTS, ROBERT B.
  Bills and resolutions
    Baltimore, MD: designate certain Postal Service facilities (see 
        H.R. 3238), [5NO]

WAXMAN, HENRY A. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act, [3NO]
    ------S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
    John H. Chafee funeral attendees, [28OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see 
        H.R. 2900), [21SE]
    Ecology and environment: expand public's right to know about toxic 
        chemical use and release in their communities and disclose 
        toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1657), [3MY]
    ------national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 525), 
        [3FE]
    International Olympic Committee: prohibit U.S. corporations from 
        providing financial support until institutional reforms are 
        adopted (see H.R. 1370), [12AP]
    Medicaid: waive Federal claim to State tobacco settlements if 
        State uses funds only for smoking reduction and public health 
        programs (see H.R. 1289), [25MR]
    NIH: establish Office of Autoimmune Diseases (see H.R. 2573), 
        [20JY]
    Postal Service: preserve, protect, and promote viability (see H.R. 
        2535), [15JY]

WAYNE COUNTY, TN
  Bills and resolutions
    Tennessee: include additional counties as part of Appalachian 
        region (see H.R. 1255), [24MR] (see H.R. 1718), [6MY]

WEAPONS
related term(s) Biological Weapons; Chemical Weapons; Nuclear Weapons
  Appointments
    Commission To Assess the Organization of the Federal Government To 
        Combat the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, [6JA]
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select), 
        [19JA]
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: strengthen limitation on participation in foreign 
        airshows or trade exhibitions involving military equipment 
        (see H.R. 1935), [25MY]
    Arms control: reduction of nuclear weapons and application of 
        savings to certain domestic initiatives (see H.R. 2545), 
        [16JY]
    BATF: expand powers to regulate firearms, ammunition, firearm 
        products, and non-powder firearms (see H.R. 920), [2MR]
    Bikini Atoll: assist in resettlement and relocation of people (see 
        H.R. 2368), [29JN]
    Body armor: restrict mail order sales (see H.R. 1423), [14AP]
    China, People's Republic of: prohibit U.S. export of satellites 
        and related items (see H.R. 281), [7JA]
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select): 
        extend (see H. Res. 129), [24MR] (see H. Res. 153), [28AP] 
        (see H. Res. 170), [13MY]
    Computers: prohibit private sales of guns, ammunition, or 
        explosives over the Internet (see H.R. 3020), [5OC]
    Crime: increase mandatory minimum penalties for use of firearms 
        during a violent or drug-related crime (see H.R. 1330), [25MR]
    ------tribute to Project Exile and the prosecution of Federal 
        firearms offenses (see H. Res. 205), [10JN]
    ------use of antique firearms (see H.R. 2377), [29JN]
    Dallas, TX: conveyance of Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant 
        (see H.R. 1353), [25MR]
    Dept. of Defense: Navy Theater-Wide Missile Defense system and 
        Army Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system testing program 
        development (see H.R. 2596), [22JY]
    ------reduce level of long-range nuclear forces consistent with 
        the START II Treaty (see H.R. 2600), [22JY]
    ------transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries (see 
        H.R. 1908), [24MY]
    Dept. of Energy: establish Nuclear Security Administration and an 
        Office of Under Sec. for National Security (see H.R. 2032), 
        [8JN]
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        (see H.R. 2415), [1JY] (see H.R. 3427), [17NO]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 247), [14JY]
    Firearms: allow individuals, or their estates, who suffered 
        damages from the discharge of a firearm to bring civil action 
        against the manufacturer, distributor, or retailer of the 
        firearm (see H.R. 1049), [10MR]
    ------allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid 
        in all States and exempt current and former law enforcement 
        officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed 
        handguns (see H.R. 492), [2FE]
    ------applicability of domestic violence-related possession 
        prohibitions to convictions that predate enactment of such 
        prohibitions (see H.R. 59), [7JA]
    ------authorize CPSC to regulate gun safety, ban possession by 
        certain convicted criminals, ban import of handguns without 
        certain safety features, and ban possession by a person with 
        multiple drunk driving convictions (see H.R. 2007), [8JN]
    ------authorize CPSC to regulate gun safety and ban import of 
        handguns without certain safety features (see H.R. 2008), 
        [8JN]
    ------ban import of firearms that have been cosmetically altered 
        to avoid the ban on semiautomatic assault weapons (see H.R. 
        1809), [13MY]
    ------ban importation and transfer of large capacity ammunition 
        feeding devices (see H.R. 1037), [9MR]
    ------ban importation and transfer of large capacity ammunition 
        feeding devices (H.R. 1037), consideration (see H. Res. 192), 
        [26MY]
    ------ban manufacture of handguns that cannot be personalized, 
        require report on commercial feasibility of personalizing 
        firearms, and provide grants to improve firearms safety (see 
        H.R. 2025), [8JN]
    ------condition certain State justice assistance grants on 
        implementation of handgun registration systems (see H.R. 
        2917), [22SE]
    ------development and use of personalization technology (see H. 
        Con. Res. 125), [8JN]
    ------encourage State and local governments to bring lawsuits 
        against weapons manufacturers (see H.R. 1086), [11MR]
    ------encourage States to require a holding period for students 
        expelled for bringing a gun to school (see H.R. 1723), [6MY]
    ------establish a National Firearm Injury Reporting System and 
        provide State grants to collect information on fatal injuries 
        caused by firearms (see H.R. 2010), [8JN]
    ------establish Federal cause of action against weapons 
        manufacturers, dealers, and importers for damages caused by 
        firearms (see H.R. 1233), [23MR]
    ------impose moratorium on issuance of new Federal dealers' 
        licenses (see H.R. 3481), [18NO]
    ------improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 515), [3FE] (see H.R. 
        1512), [21AP]
    ------improve safety of handguns (H.R. 515), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 194), [26MY]
    ------mandatory licensing and registration of handguns (see H.R. 
        3472), [18NO]
    ------notify State and local law enforcement agencies and the BATF 
        when an instant criminal background check determines a person 
        is ineligible for a handgun (see H.R. 2732), [5AU]
    ------permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted 
        of a felony (see H.R. 2281), [18JN]
    ------permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying 
        of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 407), 
        [19JA]
    ------prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns 
        (see H.R. 315), [7JA]
    ------prevent possession of firearms by certain violent juvenile 
        offenders (see H.R. 1717), [6MY]
    ------prohibit gunrunning and provide mandatory minimum penalties 
        for crimes related to gunrunning (see H.R. 3057), [12OC]
    ------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. 87), [7JA]
    ------prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, 
        distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1032), [9MR]
    ------prohibit possession in a hospital zone (see H.R. 3279), 
        [9NO]
    ------prohibit possession or transfer of certain handguns (see 
        H.R. 35), [6JA]
    ------prohibit possession or transfer of handguns to individuals 
        who have not attained 21 years of age (see H.R. 85), [7JA]
    ------protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for 
        security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see 
        H.R. 347), [19JA]
    ------protect children from violence (see H.R. 1342), [25MR]
    ------protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1178, 1179), 
        [18MR] (see H. Con. Res. 176), [5AU]
    ------provide grants to encourage State and local law enforcement 
        agencies to detain students bringing guns to schools (see H.R. 
        831), [24FE]
    ------regulate transfer over the Internet (see H.R. 1245), [24MR] 
        (see H.R. 1702), [5MY]
    ------regulation of dealers (see H.R. 2443), [1JY]
    ------regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 109), [7JA] 
        (see H.R. 902), [2MR] (see H.R. 1903), [20MY] (see H.R. 2122), 
        [10JN]
    ------regulation of transfers at gun shows (H.R. 902), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 193), [26MY]
    ------regulation of transfers at gun shows (H.R. 2122), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 209), [15JN]
    ------repeal permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons 
        convicted of certain felonies (see H.R. 3444), [18NO]
    ------require persons to obtain a State license before receiving a 
        handgun or ammunition (see H.R. 2916), [22SE]
    ------require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement 
        officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun 
        (see H.R. 1062), [10MR]
    ------restrict transfer of certain firearms by local law 
        enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3473), [18NO]

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    ------standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced 
        handguns (see H.R. 2003), [27MY] (see H.R. 2009), [8JN]
    ------strengthen ban against assault weapons by restricting 
        availability of such weapons and their component parts (see 
        H.R. 1428), [15AP]
    Foreign aid: modify authorities relative to the provision of 
        security assistance (see H.R. 973), [4MR]
    ------prohibit certain defense services to countries ineligible 
        for international military education, training assistance, or 
        arms transfers (see H.R. 1063), [10MR]
    ------prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain 
        countries (see H.R. 2269), [17JN]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: expulsion from school 
        and termination of educational services for any disabled 
        student carrying a weapon to school or a school function (see 
        H.R. 1295), [25MR]
    Indonesia: oppose IMF and World Bank loans until violence 
        resulting from the referendum in East Timor has been ended 
        (see H.R. 2822), [9SE]
    ------prohibit economic assistance until the results of the 
        referendum in East Timor have been fully implemented (see H.R. 
        2809), [8SE] (see H.R. 2838), [9SE] (see H.R. 2895), [21SE]
    ------prohibit military assistance until the termination of 
        paramilitary funding and human rights violations in East Timor 
        (see H. Con. Res. 97), [5MY]
    International trade: increase monitoring of the use of offsets in 
        international defense trade (see H.R. 2652), [29JY]
    Law enforcement: provide grants to law enforcement agencies to 
        purchase firearms (see H.R. 3209), [3NO]
    Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to 
        assist local governments in purchasing bullet resistant 
        equipment (see H.R. 1807), [13MY]
    Missiles: limit production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 679), 
        [10FE]
    National security: allow certain number of Trident ballistic 
        missile submarines to be retired or dismantled and use savings 
        for national missile defense programs (see H.R. 542), [3FE]
    ------assessments and contingency planning relative to emerging 
        missile threats (see H.R. 3053), [7OC]
    ------national missile defense system (see H.R. 4), [4FE] (see 
        H.R. 1700), [5MY]
    ------national missile defense system (H.R. 4), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 120), [17MR]
    ------national missile defense system (H.R. 4), consideration of 
        Senate amendment (see H. Res. 179), [19MY]
    ------provide a schedule for production of elements for a national 
        missile defense system (see H.R. 2023), [8JN]
    Nuclear weapons: create incentives for the People's Republic of 
        China and India to adopt a policy of restraint relative to 
        nuclear activities (see H.R. 1570), [27AP]
    ------recognize the security interests of the U.S. in furthering 
        complete nuclear disarmament (see H. Res. 82), [24FE]
    ------reduce risks and dangers (see H. Res. 369), [9NO]
    ------remove from hair-trigger alert (see H. Con. Res. 177), [5AU]
    ------stockpile management (see H. Con. Res. 74), [24MR]
    Puerto Rico: use of Vieques Island for military operations (see H. 
        Con. Res. 212), [27OC]
    Russia: location and removal of KGB cache of arms and explosives 
        placed in the U.S. (see H. Res. 380), [16NO]
    Safety: strengthen firearms and explosives laws (see H.R. 1768), 
        [12MY]
    Taxation: clarify application of the excise tax imposed on arrow 
        components (see H.R. 1979), [27MY]
    ------increase excise tax on firearms and earmark revenue for 
        juvenile justice and delinquency prevention programs (see H.R. 
        3139), [25OC]
    ------treatment of certain sniper weapons (see H.R. 2127), [10JN]
    Treaties and agreements: prohibit executive branch compliance with 
        the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and the multilateral 
        Memorandum of Understanding related to that treaty (see H.R. 
        2022), [8JN]
    United Kingdom: limit the sale or export of plastic bullets (see 
        H.R. 2109), [9JN]
  Messages
    Amended Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of 
        Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices: President Clinton, 
        [24MY]
    National Emergency Relative to Weapons of Mass Destruction: 
        President Clinton, [13JY], [10NO]
  Motions
    Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (H.R. 2122), [18JN]
    National security: national missile defense system (H.R. 4), 
        [18MR]
  Reports filed
    Bikini Resettlement and Relocation Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2368) (H. Rept. 106-267), [27JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4, National Missile Defense System: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 120) (H. Rept. 106-69), 
        [17MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1501, Consequences for Juvenile Offenders 
        Act and H.R. 2122, Mandatory Gun Show Background Check Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 209) (H. Rept. 106-186), 
        [15JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2415, Dept. of State and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 247) (H. 
        Rept. 106-235), [14JY]
    Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 4, National Missile 
        Defense Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 179) (H. 
        Rept. 106-150), [19MY]
    Dept. of State and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H.R. 1211) (H. Rept. 106-
        122), [29AP]
    Iran Nonproliferation Act: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.R. 1883) (H. Rept. 106-316), [14SE]
    Minuteman Missile National Historic Site: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (S. 382) (H. Rept. 106-391), [18OC]
    National Missile Defense System: Committee on Armed Services 
        (House) (H.R. 4) (H. Rept. 106-39), [2MR]
    Report: Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/
        Commercial Concerns With the People's Republic of China 
        (House, Select) (H. Rept. 105-851), [19JA]

WEATHER
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: permit haying and grazing on conservation reserve 
        land in certain drought areas (see H.R. 3101), [19OC]
    Climate: stabilize and reduce greenhouse gas concentrations and 
        establish an Office of Global Climate Change within the Dept. 
        of Energy (see H.R. 3384, 3385), [16NO]
    Dept. of Agriculture: balance wind and water erosion criteria and 
        wildlife suitability criteria used in the Conservation Reserve 
        Program (see H.R. 1836), [18MY]
    Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Caribbean and Central American 
        countries (see H.R. 984), [4MR]
    National Weather Service: provide overtime pay for forecasters 
        performing essential services during severe weather events and 
        limit Sunday premium pay to hours of service actually 
        performed (see H.R. 826), [24FE]
    ------relocation of radar tower on Sulphur Mountain near Ojai, CA 
        (see H.R. 1087), [11MR]
    Research: authorize appropriations for marine research and related 
        environmental research and development program activities of 
        NOAA and the NSF (see H.R. 1552), [26AP]
    Taxation: provide disaster relief for homeowners (see H.R. 2393), 
        [30JN]
    Treaties and agreements: authorize the President to provide 
        regulatory credit for voluntary early action to lessen 
        environmental impacts from greenhouse gas emissions (see H.R. 
        2520), [14JY]
    ------conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any 
        international agreement relative to Kyoto Protocol (see H.R. 
        2221), [15JN]
  Messages
    Federal Agency Climate Change Programs and Activities: President 
        Clinton, [20AP]

WEAVER, ROBERT C.
  Bills and resolutions
    Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see 
        H.R. 1236), [23MR]

WEB-BASED EDUCATION COMMISSION
  Appointments
    Members, [6JA], [11FE]

WEINER, ANTHONY D. (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Argentina: investigation of terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural 
        Center in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 163), [22JY]
    Colleges and universities: require distribution of information 
        relative to handling of sexual harassment complaints (see H.R. 
        2837), [9SE]
    Federal employees: health benefits coverage for infertility 
        treatment (see H.R. 2706), [4AU]
    Financial institutions: prohibit imposition of fees for checks 
        returned due to insufficient funds, other than a fee imposed 
        on the maker of the check (see H.R. 2386), [29JN]
    Health care professionals: establish demonstration projects to 
        provide specialized assistance to victims of sexual assault 
        and interpersonal violence in hospital emergency rooms (see 
        H.R. 3287), [9NO]
    Israel: recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 2515), 
        [14JY]
    Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), 
        [25OC]
    ------provide assistance to State and local forensic laboratories 
        in analyzing DNA samples from convicted offenders (see H.R. 
        3087), [14OC]
    Noise pollution: prohibit operation of certain aircraft not 
        complying with certain noise levels (see H.R. 2499), [13JY]
    Roads and highways: construction and installation funding for 
        pedestrian safety features (see H.R. 3334), [10NO]
    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. 2180), [10JN]
    Taxation: expand child tax credit (see H.R. 2692), [3AU]

WEISS, TED (a former Representative from New York) 
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 
        2163), [10JN]

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), 
        [19JA]
    Conferee: S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Capitol Police: appreciation for efforts during impeachment 
        proceedings (see H. Res. 106), [10MR]
    Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund diabetes research 
        (see H.R. 1472), [15AP]
    Kosovo: support efforts and recommendations of U.S.-Russian 
        meeting in Vienna, Austria relative to peace negotiations (see 
        H. Con. Res. 99), [5MY]
    Medicare: designate certain diabetes educators as certified 
        providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education 
        services (see H.R. 3003), [4OC]
    National security: assessments and contingency planning relative 
        to emerging missile threats (see H.R. 3053), [7OC]
    ------national missile defense system (see H.R. 4), [4FE]
    Pennsylvania: protect and conduct a study of Paoli and Brandywine 
        Battlefields and authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the 
        American Revolution (see H.R. 659), [9FE]
    Russia: location and removal of KGB cache of arms and explosives 
        placed in the U.S. (see H. Res. 380), [16NO]

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    ------propose principles governing the provision of IMF assistance 
        (see H.R. 3027), [5OC]
    Tariff: anode presses (see H.R. 2521), [14JY]
    ------assembly machines (see H.R. 2526), [14JY]
    ------atmosphere firing (see H.R. 2516), [14JY]
    ------capacitance tester and reeler (see H.R. 2518), [14JY]
    ------ceramic coater (see H.R. 2517), [14JY]
    ------epoxide resins (see H.R. 2523), [14JY]
    ------rackers (see H.R. 2522), [14JY]
    ------self-tapping screws (see H.R. 1026), [4MR]
    ------trim and form (see H.R. 2524), [14JY]
    ------vision inspection systems (see H.R. 2519), [14JY]

WELDON, DAVE (a Representative from Florida)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Business and industry: require certain parent corporations of 
        Federal contractors to provide health care benefits to retired 
        employees of the contractor (see H.R. 3506), [18NO]
    Jerry O'Brien Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, 
        Melbourne, FL: designate (see H.R. 2330), [23JN]
    Medicare: require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse 
        outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see 
        H.R. 632), [9FE]
    Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: provide additional 
        protections to victims of rape (see H.R. 3088), [14OC]
    Space policy: declaration of space leadership (see H. Con. Res. 
        66), [18MR]
    ------promote international competitiveness of commercial space 
        industry, ensure Federal and private access to space, and 
        minimize opportunities for foreign transfer of critical 
        satellite technologies (see H.R. 1526), [22AP]
    Taxation: treat spaceports like airports under exempt facility 
        bond rules (see H.R. 2289), [18JN]

WELFARE
see Public Welfare Programs; Social Security

WELLER, JERRY (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, [6JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Armed Forces: improve pay and retirement equity (S. 4), return to 
        Senate (see H. Res. 393), [18NO]
    Crime: penalties for harming Federal law enforcement animals (see 
        H.R. 1791), [13MY]
    Federal employees: provide for the rectification of certain 
        retirement coverage errors (S. 1232), return to Senate (see H. 
        Res. 394), [18NO]
    Ginnie Mae: guaranty fee level (see H. Con. Res. 10), [7JA]
    John J. Buchanan Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see 
        H.R. 1377), [13AP]
    National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance (see H. Res. 
        392), [18NO]
    Pensions: waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans (see 
        H.R. 1287), [25MR]
    Taxation: clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for 
        termination payments received by former life insurance 
        salesmen (see H.R. 1593), [28AP]
    ------deduction for decommissioning costs of nuclear powerplants 
        (see H.R. 2038), [8JN]
    ------eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate 
        brackets and standard deduction amounts (see H.R. 6), [10FE]
    ------exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see 
        H.R. 1292), [25MR]
    ------expand incentives for the construction and renovation of 
        public schools (see H.R. 2416), [1JY]
    ------modify holding period used to determine whether horses are 
        assets (see H.R. 1174), [17MR]
    ------require pension plans to provide adequate notice to 
        beneficiaries whose future accruals are being significantly 
        reduced (see H.R. 1176), [18MR]
    ------treatment of certain foreign base company shipping income 
        (see H.R. 3102), [19OC]
    World Trade Organization: address issue of runaway film production 
        and cultural content restrictions at Seattle, WA, talks (see 
        H. Res. 384), [17NO]

WELLTON-MOHAWK TRANSFER ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H. 841) (H. Rept. 106-
        257), [26JY]

WEST, TOGO D., JR.
see Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Togo D. West, Jr.)

WEST FELICIANA PARISH, LA
  Bills and resolutions
    Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge: establish (see H.R. 3292), 
        [10NO]

WEST PAPAU NEW GUINEA
see Indonesia

WEST VIRGINIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Matewan, WV: disposition of excess land for flood control project 
        (see H.R. 966), [3MR]

WETLANDS
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: permit use of certain lands (see H.R. 1578), [27AP]
    Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State 
        and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 
        3245), [8NO]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to wetlands 
        mitigation banking (see H.R. 1290), [25MR]
    Food Security Act: authorize enrollment of land in the Wetlands 
        Reserve Program (see H.R. 2066), [8JN]
    Hawaii: conduct a study to determine ways of restoring the natural 
        wetlands conditions in the Kealia Pond National Wildlife 
        Refuge (see H.R. 3176), [28OC]
    Louisiana: authorize water quality restoration projects for Lake 
        Pontchartrain Basin (see H.R. 2957), [27SE]
    Minnesota: temporary exception for certain counties from 
        limitation on percentage of cropland that may be enrolled in 
        the conservation reserve and wetlands reserve programs (see 
        H.R. 2583), [21JY]
    Natural resources: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund 
        acquisition, improvement, and maintenance of public resources 
        (see H.R. 798), [23FE]
    North American Wetlands Conservation Council: appointment of 
        additional members (see H.R. 2821), [9SE]
    Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 2833), 
        [9SE]
  Reports filed
    North American Wetlands Conservation Council Expansion Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2821) (H. Rept. 106-388), 
        [18OC]

WEXLER, ROBERT (a Representative from Florida)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Council of Conservative Citizens: condemn racist and bigoted views 
        (see H. Res. 35), [2FE]
    Firearms: prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in 
        handguns (see H.R. 315), [7JA]
    Medicare: require appropriate training and certification for 
        suppliers of certain listed items of orthotics or prosthetics 
        (see H.R. 1938), [25MY]
    Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to 
        computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or 
        after 1982 (see H.R. 568), [3FE]

WEYGAND, ROBERT A. (a Representative from Rhode Island)
  Appointments
    John H. Chafee funeral attendees, [28OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Budget: support year 2000 proposed budget (see H.R. 3054, 3055), 
        [7OC]
    Dept. of HUD: provide assistance for startup costs of community 
        programs to prevent residentially based lead poisoning in 
        children (see H.R. 1518), [21AP]
    Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund Alzheimer's 
        research (see H.R. 1939), [25MY]
    Education: establish a child care provider scholarship program 
        (see H.R. 846), [24FE]
    Indonesia: implementation of results of referendum in East Timor 
        and end violence by paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 
        185), [9SE]
    ------prohibit economic assistance until the results of the 
        referendum in East Timor have been fully implemented (see H.R. 
        2838), [9SE]
    Medicaid: waive Federal claim to State tobacco settlements if 
        State uses funds only for smoking reduction and public health 
        programs (see H.R. 610), [4FE]
    Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, 
        including Internet fraud, and provide information that will 
        help them protect themselves (see H.R. 612), [4FE]
    Taxation: full deduction of health insurance costs for self-
        employed individuals (see H.R. 611), [4FE]
    ------make dependent care credit refundable and increase amount of 
        allowable dependent care expenses (see H.R. 847), [24FE]

WHISTLEBLOWING
related term(s) Federal Employees
  Bills and resolutions
    Airlines: whistleblower protection for airline employees who 
        provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 953), [3MR]
    Dept. of Labor: establish voluntary protection programs (see H.R. 
        1459), [15AP]
    District of Columbia: extend whistleblower protection coverage to 
        personnel of the District of Columbia courts (see H.R. 858), 
        [25FE]
    Medicare: disclose staffing and performance data, provide 
        whistleblower protections, and review mergers and acquisitions 
        relative to Medicare providers (see H.R. 1288), [25MR]
    Occupational Safety and Health Act: improve whistleblower 
        protection for employees (see H.R. 1851), [18MY]
    OSHA: encourage safety and health audits and assure timely 
        adjudication of whistleblower complaints by employees (see 
        H.R. 1439), [15AP]

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. 233), [7JA]
  Reports filed
    Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 233) (H. Rept. 
        106-22), [23FE]

WHITFIELD, ED (a Representative from Kentucky)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Air pollution: regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds 
        emitted from aging warehouses (see H.R. 2314), [22JN]
    Medicaid: definition of audiologist (see H.R. 1068), [10MR]

WICKER, ROGER F. (a Representative from Mississippi)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2465, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
        closure, [21JY]
    ------H.R. 2684, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations, [4OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Armed Forces: ensure married personnel having minor dependents are 
        eligible for military family housing containing more than two 
        bedrooms (see H.R. 3123), [21OC]
    Courts: provide for equitable treatment of governmental and 
        private plaintiffs in certain civil actions (see H.R. 2597), 
        [22JY]
    ------repeal statutory approval requirement for judicial salary 
        increases and provide for automatic annual increases (see H.R. 
        698), [10FE]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit State and 
        local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary 
        policies (see H.R. 697), [10FE]
    Shiloh National Military Park: establish Corinth Unit (see H.R. 
        2249), [16JN]

WIGGINS, MS
  Bills and resolutions
    Jay Hanna `Dizzy' Dean Post Office: designate (see H.R. 2460), 
        [1JY]

WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal-State relations: ensure congressional involvement in State 
        actions relative to designation of rivers as wild, scenic, or 
        recreational rivers (see H.R. 2857), [14SE]
    New Hampshire: extend designation of a portion of the Lamprey 
        River as a recreational river to include an additional river 
        segment (see H.R. 1615), [28AP]

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  Reports filed
    Lamprey Wild and Scenic River Extension Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1615) (H. Rept. 106-368), [7OC]

WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS SYSTEM
  Bills and resolutions
    Columbia River: designate certain segment as recreation area (see 
        H.R. 1314), [25MR]
    Delaware River: designate certain portions and tributaries as 
        components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 
        2317), [23JN]
    Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic 
        rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, 
        Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), [2FE]
    Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers: designate certain segments 
        as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 
        193), [7JA]
    Taunton River: designate segments for study for potential addition 
        to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 2778), [5AU]
    Wekiva River: designate certain portions and tributaries as 
        components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 
        2773), [5AU]
    Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: ensure congressional involvement in 
        State actions relative to designation of rivers as wild, 
        scenic, or recreational rivers (see H.R. 2857), [14SE]
    Wilson Creek: designate as a component of the Wild and Scenic 
        Rivers System (see H.R. 1749), [11MY]
  Reports filed
    Designate Certain Segments of the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord 
        Rivers as Components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 193) (H. Rept. 106-10), 
        [8FE]

WILD FREE-ROAMING HORSES AND BURROS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    States: delegate management powers (see H.R. 2874), [15SE]

WILDERNESS AREAS
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1239), 
        [23MR]
    California: designate all unreserved and unappropriated coastal 
        rocks and islands as a component of the National Wilderness 
        Preservation System (see H.R. 2277), [18JN]
    ------designate Otay Mountain region as wilderness (see H.R. 15), 
        [6JA]
    Colorado: designate certain lands as components of the National 
        Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 829), [24FE]
    Dept. of Agriculture: provide for maintenance of concrete dams and 
        weirs located in the Emigrant Wilderness (see H.R. 359), 
        [19JA]
    Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to 
        strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 2512), 
        [14JY]
    Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic 
        rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, 
        Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), [2FE]
    ------establish time limits for completion of wilderness studies 
        on Federal lands (see H.R. 1258), [24MR] (see H.R. 1500), 
        [21AP]
    Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as 
        wilderness (see H.R. 2178), [10JN]
    San Isabel National Forest: designate certain lands as Spanish 
        Peaks Wilderness (see H.R. 898), [2MR]
    Talladega National Forest: designate certain lands as the Dugger 
        Mountain Wilderness (see H.R. 2632), [29JY]
    Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1732), [6MY] 
        (see H.R. 3035), [7OC]
  Reports filed
    Dugger Mountain Wilderness Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 2632) (H. Rept. 106-422), [28OC]
    Emigrant Wilderness Preservation Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 359) (H. Rept. 106-425), [1NO]
    Otay Mountain Region of California Designation as Wilderness: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 15) (H. Rept. 106-65), 
        [17MR]
    Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        898) (H. Rept. 106-173), [8JN]

WILDLIFE
  Bills and resolutions
    Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear 
        viscera (see H.R. 2166), [10JN]
    Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge: establish (see H.R. 3292), 
        [10NO]
    Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State 
        and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 
        3245), [8NO]
    Conservation of natural resources: assist in the conservation of 
        keystone species (see H.R. 3407), [16NO]
    Dept. of Agriculture: balance wind and water erosion criteria and 
        wildlife suitability criteria used in the Conservation Reserve 
        Program (see H.R. 1836), [18MY]
    Dept. of the Interior: authorize States to establish hunting 
        seasons for double-crested cormorants (see H.R. 3118), [20OC]
    ------implement rules to reduce population of mid-continent light 
        geese (see H.R. 2454), [1JY]
    Endangered species: designate the Florida panther (see H.R. 187), 
        [7JA]
    ------review recommendation by the National Academy of Sciences of 
        species that should be removed from lists of endangered and 
        threatened species (see H.R. 2343), [24JN]
    Endangered Species Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 3160), 
        [27OC]
    ------rescue and relocate members of any species that would be 
        taken in the course of certain reconstruction, maintenance, or 
        repair of manmade flood control levees (see H.R. 2017), [8JN]
    Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to 
        strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 2512), 
        [14JY]
    Hunting and trapping: recognize importance of hunting relative to 
        wildlife resource management (see H. Res. 378), [16NO]
    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. 1284), [25MR]
    Natural resources: continue preparation of useful reports and 
        repeal laws terminating reporting requirements relative to 
        public lands, Native Americans, fisheries, wildlife, insular 
        areas, and other related matters (see H.R. 3002), [4OC]
    ------use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund acquisition, 
        improvement, and maintenance of public resources (see H.R. 
        798), [23FE]
    North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet 
        water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural 
        resources and habitats (see H.R. 1137), [16MR] (see H.R. 
        2918), [22SE]
    Public lands: establish time limits for completion of wilderness 
        studies on Federal lands (see H.R. 1258), [24MR] (see H.R. 
        1500), [21AP]
    Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 1142), 
        [17MR]
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: approve a permit required for 
        importation of certain wildlife items taken in Tajikistan (see 
        H.R. 529), [3FE]
    Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act: delegate management 
        powers to States (see H.R. 2874), [15SE]
    Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 2833), 
        [9SE]
  Reports filed
    Arctic Tundra Habitat Emergency Conservation Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2454) (H. Rept. 106-271), [29JY]
    Resources Reports Restoration Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3002) (H. Rept. 106-458), [8NO]

WILDLIFE REFUGES
  Bills and resolutions
    Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge: establish (see H.R. 3292), 
        [10NO]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to wetlands 
        mitigation banking (see H.R. 1290), [25MR]
    Hawaii: conduct a study to determine ways of restoring the natural 
        wetlands conditions in the Kealia Pond National Wildlife 
        Refuge (see H.R. 3176), [28OC]
    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. 1284), [25MR]
    National Wildlife Refuge System: prohibit expenditure of certain 
        funds for new refuges without specific authorization from 
        Congress (see H.R. 1199), [18MR]

WILLIAMS, SERENA
  Bills and resolutions
    Tribute (see H. Res. 287), [13SE]

WILLIAMS, WESLEY S., JR.
  Bills and resolutions
    Smithsonian Institution: appointment as citizen regent of Board of 
        Regents (see H.J. Res. 28), [9FE]

WILSON, HEATHER (a Representative from New Mexico)
  Appointments
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), [19JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 1555, intelligence services appropriations, [22SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial 
        electronic mail (see H.R. 3113), [20OC]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for 
        veterans in the Albuquerque, NM, area (see H.R. 3335), [10NO]
    Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: amend (see H.R. 
        1498), [20AP]
    Kosovo: provide humanitarian assistance for Kosovar Albanian 
        refugees (see H.R. 1519), [21AP]
    Medicaid: reinstate prior level of disproportionate share hospital 
        payments to Minnesota, New Mexico, and Wyoming (see H.R. 
        2800), [5AU]
    Privacy: strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic 
        eavesdropping (see H.R. 514), [3FE]
    Public lands: acquisition of Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico, 
        establish a trust to manage such lands, and reform the Federal 
        land management process (see H.R. 3288), [9NO]
    Research: continuation of Federal research and development 
        programs funding in a fiscally sustainable way (see H.R. 
        3161), [28OC]
    Roads and highways: preserve cultural resources of U.S. Route 66 
        corridor (see H.R. 66), [7JA]
    Schools: establish a School Security Technology Center and 
        authorize grants for local school security programs (see H.R. 
        2034), [8JN]
    Taxation: extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 
        1682), [4MY]

WILSON, WOODROW (28th President of the United States)
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge: reconstruction funding (see H.R. 
        2118), [9JN] (see H.R. 2563), [20JY]

WINSTON-SALEM, NC
  Bills and resolutions
    Hiram H. Ward Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse: designate (see 
        H.R. 92), [7JA]
  Reports filed
    Hiram H. Ward Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Winston-Salem, 
        NC: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 92) (H. Rept. 106-20), [23FE]

WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS AND SAFETY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 438): consideration (see H. Res. 76), [23FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 438, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 76) (H. Rept. 106-27), [23FE]
    Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 438) (H. Rept. 
        106-25), [23FE]

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WIRELESS PRIVACY ENHANCEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 514): consideration (see H. Res. 77), [23FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 514, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 77) (H. Rept. 106-28), [23FE]
    Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 514) (H. Rept. 
        106-24), [23FE]

WISCONSIN
  Bills and resolutions
    Courts: appointment of an additional Federal district judge in 
        Wisconsin (see H.R. 3470), [18NO]
    Native Americans: settlement of claims of the Menominee Indian 
        Tribe of Wisconsin (see H.R. 1780), [12MY]
    Northwest Territory of the Great Lakes National Heritage Area: 
        establish (see H.R. 3411), [16NO]

WISE, ROBERT E., JR. (a Representative from West Virginia)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Mining and mineral resources: establish a program of supplemental 
        unemployment benefits for certain unemployed coal miners (see 
        H.R. 3507), [18NO]
    ------provide grants to States for programs for the reemployment 
        of laid off miners in reclamation work (see H.R. 3062), [12OC]
    Schools: establish school violence prevention hotlines (see H.R. 
        1589), [27AP]
    Tariff: establish import drawbacks for N-cyclohexyl-2-
        benzothiazolesulfenamide based on exports of N-tert-butyl-2-
        benzothiazolesulfenamide (see H.R. 810), [23FE]

WOLF, FRANK R. (a Representative from Virginia)
  Appointments
    Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, [11MR]
    Conferee: H.R. 1141, emergency supplemental appropriations, [22AP]
    ------H.R. 2084, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations, [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2490, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive 
        Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations, [21JY]
    Reading of George Washington's farewell address, [11FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Transportation: make grants to develop a pilot program on 
        the use of telecommuting as a means of reducing air pollutant 
        emissions (see H.R. 2556), [19JY]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2084), [9JN]
    Gambling: restore the effectiveness of State laws over gambling 
        cruises-to-nowhere (see H.R. 316), [7JA]
    Motor vehicles: transfer certain motor carrier safety functions 
        from the Federal Highway Administration to the National 
        Highway Traffic Safety Administration (see H.R. 507), [2FE]
    Taxation: increase child tax credit for certain children and allow 
        such credit against the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 
        756), [11FE]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        2084), [30SE]
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations (H.R. 1141), [14MY]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 2084) (H. Rept. 106-355), [30SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2084) (H. Rept. 
        106-180), [9JN]

WOMEN
  Appointments
    Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, 
        Engineering, and Technology Development, [6JA]
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 
        4), [7JA] (see H.J. Res. 31), [23FE]
    ------eliminate prohibitions on the transmission of abortion 
        related material (see H.R. 2808), [8SE]
    ------prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 2149), [10JN]
    ------protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 639), 
        [9FE]
    ------provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving 
        overseas (see H.R. 1350), [25MR]
    ------provide grants for State programs to provide pregnant women 
        with alternatives to abortion (see H.R. 2901), [21SE]
    Afghanistan: prevent any Taliban led Government from obtaining a 
        seat in the U.N. and refuse recognition for any Afghan 
        Government while human rights violations persist against women 
        and girls (see H. Res. 187), [25MY]
    Agriculture: issue commemorative postage stamp to honor U.S. farm 
        women (see H. Res. 213), [16JN]
    Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc.: issue 
        commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. 
        Res. 57), [17MR]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: display artwork in the Capitol and 
        the House office buildings which represent the contributions 
        of women to American society (see H. Res. 202), [8JN]
    ------permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to present the 
        Congressional Gold Medal to Rosa Parks (see H. Con. Res. 127), 
        [8JN]
    Children and youth: improve health of children (see H.R. 1085), 
        [11MR]
    ------protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 1478), [20AP]
    China, People's Republic of: condemn officials involved in 
        enforcement of forced abortions and prevent officials from 
        entering or remaining in the U.S. (see H.R. 138), [7JA]
    Citizenship: declare as U.S. citizens certain women who through 
        marriage to an alien lost their citizenship (see H.R. 2493), 
        [13JY]
    Civil liberties: ensure a woman's right to breastfeed her child on 
        certain Federal property (see H.R. 1848), [18MY]
    ------protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2624), [27JY]
    Civil rights: establish criminal liability for discrimination 
        based on disparate treatment (see H.R. 2510), [14JY]
    ------improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages 
        based on sex (see H.R. 541), [3FE] (see H.R. 2397), [30JN]
    ------prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on 
        sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1271), [24MR]
    ------prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in programs 
        receiving Federal financial assistance (see H.R. 619), [8FE]
    ------prohibit employment discrimination (see H.R. 1980), [27MY]
    ------protect first amendment rights relative to abortion and 
        reproductive services (see H.R. 270), [7JA]
    Colleges and universities: require distribution of information 
        relative to handling of sexual harassment complaints (see H.R. 
        2837), [9SE]
    Collins, Eileen: tribute to space shuttle mission with first 
        female commander (see H. Res. 267), [29JY]
    Constitutional amendments: ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 41), 
        [24MR]
    ------ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution 
        upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 
        37), [3FE]
    Contracts: Government procurement access for women-owned 
        businesses (see H. Res. 15), [7JA]
    Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination 
        Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 107), [10MR]
    Correctional institutions: protect female inmates from sexual 
        misconduct (see H.R. 3158), [27OC]
    Courts: provide that the inferior courts do not have jurisdiction 
        to hear abortion-related cases (see H.R. 3400), [16NO]
    Crime: ensure that older or disabled persons are protected from 
        institutional, community, and domestic violence, and sexual 
        assault (see H.R. 2590), [22JY]
    ------expand prohibition on stalking (see H.R. 1869), [19MY]
    ------prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 
        1218), [23MR]
    ------prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 1218), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 233), [29JN]
    ------protect the civil rights of victims of gender-motivated 
        violence (see H.R. 3106), [19OC]
    ------reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against 
        women (see H.R. 357), (see H.R. 422), [19JA] (see H.R. 1248), 
        [24MR]
    Dept. of HHS: employment opportunities for women scientists (see 
        H.R. 269), [7JA]
    ------Healthy Start Program funding (see H.R. 2739), [5AU]
    Dept. of the Interior: acquire title to the Hunt House in 
        Waterloo, NY (see H.R. 3179), [28OC] (see H.R. 3404), [16NO]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve programs providing counseling 
        and treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see 
        H.R. 1799), [13MY]
    Diseases: distribution of information on the human papillomavirus 
        (see H.R. 3248), [8NO]
    ------heart disease (see H. Res. 220), [23JN]
    ------ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 961), [3MR]
    ------provide for screenings, referrals, and education relative to 
        osteoporosis (see H.R. 2471), [12JY]
    Education: encourage young women to pursue careers and higher 
        education degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and 
        technology (see H.R. 2387), [29JN]
    ------ensure schools prepare girls to compete in the 21st century 
        (see H.R. 2505), [14JY]
    Employment: implement alternative program for providing a benefit 
        or employment preference under Federal law (see H.R. 2509), 
        [14JY]
    ------prevent involuntary application of arbitration to 
        discrimination claims (see H.R. 872), [25FE]
    Families and domestic relations: establish grant programs and 
        provide Federal assistance to pregnant women, children, and 
        adoptive families (see H.R. 2540), [15JY]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: amend (see H.R. 91), [7JA]
    ------eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see 
        H.R. 3297), [10NO]
    FDA: establish a performance standard for breast pumps to 
        facilitate their regulation (see H.R. 3372), [15NO]
    Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic 
        violence victims (see H.R. 1352), [25MR]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass 
        measurements (see H.R. 933), [2MR]
    Firearms: applicability of domestic violence-related possession 
        prohibitions to convictions that predate enactment of such 
        prohibitions (see H.R. 59), [7JA]
    Health: allow direct access to obstetrician-gynecologists (see H. 
        Res. 164), [6MY]
    ------collection and analysis of data on toxic shock syndrome (see 
        H.R. 889), [1MR]
    ------determine the risks of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other 
        additives in tampons and similar products (see H.R. 890), 
        [1MR]
    ------develop monitoring systems to promote safe motherhood (see 
        H.R. 2316), [23JN]
    ------importance of education, early detection, and treatment in 
        the prevention of breast cancer (see H. Res. 278), [5AU]
    ------promote research and disseminate information on the health 
        effects of silicone breast implants (see H.R. 1323), [25MR]
    ------recognize the severity of the issue of cervical health (see 
        H. Con. Res. 5), [7JA] (see H. Con. Res. 64), [18MR]
    ------require insurance coverage of bone mass measurements and 
        inform women concerning reproductive and post-menopausal 
        health care choices (see H.R. 925), [2MR]
    Health care professionals: training to identify, address, and 
        prevent domestic violence (see H.R. 3317), [10NO]

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    Human rights: prevent trafficking of women and children for forced 
        prostitution and labor (see H.R. 1238), [23MR] (see H.R. 
        1356), [25MR]
    Immigration: asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-
        related persecution (see H.R. 1849), [18MY]
    Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and 
        lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for 
        secondary consultations (see H.R. 383), [19JA] (see H.R. 
        1911), [24MY]
    ------coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 524), [3FE] (see 
        H.R. 1132), [16MR]
    ------implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery 
        resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 3224), [4NO]
    ------require health plans to provide adequate access to services 
        provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 1806), [13MY] 
        (see H.R. 2041), [8JN]
    ------require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum 
        hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 
        116), [7JA]
    Kuwait: commend decision to grant women the right to vote and run 
        for elected office (see H. Con. Res. 147), [29JN]
    Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment 
        services for certain women screened under federally funded 
        programs (see H.R. 1070), [11MR]
    ------coverage of screening mammography and screening pap smears 
        (see H.R. 302), [7JA]
    ------provide State options to allow eligibility for legal 
        immigrant pregnant women, children, and certain disabled 
        individuals (see H.R. 1399), [14AP]
    Medicare: increase payments for pap smear laboratory tests (see 
        H.R. 976), [4MR] (see H.R. 2930), [23SE]
    ------reimbursement for nurse-midwife services and free-standing 
        birth centers (see H.R. 2817), [8SE]
    Mental health: postpartum depression policies (see H. Res. 163), 
        [6MY]
    National Cancer Institute: increase involvement of advocates in 
        breast cancer research (see H.R. 1596), [28AP]
    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize 
        development of research centers focusing on environmental 
        factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 
        3433), [17NO]
    National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee: establish 
        (see H.R. 1246), [24MR]
    National parks and recreation areas: prohibit sex offenders from 
        entering (see H.R. 1925), [25MY]
    Older Americans Act: amend to help prevent osteoporosis (see H.R. 
        2294), [22JN]
    Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: provide additional 
        protections to victims of rape (see H.R. 3088), [14OC]
    Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), [4FE]
    Population: develop, promote, and implement policies to stabilize 
        U.S. population growth (see H. Con. Res. 17), [19JA]
    Pornography: impact of obscenity and sexual objectification on 
        society (see H. Res. 239), [1JY]
    Public Health Service: permit family planning projects to offer 
        adoption services (see H.R. 2485), [12JY]
    Qatar: commitment to democracy, women's suffrage, and elections 
        (see H. Con. Res. 35), [23FE]
    Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 384), 
        [19JA]
    SBA: women's business center programs funding (see H.R. 392), 
        [19JA]
    ------women's business center programs funding and conditions of 
        participation (see H.R. 774), [23FE] (see H.R. 1497), [20AP]
    Social Security: allow States to use State Children's Health 
        Insurance Program allotment to cover uninsured pregnant women 
        (see H.R. 1843), [18MY]
    ------effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 34), [2FE]
    Tariff: personal effects of participants in certain world athletic 
        events (see H.R. 103), [7JA] (see H.R. 1877), [19MY] (see H.R. 
        2715), [5AU]
    Taxation: allow credit for providing an appropriate environment 
        for employed mothers to breastfeed or express milk at work 
        (see H.R. 1163), [17MR]
    ------employer credit for the hiring of displaced homemakers (see 
        H.R. 81), [7JA]
    ------provide a checkoff on Federal income tax returns for a 
        breast and prostate cancer research fund (see H.R. 547), [3FE]
    Water pollution: authorize estrogenic substances screening 
        programs (see H.R. 1712), [5MY]
    Women's World Cup: tribute to U.S. women's soccer team (see H. 
        Res. 241), [12JY] (see H. Res. 244), [13JY] (see H. Res. 248), 
        [14JY]
    World War II: tribute to women who served in military capacities 
        and contributed to victory (see H. Res. 41), [4FE]
  Motions
    Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 1218), 
        [30JN]
  Reports filed
    Breast Cancer Prevention, Education, Early Detection, and 
        Treatment: Committee on Commerce (House) (H. Res. 278) (H. 
        Rept. 106-400), [19OC]
    Child Custody Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 1218) (H. Rept. 106-204), [25JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1218, Child Custody Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 233) (H. Rept. 106-211), 
        [29JN]
    Medicaid Coverage of Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Services 
        for Certain Women Screened Under Federally Funded Programs: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1070) (H. Rept. 106-486), 
        [22NO]
    SBA Women's Business Center Programs Funding and Conditions of 
        Participation: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 774) 
        (H. Rept. 106-47), [10MR]
    Stalking Prevention and Victim Protection Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1869) (H. Rept. 106-455), [5NO]
    Women's Business Centers Sustainability Act: Committee on Small 
        Business (House) (H.R. 1497) (H. Rept. 106-365), [5OC]

WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S RESOURCES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2901), [21SE]

WOMEN'S BUSINESS CENTERS SUSTAINABILITY ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 1497) (H. 
        Rept. 106-365), [5OC]

WOMEN'S HEALTH AND CANCER RIGHTS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Insurance: implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery 
        resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 3224), [4NO]

WOMEN'S PROGRESS COMMEMORATION COMMISSION
  Appointments
    Members, [6JA], [11FE]

WOMEN'S WORLD CUP (soccer tournament)
  Bills and resolutions
    U.S. women's soccer team: tribute (see H. Res. 241), [12JY] (see 
        H. Res. 244), [13JY] (see H. Res. 248), [14JY]

WOOD
  Bills and resolutions
    Fair Labor Standards Act: permit certain youth to perform certain 
        work with wood (see H.R. 221), [7JA]
    Lumber industry: modify the requirements for paying Federal timber 
        sale receipts (see H.R. 1185), [18MR]
    Taxation: treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 2136), [10JN]
  Reports filed
    Permit Certain Youth To Perform Certain Work With Wood Under the 
        Fair Labor Standards Act: Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House) (H.R. 221) (H. Rept. 106-31), [24FE]

WOODBRIDGE, NJ
  Bills and resolutions
    New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail: extend (see H.R. 139), [7JA]

WOODSON, CARTER G.
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Interior: study the suitability and feasibility of 
        designating the Carter G. Woodson Home in the District of 
        Columbia as a National Historic Site (see H.R. 3201), [2NO]

WOOLSEY, LYNN C. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    California: restore Federal recognition to the Native Americans of 
        the Graton Rancheria (see H.R. 946), [2MR]
    Children and youth: improve child care for young children (see 
        H.R. 2693), [3AU]
    Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination 
        Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 107), [10MR]
    Dept. of Education: corrections in poverty data relative to cost-
        of-living statistics (see H.R. 1902), [20MY]
    Dept. of the Interior: make grants to promote voluntary protection 
        of certain lands in Marin and Sonoma Counties, CA (see H.R. 
        2202), [15JN]
    Education: distribution of Impact Aid Program funds to local 
        educational agencies (see H. Con. Res. 136), [17JN]
    ------encourage young women to pursue careers and higher education 
        degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology 
        (see H.R. 2387), [29JN]
    ------strengthen involvement of parents in the education of their 
        children (see H.R. 2801), [5AU]
    Families and domestic relations: demonstration projects to support 
        State and local efforts to provide partial or full wage 
        replacement for childbirth, adoption, or other caregiving 
        needs (see H.R. 2500), [13JY]
    ------improve the availability of child care for children of 
        parents working nontraditional hours or shifts (see H.R. 
        2694), [3AU]
    National School Lunch Act: revise eligibility of private 
        organizations under the child and adult care food program (see 
        H.R. 2907), [21SE]
    Nuclear weapons: recognize the security interests of the U.S. in 
        furthering complete nuclear disarmament (see H. Res. 82), 
        [24FE]
    Public welfare programs: make progress toward completion of high 
        school or college a permissible work activity (see H.R. 1362), 
        [25MR]
    ------reward States that enact policies and support programs that 
        lift families out of poverty (see H.R. 699), [10FE]
    Television: exempt licenses in the instructional television fixed 
        service from competitive bidding (see H.R. 879), [25FE]

WORK INCENTIVES IMPROVEMENT ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1180, provisions, [28OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 1180): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 
        387), [17NO]
    ------corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 236), [18NO]
  Conference reports
    Provisions (H.R. 1180), [17NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1180, Provisions: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 387) (H. Rept. 106-482), 
        [17NO]
    Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1180) (H. Rept. 106-
        478), [17NO]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1180) (H. Rept. 106-
        220), [1JY]

WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Employment: increase flexibility for the transfer of within State 
        allocations between adult and dislocated worker employment and 
        training activities (see H.R. 2675), [2AU]

WORKPLACE GOODS JOB GROWTH AND COMPETITIVENESS ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2005) (H. 
        Rept. 106-410), [21OC]

WORKPLACE PRESERVATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 987): consideration (see H. Res. 271), [2AU]

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  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 987, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 271) (H. Rept. 106-280), [2AU]
    Provisions: Committee on Education (House) (H.R. 987) (H. Rept. 
        106-272), [29JY]

WORLD BANK
related term(s) International Monetary Fund
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Treasury: Exchange Stabilization Fund reform (see 
        H.R. 1540), [22AP]
    Foreign aid: require U.S. directors of international institutions 
        to encourage countries to use U.S. portion of assistance to 
        purchase U.S. goods and services (see H.R. 2851), [14SE]
    Foreign policy: provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted 
        poor countries and strengthen similar international relief 
        efforts (see H.R. 3049), [7OC]
    IMF: ensure transparency and efficiency of operations (see H.R. 
        1203), [18MR]
    ------make funding contingent upon cancellation of certain foreign 
        debt owed to the U.S. (see H.R. 1305), [25MR]
    ------prohibit funding until payment of interest on U.S. reserves 
        (see H.R. 3134), [21OC]
    Indonesia: oppose IMF and World Bank loans until violence 
        resulting from the referendum in East Timor has been ended 
        (see H.R. 2822), [9SE]
    International economic relations: prevent U.S. funds from being 
        used for environmentally destructive projects or projects 
        involving involuntary resettlement (see H.R. 2969), [29SE]
    Russia: propose principles governing the provision of IMF 
        assistance (see H.R. 3027), [5OC]

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
  Bills and resolutions
    China, Republic of: participation in WHO (see H.R. 1794), [13MY]

WORLD TIBET DAY
  Bills and resolutions
    Observance (see H. Con. Res. 156), [16JY]

WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
  Bills and resolutions
    China, People's Republic of: congressional approval before the 
        U.S. supports admission into the World Trade Organization, and 
        U.S. withdrawal if admission is granted without U.S. approval 
        (see H.R. 884), [1MR]
    ------grant normal trade relations upon accession to the World 
        Trade Organization (see H.R. 577), [4FE]
    Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international 
        agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures 
        (see H. Res. 298), [22SE]
    Foreign trade: address issue of runaway film production and 
        cultural content restrictions at Seattle, WA, talks (see H. 
        Res. 384), [17NO]
    ------require development of objective criteria to achieve market 
        access in foreign countries and provide the President with 
        reciprocal trade authority (see H.R. 2612), [26JY]
    ------strengthen U.S. ability to counteract foreign measures that 
        act as market access barriers (see H.R. 3393), [16NO]
    ------withhold extension of World Trade Organization Agreement to 
        any country not in compliance with the New York Convention 
        (see H.R. 2353), [24JN]
    Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: periodically revise 
        retaliation lists of goods of countries that fail to comply 
        with the rulings of the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 
        2991), [1OC]
    Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of 
        Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H. 
        Con. Res. 190), [30SE]
  Motions
    Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international 
        agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures, 
        [4NO]

WORLD WAR II
related term(s) War
  Appointments
    Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S., 
        [6JA]
  Bills and resolutions
    Alabama (U.S.S.): tribute to crew (see H. Res. 123), [18MR]
    American Battle Monuments Commission: expand fundraising 
        authorities for establishment, repair, and maintenance of 
        World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 
        1247), [24MR]
    Babbitt, Dina: release of paintings by the Auschwitz-Birkenau 
        state museum in Poland (see H. Con. Res. 162), [22JY]
    Battle of the Bulge: commend veterans who fought (see H.J. Res. 
        65), [5AU]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to 
        honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 19), [2FE]
    Claims: allow Federal district courts to hear civil actions to 
        recover damages caused by the Nazi government of Germany (see 
        H.R. 3254), [8NO] (see H.R. 3402), [16NO]
    ------ensure fair compensation for all victims of Nazi slave and 
        forced labor (see H. Res. 314), [29SE]
    Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for 
        Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 3105), [19OC]
    Eisenhower, Dwight D.: acknowledge and commemorate service as 
        General of the Army and President (see H. Con. Res. 198), 
        [14OC]
    Gateway National Recreation Area: redesignate Great Kills Park as 
        World War II Veterans Park at Great Kills (see H.R. 592), 
        [4FE]
    ------redesignate Great Kills Park as World War II Veterans Park 
        at Great Kills (H.R. 592), consideration (see H. Res. 231), 
        [29JN]
    Germany: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide 
        during World War II (see H.R. 271), [7JA]
    Guam: restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in 
        World War II (see H.R. 755), [11FE]
    Holocaust: recovery of insurance issued for victims (see H.R. 
        126), [7JA]
    Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Presidential Unit Citation to final 
        crew (see H.J. Res. 48), [28AP]
    Ioannis A. Lougaris Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 
        Reno, NV: designate hospital bed replacement building in honor 
        of Jack Streeter (see H.R. 956), [3MR]
    Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered 
        during World War II and require the President to formally 
        acknowledge such injustices (see H.R. 2442), [1JY]
    Japan: require apology and reparation of victims of war crimes 
        (see H. Res. 304), [24SE]
    Kimmel, Husband E.: advance on the retired list of the Navy to the 
        highest grade held as Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet, during 
        World War II (see H.R. 3050), [7OC]
    McVay, Charles B., III: court-martial conviction relative to 
        sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (see H.J. Res. 48), [28AP]
    National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance (see H. Res. 
        392), [18NO]
    Pearl Harbor Day: treat December 7 in the same manner as Veterans 
        Day for all purposes relative to Federal employment (see H.R. 
        965), [3MR]
    Postal Service: make American Battle Monuments Commission and 
        World War II Memorial Advisory Board eligible to use nonprofit 
        mail rates (see H.R. 2319), [23JN]
    POW: recognition of American civilian POW (see H. Res. 51), [10FE]
    Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.: 
        extend period by which final report is due and authorize 
        additional funding (see H.R. 2401), [30JN]
    Public welfare programs: deny benefits to individuals who 
        participated in Nazi war crimes during World War II (see H.R. 
        1788), [13MY]
    Remy, France: tribute to citizens for burial of Houston Braly (see 
        H. Con. Res. 123), [27MY]
    ------tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group for 
        restoration of stained glass windows (see H. Con. Res. 123), 
        [27MY]
    Short, Walter C.: advance on the retired list of the Army to the 
        highest grade held as Commanding General, Hawaiian Department, 
        during World War II (see H.R. 3050), [7OC]
    Taxation: deny deduction for certain reparations received by 
        Holocaust survivors (see H.R. 3511), [19NO]
    ------exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see 
        H.R. 390), [19JA] (see H.R. 1292), [25MR]
    Veterans: allow certain World War II Filipino veterans to receive 
        a reduced SSI benefit after moving back to the Philippines 
        (see H.R. 26), [6JA]
    ------computation of retirement pay for certain merchant mariners 
        who served during or immediately after World War II (see H.R. 
        1893), [20MY]
    ------improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (see 
        H.R. 1594), [28AP]
    ------provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps 
        constituted active military service for veteran classification 
        (see H.R. 2770), [5AU]
    Women: tribute to women who served in military capacities and 
        contributed to victory (see H. Res. 41), [4FE]
  Reports filed
    Commend World War II Veterans Who Fought in the Battle of the 
        Bulge: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.J. Res. 65) 
        (H. Rept. 106-352), [30SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 592, Great Kills Park in the Gateway 
        National Recreation Area Redesignation as World War II 
        Veterans Park at Great Kills: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 231) (H. Rept. 106-209), [29JN]
    Great Kills Park Redesignation as World War II Veterans Park at 
        Great Kills: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 592) (H. 
        Rept. 106-188), [16JN]
    Nazi Benefits Termination Act: Committee on Government Reform 
        (House) (H.R. 1788) (H. Rept. 106-321), [6OC]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1788) (H. Rept. 
        106-321), [14SE]

WRIGHT, ORVILLE AND WILBUR
  Bills and resolutions
    NASA: develop and distribute to schools an educational curriculum 
        to commemorate the centennial of powered flight (see H.R. 
        1754), [11MY]

WU, DAVID (a Representative from Oregon)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: terminate peanut price support and marketing quota 
        programs (see H.R. 2598), [22JY]
    ------terminate price support programs for sugar beets and 
        sugarcane (see H.R. 2599), [22JY]
    Asian Americans: racial stereotyping relative to espionage and 
        campaign fundraising investigations (see H. Con. Res. 124), 
        [27MY]
    Dept. of Defense: reduce level of long-range nuclear forces 
        consistent with the START II Treaty (see H.R. 2600), [22JY]
    Immigration: provide H-1B status to nonimmigrants that meet 
        certain educational requirements and whose employers make 
        scholarship payments to institutions of higher education (see 
        H.R. 3508), [18NO]
    Older Americans Act: establish pension counseling programs (see 
        H.R. 2707), [4AU]
    Public lands: moratorium on new mining activities (see H.R. 2601), 
        [22JY]
    Senior citizens: ensure the opportunity to serve as mentors, 
        tutors, and volunteers for certain programs (see H.R. 2802), 
        [5AU]
    South Carolina: eliminate use of Savannah River nuclear waste 
        separation facilities (see H.R. 2603), [22JY]
    Tariff: titanium disks (see H.R. 2653), [29JY]
    Washington: terminate funding for the Fast Flux Test Facility at 
        the Hanford Nuclear Reservation (see H.R. 2604), [22JY]

WYANDOTTE TRIBE SETTLEMENT ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1533) (H. Rept. 
        106-421), [28OC]

WYNN, ALBERT RUSSELL (a Representative from Maryland)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Contracts: payment requirements for subcontractors under Federal 
        contracts (see H.R. 1208), [18MR]
    ------provide a penalty for the failure by a Federal contractor to 
        subcontract with small businesses as described in its 
        subcontracting plan (see H.R. 1209), [18MR]
    Federal employees: provide for continued compensation when funds 
        are not available due to a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 
        1210), [18MR]

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    Federal Power Act: amend relative to electric reliability and 
        oversight (see H.R. 2602), [22JY]
    Petroleum: prohibit certain transfers or assignments of service 
        station franchises and certain fixing or maintaining of motor 
        fuel prices (see H.R. 811), [23FE]
    Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge: reconstruction funding (see H.R. 
        2118), [9JN]

WYOMING
  Bills and resolutions
    Big Horn County, WY: conveyance of certain lands to John R. and 
        Margaret Lowe (see H.R. 510), [2FE]
    Devils Tower National Monument: retain name of mountain (see H.R. 
        581), [4FE]
    Jackson, WY: develop and maintain a multi-agency campus project 
        for tourism and natural resource facilities (see H.R. 2577), 
        [21JY]
    Medicaid: reinstate prior level of disproportionate share hospital 
        payments to Minnesota, New Mexico, and Wyoming (see H.R. 
        2800), [5AU]
    Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic 
        rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, 
        Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), [2FE]
  Reports filed
    Big Horn County, WY, Land Conveyance to John R. and Margaret Lowe: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 510) (H. Rept. 106-68), 
        [17MR] (S. 361) (H. Rept. 106-225), [12JY]
    Big Horn County, WY, Land Conveyance to the Estate of Fred 
        Steffens: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 509) (H. Rept. 
        106-67), [17MR] (S. 449) (H. Rept. 106-226), [12JY]

YEAR 2000 READINESS AND RESPONSIBILITY ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 775, provisions, [24JN]
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 775): consideration (see H. Res. 166), [11MY]
    ------consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 234), [30JN]
  Conference reports
    Provisions (H.R. 775), [29JN]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 775), [12MY], [24JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 775, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 166) (H. Rept. 106-134), [11MY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 234) (H. Rept. 106-213), 
        [30JN]
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 775) (H. 
        Rept. 106-31), [10MY]

YEREVAN, ARMENIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Armenia: provide all U.S. records relative to the Armenian 
        genocide to the Committee on International Relations (House), 
        the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum library, and the Armenian 
        Genocide Museum (see H. Res. 155), [28AP]

YOUNG, C.W. BILL (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1141, emergency supplemental appropriations, [22AP]
    ------H.R. 1905, legislative branch of the Government 
        appropriations, [1JY]
    ------H.R. 1906, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations, [13SE]
    ------H.R. 2084, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations, [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2465, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
        closure, [21JY]
    ------H.R. 2490, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive 
        Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations, [21JY]
    ------H.R. 2561, Dept. of Defense appropriations, [13SE]
    ------H.R. 2587, District of Columbia appropriations, [3AU]
    ------H.R. 2605, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [13SE]
    ------H.R. 2670, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, [13SE]
    ------H.R. 2684, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations, [4OC]
    ------H.R. 3064, District of Columbia appropriations, [21OC]
    ------H.R. 3194, District of Columbia appropriations, [4NO]
    U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors, [12AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 67, 68), [27SE] 
        (see H.J. Res. 71), [18OC] (see H.J. Res. 73), [27OC] (see 
        H.J. Res. 75), [3NO] (see H.J. Res. 78), [9NO] (see H.J. Res. 
        79), [16NO] (see H.J. Res. 82, 83), [17NO] (see H.J. Res. 84), 
        [18NO]
    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 
        1141), [17MR]
    ------making emergency supplemental for military operations, 
        refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relative to Kosovo 
        conflict, and for military operations in Southwest Asia (see 
        H.R. 1664), [4MY]
    ------making miscellaneous appropriations (see H.R. 3425), [17NO]
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations 
        (see H.R. 3423), [17NO]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 3421), [17NO]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 3424), [17NO]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 3422), [17NO]
    Lucky Dog (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1825), 
        [14MY]
    The Enterprize (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 
        1826), [14MY]
  Conference reports
    District of Columbia Appropriations (H.R. 3194), [17NO]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 2605), [27SE]
  Reports filed
    Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H.R. 853) (H. Rept. 106-198), [24JN]
    District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        3194) (H. Rept. 106-479), [17NO]
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 1141) (H. Rept. 106-143), [14MY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1141) (H. Rept. 
        106-64), [17MR]
    Kosovo and Southwest Asia Supplemental Appropriations Act: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1664) (H. Rept. 106-
        125), [4MY]
    Revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2000: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 106-128), [6MY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 106-163), 
        [25MY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 106-217), 
        [1JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 106-233), 
        [14JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 106-245), 
        [20JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 106-288), 
        [4AU]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 106-373), 
        [12OC]
    Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2000: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 106-124), [4MY]
  Rules
    Committee on Appropriations (House), [9MR]

YOUNG, DON (a Representative from Alaska)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 
        21st Century, [14OC]
    ------H.R. 2466, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations, [4OC]
    ------S. 507, Water Resources Development Act, [22JY]
    ------S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, [1JY]
    ------S. 1467, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 
        Century, [5AU]
    Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts 
        Development Board of Trustees, [3MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Alaska: clarify the regulation of Alaskan guide pilots conducting 
        air flights (see H.R. 812), [23FE]
    ------complete the orderly withdrawal of NOAA from the civil 
        administration of the Pribilof Islands (see H.R. 3417), [17NO]
    ------conveyance of certain lands to the Chugach Alaska Corp. (see 
        H.R. 2547), [16JY]
    ------conveyance of certain lands to the University of Alaska (see 
        H.R. 2958), [27SE]
    ------improve Federal hiring and contracting of natives (see H.R. 
        2804), [5AU]
    ------management of fish and game resources relative to rural 
        subsistence preference (see H.R. 3183), [28OC]
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: allow shareholder common 
        stock to be transferred to adopted Alaska Native children and 
        their descendants (see H.R. 2803), [5AU] (see H.R. 3013), 
        [5OC]
    ------restore certain lands to the Elim Native Corp. (see H.R. 
        3090), [18OC]
    Bikini Atoll: assist in resettlement and relocation of people (see 
        H.R. 2368), [29JN]
    Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory 
        birds (see H.R. 39), [6JA]
    Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State 
        and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 
        3245), [8NO]
    Committee on Resources (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 63), [11FE]
    Craig, AK: land conveyance (see H.R. 3182), [28OC]
    Dept. of Commerce: acquire and equip fishery survey vessels (see 
        H.R. 2181), [10JN]
    Endangered Species Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 3160), 
        [27OC]
    Fishermen's Protective Act: extend reimbursement period for owners 
        of U.S. fishing vessels for costs incurred from seizure and 
        detention by a foreign country (see H.R. 1651), [29AP]
    George Washington Memorial Parkway: prohibit construction of new 
        facilities and structures along certain parts (see H.R. 757), 
        [11FE]
    Glacier Bay National Park: management of fishing activities (see 
        H.R. 947), [2MR]
    Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building, Juneau, AK: designate (see 
        H.R. 972), [3MR]
    Medicare: increase payments for physician services provided in 
        health professional shortage areas in Alaska and Hawaii (see 
        H.R. 2967), [28SE]
    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. 1284), [25MR]
    Mount McKinley, AK: rename Mount Denali (see H.R. 1815), [13MY]
    Natural resources: continue preparation of useful reports and 
        repeal laws terminating reporting requirements relative to 
        public lands, Native Americans, fisheries, wildlife, insular 
        areas, and other related matters (see H.R. 3002), [4OC]
    ------establish a fund to meet the outdoor conservation and 
        recreation needs of the American people (see H.R. 701), [10FE]
    Power resources: establish and implement competitive, 
        environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing 
        program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 2250), [16JN]
    Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public 
        lands and preserve certain State and private property rights 
        (see H.R. 883), [1MR]
    ------private property owner rights (see H.R. 1142), [17MR]
    Rongelap Atoll: prescribe certain terms for resettlement of 
        residents due to conditions created from nuclear testing (see 
        H.R. 2970), [29SE]

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    Taxation: charitable deduction for reasonable and necessary 
        expenses of Alaska Native subsistence whaling captains (see 
        H.R. 813), [23FE]
    ------restore pension limits to equitable levels (see H.R. 2082), 
        [8JN]
    ------treatment of Alaska Native settlement trusts (see H.R. 
        1940), [25MY] (see H.R. 2359), [24JN]
    Treaties and agreements: approve a governing international fishery 
        agreement between the U.S. and the Russian Federation (see 
        H.R. 1653), [29AP]
    Yukon River Salmon Advisory Panel: establish (see H.R. 1652), 
        [29AP]
  Reports filed
    Allow Mineral Leasing of Certain Indian Lands in Oklahoma: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (S. 944) (H. Rept. 106-338), 
        [27SE]
    American Land Sovereignty Protection Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 883) (H. Rept. 106-142), [13MY]
    Approve a Governing International Fishery Agreement Between the 
        U.S. and the Russian Federation: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1653) (H. Rept. 106-195), [22JN]
    Approve and Ratify Certain Transfers of Land and Natural Resources 
        by the Delaware Nation of Indians: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 562) (H. Rept. 106-207), [29JN]
    Arctic Tundra Habitat Emergency Conservation Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2454) (H. Rept. 106-271), [29JY]
    Big Horn County, WY, Land Conveyance to John R. and Margaret Lowe: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 510) (H. Rept. 106-68), 
        [17MR] (S. 361) (H. Rept. 106-225), [12JY]
    Big Horn County, WY, Land Conveyance to the Estate of Fred 
        Steffens: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 509) (H. Rept. 
        106-67), [17MR] (S. 449) (H. Rept. 106-226), [12JY]
    Bikini Resettlement and Relocation Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2368) (H. Rept. 106-267), [27JY]
    Black Canyon National Park and Gunnison Gorge National 
        Conservation Area Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 323) 
        (H. Rept. 106-307), [8SE]
    Carlsbad Irrigation Project Acquired Land Conveyance Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1019) (H. Rept. 106-260), 
        [26JY]
    Carson National Forest Land Conveyance to Rio Arriba County, NM: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (S. 278) (H. Rept. 106-418), 
        [27OC]
    Carson National Forest Land Conveyance to San Juan College: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R 695) (H. Rept. 106-256), 
        [26JY]
    Central Utah Project Acquisition of Water Rights, Completion of 
        Project Facilities, and Implementation of Water Conservation 
        Measures: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2889) (H. Rept. 
        106-417), [27OC]
    Central Valley Project Water Transfers: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3077) (H. Rept. 106-435), [2NO]
    Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Management and 
        Protection Improvements: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        2140) (H. Rept. 106-369), [7OC]
    Chippewa Cree Tribe of The Rocky Boy's Reservation Indian Reserved 
        Water Rights Settlement and Water Supply Enhancement Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 795) (H. Rept. 106-374), 
        [12OC]
    Chugach Alaska Natives Settlement Implementation Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2547) (H. Rept. 106-451), [5NO]
    Clear Creek Distribution System Conveyance Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 862) (H. Rept. 106-258), [26JY]
    Coastal Barrier Resources Act Reauthorization and Amendments: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1413) (H. Rept. 106-218), 
        [1JY]
    Coastal Barrier Resources System Map System Technical Corrections: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 535) (H. Rept. 106-230), 
        [13JY]
    Coastal Community Conservation Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 2669) (H. Rept. 106-485), [18NO]
    Coastal Heritage Trail Route Appropriations: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 171) (H. Rept. 106-16), [11FE]
    Condemn Fishing Practice Known as Shark Finning: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H. Con. Res. 189) (H. Rept. 106-428), [1NO]
    Construct a Monument To Honor Those Who Have Served the Nation's 
        Civil Defense and Emergency Management Programs: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 348) (H. Rept. 106-416), [27OC]
    Corps of Engineers Development and Implementation of a 
        Comprehensive Program for Fish Screens and Passage Devices at 
        Agricultural Water Diversions: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1444) (H. Rept. 106-454), [5NO]
    Dept. of Agriculture Land Conveyance to Sisters, OR, To Construct 
        a Sewage Treatment Facility: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (S. 416) (H. Rept. 106-453), [5NO]
    Designate Certain Segments of the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord 
        Rivers as Components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 193) (H. Rept. 106-10), 
        [8FE]
    Dugger Mountain Wilderness Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 2632) (H. Rept. 106-422), [28OC]
    Education Land Grant Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        150) (H. Rept. 106-132), [10MY]
    Elko County, NV, Federal Land Transfer: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1231) (H. Rept. 106-308), [8SE]
    Emigrant Wilderness Preservation Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 359) (H. Rept. 106-425), [1NO]
    Enhance Native American Self-Governance Relative to Direct 
        Operation, Control, and Redesign of Indian Health Service 
        Activities: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1167) (H. 
        Rept. 106-477), [17NO]
    Fisheries Survey Vessel Authorization Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2181) (H. Rept. 106-251), [22JY]
    Fishermen's Protective Act Reimbursement Period Extension for U.S. 
        Fishing Vessels Owners Costs Incurred From Seizure and 
        Detention by a Foreign Country: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1651) (H. Rept. 106-197), [23JN]
    Gas Hydrate Research and Development Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1753) (H. Rept. 106-377), [18OC]
    Gateway Visitor Center Authorization at Independence National 
        Historical Park: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 449) (H. 
        Rept. 106-66), [17MR]
    Great Kills Park Redesignation as World War II Veterans Park at 
        Great Kills: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 592) (H. 
        Rept. 106-188), [16JN]
    Gulf Islands National Seashore Boundary Adjustments Relative to 
        Cat Island, MS: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2541) (H. 
        Rept. 106-447), [4NO]
    Illinois Federal Land Conveyance Along the Lewis and Clark 
        National Historic Trail for a Historic and Interpretive Site: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2737) (H. Rept. 106-427), 
        [1NO]
    Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1695) (H. Rept. 106-471), [16NO]
    Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act 
        Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2496) 
        (H. Rept. 106-390), [18OC]
    Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission 
        Appointments: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 748) (H. 
        Rept. 106-367), [7OC]
    Lackawanna Valley Heritage Area Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 940) (H. Rept. 106-285), [3AU]
    Lamprey Wild and Scenic River Extension Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1615) (H. Rept. 106-368), [7OC]
    Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1934) (H. Rept. 106-242), [20JY]
    Maximum Acreage Increase of Federal Leases for Sodium That May Be 
        Held by an Entity in Any One State: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3063) (H. Rept. 106-469), [15NO]
    Minuteman Missile National Historic Site: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (S. 382) (H. Rept. 106-391), [18OC]
    Miwaleta Park Expansion Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1725) (H. Rept. 106-446), [4NO]
    National Geologic Mapping Act Reauthorization and Amendments: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1528) (H. Rept. 106-389), 
        [18OC]
    National Historic Preservation Fund Authorization Extension: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 834) (H. Rept. 106-241), 
        [20JY]
    National Marine Sanctuaries Act Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1243) (H. Rept. 106-224), [12JY]
    National Monument NEPA Compliance Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1487) (H. Rept. 106-252), [22JY]
    National Parks' Collection of Fees for Making of Motion Pictures, 
        Television Productions, and Sound Tracks: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 154) (H. Rept. 106-75), [23MR]
    Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 39) (H. Rept. 106-80), [12AP]
    North American Wetlands Conservation Council Expansion Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2821) (H. Rept. 106-388), 
        [18OC]
    Oil and Gas Drilling Prohibition on Mosquito Creek Lake in 
        Cortland, OH: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2818) (H. 
        Rept. 106-468), [15NO]
    Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act Technical 
        Corrections: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 149) (H. 
        Rept. 106-17), [12FE]
    Otay Mountain Region of California Designation as Wilderness: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 15) (H. Rept. 106-65), 
        [17MR]
    Perkins County Rural Water System Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 970) (H. Rept. 106-404), [20OC]
    Placement of Plaque Commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, ``I 
        Have a Dream'' Speech at the Lincoln Memorial: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2879) (H. Rept. 106-448), [4NO]
    Preserve Cultural Resources of U.S. Route 66 Corridor: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 66) (H. Rept. 106-137), [13MY]
    Protect America's Treasures of the Revolution for Independence for 
        Our Tomorrow (PATRIOT) Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 659) (H. Rept. 106-139), [13MY]
    Protect Arizona Permanent Trust Funds From Erosion Due to 
        Inflation and Modify the Basis on Which Distributions Are Made 
        From Those Funds: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 747) 
        (H. Rept. 106-140), [13MY]
    Provide Greater Fiscal Autonomy to the Virgin Islands: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 2841) (H. Rept. 106-337), [27SE]
    Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor 
        Boundary Expansion: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1619) 
        (H. Rept. 106-306), [8SE]
    Resources Reports Restoration Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3002) (H. Rept. 106-458), [8NO]
    Restore Certain Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Lands to the 
        Elim Native Corp.: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3090) 
        (H. Rept. 106-452), [5NO]
    Rongelap Resettlement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        2970) (H. Rept. 106-404), [20OC]
    Sly Park Unit Conveyance Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        992) (H. Rept. 106-259), [26JY]
    Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        898) (H. Rept. 106-173), [8JN]
    St. Helena Island National Scenic Area Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 468) (H. Rept. 106-255), [26JY]
    Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Study Act: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 791) (H. Rept. 106-189), [17JN]

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    Terry Peak Land Transfer Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        2079) (H. Rept. 106-261), [26JY]
    Thomas Cole National Historic Site: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 658) (H. Rept. 106-138), [13MY]
    Transfer Administrative Jurisdiction Over Certain Franklin D. 
        Roosevelt National Historic Site Lands to the Archivist of the 
        U.S. for Construction of a Visitor Center: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1104) (H. Rept. 106-141), [13MY]
    Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River Mongaup Visitor 
        Center Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 20) (H. Rept. 
        106-361), [4OC]
    Vallejo, CA, Solano Project Water Uses Authorization: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1235) (H. Rept. 106-426), [1NO]
    Wellton-Mohawk Transfer Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H. 
        841) (H. Rept. 106-257), [26JY]
    Wilderness Battlefield Land Acquisition: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1665) (H. Rept. 106-362), [4OC]
    Wyandotte Tribe Settlement Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1533) (H. Rept. 106-421), [28OC]
    Yukon River Salmon Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1652) 
        (H. Rept. 106-201), [25JN]
  Rules
    Committee on Resources (House), [2FE]

YOUNGSTOWN, OH
  Bills and resolutions
    Community development: authorize community development block grant 
        funds for construction of a community center and renovation of 
        a sports complex (see H.R. 2231), [15JN] (see H.R. 3499), 
        [18NO]
    Dept. of Transportation: complete construction of Hubbard 
        Expressway in Youngstown, OH (see H.R. 3026), [5OC]
    Frank J. Battisti and Nathaniel R. Jones Federal Building and U.S. 
        Courthouse: designate (see H.R. 1359), [25MR]
    Ohio: designate the Youngstown-Warren area as an empowerment zone 
        (see H.R. 503), [2FE]

YOUTH
see Children and Youth

YSLETA del SUR PUEBLO AND ALABAMA AND COUSHATTA INDIAN TRIBES OF TEXAS 
    RESTORATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Native Americans: decrease the requisite blood quantum required 
        for membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe (see H.R. 
        1460), [15AP]

Y2K ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 775): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 
        234), [30JN]
  Conference reports
    Provisions (H.R. 775), [29JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 775, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 234) (H. Rept. 106-213), [30JN]
    Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 775) (H. Rept. 106-212), 
        [29JN]

YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
see Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Macedonia; Montenegro; Serbia

YUKON RIVER SALMON ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1652) (H. Rept. 
        106-201), [25JN]

YUMA, AZ
  Bills and resolutions
    Bureau of Reclamation: conveyance of property to Greater Yuma Port 
        Authority for an international port of entry (see H.R. 3023), 
        [5OC]
    Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District: convey certain 
        works, facilities, and titles of the Gila Project (see H.R. 
        841), [24FE]
    Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 2833), 
        [9SE]
  Reports filed
    Wellton-Mohawk Transfer Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H. 
        841) (H. Rept. 106-257), [26JY]

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 proceedings than that available in the Index)  

                     WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1999 (1)

para. 1.1  CALL OF THE ROLL
para. 1.2  [ROLL NO. 1]--CALL OF THE ROLL BY STATES
para. 1.3  CREDENTIALS OF DELEGATES-ELECT AND RESIDENT COMMISSIONER-ELECT
para. 1.4  RESIGNATION OF NEWT GINGRICH AS MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF 
REPRESENTATIVES
para. 1.5  ELECTION OF THE SPEAKER
para. 1.6  [ROLL NO. 2]--ELECTION OF THE SPEAKER
para. 1.7  CLERK DECLARED SPEAKER ELECTED
para. 1.8  OATH OF OFFICE--SPEAKER
para. 1.9  OATH OF OFFICE--MEMBERS-ELECT, DELEGATES-ELECT, RESIDENT 
COMMISSIONER
para. 1.10  MEMBER-ELECT SWORN IN--ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR.
para. 1.11  SELECTION OF MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS
para. 1.12  SELECTION OF MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS
para. 1.13  ORGANIZATIONAL RESOLUTION--ELECTION OF OFFICERS--H. RES. 1
para. 1.14  NOTIFICATION OF THE SENATE OF ORGANIZATION OF THE HOUSE--H. 
RES. 2
para. 1.15  COMMITTEE TO NOTIFY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF THE 
ASSEMBLY OF THE CONGRESS--H. RES. 3
para. 1.16  NOTIFICATION TO THE PRESIDENT OF ELECTION OF CERTAIN 
OFFICERS--H. RES. 4
para. 1.17  RULES OF THE HOUSE--H. RES. 5
para. 1.18  MEMBER-ELECT SWORN IN--JAMES A. BARCIA
para. 1.19  [ROLL NO. 3]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para. 1.20  [ROLL NO. 4]--ON THE MOTION TO COMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para. 1.21  [ROLL NO. 5]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 5
para. 1.22  MEMBERS-ELECT SWORN IN--ED BRYANT, PETER A. DEFAZIO, LOUISE 
MCINTOSH SLAUGHTER, VIRGIL H. GOODE, JR.
para. 1.23  COMMITTEE ELECTIONS--MAJORITY--H. RES. 6
para. 1.24  COMMITTEE ELECTIONS--MINORITY--H. RES. 7
para. 1.25  COMMITTEE ELECTIONS--MINORITY--H. RES. 8
para. 1.26  AMENDMENT TO CLAUSE 5 OF RULE XXVI--H. RES. 9
para. 1.27  PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE--APPOINTING THE AUTHORIZING MANAGERS 
FOR THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL OF WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON, PRESIDENT OF THE 
UNITED STATES--H. RES. 10
para. 1.28  [ROLL NO. 6]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 10
para. 1.29  MINORITY EMPLOYEES--H. RES. 11
para. 1.30  ABSENT MEMBER-ELECT SWEARING IN--MINORITY--H. RES. 12
para. 1.31  ABSENT MEMBER-ELECT SWEARING IN--MINORITY--H. RES. 13
para. 1.32  DAILY HOUR OF MEETING--H. RES. 14
para. 1.34  PROVIDING FOR A JOINT SESSION TO RECEIVE THE PRESIDENT--H. 
CON. RES. 1
para. 1.35  EXTENSION OF REMARKS
para. 1.36  SPEAKER AND MINORITY LEADER TO ACCEPT RESIGNATIONS, APPOINT 
COMMISSIONS
para. 1.37  REPORT OF COMMITTEE TO NOTIFY THE PRESIDENT
para. 1.38  DESIGNATION OF SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE CLERK TO SIGN PAPERS
para. 1.39  PROVIDING FOR AN ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE--H. CON. RES. 2
para. 1.40  HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING COMMISSION--APPOINTMENTS
para. 1.41  PERMANENT SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE--APPOINTMENTS
para. 1.42  RECESS--6:31 P.M.
para. 1.43  AFTER RECESS--7:54 P.M.
para. 1.44  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 1.45  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 1.46  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 1.47  ADJOURNMENT
para. 1.48  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 1.49  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

                      TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1999 (2)

para. 2.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

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para. 2.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 2.4  MEMBERS-ELECT SWORN IN--ELTON GALLEGLY, STENY H. HOYER, ALAN 
B. MOLLOHAN, FORTNEY PETE STARK
para. 2.5  SERGEANT-AT-ARMS SWORN IN--WILSON S. LIVINGOOD
para. 2.6  SWEARING IN OF ABSENT MEMBER-ELECT--SAM FARR
para. 2.7  SWEARING-IN OF ABSENT MEMBER-ELECT--GEORGE MILLER OF 
CALIFORNIA
para. 2.8  ORDER OF BUSINESS--``MORNING-HOUR DEBATE''
para. 2.9  WINTER DISTRICT WORK PERIOD--H. CON. RES. 11
para. 2.11  ORDER OF BUSINESS--SUSPENSION OF THE RULES
para. 2.12  SELECT COMMITTEE ON U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY AND MILITARY 
CONCERNS--APPOINTMENTS
para. 2.13  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CORRECTION OF ENGROSSMENT OF H. RES. 7
para. 2.14  SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION BOARD OF REGENTS--APPOINTMENTS
para. 2.15  OFFICIAL ADVISORS TO U.S. TRADE DELEGATIONS--APPOINTMENTS
para. 2.16  PERMANENT SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE--APPOINTMENTS
para. 2.17  DESIGNATION OF DEPUTY CLERK TO SIGN PAPERS
para. 2.18  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 2.19  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 2.20  JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION--APPOINTMENTS
para. 2.21  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MAJORITY
para. 2.22  RECESS--2:50 P.M.
para. 2.23  AFTER RECESS--8:41 P.M.
para. 2.24  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MAJORITY
para. 2.25  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MAJORITY--H. RES. 21
para. 2.26  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MAJORITY--H. RES. 22
para. 2.27  ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE
para. 2.28  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MINORITY--H. RES. 23
para. 2.29  SPEAKER AND MINORITY LEADER TO ACCEPT RESIGNATIONS, APPOINT 
COMMISSIONS
para. 2.30  JOINT SESSION TO RECEIVE A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--
APPOINTMENTS
para. 2.31  REFERENCE OF THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
para. 2.32  ADJOURNMENT
para. 2.33  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 2.34  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 2.35  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 2.36  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1999 (3)

para. 3.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 3.2  RECESS--1:30 P.M.
para. 3.3  AFTER RECESS--2 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  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 3.8  INVESTIGATIVE SUBCOMMITTEES OF COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS OF 
OFFICIAL CONDUCT--MAJORITY--APPOINTMENTS
para. 3.9  INVESTIGATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE OF COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS OF 
OFFICIAL CONDUCT--MINORITY--APPOINTMENTS
para. 3.10  KENNEDY CENTER BOARD OF TRUSTEES--APPOINTMENT
para. 3.11  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MINORITY--H. RES. 29
para. 3.12  SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS--H.R. 68
para. 3.13  DANTE B. FASCELL NORTH/SOUTH CENTER--H.R. 432
para. 3.14  HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CEREMONY--H. CON. RES. 19
para. 3.15  H.R. 68--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 3.16  [ROLL NO. 7]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 68
para. 3.17  H.R. 432--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 3.18  [ROLL NO. 8]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 432
para. 3.19  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para. 3.20  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MAJORITY--H. RES. 30
para. 3.21  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--BUDGET PROPOSAL FY 1999

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para. 3.22  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--EMIGRATIONS LAWS AND POLICIES OF 
ALBANIA
para. 3.23  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para. 3.24  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 99--H. RES. 31
para. 3.25  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 3.26  ADJOURNMENT
para. 3.27  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 3.28  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 3.29  MEMORIALS
para. 3.30  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 3.31  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1999 (4)

para. 4.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 4.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 4.3  JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE--APPOINTMENT
para. 4.4  AVIATION WAR RISK INSURANCE PROGRAM--H.R. 98
para. 4.5  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 99--H. RES. 31
para. 4.6  FEDERAL AVIATION SHORT-TERM EXTENSION--H.R. 99
para. 4.7  [ROLL NO. 9]--PASSAGE OF H.R. 99
para. 4.8  H.R. 98--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 4.9  [ROLL NO. 10]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 98
para. 4.10  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 4.11  [ROLL NO. 11]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 4.12  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MINORITY
para. 4.13  SUBPOENA--SALLY ASSEFF, STAFF OF MR. MCCRERY
para. 4.14  COMMISSION ON CONGRESSIONAL MAILING STANDARDS--APPOINTMENTS
para. 4.15  RECESS--2:12 P.M.
para. 4.16  AFTER RECESS--3:03 P.M.
para. 4.17  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 350--H. RES. 36
para. 4.18  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 4.19  ADJOURNMENT
para. 4.20  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 4.21  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 4.22  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 4.23  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 4.24  DELETIONS

                     THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1999 (5)

para. 5.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 5.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 5.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 5.4  CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE--APPOINTMENT
para. 5.5  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 350--H. RES. 36
para. 5.6  MANDATES INFORMATION ACT OF 1999--H.R. 350
para. 5.7  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para. 5.8  HOUR OF MEETING
para. 5.9  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para. 5.10  ADJOURNMENT
para. 5.11  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 5.12  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1999 (6)

para. 6.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 6.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 6.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 6.4  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para. 6.5  ECONOMIC REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT
para. 6.6  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

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para. 6.7  PEACE EFFORTS IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
para. 6.8  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para. 6.9  DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS BUDGET FY 2000
para. 6.10  ADJOURNMENT
para. 6.11  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 6.12  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para. 6.13  REPORTED BILL SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para. 6.14  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para. 6.15  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 6.16  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1999 (7)

para. 7.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 7.2  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para. 7.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 7.4  ``MORNING-HOUR DEBATE''
para. 7.5  RECESS--1:05 P.M.
para. 7.6  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para. 7.7  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 7.8  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 7.9  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para. 7.10  NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL STRATEGY
para. 7.11  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--U.S. ROMANIA NUCLEAR COOPERATION 
AGREEMENT
para. 7.12  PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS ACT--H.R. 169
para. 7.13  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 391--H. RES. 42
para. 7.14  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 436--H. RES. 43
para. 7.15  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 437--H. RES. 44
para. 7.16  MICROLOAN PROGRAM--H.R. 440
para. 7.17  FEDERAL PAPERWORK DEMANDS ON SMALL BUSINESSES--H.R. 439
para. 7.18  VARIOUS TRADE LAW TECHNICAL CHANGES--H.R. 435
para. 7.19  RECESS--3:20 P.M.
para. 7.20  AFTER RECESS--5:15 P.M.
para. 7.21  H.R. 440--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 7.22  [ROLL NO. 12]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 440
para. 7.23  H.R. 439--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 7.24  [ROLL NO. 13]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 439
para. 7.25  H.R. 435--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 7.26  [ROLL NO. 14]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 435
para. 7.27  IN MEMORY OF R. SCOTT BATES--S. CON. RES. 6
para. 7.28  D.C. MAYORAL RESTORATION OF AUTHORITY--H.R. 433
para. 7.29  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 7.30  ADJOURNMENT
para. 7.31  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 7.32  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 7.33  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 7.34  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 7.35  DELETIONS

                    WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1999 (8)

para. 8.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 8.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 8.3  MANDATES INFORMATION ACT OF 1999--H.R. 350
para. 8.4  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BOEHLERT
para. 8.5  [ROLL NO. 15]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para. 8.6  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. WAXMAN
para. 8.7  [ROLL NO. 16]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para. 8.8  [ROLL NO. 17]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 350
para. 8.9  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF S. CON. RES. 7

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para. 8.10  HONORING THE LIFE OF THE LATE KING HUSSEIN IBN TALAL AL-
HASHEM--S. CON. RES. 7
para. 8.11  [ROLL NO. 18]--ON AGREEING TO S. CON. RES. 7
para. 8.12  ADJOURNMENT OF THE TWO HOUSES--H. CON. RES. 27
para. 8.13  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MINORITY--H. RES. 50
para. 8.14  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 8.15  ADJOURNMENT
para. 8.16  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 8.17  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 8.18  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1999 (9)

para. 9.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 9.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 9.3  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para. 9.4  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 391--H. RES. 42
para. 9.5  SMALL BUSINESS PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1999--
H.R. 391
para. 9.6  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. KUCINICH
para. 9.7  [ROLL NO. 19]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para. 9.8  [ROLL NO. 20]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 391
para. 9.9  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--EMIGRATION LAWS AND POLICIES OF 
MONGOLIA
para. 9.10  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 437--H. RES. 44
para. 9.11  CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER IN THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE 
PRESIDENT--H.R. 437
para. 9.12  [ROLL NO. 21]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 437
para. 9.13  TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO POSTMASTER GENERAL REPORT--H.R. 705
para. 9.14  SPEAKER, MAJORITY LEADER AND MINORITY LEADER TO ACCEPT 
RESIGNATIONS, APPOINT COMMISSIONS
para. 9.15  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para. 9.16  ORDER OF BUSINESS--APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO GEORGE 
WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY CEREMONIES
para. 9.17  APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO GEORGE WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY 
CEREMONIES
para. 9.18  U.S. GROUP OF NORTH ATLANTIC ASSEMBLY--APPOINTMENTS
para. 9.19  CANADA-U.S. INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP--APPOINTMENTS
para. 9.20  MEXICO-U.S. INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP--APPOINTMENTS
para. 9.21  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PAGE BOARD--APPOINTMENTS
para. 9.22  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE TO SIGN ENROLLMENTS
para. 9.23  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PAGE BOARD--APPOINTMENTS
para. 9.24  WOMEN'S PROGRESS COMMEMORATION COMMISSION--APPOINTMENTS
para. 9.25  NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE ARTS--APPOINTMENT
para. 9.26  TRADE DEFICIT REVIEW COMMISSION--APPOINTMENTS
para. 9.27  WEB-BASED EDUCATION COMMISSION--APPOINTMENTS
para. 9.28  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 9.29  ADJOURNMENT
para. 9.30  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 9.31  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 9.32  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 9.33  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 9.34  DELETIONS

                     FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1999 (10)

para. 10.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 10.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 10.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 10.4  ADJOURNMENT OF THE TWO HOUSES
para. 10.5  PERMANENT SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE--APPOINTMENTS
para. 10.6  ADJOURNMENT
para. 10.7  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 10.8  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 10.9  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1999 (11)

para. 11.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE

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para. 11.2  RECESS--1:06 P.M.
para. 11.3  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para. 11.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 11.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 11.6  SUBPOENA RESPONSE--MR. MCCOLLUM
para. 11.7  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MINORITY
para. 11.8  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 11.9  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 11.10  GEORGE WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY OBSERVANCE
para. 11.11  OMNIBUS PARKS AND PUBLIC LANDS MANAGEMENT--H.R. 149
para. 11.12  COASTAL HERITAGE TRAIL ROUTE, NEW JERSEY APPROPRIATIONS--
H.R. 171
para. 11.13  SUDBURY, ASSABET, AND CONCORD RIVERS--NATIONAL WILD AND 
SCENIC RIVERS SYSTEM--H.R. 193
para. 11.14  HIRAM H. WARD FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED STATES 
COURTHOUSE--H.R. 92
para. 11.15  JAMES F. BATTIN FEDERAL COURTHOUSE--H.R. 158
para. 11.16  RICHARD C. WHITE FEDERAL BUILDING--H.R. 233
para. 11.17  RONALD V. DELLUMS FEDERAL BUILDING--H.R. 396
para. 11.18  H.R. 171--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 11.19  [ROLL NO. 22]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 171
para. 11.20  H.R. 193--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 11.21  [ROLL NO. 23]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 193
para. 11.22  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para. 11.23  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MAJORITY--H. RES. 73
para. 11.24  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 409--H. RES. 75
para. 11.25  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 438--H. RES. 76
para. 11.26  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 514--H. RES. 77
para. 11.27  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--WESTERN HEMISPHERE DRUG ALLIANCE
para. 11.28  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 11.29  ADJOURNMENT
para. 11.30  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 11.31  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para. 11.32  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 11.33  MEMORIALS
para. 11.34  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 11.35  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 11.36  PETITIONS

                    WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1999 (12)

para. 12.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 12.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 12.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 12.4  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 438--H. RES. 76
para. 12.5  WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC SAFETY ACT--1999--H.R. 438
para. 12.6  [ROLL NO. 24]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 438
para. 12.7  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 436--H. RES. 43
para. 12.8  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 409--H. RES. 75
para. 12.9  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 436
para. 12.10  REDUCE WASTE, FRAUD, AND ERROR IN GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS--H.R. 
436
para. 12.11  [ROLL NO. 25]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 436
para. 12.12  FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT ACT--H.R. 409
para. 12.13  [ROLL NO. 26]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 409
para. 12.14  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 409
para. 12.15  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 669--H. RES. 83
para. 12.16  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MINORITY
para. 12.17  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MINORITY
para. 12.18  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 12.19  ADJOURNMENT
para. 12.20  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 12.21  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

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para. 12.22  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 12.23  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1999 (13)

para. 13.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 13.2  [ROLL NO. 27]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 13.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 13.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 13.5  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION
para. 13.6  ORDER OF BUSINESS--SWEARING IN OF MEMBER-ELECT--JOHNNY 
ISAKSON
para. 13.7  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 514--H. RES. 77
para. 13.8  WIRELESS PRIVACY ENHANCEMENT ACT--H.R. 514
para. 13.9  [ROLL NO. 28]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 514
para. 13.10  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para. 13.11  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 669--H. RES. 83
para. 13.12  TRADE DEFICIT REVIEW COMMISSION--APPOINTMENT
para. 13.13  NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE ARTS--APPOINTMENT
para. 13.14  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO CUBA'S DESTRUCTION OF U.S. CIVILIAN AIRCRAFT
para. 13.15  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT
para. 13.16  RESIGNATION AS MEMBER OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--ROBERT L. 
LIVINGSTON
para. 13.17  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para. 13.18  HOUR OF MEETING
para. 13.19  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para. 13.20  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para. 13.21  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para. 13.22  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 13.23  ADJOURNMENT
para. 13.24  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 13.25  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 13.26  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
para. 13.27  PETITIONS
    para. 13.28  DELETIONS

                       MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1999 (14)

para. 14.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 14.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 14.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 14.4  SUBPOENA--MR. MCCOLLUM
para. 14.5  ADJOURNMENT
para. 14.6  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 14.7  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para. 14.8  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 14.9  MEMORIALS
    para. 14.10  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 1999 (15)

para. 15.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 15.2  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para. 15.3  RECESS--11:21 A.M.
para. 15.4  AFTER RECESS--12 P.M.
para. 15.5  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 15.6  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 15.7  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY
para. 15.8  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MINORITY
para. 15.9  YOUTH TO PERFORM WORK WITH WOOD PRODUCTS--H.R. 221
para. 15.10  DISASTER MITIGATION BY SMALL BUSINESSES--H.R. 818
para. 15.11  APPLES EXPORT--H.R. 609

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para. 15.12  NULLIFICATION OF CONSTRAINTS ON GUARANTEEING FARM LOANS--
H.R. 882
para. 15.13  SOCIAL SECURITY GUARANTEE INITIATIVE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY--
H.J. RES. 32
para. 15.14  [ROLL NO. 29]--ON PASSAGE OF H.J. RES. 32
para. 15.15  H.R. 609--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 15.16  [ROLL NO. 30]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 609
para. 15.17  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 603--H. RES. 85
para. 15.18  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 661--H. RES. 86
para. 15.19  JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING AND JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE 
LIBRARY--H. RES. 87
para. 15.20  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MAJORITY--H. RES. 88
para. 15.21  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 15.22  ADJOURNMENT
para. 15.23  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 15.24  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para. 15.25  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para. 15.26  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 15.27  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 15.28  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1999 (16)

para. 16.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 16.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 16.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 16.4  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 603--H. RES. 85
para. 16.5  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 661--H. RES. 86
para. 16.6  DEATH ON THE HIGH SEAS--H.R. 603
para. 16.7  SUPERSONIC TRANSPORT PROHIBITIONS--H.R. 661
para. 16.8  PEACE CORPS AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 669
para. 16.9  [ROLL NO. 31]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 669
para. 16.10  H.R. 603--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 16.11  [ROLL NO. 32]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 603
para. 16.12  BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY--APPOINTMENT
para. 16.13  BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND 
ALASKA NATIVE CULTURE AND ARTS DEVELOPMENT--APPOINTMENT
para. 16.14  BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE 
PERFORMING ARTS--APPOINTMENT
para. 16.15  COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE--
APPOINTMENT
para. 16.16  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 707--H. RES. 91
para. 16.17  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para. 16.18  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 16.19  ADJOURNMENT
para. 16.20  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 16.21  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 16.22  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 16.23  DELETIONS

                      THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1999 (17)

para. 17.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 17.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 17.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 17.4  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 707--H. RES. 91
para. 17.5  DISASTER MITIGATION AND COST REDUCTION ACT--H.R. 707
para. 17.6  [ROLL NO. 33]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 707
para. 17.7  CONDOLENCES OF THE CONGRESS ON THE DEATH OF THE HONORABLE 
MORRIS K. UDALL--H. CON. RES. 40
para. 17.8  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para. 17.9  HOUR OF MEETING
para. 17.10  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para. 17.11  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MAJORITY
para. 17.12  COMMISSION ON THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN AND MINORITIES IN 
SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT--APPOINTMENT

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para. 17.13  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MINORITY
para. 17.14  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 17.15  ADJOURNMENT
para. 17.16  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 17.17  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 17.18  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 17.19  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 17.20  DELETIONS

                       MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1999 (18)

para. 18.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 18.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 18.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 18.4  PARENTS ADVISORY COUNCIL ON DRUG ABUSE--APPOINTMENTS
para. 18.5  ADJOURNMENT
para. 18.6  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 18.7  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 18.8  MEMORIALS
    para. 18.9  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1999 (19)

para. 19.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 19.2  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 19.3  ``MORNING-HOUR DEBATE''
para. 19.4  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para. 19.5  RECESS--11:03 A.M.
para. 19.6  AFTER RECESS--12 NOON
para. 19.7  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 19.8  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 19.9  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS
para. 19.10  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--TRADE POLICY AGREEMENTS PROGRAM
para. 19.11  1999 NURSING HOME RESIDENT PROTECTION--H.R. 540
para. 19.12  CHANGE OF REFERENCE--H.R. 809
para. 19.13  UNITED STATES CODE REENACTMENT EXTENSION--H.R. 808
para. 19.14  FREE ELECTIONS IN INDONESIA--H. RES. 32
para. 19.15  HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN CHINA AND TIBET--H. CON. RES. 28
para. 19.16  CATAFALQUE FOR JUSTICE BLACKMUN LYING IN STATE--H. CON. RES. 
45
para. 19.17  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 800--H. RES. 100
para. 19.18  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 19.19  ADJOURNMENT
para. 19.20  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 19.21  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 19.22  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 19.23  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1999 (20)

para. 20.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 20.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 20.3  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 20.4  [ROLL NO. 34]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 20.5  H.R. 540--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 20.6  [ROLL NO. 35]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 540
para. 20.7  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 800
para. 20.8  [ROLL NO. 36]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para. 20.9  DODSON SCHOOL DISTRICTS FUNDING--S. 447
para. 20.10  EDUCATION FLEXIBILITY PARTNERSHIP--H.R. 800
para. 20.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HOLT TO THE AMENDMENT BY MR. 
EHLERS
para. 20.12  [ROLL NO. 37]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT

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para. 20.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. EHLERS
para. 20.14  [ROLL NO. 38]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 20.15  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para. 20.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GEORGE MILLER OF CALIFORNIA
para. 20.17  [ROLL NO. 39]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 20.18  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 103--H. RES. 103
para. 20.19  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 104--H. RES. 104
para. 20.20  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO IRAN
para. 20.21  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para. 20.22  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 20.23  ADJOURNMENT
para. 20.24  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 20.25  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 20.26  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1999 (21)

para. 21.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 21.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 21.3  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MAJORITY
para. 21.4  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MAJORITY--H. RES. 108
para. 21.5  EDUCATION FLEXIBILITY PARTNERSHIP--H.R. 800
para. 21.6  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SCOTT
para. 21.7  [ROLL NO. 40]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 21.8  [ROLL NO. 41]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 800
para. 21.9  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 800
para. 21.10  H.R. 808--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 21.11  [ROLL NO. 42]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 808
para. 21.12  H. RES. 32--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 21.13  [ROLL NO. 43]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 32
para. 21.14  H. CON. RES. 28--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 21.15  [ROLL NO. 44]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 28
para. 21.16  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H. CON RES. 42--H. RES. 
103
para. 21.17  [ROLL NO. 45]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para. 21.18  [ROLL NO. 46]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 103
para. 21.19  REGARDING DEPLOYMENT OF TROOPS IN KOSOVO--H. CON. RES. 42
para. 21.20  RECORDED VOTE--SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND AS THE 
JUDGMENT OF THE COMMITTEE?
para. 21.21  [ROLL NO. 47]--ON AGREEING TO THE QUESTION ``SHALL THE 
DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND AS THE JUDGMENT OF THE COMMITTEE?''
para. 21.22  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT OF MRS. FOWLER TO THE AMENDMENT BY 
MR. GEJDENSON
para. 21.23  [ROLL NO. 48]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT
para. 21.24  [ROLL NO. 49]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 42
para. 21.25  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para. 21.26  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para. 21.27  COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE--
APPOINTMENTS
para. 21.28  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para. 21.29  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para. 21.30  ADJOURNMENT
para. 21.31  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 21.32  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 21.33  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 21.34  DELETIONS

                       MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1999 (22)

para. 22.1  APPOINTMENT 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  ADJOURNMENT

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para. 22.6  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 22.7  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 22.8  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1999 (23)

para. 23.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 23.2  RECESS--10:06 A.M.
para. 23.3  AFTER RECESS--11 A.M.
para. 23.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 23.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 23.6  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 23.7  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para. 23.8  NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO IRAN
para. 23.9  WOMEN'S BUSINESS CENTER--H.R. 774
para. 23.10  D.C. COURT EMPLOYEES WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION--H.R. 858
para. 23.11  FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD RETIREMENT PORTABILITY--H.R. 807
para. 23.12  RECOGNITION OF JOE DIMAGGIO--H. RES. 105
para. 23.13  PALESTINIAN STATE DECLARATION OPPOSITION--H. CON. RES. 24
para. 23.14  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 819--H. RES. 104
para. 23.15  MARITIME COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 819
para. 23.16  [ROLL NO. 50]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 819
para. 23.17  H.R. 774--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 23.18  [ROLL NO. 51]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 774
para. 23.19  H. CON. RES. 24 --UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 23.20  [ROLL NO. 52]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 24
para. 23.21  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 820--H. RES. 113
para. 23.22  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 975--H. RES. 114
para. 23.23  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 23.24  ADJOURNMENT
para. 23.25  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 23.26  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 23.27  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1999 (24)

para. 24.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 24.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 24.3  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MINORITY--H. RES. 119
para. 24.4  HOUR OF MEETING
para. 24.5  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 820--H. RES. 113
para. 24.6  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 975--H. RES. 114
para. 24.7  UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL COUNCIL--APPOINTMENTS
para. 24.8  STEEL IMPORT REDUCTION--H.R. 975
para. 24.9  EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FY 1999--H.R. 1141
para. 24.10  COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 820
para. 24.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. UPTON
para. 24.12  [ROLL NO. 53]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 24.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. LOBIONDO
para. 24.14  [ROLL NO. 54]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 24.15  [ROLL NO. 55]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 820
para. 24.16  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 820
para. 24.17  H.R. 975--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 24.18  [ROLL NO. 56]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 975
para. 24.19  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4--H. RES. 120
para. 24.20  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para. 24.21  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 24.22  ADJOURNMENT
para. 24.23  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 24.24  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

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para. 24.25  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 24.26  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1999 (25)

para. 25.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 25.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 25.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 25.4  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4--H. RES. 120
para. 25.5  [ROLL NO. 57]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 120
para. 25.6  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para. 25.7  NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE--H.R. 4
para. 25.8  [ROLL NO. 58]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para. 25.9  [ROLL NO. 59]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 4
para. 25.10  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para. 25.11  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para. 25.12  JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE--APPOINTMENTS
para. 25.13  JFK CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS--APPOINTMENT
para. 25.14  U.S. CAPITOL PRESERVATION COMMISSION--APPOINTMENT
para. 25.15  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--REPORT OF CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC 
BROADCASTING
para. 25.16  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--REPORT OF NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR 
DEMOCRACY
para. 25.17  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para. 25.18  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 25.19  ADJOURNMENT
para. 25.20  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 25.21  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 25.22  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       MONDAY, MARCH 22, 1999 (26)

para. 26.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 26.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 26.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 26.4  COMMITTEE FUNDING--H. RES. 101
para. 26.5  SUBPOENA--KATHIE EASTMAN, STAFF OF MR. DEFAZIO
para. 26.6  ADJOURNMENT
para. 26.7  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 26.8  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 26.9  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1999 (27)

para. 27.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 27.2  RECESS--9:44 A.M.
para. 27.3  AFTER RECESS--11 A.M.
para. 27.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 27.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 27.6  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 27.7  COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE--
APPOINTMENTS
para. 27.8  U.S. HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL COUNCIL--APPOINTMENTS
para. 27.9  ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY BURIAL ELIGIBILITY--H.R. 70
para. 27.10  SMALL BUSINESS YEAR 2000 READINESS--S. 314
para. 27.11  SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS--AMENDMENT 
OF THE SENATE TO H.R. 68
para. 27.12  EDWARD N. CAHN FEDERAL BUILDING AND U.S. COURTHOUSE--H.R. 
751
para. 27.13  THURGOOD MARSHALL U.S. COURTHOUSE--H.R. 130
para. 27.14  USE OF CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR J.F.K. CENTER PERFORMANCES--H. 
CON. RES. 52
para. 27.15  D.C.SPECIAL OLYMPICS LAW ENFORCEMENT TORCH RUN--H. CON. RES. 
50
para. 27.16  NATIONAL PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL SERVICE--H. CON. RES. 44
para. 27.17  GREATER WASHINGTON SOAP BOX DERBY--H. CON. RES. 47
para. 27.18  RETIREMENT COVERAGE CORRECTIONS--H.R. 416
para. 27.19  INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT--H. 
RES. 118

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para. 27.20  HUMAN RIGHTS IN CUBA--H. RES. 99
para. 27.21  TAIWAN RELATIONS ACT 20TH ANNIVERSARY--H. CON. RES. 56
para. 27.22  ANTI-SEMITIC STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS OF DUMA--H. CON. RES. 37
para. 27.23  CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FY 2000--H. CON. RES. 68
para. 27.24  CROP REVENUE COVERAGE--H.R. 1212
para. 27.25  RACISM AND BIGOTRY OPPOSITION--H. RES. 121
para. 27.26  [ROLL NO. 60--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 121
para. 27.27  H.R. 70--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 27.28  [ROLL NO. 61]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 70
para. 27.29  H. CON. RES. 56--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 27.30  [ROLL NO. 62]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 56
para. 27.31  H. CON. RES. 37--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 27.32  [ROLL NO. 63]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 37
para. 27.33  EDUCATION FLEXIBILITY PARTNERSHIP--DISAGREED TO THE 
AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 800
para. 27.34  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 800
para. 27.35  [ROLL NO. 64]--ON THE MOTION
para. 27.36  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1141--H. RES. 125
para. 27.37  COMMITTEE FUNDING--H. RES. 101
para. 27.38  [ROLL NO. 65]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT THE RESOLUTION, AS 
AMENDED, WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para. 27.39  [ROLL NO. 66]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 101, AS AMENDED
para. 27.40  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 800
para. 27.41  BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION--H.J. RES. 
26
para. 27.42  BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION--H.J. RES. 
27
para. 27.43  BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION--H.J. RES. 
28
para. 27.44  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 27.45  ADJOURNMENT
para. 27.46  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 27.47  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para. 27.48  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 27.49  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 27.50  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 27.51  DELETIONS

                     WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1999 (28)

para. 28.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 28.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 28.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 28.4  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1141--H. RES. 125
para. 28.5  EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FY 1999--H.R. 1141
para. 28.6  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. STENHOLM
para. 28.7  [ROLL NO. 67]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 28.8  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. OBEY
para. 28.9  [ROLL NO. 68]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 28.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. TIAHRT
para. 28.11  [ROLL NO. 69]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 28.12  [ROLL NO. 70]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1141
para. 28.13  PRESIDENT'S EXPORT COUNCIL--APPOINTMENTS
para. 28.14  U.S. ARMED FORCES--FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA--H. RES. 
130
para. 28.15  [ROLL NO. 71]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 130
para. 28.16  AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM--S. 643
para. 28.17  SELECT COMMITTEE ON CHINA EXTENSION--H. RES. 129
para. 28.18  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H. CON. RES. 68 --H. RES. 
131
para. 28.19  SENATE BILLS REFERRED
para. 28.20  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 28.21  ADJOURNMENT
para. 28.22  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 28.23  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

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para. 28.24  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 28.25  DELETIONS

                      THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1999 (29)

para. 29.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 29.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 29.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 29.4  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H. CON. RES. 68--H. RES. 
131
para. 29.5  [ROLL NO. 72]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para. 29.6  [ROLL NO. 73]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 131
para. 29.7  CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET FOR FY 2000--H. CON. RES. 68
para. 29.8  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. 
COBURN
para. 29.9  [ROLL NO. 74]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para. 29.10  RECORDED VOTE--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE BY MR. MINGE
para. 29.11  [ROLL NO. 75]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para. 29.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. SPRATT
para. 29.13  [ROLL NO. 76]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para. 29.14  [ROLL NO. 77]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 68, AS AMENDED
para. 29.15  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 29.16  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 851
para. 29.17  PROVIDING FOR THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE TWO HOUSES--S. CON. 
RES. 23
para. 29.18  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE TO SIGN ENROLLMENTS
para. 29.19  JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE--APPOINTMENTS
para. 29.20  SPEAKER AND MINORITY LEADER TO ACCEPT RESIGNATIONS, APPOINT 
COMMISSIONS
para. 29.21  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para. 29.22  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para. 29.23  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para. 29.24  BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para. 29.25  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 29.26  ADJOURNMENT
para. 29.27  OATH OF OFFICE/MEMBERS, RESIDENT COMMISSIONERS AND DELEGATES
para. 29.28  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 29.29  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1999 (30)

para. 30.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 30.2  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 30.3  ``MORNING-HOUR DEBATE''
para. 30.4  RECESS--12:42 P.M.
para. 30.5  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para. 30.6  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 30.7  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 30.8  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 30.9  ENROLLED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS SIGNED
para. 30.10  HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS COMMISSION--APPOINTMENT
para. 30.11  U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY BOARD OF VISITORS--APPOINTMENTS
para. 30.12  U.S. COAST GUARD ACADEMY BOARD OF VISITORS--APPOINTMENT
para. 30.13  U.S. MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY BOARD OF VISITORS--APPOINTMENT
para. 30.14  U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY BOARD OF VISITORS--APPOINTMENTS
para. 30.15  U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY BOARD OF VISITORS--APPOINTMENTS
para. 30.16  CONGRESSIONAL AWARD NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS--
APPOINTMENTS
para. 30.17  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MINORITY
para. 30.18  SUBPOENA--MR. DELQUADRO, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, ADMINISTRATION 
AND INFORMATION DIVISION, CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
para. 30.19  OTAY MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AREA--H.R. 15
para. 30.20  NATIONAL PARK AND WILDLIFE REFUGE FEES--H.R. 154
para. 30.21  GATEWAY VISITOR CENTER--H.R. 449
para. 30.22  SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DISASTER MITIGATION--S. 388

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para. 30.23  MICROLOAN PROGRAM TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS--H.R. 440
para. 30.24  AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENTS OF THE SENATE WITH AN AMENDMENT 
TO H.R. 98--H. RES. 135
para. 30.25  USE OF CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR SUNRAYCE 99--H. CON. RES. 48
para. 30.26  USE OF CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR EARTH FORCE YOUTH BIKE SUMMIT--H. 
CON. RES. 49
para. 30.27  TERRY SANFORD FEDERAL BUILDING--H.R. 911
para. 30.28  RECESS--3:32 P.M.
para. 30.29  AFTER RECESS--5:52 P.M.
para. 30.30  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 30.31  CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET FY 2000--DISAGREED TO THE AMENDMENT OF 
THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H. CON. RES. 68
para. 30.32  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H. CON. RES. 68
para. 30.33  H. RES. 135--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 30.34  [ROLL NO. 78]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 135
para. 30.35  H.R. 911--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 30.36  [ROLL NO. 79]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 911
para. 30.37  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H. CON. RES. 68--UNFINISHED 
BUSINESS
para. 30.38  [ROLL NO. 80]--ON THE MOTION
para. 30.39  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H. CON. RES. 68
para. 30.40  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1143--H. RES. 136
para. 30.41  SENATE BILLS REFERRED
para. 30.42  BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para. 30.43  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 30.44  ADJOURNMENT
para. 30.45  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 30.46  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para. 30.47  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 30.48  MEMORIALS
para. 30.49  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 30.50  DELETIONS

                      TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1999 (31)

para. 31.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 31.2  RECESS--10:11 A.M.
para. 31.3  AFTER RECESS--11 A.M.
para. 31.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 31.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 31.6  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 31.7  MADRID PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTATION--H.R. 769
para. 31.8  TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS--COPYRIGHT LAWS--TITLE 17, UNITED 
STATES CODE--H.R. 1189
para. 31.9  PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER MEDAL OF VALOR--H.R. 46
para. 31.10  EL SALVADOR ELECTIONS--H. RES. 110
para. 31.11  STATE OF QATAR ELECTIONS--H. CON. RES. 35
para. 31.12  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1143--H. RES. 136
para. 31.13  MICROENTERPRISE PROGRAMS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES--H.R. 1143
para. 31.14  RECESS--12:47 P.M.
para. 31.15  AFTER RECESS--1:37 P.M.
para. 31.16  H.R. 46--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 31.17  [ROLL NO. 81]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 46
para. 31.18  H. CON. RES. 35--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 31.19  [ROLL NO. 82]--H. CON. RES. 35
para. 31.20  SUBPOENA--LAURA GRIFFIN, CASE MANAGER, OFFICE OF MR. MILLER 
OF FLORIDA
para. 31.21  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 31.22  RECESS--7:56 P.M.

         WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF APRIL 13), 1999

para. 31.23  AFTER RECESS--12:18 A.M.
para. 31.24  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H. CON. RES. 68
para. 31.25  RECESS--12:19 A.M.

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para. 31.26  AFTER RECESS--1:02 A.M.
para. 31.27  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H. CON. RES. 68--H. RES. 137
para. 31.28  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 472--H. RES. 138
para. 31.29  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 37--H. RES. 139
para. 31.30  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 31.31  ADJOURNMENT
para. 31.32  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 31.33  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 31.34  MEMORIALS
para. 31.35  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 31.36  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1999 (32)

para. 32.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 32.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 32.3  [ROLL NO. 83]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 32.4  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 32.5  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 32.6  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST A CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H. CON. RES. 68--H. RES. 137
para. 32.7  [ROLL NO. 84]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 137
para. 32.8  CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET FOR FY 2000--CONSIDERATION OF CONFERENCE 
REPORT ON H. CON. RES. 68
para. 32.9  [ROLL NO. 85]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para. 32.10  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 472--H. RES. 138
para. 32.11  [ROLL NO. 86]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para. 32.12  [ROLL NO. 87]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 138
para. 32.13  POSTCENSUS LOCAL REVIEW--H.R. 472
para. 32.14  [ROLL NO. 88]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para. 32.15  [ROLL NO. 89]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 472
para. 32.16  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1376--H. RES. 140
para. 32.17  SUBPOENA--MR. KINGSTON
para. 32.18  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para. 32.19  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para. 32.20  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para. 32.21  ADJOURNMENT
para. 32.22  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 32.23  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 32.24  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1999 (33)

para. 33.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 33.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 33.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 33.4  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 37--H. RES. 139
para. 33.5  CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT RELATING TO TAX LIMITATIONS--H.J. 
RES. 37
para. 33.6  [ROLL NO. 90]--ON PASSAGE OF H.J. RES. 37
para. 33.7  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1376
para. 33.8  COMBAT ZONE TAX BENEFITS EXPANSION--H.R. 1376
para. 33.9  [ROLL NO. 91]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1376
para. 33.10  USE OF CAPITOL ROTUNDA FOR NATO CEREMONY--H. CON. RES. 81
para. 33.11  U.S.S. ALABAMA CREWMAN'S ASSOCIATION--H. RES. 123
para. 33.12  DETAINED U.S. SERVICEMEN IN YUGOSLAVIA--H. CON. RES. 83
para. 33.13  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para. 33.14  HOUR OF MEETING
para. 33.15  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para. 33.16  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para. 33.17  ADJOURNMENT
para. 33.18  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 33.19  MEMORIALS

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para. 33.20  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 33.21  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 33.22  DELETIONS

                       MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1999 (34)

para. 34.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 34.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 34.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 34.4  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 34.5  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para. 34.6  PRIVATE CALENDAR OBJECTORS--MAJORITY AND MINORITY
para. 34.7  LIBRARY OF CONGRESS TRUST FUND BOARD--APPOINTMENT
para. 34.8  BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para. 34.9  ADJOURNMENT
para. 34.10  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 34.11  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para. 34.12  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para. 34.13  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 34.14  MEMORIALS
para. 34.15  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 34.16  PETITIONS

                      TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1999 (35)

para. 35.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 35.2  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 35.3  ``MORNING-HOUR DEBATE''
para. 35.4  RECESS--1:10 P.M.
para. 35.5  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para. 35.6  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 35.7  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 35.8  PRIVATE CALENDAR BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para. 35.9  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 800
para. 35.10  ROSA PARKS GOLD MEDAL--H.R. 573
para. 35.11  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para. 35.12  THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN ADJUSTMENTS--H.R. 208
para. 35.13  CONDEMNATION OF THE MURDER OF ROSEMARY NELSON--H. RES. 128
para. 35.14  GOOD FRIDAY PEACE AGREEMENT ANNIVERSARY--H. CON. RES. 54
para. 35.15  OMNIBUS CONSOLIDATED AND EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL 
APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 1379
para. 35.16  H.R. 573--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 35.17  [ROLL NO. 92]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 573
para. 35.18  ROSA PARKS GOLD MEDAL--S. 531
para. 35.19  H. RES. 128--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 35.20  [ROLL NO. 93]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 128
para. 35.21  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAMS
para. 35.22  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1184--H. RES. 142
para. 35.23  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 800--H. RES. 143
para. 35.24  SENATE BILLS REFERRED
para. 35.25  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 35.26  ADJOURNMENT
para. 35.27  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 35.28  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 35.29  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 35.30  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1999 (36)

para. 36.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 36.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 36.3  COMMUNICATIONS

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para. 36.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 36.5  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 800--H. RES. 143
para. 36.6  EDUCATION FLEXIBILITY PARTNERSHIP--CONSIDERATION OF 
CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 800
para. 36.7  [ROLL NO. 94]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para. 36.8  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1184--H. RES. 142
para. 36.9  EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS REDUCTION--H.R. 1184
para. 36.10  [ROLL NO. 95]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1184
para. 36.11  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 999--H. RES. 145
para. 36.12  ADJOURNMENT
para. 36.13  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 36.14  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 36.15  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 36.16  DELETIONS

                      THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1999 (37)

para. 37.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 37.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 37.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 37.4  EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FY 1999--DISAGREED TO 
THE AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 1141
para. 37.5  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 1141
para. 37.6  [ROLL NO. 96]--ON THE MOTION
para. 37.7  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 1141
para. 37.8  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 999--H. RES. 145
para. 37.9  COASTAL WATERS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT--H.R. 999
para. 37.10  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para. 37.11  HOUR OF MEETING
para. 37.12  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para. 37.13  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para. 37.14  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 37.15  ADJOURNMENT
para. 37.16  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 37.17  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       MONDAY, APRIL 26, 1999 (38)

para. 38.1  APPOINTMENT 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  U.S. CAPITOL PRESERVATION COMMISSION--APPOINTMENTS
para. 38.6  SENATE BILL AND CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REFERRED
para. 38.7  ADJOURNMENT
para. 38.8  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 38.9  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para. 38.10  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 38.11  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1999 (39)

para. 39.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 39.2  RECESS--12:58 P.M.
para. 39.3  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para. 39.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 39.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 39.6  SATELLITE SIGNAL LICENSING AND CARRIAGE--H.R. 1554
para. 39.7  JAMES RIVER AND KANAWHA CANAL--H.R. 1034
para. 39.8  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para. 39.9  COLUMBINE HIGH SCHOOL TRAGEDY--H. CON. RES. 92
para. 39.10  H.R. 1554--UNFINISHED BUSINESS

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para. 39.11  [ROLL NO. 97]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1554
para. 39.12  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--SELECTED RESERVE TO ACTIVE DUTY
para. 39.13  RECESS--10:05 P.M.
para. 39.14  AFTER RECESS--11:47 P.M.
para. 39.15   PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1569, H. CON. RES. 
82, H.J. RES. 44, AND S. CON. RES. 21--H. RES. 151
para. 39.16  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para. 39.17  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para. 39.18  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 39.19  ADJOURNMENT
para. 39.20  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 39.21  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para. 39.22  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON REPORTED BILLS SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para. 39.23  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 39.24  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 39.25  DELETIONS

                     WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1999 (40)

para. 40.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 40.2  [ROLL NO. 98]
para. 40.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 40.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 40.5  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1569, H. CON. RES. 
82, H.J. RES. 44, AND S. CON. RES. 44--H. RES. 151
para. 40.6  [ROLL NO. 99]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 151, AS AMENDED
para. 40.7  DEPLOYMENT OF U.S. FORCES IN YUGOSLAVIA--DEBATE ONLY
para. 40.8  PROHIBITION OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS FOR DEPLOYMENT OF GROUND 
TROOPS IN YUGOSLAVIA--H.R. 1569
para. 40.9  [ROLL NO. 100]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1569
para. 40.10  REMOVAL OF U.S. FORCES FROM PRESENT OPERATIONS IN 
YUGOSLAVIA--H. CON. RES. 82
para. 40.11  [ROLL NO. 101]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 82
para. 40.12  DECLARING A STATE OF WAR BETWEEN THE U.S. AND YUGOSLAVIA--
H.J. RES. 44
para. 40.13  [ROLL NO. 102]--ON PASSAGE OF H.J. RES. 44
para. 40.14  AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT TO CONDUCT MILITARY AIR OPERATIONS 
AGAINST YUGOSLAVIA (SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO)--S. CON. RES. 21
para. 40.15  [ROLL NO. 103]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 21
para. 40.16  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1480--H. RES. 154
para. 40.17  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para. 40.18  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 40.19  ADJOURNMENT
para. 40.20  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 40.21  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 40.22  MEMORIALS
para. 40.23  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 40.24  DELETIONS

                      THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1999 (41)

para. 41.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 41.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 41.3  SELECT COMMITTEE ON CHINA EXTENSION--H. RES. 153
para. 41.4  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1480--H. RES. 154
para. 41.5  WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT--H.R. 1480
para. 41.6  [ROLL NO. 104]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1480
para. 41.7  CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT--H. CON. RES. 93
para. 41.8  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para. 41.9  HOUR OF MEETING
para. 41.10  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para. 41.11  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 41.12  ADJOURNMENT
para. 41.13  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 41.14  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION

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para. 41.15  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 41.16  MEMORIALS
    para. 41.17  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                        MONDAY, MAY 3, 1999 (42)

para. 42.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 42.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 42.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 42.4  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para. 42.5  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 42.6  SUBPOENA--MR. WATTS, JR. OF OKLAHOMA
para. 42.7  SUBPOENA--MR. BOEHNER
para. 42.8  SUBPOENA--BARRY JACKSON, CHIEF OF STAFF, STAFF OF MR. BOEHNER
para. 42.9  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NARCOTICS TRAFFICKERS IN COLUMBIA
para. 42.10  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--ECONOMIC SANCTIONS REGARDING 
REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA
para. 42.11  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO SUDAN
para. 42.12  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para. 42.13  ADJOURNMENT
para. 42.14  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 42.15  MEMORIALS
    para. 42.16  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                        TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1999 (43)

para. 43.1  RECESS--1:11 P.M.
para. 43.2  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para. 43.3  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 43.4  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 43.5  PRIVATE CALENDAR
para. 43.6  BILLS PASSED--H.R. 509, H.R. 510
para. 43.7  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 43.8  COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS--APPOINTMENT
para. 43.9  NATIONAL SKILL STANDARDS BOARD--APPOINTMENTS
para. 43.10  INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION--H. CON. RES. 84
para. 43.11  PELL GRANT PROGRAM AND CAMPUS-BASED AID PROGRAMS--H. CON. 
RES. 88
para. 43.12  TRIBUTE TO OUR NATION'S TEACHERS--H. RES. 157
para. 43.13  H. CON. RES. 84--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 43.14  [ROLL NO. 105]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 84
para. 43.15  H. CON. RES. 88--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 43.16  [ROLL NO. 106]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 88
para. 43.17  H. RES. 157--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 43.18  [ROLL NO. 107]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 157
para. 43.19  EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 1664
para. 43.20  MT. HOPE WATERPOWER PROJECT--H.R. 459
para. 43.21  LEWIS R. MORGAN FEDERAL BUILDING AND U.S. COURTHOUSE--H.R. 
1121
para. 43.22  WILLIAM H. NATCHER BRIDGE--H.R. 1162
para. 43.23  ROBERT K. RODIBAUGH UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURTHOUSE--S. 
460
para. 43.24  HURFF A. SAUNDERS FEDERAL BUILDING--S. 453
para. 43.25  J.J. ``JAKE'' PICKLE FEDERAL BUILDING--H.R. 118
para. 43.26  JOSE V. TOLEDO UNITED STATES POST OFFICE AND COURTHOUSE--
H.R. 560
para. 43.27  GARZA-VELA UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE--H.R. 686
para. 43.28  COMMENDING REVEREND JESSE L. JACKSON, SR. FOR SECURING THE 
RELEASE OF AMERICAN SERVICEMEN FROM CAPTIVITY IN YUGOSLAVIA--H. RES. 156
para. 43.29  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 833--H. RES. 158
para. 43.30  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 43.31  ADJOURNMENT
para. 43.32  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 43.33  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para. 43.34  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

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para. 43.35  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 43.36  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 43.37  DELETIONS

                       WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1999 (44)

para. 44.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 44.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 44.3  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 44.4  [ROLL NO. 108]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 44.5  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 833--H. RES. 158
para. 44.6  [ROLL NO. 109]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para. 44.7  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 775
para. 44.8  BANKRUPTCY REFORM--H.R. 833
para. 44.9  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HYDE
para. 44.10  [ROLL NO. 110]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 44.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MORAN OF VIRGINIA
para. 44.12  [ROLL NO. 111]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 44.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. CONYERS
para. 44.14  [ROLL NO. 112]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 44.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. WATT OF NORTH CAROLINA
para. 44.16  [ROLL NO. 113]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 44.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE, AS 
MODIFIED, BY MR. NADLER
para. 44.18  [ROLL NO. 114]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE, AS MODIFIED
para. 44.19  [ROLL NO. 115]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 833
para. 44.20  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 833
para. 44.21  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1664--H. RES. 159
para. 44.22  SENATE ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para. 44.23  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 44.24  ADJOURNMENT
para. 44.25  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 44.26  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 44.27  MEMORIALS
para. 44.28  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 44.29  PETITIONS

                       THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1999 (45)

para. 45.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 45.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 45.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 45.4  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1664--H. RES. 159
para. 45.5  [ROLL NO. 116]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 159
para. 45.6  EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FY 1999--H.R. 1664
para. 45.7  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. COBURN
para. 45.8  [ROLL NO. 117]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 45.9  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. OBEY
para. 45.10  [ROLL NO. 118]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 45.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ISTOOK
para. 45.12  [ROLL NO. 119]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 45.13  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para. 45.14  [ROLL NO. 120]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1664
para. 45.15  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 1555
para. 45.16  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para. 45.17  HOUR OF MEETING
para. 45.18  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para. 45.19  HOUR OF MEETING
para. 45.20  ORDER OF BUSINESS--RECESS
para. 45.21  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--TELECOMMUNICATIONS PAYMENTS TO 
CUBA
para. 45.22  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--SMALL BUSINESS

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para. 45.23  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 45.24  ADJOURNMENT
para. 45.25  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 45.26  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para. 45.27  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para. 45.28  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 45.29  MEMORIALS
para. 45.30  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 45.31  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 45.32  DELETIONS

                        MONDAY, MAY 10, 1999 (46)

para. 46.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 46.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 46.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 46.4  ADJOURNMENT
para. 46.5  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 46.6  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para. 46.7  REPORTED BILL SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para. 46.8  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 46.9  MEMORIALS
para. 46.10  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 46.11  PETITIONS

                       TUESDAY, MAY 11, 1999 (47)

para. 47.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 47.2  RECESS--12:58 P.M.
para. 47.3  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para. 47.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 47.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 47.6  FASTENER QUALITY--H.R. 1183
para. 47.7  FEDERALLY OWNED INVENTIONS LICENSING--H.R. 209
para. 47.8  FIRE ADMINISTRATION AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 1550
para. 47.9  HONORING SLAIN PEACE OFFICERS--H. RES. 165
para. 47.10  PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS
para. 47.11  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para. 47.12  SATELLITE RELATED EXPORTS TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
para. 47.13  RECESS--4:15 P.M.
para. 47.14  AFTER RECESS--6 P.M.
para. 47.15  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 775--H.R. 775
para. 47.16  H.R. 1550--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 47.17  [ROLL NO. 121]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1550
para. 47.18  H. RES. 165--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 47.19  [ROLL NO. 122]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 165
para. 47.20  NOTICE--MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 1141
para. 47.21  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para. 47.22  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 47.23  ADJOURNMENT
para. 47.24  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 47.25  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 47.26  MEMORIALS
    para. 47.27  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1999 (48)

para. 48.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 48.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 48.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 48.4  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 775--H. RES. 166

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para. 48.5  [ROLL NO. 123]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 166
para. 48.6  YEAR 2000 READINESS AND RESPONSIBILITY--H.R. 775
para. 48.7  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SCOTT
para. 48.8  [ROLL NO. 124]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 48.9  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. NADLER
para. 48.10  [ROLL NO. 125]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 48.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. CONYERS
para. 48.12  [ROLL NO. 126]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para. 48.13  [ROLL NO. 127]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para. 48.14  [ROLL NO. 128]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 775
para. 48.15  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para. 48.16  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1555--H. RES. 167
para. 48.17  NOTICE--MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 1141
para. 48.18  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 1141
para. 48.19  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--FUNDING REQUEST FOR U.S. FORCES 
IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
para. 48.20  ADJOURNMENT
para. 48.21  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 48.22  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 48.23  MEMORIALS
para. 48.24  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 48.25  DELETIONS

                       THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1999 (49)

para. 49.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 49.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 49.3  RECESS FOR RECEPTION OF FORMER MEMBERS--9:05 A.M.
para. 49.4  AFTER RECESS--10:47 A.M.
para. 49.5  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 49.6  PROCEEDINGS DURING RECESS
para. 49.7  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1555--H. RES. 167
para. 49.8  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 1555
para. 49.9  INTELLIGENCE REAUTHORIZATION--H.R. 1555
para. 49.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SANDERS
para. 49.11  [ROLL NO. 129]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 49.12  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 1555
para. 49.13  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 1141
para. 49.14  [ROLL NO. 130]--ON THE MOTION
para. 49.15  SELECT COMMITTEE ON CHINA EXTENSION--H. RES. 170
para. 49.16  NOTICE--MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 1141
para. 49.17  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para. 49.18  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BUILDING 
SCIENCES
para. 49.19  SUBPOENA--ALANA CHRISTENSEN, DEPUTY DISTRICT DIRECTOR, 
OFFICE OF MR. MINGE
para. 49.20  RECESS--6:13 P.M.
para. 49.21  AFTER RECESS--10:08 P.M.
para. 49.22  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para. 49.23  ADJOURNMENT
para. 49.24  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 49.25  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para. 49.26  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 49.27  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 49.28  DELETIONS

                        FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1999 (50)

para. 50.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 50.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 50.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 50.4  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para. 50.5  HOUR OF MEETING

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para. 50.6  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para. 50.7  RECESS--9:15 A.M.
para. 50.8  AFTER RECESS--2:58 P.M.
para. 50.9  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 1141
para. 50.10  ADJOURNMENT
para. 50.11  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 50.12  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 50.13  MEMORIALS
para. 50.14  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 50.15  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                        MONDAY, MAY 17, 1999 (51)

para. 51.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 51.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 51.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 51.4  RECESS--2:07
para. 51.5  AFTER RECESS--5:39 P.M.
para. 51.6  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 1141--H. RES. 173
para. 51.7  ADJOURNMENT
para. 51.8  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 51.9  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 51.10  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 51.11  DELETIONS

                       TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1999 (52)

para. 52.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 52.2  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para. 52.3  ``MORNING-HOUR DEBATE''
para. 52.4  RECESS--1:01 P.M.
para. 52.5  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para. 52.6  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 52.7  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 52.8  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO BURMA
para. 52.9  RECESS--2:10 P.M.
para. 52.10  AFTER RECESS--5:07 P.M.
para. 52.11  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1654--H. RES. 174
para. 52.12  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1553--H. RES. 175
para. 52.13  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 1141--H. RES. 173
para. 52.14  [ROLL NO. 131]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 173
para. 52.15  ORDER OF BUSINESS--RULES OF COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS OF 
OFFICIAL CONDUCT
para. 52.16  EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FY 1999--CONSIDERATION 
OF CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 1141
para. 52.17  [ROLL NO. 132]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT
para. 52.18  [ROLL NO. 133]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para. 52.19  SUPPORT OF HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS IN KOSOVO--H. RES. 161
para. 52.20  HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION--H. 
RES. 176
para. 52.21  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para. 52.22  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para. 52.23  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 52.24  ADJOURNMENT
para. 52.25  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 52.26  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 52.27  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 52.28  DELETIONS

                      WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1999 (53)

para. 53.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 53.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 53.3  COMMUNICATIONS

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para. 53.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 53.5  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1654--H. RES. 174
para. 53.6  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1553--H. RES. 175
para. 53.7  NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION FY 1999--H.R. 
1654
para. 53.8  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. WEINER
para. 53.9  [ROLL NO. 134]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 53.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ROEMER
para. 53.11  [ROLL NO. 135]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 53.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ROEMER
para. 53.13  [ROLL NO. 136]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 53.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ROEMER
para. 53.15  [ROLL NO. 137]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 53.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BATEMAN
para. 53.17  [ROLL NO. 138]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 53.18  [ROLL NO. 139]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1654
para. 53.19  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 1654
para. 53.20  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FY 1999--H.R. 1553
para. 53.21  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 1553
para. 53.22  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4--H. RES. 179
para. 53.23  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 883--H. RES. 180
para. 53.24  ADJOURNMENT
para. 53.25  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 53.26  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 53.27  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 53.28  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1999 (54)

para. 54.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 54.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 54.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 54.4  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 883--H. RES. 180
para. 54.5  [ROLL NO. 140]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 180, AS AMENDED
para. 54.6  AMERICAN LAND SOVEREIGNTY PROTECTION--H.R. 883
para. 54.7  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. VENTO
para. 54.8  [ROLL NO. 141]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 54.9  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. UDALL OF COLORADO
para. 54.10  [ROLL NO. 142]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 54.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED, BY MR. SWEENEY
para. 54.12  [ROLL NO. 143]--ON THE AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED
para. 54.13  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO 
H.R. 4--H. RES. 179
para. 54.14  NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE--AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE TO H.R. 4
para. 54.15  [ROLL NO. 144]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE
para. 54.16  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 1906
para. 54.17  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 1905
para. 54.18  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para. 54.19  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para. 54.20  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 54.21  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para. 54.22  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 54.23  ADJOURNMENT
para. 54.24  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 54.25  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para. 54.26  REPORTED BILL SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para. 54.27  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para. 54.28  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 54.29  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 54.30  PETITIONS

                        MONDAY, MAY 24, 1999 (55)

para. 55.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE

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para. 55.2  RECESS--12:41 P.M.
para. 55.3  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para. 55.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 55.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 55.6  DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COLLEGE ACCESS--H.R. 974
para. 55.7  NOAL CUSHING BATEMAN POST OFFICE BUILDING--H.R. 1251
para. 55.8  JOHN J. BUCHANAN POST OFFICE BUILDING--H.R. 1377
para. 55.9  CLIFFORD R. HOPE POST OFFICE--H.R. 197
para. 55.10  U.S. POSTAL SERVICE BUILDINGS IN PHILADELPHIA, 
PENNSYLVANIA--H.R. 100
para. 55.11  U.S. POSTAL SERVICE FACILITIES IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS--H.R. 
1191
para. 55.12  DISADVANTAGED AREAS NURSING RELIEF--H.R. 441
para. 55.13  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para. 55.14  EDUCATION EXCELLENCE PROPOSED LEGISLATION
para. 55.15  RECESS--3:18 P.M.
para. 55.16  AFTER RECESS--6 P.M.
para. 55.17  H.R. 1251--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 55.18  [ROLL NO. 145]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1251
para. 55.19  H.R. 100--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 55.20  [ROLL NO. 146]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 100
para. 55.21  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1906--H. RES. 185
para. 55.22  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1259--H. RES. 186
para. 55.23  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para. 55.24  LAND MINE USE CERTIFICATION
para. 55.25  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para. 55.26  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 55.27  ADJOURNMENT
para. 55.28  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 55.29  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 55.30  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 55.31  DELETIONS

                       TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1999 (56)

para. 56.1  RECESS--9:27 A.M.
para. 56.2  AFTER RECESS--10 A.M.
para. 56.3  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 56.4  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 56.5  MISSING, EXPLOITED, AND RUNAWAY CHILDREN PROTECTION--S. 249
para. 56.6  DRUG FREE BORDERS AND CYBERPORN--H.R. 1833
para. 56.7  TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF 1989 TIANANMEN SQUARE MASSACRE--H. RES. 
178
para. 56.8  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1906--H. RES. 185
para. 56.9  [ROLL NO. 147]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 185
para. 56.10  S. 249--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 56.11  [ROLL NO. 148]--ON PASSAGE OF S. 249
para. 56.12  H.R. 1833--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 56.13  [ROLL NO. 149]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1833
para. 56.14  H. RES. 178--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 56.15  [ROLL NO. 150]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 178
para. 56.16  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MINORITY--H. RES. 188
para. 56.17  ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE RECORDS OF CONGRESS--APPOINTMENT
para. 56.18  AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS FY 2000--H.R. 1906
para. 56.19  CALL IN COMMITTEE
para. 56.20  [ROLL NO. 151]--QUORUM CALL
para. 56.21  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. COBURN
para. 56.22  [ROLL NO. 152]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 56.23  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. COBURN
para. 56.24  [ROLL NO. 153]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 56.25  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. COBURN
para. 56.26  [ROLL NO. 154]--ON THE AMENDMENT

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para. 56.27  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SANFORD
para. 56.28  [ROLL NO. 155]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 56.29  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. COBURN
para. 56.30  [ROLL NO. 156]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 56.31  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. COBURN
para. 56.32  [ROLL NO. 157]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 56.33  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 150--H. RES. 189
para. 56.34  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1905--H. RES. 190
para. 56.35  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 56.36  ADJOURNMENT
para. 56.37  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 56.38  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 56.39  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1999 (57)

para. 57.1  APPOINTMENT 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  AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS FY 2000--H.R. 1906
para. 57.6  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. COBURN
para. 57.7  [ROLL NO. 158]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 57.8  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. COBURN
para. 57.9   [ROLL NO. 159]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 57.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SANFORD
para. 57.11  [ROLL NO. 160]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 57.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. COBURN
para. 57.13  [ROLL NO. 161]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 57.14  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1259--H. RES. 186
para. 57.15  [ROLL NO. 162]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 186
para. 57.16  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para. 57.17  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 57.18  SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE SAFE DEPOSIT BOX--H.R. 1259
para. 57.19  [ROLL NO. 163]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para. 57.20  [ROLL NO. 164]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1259
para. 57.21  PROVIDING FOR THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE TWO HOUSES--S. CON. 
RES. 35
para. 57.22  [ROLL NO. 165]
para. 57.23  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO IRAN
para. 57.24  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO BURMA
para. 57.25  DESIGNATION OF THE DEPUTY CLERK OF THE HOUSE
para. 57.26  RECESS--9:35 P.M.

           THURSDAY, MAY 27 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF MAY 26), 1999

para. 57.27  AFTER RECESS--12:33 A.M.
para. 57.28  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1401--H. RES. 195
para. 57.29  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 57.30  ADJOURNMENT
para. 57.31  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 57.32  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 57.33  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 57.34  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 57.35  DELETIONS

                       THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1999 (58)

para. 58.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 58.2  [ROLL NO. 166]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 58.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 58.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

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para. 58.5  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1401--H. RES. 195
para. 58.6  RECESS--11:38 A.M.
para. 58.7  AFTER RECESS--12:23 P.M.
para. 58.8  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para. 58.9  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 1000
para. 58.10  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE TO SIGN ENROLLMENTS
para. 58.11  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MINORITY
para. 58.12  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA
para. 58.13  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para. 58.14  SPEAKER AND MINORITY LEADER TO ACCEPT RESIGNATIONS, APPOINT 
COMMISSIONS
para. 58.15  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 58.16  ADJOURNMENT
para. 58.17  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 58.18  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 58.19  DELETIONS

                        MONDAY, JUNE 7, 1999 (59)

para. 59.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 59.2  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 59.3  ``MORNING-HOUR DEBATE''
para. 59.4  RECESS--12:42 P.M.
para. 59.5  AFTER RECESS--2:00 P.M.
para. 59.6  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 59.7  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 59.8  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 59.9  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para. 59.10  CANADA-U.S. INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP--APPOINTMENTS
para. 59.11  TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY WORKFORCE COMMISSION--APPOINTMENTS
para. 59.12  MISCELLANEOUS TRADE AND TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS--AMENDMENT OF 
THE SENATE TO H.R. 435
para. 59.13  UNIDENTIFIED AND MISSING PERSONS REPORTING--H.R. 1915
para. 59.14  RECESS--2:35 P.M.
para. 59.15  AFTER RECESS--6:02 P.M.
para. 59.16  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 59.17  [ROLL NO. 167]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 59.18  H.R. 435--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 59.19  [ROLL NO. 168]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE
para. 59.20  H.R. 1915--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 59.21  [ROLL NO. 169]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1915
para. 59.22  BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE--APPOINTMENT
para. 59.23  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para. 59.24  BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para. 59.25  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 59.26  ADJOURNMENT
para. 59.27  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 59.28  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para. 59.29  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para. 59.30  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 59.31  MEMORIALS
para. 59.32  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 59.33  DELETIONS

                       TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1999 (60)

para. 60.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 60.2  RECESS--9:11 A.M.
para. 60.3  AFTER RECESS--10 A.M.
para. 60.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 60.5  COMMUNICATIONS

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para. 60.6  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 60.7  [ROLL NO. 170]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 60.8  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION
para. 60.9  MEMBER-ELECT SWORN IN--DAVID VITTER
para. 60.10  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 150--H. RES. 189
para. 60.11  EDUCATION LAND GRANT--H.R. 150
para. 60.12  [ROLL NO. 171]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 150
para. 60.13  AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS FY 2000--H.R. 1906
para. 60.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. DEFAZIO
para. 60.15  [ROLL NO. 172]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 60.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. COBURN
para. 60.17  [ROLL NO. 173]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 60.18  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. CHABOT
para. 60.19  [ROLL NO. 174]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 60.20  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. YOUNG OF FLORIDA
para. 60.21  [ROLL NO. 175]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 60.22  [ROLL NO. 176]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para. 60.23  [ROLL NO. 177]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1906
para. 60.24  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1401--H. RES. 200
para. 60.25  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para. 60.26  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 60.27  ADJOURNMENT
para. 60.28  OATH OF OFFICE/RESIDENT COMMISSIONERS AND DELEGATES
para. 60.29  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 60.30  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 60.31  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1999 (61)

para. 61.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 61.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 61.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 61.4  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 61.5  [ROLL NO. 178]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 61.6  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MINORITY--H. RES. 204
para. 61.7  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1401--H. RES. 200
para. 61.8  [ROLL NO. 179]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 200
para. 61.9  DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION FY 2000 AND 2001--H.R. 1401
para. 61.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. COX
para. 61.11  [ROLL NO. 180]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 61.12  TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS FY 2000
para. 61.13  DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION FY 2000 AND 2001--H.R. 1401
para. 61.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. RYAN
para. 61.15  [ROLL NO. 181]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 61.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. DELAY
para. 61.17  [ROLL NO. 182]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 61.18  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GOSS
para. 61.19  [ROLL NO. 183]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 61.20  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MRS. MEEK OF FLORIDA
para. 61.21  [ROLL NO. 184]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 61.22  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT--H.R. 1000
para. 61.23  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para. 61.24  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 61.25  ADJOURNMENT
para. 61.26  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 61.27  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 61.28  MEMORIALS
para. 61.29  REPORTS OF COMMITTEE ON PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 61.30  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

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                      THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1999 (62)

para. 62.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 62.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 62.3  CHANGE OF REFERENCE--H.R. 915
para. 62.4  USE OF CAPITOL ROTUNDA FOR ROSA PARKS COMMEMORATION--H. CON. 
RES. 127
para. 62.5  DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION FY 2000 AND 2001--H.R. 1401
para. 62.6  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BUYER
para. 62.7  [ROLL NO. 185]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 62.8  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. TRAFICANT
para. 62.9  [ROLL NO. 186]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 62.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SOUDER
para. 62.11  [ROLL NO. 187]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 62.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. WELDON OF FLORIDA
para. 62.13  [ROLL NO. 188]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 62.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SKELTON
para. 62.15  [ROLL NO. 189]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 62.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SHAYS
para. 62.17  [ROLL NO. 190]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 62.18  [ROLL NO. 191]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1401
para. 62.19  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 1401
para. 62.20  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT--H.R. 10
para. 62.21  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para. 62.22  [ROLL NO. 192]--ON THE MOTION
para. 62.23  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1905--H. RES. 190
para. 62.24  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para. 62.25  [ROLL NO. 193]--ON THE MOTION
para. 62.26  [ROLL NO. 194]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION ON THE 
AMENDMENT AND THE RESOLUTION
para. 62.27  [ROLL NO. 195]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE THE MOTION 
TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE
para. 62.28  [ROLL NO. 196]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 62.29  [ROLL NO. 197]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE THE MOTION 
TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE
para. 62.30  [ROLL NO. 198]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 190, AS AMENDED
para. 62.31  [ROLL NO. 199]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE THE MOTION 
TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE
para. 62.32  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para. 62.33  [ROLL NO. 200]--ON THE MOTION
para. 62.34  LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS FY 2000--H.R. 1905
para. 62.35  MOTION TO RISE
para. 62.36  [ROLL NO. 201]--ON THE MOTION
para. 62.37  [ROLL NO. 202]--ON THE MOTION RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para. 62.38  [ROLL NO. 203]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1905
para. 62.39  ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE RECORDS OF CONGRESS--APPOINTMENT
para. 62.40  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE 
RECORDS OF CONGRESS--APPOINTMENT
para. 62.41  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para. 62.42  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para. 62.43  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para. 62.44  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 62.45  ADJOURNMENT
para. 62.46  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 62.47  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para. 62.48  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 62.49  MEMORIALS
para. 62.50  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 62.51  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
para. 62.52  PETITIONS
    para. 62.53  DELETIONS

                       MONDAY, JUNE 14, 1999 (63)

para. 63.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 63.2  RECESS--12:37 P.M.
para. 63.3  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.

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para. 63.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 63.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 63.6  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 63.7  BOND PRICE COMPETITION--H.R. 1400
para. 63.8  USE OF CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR THE UNITED STATES LUGE 
ASSOCIATION--H. CON. RES. 91
para. 63.9  USE OF CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR THE 1999 SPECIAL OLYMPICS WORLD 
GAMES--H. CON. RES. 105
para. 63.10  RECESS--2:37 P.M.
para. 63.11  AFTER RECESS--6:03 P.M.
para. 63.12  H.R. 1400--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 63.13  [ROLL NO. 204]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1400
para. 63.14  DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION--S. 1059
para. 63.15  RECESS--7:43 P.M.
para. 63.16  AFTER RECESS--9:03 P.M.
para. 63.17  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1000--H. RES. 206
para. 63.18  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para. 63.19  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 63.20  ADJOURNMENT
para. 63.21  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 63.22  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para. 63.23  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para. 63.24  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 63.25  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
para. 63.26  PETITIONS
    para. 63.27  DELETIONS

                       TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 1999 (64)

para. 64.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 64.2  RECESS--9:38 A.M.
para. 64.3  AFTER RECESS--10:00 A.M.
para. 64.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 64.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 64.6  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 64.7  PRIVATE CALENDAR BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para. 64.8  SELECTIVE AGRICULTURE EMBARGOES--H.R. 17
para. 64.9  HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN SIERRA LEONE--H. RES. 62
para. 64.10  CONDEMNING THE NATIONAL ISLAMIC FRONT--H. CON. RES. 75
para. 64.11  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para. 64.12  SECURITY ASSISTANCE MODIFICATIONS--H.R. 973
para. 64.13  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION
para. 64.14  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--EXCHANGE STABILIZATION FUND WITH 
RESPECT TO BRAZIL
para. 64.15  H. RES. 62--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 64.16  [ROLL NO. 205]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 62
para. 64.17  H. CON. RES. 75--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 64.18  [ROLL NO. 206]--H. CON. RES. 75
para. 64.19  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1000--H. RES. 206
para. 64.20  AVIATION INVESTMENT AND REFORM--H.R. 1000
para. 64.21  RECESS--3:57 P.M.
para. 64.22  AFTER RECESS--4:55 P.M.
para. 64.23  AVIATION INVESTMENT AND REFORM--H.R. 1000
para. 64.24  RECORDED VOTE--ON THE AMENDMENT OF MR. YOUNG OF FLORIDA
para. 64.25  [ROLL NO. 207]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 64.26  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GRAHAM
para. 64.27  [ROLL NO. 208]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 64.28  [ROLL NO. 209]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1000
para. 64.29  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 1000
para. 64.30  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--DESIGNATED DEPUTY CLERK
para. 64.31  RECESS--10:58 P.M.

          WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JUNE 15), 1999

para. 64.32  AFTER RECESS--12:49 A.M.

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para. 64.33  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1501 AND H.R. 2122--
H. RES. 209
para. 64.34  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 659--H. RES. 210
para. 64.35  ADJOURNMENT
para. 64.36  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 64.37  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para. 64.38  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 64.39  MEMORIALS
para. 64.40  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 64.41  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 1999 (65)

para. 65.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 65.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 65.3  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1501 AND H.R. 2122--
H. RES. 209
para. 65.4  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 2122
para. 65.5  [ROLL NO. 210]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 209
para. 65.6  CHILD SAFETY AND PROTECTION--H.R. 1501
para. 65.7  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MCCOLLUM
para. 65.8  [ROLL NO. 211]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 65.9  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SALMON
para. 65.10  [ROLL NO. 212]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 65.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HYDE
para. 65.12  [ROLL NO. 213]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 65.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. CUNNINGHAM
para. 65.14  [ROLL NO. 214]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 65.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. DELAY
para. 65.16  [ROLL NO. 215]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 65.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. STEARNS
para. 65.18  [ROLL NO. 216]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 65.19  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. LATHAM
para. 65.20  [ROLL NO. 217]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 65.21  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ROGAN
para. 65.22  [ROLL NO. 218]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 65.23  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. TANCREDO
para. 65.24  [ROLL NO. 219]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 65.25  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. DEMINT
para. 65.26  [ROLL NO. 220]--ON THE AMENDMENT

          THURSDAY, JUNE 17 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JUNE 16), 1999

para. 65.27  COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM--APPOINTMENT
para. 65.28  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 65.29  ADJOURNMENT
para. 65.30  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 65.31  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para. 65.32  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 65.33  MEMORIALS
para. 65.34  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 65.35  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1999 (66)

para. 66.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 66.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 66.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 66.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 66.5  CHILD SAFETY AND PROTECTION--H.R. 1501
para. 66.6  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ADERHOLT
para. 66.7  [ROLL NO. 221]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 66.8  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SOUDER

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para. 66.9  [ROLL NO. 222]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 66.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SOUDER
para. 66.11  [ROLL NO. 223]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 66.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. WAMP
para. 66.13  [ROLL NO. 224]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 66.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MARKEY
para. 66.15  [ROLL NO. 225]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 66.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GOODLING
para. 66.17  [ROLL NO. 226]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 66.18  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. NORWOOD
para. 66.19  [ROLL NO. 227]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 66.20  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. FLETCHER
para. 66.21  [ROLL NO. 228]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 66.22  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MCINTOSH
para. 66.23  [ROLL NO. 229]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 66.24  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SCHAFFER
para. 66.25  [ROLL NO. 230]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 66.26  [ROLL NO. 231]--SEPARATE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT BY MRS. 
EMERSON
para. 66.27  ORDER OF BUSINESS--DEBATE TIME ON MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH 
INSTRUCTIONS
para. 66.28  [ROLL NO. 232]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para. 66.29  [ROLL NO. 233]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1501
para. 66.30  MANDATORY GUN SHOW BACKGROUND CHECK--H.R. 2122
para. 66.31  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. DINGELL
para. 66.32  [ROLL NO. 234]--ON THE AMENDMENT

           FRIDAY, JUNE 18 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JUNE 17), 1999

para. 66.33  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MRS. MCCARTHY
para. 66.34  [ROLL NO. 235]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 66.35  SENATE BILLS REFERRED
para. 66.36  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 66.37  ADJOURNMENT
para. 66.38  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 66.39  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para. 66.40  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 66.41  MEMORIALS
para. 66.42  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 66.43  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1999 (67)

para. 67.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 67.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 67.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 67.4  MANDATORY GUN SHOW BACKGROUND CHECK--H.R. 2122
para. 67.5  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. DAVIS OF VIRGINIA
para. 67.6  [ROLL NO. 236]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 67.7  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. CUNNINGHAM
para. 67.8  [ROLL NO. 237]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 67.9  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MCCOLLUM
para. 67.10   [ROLL NO. 238]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 67.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SESSIONS
para. 67.12  [ROLL NO. 239]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 67.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GOODE
para. 67.14  [ROLL NO. 240]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 67.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HUNTER
para. 67.16  [ROLL NO. 241]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 67.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ROGAN
para. 67.18  [ROLL NO. 242]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 67.19  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE, AS 
MODIFIED, BY MR. CONYERS

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para. 67.20  [ROLL NO. 243]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE, AS MODIFIED
para. 67.21  [ROLL NO. 244]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2122
para. 67.22  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 1501
para. 67.23  TITLE AMENDMENT--H.R. 1501
para. 67.24  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para. 67.25  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para. 67.26  SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REFERRED
para. 67.27  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 67.28  ADJOURNMENT
para. 67.29  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 67.30  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 67.31  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 67.32  DELETIONS

                       TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 1999 (68)

para. 68.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 68.2  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 68.3  ``MORNING-HOUR DEBATE''
para. 68.4  RECESS--1:33 P.M.
para. 68.5  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para. 68.6  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 68.7  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 68.8  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1658--H. RES. 216
para. 68.9  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 33--H. RES. 217
para. 68.10  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 68.11  PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS--H. RES. 211
para. 68.12  ISRAELI SOLDIERS MISSING IN ACTION--H.R. 1175
para. 68.13  COMMUNITY RENEWAL THROUGH COMMUNITY AND FAITH-BASED 
ORGANIZATIONS--H. RES. 207
para. 68.14  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 659--H. RES. 210
para. 68.15  PAOLI AND BRANDYWINE BATTLEFIELDS IN PENNSYLVANIA--H.R. 659
para. 68.16  [ROLL NO. 245]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 659
para. 68.17  H.R. 1175--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 68.18  [ROLL NO. 246]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1175
para. 68.19  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2084--H. RES. 218
para. 68.20  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 68.21  ADJOURNMENT
para. 68.22  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 68.23  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 68.24  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 68.25  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 68.26  DELETIONS

                      WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 1999 (69)

para. 69.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 69.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 69.3  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2084--H. RES. 218
para. 69.4  [ROLL NO. 247]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 218
para. 69.5  TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS FY 2000--H.R. 2084
para. 69.6  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ANDREWS
para. 69.7  [ROLL NO. 248]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 69.8  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ROGAN
para. 69.9  [ROLL NO. 249]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 69.10  [ROLL NO. 250]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2084
para. 69.11  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 33--H. RES. 217
para. 69.12  SATELLITE SIGNAL LICENSING AND CARRIAGE--DISAGREED TO THE 
AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE AND ASKED FOR A CONFERENCE--H.R. 1554
para. 69.13  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 33
para. 69.14  DESECRATION OF THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES--H.J. RES. 33

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para. 69.15  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para. 69.16  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 69.17  INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION ADVISORY COMMISSION--
APPOINTMENTS
para. 69.18  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY 
COMMISSION
para. 69.19  NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORISM--APPOINTMENTS
para. 69.20  ADJOURNMENT
para. 69.21  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 69.22  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 69.23  MEMORIALS
para. 69.24  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 69.25  PETITIONS

                      THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1999 (70)

para. 70.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 70.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 70.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 70.4  H.J. RES. 33--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 70.5  [ROLL NO. 251]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE BY MR. WATT OF NORTH CAROLINA
para. 70.6  [ROLL NO. 252]--ON PASSAGE OF H.J. RES. 33
para. 70.7  YEAR 2000 READINESS AND RESPONSIBILITY--DISAGREED TO SENATE 
AMENDMENT AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 775
para. 70.8  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 775
para. 70.9  [ROLL NO. 253]--ON THE MOTION
para. 70.10  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 775
para. 70.11  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1658--H. RES. 216
para. 70.12  CIVIL ASSET FORFEITURE--H.R. 1658
para. 70.13  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para. 70.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. HUTCHINSON
para. 70.15  [ROLL NO. 254]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para. 70.16  [ROLL NO. 255]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1658
para. 70.17  SUBPOENA--MR. JOE WILLIAMS, DISTRICT AIDE TO MR. EVERETT
para. 70.18  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1802--H. RES. 221
para. 70.19  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--U.S.-CANADA NUCLEAR COOPERATION 
AGREEMENT
para. 70.20  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--EXPORT ADMINISTRATION EXTENSION
para. 70.21  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 70.22  ADJOURNMENT
para. 70.23  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 70.24  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 70.25  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 70.26  DELETIONS

                       FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 1999 (71)

para. 71.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 71.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 71.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 71.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 71.5  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1802--H. RES. 221
para. 71.6  FOSTER CARE INDEPENDENCE--H.R. 1802
para. 71.7  [ROLL NO. 256]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1802
para. 71.8  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 1802
para. 71.9  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MAJORITY
para. 71.10  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MAJORITY
para. 71.11  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MAJORITY
para. 71.12  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MAJORITY--H. RES. 223
para. 71.13  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para. 71.14  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para. 71.15  MEXICO-UNITED STATES INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP--APPOINTMENTS
para. 71.16  LEAVE OF ABSENCE

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para. 71.17  ADJOURNMENT
para. 71.18  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 71.19  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para. 71.20  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 71.21  MEMORIALS
para. 71.22  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 71.23  DELETIONS

                       TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 1999 (72)

para. 72.1  RECESS--1:10 P.M.
para. 72.2  AFTER RECESS--2:00 P.M.
para. 72.3  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 72.4  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 72.5  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para. 72.6  NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL WEAPONS
para. 72.7  SUBPOENA--MS. ESHOO
para. 72.8  VETERANS BENEFITS IMPROVEMENTS--H.R. 2280
para. 72.9  COMMEMORATION OF THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS--H.J. RES. 34
para. 72.10  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para. 72.11  VETERANS ENTREPRENEURSHIP--H.R. 1568
para. 72.12  COMMUTER TAX RESTRICTIONS--H.R. 2014
para. 72.13  CONDEMNING ARSON OF SYNAGOGUES IN CALIFORNIA--H. RES. 226
para. 72.14  MAURINE B. NEUBERGER UNITED STATES POST OFFICE--H.R. 1327
para. 72.15  PUBLIC RECONCILIATION AND HEALING--H. CON. RES. 94
para. 72.16  H.R. 2280--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 72.17  [ROLL NO. 257]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2280
para. 72.18  H. RES. 226--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 72.19  [ROLL NO. 258]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 226
para. 72.20  H. CON. RES. 94--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 72.21  [ROLL NO. 259]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 94
para. 72.22  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 66--H. RES. 230
para. 72.23  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 592--H. RES. 231
para. 72.24  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 791--H. RES. 232
para. 72.25  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1218--H. RES. 233
para. 72.26  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO YUGOSLAVIA
para. 72.27  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--CORPORATION OF PUBLIC 
BROADCASTING
para. 72.28  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 775
para. 72.29  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 72.30  ADJOURNMENT
para. 72.31  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 72.32  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para. 72.33  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para. 72.34  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 72.35  MEMORIALS
para. 72.36  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 72.37  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 72.38  PETITIONS

                      WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 1999 (73)

para. 73.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 73.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 73.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 73.4  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1218--H. RES. 233
para. 73.5  CHILD CUSTODY PROTECTION--H.R. 1218
para. 73.6  [ROLL NO. 260]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para. 73.7  [ROLL NO. 261]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1218
para. 73.8  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 66--H. RES. 230
para. 73.9  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 791--H. RES. 232

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para. 73.10  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 592--H. RES. 231
para. 73.11  ROUTE 66 PRESERVATION--H.R. 66
para. 73.12  NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL--H.R. 791
para. 73.13  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 1995
para. 73.14  WORLD WAR II VETERANS PARK AT GREAT KILLS--H.R. 592
para. 73.15  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para. 73.16  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF 
PREFERENCES REGARDING GABON AND MONGOLIA
para. 73.17  RECESS--7:40 P.M.
para. 73.18  AFTER RECESS--10:18 P.M.
para. 73.19  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
H.R. 775--H. RES. 234
para. 73.20  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 10--H. RES. 235
para. 73.21  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION--
ADJOURNMENT OF THE TWO HOUSES--H. RES. 236
para. 73.22  ADJOURNMENT
para. 73.23  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 73.24  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 73.25  MEMORIALS
para. 73.26  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 73.27  PETITIONS

                       THURSDAY, JULY 1, 1999 (74)

para. 74.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 74.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 74.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 74.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 74.5  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 74.6  [ROLL NO. 262]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 74.7  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 775--H. RES. 234
para. 74.8  [ROLL NO. 263]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 234
para. 74.9  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 10--H. RES. 235
para. 74.10  [ROLL NO. 264]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 235
para. 74.11  YEAR 2000 READINESS AND RESPONSIBILITY--CONSIDERATION OF 
CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 775
para. 74.12  [ROLL NO. 265]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para. 74.13  DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION--INSISTED ON THE HOUSE AMENDMENT AND 
AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--S. 1059
para. 74.14  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--S. 1059
para. 74.15  [ROLL NO. 266]--ON THE MOTION
para. 74.16  PROVIDING FOR A CLOSED CONFERENCE--S. 1059
para. 74.17  [ROLL NO. 267]--ON THE MOTION
para. 74.18  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 2466
para. 74.19  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 2465
para. 74.20  LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS--DISAGREE TO SENATE 
AMENDMENTS AND AGREE TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 1905
para. 74.21  FINANCIAL SERVICES--H.R. 10
para. 74.22  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 74.23  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BURR
para. 74.24  [ROLL NO. 268]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 74.25  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BARR
para. 74.26  [ROLL NO. 269]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 74.27  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. COOK
para. 74.28  [ROLL NO. 270]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 74.29  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MRS. ROUKEMA
para. 74.30  [ROLL NO. 271]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 74.31  MOTION TO RISE
para. 74.32  [ROLL NO. 272]--ON THE MOTION
para. 74.33  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BLILEY
para. 74.34  [ROLL NO. 273]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 74.35  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. OXLEY
para. 74.36  [ROLL NO. 274]--ON THE AMENDMENT

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para. 74.37  [ROLL NO. 275]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para. 74.38  [ROLL NO. 276]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 10
para. 74.39  ADJOURNMENT OF THE TWO HOUSES--S. CON. RES. 43
para. 74.40  SPEAKER AND MINORITY LEADER TO ACCEPT RESIGNATIONS, APPOINT 
COMMISSIONS
para. 74.41  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para. 74.42  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE TO SIGN ENROLLMENTS
para. 74.43  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 74.44  ADJOURNMENT
para. 74.45  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 74.46  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 74.47  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 74.48  DELETIONS

                       MONDAY, JULY 12, 1999 (75)

para. 75.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 75.2  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 75.3  ``MORNING-HOUR DEBATE''
para. 75.4  RECESS--12:43 P.M.
para. 75.5  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para. 75.6  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 75.7  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 75.8  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 75.9  SUBPOENA--MS. REVA BRITAN, CONGRESSIONAL AIDE TO MR. DEUTSCH
para. 75.10  SUBPOENA--MS. SUSAN B. LEWIS-RUDDY, DIRECTOR OF CONSTITUENT 
SERVICE TO MR. DEUTSCH
para. 75.11  NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ADMINISTRATION--H.R. 2035
para. 75.12  AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION ARTICLE--H. CON. RES. 107
para. 75.13  RELEASE OF HUMANITARIAN WORKERS IN YUGOSLAVIA--H. CON. RES. 
144
para. 75.14  UNITED NATIONS RESOLUTION ES-10/6--H. CON. RES. 117
para. 75.15  RECESS--2:55 P.M.
para. 75.16  AFTER RECESS--6:10 P.M.
para. 75.17  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 75.18  [ROLL NO. 277]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 75.19  H. CON. RES. 107--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 75.20  [ROLL NO. 278]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 107
para. 75.21  H. CON. RES. 117--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 75.22  [ROLL NO. 279]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 117
para. 75.23  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para. 75.24  DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BUDGET FY 2000
para. 75.25  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para. 75.26  COMMISSION ON TERRORISM--APPOINTMENT
para. 75.27  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2465--H. RES. 242
para. 75.28  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2466--H. RES. 243
para. 75.29  SENATE BILLS AND CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REFERRED
para. 75.30  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 75.31  ADJOURNMENT
para. 75.32  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 75.33  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para. 75.34  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 75.35  MEMORIALS
para. 75.36  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 75.37  REPORTS OF COMMITTEE ON PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 75.38  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 75.39  PETITIONS

                       TUESDAY, JULY 13, 1999 (76)

para. 76.1  RECESS--9:27 A.M.
para. 76.2  AFTER RECESS--10 A.M.
para. 76.3  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

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para. 76.4  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 76.5  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 76.6  TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO ARBITRATION--H.R. 916
para. 76.7  UNITED STATES WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM--H. RES. 244
para. 76.8  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2465--H. RES. 242
para. 76.9  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2466--H. RES. 243
para. 76.10  RECESS--11:40 A.M.
para. 76.11  AFTER RECESS--2:34 P.M.
para. 76.12  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1691--H. RES. 245
para. 76.13  MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2465
para. 76.14  [ROLL NO. 280]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2465
para. 76.15  INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2466
para. 76.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MCGOVERN
para. 76.17  [ROLL NO. 281]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 76.18  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SANDERS
para. 76.19  [ROLL NO. 282]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 76.20  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. COBURN
para. 76.21  [ROLL NO. 283]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 76.22  TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2490
para. 76.23  INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2466
para. 76.24  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para. 76.25  NATIONAL EMERGENCY REGARDING PROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR, 
BIOLOGICAL, AND CHEMICAL WEAPONS
para. 76.26  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para. 76.27  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 76.28  ADJOURNMENT
para. 76.29  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 76.30  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 76.31  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 76.32  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 76.33  PETITIONS

                      WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1999 (77)

para. 77.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 77.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 77.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 77.4  INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2466
para. 77.5  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SANDERS
para. 77.6  [ROLL NO. 284]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 77.7  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SANDERS
para. 77.8  [ROLL NO. 285]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 77.9  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. SLAUGHTER
para. 77.10  [ROLL NO. 286]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 77.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. STEARNS
para. 77.12  [ROLL NO. 287]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 77.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. RAHALL
para. 77.14  [ROLL NO. 288]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 77.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. WELDON OF FLORIDA
para. 77.16  [ROLL NO. 289]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 77.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. KLINK
para. 77.18  [ROLL NO. 290]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 77.19  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. FARR
para. 77.20  [ROLL NO. 291]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 77.21  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. TANCREDO
para. 77.22  [ROLL NO. 292]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 77.23  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. WU
para. 77.24  [ROLL NO. 293]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 77.25  ORDER OF BUSINESS--REDUCTION OF TIME FOR VOTE
para. 77.26  [ROLL NO. 294]--SEPARATE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT BY MR. KLINK

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     THURSDAY, JULY 15 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF WEDNESDAY, JULY 14), 1999

para. 77.27  [ROLL NO. 295]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para. 77.28  [ROLL NO. 296]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2466
para. 77.29  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2490--H. RES. 246
para. 77.30  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2415--H. RES. 247
para. 77.31  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 77.32  ADJOURNMENT
para. 77.33  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 77.34  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para. 77.35  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para. 77.36  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 77.37  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1999 (78)

para. 78.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 78.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 78.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 78.4  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 78.5  [ROLL NO. 297]--ON THE APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 78.6  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1691--H. RES. 245
para. 78.7  RELIGIOUS LIBERTY PROTECTION--H.R. 1691
para. 78.8  [ROLL NO. 298]--ON THE FURTHER AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE BY MR. NADLER
para. 78.9  [ROLL NO. 299]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1691
para. 78.10  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2490--H. RES. 246
para. 78.11  [ROLL NO. 300]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para. 78.12  TREASURY AND U.S. POSTAL SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2490
para. 78.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. DELAURO
para. 78.14  [ROLL NO. 301]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 78.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SESSIONS
para. 78.16  [ROLL NO. 302]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 78.17  RECORDED VOTE--ON THE AMENDMENT BY MRS. LOWEY TO THE 
AMENDMENT BY MR. SMITH OF NEW JERSEY
para. 78.18  [ROLL NO. 303]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT
para. 78.19  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SANDERS
para. 78.20  [ROLL NO. 304]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 78.21  [ROLL NO. 305]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2490
para. 78.22  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--S. 1059
para. 78.23  PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE--RETURN OF SENATE BILL--H. RES. 249

      FRIDAY, JULY 16 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF THURSDAY, JULY 15), 1999

para. 78.24  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 434--H. RES. 250
para. 78.25  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2415--H. RES. 247
para. 78.26  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para. 78.27  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para. 78.28  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 78.29  ADJOURNMENT
para. 78.30  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 78.31  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 78.32  MEMORIALS
para. 78.33  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 78.34  PETITIONS

                       FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1999 (79)

para. 79.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 79.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 79.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 79.4  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 434--H. RES. 250
para. 79.5  [ROLL NO. 306]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 250
para. 79.6  AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY--H.R. 434
para. 79.7  [ROLL NO. 307]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 434

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para. 79.8  THE LATE HONORABLE GEORGE E. BROWN, JR.--H. RES. 252
para. 79.9  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para. 79.10  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para. 79.11  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para. 79.12  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 79.13  ADJOURNMENT
para. 79.14  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 79.15  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para. 79.16  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 79.17  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       MONDAY, JULY 19, 1999 (80)

para. 80.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 80.2  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para. 80.3  RECESS--1:10 P.M.
para. 80.4  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para. 80.5  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 80.6  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 80.7  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--ALBANIAN EMIGRATION LAWS
para. 80.8  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO LIBYA
para. 80.9  LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION BICENTENNIAL COMMEMORATIVE COIN--
H.R. 1033
para. 80.10  LEIF ERICSSON COMMEMORATIVE COIN--H.R. 31
para. 80.11  COLD WAR VICTORY AND FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL--H. CON. RES. 
121
para. 80.12  PERU AND ECUADOR PEACE AGREEMENT--H. RES. 25
para. 80.13  NUCLEAR ASSISTANCE TO IRAN--H.R. 1477
para. 80.14  EMBASSY SECURITY AND STATE DEPARTMENT AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 
2415
para. 80.15  RECESS--4:07 P.M.
para. 80.16  AFTER RECESS--6:02 P.M.
para. 80.17  PARTY AFFILIATION--MR. FORBES
para. 80.18  COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP--MAJORITY
para. 80.19  COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP--MAJORITY
para. 80.20  H.R. 1033--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 80.21  [ROLL NO. 308]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1033
para. 80.22  H. CON. RES. 121--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 80.23  [ROLL NO. 309]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 121
para. 80.24  H.R. 1477--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 80.25  [ROLL NO. 310]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1477
para. 80.26  EMBASSY SECURITY AND STATE DEPARTMENT AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 
2415
para. 80.27  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1995--H. RES. 253
para. 80.28  EMBASSY SECURITY AND STATE DEPARTMENT AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 
2415
para. 80.29  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MAJORITY
para. 80.30  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para. 80.31  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 80.32  ADJOURNMENT
para. 80.33  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 80.34  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 80.35  MEMORIALS
    para. 80.36  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1999 (81)

para. 81.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 81.2  RECESS--9:35 A.M.
para. 81.3  AFTER RECESS--10 A.M.
para. 81.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 81.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 81.6  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 81.7  PRIVATE CALENDAR
para. 81.8  BILLS PASSED--H.R. 322, H.R. 660, S. 361, S. 449

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para. 81.9  CAPITOL ``MEMORIAL DOOR'' DESIGNATED--H. CON. RES. 158
para. 81.10  [ROLL NO. 311]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 158
para. 81.11  EMBASSY SECURITY AND STATE DEPARTMENT AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 
2415
para. 81.12  RECORDED VOTE--SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT BY MR. CAMPBELL TO THE 
AMENDMENT BY MR. SMITH OF NEW JERSEY
para. 81.13   [ROLL NO. 312]--ON THE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT TO THE 
AMENDMENT
para. 81.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SANFORD
para. 81.15  [ROLL NO. 313]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 81.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. PAUL
para. 81.17  [ROLL NO. 314]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 81.18  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1995--H. RES. 253
para. 81.19  [ROLL NO. 315]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 253
para. 81.20  TEACHER EMPOWERMENT--H.R. 1995
para. 81.21  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GOODLING
para. 81.22  [ROLL NO.316]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 81.23  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MRS. MINK
para. 81.24  [ROLL NO. 317]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 81.25  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. CROWLEY
para. 81.26  [ROLL NO. 318]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 81.27  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MARTINEZ
para. 81.28  [ROLL NO. 319]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 81.29  [ROLL NO. 320]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1995
para. 81.30  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 1995
para. 81.31  DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2561
para. 81.32  FINANCIAL SERVICES--S. 900
para. 81.33  RECESS--11:55 P.M.

         WEDNESDAY, JULY 21 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JULY 20), 1999.

para. 81.34  AFTER RECESS--12:51 A.M.
para. 81.35  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2488--H. RES. 256
para. 81.36  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para. 81.37  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 81.38  ADJOURNMENT
para. 81.39  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 81.40  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 81.41  MEMORIALS
para. 81.42  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 81.43  PETITIONS

                      WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1999 (82)

para. 82.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 82.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 82.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 82.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 82.5  HOUR OF MEETING
para. 82.6  MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS--DISAGREED TO THE 
AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 2465
para. 82.7  TREASURY AND U.S. POSTAL SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS--DISAGREED TO 
THE AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 2490
para. 82.8  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2490
para. 82.9  EMBASSY SECURITY AND STATE DEPARTMENT AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 
2415
para. 82.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED, BY MR. GILMAN
para. 82.11  [ROLL NO. 321]--ON THE AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED
para. 82.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SANDERS
para. 82.13  [ROLL NO. 322]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 82.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GIBBONS
para. 82.15  [ROLL NO. 323]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 82.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GOODLING

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para. 82.17  [ROLL NO. 324]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 82.18  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. STEARNS
para. 82.19  [ROLL NO. 325]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 82.20  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 2415
para. 82.21  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para. 82.22  EMBASSY SECURITY AND STATE DEPARTMENT AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 
2415
para. 82.23  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. WATERS
para. 82.24  [ROLL NO. 326]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 82.25  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BILBRAY
para. 82.26  [ROLL NO. 327]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 82.27  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. DOGGETT
para. 82.28  [ROLL NO. 328]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 82.29  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ENGEL
para. 82.30  [ROLL NO. 329]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 82.31  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 2415
para. 82.32  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO IRAQ
para. 82.33  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2561--H. RES. 257
para. 82.34  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1074--H. RES. 258
para. 82.35  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 2465
para. 82.36  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 2490
para. 82.37  RECESS--5:23 P.M.
para. 82.38  AFTER RECESS--10:18 P.M.
para. 82.39  FUELS REGULATORY RELIEF--S. 880
para. 82.40  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2488--H. RES. 256
para. 82.41  [ROLL NO. 330]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 256, AS AMENDED

          THURSDAY, JULY 22 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JULY 21), 1999

para. 82.42  FINANCIAL FREEDOM--H.R. 2488
para. 82.43  COMMISSION ON SECURITY IN EUROPE
para. 82.44  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para. 82.45  SENATE ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para. 82.46  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 82.47  ADJOURNMENT
para. 82.48  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 82.49  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 82.50  MEMORIALS
para. 82.51  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 82.52  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 82.53  DELETIONS

                      THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1999 (83)

para. 83.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 83.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 83.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 83.4  H.R. 2488--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 83.5  [ROLL NO. 331]--ON THE FURTHER AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE BY MR. RANGEL
para. 83.6  [ROLL NO. 332]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para. 83.7  [ROLL NO. 333]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2488
para. 83.8  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2561--H. RES. 257
para. 83.9  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENT NUMBERED 4--
H.R. 2561
para. 83.10  DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2561
para. 83.11  [ROLL NO. 334]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2561
para. 83.12  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 2605
para. 83.13  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 2587
para. 83.14  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 2606
para. 83.15  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 57
para. 83.16  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1074--H. RES. 258
para. 83.17  MOTION TO ADJOURN

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para. 83.18  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para. 83.19  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para. 83.20  WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT--S. 507
para. 83.21  ADJOURNMENT
para. 83.22  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 83.23  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 83.24  MEMORIALS
para. 83.25  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 83.26  DELETIONS

                       MONDAY, JULY 26, 1999 (84)

para. 84.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 84.2  RECESS--12:32 P.M.
para. 84.3  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para. 84.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 84.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 84.6  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 84.7  LAKE OCONEE LAND EXCHANGE--S. 604
para. 84.8  EXPORT-IMPORT BANK BOARD QUORUM REQUIREMENTS--H.R. 2565
para. 84.9  COMMITTEE RECORDS ON MIA'S IN SOUTHEAST ASIA--H. RES. 172
para. 84.10  ORGAN DONOR LEAVE--H.R. 457
para. 84.11  TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS IN TITLE 17, UNITED STATES CODE--S. 
1260
para. 84.12  TRADEMARK AMENDMENTS--S. 1259
para. 84.13  PATENT FEE INTEGRITY AND INNOVATION PROTECTION--S. 1258
para. 84.14  REGULATORY COSTS AND BENEFITS--H.R. 1074
para. 84.15  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para. 84.16  RECESS--4:45 P.M.
para. 84.17  AFTER RECESS--6:01 P.M.
para. 84.18  REGULATORY COSTS AND BENEFITS--H.R. 1074
para. 84.19  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HOEFFEL
para. 84.20  [ROLL NO. 335]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 84.21  [ROLL NO. 336]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1074
para. 84.22  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--PEACE PROCESS
para. 84.23  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--HIGHWAY SAFETY
para. 84.24  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2587--H. RES. 260
para. 84.25  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2605--H. RES. 261
para. 84.26  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 84.27  ADJOURNMENT
para. 84.28  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 84.29  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 84.30  MEMORIALS
para. 84.31  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 84.32  PETITIONS

                       TUESDAY, JULY 27, 1999 (85)

para. 85.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 85.2  RECESS--9:25 A.M.
para. 85.3  AFTER RECESS--10 A.M.
para. 85.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 85.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 85.6  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 85.7  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 85.8  [ROLL NO. 337]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 85.9  MFN-CHINA--H.J. RES. 57
para. 85.10  [ROLL NO. 338]--ON PASSAGE OF H.J. RES.
para. 85.11  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 2465
para. 85.12  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2587--H. RES. 260
para. 85.13  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2605--H. RES. 261

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para. 85.14  H. RES. 260--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 85.15  [ROLL NO. 339]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 260
para. 85.16  ENERGY AND WATER APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2605
para. 85.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BOEHLERT
para. 85.18  [ROLL NO. 340]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 85.19  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. VISCLOSKY
para. 85.20  [ROLL NO. 341]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 85.21  [ROLL NO. 342]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2605
para. 85.22  D.C. APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2587
para. 85.23  SUBPOENA--MR. ACKERMAN
para. 85.24  APPOINTMENT OF FUNERAL COMMITTEE OF THE LATE GEORGE E. 
BROWN, JR.
para. 85.25  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 2465--H. RES. 262
para. 85.26  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2606--H. RES. 263
para. 85.27  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para. 85.28  SENATE BILLS REFERRED
para. 85.29  SENATE ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para. 85.30  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 85.31  ADJOURNMENT
para. 85.32  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 85.33  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 85.34  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 85.35  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1999 (86)

para. 86.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 86.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 86.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 86.4  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 86.5  SUBPOENA RESPONSE--MR. KING
para. 86.6  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 2465--H. RES. 262
para. 86.7  MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS--CONSIDERATION OF 
CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2465
para. 86.8  [ROLL NO. 343]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para. 86.9  D.C. APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2587
para. 86.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. TIAHRT
para. 86.11  [ROLL NO. 344]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para. 86.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. NORTON
para. 86.13  [ROLL NO. 345]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para. 86.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. LARGENT
para. 86.15  [ROLL NO. 346]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para. 86.16  [ROLL NO. 347]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2587
para. 86.17  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2606--H. RES. 263
para. 86.18  [ROLL NO. 348]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 263
para. 86.19  FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2606
para. 86.20  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SMITH OF NEW JERSEY
para. 86.21  [ROLL NO. 349]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para. 86.22  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GREENWOOD
para. 86.23  [ROLL NO. 350]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para. 86.24  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
WAIVING REQUIREMENT FOR JULY 31 SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT--H. RES. 266
para. 86.25  FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2606
para. 86.26  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 2606
para. 86.27  FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2606
para. 86.28  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 2606
para. 86.29  FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2606
para. 86.30  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. CAMPBELL
para. 86.31  [ROLL NO. 351]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para. 86.32  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MOAKLEY
para. 86.33  [ROLL NO. 352]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT

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      FRIDAY, JULY 30 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF THURSDAY, JULY 29), 1999

para. 86.34  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. PITTS
para. 86.35  [ROLL NO. 353]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para. 86.36  SENATE BILLS REFERRED
para. 86.37  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para. 86.38  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para. 86.39  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 86.40  ADJOURNMENT
para. 86.41  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 86.42  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para. 86.43  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para. 86.44  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 86.45  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 86.46  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 86.47  PETITIONS

                       FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1999 (87)

para. 87.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 87.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 87.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 87.4  RECESS--9:05 A.M.
para. 87.5  AFTER RECESS--9:10 A.M.
para. 87.6  CHILD SAFETY AND PROTECTION--DISAGREED TO THE AMENDMENT OF 
THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 1501
para. 87.7  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 1501
para. 87.8  [ROLL NO. 354]--ON THE MOTION
para. 87.9  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 1501
para. 87.10  BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE HARRY S. TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP 
FOUNDATION--APPOINTMENTS
para. 87.11  RECESS--10:18 A.M.
para. 87.12  AFTER RECESS--12:48 P.M.
para. 87.13  BOARD OF VISITORS TO THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY--
APPOINTMENTS
para. 87.14  FINANCIAL SERVICES MODERNIZATION--INSISTED ON THE HOUSE 
AMENDMENT AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--S. 900
para. 87.15  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--S. 900
para. 87.16  [ROLL NO. 355]--ON THE MOTION
para. 87.17  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para. 87.18  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--S. 900
para. 87.19  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H. CON. RES. 168--H. RES. 
266
para. 87.20  ADJOURNMENT OF THE 106TH CONGRESS--H. CON. RES. 168
para. 87.21  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 58
para. 87.22  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para. 87.23  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para. 87.24  LANCE ARMSTRONG--WINNER OF THE 1999 TOUR DE FRANCE--H. RES. 
264
para. 87.25  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO TERRORISTS AND THE MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS
para. 87.26  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 87.27  ADJOURNMENT
para. 87.28  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 87.29  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 87.30  MEMORIALS
    para. 87.31  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 1999 (88)

para. 88.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 88.2  RECESS--12:58 P.M.
para. 88.3  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para. 88.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 88.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 88.6  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING

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para. 88.7  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 88.8  NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORISM--APPOINTMENT
para. 88.9  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--IMPOUNDMENT CONTROL
para. 88.10  DISCOUNT WINDOW LOANS--H.R. 1094
para. 88.11  COLONEL EILEEN COLLINS COMMENDATION--H. RES. 267
para. 88.12  GLOBAL EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT RELIEF--S. 606
para. 88.13  ARCTIC TUNDRA HABITAT CONSERVATION--H.R. 2454
para. 88.14  ARIZONA STATEHOOD AND ENABLING AMENDMENTS--H.R. 747
para. 88.15  FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT HISTORICAL SITE VISITOR CENTER--H.R. 
1104
para. 88.16  SAN JUAN COUNTY, NEW MEXICO SITE LAND TRANSFER--H.R. 695
para. 88.17  FEDERAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS--H.R. 1219
para. 88.18  LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY--H.R. 1442
para. 88.19  SILK ROAD STRATEGY--H.R. 1152
para. 88.20  SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT IMPROVEMENTS--H.R. 2614
para. 88.21  SMALL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT LOANS--H.R. 2615
para. 88.22  THOMAS S. FOLEY FEDERAL BUILDING--H.R. 211
para. 88.23  COPYRIGHT DAMAGES IMPROVEMENTS--H.R. 1761
para. 88.24  RECESS--5:03 P.M.
para. 88.25  AFTER RECESS--5:17 P.M.
para. 88.26  FINANCIAL FREEDOM--DISAGREED TO THE AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE 
AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 2488
para. 88.27  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2488
para. 88.28  [ROLL NO. 356]--ON THE MOTION
para. 88.29  H.R. 747--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 88.30  [ROLL NO. 357]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 747
para. 88.31  H.R. 1219--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 88.32  [ROLL NO. 358]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1219
para. 88.33  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 987--H. RES. 271
para. 88.34  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2031--H. RES. 272
para. 88.35  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 2488
para. 88.36  FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2606
para. 88.37  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ANDREWS
para. 88.38  [ROLL NO. 359]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 88.39  COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 
2670
para. 88.40  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para. 88.41  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 88.42  ADJOURNMENT
para. 88.43  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 88.44  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 88.45  MEMORIALS
para. 88.46  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 88.47  PETITIONS

                      TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1999 (89)

para. 89.1  RECESS--9:45 A.M.
para. 89.2  AFTER RECESS--10 A.M.
para. 89.3  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 89.4  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 89.5  FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2606
para. 89.6  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. PAUL
para. 89.7  [ROLL NO. 360]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 89.8  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. PAUL
para. 89.9  [ROLL NO. 361]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 89.10  [ROLL NO. 362]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2606
para. 89.11  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 89.12  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2031--H. RES. 272
para. 89.13  TWENTY-FIRST AMENDMENT ENFORCEMENT--H.R. 2031
para. 89.14  [ROLL NO. 363]--ON AGREEING TO ENGROSSMENT AND THIRD READING

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para. 89.15  [ROLL NO. 364]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2031
para. 89.16  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 2031
para. 89.17  TRADE WAIVER WITH RESPECT TO VIETNAM--H.J. RES. 58
para. 89.18  [ROLL NO. 365]--ON PASSAGE OF H.J. RES. 58
para. 89.19  DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS--DISAGREED TO THE 
AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 2587
para. 89.20  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2670--H. RES. 273
para. 89.21  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 987--H. RES. 271
para. 89.22  ERGONOMICS STUDY--H.R. 987
para. 89.23  [ROLL NO. 366]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 987
para. 89.24  VA-HUD APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2684
para. 89.25  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1664
para. 89.26  CAPITOL GROUNDS CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION--H. CON. RES. 167
para. 89.27  INVENTORS PROTECTION--H.R. 1907
para. 89.28  POINT OF ORDER--MR. ROHRABACHER
para. 89.31  NOTICE--MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 1905
para. 89.32  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para. 89.33  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para. 89.34  ADJOURNMENT
para. 89.35  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 89.36  REPORTED BILL SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para. 89.37  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para. 89.38  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 89.39  MEMORIALS
para. 89.40  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 89.41  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 89.42  PETITIONS

                     WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1999 (90)

para. 90.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 90.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 90.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 90.4  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 90.5  [ROLL NO. 367]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 90.6  H.R. 1907--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 90.7  [ROLL NO. 368]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1907
para. 90.8  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2670--H. RES. 273
para. 90.9  [ROLL NO. 369]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 273
para. 90.10  COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 
2670
para. 90.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SERRANO
para. 90.12  [ROLL NO. 370]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 90.13  MOTION TO RISE
para. 90.14  [ROLL NO. 371]--ON THE MOTION
para. 90.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SCOTT
para. 90.16  [ROLL NO. 372]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 90.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. DEGETTE
para. 90.18  [ROLL NO. 373]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 90.19  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. COBURN
para. 90.20  [ROLL NO. 374]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 90.21  EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS--AMENDMENTS OF THE 
SENATE TO H.R. 1664
para. 90.22  [ROLL NO. 375]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENTS
para. 90.23  PERMISSION TO FILE CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 1905
para. 90.24  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 1905
para. 90.25  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 2488
para. 90.26  RECESS--11:44 P.M.

         THURSDAY, AUGUST 5 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF AUGUST 4), 1999

para. 90.27  AFTER RECESS--12:38 A.M.

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para. 90.28  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 2488--H. RES. 274
para. 90.29  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2684--H. RES. 275
para. 90.30  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF S. 1467--H. RES. 276
para. 90.31  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 90.32  ADJOURNMENT
para. 90.33  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 90.34  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 90.35  MEMORIALS
    para. 90.36  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1999 (91)

para. 91.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 91.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 91.3  [ROLL NO. 376]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 91.4  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 91.5  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 91.6  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 2488--H. RES. 274
para. 91.7  [ROLL NO. 377]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 274
para. 91.8  FINANCIAL FREEDOM--CONSIDERATION OF CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 
2488
para. 91.9  [ROLL NO. 378]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para. 91.10  [ROLL NO. 379]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para. 91.11  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--S. 507
para. 91.12  COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 
2670
para. 91.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HALL OF OHIO
para. 91.14  [ROLL NO. 380]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 91.15  ORDER OF BUSINESS--FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2670
para. 91.16  COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 
2670
para. 91.17  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 91.18  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para. 91.19  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BASS
para. 91.20  [ROLL NO. 381]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 91.21  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GEORGE MILLER OF CALIFORNIA
para. 91.22  [ROLL NO. 382]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 91.23  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HAYWORTH
para. 91.24  [ROLL NO. 383]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 91.25  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. TAUZIN
para. 91.26  [ROLL NO. 384]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 91.27  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. KUCINICH
para. 91.28  [ROLL NO. 385]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 91.29  [ROLL NO. 386]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para. 91.30  [ROLL NO. 387]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2670
para. 91.31  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 2587
para. 91.32  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 91.33  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 1714
para. 91.34  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1905
para. 91.35  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2684--H. RES. 275
para. 91.36  [ROLL NO. 388]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para. 91.37  ORDER OF BUSINESS--FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THE MOTION TO 
INSTRUCT CONFEREES ON H.R. 1905
para. 91.38  LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS--CONSIDERATION OF 
CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 1905
para. 91.39  [ROLL NO. 389]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para. 91.40  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 91.41  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MINORITY
para. 91.42  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MINORITY
para. 91.43  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MINORITY--H. RES. 277
para. 91.44  WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT--CONSIDERATION OF CONFERENCE 
REPORT ON S. 507
para. 91.45  WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS--H.R. 2724
para. 91.46  AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM--S. 1467
para. 91.47  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

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para. 91.48  CAPITOL GROUND CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION--AMENDMENTS OF THE 
SENATE TO H. CON. RES. 167
para. 91.49  INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM--S. 1546
para. 91.50  VETERANS ENTREPRENEURSHIP--H.R. 1568
para. 91.51  TOBACCO PRODUCTION AND MARKETING INFORMATION--S. 1543
para. 91.52  PROVIDING FOR THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE TWO HOUSES--S. CON. 
RES. 51
para. 91.53  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE TO SIGN ENROLLMENTS
para. 91.54  SPEAKER, MAJORITY LEADER, AND MINORITY LEADER TO ACCEPT 
RESIGNATIONS, APPOINT COMMISSIONS
para. 91.55  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH

          FRIDAY, AUGUST 6 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF AUGUST 5), 1999

para. 91.56  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--CENTRAL AMERICAN HAITIAN PARITY
para. 91.57  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--S. 1059
para. 91.58  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para. 91.59  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para. 91.60  ADJOURNMENT
para. 91.61  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 91.62  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para. 91.63  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para. 91.64  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 91.65  MEMORIALS
para. 91.66  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 91.67  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 91.68  DELETIONS

                    WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1999 (92)

para. 92.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 92.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 92.3  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 92.4  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 92.5  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para. 92.6  MIGRATORY BIRD COMMISSION--APPOINTMENT
para. 92.7  INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION ADVISORY COMMISSION--
APPOINTMENT
para. 92.8  SUBPOENA--MR. JACK KATZ, OFFICE OF PAYROLL
para. 92.9  RECESS--10:22 A.M.
para. 92.10  AFTER RECESS--12:43 P.M.
para. 92.11  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 92.12  VA-HUD APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2684
para. 92.13  RECORDED VOTE--APPEAL OF THE RULING OF THE CHAIRMAN
para. 92.14  [ROLL NO. 390]--ON THE APPEAL OF THE RULING OF THE CHAIRMAN
para. 92.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. CUNNINGHAM
para. 92.16  [ROLL NO. 391]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 92.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ROEMER
para. 92.18  [ROLL NO. 392]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 92.19  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. NADLER
para. 92.20  [ROLL NO. 393]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 92.21  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. NADLER
para. 92.22  [ROLL NO. 394]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 92.23  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ROGAN
para. 92.24  [ROLL NO. 395]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 92.25  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GUTIERREZ
para. 92.26  [ROLL NO. 396]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 92.27  PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE 
RULES--H. RES. 281
para. 92.28  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 2587--H. RES. 282
para. 92.29  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 417--H. RES. 283
para. 92.30  SENATE BILLS REFERRED
para. 92.31  BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para. 92.32  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 92.33  ADJOURNMENT

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para. 92.34  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 92.35  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 92.36  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 92.37  DELETIONS

                    THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1999 (93)

para. 93.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 93.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 93.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 93.4  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE 
RULES--H. RES. 281
para. 93.5  [ROLL NO. 397]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 281
para. 93.6  OPPOSITION TO GRANTING CLEMENCY TO TERRORISTS--H. CON. RES. 
180
para. 93.7  [ROLL NO. 398]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 180
para. 93.8  VA-HUD APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2694
para. 93.9  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SMITH OF MICHIGAN
para. 93.10  [ROLL NO. 399]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 93.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HINCHEY
para. 93.12  [ROLL NO. 400]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 93.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. TANCREDO
para. 93.14  [ROLL NO. 401]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 93.15  [ROLL NO. 402]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para. 93.16  [ROLL NO. 403]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2684
para. 93.17  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF CONFERENCE REPORT ON 
H.R. 2587
para. 93.18  D.C. APPROPRIATIONS--CONSIDERATION OF CONFERENCE REPORT ON 
H.R. 2587
para. 93.19  [ROLL NO. 404]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para. 93.20  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para. 93.21  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para. 93.22  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para. 93.23  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para. 93.24  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 93.25  ADJOURNMENT
para. 93.26  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 93.27  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 93.28  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 93.29  DELETIONS

                     MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1999 (94)

para. 94.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 94.2  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 94.3  ``MORNING-HOUR DEBATE''
para. 94.4  RECESS--12:42 P.M.
para. 94.5  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para. 94.6  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 94.7  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 94.8  REAUTHORIZE CONGRESSIONAL AWARD--S. 380
para. 94.9  MULTIDISTRICT, MULTIPARTY, MULTIFORUM JURISDICTION--H.R. 2112
para. 94.10  LACKAWANNA VALLEY HERITAGE AREA--H.R. 940
para. 94.11  THOMAS COLE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE--H.R. 658
para. 94.12  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para. 94.13  PROTECTION OF FISHERMEN'S VESSELS--H.R. 1651
para. 94.14  BIKINI RESETTLEMENT AND RELOCATION--H.R. 2368
para. 94.15  SPANISH PEAKS WILDERNESS--H.R. 898
para. 94.16  QUINEBAUG AND SHETUCKET RIVERS VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE 
CORRIDOR--H.R. 1619
para. 94.17  SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY--H. CON. 
RES. 184
para. 94.18  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--UNITED NATIONS
para. 94.19  AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS--DISAGREED TO THE AMENDMENT OF 
THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 1906
para. 94.20  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 1906

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para. 94.21  RECESS--4:08 P.M.
para. 94.22  AFTER RECESS--5 P.M.
para. 94.23  ENERGY AND WATER APPROPRIATIONS--DISAGREED TO THE AMENDMENT 
OF THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 2605
para. 94.24  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2605
para. 94.25  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 2605
para. 94.26  DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS--DISAGREED TO THE 
AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 2561
para. 94.27  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2561
para. 94.28  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 2561
para. 94.29  COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS--
DISAGREED TO THE AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--
H.R. 2670
para. 94.30  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2670
para. 94.31  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 2670
para. 94.32  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 1906
para. 94.33  RECESS--5:20 P.M.
para. 94.34  AFTER RECESS--6:02 P.M.
para. 94.35  PROVIDING FOR A CLOSED CONFERENCE--H.R. 2561
para. 94.36  [ROLL NO. 405]--ON THE MOTION
para. 94.37  H.R. 658--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 94.38  [ROLL NO. 406]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 658
para. 94.39  H. CON. RES. 184--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 94.40  [ROLL NO. 407]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 184
para. 94.41  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 94.42  ADJOURNMENT
para. 94.43  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 94.44  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 94.45  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1999 (95)

para. 95.1  RECESS--9:23 A.M.
para. 95.2  AFTER RECESS--10 A.M.
para. 95.3  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 95.4  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 95.5  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 95.6  [ROLL NO. 408]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 95.7  FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS--DISAGREED TO THE AMENDMENT 
OF THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 2606
para. 95.8  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2606
para. 95.9  IRAN NONPROLIFERATION--H.R. 1883
para. 95.10  [ROLL NO. 409]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1883
para. 95.11  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2606--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 95.12  [ROLL NO. 410]--ON THE MOTION
para. 95.13  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 2606
para. 95.14  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 417--H. RES. 283
para. 95.15  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY S. 1059--H. RES. 288
para. 95.16  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1655--H. RES. 289
para. 95.17  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1551--H. RES. 290
para. 95.18  CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM--H.R. 417
para. 95.19  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 2490
para. 95.20  CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM--H.R. 417
para. 95.21  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED, BY MR. WHITFIELD
para. 95.22  [ROLL NO. 411]--ON THE AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED
para. 95.23  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED, BY MR. DOOLITTLE
para. 95.24  [ROLL NO. 412]--ON THE AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED
para. 95.25  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED, BY MR. DOOLITTLE
para. 95.26  [ROLL NO. 413]--ON THE AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED
para. 95.27  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED, BY MR. BEREUTER

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para. 95.28  [ROLL NO. 414]--ON THE AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED
para. 95.29  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. CALVERT
para. 95.30  [ROLL NO. 415]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 95.31  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SWEENEY
para. 95.32  [ROLL NO. 416]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 95.33  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. DELAY
para. 95.34   [ROLL NO. 417]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 95.35  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. EWING
para. 95.36  [ROLL NO. 418]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 95.37  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. DOOLITTLE
para. 95.38  [ROLL NO. 419]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para. 95.39  RECORDED VOTE--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE BY MR. HUTCHINSON
para. 95.40  [ROLL NO. 420]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para. 95.41  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. THOMAS
para. 95.42  [ROLL NO. 421]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para. 95.43  [ROLL NO. 422]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 417
para. 95.44  ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS--H.R. 88
para. 95.45  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 2490--H. RES. 291
para. 95.46  APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL CONFEREES--S. 900
para. 95.47  COMMISSION RESIGNATION--MINORITY
para. 95.48  COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE--
APPOINTMENTS
para. 95.49  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para. 95.50  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 95.51  ADJOURNMENT
para. 95.52  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 95.53  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para. 95.54  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para. 95.55  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 95.56  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                   WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1999 (96)

para. 96.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 96.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 96.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 96.4  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY S. 1059--H. RES. 288
para. 96.5  DOD AUTHORIZATION--CONSIDERATION OF CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 
1059
para. 96.6  [ROLL NO. 423]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para. 96.7  [ROLL NO. 424]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para. 96.8  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1655--H. RES. 289
para. 96.9  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1551--H. RES. 190
para. 96.10  FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION--H.R. 1551
para. 96.11  ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT--H.R. 1655
para. 96.12  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 2490--H. RES. 291
para. 96.13  TREASURY-POSTAL SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS--CONSIDERATION OF 
CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2490
para. 96.14  [ROLL NO. 425]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para. 96.15  [ROLL NO. 426]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para. 96.16  SUBPOENA--MR. BARTLETT
para. 96.17  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para. 96.18  HOUR OF MEETING
para. 96.19  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para. 96.20  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1402--H.R. 294
para. 96.21  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para. 96.22  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 96.23  ADJOURNMENT
para. 96.24  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 96.25  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para. 96.26  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 96.27  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 96.28  DELETIONS

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                     FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1999 (97)

para. 97.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 97.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 97.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 97.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 97.5  SENATE BILLS REFERRED
para. 97.6  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para. 97.7  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para. 97.8  ADJOURNMENT
para. 97.9  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 97.10  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 97.11  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1999 (98)

para. 98.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 98.2  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 98.3  ``MORNING-HOUR DEBATE''
para. 98.4  RECESS--12:56 P.M.
para. 98.5  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para. 98.6  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 98.7  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 98.8  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para. 98.9  CYBERSPACE ELECTRONIC SECURITY
para. 98.10  VETERANS' MILLENNIUM HEALTH CARE--H.R. 2116
para. 98.11  NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND--H.R. 834
para. 98.12  NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES--H.R. 1243
para. 98.13  COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES--H.R. 1431
para. 98.14  CONVEY CERTAIN NATIONAL FOREST LANDS TO ELKO COUNTY, 
NEVADA--H.R. 1231
para. 98.15  TERRY PEAK LAND TRANSFER--H.R. 2079
para. 98.16  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para. 98.17  SAINT HELENA ISLAND NATIONAL SCENIC AREA--H.R. 468
para. 98.18  TORTURE VICTIMS RELIEF--H.R. 2367
para. 98.19  MISSOURI-NEBRASKA BOUNDARY COMPACT--H.J. RES. 54
para. 98.20  BOUNDARY CHANGE BETWEEN GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA--H.J. 
RES. 62
para. 98.21  TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS--DISAGREED TO THE AMENDMENT OF 
THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 2084
para. 98.22  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2084
para. 98.23  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 2084
para. 98.24  RECESS--4:43 P.M.
para. 98.25  AFTER RECESS--5:04 P.M.
para. 98.26  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO ANGOLA
para. 98.27  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1402--H. RES. 294
para. 98.28  NOTICE--MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 1501
para. 98.29  H.R. 2116--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 98.30  [ROLL NO. 427]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2116
para. 98.31  H.R. 1431--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 98.32  [ROLL NO. 428]--ON PASSAGE OF 1431
para. 98.33  H.R. 468--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 98.34  [ROLL NO. 429]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 468
para. 98.35  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1875--H. RES. 295
para. 98.36  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1487--H. RES. 296
para. 98.37  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para. 98.38  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 98.39  ADJOURNMENT
para. 98.40  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 98.41  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 98.42  MEMORIALS
para. 98.43  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 98.44  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 98.45  PETITIONS

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                   WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1999 (99)

para. 99.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 99.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 99.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 99.4  CONSOLIDATING MILK MARKETING ORDERS--H.R. 1402
para. 99.5  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 99.6  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GREEN OF WISCONSIN
para. 99.7  [ROLL NO. 430]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 99.8  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. DOOLEY OF CALIFORNIA TO THE 
AMENDMENT OF MR. STENHOLM
para. 99.9  [ROLL NO. 431]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT
para. 99.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GUTKNECHT
para. 99.11  [ROLL NO. 432]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 99.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. RYAN OF WISCONSIN
para. 99.13  [ROLL NO. 433]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 99.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MANZULLO
para. 99.15  [ROLL NO. 434]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 99.16  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para. 99.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BOEHNER
para. 99.18  [ROLL NO. 435]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 99.19  [ROLL NO. 436]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1402
para. 99.20  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 1402
para. 99.21  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 2559
para. 99.22  INTELLIGENCE REAUTHORIZATION--DISAGREED TO THE AMENDMENT OF 
THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 1555
para. 99.23  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2506--H. RES. 299
para. 99.24  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 1555
para. 99.25  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 1501
para. 99.26  NOTICE--MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 1501
para. 99.27  NATIONAL HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES--H. 
RES. 293
para. 99.28  BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para. 99.29  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 99.30  ADJOURNMENT
para. 99.31  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 99.32  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 99.33  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                   THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1999 (100)

para. 100.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 100.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 100.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 100.4  NOTICE--MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 1501
para. 100.5  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1875--H. RES. 295
para. 100.6  [ROLL NO. 437]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 295
para. 100.7  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 1501--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 100.8  [ROLL NO. 438]--ON THE MOTION
para. 100.9  INTERSTATE CLASS ACTION JURISDICTION--H.R. 1875
para. 100.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. NADLER
para. 100.11  [ROLL NO. 439]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 100.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. JACKSON-LEE
para. 100.13  [ROLL NO. 440]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 100.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. FRANK OF MASSACHUSETTS
para. 100.15  [ROLL NO. 441]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 100.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. WATERS
para. 100.17  [ROLL NO. 442]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 100.18  [ROLL NO. 443]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1875
para. 100.19  FURTHER NOTICE--MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 1505
para. 100.20  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 1501
para. 100.21  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT
para. 100.22  NOTICE--MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 1501

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para. 100.23  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--VETO OF H.R. 2488
para. 100.24  SUBPOENA RESPONSE--MR. ENGLISH
para. 100.25  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO IRAN
para. 100.26  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--MONEY LAUNDERING STRATEGY
para. 100.27  WAIVING A REQUIREMENT OF CLAUSE 6(A) OF RULE XIII--H. RES. 
300
para. 100.28  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 100.29  ADJOURNMENT
para. 100.30  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 100.31  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para. 100.32  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para. 100.33  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 100.34  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1999 (101)

para. 101.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 101.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 101.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 101.4  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1487--H. RES. 196
para. 101.5  NATIONAL MONUMENTS--H.R. 1487
para. 101.6  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 1501
para. 101.7  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 1501
para. 101.8  H.R. 1487--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 101.9  [ROLL NO. 444]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1487
para. 101.10  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 1501--UNFINISHED 
BUSINESS
para. 101.11  [ROLL NO. 445]--ON THE MOTION
para. 101.12  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 1501--UNFINISHED 
BUSINESS
para. 101.13  [ROLL NO. 446]--ON THE MOTION
para. 101.14  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 1501--UNFINISHED 
BUSINESS
para. 101.15  [ROLL NO. 447]--ON THE MOTION
para. 101.16  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para. 101.17  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para. 101.18  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 101.19  ADJOURNMENT
para. 101.20  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 101.21  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para. 101.22  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 101.23  MEMORIALS
para. 101.24  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
para. 101.25  PETITIONS
    para. 101.26  DELETIONS

                    MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1999 (102)

para. 102.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 102.2  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 102.3  ``MORNING-HOUR DEBATE''
para. 102.4  RECESS--12:32 P.M.
para. 102.5  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para. 102.6  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 102.7  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 102.8  OVERFLIGHTS OF NATIONAL PARKS--H.R. 717
para. 102.9  EUROPEAN COUNCIL NOISE RULE--H. CON. RES. 187
para. 102.10  CENTENNIAL OF FLIGHT COMMEMORATION TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS--
S. 1072
para. 102.11  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 2605
para. 102.12  SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PROGRAM--H.R. 2392
para. 102.13  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT 
ON H.R. 2605
para. 102.14  75TH ANNIVERSARY OF FOREIGN SERVICE--H. RES. 168
para. 102.15  HAITI ELECTIONS--H. CON. RES. 140
para. 102.16  MARINE MAMMAL RESCUE ASSISTANCE--H.R. 1934

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para. 102.17  SAN JUAN COUNTY, NEW MEXICO--S. 293
para. 102.18  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para. 102.19  BLACK CANYON NATIONAL PARK AND GUNNISON GORGE NATIONAL 
CONSERVATION AREA--S. 323
para. 102.20  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 102.21  MINERAL LEASING OF INDIAN LANDS IN OKLAHOMA--S. 944
para. 102.22  VIRGIN ISLANDS FISCAL AUTONOMY--H.R. 2841
para. 102.23  SENIOR CITIZENS HOUSING FOR 21ST CENTURY--H.R. 202
para. 102.24  BANKRUPTCY CHAPTER 12 OF TITLE 11, UNITED STATES CODE--H.R. 
2942
para. 102.25  LIBRARY OF CONGRESS TRUST FUND BOARD--APPOINTMENT
para. 102.26  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO ANGOLA
para. 102.27  ENERGY AND WATER APPROPRIATIONS--CONSIDERATION OF THE 
CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2605
para. 102.28  H. CON. RES. 187--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 102.29  [ROLL NO. 448]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 187
para. 102.30  H. CON. RES. 140--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 102.31  [ROLL NO. 449]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 140
para. 102.32  S. 293--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 102.33  [ROLL NO. 450]--ON PASSAGE OF S. 293
para. 102.34  H.R. 202--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 102.35  [ROLL NO. 451]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 202
para. 102.36  H.R. 2605--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 102.37  [ROLL NO. 452]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para. 102.38  FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION AUTHORIZATIONS EXTENSION--
S. 1637
para. 102.39  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 2606
para. 102.40  RECESS--9:01 P.M.
para. 102.41  AFTER RECESS--9:49 P.M.
para. 102.42  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 68--H. RES. 
305
para. 102.43  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 102.44  ADJOURNMENT
para. 102.45  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 102.46  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para. 102.47  REPORTED BILL SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para. 102.48  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 102.49  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1999 (103)

para. 103.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 103.2  RECESS--9:07 A.M.
para. 103.3  AFTER RECESS--10 A.M.
para. 103.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 103.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 103.6  REFERENDUM IN EAST TIMOR--H. RES. 292
para. 103.7  EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS IN TAIWAN--H. RES. 297
para. 103.8  SPENDING OF THE BUDGET SURPLUS--H. RES. 306
para. 103.9  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 68--H. RES. 305
para. 103.10  CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS, FY 2000--H.J. RES. 68
para. 103.11  [ROLL NO. 453]--ON PASSAGE OF H.J. RES. 68
para. 103.12  H. RES. 292--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 103.13  [ROLL NO. 454]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 292
para. 103.14  H. RES. 297--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 103.15  [ROLL NO. 455]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 297
para. 103.16  H. RES. 306--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 103.17  [ROLL NO. 456]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 306
para. 103.18  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para. 103.19  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2506--H. RES. 299
para. 103.20  HEALTH CARE POLICY AND RESEARCH--H.R. 2506
para. 103.21  [ROLL NO. 457]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2506
para. 103.22  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 2506
para. 103.23  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--VETO OF H.R. 2587

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para. 103.24  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 2606--H. RES. 307
para. 103.25  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2559--H. RES. 308
para. 103.26  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 103.27  ENROLLED BILL AND JOINT RESOLUTION SIGNED
para. 103.28  SENATE ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para. 103.29  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 103.30  ADJOURNMENT
para. 103.31  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 103.32  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 103.33  MEMORIALS
para. 103.34  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 103.35  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 103.36  PETITIONS

                   WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1999 (104)

para. 104.1  APPOINTMENT 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  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2559--H. RES. 308
para. 104.6  [ROLL NO. 458]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 308
para. 104.7  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 104.8  [ROLL NO. 459]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 104.9  AGRICULTURAL RISK PROTECTION--H.R. 2559
para. 104.10  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 2559
para. 104.11  RECESS--3:42 P.M.
para. 104.12  AFTER RECESS--4:43 P.M.
para. 104.13  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2910--H. RES. 312
para. 104.14  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2436--H. RES. 313
para. 104.15  ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION SIGNED
para. 104.16  BILL AND JOINT RESOLUTION PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para. 104.17  ADJOURNMENT
para. 104.18  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 104.19  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para. 104.20  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 104.21  MEMORIALS
para. 104.22  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 104.23  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 104.24  PETITIONS

                   THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 (105)

para. 105.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 105.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 105.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 105.4  SOCIAL SECURITY ADVISORY BOARD--APPOINTMENT
para. 105.5  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2910--H. RES. 312
para. 105.6  [ROLL NO. 460]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 312
para. 105.7  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 105.8  [ROLL NO. 461]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 105.9  NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD--H.R. 2910
para. 105.10  [ROLL NO. 462]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2910
para. 105.11  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2436--H. RES. 313
para. 105.12  UNBORN VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE--H.R. 2436
para. 105.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. CANADY
para. 105.14  [ROLL NO. 463]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 105.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MS. LOFGREN
para. 105.16  [ROLL NO. 464]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para. 105.17  [ROLL NO. 465]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2436

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para. 105.18  ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAMS EXTENSION--H.R. 2981
para. 105.19  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 105.20  RECESS--9:02 P.M.
para. 105.21  AFTER RECESS--10:06 P.M.
para. 105.22  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 1906
para. 105.23  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 2084
para. 105.24  RECESS--10:07 P.M.
para. 105.25  AFTER RECESS--11:36 P.M.
para. 105.26  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 1906--H. RES. 317
para. 105.27  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 2084--H. RES. 318
para. 105.28  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para. 105.29  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para. 105.30  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para. 105.31  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 105.32  ADJOURNMENT
para. 105.33  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 105.34  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON REPORTED BILLS SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para. 105.35  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 105.36  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 105.37  DELETIONS

                      FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1999 (106)

para. 106.1  APPOINTMENT 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 POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 2084--H. RES. 318
para. 106.6  TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS--CONSIDERATION OF THE 
CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2084
para. 106.7  H.R. 2084--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 106.8  [ROLL NO. 466]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para. 106.9  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 1906--H. RES. 317
para. 106.10  [ROLL NO. 467]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 317
para. 106.11  AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS--CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE 
REPORT ON H.R. 1906
para. 106.12  [ROLL NO. 468]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT
para. 106.13  [ROLL NO. 469]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para. 106.14  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para. 106.15  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para. 106.16  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 106.17  ADJOURNMENT
para. 106.18  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 106.19  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 106.20  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 106.21  DELETIONS

                      MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1999 (107)

para. 107.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 107.2  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 107.3  ``MORNING-HOUR DEBATE''
para. 107.4  RECESS--12:42 P.M.
para. 107.5  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para. 107.6  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 107.7  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 107.8  COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION COMPETITIVENESS--H.R. 2607
para. 107.9  STANISLAUS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA--H.R. 356
para. 107.10  RAIL PASSENGER DISASTER FAMILY ASSISTANCE--H.R. 2681
para. 107.11  AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSIT ASSOCIATION--H. CON. RES. 171
para. 107.12  CHAPTER 12, TITLE 11, UNITED STATES CODE--S. 1606
para. 107.13  UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST ASSETS COMMISSION--H.R. 2401

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para. 107.14  TAIWAN-WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION--H.R. 1794
para. 107.15  REVOLUTIONARY ARMED FORCES OF COLUMBIA--H. RES. 181
para. 107.16  PERU-FREEDOM OF PRESS, JUDICIAL AND ELECTORAL 
INSTITUTIONS--H. RES. 57
para. 107.17  ABRAHAM LINCOLN BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION--H.R. 1451
para. 107.18  BROOKLYN MUSEUM EXHIBIT--H. CON. RES. 191
para. 107.19  VA-HUD APPROPRIATIONS--DISAGREED TO THE AMENDMENT OF THE 
SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 2684
para. 107.20  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2684
para. 107.21  INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS--DISAGREED TO THE AMENDMENT OF THE 
SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 2466
para. 107.22  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2466
para. 107.23  RECESS--5:50 P.M.
para. 107.24  AFTER RECESS--6 P.M.
para. 107.25  H. RES. 181--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 107.26  [ROLL NO. 470]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 181
para. 107.27  H.R. 1451--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 107.28  [ROLL NO. 471]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1451
para. 107.29  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2684--UNFINISHED 
BUSINESS
para. 107.30  [ROLL NO. 472]--ON THE MOTION
para. 107.31  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2466--UNFINISHED 
BUSINESS
para. 107.32  [ROLL NO. 473]--ON THE MOTION, AS MODIFIED
para. 107.33  RECESS--6:50 P.M.
para. 107.34  AFTER RECESS--8:15 P.M.
para. 107.35  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 107.36  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 2466
para. 107.37  BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE--
APPOINTMENTS
para. 107.38  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 764--H. RES. 321
para. 107.39  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para. 107.40  SENATE ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para. 107.41  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para. 107.42  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 107.43  ADJOURNMENT
para. 107.44  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 107.45  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 107.46  MEMORIALS
    para. 107.47  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1999, (108)

para. 108.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 108.2  RECESS--9:27 A.M.
para. 108.3  AFTER RECESS--10 A.M.
para. 108.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 108.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 108.6  PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS
para. 108.7  PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS
para. 108.8  NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR MEMORIAL--H.R. 1663
para. 108.9  COMMENDING WORLD WAR II VETERANS REGARDING BATTLE OF THE 
BULGE--H.J. RES. 65
para. 108.10  VICTIMS OF HURRICANE FLOYD--H. RES. 322
para. 108.11  J.J. ``JAKE'' PICKLE FEDERAL BUILDING--S. 559
para. 108.12  H.R. 1663--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 108.13  [ROLL NO. 474]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1663
para. 108.14  H.J. RES. 65--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 108.15  [ROLL NO. 475]--ON PASSAGE OF H.J. RES. 65
para. 108.16  H. RES. 322 --UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 108.17  [ROLL NO. 476]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 322
para. 108.18  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 2606--H. RES. 307
para. 108.19  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 764--H. RES. 321
para. 108.20  CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND ENFORCEMENT--H.R. 764

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para. 108.21  RECESS--4 P.M.
para. 108.22  AFTER RECESS--4:36 P.M.
para. 108.23  CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND ENFORCEMENT--H.R. 764
para. 108.24  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. JACKSON-LEE TO THE 
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. MCCOLLUM
para. 108.25  [ROLL NO. 477]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE 
NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para. 108.26  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MRS. JONES OF OHIO TO THE 
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE, AS AMENDED, BY MR. MCCOLLUM
para. 108.27  [ROLL NO. 478]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE 
NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE, AS AMENDED
para. 108.28  [ROLL NO. 479]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 764
para. 108.29  FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS--CONSIDERATION OF 
CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2606
para. 108.30  [ROLL NO. 480]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para. 108.31  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 108.32  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2990 AND H.R. 
2723--H. RES. 323
para. 108.33  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para. 108.34  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 108.35  ADJOURNMENT
para. 108.36  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 108.37  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 108.38  MEMORIALS
para. 108.39  REPORTS OF COMMITTEE ON PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 108.40  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 108.41  PETITIONS

                    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1999 (109)

para. 109.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 109.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 109.3  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 109.4  [ROLL NO. 481]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 109.5  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2990--H. RES. 323
para. 109.6  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para. 109.7  [ROLL NO. 482]--ON THE MOTION
para. 109.8  [ROLL NO. 483]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 323
para. 109.9  MANAGED CARE IMPROVEMENT--H.R. 2990
para. 109.10  [ROLL NO. 484]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para. 109.11  [ROLL NO. 485]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2990
para. 109.12  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 109.13  BIPARTISAN CONSENSUS MANAGED CARE IMPROVEMENT--H.R. 2723
para. 109.14  BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF AMERICAN FOLKLIFE CENTER, LIBRARY OF 
CONGRESS--APPOINTMENTS
para. 109.15  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para. 109.16  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para. 109.17  BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para. 109.18  ADJOURNMENT
para. 109.19  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 109.20  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 109.21  MEMORIALS
para. 109.22  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 109.23  PETITIONS

                     THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1999 (110)

para. 110.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 110.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 110.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 110.4  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 110.5  [ROLL NO. 486]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 110.6  BIPARTISAN CONSENSUS MANAGED CARE IMPROVEMENT--H.R. 2723
para. 110.7  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. BOEHNER
para. 110.8  [ROLL NO. 487]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE

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para. 110.9  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. GOSS
para. 110.10  [ROLL NO. 488]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para. 110.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. HOUGHTON
para. 110.12  [ROLL NO. 489]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para. 110.13  [ROLL NO. 490]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2723
para. 110.14  PERMISSION TO FILE CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 2561
para. 110.15  HOUR OF MEETING
para. 110.16  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para. 110.17  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para. 110.18  LABOR, HHS, AND EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 3037
para. 110.19  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 110.20  ADJOURNMENT
para. 110.21  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 110.22  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 110.23  MEMORIALS
para. 110.24  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 110.25  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 110.26  DELETIONS

                      FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1999 (111)

para. 111.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 111.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 111.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 111.4  ADJOURNMENT
para. 111.5  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 111.6  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para. 111.7  MEMORIALS
    para. 111.8  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1999 (112)

para. 112.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 112.2  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 112.3  ``MORNING-HOUR DEBATE''
para. 112.4  RECESS--1:03 P.M.
para. 112.5  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para. 112.6  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 112.7  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 112.8  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para. 112.9  NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES PRODUCTION
para. 112.10  CORRECTIONS CALENDAR
para. 112.11  MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. HOLIDAY--H.R. 567
para. 112.12  MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. HOLIDAY--S. 322
para. 112.13  ANIMAL PROTECTION--H.R. 1791
para. 112.14  WILLIAM H. AVERY POST OFFICE--H.R. 2591
para. 112.15  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para. 112.16  JAY HANNA DEAN POST OFFICE--H.R. 2460
para. 112.17  LOUISE STOKES POST OFFICE--H.R. 2357
para. 112.18  AUGUSTUS F. HAWKINS POST OFFICE BUILDING--H.R. 643
para. 112.19  JOHN K. RAFFERTY HAMILTON POST OFFICE BUILDING--H.R. 1374
para. 112.20  EDUCATION DOLLARS IN THE CLASSROOM--H. RES. 303
para. 112.21  FATHER THEODORE M. HESBURGH CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL--H.R. 
1932
para. 112.22  UPPER DELAWARE SCENIC AND RECREATIONAL RIVER MONGAUP 
VISITOR CENTER--H.R. 20
para. 112.23  LAMPREY WILD AND SCENIC RIVER EXTENSION--H.R. 1615
para. 112.24  WILDERNESS BATTLEFIELD, VIRGINIA LAND ACQUISITION--H.R. 
1665
para. 112.25  KEWEENAW NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARKS ADVISORY COMMISSION--
H.R. 748
para. 112.26  WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC SAFETY--S. 800
para. 112.27  HILLORY J. FARIAS DATE-RAPE PREVENTION DRUG ACT--H.R. 2130
para. 112.28  ADMINISTRATION OF MOTOR CARRIER FUNCTIONS EXTENSION--H.R. 
3036

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para. 112.29  H. RES. 303--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 112.30  [ROLL NO. 491]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 303
para. 112.31  S. 800--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 112.32  [ROLL NO. 492]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 800
para. 112.33  H.R. 2130--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 112.34  [ROLL NO. 493]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2130
para. 112.35  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--CARIBBEAN BASIN RECOVERY
para. 112.36  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 2561--H. RES. 326
para. 112.37  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1993--H. RES. 327
para. 112.38  SENATE BILLS REFERRED
para. 112.39  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 112.40  ADJOURNMENT
para. 112.41  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 112.42  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 112.43  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1999 (113)

para. 113.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 113.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 113.3  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 2561--H. RES. 326
para. 113.4  DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS--CONSIDERATION OF THE 
CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2561
para. 113.5  [ROLL NO. 494]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para. 113.6  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1993--H. RES. 327
para. 113.7  EXPORT ENHANCEMENT--H.R. 1993
para. 113.8  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para. 113.9  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MANZULLO TO THE AMENDMENT BY 
MR. ROHRABACHER
para. 113.10  [ROLL NO. 495]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT
para. 113.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SANFORD
para. 113.12  [ROLL NO. 496]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 113.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MENENDEZ TO THE AMENDMENT 
BY MR. TERRY, AS MODIFIED
para. 113.14  [ROLL NO. 497]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT, AS 
MODIFIED
para. 113.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MENENDEZ TO THE AMENDMENT 
BY MR. TERRY
para. 113.16  [ROLL NO. 498]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT
para. 113.17  [ROLL NO. 499]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1993
para. 113.18  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 1993
para. 113.19  CELEBRATING ONE AMERICA--H. CON. RES. 141
para. 113.20  NOTICE--MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2670
para. 113.21  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 113.22  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--TELECOMMUNICATION PAYMENTS TO 
CUBA
para. 113.23  NOTICE--MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 1501
para. 113.24  RECESS--9:27 P.M.
para. 113.25  AFTER RECESS--11:07 P.M.
para. 113.26  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 2684
para. 113.27  RECESS--11:08 P.M.
para. 113.28  AFTER RECESS--11:57 P.M.
para. 113.29  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 2684--H. RES. 328
para. 113.30  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2679--H. RES. 329
para. 113.31  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3064--H. RES. 330
para. 113.32  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para. 113.33  SENATE ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para. 113.34  ADJOURNMENT
para. 113.35  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 113.36  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para. 113.37  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 113.38  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1999 (114)

para. 114.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE

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para. 114.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 114.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 114.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 114.5  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 2684--H. RES. 328
para. 114.6  VA-HUD APPROPRIATIONS--CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE 
REPORT ON H.R. 2684
para. 114.7  [ROLL NO. 500]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para. 114.8  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2679--H. RES. 329
para. 114.9  NATIONAL MOTOR CARRIER ADMINISTRATION--H.R. 2679
para. 114.10  [ROLL NO. 501]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2679
para. 114.11  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 1501
para. 114.12  [ROLL NO. 502]--ON THE MOTION
para. 114.13  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3064--H. RES. 330
para. 114.14  [ROLL NO. 503]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 330
para. 114.15  DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 3064
para. 114.16  [ROLL NO. 504]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 3064
para. 114.17  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 114.18  NOTICE--MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2670
para. 114.19  AVIATION INVESTMENT AND REFORM--DISAGREED TO THE AMENDMENT 
OF THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 1000
para. 114.20  PERMISSION TO FILE CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 2466
para. 114.21  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para. 114.22  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para. 114.23  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para. 114.24  BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para. 114.25  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 114.26  ADJOURNMENT
para. 114.27  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 114.28  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 114.29  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 114.30  DELETIONS

                     MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1999 (115)

para. 115.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 115.2  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 115.3  ``MORNING-HOUR DEBATE''
para. 115.4  RECESS--12:43 P.M.
para. 115.5  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para. 115.6  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 115.7  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 115.8  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 115.9  PAOLI AND BRANDYWINE BATTLEFIELDS--H.R. 659
para. 115.10  WATER RIGHTS CLAIMS OF THE CHIPPEWA CREE TRIBE--H.R. 795
para. 115.11  CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER NATIONAL RECREATION AREA--H.R. 2140
para. 115.12  NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION COUNCIL--H.R. 2821
para. 115.13  ALIEN ADOPTION--H.R. 2886
para. 115.14  GOVERNMENTAL PENSION PLANS--H.R. 462
para. 115.15  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para. 115.16  PRESIDENT AND MRS. GERALD R. FORD CONGRESSIONAL GOLD 
MEDAL--H. CON. RES. 196
para. 115.17  RECESS--3:08 P.M.
para. 115.18  AFTER RECESS--5 P.M.
para. 115.19  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2670
para. 115.20  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
para. 115.21  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--VETO OF H.R. 2606
para. 115.22  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 115.23  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 115.24  [ROLL NO. 505]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 115.25  H.R. 2140--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 115.26  [ROLL NO. 506]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2140

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para. 115.27  H.R. 2886--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 115.28  [ROLL NO. 507]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2886
para. 115.29  H. CON. RES. 196--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 115.30  [ROLL NO. 508]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 508
para. 115.31  NOTICE--MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2670
para. 115.32  COMMISSION ON ONLINE CHILD PROTECTION--APPOINTMENTS
para. 115.33  AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REQUESTED BY THE SENATE ON H.R. 
3064--H. RES. 333
para. 115.34  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 71--H. RES. 
334
para. 115.35  SENATE BILLS REFERRED
para. 115.36  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para. 115.37  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para. 115.38  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 115.39  ADJOURNMENT
para. 115.40  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 115.41  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para. 115.42  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 115.43  MEMORIALS
para. 115.44  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 115.45  DELETIONS

                     TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1999 (116)

para. 116.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 116.2  RECESS--9:37 A.M.
para. 116.3  AFTER RECESS--10 A.M.
para. 116.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 116.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 116.6  PRIVATE CALENDAR
para. 116.7  BILL PASSED OVER--S. 452
para. 116.8  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 116.9  [ROLL NO. 509]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 116.10  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 71--H. RES. 
334
para. 116.11  FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FY 2000--H.J. RES. 71
para. 116.12  [ROLL NO. 510]--ON PASSAGE OF H.J. RES. 71
para. 116.13  CONGRATULATING HENRY ``HANK'' AARON--H. RES. 279
para. 116.14  DISCRETIONARY SPENDING OFFSETS FY 2000--H.R. 3085
para. 116.15  [ROLL NO. 511]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 3085
para. 116.16  FINANCIAL FREEDOM--H.R. 2488
para. 116.17  [ROLL NO. 512]--ON AGREEING TO THE MOTION TO LAY THE MOTION 
ON THE TABLE
para. 116.18  BANKING AND HOUSING AGENCY--H.R. 3046
para. 116.19  WOMEN'S BUSINESS CENTER PROGRAM--H.R. 1497
para. 116.20  WORK INCENTIVES--H.R. 1180
para. 116.21  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para. 116.22  ANIMAL CRUELTY--H.R. 1887
para. 116.23  H.R. 1180--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 116.24  [ROLL NO. 513]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1180
para. 116.25  REQUEST FOR RETURN OF SENATE BILL--S. 331
para. 116.26  ANIMAL CRUELTY--H.R. 1887
para. 116.27  [ROLL NO. 514]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1887
para. 116.28  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO COLOMBIA NARCOTICS TRAFFICKERS
para. 116.29  PERMISSION TO FILE SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT--H.R. 2
para. 116.30  PROVIDING FOR DISAGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE 
AND AGREEING TO A CONFERENCE ON H.R. 3064--H. RES. 333
para. 116.31  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 116.32  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2670
para. 116.33  COMMISSION ON ONLINE CHILD SAFETY--APPOINTMENTS
para. 116.34  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 2670
para. 116.35  ORDER OF BUSINESS--FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON MOTIONS TO 
INSTRUCT CONFEREES ON H.R. 2670

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para. 116.36  RECESS--8:10 P.M.
para. 116.37  AFTER RECESS--9:25 P.M.
para. 116.38  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 2670--H. RES. 335
para. 116.39  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2--H. RES. 336
para. 116.40  ENROLLED BILL AND JOINT RESOLUTION SIGNED
para. 116.41  BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para. 116.42  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 116.43  ADJOURNMENT
para. 116.44  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 116.45  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para. 116.46  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 116.47  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1999 (117)

para. 117.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 117.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 117.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 117.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 117.5  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 117.6  [ROLL NO. 515]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 117.7  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 2670--H. RES. 335
para. 117.8  [ROLL NO. 516]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para. 117.9  [ROLL NO. 517]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 335
para. 117.10  COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS--
CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2670
para. 117.11  [ROLL NO. 518]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para. 117.12  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2--H. RES. 336
para. 117.13  DOLLARS TO THE CLASSROOM--H.R. 2
para. 117.14  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para. 117.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MRS. MINK
para. 117.16  [ROLL NO. 519]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 117.17  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO COLOMBIA NARCOTICS TRAFFICKERS
para. 117.18  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 117.19  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 2466
para. 117.20  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 2466--H. RES. 337
para. 117.21  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2300--H. RES. 338
para. 117.22  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para. 117.23  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para. 117.24  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para. 117.25  BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS APPROVED
para. 117.26  SENATE BILLS APPROVED
para. 117.27  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 117.28  ADJOURNMENT
para. 117.29  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 117.30  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 117.31  REPORTS OF COMMITTEE ON PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 117.32  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1999 (118)

para. 118.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 118.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 118.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 118.4  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 118.5  [ROLL NO. 520]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 118.6  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 118.7  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 3064
para. 118.8  DOLLARS TO THE CLASSROOM--H.R. 2

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para. 118.9  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ARMEY
para. 118.10  [ROLL NO. 521]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 118.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. PAYNE
para. 118.12  [ROLL NO. 522]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 118.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ROEMER
para. 118.14  [ROLL NO. 523]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 118.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. PETRI
para. 118.16  [ROLL NO. 524]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 118.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. EHLERS
para. 118.18  [ROLL NO. 525]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 118.19  [ROLL NO. 526]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2
para. 118.20  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 2
para. 118.21  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONSIDERATION OF THE 
CONFERENCE REPORT TO ACCOMPANY H.R. 2466--H. RES. 337
para. 118.22  [ROLL NO. 527]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 337
para. 118.23  INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS FY 2000--CONSIDERATION OF 
CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2466
para. 118.24  [ROLL NO. 528]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para. 118.25  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 118.26  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2260--H. RES. 339
para. 118.27  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2300--H. RES. 338
para. 118.28  [ROLL NO. 529]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 338
para. 118.29  STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT--H.R. 2300
para. 118.30  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. FATTAH
para. 118.31  [ROLL NO. 530]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 118.32  [ROLL NO. 531]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para. 118.33  [ROLL NO. 532]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2300
para. 118.34  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para. 118.35  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para. 118.36  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 2300
para. 118.37  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para. 118.38  BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para. 118.39  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 118.40  ADJOURNMENT
para. 118.41  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 118.42  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON REPORTED BILLS SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para. 118.43  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 118.44  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 118.45  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 118.46  DELETIONS

                     MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1999 (119)

para. 119.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 119.2  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 119.3  ``MORNING-HOUR DEBATE''
para. 119.4  RECESS--12:47 P.M.
para. 119.5  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para. 119.6  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 119.7  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 119.8  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 119.9  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 119.10  AUTOMATIC ELIMINATION AND SUNSET OF FEDERAL REPORTS 
EXEMPTION--H.R. 3111
para. 119.11  MADE IN AMERICA--H.R. 754
para. 119.12  HOUSE AWARENESS AND PRESERVATION--H.R. 2303
para. 119.13  HOUSE CHILD CARE CENTER--H.R. 3122
para. 119.14  CONTRIBUTIONS OF 4-H CLUBS TO COMMUNITY SERVICE--H. CON. 
RES. 194
para. 119.15  ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES--H.R. 915
para. 119.16  RECESS--3:39 P.M.
para. 119.17  AFTER RECESS--6:02 P.M.

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para. 119.18  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 119.19  [ROLL NO. 533]--ON THE APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 119.20  H.R. 754--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 119.21  [ROLL NO. 534]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 754
para. 119.22  H.R. 2303--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 119.23  [ROLL NO. 535]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2303
para. 119.24  H. CON. RES. 194--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 119.25  [ROLL NO. 536]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 194
para. 119.26  THE LATE HONORABLE JOHN H. CHAFEE--H. RES. 342
para. 119.27  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1987--H. RES. 342
para. 119.28  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para. 119.29  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 119.30  ADJOURNMENT
para. 119.31  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 119.32  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para. 119.33  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para. 119.34  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 119.35  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1999 (120)

para. 120.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 120.2  RECESS--9:04 A.M.
para. 120.3  AFTER RECESS--10 A.M.
para. 120.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 120.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 120.6  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 120.7  ADMISSION OF ALIEN AS A NONIMMIGRANT--H.R. 3061
para. 120.8  GLOBAL CONSENSUS ON MORATORIUM FOR INTERNET TARIFFS--H. CON. 
RES. 190
para. 120.9  NO INCREASE IN FEDERAL TAXES--H. CON. RES. 208
para. 120.10  JUNIOR DUCK STAMP CONSERVATION AND DESIGN PROGRAM--H.R. 
2496
para. 120.11  RONGELAP RESETTLEMENT--H.R. 2970
para. 120.12  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para. 120.13  PERKINS COUNTY RURAL WATER SYSTEM--H.R. 970
para. 120.14  NATIONAL GEOLOGIC MAPPING REAUTHORIZATION--H.R. 1528
para. 120.15  METHANE HYDRATE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT--H.R. 1753
para. 120.16  CONCERNING NORTHERN PART OF SOMALIA--H. CON. RES. 20
para. 120.17  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para. 120.18  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 120.19  50TH ANNIVERSARY OF GENEVA CONVENTIONS OF 1949--H. CON. 
RES. 102
para. 120.20  GREECE AND TURKEY EARTHQUAKE RELIEF--H. CON. RES. 188
para. 120.21  ERITREAN AND ETHIOPIAN HUMAN RIGHTS--H. CON. RES. 46
para. 120.22  RETURN OF ZACHARY BAUMEL, AN AMERICAN CITIZEN--AMENDMENTS 
OF THE SENATE TO H.R. 1175
para. 120.23  STATISTICAL EFFICIENCY--H.R. 2885
para. 120.24  DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER EXECUTIVE OFFICE BUILDING--S. 1652
para. 120.25  LLOYD D. GEORGE UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE--S. 437
para. 120.26  TRADEMARK LAWS--H.R. 3028
para. 120.27  H. CON. RES. 190--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 120.28  [ROLL NO. 537]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 190
para. 120.29  H. CON. RES. 208--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 120.30  [ROLL NO. 538]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 208
para. 120.31  H. CON. RES. 102--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 120.32  [ROLL NO. 539]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 102
para. 120.33  H. CON. RES. 188--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 120.34  [ROLL NO. 540]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 188
para. 120.35  H.R. 1175--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 120.36  [ROLL NO. 541]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENTS OF THE SENATE
para. 120.37  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--VETO OF H.R. 2670
para. 120.38  GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION--
APPOINTMENT

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para. 120.39  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
para. 120.40  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para. 120.41  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 120.42  ADJOURNMENT
para. 120.43  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 120.44  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 120.45  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 120.46  DELETIONS

                    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1999 (121)

para. 121.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 121.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 121.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 121.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 121.5  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2260--H. RES. 339
para. 121.6  PAIN RELIEF PROMOTION--H.R. 2260
para. 121.7  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SCOTT
para. 121.8  [ROLL NO. 542]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 121.9  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MRS. JOHNSON OF CONNECTICUT
para. 121.10  [ROLL NO. 543]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para. 121.11  [ROLL NO. 544]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2260
para. 121.12  RECESS--7:59 P.M.
para. 121.13  AFTER RECESS--8:37 P.M.
para. 121.14  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 3064
para. 121.15  RECESS--8:38 P.M.
para. 121.16  AFTER RECESS--9:58 P.M.
para. 121.17  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 3064--H. RES. 345
para. 121.18  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 73
para. 121.19  SENATE BILLS REFERRED
para. 121.20  ENROLLED BILL AND JOINT RESOLUTION SIGNED
para. 121.21  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para. 121.22  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 121.23  ADJOURNMENT
para. 121.24  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 121.25  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 121.26  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1999 (122)

para. 122.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 122.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 122.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 122.4  GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION--
APPOINTMENT
para. 122.5  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 122.6  [ROLL NO. 545]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 122.7  FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FY 2000--H.J. RES. 73
para. 122.8  [ROLL NO. 546]--ON PASSAGE OF H.J. RES. 73
para. 122.9  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 3064--H. RES. 345
para. 122.10  [ROLL NO. 547]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 345
para. 122.11  DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS--CONSIDERATION OF THE 
CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 3064
para. 122.12  [ROLL NO. 548]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para. 122.13  [ROLL NO. 549]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para. 122.14  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para. 122.15  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para. 122.16  WORK INCENTIVES--DISAGREED TO THE AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE 
AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 1180
para. 122.17  APPOINTMENT OF FUNERAL COMMITTEE OF THE LATE HONORABLE JOHN 
H. CHAFEE--APPOINTMENTS
para. 122.18  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 122.19  ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION SIGNED

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para. 122.20  SENATE ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para. 122.21  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 122.22  ADJOURNMENT
para. 122.23  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 122.24  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para. 122.25  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para. 122.26  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 122.27  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 122.28  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 122.29  DELETIONS

                     MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1999 (123)

para. 123.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 123.2  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 123.3  ``MORNING-HOUR DEBATE''
para. 123.4  RECESS--12:45 P.M.
para. 123.5  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para. 123.6  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 123.7  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 123.8  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para. 123.9  NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE SUDAN
para. 123.10  SUBPOENA RESPONSE--MR. JAMES M. EGAN, III, CHIEF 
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
para. 123.11  SUBPOENA RESPONSE--MR. JOHN M. ALLEN, DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF 
COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA
para. 123.12  CIVIL DEFENSE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT--H.R. 348
para. 123.13  LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL--H.R. 2737
para. 123.14  DUGGER MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS--H.R. 2632
para. 123.15  WATER CONSERVATION FOR CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT--H.R. 2889
para. 123.16  SHARK FINNING--H. CON. RES. 189
para. 123.17  CLEAR CREEK DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM CONVEYANCE--H.R. 862
para. 123.18  SLY PARK UNIT CONVEYANCE--H.R. 992
para. 123.19  SOLANO WATER IMPOUNDMENT AND CONVEYANCE--H.R. 1235
para. 123.20  ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN INTERSTATE OR FOREIGN COMMERCE--
H.R. 1714
para. 123.21  DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COLLEGE ACCESS--AGREED TO THE 
AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE TO H.R. 974
para. 123.22  RECESS--4:30 P.M.
para. 123.23  AFTER RECESS--6 P.M.
para. 123.24  H.R. 348--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 123.25  [ROLL NO. 550]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 348
para. 123.26  H.R. 2737--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 123.27  [ROLL NO. 551]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2737
para. 123.28  H.R. 1714--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 123.29  [ROLL NO. 552]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1714
para. 123.30  PROVIDING FOR DISAGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE 
AND AGREEING TO A CONFERENCE ON H.R. 2990--H. RES. 348
para. 123.31  BILL AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para. 123.32  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 123.33  ADJOURNMENT
para. 123.34  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 123.35  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 123.36  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 123.37  PETITIONS

                     TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1999 (124)

para. 124.1  RECESS--9:14 A.M.
para. 124.2  AFTER RECESS--10 A.M.
para. 124.3  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 124.4  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 124.5  PRIVATE CALENDAR
para. 124.6  BILLS PASSED OVER--S. 452, H.R. 1023

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para. 124.7  FINANCIAL LITERACY TRAINING--H. CON. RES. 213
para. 124.8  NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION--H. RES. 59
para. 124.9  DRUG KINGPINS BANKRUPTCY--H.R. 3164
para. 124.10  ACQUISITION OF BUILDING IN TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA--H.R. 2513
para. 124.11  PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION FOR KEY POSITIONS IN THE EXECUTIVE 
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT--H.R. 3137
para. 124.12  FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS--S. 468
para. 124.13  HONESTY IN SWEEPSTAKES--H.R. 170
para. 124.14  NATIONAL CIVILITY WEEK--H. RES. 324
para. 124.15  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para. 124.16  INCREASE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN DECENNIAL CENSUS--H. CON. 
RES. 193
para. 124.17  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--S. 900
para. 124.18  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para. 124.19  ZACHARY FISHER, HONORARY VETERAN OF UNITED STATES ARMED 
FORCES--H.J. RES. 46
para. 124.20  AMERICANS OF ASIAN ANCESTRY REGARDING CAMPAIGN FINANCING--
H. CON. RES. 124
para. 124.21  ANTITRUST LAWS TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS--H.R. 1801
para. 124.22  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para. 124.23  NURSING RELIEF FOR DISADVANTAGED AREAS--AMENDMENT OF THE 
SENATE TO H.R. 441
para. 124.24  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para. 124.25  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para. 124.26  PRAYERS AND INVOCATIONS AT PUBLIC SCHOOL SPORTING EVENTS--
H. CON. RES. 199
para. 124.27  HURRICANE FLOYD DISASTER--H. RES. 349
para. 124.28  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 124.29  H. CON. RES. 213--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 124.30  [ROLL NO. 553]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 213
para. 124.31  H. RES. 59--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 124.32  [ROLL NO. 554]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 59
para. 124.33  H.R. 3164--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 124.34  [ROLL NO. 555]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 3164
para. 124.35  H. RES. 349 --UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 124.36  [ROLL NO. 556]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 349
para. 124.37  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MINORITY
para. 124.38  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MINORITY--H. RES. 351
para. 124.39  PROVIDING FOR DISAGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE 
AND AGREEING TO A CONFERENCE ON H.R. 2990--H. RES. 348
para. 124.40  ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE--
APPOINTMENT
para. 124.41  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2389--H. RES. 352
para. 124.42  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE 
RULES--H. RES. 353
para. 124.43  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3194--H. RES. 354
para. 124.44  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY S. 900--H. RES. 355
para. 124.45  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para. 124.46  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 124.47  ADJOURNMENT
para. 124.48  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 124.49  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para. 124.50  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para. 124.51  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 124.52  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 124.53  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 124.54  DELETIONS

                     MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1999 (125)

para. 125.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 125.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 125.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 125.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 125.5  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 125.6  [ROLL NO. 557]--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 125.7  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2990

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para. 125.8  [ROLL NO. 558]--ON THE MOTION
para. 125.9  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para. 125.10  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para. 125.11  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2389--H. RES. 352
para. 125.12  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 2990
para. 125.13  COUNTY SCHOOLS FUNDING REVITALIZATION--H.R. 2389
para. 125.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. UDALL OF COLORADO
para. 125.15  [ROLL NO. 559]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 125.16  [ROLL NO. 560]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2389
para. 125.17  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 2389
para. 125.18  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE 
RULES--H. RES. 353
para. 125.19  [ROLL NO. 561]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 353
para. 125.20  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3194--H. RES. 354
para. 125.21  DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 3194
para. 125.22  [ROLL NO. 562]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 3194
para. 125.23  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para. 125.24  SUSPENSION OF THE RULES NOTICE
para. 125.25  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--U.S.-AUSTRALIA AGREEMENTS
para. 125.26  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--VETO OF H.R. 3064
para. 125.27  WAIVING A REQUIREMENT OF CLAUSE 6 OF RULE XIII--H. RES. 356
para. 125.28  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 125.29  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 75--H. RES. 
358
para. 125.30  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3196--H. RES. 359
para. 125.31  PROVIDING FOR DISAGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE 
AND AGREEING TO A CONFERENCE ON H.R. 3194--H. RES. 360
para. 125.32  SENATE BILLS AND CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS REFERRED
para. 125.33  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para. 125.34  BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para. 125.35  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 125.36  ADJOURNMENT
para. 125.37  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 125.38  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para. 125.39  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para. 125.40  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 125.41  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 125.42  DELETIONS

                    THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1999 (126)

para. 126.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 126.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 126.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 126.4  ORDER OF BUSINESS--PROVIDING FOR DISAGREEING TO THE 
AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE AND AGREEING TO A CONFERENCE ON H.R. 3194
para. 126.5  ORDER OF BUSINESS--PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.J. 
RES. 75
para. 126.6  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 126.7  [ROLL NO. 563]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 126.8  DIRECT SYSTEMATIC PHONICS INSTRUCTION IN SCHOOLS--H. CON. 
RES. 214
para. 126.9  OVERTIME EXEMPTION FOR EMPLOYEES ENGAGED IN FIRE PROTECTION 
ACTIVITIES--H.R. 1693
para. 126.10  H. CON. RES. 214--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 126.11  [ROLL NO. 564]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 214
para. 126.12  FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FY 2000--H.J. RES. 75
para. 126.13  [ROLL NO. 565]--ON PASSAGE OF H.J. RES. 75
para. 126.14  DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS--DISAGREED TO THE 
AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE ON H.R. 3194
para. 126.15  PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para. 126.16  [ROLL NO. 566]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY THE APPEAL OF THE 
RULING OF THE CHAIR ON THE TABLE
para. 126.17  PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para. 126.18  [ROLL NO. 567]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY THE APPEAL OF THE 
RULING OF THE CHAIR ON THE TABLE

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para. 126.19  PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para. 126.20  [ROLL NO. 568]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY THE APPEAL OF THE 
RULING OF THE CHAIR ON THE TABLE
para. 126.21  RESOLUTIONS LAID ON THE TABLE--H. RES. 358, H. RES. 360
para. 126.22  RECESS--3:11 P.M.
para. 126.23  AFTER RECESS--7:40 P.M.
para. 126.24  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 126.25  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 126.26  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONSIDERATION OF THE 
CONFERENCE REPORT TO ACCOMPANY S. 900--H. RES. 355
para. 126.27  [ROLL NO. 569]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 355
para. 126.28  FINANCIAL SERVICES MODERNIZATION--CONSIDERATION OF THE 
CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 900
para. 126.29  [ROLL NO. 570]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para. 126.30  SUSPENSION OF THE RULES NOTICE
para. 126.31  RECESS--11:44 P.M.

   FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4), 1999

para. 126.32  AFTER RECESS--12:53 A.M.
para. 126.33  PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3196--H. RES. 362
para. 126.34  SENATE BILLS REFERRED
para. 126.35  ENROLLED BILL AND JOINT RESOLUTION SIGNED
para. 126.36  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 126.37  ADJOURNMENT
para. 126.38  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 126.39  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para. 126.40  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 126.41  MEMORIALS
para. 126.42  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 126.43  DELETIONS

                     FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1999 (127)

para. 127.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 127.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 127.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 127.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 127.5  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3196--H. RES. 362
para. 127.6  FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 3196
para. 127.7  [ROLL NO. 571]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT BY MR. YOUNG OF 
FLORIDA
para. 127.8  [ROLL NO. 572]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 3196
para. 127.9  MEDICARE PROGRAM--H.R. 3075
para. 127.10  [ROLL NO. 573]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 3075
para. 127.11  PERMISSION TO FILE CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 1555
para. 127.12  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para. 127.13  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para. 127.14  SENATE BILLS REFERRED
para. 127.15  JOINT RESOLUTION PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para. 127.16  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 127.17  ADJOURNMENT
para. 127.18  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 127.19  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para. 127.20  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para. 127.21  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 127.22  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1999 (128)

para. 128.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 128.2  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 128.3  ``MORNING-HOUR DEBATE''
para. 128.4  RECESS--12:36 P.M.

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para. 128.5  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para. 128.6  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 128.7  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 128.8  MUHAMMAD ALI BOXING REFORM--H.R. 1832
para. 128.9  LIVING KIDNEY DONORS--H. RES. 94
para. 128.10  EMIGRANT WILDERNESS PRESERVATION--H.R. 359
para. 128.11  RESOURCES REPORTS RESTORATION--H.R. 3002
para. 128.12  CENTRAL VALLEY WATER PROJECT--H.R. 3077
para. 128.13  OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS REAUTHORIZATION--H.R. 2904
para. 128.14  JOSEPH ILETO POST OFFICE--H.R. 3189
para. 128.15  THOMAS J. BROWN POST OFFICE BUILDING--H.R. 2307
para. 128.16  RECOGNITION OF PAYNE STEWART--H. RES. 344
para. 128.17  ``SHOELESS JOE'' JACKSON RECOGNITION--H. RES. 269
para. 128.18  RECESS--4:24 P.M.
para. 128.19  AFTER RECESS--6 P.M.
para. 128.20  H. RES. 94--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 128.21  [ROLL NO. 574]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 94
para. 128.22  H.R. 2904--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 128.23  [ROLL NO. 575]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2904
para. 128.24  H. RES. 344--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 128.25  [ROLL NO. 576]--ON AGREEING TO H.R. 344
para. 128.26  VETERANS' MILLENIUM HEALTH CARE--DISAGREED TO THE 
AMENDMENTS OF THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE ON H.R. 2116
para. 128.27  RECESS--9:54 P.M.
para. 128.28  AFTER RECESS--11:18 P.M.
para. 128.29  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 1555--H. RES. 364
para. 128.30  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 76--H. RES. 
365
para. 128.31  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1714--H. RES. 366
para. 128.32  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3073--H. RES. 367
para. 128.33  SENATE BILLS REFERRED
para. 128.34  ENROLLED BILL AND JOINT RESOLUTION SIGNED
para. 128.35  SENATE ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para. 128.36  BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para. 128.37  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 128.38  ADJOURNMENT
para. 128.39  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 128.40  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 128.41  MEMORIALS
para. 128.42  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 128.43  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1999 (129)

para. 129.1  RECESS--9:38 A.M.
para. 129.2  AFTER RECESS--10 A.M.
para. 129.3  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 129.4  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 129.5  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 129.6  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 1555
para. 129.7  ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS--H.J. RES. 76
para. 129.8  RESCUE OF DR. JERRI NIELSEN--H. CON. RES. 205
para. 129.9  ELIM NATIVE CORPORATION--H.R. 3090
para. 129.10  IRRIGATION SYSTEM WATER DIVERSIONS--H.R. 1444
para. 129.11  COMMEMORATION OF THE SPEECH OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.--
H.R. 2879
para. 129.12  TRAFFICKING OF BABY BODY PARTS--H. RES. 350
para. 129.13  PROVIDING FOR AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE WITH 
AMENDMENTS ON H.R. 2280--H. RES. 368
para. 129.14  JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING--H. CON. RES. 221
para. 129.15  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1714--H. RES. 366
para. 129.16  ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN GLOBAL COMMERCE--H.R. 1714

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para. 129.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. INSLEE
para. 129.18  [ROLL NO. 577]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 129.19  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. DINGELL
para. 129.20  [ROLL NO. 578]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para. 129.21  INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION--CONSIDERATION OF CONFERENCE 
REPORT ON H.R. 1555
para. 129.22  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 129.23  H.R. 1714--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 129.24  [ROLL NO. 579]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1714
para. 129.25  10TH ANNIVERSARY OF TEARING DOWN OF BERLIN WALL--H. CON. 
RES. 223
para. 129.26  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 1554
para. 129.27  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para. 129.28  SATELLITE SIGNAL LICENSING AND CARRIAGE--CONSIDERATION OF 
CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 1554
para. 129.29  HONESTY IN SWEEPSTAKES--S. 335
para. 129.30  H. CON. RES. 223--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 129.31  [ROLL NO. 580]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 223
para. 129.32  H.R. 1554--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 129.33  [ROLL NO. 581]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para. 129.34  SUSPENSION OF THE RULES NOTICE
para. 129.35  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 78
para. 129.36  FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FY 2000--H.J. RES. 78
para. 129.37  SUBPOENA--LUCRETIA PRESNALL, STAFF ASSISTANT FROM THE 
OFFICE OF MR. KILDEE
para. 129.38  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO IRAN
para. 129.39  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO SUDAN
para. 129.40  SENATE BILLS REFERRED
para. 129.41  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 129.42  ADJOURNMENT
para. 129.43  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 129.44  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 129.45  MEMORIALS
para. 129.46  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 129.47  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 129.48  DELETIONS

                   WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1999 (130)

para. 130.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 130.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 130.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 130.4  HONORING DR. JAMES D. FORD--H. RES. 373
para. 130.5  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3073--H. RES. 367
para. 130.6  [ROLL NO. 582]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 367
para. 130.7  SUBPOENA--BARBARA DONNELLY, ASSISTANT DISTRICT DIRECTOR FROM 
THE OFFICE OF MR. KILDEE
para. 130.8  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para. 130.9  FATHERS COUNT--H.R. 3073
para. 130.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MRS. MINK
para. 130.11  [ROLL NO. 583]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 130.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. EDWARDS
para. 130.13  [ROLL NO. 584]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para. 130.14  [ROLL NO. 585]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para. 130.15  [ROLL NO. 586]--ON PASSGE OF H.R. 3073
para. 130.16  SUSPENSION OF THE RULES NOTICE
para. 130.17  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 130.18  EXEMPTION OF REPORTS FROM AUTOMATIC ELIMINATION AND 
SUNSET--H.R. 3234
para. 130.19  INJUSTICES OF ITALIAN AMERICANS DURING WORLD WAR II--H.R. 
2442
para. 130.20  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE 
RULES--H. RES. 374
para. 130.21  WAIVING A REQUIREMENT OF CLAUSE 6(A) OF RULE XIII--H. RES. 
375
para. 130.22  PROHIBITION ON STALKING--H.R. 1869
para. 130.23  NORTH AMERICAN MIGRATORY BIRDS--AGREED TO THE AMENDMENTS OF 
THE SENATE TO H.R. 2454
para. 130.24  WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT--AGREED TO THE AMENDMENT OF THE 
SENATE TO H.R. 2724

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para. 130.25  HONORING UNITED STATES MILITARY WOMEN--H. RES. 41
para. 130.26  UNITED STATES MARSHALS--H.R. 2336
para. 130.27  BORDER PATROL'S 75 YEARS OF SERVICE--H. CON. RES. 122
para. 130.28  COMPETITION AND PRIVATIZATION IN SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS--
H.R. 3261
para. 130.29  HOUR OF MEETING
para. 130.30  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY REGARDING 
WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
para. 130.31  ENROLLED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS SIGNED
para. 130.32  BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para. 130.33  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 130.34  ADJOURNMENT
para. 130.35  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 130.36  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para. 130.37  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 130.38  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 130.39  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1999 (131)

para. 131.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 131.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 131.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 131.4  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para. 131.5  ORDER OF BUSINESS--REDESIGNATED POSTPONED VOTE ON H.R. 2336
para. 131.6  ADJOURNMENT
para. 131.7  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 131.8  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
    para. 131.9  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1999 (132)

para. 132.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 132.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 132.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 132.4  HOUR OF MEETING
para. 132.5  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para. 132.6  RECESS--2:04 P.M.
para. 132.7  AFTER RECESS--10:46 P.M.
para. 132.8  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para. 132.9  BILL AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para. 132.10  ADJOURNMENT
para. 132.11  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 132.12  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 132.13  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1999 (133)

para. 133.1  RECESS--10:51 A.M.
para. 133.2  AFTER RECESS--12 NOON
para. 133.3  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 133.4  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 133.5  PRIVATE CALENDAR BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para. 133.6  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 2116
para. 133.7  STATE FLEXIBILITY CLARIFICATION--H.R. 3257
para. 133.8  LAND IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH--H.R. 2862
para. 133.9  RED CLIFFS DESERT RESERVE--H.R. 2863
para. 133.10  GULF ISLANDS NATIONAL SEASHORE--H.R. 2541
para. 133.11  MOSQUITO CREEK LAKE--H.R. 2818
para. 133.12  MINERAL LEASING--H.R. 3063
para. 133.13  ASSASSINATION OF ARMENIAN PRIME MINISTER AND OFFICIALS--H. 
CON. RES. 222
para. 133.14  REPUBLIC OF INDIA--H. CON. RES. 211
para. 133.15  H.R. 3257--UNFINISHED BUSINESS

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para. 133.16  [ROLL NO. 587]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 3257
para. 133.17  H. CON. RES. 222--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 133.18  [ROLL NO. 588]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 222
para. 133.19  H. CON. RES. 211--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 133.20  [ROLL NO. 589]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 211
para. 133.21  MULTIDISTRICT, MULTIPARTY, MULTIFORUM JURISDICTION--
DISAGREED TO THE AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE AND ASKED FOR A CONFERENCE--
H.R. 2112
para. 133.22  LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC--H. RES. 169
para. 133.23  SLOVAK REPUBLIC--H. CON. RES. 165
para. 133.24  NORTH CAUCASUS REGION OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION--H. CON. RES. 
206
para. 133.25  FUNDING FOR DIABETES--H. RES. 325
para. 133.26  HONORING WALTER PAYTON--H. RES. 370
para. 133.27  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT
para. 133.28  RECOGNITION OF MAYOR JOE SERNA, JR., SACRAMENTO, 
CALIFORNIA--H. RES. 363
para. 133.29  VETERANS MILLENNIUM HEALTH CARE--AGREED TO THE CONFERENCE 
REPORT ON H.R. 2116
para. 133.30  LEIF ERICSON MILLENNIUM COMMEMORATIVE COIN--H.R. 3373
para. 133.31  PROVIDING FOR MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE RULES--H. RES. 374
para. 133.32  [ROLL NO. 590]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 374
para. 133.33  H. RES. 169--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 133.34  [ROLL NO. 591]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 169
para. 133.35  H. CON. RES. 165--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 133.36  [ROLL NO. 592]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 165
para. 133.37  H. CON. RES. 206--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 133.38  [ROLL NO. 593]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 206
para. 133.39  H. RES. 325--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 133.40  [ROLL NO. 594]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 325
para. 133.41  H.R. 2336--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 133.42  [ROLL NO. 595]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2336
para. 133.43  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 133.44  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
para. 133.45  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO IRAN
para. 133.46  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
para. 133.47  SUSPENSION OF THE RULES NOTICE
para. 133.48  RECESS--11:59 P.M.

      WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF NOVEMBER 16),1999

para. 133.49  AFTER RECESS--12:44 A.M.
para. 133.50  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 80--H. RES. 
381
para. 133.51  BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para. 133.52  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 133.53  ADJOURNMENT
para. 133.54  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 133.55  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 133.56  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 133.57  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 133.58  DELETIONS

                   WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1999 (134)

para. 134.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 134.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 134.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 134.4  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 80--H. RES. 381
para. 134.5  CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FY 2000--H.J. RES. 80
para. 134.6  [ROLL NO. 596]--ON PASSAGE OF H.J. RES. 80
para. 134.7  HOLDING COURT IN NATCHEZ, MISSISSIPPI--S. 1418
para. 134.8  RAILROAD POLICE OFFICERS TRAINING--S. 1235
para. 134.9  INSTITUTES AND SCHOOLS SUPPORT--S. 440
para. 134.10  RIO ARRIBA LAND CONVEYANCES--S. 278

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para. 134.11  SUSPENSION OF THE RULES NOTICE
para. 134.12  MINUTEMAN MISSILE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE--S. 382
para. 134.13  SISTERS, OREGON LAND CONVEYANCES--S. 416
para. 134.14  INDIANS 99 YEAR LAND LEASES--H.R. 1953
para. 134.15  JICARILLA APACHE RESERVATION FEASIBILITY STUDY--H.R. 3051
para. 134.16  INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AMENDMENTS--H.R. 1167
para. 134.17  COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES SYSTEM BOUNDARIES--S. 1398
para. 134.18  OPIC REAUTHORIZATION--H.R. 3381
para. 134.19  S. 440--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para. 134.20  [ROLL NO. 597]--ON PASSAGE OF S. 440
para. 134.21  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE 
RULES--H. RES. 382
para. 134.22  WAIVING A REQUIREMENT OF CLAUSE 6(A) OF RULE XIII--H. RES. 
383
para. 134.23  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 134.24  RECESS--5:10 P.M.
para. 134.25  AFTER RECESS--11:02 P.M.
para. 134.26  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 1180
para. 134.27  RECESS--11:03 P.M.

      THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF NOVEMBER 17), 1999

para. 134.28  AFTER RECESS--3:05 A.M.
para. 134.29  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 3194
para. 134.30  RECESS--3:07 A.M.
para. 134.31  AFTER RECESS--3:46 A.M.
para. 134.32  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 82 AND H. J. 
RES. 83--H. RES. 385
para. 134.33  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 3194--H. RES. 386
para. 134.34  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 1180--H. RES. 387
para. 134.35  ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION SIGNED
para. 134.36  JOINT RESOLUTION PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para. 134.37  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 134.38  ADJOURNMENT
para. 134.39  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 134.40  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para. 134.41  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 134.42  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para. 134.43  PETITIONS

                    THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1999 (135)

para. 135.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 135.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 135.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 135.4  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 82 AND H.J. 
RES. 83--H. RES. 385
para. 135.5  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para. 135.6  [ROLL NO. 598]--ON THE MOTION
para. 135.7  [ROLL NO. 599]--ON THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para. 135.8  [ROLL NO. 600]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE THE MOTION 
TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE
para. 135.9  [ROLL NO. 601]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 385
para. 135.10  [ROLL NO. 602]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE THE 
MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE
para. 135.11  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para. 135.12  [ROLL NO. 603]--ON THE MOTION
para. 135.13  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para. 135.14  [ROLL NO. 604]--ON THE MOTION
para. 135.15  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION
para. 135.16  MEMBER-ELECT SWORN IN--MR. JOE BACA
para. 135.17  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para. 135.18  [ROLL NO. 605]--ON THE MOTION
para. 135.19  FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FY 2000--H.J. RES. 82
para. 135.20  [ROLL NO. 606]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT
para. 135.21  [ROLL NO. 607]--ON PASSAGE OF H.J. RES. 82

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para. 135.22  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 3194--H. RES. 386
para. 135.23  [ROLL NO. 608]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 386, AS AMENDED
para. 135.24  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para. 135.25  DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS--CONSIDERATION OF THE 
CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 3194
para. 135.26  [ROLL NO. 609]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para. 135.27  [ROLL NO. 610]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para. 135.28  FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FY 2000--H.J. RES. 83
para. 135.29  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE 
ACTIVITIES
para. 135.30  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 1180--H. RES. 387
para. 135.31  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MINORITY--H. RES. 391
para. 135.32  WORK INCENTIVES IMPROVEMENTS--CONSIDERATION OF THE 
CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 1180
para. 135.33  [ROLL NO. 611]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para. 135.34  PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE--RETURN OF BILL TO SENATE--H. RES. 
393
para. 135.35  FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FY 2000--H.J. RES. 84
para. 135.36  PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE--RETURN OF BILL TO SENATE--H. RES. 
394
para. 135.37  ADJOURNMENT SINE DIE--H. CON. RES. 235
para. 135.38  CONVENING OF THE SECOND SESSION OF THE 106TH CONGRESS--H.J. 
RES. 85
para. 135.39  APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEE TO NOTIFY THE PRESIDENT--H. RES. 
395
para. 135.40  GENERAL LEAVE TO EXTEND REMARKS UNTIL LAST EDITION OF THE 
RECORD
para. 135.41  SPEAKER AND MINORITY LEADER TO ACCEPT RESIGNATIONS, APPOINT 
COMMISSIONS
para. 135.42  CHIPPEWA CREE TRIBE RESERVATION WATER RIGHTS--S. 438
para. 135.43  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM--
INVESTIGATIVE REPORT
para. 135.44  FOUR CORNERS MONUMENT TRIBAL PARK--S. 28
para. 135.45  FALLEN TIMBERS BATTLEFIELD AND FORT MIAMIS NATIONAL 
HISTORICAL SITE--S. 548
para. 135.46  COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES MAP--H.R. 34
para. 135.47  COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCE SYSTEM MAP--S. 574
para. 135.48  COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES SYSTEM--S. 1866
para. 135.49  FOSTER CARE INDEPENDENCE--H.R. 3443
para. 135.50  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 135.51  HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY--S. 580
para. 135.52  WOMEN'S BUSINESS CENTERS SUSTAINABILITY--S.791
para. 135.53  ENROLLMENT CORRECTION--H.R. 1180--H. CON. RES. 236
para. 135.54  SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE--S. 1595
para. 135.55  ROBERT C. WEAVER FEDERAL BUILDING--S. 67
para. 135.56  MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY--H.R. 3419
para. 135.57  JUDICIARY REPORTS ELIMINATION--S. 1769
para. 135.58  STATUTORY DAMAGES PROVISIONS--H.R. 3456
para. 135.59  CONDEMNING HATE CRIMES--H. RES. 254
para. 135.60  FALUN GONG PRACTITIONERS--H. CON. RES. 218
para. 135.61  MERVYN MALCOLM DYMALLY POST OFFICE BUILDING--H.R. 642
para. 135.62  CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL DAY--H. RES. 376
para. 135.63  HOUR OF MEETING
para. 135.64  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKERS PRO TEMPORE TO SIGN ENROLLMENTS
para. 135.65  PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS
para. 135.66  SENATE ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para. 135.67  JOINT RESOLUTION PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para. 135.68  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para. 135.69  ADJOURNMENT
para. 135.70  OATH OF OFFICE/RESIDENT COMMISSIONERS AND DELEGATES
para. 135.71  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 135.72  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para. 135.73  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 135.74  MEMORIALS
para. 135.75  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 135.76  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
para. 135.77  PETITIONS
    para. 135.78  DELETIONS

                     FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1999 (136)

para. 136.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

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para. 136.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 136.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 136.4  RECESS--12:20 P.M.
para. 136.5  AFTER RECESS--12:25 P.M.
para. 136.6  ENROLLMENT CORRECTION--H.R. 3194--H. CON. RES. 239
para. 136.7  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para. 136.8  ADJOURNMENT
para. 136.9  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para. 136.10  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para. 136.11  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1999 (137)

para. 137.1  APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para. 137.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para. 137.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para. 137.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 137.5  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para. 137.6  ADJOURNMENT
para. 137.7  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 137.8  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para. 137.9  REPORTED BILL SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para. 137.10  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para. 137.11  MEMORIALS
    para. 137.12  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
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